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2012 marked a new era in Rock-land County Government. Capt. Louis Falco became the County's top cop after being sworn in at a ceremony in New City Monday. Lou Falco became the 50th sher-iff of Rockland County. He has 34 years of law enforcement experi-ence under his belt. Falco said he wants to concentrate the force's efforts on the corrections divi-sion, trying to lower the amount of prisoners who re-enter the sys-tem after being released.Longtime Rockland Sheriff, James Kralik is retiring and moving to Pennsylvania, where, as he told the Advocate in his endearing manner, “He can now be a cow-boy full time.”At the retirement ceremony in New City, Rockland County Exec-

utive C. Scott Vanderhoef during the public send-off, remarked, "Gettysburg's gain is Rockland’s loss." The newly retired Sherriff, who is widely credited in bringing local law enforcement out of the dark ages in Rockland, thanked Advocate publisher Mendel Hoff-man, for all his efforts in the area of law enforcement over the years.Kralik also received a standing ovation Monday night from the crowd gathered in the Rock-land legislative chambers for the swearing-in of the new Sherriff, District Attorney Thomas Zugibe, newly elected Family Court Judge Sherri Eisenpress, and now full-time judge, Justice Alan Simon. Zugibe was the only one of the four to be sworn in for a second

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פרשת ויחי Ramapo, NY - A bus carry-ing 16 inmates and three prison staffers from New York City to an upstate pris-on overturned Wednesday on the state Thruway, caus-ing some minor injuries, of-ficials said.All the prisoners were se-cured, said Sharman Stein,

spokeswoman for the city’s Correction Department. She said there was no evi-dence they had caused the crash in an escape attempt.Prisoners could be seen outside the bus in brown jumpsuits, handcuffed to-gether. State police Capt. Evelyn

The new year of 2012 beckons with promise. This was the open-ing remark at The State of The State Wednesday in Albany. Rab-

bi Zvi Dovid Romm, the Rav of the famous Bialystoker Shul of the Lower East Side gave the opening blessing. He spoke a few moments about tolerance, and while noting that this week we finish the book of Berishis, pointed out that Tolerance is extremely important in any society. He recalled how Avraham even went as far as davening for the wicked of Sodom.The Governor's speech titled "Building a New New York with You" includes plans to build the world's largest con-vention center hotel at a New

York racetrack as part of his push to expand gambling in a bid for more state tax revenue and jobs.

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Sherriff James Kralik with current Sherriff Louis Falco

GOVERNER CUOMO DELIVERS 2012 STATE OF THE STATE

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AS WE GO TO PRESS Publisher's DeskRockland County has seen many elected officials come and go. But no one has left such

an impression on the county as Sherriff James Kralik. Besides for doing more for countywide law en-forcement than anyone else in the history of Rockland County, Sherriff Kralik had a warm personality. Sherriff Kralik was a mentch, and he was someone you could talk to.Sherriff Kralik will be missed. His down-to earth demeanor, - is a quality you rarely meet in law en-forcement. He put aside his ego and always tried to do what’s right for the public. Although he won’t be spending too much time in Rockland County, we hope that he stays in touch with the Sherriff’s Depart-ment here. His advice and wisdom will always be welcomed.Now the time has come for a great county official to retire. But he will not be sitting around lazily. He is going to spend time riding horses at his Pennsylvania home. He wish him the best of luck with his new career as an American Cowboy.

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STATE OF THE STATE

the ADVOCATE question of the week

• Who participates Voters can cross party lines in an open primary; in a closed primary, voters chose only candidates in their party

• Delegates Candidate gets a proportion based on his/her share of the vote, or, in some states, winner takes all

Registered voters cast ballots at polls for candidates

• Who participates Mainly party activists, but any registered voter can attend; voter turnout is lower than in primaries

• Delegates Selection rules vary from state to state

A multilevel system of meetings that begins at the neighborhood level; can take several weeks

State caucuses and primariesCaucuses and primaries are held to decide which presidential candidates state delegates will support at the national party conventions. The candidate with a majority of the delegates wins his/her partyÕs nomination.

Caucus Primary

Primary and caucus calendar

Source: Federal Election Commission, ÒElections A to ZÓ, The Green PapersGraphic: Judy Treible, Tim Goheen

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Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his State of the State vowing to make 2012 the year "we must transform our government to once again become the progressive capital of our nation." He proposed a $1 billion economic development package for Buffalo, which has the third-highest poverty rate in the country, abolishing the state's requirements for fingerprint-ing food stamp recipients, deemed himself the "student's lobbyist," and pitched a slew of environmental and energy improvements. But Cuomo was also mum about transporta-tion, spoke glowingly of legalizing gambling, declined to read his brief remarks on hydraulic fracturing, and announced an ambitious plan to build the world's largest convention center at the Aquaduct Racetrack.

“The State of New York’s public transit is poor,” Transportation Alternatives' executive director Paul White notes in a release responding to the gover-nor's speech.


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rocklandDear Action Desk,

At a moment when the nation won-

ders whether politicians can agree

on anything, here is something that

unites the Republican presidential can-

didates — and all of them with President

Obama: Everyone agrees that the 2012

election will be a turning point involving

one of the most momentous choices in

U.S. history.

True, candidates regularly cast an im-

pending election as the most important

ever. Campaigning last week in Pella,

Iowa, Republican Rick Santorum ac-

knowledged as much. But he insisted

that this time, the choice really was that

fundamental. “The debate,” he said, “is

about who we are.” Speaking not far

away, in Mount Pleasant, Newt Gingrich

went even further, and was more specif-

ic. “This is the most important election

since 1860,” he said, “because there’s

such a dramatic difference between the

best food-stamp president in history and

the best paycheck candidate.” Thus did

Gingrich combine historic sweep with

a cheap and inaccurate attack. Nonethe-

less, it says a great deal that Gingrich

chose to reach all the way back to the

election that helped spark the Civil War.

M.K.Spring Valley, NY

Dear Action Desk,

When Governor Cuomo took

office, he promised relief to

property owners who are suffocat-

ing from the huge financial burden

of property taxes. Governor Cuo-

mo's recent dismissal of Medicaid

mandate relief legislation proves

that relieving property owners of

the inequitable financial burden of

property taxes is on the bottom of

his list of legislative priorities.

The most recent legislation known

as A.8644/S.5889-B is being spon-

sored as same as legislation by As-

semblywoman Amy Paulin and

Senator Patrick Gallivan. The finan-

cial burden of Medicaid for coun-

ties varies across the state. Medicaid

can range from about 30 percent to

nearly 100 percent of a given county

budget. This means property owners

could see a reduction of 30 percent

to nearly 100 percent of their county

property tax bill if the state paid for

its share of the Medicaid expense.

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Stop occupying, and start living. Really.

Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Rockland? Oc-

cupy Beit Shemesh? What is the purpose of all

of this? To drive home a point? To demand a

change? Well, is it working? Not so much.

So maybe everyone should relax. Maybe people

should stop banging their heads against brick

walls, and start making smart choices.

Instead of camping out in parks and stabbing

police officers, maybe get up, find the ambition

that’d buried deep down, and get a job. Instead

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Mallard said the bus ap-parently had been cut off by another vehicle.The passengers were taken to Good Samari-tan Hospital in Suffern, where spokeswoman Deborah Marshall said security precautions were in place.The prisoners who came in were “appropriately handcuffed,” Marshall said, and “they are being triaged in a separate area from our regular Emer-gency Department.”Marshall said 11 prison-ers and the three staffers had already been seen, and all injuries were mi-nor. None of the passen-gers was likely to be ad-mitted, she said.Northbound traffic on the Thruway, which is also Interstate 87, was at a standstill after the 10:30 a.m. crash. Police closed the northbound lanes and traffic quickly backed up for miles to-ward the Hudson River and the Tappan Zee

Bridge.The white Correction bus lay on its side across two of the three lanes, sur-rounded by police, fire, medical and prison vehi-cles. It was pulled upright at about 12:30 p.m.Stein said the bus was heading north when it overturned in the Town of Ramapo, about 25 miles north of New York.The accident occurred as the prisoners were on their way back to Ulster Correctional facility in Wawarsing, Stein said. They had been in city jails temporarily for court appearances, she said.Ulster is a medium-secu-rity prison. Stein did not know what crimes the bus passengers had com-mitted.

A Word from " On the Scene - from nn RVAC Volunteer" They sent out a call for two ambulances. We get there, the bus was on its

side. We sent out a call for four more. Only three people actually came out of the bus. The in-mates remained inside a barred enclosure inside of the bus. They were afraid the inmates would escape, so we couldn't start treating the injured until the correctional of-ficers, state troopers, the sherriff's department, the captain, and leu-teniant all showed up. Then they closed off the north-bound side of the thruway.Once they did, we pried open the back door with a crowbar, and opened the caged area. We led the prisoners out; they were chained two together. Some needed stretchers and back-boards, so we had to open their cuffs. The ones who didn't were taken into the ambulance in chains. We had to move slowly, but we got it done""

THRUWAY CRASH CONT. FROM PAGE 1

During his second State of the State address, the first-term Democrat pro-posed an increase in tourism. Cuomo says it's appropriate for his state to the have the biggest convention centerin the country because New York is the "No. 1 state." The governor is also calling for a rebuilding proj-ect to replace 100 bridges and repair 2,000 miles of roads.“Gov Cuomo has emerged as the most effective chief of state executive in our country,” Speaker of the House, Sheldon Silver told the audience.Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee told the Advocate that His emphasis on and plans for economic development stand to put thousands more New Yorkers to work, and I stand ready to work with the Governor to achieve this goal wherever and whenever possible. “I am thrilled the Governor has redoubled his pledge to invest in job-creating infrastructure projects, most notably in building a new Tap-pan Zee bridge. “, she said. “The scale and cost of this project will require his active and determined leader-ship, and I welcome his involvement in making this project a reality at long last.” She added, “The Governor’s desire to unleash a second round of grants from the regional economic

development councils is also wel-come news, and I hope that Rockland County will be given greater atten-tion in this process, to which I recom-mit myself to advocating for our local businesses as it proceeds.”Cuomo, who is already mentioned as a potential 2016 presidential candi-date, is also seeking voluntary public financing of political campaigns and a cut in the amount of top donations.Cuomo has also benefited from tim-ing. The Democrat, already men-tioned by some as a potential 2016 candidate for president, is building a reputation for action.

STATE OF THE STATE cont. from page1

NEW GOVERNMENT IN ROCKLAND cont. from page1term, an honor that he said he was accepting with gratitude and humility. “I plan to seek justice, not just convictions, in our pledge for community safety,” he said. The Rockland County Legisla-ture swore in all 17 members Wednesday night. Legislators Christopher Carey, R-Bardo-nia; Nancy Low-Hogan, D-South Nyack; Aney Paul, D-Nanuet; and Aron Wieder, D-Spring Valley, are all on their first term in the Legislature. Aron Wieder who is now the legisla-tor of District 13, told the Advocate, it truly is a humbling experience to join the Rockland legislature. “I look forward to serve along side these ex-perienced and distinguished elected officials.”

Advocate Publisher Mendel Hoffman with Sherriff James Kralik

Aron Wider is the now officially legislator of District 13, Spring Valley.

Hon. Judge Alan Simon

District Attorney Thomas Zugibe

Legislator Toney Earl Sheriff Kralik is presented with a plaque from Sheriff-Elect Louis Falco

is out of the race:

Election 2012

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L e g a l l y S p e a k i n g

Governor Andrew Cumo's Janu-ary 1st "Executive Mansion Open House" seemed to have been a real hit. Adults were required to obtain tickets in advance, and minors were allowed in free, ac-companied by an adult. Weap-ons, cameras, and luggage were strictly prohibited.He greeted visitors from all over. State workers lined up to thank him for "restoring dignity to the...state capital". Families drove in to shake his hand.A brood of Girl Scouts from Rockland County made the ef-fort, and even left impressed: one emerged from the Executive Mansion and declared that she wanted to be governor so that she, like Mr. Cuomo, could help people ( N.Y. Times).All the well wishes Governor. Cuomo received on Sunday of-

fered him the smallest taste of the belief he has instilled in many voters, as a result of his legislative victories and strength in the chaos of the capital.His visitors were pleased they'd made the effort, they felt it was worth the trip, in order to greet their govenor who has done so much for them, and kept so many of his promises.Their is much still left to be done, but the year seems to be off to a good start for the govenor.

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Most individuals who seek our legal as-sistance are confronted with a problem-- whether it's an unanticipated lawsuit, a family tragedy, an arrest or a business idea. Few people show up at a law office anxious to part with a fortune.

Price, however, is just one criteria to look for in selecting an attorney. Shopping for quality legal advice is not buying soap and the attorney's rates should be one of a number factors you evaluate in selecting your counsel.

Pursuant to state rules government the legal profession, a written retainer agree-ment is required for any representation in which the fees paid will exceed $3000. A written retainer agreement should clearly state how the lawyer's fee is calculated (whether it is a flat fee or an hourly fee), what the minimum deposit it, when bills are generated, what work you will be billed for and what expenses you will need to cover. The retainer should also clearly state how many days you have to pay your bill and any interest charges for late payments. Most retainer agreements provide that in the event you do not pay your bill, the law firm can cease work on your account.

In the event you and your attorney have a dispute over the bill, the Rockland County Bar Association has a committee to assist with fee disputes.

Quality legal advice can be costly. At the beginning of your engagement of an attor-ney, clearly outline any financial concerns and ask the attorney for guidance on what you can expect your entire case to cost. An honest discussion at the beginning of

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Gillibrand Has Led Fight for Funding, Strengthening U.S.-Israel Bilateral

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gilli-brand announced that Congress passed the Omnibus Appropriations Bill over the weekend, which includes $2 mil-lion in funding for the U.S.-Israel Energy Coop-erative Agreement for FY2012. In November, the Senators Gillibrand, Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) urged the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommit-tee on Energy and Water Development to allocate this critical funding. Sen-ator Gillibrand has led the fight over the years ensuring that this critical grant program between the United States and Is-rael continues.Senator Gillibrand has led the fight to preserve the continuation of this important private-public

collaboration for energy research and develop-ment initiatives. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman By-ron Dorgan and Ranking Member Senator Robert Bennett last year, Sena-tor Gillibrand wrote, “I strongly support the aim of renewable energy col-laboration between the U.S. and Israel. Our work with Israel, a world leader in green energy research and development, has great promise for the future of marketable al-ternative energy tech-nologies… U.S.-Israel col-laboration and the work of foundations such as BIRD and BSF have had a lasting and fundamental impact on our countries' economies and relation-ship.”Businesses throughout the United States, includ-

ing New York State, have benefited from the fund-ing of scientific collabo-ration between the U.S. and Israel because it has served as a catalyst of in-novation and economic growth. In fact, New York as the second largest state recipient of BIRD grants, has attracted over 650 allocations. Senator Gillibrand believes that preserving this coop-erative agreement is not only important for U.S.-Is-rael bilateral relationship, but beneficial for the United State’s economy and security.Federal spending must be authorized before money can be appro-priated, and Congress passed the authorizing bill. The appropriations bill this weekend and now heads to the Presi-dent’s desk

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After a poor showing in Tuesday night's Iowa caucus, Michele Bachmann an-nounced that she will be ending her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.The conservative congresswoman from Minnesota addressed the decision at a press conference in Des Moines on Wednesday morning. Bachmann, who ran an Iowa-centric campaign, placed sixth in the state's 2012 caucus."Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice, and so I have de-cided to stand aside," Bachmann said in announcing the future of her campaign. She signaled that she has "no regrets" and is looking forward "to the next chap-ter in God's plan."Even though she won't be continuing her pursuit of the White House, Bach-mann said that she will still fight Barack Obama's policies. She asserted that the president's policies are "based on social-ism" and proving "destructive" to the country.After announcing her candidacy last summer, Bachmann's campaign experi-enced its fair share of dramatic ups and downs. In August, she won the Ames Straw Poll, an early test of conservative strength, but after hit a series of bumps and struggled to recover.Following the Iowa caucus on Tuesday night, speculation began to swirl that Texas Gov. Rick Perry could abandon his presidential campaign. The Lone Star State Republican, who placed fifth in the contest, appears to be staying in the race for now and looking ahead to South Carolina's upcoming primary election.

An uncomfortable suspicion that an icon of American business may have no future pushed investors to dump stock in Eastman Kodak Co. Wednes-day.The ailing photography pioneer’s shares fell to a new all-time low after the Wall Street Journal reported that Kodak is preparing for a Chapter 11 filing “in the coming weeks” should it fail to sell a trove of 1,100 digital-imaging patents. Kodak’s shares tumbled 18 cents, or 28.2 percent, to close Wednesday at 47 cents and continued falling after hours. They hit their previous trading low of 54 cents on Sept. 30 when word leaked that Kodak had hired a law firm that advises companies on bankruptcy and restructuring options.In the dozen years before 2011, the company had lost more than 95 per-cent of its value as it was pummeled by foreign competition and then shaken to its core by a digital revolu-tion. It launched the plan to sell off key assets as its shares fell another 80 percent in 2011, having started the year at about $3.“It feels like water torture,” said Mark Zupan, dean of the University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. “The game hinges on that (patent) sale, principally. And, at this point, they just have to create the insurance if they’ve got to go the other route. But the prospect of bankruptcy makes the sale more complicated too.”

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Hefty baggage feesU.S. airlines raked in $1.7 billion from baggage fees in the first half of 2011. What various airlines charge for checked bags:

Source: Individual airline policies, U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics Graphic: Melina Yingling, Judy Treible

NOTE: Airlines have varying policies and prices for overweight and oversized bags

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Cash for TV ads in IowaCampaigns and interest groups had spent nearly $6 million on TV ads in IowaÕs major markets as of Dec. 23. Some of the spenders:

$1.4 million

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Rick Perry campaign

1.1 millionRestore Our Future (pro-Romney)

728,000Ron Paul campaign

492,000Make Us Great Again (pro-Perry)

412,000Mitt Romney campaign

161,000Newt Gingrich campaign

153,000Red, White & Blue Fund (pro-Santorum)

41,000Michele Bachmann campaign

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Pomona, NY – Burning candlewicks that contain lead can release harm-ful lead vapor and dust into the air. Exposure to lead vapors or dust can cause lead poisoning.

Even small amounts of lead in your body can be dangerous. At high levels lead can be fatal. Children six years old or younger are more at risk for lead poisoning because their brain is still developing. As a result it can lower IQ and cause

learning and behavior problems. In adults, it can cause high blood pressure, headaches, and can cause miscarriage or premature birth in pregnant women. For more infor-mation go to http://epa.gov/lead/ or call the Montefiore Regional Lead Resource Center 718-547-2789.

The Consumer Product Safety Com-mission (CPSC) banned the sale of candlewicks and candles contain-ing lead in 2003, however, candle-wicks containing lead are still be-ing sold in some Rockland County stores.

Rockland County’s Office of Con-sumer Protection has been working closely with the Rockland County Department of Health, and is con-ducting inspections of stores in and around the location where the candles/candlewicks were report-edly sold, requesting merchants to voluntarily remove this type of product from their shelves.

Candlewicks, normally made of braided cotton, may contain a met-al center made of lead, or zinc. To see if the wicks you have contain lead, remove the wax from the tip of the wick, separating the fibers from the wick to check if there is a metal-lic center. To find out if the metal is lead, rub the metal center on a piece of white paper. If the metal is lead, it will leave a grey mark. If the metal is zinc (which is not harmful) it will not leave a grey mark.

Not all candles or candlewicks are harmful, but labels won’t tell you which ones are safe. It is important to watch out for shiny metal wires in the candlewicks. The best thing is to get candles or candlewicks with pure paper or cotton wicks.

The Rockland County Department of Health urges you to check your candles and candlewicks for a met-al core and discard those that con-tain lead. For more information, call the Health Department at (845) 364-2608.

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sweetened beverages can lead to the development of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.” Women who had two or more sugary beverages a day had a four times greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. That’s compared to women who had just one sugary drink a day.The study presented at the American Heart Associations’ Scientific Sessions 2011 was supported by the National Institutes of Health


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Get ready to say goodbye to the incandescent light bulb and hello to a future lit only by ener-gy efficient bulbs, like compact fluorescent light bulbs or CFLs.The new federal light bulb effi-ciency standards, sought by the Department of Energy, went into effect yesterday. The standards passed Congress with biparti-san approval and was signed by President Bush. These new

standards mean the end of in-candescent light bulbs.According to Energy Star, CFLs approved by them will use about 75% less energy than incan-descent bulbs and last 6 times longer, which should equal to energy savings for you and a cleaner environment. Home De-pot employee Isham Smith, who goes by Smitty, said that CFLs can last 9 years or more.

Home Depot will continue sell-ing incandescent light bulbs, but only for as long as suppliers have them."They just aren't manufacturing them anymore, and their ware-houses are full of them. So, they'll sell them out." Smitty said.These efficient bulbs are not without problems. CFLs contain small amounts of mercury, but that can still be a hazard to the

human body. All CFLs should be recycled to prevent mercury from reaching the environment. You can recycle the bulbs at your lo-cal Home Depot. Broken CFLs can be recycled, as well. You must handle and clean up after broken CFLS with extreme care.

The general cost of energy ef-ficient bulbs can be frighten-ing. Some of the bulbs at Home Depot can be nearly 50 dollars each. Smitty tells us that prices should go down as the bulbs be-come more popular and when manufacturers produce more of the bulbs.

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Eczema is a skin condition that has two distinct components. Children with dry irritated skin have a genetic tendency toward dry skin. Moisture is very important for our skin. It helps skin stay healthy. It prevents irritation. It speeds up healing. Moisture es-sentially helps our skin function better. With eczema, the skin does not retain moisture very well, thus giv-ing it a dry, slightly rough texture and making it prone to irritation. To further complicate matters, this dry, irritated skin is itchy, causing children to scratch fre-quently. This further irritates and damages the skin, which leads to worse itching and scratching, and so on.Allergies – children with this condition also have some underlying allergies that are manifested in the skin. When exposed to these allergens, the skin over-re-acts and breaks out in a rash. The already dry and slightly irritated skin is less able to handle this allergic rash, and less able to heal itself quickly.Eczema could present itself in any of the following ways: Your child will have slightly dry skin with a rough texture. You may be able to see and feel tiny white bumps as you run your fingers across the skin.You may see scattered, scaly, dry, white patches any-where on the body.Flare-ups – from time to time you will see some areas of the skin become more irritated and flare up. These will look like raised, red, slightly oozing patches. Flare-ups generally occur near skin creases – most commonly the inside of the elbows and behind the knees, but also in the neck, wrists and hands, and feet. It can also occur on the trunk. One unique as-pect of eczema is that it usually does not affect the diaper area.Eczema is a mixture of dry skin and allergies. The cause is mainly genetic – an inborn tendency toward dry skin and allergies. There is no way to change this genetics. The important issue is not what causes ec-zema in the first place, but what allergies and skin irritants is your child exposed to that is triggering the flare-ups.AVOID DRY SKIN – moisturize, moisturize, moistur-ize! This is the single most important step in minimiz-ing your child's eczema. Do not underestimate this! This needs to be part of your daily routine with your child.AVOID SKIN IRRITANTS – this is the second most important aspect of prevention.Cotton clothing is best. Avoid wool and synthetic ma-terials; they can be more abrasive and irritating If your child has any food allergies, then they will play a major role in causing eczema. The problem is, you may not know if your child has any food allergies, and if he does, which foods is he allergic to? Environmental allergies – these include dust, mold, pets, and seasonal outdoor allergies such as pol-lens. These environmental allergies are more likely to cause nasal allergies and asthma rather than ec-zema. However, they can contribute to the eczema. Identifying and preventing these allergies is a very complicated process. Itching is a major problem for children with ecze-ma. They are in a continuous cycle of itching and scratching. The dry, irritated skin itches, so your child scratches. The scratching further irritates the skin, which causes the rash to flare up. This itches even more and your child scratches even more. If you can keep the skin moisturized, decrease the rash, and prevent itching and scratching, then you can avoid this endless cycle.

call 845-352-6800 to reach the DEPARTMENT OF Pediatrics Dr. Esther Bekritsky, Dr. Paul Bloom, Dr. Gerson Gluck

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Tinea is a fungus that can grow on your skin, hair or nails. As it grows, it spreads out in a circle, leaving normal-looking skin in the middle. This makes it look like a ring.

At the edge of the ring, the skin is lifted up by the irritation and looks red and scaly. To some people, the infection looks like a worm is under the skin. Because of the way it looks, tinea infection is often called "ringworm." However, there really isn't a worm under the skin.

You can get a fungal infection by touching a person who has one. Some kinds of fungi live on damp surfaces, like the floors in public showers or locker rooms. You can easily pick up a fungus there.

If you have this infection, you may see small, red spots that grow into large rings almost anywhere on your arms, legs or chest. The rash may also itch. Sometimes a piece of your skin, hair or nail will be sent to a lab to grow the fungus in a test tube. This is another way the lab can tell if your skin problem is caused by a fungus. They can also find out the exact type of fungus. This process takes a while because a fungus grows slowly.

It can be harder to get rid of fungal infections on other parts of the body. Sometimes you have to take an antifungal medicine by mouth. This medicine usually has to be taken for a long time, maybe even for months. Irritated skin takes time to heal. New hair or nails will have to grow back. “Keeping your skin clean and dry is your best defense against infection,” advises Dr. Stuart Birnbaum a podiatrist at Monsey Family Medical Center.” However, you're also less likely to get a tinea infection if you do the following things:

• Sleep without socks.

• Change your socks and underwear every day, especially in warm weather.

• Dry your feet carefully (especially between the toes) after using a locker room or public shower.

• Don't wear thick clothing for long periods of time in warm weather. It will make you sweat more, which can encourage the growth of fungal infections.

• Throw away worn-out exercise shoes. Never borrow other people's shoes.

• Don't let other people use your towels or wear your clothing. Don't borrow these items from others.

• Make sure shared exercise equipment is clean before you use it.


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Need for vitamin DA new study shows that low levels of vitamin D may retard recovery from spinal fusion surgery.

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What is good emotional health?

People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their thoughts, feelings and behav-iors. They feel good about themselves and have good relationships. They can keep problems in perspective.

Even people who have good emotional health can sometimes have emotional problems or mental illness. Mental illness often has a physical cause, such as a chemical imbalance in the brain.

Stress and problems with family, work or school can sometimes trigger mental illness or make it worse. However, people who are emotionally healthy have learned ways to cope with stress and problems. They know when to seek help from their doctor or a counselor.

People are sometimes not aware of what causes their anger, how much anger they are holding in-side or how to express anger appropriately. You may be angry about certain events, your own ac-tions or other people's actions. Many little things

can build up to make you feel that life is unfair.

If you find yourself becoming increasingly irritable or taking unhealthy risks, you may have a problem dealing with anger. It's very important to talk with your doctor or a counselor about getting help.

TIPS ON DEALING WITH YOUR EMOTIONS

1. • Learn toexpressyour feelings inappropri-ate ways. It's important to let people close to you know when something is bothering you. Keeping feelings of sadness or anger inside takes extra energy. It can also cause problems in your relationships and at work or school.

2. • Thinkbeforeyouact.Emotionscanbepow-erful. But before you get carried away by your emotions and say or do something you might regret, give yourself time to think.

3. • Striveforbalanceinyourlife.Maketimeforthings you enjoy. Focus on positive things in your life.

4. • Takecareofyourphysicalhealth.Yourphys-ical health can affect your emotional health. Take care of your body by exercising regular-ly, eating healthy meals and getting enough sleep.

5. • First,trytobemoreawareofyouremotionsand reactions. To help you do a better job of managing your emotional health, learn to identify and address the reasons for sadness, frustration and anger in your life.

Your body responds to stress by making stress hor-mones. These hormones help your body respond to situations of extreme need, such as when you are in danger. But when your body makes too many of these hormones for a long period of time, the hormones wear down your body -- and your emotions. People who are under stress a lot are often emotional, anxious, irritable and even de-pressed.

If possible, try to change the situation that is caus-ing your stress. Relaxation methods, such as deep breathing and meditation, and exercise are also useful ways to cope with stress.

Counseling, support groups and medicines can help people who have emotional problems or mental illness. If you have an ongoing emotional problem, talk to your family doctor. He or she can help you find the right type of treatment. Project Ohr, Department of Behavioral Health has quali-fied therapists to help you discuss your issues. Call 845-352-6800 ext. 6849 for an appointment.

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Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) issued the follow-ing statement after House Republicans once again stepped back from the brink and agreed to the two-month exten-

sion to the payroll tax holiday, as agreed to by the Senate last week. Last year, Congress enacted legislation to re-duce the Social Security payroll tax by 2% for employees, continue extended unemployment insurance benefits and delay a previously scheduled 25% reduction in the Medicare reim-bursement rate for physician services (Doc Fix). Both parties agree that a one-year extension is preferable, but great differences remain on how to do so. The two-month Senate compromise gives time to work out the long-term deal, while not harming American families. “It is refreshing to see that my Republican col-leagues have seen the light and are joining Democrats in preventing a tax hike on middle class families. The fact that we continue hav-ing these dysfunctional arguments every few weeks, needlessly taking our country to the brink of economic disasters, is a major reason Congress has an approval rating bordering on single digits. The American people are sick and tired of these games. For once, cooler heads have prevailed and now there won’t be any un-wanted holiday surprises for the American peo-ple. After the New Year, Democrats and Re-

publicans, in both the House and Senate, can hash out a real agreement for a longer exten-sion. The plan passed by the House Majority is unacceptable, however, and must be altered in order to be signed by the President. Their bill forces millions of seniors to pay more for health care while giving the 300,000 wealthiest Ameri-cans another free pass. This is completely un-acceptable – we cannot solve our debt problem on the backs of our working families.” The GOP version of the expiring tax measures alters some key points. It modifies the unem-ployment insurance program to cut 40 possible weeks (reducing the maximum state and fed-eral duration of benefits from 99 weeks to 59 weeks) while also imposing new requirements on laid-off workers seeking unemployment ben-efits. It adds taxes to the unemployed for long-term need, and disqualifies them from taking part in the Food Stamp program. “It really doesn’t make any sense to punish peo-ple who are already suffering by being without a job. I hope that we can build upon the common ground found today, and find a more equitable way of paying for a longer extension. I also call on my Republican colleagues to fully abandon the reckless tactics when we reconvene in 2012. There are too many important issues we need to tackle – job creation, immigration re-form, education, etc. – and we cannot do so by having to face manufactured crises time after time. I am glad to see the spirit of the holidays prevailed today, and I look forward to extending that, as well as the middle class tax breaks, into the new year.”

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Dear Editor,

I sadly read of numerous pedestrians run over in Monsey year after year. After observing the dangerous actions of drivers and pedestrians over numer-ous years, I would like to suggest that there are two (2) reasons for this :

1- Monsey drivers simply do not exer-cise patience andcaution at times.

2- Pedestrians – adults and children must continuously wear reflectors at night and in the early evening as well, now that darkness falls so early.

Since Pekuach Nefesh is one of the most important parts of our religion……Our community leaders should be focusing and insisting on these two simple ideas ! This is the most important thing any-one can do for his community ! Obviously many of these accidents could have been prevented if drivers stopped speeding, especially around corners, and stayed off their cell phones while driving ! In short, too many drivers have a hurried, me first attitude. They get behind the wheel and think they own the roads ! In fact, most Monsey auto accidents occur because drivers don’t exercise good manners and the good sense to give the right of way. How many ig-nore STOP signs ! During the daytime, pedestrians and even those who drive forget when they become pedestrians, and often run across the road; especially across Maple Avenue between Route 306 and Suzanne Drive, thinking the car will stop for him. Again a dangerous, mind-less me first attitude.

In addition, in order to prevent more night time tragedies, it is imperative that all pedestrians - adults and chil-dren, always wear reflector straps or reflective vests ! Reflector straps eas-ily tuck into a coat pocket for immedi-ate and repeated use.

In the Monsey community everyone wears black and thinks he can be seen at night. No one in black is visible un-til the last minute. The standard Mon-sey attire of black hats, black coats, black pants and black shoes are just not visible until the last possible moment,

sometimes too late. Bicycles as well should not only have reflectors on them but also LIGHTS ! Reflectors only show on the sides, but lights can be visible from the front and back. It is ever amazing to me that pedestri-ans are just not even sensible about us-ing sidewalks at night, instead of nar-row road shoulders ! On College Road for example, there are those who walk the shoulder, thinking they can be seen, because they are walking facing traffic as one should. However, they CAN-NOT easily be seen, especially wear-ing black ! What about the danger-ous curve on Maple Avenue between Hershel Terrace and Boxwood Lane ! There is a sidewalk on one side of these roads with good reason. How much safer to use them whenever pos-sible. When using available sidewalks, a re-flector across the body is usually neces-sary in order to safely cross the roads, especially with all the right turn on red possibilities. As a driver I so appreci-ate when I see men in black wearing reflectors, pedestrians I could not have seen in time otherwise ! PLEASE advise your visitors from other communities in advance, that we love our children and adult residents, and need higher standards for our driv-ers. PLEASE, please parents, teachers, Rabbis and other community leaders - continuously educate and re-educate new and long-time drivers, and remind your children, your adult family mem-bers, friends, neighbors, shuls and ye-shivas in Monsey ! This is serious ! No other communities have so many auto related tragedies ! Monsey resi-dents - PLEASE teach your drivers about road safety – to use PATIENCE AND REFLECTORS !!Reflectors are available wherever bicy-cles or their accessories are sold. Hat-zoloh can only do so much ! The life you save may be your own, or that of a family member !

Sincerely, A Very Concerned Monsey Resident

A Letter to the Editor on Safety in Ramapo

Eat your veggiesA new report from the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that most

Americans eat too few vegetables.

• “Healthy People 2010,” a federal project, set the 10-year

goal in 2000 of having 75 percent of people eat

at least two servings of vegetables a day; 50 percent

at least three servings

• By the end of 2009, only 26 percent of people had met the

goal; no state had more than 35 percent meeting the objective

• A vegetable-rich diet helps maintain a healthy weight, stave

off many diseases

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Schumer, Gillibrand Announce That New York Is Set to Re-ceive Nearly $90 Million From US-DOT to Make Repairs to Roadways As Result of Last Year’s Storms; Will Comple-ment $17 Million in Federal Funds State Has Already Re-ceivedCongressionally-Approved Funds Will Aid Repair of Roads, Highways and Bridges; Improve Daily CommutesSchumer, Gillibrand: This Fed-eral Funding Will Keep New York On The Road to Recovery After Irene and LeeToday, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gilli-brand announced that the fed-eral Department of Transporta-tion is releasing $89,751,296 in congressionally-approved emergency relief money for New York State after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Specifically, this investment will help fund repairs to washed out roads and bridges, debris deposits on roadways, dam-aged roadway surfaces and more. Schumer and Gillibrand supported the legislation which appropriated this emergency funding and applauded the federal DOT for its allocation of funding to New York, as it will provide critical aid to the state

in its rebuilding efforts from last year’s devastating storms. This grant includes $67 million for damages related to Hur-ricane Irene and $22.5 million for damages related to Tropical Storm Lee.

“These massive storms may be months behind us, but much of the damage is still here,” Senator Gillibrand said. “This emergency funding will help our effort to rebuild the miles of roads and bridges that were washed away so families and businesses across New York can continue to recover, and get back on their feet.”New York suffered flooding and substantial damage to roads and bridges as a result of rain-fall from Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. NYSDOT will use funds to expedite emergency repairs to roads, highways and bridges in counties throughout the state. NYSDOT estimates that overall damage to federal-aid highways from these floods will likely exceed $100 mil-lion. Schumer and Gillibrand noted that typical damage in New York included washed out roadways and bridges, debris deposits on roadways, dam-aged culverts, and damaged roadway surfaces.

In November, Schumer and Gil-librand pushed for passage of legislation that included billions of dollars in disaster funding to help New Yorkers recover from Tropical Storms Irene and Lee including $1.66 Billion for Fed-eral Highways Administration Emergency Relief Program to fund disaster aid nationwide. The Emergency Relief (ER) program within the U.S. Depart-ment of Transportation, Fed-eral Highway Administration, is authorized to provide funds for the repair or reconstruc-tion of federal-aid highways and roads on federal lands that have suffered serious damage as a result of natural disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause. These funds are awarded to a state if a Gov-ernor declares a state of emer-gency or after the President issues a major disaster decla-ration the state files a request for ER for the cost of damages to its eligible highways. Eligible repair work includes emergen-cy repairs needed to restore essential traffic, minimize the extent of damage, or protect the remaining facilities as well as permanent repairs neces-sary to restore the highway to its pre-disaster condition.

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Extra day for Taxes this yearhe IRS is giving taxpayers two extra days to get their taxes turned in this year.While Tax Day typically falls on April 15, the IRS announced Wednesday that it is pushing back this year’s filing deadline to Tuesday, April 17.The extension was granted because April 15 falls on a Sunday this year, and Monday is Emancipation Day, a holi-day in Washington D.C. that celebrates the freeing of slaves in the district. Last year, Tax Day was extended until April 18, also thanks to Emancipation Day.

The IRS will also begin accepting returns submitted online through the agency’s e-filing system — which the IRS says is the fastest, most accurate filing option for taxpayers — on January 17.If you are requesting an extension, you have until Oct. 15 to file your 2011 tax return, the agency said.The IRS said it expects to receive more than 144 million individual tax returns this year, with the majority projected to be submitted by the new April 17 dead-line.

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Eliezer Vilinsky, M.A.Miryam Vilinsky, M.Ed.EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES© 2011 All rights reserved. Permission to print granted to The Advocate Novelty learning is back on the table again. It had gained some attention following a body of research pertaining to it that was conducted by Dr. Emrah Duzel at University College London’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in 2006. It had been determined that learning new things stimulates the learner’s brain. This was demonstrated via brain imaging readings that showed increased brain activity when new things were learned. Some educators are bringing novelty learning to the fore-ground again because they see how valu-able it is. Is there something novel to learn here? One educator who recently wrote about the virtues of novelty learning in-forms readers that novelty boosts learn-ing. He went on to praise the practice of constantly introducing new things for children to learn. We would like to apply some reins to this claim and to qualify his recommendation. Our goal is to keep this issue in check before it explodes onto the education scene in the form of some new magical education program that will be em-braced as the new cure-all for cognitive, emotional, and psychological disabilities. This has happened with a few programs recently, and consumers/parents will soon be disappointed with results that do not match the magical claims. Is it true that learning new things stimulates people’s brains? Yes, it is. The brain imaging showed that. Has it been proven that new things stimulate more brain activity than just modifying some-thing previously learned in a new way? Yes it has, but this does not add up to a boost in learning. Do not take these research findings to mean that if you will drill 50 facts into your head every night that your brain will become brainier. Novelty learn-ing stimulates the brain, but does it really boost learning by sharpening the brain in general? That was not proven. Now, let’s apply our favorite ap-proach to learning: take the best and leave the rest. There is some value to novelty learning that can benefit children, but don’t sink your whole investment portfolio into it. Teachers should be creative and introduce new facts and skills for their students to learn. Each day should be sprinkled with something new and refreshing, at least to give lessons some spice and to spark student interest. Children look forward to an “aha” moment, just as adults do. They appreciate learning cool new things all the time, and they tend to remember these new things. As a result, children perk up their ears and tune in for more and more interesting information. What we are warn-ing against is flooding their desks and the classroom whiteboards with too many new facts or findings at one time. There is something called “information over-load”, which is exactly what it sounds like – teaching too much for learners to absorb at one time. How much is too much? That is the magic question. And the obvious an-swer that disappoints adults who like neat-ly packaged advice that fits all children is: it depends on the child. Information absorp-tion rates vary from child to child. Sure, you can teach a whole bunch of new facts during a single lesson, and some children will lap it all up, but understand that others will not. And that’s okay, as long as you set fair expectations for all. The fair expectation point be-comes relevant at test-taking time. Can

you really expect all students to regurgitate the same number of facts on your test? Is it fair to expect that? No, not really. Teach all you want and test all you want, but as responsible educators we must grade our students for what is fairly expected. Then there is a second point. Consistency is an extremely valuable facet of teaching. Teachers should be predict-able. Children depend on their under-standing of how their teachers teach. That goes for what we teach and how we teach it. Over time, children register our teach-ing style. They realize that we are going to introduce new facts and skills. Once they learn the pace of those introductions, they can gear their learning to receive them.

"Each day should be sprinkled with

something new and refreshing."

Wise teaching advocates intro-ducing new facts and skills gradually. Do not flood or overload. If you have taught a set of information, add to it little by lit-tle by expanding upon what has already been learned. In other words, set a solid foundation and then build on it. Broaden the foundation by expanding it with new in-formation or by enhancing the current skill set. Are we adding new learning? Yes. Is this novelty learning? Yes, but in careful dosages, not by heaping on a pile of new stuff all at once. We’re not just modifying past information, we are adding to it, but in measured doses. Carefully pacing and slowly ex-panding previous lessons build promising learning. Indiscriminately throwing new, and even interesting facts at kids will not boost learning. As educators, we are re-sponsible for all students in our classroom. Just as there are super absorbers in every class, there are many who depend on that predictability that we mentioned earlier. Take away the predictability and replace it with spontaneity, and you have a formula for information overload and failure for some students. Not worth it. Novelty learning is a good thing if it takes into account strengths and weak-nesses of all students. Cure-all programs do not do that well. Teaching that provides security in learning is the most promis-ing. Secure learning is built on what the child brings to the table, not just what the teacher does. Shaping learning around in-dividual strengths and weaknesses is key to “helping children to help themselves.”

Eliezer and Miryam Vilinsky are educational consultants in private practice. They provide direct instruction to students, conduct teacher-training semi-nars and consult with schools and families worldwide. They can be reached at Educational Support Services at 426-3673 and at www.TReaching.com. The weekly edition of Educa-tional Insights is available via subscription. Call for details.

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• Remove all flammable material from the area sur-rounding your furnace.

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• Cap or screen the top of the chimney to keep out rodents and birds.

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Secondly, check for leaks in the house to make sure that there is not a busted water pipe, which could lead to a mold infestation. Now comes the hard part, the dehumidifier is to prevent the mold from occurring, however how do you get rid of the mold now? Most people recommend using a bleach and water mixture to kill the mold. There are other green alternatives to those not to keen of using the chemicals.

When cleaning the room remember too wet the mold down with water to start off, if you start scrub-bing on dry mold it can float on the air into another room and begin attacking it as well. That is why it is a good idea to close off the rooms, but allow for some sort of ventilation, especially when using chemicals.


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