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Thursday, April 12, 2012
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One in 11 PPD
ofcers don’t
work the street
Ofcers unavailable for street duty at 600 per day
Numbers have skyrocketed since ’05, ofcials say
FOP president angrily disputes fgures {page 02}
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Mixed bag for Pa. casinos, construction
The region’s most successful
real estate tycoons, including
Northern Liberties and North
Broad Street developer Bart
Blatstein and casino mogul
and institutional real estate in-
vestor Ira Lubert, broke down
abrasive construction costs
and the future of Pennsylvania
casinos at a summit yesterday.
Many of the developers
lamented the high cost of con-
struction at the breakfast
sponsored by the Jewish Feder-
ation. “With construction
costs in the city of the Philadel-
phia as high as they are, we
needed six state subsidies to
make the project a go,” said
Joseph Zuritsky, who is build-
ing an extended stay hotel
near the Convention Center.
Blatstein, who announced
projects on North Broad Street
this week, urged the city to
“develop a backbone” when it
comes to unions. “Construc-
tion costs need to be subject to
the free market,” he said.
Lubert, who just opened
the Valley Forge Casino Re-
sort, likes the long-term
chances of gambling here.
“In Atlantic City, all the casi-
nos are right next to each oth-
er,” he said. “They have to com-
pete on price and giveaways. In
Pennsylvania, each casino has
to be more than 20 miles apart
from the other.” METRO/LG
First lady,
Jill Biden
in Philly
PHILADELPHIA. First lady
Michelle Obama and Jill
Biden came to the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania’s
School of Nursing to kick
off an initiative that will
include 150 leading nurs-
ing organizations and 450
nursing schools to ensure
nurses are prepared to
help service members
and veterans.
The No. 1 issue they
will tackle: suffering
from post-traumatic
stress disorder, traumatic
brain injury, and other
combat-related issues.
More information is
available at www.joining-
forces.gov. METRO
Murder,
suicide of
doctors
VOORHEES, N.J. Two Cam-
den County doctors are
dead after one allegedly
shot the other, then
killed himself when offi-
cers caught up with him
yesterday, The Associated
Press reported.
Dr. Giocondo Navek,
39, allegedly waited in the
parking lot of a condo be-
longing to former Virtua
Hospital colleague Dr. Pay-
man Houshmandpour, 32,
then shot the man, the AP
reported. Navek reported-
ly then shot and killed
himself METRO
Less walking the street
and more pencil pushing
The biggest challenge facing
the Philadelphia Police De-
partment is not a lack of offi-
cers, Police Commissioner
Charles Ramsey said at a budg-
et hearing yesterday. It’s the
officers who are on the force’s
payroll but are unable to serve
in their full capacity or can’t
work at all.
“Six hundred officers a day,
on average, are unavailable
for [street] duty,” Ramsey said,
calling the number “unaccept-
able.” “It makes it very diffi-
cult to run an operation,” he
added.
After the statute for those
with temporary disabilities re-
sulting from on-the-job in-
juries was expanded to in-
clude Philadelphia police in
2005, the number of unavail-
able-for-duty officers grew to
an astounding amount —
reaching a 2010 peak of 691,
330 of which were unable to
serve in any capacity, Deputy
Commissioner John Gaittens
testified.
That doesn’t include offi-
cers absent for pending disci-
plinary action, court work, va-
cation or other types of leave,
according to the press secre-
tary for Councilman Curtis
Jones Jr, chairman of the Pub-
lic Safety Committee.
The issue is also a smolder-
ing sore spot for the Fraternal
Order of Police.
“I can tell you right now
they’re absolutely wrong.
They can’t get their figures
right,” FOP President John Mc-
Nesby said after hearing of
the Council hearing. “The bot-
tom line is that we have hun-
dreds of less officers than we
had in 2005 and also more
people are getting hurt these
days because of a reckless dis-
regard for police. ... How
many cops have been killed
since 2005? Don’t come at me
with those bulls— numbers
when I bet they didn’t discuss
that number.”
One in 11 cops can’t work on the street every day because of disability,
PPD ofcials told Council Union president disputes accuracy of fgures
Ramsey said technology has become a “force multiplier.”
Blatstein
Out is up
The number of officers un-
able to work due to injury
has increased in the last
seven years, peaking in 2010
and coming down slightly
since.
87
Officers on average
unable to work in
2005 due to on-duty
injury.
330
Officers on average
unable to work in 2010
due to on-duty injury.
In lieu of
actual cops
“We have to face the reali-
ty — I think the police
used to have 8,100 or
8,200 police officers.
That’s never going to hap-
pen again,” Ramsey said.
“But we also didn’t have
technology and other
things to help us leverage
to fight crime then.”
Those include a surveil-
lance network and a new
social media campaign.
Disability act
that’s hurtful
PHILADELPHIA. Many offi-
cers receive disability
benefits under the state
Heart and Lung Act.
“Since it’s been used
for police, it’s had a dra-
matic impact on our oper-
ation,” Ramsey said.
“What we’re finding is
that a lot of officers are
staying out a lot longer
than they should,” Lt. Ray
Evers said.
ALEX WIGGLESWORTH
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In the news
$2.5M
State funding
announced yesterday
for the planned devel-
opment of a new home
and school for the
Pennsylvania Ballet on
North Broad Street. The
entire project will cost
an estimated $17 mil-
lion, according to
reports, which said the
Ballet has raised $11
million so far.
In the news
Help sought
in I-76 murder
State police are now
asking for help in
identifying the car
that held a gunman
who killed the driver
of another vehicle on
the Schuylkill Express-
way early Sunday
morning. Troopers
hope witnesses come
forward to identify
the killer of Kareem
El, shot to death at
about 3 a.m. driving
east near
Montgomery Drive.
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‘Chicken Man’ won’t
stop feeding homeless
Jenkins, far right, often greets the homeless outside his building on Spring Garden Street.
As a Christian minister, Pastor
Brian Jenkins is familiar with
the concept of civil disobedi-
ence. It was an idea demon-
strated by the apostle Paul
and later by Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.
In light of the city’s plan to
ban feeding the homeless and
hungry across much of the
city, Jenkins is prepared to be
a rebel with a cause. He calls
the new regulations discrimi-
natory against minorities —
who constitute much of the
homeless population — and
the disabled.
“There are a lot of physical-
ly and mentally disabled folks
who rely on these meals,” said
Jenkins, founder of Chosen
300 Ministries. “Some people
cannot travel to that [City
Hall] apron.”
One regulation would pro-
hibit feeding groups of three
or more in city parks, while
another would require groups
who provide meals on other
public property to have per-
mits and hand-washing sta-
tions. Violators would be
warned twice and then fined
$150.
Jenkins and his wife began
providing their weekly meals
in 1996 at 16th and the Ben-
jamin Franklin Parkway. His
treats evolved from bagged
lunches to full meals, which is
how he became affectionately
known as “Chicken Man.”
While Philadelphia is not
the first city to place restric-
tions on outdoor feeding, he
complained that the city is not
addressing the problem but
simply punishing those trying
to help, which he believes will
ultimately lead to more crime
in Center City and aggressive
panhandling.
Adam Bruckner, who
hands out meals and helps
homeless residents get identi-
fication across from the Fami-
ly Court building, is not as de-
fiant as Jenkins. He said he
may stop feeding if the new
regulations take effect.
“I feel like it’s a pinch for
me,” said Bruckner, 36. “We
speak about doing the right
thing. The last thing that I
want to do is be [confronta-
tional] with a Philadelphia po-
lice officer.”
Coincidence in
rule’s timing?
PHILADELPHIA. Like many
who oppose the measures,
both Jenkins and Bruckner
believe the regulations are
to accommodate the new
Barnes Foundation facility
on the Parkway based on the
timing — a notion Mayor
Nutter’s office has denied.
“This is about public
health and safety,” Nutter’s
spokesman Mark McDonald
said previously.
Once the new regulations
take effect, outdoor feeding
would be permitted outside
City Hall for one year, but
groups would have to
reserve dates and times with
the Department of Public
Property.
METRO/SDL
No date yet for
implementation
of food rules by
city ofcials
PHILADELPHIA. Nutter’s
spokesman Mark McDonald
said no implementation date
has been set for the
regulation regarding city
parks.
He said the regulation
will be subject to a public
hearing, but he could not
say when the hearing would
take place.
METRO/SDL
SOLOMON D. LEACH
[email protected]
“There are not
enough indoor
feeding programs
to be able to
sustain the level of
hunger and
homelessness in
Philadelphia.”
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afternoon and went north on South Broad Street into Center City, wrapping around City Hall
and ending with a pep rally at the Comcast Center for the NHL playoffs that began last night.
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Technology doesn’t have to be
a boys’ club.
In the past year, Philadel-
phia's bubbling digital realm
has seen an outgrowth of user
groups, meetups, startups and
leadership focused on bring-
ing more women into the con-
versation. This year’s Philly
Tech Week presented by AT&T
— an open calendar of more
than 80 events held the last
week of this month celebrat-
ing technology and innova-
tion in the region — may be
their coming out party.
“It’s not just the groups
that are focused on women,
it’s the whole community in
Philadelphia that is really dif-
ferent,” said Kate Krauss, a
sometimes entrepreneur who
felt less welcomed in tech
scenes in San Francisco and
elsewhere than she does here.
Of the 80 events on tap for
Tech Week, more than a
dozen are dedicated to com-
munities often overlooked in
technology, the female sect in-
cluded, and many others are
being organized by women.
The highlight could be the
first ever Women in Tech
Summit, to be held Sat. April
21 at Wharton, where female
hackers, developers, design-
ers, executives and their ilk
are aiming at inspiring and
connecting with others of
their respective stripe.
The attention is high fol-
lowing recent Census data
that showed while 56 percent
of professional jobs in the U.S.
are held by women, just 25
percent in IT are. That could
keep U.S. innovation from ex-
celling, as research often
shows women add perspective
and have better collaboration
and communication skills
than men.
So groups like Web Start
Women, Girl Develop It and
others in Philly are increasing-
ly trying to do something
about it.
“I think [we are] helping to
foster kind of a collaborative
atmosphere with women,”
said Nicole Kline, who helps
organize Girl Geek Dinners.
“We can be more fulfilled be-
cause of it.”
Girl Geek Dinners have attracted earnest technology leaders.
Techies are no longer just from Mars
Women in Philadelphia are increasingly joining the ever-expanding
technology party Philly Tech Week kicks off in the last week of April
If you go
Women in Tech Summit:
April 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Wharton
Smart Talk: Women in
Science: April 25,
8:30-10:30 a.m., Quorum
Women and Minority Tech
Leaders: April 25, 3-4:30 p.m.,
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Event: April 27, 6-9 p.m.,
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Techgirlz: April 28, 1-4 p.m.,
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helping to foster
kind of a
collaborative
atmosphere with
women.”
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Death and taxes collide
as fatal crashes mount
Death and taxes aren’t only
certain, they also seem to
share a same deadline in the
U.S., according to a study that
points to the role of stress in
fatal accidents.
Deaths from traffic acci-
dents around April 15 — tra-
ditionally the last day to file
individual income taxes in
the U.S. — rose 6 percent on
average on each of the last 30
years of tax filing days com-
pared with a day during the
week prior and during the
week later, according to re-
search published in the Jour-
nal of the American Medical
Association.
Even allowing Americans
to file their taxes electronical-
ly hasn’t negated the crash
trend, lead researcher Donald
Redelmeier said. The findings
suggest stress, lack of sleep,
alcohol use and less tolerance
to other drivers on tax dead-
line day may contribute to an
increase in deaths on the
road, Redelmeier said.
“An increase of risk in this
magnitude is about the same
as what we observe on Super
Bowl Sunday, a time notori-
ous in the U.S. for drinking
and driving,” said Re-
delmeier, a professor of med-
icine at the University of
Toronto in Canada, in an
April 6 telephone interview.
The research showed that
there were 226 fatal crashes
for each of the 30 tax days
and 213 fatal accidents for
each of the 60 control days.
The study, which appears
as a research letter in the
medical journal, looked at tax
deadline data from the Inter-
nal Revenue Service and fatal
traffic accident data from the
National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration from 1980
to 2009. The researchers then
used a database to identify
crashes that led to deaths. For
every tax day, they also identi-
fied a day one week before
and one week after as a com-
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arrested, charged
in Martin death
A special prosecutor in Florida
charged neighborhood watch
volunteer George Zimmerman
with second-degree murder
yesterday in the shooting
death of unarmed black
teenager Trayvon Martin — a
move that protesters had been
demanding for weeks in the
racially charged case.
Zimmerman was under ar-
rest at an undisclosed location
in Florida, officials said.
Special prosecutor Angela
Corey’s decision came 45 days
after the fatal shooting in a qui-
et gated community in the cen-
tral Florida town of Sanford.
Police had declined to ar-
rest Zimmerman, who is
white and Hispanic, based on
his account of self-defense,
setting off civil rights demon-
strations around the country.
“I can tell you we did not
come to this decision lightly,”
Corey told a news conference
in Jacksonville.
“Let me emphasize that we
do not prosecute by public
pressure or by petition. We
prosecute based on the facts of
any given case as well as the
laws of the state of Florida.”
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Apple accused
of price fxing
Apple Inc. and publishers Pen-
guin and Macmillan have de-
cided to fight U.S. government
charges that they conspired to
fix the prices of e-books, even
as three other publishers
agreed to a settlement aimed
at lowering prices for con-
sumers.
The Justice Department
accused Apple of colluding
with the five publishers, as
the Silicon Valley giant was
launching its iPad in early
2010 and was seeking to
break up Amazon’s low-cost
dominance in the digital
book market.
The settlement reached
with three of the publishers
will allow Amazon.com Inc.
and Barnes & Noble Inc. to re-
sume discounting books, and
will terminate the “most fa-
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Apple. REUTERS
Manson again
denied parole
by California
Mass murderer Charles Man-
son, one of America's most
notorious convicts, was de-
nied parole yesterday in his
12th and possibly final bid
for release from a California
prison, state corrections offi-
cials said.
Manson, 77, who has
skipped attendance of his
parole hearings in recent
years, was not present for
yesterday's review of his
case by the state Board of Pa-
role Hearings at Corcoran
State Prison, where he is
serving a life term.
The state Corrections and
Rehabilitation Department
said Manson would next be
eligible for parole in 15
years, when he would be
about 92 years old.
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we did it! Against all
odds, under an inef-
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a deadlocked legislature, we’ve
somehow managed to com-
pletely snuff out the trouble-
some U.S. deficit. Our long na-
tional nightmare is over!
Oh, you didn’t hear this?
You may actually have but just
don’t fully realize it. That’s
partly because the issue is quite
wonkish and difficult to suc-
cinctly explain, and partly be-
cause of the pervasive journal-
istic problem of false equivalen-
cy. We’re going to do our best
to break down these issues.
This Tuesday, a report by Re-
publican politician Charles Bla-
hous made the rounds, inspir-
ing another round of spin. The
media response was unsurpris-
ing; even we ran an article yes-
terday asking, “‘Obamacare’
could worsen US debt?”
Blahous had rechecked the
costs of health care reform and
found them to be off by some
$340 billion. To do this, howev-
er, he had to break from the
traditional methods both par-
ties use to score all legislation.
It all comes down to trust
funds, and here’s where things
get hairy. Medicare funds, like
those of other entitlement pro-
grams, are distributed via trust
fund. This system, generally
disliked by conservatives, ap-
plies a sort of guaranteed secu-
rity to these programs, making
it difficult for politicians to cut
them.
W
hen these trust
funds run out
politicians sim-
ply refill them,
because entitle-
ment programs are very popu-
lar with voters. These funds
are, after all, paid by govern-
ment bonds. This is why the
Congressional Budget Office es-
timate of the law’s costs as-
sumed that Medicare payments
would continue even after the
fund empties.
Blahous takes issue with
this established method and so
pretends it doesn’t exist. But it
does, of course, and will most
likely continue to do so.
Turns out an interesting
thing happens when you ig-
nore our arcane budget reali-
ties: The real problems disap-
pear. Using the Blahous logic,
we needn’t worry about rising
entitlement costs at all; these
programs will, you see, stop
paying out as soon as their
funds empty. Problem solved!
If only. “If we did things that
way,” says Medicare expert Paul
Van de Water, “a lot of stuff
would look different.” But we
don’t, and it doesn’t.
Do you follow? If so, con-
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Metro’s Dorothy Robinson shares her take on the world of gossip @dorothyatmetro
[email protected]
For Tuesday’s Word, I wrote
about Jennifer Lopez, 42, “gift-
ing” beau/backup dancer
Casper Smart, 25, with a cus-
tom white Dodge pickup truck
for his birthday. Apparently,
Lopez “knew that Casper really
wanted a truck, and Casper
was very excited about the gen-
erous gift,” a source told People
magazine. “Casper was so excit-
ed about his new truck that he
decided to drive it to dinner.”
In the column, I made a
crack about how 1. That
“source” sounded like a quote-
giving robot and 2. How I was
surprised that Lopez didn’t buy
him a Fiat considering all the
shilling she does for them. This
was not the joke to make!
Check out my reader mail:
“You may need to do some
more digging. Chrysler/Dodge/
Ram are owned in part by Fiat,
which helped bailout Chrysler!
That is why he got a Ram Truck
from J. Lo and not a Ford F-150!”
“Did you really not know that
Fiat and Dodge are both owned
by Chrysler LLC, when you wrote
that J.Lo dreck?”
“I feel obligated to point out
that Fiat holds a considerable fi-
nancial and developmental stake
in Chrysler (who makes Dodge
and Jeep vehicles). It wouldn’t be
too much of a stretch to assume
she used an “employee discount”
(if any money was spent at all) on
that Dodge truck.”
In my defense, I am only a
recycler of celebrity gossip, not
a hard-hitting journalist who
knows the ins and outs of the
car industry. However, thanks
to my eagle-eyed readers, who
do know such things, we all
now know that this “news
item” and “gift” was a total
plant by Fiat and that truck was
free in exchange for press.
Duped!
So, really, do celebrities ever
pay for anything? Or do they
just have to save their cash for
when they will inevitably need
a high-priced divorce lawyer?
Lindsay Lohan
strikes back
Lindsay Lohan isn’t taking her
latest legal attack lying down.
A woman has accused the
troubled actress of attacking
her in a nightclub last week,
and now Lohan wants police
to investigate the accuser and
arrest her for filing a false po-
lice report, according to TMZ.
“If it’s true that someone
made false accusations against
Ms. Lohan and reported those
false claims to police, we will
take appropriate action,
which includes seeking the
prosecution of that
individual,” Lohan’s attorney
tells the website.
Cruz loves
motherhood
With a 1-year-old son at home,
Penelope Cruz is starting to
consider cutting back on her
career for the sake of mother-
hood. “Maybe I’ll make one
movie a year, maybe two, but
it’s not going to be more than
that because I have other pri-
orities now,” Cruz tells Harp-
er’s Bazaar. “I talk about him
all day long, even to strangers
in the street. It is my favorite
subject! But, you know, this is
my job.” Cruz and husband
Javiar Bardemwelcomed son
Leonardo last year.
Is the Seal/Klum
divorce getting ugly?
Seal is striking back at Heidi
Klum, reportedly disputing
her divorce petition, accord-
ing to TMZ. The main issues
he takes with her filing? Seal
insists there are “community
and quasi-community assets”
that need to be divided up,
while Klum claims a postnup-
tial agreement addresses that.
In addition, Klum cites Jan. 19
as the official start of their sep-
aration, while Seal says the
date hasn’t been determined.
Seal is also asking for joint
physical custody of their chil-
dren instead of Klum’s
proposed full physical custody.
“Given that he’s away a lot on
tour, giving her primary physi-
cal custody is pretty much sta-
tus quo,” the source says. And
both parties are reportedly
asking to deny spousal
support to the other.
Princess Di in a
‘Bodyguard’ remake?
Kevin Costner reveals there
were plans for a sequel to
“The Bodyguard” — with
Princess Diana interested in
starring as herself. “Diana
and I had been talking about
doing ‘Bodyguard 2,’”
Costner tells Anderson
Cooper in an interview set to
air next month. “I told her I
would take care of her just
the same way that I took care
of Whitney [Houston].” Cost-
ner was eager to work with
her. “She wanted me to write
it for her. I said ‘I’ll tailor it
for you if you’re interested.’
She goes, ‘I am interested,’”
Costner remembers, reveal-
ing that he received a draft of
the script the day before Di-
ana died.
Checking in with
some of Hollywood’s
biggest names to see
what they’ve been up
to — in their own
words, in 140
characters or fewer.
Today, Justin Bieber
doesn’t mind the
haters, Lady Gaga is
feeling the burn, Joan
Rivers makes a better
crack at Jennifer Lopez
than I do and Jimmy
Kimmel is not a fan of
magic.
@justinbieber: noth-
ing like being doubted
every single day of
your life...and u just
turned 18 and they are
ready to write u off. =
INSPIRATION
@ladygaga: Just
killed back to back
spin classes. Eating a
salad dreaming of a
cheeseburger
@Joan_Rivers: Just
read that J.Lo gave her
boyfriend Casper Smart
a pickup truck for his
birthday. He can’t wait
until he’s old enough
to drive it.
@jimmykimmel: Sci-
entists have discovered
that time moves slow-
est when your Uncle
shows you a card trick.
The feed ...
That woman in the background is making the same
face most of you made at Tuesday’s column.
Talking points
Lohan
Bobbi
Kristina
Brown will be
on your TV
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the
daughter of late singer
Whitney Houston, has re-
portedly made a verbal
deal to star in a reality TV
series, according to Radar
Online. “This show is be-
ing done against her fami-
ly’s advice,” a source says.
Brown, who is reportedly
dealing with her own sub-
stance-abuse issues, is “ob-
viously very wild and mis-
guided,” the source adds.
“Bobbi is scared the world
will label her just like her
mother.”
Bieber
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positively all the time. They’re
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she’s seen a lot of kids die. So in
her mind it’s like, “You won a
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That’s Effie’s attitude about
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sure of it. But they just won a
ticket to a great reality show.
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gimme.
8 p.m., NBC
‘Grey’s Anatomy’
DRAMA. Christina wants Owen
to spill all of the gory details
about his affair. As if “I cheated
on you” wasn’t already painful
enough?
9 p.m., ABC
‘Eagleheart’
COMEDY. Like a bizarro-world
Raylan Givens, U.S. Marshal
Chris Monsanto (Chris Elliott)
solves the crimes other law en-
forcement officers can’t (or
won’t) — like finding the
kidnapped King of the Hobos
and taking down a scat-singing
mob boss.
Season premiere, 11:59 p.m.,
Cartoon Network
‘Scandal’
DRAMA. The revelation of a D.C.
madam’s high-profile client list
puts the scandal in, well, “Scan-
dal” tonight.
10:01 p.m., ABC
‘American Idol’
REALITY. Host Ryan Seacrest’s
painfully dramatic delivery of
the losing contestant’s name
will once again stop the
hearts of the singers with the
lowest vote totals. Do you
think he’s required by law to
know CPR?
8 p.m., Fox
AMBER RAY
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Britta on “Community.”
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10 REASONS TO HIT THE MOVIES
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‘The Three Stooges’ The di-
rectors responsible for
“There’s Something About
Mary” offer a feature-length film
update to the slapstick antics of
Larry, Curly and Moe.
3
‘Lockout’ Guy Pearce stars as
an unfairly accused spy given
one chance at redemption. The
mission? Rescue the U.S. presi-
dent’s daughter, who is being
held in an outer-space prison
that has been overrun by
inmates.
4
‘American Reunion’ Seann
William Scott, Alyson Hanni-
gan and all those other actors
who didn’t have quite as much
post-“American Pie” success are
back for another installment.
5
‘Titanic’ 3-DFor the 100th an-
niversary of the “Titanic,”
James Cameron releases a 3-D
adaptation of his 1997 film.
6
‘Wrath of the Titans’ Sam
Worthington and Liam Nee-
son get all mythological on you
again in this sequel to “Clash of
the Titans.”
7
‘Mirror Mirror’ Tarsem Singh
puts his surrealistic spin on
the Snow White legend.
8
‘The Hunger Games’ Potter
and the sparkly vamps had
their time. Now, a postapoca-
lyptic teenage huntress takes
center stage as a volunteer in
her country’s annual Hunger
Games.
9
‘21 Jump Street’ Based on
the ’80s TV series, this one
stars Jonah Hill and Channing
Tatum as two less-than-slick po-
lice officers who go undercover
in an attempt to bust a high
school drug ring.
10
‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’
By now, you’d think we’d
be sick of seeing Jason Segel
play a shorts-wearing manchild
who lives in his mom’s basement.
And yet, we’re not at all.
1
‘The Cabin in the Woods’
The critically praised and
long-awaited Joss Whedon
horror film that is said to be
a “game-changer” finally
hits theaters after years of
delays. In the film, a bunch
of teenagers go camping in
said cabin in said woods.
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“I’m a geek,” he says with
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hen we read about
Jennifer Lopez and
her boyfriend
Casper Smart, we
can sense some disapproval. He
is often referred to as her boy
toy or dancer boyfriend. The
implication is that they are not
on the same level. If this is the
way the tabloids are handling
their coupling, you have to
wonder what her friends might
be saying to her. Are they con-
cerned this is a rebound rela-
tionship following her divorce
from Marc Anthony? Are they
telling her that Casper isn’t
good enough? Whether you are
in a relationship or just starting
one, everyone is going to have
an opinion — and typically it’s
that you are with the wrong
person. So who do you trust:
you or the people who think
they know what’s best for you?
What should you say to those
naysayers?
In JLo’s case, there is no
question that Casper hasn’t
achieved the professional suc-
cess she has. But does it matter?
The answer is: only if it bothers
her. It is important to know
when to go with what feels
right for you. This might be a
time in her life when she wants
to lighten the mood a little, or
maybe she likes the age differ-
ence. Or maybe he is much
more her equal than any of us
know from where we stand.
If you can be clear about
why you are with someone, it
will be much easier to deal
with the negative remarks that
might otherwise ignite your
doubts. Once you have that
clarity, you are equipped to
handle people’s criticisms
about your choice of partner.
Jennifer and Casper look
pretty happy in the pictures we
see. It’s hard to argue with
that.
Do you
know best
who’s right
for you?
Shrink Wrap
HEALTH.METRO.US
DR. JANE
GREER
Metro does not endorse the opinions of the
author, or any opinions expressed on its pages.
— Relationship expert Dr. Jane
Greer is the creator of “Shrink
Wrap” – national commentary
on what we can learn from
celebrity relationships – and host
of “Let’s Talk Sex” at
Healthylife.net. Her book, “What
About Me? Stop Selfishness From
Ruining Your Relationship,” is
available nationwide.
Silencing
the haters
Here is the strategy for what
to do when they disparage
your relationship. Begin by
asking what their specific
concerns are. Then, you can
respond by saying you are
aware of the possible prob-
lems and are dealing with
them. Or, if it is something
you have not considered, you
can listen and agree to give it
some thought. The goal is to
convey to them why your
partner is important in your
life and thank them for their
concern.
Only Casper and Jen know the dynamics of their relationship.
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Aries March 21-April 19. You won’t
be looking for a free lunch, though
your desire for material accumula-
tion will be quite strong. You’ll be
prepared to work for what you hope
to get, and that’s a good thing.
Taurus April 20-May 20. In addi-
tion to your flair for detail, you’ll
have another dimension that could
serve you well. It’ll be your ability to
see whatever is important to you in
its entirety.
Gemini May 21-June 20. It does
you no good to be overly anxious
about matters that affect your mate-
rial well-being. Just keep on top of
the things that make you a profit,
and you’ll be fine.
Cancer June 21-July 22. If you’re re-
quired to make a decision that
would affect others as well as your-
self, remain calm. Fortunately, your
judgment is exceptionally astute in
this current cycle.
LeoJuly 23-Aug. 22. Give it all
you’ve got, because your efforts will
not go unnoticed or unacknowl-
edged by persons who sit in judg-
ment of your work. Once you gain
their respect, you’ll become a fa-
vorite.
Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22. In case you
didn’t know, imitation is the sincer-
est form of flattery. You’re likely to
be surprised when someone whom
you thought disliked you starts to
copy your every move.
Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23. Something
in which you’re involved could start
to produce far more than you ever
thought possible. It’s time to take
another look at your endeavors.
Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22. Although
you are likely to be far more dy-
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a one-on-one basis, you should be
able to get along with just about
everybody at present.
Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21. Even
though your prospects look encour-
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come only from special efforts on
your part.
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can, hang out with persons you
know socially — they could prove
lucky. If you have any pressing
problems, they’ll be the ones to
help.
Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 19. It’s OK
to put trust in your faith, because
that’s what will get the job done. Be-
lieve in your creed, it won’t let you
down.
Pisces Feb. 20-March 20. Over the
next few days, two separate friends
could play enormously important
roles in your affairs. Each will help
you make a dynamic change in your
life in different ways.
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18 Concrete reinforcer
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24 Londoner’s brew
25 Husk
26 Book appendixes
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35 Trips around the sun
37 Lavish attention
38 Tomlin’s Edith __
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45 Feeling miffed
46 Baby shower gift
48 Facial feature
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51 Your, old-style
52 No longer in effect
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60 Helm position
61 Completely
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65 Napoleon’s fate
66 Lingerie buy
67 Back muscles
68 Cords of firewood
69 Plot inconsistency
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3 High desert of Asia
4 Treated unfairly
5 Even as we speak
6 Must-have
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8 Thunderbirds’ org.
9 Sombrero go-withs
10 Granted
11 Points of
convergence
12 With, to Maurice
13 Lipstick shades
21 Half a score
23 Slangy physique
26 Be of benefit
27 Reed or Summer
28 Small-time
29 Hawk’s refuge
30 Fridge coolant
31 Generator part
32 Video-game pioneer
33 Come clean
36 Midnight teller
42 “Fly II” and others
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44 Jots down
45 Chic
47 Winery cask
49 Quiet
52 Wonka’s creator
53 He directed Marlon
54 Matted wool
55 Roll down the
runway
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comics hero
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58 Go belly-up
59 Hunt and peck
62 Snapshot
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row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the
digits 1-9. There is no math involved.
You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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Solution to
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crossword
Voter fraud: Real,
or just a fraud?
RE: “ACTUALLY, VOTER FRAUD
ALIVE AND WELL”: I agree very
much with Mary Stone:
Every voter should have ID.
In fact, today every person
that’s legal should carry ID. I
don’t know what it is that
people have to fear, if you
are not doing anything
wrong. On another note, if
women would stop dressing
like ladies, men would stop
groping them. That’s not
sexy, and I know fashion.
BLANCA HERNANDEZ, VIA E-MAIL
Mary Stone forgot to tell us
that there is no universally
accepted definition of voter
fraud. She forgot to tell us
that voter fraud is widely be-
lieved to occur when an im-
poster physically shows up
at the polls and attempts to
vote, but this is extremely
rare. Ms. Stone also forgot to
tell us how difficult it is to
get an ID card when you
don’t have a birth certificate.
What else did she forget?
HERB WHREN, VIA E-MAIL
In wake of voter ID suits, how
hard is it to get an ID? Is it too
much to ask that you should
feel the pain of dealing with a
government you are voting
for? DAN HUBER, VIA E-MAIL
Mary Stone is a perfect exam-
ple of someone who believes
everything she reads on the
Internet. Half of the cases she
mentions have been
completely debunked. Voter
fraud is no more a factor in
our elections than it has ever
been. As a percentage, prose-
cutable cases of voter fraud
exist 0.0007 percent of the
time. This is well within the
margin of error in every elec-
tion. Voter ID laws remain
what they have always been
— a means to deny legal
Americans the right to vote.
JD DUCAS, VIA E-MAIL
Don’t trust Koch
plant on Obamacare
RE: “OBAMACARE COULD WORSEN
US DEBT?”: It’s a good thing
you put that question mark
in your headline for
“Obamacare” because the an-
swer is a resounding “No!”
The ACA will save the govern-
ment money by raising taxes
on the investment income of
the richest 2 percent and cut-
ting out corporate welfare in
excess Medicare Advantage
payments. Blahous is a Koch-
funded partisan at a Koch-
funded propaganda mill. He
used faulty assumptions and
bad math to create a right-
wing talking point. Sad to see
no one checked before pub-
lishing this false attack.
KEVIN DOWD, VIA E-MAIL
I’m deeply disappointed
Metro ran a story on the so-
called study conducted by
Charles Blahous. Blahous —
who as a Medicare trustee
tried to privatize the
program — deliberately ig-
nored both the savings and
new revenue Obamacare will
generate, which will
ultimately reduce the deficit.
Its a dishonest polemic, and
I’m at a loss why Metro wast-
ed space on it.
JOSEPH CONNELL, VIA E-MAIL
Speak truth to
power, Metro!
RE: “US PENDULUM TILTS TOWARD
SOCIALISM”: I find the respons-
es to Mr. McCloskey’s letter
quite disturbing. The New
World Order attack on our
country is verifiable in David
Rockefeller’s autobiography
“Memoirs.” Metro, keep up
the good work of publishing
letters despite the leftist
complaints!
FRANK ST GEORGE, VIA E-MAIL
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If at first, you don’t succeed
Those slow starts were
bound to catch up to the Fly-
ers eventually, right? Not yet.
The Orange and Black fell
behind 3-0 in the first period
— 2-0 in the first eight
minutes — but rallied once
again to win it in overtime, 4-
3. They have now faced two-
goal deficits in nine of their
last 13 games. “We struggled
all year with beginning of
games,” said Jake Voracek,
who tallied the game-winner.
“We came back and got a win
against them.”
2
Jekyll and Bryz
The biggest key to this se-
ries is Ilya Bryzgalov.
The off-again, on-again Fly-
ers goaltender was shaky in
the first period, allowing
three goals on 13 shots, then
turned it by blanking the Pens
on 25 straight shots. Some of
which were of the spectacular
variety. Also credit the penal-
ty-kill unit and the goalpost
for denying two big Penguins
chances that could have
blown the game wide open.
3
Danny Playoffs
No one knew whether Dan-
ny Briere was going to play
until yesterday’s morning
skate. Not only did he play
but returned to usual playoff
form.
Briere notched two goals
— the 43rd and 44th playoff
goals of his career — to keep
hope alive. He fooled the Pens
on a would-be line change on
the first, then pulled the Fly-
ers within one in the third on
a classic Briere goal. Seconds
later, he drew the penalty to
cause the power play that set-
up Brayden Schenn’s game-ty-
ing goal. Voracek won it just
2:23 into the overtime.
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Jordan
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HOU —A
2005 third-
round pick,
Schafer has
plus speed and an every-
day spot on top of the As-
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Hector Santiago, RP, CWS
—We thought that Matt
Thornton and Addison
Reed were the top options
for saves here, but manag-
er Robin Ventura has other
ideas. Santiago is the man.
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for J.J. Redick as starter.
He’s locked in now that
Hedo Turkoglu is out.
With that in mind, everyone
should step away from the
ledge. There’s no reason to
get too high or too low on
anyone. However, we’ll need
to make quick judgements on
guys that are off to fast starts:
Tight fastball
Jeff Samardzija was a tight
end for Notre Dame and then
a relief pitcher. Don’t be
scared. That 8 2/3 inning gem
he tossed last week was for
real. His stuff is nasty.
Wired for Omar
In the last five seasons, Omar
Infante hit a total of 22 home
runs. In the first five games of
this season, he smacked three
jacks. Without any speed to
speak of, we can confidently
leave Infante on waiver wires.
Hosmer, Homer
If you’ve slept on the Royals’
offense over the last few years,
you’ve missed value. And this
year will be no different. Eric
Hosmer is off to a piping-hot
start because he is one of the
best young hitters in the
game. Jump on board early
here, as Hosmer is still just 22
years old.
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one week old. If this
were football, it would
be just past halftime of
the first game.
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Carp’s time
Chris Carpenter continues
to undergo more testing on
his ailing throwing
shoulder. Until we see him
sustain health, Lance Lynn
needs to be owned.
There’s a good reason Eric
Hosmer is on fire to start
the season.
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