Sunday 02 June 2002
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 986 subscribers by my count. This is the fruit of some “recruiting” this week. Your help would be appreciated.
Don't forget: … …
Saturday, June 8 - ALUMNI SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING
The National Alumni
Council invites you to attend a general
meeting. For more information call: Ssive Sola,
(718) 862-7433 or
E-mail:ssive.sola@manhattan.edu
Monday, July 22 - Jasper Cup Yale Golf Course, New Haven, CT
call: Mike Remigino '92,
(860) 663-4206 or
Jim McKenna '91, (800)
822-2014.
July 29- August 2 - Manhattan College 20th Annual AP Workshops:
TEACHING OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Dr. Pamela Kerrigan 718-862-7209
pam.kerriga@manhattan.edu
Friday, August 2, 2002 - Capital District - Day at the Races
Someday, August 5 - Construction Open Golf Tournament Eastchester,
call Joe Van Etten at 212-280-0663
Monday, August 5 - Construction Industry Golf Open & Tennis Match
call Joe Van Etten
'57, (212) 280-0663
Thursday, August 15 - Monmouth Park Racetrack
Saturday, August 24 - Alumni/ae Soccer Games Gaelic
Park
call Tom Lindgren '78, (914) 948-5399
or
John Sanchez, (718) 862-7936
(women);
Bill Walsh (718) 862-7844 (men).
Thursday, September 5 - Washington DC Golf Outing
call Chuck Martin '63, at (703)
706-3130.
Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 22 Alumni Men's Retreat
call Joe Gunn '76, (718) 321-4907
or
Kevin Dolan '68, (718)
432-8714.
Monday, September 23, 2002 - 2nd O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic
call (718) 726-3153. <-
<- <- Corrected number!
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There will be a hiatus for two weeks while I go abroad on a business trip for the first week in July. There probably will be a backlog in material in the weeks following. I’ll try to keep the disruptions to a minimum.
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ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.
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The news after this comment.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27761
Dr. Laura Schlessinger
HIV-AIDS education: Is it truly prevention?
Posted: May 28, 2002
"The entire HIV-AIDS prevention landscape both national and international is littered with casualties of the political correctness wars. Is it really necessary to brainwash children into becoming new recruits?"
While I don't think the government should have any role in the choices we make, it certainly seems like the current drivel from DC and the UN favors one "religion" over another. The religion is "Secular Humanism", "Atheistic hedonism", or at the very least "Agnostic Indulgence". If one worships at these "churches", I, as a libertarian, say "Freedom". But, when the government endorses your religion, at the expense of others, libertarian me says "Stop"!
Now, I am "pro-choice" as long as we consistently make it "pro-choice" on everything.
We currently have "choice" on abortion. As long as you chose to allow it, have one, and treat it like a gift from God. No choice when the alternative is pro-life. (Even though this seems like a self-destructive ethic!)
We have "choice" as long as you "choose" to send children to the very expensive "government reeducation camps" called the public schools. There is a heavy price to pay for a religious alternative. And down right hostility by the government for home schoolers.
We have "choice" on guns as long as you choose not defend yourself. If you are part of the elite, then you have armed guards. Everyone else suffer, serf! (Seems like the American Revolution really heated up when the authorities went in force to seize colonial munitions at Lexington and Concord!)
We have "choice" on taxes as long as it is for bigger and bigger government that strains any Constitutional bounds. The tenth amendment not withstanding, today everything is a Federal problem.
We have "choice" on our elected leaders as long as they come from the "bigger Big Government" party or the "slightly smaller Big Government" party. No third parties need apply. In New Jersey, promise Initiative, referendum, and Recall, but never deliver.
I, for one, will try to honor our forefathers and live the American Dream. I hope all Jaspers will think about what is right in this very controversial issue and do what they think is right. I trust my fellow Jaspers and my fellow citizens much more than I do our government. If I can just steer my ship, then when I meet my maker I can truly say I have done my best. What more can anyone aspire to?
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
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CONTENTS
0 Formal
announcements
0 Messages from Headquarters (MC
Press Releases)
1 Jaspers publishing web pages
3 Jaspers found web-wise
0 Honors
0 Weddings
0 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
2 Obits
5 "Manhattan in
the news" stories
0 Resumes
2 Sports
10 Emails
[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]
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Brown, Durelle |
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Covino, Charles P. |
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Ill, Captain Frederick J. |
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1951 |
Helm, Robert |
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1953 |
Remigino, Lindy |
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1959 |
Antenucci, John E. |
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1961 |
Kennedy, Ed |
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1964 |
Baron, Bill |
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1965 |
Brancale, Frank |
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1966 |
Campisi, George Jasper |
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1968 |
Celeste, Salvatore L. |
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1971 |
Keenan, John |
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1974 |
Costantini, Dan |
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1974 |
O'Connor, John |
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1977 |
Burke, Ann |
Obit1
reporter |
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1978 |
Conlon, Cathy |
Obit1
mentioned |
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1983 |
Conlon, Timothy P. |
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1989 |
Knirsch – Blasl,
Dawn Marie |
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1990 |
Rodriguez, Orlando |
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1993 |
Bullock, Keith |
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1995 |
Birmingham, Brenton |
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1995 |
Marshall, Jamal |
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1996 |
Phoenix, Justin |
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1997 |
Bucero, Jeronimo |
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2002 |
Rizvi, Adeel Ahmed |
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MC Coach |
Brennan, Joseph |
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MC Fac |
Plaskow, Judith |
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1959 |
Antenucci, John E. |
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1964 |
Baron, Bill |
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1995 |
Birmingham, Brenton |
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1965 |
Brancale, Frank |
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MC Coach |
Brennan, Joseph |
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Brown, Durelle |
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1997 |
Bucero, Jeronimo |
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1993 |
Bullock, Keith |
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1977 |
Burke, Ann |
Obit1
reporter |
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1966 |
Campisi, George Jasper |
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1968 |
Celeste, Salvatore L. |
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1978 |
Conlon, Cathy |
Obit1
mentioned |
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1983 |
Conlon, Timothy P. |
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1974 |
Costantini, Dan |
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Covino, Charles P. |
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1951 |
Helm, Robert |
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Ill, Captain Frederick J. |
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1971 |
Keenan, John |
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1961 |
Kennedy, Ed |
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1989 |
Knirsch – Blasl,
Dawn Marie |
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1995 |
Marshall, Jamal |
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1974 |
O'Connor, John |
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1996 |
Phoenix, Justin |
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MC Fac |
Plaskow, Judith |
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1953 |
Remigino, Lindy |
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2002 |
Rizvi, Adeel Ahmed |
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Rodriguez, Orlando |
[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
Adeel Ahmed Rizvi's Website
I was born on Oct 9, 1980 in Karachi, Pakistan. My parents migrated to the US when I was 6 years old, to make a "better life." We bought a house and settled in Yonkers.
Manhattan College Computer Engineering
Sophomore, Class of 2002
Source: HotBot 228th
[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]
http://www.magnaplate.com/pdf/synergies6.pdf
“Doc” Covino is the founder and retired ceo of General Magnaplate, from their company newspaper.
[MCOLDB: ? ]
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Brennan.htm
Joseph Brennan
Enshrined: As a player on April 24, 1974
Born: November 15, 1900 in Brooklyn, NY
Died: May 10, 1989
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 175 pounds
High School: St. Augustine's Academy (Brooklyn, NY) (1915-19)
High School Highlights: Four-year letter winner Captain (1919)
College: None
Pro:
New York League Albany Senators (1920-21, 1922-24)
Pennsylvania League Plymouth Shawnees (1920-21)
Eastern League Trenton Royal Bengals II (1920-21)
EL Wilkes-Barre Barons I (1920-22)
Metropolitan League Brooklyn Dodgers (1921-23)
Interstate League Springfield Gunners (1921-23)
MET Brooklyn Visitations (1923-31, 1934-35)
IL Holyoke Reds (1921-22)
NY Troy Trojans II (1922-23)
NY Amsterdam Flashes (1922-23)
EL Philadelphia Jaspers, 1922-23
NY Gloversville Wonder Workers (1923-24)
Philadelphia League Philadelphia Kay (1924-25)
EL Philadelphia Cathedral (1924-25)
EL Philadelphia Cranes (1925-26)
MET Trenton Royal Bengals III (1925-26)
MET Paterson Crescents II (1927-28)
Pro Playing Highlights: Enjoyed a brilliant 17-year professional career in many of the game's upstart leagues. Topped the Metropolitan Basketball League in scoring (1922). Led the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Met League championships (1922, 1923). Led the all-Irish Brooklyn Visitations to the ABL championship (1929, 1931, 1935). A fast, smooth player who possessed an accurate shot with either hand
College Coaching:
College Coaching Highlights:
Manhattan College record: 80-7
St. Francis record: 96-46
Bio: "Poison Joe" went directly from high school to a brilliant 17-year professional career in many of the game's upstart leagues. Brennan joined the famous all-Irish Brooklyn Visitations in 1919 and became the team leader in their rise to basketball prominence. Brennan was the Metropolitan Basketball League's leading scorer in 1922, and led the Brooklyn Dodgers to the "Met" League championships in 1922 and 1923 and the Visitations to the ABL championship in 1929, 1931 and 1935. During an extraordinary career, Brennan was the ideal player. Any time that all-time teams were discussed, Brennan would be listed with the best in the game. Brennan was a fast, smooth player and an accurate shot with either hand.
[JR: An interesting find?]
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/publications/md00_p43.html
Captain
Ladder Company 2
Appointed to the FDNY on
Because there is a police station next door, the noise of sirens is not unusual on the busy midtown block that houses the quarters of Ladder Company 2. However, the constant wailing of the warning devices, coupled with the sounds of panicky civilians yelling at the firefighters awaiting roll call, interrupted Captain Frederick Ill as he was reviewing paperwork prior to the change of tours. Curiosity got the best of him and he proceeded to the street in front of the firehouse. Once there, he received numerous reports of a man who had been struck and now was trapped underneath a subway train in the station at the end of the block.
Although the condition of the man, Mr. Edgar Rivera, was reported to be fatal, protocol dictated that a full size-up be completed to determine his condition. Captain Ill, along with members of his forcible entry team, raced up the block and entered the station. As they arrived on the platform, they were informed that a victim was under the wheels of the third car and had suffered extremely grave injuries to his legs and lower torso.
Captain Ill immediately ordered that a backboard and medical supplies be brought down from the street. Additionally, following FDNY policy, he instructed that the power to the third rail be turned off.
Captain Ill shined his flashlight on Mr. Rivera's face and saw the man's eyes flicker and head move. Knowing that the victim had suffered a severe loss of blood, was in shock and had suffered traumatic amputation of his legs, there was no time to wait for confirmation that power had been shut off.
The captain dropped into the darkness between the train cars and crawled under the train until he reached Mr. Rivera. The victim was wedged between the outside wheels of the train car and the small space under the platform. With the assistance of a paramedic who had followed him, Captain Ill strapped Mr. Rivera to the backboard. He then dragged the backboard to a location where it could be maneuvered into a vertical position so that the victim could be raised to the platform.
Even though there is much more detail to the events of this incident, the significant fact remains that, in spite of the inherent risk of working in a dangerously close environment, without confirmation of power off, Captain Ill acted decisively by crawling under the train to rescue Mr. Rivera. Had action not been taken, it is doubtful that Mr. Rivera would have survived his injuries. His courage, skill and competence have earned him lasting recognition as the FDNY proudly honors Captain Frederick J. Ill, Jr., today.
There is a postscript to this story. Following the rescue and while he was recuperating, a bond of friendship was forged between Mr. Rivera and Captain Ill, as well as their respective families. From victim and rescuer, their new relationship as friends serves as a lasting testament in tribute to the events of April 28, 1999.—BDG Despite meeting at the most tragic of circumstances, rescuer and rescuee (Captain Fred Ill and Edgar Rivera) have developed a strong friendship.
photo by FF John Leavy
[JR: I just am continually amazed a the great things our fellow alums do that we never hear of. I hope when our turns come that we can do as well.]
Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.
From: Ann Burke [1977]
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 03:16:08 (GMT)
Subject: Legacy.com Notice
John - Tim Conlon '83 died this week at the age of 42. His sister Cathy '78 is a dear friend of mine. As stated in his obit, Timmy will best be remembered for his "zany, carefree love of life, his infectious laugh and his totally exuberant optimism". Hard to believe that someone so alive is no longer with us. Hope I can report some happy news one of these days. Ann Burke '77
Please visit the Notice and sign the Guest Book for Timothy P. Conlon.
http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?Id=LS00340874X
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Copyright 2002 The Hartford Courant Company
THE HARTFORD COURANT
May 23, 2002 Thursday, STATEWIDE
SECTION: CONNECTICUT; Pg. B10
HEADLINE: CONLON, TIMOTHY P.
CONLON, Timothy P.
Timothy P. Conlon, 42, of West Hartford, died Wednesday, (May 22, 2002) after a brief illness. Born in Hartford, he was the beloved son of Joan M. Conlon of Naples, FL and the late Ralph T. Conlon, Jr. Tim also leaves his grieving brothers, sisters and their families; Cathleen Conlon of Pompano Beach, FL, Ralph T. Conlon III his wife Valerie and their children, Erin, Tommy and Brian of Greenwich; Eileen Scott and her children, Megen, Sarah and Kelsey of Bristol, RI; Mary Alice "Missy" Dannhauser, her husband, Eric and their children, Morgan, Brenna and Callie of West Hartford; Terrance Conlon his wife, Dawn and their children, Brittney, Wayne, Kyle and Victoria of West Hartford. Tim's Involvements have been numerous with St. Thomas the Apostle, Northwest Catholic High School Alumnae, Manhattan College Alumnae, the West Hartford Republican Party, the Greater Hartford Canon GHO Jaycees and Irish American activities. Tim can best be remembered for his zany, carefree love of life, his infectious laugh and his totally exuberant optimism. But most of all, his deepest love of family and friends. His funeral is Saturday 9 a.m. from the Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford followed by at 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 872 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. Calling hours are Friday from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations, can be sent in remembrances of Timothy P. Conlon, Northwest Catholic High School Annual Fund, 29 Wampanoag Drive, West Hartford 06117. The Conlon family would like to sincerely thank Patricia Maloy and Charles Basil for their understanding, support and care they extended to Tim during his illness.
LOAD-DATE: May 24, 2002
From: DGH
Subject: George Jasper, Campisi Physicist, 57
Newsgroups: alt.obituaries
Date: 2002-05-16 11:17:41 PST
George Jasper Campisi, 57, a physicist who did research into semiconductor devices and who had been a program manager since 1995 for the Office of Naval Research, died of kidney cancer April 28, 2002, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia.
In his most recent assignment, he managed a program for the Defense Nuclear Agency of research and development of radiation hardening, used to shield electronic and aerospace systems from cosmic rays and other radiation.
He also was head of a Defense Department electronic integration technology assessment subgroup. Previously, he had done research in semiconductors and integrated circuits in the electronics science and technology division of the Naval Research Laboratory and in its surface physics branch.
He was part of the team that "demonstrated the first vacuum microelectronic field emission triode device for vacuum integrated circuits," an NRL official said. In addition to other research, he worked on the fabrication of reliable X-ray masks.
Dr. Campisi was a native of the Bronx, New York, and a graduate of Manhattan College. He received a master's degree and doctorate, both in physics, from Pennsylvania State University.
He was a research metallurgist at Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University and worked for Fairchild Advanced Research and Development in Palo Alto, Californnia, before moving to the Washington area in 1983 to work for BK Dynamics in Rockville, Maryland.
He wrote for technical journals and received honors that included a Special Act Award and two Invention Disclosure Awards from NRL.
His interests included backbacking, photography and sailing.
[JR: This was reported two weeks ago. It was posted again on the net. Interesting. One can only speculate why?]
[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]
Copyright 2002 The Hearst Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
May 28, 2002 Tuesday 4 EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. F5
HEADLINE: Troy High graduate wins historians' scholarship
<extraneous deleted>
Nicole McGrath of Troy was inducted into the Upsilon Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society for liberal arts colleges, at Manhattan College.
<extraneous deleted>
-- Compiled by Adrienne Freeman
LOAD-DATE: May 29, 2002
[JR: No this is not a mistake. I too had originally classified it as “sports”. I reclassified it knowing that many don’t read the “sports”. This is an accolade to an alum who steered a good man to the College. And a summary of his accomplishments after going there. We all can make a difference. Read it. I hope you find it as motivating as I did.]
May 23, 2002 Thursday, 7 SPORTS FINAL
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. C1
HEADLINE: TRACK RICHER FOR HAVING BARON; COACH STARTS FAMILY TRADITION; SCHOOL
ZONE A WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL FEATURE
BYLINE: ROBERTO GONZALEZ; Courant Staff Writer
Two years ago, Bill Baron was drifting in and out of consciousness, recovering from quadruple bypass surgery. His only concern was how his athletes had performed at the New England indoor track meet in Boston that day.
"At one point he looked at the clock and said, 'Oh, they didn't run yet,"' his wife Marie said. "Then he went back to sleep. Somehow, he knew. That was the only thing on his mind. He never missed a beat. He knew the whole schedule. I couldn't believe it. It's his whole life." Even from his hospital bed, he was concerned about his athletes. Did they do their workouts? Did they get to the meet OK? Who was driving them?
This doesn't surprise people who know Baron. For more than three decades, mostly at East Hartford High School, Baron, 59, has been dedicated to the sport he loves. Others have noticed.
He has been the Connecticut High School Coaches Association coach of the year in cross country (1980), boys track (1977) and indoor track (1994). He was the National High School Athletics Coaches Association coach of the year in 1988.
He has had four state championship teams -- two indoor, one outdoor and one in cross country. His athletes have a total of 14 state records in indoor and outdoor track, and three New England records. He has had athletes ranked No.1 in the nation, including former East Hartford sprinter Shelldon Simpson in the 55 meters in 2000.
Simpson will attend Nebraska on a track scholarship in the fall after two years at Barton Community College in Kansas.
"He understands his athletes," Simpson said. "He made sure I got a good education before anything else. He taught me track is part of life, and you're going to have your ups and downs."
Baron has also served on various track and cross country committees and has been the meet director for CIAC championships in cross country and track.
Coaching has become a family business. This spring, Baron joined his wife at East Catholic-Manchester, where they coach the boys and girls track team together with assistant Ed Sucich. Marie Baron has been coaching at East Catholic the past seven years.
Bill had retired from teaching at East Hartford, and the numbers in the track program were declining. He said he didn't have the energy to actively recruit runners at the school and it would be better if someone else stepped in.
That person was his daughter, Linda, who now coaches the East Hartford boys track team. Michelle Sheatsley coaches the girls.
"He was frustrated," Marie said. "His doctor doesn't like frustration. Bill wanted to get the kids out. He kept blaming himself."
Linda Baron, 28, teaches sixth grade in East Hartford and was a runner at South Windsor High and Marist College.
"She started following me around at track and cross country meets when she was 4," Bill said. "She went through high school and kept up the interest in it. It's a great reward to see her involved in it, especially at East Hartford."
Linda said it's only natural.
"It's been my lifestyle," she said. "I've always been around it."
Marie and Bill's son Michael, 27, was a good baseball player in college and high school. Though he doesn't coach track, you can still see him helping out during the state meets.
Where It All Started
Marie and Bill have been married 31 years. They were in the same homeroom at East Hartford High, from which they graduated in 1960.
Bill excelled as a runner in high school.
"They would always announce Bill Baron this and Bill Baron that on the P.A.," Marie said with a laugh. "But he was always very shy and very modest."
Dick Brimley, a former girls track coach at East Hartford High, also has known Baron since high school.
"He was a very good runner," Brimley said. "And very tiny. If he weighed 85 pounds back then, that was a lot. He had a very small body frame, but a really big heart."
Former Hartford Public coach Lindy Remigino remembers Baron winning the Greater Hartford cross country meet at Keney Park in 1959. He set a record with a time of 12:46 for 2.5 miles. Remigino was so impressed he helped Baron get a scholarship at his alma mater, Manhattan College.
Baron studied economics at Manhattan and landed a teaching job at Ridgefield High School. He hadn't planned to coach, but there was a vacancy. In his first year, 1965, Ridgefield won the Class M boys cross country title and was the runner-up in indoor track.
After two years at Ridgefield, Baron took a teaching and coaching position at East Hartford. He began coaching track and cross country in 1967.
Marie attributes her success at East Catholic, where she has had numerous individual state champions, to her husband's guidance. It was his idea for her to coach track at East Catholic, Marie said.
Marie had played softball and basketball, but didn't know much about track. A track coaching job opened up at East Catholic and one night during dinner, Bill suggested, "Why don't you do it?"
"I looked at him as if he had two heads," said Marie, 60. "He said, 'I'll tell you what to do.' He guided me through it. This was all new to me. He was great."
Bill says Marie is being too modest.
"She is very organized," he said. "She plans very well and has a competitive nature. She watched what I was doing and listened to me talk about it all these years, and she picked it up. She has done a great job."
Overcoming A Hurdle
One night in February 2000, Marie awoke to see Bill sitting at the edge of the bed, holding his stomach. He told her it was probably heartburn from the pizza they had at dinner and not to worry. Then he had pain in one arm and in his back, under his left shoulder blade.
"Alarm bells went off in my head," Marie said. "I knew if I called an ambulance, he'd get teed off and I had to figure a way to get him to the hospital."
Said Bill: "That would be my stubborn side. But deep down, I knew she was right and something was wrong."
Marie convinced Bill to get into the car, and she drove him to the hospital. All five arteries to his heart were blocked, varying from 30 percent to 70 percent. The cardiologist told Marie she had brought him in just in time.
Bill, who is also a diabetic, said his father had heart problems.
"It kind of makes you sit back and reassess things," he said.
His family tried to keep him away from stressful situations when he returned to coaching that spring. Baron was a meet official at the Hartford Public Invitational in May 2000 and an irate coach was making his way toward him. Linda came to the rescue.
"She stepped right in front of the coach and said, 'You're not going to do that,"' Marie said.
Bill had a setback the following September, when two of the grafts in his heart closed. They were repaired and he was given a defibrillator to maintain his heart rhythm.
Though he has changed his diet and lifestyle, his dedication to coaching remains.
"I really enjoy coaching kids and watching someone do well after they put the effort in," Bill said. "Watching them be successful is my reward."
GRAPHIC: Photos: (1 color), mug; BARON
LOAD-DATE: May 23, 2002
From: Weekly News Update (wnu@igc.org)
Subject: CREED NY Calendar #361-1, 5/25/02
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Date: 2002-05-25 18:46:02 PST
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Number 361 CREED NY CALENDAR May 25, 2002
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The CREED NY Calendar is a weekly listing of events of interest for NYC activists; it is compiled by CREED (Campaign for Real, Equitable Economic Development, a coalition of local solidarity groups), which does not necessarily endorse listed events. Send listings and corrections to: CREED, 339 Lafayette St, NY, NY 10012, fax 212-674-9139, email <nicadlw@earthlink.net> (plain text only); for info, call 212-674-9499. New or updated information is marked **. The calendar is also available at
http://home.earthlink.net/~nicadlw/creedcal.html
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CONTENTS
Events: {1} Ongoing; {2} Regular. Selected Resources: {3} Tours and Delegations; {4} Classes; {5} Calendars & Event Listings; {6} Books & Videos; {7} Radio & TV; {8} Other Resources.
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6/15 SAT-6/19 WED - Fellowship of Reconciliation USA Conference: "The Power of Nonviolence: Exploring Alternatives." Mairead Maguire (Founder of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement & recipient of 1976 Nobel Peace Prize), Amber Amundson (whose husband Craig died in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon), Rev James Lawson (co-worker w/Martin Luther King, Jr), Bruce Gagnon (Co-ordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space), Dr Hildegard Goss-Mayr (Honorary President Int'l Fellowship of Reconciliaton), Javier Sanchez (leader of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado in war zone in northern Colombia), folksingers Tom Chapin & Pete Seeger, British Blues Diva Dana Gillespie. At Manhattan College, Riverdale. Register online at http://www.forusa.org or call Susheilla Mehta, 845-358-4601 x27, or Kate Brennan, 718-786-2413, <conference@forusa.org>.
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Weekly News Update on the Americas * Nicaragua Solidarity Network of NY 339 Lafayette
St, New York, NY 10012 * 212-674-9499 fax: 212-674-9139
http://home.earthlink.net/~nicadlw/wnuhome.html *
wnu@igc.apc.org
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Manhattan College (USA-MAAC)
Former players / Current Roster
Name
CM Pos Bo NAT Fr To Last Playing Team
Birmingham Brenton 195 G 73 USA-ISL 00 02 Njardvik
(ISL)
Brown Durelle
201 F 79 USA 02 02 Bravos (VEN)
Bucero Jeronimo 197 F
73 ESP 00 02 Oliveirense
(POR)
Bullock Keith 199 F 72 USA 00
01 Beauvais (FRA)
Marshall Jamal 208 C 71 USA 01
02 Ahilleas Agrou
(CYP)
Phoenix Justin 203 C/F 73 USA 01 02 Sheffield Sharks (ENG)
http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/current/
Judith Plaskow
Manhattan College
Religious Studies
http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/current/2002/plaskow.html
2001-2002 Radcliffe Institute
Fellows
Judith Plaskow
Religious Studies
Manhattan College
Just Sex: Judaism, Sexuality, and American Culture
Photo by Tony Rinaldo
Judith Plaskow is a Jewish feminist theologian and a professor of religious studies at Manhattan College. In addition to cofounding the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, she has written and edited several significant books in the field, including one of the first feminist dissertations in religious studies, Sex, Sin, and Grace: Women's Experience and the Theologies of Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich (University Press of America: 1980). Plaskow also wrote the first full-length Jewish feminist theology, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective (Harper & Row: 1990).
As a Radcliffe Institute fellow, Plaskow will work on a progressive, constructive sexual ethics and theology written from a Jewish feminist perspective. The book, tentatively titled "Just Sex: Judaism, Sexuality, and American Culture," will place issues of interpersonal ethics in the broader context of the contradictions surrounding sexuality in Jewish tradition and US society. In it, she will explore the relationship between traditional sexual values and larger patterns of religious and social inequality, and between a just and life-enhancing interpersonal ethic and broader social change.
Plaskow received her MPhil and her PhD from Yale University. An active member of the American Academy of Religion for thirty years, Plaskow served in the 1990s as that organization's president. She was a Bunting fellow at Radcliffe in 1986.
[JR: This demonstrates that “Jaspers” can be of all faiths and sexes and degrees. She’s Jasper faculty so has a great influence in our formation. The Jasper mantle covers anyone with a connection. With so much in common, one wonders why all people of conscience can’t get along better and make even bigger strides together.]
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Reported on the Manhattan Athletics’ site
May 30, 2002
JAMES AMANDOLA NAMED TO 2002 NORTH/SOUTH ALL-STAR TEAM
RIVERDALE, NY - Manhattan senior men's lacrosse goalie James Amandola (Medford, NY) has been selected to compete in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's (USILA) North/South All-Star game to be played on Saturday, June 8th, at 3:00 PM at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. The annual event honors the top graduating Division I seniors in the country. Amandola will be one of two goalies representing the North squad.
Amandola backstopped Manhattan to the third-best scoring defense in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (9.50 goals per game), helping lead the Jaspers to their first-ever regular season championship. Amandola, a MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, led the nation with a .683 save percentage and ranked seventh in the nation with a 7.40 goals against average. He was also named the MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the goalkeeper on the All-MAAC First Team and the MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The Manhattan men's lacrosse team finished with an 11-6 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 mark in the MAAC. The Jaspers also won the program's first-ever MAAC Championship and earned the MAAC's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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May 29, 2002
FREEMAN EARNS SIXTH ALL-AMERICAN HONOR
Head Coach Dan Mecca Trains His 20th All-American
BATON ROUGE, LA - Manhattan College track and field weight thrower Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) earned his sixth All-American honor today after placing fifth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Baton Rouge, LA.
Freeman threw a seasonal best 67.95m (222'11 ¾"). Last year, he placed seventh with a mark of 67.38m.
This accomplishment also marked the 20th All-American athlete head coach Dan Mecca has trained at Manhattan.
Freeman will return to action on June 21st when he competes at the USA Track & Field Championships held at Stanford University. His brother, Michael Freeman (East Greenwich, RI), who will join the Jaspers in the fall will also compete in the hammer throw at Stanford in the Junior National USA Track & Field Championships.
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May 29, 2002
Five Coaches Selected As Court Coaches For 2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior
National Team Trials
COLORADO SPRINGS, COL. -- NCAA collegiate head coaches Bobby Gonzalez of Manhattan College (N.Y.) and Robert McCullum from Western Michigan University, NAIA head mentor John Moore from Westmont College (Calif.), NJCAA head coach Mark Nelson from Wabash Valley College (Ill.) and University of Oregon assistant coach Scott Duncan have been selected court coaches for the 2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Trials. The selections were made by the USA Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee that is chaired by Terry Holland, University of Virginia athletic director emeritus.
"Our court coaches represent the life-blood of the trials process - they are the 'hands-on' teachers on the courts and they also stay in the dorms and eat their meals with our trials participants," said Holland. "These coaches represent a cross-section of outstanding intercollegiate basketball coaches - NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA and junior college. Serving as a court coach has proved to be the important first step to serving as a coach for one of the teams representing the United States and/or serving on the selection committee itself."
The five will serve as court coaches during the 2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Trials that will be held May 31-June 2 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Trials court coaching staff is responsible for conducting drills, coaching scrimmages and working with players who will be vying for spots on the USA team.
The first Trials session will be held on Friday, May 31 from 4:30-7:00 p.m. (All times are MDT), with two sessions, 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m., scheduled for Saturday, June 1, and one final practice session to be conducted 8:30-10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 2.
The 2002 Trials will feature approximately 35 of the nations top 18-year-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1984) players and will be used to select finalists for the 2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team. The final 12-member USA team will be named during the team's training camp which will be held on dates and at sites to be determined.
The USA junior squad will compete July 24-28 in Venezuela at the 2002 COPABA (Confederation of Pan American Basketball Associations) Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament. Featuring eight teams from North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean, the United States will attempt to earn one of the Americas Zone's four qualifying spots for next year's 2003 FIBA Junior World Championship that will be held in Malaysia (city and dates TBD).
University of Oregon mentor Ernie Kent will serve as head coach of the 2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, and will be assisted by Bob McKillop of Davidson College (N.C.) and Gary Waters of Rutgers University (N.J.).
The USA Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee, in addition to chair Holland, consists of: NCAA appointees Jim Boeheim (head coach, Syracuse University, N.Y.); Rob Evans (head coach, Arizona State University); Jim O'Brien (head coach, Ohio State University) and Tubby Smith (head coach, University of Kentucky); NABC appointee Oliver Purnell (head coach, University of Dayton, Ohio); NAIA appointee Ralph Turner (head coach, Union University, Tenn.); NJCAA appointee Dan Sparks (head coach, Vincennes University, Ind.), and athlete representatives Steve Wojciechowski (1995 Junior World Championship team / assistant coach, Duke University, N.C.) and A.J. Wynder (1995 Pan American Games team / head coach, Nassau Community College, N.Y.).
2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Trials
Coaching Staffs
2002 USA Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Ernie Kent, University of Oregon
Assistant Coach: Bob McKillop, Davidson College
(N.C.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Waters, Rutgers University (N.J.)
2002 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Trials Court Coaches:
Scott Duncan, University of Oregon
Bobby Gonzalez, Manhattan College (N.Y.)
Robert McCullum, Western Michigan University
John Moore, Westmont College (Calif.)
Mark Nelson, Wabash Valley College (Ill.)
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May 23, 2002
THREE BASEBALL PLAYERS NAMED TO MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
EDISON, NJ - Sophomores Matt Cucurullo (Valhalla, NY), Nick Carbone (Litchfield, CT) and Josh Greco (Kensington, CT) were named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, conference officials announced today. Players must have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA to make the All-Academic Team.
Cucurullo, a business major, had a breakout sophomore year as the team's starting centerfielder. Cucurullo finished second on the team with a .370 batting average and, with 68 basehits this season, tied the school record for hits in a single season. For the majority of the year, Cucurullo was also ranked among the nation's best in stolen bases and finished with 25 for the season, setting a new school record. Cucurullo finished fourth on the team with 36 RBI and had a slugging percentage of .462.
Also a business major, Greco was Manhattan's starting catcher and part-time designated hitter. He hit .325 with one homerun and 37 RBI, third-most on the team. Greco finished second on the team with 14 doubles and was fourth on the team with 64 basehits. Greco posted a .970 fielding percentage and had 19 multi-hit games.
A secondary education major, Carbone was a reserve in 10 games with one start. He drew two walks and scored a run in a pinch-hitting role.
Manhattan finished the 2002 season with a 32-19 overall record and 16-11 MAAC record.
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May 23, 2002
STEVE TRIMPER NAMED MAAC BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Gaskin Named MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year
EDISON, NJ - Head baseball coach Steve Trimper was named 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and freshman firstbaseman Chris Gaskin (Rego Park, NY) was named MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year, conference officials announced at the MAAC Baseball Tournament Banquet this afternoon. In addition, Gaskin along with senior rightfielder/pitcher Wendell Anderson (East Hartford, CT), sophomore centerfielder Matt Cucurullo (Valhalla, NY) and junior pitcher Ryan Darcy (Levittown, NY) were named to the All-MAAC First Team.
Trimper, in his fourth season with Manhattan, guided the Jaspers to an overall record of 32-19 and a 16-11 league mark. The 32 victories tied the school record for wins in a single season, set in the program's inaugural year (1903). Manhattan missed the playoffs by one game, but finished with the most MAAC victories in school history. Under Trimper's direction, Manhattan has won at least 20 games each of the last four years.
Gaskin, who shared the Rookie of the Year honor with LeMoyne's Mike Lewis, was a starter at first base in all 51 games for the Jaspers, batting .326 with three homeruns and 38 RBI. Also an excellent defensive player, Gaskin owned a .986 fielding percentage at first. Gaskin, who earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on April 2, had 19 multi-hit games and posted a .453 slugging percentage.
Anderson was a four-year standout for the Jaspers, and will leave Manhattan as one of the greatest hitters in the history of the program. On May 17, Wendell broke the school's all-time hit record, and finished his career with 201 career hits. He also holds school records in homeruns, triples, runs and RBI. He led the team this year in batting with a .385 average with six homeruns and 42 RBI. Anderson has also compiled a record of 6-3 on the mound, and was third on the team with 70 strikeouts. Like Gaskin, Anderson was a starter in all 51 games this season.
Cucurullo had a breakout year as a sophomore and finished second on the team with a .370 batting average. With 68 basehits this season, Cucurullo tied the school record for hits in a single season, set in 2000. For the majority of the year, Cucurullo was also ranked among the nation's best in stolen bases and finished with 25 for the season, setting a new school record. Cucurullo finished fourth on the team with 36 RBI and had a slugging percentage of .462.
Darcy was the Jaspers' ace on the mound this season, posting a record of 8-5 with a 3.71 ERA. Over 106.2 innings pitched, Darcy posted 79 strikeouts while only walking 24. The MAAC Pitcher of the Week on May 6, Darcy threw five complete games and held the opposition to a .263 batting average.
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May 23, 2002
SPRING AND AHLEN NAMED TO VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT I FIRST TEAM
BRONX, NY - Junior Matthew Spring (Marcy, NY) and sophomore Magnus Ahlen (Karlstad, Sweden) were named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District I First Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America as announced today by CoSida Officials.
Spring, who is majoring in political science, was selected after accumulating a 3.90 grade point average and for his outstanding performance on the men's cross country and track & field teams. During the 2002 season, Spring was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's 2002 Outdoor Most Outstanding Men's Performer for Track after setting a new MAAC record in the 1500m with a time of 3:50.99. He also placed third in both the 800m (1:56.11) and in the 5000m (15:07.99) at the championships. At the IC4A Outdoor championships, Spring earned All-East honors after placing seventh in the 5000m with a time of 14:23.04.
Ahlen was also selected to the first team after accumulating a 3.917 GPA and for excelling on the field. The engineering major set a new MAAC indoor record in the long jump with a first place leap of 7.48m and placed second in the 55m dash in 6.64 seconds. At the MAAC Outdoor Championships, he placed fourth in both the high jump with a leap of 1.80m and in the triple jump with a mark of 13.36m and finished sixth in the javelin throw with a mark 49.47m.
To be selected to the Verizon Academic Teams, the nominee must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale). They must have reached sophomore athletics and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. Nominated athletes must have also participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games or meets. Spring and Magnus will now be forwarded on to the national ballot.
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May 23, 2002
CERASI NAMED TO VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT I SECOND TEAM
JAMAICA, NY - Senior Kristen Cerasi (Eastchester, NY) was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District I Second Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America as announced yesterday by CoSida Officials.
The physical therapy major was selected after accumulating a 3.595 grade point average and for her outstanding performance on the women's cross country and track & field teams. During the 2002 season, Cerasi set a new school record in the indoor 1500m (4:38.18) and set a new Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference record in the outdoor 3000m (10:17.58). She was also named MAAC's Most Outstanding Female Performer for Track in both indoor and outdoor seasons.
To be selected to the Verizon Academic Teams, the nominee must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative gpa (on a 4.0 scale). They must have reached sophomore athletics and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. Nominated athletes must have also participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games or meets.
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Copyright 2002 Providence Publications, LLC
The Providence Journal-Bulletin (Providence, RI)
May 28, 2002, Tuesday All Editions
SECTION: Sports; Pg. D-06
HEADLINE: COLLEGE NOTES - Area track-and-field stars head to La. for NCAAs
BYLINE: MIKE SZOSTAK
Seven athletes with local connections are in Baton Rouge, La., this week for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
A pair of Bishop Hendricken alums, Jacob Freeman of Manhattan College and Josh McCaughey of Princeton, and a Classical grad, Vin Tortorella of Northeastern, qualified for the hammer.
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Mike Szostak can be reached at mszostak@projo.com
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Copyright 2002 The Hearst Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
May 26, 2002 Sunday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. D9
HEADLINE: Shen focus on game, not fame; Highly
regarded team rides Bronder's 2-hitter to semifinals
BYLINE: Dan Howley; Staff Writer;
DATELINE: COLONIE
At times this spring being ranked as high as No. 17 in the country has exacted a toll on the Shenendehowa High baseball team. But after Shen ace Steve Bronder fired a two-hitter Saturday in a 1-0 Class A quarterfinal victory over Shaker High, the Plainsmen appeared to be breathing easier.
The game's only run came in the top of the second inning when Tyler Zeranda ripped a two-out base hit to left-center scoring Tony Scarpace who had reached base on an error. "I hit a fastball that just got through," said Zeranda, who plays second base. "I just tried to get the ball in play to give Steve a lead. We wanted to get some more runs, but it ended up holding up."
Shen coach Jim Carrese said being ranked nationally has been an honor that backfired.
"That's been a gorilla on their backs all year," said Carrese, whose team vaulted into the national picture after winning a preseason tournament in Maryland against some of the top teams in the East. "You wouldn't believe the nastiness and grief thrown at these kids because of it."
But Saturday's win over Shaker (16-6-1), coupled with Thursday's 7-2 first-round victory over Amsterdam High, appears to have turned things around, Carrese said. "I think our confidence has been restored," he said.
Shen (18-5) advances to the Class A semifinals against Schenectady (20-1) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Edsall Walker Field at Bleecker Stadium. The other Class A semifinal, between Colonie High (12-10-1) and CBA (16-7), is at 4 p.m. that day on the same Albany field.
Carrese said Bronder, who struggled early in the win over Amsterdam, rose to the occasion. "He came back, adjusted to the mound and had the performance of his life," he said.
Bronder, a 6-foot-1 right-hander who will play for Manhattan College next year, struck out seven and walked three. He credited his pitching coach, Wayne Jones, and his catcher, Shawn Ensel, and said his team was more relaxed.
"It's been a lot harder with the ranking," Bronder said. "Today we just relaxed and played our game. Everyone tried to forget it. That's all we talked about. Now we have more confidence. We are relaxed and know it takes nothing more than playing our game."
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From: John Keenan [1971]
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 20:17:35 EDT
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Sounds good. Sign me up.
John Keenan
[JR: Done.]
From: Dan Costantini
Subject: Re: This week's issue is at 20020512
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 22:19:18 -0400
Please tell John O'Connor that Col Dan Costantini is on this site and sends him regards as one of his old ROTC class mates. I am still on active duty and work at 9AF/USCENTAF headquarter. Thanks
Col Dan Costantini 74 BEE
[JR: You’ve told him yourself. And, a special thanks, to you and all our fellow Jaspers serving our country, as well as, all the people who work so hard to protect us every day. Please don’t take my “big government” comments as aimed at you all. They are aimed at some of the people who do bonehead things in the hierarchy. And of course, the hierarchy itself when it isn’t serving the people’s interest. I liken it to that one decision to have tank “training” without gasoline. Some times the examples are just too funny. But, that shouldn’t detract that I consider this stuff deadly serious. In my business, resources are always scarce and people are always trying to do the right thing. I wish we saw the same level of effort from our leaders and the bureaucrats.]
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 23:56:19 -0400
Subject: jasper jottings
From: Ed Kennedy [1961]
Hi - Thanks for including me in the emailing. Please continue.
[JR: Thanks for taking it. Welcome. Feel free to contribute news and recruit our fellow alums.]
From:
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 09:59:56 EDT
Subject: Re: This week's issue at
Please remove me from the newsletter. Thank you..
[JR: Done]
From: Orlando Rodriguez [1990]
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 12:59:51 -0400
Would love to here about Manhattan and the goings on.
[JR: Well it all depends upon all of us “reporting” what we “hear”. And, of course what the mechanical searches pull off the net. And most of all, our dedicated staff of “old hands” that recognize names without the text string “Manhattan College” in the text that I need.]
From: Antenucci, John E. [1959]
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 21:57:22 EDT
Subject: Re: This week's issue at
John, I enjoyed your response. I hope you never tire of your special ministry to all Manhattan Graduates.
John E.
[JR: Well, I’d call this thing here a lot of things but a “ministry”? I’m just a collector; I don’t even go out and “get” the news first-hand. The time spent doing it is penance for all the goofing off I did in College. ;-) I am actively seeking a replacement for when I give up the ghost. As I said last week, people like to leave a legacy. And then there is the slimmest possibility that the College would see the value of doing this. Nah.]
From: Salvatore L. Celeste
[1968]
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 15:47:08 +0200
Thanks for the invitation but I am already on the list and look forward to receiving your update weekly. Since I have lived in Italy for the last 33 years, it helps me keep in contact. I really appreciate what you are doing.
Regards from your classmate,
Sal
[JR: Sorry for the duplication. I do screen the list but, well, it’s clerical and messy. I try an send invites to everyone I think I can reach. I think I am doing better job of screening since yours was the first one I received in a while. I usually am tripped up by redirectors and work / home combinations. Glad you like the “product” which is pretty good considering the near zero budget.]
From: Dawn Marie Knirsch - Blasl (1989)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 13:37:54 EDT
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Hi join me in. I graduated Manhattan in 1989! Loved the place - now I am a Middle school Principal. My name is Dawn Marie Knirsch - Blasl married.
Keep me posted! Have a nice day!
[JR: I'd be happy to add you. We're knocking up on a thousand Jaspers on the email distribution. So, if you think any of your fellow Jaspers would be interested please send me their email address and I will invite them. (ONCE, if I can all help it, I hate SPAM and about 30% of my email box's traffic promises to help me lose weight, become rich quick, and various other types of offers!) Please pass along any news you'd care to share with a thousand or so of your closest mates.]
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 17:21:35 -0400
From: Robert Helm [1951]
Subject: RE: This week's issue at
Good Afternoon, John:
1. I read JJ on Friday/Saturday early AM and agreed with you. Then, I read Saturday's NYT where on page A10, the FBI Counsel for the Midwest blows the whistle on the Feebee Stupidvisor who "edited" the request for a warrant until even a dumb judge - and we have many of those - couldn't sign it. I wonder which 'staff jag' was responsible. The lady knows but didn't mention its name.
2. My machine hiccupped again. Now my tab key doesn't want to obey. My next question to you is...3 years at NSA? Why not 20? My full title, which our illustrious Alumni Society hasn't gotten correct yet, is: LCDR Robert A. Helm USNR (RET) (1635).
Robert A. Helm
[JR: <1> I don’t understand why it was “edited” at all? Isn’t the application for a warrant an affidavit sworn to by the agent as the facts supporting the warrant being issues? Why would “facts” need editing? <2> Skip the tabs anyway it doesn’t display correctly of different platforms anyway. <3> They wouldn’t match what I was going to get by going back to AT&T. Otherwise, I’d have been a mid-level spook for the rest of my life. AND, would have never started this modest effort. “The road less traveled” and all that stuff about choices. AND, I would have learned about French archers! <4> Hey be thankful your name is spelled right. <5> What is “(1635)” anyway? Birthday, MOS, Secret code a la Hansen’s tradecraft?]
From: Frank Brancale [1965]
Subject: FW: Job Announcement No. SBA-SES-02-03
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 12:22:58 -0400
Dear John Reinke:
Last October you e-mailed me apprising of your search.
I hope you have already found a suitable spot. If not, you might be interested in this situation.
Good luck,
Frank "65 BBA
[JR: Thanks but I “un retired” last October. Thanks what I like about jaspers, they never forget each other. Frank has not subscribed to jottings, but that didn’t prevent him from remembering. Ain’t our fellow alums good!]
A collection copyright is asserted to protect against any misuse of original material.
This effort has NO FORMAL RELATION to Manhattan College!
Fax can be accommodated 781-723-7975 but email is easier.
I keep several of the “Instant Messengers” up: ICQ#72967466; Yahoo "reinkefj"; and MSN T7328215850.
Or, you can USMail it to me at 3 Tyne Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Feel free to invite other Jaspers to join us by dropping me an email.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=27758
Joseph Farah
Making the air safe for terrorists
Posted: May 28, 2002
"Imagine that. These high government officials people who wouldn't think of flying on an airplane themselves that was not protected by armed guards are deciding that airline pilots, most of them military trained, can be trusted to fly a $20 million airplane, but not with a loaded gun on board."
As a "gun nut", I have resolved not fly voluntarily until it secure. I define that as when (1) the airlines are held accountable for security; or (2) the pilots are allowed to carry guns. Right now, "everyone" is responsible for security, so no one is.
The Federalized scanners have missed stuff in my carry on that I didn't realize was there until I was in my hotel room at the other end. Week end warriors at the airports with live ammo worry me more than a terrorist.
The FBI director with the stupid comment "there's nothing we can do" should be fired immediately. Even if that's the truth, then don't be stupid enough to admit it. If I was a head of the FBI, I betcha a nickel I could think of some things to do.
If nothing else right of the top of my head:
- Random sweeps of airports for "belly button" -- meaning everyone with a navel gets checked -- id checks with my latest list of wants, warrants, and overstayed visas.
- Meet with a field agent every day, preferably in person, and ask what they would do, do they have everything they need to do their job effectively, and suggest that you will be personally available to them should they get a "crazy idea" at three in the morning of something that needs to be followed up. (Not so much that they would call, but what do you think the bureaucrats in between will do! Sweat bullets.)
- Take a big highlighter to the organization chart. Color every assistant position filled by an agent and asked the "assisteee" do they really need that slot. (Betcha they don't!) Color every level between me and the real workers. First apply the rule of 5 plus or minus two. (Less than three directs or more than seven is an organizational problem.) Then figure out why there are so many levels. (The Catholic Church runs on four -- pope, cardinal, bishop, priest!) Why can't we put "extra" mangers to be workers?
I think that might communicate more to the organization than "there's nothing we can do"!
Contact your "congress critters" and give the some helpful advice. Anyone who says that "there is nothing we can do" should immediately be transferred to the Weather Bureau. At least there they would be right!
And that’s the last word.
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