Sunday 08 June 2003

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has 1,068 subscribers by my count.

Don't forget:

Th Jul. 24 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
                          LOCATION CHANGE   Bar Thirteen
                          35 E. 13th St.
(btw Broadway & University Pl.)

Mo Sep 22 '03 3rd Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic.
    Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island
    More info   at www.jkogolf.org . 

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Found a fragment on Google.

Graduation day bittersweet for some
Johnson City Press, TN - May 31, 2003

... Palladino’s hat sported the letters “MC” in gold glitter. “That stands for Manhattan College,” she said. “That’s where I’ll be going to school. ...

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Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance. --
                                                               Robert Quillen

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Search past issues of Jottings at:

http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/picosearch.htm

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/05/18/deaf.composer.ap/index.html

Deaf woman earns master's in music

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RICHMOND, Virginia. (AP) --A woman who lost all hearing when she was beaten by a robber received a master's degree in music composition Saturday from Virginia Commonwealth University, becoming the first deaf student ever to earn a music degree from the school.

Instructor William Eldridge described Tammie Willis' accomplishment as "a personal act of defiance against deafness itself."

"What Tammie does is remarkable," Eldridge said. "I've never heard of a story like this."

Willis, 34, who taught herself to play a variety of percussion and string instruments after losing her hearing, composed a four-movement, 12-person percussion ensemble piece as part of her master's program.

Willis said she no longer imagines sound as she did when she could hear. "I have no memory for sound," she said.

In her compositions, "the trick is finding bridges between my imagination and what a hearing person understands," she explained. "I don't perceive melody. The way I've learned to construct music is through text like a poem or story."

Primarily, she thinks in terms of rhythm. She can't be sure the end product is melodic, however, so her composition instructors help her resolve issues of dissonance and consonance.

Willis was attacked in 1994 by a robber who walked into her home. He smashed her head repeatedly against a table, punched her in the face and shook her. No one was ever arrested.

Doctors found that the attack caused a brain injury that produced permanent deafness.

She considered suicide. "I decided I couldn't go on living in isolation and with no ability to communicate," she said.

However, she couldn't pull the trigger, and soon afterward she saw "Immortal Beloved," the screen biography of Beethoven, who also lost his hearing.

She became a voracious reader of everything about Beethoven and bought a keyboard, even though her previous musical experience was meager.

"Maybe by studying music I could gain a better concept of sound," she says she thought at the time.

Willis intends to pursue doctorates in higher education and music theory.

And she plans to continue composing: "It gives me a chance to pursue my imagination for sound."

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Ahhh, the novel creature that God created. Take away hearing and the person decides to pursue music. And, succeeds. In the process apparently discovers a new way of thinking about music. And, we whine to ourselves "can't", "unable", and "just couldn't be". I hope I can use the example the next time I tell myself "shoulda, coulda, or woulda".

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

 

1

Formal announcements

 

1

Bouncing off the list

 

1

Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)

 

1

Jaspers publishing web pages

 

3

Jaspers found web-wise

 

1

Honors

 

0

Weddings

 

0

Births

 

0

Engagements

 

0

Graduations

 

1

Obits

 

1

"Manhattan in the news" stories

 

1

Resumes

 

13

Sports

 

28

Emails

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class

Name

Section

????

Kenny, Michael John

Email06

1930

Lancer, Thomas Francis

WebPage1

1948

Fantone, Bill

Found3

1949

Pendergast, Dick

Email20

1950

Fagan, Eugene

Email07

1950

Fagan, Gene

Email20

1951

Helm, Robert A.

Email21

1955

Fickinger, William J.

Found2

1956

LaBlanc, Robert E. 

Email06

1957

Dans, Peter E.

Email03

1963

Garro, Anthony J.

Found1

1964

Arceri, John

News1

1964

Cahill, John

Email11

1965

Giuliani, Rudolph

Announcement1

1966

Finn, Thomas G.

Email26

1967

La Rosa, Bill

Email01

1967

McDermott, Peter

Email01

1968

Ferguson, Eugene P.

Email12

1968

Reinke, Ferdinand J.

Resume1

1972

Frain, Harry E.

Email23

1972

McGowan, Thomas F.

Honor1

1975

Delaney, Gerard M.

Email02

1975

Ferguson, Br. Thomas S.

Email13

1975

Ferguson, Br. Thomas S.

Email22

1977

Muolo, Mike

Email02

1983

Donnelly, Brian P.

Email04

1984

Egan, Catherine E.

Email19

1986

Fay, John C.

Email28

1987

Menchise, Louis

Email16

1987

Reers, Robert

Bouncing1

1988

Farmer, Daniel A.

Email10

1990

Cantarella, Vincent A.

Email17

1990

Ferguson, Joe

Email14

1991

Cassels, Thomas Q.

Email25

1993

Doherty, Lisa

Email08

1996

Coppola, Rosemarie

Email27

1997

Finlay, Maggie

Email24

1997

Truiano, Christine

Email15

1998

Foley, Debra

Email18

2000

Enright, Nora

Email09

2000

Gannon, James 

Email05

2003

Randy Mester

Email24

MCfac

Zimet, Melvin

Obit1

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class

Name

Section

1964

Arceri, John

News1

1964

Cahill, John

Email11

1990

Cantarella, Vincent A.

Email17

1991

Cassels, Thomas Q.

Email25

1996

Coppola, Rosemarie

Email27

1957

Dans, Peter E.

Email03

1975

Delaney, Gerard M.

Email02

1993

Doherty, Lisa

Email08

1983

Donnelly, Brian P.

Email04

1984

Egan, Catherine E.

Email19

2000

Enright, Nora

Email09

1950

Fagan, Eugene

Email07

1950

Fagan, Gene

Email20

1948

Fantone, Bill

Found3

1988

Farmer, Daniel A.

Email10

1986

Fay, John C.

Email28

1975

Ferguson, Br. Thomas S.

Email13

1975

Ferguson, Br. Thomas S.

Email22

1968

Ferguson, Eugene P.

Email12

1990

Ferguson, Joe

Email14

1955

Fickinger, William J.

Found2

1997

Finlay, Maggie

Email24

1966

Finn, Thomas G.

Email26

1998

Foley, Debra

Email18

1972

Frain, Harry E.

Email23

2000

Gannon, James 

Email05

1963

Garro, Anthony J.

Found1

1965

Giuliani, Rudolph

Announcement1

1951

Helm, Robert A.

Email21

????

Kenny, Michael John

Email06

1967

La Rosa, Bill

Email01

1956

LaBlanc, Robert E. 

Email06

1930

Lancer, Thomas Francis

WebPage1

1967

McDermott, Peter

Email01

1972

McGowan, Thomas F.

Honor1

1987

Menchise, Louis

Email16

1977

Muolo, Mike

Email02

1949

Pendergast, Dick

Email20

2003

Randy Mester

Email24

1987

Reers, Robert

Bouncing1

1968

Reinke, Ferdinand J.

Resume1

1997

Truiano, Christine

Email15

MCfac

Zimet, Melvin

Obit1

 

 

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement1]

http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,6408526,00.html

Mayor Giuliani named Honorary Chairman of the Buick Classic June 3, 2003

HARRISON, N.Y. -- Tournament officials announced Tuesday that former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has agreed to serve as the Honorary Chairman of the Buick Classic, which will be played June 16-22 at Westchester Country Club.

"We are so pleased that Mayor Giuliani has agreed to serve as our tournament chairman," said Peter Mele, executive director of the Buick Classic. "He has been a staunch supporter of this tournament for many years and has played a leadership role in growing the game of golf and providing more accessibility for all New Yorkers."

Rudolph Giuliani, the 107th mayor of New York City, was born in Brooklyn, graduated from Manhattan College and then attended New York University law school. He joined the U.S. Attorney's office, eventually rising to the post of U.S. Attorney for New York in 1983. He defeated Democrat David Dinkins in the mayoral election of 1993 and was re-elected in 1997. Term limits prevented Giuliani from running again in 2001. He was succeeded as mayor by Michael Bloomberg in 2002. Giuliani was widely praised for his leadership after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and at the end of that year, he was named Time magazine's Person of the Year.

This year's Buick Classic features defending champion Chris Smith and two-time Buick Classic champion Ernie Els, as well as Vijay Singh and the resurgent Fred Couples.

Last year, the Buick Classic contributed more than $1 million to the New York United Hospital Medical Center and other area healthcare organizations, and also donated $500,000 to FDNY and NYPD charities, bringing the total to more than $32 million since 1967. Overall, the PGA TOUR has contributed more than $700 million to charities on the local, state and national levels since 1938, the first year such records were kept.

The PGA TOUR is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers. Its primary purpose is to provide significant competitive and earnings opportunities for past, current and future members of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour; to protect the integrity of the game and to help grow the reach of the game in the United States and around the world.

 

 

[Bouncing off the list]

[JR: The following people have "bounced off" the list. Some bounces expose my poor administrative skills and I can not "who" bounced off. Thus the subscriber total may change more than are shown in this section. I have done what I can to notify them. If you can help "reconnect" – or "connect" new people -- I really appreciate it. And as always, I need your "news".]

Reers, Robert 1987

 

[Messages from Headquarters
(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

[Message1]

Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:54 AM
From: College Advancement [mailto:alumni@manhattan.edu]
To: Alumni of Manhattan.edu
Subject: Manhattan Celebrate 150 Years

It has been a wonderful 150th Anniversary year for Manhattan College.  As you probably read in our most recent Manhattan, we have been busy  making the most of this historic year.

This Saturday we will be celebrating this important milestone of the College with a mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral and a gala at Rockefeller Center.  It promises to be a day filled with fond reminiscences and joyous celebration.

We are also making a final drive to have as many alumni as possible participate by making a contribution to the College in this special year. Please consider making a gift online at www.manhattan.edu before our June 30th close of year.

Sincerely,
James Heisey
Vice President for Institutional Advancement

 

 

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[WebPage1]

http://arlingtoncemetery.net/tflancer.htm

Thomas Francis Lancer, 92, a retired Army colonel who served as provost marshal and military governor in Germany after World War II, died June 12, 1999 at Alexandria Hospital. He was injured in an auto accident in Arlington on April 24.

Arlington police said Colonel Lancer and his wife, Ann Lancer, both were injured when he accidentally drove their car into a garage wall at the Hyatt Crystal City. 

Colonel Lancer, who lived at the Fairfax retirement facility at Fort Belvoir, had lived in the Washington area off and on since 1960s.

He was a native of New York and a graduate of Manhattan College, St. John's Law School and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He was an FBI agent before World War II.

A commander of a military police platoon, Colonel Lancer served in North Africa, Sicily and France and participated in the D-day landings of the war.

After the war, he was military governor of Aachen and Bonn in Germany, commandant of a military police school and provost marshal in Berlin during the airlift there. 

After he retired, he was special assistant to the New York City school superintendent. 

He lectured at the New York City Police Academy and was a consultant to the United Nations security force.

In recent years, he was interviewed for a History Chanel program on the D-day invasions.

His honors included a Legion of Merit and two Bronze Stars.

Colonel Lancer was a consultant to the Civil Service Appeals Board in the early 1970s and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Civil War Roundtable of Fairfax and the Society of the First Division, Army Navy Club and American

Legion.

His marriage to Elizabeth Lancer ended in divorce. 

Survivors include his wife, Ann Lancer of Fort Belvoir; a daughter from his first marriage, Cynthia Lancer-Barnes of Bermuda; and three grandsons.

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LANCER, THOMAS FRANCIS, COL. USA (Ret.)

On June 12, 1999 at Alexandria Hospital, COL. THOMAS F. LANCER of Ft. Belvoir, VA, beloved husband of Annie G. Lancer; father of Cynthia A. Lancer-Barnes; brother of the late Jane Lancer; grandfather of Edward A.L., Andrew R.B. and John H.T. Barnes. A service will be held at Fort Myer Chapel on Wednesday, July 7, 1999 at 12:45 p.m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.

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Posted: 7 July 1999
Updated: 4 December 2000
Updated: 9 March 2003

[MCOLDB: 1930 ]

 

 

[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]

[Found1]

http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/whatisnew/May2001/vp.html

Anthony J. Garro, Ph.D. was appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lehman College

An experienced administrator, biomedical researcher in the area of alcohol abuse, and an award-winning teacher, Dr. Garro succeeds Dr. Rosanne Wille, who retired after nearly 10 years of service in this position.

"I'm excited to be joining Lehman at a time when both the College and the University are moving to a new level of academic excellence and productivity," he said. "We will build on Lehman's strengths-a distinguished faculty, quality programs, and enthusiastic students who we hope will become involved alumni. I look forward to participating in the University's flagship initiatives. My goal is to provide leadership for the College's academic programs and faculty to achieve these objectives."

Dr. Garro joins Lehman after nearly 10 years with the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School that he joined in 1991 as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. He was promoted to Vice Dean in 1993. He was previously a Professor at City College and Director of Microbiology at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education/CUNY Medical School. He was also on the faculty of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.

During his tenure at City College, Dr. Garro received the "Outstanding Teacher Award" three times.

Dr. Garro received his B.S. in Biology in 1963 from Manhattan College and his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunochemistry in 1968 from Columbia University. He was a research fellow from 1968­70 in the Department of Biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

In addition to his administrative activities, Dr. Garro has conducted research supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the American Cancer Society, and the March of Dimes. His most recent research focused on the biochemical and molecular bases for the increased cancer risk and birth defects associated with alcohol abuse. For the last two years he has been working with the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services on the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome and other alcohol-related neurological disabilities

[Reported As: 1963]

 

 

[Found2]

http://www.phys.cwru.edu/faculty/index.php?who=fickinger&show=all

William J. Fickinger
Emeritus Professor of Physics
B.S., Manhattan College (1955)
Ph.D., Yale University (1961)

High Energy Experimental Physics 

CWRU Physics Department/10900 Euclid Ave/Cleveland OH 44106-7079/(216) 368-4000

[Reported As: 1955 ]

 

 

[Found3]

http://homepage.iprolink.ch/~rcole/IWPC/HickeyLetters/20.christmas76.htm

Leo Hickey's Letters From Iran
Letter 20-- Christmas 1976

December 25, 1976
Tehran, Iran

CHRISTMAS 1948

Christmas 1948 recalls a vivid memory. That was the year of the big blizzard in New York City.

A very good friend of mine Bill Fantone, a student at Manhattan College, planned on marrying Gerry Farrell on December 24, then honeymooning in the Laurentian Mountains of Canada during the one week break from school. As accommodations were difficult to obtain, in the Laurentians at that time of the year, Bill had to pay the entire bill in advance. Gerry was a traditionalist and planned a big wedding with seven bridesmaids. Hundreds of guests wee invited.

In the early morning hours of December 23, it started snowing. Twenty five inches of snow accumulated by late afternoon. The city was at a standstill. Cars couldn't move.

What to do? Go thru with the wedding - with sparse attendance? Good-bye to Gerry's dream. Or postpone it till the next weekend?

But if it were postponed, what about the honeymoon? Bill had to return to school after the next weekend. And what about the money spent for the accommodations.

I suggested to the bride's mother the perfect solution; that they go on their honeymoon and then come back the next week and get married. She wouldn't hear of it.

But that was a different generation.

However, one thing is the same now. Its Christmas, and time to renew old acquaintances, and wish you a Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy, Happy New Year.

From all the Hickey Heres

Leo, Phyllis, Patrice, Margaret, Kathleen and Kevin

[MCOLDB: Fantone (1948) is reported by MCOLDB to have had 8 children. So obviously the marriage came off. ]

 

 

[HONORS]

[Honor1]

From: Thomas F. McGowan (1972)
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:39 AM
Subject: NOx Paper at June ASME Conference in Atlanta

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

ASME will be hosting the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference in Atlanta June 16-19 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

I will be giving a paper there on Wednesday June 18, on NOx Control for Stationary Sources. This is Track 4, Session 1, 8-10 a.m., paper IJPGC2003-40027. If you are going to be in town and want to get together, or need some local Atlanta information please let me know.

The program overview can be accessed at http://www.asmeconferences.org/ijpgc03/TechnicalProgramOverview.cfm

Hope all is going well for you in 2003!

Regards,
Tom

==

Tom McGowan, PE
President,
TMTS Associates, Inc.
Atlanta, GA 30315
www.mindspring.com/~tfmcgowan

 

[WEDDINGS]

[No Weddings]

 

 

[BIRTHS]

[No Births]

 

 

[ENGAGEMENTS]

[No Engagements]

 

[GRADUATIONS]

[No Graduations]

 

 

[OBITS]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

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.

[Obit1]

Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company 
The New York Times
May 30, 2003, Friday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 9; Column 3; Classified

ZIMET, MELVIN

ZIMET--Melvin, 90, of New York City and Hanover, NH, died on May 27, 2003. Beloved husband of Janet Ginandes and the late Joan Zimet. Loving father of John Zimet, his wife Kristen and Paul Zimet, his wife Ellen, stepfather to Peter and Carol Ginandes and grandfather of Anya, Isaac, Zachary, Nicholas, Deborah and Mark and great grandfather to Joshua and Capeley. Until his retirement in 1983, he was a faculty member of Manhattan College Graduate Business School serving as Chairman of the Management Department and as Director of the School of Business Research Institute. During the Second World War, he was a Field Representative of Wright Aeronautical. He and his first wife moved to Kendal, Hanover, NH in 1991. A memorial service will be held at Kendal, Hanover, NH on June 21.

LOAD-DATE: May 30, 2003 

 

 

[News MC]

[News1]

URL: http://www.bonitabanner.com/02/01/marco/d727113a.htm

Marco council election: Ballot set
With no opposition, Arceri and Patterson in
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
By I.M. STACKEL, Staff Writer

Seven weeks before the official City Council election, islanders John Arceri and Jeannette Kirschner Patterson slid into office unopposed Tuesday afternoon.

With no last-minute surprise candidates filing at either City Hall or the Collier County Supervisor of Elections office, Arceri and Patterson won by default the seats now held by Harry Cowin and Kjell Pettersen, respectively.

Another four previously announced candidates will compete as planned for two other council seats in the March 12 election.

"Qualifying is over," Deputy City Clerk Laura Litzan said at 5:01 p.m.

Litzan had just hung up the phone with Patterson, and was waiting for a call back from Arceri. "They know," she said.

"I am absolutely honored and looking forward to the challenge, very much so," Arceri said Tuesday afternoon. "For someone who hasn't been here for 20 years, only for four years, I'm honored that I'm getting a very unique chance at a very unique time to help move the city forward ... a chance to unite the tremendous resources of this island."

Arceri, 59, is a conflict-resolution and utility consultant who has served on a wide range of city committees, but is best known for his contribution to municipal negotiations with Florida Water Services.

Arceri's stance on fiscal responsibility calls for councilors to spend less than the 3 percent cap allows. The spending cap, a source of friction among current council members, limits annual increases in municipal spending to a 3 percent increase, plus a cost-of-living adjustment.

However, Arceri said his most passionate objective is to unify island leadership.

Likewise, Patterson said she was very pleased by the turn of events.

"I'm very happy. I'm looking forward to serving the people of Marco Island, and getting sworn in on March 18 by Judge (Hugh) Hayes," Patterson said.

While Patterson said she still plans on attending several of the candidate forums, she also doesn't want to take time away from candidates who still need to campaign.

According to City Attorney Ken Cuyler, despite their status as councilors-elect, Arceri and Patterson are not subject to Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Laws until after the March 12 elections are over.

Anticipating that many would have the same question — and with a sizable menu of candidate forums soon coming up — Cuyler said Tuesday afternoon that he has specific case law on the subject and planned to bring it to the next council meeting.

Pettersen has decided not to seek re-election, but Cowin is running for the two-year balance left on the seat vacated by Walter Pearson after a drunk-driving arrest last February. Cowin originally announced that he would not seek another term, but decided he wanted to oversee the last of the municipal land rules become law.

Cowin said his sole platform stance in this race is to prevent real estate interests from dominating Planning Board decisions, and "to preserve the residential character of this community."

It is a stance on which he will get a lot of support.

Marco organizations that sometimes oppose each other — such as the Marco Island Taxpayers' Association and Marco Island Civic Association — are united in their stance against too much, too rapid development.

Elected in 1997 to the first City Council, Cowin, 77, served as the first chairman and again in that role in 2000. He strongly supported retaining the 3 percent spending cap as a limit on municipal spending but supported amending it to exclude capital improvement projects, something he never believed the cap was meant to exclude in the first place.

He faces opposition from Terri DiSciullo, past president of Mothers of Marco and a member of the city's Blue Ribbon Panel on Teen Affairs.

More recently, DiSciullo opposed city attempts to renew a recreation contract with the Marco YMCA, which she and other parents criticized for offering insufficient programs.

While DiSciullo — an accountant who works three days a week — will likely garner support from young families who have like-minded views about providing recreational activities for children, she could face opposition from fiscal conservatives who oppose unwieldy municipal expenditures for children's programs.

The other contested race pits Jean Merritt, Collier County's public information director, against Vickie Kelber, a retiree involved in several local and county organizations.

Merritt, 73, a former high-ranking Illinois education official, was long active in the Marco Island Taxpayers' Association, a watchdog group that monitors municipal expenditures, but resigned early this month to run for council.

Kelber, 50, is a former school psychologist and school board member in New Jersey who is the volunteer artistic director for the Marco Island Film Festival.

She was active in Citizens for a Safer Marco, a group that successfully preserved the municipal police department.

Candidates were required to collect petitions signed by 100 registered Marco voters, which represents 1 percent of the 10,043 registered voters in the last general election. Monday afternoon was the deadline for submitting signed petitions to City Manager Bill Moss for verification. Last-minute candidates had the option of submitting signed petitions until 5 p.m. Tuesday directly to Supervisor of Elections Jennifer Edwards. None did.

County elections office worker Linda Berens on Tuesday afternoon said she verified registered-voter signatures submitted by all six candidates.

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AT A GLANCE

JOHN ARCERI

DOB: 10/13/42. Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.

Full-time Marco resident since 1997.

Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering (1964) Manhattan College; M.A. Industrial Engineering (1977) Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.

Professional experience: 1964-97 Consolidated Edison of N.Y., various jobs, retired as a vice president; 1997 to present — Thomas Group International, management consulting.

Community involvement: 1997-98, Marco City Council intergovernmental advisory committee, to assist in transition of services; 1998, City Utility Advisory Committee; 1999, city manager's search committees for public works and public safety directors; 2000-01, City Council's negotiating team for developing long-term agreement with Florida Water Services; 1998 to present, officer, Italian American Society of Marco Island.

Previous run for office: None

Reasons for seeking election: "To unite all of the (Marco Island) factions (and) develop a set of clear and measurable goals for the island."

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[JR: Now I know it says 2002, but one of my search engines insists that this is "new"! Go figure.]

 

 

 

[RESUMES]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions.  For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu

Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs 

[Resume1]

FERDINAND JOHN REINKE
reinke@att.net

Professional Profile

I have been "big" and "small", with and without staff, and in three assignments an individual contributor. As evidence of "big", I have managed large staffs (i.e., 290 people in 22 states) and big budgets (i.e., 90M$ capital and 45M$ expense) in key areas such as applications development, networking, operations, security, recovery, business process reengineering, and even an individual business unit. As evidence of "small", I was in my own consulting business. As evidence of its success, I earned "net to me all in" of 135k$ year one to 326k$ year four. I personally sold for my customer AT&T Solutions a 24M$ Application Reinvention project. I have even been an individual with no resources that had to beg, borrow, and steal to get things done. My accomplishments have key areas such as technology architecture, quality, applications development, networking, operations, security, disaster recovery, and business processing reengineering.

Key Skills and Areas of Expertise

* Comprehensive senior-level experience in delivering quality in advanced commercial information systems & technologies balancing: risks / rewards, costs / benefits, & needs / wants.

* Strategic planning and / or detailed project management with full P&L responsibility. Gets the job done: meeting management’s expectations for an outcome, without excuses, regardless of effort required.

* Manage high-performance teams – formal or ad hoc -- efficiently and effectively -- problem seeking -- balancing business, information systems, applications development, operations, and control issues.

* Advises Top Management on the global implications of technology strategies and the capabilities of acquisitions and service providers.

* Develops innovative process, architectures, methodologies, and infrastructures, in U.S. / International environments on time and on budget with an eye to the bottom line, simplicity, and the future.

Business Experience

Deloitte; Technology; 1 year IT Architecture
CSC / JPMC; Financial Services; 1 year Security
Merrill Lynch; Financial Services; 7 yrs Architecture, Security & Recovery
My Own Consulting; Technology Consulting; 4 yrs Projects & Pre Post Sales
CS First Boston; Investment Bank; 6 yrs Security & Recovery
Shearson; Brokerage; 3 yrs Security and DataCenter recovery
AT&T; Telecommunications; 18 yrs Programming, DBs, & Tcom

Education

MS Computer Science, Fairleigh Dickenson University, NJ
MBA Management, Fairleigh Dickenson University, NJ
BE Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Manhattan College, NY

Search Objective

One of three possibilities: (1) Senior technology position in a company; (2) Senior Manager with a consulting organization; or (3) Chief Information Security Officer. Geographic preference is within the NYC – Philly corridor, preferably central NJ.

Target Industries

Industry affiliation is open.  Focus will probably be on Financial Services, or other industries were there value proposition has a big technology or knowledge focus. My expectation is that those would be interested would be having significant problems and need a seasoned veteran.

Current companies being targeted include:

Dow Jones; Goldman; KPMG; J&J; Lehman; PSEG, ConEd; Credit Lyonaise; Reuters; Verizon; JPMC; McKinsey; SEC, Fed, or NYSE; IBM / PWC; SWIFT; Gartner

[Reported As: 1968]

 

 

[SPORTS]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: http://www.gojaspers.com [which is no longer at the College, but at a third party. Web bugs are on the pages. (That’s the benefit of being a security weenie!) So, it’s reader beware. Your browser can tell people “stuff” about you, like your email address, leading to SPAM. Forewarned is forearmed.]

[SportsSchedule]

The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.

Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result
6/11/03 Wednesday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
6/12/03 Thursday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
6/13/03 Friday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
6/14/03 Saturday Track & Field   NCAA Outdoor Championships   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
6/27/03 Friday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA 
6/28/03 Saturday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA 
6/29/03 Sunday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA 
6/30/03 Monday Track & Field   USATF Championships   Stanford, CA   TBA 
9/4/03 Thursday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   4:00 PM
9/5/03 Friday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   8:00 AM
9/6/03 Saturday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   8:00 AM
9/11/03 Thursday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   2:00 PM
9/12/03 Friday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   1:00 PM
9/13/03 Saturday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   8:45 AM
9/19/03 Friday Golf   Manhattan Fall Invitational   Riverhead, NY   1:00 PM

 

 

[Sports from College]

SOCCER GRADUATE PAUL DOMBROWSKI NAMED VALEDICTORIAN

RIVERDALE, NY (May 30, 2003) –Former men's soccer player Paul Dombrowski was named Valedictorian of the Manhattan College Graduate commencement on May 20..

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LARSSON, AHLEN, SPRING NAMED TO THE VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TRACK & FIELD/XC TEAM

BRONX, NY (MAY 29, 2003) – Manhattan College track and field/cross country athletes Karin Larsson (Garphyttan, Sweden), Magnus Ahlen (Karlstad, Sweden) and Matthew Spring (Marcy, NY) were named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-District I Team, announced by district coordinators today. They will be forwarded on to the national ballot.

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JOE RYAN HONORED AS AFLAC’S DISTINGUISHED ASSISTANT COACH

COLUMBUS, GA (MAY 28, 2003) – Manhattan College men's and women's track & field assistant coach Joe Ryan '81 was named as one of the recipients of the 2003 AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award, announced this week by AFLAC representatives. Ryan was selected as one of the 500 high school and college assistant coaches from a field of more than 350,000 across the nation by a panel of judges from Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director Magazine and AFLAC.

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MANHATTAN CAPTURES MAAC COMMISSIONER’S CUP

EDISON, NJ – Manhattan College, which captured eight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference titles during the 2002-03 academic year, took home the conference's biggest prize, earning the MAAC Commissioner's Cup for the first time in school history. Manhattan also won the women's crown, while Marist College was awarded the men's title.

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JASPERS TO COMPETE IN THE NCAA OUTDOOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

RIVERDALE, NY (MAY 27, 2003) – Several qualifying members of the Manhattan College men's and women's track & field teams will compete in the inaugural 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Regional Championships held in Fairfax, VA beginning on Friday, May 30th to Saturday, May 31st. more...

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[Sports from News & Web]

Copyright 2003 Newsday, Inc. 

Newsday (New York)

June 4, 2003 Wednesday QUEENS EDITION

SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A58

HEADLINE: Castellano Pilots St. Joseph Victory

BYLINE: By John Boell. STAFF WRITER

If the Molloy baseball team is going to successfully defend its CHSAA championship, the Stanners are going to have to go through the losers' bracket.

Matt Castellano personally saw to that. The St. Joseph by the Sea senior righthander allowed three hits and two runs in seven innings.

Just as important, Castellano's three-run double in the top of the seventh inning broke open a one-run game and gave the seventh-seeded Vikings a 7-2 win over No. 2 Molloy in a CHSAA second-round winners' bracket playoff game at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, yesterday.

Molloy (22-5) faces No. 4 Moore Catholic in a rematch of last season's CHSAA title game, in a third-round losers' bracket/elimination game at Molloy College today at 4 p.m.

"That was one of best teams we faced all year," Molloy senior Nick Derba said of the Staten Island club. "We made some errors and we allowed too many walks."

A single and back-to-back walks got Molloy starter Mike Montali into some seventh-inning trouble with the Stanners trailing 3-2. Castellano, then 0-for-2 with a walk, came to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs. Molloy coach Jack Curran visited the mound to relax Montali.

It worked. Almost.

Montali got ahead of Castellano 1-and-2 but threw an inside, belt-high fastball that Castellano drove to leftfield for a three-run double. Castellano advanced to third on a throw to the plate, and Derba, attempting to throw out Castellano at third base, sailed the ball into leftfield, allowing Castellano to score.

"I could have brought someone else in [to pitch]," Curran said. "But I decided to leave [Montali] in there. He got ahead, then grooved a 1-2 pitch."

On the other side, Castellano kept Molloy in check most of the afternoon.

However, the Stanners took a 1-0 lead in the third on a groundout by Ryan Roberts that scored Ed Hackimer, who had tripled with one out.

After the Vikings tied the score in the top of the fourth, Molloy added another run in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI double by Chris Kaible.

Again the Vikings (13-8) responded, scoring twice in the fifth inning to take a one-run lead, then left their postseason fate in the hands of Castellano, who improved to 8-0 on the year.

"He was around the plate, but he's not overpowering," Curran said of Castellano. "He doesn't give you a lot of pitches to hit."

Castellano was careful against the heart of the Stanners lineup. He walked Derba once and cleanup hitter Matt Rizzotti twice in six at-bats.

"He took the bat out of our hands; I only saw one pitch ," said Derba, who is headed to Manhattan College next season. "I thought he was extremely hittable; we just didn't do what we had to do. It was one of those days where nothing works."

While everything seemed to fall right into place for the Vikings.

"This is the game I wanted; I wanted to play Molloy with my ace," said coach Gordon Rugg, whose Vikings meet top-seeded Iona Prep tomorrow in a winners' bracket game. "It's a shame Castellano can't pitch on two days rest."

CHSAA PLAYOFFS

ST. JOSEPH'S 7

MOLLOY 2

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CanWest Global Communications Corp.
All Rights Reserved 
The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia, Canada)
June 3, 2003 Tuesday Final Edition
SECTION: Sports; Pg. D1
HEADLINE: Sports psychologist knows his limits: When it comes to professional athletes, Frank Lodato's area of expertise extends outside the white lines and boards
SOURCE: Vancouver Sun
BYLINE: Mike Beamish
DATELINE: CHILLIWACK

CHILLIWACK -- In the final analysis, we all know that Martin Brodeur is one whale of a goaltender. But, at first, Frank Lodato was not so sure.

Asked by the New Jersey Devils to evaluate the young goalie when he played in the American Hockey League, before his rise to stardom in the NHL, Lodato professed his doubts.

"I thought Corey Schwab [Brodeur's goaltending partner in Utica, N.Y.] was the goalie of the future in the NHL," Lodato says, chuckling at the memory. "I didn't think Brodeur was going to make it. Marty looked to be too laidback in the minors. That shows you my track record in picking talent.

"That's why, when I work with kickers, the first thing I tell them is, I've never kicked a field goal in my life."

Perhaps it's a good thing the professor's area of expertise extends mainly outside the white lines and dasher boards.

A sports psychologist, Lodato is in the camp of the B.C. Lions at the invitation of his longtime friend, Wally Buono, a head coach and GM interested in the well-being of his athletes beyond what they can accomplish on the football field, according to Lodato.

Buono has been using Lodato for 16 of the latter's 46 years in the sports counseling business, since they first hooked up in Montreal when Buono was an assistant coach. Since then, the relationship has evolved from a mostly professional to purely personal one. Retired from teaching sports counseling at Manhattan College, yet still plying his trade at age 77, Lodato helps athletes with stress reduction, visualization, confidence-building, addictions and guidance in their personal and family lives.

For the past three decades, he has worked with the New York Giants, Los Angeles Kings, Orlando Magic, Arena League football and numerous minor pro hockey and collegiate basketball teams, all the while amassing an impressive jewelry collection. Stanley Cup, Calder Cup, Turner Cup, Vanier Cup and Grey Cup rings have come his way.

For Buono, however, his services are pro bono.

"Wally has done more for his players than most people will ever know," Lodato says.

"He's always there for them. He's been unbelievable that way. He gives the impression of being very cut and dried. But he's a very warm human being. He's given some of his guys a very long leash."

Dazzling and physically gifted creatures, pro athletes have been coming to Lodato with their very human flaws since 1972, when he was teaching at Biscayne College in Miami, site of the Miami Dolphins training camp. Four members of that Dolphins team sought him out to work with them on a one-on-one basis, and Lodato has been working in the sports field ever since.

He later wrote a book with his son, Ray Lodato, entitled: But We were 17-0, the story of the only team in NFL history to compete a season undefeated.

"Hopefully, he can use his professional experiences to give our players suggestions, how to improve performance, how to boost their confidence how to deal with issues in their lives," Buono says.

"Frank gives us his services at no cost, because he's a personal friend. He's worked with me in Montreal, and Calgary, and he has Grey Cup rings. I guess that's his reward."

The Lion most familiar with Lodato is quarterback Dave Dickenson, who was league MVP with the Stampeders in 2000 before he left Calgary for a crack at the NFL. Tonight, at McMahon Stadium, Dickenson returns to the scene of his greatest pro triumphs when he starts in a CFL preseason game against his former team.

There are few CFL players who can match Dickenson's combination of talent, intelligence and sense of perspective, but even a man with his glacial confidence can develop cracks in the surface. Over the past year, his football reputation has taken some slings and arrows, frustrations that might make a less gracious and self-possessed man turn bitter.

"I did move four times last year," Dickenson said of his failure to catch on in the NFL. "Sometimes you wonder. When you're getting released, there must be a reason you're getting cut. But, I think, if you don't have confidence in yourself you're going to be in trouble. I wouldn't hesitate to use Frank if I had some issues there. I think nothing but good can come from having him here. But, right now, I feel pretty confident about what we're doing and where I'm at."

"Dave's a very smart guy," Lodato says.

"Low-key, very humble, doesn't come at you aggressively. But he's a leader. And players take to him like the proverbial bee to honey. He doesn't think it's all about him."

Indeed, Dickenson sounds so grounded, perhaps the professor should call him if he needs to talk.

GRAPHIC: Color Photo: Don MacKinnon, Sterling News; GM;head coach Wally Buono invited sports psychologist Frank Lodato to Lions' camp.; Photo: Dave Dickenson

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Newsday (New York)

June 1, 2003 Sunday SMITHTOWN EDITION

SECTION: SCHOOL VOTERS GUIDE, Pg. J06

HEADLINE: HAUPPAUGE

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Mark Melnick

BACKGROUND: Melnick, 46, is a dentist with an office in Hauppauge, where he has been practicing since 1983. He and his wife, Sharon, have three children, two attending district schools and one a recent graduate. Melnick, a dentistry graduate of the University of Illinois, has coached soccer for 10 years. On the school board for nine years, he was instrumental in starting the district's educational foundation, and was an initiator of the enacted science research program.

ISSUES: Melnick said this year's tax increase is the highest the district has had in a long time, but it's because of mandated costs beyond board control, including health benefits and retirement plan costs. He said he would like to continue smaller class sizes instituted last year and to expand sports at the middle school. The other important issue, said Melnick, is to strive toward mastery performance, the highest level, on state tests. "I would like the board to continue to support whatever initiatives are needed for that to happen," he said.

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Copyright 2003 Capital City Press 

Sunday Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA.)

June 1, 2003, Sunday METRO EDITION

SECTION: Sports

HEADLINE: Job well done: Bumstead delivers

BYLINE: CARL DUBOIS

Pitching supplied the main plot and plenty of subtext Saturday in LSU's 13-5 victory over Tulane in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional at Alex Box Stadium.

Each team's goal was to win and move into the driver's seat in the regional. Each wanted to get through the game without dipping too deep into its bullpen.

Each team's starting pitcher was facing the biggest test of his first season in Division I. Thanks to big pitches in critical situations - and more than a little help from his friends - LSU's Nate Bumstead emerged victorious.

"Nate did what he was supposed to do, again, like Jake did," Tigers coach Smoke Laval said, referring to Jake Tompkins' seven innings Friday in LSU's 11-8 victory over Northeastern. "He just kept us close, kept us close."

Then the Tigers scored five runs in the seventh inning and five more in the ninth inning, breaking open what had been a close game fraught with tense moments that neither the final score nor the boxscore will reveal.

"It was a really good ballgame until the seventh inning," Tulane coach Rick Jones said. "It was a heck of a ballgame. Then we couldn't get out of the inning. They strung together some really good at-bats."

Those LSU hits came at the expense of Tulane starting pitcher J.R. Crowel, a freshman from Florida who was that state's runner-up a year ago in voting for the Mr. Baseball award given to the top high school player.

He began the day with an 8-0 record and 2.98 earned run average, but five of the teams he defeated either had losing records (Charlotte, Memphis, St. Joseph's, Saint Louis) or finished at .500 (Manhattan College).

Of the other three teams Crowel defeated - George Mason, Houston and TCU - only Houston is playing in an NCAA regional.

He earned no decision in seven of his 15 starts before Saturday, including games against East Carolina, Pepperdine and Southern Mississippi, all of whom qualified for regionals. In five of his no-decisions, he left Tulane with the lead. Crowel also pitched effectively in three middle-relief innings against defending national champion Texas.

After LSU grabbed the early lead Saturday, Crowel competed. He just wasn't able to sustain it.

"J.R. tired a little bit," Jones said of the pivotal seventh inning, which gave LSU an 8-2 lead. "In this ballpark, versus LSU, you've got to make every pitch. I thought he gave a tremendous effort, but he tired. They did a great job putting together some outstanding at-bats."

Crowel agreed.

"You have to come in with your best stuff against them, and I didn't have it today," he said. "You can't come out and miss spots with these hitters. They're going to capitalize every time."

Bumstead, a junior from Las Vegas, played two seasons of junior college ball at the College of Southern Idaho before enrolling at LSU last fall. His first Division I season thrust him into a high-profile role sooner than anyone expected.

Starting in place of senior Bo Pettit when Pettit had the flu early in the season, he defeated Northwestern State and lost to Kansas. Bumstead then rolled up eight straight victories, all on Sundays in the SEC, including wins over NCAA Tournament teams Alabama, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

After losing to Auburn, the No. 4 national seed for the postseason, he won his next two starts - both away from home. He beat Arkansas, another team that received a regional invitation, then Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament.

Against Tulane, Bumstead put his credentials on display.

"He's their ace for a reason," Jones said. "He mixed his pitches well. He did a good job making pitches in crunch situations."

The pitching story line for Saturday's game began taking shape Friday night. In Tulane's 8-3 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington, the Green Wave required the services of junior left-hander Joey Charron for three innings - 43 pitches. As most LSU fans know, few pitchers have dominated the Tigers as Charron has.

In 21 innings against LSU in three seasons, Charron has an ERA of 0.86. This year the Tigers were scoreless against him for 6 1/3 innings in two regular-season losses to Tulane.

After Charron pitched Friday night, it seemed logical the only way LSU would see him Saturday was if Tulane - the designated home team - needed him to protect a lead late in the game.

It never came to that. LSU led 13-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth, thanks to the late offensive outburst against Crowel, a left-hander, and reliever Tyler Kimmons, a right-hander.

"I thought we would swing the bat and score runs," Laval said. "I mean, we've seen like a gazillion left-handers, even in the SEC Tournament. And of course, we were playing in our own ballpark."

Even though they were the visiting team.

GRAPHIC: Color photo of Nate Bumstead throwing a pitch (By Travis Spradling)

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All Rights Reserved 

Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

May 30, 2003 Friday THREE EDITION

SECTION: GASTON; Pg. 6L

HEADLINE: TEAM CHEMISTRY IS KEY FOR 2003;

GASTONIA COACHES HOPE DIFFERENT APPROACH FROM OTHERS SPURS SOLID SEASON

BYLINE: MICHAEL L. NIXON, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

DATELINE: GASTONIA

What do you do for an encore when you come out of the gate your first year and advance to within one game of winning it all?

That's what the Gastonia Grizzlies, in only their second year, are asking themselves as they kick off play in the Coastal Plain League tonight at Sims Legion Park against Spartanburg. The Coastal Plain is a wooden bat league for college baseball players who want to hone their skills during summer break.

"Last year was special," said head coach Travis Little, who returns at the helm of the Grizzlies. "We lost eight or nine seniors from last year's team, but we tried to get back as many of last year's players as we could get."

Indeed, six Grizzlies on this season's roster played last year, and won both halves of West Division play. They include Hunter Huss grad Eli Benefield (Davidson College). Also joining Gastonia's fold this year are local products like Forestview's Johnathan Hovis (UNC Chapel Hill) and Brent Duckworth (Belmont Abbey).

Some Coastal Plain teams would turn their noses up at the thought of taking players from smaller schools like the Abbey or Davidson. The Grizzlies, however, have stocked their roster with such athletes.

"Team chemistry is a big thing," said Gastonia general manager Clay Battin. "We go after guys from smaller schools because they tend to come in and work their butts off. They have something to prove. We think it led to a lot of our success last year."

Battin and Little conferred on each selection to the Grizzlies' roster this season, sticking to a simple three-step process.

"First, we tried to get as many guys from last year's team as wanted to come back," Little said. "Next, we tried to pick players that we had actually seen play sometime in the past. Third, we picked a few from a list of recommendations from college coaches."

That list produced a number of Grizzlies, including UNC Chapel Hill sophomore catcher Mark Griffin. Last year's Grizzlies assistant coach Ned French, a member of the Tarheels' staff, recommended Griffin.

"He's a third-string catcher at Carolina, but the two guys in front of him are All-America candidates," Battin said. "That's the type of talent we've got on the team this year."

2003 Gastonia Grizzlies Roster

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CHRIS GASKIN Infield. "A powerful first baseman," Battin said. "Big kid. A lot of pop. Freshman All-American." Sophomore at Manhattan College.

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Newsday (New York)

May 29, 2003 Thursday QUEENS EDITION

SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A57

HEADLINE: Manhattan College Track Squad Has 9 Athletes at Regional Meet

Nine Manhattan College athletes will be competing in the NCAA outdoor track and field East Regional championships, which will be tomorrow and Saturday at George Mason University in Virginia.

Anders Constantin and Michael Freeman will be competing in the men's hammer throw, and Constantin also will be in the shot put.

Other male competitors for Manhattan include Michael Pellet in the discus, Magnus Ahlen and Janek Augustynowicz in the long jump, Matthew Spring in the 5,000 meters, and Adeniyi Omisore in the triple jump.

In the women's events, Lauren Primerano is competing in the javelin and hammer, and Karin Larsson in the shot put and triple jump.

The NCAA is trying a regional format in track and field for the first time.

The top five individuals in each event and the top three teams in the relay events will advance to the national track and field championships June 11-14 at Sacramento State.

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http://www.columbiaspectator.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/06/04/3eddb0e0ab4bb

Published on June 04, 2003

Men's Basketball Team Gets New Assistant Coaches, New Recruits

Head Coach Joe Jones chose Jim Engles of Rider College to be his top assistant, and added height to the team with three new players.

By Phil Wallace

Spectator Senior Staff Writer

It's been a busy time for new men's basketball Head Coach Joe Jones and the Lions. In fewer than six weeks on the job, Jones has filled out both his staff and his first recruiting class.

For his assistant coaches, Jones took two men from top Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference programs, Rider College's Jim Engles and Manhattan College's Mike Bramucci, and added one of his former players, Chris Parsons.

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Hiring Bramucci was something of a steal for the Lions. Bramucci had been at Manhattan College for four seasons, the past two as Bobby Gonzalez's top assistant. Manhattan is the defending MAAC champions and was knocked out in the NCAA Tournament this year by eventual National Champion Syracuse.

"Mike sees the same things that I see in Columbia. I think that he sees things in our vision and what it represents," Jones said. "I'm excited about the challenge of turning this program around and creating a stir in the city," Bramucci said.

Bramucci graduated from Ramapo College in 1990 and was an assistant coach on the school's Division III Final Four team in 1991. He has also been an assistant at Delaware State and St. Peter's, and served as an assistant to former New Jersey Nets GM Willis Reed in 1994-95.

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email01]

From: Peter McDermott (1967)
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20030525.htm

John,

Bill La Rosa "La Rosa, Bill Found1" is the class of 1967 (BSEE) not 1969.

Pete McDermott '67

[JR: We stand corrected. (Actually I knew that I was just testing. Joke!) Now who's going to update MCOLDB! ]

 

 

[Email02]

[JR: What is the best way to show a message thread in the this media. The old message first to the latest message last? I think so. Even though it's more work?] ]

From: Mike (1977) Muolo
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:32 PM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030511.htm

John,

Do you have any information on Brother Austin O'malley

>[JR: I checked the
>http://www.lasalle.org/English/People/Brothers/pebr.html
>National Web Site but he's not listed. FWIW (For what it is worth!) ]

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From:  Delaney, Gerard M. (1975)
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:46 PM
Subject: jasperjottings20030518.htm

John,

I think I remember reading in the provincial development newsletter that Br. Austin is now in the Eternal Presence. An e-mail to Br. Kenneth Fitzgerald at the Christian Brothers Community at MC may provide an answer, but I don't have his address handy.

Gerard

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To: Br. Kenneth Fitzgerald
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:59 AM
Subject: FW: jasperjottings20030518.htm

Dear Brother Fitzgerald:

Do you have any information on Brother Austin O'Malley? Two of my fellow Jaspers would like to know.

Thanks,

John Reinke

[JR: I requested further info, but haven't heard anything.  ]

 

 

[Email03]

From: Dans, Peter E. (1957)
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: Latest Jasper Jottings

John:

As always, a great job.  The website about the real meaning of Memorial Day was poignant and brought a tears to the eyes.  Thanks to the fellow alum who sent it.  I sent in on to my children and others who might appreciate it.  I also liked the site on Peerless Rockville where my wife and I lived when we were first married.

Stay safe, well, and happy.

Peter E. Dans '57

[JR: Glad it moved you. With more than a thousand Jaspers connected, we have a tremendous cadre of "reporters". It makes "editing" easy when they send stuff in. It also relieves my constant fear that the week will come when I have zip to include. And, thus disappoint everyone. ]

 

 

[Email04]

From: Donnelly, Brian P. (1983)
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 4:43 AM
Subject: RE: jasperjottings20030525.htm

Hello John,

I really enjoy your Japer Jottings, but I had a slight exception with your ending comments. Although I agree with you that "celebrities" are no more than performing seals and the public shouldn't care about their opinions, but unfortunately we also have a seal in the White House and I don't mean a Navy Seal!!

Best Regards,
Brian Donnelly

[JR: Wow only "slight"? While I agree with Curmudgeon for the most part, he's more eloquent than I. He must be slipping though. There was a time when he could send one now-deceased (May he rest in peace.) Jasper into a total frenzy with a comment. At risk of sending us down a dead end – where we all have to agree to disagree agreeably —  if this particular President is a "seal", I'd be interested what you thought of the last one. He was very "entertaining".]

 

 

[Email05]

From: Gannon, James  (2000)
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 10:45 AM
Subject: Change of info

Mr. Reinke:

Hope all is well. Please update the newsletter about the July 24th event. Thanks for keeping Jaspers connected.

Jim Gannon '00

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Manhattan College Young Alumni Happy Hour
Thursday, July 24, 2003 between 7pm - 10pm 
Location: Bar Thirteen
35 E. 13th St.
(btw Broadway & University Pl.)
New York, NY
Contact: www.murphguide.com/manhattan-alum.htm

==

[JR: Got it.  ]

 

 

[Email06]

From: LaBlanc, Robert E.  (1956)
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 10:10 PM
Subject: Michael John Kenny

John

This weeks Catholic Advocate lists Michael John Kenny OAR as being ordained next week and lists him as a graduate.

Bob

[JR: Thanks but I could not id the Class.]

 

 

[Email07]

From: Eugene Fagan
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 May 2003

John,

Sure add my name to your mailing list. Where did you get my name? The college must have put my name on the deceased list a few years ago since I have gotten no mail or alumni news for quite a while. I sent an Email to get back in touch but it was ignored. I finally decided that if they weren't interested, I'd save a few bucks a year.

I use an alias from IEEE for the same reason that you mentioned for a Manhattan College alias, plus IEEE being an Electrical Engineering Society, I get some extra virus protection, over and above what I have myself. There is one drawback though. I have had a couple of instances where, in order to cut down on unwanted Spam, people have limited their incoming mail to only certain people. They allowed my alias to come in but my alias is only for incoming mail. It all goes out from my real address which was blocked. It took quite a while to straighten out both individuals. They were both engineers too but not Manhattan College.

You have my permission to get me back on the Alumni News mailing list, if you want but tell them they are not getting the annual donations they missed in the past few years.

===

Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:47 PM
To: Gene Fagan 1950 E
Subject: FW: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 May 2003

Hi Gene:

>Sure add my name to your mailing list.

Done.

> Where did you get my name?

I "troll" the old databases looking for email addresses for fellow alums that I can invite to read jottings.

>The college must have put my name on the deceased list a few years ago

No the MCOLDB doesn't have you marked that way. The publicly accessible resource marks D for Dead or L for Lost. Your record has neither. According to what I can see you last updated in 2001.

>interested, I'd save a few bucks a year.

I am on the Computer Governance Committee that does their technology plan. They have had several disconnected databases that didn't talk to each other. Things are getting better.

>It all goes out from my real address which was blocked.

Yes, the spam blocking is annoying and not very good at differentiating. I am trying to implement "Habeas" but Microsoft's closed architecture gets in the way.

>You have my permission to get me back on the Alumni News mailing list,

Since you seem to be interested in reconnecting, then I will.

Good chatting,

John

 

 

[Email08]

From: Doherty, Lisa (1993)
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 20 May 2003

YES ~ please keep me on your list!

Lisa

[JR: You've been "kept". ]

 

 

[Email09]

From: Enright, Nora (2000)
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 25 May 2003

Please include me in your emails.

[JR: Be glad to. ]

 

 

[Email10]

From: Farmer, Daniel A. (1988)
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 May 2003

Hey looks great.  Sign me up.

Thanks

Dan Farmer

[JR: Thanks goes to my "Writers", like you. ]

 

 

[Email11]

From: Cahill, John (1964)
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: Jasper Jottings

John,

Could you please add me to your email address list for the newsletter.  I graduated Liberal Arts in 1964. Thanks, John

John J Cahill

==

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A Distinctive Collection of Luxury and Business Suite Hotels.

[JR: Be glad to. ]

 

 

[Email12]

From: Ferguson, Eugene P. (1968)
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:33 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 28 May 2003

Thanks John for reconnecting me with your 'Jasper Jottings'. I had been receiving them 3 years ago at my last firm. Look forward to receiving them again.

Eugene P. Ferguson
Managing Director
AIG
New York, NY 10038

[JR: See no one "escapes" for long. Glad to have you back.]

 

 

[Email13]

From: Ferguson, Brother Thomas S. FSC (1975) 
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 28 May 2003

Please sign me up for Jasper Jottings.

Thank you

[JR: Be glad to have you. ]

 

 

[Email14]

From: Joe Ferguson (1990)
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 28 May 2003

Please keep me on your list.  Thank you.

Joe Ferguson
BEEE  1990
MSEE  1995

[JR: Happy to. ]

 

 

[Email15]

From: Truiano, Christine (1997)
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 3:54 PM
Subject: RE: jasperjottings20030525.htm (slim)

My email is changing to <privacy invoked>.

[JR: Changed! ] 

 

 

[Email16]

[JR: I mailed some stuff, including a copy of this page. ]

From: Menchise, Louis (1987)
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 27 April 2003

I have to almost sneak on to read my emails.  The computer situation here in the Middle East in the army is screwed up.  Letters can be written to: SPC Louis Menchise, 800th MP BDE/310th MP BN, APO AE 09366.  Something from home is a treasured gift.  Thanks.

Louis

[JR: You didn't say what you wanted but if everyone sends something, will you report back. You know the most unusual, biggest, smallest, weirdest, best, worst, funniest. I assume that you will pass the excess to the less fortunate. PS: Can you find that nun in Bagdad?]

 

[Email17]

From: Cantarella, Vincent A. (1990)
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 18 April 2003

John,

Please put me on your list of subscribers.  Thanks

[JR: Done ]

 

[Email18]

Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 12:15 PM
From: Foley, Debra (1998)
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 31 May 2003

Although it says the file was too big to open in AOL, I'd like to receive your weekly emails. Thanks!

==

Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:22 PM
To: Foley, Debra (1998)
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 31 May 2003

Well AOL is a major pain. The invitation can be read at:

       http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/a_jasper_jottings_invitation.htm

Today's issue is at:

       http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030601.htm

And, the main page is:

       http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/

Hope this helps, john68

[JR: AOL-ers have the most problems, and is one of the toughest to send to. One can only hope they become "easier to do business with".]

 

 

[Email19]

From: Egan, Catherine E. (1984)
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 25 May 2003

Dear John,

Thanks for the email. I would like to be included on the Jasper Jottings list.

Catherine Egan (1984)

[JR: You're "in". ]

 

 

[Email20]

Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:25 PM
To: Dick Pendergast (1949)
From: Gene Fagan (1950)
Subject: Fw: jasperjottings20030601.htm

Dick,

A later day Manhattan College grad "found" me after the school had "lost" me for a number of years. He has a number of items listed which will be of interest to you including a piece about a 100 year old Jesuit (whom you may well know) at Georgetown.

Since you are a Manhattan College grad of '49, John Reinke would be delighted to add you to his mailing list if you are interested. His Email address is shown below.

Gene

[JR: Gene, if Dick asks, then I'd be happy to include him.  ]

 

 

[Email21]

From: Helm, Robert A. (1951)
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:52 PM
Subject: RE: jasperjottings20030601.htm

Good Evening, John:

1. Mr. Hickey finds the truth offensive. Are you sure he was graduated from MC? Also, by the RC rules I learned, Rudi isn't married, only the 'civil' rules have been observed.

2. I guess that the values we learned many long years ago are out of style. I only have one wife...I married her in 1962 for better or worse, in sickness and in health until death do us part, etc. We have survived her chemo and her radiation and are now attempting to survive her five year period before we can be sure that she is cancer free.

3. Keep up the good work, John.  Regards, Bob Helm, '51Arts.

[JR: <1>Well, I just make the observations. What torques my shorts is when people put themselves on a pedestal, or let themselves be put there, then don't live up to the advertisements. He was featured in every MC commercial for years. I joked about him being MC's only graduate with Brother President. SO there was an obligation to live up to the values. No one is "right" or "wrong". We just have to be more circumspect in who "represents" us. It's a tough life. I think that individual for individual, MC turns out a pretty good product. If they ever start examining us after we are out for a while, then everyone has a lot of dents and dull spots.  <2> "til death do us part" is a concept that ensures we give our fullest effort to be a good spouse. Now if people would be more selective on the north side of the process, then maybe we wouldn't have a 50% divorce rate, (maybe it's higher). Best wishes on her continued recovery. <3> Thanks, I have thick skin. Besides, getting everyone's juices flowing ensures in a readable issue. I know John Fay is still thinking about English archers.]

 

 

[Email22]

From: Ferguson, Brother Thomas S. FSC (1975) 
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: Response to "Curmudgeon"

  "Curmudgeon's" response to the story about Cardinal Arinze's commencement address at Georgetown University requires a response.  First of all, we, thankfully, live in a society that values free speech, and Cardinal Arinze, invited as he was to speak at Georgetown, has the right to phrase his message any way he wishes.  Along with that right is the right of Americans to disagree with the message or the way in which it was presented.  Certainly, the quotations supplied by "Curmudgeon" indicate that the Cardinal's message was negative in tone.  So be it, this is the tone that he thought was pastorally correct for the occasion.

  Are there other ways he could have presented his message? Certainly, he could have spoken of the positive sides of the family.  On the topics of abortion and euthanasia, he could have taken a page from Pope John Paul II's "Evangelium vitea," one of the most pastoral and sensitive encyclicals ever sent, and one that is, of course, fully consonant with Catholic teaching.  Aside from infanticide, the other sins he lists are not designed by some "anti-Family" group that has as its aim the destruction of families everywhere; they are personal faults that need to be addressed, but, again, a more pastoral view may be more helpful (I wouldn't go to this Cardinal for the Sacrament of Reconcilliation!).  One point on which Cardinal Arinze is NOT in synch with Catholic teaching is his blanket use of the words "contraception."  The Catholic Church allows Natural Family Planning as a form of contraception.  If Cardinal Arinze were actually interested in addressing his "flock," and not just ranting on against them, he would have used the specific term "artificial contraception" (perhaps this gross error caused the theologian to leave).

  Now, what is it about the actions of some professors and students that condemns the entire entity of Georgetown University as being non-Catholic?  The people who protested did out of their own convictions.  There is no indication that the University as a whole did anything in response to the Cardinal's speech.

  It seems to me that "Curmudgeon" has a thing against Jesuits.  That is fine as a personal opinion, but please be honest when you write about such topics.

Thomas Ferguson ('75)

[JR: I contacted "Curmudgeon" for a specific rejoinder. ]

["Curmudgeon" <1> Perhaps he took that "tone" because he was speaking to "experts". Kinda like when recently I asked a nurse to please wash her hands before tending to my Mom when she went directly from handling the personal needs on the lady in the next bed without washing or re-gloving. One expects "experts" to be especially mindful. <2> Perhaps, again, because he was speaking to "experts", he might have thought the word "artificial" was unnecessary. <3> So, one would say they (the administration and school) were "apathetic" to the speech? Maybe that is the problem. Like Jesus' "lukewarm" dictum.  <4> I can't say that I know any Jesuits, so having something against them might be difficult. In the same issue, a Jesuit was cited as inspirational by John, so perhaps my "thing against" is balanced somewhat. <5> I notice that you didn't mention anything about the politicians, priests, and Church hierarchy who I also criticized as being not too catholic. Maybe that was on point. <6> I too am a sinner. I just don't pretend to "holier than thou". <7> "honest"? Does that mean that I deliberately deceived myself about what I wote. That I am not really disgusted by "catholics" who don't act that way. It just reminds me of the time in grammar school when I was asked to write my opinion of a controversial topic. I received a zero for my efforts. When I complained the teacher refused to discuss it. So I went to the principal. (I have always been a curmudgeon!) I pointed out that any opinion could never be "wrong", unless the teacher though the writer was lying about what the opinion really was. So the question should have been "What is the Chuch's opinion of X". Here to, "honest" can't be applied. IMHO]

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)

 

 

[Email23]

From: Harry E. Frain (1972)
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 31 May 2003

Please put me on your mailing list. Thank you!

[JR: Done. ]

 

 

[Email24]

From: Finlay, Maggie (1997)
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:24 AM
Subject: addition to distribution list

Hi John,

My cousin Randy Mester <privacy invoked> just graduated from MC this May. He would like to be added to your list to receive Jasper Jottings.

Thanks,

Maggie Finlay

[JR: As long as he doesn't complain. ]

 

 

[Email25]

From: Cassels, Thomas Q. (1991)
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:07 AM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 23 April 2003

Let's give it a try. Thank you.

Tom Cassels

[JR: "Do or do not. There is no try." Yoda, 'The Empire Strikes Back'. (Sorry couldn't resist.) ]

 

 

[Email26]

From: Finn, Thomas G. (1966)
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 29 May 2003

John, I'm a member and look forward to your weekly note.  I get the newsletter at work,

Tom Finn

[JR: Sorry for the duplication. I didn't know. I am admittedly a very poor clerk. (but I am cheap!) ]

 

 

[Email27]

From: Coppola, Rosemarie (1996)
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20030601.htm

Can you change my email address to <privacy invoked>  - I am phasing out the AOL account.  Thanks.

[JR: Yea!! ]

 

 

[Email28]

From: Fay, John C. (1986)
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:53 AM
Subject: Yes, I'm reading.

John,

I am reading and I see your mail from Brian Donnelly.

I think there are a lot of other Jaspers here in Ireland, but they're quiet or not yet on your (hit)list. A few years ago, I was at a dinner for alumni of the University College, Dublin's Graduate School of Business. I was sitting at a table with a group of people that I didn't know. Anyway, one guy asked me what part of the "states" I am from. He told me he had gone to college in NY, so I asked him where. I was stunned when he said "Manhattan College". He had gone on a track scholarship and graduated in 1983 or 84. I can't remember his name now. (When I was at Manhattan, half the track team seemed to be from Ireland. A couple of them made it to the Olympics and one was a player on the Irish national rugby team. It was a proud moment for me when the tv introduced the rugby players before a big game and Manhattan College was the only non-Irish college listed.)

There is another Jasper here who has made some news with his efforts to change the requirements necessary to practice law here. I can't remember the name or the details now.

There was a young graduate who contacted me a couple of years ago after seeing my name on the Jottings.  I don't know if there's a Manhattan Alumni Association here, but maybe there should be? I'd be willing to help get one going, if not.

I drive around Dublin in a 1996 Nissan with a Manhattan College sticker in the back window, if any of you see me around.

John F. '86

[JR: I'll mention it to the powers that be. Sounds like you have enough there to have a meeting. ]

 

 

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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/89421p-81345c.html

Hil: Wanted to wring his neck
Bill lied to the last about Lewinsky
By LEO STANDORA
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER 

=== <begin quote> ===

On the Whitewater matter that dogged them for much of their time in the White House, the former First Lady acknowledges only "public relations mistakes in how we handled the growing controversy. Whitewater never seemed real because it wasn't," she writes.

The final report on the Whitewater investigation questioned the First Lady's truthfulness.

=== <end quote> ===

To quote a daytime court judge, "I wouldn't believe you if your tongue came notarized". Or, the other one who says about "rain" on legs.

In her bid to win the Presidency in 2008, Hillary is attempting to shine herself up. What everyone forgets is what Whitewater — which I studied extensively — was! It was a scam to defraud the consumer. It was one of many expensive vacation properties marketed to elderly poor uneducated people at inflated prices with high interest rates. As a Libertarian, I have really no problem up to that point.

However, using a loophole in Arkansas law, (and in several other states), the lawyers were a key participant in this scam. If the debtor missed, or was late for any reason, then the debt was due in whole immediately. And, the debtor was not entitled to reinstate the loan by making up the back or late payment. A simple filing was all that was required to get clear title to the property so that it could be sold again. Some properties were sold, defaulted, and reacquired as many as eight times in a year! There was a reason that people couldn't get a regular mortgage requiring title insurance on these properties. All the insiders knew what was going on!

In several similar cases, there was court testimony that some times payments were declared late when they were not. Think of how the credit card companies treat payments received and I can only imagine the games that were played. So, to me the "interesting" part, that was completely missed by the liberal media, was the scam. These guys were robbing old people! Over and above anything else, would an honorable person get involved in this? A crackerjack lawyer, the smartest women in our time, and someone who was into the details, would have to know that money was extracted from the dreams of poor old folks.

As a Libertarian, for that, I think they should have to make restitution. Certainly not be elected to higher office. IMHO

Curmudgeon

And that’s the last word.

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