Jasper Jottings 2003-11-09

Sunday 09 November 2003

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has 1,142 subscribers.

Don't forget:

We Nov 12 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718) 862-7977

Mo Nov 24 New England Alumni Club presents a networking event
Jose McIntre's - a pub in Boston - 7:00Pm to 11:00 pm
Contact Douglas Emond 84' - 781-596-4658

Sa Dec 6 '03 National Alumni Council meeting
         please contact Peter Sweeney ’64 (973) 353-7610

We Jan 7 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718) 862-7977

Sa Feb National Alumni Council meeting
         please contact Peter Sweeney ’64 (973) 353-7610

We Feb 10 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718) 862-7977

Sa Jun 12 '04 National Alumni Council meeting
         please contact Peter Sweeney ’64 (973) 353-7610

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Search past issues of Jottings at:

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

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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:

- Afghanistan
- - Cote, Richard A. (1990)

- Iraq
- - Esposito, Steven G. (1981) [JR: Photos at the following URL. ]
http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?showSlide=true&Uc=xiwgp6n.7e10dskf&Uy=snkr69&Upost_signin=BrowsePhotos.jsp%3FshowSlide%3Dtrue&Ux=0
- - Menchise, Louis (1987)

… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001782179_feetfirst04m.html

Pedestrians flag safety with bright new device

By Susan Gilmore
Seattle Times staff reporter

== <begin quote> ===

Lester Goldstein of Feet First, an advocacy group for pedestrians, is the inventor of new pocket signs designed to increase visibility and make cars stop for pedestrians. He is photographed at North 40th Street and Burke Avenue North in Wallingford, an intersection he crosses often on foot.

With cars whizzing by, Lester Goldstein pulled out an orange plastic sign folded in his coat pocket and unfurled it.

Gingerly he stepped into the Capitol Hill intersection, waving the sign that reads "Stop For Me, It's The Law." The cars slowed and stopped.

"With the flag, 90 percent of the cars will stop," said Goldstein, a retired biology professor who lives in Wallingford.

Most motorists don't, even though state law requires them to halt to allow pedestrians to cross at intersections. That's why Goldstein, 79, designed the orange sign. Unfolded, it's 12 inches by 12 inches. Folded up, it's small enough to fit in a pocket.

Feet First, an advocacy group for pedestrians to which Goldstein belongs, has produced 500 of the flags for distribution.

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Am I so much in a hurry that pedestrians now have to wave little "I surrender" flags to be allowed to get across the street? In Comp Sci, we learn that slow tasks are given priority over fast ones because they have so far to go. I hope I remember that I too was once a pedestrian, and may some day soon, be one again.

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	Bouncing off the list
	1	Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)
	1	Jaspers publishing web pages
	3	Jaspers found web-wise
	0	Honors
	0	Weddings
	0	Births
	0	Engagements
	0	Graduations
	1	Obits
	4	"Manhattan in the news" stories
	1	Resumes
	9	Sports
	14	Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	Fitzpatrick, John	News2
????	Santerre, Josh	News2
????	Sapossnek, Mark	WebPage1
1950	Fagan, Eugene J.	Email06
1951	Helm, Robert A	Email12
1953	McEneney, Michael F.	Obit1 (reporter)
1955	Hartnett, Timothy V.	Obit1
1957	Murphy, John	News1
1961	Kennedy, Ed	Email02
1966	Jendrucko, Richard "Rich"	Found2
1968	Sause, John P.	Found1
1969	Scudo, Robert	Email03
1972	Suraci, Joseph	News4
1973	Kuhn, Rob	Resume1
1974	Kunster, Gilbert Jr.	Email05
1990	Giugliano, Suzanne	Email13
1991	Newman, Kathe	Found3
1997	Salvato, Sandra	Email07
2003	Haber, Christine	Email10
2003	Harkins, Patrick	Email14
S???	Dankiewicz, Mark	Email01
S???	Frechette, Nicole	Email08
S???	Gonzalez, Josue	Email04
S???	Hahn, Sonja	Email09
S???	Hallissey, John	Email11

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
S???	Dankiewicz, Mark	Email01
1950	Fagan, Eugene J.	Email06
????	Fitzpatrick, John	News2
S???	Frechette, Nicole	Email08
1990	Giugliano, Suzanne	Email13
S???	Gonzalez, Josue	Email04
2003	Haber, Christine	Email10
S???	Hahn, Sonja	Email09
S???	Hallissey, John	Email11
2003	Harkins, Patrick	Email14
1955	Hartnett, Timothy V.	Obit1
1951	Helm, Robert A	Email12
1966	Jendrucko, Richard "Rich"	Found2
1961	Kennedy, Ed	Email02
1973	Kuhn, Rob	Resume1
1974	Kunster, Gilbert Jr.	Email05
1953	McEneney, Michael F.	Obit1 (reporter)
1957	Murphy, John	News1
1991	Newman, Kathe	Found3
1997	Salvato, Sandra	Email07
????	Santerre, Josh	News2
????	Sapossnek, Mark	WebPage1
1968	Sause, John P.	Found1
1969	Scudo, Robert	Email03
1972	Suraci, Joseph	News4

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[No Announcements]

[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".]

None

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

[Messages]

MANHATTAN COLLEGE HOLIDAY FUND-RAISER TO SUPPORT STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING TRIPS

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Come and enjoy a festive day at Manhattan College’s annual Holiday Craft Fair. The fair, sponsored by the College’s Campus Ministry and Social Action department, will be held on Sunday, November 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the College’s Draddy Gymnasium. This event is open to the public.

Vendors will be selling a variety of items including holiday crafts as well as general merchandise such as jewelry, apparel and much more. More than 100 vendors are expected to participate in this year’s event. Proceeds from the craft fair will help fund student service-learning trips as part of a program sponsored by the Campus Ministry and Social Action (CMSA) department. CMSA has planned three separate trips this academic year: Honduras, Appalachia and Texas.

Approximately 45 students this year will participate in the trips; providing community work in several low-income communities. In Honduras, students plan to spend 10 days volunteering at an AIDS orphanage and participating in other community work such as building homes. Students who plan to attend the spring service trip in the Appalachian region of West Virginia will spend their week also building homes for residents, most of whom live below the poverty line. In the third trip planned for late May, students will serve as camp counselors for Camp Reynal in Texas, a program that serves children with severe kidney disease.

The CMSA department held its first Holiday Craft Fair last year, which was met with great success. CMSA aims to give Manhattan College students and staff members opportunities to explore and develop their communal spirituality as well as a chance to act on issues of social justice at local, national and international levels.

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[WebPage1]

http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/student/academicreskit/author.aspx

Mark Sapossnek has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College, a master's degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. The first half of his career was spent building software tools for mechanical design: computer graphics, solid modeling, design and analysis tools, and expert systems. Since 1993, he has been building client/server, n-tier and Web-based applications for a number of companies. He is currently a Senior Consultant in the New England practice of Microsoft Consulting Services. In addition, for the past two years Mark has been teaching at the Computer Science Department of the Metropolitan College at Boston University.

[MCOLDB: ???? ]

[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]

[Found1]

http://www.barry.edu/TheologyPhilosophy/about/faculty.htm

Sause, John P.

Professor of Theology; BA, Iona College; MA, Manhattan College; MS, Biscayne College; Ph.D., Florida State University; MJ, Loyola University School of Law

[MCOLDB: 1968 ]

[Found2]

http://www.engr.utk.edu/maes/fac-rjj.html

Richard J. "Rich" Jendrucko

Professor and Associate Head, Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2030

[MCOLDB: 1966 ]

[Found3]

http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty.html

Kathe Newman, who received her B.A. from Manhattan College and her Ph.D. from the City University of New York. Her teaching and research interests include urban politics, urban revitalization, community development, intergovernmental relations, state and local politics, and the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, and class.

[MCOLDB: 1991 ]

[HONORS]

[No Honors]

[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]

From: Michael F. McEneney
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:29 AM
Subject: Obit

Dear John,

The New York Daily News, Nov 6, 2003, at Page 67 has the following Obituary:

Timothy V. Hartnett

On November 4, 2003. Retired Special Agent-U.S. Treasury Dept. Past President of the Holy Name Society of Visitation Church, past President of the Limerick Men's Assoc., past President of Division 5 of the Ancient Order of Hibernian's of NY County & and 50 year member of St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Beloved husband of the late Bridie (nee Hussey). Devoted brother of Mary. Dear brother-in-law of David J. Hussey, Nora M . Smith and the late John P. Hussey, NYPD and Donald C. Smith, NYPD. Loving Uncle of Noreen and Christopher Cummings, Donald and Lynne Smith and Geralyn Smith. Great uncle of Erin, Caroline, Julianne Cummings, Stephanie, Michael, Danielle, and Siobhan Smith. Dear cousin of Sr. Marian Hunt and Sister Catherine Hunt of the Sisters of Charity.

Family will receive friends Thursday and Friday 2-5 & 7-9 P.M. at the Williams Funeral Home, 5628 Broadway at 232nd St., Bx. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of the Visitation, Saturday November 8, 11 A.M. Internment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Tim's memory to Mt. St. Vincent's Development Fund, 6301 Riverdale Ave. Bronx, NY 10471 would be appreciated."

Tim was a member of the Class of 1955 and a loyal Alumnus. Tim never missed the Alumni Societies Annual Law Enforcement Dinner, and usually brought with him, as his guest , Mr. Dunlevey, the Chairmen of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, who always brightened the evening with his stories of how he solved the problems he encountered in putting the parade together. On St. Patrick's Day, Tim was always at his Post outside the Cathedral, dressed in his Tails, proper sash and Top Hat. He would make a point of shaking my hand and offer words of encouragement, as I marched past.

Tim will be missed by not only the Manhattan College family but also the Irish-American Community of New York City. May he Rest in Peace!

Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA

[JR: Thanks to Mike, we all didn't miss this one. ]

[News MC]

[News1]

Copyright 2003 The Journal News (Westchester County, NY)
All Rights Reserved
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY)
October 28, 2003 Tuesday
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5B
HEADLINE: 16TH DISTRICT
BYLINE: Kari Neering, Staff

Struck, Murphy vie for Legislature seat
Democratic candidate aims to overcome legislator of 32 years

An Orange and Rockland Utilities executive will attempt to oust a legislator with more than 30 years' experience next week in the race for the 16th Legislative District seat.

Democrat Richard Struck will face off against Legislator John Murphy, R-Orangeburg, to represent the newly drawn district that includes Tappan and parts of Orangeburg, Sparkill and Pearl River.

Murphy, 68, has been on the Legislature since 1971. Struck, 56, has never held elective office in Rockland, but was a county legislator in Otsego County and chairman of the Otsego County Democratic Committee in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Struck said Rockland was facing a financial and leadership crisis and needed fresh ideas and new approaches. He described his campaign as a "grass-roots, door-to-door campaign" that included him visiting more than 2,100 homes over the past five months.

"I get a sense that people want change - new ideas and a different approach to county government," Struck said.

Murphy, a Republican running for his 11th term, will also run on the Independence and Conservative lines. He won the county Legislature's only Republican primary in September that ended Frank Fornario's 20-year Legislature stint.

Murphy credited himself with creating the Rockland County Youth Bureau, providing funding for the Sparkill Creek rehabilitation, supporting the county executive's Open Space program and supporting downtown revitalization efforts.

He said he would work to expand Alzheimer's services in the county, build a new nursing home and chronic-disease hospital and adopt a prescription discount-purchase program for senior citizens, the disabled and the uninsured.

"Right now people are buying over the Internet or they're driving to Canada," Murphy said. "We can't guarantee the quality of these drugs."

Struck, an Army veteran, has worked for O&R since 1983. He serves as its director of public policy and economic development.

Struck said he would work for better water-resources planning, more downtown revitalization and better coordination between town and county planning boards. He also said he would seek more fiscal responsibility in the county, cut patronage jobs and work toward more economic development.

"We need some new blood," he said. "We have to make a change."

Murphy said that while his passion in life was helping the disabled, his record demonstrated that he was more than capable of handling the range of matters handled by the Legislature.

"I do all those other things better than most," he said. "Most of those things are routine business to a former engineering executive."

A seat on the Legislature is a part-time position that carries a four-year term and a $29,389 annual salary.

The Murphy file
Born: Dec. 29, 1934
Home: Orangeburg
Occupation: Retired engineer and long-range planner with New York Telephone in New York City.
Education: Bachelor's in electronic engineering, Manhattan College, 1957. Also took graduate courses at New York University and Cornell University in 1963.
Political career:
* Republican; Rockland County legislator since 1971.
* President of Camp Venture in Orangeburg.
* President of Loeb's House and Joseph's Home, homes for the mentally ill.
* Board member for the Rockland Psychiatric Hospital.
* Former board member for St. Dominic's Home.

LOAD-DATE: October 29, 2003

[Reported As: 1957 ]

[News2]

http://timesargus.nybor.com/Sports/Story/74084.html

Fans help Mountaineers stack 2004 roster: High attendance numbers have big-name players lining up for contracts with Vermont

November 3, 2003
By Otis Hart
TIMES ARGUS STAFF

MONTPELIER - Last Halloween, the Vermont Mountaineers had exactly one player under contract. When Oct. 31 rolled around this year, players were lobbying just to be alternates. Now that's some scary improvement.

General manager Brian Gallagher and new manager John Russo got an early start on recruiting this autumn, to the chagrin of the rest of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The entire roster is already complete. Sixteen players have signed contracts and Gallagher expects the final nine to trickle in as the fall semester comes to a close. Now his only concern is contingency planning.

"The biggest thing this offseason is hearing what players have to say about the Mountaineers," Gallagher said. "Lots of these guys have multiple offers, and they've heard about how our fans are packing the house every night and they're choosing us. Some have told me 'I don't want to play in front of 50 people.' It shows that the big crowds affect the players we have on the field.

"We've also been told that our operations are as professional as a minor league club," Gallagher added. "That's a pretty good compliment."

Vermont's new found popularity means that only two players are returning from the Mountaineers inaugural club - University of Vermont outfielder Jason Carey and Biola University slugger Carl Galloway, who will be the only Division II player on the 2004 Mountaineers. Galloway has not returned his contract yet, but has verbally committed to Gallagher.

"We broke the rule with him," Gallagher said. "We wanted to go with Division I players, but made an exception. Carl was pretty popular and he should see a lot better pitches this year with so many good players around him."

The other 15 confirmations:

??Josh Santerre - Manhattan College. The former All-State Vermont selection from Essex High School pitched for the Manchester Silkworms last year and is excited to be heading back to his home state.

??John Fitzpatrick - Manhatten College. The sophomore had a .401 on-base percentage as a freshman and was named a first-team Louisville Slugger All-American as a freshman.

"At least on paper, we're going to have a much better team," Gallagher said.

The quick roster completion now allows Russo to relax and await fatherhood. His wife is expecting to give birth within the week.

"John's been incredible," Gallagher said. "He's made all the contacts, he's followed up with every coach. He's very energetic and he's very good at selling the Mountaineers. I'm excited that he's coming back."

More Mountaineer announcements are expected in the coming weeks as the nine remaining contracts should be confirmed before the new year.

[News3]

http://infobrix.yellowbrix.com/pages/infobrix/Story.nsp?story_id=43340735

Computer disposal raises legal issues
Source: Financial Executive; Morristown
Publication date: 2003-10-01
Arrival time: 2003-11-05

legal liability

As industries everywhere become more reliant on technology, two new and challenging obstacles are emerging: the safe and legal disposal of outdated computer equipment, and the digital or physical data destruction of client information. This equipment comes in the form of computer monitors, hard drives, printers, copiers, etc. In the past, this equipment may have been placed into storage, donated to a school or sent to the dumpster.

However, notes Joseph P. Harford, vice president at Reclamere Inc., a Pennsylvania-based company that handles disposition of such equipment, none of these disposal methods addresses the environmental or legal responsibilities an organization faces. He says three critical questions have to be asked:

* Does the organization have a plan in place for the removal/ disposal of outdated computer equipment?
* Does this plan adhere to appropriate federal, state and local environmental laws for the equipment removal/recycling?
* Does this plan follow the laws regarding the privacy of client data that may still reside on the computers in question?

Harford notes that the 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which addresses the proper disposal of hazardous material, categorizes such common computer materials as lead (in glass), mercury, cadmium and arsenic as hazardous materials.

In fact, in 2002 the Environment Protection Agency filed to collect more than $410,000 in total fines from two New York colleges, Manhattan College and Pratt Institute, for the improper disposal of hazardous waste that included computer monitors.

Short of disposition, destroying data offers a way to keep the computers in use. Yet data destruction is not as simple and straightforward as "formatting" the computer's hard drive, which Harford says "is in no way secure, complete or reliable." He notes that the U.S. Department of Defense has set forth "reliable and secure" standards for both the electronic and physical destruction of data residing on a hard drive.

In numerous cases, hard drives were not properly "cleansed" and information has been inadvertently given away, Harford adds. Two such cases involved the state government of Pennsylvania and a Veterans Administration hospital in Indianapolis. In both instances, there was no clear methodology or process in place that assured identification, inventory management, destruction and certification.

Source: Buttonwood Group, LLP -
Copyright Financial Executives Institute Oct 2003
Publication date: 2003-10-01

[JR: Huh? ]

[News4]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=625&u=/vv/20031105/lo_vv/48379&printer=1

Political Parties Divide Judicial Spoils in Queens
Wed Nov 5, 1:08 PM ET Add Local - Village Voice to My Yahoo!
By Tom Robbins Village Voice Writer

The grubby politics involved in the making of judges in Brooklyn's Democratic Party have been the subject of year-long headlines and an ongoing grand jury there. But the borough and the Democrats have no monopoly on that crude business that emphasizes money and loyalty over ability and merit. Take the case of Joseph Suraci, a Queens Republican shut out by his own party.

When a rare vacancy arose this year for a Civil Court judgeship representing a mostly middle-class, conservative swath of Queens, Suraci, a 52-year-old attorney, figured that if he could get on the ballot he had a shot. His resume already read like a Queens jurist: Raised in Sunnyside, he attended Archbishop Molloy High School, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Manhattan College, and received his law degree from St. John's. He spent 20 years as a trial lawyer for Legal Aid defending low-income people in Queens criminal courts, where he had achieved a reputation among county prosecutors as a formidable opponent. He then moved on to private practice, handling disability cases and also serving as an administrative law judge adjudicating disputes at the city's parking violations bureau.

He was active in his community as well, serving as secretary of the Friends of Middle Village Library, vice president of Woodside Senior Assistance Center, and pro bono legal counsel to the Middle Village Property Owners Association. He helped found several nonprofit organizations including the Sunnyside Drum Corps and the Gateway Community Restoration Corp. The son of a former Republican district leader, Suraci had also paid his political dues, carrying his party's banner four times, coming closest to winning in 1993, when he was a candidate for the Supreme Court on the Republican and Conservative lines. The New York Times called him "clearly the best choice" in the race and he took in nearly 165,000 votesjust a handful shy of his Democratic-Liberal opponent, Luther Dye (recently forced off the bench for inappropriate courtroom behavior).

Despite his many partisan campaigns, Suraci, who appears thoughtful and self-effacing in person, has picked up admirers in the opposing party. "If there were more people like Joe in politics, it would be a better place," said a Democrat who once defeated him.

Democrats hold an almost insurmountable 5 to 1 edge in voter registrations in Queens, but Suraci believed the Third Civil Court District, where the vacancy arose, was winnable. Comprising the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, and Richmond Hill, the district has repeatedly sent Republicans to the City Council to represent it.

So, Joe Suraci sat down and wrote a letter to the man with the most influence in the selection of judicial candidates for the GOP, state senator and county party leader Serphin Maltese, a former Conservative Party leader who had switched to the Republicans in 1990. Suraci had long told Maltese and other Republican officials of his interest in seeking a judgeship, but he thought a formal letter requesting consideration was appropriate. Not taking any chances on his request getting lost amid party or senate business, he mailed the letter to Maltese's home. He then waited for a response. And waited.

"That was in mid-May," said Suraci. "He never got back to me. I never heard anything from him. That alone was very upsetting."

Curious to see whom the Queens GOP had selected as its standard-bearer for the seat, Suraci went to the Board of Elections to check the official records. There, he saw that the Republicans had designated the same candidate as the Democratic and Conservative organizations, a woman by the name of Anna Culley. He didn't recognize the name at first, but when he saw another record that listed the candidate's full, hyphenated name, Anna Seminerio-Culley, he realized this was the daughter of longtime Queens Democratic assemblyman Anthony Seminerio.

"I was just astonished," said Suraci. "This district is one of the few Republicans have a chance to win. Why would you give it to a Democrat? Why not to someone who espouses the party's principles?"

The answer, in raw political terms, he knew, is a system of mutual back-scratching that serves the leadership of both parties well, if not their constituents. For his part, Anthony Seminerio, a former corrections officer whose brash, shoot-from-the-hip conservatism has made him a kind of force of nature in Queens politics, has repeatedly backed Republicans for higher office (he supported Mayor Giuliani, as well as Governor Pataki). He has made more than $1,500 in contributions from his own political fund to Republican candidates and organizations in the past year. In addition, Seminerio is a close friend of Maltese, the two of them dining frequently at Seminerio's favorite restaurant, La Bella Vita on Rockaway Boulevard.

There are also reciprocal favors paid by the Democrats to the Republicans in that part of Queens. Maltese has had no Democratic opponent on the ballot since 1994. This year, Republican city councilman Dennis Gallagher has no Democratic challenger, like his predecessor and mentor, former councilman and county GOP official Tom Ognibene.

It is an arrangement that troubles many in the Queens organization. "A lot of Republicans in Queens County are not happy about the way the party cross-endorses almost all the Democratic nominees on an almost pro forma basis," said Matt Hunter, a leader of the Forest Park Republican Club who has also tangled with the county party leadership. "We can't quite understand why it is that way."

It is particularly troubling, added Hunter, in the case of a district such as the one Suraci sought to represent, which, he said, is "quite capable of electing a Republican."

The Queens GOP handles judicial nominations in the same closed-door method that has disturbed reformers and prosecutors in Brooklyn: The county leader, in this case, Maltese, sends names of candidates to be interviewed to a screening panel. Frank Kenna, whose family has been active in the Queens GOP for generations and who heads the screening panel for Republican judicial candidates, said he received Seminerio-Culley's name from Maltese. Currently legal secretary to the county's administrative law judge, Seminerio-Culley appeared before the panel and was quickly approved. She was the only candidate interviewed. "I know Joe Suraci," said Kenna. "I know he has run occasionally, but I did not know he wanted to run this time. I never got his name."

Like Hunter, Kenna agreed that the party could win the Civil Court seat in the Third District. "It was a winnable seat," said Kenna, except that Seminerio-Culley carried one clear advantage: her name. "Could a Republican beat a Seminerio? I doubt it. Her father is one of us. We consider him one of our own."

Maltese makes no bones about his friendship with Seminerio. "He told me early on his daughter wanted to run," he said. "She went through the panel and she was accepted. End of story." The county leader said he had no idea Suraci had any interest in running until recently. But it wouldn't have mattered, he added.

"Yes, it's a local district race that a Republican would have a chance to win, if he had some visibility. Joe has none and he obviously doesn't have the confidence of his district leaders," said Maltese.

Like Brooklyn, Queens is not unique in picking judges based on connections rather than ability. Judges are made the same way in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island as well. "Nobody challenges any of this," said Suraci. "A lot of people are afraid to criticize, that their own political aspirations will be hurt if they do so. It will just go on forever unless someone does."

[JR: Joseph Suraci MCOLDB 1972]

[RESUMES]

CIC'S SUGGESTION: Everyone who works for a major corporation should send resumes placed here into their HR system or department. While you may not see the value, it may be that one thing that delivers an opportunity to a fellow Jasper that changes their life.

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]

From: Rob Kuhn, '73
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 02 Nov 2003

Hi John …

Thanks for the invitation. Actually, I am already receiving the newsletter at this e-mail address: <privacy invoked> .

Probably - based on the reasons you outlined so clearly - you should just switch my subscription to the address provided via the alumni site: <privacy invoked>

FYI, I was laid off from my small firm (WatchIT.com) in mid-July, as continuing sales difficulties required tougher and tougher expense cutting. From a peak of perhaps 65 to 70 employees in late 2000, they are down to maybe a dozen or fewer today.

I did attend the recent networking event, and as a result of that was encouraged to utilize the Alumni Web site. I spent nearly a full day on it recently, entering my own profile, and searching for folks to add to the "My Contacts" database. The code doesn't hold the search results, so it's necessary to repeat the same search over (and over) after you move each person into your contacts.

I find that lately I have been saving your newsletter as text … and then failing to find time to read it! If I recall, awhile back you began to include some job hunting information in each newsletter. I need to look at one of the upcoming issues and see if that's still there.

Meanwhile, I am going to take the liberty of attaching my current resume for you to look over. If you have any advice, or opportunities to share information about, I would greatly appreciate hearing back from you.

Thanks, very much.
Rob Kuhn, '73

My professional experience breaks down into two principal areas: 1) producing digital content and managing its production; 2) creating and managing the editorial content of both products and marketing collateral. I have full confidence in my editing skills, and in my ability to learn and apply new technologies. I bring strong analytical and problem solving ability to any assignment.

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Editor
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Acquisitions editor - Legal reference books
Writer
Senior copywriter - Direct mail brochures for college textbooks
Copywriter - Sales promotion collateral for professional broadcast and satellite television systems; OEM electronic and industrial products

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Digital Media Manager and Producer
As new media producer: crafted content for delivery via interactive CD-ROM and the Internet. This content - briefings on a broad spectrum of information technology subjects - was developed for use by executives and in corporate eLearning programs.
As vice president, new media, I was involved in a variety of tasks.
* As manager of a 12-person department, my approach to staffing allowed me to keep the budget down and maintain a pool of replacements whose loyalty was fostered through opportunities for promotion.
* As a production manager responsible for meeting monthly deadlines, I improved workflow during expansion of the department, and maintained it efficiently during subsequent contraction.
* Worked with IT programmers in evolving a proprietary content production tool. Due to my participation in supporting its evolution - and specific usability - my name appears on a pending patent application.
* Developed and executed product enhancement strategies, serving as client-side project manager for outsourced and internal version upgrades of online and CD-ROM interfaces. Consistently rolled out successful revisions. One CD-ROM upgrade received an Honorable Mention from Macromedia (Q4, 2001).
* Integral participant with the management team in aligning product delivery with sales goals, and in coordinating interdepartmental task and technical support.

Executive Editor, Digital Media and Print
As VP, new media: determined and maintained editorial style guidelines for text elements presented in online and CD-ROM interfaces. Edited all new content in deadline production: five to seven 6,000-word transcripts each month, glossary entries, biographies and tests.
* No deadline was ever missed, and feedback from end users regarding the interfaces and interactive content was overwhelmingly positive.
As managing editor / marketing publications coordinator: organized the annual production of the complete marketing and sales information for publishing's largest college textbook sales staff. Published 2,200 pages annually in five soft cover sales manuals.
* My staff and I met our deadline each year with a top-quality finished product. The sales manuals became the most successful tools in the industry. College division sales increased each year, and ultimately surpassed $100,000,000 for the first time.
As editor, executive newsletters: researched, wrote, edited and produced a variety of newsletters and guides for owners and managers of small to medium-sized businesses
As acquisitions editor: planned and managed a targeted publishing program of reference books on effective legal practice for attorneys and paralegals. I acquired and developed these books based on market analysis and anticipated advertising position.

Copywriting

* Direct mail brochures for college textbooks - writing, design, production
* Collateral and space advertising for broadcast audio/video products and satellite systems, and for OEM electronic and industrial products - writing, production, agency supervision
* Space advertising and "wine notes" for upscale retail wine shop - writing, production
* Freelance: sales promotion and direct response - writing; software manual - editing
* Web based promotional and collateral materials and client newsletters - writing, editing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Promoted to Director / VP, New Media, 1999 - 2003
New Media Producer, 1996 - 1999
WatchIT.com, Inc. Syosset, NY
Manager, 1991 - 1995
Michael's Fine Wine & Spirit Merchants, Sarasota, FL
Copywriter, 1986 - 1991
Panasonic Broadcast and Television Systems, Secaucus, NJ
Editor, Executive Letters, 1982 - 1986
Executive Reports Corporation, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Acquisitions Editor, 1979 - 1982
Institute for Business Planning, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

EDUCATION
* B.A., English Literature, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
* Additional training / continuing education in two-dimensional design and various computer applications

[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
11/12/03 Wednesday Volleyball   Saint Francis-NY   HOME   6:00 PM
11/13/03 Thursday W. Swimming   Sarah Lawrence   Bronxville, NY   7:00 PM
11/14/03 Friday W. Swimming   College of New Rochelle   HOME   6:00 PM
11/14/03 Friday M. Basketball   Mickey Walker All-Stars (Exhibition)   HOME   7:00 PM
11/15/03 Saturday Volleyball   MAAC Championships (at Siena)   Loudonville, NY   TBA
11/15/03 Saturday W. Swimming   New Jersey Tech/Hunter   Newark, NJ   2:00 PM
11/15/03 Saturday Cross Country   NCAA Northeast Regional   Boston, MA   2:00 PM
11/16/03 Sunday Volleyball   MAAC Championships (at Siena)   Loudonville, NY   TBA
11/22/03 Saturday Cross Country   IC4A/ECAC Championships   HOME   10:00 AM
11/22/03 Saturday W. Basketball   Central Florida   HOME   2:00 PM
11/23/03 Sunday W. Swimming   Hunter College   New York, NY   1:00 PM
11/24/03 Monday Cross Country   NCAA Championships   Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA   1:00 PM
11/24/03 Monday M. Basketball   Columbia#   White Plains, NY   9:00 PM
11/28/03 Friday W. Basketball   Middle Tennessee State @   Boca Raton, FL   5:00 PM
11/29/03 Saturday W. Basketball   Florida Atlantic/Norfolk State @   Boca Raton, FL   TBA
11/29/03 Saturday M. Basketball   Fordham   HOME   7:00 PM
…………November events downloaded 20 Oct 03
12/1/03 Monday Track & Field   Manhattan Heptathlon/Pentathlon   HOME   2:00 PM
12/2/03 Tuesday Track & Field   Manhattan Heptathlon   HOME   10:00 AM
12/2/03 Tuesday M. Basketball   Wichita State   HOME   7:00 PM
12/4/03 Thursday W. Swimming   St. Joseph's/SUNY-Old Westbury   Patchogue, NY   6:00 PM
12/4/03 Thursday W. Basketball   Fairfield*   Fairfield, CT   7:30 PM
12/5/03 Friday M. Basketball   Fairfield*   Fairfield, CT   7:30 PM
12/7/03 Sunday Track & Field   Princeton Invitational   Princeton, NJ   11:00 AM
12/7/03 Sunday W. Basketball   Loyola (MD)*   Baltimore, MD   2:00 PM
12/7/03 Sunday M. Basketball   Rider*   HOME   2:00 PM
12/10/03 Wednesday W. Basketball   DePaul   HOME   7:00 PM
12/12/03 Friday Track & Field   Fordham Invitational   Bronx, NY   TBA
12/17/03 Wednesday M. Basketball   Syracuse   Syracuse, NY   7:00 PM
12/20/03 Saturday M. Basketball   Richmond$   New York, NY   2:30 PM
12/22/03 Monday W. Basketball   Delaware   Newark, DE   7:00 PM
12/28/03 Sunday W. Basketball   Wagner   HOME   2:00 PM
12/28/03 Sunday M. Basketball   Holy Cross%   New York, NY   2:00 PM
12/29/03 Monday M. Basketball   St. John's/Pennsylvania%   New York, NY   TBA
12/31/03 Wednesday M. Basketball   Hofstra   HOME   5:00 PM
…………December events downloaded 08 Nov 03

[Sports from College]

VOLLEYBALL EXTENDS STREAK TO 14, DEFEATING SETON HALL, 3-0

Riverdale, NY – The Lady Jaspers captured a 3-0 victory over Big East member Seton Hall, extending their winning streak to 14. With the win Manhattan improves to 17-10 overall and 7-0 in the MAAC. Leading the way for the Lady Jaspers was sophomore Maggie Pfeifer who recorded 11 kills, 5 digs, 1 solo block and 5 block assists along with a .435 hitting percentage...

MEN'S SOCCER FALLS TO RIDER ON PENALTY KICKS AT MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lake Buena Vista, FL (November 5, 2003)- The tenth-seeded Rider Broncs advanced to the quarterfinals of the Jet Blue MAAC Championships by virtue of a 4-3 penalty kick win over seventh-seeded Manhattan College today at the Disney World Wide World of Sports Complex. ..

REYNOLDS NAMED TO VERIZON ACADEMIC MEN'S SOCCER DISTRICT FIRST TEAM

Riverdale, NY (November 5, 2003)- Manhattan College men's soccer senior midfielder Eugene Reynolds was named to the Verizon Academic Men's Soccer District First Team, it was announced today by Verizon and CoSida. Reynolds was the only student-athlete named to the All-District team that posted a perfect 4.00 grade point average. ..

EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS WERE NAMED TO THE NY LOTTERY MAAC ALL-ACA

Riverdale, NY (November 5, 2003)- Eight members of the Manhattan College men's and women's cross country teams were named to the 2003 New York Lottery Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, announced by MAAC officials yesterday....

VOLLEYBALL KNOCKS OFF SACRED HEART, 3-0

Riverdale, NY – (November 3, 2003) - The Lady Jaspers cruised to a 3-0 victory against Sacred Heart, extending their winning streak to 13. Manhattan's undefeated streak through October has continued through the first two games of November. Freshman Meghan Plunkett paced the Lady Jaspers, with a match high 8 kills, including a .250 hitting percentage. more...

[Sports from News & Web]

Copyright 2003 Daily News, L.P.
Daily News (New York)
October 29, 2003, Wednesday SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 79
HEADLINE: JASPERS AIM TO REPEAT
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Bobby Gonzalez wouldn't come right out and say it, but the glint in his eye gave him away.

Asked yesterday if his Manhattan Jaspers would again be the city's best college hoop program, the normally rapid-fire Gonzalez would only say, "It's hard to say. We'll have to prove that. But the last couple of years I think we've been one of the best in the city."

Coming off a 23-7 season in which the Jaspers snagged the MAAC regular-season title and earned their first NCAA invitation since 1995, Manhattan appears loaded for another run this season. Not surprisingly, the Jaspers earned the MAAC's top seed in its preseason poll.

"Expectations are very high," Gonzalez said. "As a coach you strive to be tops in your conference. But it's a new year and a new team and we have to prove ourselves all over again."

The Jaspers return MAAC preseason Player of the Year Luis Flores, who averaged 24.6 points last season, and will unveil their newest offensive weapon this season in junior forward Peter Mulligan. Mulligan, who sat out last season as a transfer from Maryland-Baltimore County, was the Northeast Conference's Rookie of the Year his freshman season (averaging 15.5 points) and was first-team all-conference his sophomore year ( when he averaged 16).

"Having Peter this year will help me a lot," Flores said. "He's a very versatile player, and on nights when I'm getting doubled, we have a guy I can kick it out to. I'm looking forward to the season."

Manhattan opens its season against Columbia in the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament Nov. 24.

Iona, which is coming off a 17-win season, was the conference's third pick and could very well finish higher. The Gaels return junior center Greg Jenkins, who missed the bulk of last season with a shoulder injury.

He will be joined by Syracuse transfer DeShaun Williams, who left the Orange after his junior season and has one year of eligibility remaining with the Gaels.

"Those are two very good players who I think could challenge for Player of the Year," Iona coach Jeff Ruland said. "DeShaun knows how to play and he'll get his shots. He'll make guys around him play better."

However, being the No. 3 preseason seed means little to Jenkins.

"Being picked third is nice," Jenkins said. "But what you really want is to be postseason No. 1."

The Gaels open Nov. 21 at Virginia Commonwealth. Their home opener is Nov. 29 against George Mason.

LOAD-DATE: October 29, 2003

Copyright 2003 Bergen Record Corporation
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
October 29, 2003 Wednesday All Editions
SECTION: SPORTS; AROUND NORTH JERSEY; Pg. S12
HEADLINE: AROUND NORTH JERSEY
SOURCE: North Jersey Media Group

BASKETBALL

Coaching clinic set for Nov. 15

"Developing a Winning Program," a basketball coaching clinic open to coaches and parents, will be held Nov. 15 from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Pascack Valley High School in HIllsdale.

Coaches Bob Hurley of St. Anthony, Jeff Jasper of Pascack Valley, and Bobby Gonzalez of Manhattan College will participate.

Registration can be made online by visiting www.coaching-kids.com. A registration form also can be requested by calling (201) 441-4270. The cost for the program is $50 per coach prior to the event. Walk-in registration will be $100.

LOAD-DATE: October 31, 2003

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http://www.ucfathletics.com/article.asp?articleid=50016

November 4, 2003
UCF Women's Hoops Sneaks by Premier Players
Takira Allen

ORLANDO – Junior Takira Allen and sophomore LaShay King each sank 14 points to help the UCF women’s basketball team to a 72-69 exhibition victory over the Premier Players at UCF Arena on Tuesday night.

Thanks to the UCF defense, the Golden Knights outshot the Players 33.3% to 28.9% from the field. still, the two squads found themselves tied at 32 when the horned sounded for intermission.

UCF pulled away quickly going up by five points just four minutes into the second stanza. The visitors tied the score at 40 with 13:59 in regulation and Katelyn Vujas made the second of her two free throws to put the Premier Players on top (40-41) for the final time.

Foul shots kept Premier’s hopes alive in the contest as the Golden Knights defense kept its opponents without a field goal for nine minutes. UCF led by a game-high 10 points twice in that period of time, but a successful layup by Mary Cofield at 6:56 sparked a comeback that saw the score tied at 60 all with 3:54 left on the clock.

Seventeen seconds later, King made a three-pointer that jumpstarted the Golden Knight offense and the hosts finished on a 12-9 run. UCF finished the game with a 42.6% accuracy from the field and the Premier Players ended the evening at 30.7%.

UCF freshman guard LaShaunda Slade and Cofield had a game-high eight rebounds. Jameka Jones scored a team-high 13 points for the Premier Players, who had an impressive 76% accuracy from the foul line.

The Golden Knights, which won the 2003 Atlantic Sun regular season title, play their final exhibition game on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. before beginning the regular season on the road at Manhattan College on Nov. 22.

[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email01]

From: Mark Dankiewicz (Student)
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: E-mail

Hey, I would like to participate in the weekly email.

Mark Dankiewicz

[JR: And hey, we are glad to have you. ]

[Email02]

From: Ed Kennedy '61
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: info is correct

Hi = for some reason I cannot get through by clicking on the box to verify my information. But, what is there is correct and I don't have info for the missing 2 spaces. Thanks for all your work on this -

Ed Kennedy '61

[JR: Thanks. I am just trying to develop an alternative to MCOLDB which is not updated by many (most) of our fellow alums and the College doesn't seem to do much better. I feel badly when readers "bounce off" and have no problem fropping a postcard, note, or a dime to let them know that they may be missing something important. But, I can't when I don't have anything to work with. Thanks fro reading it. ]

[Email03]

From : "Robert 1969 Scudo"
Subject : http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031026.htm
Date : Sun, 26 Oct 2003 19:09:25 -0500

John,

Please re-send. There are no line breaks.....

(What happened to your usual group address line?

Sunday 26 October 2003 Dear fellow Jasper Robert Scudo at bobs1947@juno.com, The jasper jottings email list has 1,141 subscribers. Don't forget: Sat Nov 1 Broderick Scholarship Dinner Smith Auditorium, Manhattan Campus For more

From: john.reinke
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:58 AM
To: 'Bob Scudo'
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031026.htm

Bob: Thanks. I would not have believed it unless you showed it to me. I have two different addresses of my own subscribed and they came through clean. Since yours is the first complaint so far, I am assuming that only your message got run thru the "internet grinder". I'll forward you a replacement. Thanks, John68

[JR: Only one complaint. The inet isn't "production quality" by a long shot IMHO. ]

[Email04]

From: Josue Gonzalez (Student)
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 08 Oct 2003

i'll join,

thanks

[JR: Welcome. ]

[Email05]

From: Gilbert Kunster Jr. (1974)
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 02 Nov 2003

add me to your list in the future.

Gil Kunster

[JR: Added. Welcome. ]

[Email06]

From: Eugene J. (1950) Fagan

Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 10:33 PM

Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031102.htm

John,

To save Joe Dillon lots of phone calls, how about posting where (what town) the Gold Coast Club meets in. Florida is a big state.

Gene

From: "John Reinke"
To: "'Eugene Fagan'"
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 11:39 PM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031102.htm

Gene:

nah. Joe likes calls. ;-) It's:

Gulf Coast Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday, November 5, 2003
University Club, Sarasota, FL
Chairman: Neil O'Leary '60

For more information contact Neil (941) 358-7720 or email:<privacy invoked> $20 per person - make checks payable to Manhattan College and mail to: George Brew 1530 Belfry Drive Venice, FL 34292-4334

Reservations must be received by October 31, 2003

John'68

From: Eugene Fagan
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 12:46 AM
To: John Reinke
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031102.htm

Thanks, John. That's what I wanted to know. I won't make this one, maybe later in the winter.

Gene

[JR: I'm sure they'd love a "younger" face. ]

[Email07]

From: NAVMSE-
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:35 AM
To: reinke@att.net
Subject: Symantec Mail Security detected that you sent a message with an unscannable attachment (SYM:41432981800878569399)

Subject of the message: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031102.htm

Recipient of the message: Sandra 1997 Salvato

[JR: Unscanable my #$%&$$! A thousand people don't have a problem. Last week y9u didn't have a problem but this time it's a problem. Who writes this stuff? ]

[JR: Don't mind me I also yell back at the tv talk show hosts! And software that is stupid. ]

[Email08]

From: Nicole Frechette (student)
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 9:36 AM
Subject:

please send me the weekly e-mail.

Thanks

[JR: Enjoy. Particpate. ]

[Email09]

From: Sonja Hahn (Student)
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 25 Aug 2003

Hello

I would like to participate and receive emails on a regular basis. Please, send the email to <privacy invoked>

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
Sonja Hahn

[JR: Welcome to "jottings – land". The home of alums who think of themselves like they were at MC – smart, thin, and young. Well "young" at heart at least! ]

[Email10]

From: Christine (2003) Haber
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:56 PM
Subject: Sign me up!

Hi John,

I would love to start receiving your publication, add me to the list!

Christine '03

[JR: And, we'd love for you to participate. ]

[Email11]

From: John Hallissey (student)
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 25 Aug 2003

Please add me to the list.

John Hallissey

[JR: Added (only because you asked so politely). (Not realizing the quagmire you've gotten yourself into – a mess of old Jaspers, whose ramblings are especially addictive?) ]

[Email12]

From: Robert A Helm (1951)
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject:

Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. The first item on my mind is that our friendly neighborhood surgeon called this afternoon and stated that the biopsy, which he took last Thursday and which has concerned us for a week, has come back NEGATIVE and "everything is fine"(This Time)! Which is what all Cancer victims – and care-givers - must deal with for at least 5 years after the last therapy. Along with taking an expensive medicine for that same five year period. In Helen's case, Arimidex as she is allergic to Tomaxafin.

2. This brings up the next point that I wished to make. The Bennett Cancer Center where all my Lady's therapy has taken place is concerned about the current attempt in the Congress to cut the financing of (reimbursement) the cancer drugs a cancer patient needs to a level which will not allow the Bennett Center (and, I presume, other centers) to continue administering the drugs in an out patient set-up. While Congress is promising to increase the fees for chemotherapy administration "significantly" , the numbers quoted seem to fall far short of the amount needed to make up the shortfall left by the reduction in chemotherapy funding. Apparently, this will result in the elimination of much of the out-patient chemotherapy sessions and force the Oncologists to admit their patients into a hospital for treatments, whether or not the treatments are for 15 minutes, an hour (as Helen's was) or 8 hours; whether it is for therapy repeated daily, weekly (as Helen's was), every two weeks every three weeks or monthly. Any such cutback will place enormous burdens on our nation's hospitals, many of which are not equipped to handle such a repetitive influx of patients needing special and prolonged care. I think that this would be a step backward in cancer care...back to the early days of cancer treatment (which dehumanized the patient). It would lead to delays, poor care, many local hospitals unable to handle the influx, travel to a distant location...you can figure the problems for yourselves. (Instead of a twenty-mile round trip every three weeks, and a 20-mile rt every Sunday for several months, it could have been a 40-mile one way trip to Sloan-Kettering in NYC every three weeks as well as the 80 mile round trip every Sunday) With all other costs rising, these changes must be headed off before they are voted in. We all know how hard it is to make the Government change its mind and repeal one of their errors (Prohibition, for example?). I am asking all of you, whether or not there is cancer in your family, to call the persons whom I will list in Number 3. If all of you make at least one phone call, we'll have a bunch. If all of the subscribers to Jasper Jottings make only one call, there will be 1100 calls. These people really don't listen to any more than yes or no and make a count. (200 for, 30 against, maybe we should vote for)

3. President Bush                    (202) 456-1414
Senator Bill Frist (MD)          (202) 224-3135
Rep. Dennis Hastert             (202) 225-3135
Rep. Tom Delay                   (202) 224-4000
Senator Tom Daschle           (202) 224-5556
            Senator Ckuck Grassley       (202) 224 3744
            Senator Max Baucus            (202) 224-2651
            Senator John Breaux            (202) 224 4623
            Senator Ted Kennedy           (202) 224 4543
Karl Rove, Senior Advisor to the President 202 456 2369
Josh Bolton, Director, Office of Mgmnt & Budget   202 395 4840
Secretary Tommy Thompson, HHW (202) 690 7000

When someone answers, tell them you wish to make a comment: "Please do not allow Medicare to cut funding for cancer care" No long speeches, only the one sentence. And I sincerely hope that none of you have to go through what Helen and I have gone through ...and are still going through. Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely, LCDR Robert A. Helm, USNR (RET).

[JR: Glad to hear that good news. Someone has to take care of our repository of "french archer" knowledge. I've put my two cents in. Not that they ever listen to me. ]

[Email13]

From: Suzanne Giugliano
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:52 PM
Subject: Fwd: Jazz for Peace Benefit

Hi All,

I would appreciate it if you could please spread the word about this event which will benefit Covenant House (my current employer).

Thanks, Suzanne G. Cangialose Class of 1990

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>JAZZ FOR PEACE with Rick DellaRatta and special guests
>A Jazz and Bossa Nova Concert to Benefit Covenant House New York
>Saturday, November 29
>8 pm
>$15
>JAZZ ON THE PARK
>36 W 106th St (Duke Ellington Blvd)
>between Manhattan Ave & Central Park W
>Subway - C Train to 103rd St
>$5 of the ticket price will go directly to Covenant House New York's
>programs for homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. For tickets, call
>212-947-1104 or email jazzforpeace@rcn.com
>Jazz for Peace? join forces with multi-cultural musicians to spread
>peace through the art of jazz. Jazz For Peace? provides live concerts
>and more to under-privileged children worldwide.

[JR: Suzanne, Suzanne, how many times must I remind you that Jottings is for MC "stuff" [[[ ;-) ]]] Now you should know that I usually insist some special benefit for Jaspers should they show up. You know kisses for the Class of 50 (They need lots of TLc. You must have a 90 year old nun hidden around there.), autographs for the Class of 60's set, and maybe balloon puppets for the recent grads. You have to "hook" your audience. ]

[Email14]

From: Patrick Harkins (2003)
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 25 Aug 2003

I'd like to subscribe.

[JR: Welcome to the ramblings, err, I mean Jottings! ]

[END OF NEWS]

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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK

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"Marriage promotes the common good by building families and raising children. Those of you who have children know that every day that goes by is about selfless acts in nurturing children. But society is failing to affirm the vital institution of marriage on any level--legal, societal, any level -- and for this reason, marriage is under assault, with high rates of divorce and out-of-wedlock births pummeling the traditional family. Given the high stakes for society, it is important for public leaders to understand why marriage is important and to communicate that to the American public. But many politicians still do not understand what makes marriage worth defending. ...Looking at the benefits for children, there is a wealth of evidence that children living in two-parent homes are better off than those in single-parent families. They are 44 percent less likely to be physically abused, 47 percent less likely to suffer physical neglect, 43 percent less likely to suffer emotional neglect, and 55 percent less likely to suffer some form of child abuse. Those living with their two married parents through age 16 have higher grades, higher college aspirations, and better attendance records than children in one-parent families or who experience family disruption. They also are half as likely to drop out of high school. Furthermore, children in two-parent homes are less than half as likely as children in single-parent families to have emotional or behavioral problems. And children who live with biological or adoptive parents are about a third as likely as those living with single parents to use illegal drugs, tobacco, or alcohol. In addition, boys raised with two parents are about half as likely to commit a crime leading to incarceration by their early 30s. Clearly, the research shows that marriage helps children do better on every level, and that is exactly why the government should encourage healthy marriages. ...The evidence is overwhelming: We need to promote and protect marriage to secure a healthier society. Therefore, the public policy implications are clear: The government must promote marriage as a fundamental societal benefit. President George W. Bush understands the necessity of marriage and has said he will support an amendment to the Constitution that defends marriage against the threats from the cultural breakdown. Marriage must remain the standard for family life in the society. Both for its intrinsic good and for its benefits for society, we need marriage. And just as important, we need public leaders to communicate to the American public why it is necessary." --Sen. Rick Santorum

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We have had families for thousands of years but now we seem to think we can't do it "better". Back to basics, back to original intent, back to sanity.

And that’s the last word.

Curmudgeon

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