Sunday 23 November 2003
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 1,137 subscribers.
Don't forget:
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://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/15/wildfires.canine.hero.ap/index.html
Dog credited with saving owner from wildfires
Saturday, November 15, 2003 Posted: 6:12 PM EST (2312 GMT)
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COLTON, California (AP) -- Gardner Credle said it wasn't easy to teach his 12-year-old black Labrador to sit or roll over. But when Credle was caught in a recent wildfire, Smokey did more than a few tricks -- he saved the man's life.
The retired aerospace worker and his family credit Smokey with getting the 85-year-old to leave his trailer last month, minutes before it went up in flames.
"He's not a trick dog. He's a protector," Credle said after the two were reunited Friday at the hospital where Credle is being treated for third-degree burns suffered during the fire.
Credle didn't think he needed to leave his hillside home in Riverside County, although he saw smoke and felt heat from a wildfire roaring through the area.
But Smokey wouldn't take no for an answer.
He put his head on Credle's lap, gazed at his owner, then tried to jump into the back of Credle's pickup truck.
"He sensed that I was in trouble," he said.
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Well I am glad that the fellow "listened" to his dog. I find it hard to "listen". I hope that changes. They say that every problem carries its own solution inside of it. Hopefully we can all see and "listen" when needed.
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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[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
Copyright 2003 Business Wire,
Inc.
Business Wire
November 19, 2003 Wednesday 2:59 PM GMT
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors
HEADLINE: InsuranceVianet Names Robert Hunter to Board of Directors
DATELINE: CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2003
Financial services executive to bring 35 years of proven leadership, business-building expertise to holding company.
InsuranceVianet has named Robert D. Hunter, formally Chief Executive Officer, Barclays Private Clients, Barclays Bank PLC, London, England, to its board of directors. InsuranceVianet is the holding company that provides overall guidance and governance of its two subsidiary operations, InsuranceNoodle and InsureVianet.
Hunter, who has 35 years financial services experience both in the United States and globally, is known for his proven leadership and expertise in building and restructuring large businesses. At Barclays Bank, Hunter was a member of the Group Executive Committee. He retired from Barclays in July at the mandatory retirement age of 60.
Prior to Barclays Bank, Hunter was President, Standard and Poor's Financial Information Services. Standard and Poor's information businesses formed one of the major business units within the McGraw-Hill Group and in his capacity as President of S&P FIS he served as a member of the McGraw-Hill Executive Committee. Prior to Standard and Poor's, Hunter held several key officer positions over the course of twenty-eight years in the retail and wholesale banking divisions of Chase Manhattan Bank, both in New York and London, culminating in his role as Senior Executive Vice President for Consumer Financial Services.
"We are extremely pleased that Bob has joined our board," said Don Urbanciz, InsuranceVianet's CEO. "His well-respected leadership skills and international business experience will be a valuable addition to our efforts to review and integrate additional business opportunities, such as new joint ventures and acquisitions, that will enhance and expand the online products and services InsuranceNoodle and InsureVianet offer to small businesses and commercial insurance agencies across the continental United States."
Hunter, who also serves on the boards of NYU Downtown Hospital and FirstCaribbean International Bank, holds a BA in Economics from Manhattan College and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.
About InsuranceNoodle
InsuranceNoodle, a Chicago-based insurance e-broker, is the most complete online insurance solution for small business, ensuring comprehensive, tailored coverage at competitive prices. Through a quick and streamlined process, InsuranceNoodle offers agencies and small business owners comparative quotes and online purchasing of products from leading insurers such as CNA, AIG, Chubb, The Hartford, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Safeco Insurance Corp., The St. Paul, XL Specialty Insurance and Zurich. Real-time customer service and advice from licensed insurance advisors is available from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Friday. InsuranceNoodle is licensed in 49 states, reaching over 99% of all small businesses in the U.S. through its extensive national network of independent insurance agencies or via direct access online. For additional information, visit www.insurancenoodle.com. More information about joining the NoodleNetwork of agencies may be found at https://www.insurancenoodle.com/secure/agency. For information about NoodleASP technology solutions and licensing options, visit http://www.insurancenoodle.com/products/licensing/index.asp, or contact InsuranceNoodle CEO Kathryn Emmerson at 312-372-0033.
About InsureVianet
InsureVianet, a division of InsuranceNoodle, Inc., is based in Bloomfield, CT, and provides commercial insurance agents and brokers with fast, convenient online proprietary and innovative small business P&C products, including Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance. InsureVianet also offers value-added services that help small business policyholders achieve and maintain compliance with federal and state employment practice regulations, reduce the chance of incidents escalating into costly claims, and assist in creating a productive work environment. InsureVianet's policies are underwritten by XL Specialty Insurance Company, a member of XL Capital Ltd. For additional information, and a short demo, visit www.insurevianet.com.
CONTACT: InsuranceNoodle
Andrew Wood, 312-372-1667
andy@insurancenoodle.com
or
Norton Rubble & Mertz
Paul Bjorneberg, 312-422-9500, ext. 17
pbjorneberg@nrmadv.com
LOAD-DATE: November 19, 2003
[MCOLDB: 1966 ]
[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".]
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[Messages from
Headquarters
(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
[Messages]
From: Jasper Recruiting
[mailto:jasperrecruiting@manhattan.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:16 PM
Subject: Electrical Engineer Positions
KeySpan
College student with a degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited school, January start date is preferable. Candidates with Power system course are desirable. Excellent communication skills. Must have a 3.0 + GPA. The scope of work for the successful candidate will be as follows:
Perform fault studies, review relay coordination, and issue relay setting recommendations for generating stations and transmission and distribution substations. Review relay settings for Independent Power Producers (IPP). Evaluate system disturbances to insure proper equipment operation and recommend operating procedures to improve system reliability. Determine if existing equipment will operate as designed, as system conditions are changes. Develop models of the electric system, using various computer programs, to provide fault duties, load flow, line impedance, ground potential rise and coefficient of grounding. Evaluate proposed system changes to determine their affect on existing equipment. Review, revise, and develop control and protection schemes. Provide detailed design and equipment specification for control and protection projects. Evaluate new equipment for use on the electric system. Review proposed IPP interconnections and their impact on the electrical system. Provide field support to various operating departments, including Electric Production. Also provide support to other engineering organizations.
If you are interested in this position please email your resume to me at janen.glenn@manhattan.edu with KeySpan in the subject line.
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Edwards and Kelcey
Edwards and Kelcey is seeking Electrical Engineers with 3+ years of experience to work in our New York location. This individual must have working knowledge of AutoCAD and be proficient in MicroStation. A background in power distribution systems is a must. This position will require site visits/surveys which can take place on the weekends and/or odd hours. Qualified individuals should send their resumes to James Ghaemi at 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001; via fax at 212-302-4645 or via email jghaemi@ekmail.com.
Edwards and Kelcey is seeking an Electrical Engineer with at least 12 years of experience. This qualified individual must have a background in power distribution systems. A PE or EIT is a plus. This position will require site visits/surveys which can take place on the weekends and/or odd hours. Qualified individuals should send their resumes to James Ghaemi at 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001; via fax at 212-302-4645 or via email jghaemi@ekmail.com.
Please visit our website at www.ekcorp.com.
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From: Jasper Recruiting
[mailto:jasperrecruiting@manhattan.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: Jasper Announcement
ABOUT US:
Established in 1986, we are a small privately held management consulting company that partners with corporate management teams in NYC, Northern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut/Westchester. Particular emphasis is placed on ongoing needs and organizational structure during periods of change.
RECENT COLLEGE GRAD with 1-2 years
exp in Financial Services
for ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Investment Banking MarketingTeam-Emerging Markets
Great Opportunity to work with clients in Europe and Latin America
$45-55K+ Paid o/t
Investment Management Administrative Assistant
Working directly for the Emerging Markets Debt team, the individual in this
position will be responsible for a wide variety of administrative duties.
This position is located in New York.
RESPONSIBILITIES
? Providing telephone coverage, including handling phone calls, taking detailed
messages, and routing inquiries.
? Coordinating international travel arrangements, travel agendas, and meeting schedules
and preparing expense reports.
? Prepare Marketing presentations using Powerpoint.
? Word processing (primarily letters and memos).
? Maintaining and updating the marketing and client presentation books.
? Opening, reviewing, organizing and prioritizing mail and faxes.
? Photocopying and maintaining files on country and company research as well as
client and marketing materials.
? Maintaining quarterly conference call spreadsheet for distribution.
? Performing related duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
This position involves significant interaction with all members of the EMD Team. This self-motivated individual must be able to work independently using judgment and problem solving skills. In addition, the individual must work well as part of a team, be highly detail-oriented, flexible and organized and maintain a high standard of accuracy while working in a fast paced environment. Requirements include a high service-orientation and excellent verbal communication skills, along with strong planning and organizational skills. Experience in the financial services industry is preferred. Additionally, proficiency with Word for Windows and a working knowledge of, Excel and Powerpoint is required.
Must be intelligent, self-starter, articulate, highly organized, detail-oriented, possessing solid project management skills. Should also be willing to assist other members of the group - must be a team player.
Prior experience must demonstrate support experience to a Senior Level Manager. Knowledge of investment banking financial markets, trading environment and financial terminology preferred, but not required. The ideal candidates will be intelligent, self-starters, articulate, highly organized, and detail oriented.
Must possess a high degree of professionalism. The ideal candidate will be articulate, polished and professional to work in a team environment. Excellent verbal and good written communication skills are required. Accuracy, attention to detail, and timely follow-up are required. Ability to work with time sensitive deadlines necessary. Demonstrated proficiency in Windows, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Please submit resume as a Word attachment only to: abc.gri@verizon.net attention: Deborah Monas
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COLLEGE GRAD - ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR/TRADING FLOOR ASSISTANT- Midtown NYC $$45,000 -$$50,000 + BONUS
(Midtown NYC)
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Growing Dept in Major stable investment company seeks to hire a recent college grad with 1 year administrative support experience preferably in an investment bank or trading floor environment. (No MBA) Must have administrative work experience supporting and being the right hand to Analysts, Associates or Managing Directors. Candidates must have knowledge financial terminology. This position will support a team in the Fixed Income area working on a trading desk. There will be opportunity to learn and work with analysts at all levels. Position entails general entry level support work as well as research utilizing financial databases etc., organization and multi-tasking. Will work directly with clients, developing new business relationships. This position offers tremendous learning and responsibility and could grow into a more senior financial position.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Direct interaction with clients and research team. General administrative responsibilities as well as research and analytical work. Coordinate meeting confirmations and schedules, prepare presentation material for meetings, prospective clients and existing clients. Utilize financial research databses and Excel for weekly reports. This position has tremendous learning opportunity.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: 4 year college degree a MUST. 3.2 or higher GPA required from a good school.
experience supporting a senior level financial executive a MUST
Must possess a high degree of professionalism. The ideal candidate will be articulate, polished and professional to work in a team environment. Excellent verbal and good written communication skills are required. Accuracy, attention to detail, and timely follow-up are required. Ability to work with time sensitive deadlines necessary. Demonstrated proficiency in Windows, MS Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as financial databases is required. Knowledge of Powerpoint and Access a plus.
Please submit resume as a Word attachment only to: abc.gri@verizon.net attention: Deborah M
The company will not pay for relocation expenses
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[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
[No WebPages]
[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]
[Found1]
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/force/about/contributors.html
Paul Hickman worked as an engineer and taught high-school physics in Cold Spring Harbor, New York and Belmont, Massachusetts. He is currently a curriculum specialist at Northeastern University's Center for the Enhancement of Science and Mathematics Education (CESAME), and helps teachers to advance K-12 educational reform. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, the Tandy Technology Scholars Award, and the American Association of Physics Teachers' award for Excellence in Pre-College Physics Education. Hickman has been involved with several national programs to improve science teaching and learning, has written for numerous professional journals, and has given talks and workshops for teachers nationwide. He received his B.S. in physics from Manhattan College and his M.S. from Long Island University.
[MCOLDB: 1963 ]
http://www.carnegie.org/sub/news/vgola.html
Press Releases
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Office of Public Affairs
(212) 207-6273
CARNEGIE APPOINTS TWO VICE PRESIDENTS
New York, October 26 -- Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, announced today the election to the foundation's board of trustees of Olara A. Otunnu, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and former high official of the United Nations.
He also announced the appointment of two vice presidents for the Corporation: Edward Sermier, as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, and D. Ellen Shuman, as Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Sermier currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and is former Deputy Director, Office of Operations, Office of the Mayor, New York City. Ms. Shuman is Director of Investments at Yale University, managing the real estate and capital markets activities of Yale's $6.5 billion endowment portfolio. Both will assume office at the Corporation the first week in December.
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Dr. Gregorian added, "Edward Sermier brings to the Corporation all the attributes we have sought in a chief administrative officer. He is widely experienced not only in management and finance, but in government, education, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector. We look forward to a strong and successful collaboration with him as the Corporation continues to reorganize and launch new programs.
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As Chief Financial Officer of the New York Philharmonic since 1992, Edward Sermier directed its financial, human resources, information systems, and strategic planning functions, overseeing a budget of $36 million and an endowment of $150 million. Among his signal accomplishments there, he planned and negotiated a six-year labor agreement with the orchestra union, which included a precedent-setting arrangement for sharing health care costs. In the Mayor's Office from 1990 to 1992, he was responsible for identifying, developing, and directing implementation of productivity-saving projects. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Sermier was Deputy Vice President, Capital Budget and Strategic Planning, New York City Transit Authority. He joined the New York City Board of Education in 1979, working there in various management and budgetary capacities until he became Chief Administrator, Division of Special Education, in 1978, leaving that position in 1988. He is a graduate of Manhattan College, Bronx, and received a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University. A long-time lecturer on public policy, education, and management and finance at various major New York colleges and universities, Mr. Sermier also serves on the board of the Hazen Foundation.
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Carnegie Corporation of New York was founded in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie "for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding." With assets at $1.4 billion, it currently provides $60 million each year in grants for the improvement of education K-16, international peace and security, African development and education, and democratic strengthening.
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http://disarm.igc.org/staff.htm
Michael W. Hovey is Vice President for Publications for the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security. Mr. Hovey is the Executive Director of the Hague Appeal for Peace, an international peace and human rights organization that promotes global peace education in cooperation with civil society organizations, governments, and the United Nations. He has done peace work in Latin America, the South Bronx, and Iona College where he is currently an adjunct professor. Mr. Hovey earned his B.A. in Peace Studies from Manhattan College and his M.A. in Political Science from Syracuse University where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts program.
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[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.
[No Obits]
[JR: Fine with me! ]
[News MC]
Bigger is not always better
Yonkers-based bank targets small businesses
YONKERS - With assets of $1.6 billion, Hudson Valley Bank may be the largest publicly held bank in the area with the lowest investor profile.
Headquartered on the Tuckahoe border, the bank boasts strong profits that are well above the average of its peers. The stock of its parent company, Hudson Valley Holding Corp., has more than tripled in value in the last five years with dividend reinvestment.
The bank markets its services strongly to small businesses in Westchester County and New York City, and its record in that field is well-regarded by federal regulators. Its loan portfolio has more than doubled since the end of 1998, and deposits are up by about two-thirds in that time.
Yet its stock trades over the counter, and sometimes weeks pass without a single sale. It's an unusual situation for a stock with a market capitalization of $475 million, much larger than most over-the-counter companies. Has the bank ever thought of trading on a larger market, where its profitability might attract a broader share of investors whose interest would lift the stock price?
To Chief Executive Officer James J. Landy, bigger is not necessarily better.
"We just haven't seen the need for going to that expense," he said. "My job is to increase shareholder value, not decrease it with added expenses."
Emphasis on local ownership is fundamental to the bank's image. Landy recounted the story of its founding 31 years ago by a group of Yonkers area businessmen who were dismayed with the level of service offered by large banks based in New York City.
The founders include the late Robert Abplanalp, who started Precision Valve Corp. in Yonkers; the late G.J. Pacchiana, who founded Thalle Construction Co. in Yonkers before it moved to Briarcliff Manor; attorney William E. Griffin, whose clients included President Nixon; and Dr. James F.X. O'Rourke, director of ophthalmology at Westchester Medical Center and a former mayor of Yonkers.
Their instincts about the market have been borne out by history, Landy believes. Coming across an old 1970s-era telephone book at his mother's home recently, he noted that most of the local commercial banks in the listings have long since been bought out.
In an era of deregulation that allows banks to embrace insurance, investing and other enterprises, Hudson Valley Bank prefers to focus on basic business lending, he said.
"A lot of banks have strayed from core fields," Landy said. "One thing about us, we know what we are ... We're not all things to all people."
More than 70 percent of the lending performed by the bank last year was commercial or industrial loans and real estate loans for commercial or construction purposes. Landy said the bank plays in three small business niches.
One is managing trust accounts for attorneys, who often have to hold escrow funds for clients. Seeking to penetrate the market, Hudson Valley Bank opened a midtown Manhattan branch several years ago and recently opened a second one in lower Manhattan as well.
The bank also offers "lockbox" services for residential property managers, another area with strong growth potential in the city. Tenants send their rent checks to accounts managed by the bank on behalf of the property managers. Landy said the service is tailored to fit the format needs of the customer; "You don't have to change your operation to fit our products," he said.
The third area is lending to not-for-profits. There are more than 300 headquartered in Westchester, Landy said, and their special cash-flow needs are an area in which the bank has expertise.
Hudson Valley Bank's lending practices drew praise from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. when the federal agency reviewed the bank's record in a January 2002 report.
The FDIC said the bank showed "good responsiveness" to the credit needs of its service area, and noted that its loans-to-assets ratio had shown steady growth over previous years. The agency reported that peer data for 1999 and 2000 showed the bank "consistently ranked as one of the top small business lenders within the assessment area, particularly within Westchester County."
The bank's profitability also outdistances that of its peers. In a separate report, the FDIC looked at return on equity, a standard measure of profitability that compares net income with assets. By midyear in 2003, Hudson Valley Bank had ROE of 19.2 percent, five percentage points above its peer group of commercial banks with assets of $1 billion to $10 billion, the FDIC said.
Although its profitability would make it an attractive target for investors, the fact that its stock trades over the counter would make it difficult to sell in some cases, said Ken Mahoney, a broker with Wachovia Securities in Suffern.
"Most people, when they buy stock, want liquidity," he said. If an investor faced a crisis and needed to sell shares in a hurry, he could get soaked, Mahoney said.
The bank has a standing offer to buy shares from the public, and has purchased about 68,000 shares so far this year, Landy said. The bank will buy the shares for $39 for lots of less than 2,000 shares, but will pay a 15 percent premium for lots greater than that amount, he said.
Members of the Abplanalp family and their business interests remain key shareholders in the bank. They include Robert's son, John P. Abplanalp, who runs Precision Valve; his sister, Marie A. Holcombe, and her husband, Gregory F. Holcombe; and BMW Machinery Co. Inc., of which the Abplanalps are principle shareholders.
Officers and top shareholders do business with the bank in ways that are required to be listed in the company's annual proxy statement.
Griffin and James M. Coogan, a bank director, are partners in the law firm of Griffin, Coogan & Veneruso, P.C. in Bronxville. As the bank's general counsel, the firm received fees of about $2.4 million from 2000-2002, according to the most recent proxy filed last spring.
Director Craig S. Thompson is president and principal shareholder of Thompson Pension Employee Plans Inc., which writes life insurance policies supporting the bank's obligations toward executive officers. The bank paid Thompson's firm about $1.4 million from 2000-2002. Director Angelo Martinelli is chairman of Gazette Press Inc., which received fees totalling about $372,000 in 2000-2002 from the bank and its subsidiaries for printing services.
Key shareholders are also key borrowers of the bank. BMW Machinery owed about $7.1 million to the bank last year, while Abplanalp owed $798,000, the Holcombes owed about $1 million each, and Griffin owed about $766,000.
Landy said the loans are all current and backed by collateral, and were made on the same terms and conditions as those of comparable transactions with people outside of management.
"Our directors are made up of successful businesspeople in our marketplace," he said. "They would be customers of the bank if they were directors or not."
Reach Jerry Gleeson at jgleeson@thejournalnews.com or 914-694-5026.
Hudson Valley Holding Corp.
Ticker: HUVL (OTC)
Headquarters:
21 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, NY 10707
Telephone: 914-961-6100
Web site: www.hudsonvalleybank.com
Tri-county work force: 260
PERFORMANCE
If you had bought 1,000 shares of Hudson Valley Holding Corp. on Oct. 30, 1998, you would have paid $40,500. If you had held those shares through Oct. 31, 2003, and had reinvested the dividends, you would have a total gain of $89,417, or a total return of 220.8 percent (an annual equivalent of 26.2 percent). By comparison, the S&P 500 had a total return of 2.68 percent (0.53 percent on an annual basis).
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LEADERSHIP
James J. Landy
Age: 49
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Background: Joined the bank in 1977. Regional vice president for southern Westchester, 1988-1996. Senior vice president and manager of municipal and community relationships, 1996-1997. Manager of special relationships, 1997-1999. Executive vice president, December 1998-December 2000. Manager of strategic relationships and sales, September 1999-December 2000. Named president and chief executive, January 2001.
Education: Bachelor of arts degree, Manhattan College, 1976; Stonier Graduate School of Banking, 1985; professional masters of banking, Louisiana State University, 1999
Personal: Married, three children
Residence: Yonkers
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November 12, 2003 Wednesday 4 EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. F4
HEADLINE: School recognizes alumni, faculty member
DATELINE: TROY
La Salle Institute presented its Brother James L. Romond Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award on Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Franklin Plaza. This year, three were honored.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to orthodontist Michael Fleming of Loudonville, class of 1948, and David M. Stackrow, class of 1982.
Fleming has served as a trustee and president of The Troy Club, trustee of Hudson Valley Community College, and present trustee emeritus; and trustee of the Troy Savings Bank. He serves on the board of the LaSalle School for Boys in Albany and was a member of the board of the Troy Boys and Girls Club. He is active in development at Our Lady of Hope Residence, is a Knight of Malta, and has been honored by the Christian Brothers. A long-time board member, he was named an honorary trustee.
Stackrow of Wynantskill manages Scott, Stackrow and Company, CPA, PC of Troy. He is chairman of the Capital District Transportation Authority and serves on the board of the City of Troy Industrial Development Authority. Stackrow also is treasurer of the Knights of Columbus in Rensselaer, vice chairman of the town of Poestenkill Zoning Board of Appeals, independent director of the Rensselaer Tobacco Asset Securities Corp., and trustee of the pension plan of CDTA and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1321.
The Brother James L. Romond Award is given to an individual whose ideals reflect those of St. John the Baptist de La Salle. This year's recipient is Brother William Spellman. Spellman is entering his 56th year as a Christian Brother, and has been at La Salle Institute for almost 20 years. Holding degrees from Catholic University, Manhattan College and Columbia University, he has held a variety of positions in the schools of the Christian Brothers. In 1984, Spellman came to La Salle as a guidance counselor. He carries additional responsibilities, such as moderator of the Parents Club and director of the brothers' community.
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http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/pressaward111903.html
UD Press book wins kudos
11:07 a.m., Nov. 19, 2003--“Shakespeare’s Imitations,” an academic book published this past spring by the University of Delaware Press, recently caught the attention of critics at Choice Magazine.
Selecting the book as one of the outstanding academic titles for 2003, Choice Magazine praises the work for “insightfully and persuasively document[ing]” certain literary techniques and patterns used repeatedly by Shakespeare throughout his career.
Written by Mark Taylor, a professor of English at Manhattan College, the book analyzes Shakespeare’s use of mimesis, the concept of imitation. It was marketed primarily to an academic audience and is currently sold out, but will soon be heading into a second printing.
Established in the early 1970s, the University of Delaware Press joined the Associated University Presses (AUP) consortium in 1975 and now publishes approximately 35 to 40 books a year under its own imprint. AUP handles the actual production and distribution of the books.
The University of Delaware Press publishes books in all fields of scholarship, with major strengths in literary studies, especially Shakespeare, Renaissance and early modern literature; 18th-century studies; French literature; art history and history; the family in interdisciplinary perspective; and historical and cultural studies of Delaware and the Eastern Shore.
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From: Lee Munzer (luckylee@cox.net)
Subject: GCB (maybe) E-mails me
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Date: 2003-11-20 10:35:36 PST
In another thread
"Bollduh" wrote:
....and I think the only way to 'kill' the WSOP is some kind of scandal
... like how the NIT faded after the gambling scandal (I think it was a
gambling scandal...not sure though) in NCAA basketball.
In response to Greg's recollection, I received a private e-mail by someone claiming to be "GCB" which shed lights on this subject. The e-mailer made it clear it was my option on whether to forward his message to RGP or keep it private. I choose to share. Whether he is the real GCB or not, I am not sure. You make the call after reading his (warning) very long e-mail reprinted in entirety. Here it is:
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"Lee, as a sports enthusiast I am sure you recall the published details of the NIT scandal that occurred more than 50 years ago, however, you don't know the rest of the story; nobody does except me, until now. Since I have chosen to confess all (I removed Emperor Howard Lederer's clothing this morning) I will let you in on the underbelly of the point shaving scandal that occurred predominantly between early 1949 and the 1951-1952 season.
Yes, once upon a time the NIT was king of college hoops. The NBA was perceived as a place where grown up goons who still want to be kids toiled. The NBA play was poor as the pay was less than one could make selling Studebakers. Betting on the NBA was 1/10 of the wagering on college games.
GCB (in the form of my father) began to get interested in college basketball in 1948 when we easily infiltrated many east coast universities and were able to trade our cash for their information. We had gained the cash through scamming stock market commodities in the forties (we hadn't even thought about poker at this time). Quick note: as our stories go back eras, you can surmise GCB was a hand me down business, but these first hand facts survive as we keep great archives (buried in the Ogden, Utah area).
Our initial entry came from buying the names of those students who were on file for cheating on SAT tests (Lee, do you really think a loser like Sklansky scored a clean 800?). Please don't interpret that comment as jealousy (GCB clearly sees that GCA is jealous of almost anyone that has achieved success, but GCB is not as we are very successful).
Back to the creation of point shaving... we cross referenced the test cheats against the basketball rosters. We rejected all but high scoring players (averaging more than 12 points) and playing more than 33 of the 48 minutes. Remember, 12 points then was equivalent to 20 in today's game. We then eliminated those who did not come from poor homes. The surviving names were listed under our code name "Sky Guys".
It took us almost six months to recruit our first two players, Henry Poppe and Jack Byrnes from Manhattan college. We also didn't know our way around bookmakers (this was only our second sports scamming endeavor -- the first occurred in 1919 when we fixed the World Series of baseball) so we had to get some bookies involved. We put an ad in the Times for underhanded foul shooters (the underground code name for bookies) and were immediately contacted by Cornelious "Cornhole" Kelleher and the Slippery Schwartzberg brothers (Benjamin and Irving -- previously convicted felons and novice bookmakers). Irving was one of the most despicable characters GCB has ever known. He mugged old ladies daily and kids for their candy on Halloween.
In the 1949-50 season we (through Kelleher) paid $85 a week during the off season plus $3,800 during the season to Poppe and Byrnes ensuring Manhattan lost games by the spread to Siena, Santa Clara, and (I can't remember the third school, but it was a team from Illinois or Indiana, maybe Bradley). All games were fixed at one location -- Madison Square Garden. When eventually caught and "turned" these players lied about how much we bribed them with (they stated $50 a week during the off season plus $3,000 during the season). We didn't mind the exaggerations because ever since Capone was nabbed on income tax evasion, we always reported our gains, so we took the lower, reported figure on our 1040.
Unlike others who have attempted to get players to lay down, we were smarter. After the dismal performance against Santa Clara, we noted Manhattan was getting too many points. So, we cleverly paid Byrnes and Poppe $3,300 (reported as $2,000) to play great -- run up a big number (cover easy) against St. Francis College of Brooklyn and again against New York University. They did that as these guys could play -- great set shots. As you can see, this was terrific in that it partially erased growing suspicion for their dismal efforts and made upcoming spreads higher thus easier to shave without going 2 for 11 from the field. GCB is brilliant if I do say so myself... so far ahead of the others it is sometimes hard even for me to comprehend our savvy.
By the way, we are an equal opportunity employer having recruited the first black cheater, center Junius Kellogg, a 6' 8"hardbody who, prior to playing for Manhattan had served more than three years in the U.S. Army and entered Manhattan under the GI Bill.
We told Poppe to offer $1,500 to Kellogg. He did but Kellogg refused. At this point we were worried and contacted Howard Lederer the first (the WPT poker star that we trained and employed until recently is -- not a known fact to anybody on the "outside" -- Howard Lederer III). All Lederers are dumb as rocks but stronger than boulders except the women (Katy and Annie are way smart). Anyway Lederer the First also was an expert with a hunting knife (necessary for crowded dorm "eliminations").
Unfortunately, before we could hit Kellogg he reported the offer from Poppe to his coach Ken Norton (not the fighter who, by the way, we got to very easily in an Ali fight, but I will tell you about that at some other time since this new hideout isn't all I wanted and I may be on the move within the hour).
So, the jig was up and Brother Bonventure Thomas, Manhattan College's president, decided his best action was going to the cops. We later found out the police told Kellogg to tell Poppe he would accept the money. We should have smelled a rat here (too quick and easy a reversal on Kellogg's part), but even the best scammer of all time (that's GCB) isn't infallible.
Poppe scooped Kellogg up in the quad parking lot and drove him to a campus bar hangout at Broadway and 242nd. Kellogg asked what he should do to fix the DePaul game on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Poppe instructed him how to throw a game based on what we had taught him. Lee, I have a tutorial on this subject that I will publish at a later date because it bears eerie similarities to the best way to take dives in poker tournaments to ensure your "partner" survives.
At game time we (Manhattan) were favored by 10. We made sure Kellogg knew to stay under 10. We won 62-59. Ironically, Kellogg didn't play but we were carried to victory by Kellogg's substitute, Charles Jennerich, who scored on all eight of his FG attempts. This was great as losing games was much worse than shaving points in a win.
Kellogg was scheduled to meet Poppe at Gilhooley's on 8th Avenue and (I'm thinking) 49th or 48th after the game. We followed Kellogg surreptitiously. Alas, there was another group following us, NYC detectives! Poppe did not show and we were lucky to escape (the detectives were talking about us but didn't choose to apprehend us for questioning). Now, of course I have been questioned all my life as have my predecessors and nobody can lie more convincingly, not even that sham of a scam, NewGCA. But, I digress. To make this long story a bit shorter, Poppe was popped at his home in Queens at 2:45 a.m. He cooperated and rolled on Byrnes for dumping 1949-50 games.
Poppe and Byrnes were just the tip of the iceberg. We became more expert at assessing our targets as we moved along. We avoided all further detection. CCNY players later apprehended including Ed Warner, Ed Roman and Al Roth were not our pack (they were recruited by copycats).
You will read about other schools and players involved but much of this is inaccurate and caused by GCB who created false suspicion to "free up" our pack. For example, Eli Klukofsky, alias Eli Kaye, was arrested for bribing City College players in the 1949-50 season. Klukofsky (we knew him as K Day) was our hated adversary who scammed dog races in Florida and had a competitive numbers racket in N.Y. We had dozens of cops in the bag and they took K Day down for us (and some bonus money, of course). We also second-handedly implicated gamblers Nick and Tony (Top Ten) Englises, Joe (the Banana) Benintende and a big time fixer Jack (Gone) West.
We also expanded beyond players by getting referees involved. Our first was Sol (the Moll) Levy. Sol was our inroad to the NBA where we maneuvered the outcome on sixty-three NBA games between 1951 and 2002. Only one of those games went the wrong way. We bet against the 76ers in Hershey the night Wilt scored 100. Our refs kept putting "The Stilt" on the line and, inexplicably because he was a 54% lifetime foul shooter, he kept hitting (he made 28 of 32). Do you know how much money you can make in NBA betting going 8-2 and betting tens of thousands? Well, imagine how well you would do going 62-1?
Lee, you have no idea how diversified and devious GCB has been for over 85 years. Knowing how you think I suppose you wished we would go public and you could buy stock in GCB. You would be smart to do so as, even though we are temporarily on the run, unlike GCA we are multimillionaires and can "hole up" in five star hotels if necessary.
GCB (polkamafia.com coming soon to selected screens)
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[JR: I just find this stuff. I leave it to others to decide what it means. For my part, I am confused by it. ]
[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
[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.]
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
11/24/03 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
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[Sports from College]
VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULES TWO MORE MATCHES FOR 2003
Riverdale, NY (November 21, 2003) - The Lady Jaspers have added two more regular season games; against regular season Atlantic 10 champion Temple (19-7, 13-1 A-10) and Xavier (14-14, 8-6 A-10). The Thanksgiving Invitational begins on Friday, November 28 for Manhattan when they face Temple at 2 pm. They conclude with a game against Xavier on Saturday, November 29 at 12 pm.
BASEBALL SIGNS THREE DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
Riverdale, NY (November 20, 2003)- Manhattan College baseball head coach Steve Trimper announced today that three student-athletes have committed to attend Manhattan and play baseball beginning in the fall of 2004. Matt Rizzotti, Vincent Johnson, and Nunzio Franzese have all signed letters of intent to join the Jasper program.
VOLLEYBALL CAPTURES MAAC TOURNAMENT CROWN
Loudonville, NY (November 16, 2003) – The Lady Jaspers in three straight matches defeated #3 St. Peter's, giving them the MAAC tournament title, and clinching them a berth to the NCAA tournament. This marks the second year in a row that the Lady Jaspers have taken home the MAAC tournament championship. Senior tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren was named the MAAC tournament MVP for the second straight year. Van Cauteren was joined on the All-Tournament Team by sophomore Maggie Pfeifer.
CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES AT NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL
Boston, MA (November 15, 2003)- The men's and women's cross country teams placed 21st and 22nd, respectively at the NCAA Northeast Regional, held at Franklin Park in Boston, MA. Tyler Raymond (32nd - PR 31:17) and Therese Forsberg (39th - PR 22:24) paced Manhattan.
VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO THE MAAC TOURNAMENT FINALS
Loudonville, NY (November 15,2003) – The Lady Jaspers defeated Fairfield in three straight matches clinching them a spot in the MAAC tournament finals versus the winner of the #2 Iona/#3 St. Peter's semifinal game. Senior tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren led the way for the Lady Jaspers with 16 kills, 17 assists, 13 digs with a .433 hitting percentage.
[Sports from News & Web]
Copyright 2003 The Journal News
(Westchester County, NY)
All Rights Reserved
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY)
November 18, 2003 Tuesday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 5C
HEADLINE: Irvington losing an icon
BYLINE: Jake Thomases, Staff
Otivich leaving after 34 years as beloved coach, motivator
Yanking wildly at his hair, Bill Otivich ran frantically up and down the sideline, his large, 5-foot, 6-inch frame bouncing side to side. One of his players had missed yet another wide-open goal, and the coach was screaming nonsense in mock frustration.
Players, fans, even the opposing team broke into laughter. Other coaches might have reacted angrily, but Otivich was only too eager to make light of the whole situation.
"Otto," as he is known to kids and parents alike, is, by all accounts, a character. His lovable demeanor and long tenure at Irvington High School have made him an institution in the town.
Now, after 34 years of teaching physical education and coaching basketball, soccer, and baseball, the Otivich is leaving Irvington for good.
"Irvington has been very good to me over the years," Otivich said. "I never demanded the respect I received from the students and the parents over there. I hope I earned it."
Otivich garnered loyalty and affection by embodying the two greatest features of any high school coach - the skill to succeed and an impressive ability to relate to teen-agers. His desire to win was clear to all, but, at the same time, was tempered by a realization that kids were more important than wins and losses.
"He could coach any sport he'd like to and win," said star striker David Blum, a four-year starter on Otivich's boys soccer team. "He the most motivational guy I've ever met in my life. He could coach cricket and do a good job."
"He was never afraid to show his emotions to us," said Ben Tishelman, the league's leading scorer. "If he was excited, we'd all be excited. If he was sad, we'd all be sad. That's part of how he motivated us, through emotion."
Blum and Tishelman are the reasons why Otivich went out on a winning note. After retiring from his teaching job in June, the coach was ready to quit soccer as well. Blum and Tishelman urged him to finish what he started and return for their senior year.
Said Tishelman: "We had to write the end of the book."
The last chapter turned out to be his best in seven years of coaching soccer. Irvington went 11-6-1 and advanced to the sectional semifinals for the first time in 15 years.
Otivich began his career in 1970 as a 20-year-old out of Manhattan College. Having just been hired as a physical education teacher, he was soon offered the position of head basketball coach.
"No one else wanted the job," he said. "The whole team was basically sophomores and juniors, so it was like a JV squad. We finished 4-14, which luckily turned out to be my worst season ever. But at that time, it made me question, 'What did I get myself into?' "
Did he consider walking away?
"Otto's not a quitter," he said.
His squad quickly improved over the following seasons. As the years passed, his son grew old enough to play basketball for Hastings, and Otivich decided to step down after the 1988 season so he could watch his son play. It turned out to be his finest year as a coach.
"I distinctly remember we had a lead against Abbott School, and they fouled out so many guys that they only had four guys on the floor, but we somehow managed to lose that game," he said. "But we came back to upset Hastings (in the sectional semifinals) on Ken Connally's shot at the buzzer, and we went on to win it all."
Although Otivich has said goodbye to soccer and Irvington, he has expressed a desire to return to his first love.
"I'd like to take on a struggling basketball program and rebuild it," he said. "I'm not the kind of guy who grows tomatoes or flowers. I need to stay active."
Reach Jake Thomases at jtthomas@thejournalnews.gannett.com or 914-696-8578.
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Providence Journal-Bulletin (Rhode Island)
November 17, 2003, Monday All Editions
SECTION: Sports; Pg. C-02
HEADLINE: AT THE SCHOOLS - Make the call with common sense
BYLINE: JOHN GILLOOLY
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Of special interest
* As expected, St. Raphael All-State basketball player Jeff Xavier signed a letter of intent with Manhattan College last week. Xavier, a 6-foot-1 guard, scored 28 points per game last season. Manhattan is coached by former PC assistant Bobby Gonzalez.
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November 15, 2003
Women's Basketball Takes Second Exhibition Win
Takira Allen
ORLANDO – Junior and Atlantic Sun Preseason Player of the Year Takira Allen recorded 19 points and 11rebounds leading the UCF women’s basketball team to a 58-47 exhibition victory over Winning Ways on Saturday night at UCF Arena.
The Golden Knights led by as much as six points at the 3:11 mark of the first half before the Winning Ways staged a run that tied the game for the fourth time with a minute left. With 1.4 seconds remaining before the intermission, Allen made the first of two free throws to give UCF a slim 27-26 advantage at the horn.
UCF outshot the visitors 36.7% to 33.3% from the field, but the Winning Ways stayed alive thanks to perfect 10-for-10 accuracy from the foul line.
In the second half, the Golden Knights continued to capitalize on their chances from the field and shut down the opponent offense. They jumped out to a 15-point lead (44-30) at 8:30 on successful fastbreak layup by Allen. At that point, UCF fell into an offensive drought going seven minutes without a field goal. After two consecutive layups by former UCF standout Erin Paige around the eight-minute mark, Winning Ways also failed to score for nearly six minutes.
After both teams relied upon free throw shooting for points, freshman Lashaunda Slade made a three-pointer to end the drought from the field and gave the Golden Knights a 54-43 advantage. UCF sandwiched a pair of successful foul shots by both Allen and sophomore LaShay King between two baskets by Winning Ways’ Kate Hannon to end the game.
UCF finished with a 36.2% accuracy from the field, while the visitors finished the evening at 25.9%. The Golden Knights had a 49-34 advantage on the boards, but turnovers favored Winning Ways at 26-23.
UCF opens the regular season at Manhattan College on Sat., Nov. 22. The team’s first home game is Fri., Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. vs. Purdue.
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Pittsford's Lee picks Manhattan
By Jeff DiVeronica Staff writer
(November 18, 2003) — Pittsford Sutherland basketball star C.J. Lee is headed to Manhattan College. The 6-foot-2 senior guard will sign a national letter of intent Wednesday to play basketball for the Jaspers, Sutherland coach John Nally said.
Manhattan went 23-7 last year, won the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference and lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to eventual national champion Syracuse. Lee’s ability to play either point guard or shooting guard made him attractive to Jaspers coach Bobby Gonzalez, whose team plays an up-tempo style.
Lee, who is preparing for his fourth varsity season, is a two-time All-Greater Rochester pick and has 1,113 career points and a school-record 119 3-pointers. He averaged 22.3 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals last winter.
Manhattan is the preseason pick to repeat as MAAC champion this season. Gonzalez, 40, who is in his fifth season, is considered one of the country’s best young coaches.
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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]
[Email01]
From: Romina W. (1997) Sarreal
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 12 September 2003
Please add me to jasper jottings.
Thanks!
-Romina Sarreal Ford
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From: Romina Sarreal Ford
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: FW: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 12 September 2003
Hi John,
Please add this email address (<privacy invoked> ) back to the Jasper Jottings distribution list and remove my work email address (<privacy invoked> ).
P.S. My name has changed to Romina Sarreal Ford (Class of '97). I was married to William J. Ford on August 17, 2002. Our ceremony was held at Saint Augustine Church, in Waikiki Hawaii and the celebrant was Msgr. Josefino Sarreal Ramirez (my uncle).
Sorry for the late update but I guess better late than never... ;-)
Thanks!
[JR: Congrats. I was only to Hawaii once, but given the locale, it must have been a beautiful wedding. ]
[Email02]
From: Jessica Valdez
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: Jasper Jottings: Jessica Valdez (2003)
Hello John,
Please add me to Jasper Jottings. My fiancee, Angel Lara (2002), told me about it.
My email is: <privacy invoked>
Thank you.
Jessica Valdez 2003
School of Business
Manhattan College
[JR: Great to have you with us. Congrats on the engagement. ]
[Email03]
From: John E. Antenucci '59 BS
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 4:07 AM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031116.htm
John, As I mentioned to you in the past my wife Roni and I are travelling around the USA. We truly have been blessed with a great country with great bounty. We recently enjoyed lunch visits with two other Manhattan families.
We had lunch with Kevin Cronin '60CE and his wife Anna May in Marina Del Ray. The following day we had lunch with Blaise Subbiando '59CE and his wife Toni and their daughter Tina. It was a grand time and we enjoyed remembering earlier days at Manhattan.
John E. Antenucci '59 BS
[JR: It's great to hear from and about you all. ]
[Email04]
From: Esposito, Steven G. (1981)
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 3:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: Pic in Iraq w/ confiscated Flag
John....Just want to thank you for your package..it was appreciated....finding that nun would be a virtual impossibility unless I worked in baghdad...there is no way anyone could send her supplies unless you know someone in baghdad...any the security issue now is real tight and non-permissive...again, thanks you so Much...Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless... Steve P.S. I cannot acess my AOL from here all the time. I may be reached at my army address: <privacy invoked>
[JR: See picture at the link below.]
[JR: Steve, your welcome. Keep your head down. When I featured the story about the courageous nun, our fellow Jaspers expressed a wish to help her out. We send her a few bucks if it could get there, but, none of us wants anyone to take any extra risk. It was just a thought from the peanut gallery. We're praying for all of you to return safely. ]
[Email05]
From: Alison Guardino '92
Sent:
Subject: Re: jasperjottings 11/16/2003
JR -
Can you please contact
Thanks for your help.
Alison
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From: John Reinke
Sent:
Subject: RE: jasperjottings 11/16/2003
Your wish is our command. Hope the BCC connection is made. Keep us apprised. John'68
[Email06]
From: erin m (1992) mcgrath
Sent:
Subject: bounced member Re:
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20031116.htm
Hi John.
I wanted to let
you know about a bounced member, Lisa M. Muccilo. She was my rommate both
in college and most recently. Lisa passed away from breast cancer on August 18
of this year at the age of 33. I'm working with Mary Ellen Malone of
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Sent:
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[JR: Stand by for further details on this memorial effort. And, boys and girls, get your various annual exams for these killers. Don't make me publish obits.]
[Email07]
From: Phil Smith
[mailto:pas51@hermes.cam.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Phil Smith
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:23 PM
To: ferdinand john reinke (@ home)
Subject: Re: Your quote of Doctor Zia
On Nov 11 ferdinand john reinke (@ home) wrote:
> As a '68 EE Grad of Manhattan
College, I scan the inet for "stuff" to
> report to my fellow alums in a weekly ezine Jasper Jottings. May I
> inquire how you know about Dr. Zia? That quote is absolutely accurate.
> He made it many times to engineers like myself. He said it like it was
> his own inside joke. I am just interested how it has moved outside the
> Jasper community, since the quote without context, removes the "I'd
> like to wring your neck" student feeling of resentment. So how did
you
> hear about it?
Apologies for the delayed response, your email ended up in the spam folder.
--
P.A.C. Smith
"The vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice."
- George W. Bush (Washington DC, Oct 27 2003)
[JR: Interesting! ]
[Email08]
From: Rob Kuhn '73
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 02 Nov 2003
Hi John
Very sorry to be so late in replying, particularly since I need to say 'Thanks, so much' for displaying my resume in the 11/8/03 newsletter.
I have copied the info and advice you provided in your reply, as well as what appears weekly in the newsletter, into my "to do" list, and will address those ASAP.
Meanwhile, perhaps I was negligent in not specifying that - presuming your rules permit it - it would be OK for you to publish the following e-mail for anyone who might like to contact me in relation to the resume: <privacy invoked>
Thanks, very much, again.
Rob Kuhn, '73
[JR: I'll push along anything I receive to you. I don't put emails in the text itself because sine it is posted on the web, spammers harvest the address with bots and then sell it among themselves. You will then be besieged with offers to grow strange parts of your anatomy, refinance your mortgage, porn offers, and other assorted trash. The address I use for jottings, despite a filter, gets about 45 pieces of trash a day. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. ]
From: Kerry Rood
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: Covenant House Event 11/24
Here's one more. Thanks so much!
Do Something Different for Breakfast
....
Or Get Out of the Office on Your Lunch Break!
Visit Cafe Metro for its Grand Opening to Benefit Covenant House New York
Monday, November 24, 2003
7 am - 3 pm
Cafe Metro
14 E. 42nd St. (bet Madison and 5th Aves.)
A portion of proceeds from the grand opening will go directly to Covenant House New York's programs for homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. For more, visit www.covenanthouseny.org.
Kerry Rood
Development Associate, Funding & PR
Covenant House New York
460 W. 41st St. (and 10th Ave.)
NY, NY 10036
212-330-0582 (v) 212-239-8781 (f)
=
From: Kerry Rood
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:17 PM
Subject: Cafe Metro New Date: Dec 1
So sorry for the inconvenience - due to construction holdups, the cafe grand opening will open on Dec 1.
There is not a admission-based event. Cafe Metro is simply featuring us for the day, and will donate part of the proceeds of the day's food sales. Covenant House New York literature will be available, donation jars at each register, and some CHNY toddlers will be there from 12-2 pm for complimentary face painting and lunch!
Do Something Different for
Breakfast ....
Or Get Out of the Office on Your Lunch Break!
Visit Cafe Metro for its Grand Opening to Benefit Covenant House New York
Monday, December 1, 2003
7 am - 3 pm
Cafe Metro
14 E. 42nd St. (bet Madison and 5th Aves.)
A portion of proceeds from the grand opening will go directly to Covenant House New York's programs for homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. For more, visit www.covenanthouseny.org.
Kerry Rood
From: Stebbins, Donald M. (1961)
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:52 PM
Subject: Smoking Your Life Away
Dear Jasper John,
The letter from Michael Mc Fadden (including the book review by Alan Calubra) and the article by Joe Sobran make one think that we may have been transported back into the 19th or even the 18th century. Tobacco does not cause cancer? Is the Earth flat? Is the moon made of green cheese? The carcinogenic role of tobacco has been established beyond all question. I have seen too many relatives and friends suffer and die agonizing deaths from tobacco induced cancers to even want to think about it. The case has been closed. Laws banning smoking in public places are based on the basic principle that poisoning other people is morally wrong.
Mr Sobran seems to be living in some lost world that probably never existed. Trillions of dollars wasted on Social Security and Medicare? Where would we be without those dollars? They all come back into the economy and supply jobs, health care and all the necessities and some of the luxuries people enjoy. A nation without them would have to endure millions of homeless and sick people. Taking care of the old and sick would fall capriciously on young and middle aged citizens - only the lucky ( or uncaring ). would prosper.
Sincerely yours,
Donald M. Stebbins
Class of 1961
[JR: Welcome back. I thought maybe we stopped shocking you. Welcome to the 21st century where we question things. <1> Laws banning smoking are nothing more than an assault on liberty. Like Prohibition, the phony drug war on everyone except Rush, and the anit-smoking crusade, you can not stop people from making free choices. While no one wants to see people suffer, everyone makes their own choices. And, should be free to make these choices, because they will anyway. <2> Basat's broken glass analogy in economics covers your second point quite well. Did you dodge the econ classes like I did? It goes something like if a vandal breaks your window, there is substantial economic activity to fix it. But, if the window wasn't broken in the first place the money to fix it would have went to a more desirable alternative (i.e., if you have an extra hundred bucks, you don't go bust your own window, you got ot a Manhattan women's basketball game!). Hence, if we had not been "forced" to invest in Social Security and Medicare, then we would have been able to do things differently. Refer to Galveston which opted out of Social security, bought private insurance, and pays it beneficiaries 4 times what Socsec gives. Look a Chile, who privatized retirement in the 70's and has no ticking time bomb. When the government "solves" a problem, we are all worse off. People need to learn what we knew in the 1800's self-responsibility and civic virtue. <3> Your assumption that the care of the old and sick would be capricious denigrates the value of the individual to make their own preparations or families to take care of their own. Think about how now families rush to drain assets from old people so that Medicaid (the taxpayer) will have to pay for their nursing homes. Civic virtue demands that we stop stealing from the taxpayer to support the tings we can and should do ourselves. <4> Just wait, The whole system will collapse like the ponzi scheme it is.]
From: Lisa Natosi '92
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:46 PM
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 20 Nov 2003
I would very much so like to be included in your Jasper Jottings distribution list.
Thank You!
Lisa (Mercadante) Natosi
[JR: And, we would very much like to have you with us on our weekly sojourn.]
From: Joseph Ferraro (1998)
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:39 PM
Subject: add to list
John –
Can you add me to your email blast list?
- Joe
==============================================
You have just received an email communication from:
Joseph A. Ferraro, CFRE - Clas of 1998
Director of Development
Manhattan College
Memorial Hall
4513 Manhattan College Parkway
Riverdale, NY 10471
Phone: 718-862-7548
Fax: 718-862 -8021
Lasallian Education - Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence
=
To: joseph ferraro
From: john.reinke
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:35 PM
Subject: RE: add to list
Sure. What's in it for me? ;-) john'68
=
From: Joseph Ferraro
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 4:35 PM
Subject: RE: add to list
The knowledge that you’ve done a solid for a fellow Jasper 20 years your junior
Joe ‘88
[JR: I know I am very testy with the College. Maybe because I feel that I am out here on the front-lines alone. If I had time, I'd did up the last bast I sent some at the College who struck me as "expecting" me to work for them. But it's late Saturday and the deadline presses me. This should be a Student, College, or Alumni function! Everyone can see the "demand" for it. Not just some befuddled individual's effort.]
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http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2442
First Look
If This Doesn't Convince Conservatives to Abandon the Medicare Bill...
by Chris Field
Posted Nov 21, 2003
=== <begin quote> ===
Nationwide, conservatives who are not in elected office are questioning the wisdom of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill. The $400 billion dollar plan will be the single largest entitlement expansion since President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) wrote that "it would impose an overwhelming new debt burden on our country and on our children and grandchildren"
CAGW also noted that "the Congressional Budget Office estimates that this new entitlement will cost substantially more than the $400 billion its proponents claim. Medicare itself now costs at least SEVEN times the amount originally estimated. What's even worse, the $400 billion price tag is not included in this year's projected record deficit of $480 billion!"
And don't forget that Ted Kennedy called the $400 billion "a down payment."
=== <end quote> ===
What a boondoggle. Why should we pay for this? It beats the hell out of me. If people want to chip in, that's one thing. But to force us to participate is absurd. Is there no sanity left in Washington.
And that’s the last word.
Curmudgeon
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