Sunday 01 August 2004
Dear Jaspers,
617 have registered on the Distribute site.
I have reorganized Jottings to put the "current" stuff more towards the top. And, the less current or less specific to us towards the bottom. Feedback? It seems more "logical" to the Vulcan "injineer" in me.
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This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20040801.htm
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Mo Aug 2, '04 -- Seventh Annual Jasper Construction Golf
Open
--- at Lake Isle Country Club, East Chester, New York.
--- Further details to follow. Joseph E. Van Etten
(MC????)
Sa Aug 7, '04 -- Pete Matzke Memorial 5-Kilometer
Road Race
--- http://www.me.stier.org/matzke/masterpage.html
--- The 1996 graduate and engineering student at Manhattan College died in
--- an accidental fall on the Cornell University campus in August 1997.
--- The Maine-Endwell Central School District is located
--- four hours northwest of New York City.
Mo Sep 20, '04 -- The 4th Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic
--- Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island.
--- More info on this year's event will be posted online www.jkogolf.org .
--- Online registration available.
We Nov 3 Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings
Sa Nov 6, '04 MC Gulf Coast Alumni golf tournament
--- Pelican Pointe Golf and Country Club, Venice, Fl
--- George Brew '50 Co-Chairman
We Dec 15 Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings
We Jan 26 Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings
We Mar 16 Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings
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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Iraq
- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo,
Steve (1980)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/05/19/rare.cello.ap/index.html
This 320 year old, $3.5 million cello was stolen and almost converted into a CD holder, before being returned to the very grateful owner.
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Stolen Stradivarius cello almost ended up as CD holder, police say
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A nurse found a 320-year-old cello made by master craftsman Antonio Stradivari lying by a trash bin -- and almost had her boyfriend convert it into a CD holder, police said Tuesday.
The $3.5 million instrument was returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association on Monday after sitting unrecognized for days in the home of Melanie Stevens, 29, who found it on her way to visit a patient.
Stevens discovered the cello about a mile from where it was stolen, still inside its silver-coated plastic case.
Detective Donald Hrycyk said Stevens asked her boyfriend, a cabinetmaker, to either repair the instrument or convert it into a unique CD holder. She said she didn't know its significance until she noticed a news report May 7.
"It's an incredible miracle that somebody actually found it and returned it. Can you imagine it going into a garbage truck?" said the philharmonic's associate principal cellist, Daniel Rothmuller, who played the instrument for more than 25 years.
Its return was a relief for philharmonic principal cellist Peter Stumpf, who accidentally left it outside his home. Nearby video surveillance cameras showed a bicyclist stole it April 25.
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How many of us would have just walked by the "trash"? How many would have sought to return it to its rightful owner? How many of us "care"? I find interesting these examples of the human condition. I hope that I can pay attention. I remember someone saying that conscience was the "little quiet voice", "what would you say to your Mom is you actions were in the press", or "a reflection of what we value". One can never tell when the test will come, but I hope we are all ready for it. Habits can foul us up when we fail at the "little test" that lead to the "big ones". Do I return the "little lost objects" in training for the "big one"? There's a reason that the military trains. It's so the right response is automagic. I hope I have been training myself. I hope we all have.
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
john.reinke--AT--att.net
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[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.
A glance at the rosters of teams in the Brewster Sports Center's Summer Men's Basketball League is a bit like looking at a list of area high school all-stars from 1990s.
There are former Brewster standouts John Estick and Cameron Rice, who played collegiately at Miami of Ohio and St. Rose in Albany, respectively.
And brothers Chris and Rob Violante, who helped Somers advance to the 1995 sectional quarterfinals.
And there's former Section 1 Mr. Basketball Justin Jackette, who played at Iona Prep and Manhattan College.
There are also plenty of more recent local high school stars, such as John F. Kennedy graduates Dan Gumb, Brian O'Donnell and James Gray.
In fact, they are a lot of players period.
"When we started a men's league here, we only had six teams, now we're up to 22," said newly named Somers varsity coach Al Morales, who runs the league for the Sports Center. "We had to turn away teams."
There is also a fall league running from October through the spring that last year drew 28 teams.
The summer league, which features two 20-minute halves, runs through the end of August.
Quick hitters ...
High school league results: Brett Romanoff scored 16 points to lead Byram Hills to a 57-52 overtime win against Lakeland in a Westchester's Best Summer League basketball game. Matt Wheeler led Lakeland with 14 points.
Elsewhere, Mike Bramswig had 19 points as Pleasantville picked up a 48-34 win against Hastings. Bramswig is the second-leading scorer in the National Division (18.7 points per game).
Kennedy's Tyrell Thompson, at 15.6 points per game, is tied for the American Division lead in scoring.
Greeley's Mike Aidala (18.7 ppg) leads the JV division with teammate Max Strand (15.6 ppg) third.
Yorktown Swim Olympics: Freestyle races for children ranging were held at the 34th annual Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department Swim Olympics at the Brian J. Slavin Aquatic Facility in Shrub Oak Park.
Winners were as follows: Catherine Chung (5-6 girls), Ryan Brandt (5-6 boys), Kayla Dustin (7-8 girls), Kyle Dustin (7-8 boys), Alyssa Vigilante (9-10 girls), Mitchell Chohen (9-10 boys), Amy Savino (11-12 girls) and Ryan Calvi (11-12 boys).
Shari Besterman and Arlene Rasulo tied for first in the parent race.
Wrestling clinic set for Somers: The annual Iowa Style Wrestling Clinic will be returning to Somers High School July 26-30.
The clinic, which features University of Iowa standout Luke Eustice, will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26-29 and will end at 11:30 a.m. June 30.
Two clinics will be held simultaneously - a youth clinic (grades 2-6) and high school clinic (grades 7-12).
For more information, call 248-7219.
Softball benefit: The second annual Rock 'n' Cops Harrison Apar Softball Day is scheduled for Saturday, July 24 at 1 p.m. at Downing Field on Route 202 in Yorktown.
Admission is free and there will be a free barbeque and beverages. Donations will be accepted and used to improve fields throughout the town, including Yorktown High School.
For more information, call 275-6887.
ESG alumni game: Former members of the Hudson Valley men's scholastic Empire State Games team are invited to play on a team that will face this year's team.
The game is scheduled for Sunday, July 25 at Yorktown High School at 11:30 a.m.
Those interested in playing should contact Hudson Valley coach Lew Janavey at 447-9629.
Joe Lombardi is sports editor of weekly publications of The Journal News. He can be reached at jlombard-- AT --gannett.com.
LOAD-DATE: July 23, 2004
JASPER_in_the_NEWS:
Hodgson, John S. "Jack" (MC????) becomes SVP CFO of iLinc Communications
ILINC Communications
Names New Senior Vice President and Chief ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Mr. Hodgson received his Master of Business Administration from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Manhattan College. ...
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040722005171&newsLang=en
July 22, 2004 09:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
iLinc Communications Names New Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2004--iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX: ILC), developers of one of the most feature-rich and secure integrated Web and audio conferencing solutions available, announced today that it has named John S. "Jack" Hodgson, age 53, senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Hodgson brings to iLinc more than 25 years of experience working in various financial management positions and over 10 years of experience working for large publicly traded companies as their chief financial officer. Mr. Hodgson's experience includes his role as senior vice president and chief financial officer of FEI Company and vice president and chief financial officer for Integrated Process Equipment Corp., both semiconductor equipment manufacturers, as well as vice president of finance for Dover Corporation, a Fortune 200 multi-industry manufacturer. In his various positions, he has been responsible for the full spectrum of internal and external financial matters. He has been directly involved with several successful public offerings, raising over $1 billion in capital for various large public high-technology companies, and has extensive experience in SEC reporting, tax compliance, acquisitions, accounting, and treasury management. Mr. Hodgson received his Master of Business Administration from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Manhattan College.
"We are very pleased to have hired someone with Jack's breadth of expertise as well as his leadership and drive," said Dr. James Powers, president and chief executive officer of iLinc Communications. "His extensive background in all financial aspects and regulatory compliance, his successful track record of capitalizing dynamic growth companies, and his experience working with large publicly traded companies will be invaluable as we work together to position iLinc Communications as the leading Web and audio conferencing company."
In commenting on his new position, Mr. Hodgson said, "I am pleased to be joining the iLinc Communications team. It is evident when you talk with the management team that they are very dedicated and committed to doing everything possible to take advantage of the growth opportunity present in the industry. I am very excited about being a part of a company that I believe has what it takes to be successful in their goal of becoming a leader in their industry."
About iLinc Communications, Inc.
iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX: ILC) is a leading developer and provider of hosted and premise-based Web and audio conferencing software for two-way, highly secure, and cost-effective collaborative online meetings, presentations, and training sessions. iLinc's family of software products, including MeetingLinc, LearnLinc, ConferenceLinc, and SupportLinc, is used by financial services, technology, and professional services firms worldwide in sales, HR and training, marketing, and information technology applications. More information about the Phoenix-based company may be found on the Web at http://www.ilinc.com.
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iLinc, iLinc Communications, MeetingLinc, LearnLinc, ConferenceLinc, SupportLinc and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of iLinc Communications, Inc. All other Company names and products may be trademarks of their respective companies. Contacts iLinc Communications, Inc., Phoenix James M. Powers, Jr., 602-952-1200
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JASPER_in_the_NEWS:
Adalese, Richard (MC????) is the latest member of the
grade K-8 township Board of Education.
TIME to act for new
board member
Chester Observer Tribune - Chester,NJ,USA
... for a year. Adalese received his bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College in New York City.
Because of ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12439111&BRD=1918&PAG=461&dept_id=506868&rfi=6
By HEATHER COLLURA 07/22/2004
WASHINGTON TWP - A Long Valley businessman who wanted to "get off the sidelines" is the latest member of the grade K-8 township Board of Education.
Adalese, 41, a resident since January 2000, was unanimously appointed to the board on June 25. He replaced Shelley Moehrle, who resigned to run for the Township Committee. Moehrle later withdrew from the committee race.
The Ascot Drive resident will serve the balance of Moehrle's term, through next April.
"I've been pretty active in the community," Adalese said.
He was a member of the district's Educational Options Committee from January 2002-03. The group studied enrollments and configurations of the schools and provided suggestions before the district decided in 2003 to build the new grades K-5 Benjamin Cucinella Elementary School.
The school is currently under construction on land of Naughright Road.
"I've always been concerned with the school district," Adalese said. "Having two kids, I felt it was time to get off the sidelines and stop making comments and get active. I felt I could bring some benefit to the board.
"I'm strictly here doing it for the kids," he said.
Adalese lives with his wife, Lisa, and their two children, Ashley, 9, and Christian, 6.
He has also been a coordinator for recreation soccer and a baseball coach.
Business Approach
"I look at the board as a business," Adalese said.
He has been the principal of Gaven Graham Electrical, an electrical manufacturing company, in West Orange for a year. Adalese received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College in New York City.
Because of his work experience for the past 20 years, Adalese said he has experience with personnel and business sales development, balancing financial aspects, and the construction arena.
"I know what's involved in undertaking and completing a project," Adalese said.
He said he views construction as a priority and that his goal with the board is to see the completion of Benjamin Cucinella Elementary School and to help keep the project on budget.
"Just by building this school we're getting back some of the lost facilities like music and art rooms," he said. "We're going to gain a lot in other curriculum.
"We already have a great district," Adalese said. "I think there is always room for improvement. My cornerstone is the financial responsibility we owe to the community."
Adalese said he is concerned with maintaining the quality of education and dealing with the continuing, growing population associated with class size.
Adalese said he is pleased that the district is enhancing its math program and that the need for continuing technology upgrades is a "no brainer."
"You look at what kids need to know to keep up with business and society," he said.
Adalese said the current curriculum is "excellent" but it is important to also include more programs that teach intolerance for bullying, make students aware of drugs, alcohol, and educate children on the potential dangers of terrorism.
Another of Adalese's goals is to give the board a more efficient way to communicate to the public.
"It's about having them feel comfortable with the board," Adalese said. "So people can celebrate successes; we don't do that enough."
Adalese also said he will help the board to work with the Township Committee on potential shared services.
"There are a lot of creative ways we can work together," he said.
Adalese said he couldn't say for sure if he'll run again when his current term expires.
"I'm always worried about time," he said. "I wouldn't commit to it if I couldn't."
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JASPER_in_the_NEWS:
Parisi, Michael (MC2000) won both of his starts last week, and his ERA is down to 4.02
PITCHER Parisi showing potential
Parsippany Daily Record - Parsippany,NJ,USA
... New Jersey Cardinal. Parisi was a ninth-round
draft pick out of Manhattan College, where he majored in physical education. In
2002 ...
http://www.dailyrecord.com/sports/pro/sports2-072504parisi.htm
By Jon Oliver, Daily Record
Last week was a good one for Michael Parisi.
The New Jersey Cardinals starter was named Pitcher of the Week for July 12-18 in the New York-Penn League.
Parisi (3-2) won both of his starts last week, and his ERA is down to 4.02. In his first win against the Staten Island Yankees, Parisi went six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three strikeouts. He didn't give up a single walk the entire game. In fact, in the 31 1/3 innings he pitched this season, he has only walked five batters.
"That definitely helped out," Parisi said.
"I just kept on working hard, keeping the ball low and just going after hitters."
Parisi's second win of the week came against the Aberdeen Ironbirds (18-14).
In this outing he was even better, going seven innings and allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts.
In both games, opposing hitters batted a measly .178.
"He's got a big arm, a hard breaking ball, and he's got tremendous frame," said Cardinals manager Tom Shields. "He's got a very, very bright future."
Parisi is the youngest player on the team, but he is also one of the biggest, standing at 6-foot-3, 216 pounds. He said he loves the people he's worked with in his first season as a New Jersey Cardinal.
Parisi was a ninth-round draft pick out of Manhattan College, where he majored in physical education. In 2002, he had a team-best 2.83 ERA and was also named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team. He set a school record by striking out 104 batters in 81 innings pitched in 2004 and owns the top three single-season strikeout totals in the school's history.
But the transition from college to the minor leagues has not gone as swiftly as he imagined. He has been trying to settle down and avoid the mistakes he made when he pitched for Manhattan.
"I walked a lot [of batters] in college," Parisi said.
Pitching coach Sid Monge has been helping him with his changeover, and said Parisi has been able to enhance his control, mechanics and self-esteem. He is making a lot of progress and is in the development of adding a third pitch to his arsenal. Right now, he has a fastball and a breaking ball as a "one-two punch."
According to Shields, Parisi's pitches "are so good he doesn't need a third pitch, yet." But both coaches later admitted that a third pitch will be crucial.
"He has very good command of his slider, and if we can complement it with his change-up, we'll be fine," Monge said.
Parisi's teammates and coaches said they admire him for his aggressive and fearless style on the mound. He plays with intensity, and teammate Casey Grimm, for one, is comfortable when Parisi takes the mound.
"He's showing a lot of improvement . He's got good stuff," Grimm said. "He throws hard. He makes big pitches for us and once he got settled down and got into a groove he looked pretty untouchable at times."
Monge can sum Parisi's mentality very easily - "a pit-bull."
"I like the way he goes about things, and I like his mentality and the way he prepares himself," Monge said. "You should see a lot of good things from here on out."
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The Journal News
(Westchester County, NY)
July 27, 2004 Tuesday
SECTION: DAY IN THE LIFE OF BLAUVELT GRAND VIEW ORANGEBURG; Pg. 11K
HEADLINE: Mechanical arm makes collection much easier
BYLINE: David Novich, Staff
Leaves, branches converted to compost for residents' use
David Novich
Large piles of branches and leaves sit at the end of driveways on Evergreen Lane in Pearl River, as Wally Sergeeff and Dave Jones wait to collect them.
Nothing can happen for these two workers from the Orangetown Highway Department until the truck that carries the yard waste returns from the Clarkstown Transfer Station. The transfer station is where the material is turned into compost.
So they wait by the "Lightning Loader," a special truck with a mechanical arm and clam bucket that picks up and moves the waste.
It's 11:40 a.m. and Sergeeff is traveling back in time, to about 20 years ago, when he used to have pick up the branches by hand.
"This is a real back-saver," Sergeeff says of the loader.
Within a few minutes, the empty truck returns from the transfer station and the two get back to work.
Sergeeff gets into the loader's cockpit and moves the arm to pick up the refuse. He's got far more precision than the average child struggling to grab a free toy with the mechanical-arm claw machine in an arcade or bowling alley. In just a few seconds, he picks up the branches and leaves and drops them into the empty truck. Jones follows close behind, raking whatever is left on the driveway into a small pile.
The two have been up since 6:30 a.m. on this rainy day, but they're not complaining. For Jones, who attends Manhattan College, this is good summer work - he gets to be outside all day and the machine makes his job much easier.
"It's not that bad," Jones says.
The only problems are when people don't follow the rules. Branches are supposed to be no longer than five feet in length. When they are not, the workers have to spend more time trying to get them into the truck.
The green-waste pickup is one of the many jobs that keep the department busy all year long. The town has 225 miles of roads and the department is responsible for a variety of services, including removing snow and ice, repairing potholes and cleaning up roadkill.
The service is welcomed by local residents, who get to reuse their yard waste if they pick it up free as compost at the Highway Department. The pickup is provided seven times between March and October. The department also offers to pick up stumps, if residents call in advance and put their names and addresses on a special pickup list.
"The residents are very happy with the Highway Department picking up their green waste," says Stephen Munno, the department's recycling coordinator.
Reach David Novich at dnovich-- AT --thejournalnews.com or 845-228-2278.
ForMore
Details
Orangetown Highway Department
119 Route 303
Orangeburg
845-359-6500
www.otownhwy.org
LOAD-DATE: July 28, 2004
The Journal News
(Westchester County, NY)
July 23, 2004 Friday
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8B
HEADLINE: YONKERS
BYLINE: Jayne J. Feld, Staff
BODY: 5 city students obtain International Baccalaureate degree
High school seniors qualify for honor 1st year it's offered
Five Yonkers High School students have received the most prestigious pre-collegiate degree available worldwide in the first year that the diploma could be offered at the public city school.
"We're thrilled to have five," Principal Ralph Vigliotti said. "The thought early on was if we had two or three (in the first year), we'd be lucky."
Kira Tober, who will attend Albright College in Reading, Pa., said achieving the diploma was almost overwhelming.
"It's hard to express in words," Tober said. "Now that it's over and done, I'm proud of everything we've gone through together. We've overcome the challenge and we survived."
Vigliotti said the results on the International Baccalaureate program validated not only the hard work of students, but also of teachers.
"The IB has become the academic culture of the building after only two years," he said. "It's all about taking the most difficult courses being offered at a high school level and working them as a college student would."
The program, started by international schools 36 years ago to establish standards recognized by prestigious universities worldwide, has been embraced by many schools in North America as a way of elevating standards, even if most students opt not to pursue the diploma.
To get the diploma, 11th- and 12th-graders must take six courses - English, social studies, science, mathematics, foreign language and art - and complete two-year sequences in at least three. Students also are required to complete 150 hours of community service and to participate in athletics and creative projects. Another requirement, a yearlong course called Theory of Knowledge, covers philosophy, civilization and culture and the relationship between various branches of learning. They are also expected to write a 4,000-word extended essay.
Of the 160-member class of 2004, 12 had pursued the diploma. Besides Tober, the newly minted baccalaureates include Rocco Di Filippo, Shawn O'Keefe, valedictorian Ceena Philipose and Michael Woods.
In all, 77 seniors and 67 juniors sat for IB exams. The overall passing rate for exams was 85.5 percent; 100 percent of students passed who took the tests in the higher-level English, lower level math and the History of the Americas course.
Vigliotti said two more students might yet receive the diploma. Both missed the mark by one point on an art exam, he said. The school has requested that their exams be reread.
Megan Schade, an associate with the International Baccalaureate Organization in Manhattan, said results should be available within a month of the time of the appeal.
Woods said there were definitely times when he questioned if the mountains of work would be worth it. What kept him sane was the tremendous support from teachers, administrators and other students.
"I came out of this feeling so very supported by all the teachers and the whole community," said Woods, who will attend Purchase College. "The program is just starting up now, but I really think its going to be a great thing for the city."
For Di Filippo, the diploma is extra sweet, considering that his start in the schools wasn't exactly stellar. He is the only member of his family born in America, and he spoke only Italian when he first entered the system.
"It was a long journey," said Di Filippo, who will major in mechanical engineering at Manhattan College. "Sometimes I felt I didn't want to do it. But I learned it's better to do something hard and get the reward at the end. You can't get some things so easily. You have to work hard at it."
Reach Jayne J. Feld at jfeld-- AT --thejournalnews.com or 914-966-4006.
LOAD-DATE: July 24, 2004
Press &
Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY)
July 22, 2004 Thursday
SECTION: GOOD TIMES; Pg. 2GT
HEADLINE: BEST BETS - Opera Cabaret marks 25 unique years;;
Concert rosters offer full range of talent
BYLINE: SARAH D ESTI MILLER
In a quarter of a century years Opera Cabaret of Endicott has certainly grown and so has its roster of accomplished opera singers.
Opera Cabaret, which will perform its 172nd show, Those Lazy, Hazy , Crazy, Days of Summer, this weekend, offers an evening unlike any other. It's a casual night out at the Sons of Italy in Endicott with a show that combines lighthearted comic songs, Italian art and folk songs, Broadway tunes and, of course, opera, performed by persons ranging from the sincere or the semi-professional to professional singers, some of whom earn $1,000 or more a night to sing in other communities but who happen to live in Greater Binghamton.
Opera Cabaret producer//founder Giorgio Corino said things started to really come together with the addition of artistic director Guido LeBron, the former Tri-Cities Opera resident artist and future Tosca villain for the Washington Opera -- and possibly the Los Angeles Opera. (LeBron is still working out the L.A. specifics with famed tenor Placido Domingo, artistic director for both companies.)
"I think two years ago we got a real shot in the arm when Guido came into the group," Corino said. "And he always told me, he said 'George if I cannot sing in the show, I'll set you up with the other singers.' He does all the contacts, so he made it easy for me."
It's a good thing. LeBron is in Central America singing the title role in Rigoletto with Compania Lirica Nacional de Costa Rica. Obviously he won't be able to perform in Endicott this weekend.
But tenor Todd Geer, bass/baritone George Cordes and soprano Jill Gardner will be singing as well as Opera Cabaret regulars Mary Jo Anthony and Corino himself and special cabaret guest Katelin Schofield, who has been busy in Manhattan appearing recently on the reality TV show The Restaurant.
Corino said it's the combination of the well-known and the relatively unknown that makes the cabaret so unique.
"I feel good in the sense that we've got the both extremes," he said, adding that he's amazed at the professional singers who perform with the group for what he calls a "small gratuity."
"They throw these things together within three or four days. They only have one rehearsal, and that's it," he said.
But sometimes one day of rehearsal is adequate when you are a singer who has fully learned a role and performed it dozens of times.
Jill Gardner, former Tri-Cities Opera resident artist and now co-founder of the Singing Actor's Studio, is looking forward to the show.
"Todd Geer and I are going to do the Butterfly/Pinkerton first act duet, and then I am going to do the Vissi d'arte from Tosca and then I am going to do a Mozart aria, Electra's final aria from Mozart's Idomeneo," she said. "I've been offering that lately in my auditions. ... It's sort of wild and funky."
Geer, also a TCO alum, has performed with San Francisco Opera; Cordes, whose wife is part of TCO's administrative staff, sings with the Metropolitan and New York City operas.
Corino said this weekend's show will also feature a concert piano piece by Karl Fey, a student at Manhattan College.
"That's the first time we have had something like that at the cabaret," he said.
"I think it's great fun. I think this is a group of people who do this because they love it," Gardner said of the Opera Cabaret experience. "When you think of it in a larger community context, it's fun in that way."
Perhaps that is part of the vision of Endicott impresario Corino.
"You can't have too many highlights," he said.
email: smillerpressconnects.com
IF YOU GO
WHAT: Opera Cabaret of Endicott presents "Those Lazy, Hazy Days of
Summer," an evening of music and comedy
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
WHERE: Sons of Italy, 126 Odell Ave., Endicott
TICKETS: $10 (at the door or reserve by calling 785-8056)
LOAD-DATE: July 23, 2004
MANHATTANCOLLEGE_in_the_NEWS:
One more top student on their way to MC
5 get IB diploma
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... It was a long journey," said Di Filippo, who will major in mechanical engineering at
Manhattan College. "Sometimes I felt I didn't want to do it. ...
http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/072304/b0823ib.html
By JAYNE J. FELD
(Original publication: July 23, 2004)
Five Yonkers High School students have received the most prestigious pre-collegiate degree available worldwide in the first year that the diploma could be offered at the public city school.
"We're thrilled to have five," Principal Ralph Vigliotti said. "The thought early on was if we had two or three (in the first year), we'd be lucky."
Kira Tober, who will attend Albright College in Reading, Pa., said achieving the diploma was almost overwhelming.
"It's hard to express in words," Tober said. "Now that it's over and done, I'm proud of everything we've gone through together. We've overcome the challenge and we survived."
Vigliotti said the results on the International Baccalaureate program validated not only the hard work of students, but also of teachers.
"The IB has become the academic culture of the building after only two years," he said. "It's all about taking the most difficult courses being offered at a high school level and working them as a college student would."
The program, started by international schools 36 years ago to establish standards recognized by prestigious universities worldwide, has been embraced by many schools in North America as a way of elevating standards, even if most students opt not to pursue the diploma.
To get the diploma, 11th- and 12th-graders must take six courses - English, social studies, science, mathematics, foreign language and art - and complete two-year sequences in at least three. Students also are required to complete 150 hours of community service and to participate in athletics and creative projects. Another requirement, a yearlong course called Theory of Knowledge, covers philosophy, civilization and culture and the relationship between various branches of learning. They are also expected to write a 4,000-word extended essay.
Of the 160-member class of 2004, 12 had pursued the diploma. Besides Tober, the newly minted baccalaureates include Rocco Di Filippo, Shawn O'Keefe, valedictorian Ceena Philipose and Michael Woods.
In all, 77 seniors and 67 juniors sat for IB exams. The overall passing rate for exams was 85.5 percent; 100 percent of students passed who took the tests in the higher-level English, lower level math and the History of the Americas course.
Vigliotti said two more students might yet receive the diploma. Both missed the mark by one point on an art exam, he said. The school has requested that their exams be reread.
Megan Schade, an associate with the International Baccalaureate Organization in Manhattan, said results should be available within a month of the time of the appeal.
Woods said there were definitely times when he questioned if the mountains of work would be worth it. What kept him sane was the tremendous support from teachers, administrators and other students.
"I came out of this feeling so very supported by all the teachers and the whole community," said Woods, who will attend Purchase College. "The program is just starting up now, but I really think its going to be a great thing for the city."
For Di Filippo, the diploma is extra sweet, considering that his start in the schools wasn't exactly stellar. He is the only member of his family born in America, and he spoke only Italian when he first entered the system.
"It was a long journey," said Di Filippo, who will major in mechanical engineering at Manhattan College. "Sometimes I felt I didn't want to do it. But I learned it's better to do something hard and get the reward at the end. You can't get some things so easily. You have to work hard at it."
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Reach Jayne J. Feld at jfeld-- AT --thejournalnews.com or 914-966-4006.Reach Jayne J. Feld at jfeld-- AT --thejournalnews.com or 914-966-4006.
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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--AT--manhattan.edu
Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs
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
8/27/04 Friday W. Soccer
Binghamton North Rockland,
NY 4:00 PM
9/1/04 Wednesday M. Soccer Fordham HOME
3:30 PM
9/1/04 Wednesday Volleyball St. Francis
(NY) Brooklyn Heights, NY 7:00 PM
9/3/04 Friday W. Soccer Army West Point, NY 7:00 PM
9/3/04 Friday Volleyball American# HOME
7:30 PM
9/4/04 Saturday Volleyball
Michigan# HOME 11:00 AM
9/4/04 Saturday Volleyball
Maryland-Eastern Shore#
HOME 2:00 PM
9/5/04 Sunday W. Soccer Yale New Haven, CT 1:00 PM
9/6/04 Monday M. Soccer Seton Hall South Orange, NJ 3:00 PM
9/10/04 Friday Cross Country Boston
University Invitational Boston, MA TBA
9/10/04 Friday Volleyball
Syracuse$ Syracuse, NY 7:00 PM
9/11/04 Saturday Cross Country
Princeton Battlefield Princeton,
NJ TBA
9/11/04 Saturday Volleyball Cleveland
State$ Syracuse, NY 10:00 AM
9/11/04 Saturday Volleyball New Hampshire$ Syracuse, NY 2:00 PM
9/11/04 Saturday M. Soccer Virginia
Military Institute Lexington, VA 4:00 PM
9/12/04 Sunday W. Soccer
Quinnipiac Hamden, CT 1:00 PM
9/15/04 Wednesday Volleyball St.
John's Jamaica, NY 7:00 PM
9/17/04 Friday Volleyball Fordham% Bronx, NY
7:00 PM
9/17/04 Friday W. Soccer Hartford Hartford, CT 7:00 PM
9/18/04 Saturday Volleyball Canisius% Bronx,
NY 9:00 AM
9/18/04 Saturday Volleyball
Wagner% Bronx, NY 2:00 PM
9/19/04 Sunday M. Soccer Maine HOME
10:00 AM
9/19/04 Sunday W. Soccer Fordham Bronx, NY
1:00 PM
9/21/04 Tuesday M. Soccer Virginia Charlottesville, VA 7:00 PM
9/22/04 Wednesday Volleyball
Columbia New York, NY 7:00 PM
9/24/04 Friday Volleyball vs. Wagner& New Haven, CT TBA
9/24/04 Friday W. Soccer Robert
Morris Pittsburgh, PA TBA
9/25/04 Saturday Cross Country Paul
Short Invitational Bethlehem, PA TBA
9/25/04 Saturday Volleyball vs. Sacred
Heart& New Haven, CT 12:00 PM
9/25/04 Saturday Volleyball at
Yale& New Haven, CT 6:00 PM
9/26/04 Sunday W. Soccer St.
Francis Loretto,
PA 2:00 PM
9/27/04 Monday M. Soccer St.
Francis Brooklyn, NY 7:00 PM
9/28/04 Tuesday Volleyball Fordham HOME
6:00 PM
MEN'S BASKETBALL SUMMER UPDATE #2: JULY
27, 2004
Luis Flores Update:
Flores began his quest for an NBA roster spot in Los Angeles, at the Southern
California Summer Pro League. He played four games for the Mavs
squad, averaging 6.75 points per game, with a high of 11 in the Mavs 111-107 win over the NBA Stars on July 14th. He
averaged just over 18 minutes a game, and posted shooting numbers of 36.4% from
the field (8-22), 75.0% from beyond the arc (3-4), and 80.0% (8-10) from the
line. The team posted a 3-1 record.
From there, Flores
traveled with the Dallas "A" team to Salt Lake City and the Rocky
Mountain Review, while the Mavs' "B" Team
stayed in SoCal. Flores' playing time dropped off a
bit in Utah, as he averaged just over eight minutes a game in five game appearences. Statistically speaking, his best game came on
July 23rd in the team's last game, recording five points, two rebounds, and a
steal in 14 minutes of action. Over his five games, he shot 35.7% (5-14) from
the floor, including 33.3% (1-3) on his three point attempts. The Mavs posted a 2-4 record for the Review.
Overall, Flores shot
36.1% (13-36) from the floor, including 57.1% (4-7) of his trifectas.
He was 8-10 from the line. He tallied a total of 38 points (high of 11), 17
rebounds (high of five), four assists, and four steals in just over 114 minutes
of action.
Peter Mulligan Update:
Mulligan returned from the NIT All-Star trip to China recently, and brought
home a 8-0 mark, playing alongside fellow collegians
Travis Deiner of Marquette, Taylor Coppenrath of Vermont, Donnie McGrath of Providence, and Ed
Nelson of Connecticut. Mulligan averaged 7.4 points per game, shooting 46.2%
(24-52) from the floor and 66.7% (8-12) from the line. He led the team in
scoring during the team's fifth game, a 109-68 win. In that game he poured in
16 points on 8-15 shooting, leading five players in double-figures.
Here was the schedule
and game scores:
July 4: NIT All-Stars 93, Chinese National Team 86 (Mulligan: six points)
July 5: NIT All-Stars 102, Opponent Unknown 70 (Mulligan: 13 points)
July 6: NIT All-Stars 106, Shandong Province 58 (Mulligan: six points)
July 9: NIT All-Stars 107, Shandong Province 84 (Mulligan: nine points)
July 11: NIT All-Stars 109, Henan Tournament Team 68
(Mulligan: 16 points)
July 13: NIT All-Stars 71, Henan Tournament Team 61
(Mulligan: two points)
July 14: NIT All-Stars 102, Henan Tournament Team 63
(Mulligan: six points)
July 15: NIT All-Stars 101, Henan Tournament Team 71
(Mulligan: five points)
Next Update will hopefully feature the Jaspers' non-conference slate for the 2004-05 season
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FORMER JASPER LINKSMAN
CHRIS DAMIANO PLACES THIRD IN FIRST PRO EVENT
Former Manhattan Golf
Captain Chris Damiano '03, a four-time All-MAAC
Golfer who won MAAC Golf Medalist honors as a freshman, recently competed in
his first professional event, the Westchester GA Open at the Par 72 Brae Burn
CC in Purchase, NY, placing in a tie for third.
Damiano shot a three day total of 219 to finish in a tie with Brian Lamberti. After posting a one under par opening round of 71, Damiano put up a 76 in the second round, and close out the event with an even par round of 72. He finished two strokes back of the leaders, Frank Bensel and Charles Meola, who both shot three-day totals of 217.
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From: Michael Hecht [1988]
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:03 AM
Subject: ASB Alumni
Hi John,
Was wondering if you can help me with something. I am coordinating the 100 year anniversary of the Alpha Sigma Beta fraternity. We are trying to reach out to a lot of the classes from the 60s,70s and 80s. Can we work some type of announcement into the Jasper Jottings or send a broadcast out to the members?
Also
Can I send an email to ManhattanCollegeAlumni-- AT --yahoogroups.com?
Thanks
Mike Hecht
'88
[JR: Sure. No problem. I'd suggest that the copy be Plain Old Ascii text. Short and sweet. Designed to send them to say a web page with fancy stuff and / or a fillin form. Any "lost souls" that query me, I'd be glad to redirect to you. No extra charge. ;-) John'68]
From: George M. (1972) Herger
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:51 PM
Subject: (no subject)
John,
I'm accessing Jasper Jottings on Yahoo. I started to answer your on-line invitations at work, but it started going places I did not want to have on the boss' computer.
Happy (Thank God) that Maj. Esposito made it home safe. The picture is outstanding and I forwarded it.
The piece on the aged Brothers was also good. It reminded me of Brother Austin John O'Malley who taught soph. history in the Arts School. I am in periodic touch with the Brothers' home in Lincroft, NJ and have a Mass Card for Brother Austin's passing on March 8, 1994. The following was printed on the Mass Card:
"Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual, light shine upon him!"
"What happiness is in store for a Brother of the Christian Schools when he shall see a large number of his pupils in possession of eternal ife, thanks to him, through the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ. What an interchange of rejoicing there will be then between master and pupil; what a union, in God, between their souls. What a happiness both will experience considering 'how rich is that inheritance found among the saints.' " - from the Meditations of Saint John Baptist De La Salle
"Live Jesus in our hearts! Forever."
Thank you for all that you do!
[JR: I can certainly understand not wanting to keep anything on the "company's" machine. In this day and age, I suggest that everyone keep all their important information on their "own" hardware. I was quoted in a recent ezine on email which I snipped out the important part below. People don't understand the scope of control that employers have. If you're using their "stuff", everything is theirs. Now I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. But, using technology smartly, means protecting your self. I have vast archives of stuff that I did decades ago, with indexes and logs. As I say in the article below, you are responsible for getting your job done. If centralized IT "loses" your machine and your files, it's you who suffers. So I always backed up my own stuff. It's just about attention to detail.]
<snip>
Too many people keep their "own" copies. The techies burn CDs, copy to USB fobs, email copies home, or even hire backup services on their own credit card that automagically copy the stuff out. The more sophisticated setup "protection" so it operates without thinking (e,g, every Friday I copy a zip of my Outlook pst file to 17 disks). Most techies don't trust the corporate weenies to protect their desktop. I often heard it said "I can't afford to lose all my work. Screw the company. It's my job at stake! If they can't recover my desktop, oh well they tried. I lose all my work and I am literally dead here!".
The non-techies aren't zero risk either. They just print everything in sight and take it home. I know one non-technical CFO, who had his teen aged kid run his daily carry homes thru a high speed scanner setup by his brother-in-law that would make a library proud. Since money was not a particular concern, he had a popular software indexer running full out to give him a daily cross reference. Once a week, he print it and bring back to work as his bible. I know branch managers who set up their own LANs in "their" branch office that had better equipment and procedures than the "real" official branch hardware. When that branch went to a competitor, guess what went with them. Yup, everything important.
<snip>
[JR: I just try to deliver what I would like have. Thanks for the good thoughts. ]
From: Christopher J. (1992) Ledwith
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040627.htm
I don't get your jasper jottings any longer. What do I have to do? I think I deleted that email.
chris
[JR: I sent two more invites. I'm not sure what the problem is. Any other AOL-ers having problems? ]
From: Carla Criqui [1994]
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:52 PM
To: publisher-- AT --jasperjottings.com
Subject: Together We Can Make A Difference!
Hi John,
I graduated MC in 1994 and have recently joined the Jasper Jottings page. I am trying to raise funds for the Arthritis Foundation by doing a 12 mile hike in Dublin this October. Below is the letter I have been sending to my friends to request sponsorship. Would you be able to post this on the site? I also have a more serious letter if you think that'd be more appropriate. If you have any other ideas, please e-mail me. Thanks so much for your help!
You probably saw this coming. You’ve been thinking, “Carla does not seem to have quite enough to do. Clearly, between starting a new job, preparing for a 12-mile hike and running her own Mary Kay business, she must be on the verge of hysteria! I wish there was something I could do to help.”
Well, if my 31 years on this planet have taught me anything, it is to accept help when it is offered. No longer can I turn away those who care so much for the serenity of my soul. I am now ready to take your outreached hand. I ask only that it have a check in it!
You see, I have decided to tackle not just any hike, but one that will aid arthritis research. If I raise $4,200, the Arthritis Foundation will send me to Ireland to pound my not too arthritic joints for 12 miles. (However, my goal is to raise $5,000!)
I know you desperately want to help. Now, the question is, “How much?” To answer that, let’s go to the table below.
Your Total Contribution: Degrees
of Generosity
$5,000: A stunningly generous
sum, this would obviously simplify our task and pretty much cure arthritis in
one easy step. Are you efficiency-minded
and rich? This is the way to go.
$120: At $10 per mile, this is an amply
generous figure and a fundraiser’s dream!
$60: At $5 per mile, and quite
generous, if only half as generous as above.
$36: At $3 per mile, an odd some, yet
still very, very generous!
$25: For $2 per mile (plus $1 for good
measure!) this is way generous and tidy.
For those who want to give more but think I need to polish my
fundraising approach.
Any Amount: Would be greatly appreciated
Please make checks payable to the Arthritis Foundation, but send them to me at the address below so I can monitor my fundraising progress. (Alternatively, donate online through my secure fundraising website using your credit card! The link is below.)
The hike is October 25 but with your help, I hope to reach my financial goal by August 7th so I can focus on my training. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you feel can help!
Thank you in advance for helping the Arthritis Foundation and for assisting me through this debilitating personal crisis brought on by over-commitment.
Love, Carla
Carla Criqui
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Click on the link below to visit my web page:
http://give.chariteam.com/?x=1x52x2001x239721x1386006xnxnx-1
[JR: Maybe our "reporter" in Ireland can get over and take some pictures? ]
From: Annie McCarthy [2004]
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:46 AM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner-- AT --yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue
is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20040725.htm
hi how r u? This is Annie McCarthy class of 2004,
I turned 22 this week just thought I'd let you know :)
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May good luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you.
[JR: Msoso, jelus of yutes. As class of '68, I'm too young for Medicare but to old for the "young" Jaspers soirees. Those in-between years. Sigh!?! HB anyway. Remember what you do on your birthday, you do all year long. (A very Zen-like Irish superstition.)]
From: Robert (1979) Burozski
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: update info
your name sound familiar but i do not know who you are. please remind me. Bob B
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From: Jasper John '68 --
AT -- Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:51 AM
Subject: RE: update info
Bob (MC1979),
You read Jasper Jottings? That's my "Frankenstein". I use Corex's Cardscan database with internet update capability to store the Jasper Jottings user base, as well as any Jasper information I come across. Since MC took the alumni database offline, I have sought to create my own surrogate. By giving me this update, if the Jottings mechanism breaks, I can contact you via an alternative means (i.e., US snail Mail). Otherwise, I have just "lost" you. I fight hard to keep the readers we have 'cause it is so hard to "find" each other. It just takes an instant to "lose" people and a ton of work to reconnect. As is exemplified by the reconnection between old friends that has happened via Jottings. Hope all's well and that this gives you a more indelible impression of who this raving loony is. ;-)
John (MC1968)
=
From: Robert (1979) Burozski
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: update info
thanks for the info.Bob B (MC1979)
ps: do you have email for peggy Kundzler (married name) 1979 ?
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[JR: No. Let's poll the audience. ]
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From: Robert (1979) Burozski
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: update info
my memory is a little better now. it is peggy (margaret?) kunzler. maiden name is peggy Lynch her father was a professor at MC. Bob B
[JR: Help? ]
From: Stephen Lemanski [1976]
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject:
Who are you and why do you need my updated info?
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From: Jasper John '68 -- AT -- Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:21 PM
To: 'stephen lemanski'
Subject: RE: Who are you and why do you need my updated info?
Stephan (MC1976),
You read Jasper Jottings? That's my "Frankenstein". I use Corex's Cardscan database with internet update capability to store the Jasper Jottings user base, as well as any Jasper information I come across. Since MC took the alumni database offline, I have sought to create my own surrogate. By giving me this update, if (and when) the Jottings mechanism breaks (e.g., your ISP "forgets" who you are; you change, "stuff" just "breaks"), I can contact you via an alternative means (i.e., US snail Mail). Otherwise, I have just "lost" you. I fight hard to keep the readers we have 'cause it is so hard to "find" each other. It just takes an instant to "lose" people and a ton of work to reconnect. As is exemplified by the reconnection between old friends that has happened via Jottings. Hope all's well and that this gives you a more indelible impression of who this raving loony is. ;-)
John (MC1968)
[JR: OK, ok, so I plagiarized the email. Reuse is efficient. ]
From: Peter Dans [1957]
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:02 PM
To: reporter-- AT --jasperjottings.com
Subject: Great Stories
Hi John:
Thanks for another great story. I found Mr. Winston's outlook on life to be very inspiring. Here's a man who didn't let racism turn him into a victim, nor did he descend into anger and hatred. Rather, like my immigrant grandmother who worked as a domestic until age 65, he didn't look down on his job as being menial, but did it well day in and day out. Fortunately, he is finally being recognized for it.
I took up Major Esposito's suggestion to send the story about the sculpture in Iraq to others who would find it interesting. Although like you, I have no way of judging the veracity of either of the two versions, I am more inclined to believe Major Esposito's version than that of this week's emailer. Little if any of the good news in Iraq seems to surface in the Baltimore Sun, New York Times, Washington Post or network news to which I have ready access. Indeed, the Sun preferred to keep the "abuse scandal' on the front page for a month and return to it whenever they can, to show how evil the Bush administration and our military are. So, if this were as portrayed in this week's issue, I am sure they would have run it as yet another example of how we are not winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis.
Thanks again for your continuing good work.
Sincerely,
Peter E. Dans '57S
[JR: Emails like yours energize me into the next week's issue. I think some of the things I find are amazing. I love sharing them. Guess I spend too much time on the net. I try to have a backlog of "filler" like any good editor so that when the deadline presses in I have a good issue to push out. I guess when people stop reading I'll have to find another hobby. ]
From: Patrick J. (1988) O'Neill
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:04 PM
Subject: Register Online - Long Island Jasper Golf Outing
Online registration is now open for the 4th Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic/LI Jasper Golf Outing (www.jkogolf.org). This year's event is on Monday, September 20th at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island. If you can't make it out for golf, join us that evening for the cocktails/reception.
The event is sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society and the Long Island Jaspers. All proceeds from the event benefit the James K. O'Neill '90 Scholarship Fund at Manhattan College. Last year's event raised over $24,000 and a great day was had by all. We hope that everyone can join us for another great day.
Whether your a golfer or you play once a year, the 4-man scramble format is fun for all. We will have prizes/awards in 3 flights - Competitive, Hackers and Ladies. The Hamlet Wind Watch has a magnificent golf course and an excellent cuisine.
Early bird registration ends on August, 16th. We hope you can join us for this great day.
4th Annual JKO Golf Classic
Monday, September 20th, 2004
www.jkogolf.org
[JR: James Keating O'Neill (MC1990RIP) ]
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JASPERFOUND: Ernenwein, Robert
(MC1981)
http://www.mcgregor-ernenwein.com/our_staff.shtml
Robert Ernenwein is a former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney (1984-1987). Mr. Ernenewein is a Certified Criminal Law Specialist as certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Ernenwein is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California Attorney's for Criminal Justice, and the California Public Defenders Association. Mr. Ernenwein graduated from Manhattan College, New York City 1981. Mr. Ernenwein graduated from Whittier College School of Law, 1984. While in law school Mr. Ernenwein was a member of the prestigious Law Review, the Moot Court Honors Board, and Phi Alpha Delta Law Society. He was also Whittier Law School's Student Bar Association President in 1984. After graduation Mr. Ernenwein was elected President of the Alumni Association in 1993 and voted Whittier College School of Law Alumni of the Year for 1993. Mr. Ernenwein has been a regular legal commentator for KTLA Los Angeles television, CNN's Burden of Proof with Greta Van Sustern and Court TV.
JASPERFOUND: Jarvis, Jared (MC2005?)
http://www.bishopfeehan.com/Alumni/1995_-_2000.htm
4/02 Jared Jarvis '01 resides in NYC ~ "The city that never sleeps is certainly a different experience from Attleboro, MA There's never a dull moment. Manhattan College reminds me so much of Feehan, and has many of Feehan's attributes and values." Jared has an on-campus job working in admissions and he is looking forward to giving tours and information sessions.
JASPERFOUND: Veliky, Michael J. (MC1988) Treasurer, Center Director, Rochelle Park Office
http://www.omnieyeservices.com/eyecare/patient/doctors.html
Michael J. Veliky, O.D.
Treasurer, Center Director, Rochelle Park Office
Undergraduate: Manhattan College
Optometry School: The New England College of Optometry
Residency: Omni Eye Services
Dr. Veliky graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology and completed his Optometry degree at The New England College of Optometry. He completed his residency at Omni Eye Services, after which he joined the Omni staff as Center Director of Omni's Rochelle Park office.
Dr. Veliky is a member of several prestigious organizations, including the American Optometric Association. He has been an officer of the Bergen-Passaic Society of Optometric Physicians since 1995, serving as President since 1997. Dr. Veliky also currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer of The New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians, where he also Chairs the Clinical Care Committee and serves on the Legislative Committee. He is honored to serve in the capacity of adjunct faculty for the New England College of Optometry, SUNY College of Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, University of Houston College of Optometry, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry and UC Berkeley College of Optometry.
A recipient of several prestigious awards, Dr. Veliky was honored to be named New Jersey Society of Optometric Physician's Young Optometrist of the Year in 1998. In 2001 he was selected as the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians Optometrist of the Year. He has lectured extensively in the NY Metropolitan area. Dr. Veliky has also played an integral role in Omni Eye Services' internship and residency programs.
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[Liz Velasquez '98 reports: Michael Veliky is class of 1988 (Thanks, Liz) ]
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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK
http://www.sobran.com/columns/2004/040708.shtml
KERRY: IN SEARCH OF EXCITEMENT
July 8, 2004
by Joe Sobran
<SNIP>
This is a great country. It has a huge talent pool of gifted people with original minds. I'm awed by it every time I browse at Borders Book Store: so much to choose from!
So why do our presidential options come down to a pair of men like George W. Bush and John Kerry? Is our political system designed to filter out better, more interesting choices? It would appear so.
Thanks to UHF and cable TV, we no longer have to choose among three networks. Borders offers an infinite selection of books. Even at McDonald's, we have other options besides hamburgers and cheeseburgers -- fish and chicken sandwiches, salads, and so on.
But in politics, it's the same old menu: a Republican hack or a Democratic hack. And we are told that our two-party system is the glory of democracy. Other countries should be so blessed. Multiparty democracies, where people may actually get to vote for the candidates they prefer, are deemed "chaotic."
Both major parties aim at blandness in selecting their presidential candidates. A mildly explosive Howard Dean must yield to an "electable" John Kerry; even Ronald Reagan was once thought "too extreme." A third-party candidate who threatens to upset the balance between the Big Two is considered a "spoiler." Oh, all right, Ralph Nader has the right to run for president, but it's just a technical legal right that he shouldn't actually exercise. He's being "irresponsible."
<SNIP>
It won't change until we change it. When the two parties are soundly rejected, then we will see the Dead Old White Guy's dream return.
And that’s the last word.
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GBu. GBA.