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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:
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- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
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- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo,
Steve (1980)
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We have to admit that we wouldn't normally think of Dallas
Cowboys cheerleaders as moral leaders, but here's a story showing that even the
most superficial among us can make a positive contribution.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5565829/
MSNBC.com
Learning from the best
Cowboys Cheerleaders share their secrets at camp
By Marjorie Hernandez, mhernandez AT
VenturaCountyStar.com
InsideVC.com
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July 31 - The smell of hot links and hair spray filled the air
at
Aspiring young cheerleaders from 7 to 17 peppered the field with colorful pom-poms and explosive energy while learning hip-hop moves and cheer routines during the all-day camp.
"We want people to understand that this is a real
sport," said Jaci Gutierrez, founder of Athlete In Motion
Dressed in star-decorated pink tops and blue warm-up pants
rather than their usual skimpy blue-and-white Cowboy Cheerleaders' regalia, the
six
It was the chance to work and learn from the creme de la creme of cheerleading that brought about 40 girls from La Verne Community Cheer to Friday's event.
"This is so exciting," said
Fun quickly turned into beads of sweat as Cowboy Cheerleaders Camille Caskey and Rhonda Long taught the girls hip-hop steps like the "bootie shake," the old-school move "cabbage patch" and other steps that were combined into a two-minute routine.
"If you don't get the steps right away or if you mess up, keep going," Long said. "Just have fun with it."
Working with the young ladies was also a treat for the professionals.
"It's really great to see their enthusiasm," said Caskey after a session with the first group of girls. "It's exciting for us also, and everyone here has been so wonderful and the weather here is so refreshing."
Negativity was not allowed here.
"It's all about coming together as a team and a
family," said
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URL: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5565829/
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I admit it. If I was looking at the Dallas Cheerleaders, then
I wouldn't be thinking "there's a bunch of moral leaders". My fault. I guess I am just different than the Muslim
fundamentalists, with the head to tow garb for woman, by degree. God only makes
good things, so I have to think a little differently. It's those preconceived
notions that get me into trouble. As one gets older, one acquires perspective.
(Except for one of our alums and French McDonalds) Seriously, the next time I
see a cheerleader, I am going to think of the inspiration that the girls in
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.
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HEADLINE: DEVITO, DR. JOSEPH
DeVITO, Dr. Joseph
Dr. Joseph DeVito, 58, husband of
Gail (Cryan) DeVito, died
in his Middletown home on Friday, (July 30, 2004).;Joseph was born in Brooklyn,
NY, on December 19, 1945, son of Rose (Solimene) DeVito, and the late Salvatore DeVito.
He grew up in
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HEADLINE: OBITUARIES 2
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JARED M. JARVIS, 20, of
Born in
He made the dean's list every semester, and was a member of the Honor Society, the Lambda Pi Eta fraternity, and the campus ministry program.
He was a 2001 graduate of
Besides his parents, he leaves two brothers, Jason and Justin
Jarvis, and two nephews, Jamison and Jaydon Jarvis,
all of
The funeral will be held Monday at
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From: Mike McEneney
Sent:
To: John Reinke
Subject: Jared Jarvis
Dear John,
The Obit that you sent to me today was for this young fellow that you included in last weeks JJ. See below.
Best,
Mike
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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
[JR: This is stunning. You’all know that obits are not my favorite, but are useful sometimes. This is high on my “that’s tragic” meter. So young. Anyone have any facts to add?]
[Jaspers_in_the_News]
The Journal News (
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HEADLINE: OPEN WOMEN'S SOCCER
BYLINE: Ian R. Rapoport, Staff
Bernstein sparks win; Midfielder has hand in four goals vs.
She juked right and shot low-left before the goalie even attempted a save.
It was her second goal, and the
Bernstein, a recent
"My whole life, I've been able to see the play before it even happens," she said.
Bernstein, a John Jay-East Fishkill graduate, does it all better than ever. A forward for most of her career, she was the MAAC's leading scorer her junior year. A move to midfield for her senior season led to a drop in her scoring totals.
No matter. Her teammates love it. A forward usually finds herself leading an attack, which is what she was used to.
Now, Bernstein can hang back and use her instincts and her voice to help teammates attack. She uses her sight to help their sight.
"I'm very vocal, and I like to let people know that I'm there," said Bernstein, who has participated in the Empire States Games since her scholastic years. "Playing forward helped me recognize everything, and now in the middle of the field, I can distribute."
With
She settled into her role as playmaker after that, winning a fight for the ball in front of the goal, then dropping it neatly to teammate Melissa Witkiewicz for a goal 3:18 later. Just 50 seconds later, Bernstein lofted a corner kick off the hip of Panas graduate Leslie Morales for a goal.
In a span of just over 24 minutes, Bernstein had turned the game.
"When she's on, you can't stop her," said coach Jason Weisberg, a
Many of the women have played together on club teams or on
Then it unloaded on its unsuspecting opponent, out-shooting
"We woke up," said Morales, a Sacred Heart sophomore-to-be who is playing in her third Games. "We started clicking and figured out how each other played."
Reach Ian R. Rapoport irapopor-- AT -- thejournalnews.gannett.com or 914-696-8237.
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HEADLINE: New board members at Seton Health
The Seton Health Board of Directors welcomed the following
board members for three-year terms: A. Nancy Avakian
and Charles E. Carletta. Avakian
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HEADLINE: ON THE RECORD
On the Record appears every Monday and Tuesday on page 2B. On Mondays, the section features birth announcements. On Tuesdays it features announcements about local residents in college and the armed services. A calendar of municipal and school meetings runs both days.
For information on how to submit information for On the Record, call the City Desk at 845-437-4834. E-mail: newsroom-- AT -- poughkeepsiejournal.com.
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Ronald LaVera received a bachelor's
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JASPERintheNEWS: Damiano, Chris (MC2004?) admits he's mostly struggled in area amateur tournaments.
MALLON deserves prominent place
The Journal News.com -
... Since completing his career at
http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/070604/c0306golfbeatweb.html
Mallon deserves prominent place
By SAM WEINMAN GOLFBEAT
(Original publication:
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Moving on: Say this about Chris Damiano's motivation in turning pro: At least he's honest. Most players who leave the amateur ranks behind do so because they're feeling good about their game. Damiano is doing it because he doesn't feel good enough.
Since completing his career at
"It's not like I think I'm better than everyone else. I
just wanted to go somewhere else," said Damiano,
a Westchester Hills member and
Like Jerry Courville Jr., another
high-profile area player who recently turned pro, the long-hitting Damiano will try his hand on the
"Everyone dreams of making it on the big tour, but usually the only way to get there is through the mini tours," said Damiano, who played his last event as an amateur last week at the Stoddard Trophy matches. "Basically my game is good; it's just confidence. I can come out here (to Westchester Hills) and hit a leaf on a tree. But if I go somewhere else, the fairways could be 600 yards wide and I'd still miss it. I just have to get my confidence up."
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Reach Sam Weinman at sweinman-- AT -- thejournalnews.com. Reach Sam Weinman at sweinman-- AT -- thejournalnews.com.
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[Liz Velasquez '98 reports: He is not in our database so I am going to assume that he graduated this spring not last. 2004 (Thanks, Liz) ]
JASPER_in_the_NEWS: Freeman, Michael
(MC2005) a
STARS shine at hammer competition
Providence Journal (subscription) -
... Michael, a
http://www.projo.com/southcounty/content/projo_20040726_26track.2515c2.html
Many in the field of 20 had already broken the 61-meter
(200-foot) barrier, including yesterday's winner: Bethany Hart, of
Hart had a winning throw of 205 feet, 10 inches (62.74 meters) to overtake Michelle Fournier of West Kingston, who got off a throw of 200-8 (61.16).
"I'm still working on some things," said Fournier, a
two-time All-American while at the
Nicky Grant, of
The Brothers Freeman -- Michael, John and Jacob -- were in
attendance in the men's international weight (16 pounds) division. Michael, a
The event was won by Jesse Doty of
Jacob Freeman sector-fouled on three attempts, and did not register a mark. But he nonetheless lent a touch of celebrity in his role as the 2004 NCAA men's hammer champion and Olympic Trials competitor (sixth place).
John Freeman's throw of 190-8 (58.13) was good for gold in the
boys' 12-pound hammer throw. His Hawk teammate Brendan Lodge place second.
Lodge, this season's state champ, threw 189-3 (57.68) yesterday.
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JASPER_in_the_NEWS: Roat, Amy (MC????) declares "I'm a liberal Democrat ... ...".
A tale of 2 families: The 'Blue' vs. the 'Red'
By WILLIAM BUNCH bunchw-- AT -- phillynews.com
One backs Kerry, the other favors Bush - and they make no bones about it
philly.com (subscription) -
... WHERE THEY WENT TO SCHOOL: Amy has an undergraduate degree from
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/breaking_news/9243871.htm
Posted on
ON THE SURFACE, Ryan Roat and Joe
Malone have a lot in common. They're both native sons of the Philly area and
Catholics who even attended the same high school,
But when it comes to politics, Roat and Malone might as well live on opposite ends of the earth.
Roat and his schoolteacher wife,
Amy, are hard-core liberal Democrats who volunteered for Howard Dean's failed
White House campaign, angered over President Bush and the war in
Malone, on the other hand, is a by-the-book conservative Republican who thinks John Kerry is a waffler while President Bush is a stand-up guy.
In 2004,
The trend first gained notice in 2000, when experts looked at a political map of pro-Bush "red states" - home to greater number of whites, suburbanites and religious conservatives - and pro-Al Gore "blue states" that tended to be more urban and racially diverse.
The colors come from the way network television on presidential election nights has traditionally shown how states voted: Red for the Republican candidate and Blue for the Democrat.
After a disputed 2000 election, 9/11, war in
Meanwhile, finding an undecided voter is about as easy as spotting a Dallas Cowboys jersey in Fishtown. In fact, both candidates seem to have given up on even wooing the rapidly dwindling pool of swing voters. Instead, the strategy in 2004 is to make sure your hard-core partisans - people like the Roats and the Malones - get out and vote.
What happened? Religion and culture seem to drive a lot of the divide. There's a widening gulf on issues like gay marriage or profanity in the media. Fewer Americans attend church - but many of those who do are more traditional in their views.
But a new and changing media seems to be the biggest driver of the wedge between the red and the blue.
Increasingly, liberals like the Roats are getting information from highly charged partisan Web sites, called "blogs," on the Internet. Conservatives like Joe Malone have found simpatico outlets on the Fox News Channel and on talk radio.
In other words, many Americans now get their news and political ideas only from places that reinforce their views, and never from those that challenge them.
The Daily News is focusing on the Roats - our "blue family" - and the Malones - our "red family" - to see how the 2004 conventions are viewed through these two very different prisms. Today, we'll introduce them to you. [Note: Both Roats like to discuss the issues, but Joe Malone's the political talker in his household.]
During this week's Democratic National Convention in
Meet our 'Blue' family:
THE ROATS
WHO THEY ARE: Ryan Roat, 33; Amy, 35; and their two children, Franklin, aged 2, and Oscar, three months.
WHERE THEY LIVE: Northern Liberties. Neither Roat is originally from the city - Ryan grew up in
Ryan: "We like being in the city - both of us work in the city, and we didn't want to do the hour-long commute.
WHERE THEY WORK: Ryan designs and sells tombstones - he's the
fourth generation to work in the family business in the Bridesburg
section. Amy is a teacher at the
WHERE THEY WENT TO SCHOOL: Amy has an undergraduate degree
from
WHAT THEY DRIVE: Amy carpools to work with three other teachers in her Subaru Impreza station wagon. Ryan drives a seven-year-old Ford Expedition truck - he needs it for hauling tombstones.
THEIR POLITICS: Amy: "I'm a liberal Democrat, but not far, far-out left. How could I not be [liberal]? - I'm an urban school teacher." Ryan: "I consider myself moderate to the liberal side."
THEIR RELIGION: Roman Catholic - they attend Mass on a regular basis, although not every Sunday.
VIEW ON WHETHER RELIGION SHOULD PLAY A ROLE IN POLITICS: Amy: "Even though we're religious people, we're aware that we live in a society that's pluralistic and not everybody has the same religion...It scares me that [President Bush] thinks God is telling him to do stuff. I think there needs to be a little separation."
VIEW ON MICHAEL MOORE'S "FAHRENHEIT 9/11": Ryan:
"I enjoyed it but most of what was in there I'd heard before." He
took some of
SHOULD GAYS BE ALLOWED TO MARRY? Yes.
WHERE THEY GET THEIR NATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS: Ryan gets headlines off the Internet and when there's breaking news he'll watch CNN and maybe MSNBC, with Fox News Channel as a last resort. Amy gets New York Times headlines by e-mail and is a big fan of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central.
FAVORITE POLITICAL WEB SITES: Ryan is obsessed with the so-called "blogosphere" of liberal-oriented Weblogs, or blogs. The list includes Eschaton by Atrios, an anonymous blogger who's based in Philadelphia but has a large national following, as well as Daily Kos, Suburban Guerrilla, Bad Attitudes, and Talking Points Memo. He loves a highly satirical site called Jesus' General that also sells items like a Bush-Pinochet '04 bumper sticker.
OPINION OF JOHN KERRY: The Roats
were very involved in Howard Dean's failed primary campaign, but now they
solidly back Kerry. Ryan: "I think he's going to be a strong leader - he
served his country honorably in
OPINION OF PRESIDENT BUSH: Amy: "I don't trust him - I think he's a millionaire who could never relate to what's going on in my life." Ryan: "I believe he's still hiding things about his Texas Air National Guard duty - it's very suspicious that records were destroyed."
VIEW OF WAR IN
VIEW OF THE
VIEW OF BUSH TAX CUTS: Ryan: "I believe the tax cuts, unfortunately, were geared toward the wealthiest who needed money the least, and toward corporations that have plenty of tax advantages."
Meet our 'Red' family:
THE MALONES
WHO THEY ARE: Joe Malone, 45; Cindy Malone, and their children, Gwendolyn, 16; Abaigeal 13, and Coilean, 8.
WHERE THEY LIVE: In a twin in Bristol Borough, the lower
WHERE THEY WORK: Joe is the service manager for an industrial laundry equipment firm in nearby Bensalem. Cindy works as a medical lab technician.
WHERE THEY WENT TO SCHOOL: Joe went to
WHAT THEY DRIVE: Mostly their SUV, a Ford Explorer. Joe drives
"an old beat-up
THEIR POLITICS: Joe: "I would say that I'm a right-to-dead-center conservative, although it depends on the issue. I'm more to the right than dead center."
THEIR RELIGION: Practicing Roman Catholics.
VIEW ON WHETHER RELIGION SHOULD PLAY A ROLE IN POLITICS: Joe: "I don't know if you could separate the two. I think you believe what you believe - that's your background. I don't know how a guy could tell you that he doesn't let his religious views influence him politically.
VIEW ON ABORTION: Joe: "I'm pro-life."
VIEW ON MICHAEL MOORE'S "FAHRENHEIT 9/11": Didn't see it.
SHOULD GAYS BE ALLOWED TO MARRY? No.
WHERE THEY GET THEIR NATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS: At home, the Malones always turn first to the Fox News Channel for news. When Joe is in the car, he regularly listens to the conservative leaning talk-radio. Joe: "I do think they're preaching to the choir. Sometimes it reinforces your view on things."
FAVORITE INTERNET NEWS SITES: Joe first reads the Drudge Report, the news-and-gossip site that tends to have a conservative bend. He likes to read op-ed columnists - either linked through Drudge or on NRO - the National Review Online - and Frontpage Magazine, a conservative publication.
OPINION OF JOHN KERRY: Joe: "I don't think too much of him right now. He's given a lot of speeches but he doesn't say anything with substance. He says he's going to do this or that but he never says how. He's on both sides of a lot of issues."
OPINION OF PRESIDENT BUSH: Joe: "I think he's taken a lot of hits in the media lately but I think he's a stick-to-your guns kind of guy. He knows what he wants to do, and he's going to do it. He's not going to go with the political winds."
VIEW OF WAR IN
VIEW OF THE
VIEW OF THE BUSH TAX CUTS: Joe: "I'm for the tax cuts. I think the government takes too much of our money." ###
[JR: An interesting expose of one Jasper's opinions. Wonder what her teachers would think? I guess I don't understand. Maybe us "injineers" took different classes.]
JASPER_in_the_NEWS: Serrano, José M. (MC????) "reformation of Rockefeller drug laws, who will stand up for increased educational funding"
STATE Senate District 28 -
... Intergroup Relations. He received his BA in government
from
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/eyeonalbany/20040726/204/1046
CANDIDATES
Incumbent: Senator Olga Mendez (Rep/Ind)
Challengers:
Agustin Alamo Estrada (Dem/Con)
Nelson A. Denis (Dem)
José M. Serrano (Dem/WF)
CAMPAIGN FEATURE:
Republican and Democratic Feud in
Two years ago, after nearly a quarter century representing
Olga Mendez, who was also one of the first Puerto Rican women
ever elected to office in the
"Our needs have not been met," said Olga Mendez. "They haven't, so I do what I gotta do."
Although Olga Mendez argued that the district - where Democrats outnumber Republicans ten to one - would benefit from her move to a rival party, many Democrats were outraged.
"Instead of working with the Democratic Party to make things happen, Mendez decided to abandon the party," said Bronx City Councilmember Jose M. Serrano, who is one of three Democratic challengers and a Working Family Party candidate who are hoping to unseat the incumbent and take the State Senate seat back from the Republicans.
Beyond party affiliation, the central issue of the campaign is who can bring the most money back from Albany to the district, which includes neighborhoods in the South Bronx, East Harlem, and Roosevelt Island and struggles with issues of poverty, housing, and health care.
Olga Mendez said she stands on her accomplishments, which include creating jobs in the neighborhood, founding an organization to train small business owners, and lobbying housing developers to increase the number of affordable apartments.
"If we do not build affordable housing, there's only going to be a place for the well to do and the working poor… but nothing for the middle class," she said.
Jose M. Serrano, who has the backing of the Bronx Democratic Party and his father Congressman Jose E. Serrano, counters that Democrats must win control of the State Senate in order to help local residents.
"We need to get elected officials… who will stand up for reformation of Rockefeller drug laws, who will stand up for increased educational funding," said Jose M. Serrano.
However, two other Democrats - Nelson Denis and Agustin Alamo
Estrada - said Jose M. Serrano is not the right candidate to replace Olga
Mendez because he is part of the
Nelson Denis, who served four years in the State Assembly and also wrote and directed an independent movie satirizing Harlem politics after he was defeated in 2000, said he wants to put an end to the "family fiefdoms" that control Bronx politics.
If elected, Nelson Denis said he would increase bank lending
in order to build affordable housing, expand programs for youth, and to bring
accountability to
"At the end of the day, my community, not a bunch of politicians, will turn out on election day," said Nelson Denis.
Likewise, Agustin Alamo Estrada, a retired teacher who has run for various political seats in the past, said that the Democratic Party has "too many entrenched people" and that Olga Mendez "hasn't done anything in 25 years." Estrada said he is most concerned about reducing the cost of health care, eliminating excessive fines for quality of life crimes, and lowering taxes.
"I would refuse to tax the people any more than they are currently taxed," said Agustin Estrada.
One thing all of the candidates agree on is that something
must be done to fix the broken system in
But Nelson Denis admits it is difficult to change the system. In the four years that he was in office, he was unable to get any of the bills he proposed signed into law. Only legislators who are in favor with the speaker, Denis said, are able to pass bills.
Even the incumbent admits that things must change.
"This year has been the worst," said Olga Mendez, who lays some of the blame on the State Senate's 97 percent incumbent reelection rate.
The 79-year-old state senator, however, believes she is part of the solution, not the problem. "I'm unorthodox," she said. "When I make political decisions that are difficult, I say its ok, what's the worst that could happen."
But first, she must convince Democratic voters to consider her long history in the district over party affiliation.
CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES Agustin Alamo-Estrada is a retired
teacher. He is a community activist, and has run in a number of elections. He
graduated from
Nelson Antonio Denis represented the 68th Assembly District in
the New York State Assembly from 1996-2000. He has also served as member of the
local Community Board, and was an editorial writer for El Diaro/La
Prensa. Denis was the writer and director of
"Vote For Me," a political comedy about
Olga A. Mendez has represented the 28th Senate District in the
New York State Senate since 1978, when she became the first Puerto Rican woman
to be elected to a State Legislature on the
José M. Serrano is currently serving his second term as
representative to the New York City Council from the 17th Council District. He
is the chair of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International
Intergroup Relations. He received his B.A. in
government from
CAMPAIGN TRAIL 7/20/04 In a sign of how fiercely Democratic
leaders want their party to regain a State Senate seat, dozens of elected
officials came to City Hall yesterday to endorse a Bronx city councilman for
the one now held by Olga A. Mendez, the longtime incumbent senator who switched
parties to become a Republican two years ago. For months, it has been well
known that Councilman José M. Serrano planned to run for the Senate seat
representing
7/07/04 A number of politicians from East Harlem called
yesterday for Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV to resign in the wake of rape
allegations against him…John Ruiz, a Democratic Party district leader in East
Harlem, said yesterday that he was abandoning his candidacy for a State Senate
seat to run instead for the Assembly and challenge Mr. Powell. "We're
asking that Mr. Powell step down from his seat," Mr. Ruiz said after a
news conference in front of the assemblyman's office in
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[JR: Half of one and zero on the other. Repeal the drug laws completely. And, vouchers leading to the exit of the government from education.]
[Manhattan_in_the_News]
The New York Times
Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section E; Column 2; The Arts/Cultural Desk;
Pg. 1
HEADLINE: Celebrating a Statue, and a Different Kind of Cool
BYLINE: By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
When Francisco J. Nunez founded the Young People's Chorus of New York City in 1988, he had several passionate convictions. First, that if he could just coax urban children of different racial, economic and religious backgrounds into working together, barriers would fall and the youngsters would realize how much they had in common. He was also convinced that with proper training children could be excellent and enthusiastic musicians, and that singing choral music, of all things, could be cool.
That he has met his goals was clear Thursday when some three
dozen of his choristers met in the basement of Manhattan Church of Christ on
the
In 15 years the Young People's Chorus of New York City, the resident choir of the 92nd Street Y, has grown from a small group of musically untrained children in a fledgling after-school program to a skilled ensemble of some 250 choristers ranging in age from 12 to 18 in five divisions that have won international prizes, the respect of critics and the gratitude of the many commissioned composers who have written challenging works for them.
Mr. Nunez had to assemble a makeshift roster of 45 singers for this special ceremony. What better ensemble to perform at the statue than this ethnic coalition of young people? There was much to entice them. The ceremony is being nationally televised; the platform will be filled with dignitaries; the reopening of the monument is an emotional touchstone for Americans.
And best of all, as Mr. Nunez told the choristers last week, a
bus would take them from the
There was one problem, though, as Mr. Nunez said: ''The bus
leaves the Y at
Mr. Nunez, 39, identifies with these ''kids,'' as he always calls them. ''So many of these kids are just like me when I was young,'' he said.
Born in
But he soon transferred to
''I brought kids from
Among the choristers at rehearsal last week was Lawrence Harper, a gangly 18-year-old wearing floppy shorts drooping from his waist, a basketball jersey and a black bandanna. Mr. Harper, an eight-year veteran of the chorus, was one of the few who joined when Mr. Nunez recruited at his elementary school in a crime-ridden neighborhood near the old Polo Ground.
Though some friends tease him for being in a chorus, Mr.
Harper said, ''It pays off.'' The chorus changed his life, helping him focus on
school at the
For Mr. Nunez, a composer and conductor, his long involvement with the ensemble has been a surprise. ''When it started, I thought I would do it a year or two and then move on to other conducting,'' he said. ''But I am able to get much more high-level music from these young people, who are willing to work so hard and sing with such intensity.''
Watching him in action it's clear who inspires the intensity. Tall, boyish and charismatic, he is a tireless conductor with an exacting ear for pitch, rhythm and verbal clarity, even in the pop-styled songs the chorus was preparing for today's ceremony, ''Give Us Hope'' and ''A Light Inside'' by the Jim Papoulis. He constantly demanded fuller sound, crisper delivery of text. He even wanted off-beat clapping that one song calls for to have a certain weight. ''I want the claps to be quarter notes,'' he said. ''You're making them eighth notes, too short.''
The members are used to performing much harder music through the ''Transient Voices'' program Mr. Nunez began some years ago, in which composers are commissioned to write works with the luminous sound and youthful energy of these singers in mind. In April the chorus sang a demanding program at the New York Society for Ethical Culture than included seven new works, all mastered and memorized in three months, by composers like Richard Rodney Bennett and Tod Machover. The group's account of ''Boatman's Song'' by Bright Sheng, which involved shouting and smacking of sticks as well as some fancy singing, was especially impressive.
Working with composers is a way of demystifying contemporary music, Mr. Nunez said. The ''Transient Voices'' program has led to a publication project with Boosey & Hawkes and a recording venture, which has already seen the release of a splendid CD titled ''Transient Voices,'' with six substantial works.
Other choruses in the area are also doing notable work in this
field, like the excellent Brooklyn Youth Chorus, run by Dianne Berkun, who is Mr. Nunez's former wife. They remain close
colleagues. Still, the Young People's Chorus of New York has just gained a leap
up in international recognition. It was recently selected as one of only two
choruses from professional and amateur ranks that will represent the
It's hard to know whether these young people realize how high the level of their musicianship and knowledge actually is. During one moment in the rehearsal Mr. Nunez, feeling that the performance of ''A Light Inside'' lacked swing, said, ''Come on, guys, this is a pop song, not Bright Sheng!''
What other group of diverse
URL: http://www.nytimes.com
GRAPHIC: Photos: A member of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, rehearsing for today's performance. (Photo by Joe Kohen for The New York Times)(pg. E5) Francisco J. Nunez conducting the Young People's Chorus of New York City. (Photo by Joe Kohen for The New York Times)(pg. E1)
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HEADLINE: GOLD MEDAL GAME;
Falling short of it; NYC women, trying to win gold for first time since 1991, lose to Western despite Reed’s tireless work
BYLINE: BY MICHAEL WEINREB. STAFF CORRESPONDENT
"I was really tired," she said. You never would have known it, even though she'd just played four games in four days against Division I-caliber competition, even though her New York City team had just finished an exhausting 69-66 loss to the Western region in which Reed spent nearly 40 minutes sliding and diving and reaching and falling.
Oh, the falls. There were plenty, including one hard on her back and one hard on her ankle, but this is nothing new.
At
"Shorty doesn't really give up
on anything," said forward Rosalee Mason, who
played with Reed at
This is Reed's way. Even when she's exhausted, you'd never know it.
"You've got to play hard if you're behind her," said NYC coach Marguerite Gualtieri. "She's on the floor for anything loose."
And in a week like this, a week where no one has any legs left
by Sunday, a player like Reed can make a difference. That's what worried
Western region coach Bill Agronin yesterday. He's the
head coach at
"I know she'll play four or five days at the same speed," Agronin said. "She also plays under control now. And we used to say she can't shoot, so we'd play her to drive, but she hit some big shots this week."
One of those shots yesterday, a three-pointer with
Another of Reed's
But there are some things even a hard fall can't make up for.
"I fall too much," she said.
And then she lapsed into a wide grin.
"Can't keep my balance on these floors," she said.
GRAPHIC: PHOTO BY KEVIN COLTON- Goalkeeper Scott Rodgers
collects a rebound yesterday as LI won the silver medal with a 9-8 win over
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SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 52
HEADLINE: RUCKER VS. RUCKER - HOOPS TOURNEYS FIGHT OVER NAME
BYLINE: MARC BERMAN
The oldest street basketball tournament in the world - 54 years and counting - doesn’t get the buzz, doesn’t get the crowds, the tourists, the celebrities and certainly doesn’t get the sponsors.
The oldest street basketball tournament in the world - held
every summer since 1950, at
It’s the Holcombe Rucker Tournament - the original, Rucker -
and it’s not played at
With the basketball festival at
When basketball junkies talk about going to the Rucker, they’re referring to what is technically the EBC Classic, where various rappers, Bill Clinton and the Maloof brothers are spotted each summer watching the spectacle.
ESPN2 has broadcast games and now NBA TV holds the rights,
waiting for the next pro star to drop in and hit the
Baron Davis is a regular. Stephon Marbury never missed a game the prior two summers, for Terror Squad.
It’s why as many as 500 spectators, some from as far away as
"They’re ripping off the name," said Bernard Bowen, the assistant director of Holcombe. "We just feel overshadowed.
It’s a copycat. Everyone thinks that’s the Rucker tournament
because it’s played in
And that would be OK, if not for the blood, sweat and tears that director Donald Adams, 76, put into keeping the real Rucker alive since 1965 when Holcombe, one of the giants in the city’s parks and recreation department, died.
"A lot of sponsors will call up looking to make a
donation and will ask us if this is the tournament on
And so the
ESPN is nowhere to be found.
"Don has built up the Rucker name that Holcombe started so city kids could get into prep schools, realize college scholarships," Bowen said. "We wish some of the success from the Rucker name would filter down to the youth. If you’re a city kid and can play basketball, you’ve come through the Holcombe Rucker Tournament. Don’t overlook the little guys."
Greg Marius, 46, a former rapper, started the EBC Classic at
Marius is sensitive to the notion that he stole the Rucker name. He claims to have gone great lengths to correct anyone who refers to his extravaganza as "The Rucker."
"The tournaments are totally different," Marius said. "We entertain fans. I combined rappers and ballplayers together because they come from the same neighborhood and like the same things."
And now
"I’ve tried to talk to Don," Marius said. "He cursed me out. He’s set in his ways."
The conspiracy theory is that
Two years ago,
named the tournament after himself.
"We’ve never gotten anything from the Rucker family to
keep ours going,"
Now
The original Rucker used to boast Reebok ,
Nike and ITT as sponsors.
"I didn’t go then because there were too many problems," he said, referring to the crime element. "I wouldn’t put our tournament over there now because we’ve established ourselves in the community."
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Tale of the tape
HOLCOMBE RUCKER TOURNAMENT
YEARS: 54
LOCATION:
FOUNDER: Holcombe Rucker (parks recreational director)
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: 75 for a big game
MOST FAMOUS PARTICIPANT: Ron Artest
MOST FAMOUS CELEBRITY FAN: Anthony Mason
TV COVERAGE: None
MOST NOTABLE PLAYER THIS YEAR: Jason Wingate (
TEAMS: 40
MOST FAMOUS FAN: Gauchos
*
EBC TOURNAMENT
YEARS: 24
LOCATION:
FOUNDER: Greg Marius (rapper)
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: 500 nightly
MOST FAMOUS PARTICIPANT:
MOST FAMOUS CELEBRITY FAN: Bill Clinton
TV COVERAGE: NBA TV
MOST NOTABLE PLAYER THIS YEAR: Stephon Marbury (
TEAMS: 24 (16 men, 4 women, 4 under-14)
MOST FAMOUS FAN: Tommy Hilfiger
GRAPHIC: -DON ADAMS, BERNARD BOWEN [Joseph Khakshouri] -STEPHON MARBURY, BILL CLINTON, DAVID STERN [NBA.com] -One’s the oldest street hoops tourney in the world, while the other sports celebrity fans and a TV deal. How well do you know your Ruckers? [Joseph Khakshouri] -DON ADAMS, BERNARD BOWEN [Joseph Khakshouri] -STEPHON MARBURY, BILL CLINTON, DAVID STERN [NBA.com]
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HEADLINE:
BYLINE: By Neil Kerr Staff writer
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Basketball:
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Stephanie Collins of
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CORRECTION-DATE:
CORRECTION: An article on the Empire State Games in Friday's edition
incorrectly reported that the Central open women's soccer team lost 8-0 to
Western. The team did not play Western.
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SECTION: SPORTS; Basketball; College; Pg. B1
HEADLINE: Fraschilla still has a love for college
hoops
BYLINE: MATT DOYLE World Sports Writer
But former coach doesn't like direction the sport is headed.
The anxiety that comes with the game has been tempered and replaced with more excitement and enjoyment.
Fran Fraschilla's business is still college basketball. He still loves dissecting and discussing everything the game has to offer.
It's just that he has a different perspective in the last few years.
After spending 23 years in the collegiate basketball coaching cauldron, including eight seasons as a head coach, Fraschilla has found his new life as a television analyst for ESPN the past two years.
"I'm still involved with the game. College basketball has been a part of my life for the last 25 years," said the 45-year-old Fraschilla, who was a featured speaker Wednesday at the Oklahoma Coaches Association's All-State Clinic. "My preparation and film study for a telecast is no different than it was as a coach."
Fraschilla still possesses the
passion and enthusiasm that made him a rising star in the coaching ranks when
he guided
If he were to return, he may not recognize the collegiate game he describes today.
Before his flirtation with the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this summer, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski lamented that the college game is "losing its brand," because players no longer consider college as a viable destination for development.
Fraschilla agrees that college basketball is changing, and not necessarily for the better.
"It's harder and harder to find guys that want to stay four years now and concentrate on getting a degree and not think about the NBA," he said. "Because of the influx of high school and young college players entering the NBA, people are still rooting for the name on the front of the jersey. But in my mind, the level of play is sinking.
"People are still going to root, root, root for OU, OSU
or
Through his role as an analyst, he has heard concerns about
the state of the game. The pressure to win, whether it is at Duke or Duquesne
or at
"A coaching friend told me that he loves coaching, but he doesn't like the coaching profession," Fraschilla said. "There's a microwave mentality these days in college athletics."
Fraschilla said he would be picky and seek the "right situation" if he does get the desire to return to coaching.
He has enjoyed spending quality time with his wife and two
sons in
Fraschilla said he does not envision any down years for the two in-state Big 12 programs.
"OSU will be stronger than people think. Everybody assumes losing Tony Allen is a big blow, but they have too many veterans back," he said. "OU hopefully will be healthy and their young players in the backcourt will be a year wiser. They were just one win away from being an NCAA Tournament team last year with all the adversity they had."
Matt Doyle 581-8316 matt.doyle-- AT -- tulsaworld.com
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LEHMAN and
News 12 Long Island -
And Manhattan College named Ray Green as its new women's volleyball coach.
Green was an assistant men's and women's coach at Rutgers-Newark for three
years. ...
http://www.news12.com/LI/topstories/article?id=116152
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And
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[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--AT--manhattan.edu
Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs
[No Resumes]
[SportsSchedule]
The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.
Date Day Sport Opponent Location
Time/Result
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
[Sports from College]
FORMER JASPER PITCHER MIKE PARISI PROMOTED TO
Mike Parisi, who was drafted by the
St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the MLB First Year Player Draft
following his junior season at
The New Jersey Cardinals play in the New York-Penn League, which is a Short-Season Class A League. Parisi will now report to the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League, which is a Full-Season Class A League.
Parisi was one of the Cardinals top pitchers, compiling a 4-2 record with a 4.42 ERA (36.2 IP, 18 ER) in 7 starts. The right-hander was named New York Penn League Pitcher of the Week for the week ended July 18 after he went 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA (13.0 IP, 3 ER) for the week. He had won each of his last 4 starts, going 4-0 with a 2.84 ERA (25.1 IP, ER) with 19 strikeouts over that span.
In just three years in Riverdale, Parisi finished his collegiate career #1 in career strikeouts (272), #2 in innings pitched (243.2) and #3 in wins (14) on the all-time Manhattan list.
This past season Parisi appeared in 17 games for the Jaspers, made 12 starts, and posted a 4-6 record and two saves with a 5.44 ERA. He tallied a school-record 104 strikeouts in a team-leading 81.0 innings pitched. He struck out 12 batters in win over Wagner and a season-high 14 in win at Canisius. Parisi was named MAAC Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 4.
***1***
PHETERSON NAMED TO JEWISH SPORTS REVIEW ALL-AMERICA LACROSSE TEAM
Pheterson scored 29 goals and tallied three assists for a total of 32 points. She picked up 36 groundballs while starting 18 out of the 19 games for the Lady Jaspers. Pheterson was also named to the All-MAAC First Team.
The Lady J’s went 11-8 this season posting a 3-3 MAAC regular season record. The team broke two school records including, the most consecutive wins with five and the most goals in a season earning 206 goals.
***2***
“It's a difficult non-conference schedule that will show us what our strengths and weaknesses are, and what we need to work on before the start of the MAAC campaign,” Coach Hill said about the schedule.
The Lady Jaspers will begin their season with an exhibition
game against the New York Gazelles at Draddy
Gymnasium on November 12. The regular season will begin on the road a week
later, when the Lady Jaspers will face cross-town rival Fordham on November 19.
The team then will travel upstate to play
After a two-week break for finals, the Lady Jaspers will
return to the court to play Dartmouth (December 12), Fresno State (December 17)
and Miami University – Ohio (December 20) at home before going to Staten Island
to face Wagner on December 28. The non-conference schedule then will conclude
with two games on the road against national powers Villanova (December 30) and
The Lady Jaspers finished the 2003-04 season with a record of 11-18 overall and 6-12 in the MAAC Conference.
***3***
BOBBY GONZALEZ SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2009-2010
“In 1999, when Bobby first came to
This past season, Gonzalez and the Jaspers had one of the most
successful seasons in school history, capturing their second straight MAAC
Regular Season and Tournament Championships, and advancing to the Second Round
of the NCAA Tournament after a 75-60 First Round victory over fifth-seeded
“I am very happy to remain a part of the
Gonzalez, who has posted a 94-52 overall record and a 64-28
record in MAAC play over five seasons in Riverdale, has increased both his
overall win total as well as his conference win total over each of his seasons
at the helm of the Jaspers. He boasts the sixth best winning percentage in MAAC
games in the history of the conference, and is the active leader in that
category. Gonzalez has also led the Jaspers to three straight 20-win seasons, in the process posting a 10-2 record at
***4***
MEN'S TENNIS HONORED BY ITA FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
The seven members of the team to be honored for their academic
success were Klim Fedosienko,
Pawel Wawrzyniak, Alon Cohen, Erez Cohen, Zoltan Bus, Diego Alvarado, and David Alvarado. The Jaspers
ranked fourth when ranking the program's in athletes honored, behind only Yale
(nine honorees), and
The team won its first MAAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history this past spring. The team posted a 14-5 overall record, and a perfect 7-0 slate in MAAC play.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2003 and spring 2004).
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).
***5***
[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]
From: Elizabeth O'Sullivan [1999]
Sent:
To: editor-- AT -- jasperjottings.com
Subject: Making the Change From Lawyer to Editorial
Assistant - A '99 Jasper Resume
Dear John and Fellow Jaspers:
I am currently in the process of a career switch and was hoping to enlist the assistance of my fellow Jaspers. One hears constantly that getting your foot in the door at a consumer magazine is about networking. So, as one who is making the transition into magazine publishing, I am using one of the best networks out there – my fellow Jaspers.
After graduating from law school and almost a year of practice, I’ve decided to fulfill the goal that I originally planned on before being lured by the security of law school. So, now I am looking to get my foot in the door at a consumer magazine as an editorial assistant. I do have a preference towards working in features or beauty but I am flexible (as one should be when entering a new profession). So, if there is anyone out there with guidance – contacts, leads, available positions, advice, etc... – I would appreciate it. I do have writing experience (see resume below) but the only work that I have available online are reviews and essays that I wrote for Epinions (http://www.epinions.com/user-nylawgirl/). My e-zine pieces are no longer available online (although some of them were moved to Epinions) but are available in clip form. If you wish to contact me, you can reach me at <privacy invoked> .
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Elizabeth O’Sullivan, ‘99
[JR: Well, who am I to advise you to do both. I think “being a lawyer” allows you to always earn a living. At least that’s what I learned from watching the Practice. I’d suggest that you need to retain the rights necessary to have your own web site with all your stuff there. I have YAG hosted for peanuts. www.yetanotherguru.com and if you use Microsoft front page it is “injineer”-proof. I’d suggest my favorite text Lucht and his workbook as required reading for “networking”. I recollect that some one wanted to be a writer and I sent them chasing James Patterson as a networking “how do I get going” contact. The fact that he also headed an big agency didn’t hurt the fact that he is a hot author. And from what I am told very approachable and sympathetic to aspiring writers. ]
From: Bob McFarlane [1970]
Sent:
Subject: JasperJottings
You are the first Jasper I contacted in 33 years....coincidence????/
Graduated in 1970 - BS in Physical Education.
Will monitor site and get on your email list. Please use both emails?
Thanks
PEACE
Robert J. McFarlane
Managing Director
Career Management & Transition
HR Dimensions, LLC
www.hr-dimensions.com
From: Scopelliti, Pasquale F [1970]
Sent:
To: 'reinke-- AT -- jasperjottings.com'
Subject: FW: Invitation to join the Distribute_Jasper_Jottings
group
Hi John,
I already get the Jottings on my home email. This (<privacy invoked>) is my work email.
BTW.. one
small item for the Jottings is about Jonathan Bruce Bednarek
(class of 1970) who was killed in
The photo was obtained by Robert J. Murphy (1970) whose father took it about six weeks before Bruce was killed.
Thanks,
Pat
[JR: Sorry to bother you, but I have been dumping every address I have for Jaspers into the “invite” box. Just to make sure everyone has a chance to join. Moving to Yahoo cost us about 40% of the “readership”. If they didn’t come across, I wonder if they were reading it anyway. ]
[JR: I was touched by the entry on the virtual wall. I’d like to id every Jasper there but there’s no good search method. ]
From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent:
Subject: Fax
Dear John,
I seem to have misplaced your Fax number. There is a full page in the Spring-Summer issue of "The MOUNTLETTER", the newsletter for Mount Saint Michael Academy, devoted to Paul J. Thomas '84, son of the late Dan Thomas Class of '56. I do not have the scanning of text matter down yet so I would like to fax this to you. If you send me the fax number I will get this to you as soon as possible.
Enjoy the rest of the summer,
Mike McEneney, Esq.'53 BBA
[JR: Received it, nut didn’t have time to play with it. Yet. Thanks. Great eye and memory. ]
From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent:
Subject: Saratoga
Dear John,
I would like to report that the Manhattan Day at the Races at
Hope that you can make it next year!
Mike McEneney, Esq.'53 BBA
[JR: What no list? With email addresses for invitations? Tsk, tsk. 139 targets, er I mean future readers. Sounds like fun. Unfortunately us poor young Jaspers have to work for a living unlike you … …. retirees. I see Gonzo signed for another 5 years. I’d thought he’d taken the money and run. I’d have. Well, better for “us”. But, we won’t sneak up on people now. Good recruiting tool. May eve be able to use to squeeze a buck or two out of the alums. I just look up everyone in my online directory. Oh yeah, it’s gone. ]
From: June Trizzino [1975]
Sent:
To: reinke-- AT -- jasperjottings.com
Subject: "Distribute_Jasper_Jottings" group
invitation
Hi John,
I just wanted to avoid any confusion regarding my email address. I thought I had already joined the "Distribute_Jasper_Jottings" group. Then I got the invitation today. I didn't respond because although the address wasn't exactly wrong (and the email was delivered), it also wasn't exactly correct. It should be simply <privacy invoked> not <privacy invoked>. I hesitate to respond to the invitation because I'm afraid I'll get either two copies or no copies at all.
Should I accept with the "no email" response to the <privacy invoked> address? Do you have my correct address already in the group? When the dust clears, count me in.
June '75
=
From: Jasper John '68 -- AT -- Jasper Jottings.com
Sent:
To: 'June Trizzino'
Subject: RE: "Distribute_Jasper_Jottings" group invitation
Hi June, Just ignore the "wrong" invite. I see the address you want signed up on the list. I am just going thru all the old address lists and sending "reminders". (A bunch of people have rejoined.) I'm glad that you're all ok. As far as multiple copies, yes you would have received a double. (Twice as much "fun".) But, with Yahoo, you are in complete control of the distribution mechanism. And, can arrange it any way you want. Hope this helps, John'68
From: Jack W. Tyniec [1966]
Sent:
To: reinke-- AT -- jasperjottings.com
Subject: Fwd: Invitation to join the Distribute_Jasper_Jottings
group
John,
Thanks for the invitation, but I've already signed up on Yahoo and have received two issues at my personal e-mail address (this one is at work - though since I work mostly at home, it's really the same place; just trying to keep my various e-mails segregated).
Always enjoy reading Jasper Jottings and applaud you for your
great work. As an aside, as a Jasper, I've been fortunate to have been living
at
Best Regards,
Jack
[JR: Just trying to “find” everyone, no need to do anything. With that address, I’d never move. It would be an omen. I am glad you feel other than outrage at my little missive.]
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Jaspers found web-wise
ZJASPERFOUND: Casey, John (MC????) Professor/Animation Coordinator Lesley University
Professor/Animation Coordinator Lesley University
http://www.lesley.edu/aib/curriculum/bios.html
John Casey
Professor/Animation Coordinator
Collection: "Ground Green," included in "Synthetic Movements: New Directions for Contemporary American Animation," The Museum of Modern Art Film Library; numerous screenings and purchases via The American Federation of Arts.
Invited Screenings: Anthology Film Archives,
Chicago Experimental Film Coalition, San Francisco Cinematheque,
Boston Film/Video Foundation, Center Screen,
Awards: American Film Institute Fellowship;
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[Liz Velasquez '98 reports: I could not tell you what year
this man is. We have several John Casey's in the database. None of them are
listed as living in
JASPERFOUND: Harrington, William F. (MC1953)
http://www.bpslaw.com/pages/attorneys/harringtonwf.html
Practice Group
Trusts & Estates
William F. Harrington is the Firm's Managing Partner and Chairman of the Executive Committee. He practices in the area of Trusts and Estates Litigation.
Mr. Harrington earned his undergraduate degree from
During his legal career, Mr. Harrington has served as Legislative Counsel to the Lieutenant Governor of New York, Town Attorney and later, Town Justice, of the town of Pound Ridge, New York.
Mr. Harrington serves as Chair of the Pace University School of Law Board of Visitors and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fordham Law School Alumni Association. Other affiliations include: the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Westchester, for which he serves as Chair of the Board of Stewards; St. Agnes Hospital, for which he serves as Chairman of the Board; The Cardinal's Committee of the Laity, for which he serves on the Executive Committee and the following organizations for which he serves as Trustee: St. Patrick's Cathedral (Archdiocese of New York), St. Joseph's Seminary and College of the Archdiocese of New York and the Inner City Scholarship Fund. In addition, he is a member of the Knights of Malta and the American Association.
In recognition of his leadership and service to the community, the legal profession and many charitable organizations, Mr. Harrington has received many honors and awards. These include: the Fordham Law School Dean's Medal of Recognition and Medal of Achievement (1996 and 2000, respectively), the Cardinal's Committee of the Laity Cardinal's Award and St. Thomas More Award (1997 and 2002, respectively), the Pace University School of Law Fourth Annual Leadership Award (1998) and the Pregnancy Care Center Humanitarian Award (1998), among others.
Mr. Harrington is a member of the
JASPERFOUND: Laufer, Dan (MC1994)
http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/track/bio.asp?PLAYER_ID=1056
Dan Laufer
Position: Assistant Coach - Sprints/Field Events Alma Mater:
Heading into the third season of his second tour of duty at Loyola, Dan Laufer is looking to continue building a championship-caliber sprint and field event crew. Among many of his responsibilities, Laufer works mainly with the sprinters and field event personnel. With a highly successful second season of coaching for the Ramblers, Laufer again led the team to outstanding results during the 2003-04 season.
Kate Hartman ran an all-time best in the 400m hurdles under the guidance of Laufer, while Chad Tredway who led the way in the outdoor 200m (22.00, 3rd all-time), and the 400m dash (48.45, 4th all-time) began a successful career at Loyola. Tredway finished the outdoor season with a win at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships in the 400m. Drew Gazis excelled on the men's side as well with top times in the indoor 60m dash (7.05), and the 55m dash (6.78), while during the outdoor season Gazis had a 10.95 finish in the 100m dash claiming the sixth spot on the all-time record list.
"We are fortunate to have Dan on board," Loyola head coach Marc Burns said. "I really like his style of coaching, his enthusiasm and his passion for the sport. He relates to student-athletes very well and is a very good motivator. He is the type of person that can help take our sprint and field event crew to the next level."
In 2001-02, Laufer helped guide the Rambler cross country teams to the Horizon League title while the women's squad earned a third-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. During the indoor track and field season, Laufer's tutelage helped Rambler athletes to six indoor school records while during the outdoor campaign, nine school records were shattered. Drew Gazis became the first Rambler to ever earn a conference crown in the 400m when he captured first place at Horizon League Indoor Championships.
Prior to his current stint at Loyola, Laufer coached at the University of Texas-Pan American for two seasons. He served as the head coach in 2000-01 and as an assistant coach in 1999-2000. Under his guidance, eight athletes set 14 school records and his recruiting abilities brought UTPA some of the top athletes in the nation. One of his athletes provisionally qualified for nationals, which was the first such accomplishment for UTPA in ten years. His main focus was on the jumping and throwing events for both the men's and women's programs.
Prior to his first assignment at the Lake Shore Campus, in 1998-99 Laufer gained his first collegiate coaching experience as an assistant at Wagner College the 1997-98 season. While at Wagner, he was successful in coaching field event athletes to the conference championships.
Laufer was the field events coach
for
A 1994 graduate of
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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/ww20040728.shtml
Socialism is evil
Walter E. Williams (archive)
<SNIP>
Republicans and right-wingers support taking the earnings of one American and giving them to farmers, banks, airlines and other failing businesses. Democrats and left-wingers support taking the earnings of one American and giving them to poor people, cities and artists. Both agree on taking one American's earnings to give to another; they simply differ on the recipients. This kind of congressional activity constitutes at least two-thirds of the federal budget.
Regardless of the purpose, such behavior is immoral. It's a reduced form of slavery. After all, what is the essence of slavery? It's the forceful use of one person to serve the purposes of another person. When Congress, through the tax code, takes the earnings of one person and turns around to give it to another person in the forms of prescription drugs, Social Security, food stamps, farm subsidies or airline bailouts, it is forcibly using one person to serve the purposes of another.
<SNIP>
As usual, Williams "nails" the issue. What right does the government, as my "servant", do what I can not morally do. Democracy is not the two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch. In the old days, I remember my grandmother going to her "curtain rod" bank to pay for care at the ER. No forms. No insurance. No medicare. True pay as you go. I think they were better off for it. I watch the "Jazzy" commercials. I see them at the casinos. I wonder how many of these "medically necessary devices" my taxes have paid for? I don't want to pay for any of it. But, what choice do I have.
And that’s the last word.
Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA.