Dear Jaspers,
706 are active on the Distribute site.
This month, we had 182 views on 9/8 and 5,293 over the last month. I happened to check Google and Yahoo search and both are returning Jasper Jottings in the first page of results.
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This issue is at: http://tinyurl.com/bwogj
Which is another way of saying
http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20050918.htm
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I have gmail invites for anyone who wants them. They have some interesting uses.
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October 10th - Columbus Day Golf Classic *New Venue* October 12th - Career Fair October 13th & October 21st - October 26th - Westchester/Putnam Basketball Preview October 27th - October 30th - Alumni Brunch at Open House |
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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
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Any Jaspers in NOLA, or any of the impacted areas?
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“It is no wonder that an institution that has learned to thrive on its own crimes spends billions upon billions in taxpayer dollars but can't build a reliable space shuttle, educate its children, fend off a few extremists with an agenda, or maintain its levees.” Lew Rockwell; Libertarian; www.LewRockwell.com |
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050913/NEWS0110/509130369 September 13, 2005 === <begin quote> === BATON ROUGE — While tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina
survivors were in Before Katrina slammed "I had rode out storms before, but you couldn't ride this boy out," he said. "I put left in front of right and thank God I made it," Stewart said. "I had to make it, it wasn't no option. My instinct kicked in from military experience. It told me when you're in enemy territory, you keep moving until you feel safe." <extraneous deleted> "I didn't feel safe there," Stewart said. "It had too many people to die out there. If it wasn't for my military experience, I wouldn't have made it." He said he walked through knee-deep filthy water as he left his home in the 7th Ward. All he had was $15, the clothes on his back and a backpack with a similar ensemble of what he was wearing. Along the way he said he picked up three rides, shaving off only about 20 miles of his journey. He said a good Samaritan gave him one ride and he received the other two from police officers. Two days later, he was at Southern University. More than 30 years later, Stewart is alone again. But he hopes not for long. He wants to find his wife and
sister-in-law. As far as he knows, they could both be as close as <extraneous deleted> Stewart does not want to make anything of his journey. He said, right now his biggest need is money. "One hundred dollars can carry me for a month," he said. "I eat once a day, military style." === <end quote> === Wow! Instead of everyone waiting around for a ride, how about the young able body individuals using “shanks mare” and get themselves out. I think about my now deceased paternal grandmother, who as a 14 year old new bride just off the boat from Germany (married on the docks by her family), traveled the Oregon Trail with her “worldly” sixteen year old husband. She’d say “well, you have to do things yourself!”. It seems like the Mayor, the Governor, the Government Employees let everyone down. But in actuality, we have let ourselves down. We have allowed decades of softening to sap us of our abilities. We were a pioneer people. Our forefathers would be ashamed of us. I read one story where a kid, stole a school bus, and
drove 40 or so refugees from NOLA to Now I’m sure that there are lots of people who could NOT make an 85 mile hike. Me included! But I am just as sure that our forefathers would have been better in this situation. This fellow’s achievement just underscores what we as a society could do if we had our forefather’s grit. |
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and
every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief"
reinke--AT—jasperjottings.com
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Memorial Golf Outing Check the Alumni E-Newsletter page for more information about some of these upcoming events in the near future! ### |
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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-09092005-538970.html Palmyra Cares plans to honor local resident By Pratt won the national decathlon title in 1957, and that
victory led to the American Athletic Union hosting its national championship
at the Back then, it was tradition for the national track meet to be held in the hometown of the previous year's champion. "When I was in However, despite the school's small, four-lane cinder
track, athletes from across the nation and one from "To me it was just a big party to see all these
people come to Tomorrow, nearly 50 years later, Palmyra Cares, a local community service organization, plans to honor Pratt during its second annual West End Information and Awareness Block Party. "In keeping with the theme of last year's block party..., we wanted to honor one of the borough's most historical figures," said Vanessa Flournoy, vice president of the organization. Organizers said tomorrow's block party will be held at Front and Arch streets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pratt, 72, now lives in Evesham, but still has family and other strong ties to the borough. Pratt won five state championships while he was a student
at The Palmyra Historical and Cultural Society plans to have memorabilia of Pratt's days in high school on display. Proceeds from the food sales will benefit the Triboro Veterans Association. This year marks the 50th
anniversary for the veterans group, which has members from The historical society also plans to kick off its oral history project at the party. Members will videotape some residents reminiscing about the "good old days." In addition to honoring Pratt, organizers plan to recognize Marva Jones for her many years of community work on behalf of the town's youth and senior citizens. Both will be presented with proclamations. Pratt said he's received many honors over the years, but there's nothing that compares to the recognition from his hometown. "I always took great pride in coming from September 9, 2005 8:17 AM [mcALUMdb: 1955 ] |
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[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow
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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
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear While in May
he Rest In Peace, [JR: Thanks, Mike. ] === The Times Union ( COLONIE -- James C. Red Tunny
Jr., died suddenly Friday, September 9, 2005 at Born in He retired from the NYS Department of Health as director
of the Bureau of Health Care Standards for long term
care. In the late 1950s, Mr. Tunny was chosen as an epidemiologist for He was the beloved husband of Anastasia
(Tacy) Giftos Tunny; cherished father of Funeral services Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. from the McVeigh
Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany thence to Holy Family Parish,
Albany (formerly St. Patrick's Church) at 10:30 where a Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated by Jim's brother, Fr. Kenneth Tunny.
Relatives and friends are invited and may call Tuesday 4 to
8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment, Those wishing to remember Jim and his family in a special
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at He was 91. He was born January 2, 1914. He was a graduate of He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Friedmann Kiefer. Mr. Kiefer is survived by his daughter, Veronica Kiefer Viggiano, and her husband, Vincent; and his son, George Richard Kiefer, and his wife, Carole Buchner Kiefer, as well as seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He will be waked at Edward F.
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[JR: I'm going to try a new section for "updates". These
are changes that "pop" in from the various sources that are not
really from the news. I thought it might be valuable to alert old friends
seeking to reconnect or "youngsters" seeking a networking contact
with someone who might have a unique viewpoint that they are interested in.
This is a benefit of freeing up time trying to make email work by
"outsourcing" the task to Yahoo.]
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sources that are not really from the news. I thought it might be valuable to
alert old friends or "youngsters" that someone they maybe interested
in has “drifted off”. Yet another benefit of freeing up time
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Newsday ( A family forever changed by loss; Each year marks the milestones missed by 'the nicest guy you'll ever meet' BYLINE: BY MARY VOBORIL. STAFF CORRESPONDENT The storm-damaged dock is half-submerged, and the big pontoon party boat is moored offshore in forlorn disuse. Weeds sprout through cracks in the concrete drive, and off to the side, a swing set rusts. "This looks like a deserted house now. Sad. Really sad," said Pat Coppo, 53, standing on the long, sloping lawn that leads to the four-bedroom vacation home, white with black shutters. She and her husband, Joe, bought it in 1987, and until
four years ago, the family spent entire summers here, Joe flying up from "Joe so loved it here," Pat said - the sumptuous family barbecues, the horsing around with his brothers-in-law, the tooling around in his riding lawn mower, gripping a beer, smoking a cigar, soaking up the sun in DayGlo fuchsia shorts. "Truthfully, we haven't been out here much in the last three summers," Pat Coppo said. "It's one of the things that's been ruined the most." And maybe she'll just have the house torn down (the plumbing is shot, anyway) and build something new, something that doesn't pulse with reminders of Joe, also known as Coach Coppo, Uncle Joe and Joe-the-Bod, a fiercely devoted family man who died on 9/11 and whose self-assured esprit and joie is sorely missed, and celebrated still. It's been four years since the
first hijacked jet slammed into the north tower of the What follows are glimpses of how the Coppo
family has navigated post-9/11 life. Sept. 12, 2001: Matthew turns 18 The first family milestone after 9/11 was his son Matthew's 18th birthday. On Sept. 12. Pat, suddenly "the parent," daughter Kathleen
said, gamely insisted that the family mark the occasion as always, with
dinner at a favorite Japanese steakhouse. "I didn't want to go,"
remembered Matthew, now a junior majoring in classics at Remembered Kathleen: "About 20 people went. This whole time, we're all just sitting there. And somebody would say something like, 'Well, Dad's going to come home, and he's going to be so mad because he's not here!' "And you're sitting there thinking ... 'Where is he? Is he somewhere we can find him?'" In a way, marking the day was in keeping with the Coach Coppo sports philosophy, intended to carry through to daily life: No matter how bad things get, persevere. Be resilient. "Keep your head up, keep pushing through. ... Don't feel sorry for yourself, ever," Kathleen said. "Rise above it." Pat evoked the image of her own strong mother, Ginny, who soldiered on when she lost a teenage daughter to leukemia: "You can't not do the things you used to do," Pat said. "My mother taught me that when my sister died, you just pick up and you go on. If you sit there and wallow in it, you're going to go crazy." Sept. 13, 2001: Jean Coppo's 86th Joe's mother turned 86 two days after he died. "It wasn't pretty," recalled Anderson, her daughter. "She wanted nothing to do with anything. She was kind of, like, not a broken soul, but everything was sucked out of her. 'Happy Birthday' was not anything she wanted to hear." Coppo had been a miracle baby because his mother, Eugenia "Jean" Coppo, spent much of the late 1940s in a tuberculosis sanitarium. Doctors said a second child was out of the question. Then, at 38, she gave birth to Joe. All his life, his sister said, "He was just special. Because he wasn't supposed to be." On 9/11, her mother was at home in "She was not a crier. Her thing was, you have to be strong for everybody else. She didn't want anyone to have to worry about her. But it took a major toll. It ate her heart away. She would not leave the house." She died May 26, 2003. Sept. 22, 2001: Salutes from his children Eleven days after the attacks, Joe Coppo's children paid tribute to their father, saying the kinds of things they might have said, years later, at a retirement dinner or anniversary party. Before a crowd of about 1,500, Joseph III cited his father's generosity. He said he'd had 19 years "with a man who didn't have many equals. ... I would rather have had my father for five years than another father for 70." As his eldest child and only daughter, Kathleen had been especially close to Coppo, calling him, she swears, "10 times a day." He learned the rudiments of soccer just so he could coach her as a 6-year-old; he accompanied her on trips to colleges that had recruited her for field hockey. He was, she says, her best friend. After her tribute, Kathleen played a tape of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," prefaced by the words "This one's for you, Dad." She explained that, sometime before, she had chosen that music for her future wedding, for a moment that now will never take place: her solo dance with her father. "And right then and there, every man in the audience lost it," an aunt remembered. At times, thoughts of previous nuptials - her own - invaded Pat's thoughts. That Oct. 9, she and Joe would have been married 25 years. "A big milestone," Pat, a little pensive, said as she sipped from a glass of red wine. She'd been thinking of the anniversary for two years. A big party had been in the works, but no big gifts. None that she knew of, anyway. "Joe's wedding ring didn't fit anymore, and I wanted gold rings. So I said that all I wanted for our 25th anniversary is new rings. Nothing else," Pat said. When the day came, her kids remembered: "They went out and bought me the ring." Christmas Eve: Kathleen's birthday "I spent my entire birthday, that first birthday, crying," Kathleen said, fingering a gold necklace, a Celtic cross, that her father gave her one year. "That was a day we always spent together. I'd go to work with him. It was usually a half-day, and we'd do something after." At Coppo had been known for mentoring new hires in the subtleties and arcana of Wall Street. One told Kathleen that on his first day at work, her father called, introducing himself as a person who'd once had the same job. "He said if there was anything he ever needed from my dad, advice, direction, just daily questions, he should never hesitate to call him," Kathleen said. She has since learned this: "It was a typical thing for my dad to do ..." Autumn 2003: Return to "You can survive an incredible tragedy like this and
still live a joyful life," Pat Coppo said.
Much of that joy is rooted in her own large family. She is the eldest of 10,
and in 2003, Pat moved back to In New Canaan, "It was like having ' Before 9/11, the family assembled at the lake house, which
itself had been Joe's idea. "My parents always, always, always wanted a
place on Skaneateles [Lake]," said Pat, whose late father, Paul, had
been head of the department of civil engineering at Enter Joe Coppo, a gifted trader
of There at the country club, Pat's sister Meg remembered: "This was our routine every Saturday in summer: We'd go to the lake house, get on the party boat. We'd have bottles of wine. The men would have cigars." Sometimes, "We'd go down to the Glenhaven, a tavern that had a bowling machine, and we'd all compete. We'd come back on the boat." There was golf, two-on-two basketball tourneys, whiffleball, sunset cruises and nights of shooting stars. "We'd all go there for dinner." But not after 9/11. What will it take for the lake house to resume its status as a family mecca? "Knocking it down," Pat said evenly. "Probably knocking it down." 2003: Joe Coppo Field In Yet Pat's favorite salute came from the wife of a "That really was true about Joe," Pat said. "He didn't care who you were or what you did. If you were a good person, you were his friend." With his you-first approach to life, coupled with his knack for making people feel good about themselves, people joked that he should run for Skaneateles mayor. He chatted up bag boys, bartenders, guys who washed golf carts. Coppo, as the eldest son-in-law,
was the undisputed "alpha male" at family gatherings, said
brother-in-law Jerry Danaher, who grew up in One of Pat's sisters said, wryly, that her husband "literally could not wait until Friday night to come home and come to Skaneateles to hang out with Joe. It was the highlight of the first couple years we were married." Pat Coppo jokes that she always suspected some men married her sisters "just so they could have Joe Coppo for a brother-in-law," the bunch of them anointing themselves "The Leisure Brothers." Typically, they stayed late into the night. "Nobody wanted to leave," Pat said. February 2005: Matthew goes national Coppo missed Pat's 50th birthday
and son "I remember thinking there was no chance that he would have not been right there, watching," Matthew said. Matthew attained a small measure of national fame when he
protested a speaking invitation that As Matthew and others saw it, Churchill's presence dishonored his father and others like him. Matthew also objected to his tuition payments going toward Churchill's $3,500 fee. Wire services picked up the story, and Matthew was interviewed, twice, by Bill O'Reilly of Fox News. The invitation was withdrawn. 2005: Outstanding soldier At a family picnic, there was disagreement about whether Joseph III, a history major at Boston College, would have enlisted in the U.S. Army had his father survived. Not that it matters. "He's going at it 150 percent," Pat said with
quiet pride, with Joseph III now studying military intelligence analysis in His mother said, "He set his mind to it, and no matter what we said or did or cried or begged or pleaded, we had to just support him. Which is hard. The thought of losing him ... " Joseph III himself won't discuss it. In an e-mail, he said, " ... I have decided to stay true to a decision I made four years ago, and decline to go on the record with anything regarding 9/11 ... " He was able to obtain a pass for this weekend, which he is
spending with his family in "It's been one of the few things that I've asked of them," Pat said. "It helps all of us, and the kids have gotten a lot of comfort out of it." Missing Uncle Joe Others may valorize him, but Joe Coppo had his exasperating side. "He remained a kid at heart," said his sister Mary. At Christmas, he'd bring her seven children "the biggest, loudest, most obnoxious toys, drums and gumball machines. We'd have gumballs rolling all over. And the kids loved it. 'Uncle Joe is coming!'" His niece Marylee Ilchuk, 39, of Ilchuk said, "If the Yankees were in the seventh game of the World Series and I wanted tickets, Joe would be the person I'd call. If somebody had a medical crisis, Joe would know somebody who knew the best doctor for that specific thing. It sounds so hokey, but he was the guy everyone wanted on his team, the go-to guy. Your problem was his problem. He made it his business to help." Like his own father, who ran a small advertising agency, Coppo would hand over the occasional $100 bill or, for a wedding gift, a startlingly large check, along with a quiet admonition: "Don't tell your mother." A family wedding, and more In July 2004, Joe Coppo's nephew Bobby Anderson got married. Reading I Corinthians 13, "Love is patient and kind, never jealous or envious ... " had been the job of Coppo's own father, Joseph Sr. After he died in 1978, Coppo took over. For Bobby's nuptials, Coppo's niece Marylee did the reading. "She prefaced it by talking about Joe, how much they missed Joe, how much he was part of the spirit of the day," Pat said. Around Feb. 15, the family will celebrate another momentous family event: the birth of Bobby's first child. If it's a girl, the list of
potential names runs into the thousands, If it's a boy, the list has but a single name. Joseph. "There was never any question," Pat Coppo smiled, saying, "Joe would have loved that." GRAPHIC: 1) PHOTO - On Sept. 7, 2001, the Coppos gathered for a family photo at the 50th
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The Journal News ( 3 seek Republican nomination for 2 Town Board seats Hanchar, Wiley, Brian Hanchar, Denis Troy and Andrew Wiley are vying for two Orangetown Town Board seats in the Republican primary Tuesday. "You have to look at the big picture. The key here is
that it's all working in parallel," "I contend the only way to do that is to stop the double-digit increases in health and retirement contributions," he said. "The only way to do that is through labor negotiations." "They will be paying taxes," Wiley said the current board had neglected the town's infrastructure, borrowed too much money, ignored residents' concerns and raised taxes too much. He said the $22.1 million sewer overhaul being discussed is a product of mismanagement and neglect. "The problem is that we didn't do it for 10 years," he said. "And we saw tax increases every year." Wiley said the town should put money away each year for long-term projects and focus on maintaining roads, highways, sewers and its infrastructure, rather than develop ball fields, pools or senior housing. "If we take care of the basics, people are going to be happy," he said, adding that town goverment's role should be kept at a minimum. The Wiley took issue with plans to develop RPC because he said it would increase traffic and congestion and strain resources. "It's definitely going to change the character of the town," Wiley said. "They're not looking at getting the best value for us. ... We have commercial properties that have been vacant for years. What are they doing for those properties?" If he won the general election, Wiley said, he would require that developers pay more to the town to help repair its infrastructure. Hanchar said he would like to market Orangetown better, assess the roles of non-police employees and secure more grants and revitalize the hamlets and downtown. "We're 15 miles north of the Hanchar, an insurance executive, said his business experience would be an asset to the town by reducing expenses, increasing taxable property and attracting new businesses. "We need to develop our budgets so that we're not surprised when our infrastructure fails," he said, citing the town's borrowing for sewer repairs and the purchase of maintenance equipment. "I would like to see them pay as they go." The Tappan resident said he supported development at RPC and would work with local business groups and community boards to revitalize historic districts and downtowns. "As a town council, we absolutely have to work with the Pearl River Chamber of Commerce to revitalize the downtown," he said. "We have to ensure development is done consistently with existing historic structures." The two winners in the primary will go on to challenge Democrats Marie Manning and Kieran Quinn in the November election. <extraneous deleted> The Born: May 31, 1947 Home: Personal: Married, four children. Occupation: project manager for major software-implementation project, currently consulting with the county. Political career: Town Board member since 2000. Served on the county Legislature, 1996-99. Education: bachelor's in mathematics from Manhattan College; master's of business administration in management information systems and post-master's certificate in finance from Iona College; master's certificate in project management from George Washington University. Community Service: Member of the Pearl River Little League board since 1980 and served as umpire, coach and manager. Coach for St. Margaret's CYO Basketball program for 10 years Member of Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 3 since 1980. <extraneous deleted> LOAD-DATE: September 10, 2005 [mcALUMdb: 1970 ] |
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PR Newswire US FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunair Electronics, Inc. (AMEX:SNR) today announced the appointment of a new independent director, Joseph S. DiMartino, to Sunair's Board of Directors, and the resignation of James Laurent from Sunair's Board of Directors, effective September 9, 2005. Sunair's Board of Directors consists of seven directors, three of whom are independent. Mr. Laurent will continue to serve as President of Sunair's wholly owned subsidiary, Sunair Communications, Inc., through which Sunair operates its high frequency single sideband communication business. Mr. DiMartino, 61, brings
substantial financial and operating expertise to Sunair's
Board of Directors. Since 1995, Mr. DiMartino has
been the Chairman of the Board and a Director of The Dreyfus Family of Mutual
Funds in "We are very pleased to welcome Joe to Sunair's Board of Directors," stated Richard C. Rochon, Chairman of Sunair. "His longstanding experience in corporate leadership roles will be invaluable to Sunair as the company continues its growth plan." Sunair Electronics, Inc., a CONTACT: Synnott B. Durham, Treasurer and CFO of Sunair Electronics, +1-954-525-1505 Web site: http://www.sunairhf.com/ SOURCE Sunair Electronics, Inc. LOAD-DATE: September 10, 2005 [mcALUMdb: 1965 ] |
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http://www.securitiesindustry.com/article.cfm?articleid=16149 NYSE President Robert G. Britz To Retire at Year End September 14, 2005 - New York Stock Exchange CEO Mr. Thain, whom Mr. Britz informed several months ago of his intention to retire, said that Mr. Britz deeply deserves the Exchange's gratitude and appreciation for his contributions to the NYSE's success. "Since I arrived here almost two years ago, Bob has been an invaluable colleague and resource to me as well as our entire management team," said Mr. Thain. "Bob's depth of experience, insight and judgment have helped position the Exchange to maintain its historical leadership position. His leadership and institutional knowledge will be sorely missed by our board, Bob's colleagues and staff, and me." "It has been a privilege to spend my career with the most important and most successful securities market in the world," Mr. Britz said. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to that success with my NYSE colleagues over the years. It's been a great 33 1/2 years, and that's enough." Mr. Britz is a member of the Office of the Chairman as well as the co-chair of the NYSE's Management Committee. Prior to his current position, Mr. Britz was group executive vice president since June 1995. Mr. Britz's current areas of focus at the NYSE include market operations, technology initiatives, as well as the Exchange's information business. From 1995 to 2005, average daily trading volume on the NYSE has grown from 291 million to 1.6 billion shares per day. In addition to his duties at the NYSE, Mr. Britz is chairman of the Securities Industry Automation Corp. (SIAC), a technology company that is two-thirds owned by the NYSE, and of its subsidiary, SECTOR, Inc., a provider of managed data-processing services and telecommunications to the financial-services industry. He joined the NYSE in 1972, and has held various management positions, including managing director of corporate business development, vice president of new listings and client service, and senior vice president and executive vice president of the same division. During his leadership of the listings business, the number of companies listed on the Exchange grew from 1,565 to 2,675. Mr. Britz received a Bachelor of
Science degree in finance from -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Google Alerts
[mailto:googlealerts-noreply@google.com] NYSE President Robert G. Britz To Retire at Year End Securities Industry News (subscription) - ... Mr. Britz received a
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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId= September 14, 2005 04:57 PM US Eastern Timezone LCC International Adds New Independent Member to Its Board of Directors MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2005--LCC International, Inc., (NASDAQ:LCCIE) a global leader in wireless voice and data turn-key technical consulting services, announced today that Richard J. Lombardi has joined its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Lombardi, formerly president of AT&T Government Markets, has over 35 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Julie A. Dobson, chairman of the LCC Board of Directors said, "We are very pleased to have Dick as a member of our Board of Directors. His extensive knowledge of the telecom sector and strong business background will be a very valuable asset for LCC. Additionally, we look forward to his service on both the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of LCC." In addition to having been president of AT&T
Government Markets, Mr. Lombardi has been Vice President - AT&T Federal
Systems and Vice President - AT&T Southern Region. Mr. Lombardi held
other management positions at AT&T and New Jersey Bell and played a major
role in the AT&T divestiture. Mr. Lombardi has previously served as a
director at NetCom Solutions International, Inc.
where he served as the chairman of the audit and
operations committees. He served on the executive committee of the Computer
& Communications Industry Association including serving one year as its chairman. He is a past member of the board of directors of
AFCEA International (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics
Association). Industry honors include having been named
"Industry Executive of the Year" by Government Computer News and
twice named to Federal Computer Week's "Fed 100". Mr. Lombardi
received his BSEE from About LCC LCC International, Inc. is a global leader in voice and
data design, deployment and management services to the wireless
telecommunications industry. Since 1983, LCC has performed technical services
for the largest wireless operators in North and South America, Europe, The
Middle East, Africa and <extraneous deleted> Contacts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Google Alerts
[mailto:googlealerts-noreply@google.com] LCC International Adds New Independent Member to Its Board of ... Business Wire (press release) - ... 100". Mr. Lombardi
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Daily News ( In response to Hurricane Katrina, School officials said its admissions office is working with professional organizations to identify displaced students from the New York City metro area that are interested in continuing their studies at Manhattan College this fall. The independent Catholic coed institution also has reached
out to its contacts at Lasallian Catholic high
schools in the Call the admissions office at (718) 862-7200. <extraneous deleted> LOAD-DATE: September 11, 2005 |
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Herald News ( <extraneous deleted> Chris Storms, Age: 23 Married: No Children: None What is your occupation and where do you work? Counselor
at the Boys and Girls Club in What is your favorite food? Pizza What are your hobbies? Golf What makes your town special? It's a diverse town. What would you change about your town? I'd spread the houses out more. What would you like your neighbors to know about you? I love working with kids. I work here (at the Boys and Girls Club) and at a teen institute for drug and alcohol prevention. If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it? Take care of my family and retire. In what state or country were you born? Your
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Thu, September 15, 2005 Search: Top Story
Features Sports Lady Jaspers Beat Wofford, Lose to American |
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
9/18/05 Sunday M. Soccer Maine Orone, ME 1:30 PM
9/20/05 Tuesday Golf Saint
9/21/05 Wednesday Volleyball
Wagner Staten Island, NY 8:00 PM
9/23/05 Friday Volleyball Santa
Clara&
9/23/05 Friday Golf Yeshiva White Plains, NY 2:30 PM
9/23/05 Friday Volleyball Stony
Brook&
9/23/05 Friday W. Soccer Marist* Poughkeepsie, NY 7:00 PM
9/24/05 Saturday Cross Country Iona
Meet of Champions HOME 10:00 AM
9/24/05 Saturday Volleyball
Brown&
9/24/05 Saturday M. Soccer
Quinnipiac Hamden, CT 1:00 PM
9/25/05 Sunday W. Soccer Siena* Loudonville, NY 1:00 PM
9/27/05 Tuesday Volleyball Army West Point, NY 7:00 PM
9/28/05 Wednesday M. Soccer
Georgetown Washington, DC 3:00 PM
9/30/05 Friday Volleyball
Maryland-Eastern Shore@ Princess
Anne, MD TBA
9/30/05 Friday W. Soccer Iona* HOME
3:00 PM
If you do go support "our" teams, I'd appreciate any
reports or photos. What else do us old alums have to
do?
MEN'S SOCCER AT CCSU POSTPONED
New Britain, Conn. (September 16, 2005)- Today's
scheduled men's soccer game between Manhattan College and Central Connecticut
has been postponed due to weather and poor field conditions on the Central
Connecticut campus. The game will now be played on
Tuesday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m. at CCSU. The Jaspers will return to action
on Sunday, September 18, traveling to
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[JR: At the risk of losing some of my aura of omnipotence or at
least omni-pia-presence, you can see Jasper Sports
stories at: http://www.topix.net/ncaa/manhattan/ so for brevity’s sake I will
not repeat them here. I will just report the ones that come to my attention and
NOT widely reported. No sense wasting electrons!]
http://www.topix.net/ncaa/manhattan/
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Brown Daily Herald via U-Wire The volleyball team opened its season with four losses in
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The RESULTS YESTERDAY <extraneous deleted> WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL <extraneous deleted> BRYANT INVITATIONAL At <extraneous deleted> At
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Senior Marie Baker, one of the most prolific rebounders in Prospect girls
basketball history, has made a verbal commitment to Baker, who ranks No. 2 on Prospect's all-time list with 631 rebounds, becomes the second player from the program to earn a Division I scholarship in three years. Gabrielle Cottrell is currently a sophomore playing for Baker got a chance to play on her future campus when the
Knights participated in the "I think playing there this summer gave Marie a
chance to see the school and meet the coaches and that really helped sway her
decision," said Prospect coach Mike Nocella.
"I think Baker ranks 12th on Prospect's all-time scoring list with 752. Last season, she scored 373 points. She is a two-time all-conference selection in the Mid-Suburban League and was a Daily Herald all-area selection last winter. "Marie has improved tremendously since her freshman year," Nocella said. "She came in with a lot of tools at 6-foot, and now she is a solid 6-2. Every year her stats have improved and I see no reason they can't again this season. "I'm kind of glad she has her college decision out of the way and can just have fun and play basketball her senior year." Baker had a handful of Division I schools to choose from. "I think being as close to home as the school is was
also a factor," Nocella said. "Eastern
had been after Marie since last year. I'm just glad to see her going to an lllinois school, and seeing people from Baker will become teammates at Eastern with Megan Edwards, a freshman currently on the squad and last year's Daily Herald All- Area honorary captain. GRAPHIC: Marie Baker LOAD-DATE: September 9, 2005 |
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University Wire It's nothing unusual, really. Plan for the weather to cool in mid-October. Plan for the Sox and Yankees to battle for the pennant. And plan for the America East Coach of the Year Bruce Lehane
has a slew of talented runners returning from his 2004 defending America East
and Botticelli's outstanding performance gave her the sixth-fastest time in America East Conference championship history, which dates back to 1988. Other notable finishes for the Terriers came from juniors Abbey Sadowski and Marisa Ryan at third (17:35.10) and fifth place (17:38.80), respectively. Botticelli was the individual champion for the conference, but several other runners also won individual events last year. Sophomore Christine Laakso won the America East outdoor 5,000-meter run and Ryan took first place in the America East 3,000-meter indoor run. Ryan also set the BU record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 10:43.00 during the Duke Invitational this past spring season. Sophomore Andrea Walkonen
excelled last year as a freshman, placing second in the "She ran 33:56 for 10K outdoors, which was the second best time in the United States for a junior [defined as someone born in 1986 or later]," Lehane said. Unfortunately for the Terriers, Walkonen will not be able to compete in BU's first meet
of the season due to a shin injury, but should return for the team's next
meet. The Terriers will host While Walkonen is out for the first meet of the season, senior captain Jessica Iannacci is returning after losing all of last season to an injury. Iannacci was the team MVP in both 2002 and 2003 and is looking to return to form this season. In the 2003 New England Championships, she placed atop the Terrier team and finished No. 18 overall at 18:20. She was also one of three BU runners in the top 100 at the 2003 NCAA Regionals with a time of 22:20. The Terriers' success last season gives them the chance to
compete in a non-regional meet this year, and Lehane
expects similar results this season from his women's team. They will travel
to "We are looking to repeat as conference champions this year," Lehane said. "That is our first goal as a conference favorite. Our second goal is to try and get to the NCAAs." While the women are looking for a trip to the NCAA Tournament, the men's team is trying to establish itself as a dominant force in the America East. The men finished in sixth place at the conference championships last season and are hoping to finish in the top three this year. "The men have worked hard to improve this year," Lehane said. "I am looking at the season in terms of getting people to perform to their potential." The men's best performance last season came in the opener,
where they placed second, ahead of rival Northeastern and behind At the conference championship, junior Phil Shaw led the Terriers with a 22nd-place finish at 25:40.10. Shaw returns as a key runner for the Terriers this season, along with fellow junior Dan Seickiewicz and sophomore Jacob Laroe. Laroe did well in his first year at the conference championship last season, finishing in 32nd place at 26:13.40. Like the women, the men's first meet of the season is Friday's Quad Meet, where they will compete against Harvard and Northeastern. This meet will be first opportunity for freshmen Phil Griffin and Tom McLean, the only two freshmen in BU's cross country program this season. "The first meet will give us a sense of where we are at for the men," Lehane said. "As an opener, we'll be trying to get as many of those guys near the low 26-minute mark as possible. We tend to focus on the back end of the season, however. This meet is to see the competition." (C) 2005 The Daily Free Press via U-WIRE LOAD-DATE: September 8, 2005 |
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From: Tom Dugan '66 Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.... Glad to be back. I was knocked off last week and had to search Google to find you. Tom Dugan '66 [JR: I’m glad you’re back. I’ve been “lazy” about recruiting. So I can’t afford any losses. If you do a “Jasper Jottings” search on Yahoo, the Distribute group comes up on the first page last time I checked.] |
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From: Gina M. Pellettieri [1994]
hi Please help us spread the word about this event to the
Manhattan College Alumni community.
Thanks. ---------- Gina M. Pellettieri Individual Development VP [JR: I tried! ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gina M. Pellettieri"
This is a fundraising event, so please pass this along to every contact in your address book. The more people who attend, the more money we raise for the victims of Katrina... Join us at the 1st Annual Help us determine who makes best chili on Join us and our sponsor Coors for a day filled with fun, great food, and - Free chili
samples Sunday,
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From: Just read Curmudgeon's last word on this week's Jottings
about Katrina and the government. Like most Americans
I watched with horror as events unfolded in However, I think his (her?) third point is not quite accurate. Yes, they were searching people going into the Superdome, but they didn't leave them defenseless and alone. That's what happened at the Convention Center, where there was no searching. In the 'Dome, there were 100 police officers and more than 300 members of the National Guard. In the Convention Center - where there were, apparently, rapes and murders - there were 80 police officers, but they were overwhelmed and withdrew a few times. I'm also not sure what he would have them do with the dogs when the people were being bused to the shelter. I'm not a huge fan of government either, but there are times when practical is practical. If I were going to such a place, the last thing I'd want on the bus or in the shelter was an animal. I am by no means a dog lover, I spent too many years delivering newspapers in the dark being chased by yelping mutts to have any affection for them. Comparing those who organized the buses and shelters with the Nazis and the concentration camps is over the top nonsense.
[JR: For the record, C is male. Graduating back in the dark ages when MC was a male only place, his current employment prevents his identification. I have been sworn to secrecy and am on “double secret probation” (Name that movie?) about the identity. Hey if the gong show can have the unknown comic, I can have the Curmudgeon!] [JR: Factually, there were reports of violent crimes at all three venues. I didn’t keep the URLs as they were rolling thru. But, I’m sure google cached them all. ] [JR: Opinion-wise, government didn’t just look inept; it was inept. Inept is when I try and run an alumni ezine. Or, juggle. Or, be a good fellow. I go equally crazy when people use the word “mistake”. A mistake is when I put ketchup on my hot dog. No big deal. Government’s conduct was inept exponentiated. No, I say the conduct of government was … … criminal. It promised people security and didn’t deliver. It said take shelter at the Superdome and then just ignored it. Worse than that, government employees, for reasons we can only speculate on, actively prevented these people from rescue, succor, or decent treatment. (Private boats barred from the NOLA area as unsafe; WalMart’s trucks turned back and Budwiser’s “Budwater” rejected; Red Cross denied access to the flood zone as “too dangerous”) Free Talk Live, my favorite podcast http://freetalklive.com, speculates that the government’s motivation drives this behavior. They can’t let anyone else look good doing something that they could do, should be doing, or might want to do. It’s all about the credit. I happen to agree with Curmudgeon that the Superdome and the Astrodome looked and felt more like a concentration camp than a rescue shelter. Over the top? No, I don’t think so. Well maybe just a tad. The camps were INTENDED to kill people; the Super / Astro – dome just had a few deaths more as a side-effect. The treatment of our fellow citizens had a lot of similarity. I would hope that everyone is just OUTRAGED by the events, not Curmudgeon’s characterization. ] |
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http://www.washingtonsquarenews.com/sports/news/9727.html Issue date: 09.15.2005 Over the summer, junior men's basketball player Jason
Boone traveled across the pond, but it wasn't your
typical Euro trip. His memories include sightseeing, the Boone traveled to Boone was named to the 10-player
team on June 1. Other members of the team included As a member of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, which sponsors the NIT All-Star tour, NYU had the ability to nominate one of its own players for the team, according to Christopher Bledsoe, the director of athletics. Final roster decisions were made by MIBA Executive Director Jack Powers, Bledsoe said. Boone was the only player on the team not from a Division-I school, but he didn't feel out of place. "At first I thought I'd be heading in there with a chip on my shoulder or something to prove," Boone said, "but shortly into the first practice I realized ... that I could play with these guys and everything was fine." The All-Stars were coached by George Bucci, who starred at "He told us to check our egos at the door and just play ball," Boone said. "Coach subbed us in every five minutes - like a 'five in, five out' kind of thing - so everyone pretty much played the same amount." In In "The overseas players seemed a bit intimidated by us," said Boone, who averaged 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds for the trip and shot 65.2 percent on field goals. "We quickly used that to our advantage." Though many of the European teams were skilled, Boone said they were not physical enough to hold off the Americans. "As a whole they need to hit the weight room," Boone said. "We were outrebounding them by huge margins every game." The trip was Boone's first visit to Several NIT All-Stars have gone on to play in the NBA. Notable team alumni include Richard Hamilton, who plays for the Detroit Pistons, and Ron Artest, who plays for the Indiana Pacers. "I realize the select number of people that make it [to the NBA]," Boone said. "One thing this did do for me was open my eyes to a real possibility of playing overseas when I'm done if the NBA doesn't come calling." For now, Boone is focused on NYU's upcoming basketball season. Both Boone and head men's basketball coach Joe Nesci have high expectations. "We were expecting Jason to come back ready to extend a hand and step forward as an upperclassman," Nesci said. "We expected growth and certainly I know he's looking forward to the season." Boone agreed. "I know this experience will do wonders for my confidence," Boone said. "If I can score on Lamont Hamilton then I know no one in the [University Athletic Association] can stop me." • [mcALUMdb: 1975] |
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46315 Failure of an idea Pat Buchanan === <begin quote> === In his 1935 State of the Union Address, FDR spoke to a nation mired in the Depression, but still marinated in conservative values: "[C]ontinued dependence" upon welfare, said FDR, "induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole our relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit." Behind FDR's statement was the conviction that, while the government must step in in an emergency, in normal times, men provide the food, clothing and shelter for their families. And we did, until the war pulled
us out of the Depression and a postwar boom made us, in Behind the Great Society was a great idea: to lift At the Superdome and It was the character and conduct of its people that makes
the Coast Guard helicopters were operating Tuesday. There were
roads open into the city for SUVs, buses and trucks. While Even if government dithered for days – what else is new – this does not explain the failure of the people themselves. <extraneous deleted> In 1940, hundreds of British fishermen
and yachtsmen sailed back and forth daily under fire across a turbulent
23-mile Channel to rescue 300,000 soldiers from <extraneous deleted> Americans were once famous for taking the initiative, for having young leaders rise up to take command in a crisis. See any of that at the Superdome? Sri Lankans and Indonesians, far poorer than we, did not behave like this in a tsunami that took 400 times as many lives as Katrina has thus far. We are the descendants of men and women who braved the <extraneous deleted> FDR was right. A "spiritual disintegration" has overtaken us. Government-as-first provider, the big idea of the Great Society, has proven to be "a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit." Either we get off this narcotic, or it kills us. === <end quote> === We as a people have failed ourselves. We have to take some very bitter medicine. The realization that we aren’t as good as our ancestor. Not as smart. Not as vigorous. Not as … not as … not as! As usual, the lessons are best learned when we are flat on our butt. Will we learn? I don’t think so. But, I immediately arranged with a friend of my to be mutual out-of-state contact points distributing that info to every member of the family. I have created a “bug out” bag in the front closet of my house. I’ve depoted supplies at my summer home to serve us should we have to evac. I’m not sure we could walk there but we have a targeted rally point. There’s still prep work to do. Training to be undertaken. And, drills to be scheduled. But, complacency isn’t a problem. P.S. I prepped for y2k as well. I know that Now how do we save the American culture? |
And that’s the last word.
Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA.