Dear Jaspers,
739 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 663 unique visits last week.
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Reacting to a valid criticism that you the web reader needs my email address quickly and easily, but knowing that any email address posted on a web page is immediately harvested and spammed. Here is a puzzle for you to solve. Distribute _ Jasper _ Jottings – owner AT yahoogroups.com Or Reinkefj at the College’s email forwarding service alum dot manhattan dot edu! OR, JXYM XU7S N5HO 9D in care of Comcast d-o-t NET. Use email-sending webform http://public.2idi.com/=reinkefj if all else fails. |
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From: Rosemarie Coppola-Baldwin
(1996) Would you consider posting this volunteer opportunity on Jasper Jottings? Many thanks, *********** On February 27, 2006, the Department of Homeless Services will conduct the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE 2006). Teams of volunteers will canvass streets, parks, and subways to count the number of people living on city streets. This important information will be used to help homeless people leave the streets for a better life. You can be a part of the solution! If you are interested in volunteering for this important event, please review the following information or go to www.nyc.gov\dhs for registration material. WHO Anyone who shares our commitment
to helping the homeless of If you have social service experience or have participated in HOPE before and are interested in being a team leader, please indicate your experience on the registration form. WHAT Each team of 4 - 5 volunteers will be led by an experienced social service provider. Teams will be assigned to a small study area and will be responsible for determining how many homeless individuals are in that area and collecting visible demographic information. Transportation to a shelter will be available for any street homeless individual interested in receiving services. WHEN Volunteers will meet at 10:30PM on Monday, February 27. After a brief training and orientation, volunteer teams will disperse throughout the City to count the number of individuals living on the street and in public places from midnight until 4 AM. HOPE will only be re-scheduled in the event of extreme winter weather. HOPE will not be cancelled for rain or light snow. The extreme weather date is Monday, March 6. In the event of extreme weather, registered volunteers are advised to check the DHS website or call 1-800-994-6494 on the day of the event to check for cancellation. WHERE Volunteers will report to training sites located throughout each borough. Prior to the event, DHS staff will contact you with your meeting location. Whenever possible, we will place you in the neighborhood of your choice. For additional information, e-mail hope... a t ... dhs.nyc.gov. [JR: When a fellow Jasper asks for help, I go out of my way if at all possible to stretch. Regardless about how one feels personally or politically about “homelessness”, one can say that the there are our fellow humans in need of our help. We can debate if this is “help”, but perhaps you’d care to help a fellow Jasper who is asking for our assistance. By asking, she needs help not a philosophy or a debate.] |
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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Iraq
- - Lara, Angel (2002)
- - - 1st Recon BN, H&S Co, S-6
- - - Unit 40535
- - - FPO, AP 96426-0535
- Unknown location
- - Lynch, Chris (1991)
- Uzbekistan
- - Brock (nee Klein-Smith), Lt Col Ruth (1979)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
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Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) |
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I see why others choose to die === <begin quote> === THE US SUPREME COURT'S recent decision to let stand I am approaching 50, recently remarried, and the father of a terrific 13-year-old young man. By every measure I enjoy a wonderful life. Or at least I did until April 2004, when I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Surgery was my only hope to prevent its spread and save my life. The discovery of a new lump in December 2004 after two surgeries signaled that metastasis was underway. My death sentence had been pronounced. <extraneous deleted> Mine has been a long, difficult, and certain march to death. Thus, I have had ample time to reflect on my life, get my affairs in order, say everything I want to the people I love, and seek rapprochement with friends I have hurt or lost touch with. The bad news is that my pain and suffering have been drawn out, the rewarding aspects of life have inexorably shrunk, and I have watched my condition place an increasingly great physical and emotional burden on the people closest to me. While they have cared for me with great love and selflessness, I cannot abide how my illness has caused them hardship, in some cases dominating their lives and delaying their healing. <extraneous deleted> I am not a religious person, but I consider myself and believe I have proved throughout my life to be a deeply moral person. Personally I would not now choose physician-assisted suicide if it were available. I do not know if I ever would. Yet now, I understand in a manner that I never could have before why an enlightened society should, with thoughtful safeguards, allow the incurably ill to choose a merciful death. <extraneous deleted> === <end quote> === I found this most moving. It’s a short excellent piece that somewhat allows you to put yourself in his situation. As a society, we are just a little removed from barbaric. We have allowed the government to intrude and carve out a role in all sorts of areas. As a pro-lifer, I am consistently picking the “life” side of every decision. If we had that “enlightened society”, then we would not need to have this discussion. We exude more feeling for an animal dying in pain than we do for our fellow humans. I believe that we all own our own body, we can’t “throw away” the gift of life, but then neither should we inflict a painful death on anyone. Bottom line, assuming the proper controls on the medical industry, we have to allow people to die humanely. BUT, having said that we as a society are a long way from reaching that point. We have a culture of death where mothers are allowed to kill their children, governments are allowed to kill their citizens, and “rehabilitation” merely creates more formidable criminals who kill. So, we have a lot of things to take care of. As for me, I would say to Jerry Fensterman, “go in peace” and I mourn the tragedy. We’ll all pass that way. Hopefully later rather than sooner. If a physician in the process of stopping his pain shortens his life, then I for one would understand. That’s not the same as ending his life to avoid the pain or indignity. But we have bigger issues to address than what was the purpose and what happened in attempting to relieve pain. It’s a very slippery slope. Hopefully my fellow alums and I won’t have this problem. |
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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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/media_alerts/013106.shtml January 31, 2006 EVENT: CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR PETER BALAKIAN will deliver
the lecture The Armenian Genocide of 1915 and WHEN: Thursday, February 9, 2006 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Manhattan College Smith Auditorium Riverdale, N.Y. ( WHY: Balakian, who is professor of
English and chair of the humanities department at WHO: This program is free and open to the public, and is
sponsored by the College’s CONTACT: If you are a member of the press who would like to cover this event, please call Melanie Farmer at (718) 862-7232 or e-mail melanie.farmer... a t ... m~~.edu. To find out more about the speaker or the lecture, please call Jeff Horn at (718) 862-7129 or e-mail jeff.horn... a t ... m~~.edu ### |
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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/020106_1.shtml February 1, 2006 Paul is one of nine delegates chosen to represent students of Lasallian colleges at the conference. He and other participants will discuss how different schools and organizations promote their Lasallian identity and faith within their communities. The main topic of discussion is currently titled “Mission Possible: A Shared Dream.” A secondary education major, Paul is an active member in Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. ### |
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http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/02/02/sports-jrbucci-02-02.html Febuary 02, 2006 George Bucci admits it will be
nice to be cheered when he is honored as one of But that's not what Bucci is
looking forward to most. He can't wait to see others who will be honored such
as teammate Steve Grant and former "To see some old friends and get to see a Bucci learned yesterday that he
is one of nearly 20 players who will be honored on Feb. 18 at Draddy Gym in During three seasons, including two-plus as a starter, Bucci scored more than 1,000 points as a guard for The Buffalo Braves drafted Bucci
out of Bucci, who lives in the Town of "It's very humbling to be recognized as one of the best players at the school," Bucci, 52, said. "It's quite a nice list." # # # [mcALUMdb: 1975 ] |
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http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/living/13740878.htm Posted on Sun, Jan. 29, 2006 Carey, Blasland Jill Elisabeth Carey and Brian Joseph Blasland
were married at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, The bride is a daughter of The groom is a son of Warren V. Blasland
Jr., A reception was held at Gigi’s Tavern following the ceremony. Jennifer Goldwin, Scott Bogan, The bride received a bachelor of arts degree in hospitality
management from The groom received a bachelor of science degree in
business administration from The couple honeymooned at The Atlantis, # # # [mcALUMdb: 1995 ] [Mike McEneney says: “I believe that the groom's father Warren is a member of the Class of 1966!” Great connection. Thanks, Mike. ] [JR: Is there now a Jasper discount at Gigi’s Tavern? ] |
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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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[JR: Alerting old friends seeking to reconnect or "youngsters" seeking a networking contact with someone who might have a unique viewpoint that they are interested in.]
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[JR: I'm going to try a new section for "negative 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 or "youngsters" that someone they maybe interested in has “drifted off” either here at Jasper Jottings or in the mcALUMdb.]
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THE AUSTRALIAN <extraneous deleted> Trentacosti in storage STORAGE specialist Network Appliance has given Charlie Trentacosti the role of Asia-Pacific and He will direct all NetApp sales
and business development activity across He brings more than 20 years of technology experience to the role, having worked with large enterprises across the globe. Trentacosti joins from Hewlett-Packard, where he held senior management positions over a 22-year career, including three as the general manager for HP's Asia-Pacific storage operations. He holds a science degree in chemistry from <extraneous deleted> LOAD-DATE: January 30, 2006 [JR: Repeated since it was picked up in an Aussie pub. ] [mcALUMdb: 1974 ] |
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January 29, 2006 Sunday <extraneous deleted> WANDA CAMPS LaGuardia In 1995, Camps became the city's all-time leading scorer.
Her milestone of 2,458 points has been surpassed by both girls and boys
players, but she is remembered as one of the city's best. After injuries
slowed her at <Extraneous deleted> GRAPHIC: REUTERS JOHN TRACY RON ANTONELLI DAILY NEWS LOAD-DATE: January 30, 2006 [mcALUMdb: 1998 ] |
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Brattleboro Reformer ( <extraneous deleted> She is the daughter of Cathy and Dick Kaufmann of LOAD-DATE: January 28, 2006 [JR: Hey Mike. Your skill is catching on. Her dad is Richard Kaufmann Class of 1968. AND, obviously she has her mother’s brains. Just kidding, Dick was a better student than I. But then that’s not saying very much. ] |
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Daily Record ( Claude Branda, owner of Branda's Italian Grill in the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive, advises restaurateurs to enter the business if their responsibilities to others are 'extremely low in many ways -- not just financially.' After midlife crisis, entrepreneur opens restaurant to spice up life The job: Claude Branda is owner
and operator of Branda's Italian Grill in the Born: January 1953 in Jersey living: Branda grew up in
Has lived in Education: Attended Career path: First job was as a paper boy, then positions varied from gas station attendant, truck driver, mozzarella maker, warehouse worker and supervisor to an office manager at a food company, president of a wholesale food distributor and sales representative to the restaurant industry. Along the way, he negotiated labor contracts with unions, acted as a domestic and overseas purchasing agent, and set up continuous passive movement machines for patients who underwent knee surgery. A midlife crisis prompted him to open Branda's Italian Grill in 2001. Food for thought: Biggest challenge in running a restaurant is maintaining consistent levels of services, food quality and preparation, Branda said. He gets his greatest satisfaction "knowing I provided a product and service that keeps our patrons happy.""Also watching our staff grow into a caring staff both individually and as a team." Chef's special: Branda suggests first-timers at his restaurant start with eggplant rollatini as an appetizer, then order mezza rigatoni with chicken in a vodka sauce as an entree. Other favorite restaurant: Sevilla
Restaurant at Charles and Dossier was reported by Christine Wang, a freelance writer. LOAD-DATE: January 31, 2006 [JR: That would have put him in about the Class of 1975. ] |
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http://www.aggregateresearch.com/article.asp?id=7779 Oldcastle Materials Chief & Top HNTB Executive 26 January 2006 ( “Both Tom Hill and Paul Yarossi are distinguished transportation construction industry leaders and bring a wealth of experience to the table,” 2006 ARTBA Chairman Gene McCormick of Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, said in announcing their appointments. “Under their leadership, I'm confident the task force will develop reauthorization proposals reflecting the industry's consensus position on highway and public transit financing, policy and regulatory issues.” Since 2000, Hill has served as chief executive of Oldcastle Materials, a CRH plc company that is based in Hill, who served as 2002-04 ARTBA chairman, has also held a variety of other leadership positions in the association, including senior vice chairman, first vice chairman, vice chairman at-large and president of the association's Materials & Services Division. He currently serves as ARTBA treasurer and is a trustee on the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation. Yarossi joined HNTB in 1973 and
has been involved in nearly every aspect of the firm, including leading major
transportation projects. He serves as a member of the office of the chairman
and on the HNTB Companies board of directors. The HNTB Companies is an
employee-owned organization of infrastructure firms known and respected for
their work in transportation, bridges, aviation, architecture and urban
design and planning. Yarossi also is president of
HNTB Holdings Ltd and HNTB International, Inc. He is a registered
professional engineer in Yarossi is a 2006 ARTBA vice chairman at-large and is a key member of the association's board of directors. He also co-chairs ARTBA's Grassroots Strike Force, which includes nearly 30 national firms, and is aimed at expanding the industry's network of grassroots activists. The task force will report on its proceedings at the ARTBA
2006 Annual Meeting to be held September 26-29 in In 1999, ARTBA initiated a similar member task force to develop the association's legislative blueprint for the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). More than 100 ARTBA members participated in that policy process. ARTBA issued a 72-page report in May 2001 with the association's policy proposals, which was distributed to all members of Congress, federal agencies and the White House. Many of ARTBA's transportation investment and financing, environmental and roadway construction zone safety recommendations were incorporated into SAFETEA-LU, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 10, 2005. SAFETEA-LU provides total guaranteed funding of $286.5 billion over the period fiscal years 2004-09—$227.6 billion for the federal-aid highway program; $52.6 billion for state and local transit programs; and $6.3 billion for the highway safety activities. The year 2006 marks the 50th Anniversary of the U.S.
Interstate Highway System. ARTBA was organized in 1902 by a visionary # # # # # # [mcALUMdb: 1973 ] |
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COURIER MAIL SARINA Russo and James Power have never met, but their pathways towards founding new tertiary institutions, which open within a few days of each other next month, have significant parallels. At school at All Hallows, the Sisters of Mercy predicted that Sarina Russo would spend her working life as an invoice typist, while James Power was told by one of Nudgee College's Christian Brothers (whom he much admired): ''Son, what you know about chemistry (one of his best subjects) would fit on the head of a threepence.'' After leaving school without senior passes, Ms Russo and
Mr Power slogged through Year 12 at Hubbard's academy, with Russo, who was
born in Both started degrees at the They have much else in common -- voracious reading of
non-fiction works, extensive and close-knit families, frequent
business travel to the Ms Russo, too, has had a similar goal for many years, and
however much Next month, as the first students take their seats at
James Cook University Brisbane (to be opened by Premier While offering something new to JCU Brisbane and LOAD-DATE: January 31, 2006 |
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The Members of a "A lot of veterans and military-affiliated students
feel vulnerable on campus," a veteran who is a student at Mr. Escano, a former Army
specialist who served with the First Ranger Battalion in Afghanistan after
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, said he discovered the extent of
the anti-military bias at Columbia through a survey the military students
group conducted of military-affiliated students, including veterans,
reservists, servicemen's dependents, and Columbia students who are members of
other universities' Reserve Officer Training Corps. Mr. Escano declined to provide specific results from the survey because it was conducted with the assurance that its results would remain within the university. However, he said he found that "a surprising number of students that are veterans feel vulnerable, feel that their opinions are stifled, and feel that they cannot fully embrace their culture." In some incidents, he added, the discrimination went "just slightly beyond comments." He said other students were the source of the discrimination, but that many professors contributed to an atmosphere in which anti-military discrimination was permitted. The group's survey and subsequent talks with university administrators come in the wake of a controversy around another general studies student, Matthew Sanchez, who claims he was verbally attacked in September 2005 for being a member of the Marine Corps. Mr. Sanchez, as first reported by a Columbia student, Chris Kulawick, in a January 18 opinion piece in the Columbia Spectator, says three Columbia students accosted him at the Military Society table at the university's annual activities fair, calling him a "baby killer" and saying that, as a minority serviceman, Mr. Sanchez was "ignorant" and "stupid" for allowing himself to be used as "fodder" for an exploitative military. "The accusations are a series of defamatory fabrications that serve to discredit the anti-war movement on campus," one of the students, Monica Dols, wrote in a January 30 opinion piece in the Spectator. Another student, Zach Zill, acknowledged in a Spectator op-ed piece that he "confronted" three military recruiters but said he did not make the comments attributed to him. Mr. Sanchez did not respond to requests for comment yesterday. Today's meeting will be the first step in a discussion of
how to reduce the anti-military bias at He said he was amazed at how little He said he was "cautiously optimistic" about the university's response, adding that he had found officials to be very open to discussion in informal conversation about the issue. The provost, Alan Brinkley, confirmed in an e-mail that a meeting was scheduled, though he declined to comment further. A dean of the A spokeswoman for the university, Susan Brown, said, "The two schools involved have clear and unambiguous policies that prohibit harassment and discrimination of any kind." She added, "We value the contribution that our students who serve or have served in the military make to our diverse intellectual community. We're committed to ensuring that these students are treated with the same courtesy and respect that all of our students deserve." Ms. Brown added that some of the outrage stemmed from the confusing description of the university's discrimination policy on its Web site. "We are reviewing the Web site's description of existing procedures and policies to ensure that they are effectively communicated," she said. LOAD-DATE: February 1, 2006 |
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The Times Union ( Earlier this month, Albany County Executive Mike Breslin threw open the opportunity to submit a proposal to name the arena because the 10-year contract with the Pepsi Bottling Group, worth a total of $4.5 million, expires at the end of the year. Representatives of Pepsi, which could re-bid; Pepsi's
chief competitor, Coca-Cola; and Citizens Bank met with arena General Manager
Bob Belber, who led a tour of the 17,500-seat Other bids are expected - so far, 19 companies or groups have downloaded the "request for proposal" form from the Web site for the Capital Region Purchasing Group at http://www.govbids. com/scripts/CRPG/public /home1.asp, county spokeswoman Kerri Battle said. On Monday, the arena's basketball court was set up for a
game between The name Pepsi Arena could be seen across the floor in the center of the court, as well as under the baskets on the baseline, Belber said. The name is exposed in other areas of the building, as well as on Thruway signs, Belber said. He told the representatives that a number of events are televised from the Pepsi, such as the MAAC basketball tournament games. On Jan. 8, a WWE pay-per-view wrestling event was available via satellite to countries all over the world. ESPN, MSG and the major networks have broadcast from the Pepsi, Belber said. And the "Kristi Yamaguchi and Friends" skating event on Oct. 25 was broadcast on New Year's Eve by NBC, Belber said. SMG, the Philadelphia-based company that manages the arena, books on average 165 events a year. Carol DeMare can be reached at 454-5431 or by e-mail at cdemare... a t ... timesunion.com. GRAPHIC: Photo STEVE JACOBS/TIMES UNION OFFICIALS from Coca-Cola, Pepsi
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Wed, February 01, 2006 Search: Top Story # # # President Scanlan's Term Renewed On 15 December 2005, Brother Thomas Scanlan's term as President of Manhattan College was extended another two years, through June 2009. Brother Scanlan is The President is elected by the Board of Trustees. Normally, with a two-thirds vote from the Board, the president is elected to a 5-year renewable term. However, in order to finish his projects, the Board allowed his new term to be only two years. According to Brother Scanlan, two years would be enough time for him to finish those three major projects. It would also be a good time for a change in leadership because the college will have a different focus. Brother Scanlan admits that there can be no official job description for his title. He says it is "a tremendous amount of varied tasks. You come in one day and think your going to do one thing. Then the phone rings or something happens on campus and I am doing something else." One major part of his job is coordinating the Vice Presidents. For example, the East Hill Tower Two project involves the vice president of several departments, including Facilities, Financial, the Student Life, Enrollment Management, and Advancement. He is the man who brings them all together. Brother Scanlan grew up in the
Bronx, and earned three prestigious degrees: a doctorate in business administration
from Before joining Manhattan College, he started his career in
Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington, New Jersey, as a teacher, vice
principal, and principal from the years 1967-1975. He moved on to oversee 14
schools as the Director of Finance and Education at He currently sits on the American Council of Education
Board, is a member of the Provincial Council of Brothers of the During his extensive career, Brother Scanlan has received numerous awards and honors. He received the 2003 Matin Rollins Interfaith Brotherhood Award from the Riverdale Jewish Community Council, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem K.G.C.H.S, and received an honorary doctor of laws from the College of Mount Saint Vincent. The faculty convocation will be on 1 February at 4 P.M. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers, followed by a reception in Smith Auditorium. # # # # # # [JasperJottingsEditorial: Quadrangle reports Brother Scanlan will be staying on. (Great!) ] |
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From: Yahoo! Groups Notification Hello, Comment from user: == Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:14 PM May I assume that you're Robert O'C? How did you happen to
find us? Thanks, == From: Rob O'Connor [1982] Hi I was just doing a search with Yahoo Groups after setting
up a group for a bunch of work associates.
Figured I'd try Rob O'Connor [JR: Neat when we get a new participant with “zero” work! ] |
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear Friday
(1/27/06) the Metro Section of the NY Times featured two Manhattan College
Alums on the Front page:
Best, [JR: Didn’t show up in the automated searches. (Sigh!) I just wonder how much other good stuff we are missing. ] |
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From: Yahoo! Groups Notification Comment from user: = From: ManhattanCollegeAlumni-owner Hello <privacy invoked>,
While I would love to have you join I do need to know something about how you
qualify. How did you find out about us and what = From: Bill Motherway [1984] I attended Arts and Sciences, BS in Biology, 1984. I have been on the Jottings distribution forever and just recently found out about the forum. [JR: Neat! ] |
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear Here is the first part of a NY Law Jornal Article about the Board of Parole that lists Robert J Dennison '72 MA as the Chair of the Board.
Best, = NY LAW JOURNAL The Board of Parole consists of up to 19 members, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate for six-year, staggered terms. When a commissioner's term expires, he or she usually remains on the job until reappointed or replaced. Each member is paid $101,600. The governor designates the chairman, who is paid $120,800. Under Executive Law §259-b(2), members of the parole board must have at least a bachelor's degree and five years experience in one or more "fields of criminology, administration of criminal justice, law enforcement, sociology, law, social work, corrections, psychology, psychiatry or medicine." Statutorily, the board's primary responsibilities are: Making release decisions. The board decides which convicts serving indeterminate terms should be released on parole. Under Executive Law §259, the board must personally interview all eligible inmates. Inmates do not have a right to counsel at the interview. Typically, two or three commissioners visit a prison and interview a number of inmates on any given day. Establishing release conditions. The board sets conditions of release for the prisoners it votes to free, as well as those who are "conditionally released." An inmate who is not released at his or her initial appearance, or a subsequent appearance, can be released on parole after serving two-thirds of the maximum if there has been no loss of good time credits. Prisoners serving a sentence where the maximum term is life (such as 15-years-to-life or 25-years-to-life) are not eligible for conditional release. Revoking parole. Under Executive Law §259, the board is authorized to revoke parole when it determines that a parolee has violated the conditions of release "in an important respect." The board can impose various sanctions and return the convict to prison. There are currently 17 members of the Board of Parole, all
appointed by Governor George E. Pataki. Twelve members are men and five are
women. Five are black or Hispanic. Five are located in Chairman Robert J. Dennison [JR: This didn’t show up either! ] |
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http://www.umc.pitt.edu:591/m/FMPro?-db=ma&-lay=a&-format=d.html&id=2300&-Find January 27, 2006 Contact: Hali Felt 412-624-4238 Pitt Vice Chancellor Robert Hill Named 2006 Renaissance
Communicator of the Year by the Public Relations Society of PITTSBURGH-Robert Hill, vice chancellor for public affairs
at the Since arriving at the University of Pittsburgh in October 1999, Hill has expanded and reorganized the division, establishing the University's first official weekly newspaper, the award-winning Pitt Chronicle, in October 2000; creating the executive communications and national media relations units; and overseeing a renovation of the University's Web presence. Hill is responsible for supervising the Departments of Executive Communications, University Marketing Communications, National Media Relations, and University News and Magazines. He serves as publisher of the University's flagship publication, the award-winning Pitt Magazine, and the Pitt Chronicle and oversees the production of Pitt Med magazine and the University Times newspaper. During the past few years, Hill's communications endeavors have bolstered the University's fundraising, admissions, research, and community and governmental relations efforts. Under Hill's direction, the Office of Public Affairs has received hundreds of awards-almost 200 in the last two years-among them the Telly award, which honors outstanding film, television, and video productions, and the MarCom Creative award, which recognizes excellence in marketing and communications. He also has received awards from PRSA, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), International Association of Business Communicators, and the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania. While the University has clearly benefited from such
widespread attention, the importance of Hill's contributions to the local
community cannot be overstated. In 2001, for example, when the Pittsburgh
school district was faced with having to suspend thousands of students who
did not have measles vaccination certification, Hill spearheaded a
multi-institutional Pitt-based communications task force whose mobilization
of numerous media resources successfully motivated thousands of families to
comply with the certification requirements, avoiding potential massive school
suspensions. For this work, the Additionally, the community outreach work Hill has done with the Kuntu Repertory Theatre, Urban League of Pittsburgh, City Theater, Three Rivers Youth, Greater Pittsburgh Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education (PBCOHE), the Pittsburgh Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape provided those organizations with the communications power that they needed to reach their target audiences. This dedication to the University and Before coming to Pitt, Hill spent 21 years at Immediately before joining Pitt's administration, Hill
served as vice president for university advancement at California University
of Pennsylvania (CUP). In that role, he was responsible for alumni relations,
development, public relations, the Foundation of California University of Pennsylvania,
the Mon Valley Renaissance economic development program, and the Hill received the Associate in Applied Science in Business Technology degree with a concentration in marketing from the Borough of Manhattan Community College of the City University of New York; the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from New York University's Stern School of Business; the Master of Science in Management degree from Manhattan College; and the Certificate in Management from Harvard University. He has been published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New Pittsburgh Courier, the Pan African Studies newsletter, the American Association for Affirmative Action newsletter, and the Syracuse Herald-Journal. ### 1/27/06/tmw [mcALUMdb: 1966 or 1979? ] [Mike McEneney says: I believe that Robert received his Masters in 1979. (Good enough for me!) Thanks, Mike. ] |
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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/mlb/y2006/m01/d27/c1301925.jsp New pitching coach Connor optimistic Millwood told Hicks that his job was to beat the other pitcher, not worry about the ballpark. Hicks loved the answer so much that he gave Millwood a five-year contract potentially worth $60 million. Pitching coach Mark Connor, taking over this season for Orel Hershiser, was impressed by the answer as well. It's a basic tenet of the philosophy that Connor wants to instill in a staff that was 12th in the American League with a 4.96 ERA in 2005. "We're going to use that a little bit," Connor said this week while overseeing a minicamp for some of the Rangers' younger pitchers. "I want these guys to believe in themselves and think they can win. At this level, stats don't mean as much as wins and losses. "I've had guys in the past who were 15-10 with a [4.50 ERA] and guys who were 8-15 with a [3.50 ERA]," Connor said. "I'll take the guy who wins ballgames. We made a lot of strides last year in the belief they can pitch up here and win. We've got to continue that." Connor was referring to a 35-game stretch at the end of the season when the Rangers went 22-13 with a 4.31 ERA while taking a look at many of their younger pitchers, including Kameron Loe, Josh Rupe, Juan Dominguez, C.J. Wilson, Edison Volquez and Joaquin Benoit. A four-game losing streak at the end of the season kept the Rangers from finishing above .500. But Connor is counting on his pitchers building on the success they had at the end of the season and understanding that they can win at the Major League level. "Everybody is concerned about statistics, and that has some validity," Connor said. "But it goes back to wins and losses. At the end of the year, you're evaluated by your win totals and whether you get to the playoffs and the World Series." Connor, 56, is not new at this. He has spent the past 32
years teaching pitching either at the professional level or the Randy Rangers manager Buck Showalter has known Connor since 1980, when they were both in the Yankees farm system. Showalter hired Connor as his first pitching coach with the Yankees and again when he took over the Arizona Diamondbacks. When Showalter took over the Rangers, he kept Hershiser on as the pitching coach, but hired Connor as his bullpen coach. When Hershiser decided to take a job in the front office, Showalter immediately promoted Connor. Nobody else was seriously considered. "He's a pretty special man," Showalter said. "He's a substance-over-style guy who always brings a sense of reality and calmness with him. Success seems to follow him. "We live in a world where there's such a positive and negative feeding frenzy, but Mark brings a strong sense of calmness with him. He's been through a lot of wars and we've been through a lot together. I think he's as good as there is." The Atlanta Braves apparently think so, too. When Leo Mazzone left to be the Baltimore Orioles' pitching coach, they asked permission to interview Connor. He declined, preferring the promotion with the Rangers. "I'm glad he got the job," said Loe, who spent three months in the Rangers bullpen before joining the rotation in August. "He knows most of us -- he's very knowledgeable and easy to work with." Connor pitched at Connor does not bring revolutionary concepts. He acknowledged that most pitching coaches teach the same things: throw strikes, keep the ball low and change speeds. Connor does want to emphasize pitching inside more. "It's very important," Connor said. "In today's game, hitters have become successful getting over the plate and covering the outside part of the plate. That's been the biggest evolution of hitting in my 20 years in the game. "I'm talking about using the inner part of the plate and throwing inside -- keeping guys honest. Throwing inside buys real estate on the outer half. The outer half doesn't look as good after a 92-mph fastball busts you on the hands." The Rangers have not led the American League in pitching since 1983, when they were playing in Arlington Stadium. But they were fifth in the league in 2004, when they won 89 games. The Rangers had a 4.58 ERA at Ameriquest Field, but were 51-30 there. As Millwood pointed out, the ballpark is not an excuse. Connor won't let it be one. "If your stuff is good and you can locate it, you can
pitch in any ballpark," Connor said. "You can pitch in "Us getting guys to believe in their stuff, know what they're doing and what kind of pitcher they are, that will go a long way." This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. # # # [mcALUMdb: 1972 ] |
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Public Works Association Schoolarships
Available The Westchester County Association of Municipal Public Works Administrators is a non-profit organization that serves its members by promoting professional excellence and public awareness about pubic works issues. Their mission is achieved through the organizational cornerstones of continuing education, advocacy and the exchange of knowledge. Engineering students are prime candidates for the $1,000 scholarships, which are available to students enrolled in a vocational school, college or university leading to a degree in a public works related course of study. There were three 2005 recipients of scholarships: Steve Carrea of Applications for the WCAMPWA Scholarship Program may be obtained form James J. Hogan III, scholarship program chairman, by calling (914) 813-5419. The deadline to file an application and related transcripts is July 31, 2006. # # # # # # [JasperJottingsEditorial: “Public Works Association Schoolarships Available” (sic) Priceless!] |
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[JR: It’s not a email to us. But it is public. So maybe, I have hit upon another niche for JJs. Rather than everyone having to check, here it is. I’ll catch any Jasper’s blog if I knew where they were hiding. Care to rat out your fellow alums?] |
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Men in White Greetings! I have had a very interesting 10 days. I’ve never known a time to pass so slowly, but now that I’ve left, I feel like I was hardly there a day. In actuality, a new record has been set. 10 days is the longest I’ve spent in one place in 5 months. It sounds crazier than it feels. Chiang Mai is a nice city, what I saw of it. It’s got a laid back, yet bustling feel to it. Most of my time, however, aside from the last few hours, was spent at Wat Doi Suthep. The temple is about a 40 minute drive out of Chiang Mai. It’s up on a mountain, surrounded by rain forest, so it’s spared the pollution, and the air is ripe for long whiffs, heavy with the smell of flowers which are in bloom all around in vibrant shades of purple. In the mornings, if you walk to the end of the grounds just after the sun has risen and the clouds obscure the view of Chaing Mai below, all you can see is the end of the landing and beyond it, sky; it looks like the edge of the world. At night, you can see the city lit up, but none of the noises reach the mountain top. I would say this meant it was quiet, but there were always the bells. On either side of the main temple, was a wall of large, differently tuned bronze bells. My best guess is that ringing them brings good luck, because from the moment visitors arrive in the morning, they did so. There was also a giant gong, with a caption translated to english as “if you strike the gong softly, it would be auspicious for you.” I do so. During daylight hours, though, I generally refrain from going to the temple because people stare. I spent most of my time behind, a little lower down where it’s quiet, and there’s a little lower down where it’s quiet, and there’s other people dressed like me wandering about. I really must have been a sight–walking around barefoot all day, looking at my feet, measuring each step, dressed all in white, talking to no one. I felt like I’d been institutionalized. And in a way, I suppose I had sort of committed myself–detox for the mind, withdrawals included. “Vipassana” meditation means “to see clearly”. After my time spent practicing, I could think of no better way to describe my experience. I feel like I’m seeing things a lot more clearly-myself, people around me, the ever elusive meaning of life (and no, I haven’t found it yet). I don’t know how it happened, and I can’t say that I had any epiphanies about what I should be doing with my life, but I do see things more clearly, and it’s strangely comforting. There are other benefits; like today I feel happy and calm, even when amongst the thronging masses in the city. The sky was a bit bluer, the babies were a bit cuter, and I felt a tinge farther from the people I care about–but not in a way that upsets me, in a way that knows what’s okay and what is right right now. But I’ll spare you too much of the emotional or philosophical here, that’s another blog all together. I’ll refine this one to my objective experience. During the course of my stay, I kept eight precepts: No killing(including spiders and malaria-carrying mosquitoes), no stealing, no “romantic activity” (and girls are not allowed to even come too near the monks), no wrong speech (this includes speaking with any of the other meditators) no intoxicants (or caffeine), no over eating (breakfast at 6:30, lunch at 11, and no eating after noon), no “diversion or beautification” (singing, dancing, reading, writing), and no oversleeping…this last one, I ashamed to say, I might technically have cehated with a nap here and there, but I believe I was justified, and later you shall find out why. The day started at 4am every morning and ended at 10pm. In between, there was a whole lot of meditatin goin on and one meeting a day with my teacher. In the end, I was meditating around 2 hrs at a time, upwards of 7 hours a day; half walking, half sitting meditation. Although my legs fell asleep, I preferred sitting because that’s when the cool stuff happens. Vipassana aims to still the mind, and so involves a close watch over the mind’s movement, and constant noting until the distraction disappears (and believe it or not, it does). So, if you’re walking, you note, “right foot thus, left foot thus…”. If you start thinking about something later that day, “thinking, thinking”, or if there’s dogs barking outside, “hearing, hearing”, etc. Anything the mind comes up with, you must note and so be mindful all the livelong day. I must admit, a part of me feared I was being brainwashed, so outside of meditation, I tried to give my mind liberty to do as it pleased and retain a notion of the more thoughtful Blair whom I was rather fond of. After a lengthy inner monologue, I have come to the conclusion that I may still be good ole contemplative, analytical me and advance in meditation, because I’ve seen that there really is something to it. Now for an anecdote. One day, during sitting meditation, I started having these involuntary stomach muscle spasms. The more I concentrated on them, the more intense they became, until it developed into laughter. I was laughing so hard, I had tears in my eyes and had to stop and leave the room. My teacher told me that I’d reached a stage called piti, and while it was good and fun and all, it was “not the path.” I listen to her, with a big stupid grin on my face, then proceed to lock myself in my room where I laugh uncontrollably for over half an hour, at nothing at all. Let’s see, what else…I met the abbot, and even gave him
lunch one day, although he is not allowed to take it directly from me because
I’m a woman and so super irresistible. Also, one evening, the princess of Then there was the case of the vindictive neighboring monk. The windows to the rooms were all like foggy glass shudders, which you could open to see outside, or close, and just see forms and colors, if they were close enough. I had a room adjacent to mine, which I thought nothing of for the first few days. They appeared to store a computer there, but I hadn’t seen anyone in it. My room and this room were separated by those glass shudders. One night, I’m meditating and I hear chanting. I finished my session, but then it was still there when I was trying to sleep, and I started hearing something like feedback screeching. I realize it is coming from that room. So, I open the shudders, look in, see a computer, speakers, and a soundboard. I think, “Oh. No big deal, I did AV stuff in college, I’ll just use my vast knowledge to reach through the shudders and turn the volume down on the board. I am in fact so genius, I use a water bottle to extend the length of my arm, which doesn’t quite reach. I do this, but then, instead of turning the volume down, it just turns to static. I think, among the static, I can hear someone tapping a microphone as if to see if it is still working. Then I think, “Well….shit” as I realize this is possibly not what I thought it was. The shudders as close together, and I am wearing a cotton sweater to keep warm that evening…I can’t reach my hand far enough in to reach the levers without the bottle, so to gain better control, I take off the sweater. Then I’m reaching through the shudders, fiddling with knobs I cannot see in the dark, when I realize, that should a person walk down the hall at that moment, they could see into the room what would probably appear as a robber, attempting to steal a computer….topless. I gather my wits and my garments, and find I can remove the shudders one at a time to make a bigger space to get through. Then, because I still can not see the upside down board in the dark, I get the bright idea to hold my camera through the opening and take a picture of the panel that I can zoom in on. It is then that I realize that what I thought was the volume control was actually labeled, “Hz”. I know nothing about running a radio station or that equipment. The phone starts to ring. I start to panic, and when I try to think of a solution, I find myself automatically going, “thinking, thinking, thinking…NO!” I didn’t know what to do. Turns out it was indeed a radio station, and that evening, I knocked the entire monking community offline. Way to go me. A techie monk finally came to fix it…and he was there for 4 hours, till 3 in the morning. I didn’t move in my room, too afraid to face him as a woman and an english speaker. I just laid there thinking, “What have I done” for 4 hours. After this evening, there was always a monk in the room, and I promise you, when I came back at night, they would turn the volume up, making sleeping during the allotted hours very difficult indeed. Other than this, my time at Doi Suthep was relatively stressless. I am in fact planning to go back in a week or two to finish the course (however that is determined). My teacher thought it shouldn’t take me too much longer, so I agreed to go back, after a short trip BACK to Bangkok to take care of an airline ticket, and then a little time south on the beaches. My trip back to |
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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
2/5/06 Sunday Track & Field
Metropolitan Championships Draddy Gym and NYC Armory
10:00 AM
2/5/06 Sunday M. Basketball
Loyola* HOME 12:00 PM
2/5/06 Sunday W. Basketball
Niagara*
2/6/06 Monday M. Tennis
2/6/06 Monday M. Tennis
2/8/06 Wednesday M. Basketball Saint
2/9/06 Thursday W. Basketball
2/10/06 Friday Track & Field Penn
State Invitational
2/10/06 Friday Track & Field
Valentine Invitational
2/11/06 Saturday M. Tennis
2/11/06 Saturday Track & Field
Valentine Invitational
2/11/06 Saturday Track & Field Penn
State Invitational
2/11/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse
2/11/06 Saturday M. Basketball Canisius*
2/11/06 Saturday W. Basketball
Marist*
2/13/06 Monday M. Basketball
Niagara*
2/15/06 Wednesday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$
2/16/06 Thursday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$
2/16/06 Thursday W. Basketball
Loyola* HOME 7:00 PM
2/17/06 Friday M. Tennis
2/17/06 Friday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$ Baltimore, MD 10:00 AM
2/17/06 Friday Track & Field MAAC
Indoor Championships NYC Armory 4:00 PM
2/18/06 Saturday M. Basketball Bracket
Buster Saturday& HOME TBA
2/18/06 Saturday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$ Baltimore, MD 10:00 AM
2/18/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse TBA
(Scrimmage) HOME 11:30 AM
2/19/06 Sunday M. Tennis St.
2/20/06 Monday W. Basketball Fairfield* Bridgeport, Conn. 7:30 PM
2/23/06 Thursday W. Basketball Saint
2/23/06 Thursday M. Basketball
2/24/06 Friday Track & Field USATF
Indoor Championships
2/24/06 Friday Track & Field NYU
Invitational NYC Armory 4:00 PM
2/25/06 Saturday M. Tennis
2/25/06 Saturday Track & Field
USATF Indoor Championships
2/25/06 Saturday Track & Field
2/25/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse
2/26/06 Sunday Track & Field USATF
Indoor Championships
2/26/06 Sunday M. Lacrosse
2/26/06 Sunday W. Basketball Iona* HOME
4:00 PM
2/26/06 Sunday M. Basketball
Go support "our" teams. I'd appreciate any reports or photos. What else do us old alums have to do? Right, encourage the young ones to max their achievement to 100% potential. I don’t think you have to win or die. Just give us it all and we should applaud. What better things do you have to do today, but to go to some strange place, support the team, dress up “funny”, and cheer for “our” athletes. So what if they think you’re a loon. You’re their loon. You are a loon. You never know what kind of difference you’ll make! Go to one of the women’s events and meet hot chicks! Or if your persuasion is different, got to the men’s events and meet hot guys. Besides no one ever reads the boilerplate, eula, or the fine print.
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http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6501 RIZZOTTI NAMED TO BASEBALL http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6500 TOP JASPERS OF FIRST 100 SEASONS OF MEN'S BASKETBALL TO BE
ANNOUNCED ON FEBRAURY 18 VS. Riverdale, N.Y. (January 31, 2006)- To help celebrate the 100th season of Men's Basketball at Manhattan College, the College will announce and honor the greatest players in the history of the program as the Jaspers take on Long Beach State on Saturday, February 18, in a game that comes from the pool of teams under consideration for the BracketBuster Saturday package of games. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6499 MEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES Riverdale, N.Y. (January 31, 2006)- The Manhattan College men's basketball team will take on Big West Conference member Long Beach State on Saturday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m. in a non-conference game that comes from the pool of teams under consideration for the BracketBuster Saturday package of games. This will mark the first ever meeting between the two schools, and the first meeting with a Big West school under Bobby Gonzalez. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6497 Albany, N.Y. (January 30, 2006)- Despite being reduced to
eight players in uniform due to academic suspensions and injuries, Manhattan
posted a 63-58 win over Siena tonight at the Pepsi Arena. The win, coupled
with Iona’s loss to Saint http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6496 DEVON AUSTIN TAKES HOME MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR THE THIRD TIME Riverdale, N.Y. (January 30, 2006)- Manhattan College
freshman guard/forward Devon Austin was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the
week ending January 29, it was announced today by the conference office. This
is the third time this season that http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6495 MEN'S TENNIS OPENS UP NEW SEASON AT New York, N.Y. (January 30, 2006)--Manhattan Men's Tennis
opened up the second semester by competing in the Columbia Winter Classic at
the Dick Savitt Tennis Center this past weekend.
Five of the six Jaspers entered in singles play managed to win a match, but
no http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6494 MAAC-LEADING MARIST SHUTS DOWN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, 61-40 Riverdale, N.Y. (January 29, 2006)—Marist's leading scorer and MAAC Pre-season Player of the Year Fifi Camara managed to score only six points, but the Red Foxes committed a season-low six turnovers and used suffocating defense to defeat Manhattan Women's Basketball, 61-40, on Sunday afternoon at Draddy Gym. The loss drops to the Lady Jaspers to 7-12 overall and 4-6 in MAAC play, while the defending MAAC Regular Season Champion Red Foxes improve to 14-5 overall and 9-1 in conference games. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6493 CW POST DEFEATS WOMEN'S SWIMMING, 113-76 Brookville, N.Y. (January 28, 2006)- Sarah Szotak and Susie Mothes each won individual events, but the Lady Jaspers fell at CW Post, 113-76, on Saturday afternoon. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6492 MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERCOMES ADVERSITY TO DEFEAT Bridgeport, Conn. (January 27, 2006)- Adversity visited Manhattan College for the second straight game, but this time the Jaspers were able to overcome both adversity and the Fairfield Stags, posting a 74-69 win tonight at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Manhattan improved to 12-6, 8-2 in MAAC play with the win, while the Stags fall to 6-12, 3-6 in MAAC play. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6491 JOTANOVIC BREAKS INDOOR SHOT PUT RECORD AS SEVERAL JASPERS EXCEL AT JASPER RELAYS Riverdale, N.Y. (January 27, 2006)--Manhattan sophomore shot putter Milan Jotanovic broke a 27- year old school record on day one of the Jasper Relays held at Draddy Gym on Friday afternoon. With his throw of 18.55m, Jotanovic, who competed at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the event as a freshman, bumped former Jasper thrower Tony Harlan down a notch in the Manhattan Indoor Record Book. Harlan recorded a mark of 18.52m in 1979. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6490 New Rochelle, N.Y. (January 27, 2006)—Although Iona never
held a lead of more than four points on the night, the Gaels managed to
squeak by Manhattan Women's Basketball, 71-68, at the Hynes Athletic Center
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January 25, 2006 Wednesday "He was suspended indefinitely due to academics," Manhattan A.D. Bob Byrnes said. "It's really unfortunate for him. It's upsetting. I don't know what to say other than it's unfortunate." The 6-6, 215-pound Anderson was leading the team in points (18.8), rebounds (9.4), assists (3.9) and minutes played (37.2 mpg) through the first 16 games for the Jaspers (11-6, 7-2). Anderson, who was seventh in the MAAC in scoring at 17.5 points a game, was also second on the Jaspers in blocks with 21. A first-team All-MAAC preseason selection, His suspension comes at a difficult time for the Jaspers as they began a streak of six out of eight games on the road. In Rider led 47-28 before Terrance Mouton had 19 points for Rider. Arturo DuBois led IONA 85, Kojo Mensah
and Antoine Jordan each scored 15 points in the second half, but it wasn't
enough for the Saints (9-8, 4-5). Mensah finished
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The Times Union ( Tyler Raymond has had a great career running for Raymond, who had a standout cross country season last fall,
recently represented Raymond finished 24th out of 232 runners in the NCAA East Regionals in cross country with a personal best
10-kilometer time of 31:00.0 last November. He wrapped up the cross country
season by capturing the IC4A Championship at Van Cortlandt
Park in the Raymond will compete in the Jasper Relays this weekend in Riverdale. <extraneous deleted> LOAD-DATE: January 27, 2006 |
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The Journal News ( Bob Cimmino's dedication to
basketball is exceeded only by his commitment to the Bob Cimmino would slide into a
dark and distant corner of a Cimmino was just starting out
with the "A throwback," Fraschilla called him. "Bob is Ken Howard in 'The White Shadow.' He's demanding and makes his players accountable, but he also loves them like sons." He wins, too. Wins big. He's got all the trappings of an iconic high school coach - the state titles, the Division I scholarships, the NBA star in Ben Gordon. If it's right there on his resume, Cimmino doesn't wear it on his sleeve. "In an era where it's all about the coach, Bob makes
it all about the kids," Fraschilla said.
"If you didn't know he was the successful coach at one of the great high
school programs in Cimmino almost always fills the
prescription for whatever ails his This is "They're very good and they got us when it counted
last year at the It's always winning time at Those percentages have built a bridge between coach and
community, leaving Cimmino as a trusted guardian of
"A lot of coaches are gone when the season's over. Bob is an all-year coach. That's why people see his program as one built on character." That's why Cimmino says he's
never had an issue of any consequence with a team parent. The mothers and
fathers know him as a They know Cimmino as a social studies teacher who believes that the basketball team is an extension of the school, not vice versa. "People understand we have the players' best interests at heart," Cimmino said. "The goal here is to get kids into college for free, and to win games along the way. I haven't found anyone yet who would argue with that purpose." On many levels, Cimmino stands
as the tri-state successor to Bob Hurley, the St. Anthony of Hurley has admired Cimmino from
a distance. He sees the "I've seen the work Bob's done with his guards and
his zone press - he's clearly a great coach," Hurley said. "His
players take what they learn from him and apply it in college and the pros
like Ben Gordon has. If I'm a young player growing up in "I've heard Bob speak at clinics, and I've seen him taking notes at times when no other coaches are taking notes. He's like me in that way." Cimmino dismissed the comparison, saying Hurley "was in a class by himself." But like Hurley, Cimmino doesn't envision himself making some financially rewarding jump to major college ball. The calling is too intense on the high school level, the rewards too great. "I've found that if you show College coaches are constantly telling Cimmino how taken they are with the Knights' demeanor. A DePaul assistant, Gary DeCesare, the former coach at St. Raymond's, told Cimmino that he never saw a group of high school players "so willing to introduce themselves to you." The Knights look you in the eye when they shake your hand, win or lose. It's usually win. Even when Mount Vernon is a postseason underdog, Cimmino can usually make the X's sing with the O's. Two years back, in the much-anticipated state Federation
final meeting with Lincoln and Sebastian Telfair, Cimmino
borrowed a defensive strategy from Villanova coach Jay Wright, effectively
committing all five Knights to stopping Telfair's
penetration. The senior all-American nearly had as many turnovers (10) as
points (14) in The sentiment leaves him in a good mood. "I feel like I have the best job in the world," Cimmino said. It's a job that never gets easier. Just more rewarding. Ian O'Connor is a sports columnist for The Journal News. He can be reached at ioconnor... a t ... thejournalnews.com. LOAD-DATE: January 27, 2006 |
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Daily News ( Bobby Gonzalez sounded drained, and he had plenty of reason to be. In the last two days, he had lost C.J. Anderson, his
leader in points, rebounds, assists and minutes; his undermanned Jaspers were
pasted by last-place Rider Tuesday night, knocking "If you take the top player off your team, you're
certainly not going to be the same," Gonzalez said. "Take Kee Kee Clark away from St. So, with nine conference games remaining, is "You don't replace a kid like C.J.," Gonzalez said. "But we'll try to figure out something." "I'm the head coach of the program, so I have to take the blame," Gonzalez said. "It changes our team, it changes our chances of winning the whole thing and going to postseason. I feel bad for the program, the alumni, the administration and the conference. It's unfortunate for a lot of people." GRAY A GAEL: As reported in yesterday's Daily News, former
Gray, who will become eligible for Iona in the second
semester next season, is the fifth new face "He'll be an impact player," coach Jeff Ruland said of Gray. "His athleticism and work ethic are unbelievable. We've signed four great guys and he becomes another major piece of the puzzle." Gray went to the Gaels because Iona recruited him the
hardest out of Mount Vernon High, before he opted for "They recruited me the most," Gray said. "I remember that." Gray said he started thinking of leaving "I'm happy with my decision and so is my family," Gray said. "(And) I heard all about the recruiting class they have coming in next season." Gray's arrival leaves the Gaels with two scholarships
remaining. One player to watch is Rice guard Kashif
Pratt, who is high on LOAD-DATE: January 26, 2006 |
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HOW WE CAN DRAMATICALLY CUT GOVERNMENT OVERSPENDING === <begin quote> === “Massive Cost Over-runs.” “Over budget.” “Behind Schedule.” Three phrases regularly used to describe Government Construction Projects. Federal, state, and local government construction projects. ITEM: It was supposed to open to traffic by 1994. And be completed soon after. On January 14, 2006, the Big Dig has reached “substantial completion,” said Matthew J. Amorello, chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority – though it won’t be finished until spring of 2007. “The project is a success," declared Matthew J. Amorello. Asked if after huge cost overruns, lengthy delays, and the politics, he would do it all again, he said, ''absolutely." (reported in the Boston Globe) === <end quote> === Sounds good to me. Not what are YOU gonna do about it? |
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