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Go to: http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ You can use an RSS reader like
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“The people who push our buttons most can be our best teachers - they can show us where we are not finished with our own work. It means that all the jerks who show up in my life are there to teach me something. If we don’t welcome the people who push our buttons as an opportunity to learn about ourselves, we are stuck with the belief that our lives would be fine if only they would straighten up. There is an enormous trap in that, because it means that we’ve decided that we can’t live our lives the way we want until someone else changes.” -Ron Luyet |
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http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8255 ***Begin Quote*** Posted on Thursday, May 18 @ 04:37:21 CDT Studies have shown that today is the happiest day of the year. Experts found that people were more happy on May 18 because it is spring, the days are sunnier and longer and there is a Bank Holiday soon. The most miserable day of the year is January 3 when thousands of people return to work after the Christmas break. According to The Sun Skills minister Phil Hope said: "Spring is all about new beginnings. This time of year can give us all a renewed enthusiasm." ***End Quote*** I would assert, from the close observation of old and young people around me, that today is the happiest day of the year. The past is behind us. The future is yet to come. Today’s a present. |
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Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in
any and every way possible, large or small. God bless. "Collector-in-chief"
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LI LifeSCHOOL VOTERS GUIDE 2006 VOTING 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the {extraneous deleted} William T. Motherway BACKGROUND: Motherway, 44, of ISSUES: Motherway says the district continues to face "major challenges" in reaching its goal of superior education. He says he believes his education and career accomplishments will enable him to objectively analyze and provide solutions to administrative, managerial and fiscal issues. If elected, Motherway says his priorities will be to provide the best education for students in a safe, secure and learning-friendly environment while attracting the top educators to the district. {extraneous deleted} # # # From: Google Alerts Newsday - ... in # # # # # # {MikeMcE reports: Bill is a member of the Class of '84. (Thanks, Mike.) } |
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VOTING 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at 7 locations: West School, 91 Maryland Ave.; Lindell School, 601 Lindell Blvd.; Sol Scher Senior Citizens Center, 225 W. Park Ave.; Temple Emanu-El, 455 Neptune Ave.; East School, 456 Neptune Ave. Middle School, 239 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach; and the Olde Firehouse in Point Lookout. THE BUDGET The proposed 2006-07 budget of $102,734,004 is 5.4 percent more than the current budget of $97,681,755. Officials say the tax rate has not been determined. The budget includes step increases, but no salary increases for teachers and other employees who have been without a contract for two years. Enrollment levels are not expected to change. Nine special-education teachers will be hired, as well as two elementary school teachers for reading and math support. The budget includes $160,000 in added expenses to help the district meet the state's new academic standards. THE CANDIDATES Incumbents Roy Lester and Franklin Alvarado and challenger
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licensed real estate broker and president of A graduate of He is a member of the district Parent Teacher Student Association. This is his second run for the school board. ISSUES: "I'm running to return pride to the "There has been too much complacency for too long. We have to create a sense of pride in the school district again." Sinnona said he has been
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http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060513/APN/605130507 Published Saturday, May 13, 2006 James Patterson's life was an accident, a clashing of indecisiveness, a lost first love and an idea that there were rules for ordinary folks like him. At 59, there's nothing ordinary about the multimillionaire author. Patterson has published 35 books, 18 of which hit No. 1 on
the New York Times best-seller list. He's sold 100 million copies, grossing
$1 billion in sales. His works, "Kiss the Girls" and "Along
Came a Spider," have been made into blockbuster movies starring Morgan
Freeman as criminal profiler Alex Cross. More The former chairman of an advertising firm, Patterson produces up to five books a year: mysteries, thrillers, fantasies, love stories, and children's themes. He made $40 million last year - doing it in a manner that caught the eye of a Harvard business professor. Still, despite the fame and fortune, he sees himself as "just a guy that tells stories," his work as "scribbling." A literary icon? "Nope." "My books are good of their kind," Patterson
says matter-of-factly, as if he's not sitting in a multimillion-dollar
waterside mansion in swanky Unlike many writers, Patterson is the hand that rocks his own cradle, involving himself in cover designs, organizing signing events and speaking engagements. He contributes his own money to his book advertising campaigns. In the halls of Professor "That doesn't happen with a can of soda," Deighton said. "The man is a marketing machine," added Bob Wietrak, vice president of merchandise for Barnes & Noble booksellers. A few years ago, Patterson began using collaborators to produce even more work. "I do have a big imagination," he says, the slit of his left eye closing to a near wink. It began with "Miracle on the 17th Green," a story of a middle-aged man seeking the extraordinary from his ordinary life, written with journalist Peter de Jonge. "Peter is a better stylist than I am, and I'm a better story teller than he is," Patterson says. He's since worked with five co-authors. Patterson writes the story outline. The co-author pens a first draft. After a series of back-and-forths, a new book is produced in about half the time. "If you commit to my style, it's very doable for a collaborator," he says. Patterson's editor at New York-based Little Brown & Company said a bit of nervousness followed the first collaboration. "We were very careful and watched it very closely," said Michael Pietsch, also Little Brown's publisher. The books have sold just as well, Pietsch said. As for working with Patterson? "It's just like working with any other writer except that I do it a lot more often." Patterson grew up in upstate At 19, he took a job as a night shift psychiatric aide in
a "That's when I really started reading a lot, but it was all serious stuff," Patterson says. "I didn't read commercial stuff and somewhere along the way I read 'Ulysses', and I love (James) Joyce anyway, and I thought I'm not even going to try to write serious fiction because I can't get anywhere near here." In his 20s, he read Frederick Forsyth's "The Day of The Jackal" and William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist." Something hit him. "These are good, too, in their own funny way," Patterson thought. "I could do something like this." And the "scribbling" began. Patterson graduated summa cum laude from "I thought it was foolhardy of me to think that I could make a living writing," he says. He took a job as a copywriter at J. Walter Thompson, a "My rise in advertising was another accident. I had no interest in really going up the corporate ladder at all," Patterson says. "I'd gotten my first book published (The Thomas Berryman Number). It got turned down by 30-some publishers and then it won an Edgar (Award) as the best first mystery." At 27, he thought, "I'm on my way." "Then I fall in love with this woman and she developed a brain tumor. It was devastating to me." After her death, Patterson threw himself into ad work, rising to chairman in about three years. "I couldn't write, and I didn't want to be spend any time by myself," he recalls. As the pain numbed, Patterson again took up writing but soon realized something was missing. "I'm spending all this time writing and all the rest of the time, you know, doing this advertising stuff and I'm spending no time trying to find somebody," he thought. "That's why I left. I left to find somebody." Love, it seemed, was integral to his happiness and ultimately, to his personal success. He married his wife, Sue, eight years ago and now has an 8-year-old son, Jack. Much like his accidents in life and love, Patterson's writing style - short, punchy sentences, less detail and more plot jammed into two-page chapters - also came by chance. He had written about 150 pages of "The Midnight Club," a story about a killer, a journalist and a cop published in 1999, when something struck him. He was planning to add details and descriptions "because that's the way we are all taught to do it, and I said, 'Ya know, I kinda like this.' There's way too much ... that feels like it was taught somewhere," Patterson says. "I think that's a big bore." For the most part, Patterson is laid back, unpretentious but also seemingly charmed by himself. Of critics who say he's industrialized the art of novel writing with an assembly line production style and flashy marketing, Patterson shrugs, yet seems to take offense. "Just because it's clean prose doesn't mean it's necessarily easy to do," he says. "It's hard to keep people glued to the page. Almost nobody does it ... and if nobody does it, it can't be that easy." Patterson does most of his writing longhand, in pencil,
("Me and Hemingway," he quips) at a round pine table in a small
second-floor office in his home overlooking the He proudly points out photographs of former President Bill Clinton. "You see what In the writing room, about a dozen neatly stacked piles of works-in-progress line a desktop. "We just sold a couple of things to "I'm very lucky in that I have kind of the triple-header," Patterson adds, shaking his head in disbelief. "I love my little boy, I love my wife and I love what I do." # # # From: Google Alerts Author with the golden touch 'Just a guy that tells stories' The Ledger - ... Patterson graduated summa cum laude from # # # # # # |
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Today these 15 high school seniors from public high schools across the county will be rewarded for their efforts when they receive scholarships worth $10,000 over four years of college from the Jandon Foundation. Since 1999, “The Jandon Foundation recognizes that these youngsters have worked hard to excel in school in the face of financial difficulties and sometimes family hardships,” said Donald Cecil. “Jane and I believe that these students should be rewarded for their hard work and given the opportunity to succeed and to become future leaders in their communities. That is what the Jandon Scholars program strives for.’’ To be eligible for the Jandon
Scholarship program, a student must attend a public high school in This year’s Jandon Scholars came
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Newsday ( VOTING 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at The {extraneous deleted} THE CANDIDATES [CORRECTION: In addition, Louis Theodore BACKGROUND: Theodore, 72, and his wife, Mary, have three
grown children, all of who attended school in the district. Theodore has
lived in ISSUES: Theodore, who is running for the first time, has waged what he calls a "one-man war" against skyrocketing school spending by dashing off reams of letters to the local newspaper, voicing his concerns. "It became apparent to me that the teachers' salaries and benefits were disproportionate relative to the regular workforce and that the community was not getting its money's worth." Theodore noted that the district spends almost $25,000 a year per pupil and that there are 24 secretaries, including 18 full- time. "What do they do in the summer?" he asked, suggesting that perhaps there should be fewer full-time secretaries. Moreover, he said, the teacher contract not only affords them "massive" benefits, but they also have a benefit trust fund, which gives them an extra $2,000 for items not covered under their regular benefits. "The thing I'm stressing is waste." {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: May 14, 2006 |
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The Even the name Riverdale evokes the natural beauty of the
Bronx neighborhood separated from Riverdale is on the cusp of a transformation, driven by young professionals looking for value and amenities that other tipping point neighborhoods such as Fort Greene or Harlem lack: quality public schools for students from kindergarten to 12th grade (an important moment for Riverdale was when it got its own public high school in 1999); parks; and convenient transportation to Manhattan by bus, subway, and commuter rail. "For people who are thinking about having a family,
it's very desirable," a 34-year-old Web designer, Hal Siegel, said.Mr.Siegel and his wife,Stephanie,
a graphic designer who is 29, are preparing to start a family, and recently
bought a three-bedroom condominium in Riverdale for $600,000. The unit is in The Siegels are leaving behind
the trendy The condo the Siegels bought is one of many in development in Riverdale. And while there are many up-and-coming neighborhoods in various parts of the city, few can compete with Riverdale on price. "Riverdale values are tremendous," a real estate
broker with Atlantic Realty Partners, Peter Bobotas,
said. "In Riverdale condos are a new phenomenon, people are just getting
the word, while in Brooklyn and Before young professionals started moving to the area in greater numbers, the influx of Orthodox Jewish families had already begun, and that has made the existing housing market tighter, driving up property values. Fortunately for prospective buyers, developers have
entered the market with a vengeance, with at least one building,Arlington Suites, marketed to Orthodox Jews, and
others taking more of a cue from the luxury condos going up in Almost everywhere you turn, a construction site is bringing noise and dust to the tree-lined streets, which are peppered with a motley blend of singlefamily houses and red brick apartment buildings. The most popular spot for the new condominium developments is near the shopping center on Riverdale Avenue.The center features a Chase bank branch, a locksmith, a grocery store that delivers, an independent bookstore, and a handful of places to eat that offer pastries, sushi, kosher steak, and Italian subs. Another condo development, the seven-story Cambridge Mews,
is expected to be ready for occupancy in early summer. It contains 31 units
with one-bedroom apartments starting at $329,000 and three-bedroom units
starting at $800,000. Designers of the Mews tried to give the building an
old, English-style look, adding a stone parapet that echoes the stonework at
the 1926 walk-up co-op that is situated up the block, Across the street is Westwood Terrace, which aims to
provide the luxury and amenities seen in new developments in The building with the sleekest look is the 20-story,
65-unit Solaria, which offers floor-to-ceiling glass apartments, most with
balconies. When it is completed this fall, the Solaria will be the tallest
building in Riverdale. It will also be one of its most expensive, with fivebedroom condominiums costing as much as $3.75
million. Contracts have been sent out for 20% of the units, with the
developer marketing the units to a select list of potential tenants. (The
sales office isn't open to the general public.) "The building is a great
place for growing families, empty-nesters, and individuals looking for The feel of the neighborhood has already changed, with the sidewalks filled with many more children than there were four years ago. The 1970sstyle Chinese restaurants may not be around for long. But because the new arrivals are drawn to the new construction,perhaps the lives of current residents will not be too disrupted. These are the teachers, nonprofit and arts administrators, and waiters at the Four Seasons who live in the massive white and red brick buildings.A one-bedroom in these buildings, now co-ops, sells for about $180,000 these days - an increase of 150% over the past five years. And there will be significant price hikes in the luxury
developments that have filled in right along the water's edge, where in small
numbers, affluent professionals and empty nesters have been finding refuge
from and proximity to Riverdale also has super-wealthy areas with stately
castle-like homes. In Fieldston, which recently
received landmark status, houses sell for prices between $7 million and $10
million. Parents like the proximity to the elite private schools in the neighborhood:
Fieldston, Newer residents are likely to feel most at home near One place Mrs. Morgenthau hasn't
tried yet is the River City Grill on "Riverdale used to be the best-kept secret," the restaurant's owner, Bob Albert, who also owns a stake in the Zagat-rated Jake's Steakhouse in nearby Kingsbridge and has lived in the area since 1978, said."It's definitely not a secret anymore. I've never experienced anything like this." LOAD-DATE: May 11, 2006 |
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear I am
pleased to report that on Wednesday Evening, May 10th over 30 Manhattan
Lawyers and Judges met at the Harvard Club in A good time
was had by all! {JR: Great report.
I was feeling lonely this week. Can I still make jokes about politicians and
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John D. McMahon is President and CEO of Orange and
Rockland Utilities, Inc. Prior to being named to his current position at Mr. McMahon joined Con Edison in 1976 as an attorney in the rate proceedings department. During his career, he has been closely involved in the utility industry restructuring. A graduate of Mr. McMahon is active in community and professional organizations and serves on the Board of Directors of the Rockland Economic Development Corporation, the Board of the New Jersey Utilities Association and the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors. {mcALUMdb: ???? }
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http://apps.cignabehavioral.com/web/basicsite/learnAboutCBH/meetSalesTeam.jsp#AlexKozersky Alex Kozersky Mr. Kozersky is responsible for the growth of the company in the Eastern Region through new business sales and new business development working closely with employers, consultants and brokers. Alex has a seasoned background in Account Management with
over ten years of industry experience. Prior to joining CBH in 2000, Alex
worked at United Behavioral Health for over 4 years as an Account Manager.
His territories included both the Northeastern and National account regions
with a customer base of over 100,000 employees. He also spent over 4 years
with Value Behavioral Health where his expertise was utilized in a variety of
different areas including Customer Service, Provider Relations and Customer
Reporting. This culminated in his position as Account Manager where he was
responsible for high-level accounts such as the City of Alex has a Bachelor's Degree from the {mcALUMdb: 1992 } |
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Now I wouldn’t want to pour gasoline on the intresting discussion between dd Stebins on the side of the FDA and our lone CIC as the voice of freedom. But, I wouldn’t be doing my job as “Curmudgeon” if I didn’t point out this interesting story: http://www.thestreet.com/_tscrss/stocks/pharmaceuticals/10286692.html *** Begin Quote *** In October, Bristol-Myers Squibb said its conversations with the Food and Drug Administration indicated that Pargluva probably would need additional clinical trials to measure cardiovascular risk. At the time, the company said the trials could take five years, and it said one option would be to cancel work on what once had been a promising product. Since meeting with the FDA, company officials reviewed the compound and the regulatory requirements, looked at experimental products that belong to the same class and examined heart-safety results from a recent Pargluva test. "Based on these accumulated data, the company believes that a long-term trial is needed to achieve regulatory success," said a Thursday press release. Bristol-Myers Squibb decided to pull the plug "based on this assessment, the company's commercial evaluation of other diabetes alternatives likely to be available in five years and consideration of competing development opportunities in the company's portfolio," the press release said. The cancelling of Pargluva, known by the generic name muraglitazar, also adds to questions raised by other companies' failed research on drugs known as known as dual PPAR alpha/gamma agonists. PPAR is an acronym for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors. Earlier this month, AstraZeneca (AZN:NYSE - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) halted work on Galida. AstraZeneca said Galida probably wouldn't offer much improvement over existing diabetes drugs. Several other companies have discontinued work on this class of drugs, including Merck, which stopped development in 2003 after its compound produced rare, malignant tumors in mice. Merck had signed an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb to help market Pargluva, but after Bristol-Myers Squibb issued its warning in October, Merck bowed out. *** End Quite *** Once again, the “regulators” have displaced the
capitalists in determining what is needed. They put their thumb on the scale
like the crooked butcher to get the answer they want to hear. The hopes and
dreams of investors, scientists, executives, and all the risk takers are all
pushed aside by Big Gummamint. The worst part of it
is, if you’re one of the people who might be helped by this drug, then your chance for survival just died at the regulator’s
pen. I guess when we all check in with the Intelligent Designer, as the CIC
likes to point out, perhaps she, it, or he will say something like “ … but
guys and gals I gave you the cure for diabetes. Ahh,
what was it Saint Peter? Par-glue-va. Oh yes, it
was the one your regulators killed. And the cure for … … All you had to do was insist on
being able to use the free will I gave you. I did give it to you for a
reason! To find your way thru the vale of tears. You were in I can’t be sure that’s what {she, it, or he} will say, but that’s what I’ll say for {she, it, or he}. |
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GBu. GBA. Reinke sends. |
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