Monthly Archives: August 2009

ENDNOTE: Abortion expansion is in the healthcare bill

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/08/09/dean-on-palin%E2%80%99s-health-care-claims-%E2%80%98she-made-that-up%E2%80%99/

August 9, 2009
Dean on Palin’s health care claims: ‘She made that up’
Posted: August 9th, 2009 02:48 PM ET
From From CNN’s David deSola

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She discounted the administration’s view that the president’s plan would cut health care costs, saying the only path to lower costs was less treatment. “And who will suffer the most when they ration care?” she wrote. “The sick, the elderly, and the disabled, of course. The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama’s ‘death panel’ so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their ‘level of productivity in society,’ whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil.”

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Sorry for the D’s. And even sorrier for the Catholics In Name Only in congress like Ted Kennedy who support abortion.

Talk about a culture of death, end of life counseling and expansion of abortion are both in the bill. I know I’ve read parts of what have been provided.

It’s hard to imagine that America has fallen this far into Socialism and the culture of the Secular Progressives.

When “they”, the supposed liberals, took over education, they won the war. They get to brainwash everyone.

Luckily Catholics, and those of us who went to Catholic school, may not have drunk their “Kool Aid”.

Murder is wrong.

It’s always wrong. And, must always be opposed.

When do we stand up for our beliefs? When they are loading us up into the railroad cars?

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JNews: Tash, Becca [MC2013] comes to MC lacrosse

http://www.westport-news.com/sports/ci_13174316?FORM=ZZNR

Tash shows moxie in leading Lady Wreckers to success
By Eliot Schickler
Posted: 08/21/2009 01:02:07 AM EDT

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Becca Tash shows a lot of determination on the lacrosse field. A senior tri-captain for the Staples High girls lacrosse team before graduating in June, she leaves the program as a two-time First Team All-FCIAC selection, a 100-plus career goal scorer and the first player in the program’s history (or at least in this decade) to sign a letter of intent for a Division I school. She was also a First Team All-Stater this year, a Second Team All-Stater and the Block S Team MVP junior year and Second Team All-FCIAC sophomore year.

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Next week, she will be leaving for Manhattan College and major in marketing there. She’s definitely going to play lacrosse for Manhattan and knows she’ll have to raise her game to the next level because she’ll face bigger, faster and stronger opponents. “I have to learn a lot,” says Tash. “It’s a different game with players and coaches. I hope to listen a lot and learn new things.”

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Tash, Becca [MC2013]

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JUpdate: Flynn, Br. Greg (MC1957)

Flynn, Br. Greg (MC1957)
Chairman
Addis Hope Street Children Program
P.O. Box 2454
Addis Ababa

Website: www.Addis-Hope.com

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JUpdate: Reding, Thomas Joseph (MC2009)

Reding, Thomas Joseph (MC2009)
Supervising Engineer
Con Edison
White Plains, NY 10607

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JHQ: U.S. News & World Report Ranks MC’s Engineering

http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/082009_1.shtml

August 20, 2009

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Manhattan College’s School Of Engineering Among The Best In The Nation

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – U.S. News & World Report has ranked Manhattan College’s school of engineering among the best undergraduate engineering programs in the nation. The College’s ranking appears in the print and online versions of U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 Edition of America’s Best Colleges released this week.

Manhattan College’s school of engineering earned a peer review rating of 2.9 and was ranked tied-42nd among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s.

U.S. News ranks only undergraduate engineering programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The rankings are based solely on a peer survey that consists of deans and senior faculty who rate overall programs and best programs in various specialties. Thirty-eight percent of the individuals surveyed returned ratings.

In the Best Universities-Master’s (North Region) category, Manhattan College ranked 17th, up from tied-19th a year ago. The College received an overall score of 61 (on a scale of 100), an increase of three points.

The Best Universities-Master’s category includes institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, but offer few, if any, doctoral programs. The 572 universities in the category are ranked within four geographic areas – North, South, Midwest and West – because they tend to draw students mostly from surrounding states.

The 2010 America’s Best Colleges package provides the most thorough examination of how more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools compare on a set of 15 widely accepted indicators of excellence. Among the many factors weighed in determining the rankings, the key measures of quality are: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, and graduation rate performance (national universities and liberal art colleges).

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JHQ: Manhattan College Career Development Alumni Networking group on LinkedIn

FROM THE COLLEGE

Dear Alumni,

In addition to receiving information via e-mails and JasperLink, please join the Manhattan College Career Development Alumni Networking group on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2219244/. You need to have a LinkedIn profile to join. If you don’t have a profile, you can register at www.linkedin.com. The group is in its infant stage, but is expected to increase rather quickly.

This group will be used for networking, sharing information and job posting for Manhattan College Alumni. See you there!

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JEmail: Walsh, Joe (MC1958) prelim report John McKenna [MC???? RIP]

On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Joe Walsh wrote:

Hi John,

I received word that a friend, John McKenna, died three days ago, possibly Sunday or Monday. I know he was a Manhattan graduate and was interested in the track team, but I have no idea what year he graduated. I think he was in his late 70′s. He didn’t seem to have any close family, ergo I don’t know who was in a position to write an obituary. If you come across one let me know. I checked the NY Daily News and the NY Post but didn’t find anything.

Joe Walsh, 58A.

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From: reinke, fjohn68
To: Joe Walsh
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: RIP

Is this him?

fjohn68

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=131606764

John E. McKenna “Jack”

McKENNA JOHN E. “JACK”

Of Upper St. Clair, age 81

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On Aug 20, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Joe Walsh wrote:

No, John lived in Manhattan and was a bachelor. Thanks for trying. There are probably a dozen John McKenna alumni. — Joe Walsh

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Sorry, I’ll get the professionals on the case.

Any one have any info or sources?

fjohn68

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[JR: Need those eyeballs and fingers to do some looking. The intertubes doesn't have everything. Sigh! Yet!]

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Dear John,

   I do not have anything. I have noticed that some families have not been publishing death notices for fear of some one breaking into the homes of the mourners during the wake or funeral. A sad commentary.

   Mike

[JR: Sad commentary indeed!]

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JNews: Raymond, Todd [MC????] a modest winner

http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Sports/EllensRun/tabid/9777/Default.aspx

Huge Turnout for Ellen’s Run
By Jack Graves

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  Befitting the giddiness of the day, Bob Teschak of Granite State Race Services, who oversees the Mount Washington Road Race, whose 50th anniversary is next year, was unable in the aftermath to come up with anything other than the winner’s name, Todd Raymond, who crossed the finish line in 17 minutes and 19 seconds.

Later, however, it was learned that Raymond, a 25-year-old New York City resident and Manhattan College graduate, who ran the 3K, 5K, and steeplechase there, waits tables at the Saint Ambroeus restaurant in Southampton Village.

   During a conversation Monday, he said he’d registered online, and that when he came to get his number on race day, there’d been a foul-up of some sort. Since it was his first race here, “I ran the first mile in five minutes, testing the waters, but nobody came with me, so I treated it as a tempo run after that. I could have pushed more, but it was hot. . . . I hung around for about a half-hour, and then I had to go to work.”

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Raymond, Todd [MC????]

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JObit: Bart, John J.”Jack” [MC1963 RIP]

http://www.legacy.com/UticaOD/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=131608432

John J. “Jack” Bart
Rome, NY

John J. “Jack” Bart, 67, Rome, passed away Tuesday at home with his family, after a short illness.

Born April 21, 1942, in Syracuse, he was a son of Charles J. and Marian Sawmiller Bart. On August 24, 1963, he was united in marriage to Christine L. Nann in St. John the Baptist Church, Syracuse. Theirs was a loving union of almost forty six years. Jack was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy Class of 1959 and was the director of the school orchestra “Senators of Swing.” He received his BS degree in Physics from Manhattan College in 1963 and his Masters in Physics from Syracuse U. in 1972.

Jack joined many fellow graduates of Manhattan College at Rome Air Development Center in 1963, where he received many outstanding performance awards. He became Chief Scientist, Reliability Sciences at the lab in 1991. At his retirement in 1998, he was acting deputy director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate and was presented with the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exemplary Civilian Service. Jack was a member of the Government Microcircuit Applications Conference, where he was general chair of the 1984 Annual Conference. He was a member of the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development from 1987 to 1993.

Always active in community affairs, Jack was past president of Jervis Library Board of Trustees, past president of Mid York Library System Board of Trustees, past president of Rome College Foundation and served in many technical and professional society positions. He attended St. Peter’s Church in Rome, the Newman Community at Utica College, St. Mary of Mt. . Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Church in Utica, and was also a Franciscan Associate.

He is survived by his loving wife, Christine; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Mark Pape, Utica; son, Johnathan Bart, Rome; step grandchildren, Stephen Pape and Kayla Pape; two brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, J. Richard and Maxine Nann, Kings Mountain, NC, Karl and Sally Nann, Houston, TX; godson, Christopher Burrows and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Special thanks to his “Hospice Angels”, Joyce, Navaz, Georgia, Mary and JoAnn. A memorial mass will be celebrated at a later date. His family will greet friends on Thursday from 4 to 7 PM at Strong and Burns Funeral Home, 401 N. George St. Contributions in Jack’s name may be made to Jervis Public Library, 613 N. Washington St., Rome, Spiritual Renewal Center, 1118 Court St., Syracuse, NY or Hospice and Palliative Care, 4277 Middle Settlement Rd., New Hartford, NY 13413.

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Bart, John J.”Jack” [MC1963 RIP]   

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/mn4s7v

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JFound: Waschenko, Don [MC1985]

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/don-waschenko/10/356/17b

Waschenko, Don [MC1985]

Director
Advanced Technology Special Products
Cobham Sensor Systems

• Specializing in the development of low observable antenna systems, low RCS apertures/antennas and arrays from 20MHz through 100GHz for military applications

• Antenna design integration with stealth platforms including, F-16 Block 60, F/A 18 E/F, RAH-66 Comanche, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II, F-117, Arsenal Ship, DD-x & Sea Raptor

* Experience taking antenna designs from blue sky concepts to production. Roles include; Principal investigator, technical design team lead, cost account management (programs ranging from $100k to over $10M). New business development, corporate strategic planning including IRAD definition and execution.

Education
    * Polytechnic University
      MSEE, Antenna Design, Phased Arrays, & Microwave Electronics
    * Manhattan College
        BEE, Microwave & RF Systems

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