Digest 51

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1. Re: A good cause
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
2. Re: A good cause
by: Alison Lent <alent@davidsbridal.net>
3. Re: A good cause
by: Josefa Mulaire <josefamulaire@verizon.net>
4. Re: A good cause
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
5. Re: A good cause
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
6. (no subject)
by: <NYCFD1@aol.com>
7. Re: (no subject)
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
8. Re: A good cause
by: <Lotsoffish@aol.com>
9. Re: (no subject)
by: <Iafrate4@aol.com>
10. Re: A good cause
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
11. A 'nouther good cause
by: Ed Weinberg <edw@q5comm.com>
12. No Subject
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
13. Re: A good cause
by: <dmcquickly@comcast.net>
14. Re: A good cause
by: <Captmando@aol.com>
15. Re: Re: A good cause
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
16. Re: A good cause
by: <psinatra@comcast.net>
17. Re: A good cause
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
18. Re: No Subject
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
19. Re: A good cause
by: <Captmando@aol.com>
20. Re: A good cause
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
21. Re: A good cause
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
22. Re: Re: A good cause
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
23. Re: A good cause
by: <Yasd@aol.com>
24. Re: A good cause
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
25. Re: A good cause
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
26. Re: A good cause
by: Ed Weinberg <edw@q5comm.com>
27. Re: A good cause
by: <Lotsoffish@aol.com>
28. Re: A good cause
by: <dmcquickly@comcast.net>
29. Re: A good cause
by: <dmcquickly@comcast.net>
30. Happy Holiday's plus a shameless plug
by: <dougnolan@aol.com>
31. Holiday greetings
by: <dmcquickly@comcast.net>
32. Re: Holiday greetings
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
33. I elfed myself!
by: <dmcquickly@comcast.net>
34. Happy Holidays
by: Dragan Andrijevik <andragan@mol.com.mk>
35. RIP
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
36. Re: RIP
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
37. RE: RIP
by: Larry Kaiser <lkaiser@americanyc.org>
38. Re: RIP
by: <abelarge@optonline.net>
39. Garbled Messages
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
40. RIP
by: Barry Symonds <bsymond1@rochester.rr.com>
41. Re: somthing's broke
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
42. RE: somthing's broke
by: lfrancis <louise.francis@comcast.net>
43. Re: RIP
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
44. Re: RIP
by: Tim Collins <tcollins@haifire.com>
45. Here's to Chris...
by: Ed <ewc58@optonline.net>
46. Cooking Endeavors
by: <faheyfam@optonline.net>
47. Hello? echo...echo...
by: <dmcquickly@comcast.net>
48. Re: Hello? echo...echo...
by: <captmando@aol.com>
49. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
50. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <faheyfam@optonline.net>
51. Re: Hello? echo...echo...
by: <ecram123@aol.com>
52. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <ecram123@aol.com>
53. Re: Hello? echo...echo...
by: <jmshillinglaw@aol.com>
54. Re: Hello? echo...echo...
by: <smb9220@comcast.net>
55. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
56. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <faheyfam@optonline.net>
57. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <faheyfam@optonline.net>
58. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <dave.walters@comcast.net>
59. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
60. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <faheyfam@optonline.net>
61. Re: Cooking Endeavors
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
62. Classroom Encounter Goes International
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
63. Re: Classroom Encounter Goes International
by: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
64. The Buzzer
by: <faheyfam@optonline.net>
65. RE: The Buzzer
by: lfrancis <louise.francis@comcast.net>
66. RE: The Buzzer
by: Pat Sinatra $home$ <psinatra@comcast.net>
67. Re: RE: The Buzzer
by: <afine@art-cetera.com>
68. Re: The Buzzer
by: <ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com>
69. Re: The Buzzer
by: <jmshillinglaw@aol.com>

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Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:58:41 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

Josefa,

Good luck on your quest! A playground turned into a parking lot, a
perfect example of America's priorities and why our kids are the fattest
in the world.

Jim K

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Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:09:36 -0800
From: Alison Lent <alent@davidsbridal.net>
Subject: Re: A good cause

I took my senior candid there on the swings. I think I have a black and
white photo. I will lokk and get back to you.

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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:27:43 -0500
From: Josefa Mulaire <josefamulaire@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: A good cause

Kelly.
No doubt there is a perceived parking shortage at the school. Did you
know that the administration has already turned a part of the Burke
Estate into a parking lot? I walk my son to school every day--
remember when we all walked to school--and I look to see just how bad
the parking is on any given day. What I've discovered is this: on
most days there is parking on Farragut Avenue and on Rosedale less
than 120 paces to the school. There is parking, it's just not a
stone's throw to the building.
Josefa

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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:16:47 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

> No doubt there is a perceived parking shortage at the school. Did you
> know that the administration has already turned a part of the Burke
> Estate into a parking lot?

And for good measure they cut down the beloved "Elephant Tree"!

I walk my son to school every day--
> remember when we all walked to school--

Hastings is about 2 square miles and except for the kids that live on
the other side of the Saw Mile Parkway, we all walked. I sure don't
recall there being an obesity problem back then.
> Josefa

Josefa.

I applaud your cause.

Jim K

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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:14:10 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: A good cause

they raped the burke estate.

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Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:45:43 EST
From: NYCFD1@aol.com
Subject: (no subject)

To all my classmates that i think often,

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year

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Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:44:18 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: (no subject)

happy hannukah too

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Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:37:25 EST
From: Lotsoffish@aol.com (John Capuano)
Subject: Re: A good cause

the entire planet is being raped...this one hits home....

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:31:56 EST
From: Iafrate4@aol.com
Subject: Re: (no subject)

Right back at you Ray!

Happy holidays, Pam Edwards Iafrate

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:33:06 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

John,

There are many organizations both Global and local that are in on the fight.

The Nature Conservancy is one of the best for preservation of huge
tracts of land.

Green Peace...do I need to say more?

Sea Shepard...These guys are much more into confrontation than Green
Peace. To make a long story short, Sea Shepard commandos stuck limpet
mines onto a confiscated ship that was to be turned into a whaler and
blew her up in a Portuguese port.

Do you recall Nat Meznikoff (sp?) who died while we were in High School.
His mother was instrumental in saving Hillside Woods from being turned
into a housing development.

I was involved in saving a huge hunk of land in Ramapo from being turned
into a Golf Course. This was a Grass Roots movement and was very effective.

These are just a few groups that are fighting everyday to save the planet.

Have you ever heard of The Hudson River Fisherman and The River Keeper?
Both of those groups have been instrumental in cleaning up the Hudson.
Hell, the river is so clean now that Dave Richter and I went swimming
in it this past summer.

Jim K

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:59:05 -0500
From: Ed Weinberg <edw@q5comm.com>
Subject: A 'nouther good cause

On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 10:08 -0500, Hastings Alumni Email Forum wrote:

> The Nature Conservancy is one of the best for preservation of huge
> tracts of land.
>

I particularly like the Nature Conservancy. They protect land in a very
free-market, non-governmental, and non-violent way. They don't blow up
offending parties or force us (US Citizens) to spend our tax dollars as
defendants in court. They don't sue developers or protest against
development. They get results in a direct way. When the Nature
Conservancy finds land that they consider ecologically important, they
BUY IT at fair market price to insure that it is never developed.

One problem with our US park system is that it takes money to run each
National Park, and that budget is always under funded. The Nature
Conservancy basically creates parks in the private sector, then manages
them. Anyone can visit the parks.

Of course you can donate either money or land to them.

--
Edward J. Weinberg
h. 914-722-6639
c. 203-610-4799

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:22:10 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: No Subject

How sad that "they" cut down the big old birch trees in the Burke Estate a
few years ago - in the summer, early one morning when no one was watching. I
have happy memories of sledding down the big hill towards Broadway and picking
raspberries with your classmate Zach Nethercot. The old Billie Burke estate
should be turned into a museum celebrating the life of the Good Witch and star
of
Ziegfeld Follies.
Some of you might remember how Nat used to walk through the woods on a dark
night, without shoes and playing his recorder. I believe that his sister Rachel
is (fittingly) some sort of land rights/nature lawyer/activist in Washington
D.C.
As for the playground/parking lot, I don't know what the happy medium is, but
it brings to mind the lyrics to Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi"...

They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot

not to pontifictate, here are a few other relevant quotes:

A great democratic revolution is at work among us. It is universal, it is
durable, it escapes human intervention every day; every event, like every man,
furthers its development.
- Alexis de Toqueville

No man made the land: it is the original inheritance of the whole species.
The land of every country belongs to the people of the whole species.
- John Stuart Mill

Every man, without distinction of race or colour, is entitled to nourishment,
housing, covering, medical care and attention, employment and... the right to
roam over any kind of country, moorland, mountain, farm, great garden or what
not, where his presence will not be destructive of its special use, nor
dangerous to himself nor seriously inconvenient to his fellow citizens.
- H.G. Wells

and lastly

Was a big high wall there that tried to stop me
A sign was painted said: Private Property
But on the back side it didn't say nothing
That side was made for you and me.
- Woody Guthrie, "This Land Is Your Land" (alternate lyrics)

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:22:52 +0000
From: dmcquickly@comcast.net (Greg Vaughn)
Subject: Re: A good cause

I ate about 23 pounds of Hunts pudding in 10th grade. Somewhere in northern
Minnesota there's about 6 square feet of protected area with my name on it from
their Save The Eagle drive.

It's been years since I ate pudding. But I bask whenever I see an eagle.

Greg

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:40:24 EST
From: Captmando@aol.com
Subject: Re: A good cause

all very nice efforts jimbo..but the fact is...the FACT IS.. unless
population levels are reduced..and our carbon footprints eliminated..the human
race
is....well... doomed...all else is ludacris...moot...you know whats
happening to the rain forests...a bittersweet footnote... the polar bear
doesn't
have a chance...we are watching this wonderful animal..and many others..slip
into extinction before our very eyes....and there is not a thing we can do to
save her.. her cubs......

some argue the planet has always been changing....species come and go ..no
biggie....right?..i say..we have been the most self indulged environment
destroying species to ever...ever roam mother earth....WE...are the ones who
must slip into extinction ..to save all other...sadly i think ma nature will
eventually take care of that...she has had enough..we see it happening
already...uncontrolled viruses....drastic changes in world climate and weather
patterns..hillary clinton....

in the meantime...we do all we can as individuals to help save the
planet...enjoy life...and help others to do the same..a breathe of cold winter
air..the smell of autumn leaves....the wind blown scent of salt along a wind
swept beach...there are still ...so mant gifts out there..cap

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 0:30:43 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com>
Subject: Re: Re: A good cause

John,

I'm glad you feel the way I do about the planet. So thanks for the intro.

I'm still investing my money and far too much time putting together that
educational DVD series about global climate change with Rita Chang.

We are finally getting the word out that the material exists and is available.
ABC News in Boston did a feature story on Rita. That clip can be seen at www.
classroomencounters.org in the "What's New" section.

Now both the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the American
Library Association (ALA) recommends our DVD series. You can read the reviews
on the site too.

Please follow John's good example and pitch in however you can. And
shamelessly, since it doesn't benefit me in the least, I ask you to include in
your effort contacting either Rita (rita@classroomencounters.org) or myself
about helping Classroom Encounters get the cutting edge information on these
DVDs out to libraries and schools.

Thanks everyone and happy holidays.

(And that goes double for you, Ray Paletta, who wins the contest for first
holiday greeting this year.)

Alan

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:54:48 +0000
From: psinatra@comcast.net (Pat Sinatra)
Subject: Re: A good cause

It's all Darwinian selection in action..

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:40:24 EST
From: Captmando@aol.com
Subject: Re: A good cause

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:31:58 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

John,

Your first sentence says it all when you mention Population Levels. I
graduated college in 1979. Thirty years later the US population had
grown by 40,000,000. Yup, we went from 260,000,000 to 300,000,000 that
fast. Pretty frigging frightening.

Jim

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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:09:27 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: No Subject

The Elephant Tree was a Weeping Copper Beech to be precises, Fagus
sylvatica Purpurea Pendula.

Trees

I think I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowering breast.

A tree that looks at God all day
And lifts her leafy arms to pray.

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair.

Upon whose bosom snow has lain
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me
But only God can make a tree.

Joyce Kilmer

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:41:51 EST
From: Captmando@aol.com
Subject: Re: A good cause

al gore did all that..read his book...more pictures than words
actually....it reads like a childrens book....and this is a good thing.....
easy...very
easy..for all to understand...cap

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:03:49 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: A good cause

i would think that that's nothing compared to other countries' population
increases

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:06:02 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

Yes but, in Japan and parts of Europe there is ZPG

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:14:17 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com>
Subject: Re: Re: A good cause

John,

I hope you aren’t suggesting people read Al Gore’s book instead of seeing our
DVDs.

What Rita and I could do with all his financial backing! Forget that, what we
could do with just his volunteers! " www.classroomencounters.org" is only Rita
and I, but I’m proud of what we accomplished so far.

A anecdote: Gore’s film "An Inconvenient Truth" is a Paramount Picture so I met
him. Now, my office was next to the guest office given to Gore for his
promotional interviews, and he has a booming voice. All day long for several
days, I kept hearing, "No, seriously, I’m not using this to run for office."

I’ll be glad when the election is over.

Alan

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:21:53 EST
From: Yasd@aol.com (Amy Alter Jeffereis)
Subject: Re: A good cause

If you want to see scary go to _www.worldometers.info_
(http://www.worldometers.info) or read this

If the World Were a Village of 100 People
If we could reduce the worldâ€™s population to a village of precisely 100
people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, the demographics
would
look something like this:
The village would have 60 Asians, 14 Africans, 12 Europeans, 8 Latin
Americans, 5 from the USA and Canada, and 1 from the South Pacific

51 would be male, 49 would be female

82 would be non-white; 18 white

67 would be non-Christian; 33 would be Christian

80 would live in substandard housing

67 would be unable to read

50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation

33 would be without access to a safe water supply

39 would lack access to improved sanitation

24 would not have any electricity (And of the 76 that do
have electricity, most would only use it for light at night.)

7 people would have access to the Internet

1 would have a college education

1 would have HIV

2 would be near birth; 1 near death

5 would control 32% of the entire worldâ€™s wealth; all 5 would be US citizens

33 would be receiving --and attempting to live on-- only 3% of the income of
â€œthe villageâ€

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:55:15 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: A good cause

not to be partisan, but i daresay al gore would make a better president than
any of those pathetic republican jokers! uh-oh, probably just opened a giant
can of worms (guiliani, romney, etc.)
when is everyone going to wake up and protest this damn war like we
eventually did with the vietnam "conflict"?

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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:12:33 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

You can't put all the blame on the Republicans. We knew we had an
energy problem back in 1974. Everything that is being done now on an
emergency basis Carter had started and Reagan threw out. Both parties
have done virtually nothing in this time (The Democrats under Clinton
passed RIULPA which is a real nightmare).

Actually the two best Environmental Presidents we ever had were
Republicans...Teddy Roosevelt and Nixon !

As for the war...bring on the Draft... that will "wake up" everyone and
then the protest will begin!

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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:57:19 -0500
From: Ed Weinberg <edw@q5comm.com>
Subject: Re: A good cause

On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 23:01 -0500, Hastings Alumni Email Forum wrote:

> If the World Were a Village of 100 People
> 5 would control 32% of the entire worldâ€™s wealth; all 5 would be US
citizens
>
> 33 would be receiving --and attempting to live on-- only 3% of the income of
> â€œthe villageâ€

I see a couple of ways to solve this problem, if it is a problem.

We use force to take income and use that tax to provide a cash flow to
feed the 33. Of course most of the REALLY wealthy (Paris, Donald,
Bloomberg, Gates, Senators, including ours) have enormous wealth, but
have moderate income. The income pie is broken up and provides a cash
flow which feeds the 33.

Another, we could have forced re-distribute wealth. We take our pie (we
are talking assets here), and cut up the pieces of the US citizens
portion and distribute them to the 33. The 33 are fed until the
redistributed pie is used up, then the go back to eating the 3% income
of "the village". We do worse, they do better. The economy is static.
The pie stays the same size.

Next, we start a charity or use and existing charity and donate pieces
of our pie to the charity. The 33 are fed on the cash flow. As before,
the 5 of us get better karma for doing charity work and although our 33
eat, their life never really improves.

Wouldn't it be great if we could find a way to bring the economic
freedom we enjoy in the United States that has made the 5 so wealthy to
those 33 people? Maybe the 33 would begin manufacturing and exporting
some product. As their standard of living increased, they would become
customers of the goods and services we make. Since we don't live in a
static world, we would not be cutting smaller pieces of the pie, we
would be increasing the size of the pie. Everyone wins.

Is it easier to blindly send tax dollars or charities which end up in
the coffers of the despots that run many of these villages of 33 instead
of the 33? Yep, but to actually change peoples lives so they can "fish"
and be fed for life requires some combination of the above, and it has
to start with the governments that run the villages of 33 allowing the
people to help themselves.

The Foundation for Economic Freedom in Irvington ( www.fee.org ) is a
free market think tank. One of the things they do is bring free market
information to countries all over the world. They teach in former
Soviet Republics, Africa, and even in middle east countries where a free
market is completely unknown. They run some great monthly lectures
called "An Evening With Fee". There is free admission and they have a
great reception with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.

Last month Putin's former economic adviser spoke, and a few months ago I
heard the founder of Pay Pal. This month author James Bovard speaks
about "Civil Liberties Under Attack in America". I don't always agree
with the speakers, but the food and the talk is very interesting. My
father, who goes more often than me, has met some of our classmates
there.

I think their next event is Saturday, 12/8. I will probably be there.
Although it is not for children, my HS freshman, Stephen, loves it.

--
Edward J. Weinberg
h. 914-722-6639
c. 203-610-4799

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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:49:07 EST
From: Lotsoffish@aol.com (John Capuano)
Subject: Re: A good cause

sadly amy..its the pyramid affect...the top of the pyramid cannot
exist..without a wide"bottom"to hold it up...all of us...who access this
website...are
very near the top....those without electric..starving...living in tin shacks
and cardboard homes...the bottom.....how can we change this?....its the way
things have been...and shall always be.....unless...unless...maybe there was
something to "communism...hmmm...

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Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:39:56 +0000
From: dmcquickly@comcast.net (Greg Vaughn)
Subject: Re: A good cause

A man who shares my own gloom!

I'm reading a book called The World Without Us. Great book, Cap, you'll like
it. The author mentions in the last chapter a society based entirely on this
proposition: Eliminate the humans, save the world.

Greg

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Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:58:32 +0000
From: dmcquickly@comcast.net (Greg Vaughn)
Subject: Re: A good cause

That's pretty cool! I'm taking this one in to work. The Social Studies
teachers will love this one.

In other words, these 100 people would be living in Borcula (a very tiny wide
spot in the road about 20 miles from me that, up until a few years ago, was the
home of Sara Lee!)

Greg

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Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:39:43 -0500
From: dougnolan@aol.com
Subject: Happy Holiday's plus a shameless plug

Hello All,

I wanted to pass along a Happy Holiday's to you all.Â Chanukah came early this
yearÂ with Christmas and Kwanza are just around the corner.

I hope that you and your families enjoy a safe fun filled season.

On the shameless plug side, for any and all of you in the Nor Cal area; my band
will be playing at Henfling's on 12/20 from 8:00 to 11:00.Â Henfling's is a
typical roadhouse tavern nestled in the redwood trees of the Santa Cruz
Mountains.Â We always have an interesting crowd at Henfling's and do a good
job of rockinâ€™ the place.Â

More info can be found at the band website www.backtonowhereband.com

Take Care,
Doug

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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:58 +0000
From: dmcquickly@comcast.net
Subject: Holiday greetings

Just wanted to wish every one of my adult high school friends a great holiday
season. May your blessings be like a beehive, and if there are changes coming
in the New Year for you, I hope they bring you health and happiness! Love to
hear from you.
Greg

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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:09:44 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com (Peter Zimmerman)
Subject: Re: Holiday greetings

too bad theres no peace on earth. oh well, maybe next year </HTML>

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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:12:49 +0000
From: dmcquickly@comcast.net (Greg Vaughn)
Subject: I elfed myself!

Some of you may consider this holiday overkill, but our school administrators
put an elf greeting together, and it's a huge hit at school. Seeing as how we
are expecting a winter snowstorm tonight, I thought I'd make one of my own. So
from my two lovely elves Kendall and Emily and myself to you and your own
elves, Happy Holidays (again)!

Greg

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Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:14:34 +0100
From: "Dragan Andrijevik" <andragan@mol.com.mk>
Subject: Happy Holidays

Dear HHS 1975 Friends,

I wish you and your loved ones all the very best for the Festive Season.

I will celebrate the New Year 6 hours earlier than you in Hastings. So, I will
drink twice for a successful year. Once with my friends here in Macedonia,
Europe, and the second time with my US friends.

Dragan Andrijevic

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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:57:04 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com>
Subject: RIP

Christopher Griggs
Courtland Manor
1/14/08
Arrangements by Joseph F. Nardone Funeral Home, Peekskill, 914.737.1363
Viewing 7-9pm
Funeral 1/18/08

No further information is available at this time.

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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:33:33 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: RIP

What a shame. He was a really good guy.

Jim K

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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:35:47 -0500
From: Larry Kaiser <lkaiser@americanyc.org>
Subject: RE: RIP

What a shock!!

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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:36:12 +0000
From: abelarge@optonline.net (Andre Belarge)
Subject: Re: RIP

I have not seen Chris for about 15 years (time is passing much too quickly) but
I have great memories especially while he was part of HHS wrestling.
Andre Belarge
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

-------------------- 39 --------------------
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:46:02 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com>
Subject: Garbled Messages

The garbled messages have been from Andre Belarge's Blackberry, and then from
me trying to send it without changes. Sorry for those. Trying this time below
as plain text.

I want to echo Andre's sentiments. We were all close back then, especially on
the wrestling mat... you couldn't get much closer. Billy reminded me that Chris
was going to join us at our last reunion. Wish he did. He will be missed.

Alan

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:36:12 +0000
From: abelarge@optonline.net (Andre Belarge)
Subject: Re: RIP

I have not seen Chris for about 15 years (time is passing much too quickly) but
I have great memories especially while he was part of HHS wrestling.

Andre Belarge

-------------------- 40 --------------------
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:46:21 -0500
From: "Barry Symonds" <bsymond1@rochester.rr.com>
Subject: RIP

What a shame. We could always count on Chris for a good laugh during
wrestling practice...always a smile on his face.

He will be missed.

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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:42:03 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com>
Subject: Re: somthing's broke

Ed (and everyone),

It doesn't make sense to reply to a clearly bad email. Doing so only forces
everyone on the list to receive it more than once.

FUTURE RULE OF THUMB: If you send a class email and you don't get it back as a
member of the class, YOU are the one causing the gargled messages. Please think
about how you sent it and maybe contact me offline at afine@art-cetera.com to
troubleshoot.

So far we know that Andre Belarge's Blackberry causes garbled messages. (Andre,
I think it is your signature with the registered trademark symbol, but we won't
know unless you send another to the class with no signature and we see what
happens.)

If anyone else suspects they might have sent a garbled message, please contact
me.

Thanks,

Alan

-------------------- 42 --------------------
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:59:32 -0800
From: "lfrancis" <louise.francis@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: somthing's broke

Those Darn Blackberries! I recall we had similar problems a while ago when
someone else tried to send messages here on one (or was it a Treo?) and the
sender figured it out.
Thanks for all your work keeping us connected Alan.
I haven't gotten the image of Chris' smile from across the classroom out of
my mind since I read the sad news ...
Best to all,
Louise Francis

-------------------- 43 --------------------
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:12:22 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: RIP

Obituary from The Journal News:

http://www.nyjnews.com/obits/Obit1.php?pid=2433665

Jim K

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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:58:05 -0500
From: "Tim Collins" <tcollins@haifire.com>
Subject: Re: RIP

He was the one who convinced me to join the wrestling team. When I was in
8th grade and in Boy Scouts we were grappling (as boys do) one day and he
said "hey, you're good, how much do you weigh?" When I told him I was 95lbs,
he said you HAVE to join the wrestling team next year..........we don't have
anyone for the 98lb and weight class.

Well, I of course did and will always be grateful to him for convincing me
to do so.

A great guy and hell of a competitor/wrestler !!!!!

My prayers and condolences go out to his friends, family and loved ones.

Tim Collins

-------------------- 45 --------------------
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:05:35 -0500
From: Ed <ewc58@optonline.net>
Subject: Here's to Chris...

Like Tim, Andre, Barry, Alan, and all who were part of our HHS wrestling
team, I too have very fond memories of Chris. To know Chris was to like him.

The things I will always remember about Chris were his innate sincerity and
dependability. Chris was a fine, genuine Man. Never any airs or pretensions.
My heart aches for his family and friends, what a sad loss.

With love and respect,
Ed Caccia
'76

-------------------- 46 --------------------
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:12:32 +0000 (GMT)
From: faheyfam@optonline.net (Anne Kapfer Fahey)
Subject: Cooking Endeavors

Hello all-

I'm in the process of becoming licensed to produce and market gluten free and
casein free products for local health stores and individuals with eating
disorders. My son has celiac disease (formerly known as "wheat allergy"),
which is what sparked my interest in coming up with new recipes to give him a
better selection of products to choose from. In the meantime, a friend that
owns a health food store in the area has informed me that there is a huge
demand for gluten and casein (dairy) free products, as many believe that
autistic children benefit from this diet. I'm curious if any others on our
website deal with either of these issues requiring gluten/casein free foods -
and since this website reaches quite a few folks living in different areas of
the country, I'd be interested in learning if the demand that exists in NJ is
common in other areas as well (I would assume). Also, of course, if anyone
would like samples of my small but quickly growing product line (ha!), I'm very
interested in feedback, suggestions, you name it.

Soooo.... if anyone out there has any interest or advice, it's welcome, and
samples are available!

Thanks!

Anne

-------------------- 47 --------------------
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:12:38 +0000
From: dmcquickly@comcast.net (Greg Vaughn)
Subject: Hello? echo...echo...

I'd have thought with the Giants' Super Bowl win this board would be blazing!
But it's been a while since anyone's said hi. Love to hear from you. And...go
Giants!
Greg

-------------------- 48 --------------------
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:14:27 -0500
From: captmando@aol.com (John Capuano)
Subject: Re: Hello? echo...echo...

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT GREG..THE BIG BLUE PULLED OFF ONE OF THE GREATEST
UPSETS IN FOOTBALL..SPORTS..HISTORY!...DID YOU WATCH THE GAME?..THE SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS LEADING TO THE WIN WERE ASTOUNDING....IF THEY HAD MISSED ONE STEP..ONE
STEP.?IN THE SEQUENCE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER...BUT..THEY DID IT...HALF THE
PLAYERS ON THE FIELD WERE NOT "STARTERS"...UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE...GO GIANTS!..
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE UNDERDOG..AND MAN DID THEY PULL IT OFF OR WHAT?....BUT
HEY...?GREG..SHOULDNT A "MIDWESTERNER" LIKE YOU BE ROUTING FOR THE VIKINGS?..OR
THE LIONS?...YOU'RE NOT A FAIR WEATHER FAN ARE YOU?....CAPPY?

-------------------- 49 --------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:10:37 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

Larry King had a program about autism a couple of months ago and they talked
about gluten. Toni Braxton and other folks were on it. </HTML>

-------------------- 50 --------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:28:32 +0000 (GMT)
From: faheyfam@optonline.net
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

Thanks Pete-there's a lot of new research going on tying Autism treatment with
diet. My nephew is autistic, and for a very long time the thinking was that it
was due to vaccinations given in infancy. I believe that is still a strong
theory, but now they're exploring other areas that might help the autistic such
as diet.

The more I look into it, plain gluten free cooking (which my son needs for
celiac disease) is not nearly as challenging as casein free, so I may stick
with gluten free products.

Thanks for the feedback!

Anne

-------------------- 51 --------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:03:55 -0500
From: ecram123@aol.com (Marce Maicovski Bailes)
Subject: Re: Hello? echo...echo...

Was that a great game, or what?
Marce

-------------------- 52 --------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:07:14 -0500
From: ecram123@aol.com (Marce Maicovski Bailes)
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

I've seen these products become more and more popular in the big chain
supermarkets, not just the specialty ones, so here in CO there must be a
demand.
Marce

-------------------- 53 --------------------
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:56:42 -0500
From: jmshillinglaw@aol.com
Subject: Re: Hello? echo...echo...

John,

You forget.....Greg used to be a huge Vikings fan when he was in high school
(right Greg?). Something we all could never really figure out. Indeed, he even
went to school in Minnesota for awhile. But he was also a big Giants fan (and I
guess still is). As for me....this was one of the most satisfying wins in
Giants history, maybe even more than the first Super Bowl win in 1986. Amazing
end for an amazing season.

Jamie

-------------------- 54 --------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:59:34 +0000
From: smb9220@comcast.net (Steve Bass)
Subject: Re: Hello? echo...echo...

As a Packer fan (and a Packer shareholder) that was my first allegiance. But I
was very glad to see the Giants win, and it was one of the best games in
years. I can't stand the New England Patriots, even though I lived in
Massachusetts for 7 years.

-------------------- 55 --------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:09:09 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

yr welcome hope it helps. remember pizza crust has a lot of gluten in it!

-------------------- 56 --------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:53:31 +0000 (GMT)
From: faheyfam@optonline.net (Ann Kapfer Fahey)
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

You're right about pizza crust. The health food store we use most has a gluten
free pizza product but it tastes like crap. Bread is the most challenging, I
just can't get the texture right. Luckily the local health store has bread
that they import from a bakery in Brooklyn (called Everybody Eats) and it's the
best we've found (and it sells for $11 for 7 rolls), but I got a Cuisinart
breadmaker and have tried at least 20 times or more to make a palatable loaf of
bread without gluten, and so far no luck.

Thanks again for your help.

Anne

-------------------- 57 --------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:31:07 +0000 (GMT)
From: faheyfam@optonline.net (Ann Kapfer Fahey)
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

Hi Marce, how are you doing? How nice of you to take the time to respond to my
e-mail! The more input I get, while the demand is there it sounds like there
is a lot more to starting up a small business than I thought, I can't prepare
products at home even for local health food stores, so that throws a huge
wrinkle in it for me. I think I need to realistically do something home based,
and I ran a daycare for 10 years when we lived in Maryland so maybe I'll go
back to that.

What is new with you and your family? I'm jealous you're in Colorado and I'm
in NJ! I really loved Colorado, we lived in Littleton for 6 years and Colorado
Springs (that is where you are, isn't it) was especially lovely. The Air Force
Academy (and the football games they hosted), Pike's Peak, Santa Land when the
kids were younger - it was a cooler retreat in the summertime on hot days in
Littleton. Such a beautiful part of the country - enjoy!

Take care, and thanks again for responding.

Anne

-------------------- 58 --------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:49:31 +0000
From: dave.walters@comcast.net
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

Hi all,
my niece, Tovah, runs:
http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/

She suffers really badly from gluten problems. Tovah lives in the mid-Hudson
valley and she is a supurb cook. Her recipes are very easy to make.

David Walters

-------------------- 59 --------------------
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:25:24 -0500
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

theres always cornbread

-------------------- 60 --------------------
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:59:00 +0000 (GMT)
From: faheyfam@optonline.net (Anne Kapfer Fahey)
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

Funny you say that-that was my first reaction when Tommy was diagnosed - no
problem, cornbread, rye bread, potato bread - but they all contain gluten! So
many things do, you don't realize until you have to deal with it!

-------------------- 61 --------------------
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:19:08 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: Cooking Endeavors

bummer. how bout rice?

-------------------- 62 --------------------
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:28:28 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com>
Subject: Classroom Encounters Goes International

Thanks to the power of the internet, Rita Chang and I just received our first
INTERNATIONAL order for our educational DVDs this weekend. A Paypal cash
transaction came in out of nowhere from the Science Department of the
University of Hong Kong using our Classroom Encounters website! This is great
news as it means Classroom Encounters is helping to put our best scientists'
research out to the rest of the world in a simple to use and understand
format.

This month, Rita will meet with our key advisors to plan what CE should do this
year. If anyone is interested or would like to help, please visit our website,
www.classroomencounters.org and email us using the contact page.

Thank you all for your good wishes and support.

Alan

-------------------- 63 --------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:02:26 -0500
From: Jim Katzenstein <jimk@starkaywhite.com>
Subject: Re: Classroom Encounter Goes International

Alan I Rita

Outstanding! Good Luck!

Jim K

-------------------- 64 --------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:30:03 +0000 (GMT)
From: faheyfam@optonline.net (Anne Kapfer Fahey)
Subject: The Buzzer

I was cleaning out the attic and I found an OLD copy of the Buzzer from
December of 1972. It even has an article about the trip to Elmira during the
flood! Is there anyone out there that has a scanner and would be willing to
scan and post it? I don't have one, but I'd like be happy to send it to anyone
that does-I think everyone would enjoy it!

Anne

-------------------- 65 --------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:15:44 -0800
From: "lfrancis" <louise.francis@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: The Buzzer

Hi Anne,
I'd be happy to scan and post it.
My address is
1640 Berkeley Way
Berkeley CA 94703
Thanks for thinking of us all when you found it!
Louise Francis

-------------------- 66 --------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:42:58 -0800
From: "Pat Sinatra $home$" <psinatra@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: The Buzzer

I also have the June 1975 one from our graduating class. It's not in bad
shape, either.

-------------------- 67 --------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:33:42 -0500
From: <afine@art-cetera.com> Alan Fine
Subject: Re: RE: The Buzzer

If people scan Buzzer issues, please email them to me and I'll be happy to give
them their own section on our site. Please make sure scans are at least 150 dpi
(dots per inch) or they won't be clear enough to post.

I love that this isn't a class-specific endeavor and will unify everyone
participating in our site. As a group, how many issues do you think we will be
able to collect and archive? It is a fun challenge.

Here is what we have pledged so far:

From Anne 12/72 and
from Pat 06/75

Any others out there? Take a look around please and let us know.

Thanks,

Alan

-------------------- 68 --------------------
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:26:14 EST
From: ZIMMERMANPetez@cs.com
Subject: Re: The Buzzer

FYI... the Class of '76 has a website that includes folks from other classes
too... www.pugavatar.com

-------------------- 69 --------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:01:36 -0500
From: jmshillinglaw@aol.com (Jamie Shillinglaw)
Subject: Re: The Buzzer

Alan et al,

I have every issue of the Buzzer for our senior year somewhere in my files
(hey, I was the editor, if I recall correctly)

Jamie