09/22/08 The Raw Greenwich Blog Feed

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More Tributes...and I Won't Apologize For Them - I'll keep throwing Stadium videos up as I come across them. I'll also post my own thoughts about last night's emotional farewell to Yankee Stadium. So if...

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Rock Star Diary
9/11 lights - Every year around 9/11 they put up memorial lights in the footprints where the twin towers once stood. I've always really loved it. They are really beautiful...

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Greenwich Diva
George Michael arrested, again - What is George Michael’s fascination with public restrooms? It seems like every time “Georgie” is looking to break the law he finds the nearest public re...

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For What It's Worth
- 53 Park Avenue South *Beauty in the eye of the beholder* I've long held a sneaky sort of admiration for the builder of this house because he defied conventi...

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The Daily Spurgeon
Alpha - [image: reeds] He is Alpha, the first, the chief, the foremost, the first-born of every creature, the Eternal God. Man by nature is not the first even amon...

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Greenwich News
Violations increase at I-95 truck weigh station - Violations recorded among big rigs checked at the Interstate 95 weigh station in Greenwich more than doubled after state police expanded the inspection ...

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Greenwich Forum
Low scores perplex educators - Greenwich Time - 6 Comments, last updated on Monday Sep 22 by phila
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Tribune Company's Greenwich News Feed
Violations increase at I-95 truck weigh station - Eds: APNewsNow. GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) _ State officials say violations among big rigs checked at Greenwich's I-95 weigh station have more than doubled sinc...
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Greenwich Library Today's Events
Wee Ones - *When:* Monday September 22nd, 2008 - 10:00 AM *Where:* Greenwich Library at Rear Children's Room Drop-in program designed for toddlers 12-24 months with a ...
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The Harvest From Harvest Time Church On King Street
Day 4: Honey, you’ll never guess who I saw at the job site! - Next to him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next to him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the perfumers, and they fortified ...

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Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
Soulless Cover Letters - Not in Age of Passion - Job hunters are making the same mistake in tone and content that multinational corporations have been: Communicating through soulless rhetoric in an age of p...
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Joe Pisani's Our Greenwich Page
What did I do now? - Whenever I see those online ads with scantily clad women, I scratch my head and wonder: Can you really find love on the Internet … or just trouble...
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The Blonde Excuse
A Blogging Whirlwind - I'm getting a little overwhelmed with blogging lately. As you know, I have so many entries to get caught up on, but what you might not know is that I am also...
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John Ferris Robben - T-shirt Philosophy Page At Our Greenwich
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Sarah Darer Littman - Politics Above the Parapet At Our Greenwich
Why you won’t see me marrying a NASCAR dad - My daughter and I went to our first NASCAR event at Riverhead Raceway last weekend (you can read how that came about here) and it was a real eye opener for...
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Saramerica
Authoring and politics - Despite all the political action in the last month I’ve been quiet on this blog because I’ve been focused on my novel writing – in other words, the writing...
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The Perrot Memorial Library Blog
New Green Titles - If you’re cleaning out your house or looking to reduce your carbon footprint, it’s great to go green! We have a selection of books for going green in many ...
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Greenwich Guy
Jim Himes...Do the Right Thing - So now that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked Rep. Charlie Rangle to step down from his position as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, ...
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Ed's First Blog
The 2008 HOWL! Festival (Part Two) - Above, you can see the "temperance" arch where festival personnel encoraged people attending to partake in giving "spontaneous" poems and commentaries. N...
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Greenwich Gossip
"Greenwich is not under marshal law" - The local rag, AKA *Yellowwich Time*, strikes again. Today's front page carries the blooper that adorns today's blog title. Further proof, if any were need...
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Joy Haenlein's Our Greenwich Page
Coming soon… - In the very near future, OurGreenwich.com looks forward to bringing you exciting local content from well-known journalists and columnists. Stay Tuned…
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Susie Costaregni's Our Greenwich Page
Coming soon… - In the very near future, OurGreenwich.com looks forward to bringing you exciting local content from well-known journalists and columnists. Stay Tuned…
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The Greenwich Blog
Double Exposure: Aerial Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now. July 12, 2008 - October 26, 2008 - An exhibition of paired large-format photographs of mountains and glaciers, recorded in the early to mid-1900s and again from 2005 to 2007, that document t...
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09/22/08 Why Can't We Have Free And Open Debates That Include All Canidates? Let the voters hear from everyone and then decide.

You Were Warned In 2005 ^

Himes claims Shays avoiding debates

By KEN DIXON

Two challengers for the 4th Congressional District seat Tuesday charged that veteran U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays was avoiding campaign debates.

A Shays spokesman countered by saying he expects as many as nine debates will take place next month.

However, by Tuesday evening no debates had yet been scheduled for the seat representing about 650,000 southwestern Connecticut residents.

Democrat Jim Himes of Greenwich and Green Party candidate Richard Duffee of Stamford said that Shays, the only Republican member of Congress from New England, was trying to run down the clock to Nov. 4......

.....Paul S. Timpanelli, president and CEO of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, confirmed Tuesday that congressional candidates will appear somewhere in Bridgeport for a debate on health care on Oct. 24.

He doubts whether Duffee will be invited.

"The answer is probably going to be 'no' because in the past, the third-party candidate wasn't viable," Timpanelli said in a phone interview. "I haven't given it any thought at this point, but normally, in the past, we have made that decision based on our government-relations committee." ..... blah .... blah .... blah ..... blah .....

....Green Party State Chairman S. Michael DeRosa said Tuesday that unlike 2006, when the Greens fielded only one Congressional candidate, there are Green candidates this year in each of the five districts.

DeRosa, in a phone interview, said he's not surprised that mainstream politicians may try to keep Greens out of the debates.

"This has always been a problem," DeRosa said. "All parties are equal in Connecticut, but some are more equal than others." He described the state's publicly-supported election fund as the "no-Democrat-or-Republican-left-behind" law while Connecticut lawmakers made it harder for minor parties and independents to gain public financing.

"We're on the ballot and we have a large number of supporters," DeRosa said. "The two parties don't want us in the debates because we'll raise issues they don't want to talk about, like the economy falling around us, offshore drilling and the war."

DeRosa said that Duffee would add a necessary voice to the BRBC's healthcare forum.

"He would raise the issue that we should be discussing around the nation and that's the single-payer system like Canada and every other industrialized, civilized nation in the world has in one form or another," DeRosa said.

Please Read The Full Story: Connecticut Post

Comment:

It is not for Paul Timpanelli to decide which candidates are viable.

Richard Duffee is on the ballot and the voters have a right to hear his views.

Timpanelli is a former Democratic Fitst Selectman of Trumbull and therefore is biased...he should have no voice in who is invited to the debates!!!!

Disgusting UnAmerican and Unpatriotic Censors Like Pual Timpanelli Should Not Try And Manipulate And Interfer With The Democratic Process.

What Is Paul "The Facist" Timpanelli Going To Tell The Voters Next?

"There will be no debate because they already had a debate at the bridge in Bridgeport last month?

The debate that Paul "the Facist" Timpanelli wants to manipulate is about the all important topic of health care. The voters, especially those without healthcare, need to hear why we can spend Hudreds Of Billons in Iraq and Wall Street, but Working Class Americans can't afford basic dental care for their families.

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09/22/08 Here is some of the news that the Greenwich Time, Greenwich Post And The Greenwich Citizen Missed

You Missed !!!!

Trains trump cars for commute

Connecticut Post

Metro-North Railroad said Monday 1,675 commuters got off its trains in Stamford to go to work each day in 2007, and another 751 got off in Greenwich.




Krawcheck to leave Citigroup

Globeinvestor.com

... levels of Wall Street are very thin," said Janet Hanson, founder of women's networking group 85 Broads LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut, and a former Goldman Sachs & Co. executive. "But instead of saying that all the best women are leaving, I would say ...

Macro: How Bankrupt Financials Will Impact Connecticut, NJ [Housing Tracker]

Seeking Alpha

... We'll All Feel Greenwich's Financial Pain In Our State Budget .

Connecticut: “Despite having only about 60,000 people, Greenwich contributed nearly $600 million in state income taxes in 2006… nearly 13% of all state income tax… The Connecticut income tax relies on the stock market for about 25% of its revenue. A huge drop in capital gains — and subsequent state income taxes — by a relative handful of Greenwich billionaires and millionaires could have a huge effect on the budget already projected to have a $147 million deficit. When… multiplied across lower Fairfield County — to investment bankers, traders and hedge-fund magnates…. the potentially profound impact on the state budget becomes clear.” ...

US dollar weakens most since 1999

The Age

... things, including the dollar,'' said Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy for North America at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets. The dollar fell 2.4% to $US1.4818 per euro in New York, from $US1.4466 on September 19. It touched ...


Why Washington Hates Wall Street

Slate Magazine

... Uncle Sam had the world's largest military, but Wall Street had all that goddamned money. The mansions in Greenwich, Conn.; the trophy wives; the private jets - by comparison, the people who wielded power in Washington - including most presidents - ...

Natural Gas Is Little Changed in New York on Lower Demand After Blackouts

Bloomberg

... `Crude is having a small pull on gas,'' said Tom Orr , director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``Overall, the market thinks there's plenty of gas to go around and demand is still suspect.'' To contact the reporter on ...


U.S. Insurers Urge Swift Adoption of Legislation to Reduce Unfair Tax ...

Insurance News Net

... with domestic insurers. Coalition For A Domestic Insurance Industry In addition to the W.R. Berkley Corporation of Greenwich, CT, the Coalition For A Domestic Insurance Industry includes: AMBAC Financial Group, Inc., New York, NY; American Financial ...

Yale: Helen Resor Named Preseason All-ECAC Hockey

NCAA.com

Senior defenseman Helen Resor (Greenwich, Conn.) was named to the ECAC Women's Hockey Preseason All-League team on Monday after a vote by the league coaches. Resor, who won a bronze medal with Team USA in the Olympics two years ago, has been a ...

Area residents finish among top three in Westchester Triathlon

The Journal News

... a.m. with the swim portion in Long Island Sound, followed by the bike ride through Rye, Port Chester, Harrison and Greenwich, Conn. The race finished with a run through Rye. "My brother has been doing these for years, and last year I came here and ...

Tax the Speculators: A Fair Plan for Economic Recovery

Alter Net

... Richard Fuld is sitting pretty, with his $354 million compensation from the last five years and a mega-mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. When a CEO or employee improperly takes money from a company and is forced to pay it back, it is colorfully ...

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09/22/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Monday

Adam Cooper holds Chilli at the Biggest Lap Dog competition at Adopt-A-Dog's "Puttin on the Dog" at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.

(Helen Neafsey/Greenwich Time Staff photo)

Canines take center stage for Adopt-A-Dog

Kaitlyn Karr, 10, has spent the last month teaching her Australian shepherd Riley to give paw and roll over.

"She has gotten really good at it," she said. "I can also place a treat on her paw and she won't eat it until I tell her to."

Karr was training her for the canine tricks competition at this year's 21st annual "Puttin on the Dog," held Sunday at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.

The event, which includes different competitions, such as best of breed, biggest lap dog, and best kisser, raises money for Adopt-A-Dog, the nonprofit organization, which finds homes for dogs.
Hundreds of people came out with their dogs, which included every type of breed such as Irish wolfhounds and weimaraners and pugs and chihuahuas.

Democrats make their case at picnic

Sitting amid the trees at the Montgomery Pinteum, enjoying hamburgers and strawberry shortcake, town and state Democrats rallied to promote change.

More than 100 Democrat leaders, such as state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, and Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, gathered yesterday for the annual Democratic Town Committee picnic.

The event gets party affiliates excited about the upcoming election, said Selectman Lin Lavery.
"It's a very exciting year to be a Democrat," she said. "Attendance here today attests to that. It shows Democrats are energized."

Throughout the afternoon, party leadership spoke about the importance of the national election on the future of the country as well as the local races, where many seats are being contested, including the 151st district, where Democrat Ed Krumeich and Republican Fred Camillo are running, as well as the close congressional race between town Democrat Jim Himes and U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn....

....A group of Greenwich High School students also attended the event.

"It's such an important year and we know what happens will affect us later so we want to make sure we have a voice now," said Jack Applebaum, 16. "There is a lot of energy out there with kids and we're just trying to get people involved."

The Democratic Town Committee has also seen a spike in party interest, stemming largely from the national election, said David Roberson, chairman of the town DTC.

More than 700 new Democratic voters have already signed up, he said.

"I think it's going to be a great year for us," he said.

Violations up at I-95 weigh station

After state police increased the hours for inspections, violations more than doubled at the Greenwich truck weigh station during the first six months of the year compared to last year.

War taxes ammo supplies

Police are taking steps to ensure the department is never short of ammunition in light of a rising demand for supplies nationwide and increasing prices.

Juvenile offenders to face review board

First-time juvenile offenders from Greenwich will soon be offered a second chance under a Juvenile Review Board pilot program, a project run by the Police Department and social service organizations.

School calendar

September 24
Greenwich High School's open house, grades 10 and 11.

Back to School Night, grades 10 and 11.

September 25
Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., International School at Dundee.

October 2
Board of Education Work Session, 7 p.m., Havemeyer Building.

October 4
Reading conference at Convent of the Sacred Heart School.

October 9
Yom Kippur - Schools Closed.

October 10
Staff Development - Schools Closed.

October 13
Columbus Day - School Closed.

October 14
Secondary Schools Review Committee Meets, 6 p.m., Cos Cob School cafeteria.

October 17-19
Greenwich High School Class of 1973 reunion.

October 23
Board of Education meeting at New Lebanon School.

Work progressing at Glenville School

Construction crews are busy demolishing the existing structures at the Glenville School building this month and are beginning to excavate parts of the campus to install new utilities, according to school officials' latest update.

Workers have begun excavating the southwest part of the campus to be the site of a new addition to the school. Also, contractors are performing abatements in the school's existing gymnasium, cafe and art, music and custodian area, as well as in the surrounding corridors.

Construction and excavation work is expected to continue in the next 30-day period, as masonry crews prepare for the early stages of laying foundations for the new buildings. Public school officials say they will provide periodic Web updates on the progress....

Julian Curtiss celebrates new school year

Students and staff at Julian Curtiss School celebrated the beginning of the 2007-08 school year last Sept.

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09/22/08 Greenwich Post News Links For Monday

Researchers say co-infections make tick-born illness more complicated

Lyme disease is renowned for its difficulty to diagnose and its challenge to treat. However, many patients don't know that a Lyme disease diagnosis also comes with a risk for developing one or more co-infections: tick-borne illnesses that can worsen the severity or the duration of Lyme symptoms. What's more, these co-infections must be independently diagnosed and treated with entirely different medications and protocols than the primary Lyme infection.

Electric company offers environmental grants

The Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) is now accepting applications for grants to fund environmental initiatives in communities served by the company.

Program helps teachers bring America to class

The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for its Picturing America program.

Renowned researcher speaks on genetics and MS

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, July 29, 2007, researchers revealed results from a large-scale genomic study that uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) — findings that suggest a possible link between MS and other autoimmune diseases. The study, led by an international consortium of clinical scientists and genomics experts, is the first comprehensive study investigating the genetics of MS.

On Monday, Sept. 22, one of the study’s authors, Dr. David Hafler, will address these findings at Research and the Role of Genetics in Multiple Sclerosis, a program hosted by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter.

Shays set for nine debates, Himes hasn't agreed

Two days after Democrat Jim Himes' campaign said Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays didn't want to debate, the Shays campaign announced that the candidates would meet nine times for debates in the 4th Congressional District.

Police Watch, Sept. 22

The following are Sept. 22’s released arrests:

POSSESSION

Tone Birittieri, 42, of 26 Greenway Drive was arrested Sept. 19 and charged with possession of marijuana under four ounces, possession of drug paraphernalia, second degree failure to appear, operating an unregistered towing vehicle, operating a vehicle without a license and failure to obey a red light. Police reportedly saw Birittieri drive through a red light on Ritch Avenue and pulled him over. Police then determined there was an existing warrant for his arrest and a search of the vehicle allegedly found a clear plastic bag of marijuana and rolling papers. The failure to appear warrant stemmed from an earlier arrest for reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Birittieri was released on a $500 cash bond and is due in court Oct. 3.

BREACH OF PEACE

Two teens were arrested Sept. 19 and charged with breach of peace. One boy was a minor. The other was Jorge Villarroel, 19, of 10 Weaver St. Police responded to a report of a fight on Bruce Park Avenue and allegedly saw the two fighting in the road. Both teens were released on promises to appear and are due in court Sept. 26.

BREACH OF PEACE

Police responded to a fight in progress at Wilbur Peck Court and arrested three men Sept. 20. Andrew Johnson, 32, of New Rochelle, N.Y., Michael Murray, 41, of Mamaroneck, N.Y., Cyril Nash, 42, of Mamaroneck were all charged with breach of peace. Police allege that the men were fighting over a woman and another fight had broken out as a result of the first fight. Polilce said when officers arrived Nash refused to obey the command to stop fighting. He became confrontational with officers and had to be tasered. He was also charged with interfering with an officer. Nash and Johnson were released on $40 cash bonds and Murray was released on a $20 cash bond. They are all due in court Sept. 29.

DISORDERLY

A 55-year-old Greenwich man was arrested Sept. 21 and charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer. Police received a 911 call from a woman saying her husband was angry and an argument reportedly could be heard in the background. Police arrived at the scene and met with the woman and the couple’s daughters, who reportedly said their father was out of control and they were afraid to leave their mother alone. According to police, the couple had been arguing for hours and the husband became violent and threw things around. The man allegedly refused to be handcuffed and took an aggressive stance toward officers with closed fists, leading to a short scuffle, after which the man was arrested. He was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 22.

APPEAR

Douglas Zaccagnini, 26, of 276 Riversville Road was arrested Sept. 21 and charged with second degree failure to appear. He reportedly turned himself in on an outstanding warrant. Police said Zaccagnini failed to appear in court to respond to an April 13, 2005 arrest for operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while under suspension. Zaccagnini was released on a $250 cash bond and is due in court Oct. 3.

ILLEGAL USE OF CREDIT CARD

Alexander Murcia, 30, of Stamford was arrested by Stamford Police Sept. 21 and given to Greenwich police on a warrant. He was charged with sixth degree larceny and illegal use of a credit card. The warrant stemmed from the alleged theft of a credit card from the Riverside post office on March 18. Murcia was being held in lieu of a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 29.

FUGITIVE

Guillermo A. Murcia Ramirez, 30, of Stamford was arrested Sept. 21 and charged with second degree failure to appear and being a fugitive from justice. A police investigation into Ramirez reportedly found that he had numerous aliases and there were two extraditable felony warrants for his arrest out of New York. No bond was set for him and he appeared in court Sept. 23.

DUI

Wilmer A. Morales, 25, of Stamford was arrested Sept. 21 and charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and making an illegal turn. Police reportedly saw Morales’ car driving on Davis Avenue and going over the double yellow line before nearly hitting another car. Police said when officers pulled the vehicle over Morales smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test. Police determined that Davis’ license had been suspended because of previous violations, including another DUI. He was released on a $1,000 bond and is due in court on Sept. 29.

Dying for work

Written by Joe Pisani

When I was out of work recently, the first thing I did was rent a post office box in a New Hampshire town so small they have more moose than mail carriers.

I wanted to start a new life as a recluse, sort of like J.D. Salinger, and only return to the civilized world to pick up the Sears power tools flyer. It was one of those weird decisions you hope will change things, although the odds are probably better you’ll win Powerball.

As luck would have it, the postmaster needed help and gave me a sales pitch about career opportunities in the Postal Service. He said I could get ahead if I wasn’t afraid to put in the hours and always sorted the mail with a smile.

When you’re on the street, you savor any advice you can get because being middle-aged and jobless makes you feel completely helpless in a culture geared toward 20-something salaries and hairlines.

Just ask my former colleague Ernie (not his real name for reasons that will become apparent). He lost his job, found another job and then lost that job because, as the story goes, his commissions were getting too big and the boss didn’t want to share the pie.... blah .....blah ......blah .....

....Blah .... Blah .... Blah .... Blah .....The good news is the postmaster said Ernie could have a great career in mail delivery, with or without hair, as long as he’s willing to put in the hours and smile a lot.

Where I work now, there’s a lot of gray hair, so I feel at home. My boss believes people with a little maturity actually know something — at least they know enough not to dye their hair.

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09/22/08 Greenwich Education Press Release - Eagle Hill School

Mark Griffin, the founding headmaster of Eagle Hill School, will receive an award from the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the school's annual parents reception, to be held on the campus at 45 Glenville Road.

Tim Bazemore, president of the association and headmaster of New Canaan Country School, will present the award to Griffin, who plans to retire at the end of the 2007-08 year after 35 years at the helm.

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09/22/08 Greenwich Roundup Is Once Again Going To Scoop All The Media With This Anouncement....

There Is Going To Be A Spiritual Revival In Greenwich

None Of The Mainstream Media Knows About This

And It Will Probably Happen Right Under Their Nose

Television: Roker, Lauer Want Delbecq on "Today"

Huliq.com

... up behind me so that no one else can follow," says Roker. Along with this unusual request, Lauer, who grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut -- his dad was a bicycle company executive - ' says he is seeking more spiritual guests for the show these days. “People who have something meaningful to say,” he says. “My dad was Jewish. My mom is not. So I was not raised anything. I do feel a desire now to find something spiritual. Getting married and wanting to have kids has something to do with that. I’d love to see us book someone like...

Comment:

I was at a church service this evening where pastors from all over Fairfield county came to Harvest Time Church for a special service. All of the pastors were repeatedly saying that there was going to be a religious revival right here in this area.

One pastor from Westport spoke about how his brother who a Hedge Fund manager called him up and said,"Last Wednesday, I was never more scared than any other time in my life."

Some pastors spoke about how the near financial collapse in this country had awakened many to what was important in their lives.

These pastors were not talking about a temporary awakening like 9/11 where we all feel to our knees on that day and started caring about one another for a few short months.

They were talking about a great awakening that is about to start right here in this area. Apparently there have been previous Great Awakening in the past and persons born in Connecticut have repeated been at the center of these events.

There have been four generally accepted Great Awakenings in U.S. history:

The First Great Awakening (often referred by historians as the "Great Awakening") (1730 - 1770)

The Second Great Awakening (1800s - 1830s)

The Third Great Awakening (1880s - 1900s)

The Fourth Great Awakening (1960s - 1970s)

It was reported that one pastor saw a vision of a bellows that was in the shape of the state of Connecticut and the mouth of the bellows was that little slither of land where Greenwich juts into New York.

I know what many of you are thinking.

"This sounds freaking crazy."

But I have to tell you six months to a year ago I would have agreed with you. I have spent virtually my entire life making fun of spiritual or supernatural things.

But I have been changing my mind the last few months.

I have started to seek out spiritual things.

But when I pray for something or look to become more spiritual I start to have doubts that keep me from diving in head first.

I hold back.

And I think there are a lot of other good people in Greenwich who like me want this deep spiritual experience, but the hold back.

I am not trying to preach to you, but I think these Pastors are right that there is going to be an overdue spiritual awakening in this area.

As I have mentioned many times I started attending this Harvest Time Church on King Street in Greenwich.

It was sort of like opposites attracted each other.

Where I could at times be mean, they were always gentle and loving.

Where I sometimes could be rude they were always polite and hospitable.

Where I could at times be cruel they were always kind and understanding.

Where I enjoy striking out at persons I take offence with, they reach out and pray for those they find offensive.

In fact, I am one the least worthy or possibly the worse person in that congregation, but I want to tell you about what I have seen there and to report about the changes that are coming to Greenwich.

Years ago, I had been invited a few times to go to Harvest Time Church when they did not even have a church. They were meeting at the Western Greenwich Civic Center back then.

Each and every time I declined to attend the church.

Then about 16 months ago my wife was hired by the church to make flower arrangements for the church. There is an English and Spanish Congregation at the church and the women of both congregations were going to have a joint Mother's day dinner.

I helped my wife deliver the flowers and the ladies invited her to join them for the dinner. I also was invited to eat but I didn't want to sit with a bunch of ladies having a church dinner so I wandered around the church while my wife ate.

Later I found out that my Korean wife who was Buddhist had decided to convert to Christianity while listening to the Hispanic preacher lady. I told my wife that she was crazy and delusional.

However, my wife decided that she was going to attend this church as much as possible. I went along to try and discourage her as much as possible.

When this Pastor Glen was preaching I would make smart comments in her ear. If he was reading something from Genesis, I would say something like "Who is this guy to read from the Torah, you never hear a Rabbi reading from the book of Revelation."

When she ignored my repeated smart remarks, I decided to confront this Pastor Glen. I told him that she was changing so many things in the way my house was run and I did not like it."

Pastor Glen,"Told me not to be mad at him, that he was just the messenger."

My wife wanted to do everything in this church. If they were having a class she wanted to attend. If they were getting baptised she wanted her head put under water.

Worse yet, when she was being baptised the Pastor told her that he knew she had a great love for Jesus and that he knew that she was going to lead her whole family to Christ.

I sat in the pews thinking why is this Pastor encouraging her in this way.

When my wife found out that there was going to a meeting where she could be come a corporate member of the Church I went along. I think I was the only non-christian to ever go to this meeting. But I insisted on going so that I could try and prevent her from joining.

As I read through the paperwork, I thought I had found a reason to disqualify her from being a corporate member of the church, but the church secretary told me I was misinterpreting the paperwork.

Since my wife was Korean, I helped her complete her application to be a member, but I made a smart remark on one of the questions.

This made some church members chuckle, but infuriated my wife who is a very serious person who likes all of her paperwork to be in perfect order.

My wife told me that I could make smart remarks on any church papers that had my name on it, but she was not going to tolerate and more smart remarks with church papers that had her name on it.

This was going on for four or five months and the church was actually growing more and more each Sunday. In fact the Church decided to add an additional service and passed out cards asking if members would volunteer to help in the new service.

Even though I was not a member I told my wife that I was going to volunteer to do coffee service so I could drink coffee while she was sitting in church. I really wasn't volunteering. I just wanted my wife to think that her going to church was boring me to tears.

But actually, I was kind of starting to enjoy the short upbeat sermons that the Pastor was delivering.

Well anyway, the church called up and I was going to be the coffee guy. And I really started to enjoy this job. I was meeting and talking with so many people while I was serving coffee.

Eventually the church made a special place for this coffee service. They got a banner to hang near the coffee bar and there was even a flat screen TV where people could have coffee and watch the service.

I laughed and talked and joked with just about everyone in that church as I served coffee, but every now and then the subject of religion would come up, which would make me unhappy.

One boy named Nate who was helping with coffee asked me how long I had been a Christian. I told him I was not a Christian. I told him I was A Jew, but a very secular Jew. So this boy tells me there is a "new" covenant with God.

I then decided to demonstrate to this young teen, that I lack in many social graces, and told him that I did not need a "new" covenant with God. I was not even keeping the original Covenant with God. Now if I had two covenants I would two broken deals with God.

Later my wife was praying for something and some church members came and wanted to take over the coffee service and suggested that I should go pray with her. So I went to where she was and she was crying and I was thinking this was too much.

But these church members would not stop praying and I have to admit I was amazed at how hard they prayed for my wife. Well when the prayer was over we left the church and the thing she prayed for immediately happened.

When I went back to church everyone was saying wasn't that awesome, wasn't that amazing, wasn't that a miracle, etc.,etc.

I told everyone haven't you people ever heard of a coincidence. They happen all the time.

The people in the church said I was A doubting Thomas.

Well things went on like this for many more months. I listened to the sermons on TV as I served coffee

And about three months ago I was serving coffee when they came to shut down the coffee service down in order to set up a dinner for all of the new members that had joined that month.

So I went upstairs and sat with my wife and listened to the sermon and I don't know what happened but as I listened I had this intense desire to accept Jesus Christ as my saviour and went up to the alter.

As I did this I was not aware of much going on around me, but I was later told that three Jewish converts in the Church had came up and prayed behind me.

I have to tell you that while I am now a Christian, I am not a good Christian. I am actually a lazy Christian. When I had a chance to get Baptised I did not go.

I did become a corporate member of the Church.

My wife complained that I don't read the Bible or pray every day, so I started going to the early morning men's prayer group.

This group has amazed me. Time and time again I have seen various prayers answered and I mean answered at a statistical rate that in my mind says that these answered prayers are not mere coincidences.

I can't tell you the details about these answered prayers, because we have all agreed that what is lifted up in the prayer room stays in the prayer room. Most of the prayers are of a very personal nature.

I was really thinking that this small men's prayer group was pretty cool, until the Saturday before last I came to the 6 am Men's prayer and I saw the Hispanic Church having there weekly prayer meeting early morning prayer meeting in the sanctuary.

It is on a whole other level.

The lights are off and they are praying like I have never seen any group pray in my life. There are children, men and women praying with such a fever. I walked through the sanctuary and just watched them pray.

And I know just enough Spanish to understand some of the prayers. They are praying for National and local leaders and even the families of these leaders. They are praying for peace in the world and for members of their congregation.

They are even praying for the English Congregation at Harvest Time Church. It is just an amazing thing to see.

If you don't believe me just stop in next Saturday Morning and take a look. I can guarantee you that you have never seen nothing like this.

I have way too many doubts and I am way too weak spiritually to pray like the prayer warriors in this weekly Hispanic prayer meeting.

But I can tell you that I do think that Greenwich is ripe and over due for a spiritual awakening and I do not have any doubts whatsoever that it is going to happen very very soon.

And you heard it here first at Greenwich Roundup.

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09/21/08 Greenwich Political Wire

Antony Edwards / Getty

How We Became the the United States of France

This is the state of our great republic: We've nationalized the financial system, taking control from Wall Street bankers we no longer trust. We're about to quasi-nationalize the Detroit auto companies via massive loans because they're a source of American pride, and too many jobs — and votes — are at stake. Our Social Security system is going broke as we head for a future where too many retirees will be supported by too few workers. How long before we have national healthcare? Put it all together, and the America that emerges is a cartoonish version of the country most despised by red-meat red-state patriots: France. Only with worse food.

Admit it, mes amis, the rugged individualism and cutthroat capitalism that made America the land of unlimited opportunity has been shrink-wrapped by a half dozen short sellers in Greenwich, Conn. and FedExed to Washington D.C. to be spoon-fed back to life by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. We're now no different from any of those Western European semi-socialist welfare states that we love to deride. Italy? Sure, it's had four governments since last Thursday, but none of them would have allowed this to go on; the Italians know how to rig an economy.

You just know the Frogs have only increased their disdain for us, if that is indeed possible. And why shouldn't they? The average American is working two and half jobs, gets two weeks off, and has all the employment security of a one-armed trapeze artist. The Bush Administration has preached the "ownership society" to America: own your house, own your retirement account; you don't need the government in your way. So Americans mortgaged themselves to the hilt to buy overpriced houses they can no longer afford and signed up for 401k programs that put money where, exactly? In the stock market! Where rich Republicans fleeced them.

Now our laissez-faire (hey, a French word) regulation-averse Administration has made France's only Socialist president, Francois Mitterand, look like Adam Smith by comparison. All Mitterand did was nationalize France's big banks and insurance companies in 1982; he didn't have to deal with bankers who didn't want to lend money, as Paulson does. When the state runs the banks, they are merely cows to be milked in the service of la patrie. France doesn't have the mortgage crisis that we do, either. In bailing out mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, our government has basically turned America into the largest subsidized housing project in the world .Sure, France has its banlieus, where it likes to warehouse people who aren't French enough (meaning, immigrants orAlgerians) in huge apartment blocks. But the bulk of French homeowners are curiously free of subprime mortgages foisted on them by fellow citizens, and they aren't over their heads in personal debt.....

Source: TIME.com

Reporter: Bill Saporito

Source URL: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843168,00.html

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09/21/08 Around Here When Bill Clark Says Frog We Jump. When The Scribe Of Greenwich Says Jump We Ask,"How High"?

Bill "The Scribe Of Greenwich" Clark says......

I agree.

Can you find out what happened to the June survey than many of us filled out about the educational system here in town? One of the questions was, should Betty Sternberg lose her job? I was told at one point that she had agreed to resign if that's what the survey said.

The survey was machine-readable, filled out with #2 pencils (like the SAT exam). Surely the results are now available over 3 1/2 months later?

Oh - and if you check out the Hartford Courant web site for today (9/21/08), you will see a video clip on the front page, "Greenwich Losses Affect Everyone." It features yours truly and First Selectman Peter Tesei. Is there any way you can download the clip to "Greenwich Roundup?" I think your readers would find it interesting.

Comment:

That survey may be stored inside Betty Sternberg's Office safe, unless the Greenwich Board Of Education has ordered it shredded.

Seriously, the survey is a public document that anyone can request via the freedom of information laws. The Board of education is required to respond less than 5 Business days.

On the fifth day, if there is no response then a parent or taxpayer could ask the state freedom Of information commission to force the Board Of Education to release the document.

Maybe, Betty will get fined by the freedom of information guys like Jim Lash was. Or maybe it will Nancy since she is the the Board Of Education Chairman.

The reason there is so many problems at the Board Of Education is because there is no transparency and accountability.

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09/21/08 Greenwich Press Release - The Flying Psychologist Of Greenwich

Women In The Civil Air Patrol Fly Through The Glass Ceiling

Both locally and on the national level, women are rising to senior leadership positions and breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) - the official auxiliary to the United States Air Force.

PRWEB

THE QUOTE:

"I originally joined the Civil Air Patrol as it allowed me to combine my love of flying with my interest in giving back to my community," say Capt. Silverman. "I quickly came to appreciate the important role the Civil Air Patrol plays in the safety of our community, both in the air and on the ground, as well as providing an organization in which teenagers can learn about aerospace and pursue their own flying ambitions through our Cadet program."

THE PRESS RELEASE

Westchester County, NY (PRWEB) September 21, 2008 -- Capt. (Dr.) Jill T. Silverman was recently promoted to Commander of the Westchester Hudson Composite Squadron based at Westchester Airport in White Plains, NY. Besides serving as Squadron Commander, . Capt. Silverman is a clinical health psychologist with a private practice in Greenwich, CT. and is on the medical staff of Greenwich Hospital. She treats adolescents and adults and has a particular interest in trauma and disaster mental health. ...

...When asked about what it felt like to command a squadron comprised primarily of men, Jill replied, "The squadron has been really supportive of me from the day I first joined. It has felt to me that it hasn't mattered whether one was a man or woman, what has been important is getting the job done, safely and efficiently. We are team with great respect for one another and a great tradition to uphold." ...

...Capt. Silverman represents a major shift that is taking place in the Civil Air Patrol, as well as other branches of the military; that of women attaining more senior leadership positions. Just last month, Major General Amy S. Courter, became the first woman to become the Civil Air Patrol's National Commander, the highest-ranking leadership position within the organization.

The Civil Air Patrol is the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is a nonprofit organization with more than 56,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions and was credited with saving 103 lives in 2007. A purely volunteer organization, CAP also performs homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Its members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to nearly 22,000 young people currently participating in cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for more than 66 years.
For more information about the local Civil Air Patrol visit

www.raptorsquadron.org or call 2nd. Lt. Rocky Cipriano, Public Affairs Officer of the Westchester Hudson Composite Squadron, at 914-777-9700.

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09/21/08 Greenwich Press Release

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“We see the Park Angels as the heart and soul of our whole cause,” says Jim Martin, executive director of the Charleston Parks Conservancy. “Our parks and trees will be here long after all of us are gone, and we are hoping to create a movement that will last generations, as well. We absolutely can’t do that without the passionate commitment of these dedicated Charlestonians.”

THE RELEASE:

"Park Angels" Take Flight

PR.com

The Charleston Parks Conservancy, an organization dedicated to upgrading City of Charleston parks and green spaces and rallying community support and pride behind the effort, is adding a few more angels to the Holy City.

Charleston, SC, September 21, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Charleston Parks Conservancy, an organization dedicated to upgrading City of Charleston parks and green spaces and rallying community support and pride behind the effort, is adding a few more angels to the Holy City. The organization has selected six volunteers to become its lead “park angels” who will head the charge to create a sustained movement behind preserving and beautifying Charleston parks.....

... designer of fabrics, Kappes has lived all over the world, including Paris, New York and China. In her hometown of Greenwich, Conn., Kappes was a member of the Green Fingers Garden Club, where she directed the annual flower show. Park Angel Cathy ...

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09/21/08 Greenwich Education Press Release - Greenwich Alliance For Education

The Greenwich Alliance for Education will host its annual grant awards reception from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Citi Private Bank of Greenwich, located on the third floor of 475 Steamboat Road.

The alliance will use the occasion to introduce its 2008 grant recipients, which include Hamilton Avenue, New Lebanon and Riverside elementary schools; Western Middle School; Greenwich High School; the Greenwich Boys and Girls Club; and SoundWaters Inc.

This year the alliance will distribute nearly $110,000 in grant funding to those seven recipients. To R.S.V.P. to the reception, call (203) 698-7730 or e-mail info@greenwichalliance.com.

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09/21/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Sunday

A fan applauds a play during a game at Yankee Stadium against the Angels in August 1998. 'The House That Ruth Built,' renovated in the 1970s, will host its last game today. A new stadium will open in April across the street.

(AP file photo)

Memories of Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a baseball cathedral; a place where one swing turns ordinary players into immortals.

Hedge funds can 'hang in

'Hedge fund experts say only the strong and the smart will survive Wall Street's financial tumult. "In a crisis like this, there's always winners and losers," said Christopher Kelly, a compliance officer for Greenwich-based hedge fund Sands Brothers Asset Management.

Shays co-sponsors many Obama bills

WASHINGTON - When it comes to his legislative priorities in the 110th Congress, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has had no better friend in Connecticut than .....

Darien stuns two-time FCIAC, LL champion Greenwich as Cardinals' comeback falls short

DARIEN - If anyone knows all about the rich history of Greenwich High School football, its Mike Gasparino.

Message of empowerment: Woman works to help women, children in Pakistan

Tahira Piracha is a snowbird. However, instead of escaping to Florida every winter, the Stamford resident travels to Islamabad, Pakistan.

Xerox, Pitney Bowes pitch in with 'green' advice

Two local titans in the office products industry, Pitney Bowes Inc. and Xerox Corp., are sharing some of their patents with the general public.

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09/21/08 Greenwich Obituary Notice

Felicity Johnson Craven, 57

Cape Cod Times

...Felicity Johnston Craven, 57, of Chatham, died unexpectedly at Cape Cod Hospital on Thursday, Sept., 18, 2008. Born in Greenwich, Conn., a daughter of the late Rev. Arnold B. Craven and Primrose (Johnston) Craven, she lived in Chatham since 1963 ...

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09/21/08 Greenwich Educationline: Greenwich Time Cub Reporter Colin Gustafson Can't See That Failed Aministrators Are Causing Low Test Scores

Did Greenwich Education Reporter Colin Gustafson's Previously Work For This Newspaper?

Quotes From Horribly Confused School Administrators:

"It's perplexing," Susan Ellis,a Board of Education member, said at the board's Aug. 28 meeting.

"To have that juxtaposition, where writing is at a five-year high and reading a five-year low - it just doesn't compute," GHS headmaster Al Capasso said recently. "You have to do a considerable amount of reading and comprehension to be proficient at the writing section."

Previously Colin Gustafonson Filed This Report On The Failed Greenwich School Administrators:

Test scores offer mixed picture

By Colin Gustafson

Staff Writer

Article Launched: 08/26/2008 01:00:00 AM EDT

Middle-school reading scores reached five-year highs in the 2007-08 school year, while the portion of high school students proficient in writing increased by impressive margins.... blah... blah... blah..... I just write what school district administrator John Curtin tells me.... blah.... blah.... blah

And Greenwich Roundup Set The Record Straight By Reporting:

Only a fool would call these results mixed. Here's the truth. That giant sucking sound that taxpayers and parents hear is the sound of failed school administrators flushing their children down the drain.

Here is the failed report cards of our high paid school administrators.....

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  The Department Of Justice may soon visit the school district, because of the school administrator's failure to start to close the growing the achievement gap between white students and lower-income minorities.


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  The Greenwich School Administrators are repeatedly failing to address the longtime "gender gap" between boys and girls in math. and English.


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  Greenwich School Administrators allowed elementary and middle-school writing scores to fall for a second year on the Connecticut Mastery Test. (The percentage of students at goal tumbled from 81.2 in 2006, to 79.8 in 2007, to 77.2 in 2008. The "goal" to be satisfactory performance. That means that 23% of Greenwich elementary and middle-school students can not satisfactorily pass the State Of Connecticut's writing test.)


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  Elementary scores were a disaster. Only North Mianus School was a success story, as it was the only elementary program in the district where proficiency levels increased on the math, reading and writing portions of the CMT.


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  In 2007-08, Hamilton Avenue School posted the lowest proficiency levels of all elementary schools on every CMT test. It also saw the biggest year-to-year declines in proficiency, with the percentage of at goal students in the writing CMT plummeting from 72.7 percent to 48.1 percent between 2007 and 2008.


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  The number of black students reaching goal in that test dropped to 32.3 percent in 2008, lower than the at-goal percentages of Hispanics (54.2), whites (82.8) and Asians (87.9).
  The poorest and most disadvantaged members of Greenwich Society are being screwed over as failed school administrators cash big fat paychecks.

Now Colin Files This Report On The Failed Greenwich School Administrators:

Low scores perplex educators

Greenwich school officials were incredulous when they saw how sharply 10th-grade reading scores had dropped on the most recent sitting of the state's Connecticut Academic Performance Test.

The drop was so sharp - down from 71.6 percent reaching "goal" in 2007 to 61.3 percent this year, more than a 10-point decline and a five-year low - that one school district administrator, John Curtin, initially suspected there had been an error in scoring the exams of Greenwich students.

There had not.

If not an error, perhaps other districts with a similar demographic make-up had fared similarly, he thought. Almost none had.

"We haven't found a smoking gun," Curtin said recently. "We were an anomaly."

The decline comes on the heels of slow-and-steady progress in the number of GHS students achieving goal, which, in the four years from 2004 to 2007, jumped from 67.3, to 69, to 71 and 71.6.

There was also a sharp drop in the percentage of 10th-graders scoring at the "advanced" level, which fell more than 13 points, to 28.2 percent this year, from 41.4 percent last year. Students scoring at the "proficient" level also dropped, though by a smaller margin, from 94.1 to 91.1.

The decline in performance is in sharper focus now that the state Department of Education has cited the district for failing to make "adequate yearly progress," in part, due to lackluster reading results at Greenwich High and Central Middle schools.....

.....the district's English coordinator will work closely with GHS faculty this year to ensure that "they're covering all their bases" in English instruction, Curtin said.

There will be no overhaul to the curriculum, however, in response to what could be a one-year blip in reading performance, he added. "Sometimes anomalous things happen one year that don't happen again the next."

The Board of Education will meet Oct. 23 to discuss a yet-to-be-released "monitoring report" on reading scores

Please ReadThe Full Greenwich Time Story And Tell Me If , Wet Behind The Ears Education Reporter Talked To Or Quoted One Parent, One Idependent Testing Expert Or A Single Family Home Owner Who Is Forced To Pay For These Failed Administrators.

Let me save you some time. Ametuer Education Reporter Colin Gustafonson only talked to failed school leaders about their poor performance in his one sided and biased article.

Please See:

08/27/08 Greenwich Time News Links

08/27/08 GREENWICH ROUNDUP READER RESPONDS: Greenwich School's Test Scores

08/29/08 Is Michael Bodson Parading Colin Gustafson Around With A Nose Ring?

09/01/08 Why Are Betty Sternberg, Susan Wallerstein And Anthony Byrne Still Collecting Board Of Education Paychecks????

09/07/08 Multi-Million-Dollar School Administration Failures Have Now Led To Town Service Cut Backs

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09/21/08 Greenwich Sportsline: Greenwich Whitted Darians Comanding 17 Point Lead Down To A Five Point Loss

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"They have their tradition and everything, but we had the heart in this game," said Darien senior Nikki Dysenchuk, who scored on a pair of short runs in the second quarter helped the Blue Wave (2-0) build 24-7 halftime lead. "We took it to them in the first half and they didn't know what hit them."

THE STORY:

Darien shocks Greenwich 31-25

The conservative stuff just wasn't working. Though Darien was trying desperately trying to run out the clock on Saturday's FCIAC clash, Greenwich still kept coming.

It whittled the Blue Wave's once commanding 17-point lead to a mere five with plenty of time remaining.

So with his team and its upset hopes facing third-and-long from the Greenwich 35 yard-line, Darien coach Rob Trifone thought a more progressive approach might save the day.

"They outplayed us and they were better than us today," Greenwich coach Rich Albonizio said. "And we showed a lack of discipline."

Erik Camacho's 10-yard touchdown pass from Lefflbine with 1:47 left became moot when Michael Gencarelli recoverd the ensuing onside kick for Darien.

"We got a little nervous in the second half with No. 84 (Grant) jumping over everybody," Dysenchuk said. "But we hung in there. Kosnick's catch was amazing. It was incredible.

"This means everything. It's the first step to states. We can't wait."

GAME STATS:

Darien 31, Greenwich 25

GREENWICH 7 0 0 18 — 25
DARIEN 9 15 0 7 — 31

D — John Gardner 27 field goal
G — Mike Lefflbine 1 run (Oliver Ostrowski kick)
D — Matt Wheelock 12 run (kick failed)
D — Nikki Dysenchuk 4 run (Brian Kosnik pass Dysenchuk)
D — Dysenchuk 2 run (Gardner kick)
G — Matt Grant 23 pass from Lefflbine (kick failed)
G — Grant 25 pass from Lefflbine (pass failed)
D — Kosnik 35 pass from Wheelock (Gardner kick)
G — Erik Camacho 10 pass from Lefflbine (kick failed)

Records: Greenwich 1-1, Darien 2-0

Source: Connecticut Post

Reporter: SEAN PATRICK BOWLEY

Source URL: http://www.connpost.com/ci_10519308?source=most_emailed

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09/21/08 Greenwich Newsline; Firefighters Trade Three Ring Binders In For Laptop

GPS units to aid firefighters in field

Thanks to newly installed satellite technology, firefighters can now respond to the scene of a blaze faster and locate water sources with more ease, saving more than just time and effort - potentially saving lives.

So far two fire engines and one sport utility vehicle have been equipped with mobile data browsers, computers that display detailed maps showing hydrants, ponds and other water sources near the area of a fire, Assistant Fire Chief Bob Kick said. The browsers also locate the quickest route to a fire and provide information about hazardous materials. The department plans to install many more units in the coming weeks.

"We're implementing it in a two-phase process," Kick said.

The goal of the first phase is to install 10 to 14 of the computers - Panasonic Toughbook laptops that use HTE Sungard software.....

......The software is being programmed by three department employees, who Kick said have been pivotal in the process. Lt. Brian Koczak, Lt. Charles Teichert and firefighter Kevin Coiner are using their knowledge of technology systems to help implement the program within the department, Kick said. ....

....In vehicles not yet equipped with the computers, firefighters refer to information in three-ring binders to locate water sources in the area when arriving to the scene of a blaze, Kick said. The department will continue to rely on this method as a back-up when the installations are complete. Kick said the department is also working with the town assessor's office to input building data to the machines.

"That gives us a layout of the building, or the approximate square footage of the building, which helps us figure out the amount of water needed to extinguish a fire," Kick said.

As the installations move forward, Kick said firefighters are being trained on how to use the new equipment. There has been one training session so far, and more are scheduled in the coming weeks, Kick said.

"This will be a constant program- there will always be changes and new technology coming up and it's a constant job to upgrade, enhance and provide the information to the units," Kick said.

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Comment:

Instead Of Letting Frank Mazza Go Millions Of Dollars Over Budget To Deliver A "NEW" Way Over Budget Hamilton Avenue School That Has Cracks And Leaks The Money Should Have Been Used For Upgraded And Enhancing Emergency Vehicles.

When is the Board Of Education going to audit Frank mazza's out of control spending of tax dollars.

Sourse: Greenwich Time

Reporter: Debra Friedman

Source URL: http://www.greenwichtime.com/localnews/ci_10521148

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