Rich Monetti
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Americans Equating Any Level of Socialism as Stalinism Is First Class Brainwashing
Photo by Andrey A few years ago I was reading The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman. Detailing the anarchist movements that swept the world at the turn of the century, violence played out against the backdrop of enormous gaps between rich and poor. The United States was not immune as William McKinley could attest. So I couldn’t help wonder how the vast poor allowed the rich to get away with this in a country that voted. Well, if you consider how easily Barack Obama is sold as a socialist, the explanation is pretty straightforward.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in The Swamp
Anna Laura and Title IX at Year 40
At the after-school program I work at in Westchester, I work with a 6-year-old spitfire named Anna Laura. Among the many games we play, she displays no fear in running into the corners against boys twice her size in the make shift game of indoor hockey that we play. “She doesn’t get intimidated,” says 11-year-old Stephen Mains. But had she grown up in an age minus Title IX, it’s not just her athletic acumen that would be in jeopardy.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Monthly Meditations in Armonk, New York
Photo by Nickolai Kashirin Dr. Vijaya Nair began meditating at the age of six. She eventually took the discipline to the next level by studying yoga and meditation in medical school at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Nair found the techniques sharpened her mind and helped her studies so much that she decided to do her post doctoral studies at Harvard and later at Columbia University. “I found my calling,” she remembers. But Dr. Nair believes meditation cleared a path for her that is far more relatable than just reaching the pinnacle of academic and material achievement. One she hopes to share in her monthly free Peace Meditation Group in Armonk/Bedford.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Longevity
Love is Strange Lacks Cohesion Despite Gay Marriage Injustice Portrayed
If you randomly get plopped down in a movie theater, there’s a real good chance that the barrier of faster than light travel has been breached, a car chase will defy the laws of physics or a superhero will fret his place in the world as he reluctantly avenges evil. But just because a movie is down to earth and leaves the screen free of an endless stream of pyrotechnics, doesn’t mean you got to fall all over it to show off your sophistication.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Geeks
Gina Bergamini Brings Belly Dance and Fitness to Westchester Women
Photo by Geoff Henson Trained in modern dance, Gina Bergamini wanted to keep her studies up after completing school. So she began taking dance classes a few nights a week. When one of the classes was cancelled, she decided to take a belly dancing course in its place. The exploration offered her limitless potential for creativity and movement, and Bergamini grew into this cross cultural dance. As a result, the Chappaqua resident has gone on to becoming both a performer and an established teacher. Nonetheless, Bergamini was aware of the connotation that the discipline can sometimes carry, and Gina never told her parents what she was doing. They found out, though, when a commercial for one of her classes appeared on local cable in Chappaqua, New York. “Carol, come look at your daughter,” she said her father yelled up the stairs to her mother. But the initial reaction implied here is among the misconceptions that comes with the long standing territory.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Longevity
Scarsdale High School Athletes to Remember
Photo by Ravi Shah Scarsdale Tennis Player Hopes to Double-back his way to State Championship Scarsdale’s Austin Kaplan looks at Rafael Nadal, and can’t imagine what it would take to beat a player who fights so hard for every point. On the other hand, in achieving a singles national junior ranking of 87, what the 16 year old considers his strength certainly has him on the right track towards such a dream.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Daily News Columnist Mike Lupica Discusses His Career in Sports
Photo by Darien Library At the Harvey School recently, the Golf Channel’s Jimmy Roberts sat down before an audience of about 160 to interview Mike Lupica on his life as a Sports Columnist, Novelist, and ESPN radio host. The latter obviously raising Lupica’s profile, the articulation we’ve become accustomed to on the radio isn’t the one he had to go in search of to achieve true success.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Mahopac Trio Bring Home Gaelic football Crown from Ireland
Photo by Suzanne Dolan In February, 24 girls were selected from the Gaelic Athletic Association of NY to play in the Féile Gaelic Football Championships. The tournament played on July 2 in Dublin, New York was obviously a long way from home and had a pretty tall order competing in Europe’s game. Still, the Irish didn’t thumb their noses at their little American sisters and were genuinely welcoming, according to Mahopac’s Gianna Dolan. “Everywhere we went, wearing the New York gear made me feel like a celebrity. People wanted to meet us and take pictures. It was a wonderful experience, and I am proud to be a part of the team.” So the field was probably just as obliging to send New York home with the Irish version of a participation trophy. But these girls had other things in mind and weren’t quite as hospitable as guests.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Irvington Author Brings Napoleon to Life in 'Betsy and the Emperor'
Photo by daves_archive1 Coming from a family of writers, author Staton Rabin of Irvington can easily point to the connection her family tree represents to her career path. But academically as a preteen, her roots did not initially flower where one would expect. "In the English department, they were always complaining and it took too long to read my work," she remembered. So in order to plant her future in the world of literature and film, she had to find her inspiration elsewhere.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Education
Eugene Jarecki and the American Way of War
With Americans dreaming that change begins and ends on Pennsylvania Avenue, Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki provides the real home address of its implementation and gives definition to what the word should mean to Americans thinking about living there. With the release of his new book, "The American Way of War," he said politicians need an "unrelenting mandate" from us to face down the threat President Eisenhower prophesied in his farewell address on the Military Industrial Complex.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in The Swamp
Wladimir Klitschko Leaves Nothing to Chance by Preparing 100%
Photo by Web Summit Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko was born in the Ukraine to a military father and spent much of his childhood moving around. The life on the run included the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Kazakhstan, but things settled down when California became his home front in 1991. Still, the slow down didn’t obstruct his 59-3 career record, and the four heavyweight championship belts that he owns. On the way, the deadly blows he inflicts have him nicknamed the steel hammer. But being the toughest guy on Earth doesn’t prevent him from admitting to a frailty that the rest of us could certainly identify with.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
