Sunday 08 July 2001

Dear Jaspers,

The jasperjottings email list has 1,035 subscribers.

Don't forget:

Saturday 7/21 (thru 7/30) Alumni Safari to Kenya
    (Maria Khury-Anton '77, 718-543-500 vacations@khury.com)

Monday 7/30 (thru 8/3) 19th Annual AP Workshops
   TEACHING OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT
   (Dr. Pamela Kerrigan 718-862-7209 pkerriga@manhattan.edu

Monday 8/6 MC Alumni CONSTRUCTION OPEN at the Lake Isle
Country Club Eastchester, New York
   (Ben Benson 718-862-7431 or
    Joe Van Etten Event Chairman 212-719-5100)

ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.

With the free listbot software going pay, I will be shifting to something else free. Detail will follow. I will try to avoid any effort on your part, but I can’t guarantee that.

Signing off for this week.

I was pleased to read that the lady in Edison NJ will not lose her home to “eminent domain”. Evidently the developer and the mayor have found a new compromise. In exchange, now a family from India will lose their home. I guess it might be more politically acceptable to seize their property as opposed to the widow. Legal immigrants bought the property six months ago, unaware that they might be the victims of this legal monstrosity. If I was a lawyer, maybe I could help them. All I can do is write to the local paper but since I don’t vote in that town I don’t see what impact I can have. Perhaps, I can convince you that the government is our enemy.

Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.

"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu

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CONTENTS

        1      Formal announcements
        1      Jaspers publishing web pages
        0      Jaspers found web-wise
        0      Honors
        0      Weddings
        1      Births
        0      Engagements
        0      Graduations
        2      Obits
        0      "Manhattan in the news" stories
        0      Resumes
        0      Sports
        5      Jasper emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class   

Name                     

Section

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Boschulte, Alfred F.

Announcement1

?

Brennan, Robert F.

Obit1

?

Callan, Ed

Email4

1952

Church, George J.

Email5

1952

Nason, John

Email5

1956 BA

La Blanc, Bob

Email3

1966 BA

Ramsey, Anthony J.

Obit2

1968 B

Young, Ralph P.

Email1

1969 BA

Mortellaro, Jim

Email2

1994 BA

Pollina, Philip

Birth1

 

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class   

Name                     

Section

?

Boschulte, Alfred F.

Announcement1

?

Brennan, Robert F.

Obit1

?

Callan, Ed

Email4

1952

Church, George J.

Email5

1956 BA

La Blanc, Bob

Email3

1969 BA

Mortellaro, Jim

Email2

1952

Nason, John

Email5

1994 BA

Pollina, Philip

Birth1

1966 BA

Ramsey, Anthony J.

Obit2

1968 B

Young, Ralph P.

Email1

 

 

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement 1]

Copyright 2001 PR Newswire Association, Inc.  
PR Newswire
July 6, 2001, Friday 6:31 AM Eastern Time
SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS
DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
HEADLINE: Datum Appoints Alfred F. Boschulte to Its Board of Directors
DATELINE: IRVINE, Calif., July 6

Datum Inc. (Nasdaq: DATM), a leading designer and global supplier of synchronization, timing and frequency solutions, today announced the appointment of Alfred F. Boschulte to the Company's board of directors.  Mr. Boschulte is President and CEO of Detecon, Inc., a prominent telecommunications consulting business in Reston, Virginia, specializing in strategic and technical planning for wireline and wireless networks.  Mr. Boschulte will replace Dan McGurk, who has retired after serving on Datum's board of directors since 1977. 

    "We believe Al is the right person for our Board for many reasons," said Erik van der Kaay, Chairman and CEO of Datum.  "He has a comprehensive background in both wireline and wireless communications; he has demonstrated success in managing growth businesses; and he understands the changes taking place in our targeted markets -- both here and abroad.  With over 25 years of senior management experience in the telecommunications industry at leading carriers such as Nynex, Pacific Bell, and AT&T, he also brings to Datum a customer centric perspective.  We look forward to his contribution." 

    "At the same time, I would like to thank Dan McGurk for his 24 years of stewardship and guidance on our board of directors.  He has been a great asset to Datum," Mr. van der Kaay concluded. 

    Mr. Boschulte also serves as Chairman of Independent Wireless One, Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate that provides service to upstate New York and New England markets, encompassing six million POPs.  Previously, he was Managing Director of Excomindo, the third national GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) cellular service provider in Indonesia.  He also sits on the boards of TranSwitch Corporation, New York ISO (Independent System Operator), and Manhattan College. 

    Mr. Boschulte is a nationally recognized keynote speaker on telecommunications, information technology, and deregulation issues.  His distinguished career includes being selected twice by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top black executives in the United States.  He also has a deep commitment to helping the underprivileged through his roles as Project Director for the Ralph Bunche Memorial, Chairman of INROADS, and member of the Board of Trustees for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

About Datum 

    Datum designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of high-performance time and frequency products used to synchronize the flow of information in telecommunications networks.  The Company is also a leading supplier of precise timing products for computing networks, satellite systems, electronic commerce, and test and measurement applications.  Additional information about Datum is available at www.datum.com. 

    This press release contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements, which reflect management's best judgment based on factors currently known, involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the following:  customer concentration, competition, availability of supplies and components, fluctuations in demand for wireless and wireline communication services and products, and acceptance of the Company's products and technology.  These factors and other risks inherent in the Company's business are described from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. Actual results may vary materially.  The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SOURCE Datum Inc.

CONTACT: Bob Krist, Chief Financial Officer of Datum Inc., 949-598-7501; or Jason Golz, Quynh Nguyen, Ron Heckmann or Ashley Dyer, all of Morgen-Walke Associates, 415-296-7383, for Datum Inc.

LOAD-DATE: July 6, 2001    

 

 

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[Web Page #1]

http://hometown.aol.com/biggg99/myhomepage/index.html

 

[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]

[None Found]

 

 [JASPER HONORS]

[No Honors]

 

 

[JASPER WEDDINGS]

[No Weddings]

 

 

[JASPER BIRTHS]

[Birth #1]

From: Philip Pollina (1994 BA)
Subject: Birth Announcement
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 08:23:51 -0700

Hello John,

A New Jasper arrived on June 29th!  Her Name is Isabella Nydia Pollina, weighing in at 8 lbs 2.5 ounces and 20.5 inches in length.  Her MC alum parents, Philip ('94) and Barbara (nee Ruiz) are overjoyed.  Isabella's big brother, PJ (18 months), does not yet know what to make of his little sister...

Regards,
The Ever-Expanding Pollina Family

[JR: Best wishes. I much prefer these announcements. Have you figured out what causes these events? God bless.]

 

 

[JASPER ENGAGEMENTS]

[No Jasper Engagements reported]

 

[JASPER GRADUATIONS]

[No Jasper Graduations reported]

 

[JASPER OBITS]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

[Obits #1]

Copyright 2001 North Jersey Media Group Inc.  
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
July 3, 2001, TUESDAY; ALL EDITIONS
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. L6
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES

<extraneous deleted>

ROBERT F. BRENNAN, 53, of Clifton died Sunday. He was a vice president of Hudson United Bank, Mahwah. He was a parishioner of St. Philip the Apostle R.C. Church, Clifton, and a member of its Knights of Columbus Council 11671. He was a graduate of Manhattan College and earned a master's degree in business administration from Iona College, New Rochelle, N.Y. Arrangements: Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, Van Houten Avenue, Clifton.

<extraneous deleted>

LOAD-DATE: July 3, 2001    

[MCOLDB: He’s in the database but without a class year or major. Can anyone fill in the blanks?]

 

 

[Obits #2]

Copyright 2001 The Providence Journal Company  
The Providence Journal-Bulletin
June 30, 2001, Saturday, All EDITIONS
SECTION: NEWS, Pg. 4B
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES

<extraneous deleted>

ANTHONY J. RAMSEY, 57, of Hawthorne Avenue, and Matunuck, a high school teacher, died Monday at Berkshire Place, Providence. Born in Suffern, N.Y., he was a son of Edward N. and Margaret M. (Kennedy) Ramsey of Cranston.

Mr. Ramsey was a teacher at La Salle Academy, Providence. He received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College, his master's degree from the University of Rhode Island, and completed advanced studies in Egyptology from American University in Cairo, Egypt. He was a volunteer at AIDS Project R.I.

Besides his parents, he leaves two brothers, Edward A. Ramsey of San Francisco, Calif., and Douglas J. Ramsey of Manila, Philippines; two sisters, Margaret Cambio of Cranston and Kathleen Ramsey of South Kingstown; five nieces and nephews; and four grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

The funeral will be Monday at 9 a.m. from Woodlawn Funeral Home, 600 Pontiac Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Ann Church, Cranston Street. Burial will be private.

<extraneous deleted>

LOAD-DATE: July 3, 2001     

[MCOLDB: 1966 BA and “lost”

 

 

[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]

[No News]

 

 

[JASPERS POSTING RESUMES]

[No Resumes]

 

 

[JASPER SPORTS]

[No Sports]

 

 

[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email 1]

Date: 29 Jun 2001 15:41:15 -0000
From: Ralph P. Young '68B
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-06-24

John,

Saw the emails from Jay McNulty and Mary McLaughlin regarding job searches. If I can help they can contact me via my email address, <Privacy invoked>  and we can go from there. I have 'been there' as they say and I am sure I can provide them with some ideas if nothing else that will shorten the time between the job they had or want to leave and the job they will soon get.

I currently work for a major mid-west retailer in the financial division. I have marketed products and services in five industries and have had to market myself a couple times.  I guest lecture at Lee Hecht Harrison facilities on occasion, because I can provide some real life examples of what works and what doesn't and can demonstrate there is life after a job change.  Usually, a much better life.

Let me know if I can help.
Ralph P. Young '68B

[JR: Contact information exchanged. Go get them. Help is always welcome.]

 

 

[Email 2]

Date: 2 Jul 2001 01:31:53 -0000
From: Jim Mortellaro (1969 BA)
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-01

Hello, fellow graduates.  Just a heads up for those with whom I still keep contact. My beautiful wife of 33 years, and I, will be moving north to Somers in the upper reaches of Westchester County. About time, as we have outgrown our condo here in Hartsdale and besides, you can't see the sky at night anymore.  It's more like being in dirty water. Those two telescopes I bought years ago haven't been broken out in years.  A five inch Cassegrain and four inch reflector... full size.

Anyway, full retirement is boring, and so our business, T.C.G., PC is back in business, serving businesses of all sizes with turnaround and startup marketing services. Part time is all I can handle, but it is all I neeed to avoid insanity. My dog Stupid and I, along with my wife Rosemarie, would love to hear from any of you with whom we've lost contact. 

Our new address is: Jim and Rosemarie Mortellaro
                              37 Jean Way
                              Somers, NY 10589
                              914-669-1099

An interesting last four digits, eh?

Jim '69

 

 

[Email 3]

From: Bob La Blanc (1956 BA)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:41:33 EDT
Subject: John - This is for Jasper Jottings - Bob La Blanc

Some years ago, about 1900, an old trapper from North Dakota hitched up some horses to his Studebaker wagon, packed a few possessions, especially his traps--and drove south.

Several weeks later he stopped in a small town just north of the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. It was a Saturday morning--a lazy day--when he walked into the general store. Sitting around the pot-bellied stove were seven or eight of the town's local citizens.

The traveler spoke, "Gentlemen, could you direct me to the Okefenokee Swamp?"

Some of the old-timers looked at him like he was crazy. "You must be a stranger in these parts," they said.

"I am. I'm from North Dakota," said the stranger.

"In the Okefenokee Swamp are thousands of wild hogs," one old man explained. "A man who goes into the swamp by himself asks to die!" He lifted up his leg. "I lost half my leg here, to the pigs of the swamp." Another old fellow said, "Look at the cuts on me; look at my arm bit off!"  "Those pigs have been free since the Revolution, eating snakes and rooting out roots and fending for themselves for over a hundred years. They're wild and they're dangerous. You can't trap them. No man dare go into the swamp by himself." Every man nodded his head in agreement.

The old trapper said, "Thank you so much for the warning. Now could you direct me to the swamp?"

They said, "Well, yeah, it's due south--straight down the road." But they begged the stranger not to go, because they knew he'd meet a terrible fate.

He said, "Sell me ten sacks of corn, and help me load them into the wagon." And they did.

Then the old trapper bid them farewell and drove on down the road. The townsfolk thought they'd never see him again. Two weeks later the man came back. He pulled up to the general store, got down off the wagon, walked in and bought ten more sacks of corn. After loading it up he went back down the road toward the swamp. Two weeks later he returned and, again, bought ten sacks of corn. This went on for a month. And then two months, and three. Every week or two the old trapper would come into town on a Saturday morning, load up ten sacks of corn and drive off south into the swamp. The stranger soon became a legend in the little village and the subject of much speculation. People wondered what kind of devil had possessed this man, that he could go into the Okefenokee by himself and not be consumed by the wild and free hogs.

One morning the man came into town as usual. Everyone thought he wanted more corn. He got off the wagon and went into the store where the usual group of men were gathered around the stove. He took off his gloves. "Gentlemen," he said, "I need to hire about ten or fifteen wagons. I need twenty or thirty men. I have six thousand hogs out in the swamp, penned up, and they're all hungry. I've got to get them to market right away."

"You've WHAT in the swamp?" asked the storekeeper, incredulously.

"I have six thousand hogs penned up. They haven't eaten for two or three days, and they'll starve if I don't get back there to feed and take care of them."

One of the old-timers said, "You mean you've captured the wild hogs of the Okefenokee?"

"That's right."

"How did you do that? What did you do?" the men urged, breathlessly. One of them exclaimed, "But I lost my arm!" "I lost my brother!" cried another. "I lost my leg to those wild boars!" chimed a third.

The trapper said, "Well, the first week I went in there they were wild all right. They hid in the undergrowth and wouldn't come out. I dared not get off the wagon. So I spread corn along behind the wagon. Every day I'd spread a sack of corn. "The old pigs would have nothing to do with it. But the younger pigs decided that it was easier to eat free corn than it was to root out roots and catch snakes. So the very young began to eat the corn first. "I did this every day. Pretty soon, even the old pigs decided that it was easier to eat free corn, after all, they were all free; they were not penned up. They could run off in any direction they wanted at any time.

"The next thing was to get them used to eating in the same place all the time. So, I selected a clearing, and I started putting the corn in the clearing. "At first they wouldn't come to the clearing. It was too far. It was too open. It was a nuisance to them. "But the very young decided that it was easier to take the corn in the clearing than it was to root out roots and catch their own snakes. And not long thereafter, the older pigs also decided that it was easier to come to the clearing every day.

"And so the pigs learned to come to the clearing every day to get their free corn. They could still subsidize their diet with roots and snakes and whatever else they wanted. After all, they were all free. They could run in any direction at any time. There were no bounds upon them.

"The next step was to get them used to fence posts. So I put fence posts all the way around the clearing. I put them in the underbrush so that they wouldn't get suspicious or upset, after all, they were just sticks sticking up out of the ground, like the trees and the brush. The corn was there every day. It was easy to walk in between the posts, get the corn, and walk back out. "This went on for a week or two. Shortly they became very used to walking into the clearing, getting the free corn, and walking back out through the fence posts.

"The next step was to put one rail down at the bottom. I also left a few openings, so that the older, fatter pigs could walk through the openings and the younger pigs could easily jump over just one rail, after all, it was no real threat to their freedom or independence--they could always jump over the rail and flee in any direction at any time. "Now I decided that I wouldn't feed them every day. I began to feed them every other day. On the days I didn't feed them, the pigs still gathered in the clearing. They squealed, and they grunted, and they begged and pleaded with me to feed them--but I only fed them every other day. Then I put a second rail around the posts.

"Now the pigs became more and more desperate for food. Because now they were no longer used to going out and digging their own roots and finding their own food, they now needed me. They needed my corn every other day."  So I trained them that I would feed them every day if they came in through a gate and I put up a third rail around the fence. "But it was still no great threat to their freedom, because there were several gates and they could run in and out at will.

"Finally I put up the fourth rail. Then I closed all the gates but one, and I fed them very, very well." "Yesterday I closed the last gate and today I need you to help me take these pigs to market."

The price of free corn.

The parable of the pigs has a serious moral lesson. This story is about federal money being used to bait, trap and enslave a once free and independent people.

Federal welfare, in its myriad forms, has reduced not only individuals to a state of dependency; state and local governments are also on the fast track to elimination, due to their functions being subverted by the command and control structures of federal "revenue sharing" programs.

Please copy this parable and send it to all of your friends, as well as your state and local elected leaders and other concerned citizens. Tell them: "Just say NO to federal corn."

The bacon you save may be your own.

[JR: Cute. Perhaps, the “sheeple” (“sheep people”) will listen.

 

 

[Email 4]

Date: 4 Jul 2001 15:55:45 -0000
Subject: Change Email address
From: Ed Callan

Please change my Email address from <privacy invoked> to <privacy invoked>. Also please send a confirming Email to let me know you have received this change. Thank you

[JR: Done]

 

 

[Email 5]

Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 09:31:25 -0400
From: John Nason
Subject: George Church '52

John:

Last week, there was a memorial service for George J. Church '52 in the Time & Life Building in Rockefeller Center. A ceremony like this takes place only rarely and only for the very heaviest of hitters at Time magazine.  George, who died in March, was one of them.

I was privileged to deliver one of the eulogies at this very moving event. What I want to share with you is the extraordinary esteem with which George was held at Time.  He was their resident expert on matters economic and financial, who could make that arcane subject highly readable, even enjoyable.  He still holds the record for most Time cover stories written, and editor after editor offered accounts of his prodigious ability to take the vast amounts of raw material pours in for such projects and magically turn it into lyrical prose that bordered on literature more than deadline journalism.

The managing editor who oversaw the service last week was a Regis/Princeton guy and I was very proud to speak on behalf of the Cardinal Hayes/Manhattan guys that both George and I were.

Keep up the good work on Jottings.

John Nason '52

 

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