Sunday 02 December 2001

Dear Jaspers,

The jasperjottings email list has 1,025 subscribers by my count.

Don't forget: … … Nothing known about future events.

Dennis P. Buckley (1986 BA) helped me last week make the connection between Franco Pomponio and Manhattan College. I reported the obit last week because of the mention of Manhattan College bagpipers. While I couldn’t find the connection, I reported it because the obit did mention his love for Manhattan College basketball. Tongue in cheek, I observed that he must have been a Jasper because of that love. Dennis let me know that he was the parent of (five?) Jaspers. I can’t imagine being the parent of five of anything, but, imagine all those tuition bills. He certainly earned a place in our prayers. Thanks to Dennis for helping recognize this man’s contribution. And, I will still maintain that just his loving our basketball team is enough to warrant, if not sainthood, some special status. P.S., Dennis confessed he doesn’t read the boiler plate. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

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ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.

Signing off for this week.

From my seat at the table in my virtual Plato's cave, here's another opinion.

On Sunday, November 25, the Advanced Cell Technology company announced that its scientists had successfully cloned a human embryo. ACT does not intend to implant the embryo in a woman's womb. Instead, the bio tech company plans to clone embryos and then kill them for their stem cells in the name of "research."

Cloning is a way of producing a genetic twin of an organism, without sexual reproduction. Cloning human beings poses both ethical and scientific problems.

Once again to this "libertarian pro-choice pro-life" traveler, we have to look deeply into the question of when does life begin. "Cloning embryos" for whatever that means sounds like we are very very close to the line. But, just slightly yet over it, IMHO.

If one believes that life begins at conception, which seems a most reasonable belief, then we must consider what is the essence of being human. If a human is merely their unique DNA code, then their potential cloning is merely a Xerox process. BUT, if a human is the sum of their DNA and their experiences (i.e., Hitler's DNA cloned with a different set of life experiences yields a Mahatma Gandhi), then this cloning has truly produced another unique human being.

God works in strange ways.

So I for one think we are our code plus experience, so this cloning is "good". BUT, big but, the clones have the same God-given rights as one created the old fashioned way. Just as abortion is so wrong because we are killing ourselves, kiloing clones is wrong too. It's inefficient because we may be killing the next Mozart, Einstein, or the woman who cures cancer. It's ineffective because we have become like rabbits that because we can't control our urges, which reflects in the reproduction rate, we have to resort to murder to prevent inconvenience.

That's not good news for Advanced Cell Technology because they get stuck with the child support payments.

Seriously, from my POV, it appears that this is a great breakthrough but once created those creations are no longer "material" but another of God's gifts to be treasured.

Ahh, yes, last week economics (i.e., defining inflation), this week defining life. It’s a heady thing, the air in this here cave.

Drop into your virtual cave anytime and espouse yet another opinion. Share yours with us. Everybody has them. Air them out. You may even get a chuckle from the "Air-OH!-bickering" activity.

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
0 Messages from Headquarters (MC Press Releases)
1 Jaspers publishing web pages
1 Jaspers found web-wise
1 Honors
0 Weddings
0 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
3 Obits
4 "Manhattan in the news" stories
0 Resumes
2 Sports
8 Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
?	Lehman, Ben J.	Found1
1936 ?	Delany, Edward	Obit1
1951 BA	Helm, Robert	Email2
1951 BA	Keenan, John F.	Email1
1952	Murphy, James P.	Honors1
1953 BBA	McEneney, Michael F.	Email1
1955 BA	Rausch, Lawrence	Obit2
1958 BA	Gallagher, John P.	Obit3
1959 BS	Antenucci, Deacon John E.	Email6
1963 BS	Santoro, Carmelo J. ("Carm")	Announcement1
1965 BA	Giuliani, Rudy	News1
1965 BA	Giuliani, Rudy	News4
1967	Jones, Clarence J.	Email7
1968 BEEE	Reinke, F. John	Email8
1969 BA	Patterson, James	News2
1976	Tuszynski, Bill	Email5
1977	Mayer-Mihalski, Nanci	WebPage1
1982	Maher, Rick	Email4
1983	Dowling, Sean	Email4
1983 BA	Plunkett, Jerry_	Email4
1984	Moroney, Dennis	Email4
1991 BSEE	Rebollo, Richard	Email3

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
1959 BS	Antenucci, Deacon John E.	Email6
1936 ?	Delany, Edward	Obit1
1983	Dowling, Sean	Email4
1958 BA	Gallagher, John P.	Obit3
1965 BA	Giuliani, Rudy	News1
1965 BA	Giuliani, Rudy	News4
1951 BA	Helm, Robert	Email2
1967	Jones, Clarence J.	Email7
1951 BA	Keenan, John F.	Email1
?	Lehman, Ben J.	Found1
1982	Maher, Rick	Email4
1977	Mayer-Mihalski, Nanci	WebPage1
1953 BBA	McEneney, Michael F.	Email1
1984	Moroney, Dennis	Email4
1952	Murphy, James P.	Honors1
1969 BA	Patterson, James	News2
1983 BA	Plunkett, Jerry_	Email4
1955 BA	Rausch, Lawrence	Obit2
1991 BSEE	Rebollo, Richard	Email3
1968 BEEE	Reinke, F. John	Email8
1963 BS	Santoro, Carmelo J. ("Carm")	Announcement1
1976	Tuszynski, Bill	Email5

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement1]

Copyright 2001 Business Wire, Inc.
Business Wire
November 27, 2001, Tuesday
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
HEADLINE: Carmelo Santoro Named to Microsemi Board of Directors; Technology Veteran Brings Broad Insight To Orange County Semiconductor Maker
DATELINE: IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 27, 2001

Microsemi Corp. (Nasdaq:MSCC), today announced that a distinguished member of the technology industry, Dr. Carmelo J. ("Carm") Santoro, has been named to its board of directors.

Santoro, whose extensive executive leadership includes computer, semiconductor and software manufacturers AST Research, Silicon Systems, and Ashton-Tate, also has been a member of both public and private high tech boards of directors. These include Seagate Technology, Dallas Semiconductor, S3 and Mentor Graphics.

A graduate of Manhattan College in New York, Santoro was awarded a Ph.D. in solid state physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., in 1967. "Carm's no-nonsense style is a perfect fit for the dynamics at Microsemi today," said James J. Peterson, president and chief executive officer. "His broad experience, straight talk and winning ways will be invaluable to us. We've worked together over many years so I can look forward with confidence to the positive contributions I know Carm will make here."

In addition to corporate interests, Santoro has been involved with fund raising for cancer research and treatment and with his wife, Nancy, has headed a successful fund-raising campaign at St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange. They have been founding contributors to the Park City and Orange County Performing Arts Centers and the SOS Foundation for the Egyptian Theater.

About Microsemi

Microsemi is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of analog, mixed-signal and discrete semiconductors. The company's semiconductors manage and regulate power, protect against transient voltage spikes and transmit, receive and amplify signals.

Microsemi products include individual components as well as complete circuit solutions that enhance customer designs by providing battery optimization, reducing size or protecting circuits. Markets the company serves include mobile connectivity, computer/peripherals, telecommunications, medical, industrial/commercial, space/satellite and military.

More information may be obtained by contacting the company directly or by visiting its Web site at http://www.microsemi.com.

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CONTACT: Microsemi Corp., Irvine David R. Sonksen, (for investor inquiries), 949/221-7101 or Cliff Silver, (editorial), 949/221-7112

LOAD-DATE: November 28, 2001

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[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases)]

[No Releases]

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[Web Page 1]

From: Nanci Mayer-Mihalski
Subject: news
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:35:17 -0500

I am a 1977 alumni of Manhattan and have just launched my website for my business, IMPACT Learning Inc at www.impactlearninginc.com. We are a development and training company that specializes in Leadership development, Innovation and Creativity, Competency modeling and Sales training.

Thanks,
Nanci Mayer-Mihalski
Executive Vice-President
IMPACT Learning, Inc.
www.impactlearninginc.com

[JR: Anyone need some training?]

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

[Found1]

http://tahoerimtrail.org/boardof.htm (picture)

Tahoe Rim Trail

Ben J. Lehman, Professional Engineer, Certified Safety Professional
Rear Admiral U.S. Naval Reserve [Engineering Duty] Retired
Registered Professional Engineer in New York 1949, California 1953 Alabama 1976 Louisiana 1976
Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals 1979
Education: C.C.N.Y. - B.M.E.; Manhattan College-Industrial Psychology and Safety; Pratt Institute-Electronics; U.S. Naval Post-Graduate School-Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; Harvard University-Mechanical and Chemical Engineering-M.S. in Mechanical Engineering; Stanford University - Design and Analysis courses.
Editor-in-Chief C.C.N.Y. Vector Honorary Fraternity: Tau Beta Pi
Experience: Student Engineer, Mack Truck Co., Allentown PA
U.S. Navy Shipyard Management and Contract Administration 1942-46 and 1950-54
Engineer, General Electric Co. Schenectady NY 1946-48
Engineer, Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipbuilding Div. Quincy MA 1949-50
Engineer, power plant construction and safety, refinery design Bechtel Corp. San Francisco CA 1954-55
Project Engineer, Sylvania Electric 1955
Project Engineer Kaiser Aircraft & Electronics 1956 & Beckman Instruments 1957-59 Engineering Manager, Lockheed Missiles and Space Co, Sunnyvale CA 1959-69 Director of Engineering, Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. Seattle WA 1969-72 Vice-President of Engineering, Litton Industries Ship Systems Los Angeles and Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula MS 1972- 75
Independent Consultant 1975-Present

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[JASPER HONORS]

[Honors1]

From: Michael F. McEneney
Subject: Award
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:22:38 -0500

Dear John,

The November 2001 Edition of Catholic New York, at page 53 reports the following:

ELIZABETH SETON AWARD GOES TO JAMES MURPHY

James P. Murphy, a Manhattan resident who is chairman of the Futures in Education Foundation of the Diocese of Brooklyn, received the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award from the National Catholic Educational Association in Washington, D.C., on Oct.1.

He is former executive vice president and director of public policy of the Fleet Financial Group. He also has served as chairman of the board of trustees of the City University of New York for 17 years. Bishop Thomas V. Daly of Brooklyn, in his nomination, said, "As chairman of the Futures in Education Foundation, Mr. Murphy's leadership has provided thousands of economically less advantaged students with the resources to remain in their neighborhood Catholic schools and has assisted in raising essential program funding for the neediest inner-city Catholic schools."

He is a graduate of Manhattan College in the Bronx and Fordham University Law School.

Jim is a 1952 Graduate of the College and as is evident from the Bishop’s words a very caring Jasper! Congratulations!!

It is nice to see the good works of Manhattan Alums recognized.

Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53, BBA

[JR: Congrats to Jasper Murphy. Thanks to Mike for the catch. We need a 1000 reporters because not everything that is important gets reported.]

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[JASPER BIRTHS]

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[JASPER ENGAGEMENTS]

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[JASPER OBITS]

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

[Obit #1]

Copyright 2001 The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
November 24, 2001 Saturday FINAL EDITION
SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 4B
HEADLINE: EDWARD DELANY, BANK EXECUTIVE
BYLINE: KENY FEIJOO, mfeijoo@herald.com

Edward Delany, former Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association executive, died Nov. 8 of complications due to Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.

The Brooklyn native began his banking career as a runner on Wall Street while he attended Manhattan College in 1936. He was in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II and came to Miami in 1946. As soon as he arrived, Delany began working at Coral Gables Federal as a teller. At the same time, he juggled jobs taking bets at Miami Jai-Alai and doing accounting for private firms on the weekends. In 1952, Delany opened the first Coral Gables Federal branch in Homestead, where he worked as manager.

In 1967, Delany returned to the main office where he worked his way up to executive vice president. In 1986, Delany was elected president and chief executive officer. He also served as the board's vice chairman. When he retired in 1991, Coral Gables Federal had 35 to 40 branches, said his wife, Virginia McAteer Delany.

When Coral Gables Federal was purchased by First Union in 1995, Delany served for three years on the board of directors.

"He absolutely loved it," said his nephew Bob Delany. "He lived for growing the business and bringing in mortgages. We told someone about my father a couple of weeks ago and he said, 'As a matter of fact, I had a mortgage with them, but yet again, who didn't.' "

Delany was also an avid Miami Dolphins fan. He held season tickets from the 1960s to the 1990s. He served twice as president of the Rotary Club as well as working as a board member of Business Inc., Elks Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mortgage Loan Officers Society and The Realty Boards.

In addition to his son and his wife, Delany is survived by three daughters, Patricia Delany, Kathleen Gordon and Eileen Steinberg, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A Mass will be held at noon Dec. 1, at San Pablo Catholic Church, 550 122nd St. Ocean in Marathon (mile marker 53.5).

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the World War II Memorial Fund, American Battle Commission, P.O. Box 96766, Washington, D.C., 20090-6766.

LOAD-DATE: November 27, 2001

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[Obit #2]

Copyright 2001 Bergen Record Corporation
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
November 23, 2001 Friday All Editions
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. l05
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES
SOURCE: The Record

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LAWRENCE RAUSCH, 68, of Leonia died Wednesday. Before retiring, he was a pilot for U.S. Airways, where he worked for 33 years. He was a graduate of Manhattan College. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Leonia. Arrangements: Frank A. Patti & Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home, Fort Lee.

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LOAD-DATE: November 23, 2001

[MCOLDB: 1955 BA]

[Obit #3]

Copyright 2001 Stuart News Company
The Jupiter Courier (Jupiter, FL)
November 21, 2001, Wednesday
SECTION: Jupiter; Pg. A13
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES

John P. Gallagher
Singer Island resident

John Patrick Gallagher, 65, of Singer Island, died Saturday Nov. 17.

Born in Riverdale, N.Y., he had been a resident of the Palm Beaches for the past eight years, coming from Riverdale, N.Y..

Mr. Gallagher was a graduate of Manhattan College, receiving his Bachelors degree in accounting. He resided in Baltimore, Md., where he was associated with Exxon Oil Company. He was a communicant of St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church in North Palm Beach.

Survivors include his sister and brothers, Ann Moriarity, Edward, James, Joseph, Daniel, Henry, and Arthur Gallagher; and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. today at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church chapel, 10970 State Road A1A, North Palm Beach. Inurnment will be at a later date at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.

LOAD-DATE: November 21, 2001

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

[News1]

Copyright 2001 Time Inc.
Money
December, 2001
SECTION: FEATURES/THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE; Pg. 156
HEADLINE: Rudy's NYC; THE MAYOR TELLS WHY NEW YORK IS (STILL) THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
BYLINE: Rudy Giuliani

In August, I treated myself to a night on the town: mouth-watering Italian fare at Brooklyn's Coney Island followed by a Brooklyn Cyclones game at Keyspan Park, the picturesque stadium built for the minor league Mets team. As we cruised on the East River, the sun set behind Manhattan on our right, illuminating a newly resurgent Queens and Brooklyn to our left. Ten years ago, such a trip would have revealed a depressing display of dilapidated warehouses and empty lots. Today, Manhattan teems with commerce and culture. The other boroughs have enjoyed an unprecedented renaissance of safety, convenience and just plain livability. It is a great city, reborn. And the tragic events of Sept. 11 only proved what I'd said all along--that New York City is the strongest, bravest, best city in the world.

Coney Island is but one example of a revitalized neighborhood. With its famous Cyclone roller coaster, energetic boardwalk and the gorgeous new ballpark, Coney Island symbolizes all of what's going right in New York City. Brooklyn homeowners flock to the borough, lured by the promise of affordable beachfront housing. And that story is repeated all over the city.

I was born in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on Hawthorne Street, went to Manhattan College in the Bronx and law school at New York University in Manhattan, lived in Woodside, Queens when I was an assistant U.S. Attorney. And I plan to retire someday on Staten Island, where I currently golf as often as I can. So I'm familiar with enough places to know that this is a city so filled with promise, with good people and great opportunity, that I truly cannot picture living anywhere else.

There is a spirit here that makes New York City the capital of the world. The most cursory summary includes Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, reliable and inexpensive public transportation (including charming ferries and a tram), many of the world's great museums, the Yankees, Mets, Rangers and Knicks, the first-class universities, peerless theaters, lush parks, unbeatable restaurants and the greatest, most generous citizens in the world.

On the boat to Coney Island that evening in August, we curled around the Gowanus Bay and I spotted a familiar sight--a lady who for 115 years has reminded visitors and New Yorkers alike what this city means to the country and the world. The Statue of Liberty has long welcomed newcomers to the city of New York, and that beacon of freedom will always hold the promise of a better life.

GRAPHIC: B/W PHOTO: ART DEPARTMENT
LOAD-DATE: November 19, 2001

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[News2]

Copyright 2001 Sentinel Communications Co.
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
November 28, 2001 Wednesday, METRO SECTION: LIVING; Pg. E1
HEADLINE: JAMES PATTERSON'S PEN IS ONE WITH MANY POINTS
BYLINE: Nancy Pate, Sentinel Book Critic

Roses are red, violets are blue,

James Patterson writes books for You! Yes, you -- the voracious reader of Patterson's best-selling series of thrillers starring Alex Cross, including last year's Roses Are Red and this month's Violets Are Blue (Little, Brown, $27.95).

And you, the romance reader, who devoured Patterson's first love story, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas, this past summer.

And you, the mystery fan, who ate up last spring's 1st to Die, the first entry in the Women's Murder Club series.

And you, the fan of legal dramas, who will have to wait until this summer to taste Patterson's forthcoming tale of crooks and courtrooms.

"I write to entertain," Patterson says by phone from his Palm Beach home. "And I like to write a lot of different kinds of books. But my contract with the reader is to write something that you won't be able to put down."

So, reader, how do you feel about an adventure novel set in medieval France?

"That's one of the books I'm working on now," Patterson says. "I've had the idea for 12 years now and I'm finally doing something with it."

He doesn't divulge details, except to say that, like his other fast-paced tales, "it will move."

Patterson himself is on the move this week, skipping around Florida to promote Violets Are Blue, in which Washington, D.C., detective and psychologist Alex Cross again crosses paths with his criminal nemesis Mastermind while investigating several grisly deaths by killers who think they're vampires.

"There's this whole vampire subculture out there," says Patterson, who will be in Orlando on Friday. "I went to this club in L.A. where people wear fangs and have colored contact lenses so their eyes are red or purple."

All part of the research, you understand, as was the visit to a professional fang maker who offered to craft Patterson his own pointy pair.

As for Mastermind, Patterson chuckles when asked if he's not something of a master mind, having planted clues to the villain's identity in his six previous Cross novels.

"Yes, I did have that in mind from the beginning," he confesses.

That beginning was in 1992, when the first Alex Cross novel, Along Came a Spider, thrilled thriller fans and marked Patterson's increasingly regular appearances on national best-seller lists. The Cross books made Patterson a name-brand author even before two of them -- Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider -- were made into movies starring Morgan Freeman. It might have looked like one of those "overnight success" stories, but it was actually years in the making.

While a young advertising executive with J. Walter Thompson in the early 1970s, Patterson, who grew up in Newburgh, N.Y., penned The Thomas Berryman Number. Little, Brown published the book in 1976 after it had been turned down by two dozen other publishers. The novel went on to win the prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Patterson was just 27.

Although he continued to write novels -- five more published between 1977 and 1988 -- Patterson was really making a name for himself in advertising, creating award-wining campaigns for Kodak, Burger King, Toys R Us and Bell Atlantic, among others. Patterson, who has degrees in English from Manhattan College and Vanderbilt University, went from copywriter to creative director to CEO. He was chairman of J. Walter Thompson, North America from 1990 to 1996, when he finally turned to writing full time.

"I could have just done the writing before then," he says, "but we had nice accounts and I like doing a lot of different things."

These days, he juggles several book projects, writing his novels in longhand.

"It's my own crazy system where I have someone who types for me and then I go back and write between the lines," he explains. "I end up maybe doing seven or eight drafts because the first thing is to get the story down. Then I come back and work with the characters, put the twists in. I want it to be a rollercoaster."

But he's the first to admit that his own life has offered a pretty smooth ride this last month.

"Yes, it's been good," he says. "We sold the film rights to both Roses Are Red and Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. And I made a hole in one."

GRAPHIC: PHOTO: James Patterson
PHOTO: Book titled Violets Are Blue
BOX: Book signing
Who: James Patterson.
What: Signing copies of Violets Are Blue and his other novels.
When: 7 p.m. Friday.
Where: Barnes & Noble, 2418 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando.
Details: 407-894-6024

LOAD-DATE: November 28, 2001

[JR: 1969 BA]

[News3]

Copyright 2001 Burrelle's Information Services
ABC News
SHOW: Good Morning America (7:00 AM ET) - ABC
November 27, 2001 Tuesday
TYPE: Profile
HEADLINE: Carol Gardner talks about Zelda's career
ANCHORS: CHARLES GIBSON; ANTONIO MORA

CHARLES GIBSON, co-host:

Also in this half-hour, we have the story of a supermodel. This is a supermodel that you don't see in traditional settings, but it's a supermodel who has got--got it all: bucks, beauty, brains. Harvard gave this supermodel an honorary degree. The supermodel has a new book, "Zelda's Wisdom" (sic). But now America's top dog is putting the high life aside to give something back to her country.

(Clips shown of Zelda)

GIBSON: (VO) She is the model of patriotism, putting aside her modeling career to wag the flag for the war effort. Zelda, the face that launched thousands of cards and calendars, spent the last week crossing the country spreading her own brand of patriotism. From the mountains where she hosted a tradition Thanksgiving dinner, to the prairies where she reminded us all how the West was won, to the bases. Zelda's not above flirting with fly boys. Unidentified Soldiers: (In unison) Good morning, America, from Lackland Air Force Base, Nebraska.

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GIBSON: You have this--this new poster that you've got, "Tough times never last. Tough people do. United we stand." That's a great idea, where'd it come from?

Ms. GARDNER: Well, it--following the terrorist attack, we thought, you know, there's a Zelda in all of us, what can we do to illustrate that? And I think Zelda reflects the feeling everybody had. This country took a hit but, you know, freedom's worth fighting for, so that--that's Zelda's version.

GIBSON: And I--and I understand one of the families who were affected down at the World Trade Center saw this and thought it was pretty neat.

Ms. GARDNER: They did. I got a call one morning from a woman who's at Manhattan College, and she said, 'Could I get a copy of this poster?' And at that time, we just had it on the Web site. And I said, 'We can print one out,' and she said, 'Well, my brother was one of the firemen lost in the tragedy.'

GIBSON: Oh.

Ms. GARDNER: 'And we wanted to have it in the memorial service.' So I said, 'Listen, we'll make one and get it to you.' So we got one to her.

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LOAD-DATE: November 27, 2001

[News4]

Copyright 2001 Nationwide News Pty Limited
The Australian
November 23, 2001, Friday
SECTION: FINANCE; Pg. 34
HEADLINE: Big biz could be in for a Rudi awakening
SOURCE: MATP

The Wall St rumour mill is humming about the future of New York's retiring mayor

RUDOLPH Giuliani, the New York mayor who was nicknamed "Rudi the Rock" after September 11, may soon become the ultimate corporate troubleshooter.

He is thought to be in talks with Ernst & Young, the big five accountancy firm, to take a job turning around stricken US companies. Certainly there would be no shortage of clients in the current economy. Giuliani, whose second term as mayor ends on December 31, has so far refused to confirm or deny the rumour, which began at the weekend. But his potentially lavish remuneration at the bean-counting firm would make his current $US190,000 ($368,000) mayoral salary look like small change.

Few New Yorkers are aware that Giuliani, a former lawyer, had a long career as a corporate troubleshooter before he became a politician.

He spent three years of his legal career helping to rescue Aminex Resources, a bankrupt coal mining company in rural Kentucky. Giuliani showed a talent for leadership even then.

Aminex emerged from bankruptcy in 1981, with creditors receiving 100c in the dollar. Meanwhile, Giuliani's law firm received a $US2.6 million fee, including a rare $US200,000 bonus awarded by the bankruptcy court.

Giuliani's future career has become a topic of intense debate on Wall Street.

Instead of taking a job at Ernst & Young, many believe that the mayor, who is now 57, could instead opt to become a "celebrity CEO". Some jokers have even suggested that Giuliani could take the top job at Bloomberg, the financial news company whose billionaire founder, Michael Bloomberg, was recently elected Giuliani's successor.

Giuliani certainly stood side-by-side with "Bloomy" during the final part of the mayoral election battle, although most New Yorkers reckon this was more out of hatred for Mark Green (who was Bloomberg's rival candidate) than any real affection for the media tycoon.

Of course, there is also the possibility that Giuliani could go back into law, or simply avoid business altogether. One rumour has the sports-mad mayor being considered as a baseball commissioner.

A more realistic option for him would be to stay in New York politics, serving as chairman of the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corporation, established to rebuild the financial district after the September 11 attacks. This could allow Giuliani, who was born in Brooklyn and educated at Manhattan College and New York University Law School, to make an even more ambitious political move -- perhaps even running for President.

He is certainly regarded in Washington as the hottest political property in the Republican Party.

"As soon as I make a decision, I'll report it," says Giuliani. "But I need a little time to explore maybe seven or eight possibilities."

On the subject of Ernst & Young, he says: "I think I'd rather discuss that privately ... but it's still very preliminary."

Although Giuliani is never likely to make a fortune to match Bloomberg's $US4 billion, making money will not be hard for Rudi the Rock. He has already secured a $US3 million contract with Talk Miramax Books to write his memoirs, plus a book on management and leadership.

The Times

LOAD-DATE: November 22, 2001

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[Sports1]

November 27, 2001
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEATS NEW HAMPSHIRE 70-54
Sophomore Rosalee Mason Records Her Second Double-Double of the Season

RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College women’s basketball team beat New Hampshire 70-54 Tuesday night to improve to 2-0 on the season. New Hampshire fell to 2-3 with the loss.

The Lady Jaspers, who fought off numerous Wildcat runs, kept the lead for the entire game. New Hampshire cut the lead to two at the 17:55 mark, but Manhattan went on a 6-0 run on back-to-back three-pointers by Tiffany Schettig (Altoona, PA) to take a 13-5 lead. The Lady Jaspers maintained at least a six-point edge in the half as Rosalee Mason (London, England) added a breakaway layup with three seconds on the clock to give the Lady J’s a 33-22 halftime lead.

New Hampshire cut the Lady Jaspers’ lead to eight with seven minutes to play, but a layup by Mason and two free throws by Schettig sparked an 11-0 Manhattan run to ice the game.

Schettig and Mason led all scorers with 19 points each. Mason added 16 rebounds for her second double-double effort in as many games, in addition to chipping in four assists and three steals. Schettig, who went 5-9 from behind the arc, finished with 19 points, two assists and one steal. Siobhan Kilkenny (Castlebar, Ireland) added nine points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals in the win.

Manhattan returns to action on Saturday, December 1 for a 4:30 game at Wagner College.

November 26, 2001
MANHATTAN’S JACOB FREEMAN RANKED 10TH IN UNITED STATES

RIVERDALE, NY – Track & Field News announced in its December 2001 issue that Manhattan College men’s track and field junior Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) is ranked 10th in the United States in the hammer throw. Last year, Freeman was ranked 13th.

Last season, Freeman, a three-time All-American in the weight and hammer throws, won the IC4A meet with a personal best and NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 68.36m (224”03’) to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships where he placed seventh with a throw of 67.38m. This was the third best throw by an American athlete in the competition.

Freeman, along with the indoor track and field team, will begin their season this Saturday, December 1st, as Manhattan host the Pentathlon/Throws Invitational beginning at 12 noon in Draddy Gymnasium.

November 26, 2001
JASPERS CRUSH LIU, 111-84
Manhattan Posts Fifth-Highest Scoring Total in School History

BROOKLYN, NY – Sophomore Luis Flores (New York, NY) scored a game-high 24 points to lead six Jaspers in double figures as Manhattan College dominated the Long Island University Blackbirds by a score of 111-84 Monday evening in the Schwartz Athletic Center.

The Jaspers won their second game in a row to improve to 2-1 on the season, while LIU falls to 0-2.

Manhattan’s 111 points was the fifth-highest single-game total in the program’s history, and the most points scored in 30 years, tying the mark set in 1971 against St. Francis.

LIU led by as many as seven points in the first half (29-22, 8:26). But the Jaspers inched back into it and rallied to tie the score at 41-41 with 2:34 to play in the half. A layup by junior Jared Johnson (Bronx, NY) put the Jaspers up 43-41 and a jumper by sophomore Dave Holmes (Washington, DC) capped a 9-1 run by Manhattan, as it took a six-point lead into the lockerroom (49-43).

The Blackbirds came out shooting to start the second half on the strength of a 13-4 scoring spurt to assume a 56-53 lead in the first three minutes, forcing head coach Bobby Gonzales to call timeout. Out of the huddle, the Jaspers scored nine straight points, six coming from junior Darnell Tyler (Long Branch, NJ), to regain the lead (62-56). Tyler, who only played in the second half, had a breakout game going 6-6 from the floor for 13 points.

The decisive run came midway through the second half, when the Jaspers, clinging to a two-point lead (65-63), exploded on a 21-2 scoring spree to go up 86-65, and the Blackbirds would never recover.

Flores hit 7-11 shots from the floor and 9-10 free throws in addition to picking up four assists, four rebounds and five steals. Junior Justin Jackette (Valhalla, NY) scored 18 points, 16 of which came during Manhattan’s 62-point second half effort. Senior Von Damien Green (New York, NY) tallied 16 points and eight assists, while Johnson and senior Noah Coughlin (Middleboro, MA) came off the bench to tally 11 apiece.

The Jaspers outrebounded LIU 40-29 for the game and connected on 44 of 72 field goal attempts, for a 61.1 shooting percentage.

Manhattan returns to action on Friday, November 30 when they host Denver at 7:00 PM in Draddy Gym.

November 23, 2001
JASPERS TOP HOLY CROSS IN HOME OPENER, 75-62

RIVERDALE, NY – Sophomore Luis Flores (New York, NY) led four Jaspers in double figures with 17 points as Manhattan topped visiting Holy Cross 75-62 in its home opener Friday night in Draddy Gym.

The Jaspers earned their first win of the season tonight, evening their record at 1-1, while the Crusaders dropped their first game of the year, falling to 2-1.

The first half was a see-saw battle which featured seven lead changes and five ties. Holy Cross led early before the Jaspers rallied from down 8-3 to tie the score at 12-12. Sophomore Dave Holmes (Washington, DC) single-handedly got the Jaspers back into the game, scoring 11 of Manhattan’s first 12 points. Manhattan took the lead for good at the 3:55 mark of the first half on a pair of free throws by senior Noah Coughlin (Middleboro, MA), and took a 40-34 lead into the lockerroom.

Despite shooting just 34.5 percent in the second half, the Jaspers maintained their lead, as the Crusaders shot only 35.7 percent for the game. Manhattan also forced 21 Holy Cross turnovers.

Flores scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half and added two steals, two rebounds and an assist to lead the Jaspers to the victory. Holmes tallied 14 points, all in the first half, while junior Justin Jackette (Valhalla, NY) and freshman Jason Benton (New Haven, CT) chipped in with 11 points apiece. Holy Cross was led by Brian Wilson, who scored a game-high 19 points including four three-pointers.

The Jaspers will be back in action on Monday, November 26, when they travel to local rival Long Island University for a non-conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM.

November 20, 2001
LADY JASPERS BEAT FORDHAM IN SEASON OPENER, 74-60

RIVERDALE, NY – Freshman Donette Reed (Syracuse, NY) came off the bench to score a game-high 20 points in her first collegiate game to lead the Manhattan College Lady Jaspers (1-0) to a 74-60 season opening victory over the visiting Fordham University Rams (0-2) Tuesday evening in Draddy Gym.

Reed was one of three Lady Jaspers to score in double figures, as sophomores Elana Greene (Brooklyn, NY) tallied 14 and Rosalee Mason (London, England) posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Manhattan went up 13-5 early in the first half, with six of its points coming off of free throws. But the Rams would close the gap to 17-14 at the 12:12 mark of the first half on back-to-back jumpers by Mobolaki Akiode and Lara Hanson. The Lady J’s would pull away again towards the end of the half and took a 12-point lead into the lockerroom.

The Lady Jaspers connected on 16 of 18 shots from the foul line in the first half and forced 15 Fordham turnovers, despite shooting just 34.5 percent from the floor.

Manhattan, which won its season opener for the second year in a row, would maintain its double-digit lead for the remainder of the game. The Lady Jaspers out-rebounded the Rams 38-29 and picked off 12 steals for the game.

Manhattan will be back in action on Tuesday, November 27 when they host the University of New Hampshire at 7:00 in Draddy Gym.

[Sports2]

Copyright 2001 Newsday, Inc.
Newsday (New York, NY)
November 28, 2001 Wednesday QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A77
HEADLINE: LOCAL COLLEGES; Fashion Victim? Not in Tennis
BYLINE: MICHAEL J; WOODS

<extraneous deleted>

Manhattan College junior Jacob Freeman was ranked No. 10 in the hammer throw among U.S. collegians by Track and Field News. Freeman placed seventh in the event in last season's NCAA Outdoor Championship with a throw of 67.38m. The Jaspers indoor track and field team opens the season Saturday at noon when it hosts the Pentathlon/Throws Invitational at Draddy Gymnasium.

LOAD-DATE: November 28, 2001

[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email 1]

From: Michael F. McEneney
Subject: Manhattan Alum in the News
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:42:26 -0500

Dear John,

We read much about the role of Manhattan Alums in the aftermath of 9/11 (mostly engineers) but the following piece in the NY Times on 11/21/01, page B9 gives a little different twist:

FIRST ANTHRAX, NOW MICE

The United States Postal Service may have done enough to clean up the anthrax in its New York facilities, but a federal Judge ruled last week that there is a mouse problem, and it is out of control, at least at the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center in Manhattan.

Judge John F. Keenan of United States District Court took a detour in his written opinion on anthrax contamination on Thursday to express his concern about an "excessive mice infestation problem" at Morgan that came to light during recent anthrax hearings. In a brief ruling on Nov. 9, he said there was no reason to shut the Morgan center for anthrax cleaning, as the postal workers union had asked.

He set out his reasoning about anthrax on Thursday in a 12 page opinion. But, apparently moved by testimony about rampant mice, he ordered that the problem be remedied on Thanksgiving Day, when there is no mail delivery.

The Judge is a 1951 Graduate of Manhattan and has been an active Alumnus. Once again highlighting the fact that there are caring Jaspers all over!

Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53,BBA

[MCOLDB: 1951 BA]

[Email 2]

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:26:00 -0500
From: Robert Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)

Good Morning, John:

1. Bravo on your closing.

2. I will get back to writing to you during the week. I have been busy the past 3 weeks doing the Soldier show circuit. November 4th in Old Greenwich; November 11th in Rochester: and November 18th in Armonk. Three shows in three weeks really keeps one busy. My next two shows are December 2nd in Windsor Locks and December 16th (I think) in White Plains. That will complete the year for me. Business has been like a see-saw but I’m not about to buy a rocking chair.

3. By the way, there was a phone call during dinner tonight which my son answered. He was told that a young lady from Manhattan College wished to speak to Lieutenant Helm. I really wish our College would get its act together. FNS sends

Robert A. Helm

[JR: But, don’t you wish you were a young lieutenant again. ;-)]

[Email 3]

From: Rebollo, Richard
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:36:20 -0500

John,

My wife Patty is due today with our 4th. Still no baby. I'll keep you guys posted.

Rich (BSEE, 91')

[JR: Rich, now as an EE you know how important it is to keep on schedule. Clearly, you have instructed your “staff” with this important principal. At the very least, after this delayed delivery, I urge you to conduct a root cause analysis as to the delay and what caused the initial problem. ;-) Seriously, we are rooting for your better half.]

[Email 4]

From: Jerry_Plunkett
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:16:21 -0500
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)

John

Could you add Sean Dowling from the class of 83 and Rick Maher from the class of 82 to your distribution list. Sean, Rick and myself were members of the swim team in the early 80s. We got together the night before Thanksgiving at McSorleys in Greenwich Village. We toasted a few ales to a former swim team member Dennis Moroney who passed away in the World Trade Center tragedy. I mentioned your e-mail to them and they asked me to have them added to your list. Sean is back in New York after spending the last 15 years in Hawaii. He is currently working 7 days a week for FEMA doing a great job helping the families of the victims and survivors of the World Trade Center incident.

Thanks,
Jerry Plunkett

_____________________________

Jerry Plunkett
Director of Tax Compliance
Sony Corporation of America
555 Madison Avenue - 8th Floor
New York, New York 10022-3301

[JR: <1> Done. Boy, will they be made when they find out what you sucked them into. <2> I have been getting the opportunity to walk past Ground Zero twice a day now and it still makes me sad, mad, and prayerful. <3> Thanks for the report. <4> What are you going to do when we Americans eliminate the “income tax” and replace it with the “fair tax”? (Couldn’t resist)]

[Email 5]

From: Tuszynski, Bill
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:56:46 -0500

Dear John:

Having been a subscriber for some time, I have to let you know that I find it highly inappropriate for the alumni newsletter to be turned into a free political forum for the editor. This forum exists solely for the purpose of informing Jasper grads of current events relevant to the school and classmates. Whether or not one agrees with the opinions expressed is immaterial and not the issue (sometimes I do and sometimes I don't). The issue is one of sticking to the purpose of the vehicle. If the goal is to reflect well on our alma mater, them please start by leaving the op-ed pieces out.

Best regards,
Bill Tuszynski, '76

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:37:13 -0500
To: Tuszynski, Bill
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)

Hi Bill,

This forum, as you call it, is my personal labor. See it's not technically an alumni newsletter, since neither the College nor the alumni society put anything into it. I don't think of it as a political forum but Plato's Cave. It "costs" me between 10 and 30 hours per week. So, if I blow off steam, exchange "comments" with my fellow alums, or just "pontificate" most people just regard it as the price of the "subscription". Probably most of them ignore it. Some just unsubscribe. Others razz me right back. Sometimes people even agree. From time to time, so people even think it's funny. If you want sanitized alumni news then you have to be satisfied with what the College sends out when and if they send it out. If you want the lively exchange of ideas with people getting involved and making contact, then this is it. At least that’s what I hope it is? I don't do a lot of tracking but I know this is the first message I've received from you. If you've been lurking in the background what didn't you like that finally drew you out?

Maybe I'm just tired I just start a new assignment in the City today and I'm not yet used to the commute. So maybe I am being "testy". If so, I apologize. If not, oh well! ;-)

John

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From: Tuszynski, Bill
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:32:53 -0500

John -

You are not being testy. My concern was based on the presumption that your newsletter was an official activity of the College and it was the interjection of personal opinions in a College organ that I was objecting to. There was no specific opinion that I was objecting to. The fact that you are doing this as a personal activity changes the basis and makes my concern moot.

Keep up the good work and I'll forward stuff when relevant.

Bill

[JR: Glad you think it’s good work. Sometimes I wonder about the value.]

[Email 6]

From: Deacon John E. Antenucci
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 19:12:09 EST
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)

John, please keep up the great channel of communication. Would you please re send the names of those Jaspers who were lost during the attacks on September 11. I deleted it by mistake. I want to keep them in my prayer journal.

Thanks,
Deacon John E. Antenucci BS '59

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 20:58:03 -0500
To: Deacon John E. Antenucci
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)

Sloppy but fast service:

http://www.manhattan.edu/news/special/index.html#MC

• Robert Baierwalter '79
• Michael Carroll '84
• Joseph Coppo '75
• Michael J. Duffy '93, son of Judge John Duffy '59
• Kevin Frawley '90
• Richard Gabriel '71, deceased (son of Barbara Gabriel retiree)
• John Gallagher '91
• Salvatore Gitto '78, deceased
• Joseph Holland '91, deceased
• Lt. Joseph Leavey '77
• Michael J. Lyons '93
• Brian P. Magee '73, deceased
• Robert McCarthy '90
• Richard Morgan '59
• Dennis Moroney '84
• Timothy O' Sullivan '64 (former Director of Personnel, Manhattan College)
• Robert Regan '75
• Antonio A. Rocha '90
• John Tobin '76
• James Quinn '99, missing

[JR: Sadly]

[Email 7]

Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:52:45 -0500
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2000-11-25 (from home)
From: Clarence J. Jones

Thanks for the " primer " on economics.

Hope the inflation is slow and minimal.

Clarence J. Jones

Class of 1967

[JR: Your welcome. Only our government can debase the currency, ruining it as a unit of account and a store of value. It then only serves ans a medium of exchange. (Hey, some of that D in economics must have filter through by ossie-mo-sis!)]

[Email 8]

Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2001 12:32:23 -0500
From: ferdinand john reinke
Subject: "Un-retirement" notice

Probably not unexpectedly, FYI from an internal announcement letter:

Please welcome John Reinke to the CSC Pinnacle Alliance as the Global Business Information Risk Manager. John has accepted the role as our senior security / information assurance representative and will be responsible for identifying and delivering information risk management and compliance services. John has an extensive career in Information Services, Security and Risk Management with his most recent position as the Vice President of Enterprise IS Architecture for Merrill Lynch. John has also held positions as Vice President of Information Security for CS First Boston, an AVP for Computer Security at Shearson America Express, as well as many years in his own consulting practice focusing on Information Technology Architecture, Security, Recovery, Business Process Reengineering, and Project Management. John will be based at 75 Wall Street, NYC, NY, 10005 and can be reached on 212-235-6854.

[JR: Thanks to all the readers who helped with practical advice, impractical advice, leads, and their kind thoughts. It is an interesting world out there.]

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A Final Thought

“All my life I wanted to be somebody. Now I realize I should have been more specific.”

… … … Big Joe Henry W1015 Radio Personality November 30, 2001

There’s a lot to be said for listening, really listening, to what people say. One finds wisdom in the strangest places, and it wasn’t even in Latin. Guess I too should have been more specific. You young guys should take note. You get an interesting perspective doing this little alumni newsletter, especially from the obits.

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