Sunday 14 April 2002
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 957 subscribers by my count.
Don't forget: … …
Tuesday, April 16 - Treasure Coast FL alumni luncheon
noon Holiday Inn US 1, Stuart,
Florida
Someday, May 2 – Jasper’s Sixth Annual Law Enforcement Reception
RSVP Bob Van Etten'66
Chairman call 201-386-6867
Monday, May 6 – Jasper Open Summit New Jersey
RSVP Bob Byrnes ’68
718-862-7230
Saturday, June 8 – Alumni Society General Meeting
Info Ssive Sola 718-862-7454
Friday, May 31 – Reunion Weekend Boat Ride
rsvp Grace Feeney
718-862-8013
Someday, August 5 - Construction Open Golf Tournament Eastchester, New York.
call
Joe Van Etten at 212-280-0663
ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.
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On Thursday, April 11, I attended the first Manhattan
College Alumni Society New York City Club priemer event. If ya coulda went, but
didn’t, then ya shoulda because it was great. Hosted by Tom Moran CEO Mutual of
In today’s economic climate, who could afford to miss out on all those willing networkers. I thought one thing was very interesting: the willingness of “old” jaspers to help “young” ones. But, it was hard to move the “young” from their comfort zones talking to their peers. The two most useful conversations I had that night were with a Class of 64 and a Class of 94.
Now, how about something in
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We’ve lost another source of Japser coverage at:
http://www.voy.com/25932/1.html
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Author: Yank
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Subject: I'm taking this board down indefinitely
As a fan of
Congrats to Coach Gonzalez and Luis Flores on their Metro COY and Citizenship awards.
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My searches turned up this cryptic headline as “MC” but when I went to there is wa gone. Help?
Owens To Be Sworn in as WLSC
President Wednesday
The Intelligencer
Wheeling WVa
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Here comes the news after this comment.
Defining Courage
by Jim Sias
Rah
Building Pride, Spirit, & Support for the Scarlet Knights
"On
We can learn lessons without having to necessarily "pay tuition at the school of hard knocks" for every lesson. When I read this, even though it's not about a Jasper, it occurred to me that if we "stay in the moment" great things can be accomplished even in times of crisis. I found this young man's example, and that of his team mates, stirring.
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
0 Formal
announcements
0 Messages from Headquarters (MC
Press Releases)
1 Jaspers publishing web pages
3 Jaspers found web-wise
0 Honors
0 Weddings
0 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
5 Obits
6 "Manhattan in
the news" stories
0 Resumes
2 Sports
9 Emails
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Lindy |
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Brehm,
Joseph H. |
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Hart,
Patrick J. |
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Helm,
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Keating,
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Antenucci, John |
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Gelione,
Jack |
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Dillon,
Joe |
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Rosa,
Albert Joseph |
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Arrigan,
Nicholas Joseph |
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Nasser,
Bob |
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Jalkut,
Steve |
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Matystik,
Walter F. |
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Moran,
Tom |
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Menchise,
Louis |
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Coppola,
Rosemarie |
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Joe |
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Robert |
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Steve |
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Keating,
Ray |
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Walter F. |
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Louis |
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Tom |
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[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
But a new web site is up!
http://www.manhattan.edu/clubs/crew/
2001-2002 Manhattan College Men's & Women's Crew
Welcome to the home of Manhattan College Crew on the internet.
This site was developed to put information about the team at your fingertips.
During the coming months expect new pictures, a new layout, a guest room, information & links and results for the year's races and much more, including video of selected fall and spring races, so check back frequently.
ALUMNI PHOTO SEARCH: IF YOU ARE AN ALUMNI AND HAVE ANY
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAST YEARS PLEASE SEND THEM TO THE TEAM, EITHER TO THE EMAIL
ADDRESS BELOW OR FORWARD THE HARD COPY OF THE PHOTOS TO: Crew Team, Athletic
Department,
We are going to scan in as many photos as we get categorized by each year. Please also note the year the photos are from, any appropriate caption, including names, etc. for any photos sent.
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
http://profiles.yahoo.com/Chiquita726
Yahoo! ID: Chiquita726
Real Name: J.S.
Location: NYC
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Gender: Female
Occupation:
Hobbies: Cooking, Drinking, Going to nice restaurants, Going to Bookstores and Coffee Bars,Hard Partying, Playing with the PC, Rollerblading, Seeing the Latest Movies Shopping,Watching Soap Operas(ABC),Working
Favorite Quote "Livin La Vida Loca!!!!!!!!!!"
[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]
http://www.srz.com/attyassociates.asp
Schulte Roth & Zabel
(212) 756-2000 phone
http://www.albec.net.mx/personales/rocksoff/profile.htm
Profession: Chemical Engineer with a Masters Degree from
[JR: I couldn’t figure out the man’s name? Help!?! Any ’82 ChemEs out there?]
http://myprofile.cos.com/rosaa01
Natural Science, Mathematics & Engineering Engineering
Professor/Chair Appointed: 1986/1986
B.E.E., Electrical Engineering,
Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in. This week we have several that would have been missed but for the alert reporters as noted with their covering message.
Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
April 10, 2002, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 8; Column 1; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths
Arrigan, Nicholas Joseph
ARRIGAN-Nicholas Joseph, 60. Of The Hideout,
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Copyright 2002 Wilkes Barre Times Leader
All Rights Reserved
Wilkes Barre Times Leader
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8A
HEADLINE: NICHOLAS ARRIGAN
Nicholas Arrigan
Nicholas Joseph Arrigan, 60, of The Hideout,
Born
He was preceded in death by his brother, John Francis.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, the former Patricia Lynn Bruining; son, Nicholas Francis, Basking Ridge, N.J.; two grandchildren; sisters, Anna Sweeney, Port Jefferson, N.Y.; Bridgit Teresa Keller, Hobe Sound, Fla.; and Patsy Monahan, Pompano Beach; brother, James, New York City; and numerous nieces and nephews
A celebration of his life will be planned at his home in
In lieu of flowers, his wife will establish an endowment
in his memory at
Arrangements are by the McLaughlin Family Funeral
Service,
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HEADLINE: OBITUARIES
ARRIGAN Arrigan, Nicholas Joseph, 60, of The Hideout,
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HART, PATRICK J., 82, of
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SECTION: LOCAL, Pg. B9
HEADLINE: JOSEPH H. BREHM
BYLINE: The Morning Call
Joseph H. Brehm, 71, of
He graduated from
Born in
He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
Church,
He was a captain in the Air Force serving in the Korean War.
Survivors: Wife; daughters, Mary Ellen B. Raposa of
Services:
Contributions: American Cancer Society or American Heart
Association, both
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From: Tom Maloney (1966)
Date:
Subject: Another obit
Copyright 2002 The
The
April 07, 2002, Sunday, Final Edition
SECTION: METRO; Pg. C06
HEADLINE: Obituaries
Berard J. Witzig, 89, a Falls Church resident and water resources engineer who worked for the Army Corps of Engineers from 1937 until retiring in 1975, died April 5 at the Fairfax Nursing Center. He had Alzheimer's disease.
He joined the Corps in
Mr. Witzig was a recipient of the Army's Meritorious
Civilian Service Award and the Corps' Outstanding Service Award. He was a fellow
of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a life member of the National
and
From 1966 to 1968, he taught water resources economics
classes at
Mr. Witzig, a native of
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Marie Patricia Witzig of Falls Church; two sons, John, of Rowley, Mass., and Thomas, of Annandale; two daughters, Marybeth DiValentin of Vienna and Anne White of Arlington; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A son, James, died in 1953.
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From: Edward Grenier
Subject: Ray Keating
John,
I sadly report the death of my classmate, Raymond
Keating, Manhattan Class of 1954. No
arrangements are available yet, since his relatives are still in the process of
attempting to recover his remains from the
Edward J. Grenier, Jr.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]
Copyright 2002 The Irish Times
The Irish Times
April 12, 2002
SECTION: CITY EDITION; BUSINESS AND FINANCE; THE FRIDAY INTERVIEW - TOM MORAN,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MUTUAL OF AMERICA; Pg. 54
HEADLINE: Businessman philanthropist plays key role as Irish US ally
While Tom Moran's involvement with Ireland came late in life, it has blossomed
into a serious engagement across business, NGO and political issues, with a
particular emphasis on Northern Ireland, writes Conor O'Clery
There's a story told about Tom Moran, that he once worked
in
In fact Tom Moran did drive a taxi many years ago to pay
for his tuition in
Every visiting Irish dignitary, business executive,
cleric, politician and paramilitary is sure to come across him or seek him out
at a Mutual of America reception in the corporation's
The corporation began as a retirement association in 1945
with a $ 10,000 grant from what is now the
Today Mutual of America has assets in excess of $ 10.4
billion and employs 11,000 people. It has some 10,000 clients, typically NGOs
with fewer than 30 employees, like the Shelter for Battered Women and Children
in
The culture Mutual of America promotes is one of caring, said Mr Moran, citing as an example the fact that it has the largest number of volunteers every year in the American Cancer Society's walk for breast cancer in New York.
"We work very hard to make a difference both as individuals and as a corporation," he said. It was not just an opportunity but a responsibility, he added.
The corporation supported those who "believe that society is not going to be measured simply by how well the people at the top do, but by how well the people who are not at the top do."
This culture encouraged executives to associate with good causes on a wider scale. In 1990 a Mutual director, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, persuaded board members to get involved in a conference he co-chaired in Oslo called "The Anatomy of Hate", where world leaders address issues of fanaticism and hatred.
Then Bill Flynn, who has Co Down ancestry, was encouraged to "do something" about Northern Ireland and he and Tom Moran became part of the group of American businessmen who acted as unofficial peace envoys throughout the 1990s.
"One of Tom Moran's secrets is that he is a great
listener," said Niall O'Dowd, publisher of Irish America, who organised
the peace delegations. "I have sat in many meetings with him on
Tom Moran, who is a passionate believer in the American
concept of corporate and individual philanthropy, has personally donated tens
of thousands of dollars to Irish political parties and individuals, and to
causes like Concern, the
He is chairman of Concern Worldwide's US board - which
"opened my eyes to see the potential to make a difference" - and of
the North American board of the
When pressed he acknowledges that "I give away a big percentage of what I make.
"But I lead a fairly simple life. I don't want for anything, I'm fairly comfortable."
A pile of letters from supplicants as thick as a telephone directory comes to his office every day. Told once that a prominent Irish politician was complaining at not receiving anything from him, he replied: "I've 10,000 people asking for money - when I get through those that have asked, I'll start working for those people that haven't. I'm not going to search him out."
Like many Irish-American executives he has been taken aback by criticism of American foreign policy in the Irish media since September 11th. It could affect corporate sponsorship of Irish causes, he says.
"However, I spend a lot of time in
"The sense of betrayal felt by people over here is
because the only voice they are hearing from
He reckons he has met and entertained practically every
politician of note from north and south in
"We have reached the wonderful point in the history
of
"Thank God. I wish we could find that in the
Tom Moran is not a typical corporate titan. He is low-key, and avoids publicity, only reluctantly agreeing to an interview. His conversation is sprinkled with self-deprecating wisecracks. He doesn't own a car, but roars around on one of his three motor cycles; two Harley-Davidsons and a Honda Goldwing.
He goes to the Mardi Gras in
He shows visitors a scrap book of a world tour with 50
CEOs, during which he had a spirited altercation with Fidel Castro. When
"contemplating big decisions" in his office he likes to listen to a
CD of Rua (Liz Madden and Gloria Mulhall). A music lover, he had an 1896
Steinway installed on the 35th floor of the building where corporate receptions
are held. The most recent was last week for the launch of Congressman
On his father's side both Tom Moran's great grandparents
were Irish; they married in Carrick-on-Suir before leaving
On his mother's side his grandmother was Peggy O'Neill
whose roots were in Kesh, Co Fermanagh, and his grandfather was Arturo
Bonaventura Quaranta from
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[JR: He hosted last night’s first New York Alumni Club meeting. 1974]
Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
April 12, 2002, Friday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section B; Page 1; Column 2; Metropolitan Desk
HEADLINE: Healing a Parish's Double Wound; Priest Takes Over a Flock That Feels
Twice Betrayed
BYLINE: By DAVID W. CHEN
DATELINE: CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y., April 10
He feels like a pastoral pinch-hitter in need of compassion and a compass, the way he was suddenly ordered to lead a parish that he had never set foot in before.
He does not have the keys to the safe or the remote control to the garage at his new quarters here, because the priest he replaced left so hastily. He also feels uncomfortable with his new bedroom and office, which still contain his predecessor's personal effects, like unopened mail, and a computer using screen savers of smiling parishioners. But at least he can rely on what he calls his "transitional desk," a 127,000-mile Dodge Stealth crammed with holy oils, a copy of the Pastoral Care of the Sick and other ecumenical essentials. If ever there was an example of someone's being thrust into an awkward situation with awesome responsibility, then it would be hard to top the Rev. Michael Keane, who replaced the Rev. Kenneth Jesselli last week as the pastor at the Holy Name of Mary Church.
Last week, Father Jesselli abruptly left the parish, and is believed to be one of six priests forced by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York to abandon their official duties because of past allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement read from the pulpit by Father Keane, the archdiocese said only that Father Jesselli had been asked to leave the parish "due to an allegation of inappropriate behavior from his past."
But as parishioners around the region struggle to adapt, what makes Father Keane's transition all the more delicate is that Father Jesselli had replaced Father Gennaro Gentile, who had himself been repeatedly accused of sexual improprieties, giving this Westchester village a dubious double distinction.
So far, many parishioners say that they are impressed with Father Keane. Some, a little more wary of anyone officially affiliated with the archdiocese, have harsh words for the institutional handling of the scandal. And others toss out words like "disappointed," "outraged" and "confused" when assessing an ever-widening scandal that they feel has unfairly besmirched their village's good name.
"It's like being in a darkened room," said Mary Cohen, director of the Holy Name of Mary Montessori School, which is next door to the church. "You don't know what's north, south, east or west. So your best protection is to stay still, and you wait for the light to turn on."
And Father Keane, for one, senses the disappointment, and embraces the doubts as "the most difficult challenge of my life."
"The trust needs to be restored, because people are
hurting," said Father Keane, while preparing for
With a Gothic-style edifice that soars as the highest
structure in this village's downtown, and a roster of 1,200 families, the Holy
Name of Mary Church is a dominant presence in this hilly suburb of 7,600 people
located about 40 miles north of
Indeed, as recently as last year, some longtime parishioners still asked Father Gentile to officiate at weddings or funerals -- even though one of the accusing families recently settled its lawsuit with the archdiocese. And while Father Jesselli had been at the church for less than two years, he, too, had struck some as a decent, if quiet, leader.
"I have nothing but the highest regard for both those gentlemen, and I had no signs of any impropriety," said James Shevlin, a telecommunications manager who teaches a third-grade Catholic education class at the church. "I think the way most Americans should think, which is, innocent until proven guilty."
Other parishioners or former parishioners, though, said that they gradually grew disillusioned with one or both men. Some said that they transferred out of the church's parish school, which is defunct, or even out of the church itself, said Colleen Coxen, a co-owner of the Coxen Sisters deli here, whose family had attended Holy Name for years but no longer does.
It has come as relief to some that the archdiocese said that the allegations against Father Jesselli were from his past -- pre-Croton, presumably. Still, a large majority of parishioners interviewed here said that they had lost faith in the archdiocese's actions and intentions.
"I think the archdiocese is out the window right now," said Suzanne Stevens, a real estate broker who is also a music director at the church. "How dare they -- on the heels of Father Jerry -- bring in Father Ken? And did they know? They need to answer, and I hope we have a strong enough voice to make some change."
Already, some parishioners have tried to deliver a message. On Sunday, Georgiana Grant, a longtime parishioner who is also a member of the village Board of Trustees, changed her regular weekly contribution from $20 to $0 -- and wrote the word "zero" on her check. And the flier from the archdiocese announcing Cardinal Edward M. Egan's $15 million appeal only grated on her more.
And now, into this maw steps Father Keane, who had never been to Croton before, except maybe when passing through along Route 9.
The son of a retired
For the last seven years, Father Keane, who turns 41 on
Friday, taught religion and psychology, as well as working as a strength and conditioning coach, at Our Lady of Lourdes
High School in
Last weekend, he was asked to read a form letter during Mass from the archdiocese regarding the sexual abuse allegations. He still has no idea where Father Jesselli -- or Father Gentile, for that matter -- might be.
On Monday, Father Keane will be part of a special meeting for parishioners to express their opinions about the scandal. And he says that he welcomes a little "righteous indignation," for he, too, has been disappointed by the archdiocese.
"I can see why it's harder to trust institutions," he said. "It's like the government in the '60's, and the church in 2002. If they're planning a tour of reconciliation, we should be Stop One."
But so far, Father Keane has been surprised and heartened
by the warm reception. Some people have offered him dinner, or a room for the
night. One parishioner even donated a cell phone, knowing that Father Keane
will need to stay connected to many people. And at
Beyond the spiritual work, there is also the practical
matter of moving from
At the rectory in Croton, meanwhile, there are still some things he has to adjust to. On his first day, he literally walked into a closet. He also has many minor questions about whether Father Jesselli owns the couches, the dresser or any number of other objects throughout the Tudor-style house.
After all, vestiges of Father Jesselli still loom. A couple of days after Easter, Father Keane noticed a blue envelope in the office. It had not yet been opened, and it read: "Happy Easter, Father Ken."
http://www.nytimes.com
GRAPHIC: Photos: Mary Cohen prays for guidance at the church. "It's like being in a darkened room," she said of the scandal. Two priests at the church have left after misconduct allegations.; The Rev. Michael Keane prepares for noon Mass at his church of two weeks, Holy Name of Mary in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. (Photographs by Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)(pg. B1); Parishioners at the noon Mass yesterday joined hands at Holy Name of Mary Church in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Many have voiced outrage at the archdiocese after two priests in a row left amid misconduct allegations. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)(pg. B5)
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HEADLINE: Memoirs of a paperboy turned engineer; Duke professor
recalls early career delivering the Press in Queens
BYLINE: REBECCA E. EDEN ree@herald-sun.com; 419-6566
Henry Petroski whiled away his childhood afternoons on
the seat of a maroon Schwinn bicycle delivering the Long Island Press in his
At the time, in the 1950s, the young Petroski thought mostly about all "the consumables, like cigarettes, soda and ice cream" he could buy with his $ 15-a-week salary.
But, about five decades later, he believes that job got him thinking about how things work, or in a word: engineering.
"I suspect that my introduction to a host of
frustrations as a paperboy helped me to better understand invention and design,
and the technology within which they work," he said. "As a paperboy,
I was part of a technology larger than myself. In time, technology became a
part of me." Today, Petroski is a professor of civil engineering at
The book is "selling well" at the Barnes & Noble at New Hope Commons, a clerk said.
"People love to read books by local authors," said the clerk, who asked not to be identified.
The
His other books include looks at the design and history of paper clips, pencils and bridges.
"Paperboy," his most personal work yet, is "a marvelous memoir," according to a starred Kirkus review.
In it, Petroski brings to life the three years he spent
delivering the newspaper. He talks about moving from his home in
"My parents wanted to live in a bigger, nicer house
in a better neighborhood," said Petroski, now 60 and the father of two
grown children. "Moving to the suburbs was the thing to do - there's grass
and trees there, things that are scarce in
He explains how he bartered his time for parts in a bicycle shop and learned about being a paperboy when other boys would come into the shop to buy new tires or a bike basket.
"Once I discovered I could make cash, I decided that being a paperboy was the job for me," he said.
For nearly three years, every day after school and early Sunday morning, Petroski would head to the Long Island Press' circulation office and get his bundle of 100 papers. Then he'd fold them precisely and pack them into his basket. Soon, he was pedaling up and down his neighborhood streets, hurling the papers onto front porches.
"It taught me a lot of responsibility... that each day, my customers counted on me to deliver the Press to them," he said.
Within a year, he purchased a new bike: a Schwinn Phantom.
"It was pretty snazzy, with chrome fenders and white-wall tires," he said.
In his book, Petroski also describes some of his
customers, the history of
To this day, Petroski is still intrigued with the newspaper industry and is amazed when he reaches for The Herald-Sun on his porch every morning.
"It's this gigantic, technologic enterprise that takes bunch of people, doing all sorts of duties, to produce a newspaper every day," he said. "It blows my mind that news can happen after I go to bed and I can read about it when I wake up the next morning."
He said the engineering concepts of the newspaper industry and maintaining a bicycle for his route kick-started his engineering career.
"It got me to think about science and mathematics and systems and methods," he said. "In retrospect, I am not at all surprised that I became an engineer."
After high school, Petroski attended
After college, he taught at the
Petroski, whose wife, Catherine, is also a writer, hopes this book will be as successful as some of his others.
"I've been lucky so far; people really seem to like my writing," he said.
GRAPHIC: Photo: PETROSKI
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SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 14 CITY BEAT
HEADLINE: IN PERFECT HARMONY Chorus blends many cultures to find its voice
BYLINE: BY CLEM RICHARDSON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Come
It promises to be a singular performance in part because of the voices involved. As Nunez explains, chorus members, who are between 11 and 18 years old, sing in voices that are making the transition from childhood to adult sound. "So we will never again sound like we do at that particular moment," Nunez said. "The voices won't be exactly the same again."
Since its founding 10 years ago, the chorus, now 225 strong, has won dozens of awards and performed at venues around the country, including the White House.
It also has commissioned dozens of original pieces during that time - composer Steven Mackey's arrangement of the poet William Carlos Williams' "The Attic Which Is Desire" and Jenny Johnson's "The Smiling Eyes" will make its debut at Sunday's performance.
Nunez, 36, said the "Transient Glory" concert also will feature works by Czechoslovakian, Norwegian, Estonian and Finnish composers, as well as a few of his own.
The wide range of composers is appropriate given Nunez's goal when he formed the chorus: to provide a setting where children of different ethnic backgrounds could enjoy a variety of music, and themselves.
Born in the
He went on to earn a graduate degree in music education
from the
After growing up in a fairly insular Dominican community, both overseas and in New York, Nunez said it was his exposure to the city's diverse people and cultures in high school and college that made him realize how important it is for young people to meet different kinds of people.
After he met Jews, Italian-Americans, African-Americans and others, Nunez said, he saw that many futures were possible - not just the Con Edison job he had always assumed was his destiny.
"There was a world out there that was different than the one I grew up in," he said. "I realized I did not have to follow the path that had been prescribed for me."
He started the chorus "for the kids trapped behind the burglar bars on the apartment windows. Some of them, their parents don't let them out of the house for fear something will happen to them. But when they meet other children, they find that they are not all that different, and that opens up their world."
Choir members such as Raquel Garcia, 17, of Queens; Virginia Creary, 14, and Tabrizia Jones, 15, both of the Bronx, and Dunia Rkein, 16, Elaina Emerick, 17, Emilia Vignola, 15, and Mitchell Schor, 11, all of Manhattan, say the choir has done just that.
"It's really fun, but it's also challenging," said Mitchell, who started in the organization's junior choirs when he was 6. "The other kids are great. We have a real family relationship here."
Said Emilia, "There are so many different people in the chorus that now, not only do I have friends in my neighborhood and school, I have friends from all over the city."
Nunez added, "I want
WANT TO TRY OUT?
The Young People's Chorus of New York City will have auditions next month. Call (212) 415-5579 to arrange an interview.
GRAPHIC: LINDA ROSIER DAILY NEWS Director and founder Francisco Nunez (back row r.) with some of the members of The Young People's Chorus of New York City.
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HEADLINE: THE LAST WORD; When the Olympics Weren't So Hyped
BYLINE: Steve Jacobson
INTRODUCTION to the Olympic Games came to Dean Smith, the
sprinter, with an invitation to a sauna, which was not something they knew a
lot about in
"This girl invited me to go home with her to have
dinner with her family and take a sauna," Smith recalled as if it were
just the other day. "I asked her what a sauna was. She said we all sit
together in this hot room. I asked, 'With our clothes off?' She said with our
clothes off. I was 20 years old. I said, 'We don't do that in
"Wherever the Russians went, there were men in those long coats," Harrison Dillard said. "If you tried to talk with the Russian athletes, they'd interrupt soon. Whatever we did in practice, they'd be taking pictures."
"We talked with the divers a little, mostly body language," said Pat McCormick, who took gold in platform and springboard diving in '52 and '56. "We could communicate in the showers because those men couldn't come in. I remember one big Russian woman, how tough she looked."
"Tough as a boot," said Smith the Texan.
It was the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the
Games at the New York Athletic Club the other day for more than 30 members of
the American team, many of whom had not seen one another in that time. They
laughed at how Smith, who became a
They shared laughs from the time Olympic Games made nobody wealthy and few famous. "There is no such thing as a former Olympian," Dillard said. "I hope today's athletes feel the same camaraderie; I don't think so."
Dillard, winner of the 100 meters in '48, won the 110 hurdles. Lindy Remigino of Manhattan College won the 100. Smith, Dillard, Remigino and Andy Stanfield won the 4x100 relay. Nobody knew much about the Soviets except their times. But the Soviets didn't know much about the outside, either. "They didn't even know how to walk on the springboard," Dr. Sammy Lee said. That's why they took pictures.
Lee won gold on the platform in '48 and '52 and became surrogate father to the great diver Greg Louganis.
The Finns were polite to the Soviets at the Opening Ceremonies, short years after the Finns had fought them to a virtual standoff. The Soviets wore all white with red neckties lettered with CCCP, which few Americans understood. "We had hats," Remigino said. "When they released the pigeons, we were glad we had hats. They had no hats."
Lee, born in
The NYAC has changed over the years, too.
Lee was a major in the Army medical corps. Because of his
ancestry and the fighting in
"In the competition, the Soviet judges wanted to identify me as North Korean. I didn't tell them I was South Korean. To the judges on our side, I wanted them to know I was South Korean. We saw this winter that judges still aren't all neutral."
Pat McCormick recalled that when she got home with her gold medals, neighbors asked where she'd been, had she been off on vacation?
The Olympians assembled for a group picture and the photographer asked a question to make them smile. One of the women responded, "We're still alive."
They always were.
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Subject: Teachers' Statement Protesting the Israeli Invasion
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Date: 2002-04-09 08:31:03 PST
Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit
source - Bill Koehnlein <toplab@toplab.org>
Please forward or repost
If you wish to sign this statement, which will be sent to
teachers' organization, the
George Caffentzis at gcaffentz@aol.com.
[list of signatories as of
Statement of Teachers Protesting the Israeli Invasion
We, as teachers, condemn the new Israeli attack on
Palestinians in the
We are inspired by the stand of Josi Bovi and the
hundreds of peace activists from
We demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza because the campaign of terror which the population of the occupied territories is being subjected to--the break-ins in the houses of unarmed civilians, the mass arrests of Palestinian youth, the wanton destruction of property and of any symbol of Palestinian self-governance, including the summary execution of Palestinian officials, and the siege of Yasser Arafat's headquarters—are barbaric acts, condemned by international law, to which none of us can give his/her assent.
We are also convinced that this occupation has nothing to
do with "the right of
For decades, despite many "peace talks,"
nothing substantive has been done to address the plight of the Palestinians
other than the fashioning of plans which guarantee that they will remain
refugees in their own land. It seems now that even those "peace"
agreements were too much for the Israeli government to concede--as demonstrated
by
This is the root of the problem today in
As teachers we have a right and a duty to speak clearly in times of crisis. This duty today comes down to (a) opposing the Israeli Government's violent denial of the Palestinians' human, civil, and even property rights; (b) opposing all foreign aid and arms exports to Israel, and (c) making a commitment to work with all people who are interested in seeing that a just resolution is implemented—so that a future can be built in which Palestinians and Israelis can live side by side with equal rights.
_____________________
Signatories of the Statement as of April 5. 2002.
Institutional affiliation purely for identification purpose. If you wish to
sign this statement, which will be sent to teachers' organization, the
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SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH HOFSTRA
Melinda Whitaker Drives in Two Runs for the Jaspers
Hofstra battled back with a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning, but solid defense earned the win for the Jaspers.
Stefanie Kenney earned the win for Hofstra in game two of
the doubleheader. Kenney pitched all five innings of the abbreviated game
giving up one hit and striking out eight.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE DEFEATS MARIST, 11-9
Cosgrove Collects Career-High 17 Saves
Senior goalie Maegan Cosgrove (
Melissa Medina (
In the second half, a free position goal by Nora
Jacquette (
Goals: Nora Jacquette (3), Rory Maguire (3), Melissa
Medina (2), Mary Dudek (2), & Maureen Moore (1).
Assists: Rory Maguire (1), Melissa Medina (1), Maureen
Moore (1), & Alana Fevola (1).
Saves: Maegan Cosgrove (17)
BASEBALL DROPS HEARTBREAKER TO LAFAYETTE, 5-4
Cucurullo, Anderson Each Collect Three Hits in Loss
The Jaspers stranded two runners in the top of the sixth,
but
Holzer drew a walk to start the ninth. After Gary Diaz (
Cucurullo and Anderson each had three hits and an RBI
while Eric Fierro (
GONZALEZ,
Gonzalez Named Metro Coach of the Year,
In just his third year at the helm of the Jaspers,
Gonzalez led the Jaspers to a 20-9 record and a trip to the Postseason National
Invitation Tournament. The 20-win season was just the seventh in the program's
97-year history and the NIT berth was the first for a
The SSN Inaugural College Basketball Awards are slated
for Friday, April 12 from
MAEGAN COSGROVE LEADS WEEKLY MAAC STANDINGS
Cosgrove Ranked in NCAA Weekly Standings
Cosgrove posted 11 saves on 15 shots in the victory over
MEN'S LACROSSE RALLIES TO DEFEAT
Freshman Eugene Tanner Tags Siena for Ten Points
RIVERDALE, NY - Just two hours after the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Manhattan freshman Eugene Tanner (Medford, NY) earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors for the week ending April 7th, Tanner scored seven goals and added three assists for ten points in Manhattan's 15-6 victory over Siena.
Tanner tied the game at 3-3 on a pass from Nick Silva (
Tanner finished with seven goals and three assists for
ten points, tying the
1 2
3 4 TOTAL
Scoring
Goals: SC: Padden 3, Nally 2, Morrissey 1.
MC: Tanner 7, DarConte 2, Silva 2, DarConte 2, Kelly 1, Honors 1.
Assists: SC: Wolpert 1, Nally 1.
MC: Tanner 3, Pintauro 3, Kelly 1, Silva 1, DarConte 1.
Saves SC: (Pence -15)
MC: (Amandola - 8)
SILVA, TANNER EARN PLAYER, ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS
Tanner Blows Away Rookie Competition with 16 Points in Two Games
Silva helped the Jaspers to a 2-0 week over conference opponents, including a four-assist effort versus Wagner and a two-goal and three-assist performance in a 17-4 win over Marist. Silva, a two-time All-MAAC selection, ranks third in the conference in scoring with 32 points and second in the conference in assists per game with 2.10. Silva also scored his 100th point with his third assist versus Wagner.
Tanner scored 16 points in two games and in doing so,
broke the
UNDERCLASSMEN PERFORM WELL AT THE
McGrath Qualifies for the IC4A and
Juniors Tim Muratore (
Freshman Julie Lamiquiz (
The Jaspers will return to action on April 13th when they
compete in the Lion Invitational in
LEMOYNE BLANKS JASPERS, 8-0
Dolphins Complete Three-Game Sweep of
SYRACUSE, NY - Brian Mattoon pitched a complete game
shutout, allowing just three hits with 12 strikeouts, to lead the LeMoyne
College Dolphins to an 8-0 victory over the Manhattan College Jaspers Sunday
afternoon.
Starter Wendell Anderson (
WOMEN'S LACROSSE LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO
In the second half, senior goalie Maegan Cosgrove (
The Lady J's will travel to Marist on Wednesday, April
10th for a
Scoring: Nora Jacquette (2), Rory Maguire (2), Victroria
Carman (1), Melissa Medina (1), Alana Fevola (1), Mary Dudek (1)
Assists: Victoria Carmen (1), Melissa Medina (1), Alana Fevola (1), Mary
Dudek (1), Jamie Carter (1)
Saves: Maegan Cosgrove, Manhattan (10); Michelle Nucci, Niagara (17)
MEN'S LACROSSE DEFEATS MARIST 17-4
Freshman Eugene Tanner Scores Nine Points in Win
RIVERDALE, NY - Five different players scored two or more
goals to lift the Manhattan College men's lacrosse team to a 17-4 win over
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rival Marist in a crucial conference game at
Gaelic Park on Saturday afternoon. With the win
Both teams played for possession until junior co-captain
Nick Silva (
Tanner opened up a blistering second quarter with an
unassisted goal at
1 2 3 4 TOTAL
Marist 0
1 2 1 4
Scoring Goals-
Marist: Ben-Eliyahu 1, Nahama 1, LaRose 1, Scully 1.
Assists
Marist: Van Horne 1, Nahama 1, Ben Eliyahu 1.
Saves
Marist 10 (Schumeyer - 10)
April 6, 2002
WOMEN'S LACROSSE EARNS FIRST WIN OVER CANISIUS, 10-3
RIVERDALE, NY- The Manhattan College women's lacrosse team defeated
Canisius College 10-3 this afternoon at Gaelic Park for their first win of the
season.
The Lady Jaspers advance to 1-6, 1-0 in the MAAC, while the Griffs fall to 3-3, 0-1 in the MAAC.
Manhattan took an early 4-0 lead before Canisius could
get a goal by Lady J goalie Maegan Cosgrove (Farmingdale, NY), who totaled 10
saves for the day. Sophomore Nora Jacquette (
Griff senior Kristy Grossman opened up the second half
with a goal assisted by teammate Courtney Schmitkons. A Canisius foul allowed
Maguire to score her third goal of the day at
The Lady J's will return to action tomorrow, April 7th
hosting
LEMOYNE SWEEPS JASPERS IN MAAC DOUBLEHEADER
Dolphins Beat Jaspers 4-2 in Game 1; 10-1 in Game 2
The Jaspers got a solid pitching effort from ace Ryan
Darcy (Levittown, NY) (4-3), who pitched all eight innings and allowed four
runs (three earned) on eight basehits with no walks in the losing effort.
LeMoyne got on the board in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Brett
Woodcock. The Dolphins added another run in the bottom of the third on a
In game two, Dolphin third baseman Mike Pecchia drove in
six runs, which included a grand slam in the fourth inning, to lead LeMoyne to
the victory.
SOFTBALL SPLITS WITH
Head Coach Susan Hannon Earns 100th Career Coaching Victory
In the first game,
Kara Husband (
In game two, the Lady J's jumped out to an early lead
when Meghan Farrelly (
http://www.rep-am.com/../sportspage/z4k.htm
Talk About This Story Here!
In these days of specialized players, Henry Lee is a throwback.
By Ed Daigneault
© 2002 Republican-American
COLLEGE NOTES 4-12
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Struggling: Southbury's Suzanne Masotto has struggled a
bit at the plate for the
Masotto, a sophomore first baseman and Pomperaug grad, was the team's leading returning hitter this season after a freshman campaign in which she hit .248 with 31 hits and a team-high 13 RBI. She is hitting .182 this year, but leads the team with 11 RBI and 18 total bases. Her 12 hits are good for second on the team.
While Masotto has had a rough time at the plate, she has been nearly flawless in the field. In 166 chances, she has committed just one error. Her fielding percentage of .994 is tops for the Jaspers.
© 1997-2002 American-Republican Inc.
Date: Sat,
From: Bob Nasser
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-030-31
John,
I have a new email address: <privacy invoked>
Bob
From: Robert Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-04-07
Good Afternoon, John:
1. God bless you, you do a wonderful job.
2. I really must read Mr. Fay s e-mail carefully and reread my answers to him that you so generously quoted in full in the previous JJ.
3. I will say this point at once. He was very generous to admit that Dubliners and the Beltway denizens have a great deal in common. FNS sends
Date:
From:
Subject: Op-Ed Piece for Consideration for Jasper Jottings
John:
Thought you might be interested in one of my latest
jottings; it appeared in a recent issue of the
Best wishes,
===
Aspire to make yours a beautiful mind
By
Originally published
A BEAUTIFUL Mind won the Oscar for best picture, justifiably so. The film has a beginning, a middle and an end, along with superb acting.
What makes it stand out, though, is the respect shown for viewers' intelligence. Director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman poignantly chronicle Nobelist John Nash's teetering over the line of sanity while interacting with the inhabitants of his real and delusional worlds. Mr. Nash is hardly depicted as heroic. Yet some have criticized the film for not being more faithful to the truth.
True, Mr. Nash's portrayal as decidedly heterosexual
ignores his apparent homosexuality and his vice squad arrest in a
Still, movies are not history lessons, although many take them to be so. They are primarily entertainment and, as such, A Beautiful Mind succeeds admirably.
My problem with the film is the title, derived from the excellent biography by Sylvia Nasar. Mr. Nash is a true genius whose brain has some amazing circuitry but, as for his mind, it's clearly disordered and often ugly. My Webster's defines the mind as "the complex of elements that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons."
This definition elevates rationalism in the same way that IQ tests elevate intellectual genius over other forms of genius.
By this definition, Mr. Nash's mind would be much
superior to that of my late brother-in-law, who died of mesothelioma after
years of working in a
Lionel was not a great student, but he could analyze a mechanical problem before anyone else and, even better, could solve it. What's more, he was always trying to help someone, including his supposedly bright but inept brother-in-law.
This raises a central question. Despite his overweening pride, arrogance, insensitivity and downright cruelty at times, does Mr. Nash's brilliance qualify his mind to be called "beautiful"? I think not.
This is not to take away from his marvelous accomplishments or that amazing circuitry. Rather, I would accord the label to such minds as those that inhabited Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Maimonides, Aquinas, da Vinci, Francis of Assisi, Jane Austen, Lincoln, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa. The reader could supply others.
Even this, however, contributes to the misconception that only famous people and Nobel Prize winners are worthy of such recognition. Balderdash! In my experience, the minds of some brilliant scientists and "thinkers" have been demonstrably far less beautiful than those of many an anonymous toiler.
Take my immigrant grandmother, who had to drop out of school after the fifth grade to do piecework. She spent her life, in the face of tragedy, holding together a family while working as a cleaning woman into her 60s. She would hardly be considered a candidate for the accolade "a beautiful mind." Yet she was a pragmatic genius to accomplish what she did while simultaneously radiating kindness to those around her.
To me, then, the mind is more than the center of language, reasoning, computation and sensory inputs.
If that's all it was, those artificial intelligence mavens would have a better chance of replacing us. Rather, as the oft-heard expression "a dirty mind" implies, it's the most humanly identifiable reflection of a person's soul.
Probe the mind beyond the easily testable and you discover what characterizes and preoccupies a person, the place where true beauty or ugliness resides.
David Seegal, a medical school teacher with a beautiful mind, was appropriately eulogized by a colleague as being "magnanimous" - that is, possessing a great soul or spirit. Look around you and I bet you'll find a lot of anonymous people who share that trait.
There's no Nobel Prize for it, but it helps make this world a better place, and it's something to which, regardless of our intellectual or material endowments, we can all aspire.
===
Copyright © 2002, The
[JR: Well said. We can see the “beautiful minds” in people who do more with less and usually under adverse circumstances. It’s ok to be rich, just don’t think you’re smart or you earned it all on your own. IMHO!]
From: Louis Menchise
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-04-07 (from home) by direct
Date:
John,
I reiterate: "... it is imperative for government to give hope..." I didn't say , "Government has always given hope..." or "It is up to government and government alone to give hope..." In other words, government should give hope.
McCain in '08 and '12 - unless you can find someone better. At least I didn't say, "Re-elect Gore in '04." Puh-leeze!
Don't get me started on Bill Clinton who, other than freeing federal money for states, counties and municipalities to hire police officers, for forcing drug companies to lower the price of A.I.D.S. drugs and for signing N.A.F.T.A., will be remembered for: Whitewater; ties to Hillary's Rose law firm; Vince Foster's suicide (but then again, the revolver was in his right hand - Foster was left handed;) Travelgate; Filegate; Nannygate; Gennifer Flowers; Paula Jones; Monica Lewinsky; and lying to the American public which caused him to be disbarred in Arkansas and by the Supreme Court. It's amazing what he got away with solely because the economy was strong from the beginning of 1995 to mid 2000.
Louis Menchise
[JR: I only quibble with Paragraph One, the “government” should have ZERO role in happiness. It can’t do squat without destroying whatever it touches. My goal is to have it touch very little. Paragraph Two and Three should not give the other side of the aisle any thought that they are any better. I dislike both “big government” parties equally. This time around these bozos weren’t even housebroken.]
From: Jack Gelione
Date:
John,
Please delete me from your mailing list.
Aloha, Jack
[JR: Done without any effort to find out “why”. I’m tired.]
From: John Antenucci (1959)
Date:
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-04-07 (from home) by direct
Dear John:
John
Antenucci and Roni Antenucci will be taking a year of travel and prayer to
determine where the Lord is calling them to minister together. We both have Masters' Degrees in Theology and
have spent the past seven years ministering in three different parishes in the
Diocese of Rochester, NY - specifically in the City of Rochester, NY. John served as Parish Deacon in two inner
city parishes and Roni served as Pastoral Associate in city parish. Note we have been serving the Church separately,
therefore not much time to worship together.
God's call can be challenging.
However, we have always had a dream to be of service to humanity
together. That dream was taking flesh
before we were married. Recently the
call to minister together has become very strong. We spent much time praying about this and
recently took time at the Benedictine Monastery in Erie, PA for more in depth
reflection and Sp! iritual Direction. As
a result Roni will be retiring from her Pastoral Associate position effective
John & Roni Antenucci
[JR: Good luck and God bless. I recall the old (
Date:
From: Steve Jalkut (1970)
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Thanks for the email. Yes, please sign me up for future jasper jottings. And by the way, Ben Benson is no longer the Director of Alumni Relations. Ben retired last December and Joe Dillon has assumed the new role. Unfortunately the College has not updated the web site with Joe's new contact information
Best Regards.
[JR: Yup, I have to “fix” my canned invite. But it does get people to write.]
From: Joe Dillon
Date:
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
John-
Good to see you last night add me to your list by the way one of my major projects this summer is to fix our web pages. I will be asking for your help
[JR: Love to. I am sure that on jottings there are others even more able than I to help.]
From: Walter F. Matystik
Subject: Re: Here's an example of ...
Date: Thu,
Organization:
John,
After careful consideration, we've decided to accept your generous offer to establish the Reinke Endowment so that we may offer free education to all in perpetuity !!!
FYI - This is what some of the Ivy's are up to: http://www.AllLearn.org/Yale Do you believe our alums would be interested and pay comparable pricing for offerings such as this?? Perhaps you could informally survey your alumni groups
I'm also looking for suggestions for free or inexpensive traing for basic computer skills (MS Office, Internet & e-mail basics) either online or via CD-ROM with asessement (e.g end of chapter quizzes) if you've run across anything interesting.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Reinke
Sent:
Subject: Here's an example of ...
… … … a business using free education to advance its agenda.
http://www.hplearningcenter.com
[JR: Comments?]
A collection copyright is asserted to protect against any misuse of original material.
This effort has NO FORMAL RELATION to Manhattan College!
Fax can be accommodated 781-723-7975 but email is easier.
I keep several of the “Instant Messengers” up: ICQ#72967466; Yahoo "reinkefj"; and MSN T7328215850.
Or, you can USMail it to me at 3 Tyne Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Feel free to invite other Jaspers to join us by dropping me an email.
http://reason.com/0205/co.ml.developmental.shtml
Developmental Disability
HUD boondoggles show why bad government programs are so hard to kill.
By Mike Lynch
"Beware of public-private and public-nonprofit
partnerships. In D.C. it's common practice for the heads of the ostensibly
nonprofit CDCs to have ownership stakes in the for-profit companies with which
they do business. The CDC that operates in Anacostia, one of D.C.'s most
blighted neighborhoods, has for-profit subsidiaries that do such things as make
a $25,000 loan for a trip to
I am a continual nag about government. You know it; I know it. It's just, that everytime I read articles like this one, I don't understand why more people are not outraged. We have to stop funding this crap so we can have the money in our pockets to fund the charities that we will be involved in. There is a site named after Lord Acton, who name escaped me at writing time – but found it later - (http://www.acton.org/publicat/randl/95sep_oct/reforming.html Acton Institute for the study of Religion & Liberty), has some GREAT guidelines on effective and efficient charity. And, it ain't the government!
And that’s the last word.