JasperJottings20030105

Sunday 05 January 2003

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list has 1,018 subscribers to the full edition and 6 to the "slim pointer" message by my count.

Don't forget:

Fr Jan. 24 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
                  Mad River Bar @1442 Third Ave.
                  RSVP: MurphGuide@yahoo.com

We, Jan 15 – Treasure Coast Florida Alumni Lunch
               Holiday Inn US 1 Stuart FL noon
                by Ed. Plumeau (52) c/o jottings

Tu, Feb 4 – MCLAC (Latino Alumni Club) 6:30 PM
              @ Manhattan College
              RSVP BY JANUARY 28, 2003 to 718.543.5500

We, Feb 19 – Treasure Coast Florida Alumni Lunch
               Holiday Inn US 1 Stuart FL noon
                by Ed. Plumeau (52) c/o jottings

We, Mar 19 – Treasure Coast Florida Alumni Lunch
               Holiday Inn US 1 Stuart FL noon
                by Ed. Plumeau (52) c/o jottings

Fr Apr. 25 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
                  Mad River Bar @1442 Third Ave.
                  RSVP: MurphGuide@yahoo.com

Th Jul. 24 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
                  Mad River Bar @1442 Third Ave.
                  RSVP: MurphGuide@yahoo.com
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SPECIAL ATTENTION – LATE NOTICE

From: Ken Kavanagh
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:07:06 +0000

Dear John:

Hope that you had a good Christmas! I am having a seminar on "principle protected investing" on January 7, 2003. The location is 200 Park Avenue, 11th Floor in the Grand Central Terminal. The time is 6:15. I am bringing in Peter Hess from ING. Peter has over 35 years of experience in the business. I am limiting the number of attendants. To reserve a seat you must call Ken Kavanagh at 212 490 4003 or Helen Wang at 212 490 4013. I was hoping that we could run an announcement in your Jasper Jottings.

I would appreciate it, if you need additional info please give me a call.

All the best Jasper,

Ken

[JR: Seats for Jaspers, free, if you want to take advantage. I don't warranty what Ken has to say, but, I'd listen, ask questions, and make up one's own mind. Information is always welcome. Different viewpoint show us our own blind spots.]

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Due to the new job, I was stuck "in town" during the holidays. (Note to self: negotiate better time off when starting new job in December.) The result is I was able to spend some of my free time working on recruiting readers. I was motivated by the dip below 1,000 and boredom. I will probably try to keep better info other than just email address for when email breaks. Can't let any readers slip away.

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I signed up for "Habeas" (free, lest some of you think I have a budget for this activity.) as an attempt to avoid the SPAM filters. Rather than identifying which email is spam, the Habeas system helps you determine which email is not spam, and gives you the email you want. Habeas also allows you to prove that the email you are sending is not spam, helping to ensure that your mail will get through.

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ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134539178_75thanniversary20.html

Love endures for 75 years, signed, sealed and delivered
By John Wolfson
Seattle Times staff reporter

=== <begin quote> ===

Hermann Scherner, 99, and his wife, Alice, 97, will celebrate their 75th anniversary next month.

Alice Scherner bent down into the living-room closet and reached for a small box. She carried it to her chair and sat down. Her husband, Hermann, her love for three-quarters of a century, sat next to her. She untied the white yarn wrapped around the box's four sides, working slowly because that's how 97-year-old fingers move.

She flipped up the top of the 5-pound box and began to remove the letters, hundreds of them, 2-1/2 years of them. Hermann Scherner, the long-ago retired Air Force colonel, the former electrical engineer, the most conservative man his daughter has ever known, sat that weekend with his failing eyesight and listened as his wife read him the words he had written to her nearly 60 years earlier during World War II.

Hermann, now 99, and Alice were married Oct. 8, 1927, in a Presbyterian church in Corvallis. He had a best man and she a bridesmaid. Besides the minister, that was it. They were simple, hardworking people and they had each other, and that, it seemed, was enough.

Hermann graduated from Oregon State University the following year and the couple moved to Seattle, where he accepted a job as an electrical engineer with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.

For the next decade or so in Seattle, Hermann worked at the phone company and Alice was in charge of the house.

During the Great Depression, they set up cardboard boxes on their dresser, one for each of their expenses — rent, food, miscellaneous — and filled them with cash each month. That was how they kept the budget. All seven men on Hermann's crew were let go, one by one, but he escaped the dole. For a while, he was forced to take off seven unpaid days per month.

They both thought for a long time when asked if they had any regrets, if there was anything they never got to do. Alice rested her chin on her palm and really considered the question. Finally, she said, "I just don't think that I could ever do any better than I've done."

On Oct. 8, the Scherners will celebrate their 75th anniversary with a small dinner at Hearthstone. When they marked 50 years, 130 people joined them for a big party. But this time it will be just the 16 members of their family.

They've got each other and that, it seems, is enough.

Perhaps they'll read some letters.

John Wolfson: 206-464-2061 or jwolfson@seattletimes.com

=== <End quote> ===

Read this story and you think about the 50% divorce rate. I look at their 75 years and my own paltry 32 years in awe and disbelief. I will pray that every wedding I report gets to 75! And, I'll try a little harder, inspired by this story.

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 (like MC Press Releases)
        1      Jaspers publishing web pages
        3      Jaspers found web-wise
        0      Honors
        1      Weddings
        0      Births
        0      Engagements
        0      Graduations
        0      Obits
        3      "Manhattan in the news" stories
        1      Resumes
        9      Sports
        20     Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	Cahill, Michael	Wedding1
????	Sang, Jennifer	Found3
????	St.Clair, Lawrence {Larry}	Found2
1941	Schwitter, William F.	Email17
1951	Reilly, John J.	Email14
1953	Kellogg, Junius	News3
1953	Schultz, Leslie E. Jr.	Email8
1962	Sartore, Ed	Email3
1962	Wiggers, George F.	Email4
1964	Lyons, Art	Found1
1968	Rodriguez, Lorenzo A.	Email1
1971	Shepherd, Gerard W.	Email7
1972	Smyth, Charles	Email16
1975	Delaney, Gerard M.	Email11
1975	Delaney, Gerard M.	Email15
1977	Khury, Maria	Email20
1978	Saepia, Richard	Email2
1978	Schnurr, Jeremy	Email6
1978	Spence, Karl D.	Email13
1981	Cordovano, Peter M.	WebPage1
1981	Simko, Edward J. Jr.	Email9
1986	Chiaffitelli, Andrea E.	Email19
1994	Minaya, Jose	Email18
2000	Kavanagh, Kenneth	Email12
2002	Walsh, Trina Marie	Email5
2002	Walsh, Trina Marie	Resume1
MCST	Apel, Marjorie	Email10

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
MCST	Apel, Marjorie	Email10
????	Cahill, Michael	Wedding1
1986	Chiaffitelli, Andrea E.	Email19
1981	Cordovano, Peter M.	WebPage1
1975	Delaney, Gerard M.	Email11
1975	Delaney, Gerard M.	Email15
2000	Kavanagh, Kenneth	Email12
1953	Kellogg, Junius	News3
1977	Khury, Maria	Email20
1964	Lyons, Art	Found1
1994	Minaya, Jose	Email18
1951	Reilly, John J.	Email14
1968	Rodriguez, Lorenzo A.	Email1
1978	Saepia, Richard	Email2
????	Sang, Jennifer	Found3
1962	Sartore, Ed	Email3
1978	Schnurr, Jeremy	Email6
1953	Schultz, Leslie E. Jr.	Email8
1941	Schwitter, William F.	Email17
1971	Shepherd, Gerard W.	Email7
1981	Simko, Edward J. Jr.	Email9
1972	Smyth, Charles	Email16
1978	Spence, Karl D.	Email13
????	St.Clair, Lawrence {Larry}	Found2
2002	Walsh, Trina Marie	Email5
2002	Walsh, Trina Marie	Resume1
1962	Wiggers, George F.	Email4

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[No Announcements]

[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

[No Messages]

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[WebPage1]

http://www.fkc-law.com/about_pcordovano.htm

Peter M. Cordovano, Esq. is engaged in the private practice of law in Highland, New York, and resides in New Paltz, New York with his wife Maria, and their three children. Mr. Cordovano has been a member of the New York Bar for the past sixteen years, and is licensed to practice before the United States Federal District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of the State of New York. His practice centers on general legal matters, with an emphasis in real estate transactions, as well as litigation of accident, social security disability, and workers compensation cases.

Mr. Cordovano was born and raised in New York City. He received a Bachelor's degree in the pre-medical sciences from Manhattan College in 1981, and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1986 from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center in Huntington, New York. Mr. Cordovano is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Ulster County Legislature's Board of Ethics, Village of New Paltz Board of Ethics, and is a Delegate to the Third Judicial District Judicial Committee. His other memberships include the Southern Ulster Chamber of Commerce and the Alpha Phi Delta Alumni Association of Manhattan College. Mr. Cordovano has served on the Board of Directors to the Ulster County Bar Association, the St. Cabrini Home in Esopus, New York, and has been a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and American Bar Association.

Mr. Cordovano has successfully argued several precedent setting cases before the New York State Court of Appeals, in the Appellate Division for the Third Department. Mr. Cordovano's clinical experience from 1984 through 1986 was with the Dutchess County Public Defender's Office and the New York State Attorney General's Office, both in Poughkeepsie, New York. Mr. Cordovano has been a sole practitioner since 1992 and in 2001, formed an "Of Counsel" relationship with the law firm of Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey, LLP, of Fishkill, New York. He is well practiced in computer applications, including computer-assisted research, and occasionally advises other law firms on computer related issues.

[MCOLDB: 1981 ]

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

[Found1]

http://www.aga-balt.com/thismonth'snews.htm

Member Profile
By Brenda Rann
Featuring.Art Lyons

Art Lyons is a native of New York City, born and raised in The Bronx.

Growing up there in those days was fun. At that time the Yankees, the home team, were the undisputed best in baseball (with apologies to the Orioles). Of course, recent baseball developments indicate that some things just never seem to change.

After graduating from Manhattan College as a history major, Art arrived in Baltimore BHP (Before Harbor Place) to pursue graduate study in that field at Johns Hopkins University. To avoid becoming an economic casualty of a shrinking job market for historians and other liberal arts types, he undertook accounting studies at the University of Baltimore and came away with a Certificate in Accounting. Having survived the rigors of the Civil Service examination, he began working for the Baltimore City Department of Audits in the fall of 1978.

Art joined the Baltimore Chapter of AGA in 1990 and became active right away as assistant editor of the newsletter. He has remained active in the chapter ever since then, serving as newsletter editor for four years and liaison director for three in the ten- year span from 1991 -2001. He is currently the chapter secretary, responsible for the minutes of the monthly board meetings. As a Certified Public Accountant and an auditor subject to "Yellow Book" requirements, Art finds AGA training a convenient way of meeting continuing education requirements and staying current with new trends in the profession. He is also a Certified Government Financial Manager, but, in the interests of full disclosure, he adds that he came to that exalted honor under the grandfather clause.

In his leisure time, Art enjoys classical music with attendance at performances by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Opera Company, and the Handel Choir of Baltimore. This is strictly for listening pleasure; he claims no performing skills whatsoever. Vacations have been spent at the seashore in New Jersey or on the ski slopes, endeavoring to get down in one piece. He has also enjoyed nature's beauty while hiking and camping in the region as a Boy Scout leader. And to keep in touch with the liberal arts (accounting can get mind-numbing), he takes courses on occasion at the Ecumenical Institute at St. Mary's Seminary and the University here in Baltimore.

[MCOLDB: 1964 ]

[Found2]

http://www.saintpaints.bigstep.com/employeebios.html

Lawrence St.Clair {Larry} Partner

He recently retired from Lucent Technologies as General Manager,Logistics after almost 35 years of service. Larry took personal pride in providing growth and developmental opportunities for the many associates he coached. He managed operations that impacted several hundred million dollars of corporate sales. His major areas of responsibility included the following: Product Support, Budget Administration, Wharehouse Management, Diversity, Forcasting, Public Relations, Team Building

He received numerous awards while at Lucent and AT&T {listed elsewhere}.

Among other significant accomplishments Larry was a member of the World Record breaking Two Mile Relay Team while attending Manhattan College in the sixties. The record was broken at the Millrose Games held anually at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Larry is currently residing in Branchburg New Jersey and enjoys golf, reading and visiting with his grandchildren in southern California.

[MCOLDB: ???? ]

[Found3]

http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/mbaa/jennifer.html

Jennifer Sang MBA Association VP Admissions

Jen, the rambunctious New Yorker from Brooklyn, earned her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at Manhattan College. Prior to Haas, she worked as a project engineer for Texaco. While she enjoyed traveling around the world developing projects, she realized it wasn't her true passion. Jen intends to change her career to non-profit management at Haas. She can be seen on campus helping out with Challenge for Charity and Young Entrepreneurs at Haas, in addition to her duties as VP Admissions. In her free time, Jen loves to host dinners, go dancing, and have fun in the fabulous California weather. Be sure to ask this fashion diva where to shop in the Bay Area.

[MCOLDB: ???? ]

[JR: Because of our relations with CMSV, when I saw the two weddings here with one of "ours", I thought I'd drag them along.]

The Journal News (Westchester County, NY)

December 29, 2002 Sunday

SECTION: LIFE&STYLE; Pg. 15E

HEADLINE: Marks-McNamara

BYLINE: Staff

Catherine Marks and John McNamara were married Oct. 4 at Mount St. Vincent Chapel in the the Bronx.

The bride is the daughter of Diane and Lester Marks of the Bronx. A graduate of Preston High School in the Bronx, she received a bachelor's degree in English and elementary education from the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx and a master's degree in literacy education from the College of New Rochelle. She teaches first-grade in Rye for the Rye Central School District.

The groom is the son of Jane and Michael McNamara of Pearl River. A graduate of Nanuet High School, he received a bachelor's degree in humanities from Dominican College and a master's degree in special education from the Rockland Teachers Center. He teaches language arts at a middle school in the Bronx for the New York City Board of Education. After a honeymoon trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, they are living in Harrison.

Carroll-Cahill

Christine Carroll and Michael Cahill were married Oct. 12 at St. Gregory the Great Church in Harrison. A reception followed at Estherwood Mansion in Dobbs Ferry.

The bride is the daughter of Thomas and Donna Carroll of Stony Point. A graduate of North Rockland High School in Thiells, she received a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a law degree from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, Ind. She is an associate attorney with Winston & Strawn in New York City.

Her husband is the son of William and Toni Cahill of Garnerville. A graduate of North Rockland High School, he received a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in Riverdale. and a master's degree in civil engineering from the City University of New York. He is an area operations manager with Verizon Wireless in New York City.

After a honeymoon trip to New Zealand, they are living in Harrison.

[MCOLDB: ???? ]

Orr-Engleman

Jennifer Orr and Adam Engleman were married Oct. 5 at St. Margaret's Church in the Bronx. A reception followed at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx.

The bride, who will use the name Jennifer Orr-Engleman, is the daughter of Carol and Steve Orr of Yonkers.

A graduate of Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, she received a bachelor's degree from the College of Mount St. Vincent in Riverdale and a master's degree in reading education from Lehman College of the City University of New York in the Bronx.

She teaches first grade at P.S. 81 in the Bronx.

Her husband is the son of Rosalie and Robert Engelman of Mount Vernon. A graduate of Mount Vernon High School, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware.

He is an analyst with MBIA in Armonk.

After a honeymoon trip to Jamaica, they are living in Mount Vernon.

LOAD-DATE: December 31, 2002

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

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.

[No Obits]

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

[News1]

Copyright 2003 Gale Group, Inc.
ASAP
Copyright 2003 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
American Scientist
January 1, 2003
SECTION: No. 1, Vol. 91; Pg. 94; ISSN: 0003-0996
IAC-ACC-NO: 95688290
HEADLINE: Chapters receive special recognition; Sigma Xi Today.

Nearly 30 Sigma Xi chapters received special recognition at the 2002 Annual Meeting. They were honored for outstanding achievements in support of the Society's mission during the past year. Details on their activities and programs are available at www.sigmaxi.org. Regional Directors review chapter annual reports and recommend up to five from each region for Chapters of Excellence and Chapter Program Awards. The Committee on Qualifications and Membership makes the final selection.

Chapters of Excellence

Criteria for Chapters of Excellence include the impact of programs on the community, the level of innovation or initiative, the breadth and variety of programs and the overall quality of chapter activities.

This year, 11 Sigma Xi chapters received Certificates of Excellence:

Chapter Program Awards

Criteria for Chapter Program Awards include the impact of a specific program on the institution or community and the uniqueness of the program or the creative use of resources. The recipients were:

Diversity Program Awards

For the Diversity Program Award, Regional Directors review chapter annual reports and recommend up to five chapters from each region to the Diversity Committee.

Criteria include the impact of a specific chapter program on the community, the level of innovation or initiative and how well the activity supports the Diversity Committee mission.

The Howard University and Middle Tennessee State University chapters were singled out this year for their efforts.

Certificates of Recognition

Sixteen chapters received special recognition for initiating the most new members last year.

* Manhattan College

For more information on chapter programs, contacts, events and resources, e-mail chapters@sigmaxi.org or visit the "Chapters" section at www.sigmaxi.org.

IAC-CREATE-DATE: December 27, 2002

LOAD-DATE: December 28, 2002

[News2]

Published on TaipeiTimes

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2002/12/27/188841

NCAA's `whole new ballgame'

`MOOO-VING AWAY': The college basketball association in the US has decided to go ahead with using synthetic rather than leather balls for its championship games

NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Friday, Dec 27, 2002,Page 22

"If the NCAA wants to say that Martians told them to use a synthetic basketball, that's fine. From our end, it seemed like we had some impact. They told us to write a letter, and we spoke on the phone a few times. We got a letter thanking us."

The switch is causing some concern for colleges that are still using a leather ball at home games. "We use the real leather ball here and have done so for years," Manhattan College coach Bobby Gonzalez said. "My assistant coaches and I are now, however, looking into getting some of the synthetic balls just to practice with, in case we'll have to play with them at some point."

Posted on Sun, Dec. 22, 2002

[JR: Well we got "mentioned" in Taipei. It's a shame it's on such a nonsensical topic. Maybe there's a 8 foot student there who like to play for Bobby?]

[News3]

Tallahassee Democrat > Wednesday, Jan 01, 2003

Today, we have athletes, not heroes

By Filip Bondy

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

We grow so accustomed to the slow grind of conformity from our pro athletes, we don't even notice the passage of silence, the mindless cashing of the paychecks. Yes, the naughty ones sign their footballs with Sharpies and they swallow too many supplements and they get in trouble with the law over the dumbest and meanest things. But, again, in 2002:

No pro athlete declared his or her opposition to the war buildup against Iraq.

No pro male athlete announced his homosexuality, unless he was already retired from the sport.

No baseball player refused to sign with the Cleveland Indians unless that organization removed the racist cartoon caricature from its cap.

No famous male athlete demanded equal pay for women or complained about the absence of minority coaches.

And, of course, Tiger Woods and other top golfers did not lead a boycott of Augusta over its all-male membership.

It is not just Woods. The political activists, the mavericks and pioneers are long gone. What sportsman speaks for the disenfranchised? Who risks his neck and his fortune for an idea, whether it is right or wrong, whether popular or unpopular?

Nobody. As Noam Chomsky, the linguist and historian says, "There are no heroes in sports. Only people who play games better than other people."

Once, there were athletes schooled on morality, primed to react against blind authority. Muhammad Ali was the standard-bearer for the protest movement, even if he was really an accidental tourist.

Junius Kellogg, a little-known basketball player for Manhattan College, resisted the gambling ring in New York and brought down the fixers. Curt Flood, Tom Heinsohn and Oscar Robertson changed everything on the labor front. John McEnroe refused a $1 million exhibition against Bjorn Borg in Sun City because of apartheid.

Only 34 years have passed since John Carlos stood below Tommie Smith on the medals podium, their fists raised against white oppression, their heads lowered during the national anthem. Love them. Hate them. They represented something in Mexico City, beyond gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter dash.

"I'd be outspoken today, as well as I was back then," Carlos was saying, from his office at Palm Springs High School in California.

Carlos, ironically, is the dean of discipline at the school. Last week, he was telling kids to take off their hats as they came to class.

"I had a vision of my history, and of those individuals who stood tall before me," Carlos said. "Not just a surface history. They have a very thin veneer today."

Carlos paid the heaviest price imaginable for his protest. His marriage went haywire. His wife committed suicide.

"We had a nice, wholesome relationship," he said. "Lack of money brings a lot of contempt into a household."

Harry Edwards, the black sociologist and longtime proponent of change in athletics, once came home to find his dog stabbed. Ali couldn't get a TV commercial, except for a roach spray. Martina Navratilova went publicly gay and was immediately blacklisted by Madison Avenue.

Carlos isn't surprised by the studied, neutral stances of Woods, of Barry Bonds, of Pete Sampras. They're earning big money. There is no war yet, no overwhelming protest movement. "These are $6 billion men," Carlos said. "They don't have to put a black glove on, but they owe a responsibility to society, to urban kids."

The last decade has been too quiet. The death of Arthur Ashe removed another voice, albeit a moderate one co-opted too often by journalists. There have been few real conflicts worth mentioning. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf assumed an extremely unpopular position seven years ago, refusing to stand for the anthem. Serena Williams boycotted a South Carolina tournament because of the Confederate flag on the Statehouse. Amelie Mauresmo and Sue Wicks, among others, confirmed they were gay.

Earlier this year, talking about Tiger, Earl Woods told a reporter for the Observer in London, "I respect his right not to take up every cause. The media wants poor little Tiger to be a spokesman about everything. There are lots of athletes in the world who have not been spokesmen."

Sadly, Earl Woods is right. Today's athletes just won't do it, unless Nike tells them to.

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Filip Bondy is a sports columnist for the New York Daily News. Contact him at fbondy@netscape.net.

[JR: I am always humbled by the presence of greatness. We never know how long our acts will reverberate after we are gone. I'm going to try to measure up.]

[RESUMES]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu

Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs

[Resume1]

TRINA MARIE WALSH
<privacy invoked>
Bronx, NY 10470
c/o Jasper Jottings

OBJECTIVE

My future organization could achieve new levels of success by exploiting my technical and communications skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Help Desk Intern
WestLB Systems, NY, NY
Spring 2003 Semester

Recorded problems -- solved when possible -- for company employees. Used my Customer Service skills while on the help desk to minimize the frustration level.

Talent Recruitment Intern
NBC News, NY, NY
Fall 2002 Semester

Assisted the Director of Talent Recruitment & Development with all NBC and Telemundo recruitment initiatives:

- Helped the non-Spanish speaking Talent Coordinators by translating Spanish written resumes into English

- Created Talent Agent Databases using MS Excel and MS Access

- Digitized VHS talent tapes using MS Media Encoder

- Kept weekly calendars and appointments using MS Outlook

Waitress
Jimmy K’s Bar & Restaurant
August 2000 – present

On the weekends, I serve restaurant patrons. At the end of the shift, I assist the Manager tabulate the daily revenues

SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

JavaScript/HTML/XHTML

- Wrote a Java Applet that imitated the game of ping pong for web page project

- Using JavaScript and MS FrontPage, I created animated title bars on my Web Programming Final Project and received an A

Assembly

- Designed many programs that added numbers with certain coded restrictions

FORTRAN90

- Wrote a program that solved integrals using Simpson’s Rule & a program that simulated parallel processing with co routines for my final project

C/C++

- Within a team, I helped to write a game that implemented Blackjack using classes & a program that added polynomials using linked lists

- Wrote a program that analyzed the game of Blockade for my Artificial Intelligence class.

Scheme

- Wrote procedures that defined & implemented a binary search tree

EDUCATION

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, Bronx, NY
Master of Arts: May 2003
Major: Public Communications

MANHATTAN COLLEGE, Riverdale, NY
Bachelor of Science: May 2002
Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics GPA: 3.23

AWARDS

Manhattan College Dean’s List, 4 semesters
Manhattan College Presidential Scholarship Award 1998-2002
Westchester Business Institute Business Award 1998
US Achievement Academy National Merit Award in Science 1995

LANGUAGE

Ability to read and write in Spanish

[JR: Please reply with your messages of interest to reinke@att.net Subject: Walsh and they will forwarded immediately to her. (Better hurry, I think her waitress-ing days are over.)]

[SPORTS]

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: http://www.gojaspers.com [which is no longer at the College, but at a third party. Web bugs are on the pages. (That’s the benefit of being a security weenie!) So, it’s reader beware. Your browser can tell people “stuff” about you, like your email address, leading to SPAM. Forewarned is forearmed.]

[SportsSchedule]

The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.

Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result
1/7/03 Tuesday M. Basketball   Siena*   HOME   7:00 PM
1/7/03 Tuesday W. Basketball   Saint Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   7:30 PM
1/10/03 Friday Track & Field   St. John's/Fordham Invitational   The Armory   10:00 AM
1/10/03 Friday W. Basketball   Siena*   Londonville, NY   6:00 PM
1/10/03 Friday M. Basketball   Niagara*   HOME   7:00 PM
1/11/03 Saturday Track & Field   St. John's Fordham Invitational   The Armory   11:00 AM
1/12/03 Sunday W. Basketball   Marist*   HOME   2:00 PM
1/16/03 Thursday M. Basketball   Rider*   Lawrenceville, NJ   7:30 PM
1/17/03 Friday Track & Field   Manhattan Invitational   HOME   10:00 AM
1/18/03 Saturday Track & Field   Manhattan Invitational   HOME   11:00 AM
1/18/03 Saturday M. Basketball   Saint Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   4:00 PM
1/19/03 Sunday W. Basketball   Rider*   HOME   2:00 PM
1/21/03 Tuesday M. Basketball   Rider*   HOME   7:00 PM
1/22/03 Wednesday W. Basketball   Fairfield*   Fairfield, CT   7:30 PM
1/23/03 Thursday M. Basketball   Fairfield*   Fairfield, CT   7:30 PM
1/25/03 Saturday Track & Field   Princeton Five Team Invitational   Princeton, NJ   12:00 PM
1/25/03 Saturday W. Basketball   Loyola*   HOME   2:00 PM
1/27/03 Monday M. Basketball   Seton Hall   Continental Airlines Arena   8:00 PM
1/30/03 Thursday W. Basketball   Rider*   Lawrenceville, NJ   7:00 PM
1/31/03 Friday Track & Field   Metropolitan Championships Pentalon/Throws   Draddy Gym   2:00 PM
1/31/03 Friday W. Swimming   Fairfield*   HOME   5:30 PM
1/31/03 Friday M. Basketball   Niagara*   Buffalo, NY   7:00 PM

[Sports from the College]

LADY JASPERS LOSE TO HARVARD FOR THIRD STRAIGHT DEFEAT

RIVERDALE, NY (DECEMBER 30, 2002) – The Manhattan College women's basketball team lost 71-56 to Harvard on Monday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium.

The Lady Jaspers (3-7) played well early and took an early 8-6 lead on a Siobhan Kilkenny (Castlebar, Ireland) steal and layup. Manhattan was only trailing by two, 18-16, when the Crimson (7-4) went on a 21-6 run to take a 39-22 lead. Harvard took a 39-24 lead into the half.

Manhattan grinded back in the second half. Serra Sangar (Istanbul, Turkey) scored eight of her 14 points in the second half to lead the charge. Sangar scored six of the team's first eight points in the second half. The lead was cut to ten, 49-39 after a Sangar basket, but Harvard scored five quick points. Jessica Holsey connected on a three-pointer to give the Crimson a 54-39 lead.

Toyelle Wilson (Voorhees, NJ) drained a three-pointer to cut the lead to nine, 62-51. Wilson provided a huge spark off the bench, scoring 13 points, grabbing six offensive rebounds and getting five steals.

Tricia Tubridy converted a three-point play to give Harvard a 65-52 cushion. The Crimson closed out the game on a 6-0 run to win 71-56.

Manhattan shot 34% from the floor, while Harvard made 45% of its shots.

The Lady Jaspers return to action on Sunday, January 5, when they head to Fordham for a 2:00 PM contest at Rose Hill.

LUIS FLORES EARNS MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

RIVERDALE, NY (DECEMBER 30, 2002) – Junior guard Luis Flores (New York, NY) has been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week ending December 29, conference officials announced today. This marked the second time this season that Flores won the MAAC Player of the Week.

Flores shined at the MSG Holiday Festival, as he led the Jaspers to their second straight Holiday Festival title. Flores averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the two-day event to earn his second straight tournament MVP.

He was outstanding from the foul-line against Iona in the championship game, connecting on 16 free throws. Overall he was 30-31 (96.8%) from the foul line for the week.

Flores scored a season-high 30 points, including a career-best four three-pointers in the Jaspers' win over Hofstra. He averaged 24.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.3 assists for the week.

The Jaspers return to action on Saturday, January 4, when play against Marist at 12:00 P.M.

JASPERS ANNOUNCE CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN AS WOMEN’S LACROSSE ASSISTANT COACH

RIVERDALE, NY (December 30, 2002) – Manhattan College head women's lacrosse coach Missi Holland announced the hiring of Christopher Griffin as assistant coach. Griffin will serve as the team's goalie coach and will assist with the defense.

Still an active player in the American Lacrosse League in the New Jersey division and various Masters tournaments throughout the East Coast, Griffin has been playing lacrosse for 25 years.

A native of Rockland County, NY, Griffin started playing lacrosse in high school and was a three-year letter winner as well as three-time All-County performer at Clarkstown South High School. After earning two letters in lacrosse at Hobart College he transferred to Cornell University where he was named All-Ivy his senior year as a member of the wrestling team. Griffin received his degree in communication from Cornell University in 1988.

Griffin is currently employed in software sales and resides in Kearny, NJ with his wife Linda.

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JASPERS REPEAT AS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL CHAMPIONS

Luis Flores Becomes Third Player Ever to Earn Back-to-Back MVP Awards

New York, NY (December 28, 2002) – Junior Luis Flores (New York, NY) scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Manhattan Jaspers (7-3) to its second consecutive MSG Holiday Festival Championship at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening. Manhattan defeated the Iona Gaels (5-5) 68-63 for the second straight year to become the fifth team in the 50-year history of the Holiday Festival to earn back-to-back tournament titles. The last team to accomplish that feat was Hofstra back in 1998 and 1999.

In addition, Flores earned his second Most Valuable Player honor in as many years at the tournament, joining Hofstra's Norman Richardson and Providence's Jim Walker as the only players to win back-to-back MVP trophies.

The two teams traded baskets in the early going before Manhattan made its move. Senior Jared Johnson (Bronx, NY) led the charge with seven points during a 17-3 spurt which opened up a 24-11 lead for the Jaspers with 10:12 remaining. Amazingly, Manhattan would fail to score a field goal for the remainder of the half, but solid free throw shooting by Flores carried the Jaspers into the break. Iona struggled from the floor as well which kept the score close, and only thanks to a last-second three-pointer by Steve Burtt were the Gaels able to take a narrow 35-34 lead into the lockerroom.

In the second half, neither team seemed able to find its offensive rhythm, and for most of the period, it remained a one-possession game. With the score knotted at 50-50 and just under four minutes to play, Johnson got fouled and went to the line for a 1-and1 opportunity. He made the first but missed the second and Iona's Charles Henson came down with the rebound. Johnson alertly stole the ball back from Henson and layed it in to give Manhattan a three-point cushion. After a layup at the other end by Henson, junior Dave Holmes (Washington, DC) and Flores converted back-to-back layups for a five point lead (57-52) with 2:00 to go. The Jaspers would keep the Gaels at bay in the closing minutes, hitting 9-10 free throws to seal the title.

Flores led all scorers with 24 points and 10 rebounds for the second double-double of his career. He also was a perfect 16-16 from the line while playing all 40 minutes of the game. Despite being plagued by foul trouble, Johnson added 15 points on 6-9 shooting while junior Jason Benton (New Haven, CT) tallied 11 points and, along with Flores, was named to the Holiday Festival All-Tournament Team.

Manhattan returns to action on Saturday January 4 when it travels to MAAC rival Marist for a 12 Noon tipoff. The game will be televised by ESPN2.

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LADY JASPERS LOSE CLOSE CONTEST TO TULSA
Rosalee Mason scores 1,000th career point

RIVERDALE, NY (DECEMBER 28, 2002) – The Manhattan College women's basketball team lost 68-60 to Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium.

The Lady Jaspers (3-6) played a remarkable first-half but fell short in the second 20 minutes of play. With the score knotted at 58, Tulsa closed out the game on a 10-2 run to seal the victory.

Manhattan was led by Rosalee Mason (London, England) who recored a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Mason scored her 1,000th career point in the game. She now has 1,009 career points.

Tulsa got a solid all-around game from Allison Curtin who scored 24 points, grabbed four rebounds, had four assists and four steals. Curtin was 12-13 from the foul-line.

The Lady Jaspers led for most of the first half. After a Toyelle Wilson (Voorhees, NJ) steal and assist to Donnette “Shorty” Reed (Syracuse, NY) for the lay-in, Manhattan led 19-12. Tiffany Schettig (Altoona, PA) made two three-pointers and scored all eight of her points in the first half. Serra Sangar (Istanbul, Turkey) was a major presence in the game as well, scoring 13 points and grabbing seven rebounds.

Tulsa outscored Manhattan 35-27 in the second half. Curtin scored 13 points in the second half, while TaTanisha Wagoner scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half.

Manhattan shot 43% and Tulsa shot 35% from the field for the game. Tulsa out rebounded the Lady J's 41 to 31, including 20 offensive rebounds for the Golden Hurricane.

The Lady Jaspers return to action on Monday, December 30, when they host Harvard at 2:00 PM at Draddy Gymnasium.

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[Sports from the News or Web]

Copyright 2002 Daily News, L.P.
Daily News (New York)
December 29, 2002, Sunday SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 56
HEADLINE: FLORES, JASPERS BEST IN FEST
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Off the court, Manhattan's Luis Flores is so quiet you hardly even notice he's around. It's when he's on the court that he's hard to miss.

"Off the court I'm more mellow," Flores said. "But once you step on the court it's like you go to war." And thanks in large part to Flores' war effort, Manhattan is the Holiday Festival champions for a second straight year. Flores scored a game-high 24 points, including a flawless 16-for-16 performance from the free throw line, as the Jaspers downed MAAC rival Iona, 68-63, at the Garden last night.

The Jaspers are just the fifth team to repeat as tournament champions in the tournament's 50-year history while Flores became only the third player to earn back-to-back MVP honors.

"I was killing Luis at halftime," Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez said. "I wanted him to be Superman. Then my coaches told me he already had 18 points and three assists. Luis is a special player. He's very unselfish and very unsung."

Last season, his first at Manhattan after transferring from Rutgers, Flores was content to be just a part of the Jaspers machine. This season the junior guard is the unquestioned driving force for Manhattan.

"Last year I could relax a little with Mugsy (Green) here," Flores said. "This year it's on my shoulders."

Manhattan (6-3) jumped on Iona (5-5) early and put the Gaels in a quick 24-10 hole. But by halftime the Gaels had battled back and actually took the lead at the half at 35-34 when Steve Burtt Jr. (18 points) drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer.

It remained tight in the second half as neither team was able to build more than a single-digit lead throughout the final 20 minutes.

But when Jared Johnson (15 points) followed his own missed free throw with a layup for a three-point play, Manhattan nudged ahead, 53-50, with 3:27 to play and the Jaspers never trailed again.

While Gonzalez was quick to shoot down any "Kings of New York" talk that followed last year's Festival crown, Flores did allow that after two consecutive titles, wins over St. John's two years running, and victories over every other local team on its schedule, it's maybe time for Manhattan to get its due. "I think eventually if we keep winning the recognition will come," Flores said.

LOAD-DATE: December 30, 2002

Copyright 2002 The Journal News (Westchester County, NY)
All Rights Reserved
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY)
December 26, 2002 Thursday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 1B
HEADLINE: Things we would like to see in 2003
BYLINE: Joe Lombardi, Staff

Joe Lombardi

For many newspapers and magazines, this is a week of reflecting; an opportunity to take a look back at events of the year gone by.

But not in this space.

Here, we have this little habit of looking ahead. So instead of writing about things we think will happen, we thought we'd offer a list of things we'd like to see happen.

Here goes.

In 2003, we'd like to see:

Former Westchester "Mr. Basketball" Justin Jackette lead the Manhattan College men's basketball team to the MAAC championship and the automatic NCAA Tournament bid that comes with it.

And finally:

The abolition of the phrase "booyah" and the hope that those grown men who actually say it aloud use this time of year for deep inner reflection.

Joe Lombardi is sports editor of weekly publications of The Journal News. He can be reached at: jlombard@gannett.com.

LOAD-DATE: December 27, 2002

http://gocrimson.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/123002aaa.html

Harvard Closes Out 2002 With Win Over Manhattan
Tubridy and Cserny Lead The Crimson With 16 Points Each
Junior Tricia Tubridy
Dec. 30, 2002

Riverdale, NY - Junior Tricia Tubridy (Broad Channel, NY) and sophomore Reka Cserny (Budapest, Hungary) each tallied 16 points to help the Harvard women's basketball team to a 71-56 victory over Manhattan College on Monday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium.

The Lady Jaspers (3-7) took an early 8-6 lead on a Siobhan Kilkenny (Castlebar, Ireland) steal and layup. Manhattan was only trailing by two, 18-16, when the Crimson (7-4) went on a 21-6 run to take a 39-24 lead into the half.

Toyelle Wilson (Voorhees, NJ) drained a three-pointer to cut the lead to nine, 62-51, but Tubridy converted a three-point play to give Harvard a 65-52 cushion. The Crimson closed out the game on a 6-0 run to win 71-56.

Manhattan shot 34% from the floor, while Harvard made 45% of its shots. The Crimson returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Hanover, NH to take on Dartmouth in its Ivy League opener.

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http://infobrix.yellowbrix.com/pages/infobrix/Story.nsp?story_id=35566189&ID=infobrix&scategory=Business+and+Finance&

Lady'Backs win by 10
Source: Tulsa World
Publication date: 2002-12-29
Arrival time: 2003-01-01

Tulsa 68, Manhattan 60: Allison Curtin scored 24 points and grabbed four rebounds as the Golden Hurricane (5-6) defeated the Lady Jaspers (3-6) in Riverdale, N.Y.

With the score knotted at 58, Tulsa closed out the game on a 10- 2 run.

Manhattan was led by Rosalee Mason, who recorded a double- double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Mason brought her career scoring to 1,009 during the game.

Curtin also had four assists and four steals and was 12-of-13 from the foul line. Tulsa outscored Manhattan 35-27 in the second half.

Publication date: 2002-12-29

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email 1]

From: Rodriguez, Lorenzo A. (1968)
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 25 Dec 2002
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:28:19 -0500

Please note my new e-mail address: <privacy invoked>

Lorenzo A. Rodriguez
BEChE '68

[JR: Noted. And, I even updated your address in the list. (Couldn't resist. Time on my hands.) Ah yes, '68, a fine year for Jaspers, IMHO]

[Email 2]

Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 14:30:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Saepia, Richard (1978)
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 Dec 2002

John,

Thanks for puting me on this list.

Richard Saepia

[JR: Your welcome, but the real thanks go to the people who send me "stuff" – they make it interesting -- and the readers of my meanderings -- they redeem their Purgatory obligations here on earth, IMHO, with their sufferance of my "writing bug".]

[Email 3]

From: Sartore, Ed (1962)
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 Dec 2002
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:55:10 +0000

John,

Please keep me posted of the latest alumni developments. I found your newsletter of great interest.

Ed Sartore Class of 1962

[JR: Added you to the list. Now let's see if I can keep your interest.]

[Email 4]

Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:19:28 -0500
From: Wiggers, George F. (1962)
Organization: Ottawa Tower Company
Subject: Bounced Mail

John,

I received you snail mail message about my mailbox being suspended and I apologize for the inconvenience to the Jasper Jottings newsletter. I appreciate very much your bringing the matter to my attention.

The <privacy invoked> address has been restored and will now accept messages.

All is well.

-- George

[JR: Hi George: No inconvenience. I can't afford to lose any readers to technical flubs. If they walk away that's one thing. But, no "drift aways". Welcome back.]

[JR: My desire to "keep" all my "readers" always has me experimenting with ways to capture and retain readers. See one of the later messages about a new idea.]

[Email 5]

From: Walsh, Trina (2002)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:40:25 EST
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper

Hey

I would love to receive your weekly newsletter.

Thanks,
Trina Walsh MC '02

[JR: Class of '02. Now we are attracting the desirable "yutes" in the under 30 demographic. Maybe a future CIC?]

[Email 6]

From: Schnurr, Jeremy (1978)
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 Dec 2002
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 18:58:22 -0500

John,

I appreciate receiving news from Manhattan, especially way up here in the North Country ---outside Buffalo.

So, until I can't keep up with the reading, send all you wish to me.

Jeremy Schnurr BA 1978

[JR: Just weekly load, that varies in quality and quantity. I am told that some people merely "skim" it, reading what they find interesting, rather than hang on every word. (I find that hard to believe.) You realize that you are now deputized as an official reporter to JJs and are expected to send us "news", or whatever qualifies for news in Buff a low, about Jaspers that you know including yourself.]

[Email 7]

From: Shepherd, Gerard W. (1971)
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 16:50:56 EST
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 28 Dec 2002

OK, john, sign me up.

Jerry Shepherd

[JR: So signed.]

[Email 8]

From: Schultz, Leslie E. Jr. (1953)
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 26 Dec 2002
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:27:55 -0500

John, thanks for the Jasper info, I'll never stop loving Manhattan for their welcome to me after WW2. Keep up your good work! Thanks from Leslie Schultz, '53S

[JR: Thanks. 53+50=03! If my calcs are correct, you have a big anniversary this year. Care to tell us about what MC was like 50 years ago, what you've been up to, and how MC made a difference in those 50? (Nothing like putting people on the spot to contribute, I am shameless!)]

[Email 9]

From: Simko, Edward J. Jr. (1981)
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 29 Dec 2002 @ 10:45 AM
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:53:20 -0700

Add me. Thanks.

[JR: Added. No thank you.]

[Email 10]

Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:39:52 -0500
From: Marjorie Apel (MC Staff)
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20021222.htm

I think it would be helpful if you said where the MC Young Alumni group is (located/ hold their meetings)

[JR: Suggestion taken. Thanks. For those that don't know MA is the "jobs" lady at MC.]

[Email 11]

From: Delaney, Gerard M. (1975)
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20021229.htm
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 16:20:16 +0000

John,

In "Sum of All Fears," Jack Ryan suggested that Jerusalem be declared an "International City," with security provided by the Swiss Guards. For which, of course, he never received public credit.

Happy New Year! Thanks for all the work you do on JJ.

Gerard M. Delaney '1975 S

[JR: Thanks for covering for my old's heimers. I remembered the concept but not the source. (At least I didn't claim it was my idea.)]

[Email 12]

From: Kavanagh, Kenneth (2000)
Subject: Re: jasperjottings20021229.htm
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:07:06 +0000

Dear Mr. Reinke

I would appreciate it, if you need additional info please give me a call.

All the best,
Jasper Ken

[JR: Hope this helps. Free seats for fellow Jaspers! All others pay for the privilege of sitting down? Neat concept.]

[Email 13]

From: Spence, Karl D. (1978)
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on Monday 30 December 2002
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:39:18 -0500

Sounds like a great idea to keep abreast of goings on at Manhattan. Please keep me in the loop.

Thanks,
Karl Spence

[JR: Looped in.]

[Email 14]

From: Reilly, John J. (1951)
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on December 8, 2002
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 11:01:59 -0000
Organization: Caltronics Business Systems

Dear John Please count me in John Reilly 1951Bus

[JR: One, two, … … one thousand and … ]

[Email 15]

From: Delaney, Gerard M. (1975)
Subject: Please update your contact information (fwd)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 15:47:38 +0000

John,

Did you realize this was going to happen when you created these cards?

Gerard

---------------------- Forwarded Message: ---------------------

From:    "F. John Reinke's AccuCard Service"
To:      <privacy invoked>
Subject: Please update your contact information
Date:    Tue, 31 Dec 2002 04:19:46 -0500

Dear Gerard,,

F. John Reinke (reinkefj@yahoo.com) from DTT requests that you update your contact information.

By doing so, your most up-to-date contact information will be sent to F. John Reinke. As an additional benefit, the AccuCard Service will provide these updates to other people that have your previous contact information.

To update your contact information, visit the link below:

https://www.cardscan.net/secure/owner_update_AccuCard.asp?id=98,

If you have questions about the service, visit the link below: https://www.cardscan.net/secure/owner_questions.asp?id=980WzSECdaPTzakqvU6qVe/l189/zg6tQBiOfswrtEuXUkmTXsvtwZ8=

Thank you,
The AccuCard Service

To opt out of this service, please click here.

Gerard M. Delaney
MC 1975S Alumni

Is your contact information accurate?

===

[JR: Yes. Do you think it's too intrusive? I need ways of keeping "track" of my subscribers that doesn't require me to do a lot of looking. This company has a good reputation and privacy policy. I was going to use this as the "jasper jottings" database. I value your opinion of the feasibility of using it.]

From: Delaney, Gerard M. (1975)
Subject: Re: Please update your contact information (fwd)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:30:02 +0000

John,

My first concern was that it was some sort of list harvester. That was relieved when I looked more closely at it. If you had mentioned it in JJ, I would have not had even that transient concern.

I recognized also that you earn your bread in the computer/info security part of the universe, and would not have chosen a system that presented any significant risk of exploitation by spammers, identity thieves, etc.

Having some portable means of keeping the JJ database current and consistent is important, too. Nothing worse than trying to remember if this version of the database is current. And of course, if people saved the response from the web-site, they can update their e-mail address quickly. That would eliminate some of the personal touch in sending an e-mail to the C-in-C to change addresses, and some of the news on why the address has changed (moves, changes in employment, marriages, etc.). The need for changes-of-address is reduced through the use of a "permanent" e-mail address, whether @alum.manhattan.edu or else-where.

I guess it was more a question of surprise, than any long-term concern about security and privacy issues, that first caused my interest to peak. "And then my fears relieved."

Peace,
Gerard

[JR: You hit the nail on the head. If I can keep people's contact information accurate, then when the technical breaks occur, I can let them know. Selfishly, I want to keep them "hooked in" to our little community. On a more important note, people may not be aware that their email is "broken" for all or part of their correspondents. Having been in sales, I would always want to know that. I have tried post cards. I have tried sending the bounced messages to the address that I have from MCOLDB or that I have captured. This was my first attempt to keep information update using the same mechanism as I use for my business cards. I guess I should have mentioned it but I really didn't think deeply about it. Sorry if I scared anyone. Just trying to be the best CIC I can be. (I wanna be promoted to the next higher rank, whatever that is. Typical Catholic school striving!?)]

[Email 16]

From: Smyth, Charles (1972)
Subject: RE: jasperjottings20021229.htm
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:26:28 -0500

Thanks. Interesting reading, but the format could use improvement.

Charlie Smyth '72

[JR: Followed by. ]

From: Smyth, Charles
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 29 December 2002 at Noon
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:30:50 -0500

Thanks, I do want to continue to receive your ranting and ravings (or Jottings). This e-mail is a little easier to understand than the other one.

Thanks again,
Charlie Smyth, '72 Mechanical Engineering

[JR: Thanks to the inet delivery mechanism, the invite note arrived after the sample issue. Even though it was sent first. Oh well, another subscriber was found in spite of the poor technique geeky collector in chief. One step forward.]

[Email 17]

From: Schwitter, William F. (1941)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 00:33:45 EST
Subject: Affirming the subscription to your weekly newsletter

In a message dated 12/27/02 5:25:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, john.reinke@att.net writes:

(reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu),

Dear John:

Thank you for your information. I'll pass it on to my father who is a graduate of Manhattan - Class of 1941 - and is in the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame - William Schwitter (baseball and basketball). He's an avid promoter of the college and since I'm the "e mail savvy" person in the house I'll be glad to print out your e mails and give them to him.

Thank you for your helpful newsletter and Happy New Year to you!

Sincerely,
Pam Schwitter

[JR: Hi Pam: Thanks for doing the technological "dirty work". I have several family members for whom I am "second level support". Unpaid of course and always after "I dinna do nuthing". I didn't recognize the name until you brought it to my attention. I am committed, or committable, to providing my fellow alums with email and a willingness to read my meanderings, with a weekly feed about what I find on Jaspers. I am a very low budget (near-zero) hobbyist and so hope that he won't be to disappointed with the effort. Thanks for the kind words and kind wishes. I'll have to check my notes but I think your Dad is the "elder" on the list. (This should get a rise out of someone somewhere. You'll find I am always trying to provoke a response. Just like Plato's cave, where some one was always spouting off some drivel. That's what made it fun.) Best wishes, John '68]

[Email 18]

Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 09:06:41 -0500
From: Minaya, Jose (1994)
Subject: Re: Fwd: Undeliverable: jasperjottings20021222.htm

Yes. Thanks!

[JR: Done ]

[Email 19]

Subject: RE: jasperjottings20021229.htm
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:28:54 -0500
From: Chiaffitelli, Andrea E. (1986)

Some news John.

Thx
Andrea Chiaffitelli

AT&T UltravailableR Managed OptEring ServicesSM
Middletown, New Jersey 07748

Do not go where the path may lead.
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Emerson

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DECEMBER 18, 2002

Who Knew? Big Carriers Like RPR

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Despite its checkered past, there is new proof that Resilient Packet Ring technology, which provides a efficient and highly reliable mechanism for deploying Ethernet services in a fiber ring, is catching on with service providers (see RPR: RIP? and RPR: Deadlock Ahead? ).

“I remember saying RPR was dead last year,” says Michael Howard, a principal analyst at Infonetics Research Inc. “But surprisingly carriers are very interested in it."

Indeed, big carriers are starting to roll out services based on the technology, and many more say they plan to use it in their networks next year.

Earlier this week, AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T - message board) announced it would be deploying RPR-enabled gear from Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE/Toronto: NT - message board) to offer its AT&T Ultravailable Managed OptEring Services (see AT&T Expands Ethernet ). This service leverages RPR technology to transport data, packet video, and voice-over-ring topologies. It will enable business customers with multiple locations in a metropolitan area or campus environment to interconnect sites as a private or virtual local area network.

According to a recent Infonetics report called "Service Provider Networks: Access, Routing, Switching, and Optical, US/Canada 2002," 13 percent of the North American carriers surveyed say they now use a pre-standard version of RPR. About 25 percent say that they are willing to use a pre-standard version of RPR in their networks, and 19% percent say they plan to use the standard version when it’s available next year.

[JR: Here's the important part!]

“We’ve seen a lot of interest from our customers who want services that only RPR can deliver,” says Andrea Chiaffitelli, a services director at AT&T. “Nothing else is available that can provide the same level of protection switching necessary for carrying critical assets.”

[JR: There 15 minutes of fame! Now if you could just get MC into the quote, I may have found it on my own. See that's why I need everyone's help.]

The AT&T announcement is important on two fronts. For one, this is one of the largest RPR deployments to date. AT&T is deploying Nortel's Optera Metro 3500 switches in up to 70 metro area networks in 38 states throughout the country. The service is currently running in a controlled trial in New York City, with other rollouts soon to follow. AT&T already provides optical Ethernet services to businesses on private, dedicated infrastructures.

Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE/Toronto: NT - message board) and Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO - message board) have been shipping pre-standard versions of RPR on their gear for over a year now. Nortel has deployments at KDDI Corp. in Japan as well as Bell Canada (NYSE/Toronto: BCE - message board) and Bell West in Canada. But this is one of the largest deployments out there, says Jim Dondero, director of optical Ethernet solutions for Nortel.

The second important aspect of this announcement is that AT&T will be using a version of the technology that is as close to the upcoming standard as possible. Up to this point, RPR deployments have involved only proprietary versions of the technology. Even the AT&T implementation is not truly standards-based, since the standard will not be finalized until next year. But Nortel is using specifications from the latest Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) 802.17 draft, which has already been submitted for review and voting by the working group (see RPR Alliance Reaches Working Ballot ). The content of the draft is not expected to change significantly between now and the third quarter of 2003, when it will likely be finalized by the IEEE (see RPR Gurus Set Fall Deadline ).

Many in the industry are looking at AT&T’s announcement as a big step forward for RPR.

“I take the AT&T announcement as a huge endorsement of RPR, and this endorsement has occurred well in advance of the Standard's approval,” says Robert Love, president of the Resilient Packet Ring Alliance. “It shows that once the carriers are comfortable that the technology will be standardized, they are not that reluctant to begin their rollout.”

In particular, it seems carriers are more comfortable deploying the Sonet-based version of RPR than the version that runs Ethernet over fiber (see Resilient Packet Rings ). In the Ethernet-over-Sonet model, carriers use Sonet for transport, and they use RPR to more efficiently utilize fiber, using a special protocol called spatial reuse. RPR proponents argue that this is more cost-effective than pure Sonet implementations. RPR also provides sub-50 millisecond restoration, making its protection comparable to Sonet's.

“Carriers that like rings and already have rings can conveniently ride RPR over existing Sonet/SDH rings,” explains Howard. “They are not choosing the RPR-over-fiber version, rather the layer 2 RPR over layer 1 Sonet/SDH.”

Indeed, AT&T is deploying the Sonet version of the technology. AT&T's Chiaffitelli says that it fit the requirements of AT&T’s network more closely than the purely Ethernet version of the technology.

“We’re targeting customers that might already have Sonet rings, or they are using DWDM,” she says. “Ethernet over RPR offers a way to complement those services.”

— Marguerite Reardon, Senior Editor, Light Reading

[JR: As an EE, I found this all quite interesting and "very sexy". As investor, UGH! The reader is left to their on conclusions. As a Jasper, you have to get more quotes but mention the school. Toot your own horn, discretely. It's not "tooting" to report it here. Since we're won over to "your side" automagically.]

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From: Khury, Maria (1977)
Subject: FEB 4TH, 2003-(MCLAC)MANHATTAN COLLEGE LATINO ALUMNI CLUB
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 16:06:49 -0500

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http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams1.asp

The bottom line is that if one didn't know better, one would think that Washington's predominantly black public school system was being run by the grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, hell-bent on a mission to sabotage black academic excellence. Instead, it's a system being run by blacks for blacks. As such, it means generation after generation of blacks will not be able to academically measure up. Calls for racial quotas and preferences will exist in perpetuity. And, in a world of increasing technology, many blacks are condemned to near uselessness in the job market.

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What made the greatest generation? They were "smart" in many senses of the word. The education system had not been loaded with incompetence, graft, corruption, politicians, political correctness, and most of all low expectations. We now have a "jay-walking" society – watch Jay Leno's bit interviewing college students – having talked to more than a few I believe he isn't making this stuff up.

How can we have a serious civil society when the kids at the local fast food can't make the correct change when you don't want the pennies back. And, watch the hilarity when you give them $10.27 for a $4.77 tab. If you want a "extra dose" of reality, then give them the 27 cents AFTER they have punched in the ten bucks and it says 5.23. Recently I received $11.75 change after four people – including the manager --tried to do it. When all was said and done I finished with 5 dimes. Arghhh. And for those who care, they were all graduates from my local "guvernmint institution of higher learning". Daycare for two taxpaying families so one can work to pay the taxes.

How do we get out of this mess? Simple. It'll take 40 years. For the next 20 years, it year "voucherize" 5% of the students with say 110% of the average cost of educating a state student. At the end of 20 years everything is then private. For the next 20 years, reduce the voucher amount 5%. At the end of 40 years the government is out of the business of brainwashing its citizens.

Horace Mann, up the road from MC, brought the Prussian method of making kids into cannon fodder to the US. Let's start the new year resolved to "fix" this mistake!

Curmudgeon

And that’s the last word.

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