Sunday 29 June 2003

Sunday 20 July 2003

Dear Jaspers,

The jasper jottings email list is frozen with “1,085 subscribers” (after subtracting the two deliberate duplicates) by my count.

My primary machine died on July 4^th morning. A local shop in Princeton has confirmed it is the power supply. The data should be back tomorrow. Due to Dell and the difficulty of getting a replacement power supply from them, the machine will not be back for two weeks. Your sympathy and patience is solicited.

Don't forget:

Th Jul. 24 '03 - MC Young Alumni Happy Hour
                          LOCATION CHANGE   Bar Thirteen
                          35 E. 13th St. (btw Broadway & University Pl.)

Mo Sep 22 '03 3rd Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic.
    Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island
    More info   at www.jkogolf.org .

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Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

-- Oscar Wilde

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Yes, miracles do happen. 19 years after falling onto a coma as a result of a car accident, Terry Wallis woke up.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/936560.asp?0cl=cR&cp1=1

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What he found when he woke up was not pretty. Imagine what your life was like 20 years ago and what it would have been like without you. A stunning exercise in humility?

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

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

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CONTENTS

	1	Formal announcements
	0	Bouncing off the list
	0	Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)
	0	Jaspers publishing web pages
	0	Jaspers found web-wise
	0	Honors
	1	Weddings
	0	Births
	0	Engagements
	0	Graduations
	4	Obits
	5	"Manhattan in the news" stories
	0	Resumes
	1	Sports
	1	Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	DeFeo, Neil P.	Announcement1
????	Martin, Robert J.	Obit3
1934	Giacomini, Americo "Dick"	Obit2
1962	Gildea, William T.	Email01
1968	Wilson, James D.	Obit4
1992	Camp, Melinda Jane	Wedding1
MCFac	Hughes, James A.	Obit1

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
1992	Camp, Melinda Jane	Wedding1
????	DeFeo, Neil P.	Announcement1
1934	Giacomini, Americo "Dick"	Obit2
1962	Gildea, William T.	Email01
MCFac	Hughes, James A.	Obit1
????	Martin, Robert J.	Obit3
1968	Wilson, James D.	Obit4

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement1]

Business Wire

July 15, 2003, Tuesday

DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors

HEADLINE: CORRECTING and REPLACING American Woodmark Corporation Names Neil P. DeFeo and G. Thomas McKane to Its Board of Directors;

CORRECTION...by Business Wire

DATELINE: WINCHESTER, Va., July 15, 2003

In BW5173 (VA-AMERICAN-WOODMARK) in headline, read Board members' last names DeFeo (sted Defeo) and McKane (sted Mckane). The corrected release reads:

American Woodmark Corporation Names Neil P. DeFeo and G. Thomas McKane to Its Board of Directors

American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ:AMWD) has named Neil P. DeFeo, chairman, chief executive officer and president, Remington Products Company, and G. Thomas McKane, president and chief executive officer, A. M. Castle & Co, to its board of directors.

"We are pleased to welcome Neil DeFeo and Thomas McKane to our board of directors," says Jake Gosa, president and chief executive officer, American Woodmark Corporation. "Their knowledge and breadth of experience will contribute to the growing success of American Woodmark."

Mr. DeFeo joined Remington Products Company in 1997. Prior to his current position, he served as the group vice president, U.S. Operations, Clorox Company, where he was responsible for its U.S. business. He also was responsible for corporate marketing, sales, manufacturing, engineering and logistics. Mr. DeFeo began his professional career with the Procter & Gamble Company with a position in manufacturing, followed by assignments in marketing and general management. He held his term with the company for 25 years. Mr. DeFeo received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College. He has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and currently contributes to a number of non-profit organizations including the United Way and March of Dimes.

Prior to his current position with A. M. Castle & Co., Mr. McKane served as senior vice president for Emerson Electric Company. Mr. McKane worked with Emerson Electric Company for over 30 years, serving as chairman and chief executive officer to the EGS Electrical Group, a$500 million joint venture between Emerson Electric Company and the General Signal Corporation (later SPX Corporation). He also was president and chief operating officer for the SB Power Tool Co., a$700 million manufacturer of portable electric power tools under the Skil, Bosch and Dremel brand names. SB Power Tools was a joint venture between Emerson and Robert Bosh, GMBH. Mr. McKane holds a degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.

American Woodmark Corporation, located in Winchester, Virginia, is the third largest manufacturer of kitchen cabinets in the United States and Canada. Offering over 150 cabinet lines in a wide variety of designs, materials and finishes, American Woodmark products are sold through a network of dealers and distributors and directly to home centers, major builders and home manufacturers. The company currently operates 13 manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as various service centers across the country. American Woodmark shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "AMWD." To find out more about American Woodmark, and view its vast array of cabinet styles, visit its Web site at www.americanwoodmark.com.

CONTACT: American Woodmark Corporation Bryan Earl, 540-665-9104 bearl@woodmark.com or Gibbs & Soell, Inc. Jenny Akers/Audra Hession, 212-697-2600 jakers@gibbs-soell.com ahession@gibbs-soell.com

LOAD-DATE: July 16, 2003

[MCOLDB: No record found! ]

[Bouncing off the list]

[JR: The following people have "bounced off" the list. Some bounces expose my poor administrative skills and I can not "who" bounced off. Thus the subscriber total may change more than are shown in this section. I have done what I can to notify them. If you can help "reconnect" – or "connect" new people -- I really appreciate it. And as always, I need your "news".]

There’s no list to bounce off of until I get my primary machine back. Arghhh!

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

[No Messages]

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[WebPage1]

[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]

[No Founds]

[HONORS]

[No Honors]

[WEDDINGS]

[Wedding1]

Copyright 2003 Post-Standard, All Rights Reserved.
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
July 13, 2003 Sunday Final Edition
SECTION: CNY; Pg. H6
HEADLINE: CALTABIANO/CAMP

Melinda Jane Camp and Christopher Mark Caltabiano were married April 5 at The Spa at Norwich Inn, Norwich, Conn. Officiating was Justice of the Peace Betty Allard, of Norwich. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Walter Camp, of Greenwich, Conn., and Mary Camp, of Fort Myers, Fla. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Caltabiano, of Camillus.

Susan Woods was honor attendant. Hannah Caltabiano, Sarah Veteri and Charlotte Woods were flower girls. Best men were Matthew Caltabiano and Jeffrey Caltabiano, brothers of the bride. Mark Camp, Thaddeus Camp and Matthew Camp ushered. Ring bearer was Joshua Caltabiano.

A reception followed the ceremony. The couple honeymooned at Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and plan to travel to Switzerland in the fall.

The bride, a graduate of Greenwich High School, received a bachelor of arts degree from Manhattan College and a master of public administration degree from New York University. She is director of the marrow donor program at the New York Blood Center. The groom, a graduate of West Genesee High School, earned a bachelor of science degree from Boston University and a master of science degree from George Washington University. He is program officer at the International Rescue Committee. Both served in the Peace Corps in Slovakia.

They live in New York City.

GRAPHIC: PHOTO; NO CREDIT; Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Caltabiano ...Melinda J. Camp

LOAD-DATE: July 14, 2003

[MCOLDB: 1992 ]

[BIRTHS]

[No Births]

[ENGAGEMENTS]

[No Engagements]

[GRADUATIONS]

[No Graduations]

[OBITS]

[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.

[Obit1]

Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
July 13, 2003, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 1; Page 31; Column 1; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths

HUGHES, JAMES A.

HUGHES--James A., at age 95, July 11, 2003, died peacefully at home. Cherished son of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Conway), of Dunaganon Co, Tyrone, Ireland. Brother to the late Henry, Mary Brady, Margaret, Patrick, Alice McGovern and his late first wife Laurette Riordan Hughes. James was born and lived in Greenwich Village, attended St. Joseph's Parochial School. In 1921 at age 13, he attended the St. Joseph's High School at Pocantico Hills and entered the Novitate of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Known as Brother Albert Andrew, FSC. A teacher for 31 years at all levels, elementary at Ascension School in Manhattan for three years, LaSalle Military Academy, Oakdale, NY for 18 years and at Manhattan College for 10 years. He left the Order in 1956. Full time Staff Editor at William H. Sadlier Inc. for 15 years. A retired Consultant. Survived by his wife, Mary O'Kelly Hughes, of 20 years. Also survived by nine step-children, Mary Ellen, Jim, John, Michael, Morna, Katie, Brian, Tricia, Laura & their spouses and 18 grandchildren. Also survived by his sister, Susan D. Brown, of Sag Harbor; nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. We will greatly miss our dear James, for his gifts of wisdom, a scholarly mind, sense of humor, generous and caring heart, combined with his great faith which have forever influenced our lives. Reposing Sunday and Monday, 2-5 and 7-9, Hillebrand Funeral Homes, Inc, 6317 Woodhaven Blvd, Rego Park. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday, 10:45am, Resurrection Ascension RC Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. >>AD#

LOAD-DATE: July 13, 2003

[Obit2]

Copyright 2003 The Hartford Courant Company
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
July 10, 2003 Thursday, STATEWIDE
SECTION: CONNECTICUT; Pg. B10
HEADLINE: GIACOMINI, AMERICO "DICK" V.

GIACOMINI, Americo "Dick" V.

Americo "Dick" V. Giacomini, 91, of Manchester, the husband of the late Florence (Taylor) Giacomini, died on Wednesday (July 9, 2003). Born in Stafford Springs he had lived on Manchester for many years. Dick received his engineering degree from Manhattan College and was employed as an engineer at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft until his retirement. He is survived by his daughters, Linda Jeske of Andover, MA and Paula Friloux and her husband, Nash of Destrehan, LA; and his grandchildren, Kevin and Megan Jeske and Zachary Friloux, Heather Friloux-Burns, Leslie Friloux and Douglas Friloux. Funeral service will be held Saturday at Noon at the John F. Tierney Funeral Home, 219 West Center St., Manchester followed by burial in St. James Cemetery. A visiting hour will be held on Saturday morning from 11 a.m. -12 Noon. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc. 2550 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301.

LOAD-DATE: July 10, 2003

[MCOLDB: 1934 ]

[Obit3]

Copyright 2003 Bergen Record Corporation
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
July 10, 2003 Thursday All Editions
SECTION: LOCAL; OBITUARIES; Pg. L09
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES
SOURCE: North Jersey Media Group

ROBERT J. MARTIN III, 56, of Urbandale, Iowa, formerly of Wyckoff, died Saturday. He was senior portfolio manager for Principal Financial Group, Des Moines. Previously, he had worked on Wall Street for 30 years. He was a graduate of Manhattan College. He was a member of the Municipal Bond Forum of New York, Municipal Buyers' Conference, and the Portfolio Investment Group. Arrangements: Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff.

LOAD-DATE: July 11, 2003

[MCOLDB: Can't tell if this is one of the four or a missing one. ]

[Obit4]

Copyright 2003 Star-News, Inc.
Star-News (Wilmington, NC)
July 10, 2003, Thursday
SECTION: Local/State; Pg. 3B
HEADLINE: Funerals and Obituaries

ELSEWHERE

JAMES D. 'JIM' WILSON

James D. Wilson, of Wilmington, NC, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Jim was born in Queens, New York on December 24, 1942. He graduated from Manhattan College (Go Jaspers!) with a degree in Economics in 1964. While at college, he served as squadron commander of his Air Force ROTC unit and upon graduation, was commissioned an officer in the United States Air Force. He served as a navigator in the Strategic Air Command and the Military Airlift Command for six and years, during the Viet Nam War. After discharge from active duty, he continued to serve in the Air Force Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. In 1974, he graduated from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California; was a member of the bar in California and Connecticut.

Jim retired in July 2002 as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Lenox. He had a long and successful career in human resources that began at Continental Can before going to PepsiCo. He served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Unidynamics, Crystal Brands and Sunbeam; serving briefly as President of Izod Golf and Tennis during his days with Crystal Brands. He taught human resources to MBA students at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and was looking forward to continuing his education and teaching after retiring to Wilmington.

Jim's varied interests and loves included family, golf, travel, rooting on the New York teams the Yankees, Giants, Knicks and Rangers, Manhattan College and reading. He was an avid reader, especially of history, the classics and investing. He had a deep and abiding faith in God and, was a member of St. Mark Catholic |Church.

He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-seven years Jackie Wilson; his sons John and Philip; his sister Mary Feeley and brother Jack Wilson.

A viewing is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Andrews Mortuary Market Street chapel with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mark's Catholic Church by Rev. Matthew Hendrick.

Donations in his memory may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 725-A Wellington Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401.

LOAD-DATE: July 10, 2003

[JR: Obviously a Jasper fan, maybe he wrote his own obit? ]

[News MC]

[News1]

Copyright 2003 The Hartford Courant Company
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
July 15, 2003 Tuesday, 7 SPORTS FINAL
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. C1
HEADLINE: UNITY OF THE BOW; ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS BRING IRAQIS BACK TO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
BYLINE: TOMMY HINE; Courant Staff Writer
DATELINE: NEW YORK

The four men were much the same -- baseball caps worn backward, an interest in bows that shoot straight and an eye for pretty women.

They were no different than other male athletes among the 580 competitors who practiced Monday for the World Archery Championships that begin today in the Bronx.

But the three women were different. They wore shawls across their shoulders and their heads were covered with scarves. Yet, they also had an interest in the bow.

The group wearing a mixture of contemporary Western and traditional Middle Eastern dress was an Iraqi archery team preparing to participate in the first international competition to include Iraqis since bombs began to fall on Baghdad four months ago.

"Today is the first time we practiced in more than a year," said Afrah Abas, who wore a white shawl and blue scarf. "Just participating here is our No. 1 goal right now. We've been out of touch for a while."

More than a year ago, before their Olympic committee was disbanded and their government left in shambles, the Iraqis were invited to the world championships by the International Archery Federation. But only recently did they truly believe they would see New York.

"We planned to participate before all that happened," Mohammad Fayadh said. "Between the Iraqi and U.S. people, there are no grudges. That's a political picture. We were just hoping we'd be here."

Their trip to the States wasn't easy.

"There are no direct flights between Baghdad and New York," Fayadh said. "We drove 12 hours to Amman, Jordan, by car. Our flight took 14 hours more."

They arrived in New York on Friday and will visit Washington and California before going home.

"We've been treated well," said Fayadh, who competes with his three male teammates and helps coach the three women. "People have done anything to help make us be comfortable.

"The people here have given us a little bit of attention. We can't thank them enough."

The Iraqis, like most other archers, stay in dorms at Manhattan College. Bows and arrows in hand and their equipment bags on their shoulders, they take the short walk from Van Cortland Park across Broadway to the dorm, then return after lunch.

"The only problem has been food," Fayadh said. "The people forget we don't eat pork."

Pizza was their meal of choice Monday night.

Compared with the high-tech bows used by athletes from most of the 79 other countries, the Iraqis' equipment is meager. They don't use or even own telescope mounts to check the accuracy of their shots, and many of their new arrows were donated by organizers after they arrived.

Their biggest problem Monday was retrieving arrows that missed and landed well beyond their intended targets.

"Iraqis have suffered a lot in sports," said Said Baho, an Iraqi-born New Yorker who has worked in restaurants and driven limousines in the city for more than 30 years. "The Iraqi athletes have suffered for years and years and years."

Baho watched the Iraqi archers practice. The night before, he had helped Abas when she had trouble phoning home.

Fayadh, Amer Metab and their two other male teammates alternated shots at target No. 49, flanked by archers from Bhutan and Turkey. The four men stopped briefly to flirt with two female competitors from Lebanon. They joked with a coach from Sri Lanka. At one point, Metab opened his Adidas equipment bag, pulled out a prized book and proudly showed it to a coach and archer from Turkey. At Monday's opening ceremonies, the Iraqis received one of the loudest ovations.

Dressed in green shorts and a white team shirt, Fayadh was very proud of the archer embroidered on his jersey.

"That's Ashour Banibal," Fayadh said. "He was the ruler of Iraq more than five thousand years ago. Archery is one of our oldest competitions. Iraq has always used arrows and bows.

"Another Iraqi ruler four thousand years ago paid soldiers who used bows and arrows double what he paid everyone else."

As he talked, Fayadh and his male teammates helped the three women string their bows. They seemed like a close-knit bunch.

"We're all from Baghdad," Fayadh said. "There was a lot of bombing damage to a lot of houses, but our families and our houses survived the war."

As Fayadh talked, Iraqi-born Abdel Muqbel of the Bronx commented on his thoughts.

"This is good," Muqbel said. "After the war, sports can heal the wounds. This is the beginning."

LOAD-DATE: July 15, 2003

[News2]

Copyright 2003 The Hearst Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
July 14, 2003 Monday ONE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. B1
HEADLINE: Learning the lesson that college is possible; Students who might not otherwise consider higher education sample what it's like
BYLINE: Breea Willingham; Staff Writer; Schenectady; Sixteen-year-old Ayla Nur Got A Taste Of College Life Over The Weekend. She Attended Classes, Workshops And, Of Course, Parties. She Even Ate The Food. ; And After Experiencing That Bit Of Campus Life, Nur Is Convinced More Than Ever That She Wants To Go To College. ; "i Want To Go To College Because It's A Higher Level Of Learning And What You Want To Do In Life, They'll Teach You How To Do It," Said Nur, Who Wants To Pursue A Career In Forensic Medicine. ; Nur, Of Schenectady, Was One Of 60 Ninth- And 10th-graders From The Capital Region And New York City Who Got A Firsthand Look At The Higher Learning Experience During Union College's "camp College," Designed For Students Of Color Who Are First Generation College Bound Or From Lower Economic Backgrounds. ; The Students And Their Chaperones And Mentors Attended Classes, Learned About Financial Aid And Admissions And Slept In Dorm Rooms. The Program Ended Sunday. Other Camps Are Scheduled For Aug. 1-3 At Niagara University And Aug. 15-17 At Manhattan College.; "there Are So Many High School Students In The State Who Don't Think College Is An Option For Them," Said Kelly Herrington, Associate Dean Of Admissions At Union And Organizer Of The Camp. "this Program Has A Proven Record Of Success In Making College A Reality For Those Who Might Not Otherwise Continue Their Education After High School." ; Tia Williams, A 2003 Graduate Of Schenectady High School Who Attended The Camp Two Years Ago, Will Be Attending Union This Fall. She Is One Of Several Camp Alumni Who Are On Their Way To College. ; Sixteen-year-old Shelvon Smith, From The Bronx, Said The Camp Taught Her That Classes At College Are Nothing Like The More Structured Classes In High School. ; "the Law Class I Took, I Thought It Was Interesting Because We Got To Discuss Topics And Get Into Debates," Said Smith, Who Plans To Study Law. "in High School They Put The Work On The Board, Talk To You But Don't Interact With You." ; Camp College Is Funded By A Grant For The New York State Association Of College Admissions Counselors And Federal Grants Through The State's Gear Up Gaining Early Awareness And Readiness For Undergraduate Programs. Additional Funding Was Provided By Local Businesses, Including Jamz 96.3, Hannaford Brothers, Subway, Mcdonald's, Bruegger's Bagels And Reality Check. ; Besides Attending Classes And Workshops, Campers At Union Were Treated To Pizza And Beach Parties, A Cookout And A Chance To Participate In Sports. ; Seventeen-year-old Latisha Samuels From The Bronx Said Although She Enjoyed The Weekend, "i Didn't Get A Real Experience Because We Were The Only Ones On Campus. It Would Have Been Better If (college) Students Were On Campus, But I Still Want To Live In The Dorm." ; Samuels Added That The English, Law And American History Classes She Took Were "not Really Boring. The Teachers Were Nice Because They Took The Time Out On Their Saturdays For Us." ; Smith Said Despite The Fact There Were No College Students On Campus, "visiting Classes And Having To Go Across Campus" Gave Her Good A Dose Of College Life. ; Guest Speakers Denny Farrell, D-manhattan, And Paul Tonko, D-amsterdam, Both State Assemblymen, Said Events Such As Camp College Are Important For Minority Students. ; "you're Encouraged To Dream About College Even If You're Intimidated By It," Tonko Said. ; Farrell Added That A Successful College Experience Is When A Student Can "go Into A Classroom And Have A Professor Teach And Be Able To Say 'hey, I Can Do That.' "

GRAPHIC: LUANNE M. FERRIS/TIMES UNION A SKIT is part of Camp College at Union College in Schenectady, as Kevin Clemons of the Bronx, left, and Don Lansing of Troy participate in the activity Sunday at the campus.

LOAD-DATE: July 14, 2003

[News3]

Copyright 2003 The Charlotte Observer
All Rights Reserved
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
July 11, 2003 Friday THREE EDITION
SECTION: GASTON; Pg. 4L
HEADLINE: FAMILIES MAKE ROOM FOR GRIZZLIES; GASTONIANS PROVIDE FREE LODGING FOR THE SEASON TO SEVERAL BASEBALL PLAYERS

BYLINE: MICHAEL L. NIXON, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

They've given up summer jobs, trips to the beach and, in most cases, their own beds.

The Gastonia Grizzlies have given up their summer break from college to play baseball. And because most players aren't from Gastonia, many needed a free place to stay this summer. The team can't put them up at hotels because that would violate players' amateur collegiate status. So, instead, the Grizzlies organization tries to find families for the players.

"For a league like ours, having host families is essential," said Gastonia General Manager Clay Battin. "Without them, we couldn't function."

Several families that hosted players last year, Gastonia's first in the CPL, signed on to do it again this year.

Joe and Marjorie Volk saw an ad Battin placed in the Caromont Hospital newsletter recruiting host families.

"Our house is set up where we live on the second floor, and there's plenty of empty space downstairs," said Joe Volk. "We kicked around the idea for a while, called for some information and finally decided to do it."

The Volks will have first baseman Chris Gaskin, a rising junior at Manhattan College in New York. With four sons, the Volks are used to having a house full of young men.

"He's very polite and well-mannered, and we trust him completely," said Joe Volk. "He's got a key to the house. If he gets hungry, he knows he can come upstairs and check out the fridge."

While Gaskin has the run of the entire first floor at the Volks', three Southern University athletes have spent their summer learning how to share Mike and Peggy Heily's home with the couple's two sons, ages 7 and 9.

The Heilys are hosting Southern pitchers Vince Davis and Ronald Moore this season. A few weeks ago, when the players' teammate Josh LeBlanc was picked up by the Grizzlies, the Heilys agreed to let him stay with them, too.

"This is my first time ever living with another family like this," LeBlanc said. "Vince and Ronald kind of gave me a heads-up on what to expect. It's a home away from home, basically. I respect them (the Heilys) as if they were my own parents."

Peggy Heily says having the three athletes around has been fun for her sons.

"I'm sure they're in awe of them. They're always doing something together," she said, adding that Moore was outside teaching her sons how to pitch.

"We told them when they got here to just be a part of our family. It's been a great experience."

LOAD-DATE: July 12, 2003

[News4]

The Times Union (Albany, NY)

July 10, 2003 Thursday 4 EDITION

SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. F5

HEADLINE: College professor's teaching skills earn award

Kevin Michael Manning, the son of Mike and Pat Manning of Troy, was named the 2003 spring semester dean's list at Manhattan College, Riverdale. Manning is majoring in secondary education and is a 2001 graduate of La Salle Institute.

LOAD-DATE: July 10, 2003

[News5]

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The 700 Club

July 14, 2003

The former mayor of New York City talks to Pat Robertson about his mayoral accomplishments of successfully fighting crime and playing a key role in serving his city during 9-11. He also shares about his latest book, Leadership.

CBN.com – (NYC.gov) – In 1944, Rudolph W. Giuliani was born to a working class family in Brooklyn, New York. As the grandson of Italian immigrants, Mayor Giuliani learned a strong work ethic and a deep respect for America's ideal of equal opportunity. He attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School (Class of '61) in Brooklyn, Manhattan College (Class of '65) in the Bronx and New York University Law School in Manhattan, graduating magna cum laude in 1968.

Upon graduation, Rudy Giuliani clerked for Judge Lloyd MacMahon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. In 1970, Giuliani joined the office of the U.S. Attorney. At age 29, he was named Chief of the Narcotics Unit and rose to serve as executive US Attorney. In 1975, Giuliani was recruited to Washington, D.C., where he was named Associate Deputy Attorney General and chief of staff to the Deputy Attorney General. From 1977 to 1981, Giuliani returned to New York to practice law at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler.

In 1981, Giuliani was named Associate Attorney General, the third highest position in the Department of Justice. As Associate Attorney General, Giuliani supervised all of the US Attorney Offices' Federal law enforcement agencies, the Bureau of Corrections, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the US Marshals.

In 1983, Giuliani was appointed US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he spearheaded the effort to jail drug dealers, fight organized crime, break the web of corruption in government, and prosecute white-collar criminals. Few US Attorneys in history can match his record of 4,152 convictions with only 25 reversals.

In 1989, Giuliani entered the race for mayor of New York City as a candidate of the Republican and Liberal parties, losing by the closest margin in City history. However in 1993, his campaign focusing on quality of life, crime, business and education made him the 107th Mayor of the City of New York. In 1997 he was re-elected by a wide margin, carrying four out of New York City's five boroughs.

As Mayor, Rudy Giuliani returned accountability to City government and improved the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Under his leadership, overall crime went down 57% and murder was reduced 65%.

New York City's law enforcement strategies became models for other cities around the world, particularly the CompStat program, which won the 1996 Innovations in Government Award from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. CompStat allows police to statistically monitor criminal activity on specific street corners as well as citywide, holding precinct commanders accountable for criminal activity in their neighborhoods. Because this data is updated constantly, it enables the police to become a proactive force in fighting crime, stopping crime trends before they become crime waves that negatively effect the quality of life for neighborhood residents.

When Mayor Giuliani took office, one out of every seven New Yorkers was on welfare. Mayor Giuliani returned the work ethic to the center of City life by implementing the largest and most successful welfare-to-work initiative in the country, cutting welfare rolls in half while moving over 640,000 individuals from dependency on the government to the dignity of self-sufficiency. In addition, Giuliani enacted a record of over $2.5 billion in tax reductions - including the commercial rent tax, personal income tax, the hotel occupancy tax, and the sales tax on clothing for purchases up to $110. In addition, hundreds of millions of dollars were returned to the private sector as a result of the Mayor's aggressive campaign to root out organized crime's influence over the Fulton Fish Market, the private garbage hauling industry, and wholesale food markets throughout the City. These reforms, combined with the fiscal discipline, which enabled the Mayor to turn an inherited $2.3 billion budget deficit into a multi-billion dollar surplus, led the City to an era of broad-based growth. As news of the City's resurgence spread around the nation and the world, tourism grew to record levels.

Mayor Giuliani was committed to nurturing and empowering New York City's children. By creating the Administration for Children's Services, New York City gained an accountable, proactive and effective protector for our City's most vulnerable children that is recognized as a national model. Moreover, New York City has been working every day to find loving families for children requiring adoption. The City has completed a record number of adoptions since 1996 - more than 20,000 - marking a dramatic 65% increase over the previous six-year period. Mayor Giuliani was also a leader in getting health insurance to children through the innovative HealthStat initiative, which uses computer technology to coordinate a citywide effort to enroll children in existing health insurance programs. To date, 96,000 eligible children and families have been given access to health insurance through the HealthStat initiative. These improvements increased hope and opportunity for all New York City's children and laid the foundation for our City to be even stronger in the 21st century.

To turn around the nation's largest urban public education system, Giuliani worked tirelessly to restore accountability and raise standards throughout the City's schools. Bureaucratic roadblocks to meaningful reform such as social promotion and principal tenure ended, while programs such as bilingual education and special education were reformed for the first time in a quarter century. Under the Mayor's leadership, New York City introduced innovative new instructional programs that improve reading skills, give all students access to computers, and restore arts education as a fundamental part of the school curriculum. These successful education initiatives were accompanied by the establishment of 300-book libraries in every classroom and weekend classes for science and English instruction. In October 2000, the Mayor launched the New York City Charter School Improvement Fund, the first fund ever offered by a city government to help charter schools with equipment and facilities costs.

Under Rudy Giuliani's leadership, New York City became the best-known example of the resurgence of urban America. From his success at cleaning up Times Square and other public spaces around the City to closing the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, Mayor Giuliani worked tirelessly to pass New York to the next generation better and more beautiful than it was before he entered office.

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Biography courtesy of The City of New York, Office of the Mayor. Visit NYC.gov, New York City's Official Web site.

[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

[No Resumes]

[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
9/4/03 Thursday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   4:00 PM
9/5/03 Friday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   8:00 AM
9/6/03 Saturday Golf   Towson Fall Classic   Baltimore, MD   8:00 AM
9/11/03 Thursday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   2:00 PM
9/12/03 Friday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   1:00 PM
9/13/03 Saturday Golf   Bucknell Invitational   Lewisburg, PA   8:45 AM
9/19/03 Friday Golf   Manhattan Fall Invitational   Riverhead, NY   1:00 PM

[Sports from College]

None

[Sports from News & Web]

Copyright 2003 Charleston Newspapers
Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia)
July 8, 2003, Tuesday
SECTION: Sports; Pg. P3B
HEADLINE: Ticket sales, Pittsnogle, Poe and suites
BYLINE: Micky Furfari, Fan Fare

IT WAS good to hear that Jill Poe has been appointed head coach for the women's basketball program at St. Francis (Pa.) University.

She takes considerable, varied experience into the position.

Poe, who played basketball at Morgantown's University High and W.Va. Wesleyan College, was the top recruiter and No. 1 assistant coach at Duquesne University the past seven seasons.

Like her well-known sister, WVU sports information director Shelly Poe, Jill also has done some sports writing. And she excelled at that, too.

She's taking over a successful program at St. Francis. It has won the Northeast Conference championship the past three years.

Poe's predecessor left to become head coach at Manhattan College.

LOAD-DATE: July 10, 2003

[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email01]

From: William T. Gildea (1962)
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:55 AM
To: John Reinke
Subject: Jasper Jottings

John:

Are you OK? Or, did I get dropped, as I haven't received Jottings for 2 weeks in a row.

Bill Gildea, V.P.
Senior Technology Recruiter
A.E. Feldman Associates, Inc.

{JR: I’m ok; my computer ain’t!}

[END OF NEWS]

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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK

Don't ask why, but I was "forced" to watch Big Brother 4. I hope nobody knows what i am tacking about. Talk about soft porn! Where is the American moral sense? Blatant sex, partial nudity, wow! Shame on CBS! Shame on us.

Curmudgeon

And that’s the last word.

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