Sunday 18 April 2004
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has (584 who take mail directly + 518 who are like AOL (which reportedly does funny stuff to jottings from time to time) and are difficult to get email into + 6 slim – 2 duplicates set up for the receiver's convenience equals) 1,106 subscribers.
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This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040418.htm
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Mo Apr 19 "Patriots Day."
On April 19, 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride and
call to arms. At
four in the morning, a line of British soldiers stared
across the village green
of Lexington, Massachusetts, at a crowd of 77 colonial
militiamen. Do
something patriotic today!
Fr Apr 30 Manhattan College Young Alumni Golf Outing
Van Cortlandt Golf Course Cost: $50 Barbeque, beer before, golf, and
reception after
If you are interested respond to Stephen.DeSalvo@manhattan.edu
*Sponsored by the Manhattan College Student Government
Jim Gannon adds, "And despite or sometimes negative connotation as
being a
'Young' club, the event is (as all of our events are) open to all
Jaspers and their
friends and family.
(Which I read to mean 'old' money is acceptable. ;-)
Tu May 4 Eighth Annual Law Enforcement Reception
Speaker:Joseph Monteith'61
Chief of Department,Suffolk County Police Department, Ret.
At Chase Downtown Chase Plaza,NY,NY,Executive Dining Room,60th Floor
Dinner& Drinks $40 per person.
If you did not receive a flyer con tact Grace Feeney at Alumni Office
E-mail grace.feeney@manhattan.edu or me Bob Van Etten'66 973-565-4330
Th, May 6th Kevin O'Shea fundraiser
Kevin suffered a devastating injury in May of 2001 while
attending a golf
outing for the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. While
stepping into a
hotel pool he lost his footing and fell back onto the outside
apron of the pool.
Kevin is now quadriplegic.
Sa Jun 12 '04 National Alumni Council meeting
please contact Peter Sweeney ’64 (973) 353-7610
Fr July 30, '04, 11:30 A.M. Saratoga Race Course
Paddock Tent, Saratoga Springs, NY
Chairman: Bill Chandler ‘70
Club Leader: Rev. Erwin Schweigardt ‘61
Mo Aug 2, '04 -- Seventh Annual Jasper Construction Golf Open
at Lake Isle Country Club, East Chester, New York.
Further details to follow. Joseph E. Van Etten
(MC????)
Sa Aug 7, '04 -- Pete Matzke Memorial 5-Kilometer Road Race
http://www.me.stier.org/matzke/masterpage.html
The 1996 graduate and engineering student at
Manhattan College died in
an accidental fall on the Cornell University campus
in August 1997.
The Maine-Endwell Central School District is located
four hours northwest of New York City.
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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Iraq
- - Esposito, Steven G. (1981)
- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo, Steve (1980)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ManhattanCollegeAlumni/
Alumni and Friends of Manhattan College, located in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, are all welcome here. The group has no official connection with the College. The group is operated by John Reinke at the direction of a steering committee who's membership varies.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manhattan_Prep/
Manhattan College Preparatory High School Alumni (from any year)
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Yahoo! Group Distribute_Jasper_Jottings has been created.
I STILL need a few (about 29) brave souls to join the 21 volunteers to BETA test this idea with me. All you have to do is go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distribute_Jasper_Jottings/
What I want to do is get out of the distribution business, so I can focus on content and other value added activities. Distribution takes about 10 hours; most of which is unattended. But, a good hour or two is wasted babysitting it and cleaning up after it when it burps or dumps. So, if I can get Yahoo to do that for us for free, that will be a boon. But, we need a significant test to see if it works.
Help?
Last week:
My process for composing jottings -- the news part -- is to push everything into a Yahoo Group. Perhaps, we – the collective us – should think about changing to one or more Yahoo groups as an alternative to the current content push method which appears time-consuming, inefficient, and ineffective. This week's 45 sports stories as really brought that to my field of vision. May I have anyone's thoughts? CIC
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President praises janitor who returned lost
cash
Fri Mar 26,12:41 AM ET
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - An airport janitor who returned 5,500 pounds lost by a Swiss tourist has had a private audience with the Brazilian president, who said he was example for the country.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received 55-year-old janitor Francisco Basilio Cavalcante at his palace on Thursday.
Lula praised the man as "an example for all of Brazil," according to the Agencia Estado news agency.
Cavalcante, who earns about 70 pounds a month, found the money while cleaning a bathroom at the Brasilia Airport and returned it to a Swiss tourist.
When asked by Lula whether the tourist had paid him anything to express his gratitude, Cavalcante replied: "My only wish, president, is that there abroad they would do the same for Brazilians."
The government's Agencia Brasil news agency said Lula asked the airport authority head to raise Cavalcante's salary.
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I hope that when my test comes, the Lord will please make it a small one. I am weak. I am not sure that if I was tempted by 80 times my annual income, I could do as well. Bear in mind that at the bottom of the economic scale any multiple is "worth" many times more that at the top, like we here in the US are. Trump might be able to afford the luxury of honesty; the inverse is so much tougher. I hope that we can all remember the example of this fellow when examination time comes. I know that if I find a wallet full of Brazillian Reals, then I think I'll be able to return it, knowing this story. Now a bag full of gold coins will be a lot harder.
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
john.reinke@att.net
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[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".]
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[JR: The following people have updated their information. To conserve space, "please change my email from X to Y" which isn't very interesting, and to alert you that they are here, I have listed them here. As always, I need your "news" and "recruits".]
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BROTHER JOSEPH MURPHY, F.S.C., RETIRED PROFESSOR OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CHAIR AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE, DEAD AT 87
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Brother Joseph Murphy, F.S.C., retired professor of modern foreign languages at Manhattan College and former chair of the department, died on Good Friday, April 9, 2004, after a long illness. He was 87 years of age and resided at De La Salle Hall, the Christian Brothers’ nursing home in Lincroft, N.J.
Born John Joseph in St. Joseph, Mo., Br. Joseph retired from full-time teaching at Manhattan College in 1981 but continued to teach part time until 1989. He joined the College’s modern foreign languages department in 1967 and became its chair in 1970. In 1974, Br. Joseph was appointed the first director of the Christian Brothers’ Center on Post Road, which is the current residence of the Brothers on campus.
Br. Joseph, who spent his early years as a Brother teaching French and religion in several of the Brothers’ high schools, was invested with the religious habit of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1933. He knew early on that he wanted to join the Christian Brothers, and following eighth grade graduation in 1930, he entered high school at the Juniorate in Barrytown, N.Y. Primarily raised in New York’s Upper West Side, Br. Joseph completed a bachelor’s degree in 1937 from The Catholic University of America and later went on to earn a master’s degree from Manhattan College and a doctorate in French from Fordham University.
Prior to joining the Manhattan College faculty, Br. Joseph taught at the Brothers’ College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. He taught in the French department there for four years and also served as a resident director.
A wake for Br. Joseph and The Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 12 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, N.J.
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ANNUAL MANHATTAN COLLEGE GAMES FOCUS ON ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College will host the 24th Annual Manhattan College Games Saturday, April 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Draddy Gymnasium. The Manhattan College Games is an annual event where children and adults with mental and physical disabilities from New York City, Westchester, Rockland and the Bronx receive individual attention from College volunteers as they participate in a variety of non-competitive sports and physical activities.
The College’s physical education and human performance department and Alpha Eta Chapter of Phi Epsilon Kappa, the national honor fraternity for physical education, are sponsors of this yearly event. Athletes who participate in the Games include students from New York public and parochial schools, the Yonkers Park and Recreation department, the Miriam de Soyza Learning Center, Project CHAMP, SPORT Program and the Bill Byron Residence at Jacobi Hospital.
More than 100 volunteers from the Manhattan College community alone plan to participate in the Games. Athletes will be involved in over three hours of activity including the opening parade, the award ceremony and other planned events.
For more information about this event, please contact Shawn Ladda, chair of the physical education department, at (718) 862-7811. If you are a member of the press and would like to cover the Games, please contact Melanie A. Farmer at (718) 862-7232. Manhattan College is located at West 242nd Street near Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one mile from the Westchester County line and accessible by MTA subway lines 1 and 9. Draddy Gymnasium is located on the College’s campus.
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REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST
MANHATTAN COLLEGE HOSTS EVENT TO COMMEMORATE YOM HASHOAH
EVENT: YOM HASHOAH: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
Manhattan College’s Campus Ministry & Social Action department, Congregation Tehillah of Riverdale and the College’s Holocaust Resource Center will hold a commemoration of Yom Hashoah in remembrance of the Holocaust.
WHEN: Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Manhattan College Alumni Room, O’Malley Library
WHY: To remember the victims of the Holocaust. This event will feature a short commemorative service and the showing of part of the documentary film, Weapons of the Spirit, which is about the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon where 5,000 Jews were saved during the Holocaust.
WHO: This event is free and open to the public.
CONTACT: For more information about this event, please contact Jeff Horn, professor of history at Manhattan College, at (718) 862-7129.
Members of the press interested in covering this event, please contact Melanie A. Farmer, public information officer at (718) 862-7232.
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From: Jasper Recruiting
[mailto:jasperrecruiting@manhattan.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: 8th Annual Financial Services Diversity Career Fair
On Monday, April 19th, 2004 the Urban Financial Services Coalition - New York (UFSC-NY) will be hosting its 8th Annual Financial Services Diversity Career Fair for Experienced Professionals at the New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Participating Companies include:
Amalgamated Bank The Bank of New York Barclays Capital Bear Sterns Citigroup Deutsche Bank Federal Reserve Bank of New York Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Fidelity Investments FleetBoston Financial HSBC Bank USA Marsh, Inc New York Life SBLI USA Washington Mutual and more (see the attached flyer)
List will be updated daily.
RVSP by April 16th for expedited processing by sending an electronic version of resume to careerfair2004@ubcny.org. Don't miss out! This is always a great event.
Best Regards,
Career Fair 2004 Committee
p.s. Be sure to let your family and friends know about the upcoming fair and encourage them to also pass the message along to anyone that may be interested in attending. Admission is free. Business Attire is Required. Bring lots of resumes!
[JR: I am passing this along as requested. The word "diversity" triggers a red flag with me. Should FOWM even consider going? To me race discrimination no matter how it is "packaged" is un-american. Hope I am wrong that the College, or any of its parts, would be connected with this in any way. ]
[WebPage1]
http://resumes.hotjobs.com/reinkefj/reinke2004
Reinke, Ferdinand J. (1968)
[JR: Since Yahoo acquired HotJobs, when you put your resume in HotJobs, it gives you a URL automatically. Useful for dealing with headhunters. By the way, I am again "available". ]
http://www.harrispalumbolaw.com/jsp2166613.jsp
John David Harris
Practice Areas: Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice; Plaintiffs'
Personal Injury; Insurance Defense.
Admitted: 1974, Arizona
Law School: University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1973.
College: Manhattan College, B.A., 1968.
Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona;
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of Arizona, 1988—. Adjunct Professor,
Trial Advocacy, Arizona State University, College of Law. Diplomate, American
Board of Trial Advocates.
Born: Port Jefferson, New York, March 29, 1946;.
ISLN: 906671779
[No Honors]
From: Morrissey, Jim (1997)
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:47 AM
Subject: RE:
John
I remember you saying that when two Jaspers marry, Brother Scanlon makes a mark in his "future Jaspers book" - well, he can add another one to the list!
Krystyn (Meyers) Carbonaro ('98) and Rich Carbonaro (BS - '97, ME - '99) welcomed their beautiful new daughter, Carleigh Skye, into the world last night at 6:15 PM. Carleigh weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and Mom and baby are doing great!
Just wanted to pass on some good news - keep up the great work!
Jim Morrissey
BS - '97, ME - '99
[JR: Please pass along our congrats and best wishes. And, I am sure Brother President concurs. Now you have to urge them to get back to work. They need "Catholic twins" or "Rosary Beads". Euphemisms, I remember hearing as a child along long time ago, referring to a succession of children being born to a family year after year after year. They'll have no peace for the next 25 years so what is tacking on a few extra years. My first grade teacher was Sister Euphemia, and for quite a while I thought that "euphemisms" were her sayings. Just like "Yogi-isms" were the things said by Yogi Berra. Amazing what kids will believe.]
SUNDAY TELEGRAM (Massachusetts)
April 11, 2004 Sunday, ALL EDITIONS
SECTION: ETC.; ENGAGEMENTS; Pg. G10
HEADLINE: Hamel/Vellone
Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Hamel of 12 Lowell St., Worcester, announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica J. Hamel, to Daniel A. Vellone.
Ms. Hamel, a graduate of South High Community School, Worcester, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., is an industrial engineer at IBM, Fishkill, N.Y.
Mr. Vellone, the son of Susan Vellone of Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., is also a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and received a master's degree in civil engineering at Manhattan College, N.Y.
He is a geotechnical engineer at Tetronic Engineering, Cornwall, N.Y.
A June wedding is planned.
GRAPHIC: PHOTO; Daniel A. Velloneand Erica J. Hamel
LOAD-DATE: April 12, 2004
[No Graduations]
[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.
The Providence Journal (Rhode Island)
April 11, 2004 Sunday
All Editions
SECTION: LOCAL NEWS; Pg. E-05
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES
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ARTHUR HENRY CREPEAU, 78, of Lambert Street, a retired school teacher, died April 2 at Avalon Nursing Home, Warwick.
Born in West Warwick, a son of the late Henry J. and Alma (Bourque) Crepeau, he moved to Cranston in 1965. Mr. Crepeau had taught French at Chariho High School, in Richmond, for many years before retiring. He then worked as a substitute teacher at Cranston East High School.
Mr. Crepeau graduated from Catholic University and received his first master's degree from Manhattan College, and his second master's degree from the University of Tours, in France. He was a Fulbright scholar.
He was a 4th-degree Knight of Columbus.
He enjoyed traveling.
He leaves a sister, Theresa B. Cassidy of Cumberland; a nephew, Gary M. Cassidy of Newport; a niece, Colleen M. Carpenter of Cumberland; and three great-nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. in St. Mark Church, Garden City. Burial will be private.
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LOAD-DATE: April 13, 2004
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/4/15/125508.shtml
Giuliani to U.N.?
Stewart Stogel
Friday, Apr. 16, 2004
U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John D. Negroponte has decided to accept the post of U.S. ambassador to Iraq, replacing current CPA administrator L. Paul (Jerry) Bremer, on July 1st, when the coalition transfers power to the Iraqis, say diplomatic sources.
While the White House has not yet extended a formal offer to Negroponte, it is expected to do so in the near future.
Current deputy U.N. ambassador James Cunningham is expected to assume the top post, but many diplomats believe it will only be for a short, interim period.
Diplomatic sources tell NewsMax the White House sees the U.N. opening as a possible opportunity to add some star power to the administration's line-up in what is expected to be a tight presidential election campaign.
As such, the name of former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani is one of those being considered for the U.N. slot.
It is not clear whether Giuliani, now heading a private security consulting firm in Manhattan, would take the job.
Giuliani has told reporters he was considering a return to public service, but offered no specifics.
As mayor, Giuliani played host not only to the countless U.N. diplomats residing in the Big Apple, but played a central role in orchestrating two of the world body's largest endeavors: the U.N. 50th anniversary (1995) and the U.N.'s Millennium Summit (2000).
Rudy also had some well publicized run-ins with the United Nations:
In 1995, "His Honor" booted Palestinian President Yassir Arafat from a city sponsored concert at Lincoln Center.
He also declared Arafat and Cuban president Fidel Castro "persona non grata" from a dinner he hosted at the World Financial Center. "New York City will not honor terrorists and dictators," proclaimed Rudy.
During his reign, Giuliani successfully declared war on U.N. diplomats' parking abuses in NYC. He pressured the Clinton administration into giving him the authority to ticket illegally parked autos and to tow them to city pounds if necessary. The move allowed City Hall to collect several million dollars in fines from the U.N. diplomatic corps.
Now it seems, he may become one of them.
Another factor playing in Giuliani's favor is his visibility vis-a-vis U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
It is a badly hidden fact that the high-profile Annan is not well liked by the White House. Annan won the U.N. post after intensive lobbying by U.S. ambassador Madeleine K. Albright in 1996.
Albright's role in helping Annan gave the Secretary-General an "unofficial" label as a "Clinton-Democratic" appointee within Washington political circles.
It was Annan who called Operation Iraqi Freedom "illegal," and who originally placed blame for the attack on the U.N.'s Baghdad headquarters on the U.S. military.
Annan faulted the Pentagon for re-deploying a number of troops who were posted on access roads to the U.N. compound to other parts of Baghdad.
The U.N. chief eventually retracted the complaint when it became known that the troops were re-deployed only after consultations with U.N.'s Baghdad officials.
While the Bush administration is resigned to giving the United Nations a greater role in Iraq once the CPA is dissolved, there is a deep distrust of how Annan will handle it.
Earlier in the week, the Secretary-General expressed "concern" on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq. To the White House, such comments seem to suggest that Annan may seek to delay or limit any U.N. involvement in Iraq.
As such, the new U.S. ambassador will need to keep Annan "in check" and be in a position not to be overshadowed by the U.N. chief.
The mayor's name recognition is not only equal to, but in many places exceeds that of Annan. "He is mayor of the world," a U.N. ambassador once explained.
Basically, the White House wants someone at the U.N. who can stand up to Annan because there seems to be a sneaking suspicion in the Bush administration that Kofi may play footsie with Kerry campaign to try to get an unprecedented two year extension on his term, which ends Jan 1, 2007.
Bush wants Annan out;. Kerry might not. With the Iraq situation so unstable and U.N. poised for an expanded role, Bush wants a powerful figure at U.N. to keep an "eye" on Kofi. Rudy is certainly not averse to butting heads with the U.N.; just what Bush needs.
If President Bush has his way, the "world's" mayor may soon be taking up residence as NYC's premiere diplomat.
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Dear Mr. Newman,
I track things related to Manhattan College for an alumni ezine. Are you sure that this Benay is from the "Manhattan College", the Jaspers, taught by the Christian Brothers, in the Bronx, with the beloved men's bball team? Or, could it be the Borough of Manhattan Community College, or one of the two Marymount Manhattans, or Manhattanville, or the Manhattan Christian College in Kansas, or I have about four more sound alikes. Not that you have to be an expert on "Manhattan College" varieties, but I am interested. I checked "my" Manhattan College's online directory at http://www.manhattan.edu/directory_index.html and he is not "ours". Or, at least, not according to the directory. Now I am not accusing you of making a mistake, but perhaps you weren't as accurate as I think News people like to be. Any way, here's a chance at self-improvement. If it's spot on correct, I'll nag the College's directory people and report the existence of an interesting comment to my fellow alums. If it some other Manhattan, I can bother the next poor soul who mis-ids "my" MC in a story. Like the women's bball player who wouldn't honor the flag was reported as MC but really was Manhattanville. I don't care about the story, just the details. Sort of like an obtuse inverse Sergeant Friday played by Jack Webb, "Just the attribution Mam, no facts, no opinions, just the attribution!". :-)
Hope this helps us both,
John Reinke
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QUESTIONS still arise over Kitty Genovese ' s murder
By Philip Newman 03/25/2004
Flushing Times Ledger - Flushing,NY,USA
... Dr. Ralph Benay, professor of forensic psychiatry at Manhattan College, blamed
it on television, which provides a constant stream of violence that tends to
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http://www.timesledger.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11169352&BRD=1079&PAG=461&dept_id=170338&rfi=6
Outside this apartment building on Austin Street in Kew Gardens Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was stabbed to death 40 years ago. (Andrew Uloza) It will never be known if Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, 29, ever noticed the white Chevrolet Corvair that followed her five miles from her job as manager of Ev's 11th Hour Club in Hollis that chilly morning 40 years ago.
It was 3:20 a.m. on March 13, 1964 when Genovese arrived home at 82-62 Austin St., a faux Tudor apartment building in Kew Gardens next to the Long Island Rail Road station.
The Corvair stopped, a man got out, chased her down and repeatedly stabbed her.
It was a murder that produced headlines worldwide and contributed mightily to a popular concept that denizens of big cities are not their brother's keeper.
Police questioned residents of Genovese's building and reported that 38 people heard her screams but none went to her aid.
Some told investigators they did not want to "get involved." One of them said he shouted "let that girl alone."
The shout might have saved her life, police said, as the assailant left but then returned to attack Genovese anew when no one tried to help her. She was dead on arrival at Queens General Hospital.
Five days later, two young men noticed a man carrying a television set out of a neighboring building in East Elmhurst. They asked him what he was doing and he replied that he was "helping them move," and disappeared back into the building.
Suspicious, one of the young men telephoned police while the other removed the distributor cap from the man's white Chevrolet Corvair. When the suspicious man returned and found his car disabled, he fled down the street on foot. Police quickly caught him.
Police identified him as Winston Moseley, 29, of Richmond Hill, a business machine operator. Under questioning, Moseley admitted committing a series of burglaries and rapes.
Detectives found Moseley's icy demeanor during interrogation curious and kept up their questioning. Ultimately, he confessed that he had followed Genovese from Hollis early that morning and attacked her.
Moseley was convicted and sentenced to death, but on appeal the penalty was reduced to life imprisonment. He escaped from a hospital ward of the Attica Prison near Buffalo in 1968 and terrorized a rural area for three days, including committing a rape before he was recaptured. He later acquired a college degree in prison.
In 1995, Moseley's lawyer filed a motion asking for a new trial on a technicality. It was denied.
The debate over why 38 New Yorkers (37 if you take into consideration a man who telephoned a friend on Long Island to ask advice before telephoning police after it was too late) could not act to save another human being went on for years.
At a symposium in New York City in the months after the slaying, experts advanced several theories.
Dr. Ralph Benay, professor of forensic psychiatry at Manhattan College, blamed it on television, which provides a constant stream of violence that tends to confuse people as to what is real and what is not.
Dr. Karl Menninger, founder of the renowned Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kan., said ignoring violence was in itself a manifestation of aggression.
But A.M. Rosenthal, executive editor of The New York Times, in his book 'Thirty-Eight Witnesses," said:
"My own favorite comment came from the theologian who said that he could not understand it, and that perhaps 'depersonalization' in New York had gone farther than he thought."
Reach contributing writer Philip Newman by e-mail at news@timesledger.com or call 229-0300, Ext. 136.
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HANOVER TWP Three three-year seats on the grade K-8 Board of Education are at stake during the Tuesday. April 20 school board elections.
Two incumbents are in the running, Tammy Wagner and Charlene Peterson, as are Susan Serradilla, John Sheridan and Tim Donohue. Incumbent Julia Chambers chose not to run Running for the one unexpired one-year term are incumbent Cathleen Shamieh and George Coppola.
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Cathleen Shamieh
With three children attending Salem Drive School, Board of Education candidate Cathleen R. Shamieh said she has a vested interest in the K-8 school system in Hanover Township. Shamieh is running for the one-year unexpired term on the Board of Education.
In January, Shamieh was selected from a pool of eight candidates to fill the open position on the Board of Education. She authors highlights of board meetings and distributes them to district schools and community groups. She has completed new board member training, and met with district personnel to get up to speed on critical issues. Shamieh has also been actively involved in the search for a new superintendent, a task that is currently the board's top priority.
"I want to ensure we select a top-notch superintendent who reflects the values of this community, and can lead the district in achieving progressive goals while being fiscally responsible," Shamieh said.
She said she looks forward to working with the new superintendent and fellow board members to set concrete goals, establish metrics for assessment, evaluate results, and develop action plans to raise the bar for the K-8 school district.
An electrical engineer with degrees from Manhattan College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shamieh worked for high-tech companies for 15 years, leaving Intel in 2002. She now runs a home-based business as a marketing consultant for high-tech companies, and enjoys the flexibility, extra income, and additional time spent with her children.
Shamieh said, "I believe that the education we make available to our children is one of the most important gifts we can give them, and that we have an obligation to all the taxpayers to ensure that the school system makes best use of their hard-earned money while delivering the best possible education to the children of our town."
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Piel Canela Dancers: Manhattan College
http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyshow/football/Manhattan.htm
Manhattan College All-Time Football Records
(still under construction)
Through 1894 Manhattan College was represented by club teams.
The Pastimes Athletic Association was the first.
The Jaspers Athletic Association once they started possibly was the
"varsity" team.
At times the newspapers refer to them as Athletic Clubs as well.
1892
10/23 Pastimes L 0-44 at Varuna Boat Club, Bay Ridge [0-38?]
Pastimes ? Elizabeth AC
11/6 Pastimes W 6-0 at Yonkers Athletic Club
1893
9/30 Jaspers AA W 14-0 Dominicans (H)
10/7 Jaspers AA L 0-6 at Dobbs Ferry (Westminster School)
10/10 Pastimes AA W 12-0 De LaSalle Academy (H)
10/15 Pastimes AA W 36-0 Orioles of Astoria (H)
10/21 Jaspers AA W 10-0 St. Jerome's of Harlem (H)
10/28 Pastimes AA W 14-0 at Phoenix AC (at Bath Beach)
10/29 Jaspers AA W 58-0 Euclids of Weehawkin
11/2 Pastimes AA W 10-0 Fultons of Mott Haven
11/5 Pastimes AA T 6-6 at Varuna Boat Club (Bay Ridge) [4-4?]
11/7 Jaspers AA W 6-0 St. Jeromes of Harlem
11/11 Pastimes AA W 12-0 Phoenix Football Club of Bath Beach (H)
11/18 Pastimes AA L 6-14 Manhattans (of Harlem?) (at Polo Grounds)
11/23 Pastimes AA W 12-0 Cadets (H)
11/27 Pastimes 2nds W 34-0 Lotus Club (H)
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1987 (3-6-0)
W 14-8 Siena
W 20-0 NY Maritime
L 0-30 Bentley
L 7-17 Southeastern [today:Umass-Dartmouth]
L 16-17 MIT
W 14/13-7 Roger Williams
L 13-14 Stonehill
L 9-15/19 Providence
L 30-51 U Mass-Boston
Manhattan College Club football discontinued.
Notes:
Home Fields:
*Manhattan/Jasper Oval-137th Street & 10th Avenu
*Manhattan (College) Field- Spuyten Duyvil Parkway & 242nd Street
*Clason Military Athletic Field-Clason Point, The Bronx
*Rice Stadium- Pelham Bay, The Bronx
*Pelton Oval- Yonkers
*Catholic Protectory Oval-The Bronx
*Jasper Memorial Field/Jasper Oval- 242nd & Broadway
*Innisfail Park- 240th Street & Broadway
*Ebbet's Field- Brooklyn
*Polo Grounds- Manhattan
*Triboro Stadium- Randall's Island
*Yankee Stadium- The Bronx
*Gaelic Park- 240th & Broadway
HAITH Takes Over at Miami
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
... head coach at DePaul. The decisions had an impact on the coaching situations at Manhattan College and St. John's. Haith, 38, who ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/sports/ncaabasketball/13MIAM.html
Frank Haith took over as the University of Miami basketball coach yesterday, and Dave Leitao chose to remain as head coach at DePaul. The decisions had an impact on the coaching situations at Manhattan College and St. John's.
Haith, 38, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Texas, was one of five people Miami interviewed for the job, including Manhattan Coach Bobby Gonzalez. Gonzalez said on Sunday that he respected Miami's decision to hire a coach with strong ties to the Atlantic Coach Conference, especially since the Hurricanes will move into that league this fall.
Haith replaces Perry Clark, who was fired last month after two consecutive losing seasons. Clark went 64-55 in four years at Miami, but he was 25-33 the last two.
Leitao, who has three years remaining on his five-year contract with DePaul, withdrew from consideration for the St. John's job yesterday. St. John's fired Mike Jarvis in December and had interviewed Leitao.
Last season, DePaul (22-10) won a team-record 12 conference games, claimed a share of the Conference USA regular-season championship and received an N.C.A.A. tournament berth for the first time in four years.
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From: Ken Jablon '62 BBA
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: (no subject)
John,
See the following for James Brady's column on MC in April 12 issue of Crain's New York Business.
http://www.crainsny.com/department.cms?departmentId=38
Ken Jablon '62 BBA
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Manhattan College team makes grade on, off court
By James Brady
Published on April 12, 2004
A typical power lunch at The Four Seasons. There were Dr. Kissinger, who's put on a few pounds, Sandy Weill, ex-Bloomie's chief Marvin Traub, Felix Rohatyn with top PR guy Howard Rubenstein, and at my table, enjoying the halibut, the president of the college I attended. He was lecturing me on the merits of estate planning and my miserly failings as an alumnus.
Except for my parsimony, Brother Thomas Scanlan of Manhattan College was having a swell spring. His small Riverdale school's basketball team went to the NCAAs, got a wire from alumnus Rudy Giuliani, made a few bucks for the college, won a game and drew some national attention.
What pleased him most was how well his young gentlemen comported themselves on and off the court and handled interviews. "But will any of them graduate?" I asked impertinently, referring to a March 24 Times story, in which Joe Drape reported that most high-powered collegiate sports programs don't graduate their players, not even in the allotted six years.
Joe quoted NCAA President Myles Brand: "The current system permits student-athletes in basketball to move through school without getting a degree."
Not at Manhattan, says Brother Tom. "Seventy percent of all our students graduate within five years. And 80% of our athletes."
According to Drape, these are the graduation rates (within six years) for some schools: Kansas, 73%; Duke and Xavier, 67%; Vanderbilt, 62%. The other 12 teams in the "Sweet 16" were all under 50%. In the tournament's initial 65-team field, four colleges did not graduate a single player.
How then does a small, private, relatively inexpensive college like Manhattan (tuition is $18,000, room and board another $8,000) do it? Says Brother Tom, it starts with a simple philosophy: Character and education come first. Bobby Gonzalez, their very successful young coach (being wooed as we spoke by big, rich Miami), at first had to be convinced to buy into it.
"You don't do the kid any favor, nor does it help the team to have kids who are not going to be able to handle the load and after a year become academically ineligible," Brother Tom explains.
Of course, they're looking for athletes. But Athletic Director Bob Byrnes is constantly after the coaches to recruit athletes who can make their grades.
In my time, the Manhattan basketball team was mostly composed of big, tough Irish kids. Today, it's a mix, predominantly black and Hispanic with a few whites. And 80% of them will graduate within five. Look at the mess over at St. John's, which pulls in millions, but these days doesn't win. Do they have a philosophy?
Brother Tom may yet get me to write a check.
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[JR: Yaa scooped me. Note that the article doesn't say "Manhattan College". That's the danger in relying upon mechanical searches. We still need eyeballs out there. Solid J for reporting! ]
MARIST'S amazing tennis run ends
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... of what's ahead. The Red Foxes suffered a 5-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
loss to Manhattan College on Tuesday. The MAAC ...
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/sports/stories/sp041404s1.shtml
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Red Foxes' conference streak stopped at 64 wins by Jaspers
By Dan Pietrafesa
Poughkeepsie Journal
NEW YORK -- The Marist College men's tennis team quickly turned aside a pivotal setback to begin looking at the importance of what's ahead. The Red Foxes suffered a 5-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference loss to Manhattan College on Tuesday.
The MAAC loss was the first for Marist since the 1997-98 season and snapped a 64-match winning streak against MAAC opponents.
''We've been doing a lot of pushing in the conference and we got pushed back,'' Marist singles player and Our Lady of Lourdes High School graduate Frank Algier said.
With the victory, Manhattan takes over first place in the MAAC standings with a 5-0 record, 7-3 overall. Marist dropped to 5-1 in the conference and 13-5 overall.
Marist earned the first point of the match by winning two of the three doubles matches but Manhattan responded by winning five of the six singles matches. Freshman Ray Josephs defeated Alon Cohen, 6-4, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4 at sixth singles for the Red Foxes.
''We got beat by a team better than we are,'' Marist coach Tim Smith said. ''We had a good talk and we're upbeat. We've got some work to do between now and next Friday's MAAC tournament. We're looking forward to it because it allows you to go to the NCAA tournament.''
Marist and Manhattan will close out their regular seasons in the MAAC this week.
Marist facing Niagara
The Red Foxes will end their regular season on Saturday with a match against Niagara University, which lost to Marist in last year's MAAC tournament final. Niagara is 4-1 versus MAAC foes this season.
Marist will start its quest toward a sixth consecutive MAAC tournament crown on April 23 in New York. The MAAC tourney winner gains an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament.
''We know the bigger picture is next week's MAAC tournament. We know we're going to be challenged more than any other year but we definitely have the talent to win the tournament,'' Algier said.
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CIC'S SUGGESTION: Everyone who works for a major corporation should send resumes placed here into their HR system or department. While you may not see the value, it may be that one thing that delivers an opportunity to a fellow Jasper that changes their life.
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
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
4/18/04 Sunday Crew 2004 Knecht Cup Camden, NJ TBA
4/18/04 Sunday M. Tennis St. John's Jamaica, NY TBA
4/18/04 Sunday Baseball Iona* HOME 12:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday W. Lacrosse Marist Poughkeepsie, NY 1:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday Softball Siena* Loudonville, NY 1:00 PM
4/18/04 Sunday W. Tennis Wagner Staten Island, NY 1:00 PM
4/20/04 Tuesday Golf Peacock Invitational Ringoes, NJ 10:00 AM
4/20/04 Tuesday Softball Central Connecticut State New Britain, CT 3:00
PM
4/20/04 Tuesday Baseball Sacred Heart HOME 3:30 PM
4/21/04 Wednesday Baseball Hofstra Hempstead, NY 3:30 PM
4/21/04 Wednesday W. Lacrosse Central Connecticut New Britain, CT 6:00 PM
4/22/04 Thursday Track & Field Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA 10:00 AM
4/23/04 Friday M. Tennis MAAC Championships Flushing, NY TBA
4/23/04 Friday W. Tennis MAAC Championships Flushing, NY TBA
4/23/04 Friday Golf MAAC Championships Lake Buena Vista, FL 7:30 AM
4/23/04 Friday Track & Field Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA 10:00 AM
4/24/04 Saturday M. Tennis MAAC Championships Flushing, NY TBA
4/24/04 Saturday W. Tennis MAAC Championships Flushing, NY TBA
4/24/04 Saturday Golf MAAC Championships Lake Buena Vista, FL TBA
4/24/04 Saturday Crew Spring Metropolitan Rowing Championships New
Rochelle, NY TBA
4/24/04 Saturday Softball Niagara* HOME 9:00 AM
4/24/04 Saturday Track & Field Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA 10:00 AM
4/24/04 Saturday Baseball LeMoyne* (DH) Syracuse, NY 12:00 PM
4/24/04 Saturday W. Lacrosse LeMoyne Syracuse, NY 12:00 PM
4/24/04 Saturday M. Lacrosse Marist* HOME 1:00 PM
4/25/04 Sunday W. Tennis MAAC Championships Flushing, NY TBA
4/25/04 Sunday M. Tennis MAAC Championships Flushing, NY TBA
4/25/04 Sunday Golf MAAC Championships Lake Buena Vista, FL TBA
4/25/04 Sunday Crew MAAC Rowing Championships New Rochelle, NY TBA
4/25/04 Sunday Softball Canisius* HOME 9:00 AM
4/25/04 Sunday Baseball LeMoyne* Syracuse, NY 12:00 PM
4/27/04 Tuesday M. Lacrosse Wagner* HOME 3:30 PM
4/28/04 Wednesday Baseball Columbia HOME 3:00 PM
4/28/04 Wednesday Softball Lafayette HOME 3:00 PM
4/29/04 Thursday Softball Fairleigh Dickinson HOME 3:00 PM
4/30/04 Friday W. Lacrosse MAAC Semi-Finals Buffalo, NY TBA
MEN'S TENNIS TAKES EASY WIN AGAINST FAIRFIELD, 7-0
Fairfield, CT (April 15, 2004)- Manhattan College defeated the Fairfield University men's tennis team, 7-0 on a sunny Thursday afternoon, at the Fairfield University Tennis Courts. The win improves the Jaspers record to 11-3 overall, and 5-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
Manhattan took the doubles point winning all three matches. Erez Cohen and Diego Alvarado won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.
On the singles side Zoltan Bus won a 6-2, 6-4 affair at No. 1 singles.
Manhattan hosts Siena tomorrow, Friday, April 16 at 3pm in Riverdale, NY for there last MAAC match before the MAAC Championships.
Doubles
1. Diego Alvarado/Erez Cohen (M) def. Fernando/Torrance (F), 8-6
2. Zoltan Bus/Nicholas Gravagna (M) def. Kouri and Nyardy (F), 8-1
3. Klim Fedosienko/Alon Cohen (M) def. Goldbeck/M. Theile (F), 8-2
Singles
1. Bus (M) def. Fernando (F), 6-2, 6-4
2. Erez Cohen (M) def. Kouri (F), 6-2, 6-1
3. Diego Alvarado (M) def. Nyarady (F), 6-2, 6-3
4. David Alvarado (M) def. Torrance (F), 6-0, 6-2
5. Gravagna (M) def. Morrison (F), 6-3, 6-1
6. Wawrzyniak (M) def. Goldbeck (F), 6-0, 6-0
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BASEBALL GAME AGAINST YALE HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Riverdale, NY (April 15, 2004) – The Manhattan College baseball game scheduled for today, April 15 against Yale has been cancelled. The Jaspers are back in action when they host MAAC rival Iona on Saturday, April 17 in a doubleheader starting at 12 pm.
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CARMAN SCORES FOUR TO LIFT MANHATTAN OVER STONYBROOK, 11-9
Stony Brook, N.Y. (April 14, 2004) - Manhattan held off a furious Stony Brook comeback and held on for an 11-9 win in women's lacrosse action Wednesday night at LaValle Stadium. Victoria Carman scored four goals to pave the way for the Jaspers and Ashley Devins made 15 saves, including 12 in the second half, as Manhattan improved to 8-4. The Seawolves lost for the third straight outing and slipped to 4-6.
Carman set the tone early as Manhattan dominated for most of the first half. She scored a pair of goals in the opening 3:10 and Lauren Civardi added another at 25:16 as the visitors opened up a 3-0 lead. Stony Brook's Beth Arikian finally got the Seawolves on the board, finishing a pass from Amy Taylor to trim the lead to 3-1 at 20:41.
Manhattan closed the first half scoring three of the final four goals, including an unassisted tally by Nora Jacquette with seven seconds remaining, to take an 8-4 lead at the break.
The second half was scoreless for the first 14:20 before Manhattan's Jami Carter converted a free position attempt and Erin Warren scored at 13:48 to give the Jaspers a 10-4 advantage.
Trailing by six, the Seawolves roared to life, ignited by Carlee Buck's free position goal with 6:48 remaining in the game. Danielle Werner followed with an unassisted marker at 5:43 to cut the deficit to 10-6.
Civardi stemmed the tide briefly with her third goal of the game before Stony Brook continued its comeback on the Lady Jaspers. Seawolf Stephanie DeGennaro scored her second of the year from Katie Savino at 3:33 and Kristin Kissinger's goal brought Stony Brook within 11-8 with 1:08 to play. Marrisa Trachtenberg's tally with 15 seconds remaining was not enough as Stony Brook was stopped time and time again in the final minutes by the outstanding play of the Jaspers' Devins in goal. Devins upped her record to 8-4 with the win.
Jen Sandtorv was also outstanding in goal for Stony Brook, turning aside 13 Manhattan shots in the loss. Victoria Carman led the team scoring four goals, while Civardi finished the game with three goals.
Manhattan is back in action on Saturday, April 17 when they take on Siena in Loudonville, NY at 1 pm.
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BASEBALL FALLS TO ARMY, 8-1
West Point, NY (April 14, 2004)- The Army Black Knights defeated the Manhattan Jaspers, 8-1, today at Doubleday Field on the West Point campus. Matt Cucurullo's solo home run provided the lone Manhattan run.
Army jumped on Jasper starter Jesse Darcy in the bottom of the first, plating four runs on just one hit, and helped along by wild pitch and two Manhattan errors.
Cucurullo's solo blast brought the Jaspers to within 4-1, but Manhattan could draw no closer, as the Black Knights added three runs in the fourth and one more in the sixth to provide the final margin.
Chris Gaskin went 2-4 for the Jaspers, who fall to 8-16-1.
Darcy (0-3) was charged with the loss, allowing two earned runs over four innings.
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FLORES AND HOLMES DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND OF USBL DRAFT
Flores completed his Jasper career as the all-time leading scorer in program history, tallying 2046 points. He was named MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NABC District 2 First Team, and USBWA District 2 Player of the Year.
Holmes, who became the 13th men's basketball player to score over 1000 points and play in 100 games, and was named Second Team All-MAAC, All-MAAC Tournament Team, and NABC Distict 2 Second Team.
Since 1985, the USBL has graduated more than 135 players to the NBA. Some notable players are Spud Webb, Muggsy Bogues, Manute Bol, Anthony Mason and Chris Childs. Currently there are over a dozen players with USBL experience in the NBA such as Charlie Ward, Moochie Norris, Darrell Armstrong, Damon Jones, Mikki Moore.
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MATT and Matt, and that's that
Snohomish County sports
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
By Greg Bishop
Times Snohomish County reporter
DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES
... Meadowdale's Swett has signed with Manhattan College, and Snohomish senior
midfielder Justin Abel has signed with St. John's University.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2001902253_namegame14n0.html
Matt and Matt, and that's that
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Around the county
Two local soccer players have signed letters of intent, and both are headed to New York. Meadowdale's Swett has signed with Manhattan College, and Snohomish senior midfielder Justin Abel has signed with St. John's University.
Greg Bishop: 206-464-3191 or gbishop@seattletimes.com
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Daily News (New York)
April 12, 2004 Monday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 68
HEADLINE: NO MIAMI JOB FOR GONZALEZ
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
It looks like Manhattan won't be looking for a new coach after all.
According to several sources, the University of Miami will name Texas assistant Frank Haith as its new head coach, possibly as early as today, and not Manhattan's Bobby Gonzalez.
Gonzalez, who interviewed for the Miami job 10 days ago, was considered to be the favorite for the position that opened up when the Hurricanes fired Perry Clark.
Haith, a Queens product, was interviewed over the weekend by Miami athletic director Paul Dee and was offered a five-year deal worth between $400,000 and $500,000 per season.
Gonzalez, who led Manhattan to a 25-6 record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament, was thought to be the leader among a group of candidates that included Murray State coach Mick Cronin, Florida State assistant Stan Jones and UAB coach Mike Anderson.
Miami just concluded its last season as a member of the Big East, finishing with a 4-12 conference record and a 14-16 overall mark. The Hurricanes will join the ACC in the fall and Miami may have been swayed by Haith's experience in the conference. Prior to his three-year stint at Texas, Haith served as an assistant to former Wake Forest coach Dave Odom for four seasons.
Gonzalez also had some ACC experience, having served as Pete Gillen's assistant at Virginia for the 1998-99 season. Gonzalez was named the Jaspers' coach the following year.
Manhattan AD Bob Byrnes had said earlier this month that if Gonzalez failed to land the Miami job, he would look to work on a contract extension. Gonzalez has one year remaining on his current deal.
"We think (Manhattan) is a very good job and I think we can make Bobby very comfortable here," Byrnes said last week.
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
April 10, 2004 Saturday
All Editions
SECTION: SPORTS; LOCAL COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT; Pg. S09
HEADLINE: Rutherford stars show their worth
BYLINE: By JOHN ROWE, STAFF WRITER, North Jersey Media Group
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MAAC honors Murray
Manhattan College freshman Brian Murray, who played at Bergen Catholic, was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for scoring five goals and assisting on another in the Jaspers' 11-10 overtime men's lacrosse win over Siena. Murray was playing in his first game after missing several weeks with a broken jaw, and moved from midfielder to attack man for the game.
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Staff Writer Greg Mattura contributed to this article.
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The Times Union (Albany, NY)
April 9, 2004 Friday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. F7
LENGTH: 1359 words
HEADLINE: Sophomore jinx not foul at Fairfield lacrosse
BYLINE: Bill Arsenault; Special To The Times Union
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Bronder in relief
Sophomore Matt Bronder of Ballston Lake (Shenendehowa) has appeared in 11 games in relief for the Manhattan College baseball team.
Bronder, a 6-foot, 192-pound right-hander, has a 1-2 record and a 5.95 earned run average. In 19.2 innings, he's been touched for 20 hits and 15 runs (13 earned). He has given up seven walks and struck out 12.
Manhattan, 6-13-1 overall and 2-2 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, is in action in a doubleheader against Marist College Saturday in Poughkeepsie.
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Newsday (New York)
April 7, 2004 Wednesday
CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A59
HEADLINE: THE BUZZ
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Manhattan College junior Victoria Carman was named MAAC Co-Player of the Week in women's lacrosse, one of three Jaspers honored. Carman had 11 goals in three wins. Ashley Devins was named conference Defensive Player of the Week, and Jenny Carman (Victoria's sister) was named Rookie of the Week.
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From: Aniceto J Serrone (1959)
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 6:28 PM
To: reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
Subject: RE: My e-mail Address
Importance: High
John:
I received your April 4, 2004 letter inquiring about my e-mail address "bouncing" back. Thanks for letting me know. My cable company RCN sold its holdings in my neighborhood to another company called PATRIOT MEDIA. I had that former address stored in so many places I could not remember who all had it.
For the record my old e-mail was <privacy invoked> and the new address is <privacy invoked> . Please put me back on your list.
Thank You,
Aniceto John Serrone
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From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 7:20 AM
To: 'Aniceto J Serrone'
Subject: RE: My e-mail Address
AJS, Glad we could "re-connect". I have more than 200 addresses that just "went bad". If one could depend upon it, that is the value of the @alum.manhattan.edu or such of it's ilk. Like bigfoot, it is worth a modest sum to "collect" all the uses into a redirector. In the IT biz, it is called "information hiding". Why does everybody really need to know your email address? What they really need to know is a permanent address that connects to you. That allows you the flexibility to change email providers without disruption. In the case of bigfoot, they have become "expensive" In the case of @alum, the Alumni office every few years develops the "dumbs". I have attacked the problem by having lots of email addresses and one that is "eternal". I have had "reinke @ att.net" forever. But, it means a ton of spam. And, a inbox that gets lots of email. Well, glad you're back. John'68
From: Matthew J. Byrne (1988)
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: (no subject)
Alow me to indroduce myself. I am Judge Matthew J. Byrne, class of 1988 (Gov't). Dennis Avon, a good friend, has already sent you some intro info on my campaign for NYS Supreme Court Justice in the 9th Judicial District of New York.
This race encompasses the counties of Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. While I would understand that the Alumni office can't directly get involved in any political campaign, I would like to find some ways of reaching out to alumni, and perhaps attending networking events. Perhaps you can add me to your e-mail list of events and info. Also, perhaps you might have some suggestions as to a way to reach out to alumni without compromising the alumni office at all.
You can find out more about my campaign be visiting www.electjudgebyrne.com .
I look forward to any input you may have.
Regards,
Matt Byrne '88
Judge Byrne for Supreme Court
P.O. Box 209
Suffern, New York 10901
845-357-2744
845-357-3987 fax
www.electjudgebyrne.com
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From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 8:51 PM
To: Matthew J. Byrne (1988)
Subject: RE: (no subject)
Hi Matt, I have no official connection to the College. I'm sure not the alumni office. (I deliver on what I promise. Long story, but it's a hot button with me.) When I tapped your web site the pics didn't download, so maybe you need some web work. I'll invite you to partake of the email ezine. I'd suggest that you describe who can vote for you. Since it has been my experience that voters and non-voters, may not even know what county there in. In my political work, I sometimes question if they knew what State or Country they were in! Perhaps by zip code? Then, you should encourage the readership in the "voting zone" to identify themselves to you, ask questions, or such. I'll carry any dialog you'd care to share (as long as it's you and no a sub). And, I try to keep the political nuts like myself (I am a libertarian,) and the non-voters from disrupting your conversation. My only caveat is it has to be truthful, consistent, and interesting. And, it's free. How's that for a deal? [I extend the same offer to anyone else running for office regardless of party or chance of winning.] John'68
From an unnamed Jasper:
Sorry. I am surrounded by non-American I.T. professionals, many of whom I suspect are here on H-1B Visas...it really bothers me with so many American citizens out of work and a President who refuses to get off his ass and do something about it. I am continuing my search for that elusive, rare full-time, permanent positions and hope that things will improve soon.
[JR: My response. ]
Yup, I hear you. It does appear that way. But, perhaps, do you think that you might be over sensitized to the issue. First, you don't know that they are HB1s and then so what if they are. The great American cartoon strip Pogo said "we have met the enemy and they are us". Second, the perception that so many American citizens are out of work may not be accurate. Third, the President has very little control over the situation. Fourth, sometimes the best action is no action. My experience is anytime the "government" promise to "help" me, things always get worse. That's why I am a Libertarian; I don't like any politician. That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger. You're working. I am just coming off an assignment. So life is good. Outsourcing is another pendulum. Like centralization decentralization. How many times have we heard the mainframe is dead? I have a friend who's a senior CICS programmer that does one man consulting and turns work away. Already there are signs that work is coming back because it suffers from the distance. In the meantime, FOWM like you and I must "move up" the value chain. (Wouldn't want to work in a call center anyway; it'd be too much like the sweat shops of old. I like the metaphor that the low value work outsourced will give us time to do the high value work insourced or right sourced.) I think if we keep focusing on this relatively minor issue, it distracts us from our destiny by moving up the value chain and creating value for ourselves and our clients (i.e., future employers and future clients). Besides the Buddhists believe that what you focus on, expands, and what you ignore, contracts. My out of work friend in Florida refuses to see any opportunity, pursue it, and just wants to bitch about it. If everyone down there is "outsourcing", then I told him become am "outsourcing compliance monitor". You know that half a world away there are going to be problems. I wanted him to become a Six Sigma guru. Or at least a practitioner. See solutions and opportunities; not problems and gloom.
Maybe full-time employment is not really in the cards. I really believe that the USA will become a nation of small businesses. The tax code is very favorable to being in your own business. The write offs you have versus that of an employee are substantial. That and you are in control of your own benefits. That is, if you are "You, Inc.", you buy your own benefits and keep them regardless of what your employer of the moment offers. Then you have avoided the "I lose my benefits when I lose my job" and " the preexisting condition" traps. The government first put us in the problem with the Wage Controls of WW2 to hide the cost of the war and then "helping" us with ERISA to band aid the problem, has really put us at the mercy of "benefits". And, given them a soapbox to tell us to vote for them so they can help the uninsured. The problem they created! Arghhhh, like the Ponzi scheme Social Security! That, and 30% up to 40k to your own 401k, is a great benefit for FOWM with high value consulting careers. I tell anyone who will listen about my theory. Every young person should have an education and a skill. Study physics and plumbing. Study chemistry and be an electrician. AND EVERYBODY should be an entrepreneur. I know a school principal who is an ebay trader and makes as much from schooling as he does from ebay. It is just a mind set change.
I would have liked to go, but really had other demands on my time that were higher priority. Like publishing Jasper Jottings, Reinke Ramblings, and two versions for Prepsters. ;-) Finished my income taxes for me and my family (three elderly relatives who tell me how smart and handsome I am. Sucker!). And began looking for a new assignment. Maybe next time.
Happy Easter to you and yours. It is supposed to be a time of renewal and rebirth. I personally use my birthday as a restart point. I never regret what was done more than one birthday ago. The past is prolog? Just recognize the "facts of life" and move on. Oh well, have to go get ready to push Jottings.
Good luck to us all. GBu, GBA,
John
From: Joe Walsh, 58A
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 6:07 PM
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings]
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040411.htm
When I went into Yahoo it looked like the second distribution was there, but I'm not sure how to call it up. Will try tomorrow morning and send a report. I'm not very computer literate but will keep plugging.
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Hi Joe, That sounds correct. The idea is that Yahoo does the distribution. I put this weeks issue in to the Yahoo Group around 11AM. I then kicked off the "direct" distribution process which took about an hour; that's the second copy. Then, I kicked off the "Not Direct" which has been running about 6 hours at this point and is only about half way finished. Now, if you can read the "yahoo distributed" copy, then tell me if it looks ok. I am interested, if all goes well, to "outsource" all distribution to Yahoo. But, I have been burned before by "great ideas". :-) I appreciate your help in this matter. See just cause the Yahoo Distribution looks good to me, I have been fooled before. Thanks, John
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From: Joe Walsh, 58A
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings]
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040411.htm
Hi John, Joe Walsh, 58A, one of your Beta Group members here. I've received two copies of Jasper Jottings this morning. I take it this one came through Yahoo, though I didn't link up with Yahoo to receive it. The other transmission was from your ATT address (we have the same ISP). Is that all you need? Maybe I should try to send myself an email from ATT to the Yahoo address to see if it connects. Happy Easter. -- Joe Walsh
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From: Joe Walsh, 58A
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings]
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040411.htm
Well then Yahoo worked, because I received two transmissions: one http://ferdinand, the other [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings], the second obviously came through Yahoo. I was under the impression I had to go into Yahoo to look up what was in my email there. (There was a note from me to the Yahoo address to see if it worked. It did.) So all is well. We'll check in again next weekend. Take care.
From: Menchise, Louis (1987)
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: This issue is at:
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings2004011.htm
I don't know if you reported this, but Manhattan's School of Business was recently accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which according to Dr. James Suarez, Manhattan desperately needed. My congratualtions to almam mater, Brother Scanlan, Dr. Weldon, the Provost and Jimmy Suarez, Dean of the School of Business who is also a fabulous teacher.
[JR: I may have carried it, but let's repeat it in case I diodn't, someone missed it, or just to give everyone who made it happen another pat on the back. ]
From: Jack '68 Kelly
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:11 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Arnold Air Alumni Plan Reunion 2004 Event
John,
Our little Arnold Air Society alumni group is finalizing plans for our Reunion 2004 Event. We're an informal group of former members of the school's Major William V. Holohan Squadron of the Arnold Air Society. The group includes members of the Class of '61 through the Class of '74.
Initial indications are that we'll be back at the Hampton Inn in Elmsford, NY for 2004 just as we had been for the Reunion 2000 Event. We'd like turnout for the event to be as good as or better than the turnout in 2000, so with the help of Jasper Jottings we hope to achieve that goal. If any of your readers would like to get more details thay can check out www.TheEmeraldCityGroup.com/AAS.
Keep up the good work and I'll remind everyone about JJ in my next email to the group. Cheers...
Jack Kelly
'68
[JR: Wanna a Yahoo Group? Like the man with only a hammer, every problem is a nail. ;-) Glad to carry the announcements. Hope it helps bring more former members to the reunion. ]
From: Jim Kennedy '68
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:33 PM
To: editor@jasperjottings.com
Subject: Richard O'Prey's "Immigrants' Son"
Bill Twomey asked about a memoir of Washington Heights written by Richard Joseph O'Prey. The book is called "Immigrants' Son: A Memoir and Essay" If you do a Google you'll find how to order it. (Note the position of the apostrophe at the end of the word "Immigrants'" or your search won't work.)
Richard O'Prey didn't go to Manhattan (he went into the Christian Brothers as a teenager) but his brothers Bernard and Raymond did.
I recommend the book highly.
All the best,
Jim Kennedy '68
[JR: Great texture. I can "find" the stuff, but I can't make it interesting. Your message does that. Thanks. ]
From: James J. Gilmartin Sr. (1964)
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: This issue is at: jasperjottings2004011.htm
john just a note of appreciation for connecting me to the manhattan community after so many years away. out here on "the other coast" there are not too many jaspers out and about; there was a chapter that existed briefly but it seems to have fizzled out.
I have been in los angeles almost 19 years at the AAA affiliate, the Automobile Club of Southern Ca. and confess to being a west coast convert. anyway john, thanks for what you are doing.
[JR: Well, you can be "chairman" of the revival. If Harris was still online, I could spill you out a list of those nearby. We'll have to wait to see what the Alumni Department puts out next. In any event, if there are any California dreamers, I'll aim them towards you. The Folorida old timers seem to have a pretty regular lunch. And, they even turned out for a girls softball game. I seem to remember they got their bald heads autographed. Or something like that. It's about rekindling old memories, having some fun, and connecting with MC. I am glad that I have some modest role in the rekindling. Your "club" could be more "fun" than the NY one 'cause it could be more "personal". You'd be hard pressed to match the "Stuart Florida" rowdies. Let's start a competition. Winner gets a free year's subscription ot Jottings. Loser gets two years.]
From: LaBlanc, Robert E. (1956)
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:05 PM
Subject: (no subject)
John
Please tell me about the "Kevin O'Shea fundraiser'.
I'm sure you mentioned something about this in the past, but I must have missed it.
Bob
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From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:35 PM
To: Robert E. La Blanc
Subject: FUNDRAISER FOR KEVIN O'SHEA
Bob, Here's from last year. It's a sad story. But, from what I understand, more common than we care to guess. Hope this helps, John
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From: Betty Anne Murphy
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 5:20 PM
Subject: Kevin O'Shea fundraiser
Hello John. Joe Dillon forwarded your address to me. My good friend, Kevin O'Shea is a Manhattan College graduate (class of 1970). FYI, Kevin's address is 345 East 94th Street, Apt 26C, NYC 10128 for your records.
Kevin suffered a devastating injury in May of 2001 while attending a golf outing for the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. While stepping into a hotel pool he lost his footing and fell back onto the outside apron of the pool. Kevin is now quadriplegic.
There is a fundraiser for Kevin on Thursday, May 1, 2003. The details are covered in the attachment. I would appreciate it if you would include this announcement in your weekly Jasper email distribution.
Many thanks for your kind support.
Betty Anne Murphy
917 763-8355
516 484-4984
FROM LAST YEAR:
FUNDRAISER FOR KEVIN O'SHEA
Thursday, May 1, 2003
MADISONS
1584 York Ave. between 83rd and 84th Streets
(212) 570-5454
6:00 P.M. - Midnight
******
Open Bar - Hospitality Buffet - DJ - Dancing - Piano -Sing Along - Door Prizes ****** The Friends of Kevin O'Shea Committee respectfully suggest a door donation of $100 per person*. This donation will help to defray the cost of Kevin's monthly living expenses and his continuing and inspiring rehabilitative response to his devastating paralytic injury of May 2001. Please make all checks payable to: R. Hansen ITF the Kevin O'Shea Supplemental Trust If you are unable to attend but wish to make a contribution, please mail your check to: Madisons, 1584 York Avenue, NY, NY 10028
*Through the generosity of Madisons, Big City, Sessions 73, Anheuser-Busch and other distributors, 100% of the proceeds from this event will be contributed to Kevin's rehabilitation.
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From: Robert E. La Blanc
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: FUNDRAISER FOR KEVIN O'SHEA
John
Thanks, maybe it is time to reprint Betty Anne's e-mail from last year. I'm sure your JJ readers would like to help a fellow Jasper with this good cause.
I hope all is well with you - keep up the good work with JJ. I look forward to each issue, always find something of interest.
Bob
[JR: Done. ]
From: Menchise, Louis (1987)
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:06 PM
Subject: You may have seen this
Good folks,
Here are two pieces I may have emailed you once (hopefully not more than once) before. I wrote the first one. I came across the second one before 9-11-01, when the world was relatively at peace.
Anyway, I hope not too many of you have seen these before. Have a good week.
Louis
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Ronald Reagan was on a twenty-year plan. The plan was: end the Cold War by bankrupting the Soviet Union. The problem was, the defense build-up – which was needed with respect to military pay and base improvements - would bankrupt the United States as well. To offset this, the economy would have to be handed over to corporations and the financial markets so that after twenty years, taxes on the expected growth would negate the deficit.
Unfortunately, the top priority of a corporation is to appease the stockholders. After all, the stockholders own the corporation. It has been a plague of American corporations to plan only for the short-term. American workers have suffered because of this. The three resources of business used to be: Land, Labor, Capital. Sadly, corporations have long viewed labor as a liability. Benefits have been cut and workforces reduced to levels that tax the remaining employees almost to the breaking point.
What has been the result?
American children see their parents return from work zombie-like, only to have them try to “come alive” on weekends and play catch-up with their family and friends. Children have not put any stock into their parents’ insistence that, “the key to success and happiness is to study and work hard!” Unfortunately, “success” is almost always equated with money and material objects – first by our parents, then our peers.
It appears to me that “being in-the-know” is not important in the U.S. Students are bored in classrooms because children, like adults are fixated on “thrill” or purely pleasurable activities and little else. The boom in the electronics industry has turned children into technology junkies. A teacher speaking in front of blackboard, assigning a reading, homework, or a term paper is just not exciting to them. The joy of learning - in and out of classrooms - has been overshadowed by things that scream: “Fun!”
Too quickly do Americans look to blame and burden a higher entity or differing groups for their lack of success. It has become common to look for a hand out or to live beyond our means. Several years ago I read that the savings rate in the United States was (-1.2%)! Fortunately, Americans have always shown their benevolence to the less fortunate. It is imperative that we think first of others and our society before ourselves. I’m no fan of John F. Kennedy, but I cannot downplay the newfound importance of, "“Ask not what you’re country can do for you, but rather, what you can do for your country."
America’s have-nots have come to feel particularly oppressed in the shadow of rich individuals and super-rich corporations. Without hope, no group can advance. I would like to see the “haves” help provide housing assistance, food, jobs and job training, educational, and medical assistance to the less fortunate. Why should government always come to the rescue? Some law enforcement agencies dole out $25 for a surrendered firearm. Doing so gives a person surrendering an old, rusted, non-functioning handgun the opportunity to buy a weapon that works! Could not wealthy individuals and institutions provide some of the above goods and services for surrendered weapons or illegal drugs?
I also feel many Americans have forgotten basic ideals. I don’t like the term, “family values,” nor do I like the idea of trying to enforce morality. I would like to see all Americans look strongly towards a “common decency” if we are to coin a phrase. Common, as in “sense.” Isn’t common decency what good parents have always tried to teach? Decency should be extended from one individual to all individuals regardless of their sex, race, religion, (or lack thereof,) and unpopular as the thought may be: sexual orientation. Is this not what America stands for, being all-inclusive and free?
What can we do about these problems? For one thing, I would like to see legislation granting more vacation – “paid” or “unpaid” can be debated - time for all Americans. Such legislation would be unfair to small businesses, but couldn’t those businesses get a tax break? Yes, such legislation would probably have an adverse effect on the economy, but how severe could the result be? The law in some European countries guarantees its citizens a minimum of six weeks vacation! President George W. Bush is criticized for the length of his vacations. Couldn’t we all receive, say - one month of free time?
If Americans had more free time, I’d think studies and work wouldn’t seem so much like drudgeries. We’d have the time to become reacquainted with our families and friends. As far as family is concerned, too often do I hear of people casting their parents off to nursing homes because, “we don’t have the time to help mom and dad.” Overall, our pace would actually slow down, our health - improve. Not only might we begin to stop being selfish with our time, we’d probably be more cautious with our money and not worry so much about “keeping up with the Jones’.” Could we finally start to become a kinder, gentler nation as well?
Yes, there are other ways this can come about other than more vacation time. Perhaps I am being naïve. Can we change our culture? I certainly hope so. I just hope it doesn't take twenty years for it to happen.
The Paradox of Our Time
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicines, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We have higher incomes, but lower morals. We have more food, but less appeasement. We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication. We've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast food and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce, of fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or just to hit delete...
-- Author Unknown
From: Kerry Rood
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: Jazz for Peace Show May 3
Hi John,
Wondered if you can list this upcoming event in any e-newsletters. Thanks so much!
Kerry Rood
Covenant House New York
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JAZZ FOR PEACE with Rick DellaRatta and special guests
A Jazz and Bossa Nova Concert to Benefit Covenant House New York
Monday, May 3 6:30 pm $25
PORTERS NEW YORK
216 Seventh Ave (bet 22nd and 23rd Sts)
www.portersnyc.com
$7 of the ticket price will go directly to Covenant House New York's programs for
homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. For more, visit www.covenanthouseny.org
For tickets:
212-330-0582
ypc@covenanthouseny.org
20% off advance purchased tickets!
If you cannot attend, please consider sponsoring a ticket for a Covenant House
teen.
Jazz for Peace™ join forces with multi-cultural musicians to spread peace
through the art of jazz. Jazz For Peace™ provides live concerts and more to under-privileged
children worldwide.
[JR: No I am sorry. It would be against the rules for me to include any non-Manhattan College material in the newsletter. ]
From: William T. Gildea (1962)
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 5:28 PM
To: reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
Subject: weekly misses
John:
I am still not getting the Jottings. HELP?
Bill
[JR: Bill, Let's see if the Yahoo Group gets through? I have no idea why your copy is disappearing into the inet bit bucket. But, let's try this and see if it can 'worm" its way thru whatever is in the way. John'68 ]
From: Br. Gregory Flynn, FSC (1966)
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:08 PM
To: editor@jasperjottings.com
Subject: FSC Greetings from Ethiopia
Hi John,
I'm still a novice at this Internet stuff so it amazes me, living here in Addis Ababa, how I've been recently contacted by some old friends like Jim Casey '62 (who was kind enough to mentioned me to the Inwood e-mail Group) which led Pete McDermott '67 of that group to contact you about my work here (your e-mail 15) which, in turn, led to an e-mail from John Gearity '61 alerting me to your posting.
You did say we could "blow our own horn", so .... As a Christian Brother (Jasper, Grad School '66 -Hstory), I've been trained that I would do so at my own peril. Since these are perilous times, I'll risk simply asking your members to tune into www.addis-hope.com to get a rather exhalted update of where I am coming from.
To put it simply, I've helped establish a Sponsorship Program for educating 121 four and five year old kids of street families ($150 a year for two years). They will be the first in generations to read and write - a start in breaking the cycle of poverty in a country where today the average yearly income is $89. We will also be taking AIDS orphans into the program since they are very much stigmatized - at least let them have a few years of a normal child's life.
Details are on the web site and all donations are tax deductible
I've been fortunate in getting some Sponsors from relatives and friends (Bro. Steve Sullivan, former President is one) but I need more and am hoping the jasper jottings will produce some generous additions.
Had anyone had told me in 1969, when I first came to Ethiopia, that I would still be here today - and a beggar, at that, I would have had them committed. God certainly works in mysterious ways and leads us down roads we never dreamed of. But it's been a hell of a ride. I wouldn't have missed it.
Kindly include me in your mailing list <privacy invoked>
Fraternally,
Greg Flynn fsc
[JR: You did just fine. Your message came thru. I have added you to Jasper Jottings, with the modest disclaimer that it's free so you get what you pay for. I was fascinated with the the thread of how one thing led to another. Glad to hear your "toot". Who knows maybe yopu might be responsible for allowing some moths to escape to freedom, if our fellow alums unsnap the change purse. I did feature a story about a Dutch nun doing charity work in Bagdad Iraq and several contacted me about donating. (like I have all the answers?) I queiried everyone I could think of, but short of someone risking their neck there was no way to do it. Maybe, since this is a little easier, it will have a higher chance of success. I remember Father Ritter tapping into Jasper Charity and doing some impressive work before falling from the pedestal. When I hear of charities, I always try to find someone to "vouch" for the work and don't donate with out some assurance that it's bona fide. So I hope this helps. Glad to have you with us. ]
From: John C. Fay (1986)
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:41 AM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Yahoo group
John
I've just read three weeks' worth of Jottings via the Yahoo method. The mail itself is fine and looks pretty much as the one I get through my normal pop3 mail account looks.
But, I'm reading through my Yahoo.com mail address and this can be annoying because (a) the box fills up with Spam and other junk very quickly; (b) I don't always remember to sign-in to this account (weekly at most); (c) I get a notice when I click on many mails in Yahoo telling me about a flash security problem.
I'm still trying to understand what problem you're hoping to resolve with this system.
John F.
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From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:13 PM
To: John C. Fay (1986)
Subject: RE: Yahoo group
Hi John,
Thanks for the "test". You should be able to get the "Distribution" to send to whatever email id you want it to go to. You don't necessarily need to do it to a yahoo id. BTW you can use the spam guard with yahoo to control spam into the yahoo email id. I have a yahoo email id for urgent matters that I use in conjunction with Yahoo Messenger because it alerts me when "stuff" comes in. I don't get much spam at all in it.
I use a spammer's tool to deliver Jasper Jottings. It used to be that I could distribute Jottings in about an hour. Now with all the spam protection, I have had to divide the list into those I can do "directly" and those that have to be done thru the ISP's email service because there is no other way to get to it. The direct distributes in under an hour. The not-direct last week end took 7 hours. So, if I could push the non-direct through Yahoo, I would save the aggravation. If I pushed the whole list to Yahoo, then I can focus on the content not the distribution.
Pushing the distribution into a Yahoo Group has several side benefits. It could deliver many new "services" to the alumni community. Photos, votes, chats, database are all things that could be used if we moved to a Yahoo Group. I am running several Yahoo Groups and have yet to see any problem. Because it is advertiser supported, it would be unlikely for them to impose a charge. Further, by properly recruiting, screening, and permissioning, it might be possible to truly recruit and segment some of the work associated with Jottings. So for example, Jasper X, class of 19xx, wants to "do" athletics. He could be come the sports editor and "publish" his weekly sports message. With proper titling of the message put into distribution (i.e., "SPORTS" versus "NEWS"), people could then use client-side rules to only pass along the news they wanted. I can see all sorts of "Headlines" that would replace a weekly jottings. Right now the way Yahoo Groups are setup, you might need two groups if you wanted to have Weekly Digests and Daily Digests. I could quickly take seven daily digests from Group Able, merge them together, and once a week put a single message into Group Baker. If Yahoo had a weekly digest option, then we'd only need one. I haven't thought out all the implications, but that some of my thinking to date.
I don't know what the "flash security" problem is. If you can give me some more description maybe I might be able to give you a clue what it is about.
John'68
From: Jasper John '68 @ Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:39 PM
Subject: RE: Your invitation from John Reinke is about to expire
Hi,
That's fine, I understand.
During my recent engagement with E&Y - Microsoft - Dell, I heard the 'softies I was working with chatting about some pronouncement from headquarters about using external services. I use, and have looked into, several internet services. I didn't find any "security issues" per se. I'd be interested in what you know differently.
As I understand the Microsoft concern, and I have heard similar "noise" from IBM and some other large companies, is the concept that address books with customer information should not be "kept" outside of the corporate reservation. If that's a "security issue", I don't think that would be the definition that I would use.
It does go back to who "owns" the customer. Salesmen, from since time began, have always kept their own "book". When I was at Merrill Lynch, the "company" was always trying to figure out how to wrest the client information back from the "salesmen" and keep it as a corporate asset. When a salesmen switched to a new company, they were forever measuring how much "business" they lost. It was interesting to me because when I first started working a long long time ago, a old salesman explained it to me. How the company would pay just enough so he wouldn't leave? He figured and they figured what his value was worth in lost business. I wonder how close they were in numbers. I know Merrill would skew the incentive pay to salesman based on "coverage". It was a weird measure of: number of accounts, size of accounts, how many different Merrill services they used, how long they were customers of Merrill, how long they were customers of a particular broker, where they got their research from, and how internet savvy they were. All around figuring "stickiness".
I would point out that having a company platform is not necessarily a great idea. I have never depended totally on technology handed out by my employer of the moment. If your employment changes, or if they want you to use or not use certain software, then you are a hostage. I find it amusing that companies want employees to be always accessible yet want to restrict what you use and how you connect. I have always kept my own desktop, my own ISPs, and my own email addresses. At one employer who insisted I use their email service, I created a bigfoot id that looked like theirs, put it on my business card, and used it. Mail flowed thru bigfoot, into their email system. When I left there, I redirected it from their email address to my personal. Thus, people can always find me. I have had people access me thru that lash up after a six year lapse. From a "you, Inc." perspective, I think you always want to be in control and in touch.
In today's climate, I think one must always be prepared for your employer to "change", When I worked for AT&T in the 60s it was a different ethic. Managers were rated formally on how they developed their people. Maybe it was "paternalistic" in today's view, but I always felt that the company was looking out for my best interests for the most part. When I came back from the military, they had a "reintegration program" (i.e., a plan for each returning vet to help them reestablish themselves in the company. Mine was six 3 month assignments in different areas of the Treasury, Comptrollers, and Administrative Departments. Then, I was offered a choice of 4 assignments.) and "true up financial program" (i.e., of the population who didn't go into the military, a financial profile was created of where I might be relative to the group, I was then restarted with an accelerated schedule of reviews designed to get me back on track with my peers.) The days of the "paternalistic" organization are over; I would labeled "treacherous".
Any way, I'd suggest creating a free web-based id at Yahoo and using that for "you Inc." activities like LinkedIn.
Best wishes,
John'68
PS: I'll sanitize this before putting it in Jottings. It just "Too Good" imho not to "repurpose it".
From<privacy invoked>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:46 AM
To: reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
Subject: StudentsReview Contact: Engineering
A contact request proxied by StudentsReview:
Thank you for being available to advise high school and college students.
To reply, just hit 'reply' to this message.
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Their Email = <privacy invoked>
Subj = Engineering
I'm a highschool senior who has decided to go into engineering. I've considered electrical engineering and would like to hear your thought about it.
Was it worth getting the degree? If you could choose a different engineering field, what would you choose, and why?
Thanks in advance,
JR
====================
From: John Reinke
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:41 AM
Subject: RE: StudentsReview Contact: Engineering
>I'm a highschool senior who has decided to go into engineering.
Congratulations. When I was in high school, there was a space in the word. :-) Just shows you how old I am. Seriously, when I was in high school, there were very few of the class who really knew what they were going to do. Sure, there were many that were convinced they knew, but on reflection they were wrong. I just recently started a Yahoo Group for my high school class. That's why I am "on top of the detail". Of the ninety one who graduated with me, three are deceased and I am in touch with about 25 of them. So my first piece of advice is to stay flexible. Be open to following your dreams. While it is good to "decide" on engineering, you're young and may need to change your mind a few times before growing up. Second is to start today in staying connected with relatives, friends, and classmates. As you go to college, don't lose track of people. It will happen but if you have an organized program, your losses will be less. Who you know is a big component of what you will become. People (names, addresses, phone numbers, email, birthdays, bios) are worth their weight in gold. I recommend any of McKay's books. He listed more than 60 things we should know about somebody before we can really say we know them.
>electrical engineering and would like to hear your thought about it.
Well if I am limited to one "thought", then it would be "discipline". I assume you meant "thoughts". Which could be an error on my part, but engineering will teach you a mental discipline that will serve you well in life. You have to recognize though it has limits. As an engineer, you'll learn that there is always a "right" answer. Unfortunately, there are many areas of life where there are many, some, none, or no "right" answer. In the problem space of engineering, there is little room for uncertainty. Except when you are building bridges, and after you have done all your load calculations to 5 decimal places, then you multiply by the sum of the teams ages as a safety factor. Just kidding, slightly, but that is why bridges in the US don't fall down, even when they are not maintained, overloaded, and outlive their planned life by a factor of three. The designers used a safety factor of 25, or 50, to ensure that they were "safe". Engineering education, when done at a good college, can produce a detail oriented, fact checking, computing demon, "find the right answer" type of person. If the school you choose has a whole person concept, you will get some liberal arts courses that will teach you some values. (You don't actual get taught values, usually by anyone but your parents, but a school can expose you to new ideas that help you form your own values.) My alma mater Manhattan College believed that engineers need some courses that would makes us less like barbarians and more like civilized educated people. I think it made a big difference. If you are thinking engineering, I recommend Manhattan College's engineering school (www.manhattan.edu). It has produced many fine engineers, who can be tapped when it comes time to find a job.
>Was it worth getting the degree?
Absolutely. An engineering degree (I was specifically and "electrical and electronic" engineer. Double E in the parlance of the day.) gave me the flexibility to do a lot of things. The heavy math, science, and lab work gave me the knowledge and skills to apply to many problems. Even though I didn't spend a lot of time pursuing the traditional double E jobs, I felt I used what I learned in my career. Most engineers find their way into the executive ranks, because of their problem solving skills.
>If you could choose a different engineering field, >what would you choose, and why?
I probably would consider civil, since building things appeals to me. I am not sure it would have mattered much. At Manhattan when I was there, all engineers take the same core for the first two years and then specialize. Even after you began to specialize, you took certain required humanities in "engineering sections", which meant all the "barbarians" were herded together and tortured by the Liberal Arts faculty member who had last insulted the Dean of their respective schools. (Being assigned to teach engineers subjects like Philosophy, English, Theology, or such was not regarded as a privilege but more as a punishment. I remember where in one philosophy class, the prof was trying to convince us that reality was an illusion of our minds. Right! This to a bunch of bridge builders (mechanical), circuit designers (EEs), plumbers (civil), and brewers (ChemEs). Good luck.
>Thanks in advance, >JR
Your welcome anytime,
Yet another "JR"
John Reinke
Manhattan College
Class of 1968
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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From: JR Rider <privacy invoked>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: RE: StudentsReview Contact: Engineering
>Congratulations. When I was in high school, there was a
space in the
>word. :-) Just shows you how old I am.
>John Reinke
>Manhattan College
>Class of 1968
*cough* old-timer *cough*
>Well if I am limited to one "thought", then it
would be "discipline". I
>assume you meant "thoughts".
Sorry about the typos, but you couldn't let any of them slide, huh?
:) That's ok.
>If you are thinking engineering, I recommend Manhattan
>College's engineering school (www.manhattan.edu).
I think that it's probably too late to apply. Anyhow, I've been accepted to many great schools, just need the money now. :(
>An engineering degree (I was specifically and
"electrical
>and electronic" engineer. Double E in the parlance of the day.) gave
me
>the flexibility to do a lot of things. The heavy math, science, and lab
>work gave me the knowledge and skills to apply to many problems. Even
>though I didn't spend a lot of time pursuing the traditional double E
>jobs, I felt I used what I learned in my career. Most engineers find
>their way into the executive ranks, because of their problem solving
>skills.
Do you feel that there's any truth in this :
http://www.studentsreview.com/docs/major_ee.shtml
I was talking to a few computer engineers, all of which said that their profession was dying/dead because of outsourcing. Is this also a problem for electrical engineers? How is the job outlook?
>I remember where in one philosophy class, the prof was
>trying to convince us that reality was an illusion of our minds.
And you didn't believe?
Tsk, tsk...was the professors name Alain Aspect? He may actually be right!
Funny story anyways.
>Your welcome anytime,
>Yet another "JR"
>John Reinke
>Manhattan College
>Class of 1968
>Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Yes, we JRs make the world go round.
Thanks for all you help,
Jay R :)
==
From: John Reinke
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:46 PM
To: 'JR Rider'
Subject: RE: StudentsReview Contact: Engineering
>Congratulations. When I was in high school, there was a space
in the
>word. :-) Just shows you how old I am.
>John Reinke
>Manhattan College
>Class of 1968
*cough* old-timer *cough*
Be gentle. Us old fogies have sensitive egos. NOT!
>Well if I am limited to one "thought", then it
would be "discipline". I
>assume you meant "thoughts".
Sorry about the typos, but you couldn't let any of them slide, huh?
:) That's ok.
No us "injun-eers" are precise. Remember email represents you. I actually have a delay built into my outlook rules to give me a chance to look over them one more time before they head out the door.
>If you are thinking engineering, I recommend Manhattan
>College's engineering school (www.manhattan.edu).
I think that it's probably too late to apply. Anyhow, I've been accepted to
many great schools, just need the money now. :(
Well, it's never to late to correct any mistake. That's why engineering is so neat. You learn that it is much easier and cheaper to correct mistakes "upstream" early in the process. My theory is it is the size of the bucket, not how deep the well is, that determines how much water you can carry away. As a high schooler, the allegory may be lost on you. It is how open you are to new data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. It is not how much the school has to offer. A community college can give you a lot at a low price, while giving you time to "season". Money is savings, handouts from family, a part-time job, financial aid, and student loans. I don't have children, but I have seen the best results from something like the 50/50 plan. The student pays half and the other half comes from all the other sources. You should also do an ROI. You're going to invest in yourself a bunch of money. What will it return to you when you graduate. Engineering should cost 100k and return 50k the first five years, increasing every 5 years by 5k, topping out after 45 years at 95k. My rough calculations say that is worth about $800,000 in net present value. What other choices do you have that give you such a payoff?
>An engineering degree (I was specifically and
"electrical
>and electronic" engineer. Double E in the parlance of the day.) gave
me
>the flexibility to do a lot of things. The heavy math, science, and lab
>work gave me the knowledge and skills to apply to many problems. Even
>though I didn't spend a lot of time pursuing the traditional double E
>jobs, I felt I used what I learned in my career. Most engineers find
>their way into the executive ranks, because of their problem solving
>skills.
Do you feel that there's any truth in this :
http://www.studentsreview.com/docs/major_ee.shtml
WOW, that was written by a really negative person. I've got a better idea. Why don't you talk to some Engineers? Find out what they think. I think that review is terribly biased against engineering. Although, they did get the linkage between business and engineering. We used to say that "SCIENCE GUYS FIND SOMETHING, ENGINEERS MAKE IT WORK DOING SOMETHING USEFUL, AND BUSINESS GUYS FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE A BUCK OUT OF IT". It's an eco-system. Everything is needed to create "value". No value no body is working.
>I was talking to a few computer engineers, all of which
said that their profession was
>dying/dead because of outsourcing. Is this also a problem for electrical
engineers? How
>is the job outlook?
Outsourcing is a interesting phenomena. I can't tell you that it won't be a factor. But, I will tell you that it is not all it is cracked up to be. You can't compete on dollars with a better engineer who can work for one tenth of what you have to have to survive. What that means is you must move up the value chain. You have to create things that are more valuable to earn your money. I think you, (we as a society), can do it, but not the way we are working now. You have to be following your dreams and drive hard.
>I remember where in one philosophy class, the prof was
>trying to convince us that reality was an illusion of our minds.
And you didn't believe?
Tsk, tsk...was the professors name Alain Aspect? He may actually be right!
Funny story anyways.
No. I did have a Math Prof Zia who is cited on the net with the quote to a disgruntled engineer who had gotten a zero on one of his infamous one question tests (you either got a 100% or a 0%. a few of those and you were a business major up the hill.) "You engineer. Wrong sign, bridge fall down. No partial credit." complete with a you know what grin.
>Your welcome anytime,
>Yet another "JR"
>John Reinke
>Manhattan College
>Class of 1968
>Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
>
Yes, we JRs make the world go round.
Thanks for all you help,
Jay R :)
Jay, hope this helps. John
From: Gannon, James (2000)
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:26 AM
Subject: Fwd: Manhattan College Young Alumni Golf Outing
John:
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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK
Some Comments that got me thinking.
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"Of nearly 20 million prescriptions written last year for drugs to treat "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," most were for children and most of those children were boys. This is part of a growing tendency to treat boyhood as a pathological condition that requires a new three R's --repression, re-education and Ritalin." Thomas Sowell, economist and author
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"The time is long overdue for more parents to show some backbone if their children are not to continue to be used for classroom indoctrination or as pawns in the games of teachers unions." Thomas Sowell, economist and author
<end snip>
Doesn't anyone else have a problem with the government running the pubic schools and indoctrinating the future citizens into the religion of "big government". "Earth Day" is a proxy for secular humanism / Druid-like worship of the Earth Goddess. We have no chance of achieving the American Dream when the children are brainwashed in these beliefs. Replace the Government with the Parents! Implement a "You had 'em. You educate 'em." model. It can't possibly be any worse that what we have today!
And that’s the last word.
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GBu. GBA.