Dear Jaspers,
654 (the number bounces around a lot and I don't understand why?) are active on the Distribute site. There are 42 bouncing. What, did the internet get wet during last week's rain? Yet, at least one bouncing reader is getting his no matter what Yahoo thinks.
===
For those of you using the new MC Alumni offering http://www.alum.manhattan.edu//htalum/DirSearch.htm, and if you get "password denied" even though you are sure you put in your birth date exactly correct!
[Gotcha, always a bad idea to use any personal information as a password anywhere! Suggest free utility http://www.funk.com/PressReleases/pa_pr.asp which you can download for free http://www.funk.com/Download/PassAmp.msi , BUT, you must use a salt! (email if you don't understand.) Corporate IT type should consider these "good guys" when buying network security software, I do and will.]
Anyway, for no apparent reason, and at no apparent interval, the "service" challenges me for my signon, (despite having told it to never bother me), and refuses to accept it (I know my entries are good I use roboform), then after a random period, it proceeds to act "normally", accepting signon, and operating as expected. SO, if you have problems, wait 15 minutes, and try again. This strategy works for me; your mileage may vary!
===
Link to My_Favorite_Job_Search_Books
=========================================================
This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20041205.htm
=========================================================
We Dec 15 Gulf
Coast Alumni Club Luncheon
--- University Club in Sarasota, Fl. at 12:30PM
--- contact Neil O'Leary '60A c/o Jasper Jottings
We Jan 26 Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings
We Mar 16 Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings
Wkend Apr 2-3 '05
--- Relay For Life '04 was a first time event for Manhattan College, and we
helped
--- raise close to $20,000. How will you get involved and make this year's
Relay
--- For Life even more successful
--- Form teams with alumni (Class of '79, 82, etc.)
--- Form Teams with family and/or co-workers
--- Sponsor student teams on-campus
--- Find companies that can help underwrite the event
--- Speak on your experiences of Cancer in your life at the event
--- Be part of the planning team for Relay for Life '05
----- Contact Kinah Ventura-Rosas at 718-862-7477
----- or e-mail at kinah.ventura AT manhattan.edu
=========================================================
My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Iraq
- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo,
Steve (1980)
- - Sekhri, Sachin (2000)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
=========================================================
Thu Nov 18,
TOKYO (AFP) - Fuji, a mother dolphin that lost 75 percent of her tail due to a mysterious disease, is jumping once again with the help of what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin.
===<begin quote>===
The 34-year-old dolphin held at Japan's largest aquarium in the southern island of Okinawa wears the rubber fin for about 20 minutes a day allowing her to jump and to swim at the same speed of other dolphins.
"We are very grateful. Although she can swim without the artificial fin, the speed is very slow and she certainly cannot jump without it," said Masaya Kowami, a breeder at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.
"Visitors have told us she looks happy," he said.
Fuji initially rejected the artificial fin, which in its current version weighs two kilograms (4.4 pounds) with a width of 48 centimeters (20 inches).
The breeders decided not to keep Fuji's fin on all day fearing that it may fall off and be eaten or destroyed by other dolphins.
Fuji was stricken by a mysterious disease causing necrosis - the death of cells - in 2002. To save her life, veterinarians had to amputate three-quarters of her tail with an electronic surgical knife.
"Her physical mobility fell sharply after the amputation. She got tired easily as we often saw her resting," Kowami said.
Weeks after the surgery, a veterinarian at the aquarium asked his friend at Bridgestone, Japan's largest tiremaker, for help.
"The most difficult part was creating the smooth texture of rubber so as not to scratch a dolphin's skin," said Bridgestone spokesman Shinichi Kobori.
Bridgestone began working on the fin in 2003, but several samples were either too heavy or loose for Fuji, which is 271 centimeters (nine feet) long and weighs 227 kilograms (500 pounds).
"Only after we created the lightest fin in August 2004, we received a call from the aquarium that Fuji finally jumped," Kobori said.
The latest fin is kept in one piece by bolts. Kowami, the aquarium worker, said putting on the artificial fin was anything but easy.
"When she saw the artificial fin for the first time, she ran away. She was so scared of the object. It took us five months to make her get used to the artificial fin. Now she is perfectly fine with it," he said.
Bridgestone said the artificial fin was given to the aquarium for free, but that it cost the company about 10 million yen (95,000 dollars).
The company has yet to receive any request for an artificial fin or leg for other animals but spokesman Kobori said Bridgestone is open to such requests.
"We make tires; we specialize in foots of sort. If we see offers, we will consider them," he said.
###
=== <end quote> ===
Amazing what man can do. But, only God can fix that problem. Hopefully, the artificial one will challenge someone to develop a natural one. From that, a spin off to humans? One can only hope.
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--AT--att.net
=========================================================
[CONTENTS]
|
|
0 |
Headquarters |
|
|
|
(like MC Press Releases) |
|
|
1 |
GoodNews |
|
|
1 |
Obits |
|
|
1 |
Jaspers_in_the_News |
|
|
5 |
Manhattan_in_the_News |
|
|
9 |
Sports |
|
|
0 |
Resumes |
|
|
7 |
Emails |
|
|
2 |
Jaspers found web-wise |
[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]
|
Class |
Name |
Section |
|
???? |
Murphy, Alfred W. |
|
|
1943 |
Edwin J. Callan |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
Obit1
reporter |
|
1958 |
Capobianco,
Peter E. |
|
|
1962 |
Cardona, Anthony |
|
|
1965 |
Gill, Kevin |
|
|
1966 |
Degnan,
Kevin |
|
|
1967 |
Morrissey, Patrick J. Sr. |
|
|
1968 |
Reinke, F. John |
|
|
1969 |
Patterson, James |
|
|
1973 |
Kuhn, Rob |
|
|
1974 |
Zapolski,
Arthur P. Esq. |
|
|
1979 |
Burozski,
Robert |
|
|
1979 |
Spain, Anthony P. |
|
|
1980 |
Schriefer,
Russell J. |
|
|
1983 |
Esposito, Paul V. |
|
|
1993 |
Claudio, Nicholas A. |
|
|
1994 |
Adamo,
Paul L. |
|
|
2004 |
Harkins, Patrick R. |
[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]
|
Class |
Name |
Section |
|
1994 |
Adamo,
Paul L. |
|
|
1979 |
Burozski,
Robert |
|
|
1958 |
Capobianco,
Peter E. |
|
|
1962 |
Cardona, Anthony |
|
|
1993 |
Claudio, Nicholas A. |
|
|
1966 |
Degnan,
Kevin |
|
|
1943 |
Edwin J. Callan |
|
|
1983 |
Esposito, Paul V. |
|
|
1965 |
Gill, Kevin |
|
|
2004 |
Harkins, Patrick R. |
|
|
1973 |
Kuhn, Rob |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
|
|
1953 |
McEneney, Mike |
Obit1
reporter |
|
1967 |
Morrissey, Patrick J. Sr. |
|
|
???? |
Murphy, Alfred W. |
|
|
1969 |
Patterson, James |
|
|
1968 |
Reinke, F. John |
|
|
1980 |
Schriefer,
Russell J. |
|
|
1979 |
Spain, Anthony P. |
|
|
1974 |
Zapolski,
Arthur P. Esq. |
None
The New York Times
November 28, 2004 Sunday
Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 9; Column 1; Society Desk; WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Pg. 23
HEADLINE: Nina Easton, Russell Schriefer
Nina Jane Easton, a journalist, and Russell John Schriefer, a political strategist, were married last evening at the University Club in Washington. The Rev. Timothy Dobbins, an Episcopal priest, officiated.
Ms. Easton, 46, is keeping her name. She is the deputy Washington bureau chief of The Boston Globe. She is an author of ''John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography'' (PublicAffairs, 2004) and the author of ''Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Ascendancy'' (Simon & Schuster, 2000). She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. The bride's father, James K. Easton of Oxnard, Calif., is a retired aerospace engineer who worked for Hughes Aircraft, which was then a division of General Motors. Her mother, Janet M. Easton of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., is a saleswoman at Robinsons-May, a department store, in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Mr. Schriefer, also 46, is a Republican strategist and a founder of the Stevens & Schriefer Group, the Washington-based political consulting firm; he has helped advised numerous Republicans, including Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000. This year he served as the program director for the Republican Convention and was a media adviser to President Bush. The bridegroom graduated from Manhattan College.
He is the son of
Rosemary and Henry Schriefer of Seminole, Fla. His
father, now retired, was a butcher for several A.&P.
supermarkets on
The couple met at the 2003 White House Correspondents Dinner. They talked for several hours at the dinner and at a party afterward, Mr. Schriefer recalled. A week later, he said, they went to a concert at a coffeehouse in Annapolis, Md., where the cello teacher of one of Ms. Easton's two sons, Taylor, was performing in a trio.
''I found Nina incredibly attractive and fetching, and incredibly smart,'' Mr. Schriefer said. ''We just never really stopped talking, and we haven't stopped talking.''
The talk about work is limited, but the couple enjoy talking politics, Mr. Schriefer said. Both he and Ms. Easton recall lively discussions with Taylor and Daniel, Ms. Easton's other son, during the presidential campaign. ''My sons and most of my friends were ardently pro-Kerry,'' Ms. Easton noted. ''My fiance was ardently pro-Bush. And I, being a journalist, was ardently uncommitted. I spent a lot of time playing referee.''
Ms. Easton and Mr. Schriefer bought a house in Chevy Chase, Md., last summer, closing on it the day after the Democratic convention and immediately beginning extensive renovations. They moved in 10 days after the Republican convention. And five days before their wedding, they were preparing to serve Thanksgiving dinner there to 14 guests.
''I figured that if we could survive this we could probably survive a lot,'' Ms. Easton said.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com
LOAD-DATE: November 28, 2004
[MCOLDB: 1980 ]
[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.
From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent:
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Obit
Dear John,
Today's NY Times (
May he Rest in Peace,
Best,
Mike
McEneney, Esq. '53BBA
==
The New York Times
November 30, 2004 Tuesday
Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section C; Column 3; Classified; Pg. 17
MURPHY, ALFRED W., M.D., S.T.D.
MURPHY--Alfred W., M.D., S.T.D.
of
He received a B.S. from Manhattan College,
graduated from Long Island College of Medicine in 1946 and received a doctorate
of Sacred Theology from Catholic University. Dr. Murphy was a child Physcharist and was the medical director of the Peekskill
mental health center and an associate professor at NY Hospital. Dr. Murphy
formerly served as a Diocesean Priest and was later a
Dominican Medical Missionary in Pakistan. He also served as a physician in
Haiti. Dr. Murphy successfully spearheaded the effort to have the international
Catholic Physicians admitted into the United Nations as a non-government
organization. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He was also a member, and past
president, of the Catholic Physicians Guild of NY. He was also a member of many
Irish Cultural and historical organizations. He was a member of Our Lady of
Sorrows Church in White Plains. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth (McLoughlin), whom he married in 1972. In addition to his
wife, Dr. Murphy is survived by many nieces, nephews, grand nieces &
grandnephews and four great grand nieces & nephews. He is predeceased by a
brother Edward and a sister Marie McGowan. Visiting hours are Tuesday 2-4 &
7-9 PM at the McMahon, Lyon & Hartnett Funeral Home in White Plains, 491
Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605. Mass of Christian burial is Wednesday
10 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Interment at Gate of
URL: http://www.nytimes.com
LOAD-DATE: November 30, 2004
[MCOLDB: No listing]
[JR: I'm going to try a new section for "updates". These are changes that "pop" in from the various sources that are not really from the news. I thought it might be valuable to alert old friends seeking to reconnect or "youngsters" seeking a networking contact with someone who might have a unique viewpoint that they are interested in. This is a benefit of freeing up time trying to make email work by "outsourcing" the task to Yahoo.]
|
Adamo, Paul L. (1994) |
|
Burozski, Robert
(1979) |
|
Claudio, Nicholas A. (1993) |
|
Morrissey, Patrick J. Sr. (1967) |
|
Zapolski, Arthur P.
Esq. (1974) |
The
Star Online > Features
Tuesday November 30, 2004
The Patterson touch
Master of the game, James Patterson’s novels have held millions of readers worldwide enthralled. CLARA CHOW digs for his success secret.
In photos, American author James Patterson squints into the camera like the Clint Eastwood of popular fiction.
Peering at thumbnail pictures on his official website, one sees Mr P – as his assistant Mary Jordan calls him – at work, scribbling in his manuscript with his legs up on his desk or chomping pensively on a yellow pencil.
With worldwide sales of around 80 million copies for all his books so far, 57-year-old James Patterson has shown that publishers can bank on him. Then, there are outdoor shots of him posing in a shaft of sunlight in front of a sprawling brownstone house, snug in a black jacket.
It may not be a generalisation to say that the author’s image fits in with the type of books he writes. Strong, silent men, who have to spring awkwardly into action to prevent international crises, figure in his prose.
With worldwide sales of around 80 million copies for all his books so far, 57-year-old Patterson has shown that publishers can bank on him too.
Since 1976, when his first novel The Thomas Berryman Number was published, he has written a string of bestsellers.
Best known among them are Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider which were made into Hollywood movies starring Morgan Freeman as Dr Alex Cross, a forensics psychologist in Washington DC.
His latest novel, London Bridges (Little, Brown), was published earlier this month.
In an e-mail interview from his home in Florida, the author is nonchalant about where he fits in the pantheon of pop fiction.
“I don’t know if ‘pantheon’ is the right word for it,” he writes. “Truthfully, I don’t worry about that sort of thing.
“If I can have a legacy of any sort, I’d like it to be that I helped encourage some people to become lifelong readers.”
Growing up in a river town called Newburgh, more than an hour’s drive from New York City, he grew up as a “pretty serious kid” who spent a lot of time on his own.
An English graduate from Manhattan College, New York, he holds a master’s degree in the same subject from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
While working at a psychiatric hospital as an aide, to put himself through college, he began reading voraciously. James Joyce’s Ulysses, he once said, was an untoppable read.
At 25, he traded in Ulysses for popular fiction. He was so inspired by The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty and The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth that he decided to become a writer of books that would “make an airplane ride disappear”.
He submitted the manuscript for his first novel to 26 publishers before Little, Brown and Company nibbled.
But it was 25 years of working in the advertising industry – during which he rose from junior copywriter to the youngest ever chairman of advertising agency J. Walter Thompson in North America – which finally cemented Patterson’s resolve to become a full-time author.
Although he was involved in seminal ad campaigns like “I’m a Toys ’R Us kid”, he found himself dragging his feet to work in the morning.
At one point, he found himself running through an airport, late for a meeting and just thinking: “Why am I doing this?”
He left the agency in 1996 and has not looked back.
“There’s nothing to keep you motivated in writing like knowing you don’t ever want to go back to your old job,” he quips.
As for the secret to his prolific output, which shows no sign of waning, he says: “Regular habits and lots of planning.
“I always tell aspiring writers to outline everything.”
And then comes a bon mot from the man: “It’s like anything in life: If you know where you’re going, you’re going to get there a whole lot faster.”
Cross-ing his bridges
In the book London Bridges, Patterson pits black FBI agent protagonist Alex Cross against a maniacal killer known as The Wolf.
The Wolf, working in tandem with Cross’ old nemesis – a colonel nicknamed the Weasel – demands billions of dollars and the release of imprisoned terrorists, while threatening to wreak mass murder and destruction in major cities around the world.
The book’s plot taps into post-Sept 11 fears, raising questions about “terrorist fatigue” in readers bombarded with reports of terrorist threats.
But mention this and the author retorts that it is simply “the way the world is”.
‘It won’t be fair or realistic to just skirt the issue and pretend it wasn’t there,’ he adds.
As for the hero’s development, the author replies: “The Crosses have a lot to bear in London Bridges. I don’t want to give anything away, but you’ll see Alex is no less a family man than he ever was.”
Patterson himself comes across as a family man, too. His idea of a thrilling time is either signing a book contract or watching a good, exciting movie with his wife, Sue.
The couple have a six-year-old son, Jack. Patterson affectionately describes Jack as “six going on 23”, and credits the boy as “almost” co-author for his children’s Christmas tale, SantaKid (Little, Brown), which was released around the same time as London Bridges.
Next up, he is working on a young adults’ adventure book, titled Maximum Ride, which will be published early next year. – The Straits Times Singapore / Asia News Network
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[JR: MC gets some press in Malaysia?]
[MCOLDB: 1969 ]
[Manhattan_in_the_News]
MNews1
The New York Times
November 28, 2004 Sunday
Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 9; Column 2; Society Desk; WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Pg. 22
HEADLINE: Hilary Mead, Terence Gilheany Jr.
Hilary Whitman Mead, a daughter of Susan and Kirtland Mead of Cambridge, Mass., was married there yesterday to Terence Fitzpatrick Gilheany Jr., the son of Juliana and Terence Gilheany Sr. of Douglaston, Queens. The Rev.
Louise Howlett, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony at Christ Church Cambridge.
Ms. Mead, 27, is keeping her name. She is the director of Summerbridge Cambridge, a nonprofit educational program that helps low-income middle school students prepare for college and trains high school and college students for careers in teaching. She graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College. The bride's father is a consultant in business and information technology strategy in Cambridge. Her mother consults in Cambridge for Coghill & Beery International, a London-based group that helps companies with intercultural issues.
Mr. Gilheany, 36, is a history teacher and college counselor at the Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. He graduated magna cum laude from Amherst and received a master's degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School. His mother is a visiting associate professor of history at Manhattan College in Riverdale, the Bronx. His father is a senior counsel at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in Manhattan.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com
LOAD-DATE: November 28, 2004
MNews2
Engineering News-Record
SECTION: Viewpoint; Engineering Education; Pg. 63 Vol. 253 No. 20
HEADLINE: We Must Reinvent The Total Engineer
BYLINE: John Kolaya.
John Kolaya, executive vice president, Yonkers Contracting Co., Yonkers, N.Y., holds engineering licenses in New York, New Jersey. He can be contacted at jkolaya AT ycc969 midland.com
---
From the era of King Tutankhamen when Egyptian engineers designed hidden tombs and mined gigantic stones to build the pyramids, to the turn of the 20th century when French and American engineers conceived and constructed the Panama Canal, the world's engineers were in total control of a seamless building process that included the vision, financing, design and construction of a project. But that all started to unravel in the 1970's when university engineering programs began using computer-aided engineering solutions, which significantly altered the education of the "total engineer." As a result, we're now in danger of becoming a commodity instead of a profession and the only cure is to turn back the clock.
Narrow Thinkers
Because computers hijacked the thinking process for engineers, we now are graduating students who cannot connect the dots between problems and solutions without relying on electronics--they simply can't think for themselves. Engineering schools are not addressing the issue and are producing myopic technicians instead of big picture thinkers. They are not meeting industry needs.
Engineering students today face the dilemma of having to learn computer-driven theory in school and then having to pick up applied practice over time in the field. Even most modest-sized projects today require sophisticated construction design and management knowledge and savvy owners demand that practitioners possess advanced analytical capabilities that can only come from training offered by integrated construction management programs.
We need more designers who can build and more builders who can design. We must move toward an integration of educational courses with an emphasis on both design and design application to produce well-rounded generalists rather than specialists. Specialization only comes after years of experience, not with a diploma.
Some colleges and universities now are beginning to understand that advanced construction management degree programs provide a valuable skill base to contractors and construction engineers. Undergraduate degrees prepare the student academically, but masters programs develop the "integrated thinkers" needed in today's vigorous business environment.
Limited Time
Once graduating engineers are thrust into the demanding construction world, they quickly learn that design and construction firms have limited time or means to teach their entry-level employees the skills that are demanded of them from the first day. To respond to this need, a well-rounded civil engineering curriculum should include one or two mandatory construction management courses in the junior year with a CM track available in the senior year. And, yes, computers should be used to increase student efficiency, but not to replace their thinking.
A five-year masters program is highly desirable to provide vital practical finishing skills. The fifth year is necessary to integrate theoretical design studies with the applied construction tracks through interactive learning. Capstone projects provide a valuable opportunity to design and simulate construction of a complete project.
Fortunately, Manhattan College and some other schools are beginning to offer integrated five-year masters programs. Many of these schools also offer continuing education hours to satisfy new requirements for the renewal of professional engineering licenses and to help engineers keep pace with evolving products and technology.
Short Cuts
You would never dream of undergoing complicated surgery performed by a doctor trained only in the theory of medicine. Why then should we entrust design and construction to theorists who have no practical experience or practitioners who don't have the advanced skills needed today? We need to take a lesson from those who designed and constructed the great pyramids and canals. Let's start producing total engineers again.
INTERESTED IN OTHER VIEWS? READ OTHER VIEWPOINT COLUMNS BY CLICKING OPINION AT WWW.ENR.COM
GRAPHIC: photograph, KOLAYA
LOAD-DATE: November 24, 2004
MNews3
The Journal News
November 22, 2004 Monday
SECTION: BUSINESS; Pg. 2D
HEADLINE: Dr. Mitchell T. Kolker, White Plains, has
joined the medical staff
<extraneous deleted>
John V. Magliano, Bronxville, has been elected to the board of trustees at Manhattan College in Riverdale. Magliano is chief executive officer of Syska Hennessy Group, a consulting, engineering, technology and construction company. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1966 with an electrical engineering degree.
<extraneous deleted>
LOAD-DATE: November 23, 2004
MNews4
Google Alert for: "manhattan college" -"marymount manhattan college" -"borough of manhattan college"
Simply the best
ERIC DeGRECHIE , The Saratogian -
... member field. Van Cortlandt Park is the home
course of Manhattan College and is known as the Mecca of cross country running.
The ...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Simply the best
BRONX -- An unprecedented four runners from Saratoga Springs High School qualified for the national Foot Locker championships Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park, perhaps cementing the 2004 girls' cross country team's standing as the greatest high school squad ever in the nation.
Heading to San Diego for the top national race on Dec. 11 are junior Nicole Blood (first, 17 minutes, 42 seconds over 5 kilometers), freshman Hannah Davidson (third, 17:52), junior Lindsey Ferguson (fifth, 18:16) and freshman Caitlin Lane (sixth, 18:19).
Only the top eight finishers from the four regions -- Northeast, South, Midwest and West -- qualify for the San Diego race.
'I think we deserve this. We've been working so hard all season, along with all of the other girls on the team,' Blood said. 'It's great that we can go to a meet of this caliber together.'
The Saratoga runners are coached by Art and Linda Kranick.
This marks the first time in the 26 years of the prestigious race that
one school can boast four runners going to the national meet, boys or girls. No
girls' team has ever sent more than two, and only two
boys' teams --
The Northeast Regional consists of teams from New York, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The top 10 finishers in the race were all from New York.
The Section II champion Saratoga boys were also represented at Van Cortlandt Park, with sophomore Steve Murdock (26th, 16:13.1), junior Greg Kelsey (42nd, 16:26.79) and junior Andy Bangert (79th, 16:45.1) competing.
Blood, who also won the Northeast meet last
year, is headed to
This will be the second straight trip for Ferguson, who finished 26th at San Diego's Balboa Park last year.
'I think it helps a lot having been there before. You definitely understand the start better, and it can help you have an overall better race,' Ferguson said. 'It's going to be a lot of fun.'
Both Davidson and Lane qualified in their first attempts, as they weren't eligible as eighth-graders. The two were part of the nationally ranked cross country team at Argyle High School, which disbanded at the end of last fall due to budget cuts. The top runners moved to other schools.
'It kind of blows you away that people are saying we're the best. We wanted to go out there today and prove it,' Davidson said. 'We came out here as a team and not as individuals. That's what's worked for us so well.'
Under sunny skies and in comfortably warm temperatures, the Saratoga runners got off to a good start as they lined up to the far left of the 169-member field.
Van Cortlandt Park is the home course of Manhattan College and is known as the Mecca of cross country running. The high school runners compete on the same route used by collegiate women. Marc Bloom, editor of The Harrier magazine, estimates that more runners race at the park in any given season than at any other course in the country, if not the world.
Davidson felt good about the race.
'I got out to a good start and was up in the lead pack the whole time,' Davidson said. 'It was pretty much a big group of us the whole way, and then the finish, it worked out well. It's an amazing feeling.'
<extraneous deleted>
###
MNews5
The Times Union (
THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION; Pg. F6
HEADLINE: Ballston Spa school chorus in Macy's parade
BYLINE: CHRISTEN DEMING Staff writer
<extraneous deleted>
Manhattan College recently inducted 80 students into Epsilon Sigma Pi, the oldest college-wide honor society on campus. Burnt Hills resident Matthew Reilly was inducted by the School of Arts.
LOAD-DATE: December 1, 2004
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--AT--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
12/5/04 Sunday Track & Field
Princeton Invitational Princeton, NJ
11:00 AM
12/5/04 Sunday W. Basketball at
Fairfield* Bridgeport, CT 1:00 PM
12/5/04 Sunday M. Basketball at North
Carolina State Raleigh, NC 5:30 PM
12/9/04 Thursday M. Basketball
Siena* HOME 7:00 PM
12/10/04 Friday Track & Field
Fordham Invitational ^ New York,
NY 2:00 PM
12/12/04 Sunday W. Basketball
Dartmouth HOME 2:00 PM
12/17/04 Friday W. Basketball Fresno
State HOME 7:00 PM
12/20/04 Monday W. Basketball
Miami-Ohio HOME 1:00 PM
12/21/04 Tuesday M. Basketball at
Arizona Tuscon,
AZ 8:30 PM
12/28/04 Tuesday W. Basketball at
Wagner Staten Island, NY 7:00 PM
12/30/04 Thursday M. Basketball
Wisconsin-Milwaukee HOME 7:00 PM
12/30/04 Thursday W. Basketball at
Villanova Villanova,
PA 7:30 PM
If you do go support "our" teams, I'd appreciate any reports or
photos. What else do us old alums have to do?
SENIORS LEAD LADY JASPERS TO WIN IN MAAC OPENER
Riverdale, NY (December 2, 2004)- Behind 23 points from senior forward Serra Sangar (Istanbul, Turkey/Colby JC) and 17 points and a career-high 13 assists from senior guard Donnette Reed (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham), Manhattan defeated Iona tonight at Draddy Gymnasium, 86-71, in the MAAC opener for both teams. The Lady Jaspers improve their record to 3-1 with the victory.
1***
TRACK & FIELD KICKS OFF THE 2004-05 SEASON AT MANHATTAN INVITATIONAL
2***
MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME THRILLER AT FARIFIELD, 81-73
Bridgeport, CT (November 30, 2004)- Freshman Jeff Xavier connected on both end of a one-and-one with 0.2 seconds remaining in regulation as Manhattan overcame a five point deficit with 20 seconds left to send the game into overtime, before dropping an 81-73, double overtime decision to Fairfield tonight at the Arena at Harbor Yard in the MAAC opener for both teams.
3***
CJ ANDERON TAKES HOME MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE WEEK
Riverdale, NY (November 29, 2004)- Manhattan College freshman guard/forward CJ Anderson was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 28, it was announced today by the conference office. This is the second straight week that Anderson has received this honor.
4***
Fairfield wins double OT thriller over Manhattan
By Emery Filmer
Staff Writer
December 1, 2004
BRIDGEPORT -- It was 22 seconds before Fairfield University wrapped up a memorable 81-73 double-overtime victory over Manhattan College, and the FU student section inside the Arena at Harbor Yard said it all . . . by saying nothing.
With the Stags leading by seven and having Ty Goode on the line for two shots, the outcome seemed certain. But when a handful of students began singing "Nah, nah, nah, nah, good-bye," the chant never really caught on. In a few seconds, in fact, even after Goode made one of two free throws, the section was quiet.
The silence was telling. These kids knew better.
The way this Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference battle was playing out, they figured they better wait until the final horn.
"People thought we were dead a couple of times, but we came back," Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez said.
The Stags, meanwhile, were saying the same thing after one of the wildest Fairfield games ever in the four-year history of the Arena.
"It was an unbelievable game from start to finish," Fairfield coach Tim O'Toole said. "You knew both teams were going to fight, fight, fight."
For a while there, it looked like the latest installment of "Friday the Thirteenth." Neither team would die. But it was the Stags who did the best zombie impression:
---The Stags were shut out over the game's first nine minutes, 8-0. But they made 28 of their final 48 field goal attempts.
"It was kind of strange," Stags' guard Terrence Todd said. "I knew eventually we would score. Hey, we played some 'D,' too."
---The Stags were down nine (47-38) with just over five minutes left in the second half after Manhattan's Peter Mulligan drained a shot-clock, buzzer-beating 25-footer. But the Stags went on an amazing 16-2 tear led by Todd (22 points, 19 after halftime), DeWitt Maxwell (22 points), Goode (eight points, eight rebounds, seven assists) and Kudjo Sogadzi (all 10 of his points after halftime).
"We fed off (Mulligan's) shot," said O'Toole, refuting what most observers believed, that the shot would feel like a dagger to the heart for his team.
---The Stags fell behind 67-60 three minutes into the first overtime but managed to send the game into a second overtime where, led by Maxwell, they put it away.
It was the two-time defending MAAC champion Jaspers, however, who pulled off the most incredible rally of the night.
"In the final minutes we had so many things to overcome," Gonzalez said. "We were climbing up the hill, climbing up the hill . . . then we fell down the mountain."
The Jaspers (3-1, 0-1 MAAC) didn't tumble until two minutes remained in the first overtime. The Stags (3-2, 1-0) outscored them 21-6 from that point. But the Jaspers' climb, from down 54-49 to a tie at the end of regulation, was hard to believe.
After Gai (13 points, nine rebounds, five blocks) made one of two free throws for a 55-52 lead with 11 seconds remaining, he committed the cardinal sin of fouling Jason Wingate on an off-balance 3-point attempt with 3.2 seconds left to play.
Wingate missed the first but made the next two. Gai was then fouled with 1.9 seconds remaining and the Stags up 55-54. He missed the first but then, surprisingly, made the second. A miss would not have allowed the Jaspers to set up a final shot.
Sure enough, the Jaspers inbounded to freshman Jeff Xavier who was playing only because the Jaspers were in foul trouble ("We played with one arm tied behind our back all night," said Gonzalez who saw four of his players foul out). But before Xavier could launch a desperation shot, he tripped over Goode. Foul! Two shots. And a few seconds later we were heading into overtime.
"I was going around (Todd) to get to (Xavier) and we got our legs caught together," Goode said. "I know it looked like a stupid foul but our legs just got tangled."
The Stags appeared stunned by the play. Xavier then scored nine points in the first OT for a 67-60 advantage. But, once again, the Stags came back from the dead. Gai sank a 3 and Sogadzi made two free throws, pulled down a rebound at the other end and scored on a drive to tie it.
Finally, Maxwell had five points in the second extra session and the Stags won going away . . . even if no one was completely convinced until the final horn sounded. NOTES - Despite the horrendous start, the Stags shot 51 percent from the field (67 percent in the two overtimes) and won the battle of the boards 46-31. . . . Gai came in tied for first in the nation in blocks (4.0). . . . Manhattan had won eight of the last 10 meetings with Fairfield. . . . The Jaspers will play at nationally-ranked North Carolina State Sunday and at Arizona Dec. 21. . . . Fairfield travels to Canisius Saturday for a 7 p.m. game.
1###
Daily News (
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 65
HEADLINE:
BYLINE: BY SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
MANHATTAN COACH Bobby Gonzalez grabbed Peter Mulligan for a brief chat before last night's game with Fordham.
"I wanted Peter Mulligan to go out in his last Fordham-Manhattan game with a special performance," Gonzalez said. "And he responded. Peter was spectacular."
Mulligan scored 31 points to match his career high and lead four Manhattan players in double figures as the Jaspers rolled past Fordham, 76-60, in the 97th Battle of the Bronx at Rose Hill Gym.
Mulligan, whose previous high at Manhattan was 28 points (he scored 31 at UMBC before transferring) was scorching from the start, logging 17 points in the first half when the Jaspers (3-0) were still having a hard time shaking the Rams (1-2).
Mulligan continued his torrid shooting in the second half and when he drilled a three-pointer with 14 minutes to play, Manhattan had a 51-35 lead. Fordham began to wither from there. He added a traditional three-point play later in the half to give the Jaspers a 68-48 lead before Gonzalez started emptying his bench in the final minutes.
"I dreamed about this, having a big game and winning the MVP award and I'm glad it happened," Mulligan said. "Coach kind of lit a fire under me before the game and . . ."
"He responded," Gonzalez said, finishing Mulligan's sentence.
But there was more to the Jaspers' impressive performance than Mulligan.
Manhattan's talented freshman class has quickly become must-see basketball, and for the second game in a row - and against a pair of Atlantic 10 teams - the duo of C.J. Anderson and Arturo Dubois sparkled. Anderson scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting while Dubois added all 14 of his points in the second half. The Jaspers shot 70% in the half and 63% for the game.
The two also combined for 26 points in a win over Rhode Island Tuesday night. Junior forward Mike Konovelchick added 11 points last night.
"I've never been associated with a team that allowed another team to shoot 63%," Fordham coach Dereck Whittenburg said. "Our defensive mind-set was terrible."
Before Manhattan's season even began, Gonzalez said he spent many days holed up in his office after practice wondering where the Jaspers' offense would come from now that two-time MAAC Player of the Year Luis Flores had moved on to the NBA. But three games into the season, three games in which four different players scored in double figures in each, Gonzalez was asked if the night sweats are now starting to subside.
"Certainly I've been concerned about our offense," Gonzalez said. "But with Peter breaking out and with the two freshmen, I'm feeling good about it. But we still have some work to do."
GRAPHIC: JAMES KEIVOM DAILY NEWS Manhattan's C.J. Anderson leads cheers for self after dunking during Rams' victory at Fordham.
LOAD-DATE: November 29, 2004
2####
The Providence Journal (
All Editions
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. C-01
HEADLINE: URI cagers lose grip and fall to Jaspers
BYLINE: DAN HICKLING, Special to the Journal
Despite Scott Hazelton's outstanding performance, the Rams are vastly outplayed by Manhattan in the second half.
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - It was hardly the result you hope for when you schedule a lesser rated non-conference opponent at the front end of your schedule.
For the University of Rhode Island's basketball team, it meant suffering a 67-58 setback at the hands of Manhattan College last night.
Manhattan may be the champion of the Metro Atlantic Conference twice in a row, but the MAAC is not the Atlantic 10, and such an upset is not supposed to happen.
But it did despite Scott Hazelton's second career-high performance in a row. Hazelton led the Rams (1-1) with 23 points (one more than last week's showing against Brown) but had little help with the scoring chores.
Guard Randy Brooks was the only other Ram to hit double figures, with 11 points.
"How do you take a loss?" said Hazelton, grasping for answers. "You get better. We have no choice. You're not going to be happy about losing. You've just got to get better."
And there is plenty of room for improvement, especially if you review the second half, in which URI was outscored, 44-28, while making just two field goals in nearly 10 minutes as the game slipped through the Rams' hands.
"It was two different halves," said URI coach Jim Baron. "I thought we did a good job of executing in the first half, doing the things we needed to do. "But in the second half, we fell short."
Such was not the case for the Jaspers (2-0).
With Rhody holding a 30-23 halftime lead, Manhattan roared back by sinking a succession of 3-pointers to put the Rams on their heels.
"They caught a wave," said Hazelton, "and they rode it."
Shooting guard Jason Wingate knocked down a trio of treys in a span of 1:32, transforming what had been a 44-42 Rams lead into a walkaway for Manhattan.
"He (Wingate) really stepped up for them," said Baron, "and made some big buckets."
Rhody, playing without starters Dawan Robinson and Jamaal Wise, got off to a slow start,
finding themselves in an 11-5 hole after the first
But the Rams took off on a 14-4 run over the next eight minutes and led, 19-15.
The Rams were helped by Manhattan's cold shooting. The Jaspers were just 8-for-29 from the field in the first half (27.6 percent).
However, it took some doing to get Rhody over the hump.
With the score tied at 15-15, the Rams had four cracks at the go-ahead basket and misfired each time.
Not until 7:15 remained in the half, when Brooks drained a pair of technical free throws, did Rhode Island go ahead for the first time.
The lead changed hands five times after that until top Hazelton erupted for seven consecutive points over the final 1:39 of the half to give Rhody its seven-point lead at the intermission.
But the momentum changed sides at the start of the second half.
The Jaspers scored five points to open the half, closing to 30-28, and then kept the pressure on the Rams.
"I don't think we relaxed," said Hazelton. "We knew they were going to make a run. It was just a matter of whether we could withstand it.
"You've got to still be aggressive, but you have to be smart. We had a couple of costly turnovers."
Rhody turned the ball over 22 times -- 12 in the second half -- and never gave itself a chance to beat the Jaspers.
<extraneous deleted>
Attendance -- 2,800.
LOAD-DATE: November 30, 2004
3###
The Providence Journal (
All Editions
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. C-06
HEADLINE: RAMS JOURNAL - No relief in sight for Rhody's
badly depleted backcourt
BYLINE: DAN HICKLING, Special to the Journal
<extraneous deleted>
Xavier sighting
In case you'd lost track of Pawtucket's Jeff Xavier, who helped St. Raphael's to a pair of Rhode Island state championships, you'll find him here in the North Bronx, a Manhattan College freshman.
Xavier, a 6-foot guard, has logged just six minutes in the Jaspers' first two games, going 0 for 3 from the field. He was first off the bench last night, and made a couple of other brief appearances.
<extraneous deleted>
LOAD-DATE: November 30, 2004
4###
The Times Union (
5 EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. F10
HEADLINE:
BYLINE: BILL ARSENAULT Special to the Times Union
<extraneous deleted>
Raymonds lead way
Twin brothers Todd and Tyler Raymond of Scotia (Scotia High) are key performers in cross country and indoor and outdoor track at Manhattan College.
Tyler Raymond recently finished 38th out of 233 runners in the NCAA North East Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. His 10k time was 32:11.6. Brother Todd finished 46th in 32:23.6.
``Our top four runners are from the Capital Region,'' coach Dan Mecca said. ``We have the Raymonds, Matt Reilly of Burnt Hills (Burnt Hills High) and Mike Foley of Ballston Spa (Burnt Hills High).''
Todd Raymond didn't start out at Manhattan. He's a transfer from Quinnipiac.
The Raymonds also finished one-two for the Jaspers in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship in Orlando, Fla. Tyler finished eighth (25:38.80 for 8k) and Todd finished 12th (25:58.99).
``Tyler has been outstanding since returning from an injury outdoors his freshman year,'' Mecca said. Tyler Raymond also excels in the class room. He was recently named to the MAAC All-Academic team, which lists athletes with a 3.2 or better grade point average.
<extraneous deleted>
LOAD-DATE: November 24, 2004
5###
From: Edwin J. Callan [1943]
Sent:
To: john reinke
Subject: Welcome to CitizenOutreach.com
http://www.citizenoutreach.com
[JR: I especially like the children's stories! And when senior Jaspers suggest I listen. ]
From: Esposito, Paul V. (1983)
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:53 PM
To: AmericanMilitaryAngels-- AT --yahoogroups.com;
militaryMomsOrg-- AT --yahoogroups.com; americasTopMoms-- AT --yahoogroups.com
Subject: U.S. Marine kills wounded insurgent (petition) please read
Importance: High
U.S. Marine kills wounded insurgent
http://www.petitiononline.com/as123/petition-sign.html
View Current Signatures - Sign the Petition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To: U.S. Congress
Friday November 12 2004
U.S.Marines were fired upon by snipers and insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades from a mosque and an adjacent building. The Marines returned fire with tank shells and machine guns.
They eventually stormed the mosque, killing 10 insurgents and wounding five others, and showing a cache of rifles and grenades for journalists.
The Marines told the pool reporter that the wounded insurgents would be left behind for others to pick up and move to the rear for treatment. But Saturday, another squad of Marines found that the mosque had been reoccupied by insurgents and attacked it again.
Four of the insurgents appeared to have been shot again in Saturday's fighting, and one of them appeared to be dead, according to the pool report. In the video, a Marine was seen noticing that one of the insurgents appeared to be breathing.
A Marine approached one of the men in the mosque saying, "He's [expletive] faking he's dead. He's faking he's [expletive] dead."
The Marine raised his rifle and fired into the insurgents head, at which point a companion said, "Well, he's dead now."
The camera then shows two Americans pointing weapons at another Iraqi insurgent lying motionless. But one of the Marines step back as the insurgent stretches out his hand, motioning that he is alive. The other Marine stands his ground, but neither of them fires.
When told by the pool reporter that the men were among those wounded in Friday's firefight, the Marine who fired the shot said, "I didn't know, sir. I didn't know."
"You can hear the tension in those Marines' voices. One is saying, 'He's faking it. He's faking it,'" Heyman said. "In a combat infantry soldier's training, he is always taught that his enemy is at his most dangerous when he is severely wounded."
A Marine in the same unit had been killed just a day earlier when he tended to the booby-trapped dead body of an insurgent.
NBC reported that the Marine seen shooting the Iraqi insurgent had himself been shot in the face the day before, but quickly returned to duty.
About a block away, a Marine was killed and five others wounded by a booby-trapped body they found in a house after a shootout with insurgents.
Amnesty International has noted reports that insurgents have used mosques as fighting positions, and have used white flags to lure Marines into ambushes.
The Marine who shot the insurgent has been withdrawn from the battlefield pending the results of an investigation, the U.S. military said.
These terrorists do not follow the rules of war. These terrorists kill innocent women by disemboweling them, cut of the heads of innocent truck drivers, detonate car bombs in crowds full of innocent people, and fly planes into buildings filled with innocent Americans.
It is my opinion that NOTHING should happen to this American Marine. He should be returned to his unit or be given an honorable discharge. We don't need our young men and women taking an extra second to decide if its right to shoot an enemy terrorist when that could mean that one of our soldiers could lose their life. The lives of our soldiers should be the single most important factor in this war against terrorism. The rights of terrorists can come second.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
[JR: I am unaware of any adverse action planned against this fellow. Should anyone hear of any, I'd be very interested? You put people in harms' way, you have to expect casualties. On both sides. I wouldn't second guess people in these situations.]
From: Kevin Gill ('65)
Sent:
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner-- AT
--yahoogroups.com
Subject: Distribution List
Good Morning John,
Just checking in with you about my status on your distribution list. I did not get Jasper Jottings this weekend, but I did get your email this morning about joining the list. I checked and I am still a registered member of the Yahoo group. So I'm guessing there was a technical hiccup.
If you have a moment, please verify I am still on your distribution list.
Thanks,
Kevin Gill ('65)
==
From: Jasper John '68 -- AT -- Jasper Jottings.com
Sent:
To: Kevin Gill ('65)
Subject: RE: Distribution List
Hi Kevin,
1) I can confirm that you are on the list, but I did notice that your entry was set to "special notices". Hence you would not have received the distributions. Is that what you intended? I can reset that if you wish (It's not a big deal.) or you can do it yourself if you want the experience.
2) Sorry for the duplicate invite. The College site has you listed as "J" with no middle initial and I wasn't sure if there were two "Gills". Hence, I figured I just do the invite and hope not to annoy anyone too much. I am averaging a few invites a day as I cycle alphabetically thru the new data base so it'll be a year before I get back to the G's again. (I have to get a life.) .
3) You can read this week's issue at http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20041128.htm or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distribute_Jasper_Jottings/message/37 or I can send you a copy. Your call?
Hope this helps and thanks for staying on top of the distribution. With 43 users "bouncing", I am really frustrated trying to "herd all the cats" back into the coral.
John'68
[JR: After a few emails we got it all sorted out. The confusion was over "Special notices", which means no "routine" traffic. Weekly jottings is the routine. "Special" is reserved for special message traffic, like the week's issue is not at the usual location. This way, for those that just read it from the web site, I can notify them that something has broken. "Daily digest" or "individual messages" has the same effect of pushing the weekly message to regular subscriber list. So, if you want the weekly message, you can't select "No Email" or "Special Notices". ]
From: Rob Kuhn (1973)
Sent:
Subject: Re: Your Contact Info
John:
Thanks for the info. It's been so long I don't remember, but I thought the follow-up was from Linked-In.
I wasn't concerned about spam being generated, but I suppose I should have been; glad you monitor that, in any case.
Haven't read all of last weekend's e-mail yet, but I see you've noted the mailings from the college re the new alumni site. After having had a lot of my time wasted on the previous incarnation, I haven't been in a hurry to dig into the new site, but I guess I ought to bite the bullet and give it a try.
Thanks,
Rob
(MC'73)
[JR: I have a ton of scars from relying on the "services" supplied by the "College". I don't think I have been burned by any inet "free" service as badly as some of the College's missteps. I guess with the inet ones I expect them to disappear and so I don't trust them at all. Because of my affiliation with the College, I (mistakenly) trust them to do better. Silly me. So I understand anyone who wants to wait a year or two to see if this instantiation is another mirage with a big deadfall under it. On the other hand, you could "lose" your entry to someone how wants to take it over. (From a security POV, the inclusion of a self-bootstrapping method of taking the identity is insecure IMHO.) But, then again, no one in the alumni office as ever asked me to help before the fact or review it after the fact. SO! I think you have to go take "ownership" of your identity, regardless if you plan to use it, trust it, or even want anything to do with it. Again IMHO, your mileage may vary. ]
From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent:
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: News
Dear John,
I am pleased to report that on Saturday night, November 20th, 700 friends came together in Amsterdam New York to pay tribute to Peter E. Capobianco '58 BBA, '80 MBA, who is retiring after 24 years as Chief Executive Officer of Saint Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam.
During his tenure the Hospital became one of the leading institutions in the area. Among those paying tribute to Peter was the Mayor of Amsterdam, the local Assemblyman and Bishop Howard Hubbard of the Albany Diocese.
Peter, an accomplished musician and singer, brought the house down with his version of My Way. I understand that it was a most memorable evening.
Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA
From: Patrick R. Harkins [2004]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 1:14 AM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner-- AT
--yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] Digest
Number 36
Hello,
My name is Patrick Harkins and I just recently graduated from Manhattan College this past May. I received a BA in Government and Urban Affairs. I am currently looking for a paralegal / legal assistant position in New York City. I was wondering if you knew of anyone that could assist me or if you could offer any advice. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Patrick Harkins
===
From: Jasper John '68 -- AT -- Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:50 AM
To: 'Patrick R. Harkins'
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] Digest
Number 36
Hi Patrick,
Congrats on graduating. I'm an old IT guy, so you have to take what I say with a grain of salt. When I read the email, I felt very unqualified to advise you. However, lack of knowledge, skill, or ability, has never deterred any Jasper I know from having an opinion. So with that caveat, here goes:
I have a reading list at http://home.att.net/~reinke/data/My_Favorite_Job_Search_Books.htm which details "job search" books that I found to be exceptionally helpful.
Next, I suggest you get in to chat with Ms. Marjorie Apel (who I refer to as the MC "jobs" lady) marjorie.apel –AT-- manhattan.edu 718-862-7308 and enlist her help. I am sure she'll have some ideas for you.
Third, I'll share this email with a couple of Jasper lawyers and Jasper headhunters I know who may have some other thoughts for you.
[You need to start to develop a rolodex of networking contacts. See Lucht's book for the "rules" (i.e., never ask for job; meet people to enlist them in your search; help other to help yourself).]
Fourth, list everyone you know, (and I mean everyone -- friend, relative, acquaintance, passer by), and be sure that you have not overlooked anyone who might know someone who can help you.
Fifth, if you don't have business cards, go to VistaPrint http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/bcfree.aspx?xnav=left and get 250 free ones. Nothing fancy! Name, address, phone, email. As title, either leave it blank or "Government and Urban Affairs Specialist". I don't think it'll matter much, but you want to have something that you can put in the hand of your networking contacts that will make you memorable. Also, pick up some thank you notes from Staples or Office Max (less than $5) that you can send as follow ups to anyone that you meet.
Sixth, get your resume up on Monster, Dice, and Vault. Do some scans and see if anything jumps out at you as something you'd be interested in.
That's what I think off the top of my head. Hope this helps,
John'68
===
From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent:
To: 'Patrick R. Harkins'
Cc: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Suggestion
Dear Patrick,
John Reinke forwarded me your request for help in finding a job. I suggest that you file for and take the "The Professional Careers Test" given by the NY State Department of Civil Service. You will have to act quickly as the application must be postmarked by Midnight Monday Dec 6. The application is available at www.cs.state.ny.us Successful candidates can be assigned to any State Agency or Department. Most positions are in New York City and Albany. The starting salary is about $32,500. The exam is scheduled for Feb. 5th. Over the years I have had a number of individuals work for me who got their start from this test.
Good Luck,
Mike
[JR: Mike: Great suggestion. I reopened this week's distribution to get this in, in case there is someone else who can profit from it by acting quickly. John'68 ]
From: Jasper John '68 -- AT -- Jasper Jottings.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 1:18 PM
Subject: Employee Referral Programs -- Get an Advocate
To whom it may concern:
When I was at one of my past employers, I would push into the internal submission engine any resume that some one sent to me. A few received interviews; a couple even accepted offers. (I didn't get cash, benefits, or kudos even. Some of those people I never heard from again. Maybe they just lost my number? I did it for the Karmic credit.) When I read the suggestion below in one of the "job search newsletters", it clicked. I have always wanted to setup a list of people who would be willing to submit Jasper resumes into their company internal submission engines, like I used to do. Is there any interest?
John'68
====
Employee Referral Programs -- Get an Advocate
"In this economy, a number of companies refuse to interview candidates who aren't referred by employees," says Dave Lloyd, a Silicon Valley recruiter and author of Graduation Secrets, a career guide for young people.
Large corporations use referral programs to encourage employees to submit names of people they know for open positions- This screening process makes sense, since like attracts like -- talented employees often have talented friends- And companies are willing to pay $500, $1,000 -- and more -- to employees who refer new hires.
So it pays to start making friends at big companies you want to work for.
"I knew one motivated employee at a high-tech firm who made $500 for every hire he referred- So he actively searched for great candidates- He helped get 3 people hired while I was recruiting for that company in 2001," says Lloyd.
Your Lesson: The best way to learn about employee referral programs is to strike up a relationship with someone at your target company -- and ask- A simple email will do- Then, keep in touch- Your contact may end up walking your resume into a hiring manager's office- You get hired and your "advocate" gets a cash award -- win-win!
###
*******************************************************************
*******************************************************************
******** Historical Information ********
*******************************************************************
*******************************************************************
Kevin Degnan, Professor of Mathematics and Science, has been at SNHU since 1995. He received his BS in biology from Manhattan College in 1966; MS and PhD in physiology and biophysics in New York University in 1975. His outside interests include historic preservation, environmental issues and sports.
JASPERFOUND: Spain, Anthony P. (1979)
http://www.mendes.com/spain.htm
Spain, Anthony P.
Mendes & Mount, LLP
New York, New York 10019-6829
ADMITTED: 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York
LAW-SCHOOL: Fordham University (J.D.), 1983
COLLEGE: Manhattan College (B.A.), cum laude, 1979
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Member: New York State and American Bar
BORN: February 7, 1957, Troy, New York
[Mike McEneney reports: Anthony has a brother Ed, who was not lucky enough to attend Manhattan, but serves as an Associate Justice of the New York State Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department in Albany with Presiding Justice Anthony Cardona '62, so there is a slim Manhattan Connection! (Thanks, Mike) ]
Copyrighted material belongs to their owner. We recognize that this is merely "fair use", appropriate credit is given and any restrictions observed. The CIC asks you to do the same.
All material submitted for posting becomes the sole property of the CIC. All decisions about what is post, and how, are vested solely in the CIC. We'll attempt to honor your wishes to the best of our ability.
A collection copyright is asserted to protect against any misuse of any original material.
Operating Jasper Jottings, the "collector-in-chief", aka CIC, recognizes that every one of us needs privacy. In respect of your privacy, I will protect any information you provide to the best of my ability. No one needs "unsolicited commercial email" aka spam.
The CIC of Jasper Jottings will never sell personal data to outside vendors. Nor do we currently accept advertisements, although that may be a future option.
This effort has NO FORMAL RELATION to Manhattan College!
This is just my idea and has neither support nor any official relationship with Manhattan College. As alumni, we have a special bond with Manhattan College. In order to help the College keep its records as up to date as possible, the CIC will share such information as the Alumni office wants. To date, we share the news, any "new registrations" (i.e., data that differs from the alumni directory), and anything we find about "lost" jaspers.
You may only subscribe to the list, only if you have demonstrated a connection to Manhattan College. This may require providing information about yourself to assert the claim to a connection. Decisions of the CIC are final. If you do provide such personal information, such as email, name, address or telephone numbers, we will not disclose it to anyone except as described here.
Should you wish to connect to someone else on the list, you must send in an email to the list requesting the connection and please address your email to connector--AT--jasperjottings.com. We will respond to you, so you know we received your request, and send a BCC (i.e., Blind Carbon Copy) of our response to your target with your email address visible. Thus by requesting the connection, you are allowing us to share your email address with another list member. After that it is up to the other to respond to you. Bear in mind that anything coming to the list or to me via "--AT-- jasperjottings.com" or my john.reinke--AT--att.net address is assumed to be for publication to the list and you agree to its use as described.
Should some one wish to connect with you, you will be sent a BCC (i.e., Blind Carbon Copy) of our response as described above. It is then your decision about responding.
We want you to be pleased not only with this service. Your satisfaction, and continued participation, is very important to all of us.
Please remember this effort depends upon you being a reporter. Email any news about Jaspers, including yourself --- (It is ok to toot your own horn. If you don't, who will? If it sounds too bad, I'll tone it down.) --- to reporter--AT--jasperjottings.com. Please mark if you DON'T want it distributed AND / OR if you DON'T want me to edit it.
Or, you can USMail it to me at 3 Tyne Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Feel free to invite other Jaspers to join us by dropping me an email “recruiter --AT-- jasperjottings.com”.
Report any problems or feel free to give me feedback, by emailing me at john.reinke--AT--att.net. If you are really enraged, or need to speak to me, call 732-821-5850.
If you don't receive your weekly newsletter, your email may be "bouncing". One or two individual transmissions fail each week and, depending upon how you signed up, I may have no way to track you down, so stay in touch.
For address changes, please make your changes at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distribute_Jasper_Jottings (self service!) or drop me an email if you have problems.
For reporting contributions, please address your email to reporter--AT--jasperjottings.com
For connection requests, please address your email to connector--AT--jasperjottings.com
For events, please address your email to events--AT--jasperjottings.com
For email to be shared, please address your email to editor--AT--jasperjottings.com
For email that is NOT to be shared, please address your email to reinke--AT--att.net
Spammers
The following link is an attempt to derail spammers. Don't take it.
<A HREF="http://www.monkeys.com/spammers-are-leeches/"> </A>
http://www.mises.org/fullstory.aspx?Id=1679
The Common School Movement and Compulsory Education
By Barry Dean Simpson
[Posted
=== <begin quote> ===
In 1837, Horace Mann became the first secretary of the State Board of Education for Massachusetts. According to most accounts, this event marks the beginning of the common school era.[1] Mann led the fight to institute common schools, and his influence extended from New England to America as a whole.
There were several reasons reformers such as Mann wished to inculcate American youth in tuition-free public schools. One reason was to create a unique American culture and character that could be used to mold the large number of recent immigrants to our country in the reformer’s image. This would include instructing the young in the blessings of democracy.
Even Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin agreed that (mostly Catholic) immigrants from monarchal countries would likely bring their political ideas across the seas with them.
Other well-publicized reasons for reform were the ideas that private schools were elitist, and did not serve the bulk of America’s youth.[2] If education could be provided at no cost (that is, other than through taxation) to the American people, then more children would attend school. Poor children could then receive an education, raise their station in life, and a “real” democracy where social differences were a thing of the past would ensue.
Anyone familiar with free-market economics would argue that private schools meet the needs of their customers better than public schools. So what happened to make education different from any other good produced in the market? In short, what happened was that the story told by the reformers was not true.
<extraneous deleted>
One benefit of compulsion to teachers was hinted at above—to increase their salaries. An increase in demand leads to an increase in price, ceteris paribus. So an increase in the demand for education, whether natural or coerced, raises the price of an education. These new students have to be educated by someone. And since the education system is being funded by tax dollars rather than by the demanders themselves, it becomes much easier to increase salaries (regardless of competence).
So by making the school system public rather than private, teachers and administrators also insulate themselves from the wishes of students and parents—the ultimate consumers of education. This insulation from market forces solidifies the power of the elite group of educationists for years to come. The suppliers, not the demanders, choose the curricula, the textbooks, decide the certification process for teachers, etc. They run the whole show, and only have bureaucrats to please rather than consumers. Not only are bureaucrats easier to please since they don’t spend their own money, but if the politician/bureaucrat needs information to placate angry demanders, to whom do they turn? The educationists, in the positions of power, have all of the “relevant” information.
And what of the bureaucrat—what does he get out of this system? Public education, with the added feature of compulsion, reduces the cost to politicians of making wealth transfers. The cost of making transfers is diminished by reducing the opposition to transfers. If politicians can reduce the cost of transferring wealth by reducing the opposition to them, then they can continue to authorize transfers to interested parties for a price.
Public education reduces opposition to wealth transfers by teaching students that redistribution, public works, and democracy are the American way. War and crisis increases the size of government. Public education tells us we need government all the time. Public education introduces the mantras of democracy to the young. Democracy keeps the two major parties in power, keeps their spoils flowing in, and tells us that intervention is okay because the majority voted for it.
<extraneous deleted>
=== <end quote> ===
Yup, I can remember the disagreement between "Catholics" and "secular politicians" about schools when the "Catholics" realized that they could not have schools that charged tuition and essentially competed with the zero tuition "public" schools. Catholic grammar schools were the first casualty, the high schools next, and finally the "catholic" colleges. (Once can scarcely call some of the "catholic colleges" today "catholic". Given the secularist intrusion into their operation, they are mere shells of their former selves. Schools have as their primary purpose indoctrinating our children in socialist obedience. Secondarily, they allow politicians to indoctrinate and have slush pool of resources to use against us.
It would seem if we Americans want to reverse the trend, then we have to take some keys steps. (1) Repeal the quaint notion that everyone has a "right" to an education. While it is true that an educated citizenry is essential to the Republic, I doubt anyone would claim that what the schools produce today is an "educated citizenry". (2) Parents of all shapes, colors, and economic circumstances need to be empowered to buy education for their children. Yup, vouchers. What better way to get the government out of the education business. Hitler would be proud of how we are indoctrinating the future voter to accept the all-powerful State and promoting secular humanism. (3) We "catholics" need to become enraged at how politicians manipulate us, while feathering their own nests. Pensions and perks must be stripped from elected legislators and unelected bureaucrats.
IMHO!
And that’s the last word.
Curmudgeon
-30-
GBu. GBA.