Sunday 20 Febuary 2005

Dear Jaspers,

665 are active on the Distribute site. There are 37 bouncing. As of 1/30, the Jasper Jottings site had 117 page views on 2/10 and total page views this month: 9455. So some one out there is reading it.

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This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20050220.htm

The sausage making blog is at: http://tinyurl.com/3skhy

which is short way of saying http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/JasperJottingSausage/

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CALENDAR OF JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT

Friday, February 25, 2005, 7:30pm
Phys. Ed. Distinguished Service Awards & Phi Epsilon Kappa Induction
Sheilah Urrutia c/o MC

Sunday, February 27, 2005, 12:30pm
Jaspers of Georgia Annual Brunch
Bob Fink ’57 c/o Jottings

Thursday, March 3 - Monday, March 7, 2005
MAAC TOURNAMENT Buffalo
TBD

We Mar 9 - Teacher Recruitment Event 2:30pm Smith Auditorium

Representatives from various school districts and private schools will be attending. At the last event the Yonkers Board of Education, Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, New York City Department of Education were among the attendees along with representatives from The Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Brooklyn and the Bronx Diocese. The event will begin with a panel of speakers representing the districts and private schools who will provide advice and suggestions about their interview and application processes.

DATE CHANGED!
We Mar 9th Treasure Coast FL Alumni Holiday Inn
--- on US 1 in Stuart, Florida at noon
--- contact Ed Plumeau '52A c/o Jasper Jottings

Friday, March 11, 2005, Noon
Washington, DC Jaspers St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
Kelly’s Irish Times 14 F Street N.W., Washington, DC
Chairman: Tony Kavanagh ‘82 c/o Jottings Club Leader: Elizabeth Nesbitt ‘81

Sa Mar 12 11am - Naples FL St. Patrick's day parade
--- Manhattan Alum for the 4th year will march as a unit; all are welcome including
--- family members and friends reception follows the parade
--- Contact Jim Connors (57B) c/o jottings

Su Mar 13 1PM - Jaspers of SW Florida annual luncheon
--- at pelican's nest golf club in bonita springs ($20)
--- reception at Jim Connors' residence in pelican landing at 11:
--- Contact Jim Connors (57B) c/o jottings

Sunday, March 13, 2005, 8:00am Mass
Jaspers of Staten Island Communion Breakfast
Location: St. Patrick’s Church, 55 St. Patrick’s Place, Richmondtown, SI
Breakfast immediately following
Location: Colonade Restaurant, 2001 Hylan Blvd., SI
$16 per person. For reservations make check payable to: Manhattan College Club of Staten Island and mail to: Angelo Tomasetti, Jr. ’61, 203 Park Street, SI 10306
Please include your name, year address and telephone number.

Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Long Island Jaspers St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
Location: New Hyde Park Inn
Co Chairman: Tom Connolly ’58 (914) 779-5664
Pat Creegan ’67 (516) 228-2869
For more information and reservations, call Tom or Pat.

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

Sa Jun 18 -- at -- 8:30am George Sheehan Five Mile Run Redbank, NJ
--- In Honor of George Sheehan -Manhattan College class of 1940
--- Meet at Brannigan's Pub in Red Bank, NJ after the race
--- Info: Jim Malone Class of 1983

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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)
- Unknown location
- - New addition: Chris Lynch(1991)

… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.

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[JR: Information concerning John (MC1989) Bellew's Childrens' trust fund]

John Bellew Children's Trust
Account #8445178
c/o Citibank
460 Park Ave
NY NY 10022
ATTN: Tom Moran.

[JR: Questions are being directed to Jasper McGann, Kevin [1989] c/o Jottings ]

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-02-16-cancer-vaccine_x.htm?CSP=N003

Vaccine may extend life for prostate cancer patients
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

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In a milestone in the race to make an effective cancer vaccine, scientists announced Wednesday that an experimental vaccine prolongs survival in men with advanced prostate tumors.

The Provenge vaccine, made by Seattle-based Dendreon Corp., is an important achievement in the 20-year struggle to develop a cancer vaccine, says Eric Small, a professor of medicine at the University of California-San Francisco who led the study. He will present his findings Saturday in Orlando at the 2005 Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium.

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The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 232,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and more than 30,000 will die from it.

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Ain’t this a great country. Stuff that the Kings of yesteryear could not even imagine. Just the other day, I was listening to an IT Conversation http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail309.html where Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive http://www.archive.org says “Universal Access to All Human Knowledge” is not only possible, but, he doing it. List to him describe the book2book. $10 to scan a book, put it on the net, and deliver a book for buck anywhere. It’s impressive. Hopefully, all the young Jaspers are listening. It’s going to be a very different world for them.

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
reinke--AT—jasperjottings.com

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[CONTENTS]

1	Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)
0	GoodNews
2	Obits
0	Jaspers_in_the_News
4	Manhattan_in_the_News
8	Sports
9	Emails
2	Jaspers found web-wise

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class	Name	Section
????	Burton, Michael J.	Found1
1935	DiBiase, Joseph J.	Email04
1935	DiBiase, Joseph J.	Obit1
1944	Hennelly, Edmund Paul	Obit2
1946	McDermott, John V.	Email04
1948	Miller, William	Headquarters1
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email03
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email04
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email05
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email06
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email07
1967	Sheehan, George	Headquarters1
1967?	Harris, Maria C.	Email04
1968	Kaufmann, Richard	Email01
1968	Kaufmann, Richard	Email09
1968	Kaufmann, Richard	Obit1 reporter
1970	Kilkenny, Jim F.	Updates
1972	Garner, Richard	Headquarters1
1974	Bruce, Clifford	Headquarters1
1975	Coppo, Joseph	Headquarters1
1977	O'Brien, John F.	Email05
1980	Johnson, Chuck	Email03
1981	Johnson, Theresa A.	Email03
1988	Hecht, Michael	Email08
1991	Finley-Walker, Leigh Ann	Headquarters1
1994	Yearick, Danielle	Headquarters1
1996	Ward-Cordero, Karla	Updates
2004	Harkins, Patrick R.	Email02
2005	Johnson, Lauren	Email03
xmcf	Bowers, Br. Francis	Headquarters1
xmcf	Vizza, Robert F.	Found2

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class	Name	Section
xmcf	Bowers, Br. Francis	Headquarters1
1974	Bruce, Clifford	Headquarters1
????	Burton, Michael J.	Found1
1975	Coppo, Joseph	Headquarters1
1935	DiBiase, Joseph J.	Email04
1935	DiBiase, Joseph J.	Obit1
1991	Finley-Walker, Leigh Ann	Headquarters1
1972	Garner, Richard	Headquarters1
2004	Harkins, Patrick R.	Email02
1967?	Harris, Maria C.	Email04
1988	Hecht, Michael	Email08
1944	Hennelly, Edmund Paul	Obit2
1980	Johnson, Chuck	Email03
2005	Johnson, Lauren	Email03
1981	Johnson, Theresa A.	Email03
1968	Kaufmann, Richard	Email01
1968	Kaufmann, Richard	Email09
1968	Kaufmann, Richard	Obit1 reporter
1970	Kilkenny, Jim F.	Updates
1946	McDermott, John V.	Email04
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email03
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email04
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email05
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email06
1953	McEneney, Mike	Email07
1948	Miller, William	Headquarters1
1977	O'Brien, John F.	Email05
1967	Sheehan, George	Headquarters1
xmcf	Vizza, Robert F.	Found2
1996	Ward-Cordero, Karla	Updates
1994	Yearick, Danielle	Headquarters1

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

Headquarters1

Manhattan College 2004 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees:

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Brother Francis Bowers

RIVERDALE, NEW YORK, RESIDENT BROTHER FRANCIS BOWERS, F.S.C INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Brother Francis R. Bowers, F.S.C., past Manhattan College provost and dean of the school of arts, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004 in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Br. Francis, who resides in the Christian Brothers Center in Riverdale, New York, was a major asset to the entire College community. During his long history at the College, Br. Francis served as professor of English, dean of arts and sciences and interim provost. But it was his work on the faculty committee on athletics and as the first coordinator of academic advisement for athletics and scholarships that earned him a place in the College’s prestigious Athletic Hall of Fame. His work on the athletics committee in the 1960s helped strengthen the sports program by improving the quality of team schedules, increasing financial aid and establishing the position of sports information officer. He also helped integrate women into the athletics program when the College became coeducational in 1974.

As coordinator of athletic advisement from 1988 to his retirement in 2003, he raised the bar for student athletes and the College by boosting the graduation rate to one of the highest in the nation. In his 16 years as coordinator, more than 50 percent Jasper athletes have attained a 3.0 grade point average or higher.

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Clifford Bruce '74

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, RESIDENT CLIFFORD BRUCE INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Clifford Bruce ’74, a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Manhattan College alumnus, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004, in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Bruce had a tremendously successful run on the College’s cross country and track and field teams. He broke eight College track records during his career in the early 1970s as he raced to become an NCAA All-American, a three-time IC4A Champion, and a three-time Metropolitan Champion. As a freshman, Bruce, along with three other Jaspers, broke the freshman medley relay record established in 1968 by Villanova’s team, which included future Olympian Marty Liquori.

Bruce also helped win the 1973 NCAA indoor track and field championship when he took third-place in the 1,000-yard run. In his senior year, he was victorious in the 1,000-meter run at the Olympic Invitational at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Bruce completed a master’s in business administration at the College while working for Con Edison. Bruce now works as a manager for American Express.

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Joseph Coppo '75 (posthumously)

JOSEPH COPPO ’75 POSTHUMOUSLY INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College alumnus Joseph Coppo ’75 was posthumously inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004, in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Coppo was a versatile baseball player at Manhattan. One highlight of Coppo’s pitching career was bringing a Jasper victory against a tough Seton Hall team, which included future Major League players Rick Cerone of the Yankees and Todd Heimer and Rico Belini of the Indians. As captain his senior year, Coppo led the team in slugging with an average of .493 while also working the most innings on the mound (46 2/3) and leading the team in earned run average (3.32).

After graduation in 1975, he continued his passion for baseball as Little League coach in New Canaan, Conn., a position he enjoyed until his death in 2001. He brought the same energy he gave as a Manhattan athlete to children’s sports throughout New Canaan. The neighborhood recognized his many accomplishments and dedication to the sport when they named a baseball field in New Canaan’s Waveny Park in his honor in 2003. The town also will remember him yearly at a baseball tournament established in his honor.

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Leigh Ann (Walker) Finley '91

VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, RESIDENT LEIGH ANN FINLEY INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Leigh Ann Finley ’91, a resident of Vineland, New Jersey, and a Manhattan College alumna, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, which is sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004, in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Finley was a major asset to the women’s basketball team. She was a four-year starter and aided in the Jasper’s 1990 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship. Finley became the seventh woman in the College’s history to break the 1,000-point margin and ended her Manhattan basketball career with 1,072 points. Until 2003, she also held the Jasper record for most career rebounds. Finley was spotlighted by the MAAC as “Rookie of the Week” three times and later became the first Lady Jasper to be given the MAAC All-Rookie honors.

Finely graduated from the College in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She pursued a nursing degree and graduated as valedictorian of her class. Finley currently works as a registered nurse in pediatrics in the neurology department of Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, Penn.

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Richard Garner '72

MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, RESIDENT RICHARD GARNER INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Richard Garner ’72, a resident of Mount Vernon, New York, and Manhattan College alumnus, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004, in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Garner, who was drafted to the New York Knicks and the Indiana pacers his senior year, won several awards and achieved much success throughout his athletic career as a Manhattan Jasper. During his junior year on the men’s basketball team, Garner broke the College’s assist record with 121 for the season. Garner, who is currently assistant principal of Mount Vernon Middle School, won Honorable Mention All-American during his career as a Jasper, which included more than 1,000 points and a field goal percentage of more than 50 percent. He was the first Jasper to be awarded the prestigious Haggerty Award for the Outstanding Player in the Metro Area.

After graduation in 1972, Garner served as the assistant coach for the men’s basketball team until 1978. He later returned to his hometown of Mount Vernon where he taught and served as assistant basketball coach at Mount Vernon High School and co-founded the Mount Vernon Summer Basketball League and served as administrator there for a decade.

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William Miller '48

PEARL RIVER, NEW YORK, RESIDENT WILLIAM MILLER INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – William Miller ’48, a resident of Pearl River, New York, and a Manhattan College alumnus, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, which is sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004, in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Miller attended the College on a track scholarship but was forced to leave his academic and athletic career to serve the United States Army Air Corps. during World War II. When he returned to the College, Miller chose not to play sports but to express his love of it as a reporter. He became a sports columnist for The Quadrangle, the College’s student newspaper, and served as the campus correspondent for The New York Times. He also was the sports editor for the yearbook.

After he graduated from the College in 1948, Miller returned to campus two years later as the director of news where he handled public relations and sports coverage for the College. He created the first alumni publication, as well as an internal publication for faculty and staff.

Miller has freelanced for The Times, specializing in high school track and field, since he began writing for the paper as a student. He has received several awards for his outstanding work as a sports reporter, including the Jesse Abramson Memorial Award by the Penn Relays, the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association Award and the Manhattan College Alumni Spiked Shoe Club Award, among others.

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George Sheehan '67

RED BANK, NEW JERSEY, RESIDENT GEORGE SHEEHAN INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – George Sheehan ’67, a resident of Red Bank, New Jersey, and Manhattan College alumnus, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004, in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Sheehan was an exceptional distance runner who set numerous records with his running skill. He won IC4A honors, numerous Metropolitan Championships and Penn Relays honors, all while setting 10 records during his career.

As a senior, Sheehan added personal training to his track training and cut 30 seconds off his own collegiate record in the five-mile run. At the Metropolitan Junior Championships in 1966, he took third place in the mile and then set an indoor Jasper record in the three-mile run with a time of 14:37.2 – coming from 20 yards back in the final lap to win. His final record was set at the Boston Knights of Columbus Tournament in 1967 when he finished with a personal-best time of 8:57.8 in the two-mile run. He finished his track career on a high note and ran in a New York Athletic Club race in which he beat future marathon record-setter Eamon O’Reilly in the two-mile run.

Sheehan spent the majority of his professional career handling the business end of his father’s books about running. He is currently working on a book of his dad’s best columns

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Danielle Yearick '94

WILLMINGTON, DELAWARE, RESIDENT DANIELLE YEARICK INDUCTED INTO MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Danielle Yearick ’94, a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, and Manhattan College alumna, has been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 26th annual event, sponsored by the Manhattan College Alumni Society, was held Dec. 4, 2004 in Smith Auditorium at the college campus.

Yearick made her mark on the softball team as a freshman. In her first year, Yearick broke several College records when she hit three homeruns in one game and had nine RBIs (Runs Batted In), also in one game. She ended the year with 70 RBIs. She later went on to break her own record with 162 RBIs and broke two other Manhattan College records with 22 homeruns and 99 walks.

As an outstanding athlete and excellent student, Yearick was honored numerous times for both her athletic and academic achievements. She was named three times to both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Metro Softball Team and the All-MAAC Academic Team. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and other academic honor societies. In her senior year as co-captain, Yearick appeared in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” section – one of only two Jaspers to ever receive this award. Yearick was the first Lady Jasper named as a GTE National Academic All-American, an honor she received twice. She was also the first woman at Manhattan College to receive a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) post-graduate Division I $5,000 scholarship.

After graduation, Yearick went on to Villa Nova Law School. She is currently partner for law firm, Tybout, Redfearn, Pell in Pennsylvania.

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[JR: Great achievements all. One quibble, is Villa Nova the same as Villanova? ;-) Editing is an art! ]

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OBITS

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

Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.

Obit1

The New York Times
February 12, 2005 Saturday
Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section A; Column 3; Classified; Pg. 15
HEADLINE: Notice: Deaths

DIBIASE, JOSEPH J.

DiBIASE--Joseph J., 92, of Pennington, died Friday, at the Stony Brook Assisted Living, Pennington. Born in NYC, he was a graduate of Manhattan College with a BS degree in Chemistry in 1935, New York Law School in 1941 LLB, and Brooklyn Law School JSD. He was a member of Alpha Phi Delta fraternity, the Knights of Columbus council #

URL: http://www.nytimes.com

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From: Richard Kaufmann [1968]
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: Obit

Hi John,

I found this obit in the NY Daily News online edition on 2/12/05.

Keep up the great work.
Regards,
Rich Kaufmann, Prep ’64 MC’68

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DIBIASE—Joseph J. 92, of Pennington died Friday at the Stony Brook Assisted Living, Pennington. Born in NY City, he was a graduate of Manhattan College with a BS degree in Chemistry in 1935, New York Law School in 1941 LLB, and Brooklyn Law School JSD. He was a member of Alpha Phi Delta fraternity, the Knights of Columbus council #757 where he was past Grand Knight with a rank of 4th degree in the Bronx, the Bronx Elks where he was past Exultant Ruler. He retired from Aetna Life and Casualty for the J. Robert Morris Law Firm, NY Life, USF&G, IT&T, AMF, specializing in negligence and contract law. He was an accomplished musician playing in the Manhattan College Marching Band. He played football and was captain of the Unionport Bears. He also enjoyed collecting memorabilia and was an avid NY Yankees and NY Giants football fan. Son of the late John B. and Maria T. Scelzi DiBiase. Husband of the late Lucy P. DiBiase who died on 10/27/02. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John J. and Mary Beth DiBiase of Titusville, NJ; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary DiBiase Blaich and Charles R. Blaich of Staten Island NY; 6 grandchildren, Michael, Matthew, Andrew, Katie, Daniel and Megan and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday 10 A.M. at St. James RC Church, 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington, NJ. Burial will be in St. Raymond’s Cemetery, Bronx, NY. Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Rd, Pennington, NJ 08534. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 2550 Route One, North Brunswick, NJ 08902- 4301. For further information

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[JR: Rich, your find was better than mine. Good eyes. Appreciate the help. jr ]

Obit2

Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)
February 11, 2005 Friday
SARASOTA EDITION
SECTION: B SECTION; Pg. BS8
HEADLINE: Obituaries

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Edmund Paul Hennelly

Edmund Paul Hennelly, 81, Sarasota, and West Islip, N.Y., died of cancer Jan. 25, 2005, at his home in West Islip.

He was born April 2, 1923, in New York City and wintered 30 years in Sarasota. He retired in 1986 as general manager of public affairs at Mobil Oil Corp. He had practiced law at Cravath, Swaine and Moore, the CIA and Time Inc. He was a Navy lieutenant during World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He received a civil engineering degree in 1944 from Manhattan College and in 1950 received a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and was admitted to the New York Bar.

During the Reagan Administration, he was on the president's Intelligence Oversight Board, the CIA Transition Team, and as ambassador and head of the U.S. delegation to the UNESCO Conference in 1983. He was vice-chairman of the Daytop Village Foundation in New York and was a decorated Knight of Malta and a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.

He wrote articles on engineering and law for professional journals and was a member of several advisory boards and professional organizations.

Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Josephine (Kline); daughters Patricia A. Anglin and Pamela J. Farley; a sister, Gloria Lind; and five grandchildren.

Services will be in New York, where Fairchild Funeral Chapel, Manhasset, is in charge.

Memorial donations may be made to Edmund P. Hennelly Scholarship Fund at Fordham University School of Law, 140 W. 62nd St., New York, NY 10023; or to Edmund P. Hennelly Scholarship Fund, Manhattan College, Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471.

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[Jaspers_Updates]

[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.]

Jim F Kilkenny
1970 MC Alumni
Greater Jamaica Development Corp
Jamaica, New York 11432

Mrs. Karla Cordero Ward
1996 MC Alumni
Manhattan College Crew

[Jaspers_Missing]

[JR: I'm going to try a new section for "negative 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 or "youngsters" that someone they maybe interested in has “drifted off”. Yet another benefit of freeing up time trying to make email work by "outsourcing" the task to Yahoo.]

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MNews1

The Journal News
February 10, 2005 Thursday
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6B
HEADLINE: WHITE PLAINS
BYLINE: Jonathan Bandler

Student pleads not guilty in slaying, banned from Manhattan College

A Manhattan College junior accused of fatally shooting a Yonkers man has been placed on involuntary leave of absence by the school, his lawyer said yesterday.

Ayman Marji was the target of threats following his arrest in the Dec. 18 slaying of Omar Torres, and school officials determined they could not guarantee his safety and the security of other students, said the lawyer, Michael Santangelo.

Marji, 23, pleaded not guilty yesterday at his arraignment in Westchester County Court on an indictment charging him with second-degree murder and weapon possession. Acting state Supreme Court Justice Richard Molea denied a prosecution request to raise the $150,000 bail that was set two weeks ago.

Several of Marji's relatives attended the arraignment, as did Torres' mother, stepfather and twin brother, Javier. Javier Torres, wearing a hooded sweat shirt, was in an wheelchair and a foot cast because he was shot 12 days ago by two men in New Haven, Conn., near where he lives. He refused to comment on his own shooting, which authorities have neither solved nor linked to the fatal shooting.

Authorities have said the Omar Torres slaying was the culmination of a three-year feud between the two families. Police said they suspect he or a relative might have been responsible for shooting at a relative of Marji's the night of Dec. 17. The relative was grazed in the back but could not identify the shooter.

The next afternoon, authorities said, Marji walked up to Omar Torres near 53 Yonkers Ave. and began shooting. Assistant District Attorney Robert Neary said yesterday that Torres tried to run but Marji fired two shots into his head from a short distance away.

Neary asked for an increase in bail because of the brazenness of the shooting and because Marji, who is a dual citizen of the United States and his native Jordan, was more likely to flee as he faces trial and the prospect of a lengthy prison term. Santangelo countered that his client had every intention of making court appearances and would abide by the strict conditions of his bail.

Marji is a 1999 graduate of Roosevelt High School, where he played varsity football, and later became an assistant coach for the Somers High School football team.

Santangelo said he was disappointed when Manhattan College decided to bar him from school.

"He certainly wanted to be in school, attending classes, rather than sitting around waiting to go to trial," the lawyer said.

A Torres family friend, Tom Wolff, said the family was unaware of the threats referred to by Santangelo and denied making them.

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MNews2

New York Law Journal
February 7, 2005, Monday
SECTION: DECISIONS; Pg. 31
HEADLINE: Appellate Decision;By Mazzarelli, J.P., Andrias, Friedman, Marlow, Sweeny, JJ.

4662. The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Michael Flynn, def-res _________________________ Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx [Stanley R. Kaplan of counsel], for ap Paul J. Angioletti, Staten Island, for res _________________________Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County [Richard Lee Price, J.], entered on or about January 5, 2004, which granted defendant's motion to suppress physical evidence and a tape-recorded conversation made by police, unanimously reversed, on the law, the motion denied and the matter remanded for further proceedings.

On the night of September 28, 2002, police officers Graziano and Cullen were on anti-crime plainclothes patrol in the vicinity of Manhattan College in the Bronx when they observed a group of youths standing around and talking. Their attention was drawn to defendant, as he looked disheveled and older than the others. The officers also noted he was carrying a black plastic bag. Thinking that defendant may have been in an altercation with the other youths, the officers double-parked their vehicle and observed the crowd. After about two minutes, defendant turned around and saw the unmarked police car. He seemed "startled" and "shocked" and immediately dropped the bag and kicked it behind a nearby cement street barrier. Graziano called out to defendant and asked him to come over to the vehicle, which he did voluntarily. Graziano asked defendant if the plastic bag belonged to him. Defendant answered "no." Graziano asked if he had dropped the bag and defendant again answered "no." Graziano then walked over and retrieved the bag, which contained drugs and drug paraphernalia. Cullen arrested defendant, and upon searching him found marijuana, a hunting knife and cash.

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[JR: Drugs within miles of the College. I am “shocked”. (Trying to do my best Claude Rains as Captain Renault “I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” in Casablanca imitation.) Shocked that there could be drugs anywhere near the campus. ]

MNews3

http://www.bronxmall.com/norwoodnews/schools/S50210page1.html

New Area Schools Announced

By HEATHER HADDON

The city unveiled another major push to create small schools last week that includes four highly-anticipated local projects: a high school focusing on community activism, a bilingual high school, a new middle school at MS 143, and permanent status for the Jonas Bronck Academy. The new initiatives, which will be housed in preexisting facilities, joined 49 other projects citywide that will debut in September. The Bronx gains the lion’s share of the new schools.

“[We] are focused on developing high-quality educational options for students and communities that have been traditionally underserved,” said Alicia Maxey, a Department of Education (DOE) spokesperson.

Perhaps the most anticipated development is that Jonas Bronck, a small middle school located on a leased site on Manhattan College’s campus in Riverdale, will finally become its own school. Parents and staff have struggled for years to have Jonas gain formal status as a middle school since it opened in 1997. The school of choice automatically admits Bronx New School students after graduating fifth grade, and is open to local students by lottery.

Parents will be disappointed to learn, however, that Jonas will not expand into a high school or gain a new facility, at least not immediately. It will remain on the college’s campus for the foreseeable future, with a proposed enrollment of 400, and continue to house grades six through eight. The city’s 2005 capital plan for schools lists construction of a new building for Jonas starting in 2007, but that still needs final approval.

Still, parents were thrilled to learn that Jonas will finally become its own school, gaining more autonomy over its operations. “People were clapping at the [parent association] meeting,” said Marcela Torres, the school’s parent coordinator. “This whole thing has been a struggle.”

Sistas and Brothas United, a youth group associated with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, was successful in its pursuit of a small, themed-based high school centered on community activism. The Leadership Institute will have a social justice emphasis, and students will conduct annual community activism projects. Fordham University is partnering with the Coalition in the endeavor.

The Institute’s first class will be housed in an annex off Our Lady of Mercy School, located at 2510 Marion Ave. just south of Fordham Road. The Catholic school hasn’t used the three-floor, seven-room building in years, according to the Coalition. The Archdiocese of New York and the School Construction Authority are finalizing negotiations with regards to the site.

In a unique arrangement, the Institute’s subsequent classes will be housed up the street in the Fordham Library building, located at 2556 Bainbridge Ave. (The New York Public Library is constructing a new building for the borough’s main branch on Kingsbridge Road.) The-two floor building holds roughly 20,000-square-feet of space, which is smaller than a typical high school.

The creation of a bilingual small school in the already cramped Walton High School will constitute the fourth small school started on Walton’s campus. The Kingsbridge International High School will serve recent immigrants who speak little English. Faced with rising criticism about overcrowding, officials said that Walton will not accept a new ninth grade next fall to make room for the small schools.

Walton’s newest addition is sponsored by International Partnership Schools, an organization that has opened six similar schools since 1985. One of these, the International High School at LaGuardia Community College, is highly regarded for getting new residents up to speed. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students are taught in teams and assessed through portfolios. Internships will be required.

In another region-led shift, a new middle school will take root at MS 143. The Region moved to close the Kingsbridge Heights school this year for poor performance, and it will be phased out by 2006. The School for Leadership and Journalism will open in the fall, beginning with an estimated 100 sixth graders, 284 seventh graders, and 73 special education students.

Delores Paterson, principal of PS 306 on West Tremont Avenue, was recruited to lead the new school. PS 306 is undergoing reorganization, and its performance has significantly improved recently.

The Marie Curie High School for Nursing, Medicine and the Allied Health Professions, now housed at MS 143, will also expand to serve grades seven through 12. The small high school, formed in partnership with the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, now teaches ninth through 12th grades.

Ed. note: While the deadline for high school applications passed, eighth graders have until March 1 to apply to the new schools. Those that are interested must attend a new school fair. The Bronx’ will be held on Saturday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a location to be announced. For more information, call 311 or see your school’s guidance counselor.

MNews4

http://www.nascar.com/2005/kyn/02/14/bhm.2/

Belnavis, Ribbs leaving their mark on landscape
Off-track and on-track issues addressed with diversity program
By Ron Lemasters Jr., Special to NASCAR.COM
February 16, 2005
11:13 AM EST (16:13 GMT)

This is the second in a three-part series, chronicling the 1960-70s, 1980-90s and today. Part 3 will post Feb. 21. Click here for Part 1.

Blacks in the sport of NASCAR have been few and far between, at least in positions of power or prestige. That's a fact of life. However, one man has held various and sundry positions of power throughout the 1980s and 1990s and on into the new millennium.

He is Sam Belnavis, who as director of sports marketing for Miller Brewing Co. played an important role in the continuing history of NASCAR racing. Currently the director of Roush Racing's diversity program and an important cog in NASCAR's diversity efforts, Belnavis offers a unique perspective.

Perhaps the best-known black driver in this period was Willy T. Ribbs, who was a flat-out marvel on road courses and tried his hand at both NASCAR and Indy Car racing before hanging up his helmet in the past couple of seasons.

Ribbs drove three Cup events in 1986, for the underfunded DiGard team, before switching to CART racing with the backing of legendary entertainer Bill Cosby. He returned to NASCAR in 2001, running a full Craftsman Truck Series season with Bobby Hamilton's team as part of Dodge's diversity program.

Thee Dixon, owner of Mansion Motorsports, has fielded cars for NASCAR drivers since the early 1990s and has been running part-time efforts the last few seasons. These gentlemen are the basis for today's diversity programs in NASCAR, which are more far-reaching than ever before.

Now 64 years old, Belnavis can remember what it was like to exist in the world before integration, even in New York, where he grew up. In 1959, while attending Manhattan College, he sat in a lecture hall with other students, listening to a psychology professor relate how blacks had "inferior" brains.

"He said that because of the Negro brain size and structure, it was less developed and less capable of absorbing and retaining information than a Caucasian brain,'' Belnavis recalled last year in an issue of Army Times.

It was that lecture, and more importantly that way of thinking, that led Belnavis to do everything he could to prove that professor wrong. After graduating from college with his degree in accounting and business management, he also served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot in the 105th Tactical Fighter Wing, located at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

Following his discharge, Belnavis was the first black person to hold a management position with Sears, and from there he went on to direct sports marketing for Miller. In 1981, he signed Bobby Allison to a sponsorship contract, and Allison went on to win the Daytona 500 in 1988 driving a Miller-sponsored car.

From Miller, Belnavis became senior vice-president of sports and entertainment with Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, one of the world's largest and most prestigious advertising firms. He created his own company, Belnavis & Associates, and currently works with Roush as co-owner of Biffle's car as well as with the diversity program. He also is the first black car owner in NASCAR.

It is Belnavis' goal to deliver a black driver to the Nextel Cup series, but he realizes it will not happen overnight, absent a spectacular story like Tiger Woods in professional golf. Roush, owner of five teams in the Cup series, has told Belnavis that he wants to be the first owner to run a black in the big leagues, and that's why Belnavis is a co-owner of the No. 16 team. "He talks to me about that, and that's why I'm here," Belnavis said last year. "Ultimately, we will have a driver in the Cup series."

Why hasn't there been a black driver in NASCAR? Belnavis said it's a matter of time. "Time is one of the issues. NASCAR as a sport has always been open to anyone with the ability to compete. As you know, to compete in NASCAR it takes a significant amount of financial investment. Many of our Cup drivers started when they were 3 or 4 or 5 years old and they had family support. Some have even had sponsorship. In the case of diversity, the welcome mat has just been realized in recent years."

Belnavis is a man who believes in goals, and in pushing hard for them. As he told an audience at the Pentagon last year during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling that effectively ended segregation, "You have dreams. You have goals. Remind yourself of them daily, strive to achieve them each day,'' he said. "Never, never, never give up."

Ribbs, as brash and outspoken a driver as any who have strapped into a racing car anywhere and with the talent to back it up, was born three years before Belnavis listened to a college professor tell him that his brain was inferior.

He has spent the intervening 45 years proving that blacks can race cars and there's nothing at all inferior about it. Watching his father, William "Bunny" Ribbs, race sports cars in the 1950s, Ribbs grew up with the idea of becoming like his heroes, which were Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney and Jim Clark. "That's what I wanted, that was what I lived for," Ribbs said.

In 1977, he paid his way to England to race Formula Fords and rented a car. He finished third the first time out, and won his second race. He was second in his fourth race, beating a young English driver named Nigel Mansell (who went on to win two World Driving Championships in Formula One). He won six times in 11 races and took the series title.

The following year, Humpy Wheeler took a flyer and invited Ribbs to Charlotte to try and qualify for the World 600. It didn't work out, but it was Ribbs' first brush with NASCAR.

After tearing up the formula car classes in the Sports Car Club of America, Ribbs caught a break by meeting Red Roof Inn founder Jim Trueman in 1980. Ribbs said that Trueman "would go down in history as the man who saved my career." Driving a Red Roof-sponsored car in Formula Atlantic, Ribbs won the pole for the Atlantic event at Long Beach in 1982. He beat Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr. and Geoff Brabham to do it.

He stepped up to SCCA's Trans-Am series the following year, winning five of 12 races and SCCA rookie of the year honors. In 1984, he was introduced to Edsel Ford, and that led to a factory Trans-Am deal with Ford. He won 17 races over the next three seasons.

That led to another brush with NASCAR. In 1986, he hooked up with DiGard Racing and competed in three Cup races. It wasn't a success, and DiGard folded soon after. That left Ribbs thinking that he didn't get a fair shot at NASCAR racing. "I was so desperate and anxious to get a ride that I tried to drive for an underfinanced team with inferior equipment," Ribbs said. "I don't consider that a fair test of what I can do. Any driver will tell you that he is only as good as his car and his team."

Five years after that, Ribbs became the first black driver to qualify for and compete in the Indianapolis 500.

In 2001, he combined with Dodge for a full season in one of Hamilton's Trucks, and ran 23 races with a best finish of 13th. He was the first black to have a full-time ride in NASCAR in the modern era (1972-present) and the first since Wendell Scott.

"I"m not focusing on [making history] at all," Ribbs said at the time. "My only responsibilities are to myself and my team. I want to go out and do my best to win races. I've never tried to use my racing to make any kind of social statement."

Regardless of whether or not he wanted to make a statement, by the simple act of competing a statement was made.

Reported from The Quadrangle (http://www.mcquadrangle.com)

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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--AT--manhattan.edu

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Sports

SportsSchedule

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

Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result

2/20/05 Sunday Baseball Maryland-Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 1:00 PM
2/20/05 Sunday M. Tennis Boston College HOME 1:00 PM
2/20/05 Sunday W. Basketball Marist* HOME 2:00 PM
2/24/05 Thursday M. Basketball Canisius* HOME 7:00 PM
2/25/05 Friday Track & Field USATF Championships @ Boston, MA 9:00 AM
2/25/05 Friday Track & Field NYU Invitational * New York, NY 1:00 PM
2/25/05 Friday W. Basketball at Canisius* Buffalo, NY 7:00 PM
2/25/05 Friday M. Tennis Saint John's HOME 8:30 PM
2/26/05 Saturday Track & Field Manhattan Last Chance HOME 8:00 AM
2/26/05 Saturday Track & Field USATF Championships @ Boston, MA 9:00 AM
2/26/05 Saturday Baseball Davidson (DH) Davidson, ND 12:00 PM
2/26/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse Virginia Charlottesville, VA 1:00 PM
2/27/05 Sunday M. Tennis Saint Peter's Jersey City, NJ TBA
2/27/05 Sunday Baseball Davidson Davidson, NC 12:00 PM
2/27/05 Sunday Track & Field USATF Championships @ Boston, MA 1:00 PM
2/27/05 Sunday W. Basketball at Niagara* Niagara Falls, NY 2:00 PM
2/27/05 Sunday M. Basketball at St. Peter's* Jersey City, NJ 2:00 PM

3/2/05 Wednesday W. Lacrosse Lehigh Bethlehem, PA 4:00 PM
3/3/05 Thursday W. Basketball MAAC Championships# Buffalo, NY TBA
3/4/05 Friday W. Basketball MAAC Championships# Buffalo, NY TBA
3/4/05 Friday M. Basketball MAAC First Round$ Buffalo, NY TBA
3/4/05 Friday Baseball Texas Christian Fort Worth, TX 8:00 PM
3/4/05 Friday M. Tennis Binghamton HOME 8:30 PM
3/5/05 Saturday W. Basketball MAAC Championships# Buffalo, NY TBA
3/5/05 Saturday M. Basketball MAAC Quarterfinals$ Buffalo, NY TBA
3/5/05 Saturday Track & Field IC4A Championships @ Boston, MA 10:00 AM
3/5/05 Saturday Track & Field ECAC Championships @ Boston, MA 10:00 AM
3/5/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse Hartford# West Haven, CT 2:00 PM
3/5/05 Saturday Baseball Texas Christian Fort Worth, TX 3:00 PM
3/6/05 Sunday M. Basketball MAAC Semifinals$ Buffalo, NY TBA
3/6/05 Sunday M. Tennis Niagara HOME TBA
3/6/05 Sunday W. Basketball MAAC Championships# Buffalo, NY TBA
3/6/05 Sunday Track & Field ECAC Championships @ Boston, MA 9:00 AM
3/6/05 Sunday Track & Field IC4A Championships @ Boston, MA 9:00 AM
3/6/05 Sunday W. Tennis Niagara* HOME 12:00 PM
3/6/05 Sunday Baseball Texas Christian Fort Worth, TX 2:00 PM
3/7/05 Monday M. Basketball MAAC Championship$ Buffalo, NY 9:00 PM
3/8/05 Tuesday Softball Seton Hall South Orange, NJ 3:00 PM
3/9/05 Wednesday M. Lacrosse Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ 3:00 PM
3/9/05 Wednesday Baseball Fordham HOME 3:00 PM
3/9/05 Wednesday W. Lacrosse Long Island Brooklyn, NY 3:30 PM
3/10/05 Thursday W. Lacrosse Columbia New York, NY 4:00 PM
3/11/05 Friday Softball vs. Tulsa$ Miami, FL 10:00 AM
3/11/05 Friday Track & Field NCAA Championships Fayetteville, AR 11:00 AM
3/11/05 Friday Softball vs. Quinnipiac$ Miami, FL 12:00 PM
3/12/05 Saturday Track & Field NCAA Championships Fayetteville, AR 11:00 AM
3/12/05 Saturday Baseball George Washington (DH) Washington, DC 12:00 PM
3/12/05 Saturday W. Lacrosse SUNY Stony Brook HOME 12:00 PM
3/12/05 Saturday Softball vs. Florida Atlantic$ Miami, FL 2:00 PM
3/12/05 Saturday Softball at Florida International$ Miami, FL 7:00 PM
3/13/05 Sunday Softball TBD$ Miami, FL TBD
3/13/05 Sunday M. Lacrosse Sacred Heart% Delray Beach, FL 11:00 AM
3/13/05 Sunday Baseball George Washington Washington, DC 1:00 PM
3/16/05 Wednesday Baseball Lafayette# Miami, FL 11:00 AM
3/18/05 Friday Track & Field Baldy Castillo Invitational Tempe, AZ 10:00 AM
3/18/05 Friday Baseball Florida International Miami, FL 7:00 PM
3/19/05 Saturday Track & Field Baldy Castillo Invitational Tempe, AZ 10:00 AM
3/19/05 Saturday Baseball Florida International Miami, FL 1:00 PM
3/19/05 Saturday Softball Yale HOME 1:00 PM
3/19/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse Delaware Newark, DE 2:00 PM
3/20/05 Sunday M. Tennis Florida Atlantic Boca Rotan, FL TBA
3/20/05 Sunday Softball at Drexel Philadelphia, PA 11:00 AM
3/22/05 Tuesday W. Lacrosse Wagner Staten Island, NY 3:30 PM
3/23/05 Wednesday Track & Field Arizona Multi Scottsdale, AZ TBA
3/23/05 Wednesday Softball at Hofstra Hempstead, NY 2:00 PM
3/23/05 Wednesday Baseball Lehigh HOME 3:00 PM
3/24/05 Thursday Track & Field Arizona Multi Scottsdale, AZ TBA
3/24/05 Thursday W. Tennis Fairfield* HOME 2:30 PM
3/24/05 Thursday W. Lacrosse Iona HOME 3:00 PM
3/25/05 Friday Track & Field Arizona State Invitational Tempe, AZ TBA
3/26/05 Saturday Track & Field Arizona State Invitational Tempe, AZ TBA
3/26/05 Saturday Track & Field West Point Invitational West Point, NY 10:00 AM
3/26/05 Saturday Baseball Saint Peter's* (DH) Jersey City, NJ 12:00 PM
3/26/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse Siena* HOME 1:00 PM
3/26/05 Saturday Softball at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 1:00 PM
3/27/05 Sunday Baseball Saint Peter's* Jersey City, NJ 12:00 PM
3/29/05 Tuesday M. Tennis Rutgers Piscataway, NJ TBA
3/29/05 Tuesday Baseball St. Francis-NY$ Brooklyn, NY 3:00 PM
3/30/05 Wednesday Baseball Fordham HOME 3:00 PM
3/30/05 Wednesday M. Tennis Fordham Bronx, NY 3:30 PM
3/31/05 Thursday Softball at LaSalle Philadelphia, PA 2:00 PM

If you do go support "our" teams, I'd appreciate any reports or photos. What else do us old alums have to do?

Sports from College

http://www.gojaspers.com

WOMEN'S SWIMMING SETS SEVERAL PERSONAL BESTS ON SECOND DAY OF MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Baltimore, MD (February 19, 2005)- Junior co-captain Heather Kennedy swam the 1000 freestyle in 11:59.75, becoming just the second Manhattan swimmer to do so in under 12 minutes, highlighting an impressive second day of competition at the MAAC Championships in which 26 Manhattan swimmers recorded either season or personal bests.

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MEN AND WOMEN TRACK & FIELD WIN NINTH CONSECUTIVE MAAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

New York, NY (February 18, 2005)- The men and women's Track & Field teams won their ninth consecutive MAAC Indoor Championship titles. The men won with 186 points beating second place finisher Rider by 41 points. Iona came in third place (93) and Marist finished fourth (42). The Lady Jaspers won with 196 points. Rider finished in second just 3.5 points behind Manhattan. Marist College finished third (98.50) and Iona captured fourth (80).

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LADY JASPERS FALL TO LOYOLA, 56-43

Baltimore, MD (February 18, 2005)- Loyola held Manhattan to 34% shooting from the field and created 19 Lady Jasper turnovers on its way to a 56-43 victory tonight at Reitz Arena. Katie Scherle had 13 points to lead a balanced Loyola attack, while freshman Joann Nwafili scored 13 points to lead Manhattan.

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PETER MULLIGAN NAMED TO NABC DISTRICT 2 SECOND TEAM

Riverdale, NY (February 18, 2005)- Senior Peter Mulligan has been named to the NABC District 2 Second Team, it was announced today. Mulligan is now eligible for the NABC Division I All-American Team to be announced at the conclusion of the 2004-05 NCAA men's basketball season. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across the country.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMING BREAKS THREE SCHOOL RECORDS ON DAY ONE OF MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Baltimore, MD (February 17, 2005)- The women's swimming team shattered three school records during the first day of competition at the MAAC Championships held at Loyola College. The team is currently in ninth place, eight points behind Canisius for eighth place.

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Sports from Other Sources

[JR: At the risk of losing some of my aura of omnipotence or at least omni-pia-presence, you can see Jasper Sports stories at: http://www.topix.net/ncaa/manhattan/ so for brevity’s sake I will not repeat them here. I will just report the ones that come to my attention and NOT widely reported. No sense wasting electrons!]

http://www.topix.net/ncaa/manhattan/

Daily News (New York)
February 14, 2005 Monday
SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 59
HEADLINE: JASPERS TAKE IT FROM THE TOP
BYLINE: BY SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

IT ALL STARTED innocently enough for Manhattan, Arturo Dubois scoring on a putback to break an early tie.

Soon came another Dubois basket, followed quickly by a Peter Mulligan three-ball, an acrobatic putback by Jeff Xavier and four straight points from Kenny Minor before Mulligan and Xavier each bagged back-to-back threes.

It continued with Xavier adding four more points sandwiched around a three-pointer from Jason Wingate, and when the run of 24 straight Manhattan points was done, so, too, was Marist as the Jaspers rolled to an 86-54 victory before 2,328 at Draddy Gym.

"That without question was probably one of the best halves we've had this year if not the best," Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez said. "If we make shots we're a pretty dangerous team."

And as in Manhattan's 17-point victory over Rider Friday night, contributions came from up and down the lineup. There were the usual suspects, of course. Mulligan led the Jaspers (12-11, 7-8 MAAC) with 19 points and freshman phenom C.J. Anderson logged his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

But if Manhattan has any designs on a third straight MAAC title, let alone a third straight NCAA bid, it knows it has to find other offensive options to back up Mulligan and Anderson. And yesterday Xavier and Wingate seemed to be applying for the job. Xavier missed just once from the field yesterday, finishing 5-of-6, including 3-of-4 on three-pointers, to finish with 15 points.

"Jeff Xavier was shot out of a cannon," Gonzalez said. "With the steals (he had four) and the energy level he brought to the table, he really got us going in the right direction. He's really coming on. He makes a lot of clever plays."

Wingate, who is considered a pass-first, shoot-second guard, finished with 16 points, tying his career high.

"I try to get my teammates involved first," Wingate said. "Then I try to chip in and try to do what I can. (Yesterday) I was kind of hot."

Manhattan, which led 50-22 at the half, saw its lead grow as large as 36 points (77-41) after five straight points from Wingate. The win also moved Manhattan - which had lost three straight before routing Rider Friday night - into sixth place in the MAAC, a half-game out of fourth. A fourth-place finish earns a first-round bye in the tourney. Marist (10-13, 7-7) has lost six in a row.

"Seems like everything's up for grabs," Mulligan said. "Everything is still in scramble mode."

LOAD-DATE: February 14, 2005

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http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/jeffgordon/story/79CD06D9913F876086256FA4007CC5C6?OpenDocument&Headline=Who's+hot,+who's+not+among+Cards+prospects

Who's hot, who's not among Cards prospects
BY JEFF GORDON
Post-Dispatch Online Sports Columnist
02/10/2005
Brad Thompson threw 49 consecutive scoreless innings for Class AA Tennessee last season.

Independent audits of the Cardinals farm system indicate there is plenty of potential top-flight pitching . . . and not much else on the immediate horizon.

Fortunately, pitching is extremely important. Buying it on the free-agent marketplace is very expensive. Trading for it is very difficult, although Cards general manager Walt Jocketty has found ways to land top-of-the-rotation guys when necessary.

If the Cards can develop one starting pitcher a year for the next five or six years, making budget will be a whole lot easier.

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Mike Parisi, SP: A power pitcher at Manhattan College, he threw well at Class A New Jersey (4-2, 4.42 ERA and Peoria (1-1, 3.28 ERA) last season.

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http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/stories/021405aae.html

Princeton Defeats Manhattan in Men's Tennis, 4-3
Tigers get wins at top of lineup
Feb. 13, 2005

The Princeton men's tennis team completed a weekend sweep at the Jadwin Gym courts with a 4-3 victory over Manhattan College Sunday evening.

The Tigers, now 3-2 in the spring, first won the doubles point by winning all three matches. Both Sratha Saengsuwarn and Ashwat Sarohia at No. 2 and Darius Craton and Shannon Morales at No. 3 won easily, and Hans Plukas and Andrew Lieu won in a tiebreak after the point was already clinched.

Princeton used strength at the top of its singles lineup to win the match. Saengsuwarn lost just two games in an victory over Erez Cohen at No. 2, while Craton lost the first set to Zoltan Bus but came from behind at No. 1, winning in a tiebreak in the third set.

The Tigers also got a win at No. 4 singles when Ashwat Sarohia, who had split sets with Peter Czink, won by default when Czink could not continue playing in the third set.

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From: john reinke @ att
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 3:31 PM
To: Richard Kaufmann [1968]
Subject: Re: Obit

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From: Richard Kaufmann [1968]
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 8:13 PM
Subject: RE: Obit

Is this really you John?

[JR:

Hey Senor K:Yes, it's me. I'm preping for when att sells out to sbc and makes everyone change from @att to @sbc. At that point, I want to be totally off att. I'll probably go to walmart for dial up service to use when I travel. So I am starting now and everyone will have had ample notice. I have several att email accounts based on different purposes. Over time, I've made mistakes answering a message about jottings from my networking persona. This switch is a good excuse to clean it all up. So, I for example, jottings' stuff really should be going to @jasperjottings.com. It makes it faster and "puts" it in the correct queue for "handling". It's not a giant deal when stuff is misslotted, I just send it to where it should be. But, it does delay stuff and sometimes cutoff windows are missed. When att goes away, I don't want to "lose" anyone. So I want to get everyone "where" they should be. The use of spam motel and other redirectors are critical to "disconnect" the participant from the "real" underlying email address. Add the level of unique redirection would be even better but a clerical nightmare. Generic redirection is about the best I can do give the state of technology at this time. More than you wanted to know, right! John]

Email02

From: Patrick R. Harkins [2004]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 3:21 PM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] Digest Number 46

I just wanted to tell you that I finally got a job. I start tomorrow actually. I am officially a project assistant (paralegal) for Wilmer, Culter, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP. I will be working in their litigation department.

The officeis on 54th and Park. I am so excited. Thank you for your help with the job search in the past.

Sincerely,
Patrick Harkins
Class of 2004

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From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 6:36 AM
To: 'Patrick R. Harkins'
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] Digest Number 47

Dear Jasper Patrick,

Great news.

Now remember to use your "honeymoon" wisely. I'll pull together some thoughts for you today.

Try to, and I am the first to admit that I am bad at this, to make notes about everything. Then, at night transcribe the notes. Sort of like a ships log. Remember by writing it down, all you can about the people, kids, birthdays, likes, dislikes, I have something on that.

AND, try to find any Jaspers there. I'll query some of our Jasper Lawyers and see if we can come up with some names.

Good luck,
John

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From: Patrick R. Harkins
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] Digest Number 47

Thank you so much for the packet. I have been trying to read it, but this week has been absolutely insane. I love working here, but it will take a lot out of me. I have already accumulated 7 hours of overtime in my first week. So basically, I may move a cot into my office. Actually, I may be going a few places in the next few weeks. Later this month I may be flying to Vancouver for a week then Israel for another week to meet with clients. It's still in the works. So we'll see what happens. Thanks for everything

~Patrick

[JR: Absolutely great news. ]

Email03

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:16 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Johnson, Charles A News 1

Dear John,

I was pleased to see that you found the press release announcing my son-in-law Chuck Johnson's well deserved promotion to Vice President for Engineering at Candela. Chuck is from the class of 1980 EE and is married to our middle daughter Theresa, Class of 1981 and they are the parents of our grand-daughter Lauren who is a member of the Class of 2005. We are very excited about this good news but Chuck had said that he did not want me to brag about the promotion, so I promised that I would not forward it to Jasper Jottings but if it were to appear there I would acknowledge it.

I agree that the new on-line directory does need to include middle initials and I have asked Stephen DeSalvo at the College to look into the possibility of adding them.

Again congratulations to Chuck!

Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA

[JR: Whew, glad I found that particular one. No pressure there. I would like you admonish them that you know this vacuum cleaner, so modesty, false modesty, any modesty, or privacy is impossible. Let's hear it for the internet vacuum cleaners and their operators. Ps: congrats all around. ]

Email04

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:33 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Obit Marie Harris-Moran, John V. McDermott,

Dear John,

An old record shows a listing for Dr. Maria C. Harris, spouse Gabriel, but does not list the year which I assume is either 1966 or 1967.

John V. McDermott was a member of the Class of 1946 BBA.

I assume that you saw the Obituary on Saturday, Feb 12th in both the NY Times and the NY Daily News for Joseph J. Dibiase, Esq Class of 1935.

May they rest in Peace!
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA

[JR: Thanks for the years. Yup, caught it. ]

Email05

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:36 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: John F. O'Brien News 3

Dear John,

I believe that John F. O'Brien, Esq was a member of the Class of 1977.

Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA

[JR: Mike, great. Like having a talking green MCdb. ;-) I appreciate the help. ]

Email06

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 5:03 PM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Family Day

Dear John,

I would like to report that Family Day at the College, which was held on Saturday, Feb 12th was a great success. There about 150 Jaspers, their spouses, Grand-parents and future Jaspers there. About 90 were the young children. Sponge Bob and Spider Man made a surprise appearance to the delight of the children. Many pictures were taken. There was an inflatable Castle for all the children to Jump around to their Hearts content. As the event was held in Draddy, there were foul shooting contests, Soccer ball kicking, Wiffile Ball, Sack Races, and An Art Contest where prizes were awarded to all. All morning there was a face painter ready to do wonderful things on the already pretty and handsome faces. (Hard to get off before Mass!). At lunch in Plato's Cave a Magician awed the children and parents alike. And to top the day off, tickets were available for the Lady Jaspers Basketball game against St. Peter's, which the Lady Jaspers won, despite being down 5 at the Half

I enjoyed the day with my seven year old Grand Daughter Victoria who was showing off her medals and awards to all who would stop to listen. I strongly recommend this event to all those with small children next year.

Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 BBA

[JR: Great report. Ain't kids wonderful? To bad they have to grow up. And, we have to grow old.]

Email07

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:00 AM
To: John Reinke (1968)
Subject: Ronnie

Dear John,

I mailed you a copy of the Ronnie story today.

Mike

[JR: Got it but haven't had time to play with it. Next week will be better hopefully. ]

Email08

From: Michael Hecht [1988]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:42 AM
Subject: Distrubuted Jottongs

John

I spoke to you a few months back. I am coordinating the 100th anniversary of our fraternity Alpha Sigma Beta. I have been reading your publications. One thing that would be helpful is a full list of deceased alumni. Do you have them in one list?

Thanks

Mike Hecht 88

[JR: Sorry for the delayed response it's been a busy week. I don't have such a list, but, I would assume that the College does. I know that some of them read Jottings. Perhaps they'd volunteer. I am not sure how to proceed. Assuming that you have a limited set of names you could use the pico search option of Jottings, or the advanced search on the alumni web site. What are you trying to accomplish? Maybe our fellow alums would have some ideas. ]

Email09

From: Richard Kaufmann [1968]
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:13 AM
To: Ferdinand J. Reinke
Subject: Obit

Hi John,

Found this in the NY times. Another Jasper looking out for those of us still down here.

Regards,

Rich Kaufmann MP’64, MC ‘68

Paid Notice: Deaths

DIBIASE, JOSEPH J.

<extraneous deleted>

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Hey, no fair, can't get credit for reporting the same Jasper twice even if one report came from the Times and the other the News. ;-) Sometimes when I do qa on jottings, I find I've done the same thing. Only, I was so fogged, I actually hasd it in two different obits. More than once, that's why I qa it before I send it. And, don't realize it until I do the index. :-) Website readers sometimes see differnet issues, since I usually put up the HTML before QA. (It's easier). Arhhhhhhh!

===

From: Richard Kaufmann
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: Obit

Gee,

You mean that my subscription to JJ won’t be extended by 2 months because of this?

[JR: Nope only one extension for every UNIQUE obit. Too much humor would be ghoulish. I really appreciate any effort in passing this material along. ]

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Jaspers found web-wise

Found1

JASPERFOUND: Burton, Michael J. (MC????)

http://www.urscorp.com/newsroom/press/pr_072302.html

Michael J. Burton Joins URS

Manager of World Trade Center Clean-Up Effort is Named Regional Manager

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - July 23, 2002 - URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that Michael J. Burton, former Executive Deputy Commissioner for the New York City Department of Design and Construction (New York City DDC), has joined URS as Senior Vice President and Regional Manager. Based in New York City, Mr. Burton manages URS' construction services operations in the Northeast U.S., as well as provides business development and project management support for the Company's Security Services Group. In his previous position, Mr. Burton was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the New York DDC, which is the agency that designs and builds the majority of New York City public buildings, roads, water and sewer projects.

Mr. Burton's most recent assignment at the DDC was managing the construction and engineering operations for the World Trade Center recovery, stabilization and clean-up effort, the largest peacetime mobilization of the engineering and construction industry in United States history. Mr. Burton received the Engineering News-Record Award of Excellence for managing the work at Ground Zero, which finished $700 million under budget and nine months ahead of schedule.

Martin M. Koffel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of URS stated: "We are very pleased that Mike has joined URS. Mike is a senior professional with unparalleled experience in emergency response, and program and construction management. His expertise will be a tremendous asset to the URS Security Services Group and will help us better serve our clients on a host of other projects."

Mr. Burton stated: "I am very excited to have joined URS. My tenure at the New York City DDC, and especially our work at Ground Zero, was truly the experience of a lifetime, and I will miss everyone who contributed to that historic project. But now that our work is complete, it is time for me to move on to new challenges. URS, with its top-flight roster of clients and world class projects, is a compelling opportunity for me, and I am looking forward to working with URS professionals throughout the Company to meet their clients' needs for engineering, and program and construction management services."

Mr. Burton is a graduate of the Manhattan College Engineering program and the Fordham University School of Business.

URS Corporation offers a broad range of planning, design, program and construction management, and operations and maintenance services for transportation, hazardous waste, industrial processing and petrochemical, general building, water/wastewater, and security projects. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates in 30 countries with approximately 16,000 employees providing engineering services to federal, state and local governmental agencies as well as private clients in the chemical, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, forest products, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries (www.urscorp.com).

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Found2

JASPERFOUND: Vizza, Robert F. (xMCfac)

http://www.greenpoint.com/index.cfm?sppathname=static/corp-directors.htm

Robert F. Vizza

Mr. Vizza, 69, has been a Director of the Corporation since its formation in August 1993. He is the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York, and held the position of Dean of the School of Business of Manhattan College, in New York, for 18 years, prior to joining St. Francis Hospital. He is presently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dolan Foundations and the Lustgarten Foundation for Cancer Research. Having earned a doctorate degree from the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, Dr. Vizza also received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from LaSalle College in Philadelphia, and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Management. He is a Director of the Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, and chairs its Audit Committee, and is on the Planning Board of the Village of Old Brookville.

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Boilerplate

http://www.jasperjottings.com/boilerplate.htm

Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week

http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods25.html

Morality and Economic Law: Toward a Reconciliation

by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. holds an AB from Harvard and a PhD from Columbia. He teaches history, is associate editor of The Latin Mass Magazine, and is co-author of The Great Façade: Vatican II and the Regime of Novelty in the Roman Catholic Church (2002). His next book, The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era, will be published in May by Columbia University Press.

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My critics notwithstanding, the primary claim I am making is not that there is no moral dimension to the economic order. Fraud, theft, and malicious failure to meet contractual obligations are crimes that amply merit the condemnation of the moral theologian. Moreover, one can raise no objection when a churchman expresses his concern regarding the material well-being of families and suggests that morally licit methods of improving it should be pursued. My point is simply this: as soon as he recommends the best or most effective way to carry out that intention – via minimum wages, various mandated benefits, heavy taxation on the wealthy, or whatever – he is entering a field in which his conclusions must be evaluated not on the basis of his authority as a churchman but instead on the rigor of the argument he makes on their behalf.

If a churchman possessed some special insight into economics merely by virtue of his exalted authority, why not into other disciplines as well? Why should this special insight not extend, say, to architecture? As soon as we thus extend it, however, we see the logical problem with applying moral analysis to a value-neutral, scientific discipline. It is certainly quite acceptable to say, for example, that churches should be constructed in such a way as to give to God the proper honor that is due to him, but it is quite another to employ a moralistic idiom to pronounce upon how many supporting columns are necessary to keep them standing, or what kind of building materials are the most desirable from the point of view of structural soundness. These questions are obviously well outside the legitimate province of the moral theologian.

=== <end quote> ===

Absolutely correctomundo! I knew, but couldn’t put into words, the principle that experts should stick to their own remit. Movie stars lecture us on social policy as “experts”. It’s as if success in “play acting”, gives them a weightier opinion than that of an ordinary citizen.

“Social Justice” always evoked that chalkboard squeak for me. When the Church leaps from “society must protect the poor”, which is certainly within their role, to the “minimum wage”, which is a tactic -- how is it done -- outside their expertise, it makes itself “stupid”. It’s as if I lectured you on “brain surgery” when technology is my area of expertise. You’d think me a fool and rightly so. So to when the politicians pontificate. Just today, I was riding to work, I listened to an NJ politician say that it wasn’t the government’s job to negotiate for the employee against the employer. Yup, he said that and I think he is perfectly correct. Free agreements are the essence of a free society. AND, then in the very next breath, he says we should raise the minimum wage. Talk about a Clinton-esque statement.

So this author correctly asserts that economic issues should be handled by economists. A churchman, a politician, or yes even a a movie star, can no more change the laws of economics than that Louisiana Legislature can vote to repeal the law of gravity. (Yup, they did!)

You have heard me rant about my cousin, who was the AT&T elevator operator in the 50s, who was thrown out of her job by the raise in the minimum wage. AT&T could automate cheaper than pay the wage. I know I saw the formal written analysis. Every one was upset in doing it. The biggest intangible recognized in the report was that it would deprive the company of a flow of workers who could meet certain basic standards and thus took the risk out of hiring at higher pay grades. If the elevator operator showed up on time, sober, and willing to work, then one could assume that if she (they were all women in the days before EEO) could be counted on to do so if she was trained to be an OA, a steno, or a typist. So where is the “social justice” for her and her peers?

I have heard it described that raising the minimum wage is like pulling up the bottom rungs of the ladder to success. No one expected that those elevator operators would spend their entire career in that job. It was used as a testing ground. I KNOW that every one of them (pay grade EO) was reviewed by the honcho (pay grade D, God-like, highest ranking exec I knew at the time, I busted out of AT&T as an E) every quarter for “promotion” to pay grade O. That fellow was carrying an Objective to produce so many O’s out of the 60 or so EO’s he had.

Social justice is a crock. It’s an attempt to take liberal feel good ideas and try to change economic reality. And, now I have a verbal club. I can recognize and denounce it.

IMHO!

And that’s the last word.

Curmudgeon

-30-

GBu. GBA.