Sunday 26 June 2005

Dear Jaspers,

702 are active on the Distribute site.

This month, we had 231 views on 6/24 and 5325 over the last month. A small drop in numbers.

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This issue is at: http://tinyurl.com/adkfq

Which is another way of saying

http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20050626.htm

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CALENDAR OF JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT

JULY

18 Jasper Cup - Yale, New Haven, Conn.

29 Capital District - Day at the Races

 

July 30-31 The Manahttan College Jasper Dancers will be performing as part of the NBA's Rhythm N' Rims Tour on in New York City at the South Street Seaport. There will be live bands as well as performances from the Knicks City Dancers and other area college dance teams and pep bands.

 

AUGUST

1 Construction Industry Golf Open

18 Jersey Shore Club Day at the Races

 

 

My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:

- Afghanistan
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- Feldman, Aaron (1997)

- Iraq
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- Sekhri, Sachin (2000)

- Unknown location
- - Lynch, Chris (1991)

- Uzbekistan
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- Brock (nee Klein-Smith), Lt Col Ruth (1979)

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

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My Quote of the Week:

"Every man. . . should periodically be compelled to listen to opinions which are infuriating to him. To hear nothing but what is pleasing to one is to make a pillow of the mind."

St. John Ervine

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Exhortation

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050620/od_nm/athletics_record_dc;_ylt=Ak7NtgS jPkBycjwhw8m0K_XtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

95-year-old dashes to world best Mon Jun 20,12:30 PM ET

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A 95-year-old Japanese man shattered the 100 meters world record in the 95-99 age group at a seniors athletics meeting Sunday, organizers said.

Kozo Haraguchi splashed through the rain to clock 22.04 seconds in Miyazaki, southern Japan, slicing almost two seconds off the previous world record of 24.01.

After being informed of his achievement, Haraguchi beamed: "Oh dear, really? Thank you very much."

Five years ago, Haraguchi set a world record for the 90-94 age bracket with a time of 18.08.

After rewriting the record books again, Haraguchi modestly said he had just tried to concentrate on not falling over.

"Everyone was cheering me on so I kept thinking I mustn't fall over," he told reporters. "From now on, I will keep going as hard as my strength lets me."

Haraguchi took up athletics at 65 to keep fit and said the secret of his success was a one-hour walk every morning around his neighborhood.

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This embarrasses me. I don't think I could match this fellow's time. Could you? I know I'm going to try to work up to that one hour walk every morning. Maybe we all should. Seems easy enough, if we all were really motivated. Besides what else do you have to do?

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]

 

0

Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)

 

0

Good_News

 

3

Obits

 

3

Jaspers_in_the_News

 

7

Manhattan_in_the_News

 

10

Sports

 

4

Email From Jaspers

 

2

Jaspers found web-wise

 

0

MC mentioned web-wise

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class

Name

Section

1935

Cassidy, Eugene

Obit3

1939

Day, Dennis

JFound2

1949

Cunningham, William

Obit1

1953

McEneney, Mike

Email04

1957

Liebowitz, Richard B.

JNews1

1960?

Hanigan, William J.

Obit2

1964

Burke, Bill

Email04

1965

Gallaher, Peter

Email04

1968

Rispoli, James

JNews3

1969

Patterson,  James

JFound1

1970

Spetrini, Joseph

JNews2

1973

McFadden, Michael J.

Email02

1990

Joseph, Dieuner

Email01

2000

Desalvo, Stephen

Email03

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class

Name

Section

1964

Burke, Bill

Email04

1935

Cassidy, Eugene

Obit3

1949

Cunningham, William

Obit1

1939

Day, Dennis

JFound2

2000

Desalvo, Stephen

Email03

1965

Gallaher, Peter

Email04

1960?

Hanigan, William J.

Obit2

1990

Joseph, Dieuner

Email01

1957

Liebowitz, Richard B.

JNews1

1953

McEneney, Mike

Email04

1973

McFadden, Michael J.

Email02

1969

Patterson,  James

JFound1

1968

Rispoli, James

JNews3

1970

Spetrini, Joseph

JNews2

 

[Messages from Headquarters

(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

[Headquarters1]

None

 

Honors

[Honor1]

None

 

Weddings

[Wedding1]

None

 

Births

[Birth1]

None

 

Engagements

[Engagement1]

None

 

Graduations

[Graduation1]

None

 

Good News - Other

[OtherGoodNews1]

None

 

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 Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
June 15, 2005 Wednesday Final chaser Edition
SECTION: VALLEY & STATE; Pg. 7B
LENGTH: 307 words
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES

William Joseph Cunningham, 83, passed away gracefully on Monday, June 6th, 2005. He was born in The Bronx, New York and later adopted Sun City, Arizona as his home with his beloved wife Florence. Bill serv-ed in the Navy during World War II on the Battleship New York, and later served in The Korean War as a Lieutenant on the Essex. Bill received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Manhattan College and worked as a research chemist for Allied Chemical/ Honeywell in Morristown N.J. and Buffalo N.Y., retiring 37 years later. He was a member of the American Chemical Society for 50 years, the Knights of Columbus, and on a cool night with friends and family could be heard singing Irish Ballads that his mother Catherine sang to him as a child. Bill is preceded by his parents Catherine and Harry Cunningham, and his brothers; Harry Jr, Patrick, Edmund and Thomas. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Florence Cunningham with whom he shared many adventures and enjoyed life with. His children; William E. Cunningham, Catherine H. Mannero, Joseph J. Cunningham, Theresa A. Cunningham, and Thomas J. Cunningham. Daughters-in-law C.A.T. and Resa and son-in-law Anthony. Bill had many blessings of grandchildren; Joseph J Cunningham Jr, Jacqueline R Cunningham, Bianca N Bianchi-Mannero, Chelsea J Simpson and Kaitlin K Simpson. He is also survived by his brother John Cunningham. Bill was a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather and his family meant the world to him; he never failed to be there for all of us. We will love and honor you forever dad. Bill's memorial service will be held at 1pm on Thursday, June 16th, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 9728 W. Palmeras Dr. Sun City AZ 85373-2254 Our family asks that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to Saint Vincent De Paul Society.

LOAD-DATE: June 18, 2005

[MCDB: 1949 ]

 

[Obit2]

Daily Record (Morristown, New Jersey)
June 15, 2005 Wednesday
HEADLINE: William J. Hanigan

William J. Hanigan

76, Quick Chek executive

WASHINGTON TWP. --William J. Hanigan died Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at his home. He was 76.

He was born July 21, 1928, in New York City, son of the late William Hanigan and Rose (Hehn) Hanigan.

Mr. Hanigan lived in Bridgewater before moving to the Long Valley section of Washington Township in 1989.

He was a proud graduate of Power Memorial Academy, Manhattan College and New York University Stern School of Business.

A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Hanigan served in Germany in the Signal Corps.

Mr. Hanigan was chief financial officer for Quick Chek Food Stores in Whitehouse Station until his retirement in 1998. Previously, he was vice-president of Industry Systems Development Corp. in Melville, Long Island. He was also an executive director for Pathmark Stores, where he was a pioneer in the development of UPC bar codes and implemented one of the first supermarket scanning system in the United States in 1970.

Mr. Manigan played minor league baseball with the Boston Red Sox franchise in Raleigh, N.C.

An accomplished jazz harmonica player, he enjoyed playing with his musician friends in New Jersey and Key West, Fla.

He was a member of the Morris Yacht and Beach Club in City Island, N.Y., where he enjoyed socializing and boating with his many friends.

Surviving are his wife, Eileen (Meehan); and his children, Arlee Benigno and her husband, Joseph, of Long Valley and Patricia Hanigan and her husband, Paul Mecca, of Mountainside.

Mr. Hanigan is also survived by other family members: mother-in-law, Helen Kott of Bushkill, Pa.; Dorothy Meehan of Allentown, Pa.; brother-in-law John Meehan and his wife, Donna, of Asbury; sister-in-law Kelly Allen and her husband, Mark, of Allentown, Pa.; grandsons Brian and Benjamin Benigno of Long Valley; niece Margaret Hoffmeister of Framington, Mass.; and nephews John Michael, Jeremy and Joshua Meehan of Asbury, and Kyle, Ryan and Dale Allen of Allentown, Pa.

Visiting will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the William J. Leber Funeral Home, 15 Furnace Road, Chester.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, June 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Mountain Roman Catholic Church, Schooley's Mountain Road, Long Valley.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27106, New York, N.Y. 10087-7106 or the Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey, 38 Elm St., Morristown, N.J. 07960.

LOAD-DATE: June 16, 2005

[MCDB: 1960? Doesn’t sound right?]

 

[Obit3]

Eugene Cassidy
By Bostonherald.com staff
Thursday, June 23, 2005 - Updated: 07:35 AM EST

Eugene Charles Cassidy of Natick, a former immigration judge and a veteran, died Monday at his home. He was 91.

     Born in New York City, he lived in suburban Rockville Center, N.Y. and Burlington, Vt., before moving to Natick in 1956.

     Mr. Cassidy attended Christian Brothers High School in Manhattan and graduated from Manhattan College in 1935, where he rowed crew. He later attended St. John's Law School, where he graduated second in his class.

     During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard. He was stationed at the Port of New York.

     Mr. Cassidy worked at Macy's Department Store before enlisting in the U.S. Border Patrol. While fulfilling his military service, he worked for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

     After he received a law degree, he became a special inquiry officer and later became a judge.

     For more than three decades, he was the sole immigration judge for New England. His office and courtroom were first on Tremont Street in Boston and later at the John F. Kennedy Building in Boston's Government Center.

      He presided over thousands of cases during his 38 years of service from 1956 to 1974. Besides his Boston courtroom, he presided over many hearings in federal correctional facilities throughout New England.

     Mr. Cassidy was a member of the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He was also a regular and faithful communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Natick.

     Mr. Cassidy is survived by his wife of 63 years, Helen Elizabeth (Almond); a son, Eugene H. of Framingham; a daughter, Maureen of Framingham; three grandchildren, a great-grandson and many nieces and nephews.

     For the past five years, Mr. Cassidy and his wife have been cared for by Harriet Kanyike of Waltham.

     A funeral Mass will be celebrated today at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church, Natick. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.

     Arrangements by John Everett and Sons Funeral Home, Natick.

[MCDB: 1935]

 

[Jasper_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.]

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[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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Jaspers_in_the_News

[JNews1]

US Fed News
June 22, 2005 Wednesday 1:18 AM EST
HEADLINE: GOV. PATAKI ANNOUNCES SUPREME COURT, COURT OF CLAIMS NOMINATIONS
BYLINE: US Fed News
DATELINE: ALBANY, N.Y.

Gov. George E. Pataki, R-N.Y., issued the following press release:

Gov. George E. Pataki today announced the nominations of Judge Richard B. Liebowitz as a Justice of the Supreme Court in the Ninth Judicial District, and Judge Frank A. Gulotta, Jr., Catherine M. Bartlett, and Robert K. Holdman as Judges of the Court of the Claims.

Based on their intellect, judgment, temperament, character and experience, the Second Department Judicial Screening Committee and the Governor's Judicial Screening Committee found them highly qualified to serve in their respective positions. The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.

"I commend the Judicial Screening Committees in recommending these outstanding jurists and exceptional attorneys," Governor Pataki said. "With their dedication, knowledge and experience, I am confident that they will continue to serve the people of the State of New York with great distinction."

Judge was nominated to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Janet DiFiore. The seat will be filled for a full fourteen-year term in the November 2005 general election.

Since 1992, Judge Liebowitz has served as a Yonkers City Court Judge, and since 2005 as Acting Family Court Judge. Prior to assuming the bench, he was engaged in the private practice of law for thirty-one years. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1957 and received his law degree from Fordham University Law School in 1960.

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LOAD-DATE: June 23, 2005

[MCDB: 1957]

 

[JNews2]

The National Journal
June 18, 2005
SECTION: DECISION MAKERS; Vol. 37, No. 25
HEADLINE: Commerce Department

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Joseph Spetrini

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration

202-482-2104

Spetrini is an old hand at import regulation. The Rhode Island native spent the last 16 years at Commerce policing unfair trade practices by foreign companies and governments before stepping into his current policy-making position early this year. Now Spetrini, 58, negotiates and administers a wide range of bilateral international trade talks and agreements. The energetic former English teacher enjoys poetry, and he likes people to be prepared, said a former colleague: "He holds people to a very high standard." Spetrini also has a highly developed sense of irony and often uses colorful, colloquial language when given the opportunity, particularly during talks with foreign counterparts. He prizes hard work and revels in the tight timeframes of his job. "This place has absolutely binding statutory deadlines," Spetrini said. "There are soft spots in the federal government. This is not one of them." Spetrini holds degrees from Manhattan College, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode Island.

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LOAD-DATE: June 16, 2005

[MCDB: 1970]

 

[JNews3]

The National Journal
June 18, 2005
SECTION: DECISION MAKERS; Vol. 37, No. 25
HEADLINE: Energy Department
BYLINE: Margaret Kriz, Gregg Sangillo, Mark Kukis, Chuck Jordan,
Danielle Belopotosky, Winter Casey, and Jessica Brady

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James Rispoli

Assistant Secretary (designate) for Environmental

Management

202-586-5195

If confirmed as assistant secretary, Rispoli will manage the department's environmental cleanup projects, which he says will cost more than $100 billion. "Managing a program of this size, and the complexity related to the cleanup of a combination of hazardous and nuclear wastes," Rispoli says, "presents a significant set of unique challenges." Rispoli, 58, is from Staten Island, N.Y. He served in the Navy Civil Engineering Corps and earned a bachelor's in civil engineering from Manhattan College and a master's in the same field from the University of New Hampshire. He also has a master's in business management from Central Michigan University. Rispoli is currently director of the Office of Engineering and Construction Management at the Energy Department. Before joining the department, he worked for Dames & Moore, an engineering and construction management firm.

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Energy Department

Established: 1977

Address: 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585

Phone: 202-586-5000

2005 Budget: $21.5 billion

Employment: 15,142

Web Site: www.doe.gov

Functions: The Energy Department coordinates national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing, and conservation of energy. It is also responsible for the federal nuclear weapons program and the high-risk research and development of energy technology. The department collects, analyzes, and publishes energy data.

LOAD-DATE: June 16, 2005

[MCDB: 1968 ]

 

Manhattan_in_the_News

[MNews1]

Lowell Sun (Lowell, MA)
June 23, 2005 Thursday
SECTION: LOCAL
HEADLINE: Writing the Book on Peace
BYLINE: LYNN WORTHY, Sun Staff
DATELINE: GROTON

http://extras.mnginteractive.com

At Groton-Dunstable Middle School, there are 21 fifth-graders who lingered a bit after the final school bell.

Members of the Bookmakers and Dreamers Club made sure they gave hugs to, and got pictures taken with, their teacher Betsy Sawyer.

Starting in October, Sawyer headed up a book club that met once a week after school. They've been working on what they hope will be a new world record, one they hope might even affect people's view of the world -- the Biggest Book in the World.

"I volunteered to run the book club, and it turned into this," Sawyer said.

Sawyer is in her first year at the school. A Shirley native, she taught previously at the Groton Country Day School and the McKay School in Fitchburg.

Originally, the group had been talking about different world situations, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the war in Iraq.

"We were asking the kids what you worry about, what you think about," Sawyer said.

From there, they decided they wanted to do a big project relating to what was going on in the world.

It all came together with a little help from a Jamaican recording artist.

In the fall, Sawyer attended a Jimmy Cliff concert in Keene, N.H. At the conclusion of the concert, the audience was asked what they had done about spreading the idea of world peace.

Sawyer mentioned the idea to the students in the book club, and they latched onto it. Several of the students have relatives who have served, or are serving, in the armed forces.

"I have a cousin in Italy," Michael Casella said. "He's in the Navy."

Meaghan Biggs added, "My best friend's uncle is in Iraq."

The club did some research and learned about the Nobel Peace Prize, what it represents and who has won it in the past.

The group also learned about how many different countries exist in the world, and the different types of people who have tried to promote world peace.

Next, they started discussing what can be done to achieve world peace. They posed the question to local town officials, state officials and, eventually, they started writing letters to world leaders and celebrities.

President Bush, the Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter were just a few names on the mailing list.

More than 1,000 letters went out all over the world asking for advice on how kids can help move the world toward peace. Each response will be enlarged and become a page in the book.

So far, more than 400 people have responded in the form of letters, poems and pictures.

Margaret Groarke, director of the Peace Studies Program at Manhattan College, encouraged the kids to learn about other nations, travel, vote [when they're old enough, of course] and listen.

The group received confirmation that their letters had reached the desks of President Bush, Sen. Ted Kennedy, and Sen. John Kerry.

Oprah Winfrey and Michael Douglas were both out of the country, but representatives for each of the stars have contacted the group.

This week, Sawyer said she received a call from a Vietnam veteran who wanted to drive from Boston to deliver his poems about peace.

Sawyer said the reaction from the local community has been outstanding.

"I would like to personally thank you for a great year, Kelsey," one parent wrote in a hand-written letter. "I'm proud of her recognizing such a good thing, and I'm thankful that you've given so much of yourself towards making this happen."

The current world record for biggest book stands 10 feet tall by 9 feet wide. Members of the Bookmakers and Dreamers Club expect their final work to be 10 feet by 12 feet.

The school is allowing the group to meet in the building three or four times during the summer, and local groups and residents have offered their assistance in making the project happen.

The group is still in the early stages of the project and plans to continue into the next school year. The printing of the book alone could end up costing as much as $200,000.

The group hopes to have the finished book displayed at either the Museum of Science or the Children's Museum in Boston.

"At first, we were just having fun after school," Sawyer said. "Maybe they really can change the world. I mean, wouldn't you go and see it?"

GRAPHIC: Betsy Sawyer, a teacher at Groton-Dunstable Middle School, has to use a ladder to reach the top of the book she and her students are putting together to promote peace. The students include, front from left, Tiffany Lee, Peter Ellerkamp and Amory Wilcox, and, back, Sarah Black [on ladder with Sawyer], Chris Hourani and Ben Icenogle. SUN/MICHAEL PIGEON

LOAD-DATE: June 23, 2005

 

[MNews2]

The Times Union (Albany, New York)
June 22, 2005 Wednesday
3 EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. CC5
HEADLINE: GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

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SPRINTS: Stacy Gregory, Sr., Colonie

Gregory ends her career at Colonie as one of the most decorated sprinters in the section's history. Gregory, who's on to Manhattan College, holds 15 Colonie school track records. She was a member of the Garnet Raiders' state championship-winning 1,600-meter relay team and the 400-meter relay team that finished fifth in the state meet. She also finished second in the state in the 100.

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LOAD-DATE: June 23, 2005

 

[MNews3]

The Providence Journal (Rhode Island)
June 21, 2005 Tuesday
All Editions
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. C-06
HEADLINE: COLLEGE NOTES - Bulldogs' athletic programs reached unthinkable heights
BYLINE: MIKE SZOSTAK

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Roundup

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Manhattan College junior Michael Freeman of East Greenwich made the All-East track team in the hammer. He threw 56.96 meters and finished 26th at the NCAA meet in Sacramento. . . .

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LOAD-DATE: June 22, 2005

 

[MNews4]

Engineering News-Record
June 20, 2005
SECTION: News; WORK FORCE; Pg. 10 Vol. 254 No. 24
HEADLINE: Job Market Rebounds For the Class of 2005;
Civil engineering and construction-trained college grads getting top salaries, multiple offers
BYLINE: Debra K. Rubin; Shannon Howard; Michael Powers and Gary Tulacz

This year's construction job market for members of the college Class of 2005 could be a better graduation gift than a new car from Mom and Dad. Those trained in civil engineering and construction fields are academia's new hot commodities as industry employers staff up and offer them more options--and more money.

While many 2005 college grads are just a few weeks out of school, more carried off employment contracts along with their diplomas. College placement officials across the U.S. report more on-campus recruitment and job offers before graduation, as an improving economy encourages growth and future planning. About two-thirds of employers surveyed by Bethlehem, Pa.-based National As-sociation of Colleges and Employers (NACE) say they plan to boost all col-lege hiring this year by 13% on average. NACE adds that graduates also are seeking--and receiving--better starting pay.

The positive trend is even more pronounced in the construction industry. Civil engineers, once among the lowest paid and least desired of graduates, are moving to the head of the class in job offers and compensation packages. Some observers point to graduate shortages stemming from students' earlier decisions to switch to other technical fields, particularly the once booming dot-com industry. Others say more employers have to staff up to handle recovering budgets, larger projects and corporate expansion. Kleinfelder Inc., San Diego, has assigned a top executive to coordinate campus recruitment, something local offices used to handle, says COO Bartlett Patton.

The renewed industry interest drew more employers to campus this year. "We put on a career fair in April, and had 55 companies, but only 34 graduates showed up," says Kevin Anderson, civil-environmental engineering advisor at Arizona State University. Linda Higgins, a manager of Purdue University's civil engineering program, says she "hardly had enough students to take part in all the interviews." Kathy Prem, assistant director of the engineering career placement center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says 140 firms requested on-line resumes, for civils, up from last year.

Employers who did connect with grads seemed to like what they found. "We had 100% placement this year," says John Green, head of placement for the building sciences department at Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. With construction booming in the South, "all of the kids were able to find good jobs," he says.

Civil engineering students at the University of Texas have not had trouble finding jobs in the past five years, but this year, more companies came from outside the state to recruit on the Austin campus, says Nancy Evans, director of the engineering recruitment center. "This year, graduates had more choices," including more smaller firms that were there for the first time, she says.

UT makes a special effort to make sure all of its graduates land jobs, Evans says. About 80% of May 2005 graduates are placed, with the number still rising. While the Texas Dept. of Transportation is luring more students as it expands its privatized highway program in the state, more are still opting for the private sector's sweeter offers, says Evans,.

According to NACE, civil engineering starting salaries jumped 4% this year to an average of $43,462. That was ahead of many business majors but below the average beginning pay of other engineering disciplines. Even so, some schools report higher offers for their civil graduates. Purdue grads received offers averaging $45,000 while at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the 64 graduating civil engineers received offers averaging $46,500, up 8% over 2004, says Prem.

Offers to civil engineering graduates at two New York City-area colleges, Manhattan College and Polytechnic Institute, reflect the higher-cost area. Starting salaries for Manhattan civil engineers range from $45,000 to $60,000, the highest of all grads, says Janen Glenn, recruitment coordinator. Polytechnic students' starting salaries average $50,800, up from 2004 rates. Currently, 80% of students have jobs. Last year, it took six months after graduation to reach the 81% level, says Sunil Gupta, executive director of career services and continuing education.

Employers say prospects are not just focused on salary, with more asking about relocation benefits, training opportunities and advancement. "These kids are financially smarter," says Peter Beaupre, CEO of PCL Construction Enterprises Inc., Denver. "They want five-year stock projections."

Schools and employers point to internship experience as key to winning offers and commanding higher salaries. Yahe-Mah Boye, a Polytechnic graduate, chose to accept a full-time job from DMJM + Harris, her internship employer since freshman year, despite two other attractive offers. "We are planning to set up a Website where college students across the country seeking construction internships and construction firms can link up," says Jim Vockley, executive vice president of Kimmel and Associates, an Asheville, N.C., executive placement firm. The program is designed to be a free service.

To boost its attractiveness to student prospects, PCL has upped its intern count by 127% and is inviting students to headquarters to interact with executives in less intimidating ways than "5 on 1" interviews on campus, says Denny Dahl, its human resources director.

Members of the Class of 2005 meanwhile are relishing their good luck in having so much attention and so much choice. "We were pretty lucky graduating this year," says Boye.

GRAPHIC: photograph, Display. Firms wooed grads at Manhattan College fair in 2003. They worked harder this year., PHOTO LEFT COURTESY OF MANHATTAN COLLEGE;

LOAD-DATE: June 23, 2005

 

[MNews5]

Newsday (New York)
June 19, 2005 Sunday
NASSAU EDITION
SECTION: LI LIFE; Pg. G28
HEADLINE: GRADUATION 2005;

At the head of the class

At this time each year, Newsday introduces its readers to the top high school students graduating on Long Island - the valedictorians. Here are this year's top academic achievers from the high schools in Nassau County, their photographs, a list of their achievements and activities, and their plans for college.

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PAUL EVANS/ST. MARY'S H.S.

GPA: 103.3

ACTIVITIES: Campus Ministry, Bible club, National Honor Society officer, peer group leader, drama club, bowling, blood drive captain

COLLEGE AND MAJOR: Manhattan College, engineering

HOMETOWN: Manhasset

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LOAD-DATE: June 19, 2005

 

[MNews6]

The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
June 16, 2005 Thursday Final Edition
SECTION: ZONE SOUTH - JOHNSON COUNTY A.M.; Pg. 4S
HEADLINE: 2005 All-South Softball Honor Team

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Lyndzie Phillips

Franklin Central

Year: Senior.

Position: Second base.

Stats: .419, 8 doubles, 13 RBIs.

College plans: Manhattan College in New York City.

Quote from coach Kathy Stricker: "Lyndzie is a good example of how hard work pays off. She just kept at it. She was our leading hitter and team MVP this season."

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LOAD-DATE: June 17, 2005

 

[MNews7]

The Journal News (Westchester County, New York)
June 16, 2005 Thursday
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3B
HEADLINE: WHITE PLAINS
BYLINE: Jonathan Bandler

Yonkers man pleads guilty in fatal DWI

Thanksgiving crash killed woman, 54, paralyzed her sister

A drunken driver who killed a Connecticut woman and paralyzed her sister in a wrong-way crash in Pelham on Thanksgiving pleaded guilty yesterday and was promised a sentence of two to six years in state prison.

Peter Roshak, 26, of Yonkers said he could not remember crashing into three cars on the Hutchinson River Parkway early Nov. 25. But he admitted drinking "numerous different things" at three Yonkers bars before getting behind the wheel of his 1995 Infiniti that morning. Roshak eventually ended up speeding north in the highway's southbound lanes between the Sandford Boulevard and Boston Post Road exits.

The third car he hit, a 2003 Lincoln limousine, was taking Dorothy Bauer, 54, and Carolyn O'Boyle, 61, from Danbury, Conn., to Kennedy International Airport as they began their annual trip to Hawaii. Bauer was killed, and O'Boyle was left paralyzed. The driver's back was injured, and the driver of the first car that was hit suffered a broken ankle.

Roshak was driving between 56 and 70 mph just before the crash, and his blood-alcohol content was 0.11 percent two hours after the crash. A level of at least 0.08 percent sustains a driving-while-intoxicated charge in New York, and the speed limit was 50 mph on that part of the parkway.

Roshak pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, second-degree vehicular assault, DWI and reckless endangerment. He had faced up to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge. On questioning by Assistant District Attorney Christine O'Connor, Roshak said he had begun the night drinking at The Grist Mill and then moved on to a pair of McLean Avenue bars, The Hibernian and Fitzy's. The crash occurred about 3:30 a.m.

"He has had a great deal of time to discuss this with me and his family," defense lawyer Geoffrey Orlando said in announcing Roshak's decision to forego a trial. "This is a remorseful young man. This is a tragic case."

Westchester County Judge Joseph Alessandro scheduled sentencing for Sept. 14 and allowed Roshak to remain free on $25,000 bail until then. Roshak, a security guard at Manhattan College who also was taking classes at the school, declined to comment as he left court with relatives and friends.

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Reported from The Quadrangle
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http://www.mcquadrangle.org/)

Nothing new.

 

Sports

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

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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)

FORMER JASPER CHRIS GASKIN TALLIES THREE RBI IN PROFESSIONAL DEBUT

Former Jasper first baseman Chris Gaskin, who was 23rd round (696 overall) selection of the Chicago Cubs in the 2004 MLB First Year Player Draft, made his professional debut last night for the Short Season A Boise Hawks of the Northwest League, going 2-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run scored in helping lead the team to a 7-2 season opening win over the Everett Aquasox.

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 JASON WINGATE SELECTED FOR NIT ALL-STAR TEAM

Riverdale, NY (June 21, 2005)- Manhattan senior guard Jason Wingate is one of 11 players chosen to compete on a college all-star touring team this summer. The NIT All Stars, selected by the organizers of the National Invitation Tournament, will play six games in England and Ireland beginning June 22.

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 KIERA FOX AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN FINAL NCAA SOFTBALL STATISTICS

Riverdale, NY (June 21, 2005)- Manhattan junior shortstop/catcher Kiera Fox completed the 2005 season among the national Division I leaders in two statistical categories after posting a record-breaking season for the Lady Jaspers. Fox ranked third in the nation in home runs per game and seventh in the nation in slugging percentage, leading the MAAC and setting new program records in both categories.

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FORMER JASPER HURLER MIKE PARISI PROMOTED TO PALM BEACH OF THE FLA. ST. LEAGUE

Former Jasper Mike Parisi, a ninth round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinal's a year ago, has earned his second promotion, recently being called up from the full season A Swing of the Quad Cities to the Advanced A Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League.

4***

 

 STEVE BRONDER SIGNS PRO CONTRACT WITH CHICAGO CUBS ORGANIZATION

Riverdale, NY (June 16, 2005)- Manhattan right-handed pitcher Steve Bronder, who just completed his junior season at Manhattan, has signed a professional contract with Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs organization. Bronder, a team co-captain during the 2005 season, went undrafted in the MLB Draft, held earlier this month.

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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/

 

[OtherSports1]

The New York Post
June 16, 2005 Thursday
SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 81
HEADLINE: NET PROSPECT TALKS BIG GAME
BYLINE: FRED KERBER

Arizona State's Ike Diogu, the Pac 10 Player of the Year and the first player to lead that conference in scoring, rebounding and blocks, wants to thank Elton Brand.

And if the Nets draft Diogu, they'll certainly thank him if he plays like Brand.

Diogu, a 6-foot-7, 260-pound power forward, led four prospects who worked out for the Nets yesterday.

Diogu is among a group of power forwards the Nets are considering with the 15th pick in the June 28 NBA draft, although the consensus is he will go later in the first round.

His tweener size figures to hold him back, but Diogu points out that Brand has been considered too small.

"Elton Brand fits that undersized power forward mold, but he helps us undersized guys out because he goes out there and averages 20 and 10," said Diogu (22.6 ppg, 9.8 rpg and 2.34 bpg).

"He opens the door for guys who aren't blessed with tremendous size but go out and give 110 percent."

Also working out yesterday were Kentucky swingman Kelenna Azubuike, Rutgers guard Ricky Shields and Niagara forward Juan Mendez.

Syracuse's Hakim Warrick canceled his workout - he wants to re-schedule - after turning an ankle.

Chris Taft of Pittsburgh, Larry O'Bannon of Louisville, Manhattan College's Peter Mulligan and Marko Lekic of Serbia-Montenegro are set to work out today.

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[OtherSports2]

The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
June 17, 2005 Friday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 1
HEADLINE: New roster of Hawks arrive in town today; Lineup a mixed bag of rookies, 2nd-year players
BYLINE: Nick Jezierny

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Infielders

Chris Gaskin  1B R/R 6-4 230 06/30/83 Rego Park, N.Y  23rd Rd. '04 Manhattan College

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[OtherSports3]

http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/sports/falmouthxsnorton18.htm

June 18, 2005
Falmouth's Norton sizzles
CAPE COD TIMES

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Chatham 4, Orleans 2

CHATHAM - The Athletics took a 2-1 lead at the bottom of the first inning and never looked back against the Cardinals en route to their first victory of the young season.

Manhattan College's Chris Cody struck out five to earn the win for Chatham (1-1), surrendering four hits and walking two in five-plus innings. George Washington's Derrick Lutz was brought in the ninth and picked up his first save of the season.

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[OtherSports4]

SPORTS: Jasper Marcoux infielder does some pitching

http://news.newstimeslive.com/story.php?id=72282&category=Sports

2005-06-19
New Milford Legion gets hand from Marcoux
By Jim Stout THE NEWS-TIMES

New Milford shortstop Alex Crowcroft, right, steps on second base to retire Kyle Faucher (1) of Waterbury and sets to throw to first in an attempt to complete a double play during Saturday's American Legion Zone V game.

NEW MILFORD — Ryan Marcoux can count on the fingers of one baseball glove the number of times he's pitched in recent seasons. Five might be stretching it a bit, too.

But this is the American Legion season, where the games can be numerous and the arms in short supply. Anyone with a relatively healthy wing has to be able to wing it on short notice.

Marcoux showed on Saturday he can wing it with the best of them. The Manhattan College freshman infielder pitched a complete game three-hitter and finished by retiring the last seven batters in order as New Milford won its first game of the season, beating previously undefeated Waterbury 5-1 in a Zone V game at Volunteers Field.

Marcoux, an all-area shortstop at New Milford High and a second baseman/third baseman for coach Steve Trimper at Manhattan, surrendered two of Waterbury's hits in the fourth inning. That's when Waterbury (5-1, 2-1) scored a run on back-to-back, two-out doubles by Ken Kerski and Bill Finlay to take a 1-0 lead. After that, however, all Marcoux gave up was a fifth-inning single to Kyle Faucher. By then, New Milford (1-2, 1-1) had a 5-1 lead, courtesy of a five-run home fourth inning, one highlighted by a two-run single by catcher Mike Helmus.

New Milford, the second-place team in Zone V a year ago, produced just three hits for the game off Crosby High junior right-hander Suriel Vargas, all in the fourth inning. But three hits on this day were plenty, given their timeliness and given the performance by Marcoux (1-0).

"To get a game like that out of Ryan, who probably hasn't pitched five games in five years, was a huge boost," said New Milford coach Dan Olson. "I knew he had the stuff to do it; he's pitched for us on occasion in the past. But I'm surprised that he was able to do it for seven innings right off the bat and be so strong in the end."

Marcoux, who batted .239 at Manhattan this spring as a utility infielder (11-for-46), knows that he has to take his utility role one step further this summer in order for his American Legion team to be successful.

"There are so many games between teams in our own zone and the games against teams in other zones, you need all the pitchers you can get,'' said Marcoux.

"After we dropped our first two games, I was just hoping to come in here today and give our team the chance to win and do everything I could. Fortunately, I felt good. My pitches were all working for the most part. My best pitch was probably my slider, though at the beginning I had trouble spotting it. We got timely hitting, and that's what we needed. Sometimes it doesn't take a lot, just a few timely hits.''

For the first three innings, New Milford didn't get any hits of any kind off Vargas, who fanned five batters during that time and finished with nine strikeouts for the game.

But C.J. Perrone opened the fourth inning by getting hit by a pitch. A walk to Marcoux, a single by Alex Crowcroft and Evan Noonan's bases-loaded walk tied the game at 1-1. Josh McSherry followed with an RBI single to give New Milford the lead at 2-1, still with nobody out.

Vargas came close to escaping the inning without further damage, striking out two more batters and getting ahead on the count against Helmus, the No. 9 hitter.

But Helmus, New Milford High's lefty-hitting catcher, worked the count to 3-2, then fouled off a pitch deep to left field before slapping his two-run double to the corner in left, increasing his team's lead to 4-1. McSherry scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-1. "Mike's double really picked us up," said Marcoux. "We had a few in at that point, but by getting those two extra runs was huge. Getting that much added insurance allowed everyone the chance to relax a little more in the end. And Mike called such a good game, too."

New Milford, which lost 3-2 on Friday night to Zone I power Bristol, faces Oakville today at the Taft School in Watertown.

"I told our guys that with the way we've played so far this season, we easily could be 3-0," said Olson. "A couple of more timely hits like we had today and we probably would be 3-0. Hopefully, this gets us going."

Waterbury (5-1, 2-1) 000Ø100Ø0Ø—Ø1Ø3Ø0
New Milford (1-2, 1-1) 000Ø500ØxØ—Ø5Ø3Ø1

BATTERIES: Waterbury: Suriel Vargas and Kyle Faucher. New Milford: Ryan Marcoux and Mike Helmus. WP: Marcoux (1-0). LP: Vargas (0-1). SO: Vargas 9, Marcoux 5. BB: Vargas 3, Marcoux 2. 2B: Ken Kerski (W), Bill Finlay (W), Helmus (NM). RBI: Waterbury: Finlay. New Milford: Evan Noonan, Josh McSherry, Helmus 2.

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[OtherSports5]

[JasperJottingsEditorial] MC hosts a star. Good press if nothing else.

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/06/19/sports/local/doc42b4f6e09850f835449936.txt

 Sunday, June 19, 2005 6:01 AM CDT
College basketball: Jacobson to travel overseas with NIT All-Star squad

By MATT COSS, Courier Sports Writer

CEDAR FALLS -- He'll practice under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden.

He'll sit in one of George Steinbrenner's suites at Yankee Stadium.

If that wasn't enough, Ben Jacobson will visit London and Ireland for a week.

The Northern Iowa senior-to-be is one of 12 collegiate players participating on the 2005 NIT All-Star Tour basketball squad.

"It's going to be a neat experience," said Jacobson, who left for the two-week event Saturday. "It's three places I've never been before, and from a basketball standpoint I get to play with a group of pretty good players."

The team, which also includes Oklahoma's Kevin Bookout, Providence's Donnie McGrath and Ohio's Leon Williams, will practice for four days at Manhattan College in New York.

From there, they'll fly to London to play four pro teams in the British League. The team, coached by veteran ABA and Italian League all-star George Bucci, will then compete in Ireland against a pair of Junior National Teams before returning home the first week of July.

"It will be a good process to go through, having to adapt to different teammates and a different coach," Jacobson said. "We'll see some good competition overseas, and it allows me to get some extra games under my belt during the summer."

The NIT contacted UNI head coach Greg McDermott about Jacobson in January. They watched him compete several times this past year on national television — at Creighton and at home against Western Michigan. Jacobson scored 20 or more points in both of those games.

"It's really a credit to my coaches and teammates," Jacobson said. "Because of the success we've had as a team, opportunities like this have become available."

Jacobson, like the entire UNI men's basketball team, usually spends the summer competing in the Prime Time League. While he'll continue to do that once he returns, he enjoys the change.

"It's something different, different competition," he said. "In Prime Time, it's my fourth year now and it's a lot of the same competition.

"Now, I'm getting to play with a group of guys who are all top players in their respective conferences and it will give me quite a bit of confidence."

Jacobson, who averaged 18 points per game this past year, is the fifth Missouri Valley Conference player to compete on the team in the last four years. Creighton's Brody Deren, Southern Illinois' Kent Williams, Drake's Luke McDonald and Wichita State's Paul Miller have participated in the past.

"The contacts he'll make in New York City for four or five days, knowing the NIT, that will be beneficial for him down the road," McDermott said. "It's going to be a great experience."

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From: Google Alerts
Subject: Google Alert - "manhattan college" -"marymount manhattan college" -"borough of manhattan college"
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:26:34 +0000
College basketball: Jacobson to travel overseas with NIT All-Star ...
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA

... which also includes Oklahoma's Kevin Bookout, Providence's Donnie McGrath and Ohio's Leon Williams, will practice for four days at Manhattan College in New York ...

 

 

EMAIL FROM JASPERS

Email01

From: Jennifer Ernst [Manhattan College - College Relations]
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:45 AM
To: Reinke
Subject: Question re: upcoming Jasper Jottings

Dear John,

We received an inquiry here in College Relations from a Rev. Dieuner Joseph that I was hoping you could help us answer! Rev. Joseph tells us that his publisher was contacted by you about his new book for "the Manhattan weekly alumni paper" to be cited on June 19th. I am assuming that this is for the Jasper Jottings email -- is that right? If you could confirm that for me, I'd be grateful! Also, Rev. Joseph had asked for a copy of the paper when it was published -- should I direct him to www.jasperjottings.com?

Many thanks for any help you can provide!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Ernst

--

Jennifer Ernst
Publications Officer, Manhattan College

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From: Reinke(nsteinian monster) [From a dedicated email address used for all Jasper activities]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 4:23 PM
To: Jennifer Ernst
Subject: Re: Question re: upcoming Jasper Jottings

Hi Jennifer,

That's correct. Author House published a press release about the new self-published book and the release mentioned "MC". I picked it up for the next release of Jottings. In the release, Author House asked for acknowledgement for use. So I sent them the required email. I am planning to push it on Sunday. As you can probably guess, I specifically described Jasper Jottings as an unofficial alumni ezine with no connection to the College. Why they'd come directly to you all is a mystery to me?

This week's issue can be read on Sunday at:

http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20050619.htm 

Hope this helps,
John

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From: Jennifer Ernst
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:28 AM
To: Reinkensteinian monster [From a dedicated email address used for all Jasper activities]
Subject: Re: Question re: upcoming Jasper Jottings

Dear John,

Thanks for getting back to me! I’ll pass the information along to the author. Not sure how I got involved in this chain either, but it’s certainly no problem, and I’m sure the Rev. Joseph will be delighted at being mentioned in Jasper Jottings!

Thanks for your help,
Jennifer

===

[MCDB: Dieuner Joseph (1990) ]

 

Email02

From: McFadden, Michael J. (1973)
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings....

Hi John!  :)

Two notes:

First of all, that's an impressive number of views!  LOL!  My Antibrains page has only had about 7,000 in over a year and a half! (Although we may be mixing apples and oranges here a bit: 7,000 "unique visitors" may be different than "views.")  Plus, you should realize that many folks probably simply read the newsletter in their email and never actually go to read it on the site (should we be?  Are we missing things?)

Secondly, you should be aware that if you're getting bounced emails from AOL addresses that the fault is probably with AOL itself.   AOL consistently bounces half of all emails sent to me that include my tripod URL in the body text (  ####  without the spaces inserted) and I believe I've missed several newsletter mailings where tripod addys were in the body.   There may also be other "triggers" that AOL is bouncing mails on as well.   When I've gone to the "help" area of AOL to complain I get told that all the folks from all the various domains and ISPs sending me emails need to go to THEIR "system administrators" to talk about the problem and make THEM get in touch with the "AOL Postmaster."  Sheeesh!

OK!  Keep up the great work!   One personal note:  I'll be in Las Vegas from June 26th through July 1st giving some presentations and participating in a conference on smokers' rights and activism!  If anyone wants to see more about that they can visit smokersclubinc.com and click on the link at the top of the page.

   :)

Michael

--

Michael J. McFadden

Author of "Dissecting Antismokers' Brains" http://www.smokersclubinc.com/antibrains.html http://smokersclubinc.com

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From: Reinke(nsteinian monster) [From a dedicated email address used for all Jasper activities]
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:33 PM
To: McFadden, Michael J. (1973)
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings....

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your email. You know what a loosey goosey operation I run here. Basically, we have two ways to measure readership -- participating in the distribution and / or reading it at the website. I just like to have a feel for readership just to know if it is worth the effort. Quiting would certain free up a bunch of time. But, as long as there's a community and I can’t get the College to leap into this century, I'll keep doing it.

As an aside, I have never been contacted by any faculty member in any discipline to address a class, allow student to participate in individual journalism, publish student's writings, or any such activities. It's stunning to me. It's a tremendous resource. For example, a student who wants to write has people reading this who work in the industry. For business students could have access to alums that are senior level execs. Comp sci students have access to a slew of techie execs. I don't understand it.

Any way. As far as readership, there is a great difference between your "unique visitors" which would equate to registered users at the yahoo group. Page views may be from unknown readers, but it could also could be registered user who has declined the email. So all in all, it is nothing more than an indication of readership. I also try to develop a metric around participation and updating. Participation in email conversations or linking people is a good measure that people have found a value in it. Updating my automatic address book is an indication that people are interested in staying connected. So based on these four metrics, I know there are people out there who are interested.

I also send an invite in the fall to every student. Luckily the College leaves the online directory pretty open. I don't spam them. I just send one email to invite them to participate. By my metric, about 10% stay connected for the entire year. Most if they stay that long, update their email when they graduate. I hope to "capture" more eyeballs this way in the future.

You've have no reason to worry about missing stuff. There is essentially no difference between the web site and the email unless I highlight it. For example sometimes there's a picture or big pdf or stuff that just can't translate to the ascii text only newsletter. The newsletter is straight text and can't carry a virus. There's no active content for people to worry about. I did it this way so that people who were nervous about introducing the pink slip virus into their work environment didn't have to worry about Jottings.

AOL is a major PIA. For the years I have been doing it, I've never seen a month go by without problems. sometimes AOL takes the ezine and turns it mush.

Just got back from Vegas, too bad, we could have gotten together and compared.

Chat soon,
Good wishes,
John'68

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From: McFadden, Michael J. (1973)
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings....

In a message dated 6/19/2005 12:33:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Reinke writes:

Just got back from Vegas, too bad, we could have gotten together and compared.

LOL!  Serendipity barely missed!   :>

Thanks for the email... and good luck at dragging the College into the new millennium!  :)

  :)

Michael

 

 

Email03

From: Reinke(nsteinian monster) [From a dedicated email address used for all Jasper activities]
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:25 AM
To: Stephen DeSalvo
Subject: Heads up

Stephen,

The alumni online database is returning Microsoft SQL errors as opposed to data. I can get you more information if you need it. Probably the database squirrel, gerbil, or other rodent needs a Monday morning kick start. ;-)

john'68

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From: Stephen Desalvo [2000]
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:30 AM
To: Reinke(nsteinian monster) [From a dedicated email address used for all Jasper activities]
Subject: RE: Heads up

Thanks John I will look into it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Stephen J. DeSalvo
Alumni Relations
Manhattan College
100 Memorial Hall
Riverdale, NY 10471

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Email04

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:40 PM
To: John Reinke
Subject: Bill Burke'64

Dear John,

       Last week I sent you a notice that Bill Burke,Esq. '64 had died suddenly at the age of 63. Bill was also a graduate of Manhattan Prep. Some of his classmates circulated some e-mails to their classmates. Here is one from Robert Silverson, Esq. Prep '60. There are two others that I will pass on to you.

                          Best,

                                 Mike McEneney, Esq. '53

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Dear Brothers:

I had the privilege of working with Bill in 1983-1984 when we were law partners. You will not be surprised to hear that I found him to be a brilliant lawyer who not only knew the law, what the legislative intent of the law was and why it as enacted, but what the law should be and he took steps many times to change it. He did all this with great enthusiasm rarely seen in our profession and can tell you, without reservation, that he was truly a " lawyer's lawyer". I will miss him, his sharp wit and sense of humor, the great pride he always expressed for his wife and children and his " joie de vive". My heart aches for the loss to his family and the fact Bill never got to see his grandchild. I pray for him and that his family will find peace and love at this most difficult time in their lives.

St. John Baptist de la Salle.........
Live Jesus in our hearts.............

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Here is an e-mail from Hugh O'Rourke, Manhattan Prep '60

Sorry to hear about Bill who as others have said always had a kind word to say to everyone. To me it was "how are you doing big red" inspite of the fact white hair has dominated my scalp for many a year. Bill was always generous to others, bubbly, ever ready with a story at our reunions, with a memory for everything that happened in those four years at the Prep and who it happened to.

He will appreciate the outpouring of grief/shock that we have witnessed over the last few days and the number of friends he had who cherish his memory.

I will be thinking of Bill on Tuesday as I continue to think about Jim Heavy, people who touch you in a certain way and who you never forget. 

As Jim Powers said, if we are doing something as a group for Bill and his family let me know.

Hugh

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Dear John,

                Here is a posting from Peter Gallaher, '65. As you can see Bill was a great effect on a lot of people. His Harvard Law Degree never interfered with his attachment to his old friends. He was truly a great Jasper who will be missed.

                 May He Rest In Peace.
                               Mike McEneney

How the sun rose today, hesitant and shy
Behind a curtain of thin clouds across the sky.
How the silent birds stood back
Their song less feeding told the lack
Of joy, of life suddenly gone slack .
This is the first day on earth without my friend.
Bill Burke, who was easy to love, is dead.
Why should not the sun rise hesitant,
Lovers of bird’s song wonder at silence.
Calm the air calmer still my soul
Nothing stirs at the center of all
And I imagine heaven’s gates have closed
Behind him whose jolly voice disposed
Of worry, sorrow and despair.
Now, I must let my heart give him to God’s care
But I don't know.  I don't know.
It is so very hard to let him go.

==

"When walking just walk.  When sitting just sit.  Above all, don't wobble."  Basho

St. John Baptist de la Salle.........  Live Jesus in our hearts............. Joh

 

 

Jaspers found web-wise

JFound1

http://www.ndtv.com/ent/booksreview.asp?id=1695&bookname=4th+of+July+

4th of July
 Category: Fiction 
Author: James Patterson 
Publisher: Headline 
Price: Rs 395 

A young man is found dead in a seedy hotel room; electrocuted in his bath with a toaster.

This is the second electrocution murder Lindsay Boxer has come across and the message left in graffiti on the wall at the scene of the crime is the same: NOBODY CARES ANYMORE.

What does it refer to? The one clue Lindsay and her partner Jacobi have is that a black Mercedes was spotted at the scene of both murders.

But when they follow a car they think is connected, they get more than they bargained for.

Full of the high suspense and fast-moving plotlines for which James Patterson is best known, this promises to be the most exciting Women's Murder Club case yet.

About the Author

James Patterson has had nine international bestsellers in a row-Along Came A Spider, Kiss The Girls, Jack And Jill, Cat And Mouse, When the Wind Blows, Pop Goes The Weasel etc.

In addition to writing novels, Mr Patterson served as chairman of J Walter Thompson, North America from 1990 to 1996.

He began his advertising career as a junior copywriter with the company in 1971 and went on to become the youngest executive creative director and youngest chief executive officer in the company's history.

He made his mark at the agency by creating award-winning campaigns for Kodak, Bell Atlantic, Bristol-Myers and others.

He collaborated with advertising colleague Peter Kim to produce the nonfiction bestseller The Day America Told the Truth.

Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York. He graduated summa cum laude with a BA in English from Manhattan College and summa cum laude with an MA in English from Vanderbilt University. James Patterson lives in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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[JR: from New Deli India. Ain’t the internet something?]

 

JFound2

[JR: A big post. But I think worth it. I had to parse it into parts to fit it.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/
20c8d80ee8bfe91/99ee6ec8236bc5d8?q=%22manhattan+college%22#99ee6ec8236bc5d8

<Archive Obituaries> Dennis Day (June 22nd 1988)

From: "Bill Schenley"
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:43:26 GMT
Local: Wed,Jun 22 2005 1:43 am 
Subject: <Archive Obituaries> Dennis Day (June 22nd 1988)

Dennis Day, Irish Tenor Who Rose To Fame On Jack Benny Show, Dies

Photo: http://great-song-stylists-uk.­com/Al%20Jolson/Radio6/Dennisd­ay.JPG  

FROM:  The Los Angeles Times (June 23rd 1988) ~
By Edward J. Boyer, Staff Writer

Dennis Day, the perennial "kid" singer whose signature line -- "Oh, Mr. Benny" -- was enough to generate thunderous studio applause on Jack Benny's radio and television shows, died Wednesday night of a degenerative nerve and muscle disorder. He was 71.

Day, whose hare-brained antics drove Benny to distraction for nearly 25 years, was critically injured in a fall in his Brentwood home in March. The accident ruptured several blood vessels in his brain.

Day, whose family took him home Monday from St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica after a 17-day stay, died at 10:20 p.m., said Day's daughter, Margaret McEniry.

McEniry told United Press International that she and Day's nine other children were with him when he died. However, his wife, Peggy, was hospitalized Wednesday morning after suffering a mild heart attack. She was informed of her husband's death and was expected to be released from St. John's Hospital today, McEniry said.

Nerve Disorder

Last year, doctors said Day was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare, fatal nerve disorder commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

A mischievous leprechaun of an Irish tenor, Day was also a talented mimic who would bury Benny beneath a cascade of dialects and characters, only stopping when the exasperated comedian would sigh and say, "Oh, for heaven's sake. Sing, Dennis."

And sing he did in his smooth, lilting tenor. His selections ranged from "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, That's an Irish Lullaby" to the lively, foot-tapping "MacNamara's Band."

A Native of New York City, Day intended to enroll in law school at Fordham University after graduating from Manhattan College in 1939. But a recording of his songs that he mailed to Benny's wife, Mary Livingston, changed those plans permanently. Livingston persuaded her husband to give Day a 2-week tryout.

"I was a green kid out of college when I joined the show Oct. 8, 1939," Day said. "I'll never forget it. I was scared stiff. But he (Benny) was like a father to me, so kind and gentle. Two weeks went into practically 35 years."

'Green Kid'

To Benny, however, Day remained that "green kid." When the singer was well into his 40s, Benny still called him "the kid."

A devout Catholic, Day married Margaret Ellen Almquist in 1948. The couple had 10 children.

In interviews in the past few years, he would smile uncomfortably, and concede, "I have a tough time remembering the kids," when he could not recall his married children's names.

Day was born Owen Patrick McNulty. He legally changed his name to Dennis Day in 1944, only to change it back to McNulty in 1947, "just to keep the Ancient Order of Hibernians happy."

Despite the lame-brain character he played on the Benny shows, he was an astute businessman. Scrutinizing NBC's scenery budget for his own show in 1953, he decided to build his own sets and save the difference.

The network argued that transporting the sets would offset the savings, but Day bought a building near the theater where the show was produced. He put two stores in front. Rentals repaid his investment, covered maintenance and provided a small profit.

Silver Dollars

One of his hobbies as a child was collecting silver dollars. In 1951, he signed a contract to sing at a Reno night club, and he included in the fine print that he be paid in silver dollars.

Although he specialized in Irish ballads like "Danny Boy," and appeared in eight films, Day was best known for his playful encounters with Benny.

"There was an empathy between us," Day said.

The comedian showed up at Day's home on Christmas Day, 1957, wearing a Santa Claus outfit, beard and all. The disguise almost worked, Day said, until Benny pulled out his violin and began to play.

Benny's radio show started in 1932 and remained on the air until 1954. He continued on television for another decade after that. The singer and comedian remained friends until Benny's death in 1974.

In recent years, Day sang at conventions, fairs, churches and clubs. He continued to make appearances at benefits, despite the fact that he was confined to a wheelchair.

Encore Performance

In 1985, he teamed for the first time with his sister-in-law, Ann Blyth, at an appearance in Downey. They were such a hit, that they agreed to an encore performance at El Camino College in Torrance.

Among Day's popular recordings were "Peg of My Heart" and "Clancy Lowered the Boom." His films included "Buck Benny Rides Again," "Music in Manhattan," "One Sunday Afternoon" and "Melody Time."

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for the more professional ring of Dennis Day and made the rounds of auditions. His first job was as a tenor on Ray Bloch's ''Varieties'' program on CBS radio. He earned $21, of which 10 percent went to his agent.

 

Jack Benny was auditioning tenors in 1939, and Mr. Day's name was added to the list of candidates by Mary Livingston, who was married to Benny and was a member of his cast, and who happened to hear Mr. Day sing on the radio. He was chosen over 100 other singers.

He appeared with other members of the Benny troupe - among them Miss Livingston, Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, Phil Harris and Andy Devine - in a 1940 film, ''Buck Benny Rides Again.'' He also appeared in other films on his own, including ''Music in Manhattan'' and ''I'll Get By.''

Mr. Day married Margaret Ellen Almquist, a radio and film singer, in 1948.

He is survived by his wife, a brother, 10 children and 13 grandchildren.

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Subject: <Archive Obituaries> Dennis Day (June 22nd 1988)
Dennis Day, Irish Tenor Who Rose To Fame On Jack Benny Show, Dies
Photo: http://great-song-stylists-uk.­com/Al%20Jolson/Radio6/Dennisd­ay.JPG  
FROM:  The Los Angeles Times (June 23rd 1988) ~
By Edward J. Boyer, Staff Writer

Dennis Day, the perennial "kid" singer whose signature line -- "Oh, Mr. Benny" -- was enough to generate thunderous studio applause on Jack Benny's radio and television shows, died Wednesday night of a degenerative nerve and muscle disorder. He was 71.

Day, whose hare-brained antics drove Benny to distraction for nearly 25 years, was critically injured in a fall in his Brentwood home in March. The accident ruptured several blood vessels in his brain.

Day, whose family took him home Monday from St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica after a 17-day stay, died at 10:20 p.m., said Day's daughter, Margaret McEniry.

McEniry told United Press International that she and Day's nine other children were with him when he died. However, his wife, Peggy, was hospitalized Wednesday morning after suffering a mild heart attack. She was informed of her husband's death and was expected to be released from St. John's Hospital today, McEniry said.

Nerve Disorder

Last year, doctors said Day was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare, fatal nerve disorder commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

A mischievous leprechaun of an Irish tenor, Day was also a talented mimic who would bury Benny beneath a cascade of dialects and characters, only stopping when the exasperated comedian would sigh and say, "Oh, for heaven's sake. Sing, Dennis."

And sing he did in his smooth, lilting tenor. His selections ranged from "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, That's an Irish Lullaby" to the lively, foot-tapping "MacNamara's Band."

A Native of New York City, Day intended to enroll in law school at Fordham University after graduating from Manhattan College in 1939. But a recording of his songs that he mailed to Benny's wife, Mary Livingston, changed those plans permanently. Livingston persuaded her husband to give Day a 2-week tryout.

"I was a green kid out of college when I joined the show Oct. 8, 1939," Day said. "I'll never forget it. I was scared stiff. But he (Benny) was like a father to me, so kind and gentle. Two weeks went into practically 35 years."

'Green Kid'

To Benny, however, Day remained that "green kid." When the singer was well into his 40s, Benny still called him "the kid."

A devout Catholic, Day married Margaret Ellen Almquist in 1948. The couple had 10 children.

In interviews in the past few years, he would smile uncomfortably, and concede, "I have a tough time remembering the kids," when he could not recall his married children's names.

Day was born Owen Patrick McNulty. He legally changed his name to Dennis Day in 1944, only to change it back to McNulty in 1947, "just to keep the Ancient Order of Hibernians happy."

Despite the lame-brain character he played on the Benny shows, he was an astute businessman. Scrutinizing NBC's scenery budget for his own show in 1953, he decided to build his own sets and save the difference.

The network argued that transporting the sets would offset the savings, but Day bought a building near the theater where the show was produced. He put two stores in front. Rentals repaid his investment, covered maintenance and provided a small profit.

Silver Dollars

One of his hobbies as a child was collecting silver dollars. In 1951, he signed a contract to sing at a Reno night club, and he included in the fine print that he be paid in silver dollars.

Although he specialized in Irish ballads like "Danny Boy," and appeared in eight films, Day was best known for his playful encounters with Benny.

"There was an empathy between us," Day said.

The comedian showed up at Day's home on Christmas Day, 1957, wearing a Santa Claus outfit, beard and all. The disguise almost worked, Day said, until Benny pulled out his violin and began to play.

Benny's radio show started in 1932 and remained on the air until 1954. He continued on television for another decade after that. The singer and comedian remained friends until Benny's death in 1974.

In recent years, Day sang at conventions, fairs, churches and clubs. He continued to make appearances at benefits, despite the fact that he was confined to a wheelchair.

Encore Performance

In 1985, he teamed for the first time with his sister-in-law, Ann Blyth, at an appearance in Downey. They were such a hit, that they agreed to an encore performance at El Camino College in Torrance.

Among Day's popular recordings were "Peg of My Heart" and "Clancy Lowered the Boom." His films included "Buck Benny Rides Again," "Music in Manhattan," "One Sunday Afternoon" and "Melody Time."

---

Photo:  http://users.ultinet.net/~kfo/­gdennis.jpg

for the more professional ring of Dennis Day and made the rounds of auditions. His first job was as a tenor on Ray Bloch's ''Varieties'' program on CBS radio. He earned $21, of which 10 percent went to his agent.

Jack Benny was auditioning tenors in 1939, and Mr. Day's name was added to the list of candidates by Mary Livingston, who was married to Benny and was a member of his cast, and who happened to hear Mr. Day sing on the radio. He was chosen over 100 other singers.

He appeared with other members of the Benny troupe - among them Miss Livingston, Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, Phil Harris and Andy Devine - in a 1940 film, ''Buck Benny Rides Again.'' He also appeared in other films on his own, including ''Music in Manhattan'' and ''I'll Get By.''

Mr. Day married Margaret Ellen Almquist, a radio and film singer, in 1948.

He is survived by his wife, a brother, 10 children and 13 grandchildren.

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Photo:  http://www.dbfer.net/maindocs/­otr/otrimages/DennisDay.jpg

 

 

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BILL GATES, ROBBER BARON
May 26, 2005
by Joe Sobran

[Originally published by the Universal Press Syndicate, May 13, 1998]

The federal government wants to protect us from Bill Gates.

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The action is based on the contention that the inclusion would give Microsoft too great a competitive advantage over its less successful rivals.

Does anyone notice something a little bit odd here? The institution that gave us the atomic bomb is offering to protect us from a company that gives us personal computers.

I must be stupid. I've never understood why concentrations of private property are more dangerous than concentrations of coercive power.

I went to government schools where I was constantly told about the evils of 19th-century "robber barons" who sought monopolies, while I was taught that 20th-century governments -- which had slaughtered tens of millions of people -- would protect people like me. Of course there were distinctions between good and bad governments. The Hitler government was bad; the Roosevelt government was good. (The Stalin government was at first thought to be good, by an innocent mistake on the part of our government, but later turned out to be bad.)

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Personally, I don't feel threatened by Bill Gates. Bill Gates can't take a penny of my earnings if I don't want him to have it. I don't have to work for him for the first four months of the year. He can't put me in prison for refusing to pay him or for disobeying his orders. He can't break into my house and search for drugs. He can't send my sons to war. He hasn't incinerated any religious sects, and none of his agents has shot a mother in the head while she was holding her baby. He doesn't even seem interested in doing any of these things.

And Barney Frank doesn't work for him. That's my shorthand way of saying that I can't imagine Gates hiring the sort of people who run the federal government.

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People who create things nowadays can expect to be prosecuted by highly moralistic people who are incapable of creating anything. There is no way to measure the chilling effect on innovation that results from the threats of taxation, regulation, and prosecution against anything that succeeds. We'll never know how many ideas our government has aborted in the name of protecting us.

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You have to admire how this guy thinks. Many times it's been said that one criminal can't harm me as much as one government employee trying to help me. When you think that 1 out of 4 workers work for the “government' and one social security recipient lives on the back of six workers, then you get some idea of the heavy lifting that the working class has to exert to lift the taking class. We are clearly headed in the wrong direction. Even if we the working class tried to shake the chains, we can't. All we can do is try to “game” the system, work the margins, and seek alternatives.

If you go to that island that economists love so much, then when the 24 fishermen get tired of feeding the six government employees and the one retiree, they'll just stop fishing. And then, who'll starve?

And that’s the last word.

Curmudgeon

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GBu. GBA.