Sunday 25 September 2005

Dear Jaspers,

705  are active on the Distribute site.

This month, we had 121 views on 9/23 and 5,123 over the last month. I happened to check Google and Yahoo search and both are returning Jasper Jottings in the first page of results.

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This issue is at:    http://tinyurl.com/c4gnv    

Which is another way of saying

http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20050925.htm

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In a prior issue, I inadvertently “collected” something that one reader took issue with me including in the distribution. So, to prevent that from happening in the future, I’m instituting two new RULES:

(1)   Anything sent to me that is NOT for publication must be marked “NOT FOR PUBLICATION” in the subject line and the first line of the message.

(2)   Anything sent to “distribute-jasper-jottings at yahoo.com” or my “jasper jottings” email address (JXYMXU7SN5HO9D at Comcast.net) is ASSUMED to be for distribution.

I apologize for any trouble that I have caused. If anything makes me quit this hobby, it’s this type of reaction.

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CALENDAR OF JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT

SEPTEMBER

Thursday, September 29, 2005, 7 - 10 pm
Latino Alumni Club Recognition Awards Celebration
Location: Thomas Hall/Faculty Dinning

 

October 10th - Columbus Day Golf Classic *New Venue*

October 12th - Career Fair October 13th & Philadelphia Club Networking Reception

October 21st - Manhattan Madness

October 26th - Westchester/Putnam 2005-06 Men's & Womans's Basketball Preview
Guest Speakers: Bobby Gonzalez & Myndi Hill    6:30pm
Location: Westchester Hills  Country Club  White Plains, NY

October 27th - SW Florida Club Golf Outing

October 30th - Alumni Brunch at Open House

 

November 2nd - New York City Club Fall Networking Reception

November 5th - Broderick Scholarship Dinner

November 16th - Treasure Coast Club Luncheon

November 18th - Miami Club Luncheon

 

December 3rd - Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner

December 10th - Gulf Coast Club Christmas Dinner

 

 

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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Iraq
- - Lara, Angel (2002)
- - Sekhri, Sachin (2000)
- Unknown location
- - Lynch, Chris (1991)
- Uzbekistan
- - 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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Any Jaspers in NOLA, or any of the impacted areas?

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

"Never let yesterday use up too much of today."

- Will Roger

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Exhortation

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_developments

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Search crews reached more devastated neighborhoods, causing the death toll in Louisiana to jump by 90 to 736 as of Monday. The toll across the Gulf Coast was 973.

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Amazing as it sounds, the death toll is a full order of magnitude less than projected. One can only pray for their souls and hold the politicians and government completely accountable for their failures.

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

Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases)

 

0

Good_News

 

4

Obits

 

2

Jaspers_in_the_News

 

2

Manhattan_in_the_News

 

3

Sports

 

7

Email From Jaspers

 

0

Jaspers found web-wise

 

0

MC mentioned web-wise

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class

Name

Section

????

Duffy,  John J.

JNews1

1940

Boverini, Manlio

Obit3

1940

Fleming, Thomas J.

Obit2

1950

Rohan,  Thomas P. Jr.

Obit1

1953

McEneney, Mike

Email02

1957

Obermaier, Otto

Email02

1957

Oefelein,  Joseph

Email07

1968

Goll, Jack

Email06

1968

Kenny, Robert

Updates

1968

Mooney, Richard F.

Updates

1971

Byrnes, Christopher I.

JNews2

1974

Rieth, Regina T.

Obit4

1976

Foudy, Richard J.

Updates

1977

Khury, Maria

Email01

1980

Schriefer, Russ

Headquarters1

1985

Gonzalez, Hector

Email01

1992

Jalkut, Stephen

Updates

1994

Pellettieri, Gina

Email04

2002

Lara, Angel

Email03

 

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class

Name

Section

1940

Boverini, Manlio

Obit3

1971

Byrnes, Christopher I.

JNews2

????

Duffy,  John J.

JNews1

1940

Fleming, Thomas J.

Obit2

1976

Foudy, Richard J.

Updates

1968

Goll, Jack

Email06

1985

Gonzalez, Hector

Email01

1992

Jalkut, Stephen

Updates

1968

Kenny, Robert

Updates

1977

Khury, Maria

Email01

2002

Lara, Angel

Email03

1953

McEneney, Mike

Email02

1968

Mooney, Richard F.

Updates

1957

Obermaier, Otto

Email02

1957

Oefelein,  Joseph

Email07

1994

Pellettieri, Gina

Email04

1974

Rieth, Regina T.

Obit4

1950

Rohan,  Thomas P. Jr.

Obit1

1980

Schriefer, Russ

Headquarters1

 

 

[Messages from Headquarters

(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

*** Headquarters1 ***

http://www.manhattan.edu/alumni_friends/nycevents.php

Fall 2005 Networking Reception
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Mutual of America
320 Park Avenue
New York, NY
 

Guest Speaker
Russ Schriefer '80
Founding Partner
The Stevens & Schriefer Group

A successful political strategist and media consultant, Mr. Schriefer served as program director for the 2004 republican national convention and was a member of the "Maverick" media team that produced all advertising for George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. 

Winner of 7 Pollie Awards

$25 Per Per Person
(Includes open bar & hor d'oeuvres)
Pre-Registration is Required

Online Registration

[JR:  Note, as of Friday 9/23 8AM, I found that the link was not working. You’re mileage may vary. ]

 

 

Honors

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None

 

Weddings

*** Wedding1 ***

None

 

Births

*** Birth1 ***

None

 

Engagements

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None

 

Graduations

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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 Union Leader (Manchester NH)
September 14, 2005 Wednesday STATE EDITION
SECTION: OBITUARY; Pg. A7
HEADLINE: Thomas P. Rohan Jr.

BEDFORD -- Thomas P. Rohan Jr., 77, died Sept. 13, 2005, at his home.

He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Aug. 26, 1928, the son of Thomas P. and Honorah (Moriarty) Rohan Sr. He has lived in Bedford since 1978.

While living in N.Y. he attended local schools and in 1950 received a bachelor's degree in business from Manhattan College. He received a law degree from St. John's University in 1956, where he was president of the Student Bar Association.

He served 21 months in the Korean War in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Rohan worked for many years for Allied Stores in New York, and later transferred to Bedford to become the general manager of Jordan Marsh. He retired in1991.

He loved his family and spending time with his grandchildren. He enjoyed fishing. He will be remembered for his dry sense of humor, and his kindness and thoughtfulness.

Family members include his wife of 49 years, Luz (Barrios) Rohan of Bedford; two daughters, Barbara Turmelle of Bedford and Patricia Rohan of Goffstown; two sons, Thomas P. Rohan III of Mt. Lakes, N.J., and Steven Rohan, of Brookeville, Md.; six grandchildren; a sister, Mary McCartney, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three brothers, Patrick Rohan of New Fairfield, Conn., Timothy Rohan, of Greensboro, N.C., and John Rohan, of Clifton Park, N.Y.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Lambert Funeral Home and Crematory, 1799 Elm St., corner of North Street.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday in St. Elizabeth Seton Church. Burial will follow in the Bedford Center Cemetery.

Memorial donations can be made to the Home Health Hospice Care, 22 Prospect St., Nashua 03060.

For more information, go to www.lambertfuneralhome.com.

LOAD-DATE: September 15, 2005

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/09/22/charlene_smith_was_active_in_church/

Thomas Rohan Jr., store manager; 77

BEDFORD, N.H. -- In the span of six years, Thomas P. Rohan Jr., received his bachelor's degree in business from Manhattan College, entered the Army, served 21 months in Korea and then received his law degree from St. John's University. He died at his home Sept. 13 at the age of 77.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Rohan was educated in New York City and lived in Bedford since 1978. At St. John's, he was president of the Student Bar Association. He worked for many years for Allied Stores in New York, later transferring to Bedford to become the general manager of Jordan Marsh until his retirement in 1991.

Remembered for his dry sense of humor and kindness, Mr. Rohan loved spending time with his extended family.

He leaves his wife of 49 years, Luz (Barrios); two daughters, Barbara Turmelle of Bedford and Patricia of Goffstown; two sons, Thomas P. III of Mt. Lakes, N.J., and Steven of Brookeville, Md.; a sister, Mary McCartney, of Brooklyn ; three brothers, Patrick of New Fairfield, Conn., Timothy of Greensboro, N.C., and John Rohan of Clifton Park, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.

[JR:  Sounds like he was a heck of a fellow. I would have like to met him. ]

[REPORTEDAS:  1950 ]

 

***Obit2***

The Washington Post
September 15, 2005 Thursday
Final Edition
SECTION: Metro; B08
HEADLINE: Obituaries

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Thomas J. Fleming, 87, a vocational rehabilitation specialist and White House adviser to two presidents, died Aug. 24 of a heart ailment at his residence in Chantilly.

Dedicated to assisting people with physical and mental disabilities since World War II, Mr. Fleming worked for 20 years in Veterans Administration hospitals. In 1965, he joined the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the old Department of Health, Education and Welfare, where he directed a then-novel experiment, "Projects with Industry," in returning severely disabled people to work. The experiment was a success, spreading throughout the nation and to other countries as well.

He also was a director of policy analysis for the Office of Consumer Affairs in the White House, serving the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and graduated from Manhattan College in New York. While serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, he worked with wounded servicemen who were preparing to return to civilian life. He worked closely during this period with those who became household names in rehabilitation, including Karl Menninger, Howard Rusk and Henry Kessler.

After the war, Mr. Fleming received a master's degree from Columbia University in New York in 1947 and studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He also taught graduate courses at Columbia University, New York University and Springfield College in Massachusetts. He served on numerous boards and commissions, including the President's Committee on the Employment of People With Disabilities and the National Rehabilitation Association.

After his retirement from the federal government in 1986, he consulted for the International Association of Machinists' Center for Administering Rehabilitation and Employment Services.

His wife of 43 years, Jane Fleming, died in 1992.

Survivors include a daughter, Eileen J. Price of Chantilly; a sister; and two grandchildren.

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LOAD-DATE: September 15, 2005

[Mike McEneney says:  I believe that Tom was also a member of the Class of 1940. May He Rest In Peace. (Good enough for me!) Thanks, Mike. ]

 

***Obit3***

Herald News (Passaic County, NJ)
September 16, 2005 Friday
All Editions
SECTION: OUR TOWNS; OBITUARIES; Pg. D05
HEADLINE: Manlio Boverini, 89, Passaic coach and teacher
BYLINE: By DANIEL GALIOTO, Herald News, North Jersey Media Group

LITTLE FALLS - Longtime Passaic High School teacher and coach Manlio Boverini died Thursday at home. He was 89.

Those who knew Mr. Boverini said he shared a passion for athletics and always had a kind word for everyone he came into contact with.

Born in Lynn, Mass., He settled here in 1947 and spent 42 years as a physical education teacher, football and track coach. He also served as athletic director at Passaic High School. Mr. Boverini was elected to the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame and was an official starter of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

"The words 'athletics' and 'Boverini' were synonymous," said Passaic Schools Superintendent Robert H. Holster.

Mr. Boverini, also known as "Dr. Bo," graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1935 where he achieved honors in track and field as well as football. He was later selected to the All-Massachusetts Prep School Football First Team and the National Prep School championship track and field team.

After graduating Manhattan College in New York City, Mr. Boverini became a teacher and coach in Yonkers, N.Y. He earned a master's degree at Columbia University's Teacher's College in 1942 and taught in Rockland, Mass. He taught in Lynn in 1943, while coaching in Beverly, Mass. A year later, he came to New Jersey, teaching at Caldwell High School and coaching football and track there.

In 1948, Mr. Boverini began his storied career at Passaic High School. Vincent Capuana, vice president of the Passaic Board of Education, got to know Boverini in the early 1950s.

"He really cared about the athletic department. If he believed in something, he fought for it," he said.

Mr. Boverini coached football for 15 seasons and track and field for 25 seasons. He was appointed director of athletics in 1970.

"He was a very unique individual. Anybody who has passed through Passaic High School would probably remember him," said Greg Komeshok, the school's current director of athletics.

According to Holster, Mr. Boverini had "a very special personality. He was a man never lost for words, particularly when it came to sports."

Holster recalled that a recliner in Mr. Boverini's office was "an invitation to stay and get comfortable. He was a kind person, with a tremendous sense of humor. He understood people and their needs."

Mr. Boverini retired in 1990. That same year, Passaic's stadium officially became known as Boverini Stadium.

Mr. Boverini was preceded in death by his wife, the former Marian Peck.

Surviving are a son, James Boverini, of Hopatcong; two daughters, Peggy Haraka, of Little Falls and Judith Kolk, of Wayne; three brothers, Walter Stelio and Ennio Boverini, and two sisters, Linda Hurley and Delia Boverini, all of Massachusetts; and two grandsons.

Marrocco Memorial Chapel, 470 Colfax Ave., Clifton, is in charge of arrangements.

LOAD-DATE: September 16, 2005

[Mike McEneney says:  I believe Manlio was a member of the Class of 1940. May He Rest In Peace. (Good enough for me!) Thanks, Mike. ]

 

***Obit4***

http://tinyurl.com/79jvk

REGINA TRAYNOR RIETH of Milford, died Sept. 14. She was the wife of the late Charles Rieth.

Daughter of the late Daniel and Ethel Bradish Traynor, she was born in 1917 in New York.

Mrs. Rieth for many years was a teacher with the New York City Board of Education, until her retirement.

She was a member of alumni associations of Hunter College and Manhattan College in New York.

Mrs. Rieth, also a member of Bayview Beach Association, after retirement was chairwoman for the organization's summer activities and organized the Children's Reading Program. She also was a Milford school volunteer.

She is survived by her daughter, Dolores Rieth Hannon of Milford; a son, Michael P. of New York, and four grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a sister, Frances Stokes.

Arrangements were made by Cody-White Funeral Home at 107 Broad St., Milford. Interment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 350 Church St., Hartford 06103.

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[mcALUMdb:  1974 ]

 

 

[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.]

Kenny, Robert (1968)
ESQ, CPA
Attorney At Law
Pennington, NJ 08534

 

Foudy, Richard J. (1976)
President
NDS
Stamford, CT 06905

 

Mooney, Richard F. (1968)
Director
New York Stock Exchange

 

Jalkut, Stephen (1992)
American International Group Inc
NYC

 

 

 

[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.]

None

 

Jaspers_in_the_News

*** JNews1 ***

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/9/prweb287086.htm

Lorman Education Services Presents "Landlord And Tenant Law" on Oct. 27, 2005

This "Landlord And Tenant Law" seminar is designed to give landlords, tenants and other real estate professionals some practical pointers on how to deal with some of the more important issues that arise in a commercial lease negotiation.

(PRWEB) September 21, 2005 -- This program is designed to alert landlords, property management professionals and real estate agents to recent changes in California landlord and tenant law. The impact of these changes on the eviction process and on the landlord’s ability to collect past due rent will be discussed in detail.

The program will take a practical approach, beginning with a step-by-step review of the eviction process. There will be a discussion of how the contents of a lease can affect that process. The program will also review the “nuts and bolts” of how to collect rent in court.

Equally important, the program will warn of certain state and federal statutes which can be traps for the unwary landlord. Guidance will be offered as to how implementation of proper procedures can significantly reduce the risk of liability in these areas.

The program is designed to give landlords, tenants and other real estate professionals some practical pointers on how to deal with some of the more important issues that arise in a commercial lease negotiation.

The program materials will include some sample clauses which will be helpful in your future lease negotiations.

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John J. Duffy practices real estate transactional work with DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, focusing on commercial leasing. Over the past few years, Mr. Duffy has represented, on an ongoing basis, landlords, such as Bank of America, Mitsui Fudosan, CalPERS, TrizecHahn and CB Richard Ellis Realty Advisors and tenants, such as Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Sanwa Bank California, Sterling Commerce, Sterling Software and Regus Business Centre Corporation. He has lectured on various real estate topics, including commercial leasing, loan documentation and joint venture agreements for the Continuing Education of the Bar of the State University of California, Georgetown University, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the State Bar of California, as well as for various real estate trade organizations. Mr. Duffy received his J.D. degree from New York University, his M.A. degree from Manhattan College, his S.T.L. degree from Gregorian University and his B.A. degree from St. Joseph’s College in Yonkers.

<extraneous deleted>

This one-day seminar is designed for attorneys, property managers, general managers, owners, landlords, accountants, CPAs, controllers, housing coordinators, real estate agents and brokers, presidents, vice presidents and business owners and managers.

To register for this event please click http://www.lorman.com/info/343159 please call 866-352-9539 to speak with a Lorman Education customer service representative. Reference number for this event is 18189.

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[mcALUMdb:  Too common a name?]

 

 

*** JNews2 ***

http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/5785.html

Byrnes to retire as dean of engineering on June 30, 2006
By Tony Fitzpatrick

Sept. 21, 2005 — Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D., dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science and the Edward H. and Florence G. Skinner Professor in Systems Science and Mathematics, has announced his intention to retire as dean after 15 years in the position, effective June 30, 2006, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

"Chris Byrnes has made lasting contributions to the School of Engineering & Applied Science, Washington University, and to the greater St. Louis community during his tenure as dean," said Wrighton.

"He has broadened the awareness of the school's academic prowess and strengthened ties with alumni and friends everywhere he goes. He has done so with his trademark enthusiasm, wit, sincerity and commitment. He has been a tireless advocate for the university as a whole and worked very effectively to build resources for important academic initiatives.

"Chris is responsible for leading one of our most important and successful efforts associated with the founding of the Department of Biomedical Engineering," continued Wrighton. "Further, Chris has made remarkable progress in faculty recruiting while also maintaining an exceptionally productive and high-quality research program of his own."

In announcing his plans to step down, Byrnes said, "I could not be more proud of the faculty and students in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and I am grateful for the generous support of alumni, parents and friends who have contributed to the success of this program."

The chancellor will soon appoint an advisory committee to recommend successors. Byrnes will continue as a faculty member of the School of Engineering & Applied Science. He will have a sabbatical leave for the academic year 2006-07.

Byrnes, who became dean of the engineering school on July 1, 1991, oversees approximately 1,100 undergraduate students, 750 graduate students and 85 faculty members. He joined the faculty as professor of systems and control and chair of the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics in 1989.

Byrnes is only the eighth dean the School of Engineering & Applied Science has had since 1870 and the third longest in tenure. He succeeded James S. McKelvey, Ph.D., senior professor of chemical engineering, who was dean from 1964 to 1991.

As dean, Byrnes has ushered in many innovations and strengthened ties and activities with alumni. Undergraduate applications climbed from 1,400 in 1994 to nearly 3,400 in 2005, at a time of declining national enrollments in engineering.

The school has developed an internationally recognized research program in networking and telecommunications and started a very popular and highly renowned Department of Biomedical Engineering in 1997. In 2000, the interdisciplinary Environmental Engineering Science Program was started at Washington University.

In 1993, the UMSL/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program was begun. At the time, the innovative program was the only known partnership between a public and private university to offer an undergraduate engineering degree to nontraditional students who are place-bound. The joint program appeals to a broad range of students who normally would not pursue engineering for lack of time and/or resources.

Byrnes' field is systems science and control. Among his research interests are feedback design in automatic control, nonlinear dynamics and control, and estimation and filtering. He has applied his research over two decades in aerospace, electrical power systems, signal processing and speech synthesis, among other areas.

Byrnes is a native of New York City. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Manhattan College in 1971 and master's and doctoral degrees, also in mathematics, from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1973 and 1975, respectively. He began his academic career as an instructor of mathematics at the University of Utah in 1975.

He joined the Harvard University faculty in 1978 as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Mathematics and the Division of Applied Science. He was promoted in 1983 to associate professor on the Gordon McKay Endowment in the Division of Applied Science. He has also taught at Arizona State University and has held visiting appointments at institutions in Europe, Japan and the former Soviet Union, as well as in the United States.

Byrnes was awarded an honorary doctor of technology by Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology in 1998. From 1986-1990, he was an adjunct professor at the institute, which is in Stockholm, and was a visiting professor there in 1985, 1991 and 2000.

In 2001, Byrnes was installed as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Byrnes serves on the board of directors of several corporations and is chairman emeritus of the board of the Center for Emerging Technologies in St. Louis.

A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Byrnes has won numerous best-paper awards, the most recent the 2005 W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize, one of the most prestigious in the field of differential equations and control theory.

[REPORTEDAS:  1971 ]

 

Manhattan_in_the_News

*** MNews1 ***

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
September 15, 2005 Thursday
FINAL EDITION
SECTION: NEIGHBORS WEST; Pg. 21
HEADLINE: ACHIEVERS

<extraneous deleted>

Margaret LaFex, daughter of Thomas and Susan LaFex, of Walberta Road, Westvale, Manhattan College, bachelor's degree in elementary education/special education, cum laude. She is a member of Epsilon Sigma Honor Society and won the Brother A. James Norton Medal for Education. She is attending graduate school at Manhattan College.

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LOAD-DATE: September 16, 2005

 

*** MNews2 ***

Newsday (New York)
September 18, 2005 Sunday
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
SECTION: LI LIFE; Pg. G24
HEADLINE: NOTEBOOK;
Freeport teens take up lab coats
BYLINE: MARY ELLEN PEREIRA

The science program at Freeport High School is going and growing strong. Thirteen underclassmen spent the summer working in research programs throughout the Northeast. The teens are among 65 students enrolled in Edward Irwin's Science Research Program at the high school.

"With research, it's important to get the students involved as early as possible in their high school career," said Nicholas Tzimopoulos, district science coordinator. "We are giving science education new impetus in Freeport. The students have been very motivated and interested in exploring these new subjects and learning about careers in science and technology that they may not have considered before."

The students performed experiments and were mentored by professionals at research centers including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Temple University, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Manhattan College, Harvard Medical School and South Mall Analytical Laboratory in Plainview.

The young scientists are Harold Colon, Kristin Cooke, Michaelle Exhume, Sabrina Geraci-Yee, Tabitha Julien, Charles Lamar, Ruth Lawrence, Aubrey Lewis, Lyla Nadeem, Nwamaka Okobi, Jeffrey Rodriguez-Shelton, Greysi Tavares and Michelle Waters.

According to Tzimopoulos, placement of so many students was noteworthy because the district's research program began only last year and "has already begun to show encouraging results."

<extraneous deleted>

LOAD-DATE: September 18, 2005

 

 

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

The latest news from The Quadrangle
 Wed, September 21, 2005

Top Story 
 Broadway Garage Construction to Break Ground; East Hill II Dorm to Follow 

News
 Bisset Promoted as MC Applicants Increase 
 News From Around the States 
 News From Around the World 
 News From Around the Boroughs 

Features
 MC Fund Raises for Hurricane Victims 
 Jasper Spotlight: Dr. Hashimoto 
 Study Abroad Update 
 Volunteer Opportunities at MC 
 Scatterbomb Kicks Off Another Year 

Perspectives
 Response to Hurricane Katrina 
 Purists Be Damned: Wild Card Saves 
 China is the New Rising Dragon 
 MC Fitness Center is an Embarassment 

Arts & Entertainment
 King of Rollercoasters Finds Throne in NJ 
 Brothers Not Looking So Grimm 
 Lord of War and the Free Market 
 Sweet Caroline's on Broadway 
 Retro Review: Close to the Edge by Yes 

Sports
 Manhattan Falls
to NJIT Monmouth 
 Lady Jaspers on Their Way to a Winning Season 

 

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
9/27/05 Tuesday Volleyball   Army   West Point, NY   7:00 PM
9/28/05 Wednesday M. Soccer   Georgetown   Washington, DC   3:00 PM
9/30/05 Friday Volleyball   Maryland-Eastern Shore AT    Princess Anne, MD   TBA 
9/30/05 Friday W. Soccer   Iona*   HOME   3:00 PM

10/1/05 Saturday Volleyball   Delaware State AT    Princess Anne, MD   10:00 AM
10/1/05 Saturday Softball   Fordham University$   Bronx, N.Y.
   11:00 AM
10/1/05 Saturday Volleyball   Coppin State AT    Princess Anne, MD   1:00 PM
10/1/05 Saturday Softball   Iona College$   Bronx, N.Y.   3:00 PM
10/1/05 Saturday Softball   CW Post$   Bronx, N.Y.   7:00 PM
10/1/05 Saturday M. Soccer   Fordham   Bronx, N.Y.   7:00 PM
10/2/05 Sunday Softball   TBA$   Bronx, N.Y.   12:00 AM
10/2/05 Sunday W. Soccer   Fairfield*   HOME   10:00 AM
10/2/05 Sunday Baseball   Pace   Pleasantville, N.Y.   12:00 PM

10/5/05 Wednesday Volleyball   St. Francis (NY)   HOME   7:00 PM
10/6/05 Thursday W. Soccer   Saint Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   3:00 PM
10/7/05 Friday Cross Country   Metropolitan Championships   HOME   1:00 PM
10/7/05 Friday M. Soccer   Marist*   HOME   3:00 PM
10/7/05 Friday Volleyball   Fairleigh Dickinson!   Teaneck, NJ   6:00 PM
10/7/05 Friday Baseball   Long Island%   Brooklyn, N.Y.   7:00 PM
10/8/05 Saturday Baseball   TBD%   Brooklyn, N.Y.   TBD 
10/8/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse   Robert Morris$   Baltimore, Md.   11:00 AM
10/8/05 Saturday Volleyball   Rider!
   Teaneck, NJ   12:00 PM
10/8/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse   University of Maryland-Baltimore County$   Baltimore, Md.   1:00 PM
10/8/05 Saturday Volleyball   Wagner!
   Teaneck, NJ   2:00 PM
10/8/05 Saturday W. Soccer   Delaware State   Dover, DE   2:00 PM
10/8/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse   Bucknell$   Baltimore, Md.   3:00 PM
10/9/05 Sunday Baseball   TBD%   Brooklyn, N.Y.   TBD 
10/9/05 Sunday M. Soccer   Siena*   HOME   10:00 AM
10/10/05 Monday W. Soccer   Virginia Military Institute   Lexington, VA   2:00 PM
10/11/05 Tuesday Volleyball   Fordham   Bronx, NY   7:00 PM
10/14/05 Friday M. Soccer   Iona*   New Rochelle, N.Y.   3:00 PM
10/14/05 Friday W. Soccer   Rider*   Lawrenceville, NJ   3:00 PM
10/15/05 Saturday W Crew   Navy Day Regatta   Philadelphia, Pa.   12:00 AM
10/15/05 Saturday Crew   Navy Day Regatta   Philadelphia, Pa.   12:00 AM

10/15/05 Saturday Golf   Violet Classic   Suffern, NY   10:00 AM
10/15/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse   Dowling (Alumni Day)   Gaelic Park   11:00 AM
10/15/05 Saturday Baseball   Globe Tech   Staten Island, N.Y.   1:00 PM
10/15/05 Saturday M. Lacrosse   Alumni Game   Gaelic Park   2:00 PM
10/15/05 Saturday Volleyball   Canisius*   HOME   2:00 PM
10/16/05 Sunday Golf   Violet Classic   Suffern, NY   10:00 AM
10/16/05 Sunday W. Soccer   Loyola (MD)*   Baltimore, MD   1:00 PM
10/16/05 Sunday M. Soccer   Fairfield*   Fairfield, Conn.   1:00 PM
10/16/05 Sunday Volleyball   Niagara*   HOME   2:00 PM
10/18/05 Tuesday Golf   Saint Peter's   West Orange, NJ   2:00 PM
10/18/05 Tuesday Cross Country   Manhattan/Iona Invitational   HOME   3:00 PM
10/21/05 Friday W. Soccer   Niagara*   HOME   3:00 PM
10/21/05 Friday Volleyball   Rider*   Lawrenceville, NJ   7:00 PM
10/22/05 Saturday Golf   St. Mary's Fall Classic   Finksburg, MD   9:00 AM
10/22/05 Saturday M. Soccer   St. Peter's*   HOME   1:00 PM
10/22/05 Saturday Volleyball   Loyola (MD)*   Baltimore, MD   7:00 PM
10/23/05 Sunday Golf   St. Mary's Fall Classic   Finksburg, MD   9:00 AM
10/23/05 Sunday W. Soccer   Canisius*   HOME   10:00 AM
10/26/05 Wednesday Volleyball   Fairleigh Dickinson   HOME   7:00 PM
10/27/05 Thursday W. Swimming   Suffolk West (Scrimmage)   Brentwood, NY   6:00 PM
10/28/05 Friday W. Soccer   MAAC Championships%   Lake Buena Vista, FL   TBA 
10/28/05 Friday Cross Country   MAAC Championships   HOME   2:30 PM
10/28/05 Friday M. Soccer   Rider*   HOME   3:00 PM
10/28/05 Friday W. Swimming   Stevens Tech   Hoboken, NJ   7:00 PM
10/29/05 Saturday Crew   Head of the Fish Regatta   Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
   12:00 AM
10/29/05 Saturday W Crew   Head of the Fish Regatta   Saratoga Springs, N.Y.   12:00 AM
10/29/05 Saturday W. Soccer   MAAC Championships%   Lake Buena Vista, FL   TBA 
10/29/05 Saturday Volleyball   Sacred Heart   HOME   2:00 PM
10/30/05 Sunday W. Soccer   MAAC Championships%   Lake Buena Vista, FL   TBA 
10/30/05 Sunday M. Soccer   Loyola (MD)*   HOME   10:00 AM
10/30/05 Sunday Volleyball   Saint Peter's*   Jersey City, NJ   2:00 PM
10/31/05 Monday W. Soccer   MAAC Championships&   Lake Buena Vista, FL   TBA 

 

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)

*** MCSports Summary ***

VOLLEYBALL GETS BACK ON WINNING TRACK BY OUTLASTING WAGNER

Staten Island, N.Y. (September 21, 2005)--Behind a season-high 21 kills by senior middle hitter Maggie Pfeifer and a season-high 44 assists by senior setter Lori Bambauer, Manhattan Volleyball outlasted Wagner College in five games (30-28, 30-17, 28-30, 30-32, 15-6) on Wednesday in Staten Island, N.Y.

 

 GOLF FOURTH AT QUAD MATCH

West Orange, N.J. (September 20, 2005)- Manhattan's scoring four placed in a tight pack, scoring within three strokes of eachother, as the Jaspers put up a team score of 335 on the 6,500 yard, par-71 The Rock Spring Golf Club course. James Marchewka paced Manhattan, posting a score of 82, which placed him in a tie for ninth.

 

 CCSU DOWNS MEN'S SOCCER, 6-1

New Britain, Conn. (September 20, 2005)- Manhattan dropped a 6-1 decision to the Central Connecticut Blue Devils this afternoon. Joe Pumo scored his first goal of the season for the Jaspers, while David Mires stopped 14 shots for Manhattan. The Jaspers fall to 0-7-0 on the season.

 

COACH MCINTEE ANNOUNCES FALL GAME-TIMES FOR MEN'S LACROSSE

Riverdale, N.Y. (September 20, 2005)--Head coach Tim McIntee released additional information about the men’s lacrosse fall schedule on Tuesday. McIntee announced the Jaspers’ game-times at the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Jamboree on October 8 and the opponent for the October 15 exhibition game on Alumni Day.

 

BASEBALL ANNOUNCES FALL SCHEDULE CHANGES

Head Baseball Coach Kevin Leighton announced two changes to the Jaspers' fall schedule. The game at Seton Hall, originally slated for Saturday, September 24, has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. No makeup date has been announced. In addition, the fall game vs. Globe Tech, slated for Saturday, October 1, has been moved to a date to be determined. Check back to GoJaspers.com for the rescheduled date.

 

 

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 ***

Observer-Dispatch (Utica, New York)
September 18, 2005 Sunday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 1C
HEADLINE: Clinton defeats Jugglers
BYLINE: By Anne Delaney

UTICA- Two days after a physically challenging win over defending state champion New Hartford, the Clinton boys soccer team didn't play its best game in defeating Notre Dame 2-0 Saturday in a Tri Valley League game.

"I don't think that we played our game today," said Clinton defender Joseph Debraggio. "We got away from it. Some days it's not there, it's not clicking. But we got the job done and we're moving on."Senior Colby Creedon scored both goals in the first half to help Warriors remain undefeated. Clinton is 3-0 in the TVL and 5-0 overall.

Clinton coach Gil Palladino and Debraggio both said the Warriors favor playing a possession game that wasn't consistently present against Notre Dame. Palladino said his team started the game well against the Jugglers but that the 2-1 win over New Hartford on Thursday affected the Warriors.

"Our legs were a little heavy," Palladino said. "Some of it was from a hard-fought effort from the other night."

Notre Dame (1-3, 4-3) was also affected by the physical condition of its players. The Jugglers were missing three players, including starting forward Pete Durr who has a leg injury. Notre Dame coach Greg Sacco expected to also be without leading scorer Angelo Reina who has been bothered by leg and back injuries. But the junior forward, who leads the team with 14 goals and four assists, was in the lockerroom and ready to play when Sacco arrived.

Creedon scored the game winner against New Hartford with 2-minutes, 30 seconds to play. He didn't need that long against Notre Dame. Creedon scored his first goal about 1:45 into the game and the second one with about eight minutes to play in the first half to give him five this season. Creedon set up the goals by relying on his dribbling skills to control the ball close to the Notre Dame net.

Clinton dominated possession in the first half. The Warriors out shot Notre Dame 9-2 in the first half, and 12-3 for the game Clinton also had a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks.

"He has very good possession," Debraggio said of Creedon. "His second goal was excellent. He controls the ball well and keeps it in possession."/p.Creedon's second goal came about one minute after Notre Dame's Angelo Reina just missed tying the game at 1-1. Reina had the ball about 20 yards out on the wing to the left of the Clinton goal. With about 9:41 to play, Reina took the long shot that hit inside of the crossbar. The ball bounced out toward the middle of the field, but there wasn't a Notre Dame player near to finish.

Clinton brought the ball down to the Notre Dame end where Creedon scored with 8:08 to play in the first half.

"I thought it was over," said Reina of his shot. "It dropped down."

Reina, a junior forward, continues the line of talented players from a well known Notre Dame soccer family. Reina's oldest sister, Dominica, graduated from Notre Dame in 2001 and played at St. John's University. Two other sisters, Trinity and Chrissy, have been reunited at Manhattan College. Trinity redshirted her freshman season in 2003 because of an injury and is a sophomore midfielder-forward for the Jaspers. Chrissy is a freshman forward who scored her first collegiate goal in a 1-0 win at Youngstown State on Sept. 9.

The youngest Reina, Dana, is a member of the Jugglers' girls team, and was named to the all-tournament team after Notre Dame defeated host Dolgeville for the tournament championship.

Like his sisters before him, Angelo's place on the field needs to be accounted for at every moment. Reina's skills aren't limited to scoring, and Clinton's defense of his abilities was typical. The Warriors had as many as four players around Reina as he brought the ball into offensive end. He had both of Notre Dame's shots in the first half.

Reina had a good look at the net on his first shot of the game with just under 14:00 to play. He got past three or four Clinton defenders and got off a shot going to his left. Clinton goalie Tim Wagner was in position right in front for the save.

"He's just an excellent player," Debraggio said.

Clinton- 2-0- 2
Notre Dame- 0-0- 0
Clinton: Colby Creedon 2-0.
Tim Wagner 1 save. Chris Snyder 1 save.

LOAD-DATE: September 20, 2005

 

*** OtherSports2 ***

Brown Daily Herald via U-Wire
September 20, 2005 Tuesday
HEADLINE: Home meet brings singles success for Brown men's tennis team
BYLINE: By Erin Frauenhofer, Brown Daily Herald; SOURCE: Brown U.
DATELINE: PROVIDENCE, R.I.

The men's tennis team faced tough opposition from 18 colleges at the season-opening Northeast Intercollegiate in Providence this weekend. Despite match after match of long rallies in the grueling sun, the Bears won the top two out of nine singles flights in the individual-ranking tournament.

With a remarkable four Brown players all in the No. 1 singles flight, Dan Hanegby '07 seized a first-place finish with a convincing 6-3, 7-5 win over Zoltan Bus of Manhattan College. Hanegby's path to victory also included wins over players from Assumption College, Boston College and Hofstra University.

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Co-captain Phil Charm '06 and Saurabh Kohli '08 -- who were partners in the No. 1 doubles flight -- advanced to the quarterfinals of the No. 1 singles flight. Charm lost to Nikola Djordjevic of Hofstra University, 7-5, 6-0, while Kohli lost a close match to Bus 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Later, the two Bears played each other for fifth place , which Charm won 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8).

Capturing the first-place title in the No. 2 singles flight was Mike Scherer '08. Scherer easily overpowered his opponent, Diego Alvarado of Manhattan College, posting a score of 6-2, 7-5. Scherer also defeated players from the University of Rhode Island, Saint Joseph's University and Manhattan College earlier in the tournament.

In the No. 2 singles flight, Tedaldi advanced to the semifinals, confronting Alvarado in one of the tournament's most exciting matches. Tedaldi took the first set 6-3, before dropping the second set 6-7 and the third set 3-6.

"I played pretty well," Tedaldi said. "My opponent was very consistent ... we had a real battle out there."

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LOAD-DATE: September 20, 2005

 

*** OtherSports3 ***

Columbia Daily Spectator via U-Wire
September 16, 2005 Friday
HEADLINE: Columbia still in search of stiff opposition
BYLINE: By Scott Hughes, Columbia Daily Spectator; SOURCE: Columbia U.
DATELINE: NEW YORK

For the second weekend in a row, head coach Monica Holmes and her volleyball team will travel to a different time zone in search of tough competition.

This time around, after gaining some valuable experience in California at the Sacramento State Invitational, the Lions will play three games in the Loyola Chicago Tournament.

In tonight's opener, the Lions will square off against the red-hot Golden Hurricanes of Tulsa, a dominant team that has recorded nine wins, five of which were shutouts, against only two losses. Understanding the difficulty of facing an opponent she calls "very tough," Holmes is looking for her team to gain "more great experience."

In the two games to be played on Saturday, the Lions face two teams that have both struggled to post victories this season.

Host Loyola Chicago has yet to win a match in seven games this season. Holmes concedes that Loyola is struggling right now, but insists that the team will bring a strong and athletic lineup to what she believes will be a great matchup.

The Light Blue will then take on Manhattan College later that evening, a team that has gotten off to a slow 2-4 start this season. The Jaspers, however, recently looked impressive in a 3-1 victory over Brown, and Holmes believes they will be hungry for victory after last year's five-set marathon loss to Columbia.

"They're going to want to avenge that loss," Holmes said. "We're both really looking forward to playing each other."

Weekend tournaments such as this one in Chicago provide a useful tool for Holmes to use in honing and developing her program. Last weekend, although her team failed to capture any wins, Holmes saw relative success in first-year Amalia Viti, who got her feet wet in an impressive college debut. Holmes also recognized a weak area in her team's inability to execute set plays out of transition, which she stressed to her players this week in practice. With these weekend tournaments helping to speed up the improvement process, Holmes approaches this weekend optimistically.

"I'm very excited about this weekend," Holmes said. "We actually have the opportunity to build on more success."

LOAD-DATE: September 16, 2005

 

 

EMAIL FROM JASPERS

*** Email01 ***

From: Maria Khury [1977]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 6:18 PM
Subject: Manhattan College - Latino Alumni Club

Manhattan College
Latino Alumni Club

Come to the Latino Alumni Club Awards Recognition Dinner on Thursday, September 29th at 7:00pm in the Thomas Hall faculty dining room. This is the second event in the 2005 calendar year for MCLAC. A successful first social gathering was held back on May 12th at Ibiza Lounge in Riverdale. Please come join us in recognizing prominent Latino Alum Hector Gonzalez, Esq ’85 for his community service and distinguished career. A current Manhattan College Student will also be honored at the dinner with the “School Spirit Award”. The winner will be announcing that night. The cost of the dinner is $35 if you pre-register, $40 if you pay at the door, which includes buffet dinner and open bar. Please click on the link below to register for this event.

 

 

*** Email02 ***

From: Mike McEneney [1953]
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:36 PM
Subject: Interesting Piece

Dear John,

           This article has an interesting quote from Otto Obermaier, Esq. '57 who is a former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and is now in private practice.

                 Best,
                      Mike McEneney

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NY TIMES

Friday, Sept. 16, 2005

p. C1, col. 2

How Long to Jail White-Collar Criminals?

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

On Monday morning, L. Dennis Kozlowski, the former chief executive of Tyco International, will learn his fate. Mr. Kozlowski, who was convicted of grand larceny, falsifying business records, securities fraud and other charges, is to be sentenced in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan and, unless he is granted bail, could be whisked off to Rikers Island to be processed. He faces a prison sentence as long as 30 years.

While recent lengthy sentences for white-collar crimes have been hailed by some as desperately needed deterrents after a deluge of corporate scandals, the sentencing of Mr. Kozlowski, 58, comes at a time when a number of lawyers, including former prosecutors, are questioning whether such sentences are justified.

Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chairman of WorldCom who was convicted of masterminding an $11 billion accounting fraud that bankrupted the company, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Because Mr. Ebbers is 63, some have contended that the sentence amounts to a life term. Likewise, John J. Rigas, the 80-year-old founder of Adelphia Communications, was sentenced to 15 years.

"You have to ask yourself whether the proof in these cases warrants such a sentence," said Otto G. Obermaier, a former United States attorney in Manhattan, who had been an aggressive prosecutor of white-collar crimes when he ran the office from 1989 to 1993. "Ebbers's sentence moved the goal posts pretty far back. You can describe it as a pendulum switch, but it is an overreaction."

Unlike Mr. Ebbers or Mr. Rigas – or indeed most other convicted corporate chiefs, who have been sentenced in the federal court system – Mr. Kozlowski, along with Mark H. Swartz, Tyco's former chief financial officer, who was convicted of the same set of crimes, is being sentenced in a state court. As a result, the judge in the Tyco case, Michael J. Obus, may have more latitude in his sentencing than federal judges, who have a strict set of guidelines to follow.

The convictions of Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz also differ markedly from some other recent white-collar cases. While prosecutors are asking that Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz be sentenced to 30 years, Justice Obus has the flexibility to give them as little as one to three years in prison.

Depending on the length of the sentence, both men could be incarcerated in a maximum-security prison like Attica.

No lawyer is suggesting that white-collar criminals not serve time. Rather, lawyers and jurists are asking what the appropriate sentence is for white-collar crimes relative to punishments for other crimes in a post-Enron world.

Jonathan Simon, a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, said: "The most obvious comparison for the emerging attitude toward white-collar criminals is the harsh punishment we give to people involved in the drug trade. But both represent increasingly irrational and inhumane levels of punishment."

Noting that he considered Mr. Ebbers's sentence "draconian," he added that "25 years is more than most people would get for rape or a nonaggravated murder."

Of course, the main argument for imposing lengthy sentences is that they serve as a powerful warning to other executives not to break the law. After Mr. Ebbers's conviction in July, Alan G. Hevesi, the New York State comptroller and court-appointed lead plaintiff in the WorldCom securities class action, said it was "important to send a strong message with a severe sentence" because of the billions of dollars and thousands of jobs that were lost as a result of the fraud.

Yet Professor Simon, for one, said he had doubts about whether an especially long sentence worked as a significantly greater deterrent to potential white-collar criminals than shorter terms.

"Deterrence is, in my view, highly contextual," he said. "If you live in a community where young people die all the time from stray bullets – whether they are gang-banging or going to school – it is pretty hard to deter anyone with threats of punishment.

"In contrast, white-collar workers are extraordinarily sensitive to threats since their whole socialization and environment encourage calculation of future benefit and cost."

Mr. Simon suggested that "it would be far more effective to impose a lot of short sentences on a wider group of offenders rather than the example model of harshly punishing a few celebrity cases while most potential offenders know that they are unlikely ever to be caught and punished."

Still, some prosecutors and lawyers suggest that lessons that were supposedly learned during an earlier crackdown on corporate crime in the late 1980's did not stick, in part, because the sentences were too lenient. Michael R. Milken, for instance, was sentenced to three and a half years and served less than two.

Lawyers for Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz are expected to stress on Monday how different their cases are from those at Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia, companies all forced to file for bankruptcy protection as a result of the crimes. Tyco never filed for Chapter 11 protection, and its underlying business was relatively unaffected by the crimes despite swings in its stock price. The two Tyco figures were convicted of stealing about $150 million by paying themselves unapproved bonuses and conspiring to keep the thefts secret.

In addition to determining a sentence, Justice Obus, is expected to make Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz disgorge the money they stole. Prosecutors may also seek to have them pay hundreds of millions of dollars that they say shareholders lost as a result of the two executives' falsifying business records and hiding other information from investors, as well as millions of dollars in fines.

It is unclear whether the judge will rule on how much money shareholders should be reimbursed because no definitive amount was established during the trial.

He could decide to hold a hearing to determine the amount or he may leave that to the civil courts, which are overseeing lawsuits against the two men.

Lawyers for Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz declined to comment.

A spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney's office did not return a call seeking comment.

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[JR:  Interesting in that one questions the whole concept of “white collar crime”. With all the hubris, I wonder how much gets back to the “little people”.  Our taxes fund all this “law enforcement” yet it doesn’t appear to do any good. It would appear to me that “restitution” should be the objective of the judicial system. Punishment does little to benefit those hurt. And, it obviously doesn’t’ deter anyone. ]

 

 

*** Email03 ***

From: NAV_Admin AT washcg.com [mailto:NAV_Admin AT washcg.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:57 PM
Subject: Symantec Mail Security detected prohibited content in a message sent from your address (SYM:07010057630625183303)

Subject of the message: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at:    http://tinyurl.com/bwogj

Recipient of the message: "Distribute_Jasper_Jottings AT yahoogroups.com" Distribute_Jasper_Jottings AT yahoogroups.com

[JR:  Here’s an example of a bounce back. It doesn’t tell me who it was going to, why it was rejected, or to whom it could be appealed. Assine!  ]

 

*** Email04 ***

From: Lara, Angel (2002)
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:09 PM
To: Jasper_Jottings
Subject: Going Over There

John,

I will be going to Iraq on 9/21/2005 for seven months.

My email address "over there" will be <privacy invoked>

Angel Lara
Class of 2002

[JR:  I have added you to the list of the Jaspers for who I pray for a safe return. Please don’t go hunting medals or make any “news” over there. If you have some down time, we all appreciate a sitrep from you. Distributable or not, I’m interested. If there’s anything we can send, then let us know. Be careful what you ask for, us Jasper “injineers” are pretty literal. I’m not sure sending a girl in a box is legal. Tough on the girl too.  Keep your head in the game because we all know there’s no reset button. Eons ago, when I was in, we were taught not to let our guard down, anytime, until we were back in the states. I’m sure some of those rules still apply.  So no sightseeing or daydreaming. If you run into any of our fellow Jaspers over there, telling them that we’re worried about them. ]

 

*** Email05 ***

From: Gina Pellettieri (1994)
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:40 PM
Subject: Hurricane Katrina Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser

Hello,

I'm writing to let you know that changes have been made to our upcoming event, Hurricane Katrina Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser.  We will be collecting backpacks to fill with school supplies & ship to the kids down south

Thanks,
Gina Pellettieri

-----------------------------------------------

For reference, your link to this Invite is:

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=TXYTOCDGKUECOXSKINHY

 

 

*** Email06 ***

From: Jack Goll [1968]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 2:37 AM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings
Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at: http://tinyurl.com/bwogj

I noticed a reference to Rev Bruce Ritter

I also had him for a theology course

He was a great teacher

I recall he had some problems later on.

Any info on his whereabouts?

Jack Goll 1968

[JR:  He had some trouble; the details were never fully made public. He was forced from public view. He retired to some ranch somewhere where he died a few years later. The problems were asserted to be sexual with a young man. I never saw any expose on TV so I assume that there was no smoking gun for proof. He as far as I know never made any public statement. I was impressed with what he started Covenant House. I was a contributor until that incident. It really hurt the effort. Never knew what really happened. Maybe some one else can shed some light on it. John'68  ]

 

*** Email07 ***

From: Joseph Oefelein [1957]
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 6:07 PM
To: Ferdinand Reinke
Subject: Jasper Jottings

This message is being sent to you from a user at the Manhattan College Alumni Society Web site (http://www.alum.manhattan.edu). At no time was your e-mail address revealed to this user.

Hi

I missed the 20050918 issue and I hope you just moved to another provider as opposed to something more serious. I've not contacted you before but I thoroughly enjoy your Ezine. Looking forward to many more issues.

Joe Oefelein 57E

[JR:  Hi Joe: Thanks for the kind words. It went out on schedule by email. The internet gods must have ate it. The dog ate my homework?  It's at http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20050918.htm and, in looking into it, I did notice that I mucked up uploading the index. This week’s issue didn't show on the index page. But if you understand my naming convention http://www.jasperjottings.com  and added this week's issue name jasperjottings20050918.htm, it would have popped up for you. I'll try to do better in the future. I did last week's issue, and will be doing this week's, from the road so I'm not as crisp as when I'm home and in my routine. No excuses; just explanation. I have attached this week's issue to this email. Whatever is easiest for you. Thanks for the question that helped me find the blown index. Enjoy, John'68  ]

 

 

 

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MC mentioned web-wise

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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week

Sunday, September 18, 2005
Katrina chaos boosts case for 2nd Amendment
By Nolan Finley / The Detroit News

As New Orleans flooded and whatever civil society the city could lay claim to disintegrated, those left behind needed two things: a powerful will to survive and a gun.

Hurricane Katrina might end up being the best friend the Second Amendment ever had.

Gun dealers across the country are reporting increased sales. People who saw on television what happens when government can't deliver on the promise of protecting its citizens are buying firearms as an insurance policy against anarchy.

That assurance of government-provided security has convinced individual Americans to gradually trade in their unrestrained constitutional right to bear arms.

But for days, there was no law in New Orleans and no government to speak of. All rules were off.

While the politically correct version of what happened is that desperate people looted stores for food and water, that's only part of the story. Bands of armed hoodlums roamed the city, smashing their way into businesses and homes, carting off jewelry, liquor, televisions and other goods that had nothing to do with survival.

People were murdered, raped, stripped of their meager provisions.

Those with the best chance of surviving were the ones who had shotguns, rifles and pistols stashed away in closets and drawers.

Homeowner John Carolan ran off a mob of young men armed with knives and machetes and intent on stealing his generator by firing a few rounds from a .357 Magnum over their heads. "They scattered," he told reporters.

After looters poured into a nursing home and carted off the food, water and medicine, administrator Peggy Hoffman told the Associated Press, "we'll have to equip our department heads with guns and teach them how to shoot."

Lots of Americans are thinking about shooting lessons today.

The tiresome question, "Why does anyone need a gun?" now has its answer.

Order can deteriorate in this country to the point where nothing stands between the law-abiding citizen and the marauding mob except blue steel. It happened in New Orleans. It can happen anywhere else in America at anytime.

It will be harder now for the anti-gun lobby to convince Americans to dismantle even more of the Second Amendment.

Of course, they'll try to spin this to say that were there no guns to begin with, the looters wouldn't have been armed and dangerous. But thieves, murderers and the rest of the rabble have always been more ingenious at procuring weapons than law-abiding citizens.

No amount of gun control laws will keep the dark side of this society from arming itself for evil purposes.

To twist the old bumper sticker, Americans will give up their guns when they can be certain all the guns have been pried out of the cold, dead fingers of all the bad guys.

Until then, they'll prefer to keep a little heat in the house.

Nolan Finley is editorial page editor of The News. Reach him at (313) 222-2064 or at nfinley AT  detnews.com. Watch Nolan Finley on "Am I Right," 8:30 p.m. Fridays on Detroit Public Television, Ch. 56.

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What have the dead old white guys been telling you? When the mayor gave the evacuation order, the law abiding militia (that unorganized group of citizens that backs up the police and politicians with their support) left town. All that was left was the criminals, the police (but I repeat myself), and the victims. Oh and one or two rugged individualists who stood at the breach. Perhaps now the meaning of “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." is driven home, made crystal clear, and defined per se. We have the right to defend ourselves. I trust my fellow citizens to defend the free State.

Lest anyone think these dead old white guys were out to lunch. They defined “well regulated” as meaning being able to hit what you aimed at as opposed to burdened with 20,000 laws and regulatons policed by a bunch a government slugs. Having seen some of the stats from police shootouts in terms of shots fired versus hits, one could legitimately question if the police are “well regulated” in the dead old white guys terminology.

When we strip away the thin veneer of the civil society, what we see is pure naked force. Criminals are cowards as evidenced above when a few shots over their heads dispersed a gang. There is a reason that criminals avoid houses when people are home. The crime rate in free states drops when even a few citizens are armed. Everyone is protected by the guessing game. Criminal picks out a weak old lady to assault and she turns out to be packing. He may well wind up in the morgue. If he’s lucky.

I particularly like the news report of the terrorist who was planning to shoot up an Israeli bus stop and got shot for his trouble. He was very upset because his masters never told him that the victims would shoot back.

When Florida instituted concealed carry, the victim disarmament crowd predicted shoot outs galore, blood in the street, and every road rage would turn into a gun battle. Guess they were wrong. Heinlein said it “an armed society is a polite society”.

We have to take up arms and then care for our fellow citizens. Our politicians and our government can’t protect us. So we have to do it ourselves and our neighbors.

I’ll watch my neighbor’s back. So if you’re a criminal coming to my neighborhood, even if you don’t pick my house, you still might not be safe.

Remember the new “old wisdom” – better to be judged by twelve than carried by six. Shoot and shovel. Or shoot and drag them back into the house. Or in this case, blame it on the flood!

I’m a peaceful type but like the old joke about the mythical Quaker (Quaker hears a noise downstairs, picks up his gun, and investigates. He finds a burgler. He says: “Friend, I mean thee no hard but thou standist where I intend to shoot”). So criminals should not stand where the good guys intend to shoot.

And that’s the last word.

Curmudgeon

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GBu. GBA.