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Reacting to a valid criticism that you the web reader needs my email address quickly and easily, but knowing that any email address posted on a web page is immediately harvested and spammed. Here is a puzzle for you to solve. Distribute _ Jasper _ Jottings – owner AT yahoogroups.com Or Reinkefj at the College’s email forwarding service alum dot manhattan dot edu! OR, JXYM XU7S N5HO 9D in care of Comcast d-o-t NET. Or, if you joined the Distribute group, you can sign on to it and send email to the owner from inside the group. Or collector at Jasper Jottings dot website. Use email-sending webform http://public.2idi.com/=reinkefj if all else fails.
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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Iraq
- - Lara, Angel (2002)
- - - 1st Recon BN, H&S Co, S-6
- - - Unit 40535
- - - FPO, AP 96426-0535
- 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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http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060116/cm_usatoday/ Opinion === <begin quote> === If the perennial culture war between science and fundamentalist Christianity about evolution seems insoluble, the reason is that it is insoluble. The fault line, which affects conservative belief not just in Christianity but in almost all other religions around the world, can be found along the outer edge of biology. On one side is the acceptance of evolution of all life independently of God, a view held by a small minority of Americans. On the other lies a spread of beliefs, from denial that evolution ever occurred to acceptance that it did but under the direction of God. This gap, opened by Charles Darwin in his 1859 On the Origin of Species, has not been narrowed by the endless debates that ensued. Quite the contrary, it has been steadily widened by the growth of science. Modern biology has arrived at two major principles that are supported by so much interlocking evidence as to rank as virtual laws of nature. The first is that all biological elements and processes are ultimately obedient to the laws of physics and chemistry. The second principle is that all life has evolved by random mutation and natural selection. Although as many as half of Americans choose not to believe it, evolution, including the origin of species, is an undeniable fact. Furthermore, the evidence supporting the principle of natural selection has improved year by year, and it is accepted with virtual unanimity by the biologists who have put it to the test. The evolving mind <extraneous deleted> A trend is clear: Biology is biology, conservative Christianity is conservative Christianity. The two world views - science-based explanations and faith-based religions - cannot be reconciled. Earth's Creation What then are we to do? Put the differences aside, I say. Meet on common ground where we can find it. An excellent example taking form is the cooperation between science and religion, the two most powerful forces in the world, to protect Earth's vanishing natural habitats and species - in other words, the Creation, however we believe it came into existence. That might not be as difficult as it seems at first. There is not a great deal of variation among segments of society in ethics, patriotism and respect for the law. American civilization was born of both religion and the science-based Enlightenment. Science will go on expanding its way, and religion will continue to evolve its way. Our culture is strong in civility and common sense. As always, we'll work things out. === <end quote> === Well, I am not so sure that either side has the “truth” or that we have reached the “absolute”. Or, if we will ever. But, what I do know, is the minute we lock on to an absolute, like the speed of light, the Giant Jokester pulls the rug out from under us. So, while the theory of evolution explains lots of things, it’s still just a theory. Proof is tough. We don’t always have the luxury absolute facts, proof, and irrefutable evidence. We just have to continue along in this game of “blind man’s bluff” describing the part of the elephant as we see it. We should be as sure that we are as wrong as we are right. When I try to explain my particularly weird philosophy on this, I always refer to the Johari window. That paradigm — blind – open – hidden – unknown — explains how two good people can look at the same thing and come away with two different conclusions. So, I’ll try to be a lot less dogmatic when I argue my “side”! |
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief"
reinke--AT—jasperjottings.com
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http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-wedmaster4585557jan15,0,3580246.story Boone-Cox Meghan Anne Boone and Robert Kieran Cox were married Sept.
3 at St. Francis De Sales Church in Patchogue. The reception was at the West
Sayville Country Club in [mcALUMdb: 1997 ] [JR: Mozel tov! What else would a good German boy from Irish Catholic college say?] |
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http://www.chieftain.com/life/1137337207/15 Luther-Guasta Brandy Rose Luther and Frank Cody Guasta have become engaged and announce their June 17 wedding plans. She is the daughter of Vicky Luther. She expects to
graduate in May from Her fiance is the son of Robert
and Sally Guasta. He expects to graduate in May as
a second lieutenant from the U.S. Military Academy in [JR: Congrats. It’s nice to see life cycle on. I wish them peace and happiness for the next 100 years. ] [mcALUMdb: 2007 ] |
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[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.
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http://www.record-journal.com/articles/2006/01/15/obits/993.txt Obituaries 01/09/06 William P. O'Hara Sr. SOUTHINGTON - William P. O'Hara Sr., 71, beloved husband
of Ann (Vass) O'Hara, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at
the Mr. O'Hara was born in Besides his wife Ann, who he had been married to for
nearly 50 years, he is also survived by eight children; Dr. Dorene O'Hara of Metuchen, N.J., Dianne Umberger of McLean, Va., Caryn
Lamping of Ladue, Mo., William O'Hara Jr. of Southington, Nadine Teegardin of Boulder, Co., JoAnn
O'Hara of The Funeral will be held Wednesday 9:15 a.m. from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, [mcALUMdb: 1956 ] |
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From: Doyle, Patrick J. (1981) This is a nice article about a 1937 graduate. Sorry to say that I never met him. Thanks for your hard work! Patrick Doyle '81 = http://www.gazette.net/stories/011806/rocknew220941_31914.shtml ‘Frank’ Brannigan, firefighter
and pioneer in safety, dies His son, Vincent Brannigan, described him as a man who devoted more than 60 years of his life’s work to making sure firefighters came back from their duty alive. ‘‘The joke was he did the fire protection on Noah’s Frank Brannigan was born Oct.
13, 1918, in Frank Brannigan joined the U.S.
Navy in 1942 and shipped out to ‘‘The whole family learned the gospel according to Brannigan,” Vincent said. ‘‘At our home we had sprinklers and smoke alarms,” fixtures that were unusual for the time. When Brannigan retired from government
agency work in 1972, he founded the fire sciences course at A 60-year veteran of the fire and rescue services, Brannigan continued to share his experience after retiring, according to Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. ‘‘He wrote several books on building construction, and was
well-known in the fire sciences department at He also made frequent television appearances and wrote columns. Vincent recalled his father answering fire safety e-mails the morning he died. ‘‘He always had a fire radio in his car,” Vincent said, and fire calls could come at any time. ‘‘Every time he’d drive us to the grocery store, you know we might end up at a garden apartment fire across town ... he kept fire gear and a camera in the trunk, and would help [firefighters] figure out what went wrong.” Brannigan lived with his wife,
Maurine, at [REPORTEDAS: 1937 ] [JR: As if you all needed further evidence that I need lots of help, here’s an example of a finding that didn’t pop up in my automated searches. And, also, I would have liked to have had the opportunity to know him. Our fellow alums are some very interesting people. (And some real characters!) ] |
[JR: Alerting old friends seeking to reconnect or "youngsters" seeking a networking contact with someone who might have a unique viewpoint that they are interested in.]
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http://www.whiteplainscnr.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4219 WPCNR NAMES IN THE NEWS. From Cappelli
Enterprises, Inc. (EDITED). January 13, 2006: Cappelli
Enterprises, Inc., one of the area’s leading development companies announced
the appointment of
Peter Palazzo of Mr. Palazzo has more than 18 years of experience in the
construction industry. Prior to
joining Cappelli, he was Vice President, Project
Executive with HRH Construction in q Riverside
South – Building A, q
Stone Gate at Bellefair, q The Grand q q Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York City, conversion of the existing 45-story Gulf & Western building into one of the nation’s premier luxury hotel and condominium residences. Mr. Palazzo holds an M.S. in Construction Engineering from
Cappelli Enterprises Inc. is a
leading real estate developer and general contractor in the Northeast. Headquartered in [mcALUMdb: Palazzo, |
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Business Wire ALM Events(R), a leading source of management and
professional education for the legal community, today announced that former New
York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani will deliver the keynote address at the
upcoming 2006 Corporate Counsel Forum. The Third Annual Corporate Counsel
Forum is a joint venture between ALM Events, Corporate Counsel(R) magazine,
and Giuliani is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of consulting firm Giuliani Partners LLC, which he founded in January 2002. He was recognized in Spring 2002 as "Consultant of the Year" by Consulting Magazine. Additionally, he is a name partner in the law firm of Bracewell & Giuliani. Giuliani served two terms as the 107th Mayor of the City
of Prior to this, Giuliani served in a variety of law enforcement and legal positions. In 1983, Giuliani was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he spearheaded efforts against drug dealers, organized crime, government corruption, and white-collar criminals. From 1981 to 1983, he served as Associate Attorney General, the third highest position in the Department of Justice. From 1970 to 1981, Giuliani served as Associate Deputy Attorney General, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General, executive U.S. Attorney, and Chief of the Narcotics Unit of the Office of the U.S. Attorney. He also practiced law in private practice. On March 31, 2005, he became a name partner in the law firm of Bracewell and Giuliani. A native of ALM and Richmond Events, the organizers of the Corporate Counsel Forum, extend invitations to 100 general counsel and high-level in-house attorneys from Fortune 1000 companies. The event provides a distraction-free environment for these delegates to attend interactive CLE-accredited sessions, lectures and keynote addresses, as well as one-on-one meetings with suppliers of products and services to corporate legal departments. Over the three-day program, delegates attend educational sessions which provide them with both cutting-edge legal knowledge and practical information on in-house legal department management. Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings provide dedicated time for delegates to meet with suppliers, network with their peers and develop new business opportunities. For more information on the 2006 Corporate Counsel Forum, please visit the event website at www.corporatecounselforum.com or contact Henry Dicker at 1-800-888-8300 ext. 9207 (hdicker@alm.com) Corporate Counsel, the nation's leading magazine for general counsel and in-house attorneys at corporations across the country, is published monthly by ALM. Richmond Events specializes in designing, organizing, and staging strategic business conferences for senior level corporate executives on board ocean-going cruise ships. The Company's events are annual, invitation-only, high-level, strategic events for senior executives of Fortune 500 companies. A division of ALM, ALM Events is a leading source of
management and professional education for the legal community, producing more
than 35 conferences and tradeshows each year in Headquartered in CONTACT: LOAD-DATE: January 18, 2006 [REPORTEDAS: 1965 ] |
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FinancialWire January 17, 2006 (FinancialWire)
Sonoran Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: SNRN) appointed Hodgson was also vice president of finance for Dover
Corporation (NYSE: DOV), a Fortune 200 multi-industry manufacturer. He has
been directly involved with several successful public offerings, raising over
$1 billion in capital for various public high technology companies. The
company expects to hire a permanent CFO in the second quarter of 2006, and
Hodgson is a candidate. "We sincerely thank Rasheed
for helping Sonoran Energy reach this stage of
development," said <extraneous deleted> LOAD-DATE: January 17, 2006 [mcALUMdb: 1973 ] |
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January 15, 2006 Sunday It's not that Eleanor Leinen has a shoe fetish. It's just that she can't seem to leave anything the way she finds it, especially if it's unattractive. Wrap a gift box in printed paper and call it done? No. Leave a flip-flop nakedly unadorned? Certainly not. Given her previous excursions into changing the look of things, it should surprise no one that Leinen's creative mania focuses now on transforming clunky diabetic shoes into feats of fashion, rainbow-hued and patterned, decorated with feathers, sequins and crystals. The new challenge sprang from curiosity about her own possible future needs. "Two years
ago, I was diagnosed diabetic," says Leinen,
who moved from the Bronx to Knowing diabetics often have to wear special shoes, Leinen went online to see what was available. "I love cutting-edge fashion," she notes. Uh-ohhh. What she found at site after site made her grimace. She became convinced people who "should be looking after their health by wearing these shoes" weren't -- because the leaden-looking footwear lacked any sense of style. She contacted several specialty shoe companies. "Are you interested in talking about this issue?" she asked. "Are you interested in talking to me about designs? Do you even know this could be an issue out there?" Only one company, Healiohealth.com., saw the possibilities and leapt at the idea. Josh Leskovitz, president of Healiohealth, knows the market, and what was available was "pretty antiquated-looking shoes." What Leinen did, he says, was "spunk up the line. We were able to create a whole new line of shoes without going to manufacturing." A line updated every season. "No one else is doing a seasonal line," says Leskovitz. Leinen's designs have gone over very well, he says. "Everyone who has got them loves them." "I think what Eleanor is doing is a frontrunner for Baby Boomers. Style is going to be a lot more important to them." It wasn't the first time Leinen put a better foot forward. In 2004 her Fancy Flops -- one of a kind, wearable art flip-flops selling for as much as $225 -- were featured in Footwear News. Now faced with footwear more akin to a boot than a sandal, Leinen whipped out sketchbook, airbrush and paints to create Walk Another Way. Fun shoes. Shoes with attitude and style. Shoes to flaunt. Moss-green footwear trimmed in copper and gold and sporting a zebra-striped strap; clogs painted in a pink madras pattern; sky-blue oxfords adorned with feathers; dress shoes embossed with silky patterns and studded with Swarovski crystals. "It's a
labor of love," says Leinen, who transitioned
to art and fashion from the world of She worked at City Hall under both
Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins, who appointed her director of special
projects and events for "We miss her
in In '94, when
Dinkins left office, Leinen, at the urging of a
friend, opened Eleanor's Craft Gallery, a gift boutique, in One day, when her gift wrappers were out ill, a client who'd selected $1,000 worth of gifts asked Leinen to wrap her purchases. "I couldn't wrap and they looked horrible," Leinen admits. The client agreed and walked out without buying anything. That night, Leinen did a crash course on wrapping. Still, a week later, a woman who'd just spent $1,400 in the shop told Leinen, "I'd buy more from you if you had more spectacular gift wrapping." Instead of bristling at the criticism, Leinen retreated to her workshop. This time, she emerged with phenomenal constructs that immediately grabbed public attention and made her a regular on NBC's Weekend Today, Fox TV and The Do It Yourself Network. Overnight her creative juices had led her from embarrassing wrap to spectacular wrap, incorporating foliage and fabric, wood and decoupage, sculptured cakes and even pedestals. Each had a name, like an artwork, and each was signed. People began to recycle the wrappings. So extraordinary
were these creations that a friend, actor Chris Noth,
exhibited Leinen's wraps at a Success of her boutique and wraps led to her teaching a class at the Fashion Institute of Technology, part of the state university system. Leinen closed her boutique in 2001. And earlier this
year, she and her husband Stephen, a former Now Leinen's passion is shoes, which she lovingly refashions
in the "I want to
bring the whole orthopedic look into the When she's working on a new line, "I have little focus groups come over. I ask, `If you had to wear orthopedic shoes, which are the ones you'd like?' I use neighbors I know who will give me honest opinions." Though Leinen doesn't yet have to wear orthopedic shoes, she does slip on her fab creations (which sell for $140 to $179) when she goes out for the evening or afternoon. "I want to dance and stroll and be comfortable," she says. And stylish. There are 20.8
million diabetics in the In addition to the couture line she sells through HealioHealth, Leinen is designing a limited edition shoe for diabetic shoe manufacturer Dr. Zen. She also does special order work, fashioning an orthopedic shoe to match a customer's special outfit. These one-of-a-kind creations begin at $250. Leinen still glams up flip-flops, but instead of selling directly to boutiques, she now designs for a local shoe company. Like her gift wrap, Leinen's shoes are broadening the definition of art. In a glass case in her living room are shoe sensations assembled for perhaps a future exhibition. Rich, textured, eye-catching fantasies, each bears a name and a story. A pair of heels sports grouper eyes and scales. "Walk on the Beach" features what looks like sand pebbles and bird feathers. There's the
" By design, these works are meant to be displayed "on the floor by a chair or a coffee table or in the bedroom." Who could have guessed the jump from politics to art would be so exquisitely sole-ful? Margo Harakas can be reached at mharakas@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4728. GRAPHIC: PHOTO 2 ART FOR THE FEET: Eleanor Leinen wears a pair of her painted shoes. "It's a labor of love," she says. Staff photo/Judy Sloan Reich COMFY AND CREATIVE: A selection of Leinen's shoes, which are sold on healiohealth.com. Staff photo/Judy Sloan Reich LOAD-DATE: January 15, 2006 |
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The Associated Press State & Local Wire Micah White isn't afraid of telling a raunchy joke, but that doesn't mean he's fearless morphing on stage into his comic persona. To "Bam-Bamm" White, there's nothing scarier than scanning the crowd at The Richmond Funny Bone and spotting the mother of one of his high school volleyball players. "I always tell people, when they're coming to my shows, Micah and Bam-Bamm are two different people," White said. "It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I put it off on my alter ego, on the other personality." White is the popular varsity girls
volleyball coach at When he's not coaching, White is a stand-up comedian capable of obliterating the bounds of good taste. He tours about five months of the year and is releasing a
self-produced DVD, "Keeping It Real." His release party is set for
Feb. 4 at the Hyperlink Cafe on Kathy Curtis, whose daughter, Whitney, played volleyball for White, describes him as an exceptional coach who always sets a good moral example for his players. She has also seen his comedy act and acknowledges, "It's a different guy." "There's a line, and he's very successful in being able to maintain it," she added. Whitney, now a freshman at Virginia Tech, agreed and said she never heard White curse as a coach. She said her teammates begged him to give them a sample of his act. He refused, so she and a friend eventually snuck into one of his shows. Whitney remembers White's startled look when they sat down halfway through the performance. "He kind of paused for a second, like, 'Oh, my gosh,' and he started censoring his jokes a little bit," she said. "Of course I did," White said. "There were probably 250 people there. Two people walk in, and I change my whole show." Even toned down, White's jokes left Whitney laughing so hard tears filled her eyes. "I knew he has that split personality. Otherwise, he wouldn't be as successful as a comedian," she said. "It was different seeing him in that light." Bam-Bamm has kept such a low
profile at "He does an excellent job as a coach. The athletes respect him. He gets the most out of them," Titus said. "You wouldn't know there was anything else. Coaching volleyball is his life while he's here." Liz Getzel, whose daughter, Alyssa, played volleyball for White, also considers him a great role model. She said she's seen his act but gave him one warning beforehand. "I told him as long as he didn't do mom-volleyball
jokes, we were OK," said Getzel, whose daughter
now plays volleyball at White didn't crack on volleyball mothers during a recent
performance at The Richmond Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant at As he often does, White finished his show by inviting a white man from the audience on stage to help perform a profanity-filled rap song. White told the crowd that he and partner In the process and to the delight of the crowd, White exposed Scheppele as someone unable to find the beat and unwilling to a shout a certain racial epithet to a room full of blacks. Scheppele said later he figured he was being set up by White but took it all in good fun. "I was just going with the flow," said Scheppele, who attended the show with his wife, Brooks, for their second wedding anniversary. "It looks like he has a good future." White, 30, started performing comedy about 10 years ago at
a local lounge while he was living in "I went up, and people laughed," he said. "From there, I kept going back and going back." Soon after, White moved to White usually performs two or three times a month at The Funny Bone, as well as at private events for churches and corporate functions. "I know I'll be successful, because I'm determined to be successful," he said. He writes his jokes from observing his life and the lives of other people. Some jokes, such as his bit on "raggedy cars," are based in reality. White drives a 1991 Lexus, which he says has a host of problems. Other jokes are embellishments of a kernel of truth. "Delivery is everything," he said. "How well you paint a picture and allow people to relate; you've got to be extremely convincing. You've got to be a good liar, basically." Many comics start off believing being "lewd and loud" is a key to success, White said, and he's learned that audiences are smart and that their respect has to be earned. "Lewd and loud works, but you can't just be lewd and loud," White said. "You have to make people think." Along those lines, White has a joke that explores the effects of various drugs but it also questions why alcohol and cigarettes are legal but marijuana is not. While he keeps Bam-Bamm under wraps at school, White believes people can learn a lot about themselves by laughing, particularly when they don't think they should. "When people try to push back their sense of humor, they're really not facing who they really are. Comedy makes your true self come out." End Advance LOAD-DATE: January 16, 2006 |
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From: Yahoo! Groups Notification = = = From: Jottings That's great, but I just don't recognize who you are from
the email address. I just need to know your name, and you're in. Thanks, = = = From: Carolyn Lara I came across this group in a Carolyn = = = From: Great. No particular requirement other than interest and I
have to know who you are before I admit you to the Yahoo group. From inside
the groups, someone could spam others and disrupt the peace. Glad to have you
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From: Neil O'Sullivan [1990] for jasper jottings Neil thought you would find this story from NYPOST.COM interesting: By TIM SULLIVAN Click on the link below to access the story. http://www.nypost.com/sports/60278.htm [JR: Thanks, the Post requires registration. Knowing how “everyone” loves sports stories, I wouldn’t dream of letting a sports story leak into the email section. Thanks to the input. BTW I was able to catch it from Google cached so I didn’t have to waste time registering. Thanks for the heads up.] |
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From: Robert Helm [1951] Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen: Driving down here in Respectfully, -----Original Message----- From: Helen A. Helm I do try to remember, but it soooo hard sometimes. Helen Helm = Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time... Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children. Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester. Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares. Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together. Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love. If you send this to 5 people, then you have a chance to touch 5 people. Never look down on anyone. Only God sits that high! Working for God on earth doesn't pay much......but His retirement plan is out of this world! [JR: A message that I can certainly take to heart. ] |
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> From: contact-server-no-reply@2idi.com > got the new site location without trouble---and thanks for all your work!!! [JR: JohnH actually spoted it before I did! ] From: JasperJottingsEditorial John, Great news. Next week I can get to killing things.
Two weeks of double work made me anxious for the swing to take place. Thanks
for the early warning and reading that work. Doesn't mean much without the
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From: Re: Jasper Jottings 1/15/06 I was troubled by the e-mail concerning the Grandparent of the Helms' Family. The young adult passing out literature against the War in We must have respect for mankind all over the world if we expect to have Peace on Earth. [JR: I think that this was a fairy tale, an allegory, a cute fable, or a political statement in the guise of “news”. I don’t think that it was a true story of either of their grandparents. Using my own relatives as a proxy, and the Helms are a decade ahead of me in the race to eternal reward, so the supposed grandmother would be in her mid-90s. I don’t know many in that age group that are out and about and engaging any one in political speech. So, I don’t think it was recounting a true story. We should, more to your point, “Dona Nobis Pacem”. ] |
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[JR: It’s not a email to us. But it is public. So maybe, I have hit upon another niche for JJs. Rather than everyone having to check, here it is. I’ll catch any Jasper’s blog if I knew where they were hiding. Care to rat out your fellow alums?] |
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On the road again Travel “But you know what is really strange after all this time and after all these continued feelings of unrest and confusion…. that I still have so much faith in Chance. I still really believe that if you go into an experience openminded and full of hope (even if we are cynical about certain aspects), if we are overall optimistic that the choice is benefiical to us and to our environment, then we will surely find the answers guiding our next great decision at somepoint during it.” -Nicole Pollio Hi-dee ho, good neighbor. The
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[JR: Well I don’t know about you but I want to be entertained? Young people are so entertaining.] |
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
1/24/06 Tuesday M. Basketball
Rider*
1/27/06 Friday Track & Field Jasper
Relays HOME 9:00 AM
1/27/06 Friday W. Basketball Iona*
1/27/06 Friday M. Basketball
1/28/06 Saturday Track & Field
Jasper Relays HOME 9:00 AM
1/28/06 Saturday W. Swimming CW
Post
1/29/06 Sunday W. Basketball
Marist* HOME 2:00 PM
1/30/06 Monday M. Basketball
2/3/06 Friday Track & Field Armory
Collegiate Invitational NYC Armory 10:00 AM
2/3/06 Friday W. Swimming
2/3/06 Friday Track & Field Millrose Games
MSG 6:00 PM
2/3/06 Friday W. Basketball Canisius*
2/3/06 Friday M. Basketball
Niagara* HOME 7:00 PM
2/4/06 Saturday Track & Field
Armory Collegiate Invitational
NYC Armory 10:00 AM
2/4/06 Saturday Track & Field
Metropolitan Championships Draddy Gym and NYC Armory
12:00 PM
2/5/06 Sunday Track & Field
Metropolitan Championships Draddy Gym and NYC Armory
10:00 AM
2/5/06 Sunday M. Basketball
Loyola* HOME 12:00 PM
2/5/06 Sunday W. Basketball
Niagara* Niagara University,
N.Y. 2:00 PM
2/6/06 Monday M. Tennis
2/6/06 Monday M. Tennis
2/8/06 Wednesday M. Basketball Saint
2/9/06 Thursday W. Basketball
2/10/06 Friday Track & Field Penn
State Invitational
2/10/06 Friday Track & Field
Valentine Invitational
2/11/06 Saturday M. Tennis
2/11/06 Saturday Track & Field
Valentine Invitational
2/11/06 Saturday Track & Field Penn
State Invitational
2/11/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse
2/11/06 Saturday M. Basketball Canisius*
2/11/06 Saturday W. Basketball
Marist*
2/13/06 Monday M. Basketball
Niagara*
2/15/06 Wednesday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$
2/16/06 Thursday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$
2/16/06 Thursday W. Basketball
Loyola* HOME 7:00 PM
2/17/06 Friday M. Tennis
2/17/06 Friday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$ Baltimore, MD 10:00 AM
2/17/06 Friday Track & Field MAAC
Indoor Championships NYC Armory 4:00 PM
2/18/06 Saturday M. Basketball Bracket
Buster Saturday& HOME TBA
2/18/06 Saturday W. Swimming MAAC
Championships$ Baltimore, MD 10:00 AM
2/18/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse TBA
(Scrimmage) HOME 11:30 AM
2/19/06 Sunday M. Tennis St.
2/20/06 Monday W. Basketball
Fairfield* Bridgeport,
Conn. 7:30 PM
2/23/06 Thursday W. Basketball Saint
2/23/06 Thursday M. Basketball
2/24/06 Friday Track & Field USATF
Indoor Championships
2/24/06 Friday Track & Field NYU
Invitational NYC Armory 4:00 PM
2/25/06 Saturday M. Tennis
2/25/06 Saturday Track & Field
USATF Indoor Championships
2/25/06 Saturday Track & Field
2/25/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse
2/26/06 Sunday Track & Field USATF
Indoor Championships
2/26/06 Sunday M. Lacrosse
2/26/06 Sunday W. Basketball Iona* HOME
4:00 PM
2/26/06 Sunday M. Basketball
Go support "our" teams. I'd appreciate any reports or photos. What else do us old alums have to do? Right, encourage the young ones to max their achievement to 100% potential. I don’t think you have to win or die. Just give us it all and we should applaud. What better things do you have to do today, but to go to some strange place, support the team, dress up “funny”, and cheer for “our” athletes. So what if they think you’re a loon. You’re their loon. You are a loon. You never know what kind of difference you’ll make! Go to one of the women’s events and meet hot chicks! Or if your persuasion is different, got to the men’s events and meet hot guys. Besides no one ever reads the boilerplate, eula, or the fine print.
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http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6475 BOB BYRNES TALKS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S FALL 2005 ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN HIS LATEST "FROM THE DESK OF" Manhattan College Athletic Director Bob Byrnes '68 talks about the academic successes achieved by the Jasper student-athletes over the course of the Fall 2005 semester in his latest "From the Desk Of..." newsletter. http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6472 to read the January installment of Mr. Byrnes' monthly address. http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6474 CUSHING AND STREET WIN FIELD EVENTS ON DAY ONE OF Riverdale, N.Y. (January 20, 2006)--While several
Manhattan athletes are competing in the Adidas Classic at the University of
Nebraska later tonight, the other portion of the Jasper Indoor Track and
Field split squad participated in day one of the Manhattan Invitational at Draddy Gym on Friday afternoon. Jasper junior http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6473 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COMES UP SHORT IN COMEBACK BID AGAINST SAINT PETER'S, 65-60 Riverdale, N.Y. (January 19, 2006)--Manhattan Women's
Basketball trimmed a 15-point second-half deficit down to one with a little
more than a minute left on the clock, but the Lady Jaspers were unable to
complete the comeback as they fell to Saint http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6471 MEN’S BASKETBALL’S WIN STREAK ENDS WITH 77-68 DEFEAT AT MARIST Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (January 18, 2006)- Manhattan saw its 10 game win streak come to an end tonight, as the Jaspers dropped a 77-68 decision to Marist at the McCann Center on the Marist campus. Arturo Dubois posted game-highs with 26 points and 12 rebounds to record his fourth double-double on the season. The Jaspers fall to 10-5, 6-1 in MAAC play, while the Red Foxes improve to 9-6, 3-4 in MAAC play. http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6470 WINGATE AND KONOVELCHICK’S LATE PLAYS GIVES MEN'S
BASKETBALL ITS 10TH STRAIGHT, 77-74, OVER Riverdale, N.Y. (January 15, 2006)-
Jason Wingate hit a spinning runner in the lane with 12 seconds remaining to
give Manhattan a one point lead and Mike Konovelchick
came up with a steal on the ensuing possession, and made two clutch free
throws with two seconds left, as the Jaspers pulled out a 77-74 win over
Siena this afternoon in front of 2,143 fans at Draddy
Gym. The win, http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6469 TRACK AND FIELD COMPETES AT WEST POINT QUAD MEET West Point, N.Y. (January 14, 2006)--Manhattan Track and Field competed at the West Point Quad Meet on Saturday along with Army, UConn, and Binghamton, as a Manhattan athlete took first place in seven different events. On the men's side, senior distance runner, and 2005 IC4A Cross Country Champion, Tyler Raymond won the 1000m run at 2:28.13. http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6468 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GOES COLD IN SECOND HALF AS CANISIUS ESCAPES DRADDY WITH 51-47 WIN Riverdale, N.Y. (January 14, 2006)—It was a tale of two
halves as Manhattan Women's Basketball battled defending MAAC Champion Canisius College on Saturday afternoon at Draddy Gym. The Lady Jaspers outshot
Canisius by an 11-percentage point margin in the
first half to take a 35-23 lead into the break. The temperature in Draddy, however, dropped significantly in the second half
as http://gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6467 SUPER SOPHS EACH TALLY 20+ AS JASPERS RUN WIN STREAK TO NINE, 87-81, OVER RIDER Riverdale, N.Y. (January 13, 2006)- Manhattan's three
sophomore starters, CJ Anderson, Arturo Dubois, and Jeff Xavier, combined for
71 points as the Jaspers extended their win streak to nine with an, 87-81,
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[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!]
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The College basketball dwells in a "What have you done for me lately" society, perhaps now more than ever. Coaches are judged, and, more important, courted by other schools, based on the last line on the resume. Win a conference title, win an NCAA Tournament game, get interviewed elsewhere. But after being wooed by the "It comes with the territory," said Gonzalez, whose Jaspers (8-4, 4-0 MAAC) took on Rider (4-7, 0-4) last night at Draddy Gym. "During the season, though, I just let the talk play out. It doesn’t bother me. My focus is on the season and doing what we need to do to have success. "I’ve been close before, I suppose, and I’ll just have to wait it out." The wait has been a pleasant one of late. The Jaspers had won eight consecutive games and soared to the top of the MAAC. The preseason No. 2 choice to win the league is looking every bit like it did in 2003 and 2004, when it won the conference championship. "Last year was a period of transition," said Gonzalez, whose Jaspers went 15-14. "We were freshmen-dominated. Now those kids are sophomores, they’ve learned a lot and we’re looking forward to seeing what we can do." So might some athletic directors. Across the river in Even Princeton, another "He’s a good coach," Orr said of Gonzalez prior to the Pirates’ 66-52 win over the Jaspers in November. "He’s proven he can have success in that league and he’s proven that he can maintain it." LOAD-DATE: January 16, 2006 |
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The January 13, 2006 Friday STUDENTS don't have to write those sentimental "What
I Did on My Winter Vacation" essays at There were no memorable trips home for the Jaspers. No nostalgic mid-December getaways to a tropical climate. No escapes to a lavish ski resort and spa. This group did go away, though. Far, far away, in fact -
all the way to the majestic badlands of the It was cold. It was quiet. It was serene. It wasn't Riverdale. "You know that saying, 'It's not the end of the Earth, but you can see it from here?' That's how I felt," coach Bobby Gonzalez said. "We didn't know where the heck we were. I thought I was in the witness protection program." Gonzalez won't be mistaken for Henry Hill - Ray Liotta's character in "Goodfellas" - but the way the Jaspers are playing, you can bet some MAAC coaches may hope otherwise. "When all of the other students are going home for
Christmas, and your guys are stuck in the dorms, it's not easy,"
Gonzalez said. "So, I purposely scheduled that trip to get them away
from The Jaspers returned with a 4-4 record and have since raced past opponents by an average margin of 14. "It's a combination of our defense and us starting to click finally on offense," said sophomore forward C.J. Anderson, who is averaging 20 points and 10.3 rebounds. "The past few games, we've had between four and five guys in double figures." Including sophomore forward Arturo Dubois, who has
averaged 20 points and 10.6 rebounds in the past three. Last Friday - in an
early matchup of the MAAC's
top two teams - he sank 21 and pulled down 14 boards in a surprising runaway
87-68 win over "Coach told us not to settle for anything," Dubois said. "He told us, 'If we can get them, let's get them.' That's what we did. We play to win." Whether it's in <extraneous deleted> GRAPHIC: FROM NOWHERE TO SOMEWHERE: LOAD-DATE: January 13, 2006 |
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48363 Cardinal McCarrick & the Catholics' war -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: January 16, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern === <begin quote> === Which brings us to the unspoken issue
here. Judge Alito is Catholic. If confirmed,
he will join three other Catholics on the bench: Chief Justice On the Senate Judiciary Committee sit four Catholic Democrats: Leahy, Kennedy, Biden and Durbin. All have 100 percent pro-abortion voting records. All have attacked Alito out of fear he may overturn Roe. Query: Why is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops so deathly silent in this war of Catholics to decide if abortion on demand is to remain the law of the land forever in God's Country? Where are the Catholic echoes of Where is Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
of Said McCarrick, "Our task force does not advocate the denial of Communion for Catholic politicians," for, otherwise, the "sacred nature of the Eucharist could be trivialized and might be turned into a partisan political battleground." What should bishops do when Catholic politicians fight to uphold a decision that has caused the slaughter of thousands of times as many Holy Innocents as were massacred by King Herod? Cardinal McCarrick urged "new efforts to teach clearly, advocate effectively, organize and mobilize Catholic laity, and to engage, persuade and challenge Catholic politicians to act on the moral teaching of our church." Fair enough, Your Eminence. Sixty-six years ago, Bishop Clemens von Galen took to the pulpit of Munster Cathedral to damn Hitler's regime at the peak of its power for "plain murder" in its euthanasia program and to direct Catholics to "withdraw ourselves and our faithful from their [Nazi] influence so that we may not be contaminated by their ... ungodly behavior." Cardinal von Galen is headed for sainthood. What is asked of you, Cardinal McCarrick, and your fellow bishops is less heroic. Just issue a statement before the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Jan. 22, 2006, declaring: We pray to God that Roe v. Wade is overturned. We commend all Catholics and fellow citizens working toward that goal. We condemn any Catholic politician who would deny a seat on the Supreme Court to a fellow Catholic – on the grounds that he might vote to overturn this abomination. That too much to ask, Your Eminence? As Dante said, there is a special place in Hell for those who, in times of moral crisis, fail to take a stand. By the way, Dante put a lot of bishops in there. === <end quote> === Now for all your opinions about Pat, and he does take a lot of words to get to the bottom line, you have to think he’s hit the nail on the head here. “Catholic” politicians have been allowed to wear the label without being challenged. It is well established wisdom that when one does not defend one’s brand in the marketplace, be it toothpaste or a certain type of morality, it looses its meaning. For all its faults, the Catholic Church had stood for absolute values in an era of moral relativism. The Church has not held itself to the same standards for priests, laity, or politicians. At one time, the Church was a “protector”. A counter-balance to the excesses of the Government. It preserved Western civilization during the Dark Ages. It was a force to be reckoned with. Protestantism, Secular Humanism and Materialism and all the other –ism have drained it of its vitality. Where will the next renewal come from? Perhaps it comes from each one of us, calling the politicians to account. An overbearing state is checkmated when the Governed no loner consent and the Militia raises itself to perform its sacred function. So to the Church’s Faithful – which is NOT the same as the “registered Catholics”, rule following, or every Sunday hypocrites (you know the ones who cut you off to get out of the parking lot first) – must be inspired to throw out the Catholic-In-Name-Only Politicians and reform the Church Leadership. The Faithful control the votes and the donations. |
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