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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. Reinkefj at the College’s email forwarding service alum dot manhattan dot edu! Use email-sending webform http://public.2idi.com/=reinkefj anytime. |
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“When I get lost, I just change where I am going” rita ruder |
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http://www.acton.org/article.php?article=151&hide_side_box=false Imago Dei: The gift and charge of existence <begin quote> In Jewish and Christian scripture, God proposes to make humanity in His image. In so doing, God blesses men and women, and instructs them to be fruitful. He gives them to the earth, to rule and cultivate it, and he gives the earth to them, so that they might flourish. The natural order, in all its nascent potentiality, is both gift and charge. Thus man is told to name the animals – a task which requires both wisdom and delight. To realize his task, man must love God’s gift, and worship God by participating in it through rule and cultivation – in a sense, man must become co-creator. <extraneous deleted> The idea of Imago Dei calls us to flourish – to exercise free will and reason in loving creative response to the loving, creative activity of God. This requires us to attend to the human situation in its creational context, to attend to the particulars of the natural order, to restore reason to its proper role, within embodied beings and within a created order, so that a phrase like “liberty as self-government”[12] can have existential and teleological meaning. It is a complex task, but not beyond our abilities – to use liberty to govern ourselves, and our society, with wisdom and love. <end quote> I was, for some reason, particularly taken with this
“second place” winner. It struck me that us injineers should have heard more of this as the basis for
what we do. It would be hard not get moving when one understands one’s role
in Creation. So while we have the very entertaining argument about
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Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in
any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
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Fryer, Paul F. |
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Laruccia, Stephen |
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Lichte, Arthur J. |
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Reilly, Timothy P. |
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Tergis, Alexander |
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Zelnik, Geoff |
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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/021606_1.shtml Mulligan, who joined the College in 2004 as performing arts director, has been an active performer in opera and musical theatre, having performed leading and supporting roles, as well as appearing as a soloist in 1999 at a White House reception for the nation’s governors. Mulligan will be singing selections from his first recording that reflect not only his background, but also the community where he lives and works. The son of an Irish Catholic father and a Jewish mother, Mulligan was raised singing soprano in the all-boys choir of his church and chanting prayers at home with his mother as his Hebrew coach. From the years of mixing the music of his parents’ traditions, he brings an eclectic blend to the singing of such classics as Danny Boy and a fresh take on the Yiddish favorite Oy dortn, dortn. Sponsored by the performing arts department, this family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Copies of Lucky will be on sale at the performance. No reservations are necessary. If you have questions about the concert, please call Liam Mulligan at (718) 862-7254. If you are a member of the press and wish to cover this event, please call Lydia Gray at (718) 862-7993. |
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And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed. |
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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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Wilkes Barre Times Leader ( Richard E. Colombin, age 78, a
former resident of Merrywood Hills, He was born in Mr. Colombin served in the U.S. Army reserve from 1948-1961, and was a veteran of the Korean conflict. He was employed for 35 years by Exxon Company While residing in He was a resident of Mountain Top since September of 1987,
and a member of the Parish of St. Jude. He was a eucharistic
minister, funeral acolyte, member of the RCIA team and a participant in
Eucharistic Adoration. He was a volunteer with Hospice St. He was married to the former Elizabeth Farrar, May 10,
1952, who preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 1990, and had resided in He was a loving father to his five daughters, Elizabeth
C., wife of Steven J. Cappellini, Mountain Top;
Nancy J., wife of Funeral Friends may call on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LOAD-DATE: February 12, 2006 [JR: ~1949? ] |
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The <extraneous deleted> Paul F. Fryer Seneca Mr. Paul Francis Fryer, age 61, of Paul, a native of Paul, an accomplished yachtsman, was a member of the
Keyport Yacht Club in Paul is survived by his loving wife, Iris Larsen Fryer; his daughter, Kanette Fryer Fenstermacher, and her husband, David, and their children, Lee and William, of Atlanta; his daughter, Ann Gersna, of Atlanta; Margaret Schmidt and her husband, Thomas, and son, Jacob, of New Jersey; Michael Gersna of Ohio; and granddaughter, Janine, of New Jersey. The family will receive friends at The Seneca Mortuary Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, from 4 to 6 p.m. Services will be held Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, at 3 p.m. in the mortuary chapel. <extraneous deleted> LOAD-DATE: February 11, 2006 [mcALUMdb: 1966 ] [JR: These are
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JOBITxx: Pye,
From: reinkefj http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/391051p-331717c.html Granddad dies helping kin flee blaze A popular The body of Pye's wife, Suzanne, 64, dashed
down to a basement apartment to alert their 28-year-old son, Pye, a retired hardware store owner, stayed to fight the flames, which shot out windows and through the roof, but he was overcome by the thick smoke, relatives and officials said. "He took care of us. He took care of his parents till they passed away," said Pye's daughter Liane Pye-Legath, 34, as she fought back tears hours later. It took firefighters almost two hours to bring the blaze
under control. Eight of them were treated at Fire marshals believe the fire, which gutted the Pyes' two-story home at Pye, a neighborhood fixture
known for his friendly demeanor and curiosity, and his parents ran the
popular P&P Hardware on "He was a big, talkative, burly, lovable guy, like a big teddy bear," said former store employee Mike Forese, 44. "My heart goes out to his family." Pye, who attended In his later years, the tall grandfather of three, who sometimes walked with a cane, spent most of his days caring for his 3-year-old granddaughter, Lia, while her parents worked. "It was always very funny to watch this 6-foot-6 man scream at this little girl and for this little girl to scream back at him," said Pye-Legath, a mother of two. Relatives said Pye also worked
with summer youth programs and the Sons of Italy and helped get the Veterans
Memorial Park built in the "He was like the man of the block, the nicest person in the world," said his next-door neighbor Alfonso Cruz, 43, whose house siding was melted by flames. "If it was pouring rain, he'd still stop to talk. He was a real gentleman. I'll miss him." Originally published on February 14, 2006 ### From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear In
catching up with the news papers after being away for a week I find that
Tuesday's (2/14/06) Daily News has an article that reports that May He rest
In Peace, [JR: Caught it. But, I almost forgot it. Thanks for the reminder. ] |
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The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release: As a child growing up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, the recently designated Air Force director of staff said he wanted to be Mickey Mantle. When he returned to his old neighborhood Feb. 9, he told
the children at "It's important to remember where you come from and to give something back to the community," Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte said. "Every time I come home I try to visit the schools and give the kids encouragement." When the general arrived at the school, second-graders
welcomed him at the front entrance with a rendition of "God Bless "I'm always impressed by the kids," General Lichte said. "They never fail to ask surprising questions." The middle-school-aged children did not disappoint the general, peppering him in the auditorium for nearly 90 minutes with questions such as: "What's the hardest situation you've been in?" "How much do you get paid?" "Did you get sent to the principal's office?" "Did you make the honor roll?" "The things you learn here in school are the same
values we have in the Air Force - integrity, "We were thrilled to have General Lichte come to talk with the kids," said Kevin Smith, the school's principal. "The children got to hear and see a great role model who came from their neighborhood, and made something quite remarkable of his life." General Lichte also visited the
other schools he attended while growing up in the Bronx - Besides returning to his alma maters, the general also watched a live taping of the CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer. Minutes before airtime, Mr. Schieffer
took time between taping an interview with the Mr. Schieffer, who also anchors the longstanding program "Face the Nation" in Washington, D.C., plans to participate in the upcoming dedication of the Air Force Memorial later this year, as the master of ceremonies. LOAD-DATE: February 15, 2006 [mcALUMdb: 1971 ] |
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New king of the roads When he starts March 6, Tergis will supervise 135 employees and be responsible for snowplowing; garbage, recycling and leaf collection; and road and vehicle maintenance. He will report to Director of Operations Tim Curtin. Tergis said he will look for ways to save taxpayers money
on core city "I know that, just like in It will take time to learn the ropes, he said. "My first plan is to learn the system and learn how things are done, and why they are done. And if they are done properly, I am not going to make any changes," he said. "I am sure there is plenty done right." Tergis was one of 13 applicants for the position. "He had a very solid background, and he was the only one doing the exact same thing in another community," Curtin said. As superintendent of maintenance for The In Stamford, he will not be eligible for overtime, but having more time with his wife and two daughters, ages 5 and 9, will make it worth it, Tergis said. "It's a bigger city," he said. "I'll be in charge of I guess a little bit more, and I'll be more involved in long-term decisions, and not so much the day-to-day, and I'll get to spend more time with my family." The position has been vacant since September, when Glen MacWilliams resigned to take a job in During a reorganization of the Office of Operations shortly before MacWilliams resigned, Curtin transferred 28 employees to other bureaus and lowered the bureau chief's salary. MacWilliams, who was hired in 1994, was earning $120,000 a year. Curtin has said taking on MacWilliams'
job put a strain on him and other employees but did not hinder city After the snow and windstorm last month that knocked out
power to thousands of homes, members of the Board of Representatives
criticized the Office of Operations for the time it took to plow, salt and
sand city streets and remove fallen trees. Some members who attended a Board
of Representatives Operations Committee meeting last month were upset to
learn Highway Supervisor Michael Zarba coordinated
the storm response from his It didn't matter that he wasn't in Tergis, who lives in "If I am responsible for it, I would at least be stopping by," he said. "I might not stay the whole day, but I'll at least stop by." A He was named assistant superintendent of maintenance four years later. He was promoted to his current position in June 2004. Tergis has a master's degree in
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Giving and Director of Counseling & Career Services at <extraneous deleted> The Columbus Citizens Foundation, best known for organizing New York City's Columbus Day Parade, supports cultural and educational programs, including grants and scholarships for elementary school, high school and college students who are of Italian-American descent. In 2005, the Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $2.5 million. It is currently supporting the education of 610 scholarship recipients. |
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Yearbook of Experts News Release Wire The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology is pleased to announce that it has awarded $32,800 in grants to 10 institutions to help support radiation therapist training program. Radiation therapists are vital members of the radiation oncology treatment team that works together to ensure cancer patients receive the radiation therapy they need to treat their cancer. ASTRO's grant program is designed to provide accredited radiation therapy technology training programs with additional funds to help bolster enrollment and defray the cost of educational materials and distance-based learning initiatives. Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga.; Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio; Manhattan College in New York; Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., in Fort Meyers, Fla.; University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.; Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, Maine; Radiation Therapy at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y.; Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago; Erie Community College in Erie, Pa.; and Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute in Little Rock, Ark., were among the institutions receiving grant money from ASTRO. "This program is a great way for ASTRO to ensure that our members have the talented staff they need to treat the cancer patients we all work so hard to cure," said John Kresl, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of ASTRO's Workforce Committee and a radiation oncologist at Arizona Oncology Services and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. "The field of radiation oncology has experienced a workforce shortage in recent years and ASTRO has attempted to stem that by offering many funding opportunities each year, including this grant." In the past, the program has successfully supported dozens of radiation therapy technology programs throughout the country with donations from ASTRO members adding up to as much as $5,000 to an individual program. The ASTRO Education and Development Fund will match contributed amounts of up to $5,000 for any one program. In addition to the technology grant, ASTRO actively fosters the cultivation of the next generation of radiation oncologists and professionals in the field of radiation oncology by offering eight different awards or grants throughout the calendar year that totaled nearly $400,000 in 2005. ASTRO is once again offering the Radiation Therapy Technology Education Matching Fund Program in 2006 and will be accepting donations and applications throughout the year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis. To learn more about ASTRO's Awards and Grants, contact Omari W. Keeles at omarik@astro.org or visit http://www.astro.org/research/funding_opportunities/astro_awards/ . For more information on radiation therapy careers, visit http://www.rtanswers.org/treatment/oncology_team.htm . ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 8,500 members who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As the leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the Society is dedicated to the advancement of the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment. http://www.ExpertClick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=11718 LOAD-DATE: February 15, 2006 |
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The Len Elmore travels around the country during college basketball
season, doing color commentary for ESPN and providing insights he gained from
being an All-American at But there's another person who is particularly interested in Elmore's analysis - his son Stephen. "Even if he doesn't get to my game because he's on the road, I always talk to him right after I finish and he wants to know everything," said Stephen, who is a sophomore at Horace Mann. "He wants to know how many points I scored, but also how I scored them, how I played defense, everything." The 15-year-old Elmore doesn't mind, since he knows how valuable his father's opinion is. "I'm pretty lucky," said Elmore, whose Lions were scheduled to play Ridgewood (N.J.) yesterday in the Coaches vs. Cancer High School Basketball Classic at Manhattan College in conjunction with The American Cancer Society. "He knows so much about the game and he sees players all the time like J.J. Redick [of Duke] and players like that and he can tell me what they're doing to make themselves better." Most importantly is what his father can tell him. "To have someone around who has been teaching me my whole life has definitely given me an advantage," said Elmore, who is averaging 12 points and 9 rebounds per game for the Lions, who play in the Ivy League. The only problem is that the 6-4 Stephen wants to show Len how good he's become in a game of one-on-one, but "he won't play me." His rapid development has come as somewhat of a surprise to Len, who insists he didn't think his oldest son would be a basketball player initially. "For some reason, I thought he would play baseball," Elmore said. "I should have known, with all the basketball in my house, that he would pick it up." However it happened, it worked. "He's by far the most skilled player I've ever coached or ever will coach," said Horace Mann coach Ray Barile. "And he knows the game so well. I'm sure it can be a tough thing for him sometimes, but both he and Len handle it very well." Stephen said he doesn't feel pressure being the son of a player who starred at Power Memorial before becoming one of the top college stars in the nation with the Terrapins. The only problem is that everyone knows who Len is. "When he's in the stands, people know," the And as for baseball, Len wasn't entirely wrong. He helped Stephen become a lefty when he was four years old and now the lanky southpaw is the No. 2 starter for the Lions' baseball team. dan.martin@nypost.com GRAPHIC: STEPHEN ELMORE LOAD-DATE: February 14, 2006 |
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From: James Connors [1957] Would you be so kind as to include the following events in your march calendar? [JR: Done! ] |
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From: Stephen Laruccia [1967] Hi Hope all is well. I have another individual for Jasper Jottings list, my friend
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From: Robert Helm [1951] Good Afternoon: <extraneous deleted> Ever wonder what the expression "stuck on stupid" meant? Well here is an example: <picture of Cindy Sheehan hugging Jesse Jackson> The grinning idiot clinging to Je$$e Jack$on is Cindy Sheehan... the sob sister protesting the war at Bush's ranch, who lost her son in the war, the same son she gave up in her divorce when he was 7 years old. And by the way if you wonder why she has so much free time ... she is going through another divorce right now and guess what? She is giving up custody of another son. As Forest Gump once wisely proclaimed, "Stupid is as stupid does." FNS sends [JR: I took the liberty of reformatting. Well one never knows what one will do until one gets to wear the other guy’s moccasins. If I lost a son or daughter, I might be going even more nuts. I’m upset with all the politicians of either side of the coin.] |
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From: For some reason I was unable to open the attachment. Do not know why. = From: reinkefj It doesn’t go out as an attachment. Probably the ISP is “helping”. AOLers sometimes complain about the same thing (i.e., the attachment doesn’t open). It’s frustrating for me because I know it goes out as just a straight text email message. You can read it below or at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/jasperjottings20060212.htm Enjoy |
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From: Geoff Zelnik [1998] Ferdinand, Can you put this information in your next issue/update. I have recently opened up a real estate brokerage firm in If any By the way, I was born and raised in Riverdale, have a BA
in Communications from Geoffrey S. Zelnik [JR: Nope can’t do that. Jasper Jottings doesn’t do advertising. ] |
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[JR: It’s not an 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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Surprise Parties Travel “She always returned to her theory that a young woman whom after all every one thought clever should begin by getting a general impression of life. This impression was necessary to prevent mistakes, and after it should be secured she might make the unfortunate condition of others a subject of special attention.” -Henry James, Portrait of a Lady 2am, somewhere outside Kuala Lumpur, a bus pulls over at a
service station, and an American girl bounds out, exclaiming, “Ay, que frio!” before running
around to the side of the bus to retrieve a sweater. Why is an American speaking Spanish in I left On the way here, I
spoke a while with an older British couple who were headed to There were a couple of things I saw along the way that I won’t expand upon here, but you can see pictures up on webshots with explanations if you click the link over on the right side of the page. I walk quickly, though I never come to the front of the line, and arrive around 4:30am. Then I climb stairs upon stairs to get to the temple itself, where I just sit and watch the crowd for a while. I ask someone something along the lines of, “what now”, and they tell me that now we wait for the chariot to come in. I think this sounds like a plan, and that although I passed the chariot at walking speed some 4 hours ago, it is motorized, so surely will be there before too long. 6am rolls around and I’m manic with exhaustion, and decide to go back to the hotel to sleep for a few hours before returning. 6:30, I realize there are a good deal of other people who would like to do the same, but no one knows how to get back to town short of walking. 7:00 I resign myself to the long walk back. 7:30, I run into a packed bus-like New Years packed-but manage to squeeze on and head back to my room. The next day is when the real celebration starts, all this
other was just preliminaries. Today
was hot, but at least it wasn’t raining.
There were a multitude of people already there when I arrived this
morning, so the streets in front of the cave were ringing with music and
jammed with people sweating all over each other. They stood along the sides of the street
watching the line of party people go by.
And just how do they party? By
sticking hooks and pins through their skin, of course. Duh.
I’m standing on the outside, with my camera held over my head to get a
better shot when a guy grabs my arm (nicely) and leads me through the masses
and into the line of the parade where I am able to get a picture close
up. It was really amazing stuff. Apparently, they enter into a trance, or
rather, their bodies play temporary host to a god, so they don’t feel pain,
nor do they bleed, nor do they seem to be completely aware of their
surroundings or situation. They are
photogenic, however. Some people had
spears through their cheeks or foreheads, some had hooks in their backs or
stomachs supporting either flowers, assorted fruits, or large floats which
they wore on their shoulders. Then
there were others who’s hooks attached to lines
attached to another person or floats on wheels which they pulled. Pretty hardcore. So I wandered around for a while taking
pictures and then sat down for lunch, where I was befriended by an early 30s
couple, Angel and Ben. They are both
Malaysian, but Angel speaks Chinese while Ben speaks Hindi, so they converse
in English, which is to my advantage as I also converse in English. They invite me to walk around with them,
which I do, and we go into the caves and around to the various stands selling
music or carpets or sweets or anything else.
Then I take off to come here, because I knew downloading those
pictures was going to take a considerable amount of time. I took a couple of videos as well, but I’m
not sure how or where to put those up.
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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=6537 LATE SURGE AND FLOOD'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE ARE NOT ENOUGH, AS
WOMEN'S http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6536 THREE SCHOOL RECORD FALL ON DAY ONE OF MAAC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6535 MEN'S LACROSSE EARNS THIRD-PLACE FINISH IN MAAC PRE-SEASON POLL; FARRELLY NAMED PRE-SEASON ALL-MAAC Riverdale, N.Y. (February 15, 2006)--In the annual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Pre-season Poll, the conference's head coaches selected Manhattan Men's Lacrosse to finish third out of nine teams for the upcoming 2006 season. In addition, senior defenseman Pat Farrelly earned a spot on the Pre-season All-MAAC Team. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6534 BASEBALL AND LEMOYNE SHARE TOP SPOT IN MAAC PRESEASON POLL Matt Rizzotti Named MAAC Preseason Player of the Year; Five Named Preseason All-MAAC http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6533 TRACK AND FIELD SWEEPS MAAC WEEKLY HONORS FOR SIXTH TIME THIS SEASON Riverdale, N.Y. (February 14, 2006)—For the sixth week this season, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has recognized both a Manhattan male and female track and field athlete as its Indoor Track and Field Performers of the Week. This week sophomore triple jumper Dexter Jules and senior pole vaulter Jenna Daly earned MAAC Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Week honors. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6532 Riverdale, N.Y. (February 14, 2006)– Manhattan College was selected to finish fourth out of nine teams in the 2006 MAAC Softball Pre-season Poll, voted on by the league's head coaches. Lady Jasper senior Kiera Fox (New Windsor, NY ) earned a spot of the Pre-season All-MAAC Team as an infielder. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6531 SENIORS LEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL TO 82-81, OVERTIME, WIN AT Niagara University, N.Y. (February 13, 2006)- Jason Wingate hit two free throws with 19 seconds left, and Mike Konovelchick blocked a jumper by Lorenzo Miles and corralled the rebound to seal Manhattan's 82-81, overtime win at Niagara tonight at the Gallagher Center. The Jaspers overcame a seven point overtime deficit to improve to 16-8 overall and 12-4 in MAAC play, while Niagara falls to 10-14, 7-9 in MAAC play. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6529 JULES JUMPS HIS WAY TO USATF CHAMPIONSHIPS AS SEVERAL JASPERS POST SOLID PERFORMANCES AT BU MEET Boston, Mass. (February 12, 2006)--Hopefully Dexter Jules
enjoyed his stay in Boston this past weekend, because the sophomore triple
jumper guaranteed himself a return trip to Beantown
in two weeks when the city hosts the USATF Championships. With a triple jump
measuring 15.61m at http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6527 WOMEN'S LACROSSE TABBED TO FINISH FOURTH IN MAAC PRESEASON POLL Pheterson Named Preseason All-MAAC http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6526 MEN'S Buffalo, N.Y. (February 11, 2006)- Jeff Xavier matched his career-high with 25 points, including 21 in the first half, while adding a career-high 13 rebounds, but Manhattan fell at Canisius, 86-75, this afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center on the Canisius campus. The Jaspers fall to 15-8, 11-4 in MAAC play, while the Griffs raise their record to 6-17, 5-10 in MAAC play. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6525 MAAC-LEADING MARIST POSTS 58-42 VICTORY OVER WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (February 11, 2006)--When Marist and Manhattan Women's Basketball squared off earlier in the season at Draddy, the Lady Jasper defense limited the MAAC Pre-season Player of the Year Fifi Camara to six points. The second time around, however, Camara and her two front court teammates, center Meg Dahlman and forward Sarah Smrdel, combined for 50 of the Red Foxes' 58 points en route to a 58-42 victory over Manhattan on Saturday afternoon at the McCann Center. All three Red Foxes scored in double figures with Camara leading the way with 22 points and nine rebounds. Sophomores Gabrielle Cottrell and Caitlin Flood scored in double digits for the Lady J's with 12 and 11 points, respectively. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6524 MCINTEE AND Riverdale, N.Y. (February 10, 2006)--Manhattan head coach
Tim McIntee was with Team Ireland at the 2002 World
Lacrosse Games in Australia where the Irish participated in the international
event for the first time in the country's history. Four years later, McIntee will once again be on Team http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6523 SATURDAY'S MEN'S TENNIS MATCH AT PENN POSTPONED DUE TO EXPECTED INCLEMENT WEATHER Riverdale, N.Y. (February 10, 2006)--Due to reports of expected inclement weather conditions, the Men's Tennis match slated for Saturday, February 11 at UPenn has been postponed. No make-up date has been determined as of this time. |
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Bobby Gonzalez has won 124 games and made three trips to the
postseason since taking over at The Jaspers started 0-4, then went on a 10-game winning
streak before injuries and the indefinite academic suspension of leading
scorer C.J. Anderson threatened to ruin their season. Instead, it's toughened
their will. Playing with just seven or eight players, The Jaspers (15-7, 11-3 MAAC) meet Canisius
today at 2 in the "This might be my all-time favorite team because of our toughness and resiliency," Gonzalez said this week by phone. "It's been the most underappreciated and underpublicized team I've had. We started 0-4, but then we won 10 in a row and everybody was saying C.J. was the best player in the league and (ESPN analyst) Dick Vitale is talking about me and our kids. "Then C.J. goes out and people say, 'They're done,' and forget about us. Now people are saying, 'Wait a minute. There's four league games to go. Do these guys really have a chance?' " "He was just killing people. I couldn't believe how
good he was," Gonzalez said. "He was playing like the best I've
been around at The recent revelation has been 6-foot-7 freshman Devon
Austin from "I'm throwing him into the fire, and the kid's talent
is taking over," Gonzalez said. "People in Center Arturo Dubois (14.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 56.4
percent shooting) and guard Jeff Xavier (14.6 points) have had huge sophomore
years, and senior guard Jason Wingate (13.3 points, 86 percent at the line)
has been a linchpin. He had a career-high 31 points and held St. Gonzalez knows this trip will be a tough one. Canisius (5-17, 4-10) roared to a 23-5 lead when the
teams played Jan. 20 in Riverdale before "It's a special team considering what we've gone through," Gonzalez said. "You name it. Anything we've ever done here, this right here is the biggest challenge of my coaching career. I've gone from pressing and running 40 minutes to playing zone. I'm a depth guy who believes in wearing people down, and we can't play that way anymore. These guys have just been unbelievably resilient." Craig Wise, the top player from Canisius' 1995 NIT Final Four team, will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in a halftime ceremony. <extraneous deleted> GRAPHIC: Associated Press Injuries and academics have made this Bobby Gonzalez's most difficult year. LOAD-DATE: February 12, 2006 |
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A woman, a batterer and a gun === <begin quote> === Rebecca took out a life insurance policy on herself four years ago. She made her daughter the beneficiary. She was 51. She believed that her husband was going to kill her. It
was just a matter of time. She believes it still, even though she left him in
2001 and went underground through the California Confidential Address
Program. She uses a phony address in Last summer, there were signs he had found her. So Rebecca started carrying a gun inside a pouch in her purse. What happened next is a sobering reminder of how the legal system is still struggling to understand the complex and vulnerable lives of battered women. Rebecca had owned the gun since escaping from her husband.
She bought it after the required 10-day waiting period and registered it in
her name. She knew the police couldn't always be around to protect her. A gun
leveled the playing field against a man bigger and stronger than she was.
Maybe it would save her from becoming one of the 1,300 people killed in the One evening last August, Rebecca was making the long drive
home from <extraneous deleted> More important, the conviction leaves Rebecca more vulnerable than ever to her abusive husband. For one, the district attorney's office mistakenly included her actual street address on all its documents, which are public record. The office was scrambling on Friday to delete the information. And two, she now has no protection. (I wonder whether <extraneous deleted> Rebecca knows she made a big mistake in leaving her purse with a loaded gun at a public place. Her lapse was a potentially dangerous one; it should not be minimized. But how do we balance her mistake against the danger she faces every day from a violent man who left her crushed and fearful, whose beatings and threats drove her into hiding? The law against carrying concealed guns makes good sense. But so many women every year are killed by their abusive boyfriends and husbands. Restraining orders, as we know, can't stop them. The police often can't stop them. I don't know what the solution is. But something's wrong when, in trying to keep herself alive, the terrorized woman becomes the criminal. E-mail Joan Ryan at joanryan@sfchronicle.com. === <end quote> === As you can gather, I don’t agree with just about anything in this article. BUT most especially the writer’s conclusion, “The law against carrying concealed guns makes good sense.” Aside from the fact that it abridges everyone’s second amendment rights. The dead old white guys recognized that it’s a dangerous world out there. It’s probably more dangerous now. Sam Colt made men and women equal. Aren’t we learning the lesson that criminals don’t obey laws. Make all the laws you want. It doesn’t’ stop squat. If the gummamint can’t keep drugs, weapons, and guns out of its own prisons, then how do you expect it to protect you? Don’t you see the protection you get from concealed carry even if you don’t carry? The criminals now have a target rich environment of unarmed people. They can attack the weakest and everyone else just is weaponless to stop them. If even just few of the weak are packing, then it becomes a guessing game. Hmm, I try to mug the wrong old lady and I wind up dead! Bad choice. If we keep eliminating criminals like that, then pretty soon we will either be out of criminals or they will have to take up a new line of work. Either way, I trust women to make good decisions. And, if by some chance they make a bad one, (i.e., some thug scares them), then I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. There are two mottos in the gun community: (1) shoot, shovel, and shut up; and (2) better judged by 12 than buried by 6. Besides as Heinlein taught us “an armed society is a polite society”. It’s still a dangerous world out there between criminals and government. But then I repeat myself. |
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