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739 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 373 unique visits last week.
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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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FLASH! IMPORTANT INFO RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE
From: Maureen Timmons Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:55 PM To: {a list of people} Subject: Re:Pete Gaffney Today, March 24th, my beloved father, my Hero, Peter Gaffney, passed away. He went peacefully at home as he wished. A kinder man could not be found. He put all others before him. The loss of his generous heart and brilliant mind is painful for me. The world is short a hero today. The Serenity Prayer was special to my father and many don't know the full version of it, so I am sharing it with you today. It helped me when Dad was first diagnosed two years ago. Sincerely, Maureen Timmons (Pete's daughter) = God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with Him forever in the next. -Reinhold Niebuhr = Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:43 AM To: 'Maureen Timmons' Cc: Dillon, Joe (1962); Feeney, Grace H. (MCAlumOrg) Subject: RE: Pete Gaffney Dear Ms. Maureen, I am very sorry to hear of your loss and a loss to all of his fellow Jaspers. Having had several email exchanges with your hero over the years that I’ve be running Jasper Jottings, I can say he never had a bad word for me or our fellow alums. May impose on you to share the funeral arrangements, or a pointer to them, by email so that the word can get out to those who would be interested in attending? The internet does allow for quick sharing. I’ve taken the liberty of sharing your email with the Jasper community that I have access to, as well as the Manhattan College Alumni office. I can’t imagine the loss of a parent, yet. But any loss is traumatic. The Serenity Prayer is probably all one can say at this time. I personally get upset when I hear or read about people who are called sooner rather than later. In my mind, your dad is in the sooner category. While we know not the day or the hour, we will all travel that same road. This is wake up call to value every minute on that road and a reminder that some day we will all be together again. Your hero and you are in our thoughts and prayers, John Reinke MC Class of 1968 {JR: I’ll post any details in the Yahoo MC Alumni group, or email directly to anyone who requests them. }
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You can control your own subscription. As much as I like to exchange emails with my fellow Jaspers, I don’t get a lot out of “change my email from x to y”, “i can’t change, but i can invite your new one”, “thanks”. It distracts me from doing the fun stuff like obits, finding Jaspers who don’t want to be found, or correcting reporters who confuse us with Marymount. So if you want to switch your subscription, I have two alternative suggestions (pick one; not both!): (a) Send an unsubscribe message from your old email account to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com saying that your switching. {Then I won’t send you a message asking why you’re leaving.} Send an unsubscribe message from your old email account to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com with your name and class year. {Then I won’t have to send an email challenging who you are.} AND you’re done. (b) Send me your change “x2y” message and I’ll invite your new one (Sigh!). Then try and remember to nuke the old one a few weeks later. (Double sigh!) While I’m doing that you’ll have to correct the reporters. Feel free to cite my Manhattan College ology site: http://home.comcast.net/~jxymxu7sn5ho9d/Manhattan_College_ology.htm. And uncover those hiding Jaspers. And, report obits. Deal or no deal?
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JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
Thursday, May 12th
Spring Social Manhattan College Latino Alumni Club Ibiza Lounge
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Saturday February 24, 2007
Hold the date for 2007 Manhattan Alumni of the Treasure Coast Jasper Open Golf Tourney
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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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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Lessons are repeated, until the student learns.” a Buddhist aphorism
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4578356.stm Graveyard yields secrets of ancient world By Shane Harrison BBC NI Dublin Correspondent {Begin Quote} Residents of the village of Nobber, north Meath, in the Republic of Ireland, stumbled upon archaeological treasure when they decided to clean up an old graveyard. Now they are hoping that tombs in the shape of Celtic crosses, dating back 1100 years, will put them on the map, alongside such famous archaeological sites as Newgrange. The old graveyard at Nobber, North Meath Until recently, the graveyard in the village of Nobber, about two hours' drive from Dublin, was overgrown with weeds and briars. It is surrounded by evergreen trees and bushes, a church that has fallen into disrepair and the remains of a medieval monastery. It took 12 men nearly two years working at night and at weekends, in all four seasons to clear up Mother Nature's mess. She rewarded them in full. Richard Clarke, a volunteer worker, said the graveyard was very neglected. "We started in, basically, with our hands and clippers and spades and any little thing at all that would break down some of the old vegetation that had overgrown the place," he said. {extraneous deleted} People, including the Fine Gael TD Shane McEntee, now hope to capitalise on the discovery and make their village a major tourist attraction. "To get jobs into the area is an issue but the fact is that you have something here, a home-grown industry that people are very proud of - it would be great to put the whole package together." A simple tidy up has paid rich dividends. {End Quote} I am reminded of the “diamond mine” story. The punch line is that we don’t know what we have when it is right in front of us. These guys clean up a near forgotten cemetery and find an archeological treasure. Now I’m the type that needs it explained in little words. But, even I see this message. “do good works; good results follow”. I’m sure my fellow alums knew that without me babbling on.
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) 2 Good_News 2 Obits 3 Jaspers_in_the_News 3 Manhattan_in_the_News 6 Email From Jaspers 4 Jaspers found web-wise 1 MC mentioned web-wise 0 Blaire’s Blog
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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS
Class	Name	Section
1949	Lamour, Roger	Obit2
1951	Nieminski, Henry A.	Obit1
1952	Nason, John	Obit2 (originator)
1953	Haugh, John J.	Email05
1953	McEneney, Mike	Obit2 (reporter)
1956	Pollina, Richard F.	Birth1
1963	Savino, Peter J.	JNews1
1967	Dustman, Alan	Honor1
1967	Twomey, Bill	Email06
1968	Failla, Robert	"Lost"
1968	Kenny, Robert	Email03
1968	Phelps, Stephen	Email01
1968	Rodriguez, Lorenzo A.	Email04
1969	Valente, Carmine	JNews2
1970	Keilly, John	Email02
1978	Carroll, Steve	JFound3
1985	Pollina, Rick	Birth1
1987	Clapp, David W.	JNews3
1988	Durkin, Jeanne-Marie	Updates
1994	Pollina, Alex	Birth1
1994	Pollina, Philip J.	Birth1
2007	Lawton, Will	JFound4
2007	Salinas, Ryan A.	Updates
2009	Lawton, Whitney	JFound4
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class	Name	Section
1978	Carroll, Steve	JFound3
1987	Clapp, David W.	JNews3
1988	Durkin, Jeanne-Marie	Updates
1967	Dustman, Alan	Honor1
1968	Failla, Robert	"Lost"
1953	Haugh, John J.	Email05
1970	Keilly, John	Email02
1968	Kenny, Robert	Email03
1949	Lamour, Roger	Obit2
2009	Lawton, Whitney	JFound4
2007	Lawton, Will	JFound4
1953	McEneney, Mike	Obit2 (reporter)
1952	Nason, John	Obit2 (originator)
1951	Nieminski, Henry A.	Obit1
1968	Phelps, Stephen	Email01
1994	Pollina, Alex	Birth1
1994	Pollina, Philip J.	Birth1
1956	Pollina, Richard F.	Birth1
1985	Pollina, Rick	Birth1
1968	Rodriguez, Lorenzo A.	Email04
2007	Salinas, Ryan A.	Updates
1963	Savino, Peter J.	JNews1
1967	Twomey, Bill	Email06
1969	Valente, Carmine	JNews2
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Messages from Headquarters
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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/032006_1.shtml March 20, 2006 Contact: Lydia Gray Phone: (718) 862-7993 Manhattan College’s Aquinas Lecture To Explore Politics And Religious Environmentalism RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Roger S. Gottlieb, professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will deliver the 2006 Aquinas Lecture at Manhattan College April 5, 2006, on “Religion, Politics and Religious Environmentalism: Finding Hope in a Dark Time.” The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 4:00 p.m. in the alumni room of the O’Malley Library. Gottlieb has written and edited 11 books and more than 50 articles on political philosophy, Marxism, feminism, the Holocaust, environmentalism, religious life and disability. For the past 10 years, he has concentrated on the political, ethical and religious dimensions of the environmental crisis and on the broad social and normative connections between religion and politics. His anthology, This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment, is known internationally as the first comprehensive collection on the topic. Gottlieb is editor of six academic book series, book review editor of Social Theory and Practice, has a review column in the national magazine Tikkun, and is on the editorial board of Capitalism, Nature, Socialism: A Journal of Socialistic Ecology and Worldviews: Religion, Nature, Culture. He is currently working on the first full-length study of the social and political aspects of religious environmental activism and The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology, a collection of essays by 25 leading scholars on the religion-ecology connection. Both projects are expected to be released this year by Oxford University Press. For more information about this lecture, please call Dr. Seamus Carey, associate professor of philosophy, at (718) 862-7124. If you are a member of the press and wish to cover this event, please call Lydia Gray at (718) 862-7993 or e-mail lydia.gray@manhattan.edu. Manhattan College is located at West 242nd Street near Broadway in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, one mile from the Westchester County line and accessible by MTA subway line 1. Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduation programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu. ####
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http://www.gcnews.com/news/2006/0317/Community/077.html Police Officer Receives "Law & Order" Award The Garden City American Legion presented one of this year's "Law & Order" awards to special Police Officer Alan Dustman for his years of service to the members of the law enforcement community and their families as well as his dedicated service to the Garden City community at large as a patrolman in the Garden City Special Police. SPO Alan Dustman, Ph.D., also known as Dr. Dustman, is a native of New York City. He attended Manhattan College, graduating with a B.A. in Psychology. After college SPO Dustman entered the Air Force. He served four years of active duty and was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain. He then returned to New York and subsequently earned a Doctoral degree in Psychology from Adelphi University. He completed a fellowship in Child and Family therapy at the Institute for Behavior Therapy and was president of the Behavior Therapy Society of New York. He maintains a private practice in Garden City. He is a volunteer and member of the clinical advisory board of CHADD, an organization serving children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In addition, he lectures on stress management, parent training and on the provision of mental health services to the law enforcement community. SPO Dustman joined the GC Special Police in 1999. In 2002, SPO Dustman unexpectedly had to undergo triple bypass surgery. Because of his dedication, this resulted in less then a three month break in his service to the Special Police. SPO Dustman was chairman of GCSP's successful fund-raising campaign this past year. The funds raised help the Special Police advance their training, maintain their facility and equipment and allow for contributions to numerous local organizations as well as to disabled police officers and their families. SPO Dustman's dedication to the law enforcement community goes beyond the numerous hours he has given to the Garden City Special Police. An area of profession specialization is working with police officers and their families dealing with stress. Dr. Dustman is certified in Critical Incident Stress Management debriefing. He is a member of a select panel of mental health professionals providing both paid and volunteer service to POPPA, Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance. POPPA is a nationally renowned organization providing mental health services to the members of the NYPD. Dr. Dustman has volunteered many hours working with members of the NYPD who were involved with the events of 9/11. SPO Dustman is also a member of the Police Surgeons Benevolent Association of New York, and FOP affiliate. He has volunteered clinical services and has also been involved in numerous fund-raising activities and disaster preparedness exercises. You too can make a difference; anyone interested in joining the all-volunteer Garden City Special Police may call (516) 742-9603 for more information. ### From: Google Alerts Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:53 PM Subject: Google Alert - "manhattan college" -"marymount manhattan college" -"borough of manhattan college" Police Officer Receives "Law & Order" Award Garden City News - NY, USA SPO Alan Dustman, Ph.D., also known as Dr. Dustman, is a native of New York City. He attended Manhattan College, graduating with a BA in Psychology. ... {mcALUMdb: 1967 }
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http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2108317662&code=21190073&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite John, My lovely wife of almost 7 years gave birth to our third child on the Ides of March (should I be worried?). Lola Alexa was three weeks early at healthy 6lb 3oz. She joins her siblings, PJ and Isabella as part of the Pollina Brood and a proud line of Jasper Alumni, Grandfather, the late Richard F (class of '56) her uncles Rick Pollina (class of '85) and Alex Pollina (class of '94), also her Godfather. - Philip J. Pollina - class of '94 {JR: Yup. Not about Ides of March, but having to bring up girls in a world populated with boys. You know what boys are all about. So you can stop worrying in 30 years or so. Maybe? Congrats to Mom, and to all of the rest of the sideliners expecting kudos for her hard work start earning it by waiting on her hand and foot. She did all the heavy lifting. Seriously, best wishes all around! Looks like she takes after her mother; she’s cute.}
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OBITS
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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The Times Union (Albany, New York) March 20, 2006 Monday 3 EDITION SECTION: CAPITAL REGION; Pg. B5 HEADLINE: NIEMINSKI, HENRY A. CLIFTON PARK -- Henry A. Nieminski, 79, of Clifton Park died on Sunday, March 19, 2006 at Ellis Hospital after a short illness. Born July 30, 1926 in the Bronx, son of the late Alexander and Maryann Nieminski. Henry lived in Clifton Park for the past 35 years. He attended Juilliard Music College and graduated from Manhattan College with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Henry worked for New York State Department of Social Services as director of finance and procedures, retiring in 1998 after 40 years of service. Henry's love of music led him and his trumpet to play in several area orchestras playing classical, jazz, German music and in various Polka bands throughout his life. Survivors include his wife, Carrie Nieminski of Clifton Park; seven children, Debra Harvey of Cicero, Christopher Nieminski of Verplank, Janet Nieminski of St. Louis, Mo., Steven Nieminski of Stillwater, Joseph Nieminski of Schoharie, David Nieminski of Malta, Alexander Nieminski of Clifton Park; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church in Round Lake. Calling hours Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in the Catricala Funeral Home Inc., 1597 Rte. 9, Clifton Park. Burial in Jonesville Cemetery in Clifton Park. Donations may be made to the Office of Development and Public Affairs, Juilliard School of Music, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-6588. GRAPHIC: Photo LOAD-DATE: March 20, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: Henry was a member of the Class of 1951. May He Rest In Peace. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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Obit2
From: Mike McEneney Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 2:03 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Fw: Roger Lamour '49 R.I.P. Dear John, I received this from Grace Feeney in the Alumni Office. The Jasper connection never ends! May He Rest In Peace, Mike = Subject: Roger Lamour '49 R.I.P. Dear Gracie: Sad news: Roger Lamour '49 died on March 3. He was a Manhattan Engineer who had a long and successful career at New York Telephone. He was the father of my son Peter's wife so I was lucky enough to get to know him pretty well over the years. Since Jeanne and I have been in Hawaii since Feb. 7, we couldn't make the funeral, but my two teen-age grandsons were among the pallbearers. If the Alumni Office still sends a card to the next of kin, it would go to my son's wife, since Roger's wife died several years ago. The address: Mrs. Peter G. Nason; 8 Burrwood Court; Cold Spring Harbor, NY Thanks, Gracie. Pretty soon we'll be planning for my 55th Reunion. Time to rally the troops again! John {JR: I hope they still send cards. }
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Jasper_Updates
[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.]
Durkin, Jeanne-Marie (1988) Vice President Merrill Lynch New York, New York 10281
Salinas, Ryan A. (2007) Hartsdale, NY 10530
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Jaspers_Missing
Failla, Robert (1968)
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Jaspers_in_the_News
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PR Newswire US March 22, 2006 Wednesday 1:00 PM GMT HEADLINE: Dr. Peter J. Savino Joins Board of Genaera Corporation DATELINE: PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. March 22 PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genaera Corporation (NASDAQ:GENR) today announced that Peter J. Savino, MD, has accepted an immediate appointment to the Company's Board of Directors and has been nominated to stand for election to the Board at the Company's Annual Meeting on May 11, 2006. "We are very pleased that a clinician of Dr. Savino's stature has agreed to join Genaera's Board," said Jack Armstrong, President and CEO of Genaera Corporation. "Peter's recognized expertise in ophthalmology will be extremely beneficial as we explore the full clinical potential of EVIZON(TM) (squalamine lactate) and pursue partnership opportunities for the eventual marketing of the product. Peter has agreed to chair a new Scientific Strategy committee we are establishing to add an additional level of support for our development team as well as to improve our access to key outside advisors." "I am looking forward to working with the other members of the Board and the Genaera management team to strengthen the Company's medical and clinical capabilities," said Dr. Savino. "Having devoted my career to the preservation of vision, I am also eager to be involved as the Company moves through the next stages of development of EVIZON for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration." Dr. Savino is Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Wills Eye Hospital, where he has been a staff member since 1976, and has served as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia since 1980. He is also an attending ophthalmologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and an adjunct professor of surgery at The Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University School of Medicine. Dr. Savino has been the principal investigator on several NIH grants and has published more than 200 articles in scientific journals. He has co-authored two textbooks of neuro-ophthalmology and has authored or co-authored more than 40 book chapters. He serves as a scientific reviewer for 14 scientific journals and as an editor of four other journals. Dr. Savino has lectured extensively around the world and delivered 20 named lectureships. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including honors from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, The Chicago Ophthalmic Society, and the Philadelphia Ophthalmic Society, and has been voted Best Teacher of the Year at Wills Eye Hospital three times. He was named one of the 100 best ophthalmologists in the United States by Ophthalmology Times and is consistently included in Philadelphia Magazine's Best Doctors list. Dr. Savino is a graduate of Manhattan College and received his medical degree from the University of Bologna School of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and was a Heed Fellow in Neuro-Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami. About Genaera Corporation Genaera Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines to address substantial unmet medical needs in major pharmaceutical markets. The Company has four products in development for the treatment of eye, cancer and respiratory disorders. EVIZON(TM) (squalamine lactate) is Genaera's lead product in development for ophthalmic indications, specifically wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Genaera's other programs include: squalamine for the treatment of cancer; interleukin-9 antibody, a respiratory treatment based on the discovery of a genetic cause of asthma; and LOMUCIN(TM), a mucoregulator to treat the overproduction of mucus and secretions involved in many forms of chronic respiratory disease. {extraneous deleted} CONTACT: Genaera Corporation Investor Relations, +1-610-941-5675; or Ritu Baral of The Trout Group (Investor Inquiries), +1-212-477-9007 ext. 25; or Kristin Paulina of Sam Brown Inc. (Media Inquiries), +1-610-524-2959, or kristinp@sambrown.com , for Genaera Web site: http://www.genaera.com/ LOAD-DATE: March 22, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: Peter is a member of the Class of 1963. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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The Baltimore Sun March 20, 2006 Monday FINAL EDITION SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 2D HEADLINE: With Classic almost in books, hopefully lesson was learned BYLINE: PETER SCHMUCK {extraneous deleted} Carmine Valente of Annapolis, who attended both Manhattan College and graduate school at the University of Maryland, had mixed emotions about Saturday's National Invitation Tournament game, but ended up rooting for the Jaspers because the game clearly meant more to them than it did to the Terps. Valente, a two-sport Jasper in the 1960s, also educated me on the origin of Manhattan's nickname, which dates to the college's first baseball coach, Brother Jasper, who is credited by some with being the originator of baseball's seventh-inning stretch back in 1882. The college has some nice lore to go along with the legend - and Valente sent along some supporting documentation from the National Baseball Hall of Fame - but baseball historians have found references to fans standing in the middle of the seventh inning that date as far back as 1869. {extraneous deleted} {MikeMcE reports: Carmine Valente is Class of 1969 (Thanks, Mike.) } LOAD-DATE: March 20, 2006
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The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) March 16, 2006 Thursday Sunrise Edition SECTION: Metro Southwest Neighbors: Lake Oswego; Pg. 22 HEADLINE: No-nonsense trainer whips people into shape BYLINE: CORNELIA SEIGNEUR, special to The Oregonian SUMMARY: Gym | He's marking the two-year anniversary of Boot Camp, known for a fun and intense workout When friends of Darla Curtis asked if she exercised, she joked, "I'm personally opposed to exercise in any form," the mother of two grown children says. The former gymnast didn't like the atmosphere of sports clubs, saying they "felt like a show." But in January, she hired a personal trainer, David Walker Clapp of Trainer's Club in Lake Oswego, and attended his Boot Camp fitness class, joining other participants hooked on Clapp's no-nonsense approach. "David's style fits my personality. His intensity, his motivational skills work well for me," Curtis says. "David has a lot of humor in his enthusiasm for working out," she adds, "and that makes it really enjoyable." March 29 marks the two-year anniversary of Clapp's Boot Camp, where the philosophy for physical fitness is simple. "This is your life, your health, your responsibility. Own it. Nothing's going to change until you own it," Clapp says. When he meets potential clients, he asks, "Why are you here?" If they're not ready to make lifestyle changes to get into shape, he tells them to come back when they're serious. "Today, people want the easy way of getting into shape --they want to pop a pill or get zapped --but a shortcut doesn't exist," Clapp says. With a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology and athletic training from Manhattan College in New York, he has worked in the exercise industry for two decades, as a personal trainer and an instructor of exercise science at Pace University, in New York City. Clapp says, "After 20 years, you can see the difference between those who are going to succeed and those who will fail. Those who get results are those who own their problems and don't make excuses." His class --a combination of cardiovascular, calisthenics and resistance training --is named Boot Camp to convey that it will be intense, he said. "We do have fun," he adds. "People want to hear truth, but they want entertainment, too." Casey Lakey of Southwest Portland, owner of Trainer's Club, attended Boot Camp for the first time last month. "I thought I was in shape until today," Lakey says with a smile. "This was really something." Clapp's reputation was one of the reasons Lakey bought the club. "He's friendly, accountable, disciplined. People just love him," Lakey says. Cynthia Sloan of Lake Oswego says the benefits of Clapp's Boot Camp go beyond physical fitness. "He foments a lot of camaraderie. He saves us so much money in therapy; he helps you have balance in your life," she says. Clapp uses upbeat music and words such as, "Go the distance, make it count, take the pain" during the hourlong boot camp as he banters with participants. Says Rich Allison of Tigard, a five-day-a-week Boot Camp member, "If you miss a (repetition), everyone has to do extra exercises. He counts, 'Rich one, Rich two,' as we do that exercise in my name." Allison and other students wear T-shirts reading: "Boot camp --it ain't for wimps." "People want to be challenged," Clapp says. "At least, winners do." ILLUSTRATION: Color Photo by The Oregonian / DOUG BEGHTEL ILLUSTRATION: Sidebar text -- DAVID WALKER CLAPP'S BOOT CAMP LOAD-DATE: March 19, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: David is a member of the Class of 1987. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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The Times Union (Albany, New York) March 16, 2006 Thursday 4 EDITION SECTION: CAPITAL REGION; Pg. B3 HEADLINE: DAR CHAPTER AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP {extraneous deleted} Colleen Schilling, the daughter of Dee and Tony Schilling of Troy, was named to the dean's list at Manhattan College, Riverdale. A 2005 graduate of Catholic Central High School, she is an elementary/special education major in the School of Education. {extraneous deleted} - Compiled by Adrienne Freeman LOAD-DATE: March 16, 2006
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GONZALEZ IS HALL ABOUT MANHATTAN By TIM SULLIVAN March 22, 2006 -- While he was cruising the Mid-Atlantic states on an extended NIT run, Manhattan College coach Bobby Gonzalez's name was popping up back here in connection with other jobs. Surprise, surprise. "Every year - it becomes just like recruiting - coaches' names start surfacing. That's the way the business is now," Gonzalez told The Post. "For me, it's flattering. It means you're a hot name. But I'm at Manhattan College and our future is very bright here. You never say never, but everything, right now, is just speculation." But it is rising. One New Jersey television report on Sunday mentioned Gonzalez on a short list for the Seton Hall position if Louis Orr and the Big East school decide to part ways. First-year athletic director Joe Quinlan and Orr are scheduled to meet sometime in the next few days in South Orange. Quinlan is not speaking with the media this week. "I'm at a point where I'm not going to go out and look for something," said Gonzalez, who seems very comfortable in his surroundings. He has a new house and he plans on getting engaged sometime this spring. "It's going to take something special for me to leave." Especially considering what he has coming back to Riverdale. Guard Jeff Xavier, center Arturo Dubois and forward C.J. Anderson - who missed most of the season due to an academic suspension - will be juniors. All three averaged at least 15 points per game, as the Jaspers shook an 0-4 start en route to a 20-11 finish, in which they won two NIT games. "This," said Gonzalez, who won MAAC Coach of the Year after the Jaspers took the regular-season title, "truly was a special group." Only time will tell if it's his last at Manhattan. ### {JR: I certainly hope he does what’s best for him. He’s given us fair value. It would be nice to see him succeed as he sees success. If that’s at MC, great. If it’s elsewhere, God Speed. And a reminder that the grass is not always greener on the other side, but the pay might be better. }
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http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6639 MEN'S BASKETBALL ENDS MAGICAL SEASON AT ODU, 70-66 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Alex Loughton had 20 points and nine rebounds and Brandon Johnson made two free throws with 11.9 seconds Monday night as Old Dominion held on to beat Manhattan 70-66 in the second round of the NIT. Jeff Xavier's desperate 3-point heave for Manhattan just before the buzzer spun out. The Monarchs (23-9) advanced to play at fellow Colonial Athletic Association member Hofstra on Wednesday. The winner of that game moves on to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Xavier scored 19 points and Jason Wingate 18 for the Jaspers (20-11), who beat Fairleigh Dickinson in the opening round and then won at Maryland in the first round. Manhattan, which fell behind 57-50 with 2:38 left after Arnaud Dahi led a 9-0 run for the Monarchs, rallied with Xavier, Wingate and Kenny Minor doing all the Manhattan scoring in a 16-9 run. Wingate's running bank tied it at 66 with 19.2 seconds left. Johnson then hit his free throws, and after Xavier's near miss, the officials put 1.5 seconds back on the clock and Valdas Vasylius on the foul line for Old Dominion. The junior made both, depriving the Jaspers of one last improbable chance. While Loughton was stellar in his last home game at the Constant Convocation Center, fellow senior Isaiah Hunter struggled in his final home game. Hunter finished 2-for-11 with eight points, but did convert a key twisting drive with 1:56 left before the Monarchs did the rest at the free throw line. They were 11-for-14 from the line in the last 1:33 and outscored Manhattan 27-14 at the line. Old Dominion also forced 18 turnovers and turned them into 21 points. ### {JR: My compliments to the team. I saw the last regular season game on TV and was impressed. I watch them win the Maryland game. That got me 5 bucks and a good Maryland alum friend eating a ton of crow. It was magical. AND, hence imho deserving of not being relegated to the sports pound here in the ezine. Well done, Jaspers.}
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Reported from The Quadrangle (http://www.mcquadrangle.org/)
Wed, March 22, 2006 Top Story O'Malley Donates $7.5 Million to Manhattan News The Quarter-Life Crisis: Recent Graduates Face Frustration and Depression Governors Have an Island? National News International News Features Diet Fads Change as Americans Keep Gaining Golda Solomon: Lifetime Learner Teaches Life Perspectives What's More Important: Competition, Pride, or the Fans? MySpace Bought by Right-Wing Fox News Head: Censorship Becomes an Issue 2006 Academy Awards Display of Hollywood Ego Arts & Entertainment Mama Mia! is Filled with Laughs Singing to Spirituality: Herman Hesse's Siddhartha as a Musical 2006 Oscar Winners Sports Have the Twins and Indians Made Enough Moves to Conquer the AL Central from the White Sox? Lady Jaspers Face the FI Tournament Jaspers Baseball Stays Near Top of MAAC in Early Going Men's Lacrosse Hit a Rocky Road Defensively The Jaspers Stay Strong as They Take Down Farleigh Dickenson and ACC Powerhouse Maryland
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From: Stephen Phelps [1968] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:24 PM Subject: Panic Grips Irish City as Flood Waters Rise Happy St. Patrick's Day http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?&conn_speed=1&collid=87116654207.359504611107.1142970175464&mode=fromsite {JR: What a clown! }
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From: John Keilly [1970] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 Subject: Missing? John, I have not received anything from you in many months. Are you still sending out your weekly newsletter on MC? John Keilly BME 1970 = {JR: A quick check shows you at , I think it’s you, and an earthlink address. Was your or is your Yahoo Id {privacy invoked} ? If so, you can redirect your subscription using the normal yahoo tools. If not, I don’t know what’s wrong and can re-invite you at this address. Please advise. Thanks for checking up on me. As soon as Jottings pays for itself, I’ll hire a good clerk and fire myself. ;-) John’68 } === From: John Keilly Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 Subject: RE: Missing? John, Thanks for the rapid turn-around. Yes, please use this address. Thanks! John Keilly
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From: "Robert Kenny" <1968> To: Jasper Jottings-owner Subject: Manhattan Victory over Maryland Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:32:43 -0500 The victory today on ESPN inspired me to verse (don't ask me what rhyme or meter): "My chest swelled with pride and my heart was filled with glee when that gaudy gaggle of green-clad warriors bested the best of the ACC" (permissible exaggeration - I believe Maryland won the regular season championship) Bob Kenny {JR: Hmm, I thought only us injienners didn’t understand ryme, meter, or form. We’ll have to send you back for remedial poetry. But I get the idea. I too watched filled with the pride in the accomplishments of others. Winning five bucks and having terp friend eat crow was pretty neat also.}
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REFERING TO: http://elelidialozano.blogspot.com/2006/03/currculum.html Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Currículum Lidia Lozano es licenciada en Filología Hispánica y Filología Catalana por la Universidad de Gerona. Ha trabajado como profesora de español y francés en Manhattan College y College of Mount Saint Vincent, Nueva York; y como profesora de español en el Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York, en la Universidad de Princeton, Nueva Jersey, y en la Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Ha vivido en Alemania (2000-2001) y en Estados Unidos (2001-2005). = From: Lorenzo A. Rodriguez [1968] Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:18 PM To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060319 The excerpt on Lidia Lozano says the following: Lidia Lozano holds degrees in Hispanic Philosophy and Catalonian Philosophy from the University of Gerona. She has been a professor of Spanish and French at Manhattan College and the College of Mount St. Vincent, in New York; as a professor of Spanish at the University of Princeton, New Jersey; and at the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. She has lived in Germany (2000-2001) and in the United States (2001-2005). Lorenzo A. Rodriguez Chem Eng. 1968 = {JR: Well, I am sorry but you have to be wrong. ;-) Google translates it differently.} It fights Lozano is licensed in Hispanic Philology and Catalan Philology by the University of Gerona. It has worked like professor of Spanish and French in Manhattan College and College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York; and like professor of Spanish in the Cervantes Institute of New York, in the University of Princeton, New Jersey, and in the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. It has lived in Germany (2000-2001) and the United States (2001-2005). {JR: Nice try Lorenzo. But, there’s no substitute for a good Google when needed. } {JR: I guess I should just say for the humorly challenged JUST KIDDING! Lest I have five emails Monday night chastising me or telling me I’m wrong.}
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From: John J. Haugh BS(PE) 1953 Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 4:22 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Message John Reinke Dear John, I want to thank you for the fine job you are doing in keeping the Manhattan Community connected. At this time, I can not keep up with the quantity of information that is forwarded each week. I respectfully request that I be removed from the list of jasper jottings .I have been a subscriber in the program for many years and would consider joining again at a future time. I have enjoyed the news letter and friendship among the Manhattan Alumni. God Bless You and please keep up the good work! John J. Haugh BS(PE) 1953 {JR: Your compliments are gratefully accepted. I understand that sometimes one just has to take a break. I marked you as “no mail”; Should you change you mind it’s trivial to turn it back on. And, you won’t get bothered with me blindly asking people “wanna join”. ;-) You can still let us know what your up to. AND, of course, if I figure out a better way to do this or I can palm it off on the College, I’ll let you know. If you miss your fix and change your mind, it’s easy to turn it back on. Keep us informed as to what you are up to. Thanks again for the good wishes.}
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From: Twomey, Bill (William) [1967] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 1:18 PM To: Jasper Jottings Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060319 I'm retiring as of March 31. Please change my e-mail to {privacy invoked} . Bill T {JR: A invite is in your emailbox! And congrats. What are you retiring to? Re-tire is what you do to cars. You’re now getting to work for yourself completing the Intelligent Deisgner’s vision of you. J Or something like that, I hope. }
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http://blondesense.blogspot.com/2006/03/green-memories.html We always had St Patrick's day off from high school. How could you concentrate on school when there was so much beer that needed to be consumed? We started drinking on the Long Island Railroad trains early in the morning. The trains were full of students from Saint this or Saint that school. Good Catholic students staggering off the trains at 9:30 in the morning. The drinking age was 18 and everyone had "proof". My memories are pretty fuzzy now, but I remember the long walk along 5th Avenue going uptown looking for a good spot, preferably near a bathroom to view the parade. The parade was mostly catholic school bands which we would cheer or jeer and bagpipe playing firemen and policemen wearing kilts. Why were so many firefighters and cops Irish? We waited for the wind to blow. It isn't really a fabulous looking parade come to think of it. Who cared though? We were there to party. We peed in the bathrooms of some of the nation's finest department stores on 5th Avenue. That might have been the only time many of us would ever step foot into those stores. I then went to Manhattan College in the Bronx for 2 years. It was a notorious Irish drinking and engineering school at the time. We took the subway down to the parade. Hundreds of us. Loaded to the gills. Some of the guys in the Gaelic society let a few of us girls march with them in the parade for the first time when I was there as the school was newly co-ed. Marching wasn't that fun though because you just walked and it was boring. We jumped off the parade into the crowd when we spotted our friends. Years later when I was working at Citicorp on 53rd and Park, I strolled over to 5th on my lunch hour to watch the St Patrick's day parade for old time's sake. I actually ran into some old college friends of mine standing on a corner wearing corporate attire and just doing what I was doing. Watching. Thinking. Wondering what the big deal was. = {JR: When I worked a Rockefeller Center, I’d walk over at lunch time and look for MC marching by. Saw them a few times. I think the big deal is that it’s the equivalent of a group hug from a simpler time with beer. }
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http://bxcutie124.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-got-accepted-into-4-colleges-already.html#comments Wednesday, March 08, 2006 I got accepted into 4 colleges already..Hunter, Lehman, City College and Manhattan college.Im still waiting to hear from Fordham and Baruch..I think I will find out in April..Im not sure which college I want to go 2...Im not even sure what I want to major in yet but Ive been thinking about it alot. I just dont want to rush into making these decisions right now because they are big decisions to make.. I will probably go to Hunter..it is a good school. I want to go to a cuny school in the beginning and get a good GPA and then i would really like to transfer to Columbia University or NYU. I want to stay nearby for college so that I could be close to my family and I will probably live at home. However, after college I want to have raised up enough money to get my own apartment because I want to have my own space and to be able to do my own thing without worrying about my parents. Im really not sure if all of these things that I want will happen in the upcoming years but I am going to try my best to make sure that they do. posted by bxcutie124 @ 6:15 AM 0 Comments: === {JR: Of course, I commented.} Well, you could do yourself a lot of good choosing Manhattan College. Assuming you mean http://www.manhattan.edu and if you don't why not? I read your "go for two and transfer" strategy. I recall the old adage that "it's not the depth of the well but the size of the bucket". MC can help you challenge yourself. It's all about finding your niche in life. I think that MC has an great record of turning out amazing individuals out of rather ordinary people walking in. Read about our alums at http://www.jasperjottings.com that I edit. It is no "house" propaganda. You can reach me at http://public.2idi.com/=reinkefj if I can be of further assistance. F. John Reinke Manhattan College Class of 1968 {JR: I think everyone should go encourage her, but it might be a him, to become a Jasper. I think if there were 10k of positive comments, it might be impressive. }
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Steve Carroll Power Generation Professional Orlando, Florida Area | Utilities Current: Facility Manager at GE Education: Manhattan College Summary: Power Plant General Manager and Plant Manager with extensive experience in international and domestic simple and combined-cycle gas/steam turbine power plants. Managed P&L, O&M, hiring, staff training, regulatory compliance, contract management, construction, asset evaluation, OEM / third party vendor outage planning, fuel supply and marketing / trading coordination, Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) compliance, purchasing, community and owner relations, internal / external technical and commercial reporting. Experienced consultant providing global power generation O&M, construction, and start-up services to owners, and investment and lending institutions. Experience: Facility Manager GE Utilities Industry September 2005 – Present (7 months) Facility Manager of a 525 MW combined cycle 2 X 1 GE 7FA+e GT's, C9 ST plant located in NW IN. Education: Manhattan College BEME, Mechanical Engineering {MikeMcE reports: 1978. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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http://www.yesweekly.com/main.asp?SectionID=19&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=1135&TM=62689.45 Visual minds adapt to achieve academic success By Amy Kingsley Staff writer Robert Lawton sits on the edge of a stone fireplace, wired for a TV interview with his hands clasped calmly in front of him. Robert is, by most accounts, a normal 12 year old. He loves the sound of the snow under his board when he gets going really fast, admires Danny Kass and says lunch is his favorite subject. But the brain housed under Robert’s neatly trimmed hair works a little differently than most, says Dr. Cheri Florance. His is a Maverick Mind, one with highly developed visual abilities and underdeveloped verbal ones. Although that brain endows him with certain talents in analyzing images, it hasn’t always served him well in the classroom, where lecturing, note taking and writing all rely on verbal capabilities. Robert and his family’s frustration peaked almost two months ago when they realized that hours of studying weren’t translating into improved grades. A family friend referred them to Florance, a brain scientist who specializes in reengineering Maverick Minds for success in a heavily verbal society. Robert can convincingly describe the tools he has learned from Florance’s training in several takes for both news and production company cameras. In addition to two news interviews, today Robert is the focus of a couple of promotional B-rolls. “It gives me a zoom lens so I can focus on what the teacher is saying,” he says. Before his interview, Robert and his sister Elizabeth demonstrated some of the tools that Florance has developed to reengineer a visual mind toward verbal communication. In one exercise, the siblings filled in song lyrics to the Diana Krall tune “Peel Me a Grape.” After that, they found hidden pictures in an illustration and worked on a memory exercise. For that activity the two took a standard sheet of printer paper, divided it into four squares and filled each with what they could remember from activities they conducted weeks ago. “It’s just incredible to watch ’em,” says their mother. “See how quickly they can whip through and find those hidden pictures.” Mom has been thrilled with Robert’s progress in the seven weeks since he started Florance’s program. She saw progress within the first hour that the family started running through the exercises. The same cannot be said of Florance’s own son, Whitney, who is the inspiration for Florance’s research on brain disorders. Florance noticed problems with her third son as early as infancy, and doctors eventually labeled the uncommunicative and tantrum-prone child as autistic. Although Whitney seemed to fit the description of an autistic, his mother refused to accept the prognosis such a diagnosis entailed. A PhD in speech-language pathology and psycholinguistics who had pioneered research for children and adults, she chose to focus her research on her son. “I decided that if I could help stroke patients, then I could help my own son,” Florance said. “I kept steering my clinical practice in that direction as more people kept coming.” What she learned in her research was that some people diagnosed as ADHD or autistic actually possesses Maverick Minds. “It’s an entirely different group of people,” she says. “They are often hidden within these larger groups because the symptoms can be exactly the same.” Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects communication, social interaction and behavior, according to the website of the Autism Society of North Carolina. Although the diagnosis has existed for 50 years, little is known about what causes the condition, which often has a range of manifestations. Several treatment options exist for those diagnosed as autistic, from rigorous behavior modification to the ‘do nothing’ acceptance of autism as a different way of thinking proposed by some autism advocates. Almost all autism treatment methods are controversial to some degree. Judy Smith-Meyers, a parent advocate for the North Carolina Autism Society, says it is more likely that autistics get misdiagnosed as something else. Nonetheless she acknowledged that incorrect diagnoses of autism occasionally occur. What separates a Maverick Mind from the psychiatric condition of autism is the way it is diagnosed, Florance says. Autistics must be labeled as such by psychiatrists who observe them over time. In comparison, Florance administers standard tests to benchmark levels of visual and verbal intelligence. Those who score very high on visual intelligence and low on verbal intelligence qualify for her therapy. That therapy trains the mind to do well in school, like warm-up exercises for a runner. The singing exercises focus verbal abilities and memorization. In addition to the Krall song, the Lawton children repeated rhymes from more complicated tunes. By finding the hidden pictures, the kids worked on focusing their visual abilities to hone in on specifics. The four boxes — that’s a memory exercise. Lawton’s thesis about Maverick Minds struck Robert’s mom like a thunderbolt, not only because of her son, but also because she noticed some of the same tendencies in her own life. The former engineer and current executive seemed to navigate the corporate world well, but once she got home and took off her watch, time started slipping away from her. She would lose hours running errands and keep her husband and family waiting. Several of Florance’s first patients were similarly high-achieving medical and law school dropouts who came to her for help focusing their intelligence. She learned from the less impaired patients how to help her son. “Whitney’s brain was so damaged that it took years for him to recover,” she says. But recover he did. Whitney and his older brother Will are accompanying their mom on this business trip to Winston-Salem. They both study chemical engineering at Manhattan College; Whitney’s a sophomore and Will is a senior. Those without access to the press releases would have a hard time determining which of the brothers was ever diagnosed with a communication disorder. Whitney is more affable than his serious brother, and more eager to put the circumstances of this visit behind him. “It was like watching a TV, but it was on mute,” Whitney says about his early years. He still struggles sometimes, but works hard to maintain good grades. “It made me really humble because I had to just sit there and do so much more work than other kids to get the same result,” he says. He spent some of his elementary years in special education classes but went mainstream in the sixth grade. By ninth grade no one remembered that Whitney had ever studied in special classes. “I like to do all the usual college things,” Whitney says. “I hang out with friends, walk in Central Park and I like meeting new people, if you know what I mean.” Florance said that Will, the Manhattan College senior, proved instrumental in helping his younger brother get better. Will has worked in the family therapy business in some capacity since he was about six and plans to continue after he graduates. “I feel like I’ve been very privileged, because not only was my mother this amazing doctor, but also my brother was very sick for a while,” he says. “Growing up it was sort of all encompassing.” Despite that, he never resented working with his brother. “I mean, it was like, ‘I love the kid, so we’re going to get through this’,” he says. For kids, family involvement is key to the success of the program. The Lawtons are exemplars of such an approach. “We help structure the program around the family,” Will says. “It usually ends up strengthening the family’s bonds and they start restructuring themselves. Once you start the program, you start to see the world in a whole new way.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Google Alerts Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:33 PM Subject: Google Alert - "manhattan college" -"marymount manhattan college" -"borough of manhattan college" Visual minds adapt to achieve academic success Yes! Weekly - Greensboro,NC,USA ... Winston-Salem. They both study chemical engineering at Manhattan College; Whitney’s a sophomore and Will is a senior. Those without ... # # #
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http://home.manhattan.edu/%7Ejoan.harnett/sdumc/ Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate Mathematics Conference Saturday March 25, 2006 Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York Manhattan College is pleased to announce the first annual Spuyten Duyvil Undergraduate Mathematics Conference. This one day conference will feature presentations by undergraduate students and faculty in mathematics and computer science. There will be concurrent panels on undergraduate research and careers in mathematics. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided. Keynote Address: The Bernoulli Brothers and the Calculus Dr. Fred Rickey United States Military Academy The goal of the conference is to offer undergraduates the opportunity to attend and actively participate in a professional mathematics meeting. The 15-minute talks will range from expository presentations to descriptions of original research. CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS: To All Presenters A Message from Manhattan College's Educational Technology office If you intend to give your talk using your own laptop, please make sure to have any necessary adapter to connect to LCD Projectors. Our LCD projectors connect using a standard VGA cable. If you have an Apple laptop you will definitely need such an adapter. If you have an Ultra Portable computer these sometimes also require such adapters. If you have any questions about connections in these rooms, please feel free to contact Manhattan College's Educational Technology office (JET) at (718) 862-7973. Also please bring your presentation on a CD or USB Flash drive in case there are any problems with your computer. Preliminary Schedule: Registration: 8:30-9:15, Smith Auditorium, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER!!! 9:30-10:50 Morning Talk Sessions: 15 minute talks, 5 minutes for questions. 11:00 Welcome in Smith Auditorium 11:10-12:10 Keynote Address: The Bernoulli Brothers and the Calculus;Dr. Fred Rickey, USMA. 12:15 Lunch, Thomas Hall 1:45-2:45 Afternoon Talk Sessions: 15 minute talks, 5 minutes for questions. 3-3:45: Panel Discussions: Panel 1: Careers in Mathematics with Michael Bailey, (Actuarial Science); Elizabeth John, (Operations Research); Kirsha Gordon, (Biostatistics); and Lynn Martin, (Financial Modeling). Panel 2: Research in Mathematics for Undergraduates with Dr. Thomas Smith, Manhattan College, Dr. Rich McGovern, Marist College, and others. 4:00 PM Math Jeopardy and refreshments, Smith Auditorium. Jeopardy Contestants: We are looking for students who would be interested in being a contestant in Math Jeopardy. Those who would be interested may enter their name for a chance to play at registration Spuyten Duyvil Tee Shirts: Participant who are not speaking will be able to purchase Spuyten Duyvil Conference Tee Shirts for $10. {extraneous deleted} Funding for this conference is partially provided by NSF grant DMS-0241090 through the MAA Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences program, www.maa.org. Updated March 13, 2006.
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BLAIRE’S BLOG
Lampe, Blaire (2005) http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Blair/
[JR: It’s not an email to us. But it is public. So maybe, I have hit upon another niche for JJs. Rather than everyone having to check, here it is. I’ll catch any Jasper’s blog if I knew where they were hiding. Care to rat out your fellow alums?]
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Sports
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The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team. Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time
3/26/06 Sunday M. Tennis Niagara University^ Niagara University, N.Y. TBA 3/26/06 Sunday Softball Binghamton HOME 12:00 AM 3/26/06 Sunday Baseball Siena* HOME 1:00 PM 3/26/06 Sunday W. Tennis Niagara University& Niagara Univ., N.Y. 4:00 PM 3/28/06 Tuesday Softball at Quinnipiac Hamden, Conn. TBA 3/28/06 Tuesday Golf Saint Peter's West Orange, N.J. 2:00 PM 3/29/06 Wednesday Baseball St. Francis-N.Y.$ Brooklyn, N.Y. 3:00 PM 3/29/06 Wednesday W. Lacrosse at Wagner Staten Island, N.Y. 3:30 PM 3/30/06 Thursday Softball at Wagner Staten Island, N.Y. 2:30 PM
Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result 4/1/06 Saturday Track & Field UNLV Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. TBA 4/1/06 Saturday M. Tennis Yale University New Haven, Conn. TBA 4/1/06 Saturday W. Lacrosse Niagara* HOME 10:00 AM 4/1/06 Saturday Crew Manhattan College Invitational HOME 12:00 PM 4/1/06 Saturday Baseball Niagara* (DH) HOME 12:00 PM 4/1/06 Saturday Softball at Marist* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 1:00 PM 4/1/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse Saint Joseph University$ HOME 2:00 PM 4/1/06 Saturday W. Tennis College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. 4:00 PM 4/2/06 Sunday W. Tennis University of Rhode Island Newport, R.I. 10:00 AM 4/2/06 Sunday W. Lacrosse Canisius* HOME 10:00 AM 4/2/06 Sunday Baseball Niagara* HOME 12:00 PM 4/4/06 Tuesday M. Tennis Siena College^ HOME TBA 4/4/06 Tuesday W. Tennis Siena College& HOME TBA 4/4/06 Tuesday Golf St. Joseph's Quad Match Coram, N.Y. 2:00 PM 4/5/06 Wednesday Softball Monmouth HOME 3:00 PM 4/5/06 Wednesday Baseball Lafayette Easton, Pa. 3:30 PM 4/6/06 Thursday M. Tennis Marist College^ HOME TBA 4/6/06 Thursday Track & Field Texas Relays Austin, Texas 10:00 AM 4/6/06 Thursday Golf Susquehanna University Invitational Selinsgrove, Pa. 1:00 PM 4/7/06 Friday W. Tennis Loyola College& HOME TBA 4/7/06 Friday M. Tennis Loyola College^ HOME TBA 4/7/06 Friday Track & Field Texas Relays Austin, Texas 10:00 AM 4/7/06 Friday Track & Field Sam Howell Invitational Princeton, N.J. 10:00 AM 4/7/06 Friday Golf Saint Peter's/St. Joseph's White Plains, N.Y. 2:00 PM 4/8/06 Saturday M. Tennis Saint Peter's College^ Jersey City, N.J. TBA 4/8/06 Saturday Track & Field Sam Howell Invitational Princeton, N.J. 10:00 AM 4/8/06 Saturday Track & Field Texas Relays Austin, Texas 10:00 AM 4/8/06 Saturday Baseball LeMoyne* (DH) Syracuse, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/8/06 Saturday Crew at Knecht Cup Cherry Hill, N.J. 12:00 PM 4/8/06 Saturday W. Tennis Saint Peter's College& Edison, N.J. 12:00 PM 4/8/06 Saturday Softball Iona* HOME 12:00 PM 4/8/06 Saturday W. Lacrosse at Le Moyne* Syracuse, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/9/06 Sunday W. Lacrosse at Siena* Loudonville, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/9/06 Sunday Baseball LeMoyne* Syracuse, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/9/06 Sunday Softball at Rider* Laweranceville, N.J. 3:00 PM 4/11/06 Tuesday M. Tennis Rutgers University HOME TBA 4/11/06 Tuesday Golf NYU Invitational Scarsdale, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/11/06 Tuesday Softball Columbia HOME 3:00 PM 4/12/06 Wednesday W. Tennis Fairfield University& HOME TBA 4/12/06 Wednesday Golf St. Joseph's Bronxville, N.Y. 1:00 PM 4/12/06 Wednesday Baseball Army West Point, N.Y. 3:30 PM 4/13/06 Thursday M. Tennis Fairfield University^ Fairfield, Conn. TBA 4/13/06 Thursday W. Lacrosse at Iona* New Rochelle, N.Y. 3:00 PM 4/13/06 Thursday Baseball Wagner Staten Island, N.Y. 3:30 PM 4/14/06 Friday W. Tennis Rider University& HOME TBA 4/15/06 Saturday Track & Field Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J. 10:00 AM 4/15/06 Saturday Baseball Fairfield* (DH) HOME 12:00 PM 4/15/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse Canisius College$ Buffalo, N.Y. 1:00 PM 4/15/06 Saturday W. Tennis American University Washington, D.C. 1:00 PM 4/17/06 Monday Golf Cape May Invitational Erma, N.J. 10:00 AM 4/17/06 Monday Baseball Fairfield* HOME 1:00 PM 4/18/06 Tuesday Golf Cape May Invitational Erma, N.J. 10:00 AM 4/18/06 Tuesday Softball University at Albany HOME 3:00 PM 4/18/06 Tuesday Baseball Sacred Heart% Bridgeport, Conn. 3:30 PM 4/18/06 Tuesday W. Lacrosse at Central Connecticut State New Britain, Conn. 4:00 PM 4/19/06 Wednesday Baseball Lehigh HOME 3:30 PM 4/19/06 Wednesday M. Lacrosse Providence College$ Providence, R.I. 4:00 PM 4/21/06 Friday Track & Field Metropolitan Championships TBA 2:00 PM 4/21/06 Friday Golf Saint Peter's White Plains, N.Y. 2:00 PM 4/22/06 Saturday Track & Field Metropolitan Championships TBA 9:00 AM 4/22/06 Saturday Baseball Iona* (DH) HOME 12:00 PM 4/22/06 Saturday Softball Fairfield* HOME 12:00 PM 4/22/06 Saturday W. Lacrosse Fairfield* HOME 1:00 PM 4/22/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse Siena College$ Loudonville, N.Y. 1:00 PM 4/23/06 Sunday Crew at MAAC Championships Lake Mercer, N.J. 12:00 PM 4/23/06 Sunday W. Lacrosse at Marist* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 1:00 PM 4/23/06 Sunday Softball at Siena* Loudonville, N.Y. 1:00 PM 4/23/06 Sunday Baseball Iona* HOME 1:00 PM 4/25/06 Tuesday Golf Saint Peter's Invitational Neshanic Station, N.J. 10:00 AM 4/26/06 Wednesday Baseball Columbia (DH) HOME 1:30 PM 4/26/06 Wednesday M. Lacrosse Wagner College$ HOME 4:00 PM 4/26/06 Wednesday Softball at Fairleigh Dickinson Teaneck, N.J. 4:30 PM 4/27/06 Thursday Track & Field Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. 10:00 AM 4/28/06 Friday W. Lacrosse at MAAC Championships$ New Rochelle, N.Y. TBA 4/28/06 Friday Golf MAAC Championships Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 8:00 AM 4/28/06 Friday Track & Field Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. 10:00 AM 4/28/06 Friday Softball at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 5:00 PM 4/29/06 Saturday Golf MAAC Championships Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 8:00 AM 4/29/06 Saturday Track & Field Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. 10:00 AM 4/29/06 Saturday Baseball Marist* (DH) Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/29/06 Saturday Crew at Metropolitan Spring Champs New Rochelle, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/29/06 Saturday M. Lacrosse Virginia Military Institute$ (Family/Senior Day) HOME 1:00 PM 4/30/06 Sunday W. Lacrosse at MAAC Championships$ New Rochelle, N.Y. TBA 4/30/06 Sunday Golf MAAC Championships Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 8:00 AM 4/30/06 Sunday Track & Field Yale Invitational New Haven, Conn. 11:00 AM 4/30/06 Sunday Baseball Marist* Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12:00 PM 4/30/06 Sunday Softball at Saint Peter's* Jersey City, N.J. 1:00 PM
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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Sports from College (http://www.gojaspers.com)
http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6642 BASEBALL VS. SIENA FINALE GAMETIME CHANGED Riverdale, N.Y. (March 23, 2006)- The final game of the three game MAAC series between Manhattan and Siena, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 26 at 1:00 p.m., has been moved up to 12 noon. The Jaspers and Saints will play a doubleheader on Saturday, also beginning at 12 noon. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6641 LADY JASPERS SPLIT HOME OPENER AGAINST STONY BROOK Riverdale, N.Y. (March 21, 2006)- The Lady Jaspers open their 2006 home opener with a bang defeating Stonybrook 6-1. Manhattan then dropped the second game of the doubleheader to the Seawolves 8-0 in five innings. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6640 MEDEA JOINS LIST OF JASPERS TO EARN MAAC WEEKLY AWARDS THIS SPRING Riverdale, NY (March 21, 2006)- After picking up the decisions in Manhattan's two wins last week, senior pitcher Jill Medea earned her way onto the MAAC Weekly Honor Roll. For the first time this season, the New Jersey native earned the conference's Pitcher of the Week Award, it was announced on Tuesday morning. Medea joins teammates Liz Strein (Player) and Amanda Genovese (Rookie) as Lady Jaspers to garner weekly awards this year. Strein and Genovese captured their's on February 28. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6638 GEAGAN THE GOALIE MAKES IT THREE MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AWARDS TO BEGIN HIS MANHATTAN CAREER Riverdale, N.Y. (March 20, 2006)—Wasteful is definitely something freshman Men's Lacrosse player John Geagan is not. So far this season, the rookie goalie has had three chances to start in net for the Jaspers and display his ability, and he has not squandered any one of those opportunities. After allowing only six goals and making 16 stops in his latest start against MAAC Pre-season Number One Marist, Geagan earned his third MAAC Rookie of the Week award on the young season, it was announced by the conference office on Monday. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6637 MEN'S GOLF CLOSES OUT SPRING BREAK AT THE MAAC/IONA INVITATIONAL IN PINEHURST Pinehurst, N.C. (March 19, 2006)--The Jaspers linksmen competed March 16 through the 19 in the 2006 MAAC/Iona Invitational, at the par-71, Whispering Pines Country Club Golf Course. Manhattan placed eighth with a team score of 672. Junior George Calvi had the best three-day outing for the Japers with a two-round score of 159. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6636 JASPER DEFENSE STIFLES MARIST FOR MUCH OF SECOND-HALF, BUT LAST-MINUTE GOAL SINKS MEN'S LACROSSE Sebastian, Fla. (March 18, 2006)—After Marist, the top selection in the MAAC Men's Lacrosse Pre-season Poll, scored five times in the opening half to take a 5-3 advantage over Manhattan into half-time of this weekend's conference opener, the Jasper defense silenced the Marist attack for the first 28 minutes of the second half. With the game knotted at five in the waning minutes, however, Marist's Andrew Walsh was able to speak up as he found the back of the net on an unassisted goal to down the Jaspers 6-5 in a game played in Florida. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6635 WOMEN'S LACROSSE RACES PAST SACRED HEART, 13-6 Fairfield, Conn. (March 19, 2006)- Alicia Psillos and Molly Pheterson each tallied four goals as Manhattan posted a 13-6 win over Sacred Heart this afternoon at Campus Field. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6634 HOFSTRA OVERPOWERS SOFTBALL, 14-8 Hempstead, N.Y. (March 19, 2006)- In an old fashioned slugfest, Hofstra's offense proved to be a little too much for Manhattan, as the Pride downed the Lady Jaspers, 14-8, this afternoon at the HU Softball Field. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6633 SOFTBALL DROPS HEARTBREAKER TO SETON HALL, 6-5 Hempstead, N.Y. (March 19, 2006)- Manhattan took a one run lead into the bottom of the seventh, but could not hold off Seton Hall, dropping a 6-5 decision this morning at the Hofstra Invitational at the HU Softball Stadium. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6632 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN TEMPE AS TRACK AND FIELD OPENS SEASON AT BALDY CASTILLO Tempe, Ariz. (March 19, 2006)--Lightning supposedly doesn't strike the same place twice, but it did this past weekend in Tempe, Arizona. For the second straight year, a quartet of Manhattan hammer throwers opened the outdoor season at ASU's Baldy Castillo Invitational by qualifying for the NCAA Regionals. Zoran Loncar, Paul Peulich, Michael Freeman, and Anders Constantin comprised the top four finishers amongst attached collegiate entries in the hammer throw. Dexter Jules and Tyler Raymond also won events for the Jaspers. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6631 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL TRIPS UP BASEBALL, 9-2 Miami, Fla. (March 18, 2006)- Senior Michael Lopez and sophomores Danny Marquez and James McOwen each had three hits to pace a 17-hit attack in FIU's 9-2 win over Manhattan on Saturday afternoon. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6630 SOFTBALL SPLITS PAIR AT YALE New Haven, Conn. (March 18, 2006)- Manhattan won the first game of a twin bill at Yale, 4-3 in 10 innings, this afternoon, but dropped the nightcap, 9-1. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6629 XAVIER SHINES AS MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS MARYLAND, 87-84 College Park, Md. (March 18, 2006)- For the second time in the last three years, Manhattan has played a major conference opponent in a postseason tournament on head coach Bobby Gonzalez's birthday, and for the second straight time, the Jaspers provided the perfect birthday present, as Manhattan handed top-seeded Maryland their first home loss to a non-conference opponent in its last 29 games, an 87-84 win this afternoon at the Comcast Center in a nationally televised First Round NIT game. With the win, Manhattan improves to 20-10 on the season, the fourth time in the last five years that the Jaspers have reached the 20 win mark, and advances Manhattan to a Monday night matchup with Old Dominion in a Second Round NIT game. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6628 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL DOWNS BASEBALL, 19-4 Miami, Fla. (March 17, 2006)- FIU batted around a season-high three times, scored nine times in the sixth and added five in the fifth and eighth en route to a 19-4 rout of Manhattan on Friday night at University Park. http://www.gojaspers.com/article.cfm?doc_id=6627 BASEBALL FALLS TO RHODE ISLAND, 5-1 West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 16, 2006)- Rhode Island kept the Manhattan hitters off balance as the Rams posted a 5-1 win at the Papa John's Baseball Classic. Rene Ruiz drove in the lone Jasper run.
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Sports from Other Sources
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http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=101777&ran=48980 NIT shows home court has its advantages The Virginian-Pilot March 21, 2006 Last updated: 12:45 AM NORFOLK — It’s hard to win a basketball game when your shooting percentage is lower than George Bush’s approval rating. Despite a very cold hand, Old Dominion won Monday night. The Monarchs beat Manhattan in an NIT second-round game because of the heat brought by its crowd. And maybe, too, because Manhattan, having won at Maryland, had been on the road for four days. Too bad for the Jaspers, who outplayed the Terps on Saturday and were rewarded with another game in somebody else’s gym. That’s the way the NIT works. When ODU flew to Colorado, the Monarchs were a sacrificial offering for a big-conference team. Or so everyone thought. The Monarchs surprised people by winning. Winning big. Now Blaine Taylor’s team travels to Long Island, N.Y., to play at Hofstra, where it lost earlier this season. There’s nothing fair about this, any more than it was fair to throw Manhattan into another hostile environment. Let the NCAA tournament play its games before largely dispassionate fans in big, municipal arenas and sterile domes. That works for the NCAAs. As the poor cousin, the NIT takes a different approach. The NIT says that neutral sites are for wimps. The Jaspers are not wimps. After winning at Maryland, Manhattan and coach Bobby Gonzalez came at ODU with everything they had, but like ODU, the visitors suffered too many moments when they couldn’t make the ball go in the basket. Taylor was only too happy to take advantage of ODU’s home date, the only one the Monarchs will have in this NIT. Like some, however, he wondered what sort of atmosphere he’d find Monday night. “I told our guys that this is wonderful that we’re in familiar surroundings in front of our fans,” he said. “But when you play in a national tournament, it’s different. We didn’t turn out the lights tonight to introduce our players.” The setting was slightly different but not by much. The crowd was announced at 5,402 but looked larger. Sounded larger. It could have been mid-February with VCU on the court. Said Taylor: “I think our fans turned this into a game that probably had as good a home-court atmosphere as any there’s been in the NIT.” Another men’s game at the Ted Constant Center was nothing less than a bonus for ODU fans whose support has helped the Monarchs win 14 of 15 home games for the second year in a row. A 9 p.m. start on a work night didn’t seem to dampen enthusiasm or temper the roars when officials detected fouls on ODU. For obvious reasons, the NIT doesn’t mean much to people fixated on the NCAA tournament. It’s difficult to believe, though, that any two teams this March could go at one another any harder than ODU and Manhattan just did. . For another season, then, that’s all there is for men’s basketball at The Ted. The women will take the court again tonight to resume the NCAA women’s subregional being hosted by ODU. No disrespect to Title IX or Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, but the atmosphere won’t be as electric as it was when ODU completed its Manhattan project. Now the Monarchs move on to New York, so near, yet still so far from Madison Square Garden, site of the semis and finals. Whatever happens at Hofstra, though, ODU’s NIT experience has to be considered a success. If only because it created a reason for another noisy, joyful, partisan night of basketball at the Constant Center.
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Boilerplate
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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week
It was humorous that the gumamint “decided” to stop publishing the M3 number “to save money”! Give me a break. For those that aren’t Fed wonks, M3 is a measure of the number of FRBs in circulation. I won’t call them a dollar because that used to mean something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar FuRBies, Federal Reserve Banknotes, are just pieces of paper. Pretty. Green. The look like money. They look like the currency of the United States of America. But like most things that the gumamint is involved in, it’s a fraud. Theor only value is that others will give you things in exchange for them. The Japanese exchange them for Toyotas. Grocery stores give you food for them. But what are they really worth? Nada. Zilch. Zip. Nothing. Bumpkus. For example, which would you prefer 1 ounce of 24 karet gold or $560 furbies? If you picked the ounce of gold, then you’re not going to the grocery store. You can’t put all your assets in gold. But, you better have some. If you need a history lesson, read about the hyper-inflation in Germany after WWI and before WWII. Or Argentina. Or any of the myriad examples of it. The CIC tells of his visit to the Smithsonian reporting about the exhibit of French money. The original French Franc of Louis I was a gold coin that looked more like a small hockey puck than a coin. The last French Franc of the monarchy Louis XVI was a tissue paper thin button. That is what governments do. The debase the currency. They redefine money to give the gumamint more and the people less. Paper money is even easier to inflate. No coins to shave! So anyway, you don’t need to know about inflation. The gumamint will take care of you.
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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