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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
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(1) Send a 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.} (2) Send a message from your new 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. With zero extra work for the CIC! :-)
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SPORTS: Yes or No? Answer: No.
By a vote of 4 to .5, I’m going to drop the weekly sports coverage. Sports junkies can get their fix at the MC official site and I’ll blog the external sports stories over at http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ where they can be read online or via one of the many RSS tools. If anyone cares? I think it is a loss but I tire of it for zero return. Fight the wars one can win.
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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:
“The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake.” H.L. Mencken:
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Exhortation
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/14243523.htm Posted on Sun, Apr. 02, 2006 Lost an iPod or wallet? Look for it online ANDREW RYAN Associated Press {Begin Quote} BOSTON - Maureen Silliman felt her empty pocket and gulped: Her new $300 iPod must have bounced out as she ran to catch a train. While she sobbed, her boyfriend suggested a message on the lost-and-found section of Craigslist, an online bazaar of classified ads. "No," the 24-year-old Silliman said. "Nobody would ever turn in an iPod." Her boyfriend posted the message anyway. Within 24 hours, Silliman's iPod was back. In an increasingly cynical world, there are still places where people try to do the right thing. Everyday on Internet message boards, honest folks post notes about valuables they found: cash, bank cards, diamond bracelets, engagement rings, wedding bands, digital cameras, and even a cockatoo valued at $1,200. In turn, when there is no place left to look for something missing, the desperate sometimes take the longest of longshots and look online themselves. Occasionally, it works for both sides. People such as Silliman get back their iPod, still loaded with Radio Head and Broken Social Scene. The impulse to be honest doesn't surprise Lawrence M. Hinman, the director of The Values Institute at the University of San Diego. "I think we perceive ourselves as being much worse than we actually are," Hinman said. "There are people who live lives of quiet honesty." Take Monique Peddle, 48, in Hollywood, Fla., who posted a note online when she found a diamond studded gold bracelet that she could have just as easily slipped quietly in her pocket. Or Blake Facente, 30, who also turned to Craigslist when he discovered a Dell Inspiron laptop leaning against his building in San Francisco. The same for Agnes Satoorian, 27, who climbed into a cab in Boston last month and found a pricey digital camera that another rider had left behind. "I know that pain," said Satoorian, who had recently lost her own camera loaded with sentimental pictures. "I decided I would try to make it right for someone." Craig Newmark, the namesake and founder of Craigslist, said that the company added the lost-and-found message board in March 2003 after they noticed a proliferation of people looking for things that they were missing. "The culture of trust is key, and the fact is that we work really hard at that," said Newmark, 53, who now has Web sites in 190 cities that boast more than 10 million users a month. That means everyday there are new lost-and-found posts. Like the drawer in a school secretary's office where missing scarves wait to be claimed, the message boards accumulate a disparate collection of goods. Some are outlandish. The three teeth - including a molar with a filing that needed replacing - pick up in downtown Honolulu. The $100 bill found on a sidewalk on the Las Vegas strip. The man in Copenhagen who lost his ex-wife. Or the New Yorker who misplaced her clean-shaven cowboy and implored: "If found please send him to Queens." In the lost column in Dublin, Ireland, a post under the heading, "$1 Million US reward," has a link to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted poster for Boston fugitive mobster James "Whitey" Bulger. "I just want him caught," said the post's author, reached through e-mail, who declined to elaborate or give his name. Other posts are authentic, and even touching. The 39-year-old woman in Frankfurt, Germany, looking for her birth mother (Bridgitte Siglinde Stolba). The Homestead, Fla., mother searching for a lost dog named Sparky that detects her 17-year-old epileptic son's seizures and barks for help. The 1-carat diamond engagement ring that slipped off a woman's finger in the hills outside Berkeley, Calif. Success of the Lost and Found is difficult to measure. Craigslist does not track its sites, and the free posting are only valid for 30 days. But as stories about triumphs like Silliman's iPod circulate, more people keep playing the odds. Last Fourth of July, scuba diver Stephen Klink found a solid platinum men's wedding band buried in sand beneath 30 feet of water off Cape Cod. Klink, 36, recently posted a note on the Boston-area Craigslist. "It's a long shot, but I figured it's worth a try," Klink said from his home in Hillsdale, N.J. "Some married guy somewhere is getting whopped on because he lost his wedding ring." ON THE NET http://www.craigslist.com/laf/ {End Quote} I love when the good side of human nature comes out. For my part, I don’t want to find anything too valuable. I don’t know how big a temptation I’m up to.
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless. "Collector-in-chief" John reinke--AT—jasperjottings.com
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CONTENTS
0 Messages from Headquarters (like MC Press Releases) 0 Good_News 1 Obits 3 Jaspers_in_the_News 2 Manhattan_in_the_News 7 Email From Jaspers 3 Jaspers found web-wise 0 MC mentioned web-wise 0 Blaire’s Blog
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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS
Class	Name	Section
????	Fredericks, Sue	JFound1
1942	D'Angelo, John P.	Obit1
1956	Yamaoka, Joseph	Email05
1957	Steponkus, William P.	Updates
1959	O'Connell, Bill	Email01
1963	Tomasetti, Richard L.	JFound3
1964	Henry, John	Email07
1964	Horn, William J. Jr.	Email02
1965	McGuire, Bill	Email04
1968	Cramer, Vincent	Updates
1968	Orawiec, Frank	Email06
1971	Keenan, John	JNews2
1973	Keane, Dennis M.	JNews1
1979	Zucker, Bill	Updates
1981	Cunniffe, Clare A.	Updates
1983	Oates, Joseph P.	JFound2
1984	Horan, John	JNews3
1990	O'Sullivan, Neil	Updates
1993	McGrath, Erin	Email03
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class	Name	Section
1968	Cramer, Vincent	Updates
1981	Cunniffe, Clare A.	Updates
1942	D'Angelo, John P.	Obit1
????	Fredericks, Sue	JFound1
1964	Henry, John	Email07
1984	Horan, John	JNews3
1964	Horn, William J. Jr.	Email02
1973	Keane, Dennis M.	JNews1
1971	Keenan, John	JNews2
1993	McGrath, Erin	Email03
1965	McGuire, Bill	Email04
1983	Oates, Joseph P.	JFound2
1959	O'Connell, Bill	Email01
1968	Orawiec, Frank	Email06
1990	O'Sullivan, Neil	Updates
1957	Steponkus, William P.	Updates
1963	Tomasetti, Richard L.	JFound3
1956	Yamaoka, Joseph	Email05
1979	Zucker, Bill	Updates
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Messages from Headquarters
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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.
Obit1
The Washington Post April 25, 2006 Tuesday Final Edition SECTION: Metro; B07 HEADLINE: Obituaries John P. D'Angelo, 85, who practiced family medicine in Prince George's County for 43 years and was chief of the medical staff at Capitol Hill Hospital, died of complications of a stroke March 25 at Asbury-Solomon's Island assisted living facility in Solomons. Dr. D'Angelo, also called "Doctor D," maintained privileges at the hospital until he retired in 1988. He also served on the board of directors of Washington Hospital Center. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and after the death of his mother when he was 7, he grew up in New York with his father, an ear, nose and throat doctor. After graduating from Manhattan College, he moved to Washington and married his childhood sweetheart. He served in the Army during World War II and graduated from Georgetown University's medical school in 1945. Dr. D'Angelo enjoyed reading, traveling with his family, golf and boating and fishing on Chesapeake Bay. He also enjoyed gatherings with his family and friends and good food. His first wife, Kay D'Angelo, died in 1982. His second wife, Marjorie Dooley, died in 2001. "He never left the side of either Kay or Marge," said his son, adding Dr. D'Angelo was a devout believer in the healing power of loving others. He loved being a doctor, often saying: "What makes a family physician special is his desire to be close to his patients. There is nothing complicated about it. You simply love what you're doing and who you are doing it for." Dr. D'Angelo, whose office was in Suitland, moved from Upper Marlboro to Asbury in 2002. Survivors include two children, John D'Angelo Jr. of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Kathy D'Angelo of Boulder Creek, Calif.; three grandchildren; two sisters; and three great-grandchildren. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: April 25, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: John was a member of the Class of 1942. May he rest in peace. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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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.]
Cramer, Vincent (1968) Organizational Consultant...Creating Innovative, High-Performance Workgroups www.cramerscube.com Greater Boston Area | Management Consulting Current: Founder at Winchester Consulting Group Past: Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Optelics Inc. Quoting from the book, Cramer's Cube: “Vincent M. Cramer is …” # # #
Cunniffe, Clare A. (1981) Sales Manager, Financial Services Computer Associates # # #
O'Sullivan, Neil (1990) Cherian, O'Sullivan & Tatapudy CPAs # # #
Steponkus, William P. (1957) Falls Church, VA 22043 # # #
Zucker, Bill (1979) Broadband Access and Cross-NSG Design and Reliability VP Lucent # # #
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Jaspers_in_the_News
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http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060418/BUSINESS01/604180307/1066 At expo, deals are done in a flurry of business cards By THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: April 18, 2006) On board Dennis M. Keane was named chief financial officer of St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry and the Riverside Health Care System Inc., the organizations said yesterday. Keane, a certified public accountant, most recently managed a consulting practice in Tarrytown that served health care industry clients. Prior to that, he was chief financial officer of Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp., a biopharmaceutical company. A lifelong Yonkers resident, Keane holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Manhattan College and has completed professional development programs at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Harvard Business School. # # # {mcALUMdb: 1973 }
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JNews2
http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/content/4234.cfm Appearing at: High-Performance Leadership 05/21/2006 - 05/25/2006 John Keenan Colonel, USMC (Ret.) Colonel Keenan was born in New York City on October 2, 1949. He graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in November 1972 after completion of the Officer Candidate Course. Upon graduation from The Basic School, he was assigned to 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a Rifle Platoon Commander. He was reassigned in August 1974 to the First Marine Brigade, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. While assigned to the Brigade he served as a Company Executive Officer, Rifle Company Commander, Infantry Assistant Operations Officer, and Intelligence Officer. In August 1977, he was transferred to the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, where he served as an instructor in accounting and financial management. While assigned to the Naval Academy, he was promoted to Captain and in July 1980 he was ordered to Amphibious Warfare School as a student. Upon completion of the course of instruction in May 1981, Colonel Keenan was transferred back to 3d Battalion, 4th Marines where he served as the Battalion Logistics Officer and then as the Operations Officer. During this tour he was promoted to Major. In March 1983 he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps. He was assigned as an Action Officer in the Training Department and subsequently as the Commandant’s Speechwriter in the Special Projects Directorate. Three years later he returned to Quantico as a student at Marine Corps Command and Staff College. In July 1987, he was transferred to Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Naples, Italy to serve as the Commanding Officer. While in this assignment, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Upon completion of this tour of duty in July 1990, Colonel Keenan was assigned to the Operations Section of I Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Pendleton, California and deployed to Southwest Asia to participate in Operations Desert Shield and Storm. Shortly after returning to the United States he was assigned as a student at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated in June 1992 and reported to 7th Marine Regiment, Twentynine Palms, California for duty as the Executive Officer and deployed to Somalia to participate in Operation Restore Hope. In May 1993, Colonel Keenan assumed command of 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and was reassigned as the Director, Tactical Exercise Evaluation Control Group, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in September 1994 upon his selection to Colonel. Colonel Keenan subsequently served as the Chief of Staff of the Combat Center from November of 1996 to May of 1997. On 31 May 1997, Colonel Keenan assumed command of the 3d Marine Regiment (Rein), 3d Marine Division (-) (Rein) at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. In July 1999 he was reassigned to MCCDC for duty as the Director, Amphibious Warfare School. He retired from the Marine Corps on 1 July 2003. Colonel Keenan holds a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with two gold stars in lieu of second and third award, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star in lieu of second award, and the Navy Achievement Medal. ### From: Google Alerts [mailto:googlealerts-noreply@google.com] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: Google Alert - "manhattan college" -"marymount manhattan college" -"borough of manhattan college" John Keenan American Press Institute - Reston,VA,USA He graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in November 1972 after completion of the ... # # # {MikeMcE reports: The Colonel was a member of the Class of 1971. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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JNews3
PR Newswire US April 24, 2006 Monday 9:43 PM GMT HEADLINE: Ablest Inc. Adds to Management Team DATELINE: TAMPA, Fla. Apr. 24 TAMPA, Fla., Apr. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablest Inc. (AMEX:AIH), a leader in staffing and professional services, today announced the appointment of John Horan as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Horan, 44, will join Ablest effective May 15, 2006. Kurt R. Moore, president and chief executive officer, said, "John's extensive service organization leadership will serve us well as Ablest continues to expand and grow our branch office network and geographic reach." Mr. Moore added, "His reputation for integrity, innovation and people development will help us seize opportunities and reach our goals." Mr. Horan was previously with Certegy (formerly Equifax) from 1998 to present as vice president. From 1993 to 1998 he was with Salomon Brothers Inc., where he was vice president - emerging markets support. A graduate of Manhattan College with a bachelor's degree in business administration, Mr. Horan earned an MBA from Fordham University and he is also a certified public accountant. Effective May 15, 2006, Charles Heist will resign as acting Chief Financial Officer, but will remain as Chairman of Ablest. About Ablest Ablest is a leader in workforce services, creating and delivering local solutions that enable companies to compete and win in an ever-changing business world. Services are provided through its Staffing Services and Professional Services Divisions. Staffing Services offers customers a range of employment services in the office and light industrial sectors including employee assessment and selection, training, managed services and vendor-on- premise (VOP) programs. Professional Services offers employment and consulting services in the Information Technology and Finance and Accounting sectors. The focus of Ablest's Services is on improving customer performance in the areas of quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce. Ablest supplies more than 37,000 field employees and consultants to approximately 2,000 businesses annually through 56 locations in the Eastern and Southwestern United States. {extraneous deleted} CONTACT: Kurt R. Moore, President and Chief Executive Officer, AblestInc., +1-813-830-7700, or kmoore@ablest.com SOURCE Ablest Inc. URL: http://www.prnewswire.com LOAD-DATE: April 25, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: I believe that John was a member of the Class of 1984. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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Manhattan_in_the_News
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Daily News (New York) April 26, 2006 Wednesday SPORTS FINAL EDITION SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 72 HEADLINE: THIS ACTOR GETS PERFECT PART BYLINE: BY DICK WEISS Barry Rohrssen took the easy way to work on his first day on the job yesterday. He got on the 1 train at Columbus Circle and took it all the way to 246th St. in the Bronx, then walked up the hill to Manhattan College. "I had my copy of the Daily News, read it cover to cover," he said. "I was on a local." Rohrssen, 45, knows his way around this city. The Jaspers' new basketball coach grew up in Brooklyn and attended Xaverian High School and St. Francis of Brooklyn before getting into coaching and emerging as one of the best recruiters in the country as an assistant at Pitt. "To cop a phrase from the Wizard of Oz, 'There's no place like home,' " he said. Rohrssen dressed appropriately for the occasion, wearing a green tie he had just purchased in Pittsburgh and an "M" pin on the lapel of his pinstriped suit. Manhattan sprung into regional prominence in the 1990's when AD Bob Byrnes made some inspired hires, starting with Steve Lappas and continuing with Fran Fraschilla and Bobby Gonzalez. All three - who were Big East assistants - graduated to Big East head coaching vacancies. The Jaspers' job has become one of the best stepping-stone gigs in the country. But it takes a street-smart city kid who has strong ties to the high schools and the area's powerful summer travel teams to max out its potential. Rohrssen fits the profile. Like Lappas, Fraschilla and Gonzalez, Rohrssen does not have any head coaching experience, so there will be a learning curve. But the formula has worked here before. Rohrssen helped build the foundation for Pitt's nationally ranked program by opening the door for Ben Howland and then Jamie Dixon to sign local prep stars such as Chris Taft and Levance Fields of Xaverian, Ronald Ramon of All Hallows, Keith Benjamin of Mount Vernon, Mark McCarroll of Christ the King and Tyrell Biggs of Don Bosco in New Jersey. That is what resonated with Brother Thomas Scanlan, the Manhattan president. "Did I say recruiting was the key to our success?" he said. "Our success has always been based on our ability to sign a player who is a cut above." Manhattan should be happy Rohrssen opted for coaching over acting. He has a Screen Actor's Guild card and has appeared in movies, TV shows and commercials, including a role as an assistant detective in the movie, "Glengarry Glen Ross," which starred Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon. "I was good friends with Mike Starr and Chazz Palminteri," he said. "I was even in Chazz's wedding. "They just let me tag along." Rohrssen liked acting. But he loves coaching. He has always been a basketball junkie ever since high school. During college, he worked for Howard Garfinkel at Five-Star camp. That is where he picked up his nickname "Slice." "I used to play in the counselors' games," he said. "The only way I would score on the outdoor courts was by slicing to the basket, so Garf named me Slice." Rohrssen has sliced through the Big East with his recruiting pitch. If history is any gauge, he should have no problem selling Manhattan. When he was a 17-year-old senior at Xaverian in 1977, he used to go to the Garden to watch Manhattan games. "I had a student ticket," he said. "I would start up top, then I would navigate my way behind the bench to watch (Jack) Powers coach and watch guys like Ricky Marsh and Stevie Grant. That was my first experience with Manhattan basketball and I was hooked ever since." GRAPHIC: ROBERT SABO Barry Rohrssen puts own spin on Manhattan job and new coach looks like right fit for this school. LOAD-DATE: April 26, 2006
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MNews2
Daily News (New York) April 26, 2006 Wednesday SPORTS FINAL EDITION SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 75 HEADLINE: PACHECO PICKS JASPERS BYLINE: By KRISTIE ACKERT DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER MICHELLE PACHECO knew all along that basketball could be her ticket to college. The Bronx product kept that in mind when the recruiting process got a little crazy late last season. She punched that ticket last weekend, signing a national letter of intent with Manhattan College. "A lot of people told me that if I waited I might get more offers," Pacheco said. "We seriously thought about going to prep school and doing a post-graduate year. "But I like Manhattan College and I had an offer of a scholarship in my hand. I am very happy. It's what I wanted." A 5-8 point guard who led JFK to the PSAL semifinals this past season, Pacheco averaged 14 points a game for the Knights. She liked the idea of being close to home, where her family and friends will be able to watch her play. "Besides basketball, Manhattan College is also a great school," said Pacheco, who is academically qualified to play as a freshman. "I want to major in business and it's a great school for that." Pacheco was considered one of the city's top guards. She might have improved her ranking and widened her options had she decided to attend prep school. That was a gamble she was not willing to take. "A lot of schools said they would be interested in me if I put on more weight and spent a year in prep school," Pacheco said. "But the goal was to go to college and I had a scholarship to a good school in hand." Pacheco chose Manhattan over Nicholls State and Stony Brook. "I'm excited. I am going to spend all summer working out with Brittany Ray, who is going to Rutgers," Pacheco said. "We are both going to be ready for next season." LOAD-DATE: April 26, 2006
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Reported from The Quadrangle (http://www.mcquadrangle.org/)
Wed, April 26, 2006 Top Story Where Does Our Food Come From? The Trend of Local-Grown Food at Colleges News Springfest Shines Graduation Commencement Speakers: John M. Fahey, Jr. & Brigid Higgins "Bodies...The Exhibition" Hits New York City National News Standing Together's Performance Promotes Tolerance and Awareness International News Features Hookah Bars Gain Popularity New York City Celebrates Earth Day Perspectives Career Fairs: Arts Majors Need Not Apply? Censorship Conflicts with First Amendment Rights Arts & Entertainment Tobacco, Ethics, and Art: A Review of Thank You for Smoking The Beloved Disney Story of Tarzan Moves to Broadway The Yeah Yeah Yeah's Reveal Themselves in Show Your Bones Paramore: In the Name of Love Sports Phil "Lefty" Mickelson Does It Again for Second Time in Three Years Duke Scandal Leaves University with Something to Think About Manhattan Takes One from Fairfield, Beats Lehigh
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EMAIL FROM JASPERS
Email01
From: Bill O'Connell, '59 Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:02 PM Subject: Sports coverage Dropping the sports coverage is fine with me especially if you can make better use of your time. I never read any of the sports items and a while back wrote to you to recommend moving the sports coverage to the end of Jasper Jottings. As to your non-sports coverage I enjoy reading everything you include. Thank you for your efforts in getting Jasper Jottings produced and emailed each week. All the best. Bill O'Connell, '59 Williamsburg, VA {JR: Noted. As I get older I get smarter. }
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Email02
From: Horn, William J. Jr. (1964) Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060423 I really don't read most of the sports stuff. Maybe some highlights from time to time would be helpful for the major ones. Are there other sources for sports info, e.g. the College Website or something posted by the athletic department that those interested could check? Just one person's opinion, but I did want to respond. {JR: Thanks. I’ve acted on it. }
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Email03
From: erin mcgrath (mc93) Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 5:18 PM Subject: Re: sports: yes or no? Hello JR Hope you are well! I meant to write you last you week about this, but forgot. Sorry! I think it's fine if you leave out the sports and just put the web link. Why waste your valuable time when the information is already available online? Hope my input is a teeny bit helpful in your decision. Thanks for all you do. Erin '92 {JR: My thoughts precisely. I’ll blog the pointers to the non-web-able. And, point to the MC site. }
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Email04
From: McGuire, Bill (65) Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060423 Sports: The editor has pretty much a thankless job in the first place, so I would not put too much credit into the fact that you don't hear from people about sports items. I am a news junky in a fashion and I am glad to see whatever appears about the college in the press, right down to obits. The fact of the matter is that the sports press is a big part of what gets said in the papers about Manhattan, at least the references to the name (and the tradition). Running sports programs is expensive, and whatever your values may be, or your priorities, those same references are a kind of payback, be it a limited one, for all the effort that goes into running those programs at the college. They also help us with recruiting and with forging that stereotypical old fogey alumni tie. George Mason is a good college with a lot going for it. But, it was "discovered" last month by the great unwashed bulk of America because of a few fine wins for the basketball program during March Madness. Millions of dollars in publicity followed and countless opportunities to talk about what else the college has to offer. People don't have to concentrate on the sports stuff but I for one like the fact that it is there and I can get into it when I want to. Then again, I am an ex Sports Information Director of the college, so I probably have an axe to grind in my "objective" analysis. One way to cut down on the work may be to just show the reference and very briefly paraphrase/summarize the rest of the story, particularly if it actually has very little to do with Manhattan. Bill McGuire, 65 Arts. {JR: Actually, paraphrase and edit is too time consuming. I’m going to drop the sports from the distribution. How long before some one notices and complains? }
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Email05
From: Joseph Yamaoka [56] Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060423 Hi John, I have no interest in most of the sports postings. I am interested in the men's basketball scores, and what I consider major events such as: athletic department changes, coaching changes, and team and individual accomplishments in major events such as national track meets and MAAC team championships. Joe Yamaoka '56 BEE. {JR: Well, you’ll get that from the MC site. If you want the odd balls, then pick up the blog. Thanks for the input. }
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Email06
From: Frank Orawiec [1968] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060423 I agree re removing the sports section. It's too much work for you. A link to the Manhattan sports webpage might be better than the blog. Frank {JR: Ahh, thanks for your learned insight, now get back to that golf course. You’re retired. Act like it. ;-) I’m jealous. Did the web and the blog solution until I tire of it. }
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Email07
From: Henry, John (1964) Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060423 I could not open the message John Henry {JR: I could with no problem. But, I sent you another copy. Maybe your ISP “helped”? }
Jaspers found web-wise
JFound1
http://www.comvergence.info/suefredericks-bio.htm Sue Fredericks Sue Fredericks, a nationally renowned performance expert, works closely with other Comvergence Marketing Team professionals to assist clients in developing a culture in which the entire workforce is centered on performance excellence and bottom-line results. One of the Comvergence team's key strategic partners, Ms. Fredericks left the Olsten Corporation in February 2002 to launch On Purpose, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in performance improvement initiatives and customized training programs for hospitals and healthcare organizations, banking and manufacturing companies, and professional service firms, among others. Ms. Fredericks has a proven reputation as a forward-thinking leader, problem-solver, motivator and results-driven professional in the communities she serves. During her 15 year career with Olsten Corporation, a global leader in the healthcare and staffing services industries, she held various leadership positions in the areas of human resources, sales, and operations, each of which greatly influenced the growth of the organization. In her role as Vice President, Sales Force Development, she created and executed a strategy that significantly increased retention and productivity of the 300-person sales force. Ms. Fredericks holds an MBA from Manhattan College and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Lehman College. She has participated in extensive executive education experiences including Harvard University, Outward Bound, Center For Creative Leadership, Kellogg University, American Management Association, and Learning International. She is the recipient of the National MS Class of 2000 Leadership Award, Achiever’s Award in Business, The Training Directors Forum Award for Creativity, Girl Scout Board Recognition Award, and numerous industry recognition awards. Ms. Fredericks is involved in community development efforts, holding executive leadership positions in organizations including Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women, Girl Scouts of Nassau County, From Our Hearts, and The Long Island Power Networking Group. Ms. Fredericks has presented at numerous international convention and writes regularly on such issues as workforce retention, change leadership, customer loyalty, and revenue enhancement. {mcALUMdb: ???? (has an entry but no year?) }
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JFound2
http://www.conedison.com/governance/oates_j.html Joseph P. Oates Vice President and Treasurer Mr. Oates is currently vice president and treasurer, having been named to these positions in April 2004. In these positions, he is responsible for Con Edison's financial services, financial planning, risk management and cash forecasting, and other treasury-related functions. Before this appointment, Mr. Oates served as the vice president of the Bronx and Westchester division where he was responsible for the overall operation of the electric distribution system in the Bronx and Westchester County. Mr. Oates joined Con Edison in 1987 from Central Hudson Gas & Electric and has served as a director in Central Operations, project manager in Corporate Planning, and in various other positions of increasing responsibility with the company. He was appointed vice president of Energy Management in July 2001. In that role, he was responsible for forecasting demand and procurement of electricity and natural gas for Con Edison's regulated utility companies. Mr. Oates holds an MBA from Fordham University and bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College. {mcALUMdb: 1983 }
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JFound3
http://www.civil.columbia.edu/faculty Richard L. Tomasetti Adjunct Professor Mr. Tomasetti is Co-Chairman of the Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc., and has overall executive responsibility for the firm and its policies. He has extensive experience in the structural design of numerous and award-winning major commercial, industrial, residential, transportation and special structure projects utilizing a variety of building systems and materials. B.S., Civil Engineering, Manhattan College, 1963; M.S., Civil Engineering, New York University, 1965; Post Graduate Studies, Ph.D. Program in Structural Mechanics, Polytechnic Institute; Post Graduate Studies, Mathematics, University of Connecticut {Reported As: 1963 }
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MC mentioned web-wise
MFound1
None
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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?]
None. Maybe she’s given up. Sigh. I enjoyed living vicariously thru the eyes of this brave girl.
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Sports from College (http://www.gojaspers.com)
Sports from others (http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ )
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Boilerplate
http://www.jasperjottings.com/boilerplate.htm
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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week
Gatto’s speech clearly outlines what is wrong with “education” in USA today April 3rd, 2006 http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/04/03/experiential_learning_vstraditional_schooling_john.htm Some great snips: We live in a time of great school crisis. Our children rank at the bottom of nineteen industrial nations in reading, writing and arithmetic. At the very bottom. AND The truth is that schools don't really teach anything except how to obey orders. AND Schools were designed by Horace Mann and Barnard Sears and Harper of the University of Chicago and Thorndyke of Columbia Teachers College and some other men to be instruments of the scientific management of a mass population. Schools are intended to produce through the application of formulae, formulaic human beings whose behavior can be predicted and controlled. AND It is absurd and anti-life to move from cell to cell at the sound of a gong for every day of your natural youth in an institution that allows you no privacy and even follows you into the sanctuary of your home demanding that you do its "homework". AND At the core of this elite system of education is the belief that self-knowledge is the only basis of true knowledge. Everywhere in this system, at every age, you will find arrangements to place the child alone in an unguided setting with a problem to solve. AND Time for a return to Democracy, Individuality, and family. Oh, I seee, you take my money by force (taxes) to fund an institution that doesn't work and I can't use. Good plan. Drive old people from their homes by high taxation. Drive young people to self-destruction. And, foist the dregs on the dole. Hey as long as it empowers the gumamint!
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA. Reinke sends.