Sunday 14 May 2006
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739 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 433 (!?) unique visits last week. Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms everywhere.
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This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/2006/jasperjottings20060514.htm
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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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SPORTS: No.
Go to: http://www.gojaspers.com/ http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ You can use an RSS reader like Google’s GReader at http://www.google.com/reader/things/intro. You’ll need a Google GMail id. It’s by invitation only, but drop me a line I have tons of them. Then put in http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/atom.xml and it will then keep you up to date with my feed. I don’t have a feed for the official Manhattan College site. You can also install an RSS reader on your windows computer like RSSBANDIT, which is free, and available at http://www.rssbandit.org. Look around because there are lots of them (e.g., feedreader; amphetadesk; newsgator just to name a few).
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JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
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:
Four things come not back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. -Omar Idn Al-Halif
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Exhortation
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1191859,00.html From the Magazine | Cover The Most Difficult Decision of My Life By AMY LENNARD GOEHNER ***Begin Quote*** I enrolled Nate in the Boston Higashi School in Randolph, Mass., because I knew he was now capable of more (though I had no idea what "more" was). After years of day school followed by speech, occupational and behavior therapy, Nate had no master plan connecting everything. {skip down} Nate has always confused the pronouns I and you. One day during Nate's most recent vacation, Joey said to me excitedly, "Did you hear that, Mom? Nate said, 'I want to play' instead of, 'You want to play.' He's becoming unautistic!" Nate's teacher called me last week. She told me that on the basis of Nate's athletic ability and leadership skills, he had been chosen to represent Higashi at the Special Olympics this summer at Harvard. I sent Nate to Higashi because I knew he was capable of more. I know exactly what my husband would have quipped: "I can't believe Nate's going to Harvard!" ***End Quote*** Now I am sure that my fellow alums have a master plan for their lives. I don’t for mine. I go where the Intelligent Designer sends me. This week, the ID sent me a reminder that an autistic boy can bring joy by simple accomplishments. Having no kids, I can’t imagine the roller coaster ride. What I can imagine is allowing each person to reach their true potential. I’ll try not to stuff people in my preconceived notions of what they are good for. Hopefully some one will tell me what I am good for. I guess it’s part of the ID’s plan that we all get a little lost. So we can all demonstrate our inate way finding ability. Wish I coulda went to Harvard. But they might have found that Nate was brighter. Or at least had achieved his potential. I think I still have a way to go. I’m sure my fellow alums are further along. I always was a little slow on the uptake. I think we are blessed with the Nates to demonstrate how much potential we all have.
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) 1 Good_News 3 Obits 3 Jaspers_in_the_News 1 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
????	Abas, Fr. Peter		JNews1
1930	Petrazzolo, Anthony		Obit3
1952	Baker, Dick		Email06
1953	McEneney, Mike		Email06
1953	McEneney, Mike		Email07
1954	Donegan, Ed		Email06
1954	McCoy, Willard		Email07
1957	Codd, Bartholomew E.		Obit1
1957	McLaughlin, Jack		Email06
1961	Stebbins, Don		Email04
1964	Henry, John		Email03
1964	Neuhauser, John J.		Honor1
1968	Cramer, Vincent M.		Email05
1968	Reinke, John		Blogger
1969	Stearns, Donald F.		JNews2
1970	McKean, Sr. Ann		JFound1
1970	Meyers, Frank T.		JFound2
1972	McGowan, Thomas F.		Email01
1975	Capasso, Vincent P.		JFound3
1978	Webb, Joe		Blogger
1989	McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn		Blogger
1989	McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn		Email02
2001	Mawn, Theresa		Blogger
2002	Lowry, Tara P.		JNews3
2005	Lampe, Blaire		Blogger
MCfac?	Inman, Matthew F.		Obit2
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class	Name		Section
????	Abas, Fr. Peter		JNews1
1952	Baker, Dick		Email06
1975	Capasso, Vincent P.		JFound3
1957	Codd, Bartholomew E.		Obit1
1968	Cramer, Vincent M.		Email05
1954	Donegan, Ed		Email06
1964	Henry, John		Email03
MCfac?	Inman, Matthew F.		Obit2
2005	Lampe, Blaire		Blogger
2002	Lowry, Tara P.		JNews3
2001	Mawn, Theresa		Blogger
1989	McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn		Blogger
1989	McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn		Email02
1954	McCoy, Willard		Email07
1953	McEneney, Mike		Email06
1953	McEneney, Mike		Email07
1972	McGowan, Thomas F.		Email01
1970	McKean, Sr. Ann		JFound1
1957	McLaughlin, Jack		Email06
1970	Meyers, Frank T.		JFound2
1964	Neuhauser, John J.		Honor1
1930	Petrazzolo, Anthony		Obit3
1968	Reinke, John		Blogger
1969	Stearns, Donald F.		JNews2
1961	Stebbins, Don		Email04
1978	Webb, Joe		Blogger
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Messages from Headquarters
Headquarters1
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GOOD NEWS
Honor1
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20060509.064344&time=07%2044%20PDT&year=2006&public=0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tue May 9 07:44:00 2006 Pacific Time Boston College Law School Founder's Medal Recipients Announced NEWTON, Mass., May 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Boston College Law School is pleased to announce its Founder's Medal recipients for 2006. Receiving the award will be Michael S. Greco (BC Law '72), President of the American Bar Association and 2006 BC Law Commencement speaker; David C. Weinstein (BC Law '75), Executive Vice-President of Fidelity Investments; and John J. Neuhauser, University Professor and former Academic Vice-President for Boston College. The Founder's Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Law School, is given out during the School's Commencement ceremonies. The Medal is named after the Reverend John B. Creedon, S.J. who was instrumental in founding the Law School in 1929 and whose dedication to academic excellence and professionalism was the inspiration for the Founder's Medal. Recipients of the Founder's Medal embody the traditions of professionalism, scholarship and service that the Law School seeks to instill in its students. {extraneous deleted} John J. Neuhauser Dr. Neuhauser served as Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties at Boston College from August 1999 to November 2006 when he returned to the faculty of the Carroll School of Management. Prior to his appointment as AVP, Dr. Neuhauser had been dean of the Carroll School since 1977. The Center for Work and Family, the Center for Corporate Community Relations, the Chief Executives Club of Boston, and the Center for Retirement Research also reported directly to the dean. Prior to assuming the deanship, Dr. Neuhauser was chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College. He has a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College (Physics) and an MS and PhD from Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute (Operations Research and Statistics). Dr. Neuhauser is currently a trustee at Saint Michael's College as well as a trustee of all of the mutual funds of the Columbia Group (Bank of America). He is a former director of Saucony, Inc., founding member of the Board of Governors of the Boston College Club, and former director of Interactive Media Solutions and of SkillSoft Corporation. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of Beta Gamma Sigma, Board of Directors of AACSB, chairman of the International Marketing Institute, corporator of Emerson Hospital, chairman of Trinity Mental Health Services, and member of the Executive Committee of the Boston Management Consortium. Dr. Neuhauser enjoys participating in sports and has completed the Boston Marathon seven times, but given his chance would prefer to garden and walk slowly in Vermont. ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL Boston College Law School opened in 1929 in a small downtown Boston office building with 54 students and two full-time faculty members. Currently ranked 27th in the country by the annual US News & World Report survey, the law school's highly qualified students are drawn from more than 230 colleges and universities across the United States, as well as in other countries. Nearly 7,000 applicants competed for 260 seats in the entering class last year. The law school's over 10,000 alumni practice in 49 states and several foreign countries, holding positions in major law firms, corporate in-house legal departments, the judiciary, government agencies, private industry, academic and public interest organizations, and serving as elected state legislators and members of the U.S. Congress. {MikeMcE reports: Dr. John is a member of the Class of. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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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 Record (Bergen County, NJ) May 3, 2006 Wednesday All Editions SECTION: LOCAL; OBITUARIES; Pg. L09 HEADLINE: OBITUARIES {extraneous deleted} BARTHOLOMEW E. CODD, 71, of Oakland died Monday. He had been an electrical engineer for Western Union, where he worked for 32 years. He was a graduate of Manhattan College and received a master's degree from the City University of New York. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C. Church, Oakland, where he served as head of the Ministry for the Poor. He was a member of the school board and Knights of Columbus, both in Oakland, and was a volunteer with Boy Scout Troop 49. Arrangements: Oakland Memorial Home. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: May 3, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: Bart was a member of the Class of 1957. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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Obit2
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri) May 4, 2006 Thursday FIVE STAR LATE LIFT EDITION HEADLINE: Inman, Matthew Francis31 Inman, Matthew Francis 31, died May 2, 2006 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Beloved son of Gary & Carol (nee Bieser) Inman; dear brother & brother-in-law of Tom Inman & Jaime, Tim Inman & Alexandra; dear uncle and Godfather of Chloe & Brianna; dear friend of Marlene Carvajal. Member of St. Joseph Church upper East Side Manhattan; mentor for Minds Matter; part-time Professor at Manhattan College; graduate North County High School & Missouri State University (SMS) member of Pi Kappa Alpha; served as Special Agent with the FBI Field Office New York.Services: Visitation 4-9 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2006, Prayer Service 6:00 p.m., C.Z. BOYER & SON Funeral Home, 1116 N. Desloge Drive, Desloge, MO. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006, St. Joseph Church, 15 St. Joseph Street, Bonne Terre, MO. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, Bonne Terre, MO. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the FBI MEMORIAL COLLEGE EDUCATION FUND and/or MINDS MATTER OF NEW YORK. LOAD-DATE: May 4, 2006 {JR: MCfac? }
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Obit3
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida) May 4, 2006 Thursday SARASOTA EDITION SECTION: B SECTION; Pg. BS6 HEADLINE: OBITUARIES {extraneous deleted} Anthony Petrazzolo Anthony Petrazzolo, 98, Sarasota, died May 1, 2006. He was born Feb. 1, 1908, in New York City and came to Sarasota from there in 1972. He was an educator for 40 years and assistant to the superintendent of schools of the public school system of the boroughs of Queens and Bronx, N.Y. He earned a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College and a master's degree from New York University, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Catholic Church of the Incarnation. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Anne; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial Mass will be at noon Friday at Catholic Church of the Incarnation. Inurnment will be in the church memorial garden. Packer Funeral Home is in charge. Memorial donations may be made to Incarnation School, Angel Fund, 2911 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34239. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: May 5, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: Anthony was a member of the Class of 1930. (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.]
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Jaspers_in_the_News
JNews1
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060507/OPINION02/605070314/1039/OPINION Father Peter Abas drums out message of hope to young, old Wendy Weeks Guest essayist (May 7, 2006) — I would like to acknowledge the energetic passion and patience that the Rev. Peter Abas has demonstrated since his ordination 20 years ago in his native country of Borneo, Malaysia. A vital contributor to the international and national communities, he has traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe, counseling youth against violence and substance abuse. After arriving in the United States, Father Peter acquired advanced degrees at Fordham University and Manhattan College, and he received the Scandling Fellowship in the doctorate program at the Warner School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester. Father Peter is often very noticeable in the community working for nonprofits such as the St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center in downtown Rochester, and counseling at Saint Anne Church, where he is an assisting priest, as well as at the UR. In addition to counseling youth, he focuses intently on senior citizens. Bornean culture, like many Asian cultures, emphasizes filial piety otherwise known as respect for elders. Father Peter believes that his multicultural background and faith empower him to act as a liaison between the church and its Asian congregation as well as between the church and elders of Rochester. He attends such educational conventions as those for Alzheimer's disease, as well as cultural meetings. Father Peter founded the Intergenerational Peaceful Rhythmic Hand Drumming Session that meets twice monthly at St. Anne Church. The purpose of this session is to enable senior citizens to express their emotions in a safe, supportive environment. "In my country, the drum is used to call people to prayer. Drums help people reminisce and relieve stress," Father Peter says. This philosophy is the focus of his dissertation at the Warner School, where he hopes to complete his doctoral studies. Father Peter also has established the program "Sacred Stories: Healing Journeys" at St. Anne Church, which caters to those 65 years and older. We are in deep appreciation for the zealous efforts of Father Peter Abas, and I am fortunate to recognize him on behalf of the Rochester community. Weeks, of Brighton, is on the Sounding Board, advisers to the Democrat and Chronicle Editorial Board. {mcALUMdb: ???? }
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JNews2
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/07/1639934.htm {extraneous deleted} Promotions Donald F. Stearns has been promoted to vice president at the Mount Dora office of Hoyle, Tanner & Associates Inc. He has 36 years of environmental engineering experience in both the public and private sector. He earned his master's degree in sanitary engineering from Manhattan College. {extraneous deleted} # # # {MikeMcE reports: Donald is a member of the Class of 1969. (Thanks, Mike.) }
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JNews3
St. Louis Daily Record/St. Louis Countian (St. Louis, MO) May 6, 2006 Saturday SECTION: NEWS HEADLINE: Husch & Eppenberger adds associate attorney to staff BYLINE: St. Louis Daily Record Staff Husch & Eppenberger L.L.C. has added Tara P. Lowry as an associate attorney in the firm's health law and corporate practice groups. Lowry earned her law degree in 2005 from St. John's University School of Law. While pursuing her law degree, she was the managing editor of the St. John's School of Law Journal of Legal Commentary and the editor-in-chief of the St. John's School of Law Admiralty Practicum. Lowry was also a member of the Environmental Law Society. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and psychology, magna cum laude, from Manhattan College in 2002. Lowry will graduate from Saint Louis University School of Law this May with an LL.M. in health law. LOAD-DATE: May 6, 2006 {Reported As: 2002 }
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Manhattan_in_the_News
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The Journal News (Westerchester County, New York) May 4, 2006 Thursday SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A HEADLINE: 2 colleges cool to Mt. Vernon arena plan BYLINE: Hannan Adely Schools say talks on proposal have been off for several years MOUNT VERNON - Mayor Ernest Davis has renewed talk of a proposal for a new sports arena in the city, but two local colleges that had once supported the project say they no longer are on board. Davis has talked about building a sports arena over the past decade as part of a larger plan that would include a 400-room hotel and a convention center. Iona College, Fordham University and Manhattan College said in 2002 that their basketball teams likely would use the arena if it were built. But yesterday, school officials said there had been no official discussion of the project in at least two years. Iona College also said it no longer needed the space, because it completed an expansion of its own on-campus athletic facilities. "We really haven't had any discussion about it for three or four years, and we are happy with what we have right now," said Brian Beyrer, Iona's assistant director for athletic communications. Iona completed a $15 million expansion of its Hynes Athletic Center in January, enlarging its gym space for varsity teams and recreational use. The college's 2,611-seat arena, where basketball games are held, was big enough to meet its needs, Beyrer said. It was unclear how the news would affect the sports arena proposal, and Davis did not return calls yesterday seeking comment. Davis revived talk about the sports arena last month, saying he would move the proposed location to Mount Vernon's Memorial Field and that several developers had expressed interest in the arena, hotel, and convention center complex. Fordham officials would neither confirm nor deny reports that the university also planned its own arena, but a spokesman said the school had not had discussions with Mount Vernon about the city project in two years. "As it is right now, there is nothing there to really have an interest in," said Fordham spokesman Michael Larkin. "No one has contacted the university to revive it." Manhattan College, meanwhile, remains interested in the proposal. Brother Thomas Scanlan, the college's president, issued a statement yesterday supporting the plan. "If Mount Vernon had an arena, Manhattan College's commitment to utilizing the building remains," he said. "It's a great idea for the city of Mount Vernon and would also be a benefit to our program." Davis first spoke of the arena in 1995 when he was running for mayor. Last month, he said he received assurances that state funding would be available for the project and that he hoped interested colleges also would invest in the building. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: May 5, 2006
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EMAIL FROM JASPERS
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From: Thomas F. McGowan [1972] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 1:24 PM Subject: Webcast on VOCs June 15, and Shortcourses at IT3 Conference in Savannah, May 15 and AWMA, New Orleans, June 18 Dear Friends and Colleagues, This is to let you know I will be teaching on thermal treatment of soils and sediments at the Twenty-fifth International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies in Savannah on Monday, May 15. A course outline can be found under the advanced tutorials. For general info see http://www.awma.org/events/it3/ For specifics on the shortcourse see http://www.awma.org/events/it3/2006/tutorials.asp Will arrive Sunday night, and return to Atlanta after being on a fuels panel 3 p.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m., I will give a 1-hour Webcast on VOC Control for the Chemical Process Industry. This is sponsored by Chemical Engineering Magazine. Webcast outline and registration can be accessed at http://www.che.com/events/web/ On Sunday, June 18, I will give a one-day AIR-312 course on Air Pollution Control for Combustion Systems at the AWMA annual conference in New Orleans. More information can be found at http://www.awma.org/ACE2006/images/prelim.pdf Feel free to call or email me if you have questions on the courses. If you know of others who might need the training, please send this email along. If you will be attending the conferences, let’s take time to catch up while there. Regards, Tom McGowan, PE President, TMTS Associates, Inc.
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From: MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick (1989) Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 5:27 PM Subject: from MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick, class of 1989, is now blogging poetry at http://mccarra--poetry.blogspot.com/ Thanks, MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick (1989) {JR: Duly noted. Footnoted. And Annotated. (Hey i r an injineer. It must rime; they all end in ted! }
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Email03
From: John Henry 64 Arts Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060507 Fred, For some unknown reason the attachment is viewed as a pop up and rejected bymy system s I cannot get it in narrative version. I regret that as I enjoy reading your publication. As to the unofficial survey re: inclusion of sports I enjoy it but I also have access to the Manhattan site which I read on a regular basis and that lists almost all items that you include in yours so there is redundancy. Now on the other hand if you pick up something that is not included on the Manhattan site then I would appreciate your including it in your publication. I am especially interested in recruiting of students and student athletes; students throughout the land who have chosen to attend our school; honors to those students and to Manhattan and its grads of any kind; caliber of the incoming class; publicity relating to our school; building plans and projects of the school; gifts of significance to the school and anything pertinent to the well being of the school we love. Manhattan is the common thread that binds us. So sports at Manhattan is part of the Manhattan package and one that gives us some media attention. If it becomes too much of an effort to include then I understand your situation. Not that I have a vote but I do not like political references of any kind other than those that relate to Manhattan grad Rudy and his presidential possibilities as that election would put our college in a positive light. There is no more effective way to divide, turn off and lose a good portion of your audience than to include political comments or your preferences or anyone else's. Moreover such comments do not relate to Manhattan College, the common thread that binds us. Finally let me thank you for your labor of love in keeping Manhattan alumni informed as to what is happening at our school. It's a source of great pleasure to me and I am sure to our fellow alumni. May the Lord continue to bless you and your worthy endeavor. John Henry 64 Arts = From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 9:45 AM Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20060507 > can't get narrative version Interesting. I don't have an answer why that is happening. It's a question that probably has to be directed at your ISP "optonline dot net". Perhaps, one of our fellow Jaspers uses them, and would describe their experience. It doesn't leave yahoo as an attachment, so I assume that your ISP is "helping" you in some way. When I had ATT as a Dial up ISP it had options that would make big messages as attachments that you could decide to download or not. I'm interested in resolving your problem, but I am handicapped by not being able to visualize it. As I said, perhaps, we can get some help from the peanut gallery. > almost all items that you include The College's sport site appears to have a fixed front page capacity. So older stories roll off as new ones are added. They don't have a "one week view". There are a free web service that would detect changes to any web site. So I set a trigger aimed at the site and would collect every story as it was posted. What you saw in Jottings was a summary and pointer to every story that occurred that week. That's why what I was doing was more complete. And aimed at serving the once per week reader. In last week's jottings, I included an email that I sent to the provider asking for an RSS feed from their site. This would allow those interested to subscribe and get every story. Depending upon your system, you might have had to use one of the many feed readers. Some are free, some integrate with common email clients, and some new email clients (like thunderbird) support it directly. I took the sports out of Jottings for two reasons. One, it was taking the bulk of the editing time. I was spending about 8 hours pulling and formatting sports stories. Two, people kept saying that they didn't want to read them. I finally collapsed under the dual pressure. I wanted to spend more time on building the subscribers and reporting in the Jasper Found section but kept having to work on sports. I am bloging the sports stories from the non MC site at http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ as this doesn't require me to do a lot of editing. If it would be helpful, I can certainly do the same with the official sports site. It wouldn't require much additional effort and you wouldn't miss any stories. >Not that I have a vote but I do not like political references Well, of course, you get a vote. You're voting by reading the ezine and providing me with "direction". If there were no readers, then there would be no reason to make the effort >other than those that relate to Manhattan grad Rudy and his >presidential possibilities as that election would put our college in a >positive light. Well now, there we have a modest disagreement. I am not sure that it would be such a positive for Manhattan College. Rudy has some big flaws as all of us do. I have enough of my own to worry about. And, I would not want my nose rubbed in my flaws. But, I'm an injineer for whom sensitivity is an electrical measurement. So, I would have to question how positive that would be. I'd cite the marital record. As I said to Brother President, quietly, in person, sotto voce, I never pull my punches, "I guess the College's advertising will have to feature one of our other graduates". I could tell he was struggling for an answer so I said "Enough said". In charity, we can't gossip. But, we have to wonder about the example that it would give. I thought JFK was a similar disaster for Catholics everywhere. If you claim to be one, then you better act like one. IMHO. Ain't politics "fun". >There is no more effective way to divide, turn off and lose a good >portion of your audience than to include political comments or your >preferences or anyone else's. Moreover such comments do not relate to >Manhattan College, the common thread that binds us. Manhattan College taught me that what binds us is various loves. Love of learning. Love of excellence. Love of our fellow man. Everyone has a unique view of the world. One of the things that I loved about my time at Manhattan was the free flow of ideas in the Engineering cafeteria where one was free to pontificate on any subject and then receive suitable feedback on your ideas. It was anything from world affairs to Doctor Zia's grading policy. Over the last 8 years, I've been doing this I can only think of one person who objected, stated it so, and left. Now deceased, I pray for him specifically often to give me insight. I think there is a place for the free exchange of ideas. It give jottings some "texture". Some character. Some reason to read it every week. Without it, it would be like the official College productions -- a bland recitation of birth, death, and bragging. Not worth more than a casual glance. The internet allows us to connect in a new and visceral way. Probably most importantly, it allows us to connect over the years. >Finally let me thank you for your labor of love in keeping reading the >Manhattan alumni informed as to what is happening at our school. No thanks needed. It's a great hobby that has paid off in many strange and unplanned ways. It's I who has to thank the readership for sticking with me through some tough times. Technology, budgetary, and the whims of the internet have made me adapt. >It's a source of great pleasure to me and I am sure to our fellow That makes the effort worthwhile. >May the Lord continue to bless you and your worthy endeavor. When I come to Final Judgment, if there is such a thing, this effort is my defense. Hopefully it will be assessed as worth it. ;-) Thanks for a great email. Fjohn68
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Email04
From: Don dd Stebbins Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:04 AM To: John Reinke (1968) Subject: Free Markets and Pollution Dear Jasper John, You asked :"Do you really think that in a truly free market we will not have clean air, safe food, or pure water." Not only yes but hell yes, if you look at historical patterns. I grew up in northern New Jersey in pre- EPA days. Each town and city along the NJ Turnpike had its own retched smell. Commuters could tell where they were by the horrible odors taking over the air in their cars - very little air conditioning in those days. Gas masks should have been provided gratis by the polluting companies. The EPA forced these polluters to clean up their act and the air is much more breathable today - although not perfect by any means. The history of pollution and other environmental hazards reveals that government action is almost always required to get industry to reduce pollution and other damaging activities. Do you really think that people depend on the government because they like government? No - they don't, but government intervention is almost always the only way to get businesses to behave themselves. As an example look at the history of the Pure Food and Drug Act passed in 1906. Before the law was passed contaminated food was common and one took his life in his hands when consuming it. See http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t990804c.html for a discussion of the history of food inspection since 1906. An excerpt follows below: "The Meat Inspection Act emerged in 1906, as a result of Congressional acknowledgment of risk after publication of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle, which focused public attention on filthy conditions in Chicago's meatpacking plants. Infectious agents were the leading cause of human morbidity and mortality in this country, and the links between some animal diseases and human diseases, what we would now call zoonotic diseases, were known. This Act and its successors, required continuous inspection, including ante-mortem and post mortem inspection, to identify animal diseases, and prevent contamination during slaughter. It also created an inspector force, which continues to this day as the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) at USDA. Over the years FSIS was also given authority to oversee poultry and egg products via the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Egg Products Inspection Act. Starting in 1967, the Acts provided for a shared funding and cooperative agreement system permitting States to operate meat and poultry inspection programs. Twenty-five (25) States have their own programs as of today." Today businesses still try to make profits by ignoring the deadly results of their profit making activities. For example Exxon/Mobile has relentlessly distorted the results of scientific investigations of global warming. The company spent millions of dollars spewing propaganda aimed at making people think there was controversy about global warming when in fact a consensus was reached agreeing that human industrial activity is causing global warming and is a dire threat to life on earth. The free market response in the United States has been to deny reality, and worse, try to fool people into thinking there is no threat. This behavior is totally irresponsible. The Bush administration has acted as a puppet for big oil and has been totally negligent in its responsibilities. Millions of people may die because of its inaction. Sincerely Donald M Stebbins BS 1961 {JR: Well, you are beginning to wear me down. I would observe (1) the government is the biggest polluter; (2) there is often a corrupt relationship between the inspector and the inspected; (3) Underwriters Laboratory; and (4) AARP reported May 06 page 11 that the FDA 16.5 months to review a generic drug and 8 months to review a new one. AARP also asserts that the FDA is conflicted. I know the FDA has a 2B$ budget. So as far as consensus, there isn’t any. Too many axes to grind. As far as dying is concerned, imho the FDA is killing us with “protection”. And oh by the way, the inspections don’t inspect food; they inspect paperwork. Frankly I think companies do a far better job of “protecting” me than the government does. Again an opinion. }
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Email05
From: Vincent M. Cramer [1968] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 9:46 AM Subject: Neutralists...Conversational Competence Articles published this month. Workforce Performance Solutions, May edition. "Neutralists: Silent Killers of Productivity and Innovation." The digital magazine is at: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mediatec/wp0506/index.php The VIEWPOINT column appears on page 18. Managing Diversity, May edition. "Conversational Competence: The Key to Recognition and Advancement." This article is co-authored with Priscilla H. Douglas, www.phdouglasassoc.com Priscilla's consulting firm specializes in coaching individuals and executive teams. Women's Business Boston, May edition. Conversational Competence... is published under the title: "Get Where You Want by What You Say" Vince Vincent M. Cramer Winchester Consulting Group Author: Cramer's Cube www.cramerscube.com
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Email06
From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:12 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Jaspers get together Dear John, I would like to report that on Wednesday, May 3rd a group of us from the Saint Barnabas Elementary School, Class of 1945 got together at the Stadium Restaurant up near Garrison New York. The girls were Mary Alice (Sheridan) Grant, Catherine (Guldner) Baker, Ann Marie (Schmidt) Donegan, Joyce (Kearney) Voce and Angela (Collette) Gardner, Barbara (Zahn). Among the boys were Jaspers Dick Baker, '52, Ed Donegan, '54, Jack McLaughlin, '57 and yours truly, '53. What made the day really special was that Angela and her husband Harvey had traveled in from Little Rock, Arkansas and Barbara from South Florida. It was also interesting that we were able to recognize each other. These Jaspers married well!. Best, Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 {JR: I’d say it was great that you could see each other. And, most men get a better deal in marriage than the women do. Best wishes to all for the 2045 reunion. }
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Email07
From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:22 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Celebration Dear John, On Saturday, May 6th, Willard McCoy, '54 and his wife Mary celebrated their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary with a Mass, where they renewed their vows, followed by a celebration at the West Wind Club and Restaurant in Freeport. I was the best man at the wedding and was in charge of the Bachelor Party which was held at the Terminal Bar on Broadway. It was true Jasper affair!! The celebration at the West Wind was much more dignified. Best, Mike McEneney, Esq. '53 {JR: Yup, the older we get the more sedate the parties. Sigh. Youth is waste on the young. On to the 75^th anniversary. Hopefully you and I will be around to report it.}
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Jaspers found web-wise
JFound1
http://www.cbu.edu/arts/phil/faculty.html Sister Ann McKean, C.S.A., Associate Professor B.A. Marian College; M.A. Manhattan College; Ph.D. Vanderbilt University {mcALUMdb: 1970 }
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http://www.cooley-dickinson.org/find_md/find_md_details.php?md_id=184 Frank T. Meyers M.D. Specialties: Gastroenterology Education: BS, Manhattan College, New York Medical School: M.D., State University Of New York, Brooklyn Post Grad/Residency: New York Medical College Lahey Clinic-New England Deaconess Certification: American Board Of Internal Medicine, Specialty Board In Gastroenterology Office Contact Information Hampshire Gastroenterology Associates, LLC Florence, MA 01062 {mcALUMdb: 1970 }
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http://www.cooley-dickinson.org/find_md/find_md_details.php?md_id=48 Vincent P. Capasso D.D.S. Specialties: Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons Education: Manhattan College (New York) Medical School: Columbia University (New York City) Post Grad/Residency: Booth Memorial Medical Center, Flushing,NY Bellevue Medical Center, New York,NY Certification: American Board Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Office Contact Information Greenfield, MA 01301 {mcALUMdb: 1975 }
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JASPER’s BLOGGING
If you need assistance, send in an email. What the {expletive deleted} is a “BLOG”? A blog is an easy-to-use web site, where you can quickly post thoughts, ramblings, rantings, and just about anything else you can tap out with your fingers. Akin to writing on the stall in a public bathroom, and some of them are that crude, it has evolved into a Jay Leno-esque medium. A monologue with some interaction with readers. It’s like Anne Frank's 1944 diary, Samuel Pepys’ in 1660, or George Washington’s. Well ok nothing that great but it is collective knowledge of the great unwashed. As a noun, it’s the diary. As a verb, it’s the act of writing. As an adjective, adverb, or other part of speech: egotistical mental mas … … let’s just say self satisfying waste of time … and let it go at that. Bear in mind that like webpages, blogs tend to be forgotten. If you want to read a blog, you can just go to their webpage. Blogs can be annoying to read from a web browser. You have to remember to check them regularly check for new content and find nothing. Most blogs offer RSS feeds that can be read with an RSS reader. You can avoid the “I forgot” or “visit for nothing” problems by using a webpage such as MYYAHOO, or install free software like RSSBANDIT. If you blog and want to be listed, email me with “LISTMYBLOG” in the subject line. If you blog and DON’T want to be listed, email me with “DROPMYBLOG” in the subject line. If you are interested in starting to BLOG, you can your own one FREE at http://wordpress.com/ or http://www.blogger.com/start. I have always thought that Jasper Jottings would be best done as a series of BLOGS based on topical areas so that the readers ship could subscribe based on “channels” of interest. But, I have never put the effort in to make that happen. Too much heavy thinking, planning, and lifting. Any volunteers? Yell if you need help.
Jasper Jottings as a feed		http://www.feedyes.com/feed.php?f=3KNUXxDz2JdArs6b
Jasper Jottings Sports		http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Lampe, Blaire (2005)		http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Blair/
Mawn, Theresa (2001)		http://theresamawn.blogspot.com/
McCarra-Fitzpatrick, MaryAnn (1989)		http://mccarra--poetry.blogspot.com/ http://mccarra-fitzpatrickscatalogueshopping.blogspot.com/ http://mccarra-fitzpatrick.blogspot.com/
Reinke, John (1968)		http://reinkefj.wordpress.com/feed/
Webb, Joe (1978)		http://drjoewebb.blogspot.com/atom.xml
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Sports from College (http://www.gojaspers.com)
Sports from others (http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ )
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Boilerplate
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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49917 Professor Williams points out the folly and deceit in the minimum wage discussion. “Racists recognized the discriminatory effects of mandated minimum wages.” He was talking about South Africa, but we can use it as an anecdote here. When we raise the minimum wage, who does it hurt? The fellow who loses his minimum wage job. The taxpayer who funds the dole. And, the usually small business man who has a need but can’t afford to fill it. Good job gummamint! Who wins? The politicians!
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA. Reinke sends.