Sunday 17 December 2006
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759 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 2,914 (Have we established a new "normal" volume?) unique visits last week. This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/2006/jasperjottings20061217.htm Use email-sending web form http://public.2idi.com/=reinkefj anytime.
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SPECIAL SEASONAL MESSAGE Thanks to all the readers who make this hobby possible. Thanks MikeMcE who acts as great pair of eyes as a reporter, a great research assistant for Class Years, and one of my key sounding boards on "great ideas". Thanks to the many "reporters" who have written in about themselves and others; without them this would be a lot thinner and very very dry. When I started, what seems eons ago, I never dreamt how it would grow. I regret not being a better clerk, reporter, or having more time. I wish I could do a better job of follow up and follow thru. Like the story on Brother President, the Hughes Memorial, or interviewing the many interesting Jaspers. I have no idea how long this will continue. Some weeks with nothing to really publish, I think this might be it. Other weeks, when I'm behind schedule and a lot to publish, I think this might be it. Some weeks, when I successfully connect two Jaspers, I'm on cloud nine. Some weeks, when all I have are obits, I'm in the dumps. Most weeks I just am happy that I have a great hobby. In this joyous season, regardless of which flavor of winter solstice celebration you favor – and I have to be politically correct with the Druids – and regardless of your political persuasion – I invite you to share my personal prayer … "Donna Nobis Pacem". Merry, Joyous, and Happy to all Jaspers where ever you are. Signed, your CIC
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FLASH! Important info received after the deadline
From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:20 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Obit Dear John, I received a call today that there is an Obit in today's (Thursday's) Journal News for a young Doctor who graduated from Manhattan. I will try and get more on it tomorrow. Mike --- 1 --- From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona To: 'Mike McEneney' Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 3:21 PM Subject: RE: Obit DANIELLO, NICHOLAS J. 12-14-2006 Nicholas J. Daniello M.D., age 58, of Cross River, New York, formerly of Purchase, died on December 12, 2006 at Memorial Sloane Kettering. He was born on March 24, 1948 in New York, New York. He was a Board Certified Doctor specializing in Ears, Nose and Throat having had practices in Yonkers and the Bronx. He graduated from St. Raymond's High School in the Bronx, Manhattan College, and New York Medical College/Flower Fifth Avenue. Doctor Daniello greatest joy was his family. He took great pride in attending his sons sports activities, and was President of the John Jay Booster Club; and as a fund raiser for St. Raymond's High School, where he was President of their Alumni Society. He is survived by his wife Kathleen, his sons Nicholas, Christian and Michael, all of Cross River, a brother Charles Sherrin of Pequannock, NJ. He was predeceased by his mother, Bessie. The family will receive friends at the CLARK ASSOCIATES FUNERAL HOME, 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah on Thursday from 7 to 9 pm and Friday 2 to4 and 7 to 9 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday in St. Mathias Church, Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills at 10 am. Entombment Gate of Heaven Mausoleum. For those who wish to contribute in his memory may be made to St. Raymond's High School, 2151 St. Raymond Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462. CLARK ASSOCIATES FUNERAL HOME 4 Woods Bridge Road Katonah 913-232-3033 www.clarksassociatesfune ralhome.com --- 2 ---- From: Mike McEneney Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:12 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: Obit Dear John, I believe that the Doctor received his BS Degree in 1970. May He Rest In Peace, Mike --- 3 --- {JR: All we need sometimes is a "heads up". Internet searching isn't perfect by any means. This didn't show in ANY of my "manhattan college" searches! We need your eyes and your fingers to phone or keyboard. Please?}
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JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
Saturday December 30, 2006
Meet George Fisher '74 as the Jasper men's bbteam plays Long Beach State University at Long Beach, CA time 10:05 pm est. Email c/o Jasper Jottings or call me for his cell phone number to link up!
Tuesday January 02, 2007
Meet George Fisher '74 as the Jasper men's bbteam plays Pepperdine University at Malibu, CA time 8:00 pm est. Email c/o Jasper Jottings or call me for his cell phone number to link up!
Saturday February 24, 2007
Hold the date for 2007 Manhattan Alumni of the Treasure Coast Jasper Open Golf Tourney
April 21-29, 2007
Trip to the Italian Riviera sponsored by MC (at least according to the snazzy broucher I was mailed). Book by 10/17 and save $200! 800-323-7373. Sigh!
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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:
- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)
- Korea
-- Stephanie (????)
- Unknown location
- - Lynch, Chris (1991)
- Uzbekistan
- - Brock (nee Klein-Smith), Lt Col Ruth (1979)
… … my thoughts are with you, and all of you that I don't know about.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Exhortation
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C236281%2C00.html {Begin Quote} LOS ANGELES — Peter Boyle, best known to today's television viewers as Raymond's cranky father on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71. The actor died Tuesday evening at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease, said his publicist, Jennifer Plante. Boyle, whose lovably rude exclamation of "Holy Crap!" was his signature line on the hit sitcom, had a long career in Hollywood. A member of the Christian Brothers religious order who turned to acting, the tall, prematurely balding Boyle gained notice in the title role of the 1970 sleeper hit "Joe," playing an angry, murderous bigot at odds with the emerging hippie youth culture. {End Quote} Huh? I didn't know that. There's so much I didn't know, don't know, and can't possibly know. I find the older I get the more I am "fooled". An interesting article, one can contemplate what could have been, might have been, should have been. Life is interesting in that unlike the roulette wheel, there's no seeing all the alternatives. Heck there's not even a chance to conceive of all the possibilities. I'm sure my fellow alums realized this eons ago and have made great choices. I'm just left to wonder in wonder over wondering.
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) 1 Good_News 2 Obits 2 Jaspers_in_the_News 2 Manhattan_in_the_News 3 Email From Jaspers 2 Jaspers found web-wise 0 Jaspers Found on Ziggs 1 MC mentioned web-wise 0 New Jasper Bloggers (12 Previously reported)
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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS
Class	Name			Section
????	Mathai, Dennis			JFound2
1949	Williams, Walter E.			JObit1
1953	McEneney, Mike			JObit2 (reporter)
1955	Hughes, Barnard			JFound1
1971	McLoughlin, Michael			Missing
1973	McFadden, Michael J.			Email01
1980	Duggan , Richard			JNews2
1982	Dixon, Jim			JNews1
1982	McLoughlin, Michael			Missing
1989	Maiello, Joy			Missing
1992	Berman, Joy			Missing
1993	Grech, Thomas J.			JUpdates
1998	Bridges, Tara			Good1
1998	McPartland, Tara			Good1 (reporter)
2000	Desalvo, Stephen			Email02
2002	Bridges, Brendan			Good1
2003	Williams, Gregory			JObit2
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class	Name			Section
1992	Berman, Joy			Missing
2002	Bridges, Brendan			Good1
1998	Bridges, Tara			Good1
2000	Desalvo, Stephen			Email02
1982	Dixon, Jim			JNews1
1980	Duggan , Richard			JNews2
1993	Grech, Thomas J.			JUpdates
1955	Hughes, Barnard			JFound1
1989	Maiello, Joy			Missing
????	Mathai, Dennis			JFound2
1953	McEneney, Mike			JObit2 (reporter)
1973	McFadden, Michael J.			Email01
1971	McLoughlin, Michael			Missing
1982	McLoughlin, Michael			Missing
1998	McPartland, Tara			Good1 (reporter)
2003	Williams, Gregory			JObit2
1949	Williams, Walter E.			JObit1
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HEADQUARTER'S MESSAGES
Headquarters1
http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/112006_1.shtml November 20, 2006 Men’s Basketball Stars Ricky Marsh, Peter Runge And Jojo Walters Among Those To Be Inducted Into Manhattan College’s Athletic Hall Of Fame {JR: Old news, dated the 20^th of November, but posted on the site on Thursday December 7^th. }
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GOOD NEWS
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From: McPartland, Tara (1998) Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] jasperjottings20061210 Mr. Reinke: Some good news to add! A future Jasper was born: Caroline Mary Bridges born on December 4, 2006 10:02 pm 6lbs. 1oz. Joins her big sister Grace Bridges and proud parents Brendan and Tara Bridges (1998, 2002) Thanks! {JR: No thank you! That's indeed good news. (Note to Brother President, send tuition bill!) That makes my day. SO much better than the doing bad news. Only connecting Jasper scores higher on my joy scale. Thanks.} {JR: For those that don't specialize in Jasper-cology (the study of Jaspers, their psychology, and psyche), you may not notice the outer body experience taking place here. See we have an interesting use of a maiden name here. A split personality! I'll charge it off to the experience on childbirth and the pain involved. Or, is she carving out a future as a Jasper Jotting reporter. … Nah, with two children, she'll be "carving" out a lot more important things. Maybe in twenty years. Perhaps this was test to see just how bad a clerk the CIC is? But, I'll play along and index it they way it's reported. ;-) Maiden names always cause me trouble! }
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OBITS
JObit1
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob. williams11dec11,0,4908607.story?coll=bal-news-obituaries From the Baltimore Sun Walter Williams [ Age 83 ] Retired Baltimore City Hospitals director enjoyed sailing By Andrea F. Siegel Sun Reporter December 11, 2006 Walter Eugene Williams Sr., a retired Baltimore hospital administrator, died of Parkinson's disease Friday at the Genesis Eldercare facility in Severna Park. The Annapolis resident was 83. He played a key role in establishing a burn center at Baltimore City Hospitals (now Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center) and in the development of the Waxter Senior Center. He was a deputy director of Baltimore City Hospitals from 1962 to 1977 and vice president at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital from 1977 until his retirement in 1995. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he graduated from the New York State Maritime Academy in 1944 and joined the merchant marine. He served as a first mate on ships during World War II, and he transported troops and supplies home from Japan and Italy at the end of the war. He then resumed his studies, receiving a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in 1948 and a master's degree in sanitary engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1950. He worked for the Naugatuck Rubber Co. in Connecticut, managing plants in the Naugatuck River Valley and Beacon Falls. He left in 1958 to take over his late father's plumbing business in Brooklyn, but quickly decided he did not like the business. The next year, he took a position as plant engineer for Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, N.J., staying until his 1962 move to Baltimore. He married Mary Monica Stack Sater in 1972; the couple would have celebrated their 34th anniversary Dec. 9. An earlier marriage ended in divorce. He lived in several locations in Maryland, including Pasadena, where he served on the board of the North Shore Association. He was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Annapolis. He was a lifetime member of the American Hospital Association and the International Facility Management Association. He enjoyed sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, baseball, woodcarving and chess. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church, 620 Bestgate Road, Annapolis. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Walter E. Williams Jr. of New York City and Paul Williams of Columbia; two daughters, Katherine Nikolaiev of Houston and Susan Williams of Baltimore; two stepsons, William D. Sater of Loveland, Colo., and John E. Sater of Waynesboro, Pa.; two stepdaughters, Leslie Sater of Pasadena and Mary Page Sater of Baltimore; and 10 grandchildren. {mcALUMdb: 1949 }
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JObit2
From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:26 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Obit Dear John, Today's NY Daily News has an obituary at page 60 for Gregory Williams which reads as follows: "Gregory Williams. Died suddenly on 12/10/06, age 25. Gregory was a graduate of Our Lady of Refuge, Fordham Prep and received a BA from Manhattan College. He was an Assistant Producer for VH1 / MTV. Beloved son of Evelyn Colon and Gregory Williams. Loving brother of Michael, Jarrett, and Jasmine. Devoted grandson of Carmen Colon. Caring nephew of Teresa Colon. Beloved uncle of Shana and Jaiden. Also survived by his Godparents Maribel and Miguel Figureroa. Visitation on Friday 2 - 9 PM at John J. Fox & Sons, Inc. Grand Concourse and 201st St., Bronx, N.Y. Funeral Mass on Saturday 10:45 A.M. at Our Lady of Refuge Church, Entombment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery." John, I do not have his Class year but I suspect it might be 2004. May He Rest In Peace. Mike {mcALUMdb: 2003 } {JR: Here's another example of "nothing showing in the automated searches". Did the Daily News not put it on the web, not allow it to be indexed, or did the search engines fail? Wish I had time to find out! }
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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.] # # #
Grech, Thomas J. (1993) Executive Vice President Virtudocs, Inc. Assistant Professor Adjunct Professor of Business; specializing in Entrepreneurial Studies SUNY Farmingdale # # #
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Jaspers_Missing
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Jaspers_in_the_News
JNews1
Business Wire December 12, 2006 Tuesday 8:30 PM GMT Jim Dixon Named Vice President of Energy Services at ConEdison Solutions DATELINE: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. ConEdisonSolutions, one of the nation's leading energy services companies, today announced the assignment of Jim Dixon as Vice President of Energy Services. Mr. Dixon currently holds the position of General Counsel for ConEdisonSolutions. Mr. Dixon, a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of varied energy industry experience, will be responsible for developing and delivering energy-based performance contracts and demand-side energy solutions for government, institutional, commercial and industrial clients. "While ConEdisonSolutionshas a strong portfolio of business in energy management services, excellent opportunities exist for further growth," said Jorge Lopez, President and CEO of ConEdisonSolutions. "With his legal, engineering and operations background, Jim Dixon is uniquely qualified to realize the full potential of our Energy Services division and bolster our reputation as a world-class energy services provider." Jim Dixon joined ConEdisonSolutionsin January 2004 as Vice President and General Counsel. He has been responsible for all aspects of the company's legal needs and is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team. Mr. Dixon has been instrumental in promoting development of both the commodity and energy services lines of business for ConEdisonSolutions.He also provides legal counsel and support to two of Consolidated Edison, Inc.'s other competitive energy businesses: Con Edison Energy and Con Edison Development. Before joining ConEdisonSolutions, Mr. Dixon held positions of increasing responsibility at the Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison) as an electrical engineer in its construction, operations and engineering design organizations. He also was an attorney in Con Edison's Law Department Nuclear Regulatory and Commercial Litigation Services sections, eventually attaining the position of Assistant Corporate Secretary. During his time in the Law Department, Mr. Dixon also served as ConEdisonSolutions'first dedicated legal counsel from 1998 until 2002. Jim Dixon is a registered professional engineer in New York State and retired with the rank of major from the U.S. Army Reserve. In the Reserve, he commanded a Combat Heavy Engineer Company and was Executive Officer for an Engineer Battalion. Mr. Dixon is an honors graduate of both the basic and advanced officer courses at the United States Army Engineer School. Mr. Dixon received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College and a law degree from New York Law School. He is admitted to practice law in New York, the District of Columbia and several federal courts. Mr. Dixon is a member of the New York State Bar Association and serves on its Public Utility Committee. ConEdisonSolutionsis a leading energy services company that provides cost-effective energy solutions for commercial, industrial, residential and government customers. Based in White Plains, New York, with offices in Burlington, Massachusetts; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Arlington, Virginia and Houston, Texas, the company's dedicated team of energy professionals delivers a broad range of commodity, consulting, demand-side management, and performance contracting services. ConEdisonSolutionscreates customized programs and services tailored to help customers achieve their individual energy objectives and is accredited as an Energy Services Provider (ESP) by the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO). Prominent customers served by ConEdisonSolutionsinclude the Cape Light Compact in Cape Cod, Rudin Management, Invensys Process Systems, the New York Marriott Marquis hotel, well-known national retail franchises, and many of the Northeast's largest commercial and industrial customers. Established in 1997, ConEdisonSolutionsis a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., one of the nation's largest and longest-operating investor-owned energy holding companies. ConEdisonSolutionspresently serves electric commodity customers in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. ConEdisonSolutionsis a subsidiary and registered trademark of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED). More information is available at the ConEdisonSolutionsweb site at www.conedsolutions.com. Visit the Consolidated Edison web site at www.conedison.com for information on all Consolidated Edison companies. CONTACT: ConEdison Solutions Christine Nevin, 914-286-7094 nevinc-- a t --conedsolutions.com or The Marino Organization Julia Winkler, 212-889-0808, ext. 116 julia-- a t --themarino.org LOAD-DATE: December 13, 2006 {MikeMcE reports: Dear John, I believe that Jim is a member of the Class of 1982. Mike (Thanks, Mike.) }
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JNews2
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061213/nyw006.html?.v=69 Selective Insurance Group Announces Officer Appointments Wednesday December 13, 2:00 pm ET BRANCHVILLE, N.J., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Selective Insurance Group, Inc. announced the following appointments by its subsidiaries, Selective Insurance Company of America ("Selective") and Selective HR Solutions, Inc. {extraneous deleted} Richard Duggan (Glen Rock, NJ), to vice president, fixed income portfolio manager for Selective Insurance Company of America. Mr. Duggan joined Selective in May 2005 as assistant vice president and associate bond portfolio manager. Mr. Duggan holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree and an MBA from Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY. {extraneous deleted} Selective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for seven property and casualty insurance companies rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best. Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer primary and alternative market insurance for commercial and personal risks, and flood insurance underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program. Other subsidiaries of the company provide claims, human resources and risk management services. Selective maintains a website at www.selective.com Source: Selective Insurance Group, Inc. {MikeMcE reports: Dear John, I believe that Richard received his BCE in 1980 and his MBA in 1985. Mike (Thanks, Mike.) }
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Manhattan_in_the_News
MNews1
The Journal News (Westchester County, New York) December 8, 2006 Friday GWP Edition Leach finding a new path BYLINE: Kevin Devaney Jr. SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 1C Your first impression when you hear about Dwayne Leach is that he's a streetball player. He grew up in Harlem, spent three years living and playing on the courts of a residential treatment center, and he was never involved in organized basketball until the age of 15. The streetball label is nothing new to Leach, who has been trying to shed that and many other misconceptions throughout his entire life. Every preconceived notion about Pleasantville's star senior is probably untrue. His troubled background, unstable upbringing and lack of basketball education are misleading. Leach is a bright student who is disciplined, well-mannered and goal-oriented. As for basketball, he proved in Monday's stunning season-opening win at Woodlands that he's hardly got bad playground habits. "I grew up playing basketball outside on the streets," Leach said. "But I'm not a streetball player." In Monday's 55-54 win over a much stronger Woodlands team, Leach was sensational. He scored 15 first-half points, hitting six of his first seven shots, and finished with 19 points, four assists and four steals. Before fouling out, Leach displayed amazing vision and awareness, and distributed the ball with marked precision. Leach has fought hard over the last 12 months to overcome the idea that he could not show those skills on a basketball court, and every other stereotype that could be cast upon him. A first-year transfer from the Mount Pleasant Cottage School in Pleasantville, Leach feared how a black kid from Harlem would be accepted in a predominantly white community and on a team of players who for the most part grew up together. When he first joined the team in the Westchester Elite Summer League, he couldn't help but be defensive. "I figured they didn't want me here," said Leach, a 6-foot, left-handed shooting guard. "I thought they'd be like, 'Who is this guy? Where's he from? Why is he here?' Just the typical stereotype stuff. But from the first day, I was surprised. They weren't like that at all." Acceptance became easy for the quick-witted Leach, who fit right in with coach Bob Delle Bovi and the Panthers' players. But while Leach is playing organized basketball for the first time in his life, up to this point his life would hardly be considered organized. When he was 13, the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) removed him from his Harlem home and placed him at the Cottage School, where he spent two years. Since the school didn't offer a varsity team, Leach played junior varsity, where on most nights he scored more than 30 points and the team finished 14-2. After his sophomore year, Leach was discharged from the Cottage School and sent back home to Harlem. ACS, though, again intervened and placed him back at the Cottage School last fall. It was then he was offered an alternative. "They told me if I got good grades and did what I had to do, I could live there and go to Pleasantville," said Leach, who said he's maintained an 82 average throughout high school. "The Cottage School didn't have a lot to offer me academically, so I did what I had to do and got here." Leach is enrolled in Pleasantville's Alternative Education Program, directed by Delle Bovi. Delle Bovi met Leach two summers ago at the coach's basketball camp. Leach stopped by one afternoon to watch his little brother, Ja-Von Davis, run through drills and was shooting around when he started chatting with Delle Bovi. "I've been around enough basketball to know talent," said Delle Bovi, a former men's coach at Manhattan College. "You could just see the rotation on his shot and the way he was jumping, that the kid could play." What stood out most about Leach in Monday's season opener was his commanding court presence. If he's provided one intangible to the Panthers, it's an undeniable swagger - a sense of invincibility. "We knew how good Woodlands was and that they returned a lot. But all day at school, (Leach) kept telling us we weren't going to lose," Pleasantville senior Kevin Nugent said. "Just him saying that over and over made us realize what was possible. He definitely gave us confidence." Leach's plan is to finish out the year and either enroll next fall at a prep school or a junior college. With his skill and upside, Delle Bovi believes Leach is a definite college prospect. "This is how I'm going to get out and have a better life for myself," Leach said. "Basketball and an education are my way out." LOAD-DATE: December 9, 2006
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MNews2
Daily News (New York) December 1, 2006 Friday SPORTS FINAL EDITION BUTLER REMOVES WOOL FROM RAMS' EYES BYLINE: BY SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 112 THEY WERE HANDING OUT bandanas as fans entered Rose Hill Gym last night before Fordham and Manhattan met in the 99th edition of the Battle of the Bronx. But thanks to freshman guard Brenton Butler, those bandanas didn't have to double as crying towels for the Rams. "He played terrific," coach Dereck Whittenburg said after his Rams beat the Jaspers, 70-66, last night, ending a five-game losing streak to Manhattan in the series that dates back to the 1911-12 season. "He showed a lot of confidence out there. He stepped up and made some outstanding plays." Perhaps none was bigger than his floater on the baseline with 11:12 to play that kick-started a 19-8 spurt and turned a 41-37 Manhattan lead into a 56-49 Fordham bulge. "I just came in off the bench trying to play aggressive," said Butler, who finished with a game-high 18 points, earning him the Mike Cohen Award as the game's Most Valuable Player. "I knew as long as I played aggressive, offensively and defensively, that we'd come out with the 'W.' " Fordham (3-2) was having its hands full with the young, scrappy Jaspers, who started two freshmen and who have seven first-year players on their roster. The Rams, who led just 30-28 at intermission, fell behind by as many as five points on several occasions in the second half, the last coming when Darryl Crawford put Manhattan up 41-36 on a layup with 13:08 to play. But veteran Fordham, which started five juniors, finally began to make its move. After the floater by Butler, the 6-2 guard followed with a three-pointer, and the Rams were off and running. Michael Binns, who matched his career high with 16 points, drilled his second trey of the game, Sebastian Greene chipped in six points in the spurt and Fordham was finally able to shake the Jaspers. Fordham finished with five players in double figures, while Manhattan (2-4) was led by Guy Ngarndi's 16 points and 14 from Arturo Dubois. Play got a little chippy at times, with referees having to step in to restore order. But that was par for the course, according to Fordham's Marcus Stout. "It's always physical between Fordham and Manhattan," Stout said. "That's why it's the Battle of the Bronx." And for the first time in Stout's career, he and the Rams finally came out on top. "We've never beaten them since I've been here." Stout said. "It was a big game for us. We're the veteran team this year. We knew it was our turn to get a win." LOAD-DATE: December 1, 2006
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Reported from The Quadrangle (http://www.mcquadrangle.org/ )
Thursday, December 7, 2006 Riverdale Weather: HI 32 / LO 26 Chance Rain/Snow Manhattan College Welcomes New Vice President for College Advancement Tom Mauriello has been named Manhattan College's new Vice President for College Advancement. As Vice President of College Advancement, Mauriello is involved in institutional advancement, alumni relations, fund raising, and communication. The Advancement office is the student body's "link to each other and link to 36,000 alumni, which is a distinguished group of people who will be able to provide them with career opportunities. In This Issue: News | Features | Perspectives | Arts & Entertainment | Sports | Features Professor for 50 Years and Counting: Robert Kramer's Anniversary at Manhattan College Manhattan College Professor Kenneth Kramer is celebrating his 50th anniversary of teaching this year. Kramer was born in New York City in 1933. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1955 at St. Peter's College, his Master of Arts in 1959 at St. Louis University, and passed the New York University Ph. Veggie Car: Student Project Leads to New Research An American in Oxford Perspectives Sweet Victory It was a long time coming, which made it all that much sweeter. The Democratic victories in the Senate and House this midterm season were extremely gratifying. In the days leading up to the Nov. 7 election, many of the political pundits began to question the polls forecasting a large takeover by the Democrats. Arts & Entertainment Manhattan College: A Film Star Brother Jasper's legendary creation of baseball's seventh inning stretch is not the only pop culture trivia to engage Manhattan College students. The campus is featured in several major motion pictures. Academy Award Winner Russell Crowe plays mathematician, genius, and schizophrenic John Nash in the 2001 biographical drama A Beautiful Mind. My Chemical Romance Releases Welcome to the Black Parade Bollywood: Leaving Its Mark on World Cinema Sports A Return from Exile; With Community Service Over, It's Back to the Game Manhattan's women lacrosse team is ready for a successful spring season, says junior and low attack Emilia Ward. The team returns from a one-season exile, the fall season having been cancelled in response to a freshmen-hazing incident that occurred October 2005. Jaspers Ready to Defend MAAC Title Track and Field Looks To Win Record Eleventh Straight MAAC Championship McGowan Continues an Already Impressive Swimming Career The 51 Million Dollar Bid Heard Round the World # # # {JR: An interesting lead story. I'll just hold my tongue. Everyone can draw their own conclusions. }
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EMAIL FROM JASPERS
Email01
From: Michael J. McFadden (1973) Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:30 PM Subject: [=reinkefj Contact Request] Hi John! Hope your winter is shaping up so far! The newsletter as always is great and appreciated. :) You wrote, "Trip to the Italian Riviera sponsored by MC (at least according to the snazzy broucher I was mailed). Book by 10/17 and save $200! 800-323-7373. Sigh!" Now if only it was "Book by 10/17 and it's *only* $200." LOL!!! I've been busier 'n a bee the last few months with the smoking ban votes on the election ballots and with fighting bans here in Philly and in Atlantic City. Idiot tobacco companies got involved in the election fights but then didn't put enough money into them to overcome the taint of their involvement in the first place so we lost all three states. Philly had a loss because I couldn't motivate the bar owners who fell either into the Ostrich "It'll never happen HERE!" camp or the Borg "Resistance Is Futile!" camp, but we salvaged a bit with an amendment allowing it in most neighborhood bars. Atlantic City Casino folks are a combination of all the above problems with the addition of hubris, "Oh, We're too BIG for them to touch us!" Heh... unfortunately I think they're going to get their butts handed to them before the month is out and as of this weekend it is now too late for me to have any confidence in saving them. Ahhh wellll... On a personal level all is going fine with just the normal day to day leakyroof / drippyplumbing / sparkyelectrical problems. :> Well, also an infestation of squirrels but for the moment they're staying in one area between the floors so they're mainly providing excitement for the cat when he hears them skittering around! LOL! OK! Just wanted to say hi to thee! Keep well and keep the newsletters coming!! :) Michael --- Michael J. McFadden Author of "Dissecting Antismokers' Brains" http://pasan.TheTruthIsALie.com P.S.:Whoops! Should have added a note: If you want you can make the preceeding email public or partly public at your discretion though when I was writing it I was originally thinking of it as just a private "Hi John!" note. Up to thee good sir! {JR: Hey, I'm always short of good material and behind schedule. We only keep the rights that we are willing to fight for. While I don't smoke, and can't really stand it, it's about property rights. We all have to defend the rights of smokers and other drug users to do what they want to themselves. And, the right of business owners to decide what they want to allow on THEIR property. I also this season have the "cute rat" problem. And, they are hard to get rid of. In my case, I'm the "cat" and they annoy me. Thanks and keep the input coming. The inet world runs on content! }
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Email02
From: Stephen Desalvo [MC2000] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:51 PM Subject: Email No Longer Active - Please Resend to... I am no longer working at Manhattan College. Thank you. === From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:35 PM To: Mauriello, Thomas [MCstf] Subject: FW: [JasperJottingsEditorial] JObit01: Walter Eugene Williams Sr. (Reported as MC1948) Dear Mr. Mauriello, Welcome to jasper land. I see from Stephen DeSalvo's OOO message that he's no longer working at the College. (Yet he's still listed on the site and the point of contact for the alumni online database. Guess someone has to fix that?) Sorry to be the bearer of more "chores", but I have been "feeding" my alumni news into him in order to get the database updated and any other use he could make of it. Do you want it? Send it to some one else? Or just forget it? I also produce an unofficial Jasper news ezine called Jasper Jottings, which you are of course welcome to. Just send an email message to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. If you don't want it on your official Manhattan email address, (as many people at the College don't want), just send it from whatever account you want to use and mention who you are in the text. Or you can read it anonymously at http://www.jasperjottings.com if you'd prefer. Yell if I can help you in any way, Fjohn68 === From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:56 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Subject: Re: [JasperJottingsEditorial] JObit01: Dear John, He got the Director of Alumni Relations job at Iona, a nice promotion and a nice raise. We wish him well! Mike {JR: That's always great when Jasper succeed. But, he could have told us first and left his new address. J Guess he won't have to put up with our "help" since it's enough work to cover Jaspers. He'll have to find his own source of Gael Jottings. }
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{JR: Found a new page with "regional jaspers" } From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:13 PM Subject: Dear fellow Jasper: Happy, Merry, and Joyous ... Dear fellow Jaspers, who are identified as regional Jasper contacts, Seasonal greetings. Just in case you didn't know or forgot, I publish the unofficial Jasper Jottings weekly ezine. Take a peek at http://www.jasperjottings.com, see the many years of "stuff" I've produced, and know I do share my findings with the Alumni office at the College. (Too bad, they see me as a competitor making their lives harder. I really don't mean it that way. If they'd produce the weekly news, I'd be happy to do something else.) I have about 1,500 of our fellow alums as readers. Please drop me a note on your Jasper-related plans, and I'll include them in the calendar in every issue. Give me as much lead time as you can. And, I'll carry it until the week of your activity. Dona nobis pacem, Fjohn68 {JR: And seasonal greetings to all the readership that makes this hobby possible. }
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Jaspers found web-wise
JFound1
{JR: I reported this last week. I never saw anything further on this. I don't know if it came off, was a mistake, or was cancelled. Wish I could have confirmed it. } ACTIONABLE MEMORIAL - EXPIRES 12 DEC 06 - NYC, NY - Hughes, Barnard (1955 Hon) Google alerted me with this item. ///begin snip/// Barnard Hughes Memorial Slated for December 12 at Walter Kerr ... <http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/9630> TheaterMania.com - New York,NY,USA In 1992, Hughes was awarded an honorary doctorate from Manhattan College, the school he'd dropped out of to become an actor; in 1995, he was inducted into the ... ///end snip/// The URL is unreachable, but, Google cached the following: ///begin snip/// Barnard Hughes Memorial Set for December 12 at Walter Kerr By: Brian Scott Lipton Barnard Hughes A memorial service for Tony Award-winning actor Barnard Hughes will be held on Tuesday, December 12 at 2pm at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). Hughes died at the age of 90 on July 11 at New York Presbyterian Hospital after a brief illness. There will be a limited number of seats made available to the general public for the memorial, and seating will take place on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the memorial. Sam Waterston, Brian Dennehy, Jefferson Mays, Elizabeth Wilson, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Bernard Gersten, Joe Dowling, Melvin Bernhardt, Lynne Meadow and Hughes' son, director Doug Hughes, are all expected to speak. Christine Ebersole, James Naughton, and pianist Paul Sullivan will be performing at the memorial. Hughes' career began in 1934 with one line in the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory Company production of The Taming of the Shrew; it would eventually span seven decades and more than 400 roles on Broadway, in television, and in films. He received great praise for his work as a curmudgeonly father haunting the memory of his playwright son in Hugh Leonard's 1978 Tony Award-winning play Da. He won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for his performance, and he recreated his role in the 1988 film version. In 1973, he received a Tony nomination for his performance as Dogberry in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Much Ado About Nothing. Hughes gave his last Broadway performance in 2000 at age 85, appearing with his wife in Noël Coward's Waiting in the Wings. That year, he and Stenborg received a Drama Desk Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1995, Hughes was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre. Among his many film credits are Hamlet, Midnight Cowboy, The Hospital, and Cradle Will Rock. He starred in the TV series Doc, Mr. Merlin, and The Cavanaughs (with Ebersole), and he had a recurring role on Blossom. In 1977, he won an Emmy Award for his guest spot on Lou Grant. ///end snip/// ### {JR: I am not sure if this is on or off, or just a mistake! I pass it along for what it is worth. If I was in the City, I'd drop by and see if I could get in. After all I'm a minor celebrity, a reporter for the prestigious Jasper Jottings. Since I can't go, feel free to drop my name. ;-) Maybe I should get business cards and try for Press passes? Hmmm? Doesn't the Press always get special treatment? Free food and booze? Maybe I'm on to something here.}
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JFound2
http://stotsindianorthodox.blogspot.com/2006/12/who-are-these-guys.html Dennis Mathai - He is a small man, born and raised in New York. He graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management. He currently serves the American Diocese as the Secretary to the Dept. of Campus Ministry (North East Region) and is the MGOCSM Councilman of Queens/Long Island/Brooklyn Area. {mcALUMdb: ???? }
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ZFound (Jaspers Found on Ziggs) http://www.ziggs.com Ziggs harvested all the public personal pages as a search engine would. Using their free offering, I have identified ~700 possible Jaspers from it. I'm planning to share 10 "found on Ziggs" Jaspers each week in the coming weeks. The first group moves in this week's issue. I don't like to overwhelm the readership with too much of anything. Besides "harvesting" takes a lot of time. And, these folks thought they could hide from Jasper Jottings!
{No time. No volunteers. So I hope to pick it up again when I have some spare time.}
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MC mentioned web-wise
MFound1
http://www.improvresourcecenter.com/mb/showthread.php?t=49846 Scatterbomb needs a coach for the Spring Semester. I am unable to continue coaching Manhattan College's improv troupe Scatterbomb and am helping them find a replacement coach for Spring 2007. This is a bit of a situation, so here are the details... * You'd really have to be available once a week, every week, from about 7:30-10:30. They probably won't know which day they'll have rehearsal until the semester starts. You can't really miss rehearsals, seriously, but if you do you'd either have to find a sub (and pay him out of your own pocket - see below) or hope they can make up a different week. * Manhattan College is on 242nd Street, the final stop on the 1 (it's a pretty safe area). It takes me about 1.5 hours to get home in the LES. So the commute is a bit of a pain and can be difficult if you live in Queens. * You'll be working with a mix of veterans and people who've only been doing it for one semester, so it's also a fun teaching challenge. * Because of these factors, the pay is more than the standard coaching rate. You'll probably be paid monthly, and will have to fill out tax forms, as you'll receive a check from the school. You've really gotta be reliable and committed to this gig through the entire semester. These are a great group of people, and I want them to have the best coach possible. If you think you have the guts, please email me at professorkirkus -at- yahoo -dot- com, and I'll toss your name into the ring for consideration.
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NEW JASPER’s BLOGGING
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My list of previously reported Jasper Bloggers here: http://jxymxu7sn5ho9d.googlepages.com/blogging_jaspers
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Sports from College (http://www.gojaspers.com)
Sports from others (http://jasperjottings.blogspot.com/ )
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Jaspers In Strange Places (Not including Brooklyn!) Volunteers in other countries accepted!
Country		City	Who		Last update
{Nothing New} My list of previously reported Jasper In Strange Places here: JISP over in the BACKLOT
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Fonts of Jaspers
Here are sites where "there be Jaspers there". I have no "extra" time to go thru the site, extract the Jaspers, post them in the weekly Jottings, let them know Jasper Jottings exists, and invite them to read it. I have had no volunteers. (Depressing!) So I am logging them here and hope to pick it up again when I have some spare time. I'm listing the sources to hopefully "guilt" someone into helping. Besides while I know that "harvesting" takes a lot of time, these folks thought they could hide from Jasper Jottings! # # #
165 Jasper lawyers http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%E2%80%9C manhattan+college%E2%80%9D+site%3Awww.martindale.com # # #
1664 Jaspers http://www.myspace.com # # #
Unknown number http://www.LinkedIn.com # # #
Unknown number http://www.Friendster.com Created a Jasper group there to see if Jaspers will self-identify? http://www.friendster.com/group/tabmain.php? statpos=mygroup&gid=95898 # # #
Unknown number http://www.MySpace.com # # #
Unknown number http://www.Execunet.com # # #
Unknown number of Jasper Students via the MC web phone book # # #
Unknown number of Jaspers via mcALUMdb
Any I've missed? # # #
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Boilerplate
Control your own subscription: (1) Send a message from your old email account to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com saying that your switching. (2) Send a message from your new email account to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com with your name and class year. To keep me from spamming you, Yahoo only permits me to invite and delete people. I can NOT just ADD your email address. AND you’re done. With zero extra work for the CIC! :-)
http://www.jasperjottings.com/boilerplate.htm
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Curmudgeon's Final Words This Week
{Begin Quote} From: Legacy.com Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 6:15 AM Subject: John Thomas Murray Guest Book The Guest Book for John Thomas Murray will remain online until December 14, 2006, after which it will no longer be available for reading and adding entries. To sponsor the Guest Book so it remains online, where visitors can continue to read and add entries, click on the link below or cut and paste it into your browser address bar. http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=GO000019919495 If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Legacy.com at info-- a t --legacy.com. ***PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE*** Thank you. {End Quote} The sadness of an empty guest book? In following up an entry, I noticed that this "guest book" had only the CIC's entry. I know our CIC sent out an " ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 16NOV06 Fairfield, CT MC???? Murray, John Thomas", which while a terrible name, tried to rally some alumni interest. So no one even knew the 80 year old alumni's class year? Here's a vet with a body of work we know nothing about and who silently leaves with all his (as the CIC says) data, information, knowledge, and wisdom that we never captured. No one knew enough or cared enough, other than the CIC, to put anything in this book. Maybe it is best if it goes away on the 14^th. At least it will not haunt his loved ones, or us, with our collective failings. Sigh. It's depressing.
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA. Dona Nobis Pacem! Reinke sends. -30-