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759 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 3,285 unique visits last week. This issue is at: http://www.jasperjottings.com/2007/jasperjottings20070114.htm Send email to http://tinyurl.com/yh34ut, fax 781-723-3746, or call 732-917-4816 anytime.
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FLASH! Important info received after the deadline
http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/011007_1.shtml http://tinyurl.com/y4groc January 10, 2007 Brother J. Stephen Sullivan, F.S.C., Former President Of Manhattan College, Dies At 86 RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Brother J. Stephen Sullivan, F.S.C., the former 17th president of Manhattan College, died on Tuesday, Jan. 9. He was 86. Born Jeremiah Thomas Sullivan in Boston, Mass., on June 25, 1920 to Bridget Quirk and John Joseph Sullivan, Brother Sullivan entered the order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the Roman Catholic teaching order, in 1938 and was given the religious name Brother Casimir Stephen. Prior to his arrival at Manhattan College, Brother Sullivan instructed classics and theology at De La Salle College in Washington, D.C., and was the recipient of a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (1957). He served as dean of studies and pro-director at De La Salle and guided the intellectual preparation of many of the Brothers teaching in New York and New England. Appointed assistant professor of theology at Manhattan College in 1959, Brother Sullivan’s teaching and scholarly activities led to his promotion to associate professor in 1963, and that same year he was named the College’s academic vice president. He was appointed executive vice president and provost in 1970, and in 1975 was named president, a position he would hold for the next 12 years. Under Brother Sullivan’s leadership, the College constructed a new athletic facility, Draddy Gymnasium, which at the time featured the largest indoor track in New York City. He also oversaw the building of Maurice F. Granville Residence Hall, as well as the creation of a new research and learning center that opened in 1985. During Brother Sullivan’s tenure, Manhattan College established new programs for teaching and rehabilitation of the handicapped, professional ethics, biotechnology, robotics and computer sciences. The College’s peace studies program, one of the first in the nation, was established along with a graduate program leading to the master’s degree in business administration. In addition, community outreach activities were sharply enhanced with programs directed to the handicapped and senior citizens. Brother Sullivan is credited with fully implementing the transformation of Manhattan College into a co-educational institution, insuring the integration of women into the entire College curriculum. During this time, the College experienced significant growth in enrollment and began the transformation into a residence institution. On his retirement from the presidency in 1987, more than 600 guests gathered at a banquet in Draddy Gymnasium to honor Brother Sullivan’s accomplishments. Throughout his long career in higher education, Brother Sullivan served as an officer or member of the Catholic Theological Society of America, National Catholic Education Association, American Association of University Professors, American Council on Education and the American Association of Higher Education. He was given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from La Salle University in Philadelphia in 1979 and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the College of Mount St. Vincent in 1987. He was also the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alpha Phi Delta Award in appreciation of devoted service to Manhattan College (1987), and was an honorary member of Delta Mu Delta in recognition of high scholarly achievement. After leaving Manhattan College, Brother Sullivan served as director of development for the New York Province of the Christian Brothers. He revitalized the quarterly publication of the Lasallian Notes newsletter, and he fostered a personal touch in his relationship with donors. One of his priorities was the proper memorializing of departed Brothers. Brother Sullivan received his bachelor’s degree at The Catholic University of America, a master’s degree in classical languages at Manhattan College, a master’s in philosophy at Boston College and a doctorate in sacred theology from The Catholic University of America. Brother Sullivan was pre-deceased by his brother, Rev. John Sullivan, S.J., and a sister, Margaret Sullivan. He is survived by his sister, Sr. Margaret de Sales Sullivan, S.C. Visitation will be on Friday, Jan. 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in The Rotunda in Memorial Hall on the Manhattan College campus. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers. Interment will follow immediately at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, N.Y. Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu. Contact: MC Public Relations Scott Silversten Phone: (718) 862-7232
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JASPER EVENTS THAT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT
Monday January 22, 2007
March for Life in Washington, DC Meet Kevin Moore '80, the Jaspers Jottings reporter on the scene. Email c/o Jasper Jottings to link up!
Saturday February 24, 2007
The Treasure Coast (FL) Alumni Club First Annual Golf Tournament will be held at the Heritage Ridge Golf Club, Hobe Sound, FL. Breakfast will be served at 7:30AM and a shotgun start will go off at 8:30 AM. A great Lunch will be served starting at 12:30PM and several super awards and prizes will be offered. Cost is $125/golfer for breakfast, golf & lunch or lunch only for the non-golfers is $20. Make checks payable to Manhattan College & send to S.J. DeSalvo, Alumni Relations Office, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471 If you are a snowbird in Florida ...C'mon over! Otherwise.. C'mon Down & enjoy the warm weather!
April 21-29, 2007
Trip to the Italian Riviera sponsored by MC (at least according to the snazzy brochure 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:
Music is the pleasure that the human soul encoutners from counting without knowing that it is counting. -- Leibniz
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Exhortation
Did you see the about the fellow who dove under the train to save a stranger in NYC? I’m not sure I could have done that. He was slender. I’m not sue I would have fit even if the other guy wasn’t there. Perhaps the Intelligent Designer made a small miracle. It was stunning. I hope all my tests of moral character are much much smaller.
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) 0 Good_News 4 Obits 3 Jaspers_in_the_News 1 Manhattan_in_the_News 4 Email From Jaspers 0 Jaspers found web-wise 0 MC mentioned web-wise 0 New Jasper Bloggers (14 Previously reported)
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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS
Class	Name			Section
MCstf	Daly, John			JObit1
1950	Reynolds, Thomas			JObit2
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			Email01
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			JObit1 (reporter)
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			JObit2 (reporter)
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			JObit3 (reporter)
1959	McEneney, Edward			Email01
1959	Tuccille, Jerry			JNews3
1962	Gildea, Bill			Email04
1963	Conrad, John M.			JObit3
1964	Sweeney, Pete			JObit1 (cited)
1966	Kruppenbacher, Paul			Email02
1968	Reinke, F. John			Email03
1979	Sullivan, Joseph P.			JNews2
1984	Angelovich, Stephen			JObit2
1991	Pettus, Richard			JNews1
1996	Pinzon, Roland			JObit1 (cited)
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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME
Class	Name			Section
1984	Angelovich, Stephen			JObit2
1963	Conrad, John M.			JObit3
MCstf	Daly, John			JObit1
1962	Gildea, Bill			Email04
1966	Kruppenbacher, Paul			Email02
1959	McEneney, Edward			Email01
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			Email01
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			JObit1 (reporter)
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			JObit2 (reporter)
1953	McEneney, Michael F.			JObit3 (reporter)
1991	Pettus, Richard			JNews1
1996	Pinzon, Roland			JObit1 (cited)
1968	Reinke, F. John			Email03
1950	Reynolds, Thomas			JObit2
1979	Sullivan, Joseph P.			JNews2
1964	Sweeney, Pete			JObit1 (cited)
1959	Tuccille, Jerry			JNews3
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HEADQUARTER'S MESSAGES
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http://www.gojaspers.com/ViewArticle.dbml? DB_OEM_ID=12500&ATCLID=744047 http://tinyurl.com/yz2ru6 MANHATTAN COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEEKLY TO DEBUT THIS FRIDAY ON SNY Manhattan College Athletics - Riverdale,NY,USA Riverdale, NY (January 10, 2007)—The Manhattan College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the conception of Manhattan College Basketball Weekly, a television show dedicated to providing fans with an inside look at Jasper Basketball as well as other areas of Manhattan Athletics. The show makes it debut on Sportsnet New York (SNY) this Friday, January 12 at 4:00 p.m. {JR: From the GoJasper’s site, but I thought the readers might find this interesting. }
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GOOD NEWS
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OBITS
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News Release January 8, 2007 Contact: Scott Silversten Phone: (718) 862-7232 John Daly, Vice President For Finance At Manhattan College, Dies At 50 RIVERDALE, N.Y. – John Daly, vice president for finance at Manhattan College, passed away suddenly on Monday, Jan. 8. He was 50. Born John Robert Daly on July 23, 1956 in Carle Place, N.Y. to John and Eileen Hourihan Daly, Mr. Daly attended Carle Place High School and graduated from St. John’s University in Queens. A former resident of Riverdale, he joined Manhattan College as Controller in 1985, assumed the role of vice president for finance in 1998 and was a member of the National Association of College/University Business officers. A resident of Eastchester, N.Y., Mr. Daly was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scarsdale, N.Y. and was active in the Immaculate Heart of Mary CYO basketball program and the Kingsbridge Little League. Mr. Daly was predeceased by his parents and is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Doyle Daly, his two children, John and Matthew, his two sisters Kathi Gunyan and Marianne Phillips and numerous nieces and nephews. All are welcomed to visit on Wednesday, Jan. 10 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., and Thursday, Jan. 11, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bennett Funeral Home, 824 Scarsdale, N.Y. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scarsdale. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Daly Children Scholarship Fund c/o Paul Doyle 29 Jared Drive White Plains, N.Y. 10605 {JR: Sad when a “young” person dies. (I define “young” as younger than me.) A long-time employee of the College, who I’m sure has helped a lot of Jaspers most of whom probably didn’t know it, deserves our prayers. } = From: Mike McEneney [1953] Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:19 PM To: John Reinke Subject: John Daly R.I.P. Dear John, This is a note from Pete Sweeney,'64, about seeing John and his children at the Manhattan Basketball Game on Saturday. Mike == On Saturday afternoon, I spotted Roland Pinzon, an alum from ’96 and a former MC admissions rep, sitting behind the Manhattan basket. He was seated next to John. Weldon Jackson was seated on John’s other side. Bill Harkins and I went over to respectively see Weldon and Roland. By so doing we managed to exchange a “Happy New Year” hand shake with John. As was the norm, his boys took over the Draddy Gym court after the game and ran circles around the other prospective Jaspers. We will always remember John and his family. Fittingly, John’s final home game was a stirring Jasper win. ==
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JObit2
From: Mike McEneney [1956] Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 9:07 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Fw: deceased/Stephen Angelovich '84 Dear John, I received this notice on Friday. I assume that the obit may be in the Journal News. I also received a call that Thomas Reynolds, (age 72) died and his obit was in the Journal News as well. My daughter advised me that the Southern Dutchess News (1/3 - 1/9/07) had an obit for John M Conrad, '63 May They Rest In Peace! Best, Mike McEneney == Subject: deceased/Stephen Angelovich '84 Mike-we just rec’d word of his death. Being waked at Whalen and Ball Funeral Home in Yonkers on this Sat and Sun. Sister Joanne is MC ’85,Brother Mike is MC ’87. Mother Ann worked here in Admissions in past. Funeral is Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers on Mon at 9:30 am. Happy New Year!! === http://www.nyjnews.com/obits/Obit1.php?pid=2143857&fulldate=01-05-2007 Thomas Denis Reynolds on January 3, 2007 passed away at White Plains Hospital. He was 72 years old. Mr. Reynolds was born on January 16, 1934 to the late Thomas K. and Margaret Scannell Reynolds. He graduated from Manhattan College with a Civil Engineer degree. Mr. Reynolds was an Army veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 52 in Scarsdale. Mr. Reynolds married Lucille M. Cerino on December 28, 1963 in the Bronx, NY. Mr. Reynolds was a Project Manager on various landmark buildings and hospitals in Westchester, the Bronx and Manhattan. He was a member of the Board of Architectural Review in the village of Scarsdale for several years. He was a member of Scarsdale Volunteer Fire Department for over 25 years. He is survived by his loving wife Lucille. Mr. Reynolds is also survived by his children Karen, Richard and Thomas J. Reynolds. He is the grandfather of William, Jennifer and Jacoby Lily. He is the brother of the late Michael Joseph Reynolds. Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, 10 am at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Scarsdale. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Visiting Hours, Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. EDWIN L. BENNETT FUNERAL HOMES 824 Scarsdale Avenue Scarsdale (914) 725-1137 www.elbennettfuneralhomes.com {mcALUMdb: 1950 } === {JR: Can’t find “John M. Conrad” or “Stephen Angelovich” } === {JR: Note none of these three showed in any automated searches or web site check. We need your reports. }
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From: Michael F. McEneney [1953] Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 9:05 PM To: John Reinke Subject: Fw: Obit Dear John, This is from the Southern Duchess News for 1/3 - 1/9/07. Mike === John M. Conrad John M. Conrad, Sr., 64, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 12 years and formerly of Mount Vernon, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie.. Born in the Bronx on March 19, 1942, he was the son of Thomas and Mary Dobbins Conrad, Sr. He was a graduate of Manhattan College. He was employed as a real estate manager for IBM, White Plains for 30 years until his retirement in 1991. He was currently working as a certified real estate appraiser for Trans Union of Albany and Buffalo. He attended St. Columba Church, Hopewell Junction and was a great golfer. On October 10, 1964 at Sacred Heart Church, the Bronx, he married Carol Schork who survives at home. He is also survived by his son, John Conrad, Jr. and his wife, Christina of Sleepy Hollow; his daughter, Jennifer Centrone and her husband, Luke of Hopewell Junction; his granddaughters, Alyssa and Sabrina; his brothers, Thomas Conrad of Brooklyn and Francis Conrad of Long Island; his sister, Ann Farese of Amawalk; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. McHoul Funeral Home Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction, directed arrangements. Interment was at St. Denis Cemetery. {JR: Thanks for the sad news. That newspaper doesn’t have a website. Nor, online obits. } {MikeMcE reports: 1963 (Thanks, Mike.) } {JR: Mike came back from his respite (see email from his brother below) with renewed vigor. He’s better than the Chicago Bulls they only did a threepeat. Mike supplied all four of this week’s obits. Can anyone else do more? Hat’s off to 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_Missing
Reported by mcALUMdb as "lost":
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Jaspers_in_the_News
JNews1
Market Wire January 9, 2007 Tuesday 9:42 AM GMT Patent Partner Richard Pettus Joins King & Spalding's IP Practice; King & Spalding Continues Its Fast-Paced Expansion in Intellectual Property With Seventh New IP Partner in Past Four Months DATELINE: NEW YORK, NY; Jan 09, 2007 Continuing its aggressive expansion in the intellectual property arena, King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that Richard Pettus, a patent litigator with significant experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer products sectors, has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its intellectual property practice group. Pettus is the seventh new partner to join King & Spalding's IP group in the past four months and the third new partner to join the firm's New York office in that time period. "We are excited to welcome Rich to King & Spalding as yet another addition to our expanding IP group," said Courtland L. Reichman, the leader of King & Spalding's intellectual property practice. "Rich is a first-rate trial attorney, who has handled an impressive roster of IP cases during his career and has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. He will be an important contributor to our ongoing efforts to expand our intellectual property practice and enhance our services to these industries." Pettus is the seventh new partner to join King & Spalding's IP practice since September 2006. IP litigators Tony Askew, Steve Schaetzel, Jim Johnson and John Harbin joined the practice in the firm's Atlanta office, and patent lawyers Ken Sonnenfeld and Peg Brivanlou joined the firm's New York office. Sonnenfeld's arrival marked the establishment of a patent prosecution capability in the firm's New York office, which now has a full complement of IP capabilities and more than 30 lawyers and patent agents. In all, the firm's IP group now numbers more than 100 lawyers and patent agents. Pettus joins King & Spalding from McDermott Will & Emery, where he was a partner. His practice focuses on the litigation and licensing of patents, with particular expertise in pharmaceutical matters, including ANDA Hatch-Waxman actions. He also has extensive experience counseling FORTUNE 250 and emerging pharmaceutical/biotech companies and investors on strategies for IP due diligence, licensing, pre-litigation investigations and patent prosecution. Prior to joining McDermott, Pettus practiced at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and the patent litigation boutique Hopgood, Calimafde, Kalil & Judlowe. Pettus earned an engineering degree from Manhattan College and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. "King & Spalding has a tremendous platform for handling big-ticket litigation and has deep relationships with some of the country's best companies," said Pettus. "With the firm's focus on growing the IP group and expanding its representation of pharmaceutical and biotech clients, this is a great opportunity for me. I look forward to contributing to the group's ongoing success." Note to Editors: For a photograph of Rich Pettus, please contact Jessica Schnack at (212) 556-2226 or jschnack —at— kslaw.com. About King & Spalding King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Atlanta, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C. The firm represents more than half of the Fortune 100, and in a Corporate Counsel survey in August 2006 was ranked one of the top ten firms representing Fortune 250 companies overall. For additional information, visit http://www.kslaw.com/. Contact: Jessica Schnack King & Spalding (212) 556-2226 http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=5B9B03FED10A7E81 SOURCE: King & Spalding LOAD-DATE: January 10, 2007 {MikeMcE reports: I believe that Richard is a member of the Class of 1991. (Thanks, Mike.) } {JR: Maybe I should request a picture? I’m an editor. Ain’t I? If’n I ain’t, what am I doing here? }
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TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (Massachusetts) January 9, 2007 Tuesday ALL EDITIONS Business briefs SECTION: BUSINESS; BUSINESS BRIEFS; Pg. E1 {extraneous deleted} Sullivan named Joseph P. Sullivan of Peabody, a patent lawyer at Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc. and Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc., has been appointed to the board of Training Resources of America Inc. Worcester-based Training Resources of America is a private, nonprofit organization that provides education, employment and training services. Mr. Sullivan is a graduate of Manhattan College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a master's degree, and Suffolk University Law School. {extraneous deleted} LOAD-DATE: January 10, 2007 {mcALUMdb: 14! Too common a name to deduce. } {MikeMcE reports: I believe that Joseph is a member of the Class of 1979. (Thanks, Mike.) } {JR: A great save by Mike. I have ???? for Class Year! But what can an injineer do. }
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The Capital (Annapolis, MD) January 6, 2007 Saturday Book details local man's lifelong spiritual search BYLINE: FRANCES JAQUES; Staff Writer SECTION: RELIGION; Pg. A5 Obsessed with writing since his youth, Jerry Tuccille, at 69, reveals his deepest convictions and the tumultuous lifestyle of his early years in his newest book, "Heretic." It's a story of his break with his birth religion, and also of the Severna Park resident's spiritual search that continues to this day. "I'm 100 percent Italian, raised in an all-Catholic section of the Bronx, and didn't meet a Protestant until I was 13," he said. That first acquaintance was a young Lutheran girl who happened to wander into a dance at his church. "My first thought was that I was dancing with the devil," he said. But in his book, he writes about getting together with her every Friday until one night the priest chaperone decided they were dancing too close and broke up the relationship. That first dispute with the Catholic hierarchy was only the beginning of many bumps that ultimately led Mr. Tuccille to become a free spiritual being about the time he finished college. "I began questioning the virgin birth, the Trinity, the divinity of Jesus, until I was branded a heretic," he said. Not only did he use the word as the title of his book, but it's a label he proudly accepted then and savors today. Still, breaking away from an inbred church discipline wasn't easy. "Even when I had moved away from the Bronx and on my own I was afraid to eat a hot dog on Friday," he remembered. "The first time I was literally shaking but wanted to prove that I could do it." After he graduated from Manhattan College, Mr. Tuccille headed west - anywhere to get "away from the Bronx," he said. He landed in San Francisco for a year and then moved on to Australia. "I bounced around the world writing, always waiting for my book to be published," he said. In addition to the writing, he was spending time in meditation and "constantly searching for a spiritual meaning. The book "Heretic" details those early years up until the age of 32. He's writing a sequel called "Gallery of Fools," which will be a memoir of his later years. He uses the word memoir rather than autobiography since he admits that a little bit of fiction creeps in from time to time. In other words, you might call it autobiographical fiction. But his search for spiritual meaning in his life is real. He's a deist, in that he believes in a supreme being but doesn't want to be labeled with any one faith. He feels he's more like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin in their acceptance of a greater intelligence at work in the universe and that we are all part of that intelligence. Altogether he's written 22 books, several about the "rich and famous" - like his biographies of Donald Trump, the Hunts of Texas, Rupert Murdoch and Alan Greenspan. His book about Trump sold a half-million copies and is being reprinted. His spiritual search has taken him from being a devotee of author Ayn Rand and her following to becoming a founder of the Libertarian party. He actually ran for governor of New York as a Free Libertarian in the 1974 election. After his marriage to Marie Winkler Tuccille and the advent of children, he took a job in the financial field, and he's currently a vice president of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, working in Baltimore. But he hasn't lost his passion for writing and the search for a spiritual meaning of life. Mr. Tuccille's book "Heretic: Confessions of an ex-Catholic Rebel" is available at Barnes & Noble - at the actual store and online. It's also available from amazon.com. LOAD-DATE: January 8, 2007 {mcALUMdb: 1959 ((Sadly Unregistered)) } {JR: Aren’t we supposed to burn heretics. Isn’t that WWJD? }
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Manhattan_in_the_News
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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/011207_2.shtml http://tinyurl.com/y9rown January 10, 2007 Contact: Scott Silversten Phone: (718) 862-7232 Manhattan College Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Award Dr. Pamela Chasek to research in New Zealand from February through August. RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Dr. Pamela Chasek, associate professor of government and director of the international studies program at Manhattan College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and research at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand during the upcoming spring academic semester. Chasek’s project, “Small Islands, Big Issues: Formulating Regional and International Responses to Environmental Problems in the South Pacific,” will examine environmental issues faced by South Pacific island states. She will address how the government of New Zealand has worked with the small island states of the South Pacific within the context of regional organizations to respond to these challenges. “I’ve been interested in island ecosystems and sustainability issues for over a decade, and I will now finally get the opportunity to look at these issues more closely,” says Chasek. “This research is quite important because in a globalizing world, it is the small, isolated countries that are being left behind. How can we ensure that their unique culture, history and ecosystems can survive in a world that doesn’t value the small and weak?” Chasek, who is one of nearly 800 U.S. faculty and professionals traveling abroad through the Fulbright Scholar program in the 2006-07 academic year, will be using her time in New Zealand to better understand the region’s dynamics and its interactions within the larger United Nations system. In the past, Chasek has examined similar issues in Africa. Her experience should help shed new light on the research being done in a region of the world that is not often studied or understood by professionals in the United States. Most of the region’s experts currently reside in New Zealand or Australia. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright (D) of Arkansas, the purpose of the Fulbright Scholar program is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the rest of the world. Since the program’s inception, 102,900 Americans have studied, taught or researched abroad. Another170,600 students, scholars and teachers from other countries have engaged in similar activities in the United States. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Chasek is the author and editor of several books on international environmental policy, including Global Environmental Politics, 4th edition, The Global Environment in the 21st Century: Prospects for International Cooperation, and Earth Negotiations: Analyzing Thirty Years of Environmental Diplomacy. She has published articles on the United Nations and its work on environmental issues, and is also the editor of Earth Negotiations Bulletin, a reporting service on environmental and development negotiations at the United Nations.
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EMAIL FROM JASPERS
Email01
From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona To: 'McEneney, Edward [MC1959]' Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:13 AM Subject: Where's Mike? Hey EdMcE59, Where's Mike? I have NOT had is input on Jasper Jottings this week and that is very unlike him. Is he OK? FJohn68 = From: Edward J. McEneney Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 1:42 PM To: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Cc: Michael F. McEneney Subject: Re: Where's Mike? John, All is well. His Grandson "Chuckie" was visiting Mike helping him do projects around the house in Woodlawn. I'm one of the people who look forward to and read JJ every week. I can stay in touch with my brother and you at the same time. May God continue to bless you and sustain you as you strive to build this community of Jaspers. EdMcE59 == {JR: Well last time he went awol to the hospital. I guess his chores are all done and his grandson allowed him to come out and play. He’s back with us on a tear – find offline obits, class years, and emails from Jaspers. I’m just glad it wasn’t’ serious. This weekly “build”, or “weakly built” would be a lot harder without Mike. Thanks Ed for the update. And, thanks Mike for the help, just in case I don’t’ say it enough. }
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Email02
From: Bob Nisbet Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:07 PM To: ManhattanCollegeAlumni-owner —at— yahoogroups.com Subject: Trying to reach Paul Krupenbacher Sir, Paul is a former classmate of mine. Please pass below message to Paul Kruppenbacher 66E. I saw that you had communicated with him a few years ago. Thanks, Paul === Hope you remember me and Bill Morlok from Lincoln class of '62. Been trying to locate contact info for you (info will be kept private). I would like to add your contact info to the master class list in order to provide you with an invitation to reunion events. (I can also help you connect with others from our class if they have allowed sharing their contact info.) Please drop me a note, even if only an email. Thanks, Bob Nisbet (Keeper of the Lincoln 1962 Alumni Contact List) = From: Kruppenbacher, Paul H. (1966) Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-07-22 [from new source] Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:00:41 -0400 John - Please remove my name from your distribution. I will contact you at a future date if I'd like to receive distribution at home (vice my office). Thanks for your efforts. Regards {JR: But he never did. So now I can’t help this fellow find him. :-( Bummer! }
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Email03
From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:35 PM To: Comments —at—NewsTrove.com Subject: Your search engine returns the "wrong" results To whom it may concern: I'd like to point out that your search engine returns the "wrong" results. Now, I feel somewhat like the beggar who is being choosey. However, that being said, you might be interested that some of the biggest search engines have similar problems. And, like the iterant peddler, I tell them too. If you fix yours, then you can be better than "them". Here's the opportunity. I run an alumni ezine for Manhattan College. Http://www.jasperjottings.com and I search the internet high and low for news about my fellow alums. At Google, my search is: "manhattan college" with lots of specific minuses, because they don't do it right either. Search engines tend to parse the exact phrase "manhattan college" as "manhattan" + "college". And, that drags in a slew of errors. Basically any story that mentions a College anything in Manhattan aka NYC gets picked up. I have a page to explain "manhattan college" that I call "Manhattan College"-ology. Read it if you like. I need search engines to search for what they assert they are doing -- an exact match. "manhattan" + <space> + "college". Word processors have the concept of an unbreaking space for line formatting. Be better than Google. Search correctly. Ferdinand John Reinke Manhattan College Alumni - Class of 1968 Kendall Park, NJ 08824
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Email04
From: Bill Gildea (1962) Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: Adds John; At the Treasure Coast, FL Alum luncheon today, we talked about your "Jottings" and a few of the fellows asked that I have you contact them to get on the list. The emails are: {privacy invoked} Go get 'em! Bill Gildea '62S {JR: Done. Three invites extended. You’re the recruiting leader this year! Err, but their names might have been useful. :-) Not that that mere fact would keep me from spamming them with an invite. I just deleted “dear soandso” from my standard invite. There’s no escaping “the process”. Eventually I recruit them all. Kicking and screaming. }
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Jaspers found web-wise
JFound1
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MC mentioned web-wise
MFound1
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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
http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0934284.html 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived {Begin Quote} Some fictional characters have had more impact on the world than real people. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter set about ranking the “characters of myth, legends, television, and movies [who] have shaped our society, changed our behavior, and set the course of history” in their 2006 book The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived. The book contains short essays explaining how each character had an effect on the world, whether for better or worse. {End Quote} Interesting how this could happen. A fictional character becomes a role model. But, personally, I think old Ebenezer gets a bum rap. He should have been higher on the list and more emulated. We could use a lot more Ebenezers in DC.
And that’s the last word. Curmudgeon
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GBu. GBA. "Bon courage a vous tous" Reinke sends. -30-