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765 are active on the Distribute site. The site had 4,308 unique visits last week. 14 in LinkedInJaspers (http://tinyurl.com/yp6x2q). This issue is at: Send email to http://tinyurl.com/yh34ut
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I have it on good authority that the replacement for mcALUMdb will be back on line at the end of the month. My source is a very honest Jasper, and I believe he believes that. But at the risk of sounding like our loveable cuddly Curmudgeon, I’d ask “which month?”. Seriously technology projects usually miss dates, and this one is no exception. Only Jasper Jottings is like clock work. A ranting raving clock, but always ready for your after Sunday Mass coffee. (No cheating and reading it on Saturday afternoon.) Any way, a lot of my processes (the way I do stuff) keyed on the mcALUMdb for the Class Years, so they need retooling. I have a lot of the data just not in quickly accessible format. (i.e., a a fast directory as opposed to an Outlook contact record). It’ll all be better when I dump Microsoft later this year. In the meantime, the new son of mcALUMdb will be so much better. Excuse me, I have to answer the door, the bridge salesman is here. |
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It’s Memorial Day weekend. Unlike many, I am thinking of all the “boys and girls” who have died thru the decades. I won’t demean their sacrifice by political speech. I despise the politicians who use this time for their venial purposes. I’ll just say a prayer for all their souls, wonder what wonders they could have created, and wish for peace. I’d like to support the troops by bringing them all home today. In the alternative all I can say is “Donna Nobis Pacem”! But on Tuesday, I’ll “poison pen” the “leaders” for peace in my time. |
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http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/content/view/1917/29/ Schoolgirl Hero Acted on Common Sense to Save Busload *** begin quote *** "A *** end quote *** Don’t underestimate what some one person can do. Don’t do too much for others; you’ll train them to be weak. Don’t do for some one what they can, should, must do for themselves. I’m sure my fellow alums learned this long ago, but stories like this jump out for retelling. |
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JASPER HEADQUARTERS: May 24, 2007 RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The program is designed for minority and women high school students in science, engineering and SAT preparation at no cost to the students and is co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the ACE Mentorship Program of New York, as well as individual corporate sponsors. It is meant to introduce students to a wide range of engineering-related career options, with some emphasis on civil engineering. Directed by Dr. Walter Saukin,
associate professor of civil engineering at Students for the program are selected in part based on strong mathematics and science abilities and either an interest in, or curiosity about, engineering. The extensive 10-day program, which will be held July 9-12, 16-19, and 23rd and 24th, runs from 9:00 am through 3:00 pm and includes: * Laboratory experiences in chemical, civil, computer,
electrical, environmental and mechanical engineering, as well as in physics
and chemistry The Engineering Awareness Program strives to: 1) give students insight into academic and professional details related to careers associated with the various branches of engineering; 2) provide students with information regarding applying to college and related scholarship and financial requirements; and 3) recruit and encourage minority and female students to seek a career in engineering, or one based on engineering. Dr. Saukin oversees and directs the Engineering Awareness Program and has been actively involved in planning and curriculum development since its inception. Dr. Saukin created and developed a similar summer program at the University of Vermont from 1992-2000 that grew from 20 to 60 students and he has assisted many students on behalf of Manhattan College, the National/Metropolitan Section of the ASCE and the ACE Mentoring Program, in gaining insight into engineering as a profession. The Program draws students from surrounding high schools
in Faculty for the summer program consists of the program
director and approximately four to six undergraduate In 1982, the College began summer and year-round sessions for minority high school students under the New York State Department of Education’s Science and Technology Transfer Entry Program. Since 1991, the College has continued this program on its own, with the support of ASCE, later joined by ACE Mentoring Program of New York, and other private funding sources. Over the years, the Manhattan College Engineering Awareness Program has introduced over 4,000 minority and female high school students to higher education and careers in engineering and the sciences. The program introduces students to all six areas of engineering, with some emphasis on civil engineering. For more information about the Summer Engineering Program,
please contact Dr. Saukin, at Members of the media wishing to cover any portion of the
program may contact Scott Silversten at 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
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From: Jim Morrissey (1997) John, Just wanted to pass on some good news. My wife Maria (Magnoli – ‘98) and I welcomed our second child, Michael Anthony Morrissey, into the world on April 24. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Mom and baby are doing great, and older sister Taylor is loving her baby brother! Thanks, {JR: Great news. I’m sure that the older sister / baby brother will be “interesting” as time passes. Our best thoughts to all of you. Makes my day to have news like this to pass along. } # # # # # |
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After a vigorous series of emails with the operators of Legacy dot com (See I don’t just kvetch at the MC folks!), they have admitted in the face of my demonstration, that they have a problem in their search engine for obits. (Hey at least they admit it. I have a ton of search sites that don’t care.) The impact to us is that my automated ability to find obit is reduced and I am relying on less timely methods. I’ll advise when this encumbrance is removed. As always, when you see something “Jasper-ish”, please don’t assume I have found it. I get very few duplicate reports and don’t mind them at all. |
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From: Mike McEneney Dear John, Today's NY Times has an Obituary for Dr. Eleanor Ostrau. Dr. Ostrau was the head of the Government and Politics Department at the College. After her retirement she continued to work at the College and was very helpful in putting together the history of the College for the 150th Anniversary in 2003. Her
husband is Judge Stanley Ostrau who was the former
Administrative Judge of the Supreme Court, Civil Branch, They were a very accomplished couple and very devoted to each other. May she Rest In Peace. Mike {JR: Ditto that. I think that when one dedicates so much effort to the making of Jaspers like a faculty member; or the brand identity of Jaspers like the MC staffers; or even often overlook workers who do the care ‘n’ feeding of baby Jaspers, we have to accord them special honored status. Like the security guard who killed an off duty accidents. These folks are as much a Jasper as any who walk down the center of the Quad. In some cases, more so. In this day and age, such dedication is a rarity and needs special acknowledgement. You wonder who will step up and fill in the vacuum left? So, here’s my prayer for a special lady who made MC better.} = JObit: Ostrau, Eleanor Tananbaum (JFaculty) NY Times,Tuesday May 22, 2007, page B7 Eleanor Tananbaum Ostrau,
died peacefully at home in She received degrees from In 1971 she joined the faculty at She was an avid and well-rounded reader, prolific in the
arts of knitting and needlework, and an enthusiastic gardener. Funeral will
be private. A public memorial will held in a few months, date and place to be
announced. Inquires and letters of condolence can be sent to Plaza Jewish
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JOBIT: McNulty, James Vincent (MC1940) http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp? ***Begin Quote*** James Vincent McNulty McNULTY, M.D. , James Vincent Born in He was the beloved husband of Ann Blyth for 54 years and loving father of Timothy, Maureen, Kathleen, Terence and Eileen. He is also survived by ten grandchildren Shannon, Erin, Jessica, Caitlin, Ryan, Brendan, Kacie, Jimmy, Kelly and Kevin. He attended His military service began with the U.S. Navy from 1941
through 1949. He was a battalion aid surgeon with the 26th Marine Regiment,
5th Marine Division on After the war, he returned to His academic appointments included: Clinical
Professorship, OB/GYN at His hospital staff appointments included: St. Vincent’s Hospital, Los Angeles; Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles; St. Joseph’s Hospital, Burbank; Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles; and L.A. County Hospital - Women’s Medical Center, Los Angeles. He served as a member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health, 1950; member of the Board of Medical Examiners, State of California, 1958- 1966, president, 1962, vice president, 1961; member, Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons, 1955; member, California Health Manpower Policy Commission; chairman, Obstetrical & Gynecological Assembly of Southern California, 1968; president, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1976. Dr. McNulty was active in several medical societies including: American Medical Association; California Medical Association; Los Angeles County Medical Association; Los Angeles Obstetrical & Gynecological Society; and the Pacific Coast Obstetrical & Gynecological Society. He practiced medicine in the How symbolic it is that he should pass on Mother’s Day as he had delivered thousands of babies to joyful parents. He was loved and admired by all who knew him. He will be sorely missed. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the
Children’s Hospital, Published in the ***End Quote*** Guestbook for your comments is at: http://www.legacy.com/latimes/GB/ ### From: Mike McEneney Dear John, FYI Mike ----- From: Grace Feeney This is the brother of Dennis Day, the singer on the Jack Benny Show. Grace Feeney # # # # # |
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ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 21MAY07 http://www.legacy.com/NorthJersey/DeathNotices.asp? ***Begin Quote*** John Edmund Hogan HOGAN John Edmund age 88 died Tuesday, May 15, 2007. John
was born in After his retirement in 1982, he moved to Hilton Head, So.
John was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph and a
sister Rosemary Cunning. He is survived by his sister Frances Taylor of A Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, May 21,
2007 at 10 AM at Holy Trinity R.C.C., Published in The Record and Herald News on 5/19/2007. ***End Quote*** Guestbook for your comments is at: http://www.legacy.com/NorthJersey/GB/ # # # # # |
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21MAY07 http://www.legacy.com/TimesUnion-Albany/Obituaries.asp? ***Begin Quote*** Allen C. Frank Frank, Allen C. LATHAM Allen C. Frank, 54, of Latham,
passed away unexpectedly on Thursday May 10, 2007 at his residence. Born in ***End Quote*** Guestbook for your comments is at: http://www.legacy.com/TimesUnion-Albany/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=88163160 ### {MikeMcE reports: Dear John, I believe that Allen is a member of the Class of 1974. May He Rest In Peace Mike (Thanks, Mike.) } |
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ACTIONABLE OBIT: EXPIRES 21MAY07 Neptune, NJ MC???? McKee, John T. http://www.legacy.com/StarLedger/DeathNotices.asp? ***Begin Quote*** John T. McKee MC KEE John T. McKee Partner in accounting firm and board
member John T. McKee, of Published in the Star-Ledger from 5/18/2007 - 5/19/2007. ***End Quote*** Guestbook for your comments is at: http://www.legacy.com/StarLedger/GB/ # # # # # |
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JNews: Harmon, Joseph John Jr. (MC????) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/22/ A proud cop & his family will be homeless soon ***Begin Quote*** He wrote the letter that shames the whole city on eight sheets of unlined white paper. “My name is Joseph John Harmon Jr. and I am a proud member
of the New York City Police Department,” he began. “I currently patrol the
streets and hallways of the Housing Bureau in The letter was addressed “To Whom It May Concern” and it
should concern us all. The 29-year-old writer is one of the cops who helped
make “I had been giving my landlord bits and pieces of the rent each month to hold her off,” he wrote. “My rent is $1,600 plus utilities. Starting June 1, it will be $1,800. I don’t have to worry about that because I won’t be here. Matter of fact, I don’t know where we will be.” He reported that he left a white-collar job with Bloomberg Financial Media to join the NYPD in January 2005. “I wanted to become part of something greater, to make a difference.” He went from working in a midtown office to patrolling housing projects, and he loved it. “What I saw opened my mind to a whole new world I had
never known. Every night I washed up and returned home to the new house we
were renting in the … Money did not become a problem until his wife had a difficult pregnancy and was forced to quit her job with Aflac Insurance. “Bills piled up slowly …” The crisis eased after six months when his wife became well enough to take a part-time job. He worked steady midnights to watch the kids during the day. “We were a happy family, just getting by.” Then his wife was let go because her boss needed her to start work before her husband got home. She had another difficult pregnancy and among the mounting bills were pills that cost nearly $10 a piece, even with the co-pay. “Each month that went by just made the debt even worse.” Last week, the electricity was turned off until they made an emergency payment. They sold the TV on the Craigslist Web site. The landlord announced she was raising the rent by $200 a month. “I come home every day and find my pregnant wife crying in bed, worried about where we are going to be come June 1.” The only immediate solution seemed to be for his wife and
children to live with her parents in He had deposited his last paycheck on May 18 and he now had just $47.20 left in his checking account and negative $4.74 in his savings. He decided that the letters CPR on the patrol cars should not stand for Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect. “What it should stand for is CANT PAY RENT.” Meanwhile, he headed out each night to risk all serving his city. “I had to suit up every night and solve everyone else’s problems. It is funny because I couldn’t even solve my own.” He applied in February for permission to work security off-duty, but the paperwork was misplaced. He was still awaiting approval Sunday as he wrote his letter in what will soon no longer be his kitchen. “It’s so easy to get into the hole and so unbelievably difficult to get out of it,” his wife said yesterday. She stroked her 17-month-old daughter’s head. “You know, we go to church every Sunday and I am so thankful we have all we have,” she said. Her voice caught. “We’re happy,” she said. “We’re healthy.” She smiled at all money cannot buy, but her eyes began to well. “What do you tell the kids?” she asked. ***End Quote*** http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/22/ ***Begin Quote*** Letter from Joseph John Harmon Jr., NYPD Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 4:00 AM To whom it may concern; My name is Joseph John Harmon Jr. and I am a proud member
of the New York City Police Department. My Shield # is 18134. I currently
patrol the streets and hallways of the Housing Bureau in Let me say that again in case it caught your eye. My three children, my pregnant wife and I will be homeless in less than a week. In the greatest city in the world, working for the greatest police force in the world, this is a disgrace. I would like to take some time out of your busy day to tell you my story and why I am writing this letter. Jan. 10, 2005 is where my journey begins. That is the day
I was sworn in as a member of the NYPD. I left behind a good job working for
Bloomberg Financial Media. Good salary, great benefits. I thought I could do
more with my life. That is why I joined the NYPD. I wanted to become part of
something greater, to make a difference. I graduated in July 2005 and began
my career in PSA 7 in the Now, my wife has very hard pregnancies. Due to this she was unable to go back to work for almost 6 to 7 months after the birth of our daughter. It was at this point that life, financially, became very hard. I now paid a toll everyday. $9 each day plus gas was hitting us hard. Overtime was scarce … Bills piles up slowly, most went unpaid for months. Tax returns helped, so did mid-year holiday pay. But every month was the same. Do I pay the rent or do I pay my daughter’s tuition and put some food on the table? On top of all this stress, I had to suit up every night and solve every one else’s problems. It is funny because I couldn’t even solve my own. Months went by and things got a little better. My wife was
able to secure a good part time job in lower Fast forward now to 2007. I had been giving my landlord bits and pieces of the rent each month to hold her off. I live in a beautiful three bedroom duplex in a great neighborhood. My rent is $1,600 plus utilities. Starting June 1, it will be $1,800. I don’t have to worry about that because I won’t be here. Matter of fact, I don’t know where we will be. I only bring home $1,247 bi-weekly. There wasn’t enough money to go around. Each month that went by just made the debt even worse. Give $800 one month, then the first of the month comes around and now we owe $2,400 and so on and so on. It kept getting worse. The car payment was not made, then my daughter’s tuition. My wife and I don’t answer our phone anymore. We screen our phone calls and look at the caller ID to see if it is a bill collector. I have not been able to pay my daughter’s tuition three months. I have not paid my rent in full in over three months as well. Last week my wife and children woke up to no lights, television, or phone. We had to make an emergency payment just to turn everything back on and live. Three weeks ago I had to sell my television for $800 to try and pay some bills and buy my children some summer clothes. This is what it has come to? This is what a family is supposed to live like? As a man I am ashamed of myself. I come home everyday and find my pregnant wife crying in bed, worried about where we are going to be come June 1. My landlord is unable to pay her own bills because of me and needs new tenants who can pay their rent on time, and in full. Do you think this is stressful? You’re damn right it is and I have had enough. I will no longer put up with this struggle. I have attempted in the past few months to get a second job working off duty to help out. I put in an application for off-duty employment in February 2007! I approached one of my ranking officers three weeks ago about the status of my application and if the captain had signed off on it so I can begin working. Do you know what I was told? That the application just couldn’t be found! I personally put that application in a sealed envelope, dropped in the mailbox inside my base and made photocopies for myself. I was told to just fill out another one. It has been three weeks since then and still no word. This is a joke … My wife and children are most likely going to leave Should I leave now and give my family a better life? Will a new contract be signed since the city has such an overflow of cash right now? Do I keep the faith in my city? Will I ever be able to buy my wife and children the home they truly deserve? I was born and raised in the I have a degree in Business Management from Something needs to be done. I am swallowing my pride as a man, a father, an officer. I need to know if there are any programs to help me out, whether it is with housing or financially. I can no longer survive in the city that I love. As of this moment as I type this letter, I have $42.70 in my checking account and negative $4.74 in my savings account. I need help. My fellow officers need help. The letters C-P-R are emblazoned on the side of each and every patrol car in the NYPD. It stands for Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect. What it should stand for is CANT PAY RENT. Respectfully Yours, Officer Joseph J. Harmon Jr., Shield # 18134 ***End Quote*** Wonder if he knows that Ray Kelly is a Jasper? I wonder what I can do to help him out? # # # # # |
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From: John Peter Rooney [1965] 15 May 2007 Dear John, You always say, “Reflect well on our Alma Mater”, so I can see your concern when you write: {JR: Great Brother Jasper’s Ghost!!! Pardon my French but in the popular parlance of the internet WTF!? In this instance I hope it’s not OUR MC! In any event, I’d hope that the College doesn’t let this go unanswered. Time to wake up the Leadership, lawyers, PR people, and the rapid response team. Future student’s parents may be reading this at the same time I am. Argh! } But! Then you
write, about the six gentlemen caught with drugs at {JR: Even before this, I was against the pseudo “war on drugs”. Sad that these people’s lives are now ruined. For what? For the gooferment’s ability to tell people what they can put in their body? } Are you kidding
me? Drug dealers should be
executed. I can tell you about a
relative of mine, who should have graduated from Fordham in the early 1960s,
and now, he is living, alone, in a trailer in Reflect well on our Alma Mater. Sincerely yours, I hope to be at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the fiftieth anniversary in June 2007. === {JR: Jasper Rooney and I had a spirited back and forth
about drugs over many emails. I was saddened by his loss to the ravages of
drugs. There’s no doubt that drug addiction has been a scourge upon society.
But, I fail to see how defying the Laws of Economics, ignoring the experience
of Alcohol Prohibition, throwing millions in jail, enriching foreign thugs,
spending absurd amounts of money on enforcement, and taking away our Fourth
Amendment rights. Jasper Rooney focuses on the terrible cost of addiction. I
think we agreed to disagree agreeably. If there’s interest I’ll figure out
how to post it. (IT was long as you’d expect from two injineers. I don’t
think we mentioned French Archers.) We all can agree that the current
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From: Lutz, Peter (1981) I don't see the group listed. How do I get it to appear and to see other Jaspers who are part of the group then ? - Peter: You have to know the secret url. http://jxymxu7sn5ho9d.wordpress.com/about/linkedinjaspers-faq-version-1/ http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/2819/5C65850257C2 They LinkedIn are reassessing their whole groups thing. The directory listing is 5000$. The group was 200$. So, guess what option, we (Mike and I) took. Hopefully they will come to their senses. It was in Jasper Jottings last week. And, I'm trying to get the word out by email. fjohn68 # # # # # |
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From: Sheryl LaShaun Chung (Class of 1996) Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: Sheryl Chung (Class 1996) To Mr. Reinke: Thank you so much for the jasper jotting weekly update
news. I was wondering if you could
start adding some alumni pictures to the newspaper. You have been doing a terrific job through
the years, since you have started this for our alumni. I apologize that I have not had as much
time as you to become a lot more involved but maybe over the summer I could
send you some pictures from God Bless, Sheryl LaShaun Chung (Class of
1996) = From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona >To Mr. Reinke: Present, please fjohn, john, or hey you will do. >Thank you so much for the jasper jotting weekly update news. You're welcome. And, entertaining hobby? > I was wondering if you could start adding some alumni
Well, that's an interesting question. Pictures and pdfs present a challenge. Jasper Jottings goes out as a web page, a text email, and is available as a blog with an rss feed. Pictures could go on the web page, but not the text email. The blog and rss feed could support pictures. Shifting to an html email, which would support pictures, would break the "contract" with the subscribers as well as open up a technical can of worms about displays, viruses, formatting, and browsers. And, don't forget about the space required. The issue runs between 125k and 250k bytes. Pictures are measured in megabytes. I've dabbled with using Kodak Gallery, Flicker, Google Pages, and other photo sites to host pictures. I don't think I have hit on a god solution. I can't put pictures IN the distribution. But we can link out to them. >You have been doing a terrific job through the years, Who does it for the alumni? I do it for myself. ;-) Think of Jay Leno's monologue without the audience. > I apologize that I have not had as much time as you
to become a lot more Why not post as an album on Filcker or another Photo site and send the link in the email. With a description of what is of interest. >I would love to see a more unified contribution for
all of the graduates Sounds like you have a web 2.0 biz idea. Create a powerpoint and go see some venture capitalists! :-) > left out somewhat to speak in the cold without a
resource of the That's why I THOUGHT LinkedInJaspers would be a GREAT idea. Unfortunately, the initial take up has been disappointing. >I thank all of the experienced alumni, who have become
leaders Well, I have been pretty "out there" in terms of accessibility. I have NEVER be contacted by a student or recent graduate for anything. I usually find alums are pretty reticent to reach out to other alums for networking. Dukies, Ivys, and others are much better at it imho. > I would also like to add a congratulation to Rudy Giulliani in his efforts as a Well, I don't think you'll get that from Rudy. Ron Paul is more likely. IMHO I don't think you'll get peace from the establishment politicians. Or smaller government. Or any of the other good things we used to have. >I have only listed a small fraction of what a true world leader needs to do No, I'd say we need less "world leading" which translates into being told what to do, what's good for us, or how unworthy - crass - venial we are, when compared to our betters -- the political elite. We'd be more likely to get all those things and more, if we would just leave people alone to run their lives as they see fit. >The number one though is harmony among all nations
across the world before I see it differently. Like the internet, where there is no central authority in control, local agents acting in their own best interest within standards are the authority. Voluntarily cooperating makes things works. Well, efficiently, effectively, cheaply, and WITHOUT force. > then nothing can change and be resolved. You keep depending upon governments with their crass politicians and creating more layers like the UN with their corrupt leadership and bureaucracy isn't going to do anything. > Again thank you for your efforts to keep in touch
with your fellow alumni No thinks needed. You, (I can show you how), could create a Yahoo Group (as I have for many other purposes and am doing for the Fordham Alums Class of 1968) that could be the Class of 20XX group and site that you seek. TO have it, you have to take the imitative and the lead. Didn't Gandhi say "be the change you want to see in the world"? ;-) Careful, writing emails like this and YOU could be the next CIC of Jasper Jottings. >I hope the College will help you in your efforts to
keep each and every class year Not bloody likely. They see me as a PIA! >God Bless She has! >Sheryl LaShaun Chung (Class
of 1996) I'd suggest that you get your own domain so you can be Sheryl@LaShaunChung.com ;-) Jasper dot john dot 1968 @ reinke dot cc === From: Hello Mr. Reinke, Thanks for the quick response to my e-mail that I sent
you. I hope that your Sunday afternoon
is an enjoyable one. I did not realize
that pictures added to the jasper paper would cause so much of a
problem. Well that is alright, the
paper you have formulated has been an informative one so far and I am sure
that it will continue to be. Is this
the best e-mail address to reach you at, so later in the summer I can send
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From: Dick Kaufmann [1968] Hi John, Just thought I’d let you know that our daughter Mary will graduate from Manhattan College’s 5 year Education Program with her Master’s in Science on Wednesday May 23rd. She received her Bachelor’s from MC last year. She’s already landed a job with the NYC Board of Education
as a 1st grade teacher in the As you can imagine, both my wife Cathy and I are extremely
proud of her, especially since she graduated from As an aside, I can’t believe that the Alumni Office is still fooling around with the online database. This is turning into a real joke. I guess it really shows how much they value their alumni. They never do seem to lose our address though when it comes to asking for money!! Best regards, Rich Kaufmann MP’64, MC’68 - Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 12:31 PM > Just thought I’d let you know that our daughter Mary
will graduate from Well, congrats to her. She had your genes to overcome. And, she may have picked up a few of your bad habits growing up. >She’s already landed a job with the NYC Board of
Education as a 1st grade Even better an EMPLOYED graduate! >As you can imagine, both my wife Cathy and I are
extremely proud of her, As well you should be. With all the challenges today, it's a wonder that any one can succeed. >As an aside, I can’t believe that the Alumni Office is
still fooling around with I just shake my head. >asking for money!! I think that's what it is all about. The value equation is upside down. They don't like my thoughts. Give value; build a sense of community; and contributions will roll in. Guess my paradigm is wrong. >Best regards Right back at you and kudos to the women for their care and feeding of you! ;-) Fjohn # # # {JR: Aren’t parent’s cute? Especially when proud dads dote over their daughters. I wonder if newly minted Jasper Mary ’06 knows how much press she’s getting? She’d probably keel over out of embarrassment. But, I think it’s great. And the K’s should crow about their accomplishment. Oh yeah, it’s Mary’s accomplishment? But they set the ball rolling. Seriously knowing Dick since high school, it’s great to hear about Mary. It’s a one act morality play with a good set of messages. And, for many reasons I’m more joyous than when reporting obits. I’d love to get an email from Mary and how she sees it. But, then that would probably be the end of Dick. Or at least his ability to type.} # # # # # |
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From: Guernsey, Nancy (1977) Help! I just tried to update the home delivery of JJ and had a problem. The unsubscribe worked (Distribute Jasper Jottings-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com) for my soon-to-be departed CompuServe address. When I attempted to enter my new Verizon FiOS address at Distribute Jasper Jottings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com, I got an invalid address notice from Verizon. As I are an inginer, I tried several times and got the same results. I hope this is Verizon
thing! That’s why I also get delivery at work, so no matter what I won’t miss
an issue.} Sorry, as I do hate to bother the CIC! But thanks anyway! Nancy P. (Red)
= From: "Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona" No bother. Us injineers have to stick together. So to demonstrate insanity. I will, with no net, attempt to send you an email at the target address. (Yeah, watch the fool on the high wire try the same stunt.) fjohn68 = From: msred It works! Egad and forsooth, thou art over-qualified! Well done, good and faithful Jasper! "The Lady Red" = {JR: Let the record reflect, at no time, did I, a Comcast employee, suggest that there was any problem with getting internet service from an old Bell Company as opposed to the kindly forward-looking cost-effective cable company. ;-) } # # # # # |
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From: Warren Schlickenrieder
(1942) I have a new e-mail address: {privacy invoked} W.S. {JR: Done } {JR: Note I believe that Jasper Warren is the Senior Jasper actively reading Jasper Jottings. If I had a cub reporter, I send him out for an interview. Since I have nada in the way of resources, I just sit here enthralled that he’s interesting in my drivel. Or at least suffering, along with everyone else, thru it. } # # # # # |
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JFound: John Damiano (mc1969) http://postproduction.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=143840 Damiano To Retire from NBC Universal ***Begin Quote*** (Broadcasting & Cable) _ John Damiano, executive VP of affiliate relations, will retire after 38 years with NBC Universal at the beginning of June. An announcement regarding a replacement will be made “shortly,” a spokeswoman said. NBCU President-CEO Jeff Zucker credited Damiano with building the strength of the affiliate group, saying, “He’s been a terrific executive who has left his mark on the company throughout his nearly 40-year career. He’ll certainly be missed by us at NBCU and by all our affiliate partners around the country.” Jay Ireland, President of NBC Universal Television Stations and Network Operations, called Damiano “a key leader at NBCU and a driving force in establishing the strong relationships we enjoy with our affiliates. More importantly, he’s an all-around good guy, who is well respected by his staff, colleagues and business associates. We’d like to thank him for his many contributions over the years and wish him the very best of luck with his retirement.” Damiano has been the position since August 1995, after previously serving as VP of NBC Research. Earlier, he was senior VP of affiliate relations and held VP posts in affiliate services and network systems, affiliate marketing and affiliate relations operations. He started at NBC in 1969 as a station information analyst
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JFound: Giuliani, Rudolph (1965) http://lifewithoutanswers.blogspot.com/2007/05/ The Bridge ***Begin Quote*** It might come as a shock to you, as it did to me, but the world is not run by conformist men who wear Polo’s and yell a lot at football games. I’ve toured In a great excerpt, Salon showcases his rise to power in
the “least liked fraternity on campus” (which to me seems redundant) at “Kathy Livermore knew plenty of ambitious young men from He knew what he wanted, and where he was going, and no amount of ridicule from his friends could upend his very sober and certain view of the world and his place in it. “We’d joke about it — ‘Oh there’s Rudolph William Louis
Giuliani 3rd, the first Italian-Catholic President of the Posted by nick prestemon at 10:54 AM ***End Quote*** # # # Giuliani, Rudolph (1965) # # # # # |
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JFound Maybe: Sexton, Michael J. (MC1984?) http://denver.craigslist.org/sof/335710029.html ***Begin Quote*** Reply to: job-335710029 c/o craigslist.org Date: 2007-05-21, 7:47PM MDT Database Administration and Programming Database Applications / .NET / SQL Server / Oracle / Database Design Expert in the development, operation, support, and product lifecycle of multi-tiered, OLTP and OLAP database applications in a global enterprise seeks an intellectually challenging position that will allow me to leverage both my business and technical expertise. {Extraneous Deleted} Manhattan College Bachelor of Arts Chemistry Graduated cum laude Michael J. Sexton: {Extraneous Deleted} PostingID: 335710029 ***End Quote*** Maybe Sexton, Michael J. (MC?????) ### {MikeMcE reports: Dear John, I believe that Michael may be a member of the Class of 1980 but more likely the Class of 1984. Best, Mike (Thanks, Mike.) } # # # # # |
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JFound: Brian Kortovich (MC????) http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1179649960169080.xml&coll=2 Homegrown yet little known Sunday, May 20, 2007 Mark Gillispie Plain Dealer Reporter ***Begin Quote*** Brian Kortovich proved last
summer on the playgrounds of If you’re asking yourself, “Brian who?” don’t be embarrassed. But take note. Brian Kortovich could be The Best Basketball Player From Northeast Ohio That Nobody Has Heard Of. Here are some Cliff’s notes: Kortovich
grows up in His father, a distant figure, dies of cancer when Brian is
10. Mom goes back to college and the family struggles. Kortovich
tears up CYO basketball leagues while literally firing shots from the hip,
but then endures three so-so years at Holy Name and a disappointing senior
season at When Division I college scholarship offers fail to materialize, he winds up at Cuyahoga Community College, where he becomes the nation’s top junior college 3-point shooter his freshman year and follows that up with a solid sophomore season. Time to move on with life, right? Not if you are Brian Kortovich. Not if you can shoot the rock like nobody’s business. Not if you’re The Best Basketball Player From Northeast Ohio That Nobody Has Heard Of. ‘The Scorer’ Kortovich emerged from a subway
stop near Yankee Stadium last summer, fresh off a workday of quoting gold
prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He’d been invited to play in a
summer league game in the middle of the The game was well under way by the time he found the court. The coach tossed him a uniform and told him to get dressed. Kortovich warmed up a bit at halftime and started the third quarter. He played passively at first, passing to teammates and refusing to shoot. A guy on a microphone who was providing a running commentary dubbed him “Nick Lachey” for his gelled hair and faint resemblance to the pop singer. Fans jammed into the courtside bleachers were less complimentary. They saw nothing to make them believe this interloper had the right to play in their ‘hood. One of his teammates, the guy who had invited him to play, wasted little time reminding Kortovich why he had brought him there - to shoot the darn basketball. So Kortovich did. His first jumper blistered the nets. Encouraged, he began raining shots from everywhere. When the defense tightened, he blew by defenders and set up his taller teammates for dunks. Sideline hostility melted into admiration. Thirty points and an easy victory later, the guy on the microphone had no choice but to give Kortovich a new nickname: The Scorer. His game and his confidence flourished over the summer. He
won a 3-point shooting contest and $1,000 at His Cleveland-based agent, Jim Dod,
began mailing out tapes of Kortovich’s playground
performances to teams around the world. Finally, a team from It’s likely that he’ll be playing somewhere overseas this winter, destination unknown. “I always knew I could play,” Kortovich
said. “But it’s like I could never get any love in my hometown. I finally
went to Size doesn’t matter It might be easy to dismiss Kortovich as a world-class player at first glance. Professional basketball is a game predicated on size and strength. Kortovich might be strong, but he’s hardly big. “It’s difficult to take a 6-foot-2 white kid seriously, because they’re a dime a dozen,” Dod said. “Once they see him play in person, they’re impressed.” Of course, it might not help that Dod’s 6-2 client is, in reality, barely 6-feet tall. But put a basketball in his hand and the magic begins. “I’m a confident guy,” Kortovich said. “I don’t want to sound like a fool in the paper, but I think I can shoot with some of those guys in the NBA.” Earl Williams, who runs the toughest local games around at
“He won’t lead the NBA in scoring, but he can flat out shoot,” Williams said of Kortovich. “And there’s guys in the league he can shoot better than. It’s that plain and simple.” Incessant ambition There has been nothing easy or simple about the journey that has brought Kortovich to this point. Yes, there was the requisite hard work and dedication. But there’s something else motivating Kortovich. As affable as he might seem, there’s a fire burning within, a need to prove to everyone who harbored even the slightest doubt about his ability just how wrong they are. As a kid in the first or second grade, he would retreat to the driveway and shoot baskets while his parents argued. Laurel and Joseph Kortovich eventually separated, but reunited after Joseph learned he had cancer. He died within three months of diagnosis. He saw his son play just two games. Laurel Kortovich went back to college a week after burying her husband. Money was tight, but she kept the family together and eventually got a degree in social work and a job with Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services. When Kortovich was in the fourth grade, a teacher encouraged him to enter a writing contest. He wrote a story about a boy named Brian whose father died when he was 10. That boy came out of nowhere as a young man to win a tryout and a job playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He dedicated that story to his father. Kortovich played baseball until he was 13, but then put that game aside for basketball, the one constant in his life. His mother says he would fall asleep at night with an arm curled around a basketball. He shot constantly. He’d shoot at the “It was really a saving grace for him to play basketball,” Laurel Kortovich said. “It was difficult for him because he didn’t have a dad.” Holy Name coaches attended most of his CYO games and
convinced him to enroll at their school. He started on the varsity his
sophomore and junior years, but switched to hometown Self-imposed pressure made for a disappointing senior
season at For reasons that Kortovich
prefers not to go into, the He enrolled next at California University of Pennsylvania, but tore up his left knee in a summer league game just before school started and sat out the year as he rehabbed. Kortovich wound up at He returned to New York after graduating last May to work
at the Mercantile Exchange, first as an intern and then as a clerk. He hooked
up with former Kortovich went to oil-rich A team from After a few weeks at home after the season, he’s back in “Honestly, everyone dreams of playing in the league,” Kortovich said. “I want to play at the highest level possible. I want to keep playing until I know in my heart that I don’t want to play anymore or I need to move on.” He hopes to someday land a job with one of the top-flight European teams. The storybook ending of an NBA career remains, for the time being, a work of fiction. ***End Quote*** # # # # # |
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JFound: Jasper Paul 2007 http://christinashoes.blogspot.com/2007/05/bragging-rights.html In Christina’s (Fabulous) Shoes Come and experience the world in my shoes - 4 inches taller and in high style Friday, May 18, 2007 Bragging Rights ***Begin Quote*** Last night, I attended the Manhattan College Honors
Convocation/Gunn Medal Presentation. It was a special night for my family:
not only did my brother receive an award for campus ministry,
he also received the highest honor that a student can receive, the Gunn
Medal. In summary (from the college’s website), “The Joseph J. Gunn Alumni
Medal: This medal, awarded annually, is merited by the graduating senior who
has been prominently involved in leadership activities over a period of four
years at ***End Quote*** Congrats. Jasper Paul 2007 # # # {JR: And, another instance of a relative bursting with joy. It’s great. I’d have never know this Jasper’s story. } # # # # # |
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MFound: Jan Crawford Greenburg’s Commencement Speech at MC http://blogs.abcnews.com/legalities/2007/05/perseverance_an.html Legalities Life and the Law From ABC News Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg Jan Crawford Greenburg is a correspondent for ABC News’
bureau in Perseverance and Promise May 21, 2007 3:35 PM ***Begin Quote*** This is a blog about life. And hope and promise. And I’m not talking about changes in the Court, the next landmark case, or how my Crimson Tide, starting this season, is about to teach Auburn how a champion wins with class. This is about something more. It was my great honor to spend yesterday with the 2007
class of These guys ( Just over 700 students graduated yesterday—many, like
their predecessors at Walking through the courtyards of the campus yesterday, seeing the graduates with their parents and grandparents—holding balloons and flowers and snapping pictures–there was an unmistakable emotion common to all the diverse faces. It was the look of hope. In talking with these graduates, and meeting their parents
and grandparents, it became so clear what makes our great country what it is
and why we all should have hope for its future. This is not a class you’d tell to “wear sunscreen,” a cautionary line by Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich that got included in commencement addresses everywhere (and erroneously attributed to Kurt Vonnegut). To this class, you’d do better to echo the sentiments of Winston Churchill, who famously told graduating seniors in the early days of World War II, “Never give in. Never give in, never never never never.” You’d tell them to speak out. Believe. To fight and make our great country even greater. And you’d leave the campus of UPDATE: A link to Jan’s commencement speech is here: http://abcnews.go.com/images/TheLaw/JanSpeech_1.pdf ***End Quote*** {JR: FWIW, I thought this article was better than the speech. :-) Maybe someday, I’ll have to make a speech. What will I say. What will I say? Humm, no guarantee I’d do any better.} ### |
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JBlogger: Joe Morris (????) http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm? Sunday, May 20, 2007 ***Begin Quote*** Re Back of the book Current mood: awake Category: Podcast {Extraneous Deleted} After my dad passed, she moved from the I guess thats
it, that we only become more fully who we are. Fate is character. People
change over a lifetime really not very much, is my feeling. We only become more
fully who we are. Well, at least I do. I like people, but I’m not always
confident moving into a new crowd. I go the Underpass in I was talking about my late father with one of his
colleagues at the college I went to ( I know I know this sounds arrogant, but stay with me. My dad never really took a walk, never really got out and about, never really had a real life. But talking to my fathers colleague (who I was actually better friends with than my own dad, go figure!) well, it struck me (ow!) that you can’t really get to know your dad. And
maybe its like that for all the family. I mean, I’ve
essentially been homeless since I was 18, I lived at the National Debris
Preserve in The thing is, when you’re a creative spirit, when you’re an artist, you tend to be a selfish sort, don’t really fit into the 9 to 5 mold. Which is cool, but then you’re like to stress out those who can hack that. The only reason I ended up going to Manhattan College was to get off welfare (my friend Zlatanka had died that year (1990) and my life went down the tubes)) and thats as close as I got to doing a 9 to 5 really (actually, my first class was 8 05 and the last about 3 30 to 5, tho my junior year I did take a 6-9 class at the Mount St Vincent) {Extraneous Deleted} ***End Quote*** A very sensitive fellow with some great observations about the human condition. And he appears locally as a musician. I’ll try and get his schedule into Jottings # # # # # |
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JBlogger: Jeff, Jasper (2007) http://blog.myspace.com/blog/rss.cfm?friendID=36775033 Monday, May 21, 2007 Graduation ***Begin Quote*** So I graduated on Sunday from Jeff ***End Quote*** {JR: And, congrats to another Jasper launched. } # # # # # |
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The recent dust up between “our” Rudy and Ron Paul was most interesting. Rudy seemed to be especially dense. To say that he Rudy never heard, that our foreign policy excursions to mess in other people’s business might have foreigners upset with us, is absurd. I remember that being said after the first WTC bombing. You can’t kill people’s children (e.g., Madeline Albright’s statement) and not expect fall out or blowback or at least some “mad as wet hens” relatives! Here’s the Albright quote if’n you need some refreshing. *** begin quote *** Lesley Stahl on Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price--we think the price is worth it. --60 Minutes (5/12/96) *** end quote *** It sad. And we’re all worse off for letting it go unchallenged, unremembered, and unrepudiated. “We old these truths as self evident that all men are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights. Among these are the right to life … …”. Unless you’re an Arab child in the wrong country or an inconvenient pregnancy in this country. (And, people say I’m the Curmudgeon?!) |
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