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http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000157.html YOU ARE NOT ALONE (Part 1) “Bill Whittle has written You Are Not Alone for those of us who feel that our American civilization shows signs of rolling over and playing dead by being unwilling to defend the rights of its citizens. Over 900 people have left comments and they show signs of creating an online community of sorts. It will be interesting to see where this leads.” *** begin quote *** Courage, character, honor – all the virtues – are derived and strengthened from interactions with the virtuous. *** end quote *** # # # # # |
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http://www.goodnewsblog.com/2007/05/30/man-rescues-disabled-woman-just-before-her-car-burns *** begin quote *** “When I ran toward her car, I got her to unlock the back door so I could get to the wheel chair … I got her into the seat and got her out of harm’s way and it wasn’t maybe a minute or two later it was engulfed in flames,” he said. *** end quote *** Everyone, who reads Jottings, knows, first and foremost, I love stories of “honesty” (i.e., the working slob that finds gobs of bucks and turns it in). Don’t know if I’m that honest? Right after that are the “Stones” stories. Where some average Joe demonstrates the courage of hero, demonstrates a Big Set of … well, you get the idea. Am I being “crude”, yes. Vivid, yes. Blunt, yes. Especially when someone recognizes the danger and does it anyway. Like Irena Sendler and all the Righteous Among the Nations http://tinyurl.com/2b3y4t. (Women can demo “stones” better than some men ever would!) Like the fellow who dove on to the subways tracks to save a sick stranger. Like the cops who climbed up the GW to get the nut who wanted to jump down safely. (Yeah it was their job, but they could have said “time for doughnut break”. I might have.) You know “stones”. Big Uns! Here’s one such story. I don’t know that I’d have hung around a burning car. Let take the time to get out a wheelchair. I might have said “Oh, excuse me, I have a dental appointment I’m late for.” Everyone wants to believe that they can play the hero. And, maybe it’s easier in the big challenges than the little one. I don’t know. Maybe if you don’t have a lot of time to think about it. Just call me “pebbles”. I sure hope, when my time comes, I won’t be lacking for lots of extra Grace and some extra clean shorts. I know my fellow alums would acquit themselves much better. Unequivocally. And certainly with a lot less negation. (Excuse me, ID <Intelligent Designer> could I have that challenge is a much smaller size? If I promise not to whine in Jasper Jottings, could you make someone else the hero?) |
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JOY: Krueger, Courtney (MC2003) http://www.amherstbee.com/news/2007/0606/Lifestyles/120.html *** begin quote *** Krueger - Wergen Bonnie and Graydon Krueger of *** end quote *** # # # # # |
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JOY: Adgie, Margo (MCYYYY) http://blog.nj.com/gloucester/2007/04/engagement_announcements.html Engagement Announcements Margo Adgie and Matthew Carr *** begin quote *** The engagement of Margo Adgie to Matthew Carr is announced. Margo is the daughter of Matthew and Marie Adgie of Franklinville. She is a graduate of Matthew is the son of William and Judy Carr of Wildwood Crest. He is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania, with a
bachelor of arts degree in mass communication. Matthew is employed by Quiksilver, Inc. in A June wedding is planned. *** end quote *** {JR: Picture at the news story. } # # # # # |
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Operators of Legacy dot com claim “what problem”. You have to love the ability of support people to deny a problem in the face of an email thread which includes email from their own people saying we see a problem and are fixing it. Great Brother Jasper’s Ghost!!! That is aggravating. Argh! Not sure it’s fixed. |
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JObit: Brady, Thomas J. (MCYYYY) http://www.antonnews.com/syossetjerichotribune/2007/06/08/obituaries/ *** begin quote *** Thomas J. Brady Thomas J. Brady, 84, of Syosset, a retired teacher who
worked in the Upon his return to the An avid bowler, part-time artist, and word-puzzle devotee,
Brady was often seen cycling around his neighborhood or spending hours
tending the garden in which he took much pleasure. Dearly loved by his
neighbors, he toiled happily and beamed with pride as both pedestrians and
people in passing cars would stop to admire his landscaping talent. In
addition to all of these interests, he always found time to watch his beloved
New York Yankees. During his lifetime, he also sponsored dozens of children
and families around the globe through the Christian Children’s Fund, most
recently three children and their families in He is survived by two daughters, Terri Brady-Mendez of
Mattituck and Meredith Trunk of *** end quote *** # # # # # |
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JObit: BROWN, JOHN (MC????) Staten Island Advance ( Date of Death: 05/30/2007 Tugboat captain headed family
company Native Staten Islander John P. Brown, 89, of Born in Rosebank, he moved with
his family to Mr. Brown was the owner of Thomas J. Brown & Sons Tugboat Company, a tugboat company founded by his father in 1929. He steered for the company until 1995, when he lost his vision, but stayed involved in the business after he retired, said his daughter, Betsy A. Brown. Mr. Brown served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, stationed aboard a patrol torpedo boat in the Pacific Theater. A graduate of St. Peter’s high school, he attended “He was just an incredible person, just the most amazing man you could ever know,” said his daughter, Catherine Rymas. Mr. Brown was a parishioner of His wife of 59 years, the former Catherine M. Rodden, died in 2002. Surviving, in addition to his daughters, Betsy and Catherine, are his daughter, Teresa M. Smith; his three sons, John P. Jr., Thomas and James; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be tomorrow from the Harmon Home for
Funerals, West Brighton, with a mass at 9:45 a.m. in LOAD-DATE: June 1, 2007 # # # {JR: Sounds like a Jasper to me. He certainly demonstrated the value I’d like to think of as “ours”. Impressive 59 year marriage, a vet, and a tugboat captain! } # # # # # |
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JNews: Centrowitz, Matt (MC????) http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/highschool/ Track And Field *** begin quote *** Matthew Centrowitz, the Broadneck High senior who is the fastest schoolboy in the nation over four laps, will try for another distinction this afternoon - fastest high school miler in his household. Centrowitz will compete in the
elite open division of the third annual Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in Last Saturday, Centrowitz shaved more than three seconds from the state meet record in the slightly shorter 1,600 meters, taking the 4A title in 4:04.09. In April, Centrowitz won the Penn Relays mile in a meet-record 4:08.38 and became the first boy in the history of the meet to win both the 3,000, which he took as a junior, and mile. Matt Centrowitz, a two-time
Olympian who now coaches at The Reebok Grand Prix is one of the few international
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JNEWS: Aubrey S. Theall http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_6052220 DRC names new leader for Metrigraphics ***Begin Quote*** Aubrey S. Theall of Westford has
joined TD Banknorth as a vice president in the
bank’s commercial banking and not for profit group in He is responsible for providing commercial banking services
to not for profit organizations in Theall is a graduate of ***End Quote*** # # # # # |
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JNEWS: Joe and Michelle Chiappa http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? Choosing the best of the best as this year’s Scholar
Athletes *** begin quote *** Joe and Michelle Chiappa both
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JNEWS: Omar Del Cueto (MC????) http://www.latimes.com/news/local/
***Begin Quote*** Garfield High School Principal Omar Del Cueto operated on pure instinct when he rushed to the
campus two weeks ago, its historic auditorium consumed by flames, to document
the destruction of one of East Los Angeles’ enduring symbols. Since then, his
PowerPoint presentation of haunting, graphic images has been shown to
students, staff, community leaders and politicians. It functions not only as
a record of loss but also as a catalyst to make it through the semester,
rebuild the 1925 auditorium to its former glory and unify a campus that has
been strained by low achievement. Del Cueto had
been principal only nine months when the May 20 fire thrust him into a role
as spokesman and symbol of the school. If laughter is the antidote to misery,
his arrival may have been fortuitous. His sober pronouncements are leavened
by a wry sense of humor that has kept the campus on an even keel. He is
determined that the fire and its aftermath - which includes frequent
invasions by the media, all manner of inspectors, teary-eyed alumni and a
politician or two or three - will not set back his goal of improving test
scores and preparing his mostly low-income, Latino students for life beyond
the school doors. But the challenges are formidable. The fire occurred just
as students were preparing for state standardized tests, which had to be
postponed for several days. In addition, Del Cueto recently lost a close staff vote to institute several reforms that would have included fewer and longer class periods, greater teacher collaboration and adding an advisory period focusing less on curriculum and more on early intervention and individual assessment. The school’s union representative was unavailable for comment. But Del Cueto is nothing if not
determined, and he said he thinks the campus will come to embrace his
methods, which he used to raise scores at He believes he’ll get there by using humor, quoting everyone from Sophocles to Albert Einstein and reminding all of the Bulldog ethos of Garfield, a school portrayed in the movie ‘Stand and Deliver,’ which chronicled the exploits of another advocate of passion in teaching: math instructor Jaime Escalante. ‘Building a professional learning system, even in the
middle of a tragedy - that doesn’t get suspended,’ Del Cueto
said last week during a rare pause in activity. Carmen N. Schroeder,
superintendent of the local district that includes She said she has been impressed with his hands-on
management and quick analysis of what was needed to keep the school running.
‘I could tell he was ready to take on any kind of emergency that impacted the
school,’ Schroeder said. ‘As tragic as the fire is, it has helped to build a
sense of community, common goals and vision. The teachers and administrative
staff have also been remarkable and stepped up to the plate.’ Del Cueto, 50, was born in He attended Del Cueto was a second engineer
in a recording studio working on then state-of-the-art 32-channel recording
systems. But that too was a disappointment. ‘You don’t know what it’s like
until you’ve sat all night listening to just a horn track over and over,’ Del
Cueto said, laughing. ‘But you have to try it.’ He
worked toting gear at some of It was a nice break from cerebral pursuits, but he was
beginning to long for more social interaction and a sense of mission. In
1981, Del Cueto was working as stage manager during
a slow stretch at the He soon found himself in a homeroom at John Adams Junior High that had gone through a dozen substitutes. He said one ’snotty’ student approached him and said, ‘We’ve been through 12. I wonder how long you’ll last.’ He determined then to stick it out just to spite them. Through the years, he has taught science, math and social studies, worked as a credentialed bilingual counselor, been a dean of students, a district operations officer and an assistant principal. Del Cueto ended up hiring the snotty student as a special education teacher at Luther Burbank. Del Cueto met his wife, Linda, in 1984 while she was teaching at Chester W. Nimitz Middle School. She was just named a local district superintendent. The couple live in La Canada
Flintridge and have a 12-year-old son, Mario Luis. Ramon S. Castillo, vice
president of student services at He hired Del Cueto when he was
principal at Castillo said Del Cueto’s upbeat
personality has fostered a sense of ease among students and staff since the
fire. Del Cueto, he said, has always overflowed
with ideas, including a stadium video system he
half-jokingly dubbed ‘Wilsonvision’ while the two
were at that school. ‘He’s a visionary in seeing what is not there yet,’
Castillo said. ‘It’s important to be able to envision the rebuilding of that
auditorium and raising test scores.’ Del Cueto said
he had long wanted to come to ‘I’d like someday in the future to draw parallels to Jaime
Escalante, who communicated to students the importance of attempting and
achieving high quality work,’ said Del Cueto, who
considers his job to be the principal teacher at the school. ‘We have to
overcome the folklore that keeps us from being the best: ‘It’s ***End Quote*** {MikeMcE reports: Dear John, I believe that Omar is a member of the Class of 1979. Mike (Thanks, Mike.) } # # # # # |
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JNews: Macek, Richard R. (MC????) http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx? Richard R. Macek Named Interim
CEO for EuroCCP Last Update: 2:01 AM ET Jun 5, 2007 LONDON, June 5, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — A leading Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) senior executive, Richard R. Macek, has been chosen to serve as the interim chief executive officer (CEO) for EuroCCP, the new clearing and settlement platform that’s being created to support the Turquoise pan-European trading platform. Macek has been a member of DTCC’s executive leadership team since the formation of DTCC in 1999, most recently as an executive managing director responsible for Risk Management, Finance and the firm’s family of Wealth Management Services. He is also chairman of the board of Omgeo, a joint venture owned by DTCC and Thomson Financial. In taking on this critical leadership role for EuroCCP, Macek will be
relocating to “Rick is one of DTCC’s most experienced and knowledgeable executives,” said Donald F. Donahue, DTCC chairman-elect and CEO. “He has more than 35 years of experience in financial services, focusing on finance and risk management issues. Rick was heavily involved in developing our proposal for Turquoise, and he has strong international experience through his chairmanship of Omgeo. “During this start-up phase and launch of EuroCCP, Rick’s appointment represents a significant commitment by DTCC to ensure the success of this new clearing corporation. We do plan, on a longer term basis, to recruit a European executive to serve as the permanent CEO for this subsidiary,” Donahue said. Macek was chief financial officer and managing director for DTCC from 1999 until April 2004. In 2003, he assumed the additional responsibility for all DTCC Risk Management activities, as well as being named CEO of DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) subsidiary, which clears and settles U.S. Government securities and mortgage-backed securities. In addition, he was also named CEO of the Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation (EMCC), another DTCC subsidiary, in August 2003. Macek gave up the CEO positions at FICC and EMCC when he assumed the chairmanship of Omgeo in 2005. Macek joined National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) in 1998, prior to the formation of DTCC, as managing director, treasurer and chief financial officer. NSCC is now a DTCC subsidiary. He also was responsible for overseeing the financial operations of what was then known as the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (GSCC) and Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (MBSCC), two organizations that later merged to form FICC. Prior to joining NSCC, Macek had
a 15-year career with Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., where he was managing
director for the firm’s finance and accounting operations in Macek, a certified public
accountant, earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from EuroCCP was selected to provide
clearing and settlement services to Turquoise, a consortium of seven major
investment banks in About DTCC The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC),
through its subsidiaries, provides clearance, settlement and information
services for equities, corporate and municipal bonds, government and
mortgage-backed securities, money market instruments and over-the-counter
derivatives. In addition, DTCC is a leading processor of mutual funds and
insurance transactions, linking funds and carriers with their distribution
networks. DTCC’s depository provides custody and
asset servicing for 2.8 million securities issues from the Editor’s note: A high-resolution photo of Richard Macek is available for download from his biography page on DTCC’s web site at http://www.dtcc.com/macek.html. Macek, Richard R Freida Moore, Citigate SOURCE DTCC - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation # # # # # |
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JEMAILXX: Dick Kaufmann (MC1968) From: Dick Kaufmann [MC1968] John, I found this link on a website dedicated to Jasper basketball and thought you may be interested, especially in her remarks on her blog. Dr. Jan Crawford Greenburg gave a lovely address at commencement on Sunday. Here is an e-mail sent out by the school just today and a link to a reflection she wrote on her experience for the day. To the ABC News Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg, who
received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at blogs.abcnews.com/legalit…ce_an.html —————————————- From: Dick Kaufmann John, I cheated. I read this week’s JJ on Saturday evening while
sipping my favorite drink (and it is not a I have to tell you that I was very impressed with everyone who received their Master’s either in Education or Engineering on May 23rd. The couple sitting next to us was a Hispanic immigrant couple and their daughter was receiving her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. She had received her degree from MC in ’05 in Computer Engineering. As we conversed, he told me that his other child, a son, received his Chemical Engineering degree from MC in ’06. He was beaming and I couldn’t blame him. His family has already lived the American dream thanks to Alma Mater. The family in front of us was cheering on their husband, brother and dad as he received his Bachelor’s degree using the 12 year program. They also were beaming and his children were jumping for joy. I was impressed with the wide ethnicity of those receiving
their degrees. I know that this isn’t the Alma Mater that we graduated from
but to see all those people celebrating was amazing. There was a couple from As we were walking out by the guard shack (my daughter
still had on her gown), two employees that worked in the cafeteria started
cheering and congratulating both my daughter and my wife and Regards, —————————————- From: Reinke’s Jasper (mc68alum) Persona >I cheated. I read this week’s JJ on Saturday evening Well, I’m just pleased some one read it. :-) Any one. Even a grizzled old Prepster. >The couple sitting next to us was a Hispanic immigrant couple >I was impressed with the wide ethnicity of those receiving their degrees. American’s great strength WAS the melting pot. Before the
politicians put a plastic bag over the Statue of Liberty out of fear, and put
American on the European style / Communist dole. > I know that this isn’t the Alma Mater that we graduated from Yeah, for sure, pop over to FACEBOOK and gander at all “the gurls”. Jaspers have gotten a heck of a lot prettier than you and I. >Their faces said it all. AND, people say that parents won’t educate their children without gooferment skools! >two employees that worked in the cafeteria started cheering and congratulating both my daughter and my wife and I. Like the proverbial “Third Stone Mason”, they weren’t cafeteria workers; they were part of the educational team. >When I told them that next year was my 40th from MC, they started clapping and told me I must come back again. Sure old fossils should be display often as a warning to new students that, if they are not careful, that’s what they could become … … “old”. ;-) >These people were the biggest cheerleaders for the College and Brother President should give them a raise. Agreed. Bet they could explain the College’s values better
than the new graduates! :-) Also, I
find that the people who have to “work hard” to make ends meet have a
completely different perspective than those of us that don’t. Nothing like a
little sweat to appreciate the value of an education. Or, in the case of
immigrant parents, their children’s education and opportunity is the reason
for the trek to >Regards, Good thoughts in your direction. And, thanks for some great “on the scene” reporting. Nice to know someone of your advanced age can still toddle around the campus and recognize the landmarks. But then you did have your women there to ensure you didn’t wander off in reverie. :-) fjohn —————————————- {JR: I think, but I could be wrong, but I captured her graduation speech and follow up web note. I thought the web note was better than the speech. But, who am I to critique. Obviously, one fellow in the audience liked it. But, we know what kind of an observer he is. :-) } # # # # # |
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From: Mike McEneney [MC1953] Dear John, I was able to hook up the “dial up” connection for now. The attached article about my old boss has the same “unusual” characters that I was getting in Jasper Jottings, so it is not only what you send that has the problem. Best, — {Extraneous Deleted} Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First JudicialDepartment. “Throughout his long career, Justice Lippman has displayed the strength of character and profound respect for the rule of law that make him an outstanding choice for this position,†said Governor Spitzer.“I have no doubt that Justice Lippman will continue —————————————- From: Reinke’s Jasper (mc68alum) Persona It HAS to be a font problem. The “message” has characters in it. Like end of paragraph and special symbols that are not defined in the font used in your software. I think you said you use a mac. So I’m at a loss, but I bet if you nose around in the various software or system settings that there is a default setting for font. In the pc world, there are lots of places for it to go wrong. As an experiment, set everything to “plain text” “Courier” and see if the same garbage is displayed. The last time I had the problem I piped everything thru a “text cleaner” that filter out all strange characters and replaced them with spaces. Now I use a cut’n'paste utility called PureText that does it for me automagically. Microsoft Word is very sensitive to crud being copied INTO its documents and will read crud as control information and give a document a “virtual flat tire” after suck a “dirty” copy. To the point where the doc is inoperable. Use to happen a lot when I’d cut’n'paste email into the weekly jottings. Since Pure Text, don’t see that at all. (Knock on wood, looking for Mister Murphy). l8r, —————————————- From: Mike McEneney Dear John, Thanks. I am using a PC, not an Apple, but the problem is not that serious. (I am on a dial up for now slow!) Mike ————————————— # # # # # |
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From: Oliphant, Laura [1983] Yes, that's my address as well. I am unsubscribing because I am taking 2 months off of my job, and want to limit the e-mail during my absence. I have enjoyed your content. Thanks, Laura == From: Reinke's Jasper (mc68alum) Persona LO: OK, I just suspended it. So when you want it back on, just yell. "Two months". Sabbatical, baby, or detox? (Great Brother Jasper's Ghost!!! Can't believe he asked that!) Yeah, I know injineers have no tact. But email is not the way to be sensitive with friends. (Anyone who listens to my drivel has to be a friend or likes to watch train wrecks.) I'm glad that you enjoyed the content. It seems to go in waves. Like erosion. Seriously, I hope you're ok, will be ok. Is there anything I should be wishing for, praying for, or chipping in a couple of bucks for? (No tattoos or piercing!) Or you can just say MYOB, or ignore me. I'll be here when you come back. Intelligent Designer willing. fjohn68 == From: Oliphant, Laura No, actually none of the above. The two month sabbatical is an employee benefit that we get every 7 years working at Intel. Thanks, Laura == {JR: Most kool. Come back to Jottings safe. I can't afford to lose ANY readers. ;-) } # # # # # |
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From: Facebook Thanks so much! I will definitely need a new job at the beginning of July since I now officially resigned and June 29th is my last day. Thanks for all the links, I'll check them out tonight! By the way, how did you get an alumni email from manhattan? :) == From: John Reinke Under the old, now down, alumni system, when you registered your name, like reinkefj, it became a forwarding email address. So when some one like Xaviar Ray, signed up as use xray, an email was automatically created as xray @ alum.manhattan.edu. If you have an id on the old alumni site. you may have an alum address already. You can't change where it forwards to until their new system comes up. I've been thru lots of these alum changes so I'm not a good exemplar of what is working. ;-) == {JR: All us hip young (more than 4k) Jaspers are over on Facebook. Hey, I’ll chase potential readership where ever I can find it. I even exchange messages with Jasper Lawyers in that pursuit!} {JR: Maybe now I’ll get invited to the Young Jaspers Meetups in NYC with the low all you can drink admission price? } # # # # #
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From: Facebook Thanks a lot, I'll definitely use your resources == http://manhattan.facebook.com/profile.php?id=32100719 Brigid Martin, Class of '07. * High School: Work Info The Independent Production Fund {JR: And, is looking for her next great challenge a big job as … } # # # # # |
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From: Dick Kaufmann [1968] Hi John, I just have to tell you about this encounter my wife and I
had today. I responded to an ad for a 1966 Corvair
and we went to look at it today (trying to recapture my youth I guess). As we
were sitting there with the owner (who happened to be 86 yrs old) and her
daughter and son-in-law, she acknowledged my still distinct We started talking about MC and she and her husband used to go to the reunions years ago. (He passed away 4 years ago). You talk about a small world! We spent a good hour talking about MC, the Bronx etc. I also told her that I used to live on 242nd and Broadway at a place called the Pinewood and she started laughing saying that her husband was also a very good customer at the place too. Needles to say we didn’t haggle over the price of the car, I purchased it and she told me that at first she was going to ask for a bank or certified check, but after hearing that I was born and raised in the Bronx and graduated from MC, my personal check would be fine, since all Manhattan men were of good character. Her son-in-law and daughter kind of looked at her askance but acquiesced to her decision. As we were leaving, her daughter came over to me and
thanked us for spending the time talking to her mom about A very good afternoon. P.S. I drove the car the almost 40 miles home and I had to leave it at another friend’s house about 10 miles away as it wasn’t going any further. A good tune-up and oil change and it should be ready to purr like a kitten. {JR: Love it. There are so many neat things in this email – the serendipity – I’m speechless. } {JR: Almost speechless, so when did you stop payment on the check? ;-) Couldn’t resist. And the State lets you drive at your advanced age? } # # # # # |
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From: Sheryl Chung (Class of 1996) Hi John, Just wanted to thank you again for the jasper updates and
to let you know that your work is not unappreciated from past Bye, {JR: Well, thanks for the nice sentiments. I’d suggest that you watch for a decade and, as we cycle thru more of the official alumni organization, you’ll detect a pattern. Other than Grace, I’m sure that no one has been at this “hobby” longer than I have. And, hopefully, I’ll be at it a few more years. Now, did I hear you say you wanted to be an Assistant Editor? J I’m behind on my email so I’ll catch up soon. To explain your new duties and the compensation structure here at Jottings (None!) I’ve got to find a sucker … errr, I mean SUCESSOR. } # # # # # |
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From: Mike McEneney [1953] Dear John, I believe that Janine received her Masters in 1974. Mike ----- Original Message ----- JBlogger: Henry, Janine (MC????) {JR: Thanks, Mike. I am running behind in the email department. Have to hire a new clerk. I haven’t moved email that to the blog format yet, but as soon as I do, it will be less likely to fall behind. } # # # # # |
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From: Kevin Moore [1980] Dear CIC, While recently visiting my mother (sister of Br. C. Luke Salm, FSC longtime professor of theology at MC), I had a chance to speak with the pastor of her parish, Fr. Erwin Sweighart, a MC alumnus. He recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination, and informed me that he receives Jasper Jottings. Congratulations to Father and all the best to you. Kevin Moore ‘80 {JR: Just go to show that you never know who reads Jasper Jottings. Although I’m surprised that the Bishop has reprimanded him for poor reading habits. J But I Forty Years of faithful service will get one a little wiggle room. Next time you’re there, please extend our collective congrats to our fellow alum. At one time, MC was know for all the priests it turned out. Sadly, I think the secular progressive have changed our society. Sigh. } # # # # # |
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JFound: DiRocco, Arthur (MC???? RIP) http://www.hedgeworld.com/news/read_news.cgi? Profile: Vera MacLeod’s ?Checkered Past’ ***Begin Quote*** {Extraneous Deleted} Her mom, who was a reporter for WKQW, a local news radio
station in She and her family?she
is the second-youngest of one sister and three brothers?moved
to “We moved back home to Ms. MacLeod’s dad was self-employed and the family’s sole
provider while they were in “I ended up meeting with [the people at Prudential] and I don’t know if they thought it was a, ?why not? Let’s give you a shot.’ So I came in ? and my very first job was in their securities lending department, reconciling fees and rebates.” Later she would recall the importance of connections: “As you get older networking is so important. If you stay within the same industry with the people you started with, and they grow up in that industry along with you, the people that sat at the desk next to you reconciling an account are now senior traders at hedge funds or they’re [chief investment officers] or [chief operating officers] somewhere. So it definitely helps you to forward yourself if you surround yourself with successful people.” Securities Lending: Old School When Ms. MacLeod began working at Prudential there were no systems in place to track lending activities. She essentially was the system. Certain companies would use a repurchase agreement system for securities lending, meaning that at the close of every rebate they’d pay interest. “Every time a trade closed I would get a single ticket that said ?here is the rebate we owe you.’ So I would literally sit there with these mounds of little tickets and run them against our system, and tick back every rebate. Well, I uncovered over $350,000 of lost revenue just by looking at a few months of tickets,” Ms. MacLeod says. Within a month of starting she was promoted. “They said, ?O.K., this girl’s got chops,’” she says. But she was periodically reminded by her employers: “You know, if you just had a college degree, you could go places.” Ms. MacLeod says she received the foundation of her industry knowledge at Prudential through its training program, which rotated new employees among each division of the company every three to six months, depending on the complexity of the job. She went from billing to settling trades to covering international markets, domestic markets and repo markets. Eventually she moved on to financial reporting and got her first taste of how the company actually made its money. A friend in the systems department showed her that Prudential’s current reports were inefficient for the financial statements required by pension funds. “My curiosity took over, and I figured out how to write my own reports to make the financial statements that the pension funds required. So I took something that had been very complex over the years and made it very clear with a clean process, which then evolved into a more robust reporting system.” {Extraneous Deleted} ***End Quote*** {JR: A # # # # # JFound: graduated Magna Cum
Laude from Profile: Vera MacLeod’s ***Begin Quote*** An Army veteran of the Korean War, he also graduated Magna
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JFound: Martha (Filpo) Miranda ‘93 FROM THE LEGACY SITE GUEST BOOK FOR Scott A. Spivey ‘90 ***Begin Quote*** Spivey Family: I am so deeply saddened by the loss of
Scott. I knew Scott from Martha (Filpo) Miranda ‘93 ( ***End Quote*** The obits were reported in the ezine
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JFound: Panzarella, Brianne (MC2009) http://manhattan.facebook.com/profile.php?id=32102703 Panzarella, *** begin quote *** Akward, with eyes that look
greener when I cry (which is quite often), I am trying to upgrade my fashion
sense, but at the same time I love my sweatpants. I am a hardcore tv addict with a *TIVO* in my dorm room to prove it. I am
slightly obsessed with I love Danielle Truebeenski, the litte red school house, and fooood and General Hospital *** end quote *** # # # # # |
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JFound: Diep, Hung (MC????) http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? 108 new citizens naturalized in ***Begin Quote*** Hung Diep only remembers life in
Thoa Diep smiled as her son talked, holding the American flag he was given along with his citizenship papers. “She basically wanted me to have a better life over here,” he said. As he grew, Diep said, his
mother pushed him to finish high school, go to college and graduate. Now 22
and living in Spring Valley, Diep graduated May 20
from “She knew back at home that she didn’t have the same opportunities I do now,” he said. Diep first applied for citizenship four years ago. His mother applied six months later and is scheduled to take the test June 11. Thoa Diep doesn’t speak much English, her son said, but “she learned to adapt.” ***End Quote*** # # # # # |
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MFound: Edward Proffitt professor at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=120644 Source: Xlibris Coming Out Not Once But Twice! — Author Edward Proffitt Recounts His Experiences and Shares the Differences of Being Queer in the 50s and 60s to Being Queer Now ***Begin Quote*** This book chronicles the author’s life and the difference between being queer in the 50s and 60s and being queer now. Though Proffitt relays his life story with much humor, one can also see the indignation and acerbic wit in the message behind the lines. He endured the horror of being gay during the 50s and 60s, faced psychotherapy, entered marriage, fathered two children, and was finally Coming Out Twice. The author’s life is typical of many gay men and as he recounts it, painting a happy ending despite the pain, Proffitt hopes to be truly an inspiration to others who are still struggling with their homosexuality. Never pretend to be someone you’re not and take pride in coming out of the closet. The truth of Coming Out Twice will set you free! Get a copy now, celebrate your individuality and embrace who you truly are! You can purchase a copy of this fantastic book online at Xlibris.com or at a local book retailer near you. About the Author A full professor at Manhattan College, now retired and living in Palm Springs, Dr. Edward Proffitt began his writing career as a poet in late adolescence, at the time of his first coming out. Born in 1938, he experienced the horror of being gay in the 50s and early 60s. The demeaning situation “inverts” had to endure led him to enter psychotherapy and later to marry. He remained married for nearly thirty years, during which time he fathered two children and published extensively. However, because Erato had fled, he wrote no more poetry until after his second coming out at the end of the nineties, when the poems of both Homo Erectus (his first book of poems) and now Ecce Homo poured out. Most concern the experience of being gay in the world as we have known it seen through a critical eye as to both gays and straights. There is much humor here as well as indignation and an acerbic wit. Coming Out Twice * by Edward Proffitt Then and Now Publication Date: November 8, 2006 Trade Paperback; $20.99; 135 pages; 978-1-4257-2996-7 Cloth Hardback; $30.99; 135 pages; 978-1-4257-2997-4 ***End Quote*** # # # # # |
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http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north512.html The Gold-Plated Sting *** begin quote *** Gold coins once provided a degree of personal liberty because governments were forced by public opinion regarding the money supply to maintain convertibility of paper money into gold coins. But war by war, central bank by central bank, economic emergency by economic emergency, textbook by textbook, central bank insiders have persuaded politicians to authorize the removal of gold from the public’s bank accounts. They have also persuaded academic economists and the media to re-shape the public’s opinion regarding gold: "A barbarous relic." It all goes back to the original lie: something for nothing. It also goes back to the lie’s corollary: guaranteed by law. Those two lies made possible the creation of a government-guaranteed gold-plated gold standard. They were part of the sting. *** end quote *** Yup, you have to admire when a con works. “Helicopter” Ben
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