JASPER JOTTINGS Week 40 - 2008 Oct 05

http://www.jasperjottings.com/2008/jasperjottings2008WEEK40.html

POSITRACTION: Bold defiance in Nazi Paris

JFOUND: McNamara, Brian J. (MC1973)

JFound: Piccinich, Edward V. [MC1984] is Executive Vice President of SL Green Realty Corporation

JFound: Rounding up a bunch of 64ers.

JEmail: McFadden, Michael (MC1973) reports on Yuen, Kam [MC1965]

JFound: Memoly, George [MC1942] has an account on Facebook; trying to confirm.

JObit: Brophy, John F. [MC1975]

JFound: Murray, Michael M. (MC????)

JHQ: Heffernan, Thomas J. [MC1968] Doctor Of Humane Letters

JHQ: Jesuit Priest John Dear To Speak Sunday 11/14

JNews: Tolli, Dominick [MC????] SVP Marketing SpinVox

JHQ: Cartoonist And Comic Book Theorist Scott McCloud To Speak 11/6

JFound: Piché, Maureen (MC????) is a Principal of Archstone Consulting

CARTOON: new Obama shirt

JFound: Goebel, Roger J. [MC1957] teaches at Fordham

MNews: Anything to do with Green Construction, Alternative energy, or even just recycling on a small scale is fine.

JObit: Dougherty, Br. Michael [MC1956]

JObit: Rivera, Belen [MC????]

ENDNOTE: Vatican starts to id CINO politicians?

Comment on CARTOON: Barack’s New book by Jerry Breen (MC1970) by Jimbo

Comment on REMEMBERING: Lisa Marie Muccilo ‘92 by Jonscott Turco. '91

Comment on MNEWS: the “big chilli” is Maria Disavino, a professor of chemistry at Manhattan College by dd

Comment on JNews: Arthur Doran Jr. to run for Yonkers mayor by Holly Tokarz

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POSITRACTION: Bold defiance in Nazi Paris

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7634000/7634154.stm

Bold defiance in Nazi Paris By Barbara Mellor

Translator of Resistance: Memoirs of Occupied France

Notre Guerre, Souvenirs de Résistance, Agnès Humbert, 1946.

The listing on French eBay didn’t give much clue as to the treasure that lay in store.

Agnes Humbert’s secret journal was first published in 1946

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Neither title nor author meant anything to me. But a memoir of the French Resistance published so soon after the war and - most intriguingly - written by a woman, might be worth a couple of euros.

When it arrived, Notre Guerre - its evocative cream-coloured cover darkened with age, its blotting-paper pages roughly cut - exhaled the atmosphere of wartime Paris. There was no preamble, no introduction. As I started to read, I was plunged directly into the Parisians’ agonized anticipation of the arrival of the German army in their beloved city in June 1940.

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[JR: We continue to learn what good people did to resist evil. Hopefully, our challenges, or at least mine, will be little ones. Franz Jägerstätter comes to mind. And, all the ones we don’t know. When we are presented with evil, either personally or by our government, do we, as Jaspers, have huevos to stand up and “just say no”? It so much easier to “just go along to get along”. Like the line from a “man for all seasons”?]

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The Duke of Norfolk: Oh confound all this. I’m not a scholar, I don’t know whether the marriage was lawful or not but dammit, Thomas, look at these names! Why can’t you do as I did and come with us, for fellowship!

Sir Thomas More: And when we die, and you are sent to heaven for doing your conscience, and I am sent to hell for not doing mine, will you come with me, for fellowship?

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    * Posted on: Sun, Sep 28 2008 1:17 PM

 

 

JFOUND: McNamara, Brian J. (MC1973)

http://www.martindale.com/Brian-J-McNamara/359228-lawyer.htm

Brian J. McNamara

Partner

Foley & Lardner LLP

Washington Harbour, Suite 500, 3000 K Street, N.W.

Washington, District of Columbia 20007-5109

Experience & Credentials

Practice Areas Electronics; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Sports Law; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Litigation

Education University of Maryland, J.D., with honors, 1986, Manhattan College, B.E.E., 1973; Johns Hopkins University (M.S.E.E., 1976; M.A.S., 1980)

Admitted 1986, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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McNamara, Brian J. (MC1973)

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    * Posted on: Sun, Sep 28 2008 8:50 PM

 

 

JFound: Piccinich, Edward V. [MC1984] is Executive Vice President of SL Green Realty Corporation

http://slgreen.com/about/biographies/executive-vice-presidents/edward-v-piccinich/

Edward V. Piccinich

Executive Vice President, Property Management & Construction

Edward V. Piccinich serves as Executive Vice President of SL Green Realty Corporation, where he manages one of the largest portfolios in New York, oversees all redevelopment & capital projects, and underwrites potential new acquisitions.

As the head of Property Management & Construction teams in the area, Mr. Piccinich focuses on maintaining high levels of tenant satisfaction within the portfolio, as well as fulfilling the increasing engineering and safety obligations required by the City of New York. Further, under Mr. Piccinich’s experienced leadership, SL Green has realized numerous efficiencies in its office towers by developing an electricity-purchasing program, obtaining NYSERDA and NYISO rebates, and replacing mechanical systems with energy saving equipment.

With a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College, Mr. Piccinich is a member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and has been consulted by national and local periodicals for his views about the real estate industry in New York City.

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Dear John,

I believe that Ed is a member of the Class of 1984.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]

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Piccinich, Edward V. [MC1984]

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    * Posted on: Mon, Sep 29 2008 9:48 AM

    * Updated: Tue, Sep 30 2008 5:49 PM

 

 

JFound: Rounding up a bunch of 64ers.

FACEBOOK EMAIL

TO: Douglas Nicholas [MC1964]; Fallon, James [MC1964]; Rush, Ray [MC1964]; Schwarz, Kenneth (MC1964)

CC: Cahill, Jack (MC1964)

RE: Friend Request

Dear Fellow Jasper Alumni,

I am reaching out to you to add you to my collection of Jaspers on Facebook. Recently, a fellow Classmate of your year, Jack Cahill, joined at my urging. And, he was the first in your Class Year of 1964 that I had. I couldn’t suggest any peers to him.

Chagrined, I have set out to remedy that.

By way of explanation, I’m just a harmless old alum that runs an alumni ezine — a weekly email about Jasper findings — http://www.jasperjottings.com — It is a imho interesting weekly summary of alumni and (to a lesser extent) student news.

I do Jasper Jottings to connect Jaspers globally. I’ve been trying to drag the “real” MC Alumni organization into this decade. Any Jasper Jottings exists, it’s free, and is an excellent source to identify and connect with specific alumni. For example, I have about 1500 Jaspers reading it every week.

This is just my attempt to “help” you and Jack connect. :-) You might not even know you needed help. :-) It, Jasper Jottings, might help you possibly identify other alumni that you might want to connect with.

Jasper-ing-ly yours,

Now I have to adjust my tin foil hat, and go “help” others,

fjohn68

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[JR: Let's see how persuasive I can be. :-) That 'tin foil' hat gives great reception.]

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    * Posted on: Mon, Sep 29 2008 6:19 PM

 

 

JEmail: McFadden, Michael (MC1973) reports on Yuen, Kam [MC1965]

From: McFadden, Michael (MC1973)

Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 2:52 PM

To: reinkefj

Subject: Hi John! :)

I haven’t written for a while, but read the JJ every week it pops into my mailbox. You’re doing a great service for us and it’s *very* appreciated even by those who you rarely hear from.

A friend sent me a notice about a “Peace Studies Lecture Series” at Kennesaw State University and while researching it I ran across the following that I thought I should send you as a “Jasper Found” item. Note that Kam’s name links to a therapeutic medicine website he’s evidently founded.

Hope all’s well with thee and hope things are going well up at MC!

:)

Michael

Michael J. McFadden

Author of Dissecting Antismokers’ Brains

Mid-Atlantic Director, Citizens Freedom Alliance, Inc.

Director, Pennsylvania Smokers’ Action Network (PASAN) http://pasan.TheTruthIsALie.com

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Kam Yuen:

Kam, who appeared on Show # 176, was born in Hong Kong, where he spent his formative years. When he moved to the United States with his parents he furthered his studies in New York. Over the years he visited to refine his style with help from his teacher in Hong Kong.

After receiving his degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1965 from Manhattan College, he moved to the San Francisco area and received an advanced graduate degree in Engineering Studies from the University of Santa Clara. It was while he was employed at Lockheed Aircraft near San Jose as a structural and mechanical engineer in research and development that he opened his first dojo.

In 1969, after a brief stay in Los Angeles, Kam returned to Hong Kong to further his study in the martial arts. After training for several months, and achieving the status of Grandmaster in Shaolin Kung-Fu, Tai Mantis Kung-Fu, Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong he returned to the United States.

Back in Los Angeles, he held numerous classes at local YMCAs, the Chinatown Recreation Hall, Cal State, UCLA, and USC. Kam is the founder of the “Shaolin West Healing Center” and co-founder of the “Tai Mantis Kung Fu Assoc”. He has been the featured speaker at the world medical Qi Gong conference in Beijing as well as at several Whole Life and New Life Expos here in the US.

Early in 1972, Kam was called by Warner Brothers Studio to act as technical advisor to David Carradine in the Kung-Fu series. Mr. Carradine has been quoted as saying that he based the Caine character in that show on Kam. Mr. Carradine dedicated his book The Spirit of Shaolin to Kam.

Kam holds licenses in the following healthcare fields: Doctor of Chiropractic, Herbalist, Nutritionist, Chinese Energetic Medicine, Martial arts and Sports Medicine, Homeopathic Medicine and Acupuncture.

Kam currently lives in California, but travels extensively teaching and giving lectures and demonstrations of the technique he spent a life time developing, The Yuen Method of Chinese Energetics.

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[JR: Thanks, MikeMcF. Much appreciated. Glad to see you're getting the JJ issues. Thanks for the report. Where would I be without all my reporters? ]

McFadden, Michael (MC1973)

Yuen, Kam [MC1965]

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JFound: Memoly, George [MC1942] has an account on Facebook; trying to confirm.

Memoly, George [MC1942]

New York, NY

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Dear Fellow Jasper Alumni, I am reaching out to you to add you to my collection of Jaspers on Facebook. It appears you’re the “Senior Officer On Deck” here. To steal a military concept. :-) fjohn68

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    * Posted on: Mon, Sep 29 2008 11:59 PM

 

 

JObit: Brophy, John F. [MC1975]

http://www.legacy.com/StarLedger/DeathNotices.asp?

Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118063310

http://tinyurl.com/4pvxp4

Dr. John F. Brophy formerly of Harrison, 55

Dr. John F. Brophy, 55, of Missouri City, Texas, died in Texas on Wednesday at his residence. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at the Condon Memorial Home, 210 Davis Ave., Harrison. A Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Church in Harrison. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Born in Newark, he was a resident of Harrison and lived in Texas for many years. Dr. Brophy was a computer software designer for Visual Numerics of Texas. He was a graduate of Manhattan College and received his master’s and doctorite from Purdue University. He was predeceased by his mother, Anna Mae (nee Reilly). Surviving are his father, Frank Brophy, and two brothers, Francis and Thomas Brophy.

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Dear John,

I believe that John is a member of the Class of 1975.

May He Rest In Peace.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]

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Brophy, John F. [MC1975]

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/48ubaq

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    * Posted on: Tue, Sep 30 2008 8:16 AM

    * Updated: Tue, Sep 30 2008 5:49 PM

 

 

JFound: Murray, Michael M. (MC????)

http://www.milbank.com/en/Attorneys/m-o/Murray_Michael.htm

Michael M. Murray

Michael M. Murray is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department and is in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. Murray is a member of the federal and state bars in both New York and Massachusetts and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is also an electrical engineer with extensive experience in highly complex technology, including semiconductors, digital electronics, software and the Internet.

Mr. Murray’s intellectual property experience dates from 1984 when he was a Patent Examiner in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Since 1985, Mr. Murray has worked with clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters. His patent litigation experience includes both jury and non-jury matters in a number of Federal Courts throughout the U.S. and in matters before the International Trade Commission. Mr. Murray has written and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications on a wide variety of inventions. He counsels clients on issues such as the licensing and patentability of technology, the infringement and validity of U.S. patents, patent infringement avoidance, and strategies for developing and exploiting intellectual property assets.

Mr. Murray is a frequent author and lecturer on a variety of intellectual property issues. Representative publications and presentations include: Preventing Third Parties From Gaining Rights in Your Intellectual Property, The IP Litigator, Oct. 2002; Instructor, American Intellectual Property Law Association Basic Training Program in Patent Law, August 2002 and August 2003, Arlington, Virginia; Guest Lecturer, Japanese Intellectual Property Association, Sept. 2002 and Sept. 2003, Tokyo Japan; A Practical Guide to E-Commerce Inventions, Presentation in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2000; The Best Defense is a Good Offense – Better Results in Intellectual Property Disputes With Aggressive Action, International Legal Strategy, Volume IV-12, Dec. 1995; Techniques for Obtaining a Strong U.S. Patent, Journal of the Japanese Group A.I.P.P.I., Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 16-22, Jan. 1993.

Mr. Murray is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Mr. Murray received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Murray, Michael M. (MC????)

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    * Posted on: Tue, Sep 30 2008 9:58 AM

 

 

JHQ: Heffernan, Thomas J. [MC1968] Doctor Of Humane Letters

September 22, 2008

Manhattan College To Award Doctor Of Humane Letters To Thomas J. Heffernan ’68 At Fall Honors Convocation

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Dr. Thomas J. Heffernan ’68 Ph.D., who holds the Kenneth Curry Professorship at the University of Tennessee (UT), will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Manhattan College’s Fall Honors Convocation on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4:00 p.m in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers.

During the ceremony, nearly 150 seniors will be recognized for their academic excellence and inducted into Epsilon Sigma Pi, the oldest college-wide honor society. Induction into Epsilon Sigma Pi is considered the highest scholastic honor that can be earned by a Manhattan College student.

A native of New York City, Heffernan is a member of the departments of English and religious studies and the program in Medieval Studies at UT. He earned his doctorate in religious literature and reform in late antiquity and the Middle Ages at Cambridge University, where he was the recipient of the Emmanuel College scholarship.

Upon completion of his Ph.D., Heffernan was awarded a fellowship by the Medieval Academy of America for the study of Latin palaeography at Harvard University. He is the author of The Popular Literature of Medieval England (1978), Sacred Biography (1988), and the co-author of The Liturgy of the Medieval Church (2001) and Scripture and Pluralism (2006).

In addition, Heffernan is currently completing a critical edition of the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis for the series Ancient Christian Authors, and he edited the prestigious journal Studies in the Age of Chaucer for 10 years. He has written some 50 plus scholarly essays and reviews and has lectured and taught in the United States and abroad.

His scholarship has received numerous awards, including the Medieval Academy of America’s Van Courtland Eliot Prize and most recently the National Endowment of the Humanities. He has been the recipient of several fellowships and received the Alumni Outstanding Teaching Citation by UT, the most significant teaching award presented by the university.

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Heffernan, Thomas J. [MC1968]

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    * Posted on: Tue, Sep 30 2008 6:33 PM

 

 

JHQ: Jesuit Priest John Dear To Speak Sunday 11/14

http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/092908_1.shtml

September 29, 2008

Jesuit Priest John Dear To Speak At Manhattan College

Dear is the former executive director of the fellowship of reconciliation.

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – John Dear, a Jesuit priest and former executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, will speak at Manhattan College and sign copies of his autobiography on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 4:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library. The event, sponsored by the College’s peace studies program, is free and open to the public.

A Persistent Peace: One Man’s Struggle for a Nonviolent World was released this past August, and copies will be available for sale during the event. The book follows Dear’s decades-long journey and spiritual growth, including his unpopular actions before government officials, military personnel and even hostile representatives of the Church.

Dear, well-known and loved in the Catholic peace and justice community, has worked with the homeless in Washington, D.C., New York City, Richmond, Va., and El Salvador, and at a human rights center in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He taught theology at Fordham University and has edited books about Henri Nouwen, Daniel Berrigan and Nobel Laureate Mairead Corrigan.

From 1998 through December 2000, Dear served at the helm of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest interfaith peace organization in the United States. From 2002-2004, he was a pastor of several parishes in northeastern New Mexico. Currently, he coordinates Pax Christi New Mexico and lectures to tens of thousands of people each year in churches and schools across the country.

Dear earned two master’s degrees in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in California. In 2008, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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JNews: Tolli, Dominick [MC????] SVP Marketing SpinVox

http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=533441#

SpinVox Appoints Former Virgin Mobile Executive as Senior Vice President of Marketing for North America

Tolli Joins to Drive Continued Growth Across Unified Communications, Cable And Telecom Hosted Services

By BusinessWire

ATLANTA, BUSINESS WIRE — SpinVox, a global leader in voice-to-content messaging, announced today the appointment of Dominick Tolli as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for North America. Tolli joins the organization after leading mobile data and service delivery efforts at Virgin Mobile.

“Dominick brings two decades of deep experience in all facets of telecom service marketing to SpinVox in North America,” says Christina Domecq, co-founder and CEO. “At Virgin Mobile alone, he was responsible for Virgin’s Mobile Data Services which included messaging, music, mobile marketing, mobile advertising and social networking. At SpinVox he’ll be charged with developing an ever increasing range of routes to market for services enabled by the automatic conversion of voice to text.”

Prior to joining SpinVox, Tolli was the V.P. of Innovation Services at Virgin Mobile and prior to that, for three years held the position of V.P. of Mobile Data Services. From 1999 through 2002, he was the President of Business Operations and the V.P. of Business Development at Net2Phone. Tolli spent more than 12 years with AT&T with the most recent stint being a Product Management director in their Consumer Group. He also worked in launching AT&T’s WorldNet service with prior assignments including sales and systems engineering.

Tolli holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Masters from Cornell. He received his MBA from New York University in 1986.

About SpinVox

SpinVox(R) is the world’s largest privately-held speech technology company, providing the most successful voice to text messaging services which are used daily by millions of people. SpinVox services are available directly on www.spinvox.com and through leading carriers and service providers globally.

Through significant innovations in voice and network technologies, SpinVox has brought together the two most natural forms of communication - voice and text - to create the fastest-growing form of messaging: Voice-to-Content(TM).

Its award-winning service is not only upgrading voicemail - by converting voicemail to text for delivery as SMS or email messages - but is also empowering people to speak SMS messages or emails to anyone, from any phone. SpinVox also enables people to speak messages directly to their favourite web messaging services such as Facebook, Twitter and many other popular web networks.

As a carrier-class hosted service provider, any network, anywhere in the world can rapidly implement SpinVox and it is now live with Alltel, Cincinnati Bell, Sasktel, Rogers, Telus, Telstra, Vodacom South Africa, Vodafone Spain, Livejournal and has announced a deal with Skype.

At the heart of SpinVox is its ground-breaking Voice Message Conversion System(TM) (VMCS), which works by combining state-of-the-art speech technologies with a live-learning language process. VMCS now serves users across five continents in English, French, Spanish and German - with additional languages, Portuguese and Italian, under development.

Contacts:

SpinVox Public Relations Director - North America Tony Carter +1 404-316-0201

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Tolli, Dominick [MC????]

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    * Posted on: Tue, Sep 30 2008 6:38 PM

 

 

JHQ: Cartoonist And Comic Book Theorist Scott McCloud To Speak 11/6

http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/092908_2.shtml

September 29, 2008

Cartoonist And Comic Book Theorist Scott McCloud To Speak At Manhattan College

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Cartoonist and comic book theorist Scott McCloud will speak at Manhattan College on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Smith Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

McCloud’s talk is the fall semester’s scheduled college writing lecture to accompany Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, a wise, funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

McCloud is the author of Understanding Comics (1993), a 215-page book about comics that has been translated into more than 16 languages. He also has written Reinventing Comics (2000), a more controversial look at comics revolutions in art, culture and technology, and Making Comics (2006), an extensive look at comics storytelling techniques.

A native of Boston, Mass., McCloud in 1984 created the light-hearted science fiction/superhero comic book series Zot!, which he describes as a “cross between Peter Pan, Buck Rogers and Marshall McLuhan.” His other print comics include Destroy!!, scripts for various Superman comics, a 1998 series The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln, and various short subjects and mini-comics.

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    * Posted on: Tue, Sep 30 2008 6:39 PM

 

 

JFound: Piché, Maureen (MC????) is a Principal of Archstone Consulting

http://www.archstoneconsulting.com/about.aspx?id=682

MAUREEN PICHÉ Principal Stamford, CT USA

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Maureen Piché is a Principal of Archstone Consulting in the firm’s operations practice. She has 23 years of operational and strategic leadership specializing in Business Process Outsourcing, Shared Services, Process Improvement, Merger Integration, IT Strategy and Portfolio Management, Operations and Cost Improvement. Ms. Piché has directed a number of engagements for Fortune 500 companies undergoing radical changes including outsourcing, post merger integration, globalization, and shared services expansion.

Prior to joining Archstone, Maureen was SVP, CIO/CPO at Genuity, a Vice President at Bell Atlantic and a Vice President at NYNEX. Ms. Piché has led a shared services organization responsible for IT, procurement, process engineering, real estate and construction and outsourced a number of functions.

Ms. Piché holds a MBA degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Manhattan College.

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Piché, Maureen (MC????)

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    * Posted on: Wed, Oct 1 2008 10:04 AM

 

 

CARTOON: new Obama shirt

From: Jerry Breen

Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:24 PM

Subject: new Obama shirt

http://cli.gs/g0Er9H

To one and all: The Presidential election is almost upon us, and it’s not too late to stock up on Obama or McCain shirts from the Jerry Breen boutique - that is, my online store at cafepress.com . Check out all of the colorful designs at http://www.cafepress.com/newbreen  . Here’s my latest design - “Obama Rocks!” I was looking at the Obama campaign logo one day when I noticed that the flag stripes coming out of the blue “O” almost looked like a tongue coming out of a mouth - which reminded me of a popular logo for a certain “World’s Greatest Rock’n'Roll Band”. I think you’ll agree that nothing says “Obama Rocks!” better than this graphic. Of course, you can also check it out on my website at www.newbreen.com  or www.jerrybreen.com  , as usual. I’ll have more news in a week or two. Thanks, Jerry Breen

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With the kind permission of Jerry Breen (MC1970)

http://www.jerrybreen.com

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    * Posted on: Thu, Oct 2 2008 8:09 PM

 

 

JFound: Goebel, Roger J. [MC1957] teaches at Fordham

http://www.martindale.com/xp/legal

/Professional_Resources/Law_Schools/schl0262.xml

ROGER J. GOEBEL, (Professor of Law; Director, Center on European Union Law; The Alpin J. Cameron Chair of Law), born 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, New York. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., 1957); New York University (LL.B., 1960; LL.M., 1961). COURSES: Agency, European Union Law, EEC Corporate and Trade Law.

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Goebel, Roger J. [MC1957]

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    * Posted on: Thu, Oct 2 2008 9:32 PM

 

 

MNews: Anything to do with Green Construction, Alternative energy, or even just recycling on a small scale is fine.

http://community.livejournal.com/environment/840576.html

Speakers?

Hello, My name is Stephen and this is my first time posting in the community. I’m an Environmental Engineer at Manhattan College and an active member of NYWEA (New York Water Environment Association).

We’ve been given the opportunity to have several nights each semester for guest speakers to come to the school. In the past we’ve had people such as the deputy commissioner of the DEP, Alumni of the school who’ve gone o to work for consulting firms like Malcolm Pirnie and Hazen and Sawyer, and even lawyers who specialize in environmental issues.

My question to the community is this: Do you know of anyone else who would make a good speaker? We’re looking for people from the New York City area who aren’t too expensive. Anything to do with Green Construction, Alternative energy, or even just recycling on a small scale is fine.

If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Also, if you are from the Bronx or surrounding area most of these events are open to the public so you should check them out. Thanks!

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    * Posted on: Thu, Oct 2 2008 11:48 PM

 

 

MNews: Oliver Abel, 54, teaches finance at Manhattan College

http://www.myheraldnews.com/view.html?type=stories&
action=detail&sub_id=46016

Retirees keep anxious watch on investments

By LESLIE BRODY, EVONNE COUTROS , STAFF WRITERS | 10/01/08 02:01 AM

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Oliver Abel, 54, teaches finance at Manhattan College and owns Oliver’s Chocolates in Ridgewood. He watches Wall Street from the perspective of a former investment banker, and is appalled at the “greed and the lack of responsibility” shown by the leaders of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and other crisis-ridden institutions.

“I’m concerned about the long-term effects,” Abel said. “I’m teaching college students who are demoralized by what’s going on. … They are trying to learn the correct way to run a business and all they are seeing is this tremendous greed and disregard for shareholder responsibility.”

He is disgusted that the banking industry has left the public to bail them out, he said. “The banks had one long, huge party, they got drunk, and we all have to clean it up,” Abel said.

“I feel very sorry for the retirees with fixed incomes,” he added. “They didn’t do anything wrong and now they are bearing the brunt from the party.”

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    * Posted on: Fri, Oct 3 2008 3:53 AM

 

 

JObit: Dougherty, Br. Michael [MC1956]

http://www.legacy.com/APP/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118309579

BROTHER MICHAEL DOUGHERTY

AGE: 82 LINCROFT

Brother Michael Dougherty, F.S.C., 82, of De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, Middletown, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at De La Salle Hall. Brother Michael was born in Newburgh, N.Y. and received the Holy Habit of the Christian Brothers on Sept. 7, 1942. He was a graduate of Catholic University, Washington, D.C., and received a Master of Art Degree in mathematics from Manhattan College in 1956 and a Master of Science Degree from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. in 1964. He was a former president of the Catholic High School Freshman Basketball League. Brother Michael’s assignments included Christian Brothers Academy, Albany, N.Y., La Salle Institute, New York City, Manhattan Prep, New York City, where he served as athletic director, St. Joseph’s Novitiate Institute, Barrytown, N.Y., Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, N.Y., where he served as vice principal, and Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft.

Visiting hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at De La Salle Hall, Lincroft. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at De La Salle Hall, followed by interment at the Christian Brothers section of St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, Marlboro. Memorial donations to De La Salle Nursing Development, 810 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738, would be appreciated. Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, is in charge of arrangements.

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Dougherty, Br. Michael [MC1956]

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/463sgx

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    * Posted on: Fri, Oct 3 2008 8:51 PM

 

 

JObit: Rivera, Belen [MC????]

http://www.legacy.com/TBO/Obituaries.asp?

Page=LifeStory&PersonId=118346847

http://tinyurl.com/43grhm

RIVERA, Belen, 73, of Tampa, passed away October 2, 2008. She was a Catholic. Born to Edelmiro and Dolores Colon in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, she was a graduate of Manhattan College and had resided in Tampa since 1990. A loving wife, mother and grand-mother, she is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dr. Jorge Rivera Diaz; son, Jorge (Maricel Rey) Rivera; daughter, Belen Rivera Garcia; daughter, Lourdes Rivera Colon, and son-in-law, Lou Garcia; grand-children Myrna Rivera and Alex Frantzeskakis; brother, Cristobal (Gloria) Colon; sister, Raquel (Ramon) Torres; and numerous nieces, nephews and relatives. She was an avid golfer and world traveler and had a passion for music, poetry writing and painting. She will be missed by all. Services will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2008, at St. Marks Catholic Church. Interment will follow the service at 1 p.m. at Florida National Cemetery. The family will receive friends 3-6 p.m. both Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5, 2008, at the funeral home. Words of comfort may be expressed at www.blountcurry.com.

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Rivera, Belen [MC????]

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    * Posted on: Sat, Oct 4 2008 5:16 PM

 

 

ENDNOTE: Vatican starts to id CINO politicians?

http://cli.gs/d63Bad

Vatican official attacks U.S. Democrats as “party of death”

FaithWorld - Religion, faith and ethics

October 1st, 2008

Posted by: Phil Stewart

Tags: , abortion, archbishop burke, catholic, death, joe biden, nancy pelosi, politics, pope benedict, united states, Catholics, Catholics In Name Only,

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Vatican officials seldom single out political leaders who differ with the Church on issues like abortion rights or embryonic stem cell research. But now that the Vatican’s highest court is led by an American, the former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke, we can expect things to get more explicit in Vatican City — at least when when it comes to U.S. politics.

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In the business world, protecting one’s brand is essential to preventing the consumer from wandering off out of cofusion. Guess Holy Mother Church has been too busy with pedophilia to notice that Catholic In Name Only politicians (CINOs) are leading the flocks astray. Nice to see that the “barn door” maybe getting locked long after the horse is so long gone. Maybe fifty years gone? Since the first CINO, JFK! They’ve lost generations here in the USA.

(We no longer deserve to call ourselves “The United States of America” any more. Since the “direct election of senators”, the States have been nothing more than extensions of the Federal Government. Sort of like a patient infected with a second form of cancer. Lysander Spooner was right about the Constitution with it’s “right to life”. And, while we are at it, let’s put the plastic bag of the Statue of Liberty or at least build a mile high fence around it. We should be embarrassed by it’s presence. A reminder of what a once great nation we were. I am ashamed of how far we have fallen from the Dead Old White Guy’s ideals.)

Respectfully submitted for your consideration, and action.

fjohn68

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    * Posted on: Sat, Oct 4 2008 7:02 PM

 

 

Comment on CARTOON: Barack’s New book by Jerry Breen (MC1970) by Jimbo

I agree with Margaret C. –> Obama is a racist!

    * Posted on: Sun, Sep 28 2008 9:44 PM

 

 

Comment on REMEMBERING: Lisa Marie Muccilo ‘92 by Jonscott Turco. '91

Fellow Jaspers,

I stumbled on this page through the random nature of the Internet and am so sorry to hear the news about Lisa. I recall her kind nature and hope there is something I may be able to do to contribute. Please let me know of any fundraising activities this Fall.

Thank you,

Jonscott

    * Posted on: Mon, Sep 29 2008 9:54 PM

 

 

Comment on MNEWS: the “big chilli” is Maria Disavino, a professor of chemistry at Manhattan College by dd

where can I see Maria Disavino’s picture??

    * Posted on: Tue, Sep 30 2008 1:44 PM

 

 

Comment on JNews: Arthur Doran Jr. to run for Yonkers mayor by Holly Tokarz

Arthur J. Doran is my grandfather. We all knew Doran was going to be a fantastic mayor. But with all family problems, it was just too much to handle. Arthur J. Doran is a great man. A the greatest grandfather a kid could ask for. I am 14 years old, and my grandfathers has taught me all of the great lessons in life. His love for New York is unbelievable. Doran is always in the mood to see something historical, whether it is 5 minutes away or 9 hours. Arthur J. Doran is a great man, who is a grandfather, to 10, and a father to 5. His Irish background effects him proudly. Yonkers would’ve been great if Arthur J. Doran was elected, and did not drop out. But, I believe things worked out for the best.

—Holly

    * Posted on: Thu, Oct 2 2008 9:05 AM

  

"Bon courage a vous tous"

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