JASPER JOTTINGS Week 49 - 2009 December 06

Jasper Jottings - The achievement journal of my fellow Jaspers, the alumni of the Manhattan College

http://www.jasperjottings.com/2009/jasperjottings2009W49.html


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POSITRACTION: WWI is still causing harm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-26yearold-victim-of-the-first-world-war-1824135.html

The 26-year-old victim of the First World War
An encounter with an unexploded RAF bomb changed Maité Roël’s life for ever. Robert Fisk finds out what the Great War means to her
Friday, 20 November 2009

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Maité Roël is just 26 and she is the youngest victim of the First World War. And when she walks to meet me past the old churchyard in her village of Bovekerke, she limps, ever so slightly, on her left leg, the living ghost of all those mutilated, long-dead men whose memory the world honoured on Armistice Day earlier this month. She even holds a First World War veteran’s card – “mutilée dans la guerre” – and when she shows it to the local railway ticket inspectors for reduced fare train trips, they suspect her – with awful inevitability – of stealing it from dead grandfather or great-grandfather.

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“We went on a scout camping expedition to Wetteren and I remember now that it was an old military camp,” Maité recalls very slowly. She has tiny dreadlocks that hang down her slim face and a silver ring in her nose – not the usual face of a First World War victim. “It was July 6th, 1992. I knew nothing about war. I remember we all built a fire using bricks round the outside and the other kids starting throwing logs on it. I was tired and so I went a few metres from the fire so I could sleep. Then there was a sudden explosion – I woke up and saw sparks from the explosion. Everyone was running and shouting and I tried to get up and I couldn’t. Everyone was looking at me and I looked down – and I saw that my left leg was hanging by a piece of skin.”

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[JR: War has such terrible and long lasting "hangovers". Hope I can avoid creating such "legacies". I'm sure my fellow alums aren't.]

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MNews: MC get press coverage

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/jasper_juggernaut_in_tk2ElKtni3gY9avZEYO5MN

Jasper juggernaut in ‘battle’ of Bx.
By BRIAN LEWIS
Last Updated: 5:27 AM, November 29, 2009
Posted: 2:56 AM, November 29, 2009

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Battle of the Bronx? It was more like a beatdown, a wire-to-wire 68-44 Manhattan rout of borough rival Fordham last night at Draddy Gym that earned the Jaspers a three-game winning streak and the Rams a postgame tongue-lashing from coach Dereck Whittenburg.

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[JR: MC gets some press. Hard to draw students if you’re “invisible”.]

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    * Posted on: Sun, Nov 29 2009 1:37 PM



JFound: Wood, Jerome C. [MC1975]

http://whoswhoinamerica.com/jerry_wood/diversified_financial_services_company_executive/occ13/7201612

Jerry Wood (Jerome C. Wood)

OCCUPATION: diversified financial services company executive
BORN: Seattle, 1953

Education
BS in Accounting, Manhattan College, 1975
MBA, New York University, 1980

Career
Trader fixed income division Morgan Stanley, 1978-1985, vice president, 1985-1987, principal, 1987-1992, managing director, 1992-2003, 2006-, co-head institutional clients and services, 2007-; global co-head, fixed income Credit Suisse First Boston, 2003-2005

Civic
Board directors Companions in Courage Foundation, 2007-

Family
Married Monica R. Wood.

Address
Office: Morgan Stanley 1585 Broadway New York New York 10036

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Wood, Jerome C. [MC1975]

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JFound: Kessel, Richard E. [MC1971]

http://www.tracked.com/person/richard_kessel

Richard E. Kessel
Pres & CEO, Board of Directors: Environmental Power Corporation

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Richard E. Kessel has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2006 and a member of our board since July 2006. From October 2003 to July 2006, Mr. Kessel was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bedford Partners, a consulting firm assisting private equity firms in acquiring energy, water, waste and other service related enterprises. From July 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003, Mr. Kessel served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Suez Environment NA a subsidiary of Suez Environment, an international company focused on water, wastewater and waste services. In this capacity, he oversaw the North America operations which were comprised of five companies spanning the United States, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico with over 9,200 employees, $1.3 billion in annual revenues and $1.5 billion in assets. Mr. Kessel served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Trigen Energy Corporation, an energy services company with $1 billion in assets, $533 million in annual revenue and 34 operating facilities in 22 states, from April 1, 2000 to June 30, 2002, after serving as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from December 1993 to March 31, 2000. Previously, Mr. Kessel was President and Chief Executive Officer of United Thermal Corporation (acquired by Trigen), which owned and operated the district energy systems in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and St. Louis, and Chief Operating Officer of Sithe Energies, Inc., a developer of independent power projects in the United States and global markets. Mr. Kessel serves on the board of directors of ISO New England, Inc., the operator of the New England region’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets. Mr. Kessel holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Manhattan College, completed the course work for a masters in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and received an advanced management degree from the Wharton School of Business Executive Program.

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Kessel, Richard E. [MC????]

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Dear John,

   I believe that Richard is a member of the Class of 1971.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Kessel, Richard E. [MC1971]

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    * Posted on: Sun, Nov 29 2009 3:37 PM
    * Updated: Mon, Nov 30 2009 6:17 PM



JFound: Pearce, Gerard [MC1978]

http://www.tracked.com/person/gerard_pearce

Gerard Pearce
Vice President of Sales: Entone, Inc.

Gerry has spent nearly 30 years in the telecommunications industry and nearly a decade of sales leadership experience in telco video solutions, Gerry brings highly targeted IPTV experience to his new role at Entone. Prior to joining Entone, Gerry was previously the Senior Director of Sales at Motorola/NextLevel where he was responsible for the IOC and municipality/utility markets. Before NextLevel, Gerry was a founding partner and Vice President of Sales for Network Technology Solutions, an engineering firm specializing in telecommunications installations. Before that, Gerry held senior positions at Western Electric and AT&T. Gerry holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Manhattan College and an M.S. degree in Telecommunications and Computing Management from Polytechnic University.

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Pearce, Gerard [MC????]

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Dear John,

   I believe that Gerard is a member of the Class of 1978.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Pearce, Gerard [MC1978]

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    * Posted on: Sun, Nov 29 2009 4:37 PM
    * Updated: Mon, Nov 30 2009 6:17 PM



JEmail: McEneney, Mike (MC1953) reports on the Bronx Battle

Dear John,

   As you reported, there was a buffet dinner before the Manhattan – Fordham Game Saturday night, This was the first time that the Alumni Society had sponsored such an event in the recent years. It was a success! They were set up for 60 but there was an overflow crowd, many showing up at the door without reservations. Everyone was accommodated, but it served as a reminder of the need to reserve a seat in advance,

   The game itself was well attended considering the fact that there were very few students on campus. The game was a blowout with Manhattan leading from the opening tip off. A great time was had by all.

   Mike

[JR: glad to hear that, Mike. There was minimal advance notice. Glad it worked out for all. I remember going to the rivalry game when I was in grammar school. It was a big deal back in the day.]

McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

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JFound: Walsh, Meg [MC1979]

http://www.tracked.com/person/meg_walsh

Meg Walsh
Sr VP-Consumer Mktg & Sls: Warwick Valley Telephone Co.

Meg Walsh joined WVT in March 2008 as Senior Vice President. She now has responsibility for all Residential Marketing and Sales including our broadband, video and media, including web content. In addition she is responsible for our Yellow Pages directory publishing group.

Meg’s career began at NYNEX, where she gained an understanding of utility infrastructure initially through positions in Outside Plant Engineering, Regulatory, and Finance. Subsequent to the merger of NYNEX with Bell Atlantic, Ms. Walsh moved to the Business Marketing and Sales organization as the Director of Broadband and Wideband Products where she had direct product development and revenue responsibility for the entire footprint.

In 1999 she founded T21 Consulting Group (a Minority/Women Business Enterprise), a firm providing Strategic Development, Marketing, and Business Development to Clients across all sectors. WVT was a former Client.

Meg’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Engineering (BE), a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), and a Master’s in Engineering (ME) from Manhattan College (Bronx, NY) where she serves on the Alumni Council.

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Walsh, Meg [MC????]

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Dear John,

   I believe that Meg received her BE in 1979. She is an active member of the Alumni Society.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Walsh, Meg [MC1979]

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    * Posted on: Mon, Nov 30 2009 8:53 AM
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JEMAIL: Toner, Mike (MC1972) chastizes the CIC

Dear John,

Your headline and the beginning of this story that you quote make it sound like the bill would offer free-for-all abortions, which is not the case. The jack-booted bishops and their allies came in and undid a carefully crafted compromise that did not violate the principles of the Hyde amendment but allowed people to pay for abortion coverage in an otherwise federally-funded plan. We live in a plural society. Many people do not believe that human life begins at conception. If you don’t believe in abortion, don’t have one – but let those who believe differently use their money as they wish.

I would have thought that this would be the libertarian position.

mike toner
BEE ‘72
Buffalo, NY

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[JR: The Libertarian position would be that there should be NO forced taxation. Not like that is going to happen anytime soon. We can go into other Libertarian thoughts from there. But, let's start from there. As a taxpayer, it is abhorrent to be forced to pay for killing human beings. (I don't support the war or capital punishment either.) There is no way they can get away from the fact that this uses federal funds to pay for abortions. Otherwise why does it have ANY connection to the federally funded plan. They can squirm all they want but it does. And, I don't want to pay for it. Make the taxes voluntary, and see how much they collect! Us libertarians would like nothing better if EVERYONE could spend their money anyway they want. Sorry if I've disappointed you. It's not about beliefs; it's about force.]

Toner, Mike (MC1972)

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JEmail: Breen, Jerry (MC1971) offers a Jasper discount

John: This to let you (and all the Jaspers out there) know that, for the Christmas shopping season, I’m offering Jaspers a special discount of 40% off my regular price of $500 for a medium-sized portrait painting. Now I can do a painting of one person about 16 by 20 inches to 18 by 24 inches in size for just $300. Or you can get a gift caricature at prices starting at $60 each, depending on the size and number of people in the caricature. Here are some samples of my portraits and caricatures of the famous and not-so-famous. For more info, contact me at 410-683-1562 or newbreen@comcast.net . And please check out my website at www.newbreen.com or www.jerrybreen.com to see more of my artwork. Thanks, Jerry Breen MC’71



[JR: Always glad to get a price break for our fellow alums.]

[JR: FYI, Included one only due to space constraints.]

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JFound: Mannarino, Al [MC1982] speaks on Wed 12/9 11 PT

http://database-administration.net/interbase-2009-discover-the-best-way-to-ensure-secure-data-protection-for-your-applications

Discover the best way to ensure secure data protection for your applications: Embarcadero InterBase SMP 2009

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Don’t miss this live event!

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM PT/ 2:00 PM ET
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker: Al Mannarino, Embarcadero Technologies

REGISTER NOW

Who Should Attend:
Developers and database professionals looking to enhance the security and performance of their applications.

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About the Speaker:

Al Mannarino is currently a Lead Systems Engineer and Evangelist for Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. He has more than 25 years of software development experience, including object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) and developing and deploying production applications. Prior to joining Embarcadero, Al spent three years working with CodeGear, a division of Borland that was acquired by Embarcadero in 2008. He also worked five years as a Lead Systems Engineer for Borland helping to sell application lifecycle management, software delivery optimization and developer tools solutions. Prior to Borland, Al was a Systems Engineer for Objectivity, Versant, Red Brick Systems, Information Builders, and an Electrical Engineer with Grumman Aerospace where he performed real application implementations on complex electrical-mechanical systems. Al has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College.

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Mannarino, Al [MC????]

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Dear John,

   I believe that Al is a member of the Class of 1982.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Mannarino, Al [MC1982]

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    * Posted on: Mon, Nov 30 2009 11:04 PM
    * Updated: Wed, Dec 2 2009 1:57 PM



JFound: Kiernan, Peter P. [MC????]

http://www.tracked.com/person/peter_kiernan_622028

Peter P. Kiernan
Sr VP-Prof Svcs: PROS Holdings, Inc.

Mr. Kiernan joined PROS in 1992 after the end of operations at Pan Am. Over his twenty-five years with Pan Am, Mr. Kiernan developed extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of revenue management. His various responsibilities over the years included interline payables and receivables and the development of related support systems, sales accounting, quality control, development of an automated fare quotation system, and management of the fare quote function. As Staff Vice President of Revenue Management, he was responsible for the airline’s revenue enhancement effort and the integration of revenue management systems to support this effort.

At PROS, Mr. Kiernan is in charge of all corporate efforts in the area of customer support across all industries, including project planning and management, consulting in various aspects of revenue management and systems implementation, including site reviews, analysis, training, system testing, and system validation.

Mr. Kiernan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Manhattan College.

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Kiernan, Peter P. [MC????]

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JObit: Jasper Obit: Badois, Richard J. (Dick) [MC1956 RIP]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/startribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=136739090

Richard J. Badois (Dick)

Badois, Richard J. (Dick) age 75, of New Hope, passed away on Nov. 28, 2009. Preceded in death by infant daughter Beth Ann and his parents George and Margaret. He will be missed by his beloved wife of 52 years Ellen; children Michele (Tom) Barry, Lisa Jennings, Rick, and Ken; grandchildren Natasha, Elias, Brianna, Michael, Tanner, David, Denee, Destinee, Melissa, and Devyn; great grandson Daveon; brother Paul (Sue) of Cape Cod, MA. Dick graduated from Manhattan College in 1956. He served in the Army from 1957-1959. Dick worked for IBM for 17 years and Control Data for 16 years. After retiring, he served countless hours volunteering with PRISM, St. Joseph’s Parish Community, Feed the Homeless, and as President of the Retirement Club for Control Data. Most of all, Dick enjoyed spending time with his family and especially watching his grandchildren in their many activities. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 am Thursday at St. Joseph’s Parish Center, 36th and Boone Ave N, New Hope, with visitation after 9:30. Private interment. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to PRISM, 730 Florida Ave S., Golden Valley, MN 55426. Gearty Delmore Plymouth 763-553-1411

Published in Star Tribune on December 1, 2009

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Badois, Richard J. (Dick) [MC1956 RIP]    

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/yd8jdx6

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JBlogger: Cetinski, Andreas [MC1992]

http://andreascetinski.blogspot.com

andreas cetinski

   my first official original single called “I Can Feel You, Baby” will be on iTunes August 21st, 2009. singer/songwriter/guitarist/musician my first cd of original songs comin in the fall 2009, my website andreascetinski.com……….. see my music videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/andreascetinski…………….. BS Marketing (Manhattan College) MS Science, Physical Therapy, (NY Medical College)/ Paramedic (Westchester Community College) (currently) paid firefighter in NY State, don’t want to give out too much personnel info ;-) so i will let you guess which city, not NYC/ owner of a 45 year-old business that was handed down to me by my father, Adi’s Smoked Meats, website, adissmokedmeats.com/ snowboarder and student of Gracie Jiu Jitsu(one of the most beautiful and effective self defense fighting styles ever created imo) greatest achievement in my life: proud uncle of many nieces and nephews, they are my life, my thoughts, they are the driving force behind everything i do, they may not know this, but i do what i do to show them what is possible in life, never be afraid to do anything in life, go for it, live it, don’t dream the dream, live the dream ;-)

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Cetinski, Andreas [MC????]

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Dear John,

   I believe that Andreas is a member of the Class of 1992.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Cetinski, Andreas [MC1992]

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    * Posted on: Wed, Dec 2 2009 4:06 PM
    * Updated: Thu, Dec 3 2009 4:38 PM



JObit: Leahy, Robert E. [MC1958 RIP]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=136852489

LEAHY, Robert E.

July 1, 1936 – Nov. 29, 2009

A resident of Sacramento since 2002, Robert E. Leahy died on November 29, 2009, following complications from a stroke. A native of Babylon, N.Y., Colonel Leahy was a graduate of Manhattan College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry. He retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years as a dental surgeon. He was a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College and elected to Master in the Academy of General Dentistry. His army tours of duty included postings at Ft. Sam Houston, Ft. Bliss, Ft. Ord, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ft. Jackson, Walter Reed, and in Germany and Okinawa. Also, Colonel Leahy served with a mobile unit surgical team in support of the 82nd Airborne Division in Viet Nam. An avid outdoorsman, Colonel Leahy enjoyed waterfowl hunting, saltwater fishing, and gardening. His indoor hobbies included reading, building model ships, painting landscapes, and cooking. Colonel Leahy is survived by his wife of 32 years, Dr. Rita B. Leahy, brother Frank G. Leahy, and nieces Elizabeth Meehan, Susan Musa and Claire Landolfi. A requiem Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Clarksburg on Saturday, December 5, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

Published in the The Sacramento Bee on December 4, 2009

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Leahy, Robert E. [MC???? RIP]  

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/yj24gdb

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Dear John,

   I believe that the Colonel is a member of the Class of 1958.

   May He Rest In Peace.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Leahy, Robert E. [MC1958 RIP]

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    * Posted on: Fri, Dec 4 2009 9:31 AM
    * Updated: Fri, Dec 4 2009 5:43 PM



JObit: Young, Ralph P. [MC???? RIP]

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000136890977O

RALPH P. YOUNG

Ralph P. Young of St. Charles The funeral Mass for Ralph P. Young will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at St. Patrick Crane Road Church, 6N491 Crane Road, St. Charles, IL 60175. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Norris Funeral Home, 100 S. Third St. (three blocks west of the Fox River and one block south of Route 64), St. Charles, and from 10:30 a.m. until the time of Mass on Monday, at the church. Born in Middletown, N.Y., the son of Ralph and Ellen (nee O’Connell) Young, he died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, surrounded by his loving family. After graduating from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y., Ralph served in the Army and was a decorated Vietnam veteran. He earned his MBA in marketing and worked as a senior vice president in the financial industry for many years. Ralph is survived by his beloved wife, Janice; his children, Catherine Young, Megan Young and Michael Young, all of Chicago; his sister, Mary (Paul) Costantino of Rochester, N.Y.; and a large extended family who all love and will miss him very much. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Robert Young. Contributions in Mr. Young’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 143 First St., Batavia, IL 60510 or TUG (Tri-City Unemployment Group) P. O. Box 3850, St. Charles, IL 60174. For information, 630-584-2000 or visit www.NorrisFH.com.

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Young, Ralph P. [MC???? RIP]  

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/y8gjtg9

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    * Posted on: Sat, Dec 5 2009 10:55 AM



JEmail: Khury, Maria (MC1977) MCLAC 12/19

FACEBOOK email from Maria Khury

Holiday Network Event

To members of MANHATTAN COLLEGE LATINO ALUMNI CLUB (M.C.L.A.C)

We have had several events at IBIZA and have enjoyed the night! Our last event was on April 2009 when we honored the Class of 2009.

Let’s get together and celebrate the Holidays on December 19, 2009.

Hope to meet and mingle with many of you. Thanks to Jessica,Bianca,Yonesy, Elaine White of Student Activity, and Tom McCarthy from the Alumni Society.

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    * Posted on: Sat, Dec 5 2009 11:00 AM



JEmail: McEneney, Mike (MC1953) reports a story about the MC phenom

Dear John,

   The December 3, 2009 Edition of Catholic New York has a nice story about Freshman Center Kevin Laue, at page 17.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. MC certain is getting a lot of mostly good press from the fellow.]

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McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

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    * Posted on: Sat, Dec 5 2009 12:15 PM



Comment on JBlogger: Briscoe, Tom (MC1968) is TennisTitan 

By Ron Bodigheimer

For TB – I played tennis once then sat down until the feeling past. Had a great time! Someone called out “love” and I said OK but I didn’t know it was coed until just then. Great game!

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Comment on JFound: Cummings, Richard [MC1971] NC nip ‘n’ tuck

By Jerry Mabem

Are They double board certified by the American of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery?.

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ENDNOTE: Today’s debt rooted in the FED and gold

http://dailyreckoning.com/spitting-on-the-boomers-financial-legacy/
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Spitting on the Boomers’ Financial Legacy
By Bill Bonner

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They ruined it. The financial industry took over…replacing manufacturing. Instead of making things we could sell at a profit, Wall Street sold debt – mostly to us! In government, imperial ambitions pushed aside the restraints and good sense of the old republic. Overseas, military bases were set up in 120 countries. We now have unwinnable, trillion-dollar wars that could go on forever. At home, the sheep look to the government to solve every problem. Thirty-five million Americans – almost as many as the entire population of Spain – depend on the feds’ food stamp program for their daily bread.

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And day after day, the debt builds up. Soon, it will be too big to handle. And then, these same young people – who can’t get a foot onto the lowest rung of the employment ladder – will be asked to shoulder this huge burden of debt left to them by their parents. You can imagine their reaction…

…they will spit on our graves!

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[JR: Well, if they do, they should spare some spit for the Americans of the early 1913 that allowed the FED to be created and those of 1932 that took us off the gold standard. Today's disaster is a direct result of those two key events.]

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