Monthly Archives: June 2009

MFound: 1 and 9 song?

Posted on June 21, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/music/Get-caught-up-in-the-mischief-and-malarkey-of-Shilelagh-Law-48545702.html?page=1

Get caught up in the mischief and malarkey of Shilelagh Law
By MIKE FARRAGHER
Irish Voice Columnist
Published Sunday, June 21, 2009, 10:26 AM
Updated Sunday, June 21, 2009, 11:00 AM

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“We play the song ‘1 and 9’ that Rich wrote. There are people in the audience that know all about the experience of hanging around 242nd Street under the train. A lot of Irish fans we have settled in Inwood, Washington Heights, and around Manhattan College in the seventies and eighties.

“We sing about them and their experience. Our neighbors and friends are in those songs.”

If the “1 and 9” song is the embodiment of the band’s spirit, then the following track captures the essence of seeing the band live:

“I had a rough night/to cap off a rough week/I woke up spitting blood and a couple of teeth/my swollen right hand ain’t got no more skin,” they sing on “Bare Knuckled Man.” “Whatever life throws at you, the booze will take away,” they advise on “The Liver Song,” a fantastic jug band ditty.

Like the city that birthed them, the songs on “1 and 9” offer a tasty musical melting pot of rock, folk, bluegrass and Irish traditional melodies, all served up with an attitude that would give a cranky Manhattan taxi driver a run for his money.

In fact, the original songs are so good that this reviewer would advise the band to dispense with parochial readings of trad songs like “The Parting Glass” on their next record. It’s the weakest cut in this collection, which is a testament to this great new CD of songs.

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This is a standup group of public servants that keep us safe, so let’s hoist a pint to that! With the great songs on 1 and 9 and their ferocious live performances, Shilelagh Law keeps a love of Irish culture and music alive in Yonkers, Woodlawn, and all of Manhattan. I’ll drink to that as well!

For more information on tour dates and to sample their music, check out http://www.halfthebottle.com/

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They will be playing the Brooklyn Irish Festival (Floyd Bennet Field on 3159 Flatbush Avenue) on June 27 and 28, along with Patty Smyth, the Wolfe Tones and the Pat McGuire band, and they can be found most Sunday nights hosting an open session at the Rambling House (4292 Katonah Avenue, Woodlawn).

“It’s madness in a pint,” jokes Kilkenny man and guitarist John Walsh. “It’s Irish music with an open attitude, or Irish music for the rest of us, if you like.”

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JFound: Kenny, Roger Michael [MC1959]

Posted on June 21, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://whoswhoinamerica.com/roger_michael_kenny/executive_search_consultant_writer/occ0/3857971

PROFILE: Roger Michael Kenny

OCCUPATION: executive search consultant, writer

BORN: New York City, October 3, 1938

Education

BBA, Manhattan College, 1959

MBA, New York University, 1961

Career

With Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1959-67, manager business operations, 1965-67; associate Spencer Stuart & Assos., New York City, 1967-70, vice president West Coast operations, 1970-77; senior vice president, partner Spencer Stuart & Associates, 1977-82, Boardroom Consultant, New York City, 1982-

Career Related

Managing director Boardroom Consultant

Creative Works

Co-author: E-Board Strategies: How To Survive and Win, 2000; contributor articles to professional journals

Civic

Board overseers Conrad N. Hilton College Hotel and Restaurant Management University Houston.

Membership

Mem.: Association Executive Search Consultant (board directors, Gardner Heidrick award 2001), Am. Society Public Administrators, National Association Corp. and Professional Recruiters, Westchester Country Club, Economic Club, Sky Club, Imperial Russian Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta)

Family

Son of Michael F. and Mary T. (Glynn) K.; Married Carole Ann Smith, October 3, 1959; children: Glynn Scott, Lynn Marie.

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POSITRACTION: Demolishes Wrong House

Posted on June 21, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525876,00.html

Georgia Contractor Using GPS Coordinates, Not Street Address, Demolishes Wrong House
Thursday, June 11, 2009

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CARROLLTON, Ga. — Turns out GPS isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

A crew using coordinates from a global positioning system demolished a 60-year-old home in Carrollton earlier this week, but it was the wrong house. The home’s owner, Al Byrd of Atlanta, said he heard about the mistake when a neighbor called him to tell him the house he grew up in — along with his family heirlooms — had been destroyed and thrown into Dumpsters. No one was living in the house at the time. Byrd said his father built the house by hand in 1950.

Byrd said he is talking with an attorney but hasn’t made any decisions on what to do. He said he’s gotten an apology from the companies who made the mistake.

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[JR: Much calmer than I would be. I guess the Universe is teaching us not to get too attached to "stuff". And, like the old George Carlin routine, it's all "stuff". Hopefully, I could learn that. I'm a pack rat at heart.]
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ADMINISTRIVIA: JASPER JOTTINGS Week 25 – 2009 June 21

Posted on June 20, 2009 by | Comments Off

JASPER JOTTINGS Week 25 – 2009 June 21

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

http://www.jasperjottings.com/2009/jasperjottings2009W25.html

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ENDNOTE: Assisted Suicide; a moral hazard

Posted on June 20, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://www.lifenews.com/bio2855.html

Washington Sees First Person Die Under Second-in-Nation Assisted Suicide Law
from LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines (Steven Ertelt)

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Olympia, WA (LifeNews.com) — Washington has now seen the first person die under state’s the second-in-the-nation law legalizing the practice of assisted suicide. A 66-year-old woman from Sequim named Linda Fleming died Thursday night after taking a lethal cocktail prescribed to her by a physician under the law.

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It far above my pay grade to comment on this poor woman’ decision. Everyone sees things differently. I see this a failure of our society.

If you read the high points of the law, two docs have to guess that you have only six months to live. That seems presumptuous. From my personal dealings with the medical profession, they ain’t sure of what they are doing. That’s the “art” part of the expression “an art; not a science”.

We’ll never know how it might have worked out for this woman. All we can do is pray for her soul, the doc’s who make such a risky decision, and ours.

Ours cause we are on that slippery slope.

What’s next the depressed, those drawing from a bankrupt social security system, the “expensive patients”, babies with defects, or as in China girls.

Mess with His Plan at our own peril.

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CARTOON: Breen, Jerry (MC1971) remembers stranglove

Posted on June 20, 2009 by | Comments Off

John: Here’s a new cartoon, about North Korea’s psycho dictator Kim Jong Il. Even though his country is the poorest nation in the world and his people are starving (human arms and legs have been seen for sale in his country’s meat markets), Kim has devoted his country’s resources to developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. Now Japanese and U.S. intelligence agencies are predicting that he will launch a long-range missile (with a nuke?) toward Hawaii on around July 4th. Obviously, we would be forced to respond. Since Kim recently renounced the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, that war has actually officially resumed. So nobody should be surprised by the events of the coming weeks. Not if they’ve been paying attention to the news. – Jerry Breen ’71 www.newbreen.com

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MObit: Peknik, Paul Edward [MCxfac]

Posted on June 20, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stamfordadvocate/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=128614761

Paul Edward Peknik Jr.

PAUL EDWARD PEKNIK, JR., age 84, passed away at his home in Stamford, Thursday, June 18, 2009, after a valiant battle with prostate cancer.

Paul was born in Danbury, August 17, 1924, to the late Anna Fako and Paul Peknik. Paul served in the U.S. Army, 35th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne, during World War II, in France. He was awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. Paul received a B.S. in Science from the University of Bridgeport, a M.S. in Science Education from Texas A & M University, and his sixth year diploma from Florida State University. He taught science in the Stamford Public Schools at Burdick and Dolan from 1950 to 1967. He served as science coordinator, Stamford Public Schools, from 1967 until his retirement in 1984. He taught at Manhattan College, Norwalk State Technical College, Manhat-tanville College, Hunter College, Kean University, the University of Bridgeport and most recently at Iona College.

Paul is survived by his wife, Judy Bassin Peknik; his children, Donald Peknik of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Lisa Henry (David) of Castle Pines, Colo., Davida Hoffman of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Daniel Peknik of Los Altos, Calif.; his granddaughter, Tara Peknik, and his stepchildren, Susan Feuer of Thomaston, and Drew Feuer of Brooklyn, N.Y. He is also survived by his sisters, Mildred Torielli (Jack), Kristine Jacobelis (Sam), and Anna Blackman (Allen). Paul was predeceased by his brother, Edward.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, June 23, 10 a.m., at St. Cecilia’s Church, 1184 Newfield Avenue, Stamford. Internment will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury. Relatives and friends may visit at Leo P. Gallagher Funeral Home, 2900 Summer Street, Stamford, Monday, June 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Stamford Health Foundation, Bennett Cancer Center, 1350 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06902 or Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care (VNHC) of Southwestern CT 1029 E. Main Street, Stamford, 06902, in Paul’s memory.

Published in StamfordAdvocate from 6/19 to 6/20/2009

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[JR: Mindful of the service of good men and women that comprise the Jasper "forge", making us what we are, we remember these good people.]

Guestbook: http://tinyurl.com/l7z6jj

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JObit: O’Connell, Emmett J. [MC????]

Posted on June 20, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://www.legacy.com/BurlingtonFreePress/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=128651936

Emmett J. O’Connell

EMMETT J. O’CONNELL BURLINGTON – Born on Christmas day, 1921, the son of Dennis and Teresa (Hennessey) O’Connell, he passed away on June 18, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and children.

Emmett was born on Staten Island, N.Y. and attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School, Saint Peter’s High School, and Manhattan College. During World War II he was a Bomber Pilot flying B24′s and B-29′s. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force as a Major in 1947. He was a member of the Air Force Association and a long standing member of St. Mark’s Church. He worked for Aetna Life and Casualty before retiring in 1986.

Emmett was a devoted husband, loving father, and role model to all those who knew him. He was dedicated to his family and very proud of his children. He enjoyed playing golf and tennis, skiing, gardening, and traveling. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren who adored him.

He was predeceased by his parents; three brothers, Daniel, Dennis, and Father John; and two sisters, Marguerite and Sister Marie-Emmett. Left to cherish his memory are the love of his life, Rose, his wife of 58 years; his children, Emmett Jr. and Judy O’Connell of Stowe, Vt., Mary and Ken Stella of Vershire, Vt., Dr. Patrick and Susie O’Connell of Virginia Beach, Va., and Sarah and David Kalil of Stow, Mass.; and his 10 grandchildren, Sarah, Sean, and EJ O’Connell, Emily and Joe Stella, Kathryn, William, and Patrick O’Connell, and Sean and Maura Kalil. He is also survived by his sister Teresa Murphy of Long Beach, Calif.; many brothers and sisters-in-law; and nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank Mimi Apaloo, Pat Roder, and Yiinu Tornwini who so lovingly helped take care of Emmett in recent months.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 22, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mark’s Church, North Ave., Burlington. Interment will follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery, South Burlington. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ready Funeral & Cremation Service North Chapel, 934 North Ave., Burlington. In lieu of flowers contributions in Emmett’s memory may be made to the VNA Hospice of the Champlain Valley, 1110 Prim Rd., Colchester, VT 05446. To send online condolences to the family please visit www.readyfuneral.com .

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MNews: McGorty, Michael [MC2013?] is MC bound 2be an entrepreneur

Posted on June 19, 2009 by | Comments Off

http://www.newstimes.com/danbury/ci_12582087?source=rss  

Brookfield graduate looks ahead to career as entrepreneur
Newstimes
Updated: 06/19/2009 01:44:40 PM EDT

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BROOKFIELD — Michael McGorty will major in business at Manhattan College in the fall.

He’s hoping his higher education will enable him to help the U.S. solve its economic crisis.

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“I feel I’m ready,” McGorty said. “I want to be an entrepreneur.”

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McGorty, Michael [MC2013?]

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JHQ: SOmething new off the MC homepage?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by | Comments Off

https://self-service.manhattan.edu:9010/KORE_PROD/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepage

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[JR: Hmmm?]

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