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Hey Abberoo! How are you? Your weekend of open houses is nearly over, right?

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BUENOS AIRES Feb 19 (Reuters) - Argentina's stock, currency and bond market trends on Thursday:

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Troglodytes on the move (with two supplements from the comments)

Reuters in Araic reports today (Tuesday November 14) that the Jordanian government is studying the possibility of sending to Palestine "the Badr forces, which are part of the Palestine Liberation Army" to help anchor stability in Palestine. Got the date wrong by a couple of decades, you say? Not at all! Government spokesman Nasr Jawda said this is under discussion right now in the Jordanian government. He said Jordan supports any and all efforts to strengthen the security and stability of Palestine, in order to create an appropriate environment for pushing the peace process ahead. Jordan, he said, "will not spare any efforts in aid of our brothers the Palestinians", (short of doing anything that might anger Israel or the US).

Reuters explains that the Badr forces were founded in Jordan in 1964 (sixty-four) as part of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Jordan. They are currently around 1500 strong, and a member said they are in constant state of training. There isn't any further elaboration.

(In the comments, the erudite Non-Arab Arab enlightens us: These are Fatah-loyal forces. This is part and parcel of the US-Israeli support for "moderates", meaning to "stoke civil war against the results of democracy whenever they don't suit US-Israeli plans").

And for those who, like myself, aren't completely up to speed on the new and the old in US coup-promotion, Compulsive Reader suggests in the comments we take a look at this article by Columbia U. professor Joseph Massad called "Pinochet in Palestine". He says Ramallah is currently functioning as a Green Zone for the Fatah and their band of supporters.

This isn't the only manifestation of the new Jordanian dynamism available in the Arab press today. Al-Hayat prints a lengthy piece by Jordanian writer Rana Sabbagh, based mostly on private conversations with unnamed Jordanian authorities, of somewhat uncertain import, but whose theme is that while Jordan certainly is "maintaining its distance" from the Palestinian situation, in undisclosed ways it is planning to become more proactive.

Everyone has heard of "the Quartet", which includes the US, the UN, the EU and Russia. But how many of us have heard of the "baby" or "perinatal Quartet", which consists of Amman, Riyadh, Cairo and Abu Dhabi? Rana Sabbagh tells is this new Arab quartet is quite involved in the Palestinian situation, in fact they have arranged for a "distribution of roles", according to which, for instance, Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman got involved in Hamas-Fatah negotiations, and King Abdullah II is tasked with visiting Washington soon to talk to newly-elected Congressmen and so on, to urge the US to get moving again on the peace process. This, she says, is cleverly timed to correspond to Bush's advice to Olmert: "Military operations are fine, but you need to use political operations too". Naturally much of this is still hush-hush, but her point is that what she calls the "pessimism" on the Jordanian street about an aimless Jordanian position on Palestine isn't justified at all.

A lot of the argument in this piece has to do with Jordanian regime fears about what could happen if it got prematurely or too openly involved in Palestine. There is a reference to fears of pressure for some kind of a "confederation" or "federalism" involving the West and East Banks of the Jordan. The background for this isn't explained. She refers in conclusion to certain constitutional and legal features of the current Jordanian system, in connection with this issue, which apparently the regime would like to do away with. Hopefully someone somewhere will be able to explain what this is all about.

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If the “Badr forces” are apart of the PLO, then is it reasonable to assume that that what they call “help anchor stability in Palestine” means supporting Fatah(Sp ?) and getting Hamas undercontrol?

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Blogger badger said...

That's what I don't know. I don't think it's supposed to be provocative, but I just don't get it, military help coming at just the time when a Fatah-Hamas rapprochement is about to happen. I'm hoping someone will be able to enlighten us.

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Blogger NonArab-Arab said...

These are Fatah-loyal forces. This is part of Israeli-US plans to support "moderate" forces. Or as I call it, to stoke a civil war against the results of democracy when they don't suit US-Israeli plans.

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much obliged

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Anonymous complusive reader said...

this might help a bit:

Pinochet in Palestine

Joseph Massad* looks at the similarities between regime change in Chile and Palestine and condemns the collaboration between Fatah and Palestine's enemies

"The Chilean example is important to keep in mind when one looks at the Palestinian situation today, as it functions as a sort of training video for US-planned anti-democratic coups elsewhere in the world. Not only are the US and Israel financially backing the open preparation for a coup to be staged by the top leadership of Fateh (and in the case of Israel allowing weapons' transfers to Palestinian Authority [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas's Praetorian Guard), but so are the intelligence services of a number of Israel-and US-friendly Arab countries whose intelligence services have set up shop openly in Ramallah more recently, making their longstanding and major, though understated, involvement in running the Palestinian territories more open and shameless. Indeed the intelligence "delegation" of one such Arab country has rented out a multi-story building in Ramallah to conduct their operations there."

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Blogger badger said...

thank you, Compulsive Reader, that's definitely an interesting piece

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Sometimes Fear is Good

I am sure you have all heard about the purging of the Cushing Academy Library. I have thought about it a lot lately - as we all should. I wasn't sure how I felt about it. I see it as a mistake - a huge mistake - but I can also see it happening at other schools. I finally realized today - I feel afraid. I am afraid for our field. I am threatened by the changes at a school I frankly hadn't heard of before they decided to dump their books in favor of an espresso machine.

Now more than ever we have to make our library programs even more relevant, important, and exciting to students and faculty. We have to make ourselves even more indispensable in our roles at our schools, and we must learn to toot our own horns. Make sure others (adminsitration) know about your great books, lessons, clubs, extra-curricular events, and overall contributions to the intellectual life of the school. The death of the Cushing Academy library has only invigorated me to do my best this year, to take more risks, be visible, and solidify my role and the library's role in student life.
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  1. Umm...the Cushing library isn't dead, it is very much alive. Instead of 20,000 books, it will have millions when the overhaul is complete. Book lovers should celebrate!Congratulations to Jim Tracy for his pioneering vision.

  2. In the traditional sense, the library will be gone, according to the news. It won't be called a library, and the "books" will be only digital. I am not sure the technology is quite up for that challenge. I think the students, although learning some valuable other sources, will miss out on other types of scholarship. I think it is too soon - only time will tell, I suppose! Will the students use the public library more? Perhaps the local public library should get ready..

  3. I think your ambition is admirable, but any librarian who fails to embrace the digital age will be out of a job in the not so distant future. Indeed, time will tell, but information technology is rapidly changing, and those who cling to print media will be left in the dust. A complete shift to digital was bound to happen sooner or later. Book lovers who fear what Cushing is doing should, actually, celebrate that a man of James Tracy's ability - a true book lover himself - is leading the way. Check out the man's position and creds. at his school's website:

  4. I am not saying no to the digital age - in fact I work with technology. I just think abandoning the books is a bad idea. Kindles, ebooks, databases - all great - I teach about a lot of tech at my school -but getting rid of all the books is too much too soon. I agree that libraians have to move to digital resources - I don't know of any librarians in fact who disagree with that. I just think there is a balance of different types of media and that traditional books will still be around and useful for some time to come.

  5. I agree with you, Elisabeth. As a librarian at a one to one laptop school, we are very tech heavy. That being said, tech (including laptops, databases, smartboards, etc.) are all educational tools. To rely solely on one type of tool may be a mistake. It takes all kinds of information in all types of formats to develop true research skills and adequate scholarship. I am a big fan of a dynamic library collection (no dusty books!) and do a lot of weeding and buying to keep the library breathing. Cutting out all books seems like a misguided move.

    Also, many of my "digital native" students love the feel of a book and often prefer the paper version of encyclopedias and books even when we have the online version available.

    I wonder, too, if there are any studies about information retention when reading on a screen versus reading on paper or E ink.

  6. Sarah - good points! I also have students who prefer doing research with monographs in print form. Sometimes that is where the deeper research is. We tailor our collection to fit the curriculum, so many of the books are used. I think using the books is an important part of their college prep, actually. Students who become university scholars, especially in particular disciplines, will be returning to books again and again.
    (and what about graphic novels!? how do they look on a Kindle?)


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I spent the afternoon today watching seventeen great student-run start-ups present short pitches about the businesses they're trying to build. This was the first-ever Summer Venture Program Demo Day, organized by Babson College and the Olin College of Engineering.

I'd encountered a few of the student entrepreneurs before, at various networking events. But here are three of the ideas that were brand new to me, and struck me as worth knowing about:

- Top Sprouts. Building greenhouses atop city buildings, growing produce in them, and selling it to urbanites. Alice Leung's company plans to split the resulting revenues among Top Sprouts, the building owner, and also the contractor who builds the greenhouse.

- Diat Concepts. Plans to market Skinii mints, a breath mint that also acts as an appetite suppressant. What's in them? Extracts of green tea, cranberry, and geranium, among other top-secret herbal ingredients.

- Fit in Clouds. Already selling a $19 "foldable flat" shoe for women. The shoe can be easily stored inside a purse. Women would change out of their uncomfortable heels and into these flats after a wedding, formal affair, or a day at work. The founders tell me they've sold more than 500 pairs already, thanks in part to a mention on the style-oriented site Daily Candy Boston.

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  1. Thanks Scott! I was also there at Babson yesterday, but had to leave early so I appreciated your summary. Some impressive kids with lots of ideas and energy.

    I'll have to get some of those shoes! Now that's what I call innovation...

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A Boston taxi driver association Tuesday called on Mayor Thomas M. Menino to abolish the police hackney unit responsible for regulating the industry and create a civilian commission that would oversee a revamped system in which cabdrivers work as employees rather than independent contractors.

A day after Menino responded to a Globe Spotlight Team investigation by ordering an overhaul of the hackney division as a part of a sweeping review of the city’s $1 billion taxi industry, the association described the unit as broken beyond repair.

“The Boston Police hackney division is a dysfunctional, mismanaged agency that has abetted a systemically corrupt industry that takes earnings away from working drivers and gives them to millionaires,’’ the association’s leader, Donna Blythe-Shaw, said in a news conference in South Boston.

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The Globe’s nine-month investigation this week detailed an industry rife with common payoffs. The newspaper reported Sunday that federal law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal investigation.

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Liss-Riordan said the independent contractor model—known as “panhandling on wheels’’ to some drivers—must be supplanted with a different economic model that would afford drivers with health care and other benefits.

Menino is vowing to push the state Legislature to require higher insurance for taxis, most of which now operate with state minimum bodily injury coverage of $20,000, less than half the required coverage for bike messenger services and much lower than taxis must cover in many other large cities.

State Representative Garrett J. Bradley, a Hingham Democrat, has sponsored a bill three times since 2007 to sharply increase the minimum bodily injury insurance required for taxis. The Joint Committee on Financial Services has passed it three times, but the bill has drawn opposition from the insurance industry and never been passed by the House, according to Bradley’s staff.

Bradley filed the bill a fourth time in January and said Tuesday that he hoped the problems underscored by the Globe reports would result in action this session. The legislation would raise the mandatory insurance for taxis from $20,000 to cover one person’s injuries and $40,000 to cover multiple people to $100,000 and $300,000, respectively – the levels required by New York City and Los Angeles.

“Right now, if you just allow them to carry 20/40 coverage, that won’t even cover a dental bill if you’re hurt in a cab,’’ he said.

He also wants the Legislature to consider making it easier for people injured by cabs to pursue the broader corporate holdings of taxi cab fleet owners in the hopes of getting compensation. As the Globe series reported, many fleet owners, including the largest, Edward J. Tutunjian, the owner of 372 taxis, limit their liability by dividing their medallions into numerous small corporations that exist largely on paper.

“I was not aware until I read the series that there was this sort of corporate structure,’’ said Bradley, a lawyer. “I think we should have the ability to make it easier in these situations to pierce that veil.’’


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BALTIMORE — In the aftermath of this week’s Yahoo! Sports story of a reported mutiny by Red Sox players against manager Bobby Valentine, there were strong denials from players and owner John Henry Wednesday, and emerging as a major issue for upper Sox management is concern over the sources cited in the story and their motivation.

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The report, which detailed a meeting between ownership and a group of players in New York late in July, prompted Henry to issue a statement Wednesday in which he, too, expressed concern about the leaks and insisted that no player called for Valentine to be fired.

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“For more than a decade we have had a code among players, staff, and ownership that our meetings are private and do not leave the room,’’ Henry wrote. “There is one reason for that. It enables all of us to openly discuss important issues.

“For more than a decade, not one person in any of those meetings has gone to the media with private information. Over the decade we have made great strides as a result of these meetings in a number of ways, including improvement in training facilities, protocols, safety, resources, travel issues, clubhouse issues, and trust within a cooperative framework.

“But more than anything else these meetings have been about the same thing the meeting in New York was about — what it takes to win, what can we all do to improve our ability to win?

“What Tom, Larry, and I heard in the player meeting was one overriding sentiment. Players felt responsible for the record. They weren’t blaming injuries or anyone but themselves.

“At the same time they openly spoke about what could improve in addition to their play. They made substantive points. We addressed those points. No one in that meeting at any time took the position that Bobby should be or needed to be replaced.”

Lucchino reiterated Henry’s assertion that at no time did players gang up on Valentine and call for his firing. A team source said someone “definitely had an ax to grind” with the manager.

According to a team source, Dustin Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez, the two players cited in the Yahoo! story as the most vocal at the meeting, asked to speak to Valentine prior to Tuesday night’s game to explain what happened and to assure him that they were not trying to get him fired and in fact enjoyed playing for him.

Before Wednesday night’s game, Valentine expressed confidence that his players were not trying to get him fired, while also wondering about the motivation of the sources used in the story.

“It’s a shame that someone would do that and spread wrong information,” Valentine said. “It hurts our team. If you really care about our team, why would you do something like that, no matter what your agenda is?”

Said a prominent Red Sox player, “If I knew it was one of my teammates, we’d have a big problem. A big problem.

“We’re supposed to be together. We’re supposed to be in this together. To spread gossip like that about important players on this team who have been falsely accused is just horrible. That person should be ashamed of himself.”

“I think that bothers everyone,” said DH David Ortiz. “We’re supposed to be a baseball team. We’re supposed to come in here and think of the best way to win as a team. Not this other crap.

“I hope it’s not someone on the team. Maybe it’s coming from outside. A lot of this stuff comes from outside, from people who we never see here. It doesn’t come from the reporters who cover the team because they know what’s going on.”

Regarding Henry’s statement, Valentine said, “As I said before, I regret the fact that he has to be out there. If we were 10 games over .500 or in first place, I don’t think he’d have to make any statements. I appreciate John coming out and saying that.”

Asked if this latest drama to hit the clubhouse was beginning to weigh on him or the team, Valentine said, “I don’t know if it’s weighing on me, but the guys are upset that every time we win a game, something else pops out of the bag of tricks.

“I guess this guy was sitting on the story for about three weeks and decided to wait right before the Yankees series to pop it out there. Great stuff, really good stuff.”

When apprised of remarks Pedroia made after Tuesday’s game, in which he stated that the players, and not the manager, bore the brunt of the responsibility for the team’s record, Valentine said, “I feel bad that he has to have that kind of comment. Dustin’s the warrior of warriors, one of the greatest players that I’ve ever been around. To say that he’s to blame for something? I don’t blame him for anything.”

Valentine thinks the end result could be the team coming together.

“I think we’re in it together, personally, and I think we’re going to get hot,’’ Valentine said.

According to a team source, among the things discussed in the July 26 meeting were Valentine leaving Jon Lester in a July 22 game to give up 11 runs, and a sarcastic comment Valentine made to rookie Will Middlebrooks after two misplays in an inning. Regarding the July 22 game, Valentine said he had apprised Lester that the lefty would have to pitch because the bullpen was thin, and that Lester agreed.

There was also a team meeting in May, according to a team source, in which Valentine called out both Pedroia and Gonzalez in front of the entire group. Valentine had made comments about Kevin Youkilis, to which Pedroia responded, “It’s not the way we do things around here,” and according to the team source, Valentine told Pedroia at the May meeting, “Maybe we need to do things differently around here.”

Since then, according to both Pedroia and Valentine, they have gotten along very well.

Before Tuesday’s game, in fact, Valentine came over to Pedroia in the dugout, put his hand around his neck, and kissed him.

“It’s an Italian thing,” Valentine said. “This kid is one of the greatest people I’ve ever managed. He’s a warrior. He gives you everything he has every day.

“I feel so bad that his name has to be dragged into a story like that, and I know what Dustin said at the meeting. In no way was he blaming me for the season. He put the blame on everyone equally but mostly on the players. You don’t want to see his name used like that because he’s the ultimate professional and we have a great relationship.”

Pedroia and Gonzalez have denied that they ganged up on Valentine in the meeting, and that they wanted him out as manager. Pedroia said Tuesday that “nobody wants Bobby to be fired” and Gonzalez told that Valentine “knows exactly what happened. He knows the truth. This happened a month ago, and so that’s all been cleared. Somebody decides to write about it. It’s already old.”

Gonzalez also told the website that communication between the players and the manager has been improving, but former Sox catcher Kelly Shoppach, who was traded to the Mets, was quoted in the New York Daily News as saying, “There is a disconnect in communication between the players and upper management.”


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Following the morning skate yesterday at TD Garden, the Bruins’ resident chop-buster and tough guy openly wondered when his turn was coming.

After all, Shawn Thornton has been the only fourth-liner this season not to skate a shift with the top line. And considering the success of Steve Begin and Byron Bitz alongside No. 1 center Marc Savard at various points this season, perhaps it rendered a tongue-in-cheek musing from the winger.

“It’s like I’m sewn into the maroon jersey,’’ Thornton cracked, regarding the fourth-line practice sweater. “I don’t know, they keep talking about how good the fourth line’s been. Who’s the only guy who’s been on that line all year?’’

To which coach Claude Julien had a good quip of his own a few minutes later: “His turn [with the first line] will come someday when he plays in a garage league.’’

All kidding aside, amid the shuffling and reshuffling of lines this season, the one at the bottom has remained productive. Thornton is the de facto rock, but it seems whatever combination the Bruins use there these days seems to work.

“They keep doing their job,’’ Julien said. “Throughout the year, we’ve had some situations where we’ve needed more out of certain players, certain lines, etc. One thing I can tell you is no matter who’s been on the fourth line - because the fourth line is all about work ethic, and it’s about energy, and you make sure you have those kinds of players there - they’ve always done the job, and they’ve been good. That’s probably been a real consistent part of our hockey club this year.’’

The most significant change of late on the line, made before the last road trip, was the switch of Vladimir Sobotka from left wing on the second line to center on the fourth. Last night the group was clicking, with Sobotka centering Thornton on the left and Bitz on the right.

Bitz had a series of chances near the midpoint of the second period with a rush to the net, set up cleverly by Thornton, which was thwarted by Thrashers goalie Johan Hedberg. Bitz then followed half a minute later with another charge to the net, and several tries to knock the rebound past Hedberg’s pads.

The biggest play the line made, though, was connecting on the final of three Bruins goals over a span of 1:08 in the first period, which sent Ondrej Pavelec to the bench in favor of Hedberg. Matt Hunwick started the rush from the defensive zone, sending the puck up the left wing to Thornton, who saw Sobotka and sent him a saucer pass at the right post for a backhanded tip and a 3-0 lead.

Sobotka’s goal made it five points in the last five games for the fourth line. With his skating, strength on the puck, and precise positioning, he seems more comfortable at center than on the wing.

“I think for the most part we’ve been pretty good all year,’’ Thornton said. “Obviously, maybe we’re gauged by points a little bit, and we’ve got a couple the last few games and people see that, but as far as effort goes, and opportunities, I think we’ve been pretty solid all year.’’

And when he was told of Julien’s wisecrack from earlier in the day, Thornton didn’t miss a beat.

“I’m not too worried about it,’’ he said. “Maybe after that saucer pass there, who knows?’’

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SINCE THE BOAST is hip-hop's m鴩er, it makes sense that the 20th anniversary of the music's first appearance on wax would occasion some of the most conspicuous backslapping in recent pop-cultural memory. As a fan of the genre who's never made the jump to full-time head, I find a lot of the hype overblown: Hip-hop may be healthier financially and more culturally dominant than ever, but too much of it right now feels bloated, artistically stagnant, and way too self-satisfied for its own good, the way rock did shortly before punk. The Vibe History of Hip-Hop

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St. Martin's Press/Griffin, $19.95 Even so, this sense of hubris isn't totally unwarranted. And, after all, anniversaries have that effect on genres whose swift demise is predicted almost daily until it becomes apparent that the shit ain't goin' away. 1999 has seen a lot of fond looking back on hip-hop's glorious legacy. Major names like Naughty by Nature, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, the Beastie Boys, and Wu-Tang Clan producer the RZA have all released greatest-hits packages, and two new books have been released that are directly modeled on two early rock-critical efforts. The Alan Light-edited The Vibe History of Hip Hop takes its cue from The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock, originally edited by Jim Miller in 1976; and Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists follows the example of Dave Marsh and Kevin Stein's 1980 Book of Rock Lists. The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock is a wide-ranging essay collection that, in both its original form and its first updated version, remains one of the great rock histories—something that can't be said of its 1992 republication, a pointlessly lazy, barely updated mess overseen by Anthony DeCurtis. The Vibe History copies the Stone book's structure and shares its weakness as well, offering the same glossed-over synopses that marred DeCurtis' history, in which hip-hop—the most potent youth music since rock—was covered by a mere chapter. The Vibe book attempts to redress that balance, and in form it succeeds: It just might be the most complete written chronicle of the genre to date. Yet, though casual fans will come away with a broadened perspective, the book's content is extremely frustrating for anyone with more than a passing interest in hip-hop. Too many facts in the scene overviews rush past, pasted together with fluffy record-company-bio rewrites like "The conscientious, sweetly handsome crooner Keith Sweat was a new jack star that any mother could love." (The major exception is Florida native Tony Green's droll, beautifully written guide to southern hip-hop.) The single-artist profiles are better, though beyond Sasha Frere-Jones's hilarious personal essay on Run-D.M.C., few pack much critical punch. The biggest problem with the book, though, is its "the story has officially been told and we can all go home now" feel. Whatever my reservations about the current state of hip-hop, it's still vital enough for even a casual admirer to argue over or get excited about. But The Vibe History tries so hard to be The Definitive Document that it feels mummified. And, as critic Keith Harris once put it, "I think hip-hop is art, honest. I just don't think it belongs in a museum." It is, of course, entirely possible to put together a cohesive history that still has some snap to it: Three long-out-of-print gems—David Toop's Rap Attack, rich in lore about the early hip-hop scene; Steven Hager's breakdancing- and graffiti-heavy Hip Hop (both 1984); and Havelock Nelson and Michael A. Gonzales' collection of sharply written artist profiles, Bring the Noise (1991)—do just that. And though it's hardly a narrative, it's in those volumes' company that Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists belongs. (It should be noted that the two books in this review share some of the same writers: E.T. co-authors Sacha Jenkins, Chairman Mao, and Gabriel Alvarez contribute three of The Vibe History's best chapters.) Where Vibe wraps nearly everything in a stifling air of worship, Ego Trip is marked by its irreverence; as one admirer said about the now-defunct magazine, it proved how much it loved hip-hop by making fun of it. This sensibility is all over the Book of Rap Lists. The lists themselves are frequently hilarious: Rhettmatic and Babu of DJ crew the Beat Junkies provide "Five Reasons Asian DJs Cut So Fresh" ("Due to many years of using chopsticks, our dexterity is perfect for DJing"); the authors list 99 songs apiece with "nigga/nigger" and "bitch" in the title (I about fell over when I realized that they had left stuff out); and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, the book includes "10 Reasons Why Will Smith Loves Miami." ("It's a place where he can really let go," they deadpan.) We're also treated to context, such as "During Arsenio Hall's late-night television reign, he brought more thugs to America's living rooms than Cops." Comedy aside, what makes Ego Trip's Book essential is its obvious love of the music. It's not just the authors' passion, but also that of the plethora of old-school pioneers and new-school heads whose words are scattered throughout the text: Goodie Mob's Cee-Lo lists his five greatest moments as a rock fan; DJ Red Alert waxes rhapsodic about the DJs who influenced him; MC Serch reminisces about his favorite old-school venues. And they're not afraid to go out on a limb with their opinions: The book's index offers highly contentious lists of hip-hop's top 25 albums and 40 singles for every year since 1979—a move that should start as many arguments as that highly contentious list of the top 100 books of the century. Ego Trip's Book doesn't even pretend to be definitive, but something tells me it comes lot closer than Vibe's attempt. And that's something worth boasting about.

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Wednesday, May 25 2011

• S.F. postpunk prodigy Weekend played its biggest-ever hometown show at the Independent on Thursday. In the audience: cool kids, club girls, and the bandmembers' moms. It's safe to say the band's all-encompassing blare made everyone proud.

Prince took a break from his 21-night stint in L.A. for a couple of San Jose shows last week. Thursday's set was short — about 90 minutes — but sweet and sexy: We got "Little Red Corvette" and "1999" early on, before the Purple One wandered through segments of more lascivious tunes like "Cream" and "U Got the Look" toward the end. Our professional opinion: "Woooooooo!"

• Since the world ended on Saturday — at least according to one wacky Oakland radio station — the displaced DJs of KUSF in Exile plan to take over the doomsayers' FCC license. "I think it's fair to say the members of KUSF in Exile have all sinned," cooperative member Ted Dively says. Good — they'll be around to entertain the rest of us.

• Always full of bile, Jello Biafra has a newish song, "Dot Com Monte Carlo," in which he rails against the appearance of valet parking on Valencia Street and the condo-owning millionaires trying to shut down local clubs. All of which is pretty funny — until Biafra gets to wondering why Mission gangs don't do drive-bys on the high-tech geeks he hates.

Katy Perry's tour rider — the document that spells out what she needs for every performance — leaked last week, and it's embarrassing: Along with requiring pink flowers and egg chairs in her dressing room, the woman asks promoters to hold back the best seats to her shows so she can sell them on second-market sites like StubHub for even more money. Yuck.

Glee is getting its own awards show. And since the Rapture hasn't actually come, we all have to live in a world in which the winner of an excessive number of awards creates yet another scheme to give itself more congratulations. If the suicide rate goes up this year, we'll know what's to blame.

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Visitors to the Speed Art Museum will get a bonus history lesson this summer. A rare limited edition 19th century copy of the original Declaration of Independence will go on display in an independence-themed exhibit Saturday.

By 1820, the original Declaration of Independence had already started to deteriorate. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams commissioned a copperplate engraving of the handwritten document from William J. Stone, who made about 200 copies on vellum.

Louisville Metro government owns one of 31 known surviving Stone replicas and has loaned the document to the Speed Art Museum.

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Here's a little tag that had to happen - I love the paper and had just enough to make a little tag, with the help of my Cuttlebug and Spellbinder dies ( Tag and Olivia Alphabet).  I bought some Glitter Paper from Michaels and have been having all kinds of fun.  I'm entering this first tag in Casual Fridays challenge for a clean and casual tag as well as Lily Pad Cards for their texture challenge.
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Frank's tag is all glittery with Diamond Stickles all over that cute Hero Arts Winking Reindeer (H5457).  I used lots of Spellbinder die-cuts - oval, Olivia alphabet and base.
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I just thought this couple was so cute and perfect for Angela.
 Kevin's getting a car to bring a tree home.  hehehe.  This little Hero Arts Car with Tree (F5528) is so cute!  I had to glitter a bit on the car and tree too.
 Michael gets a sun behind his car, so he can have a sunny day to bring his tree home.
 Patricia's tag is all about the curves.  I really like the blues in it.
 Richard got the odd colored tree, just because.... I just thought it suited him... not that he's odd, just liked it.  The tree is from Hero Arts Holiday Dolls (CL357)
 I hope you like them all.  Rather glittery and shiny, but FUN!

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Wow, Arlene, you've been a tag making machine! I love every one of these! Gorgeous work!

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Sweet tags! Love all the glitter :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

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Oh my goodness soo many and they all are fabulous!
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all your tags are so special. your CAS-aul Friday one is so pretty.

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You are truly a ATC and Tag expert! These tags really show through your love for paper-crafting! Love the shapes you chose and all the glittery details! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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Wow ! What a lot of tags ! And no ordinary ones either each one is so pretty and different, gorgeous details, colours and glitter of course, I am sure the recipients will love them.


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Philanthropist Hasmig Hovnanian Passes Away in Yerevan

YEREVAN—Benefactor and philanthropist Hasmig Paris Hovnanian, the wife of the late businessman and benefactor Vahakn Hovnanian, passed away on Nov. 20, in Yerevan.

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Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. Hovnanian dedicated themselves to supporting and preserving Armenian culture and heritage, and revitalizing the independent Republic of Armenia. The couple played a prominent role in promoting the educational, religious, and cultural needs of the Armenian community in the northeastern United States.

The Hovnanians were also longtime supporters of the Hairenik Association, and the Hairenik and Armenian Weekly newspapers.

In 1969, Vahakn and Hasmig Hovnanian were honored for their efforts with a Knighthood in the Order of the Great House of Cilicia and as a Lady of the Great House of Cilicia, respectively, by His Holiness Khoren I, Catholicos of Cilicia.

One of the greatest achievements of Mr. and Mrs. Hovnanian was the founding of the Armenian School in New Milford, N.J., in 1976, which was renamed in 1984 to the Hovnanian School in their honor.

In 1995, the Hovnanians endorsed Armenia’s participation in the Venice Biennale and initiated fundraising for the first Armenian Pavilion. They organized and chaired an international ball held in Venice where more than 250 Armenians from around the world gathered to support Armenia’s entry into the international arts scene. While planning this event, they initiated the Kantz Foundation to support young aspiring Armenian artists. Through the Kantz Foundation and the Vahakn and Hasmig Hovnanian Foundation, they have supported more than 100 young artists from Armenia and outside in their pursuit of prominent careers in the fine and performing arts.

Vahakn Hovnanian passed away on Aug. 31, 2015, at the age of 83.

Mrs. Hovnanian’s wake will be taking place on Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist (Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich) Armenian Apostolic Church in Yerevan’s Kond district. The funeral service will be taking place the following day, Nov. 22 at 11:30 a.m., the following day.

The ARF Eastern Region Central Committee mourns the death of philanthropist Hasmig Hovnanian, a supporter of the Hairenik Association, and the Hairenik and Armenian Weekly newspapers. The Central Committee extends its condolences to the family and loved ones of Mrs. Hovnanian—her passing is a loss to the Armenian nation.

3 Comments on Philanthropist Hasmig Hovnanian Passes Away in Yerevan

  1. What a sad day. They will always be remembered for their generous spirit and love. They will be sadly missed.

  2. avatar Vazken Terzian // November 21, 2016 at 4:02 pm // Reply

    God bless the souls of Vahakn and Hasmig Hovnanians, the benefactors of many Armenian organizations and events in Armenia and through out the North America.
    They were also one of the major benefactors of the St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church of Toronto, Canada.

    Hats off to the great patriots!

  3. avatar PAUL BARDIZBANIAN // November 21, 2016 at 8:03 pm // Reply

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

1580 Beach Street, Marina

Apartment, MarinaAs part of its 2003 Historic Preservation Awards, the Art Deco Society of California includes this apartment building at 1580 Beach Street, Marina. Designed by R R Irvine, it was built around 1931 and in 2003, over seventy years later, it was still owned by the same family.

It is not difficult to see how the building was chosen for a preservation award. The floral panels at the roofline above the window bays are stunning.

Apartment, Marina

The retro-fitted fire escape interferes with the decoration of the facade above the main entrance but no doubt it is a necessary precaution in the Bay Area.

Apartment, Marina

I'm interested to know if the garage was pert of the original design or added at a later date. In other case it is well done in keeping with the style of the building.

Apartment, MarinaI find the paintwork on the small metal balcony a little twee. I suppose it does allow the decoration to be seen more clearly but I would have prefered to see the metalwork all the same colour and probably the beige colour rather than the blue.

The entrance, on the other hand, with its combination of colour works for me and I think it would look even better when the flowers are in full bloom.

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  1. Tis a shame about the fire escape but obviously necessary.
    The garage could have possibly been the service part where the bins were kept, etc.
    Beautiful building, thanks for sharing :)

  2. Yes the fire escape is going to win over decoration every time.


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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween =o the story of a vengeful housewife

Happy Halloween Everyone!!! I've posted some pictures from my online photo class.  Well... I took these but they didn't necessarily make the class cut but they're still a little spooky and happy accidents.  Arthur is cutting me a break today but who knows, he could cut loose and by tonight my hands will look like the claws of death :(  In the meantime I'm going to try to bust out as many holiday projects today as I can.

 Yes this is our sweet little Livia when the moon is full.

Back to Halloween, how many trick or treaters do you get? We live in a large neighborhood but there aren't any sidewalks and the yards are pretty large so we average between 15 to 20 a year.  That's provided the weather is good.  We've had as few as 8.  The lucky ducks that do show get either giant size candy bars or handfuls of the little ones.  I usually make up special bags for little ones tied up with ribbon. I love Trick or Treat and really loved making costumes for my kidlets. The hubs on the other hand is very much the dress up dud in our house.  Back when businesses encouraged employees to wear costumes, he went in a suit and said he was Bobby Ewing (from the show Dallas).  Boring!!!!!!  Back in Georgia there was always a neighborhood adult costume party.  He wouldn't go so I made sure he paid for his grinchyness.  I organized a giant babysitting party sponsored by the swim team (yes I was the fundraising chair). All the teens volunteered to help and we charged $10 for one child, $15 for two, and $20 for three or more per family.  We had healthy snacks, movies, dress up pictures, scavenger hunts, and bedded them all down in the family room in sleeping bags.  That way the adults could imbibe spirits and pick up their kids safe and sound after a breakfast of orange juice or milk and loads of frosted donuts.

Come on, I know what you're thinking.  Why healthy snacks at night and then send them home in a glucose haze.  Well, I am a bit of a vengeful spirit.  If I lost sleep all night then the parents should at least have to deal with amped up little monkeys the next day, right???? Unfortunately the hubs thought it was a great idea and tradition was born. We ran the party for 5 years until we moved. The up side?  Our kids had the best Halloween's ever and we were the "fun" house from that time on. Oh yeah, that and we usually raised around $500 after expenses (yes, there were that many kids).

What I want to know from anyone reading this? What Halloween tricks have you employed to bedevil your friends, neighbors, and/or significant other. Also how have you given grins, giggles, and great memories to the little ones in your life (yours or someone elses).

Have a devil of a good time tonight... BWAHHHHAAHAAHAAHAA

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

So this is writer's block... working on a revamp

I've actually been doing quite a few projects so I have lots to post about and yet... so this is what writer's block feels like.   I have noticed that so many of my favorite blogs have had long absences (pretty sure I win though).  Summer does that to you, makes it hard to do all the "shoulds" in your life. Arthur will do that too and he had a real party during July and August. Sometimes my should's are self inflicted, kind of like studying all night cramming for an exam. Without deadlines in my life, things may never get started much less completed.

Mini quilt I made as a gift for a 40th Anniversary.

Huge quilt project from Hell!

I've made 2 mini quilts, 1 hobo bag, 1 clutch, had some fun, and done some dumb little projects. Started a new treatment, stopped same treatment due to a bad side effect, waited to start another treatment, ached, started the newest treatment, and now I sit waiting, aching for it to kick in. PLEASE KICK IN!!!  I also started a huge quilt which may never see the light of day if the inflamation in my hands doesn't settle down. Currently I've made 3 Christmas gifts, started another, and planned a tree skirt as well as some other goodies.

I also have a new love... photography. (Photo at the top of this posting is mine). I took an online photo class from the Souvenir Foto School with Miss B from The Blah, Blah, Blahg and she is amazing! I will share some of my favorite shots from it. All of this has made me realize that I need to revamp arthurndi with some structured topics for 5 to 6 days a week.  Hopefully more on this tomorrow... there's another little surprise coming too!

Having fun at a 40th Anniv. party for my sister-in-law, that's me in the black.

PS If you've ever followed me thanks for not giving up when I went incommunicado and if you're new, well then WELCOME :)


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Obama considers health bill changes

Massachusetts upset forces Democrats to reconsider

January 21, 2010|By Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook | Tribune Newspapers

WASHINGTON — — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are considering scaling back their health care overhaul in the wake of a Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, hoping to salvage key elements of the package.

Now without a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, some Democrats believe they could win Republican support for more limited changes to the health care system, including restrictions on insurance companies and new initiatives to restrain costs.

Obama appeared to endorse such an approach Wednesday. "I would advise that we try to move quickly to coalesce around those elements in the package that people agree on," the president said in an interview with ABC News.

"We know that we need insurance reform. The health insurance companies are taking advantage of people," Obama said. "We know that we have to have some form of cost containment because if we don't, then our budgets are going to blow up. And we know that small businesses are going to need help so that they can provide health insurance for their families. Those are the core, some of the core elements of this bill."

Some Republicans, who almost unanimously fought the Democratic health care legislation last year as too intrusive and too costly, have indicated support for parts of the package, including ending the practice by some insurance companies of terminating consumers' policies when they get sick.

"I believe that if the president reached out to a group of Republicans, including our leaders ... the president would find that Republicans are willing to sit down with him and talk about how to achieve a bipartisan bill," said Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican who supported the president's economic recovery bill last year but voted against health care.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has spent millions of dollars fighting the Democratic health care legislation, also urged a scaled back approach Wednesday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., spent the day Wednesday discussing their options with lawmakers, many of whom saw the Massachusetts result as a repudiation of the health care effort.

"We're concerned about everything going on in the country and we're not going to rush to judgment," Reid told reporters.

"People are very unsettled," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who was among the lawmakers urging a slower approach. "They are very worried. There is anger. There is angst. ... People do not understand [the health care bill]. It is so big, it's beyond their comprehension."

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said Massachusetts voters seemed to be sending the same message she heard from her own constituents: "They think parts of the health care debate are overreaching." Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the No. 3 Democrat in the House, said he was open to a more incremental approach to health care, noting that Congress rarely enacts major policy changes in a single sweeping bill.

"Medicare was not done in one fell swoop," he said of the federal health care program for the elderly created in 1965. "You lay a foundation. You get things done."

But moving incrementally has its own dangers, since so many parts of the health care system are interrelated. Requiring insurance companies to cover more people, for example, would likely push up premiums unless more healthy people are required to buy insurance. Such a mandate could create problems unless the government provides subsidies to help people buy insurance. And that, in turn, requires new taxes or cuts to Medicare or other popular federal programs.

Democratic leaders are still exploring whether the House could pass the health care bill approved by the Senate just before Christmas, obviating the need for another vote on major health care legislation in the Senate, where Democrats would no longer be able overcome a Republican filibuster.

The two chambers could then take up a separate package of changes to the Senate bill through a process known as budget reconciliation, which only requires a simple majority in the Senate.

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Towson left out of Football Championship Subdivision playoffs

November 18, 2012|By Don Markus | The Baltimore Sun

A year after leading Towson to its first Football Championship Subdivision appearance in school history, fourth-year coach Rob Ambrose reacted angrily Sunday after his 7-4 Tigers were snubbed by the NCAA selection committee for an invitation to this season’s playoffs.

Despite finishing the season on a four-game winning streak, including a 64-35 demolition of playoff-bound New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., Saturday, Towson failed to be invited into the 20-team field after losing in the opening round to Lehigh in 2011.

“To say that our kids are crushed is the understatement of the year,” Ambrose said shortly after watching the nationally televised selection show with his team. “They’ve done everything that was asked of them. They’ve done everything that was said that could not be done.

“And if you say you want to have the best 20 teams in the country competing for the national championship, let’s do it. Don’t pretend. The best 20 teams in the country are not competing for the national championship. It’s a fact.”

The Tigers, who finished in a four-way tie for the Colonial  Athletic Association championship,  also beat playoff-bound Villanova. After receiving five bids last season, the CAA has three teams in this year’s field. Old Dominion, which is leaving the CAA after this season, also received a bid.

“I’m going to remove Old Dominion from the conversation because in a hot minute they’re not going to be part of the CAA anymore, but I don’t understand where the justice comes in,” Ambrose said. “The two CAA teams that are going to represent our league, we beat and they have the same conference record [6-2] as we do.”

According to the Sagarin Ratings that are used to rank Football Bowl Subdivision teams as well as FCS teams, Old Dominion is 114th overall, Towson is 122nd, Villanova is 125th and New Hampshire is 146th. Richmond, which was also snubbed despite finishing with a 6-2 league record, is 132nd.

Ambrose said that playing two FBS teams in the same season for the first time in school history ultimately cost the Tigers a bid because they wound up with only seven wins. None of the teams taken Sunday had less than eight.

“Within the conference, we have a lot of parity, but with the out-of-conference schedules, there’s not,” Ambrose said. “Some teams don’t even play I-A [Football Bowl Subdivision] teams; we played two. I’d like to see the combined won-lost record out-of-conference of everybody in the playoffs  and I bet ours kills everybody 10 to 1.”

Towson opened the season with a 41-21 loss at Kent State and lost at then No. 3 ranked LSU 38-22 two weeks later. Kent State finished the year 10-1 and will be playing for the Mid-American Conference title. LSU finished 9-2 and is now ranked No. 9  in the country.

Of the teams representing the CAA in the FCS playoffs, New Hampshire lost at Big Ten bottom-feeder Minnesota, 44-7, and Villanova lost to rebuilding Temple, 41-10. Old Dominion did not play an FBS school, but lost at home to Villanova.

Ambrose said his non-conference schedule, which includes going to Connecticut next year and West Virginia in 2014, will likely get easier because teams will try to avoid the Tigers after they played LSU relatively close on national television this season.

“When you’re a 1-2-3 win team, everybody in the country will play you,” said Ambrose, whose first two teams at Towson in 2009 and 2010 won a total of three games. “But when you’re conference champs of the CAA, nobody wants to get near you. It’s pretty difficult to get out of conference games. There were a couple of teams that were on the hook for future games, after the LSU game they took their tail and ran.”
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Ramps To Close On Eisenhower

March 19, 1986

Construction on the Eisenhower Expresssway will result in ramp closings beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The work is expected to take about a month. Westbound exit and entrance ramps at St. Charles Road will be closed. To reach eastbound St. Charles, motorist should exit at Wolf or Mannheim Roads. To reach westbound St. Charles, motorists should use the Roosevelt Road extension and exit north on York Road. Alternative entrance ramps are at Lake Street, North Avenue and York. The eastbound entrance ramp from North Avenue will be closed.


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Man is indicted in infant's death

September 15, 2001

NORTH CHICAGO — A 41-year-old North Chicago man accused of shaking a 9-month-old boy violently while trying to make him go to sleep has been indicted on nine counts of first-degree murder.

Prosecutors allege that Gerald Snell shook Noah Chapa of the 2600 block of Glen Flora Avenue in Waukegan on Aug. 28. Snell's wife, a baby-sitter, had left the infant alone with her husband in their home in the 2000 block of Sherman Avenue, authorities said.


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Most stolen cyanide apparently found

May 30, 2002|By Items compiled from Tribune news services.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — Mexico's Defense Department announced that 70 drums of sodium cyanide were found Wednesday near a dirt road in central Mexico--apparently part of a stolen shipment of the highly poisonous chemical that officials have been seeking for 18 days.

A police officer discovered the drums in the early-morning hours outside the city of Honey, Puebla, 80 miles north of Mexico City, said the city's secretary, Juvencio Miranda.

Army troops along with federal, state and municipal authorities sealed off the area, and water supplies to Honey were cut as a precaution.

Miranda said he saw drums of cyanide dumped a few yards off a dirt road, at least two open.

The Defense Department later issued a statement saying 70 containers had been recovered and that they were similar to those stolen.

Mexican and U.S. officials were alarmed by the May 10 hijacking of a truck carrying 96 such drums of cyanide--about 10 tons. Twenty of the drums were found abandoned with the truck on May 16.

U.S. anti-terrorism officials had alerted customs and state agencies to watch for the blue drums.


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Sherman Health Systems plans to be bought by Advocate

October 23, 2012|Tribune staff
  • Advocate Health Care is set to acquire Sherman Health in Elgin.
Advocate Health Care is set to acquire Sherman Health in Elgin. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Sherman Health Systems, which operates Sherman Hospital in Elgin, said Tuesday it signed a letter of intent to be acquired by Advocate Health Care for an undisclosed amount.
Sherman said it signed the letter Monday after considering expressions of interest from more than a dozen suitors.
"Advocate Health Care shares our values and vision for health care in the Elgin area," Rick Jakle, chair of the Sherman Health board of directors, said in a statement.  "Sherman is pursuing a partnership that will combine the resources of one of the nation's top community hospitals with one of the nation's leading health systems. We remain committed to providing the personalized care that our community has come to expect from Sherman."
While Sherman said the letter it signed is non-binding, it reflects the two organizations' "commitment to the partnership."
Advocate Health System said it is the largest health system in Illinois with 10 acute care hospitals and more than affiliated 6,000 physicians.
"We are thrilled about the potential opportunity to partner with an organization that is as strong as Sherman Health," said Jim Skogsbergh, president and chief executive officer of Advocate Health Care. "Advocate and Sherman share numerous core values; including a commitment to health outcomes and patient safety and a commitment to the communities we are privileged to serve."
Advocate and Sherman said they will begin planning the details of their potential integration and expect to close the deal between May and July of 2013.
"We're pleased that we will offer our patients the expertise of one of the top 10 health systems in the country," said Sherman Health President and CEO Rick Floyd.  "Through this partnership, Sherman will be able to grow and expand our services at an accelerated pace to become a distinctive, regional destination for care."
The hospital industry has been consolidating as medical providers seek to bulk up their capacity to better compete and make investments in technology ahead of changes expected from the health care reform law.


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No. 1 Indiana breezes past Nebraska 76-47

February 13, 2013|Sports Xchange
  • Cody Zeller shoots the ball while defended by Nebraksa's Brandon Ubel.
Cody Zeller shoots the ball while defended by Nebraksa's Brandon Ubel. (Andy Lyons/Getty Photo)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana took the lead for good midway through the first half and opened its second straight week at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 with a second straight win, 76-47 over Nebraska.

The Hoosiers had a six-week run atop the poll at the start of the season, giving Indiana the sixth-most weeks at No. 1 since the ratings began in 1949. Coming off an 81-68 victory at then-No. 10 Ohio State on Sunday, which followed a Thursday defeat at Illinois, the Hoosiers are trying to break a string of five consecutive weeks in which the No. 1 team has lost. They face archrival Purdue at Assembly Hall on Saturday.

Preseason All-American Cody Zeller scored 16 points Wednesday, including 13 in the second half. Christian Watford and Victor Oladipo bolstered a balanced attack with 13 each, while Will Sheehey added nine. The Hoosiers (22-3, 10-2 Big Ten) have won 22 of 23 at home and are tied with Michigan State atop the conference standings.

Indiana also earned its first victory over the Cornhuskers since they joined the conference. None of the Hoosiers' starters played more than 30 minutes, and Zeller was on the court just 18 minutes thanks to foul trouble and the lopsided score.

Dylan Talley led Nebraska (12-13, 3-9) with 16 points, and none of his teammates topped eight points.

The Cornhuskers have lost nine of 12. They shot 36.2 percent and committed 15 turnovers in their first visit to Bloomington since 1974.

Indiana led 27-18 at halftime despite receiving only three points from Zeller. Talley and Shavon Shields each scored four early points as Nebraska jumped out to a 10-6 advantage, its largest of the half.

Nebraska last led 14-13 before Kevin Ferrell and Oladipo hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 19-14 Indiana lead with 7:21 left in the half.

Oladipo had five of his seven first-half points in the final 13 minutes before the break to jumpstart the Hoosiers' struggling offense. Watford added six first-half points.

The Cornhuskers went 7-of-17 from the field before halftime, while Indiana shot 6-for-19 and matched its worst point total in a half this season. The Hoosiers scored nine points off 10 Nebraska turnovers before intermission.

NOTES: Nebraska is winless in seven games against ranked opponents this season. ... The Cornhuskers last faced a No. 1 team on Feb. 6, 2010, losing 75-64 at Kansas. ... The Hoosiers have shot at least 49 percent from the field in six of their first 12 conference games. They managed a 45.8 success rate Wednesday. ... Indiana is in its 27th consecutive week as a ranked team, its longest stretch since it appeared in the polls 71 straight weeks from 1989-1994.


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A Decade Of Aid - Franklin Turner

September 27, 1989

Franklin Turner has worked in the insulation department of Newport News Shipbuilding for over 30 years. For 10 years, he has been captain of the Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad. For that job, however, he does not get paid.

He goes to the station at 17 E. Windsor Blvd. every evening after work. He is also there on weekends and, when not at the station, he is somewhere close by, he says.

"I've got to keep things going around here," he says. Guess where he spends his vacations: at the station, of course.

Turner first joined the squad when it was located in Carrsville. It was brought to Windsor in 1977. He says he remained on the squad in 1977 because he saw a need in Windsor for aid in emergency situations.

"I saw that people needed help," he says.

Turner commands a squad of 36. Each is a certified emergency medical technician and has had courses in CPR and defensive driving. The requirements to become a member of the volunteer rescue squad include about 120 hours of class time, says Turner. There are also some first-aiders in the group.

The rescue squad receives between 50 and 75 calls a month. Turner says he usually is pleased with the squad's performance, though occasionally they receive a "What took you so long!" upon arrival at a scene.

"You can't satisfy everybody, but you still try," he says. When he receives thank-you letters from members of the community to the squad, he says it makes up for the complaints. "You know someone appreciates you," he says.

The squad is making fund-raising efforts to get a new emergency truck. Some of the funds for the vehicle will come from the Town of Windsor. Squad members hope fish fries and turkey shoots sponsored by the squad will help raise the rest.

Turner says running a rescue squad is hard work. Because the squad is a volunteer effort, the success of the operation depends heavily on the motivation of its members, he says.

Anyone interested in joining the Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad may call 242-6760.

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