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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
VOL. 114 - NO. 9
Warning: Consumer Products
May Be Harmful to Your Health
WHY DO DEMOCRATS LOVE DEPENDENCE?
Because Everything Else is Their Competition
by Dan Calabrese
by Kathleen Schuler
Let’s face it: The current
system for overseeing chemicals used in consumer products is broken.
Last
year,
Congress
banned lead in children’s
products. But recently, we
learned that some manufacturers that phased lead
out of children’s jewelry are
using cadmium, another
brain toxin that’s a carcinogen to boot. How can we prevent the next chemical crisis from threatening our
health and contributing to
rising health costs?
When Congress enacted
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 1976 to protect us from toxic chemicals,
it grandfathered in some
60,000 chemicals with no
testing requirements. Another 20,000 chemicals
were added to this list over
the next three decades. Yet
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has required testing on only 200
chemicals. The EPA’s hands
were so tied that it didn’t
even have authority to
ban asbestos, an established
carcinogen banned in 40
countries.
A recent report by some
of the nation’s leading public health professionals describes the toll that toxic
chemicals are taking on our
health and our budget. This
report, called the Health
Case for Reforming the Toxic
Substances Control Act, summarizes the insidious contribution of environmental
toxins to an array of chronic
health problems.
For example, childhood
cancers have increased by
more than 20 percent since
1975. A woman’s lifetime
risk of breast cancer is now
one in eight, up from one
in 10 in 1973. Chemicals
in common products like
baby bottles and “sippy” cups
have bisphenol A, a hormone disruptor linked to
cancer. Composite wood
used to make many things
around the house often
contains formaldehyde, a
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It’s often said that the
Democratic Party is antibusiness. In a sense, that’s
true, but it’s ironic. The
Democratic Party may be the
biggest and most sophisticated business in America.
And it acts like most other
businesses.
The other guys.
The objective of a business
is to convince as large a
market as possible to purchase a product or service,
and this is generally done
by convincing the people
in that market that their
lives won’t be as complete
without whatever it is you’re
offering.
The Democrats offer any
number of things that might
be categorized as “benefits,”
a description that holds insofar as it describes things
that purportedly either make
your life better or, at the
very least, protect you from
some sort of catastrophe you
couldn’t handle if left to your
own devices.
The reason Democrats are
anti-business, therefore, is
that private-sector businesses compete with government — and thus, with
Democrats, the party of government — to provide the
goods, services and benefits
that make your life better.
Do you need a doctor?
Then just go see one. But no,
say Democrats. Doctors will
rip you off unless we, Democrats, make sure they don’t.
Do you need a good income?
Then start a business or go
work for someone else’s
business. But no, say Democrats. The market is unfair,
corrupt and rigged against
you! You need us to confiscate money from those who
have made money so we can
give it to you.
Do you want a raise? Then
go ask your boss. But no, say
Democrats. Your boss is a
greedy capitalist pig who will
probably fire you for even
asking. We’ll get you into a
union (trust us, you’ll love it)
that will negotiate your
wages on your behalf.
A business does everything it can to persuade you
that it can meet your needs,
and that its competitors cannot.
Since Democrats are only
in business to the extent to
which they control government, their competitors are
everyone in the private sector, as well as anyone who
would keep them out of the
control of government. That
explains why they’re antibusiness. It’s a simple matter of competition. If you believe in private business,
trust private business or
understand private business, you will patronize private business with confi(Continued on Page 15)
Mayor’s Column
by Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston
News Briefs
by Sal Giarratani
What’s Happening with the
USS Kennedy?
A few weeks back, the USS Kennedy made a
big splash locally as East Boston politicians made
the decision to go after the mothballed aircraft
carrier for East Boston. Since then, silence.
Until the Boston Globe ran a story about Maine
trying to bring the USS Kennedy to Portland Harbor as a tourist attraction and naval museum.
According to the news story, of the three applicants asking for the ship, the Maine group is
one of two that advanced to the second phase.
The US Navy is not disclosing the second group
to advance. Is East Boston advancing or was it
unlucky? People of East Boston have a right to
know, don’t they? Why the silence?
New Talk Station Coming
In April, WXKS-AM 1200 on the dial will
switch from a Spanish-speaking station into a
conservative talk show.
Parade Plans March Along
Plans for the Evacuation Day/St. Patrick’s
Day Parade are moving along. A a recent meeting of the parade committee, it was announced
that 50 units have been signed up to date. The
Chief Marshal’s Banquet will be held at
Climate change and environmental
responsibility is one of the greatest challenges facing our city in the years
ahead. In order to bring about the transformative change needed to address
these issues, it is going to take creative
thinking, tough decisions, and a real
commitment from all of Boston’s residents, businesses, and organizations,
including city government.
That is why the Mayor’s Office of Environmental and Energy Services is
sponsoring five community workshops
on Climate Action, with the goal of engaging residents and businesses on how
we can all make an impact. These workshops are part of the Boston Climate
Action Leadership Committee which
will provide recommendations for the
City’s new climate action plan on ways
to reduce greenhouse gases, save energy, adapt to the changes we can’t avoid,
and expand the green economy.
The first in a series of workshops will
take place this weekend and is specifically designed for the high school students of Boston. This will give our youth
an opportunity to share their own ideas
and concerns as well as learn about how
climate change is already affecting Boston and how they can make a difference.
In addition to a high school student
workshop, there will be four neighborhood-based workshops. Residents will
meet and talk with other Bostonians who
care about climate action and give feed-
back on new climate action proposals
that include actions related to housing,
transportation, and beyond, using interactive keypad polling. They will also
learn about Renew Boston, the City’s
program to link residents with practical
resources to start saving energy and
reducing greenhouse gases right away.
Boston is already a leader in green
technology and innovation, but with a
serious commitment from our government, residents and youth we can further reduce environmental impacts,
improve the livability of Boston and grow
closer to realizing our city’s true green
potential.
Dates and Times:
The high school student workshop is
on Saturday, February 27 at the Old
South Church, 645 Boylston Street in
Boston from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Neighborhood-based workshops for
residents will from 5:30 - 8:30 PM on:
• Tuesday, March 2, at the Old South
Church;
• Monday, March 8, at the Boston Lodge
of Elks No 10/West Roxbury Elks Club;
• Wednesday, March 10, at the Metcalf
Ballroom, George Sherman Union, Boston University;
• Monday, March 15, at the Roxbury
Center for the Arts, Hibernian Hall.
To register for a workshops visit our
website at cityofboston.gov/climate.
Walk-ins will be seated if space is still
available.
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Stirpe
Nostra
Res Publica
by Prof. Edmund
Turiello
by David Trumbull
A weekly column highlighting some
of the more interesting aspects of our
ancestry...our lineage...our roots.
“This Senate Jobs Bill is Not Perfect,” BUT …
FUNDATORIES
Fundatories in Latin,
fondatore in Italian, and
founders in English. For hundreds of years Rome was the
undisputed mistress of the
world. Whatever her greatness might have been, in architecture, painting, or religion, that greatness has
left its mark here. The history of no other city in the
world can compare with that
of Eternal Rome.
The city state was an independent governing city
and included the area
around it that came under
its protection and control. It
was much like any large city
in the USA including its suburbs. From a few hills covered with sheep droppings,
Rome grew into a little town,
then a walled city, and then
into a city state. In time
Rome grew into the greatest
governing empire the world
had known, and for centuries
had not been matched or
exceeded until the time of
the British Empire. The city
was actually founded on
those land rises that eventually became known as
the “Seven Hills of Rome”
named Capitoline, Aventine,
Palatine, Esquiline, Quirinal,
Viminal and Coelian. These
hills were occupied by vagrant tribes long before
Romulus appeared on the
scene. The tribes were savage hunters who wandered
through the dense forests.
From these tribes came
“Vates”, a soothsayer or
prophet, and from the name
Vates came “Vaticanus”, for
the name of the Hill that was
made a kind of sacred spot
a thousand years before
St. Peter was born.
About the time of Vates
there also was a leader of an
agricultural tribe who was
known as Latinus and his
people were called Latins.
Their god was Saturn the
good sower.
There were also the
Sabines, people of the lance
(quiris) and from this name
came “Quirites” and eventually Quirinus the lancebearer was the name given
to their god Janus, and the
name Quirinal was given to
one of the Hills that they
occupied.
Contemporary with all of
this was the development of
the Etruscan Race. They
were savage in their religion
and morals, but refined
in their artistic tastes as
the most-civilized of modern nations. They were tomb
builders and they built
their tombs underground as
chambers carved out of
the tufa rock many, many
years before the early Christians thought about the
catacombs. The Etruscans
cremated their dead, but
buried images of them, so
there is plenty of sculptural
evidence of their culture.
They also built walls, aqueducts and temples, and they
made use of the principles
of arched construction.
The Etruscans are credited
with the construction of the
“Cloaca Maxima”, a great
arched drain under the area
that was later selected for
the Forum Romanum. This
drain still carries the storm
water to the Tiber.
The Hills of Rome were
occupied by tribes long before the time of Romulus, as
noted above. Also, there
were nine Romes before the
Wall of Romulus was built,
halfway up the Palatine
Hill. The Etruscans were
eventually conquered by
people known as Romans
and it is with the construction of this Wall of Romulus,
27 centuries ago, that historical Rome began.
“I came to Washington to
be an independent voice, to
put politics aside, and to
do everything in my power
to help create jobs for Massachusetts families. This
Senate jobs bill is not perfect.
I wish the tax cuts were
deeper and broader, but I am
voting for it because it contains measures that will
help put people back to work
…
— Senator Scott Brown
on his vote, February 22 nd ,
breaking the filibuster of the
Jobs for Main Street Act,
2010.
Brown was joined in his
vote by fellow Republican
senators Kit Bond (R-Mo.),
Susan Collins (R-Maine),
Olympia Snowe (R-Maine),
and
George
Voinovich
(R-Ohio). With no procedural
impediments, the bill is
now expected to come to a
final vote soon, possibly be-
Over 100 hundred residents attended the 2010
Democratic Caucus on Saturday, February 20, to elect
25 delegates to represent
their fellow Democrats at
the Democratic State Convention in Worcester.
The caucus was open to all
registered Democrats in
Ward 3. Residents from
neighborhoods across the
ward including the North
End, South End, Beacon
Hill, Leather District and
Chinatown attended the
caucus.
“It was great to see so
many enthusiastic Democrats come together for the
caucus,” said Jason A. Aluia,
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David Trumbull is the
chairman of the Boston Ward
Three Republican Committee.
Boston’s Ward Three includes
the North End, West End, part
of Beacon Hill, downtown,
waterfront, Chinatown, and
part of the South End.
Ward Three Chairman, “I
congratulate all elected delegates and look forward to
working with them for a
Democratic victory in the
fall.”
The Convention will be
held on Friday, June 4th and
Saturday, June 5 th at the
DCU Center in Worcester.
Democrats from across the
Commonwealth will gather
during that weekend to endorse Democratic candidates for statewide office.
2010 DELEGATES
Matthew Bamonte
Ricky Bevilacqua
Jim Brinning
Dino DiFronzo
Mark Hymovitz
Bill Murphy
Steven Siciliano
Daniel Toscano
Stephen Passacantilli
Blake Webber
Carl Salvi, Jr.
Tina Abate
Mary Ania
Jennifer Cruickshank
Mary Ann D’Amato
Provie DiGirolamo
Francine Gannon
Meghan Haggerty
Clare Kelly
Dolores Merola
Lucy Rivera
Jim Gannon
Charles Steelfisher
Kathy Carangelo
Kim Jennings
POLICE TO LAYOFF CIVILIAN LIAISONS
Certified Public Accountant
Greenway Meeting Notice
timated, what we could
get.
With his vote on the “Jobs
Bill” Senator Brown demonstrates his wisdom — and
the wisdom of Massachusetts voters in sending him
to Washington — and his
maturity. He did the right
thing. He compromised to
get a less than perfect bill —
but a bill that can help put
men and women back to
work — rather than hold out
for some theoretical, but
unattainable, perfect bill.
There is an old saying in
politics, Don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good.
Ward Three Democrats Elect Delegates
News that the Boston
Police Department plans to
layoff civilian community
liaisons who have played
an important role bridging
the community to the police
and keeping the sometimes
mean streets of Boston safer
is not good news. Nine of ten
positions will be eliminated
in September when funding
for those jobs run out. Said
Phuongdai Nguyen, deputy
director of the Vietnamese
American Civic Association
in Dorchester, “This will be
a big loss, especially for our
youth ... This will be a big
problem for us.”
The police department lost
ALL it’s funding for the Same
Cop Same Neighborhood
grant from the state Execu-
Next issue: THE MAN OF ROME
fore this column appears in
print.
The bill will, among other
things, give private sector
employers who hire the unemployed a holiday, through
the end of this year, from
the 6.2 percent payroll tax.
It also will give those employers a $1,000 tax credit
for each of those new hires
who stays a full year. Surely
no one can cavil at such
an incentive for hiring at a
time of high and persistent
unemployment.
Unfortunately, in a Congress with Democratic majorities in both houses and
a Democratic President, the
bill also spends much, too
much, on increased government spending and promotion of pet projects. And, as
Senator Brown said, the
tax relief is good, but not
enough. It is, however, and
this should not be underes-
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tive Office of Public Safety.
Federal stimulus money
funding provided enough
monies to keep the liaisons
on the job until September.
Commissioner Ed Davis is
hoping to find another funding source to bring back the
liaisons. Every police district
has two community service
officers and will continue to
keep them in place but the
community liaisons were a
bridge that was capable of
crossing over the mistrust
between the police and the
community. Reverend Eugene Rivers added, “This
would be the worst time for
these cuts.”
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Rita DiAngelis
May She Rest in Peace
Rita DiAngelis, passed away at the age of 82 on followed by a funeral mass to be celebrated at
February 19, 2010. She was a lifelong resident of 9:45AM in St. Leonard’s Church, Hanover Street,
Boston’s North End.
Boston. The family will be receiving relatives and
Beloved Daughter of the late Antonio and friends on Thursday, February 25th from 4-8 PM.
Carmella (Fiorentino) DiAngelis. Beloved sister of Services will conclude with interment in St. Michael’s
Lena Passero of North End, late Joseph DiAngelis, Cemetery, Boston.
Theresa Costa, Laura Ricciotti, Pauline Prezio,
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in
Antonetta Golini and Louise Zizza. Beloved aunt memory of Rita DiAngelis to MGH Cancer Center
of many nieces and nephews.
in support of Dr. Jennifer Temel. Checks payable
Funeral from the Boston Harborside Home of to MGH Thoracic Oncology Fund. In care of
JS Waterman & Sons-Langone, 580 Commercial the Development Office, 165 Cambridge Street
St, Boston on Friday, February 26th at 8:45AM Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.
Friday, February 26, 2010
GUEST EDITORIAL
ONCE AGAIN DEMS SHOW
DISDAIN FOR THE PEOPLE
by Edward P. Shallow
Obama and his czars are dictating to the people,
“We are the rulers of the nation, know what is best
for you and we will impose it on you regardless what
your preference.”
It is all about control. In addition, if you abhor their
obsession to control every aspect of our lives, my
advice is to get in step with the Tea Party Movement.
They represent what most of us have been advocating for these many years: a strong national defense,
limited government, limiting government regulations and support for hiring in small businesses to
aid in the recovery of the economy.
A recent email from Vision to America reveals
that Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid
have huddled behind closed doors once again and are
planning a series of “legislative tricks” to pass
ObamaCare with a public option.
In other words, Democrats in Congress have
already hatched an underhanded plan to bring
ObamaCare back from the dead and make socialized
health care the law of the land. That is why I’ve taken
this opportunity to advise the people of this dastardly
deed and make their voices heard, loud and clear.
This is no time to fall asleep or Obama, Pelosi and
Reid may succeed in pulling off their dubious plan.
I quote from two Wall Street Journal editorials
regarding ObamaCare and the “public option” making a comeback.
Liberals are making a bid to restore the “public
option,” ObamaCare’s most controversial and destructive inspiration. Some 18 Senators have endorsed
slipping this government run insurance entitlement
in the reconciliation process that would let Democrats abuse Senate rules to hustle ObamaCare into
law with 50 votes plus the vote of Joe Biden.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius joined the mob, telling MSNBC’s Rachel
Maddow that the public option is “part of the decision
of the Senate leadership to move forward.” Then the
White House is all aboard. Right on cue, Majority
Leader Harry Reid put out a statement that he will
work to “craft a public option that can overcome
procedural obstacles.”
On that score, the main obstacles to this agenda
are not procedural but moderates in his own party.
Rational Democrats killed the public option because
Multi-Chamber Speed Networking Night
Speed Networking is something you do
not want to miss! There will be appetizers
and finger foods along with a cash bar from
5:30PM to 7:30 PM at Casa Lucia, 61 Lucia
Avenue, Revere, Massachusetts.
This structured and fast-paced program
will give Chamber members the opportunity to quickly meet with a number
of business professionals and build relationships. Attendees will meet each
other one-on-one for only a matter of
minutes. Then they will move on to the
next person for another “mini-meeting”.
Attendees can explain what their business
does, their professional needs, exchange
business cards, and gain referrals for
friends and colleagues. A way of maximizing time in one session. Everyone
in the room will have made lots of new
contacts!
Registration will be at 5:15PM with the
program commencing at 5:30PM sharp.
Space is limited and you must RSVP in
advance, so call right away to reserve
your seat. 617-569-5000 ext. 221 or
[email protected]. Payment will
be due at time of advance registration.
Please call for more details.
Revere
Chamber
of
Commerce
MultiChamber Business Card Exchange
is scheduled for Thursday, June 24, 5:30
to 7:30PM, at Chatters inside Revere
Showcase Cinemas, Squire Road, Revere,
Massachusetts.
The East Boston Chamber will be participating. Like the years before, this event
continues to be a highlight of the season
as it generally attracts 80 to 120 business
people. Included with admittance fee is
one free movie pass, plenty of networking,
six fabulous appetizers and soft drinks.
Chatters also offer a full cash bar of top
shelf selections. This is a great night out
and an excellent, friendly chance to make
new business contacts and to see Chatters,
the upscale restaurant inside Showcase
Cinemas Revere. Please RSVP by calling
617-569-5000 ext. 221 or emailing
[email protected]. Payment will
be due at time of advance registration.
Institute of Contemporary Art Presents Christopher O’Riley
On Saturday, February 27
at 8:00 PM host of the popular NPR music program, From
the Top, Christopher O’Riley
has stretched the piano beyond conventional bound-
aries. Touring in support of
his latest release, Out of My
Hands, O’Riley tackles music of R.E.M., Portishead,
Cocteau Twins, Pink Floyd,
Nirvana, the Bad Plus, the
Smiths, Tears for Fears,
Radiohead and a newly released song by Elliott Smith.
For further information
and tickets, please log on to
www.icaboston.org.
DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY
Winter/Spring Cultural Programs
To get through the doldrums of the winter
months, the Dante Alighieri Cultural
Center in collaboration with the Consulate
General of Italy in Boston presents:
Friday, February 26,
7:30PM, a showing of the
movie “Gomorra” (English
Subtitles), with a discussion to follow, directed by
Matteo Garrone with Toni
Servillo. An inside look at
Italy’s modern-day crime
families from the book of
Roberto Saviano.
Friday,
March
5,
7:30PM, in celebration of
Woman’s Day in March, we
will present the film “City
of Women”, in Italian with
English
subtitles,
by
Federico Fellini. Panel discussion to follow.
Friday,
March
12,
7:30PM, Doctor Giammarco Contino, University of Milan,
Research Fellow in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Division,
“Latest Research on Pancreatic Cancer”.
Friday, March 19 Book
presentation by the author,
anthropologist Professor
Augusto Ferraiuolo “Religious Festive Practices in
Boston’s North End.”
Friday,
March 26,
7:30PM, in
celebration
of Easter, Luisa Marino will
present:
Passione
e
Crucifissione “Donna de
Paradiso” Lauda XCIII from
Jacopone da Todi (12301306).
Free and open to the public.
The Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts is located at 41 Hampshire Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
For further information, please call 617876-5160 or log onto www.dantealighieri.net.
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Financially Speaking
with Ben Doherty
environment. In March, the
Fed will wrap up its $1.425
trillion program to buy back
mortgage securities and
debt. Wal-Mart earnings rose
14% to 1.17, .05 over views.
It sees 81-85 cents/share
for quarter one and $3.00$4.00/share for 2010. Dell
still unable to resume product growth. The shares were
down 5% after reporting year
over year earnings were
down and it marked the fifth
straight quarter of declining
profits. Hewlett Packard released strong results, $3.9
billion in its cash flow while
sales rose 8%. Double dip is
a positive description for ice
cream cones not housing
prices. Yet several forecasters are predicting housing
prices will slip again in
2010, after signs of revival
in late 2009. Many sellers
have had to cut prices to lure
buyers. Home sales could fall
when a federal tax credit of
$8,000/home expires as
planned at the end of April.
Any time you come off pain
medication you have some
withdrawals.
The
early
signs of a double dip are
showing in 20% of the 143
markets it follows. Moody’s
predicts that housing prices
will fall 8% from the fourth
quarter of 2009 to the fourth
quarter of 2010. The average discount runs about 8%.
In Detroit, homes are selling at $8.00-$20.00/square
foot versus $55.00-75.00/
square foot in the suburbs.
One house is selling for
$21,200 down from $38,000
last year. There is inventory
of eight months, so demand
is slow, but that’s down from
down from 40 months of
inventory last year. The
pace of delinquencies eased
in the fourth quarter, but
the percentage of loans behind in payments is 15.02%,
its most since MBA’s records
began in 1972, and will likely
stay high and it will take
a year to work through most
of their loans. The stock
markets settled higher after
the Feds announcement.
The S&P rose .2% and the
NASDAQ and Dow edged up
.2% each. The market
gained 3.1% for the week. It
was one of the best weeks of
the year. The CPI showed
less inflation than analysts
expected.
The toy industry made up
most of its losses in the
fourth quarter, as a strong
fourth quarter made up most
of the ground from toy sales
flat for the year. This shows
positive signs for the industry going into 2010.
The CPI rising .2% suggests inflation won’t flare up
soon and gives the Fed more
leeway on keeping rates low
to support the economic recovery.
It’s time to call your financial advisor or call me at
617-261-7777.
Connector’s New Small Business Plan
SPELLS R-E-L-I-E-F
Responding to the struggles
of small business owners
facing escalating health insurance premiums, the
Health Connector launched
a new group health insurance product called Business Express this month.
This new program, in conjunction with Governor
Deval Patrick’s small business job incentives plan,
builds on the Governor’s
continued efforts to support
small businesses, foster
job creation and further
economic growth in the
Commonwealth
“Small businesses have
been hit hard by the rising cost of health insurance,”
Governor Patrick said. “This
innovative approach by the
Health Connector is an
essential part of helping to
ease the burden on the small
business community and
stimulating job creation in
this sector.”
Business Express is intended for small businesses with 50 or fewer
employees and all of its
products carry the state’s
Seal of Approval for quality
and value. Because there
are no membership fees
and reduced administrative
costs, many businesses
with five or fewer employees
may save more than $300
per employee per year.
Prospective employers will
have the opportunity to
select a plan from any of
the seven major carriers
whose plans carry the Seal
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Community Health Plan,
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OUT LOUD
by Sal Giarratani
FEDS RAISING RATES
The
Federal
Reserve
raised a largely symbolic
rate late Thursday, the discount rate; the rate banks
charge each other for overnight loans by .25 basis
points to .75. The central
bank cited continued improvement in market conditions. This is the first rate
move by the Fed since
Lehman Bros., went bankrupt in 2008. The January,
FOMC meeting released
this week discussed a discount rate hike. The Fed
caught people off guard by
how quickly they acted. The
dollar rose and stocks futures fell on the news.
Bernanke said the Fed will
slowly drain away some of
the $1 trillion it had pumped
into the financial system.
The Fed vowed to keep its
benchmark fed funds on
overnight loans at a record
low 0-.25 basis points to support a recovery. Analysts
don’t expect a fed funds rate
hike until 2011, amid concerns that unemployment,
foreclosures and tepid consumer spending improve.
The Fed’s balance sheet is
now over $2 trillion, more
than double pre-recession
levels. Jobless claims rose
31,000 last week to 467,500
and January’s index of lending indicators fell .3%, a
little light. Oil prices and
treasury yields rose while
gold fell. The economy is not
in an extremely inflationary
THINKING
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TIM CAHILL:
Independent for Governor
Left to Right: Tim Cahill, Sal Giarratani and Paul
Loscocco.
(Photo by Amy Nourse)
Over the years of being a from northern Italy while
political activist, I have mine are in Sicily and we
worked God knows how, had a good discussion on
many political campaigns. I what recent political results
don’t always win. I am akin m e a n .
in politics what Bert Blyleven
Everything changed after
or Jim Kaat is to baseball. Republican Scott Brown
Lots of wins and lots of loses upset the Democrats and
too. However, recently, I’m on Martha Coakley on Janua roll (not a hot dog roll) but a ary 19 th. There is an energy
real roll. I helped in the in the air. People are frusAyanna Pressley Boston City trated but instead of throwCouncil campaign and with ing their hands up in the air,
Scott Brown too. Now, I’m go- they turned out and placed
ing with Independent Tim Brown into office surprising
Cahill, a friend of mine for all the political experts. Few
over 20 years now. He is a saw it coming. The peoples’
great campaigner. This time revolt was almost stealtharound he decided to leave like until the very end when
the Democrat Party and run there was no stopping it.
as an Independent choice Could the same thing hapin the November election pen this November, I say yes
against Democrat Governor it can.
Now is the time for serious
Deval Patrick and either
Charlie Baker or Christy political folks to get involved
Mihos, the two Republicans with good candidates like
Cahill on the campaign trail.
duking it out right now.
On Saturday, February 13, If Cahill-Loscocco team
the Cahill-Loscocco Cam- can tap into that frustration
paign headquarters opened growing out there over poliup on Old Colony Road tics as usual, there could be
in Quincy, Massachusetts. another upset this coming
Over 1,000 people stopped by November. The people are
during the 5 hour open the political generation and
house. Tim Cahill, the cur- if the Cahill motor can hook
rent state treasurer wanted into it, together victory could
to remind folks that while be engineered in eight
many politicians are now months time.
Former six term Quincy
calling themselves impendent “there is really only one Mayor Jim Sheets who is also
true independent in the race, a former Democratic state
endorsed
someone who left the party representative
before it became FASHION- Scott Brown for the US SenABLE ... I am an independent ate. Says Sheets, the Scott
Brown victory “is just the tip
Independent.”
I also had a chance to talk of the iceberg.” People are gowith Cahill’s running mate, ing to vote to take their govPaul Loscocco, a former Re- ernment back.”
If Sheets is correct, as I
publican state representative from Holliston who also suspect he is, the grand
switched to Independent opening of the Tim Cahill for
status. He says Cahill is Governor Headquarters is
“about fiscal responsibility, just the start of a great
about making tough deci- campaign that will take off
sions, about bringing some from Old Colony Road and
accountability on Beacon end up on Beacon Street in
Hill.” While I have known November.
Before I left the headquarTim Cahill since his days
as a young Quincy City ters there was a great quote
Councilor, this was my first written on a white board
meeting with Paul Loscocco that stated, “A dream you
and he impressed me as dream alone is only a dream.
someone who knows what’s A dream you dream together
happening today in govern- is reality.” The author John
ment. We’re both Italian, Lennon. So I say just Let it
most of his family roots are Be, right?
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Town Fair Tire World of Wheels Features
Debby Ryan, Bailey on Disney Channel “Suite Life on Deck”
The Disney Channel’s “Suite Life on
Deck” comes to the Town Fair Tire World of
Wheels in the person of Debby Ryan, who
plays Bailey Pickett on the hit sitcom.
Ryan will make a personal appearance
at the show to sign free autographs and
pose for pictures with spectators on
Saturday, March 13, 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
The Town Fair Tire World of Wheels
show runs throughout the March 12-14
weekend at Boston’s Bayside Expo
Center.
The Town Fair Tire World of Wheels, holder
of Bayside’s weekend attendance record,
each year attracts local creators of custom
vehicles of all types, representing millions
of dollars worth of one-of-a-kind hot rods,
customs, street rods, collectibles, race cars,
antiques, restorations, tuners and more.
The show also always offers spectators the
chance to meet and get free autographs
from celebrities, to see specialty vehicle
exhibits and to be entertained by many other
attractions for the whole family.
Ryan started acting in theater at her private school. When she moved to Germany
at age 7, she become involved in professional theater, going to the theater straight
from school and usually staying late, finishing her homework and studying in between
her scenes. She says her love for acting
became evident only when she started
sacrificing to act, and at age 10, back in
America, she realized she wanted to act fulltime. In 2008 she landed the role of Bailey
Pickett on the Disney Channel’s “The Suite
Life on Deck,” but her acting career got
started in 2007, when she was a guest character in “Barney: Let’s Go to the Firehouse.”
She also has starred in the Ice Cube movie
“The Longshots.” She can perform modern,
hip hop and military dances.
Also making personal appearances at the
show will be television and movie star and
director Henry “Fonzie” Winkler, WWE
diva Melina and UFC superstar Rich
Franklin. The 7-foot-tall Comic Bot singing
and dancing robots will perform all weekend. Special automotive exhibits will include Drag City USA and Motorama. Drag
City USA will feature Kalitta’s ’67 Bounty
Hunter, Prudhomme’s ’70 Wynns Winder
and Garlits’ ’60 Swamp Rat III, ’62 Swamp
Rat IV and ’66 Swamp Rat VIII. Motorama
will show off traditional rods, customs and
bobbers not seen at other Boston-area car
shows. Spectators also will be able to shop
an automotive memorabilia and toy show
and East Coast Championship Wrestling and
Boston Derby Dames roller derby demonstrations will be staged in the show’s Action Arena all weekend. Appearance and
demonstration times are available at
www.worldofwheels.com.
Thirty-sixth annual Town Fair Tire World
of Wheels show hours are Friday, March 12,
5-10:30 p.m., Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m.10:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 14, 10 a.m.7 p.m. Discount coupons for $2 off adult and
children’s tickets will be available at participating Town Fair Tire stores. Boston’s
Bayside Expo Center is located off I-93 at
Columbia Road and a short walk from the
MBTA Red Line’s JFK/UMass stop. Free
shuttles will run to and from the T stop during show hours. Advance tickets and up-todate show information are available online
at www.worldofwheels.com.
Danikka Giarratani
Weds George Moses
by Sal Giarratani
FriendshipWorks
Yvonne, an elderly woman who enjoys going for walks in her North End neighborhood,
recently suffered a stroke and now has a
hard time getting out on her own. Thanks
to a quiet but effective organization in Boston, Yvonne feels blessed. That organization
is FriendshipWorks (formerly MATCH-UP
Interfaith Volunteers) and it provides socially isolated elders and disabled adults
with friendship, advocacy and emotional
support.
Yvonne’s “gift” from FriendshipWorks is
Jessica, a Nursing student at Boston College
who visits with Yvonne and accompanies
her on walks around the city. Jessica helps
Yvonne with her daily errands — shopping
at CVS, going to the bank, visiting Yvonne’s
“meat,” “cheese,” or “bread guy,” and taking trips to the library to pick out new audio
books. She also accompanies Yvonne to
mass at St. Leonard’s on Fridays, to lunch
at a local pizza shop, and for pastries from
the Modern bakery. Yvonne says that
Jessica “seems to understand what [she]
needs” and reminds her of her granddaughter. Yvonne also enjoys the opportunity to
show Jessica around the North End, a neighborhood she’s called home for 12 years.
And don’t kid yourself — this is a two way
street. Jessica describes her relationship
with Yvonne as a “great match” — the two
share a faith in God, have mutual experiences with nursing, and have grown closer
over the course of their relationship. Jessica
says her visits with Yvonne allow her to “forget about [herself] for a bit and feel like [she’s]
doing something real for someone else”.
Jessica goes on to explain what a positive
example Yvonne is for her — “somehow, she
managed to raise a family, work, and volunteer, and someday I’d like to be someone
like Yvonne.”
Yvonne had previously volunteered with
FriendshipWorks in the office and as a
“friendly visitor,” providing assistance and
companionship to a woman who lived down
the street from her. Now living in senior
housing herself, and following some recent
health setbacks, Yvonne has called on
FriendshipWorks to return the favor.
Jessica’s support gives Yvonne the necessary confidence and peace of mind she
needs to get out for walks around her neighborhood. The difference a pair of helping
hands can make is astounding: On one
warm summer day, Jessica and Yvonne took
a walk to the public library in Copley Square.
The two got lost and ended up spending
a couple hours walking until they finally
reached their destination. Jessica recalls:
“I emailed Yvonne the next day to make sure
she was doing alright. It was a long walk,
and my legs were KILLING me … so
I figured that she was exhausted. Her response? ‘I’m feeling great! Did I tire you out
yesterday?’ Well, yes, Yvonne, you did! She’s
just incredible.”
Yvonne and Jessica’s friendship is one of
many made possible by FriendshipWorks.
Under the name MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers for the past 25 years, FriendshipWorks has been serving socially isolated
elders and disabled adults in Greater Boston
since 1984. FriendshipWorks recruits and
trains volunteers of all ages, faiths and
backgrounds to provide friendship, advocacy,
education, assistance and emotional support. We match volunteers with elders to
provide friendly visitation and help with
tasks of daily living – the kind of “services”
that often lead to long-term friendships
and translate into immeasurable health
benefits. We provide escorts to important
medical appointments and advocate for
necessary health care. We offer the healing joy of pet visitation to residents of nursing homes and provide help with exercises
that improve balance and physical health.
Finally, we offer our friendly visiting and
medical escort services in both English and
Spanish to Boston’s Latino population. We
currently have 200 volunteers like Jessica
providing friendship and support for those
who need it most.
If you’re interested in supporting
FriendshipWorks through volunteering
your time or giving a donation, please
contact Lois Waller at 617-482-1510 or
[email protected]. You
can find us online at www.fw4elders.org.
My niece Danikka recently married George Moses. Shown
in photo: Danikka Giarratani Moses, George Moses,
George’s daughter Jackie and Danikka’s son Jacob
Schaefer.
VEGAS NITE
The Wilmington Sons of Italy and the
WHS Band Parents are once again joine
ing forces. Come to our Vega
egass Nit
Nite
Fundr
aiser on Saturday, March 6th, 2010
undraiser
from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. at the Tewksbury
Knights of Columbus on Main Street in
Tewksbury. Door prizes and cash bar. Featured games: Blackjack, Roulette, OverUnder Dice Game, and Money Wheel.
Texas Hold’em tournament will
be ongoing. Pre-buy for Texas Hold’em
tournament: Texas Hold’em tournament
players must be seated by 7:20 p.m.
Thirteen (13) tables are available. Preregister by contacting Glenn Picone at
[email protected].
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Streets of the North End
by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari
ALL THA
T ZAZZ
THAT
by Mary N. DiZazzo
Achilles Should Have Known the
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Ciao bella,
You’re getting ready to do the town, showered and smellin’ great! Prettiest dress
in the store, last touches of make-up,
you look down — oh no, those dry, cracked,
neglected winter feet can only be hidden
in shoes. So let’s take care of that NOW.
In all my adventures in the Beauty
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true dedication from the heart in what they
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Read prior weeks’ “All That Zazz” columns
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in person or in reverie, it is the place we most identify with,
the place, like no other, that allows us to feel totally comfortable. Those of us who call the North End home are fortunate for we share a part of Boston rich in tradition and
steeped in the history of our country.
It is interesting to watch the tourists who pass through
the North End by the tens of thousands each year taking
photos of streets and sites that we have come to take for
granted. There are the obvious sites such as the Paul Revere
House and Old North Church and the not so obvious like the
alleyways sprinkled throughout the North End adding character and a sense of mystery to a neighborhood whose streets
were laid out for foot traffic and horse drawn carts, centuries before the automobile.
Not too long ago, Grandfather Benedetto drove his horse
drawn cart through the streets of the North End delivering
meat to the restaurants till the day when finally he was able
to have his own butcher shop. Grandmother Carmela, who
could not speak a word of English, raised her family with
ease in the Italian village that once was the North End. Her
day was measured by the sound of bells that summoned the
faithful to church, a tiny woman dressed in black who made
her way through familiar streets in a foreign land.
There is an alley near our apartment building that we
daily pass with little notice, yet, tourists finding it fascinating; constantly stop to photograph it and have themselves
photographed standing in it, a reminder of the history and
uniqueness of our tiny enclave.
The saying goes, we stand on the shoulders of all those
who came before us, clearly this saying comes to life on the
streets of the North End where, much like an onion, vestiges of past generations are revealed in layers giving evidence of the rich heritage of this historic neighborhood.
Clearly we can see traces of its colonial past on Marshal
Street and the historic sites that dot the neighborhood.
Jerusalem Place reminds us of the Jews who once called
the North End their home. A reminder of the Irish presence
can be found at Garden Court Street where Rose Kennedy
one of the neighborhood’s most illustrious residents was
born, and of course a walk down Hanover Street with its
many fine ristorantes and espresso cafés leaves little doubt
who currently occupies the neighborhood. They came in
waves displaced from places that for centuries they called
home, Jews, Irish and Italians, all contributing to a neighborhood so many can claim as their own.
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Says ...
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Hong Kong Harbor
Celebrates the Year of the Tiger
You can email your questions to [email protected] to the attention of Freeway. Don’t
forget folks, Freeway is not a vet, so please keep the questions light-hearted! Thanks.
“Welcome to Henry’s Foods
of Beverly” you can actually
smell the aroma from this
article. My human companion has visited Henry’s Market many times with my
uncle Patsy, the first time
entering this establishment
was overpowering. The store
is spacious and the staff extremely friendly. One thing
about Henry’s is, while
you’re waiting for your cold
cuts to be sliced or picking
up your pastry there is a
small area where you can
make your own coffee and
walk around the store until
your order is complete. The
store has many different departments such as beer and
wine; fresh cut meat; produce department and frozen
goodies like ice cream.
You also have the fresh
bakery which is definitely
my favorite. The donuts are
hand cut and cooked on the
premises as well as their
muffins, danishes, coffee
cakes and more. I discovered that the ingredients are
age old recipes passed down
from generations. From
their variety of pastries,
turnovers and Boston Crème
pies. Oh! By the way my Aunt
Mary also works the bakery
department. She does the
decorating and has been
there for over 25 years. For
your party needs they make
miniature European pastries and children’s cakes for
any occasion and fresh hand
drawings of any character!
One department you don’t
want to miss is the fresh
cooked chicken pot pies and
the crust is cooked to perfection. There are also, containers with homemade
cooked lasagna, chicken
cutlets and potato salad.
Everything is ready to take
home and heats up in
minutes.
They also have a fresh
flower department with an
assortment of different beautiful flowers. The owners
John and Janet Keohane
have owned Henry’s market
since 2005 and John goes
way back as a kitchen manager since l984. When the
original owner passed away
John took the business over.
They also own and operate
Dog Spa a pet boutique and
grooming center in North
Beverly. The Keohane’s
have two dogs Trixy and
Phoenix who I just adore. My
human companion reflects
back to the hot summer
days spent with her brother
Patsy. They would stop at
Henry’s and order two cold
cut sandwich’s with a bag of
chips. They went Pat’s
house and enjoyed their
lunch, the sun and a quiet
moment together by the pool.
Henry’s Market brings back
great times and memories
for our family. This store is
amazing. If you’re ever in
Beverly, Massachusetts stop
by 588 Cabot Street and ask
for John. Tell him Freeway
from the Post-Gazette sent
you. He will greet you with
open arms. The guy is just a
wonderful person.
Hey John, my human companion will be by for two
large chicken pot pies. Love
you John and say hi to Janet
for me. Good luck.
That’s all for now … Life is
good friends and good food.
The owners of Hong Kong Harbor Chinese Restaurant at
5 Maverick Square, celebrated the Chinese New Year and a
new look. Quen Duong and her family, who recently became
the new owners of Hong Kong Harbor Chinese Restaurant,
have completed a major investment in Maverick Square.
With help from the East Boston Main Streets Design Committee and the City of Boston’s Restore program solid metal
grates have been replaced with café windows along with new
lighting and more space for customers.
Neighboring businesses and residents along with representatives from East Boston Main Streets and the East
Boston Chamber of Commerce extended their best wishes
of good luck and enjoyed the traditional Lion Dance and
Fireworks. Hong Kong Harbor Chinese Restaurant is open
7 days and offers takeout and delivery. Shop locally and
help the neighborhood!
The Luck of the Irish!
Festival di San Remo 2010 Winners
The annual “Festival di San Remo” was
held last week in Italy. This popular Italian
song contest was viewed by over 12 million
people.
This year celebrated 60 years on television
and it was hosted by Antonella Clerici.
The festival has also launched the careers
of many very famous Italian singers, most
notably Andrea Bocelli, Giorgia, Laura
Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti. The following
were the winners of the top categories.
Winner - Valerio Scanu - Per tutte le volte
che.
Second Category - Pupo - Emanuele
Filiberto - Luca Canonici - Italia Amore Mio.
Young adult category Tony Maiello - Il
linguaggio della resa.
Third Category - Marco Mengoni - Non mi
dai pace.
Critics Choice - Malika Ayane.
246 Tremont Street, Boston
Isabella Matarese likes the St. Patrick’s Day decorations
at the Elite Restaurant in Day Square, East Boston.
Isabella is the granddaughter of Marie Matarese from
the East Boston satellite office of the Post-Gazette.
(Photo by Sal Giarratani)
Sunday, February 28 • 4:00pm
LAW OFFICES OF
JOHN PIZZARELLI
Swing 7
A Duke Ellington Tribute
Special CD release
celebration
“Rockin’ In Rhythm”
Special guest CORY PESATURO TRIO
featuring Ron Murray & Artie Dixson
7:30pm
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Gallery NAGA Helps
North Bennet Street School Celebrate 125 Years
Nautilus table with shelf by Garry Knox
Bennett.
(The school was founded to teach woodworking skills, American customs and culture to
European immigrants arriving in Boston in the
Late 19th century).
The work of some of the most prominent
studio furniture makers in the United
States will be shown in a group exhibition
of handmade furniture from March 5
through March 27, 2010 at Gallery NAGA,
67 Newbury Street, Boston MA (www.gallery
naga.com) in Boston.
The show is being mounted as a benefit
for the North Bennet Street School in
Boston’s North End (www.nbss.org). One of
the oldest and best-known crafts training
schools in the country, the school is
celebrating its 125 th anniversary this
year. The school’s philanthropist founders
began offering woodworking and cabinet
making training programs in the 1880’s
as a way for immigrants from Europe to begin earning a livelihood in their adopted
country.
“For North Bennet: A Benefit Exhibition of
Studio Furniture” will feature the work of
28 makers from across the country, including such established and highly collectible
American furniture makers as Garry Knox
Bennet, Hank Gilpin, Judy McKie, Jere
Osgood, Tommy Simpson and Rosanne
Somerson. The work of lesser-known but
rising stars — Bart Niswonger and Ben Fleis
among them — will also be included.
In an unprecedented gesture of financial
support by a commercial gallery and its
artists, half the purchase price of every exhibition piece sold will be donated to support the school’s crafts training programs.
The idea for the group show grew out of a
series of conversations between Galley
NAGA director Arthur Dion and the school’s
president Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, himself an
accomplished furniture maker, and whose
work is included in the show.
Dion had long been aware of North Bennet
Street School’s reputation as a training
institution, and of its role in maintaining
high standards in furniture making and
cabinetry. He put a call out to furniture
makers from past NAGA shows and to others
producing similar, high-caliber work. The
concept of a benefit show for the school was
enthusiastically
embraced.
The
Gallery
NAGA show is
one of the highlights
of
the
school’s yearlong
celebration.
“We’re
deeply
honored to be recognized by a gallery and a community of artists
that share the
school’s commitment to superb
Bird table by Judy
craftsmanship,”
Kensley McKie.
said
GomezIbanez.
The exhib-ition’s 27 objects — seating,
tables, chests, cabinets and wall pieces —
reflect current thinking about the very idea
of “furniture” both as functional object and
as art form. Some makers have drawn their
inspiration from traditional styles and techniques; others bring a modern and, at
times, whimsical viewpoint to their work.
A reverence for wood is apparent in the
show, as one might expect. But there are
the unexpected materials, too — plaster,
graphite, polymer resin, limestone, steel
and leather.
The show’s disparate work has a few
things in common, however. The level of
craftsmanship and professionalism is
uniformly high. And, taken together, the
work conveys an intriguing and valid snapshot of the current state of the studio furniture movement in America.
The show’s many sought-after and collectible artists include California furniture
maker Garry Knox Bennett, best known
for his chairs and use of conventional woods
and unusual materials such as plywood,
aluminum, steel, and plastics. His Nautilus Table with Shelf uses a thin slice of an
actual nautilus shell set in epoxy as surface decoration.
Judy Kensley McKie’s work is infused with
a lively awareness of modernist and contemporary art and also of the approaches to
design to be found in indigenous cultures
throughout the world. Her Bird Table’s flat
top is the silhouette of an avian body and
wings, with a head that rises quizzically.
Jon Brooks makes use of found materials
from his house and the surrounding
New Hampshire woods to create his playful furniture and sculpture. His Analtar
Table III stands on nine undulating legs
fashioned from found tree branches that are
decorated with acrylic, pastel and colored
pencil.
Rosanne Somerson adds gesture, caprice
and mystery to classic furniture forms,
transforming exotic woods into intimate and
evocative functional objects. Her three
legged Small Table with Leaves offers leafshaped surfaces of rift white oak and limestone.
Also in the show is the work of Dale
Broholm, John Eric Byers, Mark Del Guidice,
John Dunningan, Thomas Hucker, Silas
Kopf, John Marcoux, Todd Partridge, Timothy Philbrick, Mitch Ryerson, James
Schriber, Jay Stanger, J.M. Syron and
Bonnie Bishoff, Tim Wells, Steve Whittlesey,
Lothar Windels and Rick Wrigley.
The Consulate General of Italy in Boston
requests the pleasure of your company
at the Opening of the Exhibition:
“SOPRA SOTTO ATTRAVERSO”
“OVER UNDER THROUGH”
ITALY IN FOCUS
Photographs by Cynthia A. Clark*
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, March 11, 2010
6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Consulate General of Italy
600 Atlantic Avenue (Federal Reserve Building)
17th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
R.S.V.P. 617-722-9201/02/03 or Email:
[email protected]
The exhibition will continue through April 14, 2010
GALLERY HOURS:
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Thursday, 2:00-4:00pm.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
This selection of photographs has multiple
meanings, starting with
the title, and is first and
foremost a reflection on
photography and relationships between the artist
and the spectator. It begins with the photographer looking through a
lens at a subject. This
puts the photographer at
a distance from the subject but also brings the
subject close, establishing a bridge between two
solitudes not unlike the
relationship between actor and audience. The
act of framing the photo
in the viewfinder has
much in common with
peeking, looking, staring,
grabbing a glance; yet the
real actor is the subject
that speaks to its audience in many different
ways, through, across,
from over and under the
space between the photographer and the subject. Italy is ripe with the
theme and has yielded a
rich selection for this
show.
Cynthia A. Clark has
lived in Italy for parts of every year for over 10 years.
She has explored and resided in the Veneto, Florence,
Umbria, Abruzzo, Puglia and Sicily and has experienced
the Contadina culture, big city and small village life,
all through the lens of her camera and the learning
of the Italian language, culture and cuisine. She
has exhibited in both Italy and the United States and
also curates group shows, including one entitled “Off
the Beaten Track in Italy”, which will be remounted
as a solo show of her photographs for the Griffin
Gallery in April, 2010. She can be contacted at
[email protected].
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The Socially Set
by Hilda M. Morrill
Maria and Christina Spyridopoulos are pictured, leftright, in front of bridal fashions at their Boston salon,
Sabella Couture.
(Photo by Conrado Bondoc)
Bostonian Bianca Alejandra Feliz of the Latin duo
“Carlos y Alejandra” arrived
at the red carpet for the
“22nd Annual Latin Music
Awards” adorned in a custom
designed gown by the internationally known fashionista Maria Spyridopoulos of
Boston’s Sabella Couture.
“It’s always a thrill for me
to see one of our creations
at social galas and charity
events around Boston,”
Maria said. “But it’s really
exciting that a gifted musical talent and a wonderful
person like Bianca chose my
design to wear for one of
the biggest nights of her life!”
At press time, Carlos y
Alejandra were nominated
for three Awards: Album of
the Year, Duo of the Year,
and Best Upcoming Artist.
The 100% silk crepe
back satin, one-shouldered
evening gown featured a
hand pleated bodice adorned
with a handmade cross embellished with rhinestone
rhondelles and crystal.
Located in downtown Boston, Sabella Couture was
NORTH END
“Style Guru”
Matteo Gallo, owner of Gallo Real Estate,
376 North Street, Boston was recently at a party
with Boston Celtics player, Paul Pierce. Paul may
re-think his quote about Matteo Gallo being his
“Style Guru” after seeing his wardrobe in the
upcoming flick, “Oxymorons.” Apparently, Matteo
sports a white lab coat and we hear its not Italian
mode.
Anna Wintour, Editor-inChief of Vogue magazine, is
among the speakers at
the 13 th Annual Public
Forum presented by The
Harris Center at Massachusetts General Hospital on
March 22.
(Photo by Jonathan Becker)
founded in 2002 and is
co-owned by sisters Maria
and Christina Spyridopoulos.
The boutique is noted for its
custom-designed bridal and
eveningwear, as well as
bridalwear from designers
around the world.
The boutique also enjoys
a reputation with city residents, workers, and tourists
for having creative, attractive, and fun window displays
which change frequently.
Bostonians visit regularly
just to see each new window
creation.
In July 2006 Sabella Couture was commissioned to
design the “2006 Victoria’s
Secret Diamond Bra.” Maria
and Christina spent almost
200 hours making the $6
million creation, which was
highlighted on CBS at the
2006 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
The
longest
running
and traditionally the most
watched Latin music award
show in the U.S. each season, the 2010 edition of
“Premio Lo Nuestro a la
Música Latina” Awards aired
live on February 18 from the
American Airlines Arena in
Miami, Florida.
……. On Friday, March 5
we are all invited to join the
Friends of Franciscan Hospital for Children for their
ninth annual Friends Winter Ball, themed “Paris: City
of Lights.”
A creative black-tie event,
the ball will be held at the
InterContinental Hotel. The
evening will include dinner
prepared by the hotel’s Executive Chef, an open bar, a
live and silent auction and
dancing to the band, Soho.
The fun begins at 6:30 p.m.
WHDH-TV, Channel 7’s
Janet Wu will be the guest
emcee and local comedian
Tony V will be the evening’s
auctioneer. All proceeds ben-
American fashion designer
Michael Kors is a featured
speaker at “Health Matters: Weight and Wellness
in the World of Fashion”
on March 22.
(Photo courtesy of
The Harris Center)
efit the Franciscan Hospital
for Children in Brighton.
For tickets and more information, please log onto
www.franciscanhospital.org/
friends.
The Friends of Franciscan
Hospital for Children is a
group of dedicated volunteers
committed to increasing financial resources and community awareness for the
programs and services offered at the hospital. The
Friends’ goal is to help ensure that children with
special needs have the opportunity to reach their
maximum potential.
……. On Monday, March 22,
from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., The
Harris Center at Massachusetts General Hospital presents its 13th Annual Public
Forum, “Health Matters:
Weight and Wellness in the
World of Fashion” in the
Burden Auditorium, Harvard
Business School, Soldiers
Field Road, Boston.
The guest speakers include American fashion
designer Michael Kors, Russian supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova,
and Anna Wintour, the
editor-in-chief of Vogue
magazine.
The Forum is free and
open to the public, but an
Russian supermodel and
philanthropist
Natalia
Vodianova was christened
by Vanity Fair as “the
21 st century’s first supermodel.”
(Photo courtesy of
The Harris Center)
online R.S.V.P. is required at
www.harriscentermgh.org.
The forum will be moderated by Dr. David B. Herzog,
Harvard Medical School
Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Eating
Disorders and the Director of
Harris Center at MGH.
Michael Kors began his
career in fashion at the age
of 19 designing and merchandising a collection for
the renowned boutique
Lothar’s in New York City.
The success of these clothes
caught the attention of the
fashion press prompting
Kors to strike out on his own.
In 1981 the Michael Kors
label was formed. In 2004,
Mr. Kors began his role as
one of the judges on the
critically acclaimed and fivetime Emmy-nominated reality show “Project Runway,” a
role that he continues in
the series’ seven seasons.
Natalia Vodianova’s rise
from obscurity to being
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B ob D ’s B eat
by Bob DeCristoforo
NEAD AT DISNEY
Once again, thanks to the TD Garden
Neighborhood Charities, a lot of our friends
and neighbors “celebrated” at Disney on Ice
the Friday of School vacation week. Special
thanks to John Romano, Karen D’Amico and
Marilyn Frissora for their help in getting the
group together.
FACE OFF FOR ACE
The Annual “Face Off For Ace” benefiting
the Ace Bailey Children Foundation will take
place on Wednesday, March 3 rd at the
Radisson Hotel in Boston. Wayne Gretzky will
be the guest speaker. For tickets and more
information call 401-270-6420.
SPELL G.A.R.R.I.T.Y
Congratulations to Ross Garrity, who will
be competing, once again, in the Boston
Regional Spelling Bee at Faneuil Hall on
March 13th. Ross won the local Bee hosted by
the Nazzaro Center and the Eliot School.
When Ross wins he will travel to Washington D.C. to compete in the Scripps National
Spelling Bee. In 2008 Ross was the Boston
representative. He attends Boston Latin and
an active member of the Nazzaro Center. He
is the son of Ileen Gladstone and Judge Paul
Garrity.
ELIOT SCHOOL FUNDRAISER
The Eliot School Community will be having a fundraiser on March 6th at Joe Tecce’s.
A lot of us forget that the public schools are
also having financial struggles just like all
of us. If you can step up, Traci Griffiin is putting the Eliot School back on the map, let’s
help her in this endeavor. A lot of North End
children are attending the Eliot School. For
information contact Linda Bova.
JOHNNY FRATTAROLI
One fall football season ends, but next’s season has already begun! Congratulations to
Gianni Frattaroli, son of Donato and Nancy,
who has been named captain of the 2010 Governors Academy football team! Fall football coverage looks great already! Stay tune.
HIGH SCHOOL PREP NOTEBOOK
Hard to believe that the winter season is
drawing to a close. We “Salute and Thank”
our many athletes throughout the area who
have participated in school sports this season. You are important. MIAA Tournament
time is fast approaching and many of our kids
will be involved. The tournament games
come quick, they are won and done, so be
sure to check out tournament schedules that
appear each day in the Boston Globe and
Herald. Don’t miss a game! They might not
say it, but the kids, our kids, want you at the
games!
BOSTON CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
In the Girls Basketball Championship
Nyiesha Kelly had 29 points leading New
Mission to its second straight title defeating
Burke 59-32. Donaziah Fountain added 16
points and 13 rebounds for the Champions.
In the Girls semifinals Khadijah Ellison had
35 points to lead Burke past Fenway 66-62,
and Nyieba Kelly had 26 points to lead New
Mission to a 52-48 win over Latin Academy.
Madison Park successfully defended its title
defeating New Mission 66-59. MVP John
Campbell had 25 points, among them “THE
LAYUP” with less than a minute to go to seal
the deal. Spenser Braithwaite added 15 points
for the champion Cardinals. In the boys
Semifinals Dave Campbell and Spenser
Braithwaite combined for 41 points to help
Madison Park defeat Boston English 70-53.
In the other Semifinal New Mission stung
East Boston 68-67 when Osmel Odena hit
a 3 pointer at the buzzer in a terrific high
school basketball game. On the ice Latin
Academy shutout East Boston 5-0 to win
the title for the third straight year. MVP
Brandon Kerrigan had 2 goals and 2 assists,
and Kevin Moran had 2 goals and 1 assist for
the Champion Dragons.
WEEKLY ROUNDUP
In the Black History Month Classic, held
at the Reggie Lewis Center, former
Charlestown High star Shabazz Nappier had
30 points to lead St. Lawrence Academy past
East Boston 78-66. Madison Park came back
to defeat Rivers 61-55 and Boston Trinity
stopped Lawrence High 74-64. In the girls
matchup New Mission was defeated by
LaSalle Academy (RI) 58-52. In the Cape Cod
Hockey Tournament BC High dropped
Duxbury 6-1, and in the Falmouth Tourna-
ment Austin Prep tipped Hingham 2-1. Austin went on to win the tournament championship defeating Archbishop Williams 3-1.
MIAA TOURNAMENT BOUND
Congratulations to Charlestown, East
Boston, Central Catholic, St. John’s Prep,
Malden Catholic, Chelsea, Brighton, Arlington Catholic, South Boston, Winthrop,
St. Clement, Trinity Catholic, St. Mary’s
(Lynn), Snowden, Madison Park Catholic
Memorial, Xaverian, Archbishop Williams,
O’Bryant, Cathedral Northeast Regional and
Marian, who have qualified for the Boys
Basketball Tournament, and to Somerville,
Everett, Latin Academy, Arlington Catholic,
Brighton, St. Mary’s (Lynn), Fenway, New
Mission, Mount St. Joseph, Madison Park,
Fontbonne, O’Bryant, Archbishop Williams,
and Cardinal Spellman who have qualified
for the Girls Basketball Tournament. In
Boys Hockey we will be watching Catholic
Memorial, Austin Prep, Malden Catholic,
Xaverian, Boston Latin, Northeast, St. Clement, Latin Academy, Marian, Arlington
Catholic, St. Mary’s Lynn, St. John’s Prep,
Winchester, and Archbishop Williams. In
the Girls Tournament we’ll keep our eyes
on St. Mary’s Lynn, Winthrop, Arlington
Catholic, Everett, Fontbonne and Austin Prep.
DEADLINE STOPPER: EASTIE WINS!
In the Opening Round of the MIAA Boys
Basketball Tournament East Boston defeated
Lawrence 75-71, and this FRIDAY, February
26th the Jets will travel to St. John’s Prep
for a 7pm game!
38th REUNION COMING APRIL 10th
Victor Passacantilli tells us that the 38 th
Annual Friends of the North End Reunion
will take place on April 10 th at St. John’s
School Hall beginning at 6pm. Call Victor
Passacantilli at 617-645-3424 for further
details or to purchase your tickets.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross will be said at
Sacred Heart Church in the North End at
6:15pm followed by a 7pm Mass every Friday
during Lent ... a Lenten tradition not to be
forgotten.
TIDBITS
- O USA! ... still along way to GOAL.
- Don’t forget the NEMPAC Scholarship
Concert on February 27 th at the Old North
Church.
- Chef “Hawk: cooks a mean ham and eggs!
- Celeb Sightings: Louie “Cat” Catanazaro
and Family at Disney on Ice, Bobby Dello
Russo, Gary Forziati, the Gannons, Senator
Anthony Petruccelli, Cathy Belmonte, and
Donato Frattaroli coffee-ing at Contrada’s,
Carl Ameno touring Salem Street, Grandma
and Grandpa “Ted” Tomasone “Celebrating
Disney” with their grandchild, Father Pat
from St. Stephen’s at Northeastern, Mark
“Metro Saint” Contrado chilling on Hanover
Street, Rosemary McAuliffe and Michelle
Morgan “dieting” at Mike’s Pastry, Anthony
Solimine at the North End Library, the Bova
“kids” at Northeastern, along with Mrs. Peter
Luongo and her friends, Joyce Papa Amoroso,
and NEAA Little League Commissioner Frank
Iudiciani.
- Rumor! Lucy “Nazzaro Center” Haskell
moving to Hawaii????
- Remember Haiti.
SMILE!
Joyce Papa Amoroso and Frank Iudiciani
A SERIOUS MAN
(Blu-ray))
Universal Studios
Home Ent.
Academy Award-winning
directors Joel and Ethan
Coen return to their comedy
roots with this original and
darkly humorous story about
one ordinary man’s quest
to become a serious man.
Physics professor Larry
Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg)
can’t believe his life. His
wife is leaving him for his
best friend, his unemployed
brother won’t move off the
couch, someone’s threatening his career, his kids are
a mystery and his neighbor
is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to
make sense of it all, Larry
consults three different rabbis and their answers lead
him on a twisted journey of
faith, family, delinquent
behavior and mortality. (1 hr.
46 mins.).
Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), a
hotshot young Philadelphia
prosecutor is assigned to
the case. Against his will,
Nick is forced to offer one
of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for
testifying against his accomplice. Fast-forward ten
years. The man who got
away with murder is found
dead and Clyde Shelton
coolly admits his guilt. Then
he issues a warning to Nick:
either fix the flawed justice
system, or key players in
the trial will die. Soon
Shelton follows through on
his threats, orchestrating
from his jail cell a string of
spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be
neither predicted nor prevented. Nick finds himself
in a desperate race against
time, facing a deadly adversary who always seems to
be one step ahead. (1 hr.
49 mins.).
ICE CASTLES (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Ent.
Young, beautiful, talented
Alexis Winston (Taylor Firth,
American Figure Skater)
comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. But her rise to stardom
isn’t easy. She has to push
herself, reinvent herself and
most painfully of all, and
leave her hometown boyfriend behind. When a tragic
fall leaves her blind, she
needs someone to believe
in her, to love her, someone
to convince her she has
the strength to skate and
dream again. A heartwarming, inspirational, emotional
remake of the 1978 Oscar
nominated romantic film,
also features skating stars
Molly Oberstar and Olympic
Medallist Michelle Kwan.
Recording artist Britt Nicole
re-records the theme song
“Through the Eyes of Love.”
(1 hr. 35 mins.).
BLACK DYNAMITE (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Ent.
Michael Jai White and
Arsenio Hall star in the hilarious spoof of the ’70s
blaxploitation film, Black
Dynamite. Black Dynamite
(White) is the smoothest,
baddest cat on the street.
He’s a ladies man and the
man with a plan. He’s also a
former CIA agent out to
avenge his brother’s death.
Whether he’s taking down
drug dealers or sweet-talking foxy mommas, he’s the
man out to stop “The Man.”
Take a wild ride from the
mean streets of the ghetto
to some funky clubs downtown, all the way to the
“Honky House” with this
bad-ass, tough-as-nails action hero. Dynamite is explosive! (1 hr. 24 mins.).
THE LIFE & TIMES OF TIM:
THE COMPLETE FIRST
SEASON (DVD)
HBO Home Ent.
Tim is an ordinary 20something New Yorker who
can’t seem to catch a break
in The Life & Times of Tim:
The Complete First Season:
Simplistic in style, this offbeat, animated late-night
comedy series from HBO
belies a wickedly subversive
and sophisticated adult
sense of humor. In Tim’s
world, the simplest day-today decisions seem to get in
the way, thanks to his propensity towards befriending
unreliable characters. This
is all the creation of Steve
Dildarian who is also the director, writer and voice of
Tim. This exciting DVD
includes all ten half-hour
episodes, each with two
segments, plus 10 hilarious
bonus shorts. (5 hrs.).
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
(DVD)
Anchor Bay Ent.
Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstanding family
man whose wife and daughter were brutally murdered
during a home invasion.
When the killers are caught,
WOMEN IN TROUBLE
(Blu-ray/DVD)
Screen Media Films
A pregnant porn star, a
couple of call girls, a scorned
psychiatrist,
a
teenage
Goth, a flight attendant with
a crush on a famous passenger … the troubles of this
cluster of LA women couldn’t
be more different. But on
one crazy day, feminine compassion will alters all of their
lives. Sebastian Gutierrez’s
irreverent comedy features
a knockout ensemble of
talented actresses, including Carla Gugino, Connie
Britton, Adrianne Palicki,
Elizabeth Berkeley and
Marley Shelton turning
trouble into pure pleasure.
(1 hr. 30 mins.).
NURSE JACKIE:
SEASON ONE (DVD)
Lionsgate
Edie Falco is Jackie
Peyton, a nurse trying to
survive the chaotic grind of
saving lives in a hectic New
York City hospital. Sharptongued and quick-witted,
Jackie’s a woman of substance who knows how to
handle it all. Jackie does
whatever it takes to get the
job done. Showtime’s most
successful premiere to date,
see why Nurse Jackie has
garnered critical acclaim.
(1 hr. 30 mins.).
NOW
PLAYING
UPTOWN & DOWNTOWN
reason for the Curse and the secret
to its end off the bat of Big Papi in
2004. Johnny Baseball packs a
thoughtful commentary on American
social history into a fun and spirited
musical that will bring cheers and
tears to baseball fans everywhere.
PARADISE LOST - February 27 March 20, 2010. This American drama
voices the anger and hope of a family
struggling to find solid ground in a sinking economy. Written by one of the
greatest 20th-century American playwrights, Paradise Lost is a poetic,
humane, and distinctly American
drama that examines the impact of
money and greed on family, business,
and love. Visionary director Daniel
Fish creates a bold, contemporary
production of this powerful play.
Please call 617-547-8300 or log onto
www.americanrepertorytheater.org.
MIDWAY STUDIOS
31 Hemenway St., Boston, MA
RENT - March 3 through 7, 2010.
The Boston Conservatory Theater Ensemble presents Jonathan Larson’s
Tony Award-winning audience favorite Rent. Rent premiered in 1996 and
went on become one of the longestrunning shows in Broadway’s history. It won many awards, including a
Tony for Best Musical and a Pulitzer
Prize. The music and lyrics by
Jonathan Larson, who died suddenly
the night before the scheduled Broadway premiere, are based on Puccini’s
La Boheme. Rent tells the story of
marginalized, impoverished young
artists struggling to survive on
Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the
early 1980s as the AIDS epidemic was
beginning. Call 617-912-9222 or visit
www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets.
MUSIC
(Photo by John Abbott)
Absolutely Live Entertainment, LLC presents Sonny
Rollins’ 80th Birthday Concert. When Sonny Rollins picks
up the tenor saxophone, the world listens. For over half
a century, he has played music uniquely his own, and
today remains one of the few surviving icons from a
golden era of jazz that may never be equaled. Rollins,
whose birthdate is September 7, 1930, first recorded in
1949 and was recognized as one of the most promising,
spontaneous, and creative tenor players on the jazz
scene, sought after by Miles, Monk, and the Modern Jazz
Quartet. As the most formidable of all jazz improvisers,
Sonny remains a living inspiration to musicians and listeners worldwide. Since his return to the scene full time,
a number of years ago, he has maintained a steady program of carefully chosen performances and recordings,
each one illuminating why, as the Village Voice so aptly
put it, he is “the last jazz immortal.” Check out music
section for more details.
THEATER
NORTH SHORE MUSICAL
CHILDREN’S THEATRE
466 Central St., Saugus, MA
GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE
BEARS - March 21, JACK & THE
BEANSTALK - April 25, RAPUNZEL
- May 16, MOTHER GOOSE - June
13. All shows start at 2:00PM. From
Boston’s Haymarket Station there
is a direct bus to Cliftondale Square.
These shows are a perfect way to
spend an enjoyable family afternoon!
For more information, please visit
www.kaleidoscopechildrenstheatre.com.
Tickets may be available at the door.
Please call 1-781-230-3976. WGBH
members receive a special discount!
ZERO ARROW THEATRE
2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA
THE DONKEY SHOW – Now
through summer 2010. The intoxicating international sensation
that takes you behind the velvet
ropes into a glittered wonderland
of decadence, divas, and disco,
inspired by Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream.” For tickets
or more info, you may call 617-5478300 or log on to the website at:
www.AmericanRepertoryTheater.org.
BOSTON OPERA HOUSE
539 Washington St., Boston, MA
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - April
20 through May 2, 2010. Don’t miss
the sensational cast delivering all
your favorite moments from the classic film, plus brand-new show-stopping numbers for the stage, including “Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My
Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”
For tickets call 1-800-982-2787 or
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.
THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
THEATRE MAIN STAGE
264 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
STICK FLY - Now through March
21, 2010 the Huntington Theatre
Company continues it’s 2009-2010
season of American stories with Lydia
R. Diamond’s Stick Fly, a smart, moving and funny portrait of a complex
African-American family. Days and
time vary.
BECKY SHAW - March 5 through
April 4, 2010. “This is exactly what
great comedy should do. Gina has written a sharp, cunning play that shifts
our perspective about the tensions
between love, money, and happiness.”
— Peter DuBois. “Ferociously funny!
An engrossing, deftly plotted, and
sharp-witted new play.” — The New
York Times. Tickets available online
at huntingtontheatre.org, by phone at
617-266-0800 and at the Box Office,
264 Huntington Ave., or at the Cedar
Pavilion Theater, BCA Box Office, 527
Tremont Street in Boston’s South End.
LOEB DRAMA CENTER
64 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA
JOHNNY BASEBALL - May 14
through May 30, 2010. “Johnny Baseball” is an exhilarating blend of fact,
fiction, and the mystical power of the
game. It traces the origin of the Curse
to a collision of three orphaned souls:
Johnny O’Brien, a hard-luck righthander on the 1919 Sox; his idol, the
man-child Babe Ruth; and Daisy Wyatt,
a dazzling African American blues
singer and the love of Johnny’s life.
These three lives contain both the
SYMPHONY HALL
301 Mass Ave., Boston, MA
SONNY ROLLINS’ 80TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT - Sunday, April 18 at
7:00 p.m. “The last jazz immortal” —
THE VILLAGE VOICE, “Nobody rivals
his fluid mastery of the tenor sax.” —
BOSTON GLOBE, “Executing the impossible—shaping cogent poetic musical architecture on the tenor saxophone while navigating the high wire
night after night—is the operative
trope of Rollin’s astonishing career.”
—DOWN BEAT. Call 1-888-266-1200
or log onto www.bso.org for tickets.
a star by creating his own band. Don’t
miss this rocking time!
ALICIA KEYS - March 22, 2010 at
7:30PM. Since her 2001 debut of
Songs In A Minor, the New York native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments including three multi-platinum albums
and several Grammy Awards. Among
others, some of the hits include
“Fallin’”, “If I Ain’t Got You”, “You Don’t
Know My Name”, and “No One”. Key’s
fourth release, Element of Freedom,
features the single “Doesn’t Mean
Anything.” Call 1-800.745.3000 or visit
www.ticketmaster.com.
MISSION CHURCH
1545 Tremont St., Boston, MA
MUSIC IN THE NEW WORLD
FROM THE BAROQUE TO THE
PRESENT – Sunday, March 21, 2010
at 3:00PM. Works of Zumaya,
Villa-Lobos and Ginastera will be
performed. Don’t miss this form of
music that has invoked the senses
over the years. For further information you may call 617-926-0126
or visit their website at by logging onto
www.seraphimsingers.org.
ST. PAUL CHURCH
Corner of Bow and Arrow Streets
Cambridge, MA
THE TALLIS SCHOLARS – Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00PM. The
Tallis Scholars will present a program
of works by Loyset Compere, Jean
Mouton, Nicholas Gombert and the
incomparable Josquin des Pres. For
more information, call: 617-661-1812
or visit www.bemf.org.
THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY
8 The Fenway, Boston, MA
TAI
MURRAY
IN
SAMUEL
BARBER’S VIOLIN CONCERTO March 13, 2010 – 8:00PM. Longwood
Symphony Orchestra performs to benefit The Food Project Longwood Symphony Orchestra, under the direction
of Maestro Jonathan McPhee performs in support of The Food Project
at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. LSO will perform the music
of Samuel Barber with Tai Murray
in addition to the works of Ginastera
and Debussy. The Box Office is open
Monday-Friday, 12-6PM for phone
sales. Walk-up sales are available
one hour before curtain on performance days. Tickets are available at
bostonconservatory.ticketforce.com.
Special Events
CITI PERFORMING ARTS
WANG THEATRE
270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
CELTIC WOMEN - March 12, 13
and 14, 2010. A smash hit around the
globe, returns with an all new live
show. The awe inspiring vocalists
Lisa, Chloë, Lynn and Alex along with
the mesmerizing Celtic violinist
Máiréad continue to capture the
hearts of fans across the country on a
whirlwind tour of America. Come see
Celtic Women with their 6 piece band
and the Aontas Choir perform unique
renditions of Irish standards, classical favorites and contemporary hits.
NORAH JONES - March 25, 2010
at 8PM. Multiple Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Norah
Jones has announced U.S. tour
dates in support of her critically acclaimed new album “The Fall,” which
was recently released by EMI’s Blue
Note Records.
CHELSEA HANDLER - Saturday,
April 10, 2010 at 8PM and 10:30PM.
Night talk show host, author and
stand up comedian Chelsea Handler
will celebrate the release of her third
book, CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG
BANG, by headlining a 21 city tour
presented by Belvedere Vodka with
special guest Heather McDonald. For
a lot of laughs check out this show.
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE
THEATER - April 15-18, 2010. With
the Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater, beauty, spirit, hope and
passion know no bounds. The genius
of Alvin Ailey changed forever the
perception of American dance.
Judith Jamison’s remarkable vision
has preserved and extended Ailey’s
legacy. Join this extraordinary dance
company as they celebrate Judith
Jamison on the occasion of her
20 th anniversary as Artistic Director
of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Performances will include the
classic Revelations, premiere works
and Ailey standards. Tickets at
www.telecharge.com or call the box
office at 1-866-348-9738.
ITALIAN RADIO
“The Sicilian Corner” 11:00 AM
to 1:00 PM every Friday with host Tom
Zappala and Mike Lomazzo and “The
Italian Show” w/Nunzio DiMarca
every Sunday from 10AM to 1PM
www.1110wccmam.com
“Italia Oggi” (Italy Today) Sundays 1PM to 2PM with host Andrea
Urdi 1460 AM www.1460WXBR.com
“Dolce Vita Radio” DJ Rocco
Mesiti 11AM-1PM Sundays 90.7 FM
or online www.djrocco.com
“The Nick Franciosa Show” Every
Sunday at 12 Noon to 3 PM on radio
stations WLYN 1360 AM and WAZN
1470 AM.
“Guido Oliva Italian Hour”
8AM - 9AM every Sunday on
WSRO 650AM in Framingham
and online at www.wsro.com.
“Don Giovanni Show” Saturday
mornings from 6AM-8AM and Sunday
evenings 5PM-7PM on 950AM WROL.
www.dongiovannishow.com.
AGGANIS ARENA
925 Commonwealth Ave.,Boston, MA
DAUGHTRY - Saturday, March 20,
2010. American Idol singing sensation
Chris Daughtry embarked on his singing career in the 6th season of “Idol”.
Although he didn’t make it, he is still
PARADISE ROCK CLUB
967 Comm Ave., Boston, MA
JOVANOTTI - Wednesday, April
28, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Italy’s number
one recording artist Jovanotti announces Oyeah, the debut US album
release by the chart topping Tuscan
COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER
290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA
DECORDOVER
AT
THE
COOLIDGE - Monday, March 29, 2010
at 7PM. Come to the Coolidge Corner
Theater for an off-site event with two
of the artists from the 2010 DeCordova
Biennial. Join Laurel Sparks, Xander
Marro, and Assistant Curator Dina
Deitisch for an evening of art, art
films and Q&A. For ticket information
www.coolidge.org/showtimes.
NEWTV
23 Needham St., Newton, MA.
SINGING WITH COLORS: THE
ART OF MARIA TERMINI - Now
through March 19, 2010. The exhibit
is open Monday through Thursday
from 10:00AM to 9:00PM, Friday and
Saturday from 10:00AM to 6:00PM and
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Sunday from 12 noon to 6:00PM.
Admission is free. For more info 617928-1544 or [email protected].
ARTS
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
INTAGLIO: ITALIAN ETCHINGS
AND ENGRAVINGS - Now through
March 7, 2010 from 11:00AM5:00PM. View a selection of Italian
prints that reflect the history of
intaglio printmaking, the step-by-step
process to reproduce pictorial images
providing the finest detail.
WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL SPECIAL EVENTS VIP EXCLUSIVE
BENEFIT PARTY - Saturday, March
6, 6-7:30PM. Be the first to view photographs of your favorite rock stars in
the new Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition, meet special celebrity guests, and
rock the night away at this private
VIP party. Mingle with music’s elite,
including Michael Lang, the co-creator and producer of the legendary
Woodstock concerts as well as Gail
Buckland, the guest curator of Who
Shot Rock & Roll from the Brooklyn
Museum. Watch the Café transform
into a nightclub for an exclusive concert by our band members for the
night: Christine Ohlman, vocalist for
NBC’s Saturday Night live; Cliff Goodwin, Joe Cocker’s lead guitarist; Marty
Richards, drummer for the J. Geils
Band and drummer for the Joe Perry
Project; Mitch Chakour, pianist for Joe
Cocker; Deric Dyer, Saxophonist for
Tina Turner and Joe Cocker; and Wolf
Ginandes, legendary Boston based
bass player.
OPENING BASH - Saturday, March
6, 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Get ready to
rock the night away at WAM. Move to
the music in the Renaissance Court,
view photos of your favorite rock stars
in the new Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition, and enjoy a live concert in The
Museum Café.
WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL: A
CURATOR’S PERSPECTIVE - Sunday, March 7, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Guest Curator Gail Buckland, photography historian and curator of the Who
Shot Rock & Roll exhibition, will join
us for and share her perspective on
the exhibition. Talk is free with Museum admission. Gail’s talk will be
followed by a book signing. Catalogs
are available in The Museum Shop.
WORCESTER IN THE 60’S - Sunday, March 14, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Worcester’s nightclub “The Comic
Strip” was the place for dancing and
live music in the 1960s. Its co-founder,
Ed Madaus will discuss Worcester’s
music scene then and now, and share
his perspective of the Who Shot Rock
& Roll exhibition. Cost is free with
Museum admission.
WORKSHOP: PAINTING TO THE
OLDIES – MUSIC INSPIRING ART Sunday, March 21, 1-4PM Great music can inspire great art. Listen to oldies and classic rock as you paint vibrant landscapes, brilliant portraits
and incredible still lifes with instructor Angela Ackerman. Cost is $35 for
Members and $55 for nonmembers.
Spots fill quickly, so register now.
Learn more by calling (508) 793-4333
or at www.worcesterart.org. For further information or ticket information
please log onto www.worcesterart.com
or call the museum at (508) 799-4406.
ITALIAN EVENTS & PROGRAMS
singer, songwriter and rapper for the
legendary Verve Forecast label. Oyeah
was recorded in New York City during
the Summer of 2009 during
Jovanotti’s series of residencies at
leading Manhattan and Brooklyn
clubs with the Soleluna NY LAB, a
New York-based collective of musicians from Italy, the United States and
Brazil. A critically acclaimed pioneer
in the international hip hop scene
renown for working in his native Italian language, Jovanotti again breaks
new ground on his first Stateside set.
A double album collection, Oyeah’s
20 tracks feature all new live versions
of original repertoire drawn from
Jovanotti’s generation-long career.
For tickets call 617-562-8800 or
www.livenation.com.
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY NORTH END BRANCH
25 Parmenter Street, Boston, MA
FILM “LA TIGRE E LA NEVE”
(THE TIGER AND THE SNOW) February 27, 2010. Please join the
Pirandello Lyceum for the viewing of
the 2005 Italian film starring and
directed by Roberto Benigni. Movie will
be shown with subtitles Coffee and
biscotti at 11:00AM. Movie at 11:15AM.
Free and open to the public.
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Recipes from the
Homeland
by Vita Orlando Sinopoli
Time to bore you! Seriously, a Massachusetts shoplifter was arrested with so much
body lotion stuffed into his pants that officers couldn’t fit him into a police car. Chamil
Guadarrama, 30, robbed a mall store of no
fewer than 75 eight-ounce bottles of lotion,
police said, stuffing them in pants that were
tied with string at the ankles. When police
tried to take him to the station, said a
police spokesman, “They could not fit
Mr. Guadarrama into the cruiser because
his pants were bursting at the seams and
he could not bend over.” What a citrulo!
Wow! Couples who often use the words
“we” and “our” have happier marriages than
those who usually use the words “I” and
“his” or “her.” That’s the conclusion of a new
University of California, Berkeley, study on
how couples fight and resolve marital disagreements. Couples who used lots of “I”
words were more likely to turn the discussion into bitter fights and to express overall
dissatisfaction with their marriages. Couples
who consistently spoke of their problems in
the context of “we” and “us” were less stressed
by disagreement and happier in general.
Bella Culo of Chestnut Hill, claims, love
is blind, and marriage is an eye opener.
A recent Pew study showed that women
“are in fact lowering their standards” to find
a husband, with many “marrying down” to
men who earn less or are less educated than
they are.
Healthy advice! The USDA recommends
around “five to nine servings” of fruit and
vegetables a day for the average adult.
What is the most costly car in the world?
The 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia is yours for only
$225,000. And for you women, now available,
a Satin streamline clutch bag, with the boxy
shape and the geometric design of the
Austrian crystals give this bag old-Hollywood
glamour. It’s yours for $2,495. Perhaps
Carlo Scostumato will purchase the bag
for Giuseppina, la coscia storta.
The new Sports Illustrated annual swimsuit issue has generated an estimated
$1 billion for its parent, Time Inc., since
the issue’s inception, in 1964. Last year,
the online video version drew more than
46 million viewers.
Perhaps the Post-Gazette should publish a
swimsuit issue featuring their staff and
columnists wearing swimsuits. Wow! Wait
until you see me in my stylish swimsuit.
Tom Analetto of Medford, says, “Another
way marriage changes a man is that he
likes to see bikinis worn by all women but
his wife.”
The observant Mona Lisa Cappuccio,
claims nothing seems to have done so much
to improve the feminine figure as the bathing suit.
It’s easy to make a bikini: just take three
handkerchiefs and throw one away.
Mother Superior Frances Fitzgerald,
reports, many a clergyman still preaches
against the bikini though there’s hardly
anything to talk about.
TV history! The New Orleans Saints,
Super Bowl victory was witnessed by 106.5
million viewers — the most — watched television event in U.S. history. What’s more,
about $5 billion was wagered legally and
illegally, on the game, gambling-industry
experts estimate.
Be aware, the first topical event to be televised was the nomination of Alfred E. Smith
for the Presidency of the USA at Albany, N.Y.,
transmitted by WGY Schenectady on August
22, 1928. And the first telecast of a sporting
event took place on February 17, 1931, when
a baseball game played by new members of
the Waseda University Baseball at the
Tozuka Baseball Ground, Tokyo, was transmitted by closed circuit to the Electrical
Laboratory at Waseda University.
Steven Sebestyen, says, “Love makes the
world go round, and so does a good stiff
drink.” And Steven’s gorgeous and brilliant
wife Theresa, says, “Some men are driven
to drink, but most men walk to the bar.”
Trivia questions and answers. Are you
ready? What four state capitals are named
after American presidents? Answer: Jackson, Mississippi; Jefferson City, Missouri;
Lincoln, Nebraska; and
Madison,
Wisconsin.
What country
boasts
the
highest per capita consumption of cereal in
the world? Answer: Ireland, where the annual consumption is over 15 pounds per
person. How many U.S. states and their capital cities have names that begin with the
same letter? Answer: Four — Dover, Delaware; Indianapolis, Indiana; Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma; and Honolulu, Hawaii. Where is
the longest street in the United States? Answer: Los Angeles, where Figueroa Street
runs for 30 miles. What was the first European city to pave all streets? Answer: Florence, Italy. All its streets were paved by
1339. Where was St. Patrick, the patron
saint of Ireland born? Answer: In Scotland,
in the town of Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton.
He was captured at age 16 by Gaels and
taken to Ireland, where he was sold as a
slave.
Italian scientists want to dig up the remains of Leonardo da Vinci so they can
check a pet theory: that the Mona Lisa is a
self-portrait of the artist in drag. “If we manage to find his skull,” says anthropologist
Giorgio Gruppioni of Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage, “we could rebuild Leonardo’s face and compare it with
the Mona Lisa.” The committee is petitioning French authorities to dig up Leonardo’s
tomb at Chateau d’ Amboise in France’s
Loire Valley. It’s unclear whether the artist’s
remains are actually there, though, since
the original church where he was buried
was destroyed during the French Revolution.
A truck driver who drove into a house in
Massachusetts blames a bowl of chili. Eric
Gremm, 59, says he was eating some fastfood chili when a chunk “went down the
wrong pipe,” causing him to pass out. He
lost control of his lumber truck and barreled
into a two-family home, leaving a gaping
hole. “I’m glad I didn’t knock two houses
down,” said Gremm after regaining consciousness in the rubble. “I sure wrecked
that one.”
There’s no business like show business,
says Albert Natale. It was Clark Gable once
reported working with Marilyn Monroe in
The Misfits nearly gave me a heart attack. I
have never been happier when a film ended.
Gina Lollobrigida said she knew right away
Rock Hudson was gay when he did not fall
in love with her. Cary Grant once said Mae
West doesn’t live in the real world. She has
so many illusions, we have to be very careful what we say when we’re around her. And
James Mason claimed Raquel Welch is the
rudest, most unprofessional actress I’ve
ever had the displeasure of working with,
and if I could, I would spank her from ere to
Aswan. Joyce Haber boldly stated, “Take
away Julia Robert’s wild mane of hair and
all those teeth and those elastic lips, and
what’ve you got? A pony!” Lilli Palmer says,
“All American actresses are terrified of
looking forty. What is so bad about forty? It’s
much better than the alternative. Someone like Joan Crawford has had two or three
face-lifts, and the Gabors, they’re more plastic than real. It’s sad to see so much money
and effort misdirected. Natalie Wood asked
Bette Davis if she’d ever wanted to meet
the queen of England. She snapped at me.
“What for? I am a queen.” We asked Natale
where he got such juicy gossip. It’s mostly
from “Hollywood Babble On Stars,” a Perigee
book.
A new book you music lovers should read
is “ Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong,” by Terry
Teachout. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
496 pages) Must do some bragging! We
are responsible for having the U.S. Post Office issue a Louis Armstrong postage stamp.
In short, when we learned they had issued
an Elvis Presley stamp it bothered me! Why
not one for Satchmo? We celebrated the
issue of the stamp at the Hilton Hotel with
Al Vega at the keyboard. Yes, we all sang
“Hello Dolly.”
AMERICA IS A BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN NAME
COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
SALMON STEAKS
Broiled or Grilled
4 salmon steaks
2 medium onions
1/4 cup olive, canola or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon cider vinegar (optional)
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
SALMON STEAK: Spread some oil or mayonnaise on the
bottom of a broiling pan. Then spread a little oil or mayonnaise over the top and bottom of each salmon steak before
placing in the broiling pan. Place in preheated oven about
two inches from broiling unit. Turn steaks to broil on both
sides slowly. Steaks will turn whitish in color when they
are cooked. Depending on size, broiling time will be about
fifteen to twenty minutes. Then set broiling pan with steaks
aside.
ONIONS: Remove outer skin from onions. Cut onions in
half, lengthwise, and then into 1/4-inch slices lengthwise.
Set aside in a bowl.
Heat oil in a skillet. Add butter or margarine and onion
slices to the skillet. Stir and simmer until onions are about
to brown slightly. Remove from burner and add lemon juice.
Add vinegar (optional). Stir and return to burner. Simmer
slowly a few seconds. Remove from burner.
Spoon onions and liquids from skillet over each salmon
steak in the broiling pan. Cover with aluminum foil and
return to heated broiler for about a minute. To slightly brown
tops, remove cover and broil for a few seconds longer.
Serve each steak topped with onions and liquids from
broiling pan. Serve with rice pilaf and vegetable or salad of
choice. Serves four.
NOTE: My mother-in-law, Mary Sinopoli, told me often about
how she loved to grill her fish or beefsteaks over the hot coals
of her Glenwood kitchen stove. From her I learned to try salmon
steaks grilled during the summer over our gas-burning grill. I
spread a little oil over each steak before grilling both sides of
the salmon.
I use my mother’s old heavy aluminum skillet over our grill to
prepare my onions, oil, and butter and lemon juice mixture. We
do experience a different flavor by preparing this recipe in this
manner. Either way, this is an enjoyable and easy meal to
prepare.
Vita can be reached at [email protected]
• Connector’s Small Business Plan
(Continued from Page 4)
“We are excited to have
Business Express on our
product shelf,” said Health
Connector Executive Director Jon Kingsdale. “We have
primarily been able to offer
products for individuals and
families, but now employers
will also be able to easily
generate side-by-side comparisons of a full array of
products and make choices
that work best for them and
their employees. Some select network plans may offer
savings between 10 and 15
percent.”
Small businesses interested in learning more
about the program may call
a broker or go directly to the
Health Connector’s website,
www.MAhealthconnector.org
and enroll online or call the
Health Connector’s customer
service line at 1-877-MAENROLL (1-877-623-6765).
The TTY line for people with
partial or total hearing loss
is 1-877-623-7773.
1st Generation
Italian-American
Vita Orlando Sinopoli
Shares with us
a delightful recollection
of her memories as a child
growing up in
Boston’s “Little Italy”
and a collection of
Italian family recipes
from the homeland.
Great as Gifts
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• The Socially Set (Continued from Page 9)
Last week I left off telling
you about a February vacation that I took with Sal Meli,
a friend I had grown up with
and Tom Aylward, a fellow
Boston teacher. We were going to spend three days in
St. Thomas and about a
week in Puerto Rico. When
we arrived back at the hotel
in St. Thomas, I had a motor cycle mishap trying to
avoid hitting two drunken
marines who were zig-zagging in front of me on a similar motorcycle. I wasn’t hurt,
but my shirt was literally
torn off my back. I knew I
was going to have to buy
some clothes as my suit
cases had been lost. As I
entered the hotel’s lobby,
there were my bags near
the front desk. They had
mistakenly been sent to Rio
de Janeiro and now were
back in my possession.
I unpacked, and the three
of us headed for a beach to
soak up the tropical sun.
That night, we dressed and
headed out for a night on the
town, dinner, drinks and a
bit of night clubbing. Before
we left the hotel, I received
a message to call home.
When I called, Babbononno
answered the phone, “Alloh.”
I, knowing my grandfather
was hard of hearing, yelled,
“Babbononno, it’s John.” He
responded, “Jenny, you ok?”
I didn’t want to explain the
ordeal and said I was ok. He
knew that my father had
called looking for me. A band
leader had called the house
wanting to know if I could
work with him on two or
three dates. I had my calendar with me and Dad
needed to let the man
know within a day or two.
Babbononno yelled, “Jenny
summa banda leeda cawla a
see iffa you canna play ah
hisza banda.” He gave me
the dates and I checked my
calendar book. I was open. I
yelled back, “Babbononno,
tell Dad to book the dates,
I’m open.” He yelled an ok
back to me and asked how
the vacation was. I told him
about how beautiful and
warm everything was and
he was satisfied. Before we
hung up from each other, he
added, “I tell mamma eh you
fahdda datta you ok, anna we
book da jobza foh you.” I said
thank you and goodbye and
Sal, Tom and I were off to the
beach.
From that point on, I began
working on a tropical tan,
something I’ve tried to maintain year round ever since.
We had dinner at a club
that featured jazz. After
we ate, the entertainment
started and the featured
singer was Nina Simone.
She was a jazz vocalist from
the islands who was starting
to make a name for herself
in the states. Her performance was fantastic and we
got our money’s worth that
evening. Later, we headed
for a Latin night club and a
bit of dancing to what they,
today, call Salsa.
Sal was a fantastic dancer
and I could hold my own,
especially when it came to
the mambo. Poor Tom, he
just watched, but after
a couple of tropical rum
drinks, he was game for anything and tried his hand
at dancing to the music of
the Latin band. The only
problem was that the three
girls we danced with were
from South America and
couldn’t speak a word of
English. They, too, were on
vacation, and after they
joined us, needed everything translated. Fortunately, Sal and I spoke
enough Spanish to make
things easy for Tom and the
girls.
Later that evening, we
all headed back to the
Gramboco Inn, our hotel.
The owner was having a
cocktail party for the officers
of the submarine U.S.S.
Thresher, and invited a few
of the hotel’s guests, us included. The South American
girls asked if the could bring
along a few more of the girls
who were with them, and
Sal, Tom and I arrived with
six Latin looking females.
They were the hit of the
party. They were gorgeous
(if you like Latin looks) and
were the hit of the evening.
The only problem was that
Sal and I had to translate for
them and the sailors.
The next day, we headed
for the beach again. This
time, it was another beach
recommended by the hotel
staff. The girls from South
America joined us. Following dinner, though, we had
to leave. We were booked
to fly back to Puerto Rico that
evening and said our goodbyes to everyone. The small
plane brought us to San Juan
within an hour, and after a
cab ride from the airport to
the city, we checked into
the Hotel Normandie, one of
the oldest hotels in Puerto
Rico.
I’m going to hold up on my
story at this point due to
someone that I want to write
about. I usually don’t handle
the political end of things
with the paper. That’s usu-
ally a job for Sal Giarratani,
but I want to let you know
about a young man that
I have known since he was
a child. His name is Sal
DiDomenico, Jr., the son of
Sal and Marie DiDomenico
of Cambridge. If you’ve
ever attended the Saints.
Cosmas and Damien Society feast in East Cambridge
on the weekend after Labor
Day, well this is the family
that usually handles it all.
Sal Jr., became active in
the society at a young
age, as well as the Sons of
Italy. He attended college,
went into the hotel business
is married to Tricia and
has two children. He became involved in Cambridge
politics as a concerned citizen early on, and since moving to Everett, has been a
member of Ward 3 Everett
Common Council. After the
resignation of State Senator
Galuccio, Sal decided to run
for his seat which represents Middlesex, Suffolk
and Essex Counties at the
State House. As I said, I am
not the one to delve into
the political writing of this
paper, but this young man is
tomorrow’s future in Massachusetts politics. He’s bright,
honest and committed.
On many occasions, you’ve
seen my statement about
people, “The apple doesn’t
fall far from the tree.” Sal
comes from a family that
has been committed to the
City of Cambridge, several
social organizations and
family. His parents are
close friends. As a matter of
fact, my wife, Loretta and
Sal’s mother, Marie, grew
up together. As a result,
I’ve seen young Sal grow
up to become quite a prominent figure, committed, as
I said, and in spite of his
prominence, he is approachable and follows through on
the promises he makes to
people. His folks led the
way, and you know what I
said about the apple and the
tree.
The election will take
place on April 13th. Keep his
name in mind. He’s part of
the political future of our
state and I’m quite proud of
him.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Remember
Your
Loved Ones
christened by Vanity Fair as
“the 21 st century’s first
supermodel”
has
been
chronicled in living color on
the pages of magazines
worldwide. Nicknamed “Supernova” by industry insiders due to her meteoric rise,
Natalia then moved from the
inner circle of fashion stars
to mainstream recognition
as the face of Calvin Klein’s
women’s wear, jeans, accessories and Euphoria perfume lines with magazine
ads and billboard appearances across the globe. The
2004 Beslan tragedy in
Russia stunned Natalia and
call to action was born. With
her husband, British artist
Justin Portman, Natalia
channeled her desire to do
something for the children
of her country by founding
The Naked Heart Foundation, a charity dedicated to
building safe and secure play
centers across Russia.
Anna Wintour has been
Editor-in-Chief of Vogue
since 1988. During her tenure at Vogue, Ms. Wintour
has been actively involved in
fund-raising, particularly for
AIDS research and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From 1995 to the present,
Ms. Wintour has co-chaired
eleven fund-raising galas
for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which together have
raised more than $40 million. In recognition of her
work on its behalf, the museum named Ms. Wintour
honorary trustee in 1998.
In 2008, for her service to
British journalism and fashion in the USA, Ms. Wintour
was awarded Order of the
British Empire (OBE) by Her
Majesty the Queen. In Octo-
ber 2009, Ms. Wintour was
appointed to the President’s
Committee on the Arts and
Humanities.
The Harris Center for
Education and Advocacy in
Eating Disorders at MGH
hosts the Public Forum
which disseminates information about eating disorders to the community, encourages discussion, and
reduces stigma. The panelists will discuss the American fashion industry’s commitment
to
advocating
healthy lifestyles for women
and also its policies to protect dangerously thin fashion models.
Prior to the panel discussion, a short film will highlight the efforts currently
under way in the American
fashion industry to promote
healthy body images. Following this, each panelist will
share his or her own experiences and philosophy
about body image in the
fashion industry and/or
media.
After the panel, the forum
will open up to receive questions from the audience.
Enjoy!
(Be sure to visit Hilda
Morrill’s gardening Web site,
www.bostongardens.com,
and sign the Guest Book by
Sunday, February 28 for a
chance to win tickets to the
2010 Boston Flower and Garden Show, being held March
24 – 28, at the Seaport World
Trade Center, Boston. In addition to events covered and
reported by the columnist,
“The Socially Set” is compiled
from various other sources
such as news and press releases, PRNewswire services,
etc.)
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NEWS B RIEFS
(FROM ITALIAN
NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PUBLICATIONS)
Compiled by Orazio Z. Buttafuoco
THE SUDDEN EXPLOSIVE POPULARITY OF THE CACTUS
PEAR. What we call in Italy fico-d’India (literally fig from
India) we always enjoyed this semi-tropical fruit’s fresh taste.
I still remember the summer days, especially at the end of
August and beyond, when my parents carefully selected and
thoroughly brushed the fruit to completely remove the ever
present thorns. Every morning we ate them, as by tradition,
for breakfast. Previously we had greatly enjoyed the large
figs, over a pound each, which are ripe at the end of June.
They are purple, and after the initial production begin producing the same kind of figs, but as small as those we see at
the supermarkets in the summer. During the summer we
enjoyed several other fruits: peaches, apricots, cherries, and
later in the summer, the delicious grapes, but with the seeds
(then!). Now the seedless grapes are available in the Italy,
with a large production in Sicily. They are also exported now
to New Zealand.
We read recently about a special service by the British
BBC, about a sudden demand for cactus pears by several
countries. To fill the increasing demand, Morocco has embarked on a massive program to produce large quantities of
cactus pears. They have found an area, semi-arid, in the
countryside near the town of Sidi Ifni, which has become
the Moroccan capital of the “opuntia indica” (the cactus pear’s
scientific name). Things are changing rapidly in this area,
which boasts an ideal climate. The locals eat the fruit and
then feed the left-over to the animals, the hogs, that eat
them just like … pigs! How well I remember the days when
I was growing up! Now the plantations around Sidi Ifni have
rapidly expanded. The Moroccan government has invested
millions to develop over 100,000 acres of land for the production of this highly requested specialty, both by the internal
markets but also by several foreign countries. The demand
is not only for the fruit “per se”, as a staple, but also from
factories that process the cactus pears by breaking it up and
using the pulp to make marmalade, while seeds are processed to produce a special oil to use in beauty products.
They need a ton of seeds to make about a liter (more than a
quart) of the precious oil for which beauty labs are willing to
pay any price. Meanwhile, we learn that the seed oil is an
excellent liniment to make the skin stay young, and people
look younger then their actual age! (I’m not one of them!).
Also, from the fruit’s pulp they have extracted an element
that has proved to be active against cholesterol. Of course,
we see that very little, or nothing, is wasted, for whatever is
ready to be discarded is actually fed to, you guessed, the
pigs. And so, my friends, don’t be scared by the fruit’s thorns.
The fruit you often find at a supermarket has been totally
deprived of its thorns, for they have been removed, mechanically, so you can handle them easily. If you happen to be in
Sicily, where they grow well, and aplenty, everywhere, don’t
try to pick any from the thorny leaves. You will get stubbed
seriously. Let me say also that the cactus pears are delicious when ripe and really tasty. And keep in mind that
they are great to keep you young-looking and handsome too.
Isn’t it great that such goodness can come from a “proletarian” fruit? Buon appetito!
• Editorial (Continued from Page 3)
it is hated by the insurers
that will be driven out of
business by its subsidy advantage, by the doctors and
hospitals that will be forced
to accept its below-market
rates, and by the taxpayers
who will be stuck with the
bill.
The backlash against
ObamaCare is moving beyond the Tea Parties and has
now arrived in state capitals. In more than 30 states
legislators are proceeding
to pass statues or ballot
initiatives
that
would
guarantee the right to
choose medical services and
insurance.
These laws are generally
called Health Care Freedom
Acts. If enacted, they will
set off a Constitutional
10 th Amendment fight over
whether there are limitations on the powers of the
federal
government
to
regulate health care and
override the protections in
these state laws.
Experts on Constitutional
law should be consulted
before proposing laws that
may conflict between federal and state powers. Legislators should be advised to
their findings before such
proposals are enacted into
law.
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TO TALK OF MANY THINGS
of shoes and ships and sealing wax of cabbages and kings
by Sal Giarratani
WORDS OF WISDOM
“It is not enough to fight.
It is the spirit which we
bring to the fight that decides
the issue. It is morale that
wins the victory.”
“When a thing is done, it’s
done. Don’t look back.
Look forward to your next
objective.”
- General George Marshall
TEXAS DUELS OVER GUNS
Texas is my second favorite state. I’ve gone down
there many times. My
nephew and his family live
in Austin. Up here in Massachusetts, I am perceived
as a right wing conservative
but down in Texas, people
think I’m a liberal. Not the
folks from Austin because
that city is the BLUEST city
in that big RED state. Recently, someone unhappy
with answers received inside the State Capitol decided to shoot off his guns on
the state’s of that building. Anyone can freely enter
the State Capitol most of
the time carrying bazookers
inside their jackets. No
metal detectors in sight.
Everyone seems to be carrying down in Texas which
is probably why crime is
low. No mugger is going
to stick up an innocent passerby if he or she thinks they
might have a Magnum inside their coats.
Call me a Bay State Liberal but I don’t think people
should be walking around
their state house packing
firearms no matter how legal
this action is down in the
Lone Star State. Just imagine what would happen
if Death Wish met Dirty
Harry?
CROOKS: THE TV SERIES
I think a reality show
about dumb crooks could
make a great cable TV series. Never underestimate
the ability of crooks to screw
up a good robbery. Recently,
down in Conroe, Texas, a
hapless band of nitwits decided to rob a jewelry store.
The electronics expert set off
the alarm and when they all
ran from the store the getaway car was locked with the
driver snoring inside. Police
arrived and arrested them
all. Who could make this
stuff up?
BOB THE MUSIC MAN
SHOULD STICK TO MUSIC
I love listening to WJIB,
The Memories Station, on
740am but recently caught
his editorializing on the air
about the recent US Supreme Court decision on federal campaign financing.
Before he spoke, he should
have known more facts
about the case. He appeared
to misread what the decision said and meant for the
future of campaigning in the
media. Foreign corporations
are stilled barred from using
our airwaves to support candidates of its choice. This is
not at all close to treason as
he called it.
On an additional note,
we won’t be hearing liberal
Democrats, AARP, AFL-CIO,
AFSCME or SEIU complaining about this Court decision because they all will
benefit by it too. Corporations like special interest
groups or unions are all
made up of individuals and
individuals do have first
amendment rights, don’t
they?
• News Briefs (Continued from Page 1)
St. Monica/St. Augustine the only reason he did the
Hall on the Sunday before right thing was the public
the parade on March 7 at outrage growing across the
1:00pm. The parade itself Commonwealth from angry
will be held on Sunday, taxpayers.
South Boston
March 14 starting at 1:00pm.
Conservatives Unite
The parade committee could
Recently, the Boston Globe
still use more volunteers. If
you want to help out, call Tim did a great piece on efforts
in South Boston by political
Duross at 617-269-9266.
conservatives, Republicans
“Slick Willie”
and Independents to gather
Not Strictly Sinatra
Lawrence Mayor William together for common politiLantigua dubbed by his crit- cal goals. One of the folks inics as “Slick Willie” over his terviewed by the Globe reill-fated fight to hold onto porter at Mul’s Diner on
two public jobs at once finally West Broadway was Jason
relented after unrelenting Healey, 33, a rather new
criticism from talk radio, resident and Republican acespecially Howie Carr on tivist and an old friend of
WRKO and Michele McPhee mine, South Boston, born
on WTTK 96.9. Talk radio and bred, who I first met
started the ball rolling. Be- decades ago back during
fore you knew it, Governor the Anti-Busing movement.
Deval Patrick joined in and These two guys and others
finally his own base, Oiste, are apparently hatching a
the Massachusetts Latino new political movement
Political Organization. He in one of Boston’s most
finally resigned his state political neighborhoods. The
rep seat. Lawrence needs a South Boston Republicans
full-time mayor as it seeks are also planning a coming
$35 million in state aid to out party on March 24 at the
keep the city afloat. The Atlantic Beer Garden on the
mayor repeatedly stated in waterfront.
Is Delahunt
the media that he left on
Running for 8th Term
his own terms. I’m surprised
Is US Rep. Bill Delahunt,
he didn’t walk down the
stairs at the State House D-Quincy running for an 8th
singing “My Way” like Frank term in the US Congress
Sinatra. It would appear this year or will he retire
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Belated birthday wishes
to Boston City Councilor
Ayanna Pressley who turned
a year older this month.
MARCH 13 th
SHANE NOONE
FUNDRAISER
Bobby D. just reminded
me about a fundraiser on
March 13 at the K of C Hall
in Charlestown sponsored by
The Friends of Shane Noone.
Noone is undergoing cancer treatment and proceeds
will help with the treatment
costs.
BRING BACK
DOVER STREET
When I was growing up in
the South End, Dover Street
was skid row. The kids like
me named these bums
“Dovers’ after Dover Street.
When the South End started
getting yuppified, the new
people wanted to dump the
old name and reputation of
the area and got the city to
rename Dover Street as
East Berkley Street. Now,
members of the Old Dover
Neighborhood Association
want to bring back the name
of Dover Street once again.
I guess if the neighborhood
wins the name change
battle, it will be back to the
future again.
CHEAPEST GAS IN TOWN?
Gasoline has been going
down again. The other day
over on Washington Street
at the West Roxbury-Dedham
border, King Petroleum was
selling gas at $2.49/gallon.
The next cheapes was $2.57/
gallon at the Prime Station
in the Wollaston section of
Quincy on Hancock Street.
from office. Word has it that
Delahunt is mulling his decision as you read this. Word
also has it that if Delahunt
decides not to seek re-election that Joseph P. Kennedy
III, son of Joe “4 Oil” Kennedy
II might seek the vacant
seat. Also mulling a run is
Republican Joe Malone who
now lives in the District.
Recently, the former state
treasurer has been seen
around and about much
more than usual.
Bill Delahunt is a friend of
mine. During the summer
months when Congress is
either not in session or on
weekends, you can see him
huffing and puffing along
Wollaston Beach doing his
jogging routine. Many times
we would nod to each other
as we were exercising in opposite directions. I first met
him back when he was a district attorney. However, before that he served on the
Quincy City Council and as
a state representative. In
1996, he was elected to the
US Congress.
Stations of the Cross at
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
in East Boston will hold
the Stations of the Cross
every Friday throughout the
Lenten Season at 7PM.
BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
• Warning (Continued from Page 1)
known
cancer-causing
toxin. Children’s toys and
jewelry have been found to
be contaminated with lead
and cadmium, both neurotoxins.
And there’s more than cancer to worry about. Learning
and developmental disabilities now affect one in six
children. Since the early
1990s, reported cases of autism spectrum disorder have
increased tenfold. Children
and pregnant women are
routinely exposed to chemicals known to be developmental toxins, including
methylmercury, lead, cadmium, brominated flame
retardants, dioxins, arsenic
and many more. More than
100 chemicals that adversely
affect the brain and nervous
system have also been implicated as playing a role
in the development of
neurodegenerative
diseases, like Alzheimer’s and
Parkinson’s disease.
Sound science links toxic
chemicals to health problems that result in enormous health care costs. The
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) estimates that chronic diseases
affect 133 million Americans
and account for 75 percent
of health care costs. Some
portion of these costs can be
attributed to toxic chemical
exposure. We could achieve
significant savings to the
health care system through
better regulation of industrial chemicals. The Health
Case report estimates that
a 0.1 percent decrease in
the incidence of chronic diseases would reduce direct
ST. JUDE AND ST. ANTHONY NOVENA
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be
adored, glorified, loved and preserved
throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for
us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray
for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless,
pray for us. St. Anthony, most loving
protector and wonder worker, pray
for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day
and by the 8th day your prayer will be
answered. It has never been known to
fail. Publication must be promised.
My prayers have been answered.
Favor received.
P.G.
U.S. health care expenditures by $5 billion per year
by 2020. Numerous peer-reviewed studies estimate savings at much higher rates,
for example: 5 percent decrease in childhood cancer,
10 percent decrease in
neurodevelopmental deficits, and a 30 percent decrease in childhood asthma
cases. And remember, every
one of those statistics represents someone’s children.
We must reform the outdated, ineffective Toxic Substances Control Act to protect the most vulnerable,
especially children and pregnant women, phase out the
worst chemicals, and require basic safety data for all
chemicals before they are
put into products. Our consumer products like household cleaners, cadmiumladen children’s toys, or
electronics with toxic flame
retardants will continue to
be packed with harmful
chemicals. Congress is expected to consider new legislation to bring the outdated
toxics law into the 21st century the coming months.
We can stop the toxic
chemical of the month cycle
and save money on health
costs. Thirty years of a broken chemical policy is
enough.
Kathleen Schuler is a senior
policy analyst with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy and is a contributing
author of The Health Case for
Reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act.
LEGAL NOTICE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Middlesex Probate and Family Court
208 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Docket No. MI05P2561GD
In the Interests of
LINDA SOK
Of LOWELL, MA
RESPONDENT
Incapacitated Person/Protected Person
CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF
PETITION FOR RESIGNATION OF A
GUARDIAN OF AN
INCAPACITATED PERSON
To all persons interested in the above
captioned estate, a petition has been
presented requesting that a document
purporting to be the last will of said decedent
be proved and allowed and that BARBARA
H. FROST of Harvard, MA and DEB FROST
of Tiburon, CA be appointed executor/trix,
named in the will to serve Without Surety.
IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO,
YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE
A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT
AT CAMBRIDGE ON OR BEFORE TEN
O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON
March 17, 2010.
In addition, you must file a written affidavit
of objections to the petition, stating specific
facts and grounds upon which the objection
is based, within thirty (30) days after the
return day (or such other time as the Court,
on motion with notice to the petitioner, may
allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16.
WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,
First Justice of this Court.
Date: February 17, 2010
Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate
To the named Respondent and all other
interested persons, a petition has been filed
by The Department of Mental Health of
Tewksbury, MA in the above captioned matter requesting that the court accept the resignation of the Guardian. The petition asks
the court to make a determination that the
Guardian and/or Conservator should be
allowed to resign; or should be removed for
good cause; or that the Guardianship and/
or Conservatorship is no longer necessary
and therefore should be terminated. The
original petition is on file with the court.
You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your
attorney must file a written appearance at
this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the
return date of 4/12/2010. This day is NOT a
hearing date, but a deadline date by which
you have to file the written appearance if
you object to the petition. If you fail to file the
written appearance by the return date, action
may be taken in this matter without further
notice to you. In addition to filing the written
appearance, you or your attorney must file
a written affidavit stating the specific facts
and grounds of your objection within 30
days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The outcome of this proceeding may
limit or completely take away the abovenamed person’s right to make decisions
about personal affairs or financial affairs
or both. The above-named person has
the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may
make this request on behalf of the abovenamed person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be
appointed at State expense.
WITNESS, HON. PETER C. DiGANGI,
First Justice of this Court.
Date: February 1, 2010
Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate
Run date: 2/26/10
Run date: 2/26/10
ATP
LEGAL NOTICE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Middlesex Probate and Family Court
208 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Docket No. MI10P0702EA
In the Estate of
LOUISE M. FROST
Late of WESTON, MA 02493
Date of Death October 6, 2009
NOTICE OF PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF WILL
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EXTRA Innings
by Sal Giarratani
Frank Thomas
Retires from Baseball
Frank Thomas made it official a couple of weeks back
and announced his retirement. The 41-year-old sat
out 2009 after hitting only 8
home runs in 2008. Thomas
for much of his career was a
dominant player. He may
become the first DH to get
elected to the Hall of Fame.
He became a regular with
the White Sox at 23 years old
in 1991 and for the next
seven seasons was an unstoppable hitter. His average
season (.330 average, 36
homers, 118 RBI’s) during
those years. He won back to
back MVPs in 1993-94,
made the All-Star game five
times. After going to the
Oakland A’s at age 38, he
whacked 39 home runs.
Thomas retired with 52
homers and a lifetime .301
average. He was a great first
baseman before taking on
the DH role.
“Say Hey Kid”
Has New Bio Out
Willie Mays, Hall of Famer,
MVP twice, 12 Golden Gloves
and 660 homers without one
steroid is about to get noticed by younger baseball
fans who never saw him
play. James Hirsch has just
written, “Willie Mays: The
Life, the Legend.” His career
began in the Negro League.
Before coming up to the NY
Giants, he played for the Birmingham Black Barons,
When I think of Mays, I
think of the San Francisco
Giants since I was a bit too
young to remember his New
York days. Like many, I also
repress any memory of that
short stint he did with the
NY Mets when he looked
and played like the 78-yearold man he is today,
Bob Costas calls this new
book, “the complete and definitive biography of the
‘Say Hey Kid.’ ” President Bill
Clinton says he loves Willy
Mays “because he played his
game and lives his life (with)
the mind and heart of a
champion.” LA Laker great
Kareem Abdul Jabbar calls
Mays “the greatest centerfielder of all time.” As for me,
Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle
and Hank Aaron were the
three greatest sluggers of my
generation and I rank Mays
first.
Lincecum Inks
2 Year, $23m Deal
Tim Lincecum and the
S.F. Giants reached a prelim
agreement on a $23 million,
two year contract. The 2-time
reigning NL Cy Young winner reminds of those pitchers back in the day like
Gaylord Perry without the
spit, ha, ha, ha!
Sheffield Still Looking
for 2010 Team
Gary Sheffield is ready
for his 22nd season but as of
yet has no team. The former
Mets and Yankee slugger
has been contacted by the
Mets. Last season, he batted
.276 with 10 homers and
43 RBIs in 100 games. He
hit his 500 th homer as a
Met and now has 509. He
has a career 509-1,676-.292
record.
Johnny Damon
Still Job Hunting
Reportedly, the Atlanta
Braves have offered free
agent Johnny Damon a oneyear deal. His agent Scott
Boras is still seeking at least
a 2-year deal. Both Damon
and Boras overplayed their
hands against the NY Yankees. He probably would be
a Yankee today had he taken
what they offered, but he apparently thought it wasn’t
enough. At 36, the aging outfielder like Gary Sheffield is
finding it hard to land a good
deal.
Meanwhile, Derek Jeter
NY Yankee team captain
Derek Jeter is entering the
final season of his $189 million, 10-year deal. He’ll be
talking about all that come
spring training.
Tejada Back With Os
The Baltimore Orioles
have brought back Miguel
Tejada who signed a oneyear $6 million deal. Last
year he made $14 million
with the Houston Astros, but
that was last year. Tejada
played shortstop for the
Orioles back in 2004-07 before going over to Houston.
Last year, he hit .313 with
14 homers and 86 RBIs.
• Democrats (Continued from Page 1)
dence. If you don’t, you will
look to an alternative to
meet your needs, and the
only alternative is government.
Now, you might wonder, if
it’s just a matter of their
enterprise vs. others, why
don’t some of these Democrats just start their own
businesses and compete?
Some do. Some do well. But
for many of them, the very
reason they are Democrats
is that they are oriented
toward government and
politics rather than enterprise and self-reliance. In
their worldview, government
seems like the place where
you should be getting your
needs met because it is
more fair, more benevolent
and less greedy.
This is why they think it’s
a scandal when banks and
insurance companies make
a profit. To them, a business
should want no more than
survival, and it’s greedy if it
seeks profits. Government,
after all, always survives,
and while it takes a lot of
money from others, it spends
even more. It’s so beneficent
in that way!
Many Democrats can’t
make it in business because they don’t have the
instincts for enterprise.
It’s not in their blood. If
they work for a government
agency, a nonprofit or a
union, they feel they are
doing something virtuous.
If they worked for a for-profit
company, they would feel
like sellouts.
Of course, you could explain to them that a for-profit
company doesn’t take in a
dime unless it satisfies its
paying customers, and you
have to work hard and deliver value in order to do
that. You could further explain that government agencies, nonprofits and unions
often confiscate, beg for or
demand the money they receive, and that’s arguably a
much less worthy manner of
getting what you need.
But they won’t understand
that. So they stay in sectors
that either depend on government or are government,
and can’t get their brains
around the idea that the private sector might be able to
do just as well, or even better, the things they think
government must do.
Take carbon emissions.
Let’s assume for the sake of
argument that it would be a
good thing if carbon emissions are reduced, regardless of what you think of global warming. What does a
Democrat think needs to
happen in order to reduce
carbon
emissions?
Tax
them! Regulate industry!
Send in UN inspectors!
Does the Democrat ever
think that someone in the
private sector might develop
new technologies that would
manufacture products more
cleanly? Of course not. The
Democrat can’t even conceive of why private industry would even want to do
that. Democrats figure that,
for big business, polluting
while making a profit is half
the fun.
So this explains why, as
columnist George Will wrote
recently, Democrats are intentionally seeking to make
people dependent on government. It’s a simple attempt
to gain market share. If you
see the private sector, markets and your own individual
initiatives as the source for
the things you need, you are
not going to want or need
Democrats. Only if you don’t
trust the private sector –
that is, the government’s
competition – will you seek
the things Democrats offer.
When you hear someone
from Pepsi take a shot at
Coke, you take it with a
grain of salt because you
know it’s just one competitor trying to take market
share from another. You
don’t really consider that the
people from Pepsi have a serious case to make against
Coke’s quality. You recognize that it’s just competitive bluster.
When a Democrat rips big
business, banks, insurance
companies, oil companies,
the rich or whoever, it’s exactly the same thing. If you
have faith in these people
and in these institutions —
even a little faith, not that
you think they’re perfect —
you will probably be happy to
deal with them. And even
worse, if you have faith in
yourself to make your own
way in life, why would you
ever need the government to
take care of you?
Democrats are smart business people, all right. That’s
because they understand
they’re toast if you have any
faith in any business – other
than Government by Democrats Inc.
Reprinted with permission
from the NorthStar National.
Page 16
BOSTON POST-GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
CORNER TALK
HOOPS and HOCKEY in the HUB
by Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr.
Terrell (15), Leon Spinks (15,
15), Larry Holmes (10), and
Ken Norton (12, 12, 15),
Jimmy Ellis (12). Other great
fighters, on this show are:
Jerry Quarry (3, 7), Sonny
Liston (7, 1), George Chuvalo,
said on this show. It’s hard
to get a rich kid, to be a
fighter. Skeeter McClure
was on this show too. They
won Gold Medals together
at the 1960 Olympics in
Rome. What a great list of
Heavyweight Fighters. They
all showed their class and
spoke complimentary words
on Muhammad Ali. This is a
sport, of classy gentlemen.
We’re at VELS, in Wareham. Tommy Martini, Juan
“Butcher Boy” Botta, Dennis
Marrese, Jimmy Connors,
Tony Petronelli, Iron Mike
Pusateri, and myself. We’ve
got? Good food, good company,
great conversation, and great
service. During our lunch,
we spoke about Wall Street
economics, Physics, Sociology, Quantum Mechanics,
Developing
Intelligence
Quotient, and Behavioral
Psychology. After that, we
dabbled on more economic
issues and Darwin, Carl
Jung, Sigmund Freud, and
Alfred Adler. Then we
touched on Transactional
Analysis, and its applications. Till next week. Next
time we get together, we’ll
probably speak on several
of Einsteins theories. Time,
dimensions, and possibly on
universal factors such as
universal changes, and their
effect on our Solar System?????? “Ding!” “Ding!”
Till next time.
Left to Right: RIP to Charlie “Punchlines” Ross, Albert
“Dapper” O’Neil, Paul Pender, and Charles “Babe” Wood.
God Bless you all.
Remembering the phrase
“You’ll never know where
you’re going to until you remember where you came
from.” Words, all so true.
That’s why I respect and
honor those that came before
me. I honor and appreciate
what they gave to us Boxers.
I know and remember where
I came from. The many departed brothers that proudly
made our game Boxing the
great sport it is. They paved
the way for us. I give a Ten
count to the dearly departed
architects of Boxing, in that
“Golden Ring in Heaven,
Refereed by God!” In
Memory of: Allie Colombo,
Rocky
Marciano,
Clem Tough Vinny Marino of
Crowley, Charlie “Punch- Roslindale.
lines” Ross, Albert “Dapper”
O’Neil, Paul Pender, Charles out of Southside. Tough
“Babe” Wood, Rip Valenti, great fighters, such as
Bucky
Vincent,
Peter Jimmy Farrell, Joe Feeney,
Santoro, Bill Connolly, Nick Roberto Hernandez, Danny
Richard
Torsney,
Previti, George Kreger. RIP Long,
amongst
many.
Vinny
all, we’ll never forget you.
“Brace for Impact,” on Marino is, and has been a
March 12 th at Foxwoods, in great member of the Boxing
Connecticut. That’s where Fraternity, for many years.
Tony Grano 16-1-1, 13 KO’s He is recovering from recent
and Mark “Oak Tree” Brown surgery, and is recovering
will collide. Tony Grano, well. Still disciplined, as he
wants redemption. He wants was in Boxing. Daily exerto, reverse his only loss. Tony cise, stretching, and swimGrano, lost to Mark “Oak ming. Our prayers are with
Tree” Brown 15-2, 7 KO’s, you and your great family.
and has vindication on his Tell Vincent Marino Jr., Our
mind. Tony Grano is com- prayers, are with him to, in
ing off of a Big Kayo Victory all that he does.
Guys “The Pugs.” On
over unbeaten 18-0 Travis
Kaufman, in September. March 16 th. Unbeaten feathTony Grano, now wants erweight contender, NABF
Brown, then a top 10 fighter. Champion Matt “SharpHe does not see Oak shooter” Remillard. Now the
Tree going the full scheduled WBC’s #1 featherweight. His
10 rounds. That means. goal is to fight for a World
“Timber!!!!” to a chopped Title. It seems like? It’s right
down, Fallen Oak Tree! around the corner?
Facing Ali. This documenAlso at this great fight, Hall
of Fame Trainer Angelo tary, features 10 Boxers who
Muhammad
Ali;
Dundee will be present. This fought
great trainer has trained (In quotations, are the
Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray amount of Rounds the fight
Leonard, Carmen Basilio, went) Joe Frazier (15, 12,
Willie Pastrano, George Fore- 14), George Foreman (8),
man, Jose Napoles, Jimmy George Chuvalo (15, 12),
Ellis, Luis Rodriquez, and Ernie Shavers (15), Ron Lyle Tough Heavyweight, and
many others. Fighting also (11), Henry Cooper (6), Ernie Marine Ken Norton.
is the 22-2, 7 KO Hartford
Battler Mike Oliver, and
Marshfield Massachusetts
Undefeated Super Middleweight prospect Manual Antonio Lopes 5-0-1, 1 KO. Call
CES, Jimmy Burchfield for
tickets, at 401-724-2253/
2254. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
In admiration of Vinny
Marino of Roslindale. Vinny
has been involved in the
Boxing Business, for many
years. Owner of the Southside Gym in Roslindale that “We’re out to Lunch” Dinning at VELS in Wareham. Juan
operated for 25 years. Many “Butcher Boy” Botta, Tony Petronelli, Jimmy Connors,
great fighters, worked out Reinaldo Oliveira, Dennis Marrese, Tommy Martini, and
of, and or trained fighters Iron Mike Pusateri.
by Richard Preiss
HOT STOVE LEAGUE- ESPN
The Magazine recently had a
piece concerning goalie
equipment where several
netminders explained the
equipment for the position in
some detail.
One of those responding
was Cam Ward, a former
American Hockey League
goalie for Lowell who backstopped the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2006 Stanley
Cup Championship and continues to perform for the
Canes today.
When asked about his
skates Ward replied — “I go
through only two or three
pairs per season, mainly because I don’t like breaking
them in. Skates are so stiff
that getting them ready for
use is particularly tough. But
we have a special oven that
we stick them in to loosen
them up.”
Ward, who was in the nets
when the ‘Canes eliminated
the Bruins in game 7 of their
playoff series last spring,
also revealed that he uses
numerous sets of glovers
per season. “I only get 8-10
games out of them. It’s important for them to be broken in, because you don’t
want pucks jumping out of
our glove. I want to be able to
dictate whether I can force
a whistle. So I practice with
what I use in games, which
is part of the reason they
break down so fast.”
ALL OUTDOORS — Leaving the arena and getting
out and competing in the
natural elements is all the
rage, it seems, in the world
of hockey this winter. The
latest to host an outdoor
game was the Syracuse
Crunch of the American
Hockey League. The Crunch
defeated the Binghamton
Senators, 2-1 at the New
York State Fairgrounds on
February 20 before some
21,508 hardy souls, the largest crowd ever to witness an
American Hockey League
game. The rink was put
down in the infield of a harness racing track. Getting to
the afternoon event, the first
outdoor game in AHL history, proved to be a challenge
with cars stalled in traffic for
several miles. Some cars
were in line 90 minutes before entering the parking
lots. Temperatures were in
the mid 30s during the game
with 16 mile-per-hour winds.
There wasn’t any precipitation. New York Governor
David Paterson attended the
game.
Earlier in February the
University of Wisconsin
men’s and women’s teams
swept a doubleheader at
the school’s football stadium
in Madison. The women defeated Bemidji State 6-1
while the men rallied to down
Michigan 3-2. Somehow they
were able to separate the
attendance out with the
women drawing a record
crowd of 8,263 and the men
drawing 55,031 — the second largest collegiate crowd
in history. The men’s game
started just after sunset with
a temperature of 21 degrees
at faceoff and winds from the
northeast at 11 miles per
hour. The stadium’s capacity is just over 80,000.
ALL-STAR CROWDS —
With some 108,000 fans attending this year’s NBA AllStar game in Dallas, it would
seem that the days are dwindling for cities that don’t
have a dome to get the prestige event in their town.
The last men’s Final Four
Division I college hoop championship to be played in an
arena was the 1996 championship at the Meadowlands
in New Jersey. Since then
every one has been scheduled into a domed facility
with a seating capacity of at
least 30,000.
Now, with the NBA getting
a taste of super large crowds
for one of its major events, it
may significantly reduce the
chances for franchise cities
that don’t have a large domed
facility to host the All-Star
game. Would the league
rather play the All-Star game
in an arena that sits 20,000
or in a domed stadium that
has four to five times that
capacity?
And, could it ever come to
pass that the NBA Finals
might, just might, be played
in a neutral site domed facility versus in arenas that
struggle to sit 20,000? When
there’s big money to be made
and thousands more tickets
to be sold, not to mention the
additional food, beverages
and souvenirs that will be
purchased, don’t bet against
such an idea coming to fruition sometime in the future.
CELTICS LAND LANDRY —
Although much of the media
spotlight concerning the recent Celtics trade centered
on the acquisition of Nate
Robinson by the C’s, perhaps
the story of rookie Marcus
Landry — the “other man” in
the deal — is somewhat more
compelling. Poking around
the internet we found that
Landry grew up in Milwaukee, led his high school
team to a berth in the state
title game and then played
four years at the University
of Wisconsin. Yes, he did
stay all four years and yes,
he did graduate — congratulations, Marcus.
This past spring he had
pre-draft workouts with at
least six NBA teams but went
undrafted. However, Sacramento offered him a spot
on its summer league team.
After summer league ended,
he did not earn a spot on the
Kings roster.
So, he paid his own way to
New York for a tryout with
the Knicks last fall during
training camp time. And, he
made it, signing a contract
on September 25. Granted,
he made it as a substitute,
but he made it. At the time
of the trade, Landry had appeared in 17 games for the
Knicks and was averaging
2.8 points per game. How
many players wish they
could play in the NBA for
just one game? Plenty.
Marcus made the big time
and — he has his degree.
He’s a double winner.

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