philadelphia Daily Record

Vol. III No. 118 (483)

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

July 25, 2012

Philadelphia Daily Record

Biden On Fire

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN is addressing International Association of Fire Fighters National Convention in town this afternoon. Biden’s visit comes as tensions between city’s firefighters and Mayor Michael Nutter continue to escalate over Nutter’s unwillingness to accept firefighters’ recent binding-arbitration award. Last week, IAFF Local 22 sued City to compel it to sign award. Firefighters have worked nearly four years without a contract.

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Jul. 26State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Beat The Heat In The Street at Kelly Pool, 281 N. Concourse Dr., 1-5 p.m. Free.

Jul. 27Former Sheriff Barbara Deeley hosts evening with Councilman Bob Henon at 270 Seabreeze Ct., Anglesea, N.J., 6:30-9 p.m. Contribution $100. Make checks payable to Bobby 11, POBox 22614, Phila.

19110. RSVP badeeley@gmail.com or call 215- 906- 0339.

267-808-0287 Jul. 28Brady Bunch Beach Party at Keenan’s in Anglesea, Wildwood, N.J., 4 p.m.

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Jul. 28Rep. Rosita Youngblood hosts Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Seminar at Nicetown Community Development Corp., 4340 Germantown Av., 10 am to 3 pm. For info, call 215-849-6426.

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Jul. 31Ebenezar SDA Church, 1437 Christian St., hosts Alzheimer’s Symposium, 6 to 10 pm. RSVP July 25-800272-3900 Aug. 3Arthur Green’s 14th Ward Cool Summer Madness Night, New Barber’s Hall, Broad & Oxford Sts., 9pm, $10 admission.

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Aug. 6Golf Outing to support Charles Gehret, Penna.

State Senate GOP candidate in 17th Dist., at Sand Barrens G.C., 1765 Rte. 9 N., Swainton, N.J. Registration 9 a.m. For info Judy Camiel (610) 668-1730.

Aug. 15Happy Hour FundraisEr for City COmmission Chairlady Stefanie Singer,5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Happy Rooster, SWC 16th and Sansom, enter Sansom St. $100 to $500. Checks should be made out to Friends of Stephanie Singer, 250 S. 17th st., 701, Philadephia, PA 19103.

Aug. 18Barrett Rec Ctr. Advisory Board Community Day, 8th & Duncannon Sts., 11 a.m.-3 pm. No charge. Family fun day. All invited. For info Sheila Bellamy (215) 457-4079.

Aug. 1847th Ward Crab & Shrimp Fest to Baltimore leaves Progress Plaza, Broad and Oxford Sts., 1 p.m. Open bar, massive menu. $150. For info George Brooks (267) 971-5703.

Aug. 19Annual Bill Meehan Clam Bake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8 p.m. Ferko String Band entertains. For details call Republican City Committee (215) 561-0650.

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Casey Holds Hearing On Iran’s Terror Links US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern & South & Central Asian Affairs, will preside today over a subcommittee hearing on Iran’s support for terrorism in the Middle East.

Witnesses at the hearing, which is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, include the following experts: The Hon. James F. Jeffrey, former US Ambassador to Iraq

Dr. Daniel Byman, senior fellow and director of research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution Danielle Pletka, VP, foreign and defense policy studies, American Enterprise Institute Dr. Matthew Levitt, senior fellow and director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Washington Institute for Near East Policy

City Hires Fiscal Whiz To Cut Costs, Pump Revenues The City of Philadelphia announced it has selected FTI Consulting to serve as a consultant for overhead costs and revenue collections processes.

FTI will work in partnership with the Office of Budget & Program Evaluation to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations by analyzing overhead costs and the revenue collection processes and making recommendations for better practices.

“Our Administration is continually working to find ways to reduce the cost of doing business and to make it more effective and more efficient,” said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. “FTI Consulting will work closely with the Dept. of Finance to ensure that Philadelphia’s tax dollars will be put to best use for its citizens.”

Overhead costs that will be assessed include: telephone bills, utility costs, gasoline purchases, lease costs and supply purchases. FTI Consulting will

analyze and review billing and collections across City agencies, including: the Dept. of Revenue, the Streets Dept., Licenses & Inspections, Dept. of Records and Fire Dept.

Budget Director Rebecca Rhynhart said, “FTI will bring private market expertise to the City’s efforts to improve efficiencies in operations with the end goal to provide the best service to taxpayers at the lowest possible cost. I look forward to working on this project and getting FTI’s recommendations for change.”

FTI will compile a report with recommendations

by November 2012 and will provide day-to-day support during the implementation process.

Kevin Lavin, senior managing director of FTI Consulting, added, “We are truly excited about the opportunity to work with the City on these important initiatives and we look forward to identifying and implementing tangible improvements.”

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Daily Waffles From Joe Sbaraglia (The Waffleman) HIDE THE STRAP - A game that was played like the game of hide and seek. In this version the strap or belt was hidden. One person, selected by various methods, was designated as it. It had to find the strap. Once it found the strap, they then had to find the other players. As it he or she could then swat the players found

with the strap or belt until the player tagged home base.

HOBBY SHOPS - There were many hobby shops in South Philadelphia. There, you could buy stick and paper airplanes, model boats, trains and accessories. All sorts of wood strips, papers, paints, brushes and other tools used in modeling were also

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available. The hobby shop owners were pleasant and helpful.

They too, were model makers who made model airplanes of wood, paper and glue, with a labor of love. Almost all of these unique shops are gone.

HOME PERM - I never used one myself, but some of those who did . . . wish they hadn't.

The aroma of ammonia could be detected far, far away. If the perm was left on too long, the curls that developed were totally unbelievable. They were tighter than coil springs. Coil springs would be easier to straighten out, compared to these curls. By the way, did you ever figure out which twin had the Toni? I guess only their hairdresser knew for sure.

HORSE MANURE - gathering it was sometimes a race to get to the pile before your neighbors.

Our parents or grandparents sent us out to retrieve it. They would apply it, as fertilizer, to their backyard vegetable or flower garden. If they had one, they would also apply it around their fig tree.

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Mercy Health System Welcomes New CMO Dr. Whitaker comes to Mercy Health System from Intermountain Healthcare in Provo, Utah, where he served as Chief Medical Officer of the Urban South Region since 2002. Intermountain is a nonprofit health system based in Salt Lake City, with over 32,000 employees consisting of 23 hospitals, physicians, clinics, and health plans. During his tenure at Intermountain Healthcare, Dr. Whitaker’s accomplishments included the implementation of numerous quality improvement and patient Mercy Health System has ansafety initiatives that signifinounced the appointment of cantly improved outcomes. He Neil S. Whitaker, MD, to the also provided leadership for proposition of Chief Medical Offigrams and services that earned cer, Mercy Health System, national recognition and heightwhere he will be responsible for ened physician engagement. facilitating physician alignment and clinical excellence, and im- Dr. Whitaker’s vast leadership proving quality and efficiency experience also includes tenure of patient care throughout the as Medical Staff President at system. Mercy Health System Utah Valley Regional Medical is the largest Catholic healthCenter in Provo, Utah, Chair of care system serving the the Internal Medicine DepartDelaware Valley. ment at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Chief of Internal Medicine at USAF Hospital, Beale Air Force Base, California. Dr. Whitaker also practiced internal medicine at the Central Utah Clinic for 14 years following his service in the Air Force. As part of his mission to serve the community, Dr. Whitaker did humanitarian work

as a missionary in Peru and provided medical service with Healing Hands for Haiti in Port au Prince and at the Volunteer Care Clinic in Provo, Utah. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Chemistry (Magna cum laude) at Brigham Young University and his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch.

“We welcome Dr. Whitaker’s values-based leadership to the Mercy Health System team,” said David D. Clark, president and CEO of Mercy Health System. “Dr. Whitaker’s outstanding clinical foundation and executive abilities will help us strengthen our relationships with physicians and other providers of care, and our commitment to patient safety, clinical excellence and compassionate care.”

A diverse, integrated system providing comprehensive health care services, Mercy Health System is comprised of four acute care hospitals, a home healthcare organization, several wellness centers, physician practices, a federal PACE program, and coowner of managed care plan, Gateway Health Plan. With 250 primary care and specialty physicians, Mercy Health System is a teaching community health system affiliated with Drexel Uni-

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THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD versity School of Medicine and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). The largest Catholic healthcare system serving the Delaware Valley, Mercy Health System is spon-

sored by the Sisters of Mercy and Hope Ministries; and is a member of Catholic Health East, a multiinstitutional, Catholic health system co-sponsored by nine religious organizations.

Weekend Of Peace Kicks Off Tonight The “Weekend Of Peace” rolls out its premiere event this evening in the form of a series of Police/Community/Youth Basketball Tournaments called “Who’s Got Game” at rec centers throughout the city to foster positive relationships.

The ninth annual event aims to promote a positive culture of nonviolence on the city’s streets during the summer. It seeks to foster collaboration and access to positive activities throughout the city for its young people – encouraging family participation, neighborly interaction, and constructive engagement among youth, their peers, responsible adults, and the City’s resources. The culminating activity of the Weekend Of Peace is a Shared Moment of Reflection at each site at noon on Saturday, Jul. 28, symbolizing and reinforcing common bonds and shared commitment to peace.

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spective areas.

The Weekend Of Peace evolved nine years ago from a series of youth and police/community basketball tournaments hosted at several City Recreation Centers. The events planned from July 21-29 offer and promote free, community-based, youthoriented family activities – including sports tournaments, youth panels, police/community basketball games, entertainment, health fairs, mentoring, etc. These independently generated, simultaneously undertaken activities promote solidarity and resources for building personal & intergroup peace throughout the year.

At least 15 sites throughout the Philadelphia region will serve at-risk, low income, minority, immigrant, and other youth and families. This effort engages residents with the City’s Recreation and Police Depts., Human Relations Commission, Police Advisory Council, the Coalition and other nonprofit and neighborhood groups in building neighborhood solidarity. Residents interact with one another across ethnic, racial, economic, and

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Featured sites include Recreation Center Salvation Army (55th & Market), Heitzman Playground, Vare Recreation Center, Schmidt Playground, Sayre Creation Center, James Wright Recreation Center, Cobbs Creek Recreation Center, Christy Recreation Center, Shepherd Recreation Center, Simons Recreation Center, Yeadon Borough Eastwick Regional Park/Recreation Center and Church of the Advocate.

Among the participants are the Coalition, C & C Athletic Association, Men Unified Against Violence, Southwest Action Coalition, Father Paul Washington Community Center, Cross & Crescent, Police Advisory Council, Dept. of Recreation, Police Dept., Commission on Human Relations, Police Athletic League, Philadelphia Black Public Issues Forum, Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania, Village of Champions, Sankofa Association, Moorish Unification Council, House of Umoja, Lancaster Avenue Business Association, 60th Street Business Association, Chester Avenue Business Association, and others.

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