A 25-year-old South Side man was ordered held in lieu of $400,000 in a robbery and attack that injured five people at a Southeast Side pizzeria early Thursday, prosecutors said today. Mark Smith, of the 7700 block of South Greenwood Avenue, appeared for his bond hearing in Cook County Criminal Court today, charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm in the attack that happened...
A man arrested a Queenstown street death last week will face a manslaughter charge when he reappears in court tomorrow.Mark Smith was found unconscious at a taxi stand in Camp St about 11.30pm on Thursday night and could not be...
The meetings here in New Orleans continue to go strong. We did take a break to have some nice receptions last night. Here's a snapshot from the Yale reception: From left to right we have: Carol Bechtel, Stephen Chapman, Mark Smith, Myself, and Jim Watts. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
I WAS reviled when I read accounts of what happened in the car park of Edinburgh's Omni Centre in January, when two teenage girls attacked a 13-year-old girl they knew
Lest anyone doubt that healthcare is in dire need of connected information systems, Dr. Mark Smith offers this reminder: "You can walk into the hospital where you were born and the first thing they will ask you is, 'Are you on any medications? Do you have any conditions.'" That was but one of several memorable lines Smith, president and CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation, delivered...
As far as "being born old in a young world" (the source of which erudite commenter Dennis traces back to Alfred de Musset’s Rolla: “Je suis venu trop tard, dans un monde trop vieux”), I suppose that makes one a neo-classicist: too jaded to boast that the avant garde is avant and the nouvelle vague is nouvelle, and unwilling to adopt the pretense of having seemingly disposed...
Bob Bauer, husband of Anita Dunn (who recently resigned with the Obama administration), is replacing Greg Craig as White House lawyer, over Gitmo. Craig was criticized for not handling the politics of closing Gitmo very well. Bauer is seen as more politically savvy, according to Chuck Todd. See Craig's resignation letter here . Here's an update--Gibbs disputes the dispute: Said Gibbs: "The president...
Nike’s designer geniuses, Tinker Hatfield and Mark Smith, explain the design, concepts. and fits of the new Jordan 2010. Although, I can appreciate the level of thoguht and workmanship of the shoe, the 2010 just reminds of some Payless-type show (XJ-900, anybody'). Great vid and promotion but not feeling this shoe this time [...]
The next incarnation of the Jordan series will release in February 2010, marking the 25th edition of the sneaker. In the video, Tinker Hatfield & Mark Smith, the two minds and hands behind the molding of the Jordan 2010, explain the inspiration and design process. One of the notables of the design is window on [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Bassist Mark Smith was found dead in his London apartment Monday, Nov. 2, when he failed to turn up for a gig. The 49-year-old made a career out of playing as a session and touring musician for popular acts such as Roxy Music , Bryan Ferry , Robbie Williams and David Gray . The cause of death is currently unknown. Born in 1960, Smith got his start with the '70s British band...