Horace Silver renews plan for recording

Horace Silver will be celebrating more than his 62nd birthday onSept. 2 when his quintet plays the last set at the Chicago JazzFestival. He will be celebrating the unofficial end of the summerjazz concert season.

For the legendary pianist-composer, the change of season marks amajor change in lifestyle. As the divorced father of an 18-year-old,he devotes much of his time to his son and to running hisnine-year-old production company, Silveto Productions, which includesSilveto Records and Emerald Records. The bulk of his income isearned during his summer concert tour, while the rest comes from hissubstantial royalty checks.

"The advent of the compact disc has …

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IRAN-NUCLEAR

ISTANBUL — Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers tentatively scheduled through Saturday.

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PARIS - Paris fall/winter 2011-2012 menswear collections. Through Sunday.

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LONDON — Judgment on extradition for suspected al Qaida terrorist Abid Naseer. The US wants Naseer to be extradited to face trial in connection with alleged bomb plots in New York and Manchester.

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BERLIN — Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly index of business confidence, a closely watched indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

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AP source: Matsui, Angels reach agreement

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract worth about $6.5 million.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet final. Matsui's agent, Arn Tellem, confirmed "serious negotiations" but declined further comment.

Matsui …

Recruits narrow choices // April signing period just about over for seniors, JC players

Basketball's April signing period is winding down, and mostuncommitted high school seniors and junior college sophomores areclose to making decisions about their futures.

Kennedy-King point guard Marlo Miles is being recruited by Utah,Tulane, Alabama-Birmingham and Texas A&M. The Mount Carmel graduateis regarded among the leading junior college prospects in the nation.

Marlon London became the third St. Joseph player to sign with abig-time program. London, a 6-2 guard, committed to Kansas. LastNovember, Mark Treadwell picked Indiana and Rob Walls chose PennState.Former Proviso West star Awvee Storey, who was released from hisscholarship at Illinois to pursue …

Muslim students studying theology in Toronto

Two students are bringing a different perspective to their doctoral studies at the Toronto School of Theology. Yousef Daneshvar and Mohammed Farimani are Islamic students from Iran who are part of an exchange program sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).

"At first what was important to me was to have some academic studies at a Western university -- to know more about the West and Christianity," said Deneshvar. "But as time passed ... another goal became more important to me -- having a dialogue, an active dialogue with Christians."

"We can become familiar both with Western culture and Western perspectives about Islam," added Farimani. The two men are here with …

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Kenny Perry, Jay Williamson and Brad Adamonis are tied for the …

LOCALSPORTS

Blizzard at home - The Huntington Blizzard will try to maintainits perfect home record against the Columbus Chill at 7 p.m. todayatthe Huntington Civic Arena.

The Blizzard is 4-0 at home this season against the Chill in theEast Coast Hockey League.

Overall, Huntington is 20-16-3 and Columbus is 21-17-2.Herd track - Marshall University sophomore Josh Bradford, a NitroHigh School graduate, cleared 15 feet to finish eighth in the polevault in last weekend's Ikon Invitational at East Tennessee State.Sophomore Casey Batey, from Cabell Midland, was third in the milein 4 minutes, 16.93 seconds. He also was 17th in the 800 in 1:55.54.The Thundering Herd's men's and women's …