Re: [UC] RE: Attempted Assault/ Robbery on 4800 Beaumont

[Wilma de Soto]

That 18 year-old who shot the 14 year-old on the bike was a former student
at my school.

This is the second incident involving former students of mine in the last
few months.

Two Cambodian women were stabbed to death in their Seventh St. apartment in
April by one of our kids.  THAT surprised me because he was a good kid.  He
was also going to college and had a good job as well to support his
education.

The one who shot the kid on the bike, well... I could see he was on his way
to Palookaville back then.  He was not, shall we say the smartest person I
ever knew.  

In fact, I always thought he wouldn't have been able to pour water out of a
boot if the instructions were on the heel!

It's too bad!

Wilma


On 7/20/07 12:12 AM, "Elizabeth F Campion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> As long as we don't make the mistake of thinking any place is "Safe".
> It is easy to note stuff close to home, but...
> ... a similar scenario just led to the death of a 69 year old man steps
> from his home, not near us, and
> ... a 14 year old was shot to death by an 18 year old road rager who
> couldn't handle the delay of a bicycler in the street, not near us, and
> ... a female McDonald's worker was shot to death in the takeout window of
> her Suburban drive-thru.
> When the grass begins to look greener on the other side of the fence, it
> might be good to make sure the lawns are not on some cancer inducing
> chemical feeding schedule.
> 
> We should all be aware of
> our own safety and that of those we cherish, in
> all of our environments (sidewalks, autos, homes and workplaces)
> 
> I've mourned to many losses, of self and even neighbors (including
> property, pets, innocence or death) whether from
> crime
> malice
> accident
> divorce
> natural causes
> smoking or
> drunk driving (by themselves, family members or strangers)
> etc.
> 
> I guess the trick is to be safe without the complete sacrifice of
> pleasure.
> 
> Liz
> 
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:50:38 -0400 John Ellingsworth
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 
>> Keep your eyes and ears open, folks.  It's getting hot in the city.
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Re: [UC] shared bikes?

[Rod MacNeil]

Here's the NY Times Article.

-dave

On 7/19/07, Isabel Lugo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Recently I read an article in the New York Times about Velib, a
bike-sharing program in Paris.  People can rent bikes for a small fee,
and they do not need to be left where they came from but can be left
at any of a wide variety of stations throughout the city.   Thus you
can, for example, get on a bike for one's morning commute, leave it at
a "station" near work, and then   use a different bike to go home; you
only pay for, say, the half-hour in the morning and the half-hour in
the evening.  (Actually, trips less than a half-hour are free; I'm not
sure whether this is because the program is supported by tax dollars,
or if they make enough money on people taking more than half an hour
that they can afford this and still expect to make a profit.) This is
different from most of the car-sharing companies which require you to
bring the car back where you got it.

The New York Times article (July 10) isn't accessible unless you have
Times Select.  The Velib web site
(http://www.velib.paris.fr/comment_ca_marche/faq__1) 
does a decent job

of explaining it, I think, although it's (surprise!) in French.  (I'm
actually a bit surprised there's no English translation, because if I
remember correctly the NYT article said that they wanted to market it
to tourists as well as locals.)

Anyway, what I'm wondering is -- is there some obvious reason this
wouldn't work in, say, Philadelphia?  I'm always seeing people on
bikes here.   I'd sign up.  I don't have a bike and don't want to deal
with the hassle of having to keep it somewhere (small apartment),
maintain it, etc., but often I find myself wishing I had one.




HEADLINE: In This Case, It's O.K. to Take a Bike That's Not Yours

BYLINE: By DALTON WALKER

BODY:


Daniel Su and Adrian Garcia usually spend their lunch break going for 
a walk, then grabbing a bite to eat. But yesterday they tried 
something different, made possible because they went for a ride using 
someone else's bicycles.


The two men took advantage of an experimental bicycle-sharing program 
meant to show New Yorkers that biking can be a viable transportation 
alternative to expand their lunch horizon.


Mr. Su and Mr. Garcia had read about the bicycle project online. And 
since both work a few blocks from Storefront for Art and 
Architecture, a nonprofit SoHo gallery that is the experimental 
project's host, they decided to give it a try, and headed to Union 
Square for lunch.


The five-day project is sponsored by the Forum for Urban Design, a 
group of architects, designers and planners, and by the gallery, near 
Kenmare Street and Cleveland Place. Twenty bicycles are available 
free, for up to 30 minutes, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until tomorrow. 
Bicycles can be returned to the gallery or dropped off at other 
nearby sites like Washington Square Park and Tompkins Square Park.


Displays at the gallery describe eight European cities, including 
Barcelona, Spain, and Lyon, France, where bicycle-share programs have 
thrived. The project is designed to gather data on the viability of 
such a program in New York.


David Haskell, executive director of the Forum for Urban Design, 
said, ''This is our attempt to imagine bike sharing in New York 
City.''


''A ride-share program would reduce the dependency on automobiles. It 
would be a great alternative to subways and bus services -- and a lot 
cheaper for the city,'' he said.


''The bikes are definitely a better alternative than subways or 
buses,'' Mr. Garcia, the lunchtime rider, said. ''I know I would take 
advantage of the bike program if it existed.''


Mr. Haskell was in Paris on vacation in April and saw how such a 
program was shaping up there. Once the Paris program gets under way, 
in a few days, there will be more than 10,000 bikes available at 750 
stations around the city.


New York City officials, who are aware of Mr. Haskell's goals, are 
trying to determine if a ride-share program would work.


''We are studying it with interest,'' said Molly Gordy, a spokeswoman 
for the city's Department of Transportation. ''The big questions for 
us are how to combat theft and vandalism, which are two problems 
prevalent in New York.'' Borrowers in the test program have to leave 
credit card information. Ms. Gordy has been closely following the 
progress of a bike-share program in San Francisco. Similar programs 
are being considered in Portland, Ore., Chicago and Washington, where 
it may begin as early as September.


Caroline Samponaro, a bicycle- campaign coordinator at Transportation 
Alternatives -- a nonprofit New York City group that advocates 
bicycling, walking and public transit as alternatives to driving -- 
believes a bike-share program would benefit not only New Yorkers but 
also tourists.


''A bike-share program is exciting and interesting,'' she said. 
''It's one piece 

[UC] Memorial Service for Marianne Das

[Krfapt]

 
 
Marianne Das, a 50-year resident of University City, passed away  earlier 
this month at age 77. She had been ailing for a few  months, and was diagnosed 
in 
June with lung cancer that had metastasized  elsewhere in her system. 
Marianne spend her last few weeks with her  daughter, while she was undergoing 
radiation therapy. She died  peacefully in her sleep.
 
Some of the younger residents of the area may remember her as active  in 
Friends of Clark Park, an interest she developed from the pleasure she  derived 
from that facility while she was raising her son and  daughter. When the FoCP 
website was moribund, Marianne stepped up to the  plate and learned some HTML 
so 
she could start and run the organization's  on-line bulletin board, 
independently of the website. She also "worked the  polls" during elections -- 
at the 
Fairfax location for many years and  along with me at the SHCA clubhouse during 
the time I was Judge of  Elections in the 14th Division.
 
Longer-term neighbors will remember Marianne from involvement in  community 
affairs spanning the 50-plus years she was here -- as a renter  and then a 
homeowner. She was always willing to lend a hand when anyone  needed her, and 
her 
insights were valuable in planning as well as in  promoting a wide range of 
programs (not to mention keeping some of my own  wilder notions in check).
 
A memorial service is scheduled for this coming Saturday, July 28, at  2:00 
pm at the Philadelphia Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square (1906  Rittenhouse 
Sq -- near the southwest corner).
 
Al Krigman





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Re: [UC] Memorial Service for Marianne Das

[Glenn]

AOL EmailI'm very sorry to receive this news.  My sympathies to Marianne's 
family and friends.

Thanks for posting this Al.
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  Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 9:14 AM
  Subject: [UC] Memorial Service for Marianne Das


Marianne Das, a 50-year resident of University City, passed away 
earlier this month at age 77. She had been ailing for a few months, and was 
diagnosed in June with lung cancer that had metastasized elsewhere in her 
system. Marianne spend her last few weeks with her daughter, while she was 
undergoing radiation therapy. She died peacefully in her sleep.

Some of the younger residents of the area may remember her as active in 
Friends of Clark Park, an interest she developed from the pleasure she derived 
from that facility while she was raising her son and daughter. When the FoCP 
website was moribund, Marianne stepped up to the plate and learned some HTML so 
she could start and run the organization's on-line bulletin board, 
independently of the website. She also "worked the polls" during elections -- 
at the Fairfax location for many years and along with me at the SHCA clubhouse 
during the time I was Judge of Elections in the 14th Division.

Longer-term neighbors will remember Marianne from involvement in 
community affairs spanning the 50-plus years she was here -- as a renter and 
then a homeowner. She was always willing to lend a hand when anyone needed her, 
and her insights were valuable in planning as well as in promoting a wide range 
of programs (not to mention keeping some of my own wilder notions in check).

A memorial service is scheduled for this coming Saturday, July 28, at 
2:00 pm at the Philadelphia Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square (1906 
Rittenhouse Sq -- near the southwest corner).

Al Krigman 






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Re: [UC] non-verbal statements

[Glenn]

"The only phenomena that qualify as "public," Ray says, are internet websites."


Dedicated to the king:


Straw Man

You ain't nothin' but a straw man
Crankin' all night
You ain't nothin' but a straw man
Crankin' all night
Well, you ain't foolin' this list
Ya ain't no friend of mine

When they said you had some class
Well that was just a lie
When they said you had some class
Well that was just a lie
You're more like a jackass
Ya ain't no friend of mine.

A friend of Clark Park,
Glenn








 

  - Original Message - 
  From: Anthony West 
  To: University City List 
  Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:01 PM
  Subject: [UC] non-verbal statements


  Here are two of the freshest ideas about community politics to come down the 
pike in a long time.

  In Idea 1, University Citoyen says all public meetings are bad, because they 
are merely "certain neighborhood" meetings. The only phenomena that qualify as 
"public," Ray says, are internet websites.

  In other words, says Penn staffer Ray to working-class West Philadelphia, 
those of you whose employer doesn't provide you with a free computer to express 
your thoughts on, just don't count as part of the "public". Ray says "public" 
life is for computer-owners alone. Sorry, dude! Ray and his pals will hold 
public conversations on line, on your behalf, and inform you of the results if 
he deems it necessary. But remember: you have no right to meet Ray face to 
face, not ever.

  In Idea 2, University Citoyen condemns the age-old practice of making 
statements, verbally, at least when UCD commits this sin. And here's where 
Ray's getting me really excited.

  I truly want to live in a neighborhood where a major service agency is 
restricted to non-verbal public statements about all its activities. Think! 
They can make expressive grimaces. They can paint artworks that illustrate 
their agency's plans. They can email you databases with raw digits. But they 
cannot ever speak or write, verbally

  I'm all for it. In this new neighborhood of ours, mimes will be kings. Sounds 
like fun.

  -- Tony West

  UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: 

also, I believe some of the complaints about ucd's 'communication' about 
all this was that ucd wasn't making its statements public (not publishing them 
on its website or in its publications), but was instead making statements, 
verbally, at certain neighborhood meetings. 





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[UC] Recycling Containers at Grays Ave?

[Amara Rockar]

Has anyone had any luck picking up recycling containers from the
sanitation yard at 51st and Grays Avenue?

The website (http://recyclingpays.phila.gov/res_getbin.shtml) claims
you can get them from there between 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday.

We wanted to pick up some for our building but...

As soon as my husband drove up to the pick area he was met by a
sanitation worker screaming, "WE'RE CLOSED!!!"

Called to find out what the deal was but of course they don't answer
the phone...

Argh.

The web site does list other sanitation yards but we don't want to
drive all the way out to find another mysteriously closed location...

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Re: [UC] Memorial Service for Marianne Das

[Elizabeth F Campion]

I admired Marianne.

I liked the way she:

Led me to answers
vs. imposed her version of the truth upon me.

Gave time and energy, to friends and her causes,
out of proportion to her means.

Embraced a broad range of personality types, 
across race, class, education and income.

Looked, listened, learned and than offered her opinions.

Spoke of her children, with pride and love.

She adored her daughter, and Al's memorial notice indicates
reciprocity.
It is good to hear that Marianne was cared for, by her daughter,
in her final weeks.

She loved her son.
When my husband learned his company was sending him to Japan for
two weeks,
Marianne sent the following note to me,
"I hope your husband enjoys his trip to Japan. 
My son majored in Japanese and international relations in
college.
He spent his sophomore year over there: 
living with two families in Kyoto; 
a couple of weeks traveling throughout the country, 
mostly by hitchhiking and public transportation; 
several months working for the Japan Times 
while living at a traditional Japanese inn in Tokyo; and 
3 months at a Japanese university. 
He had a blast!"
Marianne's note reassured Larry and I and helped us feel
adventure and 
a share in the human experience of travel and extended horizons.


There have been many losses in the last year.
Some, like the passing of Duane Ball, are marked publicly with song,
dance and celebration and privately with enormous pain.
Others, like the trees cut down at SFDS are memorialized in protest and
alternative plantings.
Vandals, seem to be targeting property, and those losses are met with
resistance and a determination to catch the perpetrators and stop the
action.
New stories like the one about the child killed for causing a motorist a
small delay leave there mark on strangers.

Marianne, or her family, have chosen a venue that seems to suit her
quiet, forthright way.
Saturday, July 28, at 2:00 PM at the 
Philadelphia Ethical Society 
1906 Rittenhouse Square
I will try to be there.
Meanwhile, I will shore up my good memories of Marianne, and remind
myself of my good fortune in being connected with her.
I am making a choice, to hear her name as a blessing and not a reminder
of 
regret, for not knowing or doing more during her passing, or 
the loss to me, Clark Park, our neighborhood or her family.

Rest in peace Marianne.
I'll keep your family, friends and admirers in my prayers.

Best!
Liz


On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:14:37 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Marianne Das, a 50-year resident of University City, passed away earlier
this month at age 77. She had been ailing for a few months, and was
diagnosed in June with lung cancer that had metastasized elsewhere in her
system. Marianne spend her last few weeks with her daughter, while she
was undergoing radiation therapy. She died peacefully in her sleep.
 
Some of the younger residents of the area may remember her as active in
Friends of Clark Park, an interest she developed from the pleasure she
derived from that facility while she was raising her son and daughter.
When the FoCP website was moribund, Marianne stepped up to the plate and
learned some HTML so she could start and run the organization's on-line
bulletin board, independently of the website. She also "worked the polls"
during elections -- at the Fairfax location for many years and along with
me at the SHCA clubhouse during the time I was Judge of Elections in the
14th Division.
 
Longer-term neighbors will remember Marianne from involvement in
community affairs spanning the 50-plus years she was here -- as a renter
and then a homeowner. She was always willing to lend a hand when anyone
needed her, and her insights were valuable in planning as well as in
promoting a wide range of programs (not to mention keeping some of my own
wilder notions in check).
 
A memorial service is scheduled for this coming Saturday, July 28, at
2:00 pm at the Philadelphia Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square (1906
Rittenhouse Sq -- near the southwest corner).
 
Al Krigman

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Re: [UC] Recycling Containers at Grays Ave? - JF Street customer service failure

[Craigsolve]

 
In a message dated 7/20/2007 10:00:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Has anyone had  any luck picking up recycling containers from the
sanitation yard at 51st  and Grays Avenue?

The website  (http://recyclingpays.phila.gov/res_getbin.shtml) claims
you can get them  from there between 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday.

We wanted  to pick up some for our building but...

As soon as my husband drove up  to the pick area he was met by a
sanitation worker screaming, "WE'RE  CLOSED!!!"



1) I visually verified Thu 07/19/07 a new load of container were available  
at:
Sanitation Yard: South,  Southwest 
3033 South  63rd Street (near Passyunk Avenue)
 
2) Recently the hours of all the yards have been cut back  to 3:00 PM, which 
I believe is totally impractical for people with real world  schedules.
 
I would urge as many of you as  possible to complain to:
 
Streets Commissioner [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) 
Councilwoman  Blackwell
Council President  Verna
 
Remember, this is just one way Mayor John F Street,  who declares, "I've 
created a surplus." has been able to screw the common  citizen out of needed 
city 
services. And, those of us in the industry can't help  but notice the hours 
are perfect for contractors, who with a little  consideration illegally dump at 
the centers, with the eyes of no common  citizens around to see.
 
Maybe our snarling local eagle eyed managing editor,  who sees everything so 
clearly wants to do an expose on what inefficient and  illegal acts go on at 
those facilities?
 
Ciao,
 
Craig



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[UC] Awww... who needs it? We have Osage Gardens (or whatever Lussenhop calls it)

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Price: $1 million

Bedrooms:  3
Baths: 2.5
Square feet: 2, 200

Description: This contemporary townhouse is unusually wide, giving its rooms 
pleasing  proportions. Its location a few blocks from the east bank of the 
Schuylkill  River puts it very close to downtown.

The house is on a little park  called Fitler Square in the upscale 
neighborhood west of Rittenhouse Square. The  Philadelphia Museum of Art and 
the Rodin 
Museum are both within walking distance  as is Fairmount Park. A roof-deck and 
a 20-foot wide garden give the home  precious outdoor space.

The townhouse has three floors with an open-floor  plan and high ceilings. It 
also has a gourmet kitchen stocked with high-grade  appliances, hardwood 
floors and California closets. The home also has the urban  luxury of a one-car 
garage.
 
Al  Krigman
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Re: [UC] Recycling Containers at Grays Ave?

[Dan Widyono]

I had gotten two from there, but that was a couple of years ago.  Just had to
register in the booklet.

Dan W.

On Fri, Jul 20, 2007 at 09:58:07AM -0400, Amara Rockar wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck picking up recycling containers from the
> sanitation yard at 51st and Grays Avenue?
> 
> The website (http://recyclingpays.phila.gov/res_getbin.shtml) claims
> you can get them from there between 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday through
> Friday.
> 
> We wanted to pick up some for our building but...
> 
> As soon as my husband drove up to the pick area he was met by a
> sanitation worker screaming, "WE'RE CLOSED!!!"
> 
> Called to find out what the deal was but of course they don't answer
> the phone...
> 
> Argh.
> 
> The web site does list other sanitation yards but we don't want to
> drive all the way out to find another mysteriously closed location...
> 
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Re: [UC] RE: Attempted Assault/ Robbery on 4800 Beaumont

[Anthony West]

That is so sad, Wilma.

-- Tony West

Wilma de Soto wrote:

That 18 year-old who shot the 14 year-old on the bike was a former student
at my school.

This is the second incident involving former students of mine in the last
few months.
  





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Re: [UC] RE: Attempted Assault/ Robbery on 4800 Beaumont

[Wilma de Soto]

Yes, It's sad.

However, the worst is yet to come.

Adults must realize that at least the past two generations have been
socialized to be violent.

First of all, children are naturally self-centered, cruel, mean and violent.

People like us had people who were called adults, whose job was to teach
restraint of the primordial childish urges and teach them to be productive
citizens into the society into which they were born.

Instead of preparing the child for the world, they are trying to change the
world for their child.

Children are now born perfect.  Their parents dictate to camp counselor,
futbol coaches, dance instructors, school teachers etc.

No wonder children have no social decorum.


On 7/20/07 5:36 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> That is so sad, Wilma.
> 
> -- Tony West
> 
> Wilma de Soto wrote:
>> That 18 year-old who shot the 14 year-old on the bike was a former student
>> at my school.
>> 
>> This is the second incident involving former students of mine in the last
>> few months.
>>   
>> 
> 
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Re: [UC] RE: Attempted Assault/ Robbery on 4800 Beaumont

[Cindy Miller]

???

-cm
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On Friday, July 20, 2007, at 07:13 PM, Wilma de Soto wrote:

First of all, children are naturally self-centered, cruel, mean and 
violent.






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Re: [UC] Car break-in

[emko]

Thanks for the sympathy! I got a ticket at the same time (because I  
parked illegally because with all the crime that's been going on I  
was afraid to park farther than a block away at 11 pm). It's a cold  
city out there, even at 90 degrees.


Maggie



On Jul 18, 2007, at 10:09 PM, Cindy Miller wrote:

How infuriating...I mean, we've always been told that as long as we  
left nothing in sight, we'd be ok!


I feel for you

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On Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at 12:52 PM, emko wrote:

My car was broken into at the corner of Cedar & 48th last night.  
The thief got away with a 12-pack of paper towels (which was in  
the trunk -- nothing was visible in the car).


Maggie

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