[UC] Attic exhaust fan recommendation
I searched the archive for a recommendation for somebody to install an attic exhaust fan and all I could find was an unanswered request by Kyle earlier this year. So, does anyone have an electrician or another contractor willing to install an attic fan? Thanks, Maty You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] tailor for alterations?
Sun Cleaners on 47th St. between Baltimore and Cedar did an excellent job for me on a silk dress. Margie hi. a west philly friend needs a tailor to alter a dress. The archives showed me to posts that were from 2004 and 2005. The suggestion there was White Seal,south side ofBaltimore just west of 49th. Is that still the consensus, or are there other tailors she should approach? Thanks. Naomi [Segal] You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
Ross pretty much had it down in his review. I was photo-documenting the whole thing for those of you affeared of traveling SOBA after dark and after I'd taken about ... six photos a woman in a yellow Philadelphia Orchestra t-shirt came over to me and told me that photographs of the orchestra cannot appear on a website (I kid you not) -- which I took for a moment to be some sort of vampire thing -- like, they just wouldn't show up on film so I was wasting my time pressing the shutter button, but then I realized she meant that she was telling me I wasn't _allowed_ to show anybody photographs of the orchestra -- which surprised me, it being a public event, outdoors, to which the media had been invited. But, nonetheless, I have adhered to her request as best I can. And now provide the weak and infirm on this list the virtual Orchestra in Clark Park experience: The crowd pretty much filled the bowl. We could have ended west philly gentrification in one fell swoop by opening up a few cans of mustard gas down there. There were so many fancy folding chairs and enviornmentally sound biodegradable snack-food wrappers being thoughtfully packed out in trendy picnic baskets made of recycled soda bottles I thought Dennis Kucinich was going to show up handing out vegan hot dogs: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra1.jpg The view to the stage: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra2.jpg The conductor, who may or may not be Rossen Milanov, worked it for all he was worth: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra3.jpg And attracted some auxiliary conductors who had more energy and an amazing attention span: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra4.jpg Much of the performance was more of a Symphony for Orchestra, Crying Babies, and Drum Circle. One highlight of the evening was when the general din was agumented by a helecopter circling overhead during Bolero. I thought it was news people, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be philly PD snipers taking out a couple of off-leash dogs: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra5.jpg There you have it. Just like you were there. Hopefully shakespeare's estate will allow photography during Romeo and Juliet when it plays in the park. kc You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] House breakin on 4600 Block of Osage Avenue
Received from a neighbor yesterday. (I removed the neighbors' names). Leila This evening, Sunday July 22, sometime between 6:00 and 8:00 pm, our neighbors and had their house burglarized. The burglars got entry by poking finger sized holes in the locked screen of the open first floor window that faces Osage Avenue. Once in, they took several valuable electronic items but left other things untouched. This sounds vey much like what happened a few weeks ago to a couple on the 4700 block of Osage -- entry through a front window screen, took mostly electronic things -- and in daylight no less. It's so, so frustrating and upsetting when things like this happen. Please be cautious and use your alarms and locks... _ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlmailtextlink
[UC] Univ. Arts League Session Starts!
*Hey Everyone! It’s a Midsummer’s Dream come true!! University City Arts League’s Second Summer Sizzler starts this week; July 22 – August 18. All of our usual arts, dance, pottery and crafts classes are offered along with new ones such as mosaics, teen photo, pilates and much, much more. Classes for kids teens and adults. For this semester ONLY we have flexible sign up. If you can only do 2 of the 4 weeks you can sign up for that! Check out our website, (link below), for details /or pick up a catalog from off our porch. Here’s your chance for a do-over. Get Fit, Get Fun for Summer! Please pass this on to friends and check out our website at http://www.ucartsleague.org http://www.ucartsleague.org/ or myspace page http://www.myspace.com/ucartsleague HAVE A SIZZLIN’ SUMMER EVERYONE!!* *-- Ann Kreidle - UCAL Board Member * You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
On 7/23/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Much of the performance was more of a Symphony for Orchestra, Crying Babies, and Drum Circle. One highlight of the evening was when the general din was agumented by a helecopter circling overhead during Bolero. I thought it was news people, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be philly PD snipers taking out a couple of off-leash dogs: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra5.jpg Since so many of the people there appeared to be not from West Philadelphia at all... I thought it was fitting that they were able to experience the nightly occurrence of the Philadelphia Police Helicopter demonstration. (Though it was still light out and they were unable to witness the precision illumination demo.) Also a huge WTF to not being able to post pictures on a website. For the record you could have posted the pictures as-is... you provided a URL to an image resource over an email list... but you didn't create a special HTML page for demonstrating the pictures or upload them to Flickr/MySpace/etc. (A domain name hosting multiple image resources hardly seems like it constitutes a website.) -s You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
I'm not a lawyer, but I suspect that those on the list would have given a hearty ho ho ho if told they couldn't take pictures of a newsworthy event in public and might even cite Showler v. Harper's Magazine Foundation. I might take to wearing a sign in public that says Images of me may not appear on websites. kc -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn Medero Also a huge WTF to not being able to post pictures on a website. For the record you could have posted the pictures as-is... you provided a URL to an image resource over an email list... but you didn't create a special HTML page for demonstrating the pictures or upload them to Flickr/MySpace/etc. (A domain name hosting multiple image resources hardly seems like it constitutes a website.) You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
On 7/23/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I might take to wearing a sign in public that says Images of me may not appear on websites. I've wanted to make a shirt that had some catchy internet meme on it like IM IN UR PHOTOZ STEALIN UR MEMORIEZ and then spend my weekends at popular tourist destinations. Every time I think to pull out the old iron-on t-shirt transfer kit another leak appears in my bedroom and my nearly one year old son throws his food at me. -s You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
There is no reason i know of that you can't have taken photos of the orchestra. I think you should post them to wikipedia and this page in particular: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Orchestra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossen_Milanov On 7/23/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross pretty much had it down in his review. I was photo-documenting the whole thing for those of you affeared of traveling SOBA after dark and after I'd taken about ... six photos a woman in a yellow Philadelphia Orchestra t-shirt came over to me and told me that photographs of the orchestra cannot appear on a website (I kid you not) -- which I took for a moment to be some sort of vampire thing -- like, they just wouldn't show up on film so I was wasting my time pressing the shutter button, but then I realized she meant that she was telling me I wasn't _allowed_ to show anybody photographs of the orchestra -- which surprised me, it being a public event, outdoors, to which the media had been invited. But, nonetheless, I have adhered to her request as best I can. And now provide the weak and infirm on this list the virtual Orchestra in Clark Park experience: The crowd pretty much filled the bowl. We could have ended west philly gentrification in one fell swoop by opening up a few cans of mustard gas down there. There were so many fancy folding chairs and enviornmentally sound biodegradable snack-food wrappers being thoughtfully packed out in trendy picnic baskets made of recycled soda bottles I thought Dennis Kucinich was going to show up handing out vegan hot dogs: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra1.jpg The view to the stage: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra2.jpg The conductor, who may or may not be Rossen Milanov, worked it for all he was worth: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra3.jpg And attracted some auxiliary conductors who had more energy and an amazing attention span: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra4.jpg Much of the performance was more of a Symphony for Orchestra, Crying Babies, and Drum Circle. One highlight of the evening was when the general din was agumented by a helecopter circling overhead during Bolero. I thought it was news people, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be philly PD snipers taking out a couple of off-leash dogs: http://www.kylecassidy.com/temp/orchestra5.jpg There you have it. Just like you were there. Hopefully shakespeare's estate will allow photography during Romeo and Juliet when it plays in the park. kc You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
Kyle Cassidy wrote: Ross pretty much had it down in his review. I was photo-documenting the whole thing for those of you affeared of traveling SOBA after dark and after I'd taken about ... six photos a woman in a yellow Philadelphia Orchestra t-shirt came over to me and told me that photographs of the orchestra cannot appear on a website (I kid you not) -- which I took for a moment to be some sort of vampire thing -- like, they just wouldn't show up on film so I was wasting my time pressing the shutter button, but then I realized she meant that she was telling me I wasn't _allowed_ to show anybody photographs of the orchestra -- which surprised me, it being a public event, outdoors, to which the media had been invited. I ran into this same person while running around the park myself. She asked me if the photos were for a commercial purpose. I just shrugged and said Dunno. I moved on, she follows me and asks me something I didn't quite catch, so I said, Look, I'm with the friends of Clark Park, it's for our newsletter. Why didn't you answer my question then? I didn't think it was worth answering. Anyway, two of the photos are on the FoCP website, http://www.clarkpark.info. I'm rejiggifigorifying the website, so maybe more shall appear. Oh, and the Dickens people ought to check it out, too. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Re: plastic bag recycling redux thinking greener
At 07:17 PM 7/14/2007 -0400, Linda Lee wrote: And, while we're at it, I'd also recommend taking your own doggy bag container with you to the restaurants, as opposed to brining home leftovers in UNrecyclable styrofoam. -linda I take my reusable container to Kim's chinese food truck (on the food court plaza between 37th and 38th and Walnut and Sansom. ) The order lady had no problem with my request. I think most food trucks would be ok. Cheryl Shipman
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
Kyle, that's freaking crazy and the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed! If someone came up to me and told me that, I can promise you those photos would be on every website I could get access to. There is no legal reason preventing you from putting those photos online. Nobody there had anything remotely close to a reasonable expectation of privacy, the photos are not portraying anyone in a false or even a negative light, and you're not using them to promote a product. If you don't want to risk posting the un-censored photos, I'll be more than glad to put them on my website for you so u can link to them. dave On 7/23/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross pretty much had it down in his review. I was photo-documenting the whole thing for those of you affeared of traveling SOBA after dark and after I'd taken about ... six photos a woman in a yellow Philadelphia Orchestra t-shirt came over to me and told me that photographs of the orchestra cannot appear on a website (I kid you not) -- which I took for a moment to be some sort of vampire thing -- like, they just wouldn't show up on film so I was wasting my time pressing the shutter button, but then I realized she meant that she was telling me I wasn't _allowed_ to show anybody photographs of the orchestra -- which surprised me, it being a public event, outdoors, to which the media had been invited. But, nonetheless, I have adhered to her request as best I can.
RE: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
i'm not worried about getting sued -- i just thought it would be funnier to scratch out their faces. I'm kind of turned off to the orchestra after this silliness. I wonder if they wear Mexican wrestling masks when they go to the grocery store to preserve their anonymity. From: David Toccafondi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 6:06 PM To: Kyle Cassidy Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park Kyle, that's freaking crazy and the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed! If someone came up to me and told me that, I can promise you those photos would be on every website I could get access to. There is no legal reason preventing you from putting those photos online. Nobody there had anything remotely close to a reasonable expectation of privacy, the photos are not portraying anyone in a false or even a negative light, and you're not using them to promote a product. If you don't want to risk posting the un-censored photos, I'll be more than glad to put them on my website for you so u can link to them. dave On 7/23/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross pretty much had it down in his review. I was photo-documenting the whole thing for those of you affeared of traveling SOBA after dark and after I'd taken about ... six photos a woman in a yellow Philadelphia Orchestra t-shirt came over to me and told me that photographs of the orchestra cannot appear on a website (I kid you not) -- which I took for a moment to be some sort of vampire thing -- like, they just wouldn't show up on film so I was wasting my time pressing the shutter button, but then I realized she meant that she was telling me I wasn't _allowed_ to show anybody photographs of the orchestra -- which surprised me, it being a public event, outdoors, to which the media had been invited. But, nonetheless, I have adhered to her request as best I can. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
In a message dated 7/23/2007 6:08:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed The orchestra and its second-string (good enough for the bumpkins) conductor only got $80,000 to oom-pah in the specially-seeded Clark Park bowl. So they obviously made a big sacrifice to grace our little community and should at least have exclusive rights to audio and visual records of their having been there. After all, if you were the great Philadelphia Orchestra -- and had to stoop to come to a place where there might be mosquitos, screaming children, Neanderthals who wouldn't know Buxtehude from Albinoni, unleashed dogs (some of them mongrel), anarchists, greedy slumlords, lawyers, the anointed, the benighted, and others too depraved to even think about -- for a measly $80,000, wouldn't you want to be sure that any and all documentation of the embarrassment was in your hands so it could be suppressed too? Al Krigman Left of Richard Wagner ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
First - communication under circumstances such as pre- or mid-concert could be easily garbled. Second - seeing brilliant photos altered to make everyone look like a new, long-life, replacement bulb was cool. So there was a happy consequence to the perception / response to the request. Third - why is it never enough? I feel gifted with the sound and sight and convenience of having the Orchestra play close to home. Do we demand more? Souvenirs? autographs? photos? I am now in the awkward position of being grateful to the Orchestra, the Sponsors and the crowd, and desirous of seeing their wishes honored, while also feeling grateful to Kyle, who shared some fun and fabulous photos (and made me long to see the before and after alteration versions) even though he may be defying or taunting the very organization that made Saturday night so sublime. Maybe since we are a List and not a Web-site the request does not apply. Living is complicated. Best! Liz On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:05:37 -0400 David Toccafondi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kyle, that's freaking crazy and the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed! If someone came up to me and told me that, I can promise you those photos would be on every website I could get access to. There is no legal reason preventing you from putting those photos online. Nobody there had anything remotely close to a reasonable expectation of privacy, the photos are not portraying anyone in a false or even a negative light, and you're not using them to promote a product. If you don't want to risk posting the un-censored photos, I'll be more than glad to put them on my website for you so u can link to them. dave On 7/23/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross pretty much had it down in his review. I was photo-documenting the whole thing for those of you affeared of traveling SOBA after dark and after I'd taken about ... six photos a woman in a yellow Philadelphia Orchestra t-shirt came over to me and told me that photographs of the orchestra cannot appear on a website (I kid you not) -- which I took for a moment to be some sort of vampire thing -- like, they just wouldn't show up on film so I was wasting my time pressing the shutter button, but then I realized she meant that she was telling me I wasn't _allowed_ to show anybody photographs of the orchestra -- which surprised me, it being a public event, outdoors, to which the media had been invited. But, nonetheless, I have adhered to her request as best I can. Elizabeth Campion Cell Phone: 215-880-2930 215-546-0550 Main, -546-9871 fax, Desk + VM: 215-790-5653 PRUDENTIAL, FOX ROACH REALTORS, LLC Please read Consumer Notice enjoy HOME PILOT tools at www.PruFoxRoach.com
RE: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
They probably were roundly embarrassed by our knuckle-dragging behavior -- the audience persistently applauded between movements (and sometimes whenever it got quiet in the middle of a piece) and mistook America the Beautiful for the National Anthem and leapt to their feet. But such a reception serves them right! I would have chased them back to the academy myself but there were a bunch of muggers already in pursuit -- drooling about all those fancy Peccatte violin bows they could pawn for new clothes at the Second Mile. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/23/2007 6:08:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed The orchestra and its second-string (good enough for the bumpkins) conductor only got $80,000 to oom-pah in the specially-seeded Clark Park bowl. So they obviously made a big sacrifice to grace our little community and should at least have exclusive rights to audio and visual records of their having been there. After all, if you were the great Philadelphia Orchestra -- and had to stoop to come to a place where there might be mosquitos, screaming children, Neanderthals who wouldn't know Buxtehude from Albinoni, unleashed dogs (some of them mongrel), anarchists, greedy slumlords, lawyers, the anointed, the benighted, and others too depraved to even think about -- for a measly $80,000, wouldn't you want to be sure that any and all documentation of the embarrassment was in your hands so it could be suppressed too? You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
I suspect that if you look at the program from any performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra, there will be a statement to the effect that all recording and photography rights are reserved -- just as they are when you go to nearly any concert, I don't care whether it's the Rolling Stones or Raffi. The fact that the concert was free and in a public place doesn't override their right to control publication of photographs of the orchestra - and posting of photographs on a web site does constitute publication. Frankly, I'm quite surprised that people find this so surprising! Kathleen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 7/23/2007 6:29 PM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park In a message dated 7/23/2007 6:08:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed The orchestra and its second-string (good enough for the bumpkins) conductor only got $80,000 to oom-pah in the specially-seeded Clark Park bowl. So they obviously made a big sacrifice to grace our little community and should at least have exclusive rights to audio and visual records of their having been there. After all, if you were the great Philadelphia Orchestra -- and had to stoop to come to a place where there might be mosquitos, screaming children, Neanderthals who wouldn't know Buxtehude from Albinoni, unleashed dogs (some of them mongrel), anarchists, greedy slumlords, lawyers, the anointed, the benighted, and others too depraved to even think about -- for a measly $80,000, wouldn't you want to be sure that any and all documentation of the embarrassment was in your hands so it could be suppressed too? Al Krigman Left of Richard Wagner Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF0002000982 .
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
The attempt at control of media recording the activities of the symphony is probably due also to the very stringent guidelines of the performers' union. Usually, only very official photos of the performers are allowed to be published. They must be doing just their job and nothing more. No nose picking, no looking at the audience, no talking, etc. they can lose their jobs for being photographed doing something other than playing or keeping up with their music between times when they have to play. Perhaps this was just an attempt at courtesy for the benefit of the musicians. PhilFo On Monday 23 July 2007 18:41, Turner,Kathleen wrote: I suspect that if you look at the program from any performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra, there will be a statement to the effect that all recording and photography rights are reserved -- just as they are when you go to nearly any concert, I don't care whether it's the Rolling Stones or Raffi. The fact that the concert was free and in a public place doesn't override their right to control publication of photographs of the orchestra - and posting of photographs on a web site does constitute publication. Frankly, I'm quite surprised that people find this so surprising! Kathleen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 7/23/2007 6:29 PM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park In a message dated 7/23/2007 6:08:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed The orchestra and its second-string (good enough for the bumpkins) conductor only got $80,000 to oom-pah in the specially-seeded Clark Park bowl. So they obviously made a big sacrifice to grace our little community and should at least have exclusive rights to audio and visual records of their having been there. After all, if you were the great Philadelphia Orchestra -- and had to stoop to come to a place where there might be mosquitos, screaming children, Neanderthals who wouldn't know Buxtehude from Albinoni, unleashed dogs (some of them mongrel), anarchists, greedy slumlords, lawyers, the anointed, the benighted, and others too depraved to even think about -- for a measly $80,000, wouldn't you want to be sure that any and all documentation of the embarrassment was in your hands so it could be suppressed too? Al Krigman Left of Richard Wagner Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF0002000982 . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
I suspect that if you look at the program from any performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra, there will be a statement to the effect that all recording and photography rights are reserved -- just as they are when you go to nearly any concert, I don't care whether it's the Rolling Stones or Raffi. The fact that the concert was free and in a public place doesn't override their right to control publication of photographs of the orchestra - and posting of photographs on a web site does constitute publication. Frankly, I'm quite surprised that people find this so surprising! I'm not a lawyer, but I'll cite this USA today guide on the legal rights of photographers found here (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2006-08-11-photogra phy-rights_x.htm) oft cited by the National Press Photographers Associtation -- some highlights of which are: The bottom line Except in special circumstances (e.g., certain government facilities), there are no laws prohibiting the taking of photographs on public or private property. If you can be there, you can take pictures there: streets, malls, parking lots, office buildings. You do not need permission to do so, even on private property. [...] Subject to specific limits, photographers can publish any photos they take, provided those photos do not violate the privacy of the subject. This includes photos taken while trespassing or otherwise being someplace they shouldn't be. Taking photos and publishing photos are two separate issues. [...] Whether we can take a photograph is determined by whether the subject has a reasonable expectation of privacy or seclusion. If not - if he's visible to the public (even on private property) - photography is legal. The logic is simple: If you can see it, you can photograph it. If it requires extraordinary means to see (e.g., using a telephoto lens, or trespassing on property not open to the public such as a private office), then you may not be able to photograph it legally. [...] Photographs taken in public places generally are not actionable. Photos of crimes, arrests and accidents usually are considered newsworthy and immune from privacy claims. [] You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park
Kathleen, in America we have the right to take photos of pretty much whatever we want without permission--people, pets, small children, orchestras, bridges, shopping malls, houses, art museums, public property, private property, government buildings, etc. *Very* few photographs are actually illegal to take. Similarly, we have a right to publish most photos without permission. There are exceptions to these rules: We can't invade somebody's right to privacy (which is seldom an issue in a public park). We can't portray them in a false light. And we can't use photographs of people to sell a product, etc. without their permission and usually some form of payment. (although we can sell the photos themselves without permission in most cases). The Philadelphia Orchestra cannot simply declare that they constitute an exception to the law and that we aren't allowed to take or display photos of them on websites. Not only would I be allowed to publish a photo taken of them in a public park, I would most likely be within my legal rights to publish a photo i'd taken of them inside the Academy of Music. What frightens me is the number of people that believe otherwise, in this case simply because some woman in a yellow t-shirt told them so. dave On 7/23/07, Turner,Kathleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect that if you look at the program from any performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra, there will be a statement to the effect that all recording and photography rights are reserved -- just as they are when you go to nearly any concert, I don't care whether it's the Rolling Stones or Raffi. The fact that the concert was free and in a public place doesn't override their right to control publication of photographs of the orchestra - and posting of photographs on a web site does constitute publication. Frankly, I'm quite surprised that people find this so surprising! Kathleen
[UC] not true public
the latest issue of penn's alumni magazine (the pennsylvania gazette) has a fascinating cover story on laurie olin, penn's renowned landscape architect, and the field of landscape architecture -- its place in the public sphere. olin's projects over the years include the barcelona olympic village, los angeles' getty center, penn's college green, manhattan's bryant park, and philly's independence mall. his latest project, his most ambitious and in partnership with frank gehry, is to transform 22 acres in brooklyn into a mixed use development called atlantic yards, a controversial project that would make it 'twice as dense as the most crowded census tract in the country' and which is strongly opposed by 'half the leading lights in brooklyn' who see it as a 'creeping corporate usurpation of the public realm.' the article goes on to describe the increasingly sociological approach to landscape architecture, and how that entails growing tensions between the needs of the public and the vision of the designer, between elected municipalities and corporations, between process and outcomes... and then I read this passage, which I thought captured what so many of us have been talking about wrt ucd, ucd's nid, clark park, the vision of the anointed, citizenship as consumerism, etc.: [Olin:] Part of our social obligation is to make places that are safe and supportive of human activity, and in many cases are background for other things. Sometimes the people should be the flowers. There is no better example of this essentially sociological approach to design than the renewal of Bryant Park. Situated in midtown Manhattan behind the New York Public Library, the four-block courtyard had by 1980 become a crime-ridden vortex of urban abandonment popularly known as Needle Park. It was dangerous, Olin remembers. It was run-down. People weren't putting money into it. People were afraid to go into it. It was deteriorating. People were killed there. It is not often that society turns to a landscape architect in hopes of preventing the murder of its citizens, but Hanna/Olin's final design helped to turn one of the city's most frightening places into one of the safest and most popular. Their approach struck some as paradoxical. By stripping away the barriers that protected the park from the bustle of traffic on its edges, they aimed to turn what had been conceived as a peaceful respite from urban life into a busy focal point of it. Forsaking grand gestures and concentrating instead on tiny details like balustrades and folding chairs, they refashioned Bryant Park stitch by stitch. At first glance, the park looks almost the same, just a cleaner, fresher version of the old, architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote in The New York Times. But the cumulative effect of small changes is to render it a dramatically different place, vastly more open than before, more tied to the street and the city around it. Here there was another level of paradox, for Hanna/Olin's success in restoring the urban qualities of Bryant Park stemmed from the partial commercialization of what had previously been purely public space. The redevelopment had been underwritten by the privately funded Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, one of the first examples of what are now commonly known as Business Improvement Districts. By effectively taking over the municipal government's responsibility for managing the park, the BPRC won the privilege to use it as a venue for entertainment programming, restaurant concessions, and the like. Hanna/Olin's disciplined design was a critical piece of this new vision. In a sense, it tells you that it's controlled, that it's not 'true public,' says George Thomas. It's sort of like a mall, or the mall as a public space but under private control. And as a result, people are expected to behave in a certain way. You could almost make the case that Bryant Park is a highly corporatized landscape, and in its lack of freedom it tells you what it expects of you. .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] human resources
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, one of the complaints was that it took them too long and we weren't continually updated. In response, you've been organizing a task force, but it's been weeks already, and we haven't had updates for days, and it doesn't seem to have even finished establishing what it wants to do! The list didn't give the UCD the benefit of the doubt when it took them some time to work their way through their responsibilities with John - what if the same complaints were being leveled at the task force? Wouldn't that be fair? UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: I'm pretty sure it was announced here that there's a committee meeting tonight. tony west is chairing it, I believe. any minutes or notes from last week's meeting? .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] human resources
Yes Ray...still working on minutes.. Will post soon. Bigger fish to fry! :-) S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 8:53 PM To: Univcity Subject: Re: [UC] human resources [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, one of the complaints was that it took them too long and we weren't continually updated. In response, you've been organizing a task force, but it's been weeks already, and we haven't had updates for days, and it doesn't seem to have even finished establishing what it wants to do! The list didn't give the UCD the benefit of the doubt when it took them some time to work their way through their responsibilities with John - what if the same complaints were being leveled at the task force? Wouldn't that be fair? UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: I'm pretty sure it was announced here that there's a committee meeting tonight. tony west is chairing it, I believe. any minutes or notes from last week's meeting? .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeamR] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] not true public
Fascinating, Ray. Truly thought-provoking. Thank you very much. Fond though I am of park planning, and eager though I am to suck up to landscape architects in public if it'll shave 3% off their final bill ... still I suspect one reason Needle Park is no longer a crime-ridden vortex is not because it has been renewed as Bryant Park, but because the entire island of Manhattan has been relentlessly gentrified by overwhelming market forces over the past 15 years, if I read correctly between the lines of my New Yorkers. So it may be a case of planning following, rather than preceding, demographic changes in the neighborhood. Still fasinating, though. -- Tony West the latest issue of penn's alumni magazine (the pennsylvania gazette) has a fascinating cover story on laurie olin, penn's renowned landscape architect, and the field of landscape architecture -- its place in the public sphere. and then I read this passage, which I thought captured what so many of us have been talking about wrt ucd, ucd's nid, clark park, the vision of the anointed, citizenship as consumerism, etc.: [Olin:] Part of our social obligation is to make places that are safe and supportive of human activity, and in many cases are background for other things. Sometimes the people should be the flowers. There is no better example of this essentially sociological approach to design than the renewal of Bryant Park. Situated in midtown Manhattan behind the New York Public Library, the four-block courtyard had by 1980 become a crime-ridden vortex of urban abandonment popularly known as Needle Park. It was dangerous, Olin remembers. It was run-down. People weren't putting money into it. People were afraid to go into it. It was deteriorating. People were killed there. It is not often that society turns to a landscape architect in hopes of preventing the murder of its citizens, but Hanna/Olin's final design helped to turn one of the city's most frightening places into one of the safest and most popular. Their approach struck some as paradoxical. By stripping away the barriers that protected the park from the bustle of traffic on its edges, they aimed to turn what had been conceived as a peaceful respite from urban life into a busy focal point of it. Forsaking grand gestures and concentrating instead on tiny details like balustrades and folding chairs, they refashioned Bryant Park stitch by stitch. At first glance, the park looks almost the same, just a cleaner, fresher version of the old, architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote in The New York Times. But the cumulative effect of small changes is to render it a dramatically different place, vastly more open than before, more tied to the street and the city around it. Here there was another level of paradox, for Hanna/Olin's success in restoring the urban qualities of Bryant Park stemmed from the partial commercialization of what had previously been purely public space. The redevelopment had been underwritten by the privately funded Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, one of the first examples of what are now commonly known as Business Improvement Districts. By effectively taking over the municipal government's responsibility for managing the park, the BPRC won the privilege to use it as a venue for entertainment programming, restaurant concessions, and the like. Hanna/Olin's disciplined design was a critical piece of this new vision. In a sense, it tells you that it's controlled, that it's not 'true public,' says George Thomas. It's sort of like a mall, or the mall as a public space but under private control. And as a result, people are expected to behave in a certain way. You could almost make the case that Bryant Park is a highly corporatized landscape, and in its lack of freedom it tells you what it expects of you. [aka ray] You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Great Saleslady @ Toyota, 48th Chestnut
Desiree Clayton made my car shop experience so much better than I've had at any other car dealerships. She's professional and heartfelt at the same time. She's moving into this neighborhood with her A-Student children and thought I'd pass along her name to y'all. I know August is the best time when people shop for cars, and this would definitely be a win/win situation to talk to Desiree first. She's a single mom doing a great job with her kids and investing her life into her new position at Toyota, and her new neighborhood. She was voted top sales person last month. Have fun! Sarah M. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] not true public
Yes, thanks Ray. Very interesting indeed. I remember hanging out in Bryant Park at the age of 16 -- summer of 1968, so this dates me. Also exploring Central Park -- all its wide open spaces like Sheep Meadow and nooks and crannies like the Ramble. Oddly enough, none of these places seemed sleazy and/or dangerous back then, although I'm sure they're much more civilized now. One of my favorite parks was Tompkins Square in the East Village. That same summer it was still full of aging East European immigrants reading their Bibles in Cyrillic text. Also hippie poets. Impromptu concerts. It went through a phase (in the late 90s? - I wasn't there) when it became a huge encampment for the homeless, who were subsequently purged in a major bust. When I visited a couple of years ago, it seemed much like it had back in the day. Public parks, to wax poetic, are the living, breathing hearts of cities. But all of them are artificial creations. How can any of them be in fact true public? I suddenly have a vision of Robin Williams lying naked in Sheep Meadow and screaming at the top of his lungs in Fisher King. -- Ross Bender http://rossbender.org/amos.html On 7/23/07, Anthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fascinating, Ray. Truly thought-provoking. Thank you very much. Fond though I am of park planning, and eager though I am to suck up to landscape architects in public if it'll shave 3% off their final bill ... still I suspect one reason Needle Park is no longer a crime-ridden vortex is not because it has been renewed as Bryant Park, but because the entire island of Manhattan has been relentlessly gentrified by overwhelming market forces over the past 15 years, if I read correctly between the lines of my New Yorkers. So it may be a case of planning following, rather than preceding, demographic changes in the neighborhood. Still fasinating, though. -- Tony West the latest issue of penn's alumni magazine (the pennsylvania gazette) has a fascinating cover story on laurie olin, penn's renowned landscape architect, and the field of landscape architecture -- its place in the public sphere. and then I read this passage, which I thought captured what so many of us have been talking about wrt ucd, ucd's nid, clark park, the vision of the anointed, citizenship as consumerism, etc.: [Olin:] Part of our social obligation is to make places that are safe and supportive of human activity, and in many cases are background for other things. Sometimes the people should be the flowers. There is no better example of this essentially sociological approach to design than the renewal of Bryant Park. Situated in midtown Manhattan behind the New York Public Library, the four-block courtyard had by 1980 become a crime-ridden vortex of urban abandonment popularly known as Needle Park. It was dangerous, Olin remembers. It was run-down. People weren't putting money into it. People were afraid to go into it. It was deteriorating. People were killed there. It is not often that society turns to a landscape architect in hopes of preventing the murder of its citizens, but Hanna/Olin's final design helped to turn one of the city's most frightening places into one of the safest and most popular. Their approach struck some as paradoxical. By stripping away the barriers that protected the park from the bustle of traffic on its edges, they aimed to turn what had been conceived as a peaceful respite from urban life into a busy focal point of it. Forsaking grand gestures and concentrating instead on tiny details like balustrades and folding chairs, they refashioned Bryant Park stitch by stitch. At first glance, the park looks almost the same, just a cleaner, fresher version of the old, architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote in The New York Times. But the cumulative effect of small changes is to render it a dramatically different place, vastly more open than before, more tied to the street and the city around it. Here there was another level of paradox, for Hanna/Olin's success in restoring the urban qualities of Bryant Park stemmed from the partial commercialization of what had previously been purely public space. The redevelopment had been underwritten by the privately funded Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, one of the first examples of what are now commonly known as Business Improvement Districts. By effectively taking over the municipal government's responsibility for managing the park, the BPRC won the privilege to use it as a venue for entertainment programming, restaurant concessions, and the like. Hanna/Olin's disciplined design was a critical piece of this new vision. In a sense, it tells you that it's controlled, that it's not 'true public,' says George Thomas. It's sort of like a mall, or the mall as a public space but under private control. And as a result, people are expected to behave in a certain way. You could almost make the case that Bryant Park is a highly
Re: [UC] not true public
And there's this article from today's NY Times about Columbia University's expansion to the north: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/nyregion/thecity/22manh.html? ex=1342756800en=8b256b2e1d8e1c13ei=5090partner=rssuserlandemc=rss Hilariously, the University spokesmodel tries to characterize their takeover of the Manhattanville neighborhood as something they're doing for the greater good of mankind: And the benefits will also spill over to others, the school argues. “Columbia wants to work on the kinds of issues that impact humanity, like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease,” said La-Verna Fountain, a Columbia spokeswoman. She sounds like a Miss America contestant! Frank On Jul 23, 2007, at 08:42 PM, UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: the latest issue of penn's alumni magazine (the pennsylvania gazette) has a fascinating cover story on laurie olin, penn's renowned landscape architect, and the field of landscape architecture -- its place in the public sphere. olin's projects over the years include the barcelona olympic village, los angeles' getty center, penn's college green, manhattan's bryant park, and philly's independence mall. his latest project, his most ambitious and in partnership with frank gehry, is to transform 22 acres in brooklyn into a mixed use development called atlantic yards, a controversial project that would make it 'twice as dense as the most crowded census tract in the country' and which is strongly opposed by 'half the leading lights in brooklyn' who see it as a 'creeping corporate usurpation of the public realm.' the article goes on to describe the increasingly sociological approach to landscape architecture, and how that entails growing tensions between the needs of the public and the vision of the designer, between elected municipalities and corporations, between process and outcomes... and then I read this passage, which I thought captured what so many of us have been talking about wrt ucd, ucd's nid, clark park, the vision of the anointed, citizenship as consumerism, etc.: [Olin:] Part of our social obligation is to make places that are safe and supportive of human activity, and in many cases are background for other things. Sometimes the people should be the flowers. There is no better example of this essentially sociological approach to design than the renewal of Bryant Park. Situated in midtown Manhattan behind the New York Public Library, the four-block courtyard had by 1980 become a crime-ridden vortex of urban abandonment popularly known as Needle Park. It was dangerous, Olin remembers. It was run-down. People weren't putting money into it. People were afraid to go into it. It was deteriorating. People were killed there. It is not often that society turns to a landscape architect in hopes of preventing the murder of its citizens, but Hanna/Olin's final design helped to turn one of the city's most frightening places into one of the safest and most popular. Their approach struck some as paradoxical. By stripping away the barriers that protected the park from the bustle of traffic on its edges, they aimed to turn what had been conceived as a peaceful respite from urban life into a busy focal point of it. Forsaking grand gestures and concentrating instead on tiny details like balustrades and folding chairs, they refashioned Bryant Park stitch by stitch. At first glance, the park looks almost the same, just a cleaner, fresher version of the old, architecture critic Paul Goldberger wrote in The New York Times. But the cumulative effect of small changes is to render it a dramatically different place, vastly more open than before, more tied to the street and the city around it. Here there was another level of paradox, for Hanna/Olin's success in restoring the urban qualities of Bryant Park stemmed from the partial commercialization of what had previously been purely public space. The redevelopment had been underwritten by the privately funded Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, one of the first examples of what are now commonly known as Business Improvement Districts. By effectively taking over the municipal government's responsibility for managing the park, the BPRC won the privilege to use it as a venue for entertainment programming, restaurant concessions, and the like. Hanna/Olin's disciplined design was a critical piece of this new vision. In a sense, it tells you that it's controlled, that it's not 'true public,' says George Thomas. It's sort of like a mall, or the mall as a public space but under private control. And as a result, people are expected to behave in a certain way. You could almost make the case that Bryant Park is a highly corporatized landscape, and in its lack of freedom it tells you what it expects of you. .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being
