[UC] model mugging full-impact self-defense class for women--to be held in Philly
Hi, neighbors. This is an email from one of the owners of Prepare, Inc. in New York City. When I lived there, I took a number of these classes. They're the same kinds of classes as the model mugging in the Bay Area in California: they're full-impact, and the women who take the class learn boundary setting and muscle memory. There is a female instructor and at least one male instructor who becomes the mugger--the participants learn how to respond when they are verbally and physically attacked. There are also simulated rape scenarios and women learn how to handle those as well. I cannot emphasize how incredibly important these classes can be: they are skills for life. The class is NOT CHEAP, but it doesn't even cost a quarter of what an in-state course for credit would cost at Temple or UPenn. In light of the rising crime in our area and in Philadelphia in general, I thought I would share this with the Purple List and UC neighbors. Here's the information you need as well as a phone number if you want to register with a credit card. Payment plans are available. For more information about the organization, check out: www.prepareinc.com. ** ** The dates and times: *October 22 23* 12 – 5 p.m. on Saturday **10 – 3 p.m.** on Sunday ** ** Here is the location: *Friends Center*** *1501 Cherry St.** (at **N 15th St**)* *Philadelphia, PA.** 19102* ** ** This is an excellent location! Friends** **Center is easy to reach by public transit and by automobile. The facility is located two blocks from City Hall, near the hub of public transit and one block from the Broad Street exit of the Vine Street Expressway. Discounted parking is available across 15th Street for approximately $9 a day. ** ** Payment information: The cost of class is $*525 *per person. *Please call me at this number 917-453-7839 to provide credit card information for payment at your earliest convenience. * ** ** A confirmation letter will be sent to you upon payment. Payment plans are available if requested. $150 is non-refundable or transferable if you cancel your class registration, for any reason, less than 2 weeks before class begins. ** ** I look forward to hearing from everyone in the next couple of days. Thank you for your patience while we worked out the details. We appreciate it and think it will be all worth it. ** ** Karen Chasen Prepare Inc 147 West 25th Street New York** **NY** **10001 212-255-0505 http://www.facebook.com/PrepareInc ** ** ** **
Re: [UC] Possible Mail Thief in the hood
I haven't used an unsecured mailbox since I moved away from my hometown nine years ago. I had lots stolen out of my mailbox there... and that was Boulder, Colorado. A bigger problem is what I encountered in Fairmount where people would break into the locked door of my building and then break into the locked mailboxes. I am shocked at how many of my neighbors actually have packages delivered to their homes and have the delivery services leave them on the porch in this day and age. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Mario Giorno westphi...@gmail.com wrote: Naomi, I've had credit card statements taken from my exterior mailbox before on 48th between Chestnut and Market Sts. I've had a PO box for the last 3+ years and have continually had my important legal/financial mail sent there as well as other mailings and parcels. You just can't trust outdoor mailboxes anymore. It's a damn shame. Mario On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Naomi Fiordimondo naomif...@verizon.net wrote: So I’ve confirmed that there are at least two homes near 50th Baltimore that have had mail going missing over the last few weeks. Both homes have exterior (unsecured) mailboxes. One neighbor has been finding both her own and other people’s mail opened in her box days after it should have arrived. (Personal cards appearing in the wrong box with no envelope, just the card. Credit card applications opened and addressed to folks a few blocks away. Important gov’t forms appearing in the mailbox with no name or envelope. Etc. Etc.) The other neighbor has had Netflix disks go MIA and confirmed seeing a woman take mail from a neighbor’s box on her block this morning. She also spoke with our USPS delivery person who said, in her travels, she saw mail from the 49XX block on the 50XX block. (Otherwise, USPS delivery has been consistently good for the last 6 months since this new mail person took our route.) If anyone else is having problems, please post where and what you are seeing so we can stay alert. (And if you have an exterior mailbox, now may be a good time to get a current credit report to make sure everything is on the up and up.) - Naomi 5000 Catharine St. -- Mario Giorno PO Box 30932 Philadelphia, PA 19104 westphi...@gmail.com
Re: [UC] piano lessons in the area?
There's a Suzuki school at 47th and Cedar. It just moved in to the old Carrot Cake place. Looks kind of nice. Also, famously, there's Settlement, which has a sliding scale (last I checked) and the West Philadelphia branch is on Wynnewood. Lots of teachers post on Craig's List too. On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:46 AM, krf...@aol.com wrote: Can anyone recommend a teacher or school in the area where a 5-year-old can start piano lessons (at a reasonable cost)? Al Krigman
Re: [UC] barking dog?
Dear Lorna,
Statistically, only 1 in 10 people affected by noise actually complain
about it. I'm sure plenty of people are also adversely affected by
this particular dog, but we now live in a society where people who
complain about noise are looked at as the bad guys. (To the extent
that a film director was murdered over a noise complaint:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/nyregion/07actress.html?_r=1ref=adrienne_shelly)
Barking dogs are the number one noise complaint in all urban (and
suburban) areas.
This site is recommended by the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse:
http://www.barkingdogs.net/
You should check out the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, as well. It's
an amazing site:
www.nonoise.org
I would personally dial 311 and make official complaints with the
address and the name if you have it, so it's officially on record
somewhere. Down the road, that might be useful. My dad has made
complaints about a neighbor dog and his city sent someone out to the
offending neighbor's house to question her. Not sure if that's how
Philly works, but I do think that noise pollution control is important
to the Nutter administration.
-Katharine
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:26 PM, energyteacher energyteac...@yahoo.com wrote:
Any ideas what can I do about a dog who barks non-stop and neighbors who
talk about my mother's parenting of me when I ask them to keep him quiet?
Can I call the cops - will they help? This starts at 6 am. Is there a noise
ordnance in Philly before 8 am or so? Who can help - I'm getting ready to go
postal on this dog.
They say it's not a problem because I'm the only one who complains. Well,
duh, I'm the one who lives closest to them and he's barking into my open
windows. If anyone has heard him, anywhere in the vicinity of 46th and
Springfield (he's loud!), I'd appreciate it if you would complain to them,
too. 1013 S. 46th St.
Lorna Sophia
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