Re: [UC] HOME OWNERS INSURANCE HELP

2005-03-21 Thread FRByers
Hi, I have used John Abrams for property insurance for more than 20 years, and I agree with Melani that he has been great. He has found alternate insurance companies for me over the years as well and is generally very helpful. I even took out an insurance policy of a different

[UC] Site for New High School

2005-03-21 Thread metraux
On my run this morning I passed by a major new construction project that has started in a corner of Fairmount Park that sits right on Girard and Parkside. They have already felled numerous large trees and fenced off a small shortcut I used to cut from Lansdowne Dr. to Girard Ave. The only project

RE: [UC] Site for New High School

2005-03-21 Thread J. Matthew Wolfe
Agreed. Nothing has changed since this exchange of emails when the project was first talked about. Matt ___ I agree with Lauren 100 percent. It makes no sense to use valuable parkland to build a school where there is other land available. Once it is paved

Re: [UC] Site for New High School

2005-03-21 Thread Mosetter
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[UC] Melinda E Salmon/Health/Phila is out of the office.

2005-03-21 Thread Melinda . E . Salmon
I will be out of the office starting 03/21/2005 and will not return until 07/31/2005. I will reply to your email upon my return. Thanks. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see

Re: [UC] Melinda E Salmon/Health/Phila is out of the office.

2005-03-21 Thread bgandersen
Congratulations ...! ;-) Are we going to be getting these annoying message for the next four months? -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: univcity@list.purple.comSent: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:54:52 -0500Subject: [UC] Melinda E Salmon/Health/Phila is out of the office. I will be

Re: [UC] Site for New High School

2005-03-21 Thread Gary J. Jastrzab
Most of the building site is on a gravel surface parking lot now only occasionally used by the Zoo for overflow parking, not public green space. The site slopes downward steeply from Girard Avenue, and is not frequently used by anyone. The site is currently well-served by public transit, and

[UC] computers bad for learning?

2005-03-21 Thread Stephen Fisher
Here's an interesting twist on the new push for more computers in the classroom. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/21/nteach21.xmlsSheet=/portal/2005/03/21/ixportal.html -- Pupils make more progress in 3Rs 'without aid of computers' By John

Re: [UC] computers bad for learning?

2005-03-21 Thread BGAndersen
That's a no-brainer. Children should not be allowed to use computers until they master the basic skills of the three R's on their own. Age 10 at the earliest. On page 48 of last week's Newsweek their was an interesting note about the new SAT. The hardest part for many of the students -