[UC-Announce] Singing City Anniversary Concert

2005-03-31 Thread Jeff Knightly and Cindy Cassel
Singing City Jeffrey Brillhart, Music DirectorpresentsVoices of Remembrance: Victims of ViolenceSaturday, May 7, 2005 ~ 7:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Panel Discussion ~ 6:30 p.m."What is our responsibility in the face of violence?"Dr. Dan Gottlieb, moderatorIrvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100 Panhandlers

2005-03-31 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 3/30/2005 9:53:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A great radio station recently got taken off the airby clearchannel inc. Finally, panhandlers have made their way onto the list. Would someone please explain to the petition posting art lover

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100 Panhandlers

2005-03-31 Thread Mark Krull
Umm. How did this panhandler get on the list?? and how come he does not bother to put his name on his email?This was the same thing that happened to WDRE in 1998. WRDE had the same format as Y100 and it too became an "Urban" stattion. I guess for alternative stations you might want to go to WKDU

[UC] Short Notice - J.S. Foer at the Library

2005-03-31 Thread Dubin, Elisabeth
Short notice, but I think I have an extra ticket to see Jonathan Safran Foer speak at the Free Library. Write me if interested! 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]Petition to Save Y100

2005-03-31 Thread Michael
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a 2.1KB message. i replied .. A great radio station recently got taken off the air by clearchannel inc. (hereafter to be reffered to as THE MAN). That station was the esteemed, world renowned, award winning Y100fm. They provided a great mix of

[UC] The bad guys ought to read the d.p....

2005-03-31 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Title: The bad guys ought to read the d.p Yesterday the DP reports that because of all the muggings on 40th, they're posting extra cops there. If Leroy Erwin had been reading the DP, he would have known not to mug someone on 40th Thief arrested in 3rd robbery this week By alanna

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100

2005-03-31 Thread Mario Giorno
Folks, I have to back up Michael's cynicism about this petition. This is a commercial radio frequency that has played Top 40/MOR programming for years. In the electronic broadcasting industry Y100 was what is known as a package. When a radio station's programming is packaged by an outsourced

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100

2005-03-31 Thread Peter Coyle
I haven't listened to music on the radio for about 10 years. Even then it was Mr. Mike from Lehigh. Y100 good riddance. :P On Mar 31, 2005, at 12:12 PM, Michael wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a 2.1KB message. i replied .. A great radio station recently got taken off the air

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100

2005-03-31 Thread Mark Krull
Hey My brother lived out in Allentown 15 years ago and Mr. Mike was really funny. Thanks for the memories and good riddence to Y100 -Mark -Original Message- From: Peter Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mar 31, 2005 2:15 PM To: University City List UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re:

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100

2005-03-31 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 3/31/2005 1:23:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I bet that email about Y100 was SPAM and the personis not even a real person. He is a Philly based gamer slacker (aka carbon43) or is that a slacker gamer, with a little bit of net Hx.

Re: [UC] computers bad for learning?

2005-03-31 Thread William H. Magill
On 23 Mar, 2005, at 23:38, Peter Coyle wrote: First film was going to revolutionize teaching. Then Television was going to revolutionize teaching. 25 years ago computers were going to revolutionize teaching. I imagine the next thing will be robots, or HDTV. No... read Ray Kurzwhile ... VR is the

Re: [UC] Philadelphia Sports Club on 17th and Market

2005-03-31 Thread William H. Magill
On 27 Mar, 2005, at 11:55, Susan Jacobson wrote: So, I am thinking of joining the Philadelphia Sports Club at 17th and Market. I went there for part of a free 1-week trial membership, and it's not bad. It has good machines - with personalized a/v stations, which I like. The weights are cool.

Re: [UC] computers bad for learning?

2005-03-31 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 3/31/2005 3:55:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: VR is the next big deal... the "wire-heads" .. They'll be commonplace in 10 and ubiquitous in 15! As a result, we will have the best damned fighter pilots and tank commanders in the

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100

2005-03-31 Thread Mario Giorno
Michael aka [EMAIL PROTECTED], My response to your post about the Save Y100 petition was not meant to be derogatory, nor did I mean you any disrespect. I want to set the record straight with you and everyone else on this listserve. I wrote what I wrote to accomplish 2 things. The first was

Re: [UC] Philadelphia Sports Club on 17th and Market

2005-03-31 Thread Susan Jacobson
Howdy, Thanks to everyone for gym recommendations! Actually, I tried the FIT gym earlier in the summer, and while the place was spotless (really, I was impressed), it did not have the machines that I was looking for. It's great for weights, however. It came down to Philly Sports Club and

Re: [UC] computers bad for learning?

2005-03-31 Thread Susan Jacobson
How did *I* get involved in this conversation?? Actually, digital broadcasting is the next big thing, broadly defined. Microsoft already makes a player (marketed to children) that downloads Windows Media files for viewing later. Next-generation MP3 players have wireless Internet cards

Re: [UC] computers bad for learning?

2005-03-31 Thread Samuel Nicolary
I hear at some point the humans will cease to have pinky toes and an appendix as well. What a world we live in. -- Sam Nicolary On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Susan Jacobson wrote: How did *I* get involved in this conversation?? Actually, digital broadcasting is the next big thing, broadly defined.

Re: [UC] Philadelphia Sports Club on 17th and Market

2005-03-31 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 3/31/2005 5:26:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It turns out Temple is negotiating a corporate rate with the Bellevue, so that clinched it and I joined. So, this means you went for successful, wealthy, eligible middle aged white males. Have

Re: [UC] computers bad for learning? How did *I* get involved

2005-03-31 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 3/31/2005 5:28:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How did *I* get involved in this conversation??Actually, digital broadcasting is the next big thing, broadly defined ..The line between your TV and your computer will disappear. (Between

Re: [UC]Petition to Save Y100 new insights?

2005-03-31 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 3/31/2005 4:24:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm on your side. Craig and Xxxx (deleted to protect the innocent) are two contrarians who have nothing better to do than tear down everyone else's thoughts, ideas andfeelings. They do

[UC] Car Accident at 46th and Pine? Locust?

2005-03-31 Thread bgandersen
There was a witness ... http://phillyblog.com/forum/ftopic9278.htmlhighlight=

Re: [UC] For all the spelling buffs

2005-03-31 Thread Jo Ann Fishburn
Uh-oh! So much for my theories. I showed the passage to my first few students this morning. They are in middle school, reading at about a 3rd to 5th grade level. They could all figure out most of the passage, except for phenomenal, which was a word they didn't know no matter how it was spelled.