[UC] Vote for Nutter

2007-05-10 Thread Lewis Mellman
Deb, I am very sorry for your loss. Too many young black men have died through gun violence. It's a tragedy for all of us. It's time for real change, and I agree with you that Nutter can make it happen. I spoke to Michael yesterday and expressed concerns about his SF proposal as a

RE: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-10 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
What you are saying about Fattah is a bunch of rubbish and totally unfounded. Corruption? The real story is John Street did not invent corruption in politics and he is not the first politician to have people around him convicted or indited. Chaka Fattah has no corruption history..Period.

[UC] FW: black kitty (nr 45th Larchwood)

2007-05-10 Thread Linda Lee
-- Forwarded Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 07:46:24 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: black kitty (nr 45th Larchwood) Hi, I have not seen this cat before, but this morning saw a cat exactly fitting your description. I am on 44th St. between Pine and

RE: [UC] Vote for Nutter

2007-05-10 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
Lew writes: He believes that a properly-trained and -supervised police force will be able to implement this policy to make the City safer without compromising the civil liberties of the citizens Sali: Anyone who believes this is patently dumb! When has this EVER worked in the history of the world

RE: [UC] The latest poll, and election attacks [was: Stop-n-frisk and innocent people in jail]

2007-05-10 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
So you see, Fattah needs people to desert Nutter and support him. Melani Lamond Melani, Fattah needs people to recognize his experience, examine his plan, and THINK! S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[UC] Green Bird at Curio continues this week!

2007-05-10 Thread keren white
The fun continues! Curio Theatre brings more Commedia Dell'Arte capering to life with Gozzi's The Green Bird this Thursday through Saturday. An outrageous comedy fantasy for the naughty little kid in every adult! In this adult fantasy fairy tale the King returns from the war to find that his

Re: [UC] Stop and Frisk

2007-05-10 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
Joe Clarke wrote: I would have liked Michael Nutter to respond to his critics in the debate at WHYY that the primary rights to_ life, liberty_ and the pursuit of happiness are denied when your kids can't play in the street and where criminal (versus martial) law rules the neighborhood. yes,

Re: [UC] Why support Party for the Park

2007-05-10 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 5/10/07 8:51:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tony I am curious if you know if an exception was made for alcohol in the park?  It is my understanding that alcohol is strictly forbidden in Fairmount Park without the written permission of the executive director. The Party

Re: Fwd: [UC] Explaining Sub prime lending : Kudos to my colleagues, competition, local Lenders and PENN

2007-05-10 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I disagree that we have dodged the fallout from subprime lending tactics by lenders. I agree. I think everyone ends up getting bumped -- by the same dominos we said were moving our collective lots along when things were falling the other way, right?

Re: [UC] Vote for Nutter

2007-05-10 Thread Margie Politzer
Sali writes: Lew writes: He believes that a properly-trained and -supervised police force will be able to implement this policy to make the City safer without compromising the civil liberties of the citizens Sali: Anyone who believes this is patently dumb! When has this EVER worked in the

Re: [UC] Why support Party for the Park

2007-05-10 Thread Doc Baldy
Hi John, This event occurs in the USP parking lot at 43rd and Kingsessing, across the street from the park. http://www.toursignup.com/clarkpark Cheers, Stephen On 5/10/07, John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony I am curious if you know if an exception was made for alcohol in

Re: [UC] Why support Party for the Park

2007-05-10 Thread John Ellingsworth
Thanks for the clarification. All this time, I have been thinking the party would be held in the park, as it had been in the past. My bad. Regards, John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/10/07 8:51:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tony I am curious if you know if

Re: [UC] Why support Party for the Park

2007-05-10 Thread Jim Cummings
Last year it was at USIP as well. JIm On 5/10/07, John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the clarification. All this time, I have been thinking the party would be held in the park, as it had been in the past. My bad. Regards, John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a

Re: [UC] Why support Party for the Park

2007-05-10 Thread John Ellingsworth
I was thinking the last time I attended, which was in 2000. Regards, John Ellingsworth Jim Cummings wrote: Last year it was at USIP as well. JIm On 5/10/07, John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the clarification. All this time, I have been thinking the party would be held

Re: Fwd: [UC] Explaining Sub prime lending : Kudos to my colleagues, competition, local Lenders and PENN

2007-05-10 Thread Ross Bender
On 5/9/07, Elizabeth F Campion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Behaviors improve as people acquire things (like homes) that they fear to lose. Home ownership is a good thing, even in 'flat' markets. Being house proud, having privacy and control, being able to personalize one's space, roots and

[UC] Bob Brady

2007-05-10 Thread Margie Politzer
Ray wrote: anyway, I've been seeing a lot of bob brady signs out and about. what do people here think of him? [I have no opinion] I believe that of all of the candidates, the one who would continue the traditions of the Philadelphia machine is Bob Brady. He has been chairman of the

RE: [UC] Bob Brady

2007-05-10 Thread Kyle Cassidy
I don't know much about the man's politics, but I've seen him speak twice and he made Mayor Street seem downright eloquent in comparison.

Re: [UC] Why support Party for the Park

2007-05-10 Thread Ross Bender
Spring 2007. University City Village lay in ruins. Teetotallers, many of them AME deacons, wandered the streets looking for signs of illicit alcohol consumption. Small children fell into open sewage drains - in a bizarre fundraising ploy the increasingly desperate Friends of Clark Park had

Re: [UC] Vote for Nutter - another arrest story

2007-05-10 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 5/10/07 9:42:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lew writes: He [NUTTER] believes that a properly-trained and -supervised police force will be able to implement this policy to make the City safer without compromising the civil liberties of the citizens Sali: Anyone who

[UC] Wanto know where the candidates for Mayor and CC stand on reform?

2007-05-10 Thread Krfapt
This, from Philadelphia Forward. It's a set of links to tables showing where the candidates stand on reform issues. Always at your service ready for a dialog, Al Krigman -- 36-year local resident, housing provider, curmudgeon, and all-around crank,

[UC] Alcohol in the Park

2007-05-10 Thread SKnight
Alcohol has always been allowed in the Park at the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts in the summer, first at the Robin Hood Dell and now at the Mann Music Center. I suppose the reasoning is that the type of crowd at this event will not become unreasonable. Sande Knight - Original Message

Re: [UC] Wanto know where the candidates for Mayor and CC stand on reform?

2007-05-10 Thread Doc Baldy
I find it odd that the Green Party candidate doesn't want to encourage homeowners to On 5/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This, from Philadelphia Forward. It's a set of links to tables showing where the candidates stand on reform issues. Always at your service ready for

Re: [UC] Wanto know where the candidates for Mayor and CC stand on reform?

2007-05-10 Thread KAREN ALLEN
From: Doc Baldy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Wanto know where the candidates for Mayor and CC stand on reform? Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 12:20:21 -0400 I find it odd that the Green Party candidate doesn't want to encourage homeowners to To what? WHAT??? You are receiving this

RE: [UC] Vote for Nutter - another arrest story

2007-05-10 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
Just to be clear..I don't see the police as my enemy, some of my best friends are police officers. Racial profiling is not related to the race of the police officers, it has been proven to be more associated with policy and what is condoned by the policing system no matter what color the

Re: [UC] Vote for Nutter - John Street Tries to Slime Nutter from the Shadows

2007-05-10 Thread Craigsolve
In a message dated 5/10/2007 1:01:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just to be clear..I don’t see the police as my enemy And, you will be judged by the company you keep. Another example of how Team Fattah is not for reform or transparency leading to good

[UC] The Seasonal Gentrification Crime Wave Begins Anew....

2007-05-10 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Two weeks ago someone stole my recycling bucket, then last week someone stole one of my trash cans. The trash can showed up again this morning -- someone's been mixing concrete in it. My recycling bucket is no doubt filled with drywall scraps in some yuppie's kitchen renovation. Sometimes I

Re: [UC] Alcohol in the Park

2007-05-10 Thread Elizabeth F Campion
Cultural profiling? Just to be clear.. some of my best friends display culture. Liz On Thu, 10 May 2007 12:14:23 -0400 SKnight [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Alcohol has always been allowed in the Park at the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts in the summer, first at the Robin Hood Dell and now at the

RE: [UC] Stop and Frisk

2007-05-10 Thread J. Matthew Wolfe
Don't worry too much about any Stop-n-Frisk policy. It is just pandering to the voters. Such a policy is s unconstitutional that any attempt to implement it will be beaten back in the courts so fast that it will quickly be a distant memory of another failed campaign promise. The fact that

[UC] Eat at Abbraccio on Sunday to support the Arts League

2007-05-10 Thread Ann Kreidle
Support the University City Arts League by visiting Abbraccio Restaurant for brunch this Sunday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can treat your favorite mom for mother's day and enjoy delicious pancakes and waffles while greeting friends and neighbors. Abbraccio will donate 5% of the

[UC] And here I was, thinking that Penn Undergraduates were self-anointed

2007-05-10 Thread Krfapt
This, from the University of Maryland Diamondback. _http://media.www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/paper873/news/2007/04/26 /Opinion/Trapped.In.A.Box-2880903.shtml_ (http://media.www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/paper873/news/2007/04/26/Opinion/Trapped.In.A.Box-2880903.sht ml)

[UC] Face Mosque

2007-05-10 Thread B Andersen
Did anyone else read Al Krigman's letter in the PW this weekhttp://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=14566 ? *To Andrew Pederson on his article last week about a state store moving in across the street from a mosque:* *Many non-Muslims in the community also opposed the site at 43rd and

Re: [UC] The Seasonal Gentrification Crime Wave Begins Anew....

2007-05-10 Thread Dan Widyono
Can I still get a recycling bucket somewhere in the hood? Check your nearest sewer inlet. Dan W. 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] The Seasonal Gentrification Crime Wave Begins Anew....

2007-05-10 Thread KAREN ALLEN
From: Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] The Seasonal Gentrification Crime Wave Begins Anew Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 14:05:58 -0400 Two weeks ago someone stole my recycling bucket.. Can I still get a recycling bucket somewhere in the hood? Kc Too bad you didn't ask me this past

Re: [UC] Stop and Frisk

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Clarke
UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: Joe Clarke wrote: I would have liked Michael Nutter to respond to his critics in the debate at WHYY that the primary rights to_ life, liberty_ and the pursuit of happiness are denied when your kids can't play in the street and where criminal (versus martial) law

Re: [UC] Explaining Sub prime lending : Kudos to my colleagues, competition, local Lenders and PENN

2007-05-10 Thread Frank
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Re: [UC] Vote for Nutter - another arrest story

2007-05-10 Thread Frank
Classic. On May 10, 2007, at 01:00 PM, S. Sharrieff Ali wrote: Just to be clear..I don’t see the police as my enemy, some of my best friends are police officers.

Re: [UC] Stop and Frisk

2007-05-10 Thread Joe Clarke
I think that the truth is not necessarily to be found in the center but that the process by which we arrive there is essential to the integrity of the answer. So, I don't think that we can find it without some real human, face to face, encounter with the holder of the opposing view. I agree

RE: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-10 Thread DebsReflexology
I am not going to argue records because Chaka Fattah is not the better candidate, at least to me. I do know both of their records and that is the reason I am voting for Michael Nutter. I was stating that you were misleading folks and I am so tired of voters being mislead by people who

[UC] Civility on and off the web

2007-05-10 Thread Anthony West
Beautifully said, Joe. Purely on-line communications can be civil. But when they do cross the line, and then stay out of line, an ordinary physical encounter is the natural way to move toward a resolution that yields real progress, real change, real accomplishment, real harmony. Human beings

RE: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-10 Thread DebsReflexology
What you are saying about Fattah is a bunch of rubbish and totally unfounded.Corruption? The real story is John Street did not invent corruption in politics and he is not the first politician to have people around him convicted or indited. Chaka Fattah has no corruption

Re: [UC] Vote for Nutter - another arrest story

2007-05-10 Thread Elizabeth F Campion
List Neighbors, I can't resist. (Maybe I should not have had that second drink at the Party for the park.) Melani, implying that your arrest is an example of reverse racism severely underestimates the amount of equal opportunity ire you can arouse in all of about two minutes. If you have a copy

Re: [UC] Stop-N-Frisk, Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement

2007-05-10 Thread Doc Baldy
...Michael Nutter has held is councilman.Chaka Fattah was formerly State Representative, State Senator, and Congressman. I don't profess to know the facts but from this statement it seems to me that Nutter has experience with the City government and Fattah has experience on the State and

Re: [UC] Civility on and off the web

2007-05-10 Thread Frank
On May 10, 2007, at 11:43 PM, Anthony West wrote: That's why the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you read a troll's unmoderated post. You are reading danger and your body is telling you so. MY neck? Not usually. I think part of the problem is that some people take it upon