[UC-Announce] Penn Bookstore This Week
Penn Bookstore This Week 3601 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 215.898.7595 www.upenn.edu/bookstore FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christine Hibbard We have an exciting week of events. Please join us! Monday, January 22 at 5:00 p.m. Rita Barnard will present Apartheid and Beyond: South African Writers and the Politics of Place Tuesday,January 23 at 12:30 p.m. Tonya M. Evans-Walls will present a lively and informative seminar The Nine Things Every Writer Must Know About the Law Tuesday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. Ken Kalfus will present A Disorder Peculiar to the Country *Penn Professor Explores Apartheid Through South African Literary Culture* Rita Barnard will present Apartheid and Beyond: South African Writers and the Politics of Place on January 22 at 5:00 p.m. Apartheid and Beyond offers elegant readings of South African literary culture Including Coetzee, Gordimer, Fugard, Tlali, Dike, Magona, and Mda, focusing on the intimate relationship between place, subjectivity, and literary form revealed in their work. Apartheid and Beyond is a bold statement on the character and fate of South African literature after the collapse of the culture of racial segregation and one of the best meditations on the role of space in the shaping of the imagination, says Simon Gikandi, Professor of English, Princeton University. Barnard is Professor of English and Director of the Women's Studies Program and the Alice Paul Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her undergraduate education at the Universities of Pretoria and Stellenbosch in South Africa and received her Ph.D. from Duke University. She served for many years as undergraduate chair of Penn's Comparative Literature program. She is the author of The Great Depression and the Culture of Abundance. *Writers Beware: What You Don't Know About the Law Can Hurt You!* Tonya M. Evans-Walls will present a lively and informative seminar The Nine Things Every Writer Must Know About the Law on Tuesday, January 23 at 12:30 p.m. Learn the facts about how copyright is created and protected, how much you can use of another's work, what can and cannot be copyrighted, the difference between a copyright, trademark and patent, and whether you can legally refer to real people, places, and events in your book. Evans-Walls will cover registering your work with writers guilds versus the Copyright Office, the Poor Man's Copyright, the critical timing of when to register your work with the Copyright Office, and what contracts you must have in place if your want to publish your own work. Don't leave legal issues to chance or misinformation. Get the facts from an expert! Evans-Walls, a nationally recognized publishing and intellectual property lawyer, writer, and speaker, is the co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Sports, Entertainment and Art Law committee. She received her B.S. in Communication from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Howard University School of Law. She is the author of Copyright Companion for Writers, Literary Law Guide for Authors, Seasons of Her and SHINE! She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. * Philly Author and National Book Award Finalist Ken Kalfus Pens First Satirical 9/11 Novel* Ken Kalfus will present A Disorder Peculiar to the Country on January 23 at 7:00 p.m. A Disorder Peculiar to the Country follows a couple attempting to divorce -- and destroy each other -- while sharing the same cramped Brooklyn apartment in the aftermath of 9/11. This satirical comedy suggests how our nation's public calamities have encroached upon our most private illusions. Kalfus skewers the pieties surrounding 9/11, but, having set his black comedy in the shadow of that national trauma, he reverently charts the powerful sway that world events briefly held over the lives of individual Americans, says the New Yorker. Kalfus is the author of The Commissariat of Enlightenment, Thirst and Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies. He was a finalist for the 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pushcart Prize winner. His book was also named in the New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Kalfus is the editor of Christopher Morley's Philadelphia. He has attended The New School for Social Research, Sarah Lawrence College and New York University. * * All events at the Penn Bookstore are free and open to the public. Christine Hibbard Community Relations and Events Coordinator Penn Bookstore 3601 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-898-7595 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.upenn.edu/bookstore We extend a 10% discount to Barnes Noble Member Card members on general reading titles, music, movies, Penn insignia gift items and Cafe purchases. -- We hope you enjoy receiving e-mail notices and updates from the Penn Bookstore. If you do not wish to receive e-mail messages promoting events or services from the Penn Bookstore, please reply to this e-mail and change the
[UC] The Historic Commission has ruled against paint!
In 2003, pro-HD folks insisted the Historic Commission would NEVER regulate paint, despite contradictory words in the HC ordinance. I investigated, discovered and revealed an action against a privately commissioned mural placed on a side / alley wall of a property on 410 S. 15th (S. of Pine) in the Ritt-Fit HD. At a 2003 hearing the mural was granted a 4 year reprieve, under something the HC defined as a Sunset Provision. At the time, I feared the decision was merely an attempt to put things on a back burner, to lower the heat on other proposed HD fronts. And my fear has been realized. Friday, January 12, the HC met and ordered the mural painted over, with brick red paint, so that the wall would appear more historic. The HC also locks the property owner into a position that limits improvements, because doing so would trigger additional HD interference. The owner of the property plans to appeal. A story (with color photos) is in the latest PGN, link via: http://www.epgn.com/011907/1transmural011907.htm The property owner, Michael Shur is actually Michael Sher a longtime friend. I am proud that he is able and willing to commission art and to defend art and artists. The mural has found strong supporters among artists and the GLBTG community. A blog has been started at: http://members.aol.com/tgirlhollywood26/mural/ I don't know who posted, but he (or she) appears to be a fan of the mural and angry. One of the blogs better features is a side by side comparison, of the existing wall vs. what it would look like with a fresh coat of red paint. It also contains an image that draws the probable outcome (and historic reality for this wall) which is that a blank slate tempts graffiti. The current ruling comes at an ironic time. The Royals plan a Jan. 27 visit to Philadelphia. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=localid=4931951 ... Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, intend to focus on themes of youth development, urban regeneration and environmental conservation, ... Besides visiting some of the city's historic sites, including the Liberty Bell, the two will learn about the city's Mural Arts Program, the country's largest public art program ... There are fascinating back stories to the mural. The mural started with a much lighter and lovelier theme of Venus and Beauty. The located close to Broad and South Streets invited themes of Philadelphia traditions, (Mummer's Parades, Night Clubs and Theater). The mural segued to Death of Venus after the first threats from the HC were delivered. The Artist felt under attack and despaired for the Mural's survival. She struck back in paint moving toward themes of restraint and destruction. She found herself unable to complete the Mural and it remains much less nuanced than it should be. Even unfinished, and reflecting less attractive themes, the mural developed fans. Artist Dee Chin seems too fragile to explain or defend her work. Her most vivid early memories include helping an uncle pass as a woman, to avoid the death meted out to men by the Khmer Rouge. When the disguise failed or the deception was revealed, the uncle was brutally beheaded, at home, in front of the young child. Dee arrived in the USA as a Cambodian refugee boy in time to be accepted into the HS for the Performing Arts. Dee learned English quickly and won awards for singing, acting, dancing and art. While still in high school she was chosen to paint a mural at CHOP. Dee has triumphed in struggles against prejudices against her poverty, status, accent, ethnicity and transgender choice. Dee feels the threat against her art as a very personal attack. She views the mural is her child and the HC as a stalker / murderer. She is almost paralyzed by the arbitrary, bureaucratic and very public attack on her painting. Property owner Sher defines himself as a Jew. He has visited Israel. His mother made a 2006 visit to Auschwitz to honor the memory of lost relatives. He views the HC decision as a censorship of the kind practiced by racists, totalitarian regimes, book burners, colonizers and culture destroyers. He is shocked that HC chair Michael Sklaroff, seemed to bully the HC into the decision to destroy the art. He wonders how people who have survived cultures of oppression can ignore the lessons of history. The mural is located on a side wall. It is on a section of Waverly street that is little more than a cartway. It faces the dumpsters of a dorm type hi-rise and its neighbors are ad hoc parking spaces carved out of the back yards of houses on Pine and 15th Streets. I used to park in one of the nearby spaces and remember the wall as damaged stucco, covered with graffiti and used as a urinal by drunks leaving local clubs. I tried to move my car before dark to avoid open air drug sales and other problems that were drawn into the dark alley. Even though I prefer the original version of the mural, I can see that the mural has fans, and draws eyes and tourists into the alley,
Re: [UC] The Historic Commission has ruled against paint!
I saw that article, too. I have really mixed feelings about this mural. I used to live at the other end of the alley from it. When I discovered it I couldn't stop laughing. It's small which is a point in its favor but it's so poorly conceived and executed. It really looks to me like it was painted by some not very talented high school boy who dreamed of one day being a fashion designer. It's an instantly recognizable style. I think it's terrible and I love it. It's the only one of the murals in the city (95% of which I think are just awful) that I would care about if it disappeared. I completely defend this man's right to keep this mural on the side of HIS building. I particularly love the cable TV wire entering the building though one of the figure's pursed lips. On the other hand. I would personally volunteer to paint over that atrocity at 13th Locust, the one with the gumball machines and the bunheads. Ugh. Rizzo, Sinatra, Lanza, Labelle, the pixelated trees, that weird submarine/welder thing in South Philly and the animals outside the Morris Animal Refuge. Keep those, though. Frank On Jan 21, 2007, at 03:30 AM, Elizabeth F Campion wrote: In 2003, pro-HD folks insisted the Historic Commission would NEVER regulate paint, despite contradictory words in the HC ordinance. I investigated, discovered and revealed an action against a privately commissioned mural placed on a side / alley wall of a property on 410 S. 15th (S. of Pine) in the Ritt-Fit HD. At a 2003 hearing the mural was granted a 4 year reprieve, under something the HC defined as a Sunset Provision. At the time, I feared the decision was merely an attempt to put things on a back burner, to lower the heat on other proposed HD fronts. And my fear has been realized. Friday, January 12, the HC met and ordered the mural painted over, with brick red paint, so that the wall would appear more historic. The HC also locks the property owner into a position that limits improvements, because doing so would trigger additional HD interference. The owner of the property plans to appeal. A story (with color photos) is in the latest PGN, link via: http://www.epgn.com/011907/1transmural011907.htm The property owner, Michael Shur is actually Michael Sher a longtime friend. I am proud that he is able and willing to commission art and to defend art and artists. The mural has found strong supporters among artists and the GLBTG community. A blog has been started at: http://members.aol.com/tgirlhollywood26/mural/ I don't know who posted, but he (or she) appears to be a fan of the mural and angry. One of the blogs better features is a side by side comparison, of the existing wall vs. what it would look like with a fresh coat of red paint. It also contains an image that draws the probable outcome (and historic reality for this wall) which is that a blank slate tempts graffiti. The current ruling comes at an ironic time. The Royals plan a Jan. 27 visit to Philadelphia. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=localid=4931951 ... Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, intend to focus on themes of youth development, urban regeneration and environmental conservation, ... Besides visiting some of the city's historic sites, including the Liberty Bell, the two will learn about the city's Mural Arts Program, the country's largest public art program ... There are fascinating back stories to the mural. The mural started with a much lighter and lovelier theme of Venus and Beauty. The located close to Broad and South Streets invited themes of Philadelphia traditions, (Mummer's Parades, Night Clubs and Theater). The mural segued to Death of Venus after the first threats from the HC were delivered. The Artist felt under attack and despaired for the Mural's survival. She struck back in paint moving toward themes of restraint and destruction. She found herself unable to complete the Mural and it remains much less nuanced than it should be. Even unfinished, and reflecting less attractive themes, the mural developed fans. Artist Dee Chin seems too fragile to explain or defend her work. Her most vivid early memories include helping an uncle pass as a woman, to avoid the death meted out to men by the Khmer Rouge. When the disguise failed or the deception was revealed, the uncle was brutally beheaded, at home, in front of the young child. Dee arrived in the USA as a Cambodian refugee boy in time to be accepted into the HS for the Performing Arts. Dee learned English quickly and won awards for singing, acting, dancing and art. While still in high school she was chosen to paint a mural at CHOP. Dee has triumphed in struggles against prejudices against her poverty, status, accent, ethnicity and transgender choice. Dee feels the threat against her art as a very personal attack. She views the mural is her child and the HC as a stalker / murderer. She is almost paralyzed by
Re: [UC] The Historic Commission has ruled against paint!
I have definitely mixed feelings about Bonnie Prince Charlie's visit. His wife wears remarkably weird hats. (See photo donated by Liz: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=localid=4931951 ). And will I ever be able to forgive him for what he did to Lady Di? Maybe I'll go picket the visit. Also, Liz, your last post was 1500 words. Going for a record? Just saying. -- Ross Bender http://rossbender.org/abbraccioreading1.html On 1/21/07, Frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw that article, too. I have really mixed feelings about this mural. I used to live at the other end of the alley from it. When I discovered it I couldn't stop laughing. It's small which is a point in its favor but it's so poorly conceived and executed. It really looks to me like it was painted by some not very talented high school boy who dreamed of one day being a fashion designer. It's an instantly recognizable style. I think it's terrible and I love it. It's the only one of the murals in the city (95% of which I think are just awful) that I would care about if it disappeared. I completely defend this man's right to keep this mural on the side of HIS building. I particularly love the cable TV wire entering the building though one of the figure's pursed lips. On the other hand. I would personally volunteer to paint over that atrocity at 13th Locust, the one with the gumball machines and the bunheads. Ugh. Rizzo, Sinatra, Lanza, Labelle, the pixelated trees, that weird submarine/welder thing in South Philly and the animals outside the Morris Animal Refuge. Keep those, though. Frank -- Ross Bender http://rossbender.org
Re: [UC] The Historic Commission has ruled against paint!
In a message dated 1/21/2007 8:12:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have definitely mixed feelings about Bonnie Prince Charlie's visit. His wife wears remarkably weird hats. I've asked her not to wear one when I take them on the tour of Historic Clark Park, prior to our High Tea at one of historic Spruce Hill's more elegant Victorian homes (the location of which will remain undisclosed so the Royals will have time to suck it all in, as it were, without the press, the UCHS zealots, or the great unwashed masses getting in the way). Victoria, of course, was Charles' great-great-great-grandmother, so he's tremendously interested in the authentic Victoriana we have here in Spruce Hill. How I'm going to get him past the desecrations like Home Depot replacement balusters on the few porches that haven't been torn down or infilled, the cheesy vinyl replacement windows, or the pressure-treated-wood sundecks shamelessly bolted onto the rear shed kitchens I don't know. Maybe by having the windows of the Rolls accidentally mirrored on both sides so he won't be able to see out while we're en-route. Always at your service ready for a dialog ® brand 35-year resident housing provider Al Krigman
[UC] Accountant to do taxes?
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[UC] case dismissed
Bruce knows he wrote to me privately many times with harsh language and insults. So far, that's one private message and it is debateably contains harsh language and insults. And to be fair, the message to which it responds could be characterized the same way. It seems that you've overstated your case. And that's coming from someone who agrees that some policing is in order on the list. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 9:50 PM Subject: FW: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia with permission.-Original Message- From: B Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Who died and made you the listserve police? On 9/11/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has nothing to do with U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that are focused on U-City Life. Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that desperate for an audience? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B Andersen Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:05 PM To: University City List Subject: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Today, in a completely random situation, I heard that there is a class action suit against Wal-Mart going on here in Pennsylvania claiming that the company failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. The case, Michelle Braun Delores Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores, went to trial at the beginning of the month in the Court of Common Pleas. There appears to be more than 70 similar lawsuits filed nation-wide in both federal and state courts. In California, employees won, a $172 million verdict last December, and in New Jersey the employees lost and the case is on appeal. The Bloomberg news service reports that the next trial is in Massachusetts in October. There has been no local press about this! According to a Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted profit at the expense of employees by pressuring store managers to cut payroll costs, a lawyer for two former workers said at the start of a trial in Philadelphia. Hourly workers at Wal-Mart's Pennsylvania stores were forced to skip more than 33 million breaks and 2 million meal periods between 1998 and 2001 because of the focus on cost cuts, attorney Michael Donovan said Friday in state court. His clients are suing Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, on behalf of about 186,000 current and former employees in Pennsylvania. The missed breaks and meals, mandated by Pennsylvania labor laws, added up to about 9 million hours of employee time, he said. Michelle Braun and Dolores Hummel are seeking $ 300 million in damages in the lawsuit, one of more than 70 filed in federal and state courts that claim Wal-Mart failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. Why aren't we hearing about this in Philadelphia? http://throwing-spaghetti-against-the-wall.blogspot.com/2006/09/wal-mart-and-its-treatment-of.html Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
Fwd: [UC] Today's walk in the park
Isn't that 1939 photo at 44th rather than 43rd? Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 2:09 PM Subject: [UC] Today's walk in the park To those of you who walked in Park A with Chris Leswing this morning, here is a link to the aerial survey of the entire state done around 1937. Unfortunately, it does not include Philadelphia County ostensibly because it was done for agricultural purposes. http://www.pennpilot.psu.edu/ Instead, I found these Clark Park photos from PhillyHistory.org: Date: 5/17/1927 Address: S 43RD ST BALTIMORE AVE Description: Entrance Clark Park-43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=9535 Date: 4/12/1910 Address: S 43RD ST BALTIMORE AVE Description: Dickens Statue - Clark Park http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=6319 Date: 5/17/1927 Address: S 43RD ST BALTIMORE AVE Description: 43rd Street-Looking South from Baltimore Avenue http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=9536 Date: 11/6/1939 Address: S 43RD ST BALTIMORE AVE Description: Condition of Trees in City Parks and Squares - Clark Park - 43rd and Baltimore Avenue Traffic Light Overhead [appears to actually have been taken from 44th Baltimore facing East] http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=15632 Date: 12/6/1949 Address: S 45TH ST CHESTER AVE Description: Clark B Park-New Footways - 45th and Chester Avenue-South View http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=18455 Date: 1/19/1955 Address: S 43RD ST CHESTER AVE Description: Contract #S.D.185 Southwest 43rd And Chester Avenue North View Into Park From North Curb line Chester Avenue. http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=31551 Date: 12/6/1949 Address: S 45TH ST KINGSESSING AVE Description: Clark B Park-New Footways - 45th Street and Kingsessing Avenue-North View http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=18454 -Frank Innes 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. Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
RE: [UC] case dismissed
The messages I sent to the list was to show Bruce naming me as
a Listserv Police and The Listserv Sheriff which he denied.
I also wanted to establish an on-going harassment by Bruce
on and off-list over a period of time. I sent the messages after
receiving
comments on and off-list questioning if I fabricated the post I sent to
the list regarding Carolyn.
The ones from the listserv are searchable through archive. I didn't post
all the messages I received (too many) or the one with the F-word in it
because I still don't think it is appropriate.
Saying that I have overstated my case is to ignore the obvious.
I asked Bruce on-list to stop making references to me in his e-mails, he
did
not stop. I regularly receive harsh and non-pc e-mails privately.
Typical Placism.
S
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:44 AM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: [UC] case dismissed
Bruce knows he wrote to me privately many times with harsh language
and insults.
So far, that's one private message and it is debateably contains
harsh language and insults. And to be fair, the message to which it
responds could be characterized the same way. It seems that you've
overstated your case.
And that's coming from someone who agrees that some policing is in
order on the list.
Paul
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 9:50 PM
Subject: FW: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on
trial in Philadelphia
with permission.
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From: B Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on
trial in Philadelphia
Who died and made you the listserve police?
On 9/11/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has
nothing to do with
U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that
are focused on
U-City Life.
Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that
desperate for
an audience?
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On Behalf Of B Andersen
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:05 PM
To: University City List
Subject: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on
trial in Philadelphia
Today, in a completely random situation, I heard that there is a class
action http://www.walmartpaclassaction.com/ suit against Wal-Mart
going on here in Pennsylvania claiming that the company failed to pay
hourly wages for all time worked. The case, Michelle Braun Delores
Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores, went to trial at the beginning of the month
in the Court of Common Pleas http://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/ .
There appears to be more than 70 similar lawsuits filed nation-wide in
both federal and state courts.
In California, employees won, a $172 million verdict last December, and
in New Jersey the employees lost and the case is on appeal. The
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a_Nj4JQ7qvGgrefer
Bloomberg news service reports that the next trial is in Massachusetts
in October.
There has been no local press about this! According to a Arkansas
http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/166079 Democrat Gazette:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted profit at the expense of employees by
pressuring store managers to cut payroll costs, a lawyer for two former
workers said at the start of a trial in Philadelphia.
Hourly workers at Wal-Mart's Pennsylvania stores were forced to skip
more than 33 million breaks and 2 million meal periods between 1998 and
2001 because of the focus on cost cuts, attorney Michael Donovan said
Friday in state court. His clients are suing Wal-Mart, the world's
largest retailer, on behalf of about 186,000 current and former
employees in Pennsylvania.
The missed breaks and meals, mandated by Pennsylvania labor laws, added
up to about 9 million hours of employee time, he said.
Michelle Braun and Dolores Hummel are seeking $ 300 million in damages
in the lawsuit, one of more than 70 filed in federal and state courts
that claim Wal-Mart failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked.
Why aren't we hearing about this in Philadelphia?
http://throwing-spaghetti-against-the-wall.blogspot.com/2006/09/wal-mart
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Re: [UC] The Historic Commission has ruled against paint!
Frank wrote: Rizzo, Sinatra, Lanza, Labelle, the pixelated trees, that weird submarine/welder thing in South Philly and the animals outside the Morris Animal Refuge. Keep those, though. my favorite is 'the pixelated trees' at 13th and pine, also known as 'springtime', by david guinn. it's the little black dog in there that I love. here: http://www.whyy.org/tv12/mural/guinn_bio.html http://www.whyy.org/tv12/mural/guinn_before.html http://www.whyy.org/tv12/mural/guinn_qtvr.html he's also got one in the same style called 'fall' at 9th and bainbridge: http://cml.upenn.edu/murals/images_murals/1002_jr.jpg david guinn is one of the few muralists who 'gets it' -- how to make an image work in a public space (like hs 'crystal snowscape'). so many murals are hoopty because they're just large pictures on a wall -- still, they have value b/c they reinforce the validity of the basic idea that we can choose to see art as a public, civic, act, and b/c they elicit some kind of aesthetic response from us. the best murals to me are ones that use tile and ceramics and other permanent media (I'm thinking, isaiah, and that mural down near 7th and chestnut called 'legacy', made with venetian glass). I also like ones that are executed really well, like 'the muses' down at 12th and locust david guinn's also got one with lots of dogs (called 'gimme shelter') on the wall of the morris animal refuge, 12th and lombard: http://www.morrisanimalrefuge.org/images/mural.jpg the best site I've found for browsing philly's murals is: http://cml.upenn.edu/murals/mbQueryRequest.asp one of these days before I die I'm going to work on a mural or installation, using ceramic tiles and shards. .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. 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 Historic Commission has ruled against paint!
Thanks Frank. I am glad you are familiar with the mural. In defense of the quality of the mural, it suffered mid-project redesign in response to threats from the HD. And it has remained unfinished, pending permission to stay, from the HC. Viewers are seeing the cartoon or sub-painting. I think it will look better with richer, more nuanced paint color and worse covered with brick red paint. The ladies don't look any worse than an average Mummer. Best! Liz On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:01:12 -0500 Frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I saw that article, too. I have really mixed feelings about this mural. I used to live at the other end of the alley from it. When I discovered it I couldn't stop laughing. It's small which is a point in its favor but it's so poorly conceived and executed. It really looks to me like it was painted by some not very talented high school boy who dreamed of one day being a fashion designer. It's an instantly recognizable style. I think it's terrible and I love it. It's the only one of the murals in the city (95% of which I think are just awful) that I would care about if it disappeared. I completely defend this man's right to keep this mural on the side of HIS building. I particularly love the cable TV wire entering the building though one of the figure's pursed lips. On the other hand. I would personally volunteer to paint over that atrocity at 13th Locust, the one with the gumball machines and the bunheads. Ugh. Rizzo, Sinatra, Lanza, Labelle, the pixelated trees, that weird submarine/welder thing in South Philly and the animals outside the Morris Animal Refuge. Keep those, though. Frank On Jan 21, 2007, at 03:30 AM, Elizabeth F Campion wrote: In 2003, pro-HD folks insisted the Historic Commission would NEVER regulate paint, despite contradictory words in the HC ordinance. I investigated, discovered and revealed an action against a privately commissioned mural placed on a side / alley wall of a property on 410 S. 15th (S. of Pine) in the Ritt-Fit HD. At a 2003 hearing the mural was granted a 4 year reprieve, under something the HC defined as a Sunset Provision. At the time, I feared the decision was merely an attempt to put things on a back burner, to lower the heat on other proposed HD fronts. And my fear has been realized. Friday, January 12, the HC met and ordered the mural painted over, with brick red paint, so that the wall would appear more historic. The HC also locks the property owner into a position that limits improvements, because doing so would trigger additional HD interference. The owner of the property plans to appeal. A story (with color photos) is in the latest PGN, link via: http://www.epgn.com/011907/1transmural011907.htm The property owner, Michael Shur is actually Michael Sher a longtime friend. I am proud that he is able and willing to commission art and to defend art and artists. The mural has found strong supporters among artists and the GLBTG community. A blog has been started at: http://members.aol.com/tgirlhollywood26/mural/ I don't know who posted, but he (or she) appears to be a fan of the mural and angry. One of the blogs better features is a side by side comparison, of the existing wall vs. what it would look like with a fresh coat of red paint. It also contains an image that draws the probable outcome (and historic reality for this wall) which is that a blank slate tempts graffiti. The current ruling comes at an ironic time. The Royals plan a Jan. 27 visit to Philadelphia. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=localid=4931951 ... Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, intend to focus on themes of youth development, urban regeneration and environmental conservation, ... Besides visiting some of the city's historic sites, including the Liberty Bell, the two will learn about the city's Mural Arts Program, the country's largest public art program ... There are fascinating back stories to the mural. The mural started with a much lighter and lovelier theme of Venus and Beauty. The located close to Broad and South Streets invited themes of Philadelphia traditions, (Mummer's Parades, Night Clubs and Theater). The mural segued to Death of Venus after the first threats from the HC were delivered. The Artist felt under attack and despaired for the Mural's survival. She struck back in paint moving toward themes of restraint and destruction. She found herself unable to complete the Mural and it remains much less nuanced than it should be. Even unfinished, and reflecting less attractive themes, the mural developed fans. Artist Dee Chin seems too fragile to explain or defend her work. Her most vivid early memories include helping an uncle pass as a
Re: FW: [UC] Won't you be my neighbor?
- That was made publicly to the listserve. - That was not a private note. - That did not use profanity. - That did not threaten violence. - That did not name any individual as a listserve sheriff. On 1/20/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with permission. -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *B Andersen *Sent:* Monday, September 11, 2006 2:02 PM *To:* University City List *Subject:* [UC] Won't you be my neighbor? I got this email in response to my Wal-Mart post: This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has nothing to do with U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that are focused on U-City Life. Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that desperate for an audience? I'm not going to say who sent me that *lettre d'amour*, but I always thought that this listserve was an open forum. bga
Re: FW: [UC] Update: Walmart Class Action Suit (Plaintiffs Win Liability Phase)
- That was made publicly to the listserve. - That was not a private note. - That did not use profanity. - That did not threaten violence. - That did not name any individual as the listserve sheriff. On 1/20/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with permission. -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *B Andersen *Sent:* Monday, October 23, 2006 9:33 AM *To:* Jonathan Cass *Cc:* univCity@list.purple.com *Subject:* Re: [UC] Update: Walmart Class Action Suit (Plaintiffs Win Liability Phase) What happened to the listserv police? On 10/12/06, Jonathan Cass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some quotes from a recent Legal Intelligencer article: A California jury awarded a 115,000-strong class with similar complaints $172 million . . . Of that award, $115 million was for punitive damages. [For comparison sake, the class in the Philadelphia case is 186,000]. Previously, a break-time class action brought by Wal-Mart employees in Colorado had settled for $50 million. Jonathan A. Cass -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Mario Giorno Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:05 PM To: Jonathan Cass Cc: univCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Update: Walmart Class Action Suit (Plaintiffs Win Liability Phase) Jonathan, Do you hav any realistic idea of how much money the jury will probably award the plaintiffs? Is there some precedent for this suit? Mario Giorno On 10/12/06, Jonathan Cass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today, a Philadelphia jury reached a verdict, finding for the plaintiffs on the liability phase in the Walmart trial that has been discussed on this list serve. See http://www.law.com/jsp/pa/PubArticlePA.jsp?hubtype=TopStoriesid=11606439186 27. Jonathan A. Cass 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: FW: [UC] NOISE
- That was made publicly to the listserve. - That was not a private note. - That did not use profanity. - That did not threaten violence. On 1/20/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with permission. -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *B Andersen *Sent:* Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:22 PM *To:* UnivCity Listserv *Subject:* Re: [UC] NOISE The listserve sherriff has spoken ...we should all listen. On 12/9/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find this Listserv annoying...but I will not unsubscribe. Post such as catching up are really inconsiderate and is specifically... Noise. A person who hasn't logged on in days asks the listserv to re-hash and summarize what they have missed because they are too lazy to read it? Ask a friend privately. Really inconsiderate and Puppy-Shit listserv content. Folks posting multiple self-serving links to phillyblog, wikapedea, and personal web publishing...extreme noise. Rumors of war, and more rumors of war? STOP posting RUMORS Ridiculous 10 line signatures from people who are so un-savvy, not be able to create a hotmail account for a community-listserv because it is free advertising for their businesses? More puppy-shit content. Flame, after flame, after flame! Waste of air-space. This listserv is an embarrassment to our community. It really shows how petty and unhealthy our residents are. I stopped recommending it. I suggest a check up..from the neck up! I have an end of year wish: Lets start next year 07 with a fresh perspective on things. Here is the motto for 07... LESS NOISE, MORE CONTENT!! S.
Re: FW: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia
- That did not use profanity. - That did not threaten violence. - That did not name any individual as a listserve sheriff. On 1/20/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: with permission. -Original Message- *From:* B Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* Re: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Who died and made you the listserve police? On 9/11/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has nothing to do with U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that are focused on U-City Life. Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that desperate for an audience? -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *B Andersen *Sent:* Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:05 PM *To:* University City List *Subject:* [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Today, in a completely random situation, I heard that there is a class action suit http://www.walmartpaclassaction.com/ against Wal-Mart going on here in Pennsylvania claiming that the company failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. The case, Michelle Braun Delores Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores, went to trial at the beginning of the month in the Court of Common Pleas http://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/. There appears to be more than 70 similar lawsuits filed nation-wide in both federal and state courts. In California, employees won, a $172 million verdict last December, and in New Jersey the employees lost and the case is on appeal. The Bloomberg news servicehttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a_Nj4JQ7qvGgreferreports that the next trial is in Massachusetts in October. There has been no local press about this! According to a Arkansas Democrat Gazette http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/166079: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted profit at the expense of employees by pressuring store managers to cut payroll costs, a lawyer for two former workers said at the start of a trial in Philadelphia. Hourly workers at Wal-Mart's Pennsylvania stores were forced to skip more than 33 million breaks and 2 million meal periods between 1998 and 2001 because of the focus on cost cuts, attorney Michael Donovan said Friday in state court. His clients are suing Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, on behalf of about 186,000 current and former employees in Pennsylvania. The missed breaks and meals, mandated by Pennsylvania labor laws, added up to about 9 million hours of employee time, he said. Michelle Braun and Dolores Hummel are seeking $ 300 million in damages in the lawsuit, one of more than 70 filed in federal and state courts that claim Wal-Mart failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. Why aren't we hearing about this in Philadelphia? http://throwing-spaghetti-against-the-wall.blogspot.com/2006/09/wal-mart-and-its-treatment-of.html
Re: [UC] case dismissed
- I never publicly named anyone as the listserve police. I named you once as the listserve sherrif (though I have grown to like the term and use it when I can). - One private message asking who died and made you the police does not constitute on-going harassment. I don't believe there are any regular harsh and non-pc e-mails privately sent. - Do you really have a private message with the f-word in it? If you do It's not in my message archive any more - please send it along. - What is placism? On 1/21/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The messages I sent to the list was to show Bruce naming me as a Listserv Police and The Listserv Sheriff which he denied. I also wanted to establish an on-going harassment by Bruce on and off-list over a period of time. I sent the messages after receiving comments on and off-list questioning if I fabricated the post I sent to the list regarding Carolyn. The ones from the listserv are searchable through archive. I didn't post all the messages I received (too many) or the one with the F-word in it because I still don't think it is appropriate. Saying that I have overstated my case is to ignore the obvious. I asked Bruce on-list to stop making references to me in his e-mails, he did not stop. I regularly receive harsh and non-pc e-mails privately. Typical Placism. S -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:44 AM *To:* UnivCity@list.purple.com *Subject:* [UC] case dismissed Bruce knows he wrote to me privately many times with harsh language and insults. So far, that's one private message and it is debateably contains harsh language and insults. And to be fair, the message to which it responds could be characterized the same way. It seems that you've overstated your case. And that's coming from someone who agrees that some policing is in order on the list. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 9:50 PM Subject: FW: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia with permission. -Original Message- *From:* B Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* Re: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Who died and made you the listserve police? On 9/11/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has nothing to do with U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that are focused on U-City Life. Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that desperate for an audience? -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *B Andersen *Sent:* Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:05 PM *To:* University City List *Subject:* [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Today, in a completely random situation, I heard that there is a class action suit http://www.walmartpaclassaction.com/ against Wal-Martgoing on here in Pennsylvania claiming that the company failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. The case, Michelle Braun Delores Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores, went to trial at the beginning of the month in the Court of Common Pleas http://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/. There appears to be more than 70 similar lawsuits filed nation-wide in both federal and state courts. In California, employees won, a $172 million verdict last December, and in New Jersey the employees lost and the case is on appeal. The Bloomberg news servicehttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a_Nj4JQ7qvGgreferreports that the next trial is in Massachusetts in October. There has been no local press about this! According to a Arkansas Democrat Gazette http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/166079: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted profit at the expense of employees by pressuring store managers to cut payroll costs, a lawyer for two former workers said at the start of a trial in Philadelphia. Hourly workers at Wal-Mart's Pennsylvania stores were forced to skip more than 33 million breaks and 2 million meal periods between 1998 and 2001 because of the focus on cost cuts, attorney Michael Donovan said Friday in state court. His clients are suing Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, on behalf of about 186,000 current and former employees in Pennsylvania. The missed breaks and meals, mandated by Pennsylvania labor laws, added up to about 9 million hours of employee time, he said. Michelle Braun and Dolores Hummel are seeking $ 300 million in damages in the lawsuit, one of more than 70 filed in federal and state courts that claim Wal-Mart failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. Why aren't we
Re: [UC] case dismissed
MessageSharrieff,
We all have personas when we post to the list. Those personas may not be so
much like our personalities.
Yours has always seemed a bit pompous, like your tie was too tight.
But after watching you go ballistic after being called the List Sheriff,
certainly a lame play on words considering your name, I realize you just don't
have a sense of humor.
Sande Knight
- Original Message -
From: S. Sharrieff Alimailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ;
UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:41 PM
Subject: RE: [UC] case dismissed
The messages I sent to the list was to show Bruce naming me as
a Listserv Police and The Listserv Sheriff which he denied.
I also wanted to establish an on-going harassment by Bruce
on and off-list over a period of time. I sent the messages after receiving
comments on and off-list questioning if I fabricated the post I sent to
the list regarding Carolyn.
The ones from the listserv are searchable through archive. I didn't post
all the messages I received (too many) or the one with the F-word in it
because I still don't think it is appropriate.
Saying that I have overstated my case is to ignore the obvious.
I asked Bruce on-list to stop making references to me in his e-mails, he did
not stop. I regularly receive harsh and non-pc e-mails privately.
Typical Placism.
S
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:44 AM
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: [UC] case dismissed
Bruce knows he wrote to me privately many times with harsh language and
insults.
So far, that's one private message and it is debateably contains harsh
language and insults. And to be fair, the message to which it responds could
be characterized the same way. It seems that you've overstated your case.
And that's coming from someone who agrees that some policing is in order
on the list.
Paul
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 9:50 PM
Subject: FW: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on
trial in Philadelphia
with permission.
-Original Message-
From: B Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on
trial in Philadelphia
Who died and made you the listserve police?
On 9/11/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL
PROTECTED]javascript:parent.ComposeTo('[EMAIL PROTECTED]', ''); wrote:
This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has
nothing to do with
U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that are
focused on
U-City Life.
Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that
desperate for
an audience?
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]javascript:parent.ComposeTo('[EMAIL
PROTECTED]', ''); [mailto:[EMAIL
PROTECTED]javascript:parent.ComposeTo('[EMAIL PROTECTED]', '');] On Behalf Of
B Andersen
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:05 PM
To: University City List
Subject: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on
trial in Philadelphia
Today, in a completely random situation, I heard that there is a class
action suithttp://www.walmartpaclassaction.com/ against Wal-Mart going on
here in Pennsylvania claiming that the company failed to pay hourly wages for
all time worked. The case, Michelle Braun Delores Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores,
went to trial at the beginning of the month in the Court of Common
Pleashttp://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/. There appears to be more than 70
similar lawsuits filed nation-wide in both federal and state courts.
In California, employees won, a $172 million verdict last December, and
in New Jersey the employees lost and the case is on appeal. The Bloomberg news
servicehttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a_Nj4JQ7qvGgrefer
reports that the next trial is in Massachusetts in October.
There has been no local press about this! According to a Arkansas
Democrat Gazettehttp://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/166079:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted profit at the expense of employees by
pressuring store managers to cut payroll costs, a lawyer for two former workers
said at the start of a trial in Philadelphia.
Hourly workers at Wal-Mart's Pennsylvania stores were forced to skip
more than 33 million breaks and 2 million meal periods between 1998 and 2001
because of the focus on cost cuts, attorney Michael Donovan said Friday in
state court. His clients are suing Wal-Mart, the world's
Re: [UC] case dismissed
Sharrieff, What is placism? - Original Message - From: B Andersenmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [UC] case dismissed a.. I never publicly named anyone as the listserve police. I named you once as the listserve sherrif (though I have grown to like the term and use it when I can). b.. One private message asking who died and made you the police does not constitute on-going harassment. I don't believe there are any regular harsh and non-pc e-mails privately sent. c.. Do you really have a private message with the f-word in it? If you do It's not in my message archive any more - please send it along. d.. What is placism? On 1/21/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The messages I sent to the list was to show Bruce naming me as a Listserv Police and The Listserv Sheriff which he denied. I also wanted to establish an on-going harassment by Bruce on and off-list over a period of time. I sent the messages after receiving comments on and off-list questioning if I fabricated the post I sent to the list regarding Carolyn. The ones from the listserv are searchable through archive. I didn't post all the messages I received (too many) or the one with the F-word in it because I still don't think it is appropriate. Saying that I have overstated my case is to ignore the obvious. I asked Bruce on-list to stop making references to me in his e-mails, he did not stop. I regularly receive harsh and non-pc e-mails privately. Typical Placism. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:44 AM To: UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: [UC] case dismissed Bruce knows he wrote to me privately many times with harsh language and insults. So far, that's one private message and it is debateably contains harsh language and insults. And to be fair, the message to which it responds could be characterized the same way. It seems that you've overstated your case. And that's coming from someone who agrees that some policing is in order on the list. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 9:50 PM Subject: FW: [UC ] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia with permission. -Original Message- From: B Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Who died and made you the listserve police? On 9/11/06, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the kind of post I hate to see on the U-City Listserv. It has nothing to do with U-City, it is very political, and it sucks energy away from post that are focused on U-City Life. Your post belongs on a Philly-Blog, not our local listserv. Are you that desperate for an audience? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of B Andersen Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:05 PM To: University City List Subject: [UC] Wal-Mart and its treatment of Pennsylvania workers on trial in Philadelphia Today, in a completely random situation, I heard that there is a class action suithttp://www.walmartpaclassaction.com/ against Wal-Mart going on here in Pennsylvania claiming that the company failed to pay hourly wages for all time worked. The case, Michelle Braun Delores Hummel v. Wal-Mart Stores, went to trial at the beginning of the month in the Court of Common Pleashttp://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/. There appears to be more than 70 similar lawsuits filed nation-wide in both federal and state courts. In California, employees won, a $172 million verdict last December, and in New Jersey the employees lost and the case is on appeal. The Bloomberg news servicehttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a_Nj4JQ7qvGgrefer reports that the next trial is in Massachusetts in October. There has been no local press about this! According to a Arkansas Democrat Gazettehttp://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/166079: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted profit at the expense of employees by pressuring store managers to cut payroll costs, a lawyer for two
Re: [UC] Accountant to do taxes?
I use, and recommend, Deborah Giles. She lives on the 4600 block of Cedar Avenue. Her phone number is 2145-2026, John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone use an accountant to do their taxes? I would appreciate any recommendations. -- Regards, John Ellingsworth You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see . __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [UC] Accountant to do taxes?
John-- When I started my business in 1997, I realized that I had better use an accountant, because the City taxes and refunds, etc. are so complicated.( And the workers at the Department of Revenue are SO clueless) Anyway, I began to use an old friend of mine--Wally Moyer @ The Bottom Line, Inc., who had been doing tax returns for about 10 years then. Since that was 10 years ago, I mark it as 20 years now that he has been in business. His office is down near 10th Locusthe and his staff handle mortgage issues as well. I highly recommend him...after all--how many accountants do you know that present workshops on Money and Spirituality? He is also due to publish a book on the same subject. And he goes to bat for me when the City comes up with their archaic, unclear rules and their dumb complaints. If you want more info, I would unreservedly give you his phone #, email, etc. -Cindy Miller P.S. I think it was Joe Clarke who said something on this list about City taxes being akin to the 3rd circle of hell. On Sunday, January 21, 2007, at 11:03 AM, John Ellingsworth wrote: Does anyone use an accountant to do their taxes? I would appreciate any recommendations. -- Regards, John Ellingsworth 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] Clark Park Jan 18 Meeting: Video Now Available
Bill Sanderson wrote: Absolutely brilliant--Listening to it now. Would love to be able to see the slides--are they at the web site? They are now. Browse to http://www.clarkpark.info, and select the Park A page. 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] Friends of Clark Park: Jan 18th Meeting Part 1 Video Available
At our Jan. 18th Public Meeting, in addition to the discussion of the Park 'A.' Redesign, we also spent a half an hour on the upcoming Party for the Park fundraiser. Party planner Mark Byerly spoke about his hopes and strategies for the project. The video of this portion of the meeting is available on Google Video at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=433744223098782459hl=en 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] case dismissed
MessageAnd you said I didn't have a sense of humor.. And you just proved it. sk - Original Message - From: S. Sharrieff Alimailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity Listservmailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 11:04 PM Subject: RE: [UC] case dismissed RE: Case Dismissed I hope you realize I really don't give a shit about this issue. I responded to a few request. I made my point. I have much better things to do with my time than have electronic wars with a bunch of under exposed idiots. And you said I didn't have a sense of humor.. CASE TRULY DISMISSED S
