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> univcity-digest      Saturday, January 23 2010      Volume 01 : Number 1537
> 
> 
> 
> In this issue:
> 
>     [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
>     Re: [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
>     [UC] Dog groomer
>     [UC] Penn incompetence
>     Re: [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
> 
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> 
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:33:17 -0500 (EST)
> From: Glenn moyer <glen...@earthlink.net>
> Subject: [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
> 
> Well it's official now, corporatocracy.  Those who study totalitarian shifts
> point out that once the "point of no return" is crossed, things move rapidly.
> Being an optimist by nature, I had been holding on to hope.
> 
> Those who only get information through corporate media probably didn't know
> that this was coming to the corporate court.  This was the big one!
> 
> 
> http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20100122_Justices_shift_campaign-finan
> ce_rules.html
> 
> 
> http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/americandebate/Nary_a_peep_of_protest.html
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:19:14 -0500
> From: Richard Moreau <ric...@mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
> 
> I've always found it interesting that the tallest building in a
> community speaks to who holds the power.
> 
> In colonial (U.S.) days church steeples were the tallest, so people
> could find them over (New England) hill and dale.
> 
> Then City Hall, at least in Philadelphia, was the tallest by
> 'gentlemen's' agreement, speaking to the unifying power of a
> government of the people, for the people and by the people.
> 
> The Empire State Building arguably spoke to the power of television.
> 
> The Sears (now Willis?) Tower spoke to the power of retail and
> consumption.  (Willis is a law firm? Hmm.)
> 
> In Philadelphia, Liberty Place was eventually built, its main tenant
> being an insurance company, Cigna, speaking to the economic needs of
> the community to promote business through real estate development in a
> city that hadn't previously been very competitive in the national
> marketplace. (And shouldn't an insurance company's money be going to
> cover people in times of need, not building fancy buildings?)
> 
> The World Trade Center and nearly 3000 of its occupants were
> obliterated by an organization that uses violence and fear to get what
> it wants. Not to mention the damage done to the headquarters of
> arguably the most powerful military in the world.
> 
> Now we have Comcast (& soon NBC-Universal) with the tallest building
> in town, speaking to the rise (and consolidation) of the media, the
> internet, and communication more generally.
> 
> We're seeing internet giant Google take on China in a way that few
> countries have dared, and risk-taking big banks and mortgage companies
> threaten national and international economies, costing people their
> homes, jobs, and health care. HUP continues to build highly
> specialized and expensive facilities on land that had housed a Civic
> Center and a hospital for the poor. (While the Convention - not Civic
> - - Center expansion, and the now nearly empty Gallery and, before that,
> the "Chinese Wall" strangles Chinatown. Penn Center office buildings
> symbolically and literally send rail travel under ground. Penn builds
> a park (for now) and mixed use buildings on land that was used by an
> organization that delivers snail mail by hand, door to door -
> something that may soon seem like the Pony Express does to us now.
> Home Depot controls the world lumber market. A McDonald's hamburger is
> said to cost an acre of rain forest (so the cattle can graze.) A
> developer of what we know not yet, tears down a shelter for survivors
> of domestic violence and plows under a community garden in our own
> neighborhood so the land can sit unused behind a cyclone fence until
> when? Market conditions improve? We get so tired of the empty lot that
> we'll accept any building / use instead?
> 
> Okay, I'm straying from my point about the height of a building
> speaking to its owner's power; maybe now it's more about the number of
> buildings? Or maybe my argument should be more about land use and
> power. But now an even taller building, the tallest in the U.S., I
> think, is planned for 18th and Arch, though I don't know who its main
> tenant will be.  Anyone want to take a guess as to who the next
> powerful force in our culture will be? Maybe that's where one of the
> casinos will end up, since we seem to have lost so much of our faith
> in hard work bearing fruitful results; now we have to rely on luck and
> chance. (Or am I just channeling my feelings about Haiti.)
> 
> Tying this back to Glenn's post, the Supreme Court is a rather short
> building. Hmm.
> 
> I should add too that I say some of this with judgment, but some
> without, just as observation. Who knows, maybe HUP will discover a
> cure for cancer on the former site of Philadelphia General Hospital.
> Maybe a free art museum will end up at 43rd and Baltimore? People
> point to the spread of Tibetan Buddhism, something I admire, as being
> due to the otherwise terrible circumstances of China's invasion and
> takeover. In other words, it's never easy to predict the outcome of a
> change or an action. But I find it always interesting, like some find
> the weather to be. Maybe, however, it's all just distraction and Babel.
> 
> - - Ricky
> 
> 
> On Jan 22, 2010, at 9:33 AM, Glenn moyer <glen...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> > Well it's official now, corporatocracy.  Those who study
>> > totalitarian shifts point out that once the "point of no return" is
>> > crossed, things move rapidly.  Being an optimist by nature, I had
>> > been holding on to hope.
>> >
>> > Those who only get information through corporate media probably
>> > didn't know that this was coming to the corporate court.  This was
>> > the big one!
>> >
>> >
>> > 
>> http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20100122_Justices_shift_campaign-fina
>> nce_rules.html
>> >
>> >
>> > 
>> http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/americandebate/Nary_a_peep_of_protest.html
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:34:42 -0500
> From: Stephen Gallagher <stephentgallag...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [UC] Dog groomer
> 
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> Does anyone have a recommendation for a dog groomer in general or
> 'specialist' groomers that either come to your home to do the grooming and
> that deal with Sheep dogs?
> 
> Thanks for any input.
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> d that deal with Sheep dogs?<br><br>Thanks for any input.<br>
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:26:52 -0500
> From: Frank <fcarr...@pobox.com>
> Subject: [UC] Penn incompetence
> 
> Apparently, Penn's Department of Public Safety didn't think that a man =
> who had just shot two people being at-large in the campus and =
> neighborhood wasn't an "immediate threat to the health or safety of =
> students and employees." Really?
> 
> http://thedp.com/article/u-defends-lack-alert-shooting
> 
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:39:17 -0500 (EST)
> From: Glenn moyer <glen...@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
> 
> Ricky,
> 
> You still need to pull all of this information together to make your point.
> I've noticed that lots of people are being pulled by different emotions
> lately.  Me too!  But it's much better to open up than to be fearful like way
> too many of our neighbors!  I'd like to hear your thoughts focused on these
> statements--
> 
> 
> "A McDonald's hamburger is
>> >said to cost an acre of rain forest (so the cattle can graze.) A
>> >developer of what we know not yet, tears down a shelter for survivors
>> >of domestic violence and plows under a community garden in our own
>> >neighborhood so the land can sit unused behind a cyclone fence until
>> >when? Market conditions improve?
> 
> The true cost of meat is a very important global and health issue!
> 
> As to the local situation, our community leaders decided to help destroy our
> right to know important issues.  When we accept back room deals because we
> believe that benefits will trickle down, the other questions can't be easily
> answered.
> 
> Peace and good will to all,
> Glenn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> - -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Richard Moreau <ric...@mac.com>
>> >Sent: Jan 22, 2010 11:19 AM
>> >To: Univ City Listserv <univcity@list.purple.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [UC] The supreme court attacks the people
>> >
>> >I've always found it interesting that the tallest building in a
>> >community speaks to who holds the power.
>> >
>> >In colonial (U.S.) days church steeples were the tallest, so people
>> >could find them over (New England) hill and dale.
>> >
>> >Then City Hall, at least in Philadelphia, was the tallest by
>> >'gentlemen's' agreement, speaking to the unifying power of a
>> >government of the people, for the people and by the people.
>> >
>> >The Empire State Building arguably spoke to the power of television.
>> >
>> >The Sears (now Willis?) Tower spoke to the power of retail and
>> >consumption.  (Willis is a law firm? Hmm.)
>> >
>> >In Philadelphia, Liberty Place was eventually built, its main tenant
>> >being an insurance company, Cigna, speaking to the economic needs of
>> >the community to promote business through real estate development in a
>> >city that hadn't previously been very competitive in the national
>> >marketplace. (And shouldn't an insurance company's money be going to
>> >cover people in times of need, not building fancy buildings?)
>> >
>> >The World Trade Center and nearly 3000 of its occupants were
>> >obliterated by an organization that uses violence and fear to get what
>> >it wants. Not to mention the damage done to the headquarters of
>> >arguably the most powerful military in the world.
>> >
>> >Now we have Comcast (& soon NBC-Universal) with the tallest building
>> >in town, speaking to the rise (and consolidation) of the media, the
>> >internet, and communication more generally.
>> >
>> >We're seeing internet giant Google take on China in a way that few
>> >countries have dared, and risk-taking big banks and mortgage companies
>> >threaten national and international economies, costing people their
>> >homes, jobs, and health care. HUP continues to build highly
>> >specialized and expensive facilities on land that had housed a Civic
>> >Center and a hospital for the poor. (While the Convention - not Civic
>> >- Center expansion, and the now nearly empty Gallery and, before that,
>> >the "Chinese Wall" strangles Chinatown. Penn Center office buildings
>> >symbolically and literally send rail travel under ground. Penn builds
>> >a park (for now) and mixed use buildings on land that was used by an
>> >organization that delivers snail mail by hand, door to door -
>> >something that may soon seem like the Pony Express does to us now.
>> >Home Depot controls the world lumber market. A McDonald's hamburger is
>> >said to cost an acre of rain forest (so the cattle can graze.) A
>> >developer of what we know not yet, tears down a shelter for survivors
>> >of domestic violence and plows under a community garden in our own
>> >neighborhood so the land can sit unused behind a cyclone fence until
>> >when? Market conditions improve? We get so tired of the empty lot that
>> >we'll accept any building / use instead?
>> >
>> >Okay, I'm straying from my point about the height of a building
>> >speaking to its owner's power; maybe now it's more about the number of
>> >buildings? Or maybe my argument should be more about land use and
>> >power. But now an even taller building, the tallest in the U.S., I
>> >think, is planned for 18th and Arch, though I don't know who its main
>> >tenant will be.  Anyone want to take a guess as to who the next
>> >powerful force in our culture will be? Maybe that's where one of the
>> >casinos will end up, since we seem to have lost so much of our faith
>> >in hard work bearing fruitful results; now we have to rely on luck and
>> >chance. (Or am I just channeling my feelings about Haiti.)
>> >
>> >Tying this back to Glenn's post, the Supreme Court is a rather short
>> >building. Hmm.
>> >
>> >I should add too that I say some of this with judgment, but some
>> >without, just as observation. Who knows, maybe HUP will discover a
>> >cure for cancer on the former site of Philadelphia General Hospital.
>> >Maybe a free art museum will end up at 43rd and Baltimore? People
>> >point to the spread of Tibetan Buddhism, something I admire, as being
>> >due to the otherwise terrible circumstances of China's invasion and
>> >takeover. In other words, it's never easy to predict the outcome of a
>> >change or an action. But I find it always interesting, like some find
>> >the weather to be. Maybe, however, it's all just distraction and Babel.
>> >
>> >- Ricky
>> >
>> >
>> >On Jan 22, 2010, at 9:33 AM, Glenn moyer <glen...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >
>>> >> Well it's official now, corporatocracy.  Those who study
>>> >> totalitarian shifts point out that once the "point of no return" is
>>> >> crossed, things move rapidly.  Being an optimist by nature, I had
>>> >> been holding on to hope.
>>> >>
>>> >> Those who only get information through corporate media probably
>>> >> didn't know that this was coming to the corporate court.  This was
>>> >> the big one!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> 
>>> http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20100122_Justices_shift_campaign-fin
>>> ance_rules.html
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> 
>>> 
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/americandebate/Nary_a_peep_of_protest.html
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