[UC] FoCP elections held
Friends of Clark Park officers and directors were chosen at the Fall membership Meeting on Oct. 13 at Griffith Hall. President Tony West, Vice President Ron Hudson, Secretary Jonathan Snyder and Treasurer Bill Moriarty were reelected by acclamation without opposition to another one-year term. The six seats for two-year terms on the Board of Directors were contested. The winners were Brad Zinn, Darryl Stovall, Fernwood Smith, Stefanie Moore, Betty Collins and Ruth Andrews. The membership approved a plan to raise dues starting Jan. 1, 2005. A motion to create lifetime memberships and junior memberships was tabled until the January Membership Meeting. Another motion, to pursue a dog run in the park and establish a committee to oversee it, followed a similar course. Both will be studied by the Board in the meantime, and the Board will make its recommendations to the members in January. -- Tony West
[UC] Sunday bruch at Abbraccio for the trees
This Sunday at Abbraccio, 47th Warrington, the brunch will again raise funds to support tree care in Clark Park. Park Maintenance Czar Andy Cole will again demonstrate that he is as handy with a waffle iron as he is with a pruning hook. Come support Roger and Vincent's generosity, and enjoy a pleasant hour with your neighbors. Brunch starts at 11:00. -- Tony West
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Could somebody who was at the meeting let the rest of us know why the motion to create a dog run failed to progress? I would be interested in knowing the positons of the FoCP Board members towards the creation of the park. Maybe next year someone will have to create a Dog Pak slate of board candidatesAnthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends of Clark Park officers and directors were chosen at the Fall membership Meeting on Oct. 13 at Griffith Hall. President Tony West, Vice President Ron Hudson, Secretary Jonathan Snyder and Treasurer Bill Moriarty were reelected by acclamation without opposition to another one-year term. The six seats for two-year terms on the Board of Directors were contested. The winners were Brad Zinn, Darryl Stovall, Fernwood Smith, Stefanie Moore, Betty Collins and Ruth Andrews. The membership approved a plan to raise dues starting Jan. 1, 2005. A motion to create lifetime memberships and junior memberships was tabled until the January Membership Meeting. Another motion, to pursue a dog run in the park and establish a committee to oversee it, followed a similar course. Both will be studied by the Board in the meantime, and the Board will make its recommendations to the members in January. -- Tony West__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[UC] $412.55 billion deficit, U.S. budget, fiscal 2004
The top story in Reuters is the record budget deficit. The link is to a story with a graph that covers all years from 1992 through YTD 2004. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyncid=1756e=4u=/041015/photo s_ts/budget_deficit2004_graphic If the link breaks in transmission, just cut and paste to close the gap. The highest surplus occurred with $236 Billion ahead at the end of 1999. Today we are at the nadir (hopefully it won't get any worse) with a $412.55 billion deficit in fiscal 2004. Info is from the Treasury Department (news - web sites) said of October 14, 2004. This marks the Bush administration's second-straight record deficit. I wonder what this means for Public Education and Transportation Safety measures Highway improvements Government wages and their impact on our corner of the country. Liz Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/ month - visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today! 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] A special on hot chocolate celebrates emerging artists
Take a break this afternoon or evening to stop in and view the new exhibit at the Green Line Cafe, 43rd and Baltimore, where the show features work by children at The Parent-Infant Center. Visit with friends and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. In honor of the kids, there is a special on hot chocolate today. The show will be on display from now till mid-November. If you miss it today, come another day. Marni SweetThe Parent-Infant Center4205 Spruce StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104fax 215-573-3900phone 215-898-4180[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [UC] FoCP elections held
FX Winkler wrote: Could somebody who was at the meeting let the rest of us know why the motion to create a dog run failed to progress? I would be interested in knowing the positons of the FoCP Board members towards the creation of the park. Maybe next year someone will have to create a Dog Pak slate of board candidates I don't recall all of the details, but one of the reasons was that the motion would have been an end-run _around_ the existing Dog Committee and the Board's review of its proposals. The Dog Committee was charged to evaluate suggestions from the community. It did so, weighing different proposals, and at the last Board meeting they'd presented four possible avenues of action. (I haven't received them to put them onto the Website yet.) The Board was going to evaluate these, and perhaps decide on which actions to take. One of them was, BTW, a dog park. Simply introducing a motion, and demanding a vote, may be a way to Get Things Done. However, it sidesteps any kind of real debate on the issue, and in this situation, it amounts to sweeping away all of the work the Dog Committee did. Remember, people, creating a Dog Park isn't a simple matter. Let's say this motion passed. Now an area of the park has to be fenced off and dedicated for dog use _only_. This isn't something that everyone wants. And which area? Dog owners are fond of the Bowl, but we can't fence _that_ off. There are other areas of the Park which might make for decent Dog Runs, but will everyone agree on which one to use? Then there's the cost, which someone provided at the meeting where we created the Dog Committee. In fact, someone can make a very strong argument that a dog run wouldn't be needed, because it's against the law to allow dogs off their leashes. Personally, I have no vested interest on the question: I have no dogs, and I have no kids to worry about. But the Dog Committee spent a lot of time looking at the various proposals very carefully, bringing in many viewpoints. The motion would have ignored all of this work, and pretty much avoided any real debate on the matter. 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.
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In a message dated 10/15/2004 3:08:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could somebody who was at the meeting let the rest of us know why the motion to create a dog run failed to progress? I would be interested in knowing the positions of the FoCP Board members towards the creation of the park. Maybe next year someone will have to create a Dog Park slate of board candidates It had to do with two factors: 1) Procedural -- the implementation seemed to require an amendment to the by-laws, which would mean that the Board had to consider it first then bring it up to the general membership. 2) Tactical -- the motion was not the consensus of the Dog Committee, which hasn't yet presented its finding to the Board; there seemed to be general agreement that the work of the committee, which it appears will culminate in an examination of several alternatives with their benefits and liabilities, should be considered by the Board. As I understood it, this wouldn't preclude consideration of the motion by a particular member; the intent was to give a full hearing to a number of possible approaches. Always at your service and ready for a dialog,Al KrigmanDon't forget the city-wide Historic Designation Reform Task Force Forum, Oct 25 at Community College of Philadelphia. e-mail me (off-list, please) for details of the agenda, time, etc.
Re: [UC] FoCP elections held
The motion was never voted on because the submitter didn't know that a motion to change the by-laws must first be approved by the board before the membership is allowed to vote on the motion. Instead a motion was passed to compel the board to propose a solution by the January membership meeting. I am not on the board but was at the August board meeting when the dog committee results were presented and at the meeting Wednesday. The board's position (as stated by Tony) is that they received the results from the dog committee at their last board meeting (in August) and at that time chose to think about the results and discuss it further at their board meeting in December. Thus they have not had time yet to discuss this issue. Others pointed out that the committee finding presented in August were the same findings that were presented in April and are available on the FOCP website. Thus there was nothing new to consider and they appear to some to be dragging their feet. It's kind of like the presidential debates...the facts are open to interpretation. Lastly, some expressed frustration that this was circumventing the dog committee's work. At the August board meeting, the dog committee completed their job and disbanded. The next step seems to be to choose one or more of their alternatives. This issue has been discussed for almost a year now and the dog committee findings didn't change significantly from April to August and it's now October. I'm new to how these types of organizations work but it seems to me that the motion presented was somewhat timely and consistent with past proceedings and if nothing else, further compelled a discussion of the issue. It isn't clear why the board didn't discuss this in August and it's considered wrong for the membership to try and move this forward. It seems to me that the motion presented at the membership meeting provided a good forum for discussion. Instead it seems to have been taken by some as a slight to the dog committee and the FOCP board. At your service and always ready to express my opinion, Stephen FX Winkler wrote: Could somebody who was at the meeting let the rest of us know why the motion to create a dog run failed to progress? I would be interested in knowing the positons of the FoCP Board members towards the creation of the park. Maybe next year someone will have to create a Dog Pak slate of board candidates */Anthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: Friends of Clark Park officers and directors were chosen at the Fall membership Meeting on Oct. 13 at Griffith Hall. President Tony West, Vice President Ron Hudson, Secretary Jonathan Snyder and Treasurer Bill Moriarty were reelected by acclamation without opposition to another one-year term. The six seats for two-year terms on the Board of Directors were contested. The winners were Brad Zinn, Darryl Stovall, Fernwood Smith, Stefanie Moore, Betty Collins and Ruth Andrews. The membership approved a plan to raise dues starting Jan. 1, 2005. A motion to create lifetime memberships and junior memberships was tabled until the January Membership Meeting. Another motion, to pursue a dog run in the park and establish a committee to oversee it, followed a similar course. Both will be studied by the Board in the meantime, and the Board will make its recommendations to the members in January. -- Tony West __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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] Barkan Park's Fall Into Your park....
Once again the Friends of Barkan Park are having an exciting, good for your heart 2.5 or so hours at the Park, 50th and Spruce Streets (between 50th and St. Bernard...) for a Grand Cleanup. We'll do all the needed and obvious things and FOBP will provide, gloves, tools and trash bags... and hopefully some juice and water as your cardiovascular system gets going... for more info contact Mark at 215-476- 2983 or rply to Vivianne here Depending on shipment, we MAY also plant some bulbs for next spring... compost pile already available. AND bring good ideas for the future... lovely sunny grassy area in the middle awaits volley ball, flea market or ? badminton? Vivianne a F obp 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] Re: Barkan Park's Fall Into Your park....
I forgot to say::: October 31st, Sunday, 1-2:30!! Once again the Friends of Barkan Park are having an exciting, good for your heart 2.5 or so hours at the Park, 50th and Spruce Streets (between 50th and St. Bernard...) for a Grand Cleanup. We'll do all the needed and obvious things and FOBP will provide, gloves, tools and trash bags... and hopefully some juice and water as your cardiovascular system gets going... for more info contact Mark at 215-476- 2983 or rply to Vivianne here Depending on shipment, we MAY also plant some bulbs for next spring... compost pile already available. AND bring good ideas for the future... lovely sunny grassy area in the middle awaits volley ball, flea market or ? badminton? Vivianne a F obp - End forwarded message - 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.
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Come on out It Sunday October 31st from 1 to 2:30 Thanks Mark -Original Message- From: Vivianne T Nachmias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 15, 2004 12:45 PM To: ucity [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: pfsni [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Barkan Park's Fall Into Your park Once again the Friends of Barkan Park are having an exciting, good for your heart 2.5 or so hours at the Park, 50th and Spruce Streets (between 50th and St. Bernard...) for a Grand Cleanup. We'll do all the needed and obvious things and FOBP will provide, gloves, tools and trash bags... and hopefully some juice and water as your cardiovascular system gets going... for more info contact Mark at 215-476- 2983 or rply to Vivianne here Depending on shipment, we MAY also plant some bulbs for next spring... compost pile already available. AND bring good ideas for the future... lovely sunny grassy area in the middle awaits volley ball, flea market or ? badminton? Vivianne a F obp 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.
[UC] Trash Blows: UC clean-up day
TRASH BLOWS! Pitch In To Help Keep University City clean on Saturday, October 23, 2004. University City District (UCD) and Litter Co., the Anti-Litter Coalition, are partnering with local community groups to organize block clean-ups within their respective boundaries. UCD and Litter Co. will help out by providing bags and work gloves, as well as by picking up the rubbish collected. Last year, the community cleaned up and UCD removed over 300 bags of trash contributing to UCDs yearly removal of 1 million pounds of litter. For more information, please contact 215.243.0555.
[UC] Amy Gutmann Inaugural Symposia
I attended two dynamite panel discussions this afternoon on the occasion of Amy Gutmann's installation as Penn's 8th President. They were both studded with academic and media superstars and like blew me away. Hopefully transcripts of both will be available sometime soon, because they're impossible to summarize. High points for me were sociologist Elijah Anderson's discussion of his study of the Reading Terminal Market in terms of a "Cosmopolitan Canopy" and Fernando Pereira's presentation on how scientific information wants to be free, demonstrating both how free scientific information is being dispersed on the Web, and also how the old paradigm of paper publishing is trying to hold back progress. Another high point was Skip Gates' description of how Jean Genet came to Yale during the strike in 1970 when Bobby Seale was being tried in New Haven. Shortly thereafter Cornel West, in an enormous Afro, stood up in the audience and mentioned Martin Luther King, Frantz Fanon, and the Dark Side of the New American Empire in one breath. BTW he was sitting near or beside Amy. These dudes seem toADORE her, for some reason. Keep tuned in to the biggest reality show in town, as weprobe the continuing question of whether a nice white lady who makes a million bucks a year can bring happiness to all the disadvantaged black chilluns in West Philadelphia and thereby avert a violent class struggle and revolution. Ross Bender http://rossbender.org 1. Creating and Communicating Knowledge in an Unequal World How, in an era of staggering complexity and instant global communication, can the flow of new knowledge and information among widely disparate populations strengthen democracy, enhance individual lives, and promote mutual respect and understanding? Panel Chair: Ms. Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News Panelists: Professor Elijah Anderson, Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences Professor John J. Dilulio, Jr., Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Annenberg School for Communication Professor Fernando Pereira, Department of Computer and Information Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science 5. Making the Most of Our Cultural Differences How does diversity of peoples, values, ideas, and experiences enhance the educational and research capacities of universities and become an invaluable resource for democratic societies facing the challenges of an increasingly demanding, dangerous, and unpredictable world? Panel Chair: Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Department of African and African-American Studies, Harvard University Panelists: Professor K. Anthony Appiah, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University Professor Howard F. Chang, Law School Professor Ania Loomba, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences Professor Barbara Savage, Department of History, School of Arts and Sciences
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On Oct 15, 2004, at 8:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: x-tad-biggerI attended two dynamite panel discussions this afternoon on the occasion of Amy Gutmann's installation as Penn's 8th President. /x-tad-bigger Her inauguration in Irvine Auditorium this morning was not too shabby, either. It was a spectacularly medieval celebration. GJJ
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In a message dated 10/15/2004 9:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a violent class struggle and revolution. Your fantasies must be fun. During my tenure in West Southwest Philadelphiathe constant immutable elements of life have been drinkin drugin unsafe-sex and violence. Scholarship has been somewhat cyclical. What is the difference between survival and class struggle as exemplified by those living west of the river? Interesting the Presidential Inauguration Symposia was listed on the Inauguration web page but not on the Today atPenn calendar page. Ciao, Craig
