[UC] Wilbur has returned home!

2008-09-29 Thread Linda Lee
Wilbur, the all-black kitty from the 4500 block of Regent, returned  
home his morning!  He seems fine.


linda

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[UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread Krfapt
Friends and Neighbors:
 
The following was in today's DN.
 
It's been suggested that lots of us have items we might add to  the list (the 
horrible left turn going north from University Ave/38th St onto  
Chester/Baltimore, coupled with the timing of the lights to actually get onto  
Chester or 
Baltimore at 39th Street comes immediately to mind).
 
 

Al  Krigman



reminding you that you read it first, here, on the popu-list 

  

   

 
Letters: My University City traffic nightmares 
Philadelphia Daily News (9/29/08)

IWORK at 37th and Walnut. If there is a hell for drivers, it must  be 
University City with the constant construction, vast number of pedestrians,  
trucks, 
taxis, buses and double-parking.  
Now, it seems, the city is on a mission to make things worse by  adding more 
traffic lights, stop signs and no-turn-on-red signs.  
Some specific nightmare spots:  
31st and Spring Garden. About a year ago, the city put up a  no-turn-on-red 
sign. The effect: long lines of idling cars on 31st Street  burning up $3.75 a 
gallon gasoline.  
Spring Garden Bridge at the Art Museum. A new light went up last  month. 
Result? More cars backed up on the bridge. Everything seemed to move well  
before 
the light.  
34th at Lancaster, at the 7-Eleven. Another new light. Trucks  continue to 
block the right lane as they unload their deliveries to the store.  With the 
new 
light, there is effectively only one open lane at the light.  Traffic backs 
way up 34th.  
And let's not forget all the bike lanes our last mayor was so fond  of, 
turning four-lane roads into two lanes. Again, lots of idling, polluting  cars. 
When is the city going to do something to improve traffic flow in  University 
City?  
Donald Kaufmann, Philadelphia 
 





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Re: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread John Ellingsworth
If you ride a bike or are a walker in University City, you might find 
these changes welcome; at least I do.  Increased traffic enforcement 
against violators is certainly something that would benefit us all.


I do often find myself wondering if it was truly an engineer who came up 
with many of these traffic light systems; certainly, the lights can be 
timed to expedite the flow of vehicular traffic through these 
intersections and still afford cyclists and pedestrians safe and 
accessible thoroughfare.


Just my .02 cents...

Regards,

John

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Friends and Neighbors:
 
The following was in today's DN.
 
It's been suggested that lots of us have items we might add to  the list (the 
horrible left turn going north from University Ave/38th St onto  
Chester/Baltimore, coupled with the timing of the lights to actually get onto  Chester or 
Baltimore at 39th Street comes immediately to mind).
 
 


Al  Krigman



reminding you that you read it first, here, on the popu-list 

  

   

 
Letters: My University City traffic nightmares 
Philadelphia Daily News (9/29/08)


IWORK at 37th and Walnut. If there is a hell for drivers, it must  be 
University City with the constant construction, vast number of pedestrians,  trucks, 
taxis, buses and double-parking.  
Now, it seems, the city is on a mission to make things worse by  adding more 
traffic lights, stop signs and no-turn-on-red signs.  
Some specific nightmare spots:  
31st and Spring Garden. About a year ago, the city put up a  no-turn-on-red 
sign. The effect: long lines of idling cars on 31st Street  burning up $3.75 a 
gallon gasoline.  
Spring Garden Bridge at the Art Museum. A new light went up last  month. 
Result? More cars backed up on the bridge. Everything seemed to move well  before 
the light.  
34th at Lancaster, at the 7-Eleven. Another new light. Trucks  continue to 
block the right lane as they unload their deliveries to the store.  With the new 
light, there is effectively only one open lane at the light.  Traffic backs 
way up 34th.  
And let's not forget all the bike lanes our last mayor was so fond  of, 
turning four-lane roads into two lanes. Again, lots of idling, polluting  cars. 
When is the city going to do something to improve traffic flow in  University 
City?  
Donald Kaufmann, Philadelphia 
 






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RE: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread KAREN ALLEN

Hi, John,
I hope by violators you include those cyclists who ignore the rules of the 
road and run stop signs and red lights and end up riding into the path of auto 
traffic, or  ride against the flow of traffic where drivers are not expecting 
anyone to come from (especially dangerous to the cyclist if the driver is 
making a turn). 
 
If I drove my car the way some individuals ride bikes, my driver's license 
would be revoked.   
Karen 
 
 Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:10 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED] CC: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] University City 
 traffic nightmares  If you ride a bike or are a walker in University City, 
 you might find  these changes welcome; at least I do. Increased traffic 
 enforcement  against violators is certainly something that would benefit us 
 all.  I do often find myself wondering if it was truly an engineer who came 
 up  with many of these traffic light systems; certainly, the lights can be  
 timed to expedite the flow of vehicular traffic through these  intersections 
 and still afford cyclists and pedestrians safe and  accessible 
 thoroughfare.  Just my .02 cents...  Regards,  John  [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED] wrote:  Friends and Neighbors:The following was in 
 today's DN.It's been suggested that lots of us have items we might 
 add to the list (the   horrible left turn going north from University 
 Ave/38th St onto   Chester/Baltimore, coupled with the timing of the lights 
 to actually get onto Chester or   Baltimore at 39th Street comes 
 immediately to mind).Al Krigmanreminding you 
 that you read it first, here, on the popu-list   
 
 Letters: My University City 
 traffic nightmares   Philadelphia Daily News (9/29/08)IWORK at 37th 
 and Walnut. If there is a hell for drivers, it must be   University City 
 with the constant construction, vast number of pedestrians, trucks,   
 taxis, buses and double-parking.   Now, it seems, the city is on a mission 
 to make things worse by adding more   traffic lights, stop signs and 
 no-turn-on-red signs.   Some specific nightmare spots:   31st and Spring 
 Garden. About a year ago, the city put up a no-turn-on-red   sign. The 
 effect: long lines of idling cars on 31st Street burning up $3.75 a   
 gallon gasoline.   Spring Garden Bridge at the Art Museum. A new light went 
 up last month.   Result? More cars backed up on the bridge. Everything 
 seemed to move well before   the light.   34th at Lancaster, at the 
 7-Eleven. Another new light. Trucks continue to   block the right lane as 
 they unload their deliveries to the store. With the new   light, there is 
 effectively only one open lane at the light. Traffic backs   way up 34th.  
  And let's not forget all the bike lanes our last mayor was so fond of,   
 turning four-lane roads into two lanes. Again, lots of idling, polluting 
 cars.   When is the city going to do something to improve traffic flow in 
 University   City?   Donald Kaufmann, Philadelphia
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Re: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread John Ellingsworth
A violator is a violator.  The most egregious violators are cyclists  
drivers who ride on the sidewalks.


John

KAREN ALLEN wrote:

Hi, John, I hope by violators you include those cyclists who ignore
the rules of the road and run stop signs and red lights and end up
riding into the path of auto traffic, or  ride against the flow of
traffic where drivers are not expecting anyone to come from
(especially dangerous to the cyclist if the driver is making a turn).


If I drove my car the way some individuals ride bikes, my driver's
license would be revoked. Karen


Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:10 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC]
University City traffic nightmares  If you ride a bike or are a
walker in University City, you might find  these changes welcome;
at least I do. Increased traffic enforcement  against violators is
certainly something that would benefit us all.  I do often find
myself wondering if it was truly an engineer who came up  with
many of these traffic light systems; certainly, the lights can be 
timed to expedite the flow of vehicular traffic through these 
intersections and still afford cyclists and pedestrians safe and 
accessible thoroughfare.  Just my .02 cents...  Regards, 
John  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  Friends and Neighbors:The
following was in today's DN.It's been suggested that lots
of us have items we might add to the list (the   horrible left
turn going north from University Ave/38th St onto  
Chester/Baltimore, coupled with the timing of the lights to
actually get onto Chester or   Baltimore at 39th Street comes
immediately to mind).Al Krigman   
reminding you that you read it first, here, on the popu-list   
      
Letters: My University
City traffic nightmares   Philadelphia Daily News (9/29/08)  
 IWORK at 37th and Walnut. If there is a hell for drivers, it must
be   University City with the constant construction, vast number
of pedestrians, trucks,   taxis, buses and double-parking.  
Now, it seems, the city is on a mission to make things worse by
adding more   traffic lights, stop signs and no-turn-on-red
signs.   Some specific nightmare spots:   31st and Spring
Garden. About a year ago, the city put up a no-turn-on-red  
sign. The effect: long lines of idling cars on 31st Street burning
up $3.75 a   gallon gasoline.   Spring Garden Bridge at the Art
Museum. A new light went up last month.   Result? More cars
backed up on the bridge. Everything seemed to move well before  
the light.   34th at Lancaster, at the 7-Eleven. Another new
light. Trucks continue to   block the right lane as they unload
their deliveries to the store. With the new   light, there is
effectively only one open lane at the light. Traffic backs   way
up 34th.   And let's not forget all the bike lanes our last mayor
was so fond of,   turning four-lane roads into two lanes. Again,
lots of idling, polluting cars.   When is the city going to do
something to improve traffic flow in University   City?  
Donald Kaufmann, Philadelphia  
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Re: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread Jim Cummings
OH, you mean UCD bike ambassadors and the Penn and USP golf carts (I
saw one driving by the tot lot in Clark Park on Friday)
Jim

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:59 AM, John Ellingsworth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 A violator is a violator.  The most egregious violators are cyclists 
 drivers who ride on the sidewalks.

 John

 KAREN ALLEN wrote:

 Hi, John, I hope by violators you include those cyclists who ignore
 the rules of the road and run stop signs and red lights and end up
 riding into the path of auto traffic, or  ride against the flow of
 traffic where drivers are not expecting anyone to come from
 (especially dangerous to the cyclist if the driver is making a turn).


 If I drove my car the way some individuals ride bikes, my driver's
 license would be revoked. Karen

 Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:10 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC]
 University City traffic nightmares  If you ride a bike or are a
 walker in University City, you might find  these changes welcome;
 at least I do. Increased traffic enforcement  against violators is
 certainly something that would benefit us all.  I do often find
 myself wondering if it was truly an engineer who came up  with
 many of these traffic light systems; certainly, the lights can be 
 timed to expedite the flow of vehicular traffic through these 
 intersections and still afford cyclists and pedestrians safe and 
 accessible thoroughfare.  Just my .02 cents...  Regards, 
 John  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  Friends and Neighbors:The
 following was in today's DN.It's been suggested that lots
 of us have items we might add to the list (the   horrible left
 turn going north from University Ave/38th St onto  
 Chester/Baltimore, coupled with the timing of the lights to
 actually get onto Chester or   Baltimore at 39th Street comes
 immediately to mind).Al Krigman   
 reminding you that you read it first, here, on the popu-list   
   
 Letters: My University
 City traffic nightmares   Philadelphia Daily News (9/29/08)  
  IWORK at 37th and Walnut. If there is a hell for drivers, it must
 be   University City with the constant construction, vast number
 of pedestrians, trucks,   taxis, buses and double-parking.  
 Now, it seems, the city is on a mission to make things worse by
 adding more   traffic lights, stop signs and no-turn-on-red
 signs.   Some specific nightmare spots:   31st and Spring
 Garden. About a year ago, the city put up a no-turn-on-red  
 sign. The effect: long lines of idling cars on 31st Street burning
 up $3.75 a   gallon gasoline.   Spring Garden Bridge at the Art
 Museum. A new light went up last month.   Result? More cars
 backed up on the bridge. Everything seemed to move well before  
 the light.   34th at Lancaster, at the 7-Eleven. Another new
 light. Trucks continue to   block the right lane as they unload
 their deliveries to the store. With the new   light, there is
 effectively only one open lane at the light. Traffic backs   way
 up 34th.   And let's not forget all the bike lanes our last mayor
 was so fond of,   turning four-lane roads into two lanes. Again,
 lots of idling, polluting cars.   When is the city going to do
 something to improve traffic flow in University   City?  
 Donald Kaufmann, Philadelphia  
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Re: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread Krfapt


In a message dated 9/29/2008 11:21:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

OH, you  mean UCD bike ambassadors 
One of the bike ambassadors came within inches of clipping my dog one  
evening. When I asked for his name, he refused to give it. I called UCD the 
next  
morning to lodge a complaint -- both about the dangerous way this fellow was  
riding his bike on the sidewalk and about the fact that he refused to give his  
name... and neither Dexter nor Wendell ever followed-up.  

Al  Krigman


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RE: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread KAREN ALLEN

I can't speak for anyone else, but when I drive I try to stay off the sidewalks 
whenever possible! (If you don't like the way I drive, stay off the 
sidewalks!!! Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:59:25 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] 
University City traffic nightmares  A violator is a violator. The most 
egregious violators are cyclists   drivers who ride on the sidewalks.  
John  KAREN ALLEN wrote:  Hi, John, I hope by violators you include those 
cyclists who ignore  the rules of the road and run stop signs and red lights 
and end up  riding into the path of auto traffic, or ride against the flow 
of  traffic where drivers are not expecting anyone to come from  
(especially dangerous to the cyclist if the driver is making a turn). 
 If I drove my car the way some individuals ride bikes, my driver's  license 
would be revoked. KarenDate: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:10 -0400 From: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: UnivCity@list.purple.com 
Subject: Re: [UC]  University City traffic nightmares  If you ride a bike 
or are a  walker in University City, you might find  these changes 
welcome;  at least I do. Increased traffic enforcement  against violators 
is  certainly something that would benefit us all.  I do often find  
myself wondering if it was truly an engineer who came up  with  many of 
these traffic light systems; certainly, the lights can be   timed to 
expedite the flow of vehicular traffic through these   intersections and 
still afford cyclists and pedestrians safe and   accessible thoroughfare. 
 Just my .02 cents...  Regards,   John  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  
Friends and Neighbors:The  following was in today's DN.It's 
been suggested that lots  of us have items we might add to the list (the   
horrible left  turn going north from University Ave/38th St onto
Chester/Baltimore, coupled with the timing of the lights to  actually get 
onto Chester or   Baltimore at 39th Street comes  immediately to mind).  
  Al Krigman reminding you that you read it first, 
here, on the popu-list  
   Letters: My University  
City traffic nightmares   Philadelphia Daily News (9/29/08) IWORK 
at 37th and Walnut. If there is a hell for drivers, it must  be   
University City with the constant construction, vast number  of pedestrians, 
trucks,   taxis, buses and double-parking.Now, it seems, the city is 
on a mission to make things worse by  adding more   traffic lights, stop 
signs and no-turn-on-red  signs.   Some specific nightmare spots:   31st 
and Spring  Garden. About a year ago, the city put up a no-turn-on-red   
 sign. The effect: long lines of idling cars on 31st Street burning  up 
$3.75 a   gallon gasoline.   Spring Garden Bridge at the Art  Museum. A 
new light went up last month.   Result? More cars  backed up on the 
bridge. Everything seemed to move well beforethe light.   34th at 
Lancaster, at the 7-Eleven. Another new  light. Trucks continue to   block 
the right lane as they unload  their deliveries to the store. With the new  
 light, there is  effectively only one open lane at the light. Traffic 
backs   way  up 34th.   And let's not forget all the bike lanes our last 
mayor  was so fond of,   turning four-lane roads into two lanes. Again, 
 lots of idling, polluting cars.   When is the city going to do  
something to improve traffic flow in University   City?Donald 
Kaufmann, Philadelphia**Looking 
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RE: [UC] University City traffic nightmares

2008-09-29 Thread KAREN ALLEN

I never noticed before: I  take it that UCD ambassadors don't wear name plates? 
 Since UCD wants to be a de-facto police police force, the ambassadors should 
be  required to wear name plates.  
 
 
 



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:55:23 -0400Subject: Re: [UC] 
University City traffic nightmaresTo: UnivCity@list.purple.com

 
 
In a message dated 9/29/2008 11:21:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL 
PROTECTED] writes:
OH, you mean UCD bike ambassadors 
One of the bike ambassadors came within inches of clipping my dog one evening. 
When I asked for his name, he refused to give it. I called UCD the next morning 
to lodge a complaint -- both about the dangerous way this fellow was riding his 
bike on the sidewalk and about the fact that he refused to give his name... and 
neither Dexter nor Wendell ever followed-up. 
 
Al Krigmanreminding you that you read it first, here, on the popu-list


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[UC] Seven (tuxedo FIV kitty) has been found

2008-09-29 Thread Linda Lee
The City Kitties foster cat "Seven" (black  white, with bent ear) was found last night and is okay (all things considered). However, the orange tabby (below) is still missing from 43rd  Baltimore (description below photo).MISSING SINCE FRIDAY/SATolder, skinnier, male orange tabby. Has been neutered. Bright green eyes, white chest.SOO FRIENDLY! PURRS ALL THE TIME/ LAP CATcall christina @ 267 312 6582WE MISS HIM SO MUCH PLEASE PLEASE EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN HIM OR YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL!

[UC-Announce] Sat. 10/4: Bernard Woma, Master of the Ghanaian xylophone

2008-09-29 Thread Daniel Flaumenhaft

Crossroads Music presents:

BERNARD WOMA
Master of the Gyil (Ghanaian xylophone)
appearing with Alokli and Gyil Fusion

Saturday, October 4 at 7:30 pm
Concert at 48th St. and Baltimore Ave. in West Philadelphia (in  
Calvary Church)


Sunday, October 5 at 12 noon
African Percussion Workshop (not a second concert) at Studio 34, 4522  
Baltimore Ave., 2nd floor. All experience levels welcome.


http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org or 215-729-1028

Bernard Woma is a master of the gyil, a complex and beautiful  
xylophone that is the national instrument of the Dagara, Lobi,  
Birifor, and Sissala peoples of Ghana and Burkina Faso. The gyil is  
made from fourteen slats of fire-dried hardwood that are suspended  
with leather cords on a frame of gourds (calabash) resonators. A  
spider egg sack casing is stretched over one or more holes in each  
gourd, giving the instrument its distinctive buzzing sound. For  
centuries, Dagara gyil players have developed an intricate polyphonic  
style that It includes both sacred compositions for festivals,  
weddings, funerals, and other ceremonies and secular Bewaa music for  
dancing and entertainment and is some of the most rhythmically complex  
music ever recorded.


Woma is from the Gbanne Clan of the Dagara people and was born in  
Northwestern Ghana, near the border with Burkina Faso. He was born  
with hands were clenched in fists as if he was clutching xylophone  
mallets, a sign that he would become a xylophone player. Bernard began  
formal study of the gyil as a small child, and was soon playing at at  
funerals, weddings, and in church throughout the region. There he  
began to set his own words to traditional melodies and compose his own  
music. In 1982, he was no longer able to afford school fees and moved  
to the capital city of Accra, where he worked as a steward. On  
occasional Sunday evenings off, he played the gyil for traditional  
dancing in the Dagara neighborhood of Mamobi and he became well-known  
in the community.


As his musical reputation spread, Woma was offered the position of  
solo xylophonist for the Ghana Dance Ensemble and was honored with the  
Drummer of the Year award, the only time such an award has been given  
to a xylophonist. When, the Company moved from the University of Ghana  
to the National Theatre in 1992, Bernard retained his title as solo  
xylophonist and was also appointed as the master drummer of the Company.


Bernard maintains a busy schedule on three continents. He frequently  
performs with his traditional Bewaa ensemble, the Saakumu Dance  
Troupe, continues to be a principal member of the National Dance  
Company of Ghana, and has been the ceremonial Atumpan Drummer for  
Ghanaian State functions and performed for Bill Clinton and Jerry  
Rawlings, when the US President visited the Ghanaian president in  
Accra. He also owns and operates the Dagara Music Center, a school  
near Accra, gives workshops, lectures and private lessons for  
musicians throughout Europe and America. He is currently adjunct  
faculty and director of the African Drumming Ensemble at SUNY Fredonia.


ALOKLI WEST AFRICAN DANCE is a community dance-drumming club based in  
Philadelphia, PA. They teach and perform Anlo-Ewe and other West  
African music  dance styles from Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.  
Modelled after traditional dance-drumming societies, Alokli adapts an  
ancient cultural heritage to enhance the lives of modern town dwellers.


GINA FERRERA is an American musician who has studied a wide variety of  
African percussion traditions, including study with Kakraba Lobi,  
Bernard Woma, and Valerie Naranjo in Ghana. She has recorded five  
albums of which the most recent, Gina Ferrera  GYIL FUSION, brought  
together a production team of thirty of Philadelphia’s most talented  
and innovative world music artists. She teaches gyil at Swathmore  
College and founded “Gina’s Gyil and World Music Magic,” an  
educational program to offer youth and children access to  
traditionally-based artistic and cultural music expression.


SOUND SAMPLES AND MORE INFORMATION
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org

TICKET PRICING
Standard price: $15
Special Supporters: $20
Discount price: $10 (for students, seniors, or if you can’t afford to  
come otherwise)

Children under 12: $5

Crossroads events are priced on a sliding scale. We are a not-for- 
profit organization and want as many people as possible to be able to  
come. If you’re unable to come otherwise, please pay the discount  
price, and, if you can afford it, please consider paying the supporter  
price so we can continue this policy.


The Sunday workshop costs $5. Please register at the concert so we  
know how many people to expect.


UPCOMING CONCERTS

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
ETRAN FINATAWA
Nomad Blues from Niger's Tuareg and Wodaabe peoples

Saturday, November 8, 2008
VENISSA SANTI
Cuban jazz standards and Afro-Cuban folkloric song
SONIC LIBERATION FRONT
Afro-Cuban Yoruba roots 

Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-09-29 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN

Anthony West wrote:
My post didn't ignore anything; it modestly addressed the question of 
whose job it is to weigh in on an issue of scale, if you'll pardon the 
pun.



and my modest point is that, whether anyone admits it or 
not, everyone IS weighing in on the issue of the hotel's 
size and scale, because every issue about that hotel has to 
do with its size and scale.


some have tried to get around this by distorting drawings, 
others by scrubbing testimony from meeting minutes, others 
by telling us that we'll get used to it, and still others by 
reducing the issue to one of traffic. and now some will tell 
us it's really nobody's business.



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Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-09-29 Thread Anthony West
Traffic is one consequence of scale. So when PCPC talked traffic, it was 
dealing with one aspect of scale it deemed within its scope. Not to your 
satisfaction, perhaps; still it did that job.


You dismissed its work. So you seem to be using the term differently, to 
describe visual scale, and perhaps ... social scale, to coin a clumsy 
term: the integrity of social interactions that are shaped by certain 
spaces and sizes. That's what I've been trying to figure out with you.


Zoning is a body of regulations that takes literal, visual scale 
seriously. Clearly it is ZBA's business to pass judgement on it.


PCPC's opinion should be valuable in deciding some questions -- whether 
the public infrastructure affected by a large-scale project is up to the 
task, for instance. A nod from PCPC may resolve some, but not all, 
questions of scale.


Both proponents and opponents of the Campus Inn will now move ahead to 
the next inning.


-- Tony West


and my modest point is that, whether anyone admits it or not, everyone 
IS weighing in on the issue of the hotel's size and scale, because 
every issue about that hotel has to do with its size and scale.


some have tried to get around this by distorting drawings, others by 
scrubbing testimony from meeting minutes, others by telling us that 
we'll get used to it, and still others by reducing the issue to one of 
traffic. and now some will tell us it's really nobody's business.

.
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[UC] Orange tabby found in apt. building

2008-09-29 Thread Linda Lee

from craigslist:

Orange Tabby Found In Apartment Building!!! (University City)

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Date: 2008-09-29, 2:21PM EDT


I work in the Windermere Court Apartments office [4800 Walnut]. I  
found a male cat today in the hallway. He is very friendly but very  
scared. I am keeping him in the office today until he is claimed. I  
would hate to have to take him to paws but I can't keep him due to the  
fact that I have a large dog. Please call 215.748.8000 if you think  
this is your cat. You must show proof of residency to this building.  
Thanks.