Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Dave Axler]

And here I thought it was a reference to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIgs26WlFnE

On Mar 14, 2011, at 4:33 PM, craigso...@aol.com wrote:

>  
>  
> In a message dated 3/14/2011 15:07:20 Eastern Daylight Time, krf...@aol.com 
> writes:
> I believe you're referring to the research by Robert Burns, done in Scotland 
> in 1785. It's online with some notations by other experts at 
> http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Mouse.html.
> ___
>  
> This is so appropriate for Lent.
>  
> How can man question God's awesome plans for all of us?
>  
> And, Bender & Cassidy are really missing the glow from your brilliant mining 
> of Western Culture's gems. Is Glenn a carbon based life form, too?
>  
> Ciao,
>  
> Craig

Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Glenn moyer]

 "Is Glenn a carbon based life form, too?"
 
Craig, I never thought I'd see you in the Guatemalan jungle!  My Mayan friends called you a howler monkey.  But when I saw you hanging in that tree trying to pee on us, I knew it was you.  I can recognize your howl anywhere.
 
Uncensored,
Glenn
 
 
 

-Original Message- From: craigso...@aol.com Sent: Mar 14, 2011 4:33 PM To: krf...@aol.com, UnivCity@list.purple.com Cc: ross.ben...@gmail.com, kcass...@asc.upenn.edu Subject: Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ... 
 
 
In a message dated 3/14/2011 15:07:20 Eastern Daylight Time, krf...@aol.com writes:
I believe you're referring to the research by Robert Burns, done in Scotland in 1785. It's online with some notations by other experts at http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Mouse.html. 
___
 
This is so appropriate for Lent.
 
How can man question God's awesome plans for all of us?
 
And, Bender & Cassidy are really missing the glow from your brilliant mining of Western Culture's gems. Is Glenn a carbon based life form, too?
 
Ciao,
 
Craig

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Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Craigsolve]

In a message dated 3/14/2011 15:07:20 Eastern Daylight Time, krf...@aol.com 
 writes:

I  believe you're referring to the research by Robert Burns, done in 
Scotland in  1785. It's online with some notations by other experts at 
_http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Mouse.html_ 
(http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Mouse.html) .  
___
 
This is so appropriate for Lent.
 
How can man question God's awesome plans for all of us?
 
And, Bender & Cassidy are really missing the glow from your brilliant  
mining of Western Culture's gems. Is Glenn a carbon based life form,  too?
 
Ciao,
 
Craig

Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Craigsolve]

In a message dated 3/14/2011 15:13:20 Eastern Daylight Time,  
alaricvisig...@gmail.com writes:

I am not  sure that I can parody myself.
_
 
Flattery from an anti-war guy who has a robust desire to live, along with  
the cardinal (bird not RC) I saw near Cobbs Creek Park last week are  
indicative of man's primal desire for life on this planet.
 
God loves all of his creations and will protect us. Of course there are  
occasional glitches along the road: earth quakes, tsunamis, AND
 

 
If we're left behind, perhaps we can co-sponsor a blast from your past-  a 
Daniel Pipes guest book reading in the soon to be re-opened Clark  Park.
 
Thanks for following!
 
Ciao,
 
Craig

Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Jim Cummings]

Wow Craig, you are parodying yourself! You just moved a couple of notches up
in my estimation.  I am not sure that I can parody myself.
Jim

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:52 PM,  wrote:

>  Where is the study wherein predation by feral cats, in our urban
> environment, strongly correlates with a decrease in the field mouse
> population?
>
>  “Up to 500 million birds or more are killed by outdoor cats in the United
> States."
>
> Also, was any funding for the study supplied by the ruthlessly
> pro-immigration Democratic affiliated Chicago based International Carwash
> Association? They may believe the predatory mitigation of bird feces
> initiated need-to-wash-cars is a burden on communities (Democratic) in need
> of entry level jobs for the unskilled.
>
> University hangers-on want to know.
>
> Ciao,
>
> Craig
>
>  In a message dated 3/14/2011 12:59:52 Eastern Daylight Time,
> krf...@aol.com writes:
>
>
>
>

Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Krfapt]

In a message dated 3/14/2011 2:53:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
craigso...@aol.com writes:

Where is the study wherein predation by feral cats, in our  urban 
environment, strongly correlates with a decrease in the field mouse  population?
 
 “Up to 500 million birds or more are killed by outdoor cats in the  United 
States." 
 
Also, was any funding for the study supplied by the ruthlessly  
pro-immigration Democratic affiliated Chicago based International Carwash  
Association? 
They may believe the predatory mitigation of bird feces  initiated 
need-to-wash-cars is a burden on communities  (Democratic) in need of entry 
level 
jobs for the unskilled.
 
University hangers-on want to know. 

I believe you're referring to the research by Robert Burns, done in  
Scotland in 1785. It's online with some notations by other experts at 
_http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Mouse.html_ 
(http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Mouse.html) .   

-


Alan Krigman
KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts  Inc
211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918
215-349-6500, fax  215-349-6502
krf...@aol.com or  al.krig...@krf.icodat.com

[UC-Announce] Su 3/20: Crossroads presents concert & contra dance with Lissa Schneckenburger (at Studio 34)

[Daniel Flaumenhaft]

Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Concert and contra dance with music by

Lissa Schneckenburger
New England fiddle and song
"A world class fiddler. Far from just offering one dance tune after another. 
Settings allow the true beauty of the music to shine through." - Sing Out

Crossroads Music, 
at Studio 34
4522 Baltimore Avenue, 2nd floor

Tickets ($7-21) are available online (www.crossroadsconcerts.org) and at the 
door until we sell out.

The traditional music of New England can be as warm and comforting as a winter 
fire or as potent and exhilarating as a summer thunderstorm. Fiddler and singer 
Lissa Schneckenburger is a master of both moods, a winsome, sweet-voiced singer 
who brings new life to old ballads and a skillful, dynamic fiddler who captures 
the driving rhythm and carefree joy of dance tunes old and new. This event will 
begin with a concert of songs and tunes and be followed by a contradance with 
live music provided by Lissa and guitarist Bethany Waickman and Ellie Knickman 
calling. A short lesson for beginners will be provided during the intermission.

--

Crossroads Music is in part supported by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the 
Samuel S. Fels Fund and by our members, donors, and program book advertisers. 
You can contribute at http://crossroadsconcerts.org/?page_id=2336

This project is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state 
agency, through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), its regional arts 
funding partnership. State government funding for the arts depends upon an 
annual appropriation by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and from the National 
Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administred in this region by 
the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.



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Re: [UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al ...

[Craigsolve]

Where is the study wherein predation by feral cats, in our urban  
environment, strongly correlates with a decrease in the field mouse  population?
 
 “Up to 500 million birds or more are killed by outdoor cats in the  United 
States." 
 
Also, was any funding for the study supplied by the ruthlessly  
pro-immigration Democratic affiliated Chicago based International Carwash  
Association? 
They may believe the predatory mitigation of bird feces  initiated 
need-to-wash-cars is a burden on communities  (Democratic) in need of entry 
level 
jobs for the unskilled.
 
University hangers-on want to know. 
 
Ciao,
 
Craig
 
 
In a message dated 3/14/2011 12:59:52 Eastern Daylight Time, krf...@aol.com 
 writes:

 
  

 From: bjo...@abcbirds.org
To: abcbirds-n...@npogroups.org
Sent:  3/14/2011 10:24:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: New Study Highlights  Dramatic Impact of Cats on Young Birds in 
Washington, D.C. Suburbs


 

 
 
_www.abcbirds.org_ (http://www.abcbirds.org/)  
Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210, _bjohns@abcbirds.org_ 
(mailto:bjo...@abcbirds.org)  
New Study  Highlights Dramatic Impact of Cats on Young Birds  In 
Washington, D.C.  Suburbs 

(Washington, D.C., March 14, 2011) A new study on the  effects of 
urbanization on wildlife that tracked the early lives of gray  catbirds in 
three 
Washington, D.C. suburbs found that outdoor cats were  the number one source of 
known predation on the young birds. The_  study_ 
(http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/science_article/pdfs/55.pdf)
(http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/science_article/pdfs/55.pdf)  by 
Dr. Peter Marra and 
Dr. Thomas Ryder of The Smithsonian Institution and  Ms. Anne L. Balogh of 
Towson University, published in the January 2011  edition of the Journal of 
Ornithology, specifically found that  almost 80 percent of the catbird 
mortality in the study was from predation  and that cats were the source of 
almost 
half of the known  predation. 
“While this study was not national in scope in any regard,  it certainly 
adds more validation to what we have been saying for years;  that outdoor cats 
are a highly destructive predatory force that is causing  havoc in the 
world of native wildlife. This peer-reviewed study was  co-sponsored by one of 
the most respected scientific organizations in the  country – The Smithsonian 
Institution. I hope we can now stop minimizing  and trivializing the 
impacts that outdoor cats have on the environment,  and start addressing the 
serious problem of cat predation,” said Darin  Schroeder, Vice President for 
Conservation Advocacy for American Bird  Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s 
leading 
bird conservation  organization. 
“Up to 500 million birds or more are killed by outdoor  cats in the United 
States. We need to get serious about halting the damage  that cats are 
causing to birds and other wildlife species,” Schroeder  said. 
A key  to the study was very small radio transmitters that were affixed to  
sixty-nine newly hatched gray catbirds in three Washington, DC suburbs –  
Bethesda, Spring Park, and Opal Daniels. The transmitters recorded the  birds’
 locations every other day until they died or left the study area.  Of the 
42 birds that died during the study, 33 suffered from predation.  Nineteen 
of the predations were known and of that total, nine were killed  by cats. 
According to the study, the most significant factor  affecting a catbird 
fledgling’s survival was predation and not parental  age, brood size, sex, or 
hatching date. The study revealed that the vast  majority of young catbird 
deaths occurred in the first week after a bird  fledged from the nest. 
Because fledglings beg loudly for food and are not  yet alert to predators, 
they 
are easy prey for domestic cats.   
ABC has been a leader in seeking solutions to the issue of  cat predation 
on birds and has published a variety of materials on the  subject that 
outline approaches to mitigating the problems associated with  cat predation.  
Those materials can be found at 
_http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials.html_ 
(http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials.html)  
American Bird  Conservancy (_www.abcbirds.org_ (http://www.abcbirds.org/) ) 
conserves native  birds and their habitats throughout the Americas by 
safeguarding the  rarest species, conserving and restoring habitats, and 
reducing 
threats  while building capacity of the bird conservation movement. ABC is 
a  501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership  organization




<>

[UC] Bird lovers have another reason to rescue cats -- msg relayed by Al Krigman

[Krfapt]

  

 From: bjo...@abcbirds.org
To: abcbirds-n...@npogroups.org
Sent: 3/14/2011  10:24:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: New Study Highlights Dramatic  Impact of Cats on Young Birds in 
Washington, D.C. Suburbs


 

 
 
_www.abcbirds.org_ (http://www.abcbirds.org/)  
Contact: Robert Johns, 202-234-7181 ext.210, _bjohns@abcbirds.org_ 
(mailto:bjo...@abcbirds.org)  
New Study  Highlights Dramatic Impact of Cats on Young Birds  In 
Washington,  D.C. Suburbs 

(Washington, D.C., March 14, 2011) A new study on the  effects of 
urbanization on wildlife that tracked the early lives of gray  catbirds in 
three 
Washington, D.C. suburbs found that outdoor cats were the  number one source of 
known predation on the young birds. The_  study_ 
(http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/science_article/pdfs/55.pdf)
(http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/science_article/pdfs/55.pdf)  by 
Dr. Peter Marra and 
Dr. Thomas Ryder of The Smithsonian Institution and  Ms. Anne L. Balogh of 
Towson University, published in the January 2011  edition of the Journal of 
Ornithology, specifically found that almost  80 percent of the catbird 
mortality in the study was from predation and that  cats were the source of 
almost 
half of the known predation. 
“While this study was not national in scope in any regard,  it certainly 
adds more validation to what we have been saying for years;  that outdoor cats 
are a highly destructive predatory force that is causing  havoc in the 
world of native wildlife. This peer-reviewed study was  co-sponsored by one of 
the most respected scientific organizations in the  country – The Smithsonian 
Institution. I hope we can now stop minimizing and  trivializing the 
impacts that outdoor cats have on the environment, and  start addressing the 
serious problem of cat predation,” said Darin  Schroeder, Vice President for 
Conservation Advocacy for American Bird  Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s 
leading 
bird conservation  organization. 
“Up to 500 million birds or more are killed by outdoor cats  in the United 
States. We need to get serious about halting the damage that  cats are 
causing to birds and other wildlife species,” Schroeder said. 
A key to  the study was very small radio transmitters that were affixed to 
sixty-nine  newly hatched gray catbirds in three Washington, DC suburbs – 
Bethesda,  Spring Park, and Opal Daniels. The transmitters recorded the birds’ 
 locations every other day until they died or left the study area. Of the 
42  birds that died during the study, 33 suffered from predation. Nineteen of 
 the predations were known and of that total, nine were killed by  cats. 
According  to the study, the most significant factor affecting a catbird 
fledgling’s  survival was predation and not parental age, brood size, sex, or 
hatching  date. The study revealed that the vast majority of young catbird 
deaths  occurred in the first week after a bird fledged from the nest. 
Because  fledglings beg loudly for food and are not yet alert to predators, 
they 
are  easy prey for domestic cats.  
ABC has been a leader in seeking solutions to the issue of  cat predation 
on birds and has published a variety of materials on the  subject that 
outline approaches to mitigating the problems associated with  cat predation.  
Those materials can be found at 
_http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials.html_ 
(http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/materials.html)  
American Bird  Conservancy (_www.abcbirds.org_ (http://www.abcbirds.org/) ) 
conserves native  birds and their habitats throughout the Americas by 
safeguarding the rarest  species, conserving and restoring habitats, and 
reducing 
threats while  building capacity of the bird conservation movement. ABC is 
a 501(c)(3)  not-for-profit membership  organization



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[UC] Stolen Trash Can

[Amy Birnbaum]

Hi Everyone.

Someone stole our garbage can over the weekend, most likely on  
Saturday.  It was a large, heavy plastic container, in good  
condition.  It was hidden behind some bushes, so someone had to walk  
to the side of our house to take it.  We are in the 900 block of  
south 48th street, near Springfield.  Did anyone else have anything  
taken from their property over the weekend?


Amy





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Re: [UC] Clark Park

[Glenn moyer]

 Tim,
 
Closing the park for two seasons is an important and well studied gentrification strategy for public spaces.  This is a strategy designed to eliminate regular locals like the drum circle, volleyball, capture the flag, chess, dark skinned people, etc.  After two seasons, the university/corporations hope that the undesireables have moved elsewhere.  
 
The corporations/univeristy would prefer to avoid the masiive arrests for PR spin purposes.  A new set of permit regulations will be carefully crafted for any locals who might return.  They will be arrested immediately like the poor people and homeless were a year before the closure .
 
Please remember that absolutely no information from the corporate drones, FOCP, can be trusted.  They told people that all of this was a little maintenance to help the trees-haha.
 
All the best,
Glenn
 
 

-Original Message- From: tim dunn Sent: Mar 13, 2011 11:19 PM To: list serv Subject: [UC] Clark Park 



Spring is in the air, and me and some friends are wondering when Clark Park is scheduled to re-open. Does anyone know...?

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