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Act Two

Election Roundup Page 4

ON HIS WAY to second term, Mayor Michael Nutter casts his ballot at Anderson Cultural Center in Wynnefield.

Saving Toy Run

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CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady, who saved day for 31-year-old Toy Bike Run, gets interviewed by radio personality Pierre Robert Sunday, as Judge Seamus McCaffery looks on. Rory McGlasson Photography See Story Page 17

BO DE BUDDHIST TEMPLE Executive Committee members, fighting illegal transfer of their Temple by former member, go to court in December in effort to reclaim property.

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Campaign Finance

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by David Lynn The Philadelphia Board of Ethics campaign finance search site has become a disaster area.

Last week, we were informed that the data on the site for a specific campaign for 2011 cycle 5 was correct.

Then we were informed that it might not be correct, and we should call a specific campaign if we needed clarification (there are apparently vendor issues with the data for 2011 cycle 5, and the Board of Ethics is unsure who is affected).

For that reason, we called Friends of Stephanie Singer, and were told their data were incorrect, and would be corrected by the Board of Ethics soon.

Note to the Board of Ethics — if your data go screwy one week before an election, it would be helpful to compile a

list of those affected, and to communicate this information clearly to reporters.

Friends of Stephanie Singer has been a regular subject of our discussion here at Campaign Finance Corner, as Dr. Singer and friends continue to file interesting reports.

The most recent campaign finance report for Dr. Singer, 2011 cycle 5, shows an opening balance of $449.14, an ending balance of $7,932.59, contributions and receipts of $45,571.00, expenditures of $38,087.55, and unpaid debt of $34,740.00.

In the 14-day period from Jun. 9 to Jun. 22, the campaign was hit with five overdraft charges from its bank, Wells Fargo, for a total of $175.00.

There is a $2,600.00 campaign contribution from Diana Kapp on Oct. 12. Kapp had

Campaign Finance Corner: “What The…” already given the maximum $2,600.00 on Apr. 21. No refund to Kapp is shown.

There are four contribution refunds shown on the expenditures section of the report. They are: Liz Kaplan $5,199.00 David Singer $2,600.00 Daniel Singer $2,100.00 Greg Harvey $50.00 And this is where the accounting gets interesting.

According to our information, Liz Kaplan gave a previous contribution of $2,600.00 on Jan. 19. No other contributions are shown for her.

David Singer gave a previous contribution of $2,600.00. No contribution is shown for him on this report.

Daniel Singer gave two contributions of $2,600.00.

No contribution is listed on this report.

Greg Harvey gave two previous contributions totaling $2,000.00 and a contribution on this report of $600.

One of two things is true –

either Friends of Stephanie Singer is giving refunds of excess contributions without reporting the contributions themselves, thus understating the amount of cash they have on hand, or they are paying back large contributors. It should be noted that on the last report Friends of Stephanie Singer filed, 2011 cycle 3, the only debt shown was to Stephanie Singer. If these contributors were to be repaid all along, perhaps their contributions should have been listed as loans on Schedule IV on earlier reports. *** For many years, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania maintained a searchable FTP site that held campaign finance information for all candidates and committees registered with the Dept. of State. Occasionally, this reporter would file a Right-ToKnow request for updates on the site, asking the Commonwealth to either update the site, or provide the data on a

CD. The Commonwealth would routinely reply with the standard two-page 30-day extension letter, citing case law, statutory law and, for all we know, the reporter’s State Senator’s shoe size and the mating habits of the State Insect (the standard extension letter is so full of legalese as to be completely unreadable.)

After 30 days, the data would magically appear on the FTP site, and would be downloaded for analysis.

Alas, the FTP site is no more. Actually, it appears to be present, but a login and password are now required, and the Commonwealth is now charging $7.00 for data for one cycle. Fear not, gentle reader, as we will pay the $7.00 and keep you posted.

(David Lynn maintains an SQL Server database with approximately 12,000,000 campaign finance records. He also provides free software to run political campaigns.

Email him at David@DALServices.com.)

Council Staffer Takes On Ethics Board Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller’s Director of Communications is planning to take the Philadelphia Ethics Board to Court to clear his name.

Michael Quintero-Moore has enlisted the support of Attorney Thomas D. Kennedy to demand an im-

mediate hearing on all charges levied against him as the result of a mid morning raid on the Councilwoman’s office.

Quintero-Moore has denied any wrongdoing against the charges he used a City Computer and printer to create campaign material and

with emailing a press release informing the media she had endorsed Verna Tyner in the intensely competitive 8th Dist. Council race.

The Board of Ethics issued an administrative subpoena to legalize its surprise raid on the councilwoman’s office. The subpoena called

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“Earthquake” Seeks Donations Philadelphia community activist Paul “Earthquake” Moore needs donations of turkies, and volunteer running enthusiasts to participate in his annual turkey run and food drive both of which take place in Southwest Philadelphia this year.

What started as a one man jog-a-thon 11-years-ago down South Broad Street, has become the Paul “Earthquake” Moore Annual Celebrity Turkey Run down Woodland Avenue. The run will start on Woodland Avenue at 49th Street and end at Island Avenue/Cobbs Creek Parkway at

11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Moore, winner of the Wrice-Campbell Award for Neighborhood Safety, has asked for all Philadelphians to join him and support this effort. Deputy Police Commissioner Stephen Johnson, a longtime Run supporter, will lead this year’s trek with Tia Gray and her fellow employees at Nova Care.

In addition Moore will host his second annual, 24-hour food-a-thon drive the weekend before the run. Stop by, socialize and party while you donate. The event will have live entertainment, a DJ and more

in the parking lot at the Island Market, Island and Woodland Avenues at Cobbs Creek Parkway, beginning at noon on Saturday, Nov. 12 and ending at noon on Sunday, Nov. 13. He is asking for canned food donations of all kinds to be brought to Island Market’s parking lot to add to his Thanksgiving baskets for needy residents of Philadelphia and Delaware Cos. Any well-wisher can mail a donation to P.O. Box 5323 Phila., PA 19142 or email earth_quake1@hotmail.com.

His telephone number is (215) 385-2696.

for the confiscation of images from the computers in Rooms 312 and 318.

Quintero-Moore’s office was not covered by the subpoena, since he was located in Room 317A. Board members, who were part of the raiding crew, decided not to seek a correct subpoena and raided 317A anyway.

Quintero-Moore was victimized by the raid, since a major organization in the city that planned to hire him, immediately withdrew its offer.

“I have a cloud over my head ever since,” he said.

Kennedy said, “My client and Councilwoman Reed Miller were the victims of what obviously was a major effort to discredit them. Just before the Board swooped in, outside his office were a line of TV news cameramen. This had all the characteristics of a setup.”

He added, “My client is considering a defamation suit, with punitive damages.”

Quintero-Moore believes,

“The Board of Ethics has become known for selective enforcement. It is obvious some get punished, others get no more than a slap on the wrist for similar charges, or the Ethics Board turns a blind eye altogether.”

Kennedy added, “What’s more unsettling is knowing they were armed with a defective administrative subpoena, Ethics Board enforcement agents still unscrupulously continued to search Moore’s and other’s computers rather than taking the time out to get a proper subpoena for the proper room. This may be fatal to the Board’s present enforcement action.”

Kennedy added, “My client has a hearing before the Ethics Board on Dec. 13.

Should they fail to absolve my client of alleged wrong doing, we will appeal their decision to the Court of Common Pleas.”

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Around Town Election Day, With Photos Telling The Story Summed up for those who may have missed it, Tuesday’s election saw Mayor Michael Nutter winning big and Democrat five at-Large Council candidates easily roll in, as did nine of 10 District Council Democrats.

For the GOP, they picked Denny O’Brien, as was expected, to fill one of the two GOP Council at-Large seats, with the other leaning toward David Oh, who was a nose ahead of Al Taubenberger for the second spot.

In the exciting race for the single City Commissioner seat, Al Schmidt handily beat veteran incumbent Joe Duda.

The Democrat judicial slate won in its entirety.

COUNCILWOMAN-TO-BE Cindy Bass joins volunteer and friend, Michelle Kerr, on Election Night at Platinum Grill.

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CONGRATULATING 1st Dist.

Councilman-Elect Mark Squilla at election-night party were Roger LaMay, Isabelle LaBrum, Zoie Cross and Anne Cemmell La Brum.

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AT JOHN DOUGHERTY’s annual Sunday Before Election Breakfast were Traffic Court Administrator Judge Michael Sullivan, Rep. Bill Keller, and City Controller Alan Butkovitz.

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SMILING as exit polls showed Sheriff-Elect State Rep. Jewell Williams was a landslide winner were inC O U N C I L M A N - coming sheriff and Sheriff ELECT Mark Squilla Barbara Deeley, state’s gets congratulatory hug first woman Sheriff, who from his wife Bridgit. retires from her post Dec. Photo by Maria Merlino 30. Photo by Maria Merlino

CITY COUNCIL could have held a session at John Dougherty’s preelection Sunday Breakfast. Seen here with the host, 3rd from left, are incoming Council Members Bill Green, Mark Squilla, Bob Henon, Cindy Bass, Darrell Clarke and Curtis Jones. Also attending were Councilman-Elect Denny O’Brien and Councilwoman Jannie BlackPhoto by Maria Merlino well.

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Though we mark Nov. 11 as Veterans Day throughout this great country, eulogizing our military veterans for keeping this country free and allowing us to move about and pick our governments without pressure or fear, we continue to lie to ourselves. Less than 20% of you voted.

Maybe we all should join the Occupiers, who to a man and lady, have dissed voting as a wasted effort. So don’t complain about your government in City Hall, or your judges statewide and local. You have forfeited your right to do so.

With the estimated amount of money spent by all political parties, PACs and individual contributors, as close as we can estimate, approximately $15 per head was spent to get out the 196,774 voters who did come to the polls.

Going Up The Ladder Congratulations to all the winners. We tried to cover you all, but we didn’t and apologize for those we missed in our photo coverage. There will be additional pics next week. If you have a shot or two you would like to see produced in our paper, send them in. You are more than welcome.

Another Opinion Marcellus’ Dirty Air In 2009, Wyoming for the first time failed to meet federal health-based standards for air pollution, primarily due to oil- and gas-related emissions. The Marcellus air threat will only increase over time. As many as 60,000 wells may be drilled in Pennsylvania by 2030; Right now there are only about 4,000.

The Marcellus air pollutants – nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter and methane – can cause or exacerbate a variety of respiratory and other health-related conditions.

These pollutants can also damage the environment. Nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide together are the major precursors to acid rain.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. In order to address these growing threats the DEP should: Increase air emission permit fees and use those addi-

Mark Your Calendar

Nov. 10- State Rep. Cherelle Parker hosts Veterans Workshop at Finley Recreation Ctr., 7701 Mansfield Ave., 10 a.m.12 m. For info (215) 242-7300.

Nov. 10- Community Conversation with State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at Germantown YMCA, 5722 Greene St., 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 12- Unions Fight For Life hosts Fight Night for Phila. Veterans Multi Service & Education Ctr. at Armory starting at 7 p.m. at Penna.

Armory, Southampton Rd. & Roosevelt Blvd. Tickets $20.

For info Doug Baron (267) 718-2472, Rich Mancini (610) 505-0842, Eric Howarth (215) 290-1370, Tom Dooley (267) 246-5512 or Ed Shaw (267) 992-2600.

Nov. 14- Mayor Michael Nutter, State Reps. Louise Bishop & Vanessa Lowery Brown host Economic Recovery Services & Job Fair at Hilton Phila.

City Ave., 4200 City Line Ave., 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Nov. 15- Veterans Broad Street Ministry HomelessVet-

erans’ Outreach Program Fundraiser at Pub ’n Grub Restaurant, 2001 Hamilton St., 6-8 p.m. Donation $20.

For info Joe Eastman (609) 290-8803.

Nov. 17- FOP Auxiliary presents Ladies Night, holiday-shopping demos at 1336 Spring Garden St., 6-9 p.m.

Many vendors. Snacks, beer, wine & soda. Free. For info Donna Giulian (215) 8200865.

Nov. 17- Community Conversation with State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at Indochinese American Council, 4934 Old York Rd., 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 18- Bobbie Carter Foundation celebrates 10 years of service with Jazzin’ 4 Diabetes at Park Avenue Banquet Hall, 4942 Parkside Ave., 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Festivities include butler hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, dinner, saxophonist John Williams & band and a special awards ceremony. Tickets $20. For info Yanina (856) 228-5040, Crystal (215) 375-6267 or Norm (215) 588-7838.

Nov. 21- Phila. Tea Party Patriots invite all to meeting at Prudential Bank, 1834 W. Oregon Ave., 7 p.m. Entrance and parking in rear.

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by State Rep. Greg Vitali In the Marcellus shale debate, one point is frequently overlooked. It’s time to clear the air. Marcellus drilling is a significant source of air pollution and as drilling expands so will the risk to human health and the environment. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection needs to do more.

The drilling, processing and transportation of Marcellus gas require many pieces of equipment and activities which release harmful pollutants into the air. In fact, gas transmission and production engines are the second largest emitters of nitrogen oxides in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, the full extent of these emissions is not known because the DEP doesn’t collect air emissions data from well head activity. However, we do know that this type of drilling has caused serious air pollution problems elsewhere.

tional funds to increase staffing in its air pollution control program. This program is currently funded almost exclusively by fees collected from air permits and the program is understaffed.

Require best available pollution-control technology for compressor engines. Currently, in many cases, DEP is not requiring the installation of air pollution control equipment on the internal combustion engines used on the well pad and to compress and transport the gas.

Require air permits for well head activity. Currently all oil and gas drilling wellhead activity is exempted.

Collect and publish air emissions data. This will help DEP estimate future emissions and the resources needed to properly regulate the drilling industry. These measures will help insure the Marcellus air threat is kept in check. Action needs to be taken now. It’s time to clear the air.

(Greg Vitali is a Democrat from Delaware Co. who serves on the House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee.)

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VETERANS DAY 2011 Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Veterans 21.8 million – The num-

ber of military veterans in the United States in 2010.

1.6 million – The number of female veterans in 2010.

2.4 million – The number of Black veterans in 2010. Additionally, 1.2 million veterans were Hispanic; 265,000 were Asian; 156,000 were American Indian or Alaska Native; 28,000 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 17.5 million were non-Hispanic white.

9 million – The number of veterans 65 and older in 2010. At the other end of the age spectrum, 1.7 million were younger than 35.

When They Served 7.6 million – Number of Vietnam-era veterans in

2010. Thirty-five percent of all living veterans served during this time (1964-1975). In addition, 4.8 million served during the Gulf War (representing service from Aug. 2, 1990, to present); 2.1 million in World War II (1941-1945); 2.6 million in the Korean War (19501953); and 5.5 million in peacetime only.

49,500 – Number of living veterans in 2010 who served during the Vietnam era and both Gulf War eras and no other period.

Other living veterans in 2010 who served during three wars: 54,000 served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam era.

Living veterans in 2010 who served during two

wars and no other period: 837,000 served during both Gulf War eras.

211,000 served during both the Korean War and the Vietnam era.

147,000 served during both World War II and the Korean War.

Where They Live States with 1 million or more veterans in 2010 were California (2 million), Florida (1.6 million) and Texas (1.6 million).

14.1 – Percent of people 18 and older in Alaska who were veterans in 2010. The percent of the 18 and older population who were veterans was 12% or more in Maine, Montana, Virginia and Wyoming.

Education

On the Job

26% – Percent of veterans 25 and older with at least a bachelor’s degree in 2010. In comparison, 28% of the total population had a bachelor’s degree or higher.

92% – Percent of veterans 25 and older with a high-school diploma or higher in 2010, compared with 86% of the population as a whole.

9.6 million – Number of veterans 18 to 64 in the labor force in 2010.

Income $35,367 – Annual median income of veterans, in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $25,605 for the population as a whole.

Disabilities 26% – Percent of veterans for whom poverty status is determined with a disability in 2010.

3.4 million – Number of veterans with a service-connected disability rating. Of this number, 698,000 have a rating of 70% or higher.

Severity of one’s disability is scaled from 0% to 100% and eligibility for compensation depends on one’s rating.

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Who We Are, What We Are And What We Do

Lest We Forget!

Saluting All Branches of the Military, Active and Retired!

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VA Breaches Personnel Files Dan Sickman, one of Philadelphia’s top veterans advocates, reports the Science Applications International Corporation acknowledged a data breach involving personally identifiable and protected health information impacting an estimated 4.9 million military clinic and hospital patients.

The information was contained on backup tapes from an electronic health-care record used in the military health system to capture pa-

tient data from 1992 through Sep. 7, 2011, and may include Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers, and some personal health data such as clinical notes, laboratory tests and prescriptions. There is no financial data, such as credit card or bank account information, on the backup tapes.

The risk of harm to patients is judged to be low despite the data elements involved since retrieving the data on the tapes would re-

quire knowledge of and access to specific hardware and software and knowledge of the system and data structure.

The incident is being investigated and additional information will be published as soon as it is available. Meanwhile, both SAIC and TRICARE Management Activity are reviewing current data protection security policies and procedures to prevent similar breaches in the future.

Anyone who suspects that they were impacted by this in-

Veterans Earn College Credit for Military Experience Your military service has likely earned you college credit. Many schools and colleges award military students credit towards a degree based on training, coursework, and occupational specialty. You’ve worked hard in the military – now you can save tuition dollars and classroom time!

DANTES Military Evaluations Program

Pursuing your college de-

gree can be the best career move you can make, but it can also be very expensive and time consuming. That’s why claiming credit for your military experience is vital.

Applying your military experience credits could save you as much as $600 and 5 months on a typical 3-credit college course. Best of all, using these college credits costs you nothing; you’ve already earned them!

The American Council on Education

The American Council on Education was created in 1942 to recognize the educational value of military training and experience. Since that time, ACE has continuously evaluated military schools, correspondence courses and

occupations to determine the amount and level of academic credit each should be awarded.

Through ACE, you can take academic credit for most of the training you have received, including Basic Training. The ACE military evaluations program is funded by the Department of Defense and coordinated through DANTES. Visit the ACE Military Programs website to see how much credit you may have earned.

Getting ACE credits

The first step to claiming the credits you have earned is to request a transcript from your military service. Each service will provide unofficial personal copies and send schools an official copy of your transcript at no charge.

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cident is urged to take steps to protect their personal information and should be guided by the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/mi crosites/idtheft/consumers/defend.html.

Concerned patients may contact the SAIC Incident Response Call Center, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time at (855) 366-0140.

(Cont. From Page 9) veterans who voted in the 2008 presidential election.

Seventy-one percent of veterans cast a ballot in the presidential election.

12.4 million – Number of veterans who voted in the 2010 congressional election.

Fifty-seven percent of veterans voted in the 2010 congressional election.

Business Owners 9% – Percentage of all US nonfarm firms that are majority-owned by veterans. Veteran-owned firms comprised an estimated 2.4 million of the 27.1 million nonfarm busi-

nesses nationwide in 2007.

75% – Percentage of veteran owners of respondent firms who were 55 or older in 2007. This compares with 37% of all owners of respondent firms. Similarly, in 2007, 56% of veteran-owned respondent firms with employees reported that their businesses were originally established before 1990. This compares with 39% of all employer respondent firms.

8% – Percentage of veteran owners of respondent firms who were disabled as the result of injury incurred or aggravated during active military service.

Each service branch has their own system for recording your military education and experience credits: Army

• The Army uses the AARTS system, which automatically captures your academic credits from military training, and Standardized tests.

The AARTS system is available to enlisted soldiers only.

• Army Officers must use the form DD 295 (Application for Evaluation of Learning) to report their military training and experience.

Navy and Marines

• The Navy and Marine Corps use the SMART system. This system automatically captures your training, experience and standardized test scores.

Air Force

• The Community College of the Air Force automatically captures your training, experience and standardized test scores. Transcript information may be viewed at the CCAF website.

Coast Guard

• The Coast Guard Institute requires each Service member to submit documentation of all training (except correspondence course records), along with an enrollment form, to receive a transcript.

Veterans

• Under most circumstances, Veterans are eligible to use their former service branches transcript program.

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Applying Your ACE Credits

In most cases, ACE recommended credits will be used to fulfill your free-elective require-

ments, but each college determines the number of credits they will accept, and how they will be applied toward your degree. In fact, some schools may even choose not to grant any credit for military experience.

That is why it is critical to shop around for the most “militaryfriendly” school available.

One Last Money-Saving Tip

Have all of your official

transcripts from previous colleges and service branches sent to your new school for evaluation, before you start taking any classes. Many students’ waste valuable time and money taking classes that are unnecessary duplications of previous courses, because they signed up before their military and prior college transcripts were completely evaluated.

To honor America’s veterans, military personnel and their families, the region’s “goto” website for upcoming arts, cultural, entertainment and sporting event, Phillyfunguide.com, is offering discounted tickets and special deals in time for Veterans Day. Veterans can access phillyfunguide.com/military to access a special section listing events and activities with dis-

counted ticket prices for active military personnel and/or veterans. This section will stay up year-round, making it easier than ever for veterans, military personnel and their families to join the front lines of the Philly arts and culture scene!

Veterans Day: Visit phillyfunguide.com/veteransday to find a memorable way to spend this Veterans Day. Phillyfunguide has gathered the best

museum exhibits, historic learning opportunities and special events to honor past and present members of the armed services this Nov.11.

“Our military and their families sacrifice so much to defend our country. These promotions are our way giving back and honoring our soldiers this Veterans Day,” explained Anthony Tanzi of Phillyfunguide.com.

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Christine M. Tartaglione Proudly salutes all the veterans who have sacrificed so much for our country.

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cialist treated a number of war veterans at no charge and found the procedure works in 30 minutes and can last months to years. However, his attempts to obtain research funding from the federal government were denied, despite congressional support.

So Lipov created a nonprofit, Chicago Medical Innovations, and wrote Exit Strategy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a book that summarizes current treatment options and the latest developments in PTSD, to raise money for treatments and awareness about this extraordinarily simple solution for a devastating condition.

From the sale of each book, $5 will go to CMI to fund treatments. Injections cost $1,000 each and two are usually required.

So far, about 65 patients have received the block with about 80% reporting relief,

Lipov said. They include patients treated at his clinic, Advanced Pain Centers in Hoffman Estates, Ill., at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Naval Medical Center San Diego, and other locations.

Men and women with PTSD are often tormented by nightmares that make for sleepless nights. They can become reclusive, afraid to socialize or go out to a restaurant for fear a sudden noise, burst of light, or movement that triggers a vivid, terrifying flashback. Inexplicable eruptions of rage may eventually drive away even the family members who love them most.

“It’s at best a difficult life,” Lipov says.

At worst, it destroys lives.

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The VA does not make funeral arrangements or perform cremations. Families should make these arrangements with a funeral provider or cremation office. Any item or service obtained from a funeral home or cremation office will be at the families expense. Burial benefits available include a gravesite in any of 131 national cemeteries with available space, opening

and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family. Some veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. Cremated remains are buried or inurned in national cemeteries in the same manner and with the same honors as casketed remains.

Burial benefits available for spouses and dependents buried in a national cemetery include burial with the veteran, perpetual care, and the spouse or dependents name and date of birth and death will be inscribed on the Veteran’s headstone, at no cost to the family.

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By New Year’s Eve, a reverse surge of US troops will be underway, with almost all of those serving in Iraq and 10,000 in Afghanistan coming home. Come next September, another 23,000 should return from Afghanistan.

If current trends hold true, at least a third of those 72,000 returning men and women will suffer from the anxiety, rage, depression and nightmares of post-traumatic stress disorder.

A safe medical treatment that’s been in use since 1925 has been successfully applied

by Dr. Eugene Lipov (www.ChicagoMedicalInnovations.org) to treat symptoms of PTSD. Called stellate ganglion block, it involves injecting anesthesia into a cluster of nerves in the patient’s neck.

Lipov has received FDA approval for its use in treating PTSD. The pain-management spe-

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often in conjunction with psychotropic drugs. It’s timeconsuming and works only about 50% of the time, according to an October report in Stars and Stripes, a Dept. of Defense-authorized news outlet.

To request treatment or to donate money for treatments or airline miles for soldiers, visit www.ChicagoMedicalInnovations.org.

Dr. Lipov graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and completed two-year residencies in surgery and anesthesiology before receiving advanced training in pain management at Rush University Medical Center, where he worked as an assistant professor of pain management.

Today he is the medical director of Advanced Pain Centers in Hoffman Estates, Ill. He has published research articles in several medical journals and has written two books – Hot Flashes Book and Exit Strategy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

SHARE Food Program marked its 25th anniversary by awarding Congressman Bob Brady its SHARE Vision Award for protecting funding for food banks and cupboards. With him are Executive Director Steveanna Wynne and SHARE President Mary Beyer.

Congressman Bob Brady being honored for protecting (D-Phila.) was presented the funding for food banks and SHARE Vision Award as cupboards that serve as the SHARE Food Program safety nets for the elderly celebrated its 25th anniver- and unemployed. sary. The Congressman was

Vets Need MH Care

The number of veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq receiving mental healthcare from the Veterans Affairs Dept. climbed more than

300% in the five years through 2010, to 139,000 veterans, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, Retired US Army, was keynote speaker at the fifth annual tribute to veterans and their families at the Church of the Advocate, 18th & Diamond Streets.

Gen. Honoré served as the 33rd Commanding General of the US 1st Army at Fort Gillem, Ga. He is best known for his service as the Commander of Joint Task Force for Hurricane Katrina. In that capacity he led the Dept. of Defense response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Then New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called the threestar general a “John Wayne Dude” because of his takecharge attitude in handling one of our nation’s worst natural disasters.

Former military chaplain and former interdenominational theologian President Dr. Michael A. Battle stated

Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré ... “John Wayne Dude” in a 2007 Black history program, “I know the stresses of war and the toll which it takes on soldiers who fight wars. It is because of this that most decorated military officials are champions of peace versus war. If there is one individual who understands the consequences of war and the greater good of peace, General Honoré is certainly the one.”

Several dozen veterans and their families attended the tribute and were saluted.

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(Cont. From Page 13) explicable violence. This fall, a 24-year-old decorated Iraq War veteran with an unblemished record shot a Sheriff’s deputy in Tampa, Fla., three times after getting into a fight with his girlfriend.

Matthew Buendia, whose family says he came home from three tours of duty suffering from PTSD, is being held in solitary confinement, charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer.

His lawyer issued a statement, which read in part: “Stop and contemplate what it means to fight a hidden and silent enemy in a distant land and what happens when that same person returns home, sound in body but not sound in mind,” wrote Mark O’Brien. “Our troops deserve more from our government and more from us as a community. They deserve treatment.”

Currently, the accepted VA treatment for PTSD is intensive behavioral therapy,

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Buddhists Move To Halt Temple Steal Defying the bustle and hustle at the intersection of 13th & Washington, the Bo De Buddhist Temple projects an aura of peace and serenity.

It is the place for the evergrowing Vietnamese community which settled in and around 8th & Washington since the first “boat people

refugees” were brought to the United States in 1975.

But inside the temple these days, a tempest blows as its members fight to save their

building from an outright steal by a former member.

The Bo De Buddhist Temple was made possible by the donation of Buddhists from around the city who spent several years raising the money, with donations ranging from $2 to $20,000. They finally were able to purchase the Temple from the African American Jazz Clef Club in December 1994.

Named Bo De after the Holy Tree under which the Lord Buddha practiced meditation and experienced enlightenment, the temple is the religious center for a congregation numbering a thousand.

Every Sunday, an average of over 150 followers, at nonholy-day festivals, gather there temple for prayer and meditation. They also attend cultural and English classes, while the youth attend the Buddhist version of the Boy Scouts.

What created the problem began innocently enough when the Executive Committee, led

by President Tam Tran, petitioned the Vietnamese American Unified Buddhist Congress in California to send them an abbot to preside over temple ceremonies. In return, the congregation offered to donate the temple property to the VAUBC. On the eve of the dedication, the Executive Committee discovered the monk that

UNITED in effort to stop attempted steal of their Temple by former member are Bo De Executive Board Members Ai Hoa Nghiem, Hung Nguyen, Cuc Tran, Tri Ho, President Tam Tran (Tran Quan Niem), Nguyen Le and Truc Vu. had been sent was involved in a lawsuit with a woman who had accused him of having an affair with her and taking from her $120,000. He went back to California.

The woman, Thoa Thi Tran, who had been a member, shocked the Executive Committee by filing a deed which transferred the over $300,000 property to VAUBC, with herself authorizing the title transfer as the agent for the Bo De Executive Committee. On close inspection, the deed was missing the necessary stamp from the temple. Furthermore, temple records do not show the deed transfer was voted on by members as required by the bylaws.

President Tran and the Committee, when notified by the City a transfer had been

effected, immediately, on Jul. 20, filed a Quiet Title Action with the Court of Common Pleas. If this move succeeds, it will clear all other claims from their deed and secure the temple grounds for their flock.

Though they are on solid grounds, they are praying every Sunday for the kindly intervention of Lord Buddha to see the hearing on Dec. 5 will vindicate their efforts.

Baum Again Korean Consul E. Harris Baum, co-founding partner of Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, PC, has been reappointed by the US State Department and the Government of Seoul, Korea as the Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Korea to 2016. Harris was first appointed in 2006.

At Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, P.C., Harris represents a number of Korean American businesses, and social and religious organizations throughout the Delaware Valley Area, and works with clients seeking to expand in the Korean market.

Active in Korean community affairs throughout Pennsylvania, Harris has developed programs directed at furthering cooperation between Korean and Pennsylvania businesses in order to mutually expand their markets; he has liaisoned with the New York Consul General and the Pennsylvania Korean Community; and he has spoken at business and educational functions to stimulate Koreans in politics and business.

with more toys than it can use.

Congressman Bob Brady came to rescue by convincing CHOP to again approve the run. He set up a new route, with Drexel University students collecting toys at Citizens Bank Park and a small group of the bikers delivering toys to CHOP. The toys will be used in Drexel University’s annual toy drive.

CHOP’s last minute decision would have created a dilemma for the 3,000 bikers who took part in the toy parade.

POLITICAL sides are united at ABATE toy drive Sunday, as Republican Ward Leader Bill Pettigrew thanks Congressman Bob Brady for his help to save the 31st annual Delaware Valley Alliance of Bikers. Photo by McGlasson Photography

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On Veterans Day, many of us take the day off from work and don’t think much about it. We often don’t think about what the day means — the sacrifices that veterans make for us, as well as the sacrifices that military families make in order to support their loved ones. Today’s quotes are dedicated to our veterans — and the bravery and honor they exhibit.

“The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.”-Merlin Olsen “I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.”-Robert Jay Lifton “If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful.”

-C.S. Lewis “All war is deception.” -Sun Tzu “A great war leaves the country with three armies —an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves.”

-German Proverb “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”-Mark Twain “Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?”-Blaise Pascal “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”-Martin Luther King, Jr. “Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”

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Benefits & Services

VA administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to Veterans, their dependents, and survivors.

Major benefits include Veterans’ compensation, Veterans’ pension, survivors’ benefits, rehabilitation and employment assistance, education assistance, home loan guaranties, and life insurance coverage.

Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania almost put the 31st annual Delaware Valley Alliance of Bikers toy run out of business.

American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE) has yearly had each motorcyclist bring a new toy for the children at CHOP. Its growing success each year found CHOP administration complaining the toy drive was now a traffic jam creator for the hospital, but it now finds itself inundated yearly

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Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services provided by the VA. Eligibility for most VA benefits is based upon discharge from active military service under other than dishonorable conditions, and certain benefits require service during wartime. If you are new to the VA, the Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors booklet will help you get started.

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By the time you read this, the election will be over and we’re moving onward to the Presidential races. Lucky offers best wishes to all the winners and better luck next time to losers.

We expect at least one of those losers will be heard from again, as she is part of a larger story which involves a long-standing, ongoing struggle for dominance in West Philadelphia.

Relish is now the official place to be on Election Day for lunch. The Ogontz Avenue venue was well attended on Tuesday, with many movers and shakers in attendance. Mayor Nutter had lunch with Congressman Chaka Fattah, State Sen. Anthony Williams and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown. Host Marian Tasco was pleased to see former Mayor Wilson Goode, Sr. and his lovely wife Tasco ate with State Rep. Cherelle Parker, former Commissioner Edgar Howard and Sid Booker.

Now the 2011 mayoral campaign, which didn’t mean much, is over … the 2015 mayoral campaign begins in earnest. What happens in West Philadelphia local wars matters, because they don’t call that area “Mother of Mayors” for nothing.

A recent Fox News “investigation” into a local legislator taking out the trash at the home of their fiancé has us wondering how desperate some “news” organizations have become to find a story. Should he not have taken out the trash? Is this the old times, when it was inappropriate to spend time with a betrothed without a chaperone? Gimme a break. This story gets no mileage.

The recent release of legislative redistricting maps has tongues wagging as politicos are trying to make sense of it all. Almost everyone who announced (prematurely) they were going to be challenging an incumbent found themselves suddenly residing outside of that district! Lesson number one to wannabe elected officials: Timing matters.

Once we get into the petition season, look for fireworks in the Northwest and East Oak Lane as old relationships and alliances are tossed aside during a heated State Representative race. With a young newcomer on the scene and plenty of potential intrigue, a long-time legislator may find himself with fewer friends than he thought. Remember, Lucky told you first!

Yo! Here we go again with this tale of revenge.

The newly divorced wife spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining-room table by candle-light, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water. When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.

Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!

People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local Realtors refused to return their calls.

Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house. Knowing his exwife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about one-tenth of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day. She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.

A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the men of the moving company pack everything to take to their new home – and to spite the ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods. I love a happy ending, don’t you?

So much to cover and so little time…. Sam was up late watching the election returns and will give readers an overview of some races and some things to watch for in the future.

At the top of the ticket was Philadelphia’s Mayoral Race.

Incumbent MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER cruised to a second term. Mayor Nutter has wrestled with City Council, a tough economy and numerous budget deficits over his first four years. He has serious challenges for his second term including education, pension, crime, economic development and tax reform. The good news for the people of Philadelphia is the Mayor is optimistic, practical and hard working. The bad news is that the handicapping for the 2015 Mayoral race has already started and the term “lame duck” is being thrown around as frequently as calls for JUAN CASTILLO to be fired as the Eagles Defensive Coordinator.

Does the jockeying for 2015 Mayor’s race harm Nutter’s ability to tackle tough issues?

Maybe it depends on who wins the race for Council President.

Sam reported several weeks ago there was a dark horse candidate for Council President.

The Daily News has confirmed JIM KENNEY is that candidate. The President’s race is between MAJORITY LEADER MARIAN TASCO and MAJORITY WHIP DARRELL CLARKE. Kenney could be the compromise candidate if neither Tasco nor Clarke can gather the votes to succeed retiring President Anna Verna.

The new Philadelphia City Council will be sworn in this January. New additions to Council include State Representative and Former State House SPEAKER DENNY O’BRIEN, either DAVID OH or AL TAUBENBERGER, CINDY BASS, MARK SQUILLA, KENYATTA JOHNSON and BOBBY HENON. Five experienced at-Large candidates for City Council were reelected, including BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN, BILL GREENLEE, BILL GREEN, WILSON GOODE, JR. and Jim Kenney. BILL RUBIN ran a spirited and energetic race for the seat. Sam believes we have not seen the last of Bill and he has a bright future in city politics.

Philadelphia elected STATE REP. JEWELL WILLIAMS as its new Sheriff and reelected RON DONATUCCI as Register of Wills. The City Commissioners’ Office will have two new members as STEPHANIE SINGER and AL SCHMIDT were elected to join incumbent ANTHONY CLARK as the three City Commissioners.

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Tuesday’s election clearly showed the Philadelphia GOP landscape is changing. AL SCHMIDT won the minority seat at the City Commissioners by over incumbent JOE DUDA by over 9000 votes. STATE REP. DENNY O’BRIEN, who was not endorsed by the MIKE MEEHAN side of the party, decisively won the first of the two minority-party Council-at-Large seats.

The second minority-party seat was narrowly won on election night by DAVID OH, who was reluctantly endorsed by the Meehan faction. Nipping at Oh’s heals by 140 votes was AL TAUBENBERGER, a Meehan favorite.

Schmidt did well in the wards led by members of the insurgent side of the party, including SUZANNE HANEY, MIKE CIBIK, LINDSAY DOERING, JERRY BROWN, MATT WIOLFE, KEITH TODD and MARK SUPPLE. He also did well in wards led by Republican City Committee members who had supported the Meehan officer slate in the highly contentious 2010 City Party organization election, including BILL PETTIGREW, JOHN STALMASTER, STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR and BOB BARRELLI. While this elephant would not describe these ward leaders as in the insurgent camp, they are less supportive of Meehan owing to dissatisfaction with Meehan favorite Duda’s cutting RCC-endorsed MARIE DELANY in the May primary. Duda, in addition to being a City Commissioner, is the leader of the 66th Ward, which has the highest percentage of Republicans among the city’s wards.

Some of these ward leaders are rumored to be unhappy with Meehan’s handling of the RCC organization election in 2010. Election irregularities were so rampant that the Pennsylvania Republican Party does not recognize VITO CANUSO, who was purportedly elected at that meeting as Chairman of the RCC. Sadly, if Meehan had followed the RCC by-laws in that election, his slate of officers would have won fair and square. Perhaps the most telling was Duda appeared to only have beaten Schmidt by 233 (3,510 to 3,277) votes in his own ward.

Oh had finished first in the primary in May but lost a lot of support since then, owing to an allegation he misrepresented his military record and an arrest 10 years ago for discharging a gun. A well-funded negative campaign against him by Philadelphia Phuture was expected to benefit JOE McCOLGAN, who finished a solid third in the primary behind Oh and O’Brien. Electricians Local 98 chief JOHN DOUGHERTY, who was backing McColgan, is believed to have funded the negative campaign against Oh. As it turns out, Taubenberger (Cont. Page 21)

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NORTHEAST got more City Council punch as GOP Councilman-Elect Denny O’Brien and Democrat 6th Dist. Councilman-Elect Bob Henon WARD LEADER Bob Dellavella, left, and raise their hands in unity and victory. Along PASSING baton is 6th Dist. CouncilCouncil President Candidate Darrell Clarke with 10th Dist. GOP incumbent Brian O’Neill, woman Joan Krajewski as she reads election results to her successor Bobby Henon. flank Councilwoman Joan Krajewski at the three should do well.

Photo by Harry Leech Photo by Harry Leech Henon victory party. Photo by Harry Leech

SURROUNDED by family, friends and supporters, Sheriff Jewell Williams thanked his victory-party crowd for their support, pledging to make Sheriff’s office a model of good government.

SHERIFF Barbara Deeley congratulates her successor to office of Sheriff of Phila., assuring him of an office of which he can be proud.

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COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL was reelected to his district seat with almost 60% of the vote over BILL RUBIN. As of the morning of

the election, the herd had expected it to be tight race.

However, O’Neill soundly beat Rubin in a district that is only 33% Republican. This elephant had heard Duda and Ward Leader and O’Neill staffer BILL IVERS were irate Schmidt was handing out flyers in O’Neill’s district highlighting both O’Neill and Schmidt. O’Neill, however, appreciated Schmidt’s support.

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(Cont. From Page 19) In other election results, there is no denying that Philadelphia is a deep, bold blue city. One of Philadelphia’s neighboring counties, Montgomery Co., turned “Blue” last evening. The team of JOSH SHAPIRO and LESLIE RICHARDS won for County Commissioner. It’s the first time in 140 years Democrats will have a majority.

Neighboring counties Bucks

and Delaware remained “Red” counties. The races for State Judges were split, with Democrat DAVID WECHT winning a seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court and Republican ANN COVEY winning a seat on Commonwealth Court.

What does this mean for PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA and other Democrats running statewide in 2012? Only time will tell….

There will be plenty of analysis in the future.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on April 22, 1993, a certain Mortgage was executed by ALLAN O. HOWLAND, as mortgagor in favor of Boulevard Mortgage Company as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book: VCS 572; Page: 341; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage was assigned to Lehman Capital, a division of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., pursuant to an assignment recorded on August 13, 2001 in Document #: 50309429, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on December 11, 2001 in Document #: 50373353, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS ALLAN O. HOWLAND died on February 16, 2011 intestate and is survived by no known heirs. WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on August 31. 2011, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of November 18, 2011 is $250,624.35 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 in Misc. Document #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am at at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected. SITUATE on the Northerly side of Hamilton Street in the Twenty-fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia. BEGINNING at a point in the Northerly side of the said Hamilton Street at the distance of Seventy-five feet Eastwardly from the Easterly side of Thirty-sixth Street; thence extending Eastwardly along the Northerly side of the said Hamilton Street Twenty-five feet; thence extending Northwardly on a line at right angles to the said Hamilton Street and along ground now or late of Charles K. Marklee, One Hundred Eight feet, Four and Three-eighths inches to a point; thence extending Southwardly on a line at right angles to the said Hamilton Street, along ground now or late of Thomas D. Crispen, One Hundred Nine feet, Seven and Oneeighth inches to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING No. 3521 Hamilton Street. BEING the same premises which Reed M. Smith and Marjorie A. Smith, his wife by Deed dated 2/24/1964 and recorded 3/3/1964 in Philadelphia County, in Deed Book CAD 126 page 196 conveyed unto Allan O. Howland, his heirs and assigns, in fee. WARD #: 24th. ST. CODE/HOUSE NO.: 40180 03521. CITY REGISTRY: 057 N 22 – 0016. The sale will be held on November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $250,624.35 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $250,624.35 as of 11/18/2011, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence.

This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on November 03, 2003, a certain Mortgage was executed by DOROTHY H. DIGIROLAMO and NELLO M. DIGIROLAMO, as mortgagor in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document #: 50817076; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage was assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as nominee for Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC pursuant to an assignment recorded on November 12, 2010 in Document #: 52281188 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on February 1, 2011 in Document #: 52310430, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, Dorothy J. DiGirolamo died on November 19, 2004. By operation of law, title vests solely in Nello M. DiGirolamo and Dorothy J. DiGirolamo is hereby released of liability pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1144. Nello M. DiGirolamo died on March 25, 2011 Intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, Kathryn Colancecco. WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on September 30, 2011 was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of November 18, 2011 is $80,847.96 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 in Misc. Document #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the messuage or tenement thereon erected, described according to a survey and plan thereof made by George T. Shegog, Surveyor and Regulator of the 15th Survey District of the said City of Philadelphia, County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, on 3/9/1928 as follows to wit: SITUATE on the Southwesterly side of Limekiln Turnpike (60 feet wide) at the distance of 194 feet 06 inches Northwestwardly from the Northwesterly side of Andrews Avenue in the 50th Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Limekiln Turnpike 15 feet and extending of that width in length or depth Southwestwardly between parallel lines at right angles with the said Limekiln Turnpike 95 feet to the center line of a driveway 15 feet and extending Northwestwardly from the said Andrews Avenue parallel with the said Limekiln turnpike for a distance of 273 feet. BEING known as 7026 Limekiln Pike. BEING BRT #10-2-069200.

BEING Plan/Parcel #109 N 6 123. TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the said 15 feet wide driveway as and for a passageway, driveway and watercourse at all times hereafter forever in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the several lots of ground partly included within the lines thereof, but subject always to the proportionate part of the expense of keeping the said driveway in good order and repair. The sale will be held on November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $80,847.96 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $80,847.96 as of November 18, 2011, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

Digital Viewing As children grow up in a world full of personal computers, hand-held video games, smartphones and e-readers, they are increasing their risk of computer vision syndrome or digital eye strain.

According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children and teenagers (ages 8-18) are spending more than 7.5 hours a day consuming electronic media which can cause blurry vision, difficulty focusing, dry and irritated

eyes, headaches, neck pain and back pain. In addition, VSP® Vision Care optometrists recently reported that nearly one-third of their patients suffer from symptoms of CVS, including eye strain, dry or irritated eyes, fatigue and headaches.

CVS, or digital eye strain, is a medical issue with serious symptoms that can affect learning and work productivity. It is now the number-one (Cont. Page 23)

by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: May an employer terminate a debtor’s employment solely because the person filed for bankruptcy?

Answer: The law provides express prohibitions against discriminatory treatment of debtors by both governmental units and private employers.

A governmental unit or private employer may not discriminate against a person solely because the person was a debtor, was insolvent before or during the case, or

has not paid a debt that was discharged in the case. The law prohibits the following forms of governmental discrimination: terminating an employee; discriminating with respect to hiring; or denying, revoking, suspending, or declining to renew a license, franchise, or similar privilege.

A private employer may not discriminate with respect to employment if the discrimination is based solely upon the bankruptcy filing.

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children have less than 2 hours per day.

Parents should be aware of how long their children are using digital devices for, and look for digital eye strain symptoms like squinting, rubbing of the eyes and complaints of back, neck or head pain.

The closer the eyes are to the object they’re looking at, the harder the eyes have to work. A good rule is to apply the Harmon Distance (the distance between the elbow and first knuckle) as a guide.

Go outside! Not only does outdoor play feel good, but research shows that it helps prevent the development of nearsightedness. A few hours of outdoor play per day may actually help your child’s vision.

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(Cont. From Page 22) computer-related complaint in the US – ahead of carpaltunnel syndrome.

To avoid fatigue and digital eye strain symptoms, eye doctors recommend the “20/20/20 Rule.” Every 20 minutes, stop and look at something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.

Poor lighting often causes eye strain. Ease strain by keeping bright lights overhead to a minimum and position your desk lamp to shine on your desk, and not at you. Position your computer screen in a way that reduces reflections and glare from windows or overhead lights.

Set time limits on the amount of “screen time.”

It’s recommended that children under two years have no screen time and older

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on July 14, 2003, a certain Mortgage was executed by ANNA T. MALLOWE, as mortgagor in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document #: 50723790; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on 5/20/2008 in Document #: 51908094, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS Anna T. Mallowe died on October 6, 2011 Intestate and is survived by her heirs-at-law, Michael Mallow and Charles Mallowe. WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on August 31, 2011 was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of November 18, 2011 is $216,575.64 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 in Misc. Document #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected. SITUATE on the Westerly side of Twenty-first Street at the distance of Two hundred feet Southwardly from the Southerly side of Poplar Street, in the Fifteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Twenty-first Street fifteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth Westwardly between lines parallel with the said Poplar Street sixty-nine feet six inches to a certain ten feet wide driveway which extends Northwardly from Parrish Street, and communicates at its Northernmost end with a certain other driveway ten feet wide which extends Eastwardly and Westwardly from Beechwood Street to the said Twenty-first Street. BEING 874 N. 21st Street. Tax ID No. 15-1-1297 -00. TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveways as and for automobile driveways, passageways and watercourses at all times hereafter forever. BEING the same premises which Anna T. Mallowe, Widow, by deed dated September 7. 1999 and recorded in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book JTD 1184 page 59, granted and conveyed unto Anna T. Mallowe, in fee. The sale will be held on November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $216,575.64 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $216,575.64 as of November 18, 2011, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable.

The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

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BLACKHAWK and APACHE helicopters are seen here being unloaded from the M/V FREEDOM at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Helicopters and other military equipment unloaded that day were used by our troops in Afghanistan and are now destined for Fort Drum in upstate New York for routine maintenance. Military Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, assisted by the Port of Philadelphia’s ILA workforce, was in charge of the cargo move. Equipment was used in Afghanistan by Army’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, whose home base is Fort Drum.

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The return of US Military forces from Afghanistan was made evident when the Ship M/V Freedom arrived at Packer Avenue Terminal Monday evening loaded with military cargo from that area of military operations.

The cargo, which began to be unloaded Tuesday, in-

cluded 33 helicopters and various military vehicles. The 841st Transportation Battalion of the Military Surface Deployment & Distribution Command was in charge of the redeployment mission which consisted of a total of consisting 258 pieces of cargo, including, in addition to the helicopters, 225 containers, and various rolling stock (vehicles).

The cargo being discharged at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal was used by the Army’s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The cargo, once discharged, will be transported to the Army’s Fort Drum facility in northern New York state, the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade’s home base.

Helicopters discharged from the vessel will be reassembled at the terminal upon their arrival and flown to that location.

The return of military cargo and equipment and the rapid way it was handled, underlines why the Port was dedicated by the Defense Dept. as a “Strategic Port”, which gives priority to the Port for the shipping and receiving of military cargoes of all kinds. The port of Philadelphia, a designated Strategic Military Seaport, handles these materials that have served on our nation’s first line of defense.

PHILA. Regional Port Authority Executive Director James T. McDermott, left, welcomes Uruguayan Ambassador Carlos Gianelli who visited Port facilities last week, presenting him with a replica of the Liberty Bell.

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wood molding, but the emphasis is on casual.

I have had people (including some who had never been there) tell me that service at Le Bec Fin is stuffy and intimidating.

Our experiences have been the exact opposite. Perrier has long been fanatical that his staff eviscerate all vestiges of stuffiness.

I mention this because just last week we visited a new, pricey restaurant in Center City with outstanding food, but the server had a facial expression all night long as if his day job were in a morgue. We all know that service is a major contributor, for good or ill, to one’s restaurant experience. And during our recent dinner at Tryst, its manager, Erik Lombardo, was the mortar in Tryst’s facade with his genuine friendliness, attentiveness and encyclopedic knowledge of the menu and wine list. A French gentleman named Sylvain who greeted us was also super-friendly. He even gave us some information

mushroom ravioli draped with a subtle ivory sauce ($13) and sublime Burgundy short ribs ($17).

A dessert of sour cream coffee cake from executive pastry chef Cedric Barberet was ambrosial, unlike any coffee cake we had ever tasted. In fact, next week we are entering a 12-step program to wean us off coffee cake.

The only negative during our visit was a group of 12 people at an engagement party at a nearby table. They were about as loud as the fans at a Phillies

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game. But I heard the groom-tobe say that he had asked his girlfriend’s father for her hand in marriage. The last time that happened was in a Jane Austen novel.

With the top-of-the-line food, drinks and staff at Tryst, it looks as if it has turned into one of the hottest bars in the area. When we arrived at 7:20, the place was less than half-full, but by 9 p.m., it was so packed, one of us almost had to inhale while the other exhaled. More information at (215) 567-1000 or http://trystlebar.com/.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.

BUDGET FEE B-830 CR of 2005/06 General Construction General Philip Kearny Public School $4,583,850.00 $500.00 Multipurpose Addition 601 Fairmount Ave. B-831 CR of 2005/06 Heating, Ventilation General Philip Kearny Public School $1,099,000.00 $500.00 and Air Conditioning Multipurpose Addition 601 Fairmount Ave. B-832 CR of 2005/06 Plumbing General Philip Kearny Public School Multipurpose Addition 601 Fairmount Ave.

$467,000.00 $500.00

B-833 CR of 2005/06 Electrical General Philip Kearny Public School Multipurpose Addition 601 Fairmount Ave.

$810,000.00 $500.00

*A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location, on November 17, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.

Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-4005225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia.

The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.

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Part 48/50 Pioneering a new concept MTV. Music Television was born on August 1, 1981. Within months, the network was named a Fortune magazine “Product of the Year” Video music clips—provided by record companies to promote their artists—are carefully packaged in our unique MTV environment for the Drew Lewis huge audience that cries “I want my MTV!” More than a rock music phenomenon, MTV is a phenomenon of cable TV, recognizing the medium’s ability to reach and hold a segment of the market that advertisers could never before target so efficiently. It is that group of 12 to 34 year-olds—free-spending teens and influential young adults—which advertisers simply cannot reach effectively through the broadcast networks...

The Company is confident of its continuing growth and economic strength: • as new cities are wired for cable and new subscribers sign on to existing systems; • as the advertising community comes to fully appreciate the commercial strength of the medium; and • as MTVN itself creates and develops new programming innovations and new opportunities for profit.

We believe that MTV Networks Inc. is well positioned to outpace general industry growth, largely due to its targeted programming. Collectively, our networks cover a demographic spectrum from 2 to 54. Nickelodeon is targeted to 2 to 15 year-olds, the only television network to deliver that audience every day of the year. MTV reaches the much sought after 12 to 34 year-old segment more efficiently than any other television medium... (To be continued) MTV Annual Report, 1985 —Nicola Argentina (c) 2011 “You’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania”

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that has saved us money. (He told us that all parking at Center City meters on Wednesday nights is free. No money is required.)

The handsome Lombardo went to Cornell University but not to its famous restaurant management school. “I went for psychology,” he said, “an irony that is not lost on me. My knowledge of food/wine/cocktails comes from my passion for them. My mother is a chef, and I like to say that I grew up in a kitchen, so it wasn’t much of a stretch for me to turn that passion into my area of focus.”

Drink prices are serious at Tryst ($13 for cocktails, but there are some good wine selections for less than $10 a glass).

If you do get a cocktail, try the Delicious Sour, sheer peach heaven.

Food prices are quite reasonable, between $5 and $21.

Dishes that completely blew us away were classic escargots with hazelnut and garlic butter ($16), a wig of moist, soft tagliatelle with dried chile and Italian cheeses ($12), toothsome

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by Len Lear About 30 years ago, Georges Perrier opened Le Bar Lyonnais as an homage to his native Lyon, France, and as a lowerpriced, more casual alternative to the opulent Le Bec Fin upstairs at 1523 Walnut Street.

But times have changed, to put it mildly. A couple of decades ago, quite a few Center City restaurants — Le Bec Fin, the Fountain Room and Prime Rib, to name a few — had a strict dress code; jackets and dresses or pants suits required, no baggy jeans, tee-shirts, sneakers, flip-flops, etc. I can remember an article by Jim Quinn, who wrote restaurant critiques for Philadelphia magazine and Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, who blasted Downey’s at Front & South Streets for insisting that he wear the jacket they handed him when he walked in wearing a poncho.

Nowadays, however, even the fanciest emporiums will not turn away any creature with two

legs and a nonexpired credit card. A couple of summers ago we sat in the main dining room of Le Bec Fin as a couple who appeared to be tourists were ushered in wearing tee-shirts, shorts and sandals as if they were in Avalon or Wildwood. In other words, the fashion wars are over, and the upscale restaurants have lost. A manager at Prime Rib told me they had no choice but to do away with their jackets-only rule.

So late last year, when Perrier and chef Nicholas Elmi rescinded their idea of selling the building that houses Le Bec Fin, they decided to remake Le Bar Lyonnais, which was gutted.

The bar/restaurant replacing it, which debuted in late August, is now called Tryst (a meeting, often clandestine, of lovers).

The former cloakroom at the bottom of the steps is now a seating area. The bar area has contemporary leather banquettes and small black-topped tables behind a wavy wall sculpture.

The bar, now sporting a frosted, lighted glass top, is beautifully framed in whitewashed antique

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