DOCSLIB.ORG

The Tree House at the Andorra Natural Area

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Tree House at the Andorra Natural Area PRESERVING THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDNESS OF THE WISSAHICKON VALLEY FOR EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS. spring 2012 VOLUME 21 • NUMBER 1 The mission of the Friends of the Wissahickon is to preserve sthe natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley FRIENDS o f the WISSAHICKON and stimulate public interest therein. About the Park About Us Conservation & Restoration Volunteering News & Events Membership & Support Frequent Questions The News Item Aysgi Reayed PARK MAPS Bayegfa. >> News Item SUSTAINABLE Aysgi Reayed TRAILS Tree House Bayegfa. >> INITIATIVE News Item Aysgi Reayed Bayegfa. >> Vo l u nt ee r Bdgi shadh faiduyf aisud at the Andorra Hiking fbaiusf aoudf bsb osdbfsao. Do na t e No w Bdgi shadh faiduyf aisud fbaiusf ao udbfosdbfsao. BIKING Repo r t a pr o bl em Bdgi shadsud fbaiusf aoudf bsb HABITAT maos udbfosdbfsao. Consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet l ear n the issues dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud Bdgi shadh faiduyf aisud exerci tation hendr erit in vulputate velit es consequat, vel illum dolougiat nulla. Natural Area fbaiusfos udbfosdbfsao. sear ch Fo l l o w U s o n FAC EB OOK T WI TTE R Sh ar e Th i s R SS H 54 L44 Contact Us Recei ve E-newsletter Secur e Log I n Si temap 72 Current Forecast > FOW Launches see page 8 New Website p. 3 Complete the Park User Survey p. 4 Town Meeting: Creek in Crisis? p. 7 photo by Nancy Ballard (1970-71) courtesy of Wissahickon Environmental Center From the Director by Maura McCarthy ast year, the Wissahickon Environmental Center (WEC) at the Andorra Natural Area celebrated its 30th anniversary. The Friends 8708 Germantown Avenue of the Wissahickon has long partnered with and supported Philadelphia, PA 19118-2717 L Phone: (215) 247-0417 • E-mail: [email protected] the “Tree House “ and its staff in their efforts to offer accessible Website: www.fow.org environmental programming to Philadelphia school children and ______________________________ families. And so it was fitting that before the year was out, we were The mission of the Friends of the Wissahickon able to secure a $150,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of is to preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Conservation and Natural Resources for capital improvements to the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate Photo by Laurie Beck Peterson Andorra Natural Area. This grant will enable FOW to make this area of public interest therein. the Wissahickon a more suitable educational facility for visitors to the _____________________________ WEC, with restored trails, a compost toilet, and improved signage. You can read more about this project, the Tree House, and the Andorra Natural Area on page eight. OFFICERS The whole of the Wissahickon is an environmental education opportunity and FOW has a long history John Rollins, President of engaging the public in the natural life of the park. We have offered a consistent stream of lectures and Robert Vance, Vice President other outreach activities for many years, but it is because of the enthusiasm and dedication of our Trail Will Whetzel, Vice President Ambassadors that we have been able to expand our programming. In 2011 alone, Trail Ambassadors led Eugene Caffrey, Treasurer Richard Berman, Secretary a total of 37 free hikes in the Wissahickon. In January, ____________________________________ talented Trail Ambassadors Bruce Wagner and Sarah West began offering free lectures at The Cedars House PAST PRESIDENTS (see p. 12). Cindy Affleck Charles Dilks The whole of the Robert A. Lukens David Pope Expansion like this has been the norm at FOW over Edward C. Stainton Robert Vance the last few years, as we have grown into a strong and Wissahickon is an ____________________________________ capable organization. With growth, comes change. FOW BOARD MEMBERS has recently added a staff member in the new position of Cindy Affleck David Hilton Project Manager and sadly said goodbye to two valuable environmental education Chris Bentley Bettina Hoerlin staff members. Kevin Groves, Volunteer Coordinator since Richard Berman Louise Johnston 2007, single-handedly built our volunteer program into Melen Boothby Courtney Kapp the enterprising and effective program it is today. Heather opportunity and FOW has Richard P. Brown, Jr. John Kelly Davis-Jones, Development Assistant for five years, helped Eugene Caffrey Charles Lee, Jr. shape FOW’s membership outreach focus. We will miss Stephanie Craighead Jerome Maddox them and everything they brought to their roles at FOW, a long history of engaging David Dannenberg John Meigs but wish them all the best in their new endeavors. It is a Daphne Lynch Fifield Liz Pearson Sam Finney David Pope testament to their talents that it will take three new staff the public in the natural life Shirley Gracie John Rollins members to replace them: Sarah Marley, Dan Mercer, and Heidi Grunwald Robert Vance Henry Stroud. Jeff Harbison Liz Werthan Sarah Marley has served as an FOW Conservation of the park. Robert Harries Will Whetzel Cindy Heckscher Susie Wilmerding Intern for two years and is now working as our new ____________________________________ Outreach Coordinator, overseeing the Trail Ambassador STAFF program, lecture series, membership events, and other Maura McCarthy, Executive Director outreach efforts. Dan Mercer, a long-standing trail volunteer and Ruffian Tittmann, Development Director Audrey Simpson, Business Manager crew leader, has taken the position of Volunteer Coordinator and Denise Larrabee, Editor/Publicist will bring a wealth of Wissahickon knowledge to this role. Henry Dan Mercer, Volunteer Coordinator Stroud is FOW’s new Project Manager (see p. 11) and he will be Henry Stroud, Project Manager supervising FOW projects throughout the Wissahickon. Zane Magnuson, Development Assistant ______________________________________Sarah Marley, Outreach Coordinator For the first time in our history, FOW will have a field team NEWSLETTER dedicated to work in the park. This is an exciting opportunity Denise Larrabee, Editor for the organization and one that deepens our commitment to Dena Sher, Associate Editor • Sarah West, Listings Editor preserving the Wissahickon for future generations. Moon Design, Layout Published by INTERPRINT of Bristol, PA. Printed on recycled paper. United Way Donations The Friends of the Wissahickon can receive We appreciate Valley membership/donations through the United Way. Be a Friend. Our United Way number is 9882. If this is the most Green Bank reinvesting in Join at www.fow.org convenient way for you to give, please do so. Visit our our community and in the website (www.fow.org) to learn about the benefits of Wissahickon Valley! membership in the Friends of the Wissahickon. 2 Friends of the Wissahickon • Spring 2012 NEWSBRIEFS FOW Met the Challenge! The Friends of the Wissahickon Board of Directors and staff are thrilled to announce that FOW has met the third and final $50,000 challenge grant to raise funds for the Sustainable Trails Initiative (STI). Since the launch of the $10 million fundraising campaign for STI in May 2007, FOW has received almost $3 million in commitments. This challenge sought to build the capacity of FOW by increasing FOW Launches the number of major donors while supporting FOW’s priority project, the Sustainable Trails Initiative. New Website —Ruffian Tittmann, Development Director he Friends of the Wissahickon has launched a new FOW Volunteers Chuck Kirkland and Nick website at their current URL of www.fow.org. This Uniatowski work on a trail near Kitchen’s Tnew website is easier to navigate, provides more Lane on National Trails Day in 2011. information about the Wissahickon, and allows visitors to report problems in the park more easily and share pages Monastery Stables Offers New via social networks. “The new website is a dynamic and useful addition to Equestrian Programs FOW’s work,” says Executive Director Maura McCarthy. Hoof Prints at Monastery Stables is offering “One of the features we are most excited about is the line several new equestrian programs. The Pony Power of communication it opens to the public to report park Club is for horse-loving kids, ages 6 to 14. This problems and help us resolve them in partnership with unique program offers children the full equestrian Philadelphia Parks & Recreation in a faster more organized experience with hands on learning, loads of way.” fun, and horseback riding. Students learn safety, The new website was made possible with grants horsemanship, horse behavior and psychology, from the William Penn Foundation and the 25th Century horse health and nutrition, stable management, Foundation, and was designed using traffic information and more. The club meets every Saturday from from the old website as a guide. “We knew what the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; call for registration. Hoof Prints public was looking for when they visited our website,” also offers horsemanship classes and riding lessons. says McCarthy. “The new website design helps deliver The horsemanship classes for adults are for the that information more directly and will be an asset for our person who always wanted to own a horse, ride a membership, the public, and our volunteers.” horse, or just have the chance to be in its magical presence. Students will learn skills that will enable About the William Penn Foundation Misty Godfrey (standing) with Melissa them to enter into a partnership with horses that The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Cresswell on Geronimo. Photo will make being around them an absolute joy. Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the courtesy of Monastery Stables Riding lessons will allow participants to experience quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region through the joy of riding while learning good riding and efforts that foster rich cultural expression, strengthen horsemanship skills. Whether you are a beginner, recreational, or experienced rider who children’s futures, and deepen connections to nature and wants to sharpen your skills, Monastery Stables will help you meet your goals and have a community.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Pr-Dvd-Holdings-As-Of-September-18
    CALL # LOCATION TITLE AUTHOR BINGE BOX COMEDIES prmnd Comedies binge box (includes Airplane! --Ferris Bueller's Day Off --The First Wives Club --Happy Gilmore)[videorecording] / Princeton Public Library. BINGE BOX CONCERTS AND MUSICIANSprmnd Concerts and musicians binge box (Includes Brad Paisley: Life Amplified Live Tour, Live from WV --Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters --John Sebastian Presents Folk Rewind: My Music --Roy Orbison and Friends: Black and White Night)[videorecording] / Princeton Public Library. BINGE BOX MUSICALS prmnd Musicals binge box (includes Mamma Mia! --Moulin Rouge --Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella [DVD] --West Side Story) [videorecording] / Princeton Public Library. BINGE BOX ROMANTIC COMEDIESprmnd Romantic comedies binge box (includes Hitch --P.S. I Love You --The Wedding Date --While You Were Sleeping)[videorecording] / Princeton Public Library. DVD 001.942 ALI DISC 1-3 prmdv Aliens, abductions & extraordinary sightings [videorecording]. DVD 001.942 BES prmdv Best of ancient aliens [videorecording] / A&E Television Networks History executive producer, Kevin Burns. DVD 004.09 CRE prmdv The creation of the computer [videorecording] / executive producer, Bob Jaffe written and produced by Donald Sellers created by Bruce Nash History channel executive producers, Charlie Maday, Gerald W. Abrams Jaffe Productions Hearst Entertainment Television in association with the History Channel. DVD 133.3 UNE DISC 1-2 prmdv The unexplained [videorecording] / produced by Towers Productions, Inc. for A&E Network executive producer, Michael Cascio. DVD 158.2 WEL prmdv We'll meet again [videorecording] / producers, Simon Harries [and three others] director, Ashok Prasad [and five others]. DVD 158.2 WEL prmdv We'll meet again. Season 2 [videorecording] / director, Luc Tremoulet producer, Page Shepherd.
    [Show full text]
  • Some of the Busiest, Most Congested and Stress-Inducing Traffic Is Found on Roads Crossing Southeastern Pennsylvania—The Penns
    Protect and Preserve What You Can Do It’s easy to get involved in the Pennypack Greenway. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. n Encourage your municipal officials to protect the Within one of the most rapidly developing environmentally sensitive lands identified in local parts of Pennsylvania is found a creek open space plans. n Get dirty! Participate in one of the creek cleanups and watershed system that has sustained held throughout the Greenway. remnants of the primal beauty and wildlife n Stand up for the creek at municipal meetings when your commissioners and council members are that have existed within it for thousands discussing stormwater management. of years. It is the Pennypack Creek n Enjoy one of the many annual events that take place along the Greenway such as sheep shearing, Maple watershed, a system that feeds Pennypack Sugar Day, and Applefest at Fox Chase Farm. Creek as it runs from its headwaters in Bucks and Montgomery counties, through If You Have a Yard n Make your yard friendlier for wildlife by planting Philadelphia and into the Delaware River. native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Audubon Publicly accessible pockets of this graceful Pennsylvania’s “Audubon At Home” program can help. n Minimize or eliminate your use of pesticides, natural environment are used daily by herbicides, and fertilizers. thousands of citizens, young and old, providing a refuge from the pressures n Control (or eliminate) aggressive non-native plants of daily life. Yet this system faces real threats. Undeveloped land alongside infesting your garden. n Reduce the paving on your property to allow Pennypack Creek is sought after for development and there isn’t a protected rainwater to percolate into the soil, and install rain passage through it.
    [Show full text]
  • The First Design for Fairmount Park
    The First Design for Fairmount Park AIRMOUNT PARK IN PHILADELPHIA is one of the great urban parks of America, its importance in landscape history exceeded only by FNew York’s Central Park. Its name derives from the “Faire Mount” shown on William Penn’s plan of 1682, where the Philadelphia Museum of Art now perches, and where the gridded Quaker city suddenly gives way to an undulating scenery of river and park. Measuring over 3,900 acres, it is one of the world’s largest municipal parks. Nonetheless, for all its national importance, the origin of the park, its philosophical founda- tions, and its authorship have been misunderstood in the literature.1 About the principal dates there is no dispute: in 1812–15 a municipal waterworks was built on the banks of the Schuylkill, the site of which soon became a popular resort location and a subject of picturesque paintings; in 1843 the city began to acquire tracts of land along the river to safeguard the water supply; in 1859 the city held a competition for the design of a picturesque park; finally, in 1867, the Fairmount Park Commission was established to oversee a much larger park, whose layout was eventually entrusted to the German landscape architect Hermann J. Schwarzmann. This is the version rehearsed in all modern accounts of the park. All texts agree that 1867 marks the origin of the park, in conception and execution. They depict the pre–Civil War events as abortive and inconclusive; in particular, they dismiss the 1859 competition. According to George B. Tatum, writing in 1961, a series of “plans were prepared,” I am indebted to five generous colleagues who read this manuscript and contributed suggestions: Therese O’Malley of CASVA; Sheafe Satterthwaite and E.
    [Show full text]
  • Philadelphia City Guide Table of Contents
    35th ANNUAL MEETING & SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN 1201 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 APRIL 23-26, 2014 Philadelphia City Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS I. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................................3 II. OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................................................3 III. WEATHER ........................................................................................................................................................................3 IV. GETTING AROUND .......................................................................................................................................................3 A. From the Airport .........................................................................................................................................................3 B. Around the City ..........................................................................................................................................................3 V. SAFETY .............................................................................................................................................................................4 VI. NEIGHBORHOODS .........................................................................................................................................................4
    [Show full text]
  • Storm Drains in the 1 Litter Off the Ground
    Quench your thirst for knowledge... visit the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! Brought to you by the 1801 1799 The Histo ry of Wat er 1880 1815 1900 TIME s clean and pure.......by 1880 pollution LINE ill River wa killed all fish.. The Schuylk .....We finally s tarted to Nobody will notice if I dump my trash 1799 1815 The Fairmount Water into the RIVER! 1900s The pollution in The Philadelphia Works was built, located right the Delaware and Schuylkill Water Department on the Schuylkill River. This Rivers got so bad that the began. site was chosen because it Philadelphia Water Depart- was the highest point close to ment built a system of water Hear Ye! treatment plants. At that time, Hear Ye! 1801 The Water Department Philadelphia on the Schuylkill. Philadelphia completed the City’s first water It used the river’s flowing it was the largest water filtration had one of the system, consisting of two pump- power to turn giant water YUCK! system in the world! Beginning first water ing stations: one located on the wheels which powered the in 1909, the treatment plants systems in the pumps. cleaned all of the river water USA! Schuylkill River at Chestnut St.; the second (above) located in before we used it. Centre Square, exactly where City Hall stands today. Untreated What’s the 1880s Although difference water was pumped from the Fairmount Park had been between the The land is Schuylkill to the dome at the top created upstream of the land and DIRTY of the Centre Square station.
    [Show full text]
  • Valley Green!
    Celebrating 90 Years—Countless Friends PRESERVING THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDNESS OF THE WISSAHICKON VALLEY FOR NINETY YEARS. FALL 2014 • VOLUME 23 • NUMBER 3 Meet You at Valley Green! Coverage of our 90th Anniversary on pp. 4, 8, 10, 11. FROMthePRESIDENT 8708 Germantown Avenue The Friends of the Wissahickon is celebrating our 90th Philadelphia, PA 19118-2717 Anniversary this year, and while there is much to celebrate, Phone: (215) 247-0417 Tthis anniversary year also finds us commencing our second 90 E-mail: [email protected] years with a multi-pronged, five-year strategic plan for growth in our Website: www.fow.org reach, our visibility, and our stewardship in the Wissahickon Valley. The mission of the Friends of the Wissahickon While the early years of FOW saw much work done in preserving is to preserve the natural beauty and the park and the completion of projects like the restoration of Valley wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and Green Inn, current activities are on a much larger scale. The most stimulate public interest therein. visible of these is our Sustainable Trails Initiative, in which, through the combined efforts of our great staff, membership, funders, and OFFICERS board members, we are already halfway through a five-year, $10 Will Whetzel, President million budget plan to restore and/or rebuild 50 miles of trails in the Liz Werthan, Vice President, Advocacy Heidi Grunwald, Vice President, Finance Wissahickon Valley. The exclamation point for our anniversary year Robert Harries, Vice President, Governance will be our Gala celebration event on October 25, which will showcase the restorations and Jeff Harbison, Treasurer improvements made to Valley Green Inn over the past year.
    [Show full text]
  • Summer 2019 Volume 28 Number 2
    Conserving the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley for 95 years SUMMER 2019 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 2 His Way to the ATC p. 4 Super Mega Day p. 6 2019 Annual Meeting p. 8 Photo by Charles Uniatowski A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OW’s founders would be proud. In the 95 years since the small group of community-minded Fcitizens united to improve Wissahickon Valley Park, FOW has flourished. Today, the outpouring of support from members, neighbors, and community 40 W. Evergreen Ave., Suite 108, partners for our valley and waterway is stronger Philadelphia, PA 19118-3324 than ever. That’s why the theme of our 2018 Annual (215) 247-0417 • [email protected] • fow.org Report (available in print and on the FOW website) is “Connections.” Nowhere was this powerful force more The mission of Friends of the Wissahickon is to evident than at the 95th Anniversary Super Mega conserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Volunteer Service Day on June 1. To see hundreds Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public of people connected by passion for the Wissahickon, interest therein. simultaneously working to beautify 10 different park trailheads, was astounding. Words cannot express our OFFICERS Jeff Harbison, President pride and gratitude, but hopefully the photo collage on Fred Magaziner, Vice President p. 6 captures the tremendously moving spirit of the day. James Walker, Treasurer David Pope, Secretary PAST PRESIDENTS Whether you are a neighbor, a park visitor, or a Cindy Affleck Charles Dilks local business owner that values the quality of Robert A. Lukens David Pope life the park affords, FOW invites you to be part John Rollins Edward C.
    [Show full text]
  • Fairmount Park System Natural Lands Restoration Master Plan
    Fairmount Park System Natural Lands Restoration Master Plan V O L U M E I I Park-Specific Master Plans Woodland path. Cobbs Creek Park For more information about the Fairmount Park System Natural Lands Restoration Master Plan, please contact the offices of the Natural Lands Restoration and Environmental Education Program at 215.685.0274. © 1999, Fairmount Park Commission All rights reserved. T ABLE OF C ONTENTS P AGE 1. COBBS CREEK PARK MASTER PLAN ......................................... II-1 1.A. Tasks Associated With Restoration Planning ................................. II-3 1.A.1. Introduction ...................................................... II-3 1.A.2. Community Meetings ............................................... II-3 1.A.3. Community Mapping ............................................... II-4 1.B. Cobbs Creek Assessment and Restoration Planning ............................ II-4 1.B.1. Executive Summary ................................................ II-4 1.B.2. Introduction ....................................................... II-7 1.B.3. Existing Conditions Inventory and Assessment ........................... II-9 1.C. Application of Restoration Goals .......................................... II-22 1.C.1. Overview ........................................................ II-22 1.C.2. General Restoration Activities ....................................... II-22 1.C.3. Habitat-Specific Restoration Activities ................................ II-24 1.D. Recommended Restoration Activities .....................................
    [Show full text]
  • 4. FAIRMOUNT (EAST/WEST) PARK MASTER PLAN Fairmount Park System Natural Lands Restoration Master Plan Skyline of the City of Philadelphia As Seen from George’S Hill
    4. FAIRMOUNT (EAST/WEST) PARK MASTER PLAN Fairmount Park System Natural Lands Restoration Master Plan Skyline of the City of Philadelphia as seen from George’s Hill. 4.A. T ASKS A SSOCIATED W ITH R ESTORATION A CTIVITIES 4.A.1. Introduction The project to prepare a natural lands restoration master plan for Fairmount (East/West) Park began in October 1997. Numerous site visits were conducted in Fairmount (East/West) Park with the Fairmount Park Commission (FPC) District #1 Manager and staff, community members, Natural Lands Restoration and Environmental Education Program (NLREEP) staff and Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) staff. Informal meetings at the Park’s district office were held to solicit information and opinions from district staff. Additionally, ANSP participated in the NLREEP Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings in March and October 1998. These meetings were used to solicit ideas and develop contacts with other environmental scientists and land managers. A meeting was also held with ANSP, NLREEP and FPC engineering staff to discuss completed and planned projects in or affecting natural lands in Fairmount (East/West) Park. A variety of informal contacts, such as speaking at meetings of Friends groups and other clubs, and discussions during field visits provided additional input. ANSP, NLREEP and the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) set up a program of quarterly meetings to discuss various issues of joint interest. These meetings are valuable in obtaining information useful in planning restoration and in developing concepts for cooperative programs. As a result of these meetings, PWD staff reviewed the list of priority stream restoration sites proposed for Fairmount (East/West) Park.
    [Show full text]
  • Dip in Upfront Dollars Likely Buyers Want to Examine Broadcast's Digital Options Before Committing All Budgets PAGE 4
    MAY 22, 2006 $3.99 VOL. 16 NO. 21 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE MEDIA Dip in Upfront Dollars Likely Buyers want to examine broadcast's digital options before committing all budgets PAGE 4 THE UPFRONT Fall Season's Hits and Misses Buyers dissect networks' programming slates PAGE 5 THE UPFRONT New Shows' Digital Dilemma Studios, networks battle over rights to revenue PAGE 6 THE UPFRONT Saturday Night Is Ripe for Fighting Telemundo's variety show to take on Univision's PAGE 8 21> iii Telcos and cable duel over 0 2 franchising rules -change in VISITVIN ARANDVEL " X , COK TODAY a classic Washington dustup WDXNUDWa ****,1*******AUTUsi 3 -DIGIT 070 LDS PAGE 18 #NNO529152# CONT 8 0032 LAURA CYR BORDERS EXPRESS 42 MOUNT PLEASANT AVE WHARTON NJ 07981-2120 P0001 FASHION The Two -Piece Life Preserver: How a Write -Up on Swimwear Left Her Bedecked to De -Deck Have a brilliant weekend. THE WALL STREET JORNAL. WEEKEND EDITION Inspiring millions of readers at the start of each weekend. Market At Deadline Indicators NATIONIU.111: CALM I CBS, FOX LEAD THE PACK IN MAY SWEEPS I RECORD LABELS SUE XM OVER DIGITAL SERVICE With broadcast net- (Based on ra'ings through May 17, CBS and Fox are The major record companies sued XM Satellite works presenting their dominating the May sweeps. CBS is first in total view- Radio over its XM + MP3 service claiming "massive 2006-07 prime -time ers with 12.7 million (down 10 percent from a year wholesale infringement" of their recordings. The suit, schedules to advertis- earlier), according to Nielsen Media Research.
    [Show full text]
  • Movie Trailers
    REDACTED - FOR PUBLICINSPECTION All video content is self-produced. 2. Fandango and Movies.com Video content is from Video Detective (movie trailers), electronic press kits, other promotional content provided directly from the movie studios, entertainment video provided by the Associated Press, and some self­ produced content. 3. Comcast.net and Fancast As to Comcast.net and Fancast, information and data responsive to this subpart have been provided as Exhibit 8.3, which is included on the enclosed compact disc labeled "Comcast Exhibits." This spreadsheet lists providers whose content is carried by Comcast.net, Fancast.com, and Fancast Xfinity TV, and specifies which OVPD carries content from each listed provider. C. Otber Networks I. ExerciseTV All content available on ExerciseTV's website consists ofprograms that are fully owned and controlled by ExerciseTV. 2. Golf A significant portion ofvideo content on Golfwebsites is produced internally by Golf, with the remainder provided by the PGA TOUR (news highlights), the LPGA Tour (news highlights and limited streaming of coverage), the European Tour (news highlights), PGA ofAmerica (news highlights), Augusta National/Thought Equity (news highlights), and The R&A (news highlights and archive materials). Website visitors can also view resort-produced videos in connection with advertising arrangements on certain WorldGolfdomains. 3. Sprout Sources ofcontent on Sprout include HIT Entertainment, PBS, Sesame Workshop, MLB, Decode Enterprises, Jam Media, Doggity's Diner, Inc., Moonscoop Entertainment, the Wiggles International PTY, LTD, and the Jim Henson Company, Inc. 4. RSNs/The Comcast NetworklNECN Either the sports leagues or their member teams are the copyright holders in the RSNs' professional games.
    [Show full text]
  • Get Physical
    A publication of Philadelphia Corporation for Aging May 2016 • Free Inside Discover our city’s public art & sculpture Get Physical Elder honored: Wisdom, spirituality, integrity Bocce began in Egypt ... 14 By Marcia Z. Siegal “Go, Marie! Try to find strength!” “Give ‘em hell, Julie!” “Terry, we need you!” “Green’s in!” “Red got two!” “The stress is killing me!” At Guerin Recreation Center in South Phila- delphia, bocce is serious business. Just ask mem- bers of its women’s bocce teams. Ranging in age “Swann Memorial Fountain” at from 45 to 90, the players meet Thursday eve- Logan Square was originally named nings from October until May, when the finals “The Fountain of Three Rivers” for are held. At the Guerin Center, as traditional Philadelphia’s main waterways: the • continued on page 18 Delaware River, Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek. In Season: VisitPhiladelphia for B. Krist by Photo Two delicious strawberry recipes ... 16 By Alicia M. Colombo civic organization dedicated to creating a “museum without walls” by integrating public art and urban design. Philadelphia is known as the “The Many of Philadelphia’s most iconic City of Murals,” but it’s also home to sculptures represent the people and plac- a collection of 1,500 pieces of outdoor es of our region. When “Swann Memo- sculpture, with a tradition of public art rial Fountain” opened in 1924 at Logan that goes back almost a century and a Square (Benjamin Franklin Parkway at half. 19th Street), it is said that 10,000 people “Philadelphia is unique in that we danced the tango in the streets to music have one of the largest and oldest collec- played by the police band.
    [Show full text]