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T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rDec. 15-Berean Institute Christmas OpenHouse at 1901 W. Girard Ave., 5-9p.m. For info (215) 763-4833.Dec. 15-Christmas Celebration in 6300block Germantown Ave., 6-7 p.m.Corporate and community dona-tions welcome! For more info, tomake a donation, A. Neal (215)438-1768 or A. Alexander (215)844-9345.Dec. 15-Join Stephanie Singer for anevening of political comedy at“This Is the Week that Is”, 1812Productions’ yearly political satire.Tickets, $20, cover cost of theaterticket, plus a donation of any size(from $1 up to the legal individualmaximum of $2,600). For infoJohn Barber (484) 469-0633.Dec. 17-Volunteers needed to help wrapgifts for Councilwoman JannieBlackwell’s Christmas HolidayParty for Homeless. Join her inCity Hall Rm. 401, 9 a.m. Call tosign up (215) 686-3418.Dec. 17-Phila. Federation of Young Repub-licans hosts Christmas Party atLiberties, 705 N. 2nd St., 3-7 p.m.Tickets $20.Dec. 17- Committee to Elect Brett Mandelhosts Auld Lang Syne cocktail re-ception at 2303 Lombard St., 6-8p.m. Contributions $100 to$1,000. For info www.brettman-del.com.Dec. 17-Black Professionals ChristmasParty at African American Mu-seum, 7th & Arch Sts., 8 p.m.-1a.m. $50 includes live music, en-tertainment. For info Earl Harvey(267) 244-3860.

Dec. 17-N.W. Futures PAC Christmas Bashat 5547 Germantown Ave., 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $20. BYOB. For info DerekS. Green, Esq., (216) 205-4988.Dec. 20-Councilwoman Jannie Blackwellhosts City’s homeless at her an-nual Christmas Party at Pennsyl-vania Convention Ctr., 3-7 p.m.Dec. 29-Friends of Council MajorityLeader-Elect Curtis Jones hosts“Black Out Party” at 4130 MainSt., next to Manayunk Brewery, 8p.m.-1 a.m. Dress in black. VIPCocktail 6-8 p.m. $1,000 host,$500 sponsor, $250 VIP, $50 gen-eral admission, guest. For info Do-rian Stanley (732) 642-2163.Dec. 30-Kwanzaa Dinner & Showfundraiser to send 50 students toAfrica at Imhotep Charter HS,6201 N. 21st St.,7-11 p.m. Tickets$40; seniors and children under12, $30. For info Maisha Sullivan(215) 385-0214.Jan. 2- Inaugural celebration for JewellWilliams, Sheriff of Phila., atHorizons Rooftop Ballrm., Shera-ton Hotel, 17th & Race Sts. Attire:boots and denim, and party [email protected]. 3- S. Phila. Tea Party meetingat Prudential Savings Bank, en-trance from parking lot in rear,1834 Oregon Ave., 7 p.m. Guestspeaker. All invited.Apr. 26-2012 Centennial Pk. Celebrationhonoring Joseph Manko, RyanHoward and Vanguard at Phila.Horticultural Ctr., MontgomeryAve. & N. Horticultural Dr., 6 p.m.For tickets, etc. Arthur (215) 988-9341.

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Gov. Corbett Comments On MumiaGov. Tom Corbett issued the fol-

lowing statement convicted killer

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s address to his

supporters by telephone from

prison Friday night.

“Convicted cop-killer and self-

promoter Mumia Abu-Jamal is

marking the 30th anniversary of his

brutal crime by trying to victimize

the widow, family, friends and col-

leagues of Officer Daniel

Faulkner,” Corbett said.

“This is a telephone call Abu-

Jamal makes every year. Under

prison rules, he has the right to

make a phone call. Under the rules

of decency, we have the right to

ignore him. Having escaped the

death penalty, let him now spend

his remaining days in deserved ob-

scurity.”

Toomey Enters Bill To Stop European BailoutUS Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)

cosponsored the No More IMF

Bailouts Act Dec. 6 to end tax-

payer-funded bailouts of European

countries.

The legislation would rescind the

$108 billion in additional bailout

authority given to the IMF in the

2009 war supplemental appropria-

tions bill (HR 2346, Title XIV). It

prohibits US loans to the IMF for

EU countries until they meet a

60% debt-to-GDP ratio (their own

former standard for fiscal disci-

pline).

It also states the sense of Congress

that it should not approve legisla-

tion to implement the 2010 IMF

decision doubling the US’ yearly

contribution

“With our out of control deficits

and struggling economy, we need

to focus on restoring fiscal respon-

sibility in Washington,” Toomey

said. “The last thing we should be

doing is spending taxpayer dollars

to bail out fiscally irresponsible

Casey To Apple: Shut Down App That

Makes Fake Driver’s LicensesUS Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has

called on Apple to shut down an

application that allows people to

create fake driver’s licenses. In a

letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the

Senator said this app could facili-

tate law-breaking by allowing

criminals to create a new identity,

steal someone else’s identity or

permit underage youth to appear

18 or 21.

“Applications shouldn’t facilitate

law-breaking, which is exactly

what this app does. Apple should

shut it down immediately,” Casey

said. “Pennsylvania just took a

major step toward making our li-

censes more secure and an applica-

tion like this undermines that ef-

fort. This app could allow crimi-

nals to deceive authorities or

enable children to purchase to-

bacco or alcohol illegally.”

DriversEd.com’s “Driver’s Li-

cense” application for Apple prod-

ucts is marketed as a game for

users to create “realistic driver’s li-

censes from any state.” In his letter

to Apple, Casey argued such an

application could ease deception

by criminals or underage teens.

Additionally, the ability to so eas-

ily create a fake driver’s license

could contribute to the rising prob-

lem of identity theft. On the appli-

cation’s reviews, several users

commented these fake driver’s li-

censes have worked for them.

“While identity fraud is not a new

problem, the use of readily avail-

able technology to facilitate this

crime is of particular concern,”

wrote Casey. “By assisting in the

creation of counterfeit driver’s li-

censes, ‘License’ threatens to ease

deception by criminals and con-

tribute to the rising problem of

identity theft. Given these risks, I

request that you remove this appli-

cation from the App Store immedi-

ately, as well as any other

available applications that allow

users to create, steal or alter false

identities.”

(PA Soc clarke butkovits)

Zzzz FRIDAY-NIGHT Blank

Rome reception at InterContinen-

tal Hotel, across street from Wal-

dorf, is always a jam-packed

affair. Darrell Clarke, incoming

President of Philadelphia City

Council, beams as Controller Alan

Butkovitz congratulates him. Pho-

tos by Bonnie Squires

European countries. The No More

IMF Bailouts Act is needed to help

protect taxpayer dollars from for-

eign bailouts.”



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GOV. ED RENDELL is a fixture at Blank Rome event. Here he greets Comcast VP Karen Buchholz and

Mary Dougherty of Nicole Miller fame.

CHOP CEO Dr. Steven Altschuler welcomes Wistar CEO Dr. Russel Kaufman and his wife Jane.



Eleanor Dezzi, a founder of the Genevieve Society, Bonnie Squires, member and one of the event’s

sponsors, Judith Mondre, and Rev. Bonnie Camarda, both members, were delighted with the atten-

dance at their Waldorf reception.

Hughes: Marcellus Shale Plan Must Hold

Industry Accountable

NATURAL-GAS drilling regulations and revenues being considered

by General Assembly Republicans are woefully inadequate, charges

State Sen. Vincent Hughes

DEMOCRATIC MEASURES to

extract more revenues from

Marcellus Shale production

have been defeated so far. But

rival Republican measures have

not yet been reconciled. Sen.

Hughes urges debate to con-

tinue.



by State Sen. Vincent Hughes

For years, the General Assembly

has struggled to pass a much-

needed natural-gas drilling impact

fee. We have discussed and de-

bated an impact fee combined with

critical environmental regulations

for Marcellus Shale, only to come

up short. The recently approved

impact fee legislative plans that

were passed in the state Senate and

the House also fall woefully short,

amounting to a missed opportu-

nity, likely never to be seen again.

The overall product of the separate

pieces of legislation (SB 1100 and

HB 1950) approved in the Senate

and the House were disappointing,

to say the least.

The proposal my Senate Demo-

cratic colleagues and I recom-

mended was far better than either

bill approved in the Republican-

controlled House and Senate. The

Senate Democratic plan would

have raised significantly more rev-

enue and implemented stronger

environmental protections while

protecting local zoning authority.

Unfortunately, this proposal was

voted down. The Republican legis-

lation squanders our best chance to

create new job opportunities for

infrastructure, energy and eco-

nomic investments and instead

adopts an embarrassingly low tax

rate that falls far short of our

needs.

While there are concepts in SB

1100 that are worthy of support,

there are also many areas where

the legislation is deficient. SB 1100

provides a paltry $14 million in

the first year for environmental

programs – well short of the mini-

mum $75 million goal that was

suggested by respected environ-

mental groups. I fought to bolster

funding by amending SB 1100, but

was once again blocked by Senate

Republicans.

Unfortunately, the minimal fee

stipulated by SB 1100 and the to-

tally inadequate fee proposal con-

tained in the House plan (HB

1950) would leave us far short of

the funding needed to make a real

difference. In stark contrast, by

2014 our Senate Democratic alter-

native would have supported $750

million in additional infrastructure

investment compared to the mea-

ger Republican plans.

HB 1950 would impose the 3rd-

lowest effective tax rate among all

31 shale producing states. SB 1100

would be the 5th-lowest tax rate.

The Senate Democrats proposal

would put Pennsylvania at 7th low-

est among all states.

The Republicans argued levying a

more-robust fee on the industry

would cause them to drill else-

where. However, states frequently

referenced as alternatives to Penn-

sylvania for drilling – Texas and

West Virginia – have much-higher

effective rates on natural-gas pro-

duction than the rate proposed by

Senate Democrats. Moreover, New

York has a drilling moratorium in

place until environmental studies

are performed, while the Ohio leg-

islature has two bills pending that

would do likewise.

Senate Democrats had high hopes

for a plan that would responsibly

regulate and tax the shale industry.

We were reasonable and open

minded in our negotiations and

tried to be balanced in our ap-

proach. Our efforts were rebuffed

by Senate Republicans.

However, this fight is not over. We

will have other opportunities to

improve the bill before it reaches

the governor’s desk. The bottom

line is we must ask more from this

industry.

The Marcellus Shale plan should

do three things: protect Pennsylva-

nia’s environment and its people;

generate adequate revenue; and

give local government the ability

to protect their communities. Any-

thing less than that is unaccept-

able.

I urge you all to contact your local

State Representative, Senator and

the Governor to voice your con-

cerns and displeasure regarding

this industry-driven half measure.



STATE SEN. ANTHONY H.

WILLIAMS presents Julius

Jackson of Yeadon, an Army Air

Corps veteran of World War II,

with a Senate citation in grati-

tude for his service to our coun-

try prior to a Dec. 8 Senate

panel discussion on workforce

solutions for returning service

members. Jackson was one of

the trailblazing Tuskegee Air-

men, first African American

military aviators in US Armed

Forces.

Williams Salutes Tuskegee Airman

City Plan For Natural Hazards Begins To FormThe Managing Director’s Office of

Emergency Management invites

the public to learn about the Natu-

ral Hazards Mitigation Plan being

developed for Philadelphia. Phase

One of the plan will be rolled out

on Thursday, Dec. 15, 5:30 to 7:30

p.m. at The Salvation Army Corps’

Roxborough Community Center,

6730 Ridge Avenue. (Snow date

will be Saturday, Dec. 17 at 10:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m., resi-

dents will view a series of poster

displays featuring the natural haz-

ards. OEM will provide a brief

presentation about the develop-

ment of the Hazard Mitigation

Plan at 6:30 p.m. After the presen-

tation, residents will have more

time to review the poster displays

and provide their feedback and

concerns about natural hazards in

their community.

Phase One of the Natural Hazard

Mitigation Plan will address a

comprehensive list of natural haz-

ards – droughts, floods, extreme

temperatures, earthquakes, wind

storms and tornadoes, hurricanes

and tropical storms, Nor’easters,

and severe winter storms – that

may impact Philadelphia. The pur-

pose of the Natural Hazards Miti-

gation Plan is to reduce or

eliminate long-term risks to human

life or property from natural disas-

ters through cost-effective and sus-

tained mitigation actions.

“We welcome the public to join us

on Dec. 15 to offer their thoughts

about the natural hazards of con-

cern to them and businesses in

their community,” said Deputy

Managing Director for Emergency

Management Liam O’Keefe.

OEM will hold a series of meet-

ings from mid-December through

mid-February throughout Philadel-

phia to roll out the various phases

of the Natural Hazards Mitigation

Plan. Additional phases of the plan

will focus on risk assessments of

the natural hazards, as well as



identifying short and long-term

mitigation strategies for reducing

risks associated with the natural

hazards.

The public is encouraged to visit

www.phila.gov/ready to:

Find more information about natu-

ral hazards that can affect Philadel-

phia;

Obtain a listing of future public

meetings about the plan;

Learn how to prepare for natural

hazards; and

Sign up for emergency text alerts

from ReadyNotifyPA

The public can submit

comments about the plan

through several options:

The public can submit comments

about the plan by attending a pub-

lic meeting and completing a Natu-

ral Hazards Plan Questionnaire,

sending an email to

[email protected] or calling 3-1-1 to

request a copy of the Natural Haz-

ards Plan Questionnaire.

Questionnaires must be completed

and submitted to the Office of

Emergency Management by Feb.

16, 2012.

Santa’s Elves Are Laborers

GIVING BACK TO ALL members’ families every year, Laborers’ Local 57 arranges for Santa to visit

union hall in Northern Liberties. Jolly fellow has a snug Laborers’ hoodie for every member and a toy

for every member’s child. Joining Santa before tree are Secretary-Treasurer Mike Carfagno, 2nd from

left; Business Mgr. Walt Higgins, 3rd from left; and President Stanley Sanders, right.

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