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Fisher III, M.D. All rights reserved. history philadelphia quaker colonies medicine health care economics politics gfisher@philadelphia-reflections.com (George Ross Fisher III MD) george@georgefisher.com (George Ross Fisher, IV) Hand-crafted using PHP Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:05:04 EST hourly 12 2010-03-12T20:05:04-05:00 http://backend.userland.com/rss091 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/RSSimage.jpg 144 144 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/ http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/ tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-05-01:%2Findex.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:05:04 EST gfisher@philadelphia-reflections.com (George Ross Fisher III, M.D.) William Penn's Quaker Colonies plus medicine, economics and politics Dr. George Ross Fisher, III Philadelphia Reflections 2010-03-12 39.9455 -75.1532 Dr. Fisher's medical office location 39.9455 -75.1532 39.9455 -75.1532 Invaders of Pennsylvania http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/3.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-04-30:%2Finvaders_of_pennsylvania.php Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:08:24 EST For a peaceful state, Pennsylvania has suffered many invasions. It's all been one-way; Pennsylvania has never invaded anyone else. Culture: The Flavors of Philadelphia Life http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/11.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-22:%2Fculture_the_flavors_of.php Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:56:33 EST Philadelphia began as a religious colony, a utopia if you will. But all religions were welcome, so Quakerism mainly persists in its effects on others, both locally and in America, in Art, clubs, and the way of life. Colonial Times http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/13.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-23:%2Fcolonial_times.php Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:05:10 EST More than half of American history took place before 1776, but after 1492. For Philadelphia, Colonial history lasted about a century. The Right Angle Club of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/10.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-22:%2Fthe_right_angle_club.php Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:04:01 EST The Exchange luncheon club of Philadelphia, then meeting at the Bourse, withdrew from association with other Exchange Clubs on a point of principle -- hence the name it adopted, the Right Angle Club. America's Capital City, 1774-1800 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/15.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-23:%2Famerican_capital_1775_1799.php Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:55:00 EST The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia from 1774 to 1788. Except for some urgent interruptions, the new republic had its capital here from 1790 to 1800. Except for John Marshall's Supreme Court, Quaker Philadelphia thus formed the social environment for those twenty-five years which shaped the enduring political institutions of America. The Sights of the City http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/12.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-22:%2Fthe_sights_of_the.php Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:51:44 EDT Philadelphia, broadly defined as the Quaker region of three states, contains an astonishing number of interesting places to visit. Three centuries of history leave their marks. Recent Convulsions in World Finance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/8.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-22:%2Frecent_convulsions_in_world.php Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:36:15 EDT Few people choose to study economics; most people don't want to. But world economics have got in such a state that lots more of us had better give it some thought. Deaths of the Shah, by Donald Hough http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/5.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-14:%2Fdeaths_of_the_shah.php Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:01:08 EDT . Colonial Days http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/14.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-23:%2Fcolonial_days.php Thu, 28 May 2009 20:11:52 EDT More than half of American history took place before 1776, but after 1492. For Philadelphia, the Colonial period lasted about a century. Philadelphia Medicine http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/7.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-22:%2Fphiladelphia_medicine.php Sun, 24 May 2009 20:51:47 EDT Several hundred essays on the history and peculiarities of Medicine in Philadelphia, where most of it started. Philadelphia Since the Industrial Revolution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/16.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-23:%2Fphiladelphia_since_the_industrial.php Sun, 24 May 2009 08:10:49 EDT The Industrial Revolution began about the time America declared Independence. The young nation faced a clean slate and boundless opportunities. Tourist Trips: Philadelphia and the Quaker Colonies http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/1.htm tag:www.exploring-philadelphia.com,2007-04-11:%2Ftrips_around_philadelphia.php Fri, 22 May 2009 18:25:28 EDT The states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern New Jersey all belonged to William Penn the Quaker. He was the largest private landholder in American history. Using explicit directions, comprehensive touring of the Quaker Colonies takes seven full days. Local residents may need a couple dozen one-day wanderings to match it. Computers, Websites, and other Digital Gadgetry http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/9.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-22:%2Fcomputers_websites_and_other.php Fri, 22 May 2009 17:11:43 EDT What is novel today is old-hat tomorrow; but what is old-hat to someone today is still novel for someone else. These are our own thoughts about a variety of electronic novelties, for whoever finds them of interest. BANKS REDEFINED http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/6.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-15:%2Fbanks_redefined.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:10:36 EDT . Tourist Walk in Olde Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/volume/2.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-04:%2Ftourist_walk_in_olde.php Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:04:22 EDT You've seen the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. <br /><br /> Come now on a tour of the city the Founding Brothers lived in, a smaller city than today which they knew intimately. Their Colonial Philadelphia can be seen in a day's walk through the center of town. Subcultures http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/4.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fsubcultures_topic.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:04:37 EST A few reflections about the subcultures in and around Philadelphia. Right Angle Club 2010 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/137.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-04:%2Fright_angle_club_2010.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:03:53 EST In Progress Revisionist Themes http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/109.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-10:%2Frevisionist_themes.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:03:03 EST A set of working papers, still under construction. Philadelphia Economics http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/61.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fphiladelphia_economics.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:02:15 EST economics Cultural http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/119.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-11-07:%2Fculture_and_traditions_2.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:01:17 EST Culture and Traditions (2) Academia in the Philadelphia Region http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/60.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Facademia_.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:58:42 EST Higher education is a source of pride, progress, and aggravation. Causes of the American Revolution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/70.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-11-03:%2Fcauses_of_the_american.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:34 EST Britain and its colonies had outgrown Eighteenth Century techniques of governance. Unfortunately, both England and America lacked the sophistication to make drastic changes smoothly. Benjamin Franklin http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/6.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fben_franklin_topic.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:45:21 EST A collection of Benjamin Franklin tidbits that relate Philadelphia's revolutionary prelate to his moving around the city, the colonies, and the world. Website Development http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/66.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-05:%2Fwebsite_development.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:01 EST The website technology supporting Philadelphia Reflections is PHP, MySQL and DHTML. The web hosting service is Internet Planners. Customs, Culture and Traditions (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/132.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-03:%2Fcustoms_culture_and_traditions.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:29:19 EST . Railroad Town http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/107.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-15:%2Frailroad_town.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:14:30 EST . Nature Preservation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/65.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fnature_preservation.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:12:07 EST Nature preservation and nature destruction are different parts of an eternal process. Evolving Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/57.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fevolving_philadelphia.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:10:56 EST The city changes. Downtown http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/3.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fdowntown_topic.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:10:27 EST A discussion about downtown area in Philadelphia and connections from today with its historical past. Dislocations: Financial and Fundamental http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/98.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-22:%2Fusing_computers_instead_of.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:09:48 EST The crash of 2007 was more than a bank panic. It was a collision of several revolutions which were all ripples from the same splash. Philadelphia Fish and Fishing http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/33.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fphiladelphia_fish_and_fishing.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:37:33 EST Less than a century ago, Delaware Bay, Delaware River, Schuylkill River, Pennypack Creek, Wissahickon Creek, and dozens of other creeks in this swampy region were teeming with edible fish, oysters and crabs. They may be coming back, cautiously. Right Angle Club 2009 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/123.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-09:%2Fright_angle_club_2009.php Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:23:33 EST The 2009 proceedings of the Right Angle Club of Philadelphia, beginning with the farewell address of the outgoing president, John W. Nixon, and sadly concluding with memorials to two departed members, Fred Etherington and Harry Bishop. Particular Sights to See:Center City http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/44.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-17:%2Fcenter_city.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:19:56 EST Taxi drivers tell tourists that Center City is a "shining city on a hill". During the Industrial Era, the city almost urbanized out to the county line, and then retreated. Right now, the urban center is surrounded by a semi-deserted ring of former factories. Literary Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/63.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fliterary_philadelphia.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:44:49 EST Literary America's Historic Square Mile (pre-1800) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/2.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fhistorical_revival_topic.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:34:40 EST Society Hill: Philadelphia's authentic colonial area, from the Delaware River west to 8th Street the limit of settlement in 1776, but for a while the center of America. The richest, most famous men in America lived within a few blocks of each other. Things happened here. Philadelphia's West Country http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/82.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-10:%2Fphiladelphia_s_west_country.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:11:57 EST Like all cities, Philadelphia is filling in and choking up with subdivisions and development, in all directions from the center. The last place to fill up is the Welsh Barony, a tip of which can be said to extend all the way in town to the Art Museum. Volunteerism http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/74.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-05:%2Fvolunteerism_.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:57 EST The characteristic American behavior called volunteerism got its start with Benjamin Franklin's Junto, and has been a source of comment by foreign visitors ever since. It's still a very active force. Religious Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/19.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Freligious_phila_topic.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:42 EST William Penn wanted a colony with religious freedom. A considerable number, if not the majority, of American religious denominations were founded in this city. Quakers: All Alike, All Different http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/49.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-25:%2Fquakers_all_alike_all.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:05 EST Quaker doctrines emerge from the stories they tell about each other. In Memoriam http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/124.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-09:%2Fin_memoriam.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:57:55 EST . Haddonfield http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/38.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-06:%2Fhaddonfield_.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:57:02 EST Haddonfield is a bit of a secret. It's Philadelphia's "Main Line, East". 39.8979 -75.0315 39.8979 -75.0315 Center of Downtown Haddonfield 39.8979 -75.0315 Curtis http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/48.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-22:%2Fcurtis_.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:13 EST To Cy Curtis, magazines were just vehicles for advertisers. In fact, his mags taught former farmers how to manage urban life, more or less accidentally creating a focus for American books, authors, politics and literature. The fall of his empire teaches the lesson that antitrust laws against vertical integration are probably unnecessary. Fanny Kemble http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/47.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-21:%2Ffanny_kemble.php Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:53:40 EST Fanny Kemble was more than the toast of the town, she was the most glamorous woman in the English speaking world. But far beyond that, she was a famous author, Shakespearean scholar, and had a major influence on the Civil War. Academia, Medical Version http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/108.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-25:%2Facademia_medical_version.php Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:30:47 EST The first hospital in America generated the first medical school, the first medical society, and many of the unique features of American medicine. In modern times, the gusher of federal research funds not only distorted academic medicine, but academia as a whole. The Constitution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/59.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fthe_constitution.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:55:56 EST The Constitution was not just a paper written at a convention. It was a choice between uncertain alternatives, and new difficulties soon were revealed by making those choices. Its reliance on compromise displays the powerful influence of 18th Century Quaker Philadelphia. Quakers: William Penn http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/37.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-05:%2Fquakers_william_penn.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:54:31 EST Although Ben Franklin lately gets more ink, William Penn deserves at least equal rank among the most remarkable men who ever lived. Philadelphia Politics http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/20.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fphila_politics_topic.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:52:04 EST Originally, politics had to do with the Proprietors, then the immigrants, then the King of England, then the establishment of the nation. Philadelphia first perfected the big-city political machine, which centers on bulk payments from utilities to the boss politician rather than small graft payments to individual office holders. More efficient that way. Bystanders to the Revolution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/116.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-10-03:%2Fworking_topic.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:48:44 EST It wasn't heroic to everyone. Personal Finance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/71.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-12-26:%2Fpersonal_finance.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:43:39 EST The rules of financial health are simple, but remarkably hard to follow. Be frugal in order to save, use your savings to buy the whole market not parts of it, if this system ain't broke, don't fix it. And don't underestimate your longevity. New Jersey (State of) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/96.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-09-19:%2Fnew_jersey_state_of.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:42:49 EST The Garden State really has two different states of mind. The state motto is <i>Liberty and Prosperity</i>. (www.Philadelphia-Reflections.com/topic/96.htm) Government Organization http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/102.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-23:%2Fgovernment_organization.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:41:31 EST Government Organization Delaware (State of) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/14.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fdelaware_state_of_topic.php Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:19 EST Originally the "lower counties" of Pennsylvania, and thus one of three Quaker colonies founded by William Penn, Delaware has developed its own set of traditions and history. The British Attack Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/35.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-03:%2Fthe_british_attack_philadelphia.php Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:07:42 EST Fighting in the Revolutionary War lasted eight years; for two full years (June 1776 to June 1778) Philadelphia was the objective of military attack. Only the Civil War killed a larger proportion of the population. Philadelphia Medicine http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/17.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fmedical_phila_topic.php Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:09:10 EST The first hospital, the first medical school, the first medical society, and abundant Civil War casualties, all combined to establish the most important medical center in the country. It's still the second largest industry in the city. Customs, Culture and Traditions http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/54.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-01:%2Fcustoms_culture_and_traditions.php Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:49:11 EST Abundant seafood made it easy to settle here. Agriculture takes longer. Charter of Pennsylvania, from Charles II to William Penn http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/139.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-04:%2Fcharter_of_pennsylvania_from.php Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:08:14 EST William Penn suggested what he wanted, and the Royal bureaucracy suggested suitable modifications of the gift. The resulting charter is a shrewd and fair legal document, but contained a major geographical error. Shaping the Constitution in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/121.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-11-11:%2Fwriting_and_shaping_the.php Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:44:53 EST After Independence, the weakness of the Federal government dismayed a band of ardent patriots, so under Washington's leadership a stronger Constitution was written. Almost immediately, comrades discovered they had wanted the same thing for different reasons, so during the formative period they struggled to reshape future directions . Moving the Capitol from Philadelphia to the Potomac proved curiously central to all this. City of Rivers and Rivulets http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/46.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-17:%2Fcity_of_rivers_and.php Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:18:51 EST Philadelphia has always been defined by the waters that surround it. Legal Philadelphia(2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/135.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-16:%2Flegal_philadelphia_2.php Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:56:04 EST . Franklin Inn Club http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/13.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fthe_franklin_inn_topic.php Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:20:58 EST Hidden in a back alley near the theaters, this little club is the center of the City's literary circle. It enjoys outstanding food in surroundings which suggest Samuel Johnson's club in London. 39.9486 -75.1614 39.9486 -75.1614 The Franklin Inn 39.9486 -75.1614 Sights to See: The Outer Ring http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/53.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-01:%2Fsights_to_see_the.php Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:38:26 EST There are many interesting places to visit in the exurban ring beyond Philadelphia, linked to the city by history rather than commerce. Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks Counties http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/97.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-09-19:%2Fchester_delaware_montgomery_and.php Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:31:32 EST The Philadelphia metropolitan region has five Pennsylvania counties, four New Jersey counties, one northern county in the state of Delaware. Here are the four Pennsylvania suburban ones. Philadelphia Women http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/138.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-27:%2Fphiladelphia_women.php Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:04:48 EST . George Washington in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/136.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-11-10:%2Fgeorge_washington_in_philadelphia.php Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:06:47 EST Philadelphia remains slightly miffed that Washington was so enthusiastic about moving the nation's capital next to his home on the Potomac. The fact remains that the era of Washington's eminence was Philadelphia's era; for thirty years Washington and Philadelphia dominated affairs. Outlaws http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/10.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fphila_outlaws_topic.php Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:28:06 EST Even the criminals, the courts and the prisons of this town have a Philadelphia distinctiveness. The underworld has its own version of history. Albert Gallatin http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/100.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-23:%2Falbert_gallatin.php Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:16:28 EST A magnificent but largely forgotten man. Philadelphia, A Running Commentary http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/7.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fphila_a_running_comment.php Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:36:59 EST A series of observations in and around Philadelphia by notables over the last three and one-half centuries. Legal Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/25.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Flegal_phila_topic.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:15:41 EST The American legal profession grew up in this town, creating institutions and traditions that set the style for everyone else. Boston, New York and Washington have lots of influential lawyers, but Philadelphia shapes the legal profession. Re-Designing Old Age http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/130.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-23:%2Fre_designing_old_age.php Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:57:05 EST A grumpy analysis of future trends from a member of the Grumpy Generation. The Proprietorship of West Jersey http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/50.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-28:%2Fthe_proprietorship_of_west.php Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:59:17 EST The southern half of New Jersey was William Penn's first venture in real estate. It undoubtedly gave him bigger ideas. Quakers: The Society of Friends http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/34.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-03:%2Fquakers_the_society_of.php Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:58:07 EST According to an old Quaker joke, the Holy Trinity consists of the fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of man, and the neighborhood of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Physicians http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/18.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fphila_physicians_topic.php Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:25:04 EST Philadelphia dominated the medical profession so long that it's hard to distinguish between local traditions and national ones. The distinctive feature is that in Philadelphia you must be a real doctor before you become a mere specialist. Tourist Trips Around Philadelphia and the Quaker Colonies http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/80.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-06:%2Ftourist_trips_around_philadelphia.php Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:54:06 EST The states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern New Jersey all belonged to William Penn the Quaker. He was the largest private landholder in American history. Using explicit directions, comprehensive touring of the Quaker Colonies takes seven full days. Local residents would need a couple dozen one-day trips to get up to speed. Reminiscences http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/91.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-18:%2Freminiscences_.php Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:49:51 EST Watching the constantly passing scene, occasionally opportunities arise to change its flow. Philadelphia Medicine (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/127.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-21:%2Fphiladelphia_medicine_2.php Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:45:41 EST Philadelphia is where medicine began in America Computers, Digital Cameras, and Cellphones http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/55.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fcomputers_.php Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:41:10 EST Much of the early development of the electronic computer took place in Philadelphia. We lost the lead, but it might return. Pacifist Pennsylvania, Invaded Many Times http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/106.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-04-29:%2Fpacifist_pennsylvania_invaded_many.php Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:04:02 EST Pennsylvania was founded as a pacifist utopia, and currently regards itself as protected by vast oceans. But Pennsylvania has been seriously invaded at least six times. Federalism Slowly Conquers the States http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/129.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-18:%2Ffederalism_slowly_conquers_the.php Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:00:49 EST Thirteen sovereign colonies voluntarily combined their power for the common good. But for two hundred years, the new federal government kept taking more power for itself. Architecture in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/72.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-02-20:%2Farchitecture_in_philadelphia.php Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:08:10 EST Originating in a limitless forest, wooden structures became a "Red City" of brick after a few fires. Then a succession of gifted architects shaped the city as Greek Revival, then French. Modern architecture now responds as much to population sociology as artistic genius. Take a look at the current "green building" movement. Obamacare Follies, Executive Summary http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/133.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-18:%2Fobamacare_follies_executive_summary.php Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:16:19 EST Obamacare needs simple explanation Obamacare Examined http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/134.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-18:%2Fobamacare_follies.php Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:15:26 EST A short appraisal of the Obama Health Plan, its tricky politics, and a proposal of less disruptive health reforms that would suffice for the moment. www.Philadelphia-Reflections.com/topic/134.htm Health Insurance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/99.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-22:%2Fhealth_insurance.php Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:14:23 EST Clinton Health Plan and its replacements. Clinton Health Plan of 1993 - Part Two http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/95.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-08-10:%2Ffrogs_like_flies.php Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:13:18 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/penninsurance.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="William Penn Pennsylvania Hospital" />After the Clinton Plan was dropped, and then after fifteen years of aftermath, public dissatisfaction with the health financing system is no better, probably worse. Here are some fresh ideas. Revolutionary Philadelphia's Loyalists http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/68.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-31:%2Frevolutionary_philadelphia_loyalists.php Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:05:43 EST History is written by the victors, so the Tory Loyalists of Revolutionary Philadelphia have mostly fallen from view. Black Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/67.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-08:%2Fblack_philadelphia.php Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:42:47 EST The City of Philadelphia is only a part of the region, but within that part, the black population holds political power. That's definitely not true in the rest of the region. Discordances like this create problems until political evolution smooths them out. Art in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/21.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fart_in_phila_topic.php Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:37:41 EST The history of art, particularly painting and sculpture, has been a long and distinguished one. If you add in the art schools, the Philadelphia national influence on artists has been a dominant one. Land Tour Around Delaware Bay http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/79.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-04:%2Fland_tour_around_delaware.php Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:27 EST Start in Philadelphia, take two days to tour around Delaware Bay. Down the New Jersey side to Cape May, ferry over to Lewes, tour up to Dover and New Castle, visit Winterthur, Longwood Gardens, Brandywine Battlefield and art museum, then back to Philadelphia. Try it! 40.39 -75.34 40.39 -75.34 View Above Philadelphia 40.39 -75.34 Investing, Philadelphia Style http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/39.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-06:%2Finvesting_philadelphia_style.php Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:51:05 EST Land ownership once was the only practical form of savings, until banking matured in the mid-19th century. Philadelphia took an early lead in what is now called investment and still defines a certain style of it. Science http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/64.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fscience_.php Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:36 EDT Science Legal Philadelphia (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/131.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-03:%2Flegal_philadelphia_2.php Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:01 EDT . Up Market Street to Sixth and Walnut http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/86.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-04:%2Fsecond_and_market_to.php Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:35:17 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/indepencehall.jpg" class="tn-l-w100" alt="Independence Hall" />Millions of eye patients have been asked to read the passage from Franklin's autobiography, "I walked up Market Street, etc." which is universally printed on eye-test cards. Here's your chance to do it. West of Broad http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/9.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fwest_of_broad_topic.php Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:46:44 EDT A collection of articles about the area west of Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Historical Preservation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/41.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-14:%2Fhistorical_preservation.php Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:45:54 EDT The 20% federal tax credit for historic preservation is said to have been the special pet of Senator Lugar of Indiana. Much of the recent transformation of Philadelphia's downtown is attributed to this incentive. Whither, Federal Reserve? (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/40.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-07:%2Fwhither_federal_reserve.php Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:17:07 EDT The Federal Reserve seems to be a big black box, containing magic. In fact, it's high-wire acrobatics that must not be allowed to fail. Right Angle Club 2008 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/120.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-11-10:%2Fright_angle_club_2008.php Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:20:16 EDT A report, to the year 2008 shareholders of the Right Angle Club of Philadelphia, by the outgoing president, Neale Bringhurst... www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/120.htm Connecticut Invades Pennsylvania! http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/43.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-15:%2Fconnecticut_invades_pennsylvania.php Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:01:46 EDT The rest of the world fights wars about national grievances, both recent and long past. Meanwhile, Connecticut once waged a serious war with Pennsylvania, and we don't even remember it. Whither, Federal Reserve? (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/122.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-12-31:%2Fwhither_federal_reserve_2.php Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:00:46 EDT Whither, Federal Reserve? (2) Banking Panic 2007-2009 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/105.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-02-10:%2Fcredit_crunch_2007.php Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:55:25 EDT Mankind hasn't learned how to control sudden wealth, whether in families, third-world countries, or the richest nation in history. The world banking crisis of 2007 is the biggest example yet. Insurance in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/56.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Finsurance_in_philadelphia.php Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:58:06 EDT Early Philadelphia took a lead in insurance innovation. Some ideas, like life insurance, flourished. Others have faded. The Park and Beyond http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/11.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fthe_park_beyond_topic.php Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:10:41 EDT Fairmount Park is large enough to split the City from its suburbs, and is partly a playground, partly a museum. East Falls, Germantown and Chestnut Hill are almost a separate world on the far side of the park. Philadelphia's River Region http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/8.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fphila_river_region_topic.php Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:08:32 EDT A concentration of articles around the rivers and wetland in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Food and Drink in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/58.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Ffood_and_drink_in.php Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:05:49 EDT A flowing abundance of food sources made Philadelphia the capital of food and drink, right from earliest times. Revolutionary Philadelphia's Patriots http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/69.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-31:%2Frevolutionary_philadelphia_s_patriots.php Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:10:59 EDT All kinds of people were patriots in 1776, and many of them were all mixed up about what was going on and how they stood. Hotheads in the London Coffee House stirred up about an inoffensive Tea Act, Scotch-Irish come here to escape the British Crown, the local artisan class and the local smuggler class, unexpectedly prospering under non-importation, and the local gentry -- offended to be denied seats in Parliament like other Englishmen. Pennsylvania wavered until Ben Franklin stepped forward with a plan. Favorite Reflections http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/89.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-07:%2Ffavorite_reflectionsxx.php Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:18:39 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/grf.jpg" class="left" style="width:125px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-top:0;" alt="George Ross Fisher III M.D." /> <span style="text-align:left"> In no particular order, here are the author's own favorites.</span> <span class="notvisible">filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler </span> Right Angle Club 2007 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/73.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-01:%2Fthe_right_angle_club.php Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:45:00 EDT A report, to the year 2007 shareholders of the Right Angle Club of Philadelphia, by the outgoing president. www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/73.htm 39.9491 -75.1675 39.9491 -75.1675 Right Angle Club of Philadelphia 39.9491 -75.1675 Shakspere Society of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/104.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-01-31:%2Fshakspere_society_of_philadelphia.php Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:15:37 EDT Maybe not the first, but the oldest Shakespeare club in America or possibly even the world, has kept minutes for over a hundred fifty years. 39.9485 -75.1615 39.9485 -75.1615 Franklin Inn Club 39.9485 -75.1615 Tourist Walk in Olde Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/77.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-29:%2Ftourist_walk_in_olde.php Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:23:03 EDT Colonial Philadelphia can be seen in a hard day's walk, if you stick to the center of town. Foreign Affairs http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/101.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-23:%2Fforeign_affairs.php Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:27:40 EDT This topic is under construction. Feel free to watch it evolve. To Germantown, a Short Appreciation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/15.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fto_germanatown_topic.php Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:47:20 EDT Seven miles from the heart of Philadelphia, Germantown was once a separate town, the cultural center of Germans in America. Revolutionary battles were fought here, it was briefly the capital of the United States, and it still has an outstanding collection of schools and colleges. Medical Economics http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/42.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-14:%2Fmedical_economics.php Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:30:36 EDT Some Philadelphia physicians are contributors to current national debates on the financing of medical care. Medical Club of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/125.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-18:%2Fmedical_club_of_philadelphia.php Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:27:17 EDT The Medical Club of Philadelphia was founded in the Nineteenth century, as a social club of doctors devoted to non-medical interests. Lots of famous names, here. Theatre in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/23.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Ftheater_phila_topic.php Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:22:14 EDT Theater has declined, everywhere in the western world. But in Philadelphia, even today if you attended every new play you would keep pretty busy. Musical Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/22.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fmusical_phila_topic.php Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:23:34 EDT Quakers never cared much for music, but the city has nonetheless musically flourished into international fame. At the same time, quarrels and internal battles have also been world class. Articles of Confederation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/24.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Farticles_confed_topic.php Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:34:21 EDT For thirteen years the country was ruled by the Articles of Confederation, and by Philadelphia. John Dickinson wrote them. We learned many lessons during that episode, and begin to forget we learned them. Arch Street: from Sixth to Second http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/85.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-04:%2Fsixth_and_arch_to.php Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:33:37 EDT <img src="http://www.christchurchphila.org/SiteData/imagefolder/strickland.jpg" class="tn-l-w100" alt="Christ Church, Philadelphia" /> When the large meeting house at Fourth and Arch was built, many Quakers moved their houses to the area. At that time, "North of Market" implied the Quaker region of town. Clinton Health Plan of 1993 - Part One http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/92.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-08:%2Fthe_clinton_health_plan.php Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:11:10 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/healthcare.jpg" class="tn-l-w100" alt="health care" />Mistaking Senate re-election of Harris Wofford to mean the country demanded reform of the medical system, newly-elected President Clinton announced he would create one. When stakeholders surmised he was making it up as he went along, they deserted him. Medical Malpractice http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/16.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fmedical_malpractice_topic.php Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:57:01 EDT The medical system is on the point of abandoning the city to escape abusive lawsuits. A series of observations about shared blame, ultimately assigns responsibility to the mistake of allowing this matter to be covered by insurance, thus creating a financial target. Nobel Prizes http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/90.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-11:%2Fnobel_prizes.php Sun, 31 May 2009 16:51:41 EDT Some Philadelphians won Nobel Prizes for work done here, or elsewhere. Some prize winners would deny they are Philadelphians, but their work was nevertheless done here. Philadelphia Changes the Nature of Money http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/118.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-10-08:%2Fphiladelphia_changes_the_nature.php Fri, 29 May 2009 17:13:04 EDT Banking changed its fundamentals, on Third Street in Philadelphia, three different times. Pre-Revolutionary Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/128.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-28:%2Fpre_revolutionary_philadelphia.php Thu, 28 May 2009 20:09:46 EDT . Sporting Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/5.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fsporting_phila_topic.php Mon, 18 May 2009 11:17:54 EDT A few reflections about sports in and around Philadelphia. Financial Planning for a Long Retirement http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/103.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-01-28:%2Ffinancial_planning.php Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:39:06 EDT <br /> How should an individual investor ensure they have enough money for retirement? <br /><br /> Such a person is often a professional or entrepreneur who has worked to accumulate wealth. Legions of "advisors" are lined up to take this money and manage it or else to sell "products" that promise to solve some problem or other. <br /><br /> A person who has created their career and their wealth from scratch by intelligence and hard work can also manage their investments themselves, or at least supervise the process from a position of strength created by knowing what needs to be done. <br /><br /> This collection of articles explains to the individual investor how to take control of their wealth. They may eventually decide to look for help from an advisor but they will retain control of their assets and they will know what to do. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=grfiv" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" >Financial Planning videos on YouTube</a> Sixth and Walnut over to Broad and Sansom http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/87.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-04:%2Fsixth_and_walnut_to.php Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:30:52 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/PennsylvHospital.jpg" class="tn-l-h100" alt="Pennsylvania Hospital" />In 1751, the Pennsylvania Hospital at 8th and Spruce was 'way out in the country. Now it is in the center of a city, but the area still remains dominated by medical institutions. Indigents http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/75.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-08:%2Findigents_.php Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:37:17 EST With a long history of welcoming and assisting the poor, Philadelphia has always risked swamping the lifeboat by attracting more of them than it can handle. Philadelphia's Middle Urban Ring http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/52.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-01:%2Fphiladelphia_s_middle_urban.php Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:09:06 EST Philadelphia grew rapidly for seventy years after the Civil War, then gradually lost population. Skyscrapers drain population upwards, suburbs beckon outwards. The result: a ring around center city, mixed prosperous and dilapidated. Future in doubt. North of Market http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/12.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fnorth_of_market_topic.php Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:05:55 EST The term once referred to the Quaker district along Arch Street, and then to a larger district that had its heyday after the Civil War, industrialized, declined, and is now our worst urban problem area. Up the King's High Way http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/84.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-02:%2Fup_the_king_s.php Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:24:43 EST New Jersey has a narrow waistline, with New York harbor at one end, and Delaware Bay on the other. Traffic and history travelled the Kings Highway along this path between New York and Philadelphia. USA: THE NINETEEN NINETIES http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/113.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-14:%2Fthe_united_states_the.php Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:44:15 EDT </i> PROLOGUE: Persia, The Nineteen - Thirties http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/112.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-14:%2Fprologue_b_persia_the.php Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:31:58 EDT Persia, The Nineteen - Thirties Deaths of the Shah, by Donald Hough http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/76.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-20:%2Fdiamond_27.php Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:18:25 EDT Copyright, 2007, Shirley Hough The Philadelphia Media http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/117.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-10-03:%2Fthe_philadelphia_media.php Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:35:36 EDT The Philadelphia Media Conventions and Convention Centers http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/62.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-02:%2Fconventions_and_convention_centers.php Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:51:20 EDT When you have a big convention center, some circus is always coming to town. Philadelphia has always been a convention town, has had and still has lots of convention sites, and hopes to have more of the kind of famous convention we have had in the past. Touring Philadelphia's Western Regions http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/81.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-09:%2Ftouring_philadelpia_s_western.php Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:47:25 EDT Philadelpia County had two hundred farms in 1950, but is now thickly settled in all directions. Western regions along the Schuylkill are still spread out somewhat; with many historic estates. Historical Motor Excursion North of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/78.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-03:%2Fhistorical_motor_excursion_north.php Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:51:43 EDT The narrow waist of New Jersey was the upper border of William Penn's vast land holdings, and the outer edge of Quaker influence. In 1776-77, Lord Howe made this strip the main highway of his attempt to subjugate the Colonies. FRONT MATERIAL: Deaths of the Shah http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/111.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-14:%2Ffront_material_deaths_of.php Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:42:14 EDT . testing a topic with no blogs http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/110.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-12:%2Ftesting_a_topic_with.php Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:16:46 EDT testing a topic with no blogs for inclusion in Volumes Custom Tour of Private Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/28.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fcustom_tour_of_private.php Wed, 07 May 2008 16:13:48 EDT Philadelphia Hospitality, a non-profit group, puts together the following tour for visiting bigwigs. A good guide to what's best around here. Japan and Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/topic/31.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fjapan_and_philadelphia.php Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:48:39 EST Philadelphia and Japan have had a special friendship for 150 years. 35.6867 139.752 35.6867 139.752 Imerial Place, Edo 35.6867 139.752 Paying For College - II http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1785.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-03-12:%2Fpaying_for_college_ii.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:55:25 EST As college education steadily approaches the universal norm, the present system of forcing the more prosperous students to subsidize the less prosperous ones, become steadily less sustainable. The colleges had better devise a better system, before somebody else does it for them. Easy Ride: Perth Amboy to Trenton http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/607.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fperth_amboy_trenton_2.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:31:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/british-grenadier.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="Revolutionary War" />The British Army romped down the narrow waist of New Jersey, from New Brunswick to Trenton. But it's not safe to go too fast too far into enemy territory. 40.6219 -74.0868 40.6219 -74.0868 British Camp Staten Island NY 40.6219 -74.0868 Paying for College I http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1782.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-03-08:%2Fpaying_for_college_i.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:26 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/collegeExpenses.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A service economy needs more education past high school. Soaring college tuition costs imply a supply shortage; and hence we need more colleges. But cheaper ones. Mercantilism Dies Hard http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1534.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-10-30:%2Fmercantilism_dies_hard.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:52:09 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Lorrain.seaport.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Diplomacy has been described as war by other means. It's possible to regard both war and diplomacy as economics by other means, a general attitude called mercantilism. Franklin's Admirers on TV http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1471.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-14:%2Ffranklins_admirers_on_tv.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:35:56 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cspan%20logo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The author finds himself on television, and wonders whether c-span is a variant of blogging. From that, we go on to question whether Franklin really liked the French. 39.9559 -75.1677 39.9559 -75.1677 Friends Select School 39.9559 -75.1677 1793: Germantown Nurses the Yellow Fever http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/481.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2F1793_germantown.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:12:50 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/1787.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/1787.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Refugees from Haiti slave revolts brought Yellow Fever to south Philadelphia. 40.0432 -75.1808 40.0432 -75.1808 Borough of Germantown 40.0432 -75.1808 Website Statistics http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1461.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-29:%2Fwebsite_statistics.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:27:08 EST Philadelphia Reflections' popularity has grown quite dramatically over two and a half years. Google Maps Icons http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1784.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-03-10:%2Fgoogle_maps_icons.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:09:42 EST Google Maps/Earth do not make icon creation & manipulation easy. Escaping for PHP Output to JavaScript http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1783.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-03-10:%2Fescaping_for_php_output.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:17:00 EST To send data to a JavaScript script from PHP, three levels of escaping are required Boundaries of the Grant http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1769.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-03:%2Fboundaries_of_the_grant.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:21:42 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/wmpenn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The land granted to Penn was mostly swamp and wilderness in the 17th Century. Infinite disagreements were certain to result, but a paragraph described all that could be known at the time of the grant. 40.0003 -74.7985 40.0003 -74.7985 40.0003 -74.7985 Go to Delaware, Elephants? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1776.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-19:%2Fgo_to_delaware_elephants.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/dead_elephant.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />It's about a 20-minute commute from Delaware to Philadelphia, with a big difference in estate taxes. Moving from New Jersey to Delaware would double that difference. 39.1596 -75.5239 39.1596 -75.5239 Woodburn, The Governor's House 39.1596 -75.5239 Signers and Non-Signers of the Constitution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1561.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-06:%2Fsigners_and_nonsigners_of.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:27 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Scene_at_the_Signing_of_the_Constitution_of_the_United_States.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Philadelphia Philadelphia Seventy four delegates were selected to attend the Constitutional Convention, but only thirty-nine signed it. Considering that Rhode Island refused to attend, that sounds like a closer vote than it really was. But it was definitely not unanimous. 39.9489 -75.15 39.9489 -75.15 Independence Hall 39.9489 -75.15 Urban Transportation- http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1780.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-03-05:%2Furban_transportation.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:18:05 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/trolley_horse_2.jpg" Class="tn-l-w50" alt="{Horse-Draw Trolley Car}" />The industrial revolution made cities grow, and thus made mass transit desirable. The flight to the suburbs then made mass transit attractive only to urban politicians. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1084.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzzthe_girl_in_the.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:41:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/girlin%20the%20redvelvetswing.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Statue of Diana" />The original Gibson girl's husband was rich, her boyfriend was famous. But blowing somebody's brains out in public is supposed to be a felony. 39.9476 -75.1698 39.9476 -75.1698 Former Thaw Residence 39.9476 -75.1698 Franklin's Funeral, 1790 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1712.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-20:%2Ffranklins_funeral_1790.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:48 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bfranklingrave.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Benjamin Franklin" />Although it has been said there were efforts to tone it down, the Funeral of Benjamin Franklin was an important moment. Everyone in Philadelphia knew it. 39.9507 -75.1439 39.9507 -75.1439 Christ Church in Philadelphia 39.9507 -75.1439 SEPTA's Long Term Planning http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1766.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-29:%2Fseptas_long_term_planning.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:12:22 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/septa.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />SEPTA is slowly making progress, but it's a struggle, every step of the way. 39.9519 -75.161 39.9519 -75.161 Septa 39.9519 -75.161 The Final Capture of Philadelphia (6) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/663.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fthe_final_capture_phila_6.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:37:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/HOWE.GIF" class="tn-l-w50" alt="howe" />The British fleet dropped General Howe off at the head of the Chesapeake, planning to rejoin and resupply him by coming up the Delaware. But for six weeks the British couldn't subdue Forts Mifflin and Mercer, either by land or by sea, and had a close call before they finally did. 39.8753 -75.213 39.8753 -75.213 Fort Miffin 39.8753 -75.213 Rugby in Our Midst http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1231.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-18:%2Frugby_in_our_midst.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:55:51 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cricket.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Englishmen play cricket and rugby. Americans play baseball and football. The rest of the world plays soccer, and calls it football. 39.95 -75.19 39.95 -75.19 Franklin Field Philadelphia PA 39.95 -75.19 How to Live Off an Investment Portfolio http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1781.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-03-06:%2Fhow_to_live_off.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:38:29 EST It's a hard rule, but don't ignore it. The Wyoming Massacre of July 3, 1778 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/761.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fthe_wyoming_massacre_of.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:37:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/josephbrant.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />As the dominant Indian Tribe in Eastern America, the Iroquois were ruthless in war. Whether egged on by the British or for their own reasons, in 1778 they remorselessly wiped out the Connecticut settlers around Wilkes-Barre. 41.3211 -75.8181 41.3211 -75.8181 The Battle of Wyoming Marker 41.3211 -75.8181 HSP: Philadelphia's Attic http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1615.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-03:%2Fhsp_philadelphias_attic.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:19 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hsplogo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Historical Society of Pennsylvania started out in 1824 as a repository of family treasures. Several mergers and changes of direction have given it a new mission. 39.9477 -75.1627 39.9477 -75.1627 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 39.9477 -75.1627 The Republican Court http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1763.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-26:%2Fthe_republican_court.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:42:59 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/annwillingbingham.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />An aristocratic court may seem a peculiar place to unite a republic, but the female-dominated social circle of 1790-1800 nevertheless united a new nation. Its definition of who is socially prominent still persists, to some degree. Haddonfield Blooming Outdoors, Year-Round http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1545.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-12-03:%2Fhaddonfield_outdoors_mini_and.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:44:43 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/haddonfieldlights.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> A calendar (in progress) of outdoor blooming in Haddonfield, New Jersey. 39.8981 -75.0312 39.8981 -75.0312 Ross and Perry Inc., 39.8981 -75.0312 Quakers and Indians http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1777.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-22:%2Fquakers_and_indians.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:21:51 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/arch-street-philadelphia-yearly-meeting-1900.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Yearly Meeting" />The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends has voted to endorse the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The United States delegation to the U. N. has declined to endorse it. Each side has a point worth considering. 39.9559 -75.1651 39.9559 -75.1651 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 39.9559 -75.1651 The Walking Purchase http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/797.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fthe_walking_purchase.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:04:05 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/william-penn-indians.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="William Penn and Indians" /> Quaker treatment of the Indians had been exemplary before 1737, and has been highly sympathetic ever since then, too. However, James Logan totally destroyed the trust of the Delaware Indians by using hired runners to establish boundaries of the Walking Purchase, north of the Neshaminy Creek. General Braddock would eventually pay the price of this betrayal when it was later imitated by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany conference. 39.9661 -75.1287 39.9661 -75.1287 Penn Treaty Park 39.9661 -75.1287 Hold the Presses http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1274.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-24:%2Fhold_the_presses.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:21:24 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/267-stop-the-presses.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/stopthepress.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The Clinton Health Plan was dead on arrival, but the media didn't know that. 40.7605 -73.9737 40.7605 -73.9737 USA Today Building 40.7605 -73.9737 Literary Figures in the Philadelphia Region http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1778.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-23:%2Fliterary_figures_in_the.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:28:12 EST . The Heirs of William Penn http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1139.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-05:%2Fthe_heirs_of_william.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:44:48 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Williampenn3.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The death of William Penn left his heirs the largest land holdings in America. Although they managed it fairly well, it proved to be more than a single family could cope with. Oriental Money http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1622.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-16:%2Foriental_money.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:16:29 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Yuancollection.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/yuan.gif" /> The Chinese did not invent the export-driven economy, or monopolize its use. But their command structure allowed them to exploit it most effectively. 31.2382 121.506 31.2382 121.506 Shanghai Stock Exchange 31.2382 121.506 George Willoughby, 95, Peace Activist http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1775.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-05:%2Fgeorge_willoughby_95_peace.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:40:07 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/georgewilloughby.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />In The Philadelphia Inquirer for February 4, 2010, By Claudia Vargas Inquirer Writer. Malpractice: State or Federal Problem? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/814.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fmalpractice_state_or_federal.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:00:12 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Scales_of_justice2.jpg" wide class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Scales_of_justice2.jpg" />It would be lots easier to solve the malpractice problem if it could be all concentrated in one federal place. Pictures II http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1403.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-02-21:%2Fpictures_ii.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:53:03 EST Some pictures you might like Quaker Doctrine and Schism http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/779.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fquaker_doctrine_and_schism.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:28:54 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/T642037A.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Encarta" />Without a written doctrine, outsiders get a glimpse of Quaker belief from what they think is worth arguing over. 39.9524 -75.1487 39.9524 -75.1487 The Free Quaker Meeting House Philadelphia 39.9524 -75.1487 Free Quaker Meetinghouse http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1091.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzfree_quaker_meetinghouse.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Indepence%20hall-724037.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Independence Hall" />It's only open a few days each year, but the red brick building at 5th and Arch was the meeting house for those few Quakers, including Betsy Ross, who fought for the Revolution. The Park Service has made a beautiful restoration, which deserves to be seen by more people. 39.9524 -75.1487 39.9524 -75.1487 Free Quaker Mettinghouse 39.9524 -75.1487 George Will at CPAC http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1779.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-25:%2Fgeorge_will_at_cpac.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:07:28 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/george_will.jpg" alt="{pundit george will}" class="tn-l-w50" />I have new-found respect for George Will after his speech to CPAC last week. If it's possible --from a sober egghead-- he had more laugh lines than applause lines. And a trenchant message. Pyramid-Building, Greatly Simplified http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1741.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-27:%2Fpyramidbuilding_greatly_simplified.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:02:24 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/The%20Great%20Pyramid%20of%20Giza.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />After several thousand years, building the Egyptian pyramids turns out to be easier that we imagined. 29.9838 31.1293 29.9838 31.1293 The Great Pyramid of Giza 29.9838 31.1293 MySQL server has gone away http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1503.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-29:%2Fmysql_server_has_gone.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:33:53 EST What to do when your MySQL connection is timing out for no apparently good reason, all of a sudden. The Swedenborgian Church http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/916.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_swedenborgian_church.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:22:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cross.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Swedenborgians belong to the Church of the New Jeruselem, following the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and strongly emphasizing personal responsibility, individuality, and good works. The Philadelphia branch is particularly strong, centered around a magnificent medieval cathedral in Bryn Athyn. Johnny Appleseed and Helen Keller were notable adherants, and a driving force has been the Pitcairn family of industrialists. 39.9458 -75.702 39.9458 -75.702 The Swedenborgian Church 39.9458 -75.702 Legal Quagmire: Forming the State of Delaware http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1774.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-04:%2Flegal_quagmire_forming_the.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:41:07 EST In 1632, King Charles I granted to the Maryland proprietor coastal land with a northern border at the 40th parallel. In 1682, the Duke of York conquered the Dutch from the Connecticut River to Cape Henlopen; afterwards, his brother Charles II gave away New Jersey and Pennsylvania, leaving York with New York plus a strip of wilderness from Pennsylvania to Henlopen. York then gifted that southern strip to William Penn before anyone realized there was a sloppy overlap with Maryland of thousands of square miles. Lawsuits galore. WILLIAM BLATHWAYT'S DRAFT OF THE CHARTER OF PENNSYLVANIA http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1765.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-28:%2Fwilliam_blathwayts_draft_of.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:39:14 EST William Blathwayt was clerk of the Board of Trade. His draft of Penn's charter for Pennsylvania was essentially the staff proposal for the King to sign. It conforms to the final charter in all but minor wording. Second Mortgages Want to Be First http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1631.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-04:%2Fsecond_mortgages_want_to.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:54:46 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chrysler.logo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt=""/>Banks would not normally take sides between first and second mortgages. However, securitization took the first mortgages away from big banks, so they now have an incentive to seek political favor for second mortgages. 42.4083 -82.9161 42.4083 -82.9161 CHRYSLER 42.4083 -82.9161 History of Religion http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1583.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-02-27:%2Fhistory_of_religion.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:20:56 EST How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Grand Union http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1700.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-19:%2Fgrand_union.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:13:58 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Grand_union_flag.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Grand Union Flag" />Thirteen stars and stripes became the National Flag in 1777, but a rather similar flag was the National flag from 1775-1777. It was also designed by a Philadelphia milliner, Margaret Manny. Logan, Franklin, Library http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1150.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-28:%2Flogan_franklin_library.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:49:19 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/James_Logan.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />James Logan and Benjamin Franklin were at the opposite ends of the social scale in Colonial Philadelphia, and were to adopt stongly differing political views. But each recognized the intellectual power of the other, and they were fast friends. 39.9478 -75.1631 39.9478 -75.1631 The Library Company of Philadelphia 39.9478 -75.1631 Victorian Broad Street http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1101.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzvictorian_broad_street.html Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:31:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Broad100.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Some massive beautiful Victorian buildings still dominate the City crossroads on Broad Street near City Hall. 39.9479 -75.1652 39.9479 -75.1652 South Broad Street Philadelphia PA 39.9479 -75.1652 Geckos: Academy of Natural Sciences brings Mini Dinosaurs http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1704.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-26:%2Fgeckos_academy_of_natural.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:07:48 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/green-gecko.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Gecko" />Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences introduced the world to dinosaurs, and now introduces us to a miniature version. 39.9571 -75.1712 39.9571 -75.1712 Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences 39.9571 -75.1712 Philadelphia Food: Fast Food http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1074.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzphiladelphia_food_fast_food.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:51:50 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philly-pretzels.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Hard 39.9332 -75.1593 39.9332 -75.1593 Pats King of Steaks 39.9332 -75.1593 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/902.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzbenjamin_franklin_parkway_2.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:31:28 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/artmusolympia.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Parthenon-like Art Museum at the other. 39.9579 -75.1706 39.9579 -75.1706 Swann Memorial Fountain 39.9579 -75.1706 Philadelphia City-County Consolidation of 1854 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1573.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-28:%2Fphiladelphia_citycounty_consolidation_of.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:12:37 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/1762philabiddle.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Consolidation Map 1854" />Prior to 1854, Philadelphia City was one of twenty-nine political entities within Philadelphia County. After that, it became one big city without suburbs. Growth pressure now reverses toward suburbs without a city. Political boundaries should thus shift inwardly. 39.9524 -75.1636 39.9524 -75.1636 City Hall 39.9524 -75.1636 The Hospital That Ate Chicago (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/784.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fthe_hospital_that_ate.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:10:34 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/grf.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A flash of inspiration gets a medical article published. 39.8895 -75.0425 39.8895 -75.0425 George Ross Fisher 39.8895 -75.0425 The Coming Baby Boomer Retirement Problem http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1159.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-12-19:%2Fthe_coming_baby_boomer.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:09:27 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/DOLLARSIGN.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />In a few years, the baby boomers will retire and two things will happen. They will have to retire later in life, and the country will have to borrow money to pay for the rest. 40.22 -74.7779 40.22 -74.7779 Trenton Makes the World Takes 40.22 -74.7779 Turtles and Bananas http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1481.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-02:%2Fturtles_and_bananas.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:08:09 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/SnappingTurtle.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Snapper soup can be made from snapping turtles, but the historical source of the ingredients has been shipped from the Caribbean. 39.9468 -75.143 39.9468 -75.143 Old Original BookBinder's 39.9468 -75.143 States Rights Confront Civil War http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1740.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-20:%2Fstates_rights_confront_civil.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:06:38 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Constitution.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Constitution took certain defined powers from the states and gave them to the Federal Government. Further steady erosion of states rights began, but the Republican Party gave things a big push during the Civil War. 39.9489 -75.15 39.9489 -75.15 Independence Hall 39.9489 -75.15 The Trigger and the Cliffhanger http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1509.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-08-08:%2Fthe_trigger_and_the.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:04:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/fanniemae.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />It was inevitable that someone would pull a trigger, and market gossip is now shaking loose who actually did. The cliffhanger to come is the insolvency of Fannie and Freddy. 38.883 -77.0101 38.883 -77.0101 U.S Treasury 38.883 -77.0101 Toast To Benjamin Franklin http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1364.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-01-23:%2Ftoast_to_benjamin_franklin.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:01:58 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/franklin.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Toasts to Ben Franklin continue. This one by a former president of Swarthmore College has its focus on women in Ben's life. 39.9484 -75.1615 39.9484 -75.1615 The Franklin Inn Club of Philadelphia 39.9484 -75.1615 Meschianza http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1039.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzmeschianza_.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:29:27 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/HOWE.GIF" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> With two hundred years of embellishment, the story of the big party the British Army gave for Philadelphia as a goodbye present, lives on and on. For any ambitious hostess, this is still the party to equal, although neither the Quakers nor the patriots thought very highly of it. 40.1184 -75.2852 40.1184 -75.2852 Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau 40.1184 -75.2852 Philadelphia's Two Years Under Attack: A Chronology http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/935.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzphiladelphias_year_at_war.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:51:35 EST <b>First year: </b>The British marched from Perth Amboy, back to Perth Amboy. <b>Second year: </b>The British sailed from Perth Amboy, back to Perth Amboy. Sullivan's March http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/653.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fsullivans_march.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:06:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/general-john-sullivan.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Sullivan" />With Washington beleaguered at Valley Forge, an Indian massacre of the nearby Wyoming Valley was a serious threat from the rear. General Sullivan was sent to exterminate the Iroquois, and proved utterly ruthless. Pembertons http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1132.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-31:%2Fpembertons_.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:54:36 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/oldphosp.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />One of the oldest, most prominent Quaker families contained a multitude of famous, rich, distinguished leaders. Many suffered imprisonment or exile for their pacifism, but one Pemberton is the highest-ranking wartime general buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery. He was a Confederate. 39.945 -75.1558 39.945 -75.1558 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.945 -75.1558 The Franklin Inn http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/667.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fthe_franklin_inn.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:44:11 EST <img src="http://philadelphia-reflections.com/images/weirmitchell.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Founded by S. Weir Mitchell as a literary society, this little club hidden on Camac Street has been the center of Philadelphia's literary life. 39.9486 -75.1614 39.9486 -75.1614 The Franklin Inn Club Of Philadelphia 39.9486 -75.1614 La Fayette, We Are Here http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/731.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Fla_fayette_we_are.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:36:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/ap21.19.R.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />LaFayette's first experience in charge of troops very nearly ended in his capture. 40.0879 -75.263 40.0879 -75.263 Barren Hill 40.0879 -75.263 Lansdowne http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1140.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-06:%2Flansdowne_.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:35:12 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Lansdowne2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Lansdowne2.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />John Penn, the last of the Penn Proprietors, lived in a mansion near what is now Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park. 39.9382 -75.2717 39.9382 -75.2717 Lansdwone Borough Hall 39.9382 -75.2717 Howe's Choice: To Philadelphia, or Saratoga? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/621.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-04-06:%2Fphiladelphia_saratoga_5.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:02:55 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/genHowe.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="General Howe" />The Howe brothers may have been socialites, but they were also seasoned, smart soldiers who played hard and played to win. Washington proved to be their equal, but he had to prove it. 43.0108 -73.6534 43.0108 -73.6534 Battlefield of Saratoga 43.0108 -73.6534 William Allen, Tory http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1143.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-16:%2Fwilliam_allen_tory.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:56:01 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/WilliamAllen.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />History is written by the victors, so the rich Tory William Allen is largely forgotten. But he was Chief Justice, probably the richest man in the colony, the son in law of Andrew Hamilton and the father in law of John Penn, the Proprietor and Governor. 41.308 -72.9268 41.308 -72.9268 Yale University 41.308 -72.9268 The Battle of Germantown: Oct. 3, 1777 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/656.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fbattle_of_germantown.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:54:15 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chew_mansion_old.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />As long as the Delaware River was blocked at Fort Mifflin, the British army may have won the Battle of the Brandywine, but it still had no supplies from the British fleet and was adrift in enemy territory. Washington thought there was still a chance to save Philadelphia, and attacked Howe at his headquarters in Germantown. However, his troops got lost in a heavy fog with two units firing on each other. Retreat to Valley Forge. 40.0432 -75.1817 40.0432 -75.1817 battle of Germantown 40.0432 -75.1817 Battle of the Clouds: September, Remember http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/933.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzbattle_of_the_clouds.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:35:52 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/ab-hurr-hurricanealberto.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="hurricane" />Benjamin Franklin, it should be noted, was the first to observe that Atlantic Coast "Nor'easters" actually begin in the South and work North, even though the wind seems to be blowing the other way. 39.9923 -75.5483 39.9923 -75.5483 Battle of The Clouds 39.9923 -75.5483 Why Did Admiral Howe Choose the Chesapeake? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1121.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-04:%2Fwhy_did_admiral_howe.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:53:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadelphia-airport.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Navigation of the Delaware Bay was too tricky for Admiral Howe's fleet, even though there were good landing spots. Encampment At East Falls http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/939.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzencampment_at_east_falls.html Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:49:45 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Moland%20House.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> To follow the story chronologically, however, we must first follow Washington to Moland House in Bucks County, after the first East Falls encampment. 40.22 -74.7779 40.22 -74.7779 Trenton Makes the World Takes 40.22 -74.7779 Heart Attack 2009 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1620.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-15:%2Fheart_attack_2009.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:23:32 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/heart_attack.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Heart Attack" />In May, I had a coronary occlusion, and a fast trip to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Cardiac catheterization opened the artery with a stent, before there was time for infarction. 39.9455 -75.1551 39.9455 -75.1551 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9455 -75.1551 Defeat and Disaster: Philadelphia Falls to the Enemy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/620.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fphiladelphia_or_sara_4.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:14:47 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/HOWE2.GIF" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Howe" />Howe was to take New York (and Philadelphia if there was opportunity) and then go up the Hudson to join an army under Burgoyne, which was coming down from Quebec. Howe, who was related to the King, decided on his own to take Philadelphia and leave Burgoyne to his own devices. The plan was too ambitious, and although he conquered the enemy capital, he lost his war. 39.8744 -75.5762 39.8744 -75.5762 Brandy wine Battlefield 39.8744 -75.5762 Harvard Progressives in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1716.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-27:%2Fharvard_progressives_in_philadelphia.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:13:07 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Owen-Wister.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Progressive movement of the early 20th century was a strange hodge-podge of political reformers, nostalgic aristocrats, would-be socialists, and anti-immigrants. The central figure was Theodore Roosevelt, traveling in strange company like Owen Wister, Robert M. LaFollette, Henry James and Henry Adams. The Philadelphia link seems to have been through Harvard. Two Weeks At Moland House http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/938.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzcomic_interlude_at_moland.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:11:01 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Moland_House.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="Moland House" />Washington, LaFayette, and twenty-seven other famous heros of the Revolution spent a week in this Bucks County farmhouse, waiting for the British to make a move. Washington had a bottle of Madeira every day for lunch, but Mrs. Moland made him sleep on the floor, and pay for cleaning up when they left. 40.2358 -75.0928 40.2358 -75.0928 Moland Houes 40.2358 -75.0928 Disorderly Retreat: From Trenton Back to Perth Amboy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/879.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzfrom_trenton_back_to.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:05:47 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Washington%20on%20horse%20at%20Trenton.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />At the Battle of Trenton, George Washington established his military reputation for all time. 40.331 -74.6754 40.331 -74.6754 Princeton Battlefield Park 40.331 -74.6754 TOAST TO E. DIGBY BALTZELL (1915-1996) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1767.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-29:%2Ftoast_to_e_digby.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:21:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/E_Digby_Baltzell.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A toast to E. Digby Baltzell (1915-1996), given by Theodore Friend, Sr. at the Franklin Inn Club annual dinner on Franklin's birthday, where toasts are customary. What Happened in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/619.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fphiladelphia_in_76.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:04:45 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/spirit%20of%2076.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />There were about 30,000 residents, just a small town, but it was the second largest city in the English-speaking world. Aside from wagons, there were thirty wheeled vehicles. But this is where decisions were made. 39.9489 -75.15 39.9489 -75.15 Independence National Historical Park 39.9489 -75.15 Perth Amboy Revisited http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1239.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-02:%2Fperth_amboy_revisited.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:53:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/GovMPerthAmboy.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Perth Amboy was once the capital of New Jersey, and the scene of General Howe's invasion of the rebellious colonies. Except for one old building, you might never guess. 40.5083 -74.2699 40.5083 -74.2699 PERTH AMBOY NJ 40.5083 -74.2699 British Headquarters: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in its 1776 Heyday http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/608.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fperth_amboy_heyday.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:40:47 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/amboymap.jpg" alt="{Perth Amboy map}" class="tn-l-h50" />Now dispirited and forgotten, Perth Amboy was once the glamorous capital of New Jersey. Its harbor and neighboring Staten Island were headquarters for the Admiral Howe's British fleet during most of the Revolution. 40.5035 -74.2692 40.5035 -74.2692 Proprietary House 40.5035 -74.2692 Jewelers Row http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1071.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzjewelers_row.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:28:43 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jewerlersrow-749624.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="jewerlers row" />It makes an interesting study in the economics of marketing to visit the collection of dozens of jeweler shops all crowded into a couple of blocks. 39.9488 -75.1527 39.9488 -75.1527 Safian Rudolph Jewelers 39.9488 -75.1527 Barringer Crater in Winslow AZ http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1662.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-31:%2Fbarringer_crater_in_winslow.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:59:38 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/crater2.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Barringer Crater" />The crater is in Arizona, but the owners are in Philadelphia. 35.0274 -111.023 35.0274 -111.023 Barringer Crater 35.0274 -111.023 Another Toast to S. Weir Mitchell http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1576.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-02-12:%2Fanother_toast_to_s.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:13:38 EST <img src="http://philadelphia-reflections.com/images/weirmitchell.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The former President of Swarthmore College tips his hat to the founder of the Franklin Inn Club. Phillycarshare http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1579.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-02-20:%2Fphillycarshare_.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:42:34 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/redcarshare.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Those little red cars running around Philadelphia are for rent, by the hour. 39.9502 -75.1552 39.9502 -75.1552 Phillycarshare Headquaters 39.9502 -75.1552 Taking Care of Our Veterans http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1597.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-13:%2Ftaking_care_of_our.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:47:46 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/deptvetseal.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />With programs to treat most any service-related affliction, the Philadelphia offices of the Department of Veteran's Affairs is a busy center for our freedom fighters. 39.9498 -75.2016 39.9498 -75.2016 Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Treatment Research Center 39.9498 -75.2016 Why Are Hospital Prices So High? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/793.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fwhy_are_hospital_prices.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:16:24 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/aspirin2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/inside1-aspirin.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The answer is that they are discounts to insurance companies. People with insurance pay a lower price than those without. 39.9458 -75.1559 39.9458 -75.1559 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9458 -75.1559 Kenneth Gordon, MD, Hero of Valley Forge http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/564.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fkenneth_gordon.html Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:51:43 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/KGMDvalleyforge.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/KGMDvalleyforge.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />This soft-spoken child psychiatrist was mainly responsible for keeping real estate developers from building houses all over the Valley Forge encampment. 40.0918 -75.4622 40.0918 -75.4622 Valley Forge, PA 40.0918 -75.4622 The Corinthos Disaster http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1496.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-20:%2Fthe_corinthos_disaster.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:17:51 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/big_oil_spill_on_fire.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />We hope the 1975 Corinthos disaster proves to be the worst fire in Philadelphia history; it's hard to imagine a bigger one. 39.8182 -75.4156 39.8182 -75.4156 Marcus Hook 39.8182 -75.4156 Eisenhower, Reagan and Rumsfeld http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/819.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Feisenhower_reagan_and_rumsfeld.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:15:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/donaldrumsfeld.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/donaldrumsfeld.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The battle between Donald Rumsfeld and some of his officers is an ancient one, with roots in the 19th Century, winning the Cold War, and the Industrial Military Complex. 38.8155 -77.0154 38.8155 -77.0154 Department of Defense Office of Public Communication 38.8155 -77.0154 Constitution III, Amendments, Afterthoughts and Rights http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1546.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-12-05:%2Fconstitution_part_iii.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:17:59 EST The concept of an amendable constitution was first devised by William Penn and utilized in his form of government of Pennsylvania. But Federalists at the 1787 Constitutional convention feared amendments would weaken the document's power. The alternative, repeat Conventions in which everything would again be on the table, ultimately seemed even more destabilizing. Amendments are permitted, but discouraged by difficult methodology. Freedom is Not Independence http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1773.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-03:%2Ffreedom_is_not_independence.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:40:16 EST Very likely, King Charles's advisors warned him of the possibility that colonies might drift away and even become enemies in time. Provisions about immigration policy and foreign relations needed some sort of review by the Crown. Freedom of Religion Includes Freedom For Anglicans http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1772.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-03:%2Ffreedom_of_religion_includes.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:20:26 EST Either King Charles or his advisors seems to have had an afterthought based on experience with other religious colonies; freedom of all religion in the colony does not mean the Anglican Church can be excluded from it. Not Only to Own, but to Govern http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1771.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-03:%2Fnot_only_to_own.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:59:30 EST King Charles II apparently recognized that Pennsylvania was ungovernable from London, three thousand miles away, and gave William Penn powers that essentially made him a vassal king. Navigation and Mineral Rights http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1770.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-03:%2Fnavigation_rights.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:06:46 EST Since the Delaware Bay and River were shared by colonies, it was essential that the rights to navigate be defined. Later on, the issues became bridges and tolls, fishing and channel deepening. Preamble to the Charter of Pennsylvania http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1768.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-02-03:%2Fpreamble_to_the_charter.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:22:51 EST Ancient legal documents, especially royal ones, began with some quaint flourishes. Philosophy Means Science in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1537.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-11-07:%2Fphilosophy_means_science_in.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:10:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/MadameHelvetius.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />At least until he met Madame Helvetius, Benjamin Franklin displayed little interest in moral philosophy. His interest was in science, which was called natural philosophy in the Eighteenth Century. The American Philosophical Society is America's oldest and most prestigious society of scientific scholars. If investing is a science, the APS is good at that, too. 39.9486 -75.1494 39.9486 -75.1494 The American Philosphical Society 39.9486 -75.1494 Poor Richard Plays Hardball With Finesse http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/626.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fpoor_richard_plays.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:23:59 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lordalexanderwedderburn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />While aristocratic England gave him a public drubbing, Franklin stood silently before them and thought it all over. At that moment, the American decision was made to declare independence. Measures of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/937.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzmeasures_of_philadelphia.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:47:55 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadelphia_skyline.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Statistics. 39.9526 -75.1635 39.9526 -75.1635 City Hall 39.9526 -75.1635 Military School http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/746.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fmilitary_school.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:40:01 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/VFMSCrest.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Valley Forge Military Academy takes rambunctious boys and makes them into leaders. Even some of the misfits and dropouts seem to benefit from the difficult experience. 40.0537 -75.382 40.0537 -75.382 Valley Forge Military Academy 40.0537 -75.382 Patent Pending http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1056.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzpatent_pending.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:07:18 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/constitution1-759321.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="constitution" />The provision for patents is part of the Constitution, and seems a little out of place. The motion was made by James Madison and seconded by Thomas Pinckney. But some of us think it sounds more like the work of Ben Franklin. 39.949 -75.1504 39.949 -75.1504 The Congress Hall of Philadelphia 39.949 -75.1504 A WILLIAM PENN CHRONOLOGY, 1680-1684 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1764.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-27:%2Fa_william_penn_chronology.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:44:46 EST ... The News of Ideas http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1685.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-01:%2Fthe_news_of_ideas.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:33:52 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/oped.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The op-ed page took its present form in 1970 at the New York Times, after a long struggle between the news department and the editorial editors. 40.7538 -73.9764 40.7538 -73.9764 The New York Times 40.7538 -73.9764 A Pennsylvania Farmer in Delaware http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1244.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-19:%2Fa_pennsylvania_farmer_in.html Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:06:35 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jdickinson.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jdickinson.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />John Dickinson achieved national fame by writing twelve letters denouncing the Townshend Acts and published anonymously as "Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer". His farm, curiously, was in Delaware. 39.9489 -75.15 39.9489 -75.15 Independence National Historical Park 39.9489 -75.15 Tenth Amendment http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1669.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-18:%2Fthe_tenth_amendment.html Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:05:41 EST Short and sweet, the Tenth Amendment makes it explicit that the several American states gave nothing to the Federal government unless the Constitution spelled it out. Democracy Turns Out To Be a Two-Party System http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/853.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fdemocracy_turns_out_to.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:56:28 EST One is too few, four is too many. Third parties may be occasionally useful. Curtis: The Business Plan http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/804.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fcurtis_the_business_plan.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:20:23 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gutenbergpress.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="printing press" />Magazines are sold for less than they cost to print, just as grand opera costs more to produce than the ticket price. Therefore, both survival and failure can have misleading causes. 39.9498 -75.1465 39.9498 -75.1465 Franklin Court Museum 39.9498 -75.1465 Franklin Crown Soap http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/530.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Ffranklin_crown.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:15:40 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/B.Franklin.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="franklin" />The Boston Franklin's were supported by discovering that adding salt to soft soap would harden it into soap bars. Eventually, the secret was leaked and soap bars became commonplace. 42.3576 -71.0544 42.3576 -71.0544 Franklin Soap and Home 42.3576 -71.0544 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1182.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-02-27:%2Frecording_for_the_blind.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:44:30 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/annemcdonald.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Anne Mc Donald" /> Out in King of Prussia, almost 300 volunteers make tape recordings of textbooks for people who can't read. 40.7533 -73.9823 40.7533 -73.9823 The New York Public Library 40.7533 -73.9823 Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1038.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzfairmount_park_historic_preservation.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:43:04 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/FPD_map-725488.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="FPD map" />First you must learn how colonial buildings were made, then you have to learn how to do it yourself. And after that, this imaginative preservation society has branched out to helping other regions restore colonial buildings. 40.0214 -75.2022 40.0214 -75.2022 Fairmount Park 40.0214 -75.2022 The Quaker Who Would Be King http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/949.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_quaker_who_would.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:42:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/man_who_would_be_king-764413.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="King" /> Two Americans, Josiah Harlan and George Bush, conquered Afghanistan, and for centuries others who tried it got massacred. Harlan, a Chester County Quaker farm boy with more brazenness than Alexander the Great, died in San Francisco while impersonating a physician. Philadelphia: Charles Dickens Gives an 1842 Viewpoint http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/623.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fphiladelphia_dickens_view.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:38:19 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/charlesdickens.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/charlesdickens.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Dickens liked Philadelphia a lot, but he was still a little patronizing. Philadelphia in 1800 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1711.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-20:%2Fphiladelphia_in_1800.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:35:53 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadelphia_in_1800.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />In 1800, the nation's capital moved to the District of Columbia, just as Washington, Jefferson, and Madison had hoped. 39.949 -75.1502 39.949 -75.1502 Independence Hall 39.949 -75.1502 Wyoming, Fair Wyoming Valley http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1107.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-16:%2Fwyoming_fair_wyoming_valley.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:31:54 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/williampenn2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Even the present residents of Wilkes-Barre PA would have to giggle at descriptions of the Wyoming Valley written by poets during the Romantic Era. This is where the noble savage originally came from. Tom Paine: Rabble-Rousing Quaker? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/692.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Ftom_paine_rabble.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:44:00 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/thomas_paine1.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Tom Paine is the one who mainly set the fires of revolution burning, and Franklin sent him here, got him a job, circulated his pamphlets. In spite of Franklin's sponsorship, Washington would cross the street to avoid Paine, and fellow Quakers would have no part of his violence. His later life showed him to be a rebel without a cause. The Economic Power of Laws http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/662.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fthe_economic_power_law.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:54:37 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/DOLLARSIGN.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The power to tax is the power to destroy, and so is the power to regulate. But anarchy can also destroy. 39.9002 -75.0326 39.9002 -75.0326 Haddonfield Quaker Meeting House 39.9002 -75.0326 Shad http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1033.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzshad_.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:29:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/amer_shad.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="{}" />The rivers once teemed with these big fish every springtime. They are making a hesitant comeback. 40.3664 -74.9477 40.3664 -74.9477 Lewis Island, NJ 40.3664 -74.9477 Look Out For That Ship! http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/760.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Flook_out_for_that.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:22:08 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/D-delair4-njt-5-31-01.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Tales of the Sea abound, even a hundred miles from the ocean. 39.9826 -75.0692 39.9826 -75.0692 Delair Railroad Drawbridge 39.9826 -75.0692 Murky Crisis http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1409.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-03-01:%2Fmurky_crisis.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:19:44 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/crunch.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Six months after the credit crisis began, it's still not clear how bad it is. Canaris and Lahousen http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1745.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-11-27:%2Fcanaris_and_lahousen.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:50:16 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/NAZI.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Comparatively few people are aware that the top command layers of the German Intelligence Service (Abwehr) were outraged by Hitler's behavior, and worked actively to undermine the Nazi effort. The Barnes Foundation: Comments on the Economics of Art (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/655.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fbarnes_foundation_comments.html Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:54:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gutenberg.gif" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gutenberg.gif}" class="tn-l-w50" />Well chosen fine art will appreciate in value over time. If a museum's endowment doesn't grow at the same rate to maintain it, eventually some of the art will have to be sold. 39.998 -75.2405 39.998 -75.2405 Barnes Museum, Merion 39.998 -75.2405 South Amboy Explodes http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1482.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-02:%2Fsouth_amboy_explodes.html Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:11:01 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/night_explosion_late_1.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />On May 18, 1950 South Amboy, New Jersey blew up, breaking windows of five counties in its neighborhood. William Penn and the Corporate Model http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1762.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-15:%2Fwilliam_penn_and_the.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:52:07 EST Among his many accomplishments, William Penn created the oldest surviving stockholder corporation in America, now well over three hundred years old. Harry C. Bishop 1921-2009 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1748.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-13:%2Fharry_c_bishop_19212009.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:32:18 EST The Right Angle Club of Philadelphia mourns the loss of a valued member. Shrine of Historical Restoration http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1090.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzhistorical_restoration.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:09:39 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mitchell-732458.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Mitchell" />Charles Peterson sparked the restoration of Society Hill. In the course of fixing old houses the preservationist found a lot of things for a museum of professionally documented old house parts which now set standards for authentic colonial restoration everywhere in the country. 39.9447 -75.1476 39.9447 -75.1476 Charles Peterson House 39.9447 -75.1476 After the Convention:Hamilton and Madison http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1134.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-09-01:%2Fhamilton_and_madison.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:09:37 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/signers-declaration-independence-754606.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" />Two of the main authors of the Federalist Papers -- and hence of the Constitution -- ultimately proved to be acting on entirely different sets of principles, aiming for widely different goals. 39.9488 -75.1499 39.9488 -75.1499 Independence Hall 39.9488 -75.1499 Rentier Class http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/838.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Frentier_class.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:56:09 EST Eventually, everyone can hope to be a member of the rentier class. Ideally, they will have first spent equal time as workers. PHP script to display Google PageRank http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1466.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-06:%2Fphp_script_to_display.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:03:07 EST It is very handy to know the Google PageRank of your pages. Here's a PHP script that figures it out for you. The Proprietor, Himself http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1761.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-08:%2Fthe_proprietor_himself.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:06:31 EST William Penn was the central force in the establishment of a religion, Quakerism, certain central features of the legal system, three colonies of America, and many of the central concepts of Constitutional Law. He leaves us over three thousand documents, but it remains very hard to form a picture of what he was like. Two Pacifists: Einstein and Eddington http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1332.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-11-11:%2Ftwo_pacifists_einstein_and.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:58:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/einsteineddington.jpg" cLASS="200" alt="" />The English Quaker Sir Arthur Eddington was granted draft exemption during World War I, on condition that he conduct a test of the Theory of Relativity produced by the German conscientious objector, Albert Einstein. Einstein won. 40.3486 -74.6583 40.3486 -74.6583 Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 40.3486 -74.6583 Doing Well, Doing Good. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1313.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-09-28:%2Fdoing_well_doing_good.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:57:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/RotarySeal.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A board member of Rotary International recently ran an Afghanistan relief program, and wrote a novel about the Battle of Brandywine. He's a Quaker, lives on a farm, and is chairman of the boards of several organizations. 42.0458 -87.6824 42.0458 -87.6824 Rotary International World Headquarters 42.0458 -87.6824 Quaker Efficiency Expert: Frederick Winslow Taylor 1856-1915 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1296.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-09-10:%2Fquaker_efficiency_expert_frederick.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:55:52 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/FWTaylor.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A rich Germantown Quaker boy became the world's symbol of the efficiency expert with a stop-watch, hated by Labor Unions but admired by Lenin and Stalin. He enriched the Midvale Steel Company with his invention of high speed steel, but was fired by Bethlehem Steel for eliminating too many employees. Peter Drucker placed him in the class of innovators beside Darwin and Freud. 40.0435 -75.182 40.0435 -75.182 Germantown Avenue PA 40.0435 -75.182 Native Habitat http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1219.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-23:%2Fnative_habitat.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:54:50 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pinchotg.jpg" ALT="" class="tn-l-w50" />Increased foreign trade, especially to Asia, has brought us some new plant types. Lacking natural enemies, they are taking over. 39.8717 -75.5917 39.8717 -75.5917 Habitat Resource Network of Southeast 39.8717 -75.5917 An iPhone web app http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1632.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-06:%2Fan_iphone_web_app.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:43:40 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/libertybell.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Philadelphia Reflections is now available on the iPhone as a web app Mesoamerican Ball Game http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1539.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-11-21:%2Fmesoamerican_ball_game.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:42:19 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mexicanballcourt.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The team ball game was apparently invented by Olmecs about 3000 years ago. Soccer, football and maybe baseball are variants. The Phillies: A History of Disappointment? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1508.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-08-07:%2Fprofessional_sports.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:41:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Phillies-Logo.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Despite Hall-of-Famers, 2 World Series and Six national Pennants, the Phillies remains the team with the most losses of any team in Major League Sport. 39.9057 -75.1665 39.9057 -75.1665 Citizens Bank Park 39.9057 -75.1665 Lawn Tennis at the Cricket Club http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1494.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-16:%2Flawn_tennis_at_the.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:36:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lawntennis.jpg" class="left-w50" alt="Lawn Tennis" />Lawn tennis is slightly older than tennis on clay courts, but it's harder to maintain grass than other surfaces, so it's less common. 40.0161 -75.2983 40.0161 -75.2983 The Merion Cricket Club 40.0161 -75.2983 Fellow Travelers http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1336.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-11-19:%2Ffellow_travellers.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:34:56 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/abruno.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />Philadelphia high society and the Philadelphia underworld share some common beliefs. 39.9232 -75.1617 39.9232 -75.1617 Angelo Bruno Home 39.9232 -75.1617 Forty Days Before the Mast http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1323.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-10-26:%2Fforty_days_before_the.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:33:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/moshu.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Before steamships, most of our ancestors spent a month at sea in a sailing ship and never would consider going back home if it meant another such trip. Here's a taste of what it was like. 39.9423 -75.141 39.9423 -75.141 Moshulu Restaurant 39.9423 -75.141 Banking http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1624.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-17:%2Fbanking_.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:32:40 EST . The Victor Talking Machine Company http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/932.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_victor_talking_machine.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:29:22 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/nipper2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Caruso sang for this record company over in Camden, and its other recordings made the fortunes of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The bitter survivors of RCA Victor believe the Sarnoff family wrecked the company . Victor Rambo, Indian Eye Surgeon http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/695.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fvictor_rambo.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:26:58 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Victor%20Clough%20Rambo%20MD.jpg" alt=" />A twelfth-generation Philadelphian devoted his life to restoring eyesight to thousands of poor people in India. Yet Another Toast to Dr. J. William White http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1176.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-02-13:%2Fyet_another_toast_to.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:25:24 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Dr.White.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Dr.White.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" /> great many toasts to J. William White have been given since his death in 1916. This one was proposed by Philadelphia's lawyer-novelist Arthur R. G. Solmssen. New Phillies Stadium http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/999.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fznew_phillies_stadium.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:19:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/131317.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/131317.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Philadelphia builds professional sports stadia, like crazy. 39.9062 -75.1652 39.9062 -75.1652 Citizens Bank Park 39.9062 -75.1652 Valentine Tours, Right Here in River City http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1260.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-21:%2Fvalentine_tours_right_here.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:15:27 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Philazoopening.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="Zoo Opening" />The First Zoo in America specializes in breeding animals that are hard to breed in captivity. The Women's Committee decided to bring this delicate topic out into the light. 39.9746 -75.1956 39.9746 -75.1956 The Phialdelphia Zoo 39.9746 -75.1956 Show Biz Image: Hepburn, Rogers, Kelly http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/643.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fshow_biz.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:08:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/ginger_rogers_200.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.geocities.com/ginger_rogers_picture_gallery/ginger_rogers_200.jpg" />Hollywood presented a distorted image of our upper class, but presented it so forcefully that Philadelphia is now somewhat like that. Swashbuckler http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/688.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fthe_swashbuckler.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:04:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hughes.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hughes.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Your author is probably the only person still alive who personally attended the Senate investigation of Howard Hughes. There is probably a lot to this story yet to emerge. 39.8483 -75.3471 39.8483 -75.3471 Sun Shipyard 39.8483 -75.3471 Philadelphia Drink http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1073.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzphiladelphia_drink.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:58:35 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/delbay.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="delbay" />Philadelphia water has always been questionable, so there is resort to substitutes, at least for drinking purposes.<br /> x 39.95 -75.1645 39.95 -75.1645 Union League of Philadelphia 39.95 -75.1645 Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1589.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-05:%2Fedgar_allan_poe_18091849.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:57:12 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/edgarallanpoe.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Edger Allan Poe" />Edgar Allan Poe may not have the highest literary esteem of any American, but he is provably our most famous poet. At the 200th anniversary of his birth, his disordered life symbolizes an era. 39.9617 -75.1498 39.9617 -75.1498 Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site 39.9617 -75.1498 Wagner Free Institute of Science http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1588.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-04:%2Fwagner_free_institute.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:55:43 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/wagnersign.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> The Wagner science museum may not be the oldest museum in Philadelphia, but it is certainly the only one that is exactly the same as it was in the Nineteenth Century. It's a museum museum. 39.9806 -75.1621 39.9806 -75.1621 Wagner Free Institute of Science 39.9806 -75.1621 Larger Clubs http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/565.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Flarger_clubs.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:53:54 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Raquetclub.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />No longer exclusively all-male (or, occasionally, all-female), the downtown club is changing its role but remains a social center of considerable importance. 39.95 -75.1645 39.95 -75.1645 Union League of Phialdelphia 39.95 -75.1645 Friends of Boyd http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1190.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-16:%2Ffriends_of_boyd.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:51:44 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Boyd%20Theatre.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Boyd Theatre" />The last movie palace in Philadelphia is either ready for restoration, or the wrecking ball. 39.9518 -75.1724 39.9518 -75.1724 Boyd Theater (closed) 39.9518 -75.1724 Water Works, Emblem of the Past http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1721.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-11:%2Fwater_works_emblem_of.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:17:32 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/waterworks1839.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Water pollution doesn't cause Yellow Fever, but in 1799 Philadelphians thought it might, and united to make a work of art out of a new water utility. Eventually, it did eliminate Typhoid deaths. 39.9669 -75.1839 39.9669 -75.1839 Fairmount Water Works 39.9669 -75.1839 The University City http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1736.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-06:%2Fthe_university_city.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:16:43 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Upenn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Ben Franklin would scarcely recognize the college he created. Since it isn't named for him, he probably wouldn't care how much it is changing. 39.9532 -75.1938 39.9532 -75.1938 University of Pennsylvania 39.9532 -75.1938 Frank Furness, Rush's Lancer http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1514.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-09-11:%2Ffrank_furness_rushs_lancer.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:50:09 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/armymoh.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />One of Philadelphia's most famous architects had two notable exploits as a Civil War cavalry officer, one of which won him the Congressional Medal of Honor. 39.9489 -75.1612 39.9489 -75.1612 The Franklin Inn Club Of Philadelphia 39.9489 -75.1612 Trapped in a Casino http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1452.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-21:%2Ftrapped_in_a_casino.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:47:58 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/casinosur.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />There's lots to be wary of, in a casino. If you are planning to cheat, here's something you surely ought to know. 39.3578 -74.4394 39.3578 -74.4394 Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority609-348-7100 or 888-AC-VISIT (228-4748) 39.3578 -74.4394 Quaker Gray Turns Quaker Green http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1236.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-22:%2Fquaker_gray_turns_quaker.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:43:19 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mott.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Quakers mean to turn their headquarters near Philadelphia City Hall into a glowing example of how to save money while they save their environment. 39.9559 -75.1651 39.9559 -75.1651 AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE 39.9559 -75.1651 Stephen Girard, Compulsive Gambler http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1327.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-10-31:%2Fstephan_girard_compulsive_gambler.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:33:13 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Stephen%20Girard.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The richest men in early America had an astonishing characteristic in common. Once they got to the top, they often gambled their whole fortunes on a venture which either busted them or made them incredibly richer. 39.948 -75.1464 39.948 -75.1464 First Bank of United States Philadelphia PA 39.948 -75.1464 The Cause of the Subprime Crisis http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1437.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-04-30:%2Fthe_cause_of_the.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:32:52 EST Things you suspected but kept to yourself Proposal: A Second Federal Reserve http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1447.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-05:%2Fproposal_a_second_federal.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:32:01 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Henry%20Kaufman.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Henry Kaufman recently made a number of wise observations about the monetary situation, followed by a radical proposal that might be rather hard to implement. 39.9547 -75.1961 39.9547 -75.1961 The Global Interdependence Center (GIC)Phone: 215-898-9453 39.9547 -75.1961 Linking Oil Prices to the Credit Crisis http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1444.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-04:%2Flinking_oil_prices_to.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:29:52 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Gas_Prices.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />For a while it seemed we had two unrelated crises at the same time, a housing crisis, and soaring oil prices. The two may be the same thing. 39.9547 -75.1961 39.9547 -75.1961 The Global Interdependence Center (GIC)Phone: 215-898-9453 39.9547 -75.1961 Bonds are Up: Is That a Good Thing? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1352.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-21:%2Fbonds_are_up_is.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:29:06 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Federalbank.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />No matter how many times the newspapers explain it, many readers remain confused between the price of a bond and the rate of its interest payment. The two go in opposite directions. 39.9505 -75.1489 39.9505 -75.1489 Federal Reserve Bank 39.9505 -75.1489 Albert Gallatin: Enigma Furioso http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1329.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-11-02:%2Falbert_gallatin_enigma_furioso.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:28:28 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gallatin_oval.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gallatin_oval.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />A man in constant motion for 88 years, Albert Gallatin almost defies description. America's longest-serving Secretary of the Treasury also founded New York University. Having led the charge in denouncing Hamilton's bank, his greatest achievement was to persuade Jefferson not to close it down. 46.2038 6.13996 46.2038 6.13996 Birthplace of Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) 46.2038 6.13996 BEA Monitors the Economy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1153.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-11-02:%2Fbea_monitors_the_economy.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:22:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/GIC2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/GIC2.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Thebusiness world is cyclic, and dispairs deeply when the trend is down. The Bureau of Economic Analysis seems to be very good at predicting turn arounds. 39.9547 -75.1961 39.9547 -75.1961 The Global Interdependence Center 39.9547 -75.1961 Constitutionality of the Monetary System http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1557.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-12-31:%2Fconstitutionality_of_the_monetary.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:22:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/constitution1.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Constitution fails us when no one is certain what to do about an important issue. 39.95 -75.1502 39.95 -75.1502 Independence Hall 39.95 -75.1502 Federal Reserve Rolls the Dice http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1688.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-03:%2Ffederal_reserve_rolls_the.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:19:08 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lehmnbros.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />When Lehman Brothers collapsed, the markets froze. The Federal Reserve responded by doubling the money supply. A few months later, the money was gradually spent buying the toxic assets. It may take ten years to sell that toxic paper, and whether we then have inflation or depression will depend on the price they bring. The Chinese are financing this ten-year gamble with two-year loans. 39.9532 -75.1507 39.9532 -75.1507 Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 39.9532 -75.1507 Milton Friedman on Capitalism http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1673.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-21:%2Fmilton_friedman_on_capitalism.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:18:11 EST Milton Friedman responds to Phil Donahue's question about the plight of the millions of disadvantaged people in the world. World Finance, Columbus Day 2008 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1525.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-10-13:%2Fworld_finance_columbus_day.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:16:21 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/dow-jones.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Europe's leaders met in Paris, while finance ministers met in Washington over the three-day weekend in October, 2008. Should nations chance total collapse to save the whole system, or sacrifice the weak to save the strong? Unfortunately, the source of the answer may not be financial but political. 40.7077 -74.0083 40.7077 -74.0083 Dow Jones 40.7077 -74.0083 Securitization: Pass the Hot Potato http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1498.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-22:%2Fsecuritization_pass_the_hot.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:15:21 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hotpotato.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Securitization of home mortgages is a generally good thing, but it has one major flaw. Unless we somehow fix it, it will fix us. 38.9403 -77.0766 38.9403 -77.0766 Fannie Mae Corporate Headquarters 38.9403 -77.0766 After a Year of Crisis, Fannie and Freddy Finally Get the Spotlight http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1497.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-21:%2Fafter_a_year_of.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:13:59 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/fanniemae.jpg" alt="fannie mae" class="tn-l-w50" />Fannie Fannie Mae and Wall Street's chancy new CDOs are much the same thing, only with different sponsors and a few modified features. Important issues are: which model is better, whether continued competition between the two is useful, or whether both should be abolished. 38.9404 -77.0767 38.9404 -77.0767 Fannie Mae Corporate Headquarters 38.9404 -77.0767 Mortgages From the Bank's Viewpoint http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1445.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-05:%2Fmortgages_from_the_banks.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:12:42 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/FederalReservePA.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="{The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia}" />When a bank issues a mortgage, there are lots of bumps in the road it starts to travel. 39.9547 -75.1961 39.9547 -75.1961 The Global Interdependence Center (GIC)Phone: 215-898-9453 39.9547 -75.1961 Curing Stagflation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1440.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-01:%2Fcuring_stagflation.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:12:09 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Jbagholt.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Walter Baghot" />More than a century ago, Walter Bagehot succinctly told us what to do about the dilemma of stagflation. We'll get back to him, after politicians make us try everything else first. Hayek Confronts Keynes http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1262.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-28:%2Fhayek_confronts_keynes.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:11:06 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hayek.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Hayek " />The influence of Austrian economist Friedrich von Hayek is slowly winning out over the views of the English economist Maynard Keynes, even though both of them are dead. Which is worse, inflation or depression? 40.7936 -73.4145 40.7936 -73.4145 John Maynard Keynes House 40.7936 -73.4145 Africa Comes to the Schuylkill http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1261.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-26:%2Fafrica_comes_to_the.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:10:20 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Philadelphia%20Refinery.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/passyunkrefinery.jpg" />African oil, refined in Philadelphia, supplies 2/3 of the gasoline on the East Coast. 39.9822 -76.1659 39.9822 -76.1659 Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 39.9822 -76.1659 No Laborer Left Behind http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1251.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-03:%2Fno_laborers_left_behind.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:08:30 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/ivyleague.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/ivyleague.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Expanding prestige universities to fill American academic demands, unexpectedly provokes inflation obscured by illegal immigration. 42.4451 -76.4828 42.4451 -76.4828 Cornell University 42.4451 -76.4828 Immigration http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1254.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-08:%2Fimmigration_.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:08:02 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/DOLLARSIGN.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The United States government makes several trillion dollars profit on immigration, through a jaw-cracker called seigniorage. 40.7367 -73.9972 40.7367 -73.9972 U.S. Immigration Support 40.7367 -73.9972 Central Bankers Refine the Art of Diplomacy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1228.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-04-16:%2Fcentral_bankers_refine_the.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:07:25 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/GIC2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/GIC2.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Currencies once failed because big issues like the gold standard hadn't been addressed by cabinet ministers. Now they are likely to fail because central bankers can't keep up with technical events. 39.9504 -75.1489 39.9504 -75.1489 Feeral Reserve Bank of Philadelphia 39.9504 -75.1489 Do-It-Yourself Globalization http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/910.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzdoityourself_globalization.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:06:07 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chinese-workers.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chinese-workers.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Cheap mass-produced (and mostly foreign-made) goods make it cheaper to buy a new one than to repair what you already have. The effect on our culture is largely unnoticed, but quite profound. Paying Bills Electronically http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/840.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fpaying_bills_electronically.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:05:15 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/CommodoreMatthewPerry.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/perry.jpg" /> Here are four suggestions for improving electronic bill paying. Inflating and Deflating Japan. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/832.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Finflating_and_deflating_japan.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:03:55 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hhoover.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hhoover.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Shifty financial winds rattle any boat, then panic at the helm can capsize it. Just look at Japan. 40.7563 -73.9739 40.7563 -73.9739 The Waldorf Astoria Hotel 40.7563 -73.9739 Setting National Interest Rates http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/826.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fsetting_national_interest_rates.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:02:34 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/DOLLARSIGN.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The Federal Reserve system had slowly improved over eighty years of trial and error. Two decades of stability suggested they finally had it about right. But look at August, 2007. 39.9503 -75.1485 39.9503 -75.1485 The Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia 39.9503 -75.1485 Making Money (5) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/848.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fmaking_money_5.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:00:27 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lordkeynes.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lordkeynes.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The business cycle has not been repealed. Other countries are likely to drag us into the next world recession, and we had better be thinking ahead. Making Money (3) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/846.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fmaking_money_3.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:59:50 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/daltman.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/daltman.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Under the right circumstances, tax cuts are partially a free ride for us at the expense of foreign countries with fixed currency rates. Making Money (4) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/847.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fmaking_money_4.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:59:21 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chinaman.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Money is nothing but spending power; lowering prices creates spending power. Is that "good" inflation? Gallatin, Part 1 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1339.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-03:%2Fgallatin_part_1.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:57:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gallatin_portrait.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gallatin_portrait.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />We present here the outline of a five act play in Shakespearian style about the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. 40.1676 -80.2463 40.1676 -80.2463 Whiskey Rebellion (1794) 40.1676 -80.2463 Burlington County, NJ http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1381.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-02-01:%2Fburlington_county_nj.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:02:56 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Burlington%20County,%20NJ.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Burlington County in New Jersey is on the move. This rural county puts the urban ones to shame. 40.0044 -74.8352 40.0044 -74.8352 Burlington County County Office Building 40.0044 -74.8352 Line Dividing East from West Jersey http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1511.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-08-20:%2Fthe_line_between_east.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:01:23 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/diveastandwestnj.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Although England had owned New Jersey for 17 years, it was unsettled until purchased by Quakers. By 1684 ownership was totally in the hands of two Proprietorships, or corporations, of Quakers. The boundary separating East from West Jersey was a line of 150 boulders from Beach Haven to Trenton. Every land title in the state is based on this survey. Pennsylvania Prison Society http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1263.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-29:%2Fpennsylvania_prison_society.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:59:08 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/william-penn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />When the British monarchy put William Penn in jail, they set in motion a social movement which has changed prison management more than it changed Penn. 39.9684 -75.1726 39.9684 -75.1726 Eastern State Penitentiary 39.9684 -75.1726 Friends Lifecare at Home http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/734.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Ffriends_lifecare_at_home.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:57:44 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lifecare.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/lifecare.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Philadelphia Quakers run over twenty retirement communities for the elderly in their region. One of them is a virtual village, one without walls. 39.9694 -75.6067 39.9694 -75.6067 Quaker retirement villages 39.9694 -75.6067 The American Friends Service Committee http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/488.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-04-05:%2Famerican_friends.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:56:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/rufusjones.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Rufus Jnes" />Bravery in the face of danger, both physical and social, underlies the enormous international prestige of this remarkable Quaker relief organization. Many of its achievements defy all comparison. 39.9559 -75.1651 39.9559 -75.1651 The American Friends Service Committee 39.9559 -75.1651 The No-Doctrine Doctrine http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/796.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fthe_no_doctrine_doctrine.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:55:02 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Quaker.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The doctrine of Quakerism is to have no doctrine. It has provoked two main schisms in the church; George Keith making a plea for at least some doctrine, Elias Hicks leading a later movement back to simplicity. It Ain't Necessarily So http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1032.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzit_aint_necessarily_so.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:52:59 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/franklinprintpress.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> 39.9003 -75.0326 39.9003 -75.0326 Friends Meetinghouse Haddonfield NJ 39.9003 -75.0326 Keeping Lunaticks Off the Streets http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/961.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzkeeping_lunaticks_off_the.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:50:17 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pahospital.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Pennsylvania Hospital" /> 39.945 -75.1558 39.945 -75.1558 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.945 -75.1558 Quakers Turn Their Backs on Power http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/913.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzquakers_turn_their_backs.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:49:20 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/williampenn2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="William Penn" />During the French and Indian War, the Quakers who ruled Pennsylvania were forced to choose between political power and peaceful principles. They withdrew from power. The Naming of Pennsylvania http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1037.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzthe_naming_of_pennsylvania.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:48:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/annals%20pa-700075.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Annuals of Pennsylvania" />King Charles gave Penn as much land as the whole of England, and named it after William Penn Specialized Surgeons http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/920.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzspecialized_surgeons.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:47:48 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/herzlinger_photo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Specialty hospitals have actually been given more than a fair try. About a hundred years ago, the landscape was peppered with casualty hospitals, receiving hospitals, stomach hospitals, skin and cancer hospitals, lying-in hospitals, contagious disease hospitals, and a dozen other medical specialty boutiques. 39.9449 -75.1557 39.9449 -75.1557 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9449 -75.1557 Quaker Investment Committee http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1013.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzquaker_investment_committee.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:47:10 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jon%20rhoads.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Quakers expect results from their investment managers, not just Wall Street gossip. 39.9637 -75.1732 39.9637 -75.1732 The Philadelphia County Medical Society 39.9637 -75.1732 Edward Hicks: Peaceable Kingdoms http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/976.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzedward_hicks_peaceable_kingdoms.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:46:19 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/edward_hicks-734294.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Edward Hicks: Peaceable Kingdoms" />This uneducated Bucks County farm boy has steadily risen in reputation as a painter of primative art, just as he and his cousin have become spiritual leaders of non dogmatic religious thought. 40.2262 -74.9364 40.2262 -74.9364 Quaker Meeting, Newtown PA 40.2262 -74.9364 Jury Nullification http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1060.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzjury_nullification.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:45:26 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/MonteverdeT.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />William Penn demonstrated one of the most incisive legal minds in England by trapping the British courts in what remains a central unresolved dilemma for the law. He happened to be the defendant in the case. 39.9535 -75.1617 39.9535 -75.1617 Criminal Court 39.9535 -75.1617 International Visitors Council http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1068.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzinternational_visitors.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:43:58 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/NANCY-GILBOY.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />, The International Visitors Council does a great job welcoming visitors from abroad. 39.955 -75.1658 39.955 -75.1658 nternational Vistors Council 39.955 -75.1658 The Minnesota Investment Standard http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1012.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_minnesota_investment_standard.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:30:59 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Wall%20Street%20with%20Washington%20Statue.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Wall Street" />If financial experts expect to maintain their present living standards, they must stop producing, and defending, results that can be ridiculed. John Head, His Book of Account, 1718-1753 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1517.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-09-21:%2Fjohn_head_his_book.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:29:35 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/apstrseal.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The equivalent of the rosetta stone for colonial commerce had been sitting on George Vaux's shelf for six generations. 39.9486 -75.1494 39.9486 -75.1494 American Philosophical Society 39.9486 -75.1494 Settlement Music School http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/730.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Fsettlement_music_school.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:27:29 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/JaneAddams1880-1965.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Jane Adams" />Without much notice, fifteen thousand music students attend six branches of a school with connections to the NAACP, ACLU and the Bull Moose Party. 40.0411 -75.1797 40.0411 -75.1797 The Settlement Music School 40.0411 -75.1797 Lin http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1130.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-24:%2Flin_.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:24:12 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Regan.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Regan.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Can a town of 5000 residents, with a two hundred-bed hospital, have the services of the best surgeon in the world? It all depends on your definitions. 39.9449 -75.1557 39.9449 -75.1557 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9449 -75.1557 Herbert Hoover, Mining Engineer http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1258.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-20:%2Fherbert_hoover_mining_engineer.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:20:58 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hoover.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Herbert Hoover" />Herbert Clark Hoover was a Quaker, an outstanding executive, a hero of famine relief, a loyal Republican, and President of the United States elected by a landslide vote, then defeated by one. But above all, he was a mining engineer. 40.7564 -73.9739 40.7564 -73.9739 The Waldorf Astoria Hotel 40.7564 -73.9739 A Prophet In Our Valley http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/484.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fprophet_valley.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:35:46 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/John%20C.%20Bogle.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />John Bogle invented the index fund. Lower cost, better performance. 40.0734 -75.4157 40.0734 -75.4157 The Vanguard Investment Company 40.0734 -75.4157 Inazo Nitobe, Quaker Samurai http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/873.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzinazo_nitobe_quaker_samurai.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:34:51 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Nitobe.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />One of the most revered leaders of modern Japan was a Quaker, married to a Philadelphia Quaker. His father was advisor to the Emperor, his family were famous warriors. 52.087 4.29754 52.087 4.29754 Peace Palace 52.087 4.29754 The Origins of Haddonfield http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/676.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Forigins_haddonfield.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:33:42 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/haddino2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Haddonfield was founded by a 19 year-old Quaker girl in 1701, when it was still a fairly dangerous place to walk around. She has over 140 direct descendants, and forty of them still live in the town. Some famous scenes from the Revolutionary War took place here. 39.897 -75.0341 39.897 -75.0341 Haddonfield 39.897 -75.0341 The Value of Large Law Firms http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1441.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-02:%2Fthe_value_of_large.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:53:37 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/krooseve.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Young lawyers clamor and strive to be employed by huge law firms, but most of them complain bitterly once they achieve the goal. What's this all about? 39.9541 -75.1921 39.9541 -75.1921 University of Pennsylvania Law School 39.9541 -75.1921 Philadelphia Mafia: The First Fifty Years http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1178.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-02-17:%2Fphiladelphia_mafia_the_frist.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:52:17 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/garibaldi_g.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="{garibaldi}" /> For forty years after 1880, The Philadelphia Mafia was a small secret vigilante group for the protection of Sicilian immigrants from marauding gangs of local Italians. Prohibition transformed the whole nature of the underworld. Mussolini in South Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1169.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-01-03:%2Fmousellini_in_south_philadelphia.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:51:39 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Mussolini.jpg" alt="Mussolini" class="tn-l-w50" />The American public had scarcely heard of Benito Mussolini before World War II, but Italian immigrants in South Philadelphia were agitated by news from the old country. 37.4785 14.0414 37.4785 14.0414 Sicilia, Montedoro Caltanissetta, Italy 37.4785 14.0414 Selection of Judges http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/752.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fselection_of_judges.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:49:27 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/innsofcourtcrest..JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />There is no perfect way to select judges, but the British system of distinguishing barristers from other lawyers has much to recommend it. 51.519 -0.114118 51.519 -0.114118 The Inns Of Court School Of Law 51.519 -0.114118 Seventeenth Amendment http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/989.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzseventeenth_amendment.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:44:39 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/compromise.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/compromise.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The consequences of this little-noticed amendment should be re-examined. 39.9489 -75.1494 39.9489 -75.1494 Old City Hall Philadelphia 39.9489 -75.1494 John Dickinson, Quaker Hamlet http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/559.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fjohn_dickinson_quaker.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:43:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/j_dickerson.gif" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/j_dickerson.gif}" class="tn-l-w50" />John Dickinson was the most respected lawyer and politician of his time. He had a lot to do with writing the Declaration of Independence, but refused to sign it. 39.9481 -75.1472 39.9481 -75.1472 Carpenter Hall 39.9481 -75.1472 Delaware's Court of Chancery http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/459.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fdelaware_court_chancery.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:41:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chancerylogo60.gif" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/chancerylogo60.gif}" class="tn-l-w50" />Georgetown, Delaware is a pretty small town, but it's where the major corporations of the nation plead their case. 39.741 -75.5501 39.741 -75.5501 New Castle County Courthouse 39.741 -75.5501 Parliamentary procedure(2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/601.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fparlimentary_procedure_2.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:37:33 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kinggeorgeiii2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Parliament once was the model for civil discourse, but the corporate model supplanted it. Now, it's all the lengthened shadow of one man, the CEO. King George III learned what happens when you annoy Americans with that style. 51.5016 0.126989 51.5016 0.126989 House of Lords 51.5016 0.126989 The King's Last and Final Word http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1030.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzconnecticut_invades_pennsylvania.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:36:40 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kingcharlesii.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />King Charles II did give Wilkes-Barre to Connecticut first, and the same king did later give the same land to William Penn. Unfortunately for Connecticut, at that time the last word was all that mattered. Christmas Reflections http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1757.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-24:%2Fchristmas_reflections.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:31:06 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philaxmas.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="{christmas in philadelphia}" /> It once was a tradition to go back to the big city for Christmas shopping. Helis the Whale http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/753.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fhelis_the_whale.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:28:37 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/BELGUAWHALE.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Beluga Whale" />In the spring of 2005, a solitary Male Beluga whale made his way up the Delaware River, causing great excitement. He hung around for a week or so, presumably searching for shad. 48.4772 -68.9733 48.4772 -68.9733 St. Lawrence River Seaway 48.4772 -68.9733 Lexington, Concord, and All That http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1658.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-25:%2Flexington_concord_and_all.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:09:36 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/captainparker.jpg" alt="{Captain Parker, minuteman}" class="tn-l-w50" /> What was the point of declaring independence, when the colonies had already been at war with England for over a year? 39.949 -75.1501 39.949 -75.1501 Independence Hall 39.949 -75.1501 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/493.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fben_franklin_pkwy_1.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:14:37 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/335_small.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> The slash of a diagonal boulevard across Philadelphia's rectangular street pattern took a long time to heal. But if traffic remains reasonable, it's becoming a museum paradise. 39.9642 -75.1791 39.9642 -75.1791 Philadelphia Museum of Art Fountain 39.9642 -75.1791 Benjamin Franklin: Chronology http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1135.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-09-03:%2Fbenjamin_franklin_chronology.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:13:56 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/benfranklinport.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Franklin retired at age 42, and spent the other half of his life in public service. Only fifteen years of that career was spent in America. His timing was good, however; he was here for the French and Indian War, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutional Convention. 39.9496 -75.1466 39.9496 -75.1466 Benjamin Franklin Museum 39.9496 -75.1466 Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1759.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-29:%2Fpuritan_boston_quaker_philadelphia.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:15:59 EST The University of Pennsylvania Sociology professor E. Digby Baltzell drew attention to the strong persistence of earlier elite influences, using Philadelphia's Quakers and Boston's Puritans as prime examples. William Penn: Visionary with Persuasiveness http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/703.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fwilliam_penn_vision_persu.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:59:30 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/william-penn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Even when we know how it eventually turned out, it is hard to imagine how William Penn would dare to suppose the King might give him Pennsylvania, and even harder to understand how he managed to negotiate the agreement. Re-Doing Dilworth Plaza http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1755.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-18:%2Fredoing_dilworth_plaza.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:47:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/dilworthp1.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Plans are afoot to rearrange the whole focus of center-city Philadelphia, by merging the transportation network around City Hall, and changing the walking patterns. Dilworth Plaza is in the center of it all. 39.9533 -75.1647 39.9533 -75.1647 Dilworth Plaza 39.9533 -75.1647 Dark Morning at the Supreme Court http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/994.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzdark_morning_at_the.html Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:59:21 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/court_front_med-754378.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="supreme court" />Shouldn't the Supreme Court televise its hearings? 39.9528 -75.166 39.9528 -75.166 Philadelphia Supreme Court 39.9528 -75.166 A Woman's Work http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/843.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fa_woman_s_work.html Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:59:07 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/haverfordcollege.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/haverfordcollege.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />When Haverford admitted women students perhaps it meant to go all-women. 40.0245 -75.3189 40.0245 -75.3189 Bryn Mawr College 40.0245 -75.3189 Rise and Fall of Life Insurance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/635.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Frise_fall_insurance.html Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:40:24 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hammurabicode.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/hammurabicode.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Like many things, insurance started here. It's now mostly all gone. The S&P 500 Has Been Letting Us Down http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1760.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2010-01-01:%2Fthe_sp_500_has.html Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:56:44 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/sandp500-1871-2009.gif" class="tn-l-h50" alt="{The S&P 500 from 1871 to 2009}" />Should anyone invest in stocks? The last decade has been a painful one for dedicated equity investors. Separation of Church and State http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1756.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-21:%2Fseparation_of_church_and.html Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:49:42 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/congresshall2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Eleven of the original thirteen colonies had,"established" religions. The separation of church and state by the First Amendment was not a statement of fact, but a worrisome departure from the past. For the Pennsylvania Quakers, disestablishment was the most disheartening event in their history. 39.9491 -75.1508 39.9491 -75.1508 Congress Hall 39.9491 -75.1508 Itch http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1758.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-28:%2Fitch_.html Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:39:47 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/aniscrat.gif" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Bad skin is one thing, itchy skin is another. Curtis: Those 1905 Delivery Trucks http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/805.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fcurtis_those_1905_delivery.html Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:18 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/louis_comfort_tiffany.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Tiffany" />The streets around the Curtis Building were populated with huge solid-tire, battery-driven delivery trucks. They were built in 1905, cost almost nothing to run, and crept along at 5 miles an hour. It was impossible not to notice them, and that was the main idea. 39.9473 -75.1506 39.9473 -75.1506 The Curtis Publishing Company 39.9473 -75.1506 Rejecting Preventive Health Care for Good Reason http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1705.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-27:%2Frejecting_preventive_health_care.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:58:11 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/flu-shot-cartoon.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />No one seems to be considering the opinion of older citizens about preventive health care. 39.9456 -75.1556 39.9456 -75.1556 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9456 -75.1556 Old Blockley (P.G.H.) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1015.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzold_blockley_pgh.html Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:33:47 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/BlockleyAlmshousePC.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Every Victorian American city had a big medical almshouse, but Philadelphia had the best. The 1965 Amendments to the Social Security Act (Medicare and Medicaid) destroyed P.G. H. at the behest of local hospitals. They now regret it. 39.9559 -75.1859 39.9559 -75.1859 Philadelphia General Hospital 39.9559 -75.1859 Only Three Things Wrong With American Healthcare http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1754.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-17:%2Fthree_things_wrong_with.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:27:54 EST What needs to be fixed in American healthcare can be very simply stated as three fundamental problems. Pot Belly http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1687.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-03:%2Fpot_belly.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:24:05 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pot-belly.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />" It isn't just your weight that changes as you grow old, it's your shape. Saving the United States http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1666.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-15:%2Fsaving_the_united_states.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:57:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/11_unitedstates.jpg" alt="SS United States" class="tn-l-w50" />For the past 13 years the SS United States has lain idle at a dock in Philadelphia and is facing the scrap heap should efforts by volunteers in several conservancies to save her not succeed. 39.919 -75.1377 39.919 -75.1377 SS United States 39.919 -75.1377 Political Bosses http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1753.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-16:%2Fpolitical_bosses.html Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:19:52 EST . Printed Books v. Websites http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1752.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-15:%2Fprinted_books_v_websites.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:02:15 EST Since this booklet is provided in both printed book form, and online website form, the reader has a chance to compare the two media. Each has its merits. Fred Etherington http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1749.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-13:%2Ffred_etherington.html Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:35:42 EST The Right Angle Club of Philadelphia honors Fred Etherington, a past president and member of the club for nearly sixty years. The Schools of School House Lane http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1059.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzthe_schools_of_school.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:23:04 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/germantownac-743328.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Exclusive privates schools and colleges are usually to be found in isolated rural settings. But our oldest, best, and most famous schools are clustered together in a neighborhood that is far from exclusive. 40.0321 -75.1744 40.0321 -75.1744 The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 40.0321 -75.1744 Link to Academic Medicine http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1648.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-21:%2Flink_to_4.html Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:12:30 EST . Computer Adjectives http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/799.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fcomputer_adjectives.html Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:37:30 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/eniac1.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="computers" /> The basic concepts of a computer can be reduced to three adjectives, related to the ideas of three men at the University of Pennsylvania. Mauchly made a general purpose computer. Eckert made an electronic version of it. And von Neumann designed the stored instruction set. An <b>electronic, stored-instruction, general-purpose computer </b>resulted. 39.9521 -75.1907 39.9521 -75.1907 Engineering at Penn 39.9521 -75.1907 French Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1099.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzfrench_philadelphia.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:14:36 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/longfellow.jpeg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The French and the English fought for centuries; colonies seeking independence played one against the other. Our cooking, clothing and architecture went French when we favored France; traces of many periods still reflect that fact. 39.9464 -75.1564 39.9464 -75.1564 Joseph Bonaparte house 39.9464 -75.1564 Reforming Health Reform (2009) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1714.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-25:%2Freforming_health_reform.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:35:45 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Cong.RobertAndrews.img.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />U.S. Representative Robert Andrews (D, NJ) had a night he won't soon forget on August 24, 2009. Facing 3000 constituents angry about Health Reform, he practically had a public stoning. 39.7106 -75.1203 39.7106 -75.1203 Rowan University 39.7106 -75.1203 Children's Scholarship Fund http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1746.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-02:%2Fchildrens_scholarship_fund.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:07:47 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/coverimage.img.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The Right Angle Club has decided to make donations to the Children's Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia. 39.9498 -75.1684 39.9498 -75.1684 Children's Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia 39.9498 -75.1684 Finding the Nerve to Cut Health Costs http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1747.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-12-09:%2Ffinding_the_nerve_to.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:58:05 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kirk-spock-hoodlums.jpg" class="tn-l-w100" alt={everybody's got a piece of the action}" ?>Health care costs are high in the United States because everybody's getting a piece of the action XHTML vs. HTML http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1119.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-03:%2Fxhtml_vs_html.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:51:15 EST XHTML is advanced HTML. Not all browsers support it, so pages must test first and serve what's supported. <br /><br /> PHP output buffering improves response time. Gzip speeds internet transmission, compressing text volume (not images) up to 80%. Yale Blue http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/821.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fyale_blue.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:56:02 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/yaleU.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Academia is acquiring unaccustomed power, wealth and arrogance. It can cause friction with students whose career plans lie in other directions. 41.3145 -72.9234 41.3145 -72.9234 Yale University 41.3145 -72.9234 Frederick Mason Jones,Jr. 1919-2009 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1593.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-08:%2Fmason_jones_19192009.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:55:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mason-jones.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt=""/>The French horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra, played by the acknowledged premier artist in the history of brass instruments, falls silent. 40.0683 -75.5247 40.0683 -75.5247 St. Peter's in the Great Valley 40.0683 -75.5247 Mensa http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1695.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-14:%2Fmensa_.html Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:25:50 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mensa.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />About 150,000 Americans belong to Mensa, a social club for people in to the top 2% of intelligence brackets. There's a chapter for Delaware Valley residents. 32.7702 -97.0673 32.7702 -97.0673 American Mensa, Ltd. 32.7702 -97.0673 Glutes, Abs and Pects http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1744.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-11-20:%2Fglutes_abs_and_pects.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:34:15 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/fitnesstrainingseniorcitizens.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Physical fitness training is catching on with senior citizens, matching the evolution from adolescent "body building" into stretching and rebalancing the shoulder and pelvis platforms that give most people, most of their physical limitations. 39.95 -75.1646 39.95 -75.1646 The Union League of Philadelphia 39.95 -75.1646 Mark Twain in Vienna http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1743.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-11-19:%2Fmark_twain_in_vienna.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:23:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/marktwainvienna1897.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Mark Twain spent two years in Vienna, repairing his depleted finances, and getting piano lessons for his daughter. He constantly sneered at things European, but the Europeans loved him for it. 48.209 16.3738 48.209 16.3738 wien fiaker am stephansplatz 48.209 16.3738 Lithuanian Law http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1738.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-16:%2Flithuanian_law.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:08:53 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/universityVilnius.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />American lawyers teaching law students in Lithuania illustrate the strange difference between the hunger of some Europeans for American leadership, and the rejection of American culture by others. 54.6832 25.286 54.6832 25.286 University of Vilnius 54.6832 25.286 Tales of the Troop http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1735.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-06:%2Ftales_of_the_troop.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:02:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/about-aboutus_photo1.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Dennis Boylan is collecting stories from the archives of Philadelphia's First City Troop. Someday, it should result in a great book. 39.9532 -75.1782 39.9532 -75.1782 First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry The Armory 39.9532 -75.1782 Benjamin Franklin, Prophet http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1720.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-09:%2Fbenjamin_franklin_prophet.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:47:09 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/thumbportfranklin.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Ben Franklin was not exactly religious, but for one dominating American theme, Poor Richard is the prophet. 39.9495 -75.1466 39.9495 -75.1466 Franklin Court 39.9495 -75.1466 Country Auction Modernized http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1719.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-08:%2Fcountry_auction_modernized.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:36:13 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Alderfer%20Auction%20Company.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />On Fairgrounds Road, in the Quaker farmlands of Bucks County, efficiency and computerized streamlining have come to the enduring customs of country auctions. 40.2715 -75.3169 40.2715 -75.3169 Alderfer Auction Company 40.2715 -75.3169 Tour of Duty in 'Nam http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1717.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-28:%2Ftour_of_duty_in.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:32:08 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/vietnamwar1.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Veterans of the Vietnam conflict are famously reluctant to talk about their experiences. It's hard to know what that means, and whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. 11.6026 106.498 11.6026 106.498 Ho Chin Minh Trail 11.6026 106.498 Principles of the Command of War http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1713.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-24:%2Fprinciples_of_the_command.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:21:46 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Army-Soldier2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Army Soldier" />A soldier must know how to shoot a gun, but a general must know how to use an army. 41.3912 -73.9585 41.3912 -73.9585 United States Military Academy at West Point 41.3912 -73.9585 Inside the Big House http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1708.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-07:%2Finside_the_big_house.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:10:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/prisonbars.jpg" class="tn-l-w50 alt="" />Medical care inside a prison is some sort of extreme case of government health care. 39.738 -75.6275 39.738 -75.6275 200 Greenbank Rd, Wilmington 39.738 -75.6275 Hospitals Shift Costs Three Ways http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1696.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-14:%2Fhospitals_shift_costs_three.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:57:31 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Primum%20non%20nocere.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Hospitals probably shift costs ten or more ways, but here are three ways. Picture yourself as a Congressman trying to modify this mess, and then you try to do it in a couple of weeks. Galen, not Hippocrates, first said <i>Primum non nocere</i> -- at least, don't make things worse. Philadelphia Gets the Business http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1684.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-01:%2Fphiladelphia_gets_the_business.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:23:07 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pbj.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="The Philadelphia Business Journal" />Philadelphia is suffering from the current economic downturn just like every other major city but there's reason to be upbeat because of the many advantages this area has in its business climate. 39.9502 -75.1476 39.9502 -75.1476 The Philadelphia Business Journal 215-238-1450 39.9502 -75.1476 Little Town of Bethlehem http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1678.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-25:%2Flittle_town_of_bethlehem.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:15:25 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/phillipsbrooks.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem was composed by Phillips Brooks, then rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Rittenhouse Square. 39.9503 -75.1733 39.9503 -75.1733 The Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square 215-567-1267 39.9503 -75.1733 Proton Therapy at Penn http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1665.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-05:%2Fproton_therapy_at_penn.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:40:07 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/superconducting_proton_cyclotron.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="{superconducting proton cyclotron}" /> The new proton therapy center promises to improve the treatment of many types of cancers while reducing the collateral damage caused by traditional methods of radiation treatment commonly used today. 39.95 -75.193 39.95 -75.193 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 39.95 -75.193 SHAKeSPEaRE SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER 5, 2003 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1413.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-03-06:%2Fshakespeare_society_of_philadelphia.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:41:25 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Shakespere.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />MEETING OF THE SHAKSPERE SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA AT THE FRANKLIN INN CLUB, 11/05/ 2003 39.9486 -75.1614 39.9486 -75.1614 The Franklin Inn Club of Philadelphia 39.9486 -75.1614 Globalization http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1660.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-29:%2Fglobalization_.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:57:25 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/dubai%20waterfront.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Peter Alois, now retired from a career as an international economics envoy for the Department of Commerce, discusses free and fair trade, and other issues related to globalization. 39.8988 -75.5572 39.8988 -75.5572 Peter Aloise House 39.8988 -75.5572 Singing Waiters http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1640.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-20:%2Fsinging_waiters.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:49:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Singing%20Waiter.JPG" class="tn-r-w50" alt="" />Opera exists for high society, but it also exists as folk music. In Philadelphia, the folk tradition has centered around Victor's Cafe for almost a century. 39.9316 -75.1664 39.9316 -75.1664 The Victor Cafe 39.9316 -75.1664 An Under-used Veterans Benefit http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1601.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-20:%2Fan_underused_veterans_benefit.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:18:39 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Pilespaper.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A benefit which most any veteran can take advantage of seems to be little-known and consequently not many vets are taking advantage of it. It's called Aid and Attendance and can help defray the expenses of assisted living. 39.9498 -75.2016 39.9498 -75.2016 Philadelphia VA Medical Center 39.9498 -75.2016 Second Opinion: Dick Watson http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1590.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-06:%2Fplaying_philadelphia_catchup.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:00:51 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Dollar%20Squeezed.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Although all major cities are facing budget crunches in today's economy, Philadelphia's problems go beyond that. 39.9489 -75.1663 39.9489 -75.1663 Office of the Controller 39.9489 -75.1663 Philadelphia City Controller http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1591.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-06:%2Fphiladelphia_city_controller.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:58:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/alan-butkovitz2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A City Controller is expected to criticize the city's administration. Alan Butkovitz does his duty. 39.9489 -75.1663 39.9489 -75.1663 Philadelphia City Controller 39.9489 -75.1663 Cira Centre II - (?) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1584.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-02-27:%2Fcira_centre_ii.html Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:06 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cira%20centreii.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="Cira Centre" />Brief description of work contemplated for the present underused site near the old 30th street post office building and area. 39.9575 -75.1826 39.9575 -75.1826 Cira Center 39.9575 -75.1826 Gardening http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1682.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-27:%2Fgardening_.html Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:49:14 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/garden_cartoon.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Garden Cartoon" />Gardening is making a comeback. Retirees are right in there. 39.9313 -75.2154 39.9313 -75.2154 John Bartram's Gardens 39.9313 -75.2154 Obamacare Follies, Executive Summary http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1727.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-18:%2Fobamacare_follies_executive_summary.html Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:10:45 EST In abbreviated form, health care reform as of September, 2009. Expanded explanations follow. George Washington's Cherry Tree, Revisited http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1742.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-11-03:%2Fgeorge_washingtons_cherry_tree.html Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:57:46 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/washingtonchopcherry.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Washington and the Cherry Tree" />Everybody knows the story of Washington chopping the cherry tree is bunk. But debunking drowns out a greater truth. Touring Bhutan http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1564.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-09:%2Ftouring_bhutan.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:44:39 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/wright-bhutan-valley.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Touring Bhutan is strenuous, starting with twelve time zones of jet lag and ending with big mountains. But it's modernizing fast, so hurry up if you want cute, and rancid butter tea. 27.4426 89.6673 27.4426 89.6673 Bhutan, the original Shangri la 27.4426 89.6673 Blood and Honor: The Philadelphia Mafia, Lately http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1726.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-16:%2Fblood_and_honor_the.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:23 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/blood.jpg" alt="Blood and Honor" class="tn-l-w50" /> From 1980 to 2000, mob rub-outs and long prison terms for mobsters seemed a constant occurrence in Philadelphia. In the 21st century the underworld went quiet. 39.9389 -75.1578 39.9389 -75.1578 9th Christian Street 39.9389 -75.1578 Elizabethan Accents in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/728.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Felizabethan_accents_in_philadelphia.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:20 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/William_Shakespeare.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />In the birthplace of American independence, there's still a lot of Olde English buried in the speech patterns. 38.6905 -75.3855 38.6905 -75.3855 Courthouse Georgetown DE 38.6905 -75.3855 Obamacare, Executive Summary http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1733.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-29:%2Fobamacare_executive_summary.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:17 EST In the fall of 2009, we are up to three thousand pages, while over five hundred more amendments to Obamacare are being painstakingly reviewed. Here's where we seem to stand. Camden NJ: The Third, or Irish, Tenth http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1724.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-14:%2Fcamden_the_third_or.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:15 EST Early settlers of the Delaware Bay, generally picked the eastern, now New Jersey, side of the river because the terrain was easier to farm. In time, the vast wilderness on the western, or Pennsylvania, side led to more commerce. Rancocas Valley: Mt. Holly, Eayrestown, Medford http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1630.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-22:%2Francocas_valley_mt_holly.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:35 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Rancocas%20River.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> The many branches of the Rancocas River spread out within the forests of southern New Jersey and once supported a hidden colonial community. It was once considered for historical restoration, but lost out to Williamsburg. Acorn Club of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1507.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-08-03:%2Facorn_club_of_philadelphia.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:49:52 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Acornclub%20(2).JPG" alt="{Acorn Club}" class="tn-l-w50" />The Acorn Club is the oldest club for women in the United States. Men are welcome, but they come in through the side door on the neighboring alley. 39.9484 -75.1671 39.9484 -75.1671 The Acorn Club of Philadelphia 39.9484 -75.1671 Bristol, PA http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/901.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzbristol_pa_2.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:17:02 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Burlington%20Bristol%20Bridge%20.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Bristol is at a narrow point of the river, long the main crossing point for New York-to-Philadelphia traffic. William Penn placed his mansion nearby and for decades Bristol was a flourishing social center. The Pennsylvania Railroad cut it off, just as it cut off New Castle, Delaware, and both towns are now essentially museums. 40.1231 -74.8681 40.1231 -74.8681 Bristol Township 40.1231 -74.8681 Six Ways to Fix Social Security http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1173.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-01-24:%2Fsix_ways_to_fix.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:17 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/heathcarepython.jpg" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/heathcarepython.jpg alt=" />Baby boomers have dutifully paid 12.4% of income for retirement benefits, all their working lives. Politicians spent it. What can we do now? Medicare/Health Savings Accounts Legislation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/859.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fmedicare_health_savings_accounts.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:55:13 EST What Every Voter Needs to Know Molly Maguires of Pennsylvania (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1710.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-18:%2Fmolly_maguires_of_pennsylvania.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:35:23 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/laborthumb.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Almost everything the Molly Maguires said about their ruthless enemy the mine owner was accurate. Unfortunately, much of what he said about them was also accurate. And both sides said things that were pure fabrications. 40.6886 -76.1992 40.6886 -76.1992 Schuylkill County Courthouse 40.6886 -76.1992 George Washington on the Federal Union http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1737.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-13:%2Fgeorge_washington_on_the.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:32:49 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/President_George_Washingtonblack.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />On September 17, 1796, George Washington declined another term for President, taking this occasion to urge the cause of Federalism. 39.9504 -75.1501 39.9504 -75.1501 The President's House 39.9504 -75.1501 Broad Street North and South http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1442.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-03:%2Fbroad_street_north_and.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:38:05 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/broadstline.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Broad Street in Philadelphia stretches due north from the old Nary Yard on the Delaware River, past City Hall in the center of town, to the northern edge of the city at Elkins Park. Further North of the City Route 611 continues straight on through Doylestown to Easton, where it rejoins the Delaware River. 39.9524 -75.1636 39.9524 -75.1636 Philadelphia City Hall 39.9524 -75.1636 Life On The River (3) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/568.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Flife_on_the_river_3.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:47:03 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/DartMouthCastle.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/DartMouthCastle.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Until just a few decades ago, Philadelphia life was life along the river, with the gentry building houses upriver from the port. They were surrounded by abundant fishing, hunting, and all the sports of horsemanship. 39.9276 -75.135 39.9276 -75.135 Delaware River, PA 39.9276 -75.135 Molly Maguires of Pennsylvania (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1709.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-15:%2Fmollie_maguires_of_pennsylvania.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:44:06 EST The main features of the Molly Maguires of Pennsylvania can be found in the Molly Maguires of Ireland, and perhaps far earlier than that. Franklin Endorses the Constitution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1739.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-20:%2Ffranklin_endorses_the_constitution.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:19:48 EST <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/huge.82.413542.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Benjamin Franklin never revealed his contributions to the formation of the U.S. Constitution, whether victories or defeats. When the final vote had been taken, he urged unanimous support by the delegates, in the following words. 39.9489 -75.15 39.9489 -75.15 Independence Hall 39.9489 -75.15 America's First Medical Interne, Jacob Ehrenzeller http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1562.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-07:%2Famericas_first_medical_interne.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:10:40 EDT The contract between the Pennsylvania Hospital and its resident physicians in 1773 has seemed a little quaint, but only since 1965, when Medicare made it possible to pay them. Report Identity Theft to the Secret Service http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1359.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-01-05:%2Fsecret_service_gets_a.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:32:17 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Secret%20Service.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Identity theft is now under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Secret Service. Contemporary Germantown http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/885.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzcontemporary_germantown.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:49 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bockus.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />"Well," said Bockus, "Every famous surgeon I know, has a house on an island, somewhere. Where's your island?" 40.2722 -76.813 40.2722 -76.813 The Pennsylvaia Medical Soceity 40.2722 -76.813 How to detect an iPhone and other mobile devices http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1621.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-15:%2Fhow_to_detect_an.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:03:03 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/iphone.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="{iPhone}" /> iPhones are definitely the wave of the future and websites, blogs, etc. must adapt to retain their audience. Luckily, if a website was developed using CSS, it's a breeze. The First and Oldest Hospital in America http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1014.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_first_and_oldest.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:07:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pennsyhosp.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The history of American medicine is the history of the Pennsylvania Hospital. 39.9452 -75.1557 39.9452 -75.1557 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9452 -75.1557 Clinton Health Plan Starts at the Union League http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1255.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-18:%2Fclinton_health_plan_starts.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:02:40 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/SenatorClinton.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/SenatorClinton.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Few would guess that the famous Clinton Health Care plan can trace its origin to the staunchly Republican Union League of Philadelphia. 39.95 -75.1645 39.95 -75.1645 The Union League of Philadelphia 39.95 -75.1645 Mrs. Meade's House http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/585.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fmrs_meades_house.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:34:27 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/meade.gif" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/meade.gif}" class="tn-l-w50" />The grateful city fathers wanted to give General Meade a mansion out of gratitude for winning at Gettysburg. The General refused, but he hadn't asked his wife. 39.947 -75.1729 39.947 -75.1729 Mrs. Meades House 39.947 -75.1729 Omnibus Obamacare http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1728.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-18:%2Fobamacare_folly.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:09:25 EDT The sound-bite is: the Obama health reform proposal of 2009 will extend affordable health insurance to every American (citizen), and save Medicare from ruin by cutting costs. Review of the proposal suggests he should press the reset button. Peculiarities of Obama-care Politics: A Fireside Chat http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1729.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-18:%2Fpeculiarities_of_obamacare_politics.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:58:38 EDT President Obama's present political pickle is a veritable textbook of the loopholes, traps and flaws of our legislative system. Obamacare for Lobbyists http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1734.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-10-01:%2Fobamacare_for_lobbyists.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:50:49 EDT In a big legislative package, there are technical areas where the lobbyists have considerable sway in the outcome. Here are a few. Carpenters Hall http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/802.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fcarpenters_hall.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:22:02 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/carpentershall.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Carpenter's Hall" />Carpenter's Hall now seems a little place, and it was chopped up into still smaller rooms at the time of the Continental CongressBut nevertheless it was the biggest rentable place in the largest town in the colonies, so 53 delegates crowded in and did their work. 39.9481 -75.1472 39.9481 -75.1472 Capenter Hall 39.9481 -75.1472 Waterworks http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1731.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-22:%2Fwaterworks_.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:10:01 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/JustinaBarrett.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Rt. Angle Club of Philadelphia had a visit from the Information Director of the Philadelphia Water Works, a notable tourist attraction for two hundred years. 39.9669 -75.1839 39.9669 -75.1839 The Philadelphia Water Works 39.9669 -75.1839 What Obamacare Should Say But Doesn't http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1730.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-20:%2Fwhat_obamacare_should_say.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:15:21 EDT Here are ten healthcare finance reforms, superior to Obamacare. By far the easiest and most effective is equalizing the tax exemption, now only enjoyed by big employer groups. Commercial Credit Sinks Globalization http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1732.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-28:%2Fcommercial_credit_sinks_globalization.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:50:36 EDT The financial world woke up to the housing bubble in August, 2007. As a consequence, global trade came to a sudden halt a year later. How's that, again? Pink Slips for Green Doctors http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1170.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-01-07:%2Fpink_slips_for_green.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:53:42 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Pinkslip.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Pinkslip.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Even long before Medicare was enacted, hospital doctors had no idea what costs they were running up. Time To Care http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1725.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-15:%2Ftime_to_care.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:18:46 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/timetocarebook.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A physician who practiced for sixty years, before and after Medicare, has a lot of stories to tell about how Medicine has changed, and been changed. 39.9453 -75.1556 39.9453 -75.1556 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.9453 -75.1556 Flexner Report, Revisited http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/837.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fflexner_report_revisited.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:14:36 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/CoverphotoCleveland.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/CoverphotoCleveland.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />A new book by John A. Kastor compares the doctor-run Cleveland Clinic with the University-run Hospitals of Case Western Reserve under the managed care insurance system. Both hospital systems had plenty of problems, many of them self-inflicted, but it looks like doctor-run is winning the race. 41.5036 -81.62 41.5036 -81.62 The Cleveland Clinic Main Campus 41.5036 -81.62 Curtis: Fainting Spells http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/807.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fcurtis_fainting_spells.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:14:21 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/1867-68_Public_Ledger_Bldg_Phila_Ingram_1876.jpg" class="tn-l-w50 alt" />A publishing house employs myriads of young women. They faint a lot. 39.9473 -75.1506 39.9473 -75.1506 The Curtis Publishing Company 39.9473 -75.1506 Mohammed Ali, Cassius Clay http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/719.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Fmohammed_ali_cassius_clay.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:53:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Ali100.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The greatest prizefighter of all time. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. 39.91 -75.0085 39.91 -75.0085 Mohamed AliMohamed Ali the Prizefighter 39.91 -75.0085 Rittenhouse Square Area http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1086.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzv_.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:48:41 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/rittenhouse.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />This was the heart of uppercrust society during the Gilded Age. 39.9495 -75.1719 39.9495 -75.1719 Rittenhouse Square 39.9495 -75.1719 Kiddie-Karts http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1698.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-15:%2Fkiddiekarts_.html Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:57:02 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Golf_Car~small.jpg" alt="Golf Cart" class="tn-l-w50" />Motorized golf carts partly replace the need for wheel chairs, and wheelchair attendants. Cataracts http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1697.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-15:%2Fcataracts_.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:25:18 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Messerschmidt%20BF%20108.jpg" "class="tn-l-w50" />The modern miracle of cataract surgery began when a Messerschmidt fired a machine gun into a Spitfire, during the Battle of Britain. 39.9479 -75.1555 39.9479 -75.1555 Willis Eye Hospital 39.9479 -75.1555 The Jews in Colonial Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1151.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-29:%2Fthe_jews_in_colonial.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:51:17 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/haymsalomon2.jpg" alt="{haym salomon}" class="tn-l-w50" /> Sephardic Jews came to Philadelphia quite early as part of New Amsterdam, with a second influx when the British occupied New York. They seem to have played an important role in financing the Revolution. Converting Mayan Dates http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1723.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-13:%2Fconverting_mayan_dates.html Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:42:40 EDT Routines to convert to and from the Mayan Long Count date system Date Math http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1722.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-09-13:%2Fdate_math.html Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:44:14 EDT If the function to calculate the number of days between two dates isn't built in, it's a pain to figure out B. Franklin, Scientist http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1661.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-31:%2Fb_franklin_scientist.html Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:50:56 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/franklinphilosopher2.jpg" alt="{franklin philosopher scientist}" class="tn-l-w50" /> Kites are children's toys; going out in a thunderstorm is deliciously dangerous. We have thus been taught to regard Franklin's science as a lark, when in fact he largely discovered the nature of electricity and was regarded as one of the greatest scientists of his age. The Houses in the Park http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/671.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fthe_house_in_the_park.html Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:31:29 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/StrawberryMansion.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />William Penn intended his city to stretch from river to river, with the gentry living in mansions along the Schuylkill. Briefly it was so; the mansions are on display in Fairmount Park. 39.9943 -75.1906 39.9943 -75.1906 Strawberry Mansion 39.9943 -75.1906 Open a new window with XHTML http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1124.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-07:%2Fopen_a_new_window.html Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:25:19 EDT Prior to XHTML, you could open a new window with a link by saying target="_blank". That's no longer allowed, but what can you do? What Will Replace Daily Newspapers? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1686.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-02:%2Fwhat_will_replace_newspapers.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:40:54 EDT Unless someone develops a very good idea soon, newspapers as we know them will disappear. What will take their place? Unwritten Constitution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1345.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-11:%2Funwritten_constitution.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:25:34 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/frankroosevelt.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution serves an excellent purpose, even though the 80th Congress which proposed it may have had quite different motives. Food http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1718.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-30:%2Ffood_.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:05:17 EDT Meals are fitted around work schedules for working-age folks, even when they aren't going to work. In retirement, meals are themselves pivotal events. Madeira Party 2009 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1672.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-21:%2Fmadeira_party_2009.html Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:43:48 EDT In Colonial America, Madeira was what the upper crust drank. Books by Philadelphians or about Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/705.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-05-24:%2Fphila_books.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:01:45 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/soundpage.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A sampling of great books by Philadelphians, and great books about Philadelphia. Linking to Whither, Federal Reserve? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1715.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-26:%2Flinking_to_whither_federal.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:35:56 EDT . Link to Whither, Federal Reserve? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1653.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-05-21:%2Flink_to_9.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:22:52 EDT . Quotes from B. Franklin, Curmudgeon http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/953.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzquotes_from_b_franklin.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:57:28 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/franklinphilosopher2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />As he grew older, Franklin took less trouble to conceal what he really thought. Illicit Drugs are Eliminated in Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1171.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-01-11:%2Fillicit_drugs_are_eliminated.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:53:32 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Narcotic.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Every proposal for eliminating illicit drugs has failed except the one Philadelphia used after World War II. 39.8957 -75.2292 39.8957 -75.2292 Narcotics Bureau-Investigation 39.8957 -75.2292 That Damned Cowboy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1028.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fz_.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:38:47 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Teddy%20Roosevelt.jpg" class="tn-l-w50"alt="" />and The political bosses wanted to get Teddy Roosevelt out of the Governor's chair in Albany. As things turned out, they made him President of the United States. 39.9489 -75.1938 39.9489 -75.1938 Childrens Hopital of Philadelphia 39.9489 -75.1938 Christ Church Memorabilia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/759.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fchrist_church_memorabilia.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:16:50 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Christ%20Church%20Memorabilia.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />(To be completed.) 39.9507 -75.144 39.9507 -75.144 Christ Chruch Memorabilla 39.9507 -75.144 Our Federal Reserve: Okayed (3) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/864.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzour_federal_reserve_okayed.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:04:45 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/8%20Martin%20Van%20Buren14x18.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/van.jpg" />Martin van Buren of Old Kinderhook invented a lot of what 42.3952 -73.6984 42.3952 -73.6984 Kinderhook, NY 42.3952 -73.6984 Market Street, East (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/869.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzmarket_street_east_1.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:03:44 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadelphia-city-hall.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />It will be enough for now to consider only the oldest section of fourteen blocks from City Hall to the Delaware River 39.9527 -75.1635 39.9527 -75.1635 Philadelphia City Hall 39.9527 -75.1635 Investment Strategies http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/455.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-13:%2Finvestment_strategies.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:55:32 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/The%20Pitcairn%20Financial%20Group.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt=" />An insight into the success of a little-known fund run by a virtually anonymous family. 40.0701 -75.098 40.0701 -75.098 The Pitcairn Financial Group 40.0701 -75.098 RSS http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/930.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzrss_.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:50:05 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/RSS.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />WHAT IS RSS?<br /> <br /> RSS is a collection of several things--a <b>Headline Title</b>, a <b>Brief Abstract</b>, and a <b>BroadcastAdvertisement</b>. Colleges and Religions Drift Apart http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/729.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Fcolleges_and_religions_drift.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:45:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/yaleU.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />American colleges and universities were originally founded to teach ministers. 42.3782 -71.1138 42.3782 -71.1138 Havard University 42.3782 -71.1138 The Definition of a Real Philadelphian (1914) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1008.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_definition_of_a.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:34:44 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadelphia2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="South Philadelphia" />"Mrs. Pennell states the Philadelphia case with such guileless precision that it's hilarious. Quaker ladies can wield a rapier wit without hurting feelings. 39.9522 -75.1623 39.9522 -75.1623 Philadelphia PA 39.9522 -75.1623 Nature Preservation http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/588.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fnature_preservation.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:20:34 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Beer%20cub100.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Philadelphia shares the nation's confusion about what to do about animals, when people need the real estate for their own purposes. 39.8882 -75.3109 39.8882 -75.3109 Wildlife Preservation Trust International 39.8882 -75.3109 Frida Kahlo http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1422.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-03-19:%2Ffrida_kahlo.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:09:27 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/fridakahlo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/protrait-1940.jpg" />The crippled, suffering wife of Diego Rivera was herself a painter, often of surrealistic portraits of herself. She didn't want to be liked, she wanted to be noticed. 39.9653 -75.1806 39.9653 -75.1806 Philadelphia Art Museum 39.9653 -75.1806 Philadelphia and Japan http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/981.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzphiladelphia_and_japan.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:03:18 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/CommodoreMatthewPerry.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Sea faring Philadelphia was early in the opening of Japan. There is a long history of affection with the Japanese and their culture, possibly related to the understated architecture and dress, and the strong code of honor. 35.5449 139.949 35.5449 139.949 Tokyo Bay 35.5449 139.949 Bleeding Ulcer http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1625.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-20:%2Fbleeding_ulcer.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:55:38 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Ulcer_Bleeding.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bleeding_ulcer.jpg" /> When you vomit up blood, go to a hospital. Morris Arboretum http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1273.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-23:%2Fmorris_arboretum.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:42:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/MAvistorcenter.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />At the furtherest corner of Fairmount Park, the former estate of John and Lydia Morris is run as a public arboretum, one of the two or three finest in North America. 40.0916 -75.2284 40.0916 -75.2284 Morris Arboretum 40.0916 -75.2284 The Center of Town http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1094.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzthe_center_of_town.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:29:23 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/PH_City-739585.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The designs of the city squares, that of City Hall in particular, follow the "diamond" pattern characteristic of the Scotch Irish, who were keen real estate speculators. 39.9518 -75.1637 39.9518 -75.1637 Philadelphia City Hall 39.9518 -75.1637 Use the Internet for Your Club http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/464.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Finternet_club_1.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:28:26 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mac_mini.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mac_mini.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" /> European Common Currency http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/842.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Feuropean_common_currency.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:24:19 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/eurocur.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/eurocur.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The European central bank has done a good job, but European culture is a little slow. Reviving the Mummers http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/469.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Freviving_the_mummers.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:21:51 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Mummers.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Philadelphia Mummers parade on New Year's Day is declining in both attendance and participation, just like its South Philadelphia home environment. Television is the likely main cause of this, but management difficulty and environment changes contributed, too. 39.9336 -75.1475 39.9336 -75.1475 The Mummer Museum 39.9336 -75.1475 River City http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1019.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzriver_city.html Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:28:45 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/dock%20st-711527.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Philadelphia Dock" />When you get down to it, Philadelphia is located at the junction of two major rivers. 39.8834 -75.1946 39.8834 -75.1946 The Confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers 39.8834 -75.1946 Mayors and Limos http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1072.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzmayors_and_limos.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:41:29 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Limo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Mayors sometimes want to be noticed riding around, and sometimes want to be invisible. They have been both. 39.9469 -75.151 39.9469 -75.151 Mayor Richardson Dilworth 39.9469 -75.151 Newspapers http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1683.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-29:%2Fnewspapers_.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:11:33 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/newspaper.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />With newspapers rapidly becoming extinct, a central feature of old age is destined to change. 39.96 -75.1623 39.96 -75.1623 The Philadelphia Inquirer 39.96 -75.1623 Appendix H Philadelphia Public Ledger, May 25, 1925 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1617.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-14:%2Fappendix_h.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:58:14 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" /> The President of the British Medical Association in 1925 addressed the Medical Club of Philadelphia, deploring both the British socialized system, and the American tendency to order too many medical tests. The current president of the BMA would probably change very little of the speech. <p>.</p> Page 2-54 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1611.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-02:%2Fmedical_club_book_page.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:57:33 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" /> Text by Richard M. Nelson in 1992, summarizing 8000 pages of mostly handwritten records of the Club from the time of its founding in 1892. It is thus a centennial memorial to what might have been the largest local medical organization in America; it was certainly the largest one devoted to non-medical interests. Appendix K, Honors and Other Items http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1608.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-30:%2Fappendix_k_honors_and.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:56:40 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />Most of those who were elected honorary members of the club were non-members, but some were members, presumably excused from paying dues. But some were life members, so conferring honorary membership in this club has been a little capricious. Appendix J, Special Events http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1603.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-24:%2Fappendix_j_special_events.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:51:42 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The difference between an Annual Outing and a Special Event would be hard to define, but the minutes of the Club make this distinction. Appendix I, Charitable Contributions. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1605.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-27:%2Fappendix_i_charitable_contributions.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:51:09 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />For mysterious reasons, legal counsel advised that charitable contributions were illegal. After a few years this advice was eventually ignored, but probably some inhibiting effect persisted. Appendix G. Annual Outings. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1618.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-14:%2Fappendix_g.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:50:52 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />Except for some interruptions caused by world wars, the Club took some elegant trips for its "Outings", which were conducted in elegant style. In more recent years, however, outings are out of style. Appendix F, Dinner For President Taft http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1607.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-30:%2Fappendix_f_dinner_for.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:50:43 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" /> When the club had President Taft to dinner, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, the Mayor, the Senators, and lots of others seemed appropriate, too. The First City Troop assumed the security chores. Appendix E, Newpaper Accounts of Remarks by Dr. Adolph Lorenz. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1604.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-26:%2Fappendix_e_newpaper_accounts.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:50:15 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />The famous orthopedic surgeon who invented the plaster cast tells the Medical Club of Philadelphia how he went into orthopedics by necessity. Appendix D, Presidents of the Club http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1600.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-20:%2Fappendix_d_presidents.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:49:56 EDT ....<img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" /> Although some of these names seem unfamiliar to the modern public, rest assured they were widely considered the cream of the crop by the profession, at the time. Appendix C, Honored Guests http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1619.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-14:%2Fappendix_c.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:49:24 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />Five Presidents of the American Medical Association were members of this club, and at least three Presidents of the United States were honored. The eminent physicians of the day, world-over, were invited guests. Appendix A, http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1609.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-31:%2Fappendix_a.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:49:12 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="" />A copy of the original 'Constitution' of the Club. When the Club was incorporated and issued a Charter, in 1900, this 'Constitution' became the Bylaws of the Club. Medical Club of Philadelphia, Appendix B, Membership http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1599.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-20:%2Fthe_medical_club_of.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:42:33 EDT .....<img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bookcovermc.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> Recruitment of membership was an instantaneous success during the Gilded Age, and rose to a peak in the early years of the Great Depression of the 1930s. After that, interest in membership steadily declined. Excursions on private trains and dinners with the U.S. President were no longer within their means. Books http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1681.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-26:%2Fbooks_.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:08:30 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/retirementlibrary.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Retirement communities can develop specialized libraries with minor expense and effort. 39.9594 -75.1711 39.9594 -75.1711 Free Library of Philadelphia 39.9594 -75.1711 Wheels http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1679.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-25:%2Fwheels_.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:48:55 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/fretirement.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />It's fairly easy to persuade the elder generation to live in an environmentally friendly way. A lot of the arguments do not apply to them, however. 39.9489 -75.1555 39.9489 -75.1555 Philly Car Share Head Quarters 39.9489 -75.1555 What's a Repo? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1420.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-03-17:%2Fwhats_a_repo.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:11:09 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/crunch.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />With a dozen small variations, repurchase agreements are a new and streamlined way to make short loans in big volume. Bear Stearns dominated the repo market for hedge funds but the volume got too big to manage when interest rates shifted. 40.7558 -73.9768 40.7558 -73.9768 Bear Stearns 40.7558 -73.9768 A New Food and Drug Category http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/822.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fa_new_food_and.html Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:43:23 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/nervoussystem.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />The Food and Drug Act demands that drugs be efficacious and safe. There needs to be a special exemption for drugs that are efficacious but somewhat unsafe. 40.711 -74.0135 40.711 -74.0135 The Wall Street Journal 40.711 -74.0135 Northern Liberties Starts to Revive http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/591.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fnorthern_liberties_starts.html Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:32:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Nlmap.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Nlmap.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Formerly the region just outside the city limits, the Liberties have a raunchy history but even that declined. Right now, it's practically open space, right next to the center of the city; there's even a horse farm there. William Penn, Robert Barclay and the Ranters http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1702.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-23:%2Fwilliam_penn_robert_barclay.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:49:03 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/wmpenn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="{William Penn}" />The early Quakers were hard to tell from other Dissenters. Robert Barclay and William Penn set out what made them distinctive. 51.6096 -0.594051 51.6096 -0.594051 Jordans Quaker Meeting House 51.6096 -0.594051 A Toast to Doctor Franklin http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/485.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Ftoast_franklin.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:41:38 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/B.Franklin.jpg" class="left-w50" alt="Ben Franklin" />The Franklin Inn annually toasts three doctors. Even though Ben never went past second grade, his medical contributions are the most illustrious of the three. One of the most remarkable men who ever lived. 39.9551 -75.1854 39.9551 -75.1854 Philadelphia General Hospital 39.9551 -75.1854 Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount, Order of the Garter http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1572.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-27:%2Ffield_marshal_william_joseph.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:22:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/willslims.jpg" class="tn-l-w50"alt="" />The rise of Bill Slim from humble beginnings to the highest honors Great Britain can bestow, may seem natural enough to Americans but raises reflections about the origins of British world rule. 21.8782 95.9658 21.8782 95.9658 Myanmar (Burma) 21.8782 95.9658 Inauguration of President Obama http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1571.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-24:%2Finauguration_of_president_obama.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:02:37 EDT Aerial photo of the inauguration of President Obama Battleship New Jersey: Home is the Sailor http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/921.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzbattleship_new_jersey_home.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:54:40 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/battleship.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Battleship N.J." />The battleship New Jersey, the mightiest dreadnought in our history, now rests in Camden. At one time, it could have blown up Valley Forge from that position. 39.9397 -75.1333 39.9397 -75.1333 The Battleship New Jersey 39.9397 -75.1333 Gazela Primeiro http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1694.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-14:%2Fgazela_primo.html Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:59:59 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/gaz1.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="The Gazela Primeiro" />The Gazela Primeiro is a tall sailing ship which has become a regular visitor to the Philadelphia waterfront at the foot of Market Street. 39.9493 -75.139 39.9493 -75.139 Gazela Primeiro 39.9493 -75.139 Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/762.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Flindbergh_baby_kidnapping_trial.html Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:47:04 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/charleslindberg.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Bruno Richard Hauptmann was surely guilty of something, although it remains doubtful if he deserved to be electrocuted for the death of Charles Lindbergh's baby. 40.5102 -74.8613 40.5102 -74.8613 Hunterdon County Courthouse 40.5102 -74.8613 William Penn, Justice Holmes, and the Inner Light http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1693.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-10:%2Fwilliam_penn_justice_holmes.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:25:47 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pendulum.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The hippies of the 1960s can be understood as just one extreme swing of an old, old pendulum. Plays and Players, Haddonfield Version http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1707.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-03:%2Fplays_and_players_haddonfield.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:55:55 EDT This year the Haddonfield Plays and Players celebrate their 75th anniversary, with an outstanding production of Anything Goes, by Cole Porter Y'13. Robert Barclay Justifies Quaker Meetings http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1706.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-08-03:%2Frobert_barclay_justifies_quaker.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:37:54 EDT Robert Barclay, one of the handful of English philosophers of enduring note, came close to establishing the doctrines of the Quaker Church, a religion which has no formal doctrine. Arthur Beecher Carles 1882-1952 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1692.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-09:%2Farthur_beecher_carles_18821952.html Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:28:38 EDT His link between Philadelphia and Paris led art historian Barbara Anne Boese Wolanin to describe this impressionist painter as "one of the most brilliant colorists in the history of American art." Franklin on British American Relationships http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1680.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-25:%2Ffranklin_on_british_american.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:09:54 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/benfranklinport.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Benjamin Franklin was one of the most remarkable men who ever lived. Unfortunately it must be acknowledged that he jotted down some foolish and ill considered things in his voluminous lifetime writings. Urban Bridges http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1495.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-07-20:%2Furban_bridges.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:26:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/marylaney.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Episcopal Church has found a practical way for its prosperous suburban branches to form partnerships with struggling urban parishes. 40.0262 -75.1229 40.0262 -75.1229 St. Gabriel's Multicultural Community Episcopal Church 40.0262 -75.1229 Philadelphia's Big Ben http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1563.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-01-07:%2Fphiladelphias_big_ben.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:23:33 EDT The second largest bell in the world tolls at noon in Philadelphia. You can't overlook the sound, but many people don't know where it comes from. New Jersey: A Keg Tapped at Both Ends (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1299.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-09-19:%2Fa_keg_tapped_at.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:22:52 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/civil%20war%20soldiers.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The New Jersey legislature began by ratifying the Declaration of Independence in Haddonfield, then moved to Trenton and concerned itself with debts, then with railroads, then corporations, and now -- with debts, again. Cost of Medical Care http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/514.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fcost_medical_care.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:20:43 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/milton_s_hershey.gif" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/milton_s_hershey.gif}" class="tn-l-w50" />Milton Hershey agreed to fund the Hershey Medical School out his own pocket, after a ten minute conversation. 40.2779 -76.6758 40.2779 -76.6758 Penn State Hershey Medical Center 40.2779 -76.6758 The Kappa Lambda Society of Hippocrates http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1664.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-04:%2Fthe_kappa_lambda_society.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:31:57 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/KASP.jpg" alt="{Kappa Lambda superimposed over a bust of Hippocrates}" class="tn-l-w50" /> The Secret Origins of the American Medical Association The Man Behind the Mann http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1479.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-27:%2Fthe_man_behind_the.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:28:10 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Williamx2.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Freddy Mann turned the Robin Hood Dell into the Mann Center for Performing Arts, and then Peter Lane pumped life into it. A lawyer and a cellist are now taking it to the next level. Pakistan and Democracy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1524.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-10-10:%2Fpakistan_and_democracy.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:26:24 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/071108_p7_cartoon%20Pakistan's%20Democracy%20in%20Jeopardy.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />A former resident of Pakistan loves Democracy, but explains why it has been unsuccessful in Pakistan. 29.3896 71.6705 29.3896 71.6705 High Court pakistan 29.3896 71.6705 Local Elections (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1065.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzlocal_elections_2.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:22:49 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/2541295_200X150.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> The FBI listens to what Philadelphia politicians have to say, and tape-records it for all to hear. The Republican Convention (1900) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1029.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzthe_republican_convention_1900.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:22:11 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/roosevelt05.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The political bosses wanted to get Teddy Roosevelt out of the Governor's chair in Albany. As things turned out, they made him President of the United States. 39.9487 -75.1937 39.9487 -75.1937 Childrens Hopital of Philadelphia 39.9487 -75.1937 When Bosses Ruled Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/936.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzwhen_bosses_ruled_philadelphia.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:17:16 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/whenboosesruled.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Starting with the gas works, a scholar makes the point that modern big-city political machines are financed by Utility companies. Utilities prefer one-stop payoffs to a lot of petty grafters, and being monopolies, they pass the cost to the customers. 39.9524 -75.1636 39.9524 -75.1636 Philadelphia City Hall 39.9524 -75.1636 War Dance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/732.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Fwar_dance.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:15:45 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/200px-Democratslogo.png" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Donkey" />The Iroquois had politics figured out long before the White Man arrived Brewerytown http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/714.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-17:%2Fbrewerytown_.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:15:10 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/beer%20wagon-722808.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="beer wagon" />Brewerytown is an unofficial term for the North Philadelphia area which filled with a hundred breweries and ethnic German residents after the Civil War. Prohibition destroyed that industry and created slums. Gentrification is now in progress. 39.9773 -75.1813 39.9773 -75.1813 Brewerytown PA. 39.9773 -75.1813 Cecilia Beaux, Portraitist of the Grand Manner http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/958.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzcecilia_beaux_portraitist_of.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:08:34 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/beaux.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />She has turned out to be our finest woman portrait painter, in spite of some professional friction with Mary Cassatt. 39.955 -75.1634 39.955 -75.1634 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 39.955 -75.1634 Who Watches the Watchmen? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/909.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzwho_watches_the_watchmen.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:07:13 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Pitcairn_Islands.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The no-load, open-ended, mutual fund run by the Pitcairn Foundation has consistently outperformed the index by 1.5% as a result of concentrating on firms which continue to be overseen by their founding families. 39.8775 -75.2445 39.8775 -75.2445 Philadelphia Airport 39.8775 -75.2445 Opposition to Privatized Social Security http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/775.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fopposition_to_privatized_social.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:05:24 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/teamsters.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Union opposition to privatizing Social Security has nothing to do with privatization, and everything to do with diverting SS taxes to something else. 38.909 -77.0406 38.909 -77.0406 The Brookings Institution 38.909 -77.0406 Northwest Rittenhouse Square http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/592.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fnorthwest_rittenhouse_sq.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:03:53 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/JWanamakerhouse.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The fashionable district doesn't need so many mansions, and the Universities can't yet use the space, either. It's uncertain whether the area will become office buildings, or revert to townhouses. 39.9505 -75.1745 39.9505 -75.1745 John Wanamaker's Mansion 39.9505 -75.1745 Rail Station at Broad and Washington http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/632.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Frail_station_broad.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:02:28 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/JonBrown.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="John Brown" />Philadelphia was the place where one railroad ended and another began. 39.9365 -75.159 39.9365 -75.159 Washington Avenue Philadelphia, PA 39.9365 -75.159 Secret Places http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1052.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzsecret_places.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:58:33 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/winterhur.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Some rich people are ostentatious about where they live. In Philadelphia, they are more likely to go into hiding, but in special places. 39.8728 -75.6789 39.8728 -75.6789 Longwood Gardens Kennett Square PA 39.8728 -75.6789 Market Street, East (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/870.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzmarket_street_east_2.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:46:06 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/psfs.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="PSFS" />East Market Street was once the mercantile capital of the nation. 39.9523 -75.1604 39.9523 -75.1604 PSFS Building 39.9523 -75.1604 Widener, Stotesbury, and Trumbauer http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/712.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-15:%2Fwidener_stotesbury_and_trumbauer.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:38:14 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/raquet%20club.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Racquet Club" />The Philadelphia Racquet Club on 16th Street is a notable engineering and architectural achievement. 39.9492 -75.1675 39.9492 -75.1675 The Racquet Club of Philadelphia 39.9492 -75.1675 Regex URL Matching http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1347.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-12:%2Fregex_url_matching.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:37:06 EDT On this site we check for the existence of a URL whenever an entry is updated. A Regex (regular expression) string was the breakthrough. Rubberneck Tours of Philadelphia (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/798.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Frubberneck_tours_of_philadelphia.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:18:47 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Phila%20City%20Hall.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A very enjoyable two-hour drive, up one side of the Schuylkill and down the other, encircles dozens of points of interest. Even if you don't know and don't care that this area was once the training ground for most of the Union Army. 39.9527 -75.1635 39.9527 -75.1635 Philadelphia City Hall 39.9527 -75.1635 Potts http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/792.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fpotts_.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:17:21 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/02-23-01washington_headquarters.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="pottsville bicennial" />Once you get north of the falls of the Schuylkill in Fairmount Park, there aren't many places to ford the river until you get to Norristown, and then Pottstown. That brought commerce to the towns, and a lot of military activity during the Revolution. East Falls http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1082.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzeast_falls.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:14:20 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kellydriveart26.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="kelly drive" />A cute little suburban remnant nestles close to the center of town, protected by the Schuylkill, the Wissahickon, and the shade of John B. Kelly. Perhaps Harry Robinhold deserves some credit, too. 40.0065 -75.1924 40.0065 -75.1924 East Falls Bridge 40.0065 -75.1924 Paul Robeson 1898-1976 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1126.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-08-07:%2Fpaul_robeson_18981976.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:11:55 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/robeson.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Valedictorian, All-American footballer, law degree, outstanding baritone, actor, film star, political activist -- Robeson rose to the top in the 1930s when by default he was always a pioneer. As a student, for example, he was the only black person on campus at Rutgers. His understandable resentments and show-biz surroundings propelled him into leftist activism. Mental infirmity and McCarthyism then brought him down. 39.9565 -75.2205 39.9565 -75.2205 Paul Robeson House 39.9565 -75.2205 Nixon, Reconsidered http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1252.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-05:%2Frichard_m_nixon.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:53:59 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/RichardNixonFarewell.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />It takes a long time to evaluate a President, even longer to be confident you evaluated correctly. 38.9 -77.0563 38.9 -77.0563 The Watergate Hotel 38.9 -77.0563 George Washington Defends Philadelphia (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/537.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fg_washington_defends_phila.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:51:36 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/perth_amboy_nj_1920.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />On a chessboard of geography, the generals must deploy their armies, and anticipate what the other army might do. 40.5086 -74.2698 40.5086 -74.2698 Perth Amboy 40.5086 -74.2698 CEO of the World http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/849.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fceo_of_the_world.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:46:58 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/georgewbush.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The State Department must change, because the world has. 38.8938 -77.0488 38.8938 -77.0488 U.S. Department of State 38.8938 -77.0488 Our Federal Reserve : Biddle's Bank (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1104.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-27:%2Fzour_federal_reserve_biddles.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:46:00 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/nicholasbiddle.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Nicholas Biddle" />Nicholas Biddle was a cultured gentleman who invented a lot of the structure of modern banking. But he got in Andrew Jackson's road. 39.9486 -75.1484 39.9486 -75.1484 Biddle Bank 39.9486 -75.1484 iPhone, Skype, Land Lines and International rates http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1623.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-17:%2Fiphone_skype_and_international.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:44:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mobile-skype.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="{skype logo}" /> The iPhone is the bomb and with Skype it is really the most functional cell phone around. Don't leave home without it. The Birthplace of Radio http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1018.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_birthplace_of_radio.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:42:36 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/wcoj-lg.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Right here, folks, it started right here. 39.9605 -75.6056 39.9605 -75.6056 WCOJ Radio 39.9605 -75.6056 The Association (5) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/788.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fthe_association_5.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:40:58 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/AMA.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/AMA.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The American Medical Association claims to represent the collective views of the medical profession, and sometimes its detractors scoff at that idea. AMA really has an elegant system for hearing the voice of a single physician, and if it likes what it hears, is really good at magnifying that voice. 41.8914 -87.6276 41.8914 -87.6276 American Medical Association 41.8914 -87.6276 Use the Internet for Your Club (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/914.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzuse_the_internet_for.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:40:23 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/yahoo-logo.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Yahoo" />Clubs like to have newsletters. If you have enough news to fill one, they are pretty easy to create and maintain. However, they are a little hard to explain, so stick with us as we build up the idea. Passenger Stop http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1472.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-15:%2Fpassenger_stop.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:38:18 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/wwavinggoodbye.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Amtrak is proud of its on-time record, but in some ways the passenger still comes first. Goat Head Merchant http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1035.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzgoat_head_merchant.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:36:03 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bellevuehosp-775939.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="bellevue hospital" />A real-life story of bootleggers in a hospital. 39.6649 -74.4432 39.6649 -74.4432 Jersey Pine Barrens 39.6649 -74.4432 School Vouchers (7) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/790.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fschool_vouchers_7.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:34:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Milton%20Friedman.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" /> Health Savings Accounts,like school vouchers, dislodge government's patronage control over a vital public service. Both of them redirect tax money back to the public, who choose among vendors for themselves. Interestingly, it is unions who seem most threatened by this. 40.7113 -74.0135 40.7113 -74.0135 The Wall Street Journal 40.7113 -74.0135 Germany Before Germantown http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/542.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fgermany_before_germantown.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:32:20 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/europeangeopolitics.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/europeangeopolitics.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Foraging French soldiers had ravaged the German Rhineland, so the Germans who fled to America were anti-French. That pleased the British, even the nominally Catholic Stuart kings. 50.2109 7.63061 50.2109 7.63061 Rhine River, Rheinland-Pfalz 50.2109 7.63061 Houses of the Penn Family http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1144.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-17:%2Fhouses_of_the_penn.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:31:31 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jordansmeeting5.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jordansmeeting5.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Some idea of the social position of William Penn can be gathered from the houses of his family. 51.6096 -0.594009 51.6096 -0.594009 Jordans Meeting House 51.6096 -0.594009 Perpetual Fire Insurance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/985.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzperpetual_fire_insurance.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:30:44 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/crash1929.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="crash" />Perpetual fire insurance was a brilliant idea for two hundred years, but after that the risks have gradually shifted. 39.944 -75.1552 39.944 -75.1552 Pennsylvania Hospital 39.944 -75.1552 Airport Economics http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/478.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fairport_economics.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:28:53 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/US%20Airways.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="US Airlines" />airport economics 39.8678 -75.246 39.8678 -75.246 Philadelphia, PA 39.8678 -75.246 Germantown Before 1730 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/875.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzgermantown_before_1730.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:27:40 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/m154.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The early German settlers of Germantown were religious intellectuals, and definitely not farmers. 40.0319 -75.1764 40.0319 -75.1764 Germantown 40.0319 -75.1764 Philadelphia in 1876: The Centennial http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/617.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fphiladelphia_in_1876.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:27:12 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/grand-united-states.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A hundred years after the Declaration, Philadelphia announced to the world that is was here. And Philadelphia learned there was a lot out there in the rest of the world. 39.9829 -75.2098 39.9829 -75.2098 Fairmount Park 1876 Centennial 39.9829 -75.2098 Windmill Electricity http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1614.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-04-03:%2Fwindmill_electricity.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:26:17 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/windmills2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />There isn't a windmill within a hundred miles of Philadelphia, but wind power is being actively promoted. 45.524 -122.684 45.524 -122.684 Iberdrola Renewables 45.524 -122.684 Philadelphia in October, 1774 http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/772.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fphiladelphia_in_october_1774.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:23:20 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/VPJohnAdams.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />In his diary, John Adams tells of leaving Philadelphia at the conclusion of the First Continental Congress 39.9481 -75.1472 39.9481 -75.1472 Carpenter Hall 39.9481 -75.1472 West Fairmount Park http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/781.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fwest_fairmount_park.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:21:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/1876_03.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/1876_03.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Fairmount Park, west of the river, is the largest part. The 1876 Centennial was held there. 39.9851 -75.2161 39.9851 -75.2161 Japanese House and Garden 39.9851 -75.2161 Philadelphia Food: Traditional http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/614.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fphila_food_traditional.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:19:33 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/NOLA%20ritz%20night.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The oysters, crabs and fish are having trouble with river pollution, New Jersey is filling up with split-levels, and fear of cholesterol is tough on Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. But on special occasions, it's nice to have the traditional goodies. 39.9539 -75.1734 39.9539 -75.1734 The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 39.9539 -75.1734 Onward, Christian Soldiers http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1425.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-03-28:%2Fonward_christian_soldiers.html Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:18:29 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/joankroc.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Like a fairy godmother, Jane Kroc has dropped a spectacular gift on the poor of North Philadelphia, and the Salvation Army. Opening in 2009. 39.9538 -75.1763 39.9538 -75.1763 The Salvation Army 39.9538 -75.1763 Redesigning Old Age http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1675.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-23:%2Fredesigning_old_age.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:04:22 EDT The authors of the Bible believed human life was designed to end at age 70. The present scientific guess is 100. The Whole Town as a Retirement Center http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1701.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-20:%2Fthe_whole_town_as.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:52:16 EDT Why not just stay where you are? Retirement Communities (CCRC) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1699.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-16:%2Fretirement_communities_ccrc.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:50:00 EDT Retirement communities of the continuing-care variety, are a comparatively new and apparently splendid development. The present economic crisis is their first major test. Retirement Communities http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1677.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-24:%2Fretirement_communities.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:18:28 EDT Retirement communities are fairly new ideas, still experimenting with the ideal model, so it is hard to generalize about them. But they look to be a possibility for everybody's future. Retire Later http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1676.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-06-23:%2Fretire_later.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:11:51 EDT In the social entitlement environment, like the union environment, "givebacks" are never acceptable. But accepting a later retirement age than you planned on is one certainty that is utterly beyond debate. Unintended Consequences for Advanced Placement http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/474.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Funintended_consequence.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:46:14 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Heely.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Heely.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />The story of how the author complained to his head master about preparation for college and how it led to the concept of Advanced Placement courses in high schools. 40.2937 -74.7251 40.2937 -74.7251 Lawrenceville School 40.2937 -74.7251 Getaway http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/874.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzgetaway_.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:45:44 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadgenhospital.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="wilimington de" />The Delaware Hospital in Wilmington once had a real shoot-out. 39.7509 -75.5496 39.7509 -75.5496 Delaware Division, Wilmington Medical Center 39.7509 -75.5496 Barbarians At the Gates of the Magical Kingdom http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1041.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzbarbarians_at_the_gates.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:44:21 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/mickey-750901.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Mickey Mouse" />The big convention hall in our midst sometimes provides us yokels with entertainment of an entirely novel variety. 33.8089 -117.924 33.8089 -117.924 Disneyland 33.8089 -117.924 AFSC: American Friends Service Committee http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/710.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-05:%2Fafsc_the_american_friends.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:43:25 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cadbury_henry.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Quakers serve, without fear or favor. 39.956 -75.1648 39.956 -75.1648 American Friends Service Committee 39.956 -75.1648 Unexpected Benefits of a Lurid Past http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1256.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-19:%2Funexpected_benefits_of_a.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:36:27 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/BarnegatBay.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="map of barnegat bay" />The legal prohibition of liquor caused corruption of society which was worse, and lasted longer, than the problems it might have solved. Here and there, some surprising advantages lasted a long time, too. 39.8693 -74.1148 39.8693 -74.1148 Barnegat Bay. 39.8693 -74.1148 The Kimmel Center: Comments On The Economics of Music http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1025.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzthe_kimmel_center_comments.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:35:13 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kimmelcenter.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Philadelphia needs more than one concert hall, but two of them may be more music than we can manage. 39.9467 -75.1656 39.9467 -75.1656 The Kimmel Center Philadelphia PA 39.9467 -75.1656 Musical Fund Hall http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/587.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fmusical_fund_hall.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:32:56 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/williamsrickland.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Musical Fund started as a musician pension scheme, but its hall was used for many historic events. The musicians union has agitated Locust Street ever since; the Musical Fund Society still meets; William Strickland's building now contains condominiums. 39.948 -75.1649 39.948 -75.1649 The Academy of Music 39.948 -75.1649 Andrew Hamilton (1676-1741) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1191.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-16:%2Fandrew_hamilton_16761741.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:25:18 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/andrewhamilton.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Andrew Hamilton" />The original Philadelphia Lawyer, Andrew Hamilton gets confused with Alexander Hamilton, no relation. Judged from his life accomplishments, Andrew was one of the most influential people in pre-Revolutionary America. 39.9525 -75.1634 39.9525 -75.1634 Philadelphia City Hall 39.9525 -75.1634 Joseph Priestley, Shaker and Mover http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1045.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzjoseph_priestley_shaker_and.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:15:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/josephpriestley.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Priestly" />The father of the science of chemistry was also the founder of the Unitarian Church. 39.9526 -75.1764 39.9526 -75.1764 First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 39.9526 -75.1764 Following the Rules http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/477.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Ffollowing_the_rules.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:14:36 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/specter2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/specter.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Arlen Specter's tribulations while becoming the chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee. 39.9528 -75.1501 39.9528 -75.1501 Senator Arlen Specter (R, PA) 39.9528 -75.1501 Overnight in Philadelphia: Tourism Suggestions http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1243.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-05-19:%2Fovernight_philadelphia_tourism_suggestions.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:13:10 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philly-over12.08_U.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Philadelphia tourists often stay in suburban hotels, but there is a cluster of charming places right downtown. They're inexpensive, and very convenient. 39.9447 -75.1449 39.9447 -75.1449 Thomas Bond House 39.9447 -75.1449 Beyond Most of Us http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1321.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-10-22:%2Fbeyond_most_of_us.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:58:56 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kahn.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Louis I. Kahn and Robert Venturi have a lot in common. One was the student of the other, both Philadelphians are revered as giants of the field of architecture, and -- it's awfully hard to find one of their buildings. 39.9451 -75.16 39.9451 -75.16 Louis I Kahn Park 39.9451 -75.16 Preppies of the Future? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/854.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fpreppies_of_the_future.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:56:32 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/eton.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/eton.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Elite boarding schools may not perceive their proper role, which is a useful one. 39.9657 -75.1811 39.9657 -75.1811 The Philadelphia Museum of Art 39.9657 -75.1811 Advanced Placement Gains Attackers and Defenders http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1142.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-16:%2Fadvanced_placement_gains_attackers.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:53:30 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/NaomiSchaeferRiley.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/NaomiSchaeferRiley.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />College admission is so competitive it creates vested interests. Everything is questioned, even the value of college itself. 40.711 -74.0135 40.711 -74.0135 The Wall Street Journal 40.711 -74.0135 Swarthmore College http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/780.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fswarthmore_college.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:51:26 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Swarthmore%20College.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/swarthmore2.jpg" />Swarthmore is one of the three Quaker undergraduate colleges in the Philadelphia region. It adopted the Oxford/Cambridge tutorial system of teaching, attracting an undue number of children of professors at other colleges. 39.9053 -75.3542 39.9053 -75.3542 Swarthmore College 39.9053 -75.3542 College of Physicians of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1021.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzcollege_of_physicians_of.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:48:08 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cpp-726413.jpeg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The oldest medical organization in the Western Hemisphere was orginal founded by eight doctors who had gone to medical school, unlike the rest. It's now a museum of medical history with a huge public attendance, it's a fabulous medical historical library, and a famous medical lecture venue. And it's a doctor's club. 39.9535 -75.1768 39.9535 -75.1768 College of Physicians of Philadelphia 39.9535 -75.1768 Vanishing Honey Bees http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1606.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-03-29:%2Fvanishing_honey_bees.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:44:52 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/honeybee2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Pollinators, mostly honey bees but including bats and hummingbirds, have been declining for fifty years. In 2008, the decline was sharply worse, a potential disaster for many flowering plants. 39.9806 -75.1621 39.9806 -75.1621 The Wagner Institute 39.9806 -75.1621 Curtis Center http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1703.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2009-07-24:%2Fcurtis_center.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:15:16 EDT The Curtis Institute of Music is tearing down several buildings on Locust Street in order to become bigger and better. The Judiciary http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/751.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fthe_judiciary.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:08:21 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/sidneygfisher.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A famous 19th Century commentator grumbles about the intrusion of politics into Supreme Court decisions. Owen Roberts: A Switch in Time http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/599.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fowen_roberts.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:06:04 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/owenRoberts%202.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />His old law firm devotes a reception room in his name, but not everyone is pleased with his writing the documents establishing the Barnes Foundation, or his capitulation to Franklin Roosevelt's threat to pack the US Supreme Court. 39.954 -75.1922 39.954 -75.1922 University of Pennsylvania Law School 39.954 -75.1922 Owen Roberts: A Switch in Tim http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/987.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzowen_roberts_a_switch.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:05:10 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/missing_img.gif" alt="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/roberts_owen_j.jpg" />His old law firm devotes a reception room to his name, but not everyone is pleased with either his writing the documents establishing the Barnes Foundation, or his capitulation to Franklin Roosevelt The Supreme Court Gets Fed Up With Professors http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/833.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fthe_supreme_court_gets.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:04:35 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Supreme%20Court.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The interpretation of American law belongs to Judges, not to law schools, and administration of the courts is controlled by the U.S. Supreme Court. Period. Parliamentary Procedure (1) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/602.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fparlimentary_procedures_1.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:02:43 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jeffersonact.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/jeffersonact.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Presiding over the Senate at Sixth and Chestnut, Vice President Thomas Jefferson observed pretty earthy behavior. So he wrote a book praising the rules of the British Parliament. Things must have been pretty bad if he, of all people, chose that model. Or, A Few Bad Apples? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/718.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2For_a_few_bad.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:57:43 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/10.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Surgeons" />A few doctors do get sued more than others, but research has failed to produce a simple explanation. Mister Roberts http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/800.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fmister_roberts.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:56:54 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/fideltybldg.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/5192/thefidelitybuilding.jpg" />Franklin Roosevelt threatened to keep adding Supreme Court justices until he got a majority to agree with him. And then one vote switched; a Switch in Time, which saved nine. Owen Roberts of Philadelphia did the switching. 39.9503 -75.1643 39.9503 -75.1643 Fidelity Building 39.9503 -75.1643 Rosencrantz and Gildenstern (4) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/787.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Frosencrantz_and_gildenstern_4.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:51:32 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/princehamlet.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="theater" />After an idea "grows legs and runs around", it no longer belongs to its originator Volunteerism Needs a Business Plan http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1448.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-06:%2Fvolunteerism_needs_a_business.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:50:53 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Red_Cross_lg.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Volunteerism has declined in recent years because of conflicting demands made by gainful employment. The spirit of volunteerism has not diminished, it just needs a different business plan. 39.9528 -75.1778 39.9528 -75.1778 The America Red Cross 39.9528 -75.1778 Avian Footnote http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1253.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-06-07:%2Favian_footnote.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:50:15 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/SCHCloomingsign.JPG" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/stchristophershospital.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Compiling the index of a book is a tedious, difficult, and unrewarded task. 40.0066 -75.1245 40.0066 -75.1245 St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 40.0066 -75.1245 Hospital Elevators http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1518.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-09-24:%2Fhospital_elevators.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:48:02 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/crowedelevator.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />There are never enough elevators in any hospital; all ranks and classes meet in them; they are forever breaking down. 39.9498 -75.1583 39.9498 -75.1583 Thomas Jefferson Hospital 39.9498 -75.1583 Zane Grey, Dentist http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/733.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-19:%2Fzane_grey_dentist.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:46:00 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/zane-grey.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> Owen Wister may have invented the theme of the noble cowboy, but Zane Grey made it famous. Let's Give the Supreme Court Some Help http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/855.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Flet_s_give_the.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:45:02 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/supreme_court.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />It's getting to be time to have an up-or-down vote on the constitutional right to privacy. 39.9489 -75.1494 39.9489 -75.1494 Old City Hall Philadelphia 39.9489 -75.1494 Articles of Confederation: Fatal Flaw http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/472.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Farticles_conf_fatal_falw.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:38:12 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/congress_hall.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/congress_hall.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Some subtle features make the Constitution a vast improvement over the Articles of Confederation. 39.949 -75.1504 39.949 -75.1504 The Congress Hall 39.949 -75.1504 Albert C. Barnes, M.D. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/458.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Falbert_barnes_investor.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:28:08 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/argyrol.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Argyrol" />Impressionist paintings grew more valuable, faster than the patron 39.998 -75.2405 39.998 -75.2405 Barnes Museum, Merion 39.998 -75.2405 TARP Demands But Does Not Create a New Standard of Fair Value http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1519.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-09-29:%2Ftarp_forces_a_new.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:06:37 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/bubblecredit.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The recovery plan, which Congress must pass after only a few days consideration, insists on a new definition of value which may be impossible to achieve. 40.7074 -74.0112 40.7074 -74.0112 New York Stock Exchange 40.7074 -74.0112 GIC in Paris http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1451.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-05-14:%2Fgic_in_paris.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:03:43 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/GIClogo2.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The Global Interdependence Council (GIC) visited the Banque de France in May 2008. 48.8567 2.35097 48.8567 2.35097 GIC in Paris 48.8567 2.35097 Gallatin Part II http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1348.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-12-12:%2Fgallatin_part_ii.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:01:34 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/dollar-sign_1_.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />When Jefferson won the deadlocked election of 1800, Albert Gallatin was the obvious choice for Treasury Secretary. But having destroyed Hamilton's Bank, he had the humiliating duty to reverse position to fight the War of 1812. A five-act play, with duels. John Bartram's Garden http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/783.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fjohn_bartram_s_garden.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:53:59 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Bartram.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="john bartram" />Bartram's farm dates back to the earliest days of Philadelphia, and it's still much the same farm, right in the midst of urban urban. 39.9318 -75.216 39.9318 -75.216 Bartram's Garden 39.9318 -75.216 Ownership of the Port http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1006.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzownership_of_the_port.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:48:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/art118.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Industrial Philadelphia was built around port facilities and railroads. As East Coast shipping declined, city, state and federal governments combined to buy up the port facilities and keep them going. Is that commendable, or a futile waste of money? 39.9787 -75.0872 39.9787 -75.0872 Philadelphia Regional Port Authority 39.9787 -75.0872 Home of the U.S. Naval Academy http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/947.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzhome_of_the_us.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:44:47 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/US-Naval-Academy.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/naval_home.gif}" class="tn-l-w50" />The Naval Acadamy now in Annapolis originally was on Gray's Ferry Avenue. It'sstill a handsome building, in some danger of destruction by real estate developers. 39.9439 -75.1837 39.9439 -75.1837 The U.S. Naval Asylum 39.9439 -75.1837 Delaware Bay Before the White Man Came http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1085.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzdelaware_bay_before_the.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:39:11 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/henryhudson.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />This was the last major place on the East Coast to be settled, because it was a swampy snaggy pond, full of fish and birds. And soon, pirates. 39.0452 -75.1679 39.0452 -75.1679 Delaware Bay 39.0452 -75.1679 Perth Amboy to Trenton (2) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/863.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzperth_amboy_to_trenton.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:38:03 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/declaration-of-independence-signers.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Trumbull" />Lord Howe landed troops on Staten Island, and from there launched his first attack on Philadelphia by crossing the narrow waist of New Jersey. 40.6651 -73.9712 40.6651 -73.9712 Battle of Long Island 1776 40.6651 -73.9712 The Scotch-Irish In the Revolution http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1149.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-10-24:%2Fthe_scotchirish_in_the.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:34:57 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/john-witherspoon3.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />English Quakers and Rhineland Germans were eternally grateful to the British Monarch for offering them an American refuge. By contrast, the Scotch-Irish, although energetic frontiersmen, harbored lasting resentment against the English Kings who had driven them here. 40.3466 -74.6589 40.3466 -74.6589 Princeton University 40.3466 -74.6589 Skating and Humane http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1079.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzskating_and_humane.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:44:23 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/delaware.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />America's premier indoor skating club had its origin as a life-saving association. 40.0081 -75.3006 40.0081 -75.3006 Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society 40.0081 -75.3006 Mummer's Strut http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/586.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fmummers_strut.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:41:11 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Mummersbig.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />A curious and unique local custom has a long history. 39.9336 -75.1475 39.9336 -75.1475 The Mummer Museum 39.9336 -75.1475 The Garden Show Evolves http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1410.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-03-03:%2Fthe_garden_show_evolves.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:36:43 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/PennHortSoc.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Exhibitors at the Philadelphia Garden Show have gradually evolved from amateurs to nurserymen, and from nurserymen to florists. 39.956 -75.1731 39.956 -75.1731 The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 39.956 -75.1731 Health Savings Accounts http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/860.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-22:%2Fhealth_savings_accounts.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:13:14 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/washdc-us-capitol.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />In late 2003, Congress passed and the President signed, legislation enabling tax exemptions for contributions to Medical Savings Accounts. This monumental reform was included in a law which created a number of Medicare prescription drugs benefits which received more attention in the press. Such accounts were renamed Health Savings Accounts, which was the original terminology in 1980 when John McClaughry of Vermont and George Ross Fisher of Pennsylvania, shortly joined by Michael Smith of Louisiana, first introduced the concept. 38.9009 -77.034 38.9009 -77.034 House of Representatives 38.9009 -77.034 What Good Did Medicare Do? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1183.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-02-28:%2Fwhat_good_did_medicare.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:10:22 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/NIHVisitorMap.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/nih_map.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" /> Statistics seem to show that Medicare did not increase the life expectancy of elderly people during the first ten years of the program. Loaves and Fishes http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1064.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzloaves_and_fishes.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:40:13 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/PhilAbundance-Logo2jpg.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Philabundance comes close to automating the feeding of homeless people, drawing on the techniques of the supermarket chains. 39.9027 -75.157 39.9027 -75.157 Philabundance 39.9027 -75.157 House that Love Built: Ronald McDonald of Philadelphia http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1154.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-11-03:%2Fhouse_that_love_built.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:39:06 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/audreyevans2.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />The idea of a temporary residence for patients and their families near a children's hospital came from Dr. Audrey Evans of Philadelphia. Initial fund raising was driven by Fred Hill of the Philadelphia Eagles. In 25 years, over three hundred others in 26 nations have independently taken up the idea. 39.9553 -75.2002 39.9553 -75.2002 Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House 39.9553 -75.2002 Plain Speech http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/747.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-20:%2Fplain_speech.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:36:51 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/goofy.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="{CARTOON OF GOOFY IN A CAB}" />A visit to a neighboring city. 40.7579 -73.9776 40.7579 -73.9776 Corner of 5th Avenue 40.7579 -73.9776 Znote: Wish List and Projections http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1111.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-07-20:%2Fznote_wish_list_and.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:51:58 EDT Znote The University Museum: Frozen in Concrete http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1278.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-31:%2Fthe_university_museum.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:44:30 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kingtut2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/kingtut2.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Archaeology has long been at the center of Philadelphia culture. The University Museum of Archaeology, the largest of its kind in America. is a victim of success, stranded in a congested and overbuilt corner of town. 39.95 -75.1917 39.95 -75.1917 University of Pennsylvania Museum 39.95 -75.1917 Donor Intent http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1181.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-02-22:%2Fdonor_intent.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:43:44 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Stephen%20Girard.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Stephen Girard" />Measure a civilization by how it acts when a donor has died but his possessions endure. Especially when his firmly declared wishes conflict with their own. 39.974 -75.1701 39.974 -75.1701 Girard College 39.974 -75.1701 Mary Cassatt http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/457.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fmary_cassatt.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:40:28 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/cassatt_driving.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844-1926) is variously proclaimed as the greatest woman artist ever, and America's greatest impressionist painter of either sex. She is thus, from a Philadelphia perspective, the greatest Philadelphia woman artist. 39.9479 -75.1632 39.9479 -75.1632 The Cassatt House 39.9479 -75.1632 The Savoy and the Orpheus http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/769.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fthe_savoy_and_the.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:39:59 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Piratesof%20Penzance.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="pirates of penzance" />Two amateur singing groups are fixtures of the Philadelphia musical, and social, scene. Their success is partially due to high costs of union labor. 39.9467 -75.1656 39.9467 -75.1656 The Kimmel Center Philadelphia PA 39.9467 -75.1656 Fair Mount http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/867.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_schuylkill_navy_at.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:14:56 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/waterworks.jpg" class="tn-l-h50" alt="TSUGA" />Philadelphia's acropolis is Faire Mount, where the Art Museum marks the entrance to Fairmount Park. Stretching beyond is Boathouse Row and its rowing races. When the azaleas are in bloom, it's the match of any place in the world. 39.9689 -75.1852 39.9689 -75.1852 The Schuylkill Navy at Boathouse Row 39.9689 -75.1852 Corinthian Epistle http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1078.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzcorinthian_epistle.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:05:33 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/artmusolympia.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Corinth and Olympia are in Greece, both famous for amateurism in sports. A Corinthian yacht club is a type of yacht club, with no professional sailors. If you hired sailors for your yacht, and who didn't, you were supposed to keep it somewhere else. 39.8611 -75.3049 39.8611 -75.3049 The Corinthian Yacht Club 39.8611 -75.3049 A New Gorilla in the Cage http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1267.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-11:%2Fa_new_gorilla_in.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:18:57 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Gorillacage.jpg" alt="{Gorillacage.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Large employers, distressed by costs of employer-based health insurance, had formed a coalition to do something radical about their problem when the Clinton Health Plan burst into the news. Both groups decided to have a joint look at Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO). 38.8976 -77.0365 38.8976 -77.0365 The White House 38.8976 -77.0365 Unequal Health in an Unequal World http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1192.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-03-19:%2Funequal_health_in_an.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:17:41 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Sir%20Michael%20Marmot.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Sir%20Michael%20Marmot.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Poor people get sick and die oftener and sooner. But is that because they are poor? 39.9532 -75.1766 39.9532 -75.1766 The College of Physcians of Philadelphia 39.9532 -75.1766 Washington Square http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1097.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fzwashington_square.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:44:24 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/washingtonsq.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />All five of William Penn's city squares have a proud and colorful history . Washington Square, however, tops them all. It's had prisons, fish ponds, cemeteries, mansions and skyscrapers. 39.9471 -75.1525 39.9471 -75.1525 Washington Square Park 39.9471 -75.1525 Rise and Fall of Books http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1470.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-13:%2Frise_and_fall_of.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:43:51 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Library-Company_U.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The The Director of America's first library sees books as mainly a 19th Century phenomenon. 39.9478 -75.1631 39.9478 -75.1631 The Library Company of Philadelphia 39.9478 -75.1631 Curtis: Textbook Case for Business School http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/803.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-21:%2Fcurtis_textbook_case_for.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:40:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/ley5.gif" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Satruday Evening Post" /> Horizontal integration takes place when a company merges with its direct competitor in the same line of workShould a company be allowed to buy its suppliers? This old legal chestnut about a vertical integration is central to the difficulties that ruined the Curtis PublishingCompany 39.9473 -75.1506 39.9473 -75.1506 The Curtis Publishing Company 39.9473 -75.1506 Greenwich, Where? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/942.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzgreenwich_where.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:40:04 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/greenwich_small_edited-721326.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="greenwhich" /> A charming little colonial village in the Pine Woods of New Jersey has a long history, few visitors, and nothing reconstructed. It's the real thing. 39.3902 -75.3392 39.3902 -75.3392 Greenwich NJ 39.3902 -75.3392 Litchfield County, Extended (1771-1775) http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/569.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Flitchfield_county_ext.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:39:31 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/prospectrock.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Connecticut won the Second Pennamite War, occupying Pennsylvania territory for four years. The impending American Revolution caused the other colonies to put a stop to the fighting. 41.2447 -75.8803 41.2447 -75.8803 THE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE 41.2447 -75.8803 North of Market http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1067.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-26:%2Fznorth_of_market.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:36:20 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/FreeQuakerMeeting.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" />This old local expression originally pointed to where the Quakers live on Arch Street, but over the centuries has taken on a lot of less flattering associations. 39.9525 -75.1487 39.9525 -75.1487 Free Quaker Meeting House of Philadelphia 39.9525 -75.1487 Meeting of the Minds http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1264.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-06:%2Fmeeting_of_the_minds.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:33:31 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/senHarrisWofford.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Senator Wofford was expected to be an expert on health insurance, a subject he knew little about. 38.9009 -77.0285 38.9009 -77.0285 The Corporation for National and Community Service 38.9009 -77.0285 Be Careful What You Wish For http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1275.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-07-26:%2Fbe_careful_what_you.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:32:15 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/HMOp2.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/pulsehmo.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />After the Clinton Health Plan of 1993 fizzled, major employers pushed their employees into managed care. The negative reaction to HMOs was as unambiguous as it was unexpected -- we hate it. 39.9537 -75.1719 39.9537 -75.1719 Keystone Health Plan East HMO 39.9537 -75.1719 Urban Termites http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1002.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzurban_termites.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:31:34 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/philadelphia_skyline.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" /> Slums are occasionally created deliberately ... when skyscrapers are conceived, the neighborhood must change, even if it's a nice neighborhood. Eakins and Doctors http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1163.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-12-27:%2Feakins_and_doctors.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:30:08 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/grossclinic.jpg" alt="{http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/grossclinic.jpg}" class="tn-l-w50" />Philadelphia's art world joined its medical world in reacting fiercely to Jefferson Medical College's sale of the best painting by the best artist of Philadelphia's Nineteenth century. 39.9482 -75.1582 39.9482 -75.1582 The Gross Clinic 39.9482 -75.1582 Clinton Plan Summary: Physician Effects http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1279.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-08-01:%2Fclinton_plan_summary_physician.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:52:44 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/medical_bag2.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />Pressure from third-party payors reduced physician income, forced them toward overspecialization within group practices, increased the proportion of women and foreign-trained physicians, and probably induced earlier retirement. The mechanism was increased workload, mostly on administrative tasks. Segmented Health Insurance http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1287.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2007-08-08:%2Fsegmented_health_insurance.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:51:41 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Healthcaregraph.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />For a century, insurance has treated all medical care as one big lump. It's time to have a second look at this. Perpetual? http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/606.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2005-03-14:%2Fperpetual.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:41:48 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Washington%20on%20horse%20at%20Trenton.jpg" alt="" class="tn-l-w50" />If you get careless with your words, you may have to renounce them. The Articles of Confederation were stated to be perpetual, so maybe the Constitution is impertinent. Maybe someone would say it was treason. George Washington's View of the British Army http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1156.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-12-07:%2Fgeorge_washington_at_braddocks.html Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:29:41 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Washington%20on%20horse%20at%20Trenton.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />Washington's escape from Braddock's defeat may help us understand his future low opinion of the British Army, and possibly suggests a reason for his hating them. 40.4041 -79.8685 40.4041 -79.8685 Braddock Defeat 40.4041 -79.8685 Founding Fish http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1011.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2006-06-23:%2Fzthe_founding_fish.html Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:26:24 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/Potomac%20River%20Small.JPG" class="tn-l-w50" alt="Potamac" />The story about shad rescuing the starving Continental Army at Valley Forge makes a wonderful story, but there's reason to think it may be fictional. Oil Bubble http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1476.htm tag:www.philadelphia-reflections.com,2008-06-25:%2Foil_bubble.html Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:23:21 EDT <img src="http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/images/OilRigBubble.jpg" class="tn-l-w50" alt="" />The cost of gas at the pump has soared, and conspirators are suspected. But, awkwardly, ni