nifer

cheesesteak hoagies...

i remember listening to Combat Rock over and over while i was in high school...

http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=41781&group=webcast Argentines Protest NYU Appointment of Former Finance Minister by michaymicha@yahoo.com 11:22pm Fri Dec 20 '02 phone: 718-834-7396 michaymicha@yahoo.com Members of New York's Argentine community have begun to organize protests against NYU's hiring of former finance minister Domingo Cavallo as a guest lecturer. While in office (1991-1996), Cavallo spearheaded the neoliberal reforms blamed for triggering the severe economic crisis now affecting Argentina. Members of New York’s Argentine community gathered at New York University today to protest the hiring of Argentina’s former finance minister Domingo Cavallo as a guest lecturer at the Stern School of Business this spring semester. Considered one of the country’s primary architects of neoliberal reforms, Cavallo oversaw the implementation of IMF-recommended measures including widespread privatizations and the pegging of the peso to the US dollar. These moves are now widely blamed for causing widespread unemployment and overvaluing Argentina’s currency, thereby contributing to the crippling economic crisis that has plagued the country since last year. Although a protest scheduled to take place in Washington Square Park was aborted due to today’s downpour, protestors attended a teach-in at NYU where they discussed plans to circulate a petition asking the university to withdraw its offer to Cavallo. The petition will be turned in to the university administration in late January, just after the spring semester begins. NYU student and activist Marcela Fuentes emphasized that while Cavallo was the immediate focus of the protest, protestors hoped to spark a broader criticism of the devastating impact of neoliberal economic policies in the developing world. Fuentes also denounced the tendency of elite institutions to hire neoliberal Latin American politicians – even those who plunged their countries into crises – as “expert†lecturers on political economy. “People have to be responsible for who they hire,†Fuentes said. For more information about the petition and upcoming protests, see www.otraargentinaesposible.com and www.hemi.nyu.edu/eng/events/escrache.html

wow, i actually agree with you

are you kidding you guys have that HUGE-ASS shopping district called the Magnificent Mile. there are craploads of stores on that strip... everything from macys to gucci to ferragamo to prada. they even have anthropologie and urban outfitters up there i was in chicago over the summer and found so much stuff there when i went shopping

http://www.buffalobeast.com/article.php?path=2002/09/&article=01_0

i usually ask if i can put them on hold, then never get back to their call i've had one telemarketer stay on hold for over 15minutes. crazy

i have a part-time side job at anthropologie so i do most of my clothes shopping there and at urban. other places would be department stores like macys, strawbridges, lord& taylor, etc

thanks for your help. i'll call today and see what they have

haha

Scientist convicted of stealing research Maximum penalty: 15 years in prison and $500,000 fine SYRACUSE, New York (AP) --A Cornell University researcher from China has been convicted of stealing biological materials used in a university research project and trying to smuggle them to his home country. A federal jury on Friday found Yin Qingqiang, 38, guilty of theft of property worth more than $5,000 and making a false statement to an FBI agent. Yin, a former postdoctoral research associate at Cornell, was arrested July 28 at Syracuse Hancock International Airport after security officers found more than 250 vials, test tubes and petri dishes hidden in his luggage as he and his family tried to board a flight to Shanghai. Prosecutors contended he stole bacteria and yeast cultures for making an enzyme known as phytase, a livestock feed supplement that scientists think will improve livestock nutrition and reduce phosphorous excretion in animal waste. His goal, they said, was to secure a research job in China. Yin has said the materials belonged to him and that Cornell officials never told him he couldn't take them when he left the university. He wasn't rehired as a research assistant because of poor job performance, according to the university. Yin and his lawyer, Nathaniel Hsieu, left court Friday without comment. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine at sentencing April 15. Although still in development, Cornell researchers have two patents pending on the research and say the enzyme could eventually be worth millions of dollars. Lab director Xingen Lei testified Thursday that Yin was paid $24,000 to help assist Cornell scientists in the development of the enzyme. Lei noted that every researcher hired by Cornell must sign a patent waiver, acknowledging that all research work and material are university property. The contract signed by Yin was entered as evidence.

no, not the club i need info on this, i think, is a record label/store that sells bmore club/booty house. anyone know how i can get in touch w/ these people?

DJ's Steffi, Bart Skils, Adam Beyer, Chris Liebing, Marco Remus, Remy that sounds like itd be good

this discount coupon is from their site, so it will most likely work.

http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/11/1545491.php Clay Haswell Speaks (or not) on Associated Press Priorities in San Francisco by gkd/sf-imc • Tuesday November 26, 2002 at 12:28 PM The Associated Press contacted SF Indymedia to find out about this kid who killed a cop in Red Bluff. But I had some questions of my own about the blood on AP's hands. A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer in Red Bluff last week has apparently published some form of explanation at San Francisco Indymedia. According to the post from "Andrew McCrae" on SF-IMC, he shot the police officer in protest of "war abroad and a police state at home." The article goes on to suggest that he should receive immunity for his crimes because he first incorporated himself as "Proud and Insolent Youth Incorporated," and corporations always get away with murder. Colleen Valles of the Associated Press sent SF Indymedia an email this morning, asking for further information about the post. As an SF-IMC volunteer, I returned her call and explained that SF-IMC is an anonymous open publishing website, and that we can't verify or validate any information. I also told her that I wanted to "trade" questions. If AP gets to ask us about this, we should get to ask them about something in return. Unfortunately, the Associated Press wasn't as forthcoming as we were. Colleen couldn't comment because she isn't a spokesperson for AP, so she sent me to Clay Haswell, who is Bureau Chief of the San Francisco Bureau of the Associated Press. Using the logic of the "Proud and Insolent Youth" incorporation, I asked Mr. Haswell why it seems like murders, abductions and other crimes are enthusiastically reported by the Associated Press -- except when a corporation is behind it. Mr. Haswell's only response? "The Associated Press reports on events all over the world." Since this is not really an answer to my question, I decided to go into specifics. For instance, the Associated Press Managing Editors receives funding from the Ford Foundation to operate their "Credibility Roundtables." And there certainly are Associated Press resources spent on covering the Ford Foundation -- for example, a privacy study they funded. But nowhere can I find any Associated Press resources dedicated to uncovering exactly what the Ford Foundation's role was during the "Dirty War" in Argentina and throughout South America. Nor can I find any articles by the Associated Press about what Ford Foundation's role is today in funding media projects. Mr. Haswell had no answer besides he thought it was up for debate whether the "Managing Editors" could really be considered part of the Associated Press. Concerned that this example was too obscure, I decided to ask about San Francisco-based Bechtel. The Associated Press has come under fire because the AP correspondent in Bolivia, Peter McFarren, has routinely regurgitated the Bechtel line on water privatization uprisings in Bolivia (that they are the work of "narcotraffickers," not Bolivian people who want to control their own natural resources). In fact, Mr. McFarren simultaneously reported on the water uprisings while lobbying the Bolivian Congress for a $78 million water export project. Now, this is a San Francisco story about clear corporate criminality as well as a clear conflict-of-interest for the AP -- and yet Mr. Haswell could only continue to repeat that the "AP has reporters all over the world." I kept trying to ask specifics, but Mr. Haswell kept backpedaling away from specifics. I even gave him an easy one -- the Associated Press's complicity in the embarrassing corporate media propagandizing when the first coup attempt against Hugo Chavez happened recently in Venezuela. I thought that certainly a Bureau Chief of a major metropolitan area would have an inkling of an opinion on this now-famous corporate media blunder. But still, no answer -- only that the "AP reports on events all over the world." Finally, we are left with no answers, vague denials, and dismissals. Mr. Haswell is either a Bureau Chief that knows almost nothing about important current events, or he is a Bureau Chief that covers up the mis-doings of his own corporate master. When will the corporate media start reporting on the murders and crimes of corporations just as much as they report on the crimes of individuals? The answer is probably never, which is why there are now hundreds of independent media centers around the world, co-ordinating coverage from thousands of independent media producers.

Over 500 people marched in DC today to demand funding for AIDS treatment instead of funding for war. Thirty-one activists were arrested for lying down in front of the White House. Over 500 people marched in DC today to demand funding for AIDS treatment instead of funding for war. Thirty-one activists were arrested for lying down in front of the White House. The demonstration, organized by Health GAP (Global Access Project) and ACT-UP, drew attention to the Bush administration’s lack of initiative to combat the AIDS epidemic. Currently, 40 million people have AIDS, with that number expected to grow to 100 million by the year 2010. Most people with AIDS are too poor to afford the prices charged by US pharmaceuticals for lifesaving AIDS medications. “Donate the dollars, treat the people, drop the debt now!†Protesters started with a rally at McPhearson Square. There, Sheila Kabuka spoke about the devastation caused by AIDS in Africa and asked that Bush not visit Africa unless he comes with a plan to deal with the disease. She said that $27 million people in Africa are infected and another 70 million people have died of AIDS, while only 30 thousand people are receiving treatment. Kabula also told the crowd of protesters and passersby that, added together, African countries pay more on their debt than they do on health and education com-----------------7d217c38a03f2 Content-Disposition: form-data; name="message" Over 500 people marched in DC today to demand funding for AIDS treatment instead of funding for war. Thirty-one activists were arrested for lying down in front of the White House. Over 500 people marched in DC today to demand funding for AIDS treatment instead of funding for war. Thirty-one activists were arrested for lying down in front of the White House. The demonstration, organized by Health GAP (Global Access Project) and ACT-UP, drew attention to the Bush administration’s lack of initiative to combat the AIDS epidemic. Currently, 40 million people have AIDS, with that number expected to grow to 100 million by the year 2010. Most people with AIDS are too poor to afford the prices charged by US pharmaceuticals for lifesaving AIDS medications. “Donate the dollars, treat the people, drop the debt now!†Protesters started with a rally at McPhearson Square. There, Sheila Kabuka spoke about the devastation caused by AIDS in Africa and asked that Bush not visit Africa unless he comes with a plan to deal with the disease. She said that $27 million people in Africa are infected and another 70 million people have died of AIDS, while only 30 thousand people are receiving treatment. Kabula also told the crowd of protesters and passersby that, added together, African countries pay more on their debt than they do on health and education combined. “We know that America has the political and economic power to turn the tide…and we are pleading with Bush not to go to Africa if he has nothing to offer…you don’t go to mourning empty-handed.†Kabuka pointed out that in Africa it is the custom, when visiting a house where the family is in mourning, for the women to bring baskets with food and the men to bring envelopes with money. “We don’t want to hear the drumbeats of war in Africa, we have a war of another sort. We want the drums of peace.†Protesters then marched to Lafayette Square while chanting “Global AIDS is the threat, prevention, treatment, drop the debt,†“We need billions, 2.5, to save 40 million lives,†and “Bush Jr. Bush Sr., which one dealt with AIDS, neither.†They carried black “body bags†to symbolize those who have died from AIDS. At Lafayette Square, one speaker talked about how President Bush had killed a bill that would have provided AIDS funding by calling its sponsor, Senator Frisk, and asking the senator to withdraw it because he was going to introduce his own bill. The next day the President announced a bill that only provided $300 million over 3 years and restricted the money to preventing transmission from mother to child. Sally Booker, with Action Africa, said “We are here because we know what the real code red is—it’s the global AIDS pandemic….In twenty years people will ask—as they asked about the holocaust and the genocide bined. “We know that America has the political and economic power to turn the tide…and we are pleading with Bush not to go to Africa if he has nothing to offer…you don’t go to mourning empty-handed.†Kabuka pointed out that in Africa it is the custom, when visiting a house where the family is in mourning, for the women to bring baskets with food and the men to bring envelopes with money. “We don’t want to hear the drumbeats of war in Africa, we have a war of another sort. We want the drums of peace.†Protesters then marched to Lafayette Square while chanting “Global AIDS is the threat, prevention, treatment, drop the debt,†“We need billions, 2.5, to save 40 million lives,†and “Bush Jr. Bush Sr., which one dealt with AIDS, neither.†They carried black “body bags†to symbolize those who have died from AIDS. At Lafayette Square, one speaker talked about how President Bush had killed a bill that would have provided AIDS funding by calling its sponsor, Senator Frisk, and asking the senator to withdraw it because he was going to introduce his own bill. The next day the President announced a bill that only provided $300 million over 3 years and restricted the money to preventing transmission from mother to child. Sally Booker, with Action Africa, said “We are here because we know what the real code red is—it’s the global AIDS pandemic….In twenty years people will ask—as they asked about the holocaust and the genocide in Rwanda—how could the US know and do nothing?†Booker’s answer was that the US doesn’t act because most people in the world who have AIDS are black, because the US government wants to protect the pharmaceutical companies, and because we live in a world of global apartied—black from white, rich from poor, and powerful from powerless. A diverse group of 31 protesters then crossed to in front of the White House to “deliver a message to our President.†The group sat down, covered themselves with a banner stating “AIDS: A Code Red Emergency. We Demand Billions to Save Lives Now,†and locked together with a metal chain. Slowly, police handcuffed each demonstrator and brought them to the waiting vans. Many were dragged along the ground, with one woman dragged into the van facedown. An organizer said that 14 busloads of people attended the demonstration, with about 50 people on each bus. That would mean about 700 people came to the demonstration from out-of-town. Here are Health GAP’s demands: 1. Funding and personnel as needed to implement a plan to treat three million PWHIV worldwide by 2005, including comprehensive care services and significant increases in contributions to the Global Fund. 2. Debt cancellation for the poorest countries, freeing up new funds for locally directed health and education spending. 3. Passage of the Early Treatment for HIV Act (ETHA) which extends Medicaid coverage to perhaps hundreds oin Rwanda—how could the US know and do nothing?†Booker’s answer was that the US doesn’t act because most people in the world who have AIDS are black, because the US government wants to protect the pharmaceutical companies, and because we live in a world of global apartied—black from white, rich from poor, and powerful from powerless. A diverse group of 31 protesters then crossed to in front of the White House to “deliver a message to our President.†The group sat down, covered themselves with a banner stating “AIDS: A Code Red Emergency. We Demand Billions to Save Lives Now,†and locked together with a metal chain. Slowly, police handcuffed each demonstrator and brought them to the waiting vans. Many were dragged along the ground, with one woman dragged into the van facedown. An organizer said that 14 busloads of people attended the demonstration, with about 50 people on each bus. That would mean about 700 people came to the demonstration from out-of-town. Here are Health GAP’s demands: 1. Funding and personnel as needed to implement a plan to treat three million PWHIV worldwide by 2005, including comprehensive care services and significant increases in contributions to the Global Fund. 2. Debt cancellation for the poorest countries, freeing up new funds for locally directed health and education spending. 3. Passage of the Early Treatment for HIV Act (ETHA) which extends Medicaid coverage to perhaps hundreds of thousands of people with HIV in the US who are not yet poor and sick enough to qualify for medication. 4. Increases in ADAP funding to get AIDS medicines to people with AIDS in the US currently on waiting lists because the Bush budget has not kept pace with the growing epidemic at home. 5. Science-based HIV prevention at home and internationally, supporting the lives of vulnerable people, instead of budget cuts and audits targeting agencies serving that women, people of color, gays and lesbians, youth and drug users. www.healthgap.org/WAD.html

salma definitely.

the badges aren't only for getting into the parties at night. the year i the conf was held at the radisson i paid for a badge. with that i was able to go out and schmooze by the pool, attend the seminars, and get into the awards ceremony. i booked my flight a few days ago... 300$ PHL - MIA nonstop. will probably be staying at a friend's condo in SoBe

erhmmm... last time i checked, circa wasnt a club, but a restraunt. sometimes promoters rent out the place and have DJs spin or whatever. check zagat, citysearch, or digitalcity under restraunts

i'm at work now, but i think we're going to be let out early. it wasn't a pain to get here, but getting back home is another story

my thoughts exactly

already snowing down here. theyre expecting 4-7inches

http://www.nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=39971&group=webcast NYPD officer suspended after refusing to arrest homeless man Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times Saturday, November 30, 2002 New York -- Amid growing complaints that the New York Police Department is singling out homeless people in anti-crime sweeps, police officials have suspended an officer who refused orders to lock up a homeless man sleeping in a private Manhattan garage. Officer Eduardo Delacruz was taken off the force for 30 days after telling superiors he would not participate in the arrest of Stephen Neil, 44. The man had refused a police request to immediately move on or report to a shelter. Delacruz, who was part of the department's Homeless Outreach Unit, reportedly had told other officers earlier that he would not take homeless people into custody. According to a police report, he reiterated that position when other officers began to arrest Neil during the Nov. 22 incident, saying: "I told you before, I'm not going to do it. I won't arrest an undomiciled person." The suspended officer stood by his actions Friday, telling the New York Post that his refusal was a matter of principle that "means a lot to a lot of people." He has refused all further comment about his suspension. The controversy underscored a growing debate over the way the NYPD monitors homeless people. Although precise figures are not available, police officials say that the number of homeless arrests for a variety of infractions is increasing, mainly because there have been more encounters between officers and street people. More than 37,000 people in New York City are estimated to be homeless, an all-time high. Advocacy groups blasted the suspension as heartless, and Patrick Markee, spokesman for the Coalition for the Homeless, said Delacruz should be applauded for his sensitivity. Other groups are trying to end what they call a deliberate practice of arresting more homeless people. Picture the Homeless, a Manhattan-based organization, filed a lawsuit this week against the NYPD, charging that police have been told to aggressively seek out homeless persons and take them into custody for minor infractions that would normally not result in arrest. The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a separate lawsuit on the matter, seeking to have the policy declared unconstitutional. Police officials stress that the Delacruz case is more about internal police procedures than the philosophical question of how to deal with homeless persons. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly defended the department's decision to take away Delacruz' gun and shield. Under police guidelines, a refusal to follow an order calls for an immediate suspension, officials said. Delacruz, an eight-year veteran on the force, will likely face a departmental trial for insubordination. "You have to be able to follow the directions of a supervisor," Kelly noted. "Being a police officer is not for everybody. And perhaps this officer feels he's not suited for the job. We don't know." New York adopted tougher policies on the homeless under former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, sweeping them out of Times Square and other large public spaces. Despite these efforts, however, the number of people without shelter in the city -- a perennial problem -- has been growing rapidly. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose policies toward the homeless have come under fire from activists, backed up the police department's disciplinary actions and said: "There's always somebody that doesn't understand the law and doesn't interpret it the right way. That's what we have management for, and the NYPD in this case is really above reproach. "Nobody suggests that we don't have compassion, nor that the NYPD doesn't have compassion," he added, standing before the 43rd precinct house in the Bronx. "They look at the people in the streets, and they know they need help, and they try to get it for them." Although the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association has declined comment on Delacruz' case, the police officer's union has branded the policy of arresting homeless people as "organized harassment." And several homeless people who spend time near the Manhattan garage where Neil was arrested have voiced sympathy for the suspended officer. "He's a good guy -- he's got a heart," Michael O'Shaugnessy said of Delacruz. "He knows it's not a crime to be homeless, and the NYPD should be ashamed of itself."