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fountain,
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Midnight in #RittenhouseSquare #Philly

#PA #Philadelphia #Pennsylvania #Reflection

peterjriley2024,
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@DMVeducationworkers @angryeducationworkers

Coalition of Workers at Penn, of all of the unions that represent workers at Penn — not only academic workers involved in teaching and research but also food-service workers, sanitation workers, librarians, research and administrative staff, and resident advisors.

Graduate Workers Pennsylvania University Organize
https://jacobin.com/2024/05/graduate-workers-penn-union-organizing

ashley,
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RodneyAnonymous,
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Tomorrow Nacht!

Lilmikesf,
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jurors hit with a $725.5 million verdict for failing to warn that the company’s contained , a chemical linked to a car mechanic's leukemia.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/exxonmobil-philadelphia-jury-benzene-award-20240510.html

acm_redfox,
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Apparently I stopped one day short of covering all my photos from the Philadelphia plant show! Probably because my kid had an entry in this category, which is also hard to photograph. Miniature gardens/landscapes, which covers a range of approaches. Info in alt-text; 2nd post to follow.

#FlowerShow #Philadelphia #PHS #miniatureLandscapes #fairyGardens

Close shot of the front of the caravan, showing the bark roof, the teensy pots near the door, and other details like the railing and steps and wooden wagon wheel.
A different take on the category, involving a desert gorge setting with a river running through rocks diagonally across the box. There's also something like a miner's shack. Plants here are mostly in the corner and all succulents or cacti. I think. I especially like the round cactus in the lower left, which is surrounded by tiny spherical pups. My daughter noted that this exact gorge + shack was entered last year, although the plants have matured and/or been changed. That seemed a little unfair to both of us, although the judges weren't bothered.
A couple of the other entried, showing a higher ratio of plant life to landscaping and building work One appears to have a gravel path, park bench, and tree (maybe 5 inches tall) with a lot of moss and ferns. The other is more desertish and has a variety of succulents lining a stone path.

acm_redfox,
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Here's my daughter's entry, which also had a lot less building, but above-average creativity. She was inspired by the mosaic lizard in Gaudi's gardens in Barcelona (photo in the half of the photos I haven't posted, but link here: https://wanderingtrader.com/travel-photos/parc-guell-lizard-barcelona/) and built a two-tiered planter with lizard and bowl.

The rest of the planted lizard garden. Here we see the rest of the bowl, including his mosaic body at the upper left, with his tail extending along the rim of the bowl and becoming a waterfall into a mosaic-bottomed pool. Next to the tail are several tall succulents with leaves only at the top, giving them the appearance of palm trees. Within the curve of the tail are a couple of bright red plants, and again the shapes and colors vary throughout the bowl. In front can just be made out part of the map of species that must be included with each entry.
I decided that this was hard to make sense of in those two photos, so here is the finished lizard before he had the "waterfall" added to his tail and before anything was added (dirt or plants). A clearly abstract lizard shape is made of a turquoise material, with compartments in the head (small), body (medium), and tail (open to the dropoff into the bowl), following the curve of the left side and back of the bowl. All surfaces are covered with brightly colored mosaic tiles in a mix of shapes. Only one of the lizard's feet is visible, supported on a rock inside the bowl, with round gecko toes. The planter is sitting on some newspaper, where bits of grout dust have collected.

Deus,
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@acm_redfox Chaotically beautiful. Talented!

br00t4c,
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In New Sweep, Police Ban Observers & Media from Control Zone in Kensington, Philadelphia

https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/in-new-sweep-police-ban-observers-media-from-control-zone-in-kensington-philadelphia/

Lazarou,
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@br00t4c Israel bans Al Jazeera before it 'sweeps' Rafah, Israeli trained American policemen do the same with their 'undesirables' from a so-called 'Control Zone' in Philly.......

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fountain,
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in the rain

h_tejas,
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"Penn asked the Police Department for immediate help to disband the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a source familiar told The Daily Pennsylvanian.

However, PPD declined, asking that the University provide proof that the encampment — and the rally today, which is entering its fourth hour — presents an imminent danger." https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/05/philadelphia-police-declines-disband-encampment-after-penn-requests-help

travissouthard,
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Hey , utlitity shutoffs have been allowed again about a month ago.
Cutting off people's access to water, heating/cooling, and electricity will not make it easier for them to pay their bills but it will make their lives more dangerous.

How to prevent a water shutoff: https://clsphila.org/utilities/how-to-prevent-water-shutoffs/
How to prevent an electric/gas shutoff: https://clsphila.org/utilities/shutoffs-starting/

Please share with your networks and helps keep our neighbors safe.

chip,
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Much to the dismay of my NY friends, I occasionally refer to as the 6th borough. Seems like some locals are sensing that sentiment too and are not very pleased.

fogelnet,
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@chip at least the The Yankees, Rangers and Giants.

chip,
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@fogelnet Ha!

travissouthard,
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Congrats to @joe on a year of maintaining https://phillytechcalendar.com/! It's a great resource and Joe does an excellent job with it!

joe,
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@travissouthard Thank you! 😁

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40 years ago tonight, the conclude 3 shows at the civic center. spring ’84, show . soundboard: https://archive.org/details/gd1984-04-21.137247.sbd.miller.flac1648 [1/6]

mrcompletely,
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@bourgwick check out the Oade FOB though

fountain,
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from

RiversideBryan,
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Gorgeous skyline! 💙💙💙💙

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