COMING EVENTS AND REMINDERS

**** From: Janine Prader <jprader@verizon.net>
J.S. Bach Christmas Oriatorio I-III, combined Choirs of the Germans
schools of Washington, C and NYC. Friday, December 12 at 8:00
Saint Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
10620 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854
tickets $ 18 $ 12 for students)

**** In-the -City Recital Series at St. Matthew's presents...
From: Brian Jones <bjones@levineschool.org>
The In-the-City Recital Series at St. Matthews Cathedral presents
Jenny Strimel, soprano
Brian Jones, clarinet
Matthew Van Hoose, piano
performing Shepherd on the Rock by Franz Schubert
Three Songs of Innocence by Arnold Cooke/William Blake
"Cavatina" from Ernani by Guisseppi Verdi
plus songs by Schubert and Duparc
The Cathedral of St. Matthew, 1725 Rhode Island Ave NW DC
3pm, Sunday November 23 free- $15 suggested donation
call 202-347-3215 for more information

**** From: <anc3b@aol.com>
The monthly ANC 3B meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, December
11th, at 7 pm has been re-scheduled for Thursday, December 18th at 7 pm.
The meeting will be held at Guy Mason Recreation Center. This change
only effects the December meeting. Future meetings will continue to be
held on the second Thursday of the month.
Please mark your calendars.

**** SEEKING NEIGHBORHOOD SOLUTION TO NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM
From: Barbara Oliver <bboliver@starpower.net>
December 11 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a single-member-district meeting to
discuss concerns relating to traffic calming in the three blocks between
Wisconsin Ave. and Reno Road on Upton, Van Ness, Veazey, 37th and 38th
streets. Residents are invited to meet with representatives of DDOT (DC
Dept. of Transportation), and ANC Commissioners Carl Kessler and Cathy Wiss
to discuss the Upton Street Traffic Calming Study and issues being raised by
the broader community.

The neighborhood is asking that DDOT not implement the plans for Upton in
isolation, but consider the unintended consequences on neighboring streets
that most likely will feel the effects of the multiple solutions they have
advised for calming traffic in the 3600, 3700 and 3800 blocks of Upton St.

The neighborhood concern is for the personal safety of homeowners and the
safety of the many small children living there.

Upton St. residents have taken the lead and followed proper protocol to have
a traffic calming study executed by DDOT. The recommendations of the study
include:
1) Installing a speed hump in both the 3600 and 3700 blocks of Upton,
2 &3) Enforcing current traffic restrictions on Wisconsin Ave. at Upton St.
with appropriates signs and a traffic diverter,
4) Building a small traffic circle at 37th and Upton and 38th and Upton
streets, and
5a) Eliminating the dedicated right turn lane at Upton-Reno intersection
forcing traffic to make a 90-degree turn onto Reno,
5b) Elongating the traffic median to discourage U turns and
5c) Installing a No Left Turn sign for morning rush-hour traffic from Reno
Road turning onto Upton St.,
6) Adding street markings and
7) Replacing faded or graffiti-marred signs.
Colleen Smith, Ward 3 transportation planner, reported at the October ANC
meeting that the recommendations are estimated to cost $42,000.

Thus far 142 individuals representing 109 different households on Van Ness,
Veazey, 37th and 38th streets have signed a petition asking DDOT to consider
the neighborhood as a whole as they determine traffic calming measures.

Commissioners Kessler and Wiss encourage neighbors to contact them with
comments. They are especially interested in hearing from those who live on
Veazey, 37th and 38th streets. Each of them represents a portion of the
affected residents.

If you would like to see a neighborhood solution to a neighborhood problem,
please e-mail Commissioner Kessler and/or Wiss with your views and attend
the December 11 meeting.

[Submitted by Barbara B. Oliver, 3633 Van Ness St., NW,
bboliver@starpower.net. Contact ANC Commissioner Carl Kessler
(anc3f01@starpower.net) or Cathy Wiss (schumannwiss@juno.com) for the
location of the meeting, which not yet firm.]
 
 
 
 
 

SECOND DISTRICT COURT REPORT
October 2003
From: Michelle.McIver@usdoj.gov <Michelle.McIver@usdoj.gov>

[From: Kathy Smith – the court report, including recent arrests in our
area, is interesting but I can’t copy it here because of its format. You
might want to contact Michelle and ask her for a copy.]
 
 
 
 

QUESTION RE: WATER FLOWING FROM MANHOLE ONTO BELT ROAD
**** From: Erik S. Gaull <esg25@columbia.edu>
I can't resist asking ... Who has Ckurtz called at WASA and how many times?
Newton's Laws of Motion apply to WASA ... An object at rest tends to stay at
rest until acted upon by some external force.
 
 
 
 

RE: ZONING FOR PARKING STICKERS
From: Erik S. Gaull <esg25@columbia.edu>
To: <MRECarter@marinecorps.com>
You don't get a parking sticker. The RPP law does not allow them for
private streets, only public streets. The intent of the law is to ensure
that people can park near their homes, not anywhere in the area. Yes, it is
silly that people who live in "No RPP" areas are parking challenged compared
to people who are "fortunate" enough to live in an RPP zone. If you want
the law changed, speak to Carol Schwartz. I would also suggest speaking to
Chris Lively, the ANC Commissioner for Glover Park. He heads a task force
on parking.
 
 
 
 

BUILDING TO REMAIN A CHURCH
From: Phalen, Jan <jan.phalen@aoa.gov>
This is the new church at 45TH and River Road:
ARABIC CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
 
 
 
 

WHATS NEW IN THE MPD
From: Crimereports.com <reports@crimereports.com>
DISTRICT EXPANDS ITS ONLINE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
The District has doubled the number of registered sex offenders posted
on the MPDC’s website by expanding the online Sex Offender Registry to
include both Class A and Class B offenders. Enacted in the year 2000,
DC’s Sex Offender Registration Law requires any person convicted, or
found not guilty by reason of insanity, of certain sex-related offenses
to register with the District, provided the individual lives, works, or
attends school in the city. All registered sex offenders are classified
as either Class A, Class B or Class C offenders, with Class A
representing the most serious offenses and Class C the least serious.
While the law authorizes the MPDC to maintain an online registry of
adult Class A and B offenders, the courts had previously limited the
online registry to Class A offenders only. However, more recent court
decisions have cleared the way for Class B offenders to be included in
the online registry. With addition of Class B offenders, the online
registry now has approximately 520 entries. The registry includes
photographs and descriptions of registered sex offenders who have been
released into the community, along with block-level address information
and data about the offender’s criminal conviction. Read the full news
release on the expansion at:
http://www.mpdc.org/blue/news.asp?sid=2420

FOOTNOTE I: To access the online Sex Offender Registry, along with FAQs
and safety tips, go to: http://mpdc.dc.gov/serv/sor/sor.shtm

FOOTNOTE II: Information about adult Class A, B and C offenders can be
viewed in paper format at 16 different MPDC facilities, including the
seven district stations and the headquarters building. Locations are
listed at:
http://mpdc.dc.gov/serv/sor/registrylocations.shtm
 
 
 
 

EXPLANATION OF THE 90# SCAM

**** From: Helen Gibson <HGIBSON@cwa-union.org>
Is this scam possible? Technically, yes. This trick can work
with business phone systems or switchboards where pressing '9' is the
signal to obtain an outside line, and where there are no restrictions
placed on outgoing calls. (As many of us know, our employers' phone
systems are often configured to prevent us from making long-distance
calls from our desks.) We can't give any more definitive information
than to say that this is possible, since there are so many different
types of phone systems all throughout the USA and the rest of the world.

Do you, as the average residential or cell phone customer (in the USA,
at least), have to worry about this scam? No, not unless your home phone
requires you to press '9' to obtain an outside line. Otherwise, the only
result you'll obtain from trying this is likely to be a fast busy
signal.

**** From: Jim Whitelaw <whitelaw@spamcop.net>
The 90# scam, although somewhat true, does not effect home phones in any
way, but can only affect businesses, hospitals, government agencies and
other organizations that use telephone switching equipment called
private branch exchanges (PBXs) to handle their calls. Here is a link
to ATT's home page on the subject:
http://www.att.com/fraud/90pound.htm6C
 
 
 
 

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

**** From: <jocapper@att.net>
Need Parking space. Will pay. Call Joanne at 202-537-1620.

**** From: Billy Jack <wgj@georgetown.edu>
Dog-sitting. Friendly, happy, and easy-to-look-after Australian cattle
dog cross needs someone to take care of her for a couple of weeks. One
20-25 minute walk per day around the neighborhood, plus feeding. Dec.
11 through Dec 26. Please call Billy and Jeni at 686 3035.

**** From: SJones4420@aol.com
a large appliance in the next two months? I would be very happy to take
the box. I am collecting large boxes for an architectural construction
project at school (end of January). We need to make a box city and Gap
boxes just don't do it. Please call me or email and I'll pick up the
box. Thanks. Sara Jones (sjones4420@aol.com) (202) 363-2847

**** From: Ann Eichenberger <aeichenberger@mindspring.com>
My housekeeper is starting a catering business. She needs access to a
commercial kitchen for baking her wonderful Hungarian pastries. Does
anyone know of a commercial kitchen open to small business persons in
the Tenley, upper Georgetown or Chevy Chase Wisconsin area? Pls. reply
to aeichenberger@mindspring.com

**** From: Lisa Eckstrom <lisaeckstrom@yahoo.com>
FOR SALE:
Charles P. Rogers hand forged solid wrought iron bed.
$700 (orig. $1300 plus shipping). Gorgeous, hand
crafted, queen size headboard, footboard and frame by
well known bedmaker Charles P. Rogers. 4 years old
with no knicks or dings. Fits any decor. Will
consider selling mattress if you want it. View style at:

http://www.charlesprogers.com/cgi-bin/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=8060&re=on&ww=on
Call Lisa: 202-237-6614

**** New Flexcar vehicle in Foxhall and Friendship Heights
From: Kevin Pettitt <kpettitt@yahoo.com>
Thru: <tenleytown@yahoogroups.com>
Finally, a Flexcar that Friendship Heights and Chevy Chase
residents can easily walk to...
Flexcar has proven very convenient for our two-driver,
one-car household. I would highly recommend that anyone
considering the purchase of an additional car consider
Flexcar (or Zipcar, a similar service) if that car would be
used only occasionally. If you have any questions about
the service and how it works, feel free to contact me
directly.
 
 
 
 
 

WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
From: David M. Winn <dmwinn@starpower.net>
Dear Neighbors,
As some of you may know, The Washington Conservatory of Music (WCM) may
leave our community due to the possibility that the building housing WCM
is being sold. A group of parents/students/neighbors has made an offer
to purchase the property from the current owners, The Briggs Memorial
Baptist Church. If WCM's purchasing offer is not accepted and the
property is sold to a second buyer it is a very real possibility that
the Conservatory will be forced to move from NW Washington to a new
location.

If you would like to work toward preventing this community music school
from being forced to leave our area, please contact Tamara Munk (WCM
parent/student,) at 202-966-9519.
 
 
 
 
 

UPPER WISCONSIN AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY - STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN
From: Petkac, Cindy (OP) <cindy.petkac@dc.gov>
The draft "Upper Wisconsin Avenue Corridor Study - Strategic Framework Plan"
is now available for public review at the DC Office of Planning (801 North
Capitol Street, Suite 4000, NE) and at the Tenley-Friendship Branch Library
(4450 Wisconsin Ave, NW). The draft Plan will also be available on the OP
website sometime next week. Its release kicks-off a 90-day public review
and comment period. The Office of Planning will accept comments on the
draft Plan until February 18, 2004. Comments should be sent to my attention
at the DC Office of Planning, 801 North Capitol St, NE, Suite 4000,
Washington, D.C. 20002.

A Public Meeting to present the draft "Upper Wisconsin Avenue Corridor Study
- Strategic Framework Plan" is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2003 at
7:00 p.m. at St. Columba's Episcopal Church (4201 Albemarle St, NW). For
more information, please call 202/442.7617.
Cindy Petkac, AICP
Neighborhood Planning Coordinator, Wards 6 and 3
p. 202 / 442.7617
 
 
 
 

TIMELY POST COLUMN - "STRIDENCY OF ANTI-DEVELOPER CAMP..."
From: Kevin Pettitt <kpettitt@yahoo.com>
Thru: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
The Oct. 4th Washington Post Real Estate Section carried a
very thoughtful and timely "Shaping the City" column by
Roger K. Lewis entitled "Stridency of Anti-Developer Camp
Hinders Debate Over Land-Use Priorities". In the column,
Lewis provides useful insights into a dynamic which has
become familiar to many of us, but is not always well
understood. Among other things, he helps debunk several
notions regarding development that often contribute to an
unhealthy atmosphere of acrimony and distrust. I hope
reading this column will help us all become better at
engaging in civil and constructive discussions of the many
important and complex land-use decisions that lay ahead.
Here's the link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A40330-2003Oct3&notFound=true
 
 
 
 

SOME ACTION IDEAS TO FEND OFF RAPISTS
From: Sally Hatch <sr.by@earthlink.net>
Very good to know and good to share with your daughters, nieces,
etc.----Hopefully useful info you'll never have to use.............

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what
they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They
are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other
hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a
woman with long hair. Women! n with short hair are not common targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women
whose clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors
around to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their
purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard
and can be easily overpowered.

4) The time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in
the early morning, between 5 and 8:30 a.m.

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked at is grocery
store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number
three is public restrooms.

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman
and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry
about getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried! d weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year
sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.

8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged
because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going
after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or
other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.
Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the
attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys
you're not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following
behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or
stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time
is it, or make general small talk, I can't believe it is so cold out
here, we're in for a bad winter. Now you've seen their face and could
identify them in a line-up, you lose ! appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you
and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said
they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be
afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it
and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY
and holding it out will be a deterrent.

13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can
by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind,
pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or
in the upper inner! thigh -- HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught
told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date
rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle
strands -the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places
as hard as you can stand it; it hurts.

14) After the initial hit, always go for the groin.. I know from a
particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is
extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make
him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our
instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of
trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers
and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down
on them as possible.. The instructor did it to me without using much
pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of
your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any
odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts. You may feel a
little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really
was trouble.
 
 

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