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Taser use by Philly cops has tripled — while gun use, instead of decreasing, is up.

One of the policy changes touted by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey since he took office in January 2008 is the use of Tasers by police officers to offset the need for using lethal weapons in certain situations, especially when dealing…

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    SugarHouse unapologetic on pistol whipping

    Maybe it isn’t a surprise that SugarHouse Casino didn’t offer a public apology after three women were mugged, and one pistol whipped in the SugarHouse parking on their way into the casino (making it the second SugarHouse-related pistol whipping, after…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 11:55 am
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    Marcellus Shale movie “Gasland” on HBO tonight; in honor, some sobering statistics

    gaslandthemovie.com Josh Fox’s film “Gasland” ? an expose on deep well natural gas drilling (hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”) ? airs tonight, 9 PM Eastern, on HBO. Among other fascinating tidbits, the film includes footage of a homeowner in Dimock, Pennsylvania…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 11:54 am
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    Marcellus Shale gas drilling company Cabot ordered to halt in Dimock, PA

    The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Cabot Oil & Gas Corp to halt drilling in Dimock, PA after some 14 residential water wells were contaminated with methane gas that “migrated,” into the wells, DEP says, as a result…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 11:52 am
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    Who is long underwear model “ActiVman?”: CP *exclusive*

    He’s strong, confident, handsome — some say well-endowed. But who is ActiVman? What does he stand for? These questions have long begged answers — until today. Background: I first encountered ActiVman myself when purchasing a $7 pair of “ActiVman” brand…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 9:52 am
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    Old Foxwoods’ new man, Steve Wynn, *thrilled* at proximity of Jews, Italians, and Vietnamese to his casino

    casinosmack.com Philadelphia, meet Steve Wynn, the new prospective financier of the former, flailing Foxwoods casino. He’s charming; he’s funny; he’s unnaturally tan; and he’s just absolutely, totally thrilled at how close his new casino venture is to “every conceivable stripe…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 9:46 am
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    Biketopia Cometh: A tour of Philly’s (suddenly more impressive) bikeways

    (Holy smokes, we forgot to mention this is part of CP’s ongoing coverage of Philadelphia’s slow, but surely inevitable march toward becoming *Biketopia*) On Thursday, a group of urban transportation technocrats visited Philly for a tour of what we do…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 8:27 am
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    Bike adventure: Delaware River Canal towpath

    Well, it’s been about a year since my last “Bike Adventure” post (a no-cars-needed adventure to Wharton State Forest from Philadelphia, via PATCO), so I think it’s high time for another. I present this Friday afternoon: Bike Adventure to the…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 8:26 am
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    Tonight: Cheap bike sale to fund Neighborhood Bike Works’ newest DIY bicycle workshop

    http://www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org/ Neighborhood Bike Works ? the Philadelphia nonprofit dedicated to engaging kids through learning how to build and maintain bicycles ?is expanding one of its programs with almost Napoleonic speed. For years, there has been “Bike Church”: the free, volunteer-run…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 8:23 am
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    Are canvassers exploited? 2010 update and call for tips!

    Last summer, I threw upon the Clog what I thought was a casual question: is canvassing exploitative? You know who we’re talking about: the youngish, idealistic, earnest folks asking if you’ve got “a minute for the environment,” or somesuch, that…

    • Feb 25, 2011 - 8:06 am
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