MAJESTIC TALL SHIP “Danmark” will pay a visit to Port of Phila. Next month. This

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Vol. II No. 123 (283) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia August 17, 2011

Danmark Calling

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A press conference is scheduled

for tomorrow morning at the Gas

Workers Union Hall, 9190 Mar-

shall Road, at 11 a.m. Attending

will be State Sen. Mike Stack;

State Reps. Brendan Boyle, Kevin

Boyle and John Sabatina; City

Councilman Jim Kenney; Craig

White, president and CEO of

Philadelphia Gas Works; and fam-

ily members of Mark Keeley, a

PGW worker killed while respond-

ing to a natural gas leak.

They will explain new legislation,

to be introduced in General As-

sembly, which would provide

death benefits to natural gas re-

sponders’ loved ones.

The legislation is in response to

the January natural-gas explosion

in Tacony that killed PGW worker

Mark Keeley. Stack and Brendan

Boyle will introduce legislation

that will add natural-gas respon-

ders who work for a city natural-

gas distribution operation and who

respond to a natural-gas leak or

threat of a natural-gas leak to the

class of employees covered under

law. Stack and Brendan Boyle

worked with PGW to craft this leg-

islation.

Legislators Announce Measure To Help

Emergency Natural Gas Responders

George E. Thorne Development Center

Presents Financial Empowerment Series

While many people agonize about

building a more secure financial

future, few actually change their

financial behavior or do anything

differently to ease the agony.

GETDC’s financial empowerment

series can be the first step in train-

ing for a healthy financial future.

Sessions for the Financial Empow-

erment Series will be held at 1300

W. Godfrey Avenue at Community

College of Philadelphia. The next

workshop, estate planning will be

held Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, 6-8

p.m.

The Financial Empowerment Se-

ries is a fiscal program designed to

help participants begin to get in

shape for their financial futures.

The series consists of five two-

hour sessions comprised of engag-

ing exercises intended to help

participants achieve their financial

goals.

From the budgeting and credit

management planning, tax, invest-

ment and retirement planning to

estate planning, this series will

empower participants to take a

more active role in managing their

finances, positively impact their

fiscal well-being and to build a

solid financial foundation.

The Estate Planning session will

be lead by Sharon Wilson, the

managing partner of Wilson &

Wilson LLP. Wilson specializes in

business and estate law and partic-

ipants will have much to learn

from her experience with drafting

wills, trusts, deeds, powers of at-

torney, estate planning, prepara-

tion of estate tax returns, and

dispersing and disposing of estate

assets. Wilson also councils the

Temple Small Business Develop-

ment Center on legal matters and

provides counsel to entrepreneurs.

Participants will learn from the

some of the most knowledgeable

and experienced professionals in

finances who will guide them in

drafting an effective plan to build

a successful financial future.

The introductory price is $20 per

session. For more information or

to register for the estate planning

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and to inquire about future ses-

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The George E. Thorne Develop-

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The majestic, training ship Dan-

mark, considered Denmark’s nauti-

cal ambassador will visit

Philadelphia September 23-27,

2011, and dock at Penn’s Landing

for public tours. This Tall ship has

a proud history with the United

States.

During World War II, Denmark be-

came occupied on Apr. 9, 1940

while the training ship Danmark

was on a routine training mission

in US waters (Jacksonville, Fla.).

In agreement with the Danish Am-

bassador to the United States, the

Honorable Henrik Kauffmann,

Capt. Knud L. Hansen placed his

training ship at the disposal of the

US Government; however, neutral-

ity prevented the acceptance of the

offer until Dec. 7, 1941 when Pearl

Harbor was attacked.

From that point onward and until

the end of the WW II, Danmark

and Capt. Hansen served under the

Stars and Stripes training some

3,000 US officer cadets. These

young men received a first-class

education in responsible seaman-

ship under Capt. Hansen’s capable

leadership and strict discipline;

later they would serve in the US

Navy. The First Officer of Dan-

mark during the war was Knud

Langevad, and he was in charge of

training the US cadets. He also

convinced US authorities of the

value of learning seamanship on a

tall ship, and following the war the

US Coast Guard purchased its

well-known tall ship the US Eagle,

to replace the Danmark. This close

Danish-American teamwork lasted

until Sep. 26, 1945, when Dan-

mark and her Captain were re-

turned to the Danish Government

with full honors. The Danish ges-

ture is still remembered and appre-

ciated in the USA.

Reflecting the special kinship be-

tween the Danmark and the US

Eagle, Danmark sails as the first

foreign ship behind the Eagle in

official Tall Ship Parades.

This was the case on Jul. 4, 1986,

when Danmark was honored with

the number two position sailing

behind the Eagle during the Parade

of Tall Ships celebrating the 100th

birthday of the Statue of Liberty,

and again in 2000 when the Dan-

mark sailed as the first foreign ship

behind the Eagle during the Mil-

lennium Voyage of Tall Ships

along the East Coast from Miami

to Boston. Built in 1933, the Dan-

mark is a steel-hulled, three-

masted fully-rigged ship and prop-

erty of the Kingdom of Denmark.

It has served as training vessel for

young people seeking careers at

sea.

The ship has 26 sails, 236 ropes,

and a main engine is used in low

wind conditions. The Danmark has

a permanent crew of 15 consisting

of: captain, chief officer, chief en-

gineer, deck officers, doctor, chief

steward, cooks and quartermasters.

The ship also has 80 trainees –

young men and women ages 17-23

whose voyage is part of a basic

training program to qualify for a

career in the merchant navy.

Training aboard the Danmark con-

sists of safety at sea, navigation,

engineering, maritime technology,

electro technology, seamanship,

watch duties, hygiene and English.

Teamwork and co-operation are

also important qualities developed

to make the ship sail in a safe and

efficient manner.

When signing on the Danmark, the

trainees meet the challenge of liv-

ing, studying and working in a

maritime environment which is in-

tense and challenging. They all

sleep in hammocks during a cruise

Danmark To Visit Port

July Best Month Ever For Pa. Casinos

July was the highest grossing

month ever for Pennsylvania casi-

nos.

The state’s 10 casinos took in

more than $218 million from slot

machines, and they raked in more

than $56 million from table

games. Most of the casinos in fact

saw a decrease in slots revenue

from last year, but the addition of

$14.5 million from the recently-

opened SugarHouse Casino in

Philadelphia made July a record

month overall. On average, there

were 1,500 more slot machines in

active play this July than there

were the year before.

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which lasts 16 weeks. Their pri-

vate life is limited to the ham-

mock, a small cabinet and a small

locker. The trainees perform

nearly all the practical tasks; watch

duties etc. on board under the su-

pervision of the crew. They are

also taught theoretical subjects by

the crew members. The working

hours can be very long – up to 10-

12 hours daily divided in watch

duties, practical work and theory

lessons.

The DANMARK forms an excel-

lent teaching environment which

combines theory and practice. The

trainees achieve technical and so-

cial skills difficult to obtain in tra-

ditional training environments.

This year, Capt. Kurt Anderson

and the crew of the Danmark are

going to visit two ports at the US

East Coast: Savannah, Sep. 13-17

and Philadelphia, Sep. 23-27. Ar-

riving at 10:30 a.m. on Friday,

Sep. 23, they will open the tall

ship to the public on Saturday,

Sep. 24 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:30

p.m.; Sunday, Sep. 25 from 2:00

p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Monday

September 26 from 1:30 p.m. until

3:30 p.m.

The Danmark will depart the

Philadelphia Waterfront on Tues-

day, Sep. 27 and cross the North-

ern Atlantic to return back to

Denmark. The Program of Free

Events at Penn’s Landing is

funded and produced by the

Delaware River Waterfront Corp.