Looking to spruce up your cooking space? We asked design experts what trends they’re seeing now and what they predict will stay popular beyond 2010. …
When the Diagnosis Is ‘Dead Butt Syndrome’
My butt, unfortunately, is dead. “Dead butt syndrome,” the sports medicine doctor said to me after making me go through a series of circus-act contortions that involved swiveling my hip in all …
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I’m a Runner: Michael Palin
When did you start running? In 1978, I had to look extremely tan and fit to play the ex-leper in Life of Brian, so I ran up and down the beaches in Tunisia where we were shooting. I got back to London …
Vick Divides Shocked Philadelphia Fan Base
Fans in this sports-obsessed city were divided over the Eagles’ signing of Michael Vick, but they were united in at least one emotion: shock. “The whole city was full of people running outside to …
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Where Have all the Catholic Schools Gone?
Since 2001, 97 of New Jersey’s Catholic schools have closed—282 since 1971, according to the National Catholic Educational Association. Total enrollment has dropped from 275,012 students in 609 …
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Six Ways to Protect Your Credit Cards While Traveling
Vacation should be about one thing: relaxing. If your credit cards are stolen, though, you'll spend more time in your hotel room undoing fraud than lying on the beach sipping a drink decorated with a …
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Get Cash for Your Clutter
Admit it: You have too much stuff, whether clothes spill out of closets, toys fill your basement or you can't actually park your car in the garage. You're not alone. Americans spend $20 billion per …
Pull Together Your Downpayment
Most home buyers need a down payment of 3.5% to 20% of the purchase price to qualify for a mortgage. A few can still get away with putting no money down through one type of government-guaranteed …
‘Junk fees’ abound on debit cards on prepaid debit cards used for unemployment benefits
If you're receiving unemployment benefits through a prepaid debit card, you've got to pay close attention to the fees you're being charged to access that money. A recent study from the National …
Snowbirds Cast Off Their Inner Fashionistas
I AM a habitué of vintage-clothes shops, and while on vacation here recently, I checked out Sherry’s YesterDaze Vintage, a consignment shop in the Seminole Heights neighborhood that a friend had …
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New Atomic Microscope Is A Force to Be Reckoned With
University of the Sciences is now home to an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), a powerful tool that will not only enable researchers to conduct cutting edge research on campus but will also create new …
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Lisa A. Lawson: Taking a Step Forward
When Lisa A. Lawson, PharmD, came to the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sciences campus in 1982, she was focused on the job at hand: assistant professor of clinical pharmacy. “My goal upon …
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Survivor at Sea: A cancer survivor and her family set out to sail the world
Diane Selkirk called from her in-laws’ place in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city she calls home. But as soon as we started talking, she was interrupted by a whisper, then a giggle. “Here she …
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