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Shes using healthy food in a convenient way to change peoples lives
BEFORE starting Real Food Works, 1991 Wharton MBA grad Lucinda Duncalfe, 50, of Lafayette Hill, worked at tech startups and co-founded an anti-spam company in 2004 that later was sold for $28 million. Real Food Works, which is relocating from West Conshohocken to Center City, has seven employees and more than 100 customers. The company expects to receive $1 million in venture capital soon. Q: ...
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Martial artist sues South Street store over penis gel
Mixed-martial artist Michael Waylon Lowe says a "Pleasure Balm" he bought in a South Street sex shop has left him with penile scars that keep him from performing properly in the ...
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Jury hears arguments for execution or prison for convicted druglord
THE FEDERAL JURY that last week convicted North Philadelphia drug kingpin Kaboni Savage of 12 counts of murder began hearing arguments yesterday for his execution or for spending what's left of his life in an 8-by-10-foot cell in a "supermax" prison in Florence, Colo. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Troyer portrayed him as a vengeful, rage-filled, unrepentant murderer. Defense ...
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Did cancer hats go too far
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City Controller Butkovitz clinches primary win by 2-to-1 margin
ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER City Controller Alan Butkovitz greets well-wishers yesterday as he enters Famous Fourth Street Deli. Butkovitz defeated two challengers in the primary, winning the Democratic nomination for November's ...
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Feeling better after shot Ryan Howard returns to lineup
MIAMI - Ryan Howard is not a fatalist except when it comes to matters of health, those of which are generally beyond the $125 million first baseman's control. He will take his chances. A cortisone shot reduced the pain from inflammation in his left knee. A doctor examined it and proclaimed him fit for action. So manager Charlie Manuel inserted Howard into his customary cleanup spot Tuesday ...
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Inside the Phillies QA with Phillies GM Ruben Amaro
is an oxymoron and the offense is often marked absent. The two biggest offseason additions in the outfield have contributed little. Welcome to the world of Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., who fielded a series of questions about his struggling team Tuesday ...
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With primary election over focus turns to DAs race
WITH YESTERDAY'S snoozefest primary election behind us, the next race to watch out for is the fall contest between District Attorney Seth Williams and Republican challenger Daniel "Danny" Alvarez. Both Williams and Alvarez were unopposed yesterday. Alvarez, 35, who worked as a prosecutor for eight years in the D.A.'s gun unit and the child support enforcement unit, is now ...
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La Salle prez to step down next year
THE PRESIDENT of La Salle University said yesterday that he will step down in May 2014 after 15 years, to allow the school to transition into a new era of leadership. Michael McGinniss, 65, known as "Brother Mike," grew up in Olney and graduated from La Salle in 1970. He has a Ph.D. from Notre Dame and has headed La Salle since 1999. Under his three terms, the Logan-based Catholic ...
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Here Come The Judges
Here are the apparent winners of yesterday's judicial primaries: Common Pleas Court Democrats Anne Marie Coyle Timika Lane Joe Fernandes Daniel McCaffery Giovanni Campbell FINAL SPOT TOO CLOSE TO CALL: Sierra Thomas Street and Dawn Tancredi Republicans Anne Marie Coyle Ken Powell Jr. Municipal Court Democrats Martin Coleman Henry Lewandowski Fran Shields Traffic Court ...
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NBA Playoffs 2013 Grizzlies vs. Spurs Game 2 San Antonio survives wild finish to prevail 93-89
Jerryd Bayless ' tough three-pointer from the wing fell woefully off line as the San Antonio Spurs staved off a furious comeback attempt by the Memphis Grizzlies and prevailed ...
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Should he roll over his IRA into gold
DEAR HARRY: I am 62, and I'm not financially able to retire. I don't have much saved, only about $23,000 in my IRA. I have been hearing a lot about investing in gold. Recently I attended a "seminar" given by a company that promoted gold ownership. One of the speakers predicted a damaging inflation before 2018. That would make gold king. He had a history of accurate investment ...
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Area senators hammer IRS officials at hearing
WASHINGTON - Bob Casey wanted more contrition. Bob Menendez wanted scrutiny of what he called "a second scandal." And Pat Toomey wanted to know how anyone could see IRS targeting of conservatives as anything but political. "On the face of it, it certainly appears that it is completely politically motivated," Toomey (R., Pa.) said at a Senate hearing Tuesday, challenging ...
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Fletcher Cox and Mychal Kendricks still figure prominently in Eagles plans
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A poor excuse for justice
A POOR PERSON who commits a crime has the right to an attorney. A poor person in a civil case does not. Not even if there's a risk of losing their home or a child or protection from abuse. Poor people in such cases represent themselves. This in a nation that promises equal justice; in a state where lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on lawyers to defend them when they're in ...
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Clout makes a sad face A dull election short on shenanigans
HERE'S A FINE example of how sleepy yesterday's primary election was: The most noted case of polling-place skulduggery was a temporary tattoo given as a joke. The Democratic primary for city controller dominated the otherwise eventless day. Incumbent Alan Butkovitz's campaign rushed to court early yesterday after challenger Brett Mandel took a stroll through a South Philly ...
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M.E. Death of faith-healing couples baby is murder
THE DEATH OF a 7-month-old child of a Northeast Philadelphia couple who believe in faith-healing instead of medical attention has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. Brandon Scott Schaible, the son of Herbert and Catherine Schaible, died in the family's Rhawnhurst home April 18 at 8:35 p.m. from bacterial pneumonia and dehydration, according to the autopsy report. The infant ...
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Phillies Notes Struggling Hamels brushes off reporters again
MIAMI - The last time Cole Hamels threw a pitch with his team in the lead was April 7. It was a crisp Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, in the high 50s, with the wind gusting to center. The season was six games old. In the fifth inning, Billy Butler smashed a 92-m.p.h. Hamels fastball to left for a grand slam. Hamels pitched to eight more batters that day, a 9-8 Phillies loss to Kansas ...
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Eagles playing it safe with safety Phillips
THE EAGLES and the Giants exchanged players this offseason. Not formally, of course, but New York signed Eagles free-agent defensive linemen Mike Patterson and Cullen Jenkins, and the Eagles signed former Giants first-round safety Kenny Phillips. It will be interesting to see which organization had a better read on the other squad's talents. Patterson, a smallish defensive tackle, ...
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In hindsight Ryan Howards contract an expensive mistake for Phillies
CONFESSION IS good for the soul, we are told. Besides, there is no realistic alternative, seeing as how the words written in 2010 will live forever in cyberspace. Every time I write about Ryan Howard, there probably should be this acknowledgment, right up front. ...
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Oklahoma tornado damage stuns Eagles ex-Sooners
The photos of Monday's tornado aftermath on Lane Johnson's phone didn't come from CNN or a newspaper. (Michael S. Wirtz/Staff ...
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Some early musings about Chip Kellys team
IN HIS HUGE OFFICE, early in these spring mornings, ol' Chippah must be chuckling. He has the whole region chasing its tail, like some strung-out Pac-12 defense without the sense to just play soft until the red zone. Who will be the quarterback? Will the rookie right tackle start over that huge Hanson brother ...
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Readings Anthony Hewitt making major strides
Anthony Hewitt was drafted as a shortstop, but the Phillies were hoping he could be their third baseman of the future. (Ralph Trout/Reading Fightin ...
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Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 Angels rout Ms
Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday ...
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Effects Of Lead Exposure On Student Achievement
Reginald Cureton, at a year old, was diagnosed with four times the amount of lead in his blood required for a child to be identified as having lead poisoning. Now 12, he's making strides in a smaller school; but Reginald is not ...
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Philadelphia expands recycling, but not all is well
Philadelphia is expanding the range of recyclable products its accepts in the refuse disposal systems and in effort to increase recycling rates and save money for the city council during current lean times. But, there is a concern among environmentalists that increased recycling may actually have negative side effects.
Recycling across the country is not entirely mainstreamed yet, according to figures from 2007 to 2008 (the most recent available), just 11% of all the USA’s garbage was recycled. Environmentalists point to figures such as these for the reason why landfills are running out, pollution is increasing and the environment is suffering. Read more
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