The summer I meet my new big sister, the six of us, our two dogs and a turtle travel to Ohio, where I meet Elizabeth Ann. A year or two later, her family travels to Philadelphia. Eventually, our families lose touch. Why, my mother does not recall. Nor do I recall much about the...
When I came across Zen MasterPeter Gilkspost on NYC skyscrapers, I decided to do one for Philly. Philadelphia is the largest city in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and sixth most populous city in United States. Adding the steeple toChrist Churchmade Philly home to the tallest structure in North...
He’d dive after swarms of flies and swat them off, bagging his precious prize to bring back to base camp. Later that night I told him about the “butt conference” I’d just attended, “Philadelphia’s 2nd Anal Health Symposium: Making Your Bottom a Top Health Priority.” The lecture ...
SPREADING MISINFORMATION Trump is also taking advantage of the presidential elections by spreading misinformation about mail-in voting, claiming it is fraudulent and should be illegal. He hopes to coerce voters so they won’t vote by mail, knowing Democrats are wary of going to polling places due...
It’s time forPhilcon, Philadelphia’s oldest literary convention. It’s in New Jersey. (Look, it was cheaper, okay?) I’ve been a guest at Philcon for years, and it’s always great to go back there and see so many of my friends. This year’s event will be on the weekend ofNov...
1.New crime predicton software should reduce not only the murder rate,but the rate of other crimes.Developed by Richard Berk,a professor at the University of Pennsylvania,the software has already used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict which individuals on probation(缓刑) or parole(假释) ...
OF GENERATIONS… Jamie O’Boyle, senior analyst for the Center for Cultural Studies and Analysis in Philadelphia, PA, explains: “First generation carries on their traditions inside the home. Second generation shares them with their parents but is also aware of the dominant culture (in this case...
In fact I had begun watching it on the local station in Philadelphia even before Clark became its host in 1956. That happened when he replaced the original guy who was ousted because of a DUI and accusations of sexual harassment. Within a year ABC picked up Bandstand and added the American...
The storm already has struck in Kansas and Missouri. Cities expected to be hit the hardest include Topeka, St. Louis, Springfield, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Dover, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation effectiv...
dozens of vaccines. He took a culture from his daughter, Jeryl Lynn, when she contracted mumps and used it to create the vaccine. This was demonstrative of his overall approach to his work,according to Paul Offit,the chief of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital in P...