Word: philadelphia
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Spotted in the stands were former Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ron Hextall, now scouting for them along with former Philly Coach Paul Holmgren...
...years Cuba's communist dictator, Fidel Castro, has chafed, rattled and raged under the cold-war headlock of a U.S. trade embargo. But this past summer the wily presidente sensed an opening. Philadelphia health-care-products giant SmithKline Beecham (a subsidiary of SmithKline Beecham in Britain) got the Clinton Administration's O.K. to pay Cuba some $20 million for the rights to test and market, in the U.S., a meningitis vaccine developed by Cuban scientists. Embargo rules still require SmithKline to pay initially in barter instead of dollars--a Yanqui condition that aides expected Castro to reject. To their surprise...
...initial impact, not the meaning. Unless you've got more bite than DMX, unless you've got more bounce than Juvenile, people don't want to hear it. Nobody wants to listen to rap just 'cause its supposed to be good for you--this ain't broccoli. The Philadelphia-based group the Roots is worth listening to not just because of the message--the members are fierce champions of artistic expression--but precisely because of the music. This is not just the best band in hip-hop, it's also one of the best bands in rap or rock...
According to Cronan, Averell arrived at the airport 45 minutes before the departure of his 6:15 p.m. flight from Boston home to Philadelphia...
...fallout shelter, or buy a round trip to Tahiti. Bad math notwithstanding, Americans are remarkably blase about Y2K. "Sarah, Plain & Tall," whooped "Y2K: The Movie" before Thanksgiving. Millennium-themed advertisements are almost universally regarded as lame. And even as Y2K computer problems are beginning to surface--people in Philadelphia have been getting jury notices for service in February 1900--there's not much excitement over the impending milestone...