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The Downtowners Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary
Staff reporterBetter Philly's Steve Highsmith highlights the history of the Mummer's Downtowners Fancy Brigade as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. The Downtowners are one of eleven fancy brigades that perform inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The...Tags: Pennsylvania, Ceremonies, Fashion Shows, Entertainment, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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2008 String Band Links
2008 Southwest Airlines Mummers Parade String Bands November 14, 2007 Aqua String Band Link: http://71.169.81.132/Aqua/ The Aqua String Band started in 1920, and their name is a reflection of the Prohibition time period. Aqua has never missed a...Tags: Kensington, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Arts and Culture
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Big Changes in Mummery
January 31, 2009 Several String Bands are experiencing a change in the Captain's position this year and these changes are huge. Big names, big influences on the Mummers will give way to a new generation of leadership. These changes also occur as...Tags: Kensington, Lifestyle and Leisure, World War II (1939-1945), Gaming, New Year's Day
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Polish American String Band
The Polish American String Band will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2008. While staying true to its ancestral Slavic heritage, the band has won first prize 11 times and second prize another 14 times. Click the icon above to visit the official...Tags: Ceremonies
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Irish American String Band
The Irish American String Band will be celebrating their 11 year anniversary in 2009. The band has played in numerous shows during its brief history, including Ireland's St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2002. Click the icon above to visit the official Irish...Tags: Ceremonies, Republic of Ireland, St. Patrick's Day
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Test Feed
This is a tecJ! The following bands are scheduled to appear: Saturday, August 2nd: Durning and Greater Overbrook String Bands Copyright 2008, WPHL ___________________________________________________________________________________________________...Tags: Health, George Washington, DVDs, Regional Authority, African Americans
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Talking With ... Donnie Mills: Staycations aid Busch Gardens
Donnie Mills, 51, is executive vice president and general manager of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, which is operated by Orlando-based Busch Entertainment Corp. and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. He spoke last week with Sentinel staff writer...Tags: Florida, Trips and Vacations, Inventories, Gardens and Parks, Migration
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The food-mood connection
You've heard the claims: Chocolate evokes that loving feeling. Eating fish makes you smarter. Pure carbs calm you down. If you are what you eat, as they say, then it certainly stands to reason that food can influence mood and brain power.
The theory...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Hormones and Metabolism, Depression, Human Interest
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Young, in love and less likely to drink
Los Angeles TimesMarriage usually helps stabilize behavior, with people less likely to use drugs and drink once wedded. The same appears to be true of young adults in romantic relationships, a new study has found. Researchers examined surveys of 909 people who were...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Health, Drugs and Medicines
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This degree means more than business
If you think the pursuit of an MBA is best left to the "business minded," think again. The benefit of traveling this higher education path applies to early careerists as well as mid-season career changers, no matter their undergrad degree or work history....Tags: Event Planning, Achievement Records, Voting, Human Accomplishments, Human Interest
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Young and Pregnant, But Not Alone
McClatchy TribuneAt 17, Camia Carruthers is expecting her first child. But she's not going it alone. She has the support of her parents, her boyfriend and Jeanne Kumlin, a nurse who makes weekly house calls. For years, the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency has been sending...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Teen-agers, Health and Safety at School
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