Word: philadelphia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thinking as they looked forward to the Big One next year. If you go strictly by the numbers, the Dems will have emptied a few more bottles: By the time the votes are all counted, they will have reaped a few nice rewards, eking out a victory in the Philadelphia mayoral race and forcing the Mississippi gubernatorial race to a tie-break vote in the Democratic-controlled statehouse. Democrats also took mayoral seats in the Republican strongholds of Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis...
Judith Rodin at the University of Pennsylvania was the Ivy League's first female president, named in 1993. Prior to arriving in Philadelphia, she was Yale's provost. One former University of Chicago president, Hanna H. Gray, also served as Yale's provost...
...same vein, finding money to start a business isn't as simple anymore as just going to the bank. Venture capitalists have a greater role to play, and their demands are different. Michael Heller, chairman of the emerging-business and venture-capital group at Cozen and O'Connor, a Philadelphia law firm, says he gets 10 to 12 calls a month from start-up companies. According to Heller, venture capitalists also bring sophisticated knowledge and business contacts to help young entrepreneurs who may not have much business experience. But the price might include more restrictions on the emerging company...
...those who served as caddie at a Golf Association of Philadelphia club...
...regularly but had a rough time on the rugged, muddy 9-mile trek up to the base camp in the Machalilla National Park of coastal Ecuador. It was easier for Lee, a biophysicist who at 67 still bikes 30 miles round trip every day between their home in a Philadelphia suburb and his office at the University of Pennsylvania. For their nine days, not including airfare, they paid a little less than $1,600, which is partly tax deductible. "Practicing retirement" is how the couple describes this adventure. But Helen admits to another motive. "I had just turned...