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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Pennsylvania

Riffing on a Legend - 4-15-2009

American Way strikes a chord with the world’s most renowned acoustic guitar: C.F. Martin. There was a time, though, when disco nearly killed this music star.

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...of these lyrics actually pulled into Nazareth, Pennsylvania, an acoustic guitar in tow, to visit the C.F.

... inside the hole. It read "C.F. Martin, Nazareth, Pennsylvania" He thought, Why not? and incorporated the...

...Each model is still handmade at the factory in Pennsylvania, and vintage Martin guitars can sell for...

Well-inspired Travel - 7-15-2002

Wine-Inspired Travel Winemakers are going farther afield these days in search of new terroir, making for some interesting and adventurous vinous travel.

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...French cuisine. CHADDSFORD 2000 CHARDONNAY, Pennsylvania ($33) Former New York state winemaker Eric...

...1982 in a converted 17-century colonial barn in Pennsylvania''s historic Brandywine Valley, just southwest of...

...they sold locally, Chaddsford has grown into Pennsylvania''s largest winery, producing 35,000 cases a year.

Learn! Charge! - 1-1-2003

Six years ago, Michael Useem, director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, took a group of MBA students on a field trip. Their destination: the Civil War battlefield in Gettys...

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...and Change Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, took a group of MBA...

...the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Their assignment: Spend the day walking the...

The Sweetest Thing - 5-1-2006

Clockwise from top left: The Lavender Garden: Beautiful Varieties to Grow and Gather by Robert Kourik and Deborah Jones (Chronicle Books, $19) Luxury Body Butter, $38. (800) 590-6464,

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... Pennsylvania Lavender Festival, Fairfield, Pennsylvania (10 minutes west of Gettysburg). -June 17-18 ...

Frozen Delights - 4-15-2008

WHEN DOES THE NEWS ITSELF BECOME NEWS? WHEN ITS INSIDE THE NEWSEUM, OF COURSE! BANANA CARAMEL PRALINE, LIME-AND-MINT MOJITO SUMMERS NEAR, AND THAT MEANS COOL TREATS. PLUS MUCH MORE.

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...flavors, like lime-and-mint mojito and local Pennsylvania wild wineberry, and the late-night hours --...

Worth Repeating - 5-15-2001

"Our business is show business and hospitality. Every funeral service we provide is like opening night, except that we don’t get to do it a second time." — Ernie Heffner, owner of funeral homes in New York and Pennsylvania.

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... Heffner , owner of funeral homes in New York and Pennsylvania. Source: Reuters, February...

Hot Spots Worth The Hike - 10-1-2001

Exit the city to eat well? These three destination eateries warrant the trek. NEW HOPE, Pennsylvania: Moonlight, 36 W. Mechanic St.; (215) 862-3100Visitors to arty Bucks County, less than an hours drive from Philadelphia, sup in sophisticated style ...

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...eateries warrant the trek. NEW HOPE, Pennsylvania: Moonlight , 36 W. Mechanic St.; (215)...

Drive It - 11-15-2001

THE ELECTRIC COMPANY Your clients will think your car’s a gas, even though you’ll hardly be using any. EV Rental Cars, specializing in environmentally friendly transportation, has just expanded its locations on the East Coast to incl...

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...to existing outlets in California, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, plus the backing of Budget Rent A Car, and...

Menu - 3-15-2002

SOUP’S ON The differences between a seafood chowder and a seafood bisque may seem small, but to a classic French chef, the two are very different soups. Chowders are properly made with milk, butter, and pieces of seafood, while bisqu...

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...2611 Ponce de Leon Blvd.; (305) 444-2024 WAYNE, Pennsylvania: le mas perrier , 503 W. Lancaster Ave.; (610)...

Books That Matter - 7-15-2002

PATRICK HARKER, THE WHARTON SCHOOL Like so many people, Patrick Harker, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is searching for order in this new era of discontinuity. But Harker is looking for it in an unexpec...

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...dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is searching for order in this new era of...

Web Picks - 11-15-2002

How many customers are “delighted” with customer service? Not many, from the looks of Complaints.com, a site that features rants, diatribes, and laments from the piqued and the chafed.

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...get its psychographics: Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, is home to the “sophisticated town...

Drive It - 8-1-2003

ADD VROOM TO YOUR ROOM Talk about a cool hotel amenity. Forget the rental car and tap into these creative drives. NEMACOLIN WOODLANDS RESORT & SPA: For some it’s a test drive, for others it’s a fantasy. This majestic ...

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... fantasy. This majestic resort and spa in western Pennsylvania is home to the Hummer Driving Club, which gives...

A Corny Idea - 8-1-2004

It looks, feels, and acts like clear plastic, but in actuality, its corn. Well, a 100 percent biodegradable corn resin, at least. "Corntainers," created by Cargill Dow subsidiary NatureWorks, have replaced traditional deli counter plastic food boxes...

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... three years with Italian food retailer IPER, and Pennsylvania candy maker JoEL wraps its hard candies in a...

Fine Wine Online? - 11-1-2004

Quick does your state allow direct shipment of wine from out of state? don't feel bad if you're clueless; state laws on grapes-to-go are a complicated hodgepodge (see www.freethegrapes.org).As of now, 24 states either forbid or restrict direct-to-con...

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...verboten in Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, for example, while California permits a...

Million-Dollar Bill - 6-15-2009

Infomercial guru extraordinaire and Pitchmen star Billy Mays has made a fortune hawking household cleaners and cooking supplies. What’s next for this one-man brand?

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...high school linebacker from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a town of aging iron and steel plants, lumber...

Yo-Yo Nation - 7-1-2009

The second annual International Yo-Yo Open & New York State Yo-Yo Contest describes itself as the world’s largest yo-yo event; over the next two days, organizers expect a crowd of more than 20,000. Yo-yo stars have flown in from the UK, South America, Japan, and Central Europe and are now mingling about the room, eagerly showing each other tricks.

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... between 75 and 80 yo-yos. Back home in Somerset, Pennsylvania, he’s a local yo-yo star and makes up to $100...

Bluegrass Breakdown - 9-15-2002

Whiskey runs deeper in the American consciousness than college football or the right to cheap gas. When you think about it, the potent liquor is even more American than apple pie.

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...the colonial American frontier lands of western Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. They worked up a mighty...

Ethical Dilemma - 9-15-2002

Amid corporate scandals, business schools ponder their teaching of ethics.

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... vice dean at Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, "It''s a problem that every business school has...

Don't Worry, Be (very) Happy - 6-1-2002

Very happy people are not weird, a study says. Whew, That's a relief.you'll be happy to learn," I called to my wife, "that you are not emotionally disturbed."I was sitting propped up in bed reading the paper, killing time wh...

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...and Martin E.P. Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia tested 222 University of...

Father Nose Best - 6-1-2001

Honor your pop on June 17 with one of these three spirits.

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...by German and Scotch-Irish immigrants in Pennsylvania and Maryland were once widely appreciated, but...