The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from November 2004

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from November 2004

The Philadelphia Daily News gizmo column.
November 1, 2004

The Chef's Table: When baking, look for the sugar pumpkin.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: A couple of recipes I'd like to try call for "cooking pumpkins." Can I use the same type of pumpkin in these recipes that I buy for carving, or should I substitute with canned pumpkin? Thanks for...

Coming this month: Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Elton John.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Greatest hits packages, big-name music video DVDs and tons of CD/DVD combination sets dominate the rich array of releases hitting music stores in November. ___ NOV. 2: BEATLES VS. STONES: The Rolling...

More toys made for XM Radio, iPod.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMOS: Goodies for XM Radio and Apple iPod. There's more to the satellite radio revolution than having 100-plus channels of great audio programming. There's the convenience and sheer coolness of the...

Finding solace in `The West Wing'.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray PHILADELPHIA _ I woke up yesterday to find someone had removed the Bush-Cheney signs from my street. Can't say I missed them, but I wouldn't have minded seeing the Kerry-Edwards signs go, too. Whether or not you...

`Dallas' stars back for reunion show.
November 2, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray You know November sweeps is just around the corner when the stars of one of television's longest-running prime-time soaps prepare to go head-to-head with the genre's newest hit. For "Dallas'" Linda Gray, who spent 11...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
November 2, 2004

An ill-conceived idea? Matchmakers blamed for pregnancy.
November 2, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I recently introduced a single male friend to one of my girlfriend's single female friends. The two of them fell in love but eventually stopped seeing each other. Then the woman found out that she was pregnant. Now...

Klitschko will try to regain the luster of heavyweight division.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Americans voted Tuesday for the man who will lead us for the next four years. On Dec. 11, an important referendum will determine either the heavyweight most fight fans will support, or whether...

Besides Canada's other attractions, you can get a flu shot.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Jill Porter Looks like the worst has happened. Four more years of fanatical right-wing fundamentalists running the government. Four more years of lies, regressive social policy and Laura Bush. Clearly, there's only one...

Owens takes another jab at Ray Lewis, alludes to murder case.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ This week, there is no grudge match looming for Terrell Owens. But it isn't too late to rekindle last week's controversy. T.O. began Wednesday's weekly media session noting support he received from...

Lewis takes another jab at Ray Lewis, alludes to murder case.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ This week, there is no grudge match looming for Terrell Owens. But it isn't too late to rekindle last week's controversy. T.O. began Wednesday's weekly media session noting support he received from...

Westbrook might have a chance to play Sunday.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Andy Reid raised a glimmer of hope Wednesday that injured running back Brian Westbrook might be able to play Sunday, when the 7-0 Eagles visit the 6-1 Steelers. But it was a faint, flickering glimmer. ...

Bush won because of four main reasons.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Erin Einhorn PHILADELPHIA _ In the end, the re-election of President Bush came down to roughly 125,000 Ohio votes, out of 125 million cast across the country. With a margin that small, "it could have come down to something as...

Real success: Black male athletes graduate at a higher rate.
November 3, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ The NCAA came out with its annual report on graduation rates the other day, telling a good story again, a story nobody knows about and nobody wants to hear about, a story even the NCAA itself can't seem...

TV way out of touch? Most hits don't play well in `red' states.
November 4, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray If you're a TV critic, it's hard not to look at Tuesday's election results and realize that you're covering a medium that's probably still out of touch with large segments of the country. Red-staters, security moms,...

Jamal Lewis' return welcomed by Fantasy Leaguers.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Three weeks equals 504 hours, or 30,240 minutes, or more than 1.8 million seconds, to the rest of the world. For Jamal Lewis, it was an eternity. For Jamal Lewis owners, three weeks might have...

Eagles tell referees to watch defensive grabbers, and other notes.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ The NFL seems to be extremely satisfied with the way its officials are enforcing the re-emphasis of the five-yard chuck rule, but the Eagles aren't. This week, the club shipped a tape to director...

As Cowher plays Mick Jagger, Steelers keep winning.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Deep inside, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and Eagles counterpart Andy Reid are very much alike. Each is committed to success, has a clear vision of what it takes to achieve it, and is...

ESPN's Hoge down on the Eagles.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Ron Jaworski was an NFL quarterback. Merrill Hoge was an NFL fullback. No wonder, to the delight of viewers, they continually disagree on "EA Sports NFL Match-Up" on ESPN Fridays and and ESPN2...

Thome will be leader in Manuel's Phillies clubhouse.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Charlie Manuel made a point of never entering the Phillies' clubhouse during Larry Bowa's final season as manager. Now that it's Manuel's clubhouse, expect some things to change _ such as, Jim Thome's...

Staley trying to send the right message.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Like one of those undecided voters in the days leading up to Tuesday's election, running back Duce Staley reserves the right to change his mind. Staley, in his first season in Pittsburgh after...

New sculpture garden just start of Philadelphia parkway makeover.
November 5, 2004

Can Pittsburgh dethrone the undefeated Eagles?
November 5, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Is this the week the Eagles stumble? Lots of people seem to think so. After all, the Eagles probably aren't going 16-0. Nobody ever has. If they're going to lose, this would be a logical time to do...

Put Eagles' Westbrook on ice.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Yo, Andy! Don't even think about it. Don't even talk about it. Ice Brian Westbrook on Sunday and maybe ice him and that cracked rib of his next Monday night against the Cowboys, too. No...

The Chef's Table: Her biscotti always turns out crummy.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I love biscotti, but I have a problem every time I try to make it. After it comes out of the oven, it is supposed to be sliced and then baked again so that it becomes crunchy and not soft. This is...

Music video DVDs have plenty of extras.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Music DVDs from Elton John, Grateful Dead, Elvis Presley and more. ALL WIRED UP AND READY TO GROOVE: Millions of Americans have their big-screen TV sets wired to a DVD player, surround-sound receiver...

Americans absent from Advanta semifinals.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman VILLANOVA, Pa. _ For the second consecutive year, no American was in the final at Villanova's Pavilion. Amelie Mauresmo, of France, repeated as the Advanta titleholder, defeating Russia's Vera Zvonareva Sunday, 3-6,...

To circumcise, or not? Mixed-marriage couple can't decide.
November 9, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: My husband I are expecting a baby boy in a couple of months. I'm Jewish, he's not, and we have strong disagreements about circumcision. It's a part of my culture and I want to have a bris. My husband, however,...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
November 9, 2004

Eagles' Rayburn charged with leaving scene of accident.
November 9, 2004... Byline: Don Russell PHILADELPHIA _ Hours before Sam Rayburn's SUV wreck on the Roosevelt Boulevard Tuesday, the defensive tackle known as "Truck Driver" sat in a bar and recounted the Eagles' miserable loss to the Steelers. He was...

Gatti boxing family copes with abuse.
November 10, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ It is not unusual for boxers who have just pounded each other to bloody pulps to hug at a fight's conclusion in a gesture of mutual respect and admiration. WBC super lightweight champion Arturo...

You'll find a racially diverse cast on ABC's `Lost'.
November 10, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray Television executives like to talk about "colorblind casting," a process that more often than not produces series pilots that are blindingly white. Occasionally, that's followed, an episode or two later, by the...

Philadelphia-area transit authority goes to lobby legislature for funding.
November 10, 2004

Mouth from the South: Behind bluster, Owens has humble roots.
November 11, 2004... Byline: Gary Myers PHILADELPHIA _ The phone rang and then Marilyn Heard's son was telling her how homesick he was, and that he wanted to come back to Alexander City, the small town where they lived in Alabama. "He talked about...

Land deal brings Microsoft school closer to reality in Philadelphia.
November 11, 2004

Philadelphia panel weighs plans for restaurant in city park.
November 11, 2004

Sunday, Monday night packages in focus.
November 11, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Now that FOX and CBS are aboard through 2011 as carriers of NFL Sunday afternoon games, the focus is on the Sunday and Monday night packages. ESPN and ABC air Sunday and Monday night games,...

Holyfield, fighting at 42, refuses to take a hint.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez NEW YORK _ For much of what history will acknowledge as a stellar career, Evander Holyfield was boxing's St. George equivalent, a knight in shining armor who dashed around the countryside slaying dragons and...

Radio station makes waves with Paterno rumor.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ It takes little for a rumor to become a story these days. Case in point: A radio talk-show discussion Thursday morning on Pittsburgh's FOX970. The two hosts were just sort of talking about the...

Manning could have Marino's number.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Because running backs were so coveted, Peyton Manning was not among the first few players drafted this year in most leagues. That will change next season unless he breaks his leg, gets traded to the...

A.J. could be Brad's ticket to Miami.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ The news out of South Florida this week that Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman apparently won't be joining Dave Wannstedt in the unemployment line after the season could be very fortuitous for...

New evening newspaper in Philadelphia to bear familiar name.
November 12, 2004

Riders have no voice as Philadelphia transit board meets.
November 12, 2004

Got a VCR? Want to play DVDs? Try 'combis'.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: RCA DVD Recorder/VCR. Longtime users of VHS VCRs and camcorders have been caught in a bind. Yes, they'd love to join the DVD revolution that's almost made pre-recorded VHS tapes obsolete. (Blockbuster...

Jameer Nelson on the NBA, life and coming home.
November 13, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi WASHINGTON _The 20ish guy with the red Maryland hooded pullover, cell phone/megaphone attached to his ear and gym bag filled with jerseys at his feet, lurked in the lobby of the swank Arlington, Va., Ritz-Carlton, just...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
November 13, 2004

The Chef's Table: Making creme brulee set.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I tried making creme brulee, but after leaving it in the oven for over two hours, all I had left were ramekins full of liquid. I was hoping you could tell me what I did wrong before I try making it...

Pa. House passes bill to raise speeding fines.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Myung Oak Kim PHILADELPHIA _ When the state House unanimously approved legislation last week that would dramatically stiffen the fine for school-zone speeding, Philadelphia wasn't the only town celebrating. In Greensburg,...

A future with future in-law? Fiance's mom isn't being friendly.
November 16, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: My fiance and I are to be married soon. He's a great guy, but I worry about his mom. Whenever we visit, she always has a little dig for me. Often she says these hurtful things when he's not around. I mentioned it...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
November 16, 2004

Philadelphia condo complex sells out nearly all units in 2 days.
November 16, 2004

Pennsylvania lawmakers to offer a salvage plan for cash-poor transit systems.
November 16, 2004

Wright still considers himself IBF world champ.
November 17, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ When it comes to HBO's staging of "world championship" fights, the cable giant's programming is not that much different from reruns of its steamy reality series, "G-String Divas." There's more...

50 things to know about this college basketball season.
November 17, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is right when he says up to 40 teams deserve to be ranked in the Top 25. What's more is that at least half that many have legitimate national championship aspirations. Unlike...

Like ABC, NFL had no idea about Terrell & Nicollette - yeah right.
November 17, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ I guess that in five or six years, when my soon-to-be-born baby girl sits with her old man about to watch a football game, I'll better appreciate the hubbub caused by "Monday Night Football's" risque...

Pennsylvania lawmakers eye transit aid.
November 17, 2004

Racial overtones cause for concern in Owens-Sheridan `MNF' scene.
November 17, 2004... Byline: Jenice Armstrong PHILADELPHIA _ As I watched Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens leer at the nearly nude actress in that introduction that aired before Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys, the name Mandingo flashed...

There are family-friendly shows in TV land.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray PHILADELPHIA _ I have a challenge for the groups who claim TV's hurting families. Stop organizing boycotts. Start organizing viewing parties. I'd suggest beginning with CBS' "Joan of Arcadia," whose second...

Developer Toll Brothers shows off plans for historic Philadelphia site.
November 18, 2004

Some Eagles think Owens controversy is much ado about nothing.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Several of Terrell Owens' teammates said Wednesday they couldn't see why the ABC "Desperate Housewives" promo that aired just before "Monday Night Football" has raised such a fuss. Others indicated...

During `ET' appearance, Owens says acting and skit were enjoyable.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Terrell Owens apologized for his sultry skit with Nicollette Sheridan during a Thursday news conference. But on Wednesday, Owens appeared on "Entertainment Tonight," declaring Sheridan "a hot lady." ...

Think Owens-Sheridan are risque, just look at Eagles' Web site.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ Last month, the Eagles launched their kids' Web site. It's a great site, filled with players' elementary-school photos, "Words of Wisdom from Coach Reid" and all sorts of tips for young Eagles...

Eagles too reliant on Owens in passing game.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ The Eagles' passing game has gone from an ensemble cast to a one-man show; from spread the ball around to all T.O. all the time. Or pretty close to it. In the last three games, Donovan McNabb has...

Getting defensive points in Fantasy world.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Three weeks remain in most fantasy regular seasons. Any running back who gets 10 carries a game is on somebody's roster, and the only quarterback out there is Jay Fiedler. But what about defenses? ...

Falcons following the Eagles' lead.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ Look closely at the surprising 7-2 Atlanta Falcons and you'll notice they bear a striking resemblance to the 2000 Eagles. Both coming off 5-11 seasons. Both led by catch-me-if-you-can quarterbacks...

NBC expecting great things in Nextel Chase finale.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ No one is happier than NBC Sports about NASCAR's Chase for the Championship finish. Five drivers, led by Kurt Busch, will contend for the Nextel Cup title and the $5.2 million payout on Sunday....

Philadelphia to cut 500 city workers.
November 19, 2004

Plans for wireless Philadelphia face uncertain fate.
November 19, 2004

Soon, it will be Joe Paterno, the former coach.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ One of these days, weeks, months, years _ decades? _ Joe Paterno will no longer be wearing out the lush grass along the sideline of the House That JoePa Built, Beaver Stadium. He will be a statue, a...

NFL leads the nation in pop-culture debate.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ In terms of American culture in the new millennium, the man who is in the most powerfully precarious position in this country is not an actor or a director, not an author or a playwright, not a network...

Pennsylvania legislators point fingers as transit bill remains unfinished.
November 19, 2004

New exhibit focuses on Jewish boxing champions from 1910-1940.
November 20, 2004... Byline: Stan Hochman PHILADELPHIA _ They tell this story about Benny Leonard, fighting Irish Eddie Finnegan in a dusty coal-mining town, early part of the last century. The crowd, fueled by booze and bigotry, screamed for Finnegan to "kill...

Thanks for the hypocrisy, NFL and ABC.
November 20, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Thank you for playing. Thank you for calling. Thank you for caring. If truth serum were pumped into their revenue-streamed veins, this is the message the Eagles, ABC and the NFL would have sent...

Eagles' Trotter to renew acquaintances with Redskins.
November 20, 2004... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ This isn't at all like the other time he prepared to face a former team for the first time, Jeremiah Trotter said, as he got ready to play the Washington Redskins on behalf of the Eagles, after being...

Internet advances from Verizon, AOL.
November 22, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMOS: Computer enhancements from Verizon and America Online. LOOK, MA, NO STRINGS! Will computer users be cutting their hard-wired connections to the Internet, just as some mobile phone converts have bid...

She's got a marathon man.
November 23, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: My husband is a runner, and four years ago he ran a marathon with an old girlfriend. He hasn't seen her since (she lives two states away), but she recently invited him to run another. She has a boyfriend who...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
November 23, 2004

Hopkins, De La Hoya strike a deal.
November 24, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ As Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins discovered when he dominated Felix Trinidad in their Sept. 29, 2001, megafight, beating the man doesn't necessarily make you the man. Sure, Hopkins got his fair...

`Rockwell' a dysfunctional family holiday story.
November 24, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray Call me sick, but I actually enjoy huge family holidays. But then I come from a huge family whose most serious holiday fights usually take place over a Trivial Pursuit board on Thanksgiving night. Many people, I...

Players' union assembling another proposal.
November 24, 2004... Byline: Edward Moran PHILADELPHIA _ There just might be some hope for the hockey season. While the NHL players' union has been denying it is not currently preparing a new proposal designed to at least reopen talks with the league, the...

Sometimes, Fantasy success lies on the trainer's table.
November 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Scour all the preseason magazines and Web sites you want, but you'll not find Chuck Barta's name listed anywhere. Yet, he will have a huge hand in the outcome of thousands of fantasy leagues across the...

The looming threat to Roe.
November 26, 2004... Byline: Carol Towarnicky Even now, with religious Rumpelstiltskins claiming their payback for spinning the Bush campaign into gold, some analysts say reproductive rights are safe. They claim Roe v. Wade will stand despite a hailstorm...

Ravens' Boller might be on his way up the quarterback food chain.
November 26, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ Don't add Kyle Boller to the long list of first-round quarterback busts quite yet. The second-year Ravens signal-caller has played impressively in back-to-back-to-back wins over the Cowboys, Jets...