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Hot slice of culture: The pizza museum Four twentysomethings want to turn one man's obsession into unique pizza shop Guinness Book of Records to rank his collection this month RIKARD LARMA/METRO

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38% Decrease in the last seven years of fire deaths in Philadelphia, according to statistics reviewed at yesterday’s relaunch of the city’s monthly PhillyStat meetings. METRO Dwyer, pictured here with some of his vast collection, is working with Hunter, Anderson and Michael Carter to realize their dream of owning a pizza shop that doubles as a museum paying homage to the very pies they’ll serve.

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Despite America's obvious love affair with pizza that's been cooking ever since the pizzeria was introduced to us in 1905, there is no official record for the largest single collection of memorabilia related to the tomato-based cuisine.

That is expected to change July 31 when Guinness Book of World Records officials arrive in Philadelphia to take a count of Fishtowner Brian “Brain” Dwyer’s collection,

Red sauce,

The proposal for the Pizza Brain shop goes before the local zoning board next week — always an important step in getting a project off the ground.

If approved, the four then will secure the variances to begin renovation of the former floral shop in the 2300 block of Frankford Avenue, Dwyer said.

“With all the recent art galleries opening up around here, it would be great to add a place to eat,” he said.

which is more than 550 pieces and counting.

“It’s kind of amazing that there is no current

record,” Dwyer said yesterday at a former flower shop on Frankford Avenue he hopes will become the

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Pizza Brain restaurant and museum by next spring.

“I’ve always loved pizza and then I had this idea. ...

I want it to be open to grow exponentially.”

Dwyer and three other twentysomethings from the neighborhood have formed the business plan that will make Fishtown home to America’s largest pizza memorabilia museum. Chef Joe Hunter, who approached Dwyer after learning of the collection

What’s on the menu?

PHILADELPHIA. The collection ranges from a “Turtles Pizza Drop” arcade game circa 1990 — we’ve come a long way in electronic gaming — to 1950s vinyl records honoring pizza in song and lyric.

It'll be Anderson’s job to continue to rotate the memorabilia inside the eatery once it opens, since space for all 550-plus collectibles won’t be available all the time.

“We don’t want it to look like Hard Rock Cafe anyway,” Anderson said, referring to the way the restaurant chain stuffs its walls from floor to roof.

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through the grapevine, will be responsible for the food.

“It wouldn’t fit into any other area in Philadelphia,” said Ryan Anderson, who’s in charge of designing the pizza shop and has already begun showing off the vast collection at recent art shows. “We love the Fishtown-Kensington area and it'll be great to add this [attraction and restaurant].”

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Turning around the Rivage PHILADELPHIA. The city’s ReBoathouse Row

development Authority issued a request this week for proposals to develop the Ri-

vage Property along Kelly Drive that East Falls residents have long hoped would become a welcoming bookend to Boathouse Row. Holding out such hope is Gina Snyder, director of the East Falls Development Corp. In the late 1990s, the City bought the 1.7-acre property between Ridge

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Avenue and Kelly Drive starting at Calumet Street at Falls Bridge.

Formerly the Rivage Catering hall, the RDA accepted bids twice in 2004.

A “hugely ambitious” residential/retail proposal was selected but never came to fruition. In 2009, a scaledback plan from another developer fell victim to the economy.

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Camden, N.J., firefighters have fought a few multi-alarm blazes since June 9.

Arson team gone, but Camden fires continue to rage on Check it out!

Fifth abandoned building since June 9 burned yesterday morning Local ATF, county investigators search for links as 20-member national team since left Camden firefighters fought yet another abandoned-building fire yesterday morning, again fueling fears of a serial arsonist.

The latest blaze was reported at the vacant Clement Coverall Co. plant at Sixth Street and Carl Miller Boulevard.

“Obviously, there’s no certainty that this fire is related to the others, but that is something that’s being looked at,” said Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.

The two-alarm fire is the fifth since a 12-alarm blaze engulfed an abandoned tire factory, razing 23

Timeline: Fire in Camden June 9: 12-alarm fire at an abandoned tire factory in the Parkside neighborhood razes 23 buildings, dis-

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buildings and displacing at least 16 families in the Parkside neighborhood on June 9.

After the third fire struck a former chemicalplant factory 10 days later, a 20-person federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives response team investigated whether it was arson.

They found it was, but have since left Camden without linking the incident to others.

“They didn’t go to the

places at least 16 families.

June 11: Eight-alarm fire in a former garment factory just a mile away in Waterfront South.

June 19: Six-alarm fire at a former chemical-plant factory on Federal Street.

other fire scenes because, for the most part, there really wouldn’t be much to find there at this point.

For public-safety reasons, the remains of those buildings were knocked down,” Laughlin said.

“There would be very little to glean from those scenes because of the demolitions.”

The local ATF is investigating the latest fire, which occurred at a former paint- and varnish-manufacturing site undergoing DEP “remediation” for environmental concerns.

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June 23: One-alarm fire at an abandoned Magnolia Avenue building.

Yesterday: Paint- and varnish-manufacturing site on Carl Miller Boulevard listed among “active sites with confirmed contamination.”

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President Barack Obama’s fundraising in one day’s stops in Center City and Mt. Airy last week, according to local organizers

800 Attendees who paid $100 to $2,500 at Obama’s ďŹ rst stop at the Hyatt at the Bellevue

$10K Starting price to attend the evening dinner event at the Mt. Airy home of Comcast executive David L. Cohen.

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“This was a good number considering where we are in the campaign cycle ... and the state of the economy. People are more focused on getting to the shore and how they are going to pay for their gas to get there than they are on the next election.� KESSLER

City officials are organizing a volunteer cleanup of a Southwest Philadelphia cemetery while a court decides the fate of the grounds after years of neglect.

Mount Moriah Cemetery, the largest graveyard in Pennsylvania, houses the remains of about 88,000 people, but has been in disrepair for several years due to the lack of an active operator. Last month, the city went to Municipal Court to ask a judge to declare the cemetery a public nuisance and hold the widow of the last surviving member of the governing body responsible.

In the meantime, the city is teaming up with Friends of Mt. Moriah, Greater Philadelphia Cares and other groups to clean up the site July 16. It is also working with officials in Yeadon Borough, which the cemetery crosses into, to find a receiver to maintain and operate the 380acre site.

The city has also obtained an order to seize the cemetery’s records and has contracted an outside organization to catalog those records.

Clean-up crews will have lots of weeds to wack.

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Twitter funding puts value at $7B Following successful IPOs of other tech firms, social networking site is raising the stakes of its valuation Twitter Inc., the microblogging site that lets users post 140-character messages, is raising funding that values the startup at about $7 billion, said a person with knowledge of the matter.

Twitter’s worth has almost doubled since December, when it received a $200 million investment led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers that valued the company at $3.7 billion. The startup was

pegged at about $1 billion in 2009, a person familiar with the matter said at the time. SharesPost Inc., an exchange for shares of closely held companies, has assessed Twitter’s current worth at $6.8 billion.

Twitter is continuing to raise funds from private investors, rather than joining other social-media companies in filing for an initial public offering.

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Politics in miniature

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Barack Obama held a “town hall” webcast on the economy and jobs on Twitter yesterday. The White House Twitter account, which has 2.2 million followers, invited questions to be submitted to a new account “@townhall” marked with the hashtag “AskObama,” for the session. REUTERS

will integrate Skype video chat into its social networking service, striking a deal to cement its role as a hub for communications. The agreement, announced yesterday, deepens its cooperation with Microsoft Corp., which is in the process of acquiring Skype for $8.5 billion. REUTERS

NEW YORK. Apple has ordered the next iteration of its popular iPhone from a Taiwan-based electronics maker, DigiTimes reports.

Conflicting reports abound on the device, which is due to ship sometime in September of this year. Whether it will represent a major upgrade on the iPhone 4 has not yet been confirmed. METRO

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Smile — it could increase your life, as it does for our furry cousins.

Study: Happy apes are longer-living Scientists say the happiest orangutans in zoos can swing years longer Could improve our own lifespans Just like humans, happier orangutans are more likely to live longer, new research says.

These findings could help illustrate how happiness has evolved in primates and human beings, Dr. Alexander Weiss, the lead author of the study, told Metro.

“Certain traits among orangutans that are linked to happiness can be explained by genetic differences, which is also true for humans and even chimpanzees,” he said.

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Out of almost 200 orangutans studied, researchers found that those who scored as “happier” by their keepers were more likely to be alive up to seven years later. sity of Arizona asked zookeepers who worked closely with captive orangutans to take part in the study. The carers answered questions about the animals, their personalities and attitude.

The questionnaire posed four main questions to the animal carers, including how much time each orangutan spent “happy, contented and enjoying itself.” The carers were also asked how happy they would be if they were the animal in question.

“The results of our study do suggest that a zookeeper’s impression of happiness is probably a good indicator of an individual orangutan’s health and welfare,” Weiss said.

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ed in normal health screens.

Why check up on orangutans’ moods and habits?

What made certain orangutans happier than others?

We learn from studying orangutans that it may be possible to learn about the evolution of happiness. This could lead to a better understanding of what makes ... humans happy.

It may also benefit orangutans if the zoos and other facilities in which they are housed pay attention.

They might indicate problems that are not detect-

We are working on a study that suggests genes play some role. We also know that orangutans that are higher in the personality dimensions of extraversion and agreeableness and lower in the personality trait of neuroticism are seen as happier. However, we know little else about what may play a role in their happiness. METRO

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Checking in with some of Hollywood’s biggest names to see what they’ve been up to — in their own words, in 140 characters or less.

Today, enjoy a special Casey Anthony edition; celebrities react to the not-guilty verdict out of Florida.

@TheReal Roseanne: “miscarriage of justice…our system is broken and it sucks– death penalty should be removed–that’ s why she got off” … “victory for all child murderers!” @KimKardashian: “WHAT!!??!! CASEY ANTHONY NOT GUILTY!!!! I’ m speechless!!!” …. “Reading the comments here & its nuts people think just bc I was close to the OJ trial I can’ t have my own opinion on the Casey Anthony case?” @biggsjason: “I guess the glove didn’t fit.” @rainnwilson: “Dear Florida, THANK YOU for freeing Casey!

She’s now available for partying and babysitting!”

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are currently visiting

North America on a 12-day overseas tour. And now that they’re moving on from seeing so much of Canada (what gives, haven’t you guys ever heard of Philly?), they’re heading to Los Angeles on Friday, where William will host a $4,000a-head sit-down dinner for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, of which he is the president.

But author Christopher Anderson of the New York Times best-selling book “William and Kate: A Royal Love Story” says that the royal pair aren’t too excited about the evening, even though the star-studded event will include “a very nice celebrity list,” per the organizers.

“While everyone in Hollywood has been jockeying for an invitation to the ‘Brits to Watch’ BAFTA dinner at the legendary Belasco Theater being hosted by the royal couple, neither William nor Kate seem very interested in cozying up to stars,” Anderson dishes to

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, appeared in Yellowknife, Canada, on Tuesday.

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Metro. “My sources tell me that William is far more interested in what polo pony he’ll be riding when he competes in a charity match in Santa Barbara earlier that same day. Kate, who is severely allergic to horses, never misses one of

C-sections and it was the only thing I found that got my tummy flat.”

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Richards’ slim secrets Denise Richards is 40 years

old, which is surprising because she acts 20 years younger. Her secret to staying slim: “I am very active,” she tells Self.com.

“I found what works for my body — everyone’s

William’s polo matches and must always have medication on hand to stave off an attack.”

And that’s the first time a royal has picked hanging out with a horse over a famous person since Catherine the Great.

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Scott and Tyrell are engaged.

body is different, and I think it’s best to find what works for you. For me it’s Pilates and dance. My diet is 80 percent vegetarian

and I eat all day long. I have lots of little meals; it’s best for me. My abs get the best workout with my Pilates reformer — I had two

Hillary Scott, the lead singer of country band Lady Antebellum, is off the market. She got engaged to drummer Chris Tyrell this past weekend, according to People magazine.

Watch out, Jolie-Pitt children Anderson says royal

pregnancy watchers might get a little Christmas present this year — and all the Suris and Maddoxs of the world might be downsized a bit.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if we had an announcement of a royal pregnancy by the end of the year,” the author says. “Diana gave birth to William less than a year after her marriage, which seems to be the general rule among royals. I was a senior editor at People back in l982 and handled the magazine’s coverage of William’s birth — the story was as big, if not bigger, than the royal wedding itself,” he adds. “The media, and the world, went completely baby-crazy. If anything, this will be an even bigger media event. Carrying both the legacy of the royal family and Diana’s legacy, this will unquestionably be the most famous child in the world.”

Spader joins ‘The Office’ Steve Carell’s former position has been filled: NBC announced on Wednesday that James Spader is now on Dunder Mifflin’s payroll. “‘The Office’ has no tools for dealing with this guy.

We’re thrilled he’s joining our cast,” exec producer Paul Lieberstein said in a statement. Cue Dwight!

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1: Even when he’s plastic, he still gets the girls: Hong Kong model Jessica C. posed alongside a new Robert Pattinson wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

2: Prince rocked the Brits at the Hop Farm Festival at The Hop Farm on Sunday in Paddock Wood, England.

3: Anne Hathaway arrived for the Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2011 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday in Paris, France. Is that a wrist tattoo I spy, Anne?

4: Janet Jackson performed at The Grand Canal Theatre on Tuesday in Dublin, Ireland, as part of her “Number Ones: Up Close and Personal” tour.

5: Nicole Kidman and her daughter Faith were snapped at the Sydney International Airport on Wednesday in Sydney, Australia.

6: Actress Katie Holmes was spotted outside of her hotel on Tuesday in Paris, France. She’s in town for Paris Fashion Week.

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7: Sure, it’s a bit dated at this point, but this lovely photo of Kate Moss and Kills guitarist Jamie Hince, taken outside of the church where they got married on July 1 in Southrop, England, remains a holiday weekend highlight.

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While his ukulele gently weeps DANNY CLINCH

Jake Shimabukuro is grateful for the 8 million people who have watched his YouTube videos If you are one of them, you are the reason he is able to tour Jake Shimabukuro is in the airport in his homeland of Hawaii, waiting to begin a tour that will take him across the U.S. and then to Japan and Korea. He says the ukulele he carries with him often sparks interesting conversations.

“Sometimes I’ll be walking around the airport, and somebody will say, ‘What’s in the case?’ and I’ll say it’s a ukulele,” he says. “And that person will go, ‘Oh, have you seen that guy on YouTube in Central Park?’ and I’ll say, ‘Oh yeah.’”

He usually doesn’t tell the person that he has not

only seen the video, but that he actually is “that guy on YouTube in Central Park.” Six years and 8 million views later, Shimabukuro wears his hair longer, and doesn’t wear the glasses he dons while playing a virtuoso version of The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

“It’s amazing,” says Shimabukuro, who has toured with Jimmy Buffet, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper and Ziggy Marley. “That short video has really made a touring career for myself. It’s just been the greatest promotional pseu-

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“To be honest, when I started playing the ukulele, I really did not think I would be making a living as a ukulele player,” he says.

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Diverse lineup for QFest The 17th annual LGBTQ film festival has a little something for everyone The only criteria for the films? That they’re enjoyable At first glance, not much seems to unite the more than 100 films on the bill for the 17th annual QFest.

There are extraterrestrial lesbians (“Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same”), Sundance darlings (“Circumstance”), romcoms (“eCupid”), faux-reality shows (the locally produced “Go Go Crazy”) and documentaries examining same-sex marriage (“Married in Spandex,” also a Philly entry).

So what gets to the screen at the East Coast’s largest LGBTQ film festival? It’s pretty simple, actually. “We don’t have a po-

litical approach or a PC attitude. So it comes down to, ‘Did we enjoy the film?’” says artistic director Ray Murray.

This year, Murray and his team scouted stateside and international festivals before returning to Philly with 43 feature films, seven world premieres and two U.S. premieres. Although many of the picks will not have theatrical releases, there are more independent LGBTQ-minded films than ever — which is beginning to make Murray’s job as curator more difficult. “There’s been a resurgence in gay and les-

Three must-sees We asked Murray for some suggestions to get started: “Circumstance”: Set in Tehran, this story of two 16year-old girls exploring their personal and political boundaries won the Sundance Audience Award for drama this year.

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bian films,” he says. “We had to reject — and it kills me — maybe a couple hundred, whereas before we tried to get them all in.”

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“Mangus!”: This dark comedy about a high-schooler looking to nab the starring role in “Jesus Christ Spectacular” comes from filmmaker Ash Christian (“Fat Girls”).

“The Perfect Family”: When Eileen Cleary is nominated for Catholic Mother of the Year, she’s not sure how to introduce her family — which includes a gay daughter — to the bishop in this comedy.

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Gladis glad to be back Michael Gladis uses ‘Leverage’ to return to drama What the ‘Mad Men’ alum learned from Eastwood After three seasons on the retro “Mad Men,” Michael Gladis leaps back to the present day to join the cast of “Leverage.” As a PR pro specializing in damage control, Gladis — who says he doesn’t even have a publicist himself — shakes things up in this Sunday’s episode, “The 15 Minutes Job.” You played a copywriter on ‘Mad Men,’ and now you’re a publicist on ‘Leverage.’ Are drawn to characters with media careers?

Not particularly, it’s just the way it’s panned out so far. I

hope that I’ll get to play some other types of characters on film that’ll allow me to surprise myself and other people. That’s the whole fun of acting. But for right now, I’ll take any work I can get — so if it’s a brainy literary character, I’ll do that.

I’m sure I’ll play a moron at some point.

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It’s always a really great challenge but it’s also really fun.

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Michael Gladis guest stars on Sunday's episode of “Leverage,” airing at 9 p.m. on TNT.

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Place the drumsticks on the rack and season with salt. Repeat with the remaining chicken.

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Do, don’t let freedom ring RE: “GAY RIGHTS AND WRONGS”: For those who

believe the government should stay out of the business of consenting adults entering into contracts, such as regulating gay marriage, remember that this could also apply to polygamy, polyandry and incestuous relations.

For those who truly believe it’s not the government’s business to regulate such matters, this should not be a deterrent. SEAN CASSIDY, VIA E-MAIL It’s not over. The next agenda for the homosex-

ual community is to have children taught that two men having sex with each other is as natural as a man and women having sex. CHRIS GRAHAM, VIA E-MAIL Many people writing in about gay marriage seem to fail to realize that in our culture, “marriage” is a business arrangement.

It is important regarding property ownership, inheritance, estate taxes and who may sit with a chronically ill person and make medical decisions.

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Gay “marriage” isn’t about contracts or rights, or some nonexistent link to magnetic polarity; it’s about secular morality being imposed by governmental fiat with the intended purpose of allowing 3 percent of the population to be able to tell the other 97 percent, “See, we’re just like you” — giving rise to the appearance that the gay lifestyle is mainstream when actually nothing could be further from the truth. ROBERT SMITH, VIA E-MAIL

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Numbers don’t mean much without a ring Ibanez approaching 250 homers, 370 doubles Roller-coaster season for 16-year vet turning around? Worth it, if it ends in World Series title GETTY IMAGES

One day after being diagnosed with a Grade 1 (mild) thumb sprain, Shane Victorino still isn’t headed to the disabled list.

The Phillies plan to rest their center fielder, then re-evaluate him either today or Friday.

“I don’t see him playing for a few days,” manager Charlie Manuel. “I don’t know.”

Victorino is also leading the All-Star Game Final Vote contest. Balloting is open to fans up until 4 p.m. today. METRO

Ibanez is eight homers shy of 250 for his career.

Raul Ibanez has been in the major leagues for a long, long time — 16 years, to be exact.

From his rookie season with the Mariners in 1996 to the Royals in ’01, back to the Mariners in ’04 and then to the Phillies in ’09, Ibanez has seen just about everything.

This season, he went through a maddening 0for-35 slump before breaking out of it in a big way.

The 39-year-old left

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fielder has had a bit of a roller-coaster season at the plate, but he remains ultraconfident.

“I think one thing which has helped me with my longevity is the ability to stay on an even keel, don’t get too high or too low,” Ibanez said. “Stay the course and don’t go up and down. This game is tough enough as it is. I just work and keep working when I’m up or down.”

Ibanez recently knocked in his thousandth career run, which is quite an accomplishment (he’s at 1,010 right now). He’s also eight homers shy of 250,

another solid milestone.

While many fans will say that Ibanez has never lived up to the $31.5 million contract he signed in

Howard under the radar

This is how Ryan Howard likes it: Quietly flying under the radar.

The Big Piece’s overall stats aren’t awe-inspiring, but he’s still leading the NL in RBIs and ranks second

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2008, his attitude would suggest otherwise. In a recent Sports Illustrated poll, Ibanez was voted the second-nicest player in the Ibanez has accomplished a lot in 16 seasons, yet has only made one All-Star Game, in 2009. (Stats don’t reflect last night’s game.)

Games played: 1,754 At-bats: 6,152 Batting average: .281 Hits: 1,731 Home runs: 242 RBI: 1,008 Doubles: 363 Runs: 898

in the majors. Howard entered last night’s game batting .320 (8-for-25) since June 30, with nine RBI and two home runs. But he was left off the NL Home Run Derby roster.

majors — behind former Phillie Jim Thome. Besides, numbers don’t mean a whole lot to this veteran.

He wants to win a ring.

“It’s what you play for, winning it all,” Ibanez said.

“We’re hungry after last season. We want to be the last club standing this season. I can hit 25 more homers, but if we don’t win it all, it won’t mean all that much. I think one day when I’m retired, I’ll look back and reflect. Right now, it’s about winning as a team.”

ANDY JASNER sports@metro.us

RBI for Ryan 71 Howard this season, which is tied for the NL lead with Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder. He’s batting .259 with 18 homers.

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Polanco to see back specialist Placido Polanco was benched for a second straight game as the All-Star battles a nagging back injury.

Polanco will see a back specialist when the Phillies return to Philadephia today.

He’s batting just .216 since April, but doesn’t plan on hitting the DL anytime soon. In fact, Polanco said he plans to play in next week’s All-Star Game.

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Prospect camp opens Meanwhile, the Flyers opened their weeklong Prospect Camp yesterday at the Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J. Forty-one players will hit the ice, gym and classroom as they get their first taste of NHL life. Top

sports picks Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn — as well as Nick Cousins, Colin Suellentrop, Marcel Noebels, Petr Placek and Derek Mathers — highlight the class.

Former Flyer Derian Hatcher is running this year’s camp.

There is a public skating session today from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fans will have the opportunity to skate with selected players. METRO

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Could Flyers pull off Stamkos deal?

Lightning star still hasn’t signed with Tampa If Flyers are crafty, they might snag 21-year-old superstar Orange and Black open prospect camp The Flyers have moved eight players from a team that entered last season as a Stanley Cup favorite, then spent much of the year holding the best record in hockey.

Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren was determined to put his stamp on the team. Instead of shaking a few branches, he took an axe and chopped the whole thing down.

Is he done? Maybe not.

There are still rumors floating around that the Flyers are mulling a trade

for restricted free agent Steven Stamkos. They chose not to send him an offer sheet last week, but the club could acquire the 21-year-old in a trade.

It seems unlikely that Tampa Bay would do that.

But, if the two sides reach an impasse, it’s possible.

Here are two scenarios that could put Stamkos in orange and black: PACKAGE NO. 1 FLYERS GET: Stamkos LIGHTNING GET: Sergei Bobrovsky, Brayden Schenn, a first-round draft pick WHY IT COULD WORK: If Tampa isn’t going to sign

Stamkos anyway, they’d be getting a lot of young talent in return.

WHY IT WON’T WORK: Flyers would have to shed more salaries to free up money for Stamkos.

PACKAGE NO. 2 FLYERS GET: Stamkos LIGHTNING GET: Matt Carle,

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WHY IT COULD WORK: Flyers would be saving $9.35 million in cap space.

WHY IT WON’T WORK: Lightning would insist on adding draft picks and/or Schenn to any deal.

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Tough road ahead for US women in World Cup play Americans fall to Sweden, draw Brazil in quarters Wambach scores lone goal Solo surrenders two Bring it on, Marta!

Wait, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a good thing, right?

The U.S. women needed just a tie yesterday to completely avoid a quarterfinals matchup with world powerhouse Brazil. Instead, the Americans fell 21 to Sweden and earned a date with Brazil Sunday in Dresden, Germany.

The loss marked the first for the U.S. women in group stage play at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Brazil rolled to a 3-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really want to play in the final. But we have to play some great games, play some great teams,â&#x20AC;? said U.S. coach Pia Sundhage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really want us to embrace this process. I think the team will get stronger. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the plan.â&#x20AC;?

Lisa Dahlkvist and Nilla Fischer scored for Sweden, with Abby Wambach notching the lone U.S. goal in the 67th minute. Ameri-

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Wambach scored her goal on a header, marking her first of this tournament and 10th overall in World Cup play.

The Americans are twotime Cup champions (1991, 1999) and entered as the No. 1-ranked squad.

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