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| Libya's troubled leader. One man, many names. |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/22/11 3:06 pm | updated: 02/22/11 3:06 pm |
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Kadafi, Quaddafi. Muammar, Moamar? As difficult as it is to follow the changing political landscape amid the unrest and revolution in the Arab world, it doesn't help when one man can have so many spellings to his name. But for the controversial leader of Libya, transations from Arabic to Roman letterings have led to over 112 different combinations. Here is a list:
Qaddafi, Muammar
Al-Gathafi, Muammar
al-Qadhafi, Muammar
Al Qathafi, Mu'ammar
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| Central Bucks English teacher Suspended |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/10/11 10:27 am | updated: 02/18/11 9:23 am |
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A Central Bucks English teacher has been suspended pending investigation after a parent complained about her blog postings where she complained about her students. She used comments such as, "Frightfully dim," "Rat-like," "Seems smarter than she actually is." to describe some of her students. She also wished she could add "lazy", "sneaky" and "rude" to the canned report card comments teachers can choose from. She never named specfic students. Her blog has since been taken down.
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| Bonnaroo 2011 Announces Lineup |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/15/11 8:54 am | updated: 02/15/11 8:54 am |
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| Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 10th annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 9 - 12 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2011 lineup will total over 125 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over... Read More |
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| And the Grammy goes to ... |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/13/11 10:05 pm | updated: 02/13/11 10:05 pm |
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Tonight's big winners are country crossover stars Lady Antebellum, powered by their song "Need You Now". They took home 5 little record player statues, including both Song and Record of the Year. Somehow they got to perform that song 2 years in a row on the show. Arguably, last year's performance launched them on the road to success this past year.
Other big winners include Philly's own The Roots, whose collaborative work with John Legend earned 3 awards in R&B categories. The... Read More |
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| Lady Gaga's NEW Single "Born This Way" |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/12/11 10:48 pm | updated: 02/12/11 10:48 pm |
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Here's the new single from Lady Gaga called "Born This Way." Would you say it's a great track about individual empowerment, maybe even an homage to Madonna. Or did Gaga just throw her mentor's "Express Yourself" with a dash of "Vogue" into a blender and try to serve it up to us as today's special?
What do you think?
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| Comcast and NBC Universal complete merger |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/29/11 2:25 pm | updated: 01/29/11 2:25 pm |
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The huge merger deal between Philadelphia based Comcast and GE owned NBC Universal was finally completed yesterday, Friday, Jan 28. Comcast acquired a 51% stake in NBC Universal from GE, to create a nearly $30 billion company. The merger was under tight scrutiny from the FCC and Justice Department but got approval Jan 18, but with a few restrictions, mainly in regards to Comcast's new control of content from NBC and access for emerging services such as Hulu and Netflix streaming.
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| Flyers in First Place at All-star break |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/27/11 2:16 pm | updated: 01/27/11 2:16 pm |
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| The Flyboys have been putting together an impressive season after coming off last year's equally surprising Stanley Cup finals appearance. Their 71 points leads the NHL at the break and is the franchises second hights 50 game point total behind '79-80's 82. This Sunday Danny Briere and Claude Giroux will play in the All-Star Game in Raleigh, N.C. The second half begins again on Tuesday at Tampa Bay. Let's go... Read More |
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| Duck Free Zone on Schuylkill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/25/11 10:42 am | updated: 01/25/11 10:42 am |
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| The Ride The Ducks won't be floating down the Schuylkill River this spring. They were denied the contract proposal to operate their tour boats on the river for a variety of reasons. The city cited traffic concerns, inabilty to operate during special events, and community concerns as a few of the reasons for denying the contract. Thank goodness, keep those noisy eyesores away from Fairmount park. The Schuylkill should be left to the... Read More |
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| Oprah has long lost half sister |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/24/11 9:15 am | updated: 01/24/11 9:15 am |
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| Oprah's big family secret is that she has a half sister, by her mother. Her mother gave up her younger sister Patricia for adoption in Milwaukee in 1963 while Oprah, 10, was living with her father in Nashville. Oprah found out sometime around Thanksgiving when Patricia tracked her down. The show will air today at 4... Read More |
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| Phillies installing new HD Phanavision |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/11 1:10 pm | updated: 01/19/11 4:58 pm |
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The Phils are going to install a huge new HD video display for next year. Partnering with Sony, the new 76 feet high, 97 feet wide display is going to cost about $10 million and be the biggest in the National League. The old display is being shipped down the Clearwater, FL to the Spring Training facilities. They are also putting in HD displays in the suites and public areas.
This is going to be great, we'll have beautiful new TV's all over the stadium that they won't show... Read More |
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