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| Leap, Intercalary, or Bissextile Year: It's all the same for an extra day in February |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/29/12 5:32 am | updated: 02/29/12 5:32 am |
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Every four years we get to add a day to the end of February. The 29th day of February is needed so that our calendar year can stay synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. The seasons and astronomical events don't repeat in a whole number of days, so we need to readjust our calendar to line up with our place in the sky. Otherwise, the seasons would start to drift around the year.
Other calendars besides our Gregorian calendar handle this drift in different ways, with... Read More |
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| Sacha Baron Cohen, as "The Dictator", Dumps Ashes on Ryan Seacrest at Oscars |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/26/12 3:36 pm | updated: 02/26/12 3:36 pm |
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All this week, Sacha Baron Cohen, has made it clear he wanted to attend the Academy Awards tonight as his character from "The Dictator." As is always his schtick, Cohen, doesn't just put on a costume and show up to a party, his embodies that costume as an extreme method performance. The Oscars were not going to let him come, but eventually let in, probably hoping he wouldn't cause too much of a scene.
Well, they didn't quite get their wish. As "The Dictator" was waking his way... Read More |
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| Camden County Teen, Kevin McGuire, Gets Fairytale After All; Taylor Swift Asks Him to Country Awards |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/25/12 6:02 am | updated: 02/25/12 6:21 am |
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Kevin McGuire of Somerdale, Camden County, New Jersey is battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was first diagnosed when he was 13. Now 18, He is now being treated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a relapse of the leukemia.
Kevin is now a senior at Sterling Regional High School. His sister, Victoria, came up with the idea to have Taylor Swift attend Prom with Kevin. “I tried thinking of a kind person who would make me feel OK. And laugh,” he said. “A person who... Read More |
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| Former Dismissed Teacher Sets off Lock Down at Cardinal O'Hara After He Trespasses In Building |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/24/12 4:39 pm | updated: 02/24/12 4:39 pm |
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Today, students, teachers and parents got a scare when a former teacher at Cardinal O'Hara was seen trespassing in the building during school hours today. School officials had escorted him from the building at 10:55 a.m. only to find that at 11:38 he had returned. The second time, he was seen in the school gym by another teacher, a former colleague, and fled.
The incident today triggered an hour long lockdown out of precaution as the school was swept for the suspect. He had fled... Read More |
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| All Four Philadelphia Catholic High Schools Will Be Saved |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/24/12 11:06 am | updated: 02/24/12 11:06 am |
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It is official. All four Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocesan High Schools have been saved and will remain open. Archbishop Charles Chaput announced his decision on the appeals of 3 of the Catholic high schools today at 3 pm. The Blue Ribbon Commission had recommended closing West Catholic, St. Hubert, Conwell-Egan and Bonner-Prendergast High Schools last month. The 3 later schools filed official appeals of that recommendation, West Catholic did not appeal but will remain open as well.
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| Archdiocese of Philadelphia Will Announce High School Appeals Today at 3pm |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/24/12 7:50 am | updated: 02/24/12 9:20 am |
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UPDATE: All Four Philadelphia Catholic High Schools Will Be Saved
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput will announce his decision on the appeals of the 3 Catholic high schools today at 3 pm. The Blue Ribbon Commission had recommended closing West Catholic, St. Hubert, Conwell-Egan and Bonner-Prendergast High Schools last month. The 3 later schools filed appeals of that recommendation, West Catholic did not.
Last... Read More |
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| Lower Merion students reportedly appeared in YouTube video using drugs and alcohol |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/23/12 6:00 pm | updated: 02/23/12 6:00 pm |
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Lower Merion school district officials have sent a letter home to parents warning them of a YouTube video that contains high school students using drugs and alcohol. The video called "I'm Shmacked" shows binge drinking, marijuana use, window smashing, and use of drugs and alcohol.
"Communities across the country are struggling with these same issues - with teenagers making incredibly dangerous decisions involving... Read More |
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| Penn State THON raises record $10,686,924.83 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/19/12 12:29 pm | updated: 02/19/12 12:39 pm |
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The annual Penn State 46 hour dance marathon, which was held this weekend from Friday, Feb. 17 6pm. to Sunday, Feb 19 4pm, has raised a record $10,686,924.83. THON benefits pediatric cancer patients with the money going to The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. This year's total significantly shatters last year's record $9.5 million total.
Throughout the year, Penn State students can be seen at street corners around the state asking for donations from... Read More |
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| Official Confirmation: 18 Catholic Grade Schools Have Won Appeal to Remain Parish Schools |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/17/12 6:20 am | updated: 02/17/12 6:20 am |
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18 schools have won their appeals after being recommended for closure and/or merging by the Blue Ribbon Commission to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia earlier this year. Each school had to present their case, along with the school they were being merged with, as to why they were wrongly targeted or the information used to make the initial decision might have been incorrect.
The schools that are going to remain parish schools include:
- Bucks County -
St. Mark,... Read More |
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| Catholic Schools Have Won Appeal to Stay Open |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/16/12 11:03 am | updated: 02/17/12 5:16 am |
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At least four Catholic schools that appealed the Blue Ribbon Commission's closure recommendations to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia say they have won those appeals. Official word is not expected until tomorrow.
Holy Trinity in Morrisville, St. Ephrem in Bensalem, St. Francis de Sales in Aston, and St. Laurentius in Fishtown are the elementary schools that have announced that their appeals were... Read More |
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