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| Perseid Meteor Showers Poised for show in Philly Skies |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/11 3:15 pm | updated: 08/11/11 3:15 pm |
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Every August as the Earth's orbit takes it through the remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle, we are treated to a dramatic show of meteors streaking through the sky called the Perseids. Named because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, these meteors will peak as always in the early morning hours of Friday August 12th and Saturday August 13th.
It is not uncommon to see up to 50 meteors an hour with the Perseids, unfortunately however this year, the moon will be... Read More |
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| London Riots leave Indie Label Warehouse Burnt to the Ground |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/11 9:14 pm | updated: 08/10/11 9:14 pm |
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On Tuesday, August 9 at 4:00am GMT on the third night of these increasingly senseless riots, the distribution warehouse for Sony/PIAS was set ablaze in North London. It was a 3 story/20,000 sq.ft facility mainly used by PIAS, a distribution company, that deals mainly with indie labels and stored cd's and vinyl for more that 150 labels on site.
Indie labels that had their releases being stored include XL Recordings, Beggars, Domino, Wall Of Sound, Warp Defected, Sunday Best, Big... Read More |
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| Forbes releases 2011 Top College Rankings, Philadelphia area Schools in Top 20 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/11 12:03 am | updated: 08/04/11 12:03 am |
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| Forbes magazine has released it's annual rankings of colleges and universities. The rankings are based on five categories which include postgraduate success (30%), which evaluates alumni pay and prominence; student satisfaction (27.5%), which includes professor evaluations and freshman-to-sophomore retention rates; debt (17.5%), which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; four-year graduation rates (17.5%); and competitive awards (7.5%), which rewards schools whose... Read More |
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| Phillies activate Polanco, Pence in lineup tonight |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/11 4:30 pm | updated: 07/30/11 4:30 pm |
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Third baseman Placido Polanco has been activated for tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He's been on the DL since July 15th with lower back inflammation, and just completed a two game rehab assignment. In order to make room for him on the roster, RF Domonic Brown has been optioned down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He will start tonight for the IronPigs.
Newly acquired Hunter Pence will start in right field tonight for the Phillies. Right hand reliever Drew Carpenter... Read More |
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| Phillies and Eagles land top talent with Pence and Asomugha |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/11 4:42 am | updated: 07/30/11 4:42 am |
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It was a huge Friday in the Philly sports world, and that doesn't count anything that actually happened on the field.
Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. pulled off another great mid-summer deal sending prospects Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Zeid and a player to be named to the Houston Astros for All-Star Right Fielder Hunter Pence. This season Pence is hitting .309, with 11 HR, 62 RBI, .356 OBP, and .472 slugging. The right handed bat is a welcomed addition to... Read More |
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| PA Turnpike to Raise Cash Tolls |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/21/11 3:37 pm | updated: 07/21/11 3:37 pm |
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Starting January 1, 2012 the tolls on the PA turnpike will be hiked 10% for all those paying cash. There will be no change in the toll rate for EZpass lanes.
The Turnpike commission is hoping to raise revenues by $23 million or about 3% with this toll increase. Increases have also been approved for 2013 and 2014.
The revenue generated by tolls goes towards the operations of the turnpike system. Money that the public can usually see in action in the form of road... Read More |
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| Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver to lead Philadelphia Archdiocese |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/19/11 2:41 pm | updated: 07/19/11 2:41 pm |
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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia with it's 1.5 million Catholics will receive a new pastoral leader this year. It was long anticipated that Cardinal Justin Rigali would be replaced as Archbishop after submitting his official retirement papers last year. All bishops are required to retire at age 75, Rigali turned 75 in April '10.
It was announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has chosen Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (sha-pew) of Denver to replace Rigali here in Philadelphia.... Read More |
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| Union Transfer set to join legendary Philly venues |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/13/11 1:39 am | updated: 07/13/11 1:39 am |
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After months and months of work and deals being worked out and locations scouted, it's finally a done deal. At 1026 Spring Garden St, most recently the site of the old Spaghetti Warehouse on the north edge of Center City, 'Union Transfer ' has officially been announced, with a month of shows starting this fall booked and ready to be played.
R5 Productions' Sean Agnew has been booking shows in Philly since the mid 90's at the First Unitarian Church, Kung Fu Necktie, Johnny... Read More |
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| Phillies Shane Victorino Wins All Star Final Vote but Heads to DL |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/08/11 5:00 pm | updated: 07/08/11 5:00 pm |
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Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino won the National League All Star Final Vote yesterday. This is the second time Shane has been named to the All Star team through the Final Vote, the first was in 2009.
However, he won't be playing in this year's game because he was he was placed on the 15 day disabled list retroactive to Monday with a ligament sprain in his right thumb.
The Phils recalled Pete Orr from Lehigh Valley to fill Victorino's roster spot. Read More |
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| Phillies Sending 4 to All Star Game (maybe 5) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/04/11 2:20 am | updated: 07/04/11 2:20 am |
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The rosters for this year's All Star Game have been released and the Phillies will be sending 4 players to Phoenix's Chase Field for next Tuesday's (July 12) game.
Placido Polanco was the leading vote getter at Third Base with 4,410,701 votes, 1,561,123 more votes than Braves 3B Chipper Jones. Polanco previously was an AL All Star at 2B for the TIgers in '09.
The Phillies are also sending 3 pitchers for the first time. The players vote for the teams pitching staff.... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
