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| Penn and Philadelphia Rank High in Green Power Use |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/26/11 10:50 am | updated: 10/26/11 10:50 am |
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| The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its Top 50 consumers of green power and Philadelphia is prominently on the list. The University of Pennsylvania claimed the number 1 spot among colleges across the country for consuming over 200 million kilowatt hours of green power, which is half of Penn's total power needs. The city of Philadelphia ranked 35th nationally for consuming 127.3 million kWh of green power, about 20 percent of the city government's power... Read More |
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| Talk of Early Snow from Philadelphia Forecasters |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/26/11 10:34 am | updated: 10/26/11 10:34 am |
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It is snowing in other parts of the country and local meteorologists have already started mentioning the four letter S word in Philadelphia forecasts. A half foot fell west of us in Colorado and two other systems are pushing winter weather from the north and are threatening New England and northeast PA. That's close enough for Philadelphia's TV weather folks to start warning us that snow MAY be coming soon.
The first snow flakes of the season may be spotted this weekend in... Read More |
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| October 25 Music Calendar |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/25/11 11:46 am | updated: 10/25/11 11:46 am |
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(1991) 20 Years Ago
Rock promoter Bill Graham dies in a helicopter crash at age 60 after a Huey Lewis and the News concert in Concord, California.
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| October 24 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/24/11 12:02 pm | updated: 10/24/11 12:02 pm |
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(1996) 15 Years Ago
Motown Records founder, Berry Gordy, is honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of... Read More |
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| Occupy Philadelphia: First 15 Arrests |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/24/11 11:39 am | updated: 10/24/11 11:39 am |
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Philadelphia police arrested 15 people associated with Occupy Philadelphia over the weekend after blocking Eighth Street near Race Street just outside Police Headquarters.
The sit-in began about 17 hours earlier as a protest march against police brutality nationwide.
They were the first arrests since the movement began in the first week of October. Occupy Philadelphia, part of a larger national protest, is a grassroots demonstration against Wall Street and corporate greed... Read More |
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| Haverford Ordinance Facing Court Challenge |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/24/11 11:36 am | updated: 10/24/11 11:36 am |
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Haverford township has people talking... an antidiscrimination ordinance is facing a court challenge.
The ordinance includes provisions for protections in housing, commercial property, employment, and public accommodations against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
Resident Fred Teal filed a challenge alleging the township failed to provide proper public notice of changes to the ordinance between first and... Read More |
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| Obama Declares the End of the Iraq War |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/21/11 12:40 pm | updated: 10/21/11 12:40 pm |
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Today, President Barack Obama declared an end to the Iraq war and announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by the end of the year. Obama declared the move a promise kept, a new day for a self-reliant Iraq and a focus on building up the economy at home.
"I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year," Obama said. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over."
Still unknown... Read More |
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| Libya's Dictator Muammar Qaddafi is Dead |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/20/11 1:26 pm | updated: 10/20/11 2:36 pm |
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After Libyan fighters captured Sirte, Qaddafi's hometown, early Thursday, two months after the fall of Tripoli, the former dictator Muammar Qaddafi has been killed by soldiers.
"We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Qaddafi has been killed," Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril confirmed.
The news has brought celebrations throughout the country that the dictator ruled since 1969 when he seized power in a military coup. This begins the next stage of... Read More |
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| Lang Lang Live Simulcast from Philadelphia |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/20/11 1:58 pm | updated: 10/20/11 1:58 pm |
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Lang Lang live in Philadelphia this weekend... and simulcast to 500 movie theaters across the country on Saturday and again on Monday featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra. The simulcast is titled Lang Lang Live on Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday.
Bach's Partita No. 1 heads this season's recital repertoire.
His Friday Philadelphia concert has him playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Lang Lang's newly released CD, Liszt: My Piano... Read More |
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| Brain Tumor halts Lions Jerome Harrison from Philadelphia Eagles |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/20/11 1:55 pm | updated: 10/20/11 1:55 pm |
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Bye week for the Eagles this week. The Eagles had traded Ronnie Brown for Detroit Lions running back Jerome Harrison and a 7th round draft pick in 2013, but the deal was voided Wednesday when Harrison failed his physical.
The Eagles did not disclose why he failed and would not comment on the report , citing both privacy concerns and the fact that Harrison is again a member of the Lions.
Philadelphia Inquirer confirmed Eagles Doctors found a brain tumor when... Read More |
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