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| Lenny Dykstra Sentenced to 3 Years Prison |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/05/12 3:45 pm | updated: 03/05/12 3:45 pm |
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Former Phillies star centerfielder and self proclaimed financial/investment guru, Lenny Dykstra, was sentenced to three (out of a possible 4) years in California state prison today.
He had pleaded no contest to grand theft auto and filing a false financial statement that was part of scheme to steal cars. Dykstra tried to change his plea last minute to stand trial and fight the charges, but the judge rejected the plea withdrawal stating he had ample opportunities beforehand. He... Read More |
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| The Philadelphia International Flower Show says Aloha! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/03/12 10:29 am | updated: 03/03/12 10:29 am |
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The Philadelphia International Flower Show's theme this year is Hawaii! Islands of Aloha. The highly acclaimed show presented each year buy the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society was first put on in 1829.
In order to stay fresh, current, lively, and survive all these years, the Flower Show has learned to adapt, change, and innovate. This year, Drew Becher, president of the Horticultural Society, has made a few more changes than usual.
Some additions to the show... Read More |
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| The Eagles consider pursuing legal action against Frank Ocean |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/02/12 8:47 pm | updated: 03/02/12 8:47 pm |
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The Eagles are considering legal options against Odd Future vocalist Frank Ocean because of his "Hotel California" rip off track "American Wedding". The track appears on Ocean's 2011 mix tape "Nostalgia, Ultra". The tracks liberally borrows from the melody of The Eagles signature song and is unmistakable, although the lyrics are completely different.
Don Henley of The Eagles reached out to Frank Ocean this week to explain their concerns and legal possibilities. Here is Ocean's... Read More |
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| Eagles place Franchise Tag on DeSean Jackson |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/01/12 4:00 pm | updated: 03/01/12 4:00 pm |
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The Philadelphia Eagles have officially placed the franchise tag on Wide Receiver and Returner DeSean Jackson. The franchise tag is worth $9.4 million for a wideout in 2012. That is equal to the average of the 5 highest paid players at his position. Jackson becomes the first NFL player to be given a franchise tag this year.
"We want DeSean to be an Eagle for the long haul and this is a step in the right direction to accomplish that," GM Howie Roseman said in a statement released... Read More |
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| The Monkees singer Davy Jones, dies at 66 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/29/12 11:56 am | updated: 02/29/12 11:56 am |
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The Monkees lead man, Davy Jones, has passed away today at age 66. The singer was at Martin Memorial Hospital in Florida on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.
The British star started his career on television as a child actor on the UK soap opera "Coronation Street".
He found his fame though as the frontman of The Monkees. The band, who also starred in the TV show of the same name, was assembled in 1966 by television producers. Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith... Read More |
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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 8:32 am | updated: 02/29/12 8:32 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 6:36 pm | updated: 02/26/12 6:36 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 9:02 am | updated: 02/25/12 9:21 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.... 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 7:39 pm | updated: 02/24/12 7:39 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 2:06 pm | updated: 02/24/12 2:06 pm |
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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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