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Archive: March, 2010
Lara Coleman here with your morning fix:
Oprah Winfrey will be on trial starting March 29th in Philadelphia after being accused of defaming the former headmistress of her South African girls school when she talked abut an abuse scandal back in 2007.
Inmates at the Bexar County Jail, in San Antonio, will be able to order delivery fast food if they are dissatisfied with their meal. Officials believe this will generate more money from both the food industry and the jail, as they will share some of the profits from the jail's takeout orders.
Developer Brian O'Neill, who planned to redevelop the Norristown waterfront, announced yesterday that these plans will be set on hold, after the city decided that his funds would be better used if put towards purchasing new land to build a new sewage-treatment plant.
Obama's Final Four picks are in: This year he chose Kansas State, Kentucky, Kansas, and Villanova (!). The president has also predicted the final four for the women Connecticut, Stanford, Tennessee, and Notre Dame.
Adam Striegeli, a graduate of University of Pittsburgh is making a name for himself as a geologist after finding his first fossil on a 2004 field trip when he reached down and randomly picked up a rock that turned out to be 300 million years old.
Today Philadelphia residents had an opportunity to voice their qualms about the Mayor's new soda and trash tax plans at a Mt. Airy diner, before he held a hearing at CIty Hall at 10 a.m.
After Diageo, the maker of Captain Morgan, announced plans to relocate the the production of this brand from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands, the United States has been battling of the move, considering it will take away millions of dollars in tax revenue for Puerto Rico.
Samuel Krakow, a doctor in Drexel Hill, was sentenced to two to four years in prison after trying to trade prescription pills for sex online in a Craigslist ad.
Hey, so the bigots and knuckle-draggers lost. This is good news. And hey, who knows, maybe after failing to get this thing through three times in the last four years, maybe the jagoffs behind this perpetual bit of legislative hatred will catch the hint. Or not. Of course, gay marriage is already banned here, but it's not in the constitution, so, you know activist judges + two dudes doing it in the butt = the end of every single marriage in the Commonwealth!
Onward, Christian soldiers.
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So the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on SB707 today, which would amend our state constitution to add a cute little part about marriage being defined as "between one man and one woman." Which is appalling.
But the weird thing is, Pa. has a ton of anti-gay marriage laws on the books already. We've got the 1996 Pennsylvania Marriage Statute, which defines marriage as one XX-er and one XY-er, only. Then of course there's the Defense of Marriage Act (thank you Clinton!). Add that to the aforementioned state marriage statute, which also ensures that no gays married in Vermont or D.C. or Mars will be recognized as such in our state, and you gotta wonder is Pennsylvania in some sort of God Hates Fags-funded contest to become the most anti-gay state in the republic?
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You know, I always thought the dudes at the700Level were too wordy (and too enthusiastic) to keep doing it low-profit style forever. But I was a little surprised to hear they'd entered a cushy financial arrangement with Comcast SportsNet. I mean, buying NBC is fairly Comcastic. But a local sports blog? Didn't see it coming. Quoth Michael Klein of the Inky:
Comcast SportsNet yesterday said it had acquired the five-year-old site and hired founder Enrico Campitelli Jr. and awarded contracts to contributors Matt "Matt P" Pesotski, Andrew Kulp, and Andrew Unterberger.
Of course I'm a little wary, but the bloggers did make this reassuring claim in their announcement post:
The700Level.com will retain editorial independence, while tapping into the unique access, technology, and resources of Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia.
A little corp-speaky but okay. Take the money. Use the highlight reels. (And, if you can, find out why my remote is so slow.)
Good for them.
Christine Adkins here with your morning fix:
The tragic death of a two year old left locked in a sitters van for seven hours will be revisited this week in Bucks County, as a day-care center owner goes on trial. The focus is not on what happened, but why. The day care owner who left the boy in her car blames the incident on stress and lack of sleep.
Fearless Felix is back for his most daring plunge ever. The daredevil will jump from a helium balloon 120,000 ft above ground, hoping to claim the title of first skydiver to break the speed of sound.
Trade school that train for healthcare and computer sciences jobs are squeezing 30K a year from low-income students, and the results dont equal the input for many.
Forget tenure! An L.A. school district panel is set to recommend that teachers be paid more (or less) based on students evaluations and test scores than whether or not a teacher is tenured.
James Sikes story doesnt look promising. After days of testing a mock accelerator-sticking car, L.A. Toyota Motor Corps. announced Sikes story just didnt match the facts of the tests.
Dont feed those babies just to shut them up. A Penn State prof says the practice may increase the likelihood of your youngster becoming overweight or obese later in life.
Best bartenders in the city who know how to make good drinks and take care of good tippers?
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The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the sharp and diligent folks charged with getting elected officials in Philly and the surrounding 8 counties (in PA and NJ) on the same page on planning matters, is asking for input on cycling issues. Their Shifting Gears: Regional Bicycle Outreach and Priority Setting project is looking for feedback from cyclists and non-cyclists in the form of a short survey.
Shifting Gears is an outreach program by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to help determine bicycle issues and priorities for our region. Shifting Gears seeks the input from bicyclists and non-bicyclists like you through an online survey at www.dvrpc.org/shiftinggears.
The online survey only takes about 5-10 minutes and asks questions about bicycle use, facilities, policy, and information on what would best enhance the cycling environment.
Please go to www.dvrpc.org/shiftinggears and tell us what is on your mind. If you already took the survey, then forward this email to a friend, or five friends, do not keep it to yourself. Bicyclists of any level, as well as non-bicyclists are invited to participate.
Swing on over to dvrpc.org/shiftinggears and weigh in.
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Lara Coleman here with your noonish fix:
Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji last Monday evening, and finally the damage reports are in. The Category 4 storm closed schools, banks, and blew away houses, leaving only the strongest structures standing.
California resident James Sikes claims that his Prius sped up to 90 miles an hour on the interstate and was unable to control the speed of the vehicle despite applying heavy pressure on the breaks. Safety tests are still underway.
A lottery ticket sold in Morris County won the Powerball jackpot of $211.7 million, making New Jersey the first state to sell jackpot winners in both major multi-state lotteries.
The new cellphone app Foursquare, which allows users to broadcast their location and let their friends (or creepy perverts) track their location, attracts at least 1.6 million check-ins per week.
Yesterday, two thieves stole up to $100,000 worth of diamonds from the Franklin Mills Mall, and after driving away in a Dodge minivan, they have not been found.
Two Americans, a consulate employee and her husband, were shot to death as they left Mexico. Their children were wounded, and as of now, officials are unsure of the motive, although they suspect the gunmen are tied to the Juarez drug cartel.
Cooking Classes Downtown?
I'm interested in taking some basic/intermediate cooking classes after work in the city, maybe on weekends too. Any recommendations?
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