Monthly Archives: January 2010

Radon: 2nd Leading Cause of Lung Cancer

By writer | Published: January 21, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 7, 2010) Although testing for radon is easy and inexpensive, 80 percent of the homes in the U.S. have not been tested. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that EPA has reported as causing 20,000 lung cancer deaths nationwide every year. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking. [...]
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ComputerTraining.com Hit With Consumer Protection Lawsuit

By writer | Published: January 21, 2010
HARRISBURG – A Maryland-based computer training school that suddenly closed in mid-December, after taking nearly $2 million dollars in tuition payments from Pennsylvania students, is the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the suit was filed against ComputerTraining.com, Inc., (ComputerTraining) which offered computer training [...]
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Most Violent Earthquake In A Century

By writer | Published: January 20, 2010
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by the most violent earthquake in a century. Michael Blanpied, associate coordinator for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, answers questions about the earthquake, its severe shaking, and the possibility of additional hazards, such as landslides and a tsunami. Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 06:03:44 AM at epicenter there was [...]
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Live Music: Best Entertainment Value

By writer | Published: January 15, 2010
Phoenixville, PA — If you want to see a wide variety of live musical acts, bands, singers, songwriters and artists, the Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is the place to go. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings, musicians from the area perform two song sets. The cover to get in is either [...]
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Can You Talk About Racism Without Being Racist?

By | Published: January 15, 2010
by UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE As our nation celebrates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, it is important to remember the breadth and depth of his message and vision. In the era of the first Black President, it would be easy to say [...]
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Earthquake Activity

By writer | Published: January 13, 2010
USGS Magnitude 7.0 – HAITI REGION 2010 January 12 21:53:09 UTC 15 km (10 miles) SW of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti USGS Magnitude 6.5 – OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 2010 January 10 00:27:39 UTC 37 km (23 miles) WNW (283°) from Ferndale, CA USGS Magnitude 4.1 – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA 2010 January 07 18:09:35 UTC 10 km (6 miles) ENE (59°) from Milpitas, CA USGS Magnitude 5.8 – BAJA [...]
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Hands of the "Doomsday Clock" to Be Moved

By | Published: January 12, 2010
NEW YORK CITY///NEWS ADVISORY///January 14, 2010///The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will move the minute hand of its famous “Doomsday Clock” at 10 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on January 14, 2010 in New York City. For the first time ever, the event will be opened up to the general public via a live Web feed [...]
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Pi Computation Record

By | Published: January 10, 2010
Fabrice Bellard, a French mathematician, claims to have set a new record for calculating Pi. Not only is it the longest, it was also done on a regular computer. “I am pleased to announce a new world record for the computation of the digits of Pi.” The following number of digits were computed: 2242301460000 hexadecimal [...]
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Top Money Making Tours

By writer | Published: January 7, 2010
The biggest grossing concert tours of 2009 were: U2 — $123 million Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — $95 million Elton John and Billy Joel — $88 million Britney Spears’ Circus tour — $83 million AC/DC — $78 million
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Top Earning Musicians

By writer | Published: January 7, 2010
Forbes lists the top money makers for the past year: 1. Madonna $110 million 2. Celine Dion $100 million 3. Beyonce $87 million 4. Bruce Springsteen $70 million 5. Kenny Chesney $65 million 6. Rascal Flatts $60 million 7. Coldplay $60 million 8. AC/DC $60 million 9. Eagles $55 million 10. Toby Keith $52 million 11. Bon Jovi $50 million 12. Dave Matthews Band $45 million
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