Pottstown Mayor Sharon Thomas and Candidate Jerry Stick accepted our Debate invitation and joined us for a good spirited debate about their positions and views on local issues. You can view the full debate here: http://PottstownMayor.com These questions were asked: 1. What do you think is Pottstown’s greatest challenge and how do you plan...
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Philadelphia, PA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data indicating the number of people living with Spina Bifida in the United States is over 180,000 – more than double the previous estimate of 70,000. Spina Bifida remains the most commonly occurring complex birth defect occurring in this country;...
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Bucks County Zoo and A1 Savannahs are now accredited by the Feline Conservation Federation. FCF accredited facilities operate with the highest level of husbandry and management practices. (PRWEB) October 17, 2009 — Bucks County Zoo and A1 Savannahs are the latest facilities to be accredited by the Feline Conservation Federation, an international non-profit organization...
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Harrisburg – Governor Edward G. Rendell signed legislation to enact a $27.799 billion state General Fund budget for 2009-10 that increases education funding while reducing overall spending. It contains no new broad-based taxes. State-dollar spending is $1.9 billion lower than in 2008-09. When $2.6 billion in federal stimulus dollars are included, the new budget...
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Montgomery Count Community College Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. John Flynn announced that 55 students were named to the Dean’s List for the summer 2009 semesters. The Dean’s List recognizes students who have earned more than 12 cumulative credits and who have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or above....
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(PRWEB) — Can you name that leafy weed overrunning your perennial bed or crowding out the fall crops in your vegetable garden? If not, you can rest assured that the next generation of weed scientists will be poised to help. Eighty-five students from 11 universities gathered on an Indiana research farm recently to test...
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The Art Gallery in the Fine Arts Center at Montgomery County Community College an exhibit of mixed media work by the residents of Brittany Pointe Estates, a retirement community in Lansdale. The show will be on display through Nov. 6, with an opening reception to meet the artists on Oct. 21 from 5-7 p.m....
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At a forum at the University of Pennsylvania to spotlight Veteran education programs there as well as at Drexel University, Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07) announced new legislation today that will help our returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan put their military training toward a college degree. The Congressman’s bill would permit all students to...
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Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element with the symbol Hg (Latinized Greek: hydrargyrum, meaning watery or liquid silver) and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery d-block metal, mercury is one of six chemical elements that are liquid at or near room temperature and pressure, the others being caesium, francium, gallium, bromine, and...
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Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three rotations about the axis for every two orbits. The perihelion of Mercury’s...
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