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Drivers to face slow going in Turtle Creek Valley
Three Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bridge projects -- two old and one new -- will test motorists in the Turtle Creek Valley in the coming year....
Don Wagner just wants a chance to play with his kids. "It might not sound like a lot to most people, but it would mean the world to me," said Wagner of Finleyville, who needs a heart transplant....
Loaded Oil Tanker Nearly Splits In East Pittsburgh Crash
An Allegheny Petroleum tanker truck loaded with about 8,000 gallons of motor oil crashed and nearly split in half in East Pittsburgh....
High Winds Leave Behind Damage Across Region
Share + Dec 10, 2009 8:15 am US/Eastern Weather: Current Conditions Local Radar Weather Map The high winds continue to be a problem today after bringing down treesA and power lines across the area....
Protesters call UMPC 'heartless' for closing Braddock site
A group of about 60 protestors assembled this afternoon at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Grant Street, Downtown, in front of the U.S. Steel Tower to voice their anger about the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's plans to close its hospital in Braddock....
Feds award $4.4 M to update public housing in E. Pittsburgh
An East Pittsburgh public housing development has been awarded $4.4 million in federal stimulus funding for "green" renovations, federal and local officials said today....
KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports
Judge Wants Edwards Sex Tape 'Under Lock And Key'
A judge wants to put a sex tape of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards "under lock and key," demanding Friday that a former aide to the pilloried politician turn over the video by next week. Edwards' former mistress, Rielle Hunter, had won a temporary restraining order against Young that sought the return of...
Obama Concedes Health Overhaul May Not Happen
No, maybe he can't. President Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to fix the nation's health care system, now concedes the effort may die in Congress....
After Weeks Of Waiting Tebow Super Bowl Ad To Air
No one except a few insiders has seen it. Yet a "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life" ad featuring football star Tim Tebow and paid for by a conservative Christian group is already perhaps the most hotly debated Super Bowl commercial ever....
Mid-Atlantic Shuts Down Ahead Of Huge Snow Warning
Life in the nation's capital ground to a halt Friday as steady snow fell, the beginning of a storm that forecasters said could be the biggest in modern history. A record 2 1/2 feet or more was predicted for Washington, where snow was falling heavily by evening, with big amounts expected elsewhere throughout the...
Leader Of Baptists Held In Haiti Speaks Out
Ten U.S. Baptist missionaries charged with child kidnapping returned to jail Friday after failing to persuade a judge to grant them provisional release pending the outcome of their case, their lawyer said. The group's leader spoke exclusively with CBS News from jail in Haiti. "We have in no way wanted to disrespect...
Money-Saving Tactics For 3 Shopper Personalities
We all know coupons can save us a lot of money at the grocery store. But for many of us, it's hard to find the time to do it ourselves. So, the Coupon Mom is offering some of her money-saving shopping strategies to fit every shopper's personality - even those...
...so I stabbed him in the head with a fork
Three and a half years after The Paperweight walked out on me, a 14 year old and a 3 year old.... Three and a half years after I started this blog.... The Thing and I got married. And yes, it was perfect. So, and you have probably seen this coming,...
MIA for just a little bit longer
Be patient. Good things come to those who wait. Like my wedding to The Thing. July 18, 2009 10:30am Wish us luck. :)...
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it turned into a butterfly
Things are starting to get better. The Girl's surgery went well and without complications. Her follow up appointment is tomorrow and we are hopeful. I'm getting married in less than a month. My company had a change of heart and reduced my salary reduction from 20% to 12% - a...
I couldn't have said it better myself
When it was done and you went to sleep, I lay awake and listened to the clock on your nightstand and the wind outside and understood that I was really home, that in bed with you was home, and something that had been getting close in the dark was suddenly...
June is almost as bad as April except no one's died but it's only the 9th so we'll wait and see
To follow up; The Paperweight was green with envy. However, this has only served to make him even more of an utter ass than he is normally. And we thought it wasn't possible... But The Boy did graduate from high school Hallelujah! and Amen! And he had this thing scheduled...
Let's see if Bob can get a perfect score on this......
PGH is a City
The Mass-transit-acre Volume 2
It's been over 6 months since my last installment of the mass-transit-acre. That's not to say there haven't been accidents in the meantime, but this week's accidents were especially avoidable and/or destructive. Luckily, no one was killed.Feb 2: Port Authority bus drives into a parked PennDOT salt truck. The driver...
One door closes, another door opens and all that.UPMC Braddock officially closed on Sunday, but today County Executive Onorato announced plans to demolish the former hospital and build office-space in its stead.Mayor Ravenstahl vetoed prevailing wage legislation on New Year's Eve, but the new crop of City Council has once...
A Difficult Lesson in this UPMC Minute
Allegheny County and Braddock learned a difficult lesson in today's UPMC minute. Judge Eugene Strassburger decided that despite much paperwork passed between the county and UPMC, UPMC has no legal obligation to keep the Braddock hospital open. The lesson? When the county enters into an agreement with UPMC, make damned...
Let's Say No More to the Abuse
Obviously, I'm upset about the alleged beating of a high school student (Jordan Miles) by 3 undercover cops in Homewood. I'm upset that the Fraternal Order of Police doesn't see anything wrong with the "aggressive" arrest of a boy with a bottle of pop. It's especially trying to believe that...
Pittsburgh Wages Need Some Redding Up
From the Post-Gazette (via the PGH Comet): In 2001, council approved legislation mandating a $9.12 an hour wage plus health insurance, or $10.62 without, for virtually every worker whose job was paid, supported or subsidized with city money. "Everywhere that our shadow falls, we will ensure that workers receive...
There are times when it seems bloggers are just a bunch of whiners. Then there are times when bloggers accomplish something great. Special thanks and shout-out to That's Church and PGH Comet for their hard work. Welcome to the USA to the 53 Haitian children who arrived this morning at...
post-gazette.com - High School Sports
Basketball Box Scores from Friday, Feb. 5...
Basketball Box Scores from Thu. Feb. 4...
Top WPIAL hoops game postponed
One of the top high school boys' basketball games in the area this year has been postponed because of the snowstorm....
Many high school teams pray before taking the court
Teenagers praying with heads bowed, arms locked and eyes closed. The scene is a familiar one throughout locker rooms, but it's an uncommon one anywhere else in Western Pennsylvania's public schools....
High School Roundup: Avonworth slips past Sto-Rox
Sto-Rox had gone unbeaten in seven games since falling to Avonworth last month. Unfortunately for the Vikings, the rematch Thursday night provided the same result as the first....
To boost spirit, game played during school
Oliver High School had an assembly for some of its students Thursday afternoon, and a basketball game broke out. OK, so the game was planned....
TechBurgh Blog and PodCast
ecoATM Pilots Automated eCycling Station That Pays Cash for Used Phone
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What’s hot in the evolving world of flat screen TV wall mounts
(ARA) – So you finally got the flat panel TV of your dreams. Sleek, compact and high definition, it’s the crowning glory of your home entertainment system. So how do you best showcase this jewel? The experts advise – take it to the wall. Wall mounting a flat screen has become...
Stop waiting and get going with Charter
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Charter. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m very much a “do it now” kind of a person. I don’t like to wait for lengthily decisions to prolong or pass an opportunity right by. I don’t like progress bars and I...
Pogoplug – personal, sharable, resizable cloud storage (review)
Pogoplug – “it’s a device that lets you access and share the contents of your external hard drives through the Internet.” … and it works! The Pogoplug device isn’t storage in itself, it’s an interface between your Internet service and your External USB Storage devices. Essentially you connect the Pogoplug to your...
Use Google Voice to send SMS to multiple recipients
Google just made life for us Google Voice users a little bit easier. Now, using Google Voice, you can send SMS messages to multiple recipients (where before you had to copy and past the message and send it multiple times). Just separate the numbers in the ‘To’ box with commas. There’s a maximum...
Create Your Own Newsletter At Home
So, you are looking for the ways of reducing the expenses associated with the newsletter printing. In this article I want to offer you some techniques that you can use for achieving this. Hopefully, you can try these tips on your own business without any challenges and exploit their benefits. -...
Burghilicious
You may have noticed the absence of Daring Bakers challenges on this blog for the past few months. Once it was cannoli, which are ok but not my favorite thing, and then it was a gingerbread house, which is cute but one usually doesn't eat it. Lord knows I do...
Pittsburgh has its fair share of eateries with original food concepts. Take fries on your sandwich, for instance, or elevating pierogies from poverty fare to haute cuisine. But how about this for originality: a hot dog shop in a church with a penchant for promoting local, organic food.Co-owners Tim Tobitsch...
Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, Take 1
Scheidt and I have a $7-loaf-of-bread addiction: Mediterra's rosemary olive oil bread. On occasion, we'll set for a $5 loaf: their multigrain ciabatta. This is great in the summer, when we can pick up a loaf or two or seven at the Farmer's Market in the Strip. It's more difficult...
Though I've posted more than one lasagna recipe, my first love of lasagna is for the "classic": tomato sauce, ricotta cheese, meat. You'll also note that two of those recipes feature homemade lasagna noodles.I will admit now, before the Interwebs, that my food snobbishness has in fact progressed to the...
This is it, my 100th post!I started this blog 2.5 years ago. It took me longer to get to 100 posts than it has taken some other bloggers. Despite a few breaks here and there, however, this blog is one of my favorite things to do - other than the...
What a whirlwind Christmas!If I had been on top of things, I would have taken lots of pictures and written lots of posts about all the delicious things that were consumed over the past 10 days, such as:- Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies- White Gull Inn Coffee Cake- French Toast Sandwiches-...
Pittsburgh Indymedia
Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 01, 2010
On today's show: Israel issued its response to the UN Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead in Gaza this week. Tree sitters halt mountaintop removal mining operations in West Virginia, New details emerge in the october FBI killing of Detroit Imam Luqman Abdullah, A feature length 2.3 Million and Rising...
Rustbelt Radio for January 18, 2010
On today's show: UPMC Braddock's closure looms on the horizon, Queer activists target a local donut shop owner who made homophobic remarks online, A look at the healthcare debate and what it will mean for Pennsylvanians, One year after Israel's attack on Gaza, aid and solidarity convoys find Egypt barring...
Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 04, 2010
On today's show: A special 2.3 Million and Rising about mental illness inside of prison, Indigenous Lakota activist Canupa Gluha Mani visits the University of Pittsburgh, A look at the proposed anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda....
Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 28, 2009
On today's show: We bring you "Calls From Home" a special holiday program which brings the voices of family members of prisoners to the airwaves as they send greetings to those incarcerated in the US prison system....
Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 21, 2009
On today's show: The Climate Summit in Copenhagen ends after 2 weeks, We'll bring you both local and global updates on the event, Drilling in Marcellus Shale is set to begin in Western Pennsylvania, The battle to Save the Carnegie Libraries comes to a head, Pittsburgh Police Officer Gene Hlavac...
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post-gazette.com - Penguins/NHL
NHL Notebook: Kovalchuk sweepstakes was watched from afar
Dan Bylsma is a coach, not a general manager, but he's in the loop enough to be able to say that, in the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes, the Penguins were no more than interested bystanders....
The Penguins go for their first season series sweep of Montreal today at Bell Centre. They are 3-0 against the Canadiens by a combined 12-4....
NHL Notebook: Vinik buys Lightning
Boston financier Jeff Vinik has agreed to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning, taking on the challenge of turning around a franchise that has struggled since winning the Stanley Cup in 2004....
The Penguins' personnel carousel continued today as they recalled forwards Mark Letestu and Tim Wallace from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League....
NHL Roundup: Capitals wins 12th in a row
As if the streaking Washington Capitals needed any more help, when they go for win No. 13 in a row against Atlanta, they won't even have to face Ilya Kovalchuk....
Penguins' Adams closing in on 100 points
Goals and points are among the last statistics you look for next to Craig Adams' name, especially on a Penguins team headlined by offensive stars....
Today's Tribune-Review
Former Aide told to surrender Edwards tape
Judge issues order in civil case involving ex-senator, mistress. ...
Afghan war effort at crossroads
Offensive will be 1st test of surge strategy; militants willing to try reconciliation. ...
Council approved a $22,101 bid from Scottdale Builders to resurface the floor of the storage building and add a lean-to to the exterior to store large equipment, including the borough's backhoe. ...
NHL fearing injuries in Vancouver Olympics
Every NHL player heading to Vancouver in a week's time likely is going there with two goals, not just one: Win a gold medal, and not get hurt. ...
Concussion talks heating up at Super Bowl
Activist Chris Nowinski is keeping the issue of concussions and their long-term consequences for NFL players in the public eye. ...
'Dangerous' snowstorm buries Western Pennsylvania
The prospect of spending a snowy Super Bowl weekend without milk, bread, chips and salsa drove some shoppers to snake two or three carts at a time through packed checkout lines and grocery store parking lots Friday. ...
Burgh Baby
Through Her Eyes . . . and of Her Eyes
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I Have Adored You So, Sleeping Cutey
Everywhere I look, there are signs. The signs that's she's growing up are like confetti falling from the sky. Everywhere, falling to my feet in a colorful puddle of reminders.She buttons her own fluffy, white coat.The diapers are gone, replaced by a rainbow of tiny underwear.A Dora obsession is a...
Always Be Nice to Your Mother. Always.
In retrospect, I was looking for excuses. If I had just asked Alexis in the first place, the answer would have been a resounding, "YES."A new semester of dance class started last week. Enrollment for the semester started months ago, but for whatever reason, I kept ignoring it. And ignoring...
A Break from the Usual as I Share Our Foreclosure "Secrets"
I have been hesitant to write about the new house as I've been fully expecting it to come crashing down any second now. It's been six months since we moved, and it all still seems a little too good to be true. There's a catch somewhere, and I'm not talking...
It's the Little Things That Make Me Happy
If you weren't already convinced that I have an evil streak, it's time to fix that. While we're at it, we'll go ahead and prove that the evil streak will live on within the heart of my spawn. While perusing Amazon for birthday party invitations some time ago, I came across...
A Little Something for the Grown-Ups
When we first walked down the party decorations aisle, Alexis uttered the most frightening words I've ever heard:"I want a Dora party!"*shudder*Fortunately, she spotted the High School Musical stuff a little while later and changed her mind. Before she could, though, I had an idea. A brilliant idea.A Dora piñata.I'm...
Pittsburgh Hoagie: All meat no filler
Peduto Calls for Pension/Parking HearingsCouncil to Hold Special Meetings on State of the Pension and Sale of Parking Assets PITTSBURGH – At today’s Pittsburgh City Council meeting, Councilman William Peduto will call for a series of Council special meetings to address the City‘s pension problems, as well as Mayor Luke...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Chris Zurawsky14th Ward Independent Democratic Club(412) 422-2957; (412) 802-6775; chris.zurawsky@gmail.com14th WARD CLUB TO HOST GUBERNATORIAL FORUMThe 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club will host a Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Forum on Sunday, January 31, 2010 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Wightman School Community Building, 5604 Solway Street, in...
Bill Peduto to Endorse Joe Hoeffel for Governor
Hoeffel to Receive Key Endorsement in Pittsburgh:Bill Peduto to Endorse Joe Hoeffel for GovernorPittsburgh, PA (January 25, 2010) — Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Joe Hoeffel will receive a key endorsement Tuesday from Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto, when he officially kicks-off his gubernatorial campaign. Peduto will announce his endorsement and...
Taking this week and the weekend off from here. Computer is in the shop. See ya next week....
$35,945 mistake.Did anyone else get a really messed up bill from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority?Important Message for Customers:If you received a bill dated January 6, 2010, PWSA is aware that it was not printed correctly. You will receive a corrected bill in the mail. If you...
City Council Online LaunchesCity Council Meeting Now Available to AllPITTSBURGH – Today’s Pittsburgh City Council meeting will be broadcast online for the first time. While City Council meetings have been broadcast on television for city residents, the online version will be available to people anywhere. Additionally, the new program will...
post-gazette.com - Pirates/MLB
MLB Notebook: Twins are shedding their frugal ways
The Minnesota Twins sure aren't spending like a small-market team these days....
Pirates Q&A with Chuck Finder...
MLB Notebook: New deal locks up Verlander for Tigers
Justin Verlander likely would have earned a nine-figure contract if he was able to stay healthy and successful for two more seasons....
Pirates Q&A with Chuck Finder...
Pirates Q&A with Chuck Finder...
GraySite
Essen, Germany and Pittsburgh build on industrial pasts with arts, education, innovation
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review features an article that highlights the parallels between post-industrial cities Pittsburgh and Essen, Germany. Essen was selected by the European Union as its cultural capital for 2010, which "drew the same bemused...
TEDx Pittsburgh Profile: Christine Astorino
At the recent TEDx Pittsburgh conference, Christine Astorino wowed them with a presentation on fathom, her research, design and strategy company that mines consumer needs at a very deep level. One example of their groundbreaking work can be seen in the spectacular design of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. More is...
Yale scholar urges "sustainability by design" at Pittsburgh green chemistry roundtable
Pittsburgh City Paper's Bill O'Driscoll reports on the Jan. 13 installment of the Rachel Carson Green Chemistry Roundtable, which featured John R. Ehrenfeld. Ehrenfeld--a chemical engineer, senior researcher at Yale and former director of MIT's Program on Technology, Business and the Environment--spoke about "preventing pollution by design." He has...
NYU's Dale Jamieson addresses moral and political challenges of climate change
Is it hot in here or is it global warming? NYU's Dale Jamison will speak at Carnegie Mellon this week about the moral and political injustices of climate change. Jamieson is director of environmental studies and philosophy and affiliated professor of law at NYU. His talk addresses the implications of...
Pittsburgh has largest number health care startups receiving capital in Midwest
Pittsburgh had 24 health care startups receiving capital in 2009--the largest number in the Midwest, reports Pittsburgh Business Times. The combined dollar amount was $37.8 million. Investments in Midwest health care startups last year totaled $780 million, down 26 percent from 2008, according to a report...
ShowClix unveils Android scanner app, expanding and hiring
Pittsburgh ticketing startup ShowClix has added an innovative new app to its product line and moved into roomy new offices in Shadyside.The company also has hired Tom Costa, formerly of Landslide, as COO and plans additional hires in the next six months. ShowClix currently stands at 12 and plans to...
TECHburgher :: Putting some sizzle in the Pittsburgh technology sector.
The Week That Was in Pittsburgh Technology — 2/1-2/5
So we’re mixing it up a little on the “Week that Was” post and we thought it would be fun to pull off a low-budget video update of the more exciting headlines finding their way on to Techburgher.com. Look out Kent Brockman! ...
Jennifer™ Drives 40+ Percent Growth at Lucas Systems
Here’s some encouraging news from PTC member comapny Lucas Systems: Lucas Systems, Inc., the leading provider of voice-directed warehouse applications for open, mobile computers, today reported strong revenue and profit growth in 2009. Major new customer implementations and add-on business with long-term customers resulted in over 40 percent revenue growth and...
Tune in to TechVibe Radio 1410 AM KQV this Saturday
February will be an awesome month for TechVibe Radio. We’re settling in nicely to our new station at KQV 1410 AM turning up the energy on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings by profiling the area’s most innovative technology companies. Here’s what’s cooking: Saturday, Feb. 6 @ 1 p.m. and Sunday, Feb....
Top Defense Pub Says Neuro Kinetics is Company “To Watch”
Defense Technology International, an influential publication serving the defense and military markets, says Pittsburgh-based medical device manufacturer Neuro Kinetics, Inc. is a company “to watch” for its research into new methods of detecting traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) in wounded combat soldiers returning from Afghanistan...
Dr. Jerry Paytas, GSP Consulting’s Director of Research and Torrey Babson, GSP’s Economic Architect, will present Calculating and Leveraging Your Region’s Greenshare at the 2010 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum in Washington, D.C. on March 6 at 1:00 p.m. Paytas and Babson will lead a workshop, along with Tim Aldinger, the NAWB’s...
Guru Answers to Help Plan Projects and Solve Outsourcing Issues
Guru.com – the world’s largest online services marketplace – introduced a social media-based tool designed to aid businesses with the due diligence, management, and staffing of projects outsourced to internet-based Freelance workers. By uniquely leveraging the collective knowledge and verifiable performance data of its more than one million global users,...
Pittsburgh Adobe Flash Users Group
This blog is no longer maintained
We've moved the PittMFUG site to something much easier to deal with than blogger a few months ago. Please update your links: http://pittmfug.org/ is where you can find all things PittMFUG now. We'll be deleting this site within the next few weeks....
Tonight's meeting is not at our usual location. To celebrate summer we're having a game night at Games 'N At on the south side!If you've never been before, Games N'At has a ton of games. From their site: "...unlimited play on pool tables, ping-pong basketball, pinball, driving games, shooting...
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight!Josh's Unit Testing presentation: source files (zip)Val's Better Typography presentation: slideslinks:Text Layout Framework demo pageText Layout Framework downloadNYT Reader 2.0 download Other links discussed: Color Scheme DesignerWe Choose the MoonINSPIRE...
We had a good turnout last meeting. Val talked about the upcoming FlashPitt conference and brought pizza for everyone. There's a great lineup of speakers. Hope you can join us. If you haven't already, buy your tickets here. Early bird discounts still available til Sept. 5th.I talked about creating dynamic...
PittMFUG Podcast 22 Now Available
Hey MFUGers! Podcast 22 is now available! We cover our last meeting and much, much more!iTunes users: Click here.Direct Feed URL: http://www.pittmfug.com/podcast/podcast.xml. If you don't listen to podcasts or subscribe you can always download the mp3 itself here....
Thanks to everyone who came out last night. We had a lot more folks than we expected for a mid July meeting. Here are the files and links and such we discussed.Easy Papervision PanoramicDownload the example filesSome of the links we looked at:The photo from FlickrTutorial this example...
post-gazette.com - Steelers/NFL
Former Pitt players Dinkins, Session took different rout to Super Bowl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Two of the best quarterbacks in the game will square off in Sunday's Super Bowl for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints....
Goodell takes long route around serious issues
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Here's a new rule for the next 100 annual Super Bowl news conferences by the commissioner of the National Football League: No questions that include any of the following:...
Goodell insists NFL owners do not want lockout
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A subdued NFL commissioner Roger Goodell insisted that the owners do not want a lockout in 2011 and will make every effort to reach an agreement with the NFL Players...
Superbowl Noteboook: Ambassador Rooney seeking labor peace
As U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Dan Rooney felt relieved that negotiations in Northern Ireland ended with a breakthrough Friday that saved the Catholic-Protestant government there....
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It was one of those questions that wasn't so much a question, but more a suggestion. Or better yet, a warning....
Gerry Dulac's NFL Forecast: Super Bowl XLIV
The PG's gridiron guru and pigskin prognosticator picks the Super Bowl champion....
World News latest RSS headlines - Pittsburgh News.Net
London, Feb 6 (IANS) 'Alice in Wonderland' actress Anne Hathaway admits she finds it fun locking lips with her hunky co-stars but fears she hasn't mastered the sexy scenes as well as some of her peers, because she finds it hard to 'get into' on-camera smooches....
Penelope came to know of Oscar nomination late
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Spanish actress Penelope Cruz says she got to know about her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role in 'Nine' late -- because she recently changed her phone number....
US missionary freed by North Korea arrives in China
Beijing, Feb 6 (DPA) A US missionary arrived here Saturday after being released by North Korea, which had detained him for crossing into its territory on Christmas Day....
Sandra comfortable with criticism
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock says she is comfortable with criticism and would collect her Razzie Award with a smile if she is voted the Worst Actress....
Little Barry statue of Obama to be moved by Indonesian officials
The Jakarta governors office has announced a statue of Obama as a boy will be removed from a public park and placed outside the school Obama attended ahead of his presidential visit to Indonesia....
Danish naval forces intervene in mid-hijack drama
Danish warship stops hijack of cargo ship as it occurs....
Pittsburgh News
Pittsburgh, NBA Have Short History Together
Share + Feb 4, 2010 9:17 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Reggie Evans dunks against Jason Maxiell in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on April 25, 2008, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pa....
Pa. Officer Acquitted in Fondling Case
An Allegheny County jury on Thursday acquitted a Pittsburgh police officer of accusations he fondled a woman while answering a burglary call at her Sheraden home....
Pittsburgh police are upset with a cartoon by Rob Rogers that ran in the Post-Gazette.
Post-Gazette Cartoon Stirs Controversy Share + Feb 4, 2010 11:44 pm US/Eastern Post-Gazette Cartoon Stirs Controversy Reporting Ralph Iannotti There's controversy over an editorial cartoon that appeared in the Post-Gazette on Wednesday....
College Student Shot In Oakland Home Invasion
Police are investigating a shooting during a home invasion in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood Thursday evening....
Pittsburgh Mayor Wants Solar Farm On Mine Site
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Pittsburgh Diocese Buys Land For North Catholic High School Move
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has bought 71 acres so it can move North Catholic High School from the city too a booming suburb....