so youre just going to have to read this one for yourself. link to the story.......
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my wife catherine palmer ph.d. is director of audiology at upmcs eye and ear no secret. todays pg has an article that features a program there and she is quoted.the slogan think again fits as people often need to think anew or rethink even for matters as basic as hearing.......
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officials say its still too early to change plans due to hanna how to stop mountaineers whitehot qb ecu kept out of top 25 polls east carolinas success doesnt surprise wvu wvu and ecu are watching the weather whites play no surprise to holtz ecu game plan showed wvu willing to adapt white offered a taste of new passing game......
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here are some blog posts article and links that you may have missed. sierra club green jobs for the steel city join the bluegreen alliance to discuss local state and national efforts to create green jobs boost the economy reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and combat global warming. come hear about the work that many organizations are doing and learn more about what opportunities and challeng...
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based on such creations technology review 2008 named dr. lee as one of the worlds top 35 innovators under the age of 35. the review lauds his ability to find new hightech uses for existing electronics that help people beat the high cost of technology. the september issue of technology review features dr. lee and the other tr35 young innovators who will be honored sept. 2325 during the emtech08 con...
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the news on callups continues to roll in so i wanted to pass along the names of the 10 pirates that are being recalled.a russ ohlendorf probably has the most value since he is going to be slotted into the rotation.a its a 6man rotation however and i am just not that high on him to begin with.a id consider monitoring him but i clearly would not yet make a move on him and probably wouldnt consider i...
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nyt replacement theater compiled by julie bloom the naked angels theater company has announced that it will present the off broadway premiere of fault lines. p west end rain man delays opening v blanchett brings stars to sydney by michaela boland cate blanchetts debut season as coartistic director of the sydney theater company will feature productions helmed by directors steven soderbergh and ...
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the wizard of the wii cmu grads tinkering leads to innovator award pittsburgh postgazette johnny lee was named by technology review as one of the top 35 young innovators in the united states. honored for his inventiveness johnny lee said he decides to pursue a project based on what he describes as a worktowow ratio. thats to say he sony unveils improved playstation portable businessweek sales a...
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september 01 2008 what the heck is mccain up to that seems to be the question this labor day. the palin pick surprised everybody and the reaction to it has not been moderate. analysts tend either to be pleased or pissed. i want to move beyond their backandforth. too much of it seems to depend implicitly upon whether picking palin makes mccain a hypocrite given his attacks on obama. i dont think ...
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here are some blog posts article and links that you may have missed. dirty water bodacks new authority job is vintage pittsburgh pg editorial about bodacks new job unfortunately the authority does not function with complete professional detachment. while it is ostensibly independent of government politicians are members of its board. so theres a risk that something else may be added to the autho...
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an interesting situation. law abiding gun owner straps on his glock and heads to an obama campaign rally featuring a speech by obama. apparently pennsylvania permits citizens to carry guns as long as they are in plain sight. the police arrested him eek they will send him his citations for disorderly conduct by mail. i suspect charges will be dropped. so the question is should law abid...
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it is september first and with that comes a formal acknowledgement that the pirates are without any hope of salvaging a winning season. the good news is that the club will bring up some players with the rosters being allowed to expand. the postgazette speculates on who those players might be. on their list are the following in alphabetical order jimmy barthmaier t.j. beam brian bixler luis cruz r...
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wvu game stories royal review villanova dadgumit that was a good debut for bill stewart big east helmet stickers stewart era begins with win defense better keep getting better for west virginia believe it white leads mountaineers air assault white tosses careerhigh 5 tds as west virginia handles villanova white has record day in victory spitt game stories bowling green qb keeps cool head to usher ...
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but this is pretty awesome too.......
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filed under steelers afc north nfl injuriescharlie batchs season is officially over as reported by gerry dulac at the postgazette. the steelers today made the much anticipated move of placing the veteran on injured reserve and making byron leftwich the no. 2 quarterback behind ben roethlisberger. this could very well be the end of batchs career in pittsburgh. batch broke his collarbone in the te...
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white wont hold back this year wvus sowers grasps defensemountaineers play host to villanova medical redshirt an option for wvu players ol country boy stewart is ready to take over helm stanchek has ingredients for greatness wvus young cornerbacks will play aggressive ly stewart wont micromanage mountaineer opener nervousness not part of stews game plan white goes after villanova bulger......
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via the latest film notes column in the postgazette the metropolitan opera is expanding its highdefinition opera transmissions to 11 this season beginning with a live presentation of its gala at 6 p.m. on sept. 22 celebrating its 125th anniversary and starring soprano renee fleming. during the season live operatic performances will occur at 1 p.m. on saturdays with a .........
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here are some blog posts article and links that you may have missed. biden will lead citys labor day parade pittsburgh tribunereview joe biden will be in pittsburgh on monday to walk in pittsburgh labor day parade which is one of the largest in the country. letters to the editor monfayette expressway 2 letters to the editor in todays postgazette against the monfayette express way plans. the h...
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at milwaukee brewers record 7756 hitting stats pitching stats fielding stats game log team history jsonline pitt sburgh pirates record 5776 hitting stats pitching stats fielding stats game log team history pittsburgh postgazett e pittsbu rgh tribunerev iew pnc park game 1 friday august 29 605pm ct boxs core tv fsnhd v...
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exschenley students try reizenstein on for size the squat 33yearold reizenstein building in shadyside may lack the architectural majesty of the historic triangular schenley building in oakland.but reizenstein has new furniture two student lounges and ample space for playing sports outside. the district just planted trees in the big field to the east side of the building knocking out a band pract...
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the us military on friday arrested ali faisal allami a sadrist who served on the debaathification committee under ahmad chalabi. the pentagon maintains that allami is deeply involved with iranbacked special group cells and implicated in a bombing in sadr city that killed several people including two gis. chalabi a notorious liar and embezzler to whom rumsfeld and the neocons had intended to turn ...
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mountaineers look to the air this season white definitely ready to go berry anxious to start mountaineer football season heisman hopefuls villanova at west virginia dont look for bill stewart to be nervous saturday wvus sanders just wants to handle football wvu could be special this season villanova talley trying to give back west virginias celebrated quarterback will be called on to throw more ru...
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nfl commissioner roger goodell spoke loud and clear yesterday to those rooney brothers who might want to sell the steelers to outside interests the league and its owners will do everything in their power to keep dan rooney and his son in control of the franchise. theres great respect for the rooney family in the national football league goodell said after a 212 hour meeting with the five rooney br...
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nice oped from two primary care physicians in pittsburgh. nothing that hasnt been discussed here but i would have further emphasized the disparity between specialist and generalist pay. this is the chief reason why medical students arent entering any generalist fields. finances and money needs to enter the public consciousness when discussing the primary care shortage.......
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county solicitor rules against drink tax opponents allegheny county solicitor mike wojcik has determined that the petition by the group friends against counterproductive taxation which seeks to cut the countys controversial drink tax from 10 percent to 0.5 percent by referendum is legally insufficient. jackass. we do not need anyone to protect us from our own democracy. ballot access is important...
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