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| Ostrovskiy dominates in Pittsburgh | | 2008-05-16 13:58:51 | | Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr BROOKLYN CHAMP CAN CHESS-THUMP By YOAV GONEN New York Post May 16, 2008 — Brooklyn’s Aleksandr Ostrovskiy, a sixth-grader at IS 234, was crowned national chess champion this week after besting 2,200 students at a tournament in Pittsburgh. Although the Russian-born pawn-pusher is just 12, his win in the under-sixth-grade bracket was the [...] | | By: Pan 2007 | | |
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| An Alien Sighting on Planet Pittsburgh | | 2008-05-09 20:54:21 | | Art Review | ‘Life on Mars’ : By ROBERTA SMITH
PITTSBURGH — Lately, it seems, biennial exhibitions don’t do much except sit there, looking good and offending no one. Instead of being shows that people “love to hate,” or vice versa, these big, often international affairs now inspire mild interest or resigned indifference. Their underlying message [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
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| Venture capital is on the move — to New Mexico, Pittsburgh and points beyond | | 2008-03-16 03:31:00 | | A new survey shows that venture capital investment – the stuff that fuels technology innovation – is growing in parts of the country where it has been largely unapparent. The survey from the National Venture Capital Association, based on data provided by Thomson Financial, found that while Silicon Valley remains the hotbed of seed capital, other regions are seeing it grow more quickly.In New Mexico, for instance, venture capitalists put $128 million into 21 companies in 2007, the survey found. Compared to the investments made a decade ago, that’s an increase of 600 percent in the number of companies and of 375 percent in the amount of funding.Or take Pittsburgh, the second fastest-growing region of the country in terms of venture capital investments over the last decade. In 2007, it was home to 44 new venture-financed companies – up 267 percent from 1997 – that collectively got $198 million, an increase of 513 percent).
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| Health and Human Services secretary coming to Pittsburgh | | 2008-03-10 08:48:14 | | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Mike Leavitt will be in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to discuss a demonstration project that provides Medicare incentive payments to doctors for using electronic health records, according to Lorraine Ryan, public affairs officer.
Related PostsUS Health Secretary Urges Veto Of Payment...HHS Reports to Congress on Value-Based Purchasing...Insurers applaud Medicare [...] | | By: A Medicare News Blog - Care About Medicare | | |
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| Wilson Leaves Pittsburgh Without A Contract | | 2008-03-05 11:53:36 | | John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that free agent safety Eugene Wilson left Steelers headquarter without a contract on Tuesday. He has already visited with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well and is scheduled to meet with the Jets next. He also may set up a meeting with the Titans.
Wilson, 27, was a [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
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| Pittsburgh Car Rental Tax Harming Car Sharing Services | | 2008-03-05 00:00:00 | | Urban-goers seeking access to a car but not requiring its use all the time are increasingly turning to car sharing services, such as Zipcar (which merged with rival Flexcar in November). Members reserve cars online for as little as 30 minutes use, and the cost of maintaining the cars is spread over many users.Not so with the taxes, however. Local governments have often targeted rental cars for punitive taxation, as a way of exporting tax burdens to out-of-staters who usually rent cars and don't vote in the jurisdiction. But as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, poorly worded rental car taxes are hitting car sharing services as well:A new county tax that went into effect Jan. 1, alongside the drink tax. The car rental excise tax, passed by County Council in an 11-4 vote, is $2 per day, "or any part of a day," for every car rented in Allegheny County.[...]But the clause, "or any part of a day," is a twist that can make the tax especially onerous for Zipcar custom | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| College Basketball Betting: Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia | | 2008-03-03 10:48:42 | | Pittsburgh +5.5 (-110)
Mon Mar 3 ‘08 7:00p
The Pittsburgh Panthers beat the West Virginia Mountaineers at the buzzer 55-54 when they met in Pittsburgh a month ago, and we look for another similarly tight game at Morgantown this evening.
That win marked the Panthers’ fourth straight victory in this head-to-head series, with two of those victories coming [...] | | By: Touthouse Free Sports Picks | | |
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| Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins: Free NHL Betting Picks | | 2008-02-28 12:47:14 | | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Boston Bruins u5.5 (-115)
Thu Feb 28 ‘08 7:05p
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have trouble getting some offensive continuity the next few games considering all the new players they traded for at the deadline, and the Boston Bruins would be tough to score on in Beantown in any event.
Boston is allowing just 2.20 goals [...] | | By: Touthouse Free Sports Picks | | |
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| Pittsburgh vs. Marquette Picks & Odds: College Basketball Odds | | 2008-02-15 12:50:00 | | Pittsburgh +5.0 (-110)
Fri February 15 ‘08 9:00p - Click Here for Current College Basketball Odds
We’ve actually got a game going Friday night that means something, and that’s normally hard to come by when college hoops gets into conference play. Both Pittsburgh and Marquette are jockeying for position within the crowded Big East, and the winner [...] | | By: Touthouse Free Sports Picks | | |
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| Optical Test Engineer - Wipro Dallas or Pittsburgh | | 2008-02-13 22:43:00 | | Skills: Wipro Technologies is looking for Optical Test Engineer with a minimum of 4 years of experience is required with good understanding and experience to STLC. The candidate should have optical domain experience in Network element Software (SONET/SDH) related to Provisioning, Alarms, Eqp/FacManagement, Cross connects, TL1 etc. The Optical Test Engineer should have hands on experience in
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| Tough day in Pittsburgh | | 2008-01-06 12:15:36 | | Well my prediction was wrong, but hey I can't be perfect ALLL the time.My Steelers lost in the final moments last night 31-29 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Ben Roethlisberger finished the game with over 300 yds passing, 2 TDs, and an awful 3 INTs. Najeh Davenport had a rough night running the ball. He seemed to not be able to find the holes, if there were any, in the line.In the end, the Steeler D could not stop the Jags from kicking a game winning FG with 37 seconds remaining. The Steeler Offense came out for one last shot, but it ended quickly with a Roethlisberger fumble and sack.Great Debut Mr. Tomlin - Draft well my young coach, draft well...I never thought I would say this, but....Let's go Pats | | By: Mr. Perfect's Sports Blog | | |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars DEFEAT Pittsburgh Steelers 31-29 | | 2008-01-05 22:44:26 | | JAGS WIN! JAGS WIN! In what had to be the most difficult 4th quarter of Football I've ever seen, our Jaguars have won. They survived what was very nearly a hopeless situation, the Steelers score 19 points in the 4th quarter, and the Jaguars were on their heels. But then David Garrard epitomized the entire Jaguars season in one play, going for 32 yards on 4th and 2 and set the Jaguars up for the win. Un. Real. Game Winning Field Goal by Scobee gives us another week! I'm gonna process the win a bit, I think Freek1969 is gonna help out with the post game commentary! What a game! GO JAGUARS!! -Chris | | By: Big Cat Country - An Unoffical Jacksonville Jaguar | | |
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| Tin Coaster Set - Pittsburgh Steelers | | 2007-12-31 02:23:01 | | Product DescriptionBe the envy of all your friends with these tastefully decorated tin coasters! A sporty way to keep unwanted drips at bay while showing support for your team. Tin with cork bottom. Each coaster is 3 1/2" diameter x 1/8" thick. BUY NOW | | By: Craft Yogya | | |
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| Attention Pittsburgh Party-Goers: Buy Your Drinks Before Midnight | | 2007-12-31 00:00:00 | | Allegheny County, PA, the home of Pittsburgh, is set to ring in the new year tonight with a new tax on poured alcohol drinks. And a judge has ruled that the tax will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. (as scheduled) despite the fact that it may lead to administrative headaches for establishments. From Pennlive.com:Allegheny County bars and restaurants will be ringing in more than the New Year at midnight.They'll also be ringing up an extra 10 percent per drink they serve, when the county's new poured drink tax takes effect.Some bars and restaurants sued last week hoping to delay the tax, but a county judge says it will begin as scheduled at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. The business owners had argued they aren't prepared to begin collecting the tax that soon.This alcohol tax is supposed to fund Pittsburgh-area public transportation. Why tax alcohol to fund public transit? Who knows? It really has no justification in sound public finance policy. It has just been decided by politicians | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Steel Rollin; Pittsburgh 3-0 After 37-16 Win over 49′ers | | 2007-09-24 02:35:22 | | The Pittsburgh Steelers were not happy with the way their punt and kickoff return games looked as they headed into the 2007 season. That is why as the final cuts were made they made what mostly seemed to be a meaningless trade with the Falcons for former kickoff Pro Bowl return man Allen Rossum. [...] | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| Breaking Down the Pittsburgh Steelers | | 2007-09-13 18:10:28 | | WR Holmes an emerging deep threat (Courtesy: MSNBC) Holding the heaviest burden of any NFL team in Week Two, the Buffalo Bills travel to Heinz Field this Sunday to square off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh is coming off an impressive 34-7 road win in their season opener at Cleveland, and they are looking to make a similarly dominating statement in their home opener. Pittsburgh is just one season removed from a Super Bowl championship and seems to have re-gained some of that playoff luster after missing the playoffs last season. The team has a diverse and potentially lethal offense led by Ben Roethlisberger, a defense that is still as blitz-happy and talented as it ever has been, and a special teams unit that may no longer be quite the Achilles' Heel that it has been in years past. Offense: It Starts with Willie Parker For years under former coach Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh was a run-first team. Mike Tomlin has been imported as head coach, and not | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
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| Attention Pittsburgh: New Alcohol Tax May Hit Iron City | | 2007-07-10 07:00:00 | | If you live near Pittsburgh and enjoy a drink, it appears you may be on the hit list as the County Council of Allegheny County, the home of Pittsburgh, may soon have the power to impose an extra 10 percent tax on alcoholic beverages that are served in the county. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: When the cash-strapped city of Pittsburgh sought a 10 percent tax on alcoholic drinks four years ago, local bar and restaurant owners rallied to block it. Now Allegheny County could come looking for that 10 percent. A proposed state Senate transportation funding bill designed to help the cash-strapped Port Authority would allow Allegheny County officials to raise taxes on poured alcoholic drinks up to 10 percent, as well as add a $2 tax on rental cars. The bill still needs approval by the full Senate before being sent back to the House. If approved, it would be up to the county to decide if a tax, and how much of a tax, would follow. But with the battle against the city still fresh in their mi | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Train Splits Tractor-Trailer Near Pittsburgh | | 2007-06-28 23:29:43 | | A train tore a tractor-trailer in two at a railroad crossing in a town northeast of Pittsburgh this morning; but amazingly, no one was injured in the accident.
The crash happened around 9a.m. EDT in O’Hara Township and the impact literally ripped the trailer from its cab, reports CBS station KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh.
Officials say the driver [...] | | By: American Truck Buyer - All About Trucks & Trai | | |
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