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JO JANOSKI resides in Pittsburgh, PA, USA with her husband, Ron.
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I Want One--- eee pc!
Intel, Asus Announce $199 'Eee PC'
TAIPEI — Asus and Intel have teamed up to develop a $199 notebook PC, the companies announced here on Tuesday.
In a keynote address given by Sean Maloney, an executive vice president at Intel and chief marketing and sales officer, Jonney Shih, chairman and chief executive of Asus, was invited on stage to unveil the "Eee PC," an inexpensive laptop designed to help spread computing to poorer regions.
Two models were demonstrated: a $199 and $299 model. more |
Posted: 10:23 PM, October 23, 2007 in In the News |
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Battle of the Cola Titans
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. -- Pepsi or Coke? The battle continues.
State police in Indiana, Pa., are investigating after a Pepsi employee allegedly assaulted a Coca-Cola employee while making a delivery at a Wal-Mart in White Township on Oct. 1.
According to police, Robert Koscho, 48, of Ebensburg, and the Pepsi employee, who has not been identified, were bickering back and forth while making their deliveries at the Oakland Avenue store. Police said the two are also accused of trying to run each other over with pallets full of soda... more
Sheesh, and I've always thought they taste the same... |
Posted: 04:23 PM, October 12, 2007 in In the News |
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Bats Take Residence...Eeeeek!
I don't know about you, but I find this frightening. I mean, I freak over simply a spider in my shoe...
Colonies in residences can drive homeowners batty
"They end up anywhere. I've found them in toes of shoes, and the binding of a Bible, up inside doll dresses and toy trucks," says Kevin Kaclik, owner of Critter Control of Pittsburgh NW, in Freedom. "They get into tight little places and try to hide." ... Read more... |
Posted: 07:35 AM, September 15, 2007 in In the News |
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...
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Suspected Colombian hit man nabbed -- in a dress
Black shoes with a brown blouse, ugh! A fashion disaster! No wonder he got caught! The freak!
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A cross-dressing suspected Colombian hit man just wasn't feminine enough to pull it off.
Police said the 27-year-old suspect, identified only as "Chucho," was a killer for Colombia's feared Note del Valle cocaine cartel and in order to lie low disguised himself as a woman. more |
Posted: 07:05 AM, August 9, 2007 in In the News |
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Pacemaker for the Brain Shows Promise
A 38-year-old man, brain-damaged after an attack six years ago, had electrodes surgically implanted in his head to try to jump-start his brain function. The results were almost immediate."The patient recovered the ability to speak words and identify pictures and complete sentences," says Dr. Nicko Schiff. kdka.com - Pacemaker For The Brain Shows Promise --- I'm in awe of this...one of life's little miracles... |
Posted: 10:52 AM, August 2, 2007 in In the News |
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Reese's Goes Bananas
Peanut butter and banana, one of my favorite combinations!
Briefs: Reese's goes bananas for the KingFrom staff and wire reports
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Hershey is honoring the King this summer with the Reese's Peanut Butter & Banana Creme Cups starring Elvis Presley.The cups, which come in four different wrappers featuring images of Presley, celebrate his love of peanut butter and banana sandwiches with a thin layer of banana creme combined with Reese's peanut-butter centers.
Reese's goes bananas for the King - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
Posted: 07:36 AM, July 25, 2007 in In the News |
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The State Insect of Pennsylvania
Did you know the firefly, or as we affectionately called them when I was a kid, lightning bugs, are the state insect of Pennsylvania? Who knew? Now I feel sorry for all those bugs I caught in a mayonnaise jar and left in the garage to die overnight. But wait! I'm so old that was before 1974. Am I forgiven?
Carnegie research aims to shed light on state insect
The light given off by fireflies is such a summer staple in Pennsylvania that the insect was designated the state insect on April 10, 1974. Read more |
Posted: 07:10 AM, July 23, 2007 in In the News |
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Flat-Chested Strippers and Other Fun
With remarks like this:
"Ms. Potter said she slapped his behind, pushed him and grabbed cash from his pants pocket 'because he was ignorant.'" This news story, a tragedy of course, still reads like a comedy skit. |
Posted: 02:56 PM, June 26, 2007 in In the News |
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Police 'arrest' scarecrow - for impersonating a traffic officer
I love this story from the UK. You can' t think this stuff up!
A scarecrow dressed to look like a traffic cop didn't go down too well with real police officers.
In fact they took the matter so seriously when they heard about it that a patrol car on the way to the scene of a fatal crash was diverted to pay the scarecrow's owner, Christopher Strong, a visit.
And after ordering him to take it down, officers warned him that he could be accused of impersonating a policeman. Read More |
Posted: 07:22 PM, June 23, 2007 in In the News |
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Wooden Robots
Wooden Robots
This article by Vincent Janoski (no relation. We just share the same last name) caught my eye. I have to admire this guy's taste in robots. Awesome! |
Posted: 07:01 AM, June 20, 2007 in In the News |
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Dog Nursing Homes?
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Interesting! I think I'd rather go to a dog nursing home than a people's one. I mean, that would be a lot more fun. Hey, at $800/month, it would be a lot cheaper, too. Except dogs don't play checkers...I figure the soft diet ought to taste the same either place.
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Dog nursing home to employ puppies to raise spirits
Story Highlights• Owners pay about $800 a month to put dog in nursing home
• Aging dogs get round-the-clock care
• Puppies will play with older dogs to make them feel younger READ MORE... |
Posted: 04:44 PM, June 13, 2007 in In the News |
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2 men rescued after trying to climb Mount Washington
Two men who tried to climb Mount Washington near the Wabash Tunnel found themselves stranded on a ledge when one of them weakened and could not finish the climb. Read more.
Again! Shouldn't we start charging folks for elaborate acts of stupidity like this? It took six hours! $$$$$$$ |
Posted: 07:44 AM, June 11, 2007 in In the News |
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Paris Back to Jail
Admit it! You're laughing, too! WoooHoooo! Justice served.
Paris Ordered Back To Jail
Sheriff's Office May Be In Contempt Of Court
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton was taken from a courtroom screaming and crying on Friday after a judge ordered her returned to jail to serve out her entire 45-day sentence for a parole violation in a reckless driving case. Read more |
Posted: 03:40 PM, June 8, 2007 in In the News |
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Folk Festival - The World in a Day
Ethnic music amidst a rainbow swirl of costumes and wafting aromas of delicacies from around the world, I enjoyed a wonderful weekend working our Pittsburgh Photography booth at this year's Folk Festival. I'm ashamed to say I'd never been to this event before this weekend. I always meant to go. When I was a student at Robert Morris, the college at that time sponsored the Folk Festival. I wanted to go then since it was part of Robert Morris. Alas, I never did.
It took me by surprise. Walking in from modern life, one of always rushing, too busy to pause and ponder, the Festival stopped me in my tracks and made me think, savor, and wonder at the disparate elements that make up not only America, but Pittsburgh. In my daily life, huddled away on a country road, this city-dweller has lost touch with the ethnicities that walk city streets every day. And I've lost touch with my Pittsburgh steel town roots brimming with immigrant history, flavors, and legends.
Shame on me!
I was touched by the magic of our differences, each country with different foods and dances and sounds. More importantly, the Folk Festival was like a magician lifting his cape and revealing the abounding community of immigrants who flourish in Pittsburgh, communities not visible on a daily basis, but bursting with sights and sounds, purpose and beauty. I feel blessed to be part of a community that shows the world, in microcosm, how everyday people can live and work together while still maintaining their individual cultures.
And a word about the children, how wonderful to see kids descended from all nationalities donning their ancestor's clothes to dance as they danced ... to music from long ago. It's overwhelming to see in this day of throwaway culture where cheap music makes the chart for mere weeks and never withstanding the test of centuries. All the children who danced were proud of their heritage, evidenced by their enthusiasm. I didn't know there were young people out there working to keep these cultures alive. God bless them.
I forgot the way I love to walk Pittsburgh's old neighborhoods and swoon at their significance etched in every bumpy old sidewalk, every church steeple erected by solid, hardworking hands from around the world with all their heart, every architectural wonder that makes up this great city. And I forgot the magic of America, the great land where cultures collide, find their commonality in the need to be free, and build a destiny better for their differences.
Finally, it came together for me how wonderful this event is for Memorial Day Weekend, a time to celebrate being Americans together, to honor our loved ones from all ethnicities who came to this great country to build their destinies and in the process gave their lives to keep those destinies true for their families. Who is America anyway--it's every nationality, not any particular one. For certainly that is what this weekend is all about, a country of people from every land on earth, showing the world how to live together in peace and to keep their dreams alive.
Copyright 2007 Jo Janoski |
Posted: 09:36 AM, May 28, 2007 in In the News |
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Heinz Field Using 'GooseBusters' To Deter Geese
I love this story!
PITTSBURGH -- According to officials at Heinz Field, geese are a problem, which is prompting action.The geese have been leaving droppings all over sidewalks and on the turf and seats, so workers at the field have been putting recorded geese calls out over the field's loudpeakers, calling them the "GooseBusters."
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Posted: 08:14 PM, May 8, 2007 in In the News |
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Toys That Read Brain Waves
I don't know about you, but I find this fascinating, really futuristic stuff. I know on the surface it sounds sinister, bordering on mind-control or something. But I believe this generation of short-attention span kids could use some training. Heck, I could use training.
Toys That Read Brain Waves
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber.
But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology. Read More |
Posted: 06:40 AM, May 7, 2007 in In the News |
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