Word: pittsburghs
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Jerry Daly, 58, who runs his own public-relations firm in Herndon, Va., a first-time, week-long road trip this year to baseball stadiums in Boston, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and New York City will be a way of sharing a love for the game and spending some time with his brother Larry, 61, an Evansville, Ind., lawyer. The brothers used to take their father on a trip every year for his birthday. After their father died two years ago, the two discussed doing some kind of annual outing as a way to remain close. When Jerry gave his brother...
...concerns about possible money laundering that got regulators so interested in Tyco. In January the New York State banking department alerted the Manhattan D.A.'s office that a wire transfer of almost $4 million had been made from a Tyco bank account in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the New York City bank account of art dealer Alexander Apsis, who in turn moved much of the money to an account in the Bahamas. The D.A. had briefly investigated Tyco three years ago, looking into whether a Tyco director had fraudulently sold his $2.5 million Florida home to the company's general counsel...
...type of brain scan helps identify structures that are the wrong size or shape. Two years ago, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh showed that the amygdalas of a group of overanxious young children were, on average, much larger than those of their unaffected peers. Perhaps they just had more fear circuits to contend with? Neuroscientists are tempted to say yes, but they admit the conclusion is pretty speculative. Another group of researchers found that patients with post-traumatic stress disorder had a smaller hippocampus than normal. Perhaps their stressful experiences had somehow interfered with the hippocampus' ability to make...
...Harvard, the biochemistry concentrator and Mather House resident, originally from Pittsburgh, was involved in several performing arts groups, including Gunghroo and the Kuumba Singers. She also volunteered through the Phillips Brooks House Association and taught children in Costa Rica one summer...
...five-minute "room rescue," say, or to plan their calendar for the following week. She sends out daily "attitude adjusting" essays with titles such as "Eviction Notice: Clutter, Pack Your Bags!" and "Do Not Crash and Burn!" followed by testimonials from members. One new mother from Pittsburgh recently wrote in to say, "With the FlyLady at my side, I am not A.L.O.N.E.--anxious, lost, overwhelmed, negative and exhausted...