http://kdkaradio.com Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:05:35 EST en-us The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be wary of online ads relying on celebrity endorsements to sell acai berry related weight loss products... Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:55:00 EST http://kdkaradio.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=3303386 The Pittsburgh Better Business Bureau is here to help with all of your consumer issues. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:51:00 EST http://www.bbb.org <a target="_blank" href="http://www.growpittsburgh.org/growpittsburgh/blog"><img height="74" width="78" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.growpittsburgh.org/growpittsburgh/UserFiles/Image/Blog/Chicken%20Blog%20Pix.jpg" /></a>More and more Pittsburghers are raising chickens in their backyard for fresh eggs and fresh poultry. Want more info? Check out the Pittsburgh Chicken Blog by clicking the link below. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:49:00 EST http://www.growpittsburgh.org/growpittsburgh/blog President-elect Barack Obama and his family are vacationing in Hawaii, and while there, he made a stir with this shot of him shirtless. What do you think of your new president and his buff bod? <div style="text-align: center"><img align="bottom" alt="" src="http://imgsrv.kdkaradio.com/image/kdka/UserFiles/obamashirtless.jpg" /></div> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:37:00 EST What would you do if a storm knocked out your power for days? Duquesne Light has some great tips to weather the storm outage...</object> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:23:00 EST http://www.duquesnelight.com/StormCenter/default.cfm <font size="2"> <p>If anybody would like to make a contribution to help defray the expenses of the North Allegheny &quot;Tiger&quot; Marching Band&rsquo;s trip to the Inaugural Parade please mail checks to:</p> North Allegheny School District<br /> Attn//Mike Hopkins<br /> 200 Hillvue LanePittsburgh, PA 15237<br /> <br /> Please note &quot;Marching Band Trip to Inaugural Parade&quot; in the memo line.<br /> <br /> Thanks!<br /> <br /> ToddTodd R. Stefan<br /> Director Of BandsNorth Allegheny Senior High School<br /> 10375 Perry Highway<br /> Wexford, PA 15090<br /> Phone &amp; Fax: (724) 934-7916</font></object> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:46:00 EST CMU Professor Randy Pausch passed away from pancreatic cancer, but before he did, he taught all of us what is important in life and how to live. His inspirational &quot;last lecture&quot; at CMU is a YouTube sensation, and his book, &quot;The Last Lecture,&quot; has been translated into 32 languages. Watch Randy Pausch's last lecture at CMU below and see why the world is a better place thanks to him. <p><object width="325" height="244"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji5_MqicxSo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji5_MqicxSo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="244"></embed></object></p> Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:52:00 EDT <img height="129" alt="Shannon's Rainbow" width="150" align="left" src="http://www.shannonsrainbow.com/images/shannon.GIF" />Larry Richert and actor and writer John Mowod have co-written a script to a movie that is currently in production in Pittsburgh. &quot;Shannon's Rainbow&quot; is a heart wrenching and intense drama about a teenaged girl named Shannon, who faces and overcomes tragedy through the love of a horse and the mother she never knew. Look for it to hit the screens in 2009, and you can get more information by visiting the movie's website by clicking below, or check out the story KDKA TV did on the movie. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:15:00 EDT http://www.shannonsrainbow.com <a href="http://www.autismspeaks.org/index.php"><img height="121" width="129" align="left" border="0" name="image3203677" alt="" src="http://www.autismspeaks.org/images/d_200801_logo.gif" /></a>Larry Richert has been talking about the autism issue in children for a while now, and if you need help or more information on an autistic child, visit Autism Speaks' website by clicking the link below. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:34:00 EDT http://www.autismspeaks.org/ Shelley Duffy took part in a human bowling ball contest on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA's night at the Washington Wild Things game on May 30th.&nbsp; <a href="http://kdkaradio.com/pages/2311140.php?contentType=4&amp;contentId=2161937">Click on the Wild Things&nbsp;to find out how many pins she knocked down!<br /> </a> Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:33:00 EDT http://kdkaradio.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2161937 Wayne Gerdes has come up with a way to save gas, and you can learn about his hypermiling method by visiting his website by clicking below. Mon, 12 May 2008 08:28:00 EDT http://www.cleanmpg.com <img height="113" alt="" width="150" align="left" src="http://imgsrv.kdkaradio.com/image/kdka/UserFiles/rehkopfpirate.jpg" />Click here to see KDKA's morning news anchor Bill Rehkopf in his Willie Stargell jersey! Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:26:00 EST http://kdkaradio.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1566696 <img height="114" alt="Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs" width="120" align="left" class="flt_r" src="http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/images/compact_light.jpg" />Here's the link to learn more about energy saving lightbulbs as discussed with Larry and John. <p><strong><a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls">Click here</a></strong></p> Tue, 8 Jan 2008 06:39:00 EST