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The Boy Scouts of America Is Founded (1910)

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), founded in 1910, is the largest youth organization in the US. Scouts are taught outdoorsmanship through participation in camping, aquatic, and hiking activities. These programs are designed to build character, promote fitness, and encourage good citizenship. Scouts advance in rank by completing projects and showing leadership, and they receive recognition in the form of merit badges and awards. How many of the 12 men to walk on the moon were Scouts? Discuss
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Yesterday Hope on jobs: The unemployment trend is right, but for how long?

January's employment figures announced Friday presented a mixed picture, but included a thin strip of light on the horizon. More...

07 Feb 2010 Snow Can't Stop Pitt From Melting Seton Hall

Snow Can't Stop Pitt From Melting Seton Hall Sun, 7 Feb 2010 01:25:20 EST Gilbert Brown was red hot and Jeremy Hazell was colder than the snow that covered Oakland. Easy win for Pitt. http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2010/0207/22488300.jpg More...

06 Feb 2010 Shadyside Crews Working To Clear Snow

Shadyside Crews Working To Clear Snow Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:48:28 GMT Crews in Shadyside are working as hard as everyone else to get the roads clear from a storm that has dropped up to two feet of snow in some areas. More...

14 Jan 2010 City Officials Outlaw Sledding In Frick Park

City Officials Outlaw Sledding In Frick Park Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:58:25 EST The Pittsburgh Department of Public Works posted signs to forbid sledding in Frick Park, citing several injuries on the rolling and slopping hills. More...

Sniff, huh, wha...

What is that smell?

Picture a warm day followed by a cool night. As dusk passes into night, a smell encroaches. It is a not a smell of honeysuckle or sweetness. It is a noxious smell, a mixture of exhaust and chemicals, caused by a weather phenomenon called inversion.

As explained by Mrs. Graham, Section Head of Air Quality Planning at the Allegheny County Health Department, an inversion occurs when the ground temperature is cooler than the air above, causing pollution to be trapped near the ground and your nose.

Normally air temperature gets cooler as altitude increases, allowing pollution to rise and float away. However, if the air temperature is cooler near the ground than it is at a higher altitude, even by a couple of degrees, a bad smell can occur.

Notice a bad smell?

Call the Allegheny County Foul Odor Hotline at 412-687-ACHD (2243) to report the smell or visit GASP to learn more about air quality issues.