Here’s an update on some Hill District projects: YMCA: This is going in 2 blocks from my house on Centre Avenue. It is currently slated for an early 2012 completion. Should be awesome to have an indoor basketball court and pool so close! Also, it’ll be one of the city’s largest green certified buildings. Post-Gazette [...]
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Tags: basketball, Centre Avenue, certified, civic arena, Connelley, Consol Energy, consol energy center, duquesne, green, hill, hill district, Hill House Association, home, house, leed, Mellon Arena, money, One Hill Coalition, paul mccartney, penguins, pharmacy, PHP, Pitt, pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Green Innovators, school, shop 'n save, washington, Work, ymca
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Life should be lived simply. That means that it should not become too complex, too extravagant, or too forced. Otherwise, you risk losing focus, losing touch, or simply losing.
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Tags: life, losing, rules, simple
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Have you heard about the Bloom Box yet? Probably not. It’s been featured on 60 minutes earlier this year, but still is a pretty quiet technology. It’s a clean energy source that can power the average american home in the size of a gallon of milk. First off, this thing is legit. This isn’t just [...]
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Tags: bloom, bloom box, energy, fuel cell, green, home, power, Work
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here’s another memory of when I almost died, or at least, almost caused severe bodily damage to myself. Twice. I was changing the tires on my 92 ford taurus at my mom’s house one day. I had it jacked up, and the wheel was off. I was sitting down, with my legs out in front [...]
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Tags: accident, car, dodge ram, flat, house, how to change a tire, jack, mom, taurus, tire, truck
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#260 – All the worlds problems could be solved by games of Rock-Paper-Scissors. #261 – Best of 1. Suck it up and accept your fate. #262 – If it’s just a conflict of opinion, use http://googlefight.com
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Tags: conflict, fight, Google, paper, rock, scissors, world peace
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Why haven’t we found a better / easier / more efficient way to do laundry yet? Why do we need 2 devices to complete 1 process? At the very least, can’t we have a 3rd device that moves the laundry from the washer to the dryer automatically? I mean, there isn’t even the option of [...]
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Tags: clothes, idea, invention, laundry, physics, wash, washing machine
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