Newsletter February 12, 2004

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   WHAT’S NEW ON ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
       2.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Creative Chemistry
       3.   WEATHER FORECAST
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Just a few facts about the PA Canal
       5.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * 1991 Ford Explorer
       6.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
       7.   COOL SITES FOR TODAY
           * Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
           * Alzheimer's Association: Diversity Toolbox
           * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
     
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
                                   
     Creative Chemistry [pdf, Java, Microsoft PowerPoint]
     http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/index.htm
     
     Nigel  Saunders  at  Harrogate Granby  High  School  in  North
     Yorkshire provides a wide range of fun, educational activities
     for  high  school  chemistry students  and  teachers  at  this
     website.  Teachers  can find PowerPoint presentations  dealing
     with  energy conversions in reactions, thermometric titration,
     and  ionic  and  covalent  bonding. The  website  features  an
     abundance of crossword puzzles, word searches, jigsaw puzzles,
     and  other games. Using Java, students can view many molecules
     including   alkanes,  tetrahedral  molecules,  and  octahedral
     molecules.  With  so  many fun-filled learning  activities  to
     choose  from, anyone interested in chemistry will  value  this
     website.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather
                                   
     Thursday:  Mostly  cloudy with a 40  percent  chance  of  snow
     showers.  Little  snow accumulation. Highs  in  the  mid  30s.
     Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west late day.  Thursday
     Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers,
     then  flurries.  Little or no snow accumulation  lows  in  the
     lower  20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday: Variable  clouds.
     Scattered morning flurries. Highs near 35. West then southwest
     winds  10 to 20 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in  the
     lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com
                                   
     FLOAT  FACTS:  Just a few facts about the PA Canal  that  went
     down  the  Kiski River and through the Allegheny  Valley:  The
     water  was  little  more than 4 foot deep.  The  locks,  which
     raised and lowered the water along with the canal boats,  were
     only  15 feet wide and 90 feet long. And the canal at the  top
     surface  of the water was only 40 feet wide. The sides  sloped
     down,  and  the  bottom  was only  28  feet  wide.  Read  more
     interesting history at Our Local Heritage online.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
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     1991 Ford Explorer
     MAKE  AN  OFFER: 1991 Ford Explorer, transmission needs  work,
     engine runs well, leather seats, cd player, power sun roof all
     power  options,  4x4 works very good. Need to get  move  ASAP.
     Nathan Laero, 724-448-7537 or nlaero@kiski.net
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     www.alle-kiskitoday.com/frontpage/announcements.shtml
     
     Alle-Kiski Relay for Life Open House
     Saturday,  February  21st, 2004, at the  "new"  Valley  Hockey
     Complex, located at 700 Craigdell Road, from 10:00 a.m.  until
     12:00  p.m.,  individuals can register a walking/running  team
     for  the Alle-Kiski Valley Relay For Life scheduled for August
     7th  &  8th, 2004. Again, 8 to 12 individuals form  one  team;
     registration fee is $99.00 for an adult team? And- $89.00  for
     a  youth  team. Teams are encouraged to invite one  additional
     person,  a cancer survivor to join their team, allowing  up-to
     13  individuals  to  participate  for  the  registration  fee.
     Receive  a  $10.00 discount if registering a team  from  10:00
     a.m.  thru  12:00  p.m.  on  Saturday,  February  21st,  2004!
     granny5550@comcast.net, 724-337-9787
     
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     COOL SITES FOR TODAY
     
     USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
     http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/
     
     Recently,  there  has been a great deal of concern  over  food
     borne illnesses, particularly concerning the safety of various
     food  products  and the proper handling of certain  foodstuffs
     that  are prone to transmitting bacteria. Designed by the USDA
     and  the FDA, this site serves as a fine clearinghouse for the
     general  public  and persons working in the  field  of  public
     health.  Included within the site is Food safe,  a  discussion
     group   where   individuals  can  network  with  food   safety
     specialists  from  all  over the  world  and  get  answers  to
     difficult  food safety questions. A nice section dedicated  to
     other  sites  dealing with food safety includes several  dozen
     links that address such important issues as children and  food
     safety  and food allergies. Finally, visitors can also read  a
     number of food safety education success stories submitted from
     different parts of the United States.
     
     Alzheimer's Association: Diversity Toolbox
     http://www.alz.org/ResourceCenter/Diversity/overview.htm
     
     Alzheimer’s  disease and other disorders that  cause  dementia
     know  no  boundaries. Many individuals and families in  ethnic
     and  cultural  minority groups in the United States  encounter
     obstacles  that limit information, care, and health resources.
     Also, many medical and care services are not designed to  meet
     needs  in  diverse  communities. The Diversity  Toolbox  is  a
     resource  for  people with dementia, family and  friends,  and
     health and social service professionals.
     
     NPR: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
     http://www.npr.org/news/specials/sars/
     
     NPR  presents  a  five-part series on the  world  after  SARS,
     examining  such  issues as the science  behind  detecting  and
     treating  the disease, to the response by health care  workers
     on the front lines.
     
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