Newsletter January 17, 2005

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                           January 17, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       Watch  the most complete video coverage of local high school
       sports  in the Alle-Kiski region at wwww.alle-kiskitoday.com
       In  addition  to  the  games watch the video  interviews  of
       coaches  telling you about their teams. No one else delivers
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       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
           * SJHS Team Swimming to Success
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
           * Your Week Forecast
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * 2002 Hyundai Elantra 4 Door For Sale
       4.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * A bottle of Kier's Rock Oil
       5.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Backyard Naturist
       6.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * Mind Training for Swimmers
       7.   COOL TEEN SITES
           * Outline Maps for study
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Save on home energy, good nutrition and more
          
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     WHAT”S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     SJHS Team Swimming to Success
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1751
     
     This  year,  SJHS’s swim team grew from one member  to  three.
     Eleventh  graders  Andrew  and  Jessica  Zaydak  joined  Kegan
     Borland  in  representing the school. All three train  at  the
     Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club in Plum
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
            *** Winter weather advisory in effect from noon
                   EST today to 4 am EST Monday ***
                                   
     Sunday:  A  chance  of  snow  in the  morning  and  snow  this
     afternoon.  Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs  in  the
     lower 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night: Cloudy. Snow
     in  the evening. Then a chance of snow showers after midnight.
     Snow  accumulation around an inch. 2 inches near  the  ridges.
     Lows around 10 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill
     values  as low as 8 below. Martin Luther king Jr. day.  Mostly
     cloudy  with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around
     17.  West winds around 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as  10
     below.  Monday  night.  Mostly cloudy  in  the  evening.  Then
     becoming  partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow  showers.
     Lows  around 4 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill
     values as low as 8 below. Tuesday. Partly cloudy. Highs around
     20. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Lowest wind chill readings as
     low as 6 below in the morning. Tuesday night. Partly cloudy in
     the  evening. Then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers
     after midnight. Not as cold with lows 15 to 20. Chance of snow
     40  percent. Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance
     of  snow  showers.  Highs around 30. Wednesday  night.  Mostly
     cloudy. Low around 20. Thursday. Partly cloudy in the morning.
     Then  becoming  mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.  Thursday
     night.  Mostly  cloudy  in the evening. Then  becoming  partly
     cloudy. Low 10 to 15. Friday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the  mid
     20s.  Wind  chill values as low as zero. Friday night.  Mostly
     cloudy.  Low  15  to 20. Saturday. Mostly  cloudy  with  a  30
     percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 30.
     
            Alle-Kiski Today weather is a direct feed from
               The Pittsburgh National Weather Service.
              Click Above for your latest weather report.
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     Car for sale
     2002  Hyundai Elantra 4 dr.-auto-a/c-cass-71000 miles.  Asking
     $4,750.00. Larry Orvosh Phone: 724-697-5146 or:
     lorvosh@highvision.net
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     The  Seneca Oil Company: Somehow a bottle of Kier's  Rock  Oil
     had  made  its  way to the gaze of a New York  lawyer,  George
     Bissell.  Bissell had come in contact with a similar substance
     before  that  had  seeped  out  of  the  earth.  He'd  had  it
     investigated by a Yale professor who reported it could be used
     for wax, lamp oil and lubricating oil, among other things.  He
     had wanted to capitalize on the previous mixture, but the area
     it   was  from-Titusville-was  a  remote  backwater  area   of
     Pennsylvania.  Gathering  the  sludge  in  small  amounts  and
     transporting  it  long distances would be  difficult.  Bissell
     just  didn't  think enough petroleum could  be  gathered  from
     seepage  to make it profitable. He had already put together  a
     company  in  Connecticut  that by 1858  became  known  as  the
     "Seneca   Oil  Company."  James  Townsend,  one  of  Bissell's
     partners, happened to be staying in the same hotel as a former
     railroad  conductor,  Edwin  Drake.  Townsend  sent  Drake  to
     Titusville  to investigate the oil seepage. Many  unsuccessful
     attempts  by Drake to gather the oil had just about  convinced
     the  company it was not worth it. Kier's Rock Oil changed  all
     that  in  one  "aha" experience. As the story  goes,  roughly,
     Bissell  happened  to  see a bottle of  Kier's  Rock  Oil  and
     noticed  the  wrapper's claim about the substance  being  from
     "400  feet below the earth's surface." No pun intended, but  a
     light  clicked: There was a way to bring it out of the  ground
     in  mass  quantities, someone else knew how, but  they  didn't
     know  the  value of it. Read more interesting history  at  Our
     Local  Heritage at above site. Click on “Archives” for a  list
     of history tidbits.
     
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     COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
     
     BACKYARD NATURE
     By naturalist Jim Conrad
     http://www.backyardnature.net/
     
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     TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
     
     Mind Training for Swimmers
     http://www.swimpsychology.com/
     
     For  competitive swimmers in swim meets and swimming training,
     using  mental training techniques: Mind Training for Swimmer's
     site  with  over 140 Articles, Coaches Area, sports psychology
     secrets,  relaxation,  confidence  and  motivation  tips   for
     swimmers,  success strategies and psyching up ... in  at  swim
     training, and for their great swimming technique
     
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     COOL TEEN SITES
     
     OUTLINE MAPS
     http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
     
     Maps  from  all over the globe. These maps may be printed  and
     copied for personal or classroom use.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Home Energy Saver
     http://www.homeenergysaver.lbl.gov/
     
     The  Home  Energy Saver calculates how much energy  your  home
     uses.  It then offers recommendations on how to decrease  that
     amount.  This  is  the  first web-based do-it-yourself  energy
     audit tool. Start saving energy in your home today!
     
     Guidelines For Good Nutrition
     http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=03653D0C-535A-
     4173-B87C8C3E1C28133B
     
     The most recent recommendations come from the National Academy
     of  Sciences'  Institute  of Medicine.  These  guidelines  are
     significantly  different from those of the past,  particularly
     in  regard to carbohydrates and fat. More fat is allowed,  and
     carbohydrates  have  a  lower minimum  percentage  —  from  55
     percent to 45 percent. This is due to research indicating that
     people  with  a  certain body type and metabolic  profile  may
     benefit from fewer carbohydrates and more monounsaturated fat.
     
     Specialty Dictionaries
     http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction4.html
     
     Not  even  a  native speaker knows all the words  of  his  own
     language. Technical vocabulary is used only by specialists and
     so is not generally known by non-specialists. At this site you
     will find dictionaries and glossaries of specialized words  in
     the English language, from Accounting to Wine.
     
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