Newsletter January 27, 2005

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Awarded for Academic Excellence
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Hiring Today
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Opening PDF Files
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * The Delaware and Shawnee had small villages here
       6.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Chat Danger
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * Approved 2004-2005 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Astronaut Photography, Drying Flowers and more
     
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
     Awarded for Academic Excellence
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1759
     
     The  Highlands  School District school board was  awarded  its
     seventh  Tri  State  Award of Excellence from  the  Tri  State
     Regional Organization. These awards are given for establishing
     a  leadership  agenda  clearly focused  on  improving  student
     academic  performance in grades kindergarten  through  twelve.
     While Dr. Karol Galcik, Assistant Superintendent at Highlands,
     is  extremely  proud  of  the  district  for  receiving  these
     prestigious awards, she explains that there is an even greater
     quality for which she is most proud of the folks at Highlands.
     Read what the complete story about what that is.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy with scattered flurries in  the
     evening.  Then partly cloudy after midnight. Colder with  lows
     around 6 above. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up  to  25
     mph.  Lowest  wind  chill readings as low  as  5  below  after
     midnight. Thursday. Mostly sunny. Colder with highs around 15.
     North  winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 7 below.
     Thursday  night. Mostly clear. Lows around zero.  North  winds
     around 5 mph. Friday. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. East
     winds  around 5 mph. Lowest wind chill readings as  low  as  8
     below  in the morning. Friday night. Mostly clear. Low  around
     10  above.  Saturday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the  upper  30s.
     Saturday night. Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Sunday.  Mostly
     cloudy. Highs around 40.
     
               Alle-Kiski Today weather is a direct feed
              From the National Weather Service. Be sure
          To check it online for your latest weather report.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     Hiring
     Ith  Staffing  is hiring for fulltime workers. Inspection  and
     packers  need.  Starting wage $6.25 (Namsco) you  could  start
     today. Hiring for all shifts. Call (724) 335-8411.
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Opening PDF Files
     http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
     
     Many of the downloadable materials available through the World
     Wide  Web  are saved as PDF (Portable Document Format)  files.
     These  files  look and act just like regular  Web  pages,  but
     they're specifically designed to come out of your home printer
     looking  just  like they do on-screen. If you've  printed  Web
     pages at home before (especially pages with lots of graphics),
     you  know that what you see online is not always what you  get
     from  your printer. PDF technology eliminates this problem  so
     the  diagrams, pictures and illustrations you print  out  from
     REI.com  are as useful at home as they are on online. To  view
     PDF  files  and  print them out, you need  a  simple  software
     program.  One  of  the  most popular PDF-viewing  programs  is
     Adobe's  Acrobat  Reader,  which is  free  and  very  easy  to
     download  from  the Adobe Systems Incorporated Web  site  (see
     link  above).  To  install Acrobat Reader on your  PC,  simply
     follow the instructions provided by Adobe. You'll have to exit
     your  Web  browser briefly to make sure everything is  set  up
     properly.   But   once   installed,   Acrobat   Reader    will
     automatically come to life anytime you want to view,  download
     or print out a PDF file anywhere on the Web.
     
        “Computer~Internet Tools and Tips” is at your Own Risk.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     Native  Americans from various tribes, including the  Delaware
     and  Shawnee,  had  small villages or  'towns'  located  where
     Kittanning, North Apollo, East Vandergrift, Saltsburg and Pine
     Run  (near  where the Kiski Valley sewage plant) exist  today.
     Indian artifacts have been found in all these areas. 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
     
     ChatDanger.com
     http://www.chatdanger.com/home/index.htm
     
     How to stay safe in Chat Rooms.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORT’S WEB SITES
     
     Approved 2004-2005 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits
     http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=460&q=151322
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
     http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
     
     The  Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the best
     and  most complete online collection of astronaut photographs
     of  the  Earth.  Beginning with the Mercury missions  in  the
     early  1960s, astronauts have taken photographs of the Earth.
     This NASA database tracks the locations, supporting data, and
     digital images for these photographs.
     
     Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
     http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/
     
     The  Central  Intelligence Agency publishes and  updates  the
     online  directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet  Members  of
     Foreign Governments weekly. The directory is intended  to  be
     used  primarily  as  a  reference aid and  includes  as  many
     governments of the world as is considered practical, some  of
     them not officially recognized by the United States.
     
     Drying Flowers and Foliage for Arrangements
     http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06540.ht
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     Detailed  instructions  for  drying  and  preserving  flowers
     through  a  variety of methods, such as air-drying, pressing,
     burying,  microwave drying, and preservation  with  glycerin.
     Includes lists of flowers suitable for each method.
     
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