Newsletter February 15, 2005

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                      RIVERS, RAILS and BACKROADS
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                       Tuesday February 15, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   TODAY IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Saturday's  wrestling  match between  Kiski  Area  and
              Upper Perkiomen
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Electric wooden log for sale
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Email Abuse
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Another great industry of New Kensington
       6.   OUR HEALTH WEB SITES THIS WEEK
           * Interactive Health Tutorials
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS SITE
           * Local Girl’s Basketball and Wrestling Webcasts
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITE
           * Digital TV, Yahoo Reference and Lindbergh
                                   
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     TODAY IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     Watch  the  webcasts from Saturday's wrestling  match  between
     Kiski Area and Upper Perkiomen.
     http://www.allekiskitoday.com/webcasts/1249
     
     It  was  the  final round of the AAA state consolation  rounds
     that determined who would take third and fourth places in  the
     Team Championships. The match was a rematch between Kiski Area
     and  Upper Perkiomen (a team from Pennsburg, PA near Reading.)
     Upper Perk was the team that knocked Kiski out of the hunt for
     the state title, in the quarterfinals just the
     day before this match was held. The loss sent the Cavaliers to
     the  Consolation  rounds  where they  fought  their  way  back
     through 3 matches to reach these finals. After the initial win
     over  Kiski  in the quarterfinals, Upper Perk then lost  their
     next round in the semifinals to Easton (4-time defending state
     champ  and  the  eventual State runner-up  this  year,)  which
     returned  Upper Perkiomen to the consolations  to  face  Kiski
     again  in  the  consolation finals. This  end  of  this  video
     includes the awarding of medals to Kiski Area wrestlers.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Tuesday. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest  winds
     around  10 mph. Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
     chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
     Wednesday. Rain likely. Highs around 40. West winds 10  to  15
     mph.  Chance  of  rain  70  percent. Wednesday  night.  Partly
     cloudy.  Low around 20. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday
     through  Friday. Partly cloudy. Highs in the  lower  30s.  Low
     around  20.  Friday  night. Mostly cloudy with  a  30  percent
     chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s.
     
               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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     Gloria’s  Kitchen  and Healthy Eating bring  you  hundreds  of
     recipes  to  help  you prepare meals for your  family.  Gloria
     Myers  and  Amy Myers are busy bringing you new recipes  every
     month. Check their recipes out today at:
                           Gloria’s Kitchen
             http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1574
                            Healthy Eating
             http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1576
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
     
     For Sale
     Electric  wooden  log  for artificial  fireplace.  Very  good
     condition. $5.00. Bill Peterson Phone: 724-727-7171
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Email Abuse
     http://www.emailabuse.org/
     
     The  use  of electronic mail to advertise unethically, harass,
     annoy,  or cause harm to the email recipient. Abuse  can  take
     the form of bulk email, threatening email, email sent with the
     intent  to  slow  productivity of, or  cause  damage  to,  the
     recipient's system. It is a worldwide problem and anyone  with
     an  email  address is vulnerable.  EmailAbuse.org is dedicated
     to  informing users of this potential abuse and providing them
     with the tools to avoid becoming a victim and to fight back at
     Email Abusers.
     
        “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
     
     Another great industry of New Kensington is the works  of  the
     American Tin-Plate Company, (now a part of the property of the
     consolidated  American  Sheet  and  Tin  Plate  Company)   now
     equipped at this branch plant with seven hot mills and  twelve
     tinning sets. The annual product capacity is 350,000 boxes  of
     tin-plate.  The number of men employed is about five  hundred.
     This  is  styled  the  "Pittsburgh plant." The  Pennsylvania,"
     another  plant  of  the same company, became  a  part  of  the
     American  Tin-Plate  Company in  December  1898,  and  is  now
     equipped  with  six  hot mills and twelve  tinning  sets.  The
     annual product capacity being 300.00 boxes of tin plate.  Read
     more  interesting history at Our Local Heritage at above site.
     Click on “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
     
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     OUR HEALTH WEB SITES THIS WEEK
     
     Interactive Health Tutorials
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
     
     The  tutorials  listed below are interactive health  education
     resources from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated
     graphics  each tutorial explains a procedure or  condition  in
     easy-to-read  language. You can also listen to  the  tutorial.
     NOTE: These tutorials require a special Flash plug-in, version
     4  or above. If you do not have Flash, you will be prompted to
     obtain  a  free download of the software before you start  the
     tutorial.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORTS SITES
     
     Great sports action by local teams!! Available here online for
     free, courtesy of Alle-Kiski Today:
     
     Girls Basketball
     
     Fox Chapel vs. North Allegheny
     http://www.allekiskitoday.com/webcasts/1258
     
     Fox Chapel vs. New Castle
     http://www.allekiskitoday.com/webcasts/1261
     
     Apollo Ridge vs. Freeport
     http://www.allekiskitoday.com/webcasts/1256
     
     Wrestling
     You  can watch one of the conquests in Kiski's march to fourth
     place in the state!
     
     PIAA Consolation Semifinals
     Kiski Area vs. Nazareth
     http://www.allekiskitoday.com/webcasts/1252
     
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     Notices” at http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Yahoo Reference
     http://education.yahoo.com/reference/
     
     Whether  you're  a student, a parent, or just plain  curious,
     Yahoo!  Reference  offers  a handy  selection  of  books  and
     materials to help you find the information you need. Look  up
     a  definition in the dictionary, find map and flag images for
     every  country  in the world in the World Factbook,  get  in-
     depth information from the encyclopedia, and much more.
     
     Lindbergh
     http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/
     
     Companion  site  to the Public Broadcasting  Service  special
     'The American Experience' a program on Charles Lindbergh, 'an
     American hero whose life teemed with contradictions.'
     
     DTC
     http://www.dtv.gov/
     
     A  U.S.  Government site on Digital Television, what  it  is,
     program scheduling, and help on understanding HDTV.
     
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