Newsletter March 02, 2005

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                       Wednesday, March 2, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
           * Antiques Show Promises To Be Big Hit
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * General Laborer Wanted
       4.   INTERNET NEWS
           * Spammers Try A New Tack
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * This place has an excellent sewerage system
       6.   COOL TEEN WEB SITES
           * Teen Ink - Written by teens
       7.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Internet Archive, Study Strategies and Solar System
       8.   PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     Antiques Show Promises To Be Big Hit
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1887
     
     If  you  have any interest in genuine antiques then  you  will
     want  to attend the First Annual Antiques Show being held from
     March 18th through the 20th at Oakmont Country Club. The  Show
     is  unique  in many ways and will appeal to novices, amateurs,
     and professional buyers. The price range is right starting  at
     $50.00  and going up to the mid-high five figure range.  There
     is  something for everyone at this show including an "Antiques
     101" class.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Tuesday  night:  Windy  with blowing  snow  and  snow  showers
     accumulating 2 to 4 inches. Low around 20. West winds  15  mph
     with  gusts  to 35 mph. Wednesday. Cloudy with  a  50  percent
     chance  of snow showers. Highs near 25. West winds  15  to  30
     mph.  Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent  chance
     of snow showers. Lows around 13. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
     Wind  chill 1 below. Thursday. Mostly cloudy. Highs  near  30.
     Northwest  winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night. Mostly  cloudy.
     Lows  around  20.  West winds 10 mph. Friday.  Mostly  cloudy.
     Highs in the upper 30s. Friday night. Mostly cloudy with a  40
     percent chance of snow. Lows near 20. Saturday. Mostly  cloudy
     with  a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the  upper
     30s.
     
               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/
     
     General Laborer Wanted
     Looking  for  a dependable individual for a local construction
     company  experienced in installing pools, general construction
     and  excavation. Interested candidates must have  a  valid  PA
     driver's  license. Pay based on abilities and  experience.  If
     interested, please call only at 724-568-1911.
     
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     INTERNET NEWS
     
     SPAMMERS TRY A NEW TACK
     Tired  of being blocked by "blacklists," spammers are turning
     to  a  new  technique  --  routing it  directly  through  the
     computers  of their Internet service providers,  rather  than
     sending  it  from  individual machines. The  result  poses  a
     dilemma: to block Spam coming directly from an ISP's  servers
     would mean blocking all its mail, crippling the system. "From
     what  we've seen, the volumes of this type of Spam are  going
     up  dramatically,"  says  Steve Linford,  who  heads  up  the
     Spamhaus Project. "We're really looking at a bleak thing"  if
     ISPs  don't  quickly deploy countermeasures,  he  adds.  Such
     measures   could  include  more  aggressive  monitoring   and
     limiting how much mail is being sent from individual machines
     on  their networks. In addition, ISPs should beef up  efforts
     to   authenticate  mail  they  pass  on  through  their   own
     computers, says Linford. A study released yesterday estimates
     that  deleting Spam costs nearly $22 billion per year in lost
     productivity, based on a survey of 1,000 adults who said they
     spend  about  three minutes per day trashing Spam  when  they
     check their e-mail. (Washington Post 4 Feb 2005)
     http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61901-
     2005Feb3.html
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     NEW  KENSINGTON: This place has an excellent sewerage system,
     extending to every part of the borough, and all streets  west
     of  the  railroad are paved with vitrified brick.  There  has
     been  erected at an expense of $12,000 a commodious town hall
     and  a  secure  "lock-up" for the confinement of lawbreakers.
     There  are  three well-drilled fire companies, two  of  which
     number  fifty  members each. Not in business alone  does  New
     Kensington  rank  high  among the  boroughs  of  Westmoreland
     County, but it has splendid facilities for the development of
     the  secular  and  spiritual mind  as  well.  It  has  twenty
     schoolrooms in two good buildings, and an enrollment of  1141
     pupils.  The  newspapers  of  the  place  are  the  Keystone,
     (Republican),  and  the Dispatch, (Democratic),  both  weekly
     journals, alive to the best interests of the community.  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 TEEN WEB SITES
     
     Teen Ink - Written by teens
     http://teenink.com/
     
     Teen  Ink  is a monthly print magazine, website,  and  a  book
     series  all written by teens for teens. There are over  16,000
     pages  of student writing on this site. We're now in our  16th
     year of publishing and look forward to many more!
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Study Guides and Strategies
     http://www.studygs.net/
     
     The  Study  Guides  and  Strategies  web  site  is  authored,
     maintained,  and  revised  on  an  on-going  basis   by   Joe
     Landsberger,  web  site developer at the  University  of  St.
     Thomas,  St.  Paul, Minnesota.  It contains  a  comprehensive
     compendium  of  resources  and  study  guides  for   learners
     available in 25 languages.
     
     Internet Archive: Wayback Machine
     http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
     
     Browse through 30 billion web pages archived from 1996  to  a
     few months ago. To start surfing the Wayback, type in the web
     address of a site or page where you would like to start,  and
     press  enter. Then select from the archived dates  available.
     The resulting pages point to other archived pages at as close
     a  date  as  possible.  Keyword searching  is  not  currently
     supported,  but there are some researcher tools that  perform
     similar functions.
     
     Our Solar System
     http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/
     
     This NASA site features news, pictures and articles on the  9
     planets,  many  moons  and one sun that  make  up  our  Solar
     System.
     
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     PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO
     http://alle-kiskitoday.com/classifieds/announcements.html
     
     Fish Fry
     Fish  Fry  at  Trinity United Christian Church,  3400  Garvers
     Ferry Rd., Lower Burrell 724-230-0866 every Friday during Lent
     11:00  a.m.  - 6:30 p.m. Drive Thru or Dine in. Fish  Sandwich
     $4.25, Baked Fish $4.00, Macaroni & Cheese $1.25, Onion  Rings
     $1.25,  Potato  Pancake $.75/ea., Cole Slaw  $.75,  Applesauce
     $.50.
     
     Fish Fry -Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department
     Fish  Fry  at  Bell Twp Vfd, Salina Pa starting Ash  Wednesday
     February 9th and Every Friday in Lent. Meal includes  Fish  or
     Chicken Sandwich or Chicken Planks, French Fries or Pierogies,
     Coleslaw and Dessert. Cost $6.00. For Info call Bell  Twp  Vfd
     at 724-697-4873
     
     Fish & Chicken Fry
     Apollo  Hose Company # 2 (Downtown) is having Fish or  Chicken
     Plank  dinners during Lent. The time is 4;00 to  6:00  on  the
     following days. February 11 - 18 - 25 And March 4 - 11 - 25  .
     $5.50 Includes Fish or Chicken Planks, French Fries, Coleslaw,
     Dessert & a Beverage. Take Outs are Available by calling  724-
     478-4831 the day of the event. The Fire Department is  located
     on the corner of North 4th and Pennsylvania Avenue.
     
     L.V.F.C Fish Fry
     The  Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company is holding  a  fish  fry
     beginning  Ash  Wednesday and every Friday during  Lent.  Fish
     Dinner's are $6.00, Fish Sandwiches are $5.00. Children’s menu
     is available. Local delivery is also available. Hours are 11am
     to 6:30pm. Call 724-842-3141 or 724-845-1684. Your donation is
     greatly appreciated.
     
     SPRING CRAFT SHOW
     Apollo  Hose  Co # 2 is having a Spring Craft Show  on  Sunday
     March  13th  from 11:00 to 3:00. Crafts, Food, Prizes  &  Bake
     Sale. For table information Contact Chris at 724-478-3479
     
     Kid's Community Bible Club
     Kids  from Kindergarten through 5th grade are having fun every
     Saturday  night from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Kid's Community  Bible
     Club. Look at what happens: games, music, prizes, videos on  a
     giant  screen, snacks, Bible stories, and live appearances  by
     Bible characters and other special guests. Parents are welcome
     too!  Transportation  will be provided! Meeting  at  the  CPAC
     building on 305 Emerson Street, Vandergrift. Call Gloria Myers
     at 724-568-1839.
     
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