Newsletter March 15, 2005

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                        Tuesday March 15, 2005
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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   TODAY IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Program Helps Teens In The Work Place
           * Fox Chapel’s Faith United Methodist Church Growing
           * Local College Student’s Poem Is Published
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Director and Musical Director
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Skype 1.1. allows users to make phone calls using  the
             Internet for free
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Traveling By Train
       6.   OUR HEALTH WEB SITE THIS WEEK
           * 10 Legal Myths About Advance Medical Directives
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS SITE
           * Go to Webcasts for Alle-Kiski Sports streaming videos
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITE
           * Digital   Camera  Info;  Percent  of  People  With   a
               Bachelor's Degree or More and Read Print
                                   
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     TODAY IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     Program Helps Teens In The Work Place
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1869
     
     Courtney  Flenory of New Kensington knows first hand  what  it
     means not to finish high school and try holding a job. Like  a
     small group of teens today she dropped out of high school just
     before  graduation.  Then began a cycle of  jobs.  Her  mother
     urged  her to go to CareerLink and use their services to  find
     stable employment. What happened when she visited helped  turn
     her  life  around, so much so, that today she works for  Arbor
     Education  & Training at their Arbor Career Center located  in
     CareerLink.
     
     Fox Chapel’s Faith United Methodist Church Growing
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1874
     
     It’s  hard  to  believe that ten years ago Fox  Chapel  United
     Methodist  Church  was  ready to close it’s  doors.  In  fact,
     Pastor  Larry  Fink (now deceased) came with the understanding
     he  was  to  close  the  church.  That  all  changed  when  he
     discovered the small congregation of little more than a  dozen
     people  had hope and faith. Their dedication inspired  him  to
     begin a journey that has resulted in a new church facility,  a
     new church name and new members.
     
     Local College Student’s Poem Is Published
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1931
     
     Shannon  Keller  Shannon Keller, 24, never dreamed  she  would
     have  a  poem published one day. She had a learning disability
     during her elementary and high school years and schoolwork was
     very challenging.
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 40. West winds 10  to  15
     mph  with gusts up to 25 mph. Tonight. Mostly cloudy. Lows  in
     the  lower  20s.  West  winds 5 to 10 mph.  Wednesday.  Partly
     cloudy.  Highs  around 40. West winds 5 to 10  mph.  Wednesday
     night. Partly cloudy. Low around 20. Southwest winds 5  to  10
     mph. Thursday. Partly cloudy. Highs around 40. Southwest winds
     around  5  mph.  Thursday night through Friday  night.  Partly
     cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s.
     
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              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/archives/7
                            Healthy Eating
          http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/13
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
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     Director and Musical Director
     The  Armstrong Community Theater is now accepting resumes for
     the  positions  of  Director and  Musical  Director  for  our
     Children’s  Theater  Production  of  “Alice  in  Wonderland”.
     Applicants  for  Musical  Director will  be  responsible  for
     playing  piano at rehearsals, teaching musical parts  to  the
     cast,  and  playing piano during each performance. Applicants
     for  Director will be responsible for organizing a  rehearsal
     schedule  and coordinating set, costume, and prop ideas  with
     the  production committee. Act 33/34 clearances are required.
     Resumes can be submitted to the ACT Board by March 25,  2005.
     Resumes  can be mailed to ACT, P.O. Box 235, Kittanning,  Pa.
     16201 or emailed to info@armstrongcommunitytheater.org.
     Armstrong Community Theater
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Skype 1.1
     http://skype.com/
     
     With the rising costs of phone service, this handy application
     may  be  worth giving a try. Skype 1.1. allows users  to  make
     phone calls using the Internet for free, and can also be  used
     to send instant messages and transfer files. The sound quality
     is  quite  good,  and there is end-to-end  encryption  of  all
     calls.  This version of Skype is compatible with all operating
     systems running Windows 2000 and higher and Mac OS X 10.3  and
     higher.
     
        “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
     
     Traveling  By Train From Allegheny Township: The train  was  a
     common  way  of  travel  from the Kiski Valley  to  Pittsburgh
     during the first half of the 20th century. A typical trip from
     the  heart  of  the  Valley to the city took  about  an  hour,
     including  stops-almost  better time  than  today!  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 SITE THIS WEEK
     
     10 Legal Myths About Advance Medical Directives
     http://www.abanet.org/aging/myths.html
     
     This American Bar Association site presents the 10 Legal Myths
     About Advance Medical Directives ranging from 'Everyone should
     have  a  Living Will' to 'Advance Directives are a legal  tool
     for old people.'
     
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     TODAY’S SPORTS SITES
     
     Go to Webcasts for Alle-Kiski Sports streaming videos
     http://alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Digital Camera Info
     www.DigitalCameraInfo.com
     
     DigitalCameraInfo.com  features unbiased  reviews,  articles,
     ratings,  comparisons and Forums to help people decide  which
     digital  camera  will fit their lifestyle.  The  reviews  are
     aimed  at users who want a quality digital camera, but  still
     want  something that will be fun to take on a trip or out  at
     night.  The site editors conduct standardized tests  on  each
     digital   camera   and  give  no-nonsense   conclusions   and
     comparisons that look at the overall value of the camera.
     
     Percent of People With a Bachelor's Degree or More
     http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Ranking/2002/R02T040.h
     tm
     
     With nearly half its population 25 years and older having  at
     least  a  bachelor’s degree, Seattle has one of  the  highest
     rates of college education among large U.S. cities, according
     to a ranking of American Community Survey (ACS) data released
     today  by  the  U.S.  Census Bureau. The  new  Census  Bureau
     analysis  of  2002  ACS  data  shows  that  48.8  percent  of
     Seattle’s  25-and-over  population  has  earned  at  least  a
     bachelor’s degree. Other large cities (250,000 population  or
     more)  with high college-education rates were: Raleigh,  N.C.
     (48.0  percent);  San Francisco (47.8 percent);  and  Atlanta
     (41.2   percent).   (See  Table  1.)  The  national   college
     graduation rate was 25.9 percent.
     
     Read Print
     http://www.readprint.com/
     
     This  site provides an online library with thousands of  free
     books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.  To
     find  the  book you desire to read, start by looking  through
     the  author  index. Resources are books in the public  domain
     published before the 1920's.
     
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