Newsletter February 24, 2005

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
                                   
       1.   WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Local School Still Needs Book Donations
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Free Terrier Mix
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * Ciphire – A security program for your e-mail
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * Westmoreland County History
       6.   COOL WEB SITES FOR KIDS
           * Great Web Sites for Kids
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS WEB SITE
           * Valley High School Swimmers: Beyond Limits
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
           * Baby  Names,  World  History and Information  Security
             Glossary
     
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     WHAT’S NEW IN ALLE_KISKI TODAY ONLINE
     
     Local School Still Needs Book Donations
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1862
     
     Newport  Business  Institute's  Library  with  Darlene   Neil,
     Admissions  Representative Some area businesses,  schools  and
     homes are still recovering from the September 17th, 2004  area
     flood. Newport Business Institute in New Kensington is one  of
     those businesses . . .
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Thursday.  Snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches  possible.
     Highs  around  30.  East winds 10 to 15 mph.  Thursday  night.
     Cloudy  with a 50 percent chance of snow. Low around 17.  East
     winds  10  to  15 mph. Becoming north after midnight.  Friday.
     Mostly  cloudy.  A  chance of snow showers in  the  afternoon.
     Highs  around 30. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance  of  snow  40
     percent. Friday night. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent  chance
     of snow showers. Low around 17. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
     Saturday.  Partly  cloudy. A chance of  snow  showers  in  the
     morning.  Highs around 30. Chance of snow 30 percent. Saturday
     night.  Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Sunday. Partly  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/
     
     Free Terrier Mix
     We  are looking for a good home for our three year old terrier
     mix.  He  is  housebroken, great with kids,  and  likes  other
     animals.  We are not home much and it is not fair for  him  to
     not have someone with him. He looks a little like a Benji dog.
     Free  to a good home only. If you would like to see him please
     call 724-478-4307. Bonnie Reese
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     Ciphire 0.10.51
     https://www.ciphirebeta.com/
     
     More  and more email users may be increasingly concerned about
     the  security of the messages they send over the Internet, and
     as  such, Ciphire Mail is an application worth looking  at  in
     detail.  The application is essentially a sophisticated  email
     encryption  tool  that works in conjunction  with  the  users’
     existing email client. The application does not interfere with
     normal  emailing  routines, and also  has  the  capability  to
     digitally  sign  each message to provide authentication.  This
     version  of Ciphire is compatible with Microsoft Windows  2000
     or newer,  MacOS 10.3, and recent releases of
     Linux.
     
        “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
     
     Westmoreland County History
     http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/westmoreland/
     
     Westmoreland   County   History   Abstract:   Hannas    Tavern
     Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County was formed  by  an  Act  of
     Assembly,  approved by Governor Richard Penn. Read  the  whole
     story.
     
     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
     
     ALA | Great Web Sites for Kids
     http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
     
     The  American Library Association has a great section  of  web
     sites for kids.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORT’S WEB SITE
     
     Valley High School Swimmers: Beyond Limits
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1842
     
     "This is a very small and relatively young team," Vikings Swim
     Coach  Diane  Swigart  notes. "They  all  work  very  hard  to
     overcome  some unforeseen obstacles." Some of those  obstacles
     have  included some difficulties with something very  integral
     to the program, but the coach has likes how the swimmers risen
     to the challenge.
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     INFORMATION SECURITY GLOSSARY
     http://www.yourwindow.to/information-security/
     
     THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD HISTORY
     http://www.bartleby.com/67/
     
     THINK! BABY NAMES
     http://www.thinkbabynames.com
     
     Etymological  dictionary  of  the  first  names  of   babies.
     Pronunciation,  origins,  meanings,  notes,   variants,   and
     popularity.
     
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