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Friday, February 28, 2014

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Cast members perform at Tuesday's dress rehearsal of Seussical the Musical scheduled for Craig Payne Performing Arts Theater at Bangor High School at 7:00pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday and  a matinee performance Saturday at 2:00pm. (See more photos tomorrow) (See more photos below) Sbtt Photo Larry Cory

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Art Classes at 
Miss Rose's Preschool

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      Miss Rose's Preschool is proud to announce that local artist, Sianne Statile, will be holding a children's art class at the preschool.  
     The class is for children 4-6 years of age and is held two Saturdays per month.  The program will introduce many different artists and art techniques to the children over the course of seven total classes.  The art activities program  will conclude with a gallery night consisting of the projects that the children created over the seven classes. 
      If interested students may register with Sianne Statile via email siannestatile@gmail.com or by calling 610-657-4971.

  • Connections for Women - Hopesprings, Market St., Bangor 10am - 1pm.
  • Bingo - Wind Gap Fire Co., 6:45.
  • Blue Mountain Library - Open 10-12
  • Bangor Public Library - Open 1-5
  • Slate Belt Senior Center - Open 8-4. Blue Valley Farm Show
  • Seussical the Musical - BHS Paine Theater,  7pm
  • Knitters of the Round Table - Blue Mt. Comm. Library, 10:30am. 610-863-3029
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Bangor Area High School Theater
Presenting Seussical the Musical

   The Bangor Area High Theater Presents "Seussical The Musical" Friday February 28 - 7:00pm and Saturday March 1, 2:00 & 7:00 pm
   Box Office will open hour prior to shows on show days. Tickets will be available at the door.
   Tickets $10.00- for more info. call 610 599-7011
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Become a Certified 
Nursing Assistant

  Become a Certified Nursing Assistant at Slate Belt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center:  SBN&RC is offering a FREE training program for you!  
  In just weeks you will become a Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of PA!  The best part is there is a job waiting.  
  Class begins March 5th and runs through March 29th.  Call or visit for more information. SBNRC, 701 Slate Belt Blvd., Bangor, 610.588.6161.
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Alanna Dent performs at Tuesday's dress rehearsal of Seussical the Musical scheduled for Craig Payne Performing Arts Theater at Bangor High School for 7:00pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday and a matinee performance Saturday at 2:00pm. (See more photos tomorrow) Sbtt Photo Larry Cory
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John Syzonenko as Horton the Elephant performs at Tuesday's dress rehearsal of Seussical the Musical scheduled for Craig Payne Performing Arts Theater at Bangor High School for 7:00pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday and  a matinee performance Saturday at 2:00pm. (See more photos tomorrow) Sbtt Photo Larry Cory

Big Data on Campus to 
Decline Dropout Rates?

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   What if colleges could predict whether students would drop out of college before they had a chance to? How helpful would this information be in reducing dropout rates and growing graduation rates?
  Well, a new system may be able to help do just that.
   "We have identified factors that can be predictors of student success, which gives colleges the ability to flag at-risk students," says Eric Reich of Higher One's Campus Labs platform. "Now, thanks to Higher One's Campus Labs platform, colleges are able to use sophisticated data analysis techniques to understand more about students."
  Clues to how students are doing include how often they participate in campus activities (like sporting events or student organizations), how often they use campus services (such as checking in at the financial aid office, career center or computer labs) and how engaged they are with their own course work (providing course feedback or visiting professors during office hours).
   All of these actions create data that institutions can capture, and all of these actions have been shown to increase the likelihood of a student to graduate. It makes sense, but only in recent years have schools embraced the technology that can gather and analyze these data so the college can really identify at-risk students and "tweak" their programs to help.
   "Using Campus Labs, an advisor can actually detect patterns of students who are not successful and intervene to give them the guidance at the critical time -- before it's too late," says Reich.
   Just look at Northern Arizona University, which recently partnered with Higher One to help the University collect data, collaborate across divisions, embrace student assessment and ultimately guide decisions by administrators.
  "Freshman outreach has been very successful for us," says Erin Grisham, executive director of educational support service at Northern Arizona. "Students we meet with retain at higher rates than those we don't meet with."
    For more information, visit www.higherone.com/campuslabs..
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 Beauty tips to beat the 
cold and refresh for spring

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  (BPT) - Winter weather can notoriously wreak havoc on skin and hair. While waiting for spring to arrive, a few easy adjustments to your beauty routine can help you look fabulous on even the dreariest of days, and ensure that you are looking your best when the weather warms up.
The beauty experts at EcoTools offer some tips:
* Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize -The cold and dry air can strip skin of much-needed moisture, and it's essential to replace what winter steals. Choose a quality lotion and use it daily. To get extra mileage out of your moisturizer, exfoliate first with a gentle body buff before applying lotion; it will absorb and keep skin moisturized longer.
* Upgrade your body wash - Overly fragrant soaps can further dry your skin. Opt for a super-rich, moisturizing body wash and lather up using a silky-soft body sponge, such as the EcoPouf Delicate Bath Sponge. The pouf is super soft and extra large to deliver amazing lather and gentle cleansing, even for the most sensitive skin.
* Break away from breakouts - Dirt and oil can clog pores and lead to blackheads, as can dry, flaky skin. To prevent blackheads and whiteheads from surfacing, make sure to clean deep into pores regularly and gently exfoliate to keep skin glowing. A good exfoliating sponge can make the process easier. The Pure Complexion Facial Sponge is handmade with 100 percent natural Konjac fiber, a highly renewable root that the Japanese use as a natural exfoliant.
* Help out hair - While summer often gets the rap as being hard on hair with the sun and chlorinated pools, winter doesn't go easy on the follicles either. The cold temperatures can leave strands dry and fragile. Indulge in a nourishing hair treatment once a week to combat dryness. Regularly use deep conditioner, or apply hair oil to damp hair. Try washing hair every other day as to not strip away hair's natural oils using a shower cap to protect hair in between lathers.
* Step up your foot care regimen - Pretty pedicures need not be relegated to summer-only status. Winter can be hard on feet as you trudge through snow, ice and rain in heavy, sweat-inducing footwear. The cold can promote chapping and cracking, so it's important to care for feet daily to make sure they are ready for their debut when the weather becomes warm. Treat yourself to an at-home pedicure with a few easy steps. Soak feet in warm water for at least five minutes to soften calluses. Use a pumice or foot stone to gently exfoliate. Trim nails and then smooth with an emery board to achieve round nail edges. Pick a pretty polish to finish.
   Visit ecotools.com for more tips on rejuvenating your skin for spring.


BroApp automatically texts your girlfriend

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     Calling all lazy, forgetful and disillusioned boyfriends: a new app offers you the chance to relax with "seamless relationship outsourcing" in the form of default messages and fake gift ideas.
   BroApp, currently available for Android smartphones on the Google Play store, offers  a list of automated messages such as "Hey babe, how was your day?", "Miss you :)" and "Wow, what a day, how was yours?"
  You can also type in your own messages from scratch, and allow the app to send it as a default love note for a more (but still not especially) personal touch.
    The app then offers you options to schedule when to send out each message, with options like, "When I leave work around 5pm". It even notes when you send your girlfriend actual text messages, and waits a while before sending another scheduled text message.
Your girlfriend's house is a "no Bro" zone
    Of course, this genius strategy could come unstuck if the app sends a text when you are actually in the company of your other half. But fear not: BroApp asks users to identify several Wi-Fi networks as a way of knowing where you are. If you're at your partner's home on their Wi-Fi network, the app will know not to send any scheduled text messages at all.
   Even better, if your significant other gets hold of your smartphone and wants to look at the app, it has a special "Girlfriend Intrusion Detector" that brings up a fake interface showing a list of gifts you're planning to buy your partner to throw them off.
   "We know that people are busy and sometimes forget to send enough love to their partners. We invented BroApp so that even if you forget to manually write a message, your love is still communicated," BroApp's Australian creators said.
   An iPhone version of the app is currently being worked on and you can register here to be updated when it becomes available on the iTunes app store.

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