Monday, September 3, 2012

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There are a lot of teaching agencies growing from nowhere recently, with education gaining constant need for teaching personnel, the supply of teaching staff has proven to be a successful venture. There are some that are only in it for the earnings, while the majority are actually devoted in assisting educational facilities and teaching job-seekers. If you really don?t want to get fooled by phony teaching agencies, given here are tips that could certainly help.

In the UK, there is such a thing as the Department for Education?s Quality Mark. This specific mark is given to teaching agencies that maintain the highest quality of standards in providing skilfully trained teachers to their customer schools, as well as help new teachers seek out the teaching positions which are perfectly suitable to their academic credentials and also many other requirements. This brings us to the first advice which is to examine if the company has certification.

If you?re originating from a foreign country, it?s best if the company has a system that will help you before your arrival, hence the next hint. Trusted teaching agencies help in their teachers? visa problems, housing agreements and even in opening bank accounts. If your agency has provision for all those things then you?re in good hands.

Third point is to be sure that the company recognizes your particular requirements for the teaching positions that you prefer. It?s hardly ever a good sign if the agency tells you that it lined you up for the occupation that?s not what you have on your mind. Basically what this suggests is that, it?s more intent on serving its own sake rather than yours. Even if it?s best to find an occupation quickly, you don?t like to be forced into a situation that may endanger you as a professional.

Fourth guideline is to carry out a background investigation about the agency?s partner schools. The range of schools in its listing is not a powerful proof that the agency?s actually good, but it will be a plus to you if in case you understand its breadth for it can identify the rate of success the company may have in trying to find the best suited teaching assignment for you. In addition, make the Internet your friend; it?s the most ideal reference of performance feedbacks from old clients. You don?t have to only take the agency?s word for it since obviously its ambition is to bring more customers to their firm. Through the World Wide Web, you can usually investigate if all the agency?s claims are truthful.

If you do not like to be fooled by fake teaching agencies, given here are guidelines that could absolutely help.

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

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Call 1-734-675-0920 for more information.

Drop-in basketball

Men?s drop-in basketball games are held at 8 p.m. Thursdays at Woodhaven High School, 24787 Van Horn Road.

Players must be 18 or older. The cost is $2.

Call 1-734-675-4926 for more information.

Historical society

The Brownstown Historical Society is looking for new members.

Members meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the historical museum, 23451 King Road. Dues are $10 for individuals, $5 for seniors, $15 for families or $25 for a business or group.

Contact Richard Smith at 1-734-782-5834 or rsmith97@sbcglobal.net, or send an email to lougene@comcast.net for more information.

Recycling center

In addition to the drop-off center at Township Hall, 21313 Telegraph Road, Waste Management is providing a recycling drop-off at the fire station at 32355 W. Jefferson Ave. The center will accept glass bottles.

Prescription assistance

Seniors older than 65 who have no insurance coverage could be eligible to participate in one of several free or discounted prescription programs.

Call 1-734-675-0920 for more information.

Flat Rock

Free cuts

Strands of Hair, 26318 E. Huron River Drive, will offer free haircuts for kindergartners and discounted haircuts for children from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Families also can enjoy free refreshments, school supplies and face-painting and enter a raffle for a fully stocked backpack.

Call 1-734-782-6590 to learn more.

Art in Adrian

The Recreation Department will sponsor a trip to the Adrian Art Festival and a viewing of ?The Rat Pack Lounge? at the Croswell Opera House from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21.

The fee is $35, which include tickets and transportation.

Call 1-734-379-1450 to RSVP.

Play ball

The Recreation Department will sponsor a ?Senior Day? trip to Comerica Park to see the Detroit Tigers play the Kansas City Royals at 1:05 p.m. Sept. 27. It?s for ages 50 and older.

The fee is $35, which includes transportation, a ticket, a hot dog and a pop.

Call 1-734-379-1450 by Aug. 17 to RSVP.

Cellphone donations

The city is accepting old cellphones for Cell Phones for Soldiers, an organization that will donate 2 1/2 hours of talk time to military members overseas for every cell phone collected that?s worth at least $5.

The phones are sent to ReCellular of Pittsfield Township for recycling.

The phones can be dropped off at City Hall, 25500 Gibraltar Road.

Call 1-734-782-2455 or visit cellphonesforsoldiers.com for more information.

Play mah-jongg

Senior citizens can play mah-jongg at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the senior center, which is in the community center, 1 Maguire St.

Call 1-734-379-1450, ext. 224, for more information.

Deal me in

A group of seniors meets at the community center, 1 Maguire St., to play hand-knee-foot and other card games.

Games start at 10:30 a.m. Fridays, 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Call 1-734-379-1450 for more information.

Hitching a ride

Curb-to-curb transportation is available for all city residents older than 60 with low incomes and for those without a vehicle or who are unable to drive for medical reasons.

Requests for the service ? which runs from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays ? must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays for shopping.

A $2 donation is appreciated.

Call 1-734-379-1450 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays.

Senior exercises

Free chair exercises are offered for those 55 and older at 2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. Fridays at the community center, 1 Maguire St.

In addition, seniors can walk on the center?s indoor track during open hours for $2.

The pool table is open daily in the senior center at the community center.

Call 1-734-379-1450 for more information.

Gibraltar

On the road

The Gibraltar Over-50 Club will hold several summer activities.

The group will travel via bus to Nova Scotia from Sept. 16 to 25. The fee per person, double occupancy, is $1,209. Travelers must have a passport or Michigan enhanced driver?s license.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra season tickets are $208 for eight shows. A bus will leave the community center at 9 a.m. on show days.

Call Sharon Legault at 1-734-676-0884 for more information.

Korean karate

First American Tang Soo Do is holding traditional Korean karate classes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Gil Talbert Community Center, 29340 S. Gibraltar Road.

Classes are for age 11 and older.

The cost is $35 a month, and there are family discounts. No contracts are required.

Call 1-734-671-1466 for more information.

Senior meals

Hot meals are served to senior citizens at noon weekdays at the Gil Talbert Community Center, 29340 S. Gibraltar Road. Donations are $2.25.

Call 1-734-671-0335 for more information.

City issues

The City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at City Hall, 29450 Munro Ave. Visit cityofgibraltar.net for more information.

Huron Township

Downtown planning

The township?s Downtown Development Authority meets at 5 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month at Township Hall, 22950 Huron River Drive.

The authority was established by the township to help increase development in downtown New Boston by capturing taxes within the district. The money is used for improvements and development in the area.

Call Michael Glaab at 1-734-753-4441 for more information.

Deal those cards

The senior center, 28245 Mineral Springs Road, Waltz, offers pinochle at 12:30 p.m. every Monday.

Or, try your luck at euchre at 12:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Card games cost $1 for those 50 and older. No registration is required. Prizes are awarded for first-, second- and third-place winners.

Call 1-734-654-9281 for more information.

Bring the food

There will be a potluck at 4:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the senior center, 28245 Mineral Springs Road, Waltz.

The potluck is for residents and nonresidents 50 and older.

Call 1-734-654-9281 for more information.

Riverview

Aqua Zumba

Aqua Zumba, a challenging cardio-conditioning and toning workout has two sessions beginning in September. Classes at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. begin Sept. 24 and 28, respectively, at the Seitz Middle School pool. Full class rates are $36 for residents and $46 for nonresidents.

Walk-ins also are welcome. Call the Recreation Department at 1-734-281-4219 to learn more.

Deal those cards

Riverview Seniors will be hosting card games at 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month in the senior area at City Hall, 14100 Civic Park Drive. Euchre is on the first Wednesday; pinochle is on the third.

The cost is $1, and no preregistration is required. Prizes are awarded for first, second and third places.

Call 1-734-281-4219 for more information.

Recreation wish list

The city has published a wish list of park equipment at cityofriverview.com under the Recreation Department tab.

Or, call 1-734-281-4219 for details.

Senior nutrition

The Wayne County Office of Nutrition Services serves hot lunches at City Hall, 14100 Civic Park Drive, at 11:15 a.m. weekdays.

Participants must be at least 60 years old. The suggested donation is $2.25.

Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-734-281-4200, ext. 356.

Meals on Wheels

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound seniors in the Riverview area.

Meals on Wheels operates from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. Volunteers can give whatever time they can commit. Mileage is reimbursed.

Call 1-734-727-7390 or 1-800-851-1454 to volunteer.

Recycling drop-off

The Riverview Land Preserve, 20863 Grange Road, accepts all types of recycled materials, including unwaxed cardboard, plastics Nos. 1 to 7, clear glass, office paper, used oil and batteries.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 7 to 11 a.m. Saturdays. The program is for Riverview residents only.

Call 1-734-281-4263 for more information.

Recycle at City Hall

The next time you?re at City Hall, 14100 Civic Park Drive, drop off old cellphones, ink jet printer cartridges and all types of household and small rechargeable batteries in recycling containers in the lobby area.

Housing rehabilitation

The city continues to implement its housing rehabilitation services as part of the federal Community Development Block Grant program.

This program is designed to help low- to moderate-income households with house repairs and replacement of such items as roofs, windows, furnaces and other qualified building code items.

Call 1-734-281-4248, ext. 338, between 9 a.m. and noon Fridays for more information.

Attention shutterbugs

Would like to have one of your photographs on the cover of the city/recreation newsletter? All you need to do is submit your best digital photo, taken in Riverview, from one of the following categories: nature, season changes, seasonal activities or historic.

Call 1-734-281-4239 for more information.

Pitch in

The Riverview Public Library, 14300 Sibley Road, is looking for volunteers.

High school students can earn community service hours by volunteering, and the library will work around school, sports and work schedules.

Call 1-734-283-1250 for more information.

Talk about tomes

Book lovers meet at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Riverview Public Library, 14300 Sibley Road, for a book-discussion club.

All are invited to enjoy refreshments and conversation.

Call 1-734-283-1250 or visit riverviewpubliclibrary.com for more information.

Story times

Youngsters can take part in toddler story times at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays or preschool story times at 11:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Riverview Public Library, 14300 Sibley Road.

Registration is required in person or by calling the library at 1-734-283-1250.

Volunteers needed

The city needs volunteers to serve on several of its committees. Call the city clerk?s office at 1-734-281-4239 for more information.

Senior cab service

Riverview residents 60 and older who are unable to drive or do not have access to transportation are eligible for the senior cab service offered by the Parks and Recreation Department.

Call 1-734-281-4219 for more information.

Rockwood

Be a Lion

The Rockwood Area Lions Club is looking for new members.

The club helps the community by paying for eye exams, buying glasses and hearing aids, supplying the needy with food during holidays and in many other ways.

Along with Rockwood, the club also serves Flat Rock and Carleton, as well as Berlin and Ash townships.

Call John Miller at 1-734-282-4943 for more information.

Need a lift?

Senior citizens can register at the community center, 32001 Fort Road, to take advantage of the city?s transportation service.

The program also serves handicapped and low-income residents.

Riders must give 24-hour notice. The program takes riders to medical appointments, shopping and other places.

Call 1-734-379-5600 for more information.

Council meetings

The City Council meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month at City Hall, 32409 Fort Road.

Visit rockwoodmi.org for more information.

Romulus

Volunteers needed

Organizers of the annual bingo to benefit the Romulus Animal Shelter are seeking volunteers to assist with the three-day fundraising venture. Bingo will be played during the annual Romulus DDA Pumpkin Festival Sept. 14 though 16 at the Romulus Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins Road. Hours are Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from noon to midnight and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

All proceeds from the bingo benefit the new Animal Shelter. The day will include 50/50 raffles.

Organizers also are looking for donations of potato chips and pop that can be sold during the three days. Call the Romulus Senior Center at 1-734-945-4140 to volunteer.

Marching orders

Members of the Romulus Rotary Club are seeking participants for the 2012 Parade of Lights, which begins at 8 p.m. Sept. 14. The goal is to capitalize on the nighttime aspect of the parade by lighting up the entries. In fact, all entries must have lights.

Parade participants ? cars, floats and others ? are encouraged to park at the Progressive Club at Five Points and take the shuttle service to Romulus City Hall parking lot, 11111 Wayne Road. Participants will assemble at City Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. and parade west and then southwest on Goddard Road. Prizes will be awarded in four categories: school, nonmotorized, motorized and commercial.

Visit the website www.romulusrotaryclub.com, print and complete an application form and send it to Romulus Rotary Parade of Lights, P.O. Box 74485, Romulus, MI 48174. Request an application by calling 1-734-276-1455 or sending an email to wkren@msn.com. The deadline for applications is Sept. 14.

Hit the court

Registration is under way for The Men of the Pen, an annual three-on-three basketball tournament that begins at noon Sept. 15 during the Romulus DDA Pumpkin Festival. The tournament will be played in the parking lot of the Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce, 11189 Shook.

Players are divided into four age groups: 6- to 8-year-olds, 9- to 11-year-olds, 12- to 14-year-olds and 15- to 18-year-olds. To register or learn more, contact the Rev. Arthur C. Willis or Patrice Johnson at 1-734-728-1390 or thepen@sbcglobal.net.

Too cute?

The second annual Cutest Baby Contest is accepting entries through 4 p.m. Aug. 31. The event is part of the Romulus Downtown Development Authority Pumpkin Festival, which runs Sept. 14 through 16.

Baby photos will be on display in the hospitality tent and visitors can vote for the baby of their choice. Votes are 25 cents each. The top two vote-getters will be declared the winners at 4 p.m. Sept. 16. Gift cards will be awarded to the winners and certificates will be presented to all participants.

Children must be no older than 2 years old by Sept. 14. Each photo must be no larger than 5 by 7 inches and can be a snapshot or professional photo, color or black-and-white. The child?s name and contact information must be on the back of the photo.

Drop off or mail photos to: Cutest Baby Contest, Romulus DDA Pumpkin Festival, City of Romulus, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174. Call 1-734-955-4577 to learn more.

Be a winner

Three Apple iPads are the prizes in a raffle to support the Romulus Arts Council and its programs. Entrants can purchase one ticket with a $5 donation or five with a $20 donation. See a Romulus DDA Pumpkin Festival volunteer or an Arts Council member or stop by the Community Development Department at Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne Road.

The drawing will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 16 on the festival stage in Romulus Historical Park.

Sponsorship opportunities

Members of the Romulus DDA Pumpkin Festival Committee have a variety of sponsorship opportunities throughout the festival, which runs Sept. 14 through 16.

Call DDA director Maria Lambert at 1-734-955-4533 for more information.

Library news

The Romulus Public Library will add free Powerpoint II and Excel II classes Aug. 24. The Powerpoint session runs from 9 to 10 a.m. and the Excel seminar runs from 10 to 11:30.

The library also will extend its Thursday hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. beginning Aug. 6.

Call 1-734-942-7589 to register or for more information.

Farmers market

The Downtown Development Authority is holding farmers markets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 27 at the Romulus Historical Park pavilion, 11147 Hunt St.

Call James Lee, market manager, at 1-734-377-8720 or Maria Lambert, DDA director, at 1-734-955-4533 for more information.

Trenton

Take a ride

Tickets are on sale for the Sept. 8 Soroptimist International of Trenton Area Women Sponsored Motorcycle Ride. Tickets purchased before Aug. 15 are $35 per rider or $60 with a passenger and those purchased after Aug. 15 are $50 per rider or $75 with a passenger. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Soroptimist International of Trenton Area, Josephine Ford Cancer Center - Downriver and the cancer center at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center. Call Carole Bell at 1-734-675-8065 for more information.

Get into shape

The Parks and Recreation Department is offering a variety of fitness classes.

They include Bollywood exercise dance, burn and firm aerobics, silver sneakers senior aerobics, Pilates, noncontact kickboxing, swimnastics, deep-water exercise, Zumba and yoga classes.

The department also is offering many drop-in programs, including family gym/swim night, open swimming, adult coed volleyball, basketball and open skating.

Call 1-734-675-7300 for more information.

Chair yoga

The Parks and Recreation Department is offering chair yoga at 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield.

Call 1-734-675-0063 for schedule and fee information.

Tracing history

The Trenton Historical Society offers help twice a month to patrons working on genealogy or tracing Downriver history.

The group meets from 6 to 8:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month and 1 to 3 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at Trenton Veterans Memorial Library, 2790 Westfield.

Call 1-734-676-9777 for more information.

Computer classes

Free computer, Internet and email classes are offered periodically at Trenton Veterans Memorial Library, 2790 Westfield.

The classes last 90 minutes.

A library card is needed to register. Call 1-734-676-9777 to RSVP.

City business

The City Council meets at 8 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at City Hall, 2800 Third St.

The meetings are open to the public.

Call 1-734-675-6500 for more information.

Get schooled

The Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month in the administration building, 2603 Charlton.

Board meetings are open to the public.

Call 1-734-676-8600 or visit trenton.k12.mi.us for more information.

Senior fun

Senior clubs meet at noon Mondays and Wednesdays at Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield.

The clubs have a light snack, a business meeting, a social event, bingo, a door-prize drawing and other activities.

Call 1-734-675-0063 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays for more information.

Take to the ice

Weekly open-skating sessions are offered at Kennedy Recreation Center, 3101 West Road. Skate rentals and monthly calendars are available.

Drop-in skating sessions are offered for those 55 and older at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The sessions are free for Trenton residents.

Call 1-734-675-7300 for more information.

Under pressure

Volunteer nurses offer free blood pressure checks at 11 a.m. the first Wednesday and at 11:30 a.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Kennedy Recreation Center, 3101 West Road.

Call 1-734-675-7300 for more information.

Recycle by mail

Postage-paid recycling envelopes for printer ink cartridges are available at the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield, courtesy of the Friends of the Detroit River.

Call 1-734-675-0063 for more information.

Get on the Loop

Each Monday and Wednesday, Trenton?s shuttle bus, ?The Loop,? picks up city seniors and takes them to the Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield, to participate in senior clubs.

The shuttle also will take seniors on a free, round-trip ride to Meijer and Kmart in Woodhaven on Mondays and Southland Center and Meijer in Taylor on Wednesdays.

The complimentary service is for Trenton seniors only. Riders must call 1-734-675-0063 at least a day in advance.

Woodhaven

Follow the city

Mayor Patricia Odette and her staff have moved into the social media world by using Facebook to advertise events and post pictures from events. Type ?City of Woodhaven? into the Facebook search bar and ?like? the page.

Food assistance

City residents who would like to receive government food assistance can stop by the community center, 23101 Hall Road, on the fourth Tuesday of each month and bring financial information for eligibility.

Food will be distributed from 9 to 11 a.m.

Call 1-734-675-4926 for more information. Residents of other communities can call Greg Stevens at 1-734-721-4470 to find their nearest assistance center.

Lunch trips

All senior citizens are invited to get on board the ?Woodhaven on Wheels? bus that heads to various destinations for monthly lunch trips.

Lunches are held at different style restaurants for entertaining meals and conversation.

The trips depart at 11:30 a.m. from the community center, 23101 Hall Road, on the third Friday of each month. They return at about 1:30 p.m.

Call 1-734-675-4926 for more information.

Bus service

Bus transportation for those 55 and older in Woodhaven is provided for anyone who does not have a vehicle or is unable to drive for medical reasons.

Passengers must meet the bus at the curb.

A 48-hour advance notice is required.

Call 1-734-675-4926 for more information on the service areas.

Blood pressure check

Blood pressure checkups are offered at the community center, 23101 Hall Road, at 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

Call 1-734-675-4926 for more information.

Wyandotte

Copeland seniors travel

Several upcoming day trips are scheduled through the Copeland Center for senior and openings and reservations are being taken now. They include:

?Sept. 14 ? An outing to Gun Lake Casino in Wayland includes round-trip transportation with $10 back in coin play and a $5 food voucher. Cost is $39.

?Sept. 23 ? A Sunday dinner at the Courthouse Grille and a Vegas quality show, ?Double Take,? along with celebrity impersonators with a rotating cast of stars from yesterday and today. Cost is $71.

?Oct. 8-9 ? Take a deluxe motorcoach for this two-day round trip to Belterra Casino in Florence, Ind., for fun and leisure with complimentary dinner and breakfast buffet, $10 in casino play, hotel accommodations and discount coupon booklet for $113 per person double occupancy.

?Oct. 17 ? A day trip to Soaring Eagle Casino includes transportation, fun and everyone will receive a $20 coin coupon and a $5 food voucher. Cost is $38.

? Nov. 7 ? A day at Turkeyville includes transportation, a turkey dinner with all the fixings and dessert, along with the show An Olde Fashioned Christmas. Cost is $62.

?Nov. 8 ? Trip to the favorite Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek includes motorcoach transportation along with a $20 slot credit and $5 to be used for food, slot play or gift shop. Cost is $32.

More outings are being scheduled for the holiday season and 2013 already including a Made in Michigan Tour, Cinco de Mayo at Caesars Windsor, seeing the Tall Ships in Bay City and a Mountaineer/Oglebay trip (racetrack and Festival of Lights) in Chester, W.V. Call 1-734-324-7275 for details.

Gymnastics classes

The Recreation Department and Downriver Gymnastics will offer seven-week classes for boys and girls 3 and older beginning Sept. 24. Registration is $50 per child and the program offers sessions in four different skill levels. Call 1-734-282-1947 or visit downrivergymnastics.com to learn more.

Tea time

The Wyandotte Historical Society?s Victorian Mad Hatter Tea is Sept. 9. Proceeds go to the society?s endowment fund and will benefit work at Oakwood Cemetery. Call 1-734-284-3582 or email shirley@wyan.org to learn more or volunteer.

Learn to paint

Gloria Dunn will lead painting classes throughout the coming months at the Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St. The classes, which cover watercolor, acrylic and oil painting, are $45 for residents and $55 for nonresidents. The fall session begins Sept. 21.

Register at the Recreation Department at Yack Arena, 3131 Third St., Mondays through Fridays.

Skating teacher sought

The Recreation Department is accepting applications from qualified figure skating instructors for the 2012-13 basic skills program at Yack Recreation Center, 3131 Third St.

Call 1-734-324-7295 or send an email to recreation@wyan.org for more information.

Cedar Point

The city is selling tickets to Cedar Point from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays at Yack Recreation Center, 3131 Third St. Prices range from $21 to $79.25, cash only.

Call 1-734-324-7292 or 7295 for more information.

One-stop shopping

The Wyandotte senior bus makes trips to Southland Center, Kohl?s and Target in Taylor every Monday. The cost is $2, and there?s a limit of 11 passengers. The first 11 callers will be placed on the list.

Pickups will start at 9:30 a.m. On the return trip, the bus will pick up shoppers at 12:30 p.m.

Call 1-734-324-7285 between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. weekdays to reserve a spot.

Drivers needed

The Wyandotte Meals on Wheel Program is in need of volunteer drivers on weekday mornings. Ninety minutes per day is necessary to deliver meals to the shut-ins. Mileage is paid.

Those interested can call Angie Benson at 1-734-324-7279 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays.

Senior lunches

The Wayne County Congregate Nutrition program offers lunches for senior citizens at 11:15 a.m. weekdays at Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St.

Call Angie Benson at 1-734-324-7279 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays for information on meals and fees.

File of Life

The city is offering File of Life folders to place on refrigerators in case of a medical emergency. The files are free to residents.

Each folder has a magnet with a pouch that can hold medical information such as medical history, current medications and insurance information that can assist first-responders.

File of Life folders and registration forms can be picked up at the Police Department, 2015 Biddle Ave., or Yack Recreation Center, 3131 Third St., during regular business hours.

Call 1-734-324-4424 or 1-734-324-7295 for more information.

Homespun

Meet new friends who like to knit and crochet, from 10 a.m. to noon the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St.

Call 1-734-324-7275 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays for more information.

Cards, anyone?

The Bridge Players at Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St., always are looking for new players. They meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays. Games are open to all adults who know how to play bridge.

Cut the cards

Anyone who likes to play pinochle or euchre is welcome to stop by the Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St., at noon Mondays. The weekly cost is $1.

Call 1-734-324-7275 for more information.

Friendly seniors

The Wyandotte Senior Friendship Club meets from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays at Copeland Center, 2306 Fourth St. Those 55 and older are welcome to join. Dues are $6 per year and $1 each week to play cards and enjoy a cup of coffee.

Call 1-734-324-7275 for more information.

Checking in

The Tele-Care Program, sponsored by the city, is intended to make life a little easier for senior citizens, covering many aspects of senior living.

Telephone calls are made daily to shut-ins just to chat and to make sure they are doing well. Transportation is arranged for those who have doctor appointments or who must make other necessary trips.

Call 1-734-324-7285 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. weekdays for more information.

On track

Wyandotte Public Schools, in cooperation with the city, is making the Roosevelt High School indoor track and fitness equipment facility available to city residents and school district and city employees 18 and older. Identification is required.

There?s no charge to use the track. The cost for using the weight and fitness room is $1 per visit, but is free to senior citizens.

Hours are 5 to 7:30 a.m. weekdays. Park in the lot at Maple and Seventh streets, near the new gym. Enter through the gym area doors.

Lights, camera, action!

Wyandotte Municipal Services will conduct training classes on local access programming. The classes are designed to demonstrate what it takes to put together a local TV show.

Those interested are invited to sign up for the three-week training class that meets weekly. Call studio director Steve Colwell at 1-734-324-7138 for more information or to enroll.

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Pirate Bay co-founder detained in Cambodia

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The co-founder of a controversial file-sharing website,?Pirate Bay's Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, has been detained in Cambodia after skipping out on a one-year prison sentence in Sweden, according to reports from Phnom Penh.

Svartholm?Warg was among four administrators of The Pirate Bay who were convicted in Swedish court in 2009 on charges of contributory copyright infringement.

The Pirate Bay was one of the world's highest-profile file-sharing sites, pointing millions of users to material elsewhere on the Web that in many cases was illegally pirated.

Svartholm?Warg and his fellow defendants argued that the website did not host pirated material itself, but merely helped users find BitTorrent files via a peer-to-peer network. The court didn't buy the argument. In addition to the jail terms, the four were ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to entertainment companies including Sony Music Entertainment,?Warner Bros, EMI and Columbia Pictures.

The three other?defendants in the case -- including co-founders Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij as well as financier Carl Lundstr?m -- had their one-year prison sentences reduced to terms of?four to 10 months during appeal. Svartholm?Warg, however,?didn't attend the appeal hearing, ostensibly due to illness. The Swedish government upheld his sentence, and when he failed to show up to serve the prison term, an international warrant was issued?for his arrest.

It was well-known in that Svartholm?Warg had sought refuge in Cambodia, and reports spread over the weekend that Cambodian?police had finally taken him into custody. The TorrentFreak website said he was arrested in an apartment over the Cadillac Bar and Grill, a popular hangout for expatriates in Phnom Penh.

One of Svartholm Warg's co-defendants, Peter Sunde, confirmed the report: ?"Gottfrid ... is in custody in Cambodia," he said in a Twitter update. "He's apparently OK. No more info available."

Cambodia's national police acknowledged to the AFP news service that Svartholm Warg was detained.

"His arrest was made at the request of the Swedish government for a crime related to information technology," police spokesman Kirth Chantharith told AFP today.?"We don't have an extradition treaty with Sweden, but we'll look into our laws and see how we can handle this case."

In a follow-up report, TorrentFreak suggested that Svartholm Warg had run into trouble with associates in Phnom Penh, and that he was likely to be sent back to Sweden. ?

Science editor?Alan Boyle is more comfortable writing about rockets and dinosaurs than file-sharing fugitives, but he's taking this one for the Tech/Science team. He hangs out at Cosmic Log and the usual places ... Facebook, Twitter, Google+?... but not the Cadillac?Bar and Grill.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/fugitive-co-founder-pirate-bay-detained-cambodia-975956

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Imam arrested in Pakistan Quran burning case

Pakistani police officers escort blindfolded Muslim cleric Khalid Chishti to appear in court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the latest twist in a religiously charged case that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws, Pakistani police arrested Chishti who they say planted evidence in the case of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani police officers escort blindfolded Muslim cleric Khalid Chishti to appear in court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the latest twist in a religiously charged case that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws, Pakistani police arrested Chishti who they say planted evidence in the case of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani police officers escort blindfolded Muslim cleric Khalid Chishti to appear in court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the latest twist in a religiously charged case that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws, Pakistani police arrested Chishti who they say planted evidence in the case of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani police commandos escort blindfolded Muslim cleric Khalid Chishti, center, after his court appearance in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the latest twist in a religiously charged case that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws, Pakistani police arrested Chishti who they say planted evidence in the case of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani police commandos stand guard at outside a court, where Muslim cleric Khalid Chishti, unseen, appeared in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. In the latest twist in a religiously charged case that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws, Pakistani police arrested Chishti who they say planted evidence in the case of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani Christians from a neighborhood where a girl was arrested on alleged blasphemy charges pray in a clearing of an urban forest in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. A group of Christians has cut down trees to clear land and has begun to build a church out of branches after leaving their neighborhood in fear when one of their own was accused of violating Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

(AP) ? A Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of a Quran in a Christian girl's bag to make it seem like she burned the Islamic holy book, a surprising twist in a case that caused an international outcry over the country's strict blasphemy laws.

Pakistani police arrested Khalid Chishti late Saturday after a member of the cleric's mosque accused the imam of planting evidence as a way to push the Christians out of the neighborhood. Chishti denied the charges Sunday while being led to court in shackles, wearing a white blindfold.

"I have not done anything wrong. This is all fabrication," he defiantly told reporters.

The imam's arrest could release the girl, who supporters say is mentally handicapped, out of prison, where she faces a life sentence if convicted of charges she desecrated the Quran. A bail hearing is scheduled for Monday.

But Christians who fled the neighborhood when the girl was arrested worry about the use of laws that critics say are often abused to settle scores or target minorities.

"We all are suffering," said Somera Ashraf, a Christian woman from the girl's neighborhood.

Ashraf and her family fled the neighborhood with many other Christians when the blasphemy allegations came to light, fearing retribution. She only recently returned but still doesn't feel safe.

Police said Chishti planted pages of a Quran in a shopping bag containing burned papers and ash that had been carried by the Christian girl. The bag was then submitted as evidence to the police.

A member of his mosque came forward Saturday ? more than two weeks after the girl's arrest ? and accused the imam of planting the evidence, said the investigating officer, Munir Jaffery.

The case has shone an uncomfortable spotlight on the punishments for violating Pakistan's blasphemy laws and caused an uproar in the country, largely because of the girl's age and questions about her mental capacity.

The girl's supporters say she is 11 years old and has Down syndrome; a medical board said she was about 14 and that her mental age didn't match her physical age.

The Associated Press does not generally identify juveniles under 18 who are accused of crimes and is withholding her name.

The girl's lawyer, Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, said the imam's arrest proves his client is innocent and said he will likely move to throw the case out on Monday.

Rarely if ever are people who bring blasphemy charges investigated or arrested for misuse of the law.

Ali Dayan Hasan, head of Human Rights Watch in Pakistan, said the decision to act against the cleric was "unprecedented."

"What it indicates is a genuine attempt at investigation rather than blaming the victim, which is what normally happens in blasphemy cases," said Hasan. "They are actually taking a look at incitement to violence and false allegations. It is a welcome and positive development."

Few leaders have been willing to tackle the contentious issue after two prominent politicians who criticized the law were murdered last year. One was shot by his own bodyguard, who then attracted adoring crowds.

Outside the Islamabad mosque where the imam worked, local Muslim residents said the charges against their religious leader were trumped up by a fellow mosque member who had caused problems in the past.

If anything, they said there hasn't been enough punishment of people accused of blasphemy, residents said.

"There is no problem in the blasphemy laws and its procedures," said Malik Qadir.

"Whenever there is a blasphemy case in Pakistan, we never see any punishment. This is just a wrong policy of the government," said Hafiz Tariq Mahmood.

Even the girl's lawyer, Chaudhry, said he believed in the law and only wanted to make sure it wasn't misused.

Many local residents said they still believed the girl to be guilty, and maintained that she was old enough to be responsible for her alleged crimes.

A court hearing is scheduled Monday to decide whether to grant the girl bail, a decision that's already been delayed twice.

A lawyer for the man who brought the complaint against the girl, Rao Abdur Raheem, claimed police were under pressure from higher-ups to soften the case.

"This deliberate twist in the case is aimed at discouraging complaints under the blasphemy law," he said in court Sunday.

Most of the Christian families fled the Islamabad neighborhood where the incident happened, fearing retribution after the arrest. Ashraf said she is still so worried for her children's safety that she won't let them go to school or even the nearby market.

She said she returned because she had few options.

"Wherever we went people were gathering and saying, "No Christians can live here,'" she said.

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Associated Press writers Sebastian Abbot and Zarar Khan contributed to this report.

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Rebecca Santana can be reached at http://twitter.com/@ruskygal

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Exposure to common toxic substances could increase asthma symptoms

ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2012) ? Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly used in a range of industrial products, could be at risk of an increase in asthma symptoms, according to new research.

The study will be presented in a poster discussion September 2, 2012 at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna.

PCBs were regularly used between 1930s and 1970s in a range of electrical equipment, lubricants and paint additives. They were eventually phased out due to the harm they were causing to the environment and animals.

Although they are not widely used now, the toxic substance does not break down easily. It can be transported in water and air and it can exist in the environment, particularly at waste sites, for a number of years.

Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia examined 240 children to assess the impact PCBs are having on asthma symptoms. They measured the levels of PCBs found in their blood, along with three pesticides, and also assessed prevalence of wheeze, a common symptom of asthma.

The results found that overall, those with higher levels of PCBs were more likely to report wheeze (odds ratio 1.61). The findings also suggest that the link between PCBs and wheeze was stronger in non-atopic (non-allergic) asthma.

Lead author, Professor Sly, from the University of Queensland, said: "Despite PCBs being banned from use in many countries, people are still suffering from the effects of these toxic substances. Our findings suggest that people with high levels of the chemicals in their blood stream are suffering from higher levels of wheeze, a common asthma symptom.

"This could be due to high concentration levels being passed from a mother to a baby while in the womb, or PCBs may be ingested if a person consumes contaminated food. They could also be inhaled from contaminated hazardous waste sites."

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IFA 2012 : Huawei Ascend G600, smartphone Android ICS dual core

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Le fabricant chinois ajoute un mod?le ? sa gamme Ascend de smartphones Android ? l'occasion du salon IFA 2012 de Berlin. Le Huawei Ascend G600 se positionne comme un solide terminal de milieu de gamme.

Le fabricant Huawei fait partie de ces r?cents acteurs du monde des smartphones qui entendent se faire une place ? br?ve ?ch?ance sur le segment et commencent ? aligner des mod?les sous leur propre marque et plus seulement r?serv?s au march? chinois.

La derni?re annonce du fabricant porte sur le Huawei Ascend G600, un smartphone dot? d'un large ?cran 4,5' en r?solution qHD ( 960 x 540 pixels ) et verre Gorilla. Il embarque un processeur dual core 1,2 GHz accompagn? de 768 Mo de RAM et 4 Go de ROM, extensible par port microSD.

Huawei Ascend G600


De dimensions 134 x 67,5 x 10,5 mm, il poss?de au dos un APN 8 megapixels et en fa?ade un APN secondaire pour la visioconf?rence. A noter la pr?sence d'une puce NFC ( Near Field Communications ) pour ce smartphone sous Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Le Huawei Ascend G600 est dot? d'une batterie 2000 mAh coupl? ? un syst?me de gestion d'energie maison assurant 6 heures d'autonomie en conversation et jusqu'? 380 heures en veille. Enfin, on trouvera un syst?me de double haut-parleur avec optimisation sonore DTS pour un terminal qui se veut d'usage polyvalent.

Huawei annonce la disponibilit? du Huawei Ascend G600 pour le mois de d?cembre 2012 en Allemagne,? avant de toucher d'autres march?s europ?ens, ? un prix nu de 299 ?, en coloris noir ou blanc.

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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Neil Armstrong Couldn't Afford Life Insurance, So - I Own The World

In 1969, Neil Armstrong Couldn?t Afford Life Insurance, So He Used a Creative Way ?.

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Neil Armstrong Couldn?t Afford Life Insurance, So He Used a Creative Way to Provide for His Family If He Died

Back then astronaut captains made about $17,000 a year, NPR reports and a life insurance policy for Neil Armstrong would have run about $50,000 a year, or more than $300,000 in 2012 dollars.

STORY HERE

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