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PC hardware experts generally agree that the act of turning on a personal computer, with the subsequent surge of electricity through the electronic components, causes the most long-term "wear and tear" and is the primary contributor to hardware failures. In an ideal situation, the PC would be left on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Shaun M. Scheimreif, who graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in computer information technology-internetworking application development, died following a motorcycle accident in Union County on Friday night.

Dates to Remember Networkwide 24-hour downtime for system maintenance From 5 p.m. June 9 through 5 p.m.

All 11 of Pennsylvania College of Technology's December associate-degree nursing graduates who attempted their licensing exam by March 31 passed the test on their first try. Those results mean Penn College's pass rate for April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2005, is 95.59 percent, the highest pass rate for associate-degree programs in the state for that time period.

Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver and ABC Sports commentator Lynn Swann toured Penn College on Thursday as a guest of state Rep. Brett O. Feese, a member of the college's board of directors. Swann, who helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win four Super Bowl championships, is exploring the possibility of running for governor next year.

Richard J.Geyer, an Aviation Maintenance Technology major from East Greenville, and mentor Mike DeCosta from Altria Corporate Services in White Plains, N.Y., recently competed in the Aviation Maintenance Olympics. They and Altria employee Dave Richards took part in the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association-sponsored competition from May 19-20.

A scholarship fund has been established at Pennsylvania College of Technology to honor the memory of an employee who succumbed to cancer in 2003. Awards from the Bill Ward Memorial Scholarship will be made to students in Penn College's information technology associate- or bachelor-degree majors.

The next session of "Project Choice" a free program at Pennsylvania College of Technology that provides assistance for adults considering a career change will begin June 21. Offered by the Counseling, Career and Disability Services Office at Penn College, Project Choice provides comprehensive career exploration for anyone wishing to forge a new career path.

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto-Collision Repair held an Instructor Qualification Workshop in Pennsylvania College of Technology' s collision repair department this past weekend. Training was conducted by Mike Schaffer of Charleston , W.Va. , an estimating-team manager with State Farm Insurance for the past seven years and an I-CAR instructor for eight. Training began with a 6-9-p.m.

The Central Pennsylvania chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awarded cash prizes to three Pennsylvania College of Technology students, following a Student Project Showcase competition at the college. Seven students in the electronics engineering technology bachelor-degree major were chosen to present their senior projects during the competition.