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Special Report:

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Parenting:

School’s Out, But Summer Experiences Keep Kids Learning pag. 21

Traveling:

Camelbeach Waterpark pag. 26

Science:

Kerry warns U.S. will deport undocumented Central American children pag. 4

Brian Greene, the new Hawking of our time pag. 16

July Movie release pag. 17

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Features Countries and Islands: Panama

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World News: Kerry warns U.S. will deport undocumented Central American children

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Health: Parmesan Fish Sticks Healthy Recipes for Kids and Families

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Art & Poetry: Poetic Form: Elegy pag. 6

Sexuality: Without sexual appetite? A new discovered show a substance that stimulates it pag. 7 Knowing Your City: Hazleton, Pennsylvania

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Regional: HAZLETON COMMUNITY CENTER (HIP)

pag. 9 Deadline for State’s Property Tax/ Rent Rebate Program Extended. pag. 10 Chamber Women’s Networking Committee Announces Applications Are Available for Women’s Empowerment Grant. pag. 11 The Birth of the American Independence pag. 12 Finance: How to Build Credit Score pag. 14 Horoscope: 2014 Horoscope: Love for Couples in 2014:

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Science: Brian Greene, the new Hawking of our time

pag. 16 Entertaiments: Movies and Events pag. 17 A look to the past: What Was World War I? pag. 18

Celebrity: Kim Kardashian Talks Kourtney’s Attachment Parenting Style, Says She Wants “One More” Child With Kanye West pag. 20 Parenting: School’s Out, But Summer Experiences Keep Kids Learning

pag. 21 Things To DO This Month…: Pennsylvania Amusement Parks Information pag. 22 Technology: Google’s vision: Android everywhere

pag. 24 Automobiles: On the Road in the 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT-S

pag. 25 Traveling: Camelbeach Waterpark pag. 26 Gaming: The definition of insanity pag. 27 Update: Ubisoft has provided a statement regarding the recent discovery of old graphics files in Watch Dogs pag. 27 Special Report: The car factory in which thousands of Jews were killed pag. 28 You & your pets: Protect your dogs during extreme weather, let them in from the cold: RSPCA pag. 29 The Anti-bullying page:

What is Cyberbullying pag. 30 Comics:

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An Overview of Panama Most of the population is of mestizo origins, descendants of Indian, African and Spanish heritages, although there is great ethnic diversity. The population density is evident along the coastal region of the Gulf of Panama, particularly on the Azuero Peninsula, and in the metropolitan areas of Panama City and Colón. A high degree of urban development in recent years has attracted a growing urban population, currently representing 59% of the total country population. The fertility rate is one of the lowest in Central America, with an average of 2.6 children per woman.

Population 3,405,813 (July 2010 est.)

Distribution by sex At birth: 1.045 male (s) / female Under 15: 1.04 male (s) / female 15-64 years: 1.02 male (s) / female 65 years and over: 0.87 male (s) / female Total population: 1.02 male (s) / female (2011 est.).

Culture Panama owns a cultural multiplicity that makes it unique in the region, one of the biggest contributors to this cultural richness is the constant presence of visitors from all parts of the world. The origin of this singular cultural mix is without a doubt the crossroads characteristic of the country. In addition, the intense connection of Panama with the sea makes it very similar to an island of the Caribbean.

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World News

Kerry warns U.S. will deport undocumented Central American children PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington would work with Central America to address the root causes of an immigration crisis, but kept up the Obama administration’s tough message that undocumented children would be deported.

“We obviously understand people who want to do better, and who look for a better life,” Kerry said as he met leaders from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, countries from which tens of thousands of children have fled to the United States in recent months.

“But at the same time, there are rules of law, and there is a process and there is false information that is being spread about benefits that might be available to these young people who are looking for that better life,” he added.

Kerry was in Panama for the inauguration of the country’s new president, Juan Carlos Varela, and he combined the trip with meetings to address a crisis that is straining U.S. resources and roiling partisan tensions in Washington over immigration.

Kerry met with Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez did not attend, sending his Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero Trejo de Corrales instead.

President Barack Obama said on Monday he was sending Kerry to Central America to address the problem, in a speech pledging to act alone to revamp the U.S. immigration system and protect the border after hopes of persuading congressional Republicans to pass broad reform legislation officially died.

Kerry’s visit followed one by Vice President Joe Biden to Guatemala on June 20 to discuss the exodus of children that is also threatening to

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complicate Washington’s ties with its allies in Mexico and Central America.

The absence of Hernandez raised some eyebrows after the new Honduran president also skipped the meeting with Biden while on a trip to the World Cup in Brazil. That followed criticism of the United States in his inaugural address in January, when he said Central America was suffering from U.S. drug consumption.

Asked about the Panama talks, Honduran deputy foreign minister Roberto Ochoa told Reuters that protocol dictated that Aguero meet Kerry and that Hernandez wanted an “informal private meeting” with the U.S. secretary of state to discuss migration.

“There’s a way of communicating among equals, and this is an old practice in relations between countries,” Ochoa said.

Tens of thousands of children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are showing up illegally, often without parents, at the Texas border.

Their numbers could reach 90,000 this year and 150,000 next - up from only about 6,000 in 2011.

U.S. officials stressed that they consider the crisis humanitarian, citing the danger facing c h i l d r e n traveling thousands of miles in the hands of smugglers. “The lives of children cannot be put at risk this way,” Kerry said.

H owe ve r, Washington also wants C e n t r a l American countries to

do more to fix their economies, for example by integrating their trade, State Department officials said.

“Until the Central Americans really get past some of the arguing among themselves and focusing on going it alone ... they’re not going to overcome these problems,” one said.

U.S. Republicans blame lax border security and Obama’s moves toward easing immigration rules for encouraging Central Americans to risk the long journey north to escape poverty, crime and violence at home.

Obama blames Republicans for refusing to pass legislation that would address broader immigration issues, such as whether to provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States.

Activists and some of Obama’s fellow Democrats in Congress say many of the children would be eligible for asylum.

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Parmesan Fish Sticks

Dipping Sauce For the Fish Sticks: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Rinse the salmon fillet and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the fish in half to make 2 fillets each about 4 by 4 1/2-inches in size. Starting on the longest edge, slice the fillets into 1/2inch pieces. Lay the widest pieces, from the center, cut side down, and

Healthy Recipes for Kids and Families Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup Ingredients 3 chicken thighs, skin removed 10 -ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 1 1/2 cups water 1 yellow onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely minced 1 jalapeno, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder Juice of 1/2 lemon

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Ingredients 1 (18-ounce) center-cut salmon fillet, about 9 by 4 inches, skinned 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 egg whites 1 cup grated Parmesan 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs Olive oil, for drizzling 1/3 cup reduced fat mayonnaise 1/3 cup lowfat plain yogurt 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or chives Directions Fish sticks

slice in half lengthways so all the pieces are equally about 1/2 by 1/2 by 4 1/2-inches in size.

Place the flour in a medium bowl and season with the salt and pepper. Place the egg whites in another bowl and beat until frothy, about 30 seconds.

Combine the Parmesan and bread crumbs in a third bowl.

Coat the salmon pieces in the seasoned flour and pat to remove any excess flour. Dip the floured salmon in the egg whites and then into the 20 tortilla chips 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Parmesan mixture, gently pressing the mixture into the fish. Place the breaded salmon pieces on a liberally oiled baking sheet. Drizzle lightly with the olive oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

Mix the mayonnaise, yogurt, Dijon mustard, and parsley (or chives, if using) in a small dipping bowl.

Arrange the fish sticks on a serving platter and serve with the dipping sauce.

Cook’s Note: The fish sticks can also be dipped in ketchup, marinara sauce, pesto, ranch dressing or vinaigrette.

Directions Place the chicken, tomatoes (and juices), beans, broth, water, onion, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, and chili powder in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours.

Uncover the slow cooker and use tongs to remove the chicken from the pot. Once cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and shred, then return the meat to the pot. Stir in the lemon juice. Crumble a few tortilla chips into each bowl and cover with some soup. Serve sprinkled with cilantro and grated cheese.

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Many modern elegies have been written not out of a sense of personal grief, but rather a broad feeling of loss and metaphysical sadness. A famous example is the mournful series of ten poems in Duino Elegies, by German poet Rainer Maria Rilke. The first poem begins:

Arts & Poetry

Poetic Form: Elegy The elegy began as an ancient Greek metrical form and is traditionally written in response to the death of a person or group. Though similar in function, the elegy is distinct from the epitaph, ode, and eulogy: the epitaph is very brief; the ode solely exalts; and the eulogy is most often written in formal prose.

The elements of a traditional elegy mirror three stages of loss. First, there is a lament, where the speaker expresses grief and sorrow, then praise and admiration of the idealized dead, and finally consolation and solace. These three stages can be seen in W. H. Auden’s classic “In Memory of W. B. Yeats,” written for the Irish master, which includes these stanzas: “With the farming of a verse Make a vineyard of the curse, Sing of human unsuccess

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In a rapture of distress; In the deserts of the heart Let the healing fountain start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise.”

Other well-known elegies include “Fugue of Death” by Paul Celan, written for victims of the Holocaust, and “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman, written for President Abraham Lincoln.

“If I cried out who would hear me up there among the angelic orders?

And suppose one suddenly took me to his heart I would shrivel” Other works that can be considered elegiac in the broader sense are James Merrill’s monumental The Changing Light at Sandover, Robert Lowell’s “For the Union Dead,” Seamus Heaney’s The Haw Lantern, and the work of Czeslaw Milosz, which often laments the modern cruelties he witnessed in Europe. /source: poets.org

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Without sexual appetite? A new discovered show a substance that stimulates it

Sexuality

Anandamide, similar to the compounds contained in marijuana substance, but which is secreted in the human body, can inhibit or stimulate male sexual appetite depending on the administered dose, said CINVESTAV. A group of researchers from the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of IPN, led by Gabriela Rodriguez Manzo found that anandamide, which has a vital role in regulating processes such as sleep, hunger and pain relief, also has sexual stimulant effect.

The Head of Department Pharmacobiology Cinvestav said that this substance is naturally produced from lipids (fatty substances) in the membrane of cells.

In the nervous system have been discovered specific receptors for it, which are the same as those external cannabinoids in marijuana, said in a press meet.

For this reason, he said, it is classified as cannabinoid endocannabinoid or internal, since its properties and effects are similar to those of compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) present in that drug.

But he warned that when using this drug for therapeutic purposes should be careful with the doses used for stimulants not exceed the inhibitory effect, because one of the risks could be sexual dysfunction.

The researcher had experienced in other jobs that do not copulate male rodents, which showed sexual activity after administering an injection of anandamide.

Although these findings were made with laboratory rats, Rodriguez Manzo believes that some data could be applied in the study of the sexual response in human beings.

The specialist in the relationship between sexual activity and neuroplasticity added that these results suggest that the endocannabinoid anandamide, which can also be found in products such as chocolate, could be regarded as an aphrodisiac in power, but only

under a very precise definition of the term and at low doses.

For a long time it was considered that aphrodisiac was a compound that was woken up by the sexual arousal; now the concept is broader, because it is also considered as well to a substance that promotes sexual responses of erection or ejaculation, whose dysfunction has nothing to do with sexual desire�, clarified the academic of the Cinvestav.

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July 2014

Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Knowing Your City

Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census. Hazleton is the 17th largest city in Pennsylvania.

Hazleton was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857. Its intended name was supposed to be spelled “Hazelton” but a clerk misspelled the name during incorporation, and the name “Hazleton” has been used ever since. The borough’s first fire company, the Pioneer Fire Company, was organized in 1867 by soldiers returning from the American Civil War. Hazleton was incorporated as a city on December 4, 1891. The population then was estimated to be around 14,000 people.

In 1891, Hazleton became the third city in the United States to establish a city-wide electric grid. On September 10, 1897, the Lattimer Massacre occurred near Hazleton.

Post WWII Hazleton After World War II, the demand for coal began to decline as cleaner, more efficient fuels were being used. Readily available, cheap energy helped open the door for manufacturing. The Duplan Silk Corporation opened and became the world’s largest silk mill.[4] The garment industry thrived and was invested in by New York mobster Albert Anastasia In 1947, Autolite Corporation was looking to expand operations in the East, and had been looking into Hazleton. Officials from Autolite came to the area to survey it and in their report, they noted Hazleton is a “mountain wilderness” with no major water route, rail route, trucking route, or airport. In response, several area leaders gathered to address these problems.

CAN-DO (Community Area New Development Organization) was formally organized in 1956 by founder Dr. Edgar L. Dessen. Their main goal was to raise money, through their “Dime A Week” campaign, in which area residents were encouraged to put a dime on their sidewalk each week to be collected by CANDO. The company raised over $250,000 and was able to purchase over 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land, which was converted into an industrial park. Because of CANDO’s efforts, Hazleton was given the All-America City Award in 1964. Hazleton’s economy is now based largely on manufacturing and shipping, facilitated by the relative closeness to Interstates 80 and 81.

Geography Hazleton is located at 40°57′32″N 75°58′28″W (40.958834, −75.974546) According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km2), all of it land.

Hazleton is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Tamaqua and 25 miles (40 km) south of Wilkes-Barre. Located in Pennsylvania’s ridge and valley section on a plateau named Spring Mountain, Hazleton’s highest elevation is 1886 feet above sea level, one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi River and the highest incorporated city in Pennsylvania. It straddles the divide between the Delaware and Susquehanna River watersheds.

Economy All of Hazleton’s major mining and garment industries have disappeared over the past 50 years. Through the efforts of CANDO

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and a practical highway infrastructure, Hazle Township’s Humboldt Industrial Park has become home to Coca-Cola, Hershey, Office Max, Simmons Bedding Company, Michaels, Network Solutions, AutoZone, General Mills, WEIR Minerals, EB Brands and Amazon.com [21] are just some of the large companies with distribution, manufacturing, or logistic operations in Hazleton.

6.7% of Residents had an income below the poverty level as compared to a statewide average of 12.5% in 2010 Hazleton, Pennsylvania (PA) Poverty Rate Data Education The first school was built in the 1830s by the Hazleton Coal Company.

It was a private elementary school at the corner of Church and Green Streets, the present-day site of Hazleton City Hall. Hazleton High School, the first high school, was built in 1875 at Pine and Hemlock Streets, the present-day site of the Pine Street Playground. Bishop Hafey High School, the Vikings, was Hazleton’s only Roman Catholic High School, owned by the Diocese of Scranton. It was opened in 1971 and closed in 2007 by the order of former Bishop Joseph F. Martino. Sources/wikipedia.com /city-data.com (photos)

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By: Eugenio Sosa. Executive Director

Regional

Our Community Center is full of joy and will be celebrating it first anniversary serving the community of Hazleton where many families decorate this building with the different activities and classes that were made during our first year. There were many surprises that this center gave us with activities and events that the whole family enjoyed; from political visit until the presentation of circuses. But our job is to keep this active and vibrant center with an atmosphere of constant welcome for those who will visiting us for the first time, and a hospitable atmosphere for those who are already did.

Hundreds of individuals and families are witnessing the need to have a center like this because they have found a space to learn, share and grow. We have had the honor of having all ages, from three years old until the age of 92, taking classes or participated in briefings and training.

We begin a new year with more challenges than the first because now more people know of us and they want to be a part of our family to do the great change we need in our community.

In addition, we want to emphasize that our achievements have been possible thanks to the volunteers that with their good heart donated one or two hours a day for our programs, activities and events that were and will be a success.

Here are part of the list with the classes and workshops that we will be conducting during the months of summer so our children and young people positively invest their summer vacation: Readme, Please Crafts Basketball Training exercises of the Army Archery Reading and writing workshop for teenagers Reading is Fundamental Basic Chess English as a Second Language for teenagers Drawing for beginners * Math Games Guitar for beginners* Dance* Swimming Classes* Days of boys and girls Scouts Fairy Tales practical Salsa, Taste and Health Basketball Camps, Cheerleading (Girls), Quickball, Soccer, Volleyball Learn English by computer with Rosetta Stone, fabrics, Zumba*

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July 2014

Deadline for State’s Property Tax/ Rent Rebate Program Extended

By State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne)

The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. The Department of Revenue made the decision to ensure eligible applicants have time to apply for the tax relief they are owed. About 600,000 residents are expected to benefit from the program in 2014.

As of May 30, the Department of Revenue had received 463,672 rebate applications. As specified by law, rebate distribution will begin on July 1. After June 30, rebates will be distributed as claims are received and processed.

The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters, and half of Social Security income is excluded. The maximum standard rebate is $650, but supplemental rebates for qualifying homeowners can boost rebates to $975.

Applicants may obtain rebate claim forms (PA-1000) and related information online at www.revenue.state.pa.us or by calling, toll-free, 1-888-222-9190.

It costs nothing to apply for a rebate. In response to continued inquiries

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regarding fee-based application filing services offered privately, the department reminds residents that free application assistance is available at hundreds of locations across the state, including Department of Revenue district offices, local Area Agencies on Aging and senior centers.

In addition, free application forms are available at my district office located at 1 West Broad St., Suite 100, in Hazleton. My staff is available to provide free assistance in filling out the forms on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., no appointment necessary. The phone number is (570) 453-1344. Applicants are reminded to provide all the necessary income, property tax or rental information required to process claims quickly and accurately.

Claimants who already applied for rebates may check the status of claims online at www.revenue.state.pa.us or by calling, toll-free, 1-888-PATAXES. The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program is one of five programs supported by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Since the program’s 1971 inception, older and disabled adults have received more than $5.6 billion worth of property tax and rent relief. The expanded portion of the rebate program is also supported with revenue from slots gaming.

Representative Tarah Toohil 116th District Pennsylvania House of Representatives Contact: Rep. Toohil’s Office 717.260.6136 RepToohil.com / Facebook.com/RepToohil

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Chamber Women’s Networking Committee Announces Applications Are Available for Women’s Empowerment Grant The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Networking committee is currently seeking applications for the seventh annual Women’s Empowerment Grant. This grant was established to encourage women to pursue training or education that will help them start or advance a career. The target of the grant is women who are: currently working and want to advance in their career through education or training; returning to the workforce; and/or seeking to change their current career path and pursue something more in line with their interests or passions. The grant is also intended to be available to those who would not necessarily have access to scholarships or grants. For this reason, graduating high school students will not be eligible to apply for the grant.

Candidates must reside within the service area of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, which includes anyone who resides within the Hazleton Area School District. Applications and cover letters are due no later than July 31st with an anticipated August 31st notification. All applications will be scored on the following areas: Academic Information, Employment Information, Civic Involvement, Essay and Financial Need.

Applications are available at the Chamber office, download a copy from the Chamber’s website at www.hazletonchamber.org or contact Leann Fallabel at the Chamber at 455-1509 or email lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org.

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The Birth of the American Independence When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radical. By the middle of the following year, however, many more colonists had come to favor independence, thanks to growing hostility against Britain and the spread of revolutionary sentiments such as those expressed in Thomas Paine’s bestselling pamphlet “Common Sense,” published in early 1776. On June 7, when the Continental Congress met at the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, the Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion calling for the colonies’ independence.

Amid heated debate, Congress postponed the vote on Lee’s resolution, but appointed a fiveman committee–including Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York–to draft a formal statement justifying the break with Great Britain.

Did You Know?

John Adams believed that July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate the birth of American independence, and would reportedly turn down invitations to appear at July 4th events in protest. Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826--the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of Lee’s resolution for independence in a near-unanimous vote (the New York delegation abstained, but later voted affirmatively).

On that day, John Adams wrote to his wife

July 2014 Abigail that July 2 “will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival” and that the celebration should include “Pomp and Parade…

Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.”

On July 4th, the Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, which had been written largely by Jefferson.

Though the vote for actual independence took place on July 2nd, from then on the 4th became the day that was celebrated as the birth of American independence.

Early Fourth of July Celebrations

In the pre-Revolutionary years, colonists had held annual celebrations of the king’s birthday, which traditionally included the ringing of bells, bonfires, processions and speechmaking.

By contrast, during the summer of 1776 some colonists celebrated the birth of independence by holding mock funerals for King George III, as a way of symbolizing the end of the monarchy’s hold on America and the triumph of liberty.

Festivities including concerts, bonfires, parades and the firing of cannons and muskets usually accompanied the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence, beginning immediately after its adoption. Philadelphia held the first annual commemoration of independence on July 4, 1777, while Congress was still occupied with the ongoing war.

G e o r g e Washington issued double rations of rum to all his soldiers to mark the anniversary of independence in 1778, and in 1781, several months before the key American victory at

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Yorktown, Massachusetts became the first state to make July 4th an official state holiday.

After the Revolutionary War, Americans continued to commemorate Independence Day every year, in celebrations that allowed the new nation’s emerging political leaders to address citizens and create a feeling of unity. By the last decade of the 18th century, the two major political parties–Federalists and DemocraticRepublicans–that had arisen began holding separate Independence Day celebrations in many large cities.

July 4th Becomes A National Holiday

The tradition of patriotic celebration became even more widespread after the War of 1812, in which the United States again faced Great Britain. In 1870, the U.S. Congress made July 4th a federal holiday; in 1941, the provision was expanded to grant a paid holiday to all federal employees.

Over the years, the political importance of the holiday would decline, but Independence Day remained an important national holiday and a symbol of patriotism.

Falling in mid-summer, the Fourth of July has since the late 19th century become a major focus of leisure activities and a common occasion for family get-togethers, often involving fireworks and outdoor barbecues. The most common symbol of the holiday is the American flag, and a common musical accompaniment is “The StarSpangled Banner,” the national anthem of the United States.

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How to Build Credit Score By: Nelson Muñoz

Finance

A great way to build credit is by making on-time credit payments every month.

Any credit card, including a secured card, works well for this. Just choose a routine monthly expense, charge it on your credit card and pay the account in full each month.

Payment history makes up 35 percent of your credit score, so making a series of on-time payments can really help your score.

A secured card is a good option for consumers with no or very little credit.

After a year or so of on-time payments, you’ll build enough credit to qualify for an unsecured credit card.

Another option for building credit the smart way is through a credit builder loan from a credit union.

A credit builder loan is an installment loan with terms ranging from six months to 18 months. Because credit builder loans are reported to one or more of the three national credit reporting agencies, ontime payments of the loan will build up your credit.

It’s a good idea to choose a credit builder loan that reports to all three credit

Bollinger: Here’s why gold is going higher

/Talking Numbers.

Gold is trading around its two-month highs but legendary technical analyst John Bollinger thinks the run has only just begun.

Bollinger is the inventor of “Bollinger bands,” a popular technical tool that charts price relative to recent movements.

The price of the asset—be it a stock or commodity or whatever—is considered high if it’s on the upper band and low if it’s on the lower band.

In an interview with “Talking Numbers,” Bollinger uses the bands to explain why he thinks gold will go higher. But, he doesn’t just use them on gold. Instead, he is also looks at charts of gold miner stocks for signals as well.

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So with a credit builder loan, you build credit and you build up some savings, too. Loan amounts for credit builder loans may be small, just $500, so you won’t need to struggle to make monthly loan payments.

Just be sure to make those payments on time each month. If you don’t, late or defaulted payments will be reported on your credit report. And you’ll wind up hurting the credit you’ve been working so hard to build.

Building good credit takes time. Monitor your credit standing using Credit.com’s Free Credit Report Card. You’ll get a free credit score and you can check your progress every month.

There are a number of credit cards designed specifically for people with bad credit. One such card is called a secured credit card. A secured credit card operates like a normal credit card with one important difference: You are required to make a cash deposit that is treated like a Bollinger sees a lot of back-and-forth movement over the past few years in the world’s largest gold-tracking fund. “If you look at the chart you can see we’ve just finished a really long decline,” said Bollinger. “It started in April of 2011 and really ended in May of last year. That sort of epic ‘backing and forthing’… has existed since then. We call this building a base….

There’s a lot of bullishness building up.”

In a big base, gold miners should break out before bullion, said Bollinger, but he doesn’t see that happening. However, he doesn’t think that necessarily is a problem for the yellow metal. “The nice thing about the gold complex is that we also have other related items to look at like platinum, palladium and copper,” he said. “Platinum has a very constructive chart and palladium is actually working on a new high. So there’s some evidence that this base building process that we’re seeing in gold bullion and the gold stocks actually is a base. We’re not just waiting to

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“This is the one that has been hurt the most,” said Bollinger of the ETF that tracks smaller gold miner stocks. “The decline was absolutely horrific but now it has the same pattern that we’re seeing in gold and the big gold stocks.”

What Bollinger wants to see is first the GDXJ to break above the upper Bollinger band to show it has strength. Afterward, he wants to see the GDX do the same, followed by the GLD or gold, which would confirm the strength in gold stocks.

Because the junior miners are more volatile, Bollinger likes to use them as an indicator more than as an investment. “There is a lot of information contained in the price action of those small gold stocks,” he said. “When they start to move to the upside, we will really start to pay attention. We will think that this big base-building process that we are seeing going on now will be completed and it will be time for investors to commit some capital.”

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2014 Horoscope Love for Couples in 2014:

Taurus Luckily, the isolation you desire at the beginning of the year does not apply to relationships. In fact, the signs point to wanting to share special things together, particularly ideas and concepts. Something found within a book or online might instigate a night of fascinating conversation.

Gemini Harmonious relationship energy opens the door to 2014 for you, Gemini. You and your loved one will be on the same page more often than not, though that can sometimes lead to unspoken issues. The early summer will require a lot of tact and caring, but the good news is by this time, both of you will care more about resolving the issue than which one of you is right.

Cancer There’s going to be an intensity about your togetherness at the beginning of this year. In February, there will be a lot of activity within water signs Pisces and Scorpio that will act as an emotional “drawstring.” Even when you and your loved one are going through challenging times, you’ll feel like you have an inescapable “bond” with your significant other that keeps you together on a higher level. Your dealings from this point may not always proceed flawlessly, but they’re going to be as smooth as real life can make it!

Virgo This year, you and your beloved may go from “traveling together” to “heading in the same direction,” back and forth continuously. This isn’t to imply that the magic may be seeping out of your romance. Simply it’s because you’re so busy that you’ll be in the position where you’ll be trusting that everything is fine. As the year progresses, the two of you are drawn together more closely into an intimate appreciation of the other.

Little personal quirks become endearing but you can’t explain why.

Libra In any committed relationship, feelings run deep. But on the surface this year, you might find that you and your partner are constantly busy making repairs of some kind. Whether it’s sorting out your mutual goals or just fixing up things around the house, your attention will be diverted from romance for a while. And yet, every apparently insignificant task will be a building block for a stronger union. A potential miscommunication could make your shared voyage a little bumpy, so remember that honesty should always be your first, second, and final plan!

Scorpio Who can guess when and where to broach a subject? It may have been difficult for you in times gone by, but in the early part of the year, you and your beloved just might be able to read each other by nonverbal cues alone.

The answer to every question, good and not so good, is half answered by the other person’s presence. Because, very

fortunately, the Sun, Moon, and Venus all congregate in your sign in October, giving you and your loved one a newer, fresh perspective on your romantic life.

Sagittarius Your strength in love at the beginning of the year is going to manifest mostly in your ability to convince others with calm, wise words, and this is going to be highlighted the most in your relationship. Mercury retrograde in October will only reinforce your need to be open minded and a good listener, waiting for information. There’s valuable information that you need to receive from your loved one, and compassion will be the key to the doorway of deeper understanding. Keep your eyes and ears open!

Capricorn If the beginning of the year feels somewhat flat and static, brace yourself! You’re mostly in the clutches of the aforementioned overheated work ethic, and it’s taking you and your beloved away from spending quality time with each other into just working to keep things going. As the summer approaches and Jupiter sails into Leo on July 16 and Venus does too on August 12, fewer outside burdens keep wrenching you away from your loved one, giving you a chance to focus more steadily on your relationship.

Aquarius Don’t fret the first part of the year if it seems like you and your significant other aren’t hitting it off perfectly. Venus is in Capricorn the first part of the year, along with many other signs, saying that “practical” is the watchword for the time being. Your relationship works, and will continue to work well. Just don’t try to reverseengineer it to figure out how it works.

Pisces You and your beloved will be sailing on euphoric seas of friendly gatherings, pleasant spring nights, and mutually fun activities. With friends encouraging you and bolstering your spirits, this is a great time to instigate gettogethers of your own. Because of your Pisces nature, your very aura of tender feelings has a chance to inspire others by example.

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Aries The needle on your relationship may be pointing toward “comfort” more than “passion” for a little while, as the outside world piles on with its share of distractions. That’ll be no problem for you, however, especially when the Sun conjuncts Uranus in early Aries.

You and your dear one will be almost always on the same page, so when you’re apart, don’t fret! A pleasant trine of the Moon in Cancer and Venus in Pisces on April 5 will help solidify your relationship, keeping it firm and steady even if a whirlwind of confusion is raging outside your door!

Leo The year gets off to what may appear to be a shaky start, but little misunderstandings can be transformed into opportunities to reestablish a bond.

Plus, the early part of the year will be balanced by stronger moments when the two of you are on the same wavelength.

Once the summer arrives, though, you and your beloved may feel more like a solid unit and will want to build a family atmosphere. Nothing creates a more solid partnership than having a common goal, and your focus is decidedly on the horizon of making your home a better place for friends and family to visit.

Science

July 2014

Brian Greene, the new Hawking of our time By: Carlos Rodriguez

“Brian Greene is the new Hawking, only better.”- The Times (London) At his 50s, Brian Greene is one of the most acclaimed theoretical physical today. He received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 1984 and his doctorate at the University of Oxford in 1986, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He joined the faculty of physics at Cornell University in 1990, was appointed to the post of full-time professor in 1995, and in 1996 he joined the Columbia University as professor of physics and mathematics.

Greene is widely recognized by his writings, and a series of innovative discoveries. He is also one of the propellers in the investigations of String Theory, the co-discoverer of the symmetry of mirror, which launched a vibrant field of research in physics and mathematics, as well as the discovery of the topology change, which shows that unlike the general relativity of Einstein, the String Theory of the fabric of space may separate us.

Professor Greene is the cofounder and director of the

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Columbia Institute for Strings, Cosmology and Physics of Astroparticle, a research center that seeks the implications of the theory of strings for the theories of cosmology. He is known by the public through its conferences and a variety of books that have catapulted him to international fame, as one of the best writers of theoretical physics of our times.

His first book, “The Elegant Universe” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General fiction, won the first prize of Great Britain as a book of science, and has sold over a million copies worldwide.

His second book, “The Fabric of the Cosmos” was half a year in the New York Times bestseller list a reason that the Washington Post inspired to call him “the only and best explicator in abstruse concepts in today’s world.” His latest book, “The Hidden Reality” debuted at number 4 in the bestseller list for New York Times and is considered an exploration of the science of parallel universes.

According to Greene, the String Theory postulates the existence of extra dimensions of space: instead of the usual four dimensions, there must be ten spatial dimensions and one time dimension to allow a theory of the defined sequence in a consistent manner. Thus, in the case of investigations of

string theory, which attempts to explain the different species of particles of the standard model of physics/particles, gives way to the different aspects of the same type and of a single dimension, vibrating in chain. The theory has several explanations to offer like, why we cannot perceive these additional dimensions, one of them are the “nestled” (Compactification, to use the technical term) and therefore are too small to be easily noticeable.

Professor Greene is also a bit of a celebrity, he has had many appearances in the media, from Charlie Rose to David Letterman , and its three parties in the NOVA special based on the(The Elegant Universe) which was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won a Peabody award, as well as the French Jules Verne Award. His tale for children, ”Icarus at the edge of the time”, dramatizes in narrative form one of the profound ideas of Einstein’s relativity. The story has been adapted for a live

symphony, with a soundtrack by Philip Glass, and was premiered at Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall in June 2010.

In the autumn of 2011 another special series for NOVA transmitted by the PBS entitled “The Fabric of the Cosmos” adapted from his book of the same title, became a sensation and came to be acclaimed by the critics of the New Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Scientific America and the Time magazine as one of the best series in theoretical physics in all times.

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July 2014

A Look to the Past

What Was World War I? World War I was an extremely bloody war that engulfed Europe from 1914 to 1919, with huge losses of life and little ground lost or won. Fought mostly by soldiers in trenches, World War I saw an estimated 10 million military deaths and another 20 million wounded. While many hoped that World War I would be “the war to end all wars,” in actuality, the concluding peace treaty set the stage for World War II. Dates: 1914-1919 Also Known As: The Great War, WWI, the First World War

The Start of World War I The spark that started World War I was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of BosniaHerzegovina.

Although Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the nephew of Austria’s emperor and heir-apparent to the throne, was not very well liked by most, his assassination by a Serb nationalist was viewed as a great excuse to

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attack Austria-Hungary’s troublesome neighbor, Serbia.

However, instead of reacting quickly to the incident, Austria-Hungary made sure they had the backing of Germany, with whom they had a treaty, before they proceeded. This gave Serbia time to get the backing of Russia, with whom they had a treaty.

The calls for back-up didn’t end there.

Russia also had a treaty with France and Britain.

This meant that by the time AustriaHungary officially declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, an entire month after the assassination, much of Europe had already become entangled in the dispute.

At the start of the war, these were the major players (more countries joined the war later): • Allied Forces (a.k.a. the Allies): France, the United Kingdom, Russia

• Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Schlieffen Plan vs. Plan XVII Germany didn’t want to fight both Russia in the east and France in the west, so they enacted their long-standing Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan was created by Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, who was the chief of the German general staff from 1891 to 1905.

Schlieffen believed that it would take about six weeks for Russia to mobilize their troops and supplies. So, if Germany placed a nominal number of soldiers in the east, the majority of Germany’s soldiers and supplies could be used for a quick attack in the west.

Since Germany was facing this exact scenario of a two-front war at the beginning of World War I, Germany decided to enact the Schlieffen Plan.

While Russia continued to mobilize, Germany decided to attack France by going through neutral Belgium. Since Britain had a treaty with Belgium, the attack on Belgium officially brought Britain into the war.

While Germany was enacting its Schlieffen Plan, the French enacted their own prepared plan, called Plan XVII. This plan was created in 1913 and called for quick mobilization in response to a German attack through Belgium.

As German troops moved south into France, French and British troops tried to stop them. At the end of the First Battle of the Marne, fought just north of Paris in September 1914, a stalemate was reached. The

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Germans, who had lost the battle, had made a hasty retreat and then dug in.

The French, who couldn’t dislodge the Germans, then also dug in. Since neither side could force the other to move, each side’s trenches became increasingly elaborate. For the next four years, the troops would fight from these trenches.

A War of Attrition From 1914 to 1917, soldiers on each side of the line fought from their trenches.

They fired artillery onto the enemy’s position and lobbed grenades. However, each time military leaders ordered a fullfledged attack, the soldiers were forced to leave the “safety” of their trenches.

The only way to overtake the other side’s trench was for the soldiers to cross “No Man’s Land,” the area between the trenches, on foot. Out in the open, thousands of soldiers raced across this barren land in the hopes of reaching the other side. Often, most were hewn down by machine-gun fire and artillery before they even got close.

Because of the nature of trench warfare, millions of young men were slaughtered in the battles of World War I. The war quickly became one of attrition, which meant that with so many soldiers being killed daily, eventually the side with the most men would win the war.

By 1917, the Allies were starting to run low on young men.

Americans were furious when the Germans sank it, especially since 159 of the passengers were Americans.

The second was the Zimmermann Telegram. In early 1917, Germany sent Mexico a coded message promising portions of U.S. land in return for Mexico joining World War I against the United States. The message was intercepted

by Britain, translated, and shown to the United States. This brought the war to U.S. soil, giving the U.S. a real reason to enter the war on the side of the Allies.

On April 6, 1917, the United States officially declared war on Germany.

As the United States was entering World War I, Russia was getting ready to get out.

In 1917, Russia became swept up in an internal revolution that removed the czar from power. The new communist government, wanting to focus on internal troubles, sought a way to remove Russia from World War I. Negotiating separately from the rest of the Allies, Russia signed the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with Germany on March 3, 1918. With the war in the east ended, Germany was able to divert those troops to the west in order to face the new American soldiers.

U.S. Enters the War and Russia Gets Out The Allies needed help and they were hoping that the United States, with its vast resources of men and materials, would join on their side. However, for years, the U.S. had clung to their idea of isolationism. Plus, the U.S. just didn’t want to be involved in a war that seemed so far away and that didn’t seem to affect them in any great way.

However, there were two major events that changed American public opinion about the war. The first occurred in 1915, when a German U-boat (submarine) sunk the British ocean linerRMS Lusitania.

Considered by Americans to be a neutral ship that carried mostly passengers,

Armistice and the Versailles Treaty The fighting in the west continued for another year.

Millions more soldiers died, while little land was gained. However, the freshness of the American troops made a huge difference. While the European troops were tired from years of war, the Americans remained enthusiastic. Soon the Germans were retreating and the Allies were advancing. The end of the war was near.

At the end of 1918, an armistice was finally agreed upon. The fighting was to end on the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month (i.e. 11 am on Nov. 11, 1918).

For the next several months, diplomats argued and compromised together in order to come up with the Versailles Treaty. The Versailles Treaty was the peace treaty that ended World War I; however, a number of its terms were so controversial that it also set the stage for World War II. The carnage left behind by the end of World War I was staggering. By the end of the war, an estimated 10 million soldiers were killed. That averages to about 6,500 deaths a day, every day. Plus, millions of civilians were also killed. World War I is especially remembered for its slaughter for it was one of the bloodiest wars in history. / history1900s.about.com

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Celebrity

July 2014

Kim Kardashian Talks Kourtney’s Attachment Parenting Style, Says She Wants “One More” Child With Kanye West Kim Kardashian and her sister Kourtney Kardashian share a love for sleek couture, a similar vocabulary, a television show, and even the same gene pool, but one thing they don’t have in common is how they parent their children.

Kim, 33, spoke to Mail Online in Cannes, France this week about her parenting strategies in raising her daughter North, 12 months. “Watching my sister Kourtney, I do learn a lot, but I have my own parenting style,” she said. “We have our own styles and ways of how we do it and we respect each other’s ways and we just learn a

lot from each other.

I’m really fun and playful but I’m more strict on naptimes and sleeping in her own crib, where Kourtney does more of an attached parent style where her kids sleep in her bed with her.”

“Especially with the third baby coming they’re gonna need a bigger bed or they’re gonna need some other rules,” Kim added of her sister, who is expecting her third child, Us Weekly revealed exclusively earlier this month.

Kourtney, 35, and her longtime love Scott Disick are already the parents to Mason, 4, and Penelope, 23 months.

“As a first time mom I’m learning a lot as I’m going, and I’m learning so much from Kourtney, I think, the most,” Kim continued. “What I’ve learned is you just have to parent your way… whatever works for you and your household.

It’s hard to really give people a whole lot of advice when you just have to figure it out for yourself.” See adorable baby pics of North West.

Kim’s baby girl with husband Kanye West celebrated her first birthday this past weekend, on June 15. “We did a low key birthday so it’s

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kind of like her birthday week,” Kim said of North’s celebrations. “We hung out, it was Father’s Day… we went to a few museums in New York and this weekend we’re having a birthday party for her.”

As to whether Nori will be getting a little sister or brother anytime soon, Kim reflected on her own experience with five siblings, and hinted that she has plans for a second child.

“I grew up with a lot of sisters and a brother, so a lot of siblings, so I know what that’s like,” she told Mail Online.

“I don’t know if I would really follow in my mom’s footsteps and have six -- I think that’s a little crazy, I don’t know how they did it. They were in their twenties and they weren’t really thinking right. But I like a big family so I would definitely like one more and see how that goes.”

The reality star is trying to keep herself from planning too far ahead, however, as she says she is trying to focus on where her family is in the present. “[North] just turned one… I’m pretty good at living in the moment, because everyone says it goes really quickly and you’ll just blink and she’ll be 5 years old,” Kim said of her daughter. “It just happens so fast. I really do try to live in the moment of each age phase that she’s at.” / US Weekly

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Parenting

School’s Out, But Summer Experiences Keep Kids Learning Parents are instrumental in the development of habits that encourage children to become lifelong learners.

The learning opportunities we provide for our children assist them in cultivating this intellectual behavior.

According to the research of Entwisle, Alexander, and Olson (2001), students who are not provided with summer learning opportunities start each school year with a learning deficit, compared to students who enjoyed experiential opportunities for summer learning. Their work refers to these types of experiences: organized sports, day camps, swimming lessons, and trips to the zoo, local parks, and library. Recognizing that organized sports, day camps, swimming lessons, and trips to the zoo cost money, this article will focus first on summer learning experiences you, as a parent or caregiver, can provide for your children at little or no cost.

The library is a great place to visit.

Local libraries offer great summer learning opportunities for children that allow them to experience the world through print as well as interact with other children socially. According to Entwisle et al. (2001), children in their study who often went to the library did better in fall testing than children who made limited visits or didn’t go at all. The study also found that children benefited from library visits in both reading and math.

Have your child join a local club.

An Internet site (http://kidsclubs. about.com/) provides a wealth of information you and your child can explore together to find different types of clubs available in your area.

If you do not own a computer, take advantage of your trip to the library to use one there to search the Internet for information specific to your area.

Zoo trips create excitement for children. Before journeying to the zoo, take some time to plan out the visit with your child. Work together

to develop a budget for the trip. Have your child earn an allowance for doing age-appropriate tasks around the house so he or she can be responsible for purchasing some of his or her own food or a souvenir at the zoo.

As you are planning the trip, ask your child questions like: 1. What do you think we will do on our visit?

2. What animals do you think you will see at the zoo?

3. What animal would you like to see most of all?

4. Is there anything you would like to do besides see the animals?

The cost of summer day camps can range from free to beyond $100. Once again, an Internet search will provide information specific to your area. If you would like your child to attend a day camp (or take swimming lessons, join a club, or play organized sports), but don’t think you can afford it, ask if scholarships based on family income are available.

Enjoy your summer with your child.

As your child’s caregiver, you are the most important person in his or her life. The time you spend with your child providing summer learning experiences will create lasting memories that will last a lifetime. / Parenting.org

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July 2014

Things To DO This Month…

Pennsylvania Amusement Parks Information There are plenty of Pennsylvania amusement parks offering a diverse selection of attractions for everyone from aggressive thrill seekers to nonriders. Although spring, summer and early fall are the peak PA amusement park seasons, don’t discount winter.

Several indoor PA waterparks make sure the fun doesn’t stop, even when the mercury drops!

Be sure to get the scoop and the insider tips to these popular amusement parks.

And….Enjoy this summer!!!

Dorney Park PA and Wildwater Kingdom - Address: 3830 Dorney Park Rd, Allentown, PA 18104 Phone:(610) 395-2000 Located in Allentown, PA. Two parks in one - A thrilling amusement park known for amazing coasters and a massive

Possessed - Formerly known as Voodoo, this coaster features 704 feet of twisted steel and dual towers for a thrilling ride.

Thunderhawk - A perennial visitor favorite. This wooden coaster has been thrilling riders at Dorney Park PA since 1923.

Demon Drop - New for 2010! Scheduled to open in early June, 2010, this one isn’t for the faint of heart! Demon Drop simulates a free fall from a 10 story building. Cars (that hold 4 people) travel to the top of the tower in six seconds.

Riders are suspended briefly, then freefall 60 feet in less than two seconds, reaching 50 mph before coming to a stop on the pull-out curve.

Talon - The longest and tallest inverted coaster in the northeast includes: a vertical loop, a zero-gravity roll, an Immelmann loop and a corkscrew. Need we say more?

If you’re looking for a calmer ride, there are plenty of those to be found. From amusement park standards like the Tilta-Whirl and the Scrambler to unique rides like the Swan Boats and the Zephyr

Rides and Attractions Knobels kiddie ride Knoebels park provides a nice mix of kiddie rides (about 20 or so ), family rides (17+), and thrill rides (25+). There are definitely enough kiddie rides to keep the 5 and under set busy all day. My daughters particularly enjoy the kiddie bumper cars, kiddie whip and the mini ferris wheel.

Family rides include favorites such as bumper cars, the Grand Carousel, spinning teacups and the Tilt-a-Whirl.

When it comes to thrill rides, I find that Knoebels Grove throws some pretty tame rides into this category. For

example, they list The Galleon (swinging pirate ship) as a thrill ride, but we find it to be pretty tame. If you like coasters, don’t miss Twister and Phoenix - the latter is the park’s wooden roller coaster voted among the top 10 in the country.

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waterpark too!

Rides & Attractions Adrenaline junkies will delight in over a dozen “aggressive thrill rides” including: Hydra - A floor-less roller coaster that flips riders upside down as it leaves the station

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- the park’s miniature train, the park offers rides to suit all tastes and risk tolerances.

Knoebels Grove Amusement Park - Address: 391 Knoebels Blvd, Elysburg, PA 17824 Phone:(570) 672-2572 Family fun and great value in central Pennsylvania.

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...from previous page rides you’ll want to seek out on hot days!

Even if you don’t want to ride Skloosh, you can get “cooled off” by standing on the bridge and getting soaked by a giant cascading wall of water.

If there are thrill ride fans in your group, they will definitely want to check out Flying Turns which is new for 2010.

Hershey Park - Address: 100 W Hersheypark Dr, Hershey, PA 17033 Phone:(717) 534-3860 A beautiful park, great rides and chocolate too....Sweet!!

Rides and Entertainment

There are over 25 kiddie rides at Hershey and they are nicely dispersed among the various areas of the park, making it easy to keep little ones occupied while older siblings ride the more intense rides.

Most kiddie rides are suitable for kids under 36 inches, with only a few requiring that they be over 36 inches.

Pocono 500

Nascar Cup Series racing at its finest in the heart of the Pocono Mountains.

Held in June.

Kutztown Folk Festival

This popular Pennsylvania festival is a celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch culture, food, arts & crafts, music and folklore. A summer favorite for all ages.

Don’t forget to visit the Quilt Barn!

Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts This State Collge celebration of the arts is held over four days in mid-July and features all forms of art including visual, dance, music and theatrical performances. Venues are located throughout downtown State College and Penn State’s University Park Campus.

Global Fusion Festival

Celebration of diversity featuring cultural music, ethnic dance performances and traditional foods and crafts. This Philadelphia festival is held in mid-July and features a children’s pavilion with kid-friendly activities.

Hershey Park Rides Coaster lovers will be in their glory at Hershey Park with more than 10 coasters of all types - wooden, steel, wet, dry and so on. The newer Boardwalk section of the park is home to Roller Soaker, one of the park’s most popular coasters where riders can soak spectators below, but watch out! The spectators can retaliate by turning huge water sprayers on riders.

Musikfest

Insider Tip: Try to ride the coasters and water rides as early as possible as wait times tend to be shorter early in the day.

A week-long family, friendly fair held in Gilbert PA. The fair is held during the last full week in August and features livestock and agricultural displays, amusement rides, live performances and more.

The Kissing Tower is Hershey Park’s signature family ride. The Kissing Tower cabin climbs 250 feet and rotates in a clockwise direction, providing riders a panoramic view of the town of Hershey through windows shaped like Hershey’s Kisses. There are an additional 25+ family rides.

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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

This 10-day celebration spans six venues and two Western PA counties. It features skills tests, car shows, and thrilling racing events.

This eastern PA festival features ten days of eclectic music, unique foods and over 300 performers from around the globe. Held in July/August. One of our favorite things to do in Pennsylvania each summer.the Quilt Barn!

West End Fair

The season’s second Nascar Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. Held in August.

Kennett Square Mushroom Festival

Visit the “Mushroom Capital of the World” for this 2 day festival held each September. Enjoy mushroom farm tours, cooking demos and contests, kids rides, music, entertainment and great food.

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July 2014

Google’s vision: Android verywhere

Technology

The world of connected devices is growing every day, and Google wants to be the company to guide you through it. That’s the takeaway

from the search giant’s annual I/O developer conference, which wrapped up on Thursday in San Francisco.

The gathering was a showcase for versions of the company’s Android software adapted for cars, televisions and wearable tech.

Nothing Google unveiled last month qualifies as groundbreaking (except perhaps for its cardboard virtualreality goggles). The smartwatchand car-focused software essentially save you the trouble of taking your smartphone out of your pocket, while Android TV doesn’t appear much different than existing platforms from Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Roku and Amazon (AMZN, Tech30).

But what was noteworthy about the announcements this week is the scale of Google’s ambition.

Google essentially wants to unify the user experience across all connected devices. That means allowing you to respond to text messages via your watch, order pizza from your TV, control your home from your car, and accomplish it all via a common voicecommand interface that remembers your appointments and preferences.

Speaking during a breakout session at the conference, Android TV manager Chris McKillop encouraged developers to think of the project not as a distinct platform, but simply “a new form factor for Android” -- just one part of a broader constellation of Android-powered devices.

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It’s a shrewd strategy. As Internetenabled products become more commonplace, we’re not going to want to manage a huge variety of accounts. It’s more convenient to have a common digital identity that moves with you across devices. The company that provides that single software identify is poised to reap massive rewards.

Google made what seemed like an admission of defeat earlier this year when it announced that it was selling its Motorola Mobility smartphone unit to Lenovo for for $2.9 billion, after acquiring the business for $12.5 billion in May 2012. But with its “Android everywhere” strategy, it doesn’t need to make devices itself; it’s better off working with as many hardware manufacturers as possible to ensure that its software is ubiquitous.

Apple’s vision for its iOS software is similarly ambitious -- the company already has a success with Apple TV, it announced plans for health- and home-focused software earlier this month, and it’s reportedly working on its own smartwatch. But Google’s greater willingness to partner with hardware makers may give Android the advantage in the emerging connected device market.

That dynamic has already played out in the smartphone and tablet markets, where Android now dominates

because Google hasn’t forced phone buyers to stick with one line of devices the way Apple does with the iPhone.

Samsung (SSNLF) and LG released smartwatches this week running Android Wear, with one due out from Motorola later this year. Android TVenabled products are pending from companies including Sharp, Sony and Asus, and over 40 automakers have signed on to carry Android Auto.

Google is also well-positioned to be the primary entry point to the world of connected devices, given the wealth of data it already has on people who uses free services like Gmail and Google Docs.

Data collection is the name of the game for the company, whether it’s in the home (see its $3.2 billion purchase earlier this year of smart appliance maker Nest Labs) or in outer space (this month’s $500 million acquisition of satellite start-up Skybox Imaging).

The more data it collects, the more fully it can adapt its software to individual users’ needs.

Of course, whether you want to give a single company the power to track your sleep, monitor your communications, recommend TV shows, track your location and and access your finances is another question. But if you do, Google’s ready for the job. CNN

July 2014

On the Road in the 2015 MercedesAMG GT-S

By Georg Kacher

NOT an SLS, but related It is important to note that the 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT is not a direct replacement for the SLS. Instead, it is a much more affordable sports car with a minimum life cycle of six years and more ambitious sales targets. With the exception of the center tub, its aluminum spaceframe body has been redesigned from scratch by Mercedes head of design Gorden Wagener and his team. The passenger cell, which spreads out between the front and rear firewalls, is essentially a carryover element from the SLS, as are the

Automobiles

Papenburg, Germany -- Porsche 911 GT3 and 911 Turbo. Jaguar F-Type Coupe R. Aston Martin V8 Vantage S. Perhaps even the upcoming Maserati Alfieri or McLaren P13. Dare we say Chevrolet Corvette Z06? What these upmarket sports cars have in common is they’re soon to be rivals of the new 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT. The fixedroof two-seater follows in the wide tire tracks of the discontinued SLS AMG without the fancy gullwing doors but with enhanced traction, balance, precision, and cornering speed. There will be two versions out of the gate: a 462-hp entry-level model and the notably sharper S version rated at 510 hp, and both will be priced to be competitive in the segment. Fancy coming along for a ride?

floorpan, the sills, the A-pillars, and certain secondary chassis elements.

Width, track, and tire size remain essentially unchanged from the SLS, but the wheelbase was shortened by 2 inches for enhanced agility and overhangs further reduced to keep the critical mass as close as possible to the center of the vehicle. Newly developed items include the engine, suspension, steering, brakes, and electronics as well as the exterior and interior. Steel is the material of choice for the tailgate, but there are two aluminum cross braces under the hood and behind the seats. The complex front-end structure is made of cast magnesium.

Although the 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT-S mule we recently spent some quality time with still wore the full shrink-wrap camouflage livery (black graphics on attention-grabbing psychedelic green), the clearly

visible contours reveal a butch, cabbackward silhouette with SLS and 911 overtones. Still partly concealed are the fully adaptive triple-chamber high-intensity LED headlamps, the trademark rhomboid, SL-style lateral air extrusion vents, and the exact shape of the aggressive, bigmouth grille. The doors are now of the conventional front-hinged variety, the side windows are frameless, and the seats are adjustable via small touchy-feely controls buried close to the floorpan. This particular preproduction Kermit is fitted with the Dynamic Plus pack, which includes body-hugging multi-adjustable buckets, firmer springs and tauter dampers, electronically controlled hydro-mounts for engine and transaxle transmission, lightweight multi-spoke wheels, and amberrimmed instrument faces.

The extensive list of extras is almost as thick as the Stuttgart Yellow Pages and includes an even wider choice of chairs and wheels, a variety of trim packs, myriad leathers, carbon-fiber bling inside and out, matte paint, and roof panels made of tinted glass or lacquered carbon weave. / automobilemag.com

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Traveling

* Triple Venom are three separate speed water slides, called Serpent, Viper, and Cobra, all over six stories tall. Serpent is not enclosed and allows you to experience weightlessness three times as you descend. There are three drops to it. Viper is an enclosed translucent slide. Cobra is also enclosed, but is total darkness. The Triple * Venom complex opened in 2003.

These rides are somewhat notorious for hurting people’s backs.

Camelbeach Waterpark Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark is a water park located in the Pocono Mountains, in Tannersville, Pennsylvania at Big Pocono State Park.

Opened in 1998, it is the summer operation for Camelback Mountain Resort home of Camelback Ski and Snowboard Area.

Attractions: Camelbeach contains over 37 waterslides (the most in Pennsylvania) as well as many other attractions.

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* Checkered Flag Challenge is an eightlane slide where the participants race each other down the slide on mats try to get the best time. It includes a timing system which reveals the winner. It opened in 2004. * The Titan is an eight-story tall tube slide that allows up to four people per raft to ride down it. It debuted 2000. The Titan has nine curves with extra banks to keep the raft from going over the slide. * The Kahuna Lagoon is a wave pool which can produce up to six-foot waves, the highest man-made waves in the Northeast. It opened in 2001. * The Vortex and Spin Cycle are two bowl slides. Spin Cycle is ridden with a tube, and ends in a chute, while Vortex is ridden without a tube and ends in a 6 1⁄2-foot-deep (2.0 m) pool. They both opened in 2002.

* Flowrider is a ride that offers riders to ride waves lying down or standing up on a surfboard. It opened in 2006. * Pharaoh’s Phortress is a family water play structure that features 8 watersides, a four-story-high tipping bucket, fountains, spray guns, and more. It opened in 2008. * Dune Runner and Sandstorm are two new family raft slides featured at Camelbeach. Both opened together in 2011. * Camelbeach also is home to a competition sized swimming pool.

July 2014

Gaming

The definition of insanity Far Cry 4 is officially official, confirmed for release on November 18, 2014 in North America, with UK and Europe getting it two days later on November 20. Rumors have been swirling about just what we can expect from this game, but everything we’ve seen so far all adds up to another wild first-person shooter that takes players to an exotic locale wracked with turmoil--this time, the gorgeous Himalayan mountains of Tibet.

Though it’s been slow to roll out, information has been coming slow and steady, starting with...

Update: Ubisoft has provided a statement regarding the recent discovery of old graphics files in Watch Dogs.

Update 2: Ubisoft has provided a statement on its website regarding the mod from user TheWorse that activates old graphics files and purportedly improves graphical fidelity in Watch Dogs.

In summary, Ubisoft acknowledges that the files do exist in Watch Dogs and may improve graphical quality in some situations, but it says that the files were deactivated because they reduce performance and playability throughout the game. “The PC version does indeed contain some old, unused render settings that were deactivated for a variety of reasons,” the post explains, “including possible impacts on visual fidelity, stability, performance and overall gameplay quality.”

You can read the statement in full below: The dev team is completely dedicated to getting the most out of each platform,

so the notion that we would actively downgrade quality is contrary to everything we’ve set out to achieve. We test and optimize our games for each platform on which they’re released, striving for the best possible quality. The PC version does indeed contain some old, unused render settings that were deactivated for a variety of reasons, including possible impacts on visual fidelity, stability, performance and overall gameplay quality.

Modders are usually creative and passionate players, and while we appreciate their enthusiasm, the mod in question (which uses those old settings) subjectively enhances the game’s visual fidelity in certain situations but also can have various negative impacts. Those could range from performance issues, to difficulty in reading the environment in order to appreciate the gameplay, to potentially making the game less enjoyable or even unstable.

Update: Many users are claiming that these mods may not add graphical improvements, but rather activate files and assets already contained within the PC version of the game.

Mod creators TheWorse and Kadzait24 have allegedly found and activated files such as “E3 2012 Bloom” and “E3 2012 Explosions” There has already

been heated controversy over the purportedly decreased graphical fidelty in Watch Dogs’ final release from its first E3 showing in 2012. Ubisoft later stated that the graphics had not been downgraded.

TheWorse has said that he has found old E3 files and turned them on in his mod, but the consequence of these files has not been demonstrated yet. His mod adds many other improvements beyond these E3 files, but the specific effect of “E3 2012 Bloom” on its own has not been shown. / gamespot.com

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thousands of Jews were killed By: Carlos Rodriguez

The news that 4 thousand 500 jews died in the factories of Audi during the period of the Third Reich, has caused the German automotive not only rethink everything that was known about its founder Richard Bruhn, but to question the historical relationship that the company maintained during the Second World War with the Nazis.

Horch, when the production of automobiles had high manufacturing costs.

During that year they decided that the four companies of german cars (Horch, DKW, Wanderer and Audi) will be merged to reduce manufacturing costs. Thus was born Auto Union, a grouping that in 1941 during the Second World War produced uniquely vehicles for military use and that until recently it was believed that in 1945, at the end of the war, the Soviet soldiers had been expropriated and dismantled all of its factories.

However, the report “The economy of war and the deployment of work

by Auto Union AG Chemnutz during the Second World War”, has revealed that this guild was producing vehicles for the Nazi effort, because Richard Bruhn and August Horch were

The report published in the local newspaper revealed that from 1942 until 1945, 4 thousand 500 people died and 16 thousand 500 were subjected to slave labor in the factories in Zwickau, Ingolstadt, Bavaria, where it is still the facilities of Audi How Audi reacted to the news?

By the disclosure of this information Audi expressed its concern to declare that the company has “a moral debt by the deaths of more than four millions of human beings who perished in the war, while they were working for Auto Union”.

Recent research has revealed that the company not only was producing cars for the German soldiers, also its creator helped the SS (Schutzstaffel, which means ‘companies’ or ‘brackets of defense’) in the Holocaust.

Richard Bruhn, known as the father of the “Union Automotive”, became a fundamental entrepreneur to Germany during 1929 when the depression and recession absorbed the country, because the automotive industry was still generating jobs.

In 1932, Bruhn met the pioneer of the German automobile industry August

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adherents of National Socialist Party of the workers.]

Similarly, Bruhn made a covenant agreement with the SS to get slave labor throughout the country to help the company and make the production without cost.

He pandered to the association to get Jews labor thus they were forced on labor and slavery-like conditions where many of them didn’t escape from the death, according to statements made by the historians Martin Kukowski and Rodolf Boch.

In addition, the authorities of Ingolstant are considering changing the name of a street that currently has a nomenclature in honor of Richard Bruhn.

Meanwhile, the German automotive firm stated that they are thinking clear as ‘idol’ of Audi to Bruhn, both in its website and in historical memories.

However, they have not yet revealed how they were going to compensate for the years to the Jewish community.

By now, the truth has come to light.

History has placed for the moment the Audi Company as the last automotive manufacturer to maintain ties with the Nazis and have followed the steps of Volkswagen, BMW and Daimle to be part of the Holocaust.

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RSPCA chief veterinarian Dr Andrew Byrne said thunderstorms were one of the most prevalent phobias in animals.

“Strong winds and thunderstorms can easily damage fences and blow gates open, and a fearful pet may run away,” Dr Byrne said.

“For your pet’s safety, make sure that any fences and gates are secure and that your pet can’t readily escape through them or over them.”

Dr Byrne said bringing pets indoors was the best solution, but not always practical for owners.

“Whether indoors or outdoors, be sure to provide your pet with a safe and comfortable area where they can shelter, and allow your pet to go where it wants to feel safe,” he said.

Dr Byrne said some dogs were particularly susceptible to cold weather, especially at night.

“If it’s not an option to bring Rover indoors, it is crucial to provide

adequate shelter outside,” Dr Byrne said.

“The shelter must keep the animal warm and dry. Use lots of blankets, towels or straw as bedding and make sure the bed is elevated off the cold floor.”

Dr Byrne said winter coats were a great way to keep animals warm.

Dr Byrne said owners needed to find the motivation to continue to take their dogs for walks throughout winter.

“Try reward-based trick training to stimulate him. Toys and games also help and if you have friends with dogs that get along with yours, why not organise a doggie play date,” he said.

You & Your Pets

Protect your dogs during extreme weather, let them in from the cold: RSPCA

*Keep them safe: > Make sure that any fences and gates are secure and that your pet can’t readily escape through them or over them > If possible, bring your pet inside when thunderstorms are expected

“Exercise is crucial in keeping a dog happy and healthy and can also help maintain joint mobility,” he said.

> If you know that your pet is extremely fearful of thunderstorms, speak to your vet about stress management strategies

Keeping dogs entertained in winter called for creativity, but paid off in avoiding unwanted behaviours.

> Ensure your pet is microchipped. heraldsun.com.au

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The Anti-Bullying Page

What is Cyberbullying Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology.

Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.

Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.

Why Cyberbullying is Different Kids who are being cyberbullied are often bullied in person as well. Additionally, kids who are cyberbullied have a harder time getting away from the behavior.

• Cyberbullying can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and reach a kid even when he or she is alone. It can happen any time of the day or night.

• Cyberbullying messages and images can be posted anonymously and distributed quickly to a very wide audience. It can be difficult and sometimes impossible to trace the source.

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• Deleting inappropriate or harassing messages, texts, and pictures is extremely difficult after they have been posted or sent.

Effects of Cyberbullying

• Skip school • Experience in-person bullying • Be unwilling to attend school • Receive poor grades • Have lower self-esteem • Have more health problems

Cell phones and computers themselves are not to blame for cyberbullying. Social media sites can be used for positive activities, like connecting kids with friends and family, helping students with school, and for entertainment. But these tools can also be used to hurt other people.

Whether done in person or through technology, the effects of bullying are similar.

Kids who are cyberbullied are more likely to: • Use alcohol and drugs

Frequency of Cyberbullying The 2008–2009 School Crime Supplement (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics) indicates that 6% of students in grades 6–12 experienced cyberbullying.

The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey finds that 16% of high school students (grades 9-12) were electronically bullied in the past year.

Research on cyberbullying is growing.

However, because kids’ technology use changes rapidly, it is difficult to design surveys that accurately capture trends.

To learn more: www.stopbullying.gov

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