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Upcoming Events DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
SEEK IN THE CITY June 27, 2015
Here’s a chance to participate in a great scavenger hunt and learn about one of SoFla’s great towns, Delray Beach. You can enter by yourself or as part of a team up to five. You can win money, too: $1,000, $500 and $250 for first, second and third place, respectively. Note: A car and a smart phone with a bar-code scanner app are needed. Afterward, hang out downtown and enjoy some of the great eateries and night spots. www.seekinthecitydelray.com
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
TAMPA BAY CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL June 6-7, 2015
Festive music, loud colors and fiery foods take over St. Petersburg’s Albert Whitted Park while a colorful street parade honors the Caribbean culture. Musical headliner and pop star Sean Paul is scheduled to perform, promising a huge crowd. www.tampacarnival.com 10
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LAKERIDGE WINERY, CLERMONT, FLORIDA
25TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL June 12-14, 2015
Lakeridge Winery invites the public to this event featuring an annual stomping of the grapes and live music. Local artists and crafters show off their goods while patrons may sample dozens of types of wine and beer, as well as soft drinks, food and desserts. www.lakeridgewinery.com
FLORIDA STATE FAIRGROUNDS, TAMPA, FLORIDA
REPTICON June 13-14, 2015
This long-running annual event returns to the Florida State Fairgrounds with tubloads of slithery, cold-blooded creatures for petting, handling, photographing, purchasing or watching in one of the many educational lecture events devoted to snakes, geckos, iguanas, toads, turtles and more. www.repticon.com/tampa.html
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Helping Make a Difference ummer is here! A time to go the beach, go camping, play by the pool, and just play, play, and play some more. Summer will offical began this year on June 21st, and this summer is already off to great start in my family. But summer is different for everyone. Sometimes summer is about romance. Sometimes summer is about living in your flip-flops. And sometimes summer is about doing nothing at all.
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Papa Roach, Godsmack, and Slipknot, among others. One of the most awaited bands had to be Breaking Benjamin, who is on their first tour after a four year hiatus. The new members of the band entered the stage one by one, as the familiar intro to “So Cold” was played. The fans cheered their approval of the new lineup. Then lead singer, Ben Burnley appeared and the crowd erupted into applause. As the set played on, the band’s familiar melodies echoed across the park, with fans belting out the lyrics
alongside the band. Up next was Papa Roach. With a stage presence that could energize the most docile of crowds, Papa Roach rocked the park with a plethora of songs, both old and new. No matter their age, each member of the audience had their hands in the air, fists pumping with the beat of the music. As the sun set on JetBlue, Godsmack was the next band to take the stage. Each member of the band commanded his own attention, as lead singer Sully Erna wailed into the mic with his unforgettable voice, with Shannon Larking enthusiastically beating up the drums. The final show of the night was the long anticipated Slipknot. As the curtain raised, there stood nine menacingly masked faces looking out over the crowd. As has been their custom, Slipknot rocked their masks and the stage throughout the entire set. With #8’s iconic voice leading them, each of the other eight members of the band put on their own individual shows, which will surely be burned onto the memories of the audience. From the atmosphere amongst the crowd, to the vastly varying ages of the patrons, and the epic performances of all the bands, Fort Rock 2015 was simply amazing and set the bar high for next year’s festival of the same name.
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TOP SUMMER MOVIES JUNE 5, 2015 SPY
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.
JUNE 12, 2015 JURASSIC WORLD
22 years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a dinosaur adventure park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. This new park is owned by the Patel Corporation. Owen (Chris Pratt), a member of Jurassic World’s on-site staff, conducts behavioral research on the Velociraptors. Jurassic World’s attendance rates begin to decline and a new attraction, created to re-spark visitor interest, backfires.
JUNE 19, 2015 INSIDE OUT
The film will be set in the head of a young girl, Riley, where five emotions - Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear and Sadness, try to lead the girl through her life. Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. 28
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JUNE 26, 2015 TED 2 This time around, Ted (Seth MacFarlane) is attempting to raise a child with his new wife, but in order to do so, he’s must prove that he’s a person
JULY 1, 2015 TERMINATOR GENISYS
The Terminator franchise launched in 1984 with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character and spanned three subsequent films, which have earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…
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MAGIC MIKE XXL
Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, Magic Mike XXL finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways. June June -- August August 2015 2015
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JULY 10, 2015 MINIONS Meet Stuart, Kevin and Bob as they embark on a journey for their new master. The story of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. After accidentally killing off so many of them—from T. rex to Napoleon—the Minions find themselves without a master to serve and fall into a deep depression.
JULY 17, 2015 TRAINWRECK
Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Amy Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo—enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment—but in actuality, she’s kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she’s writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something.
JULY 24, 2015 PIXELS
Story is an adaptation of Patrick Jean’s short film, which depicted popular ’80s videogame characters attacking New York City. The movie follows a group of videogame experts who are recruited by the government to help deal with the threat.
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JULY 29, 2015 VACATION The film follows grown-up son (Ed Helms) who has the perfect surprise for his wife, Debbie (Christina Applegate), and two sons: the cross-country trip of a lifetime, reminiscent of the fun-filled excursion he took as a kid. They’re going to Walley World, America’s greatest amusement park
AUGUST 7, 2015 FANTASTIC FOUR
Fantastic Four, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
AUGUST 19, 2015 MASTERMINDS
In this action comedy based on true events, David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people’s money with no escape in sight. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime.
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I AM. I am a part of everything, and as such, I love everything and everyone. In this, I am recognizing myself within you. I am embracing oneness. Today, once again, someone really close to me brought to my attention the need to discriminate in how I say “I love you.” It was pointed out that others may interpret it in a way other than intended, especially the men I say it to. As I once again heard these words, a sense of resistance surfaced within me, for I know that whatever I say may be misunderstood. I have no control over the thought process of another individual. But that doesn’t mean I should restrain myself from speaking. Why should I deny myself the right to say “I love you” to everyone if that is truly what I feel? If that is truly what I know? The moment I see something or someone’s face, I know that I am in the presence of God and I love the part of God that is being reflected back to me, even if it’s in the form of someone I have never met before. I say “I love you” to my neighbors and to my children’s friends. When I say it to Pepe, a 10 year old who visits my house on a daily basis, my son Avi gets jealous and starts asking how I could love him if he is not my child. I say to him, “Avi, I love Pepe just as I love you because I see that he is a part of God. I love Pepe because I love God. The difference is not in the love, it is in the relationship—the relationship between Pepe and myself and the relationship between me and you.”
I go to the store and talk to the cashier, hearing his or her story, and I can easily connect with the deep love that unites us both. I honor it and say “I love you.” Many times I see in their faces a sense of discomfort, for they limit their love to those they share a close relationship with. They don’t realize that we are all interconnected.
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At what age did you start singing? Alexandria: As soon as I could talk. I’ve sang my whole life.
Why do you love acting, and singing? Alexandria: Performing is a way of expressing myself, showing people who I am and what I love most.
What advice would you give to others on following their dreams? Alexandria: Well, as Walt Disney once said, “if you can dream it, you can do it!” . Never push away or mislead something that’s important to you because of fear of what the future holds or what others think. Do what makes you happy and never stop believing in yourself.
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Additionally here are a few herbs and flowering plants you can add to your garden or potted on your patio to deter pests. • Companion plants like Marigolds and Nasturtiums repel whiteflies, aphids and beetles off of garden plants. Plant them throughout your vegetable garden. • Society garlic and Geraniums repel biting bugs in the garden and around the patio • Chrysanthemums and Oregano repel many insects including roaches, ants, beetles, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas and spider mites. • To repel aphids try Petunias, Chives, Dill, Fennel and Eucalyptus. If growing your own pest control is not for you, consider purchasing essential oils like Tea tree, Neem, Lavender, Clove, Chamomile and Citronella oils for your homemade bug repellent.
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Betty Crocker Betty has graced the labels of many “General Mills” products for over 75 years. She has transitioned from matronly to motherly. In 1972 she took on the professional look of a working mother. In 1996 her eyes changed from blue to brown, and she took on a younger, ethnic appearance. This Betty still appeals to today’s multicultural woman.
Planters The Planters peanut and peanut butter labels have also changed over the years. Mr. Peanut now often wears a jacket, and is more active. “Nutrition,” “natural,” and “healthy” are words frequently seen. Mr. Peanut now resounds with today’s health conscious consumer. Starbucks Starbucks has had four distinctive cup labels since 1971. The logo was originally brown, then changed to green lettering surrounding a black image. In 2011 the wording was removed, and the label became the recognized green crowned woman we see today. According to their website, the idea was to position themselves to offer more non-coffee products to widen their target audience. Taco Bell The Taco Bell “bell” has changed color over the years. Most of their restaurants still have the pink bell, however, their boxes mainly use a black and white bell image. Taco Bell also rebranded with a new slogan, “Live Mas.” This is Spanish for “Live More.” A Spanish slogan adds authenticity to their product. Walmart Walmart has also modernized their logo as the years have gone by. Most noticeably, the hyphen is gone, and the sun symbol is everywhere.
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Adult Living | BUSINESS Now, just the color blue and a sun symbol brings their name to mind. Walmart’s television commercials always show reusable, blue bags. This shows that Walmart is conscious of the environment . In these examples, and others not listed, a lot of thought was given to how people perceive products. Less seems to be more, with simpler, classic label designs replacing more complex designs of earlier years. When a consumer looks at a a sun symbol, or a green goddess on a cup, and thinks of the product, the designer has done a successful job.
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Radiant Angel Nelson DeMille $18.85
Seveneves Neal Stephenson $21.29
A Lucky Life Interrupted Tom Brokaw $17.73
The Book of Joan Melissa Rivers $16.79
Hope: A Memoir of Survial Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus $18.09
The Liar Nora Roberts $19.67
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1. Like some heads 5. “___ silly question ...” 9. Uncomfortable neckwear 14. “I cannot tell ___” 15. Fireside event 16. Plied the oars 17. Come to terms, with considerable effort 19. Arcade pioneer 20. Emigre’s purchase? 22. Pluck 25. “God ___ our side” 26. Slow start? 27. Puzzled comments 28. M.Sgt.’s inferior 31. Type of tin 33. Solidifies 35. Flavorful dish 41. Craft symbolizing a long wait 43. Horses bred by the Nez Perce 44. “Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire” 45. Word between here and there 46. Telecom giant 48. Greek vowel 49. Brief party label 52. Fool 55. Beginnings of some pranks 57. Preplanned funeral? 61. Chip type 62. Covered expenses 66. “Skedaddle” 67. “Nasty” netman 68. General helper 69. Some collars 70. Fathoms 71. Squiggly music symbol
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21. Highest of all 1. “Fat chance!” 22. “The Gondoliers” girl 2. In the manner of 23. Sassy youth 3. Goblet part 24. Put ___ to (halt) 4. Possessive spirit 29. “Burn rubber!” 5. God’s ___ (churchyard) 30. “Later” 6. Tell partner 32. Reverberation 7. The “Garden Isle” 34. Stately swimmer 8. Firm parts, briefly 36. WWII boats 9. Comic book villain 37. Dateless 10. Campus mil. group 38. Legendary Pirates slugger 11. No longer out Ralph 12. Roman goddess of agriculture 39. Growing outward 13. Rewrites 40. ___ an independent 18. MIT grads (campaigned, in a way) 42. Comes into one’s own
47. Just beat 49. Thickheaded 50. Change requirement, sometimes 51. Extremely tiny 53. “Live and Let Die” villain 54. “Je ___ francais” 56. Mayle’s “___ in Provence” 58. Comparative connector 59. “There’s nothing ___!” 60. Achieves with effort (with “out”) 63. Contend 64. The Begleys 65. The puck stops here
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Sudoku
A sudoku puzzle is a logic puzzle which is solved using logic and reasoning. Though the number of squares in the grid may vary, a standard Sudoku puzzle is a 9x9 grid divided into nine 3x3 blocks in which some of the numbers are given. The object of the puzzle is to fill in the rest of the grid using only the numbers 1 through 9 so that no number repeats in any block, row or column. The difficulty is determined by how many and which numbers are given and where they are placed in the grid and can range from very easy to extremely challenging. Though sudoku puzzles generally use numbers as symbols, no mathematical skills are required to solve the puzzle. View our next issue for the correct answers to this Sudoku puzzle.
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Gloria McNeil & Retired US Army Gordon ‘Butch’ Swanztron
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n this issue of Florida Creative Living we focus on a veteran who served our country however when he left military service took up a sport which many of us would never consider. Bull riding. Hardly a sport for the weak of heart.
This is the story of Gordon ‘Butch’ Swanztron former member of the United States Army and a VietNam veteran who- like many- is hesitant to discuss the bad days of that war however will quickly speak his mind on politicians becoming involved in any war time situation our country is involved in.“We simply could have won that war if the politicians had stayed out of the way”, he quickly remarked. Perhaps an opinion shared by many vets who waded through the rice paddies. When we first spoke in a local AMVETS one evening I learned that upon his release from six years of military service ‘Butch’ took advantage of various employment opportunities searching for one which would please him. “Looking back, I milked cows and even was a steel worker for awhile but in the end returned to Florida.
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There is something about coming back home”, he remarked. Taking his entire savings he purchased fifty cows and entered into a partnership with friends. “We bought and sold cattle for awhile and I even got involved in the quarantine program which the state had at that time”, he recalled. It was during this period of his life that ‘Butch’ took on the challenge of becoming a rodeo star. “I have been riding horses for a long time and rode my first small bull when I was eight years old”, he recalled. “I teamed up with a man named Tommy Oar who is still alive today and is on the television program ‘Mountain Men’. We did the rodeo circuits for a long time in association with the International Rodeo Association. Back in those days you took what money you had for gas to drive to the rodeo and if you CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE 47 | For All Ages!
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Adult Living | VA MEMOIRS won something it payed for gas to the next rodeo and some food. If you did not win you ate out of someones garden. It was rough at times. Back then you might win one hundred or two hundred dollars on a good night. Now it is in the millions. “ Can you get injured he was asked which resulted in a large smile from this giant of a man who still picks up saddles which weigh 80 pounds each with little effort and has numerous rodeo awards consisting of thousand dollar saddles, belt buckles, spurs, blankets and other horse equipment which he has been awarded over the years. “Yes you can”, he replied and displayed a number of injuries which he has sustained from attempting to stay eight seconds on the back of a large 2000 pound bull who has one mission in life and that is to rid itself of any human who desires to ride him. What about the rodeo clowns? Do they really save the day when in the ring with the bull? “Rodeo clowns are not only necessary they are very talented”, he replied. “It takes a special person to jump into a barrel and let a large bull try and smash you inside it. While the barrel is made of steel I saw a bull try and sit on one and attempt to crush it . It is a very risky job”. As time passed I called ‘Butch’ one day and went to visit his ranch and quickly learned the cattle business is a 24 hour -seven day a week occupation. Also it is easy to see how all these farm animals from horses, cows, calves and even Charlie’ a large pig, can 48
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encompass so much of your life and how close you can become to the animals which are all named and have those special traits. His lifetime partner Gloria McNeil took me to a nearby fenced area and showed me ‘Leo” a 2,000 pound large black bull which made me understand how dangerous bull riding can be. “Butch has a special relationship with these animals which is hard to explain”, she related. Gloria also had a special talent with animals and explained that being around such large animals for a long period of time does result in a close relationship with them, especially the horses. I asked ‘Butch’ of all which he has accomplished what he was most proud of, he displayed a copy of a message his son ‘Cory’ an avid cowboy in his own right had posted on Facebook for his birthday. It simply read in part..” I want my Dad to know how proud I am of him..he served his country in the military and was always a tough but fair man. If I raise my children like he did I will have done a good job.” That said it all. As I returned to the office I realized that veterans who have returned from a country far away, fighting in a conflict perhaps they did or did not understand, received by a population that treated them wrongfully can return to a normal life doing the things they desire in life which make them happy. ‘Butch’ has accomplished this task.
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Adult Living | CHEF’S DELIGHT
4 Stars Summer
Grilled Panzanella
Ingredients
1 bunch scallions 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more for brushing Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 slices thick country-style bread, crusts removed 1 garlic clove, halved Grilled Tomatoes (click for recipe) 2 cups arugula 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Directions 1. Toss scallions with 2 Tbsp. oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill over high heat, turning occasionally, until lightly charred, about 4 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop. 2. Generously brush both sides of bread with oil; grill over high heat until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Rub with garlic and tear into pieces. Toss with scallions, grilled tomatoes, arugula, remaining 2 Tbsp. oil, and vinegar.
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Adult Living | TECHNOLOGY
The Technology Of TOMORROW Listening to Light Music
First came the incandescent bulb. Then the CFL light, then the LED bulb, and then the Smart LED bulb. What’s the next step of innovation in the field of illumination? The LED Audio bulb! Sony’s got it all figured out. If you’re going to connect your smartphone to your LED bulb in the first place, you might as well give it something to boast of apart from the usual ability to change the brightness and colors and whatnot. Here’s the LED Light Bulb Speaker; a light that will also allow you to broadcast music to it through Bluetooth. The most hilarious thing to do would be to listen to LED Zeppelin!! Get it??
To view video of this product, please visit the link below. www.youtu.be/sETYPRUb2KU
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What Happens IF You Swallow a Bug? Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
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id a bug ever fly in your mouth? Usually, the story ends there. You spit it out. Goodbye, bug. But sometimes — gulp! — you might swallow it so it ends up in your stomach. Less often, someone might inhale a bug into the lungs.
You have probably heard that old children’s song “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.” Most people don’t swallow flies. But we know of someone who’s sure she swallowed a tiny gnat. Another boy had a close call when a yellowjacket flew out of his can of soda and into his mouth while he was taking a sip. (He spit it out before getting stung.) And would you believe that someone said she inhaled a lightning bug and could feel it in her lungs? There are two paths a swallowed bug might take:
If you feel like you inhaled the bug and you think it could be in your lungs, tell a parent or another adult. Usually this will make you cough and feel a little uncomfortable. Your mom or dad will want to check with your doctor. Unlike your stomach, your lungs won’t digest the bug. In your lungs, the bug will get trapped in a layer of slimy mucus. Maybe you’re thinking “Gross, there’s slime in my lungs!” But it’s good to know the mucus is there for a reason. It protects your lungs and airways from situations just like this one. The mucus helps your lungs stay clear so that you can breathe properly. In other words, no bugs allowed!
1. down the esophagus (food tube) into the stomach 2. down the trachea (windpipe) into the lungs If the bug ends up in your stomach, it will get mashed up and digested just like any other food. And whatever’s left of it will “come out the other end” when you go to the bathroom. It’s gross, but unlikely to cause you any more trouble. June - August 2015
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Summer Books
The Isle of the Lost (Descendants Series) $11.68
The Lightning Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition $15.25
Theodore Boone: The Fugitive $11.19
Hit & Miss $11.29
Inside Out Driven by Emotions $7.90
Minions: The Junior Novel $6.99
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Kids & Teens |HEALTHY HABITS
HEALTHY HABITS CHART Fill in the names of your family members and use checkmarks or stickers to show who met their goal for each day of the week this summer.
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Kids Earn a Free Book! Step 1. Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal (PDF). Step 2. Bring the completed Reading Journal to your local B&N store. Step 3. Choose a FREE BOOK from our selection on the Reading Journal list at the store... Enjoy reading! Visit the website below to download Reading Journal.
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Admission to the Summer Movie Express is only $1. Tickets available for purchase at the Regal Entertainment box office and all movies start at 10:00 am. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Will Rogers Institute. Week 1 Nut Job Annie
Week 2 Earth to Echo The Boxtrolls
Week 3 Paddington Turbo
Week 4 Rio 2 How To Train Your Dragon 2
Week 5 Mr. Peabody & Sherman The Book of Life
Week 6 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Penguins of Madagascar
Week 7 Madagascar 3 Dolphin Tale 2
Week 8 Muppets Most Wanted Alexander and the Very Bad Day
Week 9 The Lego Movie The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
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e f a S e B o t How e r ’ u o Y n e Wh in the Sun Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
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he weather is warming up, the days are longer and there’s more time to be outside doing all kinds of fun things! But if you’re going to be out in the sun, especially on a hot day, you need to stay safe. Let’s find out how.
Don’t Feel the Burn Even though the sun is hot, it does cool things. It keeps us warm. It makes flowers and plants grow. It even gives us vitamin D so we can better absorb calcium into our bodies for strong bones. It does all these things by sending down light, which includes invisible ultraviolet (say: ul-trah-VYEuh-lit) rays. These are also called UV rays. Some ultraviolet rays pass through air and clouds and penetrate the skin. When your skin’s been exposed to too many of these rays, you get what’s known as a sunburn. Ouch! Some people get a sunburn faster than others because of their coloring. If you have blond or red hair, light-colored skin, and light-colored eyes, you’ll tend to get a sunburn more quickly than someone 58
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with dark eyes and skin. That’s because you have less melanin (say: MEL-uh-nun). Melanin is a chemical in the skin that protects it from sun damage by reflecting and absorbing UV rays. People with darker skin have more melanin, but even if you have dark hair, dark eyes, or darker-toned skin, you can still get a sunburn. It will just take a little bit longer. Sunburns look bad and feel worse. They can cause blisters on your skin. They can keep you inside feeling sore when everyone else is outside having fun. They increase your chance of getting wrinkly when you get older. And worst of all, they can lead to skin cancer when you are an adult. Because getting wrinkles and getting sick don’t happen right away, they can seem like things that could never happen to you. But you still need to be careful.
Prime Time You don’t need to hide from the sun completely or wrap up like a mummy to protect yourself. But you should take these two steps: • Always wear sunscreen. • Take frequent breaks from the sun by going indoors or moving into the shade. These steps are especially important between 10:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon, when the sun’s rays are strongest. Use a sunscreen with an SPF rating of 30 or higher. Put on sunscreen 15 to 20 minutes before going out in the sun. The letters SPF stand for sun protection factor, and the number rating tells you how much longer you can stay in the sun without getting sunburned. But this isn’t always true, so reapply sunscreen at least every 2 hours, just to be safe. Do this more often if you’ve been swimming or sweating a lot — even if the sunscreen is waterproof. And remember that you can get sunburned more quickly when you’re swimming or boating because the reflection from the water intensifies the sun’s rays. Be sure to put sunscreen all over your body. This includes some places you might not think of, like the tops of your ears, the back of your neck, the part in your hair, your face, and the tops of your feet. You may need some help reaching the back of your body so ask your parents or friends to give you a hand. If you want to block the sun’s rays, wear clothing that you can’t see your hand through. You may still get burned through more sheer fabrics. Wear a baseball cap or other fun hat to block your face from the sun. Don’t forget that your eyes need protection from ultraviolet rays, too. Always wear sunglasses in the bright sun, and make sure they have a label saying that they block UV rays. Drink Up! Drinking water is an important part of staying healthy, especially when it’s hot outside. When you’re sweating, you lose water that your body needs to work properly. And if you’re playing a sport or running around in the sun, you lose even more water, because you sweat that much more.
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So drink up and don’t wait until you’re thirsty — drinking before you feel thirsty helps keep the water level in your body from dropping too low (dehydration) when it’s hot or you’re sweating a lot with exercise. If you forget and suddenly feel thirsty, start drinking then. There are lots of cool-looking water bottles around, so get one you really like, fill it up, and drink up! Got That Hot Feeling? If you’re out in the hot sun or you’re exercising on a hot day, it’s easy to get heat exhaustion. Kids get heat exhaustion when their bodies can’t cool themselves fast enough. A kid with heat exhaustion might feel overheated, tired, and weak. Heat exhaustion can come on suddenly. A person may just collapse when playing soccer or tennis, for example. It can leave someone feeling really tired for days after it happens. Heat stroke is a more serious heat-related illness and can cause someone to stop sweating; to have red, hot skin; and to have a high temperature. The person might become uncoordinated, confused, or even lose consciousness. It requires emergency medical attention. Be sure to tell an adult if you’re hot and you have a headache or feel dizzy or nauseated (like you’re going to throw up). The grown-up will want to get you out of the sun, give you liquids to drink, and take you to a doctor, if necessary. The good news is that the sun doesn’t have to be your enemy if you wear your sunscreen, drink your water, and take breaks when you start to feel too hot. And don’t forget your sunglasses. Not only do they protect your eyes from the sun, they make you look so cool!
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m a e r C e c I e k a M in a Plastic Bag Who invented ice cream? Legend has it that the Roman emperor, Nero, discovered ice cream. Runners brought snow from the mountains to make the first ice cream. In 1846, Nancy Johnson invented the hand-cranked ice cream churn and ice cream surged in popularity. Then, in 1904, ice cream cones were invented at the St. Louis World Exposition. An ice cream vendor ran out of dishes and improvised by rolling up some waffles to make cones.
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es, it sounds dangerous and the potential for messes seems highly likely, but you’ll be surprised at the good, “clean” fun you’ll enjoy with your kids when you make ice cream. The key to success is to plan smart and follow our simple instructions. The lesson possibilities for this one are nearly endless. You can explore the history of ice cream and dairy products, the chemistry of ice, salt and exothermic reactions, or use it an exercise in the scientific method: what if you make the following recipe without salt? This recipe is enough for one person, so that each child can make their own. 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon sugar 4 cups crushed ice 4 tablespoons salt 2 quart size Zip-loc bags 1 gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag a hand towel or gloves to keep fingers from freezing as well! 60
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What does the salt do? Just like we use salt on icy roads in the winter, salt mixed with ice in this case also causes the ice to melt. When salt comes into contact with ice, the freezing point of the ice is lowered. Water will normally freeze at 32 degrees F. A 10% salt solution freezes at 20 degrees F, and a 20% solution freezes at 2 degrees F. By lowering the temperature at which ice is frozen, we are able to create an environment in which the milk mixture can freeze at a temperature below 32 degrees F into ice cream.
Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking. Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as little air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized. Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again let all the air escape and seal the bag. Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on, and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture. Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream.
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