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During the summer months in the north-ern hemisphere — NOW — the heat is on and many people head to beaches to enjoy the sun, sand and water. So, slather on a bit of sunscreen as you read some Tidbits about beaches!• •Evenland-lockedareasboastbeach-esontheirlakesandrivers,andpeopleuse those for summer fun. But the majority of beach fun happens on the coasts.TheAtlantic,thePacific,theGulfof Mexico and, of course, Hawaii are the largest areas of coastline for North America.

• •Statesandprovinceswiththelon-gestcoastlinesmakethemostoftheirbeaches when it comes to tourism. Florida is the beach capital of the con-tinental United States, but for those who are able to hop on an airplane for abeach,Hawaiiisdefinitelyastatetovisit;afterall,asagroupofislands,thestate is surrounded by water.

• •Anumberofbeachesclaimtobethe“world’s longest beach.” Long Beach, Washington, has a big sign proclaim-ingthatonitsbeach.However,itisonlyabout25miles(40km)long.Itdoeshavesometerrificclaimstofamethough.ItisapeninsulathatsitsnorthofwheretheColumbiaRivermeetsthePacificOceanandiswhereLewisandClarkstoppedontheirtrekacrossthewest in 1805.

• •TheLewisandClarkCorpsofDis-coverytraveledmorethan4,000miles(6,437km)onanexpeditiontoexploretheareawestoftheMississippiRiver.ThebeachareathattheydiscoveredinWashingtonwasnotasun-filledbeach.

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km).Thisparkisknownforhavingthehighestdiversityofspeciesofanyplacein the world. Scientists found 860 differ-entspecieslivinginthesandwithin12squareyards(10m2),and187speciesin1.2squareyards(1m2).

• •Apparently,inspiteofothersclaimingthe distinction, Praia do Cassino in south-ern Brazil, near the Uruguay border, is actuallythelongestbeachintheworld.Itis149miles(240km)long.

• •Cancun,Mexico,isknownforitswhitesand beaches and the fact that the sand stays cool. The sand is composed of microscopicplanktonfossilsinsteadofsilica,likemostlight-coloredsand.

• •OppositeofCancun’swhitesandshoresaretheblacksandbeachesfoundinHawaii,Alaska,IcelandandBlackSand Beach on the Lost Coast of Califor-nia.Cooledlavafrompastvolcanicerup-tions formed the sand on these beaches, hence,theblackcolor.Likeasphalt,itabsorbs the sun’s heat so you’ll need to wear shoes!

• •Whereverbeachesarefound,thetouriststheydrawareoftenakeypartofkeepingtheadjacenttownsandcit-iesalive.Summerbusinesssustainstheeconomy year round for many beach areas.

• •InthestateofFlorida,beachesmaybethe most important stream of tourism and revenue.Alotofworkisrequiredtokeepits beaches in good shape. Hurricanes are a major factor affecting beaches in Florida,asiserosion.Inanaverageyear,the state spends about $30 to $40 million for beach maintenance. The state collects approximately $3 to $4 billion from sales taxes paid by tourists, so they get a great returnontheirinvestment.

Infact,theareaisknownforlotsofrainydays.Evenso,thebeach,onthesouth-west coast of the state, is a fun spot, with morethan60festivalsandcelebrationsheld on the Long Beach Peninsula in 2011.ItishometotheWorldKiteMuse-umandalsotheLewisandClarkInter-pretiveCenter.

• •AnotherWestCoastcommunitynamed“Long Beach” is the city of Long Beach, California, south of Los Angeles. One of its main tourist attractions is the Queen Mary, a retired ocean liner that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• •LongBeach,Mississippi,islocatedonthecoastoftheGulfofMexico.Itsuf-fered a lot of damage during Hurricane Katrinain2005butisstillknownasthe“friendlycity,”itsmonikersinceincorpora-tion in 1905.

• •OntheAtlanticsideofthecountryareLongBeachIsland,NewJersey,knownasLBI,andLongBeach,NewYork.Bothareislands.LBIisaccessibleviaonebridgeorbyboat.LongBeach,NewYork,isanoceanfrontislandatthesouthernendofLongIsland,NewYork.Ithasa3.5-mile(5.6km)beachanda2.25-mile-longboardwalkthatwasbuiltin1914 with the help of elephants!

• •Doyouknowwhichstatehasthelon-gest coastline in the continental United States?ItisnotFloridaorCaliforniaasyou may guess, but Michigan. Michigan’s shorelineis3,288miles(5,292km)long,including1,056miles(1,699km)ofislandcoasts.

• •Doyouknowwhichcountryhasthelongest shoreline in the world? Cana-da. Canada also has an area named “Long Beach.” The Long Beach “unit” of beaches consists of Radar Beach, Long Beach,CombersBeachandWickaninn-ish Beach, which run from north to south for15.5miles(25km)andcomprisethemostpopularportionofPacificRimNa-tionalPark.ThisistheonlynationalparkonVancouverIslandinBritishColumbia,thewesternmostprovinceofCanada.Ithaslong,sandybeaches,rockyshore-line, a rainforest and more.

• •Tofino,atthenorthernendofthisLongBeach, boasts the highest annual mean temperature in Canada, 42 to 44 degrees F(6-7degreesC),whichisalsothesame as the water temperature. Wetsuits areneededforsurfing,butdespitethechillywater,thewavesdrawnorthwestsurfers year round.

• •Atrulylongbeachthatalwaysmakesthe “world’s longest” beaches lists is Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The area is on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh andstretchesfor75miles(120km).Thecountryisvastlyoverpopulatedandim-poverished,withmostpeoplelivinginthecities.Thebeachisnevercrowded,andthehumid,tropicalareaisshark-free!

• •Inthelands“downunder,”AustraliaandNewZealandbothhavebeachesnamed“90MileBeach,”(145km)eventhough neither is exactly that long!

• •TheNewZealandbeachisabout55miles(88km)longandisknownforitshugesanddunesthatlookliketheSa-hara Desert. Ninety Mile Beach Marine ParkinAustralia,locatedalongVictoria’ssoutheast coast, is a long, thin beach that actually stretches for 94.5 miles (152

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¥OnAug.4,1892,AndrewandAbbyBordenarefoundhackedtodeathintheirFallRiver,Mass.,home.DaughterLizzie,laterimmortalizedinafamousrhyme,wasarrestedandchargedwiththedoublehomicide.TakenwithherChristianpersona, the all-male jury acquitted her. Today, the house where the Borden mur-dersoccurredisabedandbreakfast.¥OnAug.5,1914,theworld’sfirstelectrictrafficsignalisputintoplaceonthecornerofEuclidAvenueandEast105thStreetinCleveland.Itconsistedoffourpairsofredandgreenlightsthatservedasstop-goindicators,eachmountedona corner post.¥OnAug.6,1928,AndyWarhol,oneofthemostinfluentialartistsofthelatterpartofthe20thcentury,isborninPennsylvania.Hetookliterallytheadviceofanartteacherwhosaidheshouldpaintthethingsheliked.Helikedordinarythings,suchascomicstrips,cannedsoupandsoftdrinks,andsohepaintedthem.¥OnAug.2,1939,WesCraven,themanresponsibleforterrorizingmillionsofmoviegoerswithhis“NightmareonElmStreet”series,isborninCleveland.Cravenbeganhisdirectingcareerwith1972’s“TheLastHouseontheLeft,”aviolentteenhorrorfilm.¥OnAug.7,1947,Kon-Tiki,abalsawoodraftcaptainedbyNorwegiananthro-pologist Thor Heyerdahl, completes a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru to RaroiaintheTuamotuArchipelago,nearTahiti.HeyerdahlwantedtoprovehistheorythatprehistoricSouthAmericanscouldhavecolonizedthePolynesianislands by drifting on ocean currents.¥OnAug.3,1958,theU.S.nuclearsubmarineNautilusaccomplishesthefirstunderseavoyagetothegeographicNorthPole.USSNautilus,theworld’sfirstnuclearsubmarine,divedatPointBarrow,Alaska,andtravelednearly1,000miles under the Arctic ice cap to reach the top of the world.¥OnAug.1,1966,CharlesWhitmantakesastockpileofgunsandammunitiontotheobservatoryplatformatopa300-foottowerattheUniversityofTexasandproceedstoshoot46people,killing14andwounding31.

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When Heather Whitestone did not react to hermotherdroppingpansonthekitchenfloorat18monthsofage,hermotherknewthere was a problem. A case of haemophi-lusinfluenzaasatoddlerandtheantibiot-icsusedtosaveherlifeleftWhitestonewith a profound hearing loss. •Whitestone’smomencouragedhertolearntospeakandreadlipsanddiscour-aged sign language. She did learn sign language later.•Atage5,Whitestonestartedtakingbal-let lessons. Her mother hoped this would improveherrhythmforspeech,whichitdid, and it also was a huge boost to her self-esteem through the years. Ballet was her talent when she competed in the Miss America pageant. •BorninDothan,Alabama,in1973,Whit-estonelookedtoanotherdeafAlabaman,HelenKeller,asherrolemodel.Keller’sdetermination became determination for Whitestoneaswell.Sheworkedhardtolearn in school, attending Central School for the Deaf in St. Louis, Missouri, for a few years when she had fallen behind in regu-larschool.Shepassedsixreadinglevelsin three years, catching up with her peers. Whitestone graduated from a public high school in Birmingham, Alabama, with a 3.6 gradepointaverage.•ShewonherfirstbeautypageantintheMissAmericasystemasastudentatJack-sonvilleStateUniversityinJacksonville,Alabama. From there, she followed up as firstrunneruptoMissAlabamain1992.•In1994,WhitestonewontheMissAla-bama contest and went to the Miss America Pageant to represent her state for the 1995 contest. She danced a ballet to “Via Dolo-rosa” for her talent. •RegisPhilbinandKathieLeeGiffordwere the hosts of the Miss America Pag-eant when Whitestone won her title. When Regisannouncedthefirstrunnerup,MissVirginia, Whitestone couldn’t hear the an-nouncement.Shedidn’tknowshehadwonuntil Miss Virginia turned to her and pointed as she hugged her.•Withherwin,Whitestonebecamethefirstpersonwithadisabilitytowinthetitleof Miss America. Another interesting Tid-bitaboutthe1995pageant:Thetelecastlasted for three hours, the longest in pag-eant history. The organization highlighted its 75-year history during the program. •Duringherreign,Whitestoneshowcasedher program called S.T.A.R.S., which stands for “Success Through Action and RealizationofyourDreamS.”ThefivepointsoftheS.T.A.R.S.programare:posi-tiveattitude,beliefinadream,willingnesstoworkhard,facingobstacles,andbuildinga strong support team. •Showingsuchgreatdeterminationtoreachhergoalsandovercomeobstacles,Whitestone is a great role model for people ofallagesandabilities.Sheworkedhourstolearntodanceandspeak.Shedidn’tletherlackofhearingdiscourageherfromreaching her dreams.•Whitestonehaswrittenfourbookssincetouring the country as Miss America. They are:“ListeningwithMyHeart”(1997),“Be-lievingthePromise”(1999),“LetGodSur-priseYou”(2003)and“HeavenlyCrowns”(2004).•Whitestoneismarriedandhasthreesons.Sheisamotivationalspeakeraffiliat-edwiththeWashingtonSpeaker’sBureau.Someofthetopicsshespeaksonare:achievement,Christianfaith&inspiration,courageandovercomingobstaclesandchallenges.

1. Who were the original members of the Supremes?Bonusforknowingwheretheywere from.2. Name the solo artist who released an al-bum entitled "Welcome to My Nightmare."3.WhatwastheTalkingHeads'highestrankedsong?4. Which artist released "My True Confes-sion"and"TwoTicketstoParadise"?Whatyear was it?5. Which singer-songwriter released "Long TallSally"and"RipItUp"?6. What quartet had a hit with "To Be With You"?

Answers1.DianaRoss,BettyMcGlown,FlorenceBallard and Mary Wilson were all from Detroit.2. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier),in1975.Calledaconceptalbum,thesongstellthestoryofachild'snight-mare.3. "Burning Down the House," which peakedatNo.9onthechartsin1983.Thesonghasbeencoveredbymany,including"WeirdAl"Yankovic.4.BrookBenton,in1963.BothsongswereintheTopTenontheR&Bcharts.5. Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Pen-niman)in1956.TheywerehisfirstNo.1hitsontheR&Bcharts.6. Mr. Big, in 1992. The song went to No. 1 in a dozen countries around the world.



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Like the Weather, Hot Investment Can Cool Off

We’re in the “Dog Days” of sum-mer – traditionally the hottest, steamiest time of year. But in a few weeks, the temperatures will begin to cool down. Nature isn’t alone in this heating-and-cooling pattern — you can also find evidence of it in the investment world. To be specific, today’s “hot” investments can lose their sizzle quickly — which means that, as an investor, you’ll need to

take steps to avoid being left out in the cold.

An investment can become “hot” — that is, its price can shoot up — for any of a number of reasons. For example, a company that provides a well-known prod-uct or service may decide to “go public” by making its shares available to investors; when this happens, the stocks become “hot” for a while. An investment may also become hot if a favorable event occurs, as might be the case with a drug company that gains permission to sell a medicine that’s much in demand. And some investments heat up because an “expert” is touting them in the media.

But although different investments may get hot for different reasons, they all share one thing in common: They will cool off. In fact, by the time you and many other investors hear about a hot stock, it may already be cooling off. If you buy into an investment that’s been hot for a while, you should recognize that its “upside potential” may not be what you think.

To help achieve your financial goals, you may be bet-ter off by not chasing after hot stocks. Instead, con-sider these ideas: Increase share ownership. One key to building wealth is to increase the amount of shares you own in your investments. Hot stocks are often expensive stocks, so you may be limited in the number of shares you can purchase. As an alternative, look for quality invest-ments that are trading at reasonable prices. You might also consider buying additional shares in quality com-panies you already own.Buy appropriate investments. Even if you can afford to buy some shares in hot stocks, should you? These stocks may not be suitable for your needs, for any number of reasons: too risky for your risk tolerance, too similar to other stocks you already own, and so on. You need to own investments that are appropriate for your individual needs. Of course, you also need to keep in mind that any investment in stocks — whether hot or not — will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and may be worth more or less than your original investment when you sell.Diversify your holdings. By continually pursuing hot investments, you might end up with an unbalanced, non-diversified portfolio. By diversifying your hold-ings, you can help reduce the impact of volatility on your portfolio. However, diversification, by itself, can-not guarantee a profit or protect against loss.Think long term. Chasing hot stocks is strictly a short-term move. Successful investors adhere to long-term strategies that require discipline, patience and a con-stant focus on the future. By following these suggestions, you’re unlikely to experience the “thrill” of chasing after hot investments — but you will get the satisfaction of building a port-folio designed to help meet your important investment goals.

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