Do you remember writing with a pencil, pen or a typewriter?

NO, not texting, tapping on that laptop keyboard, or desktop, or speaking into the device which translates it into type and font.

The typewriter was a device that printed characters one at a time as the keys were pressed on its keyboard onto a storage device known as paper and if you needed copies, then toy would use carbon paper, so it could easily be shared with more than one reader.

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Assad the Alawite

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Assad is not "killing his own people"! What is really going on in Syria is a war between the ruling Alawites (a kind of offshoot sect of Shia Islam) and the Sunni Moslems. So the Iranian Shias are backing the Alawites and Al Queda backs the Sunnis.

To understand the picture that the main stream media won't show you click on a Reuters report called Against Syrian anger, Assad’s Alawite Muslim sect feels fear.

So if Assad's people (Israel's mortal enemies) face genocide and ethnic cleansing in Syria, what does the Jewish State do? According to the Cyprus Mail:

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YOUR INTERNET SERVICE MAY BE CRASHING. It Could Possibly Happen This Monday.
The FBI has issued a warning about the possibility of 277,000 computers worldwide could be infected with a malware virus and many users may not be able to go online.

PAKISTAN SUPPLY LINES REOPEN. Aiding U.S AND NATO Troops in Afghanistan.
Trucks cross that border following seven months after US apologized for killing 24 Pakistanis during an airstrike.

MEXICO'S NEW PRESIDENT, NEW FOCUS. Protecting People From Gangs.

ANOTHER AREA BUS ACCIDENT

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A casino bus driver lost control in New Rochelle, NY sending 24 people to the hospital with multiple injuries, while some remembered an accident last year killing 15 casino-goers just two miles away.

The bus was traveling from Foxwoods in Connecticut to Chinatown in Queens when it struck a guard rail on I95 in New Rochelle, veered right over three lanes, then slid about 500 feet along an outer barrier before stopping.

Of the 24 people on board, the bus driver was the most seriously injured. All were sent to hospitals, but none had serious injuries.

The Pledge of Allegiance

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Baptist Minister Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931) wrote the original Pledge in August 1892.

He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).

FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN NY

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Individuals using, transporting or selling illegal fireworks can be arrested, their cars confiscated and their businesses closed. The NYPD offers up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons possessing or distributing fireworks.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

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On this July Fourth, City Island Images wishes to acknowledge all the members of our military and every one of our public servants by sending this open message offering our deepest gratitude.

Thanks to all of you who protect our country. We are reminded today of your service and how it translates into our continued freedom.

Since freedom is not free, we would like to offer our deepest thanks to those currently serving, as well as all those veterans who proudly served in years past.

May God bless you and protect you all.

HEAT/AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY

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The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City until 8PM tomorrow.

These conditions are dangerous to health. Avoid strenuous activity. People without air conditioning, older adults and people with chronic health conditions are most at risk.

Cooling Centers will be open tomorrow. For locations, hours, and more information on avoiding heat illness, visit www.bit.ly/NYCHeatAQI or you may also call 311.

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HAPPY 236th BIRTHDAY USA. Some Areas Still Without Power, Like 1776
Scattered power outages after storm have changed some celebrations in many ways.

PHYSICISTS REPORT A SUBATOMIC BREAKTHROUGH. The God Particle.
The world's biggest atom smasher has discovered the new long-sought Higgs boson known as the "God particle."

ANDY GRIFFITH FORMED RURAL AMERICA. A Vision That Endures.
He spread the notion, begun by Thomas Jefferson, that the very best of us was contained in the rural life.

PRESIDENT HONORS TROOPS. US Naturalization Ceremony.