Have you ever ridden in a car? How about a car that drives itself? Well, now’s your chance, because autonomous vehicles by Waymo One are hitting the streets!

The vehicle uses multiple cameras, sensors, and radar connected to the surface of the car for a 360degree view. By “remembering” information that it has already experienced, the car will predict what pedestrians and other vehicles will do before they do it. This way, it can drive along a predetermined route, avoiding obstacles and keeping its passengers safe.

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I had the opportunity to visit Crayola Experience on Father’s Day weekend. My family and I had lots of fun together. We enjoyed many activities, such as wrap and name a crayon, drip art, and Melt & Mold. We won fun prizes! We even saw an owl from the Phoenix Zoo! It was a great experience.

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Kinzie Houston Dickman got into a life changing car crash in 2019, when she was 23 years old. She has had to change her whole way of living her life.

When Dickman was little, she loved the snow and skiing. She learned to ski at the early age of 21 /2 years old. Eventually, she switched from skiing to snowboarding. She shared some of the details about the car crash. According to Dickman, “It was a very traumatic car accident. It took a lot of policemen, firefighters, paramedics, even a helicopter ride to the hospital to keep me alive.”

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Seeing a total solar eclipse from anywhere on Earth is awesome, but seeing it from the path of totality is spectacular! A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and completely blocks the Sun. Getting to see the totality of he solar eclipse depends on where you are on Earth. Totality is when the moon fully blocks the Sun from our view on Earth. If you are not on the path of totality, you can still see part of the eclipse. Phoenix saw 64 percent of the total eclipse.

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Since May, 2020, NASA has been inviting people all around the world to participate in their virtual guest program.

The program is free and anyone can sign up. Visit nasa.gov/virtualguest to sign up and partake in exciting missions without having to leave your home. You can also download a free NASA virtual guest passport and put the stamps you get from each mission into it.

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Have you ever heard of the summer reading program? The Maricopa County Library District’s #1 game is filled with adventurous challenges, live events, scavenger hunts and more! Besides the fun of reading great books, discovering new authors and meeting performers and their pets and abilities, you can win awesome prizes!

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There has been lots of fun in town for those who enjoy basketball. Phoenix Mercury had two Open House events, one in March and another in April. Also, this year Phoenix was the host for the NCAA Men’s Final Four, and April 5–8 there were many fun events. I have been so lucky to participate in a Mercury Open House, to be part of the Men’s Final Four Dribble event presented by Buick, and to go to the Men’s Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One.

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The Nurse Florence series, a medical book series that is used to educate children, has illustrators of all ages, from 15 up. Michael Dow, a Registered Nurse in Tucson, has written every book of the extensive series.

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