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AAA
Volume 28, No. 2
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
340 South Centre St.
P.O. Box 990, Pottsville, PA 17901 Telephone: (570) 622-4991 • 1-800-666-SCMC
BRANCH OFFICE
202 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252 (570) 668-1003
OFFICE HOURS
POTTSVILLE
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
TAMAQUA
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
OFFICERS
ROBERT W. WACHTER - Chief Executive Officer GEORGE URITIS - Chairman of the Board DAVID J. HOLLEY - President RONALD DERENZO - Solicitor
DIRECTORS
Wayne S. Hamilton .............................Orwigsburg
David J. Holley ...........................Schuylkill Haven Allen C. Koch .............................Schuylkill Haven John Levkulic .............................Schuylkill Haven Lowell P. Martin.................................... Frackville Robert Mills.............................................Pottsville John D.W. Reiley.....................................Pottsville George Uritis ........................................... Cressona
JUDIE KARHAN - Editor-in-Chief DOROTHY CROUCH - Senior Editorial Director HANS FRUST - Creative Director ANGELA ILICH - Director of Production LORRIE MULHALL - Regional Editor
AAA Now! (ISSN 08988552; USPS 002-243) is published quarterly by AAA Schuylkill County, 340 South Centre St., Pottsville, PA 17901. Periodicals postage paid at Pottsville, PA 17901 and at additional mailing offices. A subscription price of $1 per year to primary members is paid through dues.
POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to AAA Now! Schuylkill County, 340 South Centre St., Pottsville, PA 17901.
AAA does not endorse any product or service advertised in this publication other than AAA club services and products. The publisher of AAA Now! Does not endorse or make any representations or warranties concerning any service or product advertised in this publication. The published is not liable to any advertiser or reader for any errors or omissions in advertising or editorial copy appearing in this publication, provided, however, that the publisher will print a correction after the publisher has been notified of an error or omission.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation of AAA NOW!. Publication No.002- 243. Filing Date 9/28/15. Issue Frequency: Quarterly. Number of Issues Published Annually: 4. Annual Subscription Price: $1.00 per copy. Owner: AAA Schuylkill County, 340 S. Centre St. Pottsville, PA 17901. Mailing Address: Same as headquarters. Editor: Lorrie Mulhall AA Schuylkill County, 340 S. Centre St. Pottsville, PA 17901. Managing Editor: Judie Karhan, 25061 Avenue Stanford Unit 10, Valencia, CA. 91355. Known Bondholders, mortgages, and Other Security Holders Owning of Holding 1% or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None. Publication Name: AAA NOW!. Issue Dates for Circulation Data Below: Summer 2015.
Total number of copies printed (average for preceding 12 months): 25,222; paid outside- county mail subscriptions: 2,819; paid in-county subscriptions: 14,386; sales through dealers: 0; other classes mailed through USPS: 0; total paid and/or requested circulation: 17,205; free distribution outside county: 728; free distribution in county: 5,873; other classes mailed through USPS: 0; free distribution outside the mail: 0; total free distribution: 6,601; total distribution: 23,806; copies not distributed: 1,416; total: 25,222 percent paid and/or circulation: 72%. Actual number of copies printed (single issue nearest to filing date): 24,917; paid outside-county mail subscriptions: 1,008; paid in-county subscriptions: 17,375; sales through dealers: 0; other classes mailed through USPS: 0; total paid and/ or requested circulation: 18,383; free distribution outside county: 302; free distribution in county: 6,136; other classes mailed through USPS: 0; free distribution outside the mail: 0; total free distribution: 6,438; total distribution: 24,821; copies not distributed: 96; total: 24,917; percent paid and/or requested circulation: 74%.
I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. Lorrie Mulhall
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Cyber Strategies: Five Tips for Using Your Credit Card Online
With just a click of the mouse, you can buy nearly any product online – from cars and diamond jewelry to medicine and groceries.
Yet online shopping requires the same level of precaution you use when you’re out shopping in person.
Take these steps to help avoid being cheated by clever scam artists:
Shop at Secure Web Sites
The key here is a Secure Socket Layer, or SSI, which uses encryption technology to scramble the information you send to an online merchant. Look for an “s” displayed after “http” in the address bar of your browser. This https:// indicates that a web site is secure. Note that
you may not see the “s” until you actually move to the merchant’s order page. Another way to determine if you are on a secure site is to look for a closed padlock or an unbroken key symbol at the bottom of your screen.
Understand Privacy and Security Policies
Be sure to review the merchant’s data security practices, which are often explained in a Privacy
Policy or Security Policy. Look for online merchants who are members of a program such as TRUSTe (www.truste.org), Verisign (www.verisign.com) or BBBonline (www.bbbonline.org), which sets guidelines for privacy-related best practices.
Shop from Home
Public computers and networks expose your shopping to plenty of online dangers – including the use of key logger software that captures your login information and credit card number. Your credit card information can even be stolen when you use your personal laptop on a public wireless network.
Use a Credit Card
The safest way to shop on the Internet is with a credit card. You are not held liable for fraudulent charges that are promptly reported, and if you have a dispute with a merchant over a charge, you have the right to dispute
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GEORGE A. URITIS
Chairman of the Board
What Does the ‘Check Engine’ Light Mean?
ROBERT W. WACHTER
Chief Executive Officer
Many drivers don’t know what the “check engine” or “service engine soon” warning light on the instrument panel means. Understanding the purpose of this light, and knowing what actions to
take when it comes on, can help you nip problems in the bud – and possible prevent major damage.
An illuminated “check engine” light tells you that the engine control computer has detected a problem that may be causing the vehicle to produce excessive emissions. Sometimes the light will be accompanied by noticeable performance problems, such an engine miss or hesitation, but other times the vehicle will appear to operate normally. Common failures that can trigger a check engine light include:
• Faulty signals from engine control components such as oxygen, coolant temperature, intake airflow and other sensors.
• Engine misfires from faulty spark plugs, plug wires, ignition components, fuel injectors or other fuel system components.
• Emission control device failures such as loose or cracked vacuum hoses, a loose or missing gag cap, or a defective exhaust gas recirculation valve.
How you should react to a “check engine” light depends on how the light behaves. If the light comes on for a little while and then goes out, there was a temporary problem in the system. Although the light goes out when the problem stops, the computer still stores a diagnostic trouble code in its memory. If the light does not recur, no action is necessary. However, if the light continues to come and go intermittently, take the car in for a checkup.
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