1.   Another way to discover America is to volunteer some community service rather than spend time on a more traditional summer vacation.

2.   Demand for gasoline is expected to drop in weeks to come now that the traditional summer driving season in the U.S. is over.

3.   Even so, for bond investors, waiting for a Fed rate increase may bring more discomfort than mosquito bites, poison ivy and other traditional summer afflictions.

4.   Insee said the fall in the price of manufactured goods reflected the traditional summer sales.

5.   The central bank will be monitoring financial markets over its traditional summer break, Bundesbank Chief Economist Otmar Issing said.

6.   The county has been struggling to recover from years of hard times after many of the Borscht Belt resorts shut down as their traditional summer vacationers dwindled.

7.   The drop comes just in time for the traditional summer homebuying season, when a combination of good weather and vacations prompt consumers to shop for a mortgage.

8.   The Japanese are still buying presents for friends during the traditional summer gift-giving season.

9.   The mining industry is in the midst of its traditional summer slowdown, with plenty of raw metal in the pipeline.

10.   The Outdoor Activities Forum offers both traditional summer recreational topics and more obscure adventures.