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Thousands of people have lost their homes, businesses and jobs, in the devastation fires which ripped through the beautiful Hawaiian island of Maui. Choose one of these charities to support with a donation to help victims with life-saving food, water, clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines. Hawaii-based charities
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The unremitting heat blanketing much of the US can be dangerous to your health – especially children, seniors, those with underlying health issues, even pets. Stay safe from heat exhaustion or heat stroke with these common sense tips from the CDC. Stay Hydrated – Drink Plenty of Fluids Drink more fluids, regardless of how active
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The current nationwide heat wave has more of us cranking up the A/C. These are easy ways to stay cool and comfortable and still reduce your electricity use while you save money on your bill and help avoid a power outage. Simply, we are using more electricity these days, to power a growing number of
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The Postal Service has issued a new stamp honoring Chief Standing Bear. He is the Native American civil rights icon who won a landmark court ruling in 1879 that determined a Native American was a person under the law with an inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The dedication ceremony for
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There have been several unfortunate incidents recently of serious injuries, even deaths, on amusement park and fair rides. While these are rare, it’s worth reviewing common sense ride safety measures to protect yourself and your children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports more than 24,000 injuries caused by such attractions were seen by hospital
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The release of the much anticipated and much hyped Barbie movie is making us reminisce about Barbie articles published here on ecoxplorer. The movie, of course, is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as her beach boy Ken. In case you missed these – or want to reread
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June 30th is National Corvette Day, a good time to celebrate what many enthusiasts refer to as America’s sports car. The Corvette has been manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky, since 1981, producing more than 1.1 Million. At full capacity, the factory can churn out 200 Corvettes a day, many in the most popular color –
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Again this year, Land Rover is honoring local community groups and charities which make a positive impact by giving away fully customized and equipped Defender 130 rescue vehicles, designed to save lives. The Defender Service Awards expands in 2023 beyond US groups to include Puerto Rico and Canada, plus significant money awards to help non-profits
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Frugal Over Fifty: There are benefits to getting older, especially discounts for shopping, dining and traveling. More than 100 retailers, supermarket chains, health and wellness chains, airlines, hotels, restaurants and movie theater chains nationwide offer discounts to seniors. Few of these offers are widely promoted. Some don’t even appear on the company website. The top
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For many of us, room service is an important hotel amenity. Most orders are conventional, but this Room Service Report shows some strange and weird room service requests, including “diet water” and an over-the-top $1,600 Wagyu beef burger. The room service survey also finds that demand for the popular amenity is on the rise according
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