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Vacation bound? An empty home or apartment is an invitation to burglars. Protect your home from burglars while you are away on vacation, or just away for the weekend, to avoid being one of the two million plus annual household burglary victims. According to the FBI, more than 65 percent of burglaries are residential break-ins.
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Here are some top tips from a road warrior (me) of what to do before you travel abroad, to save time, stress and money while you are on the road. It’s good advice for a first-time traveler, and a refresher for veteran travelers. Medical and Health Check the State Dept. Traveler Alert health page. Get
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We’ve all been hearing about airport security lines as long as three hours, causing people to miss their flights. But you can zip through airport security like a VIP with a “known traveler” card that gets you onto the expedited TSA PreCheck line. If you fly more than twice a year, you are a fool
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The peak summer driving season getting underway is a good time to be reminded about the danger and cost of speeding. Speeding costs lives and billions in medical costs and property damage: Some 13,500 Americans die each year in speeding related accidents, about the same number who die in alcohol-related accidents. Also according to the
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If your US Passport is expiring in 2016 or early 2017, or if you are applying for a first passport for yourself or a child, get your new US Passport now to save time, money and stress. More passports expire this year than in history, and the US State Dept. warns of a major backlog.
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The person next to you on the airplane, commuter train or movie theater sneezes, and you catch a cold, or worse, the flu. Whether you are traveling or close to home, here’s how to avoid the flu. First and most important, get a flu shot. It does not guarantee you’ll avoid the flu, but it
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With the peak summer driving season underway, it’s a good time to be reminded about the dangers and costs of speeding.
If your vacation plans include a summer road trip, the last thing you want is unexpected car trouble to ruin the fun. A simple pre-trip vehicle check can save time, money and memories.
Take great photos of Fourth of July fireworks with these tips from the experts at Nikon, plus my own experiences as a travel writer and photographer: Pick your spot. Keep the backdrop in mind when you pick your spot. Try to claim the high ground, with an unobstructed, camera-eye’s view of the colorful proceedings, and
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A technical website estimates our smartphones and tablets are saving us around $10,000. That’s for gear and gadgets we are no longer buying, but stuffing inside our hand-held devices. The list includes: Books, which saddens me, since I write traditional travel guidebooks along with new-fashioned mobile travel apps and ebooks. Notebooks and pens, which also
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