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It was eerie driving on I-75 in Northern Michigan at 65mph recently without my hands touching the steering wheel or my foot touching the gas pedal or brake. While full-time autonomous driving is still years away, automotive technology already allows it part-time. I was test driving a 2015 Acura TLX, the new mid-size marvel replacing
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Happy New Year 2016. As we look back on 2015, the top stories on on ecoXplorer viewed most often were warnings and advisories about scams and frauds, including travel and cyber security, and best new car buys under $25,000. So we’ll try to bring you more stories like that in 2016. Here are the ecoXplorer
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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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Spoiler Alert: A rugged, isolated island off Ireland’s south west coast is wowing audiences in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The final scenes were filmed on Skellig Michael Island, a UNESCO Heritage Site. All we’ll tell you is that the plot focuses on the intergalacatic search for Jedi warriors, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). The closely
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It will cost you less to learn to ski or snowboard January 2016, as top ski and snowboard resorts throughout the West offer free or steeply discounted ski and snowboard lessons during the eighth annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. Several resorts even are offering FREE season passes for those who complete the beginner
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Where’s Santa? Since 1955, the team at North American Aerospace Defense Command (better known as NORAD) has kept track of a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. Curious kids can follow Santa’s route on Christmas Eve, as well as receive updates from the North Pole online at NORAD Tracks Santa. We are told Rudolph’s glowing red nose gives
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Stay connected with friends and family during a flight with a new and cheap in-flight messaging service from Gogo. At $3 or less per flight, it’s cheaper than in-flight internet or the cost of an in-flight movie. Gogo’s Messaging Pass allows works with familiar messaging applications like WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, iMessage and other popular messaging
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Comparison shopping for the best prices is not enough. You should shop around also for the best return policy. There’s no such thing as “many happy returns” after the holidays. These tips will save you time and money, along with stress, during and after your 2015 holiday shopping and gift-giving. The good news is that
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Ski or snowboard for free when you fly Alaska Airlines to top Western resorts in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, California, Montana and Alaska. Plus, the airline is offering additional steep discounts if you take a second trip this winter season. Here are the deals: With the “Fly Alaska, Ski Free,“ promotion, just show your boarding pass
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Help a US military family get a FREE Christmas tree this season. Trees for Troops gives US military families around the world a free real Christmas tree. Over the past 10 years Trees for Troops has shipped more than 157,000 Christmas trees to service members in every branch of the military to bases in 17 countries,
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