green living, smart spending
More than two dozen popular international cruise lines and riverboat companies, including Cunard and Disney, are offering deep discounts on cruises booked during Cruise Week, through Oct. 13. While individual cruise lines run sales and promotions all year for such things as free balcony upgrades or onboard credits for a specific itinerary, Cruise Week is
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It’s important to get a flu shot every year. Getting a flu shot is especially important this year because of Ebola. No, a flu shot absolutely positively will not protect you from Ebola. But since the first symptoms of Ebola and flu are similar, a flu shot will at least protect you from worrying that
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More than 150,000 people already have formally petitioned Starbucks to stop serving milk from genetically modified cows, and that’s just a drop in the milk bucket thanks to an international “social media day of action” planned for this weekend. Tens of thousands of additional consumers are expected to join the one-day protest on Sunday, October
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What’s not to love? 53 mpg city, 46 highway, roomy cabin, sporty handling, snappy styling and a base price of $19,080. The 2015 Toyota Prius c is best buy, one of the family of Prius models that are simply the best-selling hybrids on the planet. The Prius c is the baby of the family, smaller
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Scam Alert: Jimmy John’s customers beware: your credit and debit cards are at risk. Approximately 216 stores nationwide appear to have been affected by what the sandwich chain describes as “this event”. Cards impacted by this data security breach seem to be only those swiped at the stores, not credit card numbers entered manually or
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Are you about to go on a date with a felon, or hire one for your business? The felon just may be the scammer pretending to be from Instant Checkmate, a legitimate company which offers background checks. The email offer I received recently to search for the background of a social or business contact had
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Most of the restaurants on the OpenTable list of top 100 restaurants for foodies have opened in the last two or three years, with talented young chefs redefining American cuisine in a creative, even playful way. The annual Diners Choice Award winners reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million restaurant reviews submitted by
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For college football fans, it’s the most glorious time of the year. You can stay home and watch the games on TV, or book a flight to see them in person. These are the top ten game day destinations and what else to do naerby before or after the game. Click here for the Ten
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Take a hike. Seriously, the hiking footwear company KEEN is sponsoring a sweepstakes to win a free hiking vacation to the Columbia River Gorge, plus a visit to the KEEN factory nearby to see how hiking boots are made. The contest is to inspire us all to think about imagining where a million steps might
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Labor Day means more than the end of summer and a new school year. It also means it’s time to grab ski season deals on lodging, lessons, even airline tickets at your favorite ski and snowboard resorts. These discounts for the 2014/2015 ski season melt away soon: Crested Butte, Colorado The earlier you plan your
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