green living, smart spending
Earth Day travel contest: Choose a favorite conservation project for a chance to win a trip to a dude ranch. Alaska Airlines and The Nature Conservancy are celebrating Earth Day by inviting conservation-minded travelers to vote for one of six conservtion projects in the American West. Every voter is automatically entered for a chance to
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Buy your very own aerial drone: NYC’s photo equipment megastore B&H is now taking pre-orders for what’s officially called a quadcopter, armed with a high-resolution camera still and video camera. The newest model of the DGI Phantom line is the Phantom 2 Vision+ with a 14-megapixel camera that shoots Adobe DNG RAW, and is capable
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This year, 2014, Volkswagen is celebrating 65 years since the first Beetle arrived in the United States. Since January 1949, more than 5.5 million Beetle models have been sold in the USA, in three distinctive designs. Here’s some history of the beloved Bug, which became a touchstone for an entire generation and one of the
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Enter to win a trip to Paris in 2014. The sweepstakes is sponsored by Pottery Barn and Food & Wine magazine, so you know it is both legit and upscale. The grand prize includes round-trip airfare for two, four nights in a luxury hotel, and a $1,000 gift card to wine, dine & shop your
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Congratulations to Acura, celebrating 28 consecutive years as the top luxury automobile brand in America. We are speaking alphabetically, of course, since today is April Fool’s Day. Since its inception as the first luxury brand from a Japanese automaker, in March 1986, Acura has maintained a clear alphabetical leadership position over all other luxury brands,
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The new B Resort, located in Orlando’s Walt Disney World Resort, celebrates its grand opening with discount rates through September 2014. The resort is family-friendly, of course, with some enticing features that include a full-service spa, courtesy iPads, free Wifi and an unbeatable location in the heart of one of the world’s most sought-after destinations.
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Enter to win a new 2014 Ford Transit Connect. It’s a large family wagon or small truck, depending on whether you choose passenger windows or delivery panels. As a passenger wagon, there’s room for seven and lots of cargo space. As a truck, it’s ideal for small businesses making deliveries, from construction to catering. The
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Fans of Game of Thrones can visit several of the location sites of the popular TV series in a special tour of Croatia, including the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, the real life setting of King’s Landing. Book by June 15th, 2014 and receive complimentary Blue-Ray/DVD Combo sets from the show’s first three seasons, as well
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Lucky me – I’ve just won a free Bahamas cruise. The bogus Bahamas cruise scam offer is back. The Royal Bahama Cruise Line just phoned to offer me this wonderful free cruise opportunity, and you might be getting a call soon, too. Beware. The offer is good, so long as I am over 18, own
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Alfa Romeo is returning to the USA for the first time in decades, with a hot, high performance two-seater, the Alfa Romeo 4C The roadster is being introduced to North America at the 2014 New York International Auto Show in April, and will be available in the US some time this summer. Price has not
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