Here’s the latest list of 10 travel deals for this week. Many of these links lead to offers with a very limited shelf life, so if you’re interested, act quickly. But don’t act so quickly that you miss the fine print. Summer Travel Deals aren’t quite so…
Archive | August 18th, 2012
Paris Vacations – 10 Illustrated Quick Tips for Budget Travel
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Paris has much to offer a budget traveler. But most of us need some help in mapping out an affordable trip to the French capital.
Spring and summer have passed. Those are the two primary seasons for many Paris-bound tourists. But fall and even winter …
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Watch "Air Jaws Apocalypse" – The Largest Great White Shark Photographed Up Close
Posted on 18 August 2012.
If you missed seeing the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week on television this past week, you can still see some terrific videos of “Air Jaws Apocalypse,” which the marine biologists studying sharks feeding off South Africa’s Seal Island say is the lar…
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iPhone 5 Must Have a Huge Launch to Stay Ahead of Rivals
Posted on 18 August 2012.
The latest predictions are that Apples September 12
launch of the iPhone 5 will be the biggest in history, at least according to Peter
Misek from Jefferies research. The firm is predicting that Apple will have
about 15 million iPhone 5 devices in in…
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Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Even the pickiest eaters in your family will like this tater tot casserole. And if you think about it, why wouldn’t they? Meat and crispy potatoes in a creamy sauce. What’s not to like?Want to up the nutritional value of this dish? Make it with grass-f…
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7th Annual Nature Conservancy Photography Contest
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Just like the summer, The Nature Conservancy’s 2012 Digital Photo Contest will soon be coming to a close, September 16, 2012.
Don’t miss your chance to submit your original digital photos of unique and beautiful lands, waters, plants, animals and…
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Microsoft Windows Phone Dev Center Glitch Fixed
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Microsoft has apparently repaired a "hiccup" with its newly rebuilt Windows Phone Dev Center that prevented the publishing of new phone apps to the site for about two days.
App publishing was temporarily put on hold during the glitch, which…
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Google Wallet, Isis, NFC Will Push Mobile Payments to $1.3 Trillion
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Mobile-payment transactions are expected to rise nearly fourfold over the next five years, exceeding $1.3 trillion, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
The research company expects sales using remote purchasing and near-field communicatio…
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Review: $upercapitalist
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Simon Yin’s $upercapitalist — a film about the recent financial crisis — works in a niche that has been completely underrepresented in film, yet it still struggles from the basic plot points that double for a complex economic negotiation. Simon Yin…
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ABC Family Cancels ‘Jane By Design’
Posted on 18 August 2012.
Jane’s complicated life is about to get much simpler as ABC Family cancels the teen drama…
ABC Family has announced that after one full season, Jane By Design will not return next season. Despite having Pretty Little Liars, the network’s most succes…
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