I wrote a little while ago about the Starbucks Mobile Card app and how I couldn’t wait for it to go nationwide. Well, it’s a little step closer. It’s an interesting expansion too, with an interesting partnership… with Target. Right now, there are about 1,800 locations around the country at which you can pop open [...]

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(ARA) – Today’s busy American lifestyle is making it increasingly difficult to eat the right foods, exercise and stay healthy. Between work, family time, household chores and errands, there can be little free time left to focus on preparing nutritious meals.  Americans might be surprised to learn, however, that they can help meet daily nutritional [...]

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(ARA) – When a stroke strikes, every minute counts in saving the person’s life. Speedy treatment depends on the person afflicted or someone near them recognizing the five signs that a stroke is occurring and getting emergency help fast. You can remember the five signs of stroke with these five words: walk, talk, reach, see, [...]

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(ARA) – Retirees and baby boomers throughout the nation are wondering with great trepidation, what would happen to them if their health care coverage were simply taken away? Many fear that the current economic crisis in America will speed up that process. It has already occurred with retirees of some of America’s largest corporations, and [...]

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  (ARA) – “Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing,” Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once said.  But Wilde, for all his wit, probably never envisioned the modern practice of giving an experience as a  gift. “For all the reasons to give an experience as a gift, perhaps the most popular is the desire [...]

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(ARA) – True, we’re all living more cost-consciously these days —  we’re dining out less, forgoing luxuries like vacations and new wardrobes, and we’re spending less on furniture, too. The January 2008 issue of “Furniture Today” projected a mere 0.4 percent increase in furniture sales over the course of the year. The good news is [...]

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(ARA) – When it comes to home improvements, deck systems top the list with an estimated four million new decks built annually in the U.S. and 40 million remodeled decks gracing today’s homes. This rising trend has led manufacturers to offer a wider variety of deck materials, styles, and options, but choices can be overwhelming. [...]

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(ARA) – There are many places through most houses where doors that slide rather than swing can provide space saving advantages. But genuine pocket doors that slide inside of walls can’t always be installed, due to obstacles such as room configurations. Homeowners, builders and remodelers are always looking for innovative new ways to enhance existing [...]

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(ARA) – The criminal mind is always at work. Just look at the rapid growth in the number of identity thefts reported each year — now the No. 1 crime in the U.S., identity theft cases hit an all-time high of more than 8.3 million in 2007 according to the Federal Trade Commission. Criminals are [...]

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