"daylight-savings-time" Articles & Blogs:
Fall Back: Set Your Car Clocks Back on November 1!
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Don't forget to set the clocks back in your car on November 1! Daylight savings ends when we "Fall back" on the first Sunday in November and begins again when we "Spring forward" on the second Sunday of March. Benjamin Franklin was the first to propose a...[Read on] |
Don't forget to set your car clocks forward!
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I was on my way to LAX airport last Fall when I glanced at the clock in my car and discovered in a panic that I was going to be much later than I had expected. It was an early morning flight, and I thought I had left enough time to stop and get gas on th...[Read on] |
Planning for the Future: What Women Need to Know About Social Security
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Years ago, I attended a retreat held by the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership for twentysomething women. One of the discussions was on financial literacy, and I remember of the twenty women there, I was one of very few with a mutual fund, an IRA, ...[Read on] |
Women Directors Talk Permeable Wall
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Martha Coolidge
A bunch of high profile female directors (Martha Coolidge, Penelope Spheeris, Catherine Hardwicke, Kimberly Peirce) participated in a symposium at Chapman University in CA this past weekend called Women in Focus. They spoke about the di...[Read on] |
10 Easy Ways to Save on Car Insurance
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When you factor in the cost of gas, tune-ups, registration fees, and maintenance, owning a car can be incredibly expensive! But what most people don't know is that saving money on car insurance is one of the easiest ways to cut costs.
Reviewing your...[Read on] |
Three key tips to fuel savings at the pump for fourth of July travelers
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With summer travel season half over and the Fourth of July weekend approaching, drivers know it is more important than ever to properly maintain their vehicles to ensure maximum gas mileage. To get the most out of a tank of gas, experts suggest that, in ...[Read on] |
Tickets: Don't be a Prisoner to High Auto Insurance Rates
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When shopping for car insurance, one of the first things you'll be asked is: "Have you had any moving violations (tickets) in the last three years?" If the answer is "yes," don't worry, you're not alone. You have something in common with millions of d...[Read on] |
Tickets: Don't be a prisoner to high auto insurance rates
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When shopping for car insurance, one of the first things you'll be asked is: "Have you had any moving violations (tickets) in the last three years?" If the answer is "yes," don't worry, you're not alone. You have something in common with millions of d...[Read on] |
Ghouls and Goblins Make Halloween Driving Spooky
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Brought to you by Car Care Council
For motorists, the spooky part about Halloween is that little ghouls and goblins often dress in dark colors and in costumes that cover their eyes, and some get so excited they simply forget road safety rules. To he...[Read on] |
What does it take to be green In the auto industry? Ask the LaFontaine family.
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LaFontaine Automotive Group recently received a Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for its brand-new Buick-GMC-Cadillac dealership, becoming the only "Green" dealership in Michigan, one of only two Gold-certified ...[Read on] |
Jiffy Lube to raise $1 Million to fight heart disease
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Just three weeks into its "2010 Maintenance Partners For Life Campaign," Jiffy Lube has already reached more than 65 percent of its $1 million national fundraising.
Through the generous support of its customers, as of February 22 Jiffy Lube has already ...[Read on] |
Back to School Safety
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It's back to school time. Kids excitedly put on new backpacks and wonder who will be in their classes while parents worry about their child's safety. And with good reason. Each year around 800 school-aged children are killed in motor vehicle accidents dur...[Read on] |
President Obama’s Bipartisan Health Care Summit: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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by Julia Kaye, Brigette Courtot, and Kelli Garcia,National Women's Law Center
A colleague of ours equated yesterday’s Bipartisan Health Care Summit to a Superbowl for the CSPAN crowd. The event featured an all-star lineup from the White House, HHS, and...[Read on] |
From the Editor’s Desk: How to beat confidence busters
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There are some days when opportunity is constantly knocking, our hearts are filled with so much hope we can barely stand it, and life seems to be falling into place exactly as we wished it would.
And then some days, we break our heel, the coffee shop is ...[Read on] |
From the Editor’s Desk: How to beat confidence busters
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There are some days when opportunity is constantly knocking, our hearts are filled with so much hope we can barely stand it, and life seems to be falling into place exactly as we wished it would.
And then some days, we break our heel, the coffee shop is ...[Read on] |
The Ultimate Gas Savings Suite
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Gas prices. The very mention of the term makes my stomach clench. Is there no end in sight? Everyone seems to have somewhere to lay the blame, and my Facebook and Twitter feeds are seeing more and more pumpside rants as people post enraged photos o...[Read on] |
Fuel savings tips as gas prices soar
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Brought to you by Car Care Council
With gas prices exceeding four dollars a gallon in many parts of the country, the Car Care Council is offering gas-saving maintenance and driving tips that really work.
"Millions of dollars worth of gasoline is w...[Read on] |
6 Ways To Spend Less This Holiday Season
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Financial guru Jean Chatzky reveals how to keep impulse buying in check
As you head to the stores — or online — this Black Friday week, you’d do well to try to keep your impulses in check. Eighty percent of peo...[Read on] |
Theatre Alert: The River Crosses Rivers- Short Plays by Women Playwrights of Color
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This is a straight press release that I thought I would share
GOING TO THE RIVER Presents
September 9th – 27th, 2009
The River Crosses Rivers is a festival of new short work from thirteen emerging and established women playwrights of color. Playwr...[Read on] |
Thanksgiving travel by car saves money and headaches
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With gas prices dropping and airlines making drastic cuts to the number of flights they will offer over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Car Care Council suggests that driving may not only save you money, but will also save you from plenty of travel headach...[Read on] |
How to get the best financing deals on your vehicle purchase
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by Sharleen Benet If you're buying a new car or a truck or any other vehicle, you would look for the price you're getting on the purchase of the vehicle. You must look for ways you can get the best financing deals on your new vehicle purchase. There ar...[Read on] |
Back to School Dorm/Apartment: Cheap Ways to Shop
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Decorating is tough. Not only do you have to match your room basics to your style and color preferences, but you have to stay within your budget - which, for many college-bound chicks, is pretty small. Coupled with a seemingly never-ending shopping list, ...[Read on] |
Headlights: The Eyes of Your Automobile
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Are your headlights aimed correctly?
According to the National Safety Council, the number of traffic deaths is three times greater at night than during the day. Since ninety percent of a driver's reaction depends on visibility, it is extremely important ...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Darkness visible
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(Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
After all the adventures of the past few days, despite ...[Read on] |
Tune your engine and save money with new spark plugs
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A properly tuned vehicle runs more efficiently, performs better, and saves money at the gas pump. When was your last tuneup? Bosch is offering motorists another way to save money and enjoy improved performance when they tune up their vehicle. If you're d...[Read on] |
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