Do You Have A Food Allergy?

March 3, 2009

I’ve been getting hives from head to toe for 5 months. At least twice a day except for a 2 week break in November 2008.
I’ve been trying to find the cause. First, I thought I was allergic to wool. I stopped wearing wool, but they continued. Then I thought it was stress from lack of [...]

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Airline Legal Minimum Connection Times

February 25, 2009

Worried about making a flight connection?
I routinely answer travel insurance questions on the Cruise Critic Message Boards. My id is “iamtrustworthy“. Here’s a summary of one I answered today:
I have a 27 minute layover in Atlanta, but the legal connection times for domestic to domestic flights is 55 minutes. My travel insurance plan will cover [...]

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Explore The Seas With Google Ocean

February 24, 2009

Google Ocean Lets Users Explore Shipwrecks And Reefs
Source: Daily Mail, Feb. 2, 2009
I love looking at maps and atlases. Thanks to high-speed broadband, I can look at the earth with Google Earth and now the oceans with Google Ocean.
Sylvia Earle, Ocean Explorer explains how Google Ocean works:

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If You’re So Smart, Why Can’t You …

February 20, 2009

Elizabeth Gilbert has a different way to think about creative genius
My good friend Amrit Hallan sent me this link and I’m thankful he did! For better or worse, I took intelligence tests in 4th grade. The results must’ve been good because in the years following many teachers told me they expected great things from me. [...]

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Is It Too Late To Get Travel Insurance?

February 18, 2009

We’re taking a cruise March 1, 2009. We paid our cruise in full in January 2009. My husband was hospitalized last week for something unexpected & his doctor says he’s ok to travel. I called another website (________) & they said my husband doesn’t have a pre-existing condition. Which cruise insurance plan should we get? [...]

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Does High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contain Mercury?

February 17, 2009

Most Common Source of Calories in U.S. is LOADED With Mercury!
Source: Dr. Mercola
Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, according to a new study. Mercury was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient.
HFCS [...]

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How Primary Differs From Secondary Medical Travel Insurance

February 16, 2009

Most travelers are are mis-informed about how Primary & Secondary Medical Travel Insurance coverage works. Read this to learn the truth about what Primary or Secondary Medical coverage means and how they differ:
Primary Medical Coverage means your medical bills are paid from the first dollar. No “coordination of benefit” claim forms need to be filed. [...]

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Do I Have To Cancel My Trip If A Family Member Dies?

February 14, 2009

Barbara from St. Louis asks: I see that your travel insurance plans can cover me if a family member gets sick or dies. My question is do I have to cancel my trip if a family member dies? I don’t like my brother-in-law and while I’ll be sad for my sister when her husband dies, [...]

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10 Diseases Linked To Soda Pop

February 13, 2009

I’m a natural skeptic. Ever heard that if you put a nail or a quarter in Coke or Pepsi (or any other cola) the carbonic acid will corrode it in just a few days? I heard that too. So in 2002 I finally got around to testing it.
Nothing happened! Not after a day, a week [...]

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You’re Getting Another Postal Rate Increase

February 12, 2009

US Postal Rates Increasing on May 11, 2009
The US Postal Service announced today (Feb. 11, 2009) that on May 11, 2009 the US postal rate increases. And they also said you can count on an increase every May: “Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May”.
You can view or download the Complete Price [...]

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Can Vitamin Waters Improve Your Health?

February 11, 2009

Source: LifeScript.com: January 24, 2009
Drinking soda pop isn’t the best for you (more on this the day after tomorrow). I don’t like coffee, though when I lived in Guatemala, I liked the coffee plantations’ aroma. Nor do I particularly like tea, though I drink tea now and then.
I like plain water. It might be [...]

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