Jul 25, 2009

The best deals on auto parts

Even considering the fact that I am a woman, the truth is that I am a lover of fast cars and so I tend to buy a new car every five years. Anyway, cars aren’t perfect and require a lot of maintenance and we often find it difficult to pay all the auto parts that we need for them.

Still, that is all about to change as it is now possible to buy auto parts for the best prices that we will ever see! In fact, all the prices are wholesale prices and we are even offered the chance of taking full advantage of the free shipping service on all orders over 50 dollars! What else could we really ask for? Just take some time to have a look at the wide range of auto parts that you can find on the website above for all makers and I am sure that you will understand why I always buy auto parts from them.

Traveling from the US to Canada for the best price of the last 37 years!


Would you like to travel from the US to Canada but you could never afford it? Do you think that this summer you would have enough free time to do it? If you think so, then you should definitely take full advantage of the great prices that you are able to find this season. In fact, you may read the msnbc.com article just below for further guidance:

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TORONTO - The number of U.S. tourists visiting Canada is at a 37-year low and declining, mainly due to the recession, but stricter new U.S. passport rules are also to blame, the head of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada said Thursday.

"We're at the lowest level since 1972," association president Randy Williams said. "American traffic has been an issue for seven or eight years, constantly dwindling."

The number of overnight trips by Americans to Canada has declined from 16.168 million in 2002 to 13.371 million in 2007, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.

The drop in visitors is primarily a result of the recession-plagued economy, but Williams also said that new U.S. passport rules have not helped.

Since June 1, people traveling across the borders have been required since to show a passport or other acceptable form of identification such as an enhanced driver's license or NEXIS card.

Before the new rules, only government-issued ID was needed for travel between Canada and the U.S.

David Tetrault has noticed a 50 percent drop in business at his bed and breakfast in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He said the biggest impact of the new passport rules is in last-minute travel because the planning and time to get a passport has eliminated spontaneity.

Although U.S. border guards have been lenient so far with travelers who do not have their passports, Joanne Ferreira of the United States Customs and Border Patrol said compliance has been very high.

"Travelers are showing up with their approved documents and those that do not have their approved documents, we're still in that flexible period of time, and we're not denying entry as long as they are admissible and we can confirm their identity and citizenship," she said from Washington, D.C.

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The important role played by industrial furniture

When keeping in mind all the experience that I have as a businesswoman, I would personally say that if we want to make a business or company successful, we definitely need to get the best equipments for the specific sections of the company or business.

As a matter of fact, workbenches and laboratory furniture tend to play a vital role as they allow us to produce an even more consistent work because we are given the chance to better work conditions. Personally, I would advise all of you looking for the best deals on workbenches, laboratory and industrial furniture and other similar accessories to have a look at the website to which I have linked just above or call them on 800.251.1505 if you still have any questions after visiting their user-friendly website that will surely come in handy when you finally decide to bring your business to a new level.

Disneyland: a magical place


Are you a fan of Disney and all the epics created by Disney? Would you like to take some time to visit the Disneyland and enjoy some magical moments there? If the answers to these questions are affirmative, then you definitely need to read the msnbc.com article just below and discover more about the great things that you can find there:

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By Eileen Ogintz
Tribune Media Services

Come on. Let's have some fun. We deserve it.

Ignore those office emails, forget all about the economy and for an afternoon focus instead on what's really important, especially on vacation — making memories with the kids.

Judging by the crowds on a recent sunny day at Disneyland and it's sister California Adventure Park in Anaheim, a lot of families have decided to do just that, getting every dollar's worth out of the day and ending triumphantly with the nighttime fireworks show "Magical."

"To have the kids having such a good time, it's absolutely worth it," says Virginia Martinez, who has brought four kids ages 10 to 15 from Las Vegas. "Disney is fun no matter how old you are," she says.

"How can you not have fun when Goofy walks right in front of you," adds Amy Rosen, who lives in nearby Venice and is here with extended family from the Midwest.I look around at little girls with Tinker Bell painted on their faces, boys in pirate hats, dads sporting Grumpy shirts, grandmas pushing strollers and everyone slurping frozen lemonade, laughing, trying to eat Mickey shaped ice cream bars before they melt, saying calories be damned with churros, cotton candy and giant turkey legs.

People even seem to be in good moods on the lines (yes, despite FastPass technology that allows you to swipe your ticket and return at an appointed time for the attraction) there are still lines and ever ride doesn't have FastPass. We wait nearly an hour for Toy Story Mania, where you wear 3-D glasses while playing 4-D carnival games. "Definitely it was worth the wait," says 14-year-old Brenda Rodriguez, who shares my car and beats me royally. She's celebrating her birthday. I know because she's wearing a big button that says so and she got free admission. (Come on your birthday for 2009 and get in free.)

Megan O'Rourke, 14, from San Antonio, acknowledged her favorite part of the day was her picture with all of the Disney princesses, while Seattle grandmother Janet Lee loved riding Splash Mountain with her 12-year-old granddaughter. They'd come for a special girls' weekend, she said. "She'll only be 12 once," Lee added. "This is our time together."

Especially this summer, maybe we all need a little dose of The Happiest Place on Earth. When Walt Disney conceived Disneyland — it opened on July 17, 1955 with 18 attractions — his intent was to create a place where adults and kids, including Disney and his two daughters, could have fun together. Today, there are all types of families here — moms with their kids, multigenerational families, single dads with their kids, grandparents and grandkids.

Colorado trucker Mike Carson, a single dad, said he hopes to make a summer visit with his 13-year-old daughter an annual tradition. "We're pooped but we're having the time of our lives," he said.

Yes, Disneyland is exhausting and expensive (just getting through the gate will cost a family of four more than $250), but there are many deals available, including free hotel nights and free park admission. If you plan to hit several Southern California attractions, check out the substantial discounts from (www.citypass.com).

But it is also an ideal place to be a kid — no matter what your age. Three-D glasses perched on their noses, my daughter Mel and her friend Orlee laugh at The Muppets' very funny antics — enhanced by the special effects — at the Muppet Show at Disney's California Adventure.

But unlike a lot of the kids in the audience, these two girls aren't preschoolers. They're 18 — newly minted high school graduates. That doesn't mean the fun quotient is any less, they say, even with mom tagging along.

As we make our way through California Adventure, memories come flooding back of past visits here and at Walt Disney World in Orlando: The time 2-year-old Mel cried when Chip and Dale got too close, the time her older brother and sister talked her into riding Space Mountain when she barely made the height requirement and she was so proud of herself. She reminded me of the time I was more scared than she was on the Tower of Terror (I skipped it today).

But one thing hasn't changed. When the girls had enough, we decamped for the hotel, just as we did when a much younger Mel needed a nap — or her parents did. Later, we meet up with some Southern California relatives for a decidedly grown-up dinner at the Grand Californian Hotel's award-winning Napa Rose restaurant. This being Disneyland, there are plenty of kids chowing down on (petite) tenderloin, mashed potatoes and pasta with four-cheese sauce while parents enjoy the gourmet fare (Braised Alaskan Halibut perhaps?)

The girls rush out before the main course to California Adventure (right next door) to ride Soarin' Over California, the virtual hang-gliding tour over California's landmarks, taking advantage of the FastPass that allows them to return without waiting in line. Back for their steaks, they report the ride lived up to the hype.

They forgo dessert for the chance to ride their childhood favorites at Disneyland, a short walk away — Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Small World and to catch the fireworks featuring music and favorite Disney characters.

This trip, I won't be carrying a sleeping child through the park after the show. (Sorry, Tinker Bell!) I'm the one who is exhausted and tell the kids I'm going to bed. They laugh and head out on their own for one more taste of magic.

At breakfast the next morning, they cozy up to Chip and Dale for photos. (No tears this time, just embarrassed grins) and report that when they came out of their last ride, the fireworks had just started.

"Perfect," said Mel.

Thanks, Mickey."

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