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When you finish watching a movie, simply mail it back in its prepaid envelope so Netflix can send your next selection — shipping is free both ways.

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Choose American Airlines for your next trip between the U.S. and any of the four airports we serve in the UK (London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, or Stansted), and you can earn thousands of AAdvantage bonus miles – miles that can take you to more than 700 exciting destinations worldwide.

With this special offer, your miles will add up quickly. In fact, after just three round trips, you could earn as many as 60,000 bonus miles!Just book and fly your next trip between January 11, 2008, and May 15, 2008, and register prior to travel. 

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“SEATTLE – Guys-only gatherings — from informal poker nights to organized Rat Pack-esque Vegas vacations — are nothing new.

But after years of being out of favor, they’re finding a renewed respectability among younger males and businesses eager to market to them.Travel agencies such as I’m In! and Kayak.com have begun promoting guys-only vacations — or “mancations” — to places such as Mexico and Hawaii. Last summer, a few guys from Avedesian’s poker night took their first all-male vacation together. Now they plan “to make the mancation an annual tradition,” Avedesian says.Last month, a Seattle group called “Guys Night Out” organized a steak-and-scotch dinner for men to raise money for charity. And Spike TV has successfully traded on the appeal of programming designed by guys, for guys.

Even when it seemed that fraternal orders would become extinct as their members died off, the organizations are now drawing a younger generation.Chris Moore, 42, a Seattle businessman, and six male friends recently joined the Ballard chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. One of the many reasons for joining was “a chance to hang out with the guys,” Moore says.Today, all-female groups outnumber all-male groups.

Dr. Warren Farrell, co-author of “Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?” and one-time professor at the University of California and Georgetown University, says that ratio is as high as 100 female groups to every male group.Given those statistics, it’s not surprising that the social pendulum is beginning to swing back, clearing the way for advertisers and a new generation of men to reclaim the guys night out.

“The mere presence of a woman in a group of heterosexual men changes the entire energy,” says Robert Glover, a Bellevue, Wash.-based therapist and author of “No More Mr. Nice Guy.”That happens for two reasons: First, men are biologically inclined to make themselves attractive to females, even if there is no immediate possibility of mating with her. And second, most men in our society were socialized by women, since most day-care providers and elementary-school teachers are female.When you take out that X-factor — or, rather, the XX-chromosome factor — “there’s suddenly no need to get approval. Men don’t need to censor themselves around other men. It’s freeing.”It’s also therapeutic, said Farrell, who has debated men’s issues on CNN News, ABC’s “20/20″ and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”" ( via chicagotribune.com)

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Enter the Oscars Red Carpet Experience Sweepstakes and fulfill your dream of taking a trip along with a guest to the 2009 Academy Awards Red Carpet Experience outside the Kodak Theater for the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

Airfare and hotel included.

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“Where else but in Las Vegas would a concierge desk have a guest request a bathtub full of goat’s milk (the hotel didn’t comply) and another call for a stuffed gorilla to surprise the guest’s beloved?In the city that never blushes, outlandish requests and earnest largesse are the order of the day, every day, dozens of times a day. (Nothing lewd, mind you. If it’s not legal, the concierge desk won’t do it.)

“We call them ‘wow’ moments,” says Lee Ann Pearce, concierge supervisor at the Wynn Las Vegas, referring to the most challenging and colorful requests. If you can imagine it, the Wynn’s 28 concierges have probably heard it. They handle an average of 1,000 calls a day.

At the Hard Rock, where the hip and trendy gravitate, more bizarre requests have crossed the desk, including a request for Oompa Loompas at a party. Yes, they managed to find actors to do this. No, it wasn’t anything dirty.

Another strange and memorable request: “One guy called us and ordered a mariachi band to follow him around the casino all night while he gambled,” says longtime concierge Esteban Rey.” (via latimes.com)

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Fly The World’s Most Sivilised Airline and Stay Three Nights at Five Star Property 

Add a little Spring to your step this March with a one of a kind London experience courtesy of Silverjet and Jumeirah Carlton Tower.  

Silverjet, the world’s most ‘sivilised’ airline with twice daily service between Newark and London Luton, is proud to present a Spring Break package that offers all of the luxuries of top-notch service without a big burden on the wallet. From February 14-29, customers can book a Spring package deal including airfare and a three-night stay at Jumeirah Carlton Towers for the amazing, inclusive price of just $2,216.  And for those who want to linger in London for a little longer, the airline is proud to offer airfare and a four-night stay for just $2,468.    Whether seeing family for the Easter holiday or looking to get away for a quick jaunt across the pond, making a break for London this Spring just got a whole lot better! 

Travelers will begin their experience aboard the all-business class Silverjet.  Featuring the luxury to arrive as little as 30 minutes prior to departure, expedited security lines and only 100 6’3’’ flat beds onboard, Silverjet’s unparalleled offering is a truly ‘sivilised’ experience.  After enjoying the fabulous Le Caprice meal offerings onboard and the delectable selections from Silverjet Master of Wine Liam Steevenson, passengers will then experience top London luxury at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower.  With spectacular health club and spa facilities, along with contemporary rooms and a convenient location, guests will be sure to enjoy London to the fullest for this Spring getaway.   

Travel is applicable between March 13-29, and bookings must comply with the number of nights of the promotion.  Prices are based on two guests per room. 

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“If you’re a frequent user of Priceline like I am, you know there are bidding restrictions.

These restrictions can lead to overbidding. You may still get a pretty good deal, but not the lowest rock-bottom price that Priceline has hidden in its computer system. You can’t simply increase your bid by $1 after each rejection. If you don’t want to change your dates of travel or hotel class or add an additional hotel zone, Priceline makes you wait 24 hours before you can bid again. 

But there is a way to manipulate your bidding, find the cheapest price offered, get around the 24-hour rule and stay exactly in the area you want. ”[Via komotv.com/news] 

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Complimentary Air Ticket with the purchase of a 7 nights, All Inclusive Stay Per room double occupancy

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Beautiful models, sunny locales, you and a guest. Sounds good right? Enter for a chance to attend a 2008 Swimsuit Photo Shoot (for 2009 edition). Three days, four nights at one of our exotic locations. It should make for a great slideshow once you get home. Enter now! 

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One (1) Grand Prize: A 3 night/4 day trip for winner and one guest to attend the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photo Shoot (ARV: $10,000.00). Location and travel dates of photo shoot (“Event”) are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and will be announced at a later date. 

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Qantas from New York (JFK) to Australia as you like it…departing everyday at 6:40pm. No one does it better!Australia is a land of diverse and incredible journeys. Just slightly smaller than the continental United States, Australia is ripe with adventure. Choose the path less traveled or make some friends in its gorgeous cities.

If you’ve been dreaming of visiting Australia once in your life- you’ll come to learn that once is just not enough!For this web deal start your travel between 1 May and 31 May 2008 or between 1 August and 31 August 2008.Qantas flights QF108 and QF107 must be used between New York (JFK) and Los Angeles or between New York (JFK) and Sydney.

Special Deal Note: Brisbane and Melbourne fares are usually about $120 more than Sydney, but for a limited time only you can visit any of these three cities for the same fare!Adventure awaits

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The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa will accommodate your every desire to ensure your vacation is as perfect as you imagined. This luxury resort offers a revitalizing and distinctively welcoming experience for you to enjoy the sunshine and relaxation of Scottsdale, Arizona. Wander the grounds of this gorgeous oasis. Explore its hidden corners. Discover its intimate treasures. Leave behind your hectic lifestyle, let go of stress, relax and renew.

Escape the winter blues for Scottsdale’s year-round warm weather. The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s newly reduced rates encourage you to indulge in soothing spa treatments or take in a few extra rounds of golf. Save with limited-time reduced rates when you book the Westin Kierland Resort Spa.

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4 night all-inclusive stay for 2 at the Occidental Grand XcaretExperience the Riviera Maya at the luxurious Occidental Grand Xcaret!

You and a guest will enjoy the beautiful beach and endless activities at this resort oasis tucked within a cove adjacent to the Xcaret ecological park.

Prize package includes a 4 night all-inclusive stay for 2 at the Occidental Grand Xcaret.

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“ ”Presidential stories often resemble tall tales. Occasionally, however, the legends are true, as is the case with the slew of “Washington Slept Here” signs that dot much of the Northeast.“George Washington believed part of his job was to unify the 13 colonies,” says Bill Fawcett, author of “Oval Office Oddities: An Irreverent Collection of Presidential Follies and Foibles.”

“He traveled extensively and met with the local leaders, businessmen and townspeople. He would move on the next day. But he spent more than a third of his term traveling and slept at between 800 and 1,000 places in the 13 colonies while he was president. A lot of those ‘Washington Slept Here’ signs are accurate.Most of the spots our first president laid his head were likely small houses and inns. .”

“The term ‘presidential suite’ came from the European tradition of royal suites,” says Fawcett. “We didn’t have royals, so we called the best room in the house the Presidential Suite. A president doesn’t have to stay there, and many of them may never have had one stay there.”Some hotels use the term as inspiration, not proof of political pedigree. The presidential suite at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, for example, is decorated with shoes from designer Robert Tabor that were inspired by various First Ladies. The Jackie Kennedy shoe features a ‘60s style square-toe covered in pink (like her famous wool suit), topped with a JFK political button and a heel that’s shaped like one of her pillbox hats.Others serve as sober monuments to presidential legacies, such as the newly renovated U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego, which Ulysses S. Grant Junior built in honor of his father.Of course, there are several presidential suites in which our country’s leaders have actually stayed.

In New York, the Waldorf=Astoria, part of the Waldorf=Astoria Collection, rightly boasts that every president since Herbert Hoover has slept in its presidential suite. The opulent maze of eight rooms features four bedrooms and baths, a formal dining room, a living room with a fireplace and even includes some signature items donated by former presidents, including one of John F. Kennedy’s rocking chairs. And every president since Franklin Pierce has also ensconced themselves in the nearly 3,000-square-foot, marble-decked presidential suite at the Willard in Washington, D.C.” (via forbestraveler.com)

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Imagine a resort with many interconnecting pools, a lazy river, boat rides, beach, wave pool, beds by the pool, train rides, kayaks, 18-hole par 71 golf course , spa, up to date gym, kids club , etc.

We just spent a week at Grand Mayan Resort in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico (10 min ride  from Puerto Vallarta Airport). The grounds are spacious, uncrowded, and beautiful. The swimming pool area is surrounded by a long “Lazy River”, where you can float around, swim or walk. There are a number of restaurant and snack bars choices. Many kids were at the pools but because there are so many pools the adults had no trouble finding pools of their own with swim up bars.

You can book the Grand Mayan Nuevo Vallarta online at expedia, orbitz, Wyndham Hotels or The Registry Collection®. The  rooms are studio, 1 bedroom or 2 bedroom. If you or someone you know belongs to a timeshare exchange company like RCI, SFX or TPI you may be able to exchange into this fabulous resort.

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This winter, go global and earn four times the miles!

Stay at participating Hilton Family hotels worldwide and earn quadruple miles with Delta Air Lines^®.

Just pick a global destination – you have six continents to choose from! Remember, wherever you go, there’ll be a Hilton Family hotel nearby. 

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