(NAPS-Surprising to many motorists is that the difference between a car that gets 20 mpg and one that gets 30 mpg amounts to $1,125 a year. The new USA Hyundai Sonata, for example, delivers an impressive 22 mpg city/32 mpg highway fuel economy.
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Multigenerational travel is not only a growing trend, it's hitting closer to home and taking to the water. With 90 percent of Americans living within an hour's drive of a navigable body of water, boating excursions are becoming an ideal multigenerational travel option. To learn more, visit www.DiscoverBoating.com.
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In February, all full-power television stations in the U.S. will broadcast in digital only. If you rely on "rabbit ears" or a rooftop antenna, you will have no reception. You can learn more at www.bestbuy.com/dtv and at Best Buy stores.
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An education beyond high school is an investment in your future. But an education can be expensive and could require you or your family to take out loans to help pay for it. To learn more, see "Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers" at www.ftc.gov and visit www. FederalStudentAid.ed.gov.
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You can enjoy regional wines from Australia and learn about their different flavors and how to match them with food. Log on to www.wineaustralia.com/regionalheroes for Wine Australia, an information and education center for Australian wines.
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To learn about Aussie's Opposites Attract hair products, to check out style tips from celebrity stylist Sarah Potempa or to enter Aussie's "End Helmet Hair" makeover contest, where you can enter to win an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City, visit www.touchablesofthair.com.
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World-class swimmer Peter Vanderkaay is teaming up with Merck & Co., Inc. to support an online educational resource, ASTHMyths.com, to help educate people with asthma and parents of children with asthma, so that asthma doesn't stop them from working to achieve their goals.