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- Bing Maps Guides Public Transit - Softpedia
- HVA publishes 'Head of the Housatonic' brochure with map, guide - Register Citizen
- A Map To The Year’s Best Shopping Deals - Forbes (blog)
| Bing Maps Guides Public Transit - Softpedia Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:29 AM PDT Bing Maps added transit guidance to its directions options, for every one of you Eco-friendly public transportation users out there! So now, you can continue taking the bus, the subway or whatever local rail you want, without risking of getting in the middle of nowhere, because you can turn to Bing Maps and establish the best route in advance. This feature is actually a very important one, as the interest in public transportation is continuously growing, and the networks are developing to accommodate more and more people. In the United States alone, there are over 10.7 billion public transit passengers a year! As this is the first release of Bing Maps transit directions, the service will cover only 11 cities, but no need to worry as more will come, and quite soon apparently! For now, the new Bing Maps service will be very useful to you if you take public transportation in: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, and Vancouver. As it can be seen on the screenshot, every route option features transit information on the side, so that users would easily compare route options depending on what transit they know and which one they prefer. Bing made transit options available for bus, subway, local rail and light rail and information about the transit routing can be found on Bing's AJAX site. Besides the transit novelties, Bing maps has also made major improvements on business details and information about landmarks. You also can open movie house detail pages and see movie listings added to the Nearby panel, besides many details on hours of operation on these listings. Still, the best way of understanding why Bing is excited about the new services is to explore Bing Maps yourself and try out all the new features, and to help you out, click here! This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| HVA publishes 'Head of the Housatonic' brochure with map, guide - Register Citizen Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:11 PM PDT The Housatonic Valley Association announces the publication of the Head of the Housatonic brochure. This full colored map and guide highlights unique and important cultural, historic and natural resources. Copies are available free of charge in town halls, libraries, businesses and at many other locations from Washington, Massachusetts to Kent, Connecticut. The map promotes the special places of the Housatonic River, from its headwaters north of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, south to Kent, Connecticut. Features of the mapped region include riverfront walks through forested hillsides, quiet floats along meandering flat water and world-class rapids. Traditional New England villages provide an added dimension of history and natural beauty to the Housatonic River valley experience. Head of the Housatonic brochure was produced in partnership with the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (Housatonic Heritage). Additional funding was provided by the Aquarion Water Company, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Connecticut Light and Power Company, Salisbury Bank and Allied Printing Services, Inc. The Housatonic Valley Association (www.hvatoday.org) works to conserve the natural character and environmental health by protecting and restoring land and waters in the 83 communities of the Housatonic River watershed. The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (Housatonic Heritage) exists to heighten appreciation of the region, preserve historical, cultural, and natural resources, and improve the quality of life and economy of the 29 communities within the heritage area. (http://www.housatonicheritage.org/). This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| A Map To The Year’s Best Shopping Deals - Forbes (blog) Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:23 AM PDT  Image by Getty Images via @daylife By Michael Deane It would be great if the malfunction of your car, TV or dishwasher coincided with one of those once-a-year sales that are often advertised. But when do they happen? Are these, "We must slash all prices by 50%" sales just at the discretion of the store? Do they just have too many washing machines or couches or sedans, and need to get rid of them? Wouldn't it be ideal to find out when these sales happened, and plan your life accordingly around them, rather than be at the whim of your fading clothes, broken-down jalopy or on-the-fritz flatscreen? Well, at the risk of sounding like an advertisement, now you can! We'll go through the best times of year to buy different major life purchases, and see how you can plan your year's purchases around sales. House With a purchase as important as a house – the biggest purchase you're ever likely to make – there's no surefire way to get a good deal. It's always said that spring and summer are the best times to buy and sell homes. According to the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Home," when you look at the data, this is actually when most sales take place – but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best time to buy. One good reason to buy during this time is that there are so many houses on the market, and the rules of supply and demand may apply, so the prices will go down, depending on how many sellers there are. However, the book gives another tip: people don't want to move around the holidays, nor do they want to sell their homes during winter when the homes won't look their best from the outside, so if they are selling during these down times, they must really want to sell their homes, and you may be able to bargain. See also: 20 Lazy Ways To Save Money New cars usually go on sale just before the new models are released. It's not just to make room for the new models, but also because the older models will have less perceived value, due to being already "dated."An article from the New York Times, written at the beginning of September, quotes Juan Flores, the director of vehicle valuation from Kelley Blue Book, as saying that the best time to buy a car is Labor Day weekend. This is because of the reasons listed above, as the models for the next year start arriving in September. Not only are dealers trying to clear out the lots by giving the best prices, they'll also give the best financing deals. An article on Edmunds.com, written by the senior consumer advice editor, says that the best time to go during the month is at the end, because dealers often have monthly quotas to meet, and they are more willing to be flexible on price. So, if you don't go on Labor Day, maybe try the end of September. Appliances Appliances are similar to cars; you should buy them just before the new models get in. This also happens to be in September. However, as with all electronics and many other things as well, buying during holiday sales can really help out. According to the Wall Street Journal's SmartMoney site, the best time is on bigger holidays like Independence Day, but retailers also offer big savings on smaller holidays like Columbus Day. So if you don't want to do all of your big-ticket shopping in September, wait until Thanksgiving. See also: 9 Ways To Trim The Fat From Your Spending TVs and Entertainment Systems Black Friday is the first big sale of the Christmas season, and it's famous for its door-crasher sales and incredible deals; but consumers may not want to stand in line on a cold November morning to get these deals. If that's the case, then wait. Christmas sales on HDTVs, sound systems and other entertainment ephemera don't go away once Black Friday is over. As well, if a retailer has a year where sales don't go quite as planned, they'll be trying to unload all of their goods once Christmas is over, and before the year ends. So wait until after holiday season to get the real holiday savings. Furniture The best time to buy furniture is right after the holidays in January, and again in July. This is also due to the incoming new inventory. Bankrate.com did an interview with Jackie Hirschhaut, vice president of public relations and marketing for American Home Furnishings Alliance, who claimed that furniture stores, like everywhere else, need to clear out this inventory at these times to make room for spring and fall furniture lines. See also: 6 Generic Products That Are Just As Good The Bottom Line This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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