CLICK on INTERACTIVE Map below and choose a country to learn how to say Happy Valentine’s Day in a different language from around the globe! Have fun! Love from, Adventure Girl.

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In our ultimate quest to help you maximize your travel planning. We’re always seeking out great sites that we can pass on. Each site we choose, we hope can help you decipher things like where to go when.

We actually found a site that allows you to pick your month and based on weather, where you can or should travel to based on your needs.

Amazing, right.

So, we played with it. We chose December as a start. Here’s the information that came up. Also included on their site is a comprehensive list of global locations that work for the month you choose.

The best places to visit in December

Check them out: The Best Time to Visit

What’s so awesome about it, is the bevy of information one can tap into. If you’re interested in travel, how do you find fellow travelers, companies who are all about travel, and where to go next?

Well, it’s actually quite simple. Follow the hastag (#) #traveltuesday.

So, what Is Travel Tuesday? A fellow tweeter, turned social entrepreneur, Katy Lynch, started the tag to help promote the Where I’ve Been website initially. An entree into social media, she was their community manager, and thought it was a great way to promote the website which connected travelers. Their site is a hub of tweets talking travel, thanks to Katy! On their website it explains…

“TravelTuesday is great for everyone. If you are a traveler looking for advice, if you want to share your prior experiences and knowledge to help others, or simply love traveling and talking with like minded Tweeps! You can also easily share your favorite URLs, pictures, blog posts and more! Tuesday’s are all about travel!”

So, travel lovers, make sure to follow @socialkaty, and @whereivebeen on Twitter.

Have a great #traveltuesday! Love, @adventuregirl

It’s amazing when people come together with an idea and one goal in mind. Helping others.

What’s even more interesting, is when a community comes together and rallies to make a difference.

Jessica Northey (@jessicanorthey), one of my friends and a favorite on Twitter, is helping to move mountains and getting people engaged in an important campaign to fight childhood hunger in the US.

This is the use of technology and charity working together at their best! To date, there have been over 5000 tweets….over 5 million reached and over 40 million impressions made so far today for #NoKidHungry !

So, with that- I’d like to share what Jessica sent me, with ideas and tips on how you can be a part of it!

Most people blog to share their point of view, their knowledge, attract clients to their product or service, establish themselves as an expert, entertain…or whatever. I blog about some of the above, but mostly what moves me, creates me and makes ME; plain and simple. During this process I always try to highlight great causes, people, charities and non-profit organizations that have caught my attention, I choose to raise my online voice for good things, as often as possible, it is an honor and an absolute gift, I love to give.

I have become great friends with a woman who brought change to my life (#BeTheChange) and can honestly say without hesitation that knowing her has made me a better person. Her name is Amanda Hite, you might know her as @SexyThinker on Twitter, an absolute angel and advocate for ending childhood hunger in America. I have been following her, and her involvement in Share Our Strength’s #NoKidHungry campaign for some time. When she asked if I wanted to get involved, I said, “absolutely, what can I do?” I hope you will too...I want to share her, this organization AND pray with all my heart, that you will see  how EASY it is to help with this wonderful cause. WE CAN REALLY DO THIS! TOGETHER…WE CAN ALL HELP! Use your online influence to do something GREAT!

Tuesday, June 21st, Share Our Strength is having a tweet-a-thon to raise awareness and grab the attention of restaurants. ANY restaurants, any of your friends or family members that own restaurants or have family diners….anything and everything helps. It’s so super easy to do something for this cause…trust me, one person: YOU…..can make a difference!

Share Our Strength’s Dine Out For No Kid Hungry is a national event that brings together thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers to help ensure no child in America grows up hungry. From September 18-24, 2011, participating restaurants will raise funds to support No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength’s national campaign to end childhood hunger in America. In 2010, over 4,000 restaurants joined to raise more than $1.5 million! Keep reading to see how you can help make this year even more successful.

Nearly 1 in 4 children in America will face hunger this year.  Without the security of knowing where their next meal will come from, these children lack the energy to learn, grow and thrive. The money raised through Dine Out for No Kid Hungry will connect kids with nutritious food where they live, learn and play.

They Need your Help! Today you can help increase the success of the 2011 Dine Out for No Kid Hungry by asking your favorite restaurants to be a part of this national event. This year they want to see more than 5,000 restaurants on board for this year’s Dine Out for No Kid Hungry and they need you to encourage restaurants in your area to join in the movement.

When: Tuesday June 21, 2011, all day long! We’re focusing our network’s enthusiasm on this one day to really grab the attention of restaurants.

How to Ask Your Favorite Restaurant to Participate in the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry:

There are 2 ways to ask your favorite restaurant to participate:

1. Ask On Twitter: Tweet to your favorite restaurant with info about the Dine Out.

Here is a sample tweet you can use and personalize:

@________ will u help end child #hunger by joining @Dine_Out 4 #NoKidHungry? Info here:http://tinyurl.com/ng79x5

Quick tip: How do you find your favorite restaurant’s Twitter “handle?”
Many restaurants have a presence on Twitter, and by using their “handle” (the @ symbol plus their twitter page name), you can reach out to them directly. Finding their Twitter handle is easy:

• Search for the restaurant’s name on any search engine. Simply type in the name of the restaurant and Twitter and you should find it.
• Visit the restaurant’s website. Most restaurants will prominently display their Twitter handle on their homepage.

2. Ask On Facebook: Post on your favorite restaurant’s Facebook wall, asking them to participate in the Dine Out.

Here is a sample wall post you can use:

_(Brand name)_, will you join the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry? It’s an amazing anti-childhood hunger fundraising program and it’s happening September 18-24th! If you register, I promise to dine with you that week! Register today: http://bit.ly/gXcnwh

Caesars Entertainment teams up with International Game Technology to bring The Hangover™ Slots to 37 Casino Properties Nationwide

Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment, today announced it will introduce The Hangover™ Slots to the casino floor of 37 Caesars’ properties this summer.

Caesars aligned with International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) to introduce The Hangover™ Slots. Based on the No. 1 R-rated comedy of all time by Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, these slot machines are sure to be one of the wildest rides on the gaming floor.

Caesars Entertainment will be the first casino operator in the United States to feature The Hangover™ Slots at select properties nationwide, offering patrons the exclusive opportunity to play this exciting new game first, beginning in June.

Inspired by the record-breaking hit comedy, IGT developed The Hangover™ Slots through a license agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer. The game features four character-themed progressive bonuses, four unique and entertaining bonuses themed toward events from the movie, and a base game wild feature. Adding to the gaming experience, Mr. Chow, voiced by Ken Jeong, pops in with his memorable and comedic sayings throughout the game play.

“Caesars Palace was one of the stars of the original movie, so we were sure it would excite our guests to have their first chance to play this entertaining new slot machine at our casinos,” said Katrina Lane, Caesars Entertainment chief technology officer.

“The Hangover™ Slots brings a new level of comedy to the gaming market with its wild antics and huge entertainment value,” said Eric Tom, IGT chief operating officer. “The game has all the characters, sayings and memorable moments from the movie that helped to make it such a hit on screen. It’s the complete package, and we are excited to launch the game with Caesars Entertainment.”

In The Hangover™ Slots game, the characters Alan, Phil, Stu and Doug star in four themed progressive pick bonuses. The first of the four bonuses include the Stun Gun bonus in which players press the button to zap Alan and build credit values. In the Wedding Chapel bonus, players pick from several boxes to reveal wedded bliss, mugs, and hats for credit values. During Mr. Chow’s Freaky Free Games, players are awarded free spins with locking wild poker chips and can advance to the Deal in the Desert bonus with a chance to reveal the correct Doug for additional winnings. Additionally, in the Villa Bonus, players pick from several icons found in the hotel room to reveal credits. Base game wilds are awarded when a police cruiser, an SUV, a tiger paw swipe, a mattress, or Mr. Chow enters the screen and randomly converts game symbols to wilds.

Starting May 18, Total Rewards players can enter a special Hangover sweepstakes, along with other prizes. All Total Rewards members are eligible, and each participating casino will send a lucky winner on a trip for two to Las Vegas. The final grand prize winner will return home with a satchel filled with $80,000—similar to the satchel discovered in the movie.

For more information on Caesars Entertainment’s debut of The Hangover™ Slots, please visit www.Caesars.com/HangoverSlots or follow the action on Twitter at @IGTNews, @caesarsent, @total_rewards or search for #hangoverslots.

About Caesars Entertainment:

Caesars Entertainment Corporation is the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 73 years ago, Caesars Entertainment Corporation has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Harrah’s®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Caesars Entertainment Corporation also owns the World Series of Poker® and the London Clubs International family of casinos. Caesars Entertainment Corporation is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Caesars Entertainment Corporation is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment. For more information, please visit www.caesars.com.

About IGT

International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of gaming machines and systems products, as well as online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets. More information about IGT is available at www.IGT.com, or follow IGT on Twitter at @IGTNews or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IGT.

About Warner Bros. Consumer Products

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

THE HANGOVER and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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When we at Adventuregirl.com learned about Sony Electronics’ really fly giveaway, we all asked, how do we sign up?! Alas, this time the tables are turned as it will be we at Adventuregirl.com who will live vicariously through YOUR adventurous submissions!

So, if you could imagine winning $10,000 to spend on a dream vacation, plus getting a Reader Pocket Edition™ for you and one for a friend, plus a $100 Reader™ Store Gift Card (so you can stock up on the latest bestsellers), then give it a shot!

All-righty-then, now it’s time to conjure up those creative juices and get creative!  Here’s an idea to get you started.

Imagine you’re on your dream vacation and you’re writing a postcard from that special destination. In your postcard, tell Sony where you are and what you brought along with you to read. Then have some fun telling Sony what you’re up to on vacation.

Are you thinking of what you’re going to do? What you’ll read? And the adventures… awe the adventures!

Well, that’s it. It’s pretty simple! So, get started, best of luck, and have a blast!

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Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson says he plans to travel to the deepest parts of the world’s oceans in a single-person submarine.

He announced in Newport Beach Tuesday that he and fellow explorer Chris Welsh plan to make five dives over the next two years.

They’ll take turns traveling to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific, the Atlantic’s Puerto Rico Trench and South Sandwich Trench, Diamantina Trench in the Indian Ocean and the Molloy Deep in the Arctic Ocean.

Branson showed off the sub, a blue-and-white plane-like craft with stubby wings and a cockpit that will be able to travel for miles over the ocean floor.

The founder of Virgin Atlantic plans to make a larger sub that can hold more people and offer trips to tourists for a sizable fee.

Source: AP

LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwire) — 09/21/10 — Stefanie Michaels (aka Adventure Girl®) — the travel author and online megastar with more than one million Twitter followers — has been tapped to serve as a judge on MSN’s new web-based reality series “The Tastemaker.”

Michaels, who was named “America’s Tweetheart” by Vanity Fair, is joined on the show by “The Apprentice” Season 2 winner Kelly Perdew and film maker Jason Pollock, to judge which rising social media influencer will become the next online “Tastemaker.”

“It’s a thrill to be a judge on the first reality show that challenges participants to make the best use of social media,” Michaels said. “Sites like Twitter are changing how we communicate, and ‘The Tastemaker’ honors and celebrates the people making a difference.”

The show features six social media influencers who battle it out over six weeks to capture the most attention, and in-turn win a $10,000 prize. Each contestant is an activist and entrepreneur, proving that it’s possible for anyone to become influential in the new world of social media, so long as he or she has a point of view and is willing to work hard.

The series debuted on September 13th. New episodes can be seen every Monday and Thursday morning at http://tastemaker.msn.com through October 21st, when Michaels will help crown “The Tastemaker.”

About Adventure Girl- Stefanie Michaels
Stefanie Michaels (aka Adventure Girl / @adventuregirl on Twitter) is a renowned author, speaker and online personality. Her book — “Adventure Girl’s Guide to Adventure Travel… without Breaking a Nail” — chronicles her experiences traveling to exotic locales around the world. Her AdventureGirl.com website is used by millions of travelers, and with over 1 million followers she has become one of the most influential people on Twitter. Michaels was named “America’s Tweetheart” in the Feb. 2010 issue of Vanity Fair, and is ranked #1 in Forbes’ 2010 list of “20 Best-Branded Women Online.” She also serves as lifestyle correspondent for The Huffington Post, and has appeared as a social media and travel expert on CNN, E!, NBC, The Rachael Ray Show and many other top-tier media outlets.

Connect with Adventure Girl at:

www.Twitter.com/AdventureGirl
www.AdventureGirl.com
www.Facebook.com/AdventureGirl

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Science and Technology Innovators From Around the Globe Recognized for Their Groundbreaking Work

Live Webcast to Announce The Tech Awards Laureates 2010

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – September 20, 2010) – Via live webcast, The Tech Museum will introduce 15 technology innovators who have developed or applied technology toward the common goal of improving our world and its people. The webcast will include a brief overview of each laureate project, details on The Tech Awards, an appearance from a former laureate and an opportunity for a virtual Q&A.

The Tech Museum established The Tech Awards in 2000 in partnership with presenting sponsor Applied Materials to celebrate technology and innovation benefiting humanity. Since then, the program has recognized 230 laureates whose creative applications of technology tackle crucial issues in five areas: environment, economic development, education, equality and health. A major corporation or foundation sponsors each category: Environment (Intel); Economic Development (BD Biosciences); Education (Microsoft); Equality (The Swanson Foundation), and Health (Nokia).

The laureates will be honored at The Tech Awards 10th Anniversary Gala on November 6, at the Santa Clara Convention Center and will be joined by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, this year’s James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award recipient.

About The Tech Museum
The Tech Museum is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. The museum — located in the Capital of Silicon Valley — is a non-profit learning resource established to engage people in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting their lives. Through programs such as The Tech Challenge, our annual team design competition for youth, and internationally renowned programs such as The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, Inc., The Tech Museum celebrates the Spirit of Silicon Valley by encouraging the development of innovative ideas for a more promising future.

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Tecmo Koei is bursting with different flavors as it launches its 2 brand new fun innovative apps and one huge batch of bonus content for one of its timeless classics, all at your fingertips on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch!

Yokohama, JAPAN – August 18th, 2010 – TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. is proud to announce that it will simultaneously release 3 Apps in its lineup for the iPhone, iPad, and the iPod Touch on August 18th as it delivers fun for everyone. Be sure to check out all these fun Apps for the ultimate experience of the great Tecmo Koei lineup!

Nobunaga’s Ambition™
The standard-bearer in historical simulation gaming, “Nobunaga’s Ambition” is a strategic historical simulation game set against the backdrop of the struggle for power played out by the mighty warlords of Warring States-era Japan. You will play as one of these warlords (daimyo), among them the revolutionary Oda Nobunaga, the “Tiger of Kai” Takeda Shingen, and the “Dragon of Echigo” Uesugi Kenshin, and fight for control of the 50 fiefdoms of ancient Japan, from Ezo in the north to Kyushu in the south.

Genre : Historical Simulation
Store Price : US$9.99/€7.99

For more information access the Nobunaga’s Ambition Official Site
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/nobuzen/ip/e/
©1986-2010 TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

KANJI SHAKER
“KANJI SHAKER” is a simple yet unique application which lets you to convert your name or whatever you input in English into Chinese characters. Get addicted as you try and find the best characters which suit your image and personality. Hang out in style as you show off your cool characters to your friends.

Genre : App
Store Price : Free

For more information access the KANJI SHAKER Official Site
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/kanji/ip/e/
? 2010 TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

?ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS™ TOUCH (Add-On)
The classic historical simulation Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a tactical simulation game based on the people and events from the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history (2nd & 3rd centuries AD). Fight against the heroes of legend and unite all of China under your banner. Check out this add-on content for more great features which enhance your current RTK experience!
(*You will need to purchase the full version of ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS TOUCH to use this add-on. You can enable these new features by selecting “Buy additional content” from the game’s main menu. )

Genre : Historical Simulation
(add-on) Price : US$3.99/€2.99

For more information access the ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS™ TOUCH V Official Site
http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/rotk/touch/
©1985-2010 TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

ABOUT TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD.
TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Yokohama, Japan. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of TECMO KOEI HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. TECMO is best known for the Dead or Alive® and Ninja Gaiden®series. KOEI is best known for its Dynasty Warriors® and Samurai Warriors® franchises. On April 1, 2009, TECMO KOEI HOLDINGS CO., LTD was established as a result of the TECMO, LTD. and KOEI Co., Ltd. merger. More information about TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. and its products can be found at www.gamecity.ne.jp.

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