Monthly Archives: April 2010

If you’re on Medicare and you’re taking a trip overseas, you may want to think about getting extra medical insurance coverage. Medicare does not cover medical expenses incurred outside the U.S.  Original article via CNNMoney

Watch & You Could Win the Ultimate Culinary Vacation in Italy!

The Secret of the Pollaio

See the adventure from the Bertolli website which continues here: http://intotheheartofitaly.yahoo.com/

Facebook Videos Posted by Bertolli Adventure 3 The Secret of the Pollaio [HD]

Our latest associate ATraveler is welcomed to our Blog.  Please expect wonderful and interesting travel stories in the near future.  THMS

Lending Club is changing the face of bank lending, now we’re also changing our web site background images. To celebrate our new web site, we’re hosting the first ever Lending Club Photo Contest.  We invite all professional and amateur photographers (as well as anybody who knows a good picture when they see one) to submit one or multiple entries (maximum of 4) for a chance to win $1,000.

Have a picture to win it all?
Send us a picture to be used on Lending Club’s web site any time before midnight (Pacific Time) on April 30, 2010.   On May 3rd, the Lending Club team will announce the 10 finalist photographs and will post them on our Facebook fan page for a public vote.  The photographs with the most votes by May 31, 2010 wins the contest.

Submit breathtaking photographs that somehow (this is where your artistic awesomeness comes in) showcases Lending Club values:

• trustworthy,
• transparent,
• professional yet friendly and accessible.

Prizes:

• One  grand prize winner will receive$1,000 by American Express gift card
• One second place winner will receive $500 by American Express gift card
• One third place winner will receive $300 by American Express gift card
• Up to three honorary mentions: $100/each by American Express gift card

How to enter?
Simply leave a comment on this blog post with your email, name, and link to the image.  You may also leave a short explanation of why you think the submitted picture is right for Lending Club’s site.

Qualifying pictures/licenses
We’re looking for breathtaking photographs that somehow (this is where your artistic awesomeness comes in) showcases Lending Club values: trustworthy, transparent, professional yet friendly and accessible.  Check out some of the photographs we have used in the past on our background images page.

For complete details on qualifying , please see contest rules.

Tweet & win too
During the time of the contest (from Monday, March 22nd and April 30th), we will randomly pick a tweet that mentions the photo contest (containing a link to our post and the hashtag #LCphoto) to win a Lending Club t-shirt or messenger bag.
Send us your best shots.  Good luck!

• Copyright: By submitting the picture, you agree and acknowledge that such picture will license to Sponsor under a creative commons attribution copyright licenses. You will receive no royalty or other fee (other than the applicable prize fee) if Sponsor uses your submitted picture.
• Eligibility: Open to any photographer who is resident in the USA.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 31 May 2010

• Picture must be available online (such as photo sharing sites or stock photo libraries)
• Picture must have one (1) focal point, as well as no more than three (3) dominating colors.
• Picture quality must be at least 2000×2000 pixels
• Picture must be in PNG, GIF or JPG format
• Blurry, damaged, out of focus or inappropriate images, as determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, will be ineligible
• A maximum of four (4) entries are allowed per person.

Got anything like this in your photo bag: http://www.anders.com/pictures/public/04-views/49%20-%20Glacier%20Lake%20-%20Iceland.jpg

Check out this URL for original blog posting and complete rules: http://blog.lendingclub.com/2010/03/25/lending-club’s-photo-contest-2500-in-prizes/

Watch & You Could Win the Ultimate Culinary Vacation in Italy!

What happens when Rocco DiSpirito, Marisa Tomei, and Dan Cortese set out to uncover the secrets of Italian passion for food and life? Bertolli’s new web series “Into the Heart of Italy.”

In every episode, our trio will be given a series of clues which will lead them to one-of-a-kind Italian Culinary Artisans who will share the passion and heritage of the cuisine of Italy. From there Rocco, Marisa and Dan must unlock the secrets to Italian Passion and the artisanal culinary techniques which have inspired Bertolli’s line of frozen meals.

See what they uncover, answer the question correctly and you could be going into the heart of Italy, too!

How to enter:

STEP 1

Watch the latest episode

VIEW EPISODE > http://intotheheartofitaly.yahoo.com/#18448076

STEP 2

Enter your Email Address here: https://yahoo.promo.eprize.com/bertollisweepstakes/

What’s the Prize?:

One (1) winner will receive:

• A seven (7) day European cruise for two (2) aboard The Yachts of Seabourn (“Cruise”).

• Winner and travel companion will also receive round-trip coach air transportation from the major commercial airport nearest the winner’s primary residence in the U.S. or Canada and ground transportation to and from Cruise embarkation city (either Malaga or Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Athens, Greece; Rome or Venice, Italy; or Istanbul, Turkey).
• Approximate retail value of prize is $9,000

Three (3) Second Prize winners will receive:

• A weekend trip for two to one of the North American, Hawaiian, or Caribbean hotels or resorts, as named in this year’s Readers’ Choice Survey.
• Hotel room (double occupancy) for three (3) nights,
• Round-trip coach air transportation from the major commercial airport nearest the winner’s primary residence in the U.S. or Canada, and hotel transfers.
• The approximate retail value of each second prize is $3,000

When does the promotion end?: Promotion ends 11:59 P.M, E.S.T., on May 31, 2010

OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES:

http://surveys.researchresults.com/SPSSMR/ImageCache/ImageCache.aspx?Project=S2230066T3&File=en-US/Rules.htm

HOW TO ENTER

Visit http://www.cntraveler.com/readerschoice and follow the instructions to complete and submit the entry form. One entry per person and per e-mail address.