Tax Day freebies: Get free Arby's, Cinnabon, and more

Tax Day freebies are being offered by several restaurant chains in honor of the April 17 filing deadline. Here is your comprehensive list of tax day freebies.

Today is Tax Day, among the most stressful days of the year for procrastinators across the country. But filers, take heart: this is also the most widespread food giveaway day of the year, with several restaurant chains offering sweet tax day deals.? Here is our comprehensive list of Tax Day freebies, with links to whatever coupons you'll need. The deals are listed alphabetically and divided into "free," ?buy one, get one free,? and ?free with purchase? deals, so you can decide where to eat depending on your tax bracket (and the size of your refund). Because whether you?re scrambling to file, or you filed months ago and are looking to save the last few bucks of your refund, the food corporations of America know that we could all use a little help around Tax Day.

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FREE:

Arby?s: Free value-sized (small) curly fries and a chance to win $5,000. This is the only deal that?s not only free; it?s potentially profitable.

?Need a coupon? Yes. ?Get it when you ?Like? Arby?s on Facebook

Cinnabon: Two free ?Bites? ? tiny Cinnabon rolls ? per customer between 6 pm and 8 pm This is our favorite deal, because no one needs more than two bites of Cinnabon. Even on tax day.

Need a coupon? No.

Maggie Moo?s/Marble Slab Creamery: Free frozen yogurt between 4 pm and 7 pm

?Need a coupon? No.

Panda Express:? Free Shanghai Angus steak meal ? a stir fry with Angus top sirloin, onions, mushrooms, and Asparagus. ?Extra points for being the only truly free ?meal? available on Tax Day. Some of us will need it.

?Need a coupon: Yes. The offer is available through Panda Express? Facebook page.

Seattle?s Best: A free sample of ground coffee with a Facebook ?like?, or a small coffee at the shop.

?Need a coupon? Not for the free cup. ?Like? Seattle?s Best on Facebook for the free sample.

?Bonus Fact: Did you know that Seattle?s Best is owned by the Starbucks corporation? Ergo, there is no Tax Day deal at Starbucks.

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE:

Boston Market: Buy one meal and a fountain drink for yourself, get a free meal for a friend (who doesn?t get a fountain drink. Sorry).

?Need a Coupon? Yes,?here it is.

White Castle: Buy one chicken breast sandwich, get one free.

?Need a coupon? You do. It?s here.?

FREE WITH PURCHASE/OTHER DEALS:

?Chevy's Fresh Mex: A tax-free deal. Chevy's will pay sales tax on all meals.?

Need a Coupon? No.

Chili?s: Free dessert or appetizer with an adult entr?e purchase. Only one coupon is redeemable per table, so it looks like you?ll have to go alone.

Need a coupon?Yep. This coupon.

IHOP: Kids eat free with a paying adult from 4 pm to 10 pm. Offer valid through ?the month of April.

Need a coupon? No

McDonald?s: Free pie or small cone with purchase of $2.99 or more. Only available at participating locations.

Need a coupon? ?No.

PF Chang?s: 15 percent off your entire order.

Need a coupon? No.

Sonic: ?Happy hour? ? Half price drinks all day April 17.

Need a coupon? No.

NON-FOOD DEALS:

Banana Republic: Some of us would prefer to drown our fiscal sorrows in cute sweaters, rather than greasy fast food. Thankfully, Banana Republic ?s website is offering 30 percent off your entire Tax Day purchase, plus free shipping on all orders over $50.

Need a coupon? Enter the code BRTAXBREAK at checkout

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HTC One S shows up on T-Mobile's site, reveals its $599 price (update: $200 on-contract at Best Buy)

We know T-Mo's got a special HTC One S event in the works for later today, but it seems like someone's a tad bit trigger happy and decided to out the handset ahead of time. Currently posing freely on the carrier's site, this "Gradient Blue" flavor of the One S is showing a hefty $599 retail price, though surely will be lower with a subsidized deal in place. Aside from revealing how much damage it'll do if you take the no-contract route, T-Mobile's page is also listing the full set of features and specs packed within the One Series member. All the details should be officially unveiled soon, but until then you can head over to the source below, where you can add your name to the "Notify me" list if you plan on snatching one of these Sense 4-packing beasts.

Update: Well, that didn't take long. The phone has now also turned up on Best Buy's website, where it's listed with a slightly lower $550 off-contract price or the usual $200 on a two-year term. Orders are expected to ship after April 25th.

Update 2: It appears that a certain big box retailer just got a bit greedy. A tipster has pointed out that Best Buy has boosted the off-contract price of the One S to a full $650. [Thanks, Michael]

[Thanks, Will]

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Google CEO Has A Tough Day In Court [Lawsuits]

Google CEO Larry Page took the stand in federal court today to answer questions from ?ber-lawyer David Boies—he of U.S. v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore and a bajillion other high profile cases—in a case that pits Oracle against Google. So how did it go? More »

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TV and Movies app for Google TV gets a major refresh

The TV and Movies app for your Google TV has a major update in process, making the app more personalized to your choices for content, better favorites management, and a star ratings system to help sort it all. 

TV and Movies isn't a player -- it's Google's ultimate entertainment search application, sorting content from your cable or satellite provider, apps like Netflix and HBO Go, and even Amazon and providing you with information about programming. With today's additions, things got a little more personal and shows and channels you like will be easier to find. And the star ratings system helps you discover new content based on your previous ratings. Popular services like Netflix already do something similar, but with Google's special sauce on search, we imagine that this will be a great way to discover new content and programs that you really want to see. Last but not least, the Trending this Week shelf gives a list of what's trending on all of Google search from the web, so you have an idea of what other folks are watching and talking about. While we're waiting for the next generation of Google TV hardware, it's great to see the team working some magic on the software side.

Source: Google TV blog

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Friends of Taylor Armstrong Push for Rehab

Taylor Armstrong has a drinking problem that her friends believe should lead this reality star into rehab, and we know what you're thinking:

Taylor Armstrong has friends?!?

Kennedy Armstrong is as cute as her mom is awful.

Apparently, or else Radar Online is simply making up sources, which seems unimaginable.

According to that site, producers plan to address Taylor's reliance on alcohol on the show's new season, which started shooting last week.

"The fellow Housewives feel that Taylor needs to go to rehab to learn how to cope with the pressures of life without alcohol or any other substances," says an insider. "Taylor is in denial that she has a problem with booze."

A contributing factor to Armstrong's hesitation to seek help? She does not want jeopardize a $100,000 endorsement deal with Ciroc Vodka.

Aside from exploiting her alleged addiction, Bravo doesn't have grand plans for Taylor on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She will be likely be phased out, this mole claims, due to a lack of an "interesting hook."

"Everyone's concerned that without the marriage drama she's just going to come across as dull. It's unlikely that she's going to be able to start publicly dating again so soon after Russell's death and with her money troubles she's unlikely to be leading any kind of aspirational lifestyle."

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Becoming an Affiliate Marketer Is Not Hard At All and Here is How to ...

When it comes to making money, getting started in affiliate marketing is without a doubt the most beneficial and important tool for any business and company to have to make sure that they are going to be using the internet to the fullest to generate the revenue they need. Without a doubt, companies employ affiliate marketers as a means for them to earn money quickly online so that the company is going to make money quick and so that their product owners are going to be increasing their product sales.

Now the first thing you should most definitely know when you are just starting out as a hopeful affiliate marketer is the fact that you yourself don't need to create a product in order to become successful even though many affiliates choose to go this route. The main thing that affiliate marketers should be concerned with is just making sure that they are in a market where there are many different products that they are going to be able to promote because this is where they are going to get the variety that they need to ensure that they are going to be able to market many different products to make commissions and sales.

So saying all of this in other ways just means getting into a market in which you can choose product after product and getting promotional link after link so that you can make sales for both you and the product owner.

After you get the affiliate links that you need, the next you have to do is learn different methods to market your product and get paid. As an affiliate, you don't have to worry at all about having to deliver the product to the buyer, and another great advantage to internet marketing is the fact that you don't need money at all to become an affiliate marketer.

All men and women need to get started with their site is to choose the right domain name that is related to their product and they want to choose a hosting service that is going to cost somewhere around $20.

Anything related to internet marketing is simple to implement because of the fact that it is mainly the merchant and other affiliate marketers promoting the product who make it easy for you to learn how to promote it effectively to earn money. As an affiliate, all you need to focus on is making sales for the product owner in the best and most effective way that you can.
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A Very Powerful Weapon In Business Is Self Improvement | welcome ...

One of the constants of life in business is dealing with problems. Typically problems like this will arise which must be handled immediately before they go too far. Personal issues, which should be dealt with very quickly, are usually the ones that show up. Attaining what you want in life may often require handling your personal concerns before success will come your way. In order to succeed, you need to realize that there is a connection between your job performance and how you feel. Strangely, the two of these are very closely related. To improve your business situation, and to not allow personal challenges to be detrimental to your goals, set a specific plan of action that includes personal and business improvement goals.

To succeed in life, or at business, your mindset needs to be upon the foundation of success principles that motivate your every decision. The first thing you need to do is to create a state of mind within yourself that can easily overcome obstacles. What we want to attain is solely based upon what we?re able to overcome as the road blocks come our way. It is important to never stop trying to reach your goals and fail because you simply stopped believing. When faced with any problem or obstacle, figure out what is needed to get from point A to point B. By outlining your plan of action on paper, you will have an exact strategy to help you succeed. By specifically doing what needs to be done for each objective, you accomplish what you want to do. It is important to realize that the more relationships that you build in a healthy manner will help improve your ability to succeed. On the Internet, this is a very common aspect of everyday interactions. Although this may be something built into our DNA, interacting in like-minded groups is seemingly part of human nature. By meeting someone in a social setting, it may be one of the most important aspects of your business building career which is why social networking is important. This is not to say that your affinity toward a nonsocial everyday life is bad; you need to consider that being social can actually help you achieve your dreams.

You are not quite finished learning about lawn mower reviews and all that it means in your life. More than anything else, analyze what all the main points are in terms of applicability. We do make the effort to help you as much as possible since this is all about you. There is no doubt that you need to view this from as many sides as you can. If you are really pressed for time, then choose quality information over quantity, always. We all have the same amount of time each day, but we think what normally occurs is people learn to focus. As always, take care of your self or perhaps someone else if you are helping them with this research. One place that is a clear example of where business can become ruthless is in the arena of pay per click advertising. You can also find the same level of competition for organic searches as people try to gain the top search position. In the online world, this is very common and something that you simply need to deal with as you try to succeed. If you want to succeed, you are going to have to just enter the arena and do your best, take some punches, and come out fighting. By moving forward, with your head down ready to fight, you will persevere as these obstacles come your way. Success can only be achieved if you keep moving forward, otherwise, you will fail.

Whatever is in your mind you should not be afraid to face it as it may be causing worse problems. Self improvement, if you put your mind to it, can be an effective and powerful tool.

The scope of what people experience with camping tent reviews and in terms of numbers of people is pretty impressive. It is completely normal for all of us to just go along with life until problems begin to arise, and then we take notice.

Probably the best defense against such situation is paying attention to your thoughts and keeping your eyes wide open. We all know the saying about an ounce of prevention, but still that holds true in very many situations. Even when there are just a few hints about a potential situation, it can be easy to overlook it and others simply ignore it. I am sure that way before reading this you intuitively knew that the smartest course of action is taking in the right information so you can act on it.

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Mobile Gaming Startup Funzio Is Raising $50M At A $350M Valuation

In what will be a bellwether for the mobile gaming industry after Zynga's deal to buy OMGPOP, Funzio is raising $50 million at a $350 million pre-money valuation, according to sources familiar with the talks. The company declined to comment. Funzio is the maker of Crime City and Modern War, both graphical RPGs that have held top ranks on the grossing charts on iOS. Their vision is to offer true cross-platform games that work across the web and mobile devices.

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This Sunday?s Churchill Installment: Titanic Edition (Powerlineblog)

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Rome cracks down on marauding centurions

The city has given a deadline of April 6 for the tourist terrors to clear away from the Colosseum area.

By Adam L. Freeman,?Contributor / April 2, 2012

Rome has given the centurions a deadline to clear out. The solders in question aren't from the ranks of an ancient legion, but are modern-day performers who pose for tourist?photos at the Colosseum.

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Men and women decked out in chest plates and helmets eke out a?tax-free living at Rome?s most popular attraction, posing for photos with foreign?visitors for 5 or 10 euros. Disoriented, jet lagged, or simply scared,?tourists have been known to pay up to 50 euros ($67). Some have been roughed?up when they refuse.

Arrests were made last summer in an undercover operation with police?in tunics and sandals handcuffing centurions and gladiators for?ripping off tourists. A recent Italian media report cited a policeman?as saying the centurions are all ex-convicts, ?every last one of?them.?

Now the city government says ?basta!? and wants them to pack up their?swords, shields, and ensigns and clear out by April 6.

?This will end badly. We?ll wage a revolution. We?ll burn down the?Coliseum rather than move from here,? a 21st-century centurion?recently told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.

Along with the fake ancient Roman soldiers, the city aims to rid?itself of the vast illegal industry of food and souvenir vendors that?feeds off the 6 million people who every year visit the site where?Russell Crowe avenged his family?s murder in the 2000 sword-and-sandal blockbuster "Gladiator."

City and national officials say they are defending?Rome-the-living-museum from an image akin to theme parks where?visitors feast on fast food and ham it up for the camera with?fairytale characters.

But the Italian economy is in recession and its prisons overcrowded so government bureaucrats should be vigilant for unrest?in the legionary ranks. They might want to reconsider a plan that puts?ex-cons out of work.

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Republic Wireless opening up reservation system next week in advance of summer beta program

We've already known that Republic Wireless was planning to reopen the beta program for its hybrid WiFi / cellular service this summer, and the company has now finally detailed exactly how that beta will take place. For starters, it'll only be open to those who have already signed up to the company's email list or tried to place an order when that option was available last November, but that's still not a guarantee to get in. Starting next week, those folks will receive an email with details on how to take part in the company's online reservation system, after which you'll then have a week to claim a spot in one of the beta waves that will be rolling out over the course of the summer. Still no word on that new handset that was also promised for April, but you can find all the details on the beta program at the link below.

[Thanks, Andy]

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Earthquake-Ready Table Can Withstand 2,204 Pounds of Impact

Design duo Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno from Jerusalem's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design have created a desk that'll shelter and protect students from damages that occur during an earthquake.

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100 Years of the Titanic [Titanic 100]

One hundred years ago, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was a modern day Tower of Babel—an ill-fated engineering and technological marvel of colossal proportions. More »

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Black Keys Warm Up Dreary Coachella Festival Friday

Swedish House Mafia brings the beats as first day of three-day desert festival suffers uncharacteristically low temperatures and drizzle.
By Mary J. DiMeglio

Black Keys' Dan Auerbach performs at the 2012 Coachella music festival
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INDIO, California — On a day that had festivalgoers packing ponchos instead of sunblock and the merchandise booths no doubt sold a record number of hoodies, the uncharacteristic weather at Coachella's Friday kickoff was no match for the heat of the Black Keys.

The Akron, Ohio, guitar-and-drums blues-rock duo instantly had the crowd in their hands, opening with the "Howlin' For You" sing-along from their 2010 commercial breakthrough, Brothers.

Announced earlier this week as headliners for Lollapalooza 2012 in August, the Keys also performed Friday night at Coachella in 2011, but this year, they were promoted to top billing.

The pair wailed through the Grammy-winning "Tighten Up" and "Lonely Boy." During "Everlasting Light," a giant disco ball descended as frontman Dan Auerbach unleashed his falsetto. Auerbach asked the crowd to wish a happy birthday to drummer Patrick Carney before ending with "I Got Mine."

Swedish House Mafia closed out the main stage, proving that some EDM has outgrown the Sahara dance tent. The masses were jumping to the beats of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, who is also playing a solo set in the Sahara on Saturday (April 14). Angello will DJ a solo set in June at Las Vegas' Electric Daisy Carnival.

"I heard there was a rumor going around that the reason it was gray and muggy earlier is because there were two Sheffield [England] bands on," Pulp's Jarvis Cocker quipped, referring to earlier mainstagers the Arctic Monkeys.

In the Gobi tent, Frank Ocean fans swooned over his take on Coldplay's "Strawberry Swing" and other cuts from his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra. The crowd excitedly welcomed Tyler, the Creator to the stage early in the set to growl his Odd Future "Analog 2" verses.

Influential Swedish hardcore band Refused expressed gratitude for their long-awaited reunion, saying, "The reason we're playing tonight is because Coachella invited us." Their hour-long performance, which inspired lots of head-banging and moshing, included "Coup D'Etat," "Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull," "Tannhauser/Derive" and "New Noise."

Elsewhere, the Black Angels psychedelic blues — which included a sitar — didn't draw nearly the crowd it deserved, Madness had the Outdoor stage skanking away and Rancid's Tim Armstrong backed Jimmy Cliff on guitar.

In response to last year's event selling out — a week after the 2011 lineup was announced — Coachella is experimenting with featuring the same artists for two consecutive three-day weekends: April 13-15 and April 20-22.

Still to come this weekend: Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Bon Iver, Florence and the Machine, A$AP Rocky and the At the Drive-In reunion.

Did you go to Coachella? Share your review in the comments below!

Related Artists

• The Black Keys
• Swedish House Mafia

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Return Of 'Girls' Power: HBO Series Gets It Right

Above The Buzz examines Lena Dunham's dramedy about four women living in NYC.
By Jocelyn Vena

Lena Dunham in "Girls"
Photo: HBO

Blah, blah, blah. Yes, "Girls" is a lot like "Sex and the City" in the fact that both shows are about women — four, to be exact — living, loving and working in New York City. And that's about it.

Maybe "Girls" is the best "SATC" prequel that creator Michael Patrick King never pitched: It's dark with little spots of comic relief, as these women try to figure out how to get it right. And they rarely do. They are stuck in jobs that seem to have no future and relationships that make them awful about themselves. Where "Sex" was all about how fabulous NYC is, "Girls" is all about how hard (and expensive) it can be to try and make a dream happen in a town where everyone has a dream.

Perhaps the big difference is "Girls" is created by a young woman in the throes of her own post-adolescence angst. Lena Dunham, 25, the show's creator, writer, director and star, truly understands what it feels like to be stuck in your mid-twenties struggling with the pains of having to grow up. In fact, her vision of this stage of life seems to be so spot-on that it got her an assist from the show's producer, Judd Apatow. (She previously examined those similar themes in her feature film, "Tiny Furniture.")

Not to discredit "Sex." It did an amazing job capturing life in NYC as an aspiration. You too can move to NYC, date rich, powerful dudes, afford fancy cocktails at all the hottest hot spots and glide along Fifth Avenue in Manolo Blahniks.

But first you must be one of the "Girls," who also include Allison Williams (news anchor Brian Williams' daughter) playing Type-A gallery assistant Marnie, Jemima Kirke, a flighty, free spirited Brit Jessa and Zosia Mamet, the "SATC"-loving college student Shoshanna. Dunham plays Hannah, a writer who talks a lot about her memoir without having actually done very much to get it off the ground, relying on her parents for money.

The show, which premieres Sunday on the former home of "Sex," HBO, is about trying to have it all, but not knowing how to get it. These "Girls" are from a generation of women who have been told they can do an-y-thing. But, the problem is, as most jumped straight into their careers right out of college, they never really had the time to nail down what it is they want.

This confusion leaks into their personal lives, where they battle depression and self-esteem issues. They date men they don't care much about or who don't care much about them. It's an interesting breakdown of the current state of girl power: Can these girls really do an-y-thing?

Well, Dunham and her pals are certainly trying to figure that out, one episode at a time.

Are you planning on watching "Girls"? Leave your comment below!

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RIM?s Jim Balsillie wanted to open doors to BBM on iOS

Rumor has it that RIM's recently-resigned co-CEO and board member, Jim Balsillie, sought a drastic plan to open up their infrastructure to wireless service providers, and allow competing platforms, like iOS, to run data through it. That would enable many signature BlackBerry services, namely BBM, to run on iPhone.

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5 Reasons Why the GOP Can't Nominate a Reliable Conservative (Atlantic Politics Channel)

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