Dad of Divas' Reviews: March 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Book Review - Conversations With My Daughter

About the Book
Through the witty banter of parent-child dialogue, Robert Veres’ new book, Conversations with My Daughter, offers a refreshing tongue-in-cheek antidote to the recent ‘tiger mom’ phenomenon.

As a workable substitute for traditional parenting guides and the more current, controversial fads, Veres compiled his own inspirational, often-hilarious guide on the often over-structured, under-recognized task of raising children.

“For 200 pages, you see the Tiger Dad hanging on by his fingernails as his daughter takes him on the ride of his life, and somehow they both survive and turn out all right in the end despite the father’s best efforts,” Veres says. “Finally, there’s a book that is filled with truth, but which doesn’t contain a single word that you have to take seriously.”

On the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Ana Chua, the self-proclaimed ‘tiger mom,’ Veres and his relaxed parenting methods reveal the most intimate, humorous, and universally relatable moments of a father-daughter relationship. He hits on the big questions, like whether or not young children should be allowed to send out for pizza at 2:00 am on a school night, and the small ones like whether a visit from the health inspector is a sign that the daughter should do a more thorough job of cleaning her room.

Offering his approach to dealing with everything from bedtimes to boyfriends in his comedic rendition of fatherhood, Veres brilliantly highlights the subtle challenges of raising children whose every moment is spent scheming the most effective ways to foil parent’s best intention, providing many laughs along the way.

“This book is really aimed at a niche target audience of individuals who actually have children but didn’t receive the operating manual that goes along with them and other individuals who, themselves might have been children,” Veres says.

About the Author:

Robert Veres has been an editor, writer, speaker, and commentator in the financial planning profession since 1982. He publishes Inside Information, an online resource for independent advisors and financial planners. He is also the author of two novels, Song of the Universe and The Root of All Evil. Veres lives in Pacific Beach, Calif. He is the father of five children, a subject which comes up often in his psychological counseling sessions.

Visit http://authorveres.authorsxpress.com/ for more on the author and his book or follow him on twitter @amertigerdad.

My Take on the Book
This was a book that was full of such hilarious stories! Each chapter offers even more smiles and fun for any father or any parent. As a father of two girls myself I have to say that I loved each of these chapters and I found myself not wanting to put down the book as they made me laugh more and more and I even found stories that I found myself telling my friends about. I highly recommend this book to one and all, you will not be disappointed!

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New Triscuit Dill, Sea Salt & Olive Oil

About the Product
riscuit, has just launched its first new Triscuit cracker since 2008 – Triscuit Dill, Sea Salt & Olive Oil!
Triscuit is:

  • 100% whole grain and a good source of fiber, so you can be confident it is a healthy snack too
  • made from a base of three simple ingredients, whole grain soft white winter wheat, soybean oil and salt

A “dill-licious” snack out of the box, Triscuit Dill, Sea Salt & Olive Oil is also perfectly complemented by freshly grown cracker toppings like tomato and cucumber slices. Below we have provided a recipe to get you started!

Triscuit also supports teaching people how to grow and enjoy their own food at home. Check out www.homefarming.com for more information.


Tangy Greek Toppers
Prep Time: 5 min.
What You Need
2 TRISCUIT Dill, Sea Salt & Olive Oil Crackers
2 thin cucumber slices
1/2 oz. ATHENOS Traditional Feta Cheese, cut into 2 slices
1/2 tsp. finely chopped roasted red peppers
2 black olive slices
1/4 tsp. lemon zest
Make It
Top crackers with ingredients.


My Take on the Product
Triscuit hits another home run with this flavor in my books. I love the subtle hint of dill, sea salt and olive oil and so did my kids. I gave it to them and they were asking for seconds before they even completed the first crackers (a great sign in my books). What I loved even more was how healthy these crackers are. with whole grain and low fat count, these crackers offer you a great snacking alternative that you do not have to beat yourself up about later. If you already love Triscuit crackers, or if this is your first time trying them, I highly recommend this variety as one to pick up for your own home today, you will not be disappointed!

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

This Spring, Help OKA b. Fight Cancer With a Cute Pair of Sandals

OKA b. Footwear, known for their exclusive line of 'Spa for the Street' sandals, flip-flops and ballet flats, has recently partnered with the American Cancer Society to raise money for this year's Relay For Life. Because our company is deeply committed to causes close to our heart, we are donating $10 from every shoe sale using coupon code RELAY415 directly to Relay For Life, in addition to giving customers 15% their first pair, from now until May 4, 2012.

Our goal is to raise more than 25K for Relay to help the battle against all cancers.

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Book Review - The Awesome Activity Adventure Book

About the Book
Kow Kapow and the Bonsai Kid are two silly cartoon animals who go off on a series of wild and wacky adventures to find the Monkey Nut of Moo! As their madcap escapade unfolds, kids are provided with puzzles to solve, pictures to draw, riddles to answer, mazes to find their way out of, a treasure map to decipher, and a creepy castle to explore. Boys and girls are also encouraged to pick up a pencil or marker pen and create their own crazy comics on many of this book’s pages. Big, bold, black-and-white cartoon illustrations appear throughout this large book—plus an extra two pages of silly color stickers to detach and apply to many of the pictures. Here’s a giant-sized book of fun that offers kids many hours of interactive, humor-packed entertainment. (Ages 7 and older)

My Take on the Book
This was a great book for any young budding cartoonists. There are so many activities that kids can go through to practice and test their skills, building additional skills along the way. On top of this though the book also has a ton of activities that your kids can do, whether this was word searches, crosswords, sudoku or many other types of activities that will keep your kids entertained for some time. One of the things that I loved most though was the drawing tips that the book provides as it allows anyone to copy and practice some of the cartoons that adorn the book. Overall this was a great book that any young cartoonist would simply love!

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Book Review - Birthday Suit

About the Book
Author Tyler Durman offers a memorable collection of humorous and life-affirming personal short stories in this great new book. The collection is called Birthday Suit, and in it, Tyler takes readers on the adventure that is his life.

Stories shape our lives. Tyler seamlessly interlaces some of his most profound experiences — from nearly being eaten alive by a hippo in Africa, to making a group of nuns blush — and brings a fresh, raw voice to the ever-growing movement of storytelling.

About the Author

Tyler Durman lives in Laguna Beach, California, and is best known for his ability to offer wisdom through laughter and storytelling. As an author and speaker, his live presentations reach more than 250,000 people each year, on a large number of topics. His style is so diverse that he is equally sought after to present before audiences of teenagers and audiences of adults.

He has spoken at over 7800 schools, conferences and events, and to more than five million teenagers. This has given him the unique opportunity to be invited behind the scenes and into the lives of young people, in hundreds of one-on-one conversations. As a result he understands their world to a depth that most adults rarely see.

He is a father, was born in Africa, and has lived much of his life in Hawaii. He is a terrible dancer who loves to surf, and is so entertaining that he has been featured at Universal Studios in Hollywood and on network television. He is booked annually as the keynote speaker for leadership conferences, community, parenting and corporate events, and for middle and high school assemblies.

He is the author of Birthday Suit, a collection of short stories that will be available wherever books are sold in the spring of 2012.

He has a Masters Degree with an emphasis in Counseling, loves life, and will help you look honestly into your own heart, while keeping a smile on your face.

My Take on the Book
This was a great collection of stories that had me laughing and smiling from beginning to end! On top of the humor in the book the author also does an amazing job at painting a vivid picture of his life and the world and society that accompanies this. He also is a talented story-teller and provides the reader an entertaining and engaging story that you will love.

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STARZ Premieres New Sexy Drama & Hosts Sweepstakes to Win 1950s Cadillac!

Starz is premiering a new Original Series, Magic City, which is a period drama set in 1959 Miami, on Friday, April 6 at 10PM ET. It’s an unexpected show in so many ways with sexy leading actors, swanky hotels, timeless cars and music and a sultry Miami edge.

I encourage you to check out this Magic City trailer to learn more. (Please note this trailer is rated TV-MA, so viewer discretion is advised.)

To build excitement for the launch of the new series, Starz is conducting a Magic City Classic Cadillac Sweepstakes through June 11, 2012.

This national sweepstakes giveaway includes interactive stories showcasing footage from the show, a fun electronic postcard maker and most importantly a chance to win a 1958 Cadillac DeVille!

The Cadillac DeVille was one of the most unique cars of the era and is a great icon for Magic City. Participants entering the sweepstakes will also get the chance to win weekly prizes inspired by the late 1950's.

The site and all the amazing prizes have been designed to showcase the glamour, sexiness and fashion of Miami in 1959. Check out the sweepstakes here: www.MagicCitySweeps.Starz.com or on our Facebook page.

Within this website, participants will be able to customize and share electronic postcards via Facebook and Twitter as well as earn extra entries into sweepstakes when friends come back to the site and enter to win. Participants can visit the site each day and earn extra entries.

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T-Mobile TV To Expand With New Playground TV Package and TV Widget!

We know Americans love watching television, which is why T-Mobile offers many convenient ways for customers to tune-in with their smartphones and tablets over T-Mobile’s fast 4G network. T-Mobile’s TV app allows customers to catch up on all their favorite shows, with the average T-Mobile TV user viewing approximately 100 minutes of content per month. Additionally, kids’ programming on T-Mobile TV is more popular than news and sports combined!

That said, today T-Mobile is announcing a new kid friendly content package, Playground TV, for T-Mobile TV subscribers. The Playground TV package will feature content exclusive to T-Mobile from PBS Kids as well as both live channels and video-on-demand of full episodes Sesame Street, Discovery for Kids and Nick Jr.

Check out T-Mobile’s blog post for more details about this program as well as new features to help customers stay on top of the latest shows and breaking news with the help of T-Mobile’s TV widget.

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Vote for Italian Cheese for the New America’s “Top Cheese.”

Cheez-It is asking Americans to throw their support behind their favorite candidate on a Facebook app where eight flavors of Cheez-It crackers will campaign for the right to be named America’s “Top Cheese.”

For me I was able to try out all of these varieties and go online to hear their slogans, and for me, I am putting my vote behind Italian Four Cheese... not only does he make sense, but as a variety of Cheez-It he simply rocks!





Who would you choose?

For more information on the “Vote for the Top Cheese” election, visit www.Facebook.com/cheezit. Voting ends April 5, 2012.

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Behind the Scenes of Cheez-It's Debates with Carl Edwards



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Book Review - Life Expectancy

About the Book
LIFE Expectancy makes the case that many Americans do not yet fully appreciate the fact that the American economic game and the associated stakes have substantially changed over the past couple of years. LIFE Expectancy tells the truth about the financial challenges facing Americans now and in the decades ahead and urges a new form of self-reliance as the only way to get through.

The book demonstrates why it is mandatory to get started now and answers the question, "How can I be more proactive in the creation of the rest of my life?" LIFE Expectancy reveals the power and vitality that result from changing your game and why it is never too late-or too early- to do it. As the author says, "This book is for those who have decided that the continuation of the status quo cannot or will not be tolerated."

With seventy-five million children of the baby boom years moving through and past the age of sixty-five, and their children and grandchildren saddled with massive debt, many Americans find themselves in a very precarious situation at just the "wrong" time in their lives. If they don't wake up to the new reality and do it soon, at some point in the not too distant future they could be brutally blindsided by learning how insecure their future really is.

Those who can grasp the significance of the shift that has occurred-and who can take purposeful and timely actions in response to it-will get the best of the available options. Life Expectancy delivers the truth for those in the boomer generation who assumed they could be passive non-participants in life for their last twenty or so years. No longer true.

Previously in America, "old people" surrendered their liveliness and allowed the youth culture to dominate as they wasted away in retirement. This book makes the first strong argument for turning that paradigm on its head as the very solution to our country's problems. There is a whole new game for the boomer generation to play, and it's the opposite of fading away.

This book is about changing your life and work "games" for the better, no matter your current circumstances. It is about becoming the initiator of that change in the service of your best interests rather than continuing to be a reactor to the people and events around you. It is about being reflective and purposeful about your requirements and your direction.

Throughout LIFE Expectancy, the author offers key principles that can drive purposeful change including using your own mortality as a way of accessing your latent personal power. This is the how-to of "changing your game." There is every reason to feel good about confronting and proactively restructuring your game no matter your age or the maturity of your business.

If you know it is time to become your own powerful agent of change in your own service, this is the book for you. Even if everything is going well for you at the moment, if you haven't changed your approach in a while that is a very good reason to do it.

It is never too late to be more proactive in the creation that is the rest of your life. This book provides a clear blueprint for doing just that. It is truthful, motivating and is itself, game-changing.

My Take on the Book
This book will make you look at life in a completely different way! Too often we covet and consider things to be important that really are not very important at all and this book puts all of this into perspective and allows the reader the opportunity to re-evaluate what is important in the time that they have on this Earth. I found that this book will truly make you appreciate everything that you have in your life no matter who you are or what you do and I think that others will as well. I also found myself thinking back to many of my past experiences as I was going through this book, looking at them with fresh eyes. The book was one that I could just not put down as I wanted to see what would come next and I know that you will find this also! A Great book for any age!

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Epson LabelWorks Make Spring Cleaning Easy and Fun

It’s time to usher in the spring with a fresh perspective, which could be a new look, a hobby or even organizing your home or office. With the portable EPSON® LabelWorks™ LW-300 and LW-400, spring cleaning can be easy and fun.

Both LabelWorks printers support more than 40 EPSON LC Tape™ cartridges, which are available in a wide range of unique colors and materials such as glow-in-the-dark, metallic silver and pearlized blue. Combining these tapes with bold fonts, creative symbols or decorative frames and borders can make organizing toy bins, food containers or filing cabinets an enjoyable experience with a personal touch. In addition, the LW-400 features a two-line, back-lit display for effortlessly creating labels in dark spaces such as attics, closets, garages, and basements.

“Clearing clutter and getting organized is a great way to shake off the winter cold, and the LabelWorks printers are essential tools to add to any spring cleaning checklist,” said Eric Mizufuka, associate product manager, Epson America, Inc. “With a variety of specialized media, fonts, and durability for indoor and outdoor use, the LabelWorks make spring cleaning less of a chore and more of a creative way to spruce up your home or office.”

The LabelWorks LW-300 works with a variety of tape widths ranging from six millimeters (~1/4 inch) to 12 millimeters (~1/2 inch), and the LabelWorks LW-400 accommodates tapes up to 18 millimeters (~3/4 inch) wide. The tapes are available in a variety of traditional colors, as well as specialty colors and textures such as metallic, fluorescent, pearlized, iron-on, and glow-in-the-dark. Taking organizing to a new level, the label printers also offer 14 font types, 75 frames and more than 300 symbols, as well as provide dramatically smaller lead margins for up to 60 percent less margin waste1 for perfectly sized labels every time.

In addition to the convenient back-lit display, the flagship LabelWorks LW-400 features increased built-in memory for storing up to 50 labels. It also has expanded specialty print modes that include custom barcodes, cable and wire wrap, and a tab function that prints a mirror image for double-sided tabs to highlight pages in a notebook or for binder dividers.

For more information about Epson’s LabelWorks, visit www.epson.com/LabelWorks. For videos demonstrating the various uses of labels with LabelWorks, visit Epson’s YouTube channel.

Pricing and Availability

The EPSON LabelWorks LW-300 (MSRP $39.99) and LabelWorks LW-400 (MSRP $49.99) are available from a wide range of retailers as well as online from Amazon.com and Epson.com

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Book Review - Journey to Virginland


Journey to Virginland front cover
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Set in the fictional Republic of Virginland, Melikian's novel tells the story of Dog, the impish antihero who distills his personal odyssey of self-discovery into a formidable, eminently cogent critique of our time's breakneck paradigm shifts.

An unapologetic creature of the street, endowed with near-encyclopedic knowledge and a bona fide bastard's ruthless wit, Dog parses the monolith of collective hallucination by laying bare the mortally shoddy building blocks and constructs of national tradition, social mores, and cultural positioning as well as the untouchable dogmas which cement them.

As he proceeds to expose the sacred cows ensconced in various tiers of the societal pecking order, Dog intersperses his critique with a personal quest for meaning and identity which takes him from Virginland, his spiritual ground zero, to the farthest reaches of the Western world and back again, through rumination and flashback. Dog populates the journey with an evolving procession of loves, sexual liaisons, run-ins with officialdom, and face-offs with gatekeepers of culture, institutionally sanctioned literature in particular.

Melikian's core enterprise is to draw out zestful, often tongue-in-cheek, yet always supremely versed discourse on the overarching issues of our time via the essentially picaresque narrative of an enlightened scoundrel. What the reader may not necessarily suspect at the outset of the novel is that the key factor which animates Dog's energies, no matter how dastardly they might seem, is a profound vulnerability tinged with the sorrows of loneliness, alienation, and the irreducible yearning for "home." Thus Journey to Virginland is punctuated with passages of achingly beautiful emotional resonance, whereby the palpable human toll of the social and cultural ills broadsided by the author are made manifest.

Journey to Virginland has already earned international critical acclaim. In his review of the novel, Paul McCarthy, a New York Times bestselling author and professor of literature at the University of Ulster, Ireland, writes: "In the best sense, I'm reminded of George Orwell's classics, and other authors of similar stature, though there is no true parallel possible with a novel as unique in concept and execution as Journey to Virginland."

McCarthy continues: "In this extraordinary book, there is so much originality in every way, and so many levels and depths of meaning, theme, narrative, etc., that I had to keep slowing my pace, until I could read and 'inhale' each word."

A foremost attribute which sets Journey to Virginland apart from so-called novels of ideas is its equally exuberant and erudite portrayal of the post-9/11 human condition, making for a sustained sense of urgency which airily steers clear of the professorial or ponderous. Indeed, Melikian is a master of registering our most fundamental discontents through the prism of the here and now, even while carving out entire vistas of background analysis.

It is armed with this modus operandi that the author takes to task today's obdurate obstacles to human self-actualization and fulfillment, including a globalism run amok, imperialist hubris posing as cultural benevolence, corporate greed and the widening altar of consumerism, powerhouses of organized religion more than ever intolerant of intellectual and spiritual freedom, and oppressive gender politics based on "national tradition."

An illustration of Melikian's critical observations is the following passage of the ruminations of Dog, the antihero:
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Armen Melikian

It was not naked prejudice with which I collided every hour, wondering why I should have been the butt of destiny's whim. This by itself was a mise en scene that impresses a question mark on Nietzsche's forehead: Who is the privileged who can become a superman? Who is the one who can afford culture?

What gives, yao, to vituperate against slave morality instead  of beheading the creators of the objective conditions that give rise to slave morality? And how to achieve Schopenhauer's state of painlessness when the whole gamut of social existence has
conspired against you from birth to death? The choices are literally between transcendence and self-destruction, even through revolt. And as long as there are oppressors in the world of men, the fake currency of saviors will be in high demand.


While Dog's peregrinations, geographical and otherwise, cede a plethora of such observations, laced invariably with deadpan humor and the pain of personal experience, they are subsequently elucidated across a deeper pane still, as the protagonist expands the conversation with intricate commentaries on philosophy, religion, history, art, mythology, language, and lore.

The net effect of Melikian's novelistic project is a certain regenerative clarity which points at the indisputable possibility of self-liberation. When all is said and done, what presents itself to the reader is a breathtaking vision of human transformation, as naturally arrived at and necessary as day following night.

Journey to Virginland (ISBN 13: 978-1935097518) is already available at Barnes & Noble bookstores. It can also be purchased online through BN.com, Borders.com, BooksaMillion.com, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon China, and Amazon Japan, as well as  thousands of independent booksellers worldwide. The book site, www.JourneyToVirginland.com, gives a list of worldwide vendors that already carry the book. The site contains an excerpt from the book and a redefined geography of the world by Dog that can be freely downloaded.

About the author: Armen Melikian holds a Master's degree in International Relations from American University in Washington, DC. He has also studied mathematics at a number of colleges including Harvard. Abandoning both politics and science, he has instead devoted himself to literature. Journey to Virginland is his debut novel. Melikian lives with his wife in Los Angeles.

My Take on the Book
This is a book that was a page turner. Not only was the plot intriguing, but the book made you think deeply about the underlying philisophical, historical and sybolic aspects of the book itself. Do know though that this book is not for the light reader. This book will take some digesting and you will have to take the time to get through it to completely understand everything that is being shared by the author.


As a lover of books, this book is one that I believe will stand the test of time. You will be amazed at the prose and how well the book flows. If you are like me and enjoy a great read that challenges as well as entertains, this book is for you!


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MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS - Behind the Scenes Images





In MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS the world’s greatest Super Heroes assemble when Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) join S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to protect the world from the dangerous and powerful villain, Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

“Like” MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MarvelsTheAvengers

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Atari Arcade by Discovery Bay Games Now Available

About the Product
Atari Arcade—Duo Powered brings Atari's arcade classics right to your iPad.

Relive the fast-action excitement of all your arcade favorites, like Asteroids, Centipede, and Missile Command.

Simply connect your iPad to Atari Arcade, download Atari's Greatest Hits app for Duo, and you're ready to share the fun with family and friends anywhere! With its joystick and buttons, Atari Arcade—Duo Powered is exactly the way arcade games were meant to be played!

Atari's Greatest Hits app for Atari Arcade is designed for 1-2 players.


My Take on the Product
As someone that grew up on Atari 2600 games, this brought back so many memories! Now only the old school joystick, but the games themselves were a blast from the past and it delivers exactly what I thought that it would. I do wish that more games came with this up front and that you did not have to pay extra for them, but even though this is the case, the game play that this provides was a ton of fun and the games were were the extra expense in my opinion, and the extra $9.99 for 100 games will not break most banks. All-in-all this is a fun system that will bring you back to your childhood, but also will allow your kids to see games as they were when we were young. They may not completely appreciate some of the low graphic ones (compared to what they have today), but they will appreciate you sharing and spending time with them and letting them better know what it was like when you were young!

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Duo Pop - A Great Game Syatem for Your IPad from Discovery Bay Games

About the Product
Duo Pop is a new way to connect with family and friends for fun-filled, fast-action, heads-up gaming on your iPad. Multiple players compete to be first to pop their Duo Pop Poppers, then correctly answer questions to win.

Game apps for Duo Pop are designed for 2-4 players or teams of all ages. Download a variety of game apps for Duo Pop on the App Store.

My Take on the Product
What I love about this game is the Game Show style of game play that it provides. You get to feel that you are a contestant in the game and the interactivity between it and your IPad make it even better. The game itself was fun, and whether you enjoy being competitive or not, this game will bring your family together in fun ways that you will not want to miss. I did notice that you will want to make sure that the square device that connects your IPad to the game is near the speaker of your IPad for best results. All-in-all though this was so much fun and was something that my kids completely enjoyed! If you have an IPad and you have a family, this is the game for you! What's even better though is that the Discovery Bay Games is also continuing to come up with new games that can be downloaded for the system in the future, so you can continue to have fun with this for years to come!

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Book Review - The Secret to Successful Child Training

About the Book
“The Secret to Successful Child Training: Walking in YOUR Shadow” (ISBN 1466473223), a guide for parents by Vickie Speed, demonstrates how to train your child to respect and honor authority through practical measures based on biblical guidelines.

According to the author, more and more children are being raised unprepared for their future lives by parents who are neglecting the most important principles of parenting. Speed provides readers with guidance based on the idea of child training presented in the Bible and informed by her experience raising and home-schooling her own children into well-adjusted adults. The book’s core lessons are applicable throughout the parenting years, no matter the age of the child, and are focused on instilling discipline and proper respect for authority according to spiritual principles.

“With increasing numbers of single-parent homes or two-parent working families, God’s manual for training children is more relevant in our time than at any other time in history,” says Speed. “It provides guidelines for effective instruction that are truly worth passing on.”

Inspired by her own parenting efforts and the worsening situation she sees around her every day, Speed wrote the book to engage, educate and inspire effective parenting that shapes children into the adults they need and want to be. It is targeted at parents who recognize the vital importance of spiritual guidance and the need for God’s presence in child-rearing.

“The Secret to Successful Child Training: Walking in YOUR Shadow” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.

About the Author
Vickie Speed loves children, and considers each one to be extremely valuable and worth investing in. Family is very important to her and she always wanted to be the best mother possible for her children. She and her husband David are the proud parents of two grown children, whom she home-schooled for 15 years. Speed has been a student of the Bible for 25 years and thoroughly enjoys motivating others to follow after God.

My Take on the Book
This book provides parents Bible based parenting techniques that take the Bible in a whole new direction making the passages come alive to become a guide for any parent. Each chapter offers something new and makes you really think about your own parenting techniques and how you can best incorporate the tips into your everyday life. What I really liked most about the book was how easy it was to follow and how well it incorporates scripture to make the points that the author was trying to convey. All-in-all any parent who is trying to parent through the teaching of the bible will enjoy this and will appreciate the book itself, I know that I did!

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Disneynature's CHIMPANZEE -- "Rise" from the McClain Sisters Music Video



Hollywood Records recently announced today the signing of McClain Sisters, comprised of China Anne McClain, star of Disney Channel’s hit series A.N.T. FARM, and her sisters Lauryn, and Sierra, a trio whose captivating talent and undeniable star quality will inevitably end the music industry’s decades-long quest for a best-selling girl-group.


“We are thrilled to have China Anne, Lauryn, and Sierra, join our music family,” commented Executive Vice President of Disney Music Group, Ken Bunt. “They are three exceptionally talented young artists with a very exciting road ahead of them.”


McClain Sisters lead singer China Anne McClain is an acclaimed young actress who, in addition to starring in Disney Channel’s A.N.T. FARM, a role for which she received a 2012 NAACP Image Award nomination, also starred in the House of Payne television series and the movie The Gospel. The talented trio’s mounting popularity is evidenced by accomplishments such as the A.N.T. FARM soundtrack’s soaring debut at #29 on the Billboard 200, which includes tracks by McClain Sisters “Electronic Apology” and “Perfect Mistake,” as well as notable acting roles in the Tyler Perry feature film Daddy’s Little Girls and a recent performance for more than 72,000 at RODEOHOUSTON 2012.

"We are beyond happy to be joining the Hollywood Records family,” shared the McClain Sisters. “Music has always been a part of our lives and now we cannot wait to share our music with everyone.”

“Rise,” written and performed by McClain Sisters after being inspired by Disneynature’s feature film CHIMPANZEE, is the latest Disney Friends for Change anthem. With the motivating lyrics “Together we can do anything,” the song captures the central message of the program: when kids and families work together, they can inspire each other and their communities to make a lasting, positive change in the world. “Rise” is the fourth Friends for Change anthem to be released with a benefit back to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. This contribution marks nearly $1 million awarded through the music campaign to charities working to protect the planet and conserve nature for future generations.


“Like” CHIMPANZEE on Facebook: Facebook.com/Disneynature

CHIMPANZEE hits theaters everywhere on April 20th!

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Book Review -The Homework Trap

About the Book
In his new book, The Homework Trap: How to Save the Sanity of Parents, Students and Teachers, Dr. Kenneth Goldberg, a 35-year professional in clinical psychology, moves the on-going homework debate into a new and important territory. Coining the term, the “homework-trapped child”, Dr. Goldberg explains why certain children, regardless of how bright they are, cannot complete their homework assignments. Offering a new model for thinking about homework non-compliance, he identifies “under the radar” learning problems as opposed to focusing on what the child should do or assuming that consequences can change behavior.

Based on his analysis, Dr. Goldberg gives parents guidelines to follow at home along with ways to deal with the child’s teacher, school and community. His three simple recommendations are time-bound homework, reduced penalties, and increased parent authority, each of which will require a major shift for teachers and schools. The Homework Trap gives parents the basis to ask for that change.

Applying concepts from behavioral, developmental and organizational psychology to explain, in simple, easy-to-understand terms, why parent-teacher efforts often make matters worse, The Homework Trap addresses topics such as:


  • Simple, yet radical answers to homework non-compliance problems
  • Empowering parents to take charge of their homes
  • How educators can reduce behavioral problems, improve education, and increase their authority in the classroom
  • Why chronic homework problems are educational, not behavioral or moral problems
  • How homework non-compliance is a lifespan issue



About Kenneth Goldberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Kenneth Goldberg is a clinical psychologist with 35 years of professional experience in dealing with many different psychological issues. Through his career, he has served children, adolescents, and adults, offering individual and group psychotherapy, as well as marriage and family counseling. Prior to starting his private practice, Dr. Goldberg served as clinical director for a children’s resident treatment facility, as director of a psychiatric day-treatment program for the chronically mentally ill, and as the head of a rural mental-health center. A member of the American Psychological Association as well as a frequent speaker and consultant on programs designed to serve psychiatric populations, he is the author of The Homework Trap: How to Save the Sanity of Parents, Students and Teachers and currently works in his own private practice.

For more information, please visit www.thehomeworktrap.com.

My Take on the Book
This book gives parents a new way to consider homework and how you can work with a child that is just completely stuck in the process of completing homework. The ideas are easy to implement and the author does a great job at at walking the reader step-by-step through the process. If you have children that are working on homework nightly then you probably have gotten to the frustration point or you soon will (especially as your children get older) and this book is a great resource and guide for all parents and their children!

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Book Review - 1,000 Days: The Ministry of Christ

About the Book
An opportunity to meet Jesus Christ like never before.

Have you ever thought that when Jesus Christ came to earth more than two thousand years ago, he could have simply given us salvation—period!—and never done another single thing? Jesus Christ could have chosen to be born of a virgin, live for 33 years in relative obscurity, die on the cross, be buried, and rise from the dead three days later, and still give us the opportunity for salvation without doing any of the things we read about in the gospels.

Yet there was more.

For three years—roughly 1,000 days—Jesus served in public ministry while on earth. He didn’t need to do this ministry, yet he did anyway, and that’s the key for us. This intentionality implies that there is a lot of information in Scripture that we need to grapple with. We need to understand what Jesus said and did during his 1,000-day public ministry, so we can apply his teachings to our lives today.

What makes these 1000 days of Christ so vitally important?

Jesus’ public ministry was to help us understand what true love is all about—both for God and for other people. When we love God and others first, the rest of life falls into place: our possessions, our ambitions, our hopes and our dreams. Jesus modeled everything he taught, and his invitation is to make his mission our mission too

My Take on the Book
This book opened my eyes to what the 1000 days that the book shares really stood for and what they stand for today. I have to say that I was amazed and am still amazed at all that Jesus did in these three years and this book makes you examine this for yourself. Each chapter was so insightful and I found myself learning so much. I could see that this book could work well, not only with individuals, but also for groups that want to come closer to God through his son. This is definitely the type of book that will help you in growing your own faith as you learn more about Jesus and in God.


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@waterpik Offers Flossing Without Pain

The Waterpik® Ultra Water Flosser (WP-100) is the easy and more effective way to floss. And it's perfect for anyone with braces, implants, crowns, bridges, or periodontal pockets.

Waterpik® Water Flossers are the only brand clinically proven to be more effective than traditional dental floss and Sonicare® Air Floss for reducing plaque, gingivitis, and gum disease.

The Waterpik® Ultra Water Flosser (WP-100) is the ultimate in water flossing performance. It features ten pressure settings, a contemporary design that is smaller and quieter than previous models, a covered reservoir with in-lid tip storage, and six unique tips.

The Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser is the number one recommended Water Flosser model among dental professionals.

For our premium portable cordless model, see the Waterpik® Cordless Plus Water Flosser (WP-450).

Benefits

  • Clinically proven 50% more effective than traditional dental floss and 80% more effective than Sonicare Air Floss for gingivitis treatment
  • Proven in laboratory tests to remove 99.9% of plaque from treated areas with a 3 second application
  • Clinically proven 3X as effective as dental floss for cleaning around braces with the orthodontic tip
  • Removes bacteria deep between teeth and below the gumline where brushing and traditional flossing can't reach
  • Massages and stimulates gums to improve circulation and keep your gums strong and healthy
  • Great for people with implants, crowns, bridges, and veneers
  • Leaves your mouth feeling incredibly fresh and clean
  • Healthier Gums in 14 Days Guaranteed


Product Features

  • 6 unique tips
  • Advanced pressure control system with 10 settings
  • 5 to 90 psi
  • Reservoir capacity of 90 seconds+
  • Pause button on handle
  • Can be used with water or your favorite mouthwash
  • Smaller and quieter than previous models
  • Covered reservoir with built-in tip storage
  • Three-year warranty

Includes

  • 1 - Classic Jet Tip
  • 1 - Plaque Seeker® Tip
  • 1 - Orthodontic Tip
  • 1 - Pik Pocket™ Tips
  • 1 - Toothbrush Tip
  • 1 - Tongue Cleaner
  • Manuals and Guide

Product page link: http://www.waterpik.com/oral-health/products/countertop-dental-water-flosser/WP-100/

Coupon link: http://www.waterpik.com/oral-health/coupons.html

Twitter: @Waterpik


My Take on the Product
Ever since I my grandfather passed away I have focused on daily flossing. Much of this was because one of the things that he always said to me was that he wished that he had taken better care of his teeth when he was younger because he had so many problems with his teeth as he got older. So after he told me this I began to rethink how I took care of my own teeth and made the decision to start flossing every night even though it might not always feel the best. While it took a little bit of time to get used to, I did get used to it and I came to get in the routine as well, to the point that I felt odd when I did not do it.

With this in mind I was intrigued to see what it would be like to use the Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser. I kept asking myself, can this get my gums and teeth as clean and keep them as healthy as I believed that the dental floss did? In trying this it definitely took a little getting used to, especially the additional water in the mouth and making sure that I wasn't getting water all over the mirror. Once I did get the hang of it though I did find that it worked quite well and with the different attachments that came with this, it allowed me to work on keeping my gums and teeth clean in different ways, so many more that dental floss ever could.

Even though I was a bit skeptical at first, I am now a convert and I know that you will be as well once you try this. Give flossing a try without the pain and bleeding as you sometimes get with the regular floss, you will not be disappointed!

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Book Review - The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games

About the Book

STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME

Nearly 40 years after their invention and a decade after exploding onto the mainstream, video games still remain a mystery to many parents, including which titles are appropriate, and their potential side-effects on kids. Now the answers are at your fingertips.

Offering unrivaled insight and practical, real-world strategies for making gaming a positive part of family life, The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games provides a vital resource for today’s parent. From picking the right software for all ages to promoting online safety, setting limits and enforcing house rules, it offers an indispensable range of hints, tips and how-to guides for fostering healthy play and development.

Built for a generation of parents and professionals whose children are surrounded by cutting-edge electronic games and apps at every turn, you’ll discover inside how to make play safe, fun and simple. Providing a complete look at the entire spectrum of games – including PC, console, online, free, social and mobile – and the issues they present, all the tools you need to take charge lie within. Easy to read and designed for both kids and parents alike, join us as we reveal the secrets to making video games, and high-tech family game nights, an enriching part of household life.

Features Include:

• Complete Guides: PC, Console, Mobile, Online and Social Games
• Using Parental Controls and Video Game Ratings
• Hints, Tips and Strategies: Picking the Right Video Games
• Common Concerns: Violence, Addiction, Health, Online Safety
• Setting House Rules and Time Limits
• Best Games for Kids, Teens and Tweens
• Essential Tools and Resources for Parents

My Take on the Book
This was a great book that opened my eyes to how I, as a parent, should work with my own children in regards to how much and how they interact with technology. The book was well written and as a reader you are given so many tools to use with your own children. One of the things that I love about how this book is set up is in the appendices which were chock full of so much information and resources! All-in-all if you are a parent you must identify how technology is or will be impacting your children as it is somewhat inevitable. With that in mind I highly recommend this to one and all!

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Get the Gringo... Trailer



GET THE GRINGO, an Icon Production described by ‘Aint it Cool News’ as “Cold, Hard & Brilliantly Badass”, is an explosive action filmed infused with dark comedy directed by Adrian Grunberg from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mel Gibson and produced by Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey and Stacy Perskie. Filmed in Mexico, the multi-lingual film also stars Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Jesus Ochoa, Roberto Sosa, Dolores Heredia, Kevin Hernandez, Fernando Becerril, Mayra Serbullo, Mario Zaragoza, Gerardo Taracena, Tenoch Huerta and Peter Gerety.

During a high-speed car chase with the US Border Patrol and a bleeding body in his back seat, Driver (Mel Gibson) violently crashes his car into the border wall as he tries to outrun them. Driver survives the crash only to land inside a hard-core Mexican prison where he enters the strange and dangerous world of “El Pueblito.” He finds unlikely guidance from a 10-year-old kid who shows him the ropes.


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DVD Review - The Killing: The Complete First Season

About the DVD
Season 1 of AMC’s critically acclaimed new show “THE KILLING” comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 13 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. With exclusive Blu-ray and DVD features, including an extended season finale, loyal fans and new viewers alike will dive deeper into the captivating mystery and complex characters that garnered the freshman series six Primetime Emmy® nominations and one Golden Globe® nomination. Catch up on the show that everyone will be talking about when “The Killing” returns to AMC for season two this Spring.

From writer, executive producer and series showrunner Veena Sud (“Cold Case”) “The Killing” ties together three distinct stories around a single murder including the detectives assigned to the case, the victim's grieving family, and the suspects. Set in Seattle, the story also explores local politics as it follows politicians connected to the case. As the series unfolds, it becomes clear that there are no accidents; everyone has a secret, and while the characters think they've moved on, their past isn't done with them.

“The Killing” stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated Mireille Enos (“Big Love)” as Sarah Linden, the lead homicide detective that investigates the death of Rosie Larsen; Billy Campbell (“Once and Again”) as Darren Richmond, Seattle's City Council President and now running for Mayor; Joel Kinnaman (“Snabba Cash”) as Stephen Holder, an ex-narc cop who joins the homicide division in the investigation to find Rosie's killer; Emmy® nominated Michelle Forbes (“True Blood”) as Rosie's mother, Mitch Larsen; and Brent Sexton (“W.”, “In the Valley of Elah”) as Rosie's father, Stan Larsen. The pilot was directed by Patty Jenkins (“Monster”).

“The Killing” Season 1 Blu-ray and DVD features all 13 episodes and is loaded with exclusive special features including extended season 1finale, unaired deleted and extended scenes, gag reel, featurettes, director and cast commentaries.

SPECIAL FEATURES (Blu-ray and DVD)
Commentary on the Pilot with Veena Sud
An Autopsy of The Killing
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
ORPHEUS DESCENDING - extended season finale
Commentary on ORPHEUS DESCENDING

My Take on the DVD
I had never seen this show before, but in watching this I found the show truly gripping. I will say that the show is definitely darker than most shows that I have watched in the past. Yet, in watching these episodes I found that I was hooked by the slow drawn out way that things were shared. This slow unveiling of the facts kept me watching for more. There were so many twists and turns in this DVD that also made the series compelling and one that I would recommend to all!


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