Designer Jeans Make You Feel Fabulous

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In a recent series of focus groups conducted for the The Designer Jean Company, women were asked one very specific question, How important are your designer jeans to you? Answers were a rating on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 being the least important, I could care less. A 10 rating meant that is was of the utmost importance. The average rating was an 8.4.

Some might feel this level of significance might be more applicable when referring to a house, job, or even our kids, for example. But for those of us who have experienced authentic designer jeans, this makes perfect sense. We NEED them. They are a must-have staple in a wardrobe that can take us from a lunch date, to a soccer-mom outing, to a hot evening out on the town. Our designer jeans can carry us anywhere, with the exception of perhaps weddings and funerals "two of the only places they are probably not appropriate.

There is nothing like that feeling when you're in one of your favorite pairs of designer jeans, and heading out the door I am beautiful!', I am sexy!', I am ready to take on the world!', I am skinnier than I thought I was last night!'. Once you've got the right designer jeans, the rest of the outfit just comes together. All the way down to the shoes whether it is a pair of hot heels, or a comfy pair of Skechers. It all works and looks great.

In the end, there is a very simple explanation for our addiction to designer jeans. It is all about looking fabulous and being comfortable at the same time. This is something that we do for ourselves, and darn it we deserve it! While a compliment from a husband, boyfriend or even other women who notice how cute we look in our designer jeans is always appreciated, it actually isn't about that. We don't really need that validation. It's about feeling special, beautiful and confident. It's about feeling ready to take on the world. It's about doing something for ourselves. It's about knowing that even though you aren't living in a castle in the French countryside with Brad Pitt (hello Angelina Jolie), you can still spoil yourself a bit.

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Book Review - Character Under Attack & What You Can Do About It - By Carl Sommer

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How to Counteract the Attack on Character in Today's Society

A drift from the core values on which our country was founded has produced a moral decline in our country. Carl Sommer attributes this decline to the fact that character is under attack in our nation. In his new book "Character Under Attack & What You Can Do about It" Carl Sommer considers the spirit of America's founding fathers in light of today's climate of violent crime, the increase in prison population, and the philosophical battle and cultural war being raged in the political arena.

Sommer observes; there was a time when Americans took pride in their moral heritage. In recent years there has been an erosion of values which has serious implications for both our schools and society. Sommer quotes from scholars, philosophers, educators, politicians, and theologians to present his case for a return to an emphasis on character programs and traditional values in the curriculum of our schools.

Sommer talks about four keys to successful schools. He introduces four model schools that are making effective inroads into making this difference. He then offers "Action Steps" for educators, parents, and concerned citizens to affect positive results.

Sommer writes out of a genuine concern for the direction American education is taking. At some length he points out how publishers and reviewer of his books have downplayed, critiqued unfairly, or ignored the significance of his published works which are widely read, highly acclaimed and have received commendations by others. He is articulate in communicating this concern and speaks for millions of concerned Americans.

"Character Under Attack" is well researched and thoroughly documented.
This book is timely and important and should be in read by every concerned parent, school administrator, librarian, and our elected officials.

As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review.

Richard R. Blake, Christian Education Consultant, Book Store Owner

Fragmented Frames - Reflections of an Indian Film Critic

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Book: Fragmented Frames
Author: Bhawana Somayya
ISBN: 9788122310160
Page: 320
Price: INR 395
Publisher: Pustak Mahal

If you are a Indian cinema buff and interested to know interesting and authentic behind-the-camera-scenes, you will most likely gravitate towards a book that has been written by someone who has intimately known the Indian film industry -Bollywood- for close to thirty years.
Instinct will make you look for pictures first and no matter how much of a fan one is of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwaryya Rai and Hritik Roshan or say even John Abraham, you will almost predictably stop at the pictures of the soulful Suraiya or Madhubala, the girl with the most dazzling smile ever.

And the book has some amazing pictures, like the one of Ajit and Dilip Kumar in Naya Daur, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri in Abhiman or the photograph of Dadasaheb Phalke (even film buffs would not be able to identify the father of Indian cinema so easily).

But that's not all. Cut to a picture of today's Smriti Irani, in the age defying saga of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, pointing a gun and eventually killing her 'bad' son and winning the battle of the TV's TRPs. And we are okay with these pictures of being in black and white, because we are happy to then settle down with a cup of tea to read the essays about the movies and movie stars.

Apart from topical essays about the changing roles of women in films to complicated relationships between the older hero and a very young heroine, the book narrates touching, brave moments from Yash Johar's last days, a lovely story about the Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh romance, commentaries on the tragic lives of Mubarak Begum (who is famous for her song Mujhko Apne Gale Laga Lo from Hamrahi), OP Nayyar and Dadasaheb Phalke (who died almost unknown, in poverty).

Pity, the editors of the book faulted on paying attention to the grammar (lines like 'Devika Rani, an affluent widow and childless' on page 20, 'unashamed to crumble down' on page 76 and 'irrespective of all the hooplas' on page 80, jar the senses) or did not bother to find synonyms for the word haunt that appeared at least 15 times in the book.