I Rescue Rover: Cute, Animal-Friendly Tees for Kids

Courtesy of I Rescue Rover If you’re a family of animal lovers, you’ll go ga ga over the new T-shirt collection from I Rescue Rover . Not only are the company’s graphic tees adorable, but the sales benefit several animal welfare organizations including the ASPCA, Red Cross Emergency Rescue Efforts and BestFriends.org. Bright and oh-so cute, the tops feature hip designs by artist Paula Bonham

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I Rescue Rover: Cute, Animal-Friendly Tees for Kids

 Spotted: Jennifer Garner and Her Budding Bookworm

Ramey Looks like someone’s discovered a love of books Violet Anne Affleck , 4½, totes a Nancy Drew paperback while running errands with mom Jennifer Garner on Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif. Joining the pair was younger daughter Seraphina Rose Elizabeth , 20 months.

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 Wanted: Parents with 8-17 Year Olds for Anonymous Survey About Facebook

Friend, former SV Moms Group blogger for Chicago, and Chicagonista founder, MJ Tam, wrote asking for help. She’s looking for parents with children between the ages of 8-17 years who would be willing to let their kids fill out an anonymous survey called ” Kids & Facebook – The Honest Lowdowns by Kids under 18 using Facebook .” MJ is working on an article on Kids’ Digital Lives and has also been approached by the Chicago school district to present a series of seminars to educate parents about online applications and safety issues.

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 Mike Tyson, Wife Expecting a Baby

Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Mike Tyson is about to step into the fatherhood ring for the eighth time: The boxer and his wife Lakiha Spicer Tyson are expecting a baby in January. “They are very happy and everyone is doing great,” Tyson’s rep tells PEOPLE

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 Calling All Austin Survivors In and Out of Treatment

LIVE STRONG at the YMCA is recruiting survivors in or out of treatment in Austin to participate in a 12 week small group program that starts next week. The class is designed for adult cancer survivors who have become de-conditioned or chronically fatigued from their treatment and/or disease

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 Rachel Dratch Welcomes Son Eli

Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC Seems Amy Poehler ‘s newborn Abel already has a baby best bud: on Tuesday, Aug. 24, former Saturday Night Live star Rachel Dratch welcomed a son, Eli , in New York City

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 Spotted: Christina Aguilera and Max – Hats Off!

POV/Starlitepics/Abaca What a happy pair! Christina Aguilera and 2½-year-old son Max Liron cap off a family dinner with Jordan Bratman Sunday night with a smiley stroll through Venice, Calif.

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 Spotted: Marcia Cross and Twins’ Sunny Stroll

Flynet A new member of the Cross-Mahoney family? Eden Mahoney pushed a stroller with a baby doll, while sister Savannah clutched a drink and giraffe pal while out for a walk with mom Marcia Cross in Brentwood, Calif.

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Spotted: Marcia Cross and Twins’ Sunny Stroll

 Video: Our testers land in hot water—here’s the story

Homeowners who need to replace their water heaters have more choices these days and an array of incentives makes those options not only attractive but affordable. Recently we tested three types of water heaters— solar, tankless and hybrid —to see how well they perform their primary task and at what cost

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Video: Our testers land in hot water—here’s the story

 A Trusted Guide

Navigating the health care system can be overwhelming when you are just diagnosed with cancer, but assistance from a trusted source can help you feel empowered and more in control of your health. LIVE STRONG created a tool to guide a survivor from the point of diagnosis through treatment and beyond- The LIVE STRONG Guidebook . This two-volume set contains helpful information and journal spaces that help survivors address the physical, emotional and practical concerns they may have during the cancer journey

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 Fill the Backpack: Great Giveaways for Students, Parents & Teachers to Start the School Year Off Right

As summer winds down and we anticipate the start of the new school year, I am not only excited about the start of a brand new school year but happy to be participating in the Fill the Backpack campaign where I’ll be giving away 2 backpacks filled with over $300 in fun products for back to school and beyond. Fill the Backpack will also be hosting a Dream Classroom Contest for teachers and parents to submit a 200 word essay describing their dream classroom. Two entries will receive $500 to Classwish.org to help assist in the building of the classroom of their dreams.

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 Fill the Backpack: LeapFrog’s Explorer & United States of America Map for Tag

At last week’s Twitter party I gave away one of the two backpacks that were for my Fill the Backpack giveaway but you still have the opportunity to win the second one which will be given away on Wednesday, September 15.

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 Fill the Backpack: Ziploc Celebrates Magnificent Moments of Mom

This week’s Fill the Backpack post is about our sponsor, Ziploc, who is celebrating Magnificent Moments of Mom that is a nod to the resourcefulness of mothers everywhere. My earth friendly practices take a back seat when it comes to my weakness for Ziploc bags. I love that Ziploc bags always keep me organized whether at home, work, or on the go and find myself filling them with absolutely anything and everything

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 Why do some men run hot and cold? Maybe it’s the AC

Last week, I wrote about my wife’s tendency to pre-rinse dishes . The blog got a fair amount of feedback, including this comment on Fark : “Sounds like this guy and his wife will be throwing dishes at each other before long. His wife probably was [upset] that he identified her as a water waster ..

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 Car sticker debate shouldn’t surprise appliance makers

Automobile groups are crying foul over the government’s proposed new window sticker , in particular the version that would assign letter grades for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions.

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 Cash for appliances: Check your state for rebates

Delaware and Idaho both ended their cash for appliance programs on August 31. Despite their modest scope—Delaware distributed $838,800 in federal funding, while Idaho dished out $1.46 million—officials in both states were upbeat about their programs’ long-term benefits for energy savings and consumer education

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 Yummly.com Provides Perfect Recipes Based on Your Family’s PreferencesNow that I’ve shared some back to school lunch ideas, let’s tackle dinner!…

Now that I’ve shared some back to school lunch ideas , let’s tackle dinner! If there’s a picky eater in your house or you stare blankly at the screen, wondering what to serve each night, Tech Savvy Guest CEO David Feller encourages you to visit the new Yummly.com . Lauched in late June, Yummly is like Pandora and Netflix, but instead of making personalized listening and viewing suggestions, Yummly.com provides perfect recipes that meets your family’s tastes

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Yummly.com Provides Perfect Recipes Based on Your Family’s PreferencesNow that I’ve shared some back to school lunch ideas, let’s tackle dinner!…

 Cookies and Sprite Combo Giveaway

Fairytale Brownies, our favorite gift provider is back! We love them! And they love us, too! Today, Fairytale Brownies has generously donated a box of their Cookies and Sprite Combo (their latest product!!), pictured below, to one of our lucky readers. Cookies and Sprite Combo. photo courtesy of Fairytale Brownies For those of you who haven’t heard of Fairytale Brownies, here is their story in a nutshell

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 Oil ad from the mad ’60s brags about glacier-melting ability

Here’s an ad from the 1960s that Mad Men ’s Don Draper might have dreamt up, before dashing off to a three-martini lunch. In it, the oil company Humble (which would later become Exxon) boasts that, “This giant glacier has remained unmelted for centuries. Yet, the petroleum energy Humble supplies—if converted into heat—could melt it at the rate of 80 tons each second!” Times have changed, as evidenced by Exxon’s latest ad campaign touting its research into greenhouse gas-reducing algae.

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 Scientists close to understanding gravity … again

What, you thought Newton cracked this one already? Physicists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) say they may have a way to measure the effects of gravity at very short distances, say 1/1,000 the diameter of a human hair.

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Scientists close to understanding gravity … again