3 winners!!! 1 year subscription to Discovery Girls 7/15

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Check out Discovery Girls new app Cover Creator which is available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.  Users can create a their own magazine cover with any photo from their album or take a picture with the camera. There are hundreds of templates to choose from with designed titles, cover lines, and embellishments...or or they create their own unique design add their own text and drawings! The possibilities are endless ......                              3 people will win the Cover Creator app and a complimentary subscription to Discovery Girls magazine!

Now I haven't personally tried the Cover Creator, but would love the winner(s) to comment back here on this post after they have tried it! So that people who find this post in the future might also know what it was like!

On to the review!!!
This is my second review of Discovery Girls magazine... read my first here:  Click here to read it!!! !


I love that Discovery Girls is providing entertainment, in magazine form for a hard pressed to find genre. There are magazines aplenty for kids, and teens, but none really for the pre-teen girl! Some of the fashion magazine, such as gossip or high profile expensive fashion have a lot of sexually related images and in fact do actually talk about sex! That is not something my child is ready to see, nor am I ready to talk about. Tad bit early for that! I don't have to worry that she is reading something entirely superficial because Discovery Girls Magazine has age-appropriate articles that help build self-confidence, and even better-- your child can write to them and ask them questions too. Things they might not want to ask you, as a parent, for whatever reason.. such as? A crush on a child at school.. or something of that nature.


I am about to send my niece Lynzey back home, and she is definitely in the right age-bracket for this magazine! I have had her a little bit ( about 2 weeks ) this summer. We live far from where we grew up, so it's important to let the kids spend time together, as much as my patience will allow any-who!


She is 11 and she LOVES this magazine, she has it in hand constantly and I think she's read all 3 that were sent this time!
The magazine has super glossy hi-res pics and it really seems to grab their attention!
Two thumbs up from me!!


My book and magazine giveaways tend to run sort-of low entry, so please do share this with a friend and let them know!

To enter just say you want to win!
OTHER ENTRIES ARE (in any particular order!):  For an extra entry you can "Like" the sponsor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiscoveryGirls
For another you can write on their wall and Tag me ( Locomotion of Expressions ((MY FB page)), or write on MY wall and tag them (Discovery Girls), do both for two extra entries!
You can also hit the tweet or G+ buttons at the bottom of this post daily for up to 2 extra entries per day!


Again, this giveaway will end on 7/15 at NOON Eastern! Good luck to all who enter.I will email you if you win, at which point you will have 48 hours to respond to that Email with your shipping info.Your name will be displayed on this blog post & on my Facebook Page.
Thanks again, and check out this Flash Diamond Candles giveaway!!http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2012/06/carnival-candy-cuddle-diamondcandles.htmlG+ it for another extra entry!If you enter it, claim another!!!
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Best Ramen Noodle Recipe Contest

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Image via WikipediaWin a $15 iTunes Gift Card for the best Ramen Noodle Recipe.

The Ramon Noodle has been associated with starving college students for decades.  This  delicacy has been prepared several million different ways all over the world. According to Wikipedia -  "In 1958, instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-Japanese founder and chairman of Nissin Foods, now run by his son Koki Ando. Named the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century in a Japanese poll,^[1] instant ramen allowed anyone to make this dish simply by adding boiling water."  Out of necessity students all over the world have take the basic noodles to new heights by adding whatever ingredients they could scavenge and created their own works of art. 


Post your recipe in on Face Book  before Noon,  Monday June 20th CST.  A winner will be decided by a panel of CBR chefs and connoisseurs.

College Book Renter's Ramen Noodle Recipe Winner

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Congrats to Stacy Giltner - best recipe presentation and story telling.  We didn't have a category for this but were very amused with Stacy's story.  First Place went to Sheryl Schulte.  Contact marketing@collegebookrenter.com
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Stacy Giltner Luck has it that there is one packet of ramen that the equally starving roomie (aka lump on couch) has not spotted. Flavor appears to be red with a picture of a sturdy cow. For the non-finicky palate of the starving college student this just means a cow can eat it, so can this student. Preparing ramen is a tricky ordeal as the kitchen is scanned for a clean pot, a bowl, and possibly a spork. The flies lead the starving college student’s eyes to the pile of dishes that have been abandoned ages ago in what use to be a sink buried under fuzz and debris. Cooking the precious package of ramen has now been ruled out. This clever student brainstorms the next plan – sifting through old Taco Bell bags scattered around the living room. The first bag of many is an immediate gold mine of hot and mild sauce packets. The ramen package is busted open and the taco bell bag becomes a serving platter for this delectable treat. The hard ramen is first dipped into the red sauce and then dipped into the seasoning. This crunchy little treat must be enjoyed quickly before the roomie awakes and sucker punches the student for not sharing this morsel.
Desiree Massey-FinkBest Ramen Noodle Recipe Contest

Ingredients: Two packs of Ramen Noodles, 1/4 cup of Stir-fry sauce, stir-fry veggies. Chicken, beef, or shrimp(optional), soy sauce

Directions: Boil ramen noodles as directed on package (do not add packet of spices), meanwhile in a skillet start cooking the protein of your choice (meat or fish) and when those are done take out of pan, set aside and keep any flavor drippings in pan for the veggies, cook veggies until tender. When the ramens are done, drain water and add to the skillet of veggies and protein. Add stir fry and soy sauce and mix together. add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy
Sheryl Schulte Taco Salad 1 package beef ramen noodles
1/2 pond ground beef
1 small tomato, chopped
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Thousand Island dressing Mix all together and enjoy..keep refrigerated!!!
Kate Reeves Raman Noodle, Mozz Cheese, and Texas Pete Hot Sauce!
Ashly Winkle Ramen Noodle Salad Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) package broccoli coleslaw mix 2 (3 ounce) packages chicken flavored ramen noodles 1 bunch green onions, chopped 1 cup unsalted peanuts 1 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup cider vinegar 
Directions
In a large salad bowl, combine the slaw, broken noodles and green onions. 
Whisk together the sugar, oil, vinegar and ramen seasoning packets. Pour over salad and toss to evenly coat. Refrigerate until chilled; top with peanuts and sunflower seeds before serving
Priscilla BarnesBest Ramen Noodle Recipe Contest 
By: Priscilla Renne Barnes
Mexicano Rameno
Mexicans add a little spice to everything, and ramen noodles are no exception. 
Ingredients: 
• Chicken Ramen Noodle package
• Salsa Huichol 
• Chicken flavored bullion powder form (caldo de sabor a pollo by Knorr)
• One squeezed lime

*Amounts added to preferred taste
* Hot sauce and chicken bouillon can be found at most Wal-Mart locales
Wilmalynne Botley With boiling ramen noodles add an egg mix egg while in soup to separate egg then add sauce mix lawrys garlic salt and ground black pepper about 1 tsp of each. And it's perfect.
Alycia Drube Be careful to only use the amount of water as you want broth. While noodles are boiling add in an egg (egg drop soup style). If noodles aren't done boil it down a little, thicker is better. Then add packet of flavoring and a couple squirts of Sriracha sauce. It smells funny but tastes DELICIOUS!
Faith Jordan My mom makes this amazing salad but I have no idea where she got the recipe from. The salad part is just romaine lettuce and chopped green onions, the salad dressing is just 1/2 cup oil, 4 tbsp vinegar, one packet of the seasoning from ramen noodles mixed together. The topping is toast almond slivers in a skillet with seasme seeds, after add two packs of the crumbled ramen noodles (uncooked). mix it all together when you are ready to serve so the noodles wont get soggy from the dressing.

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You Can Rent Almost Anything

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The rental business is one of the fastest growing industries - and for good reason.  Zilok, an online rental site, claims you can rent anything.   You can rent a violin in Lakeway, TX for $20 a day or $28 a month.  If you are in Seattle, WA, you can rent a Toyota pick-up for $80 for the weekend.

Top three reasons to rent:

1. You have champaign taste with a beer budget. 
Say you're going on a weekend trip and want to take some nice photos and experiment with some new equipment.  According to SpotCoolStuff, renting makes sense if you can't afford the quality of photography gear you want or you'd like to try out a piece of equipment before buying it. 

Even if photography isn't your cup of tea, you can try out other high tech devices like iPhones or a Mac Book Air for $10 for a three day rental period at Rentavo.

2. You're fickle.

How many times have you decided to take up a new hobby or adventure, only to find out it just wasn't right for you? 

Say you've decided to take up hiking and camping.  You go to REI and spend hundreds on tents, boots, stoves, back packs and other supplies. After a few hours in the woods you discover you would rather be golfing, shopping or watching the "Law and Order" marathon instead of trying to boil water on a stove the size of a bar of soap.

Save yourself the heartache and heart-stopping credit card bill. Before you spend $350 for a Big Agnes Emerald Mountain SL2, try one out at Mountainside Gear Rental for $29 for the weekend.


3. You absolutely cannot be seen in the same outfit more than once.

You can spend $363 on a TIBI Mod Bollywood dress you're going to wear just a couple of times, or you can rent it for $50 and be the talk of the party.  "What, this old thing?" can become your new mantra.

Throw in some Kate Spade "Bernie" Sunglasses for only $14 a week, then send them back and wait for the next best thing to come along.

Renting has not only changed the fashion and recreation industries; lucky for people like you and me, it's changed the textbook industry as well.


For example, the Lucas "Art of Public Speaking", ISBN 0073385158 can be purchased new in a campus book store for over $90.00.  You can rent the exact same book from online rental sites like College Book Renter for $36.75 per semester.  The new McConnell "Economics 19e", ISBN 0073511447 costs $170 in the bookstore new, $145 used (if you can get one used), or you can rent it from CBR for only $65.  

Do the math.


The moral of the story for the practical college student: rent before you buy. Save a lot of money so you can spend more on new hobbies like photography or outdoor activities. Heck, if you rent the equipment, you'll even have some money left over to put in your savings account...or gas tank!

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How To Rent Books Easier

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Lynn Moore, VP of Customer Service for Collegebookrenter.com, was asked the following questions concerning ways to make renting books easier this fall.


What is your role at CBR and how long have you been there?I am the Vice President of Customer Service. I have been with CBR since May 2010. Before moving to CBR I worked with for our “sister” company South Eastern Book Co.
What changes and improvements have you seen since you’ve been there?There are so many it would be hard to name them all! This company has grown by leaps and bounds over the last year. We have grown not only in size, but in experience. Over the last year, our staff has grown to include reps with years of previous customer service experience from large, national companies as well as reps with book knowledge. Our book inventory has expanded and helps us serve our customers better.
How does Customer Service help your renters?We strive to help each of our customers. We are available to help customers create accounts, process orders, track shipments, and much, much more. We are available by phone, email, and chat via our website.
If there was just one crucial point to learn from this interview, what would it be?Read the website carefully and choose the rental term or purchase selection that best suits your needs. Make sure all shipping and billing information is correctly entered so that there is no delay in service.  
What advice would you give to first time renters?Take the time to read the policies on the website. They are there to help make the rental experience a good one. Look at the refund policy and know that if you do have to drop a class, send the book back within the return limits so that you qualify for a refund.  Make sure to use our return labels available for your account to return your books. We offer free UPS return shipping directly to our warehouse. Using your return label ensures that your book comes back to our facility… and it’s FREE!
Any additional comments?CollegeBookRenter.com was created to help students save money. College is expensive enough and we want to try to ease some of that burden. Our goal is to always help our customers. Currently we are here Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. We also have additional rep coverage from 7am-7pm. These reps are available to assist customers with orders outside of our normal business hours. For help with a special problem or an accounting issue, please call during our regular business hours. We are here 7am-7pm, managers are here 8am-5pm. Extended hours are to help serve customers on the east and west coasts.  

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