Here are this weekend's selec­tions for your read­ing pleasure.

From our Advi­so­r­An­a­lyst Fam­ily to yours, are a cou­ple of children's read­ing selec­tions of won­der­ful and hilar­i­ous sto­ries that will inspire your children's appetite for read­ing . I read "The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow" to my 6 year-old son and it makes him laugh all to the way through. It has inspired him to read more, and ignited a pas­sion for books.

Ten Tips For An Emer­gency Energy Boost

When your energy level is low, every­thing feels like a chore — even things would ordi­nar­ily make you happy. Hol­i­day time can be drain­ing, with lots of shop­ping, cook­ing, trav­el­ing, dec­o­rat­ing, meet­ing, greet­ing, etc. to deal with. Or even if you're not doing these things, other peo­ple are, so some­thing like a sim­ple trip to the gro­cery store becomes a lot more difficult.

Fake Louis Vuit­ton Bags Don't Fool Anyone

If you want to tout that fake Louis Vuit­ton Le Radieux hand­bag as the real deal, you had bet­ter look the part, accord­ing to a new study from MIT Sloan

Dubai Tower's Name Reflects U.A.E. Shift

On the day of its open­ing, the world's tallest sky­scraper was dubbed the Burj Khal­ifa, a trib­ute to the Abu Dhabi ruler who came to the res­cue of Dubai

Par­ent­ing trends: Hot news from the home front

High-priced baby gear is so last year, and hip moms and dads are embrac­ing kid­die apps on their iPhones. Fam­ily Issues Reporter Andrea Gor­don reports on what's in and what's out in the world of parenting:

Par­ent­ing teens: A New Year's count­down of help­ful advice

10 tips on how to get the year with your teen off to a good start

As we approach the end of both the year and the decade, here's a count­down of what I think are the most help­ful pieces of advice for par­ents of teenagers. You may be dis­ap­pointed that cer­tain favourites did not make the list, such as "Give them lots of money so they have noth­ing to com­plain about," "For­bid them from hav­ing any con­tact what­so­ever with other teenagers," and "Threaten to come to their school at lunchtime and do a five-minute dance out­side the cafe­te­ria win­dow unless they behave bet­ter." I have a feel­ing these will serve you better.

Just Crazy (PB), by Andy Grif­fiths (Awe­some Kids Books!)

Hey kids, do you bounce so high on your bed that you hit your head on the ceil­ing? Do you look in the mir­ror and see a crazy maniac star­ing at you? Do you like read­ing sto­ries about cute ani­mals get­ting pul­verised by machines? If you answered yes to any of these ques­tions, then you will love Just Crazy, by Andy Grif­fiths. Even if you answered no, chances are you'll still enjoy this book.

The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow, by Andy Grif­fiths (Awe­some Kids Books!)

“Griffiths’s inno­v­a­tive book for begin­ning read­ers col­lects nine short, inten­tion­ally silly snip­pets pro­pelled by kid-pleasing, tongue-tripping verse . . . Denton’s edgy, stick-figure-filled sketches enhance the zani­ness fac­tor and the off­beat, ironic humor.”

Tomato Recipes

Although toma­toes offer loads of juicy health ben­e­fits, their biggest sell­ing point is lycopene, a carotenoid asso­ci­ated with lower risk of both mac­u­lar degen­er­a­tion and sev­eral types of can­cers, includ­ing prostate, cer­vi­cal, skin, breast, and lung. Here are a few deli­cious recipes to get the most from this vine-ripened gem.

Crasher Seal Pho­to­bombs Group Of Pen­guins (PHOTO)

Imag­ine these poor pen­guins' sur­prise when they went to go pick up their pic­tures from the near­est 1 Hour Photo. Finally able to relax after months of with­stand­ing the unbear­ably cold ances­tral breed­ing grounds, all they wanted to do was take a group shot. But in an homage to crasher squir­rel, some a-hole seal had to show up and ruin it. And of course, this is the only pic­ture on the roll where nobody blinked.

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