Top wedding designer/coordinator David Tutera stopped by the studio to demonstrate the do's and don't's in wedding decor.

The celebrity party planner understands the importance of making the bride and groom happy. He says special attention needs to be paid to all the details of the wedding. Tutera helps couples every week on his show "My Fair Wedding."

New York Times bestselling author Karen Salmansohn stopped by to talk about her new book Prince Harming Syndrome, which is available in stores now.

The book describes how to break bad dating habits and find a good man (or woman) – your own prince or princess charming! Salmansohn provides tips on how to find your Prince Charming, what to look for to warn of a Prince Harming, a rundown on the top celebrity Prince Harmings, and how you can guarantee that though you may have to kiss a lot of frogs you never have to kiss pigs, jackasses or dogs in the process!

The World Series of Poker Champion Jamie Gold was in the PIX studios.

In 2006, he beat over 8,000 other card players and became The World Series of Poker champ. He played 15 hours per day for 10 days. Gold won $12 million. Not only was his prize the largest in the history of all sporting events, it was more than winning the Indy 500, Wimbledon, PGA Masters and Kentucky Derby combined.

The "Poker Philanthropist" is co-hosting "Monte Carlo In New York", the Third Annual Poker, Fashion and Sports Gala for Sunflower Children on Friday night. To date, he has raised more than $100 million dollars for charity.

Our Tamsen Fadal spoke to former American Idol contestant, singer Jordin Sparks who is hosting America's Biggest Sleepover in partnership with Always Infinity and BeingGirl.com.

America’s Biggest Sleepover is a virtual event that will take place on Beinggirl.com. For every girl participating in the sleepover, Always will donate $1 to Protecting Futures, an organization focused on helping girls from developing areas stay in school.

America's Biggest Sleepover is Saturday, November 7. For more information and to join the slumber party, visit beinggirl.com.

It may be early in the season, but the New Jersey Nets are still looking for wins and with these ladies cheering the team on, they can't go wrong.

The Nets Dancers stopped by the studio to show us their team spirit with two performances and give away two tickets to Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. All you have to do is wait for the on-air cue and be the 11th caller to (866) 414-2911.

Don't forget: The New Jersey Nets take on the Denver Nuggets tonight at 7:30pm. For ticket information and the game schedule, visit www.nba.com/nets.

Last night, five fire house chefs went up against five New York City restaurant chefs. It was a real battle but all for a good cause. Our Sukanya Krishnan was fortunate to be one of the judges for this year's World Cares Iron Skillet Cook Off and our Jill Nicolini was on hand to try a few of dishes too.

But there can only be one winning team and this year's winning team is Engine 63 (Ladder 39, Battalion 15) in the Bronx, lead by Charlie Anastos. Congratulations, guys!

To learn more about World Cares and its programs, log onto worldcares.org.

Dr. Steven Zawistowski of the ASPCA stopped by with a few four-legged friends in need of a loving home. He also spoke about the shelter's free cat food and litter program, which is in partnership with ASPCAR, Fresh Step Litter and 9 Lives Cat Food.

ASPCAR Cat Assistance Program
The recession hasn't just impacted people, but their pets are affected as well. According to the ASPCAR (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsR), more than 3 million cats and kittens end up in shelters each year. This year, even more cats are at risk due to the economic downturn. To help keep cats in their loving homes, the ASPCA Shelter has teamed up with the ASPCA and the makers of Fresh StepR litter and 9LivesR cat food to offer cat food and litter assistance to cat owners most in need. The ASPCAR Cat Assistance Program will run like a cat food and litter bank for thousands of cat owners across the U.S.

Local Cat Food and Litter Bank
On Thursday, November 5th, cat owners in need of assistance can visit the ASPCA Shelter and receive a free Cat Assistance Kit, compliments of the ASPCA and the makers of Fresh Step litter and 9Lives cat food, while supplies last. The FREE kits will include a litter pan, litter scoop and cat toys along with free-product coupons for Fresh Step litter and 9Lives cat food. The Fresh Step coupons will provide up to 140,000 pounds of free Fresh Step litter and the 9Lives coupons will provide up to 31,500 pounds of free 9Lives cat food - all to support the ASPCAR Cat Assistance Program. One free kit will be given per household, while supplies last.

The Cat Food and Litter Bank event will take place at the ASPCA Shelter at 424 East 92nd Street, New York, NY from 11am to 2pm.

For more information on the ASPCA and how to adopt a pet, visit www.aspca.org or call (212) 876-7700 x4120.

Calling all Charlie Brown look-a-likes! Today is the final day to register for the 60th Anniversary Peanuts Look-a-Like Contest!

All you need to do is submit a photo of yourself on their website. The site also includes a list of celebs whose appearance is the closest to the Peanuts cast. The contest winner will be chosen in an online vote and receive a family vacation to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio -- home to Planet Snoopy!

To enter, visit www.peanutsphotocontest.com.

In love one minute, broken up the next and then back together again! Can a relationship really work the second time around? Molly Triffin, senior editor of Cosmopolitan magazine stopped by to talk about some "rules of the repeat" to improve your odd in round two.

• Go Slow: Try to look at it as a brand-new relationship
It's hard to slam on the brakes when you're making up for lost time, but admit it or not, you've both changed and need to take time to get reacquainted.

• Be Honest With Yourself: Make sure your heart is in the right place
If you're cringing at the idea of going to another dinner party alone, you're more likely craving a quick fix for loneliness, not your ex.

More than 40,000 runners and 2 million spectators participated in yesterday's ING New York City Marathon. Recent reports suggest that post-marathon race day, running shoes sales spike, top running websites increase their traffic significantly and the motivation to run is at its all-time peak. Want to get in the action in 2010? Runner's World Magazine is here to help. Editor Joanna Golub has the essentials to get you up and running for race day 2010:

How To Enter
If you are ready to take the challenge, you first need to enter the 2010 race through the NY Road Runners, the official running club of New York City. You can become a member at www.nyrr.org. Starting at Noon today (11/02), log onto and enter the lottery system at www.nycmarathon.org.

¡Feliz cumpleaños! Today is the big 2-5-0 for Jose Cuervo, one of the world's largest tequila companies.

Making tequilla has been a family tradition for 10 generations, beginning with Don Jose Antonio de Cuervo obtaining the first plot of land to cultivate agave. Now, the brand is one of the most recognizable names in tequilla.

And how are they celebrating the 250 year mark? With the release of a Jose Cuervo 250 Aniversario Limited-Edition Tequila. The special vintage is priced at $2,250 per bottle.

For more information, visit www.cuervo.com.

It's a PIX Halloween tribute to Michael Jackson through the years! And we're paying homage by highlighting some of our favorite MJ music videos. If you want to wear these costumes, check out our anchors' wardrobe list after the jump.

Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are free. That's right! No money required.

This week's free list:
1. "Screme" is giving free candy flavored gelato to kids under the age of 12 who come trick-o-treating in their costume in Manhattan(only at the Madame Tussauds in Times Square)
2. "Da Franco" Restaurant is giving away pumpkin dessert. It's an individual pumpkin pie served inside a small pumpkin, Queens

The Knicks City Dancers stopped by the studio to kick off tonight's home opener for the New York Knicks. They performed two routines for us.

For more on the Knicks City Dancers, visit nyknickscitydancers.com.

CLICK HERE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 FREE TICKETS TO THE GAME.

Code Blue is the first ready-to-drink beverage that claims to cure your "Halloween Hangover."

The all-natural drink is not an energy drink. It has all ingredients to keep the body hydrated.
Athletes can also drink this because it's low in calories and just a few grams of sugar.

For more information, log onto www.drinkcodeblue.com.

Dylan Lauren of Dylan's Candy Bar stopped by to show us how candy has evolved through the years. Lauren is the daughter of fashion designer Ralph Lauren and artist/photographer Ricky Lauren.

• '20s Candies
In the '20s chocolate was most popular.
Baby Ruth, Chuckles, Heath Bar, Milky Way, Mounds, Mr Goodbar, O'Henry, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Tootsie Rolls, Hershey Bar, Hershey Bar with Almonds, Idaho Spud

• '50s Candies
In the 50's the first Pez dispensers were introduced, which were Santa and a robot. Candy Necklaces were also introduced in the '50s.
Candy Buttons, Caramel Cream Trays, Charms Square, Coconut Long Boy, Doscher Chewy Taffy Chocolate, Juju Fruits, Nik L Nip, Tea Berry Gum, Wax Lips, Atomic Fireballs, Hot Tamales, Pez, Peeps, Candy Necklaces

Halloween is a good day to reflect on what scares us and the workplace is plenty scary. Ara Chekmayan, CEO of Tactical Public Relations, stopped by to talk about five scary mistakes people make when looking for work.

1. Lying
2. Death by the Social Web - Think twice before tweeting about drunken indiscretions
3. Finished by Fashion - Conform to business dress standards
4. Being a know-nothing - Learn abut the company you want to work at
5. Giving Bad References - Speak with your references ahead of time

For more career tips, visit www.tacticalpublicrelations.com.

New Balance will debut a special limited edition NYC 993, a customized version of New Balance's heritage running shoe.

Available for men and women in black suede with taxi cab yellow contrast stitching, the details on the shoe's upper and insert celebrate uniquely New York City symbols, themes and landmarks.

The tongue features small apples with the wording "NB, 5B" a tribute to New Balance's rich history in New York City and its boroughs. "RUN NYC" is embroidered on the back heel, and the yellow insert highlights New York City landmarks, including Staten Island, the Bronx Zoo, Queens, Coney Island, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

The shoes are manufactured in the U.S., have a suggested retail price of $140 and will be available for a limited time at the New Balance booth at the marathon's expo as well as at select New York City-based retailers including Paragon Sports, Tip Top Shoes, and Eneslow shoes.

For more information, visit www.newbalance.com.

Vampires seem to be everywhere and not just for Halloween. The genre is having an influence in film, music and so much more in between. Michelle Madhok from SheFinds.com was here to show us a few items that are inspired by these creatures of the night.

• Lockets, leather chokers, crucifix by Michele Baratta ($40 - $140)
• Subtle jewelry & accessories by Jules Smith Designs
• Guys: wrist cuffs, studs, leather by DiManno Designs ($33)
• Makeup to capture the look by Luna (Twilight Collection, $35)
• Kids: Soaps & rubber duckies by JustBubbly.com
• Capture the mood with candles by DayNa Decker ($40)

For more on these products, visit SheFinds.com.

And if you're still hungry for more, you can catch The Vampire Diaries tonight at 8pm on WPIX. For more information, visit www.cwtv.com.

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Godiva has new products just in time for Halloween: a Candy Corn Ghost, Blood Orange Bat, Caramel Apple Tombstone and Death by Chocolate Skull.

For more information, log onto www.godiva.com.

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Our Tamsen Fadal is a huge True Blood fan and she's showing some gear inspired by the show that'll help you thrown a bloody good party.

• Merlotte’s apron ($19.99)
• True Blood soundtrack ($18.99)
• 2 bottles of Tru Blood beverage ($16 for 4-pack)
• True Blood Merlotte’s logo t-shirt ($24.99)
• I Heart Bill t-shirt ($24.99)
• I Heart Eric t-shirt ($24.99)
• Bon Temps Football t-shirt ($24.99)
• Merlotte’s pint glass ($9.99)
• Fangtasia pint glass ($9.99)
• Fangtasia t-shirt ($24.99)

All of these products are available at the HBO Shop in NYC (1100 6th Avenue at 42nd Street), (212) 512-SHOP and www.HBO.com/store. For more on the HBO series True Blood, visit www.hbo.com/trueblood.

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Boo! Did Halloween sneak up on you this year? If it did, there's still time to get your little one in an adorable costume. Deborah Skolnik, senior editor of Parenting Magazine stopped by with some kids costume ideas:

• Gymboree Baby Bumblebee, $34.75, available at www.gymboree.com
• Ice Princess, $68, available at www.chasing-fireflies.com

Do-It-Yourself Costumes
• What-a-Hoot Owl, learn how to make it at
www.parenting.com
• Rainbow Connection, learn how to make it at www.parenting.com
• Freakin' Cute Frankenstein, learn how to make it at www.parenting.com

For more information and all things kids, check out the latest issues of Parenting: Early Years and Parenting: School Years or log onto www.parenting.com.

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This Sunday, nearly 40,000 runners will take to the streets for the ING NYC Marathon and while you may not be a "runner," you could be! Here to help you find motivation with tips for beginner's is Haig Marino of Slope Sports.

Haig is a familiar face behind the scenes of the PIX Morning News -- he's one of our cameramen!
And when he's not taping the show, he's out there being active -- from biking to running to snowboarding. He and his wife opened Slope Sports in Park Slope about six years ago. Here are Haig's picks:

SHOES
• Ascis Gel Kayano, $140
• Ascis Gel Cumulus, $100

CLOTHES
• Craft Pro Zero Zip Neck Baselayer, $59.99
• Mizuno WP Elixer Jacket, $125

TRAINING
• Timex Ironman Watch, $59.95
• Polar RS300x GPS Heart Rate Monitor, $250
Haig says: "If you're really confused there are a number of qualified coaches & classes with NYRR who put on the NYC marathon to help you out."

FUEL FOR YOUR BODY
• Nuun Hydration Tablets, $5.99
Haig says: "Well for starters, you shouldn't "fuel for a marathon" right off the bat. A lot of newer runners sort of use this as an excuse to eat more. They figure they are burning extra calories during their runs and say "Hey, I can eat more." This is not the case if you're looking to lose weight."

For more on Slope Sports and to purchase these items, visit Slope Sports (70 Seventh Avenue between Lincoln & Berkeley Brooklyn, NY) or log onto slopesports.com.

If you still haven't decided what candy to give away this Saturday, why not try Mars snackfoods? Americans have until Saturday, October 31, to register for the 2009 Halloween Million Sweepstakes at www.halloweenmillion.com by entering the Universal Product Code (UPC) on packages of M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Skittles and Starburst.

One lucky person will receive the monstrous $1 million grand prize. Thousands more will scare up instant win prizes including one-day tickets and season passes to Six Flags® Theme Parks or coupons redeemable for free packages of select Mars products.

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Elle Bonaiuto and Fatije Madzuric of Lonny's stopped by with fall fashion jewelry.

Lonny's has several locations on Long Island including Huntington, Merrick, Hewlett, Great Neck. For more info call them at (631) 421-2650 or log onto www.lonnysny.com .

Frances Largeman-Roth, Senior Editor of "Health" and author of "Feed the Belly" stopped by to show us how to cook with pumpkin!

For more on "Health" log onto http://www.health.com/health/ .

The recipes she shared included:
- Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
- Candied Pumpkin Seeds
- Pumpkin Waffles with Maple-Walnut Syrup

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Going from pumpkin to jack-o-lantern is no easy task. But, if you know what you're doing you can come up with something pretty cool.

Lisa Mateo sat down with master pumpkin carver Hugh McMahon to try and learn the skill.

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Here's your chance to get a free Bib Necklace by Jewel Effex!

Plaids are sexy for fall and are not your boyfriend's plaids anymore, they're updated, fitted, fun and colorful.

• Lindsay, 20s
- Standered denim, $54
- Vintage havana pleather vest, $88
- EZ Sur Mer plaid shirt, $106

• Kate, 30s
- Patterson kincaid plaid top, $78
- Leather 2877 jacket, $295
- J Brand jeans, $165

• Anna, 40s
- Theory plaid jacket, $495
- Lonny's tee, $58
- Standered jeans, $54

Research indicates that 70% of fire-related deaths occur in homes that are not equipped with a working smoke alarm - with most residential fires occurring during the winter months.

As October is fire safety month (and winter is almost here), members of the New York City Fire Department’s Fire Safety Education Unit would like to encourage families to use “turning back the clocks” as a reminder to change the batteries in their smoke alarms.

As part of the annual "Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries" campaign, the FDNY Fire Safety Education Unit will distribute 9-volt batteries and fire safety materials at its annual Times Square event on October 30.

This year, the event will be sponsored by Dominos’ American Legend pizza and will be hosted by 25 iconic Marilyn Monroe American Legend look alikes who will distribute smoke detector batteries and samples of American Legends pizza. In addition, throughout the month of November, $1 will be donated to the FDNY for fire safety education for every American Legends pizza ordered from one of the 19 Manhattan Dominos stores.

Legging are chic this season. They are the new denim, a great substitution for jeans and trousers. They fit everybody type, and suck and smooth to make everyone look great. Elle Bonaiuto, fashion director of Lonny's stopped by to show us that women of all ages can wear leggings.

• Lindsay, 20s, Madison Latex Legging ($38)
• Kate, 30s, 2877 Riding Legging ($114)
• Anna, 40s, Tag Ponte Legging ($130)

Watch the videos after the jump for how-to demos for these costumes.

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The National Pasta Association and the International Pasta Organization will present "World Pasta Day 2009," a conference of the world's leading pasta manufacturers to present the latest nutritional and scientific research on pasta to the industry at large. Since 1995, World Pasta Day has been an international celebration of pasta -- a food consumed all over the world in varying cuisines. World Pasta Day 2009's focus will be "Pasta Meals on Every Family Table."

Chef Lorenzo Boni gave us a quick lesson on different types of pasta and which pasta is good with which sauce. He'll also show us later this morning how to make his favorite dish Barilla Cellentani with Artichokes.

Hearty Long Shapes: Fettuccine, Linguine
- Fettuccine can withstand extremely robust sauces
- Linguine works well with traditional pesto

Round Long Shapes: Angel Hair, Spaghetti, Thick Spaghetti
- Spaghetti works with carbonara, simple tomato, chunky sauces

Tube Shapes: Penne, Rigatoni, Ziti, Mastaccioli
- Angel hair is thin and delicate works with broths, soups, simple sauces

Spiral & Twist Shapes: Rotini, Cellentani, Gemelli
- Embraces both refined and simple sauces

Whole Grain Pasta
- Pairs with aromatic herbs & cheeses, seasonal vegetables, oil-based sauces

Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company presents the 9th Annual Peking Opera Festival - Halloween Spectacular, with special selected scenes from Peking Opera classics to celebrate Halloween.

It is a rare chance to celebrate Halloween with Chinese ghost and demons, and of course, the famous Monkey King. A magnificent evening of music, song, mime, glorious costumes, amazing martial arts, and acrobatics, with a cast of 50 plus actors and traditional Chinese orchestra will offer an unforgettable glimpse into ancient China. The performance will be in Chinese with English subtitles.

The 9th Annual Peking Opera Festival- Halloween Spectacular is on Saturday, October 31st at 7:30pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU (part of the World Stage Series). Tickets are priced at $38. Students, seniors and people with disabilities tickets are available for $12.

To purchase tickets by phone please call (212) 352-3101. To purchase tickets online visit www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/peking and to purchase tickets in person please visit the Skirball Center Box Office at 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South) open Tuesday - Saturday 12pm to 6pm and two hours prior to performances.

For more information, visit www.qishufang.com.

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Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are free. That's right! No money required.

On this week's free list:

1. "Hummus Place" is celebrating their grand opening by giving free cooking demonstrations, samples, and Turkish coffee in Manhattan
2. "Screme" is giving free candy-flavored gelato to kids under the age of 12 who come trick-o-treating in their costume in Manhattan (only at the Madame Tussauds in Times Square)

Just swapping out some of your bad food choices for better ones could help. Tammy and Lyssie Lakatos, also known as the Nutrition Twins, stopped by with some key steps to eating healthier.

Breakfast:
Instead of: Cottage cheese with whole grain toast and butter (cottage cheese is thought to be the diet food but a cup has 240 calories and 800 mg of sodium!

EAT: For just 75 calories and and 62 mg of sodium you can have an egg. It is full of protein and one of the best ways to prevent hunger.

Whole grain toast is a great choice, but if you're not carefully reading labels your 2 slices of toast could add 400 mg of sodium, 1/6 of your daily allotment. Choose low-sodium whole grain toast and save at least 300 mg sodium and prevent cravings.

And still, instead of fattening butter, save your heart and waistline with Spreads like ICBNB light or other light spreads which are healthier choices than butter because they're lower in saturated fat and have no hydrogenated oils and no trans fat. Plus, they have half the calories of butter.
(Meal Savings: Cottage cheese meal: 550 calories, 1,300 mg sodium (1/2 a day of sodium) Egg meal: 325 calories, 262 mg sodium Difference: 225 calories, 1038 mg sodium)

Do this 5 days a week and Over the course of the year save 13 days of sodium and 17 pounds year.

Defining the world’s “wonders” has challenged historians, philosophers and pundits for 26 centuries. Now, LIFE puts its spin on the age-old debate with their newest title, LIFE Wonders of the World, a compilation of the Top 50 Wonders in the universe, including Seven Wonders hand-picked by LIFE’s editors. From cover to cover, the book leads armchair travelers on an adventure beyond compare. This must-have photographic collection makes LIFE Wonders of the World this year’s top holiday gift for photography aficionados, history buffs and travel enthusiasts alike.

LIFE’s Seven Wonders are presented as collectible, stand-alone 8” x 10” prints – each completely detachable and suitable for framing. Once the photo is removed from its page, a duplicate photo remains underneath, leaving the book’s pages aesthetically intact. Culled from LIFE’s archives, these vintage prints are ready to be displayed in home, office or given as gifts, a measurable bonus value to the images and text. This unique format of removable prints, which won a 2009 Bookbinders Guild Award, debuted in last year’s popular holiday gift title, LIFE The Classic Collection.

Robert Sullivan, Editorial Director of LIFE Books, observed, “LIFE Wonders of the World contains some of LIFE’s most arresting images, taken by some of the world’s greatest photographers. Readers will be both amazed and inspired by what man and Nature have achieved.”

Get your dog in the spirit of Halloween with their very own costume! Wendy Diamond of Animal Fair Magazine's stopped by with a pooch parade, who are all available for adoption, and Halloween safety tips for your pet.

• Toby Tobias III, 10-year-old male/neutered, charcoal grey Terrier mix (prisoner of love costume)
• Snoopy - 10-year-male/neutered, Maltese (pirate costume)
• Paco - 9-year-old, male/neutered, Shih Tzu/Terrier mix (little red devil costume)
• Jeter - 6-year-old, male/neutered, Maltese (bumble bee costume)

The 9th Annual Halloween Pet Costume Party benefiting the Humane Society of New York. It's taking place on Monday, October 26th at 7pm at 530 W. 28th Street, New York, NY 10001.

For more information, visit www.animalfair.com/home.

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William Greenberg Desserts is baking for Breast Cancer. Today at 10:30am, the owner of William Greenberg Junior Desserts Bakery will present a donation of $5,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

For more information on William Greenberg Desserts, call (212) 744-0304 or log onto
www.wmgreenbergdesserts.com. For more information on the Greater NYC Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, log onto www.komennyc.org.

Ladies love to exhibit a little sex appeal for halloween and steamy costumes do the tricks. Trend Expert Nicole Young is here with hot looks from Fredericks Of Hollywood. She showed us pirate, soldier, belly dancer, super hero and fraulein costumes.

To find these hot halloween looks, visit your local Fredericks of Hollywood store or visit them online at www.fredericks.com.

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Lance Ulanoff from PCMag.com stopped by to demonstrate the new operating system Windows 7.

PCMag.com has spent more time than anyone else learning all the ins and outs of Windows 7 and is armed with stats about how many companies plan to use it, what it means for the typical user at home (do they have to upgrade any files, best practices, etc.) and answer any questions you may have.

For more tech reviews and news, visit PCMag.com. For more on Windows 7, visit www.microsoft.com.

The ViVa (Viaduct Valley) Harlem Restaurant Owners Association launches a new program today called "Get Paid to Play."

Free car service from select areas of Manhattan, and for New Jersey and outer boroughs free gasoline, free tolls and free parking, when you wine and dine (minimum of $40 per person) at the ViVa restaurants - Covo (Italian), Pancho Gringo (Mexican) and Hudson River Café (Soul Latin).

Whatever you may fancy… a cozy night with a full bodied red wine and a brick oven pizza in Covo's rustic space, or the homemade guacamole and spicy Chile Con Carne washed down with an icy margarita at Pancho Gringo. Maybe it's a Friday night and you're in the mood for live Latin tunes while nibbling on Coconut Crusted Shrimp or Guava BBQ Ribs at Hudson River Cafe - whatever the case, ViVa has what you want seven days a week and will bring you to them.

New York is the city that never sleeps and with that comes constant change! So, how can you keep up with the latest trends? Dannielle Kyrillos, editor-at-large for DailyCandy.com, was here with what's new in New York for the fall.

• Hoopilates (hula hooping meets pilates meets yoga)
• Kawaii Nails (imported directly from Japan, they're completely over the top with 3-d acrylic accessories)
• The Crosby Street Hotel and Bar
• McTega Jewelry (rock-cluster-like gems made of polyresin so they're lightweight and not too pricey)
• Coffee Stencil
• Old Soul, New Heart (the mother/daughter duo behind the line of accessories scours flea markets and estate sales for vintage finds and reinvents them into modern pieces)
• Cookies

For more on their picks, visit DailyCandy.com.

Its getting cold out there and to warm up, we've got some great looks. Fashion expert Kevin Lennox stopped by with his picks of outerwear that's fun to wear.

Models: Danielle & Chris
While the preppy look never truly goes out of style, this season we're seeing the trend pop up more and more all over the place, and it's a perfect option for both guys and girls, because preppy inherently combines style and function.

Danielle is wearing this chic, quilted Dory jacket in an eye catching yellow. What I love here is the notion of choosing a bright color for fall, not everything has to be an earth tone. Chris is rocking a canvas field coat, and what I adore about this is it has a thin insulated lining so this coat will keep him very warm without being bulky in the slightest.

• Dory Jacket- $39.50
• Canvas Field Coat- $44.50
Both by Lands' End, www.landsend.com

Reptiles get a bad rap, but they need love too. And today is the day to show your love. It’s Reptile Awareness Day. Zookeepers from the Essex County Turtleback Zoo brought in a few friends to show our Tamsen Fadal that these creatures are truly amazing.

Located on 20 acres in the beautiful South Mountain Reservation in West Orange, NJ, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo exhibits species from five continents. Naturalistic exhibits located throughout the zoo’s landscaped grounds offer the perfect recreational and educational experience. Turtle Back Zoo is committed to fostering excellence in wildlife education and conservation, so that present and future generations are inspired to understand, appreciate and protect the fragile interdependence of all living things

American Alligator- One of two alligator species in the world. The other is smaller and found in China.
- Record size for alligators is 5.5m (18’). Largest crocodilian (based on a skull) is 7.46m (24.3’) for a saltwater crocodile.
- 23 species found in warmer habitats world wide
- Alligators have broader snouts and the 4th tooth on the lower jaw fits into a groove and is not visible when the mouth is closed. Crocodiles have a more slender snout and the 4th tooth is exposed when the mouth is closed
- Some dig nests, others (like the alligator) build a nest of vegetation - Sex of alligator babies is determined by the incubation temperature between days 7-21. Temperatures below 30C (78F) produce all females; above 34C (93F) produces all male. Temps in between produce both sexes
- Females of many species are excellent mothers and will protect nests and young
- Threatened by habitat destruction and the skin trade
- Long lived. Reports up to 100 years

The world's best Monopoly players from 40 countries will gather in Las Vegas on October 21 and 22 for the ultimate board game showdown and vie for the title of Monopoly World Champion. The winner will also take home the Monopoly Trophy and $20,580 (the same amount in every Monopoly bank).

You can watch the tournament live on ESPN360.com.

For more information Monopoly: The Championship Edition, visit www.hasbro.com.

Lina Haimelin from Bideawee is here with a few cuddly companions looking for a home.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.bideawee.org or call (866) 262-8133.

In 2006, New Jersey native Keith Snow created Harvest Eating, a unique social network dedicated to seasonal cooking. He stopped by the studio to talk about his newly released The Harvest Eating Cookbook and upcoming PBS show set to debut in January.

Snow told us his top five picks for the best fruits and veggies for the fall season --- cauliflower, kale, cabbage, sweet potatoes and leeks -- and simple recipes that incorporate each of these foods (check them out after the jump).

New York still has two major league baseball teams and one of them -- The Yankees -- is in the ALCS playoffs. But there was a time when the Big Apple was bustling with four teams, until the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants left for California.

Author of After Many A Summer Robert Murphy stopped by to shed light on those days and how New Yorkers and Californians took the news.

After Many A Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball is available in stores now.

Get the inside scoop on finding a job in fashion and a behind the scenes look at the industry. Gloria Baume is showing us the new book The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion, which is offering insider advice on how you can build a career in fashion.

The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion is available now. For more information, visit www.teenvogue.com.

One lucky PIX Morning News viewer will win a pair of tickets for tonight's Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels game at Yankee Stadium!

Just watch the PIX Morning News and when you hear the keyword for this contest, text it to 77499 or click here to fill out the entry form. You have until 8am to enter. Good luck!

UPDATE: Congratulations to PIX Morning News viewer Leonardo F. from Woodbridge, NJ! We hope you enjoy the game!

What type of men do women want to marry? Who are women most attracted to? We're weighing in. Talk show host Diana Falzone from The Diana Falzone Show on PalTalk.com is here with her perspective.

A new study reveals that women don't want to marry a sexy man. Falzone talked about what women want. She also spoke about a new museum called The Museum of Broken Relationships and spoke about if it's healthy to hang on to tokens from your ex.

You can catch The Diana Falzone Show on PalTalk.com

Today is National Boss' Day and to celebrate at the office, you can throw your boss a Pinkberry party.

Pinkberry's frozen yogurt flavors include: Original, Pomegranate, Passionfruit and Coconut, as well as a variety of toppings such as daily cut fresh fruit and numerous dry and liquid toppings to choose from, everyone can be sure to create something they enjoy.

The service delivers Pinkberry’s signature frozen yogurt and toppings for free by bicycle or foot to businesses located within the delivery radius of each store, with an order of $10 or more. Accepting cash or credit card, Pinkberry fans can indulge in their favorite frozen snack simply by placing a phone call to the participating store and have it delivered to their office.

For more info, log onto pinkberry.com.

Since 1915, the Yankees have donned pinstriped uniforms. The look becoming synonymous with New York's hometown team. Today, as they play game one of the ALCS, we're paying homage to their style with a pinstripe fashion show. Michele Horner of Chelsea Premium Outlets was here with some modern pinstripe ensembles.

Model #1 - Stephen
• Eddie Bauer pinstripe button down and scarf
Total Eddie Bauer Look - Retail $420, Outlet $210

Model #2 - Jessica B.
J. Crew pinstripe pants and scarf
Total J.Crew Look - Retail $593, Outlet $388

Calling all yodelers...Yahoo! has launched a yodeling contest for charity.

You have until November 8th to show off your pipes. Head over to the Yodel Studio to record your yodel via webcam. You can also record a video with a camcorder and upload it.

Beware, there is some stiff competition. Our James Ford is quite the yodeler. Apparently, it's something they teach at Yale.

The very fashionable Larry Hoff is getting things started for The Fashion District Arts Festival.

The celebration is a district-wide celebration of the artists, crafters, galleries, and theatres that contribute to the creative energy that fuels America’s fashion capital.

He can process numbers at an amazing speed and accuracy. He can add, subtract, multiply and even do square roots in his head.

A winner in our "Toasty Morning Recipe" Contest shared her winning dish with us.

Winner Briana Devol is from Maspeth, Queens. She made Sun Butter Dessert Pizza using Thomas' English Muffins.

The Affinia Hotel is taking comfort to a new level. They're collecting pajamas for the needy.

Lisa Mateo got in the spirit for a good cause. She checked out hotel and it was filled with employees dressed in their best jammies. Lisa even took some time out of her day to give the hotel her helping hand.

A new book is putting a twist on sex in the workplace and it has nothing to do with hooking up with the hottie in the next cubicle.

Author Nicole Williams says her new book--- "Girl on Top"---is a guide to turning dating rules into career rules.

Williams gives us a lighthearted approach on how to find and keep the perfect job in her third book "Girl On Top: Your Guide to Turning Dating Tactics into Career Success."

Facebook, LinkeIn, Match.com...The list goes on.

Your social networking profile picture can be seen by thousands so it's very important that you are putting your best face forward.

Estee Lauder Global Premier makeup artist, Blair Patterson, stopped by to tell us how to get just the right look.

Getting ready to decorate your pumpkin for Halloween doesn't have to be a drag...especially if you think outside the box.

Evette Rios stopped by from "Better Homes And Gardens" to give us fun and safe do it yourself tips on carving a pumpkin.

Tech guru Steve Greenberg stopped by PIX Studios to help us keep up with the latest and greatest technology.

The author of "Gadget Nation" has the 411 on what's hot for your home.

Whether you want to be pampered and pummeled or renewed and refined, there's a spa just for you!

Lindsey Gockenback was here from Spa Week Media Group to tell us about a few treatments and how you can get them for fifty bucks.

Disney's sanitation sensation was here live! The JAMMitors came to town to make some noise.

The JAMMitors wants to encourage people to go out and volunteer. Disney is offering a special promotion"Give A Day, Get A Day".

He left the grasshoppers at home!

"The Next Iron Chef" contestant Eric Greenspan, stopped by the PIX studios. He was the first chef to be eliminated on the hit show.

Listen up guys, don't fall asleep on that romantic comedy your girlfriend or wife makes you watch. Use that sappy flick to decode a woman's behavior.

Anthony Layser from Asylum.com stopped by the PIX Morning News. He taught us how to use romantic funny flicks to better understand women.

Hate is an aphrodisiac.
Illogical it may be, there's nothing women love more than someone they hate. In the past you may have thought to leave woman alone if she screams obscenities at you, but she may just be upset about not having discovered you sooner in the relationship. Often, if your personalities clash and she is brought to near nausea by your presence, all that is required to tip the scales toward wedding bells is persistence on your part. She hates you now, but if you're always there for months and months she'll eventually realize what a catch you are. It should be noted that restraining orders somewhat modify this approach.
Example: You’ve Got Mail

Times may be tough, but that doesn't mean you should walk around looking rough. Believe it or not you can look like a million bucks, without blowing your budget. Style Expert Jenn Falik stopped by with some recession friendly products that you can use for more than just one purpose.

• Pond's Wet Cleansing Towelettes ($5) - Perfect for cleansing and moisturizing, they remove up to 40 percent more makeup than other leading towelettes, even waterproof mascara and contain Vitamin E so you can clean your face and moisturize at once $5.00
• Vaseline ($4.50) - Great to fake a manicure, smooth split ends, overnight hydrating treatment for the feet
• Jouer Highlighter ($20) - Amazing to brighten up lips, cheeks and eyes
• Epicuren Lip Balm ($.50) - Infused with tea tree oil and an enzyme complex, this not only hydrates lips but also heals shaving knicks and helps stop bug-bite induced itching
• Wet N Wild 666 Lip Pencil ($1.50) - works on literally everyone

For more on Falik, visit www.jennfalik.com.

Cathy Hobbs, professional interior designer and the host/executive producer of Metro Residential, will be showing fall table centerpieces that not only incorporate the elements and colors of fall but are affordable and easy to make so that the whole family, even the kids can join in to help!

1. Colorful gourds in an elevated glass jar
2. A centerpiece made from a colorful candle surrounded by a bed of acorns in an elevated glass jar
3. Tall cylinder vase filled with colorful apples, pine cones and fall leaves
4. An oversize, overscale glass vessel filled with jack be little pumpkins with fall leaves decorating the outside of the vessel
5. Carved pumpkin lit along its seams by Christmas lights peeking through tiny openings
6. Layered centerpiece created from a bed of fall leaves, layered with green leaves and stems, topped with jack be little pumpkins and pine cones

Metro Residential airs Sundays at 11am on PIX. For more information, visit www.wpix.com.

By day, it's the destination of choice for both home cooks and professional chefs seeking the finest ingredients for cooking. But last night, Chelsea Market was open all night for the kickoff party of the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

Our Andrew Ramos was on the scene and spoke to Guy Fieri and Sandra Lee to get a little taste of things to come.

The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America's most beloved television chefs. The New York City festival is hosted by and benefits the hunger relief organizations Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength. 100 percent of the net proceeds from the festival directly benefit these community based initiatives.

The Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival is from October 8 to October 11. For more on the information and to purchase tickets, visit www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com.

Why do women have sex? It's an intriguing question once you get beyond the obvious reasons: to perpetuate the species and because it feels good.

Two University of Texas researchers wanted to dig deeper to find out what specifically drives women to go to bed with their partners. They conducted an online survey of more than 1,000 women ages 18 to 87 and found, to their surprise, that women aren't all that different from men. The survey asked women if they have ever had sex for one of the 237 reasons identified by the researchers in a previous study. If their response was yes, they would then be prompted to describe a specific sexual experience.

The researchers Cindy Meston and David Buss incorporated the findings into a new book, Why Women Have Sex. Here are excerpts from my [Deborah Kotz] interview with Meston.

What are the biggest reasons women have sex?

The No. 1 reason is because they're attracted to their partner, followed by their seeking of physical gratification. Lower down on the list, the reasons were connected to love or emotional bonding. This sort of knocks down the stereotype that men have sex for pleasure while women have sex for love. Personally, for me--in my 17 years treating women who have sexual problems--it's reassuring to see that most of the women who participated in our survey are having sex for the pure physical pleasure of it.

Excerpted from U.S. News & World Report.

There are lots of women who live for sports and while watching the game at home has its advantages, its nice to get out every once and a while. TimeOut New York magazine has found a few female-friendly bars which allow you to socialize, drink and of course enjoy the game.

For more information, check out the latest issue of TimeOut New York or visit newyork.timeout.com.

Papa John's stopped by the studio for an early morning pizza delivery.

The company is teaming up with Paramount Pictures to promote the DVD release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Papa John's will have $3 off coupons on their pizza boxes for the DVD purchase.

For more information, visit www.papajohns.com/transformers.

Tanguera: The Tango Musical blurs the line between traditional dance and traditional musical theater, and makes its New York debut at New York’s City Center from October 7 to 18th.

Tanguera premiered in 2002 in its birthplace of Buenos Aires and played a record-breaking run of 18 months. More than just a dance piece, Tanguera tells the story of Giselle, a young immigrant who comes to Buenos Aires and is tricked into the underworld of prostitution.

Giselle must choose between the criminal nightclub owner Gaudencio and the harbor worker Lorenzo, who she met when she first arrived. Giselle ultimately becomes the reason for a deadly knife fight between these two rivals. Tanguera, though, is not just about this love triangle, it tells the tale of the creation of the Argentinean tango and the language is dance itself.

Tanguera’s story is told visually, with high adrenaline choreography complete with precise leg movements, racy turns, lifts, and jumps. Tanguera is an entirely new concept for tango in that traditionally, tango productions have involved an orchestra, one or two singers and six dancing pairs.

In Tanguera, dance is used to propel the story, and the show is cast with performers who not only can dance, but can also act. The dance, though central, is a vehicle for the plot, as it was in such Broadway musicals as "Contact" and "Moving Out."

For tickets and show information, visit www.nycitycenter.org.

Whether you have been laid off, or are worried about getting laid off, there are some things you need to know.

Beth Kobliner, the author of Get A Financial Life, stopped by with here with four key aspects that you should focus on immediately: severance, COBRA/health insurance, unemployment insurance and 401K.

Get A Financial Life is available in bookstores now. For more information, visit www.bethkobliner.com.

As part of the $850,000 donation from Mars Snackfood US, DOVE(R) Chocolate is once again teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors, to raise breast cancer awareness.

DOVE(R) Chocolate will be printing messages directly from survivors inside the wrappers of DOVE(R) Promises of Hope(TM) so that survivors may share their stories and messages of hope to support others battling breast cancer. These emotional messages capture the strength, compassion, and voices of women who have overcome the battle of their lives.

Promises of Hope(TM) will be available in October 2009 in select retail stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $4.49 for a 9.5-ounce bag in both milk and dark chocolate.

For more information, visit www.mydovechocolate.com.

The Annual Hooters Swimsuit Calendar turns 24 and Cover Girl Alyssa Turecek, Miss January Nicole Ciglar and Miss November LeAngela Davis from the 2010 calendar will stop by with some wings and talk to us about how viewers can join them and the calendar girls for a signing.

You can meet the girls in person today, October 7 at Hooters Restaurant on 211 West 56th Street (btwn 7th Avenue and Broadway) for a lunchtime signing (11am to 2pm) and dinner signing (5pm to 7pm).

For more information, visit www.hooterscalendar.com.

Richard Gentles from Animal Care and Control stop by with some cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.nycacc.org or call (212) 788-4000.

Food Network Host Michael Chiarello stopped by to talk about teaming up with Marie Callender's to prove just how simple it can be to create a full, authentic Italian dining experience at home.

APPETIZER
Family-style antipasti on oversized rustic platters add to the flavor of the experience around your table and are a great and easy appetizer to start a meal. For classic and simple antipasti platters, start with a variety of easy-to-find cured meats, Italian cheeses, marinated vegetables & olives, and tomato steaks.

Serve your bread hot and crispy from the oven, topped with olive oil, sea salt, and a mixture of ground Parmesan cheese and dried herbs. Your guests will be munching away as you prepare the next course.

Has your food ever been stolen from the communal office fridge? You're not alone!

Check out some of these irate notes people have posted for their co-workers.

Did you know that one in every eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? That's one every three minutes. There's something you can do to fight back against this disease, and I'm asking for your help.

Lee National Denim Day is one of the largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer. On Friday, October 2nd, millions of people nationwide will slip into their favorite jeans and make a $5 donation to support the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industries Foundation, who are bringing together world-class scientists to develop an early detection blood test and working in Lee Labs nationwide to find less toxic, more effective treatments for breast cancer patients.

PIX11 is proud to support this event and the fight against breast cancer. To make a donation, please contact Nakiyah Parris at the front desk and find out how you can participate and get your Lee National Denim Day lapel pin.

For more information, visit www.denimday.com.

Think pink! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it's a time to raise awareness and money for the cause. We have some goodies to reward those good deeds. Cristina Tudino from SELF Magazine stopped by to show us some items with pink power.

The Sporty Girl
New Balance Sneakers, Wilson Golf Bag, Oakley Sunglasses, Sarah Chauk 'Have a Heart" T-Shirts, Lacoste Polo Tank, Ralph Lauren Racer Back Tank

The Fashionista
FordCares Umbrella & Tory Burch Sleeveless Puffer Vest, Guess Watch & Amanda Rudy Earrings

Annually, an estimated 500,000 pets are affected by fires in the United States. Firefighters can often save a pet's life, if they have the right equipment.

October is National Fire Safety Month and marks the launch of “BARK 10-4”, a campaign by Bark Buckle UP, to help fire departments nationwide obtain much needed pet oxygen masks. These masks work with dogs, cats and other animals.

A local New York City Firefighter with Bark Buckle UP Pet Safety team member and pets stopped by the studio to demonstrate the use of oxygen masks.

For more on Bark Buckle UP, visit barkbuckleup.com.

Six of America’s most skillful and sensual pole dancers will perform amazing dance routines—showing off fluid and artistic moves, as well as astonishing athletic dance skills at the Pole Superstar Competition on October 1st.

The performers will showcase their impressive pole dance abilities in front of the Highline audience and our live webcast. The Pole Superstar winner will be chosen by the audience, who will vote via text message with the results announced at the end of the program

The event will benefit Single Parents in Need (S.P.I.N.) and NYC's Single Parents Resource Center programs including Youth Leadership, Summer Camp.

NYC’s Ultimate Pole Dance Competition is today,Thursday, October 1 at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. For more information, visit www.polesuperstar.com.

Being a single man in New York City is easy for some, but for others -- not so much. For those who aren't born with the gift of smoothness, there's Love Systems, a company that guarantees it could mold your average Screech into the smoothest guy in the room.

Love Systems claims to level the playing field, where how much money a man makes or how he looks doesn't matter. The company is based on a group of traveling instructors who go city to city, holding bootcamp seminars for clients looking for love.

During the day, the expert instructors teach what the company describes as "the best and most comprehensive method" to pick up women. At night, the group leaves the classroom and goes to local clubs and bars where the instructors become wing-men to the mac daddies-in-training.

PIX Morning News' Andrew Ramos spent the day with Love Systems' instructor "The Don" and got the 411 on what to do and not do when approaching women.

We're just three weeks in the NFL season, and the Jets and the Giants are both 3-0. That's the way we like it. So if you're not already cheering, you should be gearing. Style editor Jacqui Stafford from Shape Magazine stopped by to show us some cool apparel for fans.

Men’s Reebok Styles on Model
• NY Giants Tri Blend Retro Sport Tee - $28
Vintage throwback style, the Tri Blend is a blended soft cotton tee
• NY Giants Sideline Hoodie - $80
Show off team your colors in this warm midseason sideline gear a Drift Design
• NY Giants Sideline Knit Hat - $20

Jennifer Lewis from the North Shore Animal League stopped by with some four-legged friends in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.animalleague.org or call (516) 883-7575.

The New York Surf Film Festival is the premier showcase for international independent surf film. The mission of the New York Surf Film Festival is to provide filmmakers who are exploring the diversity of surfing an opportunity to present their work to a larger audience. As surf culture becomes more popular, the notion of what it means to be a surfer expands.

The New York Surf Film Festival's aim is to build upon and shape the idea of what a surf movie is, while fostering the growth of this global community in NYC. In honor of that we're checking out fall surf style and co-founder of the festival Tyler Breuer showed us some key items and emsembles:

Josh Hall
• ERGO "Frederick" Jacket $80.00
• ERGO "Morgan" Hoody $70.00
• ERGO "Generation Dove" T-Shirt $26.00
• Vans Skinny Overdye Jeans
• ERGO Knit Sock Hat (Option #1
• Okoto Logo Hat (Option #2)
• Lakai Select "Belmont" Shoes
• Patagonia Lightweight Wool Scarf $50.00
• Patagonia Socks $16.50

The average wedding costs $29,334 and in the tri-state area it's even higher! So, how can you throw a stylish affair, while keeping the cost down? From renting jewelry to simple cakes, Editor Anja Winikka TheKnot.com has budget-friendly fall wedding trends.

• Jewelry - Rent high-end jewelry from Adorn Brides; earrings $11,000 to buy, $300 to rent; necklace $10,000 to buy, $300 to rent
• Color - Combine purple and gray
• Invitations - Calligraphy $5 to $7 per invite, Papercup Design labels $1.30 each
• Flowers - Use Baby's Breath to keep flower cost down
• Cake - Go simple with buttercream frosting
• Do-It-Yourself - Customize by using wrapping paper

For more information, visit TheKnot.com.

New cars now average about $26,000 and that's down some from last year. But it's still a lot of money. If you're looking to spend even less, Sue Perry from Consumer Reports' Shop Smart Magazine is showcasing the best four cars with lower sticker prices (read: $20,000 and less).

• Toyota Carolla LE, $17,500, 32mpg
• Mazda 3i Touring, $19,000, 28mpg
• Hyundai Elantra SE, $18,540, 27mpg
• Volkswagen Rabbit, $20,000

For more information, pick up the latest copy of Consumer Reports' Shop Smart Magazine or visit www.shopsmartmag.org.

Simcha Whitehill, a 20-something writer for TheFrisky.com -- the cheeky website for women 18-34 that gives the lowdown on sex, love and relationships -- has turned to her most reliable source for sex and dating advice; her 85-year-old grandmother Joan.

Still dating in her golden years, Simcha's grandma finally settled down and moved in with her sexy new boyfriend. He's 94, also a Holocaust survivor, and a total charmer. They spend the winters at her condo in Boca and the summers at his place in New York. Recently, Simcha took the opportunity to ask her grandma to share her secrets for a successful dating life.

Grandma's got a lot to say about the best places to meet men, masturbation, sex back in the day and porn addiction. She doesn't hold back and the advice she provides is, well, timeless.

For more on Simcha and her fiesty grandma Joan, visit TheFrisky.com.

UFT head Michael Mulgrew stopped by the studio to give us five homework tips and to talk about the United Federation of Teachers-sponsored homework help program for elementary and middle school students called Dial-A-Teacher. His tips included:

1. Make sure you understand the assignment and have what you need to complete it.
2. Do your assignments as early as possible after school, before you get tired
3. Have a good work space. Turn off the TV & radio, find a quiet and well-lit place
4. If you need help, just ask. Ask your teacher, ask your parents, ask your classmates and call Dial A Teacher.

Classroom teachers answer homework questions at (212) 777-3380, Monday through Thursday, from 4pm to 7pm during the school year. They can also answer parents' questions and give advice on how you can help your child at home.

The staff speaks 12 languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese and Fukanese), English, French, Greek, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, Russian, Slovak and Spanish.

For more information, visit www.uft.org.

Hey guys! Could the answer to great hair and smooth skin lie in your gal's medicine cabinet? Don't be afraid! We've got women's beauty products ideal for men and vice versa! Ellen Miller, Shape Magazine's senior beauty editor, was here with women's products for men, and men's products for women.

Shape and Men’s Fitness have also teamed up to present the Wilhemina Hot Body Model Search taking place this Saturday, September 26. It’s an open casting call taking place at the Wilhelmina Models office located at 300 Park Ave, 2nd floor from 10am to 3pm. For more information, go to www.wilhelminamodelsearch.com.

• St. Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub - Must exfoliate before shaving to prevent ingrown hairs and razor burn

• Kat Von D. Concealer - to cover up a tattoo for a job interview

• Maybelline Great Lash BIG Mascara - This thick wand is ideal covering up stray gray hairs

• Garnier Fructis 3-Minute Undo-Deep Conditioner - For the guy who always uses 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. Once a week or so he should slather this on to reverse the drying effects from his masculine shampoos. This product is made from olive and avocado leaving a clean, not flowery scent.

On September 24 from 3pm to 7pm, Carvel is giving a free Oreo Lil' Rounder to every guest to celebrate Customer Appreciation Day. Since this new ice cream novelty launched in August, it has quickly become a fan favorite.

For more information, visit www.carvel.com.

Football season is here and our hometown teams are off to a good start. It's time to break out the tailgating gear and bring all of the excitement of the big game to a parking lot near you.
Judy Goss was here to show us some of latest must-have gadgets.

1. The Grill Daddy, $14.99
The amazing new Grill Daddy barbecue cleaning tools clean dirty grills in minutes with the power of steam! Preheat grill, fill your Grill Daddy with water, and start to brush away caked on food residue and grease The Grill Daddy releases water as you brush, the water hits the grill, turns to steam and rinses away burnt food and dirt. Grill Daddy gives you a grill that is sparkling clean, sanitized and cooks food that tastes great!

2. Grilling Alert Talking Remote Meat Thermometer, $189
Meat thermometer that allows you to throw stuff on the grill and walk away from it! Clip the remote receiver onto your belt and walk away to mingle with guests and enjoy the pre-game festivities!
Available at Brookstone; separate $69.95 wireless belt-clip monitor announces when entrees are cooked to perfection

Right in time for fall/winter comfort food season, Men's Fitness editors tested eight side dishes to determine which were the best in taste and nutritional value.

Following is a list of the items that we tested. Along with each item, we offer helpful tips on how to prepare it in a healthy way, along with information on their nutritional value. I have attached a PDF of the full story for your review. Men's Fitness Special Projects Editor Desiree Gallas stopped by to go over the following products and their alternatives:

• Stove Top Stuffing - look out for high sodium & hydrogenated oils
Alternative: Try pre-cubed white potatoes drizzled with olive oil & spices

• Bruce's Yams - loaded with unnecessary sugar & carbs
Alternative: Bake your own sweet potato, add a little brown sugar

• Bush's Baked Beans - lots of fiber and protein, watch out for sugar
Alternative: Buy plain black beans and add small amount of your favorite BBQ sauce

It's Hispanic Heritage Month and our friends at Pathmark are celebrating with a free event this sunday at South Street Seaport. Bobby Moore, senior director of sales and operations at Pathmark, stopped by to explain.

On September 27 from 12pm to 5pm, the South Street Seaport, in New York will be transformed into a truly spectacular festival complete with authentic Hispanic music and dancing, a salsa competition, free samples courtesy of your favorite brands, and exciting prizes and giveaways.

And viewers can enter the "Toasty Morning Recipe Contest" at a neighborhood Pathmark? Share it with us your Thomas' recipe and you can win a chance to show us how to make it right here in the PIX kitchen. For details on how to enter the "Toasty Morning Recipe Contest" visit, www.wpix.com/morningrecipe.

Everyone loves fresh summer produce, but now that summer is coming to a close check out these close seconds to savor your summer produce stars. Every Day with Rachel Ray Lifestyle Editor Stacy Adimando showed us where to find the taste of summer this fall.

• Tomato - Stonewall Kitchen Country Ketchup, $6.50
• Cherry - Lucini Italia Cherry Balsamico Aged Vinegar, $16
• Corn - Rick's Picks Handy Corn Relish, $13
• Cucumber - Cucumber Dry Soda, $1.70
• Peach - Rich Chocolates & Candies Peach Pâte de Fruit, $5.50
• Cantaloupe - Gaby's Farm Cantaloupe Sorbet, $7
• Basil - Theo Basilico Pignoli Organic Chocolate Bars, $4

For more information, pick up the October issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine or visit www.rachaelraymag.com.

Jodi Record from The Little Shelter stopped by with three cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.littleshelter.com or call (631) 368-8770 x205.

We know who won the Emmy's last night, but who gets the style statue? There were plenty of talented actors and directors, but the real fun is in the fashions.

Nicole Crane from Life & Style Magazine stopped by to dish the dirt on who was hot and who was not.

For more on celebrities and style, check out Life & Style Magazine or visit www.lifeandstylemag.com.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL EMMY COVERAGE.

We asked you to show us how you watch the PIX Morning News in the morning, and you answered! Thanks for all the photos. We especially like the ones with the TVs in the background (like the photo above of Amaya and Tania)!

Send us your photos to yourpix@wpix.com.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PIX MORNING NEWS VIEWERS GALLERY.

Saturday, September 19 is the 52nd Annual German-American Steuben Parade and we're getting a taste of what to expect with the help of dancers from Original Enzian Schuhplattler Group from Franklin Square, New York and Chef Werner Lehner of Zum Stammtisch Restaurant in Glendale, Queens.

The parade kicks off tomorrow at 12pm on Fifth Avenue at 67th street. For details, visit www.germanparadenyc.org.

For the past week, the world's fashion elite made the big apple their home. Fashion expert Nicole Young attended the shows at New York Fashion Week and is here to recap and dish about some of the designers.

New collections are always previewed in advance of being available in stores. The collections shown this week was for spring 2010 and fans will see it stores next spring and summer.

• Luca Luca - Calm, subtle vibe, strong 70's influence, soft neutral colors
• Pamella Roland - Inspired by old Hollywood screen sirens,satin frocks in bright colors
• Ralph Lauren - All-American country chic, shades of blue, think pioneers, prairies
• Ann Taylor - See-now, Wear-now, subtle drama, luxe-look accessories

For more on New York Fashion Week, visit www.mbfashionweek.com/newyork.

You've probably heard about hip hop artist Kanye West's antics on Sunday night during MTV's VMA awards. West interrupted country singer Taylor Swift's acceptance speech to say that Beyonce deserved the award. It seems like no one will shut up about it.

While West later apologized, his name has been a top trending topic on Twitter ever since the incident. And now any website can suffer the same disrespect at the hands of West.

Kanyelicio.us is a site with one purpose: To make Kanye West insult your own site. Simply type in the URL "http://kanyelicio.us/" and after the final "/" put in your own domain. For example, the image above is Kanye insulting WPIX.com.

Jennifer Mariotti is the second winner in our Thomas' "Toasty Morning Recipe Contest." She's a mother of two from Huntington, Long Island. Her recipe is called Thomas' English Muffin Cups and she dropped by the PIX Kitchen to show us how to make it.

Aside from being a mom and a fantasic chef, Mariotti co-founded a marketing company called Zero Gravity Design Group. Mariotti was joined by Thomas' representative Matt DeRupo.

Our first winner was recent college graduate Silvia Tjioe from Flushing, Queens who showed us how to make her Thomas' Berry Toast recipe.

And what's your Thomas' recipe? Share it with us and you can win a chance to show us how to make it right here in the PIX kitchen.

For details on how to enter the "Toasty Morning Recipe Contest" visit, www.wpix.com/morningrecipe.

Healthy snacking – for both kids and adults – is crucial to keeping brains extra sharp. And in-between the first bell and lunchtime, kids’ minds can slump without proper fuel. Parenting offers some delicious ideas for keeping kids brains and taste buds happy.
Deborah Skolnik, the magazine's senior editor stopped by to explain what parents should be looking for in a snack and offered some savory suggestions.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
1. DHA-Omega 3: DHA is a powerful type of Omega 3 (a fatty acid), essential for kids' brain development
2. Complex Carbohydrates: Whole grains digest slower than simple, refined carbs (found in candy and chips) and prevent kids from a "sugar crash" while sitting in the classroom
3. Low Saturated Fat: Some fat is essential for keeping bellies satisfied longer, but moms should be on the lookout for items that are low in artery-clogging saturated fats.)

Women's Health magazine showcases the healthiest condiments on the market. Are these on your list?

• Wholly Guacamole
• Pace Pineapple Mango Chipotle Salsa Tangy
• McCormick Grill Mates
• Smucker's Sugar-Free Blueberry Syrup
• Bertolli Vineyard Premium Collections Fire-Roasted Tomato with Cabernet Sauvignon Pasta Sauce
• Gourmé Mist 100% Natural First Cold Pressed Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
• All Natural Peanut Butter & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams
• Grey Poupon Harvest Coarse-Ground Mustard

For more information, visit www.womenshealthmag.com.

Kerrie McKeon from Bideawee is here with a few cuddly companions looking for a home.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.bideawee.org or call (866) 262-8133.

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PIX News At 10pm anchor Jim Watkins woke up early and stopped by the Morning News Show to talk about our new PIX News at 6:30pm, which he will be anchoring with Kaity Tong.

The 30-minute early-evening broadcast is set to debut today and is the only local news in the time period. Along with Watkins and Tong, the PIX News at 6:30pm will also feature Mr. G, and Lolita Lopez.

The show will also include "11 Stories Making News Right Now on PIX," and deliver a mix of multiple dynamic live shots, fast-paced in studio news, video pix of the day, weather, traffic and sports. PIX News at 6:30 will be set in a new state-of-the-art studio and give viewers unfiltered news as it happens.

Be sure to tune in today, September 14 at 6:30pm for the maiden broadcast of the PIX News at 6:30pm. For more information, visit www.wpix.com.

We at PIX remember one of our own lost on Sept. 11.

Steve Jacobson played a vital role in our broadcast. He was the man responsible for keeping us on the air. As an engineer, Steve was working on the top floor of the North Tower when the first plane hit.

He was a loyal husband, father and devoted friend who will never be forgotten.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO COVERAGE OF SEPTEMBER 11

A personal chef solves the "what's for dinner" problem. All too often your busy lifestyle forces you to choose fast food, carry out, or tasteless frozen entrees. Your hectic schedule leaves you little time to plan, shop for, and prepare hearty and healthy home-cooked meals.

Gourmet Innovations, Inc., a unique personal chef service, provides you with affordable meals that are customized to your preferences and prepared fresh in your home. We take care of the planning, shopping, cooking, and clean-up. The freshest and best ingredients are always used.

Gourmet Innovations is ideal for:
• Families who want to spend more time together
• On-the-go singles / busy working couples who don't have time to cook
• Health-conscious eaters who want to control their diets more carefully
• Seniors with discerning tastes who could use help in the kitchen or want meals delivered
• Anyone wanting to enjoy gourmet meals in their own home

For more information, visit www.gourmetinnovationsinc.com.

To honor our nation's veterans this season, every Major League Baseball (MLB) player will be wearing a 2009 New Era Cap Authentic Collection "Stars and Stripes" cap in support of MLB's Welcome Back Veterans initiative.

The red 2009 S&S caps will worn by every club on Memorial Day, throughout the July 4th weekend and on September 11th to honor our country and the men and women who serve it.
New Era Cap is proud to be part of this unique initiative that will result in a significant contribution to the Welcome Back Veterans fund to support our troops as they return home from service for our country. A portion of proceeds from the sale of each cap will go the Welcome Back Veterans fund.

These caps will be available for fans to purchase for $37 at www.neweracap.com, MLB in-stadium team stores, Hatworld, Modell's Sporting Goods and other retailers.

Get shopping, it's fashion's night out! Tonight, stores throughout New York City, and the world, will stay open late to promote sales and celebrate fashion and in honor of that comes a stylish new board game! Merle Ginsberg, editor-in-chief of FashionRules.com stopped by with the details.

Fashion Rules is a uniquely fast paced, smart board game built around the love of all things relating to fashion and style. This board game tests the player's knowledge of what's happening past and present in the world of fashion, celebrity, and design. Two to four aspiring "fashionistas" (or teams) will race around the boardwalk collecting the coveted fashion accessories from each of the trivia categories: Divas, InPrint, Glam and Style Makers. The player to collect all the shopping bags first will march up the runway to answer the Strictly Fashionista question and be crowned most fashionable of all!

You can catch the life-size version of Fashion Rules tonight at 8pm at Bergdorf Goodman on 5th Avenue. For more information, visit FashionRules.com.

Tomorrow will be eight years since the World Trade Center attacks. Today, officials are unveiling a new website asking people to contribute new images of the terror scene.

The photos, audio and video will appear online as part of a project called "Make History." The footage will be part of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum opening in 2012.

For more information, visit makehistory.national911memorial.org.

Movies, television, books: Vampires are making their mark everywhere these days. But these creatures of night have a new image with wide appeal to enrapturing men, women, old, and especially the young.

We talk to a psychiatrist about the current vampire phenomenon, why its hot and why we can't get enough, and teens' fascination with vampires books and movies.

You can watch the series premiere of The Vampire Diaries tomorrow night on WPIX at 8pm.

Don't miss out on our blood drive with the New York Blood Center at PIX Plaza (42nd Street and 2nd Avenue) tomorrow from 6am to 2pm. And The Vampire Diaries cast member Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon Salvatore, will be on hand to help. Click here for more information.

All the rage on college campuses, Box-O-Boxes has cornered the market on entertaining, quirky, and ultra hip care packages for college students. What makes the boxes stand out is that each one is jammed not only with memorable munchies and quirky goodies but with humor, TLC and a lot of attitude. It’s like sending a party in a box!

Two local 28-year-old college grads came up with the idea after getting countless boring care packages from their own families just a few years earlier. In just three years their company has exploded nationwide, which is no surprise — they already have one successful business under their belt having launched a business called Dirty Laundry at college (guess what the company did?) which they sold for a tidy profit.

The votes have been counted, and it's official! These are the skin, hair, and makeup products nearly 5,000 readers, beauty pros, and Shape editors declared the year's biggest winners. Ellen Miller, senior beauty editor, showed us some of their picks of the best new beauty products.

Body cleansers and scrubs
Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash ($4; at drugstores)
Flaunt your gorgeous even skin tone with confidence. , The burnt brown sugar and karite butter gently exfoliates and lusciously moisturizes to reveal beautifully even-toned skin. Go ahead, be daring! Testers repeatedly praised its "yummy cookie scent."

Diane Wilkerson of the ASPCA stopped by with a four-legged friend in need of a loving home.

For more information on the ASPCA and how to adopt a pet, visit www.aspca.org or call (212) 876-7700 x4120.

From Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, The Contemporary Dance Theatre performed LIVE! The company is leading the West Indian Day Parade.
The parade kicks off today at 11am in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. For more on the parade, log onto www.wiadca.org

For information on Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, log onto http://www.mecps.org/

Amie Hoff of New York Sports Clubs stopped by with a Catwalk Confidence Wakeup Workout!
New York Sports Clubs have teamed up with Nolcha Fashion Week for a free fitness event taking place, Wednesday, September 10th at 5:15pm in Herald Square.
For more information, log onto http://www.mysportsclubs.com/clubsched/nyscclubs.htm

Fashion retailer Daffy's is asking for your help to pick the winner of its apartment contest!
Earlier this summer, Daffy's held auditions offering customers the chance to win a rental lease for a fully furnished luxury apartment in the West Village -- for a fraction of the cost!
Many entered, but five were chosen...
They had to explain why the deserved to win the apartment.
And with your help, the lucky winner will be crowned.
To vote -- head to www.daffys.com

Let’s face it, nowadays everyone is looking to save a pretty penny. What about a savings-related segment for the budget-conscious viewer that shares the top 10 things they should never pay full price for and easy strategies to help them save on anything and everything from beauty products and apparel to groceries and travel?

Chief Savings Officer Julia Gaynor from Eversave.com (the leading online savings destination site for women), stopped by with a list of the top ten things you should never pay full price for.

As Chief Savings Officer at Eversave.com, Gaynor spends her time scouring the internet for the best deals and shopportunities to share with her audience. Check out her blog at Eversave.com.

The Top 10 Things You Should Never Pay Full Price For:

1. Cereal:
Popular online coupon sites like Eversave.com update their printable grocery coupons at least once per week.
Shoppers should always look to couple their coupons with in-store specials and bulk deals.

2. Children’s clothes:
Most moms are willing to sell and trade their children’s old clothes for a fraction of the original cost.
Invite the moms in your neighborhood over for a clothing swap party or find similar events taking place in your community on Craigslist or your town Web site.

3. Restaurants:
Many restaurants offer mid-week specials and kids eat free deals. Signing up for your favorite restaurant’s email list will keep you informed of offers.
Every major city hosts a “Restaurant Week” throughout the year that attracts five-star eateries. Keep your eyes peeled for advertisements.

4. Vacations:
Right now, cruises offer the best vacation deals. You can find fantastic 4-night cruises with all expenses paid for $300.
Cheapflights.com and Priceline offer bargain basement prices all of the time.
Before leaving home, do an online search for rental car coupons. Remember to apply your AAA membership information to increase the overall discount.

5. Books and Music:
Shop for used books and music at Half.com or Amazon.com.
For a more high-tech approach, use a book, CD and music-swapping sites like Swaptree.com. You’ll only pay for postage.
Libraries have and always will be FREE! Borrow books, DVDS and CDs at your leisure and return them on time to avoid unnecessary penalty fees.

6. Contact Lenses:
Don’t be tempted to buy lenses directly from your optometrist at full price!
Companies like 1-800-Contacts and Coastal Contacts provide coupons that can be applied for free-trial pairs and deals at contact lens manufacturers.

7. Toothpaste:
Toothpaste coupons can be found in the Sunday paper or online at coupon sites like Eversave.com.
Drugstores like CVS and Duane Reade offer coupons for toothpaste on the receipts that print out after your purchase. Make sure you read what’s handed to you at checkout.

8. Insurance:
Bundle your car and home policies to save money on insurance premiums.
Always ask if insurance company offers alumni or AAA member discounts.
Make the insurance carriers aware that you’re shopping around for the best quote. They may be willing to negotiate.

9. Cell Phones:
Look for rebates, online coupon codes and manufacturer’s specials.
If your current plan has or is about to expire, look for used phones and incentive plans before signing a new contract.

10. Shoes:
Zappos and Shoes.com are a shoe-in for discount footwear on the Web.
The Web site Off Broadway offers savings opportunities on your next visit every time you shop! Buy one pair of shoes at a time to take advantage of these deals.

Whitney Casey, author of The Man Plan: Drive Men Wild... Not Away stopped by to discuss a new study that finds what you think you smell like affects your body language, your self-confidence, attractiveness and the way others perceive you -- even if they aren't meeting you in person, where they can smell you. Your smell transcends all. If you "think" you smell better, you will act more self-confident and be perceived as more desirable.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool gave a group of men two different sprays to use for 48 hours, one with fragrance and the other without- both sprays were unlabeled and looked the same. After two days, the men were then asked to "introduce themselves" alone on video.

This video was shown to a panel of women with the volume down. The women were told to rate the men on self-confidence and attractiveness. Without seeing them in person, hearing them or smelling them, the women rated the men who were wearing the fragranced spray higher.

The long Labor Day weekend brings about the traditional end of summer and often, end of diet due to tempting barbeque food! Rather than spoil your diet, we've got your guide to a healthier BBQ. Anna Maltby, contributing editor to Eat This, Not That! Best and Worst! was here with some tips.

Drinks:
• If you’re going to be drinking this Labor Day we suggest MGD 64, Beck’s or Michelob Ultra
• If you’re reaching for a margarita the brand you chose will make a huge difference in calories. Choosing Sauza over 1800 The Ultimate Margarita Mix will save you more than 80 calories each drink!
• Your best bet is to make margaritas with fresh lime, but if you're reaching for a mixer, the goal with mixers is to keep the sugar count as low as possible.

Everyone has fears and phobias. But are yours normal - or not? Julie Bain of the Ladies Home Journal stopped by with a diagnosis. She went over:

• Can't sleep: sign of anxiety disorder
• Picking cuticles: sign of nervous habit
• Bugs/rodents
• Public speaking
• Throwing up/vomit

For more about facing your fears, check out the latest issue of Ladies Home Journal or visit www.lhj.com.

It's been done before but now there's a new verison of the device to let the girls join the boys in standing up at the toilet. In January, Sarah Dillion relaunched and rebranded a 20-year-old silicone design and a cultural phenomena was born again.

By October, Dillion expects sales to top over 40,000 GoGirls per week.

For more information on the GoGirl urination device, visit www.go-girl.com.

Looking for a healthy, easy-to-make meal to serve your family of four for under $10?

Cooking Light has the answers and breaks down the cost per serving. Chef Laurielle Clark will show us how to make pan-fried pork chops and homemade applesauce for just $2.43 per serving.

Pan-Fried Pork Chops and Homemade Applesauce, $2.43 per serving
Granny Smith or Braeburn apples work well in the sauce. Or try a combination; use more Granny Smith for a tart flavor, or more Braeburn for sweetness. Serve with green beans.

Starting your own band has never been easier and with the help of of the latest edition of Guitar Hero, you can tour in the privacy of your own home. Guitar Hero co-founder Kai Huang is showing off the much anticipated Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero and Band Hero games.

Guitar Hero 5, gh5.guitarhero.com
This fall, living room legends will rock any way they want in Guitar Hero 5. Elevating the Guitar Hero series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of addicts.

Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalize and customize how they experience music with any in-game instrument combination -- multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode.

With the game's all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Guitar Hero 5 puts the entire set list at players' finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including Tom Petty, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, Stevie Wonder, Iron Maiden and Vampire Weekend.

Women's Health is showcasing some of the best packaged foods found in supermarkets. The picks are low in calories, sodium, and loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals. Lisa Drayer stopped by with a few tasty treats.

• Smart Ones Morning Express Stuffed Breakfast Sandwich
The perfect power meal-eggs, tomatoes, cheese, and turkey sausage wrapped in a flaky crust. An ideal blend of protein and carbs. Per sandwich: 240 cal, 7 g fat (2.5 g sat), 28 g carbs, 580 mg sodium, 3 g fiber, 16 g protein

• Van's All-Natural Homestyle French Toast Sticks
An indulgent yet quick breakfast-and filling, especially when topped with berries. Per 2 pieces: 170 cal, 3.5 g fat (0 g sat), 32 g carbs, 390 mg sodium, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein

Star of The Real Housewives of New York City Kelly Killoren Bensimon stopped by the studio to talk about her new jewelry line.

For Summer 2009, Killoren Bensimon partnered with jewelry maverick Pascal Mouawad, and created a line of jewelry that is Navaho-inspired. The snake as one of the line's key elementsm and hoops, chokers and bangles are the signature items in Killoren Bensimon jewelry collection. The items are affordable and range from $70 to $500. Killoren Bensimon's jewelry line was also featured on the reality TV show.

Bravo says, "Bensimon is known as one of New York City's major tastemakers. Mother of two daughters, Killoren Bensimon is a model, equestrian, author, editor and designer. The former Editor of Elle Accessories, an ambassador for Wool Corp., she is also the face of Saks Fifth Avenue's "Wear" Campaign for spring 2009. In addition to her own reality show on Plum TV called "Behind the Hedges," she is a columnist for New York Post's Page Six Magazine. Killoren Bensimon splits her time between New York City and East Hampton."

For more information on the jewelry line, visit www.intermixonline.com. For more on Killoren Bensimon, visit www.kellykillorenbensimon.com.

Lois Valbuena-Hannigan from Animal Care and Control stop by with some cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.nycacc.org or call (212) 788-4000.

The US Open is in full swing and whether you're playing or just watching, you'll need to look the part. Here with some great courtside looks for men and women is stylist Lori Slosek.

Our Lisa Mateo was decked out in Polo Ralph Lauren, which designed official U.S. Open uniforms.
• Polo Ralph Lauren White Pleated Skirt Dress, $185
• Polo Ralph Lauren Large Tote, $135

MEN

On Miles, www.kswiss.com
• K-Swiss miSOUL™ Defier, $125
• K-Swiss Assymetrical Track top - $70 & K-Swiss Shield tee, $22
• K-Swiss Combo Woven Short, $45

On Bill, www.kswiss.com
• K-Swiss miSOUL™ Defier, $125
• K-Swiss 5-Stripe Polo (to be worn by Mardy Fish during the US Open), $55
• K-Swiss Board Short, $48

On Aaron, www.wilson.com/apparel
• Wilson Singles Crew, $45
• Wilson 9" Hardcourt Short, $42

On Tom, www.princetennis.com
• Prince Aerotech Polo – SRP, $50
• Prince Aerotech Long Short – SRP, $44

Although everyone is watching their pennies these days, that's no excuse for showing up empty handed to a Labor Day soiree. The key is to put together a gift that is unique, fun, and personal - and that doesn't mean expensive! In fact all the gift ideas are all under $25! Rebecca Dolgin of TheNest.com stopped by to show us a few inexpensive gift ideas.

• BREAKFAST IN A BASKET
Since it's a holiday and the house is sure to be full, it's always a good idea to bring a gift that will make the host/ess' job easier - like a breakfast basket that keeps the him/her from having to cook the next morning! Check out this basket that we loaded with everything you need for the perfect breakfast - Starbuck's coffee, fresh muffins and scones, biscotti (which you could DIY or pick up at your local bakery!), and even a cute kitchen towel.
TOTAL - COFFEE - $11, PASTRIES/BASKET/DISH CLOTH - $10 - $21

They've got the power to bring people together and at Harlem's Gospel Uptown, the fusion of the two offers an uplifting and inspirational experience. The restaurant's founder Joseph Holland and Executive Chef Kenneth Collins stopped by to share their recipe for Cajun Style Tuna.

Click here to download the recipe for Cajun-Style Tuna.

One of the inspiring featured acts at Gospel Uptown is the The Mark Howell Singers. We spoke to founder of the gospel choir Mark Howell and his group performed "Press Towards the Mark."

Gospel Uptown located on Seventh Avenue and 125th Street. For more information on Gospel Uptown, visit www.gospeluptown.com. For more information on The Mark Howell Singers, visit www.themarkhowellsingers.com.

You can transform your home from drab to fab without emptying your pockets. Interior designer and co-host of the PIX show Metro Residential Cathy Hobbs stops by to share five design ideas under $10. Her tips were:

• Use Colorful Scarves to Transform Throw Pillows
• Create Your own Masterpiece By Framing Wallpaper
• Use Shadow Boxes to Store Treasured Items
• Placing Fruit In Long Tall Vases Make Great Decorations
• Make Use of Natural Elements Like Rope and Wood Chips

Metro Residential airs Sundays at 9am on WPIX. For more information, visit www.wpix.com.

On August 30, Union Square Park will be transformed by Sabra Hummus Co. for the second year in a row into a outdoor Mediterranean Café -- the final leg of an 11-city tour.

Colombe Jacobsen will be on hand cooking up fun recipes with New Yorkers and passing out thousands of free "Hummus Sundaes." As a preview to the event, Jacobson stopped by the studio to make a a Red Pepper Couli and Hummus Ravioli using an assortment of quick and easy tips that embrace healthy oils and exotic spices.

Jacobsen recently appeared on the Food Network in season 3 of The Next Food Network Star; she is best remembered for her creatively healthy approach to everyday meals. Named in 2007 as one of Shape Magazine's "Woman who Shape the World," Jacobsen also coordinates Harvest Time, a non-profit in Harlem that teaches children nutritious, yet practical cooking techniques and recipes.

For more information, visit www.sabra.com.

Click here to download the recipies for Red Pepper Couli and Hummus Ravioli.

The United States Tennis Association is prepping for the US Open next week and they're kicking off the event with Saturday's Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day!

We're talking to some of the kids on the court today to see why they're excited for the tournament.

For more on the US Open, visit www.usopen.org.

The world’s top tennis players and chefs are set to serve-up the US Open’s hottest pre-tournament action at the 10th Annual BNP Paribas Taste Of Tennis.

This year’s lineup includes tennis superstars Andy Roddick, Tommy Haas, Billie Jean King and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who will cook-up culinary aces alongside TV personality and celebrity chef Bethenny Frankel, Carla Hall and Ariane Duarte from Bravo’s Top Chef, and Gotham Bar and Grill’s Alfred Portale.

One of summer’s most anticipated New York nighttime events, BNP Paribas Taste Of Tennis gives guests the chance to mingle with their favorite tennis stars and chefs while sampling an eclectic mix of specially-designed dishes that earn rave reviews each year.

Vera Zvonareva (Ranked 7 in the world) along with Chef Adrian Richardson stopped by the studio by to cook up some of the delicacies that will be served at the event.

The star-studded charity event, produced by AYS Sports Marketing and benefiting the Food Bank For New York City, is set for Thursday, August 27, 7pm-10pm at the W New York. ESPN personality Hannah Storm will serve as emcee for the evening.

For more information and tickets call (877) 282-7100 or visit www.bnpparibastasteoftennis.com.

The New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli stopped by the studio to talk about his new book The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe.

The biography centers on the role of '50s pop icon Marilyn Monroe's mother and her influence on her famous daughter's life. Common lore says Monroe's mother was not present in her life but Taraborrelli shows that her mentally ill mother part of a the complex, behind-these-scenes family dynamic.

"Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedy's-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford," according to Amazon.

Taraborrelli has written more than 15 biographies including Call Her Miss Ross, Sinatra: Behind the Legend, Madonna: An Intimate Biography, Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot and Elizabeth. His current bestseller is Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story.

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe is available in stores now. For more information, visit www.jrandytaraborrelli.com.

Like it or not, every guy—even the nice ones—won’t tell the truth now and then. Men often tell little lies to avoid conflict (like about having to work late the same night as your best friend’s birthday dinner).

The next time you get the nagging feeling that he’s full of it, use these strategies to trigger a voluntary confession. Cosmopolitan magazine editor Molly Triffin stopped by the studio to explain the four easy steps.

• Bring His Guard Down: Position yourself across the room from him—if he’s sitting on the couth, sit on the floor six to nine feet away. When a guy is on edge, sitting lower than him signals it’s a non-threatening conversation.

• Start General: Lead off with a question that’s related to the lie. For example if you suspect he fibbed about doing something you had asked, say. "So how did that thing go?" Meanwhile appear distracted by flipping TV channels or messing around on your laptop.

Dr Pepper is kicking off the college football season with a million dollar challenge.

A long-time supporter of college football, Dr Pepper has joined forces with College Football Hall of Fame head coach Lou Holtz to give consumers and students the chance to win more than $1 million in scholarships throughout the 2009 college football season.

Starting September 1, Dr Pepper will give away a daily $1,000 scholarship in the $1,000 a Day Tuition Giveaway as well as the chance for three lucky fans to win the $123,000 Scholarship Promotion & Contest!

We are in for another scorcher today and, according to group that tracks stray electrical voltage, the temperature actually raises your risk for getting an electric shock on the street.

Our James Ford was live in PIX Plaza with an exclusive look at an online tool that says it can do what electric companies, including ConEd, cannot. It's called StreetZaps and their goal is to "reduce the year round risk of injury and fatality from contact voltage shocking or electrocution resulting from damaged or tampered wiring."

For more information on StreetZaps, visit www.streetzaps.com.

Constance Stellas astrologer and author of The Everything Sex Signs Book will be here to discuss how the stars can determine sexual chemistry and talk about the different characteristics of each of the four elemental signs: earth, air, fire and water.

Stellas also went over some hot (and not-so-hot) sign combinations and determined the sexual chemistry for our Tamsen Fadal (a fire sign), Jill Nicolini (an earth sign), Linda Church (an air sign) and John Muller (an air sign).

Find out which sign you are:

• Fire Sign - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius
• Earth Sign - Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn
• Air Sign - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
• Water Sign - Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

The Everything Sex Signs Book is available in stores now. For more information, visit www.constancestellas.com. For your daily horoscope, visit www.wpix.com.

Jennifer Lewis from the North Shore Animal League stopped by with some four-legged friends in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.animalleague.org or call (516) 883-7575.

How do celebrities get that flawless glow on the red carpet? And how do the stars get rid of their cellulite and look bikini perfect? Life & Style magazine's beauty director, Caitlin Kiernan, is here to share all the stars secrets to getting glammed up and how you can too in their 2009 Annual Beauty Awards.

Life & Style's expert panel - including Kim Kardashian, Lara Spencer, Rita Hazan, Scott Barnes - tested hundreds of products over the last several months and narrowed down the winners in 46 categories. We'll check out how stars get flawless skin, shiny hair and a sparkling smile.

1. Cellulite Treatment Winner:
Nivea Body Good-bye Cellulite Patches, $13, amazon.com
Celebrity Fan: Kim Kardashian

2. Mascara Winner:
YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Mascara in Burgundy, Deep Night and Khaki Green, $29 each, yslbeautyus.com
Celebrity Fan: Mary-Kate Olsen

Dan Costa of PCMag.com shared a few examples and reviews of the best, most cost-effective laptops and netbooks for students, including college kids heading back to school and incoming freshman.

• Toshiba mini NB205, $399
• Acer Aspire One A0751H ($350
• Dell Studio 14z, $1,004
• Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch, $1,199
• Lenovo Ideapad U350, $650
• HP Pavilion dv3, $850

For more laptop and notebook reviews and the digital version of PC Magazine, visit www.pcmag.com.

Are you a "boot camper" or "yogi?" Now you can find "Iinfinite Balance" with both! It's the first-ever yoga+bootcamp fusion class in New York City. Here with the details are Stacy Berman, founder of Stacy's Bootcamp, and Candace Morano, founder of Vidia Yoga.

• Burpee - A squat thrust with a jump squat at the end works legs, core and cardiovascular system

• Side-To-Side Pushup - Works chest, back, shoulder, tricep and core

• Parsvottanasana - Lengthens back of legs (hamstrings), opens chest, elongates spine, mild inversion for circulation

• Eka Pada Kapotasana - Lengthens and opens front body, stretches both shoulders, stretch hip flexors, stretches quadriceps of bent leg

For more info Infinite Balance offered by Stacy's Bootcamp and Vidia Yoga, visit www.stacysbootcamp.com.

The steps to putting your kids in charge of their financial future! One of the goals as a parent is to prepare your kids for the future. We know to teach them about everything from manners to hygiene to making friends, but have you educated them on money management?

As an adult we know that managing money involves knowing how to save, spend, invest, share and borrow wisely. So how can we translate these important lessons for our kids without repeateding the old adage "Money doesn't grow on trees"? Money management educator Karyn Hodgens stopped by the studio to explain.

• Getting Money In Their Hands
- Allowances, part time jobs
- Allow them to make decisions about their money

Syracuse University Coach Jim Boeheim stopped by to talk about his role as the spokesperson for the Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer campaign and the upcoming season of the Syracuse Orange mens basketball team.

Boeheim is the head coach of the Syracuse mens basketball team. He is a prostate cancer survivor and will be hosting the prostate awareness campaign’s celebrity golf tournament on August 29 at Long Bay Club in North Myrtle Beach.

Coach Boeheim has led the Orangemen basketball to a 799-288 record (.735 winning percentage) and 26 NCAA Tournament appearances, including defeating Kansas in the 2003 national championship, three Final Four berths and 14 Sweet 16 appearances. Boeheim is a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Last summer, he was an assistant on USA basketball team that captured the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics.

For more on Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer, visit www.fightprostatecancer.org. For more on Syracuse Athletics, visit www.suathletics.com.

Written by Pierre Bonny

Reading, writing and arithmetic are important. But, for kids, it's all about lunchtime. So, why not take the opportunity to feed them the nutrients they need to succeed. Here with the "do's" and "don'ts" of school lunches are The Nutrition Twins Tammy Lakatos Shames and Elysse Lakatos.

Bologna and Cheese on White Bread with Mayo and an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Wrong - White bread sandwich with bologna, cheese and mayo; and an oatmeal raisin cookie for a snack (refined bread, fatty meat and dairy and a fatty condiment (550 calories, 33 grams fat). Don't be tricked-oatmeal raisin cookie is still a cookie and can contain 300-400 calories)

Right - Cheese (low-fat ) sandwich on whole grain bread, (can use cookie cutters to cut into fun shapes), red pepper dipped in hummus (whole grain, healthy carbohydrate sandwich filled with calcium rich protein, fun to eat with anti-oxidant rich veggie and heart healthy fat); and pistachios (skinny nut-shells make it mindful, satiating because high in protein and fiber & blueberries (packed with antioxidants) for a snack)

A half-century ago today, the territory of Hawaii became America’s 50th state. The archipelago boasts some of the most beautiful beaches and picturesque terrain in the world. But its not all palm trees and sand, there's deep history and culture.

Lauren Gallant from Hawaiian Tropic Zone stopped by to talk about Hawaiian-influenced cuisine and what they’re doing for the state’s 50th birthday. Hawaiian Tropic Zone dancers and their hula instructor Kawai also performed for us.

For more information, visit www.hawaiiantropiczone.com.

Gear up for a new school year by making your dorm room the campus hot spot! We've got cool supplies that don't cost a fortune. Joe Patrick of Bed, Bath & Beyond stopped by with affordable dorm room essentials.

He also talked about how families can get some help paying for tuition through the Bed Bath & Beyond and MasterCard 2009 Tuition Sweepstakes. From July 1st - September 8th, consumers can enter for a chance to win $55,000 for college and a $10,000 Donation to the college of their choice or other prizes when they use their MasterCard Card at Bed Bath & Beyond.

• Torrey Beach Mini Comforter Sets, 100% Cotton
The Torrey Beach pattern features vibrant shades of royal blue, neon pink, lemon yellow and kelly green over a white background. This mini comforter set is warm and cozy and serves to update your bedroom or dorm room with its modern geometric appeal. 100% cotton with 100% polyester fill. 300 thread count. Twin comforter set includes one 68" L x 90" W comforter and one standard sham. Full/Queen duvet cover set includes one 92" L x 96" W comforter and two standard shams. Machine wash. Imported.
16577324 (TXL Sheet Set) 165772286 (Twin Comforter Set), $49.99 for the TXL sheet set (Includes flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillowcase), $99.99 for the Twin comforter and shams

The challenge: get creative in your kitchen, for a chance to cook in ours. We’re asking you to submit a recipe to us using Thomas' English Muffins or Bagels in our "Toasty Morning Recipe Contest."

Our first winner is recent college graduate Silvia Tjioe from Flushing, Queens! She's showing us how to make her winning Thomas' Berry Toast recipe.

And what's your Thomas' recipe? Share it with us and you can win a chance to show us how to make it right here in the PIX kitchen.

For details on how to enter the "Toasty Morning Recipe Contest" visit, www.wpix.com/morningrecipe.

Lisa Drayer of Women's Health stopped by the studio to showcase some of the best packaged foods found in supermarkets. The picks are low in calories, sodium, and loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals.

SWEETS ‘N’ TREATS
• Country Choice Organic Soft Baked Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
You’ll swear your grandma just took them out of the oven.
Per cookie: 100 cal, 4 g fat (1 g sat), 15 g carbs, 60 mg sodium, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein

• Dove Promises Silky-Smooth Dark-Chocolate Almonds
Decadent dark chocolate stacked with heart-healthy cocoa flavanols and monounsaturated fats.
Per 5 pieces: 200 cal, 16 g fat (10 g sat), 14 g carbs, 0 mg sodium, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein

Say goodbye to the beach, and hello to your teach! It's just about time to head back to school and you can do it in style! Cotton Inc. has back-to-school fashions for high schoolers.

Angelique, 17:
Key Trend: Taking summer shorts into winter
Angelique is taking her favorite denim shorts into fall by layering them over a pair of basic black leggings. Every girl has a pair of cotton leggings and lightweight cotton T's in their closet. You can also do this with your favorite khaki shorts and tights. These denim shorts are high-waisted and have a great stitching detail at the hem. We've added a long sleeve t-shirt which has this cute ruffle detail at the neckline, making it a perfect layering piece. On top of her t-shirt Angelique is wearing a fantastic cropped trench coat. If you're going to buy one piece to replicate this outfit, the cropped trench is that must have trendy item. This is such a great layering piece because it takes the idea of spring trench and makes it transeasonal. This particular cropped trench has belted sleeves so it's versatile from warmer or cooler days. And to accessorize this outfit we've added a brightly colored scarf in a fun, floral print.

High waists, mom jeans, that annoying gap at the waistband. You've had it with jeans that don't fit or flatter. Essence Magazine has heard you loud and clear and put together the diva's guide to denim. Pamela Edwards stopped by with the perfect pair of jeans for anyone.

Curvy
Try brands with stretch & fitted waist
- Newport Jeans Vitamina ($130), Steve Madden Black Suede Hidden Platform Shoes ($99.95), Nine West Ocelet Print High Rib Tank ($59), Jewelry by Robert Lee Morris

Long Legs
Try skinny, bootcut & cigarette styles
- Jeans Vera by Vera Wang ($50, Kohl's), Marciano Purple Bubble Hem Silk Top ($88), Steve Madden Ballet Flats ($59.95), Bangles by Kara Ross, Ring by Kenneth Jay Lane, Earrings stylists' own

Petite
Avoid cuffing
- Lucky Trouser Front Pocket Jeans ($49:50), Guess Jeans Black Women’s Tailored Blazer ($108), French Connection Bronze Sequin Top ($228), Steve Madden Pale Metallic Gold Platform Sandals ($89.95), Jewelry by Kara Ross

For more style advice, check out the latest issue of Essence Magazine or visit www.essence.com.

According to the National Retail Federation, the average family will be spending $597 on back-to-school purchases. Even though that’s down by 8% from last year, parents are still looking for ways to spend less.

Fortunately, consumer reporter and senior editor of BehindTheBuy.com David Gregg is here with tips and products to help you get the most bang for your back-to-school buck.

• BACK TO SCHOOL PRINTING
Whether it's creating school papers, projects, or capturing milestones such as the first day of school or a sporting event, printers are mainstays for any student and their family. Kodak has a number of options including its all in one series of home printers known for delivering the industry’s least expensive ink cartridges. For big printing jobs that use lots of paper and ink (i.e. photo books, calendars, and DVD’s) KODAK offers the option of using one of the over 90,000 Kodak Picture Kiosks around the country. The kiosks make it fast and easy to transfer the images from your camera, memory card or scan old photos and instantly create personalized projects. www.Kodak.com

Gear up for a new school year. We've got cool supplies that don't cost a fortune. Liz Blake, senior editor of All You Magazine, stopped by to show us a few key items your kids will need when they head back to the classroom:

• Biodegradable highlighter pencils
• Oversized key chains in brightly colored graphic shapes
• Book of perforated sticky notes
• Drumstick pencils
• Dynobytes sandwich maker
• Animal scissors
• Deodorizing charcoal shoe balls
• Wite-Out EZCorrect Tape

For more information, pick up the latest issue of All You Magazine or visit www.allyou.com. For more back-to-school tips, visit www.wpix.com/lifestyle/back-to-school.

Lina Haimelin from Bideawee is here with a few cuddly companions looking for a home.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.bideawee.org or call (866) 262-8133.

Pop culture expert Shira Lazar talks about travel websites and using social media sites for travel plans. She went over:

• Best sites to use to make traveling easier
• Use Twitter to as a tool to engage an online community (celebrities) for suggestions on travel locations
• Using social media tools to get discounts: companies that monitor for posts about specific destinations

Lazar's hot list of websites include:
• TripIt
• Dopplr
• PackingListOnline
• Expedia (which incorporates SeatGuru)
• Worldmate (app for iPhone or Blackberry)

Lazar has also partnered with Mastercard to spread the word how to win a perfect pair of jeans and a trip anywhere in the world to break them in. The program is called Break in Your Jeans and they will be giving out a trip a day all summer long. For more information on the contest, visit www.priceless.com/jeans.

For more on Lazar, visit shiralazar.com.

It's the middle of August, which means back to school shopping is in full swing, but this year more than ever, value is a huge concern with mothers all across the country.

Thankfully searching for the best deal doesn't mean you have to sacrifice fantastic style or, in some cases, even harm the earth. We'll see all the hottest trends at all the best prices for the season. Fashion expert Kevin Lennox stopped by to show us some affordable clothes for your kids from Land's End and Old Navy.

Ayannah, Land's End
• Cable Zip Front Cardigan- $24.50
• Long Sleeve Rib T-shirt- $12.50
• Corduroy Pants- $29.50
• Riding Boots- $49.50
• SmallHaul Lunch Sack- $9.50

On Sunday, August 23, dozens of cheesemakers and other artisan food producers will gather in Shelburne, Vermont, for the first annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival.

The one-day event, hosted by the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese, the Vermont Butter & Cheese Company, and the Vermont Cheese Council, will be held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Coach Barn at picturesque Shelburne Farms.

The Festival is a spectacular opportunity for food-lovers to spend a day amidst Vermont's bucolic landscape while sampling some of the most delicious foods available anywhere. Tickets to the Festival are available online at www.vtcheesefest.com for $20 each, and the event will be open to the first 1,000 people who register.

Festival visitors can sample over 100 types of cheese from 40 different cheesemakers, a variety of locally produced wines and beers, and several other artisan foods, including maple syrup, honey, chocolates, baked goods, and more. The Festival will also feature four tasting seminars, where visitors will learn how to pair cheeses with wine, beer, and other foods.

For more information, visit www.vtcheesefest.com.

Coming from NBC affiliate WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Tiffany McElroy joined the PIX family in 2004 as co-anchor of the early part of the Morning News with Craig Treadway. And when the show's format changed, she was anchoring from 4:30am to 6am and then again for the 8 o'clock hour. This changed highlighted her unique ability to report on a range of topics, from hard news to funny, uplifting stories.

During her time here, we've been able to celebrate some of her personal milestones, like getting engaged and getting married. We also got to cook and taste her favorite family recipe and check out some of her vacation photos.

We're sad to see this classy lady go, and wish her and her family the best of luck.

We'll miss you, Tiffany!

WPIX held a contest for one lucky band to receive the opportunity to perform live on the PIX Morning News show. You voted and VOXhound won the spot! They came to the studio and performed "Changes" off their album Another Victim.

VOXhound is John Ruddy, Adam Dunn, Charlie Grimm, Frank Scheno and Lou Mancuso. This native Long Island band was formed in 2004 and they describe their music as "modern, driven rock that will saturate your ears' needs for a sonorous thrill-ride! Tight, punchy rhythms brilliantly complement an array of colorful melodies. [...] Each song energetically radiates themes of pain, love and longing desire." They cite Audioslave, Led Zeppelin, Velvet Revolver and Guns N' Roses as some of their major influences.

VOXhound recently won the 2009 NYPD Battle of the Bands, a competition which pitted seven bands against each other for a shot at stardom, while raising money for the NYPD Widow's and Children's Fund. The band's winning song was their interpretation of "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel.

VOXhound is working on their second album. For more information on VOXhound, visit www.myspace.com/VOXhound.

Three square meals a day? That's old thinking. The new way to stay lean, conquer cravings and get all your daily nutrients is to master the mini meal. Real SImple Health Editor Camille Chatterjee stopped by to tell us how we can snack smarter.

1. Keep Your Metabolism Humming
a. Eating about 3 meals a day with 2 or 3 snacks in between can make your metabolism more efficient
b. Snacking can help your body burn a few calories

2. It helps you eat less at mealtimes
a. You are much better off having 2 snacks between the hours of 2 PM and 7 PM than having a light dinner
b. If you wait until you're so ravenous that you would eat the kitchen table, you'll wind up eating way more calories when you do finally sit down to eat

Harlem Week continues in New York City with another week of great events. To celebrate, we’re showcasing fashion from Harlem’s booming style scene. Designers BGU, Bryan K. Osburn and Her Game 2 were our three featured designers, each with their own unique take on couture. The Harlem Week Fashion Show takes place this Saturday.

Here's the itinerary:

Fri, Aug 14th, Sat 15th & Sun 16th

1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
HARLEM WEEK Tri-State
Junior Tennis Classic
Presented By:
GHCC/Les Halles Cup in concert with the U. S. Tennis Association and The U.S. Open Showcasing the best up & coming boys & girls tennis talents 
In the region aged from 12 thru to 18.
At Fred Johnson Park Tennis Courts at 150th St. & A. C. Powell, Jr. Blvd....
Free to the general public opening round Fri, Aug 14th, semi-finals Sat, Aug 15th
Championships Sun, Aug 16th
For more information visit www.harlemjuniortennis.org or call (212)491-3738

Sat, August 15th

“SUMMER IN THE CITY”

Part I. “Relieve the Stress” (LOGO)
Morning Exercise
A “Healthy Eating & Healthy Living” Initiative
At Marcus Garvey Park @ 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Btwn. W.123rd & W.124th St. & Madison Ave.
Free to the public
For info call (212)283-3315 visit www.nyrr.org or www.harlemdiscover.com
Call for Info on Rain Option Site

Part II. 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Events Include:
NY City “Children’s Festival”
On W.135th St. btwn. Malcolm X & A.C. Powell Jr. Blvds.

Part III.
National Historic Black College Fair & Expo
on W.135th St. btwn. Malcolm X & A.C. Powell Jr. Blvds.

Congratulations to VOXhound, the band that has emerged the victor of the WPIX and Band Slam's Battle of the Bands contest. Tune in on Friday at 8:40am to rock out to their live performance!

Click here for a preview to VOXhound.

AnnaLynne McCord, star of the hit television show 90210, will be be in Manhattan today meeting and greeting fans.

She's here to help build awareness and educate teens and young adults about acne and what they can do to prevent and treat it, especially before milestone events such as the start of the new school year. AnnaLynne will share some of her secrets to keep skin looking great.

The first 50 fans in line will have the opportunity to receive an autographed photo of her.

You can meet AnnaLynne today from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at The Shops at Columbus Circle, 10 Columbus Circle, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10019.

For more information, go to www.acneheroes.com

Tiffany McElroy shared her vacation video and pictures from her cruise aboard the Disney Wonder. She spent a weekend cruising to the Bahamas with her husband and daughter. Not only was it fun for the whole family, but they really got to see just what a Disney cruise offers.

To learn more about the various destinations, go to disneycruise.disney.go.com.

Running low on summer activity ideas? Disney FamilyFun's Boredom Buster Awards honor 15 toys that will cure kids' summertime blues - from the Gazillion Bubble Rocket to the Make Your Own Snowman World kit. We'll check out seven of them with Jodi Butler.

Today's featured items included:
• Bubble Rocket
• Legos
• Slicer slide
• Make your own Snowman
• Window writers
• Nintendo DSI
• Scrabble Slam

For more information, visit familyfun.go.com.

Women are known to carry all sorts of things in the bras. Now there's a new way to do it.

It's called The Racktrap and its newest, best kept secret around. The Racktrap is an undetectable personal bra pocket that holds everyday essentials including license, cash and credit cards conveniently in your bra.

For more information, visit www.theracktrap.com.

Uptown Magazine co-founders Len Burnett and Brett Wright stopped by to talk about the fifth anniversary of their magazine, their top five covers and how far they've come in the publishing industry.

In the milestone August/September issue of Uptown Magazine, R&B singer Usher is profiled in "All Grown Up" - a candid look into life as a newly single dad. Featured stories include a fashion shoot in Paris and retrospective of "Clique," event photos from the past five years.

Uptown Magazine, the only luxury lifestyle publication for the affluent African-American consumer, has experienced tremendous growth since launching in summer 2004. Uptown now publishes six times per year (up from four), reaching a circulation of 200,000 and readership of over 800,000 with each issue.

Regional editions include Atlanta, Washington D.C., Chicago, New York City and most recently Charlotte (February 2009). This issue marks the seconnd largest revenue issue to date, proving that advertisers still seek this coveted audience despite the economic downturn.

Uptown Magazine's fifth anniversary edition (August/September issue) hits newsstands on today, August 11. For more information, visit www.uptownlife.net.

Jodi Record from The Little Shelter stopped by with three cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.littleshelter.com or call (631) 368-8770 x205.

Scientists are discovering that when you combine certain foods in your daily diet, you get a supercharged health boost that can fend off heart disease, cancer and more. We'll reveal five all-star food duos, explain how they work, and offer great ideas on how to combine them into a delicious snack.

Camille Chatterjee of Redbook Magazine, showed the foods for visual and a sample snack that combines them, including:

• Blueberries + Walnuts (reduce stress + boost memory) = Toss a handful of blueberries and chopped walnuts into cereal, oatmeal or yogurt.

• Tomatoes + Olives (slows cancer cell-growth by 73%) = Try a tapenade

• Citrus Fruits + Oats (lower overall cholesterol and boost heart health) = oatmeal with a side of OJ or sprinkle raw oats over orange segments, kiwi, mango or grapefruit in yogurt

Instead of the hassle and expense of going to a masseuse, you can use a few of these stress releasing gadgets. Dan Ackermand from Cnet.com stopped by to talk about these items:

• The Temple and Eye Massager, Hammacher & Schlemmer, $149.95
The Temple and Eye Massager soothes pressure points around your temples, forehead, and eyes, common stress points for those who work on computers or read often. The massage relieves sinus pressure and alleviates headaches without the use of medication. A remote lets you customize the intensity, heat, type, and duration of massage. During the 5-15 minute massage, nature sounds play in the headpiece, encouraging relaxation.

In this economy, make the drugstore your one-stop shop for beauty must-haves on a budget.

For Women’s Health’s third-annual Beauty Awards, we asked leading dermatologists, makeup artists, and hairstylists to reveal their top picks and then we got busy testing the products to compile a list of products that run the gamut from tried-and-true classics to new-to-the-market finds. We also asked readers to weigh in with an online poll.

What we came up with is a list of over 40 products and what I brought here today are eight products that are sizzling beauty deal that you can get at the drugstore for $8 and under.

We broke the products into four categories: face, hair, body and makeup.

Let’s start with products for your FACE.

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne
• This facial wash is a reader favorite.
• It uses 2% Salicylic Acid to clear bacteria and makeup out of pores.
• It also soothes skin to prevent over-drying with aloe and chamomile.
• This cleanser has been around for a while and definitely is a must-have classic.
• Plus it will only cost you $6.

You know the signs: three hits of the snooze button, a must-have second cup of coffee, and an unplanned nap on the train ride home.

With almost every woman you know complaining of exhaustion, it’s easy to write off sluggishness as an inevitable part of life. The obvious solution is to log more shut-eye each night, but sleep may be only part of a larger problem.

Research reveals that the food we eat, people we interact with, and decisions we make can also influence our energy levels. We asked the experts how to tackle some of those hidden drains so you can have all-day stamina.

Ø Power Up: To get through the day without becoming bleary eyed, avoid weighing every possibility. For less important decisions, zero in on two top contenders, then consider the benefits of each. For weightier issues, make a list of the pros and cons of each option, then sleep on it to allow your intuition to kick in

Former New York Yankees shortstop Bucky Dent and Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle stopped by the studio to talk about Subway's Baseball Design Across America.

Baseball Design Across America is national tour offering an exhibit that includes more than 30 baseballs designed by Little Leaguers nationwide and autographed by celebrities

Dent, who now has his own baseball school, is best remembered for his three-run homer that helped win a one-game playoff against the Red Sox in 1978.

Fogle weighed in at 425 pounds and, famously, through the help of diet, exercise and Subway sandwiches, he went on to shed more than half his body weight -- 245 pounds.

For more on Baseball Design Across America, visit www.littleleague.org.

WeddingChannel.com has found the worst wedding gifts including a tin of potato chips, used set of bowls and a homemade album made with duct tape. We'll check them out and offer suggestions on gifts for every budget.

BAD GIFTS:
Potato Chips. Funny enough, the bride said that after they ate the chips, the tin did become useful since they used it to store their rice
Rooster. Ok if you have a love for roosters, maybe

GOOD GIFT TIP: Get a group gift. Friendly with other wedding guests? Ask them to chip in on a larger wedding gift. Not only will you each spend less, but it's a savvy way to make it seem like you spent more than you actually did. For example, a wine rack with a wine of the month club membership or the couple's favorite bottles of wine

JUKARI Fit to Fly makes fitness fun again by introducing a new way to move in a gym workout and is accessible to all women, regardless of fitness levels. The hour-long workout has been created on a specially-designed piece of equipment called the FlySet. The result is a workout that gives the sensation of flying while strengthening and lengthening the body through cardio, strength, balance and core training.

The class will launch in top gyms in twelve cities around the world including Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, London, Krakow, Munich, Seoul, Kuala Lampur, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Montreal and Los Angeles. In New York, the class will be held at Equinox Fitness.

The Reebok-Cirque du Soleil partnership and JUKARI Fit to Fly workout are the direct result of insights into what women really want from exercise. A survey of 15,000 women across 25 countries in 2008 found that while nearly half of all women know that exercise and keeping fit is very important to their overall health, less than 25% participate in fitness often. Specially-commissioned Reebok research looked at why this might be. The findings showed that nearly two thirds (61%) of all women would workout more if it was more fun. More than half (54%) felt exercise was a chore.

Here is the schedule for Jukari Fit to Fly:

Monday: 1:15 – 2:00 pm
Tuesday: 7:45 – 8:30 pm
Wednesday: 5:30 – 6:15 pm

For more information about JUKARI Fit to Fly, visit www.reebok.com/microsites/womens/jukarifirsttotry. For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

Diane Wilkerson of the ASPCA stopped by with a four-legged friends in need of a loving home.

For more information on the ASPCA and how to adopt a pet, visit www.aspca.org or call (212) 876-7700 x4120.

If you don't know much about biology, history, geometry, perhaps you just need the right gadget. Here with some scholarly gear to help students make the grade with high and low tech gadgets is Steve Greenberg, the inside innovator.

• Rondo removable wall decorations, www.rondoroom.com

• Archerfish Internet video camera system (see when the kids come home), www.myarcherfish.com

• LED Book lights, www.mightybright.com

According to the National Retail Federation families with students in grades K-12 are expected to spend $548 on school gear this year and a startling $618 for those college-bound. What’s more – nearly nine out of 10 Americans are making changes to their back-to-school plans this year as a result of the economic climate.

To help families make the most of their back-to-school budgets, personal finance expert and Yahoo! Finance Columnist Laura Rowley is sharing tips on how a little creativity, combined with the right cost-cutting tools, can help families save.

Rowley’s budget-savvy back-to-school tips include:

• Shop Thrift stores: Thrift and consignment stores have many of today’s top fashions, all for a discount (value of $100)

• Or, procrastinate: Some of the best-deal bargains are offered after Labor Day (value of $25)

• Prescription saver: Back to school means back to seasonal colds. Ask your pediatrician for generic medications (value of $100)

• Ask for coupons: When shopping in department stores, ask for unknown coupons behind the counter (value of $30)

• Rethink haircuts: Letting kids grow their hair for Locks of Love can save each year and teaches them about a great cause (value of $85)

• Transform ordinary school gear into extraordinary by jazzing it up at home with stickers, monogram stamps, markers and other personal touches. The result is savings for parents and one-of-a-kind, personalized school supplies kids will want to flaunt (value of $25)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS.

Returning for its second year, the All Points West Music and Arts Festival will kick off this Friday with a bill that has something for everyone.

With bands like Coldplay, the Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend and Tool, there's plenty of must-see acts to choose from.

Organizers are expecting nearly 100,000 ticket holders to swarm Liberty State Park in Jersey City, where 65 bands will be simultaneously playing on three stages, over three days.

As a professional designer and a LEED AP, one of just 77,000 in the entire country credentialed by the US Green Buildings Council for her exceptional knowledge of green and sustainable design, former PIX reporter Cathy Hobbs, who is not co-host of Metro Residential, will walk viewers through some interesting materials they can incorporate in their own homes.

Hobbs talk about floors, walls and ceilings. She also spoke about about the first segment of Metro Residential where Jeff Appel, Hobbs' co-host talk a green designer about greening your home.

Metro Residential airs Sundays at 9am on WPIX. For more information, visit www.wpix.com/marketplace/realestate/metroresidential.

Today, JCPenney will open its first store in Manhattan. Located at 33rd and 6th, the store will be 150,000+ square feet and give jobs to 500 New Yorkers. It is expected to be among the most highly trafficked of all JCPenney stores.

Throughout opening day there will be fashion shows in Greeley Square in addition to sidewalk giveaways and many more special events.

Larry is at the brand new JCPenney checking out the new digs and talking about festivities and giveaways for the day.

For more information, visit jcpenney.com.

Welcome to Disney Cruise Line!

Tiffany McElroy gives us an overview of the Disney Cruise Line. Tiffany will be chatting with Kevin Banks, Synergy Director for Disney Cruise Line. Captain Mickey will open the segment with Tiffany on Deck 10 of the ship.

Later, she'll speak to Darren (assistant cruise director) about all the Pirate-themed activities on the ship and island. Passengers can have the pirate's life on board the Disney World. A band of rowdy pirates led by Captain Hook and Debby Ryan (from TV's Suite Life on Deck) will invite Tiffany to join them on the Pirates In The Caribbean Deck Party. She'll also speak to Ryan about Suite Life on Deck and Disney Channel Summer at Sea.

Finally, Tiffany will be joined by Jake Austin and Jennifer Stone from Wizards of Waverly Place to participate in one of the most popular activities at Disney's Oceaneer Lab -- Flubber! Guided by Professor Flubber, Tiffany and the Disney Channel Stars will learn how to conjure the infamous green and gooey substance from the movie of the same name. This segment is highly interactive and very fun!

For more on Disney Cruise Line, visit disneycruise.disney.go.com.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz stopped by the Chat Room to sound off on the news of the day. He also talked about Shop Brooklyn and Brooklyn's Free Summer Concert Series.

For more on Shop Brooklyn, visit www.brooklyn-usa.org.

For more on the Free Summer Concert Series, visit www.brooklynconcerts.com.

Markowitz also shared some Brooklyn gifts for Suki's baby boy Kiran.

The Nets Kids auditions are coming up for the new Nets Kids and this past season's group is coming in to show us how they move anf perform "Shout Out" and "Tootsie Roll."

For more on the Nets Kids, visit www.nba.com/nets/netskids/index.html.

Click here for NJ NETS AUDITIONS information.

No matter where you run, these next-gen accessories are sure to improve your stride. Here with some road essentials is Chris Strauss from Men's Fitness magazine.

• Personalized Shoes: The Somnio
This line of three unique running shoes can be customized to your exact foot shape. With more than 150 different configurations, they'll provide the exact level of cushioning and support you need.

• A Supercool Tee: Mountain Hardwear's Threshold Zip T
Perforated microfiber on the jersey's armpits, sides and hot zones on the front and back let air in and perspiration out, eliminating stickiness so you can stay cool.

Our Tiffany McElroy first announced her engagement to Jim Gibson in April. Today, she's a married woman. She and Jim got married last Saturday in Jamaica in a beautiful beach ceremony!

Congratulations, Tiffany and Jim!

MORE WEDDING PHOTOS AND VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP...

Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, stopped by to guide us through the Cash for Clunkers Program.

"The Cash for Clunkers Program is a tremendous incentive to encourage people to trade-in their old vehicles for newer, safer, more fuel efficient and less polluting cars and trucks, but they must act fast before the money runs out,” said Schienberg.

The program is still confusing to many and to help consumers navigate the Government’s Cash for Clunkers program, GNYADA has published a consumer guide which will be available at all area dealerships or online at www.gnyada.com/guide/cars.

GNYADA is encouraging those who are considering a new vehicle to act fast because the incentive program will end as soon as the $1 billion assigned by the Government has been used up.

Key elements of the Cash for Clunkers Program are:
• The $1 billion program is authorized from July through November
• It will provide for rebates of between $3,500 and $4,500 when consumers trade in a vehicle toward the purchase of a new qualifying model.
• There is no income limitation for the rebate but the maximum purchase price is $45,000.
• The vehicle that is traded in will have to be scrapped.

The measure is expected to help boost auto sales by creating a significant cash incentive to replace older cars and trucks with newer, higher mileage, less polluting vehicles.

For more information, visit www.gnyada.com/guide/cars.

Sarah Brown from Animal Care and Control stop by with some cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.nycacc.org or call (212) 788-4000.

You've got the swimsuit, the suntan lotion, the sunglasses and you're ready to hit the beach, right? Wrong! You still need that steamy, sexy beach book, the one you can't put down.

Edwin Tucker from Barnes and Noble shared with us some great summer reads for different types of book lover. His picks included:

Bestsellers:
• Twenties Girl, Sophie Kinsella
• Best Friends Forever, Jennifer Weiner

Movie Tie-in:
• The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger

Romance:
• Burn, Linda Howard
• Black Hills, Nora Roberts

From the office to a night on the town, you can transform yourself in the back of a cab. We've got the products ideal for taxi cab beauty. Editor Michelle Madhok of SheFinds.com shared with us her top picks. Today's featured items included:

• Colgate Wisp, $2.39
• Lip Lights from ModelCo, $28
• Kiss Express On French Nails, 5.99
• Thrrrob Blush, $28
• Michael Kors Leg Shine, $32
• Aveda Pure Abundance Hair $23
• Bloch Flats, $91.52 to $137.95

For details on where you can buy these items, log onto www.shefinds.com/morningnews.

The latest issue of Reader's Digest gives advice on everything from how to look good in pictures to how to stop being late. We're going to check out:

• How to Look Good in Pictures
• How to Stop Being Late
• How to Date
• How to Look Lively

For more information, check out the latest copy of Reader's Digest on newsstands now or visit www.rd.com.

Bagpipe Busker and Super Scotsman Rob Calder, a 32-year-old bagpiper from Edinburgh, piped his way across the United States for charity.

Calder spent six weeks "busking" -- playing his bagpipes for tips in public -- from coast to coast, rain or shine, relying on the kindness of locals and people of Scots descent to host him along the way. He arrived in Richmond, VA yesterday and continues onto Charlotte, SC tomorrow, followed by Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, ending in California late July.

Calder's busking has raised $7,417 so far for Ecas, a voluntary organisation in Edinburgh, dedicated to giving friendly and practical help to physically disabled people.

To make a donation to Ecas, visit www.ecas-edinburgh.org. For more on Calder, visit www.bagpipebusker.com. For more on Homecoming Scotland, visit www.homecomingscotland.com.

When he's not hanging with Howard Stern and the gang on the howard stern show, he's playing with his tech gear and writing about it for Sound and Vision Magazine. Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate is back to share with us some of his favorite gadgets. The feature items included:

• MiFi, www.novatelwireless.com
Basically a portable Hot Spot that casts a 25 foot "cloud" of wireless wherever you go.

• Sonos, www.sonos.com
Gives you the ability to have music in any room of your house without running wires through the walls

• Pogo Plug, www.pogoplug.com
Access your home hard drive form anywhere you can get an internet connection

• Slingbox, www.slingbox.com

For more on Dell'Abate's pics, pick up Sound and Vision Magazine or visit www.soundandvisionmag.com. You can also catch him every morning on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius/XM Radio.

Social networking: everyone is doing it, but are you? If you don't know a thing about Facebook or Twitter, then listen up. Social website expert Shelly Palmer is here to help. Palmer spoke about Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Google and Google Apps.

To find out more about Palmer's DVDs and online training programs, visit www.shellypalmermedia.com.

A new study says that 9 out of 10 people are annoyed by other people's bad tech behaviors. Etiquette expert Cooper Ray breaks cell phone dos and don'ts so you won't commit a social or business faux pas.

We're checking out beauty sensations that have been beloved by celebs, pros and regular girls alike for decades, while remaining budget-friendly. They're Cult Classics that cost under $10! It's with People StyleWatch beauty editor Holly Carter. Today's items included:

• Coty Airspun Face Powder, $6.99
• Essie Nail Polish in Ballet Slippers, $8
• L'Oreal Paris Elnett Satin Hair Spray, $6.99
• Smith's Rosebud Salve, $5
• Nivea Crème, $6.29
• Neutrogena Original Formula Facial Bar, $3.29
• Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Certainly Red, $7.99

For more celebrity beauty tips, check out the August issue of People StyleWatch on newsstands now or visit www.peoplestylewatch.com.

The SPORTS ILLUSTRATED GROUP today unveils “SI Swimsuit 2009” a new mobile app for iPhone and coming soon to the Blackberry. The “world’s sexiest app” breaks new ground as the first mobile application in the lifestyle category to deliver video of SI’s gorgeous Swimsuit models, hundreds of SI Swimsuit photos as well as scores, schedules and team information.

The application, which retails for $2.99, is the mobile extension of SI Swimsuit – a multimedia franchise which reaches more than 66 million adults. The application features video and photos of all 20 models from the 2009 SI SWIMSUIT franchise and allows users to create their own daily sports calendar customizable to follow your favorite pro or college teams’ along with your choice of SI Swimsuit model each month. With in the lifestyle category there is tremendous anticipation for the potential of this new application, which could rank among the most popular in the mobile space. Features of the new SI Swimsuit application include:

• Videos from every shoot in the 2009 issue including the fan favorite body painting.
• A collection of 20 stellar high quality photos for each model, including cover model Bar Refaeli, Danica Patrick, Brooklyn Decker and Hilary Rhoda.
• Customizable sports calendar to keep track of schedules and scores for up to six of your favorite professional and/or college sports teams.

For more information, visit www.si.com.

Searching for a job? If so, you have something in common with nearly every other professional in the job market: putting together a resume. But despite the fact that nearly everyone writes one, preparing this document can be tricky. A workplace expert from Robert Half International will address the following sticky resume situations:

• You have a gap in your work history
• You've held a lot of jobs in a short amount of time
• You've worked for only one company
• You've held several temporary positions but few full-time roles
• You're a recent college graduate with little experience
• You're not sure how to list your GPA
• Your former employer changed its name

For more information, visit www.rhi.com.

Interventionist and author of How To Change Someone You Love: Four Steps To Help You, Help Them Brad Lamm says you have the power to change someone you love. He'll tell us how. We'll discuss how to help:

1. The "life of the party" who sometimes goes a little too far and who's been drinking a little too much
2. The internet obsessed person who spends most of their free time online, only meets new people and socializes online, shies away from person-to-person relationships
3. The shopping addict - huge debt, can't pay bills but can't stop shopping
4. The seriously obese person who's reaching a life or death situation

Lamm is offering a free Change Seminar on Thursday, July 23 at 7:15pm at the Subud Center in Manhattan. His forthcoming book How To Change Someone You Love: Four Steps To Help You, Help Them is set to hit bookshelves in January 2010. For more information, visit www.changesomeoneyoulove.com.

Jennifer Lewis from the North Shore Animal League stopped by with some four-legged friends in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.animalleague.org or call (516) 883-7575.

Manhattan’s iconic Brother Jimmy’s announced today it will celebrate its 20th Anniversary on July 22, 2009, by turning back prices to its original menu from 1989. On July 22, prices in five locations will be set back, while the 2nd Avenue location will celebrate the original opening prices for the entire week: July 20-26, 2009.

In commemoration of this milestone, Josh Lebowitz, CEO of Brother Jimmy’s BBQ and Corporate Executive Chef Eva Pesantez have created a special menu of original favorites and new specialties. Traditional sandwiches like Pulled Pork Sandwiches are turned back to $6.95 add slaw for 25¢, Sliced Brisket Sandwich $6.95 and Grilled Chicken Sandwiches $6.50; while Brother Jimmy’s all time favorite dinners like Northern or Southern-style RIBS are $12.95, Half BBQ Chicken $8.95, and famous Pulled Pork Dinner only $9.95.

Combined with $2 Natural Lights, $2.50 Rolling Rocks and $12 Signature ½ Gallon Swamp Water, the 1989 Brother Jimmy’s-style party is complete. In addition to reverting back to their initial prices, Brother Jimmy’s will debut several new lines of men’s and women’s t-shirts, available in all locations. You can check out the adjusted menu after the jump.

Click here to download the Country Fried Steak recipe.

Celebs need to know how to look good at all times, just in case the paparazzi are lurking round the corner! Fashion stylist Jacqui Stafford shows us tricks of the trade for every fashion emergency imaginable.

• Problem #1: Celebrities spend hours on their feet at red carpet events
Celeb Solution: Dr. Scholls for her high heel insoles ($9.99; drscholls.com)
These ingenious insoles have been designed specifically to help prevent foot aches and pains caused by high heels as they help shift the pressure off the ball of the foot. They have an ultra-soft arch and clear massaging gel waves to cushion the ball of the foot. Even wear them with open-toe shoes.

We're more than halfway through the first season at the New Yankee Stadium. However, today we're taking a look back at the old stadium which is chronicled in the new book The Final Season: The Official Retrospective by Alfred Santasiere III, director of publications for the New York Yankees.

The Final Season, by Santasiere and Mark Vancil, provides the last look at the Stadium from the inside out with more than 150 never-before-published photographs and a moving introduction by Yankees legend Yogi Berra. This keepsake also features first-person accounts from Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter, along with Yankees greats from every generation.

This photojournalistic chronicle captures all the significant moments of the final season, including Pope Benedict XVI’s historic Mass, the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the final Old-Timers’ Day and the final game at the iconic Stadium.

"For any fan of American sports, The Final Season is as unique as Yankee Stadium itself and essential to any book collection. For Yankees fans, the book captures all the magic, mystery and majesty of the most versatile outdoor venue in the history of the modern world. Around a baseball season that stretched from April to September, Yankee Stadium hosted events of all kinds. From Pope Benedict XVI s emotional Mass celebrated on an altar built over second base, to Military Appreciation Day, Major League Baseball s All-Star Game, the final Old-Timers Day and the final game played in the House That Ruth Built, the Stadium remained true to its history as America s grandest outdoor stage," says the publication.

At 192 pages, The Final Season: The Official Retrospective retails for $35 and is available online at www.yankees.com/publications or by calling (800) GO-YANKS.

July is National Berry Month and we're showing viewers just how to make the most out of these high anti-oxidant snacks. We're making smoothies and highlighting different berries.

We're making a Power Smoothie (check out the recipe after the jump). Loews Hotels Chef Andrew Rubin also shared with us his recipe for Berry Salsa, Crepe and The Beach Berry.

For more information on Lowes Hotels, visit www.loewshotels.com. Special thanks to Driscolls for providing the berries this morning. For more information, visit www.driscolls.com.

Dance Week concludes with African dancing. Djoniba of the Djoniba Dance and Drum Centre showed us a few moves and performs for us with his dance company.

To help the Djoniba Dance and Drum Centre find a new dance space and to make donation, visit djoniba.com

Many of us have our own method of loading the dishwasher, but believe it or not there's a right way and a wrong way to do it. We've got the "don'ts" and "do's" of loading a dishwasher. Here to explain was Sonal Dutt, lifestyle director of Everyday with Rachel Ray magazine.

CEREAL BOWLS
DON'T: Double up dishes in one space or nestle bowls into one another. This will block water and detergent from getting in between to clean
DO: Be sure that the bowls are standing up and have the rear ones face forward and the front ones facing back. Cereal bowls should be loaded down the center of the top rack...Something to be mindful of is the direction of the water jets

Ever wanted to be a B-Boy or B-Girl? No matter what age you are, there's still time.

On Day 4 of PIX Morning News' Dance Week, Dance Stylez Entertainment breaks it down for us, as instructor SteveStylez shows us the moves that will let us pop and lock our way to B-boy and B-girl stardom.

SteveStylez is the founder of Dance Stylez Entertainment, a multi-entertainment company that not only nurtures up-and-coming breakers, but it also provides incredible b-boy breakdance shows & extraordinary DJ entertainment for special events such as Weddings, Birthday parties, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Corporate Events, and plenty more.

Dance Stylez Entertainment bills itself as the "only entertainment team of DJs, MCs, breakdancing b-boys, party motivators, and entertainment staff" that will make your event, an event to remember.

If you're interested in becoming a B-Boy or B-Girl in training, looking to hire a Dance Stylez DJ for your next event, or simply want to see an unbelievable break dance show at your next party... Contact Dance Stylez Entertainment by logging on to their website:

WATCH JILL NICOLINI AND DR. STEVE BREAK IT DOWN LIKE PROS WITH DANCE STYLEZ ENTERTAINMENT AFTER THE JUMP...

Dance Week continues with a tango lesson from Lincoln Center's "Midsummer Night Swing" dancers.

Victoria Sarquisse and Federico Jorquera from Midsummer Night's Swing will be performing to a song by Otros Aires -- an Argentinean based electro tango group that mixes tango and milongas songs from the early 20th Century with electric melodies, sequences and lyrics from the 21st century for a unique sound.

Whether it's swing or salsa, tango or rockabilly, you don't want to be caught out on the dance floor this summer without the proper attire! From the 1940s zoot suits for swing-dancing men to the sexy, bare ruffles on salsa-dancing women, there are many different styles to totally outfit oneself on the dance floor. Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing affords New Yorkers the opportunity to pull out these great clothes and dance the night away in Damrosch Park. For 15 dazzling nights, dancers of all levels and all ages can groove to the sounds of the world's most popular dance bands.

For more information, visit new.lincolncenter.org.

To kick off Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" sexy Santa's will be hitting Irving Plaza giving out 1,000 free tickets to various live nation concerts.

A swarm of Summer Santas will gather at The Fillmore New York Irving Plaza (17 Irving Place) at 11am on Tuesday, July 14th to celebrate Christmas in July by handing out FREE concert tickets as part of Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" promotion.

Passers-by can also have a photo taken sitting on Santa's lap as he lounges in a lawn chair surrounded by fluffy white faux summer snow and cooks up free hot dogs - the ultimate summer snack.

And we're giving viewers the chance to win tickets to a Live Nation event.

The first 11 callers to call (212) 981-5230 have the chance to win two free tickets to a Live Nation concert of their choice from a selection of participating shows. The ticket vouchers are first come, first serve and good for Wednesday, July 15th only. No exceptions.

And anyone can get in on No Service Fee Wednesday! No Service Fee Wednesday begins at 12:01am on Wednesday, July 15th. Lawn tickets will be $29.99 and select reserved seats will be $49.99, including a hot dog and soda with no service fees. All shows are based on availability.

For more info log onto, www.livenation.com.

Here comes the bride, all dressed in white. But, what will you be wearing? Here with tips on how to be the best dressed wedding guest is style expert and author of Just Try It On! A Month-By-Month Guide To Shopping And Style Susan Redstone.

Wedding Fashion Etiquette #1
No shorts, no white, no heels, remove sunglasses for photos, wear a shaper under flimsy/clingy dresses. Avoid white, unless told specially to wear it!
On HER: Silhouettes Print Maxi Dress, $79
On HIM: Stafford Shirt $38, Dockers $29.99, Sperry Top Siders $49, JCPenney

Jodi Record from The Little Shelter stopped by with three cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.littleshelter.com or call (631) 368-8770 x205.

Yesterday, Dance Week kicked off with some salsa lessons. Today, we're going to channel the Bollywood star within us with dance instrctor Sarina Jane. With the help of Sunny Jain, who wil be playing the dhol, she'll teach us how to do the Indian dance Masala Bangra.

For more information on Masala Bangra, visit www.masaladance.com and for more on Jain, visit www.sunnyjain.com.

"The Manly Art of Grilling” the first of a series of articles dedicated to helping Playboy readers become culinary connoisseurs. With chefs like Mario Batali and Tom Colicchio exuding masculinity in every dish they prepare, a generation of men have turned into foodies. Playboy took to the trend and has commissioned McCusker to explore regional cuisines in order to wow others and satisfy at least one of mans’ carnal hungers.

In the July/August 2009 edition, on newsstands now, Playboy features McCusker’s first article in the cooking series, titled “The Manly Art of Grilling.” His first stop is McClard’s in Hot Spring, Arkansas where he garnered insight into the perfect barbeque menu as well as the essential skills and tricks to become the ultimate grill-master. With these recipes and a bevy of new grilling knowledge your viewer will be well on their way to preparing and executing the perfect summer menu.

He'll share with us recipes for "Best Beans On The Planet" and "Mama Faye's Home-Style Potato Salad." For more on the "The Manly Art of Grilling," visit www.playboy.com.

We're kicking things off Dance Week with some hot salsa lessons from Just One Dance Studio instructors. And after they teach us how to dance, they'll show us how the pros do it and perform to the song "Tremendo Combo" by Joe Cuba.

You can get salsa lessons from the pair at Just One Dance Studio in Belleville, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.JustOneDance.com or call (201) 259-8624.

Rolling on a pretty shade of paint is an inexpensive way to give rooms a fresher look. But trying to find the right color and brand can be a trial-and-error exercise. Sue Perry, deputy editor of Consumer Reports' ShopSmart Magazine, stopped by to take the guess work out of choosing paints. She mentioned:

• Fade Fighters - Valspar Ultra Premium Semigloss (orange)
• One-Coat Wonders - Kilz Casual Color Interior Sating Enamel (purple)
• Mildew Resisters - Behr Pemium Plus Interior Flat Enamel (blue)
• Best "Green" Paints - Olympic premium flat (green)

For more information on the paints tested and approved by ShopSmart Magazine, pick up the latest issue of the magazine on newsstands now or visit

A look at the dangers of salons double dipping in hot wax for waxing treatments. Tiffany McElroy goes to one salon that does it right and tells you what you should be on the lookout for. She spoke to Anjali Arora of Shobha, who offered some great advice for before and after wax care.

Before Waxing:
-i f its your first time, get a free patch test at shoba to see how your skin reacts to waxing.
- do not put any lotions or oils on your skin prior to waxing
- be menstruation free as your body more sensitive at this time

After Waxing
- wear loose fitting clothing after wax to avoid irritation caused by friction
- do not take a hot bath for at least 2 hours
- resist the sauna or steam room for at least after 48 hours
- avoid ultra violet rays- steer clear of tanning beds & and sunbathing for at least 48 hours
- no acidic products in the area for at least 48 hours

To find out more, visit myshobha.com.

The Citi Field crowd attempts to attain the Guinness World Record™ for Most Potato Chips Crunched at Once. John spoke with a spokesperson of the event to find out more about the competition.

Every fan entering the Mets' new ballpark for the 7:10 p.m. game will receive a .75-oz. bag of Wise Potato Chips, courtesy of Wise Snacks and the New York Mets. At the designated time, fans will be instructed to open their individual package and, when given the go-ahead, take a big bite of a chip and CRUNCH. Representatives of Guinness World Records™ will be on hand to record the occasion and, if all necessary criteria are met, shortly thereafter certify that a world record has been set.

We'll have Wise chips on set and will be giving them away in the plaza all morning, where you can catch a glimpse of Mr. Met!

For more information, visit www.wisesnacks.com/bcc or twitter.com/BigCityCrunch.

What can I say? I've been an on-air reporter and the Entertainment Anchor on the PIX Morning News for many years. But never in my career have I experienced anything like the Michael Jackson Memorial at the Staples Center.

With over 3000 police and thousands of fans, I've never seen such a well-behaved, respectful, and quiet crowd. Everyone who came to the Memorial, including police and employees of the Staples Center truly felt blessed to be a part of such a history-making event.

Inside was also the same, from your eyes, you all made the memorial the third most watched TV Show after the Public Memorial of Princess Diana and President Obama's Inauguration. From my eyes, I saw it in person and felt so very moved.

You could literally "hear" the silence. The crowd was so mesmerized by the performances and speeches, not a single person opened their mouth, except for a few shout outs to Michael and his family during the pauses in between speeches. Not even a single cell phone went off. When does that ever happen? In fact, I had my own video camera and as I was struggling to hit record, I accidentally played another video. I felt like the entire arena of 20,000 heard my video camera and gave me a dirty look.

With deep plunging necklines and cling-to-your-skin dresses, fashion can present some challenges for women of different shapes and sizes. Style expert Nicole Young showed us how to wear this summer's revealing looks without revealing too much, from see-thru shirts to backless tops. The summer trends mentioned included:

1. The body-hugging dress
Proper underpinning: second skin tummy trimmer
Solution: Ultimate Instant Slimmer Torsette by Flexees for Maidenform

2. The micro mini dress
Proper underpinning: seamless boy shorts
Solution: Fat-Free Dressing Boy Short by Flexees for Maidenform

3. The halter neckline
Proper underpinning: convertible bra
Solution: Invisible Options Push-Up Bra by Maidenform

4. Strapless dress/top
Proper underpinning: strapless bra
Solution: The Smooth Bra Strapless by Maiden form

All looks are available at JC Penney’s (www.jcpenney.com) or Maidenform retailers (www.maidenform.com).

It's the 4th Annual Running of the Bulls at Las Ramblas, NYC's Original Encierro of Pamplona Party! The event is currently in full swing, until Tuesday, July 14th.

Natalie Sanz, owner of Las Ramblas showed us how to make some of the restaurant's popular dishes for us, including Tapas and "Esparragos Blancos con Vinagreta de Verduras" (White Asparagus w/ a Pepper Vinaigrette).

For eight days, the West Village tapas eatery will feature the food and wine of Navarra, Spain. The special menu will include specialties like piquillo peppers, white asparagus, and typical meats and cheeses from the region, and will be served in addition to the restaurant's regular tapas menu and wine list.

Las Ramblas is located at 170 W 4th St. (between 6th & 7th Aves.), NYC. For more info call 646-415-7924 or visit: www.lasramblasnyc.com.

Natalie’s recipes:
Alcachofas Salteadas con Jamon - Artichokes Sautéed w/ Ham
4 artichokes
1 clove minced garlic
2 oz thin strips of Serrano ham or other ham
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt to taste

Clean artichokes and cook in salted boiling water until tender. Chill in iced water and strain. Cover with olive oil and set aside. In a sauté pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil. Add minced garlic and cook until soft. Add Serrano ham and cook 10-15 seconds. Add artichokes to reheat. Serve immediately.
Suggestion: Add small potatoes and/or Spanish Piquillo peppers from Navarra.

TV pitchman Billy Mays' death at 50 years young from a heart attack has many of us worried if we or our loved ones, are at risk for suffering the same fate. According to the coroner's report, Mayes had a serious case of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, from a buildup of plaque in his arteries.

The good news, however, is that most cases of atherosclerosis can be avoided and managed through diet and exercise. The Nutrition Twins Tammy and Lyssie Lakatos, share their five key steps to lowering your risk for heart attack.

1. Eat a plant-based diet.

Focus on including whole grains, fruits, vegetables and either beans or soy products in every meal. This will ensure you are getting the nutrients, fiber and protein that you need while crowding out the fatty animal products that clog the arteries and lead to heart disease.

2. Eat healthy fats

Again, it’s fun to focus on the foods we should eat more of—like monounsaturated fats. When most people think about the heart healthy fat, they think of olive oil. But other great options to use are canola oil and avocados and nuts are a better snack than most. Research shows that just one to 2 handfuls of pistachios a day may lower cardiovascular risk factors and can reduce the bad LDL cholesterol and actually raise the good, HDL cholesterol.

Mark Britton, CEO and co-founder of the legal advice site Avvo.com, shared with us the information and tools we need to save our jobs during this time of layoffs and firings.

Britton gleaned his tips from experience: He was previously chief legal counsel for Expedia.com, and during his career has hired and fired hundreds of employees. He has also conducted a survey of the top employment attorneys in the country.

Among the topics he discussed were:

• "Employee Bill of Rights" - What your employer can (and can't) do
• What's your employee Scorecard - Figure out your value to the corporation
• How do employers decide who to layoff? Activities that can make you especially vulnerable
• How to fight back -- If you have been fired for unfair reasons, what legal recourse can you take?
• Protect yourself -- Legal documents that can add more security to your current or new job

The goal of Avvo.com is to empower consumers to handle their own legal decisions with confidence. The site does this through free legal advice and a directory that ranks attorneys nationwide--sparing us from spending a fortune on a live attorney. At Avvo.com, you can ask any legal question and get a personalized answer in a timely manner from an attorney for free. This feature is particularly helpful in today’s economy as many Americans perhaps have financial, bankruptcy, divorce tax or property related questions.

Britton will be in the city to dole out his legal and labor advice from now until tomorrow.

Popular Mechanics technology editor Seth Porges has the best new gadgets for hitting the beach!

The items included:

1. Hammacher Schlemmer Treasure Seekers Sandals, $60
• Operating on a 9-volt battery, there are Hammacher Schlemmer metal-detecting sandalsplop on these sandals with a built-in metal detector, eliminating the need for sweepers

2. Canon Powershot D10 camera, $330
• A sand-proof, water-proof, drop-proof camera-great for the beach

Lina Haimelin from Bideawee brought in a few cuddly companions looking for a home. If you're interested in adopting any of these animals you can call Bideawee at 866-262-8133.

Stephanie Prommer, Fashion Editor of "Woman's World" stopped by with a dose of Double-Duty Fashion--get twice as much fun for your money!! Like to have a lot of wardrobe options? You’ll flip for thse double duty dresses, accessories and shoes—each piece gives you more than one look! From a little black dress that can take you from a casual lunch to a fancy cocktail party with interchangeable “wraps” to trendy reversible headbasnds, snap on straps for sandals, interchangeable bands that can create dozens of options and more!

The items included:

1. Modify Clothing dress (comes with four wraps) $ 79, ModifyClothing.com
• This little black dress can take you from a casual lunch to a fancy cocktail party, thanks to interchangeable "wraps" sewn from lacy and sequined fabrics!

2. LocoLili reversible headbands, $8.95, LocoLili.com
• Trendy reversible fabric headbands offer a choice of two preppy patterns! Bonus: Elastic won't pinch your temples or neck like plastic headbands can!

We're whipping up a dish and drink using items leftover from your barbecue!

Chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon. You made one incredible spread for your July 4th BBQ, but now you have lots of food leftover. What do you do with it? Chef Matthew Hayes from NYC Fitness Solutions has some great ideas for us. Check out his healthy living website at www.nycfitnesssolutions.com.

Watermelon Smoothie
Prep Time - 2 Minutes
Cook Time - 1 Minute 25 seconds

1 Large piece leftover Watermelon
4 Ice Cubes

Step 1 - add ice to the blender and
crush.
Step 2 - Dice up Watermelon and blend it with the ice
Step 3 - Pour it in a glass and drink it.

* Add 1 Banana for a boost of Potassium and creamy Smoothness, Add Dark Cherries to boost Blood flow and make this smoothy ever more heart healthy. Add Strawberries because they are awesome and go well with just about anything.

Recipe makes 2 portions. Add extra ingredients to make a healthy summer snack for
the whole family.

* You can also put this fruit puree in ice cube trays for interesting and flavorful additions to your drinks or fill up small paper cups to make a Healthy frozen Treat for the kids.

Chef Joshua Tepperberg of Dr. Marinade is back with a few more flavorful recipes inspired from cultures around the globe. He is doing the Spicy Calypso BBQ Sauce on chicken, steak and shrimp, Roasted Husk On Corn and Nuvo Paradise Punch.

Special thanks to Citarella for providing the food for this segment. For more on Dr. Marinade, visit www.drmarinade.com.

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It's the biggest movie weekend ever and you can still enjoy your favorite movie treats without overloading. But there's really no need to overload on some of your favorite movie treats -- it's all about portion control. Frances Largeman-Roth R.D., Health Magazine's senior food and nutrition editor stops by with some options and their calorie count

• LIFE SAVERS: 5 pieces; 57 Calories
• JUNIOR MINTS: 7 pieces; 70 Calories
• MIKE & IKE: 10 pieces; 60 Calories
• DIVVIES CHOCOLATE CARAMEL POPCORN: 1/3 cup; 60 Calories
• TWIZZLERS: 3 twists; 47 Calories
• YOGURT DOTS: 5 pieces; 58 Calories
• SNO-CAPS: 1 1/2 tablespoons; 68 Calories
• JELLY BELLY STRAWBERRIES & BLUEBERRIES: 9 pieces; 65 Calories

For more information, visit www.health.com.

Food Network chef Sandra Lee shares with us her recipes for Ale House Burgers with Red Onion Compote and Garlic, Lemon, and Herb Rubbed Legs. Check them out after the jump.

Balloon Magician Todd Neufeld is stopping by to make patriotic balloon creations for the Fourth of July. He's headed to Washington, D.C. to perform at the White House on the Fourth.

Twistin' Todd Neufeld, trained as a patent attorney, but impassioned by his art, is a most unique artist and entertainer. His career "popped" after the construction of a Guinness World Record balloon sculpture nearly made him miss the bar exam.

Neufeld show our anchors how to make balloon statues. Tiffany and Suki will compete in an balloon animal making contest.

For more on Neufeld and his Twisted Balloon Company, visit www.twistedballoon.com.

Before your Independence Day cookout, do the planet a favor by picking up the best alfresco eating staples. Here with ways to throw a backyard bash that won't be a blow to the environment is Sharon Liao from Shape Magazine. Some of the eco-friendly items include:

Flame Disk ($5; flamedisk.com)
This eco-friendly alternative to charcoal produces the same great taste as traditional grills, with 99 percent less carbon monoxide emissions.

Yellow + Blue Wine ($12; ybwines.com)
Produced from organically grown grapes, and packaged in recycled paper, this "green" wine is better for you, as well as the planet.

So far the Harry Potter video game franchise has made over $1 billion in sales worldwide. With the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince set to come out in less than two weeks, its only fitting that video game maker Electronic Arts is putting out the game a bit earlier, and who better to test out the game than the castmembers themselves?

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hit theaters on JUly 15. The movie's video game is available in stores now. For more information, visit harrypotter.ea.com.

Organic baby food is a popular trend that truly benefits your baby. These pesticide-free creations keep your little one from exposure to harmful chemicals. Not to mention, these gourmet treats come in a slew of interesting flavors to provide your baby with a variety of nutritious bliss. For example:

Exotic Blends
• Taste Bud Baby (tastebudbaby.com;$3.39). Taste Bud Baby creates delicious purées specifically designed for three different stages. The peas, stage one, are made only from organic peas and water to ease your baby’s transition to solid food.
• Plum Organics (plumorganics.com; $3.00). These delicious dishes taste so good you will want to try them for yourself. Made from only the best organic ingredients and flash frozen to lock in taste, your baby will be guaranteed great flavor with tons of nutrients.

InStyle Weddings has the "hot list" of how to celebrate your wedding day Hollywood-Style.

HOMEGROWN HOSPITALITY
Give your out of town guests some local flavor.. filling welcome bags with goodies your wedding city is famous for. We love Neighborhoodies - a local Brooklyn company -- will custom-make a totebag for you for wherever your wedding is held.

• Tote bag, Neighborhoodies Canvas Swinger tote, $20; neighborhoodies.com

Featured Items Included:
• Magnolia Bakery Gift Card, from $5
• Metro Card, from $2 - $81
• Subway map, $4.95; available at Hudson News
• City Walks: New York book, $14.95
• Dylan's Candy, Gumball paint can, $14, and chocolate bars, $14 for 5
• I *Heart* NY t-shirt, $25
• Zagat New York City Restaurants 2009 book, $15.95
• Sarabeth's Strawberry Peach jam, $10

We're mixing up three Fourth of July-inspired cocktails and using beer as the main ingredient. Mixologist Anthony Caporale shared with us his recipes for Red, White and Blueberry, Cider Flip and Pear Royale Martini.

And if you want the Pear Royale Martini to be mixed by its maker, stop by the Forty-Eight (1221 Avenue of the Americas at 48th Street) and Caporale, who's the general manager of the lounge, will mix one for you on the spot. The new upscale lounge is in the the McGraw-Hill Building, near Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall.

For more on Caporale, visit www.artofthedrink.tv.

Summer is about lightening your beauty routine. Rebekah George will share Prevention's summer-friendly tips guaranteed to keep every part of you looking gorgeous and young all season long.

Her tips include:

Use a Makeup Brush to Boost Hair Shine
Shine products help restore lost moisture and luminosity from increased sun exposure and hotter temps, but many contain heavy silicones that can weigh hair down. The solution? Spritz shine spray onto your blush brush and then sweep over hair – the soft bristles help to apply precise, targeted shine without weighing hair down.

Shampoo With Baking Soda To Remove Smog
Higher summertime pollution means more free radicals to zap the shine and color from hair. To remove dulling residue, add a pinch of baking soda to your regular shampoo instead of using a harsh clarifying conditioner. This will rinse out the chemicals in your hair without stripping color, and can also help prevent discoloration caused by chlorine and salt water.

Diane Wilkerson of the ASPCA stopped by with a four-legged friends in need of a loving home.

For more information on the ASPCA and how to adopt a pet, visit www.aspca.org or call (212) 876-7700 x4120.

Go ahead and get out of the city this weekend. JD Rinne from BudgetTravel.com is here with some Fourth of July travel deals. Its not to late to take advantage.

IRELAND
Jet overseas for a week in Ireland! Take a few extra days off to indulge in a six-night $799 package from Sceptre Tours. You'll get airfare to Dublin, a car rental, and six nights' hotel, including four nights of B&B vouchers, and one night at the Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt with a pint of Guinness-that's right, you'll stay in a suite at the Ritz!

Many would agree that it's difficult to lose weight and even harder? Doing it in the public eye. Many celebs make it seem too easy and unrealistic but one local radio DJ is keeping it real as she takes her weightloss battle public.

We're talking about about none other than Z100's Shelley Wade and her weight loss journey. Wade has made a few food changes, including:

• Uses Celtic sea salt instead of regular salt
• Uses organic cane sugar instead of white sugar
• Drinks sparkling water instead of soda

You can listen to Shelley Wade on Z100 every weekday from 2am to 5am. To read Wade's weight loss blog and for more information on her, visit zzone.z100.com/shelley.

On June 9, 17-year-old Johnny Strange of Malibu, California successfully reached the summit of Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko, concluding a journey he started when was only twelve -- conquering the world’s seven summits.

Upon reaching the final summit Johnny sent an email to friends and family saying, “"Never let anyone stifle your dreams no matter the feat, for if you have the heart and the courage, impossible is nothing."

When Johnny first set out to climb Mt. Vinson, one of the world’s seven summits, he was a hardheaded 12-year-old kid with something to prove. Five years later, what started out as a challenge, turned into a goal, and has since become a life altering experience for him. In addition to completing the seven summits, a feat many climbers set out to try to achieve, Johnny is now the youngest in the world to have actually done it.

You can’t possibly try all of the snacks that have come out in the last year… which is why SHAPE Magazine has come up with the best options for every possible desire. Very helpful for that upcoming trip to the supermarket! You can curb your cravings without adding inches to your waistline. The secret: Choosing the healthiest munchies.

SHAPE Magazine's snack awards are divided up into three categories. To qualify as a best snack, a product had to meet these five nutritional criteria:
• Have 200 calories or less per serving (except the mini meals)
• Contain 0 grams of artery clogging trans-fat and no more than 3.5 grams of saturated fat.
• Have no high-fructose corn syrup.
• Have no more than 400 milligrams of sodium (excluding mini meals).
• Offer nutritional extras, like portion-controlled packs, whole grains, or additional vitamins and minerals.

Local contest winner Paul Cataldo, Jr., 28, of Staten Island will be performing at Jones Beach this Friday night as an opening act for Aerosmith.

To win, Cataldo had to submit his verison of an Areosmith song on Guitar Hero onto YouTube. His winning entry and others can be found at Aerosmith.com, AeroForceOne.com, and on GuitarHero.com.

He’ll give us a preview to Friday night by showing us his winning Guitar Hero moves.

It's the city that never sleeps and with that comes constant change. So, how can you keep up with the latest trends? DailyCandy.com Editor-at-Large Dannielle Kyrillos stopped to tell us what's new in New York to keep you in the know.

Friday Jones Fifth Avenue, at Senses NY Salon & Spa
138 Fifth Avenue, between 18th and 19th Streets, 2nd floor
The two-tone brunette has a degree in philosophy, a penchant for fighter pilots, and an obsession with iconography. She got an apprenticeship in the early '90s and hit the road - inking singers, Hollywood bad girls, military men. She's all rock and roll but knows the ladies are turned off by grimy parlors. Post-consultation in her calm, clean spa suite, you'll have a custom tat fitting (working with your musculature and personality).

The weather is getting warmer, and many New Yorkers are taking their workout outdoors. But do you have all the tools you need to protect yourself from the harsh summer sun? Health and Fitness expert Stephanie Oakes is available with all the tools and tips you need to survive the summer while exercising outdoors.

For more information on Oakes, visit www.stephanieoakes.com.

Sarah Brown from Animal Care and Control stop by with some cute and cuddly pets in need of loving homes.

For more information on how you can adopt a pet, visit www.nycacc.org or call (212) 788-4000.

The noted baseball author Michael Shapiro of Columbia University has a new book out this month called Bottom Of The Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel and the Daring Scheme to Save Baseball from Itself and is it plays right into today’s pro sports scene, because without baseball waking up in the early ‘60s, it would never be the enormous industry that it is today.

In the innocent days of the late '50s, when all seemed right with the world, sleepy Major League Baseball, its ballparks growing old, its attendance flat, was losing its foothold in America. The NFL was about to overtake it in popularity, (and indeed, still surpasses it today). The Cowboys and Vikings brought expansion to the NFL; the majors resisted.

This is the story of how retired, 78-year old Branch Rickey, who conjured up a third major league, was ultimately duped by his partners who only wanted an expansion franchise for themselves – and they got it. But in the end, the man who was right about Jackie Robinson, was also right about how to save baseball.

For more on Bottom Of The Ninth and Shapiro, visit www.michael-shapiro.com.

We're always on the go, so we've got on-the-go kits for the gym, for work and even a night out on the town. Self Magazine's Beauty Editor Eleanor Langston is here with the must-haves.

EVERYDAY/WORK PLACE ON-THE-GO KIT
• Eye Makeup Remover Swabs - $13.99
• Mini Elnett Hairspray - $6.99
• Mini Essie Nail Polish - $8 for 4
• Miss Oops Rescue Sponge - $10
• Nars Multiple in Copacabana - $37
• Sally Hansen Conditioning Manicure Corrector - $10
• Wei East China Herbal 8th Wonder Rescue Remedies - $19.50
• Smashbox Beauty Guru Palette - $47
• Stephanie Johnson Champagne Pamela Makeup Bag - $45

Weekend getaways are a must for New Yorkers looking to escape the city. This family does it in style. From BBQs to picnics to amusement park roadtrips, we're showcasing fun weekend wear for the whole family

MOM - The young, chic, do-it-all Mom who's balancing work, family and life, is all about a fresh, sophisticated look that's day to night.
• Ann Taylor Silk Cotton Floral Print Sheath Dress, $159, anntaylor.com
• TREESJE Monaco Bag, $615, bloomingdales.com
• Ann Taylor Gold Pave Bangle Set, $68, anntaylor.com
• Ann Taylor T-Strap Sandals, $79, anntaylor.com

Road trips are back for many families in the New York area. AAA put out a report just before Memorial Day Weekend saying this year there is a 1.5% increase in the number of Americans taking road trips this summer, that's more than 32.4 million Americans hitting the road for 50 miles or more. This is due to lower gas prices, travel bargains and families realizing they need to get out of town.

Emily Kaufman aka "The Travel Mom" wants to help families get there by providing your viewers with Road Trip Sanity Savers, tips for families that have planned road trips this summer.

For more information, visit www.thetravelmom.com.

Be prepared to be amazed -- with a blend of magic and mindreading Mentalists Ken Salaz and Oz Pearlman are one unbelievable act.

The pair have been working together for three years and met when they were hired separately to work the same function. Since then, their act -- The Unseen -- has been a hit.

Salaz and Pearlman will be serving up some magic, mindreading and comedy at the Gotham Comedy Club on Thursday, June 25. For ticket and show information, visit gothamcomedyclub.com.

For more on The Unseen, visit www.nycunseen.com.

They economy may still be sluggish, but that doesn't mean that dads should suffer on Father's Day. They're still going to want electronics, so you just have to shop smartly. And local electronics giant J&R Music World is all about giving customers that extra discount. Just ask J&R's Marty Singer, who's here with tech savvy presents. His picks included:

• Sunpak SF-035-32100ET 3.5-inch PocketPix Portable Digital Photo Frame, $29.99
• Nikon Coolpix S610 10 Megapixel Digital Camera Kit, $169.99
• Panasonic ES8243A Arc IV Nano Men's Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, $119.99
• Apple 8GB iPod Touch, $219.99
• BOSE TriPort On Ear Stereo Headphones, $179.95
• Sony PRS-505/LC Digital eBook Book Reader - Blue, $249.99

Don't forget to stop by the J&R Summer Expo takes place today through Sunday, June 21. Along with plenty of giveaways, they're also celebrating the opening of the new J&R Musical Instrument Store.

For more information, visit www.jr.com.

Kiante "The Sneaker Mann" Young stopped by to share with us his picks for the hottest sneakers, sports shirts and shorts of the season. Today's featured products included:

• Nike Free 5.0, $84.99
• Adidas Slide, $34.99
• Asics 2140, $100
• Polo shirts, $7.99
• Nike Blazers, $80
• New Era MLB, $36.99
• Plaid Short, $30

For more on The Sneaker Mann, visit www.kiante.com.

Not every Dad wants a grill or power tool for Father's Day especially when you live in New York. Tech expert Tara Clavell-Vera will present some great gift ideas that won't break the bank or take up a lot of space.

1. The Simmons Jewlery Co. Argyle and Steel Collections.
New from Russell Simmons, the Argyle collection is inspired by his Argyle Culture clothing line. Today I'm presenting two dogtags and a bracelet that are perfect for dad. Celebrity dad, Boris Kodjoe, is a fan! Both collections are available at Kays and Kays.com.

2. iHome (iPod, iPhone and mp3 accessories, i.e. docks, portable radios, etc), $25+, and iHome's all new computer accessories line (i.e. webcam, laptop cooling station, wireless mice and keyboards, etc.) $20+

Great Neck South High School has gotten to the tri-state semi-finals of the Cablevision quiz show The Challenge. Our anchors will compete against Great Neck's Jonathan Cho, Linsun Sunny, William Zhang and Darrell Engle in a challenge of our own.

For more on The Challenge and to follow their journey, visit www.powertolearn.com.

Devera Lynn from the North Shore Animal League stopped by with some four-legged friends in need of loving homes.

For more information on how to adopt a pet, visit www.animalleague.org or call (516) 883-7575.

Atari is set to bring Ghostbusters: The Video Game, based on the smash hit motion picture franchise and featuring a completely new story, to six game systems in 2009.

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary celebration of the film’s original theatrical release, the game will reunite original cast members to recapture the unique blend of humor and fright that established Ghostbusters as a pop culture sensation.

Penned by original Ghostbusters writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters: The Video Game brings members of the original cast together for the first time in 20 years. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson lend their voices and in-game likenesses to the original story set two years after Ghostbusters II, with Manhattan once again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces. Players will have the chance to chase, attack, and catch ghosts in a funny and frightening battle to save the city from its latest supernatural plague.