Author Vaughn Alaine-Marshal explores the world of the reality TV show in the first book of a trilogy, Uberstar (Hendlin Books) What begins as a narration of the goings on of a reality show however, quickly morphs into a commentary on the consciousness of our times, society, politics, and the other factors in the world today that allow for such a phenomenon to even exist. In researching the book, Marshal spoke to insiders in the reality tv business, and contestants in past episodes of American Idol, Australian Idol and Indian Idol. The events that unfold in the book, therefore, are far less fiction than they are based on hard fact. Because of the fact that Uberstar interweaves so many different elements, the appeal of the book is not restricted to any single reader segment. Those aspirants looking for a clue to crack the competition will want a copy because of the expose style of writing that examines the attitudes and mindsets of the judges, producers and contestants. If there were clues to crack the competition, they would be found in Uberstar.

Women really want confident men. This information came from an online dating survey on what women really want from men. However, men mistake confidence as arrogance, which are actually two opposing attitudes. When women were asked what confidence meant, they all had various answers. As it appears, confidence depends on the eyes of the beholder. What's even worse are the misconceptions about confidence by many relationships. In order to differentiate confidence from arrogance, we have to take a look at its opposite, which is fear. Women do not like men who fear a lot of things such as dating, relationships, and commitment. So what does fear stand for men? This defines lack of presence, self-pity, and ignorance of his value. In worst cases, fear in men is being unsure of his capabilities and no sense of determination. But, these distinctions about fear and confidence is different from a fear justified by many people. Men become so attractive when they are sure of themselves. A man who knows how to carry himself even in front of a discriminating crowd is different from being arrogant.

Jim Beam and three of his buddies were drinking in a bar one night and had the brilliant idea of driving their quads across the border and setting up a business in Puerto Penasco renting them. So one Friday they drove across, parked their vehicles on the beach, and put up a sign saying, “Rentals /HOUR”. Business was a little slow at first, so two of them decide to take a ride down the beach. Unfortunately they had been drinking a lot of beer and were not very steady drivers. They rolled over the quads, putting both the vehicles and themselves out of commission. While they were being treated, Jim rented another quad to a guy on the beach, who took off and never came back. The fourth quad was confiscated because Jim and his friends had no corporation and hence no legal status to do business in Mexico. There are several attitudes that cause problems for Americans who are trying to do business or buy property in Mexico: 1. Party mentality. It should be possible to go on vacation in Puerto Penasco and make some money on the side. Not likely.

The results of a national survey of teens and parents to identify attitudes about substance abuse revealed the shocking news that kids aged 12 to 17 years old have easier access to prescription pain killers and tranquilizers then they do beer. The survey was sponsored by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University,(C.A.S.A.). Joseph A. Califano, President of C.A.S.A. in the survey’s accompanying statements wrote, “For the first time this year, more teens told us that prescription drugs are easier to buy than beer. The percentage of teens saying prescription drugs are easiest to buy increased 46 percent over last year.” The abundant supply of prescription drugs like Oxycotin, Percocet, Vicodin and Ritalin available to our youth 12 to 17 years old is outrageous. What is even more alarming is the fact that much of the prescription drugs teen are abusing is actually coming from their parent’s medicine cabinet. According to the study, one-third of the teens who know a prescription drug abuser say that kids who abuse prescription drugs get them from home or the medicine cabinet or from parents.