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Reserve Residents! Are you driving out of town for the Labor Day weekend? If so, this deal from SpeedDee Oil and Groupon San Jose, can be something you need!

You have 13 hours to purchase 17-pt Oil Change, Tire Rotation, and Brake Inspection for just $20 on the Groupon site. The package is initially worth $61.64! Save $41 to use towards that vacation road trip!

SpeeDee Oil Change and Tune-Up shop is a full maintenance and service shop which specializes in quick, butaccurate work on your vehicle. Go in for an oil change in less than 10- minutes, a tune-up for smooth driving, brakes and even A/C service if you plan on driving comfortably in the daytime.

I’ve been to SpeeDee once before, and can say I felt confident on the road once getting my car taken to them. If you don’t take my word for it, the Groupon Deal will possibly lure you to swing their way!

The Groupon is good for the Sunnyvale location of SpeeDee Oil Change, which is located at 695 W. Homestead Road. Give them a call once you buy the Groupon and “rev forward” to the weekend!

From now until December 13^th, you can have the best of the best produce from the Saturday Farmer’s Market in San Jose.

The Veggielution Community Farm is now being featured as one of the vendors; mainly for their hyperlocal and sustainable crops.  The group started as a movement to get youth and the community in San Jose to create sustainable food systems for the local residents!

Produce and meats drive grocery buying and if you want good organic crops without any chemicals, Veggielution is where you should get it from! They offer sliding scale pricing which gives you organic produce for under market price!

When do you think fresh, I bet your don’t think about the heirloom tomatoes or parsley that’s in your bag, being picked only minutes before you buy it! Now that’s FRESH!

The Veggielution Community Farm is only a little under 4 miles away from the Farmer’s Market location, so expect plump, just-ripe and carefully handled product.

Hurry up and snag the last of the summer veggies for your end-of-summer cookouts and dinners. There’s nothing better than grilled squash, zucchini and peppers.

What do you know about the produce you buy? Check out the Veggielution volunteers at the Downtown Farmer’s Market (San Pedro & Santa Clara St) for more information and even TASTE the difference of the produce there!

If you use Gmail Chat a lot, then you may not have noticed the “phone button” icon that pops up on your chats or under your(if they are logged in). We’ve probably overlooked it to be the same voice and video chat service that we normally had with our Chat features, but this new phone calling roll-out allows LIVE phone calls through email.

Yes, Google Phone Calling (VOiP) will be contending with Skype! Honestly, I’m on Gmail right now and love the fact that I can chat for free, share videos,

write emails, and call someone if I have to from ONE window. With Skype, you can’t do that!

The call feature works as an internet plug-in and is free and fast to use!

Google will allow FREE domestic calls to any landline or mobile phone and charge as low as 2c for International Calls. We already can talk/communicate to our friends in the country so many different ways but this will definitely attract friends and family abroad.

International calling is possible by charging a phone credit that can be loaded into your Google Account with a credit card.

Read on…

What do our Reserve Residents think of this? Any Google employees care to expand on the new feature?

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Small enough for a purse yet big enough to slay the Goliath known as the iPad, the Dell Streak is quite a contender in the tablet world.

Released on Friday, the Streak is much similar to the iPad but cheaper and is an easy to use touch-screen tablet turned smartphone (when you need).

I’m not quite sure how one will look holding up a 6” phone to their ear but the thought of knowing it has phone capability, gives it one up on the iPad.

Why get a Streak when you have a smart phone? Well the 5” screen as well as the WiFi performance, allows users to surf the web, upload pictures and watch TV/Videos on a  squint-free interface.

Loaded with a 1Hz Qualcomm SnapDragon processor and Android OS system you can mutli-task and perform instances simultaneously without delay.

Did we mention the apps? Probably the thing that everyone now looks for in a smart device is its apps and connectivity to social networks. The Streak is equipped with Twitter, Facebook and Skype pre-loaded and has tons of apps from the Android Marketplace.

Its service, like the iPad, is also sold exclusively through AT&T.  The Streak sells for 549.99 through the Dell website, but if you plan on using that phone capability, you can get it for as low as $299.99 with a 2yr contract signing through AT&T.

What do you think: Do you think this streak should stands a chance to the iPad in the tablet realm or does it have better leverage as a smart-phone that looks like a tablet?

Today is Friday the 13^th, but there’s nothing fearful about today. The AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival kicks off today at 5:30pm! Going until Sunday the 15^th, the annual event is in its 21^st year.

Cool down the hot days of summer with simmering jazz tunes from a line-up of awesome jazz acts (solo to group). Every stage paints a new colorful feel with melodic notes from the saxophones and horns.

Each day converges the sounds of jazz, R&B, blues, funk, salsa, Latin dance and much more! None of the over 50 performers are the same! Also in the mix of the main stagers are over 1000 artists, whether underground or grassroots.

Each day’s admission is $15 and gives you access to all stages! Children under 12 are free!

See Schedule for: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

If all of this excitement doesn’t get you into the funk yet, maybe this performer will:

GEORGE CLINTON (8.13.10 AT 7:30PM on the MAIN STAGE)

Hit the slab and make your way down to one of the Biggest Motorcycle Grand Openings in Silicon Valley.

Shift gears this weekend and kick-back with Big Dog Riders and fellow fans of “metal thrill” at the Harley Davidson of San Jose as they celebrate a new place and a brand-new line of Harley Davidsons.

Guys, experience road hog heaven this weekend on August 14^th 2010, (just don’t end up in the dog house by bringing one home)!

From 12Noon-5PM listen to live bands, grab a brew from the beer garden and pig-out with some great food.

Leslie the Bone Rock Girl from 107.7 will be hosting the event. You know that means—Bone Bash XI concert ticket giveaways, t-shirt and prize tosses, special guest appearances, and a special motorcycle stunt performance.

Come out: browse, marvel, ride and burn out in the summer hour!!!

HD of San Jose is located at 1551 Parkmoor Ave. near I-280 and Meridian Ave.

Are the San Jose Sharks cursed? I mean seriously, how have we not made the finals in the last two years?

The Sharks recently signed Jamal Mayers, who has been in over 48 playoff games,( all with St Louis) but the 35 year old player is past his prime. He scored3 goals last year with 11 assists as a right winger– not too pretty! But Mayers is excited to come to San Jose, and hopefully he can have a better season.

But this fan still has some doubts. The Sharks also offered a deal to Steven Zalewski, who lead all Worcester forwards in points last year; I would like to see this kid stick this season.

I am still torn about the goaltending situation! When Niitymaki is on, he is fairly good, but the problem with the Finish Goalkeeper, is his consistency. He will have to battle with Greiss for the starting position. I am not sure who will come out on top, but the battle is really bad for goalies.

Of course, all the action will be back with your favorite forwards all coming back. I just have a feeling that this is going to be Heatley’s year. I mean it, he is going to blow up.

If you, like me can’t wait for the Season to start, the first preseason home game is September 22 vs State Rivals the Ducks. Preseason is a great time to watch the young players who are trying for a chance to make the team. The Sharks are opening up the season in Stockholm during the NHL exposition games vs, The Blue Jackets.

You can enter for a chance to win a trip to the game by texting Sweden to 74499. Or, you can now buy flex plan packages, which lets you pick the 10 games you want tickets to.

Are you excited for this season?

It’s very easy to get frustrated when it comes to dieting. You try so many things, but nothing seems to work and that usually results in giving up. There are a few things that you might not have taken into consideration that may be getting in the way of your diet.

WebMD shares a few tips of how to get the most out of your diet…

• Watch what you drink – fancy coffees and alcoholic beverages tend to have
  

  "Crash Diets" Never Work!

  more calories

• Just because something says “low fat” doesn’t mean you can eat more of it than usual
• Breakfast is the most important meal of the day so don’t skip it
• Drink at least 8 or more glasses of water a day
• Don’t eliminate dairy from your diet completely
• Set goals that are realistically attainable
• Make sure to weigh yourself every day
• Snack on protein-rich foods like nuts
• Exercise at least 3-4 times a week
• Crash diets never work
• Avoid fast food

Remember, we at The Reserve want you to be successful with your weight loss program so consult your doctor or medical professional first before you start a diet. Take advantage of the facilities we have here as well like our crystal clear swimming pool and state of the art workout facility.

We’ve been indulging in treats and eats all summer long—at home, at cookouts, pool parties and those summer dates. Granted they’re the best part of hanging out with friends and family but in guilt we’ve tried to stay away from those delectable treats that we’ve become victim to. After all, we worked hard to get those summer bods, right?

‘Tis the day to enjoy one of the most, guiltless desserts of the summer for National Cheesecake Day.

Enjoy it any way, or any style—whether traditional NY style or a more funkier Oreo inspired cheesecake! Make your own or enjoy the best of the best at Cheesecake Factory restaurants all over! For today only, in honor of this Delicious Holiday, they are offering ½ off all types of cheesecake!

There’s Two Closest to The Reserve Apartments:

San Jose

3041 Stevens Creek

Santa Clara, CA 95050

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South San Jose

925 Blossom Hill Road

San Jose, CA 95123

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There have been plenty of times where we need that one meal to save dinnertime. In these instances, we’d whip out the recipe book or head to the frozen dinner sections of the local grocery store, and end up with a classic pasta casserole dish on the dinner table.

Yes, indeed! All hail the many variations and servings of lasagna that have fed our families for the last couple dinner times. With that, we’d like to take today, July 29^th, to celebrate National Lasagna Day!

Most of you like your lasagna classic Italian style—hearty red pasta sauce, pre-bought or hand made pasta with ground meat and tons of cheeses. Soon came variations of chicken and vegetable lasagna.

Today, when your family asks what’s for dinner, you already know what to tell them!

This time try a different approach to the all-time favorite with an organic lasagna recipe.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds organic ground beef, 1/4 cup chopped onions, 1 crushed garlic clove, 3 to 4 sliced mushrooms, 2 cups cottage cheese, 1 egg, beaten, 16 ounces organic mozzarella cheese, 8 ounce package of organic lasagna noodles, 2 of the 6 ounce cans organic tomato paste, 28 ounce can organic tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon Parsley, Herbamare Pepper, Oregano, Basil [1]

Prep Time: 1 hr.  Cook Time: 45min

Full Recipe Instructions

Looking for a place to get these organic ingredients nearby? Trader Joe’s is the perfect place to go for great quality items for a good price!

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