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This week, we asked different retailers to style our Fortune Denim Jeans. Today, vote on your favorite outfit styled by Nordstrom. Each time you vote you will be entered to win your own pair of Fortune jeans!

People may not remember the origin of blue jeans, but no one can forget James Dean strutting across the big screen sporting jeans, white t shirt and black leather jacket in Rebel Without a Cause.  Other heartthrobs such as Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley sporting those sexy denims helped spawn jeans' popularity in the 1950's. After generations of being considered sturdy work clothes worn by factory workers and miners, they became part of the off-duty American wardrobe.  Considered controversial and rebellious, some establishments banned them.

Alicia is the winner!

Be sure to vote on the outfits styled at Nordstrom on Day 11!

March 20th marks the official start of spring, and that means many of us will soon begin the process of spring cleaning. During spring cleaning this year, try not only organizing your home, but also getting your finances in order. Here are some tips to get started:

When we were kids, finding women in the history books was a tough job. Not many were there to find. Now we've had a string of female Secretaries of State, women astronauts, and two women on the ballot for Vice President of a major political party. Women are finding their way into the history books, and tracking the progress is the National Women's History Project (www.nwhp.org).

Outfit 3 is the winner!

Check out our Fortune Jeans styled by Tootsies on Day 10 and vote for your favorite!

In high school and college I turned in my papers on time. I counseled families with developmentally delayed children on how to 'catch up,' worked as an event planner for years hitting dates on the calendar with an assassin's accuracy, and balanced my work in addition to the schedules of two teenagers like a Swiss Army overseeing watch assembly. But, to give advice on time management and organization is to invite gasps of laughter from everyone who knows me well.

The Younger Next Year guys are back  This new version for women provides essentially the same advice, with some additional gender specific research and commentary.  Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry Lodge outline seven principles to follow that will help you live a more fulfilling, healthy, and energetic life. 

Paul Sanberg may be the guy who unseats Juan Ponce de Leon when we think of the fountain of youth. His work with stem cells and cord blood is poised to revolutionize brain health and repair.

Outfit 2 is the winner!

Be sure to vote on Judy's Broadway looks on Day 9!

Yes, it's true. Most experts agree that Fortune Cookies are another great American invention. These thin, crisp cookies, folded so that a slip of paper with a fortune can be placed inside, are probably not even Chinese. There is much debate over the origin of these tiny treats, but in the U.S.A., they have become a staple dessert in Chinese cuisine.