Anyone who has lost weight knows exercise is essential to keeping the pounds off. Developing a fitness routine you can stick with is the only way to keep exercise foremost in your life and maintain weight loss.

Pick at least three exercises you enjoy doing on a regular basis. There needs to be variety in your fitness routine to ward off boredom. Make sure to include cardio and strength training exercises in your schedule.

Mix up the exercises through the week. It’s best to work different muscle groups on different days of the week, along with doing cardio, to have a well-rounded routine.

Find a friend or family member to exercise with you. It’s more fun to work out with a partner than alone. Pick something you both enjoy, or switch off preferred exercises, so both people are happy and stick with the fitness routine.

Eat a well-balanced diet. Eating is a big part of any weight loss program. Keeping your diet clean and well balanced will ensure you can accomplish the exercises you wish. A rundown body will not perform at optimal levels.

Get adequate sleep. A rested body will perform better and allow for growth in your exercise routine. Fatigue is a sure exercise killer, so make sure to give your body the rest it needs.

Include stretching in your routine. Keeping the body limber and stretched properly is essential to avoid accidents that will derail the best-laid routine.

Do these things and you will have a fitness routine that is easy to stick with and enjoyable. Your heart and your waistline will thank you.

Canadian commercial pilot, owner of a publishing company,
mother of two and author of the Violet the Pilot children’s
book series, Bettina Bathe has a talent and energy for
today’s youth. I think this aviation adventure fiction series is
appropriate for children aged between three and eight years
old.

Her children’s book series focus during one season in one
country at a time, though the adventures in each book are
widely different and involve a various aircraft. Starting in
Canada, Bettina’s main character takes three passengers
in a floatplane for a camping/fishing trip during the spring.
Her second book has Violet the Pilot taking two young
French passengers on a hot-air balloon ride to a site where
the pair can start a bike tour adventure and enjoy fall’s
beautiful colors. Bettina’s third book in the series is
centered on the Hawaiian Islands during the summer
season, where two young passengers desire a scenic tour
of the islands in Violet’s helicopter. In this book, there is an
unexpected adventure when the three were called upon to
rescue a stranded baby whale.

These books could be considered educational tools as the
illustrator, Barbara Fortin, incorporates well-designed
scenery depicting the countryside, wildlife, clothing and food
that are found in each country. Bettina uses educational
information about aviation and the various aircraft that are
used in her books. The use of maps and other interesting
images including each country’s flag - will certainly give the
reader tools for further interaction with the children.

Clearly, Bettina’s series of children’s books are designed to
not only educate children about their world and the various
aircraft technology, but are also written with the intention to
inspire aviation dreams in young girls. The author’s website
(www.violetthepilot.com) offers ongoing contests and
awards for readers.

Violet the Pilot in Canada - published October 2004 -
ISBN# 1-4120-3215-6

Violet the Pilot in France - published July 2005 - ISBN#
0-9738290-0-1

Violet the Pilot in Hawaii - published January 2006 - ISBN#
0-9738290-1-X

Book Reviewer: Lillian Brummet - Co-author of the book
Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her
impact on the environment - Author of Towards
Understanding, a collection of poetry.
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Today it seems nearly impossible to open a newspaper without finding a story of corruption, cover-ups, or ethical lapses in judgment from prominent figures in positions of authority. With corporate and political scandal rampant and executives headed to jail in record numbers, the unbridled pursuit of wealth and abusive use of power are no longer options. Now, as an instrument of change, Bestselling co-authors Vicky Therese Davis, William R. Patterson, and D. Marques Patton step forward to present their new book, The Baron Son, as a revolutionary road map to ethically guide leaders and remake America’s organizations.

After completing The Baron Son, I found it to be as promised, a challenging and insightful work with a life-changing power. For those with no interest in the subject of leadership, not to worry, the teachings of The Baron Son reach far beyond the genre, adeptly covering such areas as building wealth, entrepreneurship, marketing and salesmanship to name a few.

The Baron Son is an instructional tale that reveals the wealth-building secrets of an oil merchant who through a string of successes and failures becomes the richest man the world has ever known. Having started from nothing, this wealthy Baron uses his life as the blueprint for the ethical attainment of riches both in material and non-material form. With many unexpected twists and turns, the story alone makes for a fascinating read, but the valuable leadership, financial, and business lessons formed into 11 “Supreme Principles” propel the book into an entirely different realm. Its archaic style is reminiscent of such classic works as The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clayson or The Greatest Salesman In The World by Og Mandino. In my opinion however, the story and depth of content in The Baron Son easily surpass both earlier books.

The authors do an excellent job of weaving their insights on a number of pertinent and diverse topics into a colorful and inspiring story. There are countless ideas that entrepreneurs will benefit from whether they are starting a new business or growing an existing enterprise. Investors will also notice subtle points that can help them improve their returns and avoid bad investments. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, there is a clear road map for ethical leaders to help them direct their actions with vision, integrity, and passion to create the greatest value for all those they serve. Recent history has proven this to be a lost ideal.

As with all things, there will be some people who will not appreciate the book or realize that they are the ones that need it most, but for those individuals with creative vision, there will be no limit to what he or she can achieve through its teachings. It is one of those few unique works that will reveal a new understanding each time it is opened. A book of wisdom for all seasons of life, The Baron Son truly is, as the authors would say, one of the “Seedlings of Empires.”

Rating: 5 Stars

THE BARON SON: VADE MECUM 7
By Vicky Therese Davis, William R. Patterson, and D. Marques Patton
Long & Silverman Publishing, Inc.
ISBN - 1595753575

Buck Bradley is a leadership business consultant and contributing writer to over 130 business publications across the U.S. and Europe.

“You can see what I’m thinking, mate,” Gus said.

Fenton could. And it was madness. The windows were about two-thirds of the way up the roof’s face. A brief sill or ledge ran along the bottom of them. And from there, the great slope of steel came down on a rampant grade of considerably more than forty-five degrees, sluicing an endless flood of rain into the gutter that ran along its near edge. In some places the guttering was full, and rills of overspilling water surged from it to the sodden turf.

Gus went to one of the metal poles that held up the veranda. He gripped it, tried to shake it. He seemed pleased by the results. He came back over to Fenton’s side.

“If one of us clambers up there,” he said, “we could gain access through one of them windows.”

“It looks,” Fenton said, “a little dangerous.”

“You could be right.” Gus looked up again, soberly regauging the slope.

“For a biggish bastard like me, it could be a little hairy.”

Oh no. Fenton wasn’t having that.

“For a biggish bloke like me,” Gus repeated.

He just wasn’t.

“More a job for a lither bloke,” Gus said.

“Yes,” Fenton deadpanned.

“A bloke like yourself.”

Fenton looked at his watch.

“Jesus, Fent. How many hints do you want me to drop?”

“Sorry?”

“I reckon you should get up there mate.”

“Oh.” Non-committally. “Right.”

“Fair dinkum, Fent! You can see why I can’t get up there, surely?” Gus’s smile was forced. Time was a factor. Rain matted his beard. “I’m heavier than you, mate. And I’m carrying a frigging axe. And I’m meant to be the fucking boss.”

Here Gus reasonably paused.

But Fenton simply wasn’t having it.

“All right you fucking woman,” Gus said savagely. “I will get up there.” He stalked petulantly back to the metal upright. Shaking with rage and hurt, he tucked the hatchet under his arm, and grasped the pole at head height. He raised the sole of his right boot and held it bitterly aloft.

“You can at least give me a boost, you twat!” he yelled through the rain.

If Lego hadn’t called the police by now he had to be stone deaf.

Kirk Kinbote, operating from behind at least a brace of pseudonyms, was the key creative and design force behind http://www.adancingbear.com, home of the novel “A Dancing Bear.”

Choosing the right fonts is an important decision you will have to make when designing a quality ebook cover. You will want to choose a font that is readable and appropriate for your audience.

The following general information about fonts will help you to make the right choice:

Size: An ebook cover image is usually a rather small image. Therefore, you have to be sure that the font you use will be readable on the small image. A lot of fonts just don’t work well at very small sizes.

Weight: The term “weight” refers to the thickness of the elements that make up each character in a font. Most fonts have a regular version and a bold version. The bold version has greater weight because the letters are thicker. A bolded font stands out more, even at smaller sizes. Some fonts also offer a “heavy” and a “black” version that is even thicker than the bold version. Arial black, Helvetica black, and Impact are just some examples of popular fonts that are used to create titles and headlines. These fonts also work well for ebook covers.

If you look at book or article titles, you will notice that they tend to be “heavier” and larger in size than any of the other text. This is because the author wants to emphasize the title/subtitle.

Serif vs. Sans Serif: Take a look at the letters in the Helvetica font and Times New Roman font. Helvetica is a sans serif font, while Times New Roman is a serif font. The difference is the extra flourish at the ends of each line in each character in a serif font. The term serif refers to these flourishes. Compare the letter “I” in both of the fonts mentioned above and you will easily see the difference.

Sans serif fonts tend to be more readable when used in titles, subtitles, captions and headlines. They also tend to be more readable at the smaller font sizes. Serif fonts, on the other hand work better where there is a large amount of text (a paragraph or more).

Appropriateness: It’s important that you choose a font that is appropriate for your audience. For instance, if your book is targeted for women, choose a more feminine font. If your book’s focus is children, then it would be appropriate to choose a font that conveys a sense of playfulness. However, regardless of age and gender, if your subject is serious then you would want a font that conveys a serious tone.

Keep in mind that there are no hard and fast rules in this area of font selection. What seems appropriate for a masculine subject in one situation may not be so in another situation. The point here is simply to pay attention to what message and feeling you’re communicating with your selected font.

Here are some more font tips for ebook covers:

• Use one or two fonts. Never use more than three different fonts. Better yet, use different weights of the same font. For example, use Arial Black for the title and Arial Bold for the subtitle.

• Don’t use too much text on your cover. It won’t be readable anyway. The less text you use, the larger and more readable your text will be. You may want to consider using a shortened version of your actual book title for the cover image.

• Use the largest, boldest font for the book title, a smaller size for the subtitle, and even smaller sizes for author name and any additional text.

• Use text colors that contrast with your background to make your title stand out. However, make sure that the color of your text does not clash with the background color. Depending on your background colors, red, white and yellow often work well.

• You can bold, italicize, or underline words and phrases for emphasis. Use italics and underline sparingly. If overdone, you’ll loose the affect and reduce the readability.

• You can make your text stand out with special type effects such as drop shadows and outlines, but use these effects sparingly.

• Use capitals only for short headings. Sentences or paragraphs in all capitals letters are hard to read. For longer headings, use upper/lower case.

• Consider placing the author’s name and the web site URL as a watermark on the cover graphic to make it harder for people to steal your images.

• Put your book title on the spine of large book and box images.

There are literally thousands of fonts to choose from. Build a small collection of fonts that work well for ebook cover design. This collection will probably include the standards like Impact, Arial Black, Arial Bold, Helvetica Black, Helvetica Bold, Times New Roman, Garamond and other fonts you like that are readable and practical in smaller sizes.

Like just about all rules, most font rules can be broken. The bottom line is, if your prospects can not read your book title, or if your ebook cover conveys a message that is not appropriate to your subject, then your choice of font can result in a loss of sales (or free downloads).

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Ethan Frome, the protaganist in the book entitled Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton, has many complex problems going on at the same time. His family has died and he has a wife that is continually sick, and the only form of happiness he has is from his wife’s cousin Mattie. This, however, at times, proves to be hard because of his wife’s interference. Nothing seems to be going in Ethan’s favor. The main theme of the book is failure, and this is shown through marrying his wife, not being able to stand up to his wife, and his involvement concerning the “smash up.”

The first way failure is shown in the book is through the marriage of Ethan and his wife. He married her because she had tried to help his mother recover from an illness and once his mother died he could not bear the thought of being alone. His wife was seven years his senior and always seemed to have some kind of illness. It seemed that all she ever did was complain, and he resented this because it stifled his growing soul. Since his wife was continuously ill, and her cousin needed a place to stay, they took her in to help around the house. Ethan took an immediate liking to her cousin, Mattie, because she brought a bright light upon his dismal day. He seemed to have found someone that cared for him, was always happy, and could share his youth, unlike his sickly wife who always nagged him. He longed to be with Mattie, however he had to be loyal to his wife. Being married to the wrong person proved to be Ethan’s first failure.

Ethan’s second failure was not being able to stand up for himself against his wife. Zeena claimed that a new doctor said that she was extremely sick, and needed more help around the house. She told him, without any discussion, that Mattie had to go. Ethan could not find the words to make her alter her decision. His wife also decided that Mattie had to leave the next day itself and Ethan could not do anything about it. ” Now she [his wife] had mastered him [Ethan]….” provides proof of this. Ethan just could not find the right things to say and it was because of not being able to stand up to his wife that he was going to lose the only thing that made him happy, Mattie.

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Create Your Own Future: How to Master 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success by Brian Tracy

Create Your Own Future is another example of what Brian Tracy does best. Over the years he has studied success techniques, theories, and processes and then re-framed them with personal insights to pass on to more than 500 corporations and more than two million people in 23 countries via his books, audio tapes, seminars and keynotes.

I recently heard a critic say that Tracy has collected the most-often repeated platitudes from every other self-help book ever written and then strung them together in his own book. I’m not certain if I can find a lot of fault with that exercise. First of all, these concepts have been repeated time and time again over the years for good reason. They have been proven to work successfully when executed properly! Personally, I appreciate the fact that the author has invested years of research to collect these words of wisdom, fine-tuned them with his own experience and expertise, and put them together in a meaningful way that is easy to understand, enjoyable to read, and challenging to apply. In addition to this monumental task, Tracy has obviously walked the talk by living by the words he has shared with so many.

Brian Tracy wasn’t exactly born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He left high school without graduating and worked at laboring jobs until he began asking, “Why is it that some people are more successful than others?” I’m certain many people have asked that same question. The difference lies in the fact that Tracy set out on a life-long journey to find the answers. Life rewards ACTION! What he discovered changed his life and can change yours as well.

His research led him to the obvious truth that all successful people follow a proven process. He went on to break this down into 12 critical factors that lead to unlimited success. Each of the 12 factors is absolutely indispensable for anyone who wants to achieve their full potential in a world of virtually unlimited possibilities. Tracy explains each of the factors in great detail, complete with examples and case studies that show them in action. In addition, the author gives you specific exercises that you can use immediately to implement each principle in your life.

Create Your Own Future will show you how to set goals, unlock your inborn creativity, and overcome any obstacle in your path. You’ll learn how to identify the key skills you need to master your field, and how to get the support of the most important people in your work and personal lives. Tracy shows you how to take complete charge of yourself and your environment, become an expert in your field, achieve complete financial independence, and develop the habits of all high-performing men and women.

No matter what your business or occupation, you’ll learn how to create your own “luck” by doing certain things every day that dramatically increase the likelihood that you will succeed at anything you attempt. You’ll learn how to become the kind of person who attracts people, ideas, and opportunities that help you achieve your goals faster than ever before. As always, reading the book is not enough. Application on the part of the reader will determine whether Tracy’s latest effort is a nice read of age-old platitudes or a guidebook to unlimited success! The decision is yours!

More than 100 business book reviews written by Harry K. Jones are available at http://www.AchieveMax.com/books/.

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By making a few minor adjustments you can dramatically improve your ebook sales. Here are 7 ways to sell your ebook:

(1) Make sure your ‘Order’ link appears at least 3 times on your sell page. This gives the customer more opportunities to buy and makes it easy for them. The last thing you want is to have the customer looking for the order link when you are trying to sell the ebook.

(2) Offer a money-back guarantee that makes it clear that you don’t mind refunding purchases. This takes the risk away from the customer.

(3) Include a Testimonial after each informative section. If you make a big statement about what your ebook can do, back up the statement with a good testimonial.

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Come this May, TalkTalk customers will be able to chat away without having to worry about phone bills. The provider has announced that all local calls will become free for its customers from 1st May onwards, and that even 0845 and 0870 numbers will become free to call after 2nd June.

It looks like TalkTalk is sticking with its trend of offering free services. The company was the first to offer free calls amongst its own customers, and then became the first provider to offer free bundled broadband to its phone customers. Now, in its biggest move so far, it is offering free local calls round-the-clock (click for the latest broadband deals).

TalkTalk has pointed out that the majority of calls made by its customers are local. Thus, by making these calls free, the company is looking to give significant value to the users and expand its customer base. Wendy Becker, Managing Director at TalkTalk, at the announcement of the new offer, said that the company has always been trying to give its customers the best deals possible and this was a major step in that direction.

TalkTalk may be balancing this offer by increasing the rental on its monthly plan, up from the current £11.25. The company has however argued that the increase in price is because of BT’s latest price rise in line rentals.

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