*** BOOK REVIEW: Cleaning Robots - How to Choose ***

Find out how to get robots from the future to clean your house today! There are lots of cleaning robots out there. Which ones are right for your house? Which ones are right for your budget? How will you know?Just download this amazing ebook and clear up, once and for all, which robots are right for your home.
PS: Maybe you want to buy Cleaning Robots - How to Choose, huh? Then, check it out!

My Review:
I hate cleaning, yes :( I always wish there was a system to do all the boring and time-consuming jobs for me. Of course we are not living in a super futuristic world where everything is automated. Human power is always necessary, but maybe we can get some help, can't we? And there are cleaning robots! They are not human-like creatures, but they are a helping system in our daily chores, especially cleaning. But choosing the right one is another issue. Here, this book helps you pick the most appropriate one for your needs. It shows the pros and cons of various types and brands like Roomba and Scooba. There are 3 main categories in the book including carpet cleaning robots, tile cleaning robots and even cat box cleaning robots if you have a cute small friend at your home. The book then starts to explain the technical specifications, how to use them, how to do the maintenance by comparing the versions. According to your requirements, it tells you which one to choose, and your job becomes easier! The best thing of the book that it does comparisons and this helps you pick the right robot for your home more easily. If you are about to buy a new one, but cannot decide, I suggest you to check this book before doing anything.

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*** BOOK REVIEW: Lemons and Lavender ***

Paperback: 275 pages
Publisher: Viva Editions (March 13, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1936740109
ISBN-13: 978-1936740109
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces

Author Billee Sharp shares her freecycling, budget-savvy, barter-better wisdom in this step-by-step handbook for revolutionizing spending habits and reclaiming quality of life. Lemons and Lavender is an inspiring and instructive guide to living the handmade life by consuming less and creating more. Practical and profound, this handy how-to covers every area of life and offers easy-to-do tips, recipes, and advice for saving money and the planet. Learn how to ditch your lawn and raise organic vegetables, cook healthy meals for pennies, cure minor maladies from the kitchen cabinet, save big dollars with small repairs, and eco-clean your house with lemons and lavender. With this guide, families can live more joyfully and far more creatively, all on a dime.

Viva Editions are books that inform, enlighten, and entertain. The very name, "Viva!", is celebratory. And while Viva Editions is a line of books that are as fun as they are informational, the intention behind Viva is very serious—these are books that are truly helpful and intended to enhance people's lives. Viva Editions was founded at a pivotal point in time, as the stock market plummeted, the economy softened, and businesses tightened and cut back. Viva focuses on expansion, courage, and joy in life. In short, Viva is about the very best in the human spirit.
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Review:
I just finished reading Lemons and Lavender, the eco guide to better home-keeping by Billee Sharp. I was very interested in reading this book, as I strive to be as kind to the environment as possible, and I prefer to avoid the use of chemicals whenever I can.
I was surprised by the number of useful tips that author Billee Sharp offers in this useful book! I loved that the tips were not limited to cleaning; I additionally found many useful recipes and home remedies within the pages of Lemons and Lavender.
This book would be ideal for someone who is interested in learning more about living a greener life, but needs a little help to steer them in the right direction. As more people begin to understand the dangers to overall health and the environment that are associated with many popular cleaning products, eco-friendly home keeping is gaining popularity. Lemons and Lavender is a good choice to use as a guide for beginning your environmentally friendly home keeping project!
With the summer wedding season quickly approaching, Lemons and Lavender would make a nice addition to any gift that you might give to a newly married couple. Not only will they enjoy the money saving, environmentally friendly tips this book offers, but also the recipes and words of wisdom from the author.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is new to a green lifestyle, is looking to create less waste and reduce the negative impact that their life has on the environment. Overall the book was an entertaining and interesting. I believe I will reference the tips and recipes included in Lemons and Lavender many times over the years!

* Review by Sara.

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*** BOOK REVIEW: Specific Impulse ***

Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: iUniverse (April 18, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1936236591
ISBN-13: 978-1936236596
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Space scientist Carin Gonzales and former submarine commander Jake Sabio are two strangers drifting separately through life when a thunderous explosion above the giant Barringer Meteor Crater inexplicably brings them together, transforming both in unpredictable ways. Now able to see and smell more precisely and move in ways that are clearly impossible, Gonzales and Sabio soon realize that these kinds of life-changing alterations do not come without a price. Worse yet, they soon notice that others who witnessed the explosion are now dead from a seemingly incurable infection. The CDC wants nothing more than to lock them up in a lab for study. Special Agent Will Greenfield wants them for questioning. Contract killer Antonio Crubari would be happy if they would just hurry up and die, but he is willing to speed up the process if need be. Time is running out for Gonzales and Sabio. But even as they struggle to survive and find a cure for the deadly infection, they uncover a secret of monumental proportions that changes everything-including the future.

About the Author:
Charles Justiz is a pilot, corporate aviation safety consultant and the author of Specific Impulse. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a former officer of the United States Air Force, Justiz spent tours of duty as an instructor pilot at Webb Air Force Base as well as doing flight test at Eglin Air Force Base. Retired from NASA as of June 1, 2010, he was rated as both an instructor pilot and an examiner pilot in the Astronaut T-38, the Shuttle Training Aircraft (with more than 25 years of experience and 15,000+ Shuttle approaches), the C-9 and in the 747 Shuttle Carrier.
Overall, Justiz has logged in excess of 15,000 flight hours in more than 100 different types of aircraft, including NASA’s weightless training aircraft affectionately known as the “Vomit Comet” and the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Dr. Justiz developed the Crew Resource Management program for NASA aviators and pushed to get it adopted, was the program manager for developing an on-board landing simulation system for Space Shuttle pilots to use while on orbit and has been the Chief of Aviation Safety for NASA.
This highly experienced aviator is the author of 20 technical papers on in-flight simulation, as well as 30 technical papers on ionized plasma flows around charged spacecraft. Justiz is also a former instructor for the University of Colorado, where he taught several graduate courses in astrodynamics and spacecraft mission design. Currently, he holds an adjunct associate professorship at the University of Houston in aerospace engineering.
A first generation Cuban-American, Justiz holds a doctorate degree from the University of Houston for his research in Thermo Physics and Plasma Dynamics and is a NASA Doctoral Fellow. He lives in Seabrook, Texas, with his wife, Dayna Steele, author of Rock to the Top: What I Learned about Success from the World’s Greatest Rock Stars, three sons and a faithful Labrador.
His first novel and the first in a trilogy, Specific Impulse, is available at Amazon.com and wherever books are sold. The book is a science based thriller that has been compared favorably to the works of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook. Follow @charlesjustiz on Twitter for updates and become a fan on Facebook. See his LinkedIn profile for more information on his company, JFA Corporate Aviation Safety Consulting. And please visit his website – there you will find pictures of Charles, his book, and find out about him.

Review:

Roller-coaster! Yes, that would describe it. Jake, a charismatic former sub commander, is tracking clues from the tragic deaths of his ex-wife and children. Dr Carin Gonzalez, a former Airforce officer, is on sabbatical from her job as a space scientist. Their paths are unknown to each other until both are led to a meteor crater in Arizona and they become witness to a perplexing and unnatural explosion. They both start experiencing an unusual heightened awareness that enhances not only their perceptions, but also their ability to sense danger. They soon discover they were infected, as were all the others present that day in the crater and… all the others have died! Along with a machine based intelligence brought to life by Carin, F.R.E.D. (Friggin' Ridiculous Economic Disaster), they must find a cure while being hunted by a psychotic assassin. Are they looking for an answer that seems to be 'not of this world'?
I love the twists and turns that keep you glued to the story. The story is far from the ridiculous science fiction they put out nowadays. It is true to the science fiction genre. I was intrigued with Charles Justiz development of the scientific element that made the character's conclusions believable. A truly enigmatic story that leaves you impatiently waiting for the next book in the series, as well as, anxious to experience 'Specific Impulse' as a movie (scheduled to begin production in 2013).

OFFER: You can get the Kindle version for $3.43. Anybody that has the Kindle version, the author is generous and is willing to mail out an autographed signed copy of the book. They are having a weekly drawing.

* Review by Debbie.

Losing Weight

From now on, I'm dedicating myself to losing weight, yes! And I even started it. It's necessary for both health and aesthetic issues. I started to drink much more water (and I'm running to the toilet throughout the day), to eat half of what I used to eat and to do Leslie Sansone workouts.

As I drink more water, I don't feel my hunger so much and I'm quickly full. I also eat less bread and this helps a lot. In this way, I don't feel myself full to the scuppers, so I don't feel guilty. I cannot diet, so I still eat what is cooked at home, but eat more carefully.

The other thing I do is walking workouts. Leslie Sansone is a great instructor! And the videos are very enjoyable. 2 years ago, with these videos I shrunk 10 cm from my waist and hips in a month, but at that period I forced my body so much (I was also doing pilates and mild weight training) and I injured myself, so I had to give up all these workouts. Now I'm much more in control. Better late than never.

I just do this program on weekdays. I have rehersals with my band at the weekends, so the weekends are my reward days :) But I still keep myself under control.
I started this program on 30th March with 73 kg. / waist: 87 cm. / hips: 112 cm.
And now I'm 71 kg. / waist: 84 cm. / hips: 110 cm. Hurray! Friday is the measurement day :)