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Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Lower Back Pain
"Interdisciplinary assessment and treatment may produce the best results for people with the most severe and persistent pain problems." —The Institute of Medicine (IOM)(i)
Management of and recovery from lower back pain (LBP) can be challenging. Recognizing this, physicians treating LBP have started turning toward a multidisciplinary, integrative approach. This approach utilizes the skills and modalities of medical doctors (MDs) and physical therapists alongside those of chiropractors, massage therapists, and acupuncturists. It is especially effective when all the providers are working together within one practice.
The multidisciplinary approach has become popular because, simply put, it works. Manifold clinical studies have been conducted across the globe in recent years, with stunningly positive results. We will look below at what those studies have taught the medical establishment about how to treat pain, especially LBP. Our own numbers at Wellness Plus Clinic are compelling as well: 95% prevention of surgery.
Medical Research on Lower Back Pain
To get a broad view on the effectiveness of integrative therapies in treating LBP, let's take a look at the findings of four recent medical studies and reports from various worldwide locations:
1. Tel Aviv, Israel (ii)
At Tel Aviv University, 67 volunteers suffering from back pain were provided a treatment plan that included chiropractic care, acupuncture, psychiatry, back schooling, and various other modalities. Both the levels of pain and the regularity with which it occurred were reduced. Patients were also able to diminish the amount of prescription medication they were taking. The positive results continued throughout the observation period, which lasted six months.
2. Western Australia (iii)
An Australian pain management clinic focused treatment plans for 50 individuals both on the body and the mind. Integration of psychiatric care with conventional medical care allowed for more accurate diagnosis and prognosis of the patients' medical conditions. Only two of the patients needed to undergo surgery following the conclusion of the study.
3. Dallas, Texas (iv)
Researchers looked at the findings of 10 randomized controlled trials to determine the best approaches to treating chronic pain. Their report was then delivered to US Congress and the National Institute of Health. The report found that integrative care was especially helpful for lower back pain (LBP), even a year after treatment was concluded.
4. Portland, Oregon (v)
A joint report by the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society advises physicians to consider treatment by such alternative therapies as massage, spinal manipulation, and acupuncture for the treatment of LBP.
At Wellness Plus Clinic, we have seen the effectiveness of a multimodal or multidisciplinary approach ourselves. We want the treatment of our patients to be as pain-free as possible. Plus, we feel communication between various medical professionals is greatly enhanced when they all work together, so we have a team of specialists on staff rather than referring to outside facilities.
Do you believe you may be suffering from Lower Back Pain? Contact a Wellness Plus Clinic to find out about receiving integrative diagnosis and treatment at one of our six Atlanta locations. Contact Wellness Plus Clinic.
i.) http://deansnewsletter.stanford.edu/archive/07_05_11.html
ii.) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8809442
iii.) http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/641071
iv.) http://www.jfponline.com/pages.asp?aid=10383
v.) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17909209


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Preliminary analyses of the Mw 8.6 Sumatra earthquake of April 11, 2012 have been obtained from both back-projection of high-frequency seismic waveforms and modelling of longer period waveforms:
See back-projection analysis
See slip map
This earthquake broke two records: it is the largest strike-slip earthquake ever recorded, as well as the largest intra-plate earthquake. What's more, its magnitude 8.2 aftershock is the second largest!
The rupture occurred not along the plate boundary, but within the oceanic plate that is subducting along the Sumatra trench.
See research highlight on Sumatra subduction zone
This rupture has activated a complex set of conjugate faults, probably controlled by the fabric of the oceanic plate.

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Truly Nolen Pest Control recently announced the promotion of Robinson Rodas to Manager of the company's La Quinta (Calif.) service office at 79740 Highway 111, Suite 101.
Rodas joined Truly Nolen in 2006. During his career, he has earned "President's Club" status multiple times as a pest control technician. Following completion of the company's manager-in-training program, he most recently spent the last six months as assistant manager of the company's Palm Desert service office. Prior to joining the company, Rodas spent seven years in the retail industry.
Some of Rodas' new responsibilities will include helping the service office gain more visibility with the local La Quinta community as well as instilling the company's core values throughout his team. "I have always loved the family environment at Truly Nolen as well as making our customers happy," said Rodas. "I look forward to helping this service office reach new heights and become more entrenched with the local community."
"Robinson has always embraced our company's core values and has been a great influencer in our service offices and throughout our district," said Lee Blair, District Manager, Southern California. "I am glad he is part of our team."


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text: Draft Genome Sequence of Alkaliphilic Exiguobacterium sp. Strain HUD, Isolated from a Polymicrobial ConsortiaSimon P. Rout, Anup Rai, Paul N HumphreysGenome announcements2015An alkaliphilic microorganism from the genus Exiguobacterium, Exiguobacterium sp. strain HUD was isolated from a fermentative, methanogenic polymicrobial microcosm operating at pH 10. The draft genome shows the presence of genes encoding for the metabolism of a range of carbohydrates under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.


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If I was to build and design a Terabithia, it would be deep in the forest with some of my friends that I can trust. I would want a big tree like (Tāne Mahuta) in the centre of the forest with a fort. I would get one of my friends to make a huge painting of all of us in the fort together and place it on the tree.
I would take one of my friends on a walk to experience what it's like to have our own Terabithia in the forest. Me and my friends would get a thick rope and tie a knot on the bottom so we can hang our legs on it or our bottoms on it. We would climb up onto the tree and tie the rope to a strong branch where we can all swing on it. But we would have to put it over a lake so that people would be scared to go over. (It's just like in the story).
Inside the tree's there would be a secret elevator going down to an island with magical a tree in the centre exactly like Terabithia but with all of the memories of all of us and each of our family and generation that have died. The tree would have a fort in the tree (like in the leaves) so no one would find us and put wood on the ground and walls and just have an open roof to see what's in the sky.
I would then go back to the normal Terabithia and just imagine it would be the same!!!


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Actor Campbell dead at 84
Campbell, who played Klingon warrior Captain Koloth on Star Trek, also teamed up with Elvis Presley in his first film Love Me Tender.
He was married to President John F. Kennedy's one-time girlfriend Judith Campbell Exner.
Campbell made his film debut in The Breaking Point in the early 1950s. He also appeared in Cell 2455 Death Row in 1955, The Naked and the Dead and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte.


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Our Golf Academy introduces the principles of the game and develops skills that ultimately lead to a high skill level. The classes offer a fun, safe environment for children to improve their golf skills.
Gymnastics is one of the most comprehensive lifestyle exercise programmes available to children incorporating strength, flexibility, speed, balance, coordination, power and discipline. We offer parent & child, pre-school, recreational & tumbling classes.
We run an extensive Learn to Swim programme across many of our venues. Gain basic aquatic skills, co-ordination, stroke techniques and elementary skills as well as gaining confidence in the water. We offer classes for all swimming abilities.
Our Tennis Academy programme is open to children from 3-16 years and adults. Our sessions focus on each tennis shot and the tactics of the game in a fun and inclusive manner.
Get involved in athletics! Our classes cater for all abilities, developing key movement skills required for all sports. It provides an introduction to track & field Athletics through various running, jumping and throwing disciplines.
Our badminton programme is open to children 5-16 and adults. Each session will focus on a different badminton shot and our qualified coaches will ensure that each session is lots of fun.
Our exciting Dance classes, delivered by progressional coaches, will help your child develop co-ordination, balance, social awareness, build their confidence and most importantly have fun. You will learn styles such as Hip Hop, Street Dance and Jazz. We also offer specialised Cheerleading classes. All classes work towards our end of year annual show.
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text: RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 192109717 LA English T1 How to read Chinese paintings A1 Hearn, Maxwell K., Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), PB Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press PP New York; New Haven YR 2008 SN 9781588392817 1588392813 9780300141870 0300141874 AB "The Chinese way of appreciating a painting is often expressed by the words du hua, "to read a painting." How does one do that? Because art is a visual language, words alone cannot adequately convey its expressive dimension. How to Read Chinese Paintings seeks to visually analyze thirty-six paintings and calligraphies from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to elucidate what makes each a masterpiece." "Maxwell K. Hearn's text discusses each work in depth, considering multiple layers of meaning. Style, technique, symbolism, past traditions, historical events, and the artist's personal circumstances all come into play. Spanning more than a thousand years, from the eighth through the seventeenth century, the subjects represented are particularly wide-ranging: landscapes, flowers, birds, figures, religious subjects, and calligraphies. All illuminate the main goal of every Chinese artist: to capture not only the outer appearance of a subject but also its inner essence. Numerous large color details, accompanied by informative captions, allow the reader to delve further into the most significant aspects of each work." "Together the text and illustrations gradually reveal many of the major themes and characteristics of Chinese painting. To "read" these works is to enter a dialogue with the past. Slowly perusing a scroll or album, one shares an intimate experience that has been repeated over the centuries. And it is through such readings that meaning is gradually revealed."--Jacket.


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This morning I thought of yet another way to talk about the incremental-radical innovation spectrum. Incremental innovations help you do things better, while radical innovations help you do things differently. If you follow the prescriptions in most business books, even when talk about having a radical message, you will end up doing things better. Actually, in some cases, if you follow the prescriptions in business books, you'll end up doing things worse – which is why you need to be a bit careful when you're reading them. However, I'm currently reading Design Driven Innovation by Roberto Verganti – and if you follow the prescriptions in this book, you'll end up doing things differently.
Verganti's book is unusually deep. There are an unusually large number of concepts in this book that are worth considering and acting upon, and I'll discuss several of them over the next few days. Here is John Caddell's description of the book:
Verganti, a favorite of this blog, attacks one of the central mysteries of innovation–how can a company successfully create a product that is a radical break from the past, and which shows the way to a new future?
We've seen these products at work. The mobile phone is one. The personal computer is another. We know that you can't survey users to determine what these products will look like or what they should do. So how to create them?
Verganti's primary point is that to do this, you have to create new meanings with your innovations. When he talks about 'design', that is what he means – the creation of new meanings, not simply making things that look elegant and beautiful. In fact, he contends that the latter is now a baseline skill that all firms must have to stay in the game, rather than a source of competitive advantage:
Look at a product that is sitting near you at this moment. Do you find it cool, sleek, and stylish? If so, you are acknowleding the ability of its manufacturer to interpret the trendiest standards of beauty in the market. Do you have the clear feeling that a designer has devised its shape, or that a manufacturer asked a design firm to create the product's user interface or style? That is a clear sign that deisngers have completed their exercise – that the product is stylish, in line with the dominant language of the market – but that they have also been very conservative. This is simultaneously both the success and the failure of design as styling.
If all companies invest in incremental design and if all do it the same way using the same languages, design loses its power to differentiate one firm from another. Like total quality management, this type of approach to design is mandatory – nothing more.
The difference between [firms pursuing radical innovation of meaning] and their competitors is not in whether they pursue incremental innovaiton but in whether they invest in radical innovation: these firms periodically search for dramatically new meanings, but their competitors do not. The radical innovators know that meanings in the market alternate between periods of incremental change and periods of rapid and disruptive transition. They aim to ensure that they will lead these transitions and let their competitors suffer the consequences.
Yesterday Graham Horton said that disruptive innovation is a fashion that is misunderstood and misused by most who talk about it. In general, I think that he is right, but I also think that Verganti is talking about disruptive innovation in a useful way.
Anders Sundelin recently wrote an interesting post about disruptive innovation too. It included this talk by Scott Anthony:
There is one point in that with which I strongly agree, but also one big hole in the argument. I fully agree that:
Disruptive innovation will result in major changes but they don't often rely on technical innovation, in fact many times the technology is quite trivial, it's the business model, the way a company organizes and acts that drives disruption.
I think that is unquestionably true. This is one of the things that Anthony talks about a lot, and he is absolutely correct. It's a point that needs to be more broadly understood. However, I am less convinced by his presription for developing disruptive innovations. I think that starting with focus groups to identify unmet needs is probably not the best way to approach this.
This diagram is from Design Driven Innovation, and I would argue that Anthony is talking about the top left quadrant here – innovations that are technologically radical, but which maintain the same meaning. If you start your innovation process with focus groups, it's impossible to radically innovate the meaning of your innovation.
Interestingly, both Anthony and Verganti discuss Nintendo's Wii gamestation as a radical innovation. This reminds me a bit of the competing explanations of Honda's success in America. The Boston Consulting Group studied the Honda case and concluded that it was an excellent example of well-executed strategy formulation and execution. Richard Pascale then revisited the case a few years later. Based on extensive interviews with the Honda executives involved, he concluded that the strategy was emergent, fairly random, and fortunate to have succeeded. To me, Anthony's discussion of the Wii is like BCG's explanation of Honda, while Verganti's is more like Pascale's.
I find Verganti's explanation of the Wii more compelling. Rather than it being a triumph of analysis, he describes it as:
The Wii offered a radical change in meaning compared with its competitors. It was a physical experience to be played no with thumbs but with the entire body, using natural movements common to sports and vigorous games…. The Wii transformed what a console meant: from an immersion in a virtual world approachable only by niche experts into an active workout, in the real world, for everyone.
The Wii was technologically inferior to the current Playstation and XBox consoles in terms of what were considered to be the key metrics – processor speed, and display resolution. However, by combining existing technologies (MEMS accelerometers and gaming consoles, both already in wide use in different industries) in a novel way, Nintendo created a radical innovation in meaning.
Design Driven Innovation is a terrific book. I recommend it to anyone interested in managing innovation. There are aspects of it that will challenge your core beliefs, I think (there are parts that challenge mine, at least) – but that's one of the things that I value in a book. And like I said, if you follow Verganti's advice, you'll end up doing things differently – and that's what makes things interesting, right?


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The term "miniaturization" is widely accepted as a definitively positive step in product development. Medical devices are no exceptions, as continual miniaturization of medical devices has been seeping into the DNA of the healthcare thought process. But, the fact is smaller is not always necessary, or better.
The term "miniaturization" is widely accepted as a definitively positive step in product development. Medical devices are no exceptions, as continual miniaturization of medical devices has been seeping into the DNA of the healthcare thought process.
But, the fact is smaller is not always necessary, or better. This constant push toward further miniaturization is misguided. We should alter our approach to ensure our focus is on appropriate sizing instead.
To prepare for this article, we scoured trade publications for articles to discover what industry experts are saying about miniaturization. Too many are repeating the same standard industry-accepted mantra about the continued and highly desired trend of increased miniaturization. But too few are asking the right questions: "Should we even bother to miniaturize?" and "At what point and in what applications does smallness become a hindrance with diminishing returns?"
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This is not to say miniaturization is, in itself wrong, but "right sized-ness" is arguably a more effective mantra instead of a misplaced preoccupation and fixation on nonstop miniaturization.
What is "right sized-ness"?
A basic design tenet is that form should follow function. But, in reality, form follows the situation, which includes function but also includes many other elements. In healthcare, the situation is absolutely dictated by the fact that the solution must enable better patient outcomes at acceptable price points.
Design planning should start with deep understanding of the specific-use cases for the application and identification of the critical factors that will drive the best patient outcomes vs. becoming enamored with how cool the technology is or how small the device can be. This is the case for any supplier along the value chain, not just for the vendors closest to, and most knowledgeable about, treating the patient.
Right-size design thinking and planning takes into account the product's whole ecosystem. It is affected by practical limitations of the different-use cases as well as various options and trade-offs within the environment. The right size will also vary with the different groups of patient populations and the situations around each.
While delivery of critical care is the primary benefit of a medical device, other market-driven features such as convenience, aesthetics and customer privacy often play an important role in driving miniaturization trends. But, unless miniaturization can bring about an acceptable price point either by effecting a reduction in materials or assembly costs or making a product easier to mass-produce or cheaper to transport or handle, while achieving the same or better level of therapy delivery, the value of those softer benefits in a clinically driven environment may end up on the losing side of the equation.
Acceptable price points are also in the "eye of the payer." With reimbursements in the United States and other geographies decreasing, regulations tightening and time to market stretching, it becomes quite difficult to justify spending time and money on new innovative techniques, including miniaturization, which have not been proven to significantly affect the goal of better care delivery and patient outcomes.
In the consumer healthcare environment, the payers are a different entity. Although the focus is still on outcomes at the appropriate cost, the entities defining the outcomes have less restricted requirements. Traditional consumer wellness advocates are much more wiling to pay out of pocket for the latest in unique, miniaturized devices, possibly even desiring to implant the devices into their bodies. Employers justify wellness spending through potential future cost savings from prevention programs. The situation becomes a closed ecosystem with limited pressure from payers, regulators, physicians and hospital systems. This creates a situation where a new range of right sizes using advanced miniaturization technologies can be justified.
Healthcare entrepreneurs and innovators are in a tough situation. Venture capitalists and strategic investment arms are looking for proven unique technology to build next-generation product and IP portfolios. Innovative miniaturization technologies can be a big part of IP generation and may end up proving to make an impact on patient outcomes at a desirable cost point. But, the comparative effectiveness data and clinical regulatory data required in proving that a more costly solution is as safe as and more effective than existing approved solutions is extremely expensive and time consuming and might not justify the risk for many investors, both internal and external.
Investors shy away from funding risky medical technology due to increasing go-to-market vulnerabilities. According to a research report from Rock Health, although the total number of healthcare funding deals have increased 25 percent, traditional venture funding for medical devices for the first six months of 2013 decreased 29 percent from last year.
Miniaturization: a constantly altering goal
Once a novel, new technology sets a higher bar for miniaturization standards, the next ambitious goal is to achieve an even thinner and smaller device. Identification of the point of diminishing returns is critical when analyzing the decision to spend development dollars on ever-advancing miniaturization technologies.
In reality, there are relatively few applications in healthcare that require persistent miniaturization for improved patient outcomes. In such cases, the miniaturization might provide significant reduction of risk to the patient during a procedure or treatment. Or, the miniaturization might provide functionality and access to treat specific conditions that could not be treated in the past. But, the benefits of the device miniaturization must outweigh other solutions based on less risky, less costly, industry standard "good enough" technology.
A great example is minimally invasive surgery. The form is limited, defined, and right sized according to the user (physician) and the environment (surgical site inside of the body accessed by tiny incisions). The device must continue to function as a stapler, ablation device, or grasping tool. Physicians need to effectively handle and work the tools that are designed for ergonomics and weighted correctly for performance. Accessing the surgical environment through multiple bodily incisions dictates that there must be a target level of miniaturization achieved for an effective procedure. But the important element is how the miniaturization will impact patient outcomes.
Visual enhancement of the surgical instrument using a miniaturized camera on the distal tip would provide better visibility for the physician in device placement. But, instead of assuming that a custom miniaturized camera is required, a small, industry standard off-the-shelf camera combined with employment of creative design skills and unique assembly processes could prove to meet the right-sized miniaturized form required for the situation and save quite a lot of time and money.
Will patients heal faster if the surgical hand piece or instrument gets smaller, if the incision is 1/8 in., ¼ in. or ½ in.? Will it be possible to improve the success of therapy because the tool is able to reach finer layers of cancer cells? A combination device that is miniaturized in the right areas might result in a less crowded surgical site, which could decrease procedure time and limit patient's risk exposure. Robotic surgery has also changed the surgical operating environment and driven the need for further miniaturized form factors.
For a pacemaker or cardiac rhythm management device implanted inside the body, the desired outcome is a procedure with no complications resulting in a patient who survives many years without requiring another surgical procedure. There is obviously a need for the form factor to be of a specific size for the in-body environment but the real requirement is the reliability of the hardware and a long battery life. Right-sizing requirements will evolve with talk of next-generation leadless devices that are embedded directly into the chamber wall. The right size for this situation could be achieved through a combination of new innovative technology, industry-standard smaller technology and creative design skills, and advanced assembly technologies.
There are times where miniaturization is worth the risk and cost, if the investment gives the company a sustainable advantage or possibly a marketing advantage by increasing the accuracy further than the FDA guideline. In this case, the definition of "good enough" is altered by outside forces and resulted in the need to explore new miniaturization technologies. Having a right sized mindset will not stifle innovation in miniaturization technologies and techniques. There will be many specific applications like intravascular ultrasound catheters, micro-invasive technologies for the treatment of lung disease, and embedded sensors for in vivo diagnostics that will require continued funding and development for advance miniaturization that will definitely drive better outcomes.


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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Breaking the Spine and it's used to showcase the upcoming releases we're excited about.
My first Waiting on Wednesday! I have to say I'm pretty excited about it (yeah... I'm like that). So, here's a couple of books that I can't wait to get my hands on.
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
Taylor's family might not be the closest-knit – everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled – but for the most part, they get along fine. Then Taylor's dad gets devastating news that changes everything. Her parents decide that the family will spend the summer together at their old vacation home in the Pocono Mountains.
Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven't actually gone anywhere. Her former summer best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend. . . and he's much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve.
As the summer progresses, the Edwards become more of a family, and closer than they've ever been before. But all of them are very aware that they're battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance – with family, with friends, and with love.
Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti
Between Noelle's difficult home life and the bullying she endures at school, all she wants is to get out of her small town. Noelle would give anything to be with Julian Porter. But staying with her emotionally distant boyfriend is safer. When things heat up between Noelle and Julian, she has to decide whether she can be her true self with him.
Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle
Miranda has Shakespeare in her blood: she hopes one day to become a Shakespearean actor like her famous parents. At least, she does until her disastrous performance in her school's staging of The Taming of the Shrew. Humiliated, Miranda skips the opening-night party. All she wants to do is hide.
Fellow cast member, Stephen Langford, has other plans for Miranda. When he steps out of the backstage shadows and asks if she'd like to meet Shakespeare, Miranda thinks he's a total nutcase. But before she can object, Stephen whisks her back to 16th century England—the world Stephen's really from. He wants Miranda use her acting talents and modern-day charms on the young Will Shakespeare. Without her help, Stephen claims, the world will lost its greatest playwright.
Miranda isn't convinced she's the girl for the job. Why would Shakespeare care about her? And just who is this infuriating time traveler, Stephen Langford? Reluctantly, she agrees to help, knowing that it's her only chance of getting back to the present and her "real" life. What Miranda doesn't bargain for is finding true love…with no acting required.


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I can't believe it's been almost 2 years since I have been on this blog. I had left do to a few things going on in my life at the time, I didn't mean to be gone for so long but I guess life just got in the way.
Reading is still my favorite thing to do (and probably always will be.) I cannot wait to start reviewing novels again. I'm getting excited just thinking about it :).
Well I guess I'll end this post here.
Look out for my 1st review in 2 years!!!! So Exciting!!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Feature & Follow Friday #3
*I nervously walk up the steps, praying I don't slip. I make my way across the stage smiling brightly as I accept my Featured blogger award and turn toward the crowd ---* Wow wish that daydream could have lasted a little longer :)
But really I just wanted to say how excited and thankful to be chosen as this weeks Featured Blogger. I've been blogging for a year now but last year I was so shy and didn't really communicate much. This year I want to be more outgoing and interact with more bloggers and have fun with all the book lovers out there.
Alison and Parajunkee have made that possible for all of us through the Feature & Follow Fridays and i just wanted to take this time to say Thank you to them and all of you whom have stopped by my blog during any of the FF's I have participated in :) Now on to this weeks question.................
What books are you looking forward to reading in 2014?
I have been waiting patiently or not so patiently ;) for a few books to come out this year.
1)Awakened by Nina Lane- This is the third book in a trilogy and it came out the beginning of this Year. Of course i bought it the day it came out and I absolutely loved it just like I did the other 2 .
2) Up from the Grave (Night Huntress #7) by Jeaniene Frost- I pre ordered this book and i am anxiously waiting for it to come out on January 28th. If you like paranormal books & vampires ..You will absolutely love this series. I listen to them on audiobooks and the narrator is Amazing!
3)Honesty (Mark of Nexus 2.5) by Carrie Butler- If you have read the first 2 books in The Mark of Nexus Series you already know how great they are. If you haven't ..What are you waiting for? Honesty is a Novella about Cole- The Bad boy you can't help but Love. I cannot wait :)
I'm sure there are a few other books I've been waiting on but those are the first 3 that popped into my head. and just look at the covers.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
*Cover Reveal* Here All Along by Lilly Avalon & GiveAway!
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Every time Hazel Bell goes on a date, she returns home unhappy and disenchanted about love. At least her best friend Adrian Williams is always there for her, even more so now that they're roommates. After both of them have a bad night out, they decide to just relax and forget the world for awhile. It's been a long time since they've been alone together. They certainly weren't counting on the close quarters bringing out hidden desires. Now it appears their platonic friendship is being put to the test—one that neither can resist. By the end of the night, will it be the end for Hazel and Adrian—or a new beginning?
My name is Lilly Avalon and I write new adult and erotic romances. I'm in my twenties and live in a cute little apartment in a small city. I love reading romantic stories as much as I love writing them. My favorite things include dancing, watching scandalous television dramas, and autumn. Lilly Avalon is a pseudonym.
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Feature & Follow Friday #2
The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!
How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you.
Question of the Week: Who is your blogger BFF? Tell us a little bit about him or her? If not tell us why you need or don't need a blogger BFF.
Answer: I don't have a blogger bff yet but i would love one. I love meeting and talking to new people but having a blogger bff would be Amazing :). I'm on the shy side in real life and online so sometimes it's hard for me to make friends because I'm not as outgoing as some but the Feature & Follow Friday has been great with gaining new followers now it's time to turn some of those followers into friendships and hopefully meet my blogger bff in the process.
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Monday, January 13, 2014
*Cover Reveal* Honesty by Carrie Butler
Honesty (Mark of Nexus #2)
Book Description:Note: This title is best enjoyed after Strength (Mark of Nexus #1) and Courage (Mark of Nexus #2).
Cole Blake is more than just a roguish ladies' man. He's also a dedicated worker—so dedicated, in fact, that he's willing to blackmail his boss with a falsified sex tape in order to keep his job. And his proactive efforts don't end there. After hours, he uses his Dynari abilities to moonlight as a vigilante, keeping his neighborhood safe from drunks, dealers, and would-be thieves. Until a mistake stops him dead in his super-accelerated tracks. Now burdened with the closest thing he's ever had to a conscience, Cole struggles to justify his once-reckless actions. It'd be all too easy to give in to his darker impulses, especially with ERA making dangerous advances toward their goal of revolution, but embracing that hatred could jeopardize the few relationships he actually cares about—including his pursuit of the saintly Rachel Ranford. No, in order to keep everyone safe, he'll have to come clean about his warring compulsions and ask for help... before his dark side takes over.
Click here to read the first (unedited) chapter of HONESTY!
COMING MARCH of 2014 Want to learn more about HONESTY? Check out its book page!
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• WEBSITE: www.carrieabutler.com
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Cover Reveal & GiveAway!!!
I already shared the cover on my writing blog but I thought I would share it on here as well.
I've been waiting so long for this moment and I am so happy to show you the cover for my debut novel You Found Me !!! :)
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I've been waiting so long for this moment and I am so happy to show you the cover for my debut novel You Found Me !!! :)
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Title: You Found Me
Author: Kanettra Holmes
Expected release date: April 7th, 2014
Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover by: Mae I Design
When eighteen-year-old Mia Graham runs away, she thinks she's left the memory of the most horrible night of her life behind her. But the past isn't done with her yet, no matter how far she runs. Now she's faced with a tough and confusing decision and has no idea what to do.
Then along comes Aiden Kincaid, quiet and withdrawn. From the moment he crosses paths with Mia, he is instantly intrigued by her.
Mia promised herself she would never trust another man again, though, and Aiden still harbors guilt from a tragic accident and never wanted anyone else in his life. Neither of them is looking for love. But fate has different plans.
Will Mia and Aiden give into their fears and continue to let their pasts control them, or will they realize that sometimes fate steps in and sends you the person you never knew you were looking for?
Be sure to add it to your TBR list on Goodreads :)
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Saturday, January 4, 2014
Mark of Nexus Series by Carrie Butler-Review
About STRENGTH:
Title: STRENGTH
Series: Mark of Nexus - Book 1
Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Paranormal Romance (PNR)
Re-release Date: August 19, 2013
Formats: E-book & Paperback
Coming soon: Audiobook
As seen in: USA Today
Series: Mark of Nexus - Book 1
Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Paranormal Romance (PNR)
Re-release Date: August 19, 2013
Formats: E-book & Paperback
Coming soon: Audiobook
As seen in: USA Today
When college student Rena Collins finds herself nose-to-chest with the campus outcast, she's stunned. Wallace Blake is everything she's ever wanted in a man—except he can't touch her. His uncontrollable strength, a so-called gift from his bloodline, makes every interaction dangerous. And with a secret, supernatural war brewing among his kind, there's no time to work it out. To keep Wallace in her life, Rena will have to risk a whole lot more than her heart.
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(Paperback) Amazon | Barnes & Noble
About COURAGE:
Title: COURAGE
Series: Mark of Nexus - Book 2
Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Paranormal Romance (PNR)
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Formats: E-Book & Paperback
Coming soon: Audiobook
Series: Mark of Nexus - Book 2
Category: New Adult (NA)
Genre: Paranormal Romance (PNR)
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Formats: E-Book & Paperback
Coming soon: Audiobook
Rena Collins never thought she'd long for the past—back when affection from Wallace, her freakishly strong boyfriend, was the most dangerous aspect of her life. But now that the human-altering organization known as ERA has gone on the offensive, nothing is safe. Her bloodline is exposed, her relationships torn apart, and just when it seems like things can't get any worse, ERA ups the ante. To save mankind from forced evolution, Rena will have to mend her broken ties and form a resistance... hand-in-hand with the one she hurt most.
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My Review: 5 out of 5 Stars
Even though I already reviewed both books on my other blog but I wanted to write one on the series so far on this blog. When I first finished Strength the first book in the Mark of Nexus Series I immediately wanted to start the book all over again. Carrie Butler's writing was Amazing- the characters came to life and I could hear their voices in my head as I read. Honestly you forget your reading and you're sucked into their world. It was a great story and she was the first author I ever wrote to tell her how much I enjoyed the book.
I waited patiently for Courage the second book in the series to come out ..okay okay you got me I waited not so patiently ;) and was thrilled to be able to participate in the blog tour and receive an arc.
Courage picks up where Strength left off and let me tell you I was not disappointed. For those that know me I love a book that has Action+Romance and Courage has just that.
The Mark of Nexus is not your normal Paranormal Love story. Carrie Butler brings something new and exciting to the table and when you pick up this series you know you're about to read a story you've never read before.
So make sure you get your hands on this Amazing Series and be ready to escape from reality for a little while and slip into a world with action, heartbreak, love and happiness.The Links are posted above!
Coming Soon: Honesty (Mark of Nexus #2.5) - Coming 2014
· Loyalty (Mark of Nexus #3) - Coming 2014
About the Author:
Carrie Butler daydreamed her way through college—until they thrust a marketing degree into her hands, slapped a summa cum laude seal on the corner, and booted her out into a less-than-stellar job market. Instead of panicking at the prospect of unemployment, she used her Midwestern logic to steer into the skid and point her life in the direction she really wanted to go: writing out those daydreams.
Her passion for New Adult fiction led her to co-found NA Alley—one of the first websites dedicated to the category. She is the author of Strength (Mark of Nexus #1) and Courage (Mark of Nexus #2).
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One of the world's most popular brands has pursued a social enterprise with the Rwandan government and other companies to uplift the largest province in the country.
Coca-Cola has started the Ekocenter, a social initiative providing medication, clean water, solar power and 3G mobile connectivity to the communities.
Rwanda continues to lead in bringing the power of transformative partnerships in creating economic opportunities for her citizens.
"I would say the Ekocenter is a new model that we are seeing here and what we have noticed is that it is a project with multiple elements that compliment but also make an impact on the community around," said Odette Uwamariya, Governor, Eastern Province.
Uwamariya explains some of the impacts for the community are the utilities of water and electricity as the community struggles with access to those basic necessities in some areas in the region.
"By setting up this project with clean water, that people can buy at affordable cost is really very important for the community around who have been taking long distances to get this water," she said.
In addition, the health centre available contains basic equipment for a maternity facility.
"The more we bring services closer to the people, the better because it's really going to help the community around here because they are going to be getting services that anybody would get from another, better upgraded hospital."
She adds: "The Ekocenter comes with the promotion of business and creating entrepreneurial jobs for the youth especially."
Although having Coca-Cola available is good, Uwamariya emphasises that the brand has provided essentials like solar power, "You can match it with the reality on the ground and make sure that you reach the community."
The hope is that if this collaboration is a success, businesses in the community will be given a significant boost.
"This province has 2.6 million inhabitants and 70 per cent of them are the youth, so this means a lot, instead of having our youth involved in other activities like drug abuse and so on, they rather concentrate here for their health."
She said this speaking on the football pitch that is also part of the project, Uwamariya says this can be seen as a business opportunity too, if well managed, she reckons they could use it as a facility for everyone to use at a fee, in that way, it will generate money for maintenance and possible expansion.
"We see it as a multiple project that can actually act as a model to do something else which is similar and put other elements," said Uwamariya.
"Women in Rwanda have that advantage of being highly empowered by our top leadership, but also women make up a bigger part of the general population of this province but also of Rwanda in general – so we believe that whenever the community has challenges, the women will be more affected
"When they have something to boost them, then you are boosting the whole family. You support a woman, you support a family, you support a nation."


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The easiest way to get rich
Judging by their behavior, most people have an obsession with wealth. Politicians promise to create it, most popular magazines are filled with gossip about those who have it, and the average person spends much of their adult life trying to obtain it. We are creatures obsessed with money, partly for what it can buy, but also as a thing of value in itself.
But most people misunderstand money. They don't really know how to obtain it, or how to hold onto it once they have it.
If you're interested in getting rich, I'm going to give you the simplest formula for doing so. In fact, if you follow it you're virtually guaranteed to build enough wealth to get you into the top 5% of society. As the shampoo advertisement says: "It won't happen overnight, but it will happen".
The hardest way to get rich
Before I go into my formula, let me tell you about hard ways to get rich.
One of the hardest is to be born into it. Of course, if you happen to enter this world as a Hilton, a Gates or a Windsor, then life is sweet. But since 99.9999% of the population aren't that lucky, I'm assuming you didn't win that particular lottery.
And speaking of lotteries, gambling is another very difficult way to get rich. Sure, some people buy a lottery ticket and win big, but most don't. You can gamble your entire life and you'll most likely end up broke rather than wealthy.
When I was younger, I thought the easiest way to get rich was to become famous through some kind of creative act. Stephen King got rich writing horror novels, so why not me?
I'm now much wiser and realize that the vast majority of novelists never even get published. Of those who do, most wallow in obscurity. Only very few make it anywhere near the best-seller list, and only one in a million will achieve any kind of serious wealth.
The same fate awaits the majority of musicians, software company founders, sportspeople and website creator. For every Google that makes its owners billions, there are a million websites that lose money. Creativity is the most fun and rewarding way to get rich, but it's also a very difficult way.
The reason the media raves about and idolizes those who've built wealth through creativity is because they're so rare. You don't hear about the vast majority who wallow in obscurity and poor pay, because they're not interesting. "Young genius makes $1 billion from website" is a great headline "Ten thousand young geniuses make nothing from their hard work" isn't.
I'm not saying you shouldn't keep your dreams alive. It's one of the best parts of life. But this article isn't about the most fun way to try and get rich – it's about the easiest way.
Okay, here's the system.
Step 1: Get a well-paid job
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Steps to reproduce: 1. Install prosody with default settings (internal file-based storage) 2. Add a user (user1@domain), set a password, and add one contact 3. Configure migrator to migrate from file-based storage to sqlite3 4. Run migrator 5. Configure prosody to use the newly-created sqlite3 database 6. Attempt to change user's password with prosodyctl 7. Add a new user (user2@domain) with prosodyctl, set a password, and add one contact 8. Observe sqlite3 database and compare data format between user1 and user2 Expected results: 1. Prosody migrator's schema for migrating existing users matches the schema used by prosodyctl when adding new users 2. Prosody migrator's schema for migrating other data (roster, vcard, etc) matches the schema used by prosody when creating this data initially using the sqlite3 database backend Actual results: 1. Using the migrator to move from internal storage to sqlite3 creates a database with an incorrect schema 2. Due to the incorrect schema, prosodyctl cannot detect that there are existing users 3. Due to the incorrect schema, Prosody will not allow migrated users to log in Environment: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Prosody 0.10 nightly build 264 (2016-06-12, 82d8c11ab0cb) Additional info: The migrator does not populate the "host" field and mixes up the "user" and "store" fields, resulting in a mangled database.
Here's a screenshot of a database created by the migration tool from existing user data (user1) and with another user added afterward (user2) by prosodyctl http://i.imgur.com/8uhgbDU.png
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When it is time for brunch, Jamaica Hills, Queens is a top spot for belly busters. These fun dining institutions are certain to warm your bellies and brighten your day.
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In recent months, tensions between Isreal and Palestine have been quite high despite recent breakthroughs like the release of prisoners by Isreal. However, after three years without peace-talks, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in have been held in Jerusalem. The meeting, as confirmed by both sides, had ended late on Wednesday after several hours. One Israeli official described the peace talks as "long and serious", though no statement was published. The peace talks began just hours after Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of the deal to restart the stalled negotiations. These prisoners were described by some Palestinian officials to be imprisoned for political reasons. Very few details have been revealed to the public about the details of the meeting and both sides have been cautious about achieving a breakthrough.
While Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have continued to overshadow the resumption, it has been confirmed by sources of the AP news agency said they had agreed to meet weekly, alternating between the holy city of Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Jericho.
The issue of settlements had halted the last direct talks in September 2010. Palestinian representatives have raised accusations that Israel is trying to sabotage the latest negotiations in the same way. To add salt to the wound, Israel has announced plans for more than 2,000 new settlement homes. The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) official Yasser Abed Rabbo has described the settlement expansion as "unprecedented".
"The talks might collapse any time because of the Israeli practices," Mr Rabbo has told Voice of Palestine radio. While others say there has also been scepticism on the Israeli side. The Jerusalem Post newspaper has recently reported reported "extremely low" expectations about the latest talks. The newspaper quoted Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon as saying: "We've been trying for 20 years since Oslo, and for over 120 years of the conflict. The scepticism in the tone of my remarks is apparent, but we've decided to give it a chance." On the other hand, Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri asserted that an effort had to be made, adding: "We won't have a lot more chances to solve this conflict."
The aim of the talks will be to negotiate an sure resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on the so-called two-state solution – a Palestinian state existing alongside Israel.
Both sides have chosen their representatives for the talks, where the Palestinians are being represented by Saeb Erekat and Fatah official Muhammed Shtayyeh and the Isreali side is represented by Israeli Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni and prime ministerial aide Isaac Molcho.


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I've known and seen lots of people refer to their partner as husband or wife even though they don't have a piece of paper that has been approved of by the All High Moral Guardians of Virtue. Similarly, I've seen people without aforementioned document say that they are married. The notion that one group of people can own these definitions or concepts is part of the whole problem.
If they are making a point, rather than just being cute, I suspect the point is that they just don't give a hoot about the whims of bigots. If that's the case, I completely agree. Bigots have held people's freedoms hostage for long enough.
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I'm up for Kumbaya and campfires with anyone.
It just seems that the timing is a little suspect as to their motives.
While I agree that capitalism finds a way to exploit everything for a profit, I don't have a problem with this ad. (Gay marriage is illegal in my state as well.) The battle going on right now is a civil rights issue. It's not a radical idea, but rather one that we should feel embarrassed how long it has taken us to fix. Vice President Biden made a good point when he said that the television show Will and Grace did more for gay rights than any politician could. The only way to shake people out of their prejudice is to expose them to the thing they think they fear. Kids growing up today have a much more realistic picture of homosexuality because it's portrayed as something normal in the media they see every day. So, I say good for Amazon. They may have just been trying to make a profit, but in so doing, they acknowledged that the LGBT community is the same as the rest of us; red blooded Americans who might enjoy a kindle.
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No one has the right to shake anything out of me. Or throw me in the pool to teach me to swim. Even accepting gay marriage isn't a problem, but it takes time to adjust to the concept. I don't need Kindle trying to rush that process.
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