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Sports medicine and occupational therapy options in Lansing

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:44:00 -0700

Younger athletes who've managed to avoid injuries sometimes struggle with how to select a sports medicine practitioner. The area is full of young professionals, fresh out of school and without a history to draw on, they may not even know where to start their search for sports medicine help. The same can be said for this same group when it comes to occupational therapy. Whether it's a bad back, neck or joint problems, there are many quality providers in the Lansing area and you can use some easily accessible tools to help with this search. Here's a few quick research tips:

Use Google. A quick search turns up reviews and information on the facilities of places like the Spine Center - mispinecenter.com, who offers both physical therapy for sports and occupational therapy.
A search on other local review sites can be a big help in your search as well, evaluating other sources of feedback. A search on Yelp will turn up the Volz Family Chiropractic clinic which also has strong reviews - http://www.yelp.com/biz/volz-family-chiropractic-holt.
Compare different local engines. No matter how hard Yelp and Google try to sort the wheat from the chaff it's rare that local businesses like this have the overall marketing druthers to keep up on all of their local feedback sources. So if too many reviews look good on Google or Yelp, look for reviews on other sites. Go to Yahoo Local or Bing Local and see what those turn up. Also, check the dates of the reviews. If a physical therapist has 25 positive reviews and they were all in the same month that likely tells you it was a coordinated effort. A natural flow of reviews should show a variety of scores over a large period of time. Don't be gamed!

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Artists that I wish I had seen

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:20:00 -0800

I used to be a concert-going fiend in my college days, and shortly thereafter. I've seen many many great shows, but most of that came to an end once I was married. It was quite a surprise to me, as one of the things that attracted me to my wife was her musical tastes, which were fairly eclectic as are mine. Still, there are a number of concerts and acts that I have never seen, and wish that I had. In no particular order:

1. The Clash in NYC. My friend Bob had tickets and offered me one, but I passed. A photo from the show later made it onto the cover of London Calling.

2. Led Zeppelin.

3. Stevie Ray Vaughn. I thought I had many years to get around to catching a show. I was wrong.

4. Pink Floyd. I felt that large arena concerts couldn't be good, at the time. I still haven't been to one. But I wish I had seen Pink Floyd, even though it would have been in an arena.

5. Patti Smith. My friends were all big Patti fans in the late 1970's and I went to many shows at CBGBs in that time frame. But I never saw her then, and wish I had.

6. Talking Heads. Same thing as above. How I missed seeing them at CBGB's, so close to my parents house, still amazes me.

7. Johnny Cash. My Dad is even a fan of his, so I wonder why we never went on a family outing to see Johnny play. I enjoy all his material with the possible exception of his very last American Recording album. I also enjoy playing his songs on my guitar, because I can sing along, since the songs don't require a "pretty" voice and his range is comparable to mine.

8. Steve Roach. One of the electronic musicians I find inspirational. His concerts, which around here are very rare, start late at night and go until the wee hours of the morning. Hell, my bedtime is long before his shows even start. Perhaps that will change in the future.

9. Michael Hedges. An amazing guitar innovator who had a fatal car accident in California before I ever heard him play live. Before I ever knew he had even come close enough for me to hear live.

10. I'll leave this open for the five concerts I haven't seen that will come to me within days of publishing this list!

Encouraging or Scarring? Which is More Effective?

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:21:00 -0700

Chef Jamie Oliver stands in front of a table full of junk food (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

We've all seen the scary scare-tactics campaigns that try to “freak people out” into getting into better shape. Heck, I’ve always bought into them, and advertisers know this. However, a new study is showing that instead of scaring people into submission, a really great way to encourage healthy habits is to teach people through positive body images.

New campaigns, such as famous chef Jamie Oliver's school dinners initiative, help promote positive body images and show how those images can translate into healthy eating habits, and exercise mentalities.

The important thing to realize is, campaigns like this and others that follow suit, are great starting points and need to be continuously followed up in order to insure their success. By encouraging people, youth especially, to really Look at themselves, it can alert them to negative changes to their bodies a lot better than Telling them about them. Get your kids positive about their image, and keep them on track!

Government Banning Trans Fats

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Wed, 1 Aug 2012 12:18:00 -0700

"0 Trans Fat" (Photo credit: colros)

Where does the line between a government's responsibility stop and “overstepping” their bounds begin? I won't get into a political debate, but a lot of people believe that the governments hinting about “banning” trans fat in restaurants is clearly overstepping those boundaries, others believe it’s exactly what our country needs.

What do I think? I think it’s exactly what we need. Too many people in too many states are eating far too many things that are bad for them. Clearly, the availability off such unhealthy foods are proving to be a temptation that can not be resisted. As such, people are getting larger and larger every year. Granted, this growing of America’s waistline is not just due to eating, but rather coupled with a lack of exercise, but nevertheless, eating plays a big role.

So, go read this article, get the facts on the proposed ban of trans fat in restaurants and see how you feel about it. Even if you disagree, you can see the facts on just how bad trans fat is. After you’re done reading it, get off the computer, go outside, and do something active!

Dealing With a Bad Roommate

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:31:00 -0700

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No one wants to be in a bad roommate situation, but we all seem to find outslevs with a bad roommate, and trying to figure out how to deal with the stressful, awkard or uncomfortable situation. Although most situations need different steps, there are always a few things you can do to ease the uncomfortable situation.

Talk With Them

Sitting down and bringing to surface a few of the key issues that you are dealing with will help you understand your roommates point of view as well and vice versa. It doesn’t need to turn into an argument or debate, but you should express your point of view with whatever is bugging you. See if a compromise can be made, and if the issues are beyond saving, then at least you know where you and your roommate stand.

Spend Time Out of the Apartment

Of course, this can be a reason why you don’t get along with your roommate, but quite often even best friends can spend too much time together. Take a weekend trip out of town, spend time with family, just do something that isn’t with your roommate for a few hours or days.

Evaluate Yourself

Are your demands or problems anything they can really help or do anything about? Are you being picky about little things and overlooking the good qualities of your roommate that are much more important? Having a “glass half full” approach is often enough to make you realize that things could be a lot worse.

If you and your roommate are ever searching for places to live around Ohio, there are some Tipp City Ohio Apartments listed at a great price, and other businesses in the area are doing quite well at the moment.

Most Common Building Materials

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:04:00 -0700

Wire drawing (Photo credit: CORE-Materials)Building materials are used around the world to construct the homes we live in, the buildings we work in, and the structures and monuments we idolize and use on a daily basis. Here are some of the most common building materials still used to this day across the world:

Steel
The skeleton of most large buildings, steel reinforces all other building materials and allows structures to take forms not possible without the help of a super strong and time resistant material. Manufacturers across the world create cold drawn steel bar that go into homes, factories, bridges and other large building objects. Imagine what cities would look like if there was no steel!

Wood
You may think woods as a building material is primitive, but it is anything but that. Many log siding homes use wood to create beautiful log cabins with gorgeous interior wood designs.

Stone
The cheapest and one of the strongest building materials, stone is used across the world as a practical and easy way to build a structure. It's greatest weakness is it's inability to be shaped or molded, but it is also what gives it its beauty. Combined with mud, or some other binding agent, stone structures can last for thousands of years (look at the pyramids).

Horizon BQ-470D fully automatic Perfect Binding Machine

noreply@blogger.com (NV LLC Blog) — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:40:00 -0700

Horizon BQ-470D fully automatic Perfect Binding MachineHand Feeding Unit, 4 Clamp Binder, Milling/Notching Unit, Nordson PUR Nozzle System with Durapale, PUR Spine with EVA Side Glue, Nipping Unit, Cover Registration Unit, Scoring Unit, Cover Feeder, High Level Delivery and Stacker Unit

Technical Data

Max Speed: 1000 books per hour (PUR)

Book Block: Max (320mm x 320mm), Min (145mmx105mm)

Book Thickness (0.3mm to 65mm)

MACHINE AS NEW CONDITION INSTALLED AUGUST 09 - USED TWICE

PRICE: £80,000

(GBP eighty thousand pounds)

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