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CONGRATS TO LUCKY WINNER – CARRIE! The San Francisco Chronicle called her debut novel,  Midori by Moonlight 1 , a “terrific first novel.” Now Author Wendy Tokunaga is back with her second book, Love in Translation , which again explores the themes of Japan and Japanese culture and being a stranger in a strange land, which have played a major role in her life and writing. I now turn the stage over to Wendy, who’s here telling us all about:  Love and Songs in Translation As someone whose second novel has just come out, it may surprise you that when I was young, my dream wasn’t to be a writer; I wanted to be a rock star. The only writing I did was songwriting for the bands I put together on my quest to become the next Joan Jett, Blondie or Pat Benatar. At the same time I’d become mad for Japan and Japanese culture and was studying the language. When I heard about something called karaoke, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. The Japanese actually invented karaoke (singing popular song

Growth is the most essential element in any business. Growth not only guarantees the survival of your business, it also ensures that your business continues to thrive and expand. The goal of every entrepreneur is to see their business reach the height of it’s potential. Watching your business remain stagnant is a truly terrible thing, but there is a way to prevent stagnancy.  The best way to ensure your business continues to grow is to adopt solid management strategies. Developing and executing these strategies, will ensure that all the elements your business needs to grow and thrive are in place and functioning optimally.  Here are some key management strategies you can employ to ensure your company succeeds: Set Properly Constructed Goals And Stick To Them This might seem like a no-brainer—after all, every management book in existence emphasizes on goal-setting. However, goal setting is often treated lightly or just done incorrectly. Entrepreneurs often confuse goals with desires a