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Most people with a traditional approach to their finances may think that they shouldn't borrow money to go on a holiday.
Being financially conservative usually means that, while taking a loan for buying your own home or a car is acceptable, borrowing to fund an overseas trip would be frowned upon. However, there are a few instances where doing so could be justified.
First and foremost, you should already have a decent financial standing: if you have a good amount of income compared to your normal level of expenditures and if you are without much debt, taking out a personal loan to make a holiday of your dream happen shouldn't be too bad of an idea.
Secondly, this is especially the case if you are planning your honeymoon; for a once-in-a-lifetime event, spending a few thousand dollars more can be worth a lifetime of amazing memories, as long as you can safely handle paying back your loan over time.
Luckily, a personal loan is a decent way to finance your vacation if you don't have enough savings because its interest rates are quite low compared to other possible sources of funding like credit card debt or a loan from a money lender. But, you shouldn't just sign up for the first personal loan that you find on the internet.
Compare the Correct Interest Rate
A bank will always provide you with two types of interest rates on the same personal loan. The first is the "flat rate," which you can use to calculate the annual (and monthly) interest that you have to pay on your loan. However, this rate does not permit you to compare loans that have different tenures.
To explain this concept further, assume that you are offered a flat rate of 6% for personal loan tenures of 12, 24, 36, and 48 months. While their flat rates may be the same, their effective interest rates will be different because EIR accounts for the impact of processing fees as well as your principal repayment schedule.
Because your interest payment does not decline as you repay your principal, the total amount of fund that is available to you throughout a loan's tenure is actually only about 50% of the total principal on average, and therefore the loan's EIR tends to be higher than its flat rate. The following table illustrates this concept assuming a loan of S$10,000.
|Monthly instalment
|Flat rate
|Processing Fee
|Effective interest rate
|1 Year
|2 Years
|3 Years
|4 Years
When selecting a bank, you should always compare its effective interest rate against other offerings, since this reflects the true cost of your loan. If you only know a loan's flat rate, you can use this calculator to convert a flat rate to an effective rate.
Look for Loan Promotions
Personal loan interest rates vary across different banks, and you should be able to find the best promotional deals on this loan if you shop smartly. For example, HSBC, UOB and Citibank are all waiving their processing fees for personal loans currently.
Not only that, some of them are offering either extremely low-interest rate and/or extra cash rebate, as to make their offerings particularly attractive. If you are looking for an easy way to compare these loans, we've already analysed all of the offerings in the country to help you find your best personal loan.
Start your search early
Although many banks advertise 1 hour to 1-day approval for personal loans, sometimes it could take up to 2 weeks to get approval and receive the funds to your account. Therefore, it is advisable to begin collecting details of the terms and conditions that different banks are offering several weeks before your planned trip so that you can get your money in the bank in time for your trip.
Keep the loan amount to a minimum
While a personal loan can help you afford a holiday that you otherwise may not be able to enjoy, you should only borrow the amount that you absolutely need. In fact, you should avoid getting as much personal loan as you can just because you want to splurge on your holiday.
Your loan amount should not be determined by the maximum sum that the bank is willing to lend you; it should be based on how much you need and how much you are able to repay over the course of next year or two. Not adhering to this rule could result in 1 week of luxury and years of hellish pain as you bend over backwards to repay your loan.
A personal loan makes it easier to plan your finances
This form of borrowing has several distinct advantages. You can get exactly the amount that you need and repay it with a fixed monthly instalment over a pre-determined number of months. Because your monthly payment is fixed, you can easily plan ahead on how much to spend and save even before you get the loan.
By doing so, you can avoid being late on a payment, which could lead to a large late payment charge in addition to additional finance charges at a punitive rate of interest.
Sure, a better holiday with some extra funding can really help improve your life temporarily, but it is important that you understand how personal loans work and take out some time to find the best personal loan offers that are available from all the major banks in Singapore.Recommend0 recommendationsPublished in Debt, Travel


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The story goes:
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.
The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister…please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop…" With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother, "he said. "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up."
Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.
Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend – He is crazy about you!
Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless.
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in…
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Pass this message to seven people except you and me.
You will receive a miracle tomorrow (just do it)!
Our response:
Having responded to and shown up these kinds of letter circulars for what they are…artificial and erroneous attempts to preach morals and motivate people to do "good," we will soon have developed a reputation for being "party-poopers." However, error and falsehood are parading everywhere in this world in the guise of truth and virtue. It is our job to address it wherever given to do so. "The Brick" story has made its rounds and here is what I have to say about it.
First, it is my suspicion that there are some attention-seekers who make up stories and ask that they be passed on to several others. They often promise a miracle or some good magic to result if one sends the message, the sooner and to more the recipients, the better the rewards. Why do they promise this? Sometimes superstition plays a role (superstition attributes power to the forces of darkness, know it or not) but often the author simply derives pleasure in seeing this same story eventually come back to him or her. Five years later, they are elated to see "The Brick" sent them from someone.
More importantly, however, I would like to point out that this is wax fruit with which we are dealing, and no more nutritious, yet being served up as real fruit. I will show you how to tell the wax so as to save you that bad taste in your mouth.
The moral of the story is described thus: "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention! God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not."
People simply do not read the obvious words, much less between the lines of everything they receive, but judge it to be good because it has an appearance of goodness, then pass it on to many more, falling for the ploys of self-promoters with nothing better to do than to try to look good and get attention.
Notice that, as the story goes, as early as in the second sentence, the fellow "slowed down," watching for the kids. Yet the moral of the story says, "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" But the driver was purported to have been watchful, slowing down, and nobody appeared on the street to get his attention. The kid who threw the brick at his new, expensive car had not tried to get his attention any other way, declared that others driving too fast paid no attention to him so he resorted to throwing bricks. Therefore, it was the other drivers, and not the owner of the Jaguar, that were to blame. Yet the moral is applied to him as though he was at fault! The person making up this story is a moralist without a sense of equity or morals.
Adding to his or her sins, the writer now discredits God's character. Why would God throw a brick at a driver who slows down and tries to drive responsibly, watching for kids that might dash from between parked cars?
The author says, "God speaks in our souls and whispers to our hearts." Of all the times I find God speaking in the Scripture record, those to whom He spoke had no doubt whatsoever that He was speaking to them. Take Saul of Tarsus, for example. He fell to the ground and was blinded for three days. Take Moses and the burning bush, or Joshua, who was confronted by a man with a drawn sword, or Gideon, who had no less than four confirmations given him that God was speaking to him. Try Zacharias, John the Baptist's father, who was made dumb because he did not believe the angel of the Lord at first. Try John, who fell at His feet as dead, or Daniel, who experienced the same.
Let me ask anyone who can reason: Do you not think that if God wishes to speak to you that He can make Himself heard, He that formed the ear and the tongue? And what is this about "speaking to our hearts?" What are they talking about? That blood pump, that organ that beats in our chests? Or is it that enigmatic spiritual component making up a part of us? How about speaking to us, as a person? When you speak to someone, do you go up to that person and put your lips on his or her chest and speak to "the heart?" Where in the Bible does one find God "speaking to the heart?" When God spoke to someone, He spoke to the person, and not to the soul, or the "heart," or liver, or kidneys, or even to the ear. He spoke to His creature and was heard. The writer then says, "It's our choice to listen or not." The notion that we can disregard the Lord when He speaks is simply a foolish one, an idea from those who have never heard from the Lord. They quite often mistake subconscious thoughts, intuition, or "gut feelings" for the Lord's voice.
Then comes the "lovey-dovey" mush: "He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend – He is crazy about you!"
Then, why, may I ask, would He throw a brick at your new Jag when you have taken the care to slow down and watch? Flowers every spring? He also sends storms, floods, the sword, and plagues. Sunrise every morning? I wonder how much they enjoy it in a drought when the animals are dying and there is nothing growing to be found for miles! What about the guy sentenced to be executed at sunup? Do these things necessarily show that He is "crazy about you?" Of course not! This is nothing more than sentimental nonsense. But it is more than that in evil, because it represents God in a false way. Just think: If God loves us so much that He would send a sunrise or sunset and flowers every spring, then why would He not prevent a child from dying of cancer that same fine spring morning? Come on, wake up, silly people! Get wisdom! Stop being foolish, deceived and being deceived. Learn! Do you not realize that your ignorance is costing you, dearly at that? It is! I know; it certainly did cost me. While these may appear to be simple or innocent matters, they are not, I assure you.
This is why we write The Issues of Life. This is why we address these things, to bring knowledge and understanding to people, so that they can live useful and vibrant lives unto God, Who created them. Are we arrogant for claiming to have that knowledge to give you? If we did not have it, yet claimed to have it, that would be arrogant. If we presumed to have it of ourselves, as though we were something special, that would be arrogant, but if we have it because God gave it to us, recognizing our own inability to make it happen, and admit so, that is not arrogance. As the apostle Paul said, if we boast, our boast is not in ourselves but in the Lord. That is a legitimate boast, the only legitimate boast I know of.
The writer ends with; "Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless."
Sending the message of "The Brick" as it stands brings a curse and not a miracle as the author of the story promises. I have just thrown a brick at your car, those of you who need it. Those "beautiful persons," who "drive responsibly," are impervious to bricks of truth, and will be thankful to hear this message. Those who need and receive the truth will indeed be blessed. That will be a miracle, whenever it happens.
Victor Hafichuk

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ACIM Control Reference
Compute reference currents for field-oriented control of induction motor
Since R2020b
Motor Control Blockset / Controls / Control Reference
Motor Control Blockset HDL Support / Controls / Control Reference
The ACIM Control Reference block computes the d-axis and q-axis reference currents for the field-oriented control (and field-weakening) operation.
The block accepts the reference torque and feedback mechanical speed and outputs the corresponding d- and q-axes reference currents.
The block computes the reference current values by solving mathematical relationships. The
calculations use the SI unit system. When working with the Per-Unit (PU) system (with the
Input units parameter set to
Per-Unit (PU)),
the block converts PU input signals to SI units to perform the computations and converts them
back to PU values at the output.
These equations describe how the block computes the reference d-axis and q-axis current values.
Mathematical Model of Induction Motor
These model equations describe the dynamics of induction motor in the rotor flux reference frame:
The machine inductances are represented as,
Stator voltages are represented as,
In the preceding equations, the flux linkages can be represented as,
If we keep the rotor flux as constant and the d-axis is aligned to the rotor flux reference frame, then we can imply:
These equations describe the mechanical dynamics,
These equations describe the slip speed,
Reference Current Computation
These equations show computation of the reference currents,
The reference currents are computed differently for operation below base speed and field weakening region,
If :
If :
These equations indicate the q-axis current computation,
The block outputs the following values,
is the number of pole pairs of the motor.
is the stator phase winding resistance (Ohms).
is the rotor resistance referred to stator (Ohms).
is the stator leakage inductance (Henry).
is the rotor leakage inductance (Henry).
is the stator inductance (Henry).
is the magnetizing inductance (Henry).
is the rotor inductance referred to stator (Henry).
is the total leakage factor of the induction motor.
is the rotor time constant (sec).
and are the stator d- and q-axis voltages (Volts).
and are the stator d- and q-axis currents (Amperes).
is the rated d-axis current of the stator also known as magnetizing current (Amperes).
is the maximum phase current (peak) of the motor (Amperes).
is the d-axis flux linkage of the stator (Weber).
is the q-axis flux linkage of the stator (Weber).
is the d-axis flux linkage of the rotor (Weber).
is the q-axis flux linkage of the rotor (Weber).
is the electrical slip speed of the rotor (Radians/ sec).
is the mechanical slip speed of the rotor (Radians/ sec).
is the electrical speed corresponding to frequency of stator voltages (Radians/ sec).
is the rotor mechanical speed (Radians/ sec).
is the rotor electrical speed (Radians/ sec).
is the rated mechanical speed of the motor (Radians/ sec).
is the electromechanical torque produced by the motor (Nm).
Tref — Reference torque value
Reference torque input value for which the block computes the reference current.
Data Types:
single |
double |
fixed point
⍵m — Mechanical speed
Reference mechanical speed value for which the block computes the reference current.
Data Types:
single |
double |
fixed point
Isdref — Reference d-axis stator current
Reference d-axis stator current value.
Data Types:
single |
double |
fixed point
Isqref — Reference q-axis stator current
Reference q-axis stator current value.
Data Types:
single |
double |
fixed point
Number of pole pairs — Number of pole pairs available in motor
2 (default) | scalar
Number of pole pairs available in the induction motor.
Rotor leakage inductance (H) — Leakage inductance of rotor winding
6.81e-3 (default) | scalar
Inductance due to leakage flux linked to the rotor winding (in Henry).
Magnetizing Inductance (H) — Magnetizing inductance of induction motor
30e-3 (default) | scalar
Inductance due to the magnetizing flux (in Henry).
Rated Flux (Wb) — Rated flux of motor
38.2e-3 (default) | scalar
Rated flux of the induction motor (in Weber).
Rated Speed (rpm) — Rated speed of motor
1150 (default) | scalar
Rated speed of the induction motor according to motor data sheet (in rpm).
Synchronous Speed (rpm) — Synchronous speed of motor
1500 (default) | scalar
Synchronous speed of the induction motor (in rpm).
Max current (A) — Maximum phase current limit for motor (amperes)
3 (default) | scalar
Maximum phase current limit for the induction motor (amperes).
Input units — Unit of input values
Per-Unit (PU) (default) |
SI Units
Unit of the input values.
Base Current (A) — Base current for per-unit system
5.3611 (default) | scalar
Base current (in Amperes) for per-unit system.
To enable this parameter, set Input units to
Per-Unit (PU).
Base torque (Nm) — Base torque for per-unit system
0.50072 (default) | scalar
Base torque (in Nm) for per-unit system. See Per-Unit System page for more details.
This parameter is not configurable and uses a value that is internally computed using other parameters.
To display this parameter, set Input units to
Per-Unit (PU).
[1] B. Bose, Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives. Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN-0-13-016743-6.
[2] Lorenz, Robert D., Thomas Lipo, and Donald W. Novotny. "Motion control with induction motors." Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 82, Issue 8, August 1994, pp. 1215-1240.
[3] W. Leonhard, Control of Electrical Drives, 3rd ed. Secaucus, NJ, USA:Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 2001.
[4] Briz, Fernando, Michael W. Degner, and Robert D. Lorenz. "Analysis and design of current regulators using complex vectors." IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 36, Issue 3, May/June 2000, pp. 817-825.
[5] Briz, Fernando, et al. "Current and flux regulation in field-weakening operation [of induction motors]." IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 37, Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2001, pp. 42-50.
[6] R. M. Prasad and M. A. Mulla, "A novel position-sensorless algorithm for field oriented control of DFIG with reduced current sensors," IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1098–1108, July 2019.
Extended Capabilities
C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.
HDL Code Generation
Generate VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog code for FPGA and ASIC designs using HDL Coder™.
HDL Coder™ provides additional configuration options that affect HDL implementation and synthesized logic.
This block has one default HDL architecture.
Number of registers to place at
the outputs by moving existing delays within your design. Distributed
pipelining does not redistribute these registers. The default is
Remove ACIM Control Reference block hierarchy from
generated HDL code. The default is
Number of input pipeline stages
to insert in the generated code. Distributed pipelining and constrained
output pipelining can move these registers. The default is
Number of output pipeline stages
to insert in the generated code. Distributed pipelining and constrained
output pipelining can move these registers. The default is
Number of functionally equivalent resources to map to a single shared resource. The default is 0. See also Resource Sharing (HDL Coder).
Fixed-Point Conversion
Design and simulate fixed-point systems using Fixed-Point Designer™.
Version History
Introduced in R2020b


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The Merced River (), in the central part of the U.S. state of California, is a 145-mile (233 km)-long tributary of the San Joaquin River flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley. It is most well known for its swift and steep course through the southern part of Yosemite National Park, where it is the primary watercourse flowing through Yosemite Valley. The river's character changes dramatically once it reaches the plains of the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, where it becomes a slow-moving meandering stream.The river first formed as the Sierra Nevada rose about 10 million years ago, and sediment eroded from its canyon helped form the flat floor of the San Joaquin Valley. Glaciation during the ice ages carved the high elevation parts of the watershed, including Yosemite Valley, into their present shape. Historically, there was an extensive riparian zone which provided habitat for millions of migrating birds, and the river had one of the southernmost runs of chinook salmon in North America. Miwok and Paiute people lived along the river for thousands of years before Spanish and Mexican military expeditions passed through in the early 19th century. The California Gold Rush brought many people into California and some settled in towns along the lower Merced River. A railroad was built along the Merced canyon, enabling mining and logging in the upper watershed, and later carrying tourists to Yosemite National Park. Conflicts between settlers and Native Americans resulted in wars, including the expulsion of the Ahwahnechee from Yosemite. Large-scale irrigation was introduced to the San Joaquin Valley in the late 19th century, and led to the construction of numerous state, federal and privately owned dams, which blocked migrating salmon and caused a large decline in riparian habitat. Diversion of water for irrigation often reduces the river to a small stream by the time it reaches its mouth. Efforts to mitigate environmental damage include habitat conservation work, re-establishment of historic streamflow patterns, and the construction of a salmon hatchery.


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Last night the gods of popcorn decided that I shouldn't have a microwave anymore. (Read: popcorn caught fire in my microwave, and the microwave promptly died.)
Everyone is okay (…except the microwave, and the popcorn). But the hubs and I thought it might be a good idea to see how long we can go without instead of immediately buying a new one! I grew up without a microwave until I was about 13 or 14 (around the same time we got a VCR and cable TV…) and I survived. We used to reheat leftovers on the stove (!) like cavemen.
Benefits of being Microwave Free (Part 1)
- Potential health benefits? Some (sort of sketchy) studies seem to show that microwave cooking can be bad for you. I haven't found proof of this in any legit place (only on rant-y, alternative health blogs) but it's a possibility. The list of potential problems associated with microwaved food includes but is not limited to: carcinogens in food, brain-damage, hormonal imbalances, decrease in nutritional value of the food, and stomach problems.
- Fewer prepared foods (not really applicable). We already don't eat many frozen meals, but I guess this microwave ban will encourage us to keep doing so.
- Save $100+ bucks since we aren't buying a new one (yet).
- More storage space. Instead of having a big box on top of my fridge, now I can keep other things there! It already looks nicer.
- Hazard – it is definitely bad to heat things up in the microwave in plastic (the plastic leaks , and we do this all the time when we heat up leftovers. Bad bad bad! I know we shouldn't, but I am often too lazy to transfer the food to something safer.
- Microwaved food is mushy to me. (See part 3, second bullet – "heating leftovers".)
Drawbacks to being Microwave Free (Part 2)
- Heating wax. I do my own waxing and i always heat it in a microwave. I will have to figure out a different option!
- Frozen bread/bagels. I always freeze bread, bagels, etc… if I know we won't finish them while they are fresh. I almost always reheat them in a microwave – it's hard to cut them while they're frozen and hard, and if you toast bread that has been frozen it doesn't always heat all the way through (most of the time it does).
- Hard to make popcorn. After the microwave popcorn failure I tried to make popcorn on the stove, and it was a flop. The popcorn did not pop completely so the pieces were harder than usual, and some of the kernels burned before even popping. Definitely need to find an alternative to microwave popcorn. But I don't have it that often, so this is not a huge inconvenience. (My popcorn recipe here.)
- Bobby can't heat up his coffee. (I make him coffee in the morning but if it gets cold he reheats it in the microwave.)
Things you might think would matter but really don't (Part 3)
- Heating water. I already use my stove to heat water (usually in a tea kettle) and I actually prefer it to using the microwave. Not sure why – maybe because it's hard to get the right temp from microwaved water?
- Heating leftovers. I prefer my food room temperature, so I usually just take leftovers out of the fridge 15 minutes or so before I want to eat, and then dig in.
Appliances I Love Way More Than A Microwave (Part 4)
- My rice cooker (present from my in-laws). Best present ever! (Smaller than a microwave.)
- French press coffee maker. (Smaller than a microwave.)
- Tea kettle. (Smaller than a microwave.)
- Burr grinder (for coffee). (Smaller than a microwave.)


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There is no doubt that football is a rough sport. At times it can be downright brutal, especially on the body. The sport sees a myriad of injuries, some serious, including head and neck, ankle, knee, and spinal. Chiropractic care is quickly becoming a popular, viable method of not only treating injuries, but also for managing injury related pain and even injury prevention. There are several significant benefits that football players can glean from chiropractic care.
A survey exploring the prevalence of chiropractic care in the National Football League (NFL) showed that of the team trainers surveyed, 77 percent responded that they have referred players to a chiropractor for treat or evaluation. At that time, in 2002, 31 percent of the NFL teams have a team chiropractor on staff. Now all 32 of the NFL teams utilize chiropractic care for their players and staff.
College teams are also finding that chiropractic care can help their players. Virginia Tech has a chiropractor who routinely treats the players, helping them with injury recovery and physical health. The doctor has an office in the sports complex and the trainers are able to schedule appointments for the athletes.
The benefits of chiropractic care for football players are significant.
Improved Mobility
Chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT), aka the chiropractic adjustment, is one of the primary chiropractic therapies in sports medicine. It helps to increase flexibility and minimize or eliminate pain in movement. CMT is often used by football players as an injury prevention measure. It has also been shown to improve athletic performance.
Solid Body Maintenance
The brutality of football leads to frequent injuries. However, soreness and stiffness are even more commonplace. Many players use chiropractic care to ease the general pain that comes from overexertion and rough play. They may not be injured, per se, but are experiencing the normal pain that comes with the territory when one is an athlete. Chiropractic care keeps the body working as it should at optimal athletic performance.
Pain Relief
Chiropractic care has long been recognized as an effective pain management tool and now athletes are discovering the benefits of chiropractic therapy as well. It has been shown to relieve headaches, particularly those stemming from head and neck injuries. It also relieves shoulder pain and pain from ankle and knee injuries such as sprains.
Injury Prevention
There is a direct correlation between athletes who regularly use chiropractic care and a decline in sports related injuries. Those who use the treatment experience better flexibility and mobility which has been linked to injury prevention. Additionally, chiropractic care helps to increase strength and by making the body stronger it is more resistant to injury.
Increase Strength and Endurance
Chiropractic care has been linked with increased muscular strength. While it is often thought of as a way to relieve pain, it has been shown to effectively promote strength in the muscles after only a few sessions. This can help players avoid injury by combining the increase in strength with increased mobility. This also works to promote endurance and stamina.
Sports Hernia Relief
A significant amount of athletes experience groin pain due to injury. Athletic pubalgia is one of the most common causes of injury related groin pain. Also known as sports hernia, athletic pubalgia can cause significant pain. Chiropractic care has been shown to relieve the discomfort within 8 weeks when combined with rehabilitative exercises.
Chiropractic care plays a very important role in injury prevention, whole body care, and pain relief for athletes in one of the roughest sports in the world. These benefits can also be translated to other sports where injury is a frequent occurrence.
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Ladies and gentlemen! It brings me great pride to announce, thanks to Phoronix, that the Steam Linux Client is now open to everyone! Valve has given everyone in the Linux community one of the biggest Christmas presents ever!
According to an announcement on SteamPowered.com:
The Steam for Linux beta client is now available to all Steam users, so if you've been patiently waiting for an invitation to join us, consider yourself officially invited!
With a growing catalog of Linux-supported games, an active Steam for Linux community group, and a new GitHub bug reporting repository, the timing's right to jump in and share your feedback.
With that being said, I just want you guys to still remember your family this holiday season and not get sucked into Steam. I'll try not to.


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Wolves (Altitude Film Entertainment)
Recently, on more than a few occasions, I've found myself despairing about the shiny, shimmering, twinkling morass of tedium that the heavyweight monsters of horror cinema have found themselves plunged into by the seemingly never-ending series of 'Twilight' inspired films and television shows. It's been a tough old time for us old school horror fans, as our creatures of the night have been transformed from ripping; rending, frenzied supernatural fiends into self-loathing, sentimental, love befuddled cuddly critters that every girl wants to take home to meet mum and dad. Honestly, just thinking about it turns my stomach and makes me want to vomit, and if I had any hair, I'd be pulling it out in in frustrated rage. Or at least, I would be if I hadn't just spent ninety minutes immersed in a glorious ode to the halcyon days of eighties horror flicks and the coming-of-age teenage comedies that John Hughes and his disciples pumped out ad infinitum. That's right folks, 'Wolves' has arrived to declare war on the likes of Stephanie Meyer by cutting the schmaltz and the sugary, syrupy over sentimentalised angst ridden nonsense out of teen creature features; stripping them back to what they once were, and can be again: good old fashioned, tooth and claw, blood, guts and gore splatter filled fests with heart; characters who you actually like no matter how crazy they are ( Jason Momoa's lunacy filled turn as the bad guy you love to hate is worth watching the film for alone), a plot that you actually get behind and dig that features a couple of welcome, and unexpected, twists and an ending that teases the possibility of more to come.
It's a simple enough, straight forward story. Boy discovers he's a werewolf, his parents are murdered, he hits the road to avoid being locked up, makes his way to a secretive, strange town, falls in love with a girl, false foul of feuding clans, discovers the truth about his past and family and sets out to save the day by tearing the local hoodlums apart (quite literally) and restoring balance and order in the process. 'Wolves' embraces the tired old werewolf clichés, wraps them around it's little claw and makes them its own, while twisting and reinventing lycanthrope mythology to deliver a blackly comic love story and human drama that's about "monsters" rather than people. Although, by the time the credits start rolling, you'll have difficulty knowing which is which, where the person begins and the monster ends and vice versa. Like all the best monster movies, it also explores a number of undercurrents and themes, namely alienation, isolation, loneliness and the inability to fit into the pre-determined roles fashioned for each of us by society, and like all the very best horror movies, it forsakes computer trickery and digital "magic", and instead revels in its dependence on, and usage of prosthetics and special effects. Which, you know, just makes the film even cooler, and with a knowing nod or two to John Waters, John Landis and Adrian Lyne thrown in for good measure, 'Wolves' has upped the ante and returned the werewolf to the top of the horror cinema food-chain. bHowlingly good fun… Tim Mass Movement


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- Gina Fox
What I don't talk about from high school
There is part of my story that few know the whole story, but others think they know. I was watching a story of a young woman on 48 hours who went through and overcame a violent dating relationship. This is why I'm telling this part of my story.
This picture is of me when I was a sophomore in high school. I was just beginning to learn about myself. I was a varsity tennis player who loved hanging out with my girls, my best guy friends and with my dog. I had a crush on a senior in my Spanish class with piercing blue eyes. We started to talk and pretty soon he asked me out on a date. We went to see Forrest Gump. And there he asked me to be his girlfriend and of course I said yes. Things went great for awhile. But then things started going weird. The school had started having 2-hr delays and I would spend time at his place. He started to pressure me about sex and I refused. Then he started telling me I was dressing like a slut and that I shouldn't be talking to other guys, including my guy friends who I'd been friends with for over 5 years. One day an argument happened at school where he pushed me into a locker. We started fighting a lot. He designed a symbol that was used on the shirts that year for all the grades of our mascot in a straight jacket with a ball and chain attached to the ankles. This is how he saw me. I would give into some of the things he wanted but when I wouldn't fully he would go crazy. Eventually I broke up with him. I didn't know who I was anymore and I was unsure about what really was going on. He tried to get me to get back together with me and I wouldn't. One night after I came home from a basketball tryout, my mom played me a message that was scrambled and weird sounding that basically said that my mom would get killed and so would I. The sheriff's office was called and came to my house. When they were there he called me back. I told him that I knew that I knew what he had done and that the sheriff was at my house so he needed to leave me alone.I still had to be at school in the same class with Him the rest of the year. People in the school knew what was going on and were watching out for me. I began a new relationship towards the end of school that year with someone who didn't go to our school. I ended up going to the graduation ceremony that year because my friends and my best friend's sister were graduating. So we cheered for her and I cheered for my friend who was also friends with him. He shot dagger eyes at me. Shortly after that he began to drive past my house yelling obscene things and throwing things at my car. I also started working at the local market that summer. He saw me and tried to run me over with his car when I was out getting grocery carts. I called the sheriff and was told there was nothing that could be done because there were no stalker laws in place at that time. I went for a long time scared that he would come around again. He eventually left me alone and moved out of town. Many of you will ask why I bring this up now 23 years later. But it is because I dealt with the hurt, the shame, the embarrassment for many years. I had to go through counseling and ruined other relationships because of this. The words that were spoken to me stayed with me for a very long time. I want people to understand how much words can really speak life or death into someone. In the last few years, I have finally allowed God's full healing power take over when it comes to this and other areas of my life. I now want other people to know that they are not alone and that they can get through this. I may not have been perfect, but I did nothing to deserve the way I got treated, but I did deserve the full healing that I received from God.


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January 15, 2014
by Christian D'Andrea
MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst
Tuesday's State Senate session went on as planned, but it was missing a bill that could change the lives of students across Wisconsin. Senate Bill 76, which would expand the role of high-performing independent charter schools throughout the state, was pulled from the docket on Monday evening.
SB 76, authored by Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) is a bill designed at expanding the scope of the state's 2R non-instrumentality charter schools. These independent public schools operate outside the purview of a local school board and are authorized by educational stakeholders such as the City of Milwaukee or the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Currently, they only exist in Milwaukee and Kenosha. There are only 23 of these schools in Wisconsin as of the 2013-2014 school year.
The bill would allow high performing 2R charter schools the opportunity to open up new campuses outside of their home county without having to operate under the auspice of the local school board. This would allow schools that have proven track records of success to expand to areas where parents and students need them.
This legislation would ease the transition for private schools to become charter schools as long as they are willing to fall subject to state regulations. It would also allow non-instrumentality charter schools the option to pursue an alternative to the state's Educator Effectiveness program. The bill was introduced back in March of 2013, but did not receive a public hearing until October, pushing its impact to the 2014-2015 school year at the earliest.
The proposed legislation is one of two bills that are looking to expand the scope of non-instrumentality charter schools in Wisconsin. The other, Assembly Bill 549, is authored by Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and has Darling as a co-sponsor. That bill would also help the growth of 2R charter schools by creating more authorizers (including UW campuses, CESAs, and technical colleges). It would change the designation of charter schools – requiring instrumentality charter schools to eventually become magnet schools – as well.
We've covered the success of 2R charter schools in Milwaukee, the district where all but one of these schools currently operate. Not only do they outperform traditional public schools and instrumentality charters when it comes to the state's School Report Cards, they also have posted significantly higher proficiency rates when it comes to reading and math across the K-12 spectrum.
It's not yet known when SB 76 will have its day of debate in the Wisconsin State Senate. Despite being pulled from the to-do list on Monday, stakeholders expressed confidence that the bill will see a vote in the coming weeks. When that happens, we'll be sure to cover the discussion here at the MacIver Institute.


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O my God, we had 18 college freshmen and two sophomore leaders in our home yesterday. Twenty college students, all with beautiful bodies, ice-cream-cone eagerness, and shiny-Cadillac minds. What fun! Thanks for Your reminder that I can still dream dreams (Joel 2:28). And that someday, through Jesus, we will all outshine each other!
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OMG, It's Monday! Prayer: Getting Up
O my God, I rose early to write, grabbing clothes quietly so I wouldn't awaken the hubs. Slipped into the kitchen to make extra-strong coffee. Discovered only then that I'd grabbed a sandal and a tennis shoe. Tried to read my Bible. Upside down. OMG, Monday came too early.
OMG, It's Monday! Prayer: Laundry
O my God, I have never been good at doing laundry. How can you entrust the Kingdom of God to someone who tangles hangers into clumps and tie-dyes underwear? Still, you love me. And that's good to know on a Monday.


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Cuomo CNN: "fundamental problem" with Trump supporters is "what they feel is true versus what is actually true"
Cuomo: Trump supporters "clearly don't fully comprehend" what Trump says
The liberal media's contempt for people who support President Trump was on display on CNN this morning. After a clip was aired of a panel discussion Alisyn Camerota conducted with six Trump supporters, Chris Cuomo disparaged them:
"You have a fundamental problem with this group of people, with the difference between fact and feeling. What they feel is true versus what is actually true . . . they absorb what [Trump] says, even though they clearly don't fully comprehend it."
Camerota made clear that she concurred with Cuomo's unflattering assessment of Trump supporters. When Cuomo spoke of the difference between "what they feel is true versus what is actually true," Camerota interjected: "yesterday, we heard that in Technicolor," a reference to a segment of her panel discussion previously aired.
TRUMP SUPPORTER #1: They're throwing out rabbits. It's called chasing rabbits. Let's all go over here to look at this rabbit so we leave this alone over here.
ALISYN CAMEROTA: And what are we leaving alone over here? What are they distracting us from?
SUPPORTER #2: Republicans are interested in infrastructure, health care, jobs.
CAMEROTA: But Ellie, what do you think the rabbit is distracting us from?
TRUMP SUPPORTER #1: They're so many issues, because there's so many rabbits.
SUPPORTER #3: I think the distraction is from him quietly transforming, retransforming America back to what it used to be. Because if you look around, you may not cover it, but the things he has done to roll back the transgender bathrooms, the regulations. He's doing things, undoing the agenda, you know they want to say it's Obama's legacy, but no: I say he's doing what he promised he would do. There are things that nobody's reporting, and like she said, they're chasing other rabbits.
CAMEROTA: We've heard it many times: they see progress. They're happy with what the president has done with executive orders, with border crossings being down, deportations being up, rolling back environmental regulations. That's what they want to focus on.
CHRIS CUOMO: Right. And I think you have a fundamental problem with this group of people, with the difference between fact and feeling. What they feel is true versus what is actually true.
CAMEROTA: Yesterday, we heard that in Technicolor.
CUOMO: The odds that, the likelihood that, the one woman with the hat says, well, they're throwing rabbits out to distract. Yet she sees that as a virtue. But they can't really identify what it's being distracted from.
What does this tell you? This tells you that what the president says, matters. And to people that support him, they absorb what he says, even though they clearly don't fully comprehend it.
Note: after his "they don't fully comprehend" shot at Trump supporters, Cuomo tries to cover his tracks, adding "as is always true in politics." Anyone remember Cuomo or other members of the liberal media similarly disparaging the intelligence of Obama supporters? Neither do I.
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The Columbia River Gorge is the roughly 90-mile-long canyon through the Cascade Mountains, the only place in the entire range, which stretches from British Columbia to California, where the mountains are split at near sea level. Here the river forms the border between Washington on the north side and Oregon on the south.
The Gorge is a place of spectacular natural beauty. The steep canyon walls rise in places to more than 4,000 feet above the river. It is a place of waterfalls, deep forests, near-desert bluffs and unusual geography and climate. Samuel Lancaster, who designed the first highway through the Gorge — it opened in 1922 and parts remain in use to this day — said of the Gorge, "God shaped these great mountains round about us, and lifted up these mighty domes. He fashioned the Gorge of the Columbia, fixed the course of the broad river, and caused the crystal streams both small and great, to leap down from the crags and sing their never ending songs of joy."
Lewis Mumford, one of the nation's premier social thinkers, visited the Gorge in late 1938 as part of a regional tour arranged by the Washington State Planning Council. He was entranced. In his resulting 20-page report, "Regional Planning in the Pacific Northwest: A Memorandum," published by the Northwest Regional Council in January 1939, he praised the "breath-taking landscapes" of the Northwest, including "the subtle and manifold beauties of the Columbia River Gorge, which unrolls itself like some great kakemono of classic Chinese landscape art." He concluded, "there is not the slightest excuse for the industrial spoilation of the great scenic assets of the Columbia Gorge." He advised against industrial development in the Gorge near Bonneville Dam, consistent with his belief that development should be accomplished "without infringing upon the original beauties of nature."
The eastern Gorge is in the rain shadow of the Cascades, where annual rainfall is just 14 inches at The Dalles, Oregon. The central and western Gorge, from the mouth of the Wind River, Washington, to a few miles beyond Cascade Locks, Oregon, is in the center of the mountains, where they catch frequent weather systems that move in from the Pacific Ocean. One hundred inches of rain in a year is not unusual.
The unique climate and geography of the Gorge have produced a unique and diverse plant community. Botanists have cataloged 31 plant species at elevations below 1,600 feet in the cool and shady south wall and canyons of the Gorge that usually occur only above 4,000 feet. Nine species of plants are found only in the Gorge.
Geologically, the Gorge dates to the Miocene era (12-17 million years ago) and the Pleistocene era (700,000-2 million years ago), when the Cascades formed in a series of volcanic eruptions. At the time, the river entered the Pacific south of its present course, but as the mountains and surrounding areas rose, the river found a new course to the sea and slowly eroded the Gorge. At the end of the last Ice Age about 14,000-20,000 years ago, floods cut the remarkable, steep-walled canyon of the modern Gorge, exposing multiple layers of lava — 21 flows had poured through the Gorge during the Miocene era. In mythology, the creation of the Gorge was the work of Coyote, who fought a great battle with the beaver god Wishpoosh (see: Columbia River). As the two fought, Coyote backed Wishpoosh steadily west; the beaver's great tail slashed at the mountains as he fought and carved the river's passage to the sea.
Lewis and Clark journeyed down the Gorge in 1805 and generally are considered the first Euro-Americans to see it, although their journals mention an encounter in the Gorge with a red-haired Indian who said his father was a Spaniard who survived a shipwreck on the coast. Lewis and Clark described the Gorge in detail and named some of its prominent features, including Beacon Rock. They encountered and described Indians and Indian villages and fishing camps along the way. Naturalists including David Douglas and John Townsend later spent time in the Gorge documenting the plant life and, in Townsend's case, birds. Methodist missionaries Jason and Daniel Lee built their Wascopam mission at The Dalles in 1838. The mission buildings are believed to be the first built by non-Indians in the Gorge.
The Gorge was a challenge for Oregon pioneers, who often transferred their belongings and wagons to barges at The Dalles for the trip to Oregon City, but had to portage past the falls of the Cascades in the area of present-day Cascade Locks. The portage, a trail along the north shore about five miles long, was particularly difficult and remained so until Justin Chenowith completed his portage "railway" on the north bank in 1851. It consisted of a cart that ran on wooden rails and was pulled by a mule. Later, a competing portage railway was built on the south shore.
The Union Pacific completed its rail line through the Gorge in 1884, on the south shore, opening a transcontinental link between Portland and the Midwest by linking its subsidiary Oregon Short Line Railway to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company line at Huntington, Oregon. The previous year, 1883, the Northern Pacific Railway had completed its transcontinental line from the Midwest to Seattle and Tacoma, and on to Portland using a ferry crossing at Kalama, Washington. A subsidiary of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, was completed through the Columbia River Gorge on the north shore, but not until 1908.
The coming of the railroads spurred settlement and development in the Gorge, where the timber and agriculture industries soon flourished. The area of the middle Gorge, around Hood River, Oregon, long has been known for its tree fruit industry, particularly apples. Apple cultivation began in the area in the 1850s. Canneries also located in the Gorge to harvest — and at times overharvest— the abundant salmon and steelhead.
Today the Gorge is a major transportation corridor, with Interstate 84 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks on the south shore. Parts of Lancaster's Columbia River Highway are here, too, and provide a curvy, scenic option to the freeway. Washington Highway 14 and the Burlington Northern tracks are on the north shore. Bonneville Dam is five miles west of Cascade Locks at the western end of the Gorge, and The Dalles Dam is at the eastern end. Thirteen cities are within the Gorge; most began as steamboat landings in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Stevenson and White Salmon, Washington, and Hood River and The Dalles, Oregon, are the largest.
Long dependent on extractive industries for economic development, particularly logging in the national forests that stretch away from both shores, Gorge communities responded to the reduced timber harvests in the 1980s and '90s by switching to a tourism-based economy. The wind-tunnel attribute of the Gorge makes it one of the world's finest venues for wind-surfing, and communities, particularly Hood River, have capitalized on the popularity of the sport. On windy days in the spring and summer literally hundreds of colorful sails dot the gray-green waters and the wave-top whitecaps of the river.
The scenic beauty of the Gorge is being preserved through federal legislation. In 1986, Congress created the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The Area encompasses an 85-mile stretch of the Gorge from the Sandy River on the west to the Deschutes River on the east in Oregon and from Gibbons Creek in Clark County to a line four miles east of Wishram in Washington. The Scenic Area includes portions of six counties, three in each state.
The federal legislation is intended to protect and enhance the scenic, natural, cultural and recreational resources of the Gorge while also encouraging compatible growth within existing urban areas and allowing economic development outside urban areas consistent with resource protection. The law authorized the two states to appoint a Columbia River Gorge Commission and directed the commission to develop a management plan. The plan was completed in 1991. The six Gorge counties implement the management plan through land-use ordinances.


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"Dance has played a significant part in my life since the age of six. And like so many other dancers, that meant my Decembers were consumed by 'The Nutcracker.' It was a tradition I looked forward to every year. Sure, it's a ballet associated with Christmas; but that never seemed to compromise my Jewish identity. There weren't too many other Jewish students in my ballet school, so I loved teaching my classmates about Chanukah. I think one year we even got permission to light the chanukiah, say the blessings, and sing a song or two in the dressing room before showtime (though, with all that fabric and hairspray, we had to put them out right away).
Performing dozens of times on the stage of a grand theatre with a professional ballet company are experiences I will always cherish. Even though I have hung up my ballet slippers, my dance training continues to serve me as I pursue the cantorate—poise, grace, discipline, and professionalism are all lessons that carry over from the ballet barre to the bimah."
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Pago Pago
Pronounced Pango Pango, this city is the capital of the US territory of American Samoa. It is located on the largest island Tutuila.
Where You're Docked
Cruise ships dock at a small commercial pier on the eastern end of the harbour. The small capital is within walking distance.
Money and Tipping
The official currency of American Samoa is the US dollar. Tipping is not common.
Local Transportation
The island of Tutuila has frequent, but unscheduled family buses. For 50 cents to a dollar you can be taken around the harbor and to the more remote parts of the island. The bus terminal is at Fagatogo market. Hail an bus with a wave of your hand. When you want off, tap the window a few times and the bus will stop. Pay the driver when you exit. Taxis are available but not abundant. Two hour island tours are usually available from the pier for $20.
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Utulei Beach is a nearby public beach east of the pier (away from town). Sadies Resort is next door where you can purchase day passes to use their facilities.
Shopping & Restaurants
There are shops and supemarkets along the main street in Pago Pago from the port. Fagatogo market is a local market for fruit and vegetables but there are some tourist stalls. There is usually a souvenir market setup by the pier.
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Welcome to Dalraida Baptist Church
Our desire is to minister to you and your loved ones and to help strengthen your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are a body of believers committed to worshipping and serving Jesus Christ. We join with like minded Christians in spreading the gospel around the world.
Our slogan is more than just a catchy phrase. We believe there is truly a different spirit and atmosphere to be found in our fellowship. There is a place for you at Dalraida.
Christ reached out to people of all ages and backgrounds and at Dalraida Baptist Church we desire to do the same. That's why you'll discover here, ministries geared to various life stages and needs. That's why we have a place for everyone to study the Scriptures, fellowship together, and minister to others through numerous service opportunities.
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After the Dota 2 community blasted through the second stretch goal for the International's prize-pot-boosting Interactive Compendium, Valve have gone back to the bonus board to remap their targets . New stretch goals have added to the virtual document, filling in the previously colossal gap between Smeevil's mount at $1.85 mil, and the new Immortal item at $2.6 million.
The Compendium acts as the ultimate record, companion, guide and boasting tool for the International tournament, allowing you to predict outcomes, and gain items, while filling in and expanding as the competition progresses. It also feeds back into the tournament - with $2.50 from every sale being added to the International's original $1.6 million prize fund.
With the prize pot now at nearly $1.96 million, here are the remaining stretch goals, with the newly created bonuses in bold:
- $2,000,000 – A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners
- $2,200,000 – A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners
- $2,400,000 – Vote on participants in an 8 player Solo Championship (1 vs 1) at The International
- $2,600,000 - An Immortal item for all Compendium owners
- $3,200,000 – Choose the next hero released
A more evenly distributed list then, but one that comes with an even larger final goal: a vote on the "next" hero to be added. Of course, here the goal's timing comes in to play. If the vote isn't held until the International kicks off, there's a strong chance that Abaddon and Legion Commander will already have found their way into the game - the vote instead deciding the next release from the remaining seven heroes.
As for the tournament, the West Qualifiers are set to continue today from 1pm BST, with the start of the Group B stage. You can watch the tournament live from the GDStudio qualifier page.


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DIY BEEEEESness: How to Make Homemade Beeswax Lotion
It wasn't long after my dad started his beekeeping hobby that I began to demand honey, pollen, and beeswax.
But for a good reason: so I could start experimenting with homemade products, including (but not limited to) lotion, lip scrub, and candles.
You can sense his hard work (and irritation with me in this photo – sorry Dad!), especially since I've rejected the suburban way of life to live my car-free, vegetarian, urban life. But I still ask for his bee products – as well as crops from the Long-Hancher CSA since our Dads reap huge veggie bounties (and are now BFF, too)!
Since only one of these experiments has consistently worked well (and is more interesting than lip scrub), I decided to share my lotion recipe and process. Because the internet loves Pinterest fails.
But mostly because the level of ease and satisfaction of this are inversely proportional, and that's the best recipe.
DIY Beeswax Lotion Recipe
Here's what you'll need:
- Bees! (and in the absence of bees, ~1/2 TBSP unpacked beeswax)
- 2 heaping scoops of Shea Butter (~1-2 cups)
- 1 scoop Coconut Oil (~1/2c)
- Quick pour of Grapeseed Oil (~1/4c)
- Splash of Vitamin E oil (~1/2tsp)
- Essential oils. Most recipes call for 20 drops, but unless it's peppermint, I find them all to be dull and go overboard here when possible)
- Double boiler (google results here or get a saucepan and heat-resistant mixing bowl)
- Cute container (obviously.)
- In your new homemade double boiler, melt the beeswax, shea butter, & coconut oil (med-high heat), occasionally mixing (if needed) to break up the shea butter.
Note: They melt at different temperatures, so don't be surprised if there are chunks of shea butter in your otherwise lovely oil.
2. Once everything melts, transfer the mixing bowl to a countertop (and use an oven mitt or something to protect your counters) and let the mixture come to room temperature, for about 20-30 minutes. As it cools, add in the grapeseed oil, vitamin E oil, and go nuts with dashes of essential oils.
3. Put mixing bowl with your oils into the fridge for 60-120 minutes until it congeals (hint: color goes from cloudy to opaque).
4. In the mixing bowl, whisk the lotion for 2-4 minutes until you have mixed up any remaining chunks as well as get the desired consistency.
Note: this will be slightly more liquid than the final lotion.
5. Transfer to a fancy container (with an air-tight lid if possible).
Add a handwritten note and some twine so you'll look like a professional!
I've played around with different consistencies, and all you have to do is alter the shea butter amount to make the lotion firmer or more creamy, depending on your preference. Enjoy that baby smooth skin!
Enjoy that baby smooth skin!
Readers, do you have any DIY beeswax tips? Tell us in the comments.
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International Business Communication articles
Learn the benefits of global business communication.
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Whether or not you realize it, almost all business takes place at the global level now. Even the items for sale at your local businesses may have been made, sourced, or shipped from another part of the country, or another country entirely. With this new global economy comes the requirement for and the benefits of global communication in the business world.
Wider Market
One benefit of global business communication is the ability to do business with other countries and areas. Your product is no longer constrained to geographic regions or countries that speak the same language as you. With the trend towards global business communication, a person in Australia can purchase your product as easily as a person down the street. Because of this, your sales will increase and your business will generate more revenue-and isn't that the idea anyway?
Cheaper Labor and Material
Another benefit to global business communication is the ability to search other countries for cheaper rates on labor, raw materials, or finished goods. Because of this you can locate developing countries that may offer a similar product or service at a more competitive price than businesses in your region. A computer programmer in India, for example, may write the software you need less expensively than a programmer in Silicon Valley, California. These savings increase your bottom line.
Related Reading: Culture in Business Communication
New Product Lines
In addition to these benefits, global business communication allows you to purchase and resell previously unavailable products. For example, you might be able to find bamboo flooring, which is generated cheaply in China, ship it overseas, and sell it at a premium price. This is due to global business communications made possible thanks to the Internet, opening of trade barriers, and fewer language impediments .
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Leading and learning by example: Bayer HealthCare's Sreejit Mohan explains how his team took on a more strategic leadership communication role.(Interview): An article from: Communication World
Book (International Association of Business Communicators)
What are the challenges in international business?
Read your text books for the proper test questions. My experience shows the following things to be the biggest challenges:
1. Cost
2. Control
3. Risk
4. Time
5. Cultural awareness and your ability to over come your own organization's cultural willingness to work with overseas customers/partners
I hope that helps. Good luck on your efforts.


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Unknown said...:
Normally I try to get together with a couple of siblings who have birthdays fairly quickly after Valentine's Day & we go out to eat. This year they were working late so instead we opted for pizza, they shared a birthday cake, & we watched a movie at home.
Mary Preston said...:
Generally just a quiet night in.
Sayomay said...:
I gave out valentines to all my students. :D
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Danielle H. said...:
On Valentine's Day I baked red velvet crinkles for my family and cooked a healthy chicken stirfry meal for them.
Anne said...:
I watched several episodes of Sleepy Hollow, season 3. It was an exicitng evening.
Judy said...:
Yes, we always go out and have a nice meal at a fancy restaurant and I usually get a box of candy!!!
Amanda said...:
We didn't do anything really on Valentine's Day - we went out to eat on Monday instead. Beat all the crowds!
Arf2-D2 said...:
Nope! We don't like crowds so we tend to stay home.
Didn't do anything, stayed home. :)
SavingsInSeconds said...:
We don't do anything special for Valentine's Day. This year, my husband baked a cake for the kids and me.
Cynthia P said...:
Maybe eat a nice dinner, like roast beef? My parents and I exchange cards. Other than that, nothing special. I don't have a sweetie at the moment.
scottsgal said...:
we usually just go out for dinner on the weekend for Valentine's day
Jan Lee said...:
No I don't do anything for Valentine's Day :)
books4me said...:
Hubby and I went out to lunch on Valentine's day. It was nice.
pailofpearls said...:
May I ask what you're giving away?
Jana Leah B said...:
Yes. It might not be on on Valentine's Day, however, I always celebrate in some way.
Kathy Davis said...:
I send Valentines to my children, my sister, and my Mom, as well as my husband. I usually make dinner for him.
Stacy said...:
My husband and I just made a nice pasta dinner and watched a movie before I had to go to work (I work overnight). We went out for a fancy dinner the weekend after.
Stephanie Grant said...:
We usually just order in and watch a movie.
We go out for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day.
Sandra said...:
made no plans but made a nice dinner for the kids
Alisha S. said...:
No I don't do anything for Valentines Day.
reneejr said...:
I cooked my Bae crab cakes and steamed shrimp for Valentine's Day.
BunnyClem said...:
I had a nice dinner at home with my family. My husband brought me two dozen orange and purple roses that were gorgeous! Thanks for the giveaway! 💖
Autumn said...:
My husband and I always make steaks at home.
Carol L. said...:
At this point in my life I make cookies and cupcakes with the grand babies. They love it and it's a great time.
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Nothing fun, just work. Thanks for the giveaway
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I don't do anything for Valentine's Day.
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Next stop, stickers! Looks like Windows 10 Redstone 5 could feature stickers, as a new preview build for users in the Skip Ahead ring of the program comes with an early implementation of this feature.
Microsoft is gearing up to launch Redstone 4, also known as the Spring Creators Update.
But at the same time, the software titan is also well on its way to developing some new additions for its operating system. We already know that Sets are going to be a very big part of this next major update to the OS, and now we can add stickers to the list of potential features.
And that is because a Twitter user has discovered support for stickers in the Windows 10 touch keyboard.
Support for Stickers in the Windows 10 touch keyboard is inching closer, a Store link (doesn't seem to work yet) is present in the latest Insider build 😃
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Apparently, a Microsoft Store link includes a reference to a new collection that is called "Microsoft Stickers". And though it does not point to any new content just yet, there is a chance that the company would enable the link at a later time.
When the feature is available for users, that is.
Interestingly, there is also a second string called "Get stickers from the cloud (This will send your keyboard input to Microsoft)" in this latest preview build for Insiders.
If all goes according to plan, Redmond will add a new option to the touch keyboard in Windows 10, which has been receiving a lot of improvements lately. This is a feature that is primarily designed for devices with touchscreens, but it can also be launched on PCs that have access to a hardware keyboard.
And it has evolved from a simple keyboard to one with substantially improved emoji support, as well as multilingual text prediction.
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The new vibrant and fun brand represents Satcom Global's reaffirmed commitment to delivering innovative satellite communications solutions with truly great personalised service. The rebranding comes at a crucial time signifying the union of all of the group's satellite communications services including those of acquired business AND Group, under one strong, global brand identity. AND Group and Satcom Global have been undergoing various integration activities following their acquisition by Broadband Satellite Services Ltd last year.
The launch of the unified brand is a key indication towards advancements in customer benefits thanks to the combined network assets of the newly merged group which is strengthening its end-to-end solutions capabilities in key areas. Satcom Global is now positioned to offer a wider portfolio of products and services, and provide the best possible customer experience with expert support available around the clock.
Ian Robinson, Chief Executive Officer for the group spoke enthusiastically about what the new branding represents for Satcom Global:
"We are passionate about making connections, so our new brand is much more than just a new logo and website; it is our promise to our valued customers. They will benefit from our consolidated knowledge, expertise, infrastructure and support, enabling us to offer one of the most comprehensive and varied services and solutions portfolio in the marketplace.
"At Satcom Global we know that one size doesn't always fit all, and through this rebrand, we want to reaffirm our commitment to working with each and every customer to develop fresh and technologically advanced solutions to their problems in the ever changing landscape of satellite communications."
Following an increase in demand for innovative, cost-effective and flexible satellite communications solutions, Satcom Global is repositioning itself as one united and strong, global brand which will serve the growing needs in the maritime, land and aeronautical markets. The launch of the new brand signifies a great step forward in the company's international growth strategy as the company extends their global reach under one name. This provides new opportunities for growth and innovation, where customers can experience benefits of scale such as a highly competitive cost structure.
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Launching the new brand provides a key platform for Satcom Global to reassert itself as one of the top satellite communications solutions providers in the world, offering a vast and varied portfolio of products and services with exceptional customer service, as well as remaining a strong and reliable partner.
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