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Life's hard work and how to face it
Posted by miriambulcher in Lifestyle, Pregnancy, Training on August 9, 2012
When you become a parent, you realize how easy your life was before you had kids. Even in college life was easier (and I went through a hell program, literally), I could sleep in on the weekends, sure I had to study and maybe I had to work, but I could do things independently. (I'm not complaining here, I'm just stating some facts)
Now that I'm married and have a son, I think back to all the things I could have accomplished while single but never did because I didn't think I could or because I didn't have the time. How wrong was I! I thought eating healthier wasn't possible because I was already eating healthy, I thought that I couldn't lose more weight or get more toned, that I had just plateaued. Boy oh boy, have I surprised myself now! Now that Richard (my son) is born, I have more motivation, more determination and more desire to improve my life, to better myself. I eat cleaner than I thought was ever possible, I push through my workouts like I have never before and somehow I manage to have a hobby of organizing things even with a newborn around? Who thought this was possible?!! It's amazing, really.
Not exactly what I wanted to say but now I will continue.
Through my facebook and other groups that I like, I see women (especially) who strive to make their bodies look a certain way, which is awesome and props from me! Yet at times I wonder how they can get to a certain age (30's, 40's) and not have the desire, or put their desire to have a family below their desire to achieve new things in the way they look. I feel sorry for them, mainly because how your body looks doesn't last. Sure you can look ripped at 70, but when you get to that age, is that what you will be grateful for? What have you left behind, do you have children or grandchildren you can enjoy your healthy age with?
I see women who are young, (20's) that achieve these same body looks (ripped) yet what happens to them once they hit a bump in the road? Real life stresses, like relationships, marriage, pregnancy? How do you keep your healthy life on track with all of these? How do you balance finances, housing, food, loans, sickness and still keep your head up when all of these happen? I can definitely say that that ripped body isn't going to be there throughout all of that and hopefully depression won't ensue as a result.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that if your goal is to "eat clean"(extreme dieting) and follow a regimented schedule for your ripped body 24/7 and that is your goal for the rest of your life, I hate to break it to you, but that is not living and not even possible (long term.) Having a healthy body is key, and essential to enjoying your life, but tipping the scale so far in the other direction isn't good. I've seen "success" stories of mothers that have had 2 kids, gained lots of weight during pregnancy, lose the weight then go on to be do figure competitions and end up becoming a figure model. Sure, that's fine, but is that realistic? I definitely would not want to have that lifestyle especially for my kids, I don't want them growing up thinking that in order to have a healthy lifestyle you have to be ripped. Um, no. Sure is being toned a cherry on top? yeah! By all means, that's my goal now but I realize that once I get pregnant again I won't look like that, now I'm not saying one has to get fat when pregnant but keep the balance people! Just like pregnancy is not an excuse to go out and eat whatever the flip you want.
I think as mothers, we have it all. People think our lives have ended because we have chosen to give birth and procreate, but how wrong are they! Since I have become a mother I have learned that I have a will power which I never knew existed before. We have the ability to challenge ourselves in ways that other people do not, but we also have our own little cheerleaders: our children. We have the challenge to work around how many different schedules, to tackle sickness in the house and still keep everyone's heads up. We have laundry to do, souls and personalities to build yet while at the same time taking care of ourselves, our health, the health of our family. We are a rock in which we must water, to grow and grow. The longer you are a mother, the more of a winner you are in my opinion. Our role in life is so unique and so amazing, to be able to inspire our children through our lifestyles, through our desire to be healthy, to be spiritual and to be good. Our children see this, and it is so important!
My message to all mums out there: Take care of yourself, because your kids will one day look back and say" How on earth did she do that?!And still take care of all of us?" You will be the champion and you will be grateful for it! We have the upper hand in my opinion, and how awesome is that!
Post baby weight loss (or anyone who wants to lose serious weight)
Posted by miriambulcher in Food, Lifestyle, Training, Uncategorized on July 11, 2012
This post is going to be long, and informative, just a heads up, maybe bookmark it for future reference? There isn't as much detail as I would like to get in it but when you have a newborn, some things have to get cut short! I might do a part 2 later on in the week so stay tuned!
I'm going to get down to the nitty gritty about losing weight after having a baby, because so many mums struggle with this, but this is also about other people who have trouble losing weight and need/want to lose a large amount.
1. Set a goal, know what your healthy body weight should be, if you don't, figure it out, go see a physician, look it up on the internet and set yourself a timeline, now if you need to lose a 100 lbs, at approx 1-2 lb loss a week, it's going to take you over a year. Healthy weight loss is 1-1.5 lbs a week, 2 weeks at MOST. More than this your risk of gaining weight in return is very high, so don't rush it (haha I keep telling myself this)
2. Re-orient your life, this is a LIFESTYLE, if you are not ready for it, then you are not serious or ready about losing weight, this is permanent and if you aren't comfortable with that then say goodbye to being healthy! You will have to make changes and adjustments and sacrifices. If you have kids already, you will have to use your imagination to make it work, if you have 1 child, well you have it pretty easy and if you don't have kids, holy get your ass in gear cause you have all the time in the world! Though, from my experience, it's actually easier to workout with kids because when you're tight on time you don't think about not working out (because you don't have the time) you just do it and move on to the next thing!
3. Food. It was a mix up as to whether to put this as number 1, but 3 is close enough. You MUST must must must must must adjust the way you eat, and not only you if you have a family. It must be a change for the WHOLE family otherwise it will not work, if your kids are young, you are better off, if they aren't…it's going to be a challenge (they are already used to a way of eating and they are probably not going to like the changes you will make). If you aren't supposed to eat a food (dieting) then guess what, your kids aren't supposed to be eating it either!!
I'm not a nutritionist yet but I can provide some simple guidelines for you to follow. Straight up – if you want to lose weight: go gluten and dairy free. Sure that might sound like the end of the world but I'm telling you, it works and your body will love you for it. There's so much crap in wheat these days (because it is so processed) you think you are getting whole grain but your body still hates it. I say dairy because there's a lot of fat and the cows proteins just don't get along with the human body. Also, it's really not that hard, once you psychologically are prepared for it, it's a lot easier, you have to think that it's making your body a healthier body and a healthier you, you will have more energy, your brain will function better, your bowels will function better, everything will function better and doesn't everyone want that?
2-3 days a week where you meal plan and prepare ALL of your food, this is the only way for you to stay on track (esp on days where you need to run errands so you aren't going out and buying crap food to eat cause you're randomly hungry). This is also great if you have kids because guess what! Less cooking for you and there's always food in the fridge for them(the kids) to eat, it's great. Less stress! Maybe sit down with the family together and brain storm over some meals that you all like, but face it, there will be times when your family won't enjoy everything that you cook, but TOO BAD! haha, I say that to my husband because it's healthy and I enjoy it because of that, tastes buds change.
Just because you have to eat healthy doesn't mean you have to eat veggie sticks 99% of the time, I can provide lots of links where you can learn to prepare healthy meals that taste GOOD, and are not plain, this is another art but it's a great tool to have! Another reason I post recipes on this blog because a lot of people struggle with preparing healthy food that taste good. I thank God for my mother teaching me how to cook because that's the only way I'm able to do this!
Every meal should include carbohydrate, protein and fat, in order for your body to work efficiently, this is needed, unless of course it's a pre workout meal in which case you don't want to consume a massive amount of protein. Do not over indulge in meat or grains, always try and have more vegetables if possible but don't just eat vegetables if you are hungry because they won't hold you over as much as adding a little bit of protein.
The largest meal of the day should be lunch time, and the lightest meal should be supper time. Do not eat 2 hours before going to bed. If you do happen to be super super super super starving before bed have some vegetables or something light in calories but don't make it a habit! '
If you are really struggling with staying on track eating healthy then keep a food journal, it helps you realize how much you are eating, if you are eating too much, etc etc.
Drink water, 2 L/ 8 cups, put a pitcher out on the table or somewhere you pass often and fill with that amount, every time you go by drink a cup and bam, it's done by around 4 pm! Or fill a 1 L water bottle twice, I prefer the pitcher method, it becomes more of a habit. If you're on the road = water bottle.
Take greens! You can get the greens powder, it's amazing, it helps you get in MORE than your daily recommended dose of greens and it has so many nutrients we are talking serious energy here!
Supplements: Fish oil, Vitamin D and probiotics. See naturopath for more info! (they are worth seeing btw, just admit it.)
If all the above is not really sticking with you – see a naturopath.
If I think of more… it'll have to be in another post.
4. Workout routine. If you are new to working out, it's all about baby steps but realize that you cannot effectively lose weight and get your body in optimal health without WEIGHTS mixed with cardio. Gosh it annoys the hell out of me that women are like "weights, wtf? EWWW, no no must go run for 6 hours a week" puhhhlleeeasssee tell me another one. This has been circulating the internet and hopefully women are being converted:
Muscles LOOK BETTER THAN FAT, and you would have to weight train a lot to look like a bulky arnold. That being said, go pick up some weights!
Try to incorporate cardio and weights 3-4x/week.
Invest in a home piece of equipment(Like the TRX) because if you have children, this is the only way you will be able to weight train (unless your hubby looks after the kids in the evening and you go to the gym or classes etc which is a good thing to do once a week to keep your sanity!) Buy some bands, bands rule, they don't take up any space and they are pretty wicked. If you want to know where to buy some, leave a comment or msg me.
Get your children involved, take them on walks, or hikes, or bike rides or start running with them. Use them as weights!
You don't have to go out and buy a weight set, get creative and use things around the house, jugs of water etc.
If you have a newborn take the baby with you, utilize one of their naps and go walking or jogging with the stroller!
5. Experiment with what times of the day work best for your schedule, if you are a stay at home mum this is easy for you to do, for those that work it's either before or after work. Find out which one works for you.
Just like cleaning, working out has got to get done! No question about it, once you get into the routine it's much easier.
6. Take before and after pictures. This is a great motivator! There's nothing like seeing how awesome you look and what type of progress you're making like pictures!! Also, weigh yourself every once in a while, once a month or every two weeks but not too frequently!
Take measurements, this is what you will go by, and how you look in the mirror. I take my measurements every two weeks, but they can be taken every month if that's how you choose. Bust, hips, waist and legs. If you have large arms take the measurement around your arms if you want.
7. Sit down and talk over all of this with your family (esp hubby or wife) because you must be on the same page, you have to agree that this is going to take time, effort and motivation, if your spouse or significant other isn't there to motivate you, you can still do it but it will be more difficult!
Remember, this is a lifestyle!
Don't hesitate to ask me any questions!
Registered Holistic Nutritionist?
Posted by miriambulcher in Food, Lifestyle on July 6, 2012
Last year I an idea stemmed to look into holistic nutrition, the idea really attracted me because ive never been sold by the common 4 yr university nutrition program, I've met a few and they didn't really give me a good impression. Yet I've come across a few registered holistic nutritionists and boy is the impression impressive! It's everything I want and I think I need, being gluten and dairy free- nutrition is different for me, my husband has been recommended to go gluten free as well and something keeps tugging at my head that I don't know enough for myself and my family.
My pregnancy was a disaster food wise and I think I will constantly regret that. I am compelled to know more about food and what it does. If you are what you eat then I need to eat better, the best I possibly can and encourage my family to do the same.
Now- will it be challenging doing this while having a newborn? Um yes, though if I do it I will take the at home correspondence program because living outside the city I can't simply drive in for classes a couple times a week, too much gas and too much time away from my family.
To think of all that I could learn is sooo exiting, it's like being given keys to unlock a chest full of gold!! I've never had this ambition to learn like this before, when I went to college I was excited but not this excited.
Think of all the wonderful things I could share with you all!! I'll end on that note. 😉
Why you shouldn't die(t)
Posted by miriambulcher in Food, Lifestyle on August 22, 2011
Unfortunately I have to make this quick. One of my coworkers in on leave, and the other one is going back to school in september which means… work is gonna pick up and I've already had two new clients just today in addition to class planning.
Dieting: What is your definition of a diet? What do you think when you hear the word diet?
I dunno bout you, but this is what comes to mind when I hear the words:
Goodness forbid you are following something in Women's world
First of all, you have to ask yourself, why are you going on a diet? To lose weight of course!! Oh right, and yes nutrition is an absolutely essential ingredient to losing weight, in fact you can trigger weight loss through nutrition without exercising in the beginning stages of weight loss package.
However, if you want to lose weight, ask yourself, what made you gain weight in the first place? Think about your how your diet has been for the past 6-12 months, how have you been eating? Have you been stressed? Emotional trauma? Got lazy? Starting eating out more often, came into more money and wanted to treat yourself out more frequently? Or perhaps your pay cheque has downsized for whatever reason and you think that you can no longer "eat healthy" due to how expensive it is, so your waistline has increased.
Seriously, think about it.
You've realized you aren't happy with your waist line and you have a wedding coming up, you want to look great! But you don't fit into those awesome dresses you own, so you've got to lose x amount of weight in about 2 months. You google the most effective diet out there and you subscribe and pay what you need to pay to lose that weight. You'll do anything to lose that weight! You JUST need to get it off in time!
Okay. Back to reality, we've all been there, we've all gained weight at some point in time or another and we all have that desire to have the snap of the finger weight loss but going down that road simply is not an option. The media shoves it into our face that we can partake in these diets that will make us lose fat instantly! So many dress sizes etc but you have to take care of your body, what's realistic for you? Because let me tell you
It's not the answer for these reasons
When you "go" on a diet, it's a temporary fix, you want to lose the weight, you're willing to make sacrifices right now, but you definitely don't want to stop the way you are eating.
Depending on the type of diet you go on, reducing x amount of calories or watching what you eat, or eating fat free foods is absolutely not good for your body. Your depriving your body of essential nutrients that it needs. For example: weight watchers, it's all about calories, you can have something low in calories that has absolutely no complex carbohydrates in it, so you're basically eating nothing. Yeah that's good for your blood sugar.
Your body isn't meant to be deprived and then loaded again. Don't deprive yourself of so many calories or fats or whatever and then go load yourself up after your diet.
You will never maintain a regular healthy lifestyle if you diet because dieting is not stable.
It's all about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, if you want to lose weight it's in supplementation with a healthy lifestyle in which you should eat regularly healthily and exercise regularly, until you are ready to make that adjustment then stay away from diets because you're only taking years off your life.
It's all in your head! Try and make the decision for the better! It's about lifestyle, not a quick fix, quick fixes don't exist in our world.


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South-east London shopping
An insider's guide to the best places to shop in South-east London, including visiting Greenwich Market, Borough Market and South Bank. By Nigel Tisdall, Telegraph Travel's South-east London expert.
Borough Market
Serious foodies, ravenous workers, local shoppers, camera-snappy tourists – everyone loves the intense, under-the-arches atmosphere of this thriving market. It's busiest on Thursdays to Saturdays, when all the market stalls are open, but you can also buy gourmet treats – including fine coffees, artisan cheeses and Spanish delicacies – from the surrounding shops on other days.
Address: 8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL.
Contact: 020 7407 1002; boroughmarket.org.uk.
Opening times: market Wed-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm. Closed Sunday to Tuesday
Decathlon Surrey Quays
If the London 2012 Olympics inspired you to take up a sport, or just do something active, this is the place to pick up the kit at a decent price. Bikes, skates, flippers, kayaks, skis, hunting jackets, fishing rods - Decathlon stocks the gear for over 70 sports, and includes children's lines. Canada Water is the nearest Underground station.
Address: Canada Water Retail Park, Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 2XU
Contact: 020 7394 2000; decathlon.co.uk
Opening times: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Greenwich Market
There's a lot of stalls packed into this small covered market, so be prepared for a squeeze at peak times. Traditionally it's arts, crafts and foods on Wednesdays and at weekends, with antiques, vintage and collectibles to the fore on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The shops bordering it are also very appealing – don't miss Sika (4 College Approach), which sells gorgeous dresses handmade from vibrant Ghanaian fabrics.
Address: College Approach, Greenwich, London SE10 9HY
Contact: greenwichmarketlondon
Opening times: market Tues-Sun 10am-5.30pm. Closed Monday
It is Sunday afternoon in the village streets of Greenwich, and you come across a small shop called The Beehive selling rare records and vintage frocks. Retrobates is the latter, with a hand-picked selection of on-trend 40s-80s clothes and shoes, plus period bags and covetable retro phones – all at prices that make it jolly hard to leave empty-handed.
Address: 320-322 Creek Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9SW
Contact: 020 8858 1964; retrobatesvintage.com
Opening times: Mon-Fri 10.30am-6pm, Sat-Sun 10.30am-6.30pm
South Bank
On the South Bank between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges over 50 independent shops are gathered together in two adjacent areas. Gabriel's Wharf is a market-like spread of small outlets selling clothes, hats, artworks and souvenirs. Further east, Oxo Tower Wharf has designer studios set on three floors where you can find lighting, furniture, fashion, jewellery and oddball gifts.
Address: Gabriel's Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PP
Contact: 020 7021 1686; coinstreet.org
Opening times: Tues-Sun 11am-6pm. Closed Monday
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KENTUCKY (8/12/19) — The average price of gasoline across West Central Kentucky is 12 cents cheaper this week at $2.382 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report.
Motorists in five Great Lakes and Central states saw double digit declines at the pump this week. Statewide, Kentucky motorists are seeing one of the largest declines nationwide, paying 10 cents less at an average of $2.43. The Bluegrass State is also home to one of the largest monthly decreases in the country (-24 cents).
Gas prices declined as inventory jumped in the region by 1.1 million barrels to a total of 50 million barrels. This was supported by a 5 percent increase in regional refinery utilization, which was reported at 100% by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Farmers are being urged by NFU Scotland to take part in a survey to establish whether a shared apprenticeship scheme could work locally.
Members of the NFUS Argyll and Islands Regional Board believe that farming needs more young people to get involved and into training in their industr. However, they recognise that it is often difficult for farmers to take on a full-time apprentice in an area like Bute.
Having looked at different approaches to apprenticeships in other areas, such as the Cumbrian Hill Farming Succession Scheme, the Board now want to hear from crofters and farmers in Argyll and the Islands to find out how much interest there is for a shared apprenticeship scheme here.
With support from Lantra Scotland, NFUS Argyll & the Islands are asking their members to complete a short survey.
John Dickson, Bute farmer and NFUS Regional Board chairman for Argyll and the Islands, said: "The survey takes less than 15 minutes and, if it shows that farmers want to participate in the training of a modern apprentice on a shared basis, the results may be used to help source funding to pilot a shared apprenticeship scheme in the future."
All Argyll and the Islands NFUS members have received the survey, either by mail or by an email link and John would encourage farmers and crofters to take the time to complete it.
Go to www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/N3LPRNG before February 12 to complete the survey.


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3D-ifying Documents Using CSS Transforms
This article was originally posted on the Crocodoc blog. I am reposting here for persistence.
We recently launched a preview of Crocodoc's newest document to HTML converter. If you haven't checked it out yet, go play with our preview and see how we're converting the pages of your documents to embeddable SVG and HTML.
What does the new converter mean to those of you building web applications using Crocodoc? Simple: your documents will load faster, look sharper, and be much easier to customize. Our preview page is full of interactive examples designed to help provide inspiration and showcase what is possible with the new Crocodoc: everything from a 3D page demo, showing off the many layers in a document, to a magnified view of an uploaded document, and a thumbnail that expands into a full-size inline document.
For this post, I'd like to focus on the 3D demo. I'll explain how it was built, the various issues we ran into, and the workarounds we used to fix them.


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Littlemen: Diggin "Loose Control"!
Vincent Kwok: Love the Balcazar & Sondo Remix! So many other great remixes as well, it's hard to pick one
Antony Angell: Some lovely tracks on this.
Rick Preston: Loving Thor Poolside Nude Vocal Mix and the Balcazar & Sordo Remix!!
Soledrifter: Thor Poolside Nude Vocal Mix for me. Deep and soulful. Great mix.
Randy Schlager (DMX, Inc / KNHC 89.5 FM): slick smoove house grooves.
Juan Sunshine: Wicked release… Dave Mayer rocks.
Michael Fossati: An ingenious truly eclectic selection of remixes – by no means to be missed.
Richie Hartness: Great Ep of classics to be!
DJ MFR: Excellent set of remixes! Full Support from me!
Darren Holland: That Arco remix makes the whole thing 5 stars straight up!
Chris Brooks (Artscape Festival, ESL): EP is solid!
Mike Schwab/DJ Extraction Jackson: some good stuff! as usual :)
Andrew Chibale: Great overall EP! difficult to pick a favorite here.
Ian Bang (www.DV.FM): Arco rmx is my favorite – Thor's poolside is also nice!
Bruce Tantum: Very groovy stuff – loving pretty much all the deep-house bump this EP has to offer!
Still Rob G: The Balcazar & Sordo remix is really nice. Minimal and futuristic. Really dig it.
Ricardo da Costa: Power!
John Jones: Really nice collection of mixes, Dave Mayer standing out for me!
DJ Bool (Jerk House Connection): fabulous pack of remixes!!
Nelson Ramalho: Thor's remixes are fantastic! Nice package, I'll try to support all of these on my show. great job! Package is well rounded.
Joey Silvero (Distant People Mix Show): Strong selection as always heavy weight sounds.
Calin Marian: Great EP, will support on Tunnel FM.
Franky Boissy: 5 greats remixes off a Great Album.
Esra Kocadogan (Sony Music): Really well done.
Nic Burger: As usual.. MM delivers! POWER!
Franksen: Everybody for me.
Jon Vazquez: As usual Great Music..!! will play this coming Thursday on the show..!!
Evren Ulusoy: Arco remix for me.
Andreas Tatzreiter (Vienna / Radio NRJ): Loving these tracks!
Tyler Withrow: Soulful beats and etheric vocals make this album very nice to listen to. The tracks range a variety of genres and overall it is very interesting.
Sam Hopkins: These remixes are killer. We'll be playing them like crazy on our house channel!
Willyum / Will Putney: Nice package of remixes, keeping it deep yet maintains the soulful element you expect from Migs/Salted. never disappoints.
Kevin Kind: Nice all around solid. Coachella bound will throw into rotation
Fabio Tosti: Really Hot EP. Full support
Mason Rothert (Below Zero / Thump): Gorgeous and sexy!
Sean Johnson: Nice remixes – Good to hear the 'Everybody' vocals again.
Wazzup?: Great remixes! Balcazar & Sordo Remix is awesome!
Ron Slomowicz: Good stuff.
Sole Kitchen: All tracks are great here. Nice remixes by everyone involved.
Hobey Echlin: To paraphrase John Peel, if Miguel Migs made a bad record, I wouldn't know.
Parrish James: I'm feelin' the Thor Dub.
Sean Larsen: Lovin the the Dave dub mix. Nice!
Esra: i love the distance track's original version, this is also fun to play.
Dan Mangan: digging the Balcazar & Sordo mix
Todd Omotani: Brilliant!!!! Love every cut! Arco's remix and Thor's mixes of "The Distance" are Fantastic!!!!
Dj Nutritious: very cool release – some real gems here
Stephen Hernandez: Perfect release for the summer! All tracks will get radio play on Radio Phoenix. Congrats to Miguel Migs for this quality album!!
Sloan Junior: These are all sizzling hot, there should really be a health and safety warning!!
CHRISSI D!: I really like the Balcazar & Sordo Rmx for the club + especially the Thor Pooside Nude Vocal for those lounging moments…really really nice!
The Skyline Vault Remixes Part 1
Miguel Migs
Available at: Traxsource | Beatport | iTunes
SLT063: The Skyline Vault Remixes PT1 – Miguel Migs
Release Date: May 21, 2013
1. The Distance feat. Aya (Balcazar & Sordo Remix)
2. Lose Control feat. Lisa Shaw (Dave Mayer Dub)
3. Everybody feat. Evelyn "Champagne" King (Arco Remix)
4. The Distance feat. Aya (Thor Poolside Nude Vocal Mix)
5. The Distance feat. Aya (Thor Deep Soca Tech Dub)
Release Info
Migs' most recent artist album 'Outside the Skyline' was released in 2011 on Om Records and Salted Music and saw ample amounts of love and support from a wide range of industry and music fans alike. The album showcases a diverse range of musical styles and quality song craftsmanship featuring an impressive array of top notch special guest vocal talent.
'The Skyline Vault Remixes' aims to finally release some previously unreleased remixes crafted by some talented producers sharing their reinterpretations of various songs taken from the album.
The Balcazar & Sordo remix of 'The Distance' flirts with a more nu-deep meets nu-disco sound featuring a dirty bass groove and some haunting synth melodies, with loads of deep pads and chopped up vocal parts.
Dave Mayer brings the dance floor thump with a seriously wicked and bouncy bassline, cut up rhythmic vocal snippets and stripped down synth stabs all filtering in and out for an effective Dub version of 'Lose Control'.
Arco takes things into a soulful and deep direction with his remix of 'Everybody' while straight forward tight beats and cool chord progressions keep things moving along.
Thor's versions of 'The Distance' veer between soulful, deep and techy with hints of classic Naked Music style influences and plenty of warm melodic elements in his Poolside Vocal and Soca-tech Dub.
We hope you find something to play and enjoy, many thanks and much love!
Artist Feedback
Danny Krivit: Wonderful…
Mr.V: HOT ASS REMIX pack!!! Big Push from me!
Nickodemus: Another tight sounding bunch!
Dj Sneak: The Distance (Thor Poolside Nude Vocal Mix)
Johnny Fiasco: Sa–weeeeet!!!
Scott Wozniak: Very nice cuts across the board! Full support.
Soulmagic: Just in time for the gig with Lovebirds on Sat.. Magical!
Inland Knights: Liking it…
Manuel Sahagun: Dope remixes!
Tony Humphries / Jacko: Nice collection of tracks!
Chris Todd (Hot Toddy/Crazy P): Quality stuff, much to like, Balcazar, Arco and Thor Deep mix are real nice.
Giom: Thanks guys, will play the Balcazar and Sordo mix out.
Danielle Moore (Crazy P): Another great release from Miguel. Sunshine music -the first track being the winner for me.
Yogi & Husky (Random Soul): Nice vibes on Dave's mix and the Thor collection.
Golf Clap: Quite like the Arco and poolside nude vocal Thor mix. thanks! golf clap supported.
Greg (Hardsoul): Cool!
Seb Skalski: all package is Hot!!!The Distance (Balcazar & Sordo) is really funky bouncy!!!
CJ Mackintosh: Feeling the Dave Mayer mix.
Groove Assassin: Hot remixes here!!!
Dutchican Soul (Niels): Dave Mayer and Arco remixes fit my sets perfectly! Great vaults series so far..
Dario d'Attis: Wow…. Thor Deep Soca Tech Dub of The Distance is wicked.
Chris Samba: Back with the realness!
Grant Paterson: Outrageously good vibes. loving everything here, Everybody has the hairs standing up on my neck. S-U-P-P-P-O-R-T.
Jay West: Massive!
Julius Papp: Solid collection of remixes.Thor's Poolside Nude Vocal of The Distance and the Balcazar & Sordo Remix being my faves…
Nicc Johnson: Great set of new mixes. will be playing a couple of these tonight!
BLACKSOUL: Very nice.
Benji Candelario: Funky tunes.
DA SUNLOUNGE: Nice release. The Distance feat. Aya (Balcazar & Sordo Remix) for me.
Deli-G: Yes Migs! You still got the magic.
J&M Brothers: Full support!! Thanks!!! The Distance feat. Aya (Balcazar & Sordo Remix is very dope!
Franco De Mulero: Massive support.
Louis Benedetti: Nice package.
Nathan Lee (Hed Kandi): Love love love…
Venus Kitagawa-Stojsic: LOVE that tech dub; will use on SAS and Finnair in July.
Bobi (Club FM Radio): Yet another deep house release from a class dance label, liking all tracks.
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On February 11, 2013, Landsat 8 was launched adding to the constellation of Earth imaging satellites. It is the seventh satellite to reach orbit successfully but the eighth satellite in the Landsat program. Landsat 8 operates in the visible, near-infrared, short wave infrared and thermal infrared spectrums. It captures an average of 400 scenes a day ranging from Earth's land surfaces to its polar regions. Landsat 8 data is freely available for download.
Landsat 8 data can be acquired a number of different ways through the USGS website http://landsat.usgs.gov/. Google Earth, Earth Explorer or Glovis are all tools available todownload imagery. Please refer to our tutorial on acquiring Landsat 8 data for more information on downloading imagery. This tutorial shows the steps required to pansharpen and mosaic a number of Landsat 8 images.
Initial Project Setup
1. Open Focus from the Geomatica 2015 toolbar.
2. To view the extracted images in Focus drag and drop the _MTL.txt into the Focus window. Select MS to load the multispectral channels. Click OK.
3. Drag and drop the _MTL.txt into the Focus window a second time. Select PAN to select the Panchromatic channels. Click OK.
4. Repeat this step to load all images into the Focus viewer.
Creating a pansharpened image by combining the multispectral data (30m resolution) and panchromatic data (15m resolution) will result in a high resolution 15m color image.
1. Open the Algorithm Librarian from the Tools menu.
2. Navigate to the PANSHARP algorithm.
3. Select multispectral channels 4 3 2 for the Input Multispectral Image Channels.
4. Select panchromatic channel 8 for the Panchromatic Image Channel.
5. Select an output file name and location.
6. Click Run.
7. Run the PANSHARP algorithm on all images in your dataset.
Creating a mosaic of the images will allow for a seamless image. This is done through OrthoEngine.
1. Open the Geomatica 2015 OrthoEngine application.
2. In OrthoEngine click File > New.
3. Give your project a Filename, Name and Description.
4. Select None (mosaic only) under Math Modeling Method.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Cancel on the set projection window. Click OK on the window that tells you that the projection information will be read in from the imagery.
7. Select Data Input as the Processing step.
- Click Open a new or existing image
- Click New Image.
- Navigate to the location of the data. Select all the pansharped images and click OK
- Click Yes when asked if you wish to create overviews now.
8. Select Mosaic as the Processing step. Click Define mosaic area.
9. In the Define Mosaic window select a file name and location for the output mosaic file. Click OK.
10. Select Automatic mosaicking from the OrthoEngine Toolbar.
11. The default parameters can be used in the Automatic Mosaicking window or changes can be made to the color balance, cutlines or blend width.
- Click Generate Mosaic when ready to do so. This may take a while.
- Click OK when the mosaicking process has completed.
- Save and close the OrthoEngine Project.
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D.C. Voting Rights Bill: A Raw Deal for Republicans
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid brought legislation to the floor to address a recent calamity that befell the United States. No, I am not referring to the financial panic, the collapse of the housing bubble, Hurricane Katrina, or even the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The disaster that Reid sought to rectify was the election of a Republican majority to the House of Representatives in 1994 and the five subsequent elections
The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 passed the Senate last Thursday by a vote of 61-37. The bill will add two seats to the House of Representatives. One will represent the District of Columbia and the other, at least initially, will represent a district in Utah. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican, co-sponsored the bill.
The bill is a raw deal for the GOP. As the Wall Street Journal editorialized last week, Utah's new seat will be up for grabs every 10 years when reapportionment rolls around, but D.C.'s seat will be forever. Moreover, Utah just missed out on another House seat by roughly 10,000 during the last reapportionment and would doubtless receive another seat after the 2010 census even without this bill. Understandably, Bob Bennett, Utah's junior Republican senator, saw no reason to jump the gun and voted against the bill.
The wiser political course for the entire Republican caucus would have been a filibuster. The GOP already controls the legislatures of most of the fastest growing states such as Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Utah. The next reapportionment will likely net six to 10 electoral votes for Republican states. The addition of another seat to the pool of congressional seats to be reapportioned could end up saving one of the seats slated to be eliminated from liberal New York or Massachusetts. Thus, what appears to be a one for one swap could actually net two seats for the Democrats: one for D.C., and another by saving a seat that would otherwise be eliminated, making it a wash for the GOP since Utah will get another seat after 2010 regardless of the fate of the D.C. measure.
Another problem with the bill is that it's unconstitutional. According to Article I of the Constitution, members of the House of Representatives must be chosen by the "People of the several States," and the District of Columbia is not a state. Democrats contend that the Constitution also gives Congress the power to exercise exclusive legislative control over the District of Columbia, which empowers them to grant it representation in the House. But this provision was intended to allow Congress to exercise police powers over the district, not distort the balance of representation among the states.


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The fashion world, and Tokyo too, is full of amazing brands that deserve some proper recognition. I feel like Tokyo Telephone has evolved as a site considerably over the past few months in particular, and I hope to continue our on-going mission of bringing less well-known brands as well as more familiar Japanese street fashion to a wider audience. Maybe it's because we're British, but we love to champion the underdog! There's such an amazing and inspiring world of fashion just in Japan alone, and nothing warms my heart like seeing the brands we feature get excited that someone in a different country is interested in what they're up to.
Of course this is all well and good, but I'm afraid that despite my fabulous bi-lingual search engine skills very little about Dissteady Own Philosophy has turned up (other than the awesome name! Ahem). However, I do feel that Dissteady Own Philosophy are ones to watch for the future. What really caught my eye was the beautiful illustrative quality that exemplifies much of the designs – both literally and figuratively.
Read on for some stunning visuals…
Wouldn't this look great as a manga panel?
My favourite shot! I think this perfectly shows off the subtlety of the spring/summer collection. Gorgeous colours in the sky!
Love love love the dress.
From the previous collection:
Interpretation of a theme – big fat thumbs up to the suit!
As I mentioned, there's very little that I can find about Dissteady Own Philosophy but there's a lot to love here – the best prints I've seen for a long time, along with great cuts and designs. Keep your eye on them; I know I will be!
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Thorntons develops new interiors and identity designs
Chocolate brand Thorntons is rolling out new interiors concepts, the first of which are being designed by consultancy Inspire; with the brand also saying it may launch a new visual identity in the near future.
Inspire has created the designs for three concept stores in Birmingham and Liverpool, which opened in October last year and last week respectively; and also at Bluewater shopping centre, Kent, set to open in a few weeks time.
It has now been reported that the brand is to spend up to £6m into refitting 75 stores over the next three years, though Thorntons would not confirm when these would open or their locations. A Thorntons spokeswoman says much of the upcoming work would be done in-house.
She says, 'The design for any other new store refits going forward will primarily be done by our in-house design team, led by our new head of design Alan Davies. At this stage we don't know if an agency will be involved or not.'
She adds, 'We are actually in the process of going through a new brand articulation and potentially a new visual identity', though could not confirm if other consultancies will be involved in this.
The concept stores created by Inspire feature 'More bling, more product talk and more emphasis on Thorntons enormous product range', according to the consultancy's website.
The Birmingham site uses a magnetic paper background at the shop front to allow the backdrop to change according to different promotions and events, with the interiors featuring detailed lighting in overhead ceiling rafts and shelf-level product lighting.
Inspire also introduced 'pick 'n' mix' sweet tube feature to display the Moments range; and used a gold store front to 'create a modern look with ties to Thorntons' nostalgia', according to the consultancy's website.
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Unofficial election results from the city's Board of Elections have Dr. Matthieu Eugene and Vincent Ignizio as winners in the City Council races in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
Which proves Republicans can still win on Staten Island, and 1199 (which backed Eugene) can still get things done in Brooklyn.
Here are the unofficial results.
Staten Island
With 100 percent of the precincts reporting
Vincent Ignizio
72.09 percent
3,902 votes
Emanuele Innamorato
27.9 percent
1,511 votes
368 paper ballots to count.
With 96.77 reporting
Matthieu Eugene
34.21 percent
1,935 votes
Jennifer James
15.15 percent
857 votes
Wellington Sharpe
11.74 percent
664 votes
Harry Schiffman
7.78 percent
440 ballots
Moe Razvi
7.32 percent
414 votes
Jesse Hamilton
7.25 percent
410 votes
Zenobia McNally
6.22 percent
352 votes
Richie Tulloch
4.93 percent
279 votes
Joel Toney
4.30 percent
243 votes
Karlene Gordon
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Home » Recipes » Muddy Buddies vs. Snow Buddies
Friday, April 20, 2012
Muddy Buddies vs. Snow Buddies
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Thanks so much for linking up these delicious recipes @CountryMommaCooks....have a wonderful Sunday:)ReplyDelete
Yum, I'm going to have to try the snow buddies. I love the regular puppy chow!ReplyDelete
I have never heard of these before! I will be trying them for sure. I'll take your advice too and let them sit for a day to meld the flavors better. Thanks for linking this up at my very first link party @kathewithane!ReplyDelete
I love this idea--my oldest can't have peanuts either and so I feel like we've missed out on the whole "muddy buddy" experience but this sounds like a perfect solution!! Thanks! PS--found you from Junk in their Trunk!!ReplyDelete
I've never heard of these snow buddies, but they look yummy. And I'll definitely have to keep them in mind for those that I know can't have peanuts. Thanks for the recipe link!ReplyDelete
I followed you over from Whimsy Wednesday Link Party and I make muddy buddies all the time. I've never tried the snow buddies but they sound yummy
I would love to invite you to share this, and any other posts you would like to, at my Creative Thursday Link Party (opens at 9 pacific tonight) at www.michellestastycreations.blogspot.com.
Have a great day,
that looks good! I never make sweet treats like that but my kids would probably love me forever. :)ReplyDelete
oooh! we'll be making the snow buddies too! my son can't have PB. thanks so much for linking this up to our party! hope to see you again this week!ReplyDelete
I think I will have to make both to see which we like best. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday!ReplyDelete
I kept seeing the "snow buddies" around and was wondering if they tasted as good as muddy buddies. Thanks for comparing them. I think I will have to try the snow buddies sometime. Thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday. I hope to see you there next week!ReplyDelete
I've never heard of these or tried them before. They look interesting though. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.ReplyDelete


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After a great Christmas break and prep period for the Tour de Ski, it is finally on. We are currently in Val Mustair, Switzerland for a skate sprint for stage 3 of the 7 stage tour. I am actually done for the day, as I did not make the top 30, but Sophie, Sadie, Kikkan, Jessie and Sim are all about to fire off some heats as I write this. The day is perfect, a bit of wind, but mid 20s and sunny, so besides wishing there was a little white stuff outside of the 0.6k course, it couldn't be better. We are now off to Toblach for a 5/10K Classic tomorrow followed by a 15/25k pursuit start skate on Thursday. It is exciting, as always to be doing the Tour, so I'm pretty pumped these days. Onto the next stage!
Sophie, Sereina Boner, and me posing with our Johaug gloves after training together over Christmas.
Kikkan had a birthday on the 31st, so we made her a unicorn card. After all, she is our shining Unicorn.
Celebrating in true mustache style with our friend Markus from Davos, who takes great care of us when we are there.
We showed up to a beautiful winter scene in Oberstdorf, but it quickly changed after two days of hard rain. But this day was a beauty. The snow was so white!
Our Winter Wonderland for that one day in Oberstdorf. It was amazing,
Opening Ceremonies in Oberstdorf!
On our drive to Val Mustair the other day we drove past a reservoir that flooded a town in order to bring water to another town and there is a church steeple sticking out of the water that you can walk out to when the reservoir is frozen. It is a beautiful site.
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Redistricting Bills - there's now a link to view Maps and Statistical Reports on
the Bill Information page.
an example - HB 717
same documents are also viewable through the Bill History itself.
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{thank you @doting_dad for this cool fam photo!} Ollie's 3rd birthday celebration was my most last-minute party planning to date. Just when friends thought I couldn't get any more last minute than the previous (referring to Liam's 5th birthday celebration, which I planned in a week), they sighed in disbelief as I shared my relief in managing to book Ollie's specially requested huge custom number ... Read More
Liam's 5th Birthday Celebration – I planned a PJ Masks theme party in 5 days
"That's what you say every year! We shall see!", my good (mommy) friend Sheryl quipped, when I mentioned during our play date earlier in January that I was probably not going to throw a birthday party for Liam this year. She was right, I've been saying it for the past 4 years. Yet every year, I seem to be able to come up with a convenient excuse to host a birthday party, although the lead time ... Read More
Ollie's 2nd birthday celebration – a collaborative Bear x Bus theme party
Ollie's 2nd birthday party was epic. It was the only party out of the 8 parties I've done, which had the most DIY projects, including having to fix the birthday cake thrice! Yet it was also the only party which made me feel utterly miserable even before it started. Things I least anticipated to fail, failed so badly that it was tough concealing my sporadic sighs and disappointments whenever ... Read More
Liam's 3rd Birthday: A Peppa Pig Theme Party
Last month we celebrated Liam's 3rd birthday with a Peppa Pig theme party. We were close to not having one but seeing how well Liam had adjusted to being a big brother in the last 6 months and how he's been eagerly asking if he can have a Peppa Pig birthday cake after mulling fickle-mindedly between a 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse' or 'Chuggington' birthday cake for 2 weeks, we decided to ... Read More
Party Preps for Liam's Peppa Pig Birthday Party
And we finally have Liam's birthday invite done and sent! It's been sitting on the back burner for ages because I didn't have a party venue (and when I finally did, it was tough to choose between the two!). To think the husband suggested a change in party plans again over breakfast yesterday morning. I almost wanted to reach out to strangle him. What was he thinking? That putting together a party ... Read More
Weekend 2015 #10 – A Birthday Party at Fidgets & West Coast Park Playground
We started the weekend by celebrating my nephew's 5th birthday at Fidgets. Liam had so much fun that the moment he woke up from his nap, he ran amok the entire Fidgets playground, testing the Bo's flexibility through the various structure by asking his papa to follow him. Thankfully I was baby wearing Ollie, so my back was spared :) I've been wanting to check out how parties run at Fidgets, since ... Read More
Liam turns 2 – a sesame street kinda birthday bash
Our very blessed son got to celebrate his birthday not once, twice but thrice this year. Unlike last year's, this year's celebrations were rather impromptu. The initial plan was to celebrate it in overseas…till baby #2 happened and I got too sick to travel. With so many things happening at the same time,we couldn't decide if we wanted to have another birthday celebration apart from the one we ... Read More


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For more than 50 years volunteers with the Braille Association of Mid Florida produced textbooks– and picture books- for visually impaired kids.
But now the volunteers have to move out of their temporary home at Longwood Elementary School, and until they find a new home the machines they use to make braille textbooks and embossed images … will go into storage.
We talk to the Braille Association president Mariann Witengier about the work they do and their search for a new home.
Then, a dentist who takes a mobile clinic to Central Florida schools to treat kids and teach them not to fear the dentist's chair. A conversation with Mike Allen from the Orange Blossom Family Health Clinic.
And Jared Burnett does not look like your typical violinist. He's been described as Fabio-esque. Burnett stops by to perform some songs on his signature electric violin, and talk about his journey from Lakeland to the bright lights of Broadway.
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My first impressions and fondest memories of Singapore will always be tied to the food scene. I discovered I could enjoy soup for breakfast and savor the stinkiest fruit known to man (durian). I also learned an original Singapore Sling at the Long Bar will set you back close to $20 and just because a restaurant looks like a dump, doesn't mean it won't be prepared to charge you $35 and up for fresh crab and noodles. Ironically, I thought to myself at the time, I'm not even a fan of crab!
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Cow Lick Lip Balm 5g – Looking for a safe lip moisturizer without the chemicals? Then this is perfect for you. Made using Coconut, Apricot, Jojoba and Sweet Almond Oil to hydrate and nourish your lips. Allantoin helps the repair of minor cuts and we've also included some Mandarin Orange Peel Oil as it works to encourage repair and keep your lips in a healthy state...and it just tastes nice.
Strawberry Tinted Lip Balm 5g – Beetle-free and totally edible. When we were looking at how to add a subtle and natural colour to our lip balm, we found that most other brands used "Cochineal" as their natural red colouring. This can also be called "Carmine", "Natural Colours" or "Natural Red Number 4". This is made by boiling Cochineal insects in water and extracting the red dye from the insects as it breaks down. Although there is nothing wrong with this (except if you are a Cochineal beetle), it made us feel a bit funny about having bug residue on our lips, and so we looked for something nicer.
After much searching, we found that Red Beetroot Extract gave a much more natural looking colour, and was totally bug-free! Don't worry, it doesn't taste like Beetroot, it's just the colour. We use a natural strawberry flavour for the taste, so you'll be licking your lips, which is A-OK because it's totally edible.
Tingling Honey Lip Balm 5g – This lip balm is made to speed the repair of dry and chapped lips. Menthol is well-known for its sterilizing effect so this helps prevent infection. Like many of our products, it also has Allantoin which is a repair superstar. Combined with Honey, which is also known for skin repair, this balm has already performed minor miracles on lips. This one has a "lemony tingle" upon application.
SPF 15 Lip Balm 5g – Like all our Lip Balms, we made our SPF 15 Balm to be edible as well as moisturising and conditioning for the skin. We all want soft and healthy lips without having to eat petroleum jelly or UV Filters. We use Zinc Oxide for natural, physical sun protection, along with some natural moisturising oils to make this one of the most natural SPF lip balms ever. So go and enjoy the sun.
What ingredients do you avoid when making a lip balm?
There's lots of things you won't find in these lip balms (or any of our other products) because they were all formulated for family members and close friends. This includes Paraffin and Mineral Oil which derive from petroleum, but are commonly found in most commercial lip products. We don't think putting the stuff that goes into our cars on our lips is the healthiest thing we can do, especially when everything on the lips eventually gets eaten.
We also don't use any synthetic preservatives such as Parabens and Phenoxyethanol, although they're pretty common too, including with a few brands that claim to be natural (you know who you are!). We avoid a lot of other things too, way too many to list here.
Cow Lick Lip Balm 5g
Cera Alba (Beeswax), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Glycine Soja (Soya Bean) Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Allantoin, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange Peel) Oil.
Strawberry Tinted Lip Balm 5g
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Beta Vulgaris (Beetroot) Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Sorbitan Olivate (Olive-Based Emulsifier), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Isostearate (Emollient), Polyhydroxystearic Acid (Emulsifier), Allantoin.
Tingling Honey Lip Balm 5g
Sodium Olivate (Saponified Olive Oil), Sodium Cocoate (Saponified Coconut Oil), Sodium Sunflowerate (Saponified Sunflower Oil), Aqua (H₂O's Fancy Name), Glycerin (Sugar Alcohol), Caprae Lac (Goat's Milk), Sodium Cocoa Butterate (Saponified Cocoa Butter), Fragrance (Phthalate-Free).
SPF 15 Lip Balm 5g
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Zinc Oxide (For Sun Protection), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Extract, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit Extract, Allantoin.
We show all the ingredients on our website, not just the pretty ones. That way you can see why we chose them and get in touch if you have any more questions.
Please be aware that ingredient lists may change or vary from time to time! Please refer to the ingredient list on the product package you receive for the most up-to-date list of ingredients.


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'Star Trek: Discovery' Discards a Long-Standing 'Trek' Rule, Gets New Photo and Uniform Infographic
Posted on Friday, June 23rd, 2017 by Ben Pearson
It was a rule that plagued writers of previous Star Trek TV shows: in order to better represent Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's idyllic vision of a utopian future, writers were strongly encouraged to avoid having Starfleet crew members in conflict with each other. But that won't be the case on Star Trek: Discovery, because showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg have lifted that restriction for their writing staff, which should lead to a very different Trek show than any we've seen before.
Below, read more about the discarding of the old rule, see a photo of a new Star Trek Discovery uniform (ooh, tactical armor!), and check out an infographic that breaks down the new styles of the uniforms in detail.
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The Ooni of Ife; His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, is expected to join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, other members of the Royal Family, Commonwealth Secretary General and other leaders of the Commonwealth as Special Guest Speakers during this year's Commonwealth Day Service and Commonwealth Africa Summit 2017, where "Leveraging our Commonwealth Heritage for economic development and collective growth" will be at the top of conversations during summit slated to hold from the 13th – 15th March 2017.
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, an accountant and now the 51st Ooni of Ife succeeded the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who passed away July 2015. Ogunwusi was assigned Ooni of Ife in October 2015 after being selected as the King-elect out of 21 contenders
In line with the yearly history of the rich tradition of Commonwealth celebration, which is geared towards the promotion of mutually respectful cultural values of all member states, Ooni Ogunwusi will be involved in a number of events during his 2 week visit to the United Kingdom, where the African foremost monarch is expected as a keynote speaker and a Special Guest of Honour to lay wreath at the Memorial Gate in remembrance of Africans who died in the 2nd world wars.
In addition to meeting with Nigerians living in the UK, he will also visit the Old Royal Palace of Queen Elizabeth I at Hatfield House, where he will be decorated as the promoter of African Culture in modern Europe with a performance of MOREMI stage drama by the Elite Royal College of Music, London.
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Scenario 1: I need to create a customized template with my company's logo
So you've purchased and installed SAP BW at your company and you've created some basic reports. So far, so good -- but now it's time to take BW to the next level. This checklist provides you with proven project strategies that increase the use of your BW reporting. This is the first scenario.
1. Launch the BEx Analyzer.
2. Open a NEW workbook using the Excel toolbar.
3. Follow the Excel menu path and choose Insert > Picture > Clip Art...
4. Navigate to your corporate logo and double-click to choose it.
5. Use the handles to resize the picture so that it sits in the upper left corner.
6. Using the BW BEx toolbar, select the Save icon > Save as new workbook.
7. Using the BW BEx toolbar, select the Settings icon > Permanent workbook template.
8. A pop-up window will allow you to choose your workbook template. Navigate to the one you saved earlier and select it. Click Ok.
9. Next go back to the BW BEx toolbar and select the Settings icon > New workbook on embed > is based on permanent template.
10. Open a BW Query into the BEx Analyzer and your corporate logo will appear.
Home: Introduction
Scenario 1: I need to create a customized template with my company's logo
Scenario 2: I need to create a template without gridlines
Scenario 3: I need my users to have the latest data available
Scenario 4: I need to publish reports where users can't modify the layout of the report
Scenario 5: I have a requirement to put all my reports into a single package
Scenario 6: I want to lock the data values found in my BW reports
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Programs & Events
Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation Department sponsors and hosts a wide variety of recreation programming year round to meet the needs of all citizens.
Public Programs & Events
Check the Parks & Recreation Calendar to see all upcoming programs. You will find something for everyone from archery and fishing programs to edible plants walks to monthly storytimes.
Annual Festivals and Special Events
- Owl Night-Saturday nearest Valentine's Day, Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park
- Get Hooked on Fishing-4th Saturday in June, Earl G Williams Park
- Bugs, Bats, & Bones-Saturday before Halloween, Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park
- Art in the Park-1st Saturday in November, Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park
- Christmas on the Caddo-1st Saturday in December, Earl G Williams Park
- Christmas Giving at the Nursing Homes throughout December. More info here.
Programs, Field Trips or Birthday Parties by Request
Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park offers environmental education programs for individuals, families, schools, daycares, homeschool groups, scouts, community organizations, assisted living facilities, and birthday parties. Programs can be held at the Nature Park or at your site.
Programs are free of charge and are scheduled by request on a first come, first served basis.
For more information or to schedule a program please select one of the links below:
Request a School or Group Program
Meet the Program Staff
Sr. Naturalist / Manager Rusty Scarborough
Rusty has a background in Wildlife Conservation, with a special interest being a Master Falconer.
Park Naturalist Hulya Onel
Hulya has a B.S in Field and Organismal Biology from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Hulya is a certified Wildlife Rehabilitator. She also has a B.A. in English Literature from Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey. Her special interest is oil painting and teaching English as a second language.
Education Coordinator Stacy Gray
Stacy has a B.S in Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Stacy is a Certified Environmental Educator with a special interest in Early Childhood Development.


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These adorable Dreamworks Trolls pillows are an easy way to add a pop of Trolls color to any room. SUPPLIES & TOOLS: 5/8 yd. Trolls Queen Poppy fabric 5/8 yd. Trolls-Pass The Glitter fabric 3/8 yd. of coordinating fabric Heavy
Category: Fun Stuff We See Out There
Wrapping paper is great. However, if you want a reusable form of wrapping paper, that can easily be turned into something else, try this Disney Frozen wrapping fabric, available at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores! With "Happy Birthday" written all over


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Illinois is home to some 1,081 fire stations, all of which hire skilled firefighters, fire investigators, paramedics, EMTs, and other first responders. As of May 2013, nearly 17,000 firefighters and 320 fire inspectors and investigators protected the state from loss and destruction due to fires. Those interested in the field have numerous educational options and career opportunities in the state.
Like most other careers, earnings for fire science professionals can vary greatly, depending on location, education and training, and certifications. Take a look at annual salaries for entry, median and advanced level fire service occupations in Illinois:
Illinois Fire Service Careers
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While bravery is one thing first responders need, it's not the only thing that will help them succeed. They also need education. A number of colleges and universities offer this type of training in the state, and students can choose from a variety of certificates or associate degrees. For example, Danville Area Community College offers fire science curriculum to provide students with the academic background and basic training necessary for a career in fire fighting.
Students at Elgin Community College can also earn a two-year associate's degree or a number of certificates. The school's Fire Science & Safety program prepares future firefighters to aid Illinois' growing population in matters of fire, safety, and homeland security. Students can earn EMS, fire officer, fire science, or fire science and safety vocational certificates.
Most students want to explore all their options before choosing the perfect school for them. Luckily, Illinois has plenty of fire science colleges from which they can choose.
I would advise anyone interested in the fire service to first be sure that this career is for you. Try being a part-time or paid on call firefighter before jumping in with both feet. Then, obtain the greatest amount of formal education and technical training possible. This field requires the desire to be a life long learner if you are really interested in being the best you can be.
I would advise contacting your local community college to see if they have a fire science program and then take advantage of everything that you can. In St. Charles, you need to have both your Basic Operations Firefighter and your Paramedic License before you can become a member. Once you are on the job, consider a four-year program to continue your formal education if you are interested in promotion or continue with other courses to maintain your technical competencies.
Northern Illinois has a very high density of fire departments that have either an ISO Class 1 or 2 rating. Additionally, there is also a better than average number of departments that have achieved accredited status through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. I think that all shows that the fire service is taken seriously here and the expectations for new candidates will be very high.
College of DuPage started in 1967 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Its more than 31,000 students enjoy a variety of academic programs, including fire science.
Program Name: Fire Science and Emergency Medical Services
Program Description: This program is designed both for students just starting out and for already-experienced students who may have jobs in the field. Students start off with basic classes such as introduction to Fire Science, Basic Operations Firefighter and Fire Prevention 1. Those classes help students learn more about fire protection including the history, safety, and careers available in the fire science field. Advanced courses in fire science include Trauma Assessment, Vehicle and Machinery Operations, and Emergency Medical Responder.
Those who want to become a fire officer can take fire officer classes. Upon completion of these courses students are approved for certification. However, these classes are only open to current fire service personnel, and a permit from the fire science coordinator is needed to register.
To find out more about the two-year degree options and certificate programs, visit the College of DuPage's Fire Science page: https://www.cod.edu/programs/fire/
With multiple campuses in seven counties in Illinois, Lewis & Clark Community College has numerous options for students seeking higher education. According to its website, the college has seen enrollment growth every year for 17 years.
Program Name: Fire Science
Program Description: This program is designed for working firefighters, so classes are offered in a variety of locations, including some fire departments. When it comes to training, the college has a three-story, 30-acre training facility for hands-on learning.
Students interested in an associate's degree will take basic courses such as Public Speaking and Human Biology in addition to fire science-specific courses such as Technical Rescue Awareness and Fire Protection Systems. In addition to an associate's degree, Lewis & Clark Community College offers numerous certificates, which can be used to help with a potential promotion or career opportunities, or simply for extra knowledge of certain areas. Certificates include Firefighter-advanced, Fire Prevention Specialist, Fire Apparatus Operator, and Roadway Rescue Specialist.
More information about this program can be found at: http://www.lc.edu/program/firescience
While it's true that Illinois students have many options for fire science programs, sometimes it isn't possible to attend classes on campus. In Illinois, especially, the long winter months might mean too much snow to venture out. However, hands-on training is also important for firefighters. As a result, some colleges offer the best of both worlds.
John Wood Community College, for example, offers some fire science classes online and some in person. Hands-on classes include Confined Space Specialist, Skills in Fire Protection, and Hazardous Materials Operations. Online classes are designed to let students work at their own pace. End-of-course exams are approved by the state fire marshal as state exams for certification. Other online programs, such as Fire Service Management at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, are for those who already have an associate's degree and require less hands-on training.


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