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Outstanding Results...again!
Three quarters of A level students were awarded A*-C grades, a quarter achieved A*-A. Over 71% of vocational students achieved the highest grades across Extended Diploma Courses. 100% of those taking EPQ achieved A*-C.
Results in traditional A level subjects such as English, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages, History, Geography and other STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) alongside Performing and Creative Arts, were particularly notable for success.
An impressive 100% of students passed 'Double Maths' A level (Maths and Further Maths) and nearly half of the vocational Engineering students achieved the top grades of three Distinction*. Three quarters of Performing Arts students also achieved the top grades and 73% of BTEC Extended Diploma Art and Design students achieved three Distinction*.
Earlier this year Alton College celebrated 36 years since its official opening on 23 May, 1980 by then Secretary of State, Mark Carlisle. The College was one of the first purpose-built Sixth Forms in the UK and opened for teaching in September 1978 to a cohort of 226 students. Approximately 2,000 students from different state and independent schools travel from across four counties to study at the College due to its reputation for excellence.
The College was the first to be awarded Outstanding status in three consecutive Ofsted inspections and was noted as the second highest achieving Sixth Form College in Hampshire by the Sunday Times in its latest league tables.
Damian Hinds, MP for East Hampshire and Minister of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, regularly visits the College. He said: 'Alton College is a jewel in East Hampshire's crown, offering students first class tuition in an environment of great achievement and purpose and this is reflected each year in the College's impressive exam results. When I meet students at the College, I am always struck by their confidence and their drive. Alton students are inquisitive and challenging, but engage easily with each other and their teachers. It is a fantastic place for young people to explore, learn, develop and thrive. We are fortunate to have such an outstanding academic institution in our area. The College has developed remarkably over the past 36 years and I look forward to it continuing to go from strength-to-strength in providing excellence in education for young people in the area for years to come '.
Sara Russell, Principal explained: 'At 36 years young, we remain a thriving, modern Sixth Form College offering students an enviable choice of high achieving A level and vocational courses in a dynamic learning environment. We have extremely experienced, specialist teaching and support staff who provide the perfect bridge between school and Higher Education or employment. Benchmarking analysis shows Alton College is the number one choice in East Hampshire for studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), Humanities, Business, Media, Health and Social Care, Public Services, Child Development, Sport, Performing Arts and Art and Design. The College also ranks as the top provider for Engineering in the M3 Local Economic Partnership area for 16-18 year olds.'
She explained: 'Our students are amazing and each year I'm so impressed and proud of their outstanding achievements. I'd like to offer huge congratulations to our students this year. Yet again thanks to their dedication and efforts and the unique support and high quality teaching from our expert staff, the College has exceeded national averages and achieved yet another set of outstanding results.'
'Each year 98% of our students leave us for Higher and Further Education and employment. Nearly 19% of those who continue to university go on to Russell Group Universities including the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. 21% of our A level students achieve a First Class Hons Degree at University (the national average for Sixth Form Colleges and School Sixth Forms is 16%). Furthermore independent economic analysts have calculated that our Level 3 learners will earn over £8,000 more per year in higher earnings than those with no formal qualifications', she added.
Around 40% of Alton College students go on to study STEM subjects at university. Second largest subject studied is the Creative Arts. This year six of music students gained places at highly competitive top Music Conservatoires.
She continued: 'Life at Alton College prepares our students for their futures. In addition to our high quality courses we offer unique personal support and guidance as our Personal Tutors not only support students they also teach them, we also have a dedicated Careers Advisor. We provide students with the opportunity to travel with a variety of fantastic trips in the UK and abroad and participate in an exciting programme for extra curriculum Enrichment courses. We have a thriving Students' Union, scholarships provided by independent charity, the Alton College Foundation, and initiatives such as 'talks@altoncollege' where speakers such as MP Damian Hinds and broadcaster Alastair Stewart OBE give Q&A sessions in our industry standard theatre.'
Over the past 36 years, the College has grown from a small number of classrooms into an impressive university-style campus. More than £17million has been invested in its estate in the past 10 years, which boasts facilities such as an industry-standard media suite, music recording studios, science laboratories, the Wessex Arts Theatre, dance studios and a Starbucks café. The most recent addition and the College's 10th building was the Sonardyne Centre for Engineering and Design Technology, opened by Sir Robert Winston in 2013. The College has a dedicated STEM Ambassador, Dawn Elson, Group Engineering Director at Merlin Entertainments and Dr Penny Marriott, a leading research scientist leads the College's specialist Rocket Scientist Programme.
Ali Bayliss, previously at Perins School achieved 4* at A level and an A* in the Extended Project Qualification. He is going on to study Economics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, much like College alumna Yvette Cooper, MP previously at Eggar's School who studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University and who came back to deliver a talk to students last year about her career path as part of the talks@altoncollege initiative . On receiving his results, Ali who took the More Able and Talented Programme which includes the Applying to Competitive Courses module, said: 'Studying at the University of Cambridge was a long held dream of mine and am really grateful to all my teachers at Alton College for the special support and guidance that has helped me to achieve my long held ambition.'
Isabel Carter, previously at Perins School is going to study Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. She achieved an A* in Biology and As in Maths, Physics and the Extended Project Qualification. She said: 'The support at Alton College is fantastic and the Applying to Competitive Courses programme definitely helped me gain my place at Oxford. I felt completely prepared for the interview and even enjoyed it. I also took the Geology enrichment course which was fantastic.'
Lucy Siers, previously at Eggar's School successfully gained her place at the University of Bristol to study Law having achieved an A* and 2 As in her A levels and an A in the Extended Project Qualification. She said; 'I am over the moon with my results, I couldn't be happier. Alton College helped me throughout the last two years to enable me to fulfil my ambitions perfectly.'
Laura Denton, previously at Amery Hill School is going to study Palaeontology and Evolution at the University of Bristol having achieved A*, A and B in her A levels. She is really pleased with her results and thanked her teachers saying; 'The encouragement from Alton College staff has been amazing over the last two years, in particular the science department. I practically lived in the department and received so much support and help from the enthusiastic teachers that it was a pleasure to be on campus every day. I was also grateful for all the extra-curricular activities that we were supported with, in particular the Biology Olympiad.'
Amy Bleakley, previously at Bohunt School, achieved A* in Geography and A* in the Extended Project Qualification as well as an A in English Language and Spanish. She leaves the College to study Physical Geography at Royal Holloway (part of the University of London). This year Amy was awarded the prestigious scholarship: the Steve Millar Award for Excellence in Geography by the independent charity The Alton College Foundation. She said: 'I'm delighted with my results and have thoroughly enjoyed studying at Alton College. The teachers have been so supportive. It was an honour to be awarded the scholarship and I have used the money to buy books and to fund trips to prepare for university'.
Helen Blackbourn, previously at Perins School achieved three A* at A level and an A* in the Extended Project Qualification and is going to Exeter University to study Natural Sciences. On receiving her results she said; 'I am so happy and grateful to all the teachers who helped me succeed. As well as the fantastic academic opportunities, I have been glad of the extra-curricular options available to students at Alton College. In particular I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Students' Union; it has helped me grow in confidence and I have been pleased to contribute to the student voice. Alton College really has a sense of true community where the staff care about each student as an individual. It was the perfect choice for me and I am excited for what lies ahead.'
Amie Jones, previously at Weydon School fulfilled her ambition to study Geography at the University of Leeds by achieving an A* in Economics, an A in Geography, a B in Philosophy and an A* in the Extended Project Qualification. She said; 'I am really happy with my results, and couldn't have achieved them without the help and support of my teachers, they helped every step of the way and encouraged further extra-curriculum learning which I really benefitted from. I was lucky enough to be selected as one of four UK students at the international Geography Olympiad last summer, an opportunity I wouldn't have had without the encouragement of the Alton College Geography Department for which I am thoroughly grateful.'
Tom Brailey, previously at The Petersfield School achieved A* in Law and A* in the Extended Project Qualification and As in English and Geography. During his time at College Tom was managing editor of the student magazine 'The Alternative'. His band also qualified at WelcomeFest2015 for a spot on the introducing stage at popular Butserfest. Tom leaves the College to study World Literature at the University of California, San Diego. 'Not only does the College offer a wide range of fantastic courses, it also has extensive range of extra-curricular activities that are fun, social and challenging. The College provides amazing UCAS advice and the teachers are incredibly supportive.'
Alethea Norman-Rhodes, previously at Amery Hill School achieved A* in Art & Design, A in English Literature and A in History and will be going to the University of Leeds to study History of Art. She said: 'Alton College was amazing in pushing me to succeed, the independent learning style of teaching really suited me and I always felt the teachers were there to support me in my needs, they have helped me achieve what I set out to do. I'm so pleased.'
Ivan Saunders, previously at Perins School is going to Exeter University to study Physics having achieved three A*s and an A in his A levels. He said; 'Alton College gave me fantastic support both academically and personally. The teachers helped me achieve the grades I needed to go onto university which I am extremely pleased about.'
Holly Kinsey, previously at Robert May's School is going on to study Maths, Business and Finance at the University of Exeter. She achieved an A* Maths and As in Further Maths and D&T Resistent Materials. She succeeded in fulfilling her ambition to study Maths at university.
Josh Lawrence, previously at More House School is going on to study Civil Engineering at Swansea University having gained three Distinction* in his BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering. He said; 'I never thought I could get into university and had not considered it previously, until I came to Alton College and the teachers encouraged and supported me and gave me the confidence and belief that I could gain a place. I am really grateful for all their help and support and am excited for the step up in particular the year in industry.'
George Garner, previously at Frensham Heights School achieved three Distinction * in his BTEC Extended Diploma in Media Production enabling him to go on to Ravensbourne to study Digital Film Production. He said; 'I am so pleased to have done so well and am extremely grateful to the amazing teachers at Alton College for guiding me towards the result and career path I always wanted. I have been given some fantastic opportunities whilst at College, including using industry standard equipment, and this will stand me in good stead for the next step at uni.' Last year George filmed the Q&A session with broadcaster Alastair Stewart OBE, held in the Wessex Arts Theatre on campus as part of the talks@altoncollege initiative.
Alex Medler, previously at Calthorpe Park School studied BTEC Engineering alongside A level Maths, achieving three Distinction* in the BTEC and a C in Maths. He has gained a place at Loughborough University to study Automotive Engineering. He said; 'Until I came to Alton College, I had not received such great support and informative, enthusiastic teaching. I was shown a different path that I hadn't previously considered and am extremely pleased I chose to study here and am looking forward to see what the future holds.'
Clemmy Venn, previously at St Nicholas' School achieved three Distinction* in BTEC Diploma in Performing Arts and is going to study Drama at the University of Exeter. She said; 'I am really pleased with my result. At Alton College we are really lucky with the fantastic performing arts facilities and the high standard of professional teaching across all disciplines including singing, dance and acting. I have been encouraged to develop and broaden my skills base and feel fully prepared for the step up to university thanks to the support from teachers.'
Students in the lower sixth celebrated outstanding AS Level results this year with 62% achieving the highest grades of A-C. The pass rate across all courses was 90%, compared to the latest national average of 88%, while 9 subjects achieved a 100% pass rate. Further good news has our students placed in the top 25% nationally for surpassing their predicted grades (source: alps-va.co.uk). Principal Sara Russell said: 'This is an amazing news, year after year our students exceed national averages and I'm thrilled that almost two thirds of our AS Level students have achieved the top grades of A-C plus achieve beyond their expected grades. It's testament to the fact Alton College supports students to succeed every step of the way. I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on their tremendous efforts and encourage them to keep up their hard work and dedication for the next academic year'.
To find out why hundreds of students choose Alton College each year visit altoncollege.ac.uk/whyalton. The College's next Open Days are Thursday 6 October, 3.30-8pm and Tuesday 8 November, 6-9pm.
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This is a new series, featuring Dr Tlou Setumu's works. This is an excerpt from TT Cholo biography, entitled, Heeding the call to fight for the Fatherland.
LIKE those loyal and dedicated freedom seekers, Tlou Theophilus (T.T.) Cholo also heeded the important call of putting his interests aside and took a vow to defend and fight for his fatherland.
After taking such a patriotic decision, in 1962 T.T. skipped out of South Africa in a unit of three recruits. By then T.T. was living in Soweto in Central Western Jabavu, known as Vukuzenzele, just behind Ndlezani station.
He had not closed his Jeppe hostel room as he sometimes used it when he was running from the police.
He had also stayed in Alexander, Sophiatown, George Koch Hostel and Meadowlands.
The other two members of the three-member unit were Mate Manyas, a young woman from Durban, and Patrick Bapela from Ga Marishane – whose traveling/pseudo name was Richard Tlabela. The three were all trade unionists.
Before leaving the country, the ANC called T.T. for a briefing. Walter Sisulu, Joe Modise and Ahmed Kathrada contacted T.T. through SACTU leaders such as President Leon Levy, Secretary General Mark Shope and Phyllis Altmen.
T.T. was briefed about how to leave the country and where they were going and why.
He was informed that he was going to the Soviet Union in Moscow for training.
Sisulu, Modise and Kathrada also briefed T.T. about the fact that he was going to meet Nelson Mandela, who was already abroad to prepare the ground for other comrades who were recruited to skip the country. Everything looked ready for T.T. and his unit to skip but there was a weeklong delay which T.T. did not understand.
T.T. had already bid his relatives and wife farewell. He had informed them that he was going to Cape Town for a six months study.
At last, the day of leaving arrived. T.T. then met his other two colleagues and they were driven from Johannesburg by Joe Modise towards the northwestern border of South Africa and Botswana into the small town of Lobatse. No problems along the way. They crossed the border after four o'clock p.m. and as it was a weekend, only a black guard was manning the border gates and he allowed them to pass. They informed him that they were going to watch a soccer match at Lobatse.
At Lobatse they were met by a certain Fish Keitsing and they found out that Fish was a former ANCYL member who had stayed in Sophiatown back in South Africa. Fish was also a former Treason Trialist. It became apparent that Fish was expecting T.T. and his two comrades. While at Fish's place, Joe Matlou, another former ANCYL and Treason Trialist, arrived.
Matlou was among the first group of the Treason Trialists who were released (the group which included President Albert Luthuli). Matlou had been sent by the ANC as a contact point in Botswana.
He was tasked to welcome and guide comrades who were skipping the country from that point.
As the leader of the three-member unit, T.T. was involved in preparatory talks with Fish, Matlou and Joe Modise.
T.T. was briefed to inform Nelson Mandela, who he was told he was going to meet, about the progress in South Africa as well as the routes via Botswana.
After seven days at Fish's place, T.T., Fish, Mate and Richard took a plane from Lobatse Airport.
It was for the very first time that T.T. came so close to an aeroplane and he was so overwhelmed by excitement when he even touched it and boarded it.
Fish only joined the three-unit members as he was going to come back with Mandela.
At the airport, they were introduced to Captain Hill who was a very stout man. Hill was to fly to East Africa and he received them with a warm heart.
He was a very kind white man, something as South Africans they were not used to. In South Africa they only knew of superiority-obsessed whites who enjoyed humiliating and belittling black people.
After taking off around one o'clock p.m., they had a stop on the northern border of Botswana with Northern Rhodesia (named Zambia after independence) and Southern Rhodesia (named Zimbabwe after independence).
The following morning Captain Hill flew the crew to Mbeya, along the border between Northern Rhodesia and Tanganyika (named Tanzania after independence) – where they slept over. It was at Mbeya where they were going to meet Mandela.
The following morning T.T. was helped by the Northern Rhodesian trade union comrades to hire a taxi to fetch Nelson Mandela from Mbeya Airport.
The Northern Rhodesian trade unionists had long been briefed about their coming. Mark Shope had arranged the whole trip as well as the scholarships for T.T. and his colleagues to go to the Soviet Union.
T.T. was so excited about the trip.
However, the weather was not favourable and because of the fact that he was not used to be on a plane, he ended up vomiting on the plane, unfortunately.
At the airport, T.T. expected Mandela to be alone, but he came up with O.R. Tambo, the ANC Deputy President. Tambo who was abroad by then, was deputising President Inkosi Albert Luthuli as they had been elected as such back in the 1959 ANC conference in Natal.
After brief comradely greetings, T.T., Mandela and Tambo withdrew to a hideout restaurant for lunch and talks. T.T. was sent to buy foodstuffs.
One of the items that caught his eye was a large, hard, cooking banana which he picked up as he thought was going to supplement a delicious lunch.
Unfortunately, a young man from Mmakala' a Motlopinya, ledubeng and lehwelereng, did not know that that banana was only edible when it was cooked.
When T.T. brought back the huge uncooked banana as part of lunch, Tambo and Mandela just only laughed at him.
After lunch and comradely discussions, O.R. had to return back to Dar-es Salaam with the same plane which was apparently specifically arranged by President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania to bring Mandela to the Northern Rhodesian airport of Mbeya.
After O.R.'s departure, T.T. then helped Mandela to get a separate hotel from them.
The two comrades then continued with talks in which Mandela was eager to get a brief about the situation back in South Africa.
Mandela had been abroad for a very long time, and because T.T. (and his unit) had just skipped out of South Africa, Mandela was understandably thirsty of the developments in his country which was gripped by a bunch of selfish white henchmen.
Eventually, Mandela and Fish left Mbeya and traveled back to Botswana.
Mandela was on his way back to South Africa via Botswana. T.T. and his three-member unit traveled from Mbeya to Tanzania. Their trip from Mbeya to Dar-es Salaam, by bus, took them about three days.
They arrived in the Tanzanian capital at about eight o'clock in the evening. They were warmly welcomed by James Jolobe "J.J." Radebe. J.J. had skipped out of South Africa earlier.
Before skipping he was the Transvaal secretary of the ANC. J.J. met them at the bus terminal in Dar-es Salaam and took them straight to Hilton Hotel.
The spirits were high as they had vowed to continue with their mission of equipping themselves so that they could go back home to fight the white minority regime that had robbed and dispossessed their own people of everything.
As South African fugitives continued to flock to Tanzania, their leaders gradually realised that accommodation of the ever-increasing comrades was a necessity. The newly independent Tanzanian government under the presidency of one of Africa's greatest thinkers, Mwalimu Nyerere, assisted South Africans to be at home away from their homes.
The first camp of South Africans was opened about twenty kilometres south of Dar-es Salaam and it was named after Inkosi Albert Lithuli.
While in the Luthuli camp, the South African refugees were sometimes picked up to assist at the ANC office in the capital town.
T.T. also stayed for a month at a place called Ilala.
While staying at Ilala one day something miraculous happened.
One night while he was sleeping in a house in which he was staying with the comradely permission of its owners, his pair of trousers mysteriously disappeared.
In the middle of the night, T.T., there he was, looking for his trousers everywhere. Inside the pockets of his trousers was a sum of money as well as a golden wrist watch which he was very fond of. T.T. was astonished by the miraculous disappearance of his trousers mainly because in that room there was no opening where one could suspect that the trousers had disappeared into.
After all the drama, later in the next morning, it was found out that the thieves had used a small opening above the closed window to hook T.T. trousers with a long object.
The footprints next to the closed window indicated from where the trousers – with a watch and money – were hooked.
When T.T. and his crew left South Africa, they thought that they would only take few days – or weeks – in one of the African countries before they could proceed to the communist East (either USSR or China) for training. However, that was not going to be.
They stayed in Tanzania for the whole six months.
They were really tired of staying in Tanzania without proceeding to the East, where they were very eager to go and get training – and guns – because their ultimate aim was to return to South Africa to topple the apartheid regime.
Now, there they were, stuck in Tanzania.
Apparently, Tennyson Makiwane did not approve of trade unionists having to be sent to the East for military training.
As a result, trade unionists such as T.T. and his unit, were prevented from proceeding to the East for military training. That was really frustrating.
While still at Dar-es Saalam T.T. met the following comrades: Andrew Mlangeni, Patrick Mthembu, Joe Qabi and Wilton Mkwayi. They were all from military training in China.
It was in December 1962 when Mlageni, Mthembu, Qabi and Mkwayi left Tanzania for South Africa to implement their plans which they had trained for.
The group joined underground activities of the movement – the Rivonia group. Moses Mabhida, a representative of SACTU in Czechoslovakia, also arrived from China.
He had also finished military training there. Mabhida was one of the earliest individuals (like Oliver Tambo) who had gone out of South Africa in 1960.
Dr. Tlou Setumu is Author and Researcher of History, Heritage and Culture. His books include: Biographies of Bra Ike Maphoto, TT Cholo and Max Mojapelo; His Story is History; The Land Bought, the Land Never Sold; Ideas with no Space; Footsteps of Our Ancestors; etc. Books are available on www.mak-herp. co.za; and also in Polokwane – Academic Bookshop (opposite CNA Checkers Centre); and Budget Bookshop (c/o Rissik and Landros Mare Streets).
This is a new series, featuring Dr Tlou Setumu's works. This is an excerpt from TT Cholo biography, entitled, Heeding the call to fight for the Fatherland

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Carol Shea-Porter distorts Frank Guinta's voting record on veterans programs
Veterans funding was back in the news recently as the U.S. Senate failed to take up a new veterans jobs bill. But, even before the vote, one New Hampshire congressional candidate was already taking aim over the issue.
In a television ad, released Sept. 18 in and around New Hampshire, former Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, who is once again challenging U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, charged her opponent with failing to support the country's veterans.
"Tea Party Congressman Frank Guinta voted for billions in cuts to veterans programs," a narrator declares in the ad, "Debt,' aired on WMUR-TV.
"I'm Carol Shea-Porter and I approve this message because our veterans deserve better," she said to conclude the ad.
Guinta, a freshman Republican, immediately disputed the ad and organized a rally in Manchester to call attention to his "strong record of supporting our veterans."
So, who's right? We decided to check the records.
In the ad, the Shea-Porter campaign points to a number of bills, including H.R. 2055, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, as well as H. Con. Res. 112, the House Republicans' budget resolution, to support their claim that Guinta voted to cut veterans funding.
We'll look at each one individually.
The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill was first introduced May 31, 2011. In its original form, the bill proposed about $129.7 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs -- an increase of about $7.85 billion over the 2011 funding level.
In March 2011, the bill passed the House with near unanimous support. Guinta joined 410 other House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle passing the bill June 14, 2011 by a 411-5 count, according to Roll Call 418.
But, as it moved to the Senate, the legislation was expanded to include funding for a host of other federal programs and departments, including energy and water, financial services, interior and environment, labor and education, among others.
When it returned to the House for a vote Dec. 15, 2011, the final version of the bill, now known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, proposed about $124.2 billion in funding for the Veterans Affairs department. This figure fell about $5.5 billion below the initial proposal, and $6 billion less than President Barack Obama's $130.2 billion funding request. But it still exceeded the 2011 veterans figure, $123.16 billion, by nearly $1 billion -- $991 million, to be exact.
This time, however, Guinta voted against the bill, saying it failed to go far enough to reduce government spending. According to Roll Call 941, he was one of 86 Republicans to vote against the bill, which passed 296-121.
President Barack Obama signed the bill into law Dec. 23, 2011
"Americans simply can't afford the high price-tag that accompanies this bill," Guinta said at the time in a written statement. "While there are several provisions in it that I strongly support - and have voted for in the past - the overall spending level was just too high."
So, in this case, Guinta initially voted to increase veterans funding, but then, when the legislation was expanded to include other spending, he voted against the bill. But voting against an increase isn't the same as a vote to cut veterans funding.
Now, let's move onto the House Republicans' budget resolution. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House budget committee and the Republican vice-presidential nominee, first introduced the spending bill in March to set the budget for Fiscal Year 2013 and the budget projections for the nine years to follow.
On March 29, Guinta joined 227 of his fellow congressmen and women in supporting the budget, which passed the House 228-191, along party lines. But, the bill stalled as it moved on to the Democrat-controlled Senate, failing to reach the floor for a vote.
The bill Guinta supported set V.A. funding at $134.6 billion for Fiscal Year 2013. That total did not meet the president's $139.7 billion request, but it exceeded 2012 spending by about $6.5 billion, or 4.9 percent.
But, White House officials and political analysts alike note the House Republicans' budget also includes $798 billion in undefined cuts to discretionary spending. Neither Ryan nor other House Republicans have specified where these cuts would come from, leaving analysts to speculate about their impact.
Obama campaign officials note that, if applied evenly across the board, the budget could cost the V.A. $11 billion by 2014. And according to Richard Kogan, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think thank, the department could lose $2 billion in 2013 and $117 billion over the next 10 years, if the cuts were applied proportionally by department.
"How much discretionary funding does Ryan propose for fiscal year 2013 or subsequent years for V.A. medical care?" Kogan wrote in an e-mail. "The answer is that we cannot tell, but it is at risk of cuts, perhaps deep cuts.
"Importantly, there are no cuts to veterans (specifically outlined) under this view of the budget. But the fact begs the question of where the remaining $897 billion in cuts will come from," he wrote.
Our ruling:
With $798 billion in unspecified cuts, the Ryan budget leaves many questions, including what effects those cuts will have on veterans spending. But, amid all the questions and uncertainties, what we do know is the budget plan, supported by Guinta, proposed to increase V.A. spending in 2013.
We also know that, contrary to Shea-Porter's claim, Guinta voted to increase the V.A. budget by $6 billion when he voted in favor of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs act last year. However, he ultimately voted against the measure when it returned to Congress in the form of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which added close to a $1 billion in new funding to veterans programs.
All things considered, we find it a distortion to say Guinta has voted to cut money for veterans' programs. We rate the claim Mostly False.


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She knew at her age it would seem ridiculous to some but she didn't care. She didn't tell anyone and didn't share it with anyone. This ritual was her dirty little secret. He boyfriend didn't even know. That fact drove her crazy, she often thought about him while she did it. She thought about how much more fun it would be if she could share it with someone. But she wasn't ready for the possibility of him rejecting this important part of herself.
She reached up and tightened the pony tail holder on one side, then did the other. She already had slipped the satiny babydoll nighty over her head. She looked at herself in the mirror. Seeing herself like this was all she needed and her mind was racing down that path. She sat on the hardwood floor and opened her legs so that the crotch of her white cotton panties could be seen in the large antique mirror that leaned against the wall. She bit her lip and scooted closer toward the big mirror. Her nightgown was light pink with white lace trim and it strained obscenely across her front with her large round breasts stretching the fabric so every bump of her areola was outlined. The nightgown was not made for a person with fully developed breasts, it was much too small. That is why it was so perfect. She slipped her hands under the heavy meat of her tits and weighed them in her palms then began caressing them, the whole time looking at her pigtailed image in the mirror. She opened her legs wider and looked at the way her flesh down there filled the cotton fabric, making the crotch of the panties bulge. She let her fingertips press into the bulgy meatiness. Finally she stood up and looked at herself and smiled a sweet smile in the mirror before pushing out her lips and making the common so called sexy duck face. She started posing in front of the mirror in poses like she had seen in the old Playboy magazines; playing with her ripe body and showing off for an unseen audience. She bent over and let the light pink fabric rise over her full ripe ass cheeks hidden behind that white cotton fabric. She reached back and pinched the fabric to make the full back into a thong and showed off her ass in the reflection. She put one hand on the foot board of the bed and arched her back looking back over her shoulder at herself. She was trying hard to look like those beautiful ladies in her father's magazines.
She slipped off her panties and posed some more, with each lavicious grin she found her heart rate increasing and her breath becoming ragged. Finally she opened the box she kept under the bed and sat on the floor in front of the mirror once more. She laid out a collection of dildos in increasing sizes. She bit her lip and looked at herself in the mirror and then glanced down at all the rubber dicks. She was burning hot and felt herself tightening, wettening and readying. She pulled her knees up and let her legs fall wide so her pretty pink hole was open in the mirror. She moved closer so she could see inside when she spread the folds open. She leaned back and raised her legs and looked at her asshole too. She opened her cheeks and winked her hole, imagining showing off for her viewers. Finally she reached for one slim rubber dick and watched herself lick and suck it, while making sexy moaning noises. She opened her eyes and looked directly into the mirror and spoke " daddy, I want you to push it in." She took the dildo and began pressing it into her drenched pussy. She forced herself to hold back, she knew at she could come anytime now. She always felt a sense of accomplishment if she could hold off cumming until she pushed the 2nd larger dildo into her wetness. She brought the slimy cock to her mouth and licked it up and down the shaft, lapping on it like it was a lollipop smiling sweetly at her reflection.
She grabbed the next, larger dildo and again brought it to her lips and licked and sucked it. She said to no one "like this Daddy?" Her heat grew as she watched herself, legs spread and her pink hole oozing while she moaned and sucked. Finally she said 'please daddy, I have been such a good girl, please put it inside my slutty hole, please daddy!" She grinning proudly and as she was bringing the cock to her pussy and beginning to insert it she heard a noise. She turned to look over her shoulder and saw her boyfriend standing in the doorway. He had his dick out of his pants and was stroking it. His jaw was set firmly and his eyes burned with lust as he stared at her. Suddenly he took three big strides toward her and grabbed her by the pigtail and lifted her to her feet and shoved her down face first onto the bed. He groaned as he shoved his throbbing dick into her soaking wet hole. He pistoned in and out, humping her like a dog, his body leaning over her light pink nightgown and his breath coming out in grunts. He felt her pussy tighten around him and he knew she was cumming but he did not slow. He lasted only five more hard strokes and exploded deep inside her then plopped his body onto the bed next to her with his dick still buried and pulsating. She felt his breath on her neck and then heard him say "Daddy loves his slutty girl."


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This time of year, heat stress becomes a concern for every dairy farmer. Heat stress in cattle is brought on by a combination of high temperature and high humidity. The optimal outside temperature for dairy cattle is between 23ºF ( -5º C) and 65ºF (18ºC).
Effects of heat stress on the cow
The main effects of heat stress are:
- Reduced dry matter (DM) intake
- Reduced milk yield with lower fat and protein levels
- Reduced fertility and increased water consumption
To evacuate surplus heat, cows will raise their respiration rate and start panting. Combined that with increased salivation, reduces buffer capacity and augments the risk of ruminal acidosis. Cows suffering from heat stress spend two to three hours/day less lying down. This increases the chance of claw disorders and good claw health is necessary for optimal cow flow to the robot.
Measures to prevent heat stress
These measures do not only apply to lactating cows, but to dried-off cows and heifers as well.
- Water: High-yielding cows may drink up to 50 gallons (200 liters) per day. As rule of thumb, the water required by a cow equals four times her daily milk yield.
- Housing: Cows need ventilation to cool off. Natural side-ways ventilation in open-sided barns, together with mechanical ventilation from 60ºF (20°C) onwards, is the most effective.
- Feed management: Feeding more often, at cool moments of the day, keeps the ration fresh and tasty as well as stimulating feed intake and preventing fermentation.
- Pasture: During hot periods, it is advisable to have the cows in pasture only during the night or during the cool moments (evening, early morning) of the day.


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La Petite Robe Noire
Eau Fraîche
My Petal Dress
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I am absolutely essential and utterly irresistible. I am the chic and very glamorous perfumed creation by Guerlain.
La Petite Robe Noire is returning for Mothers' Day in a limited edition under the brush of the artistic duo Kuntzel+Deygas.
The Eau Fraîche variation takes the form of a delicate Petal Dress. A fragrance creation in which sparkling mandarin, rose petals and biting pistachio set hearts aflutter.
Green Floral
Sparkling, Joyful, Exhilarating
The fragrance takes off with an explosion of mandarin scattered with a shower of green notes. Then the roses come onto the scene, refreshed by an armful of freesia, caressed by the sensuality of apricot and dazzled by sun-kissed notes. The indispensable gourmand touch? The delicious pistachio, note imbued with the house style. Last but not least, white musk and patchouli enfold the entire composition in a delicate, silky halo.
In an inspired move, Thierry Wasser, my ardent admirer and loyal Pygmalion, has composed a final bespoke design for me. Here I am, clothed in a Green Floral, a symphony illuminated by the poetry of spring flowers.


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According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, Apple will be increasing its smartphone and tablet production capacities with the help of new suppliers. The information comes from unnamed sources that claim the Cupertino-based company will be adding new Asian contract manufacturing partners in order to help production meet demand.
The Taiwan-based Wistron Corp. will start producing the iPhone 5C later this year; the company is already making phones for BlackBerry and Nokia, says the report. Compal Comm — manufacturer also for Lenovo, Nokia, and Sony — will start assembling the iPad mini slate starting next year, claims the same report. In the light of these, the current Hon Hai/Foxconn plant will be focusing on production of the higher-end iPhone 5S.
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3. A completed Seneca medical form
4. Criminal record screen (Vulnerable Sector Screening)
5. Mask Fit
6. Ministry of Labour's Health and Safety Awareness training (You must save and/or print a copy of the certificate of completion before exiting the module.) - instructor to provide more details once student is registered.
This field placement in the Personal Support Worker Program is designed to provide the student with practical experiences, which encourage the application of theory learned in the classroom. These experiences include the supervised application of knowledge and acquisition of skills. Field placement involves the use of problem solving approaches, as well as the integration of communication and role as a team member.
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Weeknight Menus
The primary goal of my Menu Page is to terminate the line of questioning I get from my family regarding food: "so….what do you eat everyday?"
The second goal is to give my readers an assortment of quick and easy vegetarian weeknight menus, pedestrian meals, upon which Padma Lakshmi would frown. (how's my outstanding grammar, eh??)
I heart pedestrian meals. That's what I'm actually going to make after a day of work. I don't have time to dilly dally in front of an oven. We are all trying to wedge more stuff into our day: Chores, Playdates, Exercising, Reading, Redecorating/remodeling, Botox Appointments, Procreating, etc. While Facebook moves to the forefront of your priorities, something has to take a backseat, but not a good satisfying meal.
Don't Stress About Dinner!
- Keep pantry staples on hand.
- Use store-bought help when appropriate and if your budget permits.
- Menu plan: Take 15 mins every Saturday morning to plan at least 3 dinners for the week.
- Use the leftover ingredients to be creative and spontaneous for the rest of the week.
- Get inspiration from blogs, magazines, and favorite places to eat.
- Involve your kids in deciding the menu.
- Use help from the tools and appliances that you own (crockpot, blender, toaster oven, etc).
- Have Food Bars to make things easier and fun! You lay out the groundworks and everyone chooses their add-ons. (Mini Pizza bar, Tostada bar, Noodle bowl bar, Fajita bar, Tortilla Soup bar, Chili bar…)
Here are some menus and I will post links as they come available. I haven't even started on Italian food….watch out!!
WARNING: Objects listed below may be tastier than they appear.
Arugula, Fennel, & Orange Salad with Anise Vinaigrette
Vegan Spanakopita (Spinach-Feta Pie)
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Streetside Mediterranean Dinner
Vegetable and Chickpea Tagine
Storebought 5-minute Pinenut Couscous
Tzaziki (Plain Greek Yogurt with Mint, Dill, Garlic, Salt,etc )
Autumn Mediterranean Dinner
Chickpea & Spinach Soup by Nicola Graimes Cookbook
Puff Pastry Savory Mediterranean Tarts
Peach-Apricot Custard with Honey & Walnuts Fakeout
T.G.I.F Mediterranean dinner
Quinoa Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers
Roasted Eggplant Dip with Garlic Toasts
Winter Mediterranean Dinner
Harira (Moroccan Lentil Soup)
Date Cake by Nicola Graimes Cookbook
Spanish Barrio Dinner
Mark Bittman's Tomato-Egg Paella
Grilled Watermelon with Feta and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Vietnamese Dormatory Dinner
Store-bought spring rolls with peanut sauce
Vegetarian Vietnamese Pho
You-got-nuthin-on-me,-PFChang's dinner
Tofu Fillets with Jade Pesto
Jasmine Rice
Szechuan Eggplant with Scallions by Nicola Graimes Cookbook
First Attempt Chinese Dinner
Vegetable Lo Mein
Szechuan Green Beans
Asian Culture Police Dinner
Romaine Salad with Peanut Dressing
Hot and Sweet Tofu with Red Pepper, Onion, and Basil (use tofu and omit fish sauce)
Mango Sticky Rice
Asian for Tots Dinner
Sesame Crusted Tofu & Broccoli with Peanut Sauce
Egg Drop Soup
Fig Flowers
Indian-for-the-Athlete Dinner
Chhole (Spiced Indian Chickpeas)
Jeera Rice (add Cumin seeds in the rice cooker)
Cucumber Mint Raita
Sort-of-Indian-But-Not-Really Dinner
Eggplant Curry in a Hurry
Jasmine Rice
I-Used-to-Hate-Cauliflower Dinner
Cauliflower & Peas Curry from Mangoes and Curry Leaves
Basmati Rice
Papaddum with Cachumber
Indian Home Cookin' Dinner
Kala Chana (Black Chickpea Curry)
Whole Wheat Roti
Kadhi (Yogurt Soup)
Indian-Staple-II Dinner
Rajma Daal
Peas Pullao (Rice with Sweet Green Peas)
Watermelon with Rosewater and Mint
Indian Iron Man Dinner
Kale-Saag Paneer
Rice Cooker Brown Rice
Neepa's Pomegranate Raita
Patio Sunset Dinner
Cauliflower and Broccoli Gratin from Nicola Graimes Cookbook
Herb & Sun-Dried Tomato Quiche
Get-in-ma-Bell-eh Dinner
Greek Salad
Homemade Pizza Bar
Browned Butter Pizzookie
Drinking-on-a-Weeknight Tex-Mex Dinner
Margarita or Mojito
Chips & Salsa
(Sweet) Potato and Spinach Chipotle Enchiladas
Tex Mex Grill Dinner
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips with
Strawberry Gazpacho Salsa
Portobello & Veggie Fajitas
The Great Outdoors Dinner
Texas Jalapeno Sweet Corn Chowder
Zion Beans & Rice
Rapidamente Dinner
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup Bar
Pineapple Slices with Ground Cinnamon and Allspice
Afuera Tex-Mex
Grown-up Guac (Tableside) and Chips
3-Pepper Quasi-dilla (half tofu, half cheese)
Incognito Vegetables Dinner
Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
Sneaky Mac n' Cheese
Vegetarian Southwest Country Dinner
Sweet Mexican Cornbread using much less sugar& butter than stated
Vegetarian Bean Chili
Loveme Feedme Dinner
Chick'n Noodle Soup
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As a food expert with knowledge of inflammatory foods I know that most people do very well with champagne and dry white wines. Red wines are not so well tolerated because they have much higher levels of histamine as well as the poorly tolerated tannins. Spirits and beers are even more problematic because of their yeast content. As Champagne is also yeast-free it makes it the king of alcoholic drinks in my estimation.
Champagne is packed with polyphenols, which are antioxidants from the grapes. (Polyphenols reduce the loss of nitric oxide from the blood - see below). They help protect your brain and your heart, keep your blood pressure low, and increase the "feel-good" chemicals in your brain. If you want to avoid the Chrstmas hangover, insist on the best, drink Champagne!
There are other plants that have some of the same compounds you can find in champagne. Cacao has them, for example, but cocoa is not the same as the raw food cacao which has a bitterness to it indicative of high polyphenols. Anyway, a cup of hot chocolate isn't as much fun as a glass of champagne.
Don't be put off by the fact that champagne is pale unlike red wine. The polyphenols are definitely there.
Champagne gives you the same amount of antioxidant heart protection as red wine, and much more than blueberries and most fruits, increasing heart muscle energy production, and protecting your heart's cells from free radical damage.ref 1.
The British Journal of Nutrition published a study that looked at whether or not champagne improves arterial health and it definitely does. They gave people two glasses of champagne to drink, and found that champagne boosts nitric oxide. That's the compound that relaxes your blood vessels and lowers your blood pressure and also improves erectile function. And the effect lasts for up to eight hours.ref 2
Better than Viagra, it tastes great plus you probably won't get the dark circles under your eyes: PLUS it is the most forgiving alcoholic drink for women! A different study published in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that the antioxidants in the phenolic acids also protect your brain against the damage that free radicals can cause, even if you only drink a small amount of champagne.ref 3
Champagne also releases beneficial neurotransmitters, like "feel good" dopamine. These help you to move around, think positively, and experience pleasure.ref 4
Champagne improves digestion which the French have known all along. A German study compares spirits, like vodka, with wines and champagne and found that wines and champagnes increased helpful digestive acid by as much as 95%, whereas spirits had no effect.ref 5
As you know, many studies have shown that drinking moderately each day can help you be healthier and live longer. I believe these statistics only apply to high end, quality wines which are really a whole food. Spirits and beers have no benefit and you should stay away from them altogether.
Of course there are other sparkling wines that can most or all of these health benefits. These include Spanish cava, Italian spumante and California has some great sparkling wines.
A note of caution here: the 3 beneficial phenolic acids were tyrosol, caffeic acid and gallic acid. A small percentage of people can react to these and that's why a few people get headaches and don't feel well on champagne. If you are one of those unlucky few then champagne is not for you, along with most other alcoholic drinks.
1 Dudley, J.I., Lekli, I., Mukherjee, S. et al, "Does white wine qualify for French paradox?" J. Agric. Food Chem. Oct. 22, 2008;56(20):9362-73
2 Vauzour, David, et al, "Moderate Champagne consumption promotes an acute improvement in acute endothelial-independent vascular function in healthy human volunteers," British Journal of Nutrition 2010; Volume 103, Issue 08
3 Vauzour, David, et al, "Champagne Wine Polyphenols Protect Primary Cortical Neurons against Peroxynitrite-Induced Injury," J. Agric. Food Chem. 2007;55(8)2854–2860
4 Boyer, J.C., Bancel, E., Perray, P.F., et al, "Effect of champagne compared to still white wine on peripheral neurotransmitter concentrations," Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res. Sept. 2004;74(5):321-8
5 Teyssen, S., Lenzing, T., González-Calero, G., et al, "Alcoholic beverages produced by alcoholic fermentation but not by distillation are powerful stimulants of gastric acid secretion in humans," Gut Jan. 1997; 40(1):49–56
For a more critical analysis of this research please go to this NHS web site http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/12December/Pages/champagne-good-for-your-heart-claim.aspx


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2017 Pinot Noir Russian River Reserve
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With parts of the AVA located less than 10 miles from the Pacific, the climate of the Russian River AVA is characterized by cool morning fog that comes in from the ocean through the Petaluma Gap and burns off during the day. The cooling influence of the fog is responsible for the large diurnal temperature variation with nighttime temperatures dropping by as much as 35 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit from daytime highs. The Russian River is a rain-fed waterway that swells in the wintertime and provides vital irrigation to the region's vineyards during the dry season in late spring. In the summertime, the warmth of the season is tempered by the maritime influence of fog that facilitates a long, slow ripening period and limits the risk of over-ripeness or "baked" flavors in the grapes. Harvest in the Russian River Area often takes place at later dates than in its neighboring regions. The central and western reaches of the AVA are the coolest and tend to be most extensively planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Viognier.
Wine Specs
Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley
Vineyard Designation
Windsor Oaks Vineyard
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Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
A rich aromatic nose full of black fruit, cassis, hints of leather, tobacco, and brooding earthy notes.
Winemaker Notes
We fermented our Pinot using a strain of yeast originating from the Burgundy region of France, then took the wine through full malolactic fermentation. Pinot Noir tends to readily take up oak characteristics, so we carefully choose barrels (mostly older French Oak) so the wine can mature gracefully with good structure and framing.
Food Pairing Notes
Roasted turkey, duck, fatty fish such as salmon, as well as pasta dishes
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Preheat oven to 230°C/Gas 8.
In a small saucepan, bring 240ml water and white wine vinegar to a simmer. Remove from heat and add mushrooms. Cover and let mushrooms sit, 15 minutes. Strain.
Slice bread horizontally to create two pizzas. Lightly oil a baking tray and place pizzas crust side up. Brush top with three tablespoons of oil.
In a bowl, squeeze tomatoes to break them up slightly. Place on pizza halves. Pull pieces of Buffalo mozzarella from the ball and place on halves. Top with porcini mushrooms, shredded mozzarella, garlic and pepperoni.
Bake until cheese has melted and crust is crispy, about 25 minutes.
Remove pizzas from oven, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with Parmesan and spread with cut basil.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.


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GoBidet Toilet Bidet Attachment
GoBidet the easy to use, easy to install, economic answer to personal hygiene. Now you can get all the benefits of a stand alone bidet that could cost you hundreds to buy and more to install with our lightweight chrome attachment.
Now available to the public, GoBidet, by Apollo Bidet is their simplest natural/warm water attachment. Designed to sit under your toilet seat. The toilet attachment is an educated consumers answer to the expense and hassle of installing a stand alone bidet. Adding the GoBidet to your existing toilet will not only save you time and money but gives you all the benefits of a bidet. Traditional bidets take up additional space from your existing floor plan. There's also no need to call a plumber because GoBidet is designed to be installed easily in minutes with a few simple tools. For pennies on the dollar you can have the luxury of the personal cleansing system. Bidet have been used across Europe for hundreds of years and in million dollar homes and luxury hotels here in the U.S., and now right in your own home.
GoBidet will give you the comfort and confidence you are looking for with an easy to use single knob. Located along the side your bowl for your convenience,it adjusts both spray pressure and temperature. It's so simple to operate even a child can use it.
Now you can get instant relief from discomfort of irritation and other annoying problems and be confidently clean naturally. The six hole spray nozzle creates a large spray area giving you a pleasant, comfortable and complete cleansing experience. The spray nozzle also retracts to the side of the toilet when not in use, so your GoBidet is discreet and unobtrusive in your bathroom. Made of electroplated all brass construction and available in easy to maintain chrome, GoBidet is engineered to be the ultimate in bidet toilet attachments. It needs no batteries or electricity to run so you can be sure your GoBidet is standing by ready to work whenever you need it.
This product is a must have not just for people with health related issues but for anyone interested in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It's all natural cleansing promotes good health choices for the entire family. For comfort and ease of use, and the confidence of being fresh and clean, GoBidet is the clear choice for you and your family.
For a warm water cleanse a hot water installation kit is required.
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Why Diets Fail (part III)
Not understanding macronutrients - I can't name how many times some one tells me, "Yea, TFG, I'm dieting now too." But when I ask them about the details of their diet plan, I get the 'deer in the headlights' look.
Some will mumble something about eating less or reducing fat or counting calories. Others just hold their breath until I go away.
I don't mean to put people on the spot. I'm just curious to what other people are doing to lose weight. I might want to give it a try.
However, I am concerned about the number of people that diet without taking the time to learn something as basic as macronutrients. I didn't understand it when I got started either, but I took the time to figure it out.
For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, the human body needs something in the neighborhood of 40 different types of nutrients. The three that we need in the largest amounts are referred to as macronutrients. They are proteins, carbs, and fats.
Oh...yeah...you know those terms. But do you really? Say carbs to some people and they get all insistent about carbs being bad.
Now while there are bad carbs, not all carbs are bad. Let's look at carbs for a moment.
Carbs are mostly used for 'right now energy'. What we don't use, we store. Some gets stored in the liver and our muscles...the rest is stored as fat.
To that I say, calm the heck down. While most of our diet needs to be from carbs...they need to be spaced out so they are available when we need them....and we don't end up storing so much. Plus, you need to choose your carbs carefully. Sure you could eat a bowl of sugar....but I wouldn't. The good people at Spark People did a really good article on carbohydrates that I'm not even going to try to compete with. I'll just provide a link.
While you are chewing on that, let's talk about fat. You could say that 'fat' is my middle name..Token FAT Guy.
Some fat is good. Good fats are good. And despite what you might read elsewhere, fat is the preferred fuel source for your muscles...not carbs. Carbs are just mobilized faster. I know I've said it before, but this is why I take a small amount of carbs before my workouts. It gives me something to burn until my fat stores can give up their bounty of stored up energy.
The best resource I've found on fat can be found at this link.
Understanding Fat Can Save Your Life
Which leaves us with protein. While we have seen people over react to carbs and fats, people don't tend to freak out over protein. Worst I've ever heard of is some unfounded fears over kidney damage.
NOTE: People with pre-existing kidney problems need to be careful about high protein diets. However, millions of healthy athletes enjoy the benefits of high protein...including me.
So, you think I have a decent link on protein? You bet I do.
Understanding Protein and Its Importance
With this information you have a basic understanding of macronutrients.
Lack of Progress Report
No progress for me this past week. Not expecting it either. I've been promising myself a week off from dieting and working out....and last week was it. Normally I take a week or two off between Body For Life challenges...but the last few, I just went straight from one challenge right into the next. So I was way overdue for a rest.
I did workout some...but to be honest, I phoned it in. Just wanted to keep my body moving.
This morning I knew it was time to face the music....at the weigh-in. Did I show a gain...yep. But it was almost all in muscle and water. In fact my body fat percentage went down a bit. And really, that's all I care about. The new water weight is likely to fall off in the next few days and I'll get a true number for my end of the week weigh-in.
Those of you that have been reading my blog for the last few weeks might remember that I recently maxed out my Bowflex when doing the bench press. So I ordered the upgrade package. The new power rods came in last week, but didn't have any instructions on how to mount them. After fiddling with it for about 15 minutes, I called the support line and found out that I needed the add-on box as well. Sort of a hassle, but its only $5....so that should be showing up early this week.
Technical Stupids
It sounds like a great idea. External USB hard drive....yeah! Heck they even bought a bunch of them for us at work. I liked mine so much I bought one for my computer at home. I've got my music collection on it, TFG backups, pictures....and still have lots of room for more.
I had it for about 6 months or so. Now I've hear from a number of my coworkers that their drives have all been breaking. Still, I haven't had any problem from mine. So I really didn't think much about it.
Then last week, mine died. No warning...it just stopped. After doing some research on it, I found that what's been going wrong on these things is the controller board that allows you to connect a normal IDE drive as a USB device. So I cracked open the case on my dead 'My Book', retrieved the IDE drive inside it, and put it in my computer as a secondary master (moving my DVD drive to secondary slave).
Lucky me, the drive itself was fine. My files were all there and now I have more desk space since I don't have the external box anymore.
Did I have backups of this data? Of course I did...but I hate to monkey with restoring data.
Anyway...if you have one of these Western Digital 'My Books'...do yourself a favor and get your data off that thing before its too late.
That's about it for this week. Remember to drink plenty of water....
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Just about everyone would say they want to find their purpose in life.
Sites like LifeHacker, TinyBuddha and the like are full of articles on it, books like The Purpose Driven Life consistently top the sales charts in the relevant categories – everybody seems to be desperately trying to figure out the plan that's been laid out for them.
I think they're completely missing the point.
Outsourcing Your Purpose
Nearly all of the advice given on the topic of life purpose is based around the idea of outsourcing your meaning in life. The language is always structured around the concept of 'finding'. It's always about 'finding' your life's meaning, 'discovering' your purpose in life. The idea from the outset is always that your purpose in life is out there, pre-determined, and it's your job to figure out what it is.
When we're talking about material coming from authors with a religious bent, like the previously mentioned best selling The Purpose Driven Life it's a little more understandable – no less awful, but understandable. Even from sources not overtly religious the topic is often couched in the language of pseudo-scientific, spiritual woo.
The general theme of it is that you have some purpose in life (determined by some deity, the universe, or whatever) and you need to find it or figure out what it is. Your agency in the matter is largely removed. The determination has been made and it's your job to divine whatever result has been chosen for you and follow it. It's destiny.
We'll leave out for the moment my position of methodological naturalism and the fact that I'm an atheist. Obviously, given the fact that I see no evidence to convince me of the existence of souls, spirits, or any gods, the idea of some 'higher power' handing down anyone's purpose in life is illogical to me. I'm going to humor the notion for a moment though to make a point.
Let's assume that there is sufficient evidence for some higher power. I still can't fathom why people can't see how awful it would be for said higher power to be assigning people their purposes in life. What if said higher power assigns you a purpose in life you don't care for? What if your parents determined your career and you had no option of changing? What if you lived in a strict caste system? This idea of having your purpose chosen from you from birth may be comforting to some in the sense that it takes a measure of responsibility off your shoulders, but when you stop to really consider the implications it's awful.
You could certainly argue that your deity of choice would never make someone's life purpose something they didn't love, or that loving it is the nature of your life's purpose, which is fine if we're getting into the New Agey spiritual stuff. It's easy to point to things like The Purpose Driven Life to show that some people think you may be assigned a purpose you don't necessarily like. I'm not going to argue the theology of it.
Even if I grant that premise, I can't guarantee that there's anything I will love doing for my entire life. Tastes and opinions change, and while some may have something they can do for the rest of their life with satisfaction I cannot claim that everyone has something that fills that category for them.
So higher power or not, when we talk about 'finding' purpose or meaning in life it robs us of the agency of choice. It sets us up to think that our lot in life has been determined, that the rails have been laid and all we're doing now is trying to find the right set to follow. It is outsourcing the determination of our purpose in life to en entity outside of ourselves – even if that entity doesn't actually exist.
I find that notion abhorrent.
Choose Your Own Purpose
Life has no inherent meaning.
What's so wrong with that?
We live in an unthinking, uncaring universe. There is no larger reason why you exist. There was no purpose for which you were born. You have no cosmic significance. Disabuse yourself of this idea that you are special or important in any way that isn't manufactured. This is a very entrenched idea societally, so I'll say it one more time:
There is no inherent meaning of life.
That's a great thing, because it leads to two subsequent conclusions. The first is that if there is no inherent meaning to life, if there was no purpose for which you were born and no destiny for you to fulfill, it means that all meaning and purpose that there is in life is purely constructed – manufactured by ourselves and others. The second, which follows from that, is that if all meaning in life is manufactured rather than pre-determined we get to choose our own purpose in life.
Your purpose in life can be absolutely anything at all. You can choose to make whatever you want your purpose in life – make not find – and you can change it whenever you want. You could have a new purpose in life every year if you wanted. It's entirely up to you to determine.
Why is this distinction important?
I've met a lot of people and read the accounts of even more who are entrenched in this idea of having some higher purpose in life that they need to find in order to be happy. Even the non-spiritual types express it as if they're searching for some eureka moment where they hit on something that they feel like they could devote their life to in order to be happy.
Even though they don't seem to recognize it as a relinquishment of control I see it drive people crazy. They start beating themselves up or begin to get downtrodden and depressed over the fact that they can't seem to find this one magical thing they were 'meant' to do in life. They feel like until they find this one magical thing to give their life purpose they're living an empty, pointless existence.
The whole time they're excoriating themselves over their inability to figure out their purpose, they're completely blind to the fact that they have the power to choose their own purpose. As soon as you realize that you and you alone have the power to create meaning in your own life it frees and empowers you to take charge of things.
Of course, once you come to this realization you may still have some trouble developing the self-awareness to determine what things actually make you happy right now for you to pursue. That's fine. That's a topic deserving of an article all of it's own. Several, actually.
The important thing for now is to cultivate the understanding that your purpose in life is whatever you make it, whatever you choose it to be.
Have anything you'd like to add? Do you disagree entirely and think we all have some set purpose from birth? Let us know in the comments!
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Posted on Mar 02, 2016
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There has been a very interesting discussion on the Visual Resources Association (VRA) list serve comparing scanning stations that are flatbed scanners and those are copystands with a digital camera. The digital copy stand seems to be the favorite among those with extensive workflows because of its consistency and speed. However, when you are scanning printed material which has been printed using a dot pattern such as most books, brochures and programs, people seem to lean towards the flatbed. The problem with dot patterns and half tones is moire patterning which is defined at wikipedia.org.as "moiré pattern (pronounced /mwaˈreɪ/ in English, [mwaʁe] in French) is an interference pattern created, for example, when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes." Thus, you have pixels and you have dots of ink, which results in moire or ripples across your scan.
Many find a flatbed scanner, which was described by a digital copyststand advocate as a digital camera with a very shallow depth of field, the preferred method with this type of material, because most scanning software have a descreening function. For those curious, at this time the Epson 10000XL appears to be the flatbed of choice.
However, if you are using the copystand with digital camera set up, some "tricks" of the trade were shared. The basic one appears to be to rotate the original material, shoot it and then straighten it in Photoshop. The rotation is minimum, about 8 degrees and should be done by trial and error as different printers have different dot patterns.
Another trick offered by the generous VRA listees was to correct bleed-through from the backing page, by using a sheet of matte black paper can help prevent this, and sometimes help minimize background "checkerboard."
My thanks to the VRA List, in particular: Rebecca A. Moss, Howard Brainen, Eileen Fry, Mark Olson, Chris Strasbaugh and Ross Wolcott.
For those looking for more information about scanning stations, you can look at Califa's Digital Information Forum where I have placed several scanning articles and images of scanning stations.
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One of our historically favorite desserts for parties and potluck dinners is Oreo Delight. This rich dessert is based on the Oreo cookie and takes flavors from the cookie to form its layers. It is simple to make and always a crowd pleaser.
Prep time: 20 minutes Total time: 4 hours 40 minutes (including refrigeration)
- 1 package Oreo Double Stuffed cookies, finely crushed
- 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
- 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tub (12 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed* (you will not need the whole 2 tubs)
- 3 ¼ cups plus 2 Tbsp. cold milk
- 2 packages (4 serving size) Chocolate instant pudding*
- *sugar free varieties can be use with no change in the appearance or flavor
- Mix crushed cookies and butter in medium bowl. Press firmly onto bottom of a 9×13 baking pan. Refrigerate 10 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Gently fold in 1 ¼ cups of the Cool Whip. Spread the mixture over the crust. Refrigerate while you complete the next step.
- Pour 3 ¼ cups milk into medium bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over cream cheese layer and refrigerate 5 minutes until thickened.
- Drop Cool Whip on the top and spread. Cover the whole top with a layer of Cool Whip. Use as much or as little Cool Whip on the top as you like. I usually use about 12 oz.
- Refrigerate 4 hours. Cut into 24 squares. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Makes 24 servings, 1 square each (We usually cut them into 15 servings per 9×13 pan)


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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) is shifting its production profile north of the border. The company announced that it will cease production in its Toronto factory by March 5 of next year. Starting from then, it will consolidate all of its Canadian production in its Montreal plant.
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CHANGING NAMES: Belstaff is the latest brand to transform and introduce a new logo, which will be unveiled with a global brand campaign this week. The new logo will see the addition of "England 1924" written beneath the Belstaff name to reference the year of the brand's launch and its long-standing heritage.
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So, my husband and I live on 16 acres of wooded land and we are known as the outdoor-sy type. So, when considering a way to announce the sex of our baby, I had to get creative. We had our anatomy scan yesterday so this past weekend I set up a photo shoot for both a boy and a girl announcement by getting 2 different childrens sleeping bags. It was a lot of fun and everyone really liked it.
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