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This is a four-way comparison of the 4 base games in The Sims series; The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, and does not include features included in expansion or stuff packs unless otherwise stated.
|The Sims
|The Sims 2
|The Sims 3
|The Sims 4
|Released February 4, 2000
|Released September 14, 2004
|Released June 2, 2009
|Released September 2, 2014
|7 Expansion Packs, no Stuff Packs
|8 Expansion Packs, 9 Stuff Packs
|11 Expansion Packs, 9 Stuff Packs
|No Expansion Packs or Stuff Packs
|Isometric perspective
|Fully 3D
|Fully 3D
|Fully 3D
|All neighborhoods are the same and pre-designed. Additional neighborhoods can be made if an expansion pack is installed. Later expansion packs add sub-neighborhoods (also pre-designed and added automatically, cannot be removed). Sub-neighborhoods include Downtown, Vacation Island, Studio Town and Magic Town.
|3 pre-designed neighborhoods (Pleasantview, Strangetown and Veronaville) which may be (to some extent) tweaked by the player, and terrains may be imported from SimCity 4. Additional neighborhoods built from scratch may be created and added to the menu screen. Additional pre-designed neighborhoods that come from other expansion packs are Riverblossom Hills, Desiderata Valley, and Belladonna Cove. Some expansion packs add the option of attaching sub-neighborhoods, pre-designed or built from scratch, to the main neighborhood. Sub-neighborhoods include College, Nightlife Destination, Shopping District, and Vacation Destination.
|1 pre-designed world (Sunset Valley) in retail shipment. Player-created worlds can be created by using Create a World tool. Riverview is available for free download. Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Lunar Lakes, Lucky Palms, Sunlit Tides, Monte Vista, Aurora Skies, Roaring Heights, Midnight Hollow, and Dragon Valley can be bought on the official site; Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Monte Vista, and Dragon Valley also have hard copy retail releases. Additional worlds also come with expansion packs: Twinbrook, Bridgeport, Appaloosa Plains, Starlight Shores, Moonlight Falls and Isla Paradiso. Sub-worlds are Shang Simla, Champs Les Sims, and Al Simhara, all for adventure purposes; Sims University, the university world in the game; and Oasis Landing, a sci-fi futuristic sub-world.
|2 pre-designed worlds, Oasis Springs and Willow Creek
|3 life stages (baby, child, adult). Babies are objects rather than Sims.
|6 life stages (baby, toddler, child, teen, adult, elder. Young adult stage, added in University, is optional)
|7 life stages (baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, elder).
|6 life stages (baby, child, teen, young adult, adult, elder)
|Babies turn into children after three days, while other lifespans are indefinite. With Makin' Magic, children can age to adult by using a charm, but their appearances are chosen randomly and may change completely.
|All Sims age and eventually die, but only on the lot that is being played. Sims from other families will not age. Some life states do not age.
|All Sims age, on and outside lot, which can be changed in game options. Lifespan, aging, and age duration can be customized in game options.
|Lifespan, aging, and age duration can be customized in game options.
|6 skills, 1 secret skill
|7 skills, 3 toddler skills, 7 secret skills
|10 skills, 4 toddler skills, 10 secret skills. Additionally, 10 skills added from expansion packs.
|20 skills, 4 skills for children
|Only Adults gain skills.
|Toddlers and older can gain skills
|Children and older can gain skills; toddlers can only learn toddler skills.
|Teens and older can gain skills; children can only learn skills exclusive to their age group.
|No aspirations.
|Teens and older have one of 5 aspirations (additional 2 aspirations are added in Nightlife), which affect their Wants and Fears. Toddlers and children aspire to Grow Up. Secondary aspirations introduced in FreeTime.
|Aspirations are replaced with Lifetime Wishes and Lifetime Happiness Points.
|Aspirations return: teens and older can choose one of ten aspirations, most of which have two or three variations that act like a Lifetime Wish. Children have only one aspiration, but can choose a variation within it.
|No wants or fears
|All Sims except babies have 4 wants and 3 fears (Additional 2 wants and/or 1 fear, whether they graduate or get expelled at college).
|Wishes and promises replace wants. No fears.
|Whims and Goals replace Wishes/Wants. Whims are short-term and may disappear or be cancelled by the player. Goals are linked to Aspiration and remain until they are fulfilled. No fears.
|No days of the week, weekend, or days off work or school (Sims would not be fired for skipping work provided they did attend the following day). Sims cannot quit a job unless they get fired or get a different job.
|7-day week with different days off depending on job. Children and Teens have the weekend off from school. Able to call in sick to work, or call work to quit. Elders can call in to retire.
|Same as The Sims 2, except Sims cannot call in sick to work, unless The Sims 3: Seasons is installed but Sims can still miss work at the expense of work performance. With some patches, Sims can take up to 5 unpaid days off work.
|Same as The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.
|Sims do not collect memories.
|Sims collect visible memories and invisible memory markers for use in gossip.
|Memories returned in Patch 22, now with screenshots and fully customizable, as well as sharable online.
|Memories can be collected, but are optional. The player can choose whether or not the game prompts them to capture a memory.
|Bills delivered once every 3 days.
|Bills delivered on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
|Same as The Sims 2.
|Bills delivered once per week.
|PlumbBob color reflects precise mood: optimum is green, worst is red.
|PlumbBob color represents approximate mood: optimum is platinum, worst is red.
|Same as The Sims.
|Same as The Sims and The Sims 3.
|No pregnancy, babies can simply appear after user says yes to random "Should we have a baby?" prompt after romantic interaction, or an adoption opportunity. No genetics other than skin color are passed down. Personality for children is randomly generated.
|Try for baby may lead to 3 day pregnancy for adult female Sim who is not within 5 days of transition to elder, genetic traits are passed down from both parents. Alien abduction via telescope may lead to 3 day pregnancy for adult male Sim who is not within 5 days of transition to elder.
|Same as The Sims 2. Alien pregnancy returned in The Sims 3: Seasons.
|Same as The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. No alien pregnancies.
|Household accounts screen can be accessed, showing income and expenditure over past 3 days and current day
|No such screen.
|Same as The Sims 2.
|Same as The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.
|Buildings limited to 2 floors. Basements, foundations and lofts not possible. Basic roof pitch selector.
|Buildings limited to 5 floors, or 4 with foundation. In expansions after University, this can be changed to up to 15 floors (without foundation) using cheats. Buildings with foundation can have basements incorporated into them. Lofts theoretically possible. Roof pitch can be changed (first in the cheat console in Pets, and later Mansion and Garden Stuff, where a roof pitch changer is added). Various roof types like pagoda and dome are added via expansion packs.
|Same as The Sims 2.
|Children with failing grades are banished to Military School and never return.
|When a child in the family has failing grades, all children are taken away by a social worker (unless they're at school), and other families may adopt them.
|Sims with failing grades are never taken away to Military School or by the Social Worker. In fact, they never actually have to go to school. However, players cannot choose an extra trait when they age up.
|Random phone calls pranking or giving out money. Couples will occasionally get a phone call asking if they want to adopt a baby. Phone will also ring to announce being fired from your job. Other Sims never call.
|No prank or money calls, but friends and acquaintances may call at random. With Nightlife, Sims that were met in gatherings can tell other Sims about how fun the night was, thus random contacts may call up to ask those Sims out. Sims with less than 2 Nice points can make crank calls.
|Friends may call at random, opportunities also come via phonecalls. Teens may pull prank calls if Generations is installed.
|Chance cards will force career change when at the top level of a career. Other chance cards may rarely emerge, giving out skills or money, or sometimes having no effect.
|Chance cards at all levels of career, causing gain or loss of rank, skill points, etc.
|Chance cards rarely appear and some have almost no effect on the job except for changing careers as in The Sims, and cause various moodlets.
|Many NPCs are not interactive
|All but a few NPCs (drivers, Rod Humble, social workers, etc.) are interactive
|Almost all NPCs are interactive with the exception of a few such as the Grim Reaper.
|All NPCs are interactive.
|Children go to a single school.
|Children and teens go to public or private school. Teens can apply for scholarships and move out to a college, which transition them the Young Adult life stage in University.
|Children and teens go to a single school (5 boarding schools added in Generations).
|Children and teens go to a single school.
Differences in Create-A-Sim Edit
|The Sims
|The Sims 2
|The Sims 3
|Last name is the same for all Sims. Household name is last name of all Sims in the household.
|Same as The Sims, except when creating University students. In Create-A-Student, there is the option to give different surnames to each individual Sim in the household.
|Each individual Sim can be given a different last name. Players have the ability to change the household name.
|Head style determines hairstyle, head shape, hair color, eye color, facial hair, etc.
|Head style determines only the shape of the Sim's heads.
|Same as The Sims 2.
|Hair color determined by the head style.
|Hair (and eyebrow) color determined by user with a selection of four colors.
|Hair and eyebrow colors are individually selected, and certain parts of the Sim's hair can be changed (roots, main, highlights and tips) with the new color chart allowing the player to give their Sim a natural hair color like brown or blonde, give them crazy highlights or select a vibrant color such as bright green or red.
|Sims have light, medium, or dark skin.
|Sims have 4 skin tones ranging from light to dark
|Sims have a range of skin tones with a slider determining exact color, including three natural skin tones and three bizarre colors (red, blue and green). Patches for both Supernatural and Seasons later added more skin colors to choose from.
|Body type dependent on types of clothes worn by the Sim.
|Thin, Fit, and Fat body types possible, with Thin or Fat types available in Create-A-Sim.
|Independent sliders for muscle tone, body fat, breasts, and a muscle definition slider.
|Head style and clothes selected by flipping through all available options.
|Hair styles, clothes, etc. selected from a gallery of thumbnails.
|As in The Sims 2, but choices can be customized with Create a Style.
|Sleepwear, swimwear, and formalwear are chosen automatically.
|Sleepwear, swimwear, formalwear, underwear, athletic wear and (with Seasons) outerwear are chosen in Create-a-Sim. Maternity outfits are chosen automatically.
|Same as The Sims 2, with the exception of merging underwear and sleepwear into one category. Players can select more than 1 outfit per category (with the updated version of The Sims 3). Outerwear can be customized if Seasons is installed.
|Jewelry, shoes, glasses, etc. not customizable, determined by the Sim's body or head style.
|Glasses may be taken on or off, other accessories are determined by Sim's outfit. Bon Voyage (and every EP after) introduces user control of jewelry. Shoes come with bottoms or one-piece outfits, and are uncustomizable.
|All accessories, jewelry and shoes may be customized.
|Sims' personalities determined by 25 Personality Points placed in 5 different categories. Players are not required to use all points.
|Same as The Sims, except Aspirations were added, and all points must be assigned to a category.
|Personality Points and Aspirations are no longer used, instead replaced with a new trait system allowing players to give their Sims a unique and more realistic personality. Traits determine which Lifetime Wish matches with Sim's personality although this can be selected individually of trait too.
|No Family Tree.
Relationships between spouses, siblings, and parents/children can be established in Create-a-Sim. Family Tree available in relationship panel.
Relationships between spouses, siblings, parents, fiancés and boyfriend/girlfriend are established in Create-A-Sim. A Sim's Family Tree is available to view on their main panel.
Feature comparisonsEdit
This table shows when the notable game features or objects are first introduced for each game.
|The Sims
|The Sims 2
|The Sims 3
|The Sims 4
|Arcade machines / tables
|Late Night
|Base Game
|The Sims 3 Store
|Makin' Magic
|University Life
|Bubble bar/blower
|House Party
|Late Night
|Buffet table
|House Party
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Campfire / bonfire
|House Party
|Bon Voyage
|University Life
|Cellphone / smartphone
|University (cellphone)
|Base Game (cellphone)
University Life (smartphone)
|Base Game (smartphone)
|Christmas tree
|Livin' Large
|Holiday Party Pack
|The Sims 3 Store
|The Sims 3 Store
|Base Game
|Crystal ball
|Livin' Large
|The Sims 3 Store
|Hot Date
|Base Game
|Late Night
|Diving board
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Seasons (Patch 42)
|DJ booth
|House Party
|Makin Magic
|The Sims 3 Store
|Livin' Large
|Holiday Party Pack
|World Adventures
|The Sims 3 Store
|Livin' Large
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Hot tub
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Late Night
|Karaoke machine
|Love bed
|Livin' Large
|Apartment Life
|High End Loft Stuff
|Massage table
|Bon Voyage
|The Sims 3 Store
|Murphy bed
|Apartment Life
|University Life
|Ownable cars
|Base Game
|Photo booth
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Late Night
|Base Game
|Pinball machine
|Base Game
|Base Game
|The Sims 3 Store
|Playground set
|Base Game
|Apartment Life
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Pool slide
|Island Paradise
|Pool table
|Base Game
|Restaurant system
|Hot Date
|The Sims 3 Store
|Restorable car
|The Sims 3 Store
|Makin' Magic
|The Sims 3 Store
|Bon Voyage
|The Sims 3 Store
|Snowboard half-pipe
|Soccer net
|Swimming pool
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Base Game (Patch 7)
|Wedding arch and wedding cake
|Base Game
|Base Game
|Wishing well
|The Sims 3 Store
See alsoEdit
- Comparison between The Sims and The Sims 2
- Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3
- Comparison between The Sims 3 and The Sims 4
- Comparison between The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval
- Comparison between The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and The Sims 3: World Adventures
- Comparison between The Sims 2: Open for Business and The Sims 3: Ambitions
- Comparison between The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 3: Late Night
- Comparison between The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets
- Comparison between The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims 3: Seasons
- Comparison between The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life


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Cameroon is an example of where Perenco is undertaking successful strategy with activities focused on growing the company through material discoveries and maximising the value of existing assets.
Growth exploration activities have been focused on the onshore Kombe-Nsepe license, with partners Kosmos and SNH, and the deepwater Ebodje license. Kombe-Nsepe will see exploration drilling on two prospects, and a rig is being sourced to undertake these operations in 2010.
A deepwater well on the Ebodje licence has demonstrated the presence of all the elements of a hydrocarbon system, and discussions are ongoing with the Cameroonian authorities to enable additional exploration investment in this play.
Perenco has operated in Cameroon since 1993, as a partner with ExxonMobil and SNH, Cameroon's state-owned hydrocarbon company, and has undertaken exploration in the Moudi and Ebome Marine concessions. Perenco is also evaluating a number of gas opportunities that may add value to the development of Sanaga Field now that a gas sales agreement has been signed with SNH.
During 2011 Perenco drilled two high pressure, high temperature, wells on the Kombe-Nsepe permit, in partnership with Kosmos, making Perenco the leader in onshore exploration in the country.

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SightDeck KC's Open House
- What:
- Launch KC and Mayor Sly James are excited to invite you to SightDeck KC's open house. Please join us 5pm on January 23, 2013, at Harvey's in The Union Station. SightDeck KC is an advanced system that delivers optimal telecommunication for your office, presentations, classroom or studio needs. SightDeck KC has received start-up support from the office of Mayor Sly James, Haivision Corporation, Skii Corporation, and iMatte Corporation. Come preview this progressive tele-presence technology and engage with others from Kansas City's tech and creative community.
- Where:
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Consistent error: "pmemnt.sys failed to load"
On my G73Jh, running Win7/SP1 x64, I get 2 copies of this error logged on each boot:
Application popup: : \??\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\pmemnt.sys failed to load
I'm running the v213 BIOS, the current revisions of all relevant G73Jh device drivers, and am current on Microsoft's fixes.
I don't get an on-screen notification, but it bugs me that this error (it is logged as an Error, not a Warning or Notification) is seen by the system. It tells me that something is mis-configured or incompatible, but gives no clue as to what it might be.
Is anyone else seeing this? Or know how to diagnose the reported problem?
26th March 2011, 09:45 PM #2
Re: Consistent error: "pmemnt.sys failed to load"
From what I can tell this is a compatibility memory driver for really old 32 bit stuff, it shouldn't be of major concern, but there's a possible fix here: PMEM Service Failure
If that doesn't fix it, do a disk check and system file integrity check (sfc /scannow)


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'Twilight' Falls on the UK
Insanely popular vampire romance Twilight had its UK premiere Tuesday night at the Vue cinema on London's Leicester Square. The mood was defined by a black carpet, blasts of dry ice, and the pleasant chattiness of stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, along with the film's director, Catherine Hardwicke.
Back in his hometown of London, Pattinson reflected on the fandemonium that's greeted the young cast since news of the movie—based on author Stephenie Meyer's popular novel—broke.
"It's absolutely mad. I'm in a daze. They're here for the character, not for me," the 22-year-old modestly offers. "I don't know what to do. I'm terrified of doing the sequel."
Stewart, meanwhile, says that she encountered some heat from feminist groups because her character, Bella, falls for dominant vampire Edward Cullen.
"It's a love story about two people who would die for each other. Bella has very innately female qualities, she really trusts herself," the Los Angeles native notes. "A lot of feminist groups have problems with her which I don't understand because it takes someone very strong to be able to give that away."
(Perhaps the 18-year-old can win the feminist crowd back with her upcoming portrayal of hyper-butch rocker Joan Jett.)
Helmswoman Hardwicke (whose credits also include 2005's Lords of Dogtown) used her moment in the spotlight to pay tribute to their host city—and, of course, the screaming fans who attended the premiere.
"We love London even though it's so cold," Hardwicke, 53, enthused. "These fans are braver because they're out here and it's freezing so they are heartier souls."
Maybe Pattinson and Stewart can help out the fans in that regard. From all accounts, the two of them have plenty of money to burn these days.


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The Orchid Show at the Brooklyn Botanical GardenMarch 1, 2014 ...
Hearts and Lights ShowMarch 27, 2014 May 4, 2014
Tribeca Film FestivalApril 16, 2014 April 27, 2014
114th New York International Auto ShowApril 18, 2014 April 27, 2014
New York City Calendar of Events
Big Apple Happenings, From Broadway to Brooklyn
New York City is America's entertainment mecca. Sports, theater, music, art and fashion call the five boroughs home, and as a result, the city hosts an array of one-of-a-kind events. Make the most of your experience by attending signature New York City events: free concerts, world-class theater, adventurous live music, art gallery openings and professional sports year-round.


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Ashwagandha supports endurance, calm strength, and enduring vitality. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an adaptogenic herb, helping the body adapt to stress. It is a rejuvenating herb, helping to balance endocrine functions, including adrenal, thyroid and reproductive functions.
Ashwagandha contains phyto-androgens, which are precursors to reproductive hormones and supports reproductive health for men and women. Active constituents are slightly sedative in nature and calm the nervous system.
Overall, Ashwagandha helps support a healthy immune system and rebuilds the body's energy reserves.
"In a world where eighty percent of all disease can be attributed to stress it is not surprising that we are attracted to the Ayurvedic herb, Ashwaganda. This amazing herb neither stimulates nor sedates, it offers a deep rejuvenation to the whole body and mind that no herb has yet to match."
-- Dr. John Douillard, Doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Founder/Director of LifeSpa*
Called "Indian Ginseng" Ashwagandha now has the medical community buzzing and studies showing the positive effects of Ashwagandha are cropping up all over. We use only organically grown Ashwagandha root (Winter Cherry) in its pure, revitalizing form. It offers powerful nutritional support to rejuvenate both mind and body, by nourishing the nervous system, minimizing the negative effects of stress, increasing endurance and stamina and fighting insomnia.
If you're taking Ashwagandha for men's health, make sure you read our articles "Supporting True Wellness for the Whole Man" and "7 Ways to Reduce Stress for Men."
Click here to read testimonials about Ashwagandha.
"While most adaptogens are stimulants in disguise, Ashwaganda can give the energy in the morning to run a marathon and taken before bed, put you to sleep like a baby." -- Dr. John Douillard*
Life can be overwhelming and stressful!
Wouldn't you like to have enough energy for everything?
Not sleeping well?
To learn more about how Ashwagandha supports the kidneys and adrenal glands, read our blog post Support Happiness with Kidney & Adrenal Health.
Ashwagandha parallels the actions of: Asian & Siberian Ginseng, Reishi mushrooms, and St. John's Wort.
|Traditional Uses
|Optimizing & Complementary Products
|Joy!, Vitality, Amalaki
|Triterpenoid saponins are known to be strong adaptogens. Often used as a standard in testing the efficacy of other adaptogens.
|Tulsi-Holy Basil, Amalaki, Immunity Formula
|Ashwagandha is a key ingredient in many traditional immunity formulas as it boosts immune response and supports a terrain unsuitable for infections.
|Men's Wellness/Libido
|Alone or combined with Shatavri, Guduchi and Mucuna pruriens, Ashwagandha has solidified men's wellness, balanced hormones and bolstered libido for thousands of years.
|Women's Wellness
|Helps balance hormones in many situations. Combines so well with Shatavri that most herbalists always use these two herbs together.
|As its Latin binomial suggests, Ashwagandha has thousands of years of use as a stable support for sleep as it calms by strengthening nerves, heart and Shen/spirit.
A given herb tends to be best from a particular area, like French Highland Lavender. In the case of Ashwagandha, many experts would agree that area would be Bundelkhand. ORGANIC INDIA uses the thickest of the organic Bundelkhand Ashwagandha roots that we grow and process ourselves.
Whole herb: The full spectrum of herbal constituents creates the plant's intelligence, effectiveness and health benefits. It cannot be improved on by extracting one chemical substance.
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Vegetarian capsules: Did you know gelatin capsules are made from animal parts? They are made from animal by-products, which include cow, horse and/or pig hides and various kinds of connective tissues such as tendons, bones, ligaments, organs and some intestines.
"Commercially, standardized extracts are used offering the consumer a supposedly more potent product. Beware! These extracts concentrate the herb highlighting only one of its many active constituents rendering it more like a drug than a natural medicine. In this process, the intelligence of the herb, the full spectrum of botanical constituents and its therapeutic effect is lost."
---Dr. John Douillard
All ORGANIC INDIA herbs are thoroughly tested for heavy metals. For more information, please read this.
"Ashwa" means horse or stallion. "Gandha" means fragrance or earthy, "gan" means to value, "dha" means to bestow. So Ashwagandha means the "the rooted power of a horse" or "being strong and valuable like a stallion."
Ashwagandha/Wintercherry Root 400 mg (Withania somnifera) with alkaloids (withanine) and adaptogenic saponin steroidal lactones (withanolides, including many withaferins)
* - Dr. John Douillard, D.C., Ph.D. author of Body, Mind and Sport, The 3-Season Diet, Perfect Health For Kids and The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage. He directs the LifeSpa, an Ayurvedic Retreat and Panchakarma center in Boulder, Colorado. www.lifespa.com.
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Ashwaganda is the best supplement around for calming nerves and 'taking the edge off'. I use it routinely at bedtime to help me go to sleep easily and stay asleep through the night. It is encouraging to know that Organic India's product is indeed organic.


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Good Morning and welcome to another week!
I had a very happy weekend, for lack of a better term. The weather was gorgeous, I spent most of my time with my amazing new co RAs, I continued reading Pillars of the Earth (oh my…good stuff), completed homework, cleaned, did laundry… just a fulfilling weekend overall. I actually had no epiphanies with food for once, meaning there were no particular incidence where I realized my disordered eating was making a decision rather than my true self. I do want to clarify that eating, my body, weight, exercising were (and are) constantly on my mind…. but for some reason it was a bit easier to deal with this weekend. Well I am certainly not complaining about that!
I do want to get right into the topic of today's post, so let's get going!
As I am sure most of you have read or at least heard of, The New Rules of Lifting has been all the rage around the blog world these last few months.
When I first read a review on someone's site, I just assumed it was yet another book spitting out redundant information on how to eat right while working out, tips to lose weight, exercise tricks, etc. I am not bashing books like that, but there are just so many versions out there, and I have found some of them to be a bit well… triggering for me. So I have stayed away.
However, as New Rules grew in popularity and more and more reviews could be found across the healthy-living community, I noticed that people overall provided copious amounts of positive feedback. I was intrigued after seeing yet another fantastic review and decided to pick up my own copy and see for myself what this book was all about.
I am not going to write out a full analysis of the information in this guide because well… you can find it on so many other sites! I will say though that although I was not too keen on the actual workouts that are provided in New Rules (for now anyway), it is the information about calories, food consumption, weight, lifting, metabolism, meals and fitness, that intrigued me the most. What I want to focus on from this book is a particular section that really stood out… provided me with a hefty (and needed) dose of reality and the damage I have done to myself.
Chapter 4 titled, "The War Against Food" has been bookmarked and it's information I plan on returning to when I need to be reminded of my once-poor life decisions.
When I first began to take losing weight seriously by joining Weight Watchers in spring of 2008, all I wanted was to get rid of some extra fat that had been bothering me. It was never my intention (or anyone elses' I am sure) to lose muscle… but that is exactly what I have done to myself for the past 3 years. I have been wasting my body away in more ways than one, by attempting to lose just that extra bit of fat, the thought process that has marked the beginning of the end for my disordered eating.
Weight Watchers opened up my eyes to how many calories I was eating by comparing the number of daily points I was currently eating, verses how many I "should" be to lose weight. Essentially Weight Watchers is a program that enables you to cut calories and lose weight in a sane way… meaning it has plenty of room for treats and indulgences. You can spread out your points with food the way you want to, although you obviously feel better by consuming nutritionally dense foods.
The recommended amount of weight to lose per week is 1-2 pounds, numbers we have all heard countless times. If you start to lose fat too quickly and it's beyond fluid and water retention, then muscle begins to waste away… the problem I hurdled myself into for so many years.
From the book, "in the traditional approach to losing weight, the one that advocates cutting calories, you are making two sacrifices for the goal of a smaller and leaner body: you're going to lose muscle mass and you're going to slow down your metabolism. Sounds a bit counterproductive to me if I consider myself and athlete who is willing to waste her muscles away for the sake of a smaller body… These past three years I have been trying to lose weight… and succeeding. However, little did I know that while I was losing weight as I saw the number on the scale going more and more to the left, a portion of that number was my "working parts," fluid, matter and tissue around my organs, and of course muscle.
**One important aspect of all of this I would like to mention is that even if I had know about my muscle loss during the worst times of my disordered eating, I probably still would not have cared. Either I would have convinced myself that I was different than everyone else and was just losing fat, not muscle, or I would throw my hands up all together and not give a crap, as long as I saw that number on the scale go lower. Who cares if it's fat, muscle, fluid, tissue, bones (not really), it's EXTRA WEIGHT that needs to go! It's your decision remember?
We have all heard the key to losing weight is to "eat less and exercise more." This essentially translates to, slow down your metabolism while speeding it up. Umm does that make sense to anyone? Some of the examples the author used are,
- Would you say to your employees that you want them all to start working longer hours and as a reward you're going to pay the less? If this announcement was made on Friday, would anyone show up for work on Monday?
- I voted for it before I voted against it.
It comes down to that the less you eat (and the more you restrict), the more your metabolism slows down. And here is the kicker , you have to eat even less as you lose weight in order to keep this routine going. I was in this very trap, especially last summer. It started with Weight Watchers but truly spiraled out of control 2 years after I quit the program.
A bit more than a year ago, I managed to get myself underweight by about 15-17 pounds, by continuously exercising more and eating less. I felt so elated and sickly proud of myself, because my efforts were paying off. I was seeing that number on the scale go drop every single week and I felt great. I was getting so thin, everything I owned was suddenly so roomy, I was seeing bones protrude out of places I had never seen before… so what if my hair was falling out, or I had lost my period (update coming soon I promise) at least I was getting smaller!
It's so (again for a lack of a better term) weird what my thoughts were last summer. Basically I never had the intention to lose any more weight than I had since quitting WW, but the fact that I did and was able to control this…that is what lit the fire to keep this dangerous process going. I loved seeing that number drop but was strangely surprised each time it happened. I am a very competitive person my nature and the ugly side of this trait came out as I fought to see how much weight I had the ability to lose.
Both my eating and exercise habits changed drastically for the worst last summer. I did exactly what the book tells us not to do… I was exercising a heck ton more and eating less. I was never consuming any amount below around 1,500 calories, but I was burning an incredible amount more than that. While training for my upcoming cross country season, I was walking everywhere, squeezing in extra cardio at the gym and also adding lifting to my routine.
Since I do know at least a bit about nutrition and how to recovery from workouts and such, I figured I really was building muscle with what I was eating and how I was now lifting. What my disordered brain did not allow me to understand at the time, was that you sure as hell cannot grow muscle by "refueling" with about a pound of fruit. That is what my "recovery meals" would consist of… fruit, some more fruit, oh and how about another bowl of fruit. It kept me full (hello food baby after every single meal) so my illogical, sick thinking assumed those calories were going to my muscles, because I was still losing weight and I thought I looked more "built." (ha.)
I truly believed I had the perfect formula going… that I had found the routine that allows me to lose fat and build muscle. In fact, I was eating just enough to keep my weight at a semi-sustainable level, but I was slowly but surely becoming a shriveled bean pole, wasting away precious muscle, rather than allowing myself to have the body of an athlete. I had the disordered image of myself that I looked fantastic- a lean, mean fighting machine. When I see pictures of myself now, I see a border-line skeletal person that had no body fat, dark circles under her eyes, thinning hair, concave cheeks, a dull complexion and just a whole lot of bones…. yep attractive and healthy stuff right there.
When I read this particular part of the book a few weeks ago, it was just like WOW, that is freakin-exactly what I used to do! Although I was weight-restored at that point earlier this summer, and was eating correctly, reading this particular bit of information solidified the need to nourish and refuel my body properly. It's scary and uncomfortable, but here it is, legitimate scientific evidence of yet another way disordered eating nearly destroyed me. Athletic women are beautiful, and that is what I am striving to be… and I am sure as hell never going to get to that point if I plan on ever eating the way I used to again.
At this point in my recovery and my life, I am lifting at least three times per week, and listen to this… I am building muscle, like a lot! And you know why it's happening now? That fearful substance called FOOD… I am eating a whole lot of that "stuff" now. No longer are my recovery meals consisting of an entire watermelon or cantaloupe. No. Now I have Greek yogurt, egg whites, protein powder involved into some kind of delicious breakfast (I workout in the mornings).
I have put on a lot of weight since last summer, and whether my disordered brain will believe it or not, some of it is muscle and not the dreaded FAT. For example, most pants I try on these days are not fitting the knee region as well as it used to… why don't they make pants for athletically built women?! (That is for another post though, oh yes it is). I am finally doing what I need to for myself, for my personal ideal look of an athletic body… no more scrawny, shriveled, bony look for me anymore. I mean, these ladies right here looks damn good!
No matter how loud my illogical mind screams at me to keep working out and eating less, I have reached a point that I cannot justify such actions, even in the slightest. I am causing serious damage to my body, oh and I am upset, depressed, moody and pretty much hate life while in that disordered state. Not planning on going back, thank you very much.
I would love to hear your thoughts…
Have you read The New Rules? If so, was there any part or bit of information that really hit home for you?
Are you currently incorporatin strength training into your workout routine? I am (duh) and it's pretty cool to see my muscles growing
On a more unrelated note… how was your weekend!? Fulfilling like mine I hope!
I look forward to catching up with everyone, have a wonderful day


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Apple, AT&T computer failures halt, delay iPhone 3G sales [updated]
Readers and iLounge editors have experienced serious iPhone 3G activation problems this morning, resulting in the halting of hardware sales in some stores and extended wait delays in others. According to an iLounge editor in the United Kingdom, the local Apple Store had ceased sales of the iPhone 3G based on an unspecified system failure, and was taking customers' details for later contact. In the United States, similar reports from readers suggest that customers at both AT&T and Apple Stores are in for extended waits due to activation problems.
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Seems to be affecting 2.0 updates on original iPhones too! Keep getting network reset. Cannot access iTunes Download either.
Posted by John Burkhauser on July 11, 2008 at 10:23 AM (CDT)
Unable to get the 2.0 update for the iPod touch, either…every time I hit the Update button and then click "Learn More" to try and purchase the update, I get a message saying that the iTunes Store is unavailable right now.
Posted by Daniel S. on July 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM (CDT)
Wow…and now instead of saying the 2.0 update is available, iTunes is now telling me that 1.1.3 is the latest iPod touch software. Guess Apple either a) found a problem, or b) got so overloaded that they took it down for a while till they can fix/beef up their servers…
Posted by Daniel S. on July 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM (CDT)
GREAT!!! Damn! you apple , what the hell were you thinking releasing the 2.0 firmware at the sametime as the release of the phones? who would of thought everyone would tryin to activate and update the firmware at the sametime geee hmmm???!!!!!! they should of released the software update a few days ago. now I have a non working phone!!!!!
Posted by daivd on July 11, 2008 at 10:40 AM (CDT)
Yes it's managed to brick my original iphone. Only get the connect to computer graphic.
Posted by george s. on July 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM (CDT)
I was in line at 3am, and 5th in the store, stood around for an hour trying to get my phone activated, they ended up sending me home to activate there. As of 9:41am CST, I am still waiting for my phone to activate. Really frustrating since they switched over my service from my old iphone to the new one, which means I can't receive or make calls until the new one is activated.
Posted by Jon on July 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM (CDT)
Yeah, I can't get my iPhone activated either. I thought that ATT would have learned from similar problems last year.
Posted by David S. on July 11, 2008 at 10:46 AM (CDT)
I was first in line in a small town in PA. They had a few glitches getting me activated, but eventually did. Took between 20 & 30 minutes.
I was upgrading from a previous iPhone.
All is well now.
Posted by David on July 11, 2008 at 10:48 AM (CDT)
AT&T store here in NH told me to take it home and activate from home. Hasn't worked in the last 40 mins
Posted by Shravan Sundaram on July 11, 2008 at 10:53 AM (CDT)
I just bought my IPhone 3G 8gb ... told to bring home and activate, and haven't been able to either. Keep getting "We could not complete your iTunes store request. The network connection timed out"
Posted by Ara on July 11, 2008 at 11:02 AM (CDT)
Nice—my original iPhone is dead-in-the-water. The police and firemen of Maryland salute you, Apple. Actually, we don't. Let's hope no one gets hurt out there. Good grief.
Posted by Tony on July 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM (CDT)
FYI—Apple has decided not to answer any calls on the iPhone help line. ATT rep as of 1045 hours was completely clueless about the outage and she had no idea what error message "-9838" meant.
Posted by Tony on July 11, 2008 at 11:14 AM (CDT)
Same deal here in Florida. Their entire network is fried for now… Tony, pull the sim card out of your new phone and stick it in the old one, that's what I did. Just use a money clip to do it.
Posted by Bert on July 11, 2008 at 11:14 AM (CDT)
My original iPhone is a brick as well, after having tried to update it. Tells me it can't connect to the apple store.
In Dallas - Beto
Posted by Beto on July 11, 2008 at 11:35 AM (CDT)
I am in the U.S. and not buying a new phone but shortly after 8:15AM Eastern time I was able to update to 2.0 and it is working fine. MobileMe is working for Sync, Mail with a client, iDisk. It is slow but working for the web apps. and iTunes store seems to be fine.
Posted by Steve on July 11, 2008 at 11:37 AM (CDT)
here in vermont (with a buffalo area code) ive moved on from the -9398 error and am now getting a -4 error.
Posted by Ben on July 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM (CDT)
I was trying to update my old iphone to 2.0 and it bricked it. This stinks. I hope it comes back up before days end. After plugging and unplugging the phone into my computer I have switched to getting the (-4) error as well. Grrr.. I agree with the previous poster- What is the thought process behind releasing a software upgrade AND new product which needs the software upgrade on the same day? My issue with Apple is they seem to have no CUSTOMER loyalty. We switched our entire house to Apple products. We own 3 Macs for heavens sake, 2 iphones, 2 ipods, 2 nanos, 1 shuffle, time machine and a bunch of other crap. They seem to only be out for the NEXT thing and not taking care of those loyal to them. That is the most frustrating part for me.
Posted by Scottie on July 11, 2008 at 11:45 AM (CDT)
in florida, attemted update at 8:10 this morning and now cannot even get a screen besides emergency calls on my phone
Posted by dan on July 11, 2008 at 11:47 AM (CDT)
Here in Los Angeles and I have been having the same error all morning. I tried it again right now but have the same "-4" error as Ben in Vermont! I need my phone!! :\
Posted by Patrick on July 11, 2008 at 11:49 AM (CDT)
What I don't understand is why preperations weren't made for this. They knew the launch was coming. Surely they must have beefed up their servers etc. The system was shuting down by 8:10 in NYC. Now I'm stuck with no phone. I transferred my number from Verizon and it's now hiding inside this really nice looking paperweight I have sitting on my desk.
Posted by Paul on July 11, 2008 at 11:50 AM (CDT)
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Monday 10 December 2012
The UK witnessed a significant rise in shopping activity during the first week of the festive season - potentially good news for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
According to the Ipsos Retail Traffic Index (RTI), the number of non-food shopping trips was up 11.2 per cent in the week commencing November 25th.
The firm says the rate of acceleration at this point in the campaign is slightly better than it was last year, and well ahead of the three years prior to that.
Ipsos had expected to see a ten per cent rise in the number of shopping trips between November 25th and December 1st.
"It looks as if shoppers have taken heed of possible stock shortages on top selling lines and have got out there early and made a start on their gift buying this year," said Dr Tim Denison, head of retail intelligence at Ipsos Retail Performance.
"The long range forecast of a prolonged spell of wintry weather may also be playing on the minds of people who got caught out and were unable to reach the shops in time in the past two years."
He said that if things continue in a similar vein, December footfall may be slightly stronger than the 2.1 per cent deficit on last year his firm has forecast.
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Happy Holidays....
I thought you might like to have some happy news during the holiday season. I adopted Honeybear from you in May (he was my Mother's day present, lol), and it's with happiness that I tell you what a great furbaby he is. He adjusted very well to his new home and even found a playmate. I have an older male cat who never seemed to get along with anyone...people or feline. Honeybear came in and the two became inseparable!!! They sleep, play and groom each other....a real joy to see!!!
Honeybear was a little lover when I adopted him...but since moving in, he has gotten even more so! As he comes thru a room, if he notices your hands are idle, he'll stalk you until you start cuddling him...and he shows his appreciation with a very loud purr!!!
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Thank-you again,
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11/9/2007Alabama: Sober Diabetic Man Tasered, Accused of DUI
Man having a diabetic attack faces DUI charges even though he had no alcohol in his system.
Police in Ozark, Alabama on Tuesday used a taser on a sober man who was having a diabetic seizure. A trio of police cruisers were called to the scene of a black Nissan truck and trailer pulled over on the side of the road near the intersection of Highway 231 and Marley Mill Road at around 4pm. James Bludsworth, 54, a man with no criminal record, was was slumped over behind the wheel. Because of his condition he was not responsive to police commands.
Police then fired tasers at the sick man three times. A police officer now says that he smelled alcohol on Bludsworth, even though later testing showed no trace of alcohol in his system. Ozark Police Chief Myron Williams also claims the sick man was "combative." Instead of taking Bludsworth to medical care he was booked at Dale County Jail and charged with resisting arrest and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Bludsworth has no recollection of the incident and is free on $1000 bond.
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Of course, this is not the tool's fault. It's because the tool is so widely mis-used. People cram too much information onto a slide, they read the slides to you in a presentation, they add animation for the sake of it (which ends up detracting from the message rather than enhancing it), and most presentations simply go on for too long.
A new tool won't help you break those bad habits. But if you're committed to building better presentations and have found PowerPoint to be limiting, then you should look at this new tool, Prezi.
With Prezi, the whole screen is a canvas with (nearly) infinite space. The whole concept of "slides" is gone. And while that can be pretty intimidating, it can also be very freeing, allowing you to make more compelling presentations.
Here are 5 things you can do with Prezi to make better presentations.
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A slide stack is presented in sequential order from beginning to end. That's fine for a lot of things, but most big concepts are better presented in a nonlinear way. With the "big canvas" approach of Prezi, you can arrange ideas in whatever way makes sense. Using text, photos, or diagrams, you can show relationships of things to each other by their placement on the canvas. Now, when you show the big picture or move from one idea to the next, the relationship is clear and visible to the audience.
2. Emphasize points with zoom
Along with the ability to roam freely around the canvas, it is in Prezi's nature to zoom in and out to focus on different ideas. This helps to emphasize your point, and it can also add new perspective to your presentations. Little details that are important can be shown in a dramatic way. You can zoom in on an area so far as to reveal something that was not readily visible in the big picture. It's an attention grabber. Similarly, you can zoom out to show the idea you were just talking about in a larger context.
3. Add spin and perspective
Add some spin, literally. When presenting with Prezi, your whole presentation canvas can be spun around. This, along with zoom, can emphasize relationships and perspective on your ideas. You could arrange things in a big circle and have that arrangement revealed throughout the course of your presentation. Or you could simply flip the canvas upside down in the middle of your presentation to help emphasize a point.
4. Use text and photos together in new ways
With the zoom features, it's easy to show new relationships between text and images. An attention-grabbing photo can fill the screen, then you can zoom in to one little area of the image to reveal text that makes your point in a dramatic way.
Similarly, text can be zoomed in on to reveal a hidden photo that crystalizes your message, or emphasizes a particular point. It's a very dramatic and effective effect.
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The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 340,000 F250 and F350 Super Duty Trucks from the 2008 model year.
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Turds misuse of the roster tonight was just another gutless display. Hayward played great tonight, but he benches him for the 4 th. Kanter and favors play d together like a symphony, he then brings in sloth Jefferson and subsequently threw the game out the window. I don't think he has a game plan. Ever. I suspect that the true colors of this team will show over the next weeks. Corbin needs to grow a pair and go with what's working rather than pleasing his third rate star players.
I am not 100% sold on his assumptions but that might be a valid reason. Ones who have LP can replay the game and see if Locke's point is true.
Fear teh Sloth!
Does anyone else think Corbin looks like Gucci Mane?
This embarrassing outing in game 2 was what I had envisioned before the season began and got my blood boiling to the point of creating this thread.
I was on the Ty the turd band wagon with chiga
This was the oldest fire Corbin thread I could find. I think it deserves to be bumped.
I hate to say it but ChiTown was prophetic.
Dutch Gone Countdown: 346 Posts left as of 11:25 PM MST on 11/24/14. At an average of about 6 posts a day, estimated Dutch Gone Time is 58 days from now (1/21/15)
It looks like a lot of posters owe Jerry Lundegaard an apology. This guy was right on the money.
I'd be humiliated if I were LogGrad98, Numberica, dalamon or Stoked and I read through this thread today. They got absolutely owned.


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Home and your office are the two most important places in the world because they are your "cocoon" of life. In these two places it is where you start and end your day, so, there should be a good beginning and end.
One of the elements in achieving an inviting and beautiful space is artwork and wall accessories. Artwork and wall accessories are the first objects you see as you walk into a room therefore, have the first impact on you. With that being said your artwork should be appeal to you setting off all kinds of emotions… inspiring, encouraging, love, kindness, calming, and, maybe even bringing back memories from trips taken. Artwork can have a grand affect on you.
Don't believe me? Just for fun take some pieces off one wall (if convenient) and then walk back into the room — pretty bare isn't it? You need to "ice the cake" with beautiful and appealing artwork and wall accessories. When you see those gorgeous completed interiors in design magazines what make those rooms so beautiful is the artwork or wall accessories, they are part of the finished details.
You can purchase art in many ways. First be sure to buy what you love, what pleases your eye, no one else except maybe your spouse, significant other or, partner (this makes the world happier) but not your friends. Art is very subjective and personal. Visit your local art galleries, such as the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Silvermine, Katonah or, your town library, these places will all have art exhibits rotating usually from month to month.
Don't be scared off thinking of purchasing from local galleries because you will be amazed at the various price points and how affordable they can be. You can even create your own piece of art by selecting one of your favorite photos from a trip, day at the beach or a family or friend gathering then, have a local printer enlarge it to the size you want and frame it. This will truly be a treasure because it is your own creation.
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The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. In all there's about 30 feet (9 meters) of these convoluted pipeworks, starting with the mouth and ending with the anus. Along the way, food is broken down, sorted, and reprocessed before being circulated around the body to nourish and replace cells and supply energy to our muscles.
Food on the plate needs to become a mashed-up, gooey liquid for the digestive system to be able to split it up into its constituent parts: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Our teeth start the process by chewing and grinding up each mouthful, while the tongue works it into a ball-shaped bolus for swallowing.
Moistening saliva fed into the mouth from nearby glands starts the process of chemical digestion using specialized proteins called enzymes. Secreted at various points along the digestive tract, enzymes break down large molecules of food into smaller molecules that the body is able to absorb.
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The first of three sections of the small intestine, the duodenum produces large quantities of mucus to protect the intestinal lining from acid in the chyme. Measuring about 20 feet (6 meters) in length, the small intestine is where the major digestion and absorption of nutrients take place. These nutrients are taken into the bloodstream, via millions of tiny, fingerlike projections called villi, and transported to the liver.
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The German American School of Portland has recently opened the doors of SolarLab, a one-of-a-kind interpretive and interactive educational exhibit for classroom and youth groups. The new option for local educational field trips is presented by SolarWorld, the largest and most experienced U.S. manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar power technology.
The laboratory, unveiled at an open house for media representatives and special guests, will enable kids to explore the environmental urgency of harnessing the sun's clean, inexhaustible energy as well as the history, physics and applications of solar technology. Featuring interactive, graphic and light-activated elements, SolarLab will be available to youth at the German American School, 3900 S.W. Murray Blvd. in Beaverton, as well as schools and other organizations elsewhere in the region.
"SolarLab showcases the simple wonder of combining sunlight with silicon to generate electricity using technology that is free of emissions, moving parts or maintenance," said Bob Beisner, vice president of SolarWorld Industries America. "In visiting SolarLab's inventive exhibits, we hope children enjoy a chance to cultivate their curiosity about an energy solution literally falling down all around us from the sun."
The exhibit is the second phase of a project to showcase solar power at the school. In partnership with Portland General Electric, Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Energy Trust of Oregon, SolarWorld donated 46 solar panels for a 7.8-kilowatt system on the school roof and façade in 2009. SolarWorld has supported both phases in appreciation of the school's role in bridging language and cultural differences as the Germany-based company established its 97-acre site and U.S. headquarters in Hillsboro.
The German American School is one of six schools in the United States accredited by the German government. About 165 students from pre-school to fifth grade and representing families from more than 20 nations attend the school.
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"The birth of a child opens the doorway to discovering the nurturing qualities within us as men. These discoveries not only benefit our children, our partners, and ourselves, but create a new potential for the society we live in." ---Bruce Linton
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