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This is the third installment in a series by Hawaii photographer Natalie Norton on becoming confident with manual camera settings.
If you are new to photography, or don't have a clean grasp of manual settings, I recommend that you go back and read the first two installments of this series: Understanding Aperture and Understanding Shutter Speed and then come on over to learn about ISO.
This picture of my son Cardon was a tricky one to capture. We were visiting a skate ramp at a friend's house and it was nearly dark. I could slow my shutter speed down to a certain point, but not too far, because let's just face it, he's a wiggly little 3 year old! I'd end up with a blurry image FOR SURE! I could open my aperture as wide as possible (1.2 on a 50mm lens), but I didn't want to have an incredibly shallow depth of field. I wanted at least his entire face and shoulders to be in focus. I could use my flash, but low and behold I hadn't brought it along and the camera I had on hand (Canon 5d) doesn't have a built in flash unit . . . SO, what's a girl to do??! PUMP UP HER ISO, that's what! I bumped my ISO all the way up to a mighty 1600 and got the shot. Sure it's a little noisy (don't freak out if you're not familiar with digital noise, we'll discuss it below), but nonetheless, my ISO allowed me to get the shot of my sweet little 3 year old rockin' it right at the skate park.
Now, I'm just going to apologize in advance for all the technical mumbo jumbo. . . I'll try not to make it too dry, BUT you're about to be one step closer to mastering manual camera settings. Dance a celebratory jig, grab a glass of water and park your little bottom. Let's GO!
Your ISO settings allow you to take pictures in low light situations.
It is basically a measure of your digital sensor's sensitivity to light. The higher the number, the more sensitive to light your sensor becomes.
Your digital sensor is where your image is exposed (aka RECORDED).
This should be a review from the other posts in this series. Exposure is light recorded on your digital camera sensor.
Well, if ISO determines how sensitive your sensor is to light, and your sensor records the light (a fancy way to say records the finished image) then that sensitivity of the sensor is basically going to determine (along with your aperture which determines how MUCH light hits the sensor and shutter speed: which determines the DURATION OF TIME the light is exposed to the sensor) how bright your image will be (how much light will be absorbed by the sensor).
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Film is composed of lots of little circles that make up the GRAIN of the film. Digital photography is similar, except for that our little circles aren't circles at all, they're squares. . . a gazillion little squares that come together to create an image. Sometimes those little squares in the image become slightly visible and this is referred to as NOISE. Check it out in the image of my son above.
Well, digital noise increases with ISO. The lower the ISO the less noise you will see (and most likely you won't see any at all). As your ISO increases, the noise level does as well. This noise level most likely will not become significant until your ISO reaches numbers of 800 or higher (depending on your camera). Rumor has it that the new Nikon D3 has magic ISO capacities that allow for ISO's of 1600 and even higher with NO NOTICEABLE noise whatsoever. I've yet to get my hands on one of those babies, but when I do I plan to give you DPSers a full report.
HERE ARE SOME BASIC GUIDELINES FOR SETTING ISO: please don't be intimidated by my mad drawing skills. What you see below is the result of YEARS of dedicated study and commitment!
On a sunny day – set you ISO low, try 200 ISO.
On a cloudy day – bump up your ISO a little, 400 might be a good starting point.
If it's dimly lit, indoors, evening and you are not using a flash, dial up a higher ISO – somewhere in the vicinity of 800 could work.
Remember that generally speaking the higher your ISO, the lower the quality of your image. That said, it's important to keep in mind that sometimes grain can add a fun artistic edge to a photo. On more than one occasion I've been known to add grain later in Photoshop to achieve a certain look.
I want you to test your camera's image quality at different ISO settings. Set your camera to AV (Aperture Priority). Set your aperture to no lower than 4. . . preferably around 5.6 the purpose of this assignment is not to mess with exposure, composition or depth of field. The goal is to test your camera's ISO capacities and how it holds up under the pressure of high ISO's. Step outside into the open shade. Shoot an image at 100 ISO and move up incrementally through your camera's available ISO's all the way until you reach your camera's maximum ISO. . . don't worry, your camera should make up for the extra sensitivity of the sensor by shortening the shutter speed. Upload the images and check the quality. If you really want to get the most out of this assignment, I recommend that you print each image to at least 8×10 or even 16×20. You'll be glad you did if you really want to know your camera's susceptibility to digital noise. Study the images and determine what you feel is a good ISO range that still maintains image quality for your particular camera.
Come back soon for the follow up to these posts where we're going to put this all together and get you shooting comfortably in manual settings! You're so close to achieving the creative freedom and confidence as a photographer that manual settings allows. YAY!
Happy Shooting!
Natalie Norton is a wedding and portrait photographer. She resides on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Check her out at www.natalienortonphoto.com.
Its a path breaking tutorial for me as a beginner. It made me comfy with the fact about aperture, exposure, Shutter Speed, ISO.
A big thanks to @Natalie.
I guess maybe I should learn to spell also.
This whole site has been extremly beficial. I just bough Canon EOS 60D. First camera I have ever owned and for only 4 days. Always wanted a nicer camera for years. I have so much to learn. Then actually be able to recall the terms, functions and then put them to good use. I have a long way to go and your article on ISO was perfect for me to understand the ins and outs. The specs in the manual say I can get 100-6400, then also have ISO expansion setting H. Which says it will do 12800. What would I use that for?
Thanks for putting in the time to help us newbies!
Hi Natalie,
Thank you so much for helping me understand so much more about ISO and how to use it properly. The pictures really helped :)
I just purchased a new camera (not a SLR just yet) but a compacted one where i have the interchangable lenses for me to play around with the ISO and Aperture!!
Thanks again!
Thank God I found this place, thank you very much for your advice. I don't understand anything of photography, not saying that my camera doesn't help much (Argus QC5340 5 mega pixels...not budget), my photos are so terrible, but now I will be able to take better pictures, thanks again!
Higher ISO means higher sensitivity to light means less noisy image? So it should be recommended to always take photo on higher ISO? Why we should we choose lower ISO and what situation?
This is a great tutorial! I've just bought a Nikon D3100 and your four articles have helped me immensely. Great writing style too. Keep em coming :)
I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful your posts are. I'm a news anchor with a passion for photography and just recently bought a D90 but had NO idea what to do with it. Photographer friends would try their best to explain it to me, but still, nothing...
the way you speak to people is incredibly easy to follow and has helped me ridiculously.
Oh, and it doesn't hurt that you are friggin' hilarious!
Thank you , Thank you, Thank you!!!!
Yes, newer models do advertise less noise at higher iso levels. The higher the iso, the higher the sensitivity to light. . . also the more PIXELS you see (aka grain. . . word is used from the film days).
Does that help?
Your other question about shutter speeds, is YES. Shutter speeds are the same on all cameras. . . though there are whole stops in shutter speeds and third stops, I've never shot a newer digi that didn't have 3rd stops.
Thank you so much for this article, Natalie! I really understand ISO now. I always knew the results, but never knew what I was doing and why. I have one question though, the newer cameras which advertise higher ISO, does that mean they have less noise at that number, or something else. My DSLR that I just got goes up to 3200, what does that mean? Anyone?
Very handy! I'm off to the beach shortly to take some long exposure shots. Tried the other nite but the results weren't all that great, now that I know more I'm sure it should be more of a success.. thanx for the post! :)
Thank you Natalie!! I have watched and read soo many tutorials and what not and seriously...I get it now all because of your post thank you!!! greatly appreciated :)
BRILLIANT lesson, love your pics by the way..8-)
@ Yo Bobby
Shoot RAW, this will allow you to significantly more control over the white balance at post processing. If you are shooting JPEG you pretty much need to nail the white balance at the time you take the shot.
Great series! Looking forward to the other key manual setting... white balance!! It seems to be the one I frequently forget to set and image quality is greatly effected.
@ Deanna
As per Toby's comment, I am pretty sure that the lower the ISO, the less sensitive it is too light. That is why increasing ISO is recommended for fast moving subjects, low light conditions and minimising camera shake.
Use a tripod for low ISO pictures.
Wait, I thought lower ISO meant LESS sensitivity?
I bought the new Canon XSi several months ago and have been experimenting with it since. I have taken several shots using ISO 1600 and it is amazing how little noise there is at that setting. Good article and feedback.
It is amazing how things have changed. ISO was the same for film, just a different medium being tweaked. There was a time when we dreamed of supper fast lenses that could see as well as the human eye in the dark. How great is it that we don't need to buy a lot of expensive glass now to get great light sensitivity? Hear Hear for the advances of modern technology.
I think of ISO this way: a correctly exposed image is likened to a glass of water. The glass should be full (to avoid underexposure), but not overflowing (overexposed). So you turn the tap on for a short time (shutter speed) and open it part way (aperture). If the tap is wide open (f2) the glass fills quickly (1/500th sec shutter speed), but if only dribbling (f16) then it takes longer (1/8th sec).
Now suppose you can change the pressure of the water coming to the tap. If the water pressure is low (100 ISO) the glass fills steadily with no splashes (low noise) but increase the pressure (400 ISO) and the water will come out faster, so shorter exposure time(1/8th sec becomes 1/30th sec), but more splashes (noisier).
Good and clear article. It's also wise to familiarise yourself with what Noise reducing programs and do and the side affects. This can be a very useful tool.
I've been shooting on manual for the last few weeks for the first time since I bought my first digital about five years ago. Never had the nerve or confidence about what to do until now, and I'm greatly enjoying it. Changing ISO is the one thing I usually forget about. Maybe now I'll have that option stuck in my head a bit better.
I was asked to take some photos for a friends birthday party using my 400D with the built in flash. As this was my first dSLR and it was only a few weeks old, it was my first test of ISO capabilities. I shot in JPEG (altho I now use almost exclusively in RAW). I quickly realised that ISO400 was not gonna cut it and bumped it up to 800 and then 1600. I was stoked at the quality of the images compared to my Canon S3IS which had noticeable and unsightly noise at 400!!! Even at ISO1600 the images we're vastly superior.
I have now upgraded to a Canon 40D (which has better noise reduction capabilities than the 400D) and also the 430EX so I can use bounce flash.
Shoot RAW...Shoot Canon...
Very nice article!
I like some noise in the pictures, but whenever I've tryied high ISO, colors looked so dull... any advice on that? (I'm a total beginner)
Noise is also increased by underexposure. Here's an example I took the "Zombie Hunters" movie set at ISO 1600 http://fragostech.com/album/img-2.jpg. You'll notice that the underexposed zombie at this level of underexposure is almost B&W with considerably more noise than the more properly exposed woman.
I have a Nikon D40. In the menu, I see an option for noise reduction on/off. What are the recommended settings here? Does this do anything to reduce grain at high iso settings?
absolutely- the lower the ISO the more sensitive the sensor is to light, and the more color saturation your image will have...
So if you have a high-quality camera, is there any reason to be using the very-low ISO levels like ISO 100?
Shutter speed does not affect flash exposure. In a flash photo, shutter speed is used to control the amount of ambient light in the exposure. The flash has its own "shutter" - the number of microseconds that it is lit. The flash rarely is on for longer than 1/1000 second, so it's really good at freezing action and preventing visible camera shake.
You probably are setting the camera up for "fill flash", where the camera tries to take the picture using ambient light and uses the flash just to fill in the shadows. I don't know about other cameras, but on a Canon DSLR the Av exposure mode is fill flash - if you want normal automatic flash, switch to P mode.
I just have quick question how do you take pictures of a ballet preformance? because last time i tried all the figures were washed out. does ISO help with that?
I just have quick question how do you take pictures of a ballet preformance? because last time i tried all the figures were washed out. does ISO help with that?
If you have Photoshop you can blur the colour channels in LAB mode which helps get rid of the colour noise.
So if you're shooting in FULL manual how do you figure this into your equation? I saw that you used Av, is that the best way if you start messing with iso?
Another high ISO trick is to convert the image to black and white as the sensor noise is more pleasing in B&W.
Here is another example:
f4 @ 1/10 Sec & ISO 1600
I have a film Slr(canon EOS 300X) and a compact digital camera Canon 570IS. Higher iso with film cameras are still Ok. But with compact digital it is horrible. I shot one picture of sunset at 400 ISO and it had tremendous noise. The RGB noise is very irritating and cannot be removed
an yes, sometimes noise adds effect to photography. if you have very noizy photo - convert it to black & white.
i try to keep ISO as low as possible. but sometimes there are situations i have to rise it (concerts, cloudy days, evening shots etc.). Still i try to keep it till 400. then noise isn't very noticable. Except if you're lightening picture later e.g. in Photoshop. then noise comes out.
Nice article,
Natalie - just a small request, can you please post similar article on using flash. I just screw up every image i take using flash coz of which i stopped using flash at all.I particularly find it difficult to set aperture and shutter speed while using flash. I normally increase my ISO to 1600 in low light but still lot of them comes shaken due to extremely low shutter speed. I just have on-camera flash right now.
Thank you SO SO much Natalie! For real. This is so USEFUL!
Natalie -- thank you for another great article to help in my quest for understanding such wonderful things! (I love the artwork, too!)
This entire series has been very very nice. Well presented and clear for beginners like me. This ISO series was a day too late, as I was shooting at ISO 1600 for a performance, and 800 would probably have done it. Lesson learned!
natalie, thanks for explaining ISO. i even loved your incredible drawing skills. you rock!
Thanks for explaining!
Natalie Norton
That is a completely legitimate question. Pete's right, you're testing your camera, not your lens, so I recommend using the lens you use most frequently to run the test.
Good luck! Let us know how it goes!!
Natalie Norton
You didn't mention how ISO works inside the camera, so allow me to throw in that detail: The sensor becomes more sensible to light, as more power is channeled through it.
In theory, shooting at higher ISOs should drain your battery faster, though I have never experienced that to any noticeable degree. :)
From what I understand the best camera's out there today for higher ISO is the D3, D700, D300, 5D, if your looking at these...This is going from lowest noise at higher ISO and down.
If you looking at camera's in the 1200 market and below then the new Nikon or canon's will probably all be about the same up to around 1000-1600. Pushing lower end cameras passed that is going to get real messy fast.
Lens choice doesn't matter in this case as the f/5.6 is achievable on any lens. The author states they use a f/1.2 lens and not many people have glass that has a f/1.2 aperture. I mistakenly shot prom photos at 1600 on my Nikon D50 by accident and I did see some grain but the client didn't notice. You're testing the sensitivity of you image sensor. The D50 has better low light sensitivity than the newer D80. Looking forward to testing out the new Nikon D90.
Good info and fun to read. Thanks!
Does it make sense to do this for each lens or are you mostly testing the camera?
Can you tell this is a real newbie question? But I won't know unless I ask.
Good article on noise...I have a D3 and to say it has no noise at higher ISO is a stretch. Its there but very very minimal. At higher levels Im talking about ISO of 2400, 3200, 6400. If I nail the exposure with an ISO of 6400 it will look like ISO 1600 from other camera's on the market today. I have several samples if someone wants to see ISO 6400 and what can be achieved in almost no light. Don't be afraid to bump the ISO and go for that low lit shot!! Lots of good noise reduction programs out as well to help reduce
Insightful and clever--I love that in a good post. Plus, I am insanely jealous of our massively amazing drawing skills--one day!
Hi there,
I have been reading for a while now here on DPS and just LOVE these amazing posts. They really help me understand and get me to a new level on photography. Thank you very much.
This series of you, Natalie, I find rather enjoyable. You have a very fine and entertaining style of writing and explaining. Thanks a lot, again.
Amazing noise reduction
It really is amazing how the quality of pixels are increasing. I recently, by mistake, took an image at 1600 with my 5D for a client. It was a sunny day. The client didn't even notice.
The increase in noise reduction in the newer cameras are opening up new worlds and flexibility for photographers. I can't wait to see wait the manufacturers will offer over the next couple years.


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[Note: This information and additional information on the history of Memorial Day can be found here, here, and here.]
Many Fought...Some Didn't Make It Back Alive
Though I have many documented ancestors that were involved in the Civil War including ones that died, I have decided to introduce you to a Union soldier on my husband's side. [Also, I have a picture of him, which is a big plus.] In the spirit that General Logan introduced the first Memorial Day, I would like to introduce you to Edward Haley. He was the brother of my husband's great-great grandfather, Daniel Haley. Their parents Patrick and Bridget (Foley) Haley came from Ireland and settled in Vermont where they raised their 10 children [5 boys and 5 girls]. All five sons fought for the Union side for their home state Vermont. However not all of them made it home alive.
Edward Haley
One of these Haley men who did not make it home alive was the second eldest, Edward Haley. Not much is known about him and his story before the Civil War other than he was born about 1835 - the 5th of 10 children of Irish immigrants. He enlisted in Co G, 5th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 15 Sep 1862 when he was about 27 years old. His regiment was involved in many battles and squirmishes including the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg, but Edward survived these only to be shot and captured at the Battle of the Wilderness which was fought the 5th through the 7th of May in 1864 in Spottsylvania County, Virginia. He was taken to the notoriuos Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, where he managed to survive an additional 2 months in unsanitary and disease-ridden conditions [to say the very least]. Edward Haley passed away in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia on 14 Jul 1864. [More information on Vermont's contribution to the Civil War can be found here.]
General Logan, my eyes will not grow dull, nor my hands slack, nor my heart cold; for I shall always remember and never forget the cost of our free and undivided republic.
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IKEA wants all its cotton to adhere to Better Cotton Initiative guidelines by the end of 2015, according to a 2010 Sustainability Report released Wednesday. The multi-stakeholder organization, which counts the Swedish furnishings giant as a founding member, is currently evaluating a set of draft criteria in West Africa, Brazil, Pakistan, and India, after which it will take responsibility for verifying compliance at the farm level. From chemical consumption to forced child labor, cotton's importance as a raw material belies its social and environmental dark sides, admits the flat-pack maestro. "IKEA works to reduce its need for cotton, but it is not realistic to believe that all cotton can be replaced with alternative materials," it says. "This is why we work actively to increase the availability of more sustainable cotton."
IKEA has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to encourage farmers in India and Pakistan (two of IKEA's primary cotton-sourcing countries) to grow cotton without large amounts of water or pesticides.
IKEA and the World Wildlife Fund have set up Farmer Field Schools in India and Pakistan to provide hands-on training.
IKEA and the World Wildlife Fund have set up Farmer Field Schools in India and Pakistan to provide hands-on training.
Through projects such as the Farmer Field Schools, which provide hands-on training, IKEA estimates that roughly 80,000 farmers have introduced or about to introduce practices that are kinder to the environment, more efficient, and financially profitable. To track the provenance of its materials, IKEA is extending a web-based traceability system—initially used in connection with its India and Pakisan projects—throughout its cotton supply chain.
IKEA is also cooperating with UNICEF and Save the Children to address the children's rights issues associated with cotton farming. "We believe that children everywhere have the right to be protected from exploitation, abuse, and neglect," the company says. "All children should have access to quality education, and child labor is unacceptable." Between 2009 and 2015, nearly 10 million children in more than 15,000 villages in cotton-growing regions in India and Pakistan will benefit from programs supported by the IKEA Foundation.
At the same time, however, IKEA is exploring ways to reduce its reliance on cotton, first by blending it with linen and cellulose-based lyocell, then by expanding its range of lyocell textile products substantially in the longer term.
IKEA is exploring alternatives to cotton, including linen and cellulose-based lyocell.
IKEA is exploring alternatives to cotton, including linen and cellulose-based lyocell.
"Better cotton" currently accounts for 13.4 percent of IKEA's inventory, more than double the amount it used in 2009. If the rate continues to increase exponentially, then achieving 100 percent sustainability in four years might not be so far-fetched. Adds IKEA: "Harvested volumes are expected to increase rapidly over the next few years as successful farmers spread their knowledge and inspire others, and more and more IKEA textile suppliers commit to buying this more sustainable cotton."
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With the Packers' backup quarterback situation more unsettled than the Jets' starting quarterback situation, it's been easy to forget that Green Bay receiver Jordy Nelson has knee surgery in early August and missed the balance of training camp.
He returned to practice last Monday, and a league source tells PFT that Nelson will be available to play in Week One at San Francisco.
That's very good news for the Packers, who'll need their receivers to get open well before a makeshift offensive line yields to opposing defenders, who'll try to sack Aaron Rodgers more than the 51 times he went down in 2012.
Whispers regarding nerve issues created extra concerns regarding Nelson. It makes sense to keep a close eye on Nelson's knee in the early stages of camp. When he's healthy, he's very effective. Last year, Nelson wasn't healthy for 25 percent of the season.
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* Although Charlie intended this to be one long post, I'm splitting it into three parts and will present one part each day for the rest of this week. ~ Leif
Following... a couple of Chevrolet ads definitely not seen on previous CAWS. The first, a B&W full page news ad... ice boat sailing on a frozen Minnesota lake. My idea of it anyway, not having witnessed the sport.
My 'Canadian' daughter lives in similar winter conditions in Ontario where 20 to 30 degrees below zero are normal temps in January.
The second Chevrolet example, a color magazine ad, is one I've kept under cover for years. A 1957 Chevrolet sedan in the improbable moment of passing an oncoming tour bus, whose passengers are all admiring the Chevrolet in the mili-seconds of visual contact!
The car is an unfortunate color of yellow green.
To top it off, the figures in the car were the last to be completed, and therefore the most rushed. Not my favorite Chevy ad.
After Chevy, we go to the Walker Deluxe whiskey ad... I'm pretty sure scheduled for a Sunday supplement ad in newspapers. Scanned in two parts, and I believe from the late 50's, this could be a repeat.
The characters in this case had to be so 'cool'...
... reminding us that ads and human nature never really change.
I think it's called snob appeal.
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Book Review
By Rajesh Sharma
07 January, 2013
The Indian Ideology
By Perry Anderson
Three Essays Collective (Gurgaon), 2012
Pages vi+184
Rs. 350
By Perry Anderson
Three Essays Collective (Gurgaon), 2012
Pages vi+184
Rs. 350
The celebrated New Left historian and political essayist Perry Anderson's latest book The Indian Ideology (2012) appears at a time when several mainstream publishers with their assorted wares are proclaiming India 's arrival on the stage of world history. Many of these are truncated histories of the so-called arrival which, interestingly, do not go back beyond the 1990s. The self-defined limits are convenient as they sustain faith in the Indian 'miracle'. Anderson , however, digs farther back, beginning with the country's anti-colonial struggle under Gandhi's leadership. His objective is to force into light the historical unconscious of the Indian polity. In the process, he offers quite a few rational, historical explanations of several 'miracles', including those of India 's unity as a country and its stability as a democracy. Anderson 's narrative is gripping, suitably spiced here and there, and supported by adequate notes and references that any serious work of history needs. He hammers away delicately but firmly at the gods of modern Indian historiography to undermine the "pieties" (5) that have kept truth a prisoner of darkness for too long now.
Invoking Marx and Engels's German Ideology , Anderson 's book sets out to test the 'idea of India ' against the reality. That 'idea', comprising primarily the triune of democracy, secularity and unity, constitutes, according to him, the ideology of the Indian republic. Significantly, the historian in Anderson departs from his acknowledged 'German' intellectual predecessors in more clearly articulating ideology as grounded in history – in "the conditions and events that generated them" (2). Yet that does not mean he would deny the crucial agency of political leadership. On the contrary, he sometimes appears, to me at least, to be conceding too much power – among ideology, event and agency – to personal agency as the producer and director of history.
The book is based on three essays published in the summer of 2012 in the London Review of Books and is part of Anderson 's forthcoming work on the inter-state system of US, China , Russia , India and Brazil . The case of India , he says, required greater treatment of historical background; hence this book.
Anderson comes out as a fiercely polemical historian who nevertheless does not go overboard in bolstering his thesis. His central argument is that the Indian state continues to bask in the memorial glow of the anti-colonial struggle, and this clouds its vision of the reality which is at serious odds with its ideology. In his opinion, neither democracy, nor secularity, nor indeed unity can be said to have been accomplished as projects. While there is a fair degree of tolerance of criticism of the country's track record as a democracy, the tolerance decreases when it comes to secularity, and disappears altogether when it comes to unity.
As a continuation of the nationalist movement, the Indian democracy excludes, practically, vast sections of the people. Indeed, both the Partition and the Constitution were imposed from above, Anderson remarks. Historically, he says, the Congress has been "controlled by a coalition of rich farmers, traders and urban professionals" (110). If the resulting exclusion of such large numbers of people has not translated into electoral retribution, the reasons lie in the linguistic diversity of India and in the entrenched divisive system of caste. The role of caste in the country's political system has of course changed over the years since independence, yet "[w]hat would not change [is] its structural significance as the ultimate secret of Indian democracy" (112). Catching that significance in a flash of insight, Anderson recalls Ambedkar's "inaugural error" which inhered in his perception of "a contradiction between society and polity" – according to which the "imperfections" in the polity are the "effects of distortion" in the society. In a formulation that will probably go down as one of his most incisive, he goes on to say:
But the relationship between the two has always been more paradoxical than this. A rigid social hierarchy was the basis of original democratic stability, and its mutation into a compartmentalized identity politics has simultaneously deepened parliamentary democracy and debauched it. (171)
He likewise questions the Indian state for the self-congratulatory noises it makes over secularism: "Indian secularism is Hindu confessionalism by another name" (142). He acknowledges, though, that the state is more secular than the society (145). Going back, he squarely holds Gandhi's infusion of a Hindu imaginary into the nationalist discourse as the founding moment of the Indian state's persistent ambivalence over secularism. In fact, the roots of the Partition which took place on religious lines can be traced to the Non-Cooperation Movement which transformed the Congress from an elite organization into a mass organization. But would the course of things have been any different if Gandhi had not emerged on the scene? Probably not, he says. Religion had already entered the nationalist discourse, as in Maharashtra and elsewhere. However, there was a chance that the situation would change once leadership passed on to Nehru who had strong socialist and rationalist leanings. But Nehru, Anderson rues, not only chose to succumb to Gandhi's whimsical reliance on popular religious discourse but himself flirted with Hinduism in pursuit of his ambitious vision of a centralized political authority after independence. Yet this might have been unavoidable, Anderson seems to suggest, given the reality of India 's political culture. Hence, his semi-exonerating verdict on the Congress: "Structurally, the secularism of Congress had been a matter not of hypocrisy, but of bad faith, which is not the same…" (139).
Turning to the fond myth that India 's preservation of its unity is a rare feat, he emphatically points out that most of the former European colonies have since retained their borders. While 'threat to the unity and integrity of India' remains a favourite slogan of political parties during elections and while no one wants – including the leading intellectuals – to probe the reality of India's 'unity', Anderson remarks that the extremely heavy presence of the security forces in Kashmir and the north east indicates a precarious unity, achieved and maintained with great difficulty.
His prescription is that if India is to forge ahead, it must come to terms with the ghosts of its past. It must candidly re-examine its founding ideology and test it against the touchstone of reality. For instance, India can resolve its disputes with China and Pakistan only if it embraces political realism, something that the leadership learnt from Nehru to shun.
While Anderson is quite hard on Gandhi and Nehru for part of their political legacy, he generously admires them for other reasons. The former's organizational abilities and iron will and the latter's commitment to democracy particularly earn his praise, although Nehru's gift of his dynasty has been as bad a curse as the skewed voting system of the first-past-the-post bequeathed by the Raj. Anderson has particularly high regard for Subhas Chandra Bose's secularism and B. R. Ambedkar's intellectual acumen.
The well-paced historical narrative would have been richer and weightier if Anderson had treated of the Indian Left's fate and role as well, which he has chosen to keep out except for some passing observations. One of these is: ". . . the marginalization of the Left has been a structural effect of the dominance of the hegemonic religion in the national identity" (148). But that does not explain the Left's relative decline in India over the years, nor does it tell us why the Left – of all the political stakeholders – should possess effectively no agency to shape history. This sounds awkward in a work that seems to grant, as I said above, an excess of agency to even some individuals, such as Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah and Mountbatten.
There are places, particularly in the third chapter/essay, where Anderson relies on one or two sources, giving the impression of having selected the sources to suit the narrative. Even if these are essays, these are nevertheless essays on history, not some "loose sallies of the mind," as Samuel Johnson conceived the essay to be. Although Anderson does not often attenuate the historian's rigour for the powers of polemical rhetoric, yet he sometimes does resign to the temptation. Had he extended the range of his sources and included other points of view, it would have certainly enriched his book.


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A guy who is a bit of know it all - except he does not know much. He is the joker of the pack who is always finding ways to wind other people up. He is a fun guy to be around but sometime you wish you had duct tape to shut him up!
Also known to always gets the girl.
Also known to always gets the girl.
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A gayboy, who has serious issues about his height, due to being the size of a midget, and gets parred by so many girls. Eventually you just feel sorry for him.
You see that Gaylord Mahul?
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- 2005
- Walt Disney Television Animation.
- American Dragon: Jake Long Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Jake Long, Haley Long, Fu Dog, Spud, Trixie, Professor Rotwood, Miss Jenkins, Huntsman, Scarab Beetle, Trixie's Grandmother, Brad, Rose.
- Vocal Talent: Dante Basco (Jake Long), Amy Bruckner (Haley Long), John DiMaggio (Fu Dog), Charlie Finn (Spud), Miss Kittie (Trixie), Paul Rugg (Professor Rotwood), Jeff Bennett (Jake's Father, Huntsman), Lauren Tom (Jake's Mother), Keone Young (Lao Shin), Macy Gray (Miss Jenkins), Dee Bradley Baker (Scarab Beetle), Matt Nolan (Brad), Mae Whitman (Rose), Macy Gray (Miss Jenkins, Trixie's Grandmother).
- Directed By Christian Roman.
- Produced By Matthew Negrete, Eddie Guzelian, Chris Roman (Executive Producers).
- Written By Matthew Negrete.
- Music By Adam Berry.
- Edited By Joseph Molinari.
Assistant Editor: Jennifer Jordan.
- Created By: Jeff Goode.
- Voice Casting & Dialogue Director: Julie Morgavi.
- Character Design: Celeste Moreno, Eric Wight, Jose Zelaya.
- Location Design: Andy Ice.
- Prop Design: Benoit Jean Claude le Pennec, Chuck Puntuvatana.
- Storyboards: Louie del Carmen, Octavio E. Rodriguez.
- Storyboard Revisionists: Calvin Suggs.
- Background Paint: Dorothea Schoentag.
- Color Stylists: Allyn Conley.
- Timing Directors: David Brain, Patrick Buchanan, Robert Ingram, Mike Lymann, Soonjin Mooney, Joanna Romersa, Trell Yocum.
- Production Manager: Wade Wisinski.
- Main Title Storyboard: Louie del Carmen, Octavio E. Rodriguez.
- Supervising Technical Director: Alex Teslik III.
- Technical Director: Michael Tyau.
- Scanner: Shannon M. Fallis-Kane.
- Continuity Checker: Denise Link, Kitty Schoentag.
- Theme Song, "The Chosen One, " Performed By: The Jonas Brothers.
- Written By: Billy Lincoln, Kat Green, Michael Gurley.
- Produced by: P.J. Bianco.
- Pre-Production Dialogue Editor: Jim Harrison.
- Track Reading: Skip Craig.
- Supervising Sound Editor: Heather Olsen.
- Animatic Editor: Joseph Molinari, Ann Hoyt.
- Foley: Monette Becktold, Roy Braverman.
- Re-Recording Mixers: Melissa Ellis, Fil Brown.
- Digital Audio Transfer: J. Lampinen.
- On-line Editor: Keith Cook.
- Recording Engineer: Cameron Davis.
- Assistant Recording Engineer: Tyler Foster.
- Original Dialogue Editor: David Guerrero.
- Dialogue Editor: Robbi Smith.
- Post Production Coordinators: Mark Bollinger, Treasure Rawson.
- Digital Coordinator: Mara Ancheta.
- Post Production Supervisor: Geri Bryan.
- Production Supervisor: Mark Brammeier.
- Production Coordinator: Doug Markley.
- Production Associate: Sunisa Mekis.
- Production Secretary: Karen Wong.
- Production Control: Richard Honig.
- Talent Supervisor: Curtis Koller.
- Script Coordinator: Leona Beckert.
- Animation Production: Starburst Animation Company, Ltd.
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About NSA
Chartered in 1940, the National Sheriffs' Association is a professional association dedicated to serving the Office of Sheriff and its affiliates through law enforcement education and training, and through the provision of general law enforcement informational resources. NSA represents thousands of sheriffs, deputies and other law enforcement, public safety professionals, and concerned citizens nationwide.
Through the years, NSA has provided programs for Sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their cities, counties or jurisdictions.
The National Sheriffs' Association headquarters is located in Alexandria, Virginia and offers police training, police information, court security training, jail information and other law enforcement services to sheriffs, deputies, and others throughout the nation. NSA has worked to forge cooperative relationships with local, state, and federal criminal justice professionals across the nation to network and share information about homeland security programs and projects.
NSA serves as the center of a vast network of law enforcement information, filling requests for information daily and enabling criminal justice professionals, including police officers, sheriffs, and deputies, to locate the information and programs they need. NSA recognizes the need to seek information from the membership, particularly the sheriff and the state sheriffs' associations, in order to meet the needs and concerns of individual NSA members. While working on the national level, NSA has continued to seek grass-roots guidance, ever striving to work with and for its members, clients, and citizens of the nation.
NSA has through the years assisted sheriffs' offices, sheriffs' departments and state sheriffs' associations in locating and preparing applications for state and federal homeland security grant funding. The NSA record and reputation for integrity and dependability in the conduction of such public safety programs among government agencies is well recognized and has led to continuing opportunities to apply for grants on the national, state, and local levels as well as management of service contracts.
History of NSA
NSA's roots can be traced back to October 1888, when a group of sheriffs in Minnesota and surrounding states formed an organization, which they named the Inter-State Sheriffs' Association. The purpose of this association was to give opportunity for a wider, mutual acquaintance, to exchange ideas for more efficient service, and to assist one another in the apprehension of criminals.
Over the years the name was changed several times. It is assumed that as laws changed and law enforcement grew and expanded along with the country, the organization felt compelled to change its name to fit its membership and the times. When law enforcement officials in other states and Canada expressed interest in taking part in the Inter-State Sheriffs' Association, the group subsequently changed its name to the International Sheriffs' and Police Association. In 1908 the organization was briefly known as the National Sheriffs' Association before its name was amended as the International Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association and then later to the International Sheriffs and Police Association. The organization disbanded in 1938.
The Articles of Incorporation of the new National Sheriffs' Association were filed with the Secretary of State of the state of Ohio on September 26, 1940. Sheriff Walter O'Neil of Akron, Ohio was NSA's first president and held the first annual meeting in 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri. At this meeting a constitution was adopted and the organization's goals, policies, and objectives were agreed upon. NSA began publishing its periodical, The National Sheriff magazine, in February of the same year. NSA's first executive secretary (executive director) was Charles J. Hahn. It is believed that Hahn and the officials of the Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association of Ohio set about to form a national association for sheriffs.
The National Sheriffs' Association today is headquarted in Alexandria, VA and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their deputies, and others in the field of criminal justice and public safety so that they may perform their jobs in the best possible manner and better serve the people of their cities, counties or jurisdictions.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Once-conjoined toddler girls from the Dominican Republic are heading home for Christmas.
Maria and Teresa Tapia and their mother, Lisandra Sanatis, and their aunt Mari Reynaldo were scheduled to fly out of Richmond early Tuesday.
"I'm getting home a little bit late to prepare a big feast but I'll do my best to have a good Christmas," Tapia said through a translator.
First things first, though: she plans to give her other two sons "lots and lots of kisses and hugs" when she returns home, she said.
The girls underwent nearly daylong surgery Nov. 7 at Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. The twins were conjoined at the chest, and a team led by VCU surgeon David Lanning divided the twins' liver, pancreas and other shared organ systems and reconstructed their abdominal walls.
The 20-month-old girls were the guests of honor Monday at a going-away party, where they wore matching dresses and ate hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, and cake. Medical professionals, volunteers and others who helped them during their stay got a chance to see the girls one last time before they left the place they'd called home since early September.
Sanatis thanked volunteers with World Pediatric Project, the nonprofit surgical-care provider for children in Central America and the Caribbean that sponsored the toddlers' medical care. She also had special thanks for the VCU medical staff that made a miracle possible.
"God bless your hands and the work they do," she said through a translator.
Doctors say their recovery is going well and give them an excellent prognosis. Maria weighs about 23 pounds and Teresa about 28, and the disparities between the two caused by how they shared their organs will continue to narrow, Lanning said.
Their distinct personalities also have emerged. Teresa now seems more lively, when before she was passive and lethargic because she was taking in a large portion of the calories that Maria ate because of the configuration of their shared digestive system.
After suffering some separation anxiety, literally, for a short time after the surgery, "they're now happy to do their own thing," Lanning said.
The girls and their family are celebrities in the Dominican Republic, and well-wishers there have tracked their surgery and recovery. First lady Margarita CedeÑo de FernÁndez is among those expected to greet the twins in person upon their return home.
President Leonel FernÁndez has invited Lanning and VCU team members for a reception in their honor next month, Lanning and World Pediatric Project officials said.
For his part, Lanning said the experience of the medical staff and teamwork made the separation a success, despite some challenges posed by the twins' anatomical structures. He feels a tremendous sense of satisfaction and plans to continue working through WPP to train Dominican physicians on performing surgical procedures.
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU: http://www.childrenshosp-richmond.org/CMS/index.php
World Pediatric Project: http://www.worldpediatricproject.org/
Zinie Chen Sampson can be reached on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zinie.


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Colin Duriez is a frequent writer and speaker on topic related to C.S. Lewis and his Inkling friends. Duriez is most recently the author of A Field Guide to Narnia. His other books include Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship, Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings, The C.S. Lewis Encyclopedia, and The J.R.R. Tolkien Handbook. Duriez lives in Leicester, England and was recently in the U.S.
Why do you think the Chronicles of Narnia are Lewis's greatest achievement and will last the longest?
In the Chronicles, you get the presence of Lewis. You get the cast of his mind in a way that's unequalled in any of his other books. Lewis once said that the imaginative man in him was more basic than any other aspect. In the Chronicles, every part of him was brought into play: the depth of his intellect, the depth of his knowledge, the richness of his imagination. They all work organically together and achieved this remarkable series of not one, but seven connected books.
It's folly to predict the future, but being a fool, I'll say that maybe in 150 years it will be the Chronicles of Narnia that are the most remembered of Lewis's work.
In order to write to a post-Christian culture, Lewis used pre-Christian, pagan ideas.
C.S. Lewis's ideas about returning to a paganism before coming to Christian faith still apply today. He recognized that we live in a post-Christian world, and for him that was the most basic category when trying to understand present society. We talk about modernism and now postmodernism, but if Lewis was around I think he'd still be saying that the fact that we're post-Christian is more fundamental.
Contemporary people have no background at all in Christian faith. They need to be brought to paganism to prepare the way ...1


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What is Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), is a state-of-the-art technique that uses the computer-controlled multi-leaf collimator to sculpt the radiation treatment beam to the unique tumor shape in order to deliver optimal doses of radiation directly to the tumor. Our targeted methods are much more precise than with conventional radiotherapy.
The level of normal tissue sparing achieved with IMRT is dramatic. While delivering the dose directly to the tumor, we can avoid important normal structures such as the eyes, brain, spinal cord, kidneys, lungs, or heart when the tumor is closely associated with any of these organs. Lower doses of radiation to normal tissues means a tremendous reduction in side effects.
IMRT incorporates several beams coming from different angles to envelope the tumor and the dose intensity of each beam is modulated by changing the shape of the fields during treatment. Advanced imaging services using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to help deliver the radiation accurately and precisely. These diagnostic images of the patient's tumor and surrounding anatomy are uploaded to an advanced treatment planning computer program (images below). This program then generates a treatment plan based on the individual patient's tumor size, shape, and location within the body, along with the veterinary radiation oncologist's dose prescription.
Our linear accelerator is equipped with a computer-controlled beam-shaping device called a multi-leaf collimator (MLC). The MLC has 120 tungsten metal leaves for sculpting the radiation beam to deliver treatment doses to even the smallest of areas in accordance with the treatment plan. With these developments we are able to treat types of cancer that were once considered untreatable with radiation therapy.
The linear accelerator has the ability to rotate around the patient allowing us treat from multiple angles in order to administer high (optimal) doses of radiation to the tumor while sparing important healthy tissues. A computer program controls the linear accelerator and the MLC (multi-leaf collimator) to match the patient's treatment plan. Accessories may be added to the treatment plan to improve dose distribution including wedges, blocks and tissue equivalent material (bolus). Positional devices are also used to ensure accurate positioning of the patient, therefore ensuring the dose is delivered to the tumor, for consecutive treatments.


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Popular for a reason, but graying at the temples.
Time catches up with the best of us, even the venerable Toyota Corolla. There are now several compact cars that are more efficient, more luxurious, and — let's just say it — better than the Corolla, which is entering its last year before an expected 2014 redesign. The Corolla's 1.8-liter engine, for instance, relies on a four-speed automatic or a five-speed manual transmission, whereas the Chevrolet Cruze and the Hyundai Elantra, among others, come with more-modern and more-fuel-efficient six-speed transmissions. The Corolla's interior is logically laid out and fits together well but doesn't come close to the materials quality of the Ford Focus's or the technological competence of the Hyundai Accent's. The Corolla received modest enhancements last year — namely, restyled front and rear fascias — but it still looks and feels like a considerably older car than the best competitors. Having noted its shortcomings, we still think that the Corolla is worthy of consideration, simply because few cars have been so dependably good for so long. Perhaps that's why few compacts sell as well.
Chevrolet Cruze
Ford Focus
Honda Civic
Hyundai Elantra
new for 2013
A new, 6.1-inch touch-screen display is now standard in all but base corollas. All models receive minor grille and exterior trim changes.
Front, side, and side curtain air bags; ABS; traction and stability control; and a tire-pressure monitoring system are standard.
High Mileage
As reliable as the sun
Almost as old as the sun
Not as efficient as newer competitors
Base Price Range: $17,025–$19,855
DRIVE: Front-wheel
TRIM LEVELS: Corolla, LE, S
BODY STYLE: Sedan, 5-passenger
ENGINE: 1.8L I-4, 132 hp, 128 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 5-speed manual, 4- or 5-speed automatic


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|Black Talons
The Black Talons are a neutral force drawn from all of the Terra Novan forces. Initially formed to take the fight to the CEF, they've become a heroic symbol of Terra Novan unity, racing into combat with their elite equipment on their own and alongside the forces of Terra Nova and those colonies taking a stand against the CEF's onslaught.
The CEF are conquerors from an Earth most Terra Novans had long since stopped thinking about. They attacked years ago, but were repulsed. Now they have returned with greater numbers and several new tricks in their arsenal.
|Sampson APC
The Sampson Hover APC has been released for NuCoal forces! The Sampson is a hover APC design based on the CEF's HPC-64, but engineered to meet NuCoal's requirements.
|Field Manual
The Field Manual Core Rulebook Companion (DP9-9997) is the core rules for Heavy Gear Blitz. It contains all of the rules required to play including over 18 pages of datacards. This book has the core rules and can be combined with the Field Guides to add faction-specific special rules and army construction guidelines.
|Forged in Fire Gallery
The Forged in Fire Southern Field Guide has been released and features a range of new models and options for Southern forces. New combat groups include the City Milita Cadre and Honor Guard Cadre, and new models such as the Drake and Hydra add some extra punch to Southern forces.
|Gear Krieg
Gear Krieg is a an alternative history of World War II. These models were origionally created to be used with a rules set derived from the Silhouette rules created for Heavy Gear and Jovian Chronicles.
AD Publishing has released Victory Decision: Gear Krieg to use these models with their best-selling Victory Decision rules.
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|Heavy Gear Blitz Master Series Paint Set
Reaper has released a great set of paints selected to paint Heavy Gear Blitz miniatures.
|Heavy Gear Arena Gallery
Models assembled and painted for Heavy Gear Arena. Arena duelists often favor intimidating paint jobs and strategically-placed sponsor logos over the camoflage and subdued colors preferred by professional military Gear pilots. Many designs are heavily modified froms tock to feature added weapons and other special equipment.
All minaitures are 1/144 scale and are sold unpainted with decals not included.
|Life Sized Hunter
Built to advertise Activision's Heavy Gear PC Games, the Life Size Hunter was a massive model of a Hunter built from wood, PVC tubing, and metalwork. It was first painted in desert colors, but was remodeled and repainted as a Black Talon Dark Hunter for the release of Heavy Gear II.
This artifact is unfortunately lost as it was last seen somewhere in Activision's warehouse somewhat similar to the end of Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail.
Pictures taken by Louis Desroches and various DP9 and Activision employees.
|Ryoken's Lancier Plushie
Ryoken had a custom Lancier Plushie made! Here's his story:
This is a story, and like any good story there is truth behind the legend.
Ryoken was young and new to the land of Dream Pod Forums. He looked for new playmates and quickly made new friends. But as others came to the Land of Pod, he noticed that they all received plushies. Ryo checked again and again, but he never had the pleasure of receiving a plush.
Ryoken put his distress aside, but in the back his mind, the transgression still bothered him. So he took a trip to the city of Khayr-ad-Din. He marveled at the many sites and signs and one caught is eye. A mechanic shopped called Arixystix. He went inside and talked with the owner, a beautiful young mechanic by the name of Alix. They sat and talked for many hours and discussed his plight. After reaching an agreement, Alix took on the task of building him his plushie.
She labored for many months, working in the late hours of the night and then she worked in to the early hours of the morning. She forged on tirelessly until she had built him a plushie from the ground up.
While she worked, Ryoken waited and waited. Finally he received the call! He rushed down to her shop, and sitting there before him was his plushie, Lance the Lancier. He was over joyed and thanked Alix forher work. The lost plushie was not lost any longer.
So, what we have here is a custom Lancier plushie. It was created by http://www.arixystix.com/blog/ for myself with the permission of Robert from DP9. I will give Alix a better plug when I am home from work.
You can read more about this amazing creation on our forums.
Field Manual
The Field Manual Core Rulebook Companion (DP9-9997) is the core rules for Heavy Gear Blitz. It contains all of the rules required to play including over 18 pages of datacards. This book has the core rules and can be combined with the Field Guides to add faction-specific special rules and army construction guidelines.


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This is my book review of Kurt Cobb's Prelude, published on Huffington Post on Friday 11, 2011 - please visit and leave a comment.
Many green groups and other science-based analysts criticized President Obama's recent State of the Union speech for failing to mention the imminent catastrophe of climate change. Instead, the President focused on a "clean energy and jobs" message. Yet perhaps he did the best he could, given our current political reality and the extreme irrationality that infects our Tea Party nation.
Following the hideous violence in Arizona, it was a stroke of genius to call on Republicans and Democrats to sit together, pairing red and blue like a pair of those old-fashioned 3D glasses -- Obama's attempt to show us that America is much more than a two-dimensional conflict between political parties. But the State of the Union address, while considerably more three-dimensional than many I have heard, still fell far short of the reality we find ourselves in. That reality includes more than just the threat of climate change. It also encompasses the phenomenon known as "peak oil."
I don't know what it is about energy and our use of it that inspires so many euphemisms, but "peak oil" is a term rarely used in the mainstream, corporate media. You may hear about "energy security" or "commodity price super-cycles" but never peak oil. And yet most of us know that the world has either passed or is now approaching the maximum volume of oil we can pump from the ground -- aka peak oil. It's the secret everyone knows but that few will mention. And it is the reason that Obama's call for investment in clean energy jobs resonates even with hardcore climate deniers. Polls consistently show high levels of support for government investment in clean energy, even from Republicans. That's because, in our guts, we all know that fossil fuels can't last forever.


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Mimic Choice
These questions about M&M's first edition were posed to Steve Kenson--and then he answered them! Steve's now providing official answers to second edition questions, but we've archived this forum for you to search.
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Mimic Choice
The Mimic power allows choice of copying a certain power, skill, or feat(s). Does the Mimic need to know in advance what they want to copy? What happens if they touch an unknown entity -- how is the choice presented to them? (My GM has ruled that you need to know in advance what powers or feats a target has in order to choose them for Mimic.)
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A leap into the future
Annestasia Cushman and Courtney Tolson celebrate Sunday after graduating as members of the Class of 2017 at David Anderson
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Zaydan, and Damian Hawkins getting his diploma. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer


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The building contracting and home renovation industry has experienced a lot of bad press and publicity for a number of years, and sometimes rightly so. That is because unfortunately there are a high number of unethical and dangerous practitioners operating in this industry, preying on unsuspecting homeowners by giving shoddy services whilst making unreasonable demands for the works carried out.
Below are the seven most common mistakes most homeowners make when choosing a builder or Home Renovation contractor.
Mistake 1
Not Asking For References Regarding Previous Works Carried Out
It's very easy to simply take someone at their word regarding what they can do and without seeing some form of proof. Now in the long run, not doing this has proven to be rather costly and in some cases, be rather dangerous because of simply taking on face value, what the contractor says.
Here's a test you should carry out if you really want peace of mind and a successful outcome when it comes to getting the type of work you want done in your home - simply ask the contractor for the names of two previous customers whom you can contact or even better go round and see examples of his work.
When you are given those names and contact details, simply phone those customers up and ask them a few questions. You don't have to do this whilst the contractor is there with you, although, if you do and the contractor is more than willing for that to happen, you can make a worthy assumption that the contractor has nothing to hide and is more than likely a genuine quality tradesperson. It's when the contractor is not willing to give you any past customer details, that's the time you should be concerned, very concerned.
So, you can ask any or all of the questions below to any previous clients -
What's been your overall experience of XYZ builder/contractor
What didn't you like about them?
Would you refer them to your family or friends based on the work they carried out for you?
If possible, could I make a visit and see for myself the kinds of work they've done?
Mistake 2
Not Finding Out How Qualified the Contractors Are
If we underwent heart surgery or any other major operation at the local hospital, it's a given that the surgeon is perfectly qualified to carry out the procedure. We 'd probably have no reason to distrust anything that's going on.
Creating specific home renovations and building and structural work is a skillful practice. It's a disciplined, professional craft. And, just like any regulated profession, there are certain qualifications and benchmarks that will help prospective customers to help decide whether or not a builder or contractor is qualified and professional.
It's easy to be swayed by a builder's advert or seeing their van or truck with their name and contact details on it and feel that because they are 'in the business' that they are automatically credible and professional.
Asking about their qualifications, and letting them speak how and when they achieved their qualifications, is vital if you're looking for a quality, professional contractor.
Mistake 3
Thinking a Low Quote Means Excellent Value for Money
One of the biggest mistakes when hiring a building contractor is to think that because you receive a low quote for the intended job, that you've bagged yourself a bargain. In fact, more often than not, a low quote most likely means any of the following:
Low quality materials being used for the job
Shortcuts and cutting corners in order to get the job done fast
No real attention to detail Irregular communication patterns and very little interaction ie "we'll get on with it and let you know if we need anything"
Use of unqualified staff and labourers
Poor quality work leading to the job being re-contracted at a later date. (What this means is that the job ends up costing more than probably the best original proposals and quotes from other, better quality contractors!).
The thing is, you'll be able to spot a contractor you don't won't want to carry out the work for you because if you pay close attention to these 7 big mistakes in this Consumer Awareness Guide, you'll be able to spot a rogue builder or contractor, a mile off!
Mistake 4
Going Ahead Without an Agreement or Written Proposal
Another glaringly obvious mistake is to not get anything down in writing. It's easy to go ahead with the works you want done simply based on the words from a builder or contractor. The problem with that way of doing things is that it's very easy to forget who said what and what was to be done.
And what makes things really appealing is when you're offered a discount by 'paying cash', because in that way, the contractor is essentially saying that he doesn't want to be invoiced or have anything written down because he'll be charging you much less for the work.
The fact of the matter is once the work's done, you'll have a hard time getting hold of the contractor if there's something not quite right with the job. Because, as if by magic, you will have found that the builder has disappeared from the scene. And because there's no record of things, the homeowner will be left to
pick up the pieces - which inevitably means that more energy, time and money is spent looking for another contractor. The alternative is that the works are just left as they are, incomplete, unattended and leaving you, the homeowner with another powerful reason to distrust those in the building profession as a whole!
So the big advice is to get things written down. And if the contractor doesn't want to go down that route, then you know you've come across someone you'll want to pass on, quickly.
Mistake 5
Assuming The Job Will Be Completed on Time
One of the biggest headaches many homeowners face when hiring a builder or contractor is about having the job finish on time. It's a mistake to simply believe what the contractor verbally says when it comes to timelines and deadlines because most builders are notoriously known for breaking promises and commitments when it comes to finishing jobs.
A true professional will give you specific timelines he expects to complete the job. And the reason he can give such a reassurance - and with extreme confidence - is because he's thoroughly analysed the job that has to be done.
More importantly, he's developed a number of carefully constructed business methods and ways of doing business that makes the whole customer and contractor relationship, a wonderful one.
Mistake 6
Creating a 'Part Works' Arrangement
There are hundreds of DIY books, tip sheets, informational resources that are available showing people how to create their own patios, extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, etc. The fact of the matter is that even armed with the greatest will and intention in the world, there are get more info only a handful of people in a thousand who can start, follow and finish through with particular DIY house projects.
The number of botched up, incomplete and unfinished jobs, is scary.
The big mistake here is negotiating with a builder to finish off the job you have started. Now although you may have invested time and money in getting the job half done (or to whatever state or condition it's currently in) the worst thing to do is get a cheap quotation for someone to finish off what you've started.
And, if you do find someone who agrees to 'patch up and make good what you've started' be prepared for the ugly things that follow because it's more than likely that the whole job will have to be started again with a new contractor - thus costing you even more money as well as hearing about the total dissatisfaction of it all from members of your household.
Not Asking for Written Guarantee
Mistake No 7 is not asking for any guarantee on the finished job. And it's easy to skip this part because when you're looking at a finished piece of work, one automatically assumes that everything will be fine and that there will be no need to call on the contractor or builder again.
Of course, we all know that it's only AFTER a job has been completed that we then see how good the work really is, because that's the time a written guarantee is essential.
When you ask a contractor "do you guarantee your work?" (which essentially means that - depending on the kind of job - that you the customer, will be covered against any kind of collapse, structural damage, botched up job! ... and if after asking this question and the contractor says" yes" but does not give you anything in writing, then that maybe the red light signal to put a halt on things.
Professionals delivering excellent service and super quality work will have no hesitation in giving a written guarantee. And the real fact of the matter is that because it's your home, and because you'll be living there for some time to come, it just makes plain commonsense to get the best job you can afford from a builder or contractor you can trust.
And if it means paying more than the quick fix, fly by night contractors, (because all they are after is your money, without giving an equivalent value in return) then you'll find in the long run that it's always the best option and, it'll work out to be the cheapest option because there will be less expense needed later on in re-doing the job and fixing because of poor craftsmanship.
You don't have to do this whilst the contractor is there with you, although, if you do and the contractor is more than willing for that to happen, you can make a worthy assumption that the contractor has nothing to hide and is more than likely a genuine quality tradesperson. And, just like any regulated profession, there are certain qualifications and benchmarks that will help prospective customers to help decide whether or not a builder or contractor is qualified and professional.
It's easy to go ahead with the works you want done simply based on the words from a builder or contractor. The fact of the matter is once the work's done, you'll have a hard time getting hold of the contractor if there's something not quite right with the job. ... and if after asking the contractor and this question says" yes" but does not give you anything in writing, then that maybe the red light signal to put a halt on things.


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Craft Storage: American Crafts DT Room Tour – Giveaway Winner!
We're sharing the creative spaces from some of your favorite crafters, American Crafts' design team members!
Hello, fellow storage enthusiasts!
How many of you caught a glimpse of the rooms of the American Crafts design team members?
Inspiring, right?!
If you missed the peeks, check 'em out below.
And if you stopped by 'cause you can't wait to see
if YOU won the $25 IKEA gift card
we were giving away,
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Scroll down past the craft room shares below
to see if YOUR name was drawn!
Up first, Gina Lideros and her description of her happy place:
Source: American Crafts
Her favorite items for storage are an Expedit bookcase, her custom-made desk and Raskog cart from IKEA.
Source: Gina Lideros
We totally agree!
Hazel especially loves the desk with a total of 18 storage baskets (nine on each side) that Gina's husband built.
Read Gina's post for American Crafts or hop over to Gina's blog to say hello.
The next American Crafts design team member is Heather Leopard and here is what she says about her creative space:
Source: American Crafts
She and her hubby just remodeled her scrap space.
It's functional and organized with no clutter.
There is even a dedicated space for her children so they can create together.
Source: Heather Leopard
Read Heather's blog post for American Crafts and hop over to Heather's blog to say hello.
Next stop: Nicole Samuels
Source: American Crafts
Nicole uses her family's bonus / play room to scrap.
Her Expedit bookcase is used as a room divider,which gives a little separation between her stuff and the kids' area while still allowing her to be part of the action.
Source: Nicole Samuels
If you're a part-of-the-action crafter, this will make a lot of sense to you too.
Read Nicole's post for American Crafts and hop over to Nicole's blog to say hello.
Let's see what Gillion Nelson has up her sleeve.
Source: Gillian Nelson
Gillian and her husband share opposite sides of an IKEA desk.
There's lots of natural light and it looks calm and serene even though she claims that it is not representative of her reality.
Source: Gillian Nelson
Hazel shares an office with her husband and she had this to say: "Mine isn't nearly as neat as hers, nor does it have the beautiful, light, airy and creative feel that I see in her pictures."
Read Gillian's post for American Crafts and hop over to Gillian's blog to say hello.
And last, but not least: Ashley Horton.
Source: American Crafts
She uses part of her bedroom as her craft space.
Even though she would love to have a dedicated room, this currently works very well for her and everything is neatly sorted and on-hand.
Source: Ashley Horton
Not everyone is fortunate to have a separate scrap space and it's great to see people who don't have a dedicated space make this situation work for them.
Ashley used what she had on hand and we love how she incorporated her stash in her everyday living space. Well done Ashley!
Read Ashley's post for American Crafts and hop over to Ashley's blog to say hello.
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Actress Sean Young has refuted reports she was drunk at the time of her arrest at the official Oscars after party on Sunday.
The "Blade Runner" star insists she was sober when she became embroiled in a dispute with a guard at the Governors Ball in Los Angeles. She was then placed under citizen's arrest before police arrived at the scene to take her into custody.
The incident prompted rumors Young, who publicly tackled alcohol addiction on reality show "Celebrity Rehab" last year, had resumed drinking but she's adamant she was not under the influence.
In a post on Facebook.com, she writes, "I just want everyone to know that I was sober (and) extremely well behaved when a very stupid security guard went postal on me and then The Academy's very stupid lawyer recommended a 'private person's arrest.' …
"I am OK and I have the Hollywood Police Stations support who very carefully and kindly photographed the bruises on my arms which this guard is responsible for doing."
The altercation is believed to have been sparked when the security guard turned Young away from the party upon discovering she didn't have a ticket to the bash.
Young was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery and later released.


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The media are valued partners of Father to Father. We invite you to visit our program and to hear first-hand a father's story of the impact of the fatherhood program on him and his children. Our staff may be a resource to you when covering a story that involves low-income fathers in our community. Please do not hesitate to contact our executive director for an interview or more information.
Fatherhood Facts
in father-absent homes are five times as likely to be poor. In
2002, 7.8 percent of children in married-couple families were living
in poverty, compared to 38.4 percent of children in
female-householder families. Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, Children's Living Arrangements and
Characteristics: March 2002, P200-547, Table C8. Washington D.C.:
A child with a nonresident father is 54 percent more likely to be poorer than his or her father.Source: Sorenson, Elaine and Chava Zibman. "Getting to Know Poor Fathers Who Do Not Pay Child Support." Social Service Review 75 (September 2001): 420-434.
Infant mortality rates are 1.8 times higher for infants of unmarried mothers than for married mothers.Source: Matthews, T.J., Sally C. Curtin, and Marian F. MacDorman. Infant Mortality Statistics from the 1998 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 48, No. 12. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2000
Based on birth and death data for 217,798 children born in Georgia in 1989 and 1990, infants without a father's name on their birth certificate (17.9 percent of the total) were 2.3 times more likely to die in the first year of life compared to infants with a father's name on their birth certificate.Source: Gaudino, Jr., James A., Bill Jenkins, and Foger W. Rochat. "No Fathers' Names: A Risk Factor for Infant Mortality in the State of Georgia, USA." Social Science and Medicine 48 (1999): 253-265.
Unmarried mothers are less likely to obtain prenatal care and more likely to have a low birth-weight baby. Researchers find that these negative effects persist even when they take into account factors, such as parental education, that often distinguish single-parent from two-parent families.Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Report to Congress on Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing. Hyattsville, MD (Sept. 1995): 12.
A study of 2,921 mothers revealed that single mothers were twice as likely as married mothers to experience a bout of depression in the prior year. Single mothers also reported higher levels of stress, fewer contacts with family and friends, less involvement with church or social groups and less overall social support.Source: Cairney, John and Michael Boyle et al. "Stress, Social Support and Depression in Single and Married Mothers." Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 38 (August 2003): 442-449.
In a longitudinal study of more than 10,000 families, researchers found that toddlers living in stepfamilies and single-parent families were more likely to suffer a burn, have a bad fall, or be scarred from an accident compared to kids living with both of their biological parents.Source: O'Connor, T., L. Davies, J. Dunn, J. Golding, ALSPAC Study Team. "Differential Distribution of Children's Accidents, Injuries and Illnesses across Family Type." Pediatrics 106 (November 2000): e68.
A study of 3,400 middle schoolers indicated that not living with both biological parents quadruples the risk of having an affective disorder."Family Psychosocial Risk Factors in a Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Adolescents." Journal of American Academic Child Adolescent Psychiatry 44 (February 2005): 121-129.
Children who live apart from their fathers are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma and experience an asthma-related emergency even after taking into account demographic and socioeconomic conditions. Unmarried, cohabiting parents and unmarried parents living apart are 1.76 and 2.61 times, respectively, more likely to have their child diagnosed with asthma. Marital disruption after birth is associated with a 6-fold increase in the likelihood a children will require an emergency room visit and 5-fold increase of an asthma-related emergency.Source: Harknett, Kristin. Children's Elevated Risk of Asthma in Unmarried Families: Underlying Structural and Behavioral Mechanisms. Working Paper #2005-01-FF. Princeton, NJ: Center for Research on Child Well-being, 2005: 19-27.
Even after controlling for income, youths in father-absent households still had significantly higher odds of incarceration than those in mother-father families. Youths who never had a father in the household experienced the highest odds.Source: Harper, Cynthia C. and Sara S. McLanahan. "Father Absence and Youth Incarceration." Journal of Research on Adolescence 14 (September 2004): 369-397.
A 2002 Department of Justice survey of 7,000 inmates revealed that 39% of jail inmates lived in mother-only households. Approximately forty-six percent of jail inmates in 2002 had a previously incarcerated family member. One-fifth experienced a father in prison or jail.Source: James, Doris J. Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002. (NCJ 201932). Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, July 2004.
A study of 13,986 women in prison showed that more than half grew up without their father. Forty-two percent grew up in a single-mother household and sixteen percent lived with neither parent. (Fathers and Daughters). Source: Snell, Tracy L and Danielle C. Morton. Women in Prison: Survey of Prison Inmates, 1991. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, 1994: 4.
Even after controlling for community context, there is significantly more drug use among children who do not live with their mother and father.Source: Hoffmann, John P. "The Community Context of Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use." Journal of Marriage and Family 64 (May 2002): 314-330.
Of the 228 students studied, those from single-parent families reported higher rates of drinking and smoking as well as higher scores on delinquency and aggression tests when compared to boys from two-parent households.Source: Griffin, Kenneth W., Gilbert J. Botvin, Lawrence M. Scheier, Tracy Diaz and Nicole L. Miller. "Parenting Practices as Predictors of Substance Use, Delinquency, and Aggression Among Urban Minority Youth: Moderating Effects of Family Structure and Gender." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 14 (June 2000): 174-184.
Being raised by a single mother raises the risk of teen pregnancy, marrying with less than a high school degree, and forming a marriage where both partners have less than a high school degree.Source: Teachman, Jay D. "The Childhood Living Arrangements of Children and the Characteristics of Their Marriages." Journal of Family Issues 25 (January 2004): 86-111.
Researchers using a pool from both the U.S. and New Zealand found strong evidence that father absence has an effect on early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy. Teens without fathers were twice as likely to be involved in early sexual activity and seven times more likely to get pregnant as an adolescent.Source: Ellis, Bruce J., John E. Bates, Kenneth A. Dodge, David M. Ferguson, L. John Horwood, Gregory S. Pettit, and Lianne Woodward. "Does Father Absence Place Daughters at Special Risk for Early Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy." Child Development 74 (May/June 2003): 801-821.
Compared to living with both parents, living in a single-parent home doubles the risk that a child will suffer physical, emotional, or educational neglect.Source: America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. Table SPECIAL1. Washington, D.C.: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 1997
An analysis of child abuse cases in a nationally representative sample of 42 counties found that children from single-parent families are more likely to be victims of physical and sexual abuse than children who live with both biological parents. Compared to their peers living with both parents, children in single parent homes had:
a 77% greater risk of being physically abused
an 87% greater risk of being harmed by physical neglect
a 165% greater risk of experiencing notable physical neglect
a 74% greater risk of suffering from emotional neglect
an 80% greater risk of suffering serious injury as a result of abuse
Source: Sedlak, Andrea J. and Diane D. Broadhurst. The Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect: Final Report. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Washington, D.C., September 1996.
Researchers at Columbia University found that children living in two-parent household with a poor relationship with their father are 68% more likely to smoke, drink, or use drugs compared to all teens in two-parent households. Teens in single mother households are at a 30% higher risk than those in two-parent households.Source: "Survey Links Teen Drug Use, Relationship With Father." Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly 6 September 1999: 5.
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth found that obese children are more likely to live in father-absent homes than are non-obese children. Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Fatherless children are twice as likely to drop out of school.Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics. Survey on Child Health. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1993.
Father involvement in schools is associated with the higher likelihood of a student getting mostly A's. This was true for fathers in biological parent families, for stepfathers, and for fathers heading single-parent families.Source: Nord, Christine Winquist, and Jerry West. Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status. (NCES 2001-032). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2001.
Students living in father-absent homes are twice as likely to repeat a grade in school; 10 percent of children living with both parents have ever repeated a grade, compared to 20 percent of children in stepfather families and 18 percent in mother-only families.Source: Nord, Christine Winquist, and Jerry West. Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status. (NCES 2001-032). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2001.
In 2001, 61 percent of 3- to 5-year olds living with two parents were read aloud to everyday by a family member, compared to 48% of children living in single- or no-parent families.Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002. Table ED1. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003.
Kindergarteners who live with single-parents are over-represented in those lagging in health, social and emotional, and cognitive outcomes. Thirty-three percent of children who were behind in all three areas were living with single parents while only 22% were not lagging behind.Source: Wertheimer, Richard and Tara Croan, et al. Attending Kindergarten and Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children. Child Trends Research Brief. Publication #2003-20. Washington, DC: Child Trends, 2003.
In two-parent families, children under the age of 13 spend an average of 1.77 hours engaged in activities with their fathers and 2.35 hours doing so with their mothers on a daily basis in 1997. Children in single parent families spent on .42 hours with their fathers and 1.26 hours with their mothers on daily basis.Source: Lippman, Laura, et al. Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, 2004.
Half of all children with highly involved fathers in two-parent families reported getting mostly A's through 12th grade, compared to 35.2% of children of nonresident father families. Source: National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education. NCES 1999022. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, 1999: 76.


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Shared Accomplishment
It was inevitable, wasn't it?
I tried so hard, for so long to avoid using the word "transformation." Yet, I knew it was merely a matter of time…
Until what, you ask?! The word transformation started creeping into our vocabulary (again). This time it was in the context of "Next Generation IT."
I wish we could say "OK, let's transform into the organization that we're intending to become," we press a button and then watch it happen for us.
Unfortunately, that doesn't work. What does work?
C'mon over here and let's chat about that for a bit, OK?
Because we can't really talk about that, until we get straight about what transformation is (and isn't)!


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The weight loss world has been buzzing about garcinia cambogia for months now, and it may be news that will surprise you. The fruit gained national attention when Dr. Oz recently contended on his nationally televised show that garcinia cambogia is an "exciting breakthrough in recommended weight loss". This health expert told his audience that Niagen was more exciting than the fruit can be a "dual action fat-burner" which double or triple reviewing weight failure.
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Like additional weight loss programs that work, anyone have combine garcinia cambogia with a fitness program and too a healthier eating plan you will see results! Week 2 and 3, after asking and researching some more I finally found realize that clean combination and still have maximized my results. I started incorporating exercise and a healthier meal plan along with my Garcinia cambogia extract intake and i also have lost a total of 7 pounds in 3 several months.
While managing your weight, garcinia offers enough energy to yourself and mind to possess the ability to behavior your daily tasks. While dieting, people often do not get advised amount of vitamins and minerals. Creates them feel tired therefore they find it problematical to concentrate and accomplish their daily tasks.
Consumer advocates warn people about fake supplements don't possess the claimed ingredients in the packaging. Thus, people must be careful which company they order from. As said by a November. 3 New York Times article, most herbal supplements in current market contain either misleading or placebo ingredients.


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Self-Rescuing Princess - Kids
Disney Princesses Need Not Apply (unless we're talking about the extended remix with Mulan and Pocahontas)
You know what? We don't need no stinkin' knight in shining armor, thankyouverymuch. Yeah, sure there's a dragon, and the villain is over there in the corner explaining his evil plan, but I promise. We've got this entire situation under our tiny control.
There are lots of stories about heroic knights rescuing princesses. In fact, some of our favorite epics follow that same trope: Star Wars, Zelda, The Princess Bride.... But sometimes you've got to mix it up a little. You don't feel like sitting around playing the damsel in distress, patiently waiting for some Y chromosome to come to your aid. In fact, you might have to rescue some poor, wayward princes on your quest, which is okay. As long as they don't get in the way.
If you're reading this page, we're betting that you are that superheroine. But if you're not, we know you have one in your life. Your own personal Buffy, Lara Croft, Zoe, the wielder of The Witchblade, Xena, Kim Possible, Leela, Agent 355, Ripley, Wonder Woman, or (our favorite rolemodel for little girls) Elizabeth from The Paper Bag Princess. We could go on, but you get the idea. To paraphrase, geek girls kick butt and chew bubble gum, and we're all out of gum.
"Self-Rescuing Princess" is printed in turquoise blue beneath a glittery crown / tiara on this black 50% cotton / 50% polyester kids' t-shirt. If your self-rescuing princess needs a bigger size, move to the babydoll.