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Comments On Oct 01, 2015:This rack completely covers the oil check plug for the rear end. The rack or at least the bottom will need to be removed to check oil level. Getting the lower bolts out are very very difficult and even more trouble getting the nut back on. The machined female threads on the upper brackets will not allow the bolts to screw in. After four hours and not being able to get the last couple bolts in I give up. Taking the RZR to Rocky Mountain so they can see the problems. Without a hole to check oil levels it is not well engineered. This rack is very heavy and will add weight to the rear of the vehicle even without a spare tire attached.
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TECH NOTE: The rear differential oil fill has been addressed and will be updated on the next production run.
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Comments On Mar 09, 2015:This unit needs a access hole cut in the mount plate it covers up the Transaxle Fill/Check plug. It would be a royal pain to check or add fluids. Everything else is great.
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Comments On Apr 12, 2015:Love my tusk rack, rocky mountain atv is the bomb. More than met my expectations for product quality and design. Does give my XP-1K a whole different shape than stock. Only one issue I have discovered, the design of the lower plate that bolts the radius arms in place, also covers the access to the rear diff fill plug. Used a hole saw to the plate to fix that. Tusk, you might address this, as unbolting the rack is very time consuming/
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Comments On Apr 03, 2015:The unit was easy to install and fit well, looks great on my RZR
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Comments On Mar 16, 2015:Installation went easily, but recommend you follow the instructions carefully. Parts are high quality and lined up perfectly, but it's critical to leave all bolts very loose. It's a tight fit. Once installed, begin at the bottom and work your way up, slowly tightening each section, then repeat until all parts are firmly tight. If you think something is off, loosen up and start over - you'll find that it all comes together (lesson I had to learn..) One important note - instructions say this rack won't work with Polaris Lock & Ride storage box. Not true, it works fine - even with a 4 gal. Rotopack mounted under the top storage rack - I still have decent access to the box.
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Comments On Feb 19, 2015:Love the looks! fits good!
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Comments On Feb 19, 2015:I bought this product because I needed a rear bumper and wanted an extended cage and also spare tire holder. After looking and realizing most all products were individually sold separately by other vendors I found this product. The reviews spoke very well of it and the fact that I got everything I wanted for $300 compared with $400-600 if I bought other products individually was a huge buying point. The install went very easy and all parts were accounted for upon arrival. The instructions were well written and were accompanied by color photos which made things very easy. The product is well made and very sturdy and matches up well with the factory cage. am very happy with the look on my RZR and I am close to pulling the trigger on the Tusk doors next.
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Comments On Jan 25, 2015:Great overall product. Since every rig is built slightly different, getting parts to fit properly can take a little work. When installing, take you time and leave everything loose until everything is in place.
Made for a great place to mount tools, spare tire, and fuels cans.
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Comments On Dec 06, 2014:Great fit and quality construction. Took about an hour for the install.
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The Bombay Company is a furniture and home accessories retailer. In Canada, it operates retail stores owned by the B&C Group. In the United States, the brand is owned by Hermes-Otto International in NYC. It was part of a larger American chain based in Fort Worth, Texas, but the U.S. outlets were closed.
The Bombay Company was founded in 1978 by Brad Harper in New Orleans as a mail-order company. Harper later opened two retail stores in New Orleans. In 1980, Harper sold the U.S. operating rights and established overseas supply channels to the Fort Worth, Texas-based holding company Tandy Brands, Inc., which is publicly traded on NASDAQ.
In 1981, Tandy Brands purchased the Canadian rights from Robert Nourse, though Nourse continued to manage the Canadian operations. In 1983, Nourse moved to the United States and assumed responsibility for retail operations.
The Bombay Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 20, 2007. The company was sold to Gordon Brothers and Hilco, two liquidation companies who sold off the remaining inventory.[1] As of January 21, 2008, all U.S. retail stores were liquidated and closed. In February 2008, Hilco, and Gordon Brothers purchased all intellectual capital of the Bombay Company, including the Bombay Company website, and created Bombay Brands, a company that will sell Bombay merchandise through other retail outfits. Some Bombay Original merchandise can be seen at Value City Furniture. In September 2010, approximately a dozen pieces of Bombay merchandise have also been made available for purchase in the U.S. through QVC and QVC.COM.
Bombay's Canadian operations were purchased by the B&C Group, which operates the Benix and Bowring retail banners in Canada.[2]
In December 2009, William S. Hollands was named chief merchant overseeing the Bombay Company operating unit, which manages the U.S. licensing agreement with Bombay Brands LLC, during its re-emergence as a retail brand in the United States.[3]
In 2011, Bombay was purchased by Hermes-Otto International, a subsidiary of Otto.[4]
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After a sexual assault allegation was first lodged against Ben Roethlisberger in Georgia last Friday, the quarterback's agent Ryan Tollner released this statement:
"Last night, Ben and his friends met a group of women and everyone mingled together throughout the evening. We have spoken to law enforcement.
"Based on information currently available, an allegation was made against Ben, which appeared to be dismissed after a preliminary investigation last night.
"Obviously, given the prior accusation against Ben, we are skeptical of motive, but we will continue to cooperate with everyone involved."
The tone of Team Roethlisberger has since changed considerably.
KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh is now reporting that Roethlisberger admitted to police on the night of the incident that he had consensual sexual contact with the alleged victim, though no intercourse took place. Roethlisberger also confirmed to police that after he had sexual contact with the woman, she "slipped and fell, injuring her head."
KDKA also reported that police have asked for a DNA sample from Roethlisberger, but the quarterback's attorney Ed Garland has denied the request. (Flashback to Roethlisberger agent Tollner's statement: "we will continue to cooperate with everyone involved.")
Since the night of the incident the alleged victim, who was reportedly "hysterical" when detailing the alleged sexual assault to police, has dropped out of school. Meanwhile Roethlisberger has hired high-profile attorney Garland, who in 2000 successfully cleared NFL star Ray Lewis of charges stemming from a death in Atlanta.
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — A rebel group created just seven months ago seized the strategic provincial capital of Goma, home to more than 1 million people in eastern Congo, and its international airport on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said, raising the specter of a regional war.
Explosions and machine-gun fire rocked the lakeside city as the M23 rebels pushed forward on two fronts: toward the city center and along the road that leads to Bukavu, another provincial capital that lies to the south.
Civilians ran down sidewalks looking for cover, and children shouted in alarm. A man clutched a thermos as he ran.
By early afternoon, the gunfire had stopped and M23 soldiers marched down the potholed main boulevards, unimpeded.
Their senior commanders, who the United Nations has accused of grave crimes, including recruiting child soldiers, summary executions and rape, paraded around the town in all-terrain vehicles, waving to the thousands of people who left their barricaded houses to see them.
The U.N. peacekeepers, known by their acronym MONUSCO, were not helping the government forces during Tuesday's battle because they do not have a mandate to engage the rebels, said Congolese military spokesman Olivier Hamuli, who expressed frustration over the lack of action by the peacekeepers.
"MONUSCO is keeping its defensive positions. They do not have the mandate to fight the M23. Unfortunately, the M23 did not obey the MONUSCO warnings and went past their positions [at the airport]. We ask that the MONUSCO do more," he said.
The rebels are believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, which is accused of equipping them with sophisticated arms, including night-vision goggles and 120 mm mortars.
Evidence is mounting of the involvement by the neighboring country and on Friday, the U.N. Group of Experts is expected to release its final report, detailing the role Rwanda, and to a lesser extent Uganda, played in the recruitment, financing and arming of the rebel movement.
Congolese government spokesman Lambert Mende said that Rwandan soldiers had crossed into Goma, hiking over footpaths across a volcano that looms between the two countries.
"Goma is in the process of being occupied by Rwanda," said Mr. Mende, speaking from Congo's distant capital of Kinshasa. "We have people who saw the Rwandan army traverse our frontier at the Nyamuragira volcano.
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This will be a test. A civility test. I want to talk about this Rush Limbaugh v Bill Maher business of using really bad words to describe people they don't agree with.
This is not a discussion about contraception or Obama-care or Women's reproductive rights or free speech.
It will be a discussion about civility. Of which we are in dreadfully short supply these days.
Those of us who are professional political hacks - Republican and Democrat - have been taught since kindergarten that the way to win is to draw the starkest possible distinction between your candidate and your opponent.
If your opponent says it's dawn, you claim the man was probably up partying until all hours and can't tell day from night. If your opponent says it's a nice day, you turn it into a full-blown attack on his belief that global warming is killing baby seals.
If your opponent says … well, you get the picture. Make the differences between your candidate and the opposition candidate as glaring - and as unpleasant - as possible.
That's what we do. That's what I've done.
We've done it so well, the level of political discourse has tripped across the grass strip, fallen off the curb, and is lying in the gutter.
Congratulations, Rich. A life well lived.
I didn't invent political hyperbole and it is certainly not new. Nothing in recent memory has come close to the infamous caning of Sen. Charles Sumner by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks on May 22, 1856 after Sumner insulted Brooks' cousin Sen. Andrew Butler on the Senate floor over the latter's support of slavery.
The current battle involves two men who are well schooled in linguistic weaponry - Rush Limbaugh and Bill Maher. I know them both, though neither well enough to claim friendship.
Not only that, but I like them both. They don't sing. They don't dance. They don't spin plates on the Ed Sullivan show. They are both immensely popular because of their skill with words.
Without recounting the entire episode, you know what Limbaugh said about that Georgetown University Law School student. He called her a "slut" and a "prostitute."
Conservatives immediately took up the "double standard" cry as they pointed out that there were zero objections from the media or women's groups when Bill Maher called Sarah Palin what CNN's Wolf Blitzer has gently termed "the C word."
I was on Situation Room with my friend Paul Begala who said that the difference was the law school student was defenseless. Sarah Palin is a major political figure and can defend herself.
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Reviews: Darths And Droids
Not funny because the group is too functional.
Obviously, this series was an attempt to do with Star Wars what DM of the Rings did with Lord of the Rings. It misses, however, what made DM of the Rings funny: the players and the DM were terrible. The DM insists on railroading the players to the point that the game is almost non-interactive, he keeps throwing legions of the same monsters at the players endlessly, and he never gives them any rewards, whether in the form of treasure, magic items, or even recognition of their deeds and their contribution by NP Cs. Meanwhile, the players do not even try to get into the spirit of the game, refuse to pay any attention to the backstory of the campaign, or, indeed, to any of the information that the DM provides throughout the quest, and so on and so forth. No one is having any fun with the game, yet they keep plugging away at it. That is funny. The problem with Darths and Droids is that this is a fantastic RPG group. The players get deeply involved with their characters and the story, and while they do go off the rails all the time, the DM compensates smoothly, thereby providing them with constant opportunities to participate in the building of the campaign world and the telling of the story. In short, there's nothing to laugh at because this is a great gaming group. As such, there's nothing to laugh at. It's just not funny.
Comic for prequel fantastic. Original is much less interesting.
The comics for the prequel is absolutely fantastic. Funny all the way through. Now we're well under way in the originals, the quality of the humor and awesomeness has sunk a great deal. This is not really the writer's fault though. Like DM of the Rings, this webcomic ports a movie series into D&D webcomic form through a central premise. DM of the Ring uses the premise that the campaign is run by a hardass railroading GM and the campaign is (for the players) absolutely not fun. They're just there so the DM get to tell a story. It works all the way through. Darth and Droids uses the premise that all the idiotic decisions in the Star Wars movie were due to a bunch of P Cs doing random stuff and going off rail. They make fun of plot holes, bad character writing, and general illogicality by chalking it up to P Cs stupidity, randomness, or plain bad dice rolls. This works fantastic for the prequel movies because the movies are full of those things: plot holes, bad character writing, and general illogicality. But the originals are well written, concise, and makes sense. This means we get to see a lot less of the P Cs actually fool around now in the comics, which diminishes the humor a lot. But there's no way to write out of this without either a) straying from the movie's plot and/or b) changing the P Cs personalities that were already so well established. It's a shame really. All in all still worth a read. And the prequel movie comics are definitely a good archive binge.
Great for any Star Wars fan, not just tabletop gamers
I'll admit it, I've never played a tabletop game in my entire life. But that hasn't stopped me from loving this witty, funny, and engaging webcomic. The premise of Star Wars as a tabletop game, while not exactly original, certainly adds a new flavor to the saga, as well as explaining away much of the bad writing. The interactions between the players are well-written and funny, and helix perfectly with the screencaps and plot of the games they play. The Romantic Plot Tumor between Anakin and Padme has been explained as an awkward relationship between their players, which spilled over into the characters and was used for Character Development. Anakin's Jumping Off The Slippery Slope is a result of his player wanting to play him as Lawful Evil. The plot of the movies has been altered significantly, restricted only by the screencaps of the movies, though I see this as a positive. Each comic strip ends with a silly blurb that also imports tips and rulings of the tabletop-gaming world. I like them, but I don't know if experienced players will find them annoying. The blurbs occasionally link to This Very Wiki, showing that the author can use tropes as effective writing tools. Any Star Wars fan, whether or not they liked the prequels, will enjoy the prequel arc regardless. Liked the prequels? The Alternate Character Interpretation of virtually everyone - especially Jar Jar Binks and Palpatine - will be sure to give you a ton of laughs. Hate the prequels? The various Take That moments towards the actual movies, as well as the patching up of virtually every moment of Fridge Logic, will also make this experience enjoyable. I'm kinda concerned about the original trilogy arc, though. It may end up not as funny as the prequel arc, the originals being "tamer" movies and all. I haven't been disappointed at all by the strips that have been hashed out so far, but only time will tell. Nevertheless, it will be a great read, so enjoy yourself!
This web comic is great! The comic provides witty commentary on the Star Wars prequel but, at the same time, is hilarious on its own. I can't wait to see its take on the original trilogy! A must-read for Star Wars fans and critics alike!


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LeBron James of the Eastern Conference moves the ball in the fourth... News PhotoAll Star Game,Ball,Basketball - Sport,Eastern Conference NBA,Full Body Isolated,Full Length,LeBron James,Motion,NBA All Star Game,NBA All-Star Weekend,NBA Pro Basketball,New Orleans,One Person,People,Smoothie King Center,Sport,USAPhotographer Chris GraythenCollection: Getty Images Sport Classic 2008 Getty ImagesNEW ORLEANS - FEBRUARY 17: LeBron James #23 of the Eastern Conference moves the ball in the fourth quarter of the 57th NBA All-Star Game, part of 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend at the New Orleans Arena on February 17, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The East won 124-128. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)


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ShutterCount Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Serial number not displayed correctly
Instead of the correct serial number ShutterCount displays a small number. For example, instead of 034012005786 on an 5D Mark III you get just 7.
There is a bug in older Canon camera firmware revisions that chop off the lower 32 bits of the serial number, thus returning an incorrect short string. Using the above example, the full 64-bit serial number in hexadecimal representation is 00000007 EB64059A. As the camera chops off the lower 32 bits, only the upper 32 bits are returned giving the value 7.
You should update to the latest available firmware. In case of the 5D Mark III the fist version known to work correctly is 1.2.1.
Q2: Shutter count value is lower than expected
For example you bought a camera new, the EXIF file number was not reset, and the current EXIF number shows that you have 9400 shots. But ShutterCount displays a lower value, 8950.
The cause of this shutter count discrepancy is how Canon's firmware counts actuations. There are two numbers: a non-volatile count and a session (volatile) count (a session is the time interval between power-offs). What ShutterCount displays is the non-volatile count. The session count is zeroed when the camera is powered on. It is incremented during the session and added to the non-volatile count when the camera is turned off. If power gets cut abruptly, then the camera fails to do a proper shutdown and will not add the session count to the non-volatile count - resulting in "missing" shots.
When you remove the battery the first thing the camera does after detecting that the battery door is open is to shut itself down properly. The time it takes to fully open the door is usually enough for the shutdown. So it's hard to cause an abrupt power cut this way. But when the battery runs too low during shooting, it might not provide enough power for a proper shutdown. Or the easiest way to reproduce this phenomenon is to power the camera with a DC adapter and just pull the plug.
Note that the built-in shutter counter on the EOS-1D X is also affected by this phenomenon.
There is no resolution or workaround unless Canon changes this behavior.
Q3: Owner name does not show up
You can set two different names for your Canon EOS camera: an owner's name and an author/artist name. The author/artist name can be set in-camera, but to set or change the owner name you must use Canon's EOS Utility, as shown on the screen shot below.
EOS Utility can be installed from the CD packaged with your camera or you can download it from Canon's web site. Please refer to the EOS Utility user manual for more information.
Q4: What about other cameras?
There are technical limitations that prevent us from supporting some cameras:
- Older 1-series Canons (such as the 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III) do not provide shutter count information through the USB port.
- Pre-DIGIC III Canon cameras do not provide shutter count information through the USB port. (Check out this Wikipedia page to see which chip is used by a given camera.)
- The EOS M operates in mass storage mode only, and does not allow PTP remote control (which is needed for the reading).
- The EOS 5DS, 5DS R, 750D / Rebel T6i / Kiss X8i and 760D / Rebel T6s / 8000D cameras do not provide shutter count information. Whether it's a firmware bug or a deliberate omission is not known at this time.
Q5: ShutterCount does not recognize my camera
Check the following:
- Your camera is supported. The full list of supported cameras is on the main ShutterCount page.
- Wi-Fi is turned off if you have a Wi-Fi capable camera (such as the EOS 6D and 70D).
- The USB connection is working. Launch OS X's Image Capture or Canon's EOS Utility to check this. Some USB plugs do not work correctly with Canon camera USB sockets. It is recommended to use the USB cable supplied with the camera.
Q6: ShutterCount for Windows keeps asking for activation at every launch
ShutterCount for Windows keeps asking for activation at every launch, and with versions before 1.2.1 runs out of the allowed two simultaneous activations per license.
The Windows version of ShutterCount binds the license to the hardware ID of your computer. The hardware ID is calculated from several sources, including physical addresses of all network cards present in your computer. So if you change network cards, you'll need to reactivate the app. Further, there are a couple of applications that create a virtual network card with a physical address changing at each computer start. ShutterCount for Windows will need to be periodically reactivated if any of these applications are installed.
The following is a list of software known to cause activation problems with ShutterCount (with their virtual network card name in parentheses):
- Juniper Network Connect (Juniper Network Connect Virtual Adapter)
- Iomega Personal NAS (Iomega Virtual Ethernet Adapter)
Update to version 1.2.1 or later to allow reactivation without deducing it from the two machine limit. Please note that you must have a previously valid activation on your computer for this to work. You'll still need to reactivate from time to time, just won't run into the two computer limitation.
However, it is strongly recommended to not install ShutterCount for Windows on a computer that uses the aforementioned products, or remove those products before installation.
Q7: What is the expected shutter life of my camera?
The following list summarizes the expected shutter life for the ShutterCount supported professional and mid-range cameras.
- 400000 actuations for Canon EOS-1D X and EOS-1D C
- 300000 actuations for Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
- 200000 actuations for Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- 150000 actuations for Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 7D
- 100000 actuations for Canon EOS 6D, EOS 50D, EOS 60D and EOS 70D
Canon does not publish shutter durability figures for entry level cameras, but the common wisdom is that their expected shutter life is between 50000 - 100000 actuations.
While Canon designs their cameras with shutters durable enough to withstand these number of shutter actuations, no one is going to guarantee these numbers. On the other hand, your camera will not stop working after reaching these numbers, and there are cameras with much more actuations than the expected figure. So treat these numbers as a rough guideline.
Q8: ShutterCount for Windows displays connections errors despite a working Internet connection
ShutterCount for Windows keeps displaying connection error messages even if the Internet connection is working correctly.
Some firewall products (such as ZoneAlarm) allow outbound traffic control per application, and the default setting of blocking outbound traffic doesn't allow ShutterCount to reach the activation server.
Reconfigure your firewall to allow outbound communication for ShutterCount.exe through the HTTPS protocol (port 443) for activation and through HTTP protocol (port 80) for automatic updates.
Q9: ShutterCount for Windows installation error "Key not valid for use in specified state"
The folder C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA contains the private half of asymmetric cryptographic keys (it is described here in detail: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc962112.aspx). The error is displayed if the contents of this folder became corrupted.
Microsoft released a tool to address this and similar situations: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/program_install_and_uninstall/en-us
Some people have success with moving C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA to another location and re-running the installer. But we would strongly recommend to use Microsoft FixIt at first.


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A while ago I once again got frustrated by LMCompatibilityLevel and the amount of confusion that is out there about it. There was also an intriguing thing in the SAMBA documentation that they (incorrectly) called "NTLM2 Session Response" that needed figured out. The results are in the latest issue of TechNet Magazine.
One additional thing deserves mention. Roger Grimes contacted me after he saw the article and asked why the Cain tool shows an MD4 hash and an NT hash, when I claim the NT hash is actually an MD4 hash. He then proceeded to answer his own question because I couldn't think of why. What Cain calls an MD4 hash appears to be an MD4 hash of the entire string, including the NULL terminator. The NT hash that is used in Windows is, as I mention somewhat obscurely in the article, a hash of the Unicode password string (in fact, it is even called the UnicodePwd in Active Directory, as I pointed out in the book among other places), but it does not include the NULL terminator. It just never occurred to me that Cain might display an MD4 hash that does. Thanks Roger for figuring that out.
Finally an accurate and definitive description of LMCompatibilityLevel and NTLMv2 Session Security from a trusted Microsoft source!
Ever the burden of the network developer, and particularly the crypto network developer, to get agreement between sender and recipient as to what the binary representation of an object is. You have no idea (but can probably guess) how often this sort of error pops up in badly written software to poorly documented standards, as people disagree on padding, termination, delimiters, size counts, and connection durations.
A good protocol document would define these terms explicitly.
Someone reminded me the other day that I should revisit this just to emphasise that this is not "Microsoft screwing up the standards".
MD4 hashes are hashes of binary data, not strings, and as such, there is nothing to state whether or not a terminating NULL should be included, prior to calculating the hash.
Microsoft has a renewed interest in standards and interoperability, which can only be a good thing.
PingBack from http://www.secure-software-engineering.com/2008/03/02/how-lmcompatibilitylevel-really-works/
PingBack from http://www.petri.co.il/save-your-exchange-password-in-microsoft-outlook-2003-or-2007.htm


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Crashing App (Game won't open)By
If it does not work and the game still won't open there are a couple of things that might help. If the game does open but you are back to level 1 (or any other level below your current status) stop playing and see our "Recover Village" section.
1. Turn the device off and on again
The first thing that might help to get the game working again is doing a hardware power cycle of your device. Just click on the sleep button on your device (the little black button at the top right corner) until "slide to power off" appears on the screen. After turning it off, wait a minute or so and turn the device on again by pressing the home button. If everything has started again (that might take a moment) try opening the app again.
2. Log out of Facebook and/or Game Center
Sometimes Game Center or Facebook can cause crashes of the app (for example if you have added too many neighbours for the game to handle) and it might help to log out of those services. If you are using both, log out of both of them, if the game works after that you can log back into one of them to see which one caused the problem. It might also work with both Game Center and Facebook if you are always only signed in to one of those services at the same time.
To sign out of Facebook, open the Smurf's Village App and on the main menu screen click "Options" then "Manage Friends". Just click on "Change Account" and you will be logged out. When the Facebook Pop-Up appears, do not give your information again, just tap on the "x" in the top right corner. If it says "Log In Now" instead of "Change Account" you are already signed out.
To sign out of Game Center you have to open the Game Center App on your device first (for more information on the Game Center App and where to find it see our "Adding Neighbours" section), then at the bottom tap on "Me" and then on the banner with your account (it should say something like "Account: email@example.com"). After that a Pop-Up appears, click on the "Sign Out" button and then try opening the Smurf's Village App again.
3. Play the Game without Internet Connection
If all of the methods stated above do not help, you can always try to play the game without any connection to the Internet. This is not a long-term solution but might help you to get your game to start so you can, for example, save your crops before they wither.
On an iPhone or iPad simply go into Settings and turn the Airplane Mode on. If the Airplane mode is not available (for example on some versions of the iPod Touch), just go to Settings -> Network -> Wi-Fi and turn that off.
4. Sync your device to iTunes
Another thing that can sometimes help is to sync your device to iTunes (iOS only). Just plug it into your computer and connect it to iTunes, then open iTunes and choose your device. At the bottom right corner is a "Sync" Button. After your device has finished synchronizing, disconnect it and try opening the game.
Great news!!!!! I was having the same issues of the smurf village crashing on the orange screen prior to start up. I tried all of the regular suggestions (airplane mode, wifi off, turn off iPad, close app, etc) with no success. I did a hard reset on the iPad and was able to get back into the app. By hard reset I mean holding the home and power button until the apple symbol comes up doing a reset on the iPad. Low and behold it opened the program first try! Figured I would share due to my frustration with no answers anywhere on the Internet for this problem.
Same problem has happened to me twice on various levels…in the end it's caused me too much trouble to fix…as much as I enjoy the game this really is not fun, so it's been deleted for good. It actually makes me stressed! Maybe one day when the kinks are worked out of it I will load it again but for now I do not recommend!
i can't open my SV, been going to village recovery same thing still not working> i'm currently on SCAVENGER HUNT. and now i loss everything?
What kind of device are you playing on android or apple and do you haev a backup of your game somewhere on computer or through game center
i'm using android and i dont think i have a backup.
what normally works to solve this problem is to delete the app and install it again but if you dont have any back up you should not try that try instead to contact Beeline and se if they have any solution on the problem www.getasatisfaction.com/beeline_games
My smurfs completely crashed 3 days ago. I had stuff planted and i went in to check on it my island was empty of house of anything i traveled to my mainland and that was empty of everything. now i am stuck on a green nothing but green screen telling to build a house but there is no money no smurf berries and no smurfs.. Iam so not happy as i was high in levels and spent alot of time building up my village.. Anyone have any ideas how i can recover.. I have emailed beeline and no response at all..
If you tap on papa smurfs face a heap of times in the options menu you can open up a recover village tab which allows you to reset back to the last auto save the game did
I cant play the game .i have the same problem… it closes on orangescreen.
HELP! I have an Android ICS device (Nexus S). Through two updates now (including one today), the game will not get past the Beeline screen, just crashes out every time I try to launch it. My phone is not rooted and I don't want to uninstall the app or clear the data, as I'm afraid I'll lose everything, including what I've paid for. I've tried launching it in Airplane Mode and same crash happens – I can't even get far enough to try to restore a backup village.
Am I screwed? If I have to reinstall and reset my progress for the entire game I think I'm out… too much time and money spent to bear going through it all again.
Try to contact Beeline and se if they can help you with a solution on your problem www.getsatisfaction.com/beeline_games
I am in the exact same situation with the same phone and everything..I emailed beeline and nothing has changed
smurf has been crashing more than 2 months ago. My sister and I already stopped playing because we cannot open the app anymore. I have tried to update it but it also can't be updated. I hope beeline resolves this problem soon.
My game crashed and I just spent money for smurfberries. I have had problems in the past and beeline does not and I repeat does not respond. Any ideas? Should I wait till next update?
Eric if you contacted beeline during the weekend more probably don't reply, please give them 48 hours and see, also make sure to contact them via firstname.lastname@example.com. also if you want to recover your village please check out the tips on how to restore you village on our website. All those tips are in troubleshooting section on your right hand side. Good luck
im trying to update smurfs but it wont work how can i fix it?
Try again and se if it works now it seems like apple had some problems with their servers
im trying to update the new version of smurfs but when i click on it to download it says "Smufs Village couldn't be downloaded at this time", and i dont want to delete or i will lose all progress
apple had problems with a server but it should be fixed now
I have the same problem as most people. I can't get past the beeline screen. It has only been like this for a few days but it is really annoying me. I have tried:
-airplane mode
-turning wifi off
-restarting app
-powering off iPad
I have an iPad 3 and I downloaded the newest version of the app about a week ago. I don't want to delete the app because I dont want to have to start the game again from scratch. Any advice?
Any luck yet my game shut down this morning after spending 50 on smurfberries.
Stupid me.
My app has been crashed for the 2nd time on android, 1st I ended up un installing the app & reinstalling again…. Losing my progress!! It has just happened again at Level 7, iv tried everything suggested but with no luck… Any other ideas?
from 21 july the game stop to work, i have ipad 2. the orange line arrived since at th.e end and after it closed, I try with log out facebook and game center..how happened? I read that some people have my problem in this period,I have the last version of the game that I se in the app store, but nothing.
Try airplane mode.
made and nothing!!!!
I am french And i also have the same problem. I have tried airplane mode, disconnect Facebook, game center…And the game Is Still crashing from 21 june. I hope the problem Will be resolved soon
This is the second update and still I can not open the game, only the beeline orange screen and it get disconnected. I am receiving the notifications between now and then however I cannot log into the game…. Until when this will remain if anyone could answer?
After I updated to new version, it very difficult to access to my island. The boat is sailing and after that the game shut down. I have to try more than 10 times, When I want to access to my island. Is it a bug? And all my friend gone from my map as well.
Same here. Game shut time when going to the island. I tried turning off all other apps in the back ground, restarting the device, etc.
I am experiencing the same issue … game closes while boat is sailing to the island or as soon as it reaches the island. Can only access the island every 1 in 4 attempts
its been weeks since i last played my smurfs because it keeps on crashing when i want to play. it crashes out after loading and thats it. i cant play it anymore. ive done all the suggested methods but, nothing happen. spent a lot of money playing smurfs, but now, i've wasted my money and time playing.
just did the latest update myself, and can't get to the island without a crash..must be cruising in threw Bermuda triangle..At level 32
Have tons of memory….done all suggested fixes..guess it is up to beeline to fix us.
I have an I-Pod touch, the 4th generation, and I am having a hard time updating Smurfs village.
I have tried many of the above Ideas but a pop up message comes up reading, "Unable to download Application" Smurfs Village could not be downloaded at this time.
Done -or- Retry
What should I do?
Mine Keeps crashing at beeline screen as well…. I have android and have tried airplane mode, restarting phone, turning off the internet connection… Any one else have any suggestions for android users???
I'm have the same probelmlem as a month ago, I can't get past the beeline loading screen and it keeps crashing as it did back in june. I have tried all the tips posted at the top of the page but no luck. I don;t want to do a re-install but if I do should I do a full back up to itunes before I delete? I'm just worried I am going to lose my village as it seems this is an isolated problem. I don't normally laucn the game through game centre.
If you want to re-install, you should do a back-up first. It doesn't matter if you don't use GC to log in, as long as your village is connected with it, you can recover.
I am having probelms getting past the beeline screen when logging into smurfs. Its the same problem I was getting a month ago before an update was released. Is it just me having this problem or is this a widespread problem? I don;t know how to resolve it, I'm hesitant to delete teh game and re-install just in case I lose my village.
I am having the same problem alot of other people have had. the game goes to the "beeline" screen and then crashes. I have tried all the suggestions to resolve the problem, save for reinstalling the game, and none have worked. Would reinstalling the game be my only option?
I now have that problem aswell. Earlier tonight my game stopped working. I couldnt log in anymore. Game just kept crashing. And now Im back to lvl 1.
Ive tried that restoring village thing but it wont work?
For some reason there is only one Saved Village: 2012-07-14, but nothing happends when I click it ( or if I click the preview village button )
I've also tried turning flight mode on. Can log on then but Im at lvl 1 and cant do anything about it..
Is there anything else I can do or is game lost completely for me?
Do you have a game center ID? If so, a saved online version is always there. Simply log on via your game center, and when you are prompted which village to restore, choose the one which you last left it at. If not, try contacting Beeline support for help. email@example.com
I don't know if there is something wrong with my iphone or with the game, it is not working since yesterday. I am able to get to the welcome screen but it hangs up there. Does anybody else have the same problem?
Reboot device first and see it that works. If not, then turn on airplane mode to see if it works. If still doesnt work, contact beeline firstname.lastname@example.com and I am sure they will tell you to do the same thing.
Hi there i want to play the game on my galaxy Y is it comptable with it or not?
i cant open the game!it stuck in the orange beeline logo and then close!i've restarted my device and i have space free.whats the problem?i have android and that problem came up today.i did the update ,the game open fine but in the next time i only see the logo!
yeah i have an ipod and some times i can play for a little bit and it happened when i updatd it to
Today (6/7/2012) when i updated 188.8.131.52,after that i can't play game? Can't click to play….what happen?
Help me please!
The latest update in the app store is a bug…We are now waiting to hear from Beeline about this.
I can't log in to facebook. When I go to 'Options' and 'Manage Friends' en click to 'Log in', my device (iPod Touch) shuts down for a couple of weeks now.. Really annoying en I don't know what I can do about it!!
Also I don't receive any MIAB anymore. This week I got one, but the price was a bench… Not a part of Clockwork!
I have the same problem, for a couple of weeks! So far you are the first person out of countless posts I've gone through trying to get help to figure it out, since it's not the whole app having issues, it's just not connecting to Facebook…. did you get it figured out by chance at all?!
I have the same problem. I can't connect to Facebook.
my game crashed and i reset it but when it crashed it gave me papa's new house but when i reset it it wasnt there anymore. how do i recover papa's house?
Try this guide http://www.mysmurfsvillage.com/smurfs-village-gui…
thank you very much for the suggestions. the connection with the facebook app on my ipad was my issue. so glad i worked it our as i have been playing this app for about 1 1/2 years or so
I can't get in to it on my phone, although I ha a notification today that my smurfs are "missing me". When I tried to log in on my iPad it only brings me up a brand new game with no option to find the game on my phone. Rebooting, deleting info or app I not working! What to do?!
i am in level 39 on a ipod and mine wont open either! I have to find a wifi connection and it will open then but that is the only way. if my battery gets low it closes the game and I have to find a wifi connection again! Please fix this soon
This is insane a week now mine still won't open!!!!!!
I haven't been able to get past the orange beeline screen for about 5 weeks now. I've received the last two smurf updates but still the problem hasn't been resolved. I've disconnected from the internet and used the airplane mode but still have had no success. My fiancee has the iphone 3 and his still works ok. Frustrating! Please suggest something to help fix this annoying problem. Thanks.
Did you ever get your game to work? Im having the same issues and dumb me spent money on smurfberries.
I've had the same problem with our smurf game on the iPad. We followed instructions in earlier post.
We had deleted Smurf game (app) from the iPad. Re-installed it. The data from our game (at Lvl 24) was saved on the Game Center. When we started the game up – it pops up with a screen saying that there are two games — one with Level 1 and another at Lvl 24. We selected the Lvl 24 game to overwrite and it was fine!
Some other post said they've had to re-install at least twice to get their's to work. Ours worked the first time.
Meh everyone crashing too I see. I'm glad I didnt mess around too much…although i did restore from itunes. Luckily it didnt reset my level to 1 as after reading here i went into airplane mode (internet off) and it works. Whew….level 40 not lost XD. Looks like we just have to wait for them to fix stuffs…at least its not just me.
yep, just wait
hey Brainy the village went to level 1 if off line mode and before that i stupidly reinstalled it (((( it is still in the game center though and crashes when i try to go there on line… do you think i will be able to get it back from GC later on??(((
I have been having the same problems since last night. None of the above fixes work for me. I have tried everything. Please help I am on Level 34 and have spent money on smurfberries in the past. Please help I will be really upset if I lose this game.
Game server issue. Just sit back and wait for beeline to resolve it.
I Think I Mighty have done "too much" – reinstalled the app and so on. Will I be back on my level 30 later?I'm using Game Center.
I experienced a similar problem 2 days ago. Except I lost over 60 smurfs and my village was empty except for a piece of floating stream!! My level 33, amount of coins and smurfberries in the top left corner remained at the correct levels but the I couldn't do anything with the game!! I emailed beeline and I have posted their response below. I followed the instructions exactly! And my village is now restored to the point I was at prior to the game crashing.
The other thing important to mention is that I could only access the game to complete these instructions was by turning the internet OFF!!
From Beeline:
"We do apologize. In the most recent versions of Smurfs' Village (version 1.0.4 or above) we have included a new feature to help back up data while we look into the source of the lost data issue. To check which version of the game you are running, from the main menu, tap "Help" then scroll down to the Technical Support section of the help guide. The version number of the game will be above the Technical Support header. If you are using version 1.0.4 or above, to locate the village recovery tool, at the main menu select "Options." In the Options menu, tap on the icon of Papa Smurf's face 16 times. A new button (Recover Village) will now appear. Tapping this button will bring you to a list of saved
village data. From here, you can tap on a listed saved village state and tap "Preview Village," which will allow you to view the village. While viewing the village, tapping the red arrow at the bottom-right of the screen will bring you back to the "Recover Village" menu, where you will be asked whether or not you would like to use the previewed village's data. Tapping "Yes" will select the previewed village's data. If you are using a previous version of the game, or experiencing issues with the village recovery tool, please let us know. We apologize for the inconvenience,
See how you go. It worked for me. Hope this helps those fellow Smurf Village Players!!!
do you jailbreak your iphone??
Just do what Brainy said-play in off-line mode and wait for the fix .Re-installing game WILL NOT work .Did it myself this morning ,luckily managed to get my progress back-still crashing after that… .Sadly no giving and receiving gifts until this issue fixed …
I was fiddling with the game and got it working like this (on iPhone4 with all latest updates)
Off-line mode (Settings-airplane mode ON)
Open the game and tap PLAY
After loading ,tap small house sign on left bottom corner that takes you to different villages and will say "not connected to game centre or fb"
Exit game by pressing main "button " on iPhone (bottom middle )
Go back online and QUICKLY re-open the game which should be on yours and neighbours villages
WAIT till it loads all your friends villages and they became visible
I was able from that point to visit friends villages,leave gifts and get back to my village and find some gifts left for me too.
Once I exited my village via iPhone button after that ,kept crashing and had to repeat the above process to get to it online again
Cannot tell if this would work for anyone else but it did it for me and hope Beeline will had it fixed ASAP
Happy Smurfing!
One app I had was blocking most of my ipad2's memory I guess. Could only play smurfs village in airplane mode but now, wala, problem gone after having delete that other app.
I try to contact beeline about my crashing but when I select issue "My Game is crashing" and click continue it said
"We are aware of an ongoing issue with this title crashing when attempting to start the game or attempting to connect to the App Store. We are currently investigating the issue and will resolve this soon."
So the problem is my app or game server?
Just last night I cannot get past the orange beeline page, it loading and then pop out to home screen. I try to log in and out game, FB, GC but it didn't work. But when I open game on Airplane mode I can access game. Is the problem with my App or game Server problem? If I play in Airplane mode game will not be save and GC and I cannot send and receive gift to/ from friend right?
Just do what Brainy said-play in off-line mode and wait for the fix .Re-installing game WILL NOT work .Did it myself this morning ,luckily managed to get my progress back-still crashing after that… .Sadly no giving and receiving gifts until this issue fixedas you have to be connected to gc and online
Thanks Beeline BUT none of your fixes work, great game, NOT!!!
hi there my smurf keep crashing when i go online… but when i'm not using the internet connection it works fine… any solution???
Game server issue and beeline is working on it.
Help Please!
My Smurfs Village keeps crashing when loading so that I cannot play the game. The only way I can see my village is to turn on Airplane mode on the iPhone – then it works! Turning Game Centre off has no effect and the game still crashes.
Any ideas on a fix?
Starting yesterday, I cannot get into the game, and neither can my daughter. On the iphone, memory is 1/3 full, on the ipod, it is less than 1/4 full. We each have only 2 friends on the Smurfs Village account.
Smurfs Village, you are losing all of us! Turn off all the garbage you are shoving at our machines so we can start the game. Nothing works to get past the orange screen and ads.
The app opens only on airplane mode… That's weird! But the worst thing is that the game has started again from level 1, and if i try to play without the airplane mode it crashes again. So i can't even restart the village (i was at level 18)… What can i do?
Turn on airplane mode blocks the game from connecting to the game server which is down at this time. Continue using the airplane mode to access your village until beeline fixes the game server.
Thanks for your help! But there's a way to recover my level 18 village right now? Or i just have to wait until the problem is fixed? Thanks again
Problem seems to be fixed now, my village is working fine now with wifi on.
Mine won't even open on airplane mode…I'm such a sad Smurfer right now!!! Anybody come up with any other ideas???
I was having the crashing problem too, the only way the app would open was if I put my Iphone on airplane mode. However whenever I exited airplane mode, the game resumed on crashing everytime I tried to open it.
So I decided to uninstall the game as a lot of peolple advice in this topic. I chose to keep the data on the gamecenter and uninstalled the game. Then I reinstalled it, hit "Play" button and my village was back to level 1, with Papa Smurf asking me to place a garden ! The game just didn't ask me if I want to restart of resume from an existing village ! What should I do ?! I hope I'm not screwed since I used to always see "You're now connected to Gamecenter" everytime I played the app before deleting it…
uhm i have no idea what happened today but i can't open my village, this is very weird it keeps closing it.
a bunch of my friends encountered the same issue
need help please??
Beeline had some server problems because Apple updated something but it should be fixed now.
I cant get passed the orange screen either!! i was on it last night and this morning i cant get on to it! i was on level 26! But i updated it as well i had like 29,800 coins but after the update i went down to 600 i was like WHHATTT!!! :(!! silly beeline!! fix it please!!
im on level 20 at 55%..
yesterday the application was fine. Then this afternoon i cant get pass through the orange screen of beeline.
I tried deleting the app and the re install again.
pass through the orange screen (in offline mode), the game center is popping above, BUT I START AGAIN FROM LEVEL 1…
How can i get it fix ??
I spent some $$ on the gameee…..
Hi! My app crashes if i use it with wi fi on..i've reached level 25,n it had been working normally earlier. It works fine if i use it with wifi off but again crashes on turning it on what should i do? Pls help
I tried re installing the app but its still crashing! Plus i can't get my progress back :(:( PlS HELP!!! My sister's app is behaving the same way..
you shouldn't have to reinstall the app. Its the game server issue and beeline is working on it. The current workaround is turn on airplane mode (or turn off wi-fi) on your device if you need access to your village to save your crops. While in airplane mode, your phone can't receive calls/emails so dont forget to turn off airplane mode when you are done with your village.
Me tooo.. I did reinstalled the game.. And it start from level 1..
ouch. You shouldnt have to reinstall the app because the problem is on the game server. If you are using game center, it should pull down your saved level from game center server. Otherwise, I am afraid you lost your village.
do nothing, just wait for beeline to fix the game server
I have tried everything y'all suggested, but nothing works..
When I checked game center..says zero progress on this app.
I'm on my ipad2, have tons of memory. Was at level 30 at about 30% , 93 smurfberries
$300 spent on this game.. have no neighbors..not connected to Facebook ever..
Now what?
Just wait? I see others have posted months ago with the same issue..
Guess they will fix this app when they don't have the cash flow from us smurf crazed folks.
Tell that to beeline https://getsatisfaction.com/beeline_games/topics/…
I did the same things, reinstall my smurf village, but lucky tat GC still work on it, so now I still have my village~~
shouldnt have to reinstall the game since the problem is on beeline game server.
My game has started crashing every time I turn it on. It even does it when I open the game on my ipad as well as my iPhone. I have tried restarting the phone. I have tried leaving game center and logging back in. I have even tried deleting the game and reinstalling it. It's still crashing, though I did get further after reinstalling it. My plants have already withered, but I'd really enjoy continuing to play the game. I can't do that though if I can't even get into the game.
This happened because apple updated something and Beeline had to change some things to make the games work again. Now it should be fixed.
I believed there is something wrong with beeline and internet connection.
it does not work properly on the internet and will shut down after launched.
I deleted the game and keep my profile in the game centre. however, when launched it is unable to retrieve my existing profile in the game centre. Right now, even if start from level 1 and still unable to play while connected to the internet.
I tried to check on how to recover my village, however it is unable to recover. as I believed, internet access is required.
I hope beeline will be able to advise on how to retrieve my village.
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Fallout New Vegas
It has been several months since GOTY came out and problems were identified by many PS3 owners.
Since then Bethesda have as yet not provided a fix for the problem but they have continue to develop a new game based on the same engine.
Due out in the fall of 2010 the title of this new game is called Fallout New Vegas.
Game overview:
Experience all the sights and sounds of fabulous New Vegas, brought to you by Vault-Tec, America's First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation.
Explore the treacherous wastes of the Great Southwest from the safety and comfort of your very own vault: Meet new people, confront terrifying creatures, and arm yourself with the latest high-tech weaponry as you make a name for yourself on a thrilling new journey across the Mojave wasteland.
A word of warning, however - while Vault-Tec engineers have prepared for every contingency,* in Vegas, fortunes can change in an instant.
Enjoy your stay.
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I will be buying it as well. Think I forgot to mention that.
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A very nice use of the new Pivot control in Silverlight by Steve Ellis. A smart way to sort through a tonne of data – want to find who is the oldest forward in the tournament who has scored the most goals? Boom….dead simple. Lots more like that – give it a go.
Is this how we'll search through data in the future? Yeah, maybe….it's certainly a great way to visualize and sort information allowing you to go from many to few to many again compared to the typical one after another way you search for or find info on the web.
The Bing team are on a roll of late and their latest Map App comes hot on the heels of their World Cup work. Of course the football is so passé now given England and the USA are out so I'm happy to turn my attention to The Tour.
You can preview each stage, check the progress of teams and get a decent idea of how tough some (all) of the stages are. Flick it in to Birds Eye view and you're in for a real treat.
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another set of stuff to tick off my list now I'm out here in Seattle. I've done a few of them already – the Microsoft Visitor Centre in building 92 was where I spent my first day of the new job here in Redmond. Not that I started by shopping and checking out history, just that we do our new employee orientation there. I've also done Microsoft's Memory Lane many many times and was down in Madison Park earlier this week but missed the Starbucks there. Those following me on Twitter will know I'm on the hunt for the best burger in the area and have been informed that Burgermaster is worth a look – not least as I may bump in to Bill there.
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No doubt a future YouTube sensation, here is a video trailer that sirenophotography.com just released of same-sex couple Ron and Anthony's special day.
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I wish them the best of everything in their marriage....i can't help it but a minimal part of me does not agree with it....0000.1% very very minimal maybe it's just the way i was raised.
who am i to judge? i think it's heartwarming to hear a happy love story...
Wishing them the best!
well put Tish L.
Congratulations to both Ron And Anthony! What a beautiful ceremony and couple they make! Makes me remember my wedding day to my partner back in 2008. We were married on the day of our 13th Anniversary of being together. This year it'll be 17 years and 4 years being married. He's still the highlight of my every day!
I wish all the same to Ron and Anthony! :-)
Sandy E - they can however adopt children in some states. Many times they adopt those who are not adoptable by others. I guess, just like YOU, they can name their children anything they wish too.
My Church accepts LGBTQ people & some of them have families. Those children are just as well adjusted as those kids who are from 2 straight parents. The kids are in dance, they are in drama, they are in the Science club & the Math club. They are super smart & best of all, they are - both the ones from gay families & those from straight families - tolerant. They accept people who are different from them because they know what it feels like to be shunned. You, on the other hand, with your rigid "God hates homosexuals" would deny their parents the same civil rights that you have. I will take those tolerant kids from my religion over those kids who deny others rights; who ridicule, belittle & bully - anytime. Bet Jesus would too.
Sandy E said: "It is not natural at all. I wonder what they will name their children.OOOPS. They can't have children."
Sandy, is this your feeble attempt at sarcasm in the name of Jesus?
How nice to see. I wish them all the best of health and happiness! For the ignorant homophobes posting their vitriolic hate rhetoric here, just remember all people deserve the same constitutional rights because all people are equal. Equal rights are not the exclusive domain of holier than thou, bible thumping religious conservatives, as the GOP would want you to believe.
I'm just getting around to this and can honestly say it was one of the most uplifting videos I've ever watched. These two wonderful people and their families made me smile from ear to ear. One thing...I don't envy the women who were wearing those high heels! My feet were groaning just looking at them!
As far as having children goes, they can and do adopt and make wonderful parents. For those of you who are so judgmental here, I agree with the others in everything they said to you. While I don't believe in the typical version of heaven and hell, I think there is some kind of penalty that has to be paid after death and yours with your hate and condemnation, is sure to be a heavy one.
Glenna J. --
Alas, I, too, sometimes fall into the trap of attempting to have rational discourse with people the likes of Carol B. (along with Geneva F., Sandy E. and others of their ilk) -- an utterly pointless and futile endeavor, because these people are NOT rational.
For they are not only totally divorced from evidence-based reality -- but deny it outright (and add further insult to injury by attacking those of us whose world views ARE informed by empiricism).
The critical challenge is to keep the contagion of stark mental illness from which these people suffer (most by choice, incidentally) from spreading. Fortunately, these True Believers have been losing their following amongst young people at an accelerating rate; therefore over time, their numbers will fall exponentially. The biggest caveat may be that they are relentless -- and, in general, possess large numbers of weapons; when was the last time a pro-choice supporter murdered someone for opposing a woman's right to reproductive choice? And they [almost always] call themselves "Christians."
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Fighter pilot
As a kid, I thought I would be a fighter pilot when I grew up. Of course, I had no idea what that meant. I just knew that it was honorable, and I wanted a job that made me feel good. And perhaps a dreamy Val Kilmer as "Iceman" in Top Gun played a role in that fantasy, too. While my life took me on a different path, sometimes I do feel like a fighter pilot. I have a mission, and I never know if I will succeed or fail. But I go out anyway, hoping that whatever I do leads to a safer, better world. As I reflect back, I think of the many missions I have been on in my life and highlight just a couple here.
In 2003, I had the opportunity to take part in a human rights delegation to Colombia. The U.S. was pouring millions of dollars into failed policies as part of the "war on drugs." While in Colombia, I met individuals who were directly affected by policies paid for with U.S. tax dollars — farmers who lost all of their crops and whose health was jeopardized when their fields were sprayed with glyphosate (Round Up, manufactured by U.S.-based Monsanto); Union leaders who were arrested and whose lives were at risk for organizing for basic human rights; Mothers whose sons were kidnapped, killed, or recruited to war. It became clear to me that the "war on drugs" was a war for resources — for Colombia's gold, oil, copper, emeralds, and precious water. Caught in the middle were Colombia's poor: farmers, afro-Colombians and indigenous people who had the unfortunate fate of living on resource-rich land, and many civilians caught in the crossfire between feuding rebel groups, the Colombian military, and the outlawed, state-supported Colombian death squads. What I heard and saw left an impression on me that won't ever fade, and it's shaped how I think about the world today.
My current focus lies at the intersection of women's rights and environmental health, where I work to expose the ugly truths about the chemical industry in the U.S., and in particular, why this matters to women. Most people have no idea that the products they use on a daily basis like lotion, a plastic cup, or cleaning supplies are made up of chemicals that have undergone very little regulation to ensure they are actually safe for us to use. Instead, the U.S. public has become the testing ground. This portends particularly scary for women, who carry the impacts of toxic chemical exposure differently than men. Many chemicals accumulate in fat and women generally have a higher percentage of fat tissue than men. For example, in 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that women, as compared to men, had significantly higher levels of 10 of the 116 toxic chemicals they tested. Three of the 10 chemicals were phthalates — a group of chemicals found commonly in health and beauty products — that are linked to birth defects. Women are also the first environments for the next generation. Many chemicals stored in a woman's body are passed onto her child during pregnancy and later through breast-feeding. A 2005 study by the Environmental Working Group revealed that at least 287 hazardous industrial chemicals pass through the placenta to the fetus.
In addition, the research done on chemical exposure has historically been done on males in industrial settings, meaning that the conclusions of those studies only accurately apply to 50 percent of the population. With health problems on the rise, we can no longer ignore the role that toxic chemicals play in our ability to live healthy lives. The current law in the U.S. that manages chemicals was enacted in 1976 and made sweeping concessions to the chemical industry by calling any chemical already in use — an estimated 62,000 chemicals — safe. It's high time for new chemical management policies in the U.S. They must protect all people, including the workers who make these products, the communities that live near manufacturing plants, and women who greatly bear a toxic chemical burden, from reckless use of chemicals.
While these two experiences may seem distant, the connections are clear. Turns out that many of the patterns I saw in Colombia — corporate greed, government inaction, environmental destruction, blatant disregard for health concerns — thrive in the U.S. too. The only way to achieve a sustainable world is for all of us to band together and demand environmental protection and human rights for all. My wish today is for everyone reading this to find your own mission and to go for it. To learn more about the conflict in Colombia, visit www.witnessforpeace.org. To learn more about toxic chemicals and women's health, visit: www.womenandenvironment.org. Know that while you may feel irrelevant sometimes, each voice matters. The more voices, the more noise, the more success. Raise your voice today.
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All the chemicals in use these days are truly scary. One of them which is especially dangerous, and is routinely ignored by the media, is dihydrogen monoxide. It is extremely dangerous, and people exposed to it are subject to poisoning, respiratory failure, and even hypothermia. This dangerous chemical needs to be strictly regulated by the government. Avoid it at all costs.
I'll keep signing petitions and doing what's within my ability to help. I am sick of chemicals!
very interesting info thanks Nicole
If you want to know what's in the products you use every day, go to www.cosmeticdatabase.org and type in the product you're curious about. It'll give you a score from 0-10 (10 being highly toxic) for the product and it will tell you why it is scored that way.
Whereas the US has banned only 10 chemicals, the EU has banned over 1,000. So think about that the next time you smear cream or foundation on your face, or lotion on your body, or body gel or shaving cream.
good to know
Of course women are affected differently by toxins than men. Our bodies are constructed differently. One small difference is that women carry about 5% more fat than men.
Also, toxins can effect men and women differently. We have different biology naturally. Sorta like how men are more prone to many diseases, and actually are shown to die sooner than women. Sounds like they are finding some things about womens biology that is evening it out(somewhat)
Thanks. So much to think about.
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