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So now it is time for a new challenge! This one is inspired by some recent self-discovery which I will get into in a bit.
From Today Sunday August 23rd until September 24th the challenge is to exercise for 30 min. every day. The intensity and what you do is dealers choice, and if you already work out daily, add an extra 30 min.
Many of you might be thinking that it is impossible/impractical for you to exercise EVERY day for 30 min, but I guarantee you it is not. Exercising is more than just hitting the gym or jogging for 5 miles! It can be playing with your kids, walking around the mall, building a life size replica of the Star Ship Enterprise (letter of your choosing) out of Popsicle sticks! Ok maybe not that last one, but you get the point. Though, when will you find the time? Do I really need to say it? Do I? As a character on the big bang theory might say "if you have time to lean, you have time to exercise!", it's about prioritizing our time. The other thing is, if you can't do 30 min at once, can you do two 15 min or three 10 min? It's ok to do it that way too! I know when I first started 30min wouldn't have been do able, and if that's the case, break it up to what ever amount you need to in order to get through the 30.
Here is my before picture(Taken after my first 30 min work out):
Take your own and if you want to share it feel free to post on my Facebook!
What brought this about? As I wrote before I was doing really well, empowered and on top of the world. I quickly found myself laying face first in the mud (cake?) and struggling again. Why did I do so well the previous weeks, and do so poorly now? There is ONE thing that stood out to me, and it's something I have been dealing with along time. I am a computer gaming addict.
I have been getting on my computer the moment my kids are in bed, sometimes even before, and I won't get up (outside needing to take a Bio break for bathroom/food/drink) till 12-1am. 7:00ish-1am I am on the computer. That is a part time job. If it's the weekend and we aren't busy, I'll be on it all day as well. I can easily put in 40 hours a week of gaming, and when I am not gaming, all I think about is gaming. Building a new design in Space Engineers, or what quest should I run next in Guild War and so on. If left to my own devices I would, and have, game non-stop. It is effecting my health and my relationships, as I don't want to do things with others when it might take up gaming time. I worry/freak out if I won't be able to log on to get my "daily" reward on GW2. There is an upcoming trip to Raleigh NC for the National At-Home Dad Network annual convention, and I almost wasn't going to go. Reason being? I won't be able to log in for my daily reward. A trip I have been looking forward to since last year, missed, all over a stupid game. About a month or so ago, I felt the game was taking up to much of my time and I deleted it. I said goodbye to my guild mates, and in less than 24 hours I was back on again. It is addicting being someone else, in a world that you "control".
What does this have to do with my challenge? For about 2 weeks I wasn't playing my game very much, just logged on and got my daily, putzed around, and done. Not only did I feel focused, I felt happy and alive. I was wanting to do things, and be with people! I started playing again, and the more I played the more those happy thoughts disappeared. Spending time with my wife or working out on my bike seemed less enjoyable than slaying centaur or mining some ore on a distant asteroid. My hope is to try and find a balance between the different areas of my life. I made my personal goal to workout after the kids go down for the night and before I do any gaming. 30 min on my trainer and perhaps add in some running during the week when my oldest is in preschool.
I am focusing on my after picture, how amazing I will feel when I get to take it and say that I accomplished this small goal!
Big Boned Biker
Sorry if this post seems scattered brained, I am starting to come down with a cold, but that won't stop me :)
Whiting Hammond After-Midnight Ride 2015
Man, I can't believe it has already been an entire year since the 2014 WHAM ride! Last nights ride was just as epic as last years too.
I arrived with my friend Kool-Aid at about 10:45 this year, since we knew what to expect as far as entertainment is concerned. Sure enough, it was the same as last year, a DJ and not much else going on. I was looking forward to meeting up with a couple of folks from last year and as we make our way from the parking lot to the pavilion we run into "Sierra Nevada" from last years ride! I wasn't expecting him to make it, so it was an awesome surprise. He was riding his 1975 Schwinn road bike, nearly all original if I remember correctly. Fun fact, someone had almost the exact same bike as him on the ride too!
I was a bit worried about getting a swag bag this year, as I forgot to sign up, and they have limited amounts. As I roll up to the tent I am told the have exactly one bag left. I ask the size and it's my size too, woot! As I was heading back to the car to drop off a few things who do I come across? "Red" from last year. Though this year he was wearing a kit from a local bike shop Michigan City Bike Shop, and also riding a different bike. I forgot to mention that Kool-Aid was also riding another bike, as his main bikes frame cracked on him. That meant I was the only one of the 4 of us who was riding the same bike as last year. I also brought with me my kitty litter panniers, which have sort of become my signature/branding. Here we are before the ride:
I haven't been out riding as much this year, and my average speed has typically been around 10-11 without the kids. I also haven't even done a 30 mile ride this year, so I was a bit nervous about keeping up and finishing.
The weather outside was perfect again, not to hot or cold, and just a beautiful evening. Again, they separated the riders by 3 groups: Fast, Normal-Long, and Short. Last year we decided to ride the Normal-Long group but this year we figured it would be smarter to ride at the tail end of the fast group. This had me worried, would I really be able to keep up? As we took off, every peddle stroke felt like my feet were made of lead. I was keeping up, though sustaining it was getting iffy. Suddenly I realized , I was doing well. The real realization came to me when we hit the first "hill" (bridge); where instead of slowing down, I was actually passing people (on the up hill even). I soon found myself near the head of our portion of the faster riders (so the back half of the fast section). I was feeling like an animal, and just having a blast!
I was up near the front, feeling like a winner and Mr. Murphy comes to say hello. My chain came off, and after stopping to fix it, I was no longer near the front. I decided that was ok though, this ride is about fun, and I sink back into my groove. I look behind me a bit later and realize I wasn't near anyone anymore. I could see the tail lights of others up ahead of me and I just keep on rolling. I was able to actually catch back up to where I was! What really made me feel amazing is when I heard "wow, he caught back up! You're an animal man!". So I am flying along and Mr. Murphy says hello again. This time it is my water bottle that goes flying off my bike. By the time I stop go back and find it, I figure I may as well grab a quick bite of my power bar as I still had a ways to go till Cabela's ( which I was NOT going to miss this year). When I finally get back on, the rest of my friends had caught back up to me and so we ride along till we get to the sag stop. Would you believe we missed it again this year? Yup, well almost. The turn was so poorly marked that we actually had to turn around a bit and go over the curb to get to it. It was a welcomed break, and I was very appreciative that they had the bathrooms open. Here are some photos:
"What do you have in that bucket?", everyone was wanting to know just what I was carrying. My first response was to joke and say "cocaine", which I realized was not a good thing to joke about with all the cops around (they blocked the roads so we could ride through). Some of the guesses ranged from explosives to smuggling babies. I will say I am surprised no body put rocks or other heavy objects in it when I wasn't looking. Sierra Nevada decided to make it his mission to try and touch my bucket while we were riding. It made for some interesting off-color banter back and forth for sure.
As I was leaving the sag stop, Mr. Murphy paid me one last visit. Again, my chain came off, and this time my rear break decided to start acting up again. I found myself in the back of our group again, but like last time I didn't let it stop me. I dug in deep and was able to catch back up with everyone again. The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful, and I completed the ride in 2 hours 10 min. and an average speed of 14.5mph! It was a freaking awesome ride!
The food this year sucked though, went through the line received 2 small pancakes, 2 sausage links…that was it. I burned 3200 calories riding and I was starving. They also ran out of food for a bit and a few people just left rather than waited.
NOW for some "feed back" to the folks running it:
1. LIVE music, I am positive you could find some local bands willing to play.
2.The food this year sucked. It wasn't near enough and Kool-Aid's pancakes were crunchy.
3. Consider a beer tent.
4. Maybe have a bike mechanic at the Cabela stop.
5. More stuff going on, maybe add some vendors/food vendors.
Hung out with some good friends, made some new ones, and had a fantastic time.
Keep On Rolling,
Big Boned Biker
Ever feel like no matter what you do, no matter how much you try, you just can't win some days? Welcome to my life the other day! It started out with me being very tired, like 3 cups of coffee and I am still yawning tired. What I have learned about myself is that on those days, my food choices SUCK! This day was no exception, and included big bowl of cereal, brats, ice cream bar, and more. I knew if I didn't do something, there would be nothing left to eat for the rest of the week. I needed to do SOMETHING to get out of the kitchen.
I made a choice that I later came to regret, I decided to go biking. I get the trailer out, the bike out, the kids dressed, diaper bag loaded, water bottles filled, and go to pump the tires. Well I quickly find out that the left wheel on the trailer is flat. Ugh, really? No biggie though, I am at home and it will be a quick fix. My oldest liked watching me fix it and was done in about 15 min. Before I forget, I also moved the cleats on my shoes further towards the heel. This was recommended by a LBS to help with some knee pain. I was excited to give it a try, but for some reason I only did one shoe (still tired I guess).
Son: "Daddy, you forgot my backpack! I need my toys!"
Me: "You won't need them, this will be a quick ride. Just sit back and enjoy the ride"
Son: Ok
Crisis averted, and after about 3 miles my left leg is hurting but the right wasn't. I decided to go ahead and stop to switch out the other one. I pull out my biking multi-tool and flip open the hex-wrenches. Doesn't fit. Ok next size! Doesn't fit. Ok NEXT size! Really doesn't fit. None of them fit, and I was going to be stuck with the shoes like this till I got home. I tried one more, it wasn't a hex-wrench but it was able to sorta work. I quickly moved them and burnt some rubber to make up some time.
Thumpty, thumpty, thumpty, what is that noise? I look at the trailer, and it's coming from the left wheel. I figured something just must be clinging against it and decided to wait till the next road crossing to move what ever it was.
It was flat again, and this time it was right by a busy road. That meant the kids couldn't get out to play while I fixed it. Had I stopped originally when the sound started, I could have gone to the playground. Argh. The only bit of luck I had was this was a trail parking area. I was able to set them on top of a parking spot concrete thingy (what are they called?). I get my patch kit out, pull the wheel off, get the tube out and try and find the hole. While doing this I am also hearing my son whine in my ear about getting out. I reminded him that it wouldn't be long and we would hit the road! I was wrong, dear god was I wrong.
After about 5 min. I finally locate the whole, and it turned out to be from the exact same spot as the other one. When I changed it before, I thought it was a clean puncture, but it really was a small piece of glass embedded into it. No biggie, and I quickly get it patched with a glue-less patch (love them). I pull out my frame pump and get to work. Pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, what the hell is going on? This pump had great reviews, and is a dual action. It should be done already, but when I stopped I figured out what was wrong, another hole.
Funny thing about holes in bike tubes is that they are like real estate: Location, Location, Location! I just got the "death hole", the whole was a small rip at the base of the valve stem. I knew a patch wouldn't do the trick, but being prepared I had some electrical tape wrapped around my wrench. Huzzah! I wrap it up, remount the tire/tube on the rim and get to pumping; admittedly feeling a bit proud how I solved it so easily. Pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, crap. It wasn't holding ARGH! At this point about 15 people had gone past me, with only 2 stopping to ask if I needed help. I had declined both of their offers, confident that I could take care of a little hole. I try more tape, patches, and start even thinking about stuffing grass into (this was a recommendation I received on a facebook group).
It had been at least an hour at this point and I break down and text my wife. I ask if she can get off work early or not? No reply. At this point I have 3 options I can think of:
1. Walk home (about 4 miles) with a flat tire and having the kids walk. I would have to be pushing the bike and watching them at the same time.
2. Call my friend who I think has a mini-van. He lives about 30 min away though and has his own kids he stays home with.
3. Wait for my wife to get off work in 2 hours or so.
As I am contemplating this, and debating it my mind, another person stops. This man asks if I need help? I quickly responded that yes I do need help. He said that he should have a spare tube back at the house and would be back shortly. I thanked him profusely as he left and waited for his return. It felt like an hour but he had come back, but he didn't have a tube. Instead, he was running to the store to buy one for me and would again return shortly. He also brought ice cold water and snacks for me and the boys. After having so many people (including a bicycle cop) go right on pass me, it was nice to receive the kindness. I had no money on me to give him and he left before I could even bring it up. When he returned he had one request, that I tell folks that not everyone from Illinois is an asshole.
Not everyone from Illinois is an asshole!
I quickly got the tire fixed, being very careful with it this time and went straight home. I was beat and didn't want to make dinner, so instead ordered pizza and relaxed the rest of the evening.
So in closing, thank you to those who stopped, and not everyone from Illinois is an asshole :)
Keep on Rolling (because flats suck!),
Big Boned Biker
The day started like any great day should, with a lovely breakfast in bed (I had already eaten some of it before I thought to take the picture). Much better than the oatmeal I had been planing on having hands down. Looking outside, the weather was cloudy and looked like it could turn to rain. There went my plans for a bike ride with the family, I had been really looking forward to it too. We spent the morning just chilling out around the house, watched a movie, my oldest helped me switch out the pedals on Katrina (I decided to put the original ones back on her), and had a quick-lunch. Fun times, fun times.
I decided at this point to check the weather report and it said it was supposed to clear up and be sunny. Sure enough, having stepped outside to check, the weather was getting nice! It's at this point when I asked my wife if she REALLY wanted to go for the ride I had planned. Surprisingly she was still up for it, and so I began the laborious process of getting ready. In case you don't have kids, getting ready for anything isn't a 1. 2. 3. task. It's more like:
You get the idea I think at this point. Add into this I need to get the bikes/trailer all ready too, we worked up a sweat before we even left. The fun part of that is my landlord is fixing up our house, and is storing the supplies in my garage. The very front of the garage, and it's a PITA to get the bike and trailer out of there now. Mind you, when you asked I thought it would be a couple of buckets of paint, not 3 ladders, a door, lumber, plywood, and a few things that I don't know what they are. Our back porch/playroom is also filled with windows too, so can't store them there either. I digress though, and after getting the tires all pumped, the trailer hooked up, and helmets all rounded up, it was time to get going. Oops, wait, someone needs to go potty. Ok now it's time to go!
A few key points to remember, this is my wife's second time on a bike since middle school, my wife has a medical condition that can cause her to faint during an intense workout, and finally her first ride was a total of about 4 miles. We decided to take the bike trail up to Chesterton, IN, which is only about 10 miles each way. Ya, that's about 20 miles! We were set for a fun-filled time, and our adventure started early. We were heading to the trail head on some quiet suburban roads and we had a left hand turn to make into the park where we would meet the prairie dune land trail. A truck was behind me and I signal very clearly that I would be making a left hand turn. I begin to make my turn when half way through it I realize the truck had tried passing us! Had I been 2 seconds slower I think I would have been hit. I brushed it off, I was pulling the kids and didn't need them to get upset. Truth be told though, I was rather rattled by this, with a flash back to a news article I read a few weeks ago. One of the folks I rode with on the tri-state bike ride was hit by a car and died! This happened about 15 miles from my home, this is one of my biggest fears with cycling.
Every made a promise to a kid, and instantly regret it? Ya, I sorta promised we would stop at a park on the ride. In the mind of a 4.5 year old that means we will stop at the first park we see, as well as every subsequent park that we pass. I knew that if we stopped this early we would never get anywhere! I did the reasonable thing though, I told him that the park was full. It had 2 kids playing in it, and someday if he reads this, I'm sorry, sorta. Something that you should know about this route, is that we pass by about 5 parks. That isn't counting the fact that when we turn around we pass them again. To make it up to him though, I told him we would stop at the dragon park on the way home. It's the nicer of them and its about 2 miles from home. This seemed to work better than I had expected, leaving me to solve the next problem.
"THAT'S MY TRANSFORMER! HE WON'T STOP TAKING IT! STOP IT!" is what I heard from behind me. A 4.5 year old trying to reason with an 18 month old doesn't typically get the result that he would like. Just for the record, we brought 2 toys for them to play with. This went on for about 20 min, finally ending when one of them zonked out. This was followed shortly by the next one, this lasted until Chesterton.
I loved the fact that this gave my wife and I a chance to just chat. It reminded me of when we dated, those ideal conversations that had nothing to do with anything important. We made it all the way to the end of the trail without stopping for a break. When we did stop for a quick 10 min break before turning around the boys woke up, a bit crankily unfortunately. It was getting hot out and my they both looked very warm. We decided to give them a quick cool down with some water, and they both seemed to be in great spirits afterwords. A happy child, is a happy daddy.
The ride home was uneventful until we got to the park, the dragon park. When we arrived it was empty and the boys were having fun playing. My youngest ,just happy to be free from the restraints of the bike trailer, was just running around with no real objective. About 10 minutes into it a family shows up with their kids, about 6 of them (I think it was 2 families together). It was quickly apparent that it would be best if we just left. If you ever are looking for something fun to do, I suggest you try to get a toddler and a preschooler to leave a park after 15 minutes! We finally got them wrangled, my youngest being exceptionally fast for having little legs! We headed home, where everyone decided to enjoy a nice summer time snack of peaches and watermelon. Before I could enjoy my snack though, I put the bikes away. Katrina first, followed by bulls-eye (the trailer), finally Tallulah. As I lifted her up to carry over the mound of supplies in the garage, the back wheel came right off! Sometime during the ride it had come completely loose, while hooked up to the trailer filled with 66 pounds of kids and diaper bag(not sure which weighed more). To say I was shocked is an understatement, because I had checked them the last time I rode. Moral of that story, you can't check your bolts/screws to often.
So, for father's day, I didn't get a card, I didn't get a present, I didn't get a little trinket to sit on my desk. I got the best damn gift I could ever ask for, a memory!
Big Boned Biker
My son was begging me all day to do one thing, care to guess what it was? He wanted to go for a bike ride! I told him no, and no, and no, and no. My ankle is still really hurting and I wish I knew why, but I tried putting some heat on it, to no avail. However, I finally relented and took the boys on a trip in the magic cart (because somehow they almost always magically fall asleep).
It was nice and warm out, not hot, just warm. The bike felt amazing today, she responded like a dream and even pedaling didn't hurt! As I rode down the path I started to think about somethings that have been on my mind lately. I have been going through a major depressive spell, and it has been sucking the life right out of me. I have been doing a lot of computer gaming lately, and even that isn't making me happy. Nothing at all is making me happy right now, not even cycling. Depression rips the soul right out of you, it makes you just want to crawl into a hole and hide for the rest of your days. It blows monkey chunks. I remember looking up, and seeing something though, it is my absolute favorite part of the entire Prairie Dune-land trail!
I don't know why, but this stretch it so amazingly peaceful to me, and brings warm fuzzy thoughts into my mind. Even today, it worked it's magic on me. I looked over the side of the rails at the grassy area's below and just felt peaceful, relaxed, and content with everything. I found the bike moving effortlessly along, and a smile slowly crept on my lips. Regrettably though, I couldn't make it last. When I finally left this part of my ride, happily peddling my way home, the previous feelings and thoughts found their way back into my mind. This time though, they came back stronger and more fierce!
No control
Terrible Person
Horrid Father
These are the thoughts that are in my mind. Silent to everyone else, screaming at me in my head. This is what I am dealing with right now, and it sucks. It makes it hard some days for me to function outside the basics. How am I suppose to do well on weight watchers, when I can't find that voice inside of me. The one that says "STFU all you other voices, I'm in charge now!". Where are you? Where are you hiding? I know it's in here somewhere, I just need to find out where and how to get him out again. I will though, I have to because what other option do I really have?
This is a journey, I just wish this mountain wasn't so steep.
Big Boned Biker
I have been writing this post for awhile now, I get a few lines in and delete it. I have been in a bad spot, and just not happy about where I am at with things. I was on some medication that had a side effect of weight gain, and it hit me hard! In 2 months around 30 pounds, but I am finally off of it.
I had hoped/thought that once I was off, things would be fine and the weight would come of quickly. Nope. I can't seem to refocus on weight watchers, the weight I gained has left me feeling so horrible about myself. I hate that I let myself regain so much weight, even though I know it was a side effect. I feel that I should have been stronger, and I am frankly embarrassed by my new weight. I already lost this weight, I don't want to do it again! Argh!
I have gotten out biking a few times, but I can tell a difference from last year. I am struggling to do the mileage that I was able to do last spring, which just adds to my shame. Emotionally, I don't know what to do, I am spinning out of control. This is how it has always been for me when I began to slip of the cliff, though this time one important thing is different. I normally can't "see" myself doing well, I just see myself gaining hundreds of pounds. This time, I can see myself getting back on track. I can picture myself looking back on this time and the struggle I am facing, and how I was able to turn things around again.
My Action Plan
I am taking a baby step the rest of the week, I am going to get 30 min of some sort of activity in everyday. This could be cleaning the yard (or the house), playing with the kids, riding, learning to dance polka, what ever. It needs to give me a steady elevated heart rate, and I will count it.
I will track, and no "short hand" tracking! I will track it BEFORE I eat it, and not after.
I will talk to those who will help support me, and that I know won't take my crappy excuses.
I will remind myself, that this isn't a punishment. This is simply a journey, and just because I took a wrong turn, doesn't mean I am going to strap c4 explosives to the bottom of the car, drive it towards a cliff at 100mph, and jump out at the last moment in a dramatic slow motion style as the car explodes. Instead, I am going to ask for directions, plug in the gps, and get back on the road.
Signed: Big Boned Biker
I will do my best to keep some updates coming, and don't forget o check out my Facebook page for more daily activity.
This really is a journey of a 1000 miles, and I'm already taking step number 2!
Keep on rolling!
* I am finishing this up really late, and I hope the writing makes sense *
Saturday, a fellow father and blogger, Oren Miller, passed away from cancer. I knew him as the admin and founder of a Dad Blogger group I am a part of. I never had much one on one talking with him, but still his death hurts. It really really hurts. It hurts more than I "think" it should, I feel like I don't have the right to feel this way. I feel that I am being selfish in a sense, that this grief shouldn't belong to me. Yet here I am, crying at my keyboard at 1am, wondering why?
I feel for his children, his wife, and his loved ones. I know exactly how it feels to loose people you love to illnesses that they didn't deserve. Why can't all the pedophiles, rapist, and murders get all the cancer? How come it is amazing people like those I have known? WHY?
Since reading this news my eating has gone downhill. Pizza, Chinese, and candy. I haven;t exercised and I feel like crap from doing all this. I need to put the brakes down today. This post is short and to the point, but it is important to me. While it may not "flow" nicely, I am getting these thoughts out,! Letting myself bring back some room for some positive thinking and acting. Everyday is a new day, and a fresh start can happen when ever you wish it.
Keep On Rolling,
Big Boned Biker


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Earlier this year the automaker recalled my 12-year-old pickup truck. There was concern, the recall notice said, about possible rusting at a critical point in the vehicle's frame. About the same time, I heard a rumor that, if the rusting was bad enough, I'd be given a generous discount on the purchase of a new vehicle. My imagination lit up. On inspection day at the auto dealership, I hoped for lots of rust.
But when my truck was inspected, alas, no rust was found … on the frame anyway. This meant that my pickup is likely to remain with me for another 12 years.
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This led to asking myself if I'd ever preached sermons that should've been recalled. And the answer was, sadly, yes. How many? Only heaven knows.
I've enjoyed telling the story of the preacher whose sermon cried for recall in every way. When he realized that he'd lost the congregation, he said, most piously, "There's more to be said on this subject, but Jesus is leading me to wait until another time." The congregation stood and sang, "What a friend we have in Jesus."
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I've read both "Birthright" and "All-Star Superman" which condenses the Kryptonian origin down to a splash page. Again though if it's Clark traveling the world we wouldn't see Krypton unless it was through some kind of flashback sequence. To use "Batman Begins" again no one had a problem rehashing Bruce's origins, which everyone is familiar with and it was told in a relatively new way for a general audience to understand. I could see the Superman film going in a similar direction.
But while we'd seen the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents in flashback in Tim Burton's movie and in Batman Forever, we'd never seen it properly told, nor had we seen why Bruce decided to become the Batman, how he trained, how he got his toys & gadgets. Similarly, Casino Royale got away with telling the origins of another well-established franchise hero because we'd never seen Bond's early days or first mission.
Fair enough, I'm from a generation that saw Superman The Movie in the cinemas, so I'm biased. But I just don't think there's any great need to re-tell his origins. There's been that movie, there's been Smallville, there's even been a brief recap and flashback sequence in Returns. Do we really need it told again?
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South Sudan facing major food and nutrition crisis
FAO calls for $77 million for urgent food security and livelihood support
5 February 2014, Rome
Some 3.7 million people are now facing acute or emergency levels of food insecurity.
– FAO today warned of a major food security and nutrition crisis in South Sudan, where some 3.7 million people are now facing acute or emergency levels of food insecurity.
The Organization is calling for $77 million for critical food security and livelihood support for the crisis-affected population as prices of staple crops soar and basic commodities run out.
UN agencies and NGOs have revised a Crisis Response Plan and are now seeking a total of $1.27 billion to meet urgent humanitarian needs in the first half of 2014.
Up to seven million people are at risk of some level of food insecurity in the world's newest nation.
"South Sudan was already the scene of one of the world's largest humanitarian operations before the fighting began, and the situation is now deteriorating rapidly," said Sue Lautze, FAO Head of Office in South Sudan.
"Markets have collapsed, infrastructure is damaged, foreign traders have fled, commodity supply corridors have been disrupted by violence, and rural populations are unable to bring their crops, livestock and fish to market for sale."
Agricultural cycle disrupted
Over 870 000 South Sudanese have fled their homes in the last six weeks after fighting broke out in Juba in December and spread across the eastern and central parts of the country.
Displacement has severely disrupted the agricultural cycle and the prevailing situation of severe food insecurity will be further exacerbated if farmers miss the main planting season that begins in March.
"Missing the main planting season will have serious knock-on effects on food production and availability in the country in 2014 and on into 2015," said Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, who recently visited South Sudan. "At the moment supply corridors have been disrupted or completely shut down in many areas of the country, and farmers need urgent assistance to access vital agricultural inputs in time."
Livestock production is threatened by potential animal disease outbreaks such as East Coast fever and peste des petits ruminants as unvaccinated herds mingle with vaccinated livestock. This situation is worsened by the partial collapse of the cold chain for vaccine storage due to looting and ongoing violence.
There are further concerns that many displaced people who have sought shelter along rivers will need to move again due to flood waters as the rainy season approaches, further undermining their food security and recovery of livelihoods.
"Continued violence is obviously hampering the humanitarian response, but FAO will work with local partners on the ground to get vital supplies to vulnerable livestock owners, fishers, farmers and urban populations in the country," Lautze said.
FAO response plan
FAO plans to assist a total of 545 000 households, by providing rapid emergency livelihood support in the most affected states in South Sudan while protecting food production in the less-affected areas.
Four different emergency livelihood kits will be distributed: food crop seeds and basic tools, nutrient-dense vegetable seeds and basic tools, fishing kits, and community animal health worker kits.
FAO will help vulnerable urban populations by promoting the use of nutrition vouchers to link them with milk, vegetable and fish producers, and providing support so that they can grow vegetables in any small plots of land available in towns and cities.
In more stable regions, FAO plans to work with partners and the government to ensure quality seed for key food crops such as cereals, legumes, roots and tubers as well as vegetables is available at local level.
To prevent the spread of livestock disease, FAO will equip and train community animal health workers to provide basic animal health support during migrations and help restore the cold chain for vaccine storage and distribution.
Finally, FAO plans to minimize the environmental impact of improvised settlements, for example by introducing fuel-efficient stoves to reduce the use of firewood and charcoal.
To date, FAO has received $4.25 million of the $77 million needed to implement the emergency response plan.
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In here im dumping my recent output.
I'm planning to go into fine arts or concept art/game design so lemme hear
what you think about my work and how i can improve.
getting your feedback means a lot to me.
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Last edited by Katzenminze; February 10th, 2009 at 07:51 PM.
Lose the watermarks...please ;-)
Last edited by RandAlThor; January 1st, 2009 at 03:31 PM.
I figured i have to rearrange my pictures to have the possibility of changing the first picture more easily so here goes my old stuff just to have it in one thread.
Last edited by Katzenminze; December 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 AM.
just a quick figure sketch i did following the instructions of joel carlo's tutorial on imageinefx.com. his ideas are very useful i guess so go and check it out!
Took you a while!
A great variety of awesomeness in this thread Me likes. Toilet superman wins haha. Hummm humm, I don't know what to crit. I'd like to see some more enviros and more pencils too. Keep it up
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thanks algenpfleger i will try to post as much as i can!
at the moment im trying to get a hold on digital painting so im kinda disregarding my pencilw orks but i will try to draw more
means a lot that you like my stuff !
and myphpgirl, thanks for the lovely comment, i will definatly check out your serious offer on world of warcraft power leveling! sounds tempting... not
here is a new color/portrait study i did (from foto reference)
what do you think?
just add a little more sharp detail to her pullover, looks a little too blurry, but face is well executed
really fresh stuff meister, the fat donald made my day!! keep up
Hey thanks for your input! i tried to put in a bit more detail but stil keep it loose, you think its better or still not enough?
i really appreciate your comment!
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That popcorn does not look very appetizing... Everything else, however, does! The frog piece especially.
I did notice one thing that really seems to limit your pieces. They're all centered in a very obvious square or rectangle frame, and this really only lets you compose them a few general ways. Try some different layouts with your current techniques and I'm quite certain you'll find some really interesting new directions!
I hope that's helpful. You've got the talent and skill, just push harder and try to make your presentations more articulated
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so you dont like eating popcorn but frogs?
what do you mean by new formats? just elongate the shapes like widescreen or something? most of them are in a certain format because i only had those canvases^^ some of them were presents for christmas and so on. i have a new piece which is longer i think its 100cmx50cm, i will take a piicture after i framed it properly but you are right, i will test new formats!
thanks man that really cheers me up!
(but how do you mean more articulated? any hints?)
thank you
yay finally someone who really reads my posts ;-) see? the shadows auf dem pulli unten really add to the lesbarkeit.
if you want you could put a tiny bit of work on the right sleeve to define it a little more. maybe blen the two tones a little more together.
then it should be a perfectly nice conceptart.org sketchbook entry ;-)
haha kfeeras, i like you mixture of english and deutsch very interessant!
i will give it a try later to blend them colors more thanks for paying so much attention to my work!
you are studying in munich right? what is it like to stuy art? im palnngn to do animation but still not decided, maybe illustration?!
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iwill try to use different aspect ratios! its a good idea!
but ycoudld you give me an example of using geometry to align the composition? i cant really imagine what this means!
i was at the kunstfos und hab abitur nachgemacht. ab oktober wird kommunikationsdesign studiert an der fh hier in münchen. bin mal gespannt!
oh interessant, lass mich mal hoeren wie die uni is! ich muss erstmal zivi machen -.- naja
Hey guys, i was painting a little birthday card for my dad (its his birthday today, so im kinda late^^) maybe any of you has any suggestions on how to spice it up a bit?
( oh and yes, that guy is my dad, he loves futurama)
since the head looks pretty realistic i suggest to make the glaskasten a little more realistic and perspektivisch, too ;-) well, day is over, birthday too. hat er sich gefreut??
A transparent highlight on the glass (and over a portion fo your dad) would make it more obvious that the head is inside a round container and not behind one.
my sketches here... http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92997
www.sevans.co.nz , for more images and to kill time.
you are right, shoul dbe more perspektivisch (or in perspective, whatever you wanna call it) ^^ but yeah ialready gave it to him and he was happy about it
thanks for the tips though, i added a bit of highlight, but not to exact, i have to practice this more!
heyja, new update, i tested some techniques by Andrew 'Droid' Jones. his stuff is awesome go check it out at www.androidjones.com . he is really inspiring.
anyways i did this test of his technique and this is what i came up with:
That Andrew Jones stuff is amazing. How'd you get hold of his technique [tutorials?]? Would love to know how you created all that.
Sorry, your work.
That popcorn monsters piece is ace, a bit like seeing images in clouds.
The first pieces in oils are great, good use of colour [although this is coming from someone who really should do more painting].
I can definetly see the comic genius in your work, want to see more.
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Hey Porg, thanks for your kind words
i watched a tutorial of andrew jones (it's from massive black but i dont recall the name, a friend had it)
basically you take some interesting alphas (black and white images) with cool shapes, i took some hebrew latter, the firewire smymbol and some other shapes.
then you go into zbrush (3d modeling software) and use the deco brush to create interesting forms, the deco brush looks very organic and gets cool random results. just play with it.
then you export it to painte ruse some interesting papers made of cogs and electronic cirquit boards and stuff to add new shapes, claen it up in photoshop and jus tmirror your random shapes and ty to find objects in it. e.g masks or body armor or whatever you like its fun!
i found it
its called "thumbnail demo" its really interesting to watch
Great, thanks for that.
I thought he might have used Illustrator with all the smooth curves and repeated images, zbrush sounds like a three dimensional vector program.
I've always had trouble with 3D programs, pretty much why my video gaming employment dream was crushed
Cheers for the video link though too.
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Hey guys and girls!
It has been a while.
I started my civilian service at a primary school for mentally challenged children a couple of weeks ago. it's a great job but really time consuming and exhausting.
so i didnt really create anything. finally i got some spare time and bought a little old tablet PC (the toshiba m200 which is a loooot of fun. so today i sat down and actually painted something wohoo. i will try to do at least one painting a day now to get myself back on track. please let me know what you think.
all the best and thanks for your advice !
Hey Kat, I finally returned and im glad i did, those images look so much better without the watermarks. I really like your oils, they are a tricky medium to get used to. Cool idea with the pop corn, that stuff is just evil ;-)
With regards to the paintings, i think you have a solid understanding of the basics, but it would be nice to see you pay a little attention to the edges and maybe suggest the form with smother transitions. Keep up the good work and post post post ;-)
Hey RandAlThor thanks for the kind words. it's a good advice with the different edges, i never really paid attention to it thanks man
heya i was inspiried by algenpfleger's sketchbook and his commitment and deligence that i thought about following his example and do a self portrait every day. first try wasnt really satisfying but im really tired now and i will have to get up in about 5 hours so i will call it a day and go to sleep.
here is my (poor) first try, i thought it would look relly stylish if i painted my face looking down in the mirror with the whole room darkened except for that little light that my laptop provides. well... it doesnt actually do you please have any suggestions on how/where i could paint my face? im working on my notebook computer so im sort of mobile (for example if any of you said that the light in the toilet at 4.30 pm is especially good ,) no seriously any suggestions? thanks folks! good night
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His economic policies have done nothing for either women or MEN.
Call it "Trickle Down Economics" if you will, but anything by Romney can't help but be better for both men and WOMEN after the past four years of Obama Economics.
Ms Rosen doesn't know what she is talking about. Basically she is saying women are too stupid to seek success and work just as hard as men.
I am an Independent and I left the Democrat Plantation some time ago. If any group is staging a war on women, it is Democrats. If you don't behave like a Stepford Democrat women, ie. tow the liberal rhetoric, then they attack you. Democrats don't like independent women, women who think for themselves. They always want to give them a fish, never teach people or women how to fish, just keep dangling entitlements in front of women, tell us we are victims, so we feel sorry for ourselves and don't feel so bad when we take handouts.
But if you try and break away from the Democrat Plantation watch out, they will excoriate you! They don't like you to think for yourselves.
Obama stating facts isn't divisive, it's calling it like it is. Men should have zero say in women's reproductive rights. Period.
I couldn't agree with you more, Ellen.
But . . . Believe me, we Republicans have our share of men politicians who feel women are so inferior to men that they should only be pregnant and barefoot in the kitchen. Think Santorum ! ! !
And, as if that's not bad enough, his ilk demand that an unhealthy woman, who is raped by a hardened criminal, should not be allowed to have an abortion.
has anyone ever heard: of maslow's hierarchy of needs? first comes food, shelter, warmth, etc. way down on the list is abortion. unwanted pregnancy is a result of sex. once you're having unbridled sex not for purposes of procreating, you've probably got your most fundamental needs satisfied. millions do not, thanks to obozo. let's get basic human needs taken care of and then people like ms fluck can f their brains out and people like ms rosen can get upset with women working outside the home.
Why are so many women EAGER to accept four more years of Obama, who signed the assassination and unlimited detention of American citizens without charge nor trial into law, in exchange for $9 / month in birth control pills?
The true war on women is being waged by the man who gave 1.5 billion of our tax dollars to the Muslim brotherhood. Sharia is WAY woman unfriendly.
The right is not against birth control, and people who are trying to say that they are, are lying.
They are against making it an inalienable right that is forcibly financed by people who don't believe in it.
Wow, certain religious groups were given room to graciously opt out of the heatlhcare bill, like Muslims, and not to mention all of the waivers given to friends and supporters.......yet Obama didn't mind pushing to require other religions, like Catholics for example, fund birth control.
Does anyone besides me see a bit of a bias here????
Yes, the bill that was passed only when the votes of moderate Dems, who had been against it were "bought". Yes, the bill that is stalled in the SC.
Typical Obama / Alinsky tactics: take away freedom of religion and then enlist the main street media to concoct a phony war on contraception perpetrated by Republicans. The only changes that were being made to the status quo were those done by the Democrats and Obamacare. Republicans were making no changes. The GOP needs to inform the uninformed that they were making no changes, ONLY the Democrats were.
the libs who support obama plan to create fake battlegrounds and continue to try to make us think that it is more important to worry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than to worry about what obama does with our money!
It makes no sense to me that ED medication would be covered but not women's health medications, procedures or birth control. Santorum failed to see that even most Catholic woment have used birth control at one time.
On top of that, why are the Republicans against equal pay for men and women doing the same job? How can women not feel like there is a right wing war against women? They are trying to drag us back to the dark ages, and treat women like chattle and second class citizens.
I've got news for you... women vote.
If you subsidize something, you are going to get more of it......Democrats evidently believe in keeping single women dependent on the government for food, shelter, and free health insurance. Those living in poverty, already have access to free birth control, through public health centers and planned parenthood.
Guess what? Most of them choose not to use it, hence our dole is growing out of control.
You're so silly! What is the president going to do with birth control pills? What a silly person you are!
How about a war on black ink and living within your means? Obama is wiping black ink out of existence. Average $1.5 TRILLION debts the last three years!
That's the real war, forget the war on women. (Maybe it should be re-named the war on men, because now we won't get as much free sex. Women will have a good reason for telling us no.)
If there are typical Obama voters reading this - "black ink" is where you bring in more money than you spend. Just so you can follow what I'm talking about.
come on women! are your really going to take all this phony pandering from the black man? he knows you're fat and slovenly and that you can't get a white guy, so he's appealing to your pathetic lack of self esteem and hoping you'll fall for his lies. an age-old story, that apparently is still relevant.. btw, we're all still talking behind your back.
Watch "denise" get pregnant by some minor DC figure she's been stalking and see her become a 24-hour liberal - ie, time enough for the gynie, pills, and a bit of soul-searching.
I am a social moderate, and will never be a liberal, or an evangelical, and I am certainly not against birth control for anyone who chooses it. I also happen to believe that if we were to take legalized abortion away, we would have back alley situations, because women have been having abortions since the beginning of time. They will find a way.
I am a fiscal conservative, and think that a lot of issues like these should be left up to individual states. The feds have their noses in way too deep in issues that should be state's rights.
Those in poverty already have access to bc...but unfortunately don't choose to use it often. Those who are working and can afford 9 bucks a month, can afford bc. If they cannot afford 9 bucks a month, surely they are on the system, and the circle goes back to they already have access to free birth control
It is not my responsibility to fund birth control for everyone, I already pay for those who cannot afford it, and heck, they don't even want it. Figure out how to get THEM to use it, as it is already free and available, and you will have solved a top problem and issue in our system.
I don't stalk anyone, and there are not a lot of people in DC who are my style.
OK, liberals....how can you defend Obama's funding the Muslim brotherhood, who brutally oppress women, to the tune of 1.5 billion of our tax dollars????
Oooohh.....since the liberals have no answers, maybe Romney can run an ad about Obama's extreme war on women, with our tax dollars. 1.5 billion to the Muslim Brotherhood. Interesting that under sharia, a girl only gets half as much inheritance as a boy, yes lots of legal inequality....and women are objects who don't deserve education? Wow...and they have the nerve to say the Republicans war on women ?????
Guess our tax dollars given by BO, 1.5 billion....are an asset to them, huh?
He is on the wrong side of this, and his followers blindly support him because he is the "perfect" one....pure scary.
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Returning to a familiar theme, the Liverpool girls indoor track and field team bounced back from last Wednesday's defeat at the John Arcaro Invitational to prevail at Monday's George Constantino Invitational at Manley Field House.
With 74 points, Liverpool got back to the top, watching as Cicero-North Syracuse (who won the Arcaro meet)fell back to third place (47 points) behind Fayetteville-Manlius, who again settled into the runner-up spot with 55 points.
Four different times, the Warriors won events. Wannetta Rodney dominated the 55-meter dash, improving her time to 7.21 seconds, with Emily Coldren (7.71 seconds) in third place.
Janeeka Benson was the only girl to break nine seconds (8.84 seconds, to be exact) to win the 55-meter hurdles.
Sara Rothenberg and Emily Chen went 1-2 in the pole vault, each of them clearing 8 feet 6 inches, though Rothenberg did so with fewer misses.
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Andy Kahl cleared 6 feet 8 inches in the high jump this time, with Devin Mertens (5 feet 8 inches) again in the runner-up spot.
Craig Barber did a bit worse in the pole vault (12 feet), but still won as Ty Howington needed 8.38 seconds to take the 55-meter hurdles.
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✿ Release Date: Aug 30, 2012
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Recruit fashion geniuses, party superstars and student celebs to build the most stylish sorority around! Throw amazing events for your members, from fun study sessions to dazzling sorority formals. Live the campus life you've always dreamed of!
Collect FABULOUS clothes and compete to prove you're the most fashionable sorority!
RECRUIT the smartest, coolest and most stylish girls to join your house!
Hit the salon for a MAKEOVER and take your style from frumpy to FASHIONISTA!
Major in fun with AWESOME PARTIES, from beach bonfires to raves to black tie soirees!
DESIGN your house and DECORATE with everything from chocolate fountains to luxury spas!
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User Ratings
But it won't load completely. All my furniture and clothes are "downloading". The app believes I don't have enough girls to do the
fashion show. My guys are missing.
(5★) Totally Fun!
I love this game and I love the new shake to collect!
I like it but hate that I have to buy diamonds and pearls and money. It's not gonna happen.
(2★) Okay…I Guess
I accidentally deleted it off my iPod Touch and it has been waiting to re-download for 3 weeks
Honestly it's a great game. I occasionally open the clothes boxes, but today this Nikki girl came naked!. Thankfully there were
pixels covering her parts. It's really awkward to see someone naked in m
(4★) Cute
It's a cute lil fun game to pass time but everything is so expensive and its ridiculous how the gems and pearls are so how plus
how do I get the outfits I earned in the fashion judging smh but cute ga
(5★) Super fun
It's really fun and addicting but the only thing that's hard is to get pearls and it's kind of rare to get diamonds but I'm
(5★) Great app
Add coins trade in for diamonds
Hi I have another follow up here! I finally completed a tent event thingy, because I got lucky and had a few of the items on me. I
have 14 girls right now and built at least one of almost all the room
What happen to the videos to watch for gems or money. I was able to watch 10 videos every 4 hours but now I can watch only 3
videos. So sad, it help we getting more gems. Please fix it!
It is amazing but let people visit other people even if they don't have face ook
(2★) Decent game
I think this game is good for killing time, but it annoys me how little time you are given to complete the spotlighted quests. I
also wish everything was priced better. I know they want people to spen
(2★) Seriously
This game is really cool. If only I were able to use it! This game always glitches and is very slow. At first, it was fast. Now,
it has given up on itself. Fix your app!
Love all the fashion contests and the fact the you can win A lot of clothes and stuff from quests and stuff.The only downside is
it can cost a lot of gems and pearls.
Fix the bugs pleaseOne of the jackets only shows up as sleeves and a collar when on the characters. The game continuously shuts
down in the middle for NO reason. Lots of glitches with outfits. Minor i
This app is really fun but the cost to buy something with diamonds is outrageous with out buying them with real money! Also you
have to have really nice clothing to compete in the fashion show downs,w
(4★) How can I start the game over because I'm tired of
I love game but I really wish I could change my game. If deleted it a lot of times trying to get a new game but no every time it
goes back to my game!
I Really Like The Game But We Should Be Able To Buy/Get More Gems From Buying Them From The Money That You Have Instead Of Using
Real Money.
(5★) Enjoyable app
Ok this app is very enjoyable and I practically play it every day. I have some concerns though. Earlier this week, or last week
you changed the fashion points in the modeling, where you recruit the gi
Love it so addictive, gotta keep playing!
I mean I LOVE this app but no matter how many times I re install it I can never have the option to start over I mean what if I
want to start over and I do so plz add that.
Oh my gosh! I'm addicted to this game haha! I always play this game everyday cause' I love this game though I don't have a credit
card to buy any coins or gems or pearl but I love to play this.
I think this is a pretty fun game, but there is three problem. First problem is it take too long to load. Second it will sometime
crash. Lastly make more games that will give you diamond. Other then t
(2★) Crashing
I get on for 2 minuets and then it crashes and its so annoying so I can't do anything. Please fix this!
I love it I have a big hose but I spent so much money like 40 but it was worth it I think everyone to try it
Expensive. no enough opportunities to raise gems. Still play but only spend stars when needed and only what collected so far.
It's an okay game, the last update helped a lot in resolving the game crashing all the time, especially after watching videos to
try and get more gems. The challenges are still very much geared toward
(4★) The beginning and ending of my days.
I actually wake up 10 mins earlier, just to get my Campus Life High before getting ready for work .totally addicted. I've been
playing this game since about 2012, and they've continued to make me fall
I've played this for a while and I have 11 girls but still can't do anything to get crushes. It's sort of irking. Please fix!
(3★) Cover
I think that they should cover the girls boosums up a little more!
(4★) Review
Clothes are to expensive . Also when you recruit girls and throw party's you can't expect us to have that much diamonds
Love this game it just takes to long to load
(4★) Great game! Got a glitch
Game is awesome! But the "fashion emergency" girls come and it won't let me open them to play them and they won't go away. I have
4 all piled together and I've had them for like 4 weeks.
I love this game but there are few things tht really bug so much I really want to scream like it takes too much time to load on
iPod 4th generation because it stops and takes like 5 minutes to load. A
(5★) Suggestions
I love it but I think that on the models you should be able to recruit your model that you entered because say you didn't like the
one that won you should recruit yours
(4★) Great App!
This app is great! The only problem I have is that everything is very expensive if you can buy it with cash! I have an idea too.
It would be cool if we could exchange cash for pearls, pearls for diamo
I just started but I'm really liking it! It's pretty fun.
(2★) Good but.
The clothes are way to expansive and it's really hard to get dimoms please fix this I still can't get the beach front yard.
Why are you caring about money just play
Daily player add me so we can vote for each other in the fashion showdown!Cassidilla808
It needs to stop closing out on me
(2★) Used to luv but.
I got another device and wanted to start over on it but it kept saying that it was starting over and connecting to the one from my
old device I think it should give you the choice instead of just doin
Get this app it is the best app and is my go to when ever I am bored so much fun !trust me on this
I love it !try it!¡ You can be ceartive down load it
Every time I go on my campus life since the last update everything is an hour glass Exept people and rooms. And the people are all
wearing the same pokadot dress. Please fix theses glitches!
(2★) Help
Game not loading.Fix it please.
Cannot open past few "fashion emergency"
Need diamonds for things but not slot of ways to earn them!
I enjoy campus life because you get to recruit girls and build your own house
I would rate it more stars but my app keeps going all funky
Such a cute way for girls to build their dream sorority home, dream closet and so much more! Just wish in the challenges more
amounts of money and diamonds were offered!
Freezes occasionally, but enjoyable nonetheless.
(5★) Complain
My fashion showdown is crazy its soppused to be pretty in pink but its haunted something and it doesnt let me play when i have 19
Hard to get the full experience without spending money on gems every three hours :/ please fix? Or at least make it easier to earn
(3★) Pretty fun but.
I love this app it is so fun I would say it is for girls more than boys! The gems are so pricy! But it is fun most of the time!
(2★) Eh
So tired of these apps just using us for our money
(5★) Love this game so addicting
This game is so much fun I think this is the best college game ever the only things that I have to say is everything is expensive
and I have more that 1 million and It takes up too much data like good
Omg I hate this app because everything is soooooo expensive
I love the game but almost every single goal is diamonds I find myself spendingall my money on this thing.
(4★) Awesome
I loooovvvvee it but I wish we could earn more money and not wait so long
(4★) Love it! But cost way to much
EVERYTHING COST WAIT TO MUCH! And getting diomonds is to hard:(
Fun app to pass the time! I like decorating my house.
Love the game, but I have a few issues. Can you give the option of the other music that was on the game before? Everything you
have to do cost jewels. Fix that. And why is it all of a sudden every few
I think this is an awesome app for girls because its so fun and its so girly which I love
(5★) Hi
I Lîké it very much and I love it
Fun game but.Way too many crashes, bad customer service, want to much real money for a virtual game. Unorganized storage room, get
it button from the showdown is a hoax, did I say way to much real mon
People dont know how to judge based on the theme, they just go by the look. They either dont know how to judge or dont know how to
(5★) Ughhh
I am so mad during the fashion show I thought that when I hit the get it button when I am judging I would get those close that the
other player is warring ahhhhhhhhhh I hate it
The game is fun and very addictive. The only drawback is that it requires you to spend money
ANY items the player owns should be allowed to sold for pearls. More clothes and hair options also! PLEASE UPDATE
(2★) Campus life review
Please update. Getting boring! Everything is diamonds n cut recruiting time 8 hours. R u serious
IT KEEPS CRASHING -_- and it was just updated.
I agree with one of the last girls i am absolutely addicted and in love with this game. But there does need to be easier ways to
get the diamonds and pearls i never have enough for tasks either.
Love the clothes! Update please! Urg I hate the prices of clothes and furniture!
This is the best female game absolutely in love with it
(3★) Pumpkins and other Halloween items
Has anyone figured out which objects give you the pumpkins. The candy corn is random from what I can tell, is it the same for the
(5★) Great game BUT!
I love this game but I currently have 23 girls and I have been doing recruiting events for Rosa and now that I am down to the
evening social event when I click on it nothing happens. Could someone giv
This game is good. But stuff on the game is WAY to expensive.
I have 8 recruits but this feature is still locked -____- makes me want to stop playing
(4★) Pretty good
Well the game can be pretty crumby at times. It Cost so much real money. But other wise it is an ok game.
(2★) Crashing!
It started crashing, then I got the update that said bug fixes but that only seems to have made it worse!
(3★) Fashion contest
No more fashion contest they are starting to get old!
(2★) Too expensive
The game is fun, but too expensive and if you wait to earn everything it takes entirely too long and you loose interest and go to
other games.
(5★) Awesome game
Very addicting and so glad I can move rooms around now just wish diamonds were easier to come by and cash too.
Great game! Gives me something to do. Similar to the sims game. I play it every day.
(3★) Addicting yet will cause you lots of bucks!
For every land expansion designing room expense were increasing too. I mean, everything was increasing and the goals to host a
party are costing us a lot of money. Cant get into the beach house since
(2★) :(
I hate that I need more money or diamonds to do everything
(5★) Campus life
Campus life is a awesome game. My favorite part is looking in the couches and stuff because it gives you money
It is amazing to play with I always play the game :):):):)
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Back when I was a Systems Administrator, one of my roles was to review the system configuration for a server prior to its implementation in the production environment. We had a fairly streamlined process for server deployment – including scripts to verify the security hardening, installed software, disabled services etc. Disabling "unnecessary" services on a system is sometimes a very subjective process. If you were in the IT field in 2003, then you most likely remember the critical hotfix (MS03-043) that was released for a vulnerability in the Messenger service. Since that patch, many (if not most) environments have made disabling that service a standard practice. Other services are also turned off, based on the server's role, whether it is in the DMZ or on the Internal network etc. This is all part of good system configuration and maintenance – in terms of both reducing the attack surface and eliminating unnecessary overhead.
However … some caution should be exercised when deciding what services to turn off. For example, when I walked into a new job four years ago, one of the first problems I was asked to investigate was why none of the servers were dynamically registering their DNS information. Every single one of the desktop machines was registered, but not a single system in the server room was registered. After about two minutes of looking at one of the problem systems, I realized that the DHCP client service was disabled. A quick check on a couple of other systems confirmed that all of them had that service set to disabled via GPO. The fix of course, was relatively simple – but of course the requisite (finger-pointing) post-mortem revealed that none of the admins really knew what the DHCP Client service did. They had fallen into the common trap of thinking that DHCP was just for handing out IP Addresses to client machines. Since the servers all had static IP addresses, they assumed that the DHCP Client service was "unnecessary" and disabled it (by the by, the Dynamic DNS failure due to the DHCP Client service not working is outlined in KB264539).
So, what was the point of that anecdote? Recently we had a customer ask us "what services can safely be disabled". In this particular instance he was trying to create a standard configuration for his desktop systems and wanted to know if we could give him "the absolute minimum set" of services that needed to stay running so he could optimize the system performance of his client computers. The short answer was that we don't really test various service configuration combinations outside of what is enabled by default out of the box. The reason for this is that services sometimes perform secondary functions. A classic example of this is the Spooler Service. We all know that the primary function of the spooler service is to handle print spooling and processing. However – on a domain controller, the installation of the DC role adds a thread to the spooler service that is responsible for performing print pruning – removing the stale print queue objects from the Active Directory. If the spooler service is not running on at least one DC in each site, then the AD has no means to remove old queues that no longer exist.
So the moral of the story is that while there are opportunities for tuning by turning off services to decrease the overhead – you have to know everything that the service does, lest your good intentions have dire consequences. And with that, we've reached the end of our post. Until next time …
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Would've been great if you added a link to the article describing what secondary functions are performed by each service.
The MS article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816517/en-us#2) is a good place to begin as a way to know which services can be disabled without bringing the box down.
Anything other than these I would worry about touching.
Of course (as you point out) you still have to look at what else you can be affecting as it is not always obvious.
Thanks for the article!
Vaguely related note:
Starting in Windows Vista, the DHCP Client service is no longer used for dynamic DNS registration. It's now the DNS Client service.
Which, you know, makes more sense. :)
- Ned
I agree the question of "what is an unnecessary service" is not answerable without understanding what one believes is necessary or not.
However, it seems reasonable to request some basic documentation on what each service does. That way the administrator can make an informed decision as to whether or not that service performs a task that the administrator requires.
Perhaps the real problem is that most MS services are huge blackboxes which don't really indicate what they do, and when they do, they only hint towards its vaugely.
This sort of approach makes services nearly impossible to administer from the box default unless you have the time to find out how the MS engineers decided to screw you (either deliberately or through thoughtlessness).
Point in case : svchost. Granted, this is somewhat improved in vista, but only barely.
Even now, my machine is running services with names like "CNG Key Isolation" and "Application Information" and "Andrea ADI Filters Service". What these services do is meaningless and could just as easily be labeled "Generic MS Service 1", "Generic MS Service 2", and so on.
Let's face it. MS doesn't want us to turn any service off and makes it impossible to make an informed choice. When we do make guess, there is some hidden trap that screws seemingly unrelated items up.
It might be MS's OS, but its my machine, and let's not forget - before its MS's hoarded money pile, it was my hard earned cash.
Yes, the mystery service black box design IS one of my hot buttons, thanks for asking.
Having read this article, I agree with the sentiment of the other posters - disabling unnecessary services is a good thing for security ... so long as we don't end up with broken systems as a result.
In my view it would assist us in securing systems if this type of information was included in the MBSA or perhaps a domain based MBSA in the case of the print spooler.
Other things that can help us secure systems - which helps both the consumer and MS's reputation as being easy to use and secure is to:
1) Help us do the right thing by providing clear information.
2) One Service - One Role.
"Even now, my machine is running services with names like "CNG Key Isolation" and "Application Information" and "Andrea ADI Filters Service". What these services do is meaningless and could just as easily be labeled "Generic MS Service 1", "Generic MS Service 2", and so on."
Actually, if you open services.msc, you'll see pretty good descriptions of what the CNG Key Isolation and Application Information services do. As for the Andrea ADI Filters Service, that's not even a Microsoft service. It's installed by your sound card manufacturer, so don't blame Microsoft for it or for the lack of description as to what it does (it is a noise reduction service for the microphone input on your machine and can often be safely disabled).