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    The Girl Underneath the Pixels
    ♥«---You can call me: Wendy or Wendalynnnnnnnnnnn, UW, or Ding
    ♥«---Age: 20
    ♥«---Join Date: April 26, 2005
    ♥«---Real Birthday: April 3, 1988
    ♥«---Marital Status: Long-Distance relationship with Huu Vu, but my heart will always belong to my rockin' clover, Faye Faye
    ♥«---Favorite Beverage: Mr. Green and Dr. Pepper, BK Iced Joes, and Sonic Cherry Limeades
    ♥«---Favorite Food: Chocolate, my mom's home cooking, Italian food, Japanese and Chinese food
    ♥«---Interests: Fiesta, currently attempting to learn Vietnamese, alternative and 80/90's rock music
    ♥«---Gaian Addictions: I’m completely OCD about changing my avvie every day - at least once a day, donating money whenever I’m able, and giving pixelated presents to my bestest friends!
    ♥«---Backstory I’ve been on Gaia over three years now, and over 2/3 of that time has been spent giving to the Gaian Community with my charities, TMLMC and Golden Clover Charity!
    I no longer have the time to be on Gaia like I used to, unfortunately, but I come on every day to check my messages! Please PM me to say hey every once in a while icon_smile.gif
    ♥«---Autobiography I am 20 years old, and I’m a college Sophomore. I'm majoring in music education, in hopes that one day I can be a band director at a very nice middle school or high school!

    People worthy of merit and respect
    Raven Cpu
    rockIN cLOVEr
    Charinje
    GreenTaco
    outlaw trinidy
    sgt. Frosty
    ARSonnyFox
    Dream_the_Endless
    Blue.eyed.girlie
    DevilFaerie
    Kid Icarus
    nobletiger
    Joksta

    and so many many more that I can't keep this list updated! You all rock, and I hope to hear from you, even if I can't be with you as much as I'd like to be. I love each and every one of you very dearly!

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        Where does the rice that I earn go to? What exactly happens with it? Can I trust this game to really deliver what it claims?
        Please click here, and read for yourself. Then you can decide if you trust FreeRice or not. =3

        How does playing the vocabulary game at FreeRice help me?

        Learning new vocabulary has tremendous benefits. It can help you:

        • Formulate your ideas better
        • Write better papers, emails and business letters
        • Speak more precisely and persuasively
        • Comprehend more of what you read
        • Read faster because you comprehend better
        • Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school
        • Score higher on tests like the SAT, GRE, LSAT and GMAT
        • Perform better at job interviews and conferences
        • Sell yourself, your services, and your products better
        • Be more effective and successful at your job

        After you have done FreeRice for a couple of days, you may notice an odd phenomenon. Words that you have never consciously used before will begin to pop into your head while you are speaking or writing. You will feel yourself using and knowing more words.

        How do I start playing FreeRice?

        In the middle of the FreeRice Home page you will see something like:

        small means:

        little
        old
        big
        yellow

        To play the game, click on one of the four definitions (“little,” “old,” “big,” or “yellow”) that you think is correct. If you get it right, FreeRice donates 20 grains of rice to help end hunger. In the example above, you would want to click on “little,” which means “small.” You will then get a chance to do another word the same way. You can play as long as you like and donate as much rice as you like. When you are finished, you do not have to do anything―your donation is already counted.

        How does the FreeRice vocabulary program work?

        FreeRice has a custom database containing thousands of words at varying degrees of difficulty. There are words appropriate for people just learning English and words that will challenge the most scholarly professors. In between are thousands of words for students, business people, homemakers, doctors, truck drivers, retired people… everyone!

        FreeRice automatically adjusts to your level of vocabulary. It starts by giving you words at different levels of difficulty and then, based on how you do, assigns you an approximate starting level. You then determine a more exact level for yourself as you play. When you get a word wrong, you go to an easier level. When you get three words in a row right, you go to a harder level. This one-to-three ratio is best for keeping you at the “outer fringe” of your vocabulary, where learning can take place.

        There are 60 levels in all, but it is rare for people to get above level 48.

        Who pays for the donated rice?

        The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen. This is regular advertising for these companies, but it is also something more. Through their advertising at FreeRice, these companies support both learning (free vocabulary for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We commend these companies for their participation at FreeRice.

        If FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?

        FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 10 grains at a time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, advertisements appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these advertisements is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.

        Couldn’t I just write a computer program to play all day and give a lot of rice that way?

        There are two problems with this. First, it overloads our servers so that real people can’t play and learn. Second, without real people playing and the resulting company sponsorship, no money would be generated and we could not give any rice at all.

        Who distributes the donated rice?

        The rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The World Food Program is the world’s largest food aid agency, working with over 1,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In addition to providing food, the World Food Program helps hungry people to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good. Wherever possible, the World Food Program buys food locally to support local farmers and the local economy. We encourage you to visit the United Nations World Food Program to learn more about their successful approach to ending hunger.

        Can you tell me more about the UN World Food Program (WFP)?

        The rice that you donate is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). WFP is the world’s largest food assistance agency, working with over 3,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In addition to providing food, WFP helps hungry people to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good. Wherever possible, WFP buys food locally to support local farmers and the local community. Please visit the WFP website to learn more at www.wfp.org.

        In what countries does the UN World Food Program (WFP) distribute the rice?

        The UN World Food Program (WFP) works around the globe and FreeRice donations are made with no restrictions. This freedom of use allows WFP to apply the donations to countries that need it most, often those that don’t make the headlines in the news, yet where chronic hunger continues unchecked. Often WFP is able to purchase the rice in the very countries where the beneficiaries are located, cutting down on the transport time to reach the hungry and helping to stimulate local economies at the same time.

        The first FreeRice donations have gone to purchase rice:

        • In Bangladesh, to feed 27,000 refugees from Myanmar for two weeks. Please click here to watch FreeRice being distributed in Bangladesh.
        • In Cambodia, to provide take-home rations of four kilograms of rice for two months to 13,500 pregnant and nursing women.
        • In Uganda, to feed 66,000 school children for a week.
        • In Nepal, to feed over 108,000 Bhutanese refugees for three days.
        • In Bhutan, to feed 41,000 children for over 3 days.
        • In Myanmar, to feed 750,000 cyclone affected people for 3 days.


        Will the rice I donate make a difference?

        The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. About 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. To a mother or father watching a loved child die in their arms from hunger, the rice you donate is more precious than anything in the world.

        How much rice does it take to feed a person for a day? How many grains of rice in a gram?

        The composition of UN World Food Program (WFP) food baskets varies from country to country and region to region, depending upon the eating habits of the people WFP feeds. In countries where rice is a staple part of the diet, WFP provides, on average, about 400 grams of rice per person, per day (for families, including children and adults). That is intended for two meals that include other ingredients to ensure a minimum of 2,100 kilocalories per day. There are about 48 grains of rice in a gram.

        What is being done to end world hunger?

        There is great progress being made to end world hunger. Many organizations across the globe are involved in this struggle. Each day, hundreds of thousands of ordinary men and women work for these organizations. Through their efforts, millions of impoverished people have food to eat, learn skills and find hope for the future.

        What else can I do to help end hunger?

        Here are two key things you can do to help end hunger. Both are free and easy to do.

        1. Add your name to the One Campaign, where several million people have already joined together “as One” to end hunger and extreme poverty. If enough people join, dreams for a better world can be made into reality very quickly.

        2. The United Nations estimates that the cost to end world hunger completely, along with diseases related to hunger and poverty, is about $195 billion a year. Twenty-two countries have joined together to raise this money by each contributing 0.7% (less than 1%) of national income. Some of the countries have already met this goal. Others are being a little slow, but this can be fixed. You can see how the countries are doing here. You can print a letter to support your country’s participation here.

        Where can I learn more about hunger?

        One last important thing you can do to help end hunger is to become knowledgeable about it. A good way to do this is to visit our sister site Poverty.com (designed so that busy people can learn quickly about hunger and poverty) or one of the many excellent sites listed here. We believe that when enough people around the world become knowledgeable about hunger, it will no longer be tolerated.

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Cloviii

Report | 11/04/2007 7:46 am

Cloviii

*very vampire-esque hissing noise in agreement*
WinterSnowBo-Bae

Report | 10/31/2007 6:28 pm

WinterSnowBo-Bae

~randomness~ cute avi
Eyria

Report | 10/21/2007 4:40 pm

Eyria

oh wow thanks I will have to watch for an opening
The Wolfe of YHWH

Report | 10/09/2007 7:25 pm

The Wolfe of YHWH

I lol'd at your media. ><
Speculum Pondero

Report | 09/16/2007 9:17 am

Speculum Pondero

Oh, that is true. Hmm... but I like [yama] now... Hehe.
Speculum Pondero

Report | 09/16/2007 9:02 am

Speculum Pondero

Really? Hmm... I don't know... I guess you could be right though...

Nice name change by the way. ^_~
Speculum Pondero

Report | 09/15/2007 6:08 pm

Speculum Pondero

It's making me re-think getting a skin tone. I think I might open my other one and get it... but I have to see what it looks like with my different outfits. Xb
Speculum Pondero

Report | 09/15/2007 4:28 pm

Speculum Pondero

I love your avi!
Eyria

Report | 09/08/2007 12:07 pm

Eyria

I only have 2 shifts a week the toher manager works the other 5
Charinje

Report | 09/07/2007 3:54 am

Charinje

Afterthought's new hair and outfit is so cute User Image