Playing Free Rice

@marlina (154130)
Canada
June 28, 2018 2:05pm CST
I was doing a lot of research today online and now I decided to take a break and just play "Solitary" and "Free Rice". It is a change of pace and helps me to relax. After a while, I will go in the garden to look at the flowers from close up. The garden will need a lot of water for the next few days as we are supposed to get some "scorching heat and humidity". Won't be very pleasant. Is your weatherman predicting about the same where you live?
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 Jun 18
we had our heavy much needed rain today.Tomorrow the heat wave begins.Till the middle of next week. Guess the AC will be working overtime.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@amadeo , Yes, the A/C will be earning its fee.
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 Jun 18
@marlina that is for sure there.
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@celticeagle (168320)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jun 18
Mid to high 70's here for the next few days. What is "Free Rice"?
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@celticeagle (168320)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Jun 18
@marlina ......That does sound fun. I love word games.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
30 Jun 18
@celticeagle , It's fun and it does help to feed some people.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
Freerice.com is a vocabulary game which for each correct answer, we get one grain of rice and that contribute to feed some hungry people. it is a lot of fun and also a lot of learning. One can play on different levels.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
28 Jun 18
May I know what is this 'Free Rice'?
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
28 Jun 18
@marlina , Oh...you are talking about this site! But I heard that this is a Scam....they just get the visitors to their site to make money and they never help any one! I really don't know what the truth is! Thanks!
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@AKRao24 I never heard anywhere that Free Rice was a scam. Honestly, I don't know. But sure hope that it is not.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
Here you will find all the info needed. It is a lot of fun to play that game.
For every correct answer you choose, 10 grains of rice are raised to help end world hunger through the World Food Programme.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
1 Jul 18
More heat today, it is really hot, I went walking around the cemetery after church and I didn't last more than 10 minutes. Just too hot to be enjoyable.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
2 Jul 18
@marlina Yes it was but I am giving a tour in 4 weeks and I need to know where the graves I want to feature are.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
1 Jul 18
10 minutes is a long time on a day like today.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
2 Jul 18
@BelleStarr Lots of preparation work for sure.
@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 18
Heat advisory for tomorrow and Saturday.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@just4him Yes, you know where you will find me? Inside, absolutely, totally.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@just4him I bet there won't be too many people hanging around outside.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jun 18
@marlina Me too.
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@banksim (5256)
29 Jun 18
In India rainy season is going to start
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
@banksim and how long does the rainy season usually last?
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
@banksim That is a long time.
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@banksim (5256)
29 Jun 18
@marlina roughly for four month max
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
28 Jun 18
That is awesome. Good for you! I need to do this.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
maezee @maezee, Please do, that would help some people.
@Juliaacv (51393)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
Yesterday was hot and muggy here, but already this (Friday) morning its on its way to being a very miserable day-unless you like the heat and humidity. I wish that I didn't have to go out to work, and I feel for those who have to work outside.
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@Juliaacv (51393)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
@marlina Oh I know, but they usually get heat stress relief, meaning that they will come off of the roofs when it gets too hot as its a danger for them to be up there but also the shingles can get so hot that they tear beneath their feet. I feel for the landscapers and road work crews today, all of that heat off of the pavement and no shade in most cases. Lucky you and lucky me that we aren't them!
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
@Juliaacv Yes, lucky you and lucky me indeed!
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
Imagine the roof workers today?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
30 Jun 18
I’m an extra rice lover. I wonder what the game is all about though.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
we are now in the rainy season but it is hot sometimes, and some humidity as well. may i ask what game is that "free rice"?
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
1 Jul 18
It is a game where you answer questions on words and you get a free grain of rice to give to hungry people. Love to play it, but it is time consuming.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
28 Jun 18
I go to free rice every few weeks and do that too. Haven't been on in awhile though, so might do that later tonight. thanks for reminding me. we've had rain off and on all night and day, and am supposed to have thunderstorms. so we'll see.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@Courtlynn, Glad that you do the "Free Rice" game. It helps someone and us too, if we play at a higher level and learn from it.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
29 Jun 18
@marlina yes, I agree.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Jun 18
The weather here is supposed to hold clear skies in the 80s.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@JohnRoberts, I guess that for your area, it is not too bad.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
28 Jun 18
We always have a sunny day and in the afternoon sometimes it will rain and in the evening.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Jun 18
@JustBhem , Thanks for clarifying.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
Do you mean that you have 365 days a year of having part of the day sunny?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Jun 18
@marlina Nah, only this month.
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@porwest (92624)
• United States
30 Jun 18
It's been hot as hell the past few days, and I don't see a break coming soon. Either way. Never heard of Free Rice.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
30 Jun 18
Very hot here also.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
29 Jun 18
The weather has been hot here. Now is it late at night but it is still hot inside our house. We hadn't had much rain the last couple of weeks. I think I played "Free rice" in the past, but I don't really remember. I will visit the site again.
@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
30 Jun 18
Lots of rain and thunderstorm is what we're getting here. Rainy season.
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
29 Jun 18
With this heat and humidity, it's best to look at the garden early in the morning. Yes, we are getting hit the same as you. Ugh!
@saurabhrmp (2283)
• Hyderabad, India
28 Jun 18
In my area, weatherman always predict a lot of rain from last 2 weeks. But, it is raining not so heavily and because of that lot of humidity in climate.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
So you need heavier rain?
@Icydoll (36717)
• India
28 Jun 18
It's cloudy day here...the coming days will be rainy days I hope so.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@Icydoll, Hope that you get the rain much needed over there.
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@dya80dya (36769)
29 Jun 18
I have never heard of Free Rice.