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The class began with a look at last week's projects. They looked amazing! We got a brief math lesson on how many amps we needed to course through the rectifier based on how much space our items took up in the bath. The instructor then placed each one carefully in the electrolyte bath, hooked up the necessary wires and anodes, and turned on the machine. My baby bottle and stork decided to float rather than immerse themselves in the bath, but Jen assured me that once the process started, they would start to fall into the bath.
|Insects were a popular theme.
This week, our task was to use something porous, which is a bit more difficult to work with. My creative classmates brought in everything from bones to pasta to dried flowers. I was delighted that my miniature calla lilies were perfect for electroforming, and one classmate had a brilliant idea: why not make a hairpin out of it? I plucked one of the million bobby pins hidden in my hair, attached it to the bouquet, and got to work. We first coated every nook and cranny of our piece with a protective sealant. Once that dried, we put on 2 coats of the copper paint. As you can see, my calla lilies looked pretty frickin' cool:
How did it turn out after being electroformed? Stay tuned. . .I've got one recap left, and I'll be live tweeting during the final class.
Oh, and in case you're wondering about my rumbling belly, the goldfish didn't cut it. I made a pit stop at White Castle on the way home. I got a veggie burger, so cut me some slack. (It was strange, but decent.) Baby #2 won't get any more White Castle again for several years. Right? We'll go with that. I mean, Pizza Hut is so much healthier anyway.
St. Louis friends, do you want to take a jewelry-making or some other incredibly crafty course? Check out the Craft Alliance web site and stay in the loop by following them on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
P.S. Thanks, ALIVE Influencer Network and Craft Alliance for helping me realize my jewelry-designer dreams!


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This case study focuses on consensus building on social media platforms specifically wikis, and primarily focuses on Wikipedia.
This study focuses on "harassment", as defined by the Wikipedia community editing guidelines, which is referred to in this study as editor suppression.
This event travels across three of the main controversies on Wikipedia; Biographies of a Living Person (BLP), Fringe subjects (WP: Fringe), and Paid/Agenda Editing.
This study focused on two well-publicized and well-known wiki wars occurring on Wikipedia, the biographical articles about Rupert Sheldrake and Deepak Chopra, and I worked directly with these subjects through the entire process.
To show the distinctions between genuine editing and editor suppression, this case study solely focused on editing biographical, non-controversial information about the subjects, and neither engaged in nor initiated any editing or discussion into their "theories" or claims.
Employed, tested, and piloted was a methodology of collaborative consensus building designed to be employed in contentious environments for the purposes of achieving a resolution, expressed as a Wikipedia article.
More will be published on this methodology and platform (aiki wiki) when time permits.
This study continually grows in scope primarily because of one component of my methodology; I document and respond directly to each instance of targeting or harassment I have received over four years while I attempt to find recourse for a resolution.
I did not predict that I would be a target of harassment when I began this study. Nor did I realize it would ever extend into the darker depths of "wiki" communities that it did, and never in my wildest dreams did I believe it would continue to give me a unique insight and deeper understanding of the psychologies that lurk under the surface of the internet for the past four years since it began.
Therefore, this study is still a work in progress, apologies in advance for any incompleteness.
Introduction: What is a wiki war?
Part One: Collaborative consensus building in a contentious editing environment.
Biography of a Living Person; Rupert Sheldrake
Editing accounts: Tumbleman (talk | contribs), Philosophyfellow (contribs)
- A worrisome welcome to a wiki war.
- The Battle Begins.
- Enter "The Tumbleman"
- Request for a new consensus, denied
- The First Trial of the Tumbleman: Sock Puppet
- The Second Trial of the Tumbleman: Troll
- Aftermath
Biography of a Living Person; Deepak Chopra
Editing account: SAS81 (talk | contribs)
- Wikipedia, please delete my article. (pt 1)
- How to catch a skeptic. (pt 2)
- A gathering consensus. (pt 3, not yet published)
- How to win a wiki war, ISHAR (pt 4, not yet published)
- Deepak Chopra's article reflects a wider problem.
Case study commentary
- How to Ban a POV You Don't Like, in 9 Easy Steps. (with video!)
- Come play the Wikipedia BLP-Palooza!
- Am I a Sock Puppet?
- Investigating Dicks, the Wikipedia Noir chronicles. (Fun Stuff)
Part Two: "Wiki war craft": Editor suppression, stalking, targeting, character assassination, impersonations, email threats, and blackmail
Meet the sockpuppet army. (Manul/Vzaak, Atlantid, Goblin Face, Dan Skeptic, etc)
- The Smith's Dark Entanglement: Full Three year report (Oct 2013 – April 2017)
- Impersonations on Wikipedia, Tim Farley, and flag waving on Reddit, again.
- Flag Waving, watch out for it.
- Wikipedia editor shenanigans (may 4th 2015)
- How Manul/Vzaak greeted me on Wikipedia (2015)
- Vzaak changes their Wikipedia account to Manul (April 2015)
- Manul's troll pals stalk me on Reddit, defending Manul (May 2015)
- Manul tries to bully Wikipedia admin Liz (June 2015)
- Vzaak/Manul's misinformation, debunked (2013)
- What will Goblin Face do next?
- Email threatens to increase harassment if I don't stop publishing Wikipedia, We Have a Problem
- Skeptic sock puppet army gets busted on Wikipedia, finally.
- "We'll never stop!" claims Wikipedia/RationalWiki editors, claim they are paid by "prominent skeptic"
Meet the troll farm; RationalWiki
- RationalWiki trolls have stolen my narrative, and I want it back (updated: 2017)
- The Attack of David Gerard's 50ft troll farm, and the RationalWiki hustle. (2018)
- Targeted on RationalWiki, can we talk about this? (December 2013)
- Sh*t RationalWiki says (May 2015)
- RationalWiki editor FuzzyCat Potato initiates "rational discussion"(April 2015)
- RationalWiki censors essay criticizing RationalWiki (April 2015)
- Revisiting RationalWiki (April 2015) and RationalWiki revisited
- RationalWiki's tangled rationalizations for harassment (May 2015)
- Magical thinking on RationalWiki (November 2015)
- RationalWiki's Drinking Games (June 2017)
- "This whole mess needs to be cleaned up!" (June 2017)
- So an atheist, a Muslim, a fruitarian and a futurist walk into a saloon… (Nov 2017)
Meet the troll engineers, Tim Farley and David Gerard
- The Attack of David Gerard's 50ft troll farm, and the RationalWiki hustle (2018)
- Come play the Wikipedia BLP-Palooza! (2018)
- Tim Farley does not want skeptics linking to Wikipedia We Have a Problem (Jan 2014)
- An open letter to Tim Farley regarding him faking his data sets on Wikipedia (May 2014)
- Tim Farley's big black hat on Wikipedia (April 2014)
- Tim Farley asks "Why do people edit Wikipedia?" does not mention activism. (June 2014)
- Tim Farley, be honest about activism on Wikipedia (June 2014)
- Tim Farley, if this dirty trick is coming next, don't (updated 2016, published 2015)
- Skeptic activists now using Google AdWords to promote Wikipedia editing, Susan Gerbic admits to socking on Facebook (may 2016)
- Impersonations on Wikipedia, Tim Farley claims WWHP is "harassment" (2017)
- David Gerard versus the blockchain, a peek into an emerging wiki war (2017)


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Advisory Board
Richard S. Breiman, MD
Professor Emeritus, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Breiman is a Clinical Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the past Director of the Henry I. Goldberg Center for Advanced Imaging Education (formerly the UCSF Radiology Learning Center). Dr. Breiman earned his medical degree from UCSF and completed a general surgery internship at Yale University School of Medicine. He trained in orthopedic surgery at the University of California School of Medicine, San Diego and completed a diagnostic radiology residency at Stanford University School of Medicine. While a research fellow at Stanford, Dr. Breiman was involved in the development of one of the first, and at the time the fastest, body CT scanners in association with Varian Associates in Palo Alto.
Dr. Breiman was on the faculty in abdominal imaging and ultrasound at Duke University School of Medicine. While in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, he served on the clinical faculty at UCSF and the University of California at Berkeley, and was a consultant to several companies in the development of CT and PACS equipment. He was Chairman and Program Director of the Scientific Advisory Panel of the California Medical Society. Dr. Breiman's research interests include 3D image processing applications in medical diagnosis, education, simulation of medical procedures, intra-operative guidance, as well as new applications of multi-detector spiral CT in the abdomen and pelvis. Dr. Breiman retired in 2011, but he holds a recall appointment and provides services part-time at the UCSF Ambulatory Care Center.
Gordon Harris, PhD
Director, 3D Imaging Service, Massachusetts General Hospital & Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Harris is Director of the 3D Imaging Service, and the former Director of the Radiology Computer Aided Diagnostics Laboratory (RAD CADx LAB) at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is Principal Investigator of the DF/HCC Tumor Imaging Metrics Core (TIMC) at the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Radiation Health Sciences and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Lafayette College. After graduate school, Dr. Harris spent one post-doctoral year and two years as junior faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. After four subsequent years as Director of the Neuroimaging Research Laboratory at New England Medical Center, Dr. Harris joined the faculty at MGH and began a new 3D Imaging Service for clinically oriented imaging. His primary research interests include structural and functional brain imaging research in psychiatric and neurologic illnesses including Autism, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, stroke and Alcoholism. He has developed methods for semi-automated quantitative measurement of tumor volumes for clinical care and clinical trials. Dr. Harris has published and lectured extensively on medical imaging, and currently serves on numerous panels for peer-reviewed journals.
Sandy Napel, PhD
Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Informatics, Electrical Engineering & co-director of the Radiology 3D and the Quantitative Imaging Laboratory, Stanford University
Dr. Napel is a Professor of Radiology and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics) and of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He is a co-founder and the current co-director of the Stanford Radiology 3D and the Quantitative Imaging Laboratory, and co-section Chief of the Integrative Biomedical Imaging Informatics at Stanford.
Dr. Napel's research interests include developing diagnostic and therapy-planning applications and strategies for the acquisition and visualization of multi-dimensional medical imaging data (e.g., creation of three-dimensional images of blood vessels using CT, visualization of complex flow within blood vessels using MR, and computer-aided detection and characterization of lesions from cross-sectional image data). He also been involved in developing and evaluating techniques for exploring cross-sectional imaging data from an internal perspective, i.e., virtual endoscopy (including colonoscopy, angioscopy, and bronchoscopy), and in the quantitation of structure parameters, e.g., volumes, lengths, medial axes, and curvatures. Finally, Dr. Napel is interested in creating workable solutions to the problem of "data explosion," i.e., how to look at the thousands of images generated per examination using modern CT and MR scanners. He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings, and holds over 30 U.S. patents.
Dr. Napel earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and his MS and PhD degrees from Stanford University.
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Research & Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering at Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Rubin is the George Barth Geller Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering, as well as former Chair of the Duke Department of Radiology. Prior to his roles at Duke, Dr. Rubin was professor and section chief of cardiovascular imaging in Stanford University's Department of Radiology. He was also the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Radiology 3D Medical Imaging Laboratory. Dr. Rubin also held concurrent appointments as associate dean for clinical affairs, associate director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, and vice chief of staff of Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
His current research interests focus on coupling cardiothoracic CT and MRI with novel image processing techniques to detect, characterize, quantify and visualize structures as aids in diagnosis and treatment planning. He has served as the principal investigator of two NIH research project grants (RO1) focused on imaging and analysis of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases: "Measurement of the Aorta and Its Branches" (1998-2003) and "Improving Radiologist Detection of Lung Nodules with CAD" (2004-present).
Dr. Rubin is the author of more than 135 peer-reviewed manuscripts and more than 50 review articles and book chapters. He has edited five books, including the recently published textbook CT and MR Angiography: Comprehensive Vascular Assessment. He has been listed annually in Americas Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America since 2002 and 2004, respectively. In 2008, he was awarded the Most Effective Radiology Educator award by AuntMinnie.com, a Web site for radiologists and related professionals in the medical imaging industry.
Dr. Rubin received his bachelor's degree with honors from Caltech and medical degree from the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. In 1993, he completed his radiology residency and body imaging fellowship training at Stanford. Dr. Rubin has served as the President of the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, President of the Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance, and President of the Fleischner Society. He currently serves in multiple roles at the American College of Radiology, including Board Member of ACR's Radiology Leadership Institute and Chair of ACR's Education Innovation Committee.
Eliot Siegel, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman of information systems at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for the Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System
Dr. Siegel is Professor and Vice Chairman of information systems at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, as well as Chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for the Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare System, both in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Siegel is also responsible for the NCI's National Cancer Image Archive and is Workspace Lead of the National Cancer Institute's caBIG In Vivo Imaging Workspace.
Under his guidance, the VA Maryland Healthcare System became the first filmless healthcare enterprise in the United States. He has written over 200 articles and book chapters about PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) and digital imaging, and has edited six books on the topic, including Filmless Radiology and Security Issues in the Digital Medical Enterprise. He has made more than 1,000 presentations throughout the world on a broad range of topics involving the use of computers in medicine. He has been named as Researcher of the Year, received multiple awards for innovation, including the Smithsonian award, and was selected as runner up Educator of the Year for Diagnostic Radiology. The readers and editorial board of Medical Imaging have selected Dr. Siegel as one of the top ten radiologists for the past two years. He was symposium chairman for the Society of Photo-optical and Industrial Engineers (SPIE) Medical Imaging Meeting for three years, is currently chair of Publications for the Society of Computer Applications in Radiology (SIIM) and has been honored as a fellow in that organization. He is chairman of the RSNA's Medical Imaging Resource Committee, and serves as a Member of the Editorial Board at AuntMinnie.com, Inc. His areas of interest and responsibility at both the local and national levels include digital imaging and PACS, telemedicine, the electronic medical record, and informatics.
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Buy Self magazine this month, for "a radical re-thinking of the way you play that will bring you immense satisfaction". The answer? Explore massage. Concentrate on foreplay. Don't have sex at all under any circumstances, blah blah blah, the usual stuff, none of which you'll ever do because it won't make any difference because he's crap in bed. And crap in bed is crap in bed for a reason. He wouldn't know sensual if it walked up and smacked him with a sign saying "Hi! I'm Sensual!", and all the Self articles in the world won't teach him, so make your decision. Put up with it and hope he doesn't run off with a pneumatic dental nurse in 20 years time, or ditch him and join a fetish club to explore what you really really want.
The article quotes a study that says 33% of women rarely or never climax during intercourse:
"This may be because the female orgasm doesn't appear to serve any evolutionary purpose and is irrelevant to reproduction."
Alternatively, it may just be because men are crap in bed.
Hey. I'm just putting it out there.....


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Heart of Thorns
Heart of Thorns, also known as SuicuneGirl, and most commonly called SG, is a random Pokémon fan who is extremely adamant about her love for Pokemon and ideals revolving around it; is/was a member of a fairly large number of Pokémon Community; and is rather enjoying talking about herself in third person for this article. She is, after all, known to do this more often than most people, saying things such as "SG is bored" or "Would Jaxa do a favor for SG?" (Jaxa being a friend of SG's, declared more than a few times as her favorite friend to talk in third person with). SG may also be prone to extreme overuse of emoticons. ^^
- Age: 18
- Gender: Female
- Education: A year of college; quit. '^^
- Religion: A culmination of various aspects of different religions and philisophical views that takes longer to explain than most people care to listen to. :3
- Likes: Pokémon, Digimon, Fanfiction, RolePlaying, Chobits, Absolute Boyfriend, Tail of the Moon, WoW, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Final Fantasy
- Dislikes: Stupid people, mean people, close-minded people, people who flame, preppy people, selfish people, people people (xD), cockroaches, Duskull.
SuicuneGirl, her original user name just about everywhere, was first used on the first forum she joined on the now-deceased fansite PokéVista. Of course, as with most forum users (at least in SG's experience), Vistans were lazy. Thus, the admin (Shiny Umbreon) became SU; SuicuneGirl, SG; MissingNo., M-No; etc. Pretty typical. SG loves her nickname though, as far as answering to it (sometimes before her real name) in real life. After a few years of forum experience as well as gaining some (though not much x3) maturity, though, she realized "SuicuneGirl" was pretty n00bish, common, etc. Thus, she changed her username in most places to Heart of Thorns, which (though still not one-of-a-kind) was more unique, expressive, and quoted a bit from a story-in-progress which she is rather proud of.
Unfortunately, friends quickly helped her realize that the acronym for her name was now HoT (which could be pronounced 'hot' or 'haw-tee', depending on whether or not the reader made any distinguishment for the captial 'T'). She did not like this AT ALL. It sounded preppy and vain. Thus it was declared that despite the change of username, friends and members were still required to call her SG (or if not, "Heart of Thorns", "Heart", "Thorn(s)", or "Thornheart") or else. (The actual meaning of "or else" was never fully determined. xD)
SG is generally pretty easy to get along with, especially if you are a fellow Pokémon fan. She is, however, known to have a short temper at times (^^ though it has gotten a LOT better in recent years), as well as being inconceivably stubborn. This isn't to say that she is close-minded, however, as she loves to argue so long as debate stays friendly, and does consider other's views; whether she actually comes to an agreement or finds a compromising adaptation of others' views combined with her prior views depends upon each situation, of course. She loves to help out pretty much anyone any way she can, (save a very few people who time has left a general distaste for, or new people who make a particularly bad first impression), especially if it involves Pokémon. SG tends to be a little heavy on descriptions of pretty much everything, so she does apologize if this description seems rather short, but she fears it may otherwise become far too long, leaving the impression that she is self-absorbed (which talking in third person does NOT constitute. xD It's just FUN).
Currently Active At...
Please note, no external links will be given, as SG doesn't want to seem as if she is trying to advertise. That being said, SG has been on many Pokémon forums in the past, but is currently only active on a few. These include:
- Element Destiny, SG's own forum. Element Destiny is primarily a roleplaying community, though plenty of different out-of-character areas are present. A more detailed look into this can be found further into this page.
- Gods of Legend RPG, a rather unique roleplaying board which strongly incorporates religion into the plot. A play-as-wild-Pokémon RP, the backstory revolves around seven deities, each based on a Virtue, who were created by Arceus shortly before he took to his slumber. In early time, earth was a perfect haven under their rule. Over time, however, dark spirits began to form, and on one fateful night, possessed seven sleeping Pokémon, eventually becoming deities themselves, each based upon a Sin; their easy-life allure hard to resist, they quickly gained followers. Hence ensued a battle between the servants of each side. In the end, they fused into two mega-deities, the Goddess of Virtue and God of Sin, who destroyed each other in a final battle. When this happened, their essences were spread about in the form of unique items, and it is said that if someone could accumulate all for either side, that the deities or great deity could be restored. But prophecy fortells something which could mean the end for any or all of the Pokémon involved. Thus, the RP is a race against time and battle quite literally between good and evil, each side trying to build its forces before that coming day.
- Illusions of the Heart, a non-Pokémon roleplaying community that is nonetheless inhabited by a very high ratio of Pokémon fans.
Theories on Pokémon
In spirit of Wiki, please do understand that while the following are personal beliefs and theories, it is a fact that SG thinks these. That stated, let us continue. As mentioned, SG is quite adamant about her ideals concerning various aspects of the Pokémon universe. While generally happy to debate, one thing she absolutely will not budge on is that Pokémon are far, far more than pixels on a screen. Various examples of her beliefs and theories are described below; more may be added as they are remembered, or as she comes up with them. ^^
Thoughts Become Reality
Yes. This IS a quote from .hack//SIGN. Not the point. SG adamantly believes in this philosiphy; in fact, it is one of the various aspects accumulating her unique religion mentioned in the profile section. She believes that anything a person believes in strongly enough can become real, even if only to that person. An "imaginary" friend, by the average person's standards, though far from pure imagination. This, of course, does not entail a physical form, as much as she is sure many of us would like it to, although the created life force can act with physical force. Her most adamant personal example of this is her Suicune (the one to whom her original username was tribute), 'Blizzard', who- like any Suicune- is capable of controlling the wind. Many a skeptic has arisen on this factor, but SG has far too many times had her tears dried by the wind on an otherwise gustless day to pay them an ounce of mind.
In other more powerful examples, she was once crying outside for reasons she can no longer remember (teen angst ftw! Lol), and after a while realized she was howling; feeling a bit stupid for a moment, she then decided 'why not?' and continued, soon to be answered by similar howls of the wind. This was not common in the area; additionally, the howls lasted roughly as long as a Suicune's call (anime roar, not in-game call). Another of these examples is the time when, upon request, Blizzard showed SG a detailed description of a yard she had never seen before with incredible accuracy; when she later checked, very few details were askew, and these she attributes to a natural misconception of information with any mental-visual communication.
Primarily, however, Blizzard and all of her Pokémon (and other) friends serve the purpose any "imaginary" friend would: companionship and communication. This being said, she has been thoroughly convinced that all Pokémon have a life, and as such has had to make herself believe that resetting a game doesn't delete Pokémon, just releases them back into the wild, in order to keep herself from COMPLETELY destroying friends who reset (minor destroying may still occur :3), or for hating herself when she has to delete that one last Magikarp or Bidoof when (after transfering every other Pokemon to other games or storage devices) resetting her own games.
A random fact on this note: during the Mew event for the release of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, the kid in front of SG in line did not trade a Lv2-3 Bidoof/Rattata/Pidgey/etc for his Mew, but a Lv64 Raichu. The thought a hard-trained Pokémon being so carelessly abandoned quite literally horrified her, so with surprisingly little effort, she convinced the guy doing trades to give SG the previous kid's Raichu as well as her Mew, rescuing the poor thing from abandonment. xD (Nerd alert! LOL.)
The Legendary Beast Trio
(Three hundred years ago) "Humans tried to steal the power of Ho-oh and all Pokémon, causing the great fire in the tower. Three Pokémon were caught in the flames, unable to escape on time. Ho-oh watched in sadness and disgrace. Drawing from the forces of nature and its own ancient power, Ho-oh created new lives for them. The reincarnation of the North Wind- Suicune. The reincarnation of the Volcano- Entei. The reincarnation of Thunder- Raikou. Ho-oh sent these Pokémon to observe humans. They wait for the day when Pokemon and humans can finally live together in cooperation and harmony. When that time finally comes, Ho-oh will return."
-Eusine, For Ho-oh the Bells Toll!, dub.
As clearly stated here, the trio was not always the trio. Before being recreated as legendary Pokémon, they were three DIFFERENT Pokémon. SG has indeed seen this theory online, but not recently, and she came up with it on her own before seeing others who agreed anyway. So what WERE these Pokémon? SG without doubt believes that they were Vaporeon (Suicune), Flareon (Entei), and Jolteon (Raikou), and unlike the few places she has seen that says "some speculate", she has a long list of evidence supporting the theory.
- Both sets are trios. (Despite the Eevee family expanding so much, many still think of each generation of Eeveelutions as its own set, the two latter duets in addition to the original trio. This may not be true of all fans, but enough it still holds ground.)
- All three Legendary Beasts could easily be dual-type. For example, Suicune, as the Aurora Pokémon, could be Water/Ice, or as the North Wind, could be Water/Flying; heck, Suicune could easily even be Ice/Flying. Despite this, each has only a single type, all of which match the corresponding Eeveelution's type.
- Both sets are similar in build, being pawed quadrapeds with both canine and feline characteristics present. (SG finds it a bit funny, really, that in all the debate over Legendary Cats or Dogs, people never though Foxes, which are similar to both. =P)
- Excluding the color of the mane or 'cape' on the Legends, their color schemes are similar. Suicune and Vaporeon are varying shades of blue to teal with white detail (though sometimes accompanied by or completely cream on Vaporeon, which also varies; Suicune, too, has gone through discrepincies in detail color of course). Raikou and Jolteon are both yellow with white detail, though Raikou is actually one of the most colorful Pokémon. (... o.o' Now that SG has counted, Raikou actually ties Chatot (and perhaps Ho-oh and/or Entei depending on how you want to count them) as THE most colorful Pokémon, having a whopping SIX colors counting the red of its eyes! =O) Entei and Flareon are both of a reddish shade (Entei's more brown, but Flareon's varying enough to make up for it) with yellow detail, though Entei has more white than cream, but white is the mane color intentionally discluded.
- The amount of head detail corresponds. Vaporeon has a massive head revamp compared to Eevee, and Suicune has the largest head ornament. Flareon has its large but sole tuft of yellow fur, and Entei has a fairly large but modest gold head ornament. Jolteon has only its bits of spikey fur to distinguish its head from Eevee's, and Raikou has a very small, modestly spiked head ornament. In addition, while Vaporeon's fins and Flareon's tuft stick out, Jolteon's spikes are slicked back; likewise, Suicune and Entei's ornaments potrude much more than the formfitting ornament of Raikou.
- All three Legends' head ornaments have some form of symmetrical prongs on each side, though it varying degrees; these could debatably be reminiscent of the Eeveelutions' ears.
- Flareon and Entei are each the furriest of their trios. Suicune and Vaporeon are both extremely slick. Jolteon and Raikou are both fairly sleek, though differing a bit more admittedly; they are still similar however, Jolteon having spiked fur, and Raikou having a spiked face ornament, very small spikes on its head ornament, and a spiked tail tip.
- In the original Japanese Red and Green, Vaporeon is far more canine than the other two, having a very long snout as opposed to the flatter faces of its counterparts. 'Coincidentally', Suicune has a long unobscured snout, as opposed to the flat ornamented faces of its counterparts.
- Vaporeon and Suicune are two of the few pure-Water Pokemon who can learn Ice-type moves without a TM/Egg/Tutor. The only of these which does damage for Vaporeon is Aurora Beam, which was a signature Crystal Suicune move in Gen II and became a stable move of Suicune's in later Gens. Vaporeon's ability to use Aurora Beam was also introduced in the third part of its original generation's set.
^^ SG is quite sure she can find more if you remain unconvinced. ('xD Actually she went back and added three after typing that sentence..) In addition to all of those and anything else she missed, there remains the obvious other factor that there aren't really any other candidates with arguments as good, and certainly not any better. :3
This has led SG, as well as most members in communities where she has been very active and made these points, to abandon (in part or full) other collective names (The Legendary Beasts/Cats/Dogs/Gerbils) for a new name, "The Great Eons".
Ho-oh vs Lugia vs Mew
Before Arceus, SG was adamantly convinced Ho-oh was PokéGod. However, the introduction of this deity has not changed her views by much.
Two beings did the original one make, and three following that. Chances are that bit of lore will change slightly to include Giratina in Platinum, but that possibility won't really affect this theory. The point being made is there was Arceus the Creator. He made space and time, then spirit. Supposedly, that was it. However, as likely as it is statistically, SG has a hard time believing his five creations worked together creating all else once you consider Dialga and Palkia's reactions to each other in Rise of Darkrai. No, she believes the most likely theory is that Arceus did create more, although it is also possible that his original creations created one or a few creatures, which then made creatures of their own.
There is one remarkably common theory, however, which SG will tell you is NOT the case: Mother Mew. If anyone cares to actually read rather than skim Mew's various PokéDex entries, every instance which says anything vaguely giving off that ideal clearly states THEORY and SCIENTISTS SUSPECT. Scientists can't even agree in real life, and Arceus only knows how many scientific theories, even those once counted as fact, have been disproven. (Spontaneous generation anyone?) What makes anyone believe that scientists in the Pokémon world are any more accurate, especially given such wonderful in-game and animé examples, is a mystery.
In fact, a few very clearly stated facts can disprove Mew's ability to Transform meaning any sort of creator status. (1) Arceus was; Arceus made. Clearly, Mew did not make Arceus, nor any of his specified creations. But wait! What if the original five made Mew out of their DNA, and then Mew made everything after that? (2) "Ho-oh created new lives for them." Suicune, Raikou, and Entei were created by Ho-oh. Okay, so what about non-legends? (3) Humans created Mewtwo and Porygon on purpose, and Deoxys on accident. This means they were not created by Mew. If you battle Dialga, Azelf, Entei, Porygon, or any of these Pokémon proven to be created by others with a Mew, Mew can still Transform into them. On top of that, there is of course the pure realistic fact that it can't logically have 493(+?) types of DNA. Mew, like Ditto, can just reconfigure its DNA. That's all.
So what of Ho-oh then? Did he create all life after Arceus's slumber? SG isn't sure enough to say, but believes he (yes, he; if ever Ho-oh is proven a she SG will gladly edit, though) should be counted a deity, second only to Arceus, or if not after only Arceus' original creations, all the same. Ho-oh is not to be mistaken as a minor counterpart to Lugia, who is far less ominous. Let us look at the evidence, which will often compare Ho-oh to Mew and/or Lugia.
- All sources (with the exception of multiple games and trading of course, but this problem arises in all legends) indicate there is only one ancient Ho-oh. However old, it is proven that there is more than one Lugia (the Power of One Lugia being one, and the parent and child from the small arc in the Johto saga being two more, for a total of at least three) and, that's right, more than one Mew. (While the Mew in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is bound to the Tree of Beginning (which is not named for actual beginnings of the world if you pay attention), the Mew in Mewtwo Strikes Back is free to wander Kanto. The Mew seen by Mewtwo in Mewtwo Returns may or may not be the Mew from the first movie, bringing the total to at least two, possibly three confirmed. Furthermore, Emerald Dex data reads "A Mew", further implying multiples.) In fact, most legends are confirmed or implied to have many members.
- Ho-oh and Lugia have been compared to, and indeed are likely based on, the sun and moon. Ho-oh is the bright flaming entity capable of giving life, while Lugia is the sleek silver entity which controls the sea the way the moon controls tides. With proper thought, however, one will realize that this only emphasizes Ho-oh's superiority. Within a solar system, there is one bright sun, but many moons (going along with the previous point of one Ho-oh to many Lugia), and without the sun's light, the moons cannot shine. In addition, in a large number of polytheistic religions, the sun is the highest deity.
- Ho-oh is, other than Arceus, the only Pokémon who has been confirmed to indisputably create life (in a non-birthing sense of course). The Mew in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew needed another's life energy along with the Tree's power to do what may have been restoring life or returning from another dimension. Palkia, in Rise of Darkrai, technically just reconfigured the matter which had been previously scattered into its original form. Similarly, the Celebi in Pokémon 4Ever simply needed reverse time within the dying/dead Celebi's body to undo its death. If I've missed another example, please inform me.
- Ho-oh is featured in Episode 01, and shown on the panel in the Pokémon Center in Episode 02. Granted Arcanine was also on this panel, but meh. The fact that Ho-oh's design was originally an ideal for Moltres should be completely irrelevant here, however, as games were already released with Moltres's current form; it was most certainly intended to be Ho-oh when placed in the episode a full generation before its time. That stated, Ho-oh was the only Pokémon whose identity remained a complete mystery up until its generation's games, as Togepi and Marill, who came much later, did have names and some available data. This could indicate Johto was planned all along; if it doesn't, however, it only makes Ho-oh's presence more important, as it was so holy, divine, and mysterious that it was the only Pokémon with no info past whispers of memories.
- Ho-oh has a shrine. xD Lol, this one sounds a bit petty, but still. Conflicting evidence can state that the towers of Ecruteak were each for a bird. However, more evidence states that the single tower was a shrine to Ho-oh, and the second tower was a remake in hopes of bringing him back. Celebi has a very small abandoned-looking shrine. Dialga and Palkia seem to have had them, but they are ruins now. The small alters on the islands of the birds in The Power of One could be shrines, but even if they are it is debatable whether they are/were to the birds or the elements the birds represent. To SG's knowledge, no other Legendary Pokémon have a clearly named shrine.
^^ Wootness. There's a lot more that can be said on the matter, but that'll do for now, as SG is growing short on time at the time of creating this article.
Giovanni's Kid?
By far the worst up here as far as conspiracy goes. xD Mostly this one is just fun. So we all know Giovanni has a kid, and this kid has red hair, as told to us in Fire Red and Leaf Green. So who is it? PROBABLY Silver. In one version, it IS Silver. But why NOT develop some alternate theories, neh? xD
Potential Canon Characters:
- Silver, obviously. See Giovanni and Silver's articles for evidence.
- Gary. xD Yes. As this is the prime candidate of SG's conspiracy theory of doom, evidence will come in a moment.
- Ritchie, due to similarities to Ash. This theory is best used in accompiniment with the "Ash is in a coma" theory SG once saw, though. o.o' It scarred her for life.. Not a likely candidate.
- Misty, since, well, she's a redhead cannon character. Not at all likely.
SG believes Gary is a pretty likely candidate. Meaning, yes, Giovanni would be Professor Oak's son. xD But this theory doesn't end there. Remember how in the manga Delia (Ash's mom) and Giovanni once dated? Well...
- We never see either of Gary's parents.
- We never see Ash's dad.
- Delia and Gary have the same hair color.
- Delia and Oak are very close. A father/daughter-in-law relationship is a lot nicer and more believable than alternate theories as to the reason.
- In Red and Blue, after being defeated, Giovanni leaves to study Pokémon, (although this is later changed to leaving for training in FR/LG).
- Oak does say 'he's been your rival since you were a baby'. xD
So yes, rofl. SG believes it is possible that the scientist was right on BOTH accounts! That Giovanni could be Professor Oak's son, (ex)husband to Delia Ketchum (Ketchum being a maiden name, or (less likely) an alias), father to both Ash and the red-headed Gary. xD Siblings do have rivalry since birth. Also, Team Rocket could well be a form of rebellion against his famous, poetic, pacifistic father; and once defeated, Giovanni's decision to go into research himself could reflect a new understanding of his father and acceptance of his roots. So why not tell the boys? Well, keeping the whole family together would certainly make it easy to find them all, neh? '^^ Besides, who wants to hear "Sorry kid, you're dad's responsible for all things evil three regions over" (counting Orange Islands)? On top of that, had random unexplained circumstances required the family split up as it did for so long, it would simply be awkward to try to tell them now, right?
To Be Continued
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Many men are born with penises that they are unhappy with and they are inundated by images and stories that women are only happy with larger genitalia. In such a world, men with small penises think they are doomed to a lonely and unsatisfying life. That is a lot of pressure to put on a part of your body! A man can't do much to fix the member he was born with – no amount of dieting or exercising can change the size of a penis.
So what's a guy to do?
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Why penis pills and not some other form of enlargement?
The reason men use pills is fairly obvious – they increase girth and length, thereby giving men a leg up on the competition, so to speak. Though the actual size of the penis does not become enlarged when in its flaccid and natural state, the size of a man's erection greatly increases from before regular pill use to after regular pill use. These supplements use natural ingredients that increase the flow of blood in the penis region to increase the size of the erection.
Penis pills are specifically made to target the blood and direct the flow to where it needs to go. Unlike other enlargement options, the pills are natural and deliver the exact, targeted response men are looking for.
Are there other benefits to the pills?
In addition to increasing the size of the erection, the supplements can often help with erectile dysfunction, a common – but rarely talked about – problem in men. The natural ingredients in the pills help combat the obstacles holding men back from sustaining an erection and therefore help erections stay harder and stronger for longer periods of times.
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Female ejaculation is often considered to be a mystery. Some can do it, some can't, and some don't even know it exists! There have even been claims that the concept itself is 'fake' and impossible.
What is Female Ejaculation?
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Ok, maybe that's a bit harsh, but come on. Why the heck doesn't Google have a way to sync its amazing calendar system with Entourage? I don't want to deal with iCal bullshit & so apparently sync-ing the two isn't possible. I think in reality, they just want to make Mac users wait since this feature is already available for people with PCs that want to sync Gcal with Outlook.
If anyone important-ish is reading (meaning anyone at Google or anyone who knows how to design programs like this), please, please, puh-leaseeee hook us up with a way to sync our shizzzz!


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There are some arcane hybrids and do-it-yourself OS schemes around, but the OS choice you have at most hosting companies today is between Linux and Windows. Hosting companies don't always clarify exactly why one might be better than the other for a particular customer or situation, leading some folks to conclude that there is really no difference at all. This is not the case. It does matter what kind of server you use, and there are clear differences between Linux and Windows.
Licensing costs money
All the various flavors of Windows, from the multiple versions of the new Windows 7 to the "enterprise" (server) packages, belong wholly to Microsoft, also known as the "Evil Empire" to the hackers and open source fans that prefer Linux. Linux, being open source, is free. This is the first major difference with important repercussions, since the hosting company's costs for licensing Windows will be passed on to the customer (that's you). Free, open source Linux means lower hosting costs all around, if only by a few dollars per month.
Getting a Windows hosting package is going to be a bit more expensive, but not so much more that you should make the difference a deal-breaker. Other factors — the make and model of the servers, company location, package offer details — can affect pricing as much or more, so make sure to get the big picture and don't bog yourself down in an "OS controversy." That said, you should know the operational, stylistic and tech-related differences between the two server types in order to make an informed decision.
Slow down and consider
Now, simply because you use a PC with Microsoft (MS) Windows, or even built your own Web site with it, doesn't mean you have to have a Windows server. You will access your site through such tools as Web-based control panels and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software, and can do so from a Macintosh running Mac OS X, a PC running Windows 7 or a homemade computer running Mandrake or RedHat (distributions of Linux). Some commands will differ, perhaps, but all the tools do the same thing, in much the same way.
Security and management
There have been some contentious arguments about the relative stability and security records of Linux and Windows server environments. Some computer professionals are simply knee-jerk anti-MS partisans, and there are also any number of MS fans that are anti-Linux (as well as anti-Mac). The fact that Windows is the most common OS in the world has both advantages and drawbacks. Millions of people are working on making it better, and just as many are trying to shoot it down in flames.
On the other hand, Linux is now most common server OS in use and hackers have had greater than expected success subverting it, too. The fact is that the platform in use is not as important to security as systems administration, attentive technicians and company management. If security is high on your list, you need to examine the company as much or more than the company's equipment. Don't take their marketing materials as a promise — do some due diligence here. It matters.
A toss-up?
There is probably little difference in server performance because of the choice of OS. Again, it can come down to how the companies install their software and maintain their hardware — Linux just might be "faster" in some functions than Windows if, in fact, the Windows OS was installed in default mode and not "tweaked." (This can be true of Linux installs, too, of course.) In the broadest terms, performance is comparable and you can have a fine, effective and efficient hosting experience with either kind of server.
The bottom line is that you should certainly consider the kind of server, particularly if you use MS technologies than need a Windows environment, but your search should be for a good host, not a good server. A company with the best equipment in the world will be no help to you if it is mismanaged, oblivious to security lapses and technologically out of its depth. With a rough equivalence in features, reliability, security and cost, a "winner" is impossible to choose beforehand. You can win — or lose — with any kind of server, so keep looking at the big picture and just make your decision.


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It was a small match, but a great day with great people. Thanks to everyone who came out to ride, help and watch.
Congratulations to Jimmy for taking the overall title. It was close, with Rich right on his heels. Denise gets top cowgirl honors – You and Poca are looking great.
Also looks like the "old" guy still has some speed left in him. Joe takes the 2015 title of fastest "Gunrunner" in our first-ever rifle runoff. Jimmy can come bear hunting with me anytime! 🙂
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Ben provides overall leadership to Eureka. He was previously with McKinsey & Company for 12 years and Managing Partner and CEO for Indonesia; Managing Director for Standard Chartered's Bank Private Equity in Indonesia for 6 years. Ben brings experience as an investor and adviser in the retail, telecom, healthcare, agriculture and energy sectors.
Ben is a Cofounder of the Young Leaders for Indonesia Foundation; selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2010; YPO member. Bachelor of Law (first class honours) and Political Economy from Murdoch University in Australia.
Tarek Najm leads the technology platform and product development at Eureka. Tarek Najm was a Technical Fellow at Microsoft and spent 15 years there. He founded and led worldwide development of several large-scale initiatives including: Online Division's Data Mining & Business Intelligence Systems, Microsoft's Search Advertising Platforms, adLab Research & Incubations, Bing Knowledge Web & Semantic Search.
Tarek holds 32 patents in data mining, Semantic Search and advertising algorithms. He also holds bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Mathematics from Eastern Michigan.
Mike leads the execution of Eureka's campaigns for clients. He is a veteran of retail analytics and data driven campaigns in the UK and Asia, having spent 10 years researching FMCG shopper behaviour at Kantar, 4 years as head of dunnhumby Malaysia for Tesco, 3 years as head of Loyalty for AIMIA in Indonesia where he built the MAPCLUB loyalty program and a number of roles as consultant including SAS analytics. He holds an International business degree from Aston University, UK.
Alex manages the end to end product journey from idea creation until deployment and project execution. He has 16 years experience in the telecom industry, holding senior positions across Business Intelligence, Analytics and Big Data. Alex was most recently with Indosat for 5 years as Head of BI and Big Data, and believes that telco data can change consumer behavior. He holds bachelor degree in Computer System and a Masters degree in Finance.
Ying leads the development of the Artificial Intelligence of the Eureka platform, and holds 72 patents in data mining, machine learning and software optimization. She is recognized as a leader in the field of AI, and in 2012 received the SIGKDD Service Award for her contributions to the field of knowledge discovery and data mining. Ying was most recently CTO of Singtel's Data Spark, and previously led Microsoft's Advertising and Product division with 300 data scientists globally. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, and BSc and MSc from Peking University.
Savvy leads engineering at Eureka and owns the Eureka Platform Architecture. She comes with strong experience architecting large-scale distributed software platforms. She engineered Microsoft's connected home iOT platform and invented the Split Compute-Merge model to build Microsoft's DMP of 1 billion users. Post Microsoft, she cofounded Loudscoop, a startup to reinvent the learning experience for the 21st century classroom. Savvy holds patents in distributed systems and has a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication from the College of Engineering, Guindy.
Scott is the Managing Director of Business Development at Eureka, responsible for the business development and commercial success of Eureka's product portfolio. He has more than 20 years of experience of Business Development, Country Management, M&A and Investment. He was previously the Chief Strategy Office and Chief Digital Officer of WPP and worked at WPP for 14 years. Holds a Bachelor of Arts from King's College London & MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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BENNINGTON, Vt. – In a well-contested non-conference women's volleyball match at the Mountaineer Athletic Center Friday night, Southern Vermont College fell 3-2 to the visiting Smith College Pioneers.
SC took the opening set by a 25-13 margin before the Mountaineers came back to tie the contest with a 27-25 victory in the second. Smith ran away with the third and won it 25-12—only to see Southern Vermont again respond and grab the fourth by a 25-21 margin. SVC made a late push to overcome a sizable deficit in the deciding frame, but the Pioneers held off the hosts to claim a 15-12 set victory and win the night.
Southern Vermont (14-3) has a quick turnaround for its next match as the Mountaineers are back at home on Saturday for a 4 p.m. New England Collegiate Conference showdown with Newbury College. Smith (3-14) is off until Tuesday when the Pioneers visit Emerson College for a 7 p.m. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference tilt.
SVC sophomore Nikki Ramirez (West Covina, Calif.) recorded a team-best 18 kills in addition to notching 14 digs, and freshman Vianey Hernandez (Jewett, Texas) tallied 23 digs, 12 kills, and three service aces for the Mountaineers. Senior libero Heidy Benitez (Tulare, Calif.) registered a match-high 32 digs as junior setter Taryn Higareda (Rosemead, Calif.) assisted on 37 of the 46 Southern Vermont kills.
Smith sophomore Amy Hagen (Owings, Md.) led all players with 20 kills on the night, and she added 22 digs to her line. Classmate Caleigh Johnson (Georgetown, Texas) was right behind at 19 kills while junior Helena Wiatrowski (Winchester, Mass.) led the Pioneers with 27 digs. Junior Kimani Freeman (Newark, N.J.) had 39 assists in the win.
SC jumped out to an 8-3 lead off the opening serve, but the Mountaineers stuck with it and climbed back to go on top by one as Ramirez and junior Meg Maddalena (Portola, Calif.) started to heat up. Smith would seize the momentum, however, and close out the set on a 15-3 run with Hagen landing three-straight kills during a stretch of seven unanswered points at the end.
Hernandez started the second frame behind the line and tossed up six-straight serves for SVC to grab an early edge, but the Pioneers would chip away and eventually go in front by three as Hagen put down four kills during an 8-1 run. Down 21-17, the Mountaineers fought back to tie it at 23-23, and points were traded until back-to-back SC errors allowed Southern Vermont to take the game.
Johnson had three kills to help Smith build a 13-5 advantage in the third set, and the visitors were able to maintain that separation through the remainder of the stanza. Freeman tallied consecutive aces in a late 9-2 run which put SC back in front for the match.
SVC had its most efficient game of the night in the fourth with only two attacking errors on 40 swings as Higareda assisted on 12 of the Mountaineers' 13 kills. A back-and-forth struggle saw neither side lead by more than three before Southern Vermont ended the set and kept the night going with a 4-1 spurt behind a pair of Maddalena kills.
Johnson had three kills in the front end of the fifth as Smith went ahead 10-2. The Mountaineers came back with a 5-2 run with kills by Ramirez, Hernandez, and junior Abby Landon (South Glens Falls, N.Y.). SVC then rattled off three straight to force a Smith timeout with kills from Hernandez and Higareda, but Freeman landed one of her own out of the stoppage to make it match point. A Smith serving error and an ace off Hernandez's hand kept the Mountaineers' hopes alive—however Johnson then put down one final kill to end the evening.
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Public enemy number one is plastic
And other green tips to live your life for the benefit of your children and their future
Sustainable. Renewable. Recycle. Reusable. Biodegradable. Toxin-free. These buzzwords should be a part of your day-to-day living lexicon. Why? Because we are obliterating our planet at warp speed and it's your duty as a human being to care about what you are doing that is contributing to the state of the planet's declining health. As a mother, it keeps me up at night. What kind of world will my children and my children's children inherit? What kind of life will they have to live because we were selfish? I know I sound like a broken record, but every little bit you do to reduce your carbon footprint (and those of your family) helps tremendously.
What do I mean when I say eco living? Live life in a way that is good for the environment, and not harmful. Always support and buy from local companies, products, and services. Do your research so that you are in the know and can make informed choices about the way you live so you lessen your negative impact on your surroundings. Make small changes that have lasting effect.
Below, I have defined what these buzzwords mean and how you can incorporate them into your daily routine to help you make the switch to a less impactful way of life for you and your family. Because at the rate we are going, if we don't commit to making greener lifestyle choices and changes, then the world our children will be living in will be one vastly different from the one we have now.
Sustainable: What exactly does sustainability mean? Sustainability means minimizing our consumption of natural resources so that they will still be around in the future. Something that is sustainable doesn't harm the environment. Sustainability is paramount.
Green tip: Always support local farms that grow organic produce. That's sustainable agriculture.
Renewable :Eco chic defines renewable as "A resource that can be replenished at a rate equal to or greater than its rate of depletion. A great example of this is hemp products, which are also grown without pesticides and using very little water."
Green tip: Solar panels can provide energy for electricity from sunlight, which is classified as renewable energy. If your home can support this technology, take advantage of it.
Recycle: Recycling means to repurpose materials that have already been used into new products. Recycling is essential if you are to be part of the green movement. Recycling eases landfill waste, lowers pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, saves energy, and so much more.
Green tip: Don't ever throw clothes away, always see if you can repurpose (you can turn old clothes into rags for the house) or donate to people in need.
Reusable: Reusing is akin to recycling. It simply means things you can use over and over again.
Green tip: Buy a steel water bottle that you can reuse and refill every day.
Non-toxic: Always make sure that the items and products you buy are not made from materials that are poisonous or toxic. You'd be surprised at how many everyday products have ingredients that are harmful.
Green tip: Research is critical. Always know what's in your things. This goes for everything (household especially).
Biodegradable: Biodegradable means that nature can break them down naturally. This is done through the air, climate, and soil. We are so technologically advanced in this day and age that we are producing many materials that are non biodegradable. They basically will stick around forever. Public enemy number one is plastic!
Green tip: bring reusable shopping bags everywhere you go for your shopping needs. Never use plastic.


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Venezuela's pride, Edwin Valero, the current WBC (World Boxing Council) lightweight champion successfully defended his belt after beating Hector Velazquez of Mexico (now 51-14-2, 35 KOs) by a sixth (6th) round TKO (technical knockout) last Saturday night at the Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas in La Guaira, Caracas in Venezuela.
Update: Valero defeated DeMarco for his 27th KO victory.
The 28-year old Valero suffered a cut on the bridge of his nose after a pair of accidental head-butts early in the fight. Despite this, the aggressive Venezuelan kept attacking and before the seventh round, Velazquez did not come out to fight anymore. This is Velazquez's third loss in his last four fights.
Edwin Valero (nicknamed as "El Inca", "El Dinamita", "El Terminator", "The Liquidator"), a former WBA (World Boxing Association) super featherweight champion improved his professional record to 26 wins and no loss. Also, Valero continues to hold his perfect win-knockout ratio as this win gave him his 26th knockout.
Some trivia about Edwin Valero. Last February 25, 2006, Valero set a new world record by winning his first eighteen (18) fights as a professional by way of first-round knockout (that record has since been broken by Tyrone Brunson last August 15, 2008 with 19 straight). The previous record for consecutive first-round knockouts was fifteen (15) set by Young Otto in 1905.
Edwin Valero is already planning to defend his WBC lightweight title in early 2010 against Antonio DeMarco, who holds the interim WBC belt but his promoter, Bob Arum has other plans.
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MINNEOLA, Fla. - The Gallaudet University softball team beat Monday's snowstorm in the nation's capital and got down to Florida for Spring Break in the nick of time over the weekend.
Gallaudet (4-5-1) got its Spring Break trip underway Monday with two non-conference games at Minneola Athletic Complex. The Bison lost the first game 8-0 in six innings to Gordon College. GU lost the second game, by the same score, to State University of New York at Fredonia.
Gordon 8, Gallaudet 0
The Bison played a close game with Gordon through four innings. The Fighting Scots held a 2-0 lead before they scored three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to end the game by the eight-run mercy rule.
Gordon (1-2) scored three times in the fifth before Gallaudet (4-4-1) was able to record an out. Emily Kline hit a two-run home run in the fifth frame for the Scots.
Senior starting pitcher Jordan Hogan (Severn, Md.) suffered the lost as she allowed eight runs (six earned) on 11 hits, two walks and four strikeouts.
GU had four hits in the shutout.
Fredonia 8, Gallaudet 0
Fredonia (8-4) broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the top of the third inning against Gallaudet. The Blue Devils scored at least one run in every inning from the third inning to the seventh.
Lauren Pixley(2-for-4, two runs, three RBI) smacked a two-run home run in the three-run third.
Junior starting pitcher Alyssa Barlow (Chandler, Ariz.) took the loss as she allowed five runs on 10 hits, walked one and recorded one strikeout.
The Bison only had two hits in the loss.
- Junior Courtney Thomas (Yorkville, Ill.) was the only Bison to have one hit in each game
- Junior Katelyn Koester (Buffalo, N.Y.) had two stolen bases against Gordon
- GU has been shut out three times this season
GU has an off day tomorrow before back-to-back tripleheaders on Wednesday and Thursday. The Bison will go up against University of Minnesota-Morris (8 a.m.), Rochester Institute of Technology (10:30 a.m.) and University of Scranton (1 p.m.) on Wednesday, March 15.


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Sunday, 16 November 2014
Wild Boar Fell
Location: Mallerstang - Cumbria
Height: 708 metres (2,323 ft)
Summit Type: Grassy/Stony/Boggy/Flat
Notable Summit Objects: Trig Point, Cairns, Wind Shelter
Range: Pennines
An impressive and distinctive looking, vast, wind swept, flat topped fell in Mallerstang Cumbria. The Settle-Carlisle railway runs along its eastern flanks, and a number of interesting stone cairns adorn the edges of the fell.
The views are excellent from the summit, to the north is the town of Kirkby Stephen with Little Fell and Mickle Fell, with Great Dunn Fell and the mighty Cross Fell beyond. To the north east the views are dominated by High Seat, the same mass of land continues to give eastern views across Mallerstang to Hugh Seat, to the south east is the large mass of land that is Abbotside Common, with Great Shunner Fell just peaking up beyond. The south is dominated by adjoining Swarth Fell with Knoutberry Haw beyond. The south west and the immediate western views are made up the Howgill Fells with the southern Lake District fells beyond. The north western view looks across the Eden Valley towards Shap and the Shap Fells with High Street and the Helvellyn range beyond.
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Watering Tomatoes Correctly
Posted by Eli on 12th Aug 2019
Tomatoes require an even supply of water throughout the season; an irregular water supply will cause your tomatoes to develop problems.
Like most other vegetables in the garden, tomatoes need at least one inch of rain or irrigation water per week for steady growth. In the hotter, drier parts of the world, their needs go up to two inches of water per week during the hot summer months.
An inch of water measures out to about 60 gallons for each 100 square feet of garden. If you grow your tomatoes as individual plants in pots, then water based on the moisture level of the soil. Best is to water the the soil starts to get dry to the touch.
Watering Technique
Here's a clever way of watering tomatoes. Cut the tops from some gallon-size cans, punch holes in the bottoms and set them in the ground with only about an inch of the can showing above the surface. Use two cans near each tomato plant and fill them two or three times per week -- or more often, if needed. This method directs water right to the root zone of the plants and little is wasted.
You can develop your own watering techniques as long as you follow these guidelines:
- Water thoroughly to encourage the tomato roots to seek water and nutrients deep in the soil. With an extensive, deep root system, the plants will hold up better during dry spells. When watering, soak the soil to a depth of at least six to eight inches.
- Water only when your plants need it. Tomatoes like moisture, but overwatering is harmful. You not only waste water, but soggy soil will prevent the roots from getting the air they need. If your plants look a little wilted on a hot, summer afternoon, that's usually normal. They'll perk up overnight. If plants are wilted in the morning, don't wait -- water them! (Certain diseases can also cause wilting.) A thorough soaking every four to five days on light, sandy soils and every seven to ten days on heavy soils is a good general guide for irrigating if you don't get enough rain.
- Water early in the day to cut down on evaporation losses and also to give your plants plenty of time to dry out. Wet foliage overnight may help trigger some diseases. With furrow irrigation, drip irrigation or soaker hoses, which all deliver water right at the soil surface and not on the leaves, you can water almost anytime. Try to avoid watering at midday though, because that's when evaporation losses are highest.
- Use a good mulch to help retain moisture in the soil. Mulches reduce the fluctuation of soil moisture and that helps the crop enormously. But, remember, don't apply mulch until after the transplants have been going for five to six weeks.
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text: Print Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septum defectPulmonary atresia (uh-TREE-zhuh) is one of several heart valve defects that may be found at birth or soon after. In pulmonary atresia, the valve between the heart and lungs (pulmonary valve) is not fully developed, which prevents forward blood flow to the lungs, and your baby doesn't get needed oxygen. Normally, some blood enters the lungs through other passages within the heart and its arteries. Before your baby is born, it receives blood through a hole (foramen ovale) between the top chambers of your baby's heart, and oxygen-rich blood is pumped out to the rest of your baby's body. After birth, the foramen ovale usually closes, but in pulmonary atresia it may stay open. Another temporary opening (ductus arteriosus) may allow some blood flow, but your baby will need medication, procedures or surgery to correct the atresia. In this heart defect, there is also a hole between the two pumping chambers of your baby's heart (ventricular septal defect, or VSD). The pulmonary artery and its branches can be very small or nonexistent. In the latter case, additional arteries arise from the aorta to provide blood flow to the lung (major aortopulmonary collateral arteries, or MAPCAs). Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic DiagnosisDoctors may use several tests to diagnose pulmonary atresia: X-ray. An X-ray shows your baby's doctor the shape and size of your baby's heart and any defects. Echocardiogram. In an echocardiogram, sound wave movement reveals the features of your baby's heart. Your doctor might also use an echocardiogram of your abdomen before you deliver your baby (fetal echocardiogram) to diagnose pulmonary atresia. Electrocardiogram (ECG). In this test, sensor patches with wires attached (electrodes) measure the electrical impulses given off by your baby's heart. An ECG finds abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias or dysrhythmias) and may show other heart damage. Cardiac catheterization. In catheterization, the doctor inserts a thin, flexible tube (catheter) into a blood vessel in your baby's groin and guides it to your baby's heart. This test shows your baby's heart structure and the blood pressure and oxygen levels in your baby's heart, pulmonary artery and aorta. The doctor may inject a dye into the catheter to see your baby's arteries more easily under X-ray. Cardiac CT scan. This is a scan of your baby's heart and blood vessels to help understand the anatomy and the presence of these collateral arteries (MAPCAs), which will be important for planning the repair. TreatmentMedication and several procedures may be needed to treat your baby's pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Procedures. Your baby will need one or more procedures to improve heart function and blood flow. There are several treatment pathways depending on the anatomy of the pulmonary arteries and the presence or absence of the MAPCAs. Stent placement. Placement of a rigid tube (stent) between the aorta and pulmonary artery (ductus arteriosus) allows blood to flow to your infant's lungs. Systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt. In this procedure, your infant's surgeon uses a part of an artery from another part of the body to create a passage for blood flow (shunt). Complete repair Neonatal complete repair. If your baby's heart has well-developed pulmonary arteries and no MAPCAs, your baby's surgeon can perform the complete repair in one stage during the neonatal period. This will include closure of the ventricular septal defect and placement of a valve conduit between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. One-stage complete repair. In this procedure, your baby's surgeon connects all the MAPCAs together to create the new pulmonary arteries and then completes the repair with closure of the VSD and placement of the conduit. This is usually performed between 4 and 6 months of age. This procedure may also be called unifocalization. Staged repair Staged unifocalization. If the MAPCAs are small or have multiple areas of narrowing, they may be connected in stages. This allows the arteries to grow to adequate size prior to the complete repair. The source of blood flow to the lungs will be provided through a small shunt from the aorta to the newly constructed pulmonary arteries. After a few months, your baby's heart will be evaluated with a cardiac catheterization and cardiac CT scan to determine the suitability and timing of the complete repair. Catheter interventions for the pulmonary artery branches. This procedure is done to assess the anatomy of your baby's heart and reconstruct pulmonary artery branches and dilate or stent the areas that have narrowing in them. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Jan. 26, 2019 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Facts about pulmonary atresia. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/pulmonaryatresia.html. Accessed Jan. 19, 2018. Single ventricle defects. American Heart Association. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/CongenitalHeartDefects/AboutCongenitalHeartDefects/Single-Ventricle-Defects_UCM_307037_Article.jsp#.VjE3ztiFOic. Accessed Jan. 19, 2018. Axelrod DM, et al. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS). https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Jan. 19, 2018. Congenital heart defects. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects. Accessed Jan. 19, 2018. Congenital heart defects and CCHD. March of Dimes. https://www.marchofdimes.org/baby/congenital-heart-defects.aspx. Accessed Jan. 19, 2018. Fontan completion surgery. Congenital Heart Defects UK. http://www.chd-uk.co.uk/types-of-chd-and-operations/fontan-completion-surgery/. Accessed Dec. 19, 2017. Carrillo SA, et al. Surgical repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals with absent intrapericardial pulmonary arteries. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015;100:606. Related Pulmonary atresia Associated Procedures Cardiac ablation Cardiac catheterization Coronary angioplasty and stents Echocardiogram Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) Pulmonary valve repair and replacement X-ray Show more associated procedures Pulmonary atresiaSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentDoctors & departmentsCare at Mayo Clinic Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. 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