Hesiod's Theogony (116ff) tells how, after Chaos, arose broad-breasted Gaia the everlasting foundation of the gods of Olympus. She brought forth Uranus, the starry sky, her equal, to cover her, the hills, and the fruitless deep of the Sea, Pontus, "without sweet union of love," out of her own self. But afterwards, Hesiod tells, she lay with Uranus and bore the World-Ocean Oceanus, Coeus and Crius and the Titans Hyperion and Iapetus, Theia and Rhea, Themis and Mnemosyne and Phoebe of the golden crown and lovely Tethys. "After them was born Cronos the wily, youngest and most te ...

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Gaia mythology, Gaia mythology - In Greek mythology, Gaia mythology - Gaia in Neopaganism, Gaia mythology - Family tree, Gaia mythology - Interpretations, Gaia mythology - In other cultures, Gaia mythology - In modern ecological theory, Gaia mythology - In popular culture

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Gaia theory is a spectrum of hypotheses, ranging from the undeniable to radical. At one end is the undeniable statement that the organisms on the Earth have radically altered its composition. A stronger position is that the Earth's biosphere effectively acts as if it is a self-organizing system which works in such a way as to keep its systems in some kind of equilibrium that is conducive to life. Biologists usually view this activity as an undirected emergent property of the ecosystem; as each individual species pursues its own self-interest ...

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Gaia philosophy, Gaia philosophy - Predecessors to the Gaia theory, Gaia philosophy - Range of views, Gaia philosophy - Gaia in biology and science, Gaia philosophy - Gaia in the social sciences, Gaia philosophy - Gaia in politics, Gaia philosophy - Semantic debate

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The question of "what is an organism" and at what scale is it rational to speak about organisms vs. biospheres, give rise to a semantic debate. We are all ecologies in the sense that our (human) bodies contain gut bacteria, parasite species, etc., and to them our body is not organism but rather more of a microclimate or biome. Applying that thinking to whole planets: The argument is that these symbiotic organisms, being unable to survive apart from each other and their climate and local conditions, form an organism in their own right, ...

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Gaia philosophy, Gaia philosophy - Predecessors to the Gaia theory, Gaia philosophy - Range of views, Gaia philosophy - Gaia in biology and science, Gaia philosophy - Gaia in the social sciences, Gaia philosophy - Gaia in politics, Gaia philosophy - Semantic debate

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The Gaia storyline, revolving characters created by (and roleplayed by) Gaia's staff members, has progressed already to some extent. Characters include the shopkeepers of Gaia's item stores, a reporter who covers plot "news" as it develops, and figures who only appear on holidays (such as the Easter bunny). The First Gaian Anniversary Ball - Johnny K. Gambino was first introduced as the 'most powerful man on Gaia', alongside his son Gino Gambino. The two hosted a celebration of the site's first anniversary. Attendees got ...

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Gaia Online, Gaia Online - Gaia Online Feature List, Gaia Online - Gaia Gold Random Events and Items, Gaia Online - Gaian NPC Characters' Storyline, Gaia Online - Features to Come, Gaia Online - List of Gaian NPCs

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Gaia theory science - The Second Gaia Conference. By the time of the 2nd Chapman Conference on the Gaia Hypothesis, held at Valencia, in Spain on the 23 June 2000, the situation had developed significantly in accordance with the developing science of Bio-geophysiology. Rather than a discussion of the Gaian teleological views, or "types" of Gaia Theory, the focus was upon the specific mechanisms by which basic short term homeostasis was maintained within a framework of significant evolutionary long ...

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Gaia theory science, Gaia theory science - Range of views, Gaia theory science - Gaia theories, Gaia theory science - Early modern parallels, Gaia theory science - Lovelock initial hypothesis, Gaia theory science - Critical analysis, Gaia theory science - Basis, Gaia theory science - Criticism, Gaia theory science - DaisyWorld simulations, Gaia theory science - The First Gaia Conference, Gaia theory science - Strong Gaia theories, Gaia theory science - Semantic debate, Gaia theory science - Recent Developments, Gaia theory science - The Second Gaia Conference, Gaia theory science - Gaia hypothesis in ecology

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Gaia gold is the currency of Gaia Online forums site. It is earned in several different ways. Making new threads: 7-10 gold Replying to current threads: 5-7 gold Voting on polls: about 10 gold Traveling around the site without posting or other activities, (also known as "lurking"): 0-2 gold per each new page Submitting ones art to the an Arena (housing, avatar, art): Same amount as lurking Voting or commenting on the different Arenas (housing, avatar, art): 7 goldSee also:

Gaia Online, Gaia Online - Gaia Online Feature List, Gaia Online - Gaia Gold Random Events and Items, Gaia Online - Gaian NPC Characters' Storyline, Gaia Online - Features to Come, Gaia Online - List of Gaian NPCs

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Gaia theory today is a spectrum of hypotheses, ranging from the undeniable (Weak Gaia) to the radical (Strong Gaia). At one end of this spectrum is the undeniable statement that the organisms on the Earth have radically altered its composition. A stronger position is that the Earth's biosphere effectively acts as if it is a self-organizing system, which works in such a way as to keep its systems in some kind of meta-equilibrium that is broadly conducive to life. The history of evolution, ecology and climate show that the exact charact ...

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Gaia theory science, Gaia theory science - Range of views, Gaia theory science - Gaia theories, Gaia theory science - Early modern parallels, Gaia theory science - Lovelock initial hypothesis, Gaia theory science - Critical analysis, Gaia theory science - Basis, Gaia theory science - Criticism, Gaia theory science - DaisyWorld simulations, Gaia theory science - The First Gaia Conference, Gaia theory science - Strong Gaia theories, Gaia theory science - Semantic debate, Gaia theory science - Recent Developments, Gaia theory science - The Second Gaia Conference, Gaia theory science - Gaia hypothesis in ecology

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Vila Nova de Gaia already existed under the Roman Empire as the city of Cale. It developed most likely from a preexistent Celtic Castro, or neolithic settlement. The origin of the name Cale (or Gale, since in Classical Latin there was no clear distinction between the letters and sounds "g" or "c") is likely Celtic, from the root "Gall-" with which Celts refered to themselves, similarly to Galicia, Gaul or Galway. The river itself has a presumably Celtic name, Douro (Durus in Latin) maybe after Celtic "dwr", water. In Roman times the bulk of ...

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Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia - Coat of Arms and Flag, Vila Nova de Gaia - History of the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, Vila Nova de Gaia - Parishes

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The coat of arms are made up of a grey crest with two golden-yellow grapes on the bottom with a castle colored black in the middle with a person blowing the horn. The castle lies over the water. The castle is colored grey. The flag is colored dark yellow to black in four each. ...

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Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia - Coat of Arms and Flag, Vila Nova de Gaia - History of the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, Vila Nova de Gaia - Parishes

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In the Star Trek universe, Earth was one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets. Several major federal organizations are found on Earth, such as the Federation Council which meets in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The Federation President also keeps offices in Paris, and Starfleet Headquarters is located in San Francisco. Major events on Earth included first contact with the Vulcans (Star Trek: First Contact), barely averted attacks by the Borg (in "The Best of Both Worlds" and Star Trek: First Contact) ...

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Earth in fiction, Earth in fiction - Hitchhiker's Guide, Earth in fiction - Star Trek, Earth in fiction - Firefly, Earth in fiction - Battlestar Galactica, Earth in fiction - Dune, Earth in fiction - Stargate, Earth in fiction - Other fiction

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The Children of Gaia are primarily interested in joining together all of the tribes as one, despite the glaring hatred some have for each other, like the Get of Fenris and the Black Furies. Many consider them as useless tree-huggers who talk too much and do too little. Very few other tribes are as accepting as the Children - their numbers include the cast-offs from other tribes, as they are the only clan to actively seek out metis and reformed Black Spiral Dancers. The Children of Gaia's totem is th ...

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Garou Nation, Garou Nation - Black Furies, Garou Nation - Bone Gnawers, Garou Nation - Children of Gaia, Garou Nation - Fianna, Garou Nation - Get of Fenris, Garou Nation - Glass Walkers, Garou Nation - Red Talons, Garou Nation - Shadow Lords, Garou Nation - Silent Striders, Garou Nation - Silver Fangs, Garou Nation - Uktena, Garou Nation - Wendigo

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James Lovelock - Gaia. While the Gaia Hypothesis was readily accepted by many in the environmentalist community, it has not been fully accepted within the scientific community. Among its more famous critics are Richard Dawkins and Ford Doolittle, and a detailed description of disputes surrounding it can be found here. Briefly, critics point out that since natural selection operates on individuals, it is not obvious how planetary-scale homeostasis can evolve. Lovelock has countered with models such as Daisyworld, ...

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James Lovelock, James Lovelock - Life history, James Lovelock - Professional career, James Lovelock - Controversy, James Lovelock - Gaia, James Lovelock - Nuclear Power, James Lovelock - Books

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History of ecology - The biosphere - Eduard Suess Henry Chandler Cowles and Vladimir Vernadsky. By the 19th century, ecology blossomed due to new discoveries in chemistry by Lavoisier and de Saussure, notably the nitrogen cycle. After observing the fact that life developed only within strict limits of each compartment that makes up the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere, the Austrian geologist Eduard Suess proposed the term biosphere in 1875. Suess proposed the name biosphere for the conditions promoting life, suc ...

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History of ecology, History of ecology - 18th and 19th century ~ Ecological murmurs, History of ecology - The botanical geography and Alexander von Humboldt, History of ecology - The notion of biocoenosis: Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, History of ecology - Early 20th century ~ Expansion of ecological thought, History of ecology - The biosphere - Eduard Suess Henry Chandler Cowles and Vladimir Vernadsky, History of ecology - The ecosystem: Arthur Tansley, History of ecology - Ecological Succession - Henry Chandler Cowles, History of ecology - Human ecology, History of ecology - Modern ecology comes of age, History of ecology - James Lovelock and the Gaia hypothesis, History of ecology - Conservation and environmental movements, History of ecology - Ecology and global policy

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A lifelong inventor, Lovelock has created and developed many scientific instruments, some of which have been adopted by NASA in its program of planetary exploration. It was while working for NASA that Lovelock developed the Gaia Hypothesis. In early 1961, Lovelock was engaged by NASA to develop sensitive instruments for the analysis of extraterrestrial atmospheres and planetary surfaces. The Viking program that visited Mars in the late 1970s was motivated in part to determining whether Mars supported life, and many of the sensors and ...

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James Lovelock, James Lovelock - Life history, James Lovelock - Professional career, James Lovelock - Controversy, James Lovelock - Gaia, James Lovelock - Nuclear Power, James Lovelock - Books

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A Greek name for the goddess of the earth. It also refers to a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all living matter on the earth is believed to be a single living organism. In such a scheme, humanity is considered the nervous system of the living earth.

(See also: Gaia, New Age, Body mind and Soul)

Lovelock was born in Letchworth Garden City. He studied chemistry at the University of Manchester before taking up a Medical Research Council post at the Institute for Medical Research in London. In 1948 he received a Ph.D. in medicine at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Within the United States he has conducted research at Yale, Baylor University College of Medicine, and Harvard University. ...

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James Lovelock, James Lovelock - Life history, James Lovelock - Professional career, James Lovelock - Controversy, James Lovelock - Gaia, James Lovelock - Nuclear Power, James Lovelock - Books

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Black Furies are a tribe of avenging and war-like (usually) female werewolves who are generally described as Amazons. The tribe originated in Greece, but modern Furies come from all over the world. Their totem is Pegasus and also Panther. While childbirth is considered a sacred act among the tribe, only female and male metis descendants of Furies are accepted. Fertile male sons are sent off to be adopted by ...

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Garou Nation, Garou Nation - Black Furies, Garou Nation - Bone Gnawers, Garou Nation - Children of Gaia, Garou Nation - Fianna, Garou Nation - Get of Fenris, Garou Nation - Glass Walkers, Garou Nation - Red Talons, Garou Nation - Shadow Lords, Garou Nation - Silent Striders, Garou Nation - Silver Fangs, Garou Nation - Uktena, Garou Nation - Wendigo

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Gaia

(Greek name for goddess Terra) The uninitiated Earth

(See also: Gaia, Body Mind and Soul)

Hailing from Celtic descent, the Fianna are a passionate tribe of Garou. Widely known for their storytellers, bards, musicians, poets and other artistic types, the Fianna are true madmen whose love for parties, alcohol and company can easily turn into fierce hatred, bloodlust and feral rage. The Fianna claim that the first Galliard was a Fianna and they're known for their ties to the fairy-folk ...

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Garou Nation, Garou Nation - Black Furies, Garou Nation - Bone Gnawers, Garou Nation - Children of Gaia, Garou Nation - Fianna, Garou Nation - Get of Fenris, Garou Nation - Glass Walkers, Garou Nation - Red Talons, Garou Nation - Shadow Lords, Garou Nation - Silent Striders, Garou Nation - Silver Fangs, Garou Nation - Uktena, Garou Nation - Wendigo

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The Silent Striders were exiled from their homeland of Egypt by the Followers of Set, and have been roaming the world ever since. They are involved in the world of Wraith: The Oblivion and Vampire: The Masquerade more than any other werewolf tribe. Since their exile, they have traveled the world, and their kin are now the Gypsies, better known as the Roma. They are cursed to always ...

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Garou Nation, Garou Nation - Black Furies, Garou Nation - Bone Gnawers, Garou Nation - Children of Gaia, Garou Nation - Fianna, Garou Nation - Get of Fenris, Garou Nation - Glass Walkers, Garou Nation - Red Talons, Garou Nation - Shadow Lords, Garou Nation - Silent Striders, Garou Nation - Silver Fangs, Garou Nation - Uktena, Garou Nation - Wendigo

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The overworld of Terra visually portrays its mystery, for it is a landscape featuring rock formations, sparkling water, and other natural features not seen on Gaia. Its organic passages connect the civilization of Bran Bral with other locales, including Castle Pandemonium. The major civilization of Terra, featuring a society of humanoids similar to Zidane and Kuja. Bran Bral is actually the birthplace of Zidane and Kuja. It also featured laboratories that we ...

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List of Final Fantasy IX locations, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Gaia, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Mist Continent, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Outer Continent, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Forgotten Continent, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Lost Continent, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Terra, List of Final Fantasy IX locations - Other

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History of ecology - The botanical geography and Alexander von Humboldt. Throughout the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, the great maritime powers such as Britain, Spain, and Portugal launched many world exploratory expeditions to develop maritime commerce with other countries, and to discover new natural resources, as well as to catalog them. At the beginning of the 18th century, about twenty thousand plant species were known, vers ...

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History of ecology, History of ecology - 18th and 19th century ~ Ecological murmurs, History of ecology - The botanical geography and Alexander von Humboldt, History of ecology - The notion of biocoenosis: Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, History of ecology - Early 20th century ~ Expansion of ecological thought, History of ecology - The biosphere - Eduard Suess Henry Chandler Cowles and Vladimir Vernadsky, History of ecology - The ecosystem: Arthur Tansley, History of ecology - Ecological Succession - Henry Chandler Cowles, History of ecology - Human ecology, History of ecology - Modern ecology comes of age, History of ecology - James Lovelock and the Gaia hypothesis, History of ecology - Conservation and environmental movements, History of ecology - Ecology and global policy

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