Butterfly Gang

The Butterfly Gang is compromised of three aspiring superheroes-- Sally (Great Eggfly), Shu Lee (Orange Bar Sulphur), and Joshua (Common Green Birdwing). The gang came to be one afternoon when the three friends decided to combine their love of butterflies, and superheroes like the powerpuff girls, and though they haven't had many chances to fight crime they still do they best to be a force of good in their neighborhood.

Princess Punch-Out

Princess Punch-Out is a sadistic princess that loves to fight and look fabulous so she does both frequently and simultaneously. She prefers to wear white boxing gloves because she likes to see her opponent's blood on them when she gives them a hard punch in the face. She has an on-going challenge to any that dare to come against her-- if they K.O. her, they get her hand in marriage and half of the kingdom. She currently stands undefeated.

Morror

Morror are friendly multi-tailed critters that make great pets. Their fur is soft and wonderful for snuggling, and they're very loyal to those it bonds with. Princess Punch-Out owns several morrors---named Fist, Knuckles, and Bash--- and they are the only creatures she treats with complete kindness.

Travelling Companions

Marsha and Tongues have been travelling together ever since either of them can remember... which could be years but may only be months for their first meeting was quite peculiar. Tongues was hardly out of kittenhood when she found Marsha unconscious in the desert wasteland, and when Marsha woke up she had no memories of her past life.  The two companions have stuck together since then and have a bond that is unbreakable.

Sparks, Actual Rock Star

This is Sparks, she's a literal rock star. 

Anansi the Third

Anansi III is the grandchild of Anansi. They have no single corporeal shape, no single gender, no single definition. They own many masks and when they don those masks they become something new. Their favourite mask is that of the spider for it reminds them of their grandfather who taught them all there was to know about the art of illusion and weaving tales. (This connection to their grandfather is also the reason they chose to be called Anansi III by those that wish to call for them, in reality they have many names, one for each mask.)

Besides their masks, their most prized possessions are their cloak, which is sky both day and night, and their satchel, which is light in all colors. They won these possessions from a competition with Set and Loki, other trickster god whose sigils are on Anansi III's belt as a show of camaraderie. The cloak allows Anansi III to control the skies through their words: sad words bring rains, joyous ones bring sunshine, a bid goodnight brings the day to a close and a bid good morning begins it. The satchel allows Anansi III to carry anything in the world, even the world itself, and always have it weigh no more than light itself.

Big Blue Battling Cloak

Big Blue Battling Cloak, the little red riding hood of an opposite universe. Big Blue may look sweet but if any lumberjacks try to get in her way to her gramps' cave in the woods she's ready to fight. With the  quick whisper of a magic word, she can disappear before their very eyes, meaning they never see her coming when she strikes them down like the trees they fell.

Momo

Momo is a ghost of animal, but it's forgotten what animal it was so it just changes its features as it floats along.

Rox

This is Rox of the Royal Bloods gang. The gang hunt and kill the rich and powerful and eat them afterwards. They believe that dressing in their victims' fine clothes and consuming them brings them closer to being royalty themselves. New members are initiated once they have made their first kill and then turned their first victim's skull into a mask that is to be worn on hunts.

Ven, the sentient venus fly trap

This is Ven. It is a sentient plant creature that evolved from a venus fly trap. Its eyes resemble fly wings and its nose a fly body, this is in order to lure prey close enough to grab and consume them with its mouth/hands. Its root legs can burrow into the ground for water and better movement stability.

Kikou

 

This is Kikou, a magic wielding imp girl that loves to skate! Her dream is to one day be a professional  roller derby gal and compete in the Magic Skates Tournament as a member of the Boils and Toils- a rough tough group of roller skating orcs, goblins and dark elves.

Dragon Doodles!

I joined a website called Flight Rising in which you raise and breed dragons. Today, in order to get some practice with a new drawing program I downloaded (Krita), I asked people to send me a picture of their favourite dragons so that I could draw them!
 Here are the results of the day:

 

 

  

  

  
 

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CADBURY CHOCOLATE PORK FREE, SAYS MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC BODY

Tests last month to Cadbury Chocolate products revealed porcine DNA according to the Malaysian Ministry of Health. The results of these tests resulted in a boycott of the chocolates by the Islamic community and a suspension of Cadbury's halal certification (meaning that it is not okay for consumption under the Islamic law).

However, new tests to Cadbury chocolate by the Islamic Development Department have not found any traces of pork. The Health Ministry tested chocolate bars from shops and the products may have been exposed to porcine DNA after leaving the factory. The Islamic Developement Department will be visiting the factory for further tests.

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Godzilla director to make Star Wars spin-off film

Gareth Edwards, director of the new Godzilla film, will direct a Star Wars spin-off film.
The new film will be an addition to the new coming trilogy of Star Wars film, of which the first installment will be directed by JJ Abrams. The film will be released in 2016.

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Lost snake species rediscovered in Mexico

The Clarion Nightsnake was first discovered in 1936 by naturalist William Beebe. Scientists were unable to discover it for nearly 80 years until a team of researchers carried out a recent expedition to Clarion Island where they were able to identify 11 snakes matching the description of the Clarion Nightsnake.

The snake is found only on Clarion Island and DNA tests confirmed that it is genetically distinct from other snakes and it is not recognized as a full species.

80 years is a long time for a hide and seek game...

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I don't have time to write a good summary but basically:

Esa's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double

Antartica is loosing 160 billions tons of ice per year. 

The melt loss is increasing the ocean levels 0.43mm per year.

It's not good a thing... 

I'll come back later and write a better summary, promise!

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Algorithm appointed Board Director

Deep Knowledge Ventures, a venture capital form which focuses on drugs for age-related diseases, has appointed a program called Vital to vote in it's Board of Directors.

Vital is a program made by UK-based Aging Analytics. It will make recommendations based off data concerning financial information, clinical trials, the firm's intelectual properties and previous funds.

People are saying this move is more of a publicity hype, as it is common for companies to use large data search programs to inform their decisions.

The program has already approved two investments.

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Who, What, Why: Is the craft beer craze going to cause a hops shortage?

Due to the sudden surge in popularity of craft beers, there might cause a shortage of hops. Craft beers require larger amounts of hops, and the varieties used in craft beers, "aroma" varieties, are less productive than bland high-yield alpha hops. By next year, acreage of hops growing will be changed to 60/40 in favor of aroma hops, while previously it was 70/30 in favor of alpha hops. Hop plants take several years to produce and at the moment, new breweries are opening up faster than hops can be grown, which will tighten the supply. A shortage has happened before in 2007, however "panic buying by hipsters might be premature. But small brewers may need to think further ahead or be ready to tweak their recipes".

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FORECAST POSSIBLE FOR IRUKANDJI BOX JELLYFISH BLOOMS

Scientists can now predict the arrival of blooms of poisonous jellyfish by monitoring trade winds.

Irukandi box jellyfish are invisible in the water and very small. Their stings are extremely painful, and can be fatal. They are found throughout the oceans, but are most common in tropical waters where they may appear suddenly in mass. 

Previously, the arrival of the jellyfish was unpredictable, but a study of wind patterns in Australia and database of stings revealed that the arrival of jellyfish coincided with a drop of the south-east trade winds.

Here's an invisible jellyfish.

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Starting today, I'm going to be reading a news article, summarizing it, drawing something inspired by it (or something else), and then posting them here. :)

SO, without further ado, in today's news:

"EU COURT BACKS 'RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN' IN GOOGLE CASE"

The European Union Court of Justice has ruled that links to "inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant" information should be removed upon request of the individual it concerns. 

The ruling was a resolution to a case in which a Spanish man, Mario Costeja Gonzalez, complained that a search of his name brought up links to 16 year old news articles about him selling his property to recover money he owed, which he thought should no longer be linked to him because the problem was resolved. 

The ruling backs a law proposed by the European Commission on the "right to be forgotten" in 2012. The court says that people can request for information to be taken down by contacting the operator of the search engine which will then decide the merit of the request.