Pharaoh Hound

I'm taking a break of sorts
I've been editing very heavily for almost a year, and I need a break! I'll still be checking my watchlist every day or two and responding to messages, but I won't be nearly as active as previously. Just a heads up. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) (The Game) 14:12, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm back! Kinda. I'll be editing intermittently, and may or may not respond to messages. Cheers, --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 12:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

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Babel

My name is Emily and I live in Nova Scotia. I like cats, dogs, horses, classical music (a LOT), Lilo and Stitch, thylacines, large words, and science. User Green451 is my brother. I am an advanced pianist and took my RCM grade 8 practical exam and scored "first class honours", as well as both of my theory exams. However I have grade 10 proficiency. I have taken my RCM grades 1, 3, and 5, and scored "first class honours" on all of them.

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Essential facts

Username: Pharaoh Hound
Why I chose my username: the Pharaoh Hound is my favourite breed of dog
Real name: Emily
Country: Canada
Province: Nova Scotia
Languages: I'm a native English speaker. I have long been interested in American Sign Language (though I don't know anyone who is deaf), and I can communicate using ASL at a very basic level (fluent in fingerspelling, and some words). Unfortunately, I only speak one of Canada's two official languages, and that's unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
Pets: Many, see below
Favourite hobbies and interests: origami, gardening, photography, reading, Greek mythology, Show jumping (an interest rather than a hobby), anything relating to animals (with the exception of earwigs)
Favourite colours: Turquoise, Aqua, Aquamarine
Why my signature is that hideous shade of brown: Same colour as my usernamesake

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This user page has been vandalized twice.

This user participates in WikiProject Cats.

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dog breeds task force.

This user comes from Canada.

This wikipedian comes from Nova Scotia.

"There is no sin except stupidity." – Oscar Wilde

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WikiProject Dogs.

My editing

Sample contributions

I discovered Wikipedia ages ago, but only realised what it was fairly recently. I normally do most of my work on various dog articles, see the lists below for my pet pages. One of my biggist irks on wiki dog articles is when the Canadian breed clubs aren't listed in the external links (which is usually), and I have made it one of my missions to make sure that this problem is eliminated. I also vote on many of the Featured Pictures Candidates. I am a member of the Wikipedia dog breed project. My favourite type of articles to edit are dog breed stubs, as I get to work on them almost entirely on my own (very few other editors). When I don't feel like thinking too hard while editing I either add external links to dog breed clubs, or request better photos on dog (and occasionally horse) articles. My first registered edits were on February 6, 2006.

Pages I have edited extensively

Pages I have edited moderately

Pages I have created

Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
Sussex Spaniel
Dogs in Canada (which I subscribe to)
Kromfohrlander (some of that info was merged from "Kromfohlanders")
PennHIP
German Longhaired Pointer
Bracco Italiano
Tahltan Bear Dog
Spanish Water Dog
Various redirects

The Dogs Portal

In late October Rfrisbie contacted me to see if I would like to help with the recently activated Dog Portal. I'd never done anything with portals, but it looked neat so I said yes. A few weeks later, and it became (largely due to Rfrisbie's experience and initiative) a featured portal!

My pets

Current pets

I LOVE animals and thank goodness my family does too. I have always owned cats, and can remember only one year of my life when my family hasn't had at least one.

I have "Betta-itis", a disease that is incurable, but can be lived with. Symptoms of "Betta-itis" include: Dreaming about bettas, having as many bettas as is possible, talking to your bettas as if they understand you, constantly thinking of ways to get more bettas, and naming your bettas.

I have also owned a Tarantula. I love dogs, and own a one-year-old Brittany. I also want a Leopard gecko (they're SO cute). The other pets I currently own (besides cats) only includes fish.

Current pets

Two cats: Patches and Smokey, female and male, both six years old.
Four male Bettas: One-year-old Memnon, ten-month-old Umbra, nine-month-old Mars (named after the Roman God, not the planet), and five-month-old Helios
Four Corydoras: including five-year-old Stitch (who holds the title of being my oldest fish, and is an albino), and three-year-old Pirate (who only has one eye).
Two three year old golden Gouramis.
Five White Cloud Mountain Minnows.
Two Zebra Danios (neither of which have names).
Three Neon Tetras.
A large number of Platys.
A large number of Swordtails. (I would be able to keep track of how many live-bearers I have if they weren't reproducing like crazy)

My music

Musical abilities

I love music, but only certain types: Classical, Ragtime. and movie scores. I play piano at an advanced level (grade 9 RCM). The Baroque period music's complexity, unique articulation, and style of transitions continually lure me, and I always have at least one baroque piece in my repetoire. I LOVE to perform, and I am thinking about doing some recordings for the Wikimedia Commons.

Instruments

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This user is an advanced pianist.

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This user is a novice violinist.

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My repertoire includes...

Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Opus 9, Number 2 by Chopin
Sonatina in G major, op. 36, no.5 (from Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Pianoforte) by Muzio Clementi
Valse, Op. 69, No.2 by Chopin
Capriccio, HWV 483 by Handel
Elite Sycopations by Scott Joplin
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arranged for solo piano by myself) by J.S. Bach

My photography and art

Selected photos

I quite enjoy photography, and currently own a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. To see my gallery go here or to my gallery on the Wikimeda Commons here.

Picture of the day

The Continental XI-1430 (often identified as the IV-1430) was a liquid-cooled aircraft engine developed in the United States by a partnership between the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and Continental Motors. It resulted from the USAAC's hyper-engine efforts that started in 1932, but never entered widespread production as it was not better than other available engines when it finally matured. In 1939, the I-1430-3 was designated as the engine to power the Curtiss XP-55, a radical pusher-engine fighter design that did not reach production. This I-1430-11 engine is in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Photograph credit: Dane A. Penland

My picture of the week

A captive Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus). Photo by Steve Brace.
(archive)

My gardening

Tips

My favourite plant has to be the Gladiolus hybrids. They are stately, majestic, and colourful. And they're perennial, so I get to watch the same plants grow year after year (well, they're not perennial in Nova Scotia's climate, I have to store them inside over the winter). I currently own over 200 gladiolus corms, which are reproducing every year. This year I will attempt to save some gladiolus seeds for future planting, I can't wait to see what sort of colours I get.

Tip of the day

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Writing articles for The Signpost

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