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To get a PA drilling bill, residents are asked to swallow a bitter pill
By Nadia Steinzor
June 16, 2011
With Pennsylvania s Marcellus Shale train rushing down the tracks nearly 3,100 wells drilled, two-thirds just since 2010 the present seems like a good time to adopt measures to protect health and the environment.
Yet as legislators drag their feet on regulatory change, another measure is gaining traction: adoption of a severance tax or impact fee. This is critical to ensure that the companies profiting from drilling also pay for the pollution, infrastructure damage, and safety risks that result, rather than continuing to make taxpayers foot the bill. (According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, the lack of a severance tax has already cost the state $190 million since late 2009.)
Tagged with: natural gas, marcellus shale, pennsylvania, municipalities, zoning, ordinances
Strength in numbers
By Nadia Steinzor
May 12, 2011
For decades, gas and oil companies have enjoyed seemingly unshakeable influence over policy and politicians. So it s nice to think that they might be paying attention to recent events, in which citizens have spoken so loudly and clearly that decisionmakers have been forced to listen.
Yesterday, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) voted unanimously to temporarily table a request by XTO Energy (ExxonMobil Corp.) to withdraw 250,000 gallons of water a day from a stream in Broome County, NY known for its unique trout habitat. It wasn t a full meeting agenda that did it but the receipt of over 7,000 emails and hundreds of letters in just over a week from residents and organizations across the region, thanks to an outreach push by Delaware Riverkeeper Network and its allies.
The key argument made was that issuing the permit would be premature and risky given the current moratorium on drilling permits in the Basin and work now underway to assess the impacts of gas development, including water withdrawal. Hopefully the commissioners will ultimately heed this logic; they'll certainly have another chance to hear it from more residents because they did agree to another citizen ask: to hold a public hearing on the application in the area that would be most impacted by the withdrawal.
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If you are a farmer dreaming of starting livestock and fish rearing in your ranch to take your sustenance to the next level, just visit the ongoing Regional livestock and fisheries exhibition at Exhibition Grounds opposite Tirunelveli Corporation where you can get plenty of information on meticulously administering your new venture and profitably running it. The objective behind conducting this exhibition here is to create awareness on livestock and fish rearing as they were facing successive crop failure after monsoon belied since 2009.
Bringing its various arms under one umbrella, the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has set up 72 stalls in the exhibition and dedicated every unit for a particular topic ranging from cow rearing to value addition. Rearing cow, goat, sheep, rabbit, poultry, white pig, Japanese quail, turkey, marine and freshwater fish culture, ornamental fishes, crab fattening and value addition using meat and the fishes etc. are being narrated thoroughly to the farmers.
Moreover, comprehensive literature on all these topics and audio-visual demonstrations in the CDs are also given in the stalls, which will be open to public between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. till Monday (September 10). The birds on display in this exhibition, all meant for poultry industry, are quite interesting to watch. Your children will love to see the rabbits, goats, sheep, fishes, crabs, lobster and eggs of birds including that of ostrich and emu.
A couple of banks including Indian Overseas Bank have set up their stalls to explain to the farmers in detail the financial assistance being extended by the financial institutions for livestock rearing and fish culture ventures.
Though the TANUVAS has made arrangements for displaying the value-added products of cow, goat, sheep, Japanese quail, turkey, marine and freshwater fishes, these products are not sold so that the visitors, especially the women, could taste those dishes, all kept in a freezer.
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October 9, 2012
JSC2007-E-24182 (12 May 2007) --- A remotely operated vehicle (ROV), called Scuttle, was photographed during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) for the 12th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission. The copper colored cylinder on top is the transponder and a camera is mounted at the top of the pole. The NEEMO 12 crew is spending 12 days, May 7-18, on an undersea mission aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, which is operated by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and located off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.
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LEMOORE, California (April 1, 2005) - In an intense offensive war, unbeaten Robert The Ghost Guerrero defended his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) featherweight title with a 12th round TKO over Adrian Gallero Valdez, Friday on SHOWTIME. In the ShoBox: The New Generation co-feature, undefeated Malcolm The Show Stopper Tann scored an impressive second-round knockout over Leroy Childs.. The doubleheader, which took place at the Palace Indian Gaming Facility, was promoted by Goossen-Tutor Promotions and aired at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). It was the 59th fight show in the popular ShoBox series.
Guerrero (15-0-1, eight KOs), of Gilroy, Calif., was leading on all three scorecards, 110-98, 109-99 and 108-100 at the time of the stoppage. The overwhelming crowd favorite, Guerrero dominated the fast-paced fight landing his straight left with regularity to begin the fight and added an effective jab in the later rounds. The southpaw pushed Valdez around the ring, stalking his opponent. In the final round, as the action-packed fight hit a fever-pitched pace, Guerrero opened a bloody welt under Valdezs right eye. Finally, the referee stopped the bout at 1:55. With the convincing victory, The Ghost moves closer to a world title bout, possibly in 2005.
Valdez (16-4-3, eight KOs), of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, kept it close in almost every round. The southpaw demonstrated a tough chin and counterpunched effectively. In his best round of the fight, Valdez nailed Guerrero with an uppercut to open the ninth. He followed with two more uppercuts and a straight to seemingly hurt Guerrero. Game to the end, Valdez gave every indication that he could continue the fight at the time of the stoppage as he was still throwing leather.
Tann (15-1, eight KOs), of Seaboard, N.C., threw quick combinations successfully in the bouts first two rounds. He landed a body shot to send Childs to the canvas in the second round. When Childs regained his feet, Tann sent him crumpling to the mat again with another perfectly placed belt-high body shot. The referee reached the count of 10 after the bell to end the second round. Including his ShoBox debut, Tann has won his last seven fights, including a second-round TKO over Innocent, Otukwu, on Feb. 10, 2005, in Lemoore.
Childs (11-1, 10 KOs), of Jefferson City, Mo., indicated that he had been hit below the belt for both knockdowns. He threw quick explosive jabs to rock Tann before the knockdowns. Childs captured the International Boxing Council (IBC) Continental heavyweight crown on June 11, 2004, with a 12-round unanimous decision over Ralph West in Kansas City, Mo.
Nick Charles called Fridays action from ringside, with Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst. The executive producer of the telecast is Gordon Hall, with Richard Gaughan producing.
The two boxers widely recognized as the most talented in the exciting cruiserweight division will square off when undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Wayne Big Truck Braithwaite faces his World Boxing Association (WBA) counterpart, Jean-Marc Mormeck, in an eagerly anticipated world title unification bout Saturday, April 2, on SHOWTIME. The divisions most enthralling match-up in years will be shown on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Don King Productions will present the event.
The next ShoBox telecast is Friday, April 22, on SHOWTIME features undefeated Paul The Punisher Williams and former Olympic bronze medallist Terrance The Heat Cauthen in a scheduled 10-round welterweight tussle. In the co-feature from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., Jose Antonio Ojeda will trade leather with Rolando Reyes in a 10-round junior welterweight bout. SHOWTIME will televise the Gary Shaw Productions doubleheader at 11 p.m. ET/PT (tape delayed on west coast).
For information on ShoBox: The New Generation and SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, including complete fighter bios, records, related stories and more, please go the SHOWTIME website at http://www.sho.com/boxing
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Free breakfast is just one of the great things you'll find at Locanda Il Girasole, a formidable choice for guests looking for family-friendly Camerano guesthouses.
This guesthouse has its own restaurant serving dinner where you will find a selection of items to try.
Wi-Fi is available for a fee. The guesthouse has a meeting room available for hire. The lobby offers complimentary newspapers, TV and coffee as well as the reception desk - open during limited hours only. Other amenities include an area shuttle and a garden.
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Book your family-friendly accommodation at Locanda Il Girasole, offering 8 guest rooms with espresso makers. LCD televisions in each room offer entertainment at the end of a long day. Corporate travelers will benefit from wireless high-speed Internet access (charges apply) as well as desks during their Ancona visit.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with showers, bidets and complimentary toiletries. Minibars and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional comforts include air conditioning.
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Distances from Inn Locanda Il GirasoleConero Regional Park Visitor Center - 4 km / 2.5 mi
Basilica di Loreto - 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
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Arches of Trajan - 13.8 km / 8.6 mi
The preferred airport for Locanda Il Girasole is Ancona (AOI-Falconara) - 20.4 km / 12.7 mi.
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United Ranger Films was a machinima production group responsible for the first examples of machinima. They were an offshoot from the Quake deathmatch clan, The Rangers, and were made up of members of the clan. Their first movie, Diary of a Camper, was a revolution at the time, because it was the first time an independent story was filmed inside a game. This was possible because Quake could record players' actions to a .dem file for later playback. Thus, their subsequent, more adventurous projects acquired the moniker of Quake movies or QMovies, and others followed suit in making their own.
After Diary of a Camper, United Ranger Films continued with Ranger Gone Bad and Torn Apart. The former was a prelude to their most successful production, Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep, which brought United Ranger Films a big profile in the Quake community, then still in its infancy. Later came Torn Apart 2, the first Quake movie to employ recorded speech for dialogue, rather than in-game text messages previously used to represent subtitles.
Their final two projects never reached completion: Torn Apart 3 and Ranger Gone Bad 3: The Fist of Set. Although members of the Rangers clan were involved in the very first movies being made about the Rangers, by this point they were all involved in United Ranger Films instead, and the two groups continued separately. The first fifteen minutes of RGB3 eventually surfaced, but neither the finished film nor any part of Torn Apart 3 have ever appeared. Nevertheless, United Ranger Films are still noted for the part they played in promoting this form of filmmaking.
Diary of a Camper[edit]
Ranger Gone Bad[edit]
Ranger Gone Bad is a machinima film made using the Quake game engine. It was made by United Ranger Films in 1996. At the time of the film's creation, The Rangers (as they were known) were virtually the only group making movies in Quake (the term "Quake Movies" or "QMovies" became a common name for them).
The movie is essentially a set-up for the sequel, Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep, as it involves a first-person view of the central character Judas walking around Gloom Keep surveying that everything is ready for the upcoming attack.
The film inspired several parodies, most notably Ranger Gone Plaid being the first, but also Ranger Gone Mad.
Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep[edit]
Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep is a 1996 machinima film made using the Quake game engine. The movie was recorded at a LAN party featuring a number of participants, and made available for download shortly after. The movie is notable for being the first QMovie to have a genuine movie-like feel to it, at a time when there were little or no facilities for editing .dem files used for recording Quake. The movie uses text comments made by the players to represent subtitles - The Rangers' follow-up film, Torn Apart 2, would be the first QMovie to feature actual speech. The film was very well received, and was arguably instrumental in encouraging other individuals to create QMovies of their own. It was to be followed afterwards by the epic Ranger Gone Bad 3: The Fist of Set, but the film never reached completion as the Rangers disbanded.
As with the vast majority of machinima released during the Quake movie period, the film was recorded by a player using the game's internal demo recording command. The film can be played back using a copy of Quake.
With Diary of a Camper being widely acknowledged as the first ever Quake movie (and, by extension, the first ever machinima piece), the importance of Ranger Gone Bad 2 has become lost on many. Whereas Diary of a Camper was viewed as little more than a fun curiosity by the Quake community, Ranger Gone Bad 2 made people sit up and take notice, and realize the potential of what the Rangers had achieved. Stephen Lum of The Cineplex described the film as "the Quake Movie that made Quake Movies popular", and Paul Coates of Psyk's Popcorn Jungle described it as "the movie that launched the Rangers into superstardom... and, considering its age, is very well choreographed, has some brilliant camerawork (done using the RangerCam), and bucketloads of action thrown into the proceedings... many Q-Movies have come after this, but none have surpassed, or equalled, the action in this". The creators of Operation Bayshield said that "after seeing the Rangers' movie, we decided that in between DM'ing we should try making a movie ourselves" - presumably referring to Ranger Gone Bad 2. (Quote taken from Operation Bayshield original .zip download)
Torn Apart[edit]
Torn Apart is a 1996 machinima film made using the Quake game engine. At the time of the film's creation, The Rangers (as they were known) were virtually the only group making movies in Quake (the term "Quake Movies" or "QMovies" became a common name for them). The film was created in the short period between the production of URF's Ranger Gone Bad series, and is a short experiment utilising a Quake patch that allows players to become the monsters featured in the game. In this case, the film follows the story of one of the Rangers marines in an encounter with a fiend. The film was followed by Torn Apart 2 and the unfinished Torn Apart 3.
Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down![edit]
Torn Apart 2: Ranger Down! is a 1996 machinima film made using the Quake game engine. It is notable as the first movie of its kind to employ recorded speech for the characters, as in-game text messages had previously been used to represent subtitled speech - a practice that continued with early QMovies, but died down soon after.
The plot is very similar to the film that preceded it, Torn Apart. Once again, it involves several Rangers getting caught by fiends (controlled by players using a Quake patch to simulate the appearance of fiends), in the same map as in Torn Apart.
The film was due to be followed by a sequel filmed in Quake II, Torn Apart 3, but the film was never completed.
- Diary of a Camper (1996)
- Ranger Gone Bad (1996)
- Torn Apart (1996)
- Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep (1996)
- Torn Apart 2 (1996)
- Ranger Gone Bad 3: The Fist of Set (unfinished)
- Torn Apart 3 (unfinished)
Further reading[edit]
Longwood, Henry 2006. "High-performance play: The making of Machinima" Journal of Media Practice 7.1
—Also as:
- Lowood, Henry (2007). "High-Performance Play: The Making of Machinima". In Clarke, Andy; Mitchell, Grethe. Videogames and Art. University of Chicago Press. 59–79. ISBN 978-1-84150-142-0.
Machinima.com staff (February 8, 2000). "Ranger Gone AWOL". Machinima, Inc. Archived from the original on 2006-03-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
External links[edit]
- The Rangers Clan official site
- PPJ review.
- Cineplex review (scroll down).
- Quake Movie Library review.


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This is a split board - You can return to the Split List for other boards.
Digital distribution sales grew 33% this year
Physical is like dinosaurs, DD is so much better and far more convenient, hate having a million dics all over the place that can be scratched or stolen or subject to laser/drive failure on the console, blech!
ThePuddingMan posted...
And it's no coincidence that the obesity rate is also on the rise. People are too damn lazy to not only leave the house to buy a game but can't even be bothered to put down the Pringles and put a disc in their console any more. Probably don't want to get the potato chip grease all over their games. Might accidentally knock over their Mountain Dew while they're trying to catch their breath after a trip from the couch to their game shelf.
You're an idiot.
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king_madden posted...
I saw an oversized man roll into gamestop on his rascal, and buy a game.
Why are they called "rascals," when they aren't young and don't move particularly fast and / or get into trouble?
You ever meet one of those Don Quixote types and just wonder "What the hell are they thinking?"
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hk7111 posted...I prefer digital for the most part. i prefer to not have to bring a bunch of discs with me if i go somewhere.
What does that have to do with the price of bread? The fact that ps3 games aren't compatible with the ps4 has nothing to do with the format of the media. It has to do with the ARCHITECTURE of the two systems. Nice try though.
And this whole topic just proves the fact that the people who insist on buying digital games don't want physical buyers to get anything, and just want to insult anyone who thinks differently than them.
You can take your rude stereotyping and insults, and just not post them at all Shinboxer. I swear there isn't anything you actually like, because most of your posts are negative towards someone or something.
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At a GDC 2013 panel, game industry sales analysts from iResearch, the NPD Group, and Digi-Capital presented data about not just the game market in the US, but worldwide, demonstrating the speed at which the industry is transitioning to digital sales. Across the European Union and North America, digital content sales across PC, mobile, and consoles are growing at a rate of 33-percent year on year.
Of course they have to count online only games including subscriptions, social games and mobile games. I wonder what the numbers would be like if they only counted full retail games (Where you have the option to get a physical copy) and not anything else that is internet only.
As far as DD goes, I am on board for it totally, but I just cannot justify paying the same price for a digital copy when I can go down to the store and buy a physical copy with a manual(some insert) and case for the same price. If DD was say %10 - %20 cheaper in every instance I would be totally sold. To be honest it would take less time for me to drive to a store rather than wait for a full game download to be finished so there really is no incentive in my case other than cost, which is rarely lower than its physical counterpart it seems.
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Well Sony finally got their act together with sales and pricing. If you own PS+ that is.
About the only thing I got a decent number of digital games on is my computer, because I can simply back them up with a physical media disc. GOG.com, if they ever went under, I'd need to download all the installers and burn them, then that problem is solved. Steam, they supposedly would let you should their service expire (but given how big they are, I don't think I need to worry about that anytime soon.)
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Why during rape...a woman fights at first - when penis gets inside they give up - then goes crazy again as man cums?
If you are implying that you have raped women, then you are one sick freak and desperately need help. If you really have, you are even sicker and in greater need of help -- but I sincerely hope you are caught, tried, convicted, and have to spend the rest of your life as the "Girlfriend" of big fat Bubba down in the penitentiary. If your source of information is somewhere else, I strongly suspect you are watching too many por videos about rape and are too dumb to understand that even rape **** videos are nothing but fantasy and have no real connection to reality.

So my question back to you is are you truly evil of just plain stupid?
Why any one not design the electrical skurt to protect middle part of the women body? This type reading from last 60 years and also happen in future also but no one is solving:) why?
What kind of sick sadistic **** wonders about a question like that? Being on the medical side of the house and seeing the after effects it has on people, I can tell you if I personally caught a single one of these bastards, I'd castrate the jackass and laugh while watching him try to stop his own bleeding.

I would suspect that a woman being raped would fight to begin with; but everyone needs a break from the intense exertion, so once she feels the penis go in, she may also feel she needs a break and he's got it in anyway, so she's lost the battle to keep him out. Then when she feels he is about to ***, her wish to try to stop this happening surfaces again; and she gathers her remaining strength and puts forth her last effort.

But what a miserable thing to do to anyone... and what a miserable thing to be under the compulsion to do it to someone! I feel the greatest compassion for these people...
People are expressing legitimate concerns about your question, it really is a disturbing and suspicious question. It's not a matter of "discussing it like adults." To make a statement like "it APPEARS that most women act much the same during rape" implies that you've either raped several women or witnessed several rapes. Where the hell do you get the "MOST WOMEN" part???! HOW would YOU know how MOST WOMEN act during rape???!
First of all I find this question quite disturbing. What are you using as a ba<x>ses for the questions? Movies?

Unless you are a women and have experienced it, you will never truly understand what goes on in the mind of a women when something this horrific happens.
Why any one not design the electrical skurt to protect middle part of the women body? This type reading from last 60 years and also happen in future also but no one is solving:) why?
Women mostly are weak physically when compared with men. You try fighting constantly when all your strength is ebbing away, draining out of you, and when a penis is inside, its the most vulnerable position a woman would be in, and if there is too much movement it might even hurt more than it does when laying still...people go numb, into shock, into pain so deep that they cannot succumb energy to get away from it even when their mind screams for salvation, desperately. Its human behavior, biologically and emotionally when attacked like that. You could have researched through google or just gave it enough time to wonder it out in your own mind before asking it out since its a very sensitive issue for a lot of women who have gone through that pain and it would be very disturbing.

Its disturbing for me as well, but I'd like to believe you had good intention, just a curiosity. I always like to believe the best in a person I dont know before I judge them. Asking things can be hard sometimes, I have difficulty in getting things out in the right words and it can be easily misinterpreted. I hope this helps. Peace.
Why any one not design the electrical skurt to protect middle part of the women body? This type reading from last 60 years and also happen in future also but no one is solving:) why?
How many women have you raped, to be so definite?
Why any one not design the electrical skurt to protect middle part of the women body? This type reading from last 60 years and also happen in future also but no one is solving:) why?
Has it occurred to you that absolutely no one wants to get pregnant by a rapist?
You have raped enough women to know that ? There isn't a hot enough place in hell.
I`m going hypothetically. I think it would be because if the victim can`t prevent the rape they can`t forcefully interrupt it either. If the woman could kick his *** then she wouldn`t be raped now would she ?
A book titled (I think) "A Natural History of Rape" or words to that effect and available on Amazon may provide some answers. I also have found straightforward accounts by female victims of rape that provide insights into their experiences that you may find illuminating.
are you really 35 ?
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Don't have access to a live model? Neither do most people, which is why an application like e frontier's Poser Figure Artist exists. This tool gives you full control over a virtual model so that you can create the perfect pose for which to base your art off of. If you are an artist, this is a must-have.
There are many books out there for artists that have poses of the human form for reference use. Of course there's also the live model who can pose for an artist as well. Yet this can grow costly, can be uncomfortable for some people, and flexibility is limited.
Poser Figure Artist, a program developed by e frontier America, gives artists a realistic rendered model that you can pose as you like, with unlimited flexibility. It boasts a library of pre-made poses as well as hair styles, clothing, props and backgrounds, all in a 3D environment. So how exactly does this program work and can it replace alternative reference methods for artists?
Before we go further, here are the system requirements:
processor (700 MHz G4 or faster recommended); Intel Mac through Rosetta only
Installation of the program is simple. First, you read and accept the EULA, choose what directory you want it installed in and hit "Ok". You select your installation option, and they recommend Easy Install. I chose Full.
They also ask you if you if you want genitalia to show on your model. I chose the general audience option, as it is unnecessary for what I draw and I have small children at home. However as an artist, the option is available. The only thing is that if you wish to change this setting you will have to uninstall and reinstall the program, and opt to have complete nude models installed with the program.
After installation, I read through the quick start guide, but even without it's pretty easy to figure out how things work. On the left side of the screen is the model and below that are your manipulation tools.
The right side holds the reference library, publish and tutorials. The Library tab is where you are given your poser content and where any additional content you get is placed. There is also an online tab, where you can access Content Paradise's website to download free and for-sale content made for Poser Figure Artist.
To start, you are given a figure by default, named James, but you can remove this character from the scene by selecting them and hitting delete on your keyboard. The program comes with several different figure models, male, female, child and the typical wooden mannequin. You can use these instead of the human models, if you prefer. Select your model and then begin posing.
You can start the scene from scratch and create your own pose. However this can take a while, so there are pre-constructed poses in your library to use. Clicking on the poses tab opens up a set of folders that hold more content and sub folders. Find a pose that you like in the given list and apply it to the character by double clicking on the pose.
Once applied, they may still not look exactly as you want so you can adjust them in the window by selecting the character's parts and moving them. The tool selections below your model are: rotate, scale, twist, magnify, translate/pull, translate out, color and direct manipulation.
I had a few troubles with the program, though they were minor. First was with the tools wanting to twist the parts – especially the ankles of the model – so drastically, it made me cringe.
These small glitches can be a bit annoying, especially when the slightest mouse movement can throw off your entire pose. It does have an undo control, thankfully. The controls also have rotate-x, rotate-y, and rotate-z, which you can adjust on a slider or reset by clicking on the arrow tab. Adjusting these sliders helped in this area, so the issue wasn't overall impeding.
The other issues I had were the top menus closing before you could select an option. This was caused by having the model selected in your preview screen while trying to access the menu options. Again nothing big, but it was a nuisance at times, especially when you are working quickly and forget to unselect the model.
I suggest messing around with poses for a while before you move onto the other sections. It won't take long to figure out how to move the model with each tool, and if you need help you can access the reference manual by selecting Help from the main menu.
After Poses are Expressions, Hair, Hands and Props. The expressions supplied, to me, are not very realistic, so I rarely used them. The hand poses are nice to have and gives you a quicker way to adjust the way the fingers are moving. Choose a hand pose you like and click. It will ask you what hand you wish to apply it to, and then hit apply. Sometimes the hand poses aren't exactly spot on either, so some minor adjustment will need to be done.


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On naked patches of land in western Canada and the United States, scientists are planting trees that don't belong there. It's a bold experiment to move trees threatened by global warming into places where they may thrive amid a changing climate.
Take the Western larch (Larix occidentalis) with its thick grooved bark and green needles. It grows in the valleys and lower mountain slopes in British Columbia's southern interior. Canadian foresters are testing how its seeds will fare when planted farther north – just below the Arctic Circle.
Something similar will be tried in the continental United States. Researchers will uproot moisture-loving Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) that grace British Columbia's coastal rainforests and drop their seedlings in the dry ponderosa pine forests of Idaho.
All of this swapping prompts the obvious question: Should humans be lending nature a helping hand?
With global warming threatening the livelihoods of certain plants and animals, this radical idea once dismissed in scientific circles has moved to the forefront of debate and triggered strong emotions among conservationists.
About 20 percent to 30 percent of species worldwide face a high risk of becoming extinct, possibly by 2100, as global temperatures rise, said a 2007 report by the Nobel Prize-winning international climate change panel. The group noted that current conservation practices are "generally poorly prepared to adapt to this level of change."
Deliberating moving a species has long been opposed by some, who believe people should not play God with nature and worry that introducing an exotic species – intentionally or not – could upset the natural balance and cause unforeseen ripple effects. It has happened before with dire results.
Others counter that given the grim realities of a warming planet, it would be irresponsible not to intervene as a conservation strategy. Otherwise, trees may suffer from ravaging disease epidemics while critters unable to head north may find themselves trapped in a declining landscape.
"A tree that we plant today better damn well be adapted to the climate for 80 years, not just the climate today," said Greg O'Neill, a geneticist with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range. "We really have to think long-term."
O'Neill is heading the government-funded experiment that will transform certain North American forests into climate change laboratories. The large-scale, first-of-its-kind test involves purposely planting seeds from more than a dozen timber species outside their normal comfort zone to see how well they survive decades from now.
It's more than just a brainy exercise. The findings are expected to guide the British Columbia government on forest management policies. While the experiment deals with moving seeds long distances into unaccustomed climates, O'Neill said any real-life action will not be as drastic.
Outsiders are also keenly watching the experiment as a test case for what is professionally known as "assisted migration."
"We'd all prefer species to move naturally," said Duke conservation biologist Stuart Pimm. But "sometimes you just can't get there from here. Some species are going to be isolated and they're going to get stuck."


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Riot police in Bangladesh fired tear gas shells on Sunday to disperse thousands of Islamist activists trying to enforce an anti-government general strike, leaving at least 50 people injured, news reports said.
The violence erupted at two places outside capital Dhaka after police tried to stop the protesters from blocking roads and smashing vehicles that defied the shutdown, private television stations ATN News and Boishakhi TV reported.
Footage showed protesters, many of them wearing Islamic prayer caps, throwing stones at police. Police responded with batons and tear gas.
The 30-hour nationwide strike has been called by a coalition of 12 Islamic parties to protest removal of a clause from the country's constitution that expressed "absolute faith and trust in Allah." The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party backed the protest.
The amendment also restored secularism as a state principle of Muslim-majority Bangladesh.
In a recent constitutional amendment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's coalition government tried to appease both the Islamists and the liberals.
It has retained Islam as the state religion, but included secularism to replace the phrase "absolute faith and trust in Allah."
The Islamists want the government to reinstate the phrase in the charter's preamble.
The Islamists have no representatives in the Bangladesh's 345-member Parliament, but they draw support from the country's hundreds of Islamic schools.
During Sunday's strike several thousand protesters, many of them armed with sticks and stones, tried to block a road outside Dhaka, TV footage showed. The footage showed police using batons and stones to break up the protesters at Kanchpur, 16 kilometres (10 miles) southeast of the capital city.
Similar clashes also occurred in Keraniganj, another small town on southern outskirts of the capital city.
At least 50 people were injured in the violence, the reports said.
Police officials were not immediately available for comments.
A general strike is a common opposition tactic to embarrass the government in Bangladesh. Such strikes usually turn violent in the South Asian nation, a parliamentary democracy, that has a history of two successful and 19 failed military coups since 1971, when the country won independence from Pakistan.
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Marc Gasol scores 23 to power Grizzlies to Game 5 victory
Marc Gasol received the basketball along the baseline about 10 feet from the hoop. The Grizzlies' center sized up Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin and then charged at him.
When the play was over, Gasol had scooped in a reverse layup that Griffin couldn't stop. By the time the Grizzlies polished off a 92-80 victory Wednesday night in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, they clearly had rediscovered their advantage against Clippers.
The Griz pummeled the Clippers in the post with Gasol and Zach Randolph providing the muscle. The inside force allowed Memphis to play with a double-digit lead for most of the game, and then fend off a late Los Angeles rally before a sellout crowd in FedExForum.
In locating their post game, the Griz also found new life by cutting the Clippers' lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. Game 6 is Friday in Los Angeles. The Griz would host Game 7 on Sunday if necessary.
"We did a better job of executing the game plan," Gasol said after leading the Griz with 23 points and seven rebounds.
Gasol and Randolph combined to score 27 of the Grizzlies' first 36 points in a big first quarter that had them ahead by 14 points. Both players made quick, decisive and strong moves toward the basket — something that had been missing over the previous two games in the series.
Randolph made his first six shots and Memphis shot 71 percent in the opening period.
"I'm not 100 percent," said Randolph, who finished with 19 points and 10 boards. "But I'm good enough where I can be productive. … I can't whine about it. I have to go play."
The Grizzlies' lead was 57-42 at halftime after they controlled the game in the paint and by holding the Clippers to 37.8 percent shooting.
The Griz routinely worked over the Clippers inside and a sequence in the third quarter demonstrated their commitment when Gasol and Rudy Gay ran a pick-and-roll. When the defense doubled Gay he passed off to Gasol, who immediately fed Randolph on the right block.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan scrambled to contest the shot, but fouled Randolph.
With their deficit swelling, the Clippers became unglued late in the third quarter. The officials began handing out technical fouls as if they were candy at Halloween. Chris Paul drew a technical at mid-court while fighting through a Gasol screen as O.J. Mayo dribbled down court. The officials then hit Caron Butler with a technical for something he said just before the ball was put back into play.
Slightly more than a minute later, Clippers guard Mo Williams and coach Vinny Del Negro picked up technical fouls for arguing a foul call after several players dove for a loose ball.
"A couple of things didn't go our way, but we kept fighting," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said when asked about the extracurricular activity.
Memphis led 74-51 after the dust settled. The Grizzlies' largest advantage was 24 points in the period, but the Clippers sliced that in half by the start of the fourth.
The Griz didn't help by shooting 4 of 17 in the third, and their offensive woes continued in the final frame. The Clippers cut their deficit to six points midway through the fourth. The Griz regained a double-digit advantage when Mike Conley and Gay both banked in shots.
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One of the biggest concerns coming out of Game 4 had to do with Gay shooting 25 shots, and the Griz not having offensive balance. That all changed in this one. Gay and Gasol each led the Griz with 14 field goal attempts. Randolph hoisted 11 shots and Conley had 10 shots.
There was no question that Gasol took the last two losses personally given the emotion he showed early and often. Gasol led the Griz with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting in his most assertive offensive performance since Game 2. He played an all-around game, adding seven rebounds and four assists to his line. Gasol also did well in the Grizzlies' pick-and-roll coverage with a defensive effort that helped keep Griffin in check.
"We went through our All Star Marc Gasol today," Griz guard Tony Allen said. "He was big for us. He filled up the stat sheet."
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"The pressure is still on us. We have to win. We have to go there and take care of business." — Allen, talking about which team will feel the most pressure during Game 6 in Staples Center.
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Paul finished with 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals but his impact wasn't as great as it had been in the series. He started off slow, amassing just five points and one assist in the first half. Paul seemed to struggle against Allen's physical defense and the different looks the Griz threw at him. O.J. Mayo, Mike Conley and Quincy Pondexter each took turns defending Paul. The Griz chose to mix up defenders rather than double team Paul. Griffin got a few dunks but most of his shots were on the perimeter as he found it difficult to earn deep post position.
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The Clippers may be in trouble if Paul (strained right groin) and Griffin (sprained left knee) don't recover well enough before Game 6. Paul left the game hobbling, and both players will be evaluated in Los Angeles.
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I stare at the TV screen with the blurred images and vexing sounds. I am paralyzed. Yet, a sense of pain slowly creeps in, extending from the deep recesses of my being and hitting the bull's eye: my heart. I can hardly breathe. The adrenaline keeps pumping yet there is nothing I can do but be still, frozen. I watch as the city erupts in sporadic flames, people run for their lives, soldiers and tanks move along the streets, while gunfire is heard in the background.
It's a war zone in a ghost town.
It seems like one hell of a horror movie. And I shake my head in disgust because it's not a movie. I wish it were only a bad dream from which I can just wake up. But it's worse: It's reality, our reality.
I was born and raised in La Belle Zamboanga—a native Chavacano by heart and language. So believe me when I say that this city is my home. Every nook and corner of it I instantly recognize. And what was once a beautiful, nostalgic memory of childhood has turned into this…aberration.
My whole family is here. And, along with thousands of our fellow Zamboangueños, we are weeping in pain, outrage and desolation. And my heart breaks as more people I know and see are left homeless and hungry. The physical trauma is just the surface. For we are again scarred, traumatized, and broken in many places.
The worst part is we are helpless, unable to stop this madness. We are just bystanders as the Moro National Liberation Front conducts its power play against the government.
But why must we suffer and endure this if the rebels want to make a point? Why must we Zamboangueños be in the middle of this demonstration of defiance against the people in power? This is neither a movie nor a game. We are talking about people and their lives. And we say: Enough is enough.
I know that mere words are not enough. Yet I hope that even in this little way I can help get the message across. I believe that we can get through this with the help of God. I hope that we can finally end this and begin to pick up the pieces. War is never the answer, but if it means fighting back and finally putting an end to this madness, then I say: Do it.
The government must take a stand and defend its people. It must not only prevent these monsters from creating more havoc but also make sure that they will not sow violence and terror again. These bullies must not be allowed to win and get what they want.
History is there to be learned from, and not to be repeated. It is there as a reminder so that future generations will not have to endure this horror story I am experiencing now.
We want to heal. We want to heal now.
Gia Angelica Urian, 26, graduated from Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
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I've decided to go for something decidedly British, in the spirit of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics.
Burberry Prorsum, Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith are a few of the more renowned, even iconic, British brands. This year, however, other British brands stand out when it comes to bags:
1. Alexander McQueen
Known best for knuckle-ring clutches, the brand has most recently introduced a bag destined to be a hit. The Heroine bag, seen on star Zoe Saldana, is very sleek, has a nice structure and does not have a fussy design.
The design did not seem to stray too much from McQueen's previous bag, the Novak. The conventionality of Mulberry Bayswater and a Hermes Birkin seems to have been incorporated in the Heroine.
I think this could quite possibly unseat the Celine Luggage Tote's reign as the "It" bag. Of course, that also depends on how many A-list celebrities are seen carrying this tote around.
2. Anya Hindmarch
Remember that ubiquitous "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" tote which sent bag lovers lining up and even braving the rain just to get their hands on one? Perhaps it was because that fabric tote, a designer first, was very affordable.
With it, Hindmarch secured her reputation and became a mainstream brand.
This Fall/Winter 2012 season produced a very charming clutch, with glitters and bells. I would have loved to see this bag being carried by the Duchess of Cambridge since she has been patronizing the brand for some time anyway. A show of her modernity and her fun side, with this bag, would've been a pleasant change from the nondescript clutches she so favors.
3. Mulberry
The last few years have seen Mulberry continue its ascent. The House continues to make variations of the favored Alexa, producing a backpack and a specially designed Bayswater with a Union Jack design on its oval hardware enclosure exclusive to Selfridges in London. A perfect Britannia souvenir to commemorate London in 2012.
4. Charlotte Olympia
Charlotte Olympia's Perspex Union Jack Pandora Clutch is her way of paying homage to Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. The transparent plastic clutch, which she has become known for, comes with three interchangeable zippered pouches. A rather fun and festive way to celebrate London as the Olympic host city.
5. Victoria by Victoria Beckham
I still shudder at the price points of bags by Victoria Beckham, but I see the point. Each of her bags is, without question, very well-made.
The piece Posh herself seems to favor carrying—the soft Victoria tote—wins style points for being basic and almost nondescript, lacking in logos or any brand identification. Perhaps that's what makes this bag all the more covetable.
6. Stella McCartney
Perhaps the only truly chic "eco-friendly" bag out there belongs to Stella McCartney's Falabella tote.
McCartney has carved a name for herself separate from her famous Beatles father, Paul McCartney (whom she also dressed for his "Hey Jude" performance at the opening ceremony of the Olympics).
The Falabella bag is slightly reminiscent of the Chanel chain tote and can be a tad heavy. It comes either as full tote or with shorter handles, long strap for arm/hand-carrying.
Ingrid Chua Go is the blogger of http://www.thebaghagdiaries.com. Follow her on http://www.twitter.com/thebaghag.
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