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kylefewell: little bush cat.

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:17 -0500

little bush cat.

Discovery, Animal Planet, and History Channel exposed for killing animals for profit

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:12 -0500

Discovery, Animal Planet, and History Channel exposed for killing animals for profit:

climateadaptation:

These channels are failing the spirit of conservationism and education. They are failing inspiring awe in young people. Failing much needed inspiration in a very confused and conflicted world.

These shows are failing their core values, their main purpose, which is leadership in environmentalism and cultural education. Far worse, they are failing millions of young people - millions - who look up to them.

Please join me in asking Discovery, Animal Planet, and the History Channels to stop, apologize, and correct.

That’s an important read up there, folks. These “reality” shows are feeding an outdated and unscientific view of predator species. These are channels founded on principles of education and conservation (TLC, of course, left the building years ago). Are they willing to sacrifice that for what appears to be gratuitous bloodsport?

Like any media, you can vote with your eyeballs. And if you support any kind of rights for wild animals and natural spaces, you can not support these programs. If the account above is true, shame on these networks.

It speaks to part of a larger issue with nature films. The amazing footage we see in shows like Africa, Planet Earth, and Frozen Planet is rarely the result of serendipity. It involves years of careful research and preparation to maximize the chances of capturing nature’s majesty on camera, and what is captured is highly edited to create story, drama and emotion. These are uniquely human interests, and nature doesn’t include them in her original script.

That’s not to say we are being fleeced all the time. People like Sir David Attenborough take these concerns very seriously, and constantly strive to find the balance between entertainment and true nature in every varying instance. What we watch is real. But is it REAL?

I wonder how many people realize that, for instance, the famous polar bear birth scene from Frozen Planet was filmed in a zoo? Disney’s adorable Chimpanzee movie was not a documentary, but rather spliced together to create an emotional tale of adoption. Jason Goldman put together a great collection of opinions on the matter.

How far can we take allowances to deliver good edutainment before we are delivering bad science? The “reality” shows surely fail the test. But the others? What do you think?

I did the Pokemon fusion thing.

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:13 -0500

noxxigirl:

I got a couple of cool ones

Then I got a not so cool one.

gardevoir387: +GUY CECIL+Guy is Luke’s personal servant and...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:22 -0500

gardevoir387:

+GUY CECIL+

Guy is Luke’s personal servant and “best friend”, going so far as to travel into the middle of enemy territory looking for Luke when he goes missing. Though Guy is extremely charming, he suffers from a crippling case of gynophobia and freaks out if he is touched by a woman. He also has a geeky obsession with Fon Machines.

In battle, Guy is a swordsman who sacrifices attack power for pure speed, in both his movement and rate of attack.
[SOURCE: TV Tropes]

=Mystic Artes=

RAZING PHOENIX
BRILLIANT OVERLORD (NG+, Guy must be equipped with the Jewel of Gardios, and have used Final Cross 100 times. Manually control Guy, use Overlimit, and then use Final Cross to activate the MA)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:14 -0500

gardevoir387: +JADE CURTISS+Also known as Jade the Necromancer,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:03 -0500

gardevoir387:

+JADE CURTISS+

Also known as Jade the Necromancer, Jade is the oldest character to join your party (being in his thirties). Born as Jade Balfour and adopted into the noble House Curtiss, he is a prodigy in fonon use and research. He grew up with the Emperor of Malkuth as a neighbor, and serves Malkuth’s military as commander of the Third Division Forces. Unofficially, he’s the Emperor’s right-hand-man.

Jade is (usually) calm and collected, and is always ready with a witty or sarcastic remark. He also tends to enjoy playing the age card to get himself out of physical labor (like pushing boxes). His fonic ability is sealed by an Artifact of Doom early in the game, restricting access to all but his most basic spells. He unseals his existing abilities as he levels up.

Jade is mainly an offensive spellcaster, though he can also summon a spear for close-range combat.
[SOURCE: TV Tropes]

=Mystic Artes=

MYSTIC CAGE
INDIGNATION (NG+, 100 TP use Thunder Blade 200 times, Overlimit, manually control Jade and hold down R2 + X to cast)

seraphphoenix: ◘

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:05 -0500

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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:46 -0500

brendenmorrow: bye

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:40 -0500

brendenmorrow:

bye

zoologicallydubious: why did I think I could play god

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:25 -0500

zoologicallydubious:

why did I think I could play god

pettyartist: timepolice: dr-danielle-johannsen: uastis: Star...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:33 -0500

pettyartist:

timepolice:

dr-danielle-johannsen:

uastis:

Star Wars/Mass Effect by Zarnala

Need more of those… :D

Esu looookkk

HNNNNGGGGGG

NEED MORE PLEASE

kvallning: z1c: being 20+ on tumblr

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:15 -0500

kvallning:

z1c:

being 20+ on tumblr

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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:44:13 -0500

annilylf: necromorph-slayinglovemachine: HELP I CAN’T...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:19 -0500

annilylf:

necromorph-slayinglovemachine:

HELP I CAN’T STOP

well that’s horrifying

gonna have to reblog this one

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Mon, 20 May 2013 07:46:25 -0500

billboard: Coming soon to our Tumblr and a TV near you… we’re...

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:04:55 -0500

billboard:

Coming soon to our Tumblr and a TV near you… we’re going to be live GIFing the 2013 Billboard Music Awards!

Watch the 2013 Billboard Music Awards Sunday, May 19 at 8|7c on ABC.

Cheers. To Flynn Rider. The closest Disney ever came to a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:23:24 -0500

Cheers. To Flynn Rider. The closest Disney ever came

to a realistic male character.

All the awards.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 05:41:55 -0500