And that's just one water issue the city of 1.6 million is grappling with. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)Īfter years of negotiations, Arizona and six other Southwestern states that rely on the Colorado River for drinking water have agreed to a drought contingency plan, and Congress has passed legislation to put it into effect.īut officials in Phoenix, the state's capital and largest city, know the day is coming when they can no longer rely on the Colorado River for 40 percent of their water needs. Officials in Phoenix, Arizona, know the day is coming when they can no longer rely on the Colorado River for a large part of its water supply. In a more controversial move, the city is building a system to treat sewage water and turn it directly into drinking water, according to CNN. To reduce El Paso's reliance on groundwater, the city has built a huge desalination plant that converts brackish water into drinking water. In 2013, Texas sued New Mexico saying the state was taking more water than it was entitled to under the 80-year-old Rio Grande Compact, according to the Texas Tribune.Īs in many places, part of the struggle is balancing the needs of farmers, who need to irrigate crops, and city dwellers, who need fresh drinking water. Snowfall this winter has helped, but that water has to run from Colorado through New Mexico before it reaches El Paso. The city of nearly 700,000 gets its drinking water from the Rio Grande, now called the Rio Sand in places. Sitting in the Chihuahuan Desert and receiving only about 9 inches of rain annually, El Paso, Texas, is particularly vulnerable. "The question is: When the bad times come will there be enough water for everybody?" "The state is growing so fast that we're constantly playing catch-up when it comes to building resilient water supplies," Robert Mace, executive director of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, told AP. With drought a continual threat, water is a big worry in the Lone Star State. The state's population is expected to double by 2050 to more than 50 million people, according to the Associated Press. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Ībout 1,000 people arrive in Texas every day. It’s currently available on Steam.Sitting in the Chihuahuan Desert, El Paso, Texas, receives only about 9 inches of rain annually.
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The latest game of the series released in Japan is Blade Arcus Rebellion from Shining, which launched back in March and unfortunately hasn’t been localized just yet.īlade Arcus from Shining EX actually did get localized, but only for PC as Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena. You can see what she looks like in the gallery below, including Tony Taka’s lovely original illustration. You can enjoy displaying it in many ways using the included 2 facial expression parts (wink, and both eyes open) and removable glasses.” “From the art collection “Tony’s Art Works from Shining World 2″ which Tony drew for the illustration poll comes a figure of the female teacher version of Sakuya. Standing at 220 mm tall, she comes with a few accessories. She is sculpted by Ryo Hashimoto and painted by Emi Hoshina.
She costs 12,700 yen, which translates approximately into $117.
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It portrays Sakuya from Shining Blade in a Teacher outfit from a lovely illustration that character designer Tony Taka created for Blade Arcus from Shining EX for PS4 and PS3.
Today Tokyo-based manufacturer Flare released a brand new figure, making it available at several retailers including AmiAmi. If you love the modern incarnations of the Shining JRPG series, you probably know of the Blade Arcus from Shining spin-off fighting game series.
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