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It is what it is...I love you. #ValentinesDay pic.twitter.com/IHOwDH9hvr— New England Patriots (@Patriots) February 14, 2014
1. DON'T WORRY, VALENTINE'S DAY IS ALMOST OVER. You either love Valentine's Day or you hate it. It used to be called Saint Valentine's Day, but those days are long gone. If you're all alone this year, you might consider investing in this pillow, which comes with a mouth attached to it. If you're not alone, and really cheap, and you live in Tampa, how about a romantic dinner for two at McDonald's? Love is definitely in the air among politicians, but not every Washington love story can be quite this amazing. Imagine if your elected officials were this entertaining on Twitter. The FAA continues to rain on the commercial drone parade. This time they grounded a flower delivery drone. Imagine all the inadvertent games of footsie that could result if you sat at one giant desk with all your co-workers. Only 54% of men say they would take a male birth control pill. Is anyone working on a pill to control terrible press releases? Speaking of terrible press releases, Valentine's day seems like the perfect day to announce the important news about what has to consistently be one of the shadier places in any city: the men's bathroom at a train station.
WATCH: Continuous coverage of the PA Turnpike multi-vehicle crashes on #NBC10.com: http://t.co/vm2oRd4UOK pic.twitter.com/T22TLRBJ7P— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) February 14, 2014
2. END OF DAYS. The storms that ravaged the east coast resulted in at least 21 deaths. A pileup in Pennsylvania involved somewhere between 30 and 100 cars. President Obama traveled to California to address that region's drought. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is flooded. A volcano in Indonesia erupted, causing all kinds of chaos. Curious what happens when you don't get the measles vaccination and you do ride public transportation and then you do get measles? You put tons of people at risk. Vaccination rates in California are low, thanks to social norms. As bad as things are, they could always be worse. At least Boston doesn't have a man-eating tiger roaming the streets and intermittently eating people.
Funniest Story of Day > 10-Year-Old Steals Parents' Car, Crashes It, Tells Cops He's a Dwarf http://t.co/3RLK8K2SmD pic.twitter.com/gYDfMmyTMG— Mark O'Byrne (@MarkTOByrne) February 14, 2014
3. WHAT NOT TO DO. Norwegians aren't making great decisions these days. A man in prison for killing 77 people is demanding a PlayStation3 and a comfortable sofa. What I don't get is why he didn't ask for a PlayStation 4. An enterprising young Norwegian boy stole his parents' car and drove around with his 18-month old sister in the backseat. When police pulled him over, he explained that he was not, in fact, a child, but rather a dwarf who forgot his license. Dunkin' Donuts will not be messed with. The company cancelled all its advertising on Boston sports station WEEI after on-air host Gerry Callahan talked smack about their product. This story might make you think twice the next time you're considering calling 911. And this story might make you think twice before asking a municipality to construct anything other than an obstacle course.
A woman attempting to take a picture at a hockey game in Sochi today. This may be one of my favorite pics ever. pic.twitter.com/x2X20ebCdq— Bryan Wood (@bryanwx) February 13, 2014
4. ARE THE OLYMPICS OVER YET? Matt Lauer is tired. Really, really tired. Did the Russians sabotage the Canadians in the Olympic luge relay? The Canadian coach thinks so. I'm not naming any names, but there have been some discussions among media types employed by a certain news organization about whether or not figure skating is a sport. The answer is yes. I mean, it's harder than hockey! And there's no denying the outfits are way better. They are also really, really expensive. Does being an Olympic athlete with the last name "Gold'' increase your chances of winning a gold medal? It would appear it does not. Do they test for drugs prior to Olympic events? It would appear they do not. In just a week, the Sochi Olympics will come to an end. What happens to Olympic venues once the crowds disperse? The answer, in this series of sad photos.
@pareene this is the actual image from the NBC announcement pic.twitter.com/m9a7sLPo5V— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 14, 2014
5. ALSO … Is it time to change the name of Yawkey Way? Michael Sam's publicist is responding to interview requests with poems inspired by Dr. Seuss. Pepsi is getting sick of making soda, so they're branching out and coming up with new snack products you can incorporate into your unhealthy diet. A study estimates that 10,000 tweets per day include racial slurs. I'm actually surprised it isn't more than that. The Monica Lewinsky scandal has been resurrected, thanks to a possible 2016 presidential contender. Also being resurrected? Beetlejuice. Why is your hair curly? Because, science. Our planet is pretty strange, but life on other planets is probably much, much stranger. Being born without a brain won't get you out of Florida's standardized testing requirement. You're gonna want to watch Meet the Press on Sunday. NBC will air a debate between Bill Nye (the Science Guy) and climate-change-denying Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. This ought to be good. (Or bad, depending on how you feel about science.) While we still have winter, take a moment to enjoy these beautiful photos of what bitter cold does to the Great Lakes. They're almost as beautiful as this. Another day, another media fight. It's about time we lowered our "expections'' for the media. More on Glenn Greenwald, known best as the man who brought us NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Ever wonder what it's like to spend a week with Paula Deen? What about 36 hours with Donald Trump? And finally, an 800-lb snowball crashed into a college dorm.
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In Statistics, sample refers to a set of data collected from a larger set called population. In other words, a sample is a subset of population. A sample can be collected either randomly or through systematic methods.
In data analysis, often the population consists of large data and evaluating them for a specific purpose is a complex & tedious process. Hence statisticians, collect a data sample which is representative of the population. The properties of the sample can then be attributed to that of the population.
The process of selecting this sample from a population is called as Sampling. There are various reasons why sampling is done:
There are basically two types of sample depending on how they are selected.
Random Sample – Here the probability of selecting an object from a population is same for all the objects
Non Random Sample – Here the sample is selected based on a certain criteria where all the objects from a population do not have the same probability of selection.
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REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the province is considering banning Russian booze in government-run liquor stores because of Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Wall says it's a small measure, but sends a strong statement.
But the premier cautions that international trade can be complicated, so the province wants to work with the federal government to find out what trade sanctions are in the works.
Wall says trade issues have to be considered because Saskatchewan manufacturers sell shortline rail equipment into Russia.
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority carries Russian Standard Vodka.
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Grocery stores around South Florida are pretty boring. You have your Winn-Dixie, your Publix, the occasional Albertson's, and a handful of independents. And that's about it. Seems as if there should be more competition in a region with five million hungry souls. Thank God for Doris's places. These stores, which are located in Hollywood, Sunrise, Plantation, Coral Springs, and Boca Raton, pack a lot of great food into little spaces. Each deli is a delight to behold; it features trays of lasagna, sausages, subs, calzones, and other Mediterranean dishes. A seafood counter offers fresh fish daily (we can personally recommend the tuna steaks), and a bakery turns out huge, soft loaves of bread for less than a buck each, not to mention a cornucopia of desserts. If you're looking for hot dogs, potato chips, and beer, hit the mainstream stores. If it's a touch of ethnicity and epicurean style you seek, visit Doris.
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It's amazing — after a couple weeks of writer's block, I'm back to finding something to write about every day. Right now, my company is recruiting a marketing contractor which triggered some Funnelholic-type thoughts.
1. If you're not on LinkedIn, you're not trying. It's amazing to think LinkedIn is roughly 5 years old. Now, the first thing any self-respecting recruiter does is check candidates out on LinkedIn and vice versa — if someone has an interview with a recruiter or other company representative, he or she looks them up on LinkedIn. So, as I'm reviewing marketing contractor résumés, I can't believe some applicants have the nerve to not be on LinkedIn, have incomplete profiles or only have six friends. That's not to say I eliminated anyone because of this, but it's pretty surprising considering the prevalence of LinkedIn, particularly in the marketing realm.
Face it: Employers almost always consider the following on LinkedIn. Here are some observations:
- Your connections: Sorry, it's true. Being wired is an ADVANTAGE.
- Your profile: But only just a bit. For marketing jobs, LinkedIn is a test on how you market yourself.
- Your groups: This is a great way to gain credibility and show you are "in the know."
2. It's not a very good idea to misspell, especially when you're applying for a copywriting job. Caveat: I misspell ALL the time, but I'm the Funnelholic and I'm not trying to get a job with you. In general, spelling errors stand out, and not in a good way. You might not think it matters much. But, if you're applying for a job involving copywriting, that's a big no-no.
3. The economy sucks. I'm seeing too many candidates with lots of experience. I've only put one post on craigslist.org and I already have an inbox full of résumés.
4. Good copywriters are hard to find. Enough said.
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Both my wife and I have an S3 i9300. Mine is 15 months old, my wife has had her S3 for only three months now. Devices are not rooted. On my previous Galaxy S phone I have mucked about a lot with custom ROMs. but this phone works so well I've not found it necessary to interfere.
However, for some time now, the Device Memory of my wife's phone has been almost completely filled up.
Out of 16 Gb she has about 650 Mb left (my older phone still had 6.3 Gb). So with 4.6Gb of System memory and some Cache and Misc., there's over 10 Gb of "stuff" on her phone. In Android 4.3 (previous, 4.2.1(?) wouldn't even calculate it) the Storage tab told us there was almost 10Gb of photos and videos on the phone as can be seen in the attached photo.
In the Gallery it showed a 1000 Picasa pictures. Too round a number so it might be more. My wife threw those out of Picasa on the PC and afterwards closed the sync options on the phone. Then we stopped the gallery, emptied the cache and deleted the data. Now the Picasa pictures are no longer in the Gallery, there's about 60 pics left in there, Can't be more than 200 Mb. But according to the Storage tab there's still 10 Gb of photo's on the phone! Not only is this phone slower than mine, it sometimes even crashes. We rebooted the phone a number of times.
I can't find those files! They're not in either SDcard, not in the level up from there marked "/" in the file manager. As the phone is not rooted and my wife doesn't want it mucked about with, I can't go further than that.
My phone is a year older and I take way more photo's than her and I have 120Mb of 'em on my phone. Other sections of the memory like the System Memory are comparable to mine in size, or way smaller, like she has less than half the number of apps I have.
My wife is an MD, she uses the phone often for patient calls. She is very dependent on it. So she doesn't want me to muck about with it. Doesn't want it rooted. Also she doesn't look forward to doing a factory reset and reinstalling the lot. Especially redoing the homescreens. She has a lot of them, which seems to work for her, but is timecomsuming to redecorate. Then there's re-freezing the apps Google and Samsung seem to deem necessary to have on there that we don't use. Without option to remove. And it might not even work, since factory reset usually leaves your personal stuff (music, documents, photo's, etc) alone.
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Using a USB flash drive
On USB - drive, the file system FAT32, create a directory mag200 to STB MAG-200 and/or mag250/254 to STB MAG-250/254 (If your USB - drive multiple partitions, then use the first partition)
Update using bootstrap:
Written in the directory mag200(mag250/254) files imageupdate and bootstrap. For STB MAG-250/254 file bootstrap_250/254 renamed bootstrap.
Update not using bootstrap:
Written in the directory mag200(mag250/254) file imageupdate which taken from releases from MAG200/250/254.
If your STB MAG-200/250/254 several USB connectors then use to update the rear connector.
In the boot menu (BIOS)
On a USB drive should be two files imageupdate and bootstrap
Enter The BIOS
Select "Upgrade Tools", pressing enter on the remote control to the right
Select "USB Bootstrap"
Connect the USB flash drive and click OK to confirm the beginning of the update process
Wait for the update, STB will reboot.
In an internal software
Go to "System settings" by pressing «Setup», «Services» or «SET» on the remote control (depending on the version the remote control)
Select "Software update".
Select update "From USB" ⇒ "Start update". If the preceding items are correct you will see a window with information about the current software version, select the drive or partition and the file path.
Select "Verify". If the test is successful you'll see information about the availability of new versions of software.
Select "Start update" to begin the update.
After the update successful - STB must be rebooted.
Index of /mag250/release/0.2.18-r8 - http://soft.infomir.com.ua/mag250/release/0.2.18-r8/
Index of /mag254/release/0.2.18-r8 - http://soft.infomir.com.ua/mag254/release/0.2.18-r8/


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Basic steps for complete BBQ cleaning
Taking good care of your BBQ grill is not only good for your health, but it will help to maintain the taste of what you cook too! Luckily, it only takes a few basic steps to clean your BBQ grill. All you need is a Sabco BBQ Grill Brush and paper towel.
1. Clean while the grill is still hot:
It's obvious that cleaning is easier while the grill plates are still hot. For that reason, when you want to clean your cooled grill, turn on up the heat for few minutes to soften all the grease and grime for easier cleaning.
2. Get your tools ready:
Sabco's BBQ brush is an essential tool for your BBQ cleaning. It is perfectly designed with ergonomic rubber grip handle and strong steel scraper for tough heavy duty cleaning. Use the steel scraper to scrape off food leftovers on grill plate and then brush with brass bristle side to clean all remaining spots and grease. At the end, use paper towel to wipe away all the dirt and grease.
3. Cover up your Barbie:
Finally, make sure you keep your grill covered after any cooking, to stop dust and dirt from building up, prevent rust, ants and insects.
Tip*: Place foil under your charcoal grill and after cooking you can simply fold up the ash and remaining coals in the foil and remove them in one easy step.
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May 27 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 3 points, or 0.05 percent higher on Friday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on
* The UK blue chip index closed 0.04 percent higher at 6,265.65 points on Thursday, as mining shares rallied along with metals prices to offset weaker banking and energy stocks.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Final bids for Anglo American's metallurgical coal mines in Australia, valued at up to $1.5 billion, must be submitted by June 6, three sources close to the matter said on Thursday.
* SPORTS DIRECT: British lawmakers have rejected an invitation to visit Sports Direct's headquarters, which the retailer's billionaire founder Mike Ashley had set as a pre-condition for him to appear in parliament to answer questions about workers' treatment.
* LIDL: The Schwarz group that owns German discount supermarket chain Lidl plans to invest 6.5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) in 2016, with part of that going to sprucing up its stores in its home market, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
* UK CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: Morale among British consumers edged up in May but uncertainty around next month's referendum on European Union membership continued to cloud the economic outlook, a survey showed on Friday.
* BREXIT: A British exit from the European Union would be a serious risk to global economic growth, the Group of Seven leaders said in a summit declaration on Friday, although German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the issue had not been discussed.
* OIL: Oil futures fell further in Asian trade on Friday after running into resistance at the $50-a-barrel mark, as investors worried higher prices could reactivate shuttered crude output, adding to global oversupply.
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" Brand: Wilko / Spray / Type: Body Spray / Suitable for: Body "
Wilko Spotlight Body Spray
Body sprays can often be quite expensive, which is why shops like Wilkinson's are great, with a whole Wilko range of body sprays for only 49p for a 75ml bottle.
I had not seen the Spot light one before and so soon found it in my shopping basket and was quite pleased.
The bottle is a black and silver eye-catching bottle with simple lift off lid and press down spray. Upon the bottle it says of this body spray: "Our irresistible cocktail of fruits and flowers will keep you feeling confident while you are turning heads" - I don't know about you, but that just sounded like an advert for an alcoholic cocktail!
It is true to say that the smell is a little fruity and really quite pleasant. It reminds me a little of women's talk or feminine soap though is certainly not an overpowering smell. It does also have a slight perfume smell to it which unfortunately does tend to set off my migraines, though this is more the perfume scent than the strength of it.
The spray lasts a reasonable amount of time as you do not need too much per usage though if you use this instead of deodorant than you may need to spray more often throughout the day/night.
As far as I can tell, this body spray does not affect sensitive skin, at least in my case it does not.
Ingredients include (for those who may be allergic):
Butane, Alcohol denat, Isobutane, Propane, Aqua, Parfum, Propylene glycol, Linalool, ButylphenylnMethylpropional, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Limonene, Coumarin
It is all double dutch to me though I know some people may be allergic to some ingredients so I thought I would list them!
Overall, I would say that this is a really pleasant smelling body spray which is great value for money.
Recently I have been using lots of body sprays and things like that as I don't always want to wear an overpowering perfume to work so it's nice to have a faint smell that will stay around for a little while but won't necessarily be as strong as perfume.
When in Wilkinson's recently I spotted a nice range of body sprays that were 49p per 75ml bottle or 2 for 87p so I purchased 2 different ones in order to save a few pennies. I am sure that I will be back there again soon trying out some different ones in the range.
This body spray is instantly recognisable as a women's one as it is purple in colour (light & dark purple) and it is provided in a nice thin spray can that is fairly pretty and decorated with a lovely purple heart (just like the passion one that I used recently). The bottle itself displays all the usual information such as company detail, ingredients, safety warnings etc (no naked flames please!). The packaging is fairly standard for this type of product and it's inoffensive so I wouldn't mind this being on display in my bathroom.
The spray itself is emitted in short, sharp bursts when pressed down (like most deodorants & sprays) and as soon as sprayed there is a fairly feminine spray that is a little bit heavier than some of the other ones in the range. The smell is more for a more mature lady in my opinion as it's a little heavy and sickly. The smell is not awful or anything like that but it's more something that I would wear if I was going to be outside a lot so the smell is not quite so obvious. I find that the smell lingers for a couple of hours and it does get lighter after a little while of wear so I am not put off wearing it again in the future. This is one of the more long lasting ones, probably because of the thick, strong, heavy scent so this is not necessarily a great selling point.
I suffer from sensitive skin and find that this spray works fine with my skin and even when I spray it all over it does not cause me any flare ups or rashes of any form. I have used this on and off for the past few weeks along with some of the other body sprays in the range and have had no problems with any of them.
This spray is fairly good quality considering it is available for such a bargain price. The scent is quite strong but does lighten up after spraying and becomes quite a nice scent. When first sprayed it is a little bit overpowering but is not as bad as using a cheap perfume when I want a burst of fragrance at regular intervals throughout the day. A small burst of this is enough to cover up any bad odours such as tobacco or strong food smells. The scent does have a nice feminine kick to it and it's definitely easy to identify as being a spray for women. This is not the nicest spray in the range and while I will not actively seek this one out again I wouldn't mind using it again.
The price of these body sprays is very reasonable and I was pleasantly surprised at how long the sprays lasted for and the quality of most of the scents in the range. I found that even with use a couple of times a day that one bottle of this body spray lasts for around 2-3 weeks and for just 49p each (or 2 for 87p) these body sprays are an absolute bargain and are a great size for just throwing in my handbag so I always have one to hand.
I would like the scent of this particular body spray 'Spotlight' to be a little less heavy but you do get a good burst of scent for your money and this might appeal to other people more than it did for me, particularly if you like a mature scent. I would definitely recommend these body sprays to anybody who likes a nice spray and wants a good scent without spending a small fortune. My personal favourite in the range is the 'Passion' spray as it's just got such a lovely, fresh, feminine scent.
Getting through so many body-sprays I do occasionally try to buy cheaper alternatives from time to time (I've wrote loads of reviews on these such purchases lol). It wouldn't be so bad if I purchased say one decent body spray or week but me... I can easily get through 5 cans a week believe me I'm rather obsessive about smelling nice lol! I love Wilkinson's stores and I've tried quite a few of their body-spray offerings (usually with good results I must admit) and usually costing 49p a can (but do look out for special offers like buy one get one half price or three cans for a pound etc!).
I saw this the other day and realised I hadn't yet tried it out! I was determined to remedy that lol.
The Packaging....
75ml cylinder shaped aluminium black shiny can with a drawing of three dazzling pinkish circles on the front and it has a black plastic pull on/off lid to the top of it covering a white aerosol push button dispenser. On the front of the can in white and silver writing I'm told it is Wilko 'Spotlight' 'A fruity, floral body spray'. On the back of the can I'm told a bit about the product, given directions for use and cautions are listed, I'm given a cash-back promise for Wilkinson's if I'm not entirely satisfied with this product and contact details for them are given, size and the recycle symbol are displayed and finally there is a bar-code on there. Whilst this doesn't scream it's an expensive product it doesn't look cheap and nasty either!
A Bit About The Product According To The Back Of The Can....
An enticing fragrance, to give you lasting freshness. Spray freely all over body.
Directions For Use....
Shake well, hold can 15cm away from the underarm and spray.
My Experience Using It....
Well I use it as directed and onto a clean body! I'm a little confused by the directions for use of this product. This is a body-spray after all and I've owned many of them from Wilkinson's. It ISNT an antiperspirant so I'm not sure why I'm told to spray it under my arms at 15cm away! Other cans in this range do not say that so I think on this batch of body-sprays a mistake has certainly taken place lol!
However it sprays out fast and quite wet (but a clear water is what it looks like on the skin) and it dries into the skin in seconds leaving no apparent residue and no feeling on the skin at all and you can dress immediately really.
Smell wise it's quite strong but very classy. When I say strong though I mean in it's power to fragance as the smell is feminine, natural and airy and not that it's rancid or overbearing or anything. It's actually rather pretty and doesn't smell one bit cheap at all! Which of course compared to many leading brand body-sprays it really is cheap!
The smell of this is mainly floral. None distinct, the flower scent is light and sort of best described as pink in my mind. Then there is a fruity smell delicately sort of under that. A tiny bit zesty helping to ping the notes of the floral out somehow this is over-all a gently sweet and proper nice, grown up body spray! I love it! It's sensible, sophisticated and is still young and fun all at the same time! It's great and once sprayed the fragrance stays fragrancing the body gently all day long! It's a long laster and total value for money and you could do a lot worse than have a sniff at this next time your wandering around Wilkinson's ladies!


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A nocturnal hunter, this Albino Clown Knife can grow, in the wild, to lengths greater than three feet. The entire body looks like one large fin, gunmetal gray with several black spots along the bottom edge of the anal fin. The Albino Clown Knife does have a very small dorsal fin, but the anal fin is used for propulsion, often in a reverse direction. While juveniles can tolerate each other, as the Clown Knife (also known as Chitala ornate) matures, it switches to a solitary existence. In the aquarium, the Albino Clown Knife will require hiding places among the plants and rocks where it wait for prey to feast upon. The Albino Clown Knife can be kept with other larger fish that are not fin nippers. It may eat chopped meats and fish, but prefers live foods. Juveniles may show a striped pattern to their spotting, but as they mature, this will develop into large, and possibly fewer spots in the tail region. Treat as a smooth skin fish when treating for parasite infestations.


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"Good thinking, soldier, now come with me! I'll defend your path to the turret!"
And defend he did, throwing waves of ice after the mech to slow it down some while the soldier made his way to the turret. The stuff was thick; so he (the soldier) began to attack at the turrets icy cover while Inuart continued to distract the mech.
The Soldier did as he was told, chipping at the ice with a knife and was soon joined by several others.
AIM Soldiers
Inuart gulped as the missiles shot straight towards him, and decided that a good defense would be far more productive at the moment instead of offense. After all, he was just playing bait for his soldiers to be able to use the Turret. But this was where Inuart had the benefit of speed on his side of the conflict; and used that to his advantage. He would take his time in dodging about the machine, and trying to hit it from behind to loosen a bolt or some other related bit of machinery. That did not seem to affect the machine, but if anything; it allowed his magic to recharge between blasts. Realizing that his attacks would do nothing; Inuart leaped onto the mech, and landed on the top of the damn thing. He would have stabbed through the glass, but a jerk from the mech made him hold onto the thing for dear life.
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Not!Alashi | Not!Devon
Seemed the punch to Ella's face didn't phase or bother her, which seemed unusual but it only followed up with Ella trapping Slindis, and Devon saying more typical insults. But, David shot a bullet at Saya's shoulder which of course, depleted her shields for a bit, making the Siren ticked off more.
At that time, Saya was having her emotions surface, the tattoos and her eyes glowing more yellow, brighter. And of course, Saya wasn't holding back her anger .. she took advantage of it in fact for when Ella was flying down to strike Slindis- Saya was in the air with a very fierce expression, her body swayed with a leg stretched out.
Ella was able to block in time crossing her arms, but the kick was strong. Made the succubus land with her legs sliding against the dirt, while Saya landed pulling out her pistol and began firing at Devon and Ella.
"You guys just won't shut up, it's more annoying then anything on this god d*** planet. I'm going to be dancing in your chest cavity if you don't just shut the f*** up already." A few more shots were deflected, making Saya put away her pistol. Seems that wouldn't be enough to take care of these two.
She only did that though to let their guard down, as Saya then did a phaselock on Devon. He was floating in the air, arms and knees bent as his mind was sent to view the universe itself, the effects healing everyone in the party very slowly, enough so that Elena's cuts were slowly being healed too.
Ella just laughed, but before she could say anything the bullets started to beep.
The bullets exploded, since three landed into Devon his body basically took a lot of infliction, since you know explosion on the body tends to tear flesh and bones up. Blood splattered, his mouth mostly busted up and his body went limp as the phaselock ended, him falling to the floor. Saya was coming towards them, pumping her shotgun. But she also heard Riki call out Kud's name .. surely this was all going to heck.
David West
Jake crawled closer to the crying girl, making sure not to touch her before lying up against the tree she was curled up under. "Hey Teri... Thanks for saving my arse. Your powers helped out so much in that battle. I'm only wondering one thing, how did Rugal get his eyes back? And why would he turn against us, he knows we need to defeat Dark Tomoya, wasn't he sprouting off that he was the only one of us strong enough to beat the archangel?" Jake said softly to the girl, coughing a bit as he finished. His fingers probed his ribs, but he couldn't feel any breaks. He decided he was still winded now the adrenaline had stopped.
"Why are we here Teri? Why did we enter the AA, rather than just force reset it from outside and be done with it? Ow fuck I hope I stop hurting in a minute..."
Kalastryn noticed something that wasn't right about the Rugal they had just taken down... she then asked Caim a simple question, but the reasoning seemed out of reach. "you can communicate with the dragon above us correct? Forgive me for asking but could you ask them to come to our current location, on ground level... I have something I need to test on "Rugal's" body... that I will be needing her help for. Or rather... a drop of her blood for." she said pulling out an empty vial no larger than her thumb. "You see, there is a certain spell I need, but I can't simply rest for a while and obtain it from a book or anything, I could only exchange the ability to cast one of my spells for another every three days... any more attempts could destroy me... with the exception of if I drink any quantity of a dragon's blood, then I can switch them at any time for the next 24 hours. I know it's a bit much for a stranger to ask you for, but keep in mind there is a very good reason for it." she said... then chuckled a little at the irony that they have a vampire in their group and SHE'S the one asking for blood!
Teri shook a little and shook her head,
"'He wasn't kidding' about what?"
Her head remained buried in her knees for a moment, and then she said,
"Keep people in check... Yeah, you can. You're our morals, the guiding light I reckon. Rugal is a dangerous foe and even worse ally, don't feel bad we killed him. His eyes stood out, how did he get them back? Rigal ain't the kinda guy to hid that, it annoyed him greatly being blind, something's off there. That thing attacked you, that didn't hurt your morals to fight back, and don't worry about being crazy, we all are in some little way. And how many times do I have to tell you, little Teri? Believe in the me that believes in you, and you will be unstoppable! Even if I have to beat that into ya!"
Jake's hand dropped to the ground by Teri. "Hey Teri. When you get up, can you pull me up too? I'm still hurting from playing silly buggers with that tree..."
Caim frowned at the notion but relented,
There was a moment of silence from the warrior; to which we, the readers shall get a glimpse....
He looked back to Kalastryn when the conversation ended, and nodded,
As the warrior and tiefling left the area, Teri couldn't help but feel another knot of guilt twist in her stomach,
However, Jake's musings about her being a guiding light made her laugh,
She sniffed a little,
You know how much he fakes being tough? It's crazy! The man was as stubborn as a mule; even after getting beaten to hell and back. So... Yeah. That's how it was. I mean, what should I have expected? Him becoming a hero? I really am childish."
captcha: cheese steak
Damn am I hungry...
Our charactersheets have literally been clogging up the Front page of the group and causing it to crash. Thus, Me and Diablo decided that posting here, and linking to the post specifically will allow some of the clutter to be cleaned up.
Happy RPing.
Another Note: Poor Teri's spell list is getting cut off, so I'm splitting and reposting here.
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as Kalastryn enters the clearing and Angelus descends into it, Kala bows her head and does a quick pin prick with a scalpel she took from Teri's medical bag, puts the vial to the extremely small wound, and then... bottoms up. she starts to glow very, very faintly blue. "thank you, if I'm right about this assumption then it could help with numerous similar situations if there are any."and done. Again you have my apologies, anyhow, I hope this wasn't a waste of time and that I happen to be correct. making their way back to Teri and "Rugal's" body, she waves her hand and the body vaporizes in a plume of smoke. "I figured as much... the "Rugal Bernstein" you saw before you was an impostor crafted by the corruption's magic to deceive and destroy us. At least now we have a trump card against such an attack. Tell me if anyone is acting suspicious to you and I'll toss a dispel magic their way, If they don't disappear to oblivion, then they are the real deal." Kalastryn then looked to Teri "Your not childish by the way, Mr. Bernstein doesn't look at all like the heroic type. However, he'd probably never lash out at you as this impostor had, your right in your assumption that EVERYONE has good in them... except maybe Tomoya because that's why were here, but you get the point. she said with a smile to try and cheer Teri up a little.
Character Sheet Repost, pt 2
She forced herself up from the ground, helping Jake up along the way, and wiped her eyes,
The dragon-turned-human rolled her eyes at the notion, and waved the girl over, "If what Caim told me was true, you are doing well as is. Come now; perhaps we should all rest a little before going on. I'll build us a small fire..."
The Cleric smiled at the thought, and tugged at Jake's arm,
"Hey, we're in strange times kiddo. Any port in a storm, and Blind Rugal is a pretty strong port eh? Be you and never be anything else Teri. Ahh, thanks for helping me up."
And then Teri dropped her afwul pun.
"'Let's get toasty?' Oh gods thats hilarious, I'm holding you to that, hahahahahaaa!"
Sitting down around the small fire Angelus created, Jake pulled a small flask out and took a swig. He offered it to Teri first. "Glenfiddich scotch whiskey, best single malt out there. The flask is self refilling, and this might just ease your nerves. Oi Caim, do you drink Scotch?"
Kyre | Mark | Tajuh: Drop Group #2
Tajuh sighed and grinned inwardly to himself. If this succubus thought her Allure would instantly work on him, there was something that he thought could help with that.
"No hard feelings." He lunged and went for a strike on the same exact knee that had been horribly fucked up earlier.
David | Elena | Kud | Riki | Saya | Slindis: Drop Group #3
Not!Alashi | Not!Devon
By this point, Slindis had had enough of this talk. When Ella was still recovering, she pounced on the succubus and pinned her to the ground with her offhand rapier piercing through the succubus' sternum like it was tinfoil for the resistance that it provided. "You have no right to be saying those things, whore. Now go back to hell where you belong." If Saya looked over at the paladin now, she would see the unbridled fury that was coursing through the knight.
Meanwhile, Devon coughed weakly as he bled out. "...good job fucking it up, shit for brains...now you just killed the knight and her daughter..." One last smirk was accompanied by the man flipping her off with both hands as the light fled from his eyes.
Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal: Drop Group #4
Not!Slindis | Not!Teri
The acid from the girl's injury kept eating at the stitches being used to try and patch the girl up. "...was I not a good enough daughter?...Kurumu, I think you won the bet..." These were the last words she spoke before losing consciousness.
Slindis parried the feeble attacks from the succubus and pierced one lung with her offhand rapier while gutting the illusion with the second. "You'll be seeing your mistress and her lover soon." Having rid herself of the last problem, she made her way to the camp.
Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton: Group #5
Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
He laughed at her response. "I'll take you out to dinner after this, if that's what you want!" The song Devon was playing served to inspire all his allies that could hear it as he got a bit closer to Caim and Angelus.
BlackHarte | Armageddon | Nessaj
BlackHarte cross his arms and leaned back in his chair as he stared at the game board. Black and ivory pieces littered both sides. This was by far the most harrowing game of Chess he had ever played, and his opponent someone so intelligent that no human player had ever come close to matching his strategic intellect.
The Technomorph put down his hands on the table and laughed, "I concede! You got me! Good showing, shall we go at it again?"
Armageddon gave a gruff grunt and nodded his head, quickly moving his mouth to reset the pieces. Nessaj sat in the corner by himself, woefully stuffing his armor with what sweets he could find, evidently still overwrought with his sudden sense of insignificance.
Taking the time between games, BlackHarte looked out the airship window at the moon and the stars, "To answer your earlier question Armageddon, a maiden's heart is a fragile thing...
Kyre | Not!Kurumu | Mark | Tajuh
...it is something that jumps between states of affection, love, obsession, and hate. It's something best not toyed with," Kyre had dropped Talon to the ground when Kurumu promised to stay with her forever. And for a good while, Kyre was perfectly fine with that, to be lost in her warm embrace and smooth skin, to be around that tantalizing sweetness. It would have been an experience beyond pleasure. Her hands fondled the stumps of what were once leathery wings before dropping from them and to her sides.
"Allure...?" she said suddenly, pushing Kurumu away slightly so that she could see the Succubus fully with her emerald eyes, "...but I want you to myself."
Red Mage | Titania
Two Ragna Blades crashed into each other in the dark storm clouds over the temple of light. Chaos lashed out at each of the combatants. The wind blew furiously, and the sky wept acidic tears that burned the skin and eyes of both RM and Titania. Yet neither relented.
"Why would you think that little girl would help you with anything!?" Titania screamed over the roar of thunder.
Red Mage replied after pressing on harder with his blade of darkness, "Her love, I will exploit her affection for the Succubus. That will drive her into the Sea of Chaos."
"You know that love is a fickle thing, it has the power to persuade people into selfless deeds, but it also has the power to turn someone into a envious monster. Alas, it is just another roll of the dice, as is everything, and you bid thy hopes on...
Kyre | Not!Kurumu | Mark | Tajuh
It tasted awful, her guts tasted awful. Soft, warm, and slick, they hung from her teeth like string and sinew. They slid between her hands, between her fingers, leaving the foul stench everywhere. Kyre chewed slowly and dug deeper... there was the liver, the pancreas, the gallbladder, the stomach and the intestines. Yet they didn't taste the same, not the same at all.
She bit down again and felt the soft meat spread warm blood through her mouth, bitter, salty, and not sweet at all. At most it tasted a bit like molten cream.
Then suddenly the cold night air hit her in the face again, her love had stumbled backwards, clutching her abdomen to stop her intestines from falling out any further than they already had. Yet she couldn't get far, Kyre had her hand tightened around Kurumu's womb, and her nails dug deep.
"You said you wouldn't leave me..." she swallowed, "I'll make it so we will never part again." Kyre looked up at Kurumu, her eyes dull, calm, and serious, "I will devour you."
David | Elena | Kud | Riki | Saya | Slindis: Drop Group #3
Not!Alashi | Not!Devon
"...good job fucking it up, shit for brains...now you just killed the knight and her daughter..."
Saya took her time walking over, and even when the man was obviously going to be dead- Saya stomped onto his head with little care. The way she did it though, was to put him out quickly rather then the urge to do so out of anger. "She'll live, and whatever becomes of her daughter is her responsibility. Right now, all I care about is to see you finally shutting the hell up. So sleep tight-" As the foot pressed into his skull a bit more, Devon was finally done with.
Saya indeed caught a glimpse of Slindis's wrath. That look however, brought Saya back memories, in which left the Siren to watch with a saddening look. That was me back then.. I haven't even changed much. But, not that long ago I was doing the same thing.
Saya walked over to Slindis, as Ella was pressed with her smile as wicked as beforehand, the knight putting more then enough effort to have her razor shoved on the other side touching the floor itself. A pistol was on the side of Slindis's head, Saya offering her the gun. "If you want her dead, just shoot her... torturing her like this is just going to piss you off more, like a crazy @$$ animal. Or use something to end it, because I believe Riki and Kud are in trouble."
Kalastryn felt comforted by the heat of the fire on such a dark night, not that lighting was an issue, but rather the weight of the mental burdens. Altea and Akane not having returned yet was on her mind, but even more pressing were the clones they had encountered... after all, if there was someone who looked like her screwing people over, it wouldn't spell well for her conscience knowing someone died assuming SHE killed them. then a thought struck her, surely if the jungle had been so wise to use such a trick, they couldn't be the only ones in this scenario. she got up from the group and said. "you can take your rests if you wish, but I figured since I could make myself so useful against these impostors, I should find the other drop groups and see if they've come into a similar scenario. If you think the impostor Rugal was bad... I've fought beside two of the people who were on the airship, and honestly, they could be a lot worse, especially if the jungle could mimic their equipment. then anyone who comes across an impostor of either of them would be Right F**ked!" she said as she started a quick, but alert and cautious stroll through the jungle towards group #4. After a long period of time she arrives to see Melethia unconscious and bleeding on the floor.
she ran over to Melethia and asked what the hell happened. but it wasn't really any use considering she's unconscious. she could still feel some warmth on Mele's skin, signifying she's still alive she got up and wondered where the hell Slindis is, and more importantly who did this to her, she picks up Melethia's unconscious body and starts a haste filled walk back to Teri and the others. probably going to meet Caim and Teri on the way back, as she assumed they wouldn't let her go alone.
Around the Campfire
Teri shrugged, and took a small sip of the stuff. She nearly spat it out, but swallowed it all the same, the burning of the alcohol nearly making her gag.
Caim smirked as he grabbed a sip for himself, swallowing the bit he drank like a champ. Nodding with approval, he handed the flask back to Jake,
The little group sat quietly as the fire provided a bit of comfort, and then Kalastryn walked off after giving a spiel about their allies and saving them. With a slight sigh; Caim got up from the fire and pointed at Angelus,
The dragon gave a serious nod to her pact partner before he and Teri wandered after Kalastryn. As they did, Caim changed to Reaper's Scythe and prepared for the worst.
Caim nodded,
Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton: Group #5
Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
Ton Ton struggled to get a proper view of the Fake! duo when he saw Caim standing from the dragon. Readying his blade, he jumped high into the air, and was ready to bring his sword down on Ton Ton and Ella.
Angelus | Caim | Jake | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Teri: Drop Group #1
Kokoa looked at the corpse of the False Rugal, kicking it a few times before dipping a finger in the pooling blood that was spattered about the corpse like a Pollock painting. The consistency of the blood was a bit curious as it seemed to flow more like sap than blood. Even more curious was the scent of the blood. It did smell human... but there was an underlying scent of rotting flowers as well, as if Fake!Rugal had ingested a dozen dozen bouquets of flowers before he arrived.
Sighing to herself, she wandered over to the clearing where the campfire had been built and Jake was in the middle of getting drunk with Caim.
Checking the group, she took note of Teri, the Writer/Cleric who had tried to save her life, though in an admittedly naive fashion. She also remembered what Akane had said about the girl's propensity to vomit after being touched...
Approaching her slowly, with arms in the open, Kokoa looked at the girl directly in the eyes, a hint of kindness surrounded by the typical madness.
"Umm... Cleric Teri? Are you okay? You look a bit nuts..."
Takes a nut to know a nut, Kokoa, takes one to know one.
Kyre | Mark | Tajuh: Drop Group #2
Even as Mark's finger started squeezing the trigger if the flintlock pistol shaped Railgun, Tajuh could see that the Writer was struggling against the Not!Kurumu's mental commands.
"Tajuh... I'd really appreciate it if you retreated. Really... I would." Mark said as the pistol trembled in his hands and discharged. There was a loud wave if sound the screamed past Tajuh's head, as the projectile hit the sound barrier and blew it away.
However, rather than striking his ally directly, the projectile belonging to the Charmed Dramatist grazed the Hell out of Tajuh's cheek. Of course... that's when Tajuh decided that he wanted to wreck Mark's knees again!
"Oh...shit... really?" The Dramatist said as he felt his body tense and jump over the low strike, performing a back flip, which his body had never done before, and landed on the roof.
Not!Kurumu rolled a 20 against Intimidate
"Kill him Mark! Kill him! Do it and I'll make your fantasies come true." The Blood soaked Succubus said as she continued holding Kyre close to her chest.
There was a bit of a crackling sound underneath Mark's feet as the roof buckled underneath, sending bits of it as well as the whole of the Writer, raining into the Cabin.
"ow." Mark muttered as he found himself on the ground floor of the cabin... with bones jutting from each of his shattered legs.
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU..." Yup... the typical reaction of a man who just realized that his legs were shattered by a fall right before he passes out from the shock.
"There there Kyre... We can be together forever... I won't let anyone take you away from me." She whispered into the Princess if Prybat's ears, ignoring the pain that she was in... as she stepped back towards Kyre, her claws extended from her right hand... intent on burying themselves inside Kyre's brain.
David | Elena | Kud | Riki | Saya | Slindis: Drop Group #3
Not!Ella | Not!Devon
As the New Succubus closed in on Slindis, laughing like a banshee on Nitrous Oxide, there was a flash of light as she was impaled by the Paladin. Curiously, no pain registered upon the Succubus' face as she looked at Slindis, her wings beating against the ground as she attempted to free herself.
"Listen you little C**T... when I'm through with you... you're gonna wish you died with the rest of your world." Not!Ella ranted as she braced all four of her limbs against the ground... and forced the blade to cut through the lower portion of her body.
The newly freed Not!Succubus spotted her downed partner and rushed to him... her entrails dropping all over the open ground as she plucked him up and sped off into the night.
"See you soon..." She called out before she blinked out of existence.
Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal: Drop Group #4
Not!Slindis |
Puce watched the death of the False!Teri from his position of applying pressure to Melethia's wounds, his eyes opening slightly at the death of someone who he had almost aided. The lessons taught to him by Dillon and Tomoya returning back to him doubly as he took in the feeling of betrayal.
"Perhaps if you were more trust worthy we wouldn't be in the position that we find ourselves in Rugal. Perhaps if your power mongering didn't drive you to attacking me, we wouldn't find ourselves lacking in the trust required to work as a team." Puce spat those words as he reached into his bag and pulled out some healing salves, bagged blood and sodium bicarbonate.
"Puce! STOP IT! Work on helping Melethia... NOW! Rugal! I have a Phantasm keeping Slindis at bay at the moment. Help Ku. She doesn't have long."
As the fight to save Melethia started, the fight to stay alive was ending for the Phantasm known as Ku. Her battered body landed hard against the jungle floor as Not!Slindis landed a brutal strike against the summoned Succubus.
Looking up, she saw the Drow Paladin standing over her, looking down upon her, a smile on her lips.
"AAAUUUUUUGH!!" Ku screamed as Not!Slindis lifted her to knees by her blue hair and placed her crossed rapiers on the Succubus' shoulder.
"So sorry mistress... So sor***"
As Puce witnessed the dissolving of the sutures, he grabbed the baking soda and threw a liberal handful into the wound, the resulting reaction causing the acid and base to fizzle as they neutralized each other. Applying another handful, he attempted to keep the acid from spreading any further while Bazooka Girl started the blood transfusion.
Of course... when Kalastryn picked up Melethia's unconscious form... there was definitely going to be an issue.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!?!?" Puce called out as he watched Kalastryn disappear into the woods."[/color] Kurumu in chase.\
"Kala! Stop! We need to get her stabilized before we can move her!!!" The Succubus screamed, surely bringing the attention of Not!Slindis.
Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton: Group #5
Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
Cadolbolg looked at the scene from his "Father's" shoulder in outrage as his "Mother" commenced her attack on their friends.
It took a moment but Cadolbolg was able to launch himself into the air, his wings beating quickly as he tried to talk some sense into "Mother."
Deep inside his body, the bomb which had never been removed clicked to life.
For Ella's part, she saw the coming of the warrior and dropped the Tonberry, sending him crashing towards the ground. The telltale cracking of the crimson energy that she had control of wrapping her arms in armor and as Caim's blade came crashing down... he found himself staring in the eyes of the Succubus that he was targetting.
"Bad move Mister. I don't even know you but I can tell I'm not going to like you." Ella said calmly as she attempted to snap Not!Caim's blade.
A.I. Vermilion | Dmitri: Dmitri's Home
The Red Hooded A.I. observed as the signs of distress within Dmitri's home started to die down as the crisis outside in the world had been averted.
Looking at the Butler, the vermilion A.I. returned to the overstuffed chair, her face now calm, and spot to her companion.
Not!Kurumu | Kyre | Mark | Tajuh
Kyre licked Not!Kurumu's sternum lovingly before biting down through her flesh and bone. For a human, her teeth and jaws were remarkably strong... monstrous even. The blood streamed down from her mouth and down her face, dripping and coalescing in a dark spreading pool across the dusty roof.
As she chewed through Not!Kurumu's chest, the Succubus placed her claws on the back of her head, preparing to press those claws through her brilliant red hair and end the creature's pitiful life. Then she lost all the feeling in her arms.
The thing about trying to endure pain for an extended period of time was that eventually you lose the ability to recognize new pain. Everything just blended together eventually, and while Kyre was burying herself between Kurumu's chest, her hands had snaked from her abdomen and pushed aside much of her internal organs and found their way to her spinal chord. It was simple to break her spine, and sever all her connection with the rest of her body.
Not!Kurumu's body fell limp and collapsed backwards onto the ceiling and Kyre fell onto of her, working her merry way toward the Succubus' fragile, still beating heart. Then Kyre raised herself from the wreck of a body and smiled, "I knew you weren't the same... you taste too much like shit. Too much like a beast." Yet the Anti-Mage placed her hands on the Succubus's chest and parted it forcefully. A sickening crunch later, her heart and lungs were exposed to the cold night air, and the beating of her heart quickened in pace. Working away behind the soft velvet of her lungs. "Yet all the same, I want you..."
Kyre smiled and cupped her hands around the beating heart before lowering her mouth to it, "(I hate liars.)" It was a final farewell in her native tongue before she bit down into the doppelganger's heart, tearing a hole in the tough stringy muscle and letting the blood flow out of it and into the open chest cavity.
The Anti-Mage merely sat there afterward, covered in the hot blood and staring at the broken corpse that lay before her. The moonlight skies above began to rain, not the cold harsh rain of a winter's night, but a warm rain, as if the sky was crying. For these teardrops from heaven above mixed with Kyre's own as they washed away the blood of the mimic, leaving behind only the smooth white skin and shattered bones.
Then she collapsed into it's broken embrace, crying.
Angelus | Caim | Jake | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Teri: Drop Group #1
Teri gave Kokoa a blank stare for a moment and stuttered,
Clearly, she was still a bit on edge after the incident with the False Rugal; which led Kokoa to wonder why the girl cared about the Cartel Lord so much. He was a dick, at least in Kokoa's eyes.
Caim only shook his head in disdain,
Back at the Campfire
Angelus played with the fire with a lazy finger, making the flame swirl and dance at her will as Jake silently sipped his drinks. After another moment of being idle, the dragon looked up from her work and asked, "Is that beverage particularly strong? I'd hate to see you lose your life due to drunken impairment..."
Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton: Group #5
Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
The false Caim gritted his teeth as the blade in his hands disappeared, and he fell to the ground. His pact-strengthened legs were used to the distance; so his landing was not painful. Calling in a new sword to his hands (Red Fear), he pointed at the Succubus with furrowed eyes.
The last thing Ton Ton saw before hitting the ground was the explosion of the metal turtle beside Angelus' face. Yellow eyes widening in horror, Ton Ton screamed for his fallen friend, "CADOLBOLG! AUGH!"
When ground met Tonberry, Ton Ton gasped in pain as the drop left him seeing stars. However, like all of their race, Ton Ton was resilient. Although he ached, nothing was broken; although he couldn't move properly, his muscles were fine. But the pain remained all too clear for the little creature. He watched helplessly as the false Caim and Angelus began attacking his allies.
"I gotta move... I gotta move..."
That was when a dark chuckle and a large shadow towered over him. The false Angelus had moved her immense head over the little lizard, and grinned with nasty pointed teeth, "A snack... How convenient. Try not to struggle too much, it'll only make it worse."
As the maw moved down over Ton Ton, the lizard gripped his knife carefully as the tongue snaked around him and began to lift him into her mouth. When the jaws started to close, Ton Ton's plan came to action, and he drove the knife deep into the Dragon's Tongue. An unholy shriek filled the area as the beast began to shake it's head from side to side in pain.
A.I. Vermilion | Dmitri: Dmitri's Home
Dimitri shook his head, and kept his attention to his books,
With a sigh, he said,
Kyre | Mark | Tajuh: Drop Group #2
After seeing Kyre killing the woman, Tajuh went and picked the princess up along with the dissipating body of the false Kurumu. "There you go, dear... Just let it all out." Since the clone was eliminated, Mark was freed from the allure and he could see the bizarre sight of the relatively callous man doing his best to be a father figure to Kyre.
David | Elena | | Saya | Slindis: Drop Group #3
Not!Ella | Not!Devon
Slindis took a great deal of time to calm down after the two left, but from how Saya crushed Devon's skull, it was clear that he was dead. So why was she still alive? There was an eerie silence as the paladin wiped her blade clean and checked her leg armor, which had held up under the shots.
"...someone check on Riki and Kud. NOW!" David might be able to mistake this as Slindis barking orders, but Saya could see that Slindis was putting on a mask that was starting to crack.
Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal: Drop Group #4
Not!Slindis |
Puce could see that even with the stitches there wasn't all too much that he could do. If nothing else, he could see that the illusionary Slindis knew how to kill. By far, these were the worst injuries that he had seen in a long time.
However, when Kalastryn tried to run with her, the mere act of being grabbed caused the girl to thrash around, reopening the stitched wounds and causing her to fall to the ground. And the scream had drawn the Fake Slindis' attention, and she came over to the group looking like she was on a nice jaunt instead of having destroyed three of Kurumu's illusions.
"For harboring multiple succubi and the murderer of millions of humanoids, I sentence you all to death. Make your final peace, because this will be over swiftly." Puce luuked into Slindis' eyes and saw absolutely no remorse in them, only the ice-cold stare of someone that wasn't going to stop until she slaughtered each and every one of them.
Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton: Group #5
Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
When Ton-Ton stabbed the mouth multiple times, she roared in pain and thrashed around, causing the blood and spit soaked Tonberry to fly out. Devon saw the little guy that was a bit dazed from the thrashing and picked him up to give him a pep talk. "Come on, Ton-Ton, you can do this! I understand that fighting those two doesn't feel right, but think of Teri. What would happen if they were to attack her? If nothing else, think of that. I'll touch you up, so let's get this done." The stuffed warrior noticed that although he wasn't repaired, the man had cleaned him up which bolstered his morale a bit.
Rugal and Not!Slindis
The paladin laughed dryly as she layered multiple defensive spells to mitigate the damage of elemental effects and make her harder to hi. "Oh, Rugal Bernstein. Is it not enough that you're envious of the gods, but you have to lust over the abilities of their servants as well? No matter what you do, to me you'll always be that crotchety old horse that I first saw in the Everfree Forest on one of your many attempts to escape. You relied on me to aid you then, so how should being a human change the inevitable result?"
She began the fight with a few rapid thrusts of her rapier, aiming to force the brisk sh*thouse to the side so he could pick off the people that he was guarding - including the mortally wounded Melethia. From what he saw, Slindis hadn't been lying when she had said a bear would be no problem for her.
Drop Group #2: Kyre | Mark | Tajuh vs.
Indeed, Mark was moved by the sight of Tujah doing the best he could to comfort Kyre. As he laid there in a puddle of his own blood, his shin boned jutting out through his knees, Mark couldn't help but feel partially responsible for the actions of the day.
As A.I. Vermilion reported the current stats of the others, Mark frowned. They weren't the only ones that had been hit. Melethia was down for the count... with Not!Slindis on the way to finish the job as well as take out Puce, Kurumu and Rugal. Not!Angelus and Not!Caim were rampaging... and well... it appeared that there was other stuff going on as well that he wasn't even about to touch with a 10 foot pole.
And just like that the Writer had healed the wounds that he had sustained and as he gently float up through the ceiling, he landed next to Tajuh and Kyre.
"Uhh... Kyre. Kurumu's still alive. She's still out there. It's gonna be okay." He said as he rez'd in an umbrella and covered the gruff man and the crying girl.
Drop Group #3: David | Elena | Kud | Riki | Saya | Slindis vs.
Elena's eyes fluttered open as she heard Slindis bark orders at the group. She had been passed out from the self-inflicted wounds throughout the whole ordeal and was not witness to what had transpired. The signs of battle were everywhere though... the blood, the holes in the ground, the scorning of plants and trees.
"What... happened?" The Soldier asked as she got up quickly and looked around, not spotting either Riki or Kud.
"Slindis... what happened?" She repeated.
Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis |
Kokoa frowned for a moment as Caim challenged her intentions for asking if Teri was okay.
"Look... Mister Swordsman. I'm just checking on the status of someone who tried to help me, okay? If she's broken... then it's best that we get her to where she needs to go before she breaks down all the way. Trust me on this one..." The Vampire said as she looked up directly into Caim's eyes.
"Besides... I'm sorry if I come off as a little bit rude but you sure are treating me awfully well for someone who just found out that his team member has been hiding something for well over... how long have we been part of the same team?" She said, with a puzzled look on her face as she scratched her head for a moment... before shaking off the distracting thoughts.
"Sorry... I've just been burnt to a crisp and blew my cover because I was fighting some sort of fake. Forgive me if I come off as a little antagonistic."
As Not!Slindis made her appearance, Puce stopped, setting up to act as backup for Rugal, despite his feelings towards the man.
"Kuru. You go with Melethia and Kalastryn. Rugal and I'll take care of this imposter." He ordered as he pulled out his staff, twirling it as he prepared himself.
"Okay... you might think this'll be over swiftly, but you'll be dead wrong. And what the hell do you mean by multiple succubi?" Puce asked, clearly confused as he had yet to meet Ella.
Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
Ella looked at the sword that Caim had in his hands and smirked as she joined her hands together, producing a pair of Kama in her hands that were linked to her wrists by a length of chain.
"Whore? You're awfully assumptive aren't you?" The Succubus countered as she twirled in a quick circle, using her centripetal force to lash out with the Kama in her left hand, followed by an upward slash with the Kama in her right hand.
"Besides... I'm not the one with compensating for something by riding a giant dragon into battle."
Aftan and Akane finally reached a position where they could flank Angelus as she kept focus on Ton Ton and Devon. Opting for the range, Aftan opened up on the Giant Red with her pair of Shrieker pistols that she had loaded with armor Piercing Rounds.
"I do not know what has gotten into you mistress but I must take you down." The White Knight yelled as she emptied the clips and quickly paused to reload.
Dmitri's Home: A.I. Vermilion | Dmitri
The A.I. paused for a moment as she watched Dmitri attempt to stabilize his home.
Rugal and Not!Slindis
Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis |
The second Rugal got a opening, he smashed a elbow into the clone's face to break her guard and go on the offensive, going with several sword-like swings of his arms and legs, switching up between high and low attacks in a bid to keep her guess and hopefully land another hit.
Meanwhile Puce advanced towards the Not!'s flank, hoping that the "woman" would maintain focus on the Crimelord. Crouching, Puce reached out with his mind and made a connection to Not!Slindis' life force and began the process of siphoning out what energy he could from her expansive energy reserves. Touching the ground, he channeled her life force and began manipulating the ground underneath the drow's feet, causing it to take on the consistency of quick sand, slowing her down and throwing off her balance. while ensuring that the man facing the clone would not be hampered by his actions.
Drop Group #2: Kyre | Mark | Tajuh vs.
He nodded at the information. 'Mark, we need to rendezvous with the others. If so many came after us three, they haven't been unscathed. It'll be a long night, but it's what we will have to do." Tajuh continued to rub the girl's back as he moved through the forest, listening for any signs of combat.
Drop Group #3: David | Elena | Kud | Riki | Saya | Slindis vs.
Slindis merely gave out the order again. "Where are Riki and Kud?! Someone, head to their tent!" The tone the paladin used showed she was more than a bit on edge.
Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis |
She jumped out of the quicksand, fighting the two equally. It would take far more than that to catch her off guard. In the middle of her combat, she touched her left arm and pointed at the energy conduit, coating his arms with a slick grease while another stab from one of her rapiers lit the grease on fire. on rugal's part, she continued with the swift jabs, trying to pick his defense apart.
Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
Devon looked up at Angelus, just now noticing that maybe being noticed by the big fuckoff dragon was a bad idea. "Whoa whoa whoa, Hold up! My meat's real stringy and tough. Plus, I come from the Southwest. Would you want indigestion?" He did his best to dodge the attacks, aided a bit by small gusts of wind.
Drop Group #4: Caim | Kokoa | Teri vs. Not!Slindis |
Caim's face remained stoic for a moment, and then he looked away,
Teri listened to all of this, and bit her lip anxiously, and said,
Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane |
Ton Ton gave his thanks, and an eerie black shadows started swirling out from the Lantern,
"Thanks! Now I know for sure; these aren't the real Caim and Angelus. They're not so stupid! Or mean for that matter... Devon, I need your help with something! I need time to charge up the Chef's Knife; do you think you can keep these guys off my back while I do that? I know it sounds crazy, but it's really powerful! TRUST ME!"
That was when Devon dodged a homing fire, and Ton Ton began to concentrate on his attack...
The false Caim only smiled, and as he dodged the Succubus's attack, he said,
Their weapons locked for a moment, and broke away, only for Caim to thrust the Steel-Cutting Blade at the woman,
Dmitri's Home: A.I. Vermilion | Dmitri
Dimitri continued running his hands over different floating books, and frowned,
Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis |
Slindis was slightly dazed by the attack, but came back in swinging with the rapiers chipping at the dark barrier. Rugal's Dark Barrier could defend against a lot, but when it was rapidly attacked with a weapon that was searching for any vulnerability it could find, it could only hold for so long. meanwhile, her thrusts aimed at Puce continued, also aiming at tiring that man out.
Her plan was simple yet effective: Fight them both, make them waste their energy, then pick one off. It was reliant on her being able to hold out, but the total amount of movement in her attacks was very little compared to the two there. And if something did happen, she could always use Lay on Hands to restore an enormous chunk of her energy.
Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
Devon nodded to Ton-Ton "Hmm, that sounds like it could work. Count on me, little man!" The author began playing an old song that was reminiscent of one Inuart had played far too many times back before he had made the pact.
"I don't know why you're wasting your time with him. After all, I'm an author. I could go and write you out of existence if I wanted with a simple 'rocks fall, everyone dies' or some contrived bullshit like that. Why worry about anyone else here?" Between the two, it could test the patience of even Furiae.
Drop Group #3: David | Elena | Kud | Riki | Saya | Slindis vs.
The military training took over her body as Elena suddenly found herself sprinting towards the Tent that Riki and Kud had been sharing and ripped open the entrance, only to discover that it was empty, though the insides of the tent appeared a mess.
Looking around, she noted a series of tracks the went away from the camp site.
"SLINDIS! THEY'RE GONE! LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THEIR WILL!" Elena called out as she started following the tracks.
Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis |
Kokoa nodded at Caim's explanation of why on Earth it was that she had been accepted. However there was still one last thing that needed to be addressed.
"Could I ask you two for a favor? I'd really consider it awesome of you two if you could hide this from Kurumu. She and I... we've got a bit of a history... and the last thing I need is for her to know that I'm around." The Vampire said as she pulled the ruby earring out her pocket and placed them on her ears.
A moment later Gabrielle was in the very spot where Kokoa was standing, looking at the two for an answer.
The fire that threatened to confuse Puce's arm did not burn but instead died suddenly as its released energy was absorbed by the Conduit, save for a tiny ember that remained lit in the palm of his hands. Once again, he channeled the energy he had stored via absorption into the element.
A fire sprung to life in the palm of Puce's hands, whose face showed signs of strain from the mental exertion, and began fluttering as they began to spawn into a kaleidoscope of fiery butterflies that fluttered towards the Drow, enveloping her in fire, as each one attempted to burrow itself into her skin.
The summoning complete, Puce retreated a couple steps and pulled out his bottle of La Mort D'amour and took a drink, feeling the sensation of weakness evaporate even as the alcohol in the potion hit his stomach like a bomb.
Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
There was another clashing of blades as the Succubus brought her blades down in an X fashion, sending sparks flying as metal rubbed against metal before the Swordman and the Succubus were once again locked in struggle.
"You know... if it weren't for the fact that you were a jerk you'd actually be quite handsome. Let me fix that for you." Ella said as she released her grip on the handle of the Kama and sent a fist flying towards Not!Caim's face, intent on making it match his personality.
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A.I. Vermilion looked around the place before she issued a command to a remote server somewhere and suddenly there was a knock at the door to Dmitri's home. Walking over to the entrance and opening it, she revealed a daemon, an automated program, not a demon, that looked rather bookish.
"This is the Librarian. He's a backup utility that can save a copy of the information stored here on a remote server. That way if you crash, he will be able to rebuild you. Also... we can work on reinforcing this structure... perhaps a new Foundation (Kernal) would be the first place to start."
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A festive season to all Nandamuri fans, yes Jr.NTR starrer Ramayya Vasthavayya has finished its censor formalities Censor board officials awarded A Certificate without any cuts in this movie.
Director Harish Shankar and producer Dil Raju announced that Ramayya Vastavayya is going to release on October 11th only.
While film industry people and trade analysts worried that collections may effect due to seemandhra bundhs, the decision took by director and producers looks like they have much confidence in Ramayya Vasthavayya movie which is going to be a huge blockbuster
Harish Shankar shaped up Ramayya Vasthavayya as a high voltage action entertainer while samantha is paired opposite NTR in the film and Sruthi Haasan is playing a crucial role. Dil Raju has produced this movie on Sri Venkateswara creations banner. S S Thaman has composed the music for this film.


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Darrin Rose is a stand-up comedian currently on his Chasing Manhood Tour across Canada, March 24-April 22.
Fashion has changed my life. Not spiritually, just my day-to-day behaviour. For instance, my skinny jeans have created a host of new problems: running for the subway; putting anything new in my wallet; and deciding before I sit down whether I'll want anything out of my pockets in the near future.
My style is hipster-influenced — cardigans, brogue shoes, argyle socks, side-parted hair. The other day I realized my dad and I now dress exactly the same. He upped the ante by rocking a Cosby sweater — an ironically hideous style popularized by Heathcliff Huxtable. I'm not sure if my dad was aware of the irony, but I was jealous nonetheless.
When getting ready for a show or date these days, I no longer consult hipster fashion blogs. I just call my dad and ask an age-old question: "What are you wearing?"


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Kim Kardashian Ignores 'Absurd' Kanye West Gay Report
Kim Kardashian was reportedly shocked after a U.S. tabloid suggested her boyfriend Kanye West is gay, and a source claims the reality TV star is simply ignoring the false rumors.
In Touch Weekly ran a cover story with the headline "Pregnant Kim's Worst Fear: He's Gay" Wednesday, and the report alluded to West being in a secret homosexual relationship. Kardashian, who is seven months along in her pregnancy, has reportedly dismissed the report as being "absurd."
"Kim couldn't even believe that people were saying that Kanye was gay! She flat out said that that the rumors and reports are absurd," an insider told RadarOnline.com.
"Kim knows that Kanye isn't gay. She is just dismissing these stories and trying to ignore them completely," the source continued.
Throughout her pregnancy Kardashian, 31, has faced media scrutiny over her weight, fashions choices and love life and fans are now fearful that the reality TV star may not be able to take any more. A source claims that while Kardashian can handle the brutal criticism about herself, she struggles with the alleged lies that are often written about West, 35.
"These attacks against Kanye really seemed to hit home for Kim. She said that she can take criticism about her weight or her family but when people attack Kanye it really hurts her feelings and makes her mad," the source said.
The bizarre report about West is further proof of the contentious relationship that the Grammy award-winning rapper has with the media. He went on a foul-mouthed tirade against the paparazzi Wednesday over what he described as being constant "harassment."
"So I don't want nobody trying to run up on me with no cameras, trying to sell pictures and s--- to magazines, asking me no dumba-- questions, throwing me off of my focus and s---," West said during a performance at the Adult Swim Upfront party in New York.
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Ferring Pharmaceuticals Provides Baby Quest Foundation Grant Recipients with Free Access to Fertility Medication
Aug 20, 2013, 11:05 ET from Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a continued effort to support patients facing infertility, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced a donation to Baby Quest Foundation, Inc. – a non-profit organization focused on providing financial assistance to patients pursuing fertility treatment. Through this collaboration, Ferring will provide 10 Baby Quest grant recipients with free access to select fertility medications, enabling them to undergo one full IVF cycle, with the hopes of helping them achieve their dream of parenthood.
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It is estimated that about 6.7 million women between the ages of 15 to 44 in the U.S. experience infertility or the inability to carry a baby to term. [i]
"Each year, millions of families struggle with getting pregnant," said Justin Rauschkolb, Manager of Product Promotions of Ferring's reproductive health unit. "Through our work with Baby Quest, we aspire to help some of these patients build and grow their families, while also providing hope for others still on the journey to becoming parents."
Ferring and Baby Quest kicked off their partnership at NASDAQ, where Baby Quest co-founder Pamela Hirsch and team rang the opening bell.
"We are so thankful for the generosity of Ferring Pharmaceuticals in donating medication so that our grant recipients can pursue infertility treatment," said Hirsch. "Their donation allows us to continue our work of increasing public awareness of the condition of infertility and of providing financial assistance to those who cannot afford the high costs of fertility treatments."
Ferring, as a company, has a commitment to helping patients realize their dream of parenthood. In addition to their work with Baby Quest, Ferring has other initiatives supporting both patients facing infertility and the community including:
- Heart Beat Patient Assistance Program – Offers financial assistance for eligible patients pursuing fertility preservation services prior to cancer treatment. For more information, visit www.ferringfertility.com/savings/heartbeat.
- 2013 Heart to Heart Video Contest – Allows participants the chance to win up to $15,000 toward their child's education for submitting a video essay telling the story of their steps on the path to parenthood. For more information or to submit a video by the August 31st deadline, visit www.hearttoheartcontest.com.
- Local Playground Adoption – The Reproductive Health Unit of Ferring's Parsippany office adopted a local playground as a part of the Morristown "Adopt-a-Spot" program and Ferring's "Living the Philosophy" initiative, which grants employees one day per quarter to dedicate to service. Ferring will be responsible for upkeep of the park throughout the year. For more information about Ferring's community involvement, visit www.ferringusa.com/about/community.
To learn more about Ferring's initiatives in reproductive health, visit www.ferringfertility.com.
About Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven biopharmaceutical company devoted to identifying, developing and marketing innovative products in the fields of reproductive health, urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and osteoarthritis. For more information, visit www.ferringUSA.com.
[i]"Infertility." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/fertile.htm.
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An attactive presentation on-screen. Students will love splatting the flies. Tool needs to have more online instructions for first time users.
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Basic number concepts.
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Easy to learn but would be better with more instructions
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JConnect Seattle is an incredible resource for 20/30-something jews in Seattle. With dozens of activities per month, there is something for everyone - networking, parties, social justice, jewish education, shabbat dinners, jewish environmentalism, sports teams, outdoor activities, cooking classes... you name it. Jconnect is all about creating connections and building relationships - between individuals in the community and between individual jewish 20/30-somethings and other Jewish Regional/National groups. Personally I feel more closely connected to the Seattle and American Jewish communities as a result of my involvement with Jconnect. Jconnect is blessed to have two amazing, high-energy, dynamic and engaging rabbis; a passionate and dedicated staff; and a diverse and creative crew of volunteer event planners/organizers.
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I'm glad that there are people out there who have the ability to fix bugs - god knows I'm a huge fan of those who patched up Gothic 3.
But I can't bring myself to use fan made patches for a game that is still being patched by the developer. It's just too much of a pain in the ass for me to keep track of all the moving parts between the developer and the fans that may play out for a long number of months - most of which I'm busy with real life things and can't keep track of day to day.
But when Bethesda is totally finished with Skyrim - patches, DLCs, expansions and whatnot - that's when I'd like to apply a fan made patch to fix whatever is left that was not fixed by the developer.


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TWO Spanish aid workers kidnapped almost two years ago in Kenya and then held in Somalia have been freed.
Their employer, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), says Montserrat Serra and Blanca Thiebaut are both "safe and healthy".
The pair were abducted from the Dadaab refugee complex near the border with Somalia in October 2011.
"Both are safe and healthy and keen to join their loved ones as soon as possible," the medical charity said, without disclosing when they were released or how.
MSF says it will give no further details before a press conference scheduled in Madrid on Friday.
Serra and Thiebaut, both logisticians, were seized by armed men in the Ifo camp in Dadaab and driven across the border.
Kenyan police said they had been kidnapped by members of Somalia's Islamist Shebab group.
Their abduction followed the kidnapping of a French woman and a British woman from the Kenyan coast near the Somali border.
Dadaab, the world's largest refugee complex, is home to some 450,000 refugees, most of whom have come from Somalia, fleeing drought and war.
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How Zales could have driven sales through its mobile campaign
Firstly, it is never a good thing to encourage consumers to shop via mobile and then take them to an unoptimized page. Retailers should know by now that consumers do not like to pinch-and-zoom.
"When a brand is determining strategy for their mobile push/pull campaigns there should always be a thoughtful process to story board out each element in order to produce the proper results to gauge future mobile strategies," said Marci Troutman, CEO of SiteMinis, Atlanta.
Ms. Troutman is not affiliated Zales. She commented based on her expertise on the subject.
Zales did not respond to press inquiries.
Falling short
Zales is running the mobile ad campaign within People's mobile site.
The banner ad reads "Shop Now. The Celebration Diamond Collection. Zales."
When consumers tap on the mobile ad they are redirected to the company's Web site where they have to pinch-and-zoom to browse the content on their screen.
This not only helps diminish the user experience, but does not leave consumers wanting to buy anything.
Zales has a mobile site that consumers can visit by entering m.zales.com on their mobile browser.
The company would have been better off sending consumers to its mobile site where they can have an optimized experience, and thus, helping Zales drive sales for its Celebration collection.
It is important that marketers optimize their content on mobile.
The space is no longer an add-on, but a necessity for customers.
Furthermore, consumers are constantly on-the-go and are beginning to turn to their mobile devices to make purchases.
Therefore, making sure all aspects of a campaign are optimized is critical for marketers, such as Zales.
Going forward, marketers need to test out their campaigns to make sure that the intiative provides a seamless experience for consumers.
Customers are becoming more tech-savvy by the minute and demand a lot more of their favorite brands.
Mobile evolution
Over the past few years, Zales has been dipping its toes in the mobile space.
Last year, the jewelry retailer rolled out a mobile commerce-enabled site that lets consumers browse and buy products from the company's entire inventory (see story).
This year, Zales enlisted mobile to link an ad in an issue of Cosmopolitan magazine to its Pinterest page as a way to drive engagement for its products and, ultimately, sales (see story).
"A critical factor to take into account is where your consumers will be when they are receiving a message – if the ad is created for mobile the consumer will, indeed be on their mobile when they click through, if the click through outcome takes the consumer to a non mobile friendly site, the consumer will 99 percent of the time, simply 'move on' and the entire campaign will have been a waste of effort," Ms. Troutman said.
Final Take
Rimma Kats is associate editor on Mobile Commerce Daily, New York