text:
Influencers and Media Partners: How to Amplify the Reach of Content
- A Sample Content Strategy with Influencers
- Finding An Influencer
- The Missing Ingredient: Combining Media Publishing Partners and Influencers
- Sources of Influence Beyond SEO
- Modularized Content
- Brandividuals
- Becoming The Media
- Potential Compliance Issues and GDPR
- Leading with Value
- Marketing Creativity
- Interesting Examples of Creative Outreach
- Improving Influencer Relationships
- Contributor Quotes
- Keyword-focused Influencer Contributions
- Approaching Influencers Personally vs Professionally
- Tools for Finding Influencers
- Round-up
Presentation related text is in Italic.
Andy Crestodina: Welcome everybody to the influence of marketing webinar here at SEMrush. It's a pleasure to be here and we have an amazing guest, Lee Odden, who's going to guide you through specific tactics and some great examples of ways to really level up your influencer marketing.
A Sample Content Strategy with Influencers
So, I first want to show you now an example of a content strategy that includes influencers. This is for a company here in Chicago and they deliver beer and coffee to offices. The content strategy includes on-site and off-site publishing in multiple formats; and it includes influencers in a way that should generate consistent demand by ranking for the commercial intent, dollar sign related key phrase.
"Office coffee delivery" is our target key phrase for our service page; our conversion-optimized service page. The page should include testimonials, calls to action, answers or top questions, and it's optimized to rank for office coffee delivery service.
Slide from Andy's presentation
It's insufficient to just make one page and hope to get rich by making one page. We have to improve the credibility of that page, by creating authority, links, and domain score. And we're going to make an anchor piece that's going to be based on research to support that. This anchor piece I just made up is called "office park ideas from the top 50 workplaces". It is a piece of the original research that includes charts, graphs, and quotes from influencers.
Slide from Andy's presentation
Now, I don't know where the top 50 workplaces are but in seconds I can find a list of the top 50 workplaces and do some outreach. I can ask them what they offer and produce a piece of original research showing what they are offering. The content upgrade or the lead magnet; whatever you call it, could go nicely next to this. An offer to download the e-book, the PDF with charts, with an engaging piece of content that could grow your email list.
A how-to article fits beautifully into this content strategy and it would, of course, mention, link to, and pass some authority to that core piece; the research piece. Research makes you the primary source; it's an amazing link magnet.
Alternate formats are useful of course, such as repurposing my research piece into an info-graphic about the top perks of top offices. Those make for great pitches to other websites that might publish it. This is a classic SEO strategy―to create visual assets and combine with outreach to try and get placement in other sites.
Finding An Influencer
I'm going to find somebody super relevant who has a large following and writes for high domain authority websites, who might be open to an in-depth interview, conversation, or webinar. I can also pitch myself as an interviewee since I created original research, and maybe I can get interviewed on a podcast or a webinar something similar for off-site publishing; passing that authority to my core; helping my service page indirectly to rank high.
And now I'm just going to start blogging on five workplace secrets inside the top offices. The target audience is the office manager. And you can see, this is the difference between content strategy and blogging; a big, big difference. I've got alternate formats, I've got co-created content, I'm writing for many places, and it's all based on that nucleus of the high ranking service page optimized for the money phrase.
I learned some of this from Lee years ago in the social media marketing world. A good content strategist knows their audience, understands topics, uses different formats, etc, however, this strategy separates collaborating with influencers and publishing in many places. I didn't combine those steps.
The Missing Ingredient: Combining Media Publishing Partners and Influencers
But here's where Lee is going to help us. What if you combined the influencers and media publishing partners? So, Lee, you've got my idea, and it's a more comprehensive content strategy than a lot of people use. But still I feel like I'm missing something and I feel like you know something that we can all benefit from in those last two components. I've got some influencers I want to collaborate with. I've got some places I want to pitch to. But is there a better way to put these things together?
Sources of Influence Beyond SEO
Lee Odden: Sure. And it starts with taking a step back and in the architecture of your content strategy. Smart marketers often intuitively make choices about topics. I mean, they'll do their key research; they are familiar with what the pain points are of a customer intuitively or through experience, they'll pick various content formats because they fit well together, and that's all good. But what we do differently is quite a bit of customer research. So, what we look at; sometimes clients or marketers at a brand have documented who their best customers are, who their customers of opportunity are. They might even have personas and different customer segments to find all that information.
We take that data and we create a mapping of the customer and what the influencers are to that customer in their buyer's journey.
SEO is one source of influence, but there are also humans that influence customers. And those humans are not just the famous people in the industry; they are the person sitting in the cube or office next door; they are the people that they talk to outside of work. They're people that they subscribe to; publications, or media as we're going to discuss. We map that out first. And from an understanding of who our ideal customer is, and what influences them, that's where the intersection of media and influencers comes into play.
So, for example, we might identify a journalist or an analyst who is also an influencer. So, along with the subject matter experts in an industry whom we engage to contribute their insights into something that we're making, we may also ask some journalists or analysts to do that as well. As a consequence, not only do we get that credibility of that third party, but there's also a very good chance they're going to help spread the word, and in some cases, this is actually turned into earned media coverage in their publication.
Andy Crestodina: I love that. So, you're reaching out to the journalist and asking them for contributor quotes or interviewing journalists and analysts. It's like they're both a publisher and a source?
Lee Odden: In some cases, yeah. When you think about the customer journey, customers have questions about what the nature of their problem is, what are the options for solutions, who's the best and where do I go to buy that. You think of specific keywords for content to be relevant at those different moments in the journey. You can also think about which influencers are most relevant to go right along with those keywords at those different moments in time.
Sometimes it will surface that you know an industry analyst is someone that's good for the top of the funnel or a really famous person. You know the book author, or keynote speaker, celebrity or whatever. But on the other end of that funnel, sometimes, we're literally using the very customers we're trying to sell to as influencers to create the content we will then use to market to them.
Andy Crestodina: So, it sounds like in your model, the higher up we are in the funnel the more you are seeking influencers of large followings large audiences as distribution partners and co-creators and the further down you get, the more you are polling people who are more intimately related to your target and who are more basically like that same persona as your potential buyer.
I'm picturing a diagram that shows the ideal co-creators for content at different stages in the funnel. I never exactly thought of it in that way.
Slide from Andy's presentation
Modularized Content
Lee Odden: We actually did a project for Brian Clark at Copyblogger. And what we did is, we identified five blogs and we modularized the contributions the influencers and speakers gave to us at an event. Henry Rollins was the keynote for the event. So, Brian Clark got some tips from Henry Rollins and made him the cover of his E-book. And we had other people; Chris Brogan, other interesting people speaking at this event as well. And so, we created this e-book of insights from these different people speaking at the conference.
We had a quote about content marketing, a quote about leadership, quote about overcoming adversity or whatever. And then we identified blogs whose audiences and readership matched a particular subtopic of the overall message. We sent an article to them and we used very specific influencer quotes. The call-to-action is always back to the main e-book or landing page. We were able to create customized content for five different blogs of five different audiences, yet there is an overlap in the narrative that brought everybody back to that main asset. That's one example.
One of the big myths is that you have to pay all the time or you shouldn't ever pay but the reality is that you know there are some people that you really do need to pay for and once you pay someone that doesn't mean you always have to pay them going forward.
Andy Crestodina: True.
Lee Odden: It all comes with setting expectations and creating a structure for how the relationship can work. The other thing is that, there are pro influencers―we know who they are in the marketing space especially―this is what they do; they're famous people and they are really good at being these influencing personalities.
So when you approach a person like that they're pretty easy. That's wonderful but there are a lot of people that are very influential, especially in B2B where they have domain expertise and they have a following and a niche but they are not familiar with behaving like an extrovert influencer.
Andy Crestodina: Yes.
Lee Odden: And yet it would be incredibly impactful for your program. And so you approach a person like that a little bit differently to professional influencers or as I like to call them, "Brandividuals".
Andy Crestodina: Brandividuals, I like it. I want to talk about that and the competition for these influencers and the idea of managing these relationships. But before we jump right into that topic was there anything else on that another example of when you're engineering an outcome. Basically, how do you make that happen; combining influencers and media? Anything else on that?
Lee Odden: I know a lot of people think of media in terms of what we were just talking about, "can I pitch to a publication? Can it involve the New York Times? Okay, yes that is a form of media relations. But when you think about events; events have so much media going around them and there's so much buzz in conversation, social, traditional media and so forth; these all represent opportunities for distributing what it is that you want to get out there.
Andy Crestodina: Right.
Becoming The Media
Lee Odden: And so what we did with content marketing institute in the Content Marketing World Conference was we agreed to connect with, we took a list of the speakers and we brought them into an influencer ranking software platform and we identified which influencers were most influential on the specific content marketing topics we wanted to create content around. And so we ended up wrapping it into a metaphor themed "secret agents." So content marketing secrets, what is your content marketing secret? And we published that on a Thursday. By Monday, the beginning of the conference, there 46000 views on SlideShare and people were talking about it and promoting it on other stages, it was amazing.
This year, "Game on," was the theme so we used a retro video game theme to create the comprehensive guide to conquering content marketing. Then we had these companion videos that went along with it where we featured to speakers as eight-bit video game characters and it was to promote the e-book. It was all fun and it was a way to create media.
Andy Crestodina: Yes.
Lee Odden: There's an expression I said a long time ago and I know someone else had something similar but it was six or seven years ago "If you want to be in the media, become the media". When you think about this on your journey to create more effective influencer marketing SEO, of course, you can think in terms of how can I leverage media to get extra distribution. But you should also be thinking about how you can create more influence for yourself as a media entity, like being a publisher.
Andy Crestodina: Yes.
Lee Odden: By working with other media properties to get that distribution and to create those great relationships with influencers who advocate for you, you will also become more influential, you will also become more media yourself at the same time.
Andy Crestodina: Yes, I think that's the paradigm shift of this modern world is that it's all reversed now and that brands are publishers and as a publisher, you can do outreach, you can invite sources, you can explore topics, you can do research. So it's an important takeaway that we're not waiting for someone else to pay attention to us―we create attention; we're combining these ingredients to make this stuff happen like those eight-bit characters.
A couple things happen from that, I think one is the social exposure goes way up because you inject such creativity into the campaign. They're just so cool looking like the whole team is gorgeous and I wonder what kind of feedback you got from the influencers themselves. They were surely charmed?
Lee Odden: Yes.
Andy Crestodina: Was that in any way part of the intent was to get that feeling yes?
Lee Odden: We want to create a great experience for the influencers that we're working with. We've got to really focus on treating them like our best customers; we've got to take care of them because that's going to be very valuable not only for them coming back and saying, "yes," to new opportunities but also for the word of mouth as they talk to other influencers.
Potential Compliance Issues and GDPR
Andy Crestodina: So let's say I partner with an influencer and we create a piece of content together. Are there any issues with then repurposing that piece of content into another piece or pitching it to another publication?
Lee Odden: Where it really becomes a problem is when the context of their contribution is for, let's say, an article, and you take excerpts out of that interview you put it into an e-book and you also put their face on the landing page. Now you're using them for public promotion when the original context was this is an interview for an article. That's a problem.
Andy Crestodina: Is there backlash like, "Hey, why is my face on your site for that gated thing?"
Lee Odden: Absolutely. Today we ask for permission, "Is it okay for us to use that?" And it's turned into a good thing because we're talking to them earlier and showing our responsibility and most people appreciate that.
Andy Crestodina: Does GDPR change the ground rules for even things like a round-up?
Lee Odden: It can. If you have influencers that are based in the EU there's a potential issue because you don't have permission to use their fans, friends, and follower counts, their engagement rates, and their community and all that, you don't have their permission to do that anymore.
The thing to do to mitigate issues with this is to create a community. You create a community where you invite these people and you're creating value for them to be a part of the community. And then those in the community are those that you invite to be a part of your influencer initiatives.
Andy Crestodina: Don't ever miss the chance to be closer to someone that would have value to you in your network. So if there's a legal reason to reach out, that's a reason to reach out, and outreach is good. But wow, let us know with a comment if GDPR was affecting your strategies around round-ups. It wasn't on my radar.
Lee Odden: And it's a caution, it's a caution on behalf of legal departments.
Andy Crestodina: Yes, well you've been excellent over the years and a lot of us have watched how you've approached compliance and permission and an ethical approach to building relationships and thoughtful re-purposing and outreach.
My favourite tactic is to reach out to people and ask them for a contributor quote. It's almost one of my publishing standards and yet I published a post today without doing it but 80% of the time, I'll try to get a contributor quote from someone who is relevant. I think the contributor quote should be on a lot of people's lists as a way to build relationships get on someone's radar.
Leading with Value
Lee Odden: Well, on top of that not only can you add credibility to your content by having a third party expert provide that quote, but why not highlight some of your own people? Why not grow the influence of the people coming up in your organization?
Andy Crestodina: Yes, I am always looking for opportunities to link to a client and to mention a client. I will definitely let them know in advance. I'm looking to a client and using them as an example of something done well. But yet to do this with a prospective client is actually a much more interesting in a way. It's like, how can you become closer to that company that you hope to work with someday? How can you become closer to that journalist you hope to work with someday?
I sort of think this is like a give whatever you want to get approach. Like if you want to be quoted in the media quote them first. You know, it works for everything. You want LinkedIn recommendations, write Linked In recommendations for people. You want to get shared, share peoples' stuff. If you want comments, comment on peoples' stuff.
Lee Odden: Yes. When you lead with value, you know at the end of the day, people are going to remember and feel a lot more about a person that is leading with value than a person who's always asking for you to give them something.
Marketing Creativity
Andy Crestodina: Let's pretend we are that office coffee delivery service and we have good relationships with a couple of well-known editors or writers for blogs about employee benefits. They are influential over our target audience of office managers and we've got some big blogs or publication about offices. Maybe it's a design blog about office kitchens or it's a publication about employee law or something. Any ideas about how someone in this position could try to start those relationships to lead to bigger value; you know links and leads?
Lee Odden: Well, you need something to give to start with. If you're a small brand and you are publishing content and you have a publishing channel, the thing you have to give is potential exposure on that channel. And when I think about a situation like that I think about interactive microsites. I mean, wouldn't it be cool to create a comic book that's interactive and shows an office environment or something humorous that involves you know coffee and beer.
Andy Crestodina: Yes.
Lee Odden: Use exposure as the "give". That is the most abundant and it might be a very specific niche, and again, if you have a publishing channel and it's not super popular, then maybe you can get really creative and create something really amazing. It is by the virtue of everyone being so excited about their contribution that they are inspired to share it and make it successful.
Andy Crestodina: Yes. I didn't expect that you'd touch on that or that we'd talk about that at all but and I'm glad to hear it that and it's why a lot of us got into marketing in the first place was the creative side. There's so much room for ideas I think, in search especially. There's a lot of people who kind of take a mechanical approach to it like it's a numbers game.
Lee Odden: There's a place for the mechanical but there's also a place for the meaningful. We're in an age of information overload; there's so much information to choose from so we've got to go beyond just informing people. We do this through storytelling and through creative experiences. Search is an experience. It's a very important one but it's not the only one.
And the irony is that it when you create momentum around creative content if you're thoughtful about the keyword usage etc., it actually contributes to your search performance at the same time.
Interesting Examples of Creative Outreach
Andy Crestodina: Have you seen any interesting outreach or any use of creativity to approach influencers?
Lee Odden: I got this little package and it was the size of a phone. It was a piece of plastic with a screen and on that screen when you open up the lid it was a video of a guy talking to me specifically.
Andy Crestodina: Wow.
Lee Odden: About how he wanted to meet and the thing he sold was that little device it was a way to get under people's radar and I thought that was kind of interesting. Another example is where someone made a video on YouTube and they were talking to me specifically.
Andy Crestodina: The barrier is low I mean you think more people would do it. So this is a suggestion―next time you're considering e-mailing an influencer or potential co-creator or e-mailing a journalist or editor, maybe turn on your camera and do a one-minute explanation of it―let them feel it not just read it.
Lee Odden: Right.
Andy Crestodina: We all know that video is a more powerful format.
Lee Odden: I want to tell you an example of a program for DBHQ Content Marketing Software company. We created this campaign; you know, the easy as pie content planning guide―so easy your grandmother could do it. And we asked influencers as part of our engagement, "What's your favourite pie?" So we sent them their favourite pie!
Chris from G Digital created a video. He came home and apparently his kids ate some of the pie and he's like, "35% of this pie is missing; ironically 35% of marketers don't have a documented content marketing strategy to create a video." So, yes there's some fun stuff you can do and it doesn't have to be about the recruiting, it can be about the relationship.
Andy Crestodina: Something I did once at the Content Marketing World event: I went to one person first, I think it was Ian Cleary. Ian asked a question. I brought a better mic, so it sounded okay. Then I went to another speaker and I played Ian's question and asked him and he answered it and then he asked his own question. And I went through 26 different speakers each one answering the previous question and asking the next question - it was like an 'ask it forward' thing.
It was quite simple to produce because it was just one long clip ultimately requiring very little editing. It was a round-up of video produced in person at an event where they all were, 100% of people said that they wanted to participate.
One of the benefits was meeting everybody. And I got a piece of a content at the end with what you call "Ego Bait".
Improving Influencer Relationships
Andy Crestodina: I'm very interested in the overlap between influencers and media but also this conversation about building those relationships. These are people for whom there's a lot of competition, so any tips or ideas or just advice for us who are now living in the reality of trying to create content together with people that have a ton of noise and requests coming to them?
Lee Odden: Well. You know the thoughtfulness of being genuine, being upfront about what you expect, creating that great experience for them as they contribute, as it gets published, as it gets promoted and all that stuff. Repeated positive experiences―that's all investment in a solid relationship, and most importantly, loyalty. The repeated positive experiences that build up that loyalty are the kind of insurance that you need especially if you're working on organic relationships.
On my team, we have dedicated people just for influencer relations. They care; they know how important this is and they pay attention, they're thoughtful, and they also have to be effective and efficient at what they do. It's the investment of building a genuine relationship and being upfront and understanding.
Then there are other people who have a lot of domain expertise and they just don't play the game.
Andy Crestodina: Yes.
Lee Odden: They're not used to being an influencer. So, you approach them a little bit differently. For example, "We'd like to invite you to do this in a soft ask yes to answer just one question".
Andy Crestodina: Yes.
Lee Odden: You know two hundred words, for example. "In fact, if you just want to give me a stream of consciousness through chat, we'll make it look beautiful."
Contributor Quotes
Andy Crestodina: I'll take this attendee question "can you please give me some examples of influence or quotes? I'm not sure I understood that properly; the term."
Like if we use Lee's quote tomorrow. "If you want to be in the media - be the media," that would just be using a quote that existed in the wild at first.
The next level would be the contributor quote. You're reaching out: "I'm working on this piece would you mind adding, thirty words by the fifteenth if you have some time I'd love to include you?" That's at an outreach thing and it gets better results I think because it's more thoughtful and they're expecting it.
The next piece would be the deep dive interview: You send them one question, they send you an answer, you send a follow-up question. Or, less interesting, you just e-mail the person ten questions. It's a giant quote, the whole piece, and it is a contributor quote.
And the fourth is the round-up. A lot of people think that's a very overused tactic and format in marketing, but this is not the only niche in the world. I think the round-ups have plenty of room left in a lot of other niches.
Keyword-focused Influencer Contributions
Lee Odden: If you execute a round-up well it's magic, and everybody wins. One tip, in the context of SEO and search marketing at least, if you use keywords in the questions you ask people who are influential about the topic, you're going to inspire a keyword relevant answer. And if you think about that, if you use that strategy across a portfolio of ten different people and do a round-up or editorial or on that topic, it's really good stuff.
Andy Crestodina: Let's play that in slow-mo. Ask your influencers to contribute answers to questions that are keyword-focused and you may end up with a piece of content that is keyword-relevant?
Lee Odden: Yes.
Andy Crestodina: Wow. I think that that nugget alone might have given everyone the value to be glad they tuned in.
Approaching Influencers Personally vs Professionally
Jessica, an attendee, tells us that she's heard from other marketing experts that it's better to approach influencers as a person rather than introducing yourself as a marketer? Lee, you got some thoughts on that right?
Lee Odden: It depends on what industry you're coming at it from and how you want to relate to the person. If you have credibility―if you are the person who is conducting influencer relations activities at your company or agency, if you have evidence of relevance around the domain, then it's like, "Yes, I do work in this field you know me I've got blog, I've got social channels, etc. I'd like to invite you to be part of this thing.
You and I do this and we have plenty of influence, we have plenty of evidence of our domain expertise so we can easily go with relevance to another marketer and say "hey...etc" opposed to "I'm a marketer working for a marketing agency and I want you to talk to me about marketing".
So, if you don't have that relevance then you're going to have to create credibility somehow and of course you want to be relatable but I wouldn't explicitly say, "Hi I'm a marketer work on my agency XYZ and we're creating a campaign we'd like to use you to create this really cool campaign." That would be a fail.
What you can say is, "I'm working on behalf of Brand XYZ, we're creating this really cool thing for the greater good of the industry and we see that you said some things that are really relevant and add a lot of valuable discussion to the conversation, we would love to highlight and feature you in this really cool thing that's going to save the world, would you like to join us, are you interested?"
You know that's a relatable thing, that's honest.
Tools for Finding Influencers
Lee Odden: An attendee question: "what are the top tools you use to find influencers in a specific niche?"
We look at our existing relationships first because this is part of what we do as an agency―we build relationships, we retain those relationships and when new clients come on board in tech or healthcare or marketing we've already got people.
But we do use software, we use Traackr on the high expense end and Buzzsumo on the low expense end. An interesting blogger-specific platform is Group High. And then, of course, you can just talk to people.
We do surveys, we ask people who influence them and we will bring those ideas as a brainstorm into one of those software applications and then use the software to actually validate what the people said. The software crawls across the web like Google does and it can find artefacts and evidence of whether someone has an affinity towards a topic if they have a positive or negative sentiment towards a brand, and so forth.
Andy Crestodina: That's a good place to close because that's a good next step for a lot of people, maybe the 30-day free trial on some of those tools. We're out of time guys this was super fun. A huge thanks to Lee for giving us his time and attention and insights and wisdom.
So, give before you expect to get. Think about the media when you do your outreach. Modularize your content. Build those relationships. You've now officially heard it's a title it's a thing―Influencer Relationship Management, so you might want to add to your team if you're sincere about these approaches. And also GDPR for round-ups, think carefully about compliance.
Keep networking and keep growing your own influence.


text:
Diffuser EP
Label: Sounds R Us Recordings
Release date: 2013-08-26
Catalog number: SRUR032
Dutch DJing and production duo Analog Effect aka Jan Boom and Branko Van Hilten team up with fellow country man Jay Junior for their full debut release on SRUR with "Diffuser EP". Jan and Branko have done remixes for SRUR and Bonzai Basiks in the past for Oz Romita and Oliver Moldan. These guys started out creating bleeps on Atari computers and have since worked with and played with top DJ's and artists from across the world. Jay Junior has music coursing through his veins, he started his music career as a percussionist and he has performed at many festivals across Europe. Now when Jay takes to the decks he throws out an energetic and rhythmic experience for the listener.
The title track "Diffuser" intros with a thumping kick and light percussion, the rhythm builds steadily and bursts into a full on tech stomper with a deep, reverberating bass. The break offers up some interesting FX which works very well in contrast with this deep groove, one for the darker rooms!
"I Like It" is up next and we get another round of truly floor thumping kicks backed up with quality percussion and FX. The bassline has a smooth deep grooving effect and this blends so well with the overall vibe. Vocal samples peek through before the break and the track winds down, superb synths build tension on the break and before you know it we are back into full on party rockin mode with this top tune.
M.R.T.N take on remix duties on "Diffuser" and they ramp up the techno grooves in style. Much harder edged with tough gritty kicks and in your face bass. A multitude of percussive instruments provide a solid groove with flowing rhythms while on the break we get treated to some quirky bleeps and an intense riser to get us back into full swing, a must have for those dedicated techno arenas.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Kristine McDaniel
Kristine (Qamiziaq) Carlisle was born on November 19, 1985 to Jimmy and Renee Carlisle in Nome, Alaska. She peacefully passed on May 26, 2018 at 32-years of age.
Kristine attended Nome Elementary and Nome Beltz Jr./Sr. High School.
After high school, she met Dan McDaniel and they were married on August 13, 2012. Shortly after, they had a beautiful daughter Julianna Gemma Rae, and a few years later, they had another beautiful daughter Jodi Renee. Kristine was loved and supported by her husband; she was happy raising her daughters with Dan.
Kristine and her siblings were very close, she was her brother and her sisters' best friend. Together, Kristine, Joachim, Melissa and Rebecca had a special bond like none other. The bond was Kristine loving each one of her siblings and the three as a pair. She and Joachim were close growing up and into childhood they did everything together before Melissa and Rebecca was introduced into the family. Kristine loved her sisters, she and her sisters raised their own daughters, but together as their daughters grow close as her and her sisters were.
She also had close friendships. Her girlfriends loved her for always being on their side and giving them loving and caring support. Kristine was a little bit of a tomboy growing up in the neighborhood. She also had close friendships with her male cousins and gave the same love and support to everyone. Kristine was everybody's best friend.
Growing up in Nome, she always enjoyed and would spend time on the beach. She would often bring her daughters to comb for its treasures. As a young girl she learned to Eskimo dance. Kristine loved learning from and dancing with her mother, aunts and Auk and was just as graceful. She was also talented at beading artwork, she enjoyed picking berries, going camping and going for long drives during the summer with her family. She especially was happy spending time at home with her husband and daughters.
Kristine will be remembered as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and dear friend.
Kristine is survived by her husband Dan, daughters Julianna and Jodi, mother Renee, father Jimmy, brother Joachim, sisters Melissa and Rebecca, father-in-law Bruce McDaniel, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends too many to name.
Kristine was preceded in death by her brother Eric John, grandparents Edward Sr. and Cecilia Muktoyuk, grandparents Johnny and Gemma Carlisle, mother-in-law Lucille (Karmun) McDaniel, aunts Julianna and Loretta Muktoyuk, uncle Edward Muktoyuk, Jr., and cousins Harold Kimoktoak, Jr., and Anthony Carlisle.


text:
Naperville, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/15/2012 -- Synopsis
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc.: Ingredients Company Profile, SWOT and Financial Report contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations. The profile contains a company overview, business description, SWOT analysis, Key Employees, key facts, information on products and services, key Employee biographies, details of locations and subsidiaries, plus information on key news events affecting the company.
Canadean's "Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc.: Ingredients Company Profile, SWOT and Financial Report" is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to access key information about "Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc."
Canadean's "Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc.: Ingredients Company Profile, SWOT and Financial Report" report utilizes a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format. Canadean strictly follows a standardized research methodology to ensure high levels of data quality and these characteristics guarantee a unique report.
- Examines and identifies key information and issues about "Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc." for business intelligence requirements.
- Studies and presents the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities (growth potential) and threats (competition). Strategic and operational business information is objectively reported.
- Provides data on company financial performance.
- The profile also contains information on business operations, company history, major products and services, prospects, key employees, locations and subsidiaries.
Reasons To Buy
- Quickly enhance your understanding of "Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc."
- Gain insight into the marketplace and a better understanding of internal and external factors which could impact the industry.
- Increase business/sales activities by understanding your competitors' businesses better.
- Recognize potential partnerships and suppliers.
Key Highlights
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc. (Neptune) manufactures and formulates marine omega-3 phospholipids. The company researches, develops, produces and commercializes value added natural marine products composed of marine omega-3 phospholipids and antioxidants. It develops proprietary and potent health ingredients from underexploited marine biomasses, such as krill, with its patented extraction process Neptune OceanExtract. The company markets its krill oils products under the trademarks Neptune Krill Oil (NKO) and ECO Krill Oil (EKO). Neptune also offers protein concentrate under the brand name of Neptune Krill Aquatein (NKA). The company manages its operations through two subsidiaries Acasti Pharma Inc. (Acasti Pharma) and NeuroBioPharm Inc. (NeuroBioPharm). It sells its products in over 30 countries. Neptune is headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
To view table of contents for this market report please visit:


text:
More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness, curated by Elizabeth Armstrong.
Full title of the video piece: Promotional Video for More Real? or (how things will be better with Lisa and me)
SITE Santa Fe July 8, 2012—January 6, 2013
Minneapolis Institute of Arts March 3, 2013- June 9, 2013
Teaser Video for More Real? from Jonn Herschend on Vimeo.
Production documentation. Photo by Danielle Cheifetz
Written and Directed By – Jonn Herschend
Host – Ian Price
Curator – Elizabeth Armstrong
Lisa – Jennifer Stuckert
Mark – Stanley Sawicki
Producer – Max Fink
Producer/AD – Brad Boyer
Producer – Chris Routh
DP – Josh Hittleman
Editor – Greg Janza
Casting Director – Sarah Overman
1st AC – Sean Karlin
2nd AC – Dean Snodgrass
Gaffer – Damien Lucas
Key Grip – Carlos Lopez
Dolly Grip – Doug Dole
Swing – Kevin Lawrence
Rigging Grip – Adan Pulido
Sound – Lou Wiskes
Script Supervisor – Regina Moreno
Costume Designer – Jessica Fink
Key Costumer – Amanda Ramirez
Makeup Artist – Marta Camer
Stills – Lenny Gonzalez
Stills – Danielle Cheifetz
EPK – Elia Vargas
Production Manager – Lyniel Dao
Post Supervisor – Peter Jarit
Production Assistant – Packard Jennings
Production Assistant – Desiree Holman
Produced in conjunction with the exhibition More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness, organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in partnership with SITE Santa Fe.
Special Thanks: Elizabeth Armstrong, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Irene Hofmann, Site Santa Fe, Beyond Pix, Bi-Rite Market, Dwane Platt, Max Schroder, Videofax, Nancy Hayes Casting, Steve Dietz


text:
TACT Announces LOVERS Cast: Nora Chester, James Riordan and More
TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors), the critically-acclaimed and Drama Desk nominated Off-Broadway company "dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit," announces the cast and creative team for Lovers by Brian Friel, the first production of the company's 20th Anniversary Season. Directed by TACT Company Member Drew Barr, performances begin at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th & 10th Avenues) on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012. Opening night is Thursday, September 27th at 7:30pm. Performances will continue through Saturday, October 20th.
Set in contemporary Ireland, Lovers tells the tales of two very different couples, both at the beginning of their romantic journeys together, yet each from very different perspectives and with very different outcomes. This beautiful and intimate work is filled with Friel's characteristic poetic lilt and devilish humor. Hailed as the "Irish Chekhov," Friel is considered to be one of the greatest living English language playwrights.
The cast will include TACT company members Nora Chester (TACT: The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, The Triangle Factory Fire Project), Cynthia Darlow (Broadway: Billy Elliott, TACT: The Runner Stumbles), and Justine Salata (NYSF: As You Like It, TACT: The Admiral Crichton), as well as Guest Artists Kati Brazda (Broadway: A Moon for the Misbegotten, Off Broadway: Our Town), James Riordan (Broadway: Jerusalem, The Elephant Man), and Cameron Scoggins (Off Broadway: The Big Meal).
The creative team is comprised of Brett J. Banakis (sets), Kim Krumm Sorenson (costumes), TACT company member Mary Louise Geiger (lights), Daniel Kluger (sound & original music), and Lauren Madden (properties). TACT company member Michael Friedlander is Production Stage Manager and Alex Mark is Assistant Stage Manager.
Written in 1968 and first presented in the U.S. at Lincoln Center in a production that featured Art Carney, Lovers was an enormous success (Tony Nomination for "Best Play"), extending its run at the Beaumont and moving on to play the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. Friel went on to write more than 30 plays, including Dancing at Lughnasa and Translations.
Lovers will play the following performance schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. There will be a special matinee performance on Wednesday, October 17th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 - $58.00 and are available by visiting www.telecharge.com or calling (212) 239-6200. Tickets are also available at the Theatre Row box office (410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues) between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily.
To learn about the benefits of TACT membership, please visit www.tactnyc.org or call (212) 645-8228.
TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris, & Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors) is dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit, with a focus on creating theatre from its essence: the text and the actor's ability to bring it to life.
TACT's celebrated company of actors was drawn together in 1992 by a love of the literature of the theatre. Since that time, they have grown to become a true ensemble: a group that has developed a common vocabulary and a technique based on their specific artistic vision and collective body of work. TACT company members, whose cumulative experience includes scores of significant roles on and off Broadway, in the country's finest regional theatres and in many films and television shows, have received Emmy, Obie, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards, in addition to several Tony nominations.
After presenting thirteen seasons of "in-concert" performances, the company took a leap with its 2006-07 season by presenting fully staged productions of David Storey's Home and The Sea by Edward Bond at The Beckett Theatre on Theatre Row. TACT became a resident company on Theatre Row with its 2007-08 season when they presented critically-acclaimed productions of The Runner Stumbles by Milan Stitt and The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, by Tennessee Williams, which The New York Times included in its "Top 10 Theatre Picks for 2008." The company's productions of Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy, Sidney Howard's The Late Christopher Bean, John Cecil Holm and George Abbott's Three Men on a Horse and last season's Drama Desk nominated production of Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers became instant hits and enjoyed extended runs.


text:
Financial and Accounting Management of your Company in Brazil
We allow you to alleviate your costs by steering the accounting management of your subsidiary abroad. Our subsidiary set-up includes
- The deposit of the name and the corporation's articles
- Registration with tax authorities
- The opening of account in a bank
- An interface with experts specialized in the constitution of your subsidiary (lawyers, accountants, tax specialists, etc.)
The administrative and accounting and management of your structure are also included:
- Legal domicile of the registered office
- Provision of local directors and administrators
- Keeping your daily accounts
- Recruitment and accommodation of local staff
- Personnel management (pay portage, payroll, social contributions)
- Preparation of the annual balance sheets of your subsidiary in relation to an accountant
- Monthly financial reporting and consolidation reports to your parent company


text:
Hello all!
Technic's latest and heavily anticipated modpack – Attack of the B-Team – was released today. Our team at CubedHost has always been eager to keep our service up-to-date with the latest packs and mods, so we naturally stocked our control panel with v1.0.1. However, when release came around and v1.0.2 was out, Technic's poor download server had some trouble handling all of these requests. Here's where we come in. CubedHost picked up the excess traffic via Round Robin DNS — a whole 900 Mbps of it within seconds. We're still working on adding additional resources to keep speeds steady and fast. In the meantime, here are some awesome graphs from a few hours ago. Enjoy!
**Update: **It is now Thursday (Feb 6th) and the traffic keeps coming! At one point we were pushing over 3 Gbps. Here are some new bandwidth graphs.


text:
Now-a-days Vistaprint has been much popular for online printing standard business cards, here we will help you How to print business cards. In few easy steps you'll done your online card printing. But before going ahead let's little discuses why choose Vistaprint for online Printing. Many peoples are searching for vistaprint premium business cards promo code but our question is why choose vista-print?
Recommended for you:
- 20 Best Wireless Printers of 2016, All-in-One, inkjet and laserjet too.
- Top 5 Best Cheap Gaming PC Under 200 Dollars of 2017 for Gamer.
Why Choose Vistaprint card Printing and How to print business cards on Vistaprint ?
There are certain reason behind choosing Vistaprint card printing. To get ideas on How to print business cards on Vistaprint read the details below.
- Vistaprint provide instant choose, Edit, Write and proceed option.
- Do yourself : No other provide on-the-page Font, letter-size, color and shifting options.
- Preview also available.
- Standard and unique Printing as you are creator.
- Affordable Printing Price for Standard Business Card.


text:
CfP: Space in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts: Language, Literature, and the Construction of Place and Diaspora
Stadt: Bremen
Frist: 2014-04-30
Beginn: 2014-09-03
Ende: 2014-09-07
In the context of the research focus Colonial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Bremen, Germany, the interdisciplinary Second Bremen Conference on Language and Literature in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts (BCLL #2) on
Space in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts:
Language, Literature, and the Construction of Place and Diaspora
will take place: September 3–7, 2014
The conference will be organized jointly by the Creative Unit Language in Colonial Contexts, Bremen, the Society Voces: International Society for Language in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts, the Institute for Postcolonial and Transcultural Studies (INPUTS), Bremen, the Bremen Institute of Canada and Québec Studies (BICQS), and the Institute of Geography at the University of Bremen.
Emphasis will be put on the critical reflection of the category of space in (post)colonial contexts. Instead of looking at colonial and postcolonial spaces as static historical structures, we aim at exploring processes of spatial construction and representation in cultural practices. Our interdisciplinary perspectives will facilitate prospects on the dynamic nexus between space, place and coloniality in Postcolonial Studies by means of focusing on migration, mobility, displacement and further concepts of spatial dynamics.
This international meeting brings together scholars of various backgrounds who study the relationship between language, literature, culture, geography, and the construction of colonial sites with a focus on discussions about the concept of diaspora in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies. We aim at initiating a new interdisciplinary research program that explores how language, literature, culture, and place-making processes have been affected by colonial and postcolonial conditions and how material colonial and postcolonial constellations have been reflected, shaped and negotiated by communication and symbolic practice.
We welcome contributions from linguistics, literary and cultural studies, geography, anthropology, history, political science, and other disciplines.
Sections and Contributions
Apart from the plenary lectures (60 minutes), there will be four sections devoted to:
Section 1: Language, Linguistics and the construction of (post)colonial places and diaspora
Section 2: Literature as construction of place and diaspora in (post)colonial settings
Section 3: Cultures of (post)colonial space construction
Section 4: Geographies of place and diaspora in (post)colonial contexts
Please bear in mind that papers should not exceed 20 minutes. We have reserved 10 minutes for discussions of each paper.
Poster presentations will be accepted as well. The conference language will be English.
Please submit abstracts until: April 30, 2014 via email to firstname.lastname@example.com
We kindly ask you to send complete information (name, academic title, affiliation, title of the paper, the section in which you see your presentation) with the short summary of the objectives of the talk, including three bibliographical references. Abstracts should not exceed 3,000 characters.
Plenary Speakers include:
Prof. Dr. Beatrix Busse, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Elleke Boehmer, University of Oxford, Great Britain (to be confirmed)
Prof. Dr. Harald Hammarström, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Prof. Dr. Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, Great Britain
Prof. Dr. Katherine McKittrick, Queen's University, Canada
Prof. Dr. Corinne Mencé-Caster, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane / Martinique (to be confirmed)
Prof. Dr. Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan, University of California, Irvine, USA
Prof. Dr. Anne Storch, University of Cologne, Germany
Conference Organizers
Prof. Dr. Sabine Broeck // Director of the Institute for Postcolonial and Transcultural Studies (INPUTS), Bremen and President of the international Collegium for African-American Research (CAAR)
Prof. Dr. Julia Lossau // Chair of Human Geography at the University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. Norbert Schaffeld // Chair of English Literature and Director of the Bremen Institute of Canada- and Québec-Studies (BICQS)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Stolz // Chair of Linguistics at the University of Bremen and head of the federal initiative for the excellence project Creative Unit Language in Colonial Contexts (CULCC)
Prof. Dr. Ingo H. Warnke // Chair of German and Interdisciplinary Linguistics at the University of Bremen and head of the federal initiative for the excellence project Creative Unit Language in Colonial Contexts (CULCC)
Beitrag von: Natascha Ueckmann
Redaktion: Reto Zöllner


text:
Arpora – Weather
Arpora's location in North Goa means the region experiences a hot tropical climate with warm temperatures and humid weather conditions all year. Monsoon season is rather wet, so if you find yourself drawn to that time of year you'll need to pack a raincoat or umbrella. June is the beginning of the monsoon season, which runs through the summer until September. The average temperature is 28°C with frequent rain showers throughout the month. There's around 579mm of rainfall over 27 days per month and the heat paired with the humidity means that thunderstorms are more likely at this time of year.
Temperatures in Arpora are still warm in the dry season and there's a lot less rain, which is ideal if you prefer a drier climate on holiday. The temperature is around 32°C between October and May, which cools in late autumn to around 25°C. Humidity levels are more comfortable at 62% with cooling winds travelling at an average speed of 6mph.
January is the height of winter but the weather in Arpora is still very hot with highs of 28°C and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The rain stays off until June, which means you can enjoy a hot and dry climate through winter and spring.


text:
We are here to help.
Our dedicated staff in Boerne, Texas is available to answer questions about Electrolab products and services.
For more info, call:
1 888 301-2400
Monday-Friday: 7am-4:30pm Central Time
Categories: Level Sensors
Electrolab's High-Level Probe offers a single-point float switch for either high or low-level detection in liquid tanks. The unit mounts vertically through a female NPT port on the top of the tank. The size requirements for this port vary depending on the material used for the probe, fiberglass (left) or stainless steel (right). A side mount version of the High-Level Probe is available upon request for stainless steel tubes. An adjustable mounting grip provides for ease of installation. The High-Level Probe can be built to custom lengths. The float activates and maintains the output until the level returns to normal.
(Please include all of the specifications from the Configuration Options below on your RFQ)
The UL Certified, Intrinsically Safe, High-Level Probe incorporates discrete circuits of magnetic reed switches configured such that when the float is seated on the hose clamp, the switches are activated (closed). As the float rises (approximately 0.75" from the hose clamp), the switch will open indicating a "High" or alarm condition. This configuration is very useful in the event a wire is ever cut, indicating an open circuit.
Typical applications for the High-Level Probe include:
This consistently accurate and reliable sensor is not affected by electro-mechanical interference, tank turbulence or other environmental variables. After installation, Electrolab's High-Level Probe is ready to monitor your tank levels.
Ongoing maintenance is practically non-existent—especially when coupled with our patented anti-paraffin treatment e9 Treatments. This optional oleophobic coating significantly reduces paraffin buildup on steel instrumentation and eliminates the issue of floats sticking and impacting measurement accuracy. Thus, cleaning of the High-Level Probe is rarely necessary.
Length: Customer specified.


text:
- 25 Ways To Watch TV and Movies Online Without Cable
- Watch on Your Tablet
- Watch on Your Phone
- Watch On Your Desktop Computer/Web Browser
- Watch on Set Top Boxes and Game Consoles
There's an entertainment revolution going on, and it's being carried out on tablets (particularly the iPad), smart phones, computers, set top boxes, and other electronic devices. TV "cord cutters"— people who've traded in pricey cable subscriptions for online alternatives like Netflix, Crackle, and Hulu and—have been a hot topic recently. Given content king Netflix' unpopular recent price hike and cable TV's expensive all-or-nothing pricing models, the topic—and the competition—is only going to get hotter. More and more viewers will abandon cable for the increasingly rich options available online; the question is, where will they go to get their TV and movie fixes? We've rounded up 25 of the top (legal) contenders.
The services in this roundup have their own unique content libraries and delivery methods--each with its own plus and minuses. For example, the ad-supported Crackle lets you watch a number of quality movies (Ghostbusters, The Freshman) at absolutely no cost, but its TV catalog is lacking. The free Hulu and the $7.99 per month Hulu Plus deliver an excellent TV experience by featuring currently-running hit TV shows like 30 Rock and The Office (and, in the case of Hulu Plus, full back seasons). It's once-anemic movie selection is improving, but it doesn't match Netflix's depth. And while we're on the subject of Netflix, that company is in the process of transforming itself from a DVD mailing company to a streaming video service. It's got a deep catalog well, but there's a scant number of shows available from the current season. So, if you're looking to cut the cord, there are numerous factors to consider.
Of course, these three services are just a smattering of the many available that will let you view your favorite movies and television shows in a variety of ways, both in the living room and outside the home. Check out how you can view TV and movie on tablets, phones, computers, and other gear, and feel free to leave your selections in the comment area below.


text:
Dear guys & gals, we desperately need more content on the site if we're ever going to be a real coffee resource. It doesn't need to be overly long or hard to write something worth reading for the site, so please consider following topics:
- we plan a series of FAQ's on everything from choosing grinders to pulling a shot to replacing a scaled boiler in your machine. Also "what's the difference between a HX and a single boiler / burr grinder, whirly blade etc. etc." The purpose of the site is - among others - to educate the European public on quality espresso and coffee. Any and every aspect of making coffee, however small, is worthwile to write a short FAQ about. If you have an idea for a FAQ, we could make it a collective effort on the forum, taking even less time to assemble.
- comparative articles on sources of green, equipment etc. in Europe. We have our friends in the UK, but where else in Europe can you order your machinery and beans? Compare prices, quality, etc.
- reviews of all the machines you have or ever had, with a focus on European machines. I'll do one on my Rocky and VIbiemme soon. And my Imex.
- personal stories are always interesting: how did you discover espresso/coffee, what are your favourite coffees, how (bad or good) is coffee where you live? We talk about this in the forums, but it won't hurt to have some testimonies on the site to show that we're alive.
- interview your local roaster about coffee and post the result online! Or, if you are a roaster: why did you start roasting in the first place? Is being a roaster all you dreamed it would be? How hard is it to convince your customers of good coffee?
In an ideal world, all members would have at least one contribution proudly displayed in some section of the site. If you're stuck without ideas, you can always send me an e-mail: I'll be glad to help out.


text:
Vimax reviews tell that the results have been great so far that these male enhancement pills solve men's sexual problems. Vimax ingredients are natural so you don't worry about any side effects to your health later on. Vimax testimonials show the increased penis size from men who tried this product within 6 months or a year. You can probably reach up to 3-4 inches in your penile size. So, it is a good increase if you were born with a tiny penis. Also, Vimax is a one-stop sexual solution that increase your erections to be bigger, harder, and longer-lasting. Vimax pills also increase your sexual vigour and desire. Every time you see your woman, you urge to make love with her. Vimax is one of the best penis pills that can treat your premature ejaculation so you can stay hard for as long as you want.
With Vimax pills you will not have any problem to sustain an erection. There are thousands men out there who are currently suffering about small penis sizes and poor sexual behavior. With this modern science you can change it without surgery or any other uncomfortable devices like wearing pumps, etc. How does your woman feel when she doesn't get an orgasm? She will leave you for someone else sooner or later. So, Vimax is not only for you but it can help to save your relationship. When she doesn't have an orgasm, there are some reasons. Your penile size is too short or small so it cannot touch all of her sensitive areas. You have a premature ejaculation issue that she has not reached an orgasm yet. Your penis is not hard enough to satisfy her for an orgasm.
Vimax results show that it is one of the best penis enlargement pills that will solve your sexual dysfunctions pertaining to low libido, soft and/or tiny penis, and other sexual difficulties. There are many companies out there selling male enhancement products but none like Vimax because of its natural herbal ingredients, great results, no side effects, and etc. This male enhancement also increases your sexual desire. You will feel your partner as a new woman that you have sex in the first time. There are many men who have the low libido problems that make them sad, depressed, and unsatisfied every time they have sex with women. Vimax pills will solve these sexual problems for you.
Vimax testimonials tell us how great this penis enlargement product is. Also, these male enhancement testimonials also tell about the increased blood circulation that results in more sexual satisfaction for you and your loved one. In other words, Vimax helps you to increase penis size and improve your sexual performance as well as helps your loved one to leave in a state of infinite bliss and her grasping for breath and asking for more.
So, if you're looking to increase penis size or any sexual activities, then Vimax pills product is the solution.


text:
the world has moved on!
Welcome to World's End, a place that's continually rising from the ashes. Old gods have been forgotten by some, never known by others. The world has Moved On. That's what the residents would say. The Crimson King is also absent, but the shadow of the Dark Tower out at sea is ever present. It still moves and brings dreams that move you.
Sleep brings some here, death brings others. When you open your eyes you may still see something familiar. The Castle That Never Was sits up at the very boundary of the city while the Raccoon City Police Department is just a block from the center. Shin-Ra Company stands at only five stories versus the seventy of before, and the Triforce of Hyrule is etched into the stone of the Sanctuary. Humans, Demons, Angels and Elves form the ka-tet, one made from many. Lives are now joined by both fate and survival. There may be faces that you've seen before, but monsters too. Direwolves and wights from Westeros roam the land along with the T-virus mutated undead. Dementors and Redead lurk in the graveyard, hoping to catch the unwary. And then there's the radroaches... This isn't a place for the squeamish.
The new gods cry commala, as they have arrived to take control of your blood, sweat, and tears. And all will flow as never before.
A Trial by Fire is a panfandom roleplay originally based on the Dark Tower series by Stephen King.
Taken | Applications | Wanted | Reserved | Hiatus
Suggestions/Complaints Post | Credits


text:
DiaMark® Z
DiaMark® Z is the industry standard laser marking system that engraves cutting instructions on rough diamonds, subsequent to the planning process. By combining the DiaExpert® rough diamond modeling platform and the world-leading Advisor® rough planning software with the DiaMark Z, you create the optimal rough planning solution. The DiaMark Z provides the perfect link between the diamond planning stage and the diamond cutting processes, by marking sawing lines, table, culet and girdle reference lines and shaping models for bruting, thus allowing the confident transfer of data from one department in your manufacturing plant to the next.
Key Benefits
- Marks the diamond according to planning solution provided by the Advisor, discrepancies between the planning stage and production phase
- Simple sawing, shaping or bruting and polishing enabled due to extremely accurate, vivid black marked lines, avoiding human error
- Extremely fast laser marking, using Sarine's proprietary low-power laser, providing greater throughput
- Very high laser reliability due to state-of-the-art fiber-optic technology, designed for harsh environmental conditions
- Controllable laser parameters, enabling optimization of laser marks as a function of stone characteristics.
Technical Specifications
Stone SizesMulti Lens (ML)
Available lenses for multi-lens machine
3 to 28 mm in diameter (approx. 0.3 to 100 rough carats) with interchangeable lenses:
Lens #0: 13.0 – 28.0 mm
Lens #1: 6.0 – 21.0 mm
Lens #2: 4.0 – 13.0 mm
Lens #3: 3.0 – 8.0 mm
Single Lens (SL)
Available single-lens models for different stone sizes 3 to 21 mm in diameter on different machine models:
SL #1.1: 6.0 – 21.0 mm
SL #1.2: 4.0 – 13.0 mm
SL #1.3: 3.0 – 8.0 mm
Laser marker line width6 microns (0.006 mm) or thicker
Dimensions (ex. PC)L: 57 cm (22.4"); D: 23 cm (9.1"); H: 25 cm (9.8")
Weight (ex. PC)20.15 kgs (44.4 lbs)
Operating Voltage110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Related Products
DiaExpert® EyeThe DiaExpert ® Eye provides all the same functionality of the DiaExpert with the additional ability to view ... more
DiaScribe®The DiaScribe ® is the most cost-effective laser inscription system for diamonds available. It allows you to ... more
DiaMark™ LightDiaMark™ Light Edition is a laser marking that inscribes finer laser lines for conveying manufacturing ... more
DiaExpert®DiaExpert ® is the world's leading rough diamond planning system, used by most major manufacturers. The ... more
Advisor®Advisor ® is the world's most widely used rough planning software. It integrates internal inclusion ... more


text:
J-Lo's got a very special beauty regime
She looks every inch the manicured A-list diva on American Idol and, despite hitting 41 last summer, Jennifer Lopez still looks years younger than some of the hopeless contestants who butcher her tunes on the hit talent show.
But Jennifer has a secret weapon in her stay young' arsenal… placenta facials.
Eww! J-Lo's become addicted to the bizarre treatment, which involves protein and iron-rich extract from human placentas being smeared into the face to stimulate skin regeneration, and is having it twice a week at a cost of £700.
The singer credits the facials with leaving her skin looking plump, sexy and at least 10 years younger.
Jennifer's been a fan of placenta facials for years,' says Now's insider.
They cost her over a thousand dollars a week but she swears by them. She loves that it's natural with no harsh chemicals.'
In addition to her unusual skin ritual, friends say Jennifer takes hours to get ready for American Idol shows and makes several costume changes before deciding on her final outfit.
Jen always looks fabulous but there's hours of work that goes into that,' says our insider.
She's at the studios at least three hours early to begin her make-up "process".
'She knows it might not be for everyone but the facials make her look good and that helps her relax.'
Hmm, maybe she should try unwinding with a massage or a glass of wine instead…
Read the full story about Jennifer Lopez and find out about the Plazan Placenta Collagen Mask in Now magazine dated 7 March 2011 – out now!
PICTURES Jennifer Lopez competes in celebrity triathlon>>
NEW PICTURES Jennifer Lopez and sister Lynda – celebrity siblings>>
NEW PICTURES Jennifer Lopez attends Grey Goose party>>


text:
Item:Provisions (Wastes)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
- Bind to Account on Acquire
- Item Level: 1
- Consumed On Use
- Reputation Item
- Minimum Level 105
- "Provisions for the Host of the West.
Host of the West: Provisions (500 points)
Use this item to immediately gain reputation in this faction or turn in for items."
- Worth: 20
- This item is obtained as a reward in certain quests and a Drop from varous Mobs and similar things in The Wastes (U20).
- It is used to acquire reputation with certain Host of the West Barterers, and then to barter with them.


text:
Strawberry RHUBARB Preserves
Made with produce from farms all over the northeast USA! This is a traditional preserve to be served with toast, bagels, biscuits, croissants; or with cottage cheese, yogurt or even granola. Some folks eat it plain right out of the jar as a snack!
Sugar, Strawberries, Rhubarb, Pectin, Lemon.
Additional Information
• Gluten-Free
• Vegan & Dairy-Free
• Grain-Free
• GMO-Free
• All-Natural
• No added flavors
• No preservatives
• No MSG
• Packaged in recyclable glass
• Made in the Finger Lakes Region
Allergen Information
If this product contains any known allergens they may be listed here:
The information on this page is to provide a preliminary overview and may not be up-to-date, accurate or complete! Rely solely on the individual product labeling that accompanies the actual product to review the ingredient listing and check for allergens or other product data that may be of concern to you prior to preparation and consumption.
Condition: new


text:
Product Description
- Fuller coverage with side sling for a forward shape
- Flattering drape detail at centre front
- Light soft handle fabric
- Antique gold sliders at apex
- 90% Nylon/Polyamide, 10% Elastane
- We recommend hand wash only
Shipping & Delivery
Our Delivery Service within Australia is free for orders over $150, we charge a flat rate of AUD$9.95 for all orders under this amount.
You can expect delivery between 1-7 Business Days Fom Dispatch
For backordered items, delivery can take up to 10-14 Business Days
Blest Bras delivers within Australia via Australia Post eParcel and eParcel Express Service on business days. Sorry, no deliveries on weekends and public holidays.


text:
My wife and I had the enormous privilege of meeting Ariel Sharon in November 2004. I delivered a speech at the Jerusalem Summit II, and was invited by a member of the Knesset for a visit one evening while they were in session. We watched proceedings on the floor, and met a few of his colleagues. Shortly, he told me that the Prime Minister was supposed to be in the members' dining room and offered to introduce us.
Sure enough, Ariel Sharon was seated in a booth to one side of a remarkably modest cafeteria having a hamburger. My new friend introduced us and the Prime Minister immediately engaged us in a most pleasant conversation for several minutes.
Seated across the small room was Benjamin Netanyahu having a coffee and reviewing some documents alone. At the time he was serving as Minister of Finance and is, of course, the current Israeli Prime Minister. Netanyahu invited us to sit with him and quickly we were talking of mutual acquaintances in the U.S. and my particularly my home state of Colorado with which he was quite familiar.
Seventeen months later, Sharon suffered a debilitating stroke from which he never recovered. On Saturday, January 11 he finally moved on to his eternal resting place. In his half-century of military and political service to Israel, Sharon was both revered and reviled, but never did anyone doubt his total commitment to his nation or his people. He was indeed the stuff of which a true patriot is made. May he rest in peace.
Following is a tribute to Ariel Sharon as published by Powerline.com complete with numerous links to further tributes and accolades.
Ariel Sharon, RIP
Posted by Scott Johnson in Israel, January 11, 2014 for Powerline
It's hard to take the measure of a man like Ariel Sharon. As a warrior and as a statesman, he was a giant in Israel's history. Commentary has posted Elliott Abrams's brilliant assessment under the heading "Ariel Sharon: His eye was not dim." It includes this eulogy that Abrams wrote for President Bush as they anticipated Sharon's death at the time of Sharon's stroke eight years ago:
Continue reading full tribute here.


text:
Cancer Core named health volunteer of the year
News Item
posted by WM Admin on 23 June 2015
Jonathan Coleman media release, 22 June 2015
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced that Cancer Core, a group of students from the University of Otago, is the overall winner of the 2015 Minister of Health Volunteer Awards.
"The health volunteer awards celebrate and recognise the thousands of dedicated health sector volunteers who give many hours of their time to help other New Zealanders," says Dr Coleman.
"The judges were particularly impressed by the quality of this year's entries. Well done to all those who were nominated and congratulations to those recognised as outstanding achievers.
"I would like to congratulate the overall winners Cancer Core. Their inaugural Relay for Life attracted more than 1,000 students and raised over $60,000 for the Cancer Society."
Marking National Volunteer Week, Dr Coleman presented the Minister of Health Volunteer Awards in Parliament today.
Outstanding achievers were recognised across five categories – healthcare service provider, community or NGO, youth health, Māori and Pacific health, and long service.
A full list of recipients and categories can be found at: www.volunteerawards.health.govt.nz.


text:
Headaches are merciless! They often strike without any sign of warning, without so much as a flicker of an idea that a throbbing headache is around the corner. You don't get any chance to prepare for headaches. They hit you all of a sudden and cause you intense pain. You can do nothing except feel irritated and surprised when a headache strikes you. And when you have been hit, you feel like you really need to find a remedy FAST to counter it. Using essential oils for headaches is a great alternative way for eliminating that nasty headache!
First though, some essential oils are more effective in resolving certain types of headaches. To begin with, let's understand where a headache may come from.
A headache can be a sign of emotional distress or stress, or it can be caused due to a medical disorder like migraine, high blood pressure, anxiety or depression. Headache can lead to other problems. As an example, people suffering from chronic migraine headaches may find it hard to go to school or work on a regular basis ¹.
This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase through these links, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy here.
- Types of Headaches
- Natural Headache Remedies
- Which Essential Oils Help With Headaches?
- How to Use Essential Oils For Headaches
- Ready Made Essential Oil Roll-On Bottles for Headaches
- What Are Your Thoughts?
Types of Headaches
Here are the most common types of headaches:
1. Migraine Headaches
Migraine headaches usually affect one side of the head more than the other. They are characterized by a sharp, throbbing and disabling pain which can last for hours to days. Stress, anxiety, caffeine, alcohol, medication overuse, lack of sleep or hormonal changes are some of the triggering factors for migraine headaches.
Migraines may progress through four stages namely prodrome, aura, headache and post-drome ².
2. Hypertension Headaches
This particular type of headache causes mild to intense pain and can last in duration from 30 minutes to a few days! Tension headaches are usually triggered from activities that cause the head to be held in one position for a long time without moving. These activities can be staring at the TV or computer screen for too long, extended phone use or driving for a long period of time ³.
3. Sinus Headaches
Sinuses are air-filled spaces that lie inside your forehead, cheekbones and behind the bridge of your nose. When they get inflamed usually due to an allergic reaction or an infection, they swell, produce more mucus, and the channels draining them can get blocked. This build-up of pressure in the sinuses causes pain that feels like a headache.
Caused by a sinus infection, sinus headaches often include symptoms like nasal discharge, pain over upper teeth, pressure on the sinus area and sometimes a fever. A lot of people are under confusion and may feel that they have headaches from sinusitis, but they actually have migraines or tension headaches. To get the confirmation done for sinusitis and for receiving a proper headache diagnosis, you are advised to consult your doctor 4.
4. Stress Headaches
Both emotional stress and physical stress can lead to headaches. Stress has a lot of hazardous results and thus it must be curbed before it grows. Although it is a feeling that most people don't seek out, it is still a valuable feeling that provides insight into what's going on in your body. Both emotional and physical is caused by a particular stressor. Here are some of the most common ones:
4.1. Sugar Headaches
Sugar headaches may sound so sweet to you, but they are just as annoying as other kinds of headaches. These can be caused by both too much and too little sugar. Intake of too much sugar can cause high blood sugar levels which is called hyperglycemia. Consuming too little sugar can lead to low blood sugar levels which is known as hypoglycemia.
Fasting, dieting or eating irregular meals can lead to low blood sugar levels which can eventually cause sugar headaches. Eating a large amount of foods having high glucose content can also trigger sugar headaches 5.
4.2. Dehydration Headaches
Dehydration headache is a secondary headache that is caused by not having enough fluid in the body. These headaches can be relatively mild or severe as a migraine 6.
Dehydration is more common than you may think and it affects a large percentage of human population on a daily basis. Titled "Water, Hydration and Health", this Scientific Journal at the US National Library of Medicine has confirmed that water deprivation and dehydration can contribute in the development of headache.
4.3. Emotional Stress Headaches
Emotional Stress is extremely subjective. It does not only make us feel emotionally awful, it can also aggravate any health condition you can think of. Causes of emotional stress could include criticism, family difficulties, finances and possibly even deadlines. After stress grows, it becomes harder to curb the consequences. Start taking action at the first hint of a stress headache – you'll thank yourself later!
Natural Headache Remedies
There are a number of known remedies which can relieve us from the pain and suffering brought by headaches, and the effectiveness of these remedies can greatly differ from one person to the other. Drinking a tall glass of water should always be your first step of defense against a headache. Some people get relief from headaches merely by sleeping it off or by taking a power nap. Some people need a massage to get rid of the pain, and there are also some people who quickly go to their medicine cabinet and take a pill. These over the counter remedies are definitely effective, but they may cause undesirable side effects.
There is also another, alternative way for you to do away with that terrible headache. You do not require a pain reliever medication, go for a massage or deliberately go to sleep. You just need some good essential oils and the knowledge of which particular oil to use and how to use it to make it work.
Which Essential Oils Help With Headaches?
Aromatherapy and using and applying essential oils can help you get relief from your headaches. Below mentioned are some of the individual essential oils for headaches. The essential oil that will work best for relieving your headache will be based on the kind of headache you are suffering from.
1. Eucalyptus Essential Oil (Eucalyptus globulus)
Eucalyptus essential oil contains chemical components which enables it to act not only like an anti-inflammatory, but also as an expectorant. This means it helps to bring up mucus and other materials from lung areas. If you are having a headache because of sinusitis or any problem that includes sinuses, then this essential oil is the best type for you to use 7.
Different varieties of Eucalyptus essential oil exist. Ensure that you pick Eucalyptus globulus because it is best for headaches and sinus infections.
Eucalyptus oil is also proven to decrease a person's pain and blood pressure when inhaled or applied topically because of it's cooling sensation to the system 8. It is also a cost effective way to alleviate body and muscle pains.
How should you use Eucalyptus oil for migraine headaches and sinus headaches?
The scent of Eucalyptus oil is great for headaches of migraine types. Gently massage the oil into the temples and the back of the neck to relieve migraine symptoms. You can also apply the oil on the chest area, on the top of the nose and on pillowcases for clearing the nasal passages and for easing sinus headache symptoms.
2. Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperita)
The majority of people find the scent of the peppermint essential oil to be extremely pleasing and relaxing as it is quite familiar to them. When diluted at a low level of concentration, peppermint oil can cause a minty and uplifting sensation, but at the same time, Peppermint can also be one of the most intense among all of the essential oils. It contains menthol, which gives that cool sensation that could really help in easing a headache. Peppermint essential oil can also be used for pain in muscles and other body aches by stimulating the blood flow to specific areas when applied topically.
Though the menthol contained in the peppermint oil can feel very comforting, it can also have a stimulating effect. For this reason, you should avoid using the oil when it is already your bedtime as you might find yourself awake in the middle of the night when you should already be in deep sleep.
How do yo use peppermint oil for headaches?
Apply pre-diluted oil to your forehead area, the temples of your head, or the neck, as well as into the hairline. You should not apply Peppermint oil to your skin directly as it can cause stinging and irritation. Buy pre-diluted roll-ons, make your own roll-on, or you can dilute on the fly by keeping 1 tablespoon of carrier oil in the palm of your hand, and adding two drops of Peppermint oil to your mix. Apply where needed.
See also: Essential Oils Dilution Rates Guide
3. Spearmint Essential Oil (Mentha spicata)
If you are fond of the scent, feel and effects of the peppermint essential oil, but feel you cannot handle it as it is too strong for you, then Spearmint essential oil is a really excellent alternative to use. Spearmint has a much more subtle scent than that of the peppermint oil, but it basically has the same soothing and therapeutic effects 9.
4. Roman Chamomile Essential Oil (Chamaemelum nobile)
This essential oil is very effective for inducing a feeling of calmness and relaxation to the person using it. If you are experiencing a headache, feeling tired and stressed out, depressed or lonely, then this is the best essential oil for you to use. When you are feeling angry or irritated, Roman Chamomile can also help you to get back to a calm and relaxing feeling.
If you have ever drank chamomile tea, then you are already quite familiar with the scent of chamomile essential oil. The essential oil has much more fragrance than the tea, yet it still has the same soothing and sedative effects that the plant inherently carries. This essential oil's anti-inflammatory properties make it very effective for obtaining relief from headaches.
When you diffuse Roman Chamomile, you can use it for pacifying an irritable baby or a toddler throwing a tantrum – this is truly how powerful and effective it is.
5. Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula angustifolia)
It is not a surprise that lavender essential oil is included in this list as it possesses a very aromatic, refreshing and relaxing scent. It also contains anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties which make it an essential part of your essential oils' first aid kit for using at your home 10. Still, one of the most desired properties of Lavender essential oil is its sedative effects. It could help you in relaxing easily, make you fall asleep fast and assist you in relieving your headache that way. For this reason, lavender essential oil is best used when you want to relieve a headache that arises at night.
Further, Lavender is also one of the best essential oils to use when you are experiencing extreme stress 11. Just inhaling its floral scent is enough to get rid of the headache, especially when you have knowledge about how to dilute or diffuse it in the right manner. Lavender oil is also one of the most safest oils to use. However, when using it excessively, it can have a stimulating effect.
For sugar headaches, you should mix lavender, rosemary and coconut oil in equal parts. Apply this mixture to your nape area (it lies at the top of your neck into your back hairline) as well as on the temples.
6. Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rosemary essential oil is commonly used for stress relief and it can cure tension headaches and migraines by bringing down the cortisol levels (stress hormones) in your body.
Applying rosemary oil directly to the temples and nape area, or taking a vapor bath with a few drops of rosemary oil can improve the circulation of the body. Improved circulation can help in pain relief due to the more blood flowing to the affected areas. Adding essential oils to a bath is effective because you are able to inhale the essential oils while the bath water causes the oils to evaporate into the air.
How to Use Essential Oils For Headaches
If you're wondering where to apply essential oils for headaches, there are two main ways that you can enjoy the therapeutic effects of essential oils for headaches:
- Apply Topically:
You may choose to apply essential oils topically to any area where you feel pain. Popular spots for applying oils for headaches are on your temples or forehead. You should always dilute the essential oil by adding a drop or two of appropriate essential oil carrier oil, then applying the mixture on your skin.
If you prefer using a super quick fix for your headache, try a headache relief essential oil roll-on like this one here.
A headache blend roll-on is definitely also handy for keeping in your purse for on-the-go headache relief. If you are an experienced essential oil user, you can definitely blend your own essential oil headache relief mix as well and make it ready for use whenever you need it. You can use this as a guide in blending your own mix. Use your custom blend into a pre-made roll-on product (refillable bottles available here) and say goodbye to your headache!
Apply a few drops of your most liked essential oils on the side temples of your forehead to get rid of your headache. Always dilute them for safest application, or use pre-diluted roll-on sticks.
- Breathe It In
Another way to use essential oils for headaches is to use an electric essential oil diffuser for dispersing the oil into the air. Filling the room where you are in with the aroma of beneficial oils will enable you to breathe continually in an environment of well-being. Humans have the olfactory system of smell which is extremely strongly developed. It is a great avenue for sending positive messages back to your brain. If you don't have a diffuser yet, you can keep some essential oils on a cotton ball and hold it right under your nostril. Then, take a deep breath and enjoy the pain-relieving sensations!
Ready Made Essential Oil Roll-On Bottles for Headaches
If you are not interested in stacking up your home medicine kit with all these individual pure essential oils, I did find a great alternative for you as well.
You can get a set of pre-diluted, roll-on type essential oil applicators for around $30 from Edens Garden.
It does not make use of the individual essential oils, but rather an amalgamation of essential oils into synergy blends that help you throughout your day. If you are looking for the easy and handy solution to resolve your headaches (and other home first aid situations), this might be the kit for you!
What Are Your Thoughts?
Do you have any essential oil headaches success stories that you would like to share with us, where you used essential oils to cope with the throbbing temples? Please let us know in the comments below!
- What is causing this headache? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/73936.php
- Migraine: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201
- Tension headache: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000797.htm
- Sinus headaches: https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/sinus-headaches#1
- Can you get a headache from sugar? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320464.php
- Dehydration headaches: Signs, treatment and prevention: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317511.php
- Eucalyptus oil: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/eucalyptus-oil
- 11 Interesting Health Benefits of Eucalyptus Oil + Mechanisms & Side Effects: https://selfhacked.com/blog/eucalyptus-oil-benefits/
- Spearmint: Health benefits and more: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266128.php
- Lavender: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-838/lavender


text:
SDWApproved Members
Content Count3
Last visited
Everything posted by SDW
Updating Poweramp Rating, Last Played, Times Played. Help Needed
SDW replied to flyingdutchman's topic in External APIBumping for interest.
Export Rating & Store Rating In Tags
SDW replied to SDW's topic in Feature RequestsThanks TheoKlink, tahts great news! Does your current android app support the "export rating" feature yet? I coudn't find any info on your homepage nor in the play store.
Export Rating & Store Rating In Tags
SDW posted a topic in Feature RequestsPoweramp is the overall best player in the store, and it has been for at leasst 3.5 years (since I started using it). The only thing missing is the export of the rating in ANY way. In terms of automated rating synconisation to a PC the best option would be writing the rating into the tags. I'm using mediamonkey so I'd favor a option to write the rating into the corrosponding field, but any other standard (eg. winamp) would be fine as well. This is one of the most popular requests and it has been around for years, it was even on a todo list FOUR years ago: http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/1794-Poweramp-todo-listfeatures-in-progress/ Some request threads: http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/3023-save-ratingcover-in-file/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/8079-stars-rating-tags/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/5572-settings-exportimport-including-eqtonerating-presets-your-planned-feature-update-information-from-2011-10-18/ You have included a advanced (and well working) tag editor, can't you simply use the same to access the field for the rating? If it's not, please enlighten me why.


text:
Springfield Park is one of my favourite parks. Partly because it always seems to be sunny there (although I may be getting cause and effect the wrong way round) and partly because the walk there from our flat either takes us over the Marshes or along the river. So getting there is almost as lovely as the park itself.
The park really is beautiful. It has both cultivated gardens and open green spaces. There's a kids play area, tennis courts, fountains, and a cricket pitch. Best of all, there are stunning views out over the river and the marshes beyond.
That stunning view does come at a cost – the park is very hilly, which can be an issue with the buggy. But it is worth it, not just for the view but for the lovely park cafe. There's not loads of indoor tables, but a huge outdoor seating area. And since it's always sunny there, who needs to be indoors? Plus they do yummy hot chocolate. And a range of light meal options, many of which are veggie friendly.
Tom and I met a friend there on Saturday and I remembered all over again why I love it so much. Hurray for our local green spaces!


text:
Creed II and all the images you see in this review are owned by MGM Pictures
Directed by Steven Caple Jr
Back when I reviewed the first movie, I made a note that my conception of Rocky for the longest time was just the first three films, so the whole Ivan Drago thing always felt like an afterthought despite it being so iconic for many fans of the franchise. That said, when the first one came out and was about the son of Apollo, yeah there was NO WAY that a sequel could exist without bringing Dolph Lundgren back into the mix which thankfully they managed to do here with what is probably the last necessary sequel to Rocky we'll ever need (unless we want to bring back Clubber Lang) and they can either continue the franchise without the baggage of the original films or let this series finally lay to rest. Do they manage to do justice to the story of Ivan Drago and Apollo Creed in this tale about their sons settling a decade's long rivalry, or should the franchise have stopped while it was ahead? Admittedly if they HAD stopped while they were ahead we probably wouldn't have gotten the first Creed, but in any case LET'S FIND OUT!!
The movie picks up a few years after the first film where Adonis Creed () has risen in the ranks of the boxing world with the help of his wise mentor Rocky Balboa () and the loving support of his girlfriend () (). After winning the WBC World Heavyweight Championship, he has FINALLY reached his dream of reclaiming the belt that his father lost those many years ago! Well that's great! So now what? He decides to marry Bianca for one, but even with a loving wife and a sterling career, something feels… missing. Despite being the best of the best, he can't seem to find the joy in it and pretty much immediately starts looking for a new challenge. Fortunately a very helpful fight promoter (Russell Hornsby) saw this coming a mile away and knew that once Adonis became champ that there was only one challenge left for him to face, and by challenge I mean one BIG spectacle of a fight to rake in millions of dollars! We are of course referring to, a rematch with Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren); the man who killed his father. Or at the very least, Ivan Drago's SON (Florian Munteanu) who as far as I know hasn't killed anyone, but that might change if Adonis takes the bait and faces him again in the ring. If you've seen a Rocky movie, you know the basics of what happens next (i.e. Adonis loses the fight at the halfway point), but what does it mean for him to have his first taste of true defeat, and will he be able to face him once again, as well as all his fears and insecurities that have held him back from reaching his true potential? What will the strain of this lose put on his marriage to Bianca, and will she be able to live the life of a boxer's wife; something that she's never had to face since Adonis has never truly lost a fight on his own terms? Perhaps most importantly, DOES ADONIS COME OUT TO LIVING IN AMERICA!?


text:
Vampire dandy Devlin Waugh is back this issue from writer Rory McConville and artist Mike Dowling as young celeb Mercury learns what it means to go on a date with the Brit-Cit paranormal troubleshooter.
In addition, alongside Judge Dredd, Chopper and The Returners, there's a complete Tale From the Black Museum by David Baillie and Steven Austin, plus we have chats with Italian artists Nicolo Assirelli and Barbara Nosenzo, a tribute to former 2000 AD scriptdroid Michael Fleisher, and a peek inside this year's 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special.
Don't forget that if you buy this issue in print direct from our webshop within the next month you'll not pay a penny in postage fees in the UK!
And if you subscribe to the Megazine you'll get a FREE print of each month's cover with each issue!
Judge Dredd Megazine #397 is out now from all good newsagents and comic book stores, plus digitally from our webshop and apps!
- Buy print edition >>
- Buy digital edition >>
- Download the iPad app >>
- Download the Android app >>
- Download the Windows 10 app >>
- Buy Judge Dredd Megazine in North America >>
Cover by Cliff Robinson (a) Dylan Teague (c)
by Michael Carroll (w) John Higgins (a) Sally Hurst (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. This vast urban hell on the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America is home to over 72 million citizens. Stemming the tide of chaos are the Judges, empowered to dispense instant justice. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd – he is the Law!
by Si Spencer (w) Nicolo Assirelli (a) Eva De La Cruz (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Ciudad Barranquilla, 2140 AD. This South American metropolis, sometimes referred to as 'Banana City', is a notoriously poor and corrupt enclave, ruled over by a Justice Department in the pockets of the cartels. Life on its streets can be short and violent, but for four very different people death is not the end but the start of something terrifying…
by Rory McConville (w) Mike Dowling (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Brit-Cit, 2140 AD. A freelance paranormal troubleshooter and exorcist for the Vatican, Devlin Waugh is the world's foremost supernatural investigator. Despite becoming a vampire after getting bitten tackling an outbreak in an underwater prison, Devlin's escapades have ensured he's one of the most recognised celebrities on the circuit, and many seek out his company…
by David Baillie (w) Steven Austin (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Mega-City One, 2140 AD. Deep in the heart of the Grand Hall of Justice lies the Black Museum, Justice Department's permanent exhibition of the relics from bygone crimes. Whether it's a notorious serial killer's trophies or the weapons of the Dark Judges, the violent history of the Big Meg is laid bare here. Let guide Henry Dubble show you around…
by David Ballie (w) Brendan McCarthy (a) Ellie De Ville
The Oz Radback, 2140 AD. Marlon Shakespeare was once one of MC-1's greatest skysurfers, winning the illegal Supersurf 7 before escaping from the cubes to travel to Oz to participate in Supersurf 10. After the slaughter of Supersurf 11 in MC-2, he retired to Oz, where he's mostly led a trouble-free life. After a stint as a beachguard, he's now back in the Radback…
BAGGED CONTENT: Loftie's One-Man Luftwaffe by John Wagner, Pat Mills, Charles Herring (w) Paolo Ongaro (a)