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Diablo II, sequel to the popular game Diablo, is a dark fantasy-themed Action role-playing game in a hack and slash or "dungeon roaming" style. It was released for both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo II was developed by Blizzard North.
By April 2001, Diablo II had become one of the most popular online games ever. Major factors that contributed to Diablo II's success include what fans found to be addictive hack and slash gameplay and free access to Battle.net. Diablo II may be played as a single player game, multi-player via a LAN, or multi-player via Battle.net, with the latter being the most popular. It has also become one of the top thirty best selling computer games ever. Including Diablo II, the Diablo series has sold 17 million copies.
The game was conceptualized and designed by Stieg Hedlund, with Blizzard North founders David Brevik, Max and Eric Shaefer acting as project heads for the other disciplines. The main production roles were handled by Matthew Householder and Bill Roper.
An expansion to Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, was released in 2001. Diablo III was released in 2012.
Game Play[]
The player assumes the role of a hero, fighting monsters while traversing over land and dungeons. The storyline of Diablo II is played through four acts. Each act follows a predetermined path with preselected quests, although some quests are optional. Each act culminates with the destruction of a boss monster, upon which the player proceeds to the next act. Battle is conducted in real-time, using an isometric oblique top-down viewpoint. Players fight monsters to level their character up and gain better items.
Diablo II places heavy emphasis on combat, and randomly generates many monster properties, level layouts and item drops. Most of the maps themselves are randomly generated. In single player mode, the map is randomly generated but locks the setting thereafter; in multi-player mode, it resets every time the dungeon is restarted.
Diablo II allows the player to choose between five different character classes: Necromancer, Amazon, Barbarian, Sorceress and Paladin. Each character has different strengths and weaknesses and sets of skills to choose from.
In addition to the four acts there are also three difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare, and Hell. A character must complete these difficulty levels in order; only once a character completes Normal difficulty can that character play at Nightmare difficulty, and similarly for Hell difficulty. Each difficulty is a greater challenge than the last, with such features as increased creature difficulty, experience penalties upon death, and other challenges. A character retains all abilities, equipment, etc, between difficulties, and may return to earlier difficulties at any time. Upon completion of the game in Normal difficulty, a player may create a hardcore character. While for normal players the game doesn't end when they die, the game ends when a hardcore character is killed.
Diablo II also has a number of other features that enhance game play. The player has the option of hiring one of several computer controlled mercenaries, that follow the player and attack nearby enemies. On occasion, the player might find a rare, valuable item, or one that is part of a set that becomes more powerful when the entire set is collected. Items can be customized using sockets and gems, or transmuted into different items using the Horadric Cube.
Unlike Diablo I, where the monsters all stay dead once killed, and their corpses remain where they fell all throughout the game, if you save-and-exit and return to the game, all of the killed creatures have respawned. Even the boss monsters that you killed for the quest will have respawned as well.
This will turn out to be rather frustrating for any player who is a completist. The up-side, however, is the newly-respawned monster still drops loot, and can keep earning you loads of riches.
Character classes[]
The Amazon is an active skill oriented fighter. Her skills are oriented around personal protective abilities, the use of a bow and arrow, as well as the spear and javelin.
The Amazon is most similar to the Rogue of Diablo: both are primarily associated with bows, and both make equal use of strength and magic. The Amazon is different in that she can also use javelins and spears adeptly. The class is loosely based on Amazons of mythology.
The Barbarian is a powerful melee oriented character in Diablo 2, and the only character capable of dual-wielding. His skills are divided into various weapon masteries, war cries, and combat skills. The masteries are purely passive and allow the Barbarian to specialize in different types of weapons and to gain natural speed and resistances. His war cries can enhance his and his party's abilities in combat, reduce the enemy's abilities, frighten the enemy into fleeing and even cause considerable damage to them. The Barbarian's combat skills are attacks that maximize brute force, his greatest asset.
The Barbarians, in Diablo 2, originated from the Northern Highlands, which is where Act 5 of the expansion takes place, and can also be hired as mercenaries in that Act.
The Barbarian was originally conceptualized for Hellfire, the original Diablo "expansion" made by Sierra Entertainment. The character was not implemented in the final version but was included as a hidden class in Patch 1.01 for Hellfire. The character had the same appearance and speech as the Warrior but had altered statistics and a different abilities.
The Barbarian, despite being a strictly melee character, can be very effective. In Hell mode the natural resistance for all characters drop and the Barbarian is the only class that can passively increase his resistance through a skill.
The Sorceress focuses on ranged elemental spells in three areas: ice, lightning and fire. Her ice spells can chill or even completely freeze affected enemies, but do less damage than lightning or fire. Lightning spells can do both very high and very low damage, whereas fire spells deal more consistent damage.
The spell Teleport essentially defines the Sorceress, allowing much faster mobility than any other character. The strong point of the Sorceress is powerful damaging spells and casting speed; her weakness is her relatively low hit points and defense, demanding that the player pay close attention to keep her out of the fray.
Sorceresses are, according to the storyline, rebellious women who have wrested the secrets of magic use from the male-dominated magus clans of the East.
The Necromancer is a spell-caster who relies on summoning spirits of the dead to aid him in his work. His skills are split into curses, summoning, poison and bone spells. The summoning skills allow him to revive various skeletons, golems and any normal monster killed. However, it is to be noted that with the exception of golems, all of the necromancer's summons require existing monster corpses. Poison and bone skills are the necromancer's actual means of straight out damage. Bone skills also hold means for creating obstacles and the such, making for great multi-player support. Curse skills form an integral part of a necromancer's arsenal and greatly alter gameplay for both the caster as well as the target.
The Paladin is a religious warrior fighting for all that is good. To reflect this, the zealous Paladin's combat skills range from fanatical attacks to heavenly thunderbolts. His skills are split into combat skills, defensive auras, and offensive auras, of which, the latter two can enhance personal abilities, lower the amount of damage dealt by enemies, or facilitate health recovery. These auras are helpful in a multi-player game as many of them can be used to upgrade all of the party's stats. Most auras require no mana which makes a Paladin a very economic character as he needs to spend little to nothing on mana recovery. Paladins are highly proficient in the use of a shield, and they may even use their shield as a weapon. He is the best with defensive skills and is also the best choice if the player wishes to weaken enemies without hitting them or casting any spells. Paladin skills are extremely efficient at eliminating the undead.
Unlike the original Diablo, Diablo II was made specifically with online gaming in mind. Several spells multiply their effectiveness if they are cast within a party, and dungeons, although they still exist, were largely replaced by open spaces.
Multi-player is achieved through Blizzard's Battle.net free online service, or via a LAN. Battle.net is divided into "Open" and "Closed" realms. Players may play their single-player characters on open realms; characters in closed realms are stored on Blizzard's servers, as a measure against cheating, where they must be played every ninety days to avoid expiration. Online play is otherwise nearly identical to single-player play. The most notable difference is that online maps are generated randomly, with a new map for every game a player enters. Offline, single player maps are retained in computer memory.
As the game can be played cooperatively, groups of players with specific sets of complementary skills can finish some of the game's climactic battles in a matter of seconds, providing strong incentives for party-oriented character builds. Up to eight players can be in one game; they can either unite as a single party, play as individuals, or form multiple opposing parties. Experience, monsters' hit points, and the amount of items dropped, are increased as more players join a game.
Players are allowed to duel each other with all damage being reduced in player versus player.. The bounty for a successful kill is a portion of the gold and the ear of the defeated player's character.
Patch 1.10 included the option of playing with a ladder character. The ladder system can be reset at various intervals to allow for all players to start fresh with new characters on an equal footing. Ladder seasons have lasted from as short as nine months to over a year. When a ladder season ends the ladder population is transferred to the non-ladder population with all items that player is holding. Certain rare items and rune words are available only within ladder games, although they can be traded for and exchanged on non-ladder after the season has ended.
Up to twenty-two patches have been released for Diablo II. Through the patch history, several exploits and issues have been addressed, as well as major revamps to the game's balance. Not all patches have affected Diablo II directly, as several were designed to address issues in the expansion to the game and had minimal effects on Diablo II. The game is currently in version 1.12a. The exact number of patches is impossible to determine as Battle.net has the capability of making minor server-side patches to address immediate issues.
The story of Diablo II takes place soon after the end of the original Diablo. At the end of Diablo, Diablo, Lord of Terror was defeated by a mortal hero. The hero who slew Diablo (i.e. the Warrior character of the first game) drives the soulstone of Diablo (a magical stone containing the soul of a demon or angel) into his own head in an attempt to contain Diablo in his own body. After this event, the hero is rapidly corrupted by Diablo and loses control of Diablo's soul slowly. In the opening cinematic of Diablo II, Marius, the narrator of the story, witnesses the fallen hero (known only as the Dark Wanderer) totally lose control, unleashing the demons of Hell upon a tavern. Marius is the only survivor (it is implied that rather than just being blind luck, the demons were ignoring him), and he feels compelled to follow the Wanderer for reasons he himself does not understand. The new player character is a different hero following in the wake of the destruction, chasing the Dark Wanderer, hoping to put an end to the demon lord within him. The new hero ultimately catches up to the Wanderer outside the city of Kurast but is unable to stop him. The rest of the story is revealed through the four acts, as the player faces not just the demon lord Diablo, but two new major villains, his equally malevolent brothers, fellow Prime Evils Mephisto, Lord of Hatred and Baal, Lord of Destruction. Diablo is determined to free them from their soulstone incarceration, which was forced upon all three long ago, and from which Diablo managed to break free in the first game. The hero travels through different lands to thwart the forces of The Burning Hells from conquering the world known as Sanctuary.
The story tells about seven "Great evils" (7 is the number of the powers of hell), some of them are slain in Diablo 2, but two, as of Lord of Destruction, have not yet been seen.
- The "Lesser Evils"
- Duriel, the Lord of Pain (slain in D2, act II)
A very fast and very aggressive enemy. His pure physical strength can easily overwhelm an unprepared player. He attacks using his large claws, and may also freeze the player, making it even easier for him to quickly dispense of opposition. He is found in the true Tomb of Tal Rasha by placing the Horadric Staff into a pedestal.
- Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish (also known as Demon Queen, slain in D2, act I)
A fairly powerful enemy using mainly poison based attacks. She uses homing poison arrows, poison spray and the weak claws on her back in hand-to-hand battle. She is found in the bottom level of the monastery behind a large set of wooden doors, surrounded by her minions.
- Belial, the Lord of Lies (Has not yet appeared.)
- Azmodan, the Lord of Sin (Has not yet appeared.)
- The "Prime Evils"
- Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred (eldest of three brothers, slain in D2, act III)
He uses several powerful lightning attacks and doesn't have a melee attack. He can be found in his lair in the temple city of Travincal in Kurast by destroying the Compelling Orb that locked him in his lair. You must use a unique flail called Khalim's Will to destroy it, created after finding the relics of Khalim and transmuting them with Khalim's flail in a Horadric Cube. Beware of the many allies and minions he has throughout the Durance of Hate-the Council Members in particular. Maffer Dragonhand is nearly as dangerous as Mephisto himself.
- Diablo, the Lord of Terror (it's Devil in Spanish, slain in D2, act IV)
The Leader of the Three. He uses the fire element. He is a powerful boss, especially in later difficulties. Beware of his flamethrower, which resembles a long red stream of lightning spraying from his mouth, as even characters with good vitality can be killed in one full blast. However this attack is slower than most of his other ones and can be easily avoided. His attacks include: Flamethrower, Fire ring, Fire Passage, Bone Prison (cast on town portals) and a melee attack, in which he will charge quickly toward the player. He appears after activating the five seals and defeating their protectors, the Lord De Seis (Unique Oblivion Knight), Infector of Souls (Unique Venom Lord) and Grand Vizier of Chaos(Unique Doom Caster.)
- Baal, the Lord of Destruction (slain in D2 Expansion: Lord of Destruction, act V)
He is found in the Worldstone Keep. After destroying the five swarms of his minions, he'll walk into the portal to Worldstone Chamber, the battleground. He uses fire strikes and a cold attack, the latter of which causes a severe knock back, as well as freezing. He also summons a copy of himself, capable of using all of his attacks, only adding to the troubles of anyone attempting to slay the Lord of Destruction.
The Dark Wanderer's Speech From Diablo II 1998 E3 Trailer[]
Many moons have passed since I left the town of Tristram behind me. Since then I've tried to forget the terrors I beheld beneath the cold earth, and the twisted nightmares that have haunted my every waking moment. There's something dark within me now; I can feel it, driving me towards the East, assuring me that my salvation lies within the ruins of ancient kingdoms. Though I know the way, I know not what perils will arise to hinder my journey, and as I pass through the first gate, I know that the better part of my soul will remain behind… forever.
Easter Eggs[]
If a user is to type in 'soundchaosdebug' in the chat window on Battle.net or in single player mode, every sound file in the game is played in a chaotic muddle which lasts until the player reenters the code.
Secret Cow Level[]
The "Secret Cow Level" is the result of a running joke from the original Diablo that spawned from an Internet rumor about a cow which appears in the game, seemingly without purpose. Supposedly, if the cow was clicked on a certain number of times, a portal to a secret level would open. The rumor was a hoax, but the legend was born, and player after player asked Blizzard about how to access the level.
In Diablo: Hellfire, the only expansion to the original Diablo (This "expansion" is actually considered an "add-on", since it was not an official release, but instead released by Sierra Entertainment), it was possible to change a parameter in a specific text file (Command.txt), so that the farmer who gives out the "rune bomb" quest was dressed in a cow suit, with appropriate new dialogue ("Moo." "I said Moo!"). This added fuel to the fire. To kill the rumor, Blizzard included a cheat (that automatically won the game) in StarCraft that read "There is no cow level", this being Blizzard's way of officially confirming that there was, in fact, no Cow Level. Among online game enthusiasts, this phrase has become an Internet joke similar to the phrase There Is No Cabal.
On April 1, 1999, a Diablo II Screenshot of the Week featured cows fighting. People wondered if the screenshot was an April Fool's joke or if there really was a Secret Cow Level planned for Diablo II. It turned out that there was a cow level. To access the level, one must kill Diablo (or, in Lord of Destruction, kill Baal), return to Rogue Encampment in Act I within the same difficulty level, and then transmute Wirt's Leg with a Tome of Town Portal in the Horadric Cube. This will open a portal to the secret level (defeating Baal in the difficulty that the player wishes to enter the cow level in is no longer required, as of patch 1.11b. One only needs to be able to access a certain difficulty to enter its cow level). There is an item set named the "Cow King's Leathers" which may only be collected in this secret level. However, when a player kills the Cow King for their first time on a difficulty level, the character used to open the portal becomes unable to reopen the portal to the level on that difficulty level.
Chat Gem[]
There exists a purple chat gem that is only visible when inside of a chat channel. There are many theories about the purpose of this gem. There is, however, no purpose for this gem aside from a meaningless message. The gem toggles between an active and inactive state. When activated, a chat message appears stating, "Gem Activated" and likewise, a message "Gem Deactivated" is shown when it becomes inactive. It can also say "Perfect Gem Activated" but the chances however are very low. It has also been said that it sometimes says "mooooooo"
System Requirements[]
- This section is no longer a system requirement for the latest retail patch. This is simply for historical purposes.
Computer | Diablo® II requires an IBM® PC or 100% compatible computer, with a Pentium® 233 MHz or better processor. Your computer must have at least 64 MB of RAM for single player and 128 MB RAM for multiplayer or for enhanced 3D graphic features | |
Operating System | You must be running Windows® XP or Windows Vista® to play Diablo II on your system. | |
Controls | A keyboard and a 100% Microsft®-compatible mouse are required. Diablo II is not designed to work with game pads or joysticks. | |
Drives | A hard drive with 1.5 GB of disk space available (for single-player and multiplayer) and a 4x-speed CD-ROM drive are required. | |
Video | Diablo II requires an SVGA monitor and a video card compatible with DirectDraw®. You must have DirectX® 6.1 or higher installed on your system to play the game (DirectX 7.0a is included on the Diablo II Install Disc). Diablo II also supports enhanced graphics features when using a 3D accelerator card compatible with the Direct3D® or Glide® APIs. In order to use these enhanced graphic features your 3D card must have at least 8 MB of texture RAM. | |
Sound | Diablo II works with any DirectX 6.1 or higher compatible sound card. To play the game music, your sound card must be configured for playing digital audio. Some sound cards compatible with EAX® and EAX2® sound extensions are also supported. | |
Multiplayer Connectivity | Access to Blizzard Entertainment's® online gaming service, Battle.net®, requires a low latency Internet connection with support for 32-bit applications and rated at 28.8 Kbps or faster. Multiplayer games played over a LAN require a TCP/IP network. |
This section contains facts and trivia relevant to this article
- When the Player visits Diablo II's Tristram, the same music plays that did in the original Diablo's Tristram.
- Many of the characters, items and places in Diablo II have the same names as prominent figures from the game's development team:
- Lord De Seis/Rick Seis;
- Colenzo the Annihilator/Karin Colenzo;
- Shenk the Overseer/Phil Shenk
or are anagrams or other manipulates of such names:
- Civerb's Vestments/surname of David and Peter Brevik, spelled backwards (and replacing the 'k' with a 'c');
- Schaefer's Hammer -- from Erich and Max Schaefer;
- Nokozan Relic, a unique amulet. It is an anagram of Karin Colenzo
- The Mahim-Oak Curio is an anagram of Michio Okamura
- Rusthandle/(Mark) Sutherland
- Rixot's Keen/Erik Sexton
- Skewer of Krintiz/Kris Renkewitz
- The Halls of Vaught, an area in act 5 is named after Fredrick Vaught.
- Diablo II also uses the concept of undecidable figures to represent the "Arcane Sanctuary" level, since it is an extradimensional, magical construct of the wizard Horazon. Players are able to walk on a flat surface and find their characters below their starting point, similar to M. C. Escher's woodblock print Waterfall. The algorithm for impossible geometry was not difficult to achieve; instead, the program sees the level as a plane and the visual representations do the work of creating this effect. The level plays with and takes advantage of the limits of isometric projection.
- There are traces of a deleted event/quest in Act II that can still be heard by playing the character speech files. Apparently, it involved some kind of invisible, magical barrier that blocked the player from venturing further. The player was then supposed to head back to town. It is unknown why this event never made it to the final release, nor what the background of the 'forcefield' was.
- Diablo II appears in the book, "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die".
- Diablo II is #43 on IGN's Top 100 Video Games of All Time.
See also[]
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction - expansion pack.
- Diablo I the predecessor.
- Diablo II version history
- ↑ Diablo II Game Manual, page 3.
External links[]
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Diablo • Diablo II • Diablo II: Lord of Destruction • Diablo III (console) • Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (Ultimate Evil Edition) • Diablo Immortal • Diablo IV | ||
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I don't know exactly what's wrong with me. But I find I am drawn to questions around the darker side of humankind more than to those that highlight the better side of the human condition. In seminary, I wrote a dissertation on the nature and operation of falsity—how it interacts with good, with evil, and with truth, when it matters and when it doesn't, and what, exactly, defines it. It turned out to be a rather-too-broad topic, but I'm glad I did the study I did.
I was initially drawn to it after reading the following:
Truths which are not genuine, and also falsities, may be consociated with genuine truths; but falsities which contain good, and not falsities in which is evil. Falsities which contain good are received by the Lord as truths. The good which has its quality from falsity is accepted by the Lord, if there is ignorance, and therein is innocence and a good end. (The New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine, n. 171)
What an amazing idea! And let me say that it was one I personally needed to wrestle with on many levels, and in fact had wrestled with most of my life. You see, I love to be right. I mean I really love it. Being right was very important to me as a child. I was blessed with a brain that is good at fast processing, and a certain kind of recall, and so early on I found myself to be quite talented at finding the small logical and factual flaws in other peoples' statements. I'm surprised none of my siblings killed me before I reached adulthood.
But what if being right wasn't the most important thing? What if being flat-out wrong, even about important, deep theological matters, was no big deal to God? Well, why would it be? Is the Lord so limited that he can't work with our intellectual flaws? I mean, if he can work with our sin, why can't he work with what really amounts to not much more than our mental errors?
So when I read that, I knew that was a topic I wanted to dig into. Also, in that same book, I came across a sort of taxonomy of types of falsities, and that really appealed to my particular style of categorical thinking.
But there was another motivation for asking how, what and why, with regard to spiritual falsehood: the question of evil. In part, understanding how falsity works in human minds unlocks part of the answer to the question, "Why is there evil?" I have often said, by way of example, that Adolf Hitler didn't just get out of bed one day and say to himself, "I think I'll be evil now." Everyone, no matter how sane or crazy, no matter how big or small, has a (to them) perfectly reasonable justification for everything they do. Whatever anyone chooses to do, by definition, on one level, is to them the very definition of "good". Even when at the same time the same person also labels it as "evil", there must be some level on which it is good to the person, or they (we) wouldn't do it.
And for me, the question, "Why do seemingly good people sometimes do seemingly evil things?" is one I can't stop poking at. It's one of my three persistant "why"s. (The other two are variants on the standard "Why do bad things happen to good people?")
So anyway, the question of evil has been one that has been on my mind for many years. But the more life I experience, and the more pain I witness through my pastoral care for others who are experiencing some amazingly hard things, the more important this question becomes to me on a personal level.
I've been meaning for years to write a book–a popular book, not just an academic treatment–on the subject of evil. Just that word, "evil", is filled with all sorts of complicated baggage accumulated over the ages, and to a certain degree I think we have turned it into something other than what it really is. If the word is too covered in cultural barnacles for it to work for you, instead consider the question, "Why do seemingly good people hurt one another?" And it's more personal variant: "Why do I hurt people?"
There. That's the big one. Not everyone's ready to go there, I know. But for those who are, I want to provide something that offers hope, insight, and healing.
And I'd like to enlist your help. This project is going to take a long time, and will require more knowledge, experience and wisdom than I can currently lay claim to. So if you'd like to help, I'm looking for three things: (1) your own insights and experiences related to this topic, (2) an occasional gentle reminder to keep working on the book, and (3) support and motivation when I hit dead ends, discouragement, and setbacks.
I'll be posting more (and more specifically) on this topic in the future. Watch this space.


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by Mitch Anthony Illustrations by Greg Wimmer (DVD) Can't convince your clients that they're in a marathon, not a sprint? According to a Dalbar study, investors don't have the patience to stay invested for more than a few years. Chances are your clients are feeling frustrated by the market's rollercoaster fluctuations. Despite your recommendations, are they buying high and selling low because they're impatient? How can you educate your clients to accept that investing requires a long-term outlook? https://youtu.be/vXUuw-ZVM10 The Bean is not Green delivers a powerful message in an entertaining way: it takes time and patience to grow your investments. If your clients are having a hard time holding on despite your advice, The Bean is not Green is the perfect way to get your message across in a fun and entertaining way. Instead of a mug or calendar this year, how about giving a gift that will lead to a fruitful conversation? The accompanying book of the same name is part of Mitch Anthony's Financial Lit-Kit Collection For quantity orders, or orders outside of the U.S., email [email protected] For regular U.S orders:
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People have asked me to talk about which camera lenses I use in my youtube videos. I have a Canon 5D and I shoot with just 3 primary lenses for my videos.
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens
The widest angle lens that I use is the Tokina.
Product Features
- Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX Zoom Digital Lens
Technical Details
- Brand Name: Tokina
- Model: ATX 11-16mm
- Lens Type: wide-angle
- Minimum focal length: 11 millimeters
- Maximum focal length: 16 millimeters
- Price: $699.00
Picture taken with the Tokina 11-16
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
This is the standard go-to lens for any interviews to achieve a beautiful depth of field. This lens is great for Close Up shots and looks great in the early morning and dusk light.
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- 50mm standard lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture
- Traditional Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp
- Focuses as close as 18 inches for extreme close-ups
- Ideal for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance
- Measures 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty
- Price: $118.00
Picture taken with the Canon 50mm
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
I bought this lens with the Canon 5D when I initially purchased it. It is pretty much a standard lens that I use for every video shoot. The only thing I do not like about the lens is that it does terrible in low light situations so as long as you use it when there is a sufficient amount of light, it looks great. Many DSLR filmmakers are strict about using prime lenses but I do love having a zoom feature on this lens. I never use the zoom during a shot but it is great for punch in shots.
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- Image Stabilizer technology steadies camera shake at up to 3 stops; weighs 23.6 ounces
- Dust- and moisture-resistant; measures 3.3 inches in diameter and 4.2 inches long; 1-year warranty
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The Tim Hortons mobile ordering app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location information from customers, an investigation by federal and provincial privacy watchdogs has found.
In a report released Wednesday, privacy commissioners said people who downloaded the Tim Hortons app had their movements tracked and recorded every few minutes, even when the app was not open on their phones.
The investigation came after National Post reporter James McLeod obtained data showing the Tim Hortons app on his phone had tracked his location more than 2,700 times in less than five months.
Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien did the probe with privacy commissioners from British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta.
"Our joint investigation tells yet another troubling story of a company that failed to ensure proper design of an intrusive technology, resulting in a mass invasion of Canadians' privacy," Therrien said.
"It also highlights the very real risks related to location data and the tracking of individuals."
The commissioners found the Tim Hortons app asked for permission to access a mobile device's geolocation functions, but misled many users to believe information would be accessed only when the app was in use.
However, the app tracked users as long as the device was on, continually gathering their location data.
The commissioners say Tim Hortons collected "vast amounts" of granular location data with the aim of delivering targeted advertising, to better promote its coffee and associated products, but that it never actually used the data for this purpose.
The app used location data to infer where users lived, where they worked and whether they were travelling, the watchdogs found.
It generated an "event" every time users entered or left a Tim Hortons competitor, a major sports venue or their home or workplace, the commissioners said in a joint news release.
"The investigation uncovered that Tim Hortons continued to collect location data for a year after shelving plans to use it for targeted advertising, even though it had no legitimate need to do so," the release said.
"The company says it only used aggregated location data in a limited way, to analyze user trends — for example, whether users switched to other coffee chains, and how users' movements changed as the pandemic took hold."
Tim Hortons said Wednesday the company took immediate steps in 2020 to improve how it communicates with customers about the data they share with the company, and began reviewing its privacy practices with external experts.
"Shortly thereafter, we proactively removed the geolocation technology outlined in the report from the Tims app," the company said in a statement. "The very limited use of this data was on an aggregated, de-identified basis to study trends in our business."
While Tim Hortons stopped continually tracking users' locations after the privacy probe began, this did not end the risk of surveillance, the watchdogs say.
The investigation found that Tim Hortons' contract with a U.S. third-party location-services supplier contained language so "vague and permissive" that it would have allowed the supplier to sell "de-identified" location data for its own purposes.
There is a real risk that such geolocation data could be "re-identified," the watchdogs warned.
"Geolocation data is incredibly sensitive because it paints such a detailed and revealing picture of our lives," Therrien said.
Surveillance of everyday movements reveals where people live and work, as well as information about visits to a medical clinic or place of worship, he added. "It can be used to make deductions about sexual preferences, social political affiliations and much more."
Tim Hortons agreed to implement recommendations that the company:
— delete any remaining location data and direct third-party service providers to do the same;
— establish and maintain a privacy management program for apps; and
— report on measures it has taken to comply with the recommendations.
Tim Hortons said the company had strengthened its internal team working to improve best privacy practices and continues to focus on ensuring customers "can make informed decisions about their data when using our app."
—Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
RELATED: Ethics committee says government must tell Canadians it's tracking their movements
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Thursday, September 08, 2005
Some more things I've tried lately
Chocolate Oblivion Truffle Torte, from Heidi at 101cookbooks
Oh my god. Make this. It's incredible. It's like one, huge chocolate truffle. Amazing texture. And so easy to make! Don't be intimidated by the instructions - it really was a breeze. Even the unmolding was simple! I used a 9-inch springform rather than an 8-inch, and it came out perfectly allright. This is a recipe I'll save and cherish. It's heavenly.
French Toast from Oslo Foodie
I happened to have a half leftover baguette when I woke up on Sunday morning, and I remembered having read this wonderful recipe a couple of weeks ago. I immediately whipped up a batch for breakfast. Yeay! I did omit the powdered sugar, and instead topped mine with my fave: maple syrup. And cinnamon. It was really yummy, and went very well with coffee.
Crazy Cookies from Farmgirl Fare
Great cookies! I made these for a work event, and everyone loved them. I substituted white chocolate rather than butterscotch chips, and dark chocolate for the milk... and I used walnuts. (Pecans are nearly impossible to come by here.) I got a lot more cookies than Farmgirl did - close to fifty! Not that I'm complaining, more cookies is always a good thing.
4 comments:
The Chocolate Oblivion Truffle Torte looks amazing. Maybe I could do it for Fredrik's birthday next week, he would love it. Which chocolate did you use?
- September 08, 2005 10:31 PM
- Mona said...
Oh Cool! I just linked to farmgirl fare today! Those desserts look fabulous...and I die for chocolate cake!
I also noticed your tea truffle raspberry pix that won an award...beautiful! Will be tuning in more often! - September 09, 2005 1:32 AM
- Banlieue Blog said...
mmmmmmm......that French Toast looks like a winner for Sunday Breakfast!
- September 09, 2005 7:58 AM
- Farmgirl Susan said...
Hi Anne,
I'm so glad you liked the Crazy Cookies. You did get a lot more than I do! I end up with about 18 cookies using a commercial scoop--or "disher"--that holds 4 liquid ounces of water. (I figured that was the easiest, although kind of odd, way to explain the size.) I guess mine aren't large, but gigantic. For hearty farm appetites, maybe? : )
Thanks so much for mentioning these and Farmgirl Fare. And I'm not sure if I should thank you or not for posting that gorgeous photo of the truffle torte. Oh my! : ) - September 09, 2005 6:15 PM


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Grand Opening Event launches State of the Art Fitness Facility in the NBA All Star's hometown
Steve Nash Fitness Clubs is proud to announce the grand opening of their highly anticipated new club at the Uptown Shopping Centre in Victoria, B.C. The celebration kicks off with a Nash style launch party on Saturday January 24th, 2015 from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm., with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:00 noon. Local celebrities and dignitaries will be on hand to kick off the festivities and tour the new club, and the community is invited to come and receive their own personal "Passport to Fitness."
The relocation of the Islands foremost fitness facility has been in the works for well over a year. As part of the Nash Clubs commitment to providing members with the best possible experience to get fit and improve their health, the new location provides state of the art equipment, extensive group fitness classes, along with personal training and nutrition experts, all delivered in an inspiring environment.
"Our mission in creating a world class fitness facility is to provide high value to the Victoria community along with outstanding customer service", says Chris Smith, COO of Steve Nash Fitness Clubs. "The roots of our brand are in BC and we are excited to have this beautiful new facility in Steve's hometown. We are looking forward to further expanding our brand on the Island in the near future."
The Club will be kicking of the "Passport to Fitness" Tours at 11 am and guests are invited to come in their workout gear to experience group personal training drills, group fitness classes such as LaBlast and Cardio Chaos, a nutrition station and much more. Local sponsors providing gifts for the swag bags and raffle prizes include Good Earth Café, Sports Rent, Rogers Chocolates, AdrenaLINE Ziplines, Salon Felice, Niche Magazine and David's Tea. Guests will enjoy healthy appetizers courtesy of Little Piggy Catering and delicious beverages from David's Tea. The Zone 91.3 FM will be broadcasting LIVE from the Main Square at Uptown while DJ Naomi Nice from Girl on Wax will be spinning tunes on the Plaza.
WHAT: Steve Nash Sports Club Uptown Grand Opening Celebration
WHERE: Uptown Shopping Centre, Level 4 Plaza
(Parking for the event is on Level 1)
B101-3561 Blanshard Street, Victoria BC
DATE: Saturday, January 24, 2015
TIME: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Ribbon Cutting with Dignitaries at 12:00 noon
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Website: snclubs.com
Twitter: @SNSC, @kirkgroup
Facebook: facebook.com/stevenashfitnessclubs
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Tuesday, October 12
book week... day four
18 comments:
- donas79 said...
i love lotta! when i first started learning to sew, i bought her simple sewing book. she's definitely one of my inspirations too.
- October 12, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- sabrina said...
I, too, am a self-taught "crafty soul" and proud to say it! :) I recently taught myself how to crochet a granny square, sew a handbag, and I have so many other things to learn!
I had never really heard of Lotta. Maybe heard her name mentioned, but I didn't know of her beautiful books. I want to get her 24 simple projects book too! - October 12, 2010 at 12:17 PM
I just got the Lotta book as well. The Jansson's Temptation recipe at the end is excellent if you like potatoes. I have been to Sweden and it is exactly as my friends from Sweden make it...what inspiration and yumminess!
- October 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Highland Monkey's said...
What lovely books....must not buy anymore the bookcase is groaning already!
- October 12, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- My Handmadehappiness said...
Loving book week still.... it's great to see new books i will be buying one book already!! looking forward to the next installment xx
- October 12, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Francesca said...
that is so lovely tif, i love those defining moments. i love lotta too. what's that little green book? i had it as a child, it just took me back. i think i've got it in a box in the loft. x
- October 12, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Is that a Joan Walsh Anglund book i see in the last picture?! I knew I loved you from the first moment I was introduced to you and now I know why.
Dearest Ms. Anglund accompanies me in everything, keeps me looking upward and makes me smile.
You are a precious, precious lady. - October 12, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- angelina said...
thanks for sharing the book. looks great. oh, and the ' i like you and me'....ive got that same skirt. tee hee. x
- October 12, 2010 at 4:45 PM
- Vicki K. said...
That makes me love Lotta even more too! It's the simplicity that attracts me to her work. Can't wait to read that book - one way or another!
- October 12, 2010 at 5:29 PM
- katie bee said...
lotta jansdotter is responsible for a number of things in my home--all of them projects that turned out quite well. lovely choice. her styling and yours share a wonderful lighthearted nature that I quite adore. I still need to purchase Handmade Living, just as soon as my wallet agrees with me!
- October 12, 2010 at 8:36 PM
- Anne said...
Oh thank you Tif, this newbie hand crafter needed a confidence boost this morning and you and Lotta gave it to me! I'm going straight back to my studio with a smile on my face.
Good luck in the big city :-) - October 12, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- makiko hastings said...
I love her books & Japanese 'Zakka' world too, they are all sweet just like your space. xm
- October 13, 2010 at 12:19 AM
- la.daridari said...
I received this book as a gift, and I love it too!
I'm a Lotta's fan...
Daria - October 13, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Hausfrau said...
Oh, I am so looking forward to buying this book soon! I first discovered Lotta and her work seven years ago in Japan.
- October 13, 2010 at 4:07 AM
- Ester Kiely said...
Apples for Jam, A Friend is Someone Who Likes You, Orla Kiely and Lotta Jansdotter too....have we been bookshopping in the same place? If you like those you must like Jane Brockett, The Gentle Art of Domesticity? Lovin it all!!
- October 13, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- dottie angel said...
i knew lotta would already be most loved... for indeed she is quite splendid :)
as for the little green book, you are quite correct, it is 'a friend is someone who likes you', the copy is mine from when i was little...
and yes it is one of the most loveliest books and it's sentiment spot on :)
actually the only book in my little tower i bought was the lotta one, with some birthday money! the others have all been gifts or belong to another within the shed :)
indeed, i have seen jane brockett's book upon the shelf whilst 'a browsing' in borders, it looks most lovely - October 13, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- dottie angel said...
goodness! i have told a lie, just looked at my little tower of books in the photo and realized i did buy the details at home one, i featured it on day one or two of book week... i bought that too with some birthday money, indeed my whole birthday was books, a perfect birthday without a doubt :)
- October 13, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Tunes & Spoons said...
wow, all of those pictures look so fresh and clean and beautiful! Quite pleasing to my eyes!
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The NWMB shall meet at least twice per year and may meet as often as it deems fit (NLCA 5.2.14).
Generally, the NWMB holds quarterly in-person meetings during the second week of June, September, December and March; unless circumstances require that it meets at another time. These are commonly referred to as Regular Meetings. Additional meetings may be scheduled as required.
As an institution of public government, the NWMB is committed to an overall policy of openness and transparency, and to conducting as much of its wildlife management business as possible on the public record. Accordingly, all Board meetings – except in camera and internal in camera meetings - are open to the public.
The NWMB generally provides written notice of a pending quarterly meeting at least sixty (60) days before the scheduled first day of the meeting. Notice is distributed to relevant government departments, Inuit Organizations, and non-government organizations, and is posted on the NWMB website. The notice includes a request for agenda items.
Next Regular Meeting: December 4th, 2017
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There is nothing cooler for kids and grandparents than making new discoveries together. Be prepared for a memory-making day when you take a trip to the Tampa Bay area of Florida to visit the stunning new Dalí Museum.
Salvador Dalí, the most influential Surrealist painter of the 20th century, was also a great lover of science, math and the arts. The museum building itself is a work of art, a jewel box with its "Glass Enigma" alcove that offers visitors a panoramic view of Tampa Bay. The museum holds 1,200 pieces of priceless art as a retrospective of Dalí's life works and is the largest Dalí collection in the world outside of Spain.
Shown on this page is "Daddy Long Legs of the Evening – Hope!" [In the USA © Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, 2012 Worldwide rights © Salvador Dalí. Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí (Artists Rights Society) 2012]. All other photos in this article are by Michael Dupré.
A Dalí Museum tour with a docent is an enriching experience to share with your grandkids. Learn how Dalí encouraged people to see the world differently. His art literally turns the world upside down and shows us how to live in a fresh new way.
Dalí's art is like an iceberg: Only a tenth of the art is revealed above the surface. There is always more to learn and more to come back for. Grandparents will recognize this as a valuable "aha" moment to share with their grandkids, who will find it useful in life as well as for school projects. The majority of Dalí's art is Surrealist; it comes from a hallucinatory state Dalí called the "paranoiac-critical" method, in which he discovers his true identity within his art and himself as through the eyes of Freud and dreams.
Dalí, whose hallucinogenic perspective was not the result of taking drugs, could force his mind to transform clouds or even the simplest of water stains on the ceiling into Rembrandt images; inside one image he could see a second image, creating what he called "double images." This ability to turn an everyday thing into something completely different to challenge the mind is a wonderful talent you can help your grandkids to develop.
Born in 1904 in Figueres, Spain, Dalí started painting at age 6. By age 10, he had created his first self-portrait in his self-made studio using three mirrors to let in the Mediterranean sunlight. He spent much of his summers painting off the coast near the beaches of Cadaques. He often came across rough burlap that the fishermen used to keep their wooden boats moist, and he began to paint on the burlap as if it were a canvas. Dalí taught himself by exploring different media and styles of other artists until he reached the age of formal training in the academy in Spain. Although Dalí never finished his academy accreditation in Spain, he became famous and acclaimed worldwide. [Dali's biography (1904-1989)]
The core of the Dalí Museum is the collection donated by Eleanore and Reynolds Morse, longtime friends of Dalí and his wife, Gala. "Daddy Long Legs of the Evening – Hope!" is the first painting the Morses purchased. After 45 years of collecting Dalí works, the Morses donated their entire collection to the people of Florida. In 1982 the predecessor of the current Dalí Museum opened in St. Petersburg, Florida, a tiny gulf town that reminded the Morses of Dalí's home, where he did most of his painting in Port Lligat, Spain.
Café Gala at the museum offers light lunches and a child's menu. Outside the museum is a beautiful "Avant-Garden" for relaxing. Inside, a children's headset tour is available if you need help with describing the paintings. There is also a children's room with oversize puzzles, cigar cleaners as mustaches, coloring books, and a scavenger hunt of the paintings around the museum. You're sure to enjoy a mind-expanding experience with your grandkids at the Dalí Museum.
Come On Down — Don't Dilly-Dalí!
Dalí Museum
1 Dalí Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL
• Open daily. Tickets are $15-$21 (kids 5 and younger are free)
• Information: thedali.org or call 727-823-3767
• Video of grand opening, 3:17 min. The Dalí Museum first opened to the public on 1/1/11 at precisely 11:11 a.m.
• Dali's biography (1904-1989)
Shown on this page is "Daddy Long Legs of the Evening – Hope!" [In the USA © Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, 2012 Worldwide rights © Salvador Dalí. Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí (Artists Rights Society) 2012]. All other photos in this article are by Michael Dupré.
All photos except for "Daddy Long Legs of the Evening – Hope!" are by Michael Dupré. © Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida
Debra Nardi Evans is a regular Dalí docent, wedding minister and event coordinator living in St. Petersburg, Florida.


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The Shining Screenplay
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.
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Foghat Bassist Craig MacGregor Dead at 68
Longtime Foghat bassist Craig MacGregor has died at age 68. The classic rock band broke the sad news earlier today (Feb. 9) that MacGregor passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Born in 1949, MacGregor played piano, trumpet and drums growing up before eventually picking up the bass for good. The musician joined Foghat in 1976, first performing on the band's Night Shift album that same year. MacGregor also notably played on Foghat Live, a concert album which also became the band's highest selling record, ultimately going double platinum.
MacGregor left Foghat in 1982, coming back for short periods in 1984 and 1986. After nearly two decades away from the rock veterans, MacGregor picked up the bass once again in 2005, remaining in the band until his death.
A tumor was first found on the bassist's lungs in 2012, but MacGregor kept performing until chemotherapy forced him off the road in 2015. Foghat's bassist became a health care advocate in his final years, fighting for doctors to give patients full access to their test results, as it's believed 12 million Americans receive diagnostic errors each year.
Foghat write:
We'd like to send our condolences to the loved ones of Craig MacGregor during this difficult time.
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Home might be a house in the country, an apartment in the city, or even a shoe. Home may be on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the artist's own studio. A meditation on the concept of home and a visual treat that invites many return visits, this loving look at the places where people live marks the picture-book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and artist for the indie band the Decemberists.


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Order of Battle: Panzerkrieg is a DLC for the free-to-play game Order of Battle: World War II.
After two years of lightning victories all across northern Europe, the German army has suffered its first major setback in the war. The great offensive to the east - the invasion of the Soviet Union - has stalled right in front of the gates of Moscow.


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Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors
Many risk factors for breast cancer are well studied and documented. Thus, scientists are sure by now that early first menstrual period, late onset of menopause and a family history of breast cancer are associated with an increased breast cancer risk.
However, neither an individual woman nor medicine can influence whether family members develop breast cancer or at what age menopause starts - these are risk factors on which we have no influence. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center in the team of Associate Professor (PD) Dr. Karen Steindorf and Professor Dr. Jenny Chang-Claude, jointly with Professor Dr. Dieter Flesch-Janys of Hamburg Eppendorf University Hospitals, have been searching for risk factors which can be influenced by changes in lifestyle and behavior.
"58,000 women in Germany are diagnosed with breast cancer each year," says Jenny Chang-Claude."Therefore, a key question is whether there are behavioral changes that might help to lower the disease risk. Our study aims to determine the percentage of cases where these avoidable risk factors are responsible."
The researchers focused on aspects such as taking hormones for relief of menopausal symptoms (hormone replacement therapy), physical activity, overweight and alcohol consumption. All these lifestyle factors have been identified in prior studies as possible risk factors for the development of breast cancer.
In their current MARIE study, which is supported by Deutsche Krebshilfe (German Cancer Aid), the epidemiologists studied 6,386 female controls along with 3,074 patients who had been diagnosed with breast cancer after the onset of menopause. On the basis of these data, the scientists calculated the percentage of cancer cases that is attributable to a particular risk factor (or a particular combination of several risk factors).
Of the modifiable lifestyle factors, it is primarily hormone replacement therapy and a lack of physical activity which increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Alcohol consumption and overweight were found to have less influence on breast cancer risk. Thus, 19.4 percent of invasive postmenopausal breast cancer are attributed to hormone replacement therapy; 12.8 percent to a lack of physical activity. Both factors together are responsible for 29.8 percent of breast cancer cases. When the investigators took a separate look at the group of patients whose tumors have receptors for sex hormones (hormone receptor-positive breast tumors), they determined an even higher value of 37.9 percent. The study leaders emphasize that these results reflect the situation in Germany with our typical lifestyle and may differ in countries with other lifestyles.
Non-modifiable factors such as family history or age at first and last menstrual period account for 37.2 percent in total of all malignant postmenopausal breast cancers. "That means that two factors which each woman has in her own hands are responsible for a similar number of postmenopausal breast cancer cases as the non-modifiable factors," Karen Steindorf says. "If behavioral changes in these two areas could be brought about, almost 30 percent of breast cancers after menopause could be prevented." Therefore, the DKFZ researchers recommend women to take more exercise and to refrain from hormone replacement therapy, unless it is absolutely necessary.


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Fighting Blind
by C.M. Seabrook
Mackenzie Brooks is
everything I've ever wanted.
Three years ago, she walked out of my life. No explanation. Just gone.
With the biggest fight of my career only weeks away, she walked back in.
I'll do anything to protect her. Destroy anyone who tries to hurt her. When it comes to Mac, there isn't a line I won't cross.
I've loved her my entire life, and now that's she's back I won't let her go.
She refuses to speak about the past, or the secrets I know she's hiding.
I know she's planning on running again. But when you love someone, you stay and fight. Even if you're fighting blind.
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Her hands snake around my back and she rests her forehead
against my chest. I pull her tight, reveling in the warmth of her body. My
muscles tense in awareness of how perfectly she fits against me.
I breathe in her scent, not wanting the moment to pass. "Let
me fix this."
"You don't even know what I've done." Her voice is muffled
against my chest. "If you knew, you wouldn't…I can't do this."
"Whatever it is, it's in the past. Come home with me and
we'll figure things out."
She shakes her head against my chest and mumbles
incoherently. When she pulls back, there are tears running down her cheeks and
her eyes are red. I know before she says the words that she's going to run
again. Whatever she's hiding, it's obvious she doesn't trust me.
A cold chill wraps around me when she drops her hands and
takes a step backwards.
"I need to go."
"Mac." Her name comes out as a rough plea, and I see her
"Don't come back," she whispers, before disappearing through
the shelter's doors.
Like hell I won't. Losing her once nearly destroyed me. I
won't lose her again.
About the Author:
C.M. Seabrook is the author of the Amazon bestselling
fantasy romance Cara's Twelve, as well as the Therian Agents paranormal romance
series, and co-author of the Mated by
Magic series.
When she isn't reading or writing sexy stories, she's
most likely spending time with her family, cooking, singing, or racing between
soccer, hockey and karate practices. She's living her own happily ever after
with her husband of fifteen years and their two daughters.
She loves creating new exciting characters - from
sexy, bad boy alphas, to the passionate, fiery women who love them.
Canadian born and bred, she started life in Edmonton,
Alberta, and now resides in London, Ontario. She attended Western University
where she graduated with an Honors degree in Anthropology.
Her guilty pleasures include red wine, pasta, binge
watching Starz originals, and hanging out with her rescue pup, Jaxx.
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