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(This is a sequel to Red Eyes (Teen Wolf/Derek Hale) Please read that before you read this. Thankyou.)
"Don't you see? You're stronger than everyone in this room! Even me!"
"Haven't you thought about the fact that maybe I don't want to be what I am?"
McKenzie 'Kenzie' 'Ze' McCall. A new creature threatens Beacon Hills, and threatens both of Kenzie's packs. That's right, I said Pack's. Not only does she have to fight off a freaky thing with scales, she also has to choose between her brother and his pack, or the love of her life and his pack. What if she doesn't have to choose at all?
I am so sorry. That was the worst description ever. I apologise. To everyone who HAS read Red Eyes, you may proceed. To anyone who HASN'T, you may want to read it.
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what do the markings on her face look like? and sorry if you mentioned it in the next chapters

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11/13The Strain is a high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain...2015
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To end a wonderful trip to South Africa...
Route:Capt Town-CPT to Johannersburg-JNB
Flight Time:2hrs 25mins
Airline:British Airways(Comair)
Photo © Hannes Meyer
Photo © Hannes Meyer
To start, we had a bit of a problem @ CPT, we were on standby (as always *sigh*) and the first comair flight to JNB was about to leave, my dad got a bit pi$$ed off with one of the ground staff for not letting us on due to there not being any spaces left, we later found out that there were 21 EMPTY(!!) seats on the first flight, i wasnt bothered because it was one of Comairs recently delivered 737-300's, i wanted to go on a 732. As the first flight departed our next one came in, a lovely 732!! i was delighted!! we boarded to find some woman had taken our seat!!
We soon got her out the way and i sat down next to the window and check out my view. I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE THRUST REVERSERS!!! i couldnt wait for landing! Anywayz we pushed back on scedule and had a routine taxi to the runway, at wich point one of SAA's brand new A346's landed! we taxied onto the end of the runnway and waited for the SAA to vacate.T hen we started out take off roll...
Nothing too special about that, we had a couple of hard banks and a fast climb.
Time for lunch!!! I had a beautiful Pastrami sandwich, lovely
We started to decend and flew over some of jo'burgs famous gold mines, came onto finals an landed, THRUST REVERSE!!!! That was great seeing the old method!!!
We taxied along, past qute a few A346's... here is a pic i managed to take...
Photo © Tom Lowther
That was the end of my first ever ride on a 732, i was happy... now for a 11 and a half hour flight back to LHR, this time with no franchises, just BA.
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Nicole Kidman is pressing charges against a paparazzo who crashed into her on a bicycle, knocking her to the ground.Nicole had just left the Calvin Klein show for New York's Fashion Week and was returning to the Carlyle Hotel. As she walked toward the entrance, a freelance photog named Carl Wu was roaring toward her on his bike.
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well i just drifted off into a light nap with this album and heard most of it in bits, and it sounded pretty amazing.
Album Rating: 4.0pretty overwhelming.
"well i just drifted off into a light nap with this album and heard most of it in bits, and it sounded pretty amazing."
Did you do so in a hammock?
Album Rating: 4.5hammock is nice but i keep pushing this album off due to the length, i can't really imagine listening to hammock for 2 hours
unfortuately not
Album Rating: 2.5This is way too long. But it's pretty.
hammock is nice but i keep pushing this album off due to the length, i can't really imagine listening to hammock for 2 hours
Same, only listened once. Chill album but way too long, listen to "Raising Your Voice..." instead.
theres one song i think in the second half of the album that is quite upbeat and glitchy/electronic. both times ive listened to this album its woken me up and sounded quite jarring to the flow of the album.
Album Rating: 3.5You're probably thinking of "(Let's Kiss)..." which is one of my personal favorites
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffI'm only on song 5 and I'm already in love with this. Will probably make it pretty high on my end of year list if this quality holds up throughout.
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Digging: Dyscarnate - With All Their Might
Album Rating: 4.0Damn, this is awesome.
Digging: Converge - The Dusk in Us
Album Rating: 4.0this is really gorgeous, but really long. contrasted with Helios' new one which is short and sweet but not as grand as this.
Digging: Summoning - With Doom We Come
Album Rating: 4.5Heard this last night after getting blazed best choice of my night
Album Rating: 3.5word bitch
Album Rating: 4.5still yet to convince myself to listen to this from start to finish
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffThis is number 1 on the charts for the year. Was not expecting that.
@noctus: that's the same for me for all hammock albums. like the band a lot but never listened to an album all the way through, at least not unless it's in the background.
I'm assuming the rest of this album is good, but I don't know because I keep playing Ten Thousand Years Won't Save your Life on repeat.
^^^ same
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Sometimes when the Amazon server is slow or access times are slow in general, it can look as if my page has stopped loading or there is no result. Is there a way of adding "page loading - please wait" so users do not hit the back button?
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Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced a string of headlining dates with support from LUCERO and THE SWORD. CLUTCH has also announced its first annual Earth Rocker Festival, which will be held on May 20 at Shiley Acres in Inwood, West Virgina.
"We did a whole bunch of touring in 2016," states CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon. "Right now, we're cooling our heels and starting to kick around some riffs for the next record. We hope to be recording the LP come the end of the year. Where and with whom is yet [to be determined]. At the moment, though, we're really just at the beginning phase of writing and we already have a surplus of ideas.
"In other news, this spring we will be hosting the first annual Earth Rocker Festival. It'll take place in Shiley Acres, West Virginia. We played at Shiley Acres last year and it was a real blast. Our intent is to have a really diverse bill. If all goes as planned, Earth Rocker Festival will continue as an annual event, hopefully growing in scope over the years."
CLUTCH, LUCERO and THE SWORD tour dates:
May 10 - Asheville, NC @ Highland Brewing Company
May 12 - Louisville, KY @ Palace Theatre
May 13 - Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
May 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
May 16 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
May 17 - Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre
May 19 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
May 20 - Inwood, WV @ Earth Rocker Festival @ Shiley Acres
CLUTCH Announces May Tour Dates, Including First-Ever EARTH ROCKER FESTIVAL
Maryland rockers CLUTCH have announced a string of headlining dates with support from LUCERO and THE SWORD. CLUTCH has also announced its first annual Earth Rocker Festival, which will be held on May 20 at Shiley Acres in Inwood, West Virgina.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
I am the good shepherd,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Acts 8,4-8
Once they had scattered, they went from place to place preaching the good news.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
I give you a new commandment,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
After Stephen was killed, the first hostilities broke out against the Christians in Jerusalem. Many Christians had to flee to Samaria in the north. It was a dramatic time in the life of the first community, but at the same time it encouraged expansion into other areas. One could say that the Word of God began to travel the roads of the world even because of persecution. The Lord is truly guiding history and knows how to create good even from evil. Philip, one of the seven deacons, preached the Gospel and his preaching was very effective. Just as the Lord had promised to the disciples, his words were full of miraculous signs: he healed the sick, drove evil spirits out from people's hearts, consoled those who were afflicted, reconciled those who hated, and brought peace to many who were torn apart by conflicts. Many people came to listen to him. And Philip continued to create the same ambiance of hope and festivity among the people that Jesus had created: preaching the Gospel always creates a new ambiance and a festive atmosphere. Joy is part of the atmosphere of the first Christian community. Luke says explicitly here, too, that "there was great joy in that city." This testimony should question our Christian communities and encourage them to rediscover, live, and demonstrate this dimension of joy that is so central to the witness of the apostolic Church. Christian joy is not a superficial optimism that may hide the complexity and sometimes tragedy of our present time. It springs from the power of the gospel word that in face of the strength of evil continues to work miracles of love and peace.
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Kia hasn't confirmed if its first rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan would be sold in the U.S. Kia has been bringing the big sporty GT concept to different stops throughout the show circuit. The GT is scheduled to appear in four U.S. shows and one in Canada. With this model, Kia will enter the segment that's occupied by the Audi 6, BMW 5 series, Mercedes-Benz E class as well as the Hyundai Equus.
Days ago, Kia Motors Corp. revealed that the sedan will be introduced in Korea by this summer. Its production car, code-named KH, will be sold worldwide. A lot of the GT's design will show up on the KH, which is built on the same platform as Hyundai's Equus sedan.
Currently, the most expensive sedan in the U.S. from Kia is the Optima Limited, which is priced by about $35,000. If the KH is sold in the U.S., it's presumed to be similarly priced to the Equus, which ranges from about $59,000 to $66,000. According to Tom Loveless, Kia's North American sales chief, if the rwd sedan is offered the U.S., it would be positioned above the Credenza (a new Kia sedan that starts selling next year).
The front-wheel-drive Credenza is bigger and offers more luxury than the Optima and is targeted at buyers who drive the Chrysler 300, Ford Taurus, or the Toyota Avalon. Pricing wasn't divulged but it's likely that the Credenza will probably sell in the mid-$30s to low $40s.
Michael Sprague, Kia's North American marketing boss, said that it's unclear if the KH would be offered in the U.S. However, Sprague said that this would be a limited edition halo vehicle. Kia has released sketches of the KH that indicate a similarity to the GT concept, which made its debut last September at the Frankfurt auto show and has been displayed in Los Angeles and Chicago. The concept is presently heading to Toronto, Atlanta and New York.
As revealed, Kia's new GT concept car represents a design direction for the South Korean carmaker – dynamic and elegant. Kia GT concept car is a four-door sports sedan with a rear-wheel drive layout, sleek yet muscular proportions and a modern interior that could comfortably accommodate four occupants. Kia's designers in Europe had been toying with the idea of a dynamic rear-wheel drive Kia saloon even before the carmaker commenced the Kia GT concept in November 2010.
Kia's Chief Design Officer Peter Schreyer remarked that the Kia GT concept allowed them to explore new design directions, adding that a rear-drive layout allows for different proportions compared to its front-wheel drive counterpart. He noted that the rear-wheel drive performance saloon should be appealing to South Korean, European and American markets. Kia's European Design Chief Gregory Guillaume revealed that the design team for the concept took inspiration from 1970s GT cars, which he described as sumptuous and elegant vehicles capable of transporting people in long distances in style and with high speed. Guillaume quipped that Kia's designers aimed to build something similar to these GT cars in terms of their grace, athleticism and confidence without creating a car that is aggressive or overbearing.
Central to the design of Kia's new GT concept is its aeronautical theme, as marked by its multi-piece propeller-style wheels made from alloy and carbon fiber, its low-slung front air intake, rear diffuser, winglets curving in from the front flanks into the headlamps and its jet-themed rear-view cameras. This theme is inspired by Kia's Kee concept car unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007. It also features an array of central design elements found from the Kee and the 2010 Kia Pop concept cars.


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Preventable violent crime
To the Editor:
MADD is saddened by the two alleged drunk driving crashes in Warwick. One crash killed a man, while the other injured five people, two of whom are our greatest resource and our future, children. Our hearts are with the victims and the families of this 100 percent preventable and violent crime.
The needless death and injuries in the devastating crashes are the reason why MADD advocates for passing strong laws and backing them up with strong law enforcement. We urge everyone to plan ahead if their plans include consuming alcohol to prevent these tragedies.
Eric Creamer
State Executive Director
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Rhode Island, State Office
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Soldier of good fortune - One man's journey from abandonment to SAS success
FORMER Special Forces soldier Kevin Godlington never expected to be fronting a prime-time TV show.
While he was growing up on a council estate in a deprived part of Preston in Lancashire during the Eighties, it was more likely he would end up in prison or dead.
But now, aged 36, he is the gruff, straight-talking leader of the new Channel 5 series Construction Squad: Operation Homefront. He heads a team of ex-military personnel who use the skills they learned in the forces to rescue building projects (often in disadvantaged areas) that will benefit communities but which have stalled during these harsh economic times. Kevin also advises Downing Street on how to work with young people who feel disconnected from society and education.
It is a life he once could scarcely have conceived. His father had been a small-time crook and heroin addict who left his mother when Kevin was a toddler. "He wasn't much of a human," says Kevin. "He was doomed to stay in prison and I spent a good while with my new stepdad and mum and ended up in a kids' home when I was 14 after they disowned me. I stayed there until I was thrown out at 16 for robbing people's garages."
Kevin explains: "I'd run away from the children's home because I felt safer sleeping rough. To this day I always feel safer away from urban areas. In care they come for you at night. The system provided no safe haven.
"The care workers were inept. They were incapable of stopping the grooming process whether it was the paedophile down the road who invited the young girls over to 'clean his house' or the 'charitable' men who wanted to prey on little boys. The kids' homes were plonked right in the middle of the most deprived areas, sidelined and displaced by society."
But there was a difference between Kevin and the other children in the homes. "They'd all been taken there by social services and told it was because their mums and dads still loved them but they couldn't live in their homes because they were rubbish parents. But my mum and stepdad didn't want me. They put me in care themselves and that hurt even more because I had to come to terms with massive rejection very early on in life."
"My parents were quite middle-class. My mum ran a children's day nursery of all things. The best way to sum up our relationship is to say we were incompatible as a family.
"I dread to think what happened to most of those kids. I think there's something like a 30 per cent chance of them going to prison. It was a situation of pure desperation. Everyone seemed to have accepted their lot but to me it was evident that there had to be an escape strategy. There had to be more to life than my lame existence."
Was he a drug addict like his father? He laughs. "I couldn't afford proper drugs. I was addicted to aerosols and cheap cider. I'd get through three cans of Lynx deodorant a week and six litres of Diamond White."
Then at 16 after two years of running away from social services and funding his aerosol habit by breaking into garages where he'd steal power tools and sell them at markets, the escape strategy he had been searching for emerged.
"I got pulled up in front of the same magistrate for what was probably the third time. I used to argue with them a lot as if I was my own lawyer and they usually quite liked that but this guy had tired of my tall tales and said, 'If I see you again you're going to jail.' It was either join the Army or go to prison. I went straight to the RAF careers office. I was a little, emaciated, solvent-abusing wretch with an earring and weighed about 40lb. They took one look at me and laughed in my face."
The Army recruiters, however, were more accepting. "I did an aptitude test and I got high scores and they said I could choose pretty much any job. I asked when I could start and they said that the next intake wasn't for another six months. I knew I wouldn't survive those six months. I was about to be thrown out of a hostel, I had no money and was so malnourished at the age of 16 that I hadn't hit puberty yet and looked about 12. Six months on the streets would have killed me.
"After a lot of pleading I was allowed to go to Chepstow three months early. Being fed four meals a day I went through puberty, had a growth spurt and got healthy.
I'd run away from the children's home because I felt safer sleeping rough
"To this day the best thing I've ever blagged was getting the Army to take me early. Within those three months I would have been dead or in prison. That was the pivotal point and I'm convinced it saved my life."
But it wasn't plain sailing. "The problem when you don't have parents or role models is you're generally a cantankerous and arrogant little b****** who thinks you know best. I thought that the world was against me, which in some ways early on, it was. But that can also make you a passionate human being who can drive yourself to limitless endeavours.
"I always railed against the discipline of the Army. I made simultaneously an appalling and exceptional soldier, exceptional as long as I was given the opportunity to think. When I started to experience relationships with women I didn't possess the skills to understand what love was for a long time."
He spent six years in the Royal Engineers after which he left to start a paintball business. Then having been incensed by the horrors of 9/11 he joined the SAS and served for three years when he left again to set up orphanages and agricultural projects in post-conflict developing countries including Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia.
But he realised there were social problems at home too. "In times of austerity community projects are some of the big casualties," says Kevin, who is happily married with three children. "There were all these projects that had been abandoned because there was simply no money to finish them."
So he had the idea of harnessing the non-fighting skills of service personnel - such as discipline and professionalism - and rescuing ailing community projects. Operation Homefront was born.
"It was a case of finding things that had been started but unfinished. I'd rock up with a small team, broadcast a call to arms on local radio to recruit volunteers and then complete the project in a mere four days. We succeeded on every level and I really believed we changed people's lives."
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What is your interpretation of 1Timothy 5, verse 8.. "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."
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Hi, the context of this text must be taken into consideration before you can see what is meant by the statement. This is Paul writing to his son Timothy with regards to raising a spiritual household. The N.T believers understood this context because they did not conform to institutionalized church with large congregations. The "Called Out" was headed up by a spiritual father and produced spiritual sons through discipleship, bringing them into spiritual maturity as the Holy Spirit added to them. You will find this similar context in Acts when the Apostles delegated the feeding of tables to other mature men while they continued in prayer and studying the Word. These households would have variety of people all at different stages of their spiritual journey and in numbers that can be shepherded and managed. This particular verse is dealing with widows of the household, the conditions for this widow to receive any form of financial gain is found from vs 3 -10 of the same chapter. This verse is then implying that should this widow fit the critrea as stated then she should not only receive spiritual food but also money to help her in her old age. Verses 8 is a charge agianst those households that do not honor this code. This order by the way is the Culture of the Kingdom of which I believe is the current season of God the Father, read some of my hubpages on this subject.
This is a call and ecouragement to Trust God and not let go
The " he hath denied the faith" is the key.Lack of Faith is the reason he is not providing for his house hold. God looks after his children and in the same manner we as believers are to throw our selves onto Gods promise to provide for us even if its work.
If there is no work especially now, and God will provide with "Hidden Manna"
Re:2:17: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Infidel means "apistos" ......unfaithful, faithless,not to be trusted, perfidious.


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Two state supreme court rulings, issued within the space of approximately one week, enforced the notice provisions in claims-made insurance policies and confirmed that insurers need not show prejudice to sustain a late notice defense. In Craft v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, ___ P.3d ___, 2015 WL 658785 (Colo. Feb. 17, 2015), the Colorado Supreme Court, applying Colorado law, answered a question of state law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and concluded that the "notice-prejudice rule" – which requires an insurer to show it was prejudiced from late notice of a claim – does not apply to the date-certain notice requirement in a claims-made insurance policy. In Anderson v. Aul, ___ N.W.2d ___, 2015 WL 773904 (Wisc. Feb. 25, 2015), the Wisconsin Supreme Court, applying Wisconsin law, held that Wisconsin's notice-prejudice statutes did not supersede the claims-made-and-reported policy's reporting requirement.
In Craft, the appellant in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals – the principal shareholder and president of a contracting company – was sued for alleged misrepresentations during a merger. See 2015 WL 658785 at *2. Appellant did not learn of his company's liability insurance policy – or give notice to the insurer – until more than a year after the policy period in which the suit was filed had expired. Id. The policy required the policyholder to provide written notice of a claim "as soon as practicable" but "not later than 60 days" after the policy period expired. Id. The insurer denied the appellant's claim, and subsequently, the appellant sued the insurer for denial of insurance benefits. Id. The insurer moved to dismiss the suit on the grounds that the appellant failed to give notice within the sixty-day window. Id. Granting the insurer's motion to dismiss, the federal district court held that the "notice-prejudice rule" does not apply to claims-made liability policies. Id. The policyholder then appealed. Recognizing that Colorado state courts had yet to define fully the scope of the notice-prejudice rule, and deeming this issue to be "of particular importance" to both insurers and policyholders in Colorado, the Tenth Circuit certified to the Colorado Supreme Court the question of whether the notice-prejudice rule applies to the date-certain notice requirement of a claims-made policy. Craft v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co., 560 Fed. App'x. 710, 712 (10th Cir. Feb. 11, 2014); see 2015 WL 658785 at *6.
In addressing this question, the Colorado Supreme Court traced the history of Colorado's notice-prejudice rule and reviewed the development and purpose of the claims-made policy. 2015 WL 658785 at *3-6. It noted that claims-made policies are distinguishable from the policies to which the notice-prejudice rule had previously been applied. Id. at *6. Specifically, it noted that the date-certain notice requirement serves "to effectuate the agreed-upon temporal limits of coverage" – "[i]n other words, coverage is triggered only if the insured provides timely notice of the claim." Id. at *3, *6. It then reasoned that excusing notice given after the date-certain notice period would "alter the parties' agreed allocation of risk" and "rewrite a fundamental term of the insurance contract." Id. at *2 & *8.
The court noted that the public policy reasons offered in support of application of the notice-prejudice rule to other types of policies did not support application of the rule to claims-made policies. Id. at *9. For example, the court noted that applying the notice-prejudice rule to such policies would not necessarily result in greater compensation for tort victims, since, if insurers could not limit risk through a date-certain notice requirement, they would likely increase their premiums. Id. "As a result, fewer policies might be issued, potentially outweighing the marginal increase in coverage that the notice-prejudice rule would create by excusing late notice in some instances." Id. The court further noted that, although arguments have been made that the notice-prejudice rule prevents aninsurer from reaping a "windfall" by invoking a technicality to deny coverage in the occurrence-based liability context, the rule "would allow the insured to reap the windfall" in the claims-made liability context by "effectively creat[ing] coverage where none previously existed." Id. at *10 (quotation and citation omitted). The court, thus, responded to the certified question in the negative and returned the case to the Tenth Circuit for further proceedings. Id.
In Anderson, the underlying plaintiffs sued an attorney (the policyholder) for legal malpractice. Anderson, 2015 WL 773904 at *1. The attorney's professional liability insurer intervened in the lawsuit and sought summary judgment to declare that its policy did not cover the claim. Id. The policy at issue was a "claims-made-and-reported" policy, wherein coverage was provided for "claims that are first made against the insured and reported to the [insurance company] during the policy period." Id. (emphasis and brackets in original). At issue was the applicability of Wisconsin's notice-prejudice statutes, where untimely notice will not bar coverage unless timely notice was "'reasonably possible' and the insurance company was 'prejudiced' by the delay." Id.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, reversing the appellate court's ruling, held that the notice-prejudice statutes do not supersede the reporting requirement specific to the claims-made-and-reported policies. Id. The court "did not locate anything in the statutory text, the history of claims-made-and-reported policies, the statutory history, or the Committee materials indicating that the legislature intended to invalidate claims-made-and-reported policies." Id. at *12. The court then concluded that requiring coverage of an untimely reported claim "would defeat the fundamental premise of claims-made-and-reported policies," and it declined to read the notice-prejudice statutes to require that result. Id. at 15. The court also held that, even if the notice-prejudice statute applied, the insurer would still prevail because requiring an insurance company to provide coverage for a claim reported after the end of a claims-made-and-reported policy period would be "per se prejudicial to the insurance company." Id. at *16.
The Craft and Anderson rulings resolved open questions in Colorado and Wisconsin regarding the scope of the notice-prejudice rule by declining to apply it in the claims-made liability context. The rulings add to the growing majority of rulings nationwide that have upheld unambiguous policy language regarding notice requirements in claims-made policies and the parties' agreed-upon allocation of risk. See Craft, 560 Fed. App'x at 712; Anderson, 2015 WL 773904, at *12.


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|Reviews for Through the Door
| Cricket Songs chapter 2 . 8/31/2008
I haven't finished reading this, though surely I will finish it soon, but I wanted to drop a comment on your writing thus far.
Because it's making me really jealous. You're an amazing writer; you've got all the elements, all the descriptions and the factors that I long to have in my own writing. And I feel you deserve to know that - though I'm sure you've heard it before.
Anyway, I thought that was worth mentioning. This is the first ER fanfic I've come across that TRULY seems worth reading.
Good job. :)
| mrstrinamills chapter 10 . 7/26/2006
Wow what a hell of a ride, ups and downs, sadness and happyness... man I love this story, you had me captured from the start and I couldn't stop reading 'til I was through.
| scarstar chapter 10 . 3/5/2005
Wow this story is amazing, I love your writing and how well you descibed the characters. I also wanted to say well done for how you described Abby's feelings surounding the death of her mum. They were so real. Like Abby in this story I grew up with a depressed mum and found her after she killed herself. My feelings were similar to Abby's, I'm impressed with how you wrote them. This story has been good to read, thankyou
| Charlotte chapter 10 . 11/30/2004
I don't know what to say. I'm ... flourished, for lack of better word. It's all so much and so ..dark! Oh my god, you're totally my new favourite person, cuz this was abso-fucking-lutely BRILLIANT!
| Charlotte chapter 10 . 11/30/2004
I don't know what to say. I'm ... flourished, for lack of better word. It's all so much and so ..dark! Oh my god, you're totally my new favourite person, cuz this was abso-fucking-lutely BRILLIANT!
| Carby-Always chapter 10 . 7/31/2004
i really love this story.. its cute, meaningful, and a carby at best. so i have to like it.
| Taz Maniac chapter 10 . 10/24/2003
Well, everyone over at c& was raving about your fics, so i thought i better come have a look-see. B-gosh, i don't know how i managed to miss your fics all this writing is so expressive, and very different from most Carter/Abby stories. I loved the interaction between the two of them, and every chap left me guessing. A very realistic look into Abby's mind, and I loved how you portrayed her relationships with both Carter and Luka. Splendid writing, and a very unique style!
::galloping off to read the sequel::
| Ella74 chapter 1 . 8/10/2003
You write so beautifully, so memorably and so individually. It's always a pleasure to read anything well written, but you go so far beyond that- you have a unique voice- that is such a rarity, and a gift. I envy you!
It is a real privilege to read your work.
| Ceri chapter 10 . 9/2/2002
I am struggling with words here, because that was so amazing...so moving...so brilliantly written. One thing sticks in my mind at the moment - your description of the Luby relationship, blinded by each other's grief that they could only see their own.
Obviously, I'm paraphrasing, so forgive me if I got it wrong. ;) Anyway, that seemed totally on target...well done.
I don't really know what else to say now, except that this was an excellent fic, and you are truly a wonderful writer.
| Jane McCartney chapter 10 . 8/31/2002
Sequel! Sequel! Sequel! This was simplu fabulous, one of the very best 'non'-Carbies. Loved the dynamic between the characters printed here.
| carolyn chapter 10 . 8/30/2002
this was amazing. The whole story was just great. I'm so sad it's over, and kind of upset they didn't end up together (hey, what can I say? I'm a carby at heart), but it was still just as great as the previous chapters. It was funny at times, and depressing at others. You capture the moods both in the characters and in the surrounding so well. Anyway, I really can't wait til the sequel! I'll be waiting until then, lol. Good job on the story! You did awesome!
| Snoopytoes chapter 10 . 8/30/2002
Woohoo girlie! I love this fic! And I love you! October won't get here soon enough!
You go girl!
| Em4 chapter 10 . 8/30/2002
Like Charlotte I am always worried about not having anything original to say in my reviews, but that isn't going to stop me from repeating everything I have said before.
This fic was just incredible. Funny, sweet, cute, angsty, brilliant dialogue, excellent characterisation, poetic descriptions...if you don't write more soon it will be a criminal waste of your talents.
You are one of the few authors who are able to write Luka in a way that actually makes me like him (although I have come a long way in making myself not hate him...aren't you proud of me?) and I absolutely adored your writing of Susan in this last chapter. Her interaction with Abby was...just perfect. I'm sorry to be so cliched but there really isn't any other way to describe it.
And I of course have a favourite line (well, they are all the bomb, but this one was a classic and if none of the writers on the show pick up on it and include it somewhere then there is something wrong in the world). Carter (as victim of collision with Ice Cream Truck is rolled out of Trauma Room): "Would it be wrong of me to be craving ice cream right now?"
I'm so sad, but I was rolling in the aisles for that one! "How Carter"!
| Jennie chapter 10 . 8/30/2002
I thoroughly enjoyed following this fanfic. I'm looking forward to the sequel. Thanks for all your efforts!
| Charlotte15 chapter 10 . 8/30/2002
I would like to apologise for not reviewing the previous chapter. I would like to stress that the reason was not because I didn't enjoy reading it - far from it, in fact, I loved it - nor because I felt lazy but it was predominantly because I couldn't think of anything to say.
Recycled lines of previously reverberated compliments didn't seem to cut it to describe The Pilgrim. I thought that if I was to review, the least you needed was some fresh material. After all, there is no point repeating the same thing over and over again.
I suppose it is fair to say that The Pilgrim rendered me speechless. I can tell you that I spent quite some time reading it and doing my best not to skip lines. Skipping lines is something I do out of anticipation for what will happen next. I am, what one would call, a fidgeting reader.
I am sad to see this story end yet I must say; I will be bouncing off the walls with happiness when the sequel arrives. Also, if I see no sign of a sequel by the time October comes and goes, please be prepared for emails on my half explaining the joys of making me happy by writing such wonderful stories!
I need to learn some new adjectives.
I enjoyed Carter and Abby's playful banter and I like the way that Abby has a female friend who she can talk to. It seemed in previous chapters that the only people who she could turn to were Luka and Carter and we are all aware of the history she has with the two of them. I think in this case, female companionship will be a useful tool for Abby to utilize to its potential.
I adored the way Luka said 'AAA' and 'Going study'. It made me laugh and then grin like a cat that got the cream. I liked it when Luka claimed that he doesn't date co-workers to the person in the hospital who he dated!
No more denial. No more denial. No more denial. *Squeals with happiness* I am hoping that this won't mean the end of the angst (I confess, I enjoy it!) or the happy endings (and I think, by now, my definition of a happy ending has been made clear) for Abby and John.
I love the humour you are injecting into this story whilst remaining adamant and sure of what the 'issue' is. We all need some fuzziness and humour to liven up our days in between all of the angst.
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May 25, 2013
Beef & Guinness Pies
Perth summer has left, and winter is a few days away. As much as I love summer, I do look forward to winter - the feeling of lying in bed all warm and snuggly while listening to rain fall outside (cheesy I know), hearty soups and stews, and most of all, the clothes! I bought two coats off Asos a few months ago that were crazy cheap and so beautiful, and I'm so excited that I'm starting to wear them. While I had a bit of free time a few weeks ago, I asked Colin what he wanted for dinner. I got the usual "I don't mind, you decide..". Knowing Colin's love for those hearty winter dishes, I suggested steak and Guinness pies. How can a boy turn down a pie. I think he did a little jump.
To be honest, this recipe has been sitting in my 'to-make' list for ages. It was on Masterchef Australia episode maybe two years ago - Gary made them during a Masterclass - and I watched in awe, instantly wanting a pie. I'm a big fan of pies - love my traditional steak pie. And sauce... oh.
These pies were an interesting one. While the stew was amazing and rich and sweet from the onions, I found the pastry to have way to much butter. I had never made shortcrust pastry before so I wasn't familiar with the quantity of ingredients needed. If you have an awesome shortcrust pastry I suggest you use that. I have edited this one so there is less butter. With a rich stew, I don't think you need a rich pastry. Also, a texas sized muffin tins is the perfect size for these pies!
Recipe adapted slightly from Masterchef Australia
Olive oil
2 onions, cut on half then sliced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Few sprigs of thyme
2 tablespoons plain flour
1.2kg beef (chuck steak or a cut that requires slow cooking)
Sea salt and black pepper
1 large carrot, cut into cubes
440ml Guinness (1 can)
500ml beef stock
1 beaten egg
2 cups of plain flour
125g cold butter
1/2 cup sour cream
Pinch of sea salt
Preheat the oven to 180C.
In a large pot on a medium heat, add a good slug of olive oil, the sliced onions, garlic and thyme. Cook for around 20 minutes with the lid on until they have become soft and caramelised. Remove the onion mix from the pot and set aside.
Turn the heat up slightly, add a bit more olive oil, then brown off the meat in batches (couple of minutes each batch). Once nice and sealed, add the onion mix back the pot, along with the flour and stir well so the flour cooks off. Add a good few pinches of sea salt and a generous grind of black pepper, then add the whole can of Guinness and the 500ml of stock, stir, and bring to the boil. Cover the pot and place in the preheated oven for around 2 hours, or until the stew has become nice and thick.
Remove the stew from the pot and set aside to cool (you can put it in the fridge, you just don't want to put hot stew onto pastry as it will make it soggy).
To make the pastry, place the flour and butter into a food processor. Pulse the mix until it has a crumb texture. Add the sea salt and sour cream, then continue pulsing. Pour the mix onto a clean counter, mould into a ball, cover and put in the fridge to chill.
When the stew has chilled, you can start moulding the pastry.
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Roll out the pastry using a floured surface and rolling pin. Using a circle shape the size of the texas muffin tin (or your choice of large muffin sized tin) and cut out 6 pie lids. Put those to the side and roll out more pastry to make the bases. Using the same circle cutter as a guide (I used a champagne cocktail glass by the way, so use anything that fits the size!), cut a circle around 2cm larger than the guide. This will ensure you have enough pastry to fill the whole mould.
Place the pastry bases into the tin, using your fingers to make sure it push it into shape and draw the pastry so it sits above the top of the mould. Fill each with the beef stew, then brush a little water around the pastry edges and put the lid on top. Press the edges with a fork to make sure they are sealed, then brush the tops with the beaten egg.
Place in the oven for around 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and flakey. Allow to sit for at least 5 minutes before eating.
Serve with tomato sauce, if you like that is.. :)
Makes 6.
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It's lovely to have a blog coming from Australia (where I live,too) so that I can use the seasonal recipes straight away and not have to file them away for another six months!ReplyDelete
I look forward to your posts!Replies
Thanks Jan! I agree, I have so many recipes filed away waiting for the right time of year to make them, I end up forgetting about them..Delete
I live in the US, and was an exchange student to austraila in 1982. I had such a fabulous year! but have to ask you, do you feel isolated, living in Perth? so far away from the rest of the world and the rest of Australia. I made it to ayres rock and adelaide, but thats as far west as I went.ReplyDeleteReplies
Perth is generally known as the most isolated city in the world, but I guess the ease of travel these days means you're not stuck here, and it's easy to come and go. I've managed to travel over east (Sydney and Melbourne) quite a few times, and overseas multiple times. So I guess no, I don't feel isolated. It's funny because most people who leave Perth because it's so 'isolated' end up coming back. Every city has it's flaws, but I'm very happy living here. I'm a born and raised Perth girl :)Delete
Oh my LORD.ReplyDelete
This is a beautiful recipe. Honestly, beautiful.
I've never made pastry with sour cream before. It's an interesting thought, thought, especially if as you say the rich stew doesn't need a rich pastry...
You're added to my feed reader — I discovered you today and I'm already in love!Replies
Amy, thank you for your lovely words!! I was a bit skeptical about sour cream pastry, but when I googled it (along with Maggie Beer) there were a lot of positive comments. I might need to try it again.Delete
This looks delicious! I'm adding on my list of things to make for my husband. I have a food group that would LOVE this recipe http://www.kumbuya.com/restaurant-reviews-recipes/ can I share it with a link back to this post? Please let me know, thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi DB, it's definitely a man-dish, so he will love it! No worries, happy for you to link to this page :)Delete
Oh boy, they look delish. Whilst it is (apparently) summer here in the UK, I had to put the heating on this morning.ReplyDelete
Your pie would have warmed me up a treat :
Janie x
PS First time visiting you, I'll certainly be back!
I am so glad to come across your blog! I'm making meat pies for an Outlander themed party and want to use muffin tins to make it easier. I am going to "practice" with your recipe tonight. It looks/sounds fantastic!ReplyDelete
Lovely, top marks for this. Tastes great. Thanks.ReplyDelete


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Those of you who have been reading my blog for some time (either the hockey only entries on Blogger, started on 04/07/06), or my livejournal which has all my entries, started way back on 01/09/05) know perfectly well my feelings about fan criticism of officiating in recent years. For the informed? My feelings concerning fan criticism of officiating is that it has gone overboard and in many cases it is unobtainable for the officials to meet the fans expectations of them. Enough of that, what made me smile was the "In the Bleachers" today:
I can already see people laughing at that and thinking it's funny because "the refs do such a horrible job". For me, it goes right along with these other gems:
from Drew Litton:
From USA Hockey's "Relax It's Just a Game" campaign:
Yes, the previous cartoons are about parents of hockey players but they are about everyone. All of the swearing at the ref and other such things has gotten past the point of ridiculous in recent years. Complaining about how "there aren't good officials"? You could be part of the problem. What with officials getting assaulted, swore, at, and other such things, I am sure there are plenty of people out there who are saying they won't get into officiating because taking that sort of a risk just isn't worth it. This isn't all about fan trouble, but also player trouble. People are taking a game too seriously. This isn't a problem you say? If so, there couldn't be any need to have procedures for when an official gets assaulted. There is zero sense to get so obset because the officals aren't seeing everything that happens out there or they're not meeting the standards you would have them meet.
Let the officials do their jobs, let the leagues handle it if they aren't doing their jobs, let the players play, and let the coaches coach. Enjoy the games, feel free to get excited when your team wins (or sad if your team doesn't), but remember everyone "it's only a game".


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The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Estimates and Flat Tax Predictions using the Hungarian Tax Changes in 2005
Many Central and Eastern European countries are adopting flat tax schemes in order to boost their economies and tax revenues. Though there are signs that some countries do manage to improve on both fronts, it is in general hard to distinguish the behavioral response to tax changes from the effect of increased tax enforcement. This paper addresses this gap by estimating the elasticity of taxable income in Hungary, one of the outliers in terms of not having a flat tax scheme. We analyze taxpayer behavior using a medium-scale tax reform episode in 2005, which changed marginal and average tax rates but kept enforcement constant. We employ a Tax and Financial Control Office (APEH) panel dataset between 2004 and 2005 with roughly 215,000 taxpayers. Our results suggest a relatively small but highly significant tax price elasticity of about 0.06 for the population earning above the minimum wage (around 70% of all taxpayers). This number increases to around 0.3 when we focus on the upper 20% of the income distribution, with some income groups exhibiting even higher elasticities (0.45). We first demonstrate that such an elasticity substantially modifies the response of government revenues to the 2004-2005 tax changes, and then quantify the impact of a hypothetical flat income tax scheme. Our calculations indicate that though there is room for a parallel improvement of budget revenues and after-tax income, those gains are modest (2% and 1.4%, respectively). Moreover, such a reform involves important adverse changes in income inequality, and its burden falls mostly on lower-middle income taxpayers.
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First News, the weekly national newspaper for children, is publishing its 400th edition today after being on sale for almost eight years.
Its circulation has been growing continually since its launch in May 2006 - up to 64,639 on last year's 12-month ABC audit - and it lays claim to more than a million readers aged between 8 and 14.
A front page picture shows children posing in a heart shape - one of many such photos sent into the paper to mark its Valentine's Day birthday.
Inside is an exclusive interview with the prime minister, David Cameron. The paper has attracted support from several celebrities and high-profile politicians. Prince Charles recently wrote a front page article about volunteering and distributed copies at a Buckingham Palace reception.
Launch editor Nicky Cox, who is still at the helm, says: "We are delighted to be giving young people the newspaper habit and to be building a new generation of newspaper readers."
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- Abstractum: The Electrogenic Music of Val Stephen
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Official Record Store Day 2015 Exclusive Release.A lost collection of home studio tape manipulations and VCS3 synthesizer experiments from the unsung Australian composer Val Stephen. A practicing medical anesthetist turned electronic music innovator, Stephen's study of tape music originates back as early as the 1950s. Throughout the following decades he created a remarkable personal archive of uncharted electronic compositions and experimental music sketches using a range of resourceful tools and pioneering techniques. With only two of his compositions ever published (Folkways - Electronic Music. 1967) ABSTRACTUM is an amazing look into the previously undocumented world of this silent innovator. A hallucinogenic hybrid of sedated synthesis & primordial Musique Concrete that will appeal to those interested in experimental music such as Basil Kirchin's Worlds Within Worlds and Pierre Henry's Le Voyage.


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Conspiracy Theory – Season 3, Episode 1: "Reptilian"
Lizard-like shape shifting humanoids: are they real? And could they be masquerading as trusted world leaders? The team gets to the heart of this frightening controversy that stretches from ancient civilizations, to the European monarchy, all the way to our current heads of state…and beyond. When Jesse finds himself face to face with an infamous personality who has spread the gospel of the Reptilian Conspiracy far and wide, things start to get ugly. Will they come to blows? Or will Jesse be blown away by the truth?
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History, we know, is not an isolated story. It's affected by an amalgam of social, economic, political, and religious events even the smallest of which can change the world. Take the Stewart kings of England and their love of fashionable beaver hats. Who would think a couple foppish rakes could change the history of the world?
But indeed they did with the help of a couple of wars that eliminated trading sources and a small group of religious idealists seeking freedom. Making Haste From Babylon by Nick Bunker is so very much more than a history of those Pilgrims. It transports you to the 16th century England that created them.
Bunker's use of primary resources and his expanded scrutiny of secondary sources make this a truly scholarly work. In turn, his journalistic style makes it so very easy to read. He delivers a meticulous exploration of the lives of the Pilgrims before they ever set sail. The author investigated and explored all the English locations associated with the Pilgrims on foot or on a bike–at least twice! He delved through archives and church records that make your eyes water just thinking of the 400 years of dust he stirred up. Exploration of U.S. locations, Holland, La Rochelle & Ulster exhibit a thoroughness bordering on obsession.
The accession of James I and his intolerance for the Puritan Separatists drove them to escape to Holland. Curiously, the punishment for Separatism was banishment, but it was illegal to leave the country. Robert Cecil, Secretary of State, sensed trouble looming regarding the jurisdiction of the Church over civil matters so it was easier to just let them go. Henrys II & VIII had quite enough of that, thank you very much.
The Separatists settled in Leiden and found themselves tied to an urban economy which gave them no social freedom, no education for their children and fears of civil unrest. They worked endlessly in poor conditions with little to eat and exposure to industrial disease. The return of Holland's war with Papist Spain threatened even the religious freedom they sought. While they worshiped freely in Holland, they had to go into exile beyond the Atlantic to establish their ideal community of economic liberty, social equality, self governance and just a little bit of England.
It's not until the last quarter of this book that we see the life of the Pilgrims in New England. Even then, we pass over the trials and tribulations and focus how they persevered to establish a community capable of producing the return on investment that their investors sought. The Pilgrims in their Calvinist zeal invented the model environment that nurtured the new markets which opened up a mere eight years after they arrived and ensured the survival of those who followed them to America. If you want something to pick up where Mr. Bunker leaves off, I highly recommend Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower. But read this first, it's a comprehensive work of genius and a delight to read.
Louise Leetch divides her time between Chicago and Wisconsin. Both houses are just crammed with books. She collects her reviews on her GoodReads page.


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Frontiers of Information Technology (2011)
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Out of various biometrics being used for personal recognition, palm-print matching has gained vast acceptance due to its reliability and practicability. This paper proposes a robust palm-print recognition algorithm for human identification. The algorithm is based on Robust Oriented Hausdorff Similarity (ROHS) measure. The use of ROHS in matching is comparatively more tolerant to noise and occlusion as compared to the traditional Hausdorff distance based matching. A region of interest (128X128) is extracted from the original image and ROHS based matching is performed. The experimental results demonstrate the practicability of this algorithm.
hausdorff distance, identification, palm-print, region of interest, similarity measure
Imtiaz A. Taj, MianMahmood Ali, Mubeen Ghafoor, Khizar Hayat, "Palm Print Recognition Using Oriented Hausdorff Distance Transform", Frontiers of Information Technology, vol. 00, no. , pp. 85-88, 2011, doi:10.1109/FIT.2011.23


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During the early Renaissance, artists were inspired by the discovery and collection of numerous works of classical art. Greek and Roman sculpture, in particular, were so revered that artists verged on idolatry as they slavishly sought to imitate the classical forms. However, the greatest of what we currently refer to as Renaissance art, the work of Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, is notable primarily for the way it breaks out of mere emulation into seeking the highest possible achievements in the creation of character and the expression of emotion in a movement sometimes known as "Mannerism."
In a similar fashion, cosmetic surgery used to adhere to a strictly classical notion of what made a nose attractive. Rhinoplasty was governed by angles and proportions that were considered absolute as Plato's forms. The bridge of the nose was supposed to have an angle of 115-130 degrees from the vertical, and the nose itself should be the 3-4-5 right triangle we all remember from high school trigonometry.
Nowadays, though, cosmetic surgery recognizes that all faces are not identical, and that the best results for your rhinoplasty are determined by the way that the appearance of your nose interacts with the rest of your face. Following a rhinoplasty, the proportions of your nose should not be governed by mathematical ratios that came to a long-dead philosopher after days of involuntary fasting or a night of heavy drinking.
Although this development is generally positive and will lead to better results for the majority of people, it does have one major caveat. Without the governance of pure mathematics, a rhinoplasty is governed only by the innate sense of aesthetics of the plastic surgeon. This means that you have to be careful in your selection of a plastic surgeon and choose one with a demonstrated record of successfully judging what makes a nose harmonize properly with the rest of the face.
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Hey ladies!!!!
Seeing as this is my first real blog post, I decided to dedicate it to someone who really inspires me. She is one of the first plus size bloggers that i ever followed and she is the one who made me want to start blogging. Ever since I discovered her blog, my life has not been the same....
Gabi Gregg is a 25 year old New Yorker who has been blogging for about 3 years, since October 2008. She runs the blog Gabifresh, formerly called Young, Fat and Fabulous and if you are a plus size woman who follows blogs and you haven't heard of her, please tell me what rock you have been living under, lol. She started out as a plus size fashion blogger but she has gained acclaim as a fashion blogger in general. She has been featured in several publications including Glamour, Teen Vogue, Cosmo Poland, The Guardian, The New York Times, and has even appeared on Good Morning America.
Last year, Gabi beat several people to win MTV's Twitter Jockey contest to become MTV's first twitter Jockey. Plus Model magazine has named her one of the most stylish New Yorkers, she is a blogger for Vogue Italia and she even styled Fashion to Figure's Early Summer 2011 Lookbook. To top this off, she has partnered with The Lmited to bring out Eloquii, their first ever Plus size fashion line. It is set to come out sometime this fall.
I think Gabi is one of the most stylish plus size women out there. She always looks amazing but one aspect of her style that I absolutely love is her gorgeous blazers and jackets. Take a look at some of my faves below.
I love how she doesn't let the fact that she is plus size limit her or prevent her from looking good. She doesn't let clothes dictate how she should look but rather, she takes the clothes and wears them in the way that she wants them to look. In an interview with Tiffany from Fatshopaholic, she said something powerful that has stuck with me ever since. She said, "it's not about copying the look and buying the exact items, it's more about translating styles you may admire onto your own body."
Gabi is an amazing woman and her blogger success story is one that anyone would die for. She truly is one of my big inspirations when it comes to style, as well as attitude and body positivity. Check out a few of her many looks that I love:
Make sure you check out Gabi's blog at http://www.gabifresh.com!!!!!!


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The Tarptent Rainshadow 2 is the bigger brother to the Squall 2 which won the 2005 Backpacking Light Lightitude award for Best Single Wall Shelter. This three-person Tarptent shares all of the features of the Squall 2 and offers excellent living space for three adult hikers for just over 2 ½ pounds. The floored version (tested) features a floating bathtub floor that keeps the sleeping area dry while taking tension off the fabric. The doorway can be set up with single or dual poles, the dual pole pitch giving better entrance access and wind stability. How does this XL-sized Tarptent stand up to rough weather conditions?
What's Good
- At 2 pounds 9.8 ounces, it's very light for a three-person floored shelter with full rain and bug protection
- Realistic space for three full-size adults (unlike some three-person tents!)
- Front strut increases headroom and usable space
- Floating bathtub floor protects from splashing rain and is more durable than tensioned floors because of added puncture resistance
- Dual trekking pole setup opens entryway and increases wind stability
- Beak-style vestibule offers good protection while still allowing airflow
- Door and beak are easily rolled up for full ventilation and views
- New guyline adjusters are simple, lightweight, and easy to use
What's Not So Good
- Less wind stability when set up with a single pole
- Front vent is not very functional
- Condensation issues in still, high humidity conditions
|2006 Tarptent Rainshadow 2
|Three person single wall tent with sewn-in floor (a floorless version is available)
|1.3 oz/yd2 (44 g/m2) silicone impregnated ripstop nylon, 1 oz/yd2 (34 g/m2) no-see-um netting
Poles and Stakes
|Easton 7075 aluminum, 5/16 inch (8 mm) diameter rear pole, four Easton 5.5 in (14 cm) 7075 aluminum tubular stakes
|Outside length 94 in (239 cm), width 92/75 in (234/191 cm), height 48 in (122 cm) height variable with adjustable trekking pole
Inside bathtub floor length 82 in (208 cm), width 77/64 in (196/163 cm)
Packed Size
|20 in x 4 in x 4 in (51 x 10 x 10 cm)
Total Weight
|Measured weight 2 lb 11.5 oz (1.23 kg); shelter 2 lb 3.3 oz (1.00 kg), Easton aluminum rear pole 4.5 oz (128 g), Easton aluminum front strut 0.5 oz (15 g), 4 Easton aluminum stakes 1.4 oz (40 g), stuff sacks 0.6 oz (18 g)
Manufacturer specification 2 lb 11.0 oz (1.22 kg)
Trail Weight
|2 lb 9.8 oz (1.19 kg) measured weight (assumes using trekking pole(s) for front support)
Protected Area
|Total covered area 54.5 ft2 (5.06 m2), sewn-in floor 39.7 ft2 (3.69 m2), vestibule 8.7 ft2 (0.81 m2)
Floor Area/Trail Weight Ratio
|15.2 ft2/lb based on 39.7 ft2 floor area and weight of 2.61lb
Protected Area/Trail Weight Ratio
|18.5 ft2/lb based on 48.4 ft2 floor + vestibule area and weight of 2.61 lb
|$255 with sewn-in floor, $215 without floor
|Front poles are $5 for one or $10 for two, each weighs 2.5 oz (73 g); Tyvek groundsheet $12, 10 oz (283 g, usually used in floorless version)
The Rainshadow 2 is identical in design to the Squall 2, but wider, taller and heavier to accommodate thee people.
The Tarptents have been a favorite among ultralight backpackers for years. The Tarptent Squall 2 won the Backpacking Light Lightitude Award for Best Single Wall Shelter in 2005, and for good reason. It has several important updates that increase its comfort and usability while maintaining much of the simplicity and aesthetics of the original Squall. The Tarptent Rainshadow 2 is the bigger brother to the Squall 2.
The Tarptent Rainshadow 2 is a single wall tent that is constructed of silicone-impregnated ripstop nylon. It uses a single hooped pole in the rear, a short horizontal strut pole at the front, and the option of one or two poles or trekking poles for front support. The tent features dual catenary ridgelines and sets up with four stakes (with the option of using two more with side guyouts). It provides full perimeter bug netting for complete bug protection and a front door that opens in an inverted "T" and stows away with Velcro tabs.
Included with the shelter are the tent body with attached floor, silnylon tent stuff sack, rear hoop pole and front strut (both Easton 7075 aluminum), four stakes, and a silnylon stake pouch. Single or dual front poles are available for those that don't use trekking poles.
New guyline adjusters are found on all front guyline attachments and make tensioning a breeze.
With some practice, setting up the Rainshadow 2 is possible in just a few minutes. The rear pole easily slides into a rear sleeve and is held in place by a grommet on each side. After staking the rear, the front pole is inserted into a grommet and erected with a single guyline. Corner guylines are staked and tensioned. Finally the rear hoop is repositioned to even out the sidewall tension by moving it back slightly. Unlike earlier Tarptents which required restaking for tension adjustments, all Tarptents now have guyline adjusters at the front guyline attachments that make proper tensioning (and nighttime adjustments) very easy.
The Rainshadow 2 has ample room for 3 large adults
At just over 2 ½ pounds, the Rainshadow 2 provides comfortable living space for three large adults. The flat top and dual ridgelines caused by the front strut increase headroom dramatically and the more vertical sidewalls add to the usable space. While it's pushing it to say that three adults can sit up comfortably, it is roomy enough for two to sit up side by side. With the floating floor design it is easy to increase the front height of the tent using extendable trekking poles, further increasing headroom and usable space.
Some "three-person tents" would be more accurately titled "two-and-a-half person tents," but that is not the case for the Tarptent Rainshadow 2. With a total covered area of 54.5 square feet and a floor area of 39.7 square feet, the Rainshadow 2 proved to be a comfortable living space for three when I shared the tent with two other full-size guys during an extended mountain bike tour.
Two inside pockets provide storage for small items and in clear conditions, the mesh area alongside the tent outside of the bathtub floor provides tons of extra storage.
Dual trekking poles can be used to increase tent height and make the entryway larger (left) or to lower the front and stabilize the tent in windy conditions (right).
The dual ridgelines make a difference in wind stability when compared to the original Tarptent Rainshadow. When using only one pole for front support, the strut allows more side to side sway during moderate winds. Due to the larger tent body, this is more of an issue with the Rainshadow 2 than the Squall 2. Using two poles in the front increases wind stability dramatically. I definitely prefer two poles, especially when camping above the tree line. While this is not a shelter for high winds, the Rainshadow can definitely handle moderate winds by using two front poles, staking it lower to the ground, and using the side guyout points.
Using a single pole puts extra stress on the fabric at the top of the vestibule.
When using dual front poles, everything closes neatly and no stress is placed on the fabric.
Using a single pole also places pressure on the top point of the vestibule fabric. This is unavoidable when using a single pole or trekking pole and induces extra wear on that point, resulting in some fabric stretching and, over time, may cause durability issues. A redesign or extra reinforcement is needed in this area for use with a single pole. This issue is easily eliminated by using dual poles for front support.
The floating floor design adds no tension to the outer tent, instead relying on sewn seams and attached elastic cord to give its bathtub shape.
Like the Squall 2, the floating bathtub floor of the Rainshadow 2 is a huge improvement over previous Tarptent floor designs. The floor is attached at the corners with elastic cords that give the protection of a bathtub floor while adding no tension to the main tent body. The result is a floor that stays drier in splashing rain and stays cleaner in dusty conditions than in previous models. The design has adjustable tension, works perfectly, and is brilliant in its simplicity.
For those that prefer floorless shelters, a floorless model is still available that has bug netting that tucks underneath a groundsheet and saves 8 ounces. However, those that live in rainy environments should seriously consider the floored model because it addresses a major problem with earlier Squalls and floorless models – splashing rain.
The backward-leaning rear hoop provides more than enough overlap to keep all three hikers' feet dry.
In rainy conditions, the Rainshadow 2 provides full protection for all three hikers, even during total downpours. In these conditions, though, the small 8.7 square foot beak-style vestibule gets a bit small for storing three sets of gear and some items will have to be pulled inside. The vestibule is easily pitched by releasing Velcro tabs on the sides, attaching them together with Velcro at the center, and affixing the bungee loop to the adjustable guyline clip. Getting the center Velcro lined up properly is somewhat challenging, especially from inside the shelter.
The Vestibule attaches to the guyline with a bungee loop and an adjustable plastic clip – very simple.
Ventilation in the Rainshadow 2 is very good for a single wall tent. In conditions with even a slight breeze, the full perimeter mesh and mesh front door provide good airflow that keeps things dry. When bugs are not a problem, leaving the mesh doors open eliminates any possibility of condensation. In still, high-humidity conditions, condensation becomes more of an issue, especially with three heavy breathers. However, moisture is easily managed; condensation that accumulates on the tent walls runs down and drips outside of the floor area (another bonus for the bathtub floor design). When condensation occurs and three people are sharing the tent, it is harder to not bump against the wet walls.
Durability of the Tarptent Rainshadow 2 was never an issue during field testing but extra care is needed when using silnylon shelters. If you keep fire away from the tent and make sure not to pitch it on rough surfaces such as sharp stubs or rock, a Tarptent will give years of reliable performance in the field. As previously mentioned, my only concern came from fabric stress resulting from using a single pole for front support.
I'm not big on the tube-shaped stuffsacks that come with Tarptents. I find the tube-shape is difficult to stuff. Removal of the front strut is critical when stuffing the tent but a better approach is to roll the tent.
While the Tarptent Rainshadow 2 is a brilliant three-person, three-season single wall shelter, it has a few imperfections. The beak found in earlier Tarptents was one piece that attached permanently at one side and attached to the other with a Velcro strip. The beak of the Rainshadow 2, though, splits down the middle and secures in the center with a long strip of Velcro. While this gives the additional flexibility of leaving just one-half of the vestibule closed, it is also more difficult to neatly close because the Velcro strips have to be aligned under tension. This was not a big deal but was a little annoying at times.
Lacking a wire-stiffened brim, the vent is only fully usable when conditions are dry but does offer additional ventilation options.
Like the Squall 2, another aspect of the vestibule design is the addition of a front vent. While the front corner of the tent can now be left open to aid in ventilation, the lack of a stiffened brim or flap means that the vent also allows rain to enter the vestibule area. I would consider the front vent more of a work in progress than a functional vent.
What's Unique
The refinements in the Tarptent Rainshadow 2 make it a nearly perfect ultralight three-person, three-season single wall shelter. The dual pole/dual ridgeline, floating bathtub floor, adjustable front guylines, and extended beak are excellent features that add to the usability of the tent. Like the Squall 2, the Rainshadow 2 is a marvelous design.
Recommendations for Improvement
I would like to see a design change with the vestibule and front vent. A wire-stiffened brim or a vent support would make the vent fully functional in all conditions. If the option of a single pole for front support is available, there should also be changes made in the vestibule so the pole doesn't place extra stress on the fabric.