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REVIEW & EXCERPT TOUR ~ Deep Cover (Love Over Duty #3) by Scarlett Cole
Review and Excerpt Tour for DEEP COVER by Scarlett Cole
Back with the next installment in her Love Over Duty series, comes DEEP COVER by Scarlett Cole.
For Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss and FBI operative Amy Murray when the sparks begin to fly
— and the stakes rise to dangerous heights — are they in too deep?
Fans of alpha heroes and workplace romance won't want to miss this hot romantic suspense.
Title: Deep Cover
Series: Love Over Duty #3
Author: Scarlett Cole
Release: July 31, 2018
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Genres: Romantic Suspense
ARE THEY IN TOO DEEP?
Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss always comes when called to duty—at all costs. Even though the death of his fiancée nearly destroyed him, Cabe won't let his past interfere with any work that has to get done. When his latest task pushes him to team up with FBI operative Amy Murray, a fierce beauty with the undercover skills to match, Cabe must admit that, for the first time in years, he wants to do more than just complete their mission together…
Amy was born ready for this assignment, but working side-by-side with the the strong, silent, and frustratingly professional Cabe seems to be the biggest challenge of all. But when the sparks begin to fly—and the stakes rise to dangerous heights—the only thing Amy is left worrying about is how she can resist him. Their lives may be in danger, but their hearts hold the biggest risk of all…
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DEEP COVER Excerpt
Copyright © 2018 Scarlett Cole
"Where are you hiding my baby girl?" a large voice boomed from the Caesars Palace hallway.
Valentina nodded her head in the direction of the doorway. "You should go find him before he disrupts any of the private tables," she said with a smile.
Amy wandered to the door and found her Stetson-clad father looking into one of the rooms. "I'm right here, Dad," she said as she hurried to him and hugged him in the hallway. He smelled of leather and cigar smoke. Maybe it was because she'd lost her mother so many years ago, but it was impossible to explain the feeling of safety that washed over her when she was fortunate enough to spend time around her father.
"Let me look at you," he said, taking a step away from her. He studied her face. "Humph. San Diego appears to agree with you. I was kinda hoping it wouldn't."
"It does. And while you know I can't talk about what I'm working on, the job does too." Over her father's shoulder, she saw Cabe walking toward them with Uncle Clive. She smiled when she noticed that Cabe was wearing a black jacket that fit him to perfection. He'd remembered. "Dad, let me introduce you to Cabe Moss."
Her father turned and offered Cabe his hand. "Well aren't you one big son of a bitch? If you're the guy who has my little girl's back, I feel better already."
Cabe's face broke into a grin. "My pleasure, sir."
"Sir. I like manners in a man. Military?"
"A SEAL, sir." Cabe said.
"Well, let's see if we can't teach you a thing or two. Which room are we in, Clive?"
As Uncle Clive led her father farther down the hallway, she turned and noticed Cabe's eyes were on her legs. Her bare legs. "Eyes up here, soldier," she said, humor in her tone. It made her feel warm inside that he was looking.
"It's sailor," he said with a wink. "They're good-looking legs, and I'm only human."
It was wrong to let him flirt, it was wrong for her to respond, but for a moment, she wanted to pretend the rules didn't apply. She reached forward and brushed a piece of lint off the shoulder of his jacket, then smoothed down his lapels. It was an intimate thing to do, she knew. And a risk, given the requirement to stay focused on the job. But hell, a piece of her had always believed in the what-happens-in-Vegas slogan. Here, in the middle of Caesars Palace, the real world didn't truly exist. "You look good in a suit, sailor."
Cabe placed his hands on top of hers and squeezed them gently. "You're killing me, Ames."
The heat of his fingers burned her inside. Made her want things she had no business wanting from a man she had no business wanting them from. "Why Ames?"
He shrugged. "I don't know. I just like it. It's catchy. Makes you sound like one of those TV cop heroines from the seventies."
Amy looked at their joined hands for just a millisecond longer before pulling them away. "You should go and start practicing," she said. "If I'm going to work my way into the Lucky Seven Casino's inner circle, I'd feel better if you were there too."
"I'll be there. But rest assured, even if I'm not invited, I'll find a way to cover your back." Cabe placed his hand around the back of her neck and pulled her forward gently to place a chaste kiss on her forehead. "I'll be there, even if you can't see me. I promise."
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The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I've made some crazy choices. I've been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada were I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.
I've wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you'll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I'm getting the chance to follow that dream.
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Cabe.
Amy's stomach dropped, and her head spun. Despite everything, her heart betrayed her and skipped a beat at the sight of him. It was understandable. Her memory of him had not even begun to do him justice. He wore a navy blue suit tailored to his swimmer's frame. The jacket hung open, fitting snuggly over his wide shoulders. A pale blue shirt stretched perfectly across his trim torso. She'd bet dollars to donuts that there was one of those hugely attractive six-packs beneath the soft-looking cotton.
She watched him greet one of the analysts assigned to the project, his back now to her. Damn, that butt.
Which she shouldn't be studying. Because the guy was a jerk. There was no other word for him.
He was joined by the men she'd seen him sitting with in the bar. One was tall, like a Nordic Viking. The other one was equally built, with chestnut hair and a broad grin. They had an easy confidence. It irked her.
Cunningham had joined Cabe and was shaking his hand. Her stomach sank even further as she realized what he was about to do. Yup, there it was. He lifted his hand in her direction, and Cabe's eyes met hers.
No freaking response. Wow.
A body-language expert would get absolutely zero from him.
No telltale lines of concern between his brows, no curl of a smile in recognition. No Oh my god I am so freaking sorry for being a jerk and leaving you standing alone at the bar in front of a room full of people.
As hard as she focused on keeping her gaze equally neutral, she knew she was failing. If her cheeks felt hot—and by her guess were likely a little pinker than normal—there was nothing she could do to control it. Her breathing was a little more erratic than normal. But she took a deep breath as Cabe walked toward her.
"Cabe Moss," he said calmly, offering her his hand. "Eagle Securities." His tone was even, not a hint of recognition. Had she been that bland, that uninteresting that he couldn't even remember her? Amy tried to clear the thought. If he truly didn't remember her, it was a good thing. It would make working with him even easier.
"Agent Amy Murray." She reached for his hand, and memories of shaking it in the bar crashed through her. It was just as warm as she'd remembered, and large, his handshake firm and confident.
Not even a freaking blink from him. Or a wink. Or an extra squeeze of the hand. No, he just let go of her hand after a completely appropriate length of time.
Goddamn.
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EXCERPT TOUR ~ Lennon Reborn (Preload #4) by Scarlett Cole
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Title: Lennon Reborn
Series: Preload #4
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Lennon McCartney is not a broken man. Because being broken implies being whole once. When a horrific accident deprives him of the one thing he loves—his talent as a fierce and explosive drummer—Lennon is left with a life chained by an abusive mother, by crushing guilt over a tragic past. A life he doesn't want.
Dr. Georgia Starr is a legend. She's one of the most successful neurosurgeons in the world, coming from a long-line of respected New York doctors. Her life is built around solving complex medical cases in order to bring relief and hope to sick children. But the one problem she can't solve is how to live her life. How to shake loose the burden of being her elitist, arrogant father's daughter. How to be free.
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"Will you tell me about the band? Dred said you were brothers? You told me about Adam. But Dred, Elliott, the others."
Lennon swallowed hard. He should have expected the question at some point. "Nik's the oldest. He's the glue that kept us together as a family. Our social worker, Maisey, always said that seeing as biological families don't get to choose their families yet somehow make it work, so should we. And Nik's past . . . well, I guess he took it to heart and became the patriarch. Dred is the brains of the band, and the one most passionate about our music and careers." Lennon swallowed hard, hoping to avoid a hint of emotion in his words. "Elliott is the mom of the group. Maisey says he has a way with broken kids. Guess Jordan and I would agree with that. Jordan is the soul."
"So what are you?" she asked, letting go of his hand and rolling close so she was on her side, her head on his shoulder.
"The annoying little brother," he said. Georgia smacked him playfully across the stomach. He automatically went for her hand to hold it against him but couldn't reach. Fuck.
"I don't believe it for a second," she said as she gripped his chin and turned him to face her. "They're expressing too much love and concern for someone who is simply an annoying little brother. You did let them know you are okay, right?"
"I did. Wanna check my phone?" he asked, then sighed heavily. "I'm sorry, Gia. I have this habit . . . of pushing people away."
"Why?" Georgia asked, moving to her knees in front of him.
He couldn't help but look up at her.
"You are lucky that people worry about you, Lennon. They love you, like genuinely, with their whole hearts. If anything happened to me, my father would care only about the implications for his neurosurgery legacy and who I would leave this place to in my will."
The words bounced around in his brain. He wanted to ignore them, wanted to let them fall into the cracks between the two of them, but he couldn't. Because they came from her, he felt compelled to hear them. And because he was listening, like actually paying attention to every word that fell from those pretty lips of hers, he heard the hurt. Heard the loss behind the boldly spoken statement.
She was lost, like him.
"I'm going to hire a physical therapist to start coming to the condo every day and a personal trainer to kick my ass into gear," he said suddenly. Perhaps if he jump-started his own life, she'd copy him and jump-start her own. "But I'm only going to do it if you agree to make some changes in yours."
"Lennon," she said, those pretty eyes studying his intently, "you have to do this for yourself, not because of me."
"I know," he replied. "But what's wrong with a little motivation between friends? You need to stop more often, let more into your life than being a superstar neurosurgeon. I know you thrive on it, I know you love it. Happiness can come from so many different places, I think we both need to learn that. And I don't want you to do it for me. Don't you want it for yourself?"
Georgia sighed. "I do," she whispered, the weight of those two simple words hitting him squarely in the chest. Because in another life, in another time, he could imagine her saying them to him in a completely different setting.
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LENNON REBORN Copyright © 2018 Scarlett Cole
The coach gave an ominous groan as it finally gave up fighting the truck and gravity and fell toward the blacktop.
Time slowed as they were thrown from their seats. He felt weightless for a moment, and then a jarring thud to the ribs knocked the breath out of him. Darkness followed.
Seconds, minutes—who the fuck knew?—passed before a burning pain flooded his body. He tried to focus on where he was. His legs were tangled on something, the strap of Nik's laptop bag. And it felt as though the bus had landed on his chest. It was impossible to draw a breath through the excruciating agony.
He tried to move his arm, but it felt like a thousand knives pressed deep into his skin. He vomited from the pain.
He looked to his arm and could see bone. The spins returned, and he was sick again.
Shudders racked his body.
Voices filtered through.
"Jenny, oh fuck, sweetheart. Stay still."
Nik.
Lennon couldn't see him properly. Everything was blurry.
A child cried, but he couldn't tell which.
He gasped in another breath, wincing as his ribs fought against the movement.
"Elliott's leg is broken!" he heard Kendalee shout. From his position on the floor he could see Pixie. Her eyes were closed and she was still. Jordan held her hand tenderly.
A cold sweat covered his skin, the bus suddenly frigid as air weaved its way toward him through the broken glass. He moved his gaze to the ceiling. Fuck, he could see the gray sky through the windows. What he wouldn't give for just a moment of sunshine.
What he wouldn't give for someone to hold his hand.
What he wouldn't give to just be released from all of it.
His breathing became harder, his heart rate slowing.
The sun wasn't going to come.
And he was alone.
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REVIEW & EXCERPT TOUR ~ FINAL SIEGE (Love Over Duty #2) by Scarlett Cole
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Scarlett Cole is back with FINAL SIEGE, book two in the Love Over Duty series. When an urgent phone call brings Mac's troubled past—and the woman he once loved—into the present, it's a chance to redeem himself that he can't refuse. To protect her, he'll risk it all.
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Title: FINAL SIEGE
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Former SEAL Malachai "Mac" MacCarrick is all about the future he's created with his Navy brothers in Eagle Securities, taking assignments in the most dangerous places, and doing things no one but ex-military would attempt. But when an urgent phone call brings his troubled past—and the woman he once loved—into the present, it's a chance to redeem himself that he can't refuse.
Straight to the heart. . .
An investigative journalist researching an explosive story, Delaney Shapiro tells herself she got over Mac—and his role in her brother's death—a long time ago. But the first moment she sees him at her bedside in an overseas hospital, she knows it's not true. Every moment together rekindles the desire that once burned between them, and now that she's a target for an emerging Russian arms dealer, Mac won't let her out of his sight. To protect her, he'll risk it all—including his life…
FINAL SIEGE Excerpt
Half asleep, unwilling to fully waken and face the day, Delaney snuggled deep into the covers and allowed the dreams that danced on the edge of her consciousness to enter. In it, she was naked, in a large white bed, with a man behind her. A hand spanned her stomach, pulling her back against a firm, warm chest. Spooning. Her favorite thing.
Lazily, the hand moved upward until it cupped her breast, and Delaney secretly urged it to squeeze gently, but it didn't. Whoever the hand belonged to was definitely aroused. She could feel the heavy erection pressing against her back. Teasingly, she wiggled her butt against him in the hope he'd get the message, but nothing. No response.
Sun shone in through large open windows with white billowing curtains as she reveled in feelings of being turned on.
She turned in the man's arms, grateful when he pulled her closer to him. His chest was wide, with a light smattering of hair, and she pressed her forehead to it as she slid her hand between them to the waistband of his shorts.
A hand gripped her wrist. "Don't," a voice said gruffly. Hard to get? That was a new one. She moved closely and pressed a series of soft kisses to his chest. But she could be that girl. The one who was confident enough to initiate. She licked his nipple and heard him gasp.
"Delaney, please. Fuck. Wake up!"
Suddenly the bed shook. Covers were dragged off her body, and her skin was cold. Then the realization hit her.
Shit. Shit. Shit.
It wasn't a dream.
Delaney forced one eye open and confirmed her worst nightmare. Mac stood naked, apart from a pair of basketball shorts and a huge erection. And if the tenting was to be believed, his chest and bicep dimensions weren't the only muscles that had grown. His hair was ruffled, standing up every which way as it always used to, and his eyes told her that she'd woken him up. By attempting to grab his dick.
Dear God. She was going to die.
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FINAL SIEGE
"Mac," she whispered, and tried to stop the tears and the uncontrollable shaking of her body. She shrugged his hands off her shoulders, and scrambled to the other side of the bed. Even as he held his hand in the air, the universal sign of surrender, a part of her wanted to reach for him, to let him hold her the way he had when she'd sneak into his dorm room at night.
Her head spun in confusion as she pressed her fingertips to her temples. She couldn't do this again, couldn't grieve for him all over again. Not on top of everything else.
"Delaney, sweetheart. You're safe." Those eyes of his that always reminded her of the dark blue ocean at sunset reassured her she was. She'd dreamt of them. Missed them.
God, the anger she felt toward him now was only a fraction of the love she'd felt for him all that time ago. Until he'd killed her brother when they were both twenty years old.
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EXCERPT TOUR ~ Nikan Rebuilt ( Preload #3) by Scarlett Cole
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Does the past ever really stay in the past? Find out in Scarlett Cole's NIKAN REBUILT, the steamy, third standalone in her rockstar romance series, Preload. After years of no contact, Nik and first love Jenny's connection still blazes between them. Will they have their second chance at love? Or will the weight of their past crush their future together?
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Title: Nikan Rebuilt
From the queen of heart-pounding, sexy, emotional romance Scarlett Cole comes Nikan Rebuilt, the next novel in the Preload series.
Does the past ever really stay in the past?
Nikan can never be complete. He's got a rock group made up of the family he built for himself, more money than he knows what to do with, and a stream of groupies falling over themselves to date him. But none of them are her. The one regret that still plagues him, still taunts him with what he could have had.
Jenny is a survivor. Now running a group home after overcoming life in a cult lead by her manipulative father and watching her mother drink the poison he fed his followers, she fights to keep the light in the eyes of every boy who walks through her doors. Far from simple young love, Nik taught her to trust, showed her how good life could be. Before he formed the band. Before he became a famous rockstar. Before he destroyed it all.
A chance meeting after years of no contact shows the connection still blazes between them. But will they have their second chance at love? Or will the weight of their past crush their future together?
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Nik took the towels out of her hands and placed them on the dryer. "Hey, come here," he said as he reached for her hands. "Talk to me."
She wasn't ready to, not least because she didn't understand the swirl of feelings sweeping through her. To put into words for Nik exactly how that felt was impossible. "I'm fine, I'm good. I just have a lot to do here now."
Nik placed his finger under her chin and raised her eyes so she was forced to look at him. "I think we can safely say that lies have no place between us. So, I'll tell you what I'm thinking, and then you can tell me what you're thinking. Okay?"
Jenny sighed and nodded. "Okay."
"I didn't come here tonight expecting to kiss you like this. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about it, but I know I have a lot of work to do to prove myself to you. But seeing you laugh, and seeing you look at me, just for a moment, without the pain I caused you in your eyes . . . Well, I don't even know how to begin to explain what that felt like to me—except that I didn't want to be away from you for another moment, and that it felt like a new beginning of sorts. If there's any doubt in your mind about what that kiss did to me, I'd encourage you to touch me and check, but I think that might be a step too far, given where we are. Now it's your turn."
His words made her stomach flip, and despite her best efforts she was filled with a warm and fuzzy feeling. She looked over to the staircase again to check that nobody was within earshot. "We're coming at this new friendship . . . relationship . . . from two completely different places. I'm mad at myself for letting you get this close to me again. It's reckless to fall for you all over again and I know it. But when you stand so close to me, I can . . ." Crap. How could she explain that the way the smell of him, and the heat of him, and the proximity of him, and the touch of him took her straight back to that time and place where she wholeheartedly loved him?
"You can what?" Nik asked, moving his hands to her hips.
"I can remember us. Before."
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REVIEW TOUR ~ UNDER FIRE by Scarlett Cole
by Scarlett Cole
2-time RITA nominee Scarlett Cole's UNDER FIRE pairs a hot Navy SEAL with a medical researcher who finds herself in too deep. Can Sixten Rapp take the heat and Dr. Louisa North handle the flames? Fans of Laura Kaye's HARD INK series and Julie Ann Walker's BLACK KNIGHTS INC. series will devour Cole's hot military hero in this opposites attract, romantic suspense.
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HE CAN TAKE THE HEAT.
Hot, hard-bodied Sixten Rapp is a former SEAL who's raring to begin his brand-new civilian life. He and his Navy "brothers" start a security firm that offers the kind of services only a team of military-trained professionals can provide. But nothing prepared Six for his new client: an innocent woman on a mission to improve thousands of lives. . . unless someone takes hers first.
CAN SHE HANDLE THE FLAMES?
Dr. Louisa North knows time is against her as she tries to create a "miracle" medical treatment for a disease with no known cure, until she creates a sample so powerful that the wrong people want to use it as a chemical weapon. At first, Six is unwilling to accept Louisa as his client. But soon he realizes that the danger is real and that there's much more to this plain-Jane scientist…including a burning passion between them that neither of them can resist. And now that an enemy is on Louisa's trail, Six will do whatever it takes to protect her―or die trying.
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UNDER FIRE Excerpt
Six looked tortured. Common sense was telling her that it was best to just go back to her room and let him work through it, which totally lined up with her usual MO of avoiding, well, life. But for once she held her ground. "Okay, first please quit the martyr act. We are grown-ups who had consensual sex. I'm sure you've done that before, so don't start getting weird just because it was me. Second, I'll look at you any way I damn well please. You didn't care how I looked at you when I was riding . . . well . . . you know," she said, gesturing toward his shorts. "Third. If the only difference between you tugging at the corner of this towel to do something . . . urgh . . . hot, or sexual, or something and you walking out of the bathroom without kissing me good morning is the fact that I gave your company a check, I'll cancel it. I'd rather pay you to help me, but I'm sure I can find somebody else if it's the difference between us doing this or not." Her knees were shaking and her voice was loud enough that she suddenly realized if any of Six's team were still in the house, they'd likely heard her stumbled words. She felt pink spread to her cheeks.
She stepped toward the bathroom door, feeling like she was going to pass out before she made it to her own room. Her heart was pounding, and her head was spinning.
"Lou," Six said quietly, his hand looping her wrist. "You like your lists? Fine. I'll give you mine. First, I'm not being a martyr. We can't build a reputation as a professional firm if I hook up with one of our first clients. Professionally, you must see how weird that looks, no matter how badly I want to. And what kind of message does it send to the guys who work for me? And yes. I have had sex before, lots of it, but what we did was much more than that. So please, for both our sakes, don't minimize it. Just because I shouldn't have done it doesn't mean it wasn't perfect. And for the record, how you looked riding my cock—and yes, you can say that word because, as you mentioned, we're both grown-ups—was burned into my memory. And third, if it was as simple as just giving into this, you'd have been out of that towel and up on the counter with my face between your legs before you could cry out my name. It's just . . . Shit, Lou. I'm trying to figure out what the right thing to do here is, and my duty wins out every time."
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"Cole has done a wonderful job of giving her characters depth and unique personality traits. She has a way of drawing a reader into a story with interesting descriptions, and the sizzling-hot romance is a huge draw. This series looks to be a good one that readers will anxiously want to get their hands on." —RT Book Reviews
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BLOG TOUR ~ The Darkest Link by Scarlett Cole
When a pin-up worthy tattoo artist meets a car mechanic on a Florida roadside, it feels like the start of a great one-night stand. But when feelings grow, and secrets are revealed, both of their lives will be at risk.
The only question is from who?
Find out in THE DARKEST LINK by RITA finalist, Scarlett Cole.
Follow the blog tour from August 29th – September 9th!
Two grand prize winners will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card and the runner-up prize will be all four eBooks in the series.
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underneath the covers
Title: THE DARKEST LINK
Series: Second Circle Tattoos #4
Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
When her car breaks down off the side of a lonely highway far from her sunny Miami home, tattoo artist Lia never expected her very own white knight to ride up on the back of a barely street-legal motorcycle…and she never expected to fall for her dark savior. After a string of failed relationships and a bruised heart Lia is not looking for forever, and the hot mechanic, with his sexy scruff and shaggy hair, is simply impossible to resist. He's the perfect candidate for a mind-blowingly-perfect, no-strings-attached one-night stand.
Reid left his life in Chicago far behind him and hasn't been back, but he's never been able to escape the guilt he feels about his own painful role in inviting a monster into his baby sister's life. A monster who almost destroyed her. Being with Lia is an unexpected gift, one he doesn't feel he deserves, and their one night together has him wanting more than he should. When he surprises her at her tattoo studio, Second Circle Tattoos, in Miami, he's in for a shock—and a fist to the face—when his past and present collide.
With secrets coming to the surface, Reid and Lia are thrown into a world of betrayal and lies that threatens to pull them under, and the last link to his former life may be the darkest of them all.
Find out more at: Goodreads | Amazon | Amazon UK | B&N | iBooks
Check out the other books in the Second Circle Tattoos series!
THE STRONGEST STEEL,
Second Circle Tattoos #1
Available at: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks
THE FRACTURED HEART,
THE PUREST HOOK,
Excerpt from THE DARKEST LINK:
Copyright © 2016 by Scarlett Cole
"What is this?" she asked, running her hand over the elongated hood.
"A 1958 Ford Thunderbird. It was a shell when I bought it. Was found in an unused barn with a bunch of other old classics."
The wheels were black with white faces, and the soft top was a creamy white. Reflections from the chrome cast light onto the white walls.
"I love it," she said, excited to sit inside.
"Hood up or down?" Kenny asked, slipping her cases into the trunk.
"Oh, most definitely down," Lia said. Screw the victory rolls, she could always put her hair into a high ponytail and add the red ribbon she had in her purse if her scarf failed. She reached into her bag to find it and tied it around her head.
"I like this," Kenny said, fingering the knot under her chin gently. The way his eyes crinkled at the corners made her feel all kinds of gooey inside. Perhaps it was a good thing they lived a long drive away from each other. His very presence made it difficult to remember why she was taking some time off from men. But a little harmless flirtation was adding to the adventure of a few days off work. There couldn't be any harm in that.
Once inside the car, Kenny took her hotel details and plugged them into his phone. "There are few downsides to the classics, but lack of sat-nav has to be one," he said, turning the radio on. "Ready?"
"I feel like Thelma and Louise about to drive over the edge of the cliff," she said with a laugh.
"Close. That was a 1966 Ford Thunderbird, eight years younger than this baby. Does that make me J.D.?"
"That depends. Are you planning on driving me to a motel, having your wicked way with me on the dresser, then stealing my life savings?"
"I know a motel, don't know if they have a dresser, but more than willing to do a drive-by to find out."
Lia laughed. "I was joking."
"I wasn't. Say the word, Red."
He revved the engine several times, the low growl sexy as all hell, and grinned as he roared out onto the street. Lia watched his hand as he shifted the stick. He caressed the gear stick. The more she stared, the more turned on she became until she had to cross her legs and look out of the window.
Damn him for getting her so hot and bothered. She spared a glance back toward him, just as he turned to face her. And he winked. Because he knew.
And that just turned her on even more.
Scarlett Cole is a writer of contemporary romance and a two-time RITA finalist. Her debut, THE STRONGEST STEEL, has already become an Amazon best seller in romantic suspense, was a Best Debut Goodreads Author Finalist 2015, and Authors On The Air Global Radio Network Contemporary Romance Pick of 2015.
When Scarlett isn't writing, she spends her time reading, hoarding mason jars, and working out to off-set an epic sour candy habit. She likes hot men, cold beer, and expensive shoes.
Having travelled the world for work and fun, Scarlett is a citizen of both Britain and Canada. A true city-dweller, she considers Toronto and Manchester home and likes to set her books in vibrant locations such as Miami and Los Angeles.
Rep'd by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, and published by St. Martin's Press.
She'd love to hear from you on twitter @itsscarlettcole
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If you are the Queen of your craft room, then you're really going to like this Cozy! I must admit, this has to be my most elegant Expression Cozy to date. It features Michael Miller fabrics (Did I ever mention that Michael Miller is my FAVORITE fabric designer??) that have a pearly sheen. The gold tones in the fabric sparkle and complement the pendant beautifully.
Here's a close-up shot of the embellishment.
Stay tuned to Kathy's Cozies during the month of May for new posts about some new Cozies that I will be selling soon...including Xyron 510, Expression 2, Your Story, and Cinch!!!


Teachers who teach online are continually looking for platforms that are easy to use and can facilitate the best delivery of their courses to the students. These teachers are not only spirited about the courses they teach but are also passionate about connecting with students online- as they would have connected with students in a traditional learning environment. Many teachers think that making videos, podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs are sufficient to help them along in making a connection with students while teaching online.
You may be a teacher just like the one we described above. You may be shaking your head in agreement to what we have stated and yet will ask us: 'How can I connect with my students better?' If you have tried everything in your online class, yet have not been able to crack the connect code – we offer a solution, that is being used, around the world successfully by the instructors – a video conferencing software or an online classroom software for instructor-led learning.
Chris Roberts, Principal of Streaky Bay Area School, South Australia, talks about how the video conferencing software or virtual classroom is an enabler of learning. He says that it does not matter if the teacher is teaching in class or an online class. Any lesson delivered should be engaging. In a video conference or a virtual classroom, the teacher must be able to incorporate quizzes, interactive games, and activities that can help to form the connection. Teachers can also use a 'document camera' during the live class in real time to show a portion of a workbook or present a problem for the students to work on. Simultaenously it can help to generate interest from the students and push them to ask questions, and clarify doubts. This indeed can take the interactive and the connect quotient to another level. So what all can a video-conference tool do for you?
What will a Virtual Classroom or a video conferencing software help you do?
An online classroom is a blessing for teachers and students who are located in distant geographies from each other. A virtual classroom allows for a traditional classroom to take place in an online setting. It is a cost saving method as (no physical infrastructure, traveling costs are incurred) and allows for the teacher to connect with as many learners as required.
A visual connect makes the most impact on a learner. Your gestures, intonation, body language and facial expression will help the learner to assimilate information. In the broader context of social learning, i.e., learning via imitating gestures and modeling one's behavior after teachers, family, friends – this is important. These non-verbal cues form a part of non-verbal communication which the students can absorb by seeing the teacher helping them understand and learn better.
A virtual classroom will record your online lecture in real-time. These will be available for students to revisit at their convenience. You may also edit these recordings at a later date with new information and share with another batch of students. When you look back on your lectures, you will be able to get feedback on your body language, if you were using the right words to explain a concept and try to improve your method the next time around.
The virtual classroom usually has a whiteboard where you can share your course presentations. There is two-way writing controls on video conferencing software that allows the student and teacher to engage with each other during the lecture. The teacher may also share their screen, show web pages, YouTube videos on the software to help the class to stay interactive. The platform can be used to host webinars or online conferences, with a panel of experts/ scholars to get an insight into a topic, take questions from the students. Some teachers have also used the virtual classroom system to give students a virtual trip – to different locations – which the student can enjoy the comforts of his/her home or place.
Allows students to collaborate in a live session in separate e-rooms to interact with each other on a project or a discussion. These are private rooms and may or may not be supervised by a teacher. They may join the online live class back with their answers or discussion conclusions during a live video class. Breakout rooms are used primarily in real-time for online project work.
These two may be administered and collated during a live class. Administer polls, tests to find out if your lessons are helping students to assimilate knowledge. It will also help you take feedback on the course, the effectiveness of your instruction, and help you get several ideas to make the course better.
Virtual Classroom often comes with embedded private and public chat feature. Students may chat with the teacher privately, ask questions.
The term video conferencing and virtual classroom is generally used interchangeably because, it is understood by the educator community as one and the same. The underlying element and the prime functionality of live audio-video is indeed similar, however, there are several differences which is worth noting. Video conferencing software are termed so, because they are tuned to work the best in a professional business setting. Business professionals generally use it to connect to remote customers, or prospects, to sell products, provide customer service or other business services.
However, virtual classroom is more appropriate for an educational environment where a teacher, instructor or a trainer is taking a class or an educational session for the participants. The participants can be K12 students, college graduates or business professionals. There are some typical feature differences that the educator community can find in the two types of products. For example, a virtual classroom has a feature "Raise Hands" which is a replication of a classroom behavior expected by teachers from students when they have questions to ask. This feature is not available in video conferencing software, because it is not expected in a business setting. A typical example of a video conferencing software is WebEx, while a typical example of a virtual classroom solution is WizIQ.
There are many types of virtual classroom or video conference technology which may help you deliver your classes seamlessly online. These days there are so many options to choose from, such as mobile video conferencing (growing in popularity, the next big thing), desktop video conferencing (the most popular by far and is used by teachers and students alike), integrated video conferencing, monitor codec, codec, room-based technology, telepresence, multi-way technology, and data sharing.
Getting in touch with your online students has never been simpler. Get started with video-conferencing today!


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New report on China's influence on the world of art
A new report demonstrates how the Chinese Communist Party uses art to extend the reach of censorship into cities across Europe
"If a painting can overthrow a government, then the government must be very fragile"
Since its inception, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to exert influence over every component of Chinese society, including the world of art. Art is perceived by the CCP as a tool to legitimise its systems of government, not as an expression of human creativity. This project has taken on global relevance as the CCP has sought to utilise art and culture to counter international criticism on a range of topics including the state's treatment of Uyghurs and Hong Kong's independence, and assuage concerns about its growing influence in the world economy and international institutions.
The CCP sees itself as the single arbiter of Chinese culture. By the CCP's definition, being "Chinese" encapsulates not only Chinese nationals but the entire global diaspora. As a result, even artists living in Europe but originally from mainland China, Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and elsewhere can be subject to attempts at censorship if their art does not toe the party line. The tactics used to achieve this goal are diverse: from physical violence and the leveraging of financial ties over European galleries to the threatening of family members. Fear of repercussions for themselves or their families is enough to silence many artists even if they now live in Europe.
The extra-territorial nature of CCP censorship should concern anyone wishing to ensure artistic expression is protected. The perpetual threat of violence against artists and their family members in Europe is a stark reflection of the challenge to freedom of expression that the CCP poses across the world. The ability of the CCP to silence critics and curate conversations about themselves globally is unprecedented.
However, the CCP's struggle against dissident artists also reflects its weakness. Lumli Lumlong, a Hong Kong painting duo based in the UK, told Index "We really want to expose the cruelty of the CCP. They are fragile, their hearts are made of glass." While the CCP's soft power operations in Europe have struggled to influence the artistic landscape in Europe, artists have played a crucial role in raising awareness in Europe of the CCP's human rights abuses.
To investigate the current state of artistic freedom in Europe, and whether and how the CCP attempts to undermine it, Index on Censorship has submitted over 35 Freedom of Information requests and has conducted interviews with more than 40 artists, curators, academics and experts from 10 European countries. The report demonstrates how art can be used by states to extend the reach of censorship into cities across Europe, while also offering a powerful way for artists to challenge state power.
You can download the report here or read the flipbook below.

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Straky na vrbě je české nakladatelství, které  se zaměřuje zejména na fantasy a sci-fi literaturu; od počátku je spjato s osobností redaktora, překladatele z angličtiny a polštiny, spisovatele Michaela Bronce. Vzniklo v roce 1998.

Edice
 Česká fantastika - edice se zaměřuje na publikování původní české fantasy a sci-fi.
 Západní fantastika - edice se zaměřuje na anglo-americké fantasy a sci-fi.
 Rozstoklatý vraniklec - edice se zaměřuje na mladou českou poesii, eds. Jakub D. Kočí.
 Východní fantastika - v edici zatím vyšla jedna kniha polského autora.
 Bard - edice se zaměřuje na původní českou literaturu týkající se J.R.R. Tolkiena.
 Hry - edice, ve které nakladatelství vydává hry.
 Mimo edice - edice, ve které nakladatelství vydává ostatní knihy (hlavně non-scifi).

Kromě toho nakladatelství vydává hudbu a audioknihy, zejména v podání Jiřího Pobudy.
Nakladatelství pořádalo do roku 2008 se SFK Atair a klubem SFK Hexaedr literární povídkovou soutěž O železnou rukavici lorda Trollslayera. Nejúspěšnější povídky byly vydávány ve sborníku Drakobijci. Tato soutěž změnila v roce 2009 jméno na Žoldnéři fantazie, první dva sborníky vítězných prací pod názvy Žoldnéři fantazie a Kadeti fantazie vyšly v roce 2010. Rovněž pořádá každoročně soutěž pro ilustrátory pod názvem O lahvičku miruvoru.

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 Straky na vrbě, stránky nakladatelství
 Straky na vrbě, Legie - databáze knih fantasy a sci-fi

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Revising his September 8 decision that Georgia's garnishment statute is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Marvin H. Shoob has issued an order stating that his ruling does not apply to wage garnishment cases filed against a judgment debtor's employer. Strickland v. Alexander, No. 1:12-CV-02735-MHS (N.D. Ga. Oct. 5, 2015).
In response to the judge's October 6 ruling, the Gwinnett County Clerk issued a directive to the Court for the Clerk's office to begin issuing wage and support garnishment summons and accept funds sent to the court for wage and support garnishment actions. Other county courts, including Fulton County and Cobb County, had issued similar standing orders to stay garnishment cases following the September 8 ruling. The Fulton County has lifted its standing order to stay garnishment cases and is accepting monetary deposits into its registry.
Employers should continue to garnish as usual, keeping in mind to garnish only monies, such as wages, that are subject to garnishment, until instructed by a court otherwise. Further, employer who were instructed to not send funds or were returned funds due to a court's prior notice should resend any withheld funds to the courts immediately. If an employer receives a notice from a court regarding how to handle garnishments, the employer should comply with the notice in answering garnishments.


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Available! Exciting origins for this sophisticated sushi board: first off, it's a collaboration piece with the wonderfully talented potter @fabiennesynnott who I met on my recent trip to Quebec City. Fabienne hand made that amazing dark flecked soy sauce dish with organic rim, taking no shortcuts, even glazing the inside of the foot with a light blue surprise. The top of the board, a wonderfully neutral wood species called "Bay Laurel", derived from the @ucsc historic cooperage building which was used in lime manufacturing during the Gold Rush and came into my hands from @ventanasurfboards who are masters of reclaimed wood. They also designed and laser cut the fish scales from species including Maple, Bay Laurel, Cocobolo, Walnut, and Rosewood from @santacruzguitar offcuts. The fish scales start flat, fully inlaid, and gently creep up proud of the surface as their colors graduate from light to dark, gently sweeping up. There is also brass inlay framing the soy dish, and on the custom Wenge chopsticks. The back is slightly ebonized Black Walnut with round Asian style feet. Finished in pure tung oil and shellac.


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Гирк вастако́ц (, дословно «Книга работ») — средневековое армянское пособие для земледелия, основанное на трудах древнегреческих геопоник.

Аналог византийской «Геопоники», иногда называется «Армянской Геопоникой». Книга была однако переведена не с оригинальных греческих текстов, а с арабской редакции IX века Анатолиуса Арабикуса. Представляет собой укороченную редакцию текста Арабикуса, в отличие от последнего не разделён на несколько книг. Содержит 336 глав (428 у Арабикуса).

Написан на среднеармянском языке. Современными исследователями датируется между концом X и началом XIII веков. Иногда авторство приписывают Мхитару Гераци. Не исключено, что дошедшая до нас версия была последовательно переведена несколькими авторами разных периодов.

Важнейшее значение книги в её словарном запасе, она представляет собой незаменимый источник для изучения среднеармянского языка. Многие сельскохозяйственные термины не упоминаются больше в других средневековых армянских текстах.

Критическое издание было впервые опубликовано в 1877 году в Венеции, усилиями мхитариста Г. Алишана. Уже до конца XIX века книга привлекла внимание европейских учёных, которые занялись изучением её источников и словарного запаса.

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«Гирк Вастакоц», оригинальный текст

Литературные произведения на армянском языке


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Marvel(ous) Phase 4 Lineup
Taking a look at the post Infinity Saga future of the MCU
Taylor Olson, Ana Paula Ibarraran, Emily Friedman, Andrew Christofferson, and Laine Phillips
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Avengers: Endgame marked the end of the Infinity saga, which spanned over the last 10 years. Phase four is the beginning of a new era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The journeys of titular characters who shaped the MCU from the very beginning, such as Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow, were concluded, leaving fans curious about what direction the franchise would take.
Many MCU fans chose to use quarantine as a time to watch old Marvel content before the releases of shows such as WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
"During the pandemic, probably about three weeks into when everything was shut down,… [my wife and I] walked to the Red Box, picked up a DVD, and brought it back. We [did] this maybe like, three or four times a week for like the following five weeks, and we got through all the Marvel movies," physics teacher William Thomas said.
The new phase started with the highly anticipated Wandavision. The nine-episode series was a new format for Marvel Studios, as it twisted the format of classic sitcom television and each episode chronologically progressed through different decades.
"I watched WandaVision; it was a very odd take on sitcom television, which I enjoyed," Thomas said. "It [also] left a lot of [unanswered] questions."
Many people found the series to be quite odd at first, but it quickly became a fan favorite.
"At the beginning, [WandaVision] was super confusing. A lot of people found that annoying, but I thought it was really cool how you could predict what was going to happen on your own," sophomore Libby Salopek said.
The next phase four project was the six-episode series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The show simultaneously tackled big themes like racism, police brutality, and war crimes, while dealing with the continuation of the Captain America storyline with the absence of Steve Rodgers.
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The advantage for online video provider clients is that JW Player gives them much more direct insights into their audiences' viewing behaviors, along with a number of other integrated tools to better control how they stream, who they target and what devices their videos can stream to. It also allows them to pull in revenues from their streaming services much more directly – whether using ad-supported or subscriber-based business models, which are both supported by JW Player.
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In keeping with other turnkey-type streaming products that JW Player has launched this year – including an app creator that enables its customers to build iOS and Android apps in hours rather than weeks – the "Click, Shoot, Live" product offers a simplified process and interface that automates many of the functions required to set up and launch a live stream. According to the vendor, customers simply create a live stream, enter details about the event, connect a source stream, and then launch the live stream to their viewers.
KelbyOne, an online multimedia training provider, and touchlab, an Android platform development and design company, are among the first users of JW Player's livestream product.
For larger OTT providers and traditional TV broadcasters or distributors that need instant scale, vendors such as Verizon Digital Media Services and Ericsson also launched cloud-based, relatively simplified livestreaming solutions this year. But for smaller providers, corporate video efforts and mid- to large-sized enterprises that are adding video streaming to their portfolios (such as traditional magazines and newspapers), JW Player and similar vendors such as Ooyala are rolling out managed livestreaming and app creation solutions that are much more cost-effective for these organizations.


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Systematic review of mass media interventions designed to improve public recognition of stroke symptoms, emergency response and early treatment
Lookup NU author(s): Jan Lecouturier, Professor Helen Rodgers, Professor Madeleine Murtagh, Professor Gary Ford, Professor Richard Thomson
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Background: Mass media interventions have been implemented to improve emergency response to stroke given the emergence of effective acute treatments, but their impact is unclear. Methods: Systematic review of mass media interventions aimed at improving emergency response to stroke, with narrative synthesis and review of intervention development. Results: Ten studies were included (six targeted the public, four both public and professionals) published between 1992 and 2010. Only three were controlled before and after studies, and only one had reported how the intervention was developed. Campaigns aimed only at the public reported significant increase in awareness of symptoms/signs, but little impact on awareness of need for emergency response. Of the two controlled before and after studies, one reported no impact on those over 65 years, the age group at increased risk of stroke and most likely to witness a stroke, and the other found a significant increase in awareness of two or more warning signs of stroke in the same group post-intervention. One campaign targeted at public and professionals did not reduce time to presentation at hospital to within two hours, but increased and sustained thrombolysis rates. This suggests the campaign had a primary impact on professionals and improved the way that services for stroke were organised. Conclusions: Campaigns aimed at the public may raise awareness of symptoms/signs of stroke, but have limited impact on behaviour. Campaigns aimed at both public and professionals may have more impact on professionals than the public. New campaigns should follow the principles of good design and be robustly evaluated.
Author(s): Lecouturier J, Rodgers H, Murtagh MJ, White M, Ford GA, Thomson RG
Publication type: Review
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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-784
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Anne Dickmann (* 12. Februar 1958 in Düsseldorf) ist eine ehemalige deutsche Ruderin. Ihr größter Erfolg war die Silbermedaille im Doppelvierer bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1978.

Sportliche Karriere
Die 1,69 m große Ruderin startete anfangs für den Neusser Ruderverein und wechselte Anfang der 1980er Jahre zum Kölner Ruderverein von 1877.

Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 1978 auf dem Lake Karapiro in Neuseeland belegten Anne Dickmann, Veronika Walterfang, Petra Finke, Sabine Reuter und Kathrien Plückhahn den zweiten Platz mit 1,42 Sekunden Rückstand auf die Bulgarinnen. 1980 verpassten die Ruderinnen aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland die Teilnahme an der Olympischen Ruderregatta wegen des Olympiaboykotts.

1984 nahm Anne Dickmann mit dem Doppelvierer an den Olympischen Spielen in Los Angeles teil. Anne Dickmann, Regina Kleine-Kuhlmann, Ute Kumitz, Sabine Reuter und Kathrien Plückhahn belegten in ihrem Vorlauf den letzten Platz, qualifizierten sich aber als Zweite des Hoffnungslaufs für das Finale. Im Endlauf belegten sie den vierten Platz mit 0,79 Sekunden Rückstand auf die drittplatzierten Däninnen.

Deutsche Meisterschaften
Anne Dickmann gewann insgesamt fünf deutsche Meistertitel im Doppelvierer, der bis 1984 mit Steuerfrau ausgetragen wurde.
 1978 in der Besetzung Anne Dickmann, Veronika Walterfang, Petra Finke, Sabine Reuter und Kathrien Plückhahn
 1979 in der Besetzung Anne Dickmann, Veronika Walterfang, Petra Finke, Sabine Reuter und Kathrien Plückhahn
 1980 in der Besetzung Anne Dickmann, Veronika Walterfang, Petra Finke, Sabine Reuter und Kathrien Plückhahn
 1984 in der Besetzung Anne Dickmann, Regina Kleine-Kuhlmann, Ursula Brauch, Ute Kumitz und Kathrien Plückhahn
 1985 in der Besetzung Anne Dickmann, Meike Holländer, Uta Kutz und Maria Dürsch

Hinzu kam ein Meistertitel im Doppelzweier.
 1982 in der Besetzung Anne Dickmann und Bärbel Reichmann

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 Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland: Los Angeles 1984. Die Olympiamannschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Frankfurt 1984 S. 363

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Q: Oracle schema optimization for 1 : 0..1 relationship I have two tables that look like this:
table A: FieldID NUMBER (PK), other non-relevant fields
table B: FieldID NUMBER (PK/FK), other non-relevant fields

The tables map a 1 : 0..1 relationship. Specifically, after a new row is inserted in table A, at some point in the future table B will be populated with additional data.
This design was originally preferred to a unique extended table so to have non-nullable fields everywhere (as there is no possibility to predict when the "B" portion of data will be populated).
Now... The performance of a join select from A and B is surprisingly awful. We are talking about a few 100k rows in both tables, and yet a simpe inner join takes a huge amount of time to complete.
Aside from moving the fields from B in A (a thing I'd rather not do to avoid the extra "null" checks), how may I improve my performances?

A: Do your join like this: SELECT /*+GATHER_PLAN_STATISTICS*/ ... FROM .. WHERE ...; And then, show us the output of: SELECT * FROM TABLE(DBMS_XPLAN.DISPLAY_CURSOR(FORMAT=>'ALLSTATS LAST'));
This will show the execution plan with associated statistics, as estimated and actually found when executing the query.

A: If you are equi-joining the two tables for all rows then you should get the best performance from a hash join. If the smaller set of joined data can be cached then the cost is only slightly more than a full scan of both tables, which is about as efficient as you can get.
If you are joining only small numbers of rows than a hash cluster may be helpful, as it physically co-locates the rows of the two tables and makes a join very efficient for small numbers of rows. The downside is that a full scan of either, particularly the smaller table, will be more expensive and so will inserts.

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NMA E-Newsletter #280: Can it really be Safer to Drive on the Wrong Side of the Road?
May 25, 2014 • DDI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, NEWSLETTER, RCUT, ROUNDABOUT, SAFETY
They're rebuilding the main intersection here in Waunakee, transforming a traditional signalized intersection into a roundabout. Our office is about block away from the action, so we can hear them working, and much of the traffic is getting diverted onto our street for the duration of the project.
The roundabout is a relatively new fixture in this area, and drivers will need some time to get comfortable with it. All of which got us thinking about the prospects for other "alternative" traffic designs that are popping up around the country.
We've already discussed one up-and-coming interchange design known as the Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). In 2010 only one had been constructed in the United States in Springfield, Missouri. Since then, 17 have been completed, and 45 are in the works.
The key difference between a DDI and a conventional diamond interchange is that the opposing lanes of the feeder road cross each other twice at traffic signals, so that for a short distance, vehicles are driving on the opposite side of the road. (See the diagram below.)
The primary safety advantage is that no left turns are required to clear opposing traffic. Traffic signals are two-phase with short cycles thereby reducing delays. Freeway ramps require less curvature leading to fewer accidents, and vehicle conflict points are reduced overall.
Two emerging intersection designs that also seek to reduce conflict points while enhancing traffic flow are the Displaced Left Turn Intersection and the U-Turn Intersection.
With the Displaced Left configuration, traffic turning left shifts to the left approximately 300 feet from the intersection and then travels on the opposite side of the road before turning left. Traffic signals at the intersection control through traffic while left turning traffic proceeds simultaneously. (See the diagram below.)
Again, the idea is to reduce the number of signal phases and conflict points with corresponding benefits in traffic flow and safety.
There are several variations on the U-Turn scheme. Let's look at the Median U-Turn, also called a Michigan Left. Here, left-turning traffic proceeds through the main intersection to a U turn location downstream. (Follow the red arrow on the diagram below.) It then heads back toward the main intersection and turns right. This eliminates direct left turns and reduces conflict points. The green arrow shows a variation known as a Restricted Crossing U-Turn or RCUT.
Data from the FHWA and others suggest these nonconventional designs can reduce crashes by 50 percent or more. Supporters also contend they can be constructed more cheaply than traditional designs.
Traffic engineers seem to be paying attention. So far, 19 Displaced Left intersections have been constructed nationwide with nine more coming soon. For RCUT Intersections, 66 have been completed and 61 more are planned.
You've already given us ample feedback on roundabouts, so how about these new designs? Have you navigated any of them? How would you feel driving on the "wrong side" of the road? Are the initial driver discomfort and confusion worth the potential benefits? Let us know what you think.


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Our transfers between Lisbon City and the first/last hotels are operated by shared busses & trains to minimise the environmental impact.
Most of the hotels we use along the Rota Vicentina are small and family run enabling these establishments to continue into the future. They are the establishments which are most in need of the tourism income and their ability to continue their success is important to this area. We also arrange for our clients to eat either at the hotels or at small local restaurants, again keeping the income in the small towns and villages where they stay overnight. We also use either the hotel, local companies or local taxi companies for the luggage and people transfers necessary for this trek. This also keeps the environmental impact to a minimum.
We have carefully selected what we feel highlights the very best of this picturesque route that you can complete within just one week. Our combination of the Historical Way (inland route) and the Fishermen's Trail (coastal route) offers a unique experience to discover the two worlds between an authentic rural culture and a surprisingly wild coastline within the Alentejo Natural Park. Treat yourself to the excellent Portuguese cuisine (and wine!). In particular this area of Alentejo highlights their exceptional seasonal produce and demonstrates diversity across such short distances in the same region. Fresh seafood cooked in a traditional Portuguese style, combined with their precious grapes used to create their world famous wines is difficult to surpass.


June 3, 2015: JAH EXCRETION LIVE!
Love the noise. Extra points for the DS9 reference in the show description too.
You are all the best. DS9 forever, Ike.
Enjoy -- I expect a full report!!!
roaming band of thug kittens! run away!
congrats on the 1 year anniversary bosh!
Alex York is a king among men!
Yeah, happy anniversary Bosh. With love.
Oh yay i like Streiber. Thanks Bosh, we love you. Happy anni! Thanks for bringing family radio night back to our home.