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A Wynter Review: Inner Sanctum (The Stonebridge Mysteries #2) by Maggie Kavanagh
Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
Six months into a relationship, things have heated up between political blogger Sam Flynn and FBI Special Agent Nathan Walker. Though Sam is happy with Nathan and proud of his own sobriety, he's anxious about what their future holds. Things are heating up in Stonebridge, Connecticut, as a series of deadly fires puts the community on edge and eventually threatens Sam's comatose brother. As Halloween approaches, fears rise that the arsonist will strike again.
When Sam encounters the main suspect, seventeen-year-old orphan Damon Blake, he's not sure what to do. Obstruction might land him in jail, but he is increasingly skeptical of Damon's guilt. He takes matters into his own hands and investigates, but doing so means keeping Damon's whereabouts a secret from Nathan and the police. Meanwhile, Nathan wonders what Sam is hiding and grapples with insecurities of his own. Sam wants to confide in Nathan, and Nathan wants to trust Sam, but they discover that negotiating new love can be as dangerous as solving crime.
The beauty of this novel lies in its simplicity. It was easy to sink into the story and forget about reality. I've laughed. I've groaned. I've cheered for the main characters from beginning to end. Maggie Kavanagh wrote a story with beautiful erotic scenes to boost the novel's sensuality instead of writing erotic scenes and wrapping a story around them. Best of all, she knew how to use small words to show big details for readers who knew what to look for. The know-how, so to speak, done in a subtle fashion where one would either see it or didn't.
I picked up this novel without reading the first book in "The Stonebridge Mysteries," and it stood very well on its own. I suspect the only carry over is the relationship of her two main characters – Nathan and Sam, and even without fully knowing their backstory, I loved watching the progress of these two men's relationship in the next step. One of many things I enjoyed about them was their independence and willingness to walk a thin line to find facts and truth. They had their own jobs and perspectives, and instead of having one smothering the other or having two people being so similar that they're identical, Nathan and Sam bring a sort of harmony into a relationship that a lot of people strive for in real life. For me, that goes very far in making a story comforting and inspirational to read.
However, that's not to say that our characters didn't have personal challenges they face as a couple in a relationship. Sam's a recovering alcoholic, and Nathan's trust in Sam isn't quite there at a full 100%, but he does try. I felt an overwhelming swell of pride in Sam in the story when he was faced with a very dark personal choice and chose to stand for his convictions, among many other choices he made.
It was also great to see two careers that are frequently misconstrued for the worst portrayed in a positive light. While this isn't a "James Patterson" level mystery, it holds at a "Hardy Boys" level, and I loved those growing up. There are going to be some groaning for people who have more know-how about certain things in the story, but that's quite all right. I came to read a story, not an encyclopedia or a textbook.
The supporting cast of characters – Sam's friends – are also lovable and have their own troubles. I love the author for writing a story where Sam has a great group of friends he can trust and rely on without it coming off as being a passive-aggressive fault of some kind. It's great having a book that remind us, regardless of what age we may be, that it's an ideal to have friends such as these and to be friends such as these for those we care about.
For the readers who enjoy a little bit of bondage in their stories, Kavanagh eases in the BDSM element after Nathan managed to coax out of Sam what it is the man had been trying, but couldn't bring himself to verbally ask for, to get Nathan to explore with Sam. I love how Nathan does it. I find the author's adaptation of the BDSM rulebook feel quite natural. It isn't just strictly about the rules and the laws but also the human element of it. I look forward to more of this in Kavanagh's third book, Blind Spot.
I can't say whether one will hate or love this book. I can, however, recommend picking it up. There are certain advantages to reading a Book 2 before Book 1, in my opinion, if that's the element holding a reader back.
Thank you for reading. Have a wonderful day!
Cover art by Maria Fanning. The cover took a while to grow on me, not that it grew much. It's not a cover that called out for my attention, probably because it didn't make me feel like there's a mystery story behind its cover. I liked that it showed a setting that's pretty important to the story, and the match is an important element as well, but the image of the man felt a little odd and not mysterious. Since the book series is called "The Stonebridge Mysteries," I think it would have been better if a small corner was dedicated to some action from within the novel.
Personally, I like a man in a hot suit where applicable, and Nathan sounds quite applicable, indeed!
Sales Links: Dreamspinner Press | All Romance eBooks | Amazon | Buy It Here
Author: Maggie Kavanagh
Length: paperback, 204 pages
Series: The Stonebridge Mysteries, #2
Published: 1st edition September 2015 by Dreamspinner Press LLC
Digital ISBN: 978-1-63476-405-6
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A Barb, A Zany Old Lady Review: Let Go of Loneliness by Edward Kendrick
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
This is a fairly short, very sweet romance between two older men, perfect for fans of older men falling in love.
Fifty-plus-year-old Byron Randall has relocated to take a job as archivist for the local museum, and as he's moving in to his new condo he's observed by Jonah Hyland, fifty-five-year-old high end real estate agent, who also lives in the building. One thing leads to another as the two bump into each other a number of times, and they become friends when they find they have so much in common.
After workouts in the gym, a shared dinner at a restaurant, and finally a delicious meal prepared by Byron, they find that their relationship can be more than just friends. Byron hasn't had anyone in his life in a long time, and Jonah broke up with his money-grabbing boyfriend six months before, so both men are free to date. Though Jonah's former boyfriend makes an appearance in the story, his meeting with Jonah is more of an apology than an attempt to come between him and Byron.
This story, as I said, is fairly short and definitely sweet. The only thing that bothered me is that after just a few short weeks, the men ended up declaring their love for each other. I think it would have been more palatable had they simply decided to see where their relationship might go. The insta-love didn't seem to fit with their personalities or their life circumstances.
But nevertheless, I would recommend the story to those who enjoy a sweet romance between older men. The story has no explicit sex scenes and would be perfect for curling up to read on a rainy afternoon.
Cover art by Written Ink Designs depicts headshots of two older men in the upper panel, the title in script across the center, and a cityscape in the lower panel. It's so attractive, it's what made me decide I needed to read this book.
Sales Links: JMS Books LLS | All Romance (ARe) | Amazon | Buy It Here
Kindle Edition, 54 pages
Published September 13th 2015 by JMS Books LLC
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A Jeri Review: Better Than Safe (Better Than #4) by Lane Hayes
A man in fashion advertising and a younger model. Sounds like the set up to a bad porno. Trust me, it isn't and left me a big surprised.
Paul is in his mid 30's and spends quite a bit of time traveling the world for his job. He is finally home for the foreseeable future when he stops to see to see a fashion photographer friend. There he notices one of the models, Seth. Although undeniably gorgeous, Paul writes him off as not only too young, but not the kind of man Paul is looking for. But Seth is definitely interested.
When Seth is a total flake at their first coffee date, Paul is done and ready to move on. But Seth keeps coming back and Paul can't resist the younger man.
At first it seems as if Seth is just playing games with Paul. But as we get to know him, we find out what he is really all about- and that is much more than modeling. That pays the bills so he can paint. Art is his passion and his calling.
An artist is exactly what Paul doesn't want. But he can't seem to say know to Seth- ever. Their relationship is rocky as they are basically complete opposites of each other. But as we get further into the book we see how incredibly right they are for each other.
At the beginning Seth really came off as a brat. The way he blew things off, like times to be places, Paul's thoughts on anything from music to cars, even his job as a model. You slowly get to know him and while he is still bratty, a lot of what he does, or did, make more sense. When Paul really pushes him, instead of getting all defensive and storming off, he explains WHY he is late, why he was a flake on their first date, even why he is so attracted to Paul.
Paul, being the complete opposite, is very serious and a bit stand offish. He gets the idea in his head that he should be with a man his age who is a professional as well so they can do the whole white picket fence thing. Seeing him struggle to accept Seth as he is, and perhaps for the time being until someone who fits his mold better, was a bit sad for me. I wanted to yell "you deserve the hottie!" Ok, I might have mumbled that out loud while reading.
Better Than Safe (Better Than #4) by Lane Hayes was both hot and funny with some sweet thrown in. I could picture uptight Paul biting his tongue often with the whimsical Seth.
They both want to be loved and they need each other to realize that they deserve each other's love. Because together they are amazing.
Although the cover by Aaron Anderson was simple, it definitely drew me in. Who isn't by a nice chiseled chest?
Sales Links: Dreamspinner Press | All Romance (ARe) | Amazon | Buy It Here
ebook, 244 pages, paperback
Published September 25th 2015 by Dreamspinner Press LLC
original titleBetter Than Safe
seriesBetter Than #4
Better Than Series:
Better Than Good (Better Than, #1)
Better Than Chance (Better Than, #2)
Better Than Friends (Better Than, #3)
Better Than Safe (Better Than, #4)
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Love Wolf Shifters ISO Love? Check Out Ask Again (Odd Wolf Out #1) by B.A. Tortuga (excerpt and giveaway)
Ask Again (Odd Wolf Out #1) by B.A. Tortuga
Publisher: Torquere Press
Cover Artist: Kris Norris
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Hearing that his ex-best friend is getting married might be the only thing that can lead Andy back to his wolf pack deep in the Colorado mountains. He's a city wolf now, leaving behind the awkward, skinny teenage geek he was once upon a time. All he wants to do is see Levi one last time, and maybe lament what might have been between them if Levi had been brave enough to leave the pack with Andy all those years ago.
Levi has been a good soldier in his Alpha's army, the second-in-command for several years. Seeing Andy again reminds Levi how he's toed the line, and how all he's gotten for it is a lonely life. He's not sure why Andy came back, and at first he's not even happy about it. Their need for each other runs deep and strong, though, and Levi has to wonder what he would do for Andy if the man would just ask him one more time.
Categories: M/M Romance, Paranormal, Romance
Dad winked as Mom cackled from the kitchen. "So, really, why are you here?"
"Gran called and suddenly, I needed to come."
Levi's getting married, Andy. You should be here, stand up for him. His Levi. His mate. Getting married and settling down to start producing more wee pack members. The Alpha's head enforcer, which Andy thought was odd, since enforcers usually didn't allow distractions. He just wanted…
Shit, he wanted to prove that the runt of the litter had grown up, was as big of a stud as his brothers. Well, okay, no one was as ripped as Adam, but he was a throwback. Andy was totally hotter than Ashton.
"Here, let me get the trash can." His dad gave him no satisfaction on the gossip.
"I'm going to make brisket for supper and an apple pie." Mom stopped, pierced him with a look. "You are staying for supper, aren't you?"
"I was thinking of staying for a few days, if that was okay."
"Adam's room is a nice guest place now," Dad told him. "Knock yourself out."
"Thanks." Suddenly he felt freaked the fuck out. What was he doing here? Proving that he was a giant dipshit to the man he'd lusted after since he was fourteen?
Trying to prove that geek chic was in?
Okay, first off, asshole, he told himself. No longer a geek. A hipster, sure, but a sexy one. Second, he was going to get his mom's brisket. He'd have to Skype Ashton and gloat.
"You do have wireless, right, Dad?"
"Ashton had it and satellite installed. Said we had to move the pack out of the nineteenth century." Dad rolled his eyes. "Me and Mom. Trendsetters."
"Good deal." Andy would bet the Alpha had the same or a better set up now, too. Did he even know the Alpha?
He spent his full moons in his basement, not running with the pack. The pack had never fucking wanted his sorry ass, and he wanted nothing to do with them, but he was sure glad to see his folks.
"Come on out to the garage, son. I'll show you the Mustang I'm working on. She was in terrible shape when I found her. It was enough to break your heart."
"Yeah?" Andy kissed his mom's cheek before heading outside. Dad did love his classic cars. That was one thing they had in common, so he might as well look.
His burning questions about Levi could wait until after supper, he supposed.
Hell, maybe he wouldn't even ask them.
Texan to the bone and an unrepentant Daddy's Girl, BA Tortuga spends her days with her basset hounds, getting tattooed, texting her sisters, and eating Mexican food. When she's not doing that, she's writing. She spends her days off watching rodeo, knitting and surfing porn sites in the name of research. BA's personal saviors include her wife (still amazing to say that), Julia Talbot, her best friend, Sean Michael, and coffee. Lots of coffee. Really good coffee.
Having written everything from fist-fighting rednecks to hard-core cowboys to werewolves, BA does her damnedest to tell the stories of her heart, which was raised in Northeast Texas, but has gone to the high desert mountains and fallen in love. With books ranging from hard-hitting GLBT romance, to fiery ménages, to the most traditional of love stories, BA refuses to be pigeon-holed by anyone but the voices in her head.
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In Our Supernatural Spotlight: Eternal Circle (Sirius' Wolves #3) by Victoria Sue (author interview, excerpt and giveaway)
Eternal Circle (Sirius' Wolves #3) by Victoria Sue
Publisher: Dark Hollows Press
Cover Artist: 3 Rusted Spoons
Buy the book: Amazon | All Romance (ARe) | Bookstrand
My Author Interview with Victoria Sue
Today I'm very lucky to be interviewing Victoria Sue, author of 'Eternal Circle'. Hi, Victoria, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Where do you find your inspiration?
I wrote Orion's Circle after seeing a photo of four happy guys. I wanted to make a world where they could be in love.
I think anyone can be a writer – you don't specify "published" writer. I was a writer as a child, loved it. Then life happened, and thirty years later I became one again.
Do your characters become like real people to you?
No, to be honest I don't have that much control over real people. (I wish)
If you weren't a writer, what else would you like to have done?
I'm a mom, a wife. I have been a nurse and worked in a school. Job-wise there is nothing else I would have chosen. My one regret was that I didn't start writing again ten years ago.
What do you want your tombstone to say?
I don't want one. I don't want a place that my children have to feel guilty if they don't visit it, and I don't want remembering like that. I already told them, I want a kick-ass party and then they can scatter my ashes somewhere I was happy. (Although the local library might object to the mess)
How can you repair something that should have been unbreakable? Darric, Blaze and Conner had been together for centuries, and their bond, like their love, should have been eternal. Blaze is trying not only to hold his family together, but stop himself falling apart.
The fragile relationship between the werewolves and the humans is at risk once more, and the goddess Sirius seems to have deserted them. Inexplicable changes are taking place to their little omega, and whilst Aden's powers are increasing, Conner seems to be losing his.
The terrorist group, The Winter Circle, is getting bolder and placing everyone in danger. Worse, there is a traitor among them, perhaps someone a lot closer than they want to admit. Just when Blaze thought the worst that could have happened is behind them, the traitor is revealed, and Blaze realizes that their circle is not only broken, but in danger of being irreparably torn apart.
Categories: M/M Romance, Ménage/Poly, Paranormal
Eternal Circle – extracts
According to legend the goddess Sirius gifted humankind with powerful werewolf shifters, to bring balance and peace to the planet that both species called home – Earth.
The great god Orion was pleased with his wife's final efforts, and the werewolves he allowed to be created showed such equal amounts of strength and compassion that humans were awed and showed their gratitude by adding a full five feast days to their calendar to commemorate them. The days were named after the five oldest gods: Osiris, Heru, Set, Isis, and Nephthys.
But one god was jealous. Anubis had worked tirelessly for years weighing the hearts of the dead for their goodness, and granting the dead passage into heaven or escorting them to hell. He was incensed that the ungrateful humans didn't show him proper homage, and decided to sabotage the plans that Sirius had made.
He couldn't stop Sirius' creation but decided that some of the wolves would be given the gifts that the dead laid at Anubis' feet, as a way for them to barter their fate. These were special attributes, the ones that enabled humans to navigate their way to hell, and the ones that wolves weren't naturally born with.
Anubis sat back after his efforts and smiled. For every wolf and human born with strength and compassion, there would be one born with hate, greed, and jealousy. Some strong, some weak. Mostly the gifts of strength and compassion would win, but every so often a wolf would find hate, and greed, and grow strong and powerful with it. Anubis had cunning and had to do this out of sight of Orion. The great god just had his wife, Sirius, returned to him, and Anubis could not do anything that would risk his wrath. No, he had to work stealthily, as if Sirius' creation had gone bad all on its own and he had no hand in it. Anubis watched as the gods all agreed there could be no more interference in human lives and he smiled. His own creations would bring down the werewolves and they would infect others. Anubis had patience and could wait for those days, for they would be glorious.
Extract Two
It was stunning. Even though his vision was black and grey, the world looked sharper, cleaner. Aden felt the soft touch of Darric's wolf in his mind, and felt the love swirl around him. The other, bigger, black Alpha- marked wolf stood beside him, Blaze's massive head swinging cautiously to one side, scenting for possible danger. Always on the lookout, always in full-on protective mode. Aden whined and lowered himself down. Blaze was making him rest. Memories clawed at him, hurt, and he tried to push them away. This. This was when Aden felt truly, irrevocably free. As a wolf he wasn't small and scarred. Pathetic, abused, and beaten.
He felt a nudge against his side. Blaze's wolf came and stood close, gently brushed his snout along the grey fur on Aden's round belly protectively. No, that wasn't fair. He was none of those things now, even as a human. Aden tucked his paws under him and panted. He knew Blaze was urging him to go home. They had agreed on the advice of the doctor that this was the last time he would shift before the baby was born. He'd known it was a risk, and not something the she-wolves did at all, but this was when he felt the most connection to his lover.
This was the one time Darric had never died. The time before that beautiful body had been laid finally to rest and gone to Sirius. He knew Darric would be with Sirius until it was finally time for Aden to join him, and it wasn't as if he was in a rush to die, but these moments as a wolf were all he had left of his silver-haired, beautiful mate, and he wanted to hold on for just a few seconds longer.
Sometimes Aden wanted to disappear in his wolf and never come back.
Has loved books for as long as she can remember. Books were always what pocket money went on and what usually Father Christmas brought. When she ran out of her kids' adventure stories, she would go raid her mom's. By the age of eight she was devouring classics like Little Women, and fell in love with love stories.
She's still in love with them. Any size, any shape, any creature – love is love, no matter what it says on the box.
In fact if they don't fit very neatly into any box she loves them even more!
She has a very patient husband and three wonderful children. In 2010 in search of adventure they all moved from the UK to the US and are happily settled in Florida. Finally, after reading love stories for so long, she decided to write her own.
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Its Back to the Ball Park With Sloan Johnson's Triple Play! ( contest)
by Sloan Johnson
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, LGBT, Romance, Sports
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Drew Jackson seemed to have it all. He has a family who loves and supports him, a tight circle of friends, and is a rising star with the Milwaukee Mavericks. Then, it all begins to unravel. Cam, the only man he's ever loved, falls head over heels for Drew's teammate. He makes a critical mistake in the playoffs that he's not sure he'll be able to recover from. And then, his world really crashes around him…
Eric Sapp may no longer play for the Mavericks, but he's still one of the guys. No one could have imagined how much his life would change when he agreed to help his former teammates mourn the end of their run for the pennant. After stopping a brutal attack, Eric is forced to face the feelings that've been growing for his roommate, Drew. That'd be much easier if Drew wasn't hell-bent on pushing everyone away as he recovers.
Neither of them were counting on Bryce Shaw. He and Drew enjoyed the one night they spent together, but knew it was unlikely they'd be anything more since they lived in different parts of the country. After Bryce is relocated to help a failing LGBT homeless outreach, he wants to explore something more with the Mavericks' short stop.
As much as Eric wishes he could be the one to help his friend, he knows Bryce holds the key to Drew's recovery. Will pushing the two back together be the biggest mistake of his life or will they all learn there is strength in numbers?
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About Sloan Johnson
Sloan Johnson is a big city girl trapped in a country girl's life. While she longs for the hustle and bustle of New York City or Las Vegas, she hasn't yet figured out how to sit on the deck with her morning coffee, watching the deer and wild turkeys in the fields while surrounded by concrete and glass.
When she was three, her parents received their first call from the principal asking them to pick her up from school. Apparently, if you aren't enrolled, you can't attend classes, even in Kindergarten. The next week, she was in preschool and started plotting her first story soon after.
Later in life, her parents needed to do something to help their socially awkward, uncoordinated child come out of her shell and figured there was no better place than a bar on Wednesday nights. It's a good thing they did because this is where she found her love of reading and writing. Who needs socialization when you can sit alone in your bedroom with a good book?
Now, Sloan is a tattooed mom with a mohawk and two kids. She's been kicked out of the PTA in two school districts and is no longer asked to help with fundraisers because she's been known to lose herself with a good book and forget she has somewhere to be.
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From the publisher: 'Insider' offers exclusive content for subscribers
By David C.L. Bauer
Since April 24, 1830, thousands of people in Jacksonville and the surrounding area have turned to the Journal-Courier every day to know what is going on in our community.
It has been our privilege to bring that hometown view to readers. We have applauded the good, shared the agony of the bad, and tried to be the cohesive force for the community through it all.
It is likely people will be turning to the Journal-Courier 190 years from now. If I'm wrong, look me up in April 2210 and dinner will be on me.
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It wasn't that long ago, either.
There was no internet, no Google and no cellphones. We would have to carry dimes to call the office from a payphone while out on assignment.
The tools we now have available have been highly beneficial for reporters and for readers. They also put demands on journalists that didn't exist before. News spreads faster and farther these days, but often comes with layers of misinformation that must be peeled away before we feel our readers are getting the best information possible.
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Israel's Petroleum Commissioner recently approved Energean's field development plan for the deepwater Karish and Tanin fields via the Eastern Mediterranean re- gion's first FPSO. This marks a departure from the Tamar and Leviathan projects in the same area, both under development through deepwater subsea completions connected via long-distance flowlines to fixed platforms closer to the shore.
Offshore spoke to Energean's Technical Director Dr. Stephen Moore about the thinking behind the production concept, and the company's long-term plans to commercialize the gas, in partnership with private equity fund manager Kerogen Capital.
Offshore: Karish and Tanin were discov- ered and appraised by the Noble Energy-led group during 2011-13. Both fields are close to Leviathan, but in deeper water depths. Did this impact development planning in any way?
Tanin is effectively a nor thern extension of Leviathan lying on the other side of a saddle. The most southerly gas in Tanin is situated just a couple of kilometers from the northern edge of Leviathan. Tanin sits about 20 km [ 12. 4 mi] northwest of Tamar and Karish roughly 25 km [ 15. 5 mi] north of Tamar: the distance between Tanin and Karish is around 45 km [28 mi].
Offshore: Are Karish and Tanin from the same subsurface intervals as Leviathan, and is the gas/liquids content similar? Are there any technical challenges in developing the reservoirs?
Moore: Tanin and Karish contain gas in the same intervals as Tamar and Leviathan – the so-called Tamar sands: layers A, B, C and D. These are world-class turbidite sandstones located below the Mesozoic salts and evaporates. They are normally pressured, relatively cold and with excellent reservoir properties.
Tanin's fluids are very similar to those found in Tamar and Leviathan. The gas is methane rich and relatively dry, while Kar- ish's fluids are somewhat richer containing thermogenic components likely sourced from deeper sediments.
However, development of these reservoirs presents no significant or unique challenges. The gas is not corrosive and contains insignificant volumes of inert substances, and the reservoirs normally have good aquifer pressure support.
Artist's impression of the Karish/Tanin FPSO.


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Just use the Current Account Switch Service to close your account elsewhere and switch to an eligible account with us before 7th June.
Pay in at least £1500 and log in to Online or Mobile Banking by 12th July and we'll pay you £125 by 9th August 2019..
Use your account debit card at least once a month and we'll pay you another £50 by the 30th June 2020.
This offer is available to new and existing customer who are resident in the UK.
We're sorry but if you've had cashback for switching to NatWest (or Royal Bank of Scotland) since October 2017 you won't be able to get it again. This offer can be withdrawn at anytime.
Apply to switch to us by the 7th June 2019 using the Current Account Switch Service.
Pay in at least £1500 into your eligible current account and log in to Online or Mobile Banking before 12th July 2019. We'll pay you £125 by the 9th August 2019.
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The Current Account Switch Service will move everything across from your old bank account to your new NatWest current account, including Direct Debits, standing orders etc, within 7 working days. You'll barely need to lift a finger.
It's completely free and backed by an industry-wide guarantee to ensure the move goes smoothly. We do this using the Current Account Switch Service.
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The Current Account Switch Service will contact your old bank and they confirm if the switch can go ahead.
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Is my old account closed automatically?
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To cancel your switch completely, you need to let us know at least 7 working days before your switch date.
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Higher education institutions in the United States seek accreditation through two types of accreditation agencies: institutional (either regional or national) and specialized.
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Regional accreditation validates the quality of an institution as a whole and evaluates multiple aspects of an institution ranging from its academic offerings, governance and administration, mission, finances, and resources. The University of Arizona has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1917. The HLC is one of six regional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The University's last comprehensive evaluation for re-accreditation occurred in 2010 and validated the University's extraordinary quality and integrity of academics, research, administration, faculty, staff, resources, facilities and procedures.
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Specialized Accreditation focuses on programs, schools or colleges within a university that has already been awarded institutional accreditation. Many units at the University have voluntarily applied for and received this type of recognition. Like regional accreditation, each unit must go through a rigorous assessment process about every 6-8 years to assure that their programs continue to meet quality standards of the profession for which that program prepares graduates. To find out more about the accredited programs at the University of Arizona click on the link below.
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Found This Is What Timekeepers Looked Like At The 1968 Summer Olympics In Mexico
Weekend Round-Up Starfighters, Folk Music, And Naps
We're now in the final days of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following two weeks of intense competition, thousands of athletes will be flying back home after Sunday's closing ceremony, some with a medal or two (or six, if you're Michael Phelps). As this year's games come to an end, it seems fitting to finish with a little bit of Olympic horological history.
Arthur Touchot
This split-seconds chronograph was made by Omega in 1966, and tested at the Pan-American games in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1967, ahead of the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City. It is powered by a caliber 1131 movement, and was built to time every clocked event of the games, from cycling to sprinting.
The watch is part of a series know as the "Nuit Spaciale," which crudely translates to "Black Space," because of its black and white dial. Only two dashes of color can be seen – the red and orange flashes of the two seconds hands. These allow officials to either track split times for a single athlete, or individual times for a pair of athletes, all to 1/10th of a second.
These split-seconds chronographs were made by Omega two years ahead of the Olympics to allow time for testing. (Photo: Somlo Antiques)
Omega sent 45 of these split-seconds stopwatches to Mexico City for the 1968 games, along with several tons of other timekeeping equipment. They did sell quite a few more to private individuals, especially athletes and coaches who wanted to train with precise tools. We know this example, at Somlo Antiques in London, never took part in the 1968 games. If it had, there would be an Olympic inventory number printed inside the seconds subdial at 6 o'clock. Instead, this particular watch was sold to John Partridge, a member of the British Cycling Federation. Partridge officiated at several of his sport's international competitions during the 1980s and the 1990s, including the 1984 World Championships in Barcelona. One would assume he brought his trusty Omega stopwatch to such events and used it for its intended purpose.
All of the events at this year's games that involved a timing device were timed by Omega. The Swiss company has been providing timekeeping equipment to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1932.
But the tools that have been used to record the athletes' performances have evolved enormously since those early days. Mechanical stopwatches have been supplanted by sensitive electronics systems, human thumbs made redundant by precise sensors, and eyes replaced by photocells at the finish line. Here's a look at how Omega timed this year's 100 meters final:
We are now seeing more timekeepers on competitors' wrists than in the hands of IOC officials, but once upon a time, you could see them all over the Games, and they looked something like this.
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Are beards allowed at Nearly Semi Annual's Lounge?
You bet. Beards of any denomination are welcome here. All beards subject to search at the discretion of lounge staff.
Does Nearly Semi Annual's have alcohol?
Good question. We have recently discovered that it is customary for bars to stock alcoholic beverages for their patrons. So, in the spirit of conformity, we've decided to arrange for a keg as well as a variety of other inebriants.
I heard this place had a holiday party about semi trucks.
No no no, it's big LIKE a truck... LIKE a truck.
No, really, what should I bring?
Nothing. We didn't do all this work party-planning for you to screw it up by bringing a bocce ball set, a grand piano, or two oven sheets of tiramisu.
Actually, that tiramisu might be OK.
Seriously, I insist on bringing something... other than the tiramisu.
Whatever floats your boat. We don't expect you to bring anything, but if you'd like to share some Christmas leftovers or class things up with one of your exquisite tastes in food or drink, feel free.
Absolutely! Pets of all sorts are welcome at Nearly Semi Annual's as long as they are not animals.
What an oddly specific forward-thinking question!
This is nothing to be concerned about. Just drive up to the house.
If you come early enough... which we highly suggest that you do... we will have a friendly valet staff helping us arrange the parking.
Does Nearly Semi Annual's Lounge stock Patch soda (pop)?
Let's see: It didn't five years ago, it did three years ago, it didn't two years ago, but it did last year. So, what about this year?
Well, I'll let you in on a little secret. Nearly Semi Annual's had a little renovation during its 364-day offseason. So, yes, it'll be fully stocked.
When does "J.D. and Fitz's Nearly Semi Annual Holiday Party. With a Keg." end?
It doesn't... until you go home. So, don't go home. No one wants a party this amazing to end!
On a related note, since many of us will be enjoying alcoholic beverages at this party... and due to the unpredictability of this "Ohio weather" you have, please know that there is plenty of space for anyone who would like to crash at Nearly Semi Annual's Lounge.
I'm really sad that I can't make it to Nearly Semi Annual's holiday party: J.D. and Fitz's Nearly Semi Annual Holiday Party. With a Keg.
When can I submit possible questions for this FAQs page?
This page is updated nearly semi-annually.
I get lost easily. Is this anywhere near the Dari-ette?


What is that (rotting) under the bed?
I'm really not sure when my obsession with cooking with medlars or even just finding an opportunity to taste them began. I can't even remember when I first heard about their existence. They're pretty rare these days and, until fairly recently, the only ones trees I had seen in the flesh were at the National Trust's Winkworth Arboretum. Hardly the place for scrumping.
Then, a mere six years after moving into my house, I found a small tree in the park behind my house (next to an even smaller fig tree) and put a note in my diary to pick the medlars at some point in October. I took a walk over there earlier this week and they easily came off the tree so I decided it was time to pick them. There were only about twenty so I'm not sure I'll be making any medlar jelly. But before I even think of cooking or eating them I need to let them rot a little bit. Yes, really.
The fruit are so hard and bitter that the rotting process, more correctly known as bletting, is needed to soften and sweeten the fruit enough to make them edible and even then they are (apparently) an acquired taste. I read somewhere that the way to do it is to put them in a cardboard box under the bed in straw or layers of newspaper. So, that's where mine are now, lurking on the Sunday Supplement and awaiting their transformation into something wonderful, or at least interesting.


Flowers and landscapes are at the heart of Ori Gersht's mesmerizing photographs—"just what artists have been looking at for all of time," explains Al Miner, a curator of contemporary art at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, where Gersht will have his first museum survey next summer. "Except," Miner continues, "he blows them up."
Quite literally. For his 2006 series "Exploding Flowers," the Tel Aviv–born, London-based artist worked with a florist to create elaborate bouquets inspired, he says, by Henri Fantin-Latour's lush 19th-century still lifes. Gersht clicked the camera's shutter as each bouquet was ignited with a small explosive. The resulting photographs are gorgeous and a little unnerving; the artist describes them as "celebratory and violent." The blues, whites, and reds of Blow Up: Untitled 4, for example, evoke the bloodiness of the French Revolution. One can't help but also recall the shattering images of war we see in the news—and that Gersht has experienced firsthand—in the Middle East. "An element in them relates to the idea of a suicide bomber disguised by the color and beauty of the flowers," he says. "The moment of destruction becomes the moment of creation."
Gersht's career is exploding too. A graduate of the master's program at London's Royal College of Art, the photographer is on a creative tear. This past summer alone, Gersht had solo shows at CRG Gallery in New York and at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Meanwhile, he continues to travel throughout Europe and beyond to shoot new photographs and short films, including a video he made at a bullfight in Andalusia, which was part of a group exhibition organized by Ron Arad at London's Roundhouse.
Despite the occasional real-life fireworks, Gersht's work more often is infused with a fragile, fleeting beauty. His recent CRG show, "Falling Petals," featured large-scale photographs of cherry trees in Japan. "I was constantly chasing the cherry blossoms," says Gersht. "They're so ephemeral, with their transition from full bloom to decay." He captured many of those blooms—thousands of petals, in fact—not on their branches but in the air, frozen at the millisecond between life and death. The backstory: Gersht learned that kamikaze pilots used to carry branches of cherry blossoms, a Japanese symbol for the cycle of life, on their missions. Many of the images were taken in Japanese cities affected by World War II. "I started my journey in Hiroshima," he recalls. "I was trembling when I got there. The bomb defined our times, always over our heads."
"Hide and Seek," a 2008–2009 series on marshlands in Eastern Europe, has an equally delicate, languid quality, at least on the surface, with misty horizons and liquid reflections melting into one. Moved by Primo Levi's If Not Now, When?, a 1984 novel about Jewish partisans on the move through Poland and Germany during the Second World War, Gersht traversed these deserted landscapes, hiring a forester with a Jeep to help him try to find where the actual partisans had hidden. It was a potentially futile exercise—it's not as if these locations are on a map—but one with an artful outcome. "For me, this is about the dichotomy between Jews in diaspora imagining a utopian place that can never be attained, and Zionists attempting to make that Utopia real, with Israel. The whole process for me was how to capture places simultaneously physical and metaphysical."
The series is a poignant example of Gersht's singular approach to his medium, one informed as much by personal history and art history—he mentions both Goya and Eugène Atget as important influences—as by political violence. "At the heart of Gersht's work is a complexity that mirrors the complexity of our world," the MFA's Miner says. "He acknowledges that lightness and darkness, past and present, beauty and violence coexist in everything we see. Gersht understands the way memory both serves and fails us."
Click here to see images of Ori Gersht's work.


Many years ago, Samantha took a break from the science laboratory to check out the field of networking and never returned. Her volunteer efforts are focused on increasing interest in the STEM fields, especially among women and minorities.
Nate is currently an Application Engineer at SPS Commerce. Nate is passionate about helping teams build, monitor and deploy highly reliable and scalable systems in the cloud. When not at work, you can usually find him discussing new technology or the latest season of Game of Thrones. He also enjoys biking, photography, space and anything sci-fi.
Joe Laha works in event technology, which is a fancy way of saying he's a professional flipchart jockey. He lives in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood with his partner Bridget Kromhout, their cats Iria & Nimoy, and way too much cycling-themed art. Aside from cycling, Joe enjoys homebrew, heavy metal guitar, and arguing about sci-fi TV of the 1990s.
Karen Odegaard is an IT Senior Manager at Accenture leading enterprise cloud application strategy, solution design and delivery. She possesses over 13 years of experience driving service transformation, solution design and delivery efforts. Karen is passionate about IT, innovation, inspiring and leading teams to deliver organizationally changing technology driven transformation.
Leading DevOps Transformation. VP, IT Service Delivery at Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Data-driven, business-focused tech strategist & leader with a deep background in open source & research. Advised startups to Fortune 50 enterprises. Led >250 developers, among 15+ years of software experience. Cited for expertise in Wired, The Register, CIO.com & The New Stack.
Debbie Gillespie is a Site Reliability Engineer for Particle where she spends her time automating all the things. Previous to Particle, she spent 15 years at the University of MN developing software and cultivating communities of practice.
Andy has been in Technology Operations leadership at SPS Commerce since 2005 and currently leads their System Operations, Reliability Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams. SPS grows aggressively, creating a zany yet fun environment of persistent growth challenges. Andy spends many mental cycles collaborating to solve effective patterns for monitoring and operating complex changing systems.


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What airlines fly in and out of Dothan Alabama?
Top Airlines Operating at Dothan Regional Airport
What airport do you fly into for Dothan Alabama?
Does Dothan Alabama have an airport?
Where is DHN?
Does Delta fly to Dothan AL?
What big city is Dothan Alabama near?
How far is Dothan from Ozark?
What cities are in southeast Alabama?
What city in Alabama is closest to Florida?
Does Dothan Regional Airport have non-stop flights to Atlanta?
What is there to do at Dothan airport?
Is Delta safe to fly from Dothan?
Delta.
KLM.
Virgin Atlantic.
Air France.
Korean Air.
WestJet.
The nearest airport to Dothan is Dothan (DHN) Airport which is 7.2 miles away. Other nearby airports include Panama City (ECP) (65.1 miles), Tallahassee (TLH) (84.9 miles), Valparaiso (VPS) (85.6 miles) and Pensacola (PNS) (119.5 miles).
Welcome to Dothan Regional Airport! At Dothan Regional Airport, we serve Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and the Florida panhandle.
Who owns Dothan airport?
Dothan Regional Airport is owned and operated by the Dothan-Houston County Airport Authority, Inc. It is self-supporting. Dothan Regional Airport generates its revenue from the users of the airport. There are approximately twenty businesses or agencies with activity at the airport.
What is the closest major airport to Fort Rucker Alabama?
The nearest airport to Fort Rucker is Dothan (DHN) Airport which is 16 miles away. Other nearby airports include Panama City (ECP) (68.8 miles), Valparaiso (VPS) (77.1 miles), Tallahassee (TLH) (104.9 miles) and Pensacola (PNS) (106.8 miles).
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
You have several options for which airline you choose to travel with to Dothan. There are 10 airlines flying into DHN: Delta.
Ozark, AL. Enterprise, AL. Eufaula, AL.
How do you fly to Fort Rucker Alabama?
What airport is DHN?
Dothan Regional Airport
Dothan Regional Airport (IATA: DHN, ICAO: KDHN, FAA LID: DHN) is a public airport in Dale County, Alabama, United States, seven miles northwest of Dothan, a city mostly in Houston County.
There are 21.97 miles from Dothan to Ozark in northwest direction and 23 miles (37.01 kilometers) by car, following the US-231 route. Dothan and Ozark are 26 minutes far apart, if you drive non-stop . This is the fastest route from Dothan, AL to Ozark, AL.
The area includeds the Counties of Dale, Pike, Houston, Coffee, Henry, Geneva, Barbour, Crenshaw and Covington. The area is dominated by the most populous cities of Dothan, Alabama (pop. 69,000), Enterprise, Alabama (pop. 28,000), Troy, Alabama (pop.
Dothan. The largest city in Alabama on the Alabama-Florida border is Dothan, located near the southeastern corner of the state. The 2009 U.S. Census says Dothan's population is 67,560. The city's downtown area is approximately 15 minutes from the Alabama-Florida border.
Why is Dhanbad called Black Diamond?
Dhanbad of Jharkhand is known as Black Diamond City due to the huge coal deposits and many coal mines in the adjacent area.
Where is the Dothan Regional Airport?
Welcome to the Dothan Regional Airport. 800 Airport Drive Suite 15 Dothan, AL. Welcome to Dothan Regional Airport serving Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle. DHN offers daily scheduled non-stop jet service to Atlanta, provided by Delta connection regional service ExpressJet.
Welcome to Dothan Regional Airport serving Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle. DHN offers daily scheduled non-stop jet service to Atlanta, provided by Delta connection regional service ExpressJet.
During your time at the Dothan Airport, you will find electronic kiosks for easy check-in and baggage care. Our terminal also includes an ATM, delicious southern home cooking at the Dinner Bell Café and comfortable seating.
Delta works hard to provide our travelers with a safe, quick, and effortless travel experience! Unquestionably, the Dothan Airport and Delta will provide you with an exceptional travel experience.
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2020 and beyond: Why ignoring women in leadership roles may slow down growth of MSMEs and startups
Published: December 10, 2019 12:14:59 PM
Being more mobile – both physically and in the mind along with a tech-savvy edge will really be the key to placing more and more women in leadership roles.
A recent research report by the International Labour Organization, Geneva states that women in leadership positions bring better business performance.
By Jyoti Bowen Nath
As the old saying goes, a business is as good as the people it hires. Especially true in the case of SMEs and startups where the numbers of employees are far less than those in a larger organization, engaging and ensuring a diverse employee base becomes a situation of paramount importance. Gender diversity, a topic which has, in comparison, paled other diversities is gaining more and more talk time than ever before. "We fundamentally believe that we will make better business decisions if we have diversity in thinking…and that requires equal gender participation." — Jonas Prising, Chairman and CEO, ManpowerGroup (Source: World Economic Forum).
The right mix of inclusion and equality makes good business sense. Founders of startups understand the need for a fair amount of representation of women in leadership roles as well as other significant functions running across an organization and hence can create a culture of 'fair pay and equal treatment' for all. Significant positive impacts on the business bottom line can be seen and this sends out the right message to the team as well. The trade-off can be an increase in loyalty, enthusiasm and transparency across the length and breadth of the company. Diversity is critical to any organization's ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment. It brings about a fresh and new outlook to perspectives, experiences, culture, gender, and age.
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Women in Leadership Positions
A recent research report by the International Labour Organization, Geneva states that women in leadership positions bring better business performance. The report, 'Women in Business and Management: The business case for change', surveyed almost 13,000 enterprises in 70 countries. More than 57 per cent of respondents agreed that gender diversity initiatives improved business outcomes.
Some key factors preventing women from reaching decision-making positions were identified. Typical startup culture that requires "anytime, anywhere" availability was not able to retain women in senior positions. Another issue was the 'leaky pipeline', the tendency for the proportion of women to decline as the management grade rises. The "glass wall" describes the incidence of women managers in roles such as HR, finance and administration that are considered less strategic and less likely to lead to CEO and boardroom positions. Fewer than a third of enterprises surveyed had achieved the critical mass of one-third of women board members. Around one in eight reported they still had all-male boardrooms. More than 78 per cent of enterprises who responded had male CEOs and those with female CEOs were more likely to be small enterprises.
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SME Hiring Trend for Women
The age of automation and artificial intelligence is here. While tech jobs offer an advancement of economic opportunities for women, it is ultimately up to the fairer sex to transition into highly-skilled roles. This becomes especially true in the case of SMEs, startups where, as the normal case, the number of employees may not be many. Being more mobile – both physically and in the mind along with a tech-savvy edge will really be the key to placing more and more women in leadership roles. Adding a gender lens to hiring trends for SMEs, most of the researches state that higher education, global exposure and the imperative 'higher emotional quotient' will be the right base on which SME hiring will base its searches.
The globe is witnessing a mushrooming of SMEs where a majority of the workforce is getting absorbed. In the near future, there is evidence to state that women hire in organizations, especially SMEs would be where the tide will move.
If one is to scale up to the ideal 50:50 ratio between men and women, the climb would be tough and challenging for sure. While there is a myriad of reasons a new startup might fail, ignoring the importance of a human resource strategy, especially one that is not aligned to gender diversity is a major undoing of startups. In fact, businesses fail 23 per cent of the time because they don't have the right people working on their team. A solid HR solution for startups can solve this problem. Hiring the right people to do the job and implementing solid practices which focus on hiring a comparable number of females may ensure more successes than failures.
Ensuring gender diversity is a huge asset for startups and companies in general; however, when it comes to that long list of urgent priorities on a new CEOs to-do list, diverse hiring is something that usually ends up at the bottom of the pile.
The future is bright. With more awareness and more talent in the fairer sex, ambition for top roles and hard work is evident for all to see. More and more CXO mandates for women hiring are up on the block. One lady director is now compulsory to appoint on the board and in many cases, it is more than one who presides across the Oak Table!
(Jyoti Bowen Nath is the Managing Partner at Claricent Partners. Views expressed are the author's own.)
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Half of Goa MLAs resigned in last 5 years
PANAJI: Twenty MLAs in the 40-member Goa House resigned and switched sides during the last five years of the outgoing Assembly.
Two prominent MLAs – Manohar Parrikar and Francis D'Souza – died during the period.
Parrikar was serving as the chief minister when he died in 2019, following which BJP's Pramod Sawant took over the top post in the coastal state.
Elections for the new Assembly were held on February 14 this year and the results will be declared on Thursday.
After the Assembly polls in 2017, the BJP formed government with the support of some regional outfits and independents.
Shortly after the polls, Vishwajit Rane was the first legislator to resign. He quit the Congress and joined the BJP. He later successfully contested the by-election from his traditional Valpoi Assembly constituency.
In 2018, two more MLAs Dayanand Sopte (Mandrem) and Subhash Shirodkar (Shiroda) resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP.
Later, Parrikar and Francis D'Souza died in 2019 and the Assembly constituencies of the two leaders fell vacant.
The by-elections were subsequently held for four constituencies Shiroda, Mandrem, Panaji and Mapusa. While the Congress won in Panaji, BJP candidates emerged victorious in the three other seats.
In July 2019, 10 Congress MLAs switched over en-mass to the BJP.
During the fag end of the outgoing Assembly, Congress MLA Luizinho Faleiro resigned to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC), while Jayesh Salgaonkar (Goa Forward Party), Rohan Khaunte (Independent), Govind Gaude (Independent), Ravi Naik (Congress) quit and joined the BJP.
Besides, BJP MLAs Michael Lobo, Deepak Pauskar, Filipe Neri Rodrigues, Alina Saldanha, Pravin Zantye, Wilfred D'Sa, Isidore Fernandes and Carlose Almeida also resigned.
Saldanha joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Lobo and Almeida entered the Congress, while Zantye joined the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
This time, Pauskar, Fernandes and D'Sa contested as independents and Rodrigues on the NCP's ticket.
Goa Forward Party MLA Vinod Palyekar also resigned to contest as an independent, while Congress's Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco joined the TMC, which he later quit to contest as an independent candidate.
Independent MLA Prasad Gaonkar also resigned to join the Congress.
After the 2017 Assembly polls, the Congress had emerged as the single largest party with 17 seats. But, it failed to form government and over the last five years, its strength in the 40-member House reduced to two.
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Clean-tech start-ups capitalize on Globe 2014 conference exposure (with video)
Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun 03.29.2014
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They called it the grizzly den, a curtained-off space at the back of Globe 2014's trade show where the proponents of some 36 clean-tech startups got on stage to pitch their innovations to some of the 400 venture investors invited to the forum.
In seven-minute increments, the developers of phytochemical producers or high-efficiency laser projectors or natural fertilizers had a chance to sell their ideas.
Then each company had its own stand outside the theatre in what Globe was calling the PowerHaus Pavilion for longer meet-and-greet sessions.
"We have been insanely busy over the last few days," said Joel Atwater, chief technology officer of Vancouver-based HydroRun Technologies, developers of a hydrokinetic electricity generator called the HydroKite.
The device, which looks a bit like an airplane on its side, gets tethered to a station in a river and generates electricity as it "flies" across a stream in the current below the surface — serving as a clean, reliable and constant source of power without having to dam or divert a stream.
The company will test the 40-kilowatt generator, which is capable of producing enough electricity for 40 homes, in the Fraser River near Agassiz later this year.
Generating more electricity means setting up arrays of the HydroKites at the rate of about one megawatt per kilometre of stream, Atwater added.
Atwater said they came to Globe looking for the exposure in their bid to find early-adopter customers as they roll out into the commercialization phase of their business. They weren't looking for money per se — they have good investors — but if a strategic investor came along capable of offering more than just cash, he added that they were definitely interested.
"We've had a half-dozen people asking if they can invest," he said. "Strategic? There have been a couple of conversations, but that's in development."
Besides the prospect of money, PowerHaus gave participants a larger audience of like-minded business people interested in sustainable businesses, according to Patrick Dodd, the youthful vice-president of the firm Mantra Energy Alternatives.
Meeting those kinds of people "is often a difficult thing to do outside of venues like this."
Dodd said the most important thing for Mantra was to talk to bigger companies that might be interested in the 10-employee startup's technology. Mantra's concept is to use electrochemical processes to take the carbon dioxide emitted from stationary sources — cement plants or power stations — and convert it to other useful chemicals.
"We've had a lot of great meetings and made a lot of connections that I think will go somewhere," Dodd said.
That was music to the ears of venture investor Mike Volker, somewhat of an impresario for PowerHaus.
"It's all about helping startups, especially in the green-tech space," he said.
The PowerHaus pavilion got its start out of a bit of Volker's own networking. He runs a regular startup event he calls the PowerHaus Network, which invites new companies to lunch to meet with investors or potential partners that can help new companies with business development.
Then-Globe Group chairman John Wiebe serves on the board of Volker's GreenAngel Energy, a TSX Venture Exchange-listed tech investment fund, and between them came up with the idea of a pavilion.
"I thought 'Why don't we create a bit of excitement at Globe,' " Volker added. Between them, they worked up the idea of the pavilion.
Volker and his team put together a roster of more than 30 companies, then sent out invitations to potential venture investors. He said 400 said they would come. Deloitte signed on as a major sponsor and Volker's team enlisted help from a wide range of his contacts — including Simon Fraser University's innovation office — to put the program together.
"All the companies are telling me that they got better results than they expected," Volker said. "Some companies told me they actually might raise some money."
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package org.apache.syncope.client.enduser.pages;

import org.apache.syncope.client.enduser.SyncopeEnduserSession;
import org.apache.syncope.client.enduser.SyncopeWebApplication;
import org.apache.syncope.client.enduser.commons.EnduserConstants;
import org.apache.syncope.client.enduser.rest.UserSelfRestClient;
import org.apache.syncope.client.ui.commons.Constants;
import org.apache.syncope.client.ui.commons.markup.html.form.AjaxPasswordFieldPanel;
import org.apache.syncope.common.lib.to.UserTO;
import org.apache.wicket.ajax.AjaxRequestTarget;
import org.apache.wicket.request.mapper.parameter.PageParameters;

public class MustChangePassword extends AbstractChangePassword {

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    public MustChangePassword(final PageParameters parameters) {
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    @Override
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            SyncopeEnduserSession.get().success(getString(Constants.OPERATION_SUCCEEDED));
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            PageParameters parameters = new PageParameters();
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            parameters.add(Constants.NOTIFICATION_TITLE_PARAM, getString("self.pwd.change.success.msg"));
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                    EnduserConstants.LANDING_PAGE,
                    SyncopeWebApplication.get().getPageClass("profile", Dashboard.class).getName());
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                    SyncopeEnduserSession.get().getSelfTO().getUsername(), e);
            SyncopeEnduserSession.get().onException(e);
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        }
    }

    @Override
    protected UserTO getPwdLoggedUser() {
        return SyncopeEnduserSession.get().getSelfTO();
    }

    @Override
    protected void doPwdCancel() {
        SyncopeEnduserSession.get().invalidate();
        setResponsePage(getApplication().getHomePage(), new PageParameters());
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}

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The @augments or@extends tag indicates that a symbol inherits from, and potentially adds to, a parent symbol. You can use this tag to document both class-based and prototype-based inheritance.
In JSDoc 3.3.0 and later, if a symbol inherits from multiple parents, and both parents have identically named members, JSDoc uses the documentation from the last parent that is listed in the JSDoc comment.
In the following example, the Duck class is defined as a subclass of Animal. Duck instances have the same properties as Animal instances, as well as a speak method that is unique to Duck instances.
In the following example, the Duck class inherits from both the Flyable and Bird classes, both of which define a takeOff method. Because the documentation for Duck lists @augments Bird last, JSDoc automatically documents Duck#takeOff using the comment from Bird#takeOff.
* Abstract class for things that can fly.
* Abstract class representing a bird.
* Class representing a duck.
// Described in the docs as "Spread your wings and fly, if possible."


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Acacia truncata, commonly known as the angle leaved wattle or west coast wattle, is a coastal shrub in the family Fabaceae, with a native distribution along the southwest coast of Western Australia.  A specimen of this wattle was part of an early European botanical collection, perhaps the first from Australia.

Description
The shrub is a dense and dome shaped plant  high. It has ribbed and glabrous branchlets. Flowerheads are globe-shaped and composed of 7-16 pale yellow flowers, on stalks between  long. Following flowering it will form blackish curved to linear seed pods that are about  in length and  wide with thick yellowish margins. The shiny brown seeds are longitudinally arranged in the pod. They have an oblong to elliptic shape and are  long.
Like many other Acacia species, A. truncata has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The triangular phyllodes range from  long and  wide.

Taxonomy
The species was initially described as Adiantum truncatum by Nicolaas Laurens Burman in 1768 in the work Flora Indica: cu accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis.

It was first formally described as Acacia truncata by the botanist Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg in 1824 as part of the work Verzeichniss der Pflanzenkulturen in der Gräflich Hoffmannseggischen Garten zu Dresden und Rammenau.

The name Acacia decipiens R.Br.is regarded as a synonym for this taxon.
In 2003 it was reclassified as Racosperma truncatum by Leslie Pedley, then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2016.

The species is closely related to and similar in appearance to Acacia littorea.

The species name is taken from the Latin word meaning to cut off, referring to the short blunt end of the phyllodes.

Distribution
A. truncata is found along the west coast of Western Australia extending from the Mid West through the Wheatbelt and Peel and into the South West. It is found as far north as Carnamah and as far south as Harvey. It grows in sandy and skeletal soils and is found among sand dunes and patches of coastal limestone as part of coastal heath communities.

Cultivation and Uses
The plant commercially available as seedlings in seed form. It is easily propagated from seed collected in December or January. The seeds need to be treated with hot water treatment or lightly scarified prior to planting. It grows best in a free-draining seed-raising soil mix.
The species is used for restoration work, particularly in coastal areas, in mixed plantings with other low shrubby species such as Olearia axillaris, Lomandra maritima and Scaevola crassifolia. A. truncata requires some protection from strong winds. It is tolerant of frost and salt water spray making it ideal for coastal gardens.

See also
List of Acacia species

References

truncata
Acacias of Western Australia
Fabales of Australia
Plants described in 1824
Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman

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