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The University of California continues a pilot series of online courses offered by various UC campuses. Eligible UC undergraduate students can enroll simultaneously in another UC's online course. Add/drop dates vary by campus and by the quarter/semester calendar. No additional tuition is assessed; however, other fees may apply depending on the course. Course credit is calculated in a student's UC grade-point average. Students should meet with their adviser before enrolling to confirm course applicability toward their degree. For eligibility requirements, course information, and tentative course listings, see the UC Online Pilot Cross-Campus Course Offerings list. For UCLA drop policies, see the Drop Reference Chart in the Enrollment section.
Distance learning courses offered through UCLA connect students and faculty through live real-time interaction to sites outside UCLA, including other universities and institutions around the world. Through the use of videoconference technology, participants at both sites can see and hear each other, and multisite conferencing is available to enable students at three or four different locations to take the same course together.
Distance learning courses and videoconferencing can take place wherever there is a network connection to the Internet, which includes 80 percent of general assignment classrooms at UCLA. In addition, there are facilities on campus dedicated for use as distance learning classrooms and for videoconferencing.
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At press time, no distance learning courses are scheduled for Spring Quarter 2015.
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In order to make the most of language resources available at the University of California campuses, the UC Consortium for Language Learning and Teaching encourages the use of distance learning to promote access to the less commonly taught languages. Through UC Simultaneous Enrollment, students can enroll in language courses that use videoconferencing to bring students and faculty members from different campuses together.Other UC Campuses Incoming Videoconferencing Courses
In 2014-15, UC Berkeley is offering language courses in intermediate and advanced Khmer and elementary Swahili via videoconference. Each class session is transmitted via Internet videoconferencing to UCLA so that students at UCLA can participate and interact in real time with students in the UCB classroom. UCLA videoconferencing sessions are held in the Instructional Media Laboratory, 270 Powell Library Building.
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10B. Intermediate Swahili. (4 semester units) Recitation, four hours; laboratory, one hour. Requisite: course 10A. Review and expansion of students' knowledge of fundamental structures from elementary Swahili and appropriate cultural contexts of these structures in oral and written communication. Development of more grammar and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context. Speaking ability expanded through oral exercises, individual reports, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing and reading expanded through compositions, written exercises, and independent reading projects. P/NP or letter grading. Taught by UCB lecturer M. Saavedra Monday through Thursday at 11 a.m. and videoconferenced to 270 Powell Library Building.
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101B. Advanced Khmer. (3 semester units) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: two years of Khmer. Reading of advanced texts dealing with politics and history. Exposure to traditional verse texts and group project based on variety of modern Khmer short stories. Independent study culminating in final oral presentation required. Special attention to formal speaking style and advanced grammatical structures in Khmer. P/NP or letter grading. Taught by UCB lecturer F. Smith Tuesday through Thursday from noon to 1:50 p.m. and videoconferenced to 270 Powell Library Building.UCLA Outgoing Videoconferencing Course
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Canal and River Structures
The canal itself was a "prism", wider at the water's surface than at the bottom, and large enough for two boats to pass each other. Digging and blasting the channel for the canal was hard and dangerous work, and the result was often just referred to as a ditch. The masonry parts were held in higher esteem, and were termed "works of art" in the canal company's documents. These included the locks, culverts, aqueducts, and the waste weirs that regulated the flow of water through the canal and turned it into an engine to lift and lower the canal boats.
The stonemasons were the most prominent craftsmen of the canal, painstakingly cutting blocks of stone to as small a tolerance as a half-inch. Unfortunately, this sort of craftsmanship is much too time consuming and expensive for the modern world. The highway bridges that vault the river and the canal are more sensibly formed of concrete, but this sort of construction did not develop until well after the canal was built. Concrete was not used on the canal until 1906, and is most commonly found as replacement work in waste weirs and lock pockets.
Some C&O Canal structures are:
Lift locks - raised or lowered boats much like an elevator
Lock houses - located next to locks; the lock keeper and his family lived inside with the lock keeper operating the lock as needed
Feeder Dams - built on the Potomac River, they supplied water to the canal
Waste weirs - diverted excess canal water back to the Potomac River, usually located near a dam
Culverts - diverted excess canal water under the towpath
The Paw Paw Tunnel - the only tunnel built on the canal

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Mayor Matthew J. Driscoll announced Sept. 23 that he supports Stephanie Miner to be Syracuse's next Mayor. Driscoll made the endorsement announcement at a 10:30 a.m. news conference at the City Hall Commons Sustainability Showcase.
Driscoll cited Miner's abilities, her intelligence and her plans for Syracuse as reasons for endorsing her.
"My endorsement of Stephanie Miner for the next Mayor of the City of Syracuse is based on two main issues that we both are passionate about: accountability and innovation. These issues are key to the City's success as we face the next 5 years," Driscoll said. "Accountability must be the foundation upon which we continue to provide constituent city services with ever-shrinking budgets; and environmental technologies are the evolving 'industries' upon which our region must continue to be the leader in attracting 'green collar jobs.' I believe only one candidate has the municipal experience, proven ability, intelligence and articulated plan to accomplish these goals on behalf of all the residents of our community--and that is Stephanie Miner."
Miner said she is honored to have the Mayor's support and thanked him for his service to the Syracuse community.
"We share a commitment to Democratic values -- equality, opportunity and justice," Miner said. "And we share a commitment to looking forward and fostering innovation that will make Syracuse the best 21st Century city it can be."
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According to recent FBI figures, over one million people failed police checks to buy guns in the past 14 years. Police.us.org shares more about the story and why police checks are important.
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3 straight wins put Spaun on NCAA radar
Golf World magazine has an online edition that is distributed to thousands of readers every Monday morning. This week, just below the headlines lauding the victories of Tiger Woods and Yani Tseng, there was this:
"San Diego State's J.J. Spaun: The best college golfer you don't know."
Those are the kind of plaudits you earn when in the span of only 11 days you go from being just another strong player among hundreds in the NCAA to winning three consecutive tournaments. A senior from San Dimas, Spaun captured The Farms Collegiate Invitational on March 13 by two strokes and the National Invitational Tournament four days later by four shots.
On Friday, on SDSU's home course of Barona Creek Golf Club in Lakeside, Spaun birdied three of the last four holes to shoot a final-round 4-under-par 68 and win the 54-hole event by three strokes. The effort was part of a late-round charge by the 12th-ranked Aztecs, who won for the fourth consecutive time in a spring season that is building toward a possible big showing in the NCAA Championships in June.
Be it an individual or team, it is extremely difficult to win with regularity in college golf because of the tremendous depth. As many good players who have competed for the Aztecs, the last to capture three titles in a single calendar year was PGA Tour pro Chris Riley's older brother, Kevin, who did it in 1990.
Spaun had won two tournaments in the previous three years and finished tied for third in last year's NCAAs to be an All-American, but has taken his game to a completely different level now.
"It's something that I always knew I could do. I'm just kind of getting in the groove, getting the ball rolling," Spaun, 21, said before the Aztecs left for the three-day U.S. Intercollegiate tournament at Stanford that begins on Friday.
"I'm not surprised (by the wins), though I'm somewhat surprised to win three in a row. I think I belong playing against the big guys and winning in a field with that many stars. It's definitely something I'm enjoying. It's been a really fun ride so far."
Golfweek keeps statistics of how golfers fare head-to-head against every other player in the field. In nine events in the combined fall and spring seasons, Spaun has beaten 565 competitors while losing to only 95. He's tied 13 times.
Spaun is the 15th-ranked player the country by Golfweek, and though some other golfers in the top 15 have faced tougher fields, only one, T.J. Vogel of Florida, has more head-to-head wins (607).
"He finally has that confidence," said SDSU coach Ryan Donovan. "He always had the game, but now he's believes in it."
Donovan got Spaun as a freshman walk-on because few schools showed interest in the chubby high schooler who could shoot low scores but didn't get to compete in many high-level national events. Donovan described Spaun as a "soft" kid, both physically and mentally, though "he has the best hands I've ever seen," the coach said. "He reminded me of Lee Trevino."


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Posted June 26, 2012
(I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Harlequin and Netgalley)
16-year-old Rose has had a tough year. Her mother died from cancer 10 months and 1 week ago, and now her father has moved their family from suburban Cincinnati to a ramshackle house in Ohio.
They have barely made it in the front door of their new house when their neighbours turn up offering a hot meal and some help unloading the removal van. The Millers are different though – they are Amish.
Rose doesn't know much about the Amish but she's about to learn when she begins a romance with the Miller's second eldest son Noah. Sneaking away, she meets up with him of an evening in some cornfields, and their love blossoms.
This can't go on forever though, Noah is 18 and under pressure from his family to marry and start a family. Rose can't imagine getting married at 16. Things come to a head when they are caught kissing though, and now a decision must be made; can Rose really give up everything to be with Noah? Or is their relationship just fated not to be?
This is to me a bit of a Romeo and Juliet story to me – boy and girl who have to overcome immense obstacles and pressure from their parents to be together. Rose is a pretty normal teenage girl, she's into horses and dancing, and she's looking forward to getting her licence and being able to drive. She instantly connects with Noah the moment she sees him, and knows that he is the boy for her.
Noah is an interesting character, but he really does have some real chauvinistic ideas due to his Amish upbringing. It's nice to know that he is your normal teenage boy with his worrying that when he kisses Rose he 'won't be able to stop', but he really does have issues, partly due to his Amish upbringing, and partly in my opinion due to good old fashioned jealousy.
Rose and Noah's relationship is sweet and real, and the love they feel for each other is pretty obvious. I have to say that I smiled when they had their first kiss. My only annoyance with their relationship was mainly due to Noah's behaviour. I understand that he has had a very different upbringing, but he really was just unbelievable at times!
Obviously the topic of their future together comes up, and while Noah is adamant that he can't stop being Amish and live the same sort of life as Rose, he has no problems asking her to give up everything to be with him. It's almost like he doesn't realise that he's asking her to do what he himself doesn't want to do. I also found it unbelievable that when she tries to explain this to him, that he criticises her, and thinks that she's 'acting like a child.' I can honestly say that most modern day women would have thumped him for this comment; but Rose really is incredible patient and understanding with him.
As if this isn't bad enough, he tells her that she will not be allowed to cut her hair, to wear make-up, to listen to music or dance, to continue her education, etc, etc. He also thinks to himself that he couldn't possibly live in the 'English' world (yes everyone who isn't Amish is 'English') because he couldn't handle Rose 'going off places whenever she wanted to or dressing in tight clothes'. As I say, as modern women, we should hate him; he really does believe that as Rose's husband he would basically OWN her!
He even considers trying to make her pregnant so that they will be forced to marry (sorry love, but that isn't necessarily true in this day and age either!)
One of the nice things about this book though was learning about the Amish and their rules and beliefs, it really is too bad that as an outsider you are basically shunned, and that there is no room for an 'English' person in an Amish community.
I have to say that I wasn't expecting the grand finale in this book, even though the prologue kind of gives it away. I must say that I was close to tears, which was pretty awkward considering that I was reading that part at the bus station!
Overall; I enjoyed this book, was pleased with the way it ended, and am interested to read that there is a sequel in the works! I think that this is a brilliant idea as we will have further insight into Rose and Noah's relationship as it progresses.
8 out of 10.
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Posted August 17, 2012
Temptation had me in tears for Rose and Noah's heartbreaking romance. I
love forbidden romance stories! And Karen Ann Hopkins has written one
that is truly unique, she writes with clarity and strength that pulled
me in and hooked me.Hopkins also writes this story from both Rose and
Noah's point of views. This is something that I love for the author to
do. I always enjoy seeing both sides of feelings from the two people who
are falling in love. Rose and Noah are both fantastic characters.
They're strong and self-assured in who they are and their beliefs.
Rose's father has moved her and her two brothers Sam and Justin from a
Cincinnati suburban life to the boondocks of Ohio called Meadowview.
Rose's new home is in the middle of an Amish community. Rose has never
cared about boys or had a boyfriend, but when she meets her Amish
neighbor Noah, her heart betrays the feisty Rose. Out of all the boys
she could have fallen for, why did it have to be an Amish one? Noah is
eighteen, and in the Amish way of life, it's time he has to start
thinking about marriage. But, none of the Amish girls have caught Noah's
eye or heart. Unfortunately, the girl that has is the girl who's
forbidden. When Rose returns her love for him, Noah is determined to
have the forbidden girl he truly loves. Rose and Noah's love is one
that had me cheering for these two who are destine to be together. But
their families and different cultures are going to be a hard one for
them to overcome. They're both strong in their beliefs, but their love
will prove to be stronger, and I can't wait for second book to find out
just how sneaky Rose will be in order to get the guy she loves with all
her heart. Temptation is a beautiful, forbidden romance that had me
begging for Rose and Noah's love to find a way to be. I highly recommend
Temptation as a heart-melting romance.
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Posted April 1, 2013
I'll keep it short with this review, but let me tell you, I got more than what I expected when I read Temptation. I loved it. I was in the mood for a good love story, and I got it, and I was happy with it. I've given this book to my friends, and they've loved it. Noah was amazing, the perfect boy that I would want (*Blushes*) and I really liked Rose. I could see where she was coming from. My only peeve with her, was that she would cry, and maybe that's because I'm not really a crier. But either way, I loved the book, and can't wait for the second one. :)
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Posted March 18, 2014
If you give this book a 5 stars and a nice short review you will be entered in a contest to win a free I phone 5c shipping will only be $3.00! Also All of these books are great! I know the author! Look up Karen Ann Hopkins to See all Three books in the series! Last Check out her new Amish mystery Lamb to the Slaughter out April first! Winner will be drawn April 15 2014! :-)
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Posted April 30, 2013
This is probably the best book that i have ever read cant wait for the next one to come out!! :-)
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Posted November 11, 2012
This book is very touching and inspirng and i cant wait till the next book comes out. Karren is very wonderful at discribing the ways of life through the eyes of the amish and ties it in with a love story. To read this book and then meet the author in person is truly a dream come true!!!!
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Posted November 1, 2012
Cant wait for her next book
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Posted August 24, 2012
I really enjoyed this one. I can't wait for the next one. Love this author.
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Posted July 25, 2012
Temptation was a great story about forbidden love and the lengths that those in love will go to be with the one they love.
I think that she did great job with research because everything with the Amish seemed authentic, and it felt like I was being immersed into another culture.
The dual perspective felt really well done, and I appreciated being able to see both sides of the story. The girl, the outsider, and the boy, the Amish who fell for the wild outsider.
There were moments where I wanted to slap their foreheads and make them see the light, but I guess you wouldn't be a teenager or someone in love without it being the forefront of your mind, and that you would do anything in order to be with that person. I totally understand where they were coming from, and it seems authentic that when you are that caught up in love, that you would abandon all else.
I connected with both characters, even when they were being idiots. Some of Noah's thoughts about Rose, on one hand not wanting her to change from the girl he fell in love with, strong and wild, but then the next he wants her to be tame and fit into the Amish box of what is expected of the women. But that made him genuine in that aspect, because you couldn't help but want those things with his upbringing.
At times, Rose didn't seem to live up to her stubborn and strong, how she fell apart and how she just tried to mold into what he wanted. But other times, standing up for herself and trying out things her own way, she did.
I was a little annoyed with how unbalanced it was at times, but I also understand where Noah was coming from not wanting to become English (non-Amish) because he wouldn't have any means of supporting himself much less Rose. But, still, asking the other person to give up their family and heritage without being willing to yourself is manipulative and controlling to a level that I wasn't very comfortable with.
I wasn't satisfied with the ending, I wanted more, I wanted to know more about what happens with their love story, but alas, this is a first book in a series and I will have to wait to know more. I think that it ended the only way it could, leaving so much more to explore in the next books.
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Posted July 23, 2012
The best of two worlds: Young Adult and Amish fiction
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Disclaimers: I received a temporary electronic file of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I absolutely adore young adult fiction and Amish fiction, and so when I saw that my two favorite genres were combined, to say I was ecstatic is an understatement.
I went into this novel with really high expectations. I love the premise, I loved the genre, and I absolutely adored the cover. I went in expecting to be wowed. That's exactly what happened.
I absolutely love books about forbidden romance and knowing how impossible this relationship was...I had to read it.
I loved Hopkins' writing style. She drew me in from the very first page. Her writing was compelling and intriguing. I absolutely adored her writing style. And then there was the plot line, I've already said I adored the general gist of the plot. However, the way Hopkins weaved her story was incredible. I fell in love with the characters and the story from the very beginning.
As for the main characters Noah and Rose, at times they annoyed me, but on the whole I thoroughly enjoyed reading about them. I loved watching them as they struggled to work out their emotions and love for each other.
Their love at times seemed slightly shallow, but that didn't bug me as much as I thought it would. And they gave up so much because of their love for each other.
This book definitely falls more on the young adult side then the Amish side, but I absolutely adored the tale. I can't wait to see what happens in the sequel and will definitely be keeping this tabs on this novel.
In Summary: Basically, this book is the best of both worlds: Amish and young adult fiction combined into one incredibly written novel. Hopkins has artfully crafted a compelling novel that had me hooked from page one. I can't wait to see what's next.
The Wrap-up: I loved this novel. It combined two of my favorite genres which rarely happens. So when it does, I celebrate. This book was intriguing and brilliantly crafted. I definitely recommend this book.
Danica Page
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Posted July 17, 2012
This is such a great book...I LOVE it!!! Karen did a wonderful job of telling this love story. I like the way she tells it (alternately) from Noah's and Rose's point of view. I also enjoyed all the intriguing details of the Amish society.
I may be getting ahead of myself here, but I think it'll make a great movie as well! I would DEFINITELY go see it!
I'm sooo looking forward to reading the sequel to this book!!!!!!!!!
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Posted December 23, 2014
This book was absolutly horrid! At first it was good and you felt for the characters, but then they were proclaiming they loved each other and they hadn't known each other a month! Not only that, but as the book progresses Noah starts displaying the signs of a would be abusive spouse. I can not promote that behavior and I can not believe the author would either, which is why I decided to read the next book in hopes that this wasn't as a bad a book as I originally thought. Boy was I wrong! Still as horrid as I thought. I am so mad that I wasted my money, I read the reviews and they were so good. Why would people promote this kind of behavior? That isn't love, it's lust! I'm a teenager and I know that! There is a distinct difference. The difference is really pinpointed when Noah keeps saying he "has to have her". Don't waste your money! If there had been a way to not give the book a full star and make it look like I actually rated it I would give it zero stars.
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Posted April 21, 2014
I adored this book so, so very much. I loved Noah even though at times he drove me mad. But his simple ways was a huge selling point. There are days I think of how great it would be to shed all the unnecessary items of the modern world and just be. Just be. That is all. No cell phones, no reality crap tv, no distractions. But then there are days I realize I'd be a fish out of water, gasping for air (technology) begging for the use of my cell phone and car.
Yes, I did mention that Noah drove me mad. So here is the deal. Noah and Rose's relationship escalates rather quickly. But that is just how it is for Noah and his people. Rose has the excuse that she is only 16. I remember being the exact same way at that age. I just knew I was going to marry my first love (also a forbidden relationship) and we'd be happy ever after. (We didn't, and I couldn't be happier.) But anyhow, the immediate love is not my problem. No, that all falls on Noah. The boy expects Rose to do all the sacrificing in the name of love. He wants her to leave her family and everything she has ever known to become Amish. Never once did he even remotely consider doing it himself and become English, besides in a fleeting thought. That is what made me mad.
But this was a brilliant and amazing love story because even though both were so wrong for each other in the eyes of their world, they still loved each other and fought for a way to be together. Even at their lowest, they still held out for the smallest of hope that it would all work out in the end. And that hope is what kept me reading and reading to the end. I had to know would if it work out. Would they still feel the same at the end? It definitely is an addicting storyline that is for sure.
4 Stars and I look forward to when I can start the next book in the series. I have to know if the choices that were made were for the best or if there is change coming. It worries me and excites me where the book left off for what is to come.
Posted January 14, 2014
"That was the problem with English girls – they did what they wanted. But then again, maybe that was one of the things that made Rose so intriguing… and dangerous to me."
Admittedly, I'm a little late to the party, but can I just tell you how much I absolutely adored this book? Wow. It was my first "Amish book," so I really had no idea what to expect. I don't know a whole lot about the Amish people, but what was spelled out in this book certainly seemed to align with what I knew, so it seemed realistic. It was easy to forget that Noah was Amish and Rose was English when they were together… until another big difference in their cultures was revealed. I couldn't put this book down. I wanted… needed… to know what would happen with them. Also, for the record, I think Noah is my favorite boy name ever.
"I had fallen in love with this Amish boy, and I couldn't do anything about it. He would forever own my heart."
Yes there was instalove and a fair bit of angst, but I found the love story believable and the angst realistic and understandable. Rose was a great protagonist. I could really feel how torn she was between her love for Noah and her desire for the freedom she's always known. Noah was sweet and strong, super sexy (I can't believe I just typed that word to describe an Amish teenager.) and very obviously conflicted. The secondary characters were intriguing (I can't wait for Ella to get hers.) Sarah and Sam were two of my favorites. While Sam frustrated me at times, there was no doubt he had his sister's best interests in mind. Sarah was sweet; a great sister to Noah and a great friend to Rose.
These characters – and this book – made me feel all the feels. I have to apologize for this review being such a short one, but a) I don't want to give anything away and b) I NEED to move on to the second book. I just have to see what's next for my new favorite couple.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. All quotes come from the ARC and may be different in the final version.
Posted September 1, 2013
Temptation is the first book in the Temptation series by Karen Ann Hopkins. There's nothing I like more than a forbidden romance, and the relationship between Rose and Noah is definitely forbidden. He is Amish, and Rose is an "English girl". After Rose's mother dies, her dad moves her and her brothers to Meadowview. Their new neighbors are an Amish family, and Rose falls for Noah – one of the sons.
These two fall very quickly for each other. Their secret romance isn't easy considering Amish people aren't supposed to spend time with non-Amish people. Heck, the boys aren't suppose to look at or speak to a girl unless they are courting. I really enjoyed reading about the Amish ways. Their rules were frustrating to me, but it was still really interesting. The way they live is so different from the way most of us are used to. I thought that some of the book felt slow moving – yet that somehow felt right with it being an Amish novel.
Rose was a great character. She is the feisty type. Noah is fascinated by her because she is so different from the Amish girls. I really liked Noah's character too. There were times when I thought he was too controlling, but that is just the way he was raised. I'm actually surprised that Rose put up with some of it.
It was only a matter of time before they were caught. It's something you know is going to happen, you just don't know when. It's heartbreaking when their love is torn apart like that. Rose, being only 16, considers a choice that will make a huge impact on her life.
I'm glad this is a series. I can't wait to see how things will play out. I'm also interested in reading more about some of the background characters. If you love sweet young adult romances, then I definitely recommend this book.
Posted August 19, 2013
I love Amish fiction. I especially love the romances involved in Amish fiction. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one, because the description is so intriguing!
I was thrown off in the beginning, because I am used to reading Beverly Lewis. Her way of presenting the Amish and their voice is quite different from how Karen Ann Hopkins portrayed them in this book. To me, Noah often seemed very much like any typical high school guy that Rose would run into at school or in the community. Hormones were raging, causing them to take actions that are considered highly inappropriate in the Amish community, such as a lot of making out. Sometimes, the words that he used were definitely very contemporary and not at all what you would expect form an Amish teen. I was also thrown off by the lack of Pennsylvania Dutch thrown into conversations among the Amish people. However, if I was new to reading Amish fiction, and especially at the YA level, this would have made him a little easier to relate to. Once I got used to his contemporary English way of speaking, I was able to better focus on the story.
I think that Karen hit on a lot of the ideals of the Amish community, their beliefs and customs. I loved the explanations of how this community worked and felt like I learned something new about some Amish customs. While fundamentally they are the same, different groups have slightly different beliefs and customs. This community was described as being closer to where I grew up, but not where most of the novels I have read take place.
Some of Noah's ideas were tough for me to swallow. I am a fiercely independent woman and would have a hard time with a man dictating to me what I can do and whom I can see. But that is a part of his culture. What seems old-fashioned to us is completely natural for them. I could appreciate Rose's struggle with many of these. I often found myself wondering what I would do if I were in her shoes. Could I ever love someone enough to succumb to those rules?
On the other hand, Rose's English world is a lot for Noah to swallow. Women are much more independent. People are educated longer and much freer with their thoughts and actions. It's overwhelming to someone who has been relatively sheltered his whole life. He isn't prepared for life with the Englischers.
The star-crossed love between the two reminded me a bit of Romeo and Juliet. Just like that famous couple, these two fall madly in love with each other at first sight, despite being so young. It's like they were meant to be together. They don't know how to live without each other, yet have a hard time being together. They come from two totally different worlds. Their parents, friends, and families do not approve. They are extremely young to have such intense feelings, but that does happen sometimes. Trying to be together is going to require a major sacrifice on their parts. But which way of living is the right way? They can't maintain a relationship with one foot firmly planted in each world. Someone is going to have to give up his or her way of living and adapt to something completely foreign. Can two people this young be able to make such dramatic life changes in order to make this relationship work?
I'm not sure which direction I want them to go. I don't know if the answer is for Noah to give up his Amish ways and try to make it as an Englishman. I don't know if it is right for Rose to give up her family and dancing and independence to become Amish. I'm not going to tell you which path these two end up taking. This is the first book in the series, so their roller coaster ride is only just getting started. They may have to backtrack and take a different route in the next book. I can't wait to read the next book to find out where they are going, and will want to finish the series, too!
I received a complimentary ecopy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Posted August 16, 2013
'Temptation' is the first book in a young adult contemporary romance series that focuses on our main characters - Rose and Noah. Rose and her family have just moved into the rural community of Meadowview, Ohio and are now neighbors with Noah's family. The attraction between Noah and Rose is immediate for both of them, but they have only a small idea of all the obstacles that are in their path if they truly want to be together. Because Noah and his family are Amish - and Rose and her family are not.
This was an interesting contemporary romance that focused a lot on the beliefs and lifestyle of the Amish people and how they interact with outsiders - also known to them as the English. I found it fascinating to learn about their culture and their daily lives along with their strict rules and beliefs. Living in rural Pennsylvania, I'm no stranger to the Amish people, so I was already familiar with most of what the novel spoke of. The characters were well done, especially the main characters of Rose and Noah - although they did seem a bit cliched at times. Rose is an independent, opinionated teenage girl with a fierce temper, sharp wit, and lots of passion about everything in her life. Noah is the quiet and obedient guy who is of course gorgeous as well. He's strong, loyal, devoted to his faith and his family, and protective. There was definite "instalove" between the two of them, which I found to be kind of cheesy at times. I mostly loved the romantic aspects of their relationship and I was definitely rooting for them to be together despite all the obstacles in front of them. The book is told from alternating points of view going between Rose and Noah. I liked that the story is told this way because the reader gets and inside view into each of the character's thoughts and feelings along with how they each view the same occurrences. The writing was well done with a natural flow and a great pace that had me quickly reading through the book. I enjoyed the ending and I'm definitely intrigued at what the next book will bring. I definitely would recommend this book to fans of YA contemporary fiction, especially ones that differ from the ordinary.
Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Posted November 20, 2012
Forbidden romance intrigues me. Mostly I've been reading about it in paranormal romances, so I was interested in seeing where a contemporary forbidden romance would take me. Within the first couple chapters, I began to feel that this book wasn't for me; however, I wanted to give the characters a chance (to grow and mature). They ended up taking me places I didn't want to go.
When he notices Rose's unhealthy attraction to Noah, her older brother Sam warns her that it won't work out. He's genuinely concerned for her and tries to be the mother that they no longer have. At the same time, Noah's father reminds him not to get close to the "English" girl, as she's a bad influence (on his Amish traditions). Again, a family member concerned for his own. Both Rose and Noah, however, dismiss their family's concern for them, believing that they know more. The two of them fail to consider how they can be together when they come from such different worlds. Rose believes that she can convert Noah to English while Noah believes that Rose loves him enough to become Amish. It's frustrating how the two of them expect the other to give up what they aren't willing to give up themselves. I'm especially angry at Noah because he tells Rose that she is the one with the power to keep their relationship when he could just as easily leave his own family as he can ask her to give up hers, but why put the responsibility in her hands when he's the man and two years older? The things he thinks about her after she makes her first decision officially earned him the title of jerk. He may be eighteen, but he's not mature at all.
Rose and Noah are attracted to each other from the beginning. It isn't unusual to meet someone, think they're hot, and feel the chemistry. However, their relationship progresses rather quickly. Within a couple dates, the two of them are kissing each other rather passionately, and Rose realizes why her brother warns her not to be alone with a guy somewhere secluded like the woods. She still meets up with Noah. In fact, she always wants to kiss him. She seems a bit too eager to be in this relationship when she doesn't know where it will go. At one point, she even asks Noah to run away with her, that life with her family wouldn't be worth it without him. That's probably where I lost all respect for her. She's been with her family longer than Noah, and they all want the best for her. Can she so easily ditch them for a guy, even one she loves as much as Noah? Rose is sixteen and hasn't been in such a serious relationship with a guy before, and I'm wondering if she knows what she's getting into.
In a different novel, my favorite character would be the heroine, and her love would be sweet and handsome and wonderful. However, my favorite character in this novel was the one I would have labeled the jerk elsewhere. Sam is a jerk for making his sister go to parties and hang out with guys she doesn't like; however, I can see that he means well and genuinely tries to do best by his little sister. On the other hand, Noah loves Rose, but he makes decisions for her based off Amish traditions and his own security. He doesn't want to become English because he has much to gain financially by staying with his family, and he expects Rose to see things his way when she was raised in a different world. And he thinks that Rose is the material one?
While this is a story about forbidden love, I wasn't expecting it to be so romance-centric (silly of me, I know). I guess I expected to see more of the couple's life outside of each other fleshed out, so we can have a better feel for their respective situations. Temptation did not turn out to be the book for me.
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Posted July 2, 2012
I've read quite a few Christian novels in my time, but NONE of them have been about the Amish. Weird, right? Considering all the Christian books out there dealing with this topic, in particular. So, I honestly came into this book not knowing too much about them. And while I wouldn't label this a "Christian" book, I'd like to think that Ms. Hopkins accurately portrayed what would happen in such a situation as this.
Noah and Rose had an instant connection. Or, some would call it "love-at-first-sight". And from the beginning I don't know if either of them REALLY took into consideration how difficult it would be for their love to flourish in this situation. I think that, oftentimes, they were both ruled by their hormones (teenagers!!).
Rose's family moves to Meadowview after experiencing great loss. Her father, a doctor, managed to get a job close by. When the local Amish community welcomes them in, hoping to get to know the new doctor, Noah and Rose get their first introduction.
There are some very sweet moments in this book, where I think Rose gets to be on the receiving end of chilvalry and care that most "English" girls don't ever get to experience. But, for Rose, where does the chivalry end and the chauvinism begin? The Amish are very old-fashioned and very set in their ways. This is just one area that Rose and Noah will have some hurdles to overcome.
Half-way through the book I realized that this story can only end one of three ways. It was interesting to see the journey Rose and Noah took, while so young, to get to this "ending".
All-in-all this was a great story. I really enjoyed how realistic the author portrayed Rose, as a normal--sometimes very emotional--sixteen-year-old girl, and Noah as a more mature--but, slightly, impatient--eighteen-year-old boy. This is going to be a series and with the book ending the way it did, I'm anxious to see what happens next.
Posted June 28, 2012
The Amish culture is one that has always fascinated me. I admire how they live and I respect their beliefs. So I was a bit worried when I started reading Temptation. I have never read a YA book that had characters that were Amish and I didn't know how they would be portrayed.
Ms. Hopkins not only wrote book that was respectful to the Amish, it was so wonderful that it made it hard to put down! Temptation is more than a forbidden love story between an Amish boy and an English (modern) girl. It also gives us a good picture of what everyday life is for Amish teens.
Through both Noah and Rose's eyes we see why they made the choices that they made and how they deal with the resulting consequences. They both have an interesting perspective on how each other's families do things.
If you do not know much about the Amish culture, please don't let that put you off from reading Temptation. It is so enjoyable that you do not want to miss reading it. I will fully admit that I loved this book and I cannot wait for the next in the series to be released!


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128 Channel mapping of normal FMAER, common average reference. The same data from the same 7 year old normal subject, shown in Figure 2, are now depicted when utilizing 128 channels (24 selected waveforms as shown to the left) with utilization of the "reference free" technique, which is quite similar to the common average reference approach (Figure 1B). The waveforms to the left are one second in length. In the 3D head maps depicted to the right, the FMAER shows a topographic distribution suggestive of two dipoles, one over each hemisphere with negative (blue) end over the central region and positive (red) end in the mid temporal region and below. The spatial topography suggests the source may be between these two scalp maxima, likely in the temporal lobes.
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BlueMesh Networks Adds Vice President to Drive WiFiRanger and Other Products
BlueMesh Networks has added a new Vice President to focus new initiatives like the recently launched WiFiRanger intelligent mobile router brand. The new Vice President will be leading the direction of Sales and Marketing to focus the efforts of the BlueMesh Networks staff.
Boise, ID (PRWEB) February 11, 2011
BlueMesh Networks, an Idaho-based company focused on turn-key network solutions, announced today the addition of a Vice President of Market Development to lead new and existing initiatives.
Miles Penrod, a 10-year veteran of the networking and wireless industries, joins BlueMesh Networks at a point where expansion into new markets is driving additions to the product line. Penrod will focus the direction of new products and brands including WiFiRanger, an intelligent mobile router platform, as well as drive existing products into new markets. "We realized that we had an opportunity to take our existing capabilities, and leverage them into new products that incorporated things like support for 3G and 4G Mobile Broadband," said Neil Neiwert, President, Bluemesh Networks. "Miles brings unique experience in both Mobile Broadband and Wireless Networking, and we knew we needed someone who understood both worlds to help drive growth for 2011 and beyond."
About BlueMesh Networks
BlueMesh Networks is an industry leader in providing turn-key network solutions. The hardware and software solutions offered by BlueMesh Networks allows a network operator to be able to install a network with a full suite of services including billing, network management, client authentication, traffic shaping, and more. For additional information please visit http://www.BlueMesh.net or http://www.wifiranger.com
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I'm doing my best to help out testing as much as possible and as such I decided to level up a Klingon. Two days ago I made it to Captain level, but like many fellow players I was lacking the right amount of dilithium to buy the captain ship. This was mostly due to having to buy new BO's since the BO trainer is currently down, but no harm done there.
I figured, no problem, I'll just get some dilithium on the way to Rear admiral, so I kept flying in my loyal commander Raptor, till about Captain 8. I finally had gathered enough dilithium but I figured, what the heck, let's be crazy and finish leveling to RA, it's only 2 more levels anyway.
So that's what I did and I made it to RA1 a few minutes ago, now is where my problem starts... My dear old chap J'mpok apparently disagrees with my leveling policies and is now forcing me to buy the captain ship, before allowing me to become RA1.
With the economy behaving as broken as it currently it is basically comes down to being forced to buy a completely useless ship and spending the little amount of dilithium I gathered so far, which in turn forces me to farm even more dilithium before I can buy my RA ship. I'm likely going to be BG1 by the time I finally got enough dilithium, since there is too little dilithiuim currently going around to get it up quick enough.
My request is simple, can you please change the system in such a way that just talking to ship vendor is enough to finish the Captain mission? I believe that's how it used to work too. I'll keep the discount that way for whenever I decide to purchase the captain ship after all, but until then I can just keep going as a rear admiral instead.
I didn't intend to make this post come across as a whine post, but I am getting a bit frustrated with the limitiations that we currently have to deal with.
As general feedback: I don't know if f2p players are supposed to level up this quickly too, or if we're just leveling this quickly because we're granted exp bonusses so we can get to the highest level quicker, but I'd advice to add more dilithium based missions. Currently it is faster to grind 10 levels than it is to farm 4k dilithium for a new ship.
I have positive feedback too though, I'm a PvE player and my experiences to level through missions only was a lot better than when I leveled my Klingon during Q weekend through missions only. I really enjoy my time now since I don't have to grind/ replay the same missions over and over again. Instead I get to play far more diverse missions and that's a really positive change. I'm seriously considering to level up two more Klingons on holodeck once this patch goes live.
In short, it's not all bad, but the Klingon side does need some more work before it's f2p ready.


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SPX Awarded Contract to Install Indirect Dry Cooling Towers at Power Plant in China
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that its Thermal Equipment and Services segment has been awarded a contract worth approximately $33 million to design and supply an indirect dry cooling tower system, which includes two natural draft cooling towers, at the HuaNeng Shanxi ZuoQuan Power Plant in China.
The 2x660MW coal-fired power plant, owned and operated by HuaNeng Power International, is located in Jinzhong City, Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province and is expected to be operational in late 2011.
Ideal for large power plants located in areas that are arid or subject to restricted water usage, SPX Cooling Technologies' indirect dry cooling tower system features SPX's patent-pending Mega Delta technology. This technology utilizes a traditional steam surface or jet condenser and a circulating water system to transfer the waste heat to natural draft concrete cooling towers using air-cooled heat exchanger bundles.
In recent years, dry cooling technology has seen elevated demand in China as the country's power generation market continues to grow and water conservation efforts and policies remain a top priority for the Chinese government and its efforts to expand the country's energy infrastructure.
"As the demand for power generation increases in countries such as China, India and across other areas of Southeast Asia and Africa, the need for advanced dry cooling technology that can operate efficiently in arid environments continues to grow," said Drew Ladau, SPX segment president. "Our experience and expertise in dry cooling technology allows us to provide large power plants in these regions with advanced, innovative cooling solutions to meet their power generation and environmental needs."
As the development of global energy infrastructure expands, the unit size of power plants continues to grow, requiring larger cooling surfaces and tower sizes. SPX has responded to this challenge by developing a two-level cooling delta arrangement that is designed to provide higher cooling efficiency at a reasonable cost and a more economical system operation. SPX has also made other significant advances to the indirect dry cooling tower technology, including welded steel tubes for product integrity and large tubes for economical and reliable operation.
In December 2009, SPX announced that it had agreed to design and supply an indirect dry cooling tower system at the Huaneng Qinling Power Plant in China. That 2x660MW coal-fired power plant is expected to be operational in 2011.
SPX's Thermal Equipment and Services segment is a leading provider of wet, dry and hybrid cooling towers, heat exchanges, air and flue gas systems and filter systems, utilized by thousands of power stations and plants in more than 60 countries across six continents. The segment's broad offering enables the maintaining, refurbishing, upgrading and modernizing of power stations, and includes a wide range of aftermarket services and solutions.
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SPX products and technologies play an important role in the expansion of global infrastructure to help meet increased demand for power and energy and support many different sources of power generation, including coal and natural gas, nuclear, solar and geothermal. The company's innovative product portfolio, containing many energy efficient products, includes cooling systems for power plants throughout the world; highly advanced food processing components and turnkey, scalable systems serving the global food and beverage industry; process equipment that assists a variety of flow processes including oil and gas exploration, distribution and refinement and power generation; handheld diagnostic tools that aid in vehicle maintenance and repair; and power transformers that allow utility companies to regulate electric voltage, transmission and distribution.
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D3.1 Dealing With Variability of Hazards in Occupational Injury Epidemiology-Kromhout H, Loomis D
Injury epidemiology has been very traditional with respect to exposure assessment. Evaluation of risks has been based on job titles or personal attributes, like sex and age. Nevertheless, we know that hazardous circumstances are not permanently present or present with the same intensity. In order to make better inferences on causative factors leading to injuries, a better understanding of the variability in these factors will become a necessity. Much can be learned from recent advances in related fields of occupational cancer and respiratory disease epidemiology. Understanding of variability patterns in chemical and physical exposures has improved strategies for assessing and assigning exposure. For example, recent research on exposure to magnetic fields showed that health effects would have gone undetected had more traditional approaches to exposure assessment been applied. Variation in exposure has two fundamental dimensions: person and time. Variability between groups of people is a fundamental requirement for most epidemiological research. Exposure may also vary within groups and within individuals, however. The dimensions of exposure variability can be described quantitatively by the expression Xij(t) = f(m + a i + bj + dt),where X(t) is instantaneous individual exposure at time t, : is the overall mean exposure level, and a , b, and d respectively represent deviations from : associated with being a member of group i, being the j-th person in that group, and temporal fluctuation of exposure at time t. Opportunities for improved hazard assessment in the field of occupational injury epidemiology will be sketched based on these concepts and experience with other workplace agents.
D3.2 Variability, Measurement, and Analysis of Hours of Exposure in a Cohort of Fishers-Marshall SW
Occupational epidemiologists and industrial hygienists have developed methods for modeling exposures to environmental agents, such as dusts and chemicals, but these methods have not been widely applied to injury hazards. We illustrate the general approach using preliminary data from a cohort of fishers in Eastern North Carolina. Hours spent working on the water was assessed on a weekly basis throughout the fishing season. We partition the variation in weekly hours worked into two components, between-worker variance (FB2) and within-worker week-to-week (Fw2) variance, using a multilevel random effects model. Risk ratios (RR) and confidence intervals (CI) for weekly hours worked were estimated from the model.
The ratio of between-worker variation (sB2=1.40) to within-worker variation (sw2=0.40) was 3.5, indicating that the majority of the variation in weekly hours worked was due to differences between fishers. The range of variation was quantified by calculating, from the model, the ratio of the 97.5th percentile to 2.5th percentile of the distribution of hours worked. This ratio was 102.8 hours for the between-fishers component and 11.9 hours for the week-to-week within-fishers component.
Crabbing was associated with the least time spent on the water (RR=1, referent category), while clamming (RR= 2.91; 95%CI: 1.46-5.83) and shrimping (RR=2.05; 95%CI: 0.64-6.54) required the greatest time. Finfishing (RR=1.46; 95%CI: 0.97-2.19) and oystering (RR=1.46; 95%CI: 0.70-3.04) were intermediate. Mixed operations required more time on the water than operations involving only one type of fishing (RR=1.81; 95%CI: 1.24-2.63). Future analyses will examine the role of seasonal and meteorological factors.
Whenever they are on the water, fishers are exposed to many important but non-modifiable hazards, e.g. unpredictable changes in local weather conditions. Increasing our understanding of the reasons for variation in work patterns presents an important (and possibly the only) opportunity for reducing exposure to these environmental hazards.
D3.3 Measuring Transient Occupational Injury Exposures-Sorock GS, Lombardi DA, Hauser R, Eisen EA, Herrick R, Mittleman MA
Case-only designs, such as case-crossover studies, use cases as their own controls and compare exposures immediately before the injury (hazard period) to earlier control periods in the same individual. This study design eliminates confounding by differences between individuals, allowing investigators to focus on transient exposures occurring in the workplace. Some examples of transient risk factors that may be studied include personal protective equipment, staffing level, and antihistamine use. These transient risk factors are the focus of the investigation rather than fixed risk factors like age, gender, industry, and occupation. Such transient factors may be more modifiable than fixed ones that can be evaluated as potential effect modifiers.
We used the case-crossover study design and interviewed 1,128 subjects (874 men and 254 women) a median of 1.3 days after an acute traumatic hand injury. The majority of subjects (69%) reported at least one of eight transient exposures during the 90 minutes before the injury. Some problematic areas were noted: 1) knowing the average duration of each transient exposure under investigation before selecting the control periods to avoid correlation of transient exposures over both the hazard and control intervals; 2) selecting control periods when the injury occurred at the beginning of the work shift or in the first month of employment; and 3) relying on self-reported exposures and their timing and the lack of any gold standard for comparison. These problem areas will be illustrated and plans for questionnaire reliability and validity assessments will be discussed.
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In a perfect metaphor for what it must be like to be a Miami Marlins fan, forced to sit in that near-empty, garish stadium while your hometown team stinks up the joint, one unlucky fellow unwittingly became mocking Internet crotch humor fodder when a home run off the bat of Atlanta Braves player Evan Gattis […]The post Barney's movie had heart, but 'Marlins fan hit in crotch by ball' had yadda yadda yadda (video) appeared first on Sportress of Blogitude.
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The investigation into the weapon haul from an arms training centre at Narath in Kannur has established a possible nexus some Popular Front of India (PFI) activists had with forces inimical across the border forcing the authorities to hand over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has said.
Mr. Radhakrishnan told reporters here on Friday that the police had begun a detailed investigation into the activities of the Popular Front of India (PFI) following the seizure of weapons.
He said a few witnesses turning hostile at the special court would not affect the T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case trial as the magistrate court had earlier recorded statements of the witnesses.
The Minister maintained that the crime graph in Kasaragod had come down considerably owing to effective policing in communally sensitive localities. The police would set up a special control room here to maintain law and order, he said.
The Home Department had deployed 150 more police personnel and provided vehicles to ensure round-the-clock vigil in sensitive localities.
The Minister later inaugurated a special police control room at a function at the Municipal Conference hall. N.A. Nellikkunnu, K. Kunhiraman, E. Chandrasekharan, K. Kunhiraman, MLAs, municipal chairman T.E. Abdulla, and ADGP (North) N. Shakar Reddy attended the function.
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Hey all! We just recently found out that we are expecting number 4! eek! We are very very scared and nervous... but I'm so excited to have another baby in the house! I am 23 and my husband is 24 and we have 3 little ones under 5.
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Stellar Conflict is a Real Time Strategy game for iPhone, Android, PC and Mac. Build your Fleet and Conquer your enemies, with over 20 unique ships and structures. We aim to bring AAA quality RTS gameplay to a handheld with both Competitive Multiplayer and a 3+ hour Campaign.
We are sharing some information about the Single Player portion of the game as well as showing the first Combat System Video. We have been busy this week and have a lot to show you.
Posted by mklem3 on Oct 31st, 2012
This week, we are going to be sharing some new information about the Single Player for Stellar Conflict as well as show off the first video for our new Advanced Combat System. We will be working hard over the next few months, adding new 3D Models, Animations and particles and updating the graphics in the game.
Firstly, I would like to show you the new Stellar Conflict logo that will be used to promote the game. We have kept it fairly similar to the old one, however we have added a few minor details that we think make it look more visually appealing.
The new Stellar Conflict Logo
We have also been working hard to add more variety to the environments. We have added six new skyboxes that we will be able to use in the Skirmish maps as well as the Campaign Missions. I think they are a big improvement from the purple skybox we were using in the previous builds of the game.
Some new environments and skyboxes are now implemented into Stellar Conflict to add more depth and detail
This week I have been working on creating a better menu to access your Campaign Missions. This is an early prototype that I have created. Your missions will be listed on the left hand side of the screen, and you will be able to scroll through them. When you select a mission, it will show the mission details panel. from there you can press the start mission button. You can also continue from your last saved mission and jump right back in from where you left off. I will continue to work on this menu and will show my progress in the next couple of weeks.
We have also begun designing each Campaign Mission and I have some new information regarding these missions. We are aiming to have around 20 missions each going for around 15 minutes which will allow for pick up and play game play. This also means the campaign will last for around 5 hours, and will feature a rich story with action packed cut scenes that will be rendered in game.
The story is still being written by I can tell you it will have a number of twists and will feature black holes, scientists and parallel universes. You will be fighting a terrorist organization that has traveled from this parallel universe. I will share more details with you once the story has been written fully.
This is the new Campaign Selection screen. From here you can replay and old mission or continue with the campaign. Green indicates the mission has been completed. Blue is in progress and Gray is locked. This screen is still WIP and will show mission details and a screenshot in later builds.
We have also made some improvements to our In-Game Interface to make it easier for the player. Now when you select a planet, you will be shown a build radius. This indicates where you are able to place your new structures. Once you place the new building, the build radius will disappear and the new structure will begin construction. We may make some changes to the visual appearance of it in the future.
Now when you have the planet selected, It will show the build radius. This indicates where you are able to build the different structures around your planet.
I have started to make the combat for Stellar Conflict more advanced to make sure it is more exciting for the player. The combat is still in the prototype stages however it is already making the game feel more realistic and exciting. Before when you attacked an enemy, it felt very static and the ships just positioned themselves next to each other and opened fire. Now they will fly around and follow each other trying to get in the line of sight. It is still very basic and I hope to add more features like missiles and mines to make the combat even better.
Here is a preview video of the current progress. This footage was taken from inside the editor and the lag is from FRAPS. It runs smooth when played on a mobile device.


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I was watching the Suns game tonight against the Rockets. And I have to saw I am very impressed with Amare, I haven't seen him on tv in a few months (not counting All Star weekend). He is simply amazing. This is only his second year and he is already a very good PF. He scored 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and blocked 4 shots. He went against Yao a lot throughout the night. He is not scared of him at all. In fact he took it straight to Yao and dunked on him a few times.
Amare reminds me a lot of a younger Malone. He has incredible work ethic. He requests tapes of former and current great big men (including Malone) and studies the tapes, hoping to learn something he can use in his game. He soaks up any knowledge or advice given to him. simply amazing.
His defense is not great and his jumper still needs some work, but those are two things he is constantly working on. I think within a few years, he will be the best PF in the league. I know you are going to say that the best PF will be TD for years and years to come, but Tim is all finesse, Amare is strength and power. I think with the way Amare is developing, he very well could become the best PF in the league within a few years.
He is certainly the brightest thing the Suns have going for them, he should be their focal point and what the team is built around after this season. He deserves to have a solid core of guys that can play with him and get him the ball.


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For those who like Thankpad keyboards....especially the trackpoint and trackpad.
For those who like Thankpad keyboards....especially the trackpoint and trackpad.
Amen to D2! There are some audiophiles who require portable music and have not heard of Cowon. Get a pair of good earbuds and you have one professional portable audio system. I'm told it accepts a particular type of Nokia mobile phone battery.
Why do I get a distinct impression that this entire discussion topic is like of tupperware ladies?
"I use this grinder in my kitchen, this lipstick is good, that moisturizer is good"?
JEEPS are built, not bought.
No, I am not talking about the latest contraptions but older Jeeps...CJs
This question should be aimed at CIOs and managers. Most of them do not visit Slashdot. And if you really get hold of them, the answer is, no, they are not ready.
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Passive entertainment > Lethargy > Energy Drain
Suggest reading a short essay "On Thinking for Oneself" by Arthur Schopenhauer.
The sad part is that those who decide where our resources go can't see further than 10 years. (and being optimistic, here)
Or the next quarter
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IE9 update not working properly. Since automatically updating to IE9 access to the internet websites has slowed down dramatically. Windows Mail also takes up to 5 minutes to display the email. Is it possible to go back to before the installation? On trying a number of times before the restore point did not work either. Help please!!
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Which OS? It is possible to uninstall IE9 and this automatically means you go back to IE8. I had to do that because one program would not update with IE9 and doesn't update with other browsers.
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try downloading firefox from www.filehippo.com
once its up and running go to youtube and type in speed up firefox and go by the recs
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I also had problems and uninstalled. Go to windows update page, then installed updates, then you can uninstall and will revert to ie8
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Hi Squashman
Thanks for that - did not like look of IE9 at all and it made too many changes to my settings. Not being all that tech minded it took a long time to sort out and some things I just could not get back to how it was so I took your advise and uninstalled. Very nerve-racking while it was doing it as all sorts of messages came up but in the end no problems except it wants me to reinstall IE9!
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Someone Mashed Up "Game Of Thrones" With Different Disney Movies And It Works So Perfectly
Westeros is the most magical place on Earth.
1. Tumblr user paloma-nevada put together this perfect mashups of your favorite Disney and Game Of Thrones characters.
3. Like for instance, the idea that Lord Varys and Littlefinger are a really great treacherous version of Timon and Pumbaa.
5. Or a miserable little Joffery/Simba.
7. Or Bran with Hordor acting out The Jungle Book.
9. This one is especially heartbreaking.
11. Kind of makes you realize that the only people who do messed up better than George R. R. Martin…
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15. When you think about it, Theon and Ariel are kind of exactly the same. Both have daddy issues and don't do so well when they end up on land.
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SeaWorld announced last Friday that they are going to be expanding some of their animal exhibits, including the pools housing killer whales. San Diego SeaWorld will be the first park undergoing renovations, which SeaWorld has dubbed the Blue World Project. The new Shamu enclosure isn't expected to be finished until 2018, but there's never a bad time to book a downtown San Diego hotel and plan a SeaWorld vacation.
The Blue World Project website claims that Shamu's new tank will be "50 feet in depth and 1.5 acres of surface area will enhance dynamic opportunities for play, including a 'fast water current' that allows whales to swim across moving water." Shamu's new habitat will be able to hold twice the amount of water that it is now holding and will also feature a 40-foot underground viewing area, "providing guests with the world's largest underwater viewing experience of killer whales," according to a press release from SeaWorld.
Also part of the Blue World Project, Sea World has pledged $10 million for killer whale research and conservation.
SeaWorld San Diego is trying to enhance the visitor experience while also allowing guests to have an up close and personal look at one of the world's most majestic animals: the orca.
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Early Morning Insight: SunTrust Banks Inc., The Blackstone Group, BB&T Corp., and Valley National Bancorp PR Newswire LONDON, September 6, 2013 LONDON, September 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom. On Thursday, September 5, 2013, all three indexes of the US equity market ended higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day at 14,937.48, up 0.04%; the S&P 500 closed at 1,655.08, up 0.12%; and the NASDAQ Composite finished at 3,658.79, up 0.27%. Shares in the financial sector ended mostly higher, tracking gains in the broader market. The major movers included Sun Trust Banks Inc. (NYSE:STI), Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), and Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY). All these companies are tracked by AAAResearchReports.com. Download free technical analysis and charting reports on STI, BX, BBT, and VLY now at: http://www.aaaresearchreports.com/register/ Sun Trust Banks Inc.'s stock moved higher on Thursday, tracking gains in the broader market. The company's shares oscillated between $32.30 and $32.75 before finishing the day 0.59% higher at $32.55. A total of 3.11 million shares were traded, which is below the daily average volume of 3.70 million. Sun Trust Banks Inc.'s shares have gained 1.66% in the last three trading sessions and 3.17% in the previous three months, compared to a gain of 1.35% and 2.87% in the S&P 500 during the respective periods. Further, the stock is currently trading above its 200-day moving average of $30.26. 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GLENS FALLS With the ever-greater pressures of school work, peer interaction and parental expectations, today's teenagers face more stress than ever, youth advocate Irv West has observed.
Yet many teens that are overwhelmed and stressed out are medicated with psychoactive drugs rather than listened to, he continued.
West, from Thurman, is conducting a session from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday May 8 in the Crandall Library auditorium in Glens Falls that examines how to relate to teens as well as taking measures to improve the quality of their lives.
West said this week his talk includes ideas for parents on how to hold schools and health care services accountable; how to advocate for children, and tips on how to improve communication with youth.
A second workshop session, set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday May 15, is to address individual problems that participating parents or caregivers are having with their teenagers.
Reservations are not necessary for the May 8 presentation, and both events are free of charge.
However, parents and caregivers should pre-register for the May 15 workshop, and those reservations will be accepted at the May 8 presentation. Workshop participation is limited to 25 people.
Irv also invites citizens to join a discussion of these issues through his online forum which can be accessed at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/myteenisincrisisandsoami
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