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For times when teenagers get a break from school assignments and extracurricular activities, here are some great reads.
Elizabeth Honaker recommends "Fever, 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. "This is a historical novel about an epidemic of yellow fever which took the lives of ten percent of Philadelphia's population in only three months. Anderson describes life nearing the end of the 18th century in Philadelphia as a booming capital in which Washington and Jefferson were residents; however, once the outbreak of yellow fever occurs, the lives of Philadelphians are forever altered. Anderson has an excellent eye for detail and proves as much with her historically accurate telling of the circumstances surrounding the horrific epidemic of that year. The main character is Mattie Cook, a teenage girl who is forced to grow up quickly when she becomes separated from her mother who is suffering from yellow fever. Mattie, who had also faced and overcome yellow fever, notes the differences between the French physician who aided her back to health, and the American physician who aided her mother. Since early medicine, we now know that some of the practices used on patients actually hindered their recovery, even resulting in death. Aside from limited medical care, crimes such as theft had become a major problem during the outbreak. Items of any value, and especially food, were stolen. When Mattie returns home after overcoming her illness, she finds her house ransacked by thieves. Mattie is left with the responsibility of feeding herself as well as her grandfather, with only the vegetables in their dying garden. Food sources are limited, and many Philadelphians flee to the countryside during the epidemic. I would suggest "Fever, 1793" to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. Laurie Halse Anderson's account of Philadelphia in 1793 is well researched, placing the reader in the life of a teenage girl faced with overcoming a disaster left by yellow fever, in a time when even everyday life was much more difficult than today."
"The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks" by E. Lockhart is another great read. Meredith Hubbard has this to say about it: "In the year since she started at Alabastor Prepatory School, one of the big ones of the New England private prep school scene, Frankie Landau-Banks changed from a skinny, freckled kid riding on her older sister's coattails to a knockout with a mind for mischief. When her hot senior boyfriend begins disappearing and concealing his whereabouts from her, Frankie decides to track him. She discovers he is involved with the school's all-male secret society, The Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds. Annoyed with the patriarchy present at her alma mater and in society at large, Frankie sets out to take over the Hounds. This novel is an account of her experiences and misdemeanors as she rises to the rank of Alpha Dog. Elements from the classic boarding school novel ("Tom Brown's Schooldays", "Harry Potter", "Prep") coupled with a teenage version of Harriet from Louise Fitzhugh's "Harriet the Spy", "The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks" is a hilarious book which will leave you with an urge to challenge social norms and toilet paper your neighbor's house."
Amanda Baker recommends Mary E. Pearson's "The Adoration of Jenna Fox". "Seventeen-year-old Jenna has just awakened from a year-long coma. She has been told that her name is Jenna Fox and that she is recovering from a terrible accident. Her parents show her home movies of what used to be her life, and she begins to remember things slowly. When she has an accident and cuts herself, she learns that she bleeds blue. What is she? As she begins to remember things slowly, she starts asking questions, questions no one wants to answer, especially her father, a scientist who illegally uses the latest medical technology to help her. She learns she could live 2 years or 200--is she a miracle? Jenna realizes it is her parents' love that makes them break the law to save her at any cost. This is a fascinating science fiction story of a girl who learns about betrayal, loyalty, sacrifice, and survival. Recommended for all tweens and teens, ages 11 and up."
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Operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of molecular or macromolecular composition. Work under the supervision of engineering staff.
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Tasks | Tools & Technology | Credentials | Interests | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings
- Assemble components, using techniques such as interference fitting, solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, or ultrasonic welding.
- Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in processing or characterizing materials according to physical or chemical properties.
- Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in writing process specifications or documentation.
- Calibrate nanotechnology equipment, such as weighing, testing, or production equipment.
- Compile information or prepare reports on nanotechnology experiments or applications.
- Inspect nanotechnology work products to ensure quality or adherence to specifications.
- Maintain accurate record or batch-record documentation of nanoproduction.
- Maintain work area according to cleanroom or other processing standards.
- Measure emission of nanodust or nanoparticles during nanocomposite or other nano-scale production processes, using systems such as aerosol detection systems.
- Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.
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|Scanning electron microscopes — Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM; Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM; Scanning electron microscopes SEM
|Scanning probe microscopes — Atomic force microscopes AFM; Scanning acoustic microscopes; Scanning probe microscopes SPM; Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
|Semiconductor process systems — Magnetron plasma sputter reactors; Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems; Spin processors; Wafer substrate bonders
|Semiconductor testers — Linewidth measurement systems; Optical thin film measurement systems; Parametric analyzers
|Spectrometers — Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes; Infrared spectroscopes; Photoelectron spectroscopes; Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
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|Analytical or scientific software — Image analysis software; Simulation software; SPMLab
|Graphics or photo imaging software — Optical imaging systems
|Office suite software — Microsoft Office software
|Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
|Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
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|Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
|Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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|Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
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Median wages data collected from Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
Employment data collected from Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
Industry data collected from Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
|Median wages (2014)
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|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|68,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Little or no change (-2% to 2%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
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Consumers are continuing to upgrade their antiquated televisions and computers to streamlined models that are light enough to mount on a wall or carry in a backpack. But the old, hefty equipment, replete with glass, metal, lead, and other toxic materials, has to go somewhere—which often translates to landfills. One building product manufacturer is looking to limit that waste by incorporating some of it—the thick cathode-ray-tube (CRT) glass found in the screens of older TVs and computers—into its products. In February, San Francisco, Calif.–based Fireclay Tile plans to launch a line of backsplash tiles and coasters made of the material and a white pigment. EcoBuilding Pulse talked with the company's founder and chief ceramicist Paul Burns about the decision to use recycled CRT glass and the product's crowd-funded launch.
Why did Fireclay decide to make tiles from CRT glass?
The thing with recycling and sustainability is that it's always a moving target. Our mission here is to work with things that are truly going to landfill, that don't have a better use. We're always on the lookout for what is currently in the waste stream that we could use to make a beautiful product. Right now, there's a huge need to recycle CRT glass. It makes a really beautiful looking tile, too. It has a little bit of flecking and a luster.
Credit: Fireclay Tile
How are the tiles made?
We get chunks of CRT glass from an electronic waste recycling company, ECS Refining in Santa Clara, Calif. The company runs the glass through a saw to separate the front, middle, and back sections, [the latter of] which has a lot of heavy metals in it. We use the front of the screen—it's about three-quarters of an inch [thick]. We're not just smashing up old television sets in the backyard. There are toxicology concerns. We require a very detailed chemical analysis of the glass to know exactly what's there and that it's safe. We crush the chunks of the front part of the screen and demagnetize the material. Then we cast our tiles in the molds.
Tell us more about the molds.
We make them ourselves from a refractory material that can withstand high heat and be used over and over again. Making our own molds allows us to change the shape and size of the tiles in the future. The material can handle temperatures of 1,600 F to 1,700 F, and they cycle in and out of the ovens two or three times a day and last about a year.
You launched the product on Kickstarter to help pay for the molds and met the funding goal—why did you take this approach?
It was a fun and easy way to get more personal involvement and make people aware of what we're doing. We handle, on average, about 250 custom orders every month, so we really like to make things for people one at a time, but we never involved them in the process. We went over our $10,000 funding goal in four days.
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CNN — "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is bringing the franchise to a close not with a bang, but with a slew of nominations in an awards ceremony that celebrates "the berry worst" in film.
In fact, the final installment in the "Twilight" series leads the pack of nominees for this year's Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies. "Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" picked up 11 nods across 10 categories, including worst picture.
For that award, "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" will have to edge out other poorly received films like "Battleship"; "The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure"; Eddie Murphy's "A Thousand Words"; and Adam Sandler's comedy with Andy Samberg, "That's My Boy."
"Breaking Dawn - Part 2" also picked up a worst director nod for Bill Condon; a worst screenplay nod for Melissa Rosenberg; and entries in the worst supporting actor (Taylor Lautner) and worst supporting actress (Ashley Greene) categories. Romantic leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are nominated in the worst actor and actress categories, respectively.
In the latter field, Stewart is a repeat entry with another worst actress nomination for her work in last summer's "Snow White and the Huntsman."
The film's stars will compete against one another for the worst screen couple award, as Lautner and child actor Mackenzie Foy will face off against Stewart and Pattinson.
It's tough competition in that category overall, as those two pairs are up against any two cast members of "Jersey Shore" in the "Three Stooges"; Adam Sandler and "multiple actors" in "That's My Boy"; and Tyler Perry and "his drag get-up" in "Tyler Perry's Madea's Wit[n]ess Protection." (The press release actually calls the film "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witless Protection."]
"Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is also nominated for the worst remake, rip-off or sequel award, as well as for the worst screen ensemble.


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S M T W T F S 1Events on 2015/03/01
- Flint Institute of Arts - Building Art - presented by Michigan LEGO Users GroupStarts: 12:00 amEnds: 2015/04/06 - 12:00 amLocation: Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 East Kearsley Street, Flint Township, MI 48503, United States
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- Toledo train showStarts: 12:00 amEnds: 2015/03/09 - 12:00 amLocation: Owens Community College Student Health & Activities Center 30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551Description: Greater Toledo Train and Toy Show
Owens Community College
Student Health & Activities Center
30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Early Birds ($8) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
General Public ($6) 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Kids 12 and under are always FREE!
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There, you will discover wonderful operating exhibits as well as vendors bringing all sorts of unique and collectible trains and toys from all over the country! FREE rides on "Thomas" riding trains for little ones (age 4 years and under). Area train clubs with fascinating modular layouts representing all gauges. Our own famous and rare 1949 Lionel O-Gauge Store Display, & Tiedtke American Flyer Store Display, Michigan LEGO Club's huge, 150,000-piece operating LEGO exhibit (you must see to believe this)...and so much more!
Vendors will be on hand to offer trains and accessories of all gauges and manufacturers as well as distinctive and vintage toys of every kind and description to add to your own collection!
A "Family Fun Day For All" for all the enjoyment of all ages!
This is an event you don't want to miss!
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- Michlug meetingStarts: 11:00 amEnds: 2015/03/21 - 2:30 pmLocation: 43327 Joy Road Canton, MI 48187Description: Michigan LEGO Users Group Meeting
Saturday March 21st 2015
43327 Joy Road Canton, MI 48187
Members will display MOC's, and enjoy discussing their favorite hobby with other club members. We will also discuss current and upcoming displays. We will plan our permanent LEGO brand retail Lego Users Group display New members inquires are welcome!
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- Mr pleasant train show - presented by Scot Thompson President of MichLUGStarts: 12:00 amEnds: 2015/03/23 - 12:00 amLocation: Central Michigan University, 1200 South Franklin Street, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, United StatesDescription: Mid-Michigan Model Train Show
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Family Friendly Event
Finch Fieldhouse
On the Campus of CMUTM
Michigan LEGO Users Group (MichLUG) will display a HUGE 13'x16' town layout, featuring two running trains, and several Michigan buildings, from Bay City, and Midland MI, all built from LEGO® bricks.
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Michigan LEGO® Users Group LEGO® Train Layout
LEGO® play table
200 Vendor Tables with Model Railroad equipment for sale (and LEGO®)
3 additional operating Display Layouts
Live Steam Engines
A Clinic or two for young and old
Hourly Drawings
Grand Prize Drawing
Food and Beverages
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- MIchLUG FIA lecturesStarts: 12:00 amEnds: 2015/03/29 - 12:00 am
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Designed and assembled in the U.S., Soccket uses Uncharted Play's patent-pending mechanism that captures and stores the kinetic power generated through kicking the ball. The small pendulum inside the ball harnesses energy of the movement by turning a generator connected to a rechargeable battery. It is an off-grid power source made from specially designed water-resistant EVA foam that is both soft and deflation-proof. The energy captured in only 30 minutes of playing soccer can be used to power a small LED lamp for three hours.
The Soccket was piloted in various low-income areas of North America and South America, bringing energy to those who need it the most. So far the production has been limited to a few hundred Sokkect balls per week, but the team recently launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to scale-up and purchase necessary equipment for the manufacturing processes and will be accepting pledges until 28 March.
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Mathieu March 4, 2013 at 10:14 pm
haha this project is so stupid… Kids play soccer together and then only one of them can *bring light home ?
Please give those kids a small solar lamp, that will be cheaper, much more efficient and they will have nothing to do to get their light working at night (like that one http://wearethemarket.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/08/olafur-eliasson-little-sun-London.jpg).
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"Maya Women: Figures of Enduring Strength and Power"
April 9 through 11, 2010
MARCH 2010-"Maya Women: Figures of Enduring Strength and Power" is the theme for the 28th annual Maya Weekend, taking place Friday, April 9th through Sunday, April 11th, at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. More than a dozen scholars present illustrated talks and interactive workshops for the public, exploring the central role that women have played in the social, political, and cultural history of the Maya people from the Classic period (AD 250 to AD 900) to contemporary times.
Secrets of the Silk Road
February 5, 2011 through June 5, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, PA —Secrets of the Silk Road, a major new exhibition of international importance, concludes its three city US tour in 2011 with a stop at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology—the only East Coast venue.
Organized by the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, where it will be on display March 27, 2010 through July 25, 2010, this exhibition draws on the collections of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum and the Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology in Urumqi in northwest China.
Read more: Penn Museum is Only East Coast Venue for "Secrets of the Silk Road"
Read more: Michael Coard Speaks on Slavery in Philadelphia March 22, 6 PM
Underwater Archaeologist George Bass Tells Story of 1,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Recovery and Conservation Efforts on Three Ton Collection of Medieval Glass at Penn Museum's Annual Petersen Lecture Friday, March 26, 7:00 PM
Bass to be Awarded Drexel Medal for Archaeological Achievement at Program
Read more: Underwater Archaeologist George Bass Talks, Receives Medal Friday, March 26, 6 PM
Penn Museum Invites the Public to Share Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Tuesday, March 23, 4:30 to 6:00 pm
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is in the initial phase of developing an exhibition about human sexuality—and looking for public feedback! With the whole wide world of human cultures to draw upon, what might a Human Sexuality exhibition look like?
Read more: What about Sex(uality)? A Penn Museum Workshop March 23, 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Read more: "Hips Don't Lie": Belly Dance Workshop and Course at the Penn Museum
Penn Museum Offers Series of Provocative Programs In Conjunction with Righteous Dopefiend Exhibition Now on View
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology complements its special exhibition Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America with a series of special programs in March, April, and May. The exhibition, on view in the Penn Museum's Merle-Smith Gallery East, will remain open after hours, 4:30 to 9:00 pm, prior to and after each program. All programs are pay-what-you-want.
Tuesday, May 4, 6:00-8:00 pm
Public Health and Law Enforcement: Reframing the Debate in Philadelphia
Round table discussion to re-examine the stalemate of the war on drugs. Can the traditional contradictions between zero laws and law enforcement, and public health needs and services, be mediated productively?
• Moderator: Jeffrey Drain - Associate Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania
• Philippe Bourgois - Richard Perry University professor of Anthropology & Family and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Lt. Francis Healy - Special Advisor to the Police Commissioner, City of Philadelphia
• Dennis Culhane - Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania; Director of Research, National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
• Prison System Representative - City of Philadelphia
Wednesday, March 17, 6:00-8:00 pm
A Conversation on Urban Poverty in Philadelphia and the United States
Round table discussion with audience participation. Scholars of urban America, whose life work has been dedicated to a theoretical and practical understanding of US intercity poverty, ethnic segregation, and the history of drug use and violence, participate.
• Philippe Bourgois - Richard Perry University professor of Anthropology & Family and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Elijah Anderson - William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology, Yale University
• Eric Schneider - Assistant Dean and Associate Director for Academic Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
• Michael Katz - Water H. Annenberg Professor of History, Research Associate in the Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Monday, March 22, 6:00 pm
Play Reading: Corner Wars
"Corner Wars," a two act play, is the story of a day in the life of a group of young drug dealers working a street corner in North Philadelphia. Philadelphia playwright Timothy Dowlin, who studied theater at the High School for Creative and Performing Arts, wrote the play, his literary debut, which was first produced at 47th Street Theatre in New York by Theater for a New Generation in 2003. The play was awarded Newsday's George Oppenheimer award. Director Omar Evans organizes the reading; Mr. Dowlin joins for a question and answer period following the reading.
Tuesday, April 6, 6:00-8:00 pm
Addiction and Recovery: Lessons from Philadelphia
Round table discussion with audience participation. A discussion among practitioners and survivors working on the front lines in Philadelphia and at the national level, finding solutions to problems of addiction, homelessness, and poverty.
• Moderator Philippe Bourgois - Richard Perry University professor of Anthropology & Family and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Marcella Maguire - Director of DBH (Department of Behavioral Health) Homeless Services at the City of Philadelphia
• Robert Fairbanks - Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Chicago, and author, How It Works: Recovering Citizens in Post-Welfare Philadelphia (2009, The University of Chicago Press)
• Tony Moses - Clinical Superviosr at Miracles in Progress II, North Philadelphia
• LeeRoy Jordan - Program Director, Ready, Willing & Able, Philadelphia
In Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America, anthropologist Philippe Bourgois and photographer-ethnographer Jeff Schonberg document the daily lives of homeless drug users, drawing upon more than a decade of fieldwork they conducted among a community of heroin injectors and crack smokers who survive on the streets of San Francisco's former industrial neighborhoods. About 40 black and white photographs are interwoven with edited transcriptions of tape recorded conversations, fieldwork notes, and critical analysis to explore the intimate experience of homelessness and addiction. Revealing the social survival mechanisms and perspectives of this marginalized "community of addicted bodies," the exhibition also sheds light on the often unintended consequences of public policies that can exacerbate the suffering faced by street-based drug users in America.
The research for Righteous Dopefiend was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives is co-sponsor of this exhibition as a part of their 2009/2010 series, "Creative Action: The Arts in Public Health," and Penn's Arts and the City programming initiative.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is dedicated to the study and understanding of human history and diversity. Founded in 1887, the Museum has sent more than 400 archaeological and anthropological expeditions to all the inhabited continents of the world. With an active exhibition schedule and educational programming for children and adults, the Museum offers the public an opportunity to share in the ongoing discovery of humankind's collective heritage.
Penn Museum is located at 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (on Penn's campus, across from Franklin Field and adjacent to SEPTA's University City Regional Rail station serving the R1, R2, and R3 lines). Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Admission donation is $10 for adults; $7 for senior citizens (65 and above); $6 children (6 to 17) and full-time students with ID; free to Members, Penncard holders, and children 5 and younger; "pay-what-you-want" after 3:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday, and after 4:00 pm Sunday. Penn Museum can be found on the web at www.penn.museum. For general information call (215) 898-4000.
Photograph, above, by Jeffrey Schonberg, in the exhibition Righteous Dopefiend.
Penn Museum Hosts Photography Exhibition, In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891
Native American Period Clothing from Museum Collection Complements Photographs
March 26 through June 20, 2010
Read more: Photo Exhibition: In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891
"What in the World" Live Event Set for Sunday, February 28, 2 PM
Panelists Mark Dion, Pablo Helguera, and Joseph Rishel
Take on Game Show Format Challenge Featuring Museum's International Collection
Special Event is Part of Philagrafika 2010 "Out of Print" Collaboration
Read more: "What in the World" Live Event Set for Sunday, February 28, 2 PM
PHILADELPHIA, PA—This summer, adventurous children ages 7 through 13 can experience a day camp that takes them through time and across continents at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Penn's campus in Philadelphia.
"Anthropologists in the Making," organized by the Education Department of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, runs eight theme-oriented one-week sessions from June 21 through August 13, 2010. Camp details and a downloadable registration form are available online: www.penn.museum/camp.html.
Children may attend one or more of the weekly-themed programs. This year's themes are:
Read more: Penn Museum Summer 2010 Day Camp: "Anthropologists in the Making" For Children Ages 7 to 13
Philadelphia, PA, March 2010—The January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti and the surrounding region is over, but the recovery and rebuilding process is just beginning.
Penn Museum's International Classroom program is joining the effort, raising awareness and money for Haiti with an educational benefit evening, Help for Haiti: Beyond Media Coverage, Friday, March 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Admission to the fundraising event, which offers guests a special opportunity to learn more about the history, culture, and traditions of Haiti, is $10 per person, with all proceeds going to the Haitian relief efforts. Guests can enjoy music and dance performances by La Salle College's Neo-African Drums 'n Dance group and Temple University's Haitian Student Organization, and see Haitian artifacts from the Museum's collection not usually on display. Help for Haiti will be held in the Rainey Auditorium of the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
21st Annual Celebration of African Cultures Offers Music, Dance, and Storytelling
Saturday February 20, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
WINTER 2010—Music and dance of Africa and the African diaspora, storytelling, arts and crafts, games, culture, and cuisine-it all comes together and it all comes "of age" at the 21st annual Celebration of African Cultures Saturday, February 20, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm throughout the galleries of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The event is FREE with Museum admission donation ($10 for adults; $7 for seniors 65 and above; $6 for full-time students with ID and children 6-17; free for Museum members, children under 6, and PennCard holders).
Read more: 21st Annual Celebration of African Cultures Saturday, February 20
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The Tiger sign symbolizes character traits such as bravery, competitiveness and unpredictability. Tigers are extremely generous, intelligent and charming, but can be stubborn if they realize they are not in charge.
- from The Chinese Zodiac
PHILADELPHIA -Roar into the New Year with the power and courage of a Tiger! The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology presents the 29th annual Chinese New Year Celebration, in the honor of the Year of the Tiger, Saturday, January 23, 2010, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm! Music and dance performances, healing and martial arts demonstrations, games, workshops, children's activities, and much more - topped off with the traditional Chinese Lion Dance grand finale - are all part of the spectacular day-long celebration. The celebration is free with Museum admission donation ($10 general admission; $7 seniors; $6 students with ID and children [6-17]; free for children under 6, Museum members and PennCard holders).
Music, dance and special performances bring the sights, sounds, and wonders of China to the Museum galleries and auditoriums. Students from Chinese for Families, a multicultural Chinese language school offering Mandarin, martial arts, and dance classes, perform traditional Chinese dances, a martial arts demonstration, an original play, and present a Chinese New Year movie in Rainey Auditorium from 11:30 am until 12:00 pm. Then, Chinese for Families hosts a Tiger Craft Workshop in the Mosaic Gallery where children can try their hands at creating traditional tiger hats. The symbolism and power of the hats are thought to protect children from evil spirits.
Read more: Penn Museum Welcomes the Year of the Tiger at the 29th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
In the early 1950s, then-Penn Museum Director Froelich Rainey created a popular television show-What in the World-featuring a rotating panel of Museum scholars and celebrities who examined individual artifacts from the Museum's vast collections, puzzling out where they came from and how they would have been used. The national television show, a pioneer project in the field of museum education at the dawn of the telecommunications age, lasted for several seasons.
As one of five "Out of Print" cultural partners participating in the Philagrafika 2010 international contemporary art festival, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology hosted New York-based artist Pablo Helguera. After exploring the Museum and its collections, he developed a project that tapped into the rich archival resources of the institution. The result is What in the World, a provocative new installation that features a recreated set from the famous television program, Museum artifacts, and a series of videos designed to provide "an unauthorized biography" of the 123-year-old Penn Museum. The videos will also be posted as a "season" on YouTube after the installation's opening.
Read more: Multi-disciplinary Artist Pablo Helguera Creates What in the World
The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia
Neighborhood Photography by Children of Fairhill and West Kensington
On View at the Penn Museum December 10 through May 2010
DECEMBER 2009—Since 2000, more than 800 children from the Fairhill and West Kensington neighborhoods of North Philadelphia have participated in a unique community-based after school and summer arts program run by Centro Nueva Creacion: The Goodlands®.
Beginning December 10, 2009, the Penn Museum presents The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia, a selection of more than 40 color photographs of people and places in the community, taken between 2000 and 2009 by neighborhood children aged 5 to 13. The photography exhibition, on view in the Museum's Kress gallery-the primary entrance for the 35,000 plus schoolchildren who annually visit the Museum-runs through May 2010.
Read more: The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia
Penn Museum's Free Holiday Family Celebration
Sunday December 6, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Grab your "Passport" and get into the spirit of the holiday season Sunday, December 6th, 1:00 to 4:00 pm, with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's 14th annual FREE Peace Around the World family afternoon. All visitors receive Museum "passports" with itineraries to visit ten countries via ten International Classroom speakers and explore holiday traditions in countries around the world. The day also features holiday choir music by children and adults, Maya storytelling, face painting, balloon art, international family crafts, free treats for children, and more!
Read more: The 14th Annual Peace Around the World Celebration
Penn Museum's behind-the-scenes research activities take center stage this fall, winter, and spring, through a new Wednesday lunchtime 12:00 pm series of illustrated talks-the Penn Museum Scholars Series. Attendees are invited to bring along lunch for the short talks and question-and-answer period programs, all "pay-as-you-want" with Museum admission donation. The presentations take place in Penn Museum's Classroom 2 just off the Trescher entrance.
The series, which began in October 2009, continues most weeks, December 2009 through mid-May 2010. Program updates, and descriptions, are posted on the Museum's website calendar.
Read more: Penn Museum Offers Wednesday Lunchtime Scholars Series
New Exhibition at the Penn Museum Offers Intimate Look at Homelessness and Addiction in Urban America
December 5, 2009 through May 2010
Anthropologist Philippe Bourgois and photographer-ethnographer Jeff Schonberg spent more than a decade among a community of heroin injectors and crack smokers who survive on the streets of San Francisco's former industrial neighborhoods. Their extensive research formed the subject of a provocative new book, Righteous Dopefiend (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2009), and now, a new exhibition.
Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction, and Poverty in Urban America, opens Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia and runs through May 2010. More than forty black-and-white photographs are interwoven with edited transcriptions of tape-recorded conversations, field notes, and critical analysis to explore the intimate experience of homelessness and addiction.
Penn Museum Presents a Special Event: Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum on Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
HARRY POTTER AND THE MAGICAL MUGGLE MUSEUM—the magical wizarding extravaganza designed for Harry Potter fans, those passionate about the novels of J.K. Rowling, and magic lovers of all ages—returns to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for its third straight year, on Sunday, November 22, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, with new activities and magical surprises throughout the building. Penn Museum opens two hours early to share all the magic, and it is all magically free with regular Museum admission donation ($10 for adults; $7 for seniors; $6 for children 6-17 and college students with ID; and free for children 5 and under, Penn Museum members, and PennCard holders.) Visitors are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Harry Potter character, or this year, their favorite Twilight character, and join in on the action!
More than 30 different activities are planned for the day, with the full schedule of activities available online.
Read more: Magical Wizarding Extravaganza Back By Popular Demand!
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ood grief. Someone guessed that the form English player at the moment might be in his national side with some other players? And that's espionage? Now if they discovered that Emile Heskey was going to be in the starting line up.... at right back.... THAT would be espionage. Give it a rest Roy.
e may get away with if Liverpool can swap the video with one of Skrtel dancing or something, but if they review the one shown on TV he's screwed.
Substitute Andros Townsend rescued England's unbeaten post-World Cup record as his late goal in Turin earned a 1-1 draw.
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Urban Rivals is a trading card game, or TCG, that is played right on your web browser. Both the site and card designs use a unique art style that gives the whole experience an original feel. New players are given 8 cards at random which is the minimum amount required for a deck. Game mechanics are simple and easy to pick up which makes Urban Rivals a much more casual TCG than Magic the Gathering Online. At the start of each match, both players are randomly given 4 cards from their decks and chose which of these cards will participate in each of the match's four rounds. Players (and individual cards) gain experience after each match. Cards gain new abilities and increase in power as they rank up while players gain access to higher level channels and earn 'clintz' with which to purchase new cards. During account registration, players are asked what type of deck they would like to start with:
Action - Fight mean and strong. Emphasis on brute power and damage.
Danger - Unnerve your opponents with dirty tricks. Emphasis on sneaky abilities.
Cool - Keep control and protect your life points. Emphasis on 'control' cards that disable opponent's abilities.
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Urban Rivals Review
By, Erhan Altay
Trading card games have been part of my gaming experience for almost as long as video games themselves. I'm sure many fellow gamers grew up playing the likes of Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! so the genre is no stranger to the average MMO player. The trouble with the TCG model, however, has always been high costs and a steep learning curve. Urban Rivals does away with both by offering an easy to learn trading card game for free right on your web browser. To learn how Urban Rivals 'stacks' up, read on!
Comic Style
The first thing that I noticed about Urban Rivals was the comic book like art style. The main site uses bright colors and the kind of drawing you see in western super hero cartoons. The site is easy to navigate and is currently available in eight European languages. Account creation is simple, players chose a nickname which doubles as their username and the style of their first character. The three options include 'Cool', 'Action', and 'Danger' with each representing a different gameplay strategy. Action players prefer heavy hitting cards while Cool players rely on 'control' cards to lock down opponents. Your initial choice here isn't very important since it won't be until much later that you'll be able to truly customize your deck in a meaningful way. After account registration, new players are given 8 random cards which make up a complete deck.
Pick up & Play
Urban Rivals is an incredibly easy game to learn, especially considering its a TCG. While other trading card games have rule books as thick as short novels and can take 30 minutes or more per match, Urban Rivals focuses on short, simple match ups. The game does a good job explaining itself, new players are shown a 3 minute long video that explains the rules and are given the option to read a step-by-step instruction manual in comic book form before they join their first match. At the start of each match, players are randomly assigned 4 cards from their 8 card decks. Each card represents a different 'character' which belongs to one of the many clans in Urban Rivals. New cards and clans are introduced to the game regularly which means there is an ever expanding list of cards to collect and play with. Character cards have several attributes including power and damage. Matches are played out in a series of 4 rounds with players taking turns selecting which of their four characters will participate in battle each round. Whichever character has the most power wins the round and deals damage equal to their 'damage' stat to the opposing player. Players have 12 health and the player with the most health remaining after all four rounds wins the match.
Eat Some Pills
To add a bit of strategy to the game, players start each match with 12 pillz. Pillz adds one power to characters during combat and may be spent freely throughout the four rounds. This leaves players open to spend all 12 pillz on the first round and guarantee an early hit to their opponent's health or to ration them and try to influence the outcome of all 4 battles. Some have compared this gameplay style to bluffing in poker but I don't think it's quite as advanced. from my experience, the best strategy is to simply pile pillz onto the character with the highest damage attribute and make sure it gets through. In one round I beefed my 'Corallie' card (which does 5 damage) with all my pillz and that was enough to win the match, even after losing the next 3 matches. I'm sure a move like this is much harder to pull off in higher level games since cards begin to unlock special abilities as they rank up. Both the player and each individual card gain experience in Urban Rivals which serves as a powerful incentive to keep playing. Some cards can only rank up once while others have 6 ranks to grow. Some cards start with abilities such as 'Warren' which automatically has power equal to that of the opponent's selected card but most cards only gain abilities at higher ranks.
Clan Wars
There are currently 20 clans in Urban Rivals with anywhere between 20-29 cards in each. Clans are similar to creature types in Magic: The Gathering, they represent characters that are similar to each other. When designing custom decks later on, it is best to keep clan affiliation in mind since characters receive clan bonuses when they're grouped with fellow clan members. Before having to worry about all that, however, players will have to play a few rounds to level up and earn some Clintz. There are 12 game channels in Urban Rivals broken into level range. It only took me 4-5 rounds to advance from the 'Welcome to Town' channel (level 1-4) to the 'Early Battles' channel (5-7) so the experience rate is quite brisk. As long as you win more often than not, individual cards rank up quite rapidly too. Characters are rewarded with ~300 experience for winning their round but only ~60 if they lose. Besides experience, players earn the game's main currency 'clintz' by playing matches. It is as the market that players can spend their clintz on new cards. The market is filled with cards put for sale by other players including out of print 'collector' cards which cost a obscene amount of clintz.
Booster Packs & More
For players unwilling to patiently collect new cards by saving clintz, Urban Rivals offers booster packs which can be purchased using the game's premium currency, credits. Credits can be purchased using a variently of methods including PayPal and credit cards for anywhere between 4-6 cents each depending on volume. Booster packs cost 20 credits (about $1) and come with 3 random cards. While paying players are likely to receive better cards, free players are still able to compete on a level playing field since no cards are denied to them, only put further out of reach. Urban Rivals has a large community with thousands of concurrent users from across the world. I don't mind the international atmosphere itself but when someone from Brazil or Russia sends me gibberish it can be a bit annoying. The fact that people aren't even trying to speak English leads me to believe Americans are a minority in the game which may be a point of concern for some players. But that doesn't mean fans of TCGs should be deterred. The game offers daily tournaments, in-depth stat tracking including a constantly updated World Ranking (I'm 60407/110926 already!) and even a regularly updated comic book series that players can read on the official site.
Final Verdict: Good
Urban Rivals is a great casual TCG that doesn't require a giant wallet to play. With a short learning curve, stylish comic book art, and a large international playerbase, Urban Rivals is a solid game for fans of the genre.


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Fantasy Epics (Ones to read, ones to steer clear of)
Hey what's up I'm pretty well read when it comes to the majority of the fantasy epics, so right now I'm kind of having some difficulty finding a real nice fantasy epic to chew on.
I've read a couple of Goodkind's SoT (thought they were pretty good though im iffy about the third, read one of Jordans books (a little too cliched and stereotypical hero stuff for my taste) read Martin (unimpressed greatly) read Feist (excellent stuff) read Kings Darktower (greatest epic in the fantasy realm) read Marcos series, both of em (great stuff, definetly like the gray area) read Hobb (not exactly my taste) and of course Tolkiens stuff (a little boring to me, but Similarion looks like something I should still read) and that's about it.
So if anyone can throw out some fantasy epics to check out it would be greatly appreciated, also just to add a little spice, tell me some that I should steer clear of. Thanks a bunch!
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Oh forgot to add in that I've read Donaldson's stuff..very cool characters, really enjoyed that series, and dabbles a little bit in Ursula Leguins stuff to, not really my taste.
January 9th, 2004, 10:42 AM #3
Well given that if you basically reversed the likes and dislikes in your first post you would get my likes and dislikes then I would not want to presume to give you any recommendations. I would not want to be adding to your dislike list...
January 9th, 2004, 11:18 AM #4
You might want to try Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams.
January 9th, 2004, 12:33 PM #5
Well, considering that the only two from your list I really enjoyed were Martin and Hobb, I may not be much help.
But I will mention the "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Not typical fantasy, but you might enjoy anyway. "Age of Unreason" by J. Gregory Keyes was a good set, even if the quality never returned to that of the first book. Also read "the Briar King" from him. It's only the first installment, but it's very promising. And lastly, "Heroes Die" and "Blade of Tyshalle" from Matthew Woodring Stover are some great kick-in-the-teeth kind of fantasy. Gritty and violent, but excellent.
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Hmm, well I would have suggested checking out either Kate Elliott, J V Jones or Steven Erikson, however, I found Goodkind to be simplistic, uninvolving tosh, and I feel that Feist peaked with Magician... so probably no help
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Kate Elliott - Crown of Stars
Steven Erikson - Malazan Book of the Fallen
J V Jones - Book of Words
Melanie Rawn - Dragon Star and Dragon Prince trilogies
Jaqueline Carey - Kushiels Legacy
David Gemmel - John Shannow books, Drenai, Waylander
Your likes and dislikes are interesting
I can't think of any series that deserves to be avoided.
January 9th, 2004, 04:55 PM #8
In my opinion Robert Jordan's, Wheel of Time is the Greatest story ever told. I'm sure you've all heard me say that.
Next to that, The Silmarillion was brilliant... I've read it countless times and it never looses anything.
What I wouldn't recommend? Charles De Lint...
January 9th, 2004, 06:12 PM #9
Sorry Shanoncia, but I have to disagree about Robert Jordan. It had the potential of being the greatest fantasy ever written but not anymore.
I would avoid that series at all costs since it looks like it won't be finished until the Third Age actually roles around again.
January 9th, 2004, 08:39 PM #10
Lol... sure the last book was a bit of a disapointment but the story is to complex to grasp the glory of it in a single novel. The entirety of it, including what Jordan hasn't written must be taken into consideration.
January 10th, 2004, 12:19 AM #11
have you tried terry brooks shannara seris it is a great fantasy epic. another to try is RA Salvatores Demon War Saga.
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Hello everyone. I'm new here, but am part of many forums.
I'm interested in a book that I recently picked up called "Seventh Son." It's a fantasy (the first of a series that was written back in the 80's) that is set in America, the map, only it apparently employs magic somewhere in there. The book has some amazing praise on it.
I was just wondering if any of you have come in contact with, or read this book... and I didn't want to start a whole new topic for this. I really wanted some feedback on this book from more people while I finish reading all of Raymond E. Feist's works. I'm on Rise of a Merchant Prince (book 2 of the serpentwar saga if any of you have read his amazing books).
Thanks for the feedback, and sorry about the choppy language.. i'ts 1AM and I should be in bed.
January 10th, 2004, 12:50 AM #13
I'm a fan of Orson Scott Card's, and I liked his Alvin Maker series (the Seventh Son is the first installment). But I don't think it's his best work. My top two from him remain Ender's Game and Enchantment. The Seventh Son itself starts slow and it's not the high-point of the series, but it was still enjoyable.
Didn't like Fiest, though I plan on giving him another shot sometime.
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Thank you for the comments.
As far as Feist is concerned... you really need to start with Magician: Apprentice. If you did that.. nevermind. lol
January 10th, 2004, 07:31 AM #15Originally posted by Shanoncia
Lol... sure the last book was a bit of a disapointment but the story is to complex to grasp the glory of it in a single novel. The entirety of it, including what Jordan hasn't written must be taken into consideration.
More to the point how can you deem an unfinished story to be the greatest story ever written?
If the Dark One was defeated in Book 13 by an army of Smurfs, or Rand wakes up in a bedroom in Des Moines and finds that the whole thing was a dream (maybe nightmare would be more apt) would that reduce the stories quality?