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Restaurant Week, the Auto Show, ice skating, major exhibitions and so much more
After the final moments of 2016, Philadelphia kicks off the first month of 2017 with a slew of awesome events.
The Philadelphia Auto Show rolls into the Pennsylvania Convention Center at the end of January, offering attendees the chance to check out 700-plus of the coolest and newest cars around. And the winter edition of Center City District Restaurant Week offers the perfect opportunity to try some of the city's best restaurants and eateries.
Elsewhere, residents and visitors can strap on a pair of ice skates at the Rothman Ice Rink or the Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest, dodge dinosaurs at The Franklin Institute's Jurassic World: The Exhibition, sip on a few delicious beers at the Big Philly Beerfest and more.
Read on for our list of all the top things to do and see this January in Philadelphia.
Center City District Restaurant Week
Center City Restaurant Week offers a great chance to sample the menus of some of the city's top restaurants. (G. Widman for Visit Philadelphia)
January 22-27 and January 29 - February 3, 2017
Treat yourself to a fantastic meal without breaking the bank during the always popular Center City District Restaurant Week. Diners can enjoy a three-course lunch for $20 or a three-course dinner for $35 at some of the best restaurants in the city, including La Peg, Scarpetta, Zahav and more.
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The Philadelphia Auto Show
At the Philadelphia Auto Show, visitors can get up-close and personal with the newest vehicle models that will soon be at dealerships around the region. (R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia)
January 28 - February 5, 2017
Explore the automotive industry's newest creations at the Pennsylvania Convention Center during the 2017 Philadelphia Auto Show. Navigate the 700,000-square-foot display floor to check out more than 700 concept, classic, luxury and exotic cars on display or hop in the driver's seat and go for a ride in vehicles from Jeep, BMW, Mazda and more.
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The Visit Philly Overnight Hotel Package
The Visit Philly Overnight Hotel Package includes up to $228 in perks this winter. (M. Fischetti for Visit Philadelphia)
Through March 19, 2017
The Visit Philly Overnight Hotel Package is epic this winter. Book the package and get FREE hotel parking, FREE tickets to Jurassic World: The Exhibition, FREE ice skating passes at RiverRink Winterfest, a $20 Garces Restaurants gift card and a FREE Uber ride (up to $10). That's a total value of up to $228 in perks! What better time to visit what's been named one of the top rated destinations of the year?
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Jurassic World: The Exhibition at The Franklin Institute
Visitors come face to face with life-like animatronic dinosaurs at Jurassic World: The Exhibition at The Franklin Institute. (M. Fischetti for Visit Philadelphia)
Through April 23, 2017
The prehistoric denizens of Isla Nublar come roaring into The Franklin Institute with the North American premiere of the 15,000-square-foot Jurassic World: The Exhibition. Fans of the "Jurassic Park" movie series can come face to face with animatronic versions of the 25-foot-long Brachiosaurus, 24-foot-tall T. Rex, Stegosaurus and other lumbering beasts. While the movies are fiction, the exhibition is based on true science.
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Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest
The Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest is a can't-miss winter attraction on the Delaware River Waterfront, featuring ice skating, food and drink, arcade games and more. (J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia)
Through March 5, 2017
Offering majestic views of both the Delaware River and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest is a delightful winterized riverfront park. Winterfest houses an Olympic-size skating rink, a ski chalet-style lodge, a decorated holiday tree, rustic furniture, fire pits, warming cabins and thousands of lights that illuminate the space in style. Come cruise along the rink and stay to relax in the festive riverside enclave.
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Rothman Ice Rink and America's Garden Capital Maze at City Hall
This winter at City Hall, skate around the Rothman Ice Rink, amble through America's Garden Capital Maze and sip on hot chocolate at the Rothman Cabin. (J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia)
Through February 26, 2017
Those looking to ice skate in the heart of Philadelphia and take in great skyline views can head to the ice rink at Dilworth Park, open for its third year in the shadow of City Hall. Afterward, warm up in the Rothman Institute Cabin, offering a variety of treats (like toasty hot chocolate!) or wander over to America's Garden Capital Maze, a brand-new pop-up wintergarden filled with seasonal shrubbery and decorations.
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend and Day of Service
January 13-16, 2017
Those looking to spend the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in Philly have tons of great options. In addition to ongoing events, activities and exhibitions, a number of museums and attractions have special events and festivities in store to celebrate King, including concerts, lectures, reduced or free museum admission and more. And the Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 16 is the largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in the country, with more than 140,000 volunteers participating in over 1,800 service projects in 2016. Click the button below for our complete guide to the weekend.
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Chinese New Year
January 21 - February 4, 2017 (select dates)
Colorful dragons, traditional lion dancers and festive parades help to ring in the Chinese New Year in Philadelphia. Festivities take place all around town with the heart of the celebration in Chinatown, where thousands gather for the lunar parade on January 29. Elsewhere, you can partake in the Annual Chinese New Year Celebration at the Penn Museum (January 21), the Lunar New Year celebration at International House Philadelphia (January 27) and at the Independence Seaport Museum (January 28), the New Year's Eve Lion Dance at 10th and Race streets (January 28) and the Reading Terminal Chinese New Year Celebration (February 4).
Winterfest Brewfest at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest
January 21-22, 2017
Fans of local and regional beer, take note. The third annual Winterfest Brewfest returns this January with a solid selection of craft beer and food as well as live music from Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five.
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Philadelphia Orchestra Paris Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates the City of Lights this month with eight concerts over three weeks. (J. Griffin for Visit Philadelphia)
January 12-27, 2017
The Philadelphia Orchestra hosts a three-week festival this month paying tribute to Paris. Attempting to ease the chill of January with the bright images and sounds of the City of Lights, music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the orchestra bring eight performances to the Kimmel Center, featuring works by Chopin, Stravinsky and more.
Last chance: Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution at the National Museum of American Jewish History
Explore the world of rock and roll and one of the genre's greatest influencers at the National Museum of American Jewish History. (M. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia)
Through January 16, 2017
From Jimi Hendrix to Santana to The Rolling Stones, Bill Graham worked with many of the greats of rock and roll and helped launched the careers of plenty of legends who gained their fame in the '60s. Through rock memorabilia, photographs, psychedelic art and more, the National Museum of American Jewish History dives deep into the life of this notable promoter and manager while also exploring the cultural transformations that took place during the '60s, '70s, and '80s in the world of rock and roll.
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Last chance: Dinosaurs Unearthed at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Check out dozens of true-to-life animatronic dinosaurs at Dinosaurs Unearthed. (Photo courtesy Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Through January 16, 2017
Want to see and experience the mightiness (and roar) of a dinosaur up close? Head to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and embark on a multi-sensory adventure that involves moving, life-size animatronic dinosaurs. State-of-the-art and scientifically accurate (down to the feathers on T. rex), Dinosaurs Unearthed features more than a dozen realistic and full-bodied dinosaurs as well as skeletons, fossil casts of skulls, claws, horns and the ever-popular coprolite (dino poop).
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Cirque Eloize: Saloon
January 13-14, 2017
This incredibly entertaining Quebec-based cirque troupe returns to Philadelphia with its dramatic acrobatics and circus arts to perform a folk-music scored Wild West-themed show.
Philadelphia Home Show
January 13-16 & 20-22, 2017
Looking for advice and inspiration on how to make your home the best and most beautiful it can be? Join 50,000 of your fellow homeowners and take advantage of the talents of more than 300 exhibitors and experts who will be on hand to help at this massive show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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Big Philly Beerfest
January 13-14, 2017
It's all about the beer at the third annual Big Philly Beerfest. Spread over two nights, this crowd-pleasing event features more than 125 breweries and more than 350 varieties of craft beer. Another bonus: Proceeds benefit Animal Rescue Partners.
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Philly Loves Bowie
Join Philly's tribute to music icon David Bowie during a nine-day extravanganza. (G. Widman for Visit Philadelphia)
January 6-14, 2017
The world lost a true music legend this year in David Bowie, but his legacy lives on. Celebrate the pop culture icon during Philly Loves Bowie, a nine-day citywide extravaganza with events like Bowie Quizzo, Bowie Karaoke, Bowie-inspired beer tastings and more.
Bavaria in Bucks at Peddler's Village
January 14-16, 2017
You don't have to travel all the way to Europe to experience authentic German culture. Instead, visit Peddler's Village, where a three-day festival showcases the best of Bavarian cuisine, wine, beer and entertainment.
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Ambler Restaurant Week
January 16-23, 2017
More than a dozen local restaurants are set to participate in Ambler Restaurant Week, which brings can't-miss specials and prix-fixe menus at eateries ranging from high-end to casual.
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2017 New Hope-Lambertville Winter Festival
January 21-29, 2017
This fun-filled New Hope-Lambertville Winter Festival returns in 2017 for the 20th year, raising money to support the local community. Some events, like the Chili Cook-Off and the Fire & Ice Ball, are ticketed, while others, like the ice sculpting performances and the Snowfolk Art contest, are free.
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Past Events
SugarHouse Casino Mummers Parade
Celebrate New Year's Day at the SugarHouse Casino Mummers Parade. (R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia)
January 1, 2017
During the Mummers Parade, the only-in-Philadelphia New Year's Day tradition that dates back to 1901, thousands of men, women and children delight and dazzle crowds with feathers, sequins, music and merriment during a day-long romp along Broad Street. Stretching from City Hall — the site of competition among the Comic, Comic Wench and String Band divisions — to Washington Avenue, there are plenty of spots to catch the action. In the Fancy Brigade Finale competition at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, clubs perform their Broadway-style music-and-dance routines for prizes and bragging rights.
A Longwood Christmas
Every year, A Longwood Christmas is one of the must-see holiday events in the Greater Philadelphia region. (Photo courtesy Longwood Gardens)
Through January 8, 2017
It's not too late to catch Longwood Gardens' decked out holiday landscape. A Longwood Christmas brings thousands of poinsettias, towering trees and fragrant flowers to transform the heated four-acre Conservatory and surrounding gardens into a must-see winter attraction. Organ concerts and colorful theater fountain shows add to the excitement and festive feel, as do 500,000 lights that glitter in the trees.
The Comcast Holiday Spectacular
At the top of the hour, visitors gather in front of the Comcast Experience video wall, one of the world's highest resolution LED displays, to catch the magic of The Comcast Holiday Spectacular. (M. Fischetti for Visit Philadelphia)
Through January 1, 2017
January 1 is the last day to catch The Comcast Holiday Spectacular, a limited-time Philly tradition filled with sights and sounds of the season. Shown on the state-of-the-art Comcast Experience video wall at The Comcast Center, the 15-minute show takes visitors on a festive, musical journey featuring classic family favorites like "Carol of the Bells," "Jingle Bell Rock" and "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Since its debut in 2008, more than 1.6 million people have experienced the wonderful must-see show.
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Last chance: i found god in myself: the 40 anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls at the African American Museum in Philadelphia
i found god in myself: the 40 anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls closes this month. (J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia)
Through January 8, 2017
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Broadway play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf," i found god in myself: the 40 anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls brings 20 commissioned works to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Created by a group of nationally acclaimed artists, the works explore themes related to and inspired by the play, including sexuality, race, sisterhood, violence and self-love.
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Last chance: Paint The Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Through January 8, 2017
Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art tells the story of one of the most exhilarating periods in Mexican history — from the start of the Mexican Revolution to the aftermath of World War II. Works by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and Frida Kahlo will be on display, as well as pieces from their predecessors Roberto Montenegro, Carlos Mérida and more, in an effort to examine the influences that continue to shape art in Mexico.
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Last chance: Live and Life Will Give You Pictures: Masterworks of French Photography, 1890-1950 at the Barnes Foundation
Get a look at what life was like in 20th-century French society in Live and Life Will Give You Pictures. (B. Krist for Visit Philadelphia)
Through January 9, 2017
Calling all photography enthusiasts! Live and Life Will Give You Pictures: Masterworks of French Photography, 1890-1950 at the The Barnes Foundation provides an amazing opportunity to view close to 200 classic images made between 1890-1950 by French photographers and photographers working extensively in France. Nearly a third of the images have never been displayed before, offering an interesting insight into life in France during the late 19th- to mid-20th century.
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Michael Madsen, Denmark, Austria, Ireland, Finland, Norway 2015, 90'
Director: Michael Madsen
Music: Karsten Fundal
Editing: Nathan Nugent, Stefan Sundlöf
Producers: Lise Lense-Møller
Co-producers: Carsten Aanonsen, Andrew Freedman, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Glaser, Sami Jahnukainen, Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer
Production: Indie Film Magic as, Hour Films ApS, Mouka Filmi Oy, Nikolaus Geyrhalte Filmproduktion, Venom Films
What would happen if mankind was to make its first contact with an alien life form? Whether it is dream or reality, the idea has been haunting us for decades. Visit: An alien encounter, is a documentary-like movie which explores how this encounter would play out, as well as the reactions and questions of Earth's inhabitants.
Michael Madsen is director and conceptual artist. He directed several documentaries, and he is also the founder and artistic leader of "Sound/Gallery", sound system spread through 900 square meters under the Square of City hall in Copenhagen, Denmark (1996-2001). In addition, he is the guest lecturer on Royal Danish Arts Academy, Danish Film School and Danish School of Design. He is most renowned for Into Eternity: A film for the future (2010), Visit: An Alien Encounter (2015) and The Average of the Average (2011).
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DocAviv Film Festival 2015, Depth of Field Competition
Hamptons International Film Festival 2015, Golden Starfish Award Documentary Feature
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2015, Silver Eye Award Best Feature Documentary
Moscow International Film Festival 2015, Silver St. George Best Film of the Documentary Competition
Sundance Film Festival 2015, Grand Jury Prize World Cinema – Documentary
Nyon Film Festival 2015
Docs Against Gravity Film Festival 2015
Transilvania International Film Festival 2015
Biografilm Festival 2015
Munich International Film Festival 2015
Fantasia International Film Festival 2015
L'Étrange Festival 2015
Vancouver International Film Festival 2015
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Honda Accord Comes Out on Top in Side-by-Side Comparison with Toyota Camry
The Honda Accord and Toyota Camry have long-been two of the most beloved mid-sized cars on the road. But did you know the Honda Accord blows the Toyota Camry out of the water in multiple areas? Whether you're comparing fuel efficiency, safety, comfort or even residual value, the 2016 Honda Accord vastly outperforms the 2016 Toyota Camry.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Between January and August 2008, 14 boys disappeared from Soacha, near Bogotá. Almost all the houses came with the offer of a job and never returned. In late August and September of the same year it was reported that in the cemetery of Ocaña, Norte de Santander, were buried in mass graves a number of men reported as NN, supposedly guerrillas killed in combat by the army. But soon the fragility of the versions was evident and the scandal of false positives called one of the worst chapters of Colombia moral corruption erupted. A true horror story Family Portraits reconstructed through interviews with mothers, brothers and sisters of some of the missing and their photo albums, showing the nightmare of deception, painful journey to exhume the bodies, threats and subsequent deaths. On the way, families became advocates of Human Rights. A heartbreaking document that will never forget .. You can watch Retratos de Familia online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Spanish at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
Rating: 5 by 220 users./
Runtime: 91 minutes
91-minute film (full movie) directed by Alexandra Cardona Restrepo.
The original audio of Retratos de Familia has dialogues in or Spanish, it was produced in Colombia.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2013.
Screenplay written by Alexandra Cardona Restrepo.
Hugo Arias.
This film was produced and / or financed by Mónica Cardona.
Composed by Andrea Echeverri.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Retratos de Familia has a duration of 91 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in English or Spanish in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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"It's been a great airshow – there's no two ways about it."
Tauranga City Airshow 'Classics of the Sky' co-director Andrew Gormlie made the comment as the 2012 event finished following a mock attack of the Tauranga Airport airstrip.
This attack involved World War Two airplanes engage in mock dogfighting, strafing and bombing runs as mock Nazi and Allied ground forces battled with rifles and machine guns.
The air and land battle was punctuated by gunfire sounds, loud explosions and fireballs.
This final sequence concluded an action-packed two days at the airshow with Andrew Gormlie finding it hard to pick a highlight considering the overall quality of the event.
"This is as good as it gets anywhere."
A standout display aircraft was the 1950s era Hawker Hunter jet – the fastest jet in New Zealand.
"It propelled the turnout and the levels of enthusiasm," says Andrew.
The thunderous roar of this aircraft as it made low high speed passes drew the gaze of the more than 25,000 people to attend across the event's two days.
"We can't fault the turnout, it's definitely more than last time."
The audience was treated to displays by jets planes, aerobatic propeller planes, wartime vintage aircraft, gliders, model aeroplanes and cars tangling with aircraft.
Today an Audi R8 drove at 300km/h along the runway in a race against two jets, a Strikemaster and a Dragonfly. The car was not even close to being competitive.
The other car-featured event was the faulty heli-lift of a white sedan from one end of the airfield to the other – it was faulty because the cable 'popped' dropping the car 50-100m.
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As Gossip Cop reported, Yelchin died last month at age 27 after a tragic accident left him pinned between his Jeep and his security gate. In the coming weeks, he was slated to join his cast mates in promoting Star Trek: Beyond, which opens later this month. Now they are left to carry on in his memory.
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert brought up Yelchin's passing to express his condolences, prompting Quinto to close his eyes and exclaim, "Oof." Shaking his head, the actor called his co-star's death "absolutely senseless." He went on, "Beautiful guy. I don't even know how to talk about it."
"We already knew that this would be a really bittersweet experience because of the loss of Leonard [Nimoy] last year," Quinto said. "But this has just been absolutely devastating for all of us." Noting they had worked together for nearly 10 years now, the star continued, "I think our goal just has to be to celebrate his incredible life and honor him as much as we can."
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Over 40 years ago, a Saturday morning TV show called Schoolhouse Rock uniquely taught children (and adults) how the US government passes new laws and legislation in a lyrical cartoon with a catchy tune. Even in this animated lesson, the tremendous complexity of laws, regulations and directives is obvious. Yet most of us are challenged daily to negotiate mountains of legalese in order to conduct business.
In a new benchmark report produced by USFIA and Dr. Sheng Lu of the University of Delaware, executives ranked compliance with trade regulations among their top three concerns as they finish out 2016 and prepare for next year - an increase from the 2015 survey.
Companies engaged in global trade must manage a tremendous amount of information to establish and maintain compliance with regulations. This global trade content includes the harmonized tariff schedules (HS) to classify goods, the duty rates needed to calculate landed cost, and the controls that determine whether you can legally complete your transaction. In the report, executives noted trade compliance in the top three areas of concern for business continuity and disruption.
On Wednesday, July 13th, Amber Road will join the US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) on Capitol Hill for Trade is Fashionable!, a trade symposium which will bring together politicians, policy makers, educators, and experts on trade and commerce to discuss a range of topics with apparel and footwear companies.
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I read this blog post last week, and I have been thinking about it since then. If you haven't, it's very short and it's nothing more than an announcement of a 10,000 word addition to Abbi Glines's The Vincent Boys (published by Simon Pulse, a YA imprint of Simon & Schuster). The addition to this book is, as Glines explains, "explicit, adult sexual content." This extended edition of the book is an ebook original and only in ebook format.
Then I read this article. Nicole Williams, who originally self-published her ebook Crash series, was picked up by Harper. They're soon going to be available as paperback editions, and each of them will be categorized for readers 16 and older. That's because they're "steamy teen romances" about an "all-consuming affair" between a new girl in town and the resident bad boy. It follows them post-high school.
I'm not the type of reader or librarian to shy away from topics in YA books. I think it's important to represent a wide breadth of different viewpoints, of different issues, and I think it's crucial for teens who want to be exposed to topics have the chance to be exposed that way through books written for them. Reading about sex and the sexual experience in YA lit is not only powerful, but it's critical to teens in a variety of ways. This post, written earlier this year, does a great job of explaining why sex scenes are important to the development of teen sexuality, especially for girls.
In high school, I read Forever and I read Are You There God, It's Me Margaret. I didn't have as wide an exposure to YA lit in high school as teens do today, but I do remember reading those two books and feeling normal. The sex and discussions of sexuality in each is not pretty, it's not easy, it's not clean. It's uncomfortable at times for the characters and for the reader. If it wasn't — if it was easy, if it was not awkward to read and think about — then sex itself wouldn't be such a big deal. Because for teens especially, sex is a big deal.
My first year in college — the first days in college — when suddenly there were no adults around and very few rules regarding living in a dorm (let alone a coed dorm) and when we were still very much teenagers at 17, 18, and 19, there was a lot of talking and thinking about sex. There was a group of us who used to stay up late every night, talking about any and everything, and inevitably, the discussion of sex would come up. Who had had sex, what the experience was like. The group of about 7 to 10 of us had a wide variety of experience, but nearly none of us had actually had sex. But over the course of that year, everyone did.
Over the course of that year, I don't ever recall anyone saying their first or second or eightieth experience having sex was erotic or explicit and certainly nothing was described as an all consuming affair. This was the case for people who'd become very involved with a romantic partner, as well as those who didn't.
I've had teenagers ask me questions in the past, and I've had teenagers approach me for resources and books that would allow them to understand what sex was like. It's one of those questions that, when you're working with teenagers and you're passionate about working with teenagers, you don't even blush at because you expect that much of them. For me, it's stepping back and remembering high school and that first year of college. What would I have wanted to know? More than just reflecting on that, though, is knowing that offering a wide variety of resources that highlight this messy, awkward, terrifying, and exciting new experience is the best way to allow that teen to figure it out. I take this responsibility as a gatekeeper and as an adult with whom a teen is seeking delicate information very seriously.
I believe in sex positivity. I don't shy away from reading and accepting certain sexual situations in YA novels that are painful. Kimberly has talked about sexual violence as a plot device before, and part of why I find that to be a tough thing to read is because it's a reality of sex. It's a reality, too, of being a woman. I don't have to like reading it, but I read it because it is there for a purpose (even if, like Kim, I can find it a troubling purpose at times). There are YA books that use sex as a game and as a tool of power. But even in those stories, the way sex is described, the experience of it, the feelings attached to it, are very much teen. I think, for example, of Margie Gelbwasser's Pieces of Us, where yes, there is pretty descriptive use of sex as power among the teens. But the way those teens react in those situations — the way it haunts them, the way it makes them feel as a person and feel toward other people — is honest and true to teen behavior.
That said, the problem I take with the Glines novel and the Williams series is that the way they're being sold and marketed is not for a teen readership. Reread the description of The Vincent Boys: 10,000 words of explicit, adult content. Even though this expanded edition will be only available for those who chose to purchase it for their ereaders, the book is still beneath a teen imprint. This is a teen book. A teen book with "explicit, adult content."
The Williams series is purposefully being sold as a book for those 16 and older because it's not meant for younger teen readers. It follows a couple through college and it follows their very physical and emotional "all-consuming affair." I won't go into the details of the problems I have with the "bad boy" casting of a character, but rather, the real issue I have here is that despite the fact the publisher is aware this isn't a book appropriate for all teen readers, it was purchased under one of their children's imprints and will be sold to teen readers. As — if not more — problematic is the line in that story conflating a trend for realistic stories with sexually-explicit stories. They know readers want more mature stories post-high school.
But that does not mean these are books for teens nor that teen readers should even have this on the table as a teen book.
Much of this goes back to the discussion of what "new adult" is or is not. I've already talked at length about my feelings on the issue. The "new adult" label is another way of saying adult books. There have been plenty of books published for younger adults, featuring teen or 20-something characters. This isn't a new thing. Even if adults are the biggest purchaser of YA fiction, they're not the intended audience. That's TEENS. Teens deserve books that serve them.
So if books like this are going to be on the market — Glines's as ebook only or not is not the issue seeing the Williams book will be put in print — then there needs to be a serious discussion of what the lines are between teen fiction and adult fiction. Because these books are adult books. They feature teen characters, but they are adult in their exploration of sex and sexual situations. Especially when the descriptions of the books are explicit in stating that the content is adult.
There is a place for these books that want to use older teen characters and put them in potentially erotic, mature sexual situations. That's the adult market. That's the romance market. That's the market for erotica. As I mentioned in my post on "new adult" books, there's a real stigma that's unfairly attached to adult books, and I think that's even more true for romance and erotica.
What these books are doing is not new. There have been thousands of books published featuring steamy situations. Many have included teenagers (probably more of the college variety than the high school variety). But what's new here is how they're being sold to teenagers.
Sex in YA is important, but sex in YA is not about being a steamy affair nor about being explicit and adult. It's about being awkward, about being confusing and scary, about being really huge experience that can be horrible or can be really amazing. There's an incredible range of experiences and exploring that within YA is perfectly acceptable and possible. But the key is it is about that exploration. Teen sexual situations are not, however, adult nor are they erotic. These are two charged words. Those are components of adult sexuality. Even books like Beth Bauman's Jersey Angel, which is all about the sexual awakening of a teenage girl, only ever puts Angel in sexual situations that are very, very teen and entirely about the exploration. It is, at times, sexy but it is not erotic.
Thinking back to being a gatekeeper and thinking back to my own experience as a teenager, as well as the experiences others have shared with me (teens and friends alike), I worry, too. It would be easy to be insecure if you're reading a story with very adult sexual situations — either purposefully or inadvertently — and then use that as a yardstick for your own experience. That's not to say readers who read books with sex in them do so to learn or take notes. But there are a good portion who do. And if these books are "teen" books, and the message these books are sending, even through simply their marketing pitch, is that sex is steamy and erotic and very adult, then that's a potentially scary message to receive. Think about how many adults felt insecure or somehow disempowered after reading 50 Shades of Grey.
I want teen readers to have a safe space to discover sex in its myriad of forms. I think this, though, is a line that shouldn't be crossed. It's my job to be a mentor and a gatekeeper, and even if I am open and honest about any and all topics, there are places I have to put my foot down and say it's not okay. This is one of them. If a teen wants an adult book featuring sex? I'm happy to provide it for them. But if a teen wants a teen book featuring sex? I'm not going to give them an adult book with very adult themes in it. I'm not only not doing my job — I'm not being fair to them.


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Mandriva 2007.1 RC3 is out since this weekend, so we are really near the final release now. After all the Gnome testing I did for Mandriva 2007.1, I thought it was time to do some ultimate testing with KDE. Actually, I'm very deceived: where Mandriva 2007.1 is very polished, the default KDE install is terrible. Really, not just bad, but plain terrible. Here's an overview.
* Image viewers:: Finally, it seems kuickshow has been removed from the default KDE installation. There is still gwenview, kview and showfoto (digikam) though. KView is really superfluous. GWenview does all what KView does, and more. Why keep it?
* VoIP applications: It seems the marketing team has decided that VoIP will be the killer application for 2007.1. Great, but why does KDE need 3 VoIP applications?!
* IRC and other network applications:Mandriva now installs all of kdenetwork by default. This includes the unmaintained and feature-lacking IRC client ksirc, as the program ksig. ksig seems to be a manager of signatures for your e-mail client. But: it does not seem to work.
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Vice President Jejomar Binay is reportedly mulling on filing an electoral protest even if he finished fourth in the presidential race.
In his Manila Times column, Binay's friend Mauro Gia Samonte recalled snippets of his conversation with the Vice President over dinner days after the May 9 elections.
Samonte said Binay was determined to lodge a protest before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal if Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. files an electoral case.
"If Marcos protests, I will have to join him in that protest. I mean, I will have to make my own protest alongside his," the columnist quoted Binay as saying.
The Vice President's statement is hinged on the argument that a "great bulk" of the votes Marcos will protest will likely involve votes for him as well.
Marcos' camp has sought an explanation for the 3.9 million "undervotes" for vice president and hinted they might use the incidents they have observed in a possible electoral protest.
Undervoting is defined as the decision of a voter not to choose any candidate for a particular post.
Although Binay is considering filing an electoral protest, Samonte quoted him as saying that any action will have to wait until Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo takes her oath as vice president.
Binay garnered 5,416,140 votes in the presidential race, a far cry from the 16,601,997 garnered by incoming President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Pharmaceutical Management Club
We are dedicated to increasing awareness of the Rutgers Business School's unique Pharmaceutical Management MBA Program through promotion, distribution of branded material and our "Rx Success" newsletter.
The club establishes, fosters and encourages relationships among RBS MBA students, alumni and industry professionals in order to grow the pharmaceutical network necessary to secure internships and full-time positions, and build successful business careers.
Moreover, we strive to ensure that Pharmaceutical Management students acquire superior knowledge regarding the pharmaceutical industry and the industry's unique business practices and processes through various interactive events including corporate sponsor site visits, a speaker series, lunch & learns, and social mixers. The Pharmaceutical Management Club is focused on achieving three objectives for our members: promotion, networking, and education.
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|Romelia (Romy) Bury, Pharm. D. Co-President
|Romy has over 13 years of pharmacy retail experience. Before coming to RBS she was a Pharmacy Manager and Area Recruiter at Walgreens. In her time as a manager she spearheaded several projects such as securing and executing a 2,000-dose flu immunization clinic contract for the Jersey City Board of Education. Romy came to RBS to get an MBA concentrating in Marketing and Pharmaceutical Management in order to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry so that she may have a larger reach in the community and continue creating a positive impact.
|Andy Evans, Ph.D. Co-President
|Andy has eight years of experience in academic research, most recently as an Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of a laboratory addressing complex problems in the fields of shark physiology and molecular endocrinology at University of Southern Mississippi. He has been awarded over $0.7M in research funding and established R&D partnerships with government laboratories and industry leaders including the J. Craig Venter Institute and Disney's Animal Kingdom. Andy's career objective is to create value for both patients and firms in the biopharmaceutical industry by improving the efficiency and success of R&D programs.
|Nancy Jaser, Pharm. D. Vice-President of Education
|Nancy is a full-time MBA student specializing in marketing and pharmaceutical management. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut and has 2 years of experience in both retail and hospital pharmacy. Her passions for medical innovation and improved market access have led her to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry to positively impact healthcare on a larger scale. She looks forward to serving as the VP of Education this year and planning great events for our members.
|Sushrut Kale, Ph.D. Vice-President of Communications
|Sushrut has over eight years of R&D experience spanning multiple areas within life sciences. Most recently he spearheaded efforts to develop a novel surgical tool at Columbia University Medical Center by leading cross-functional teams through product design, prototype implementation, primary market research and technology transfer. After exploring the commercial side of translational research, he decided to pursue an MBA with aspirations to join the pharmaceutical industry. Sushrut will lead the club's efforts to increase awareness about club activities with the goal of engaging a larger student body and alumni in club activities.
|Magdalena Kwieciszewska, Pharm. D. Vice-President of Treasury
|At Rutgers Business School, Magdalena is in the PharmD/MBA dual degree program, concentrating in marketing and pharmaceutical management. Prior to RBS, Magdalena graduated from the pharmacy program at Rutgers in May 2016. Over the last few years, she has had work and internship experience in various pharmacy settings including retail, hospital, and health insurance. She is pursuing a career within the pharmaceutical industry in order to have a wider impact on healthcare. She looks forward to serving as the treasurer of the pharmaceutical management club for the next year.
|Sean May, Vice-President of Leadership Development
|As VP of Leadership Development, Sean is responsible for organizing monthly speaker events, overseeing the mentoring system, and helping club members with job searching skills. He has a proven track record of driving sales growth in the medical education industry. Prior to RBS, Sean was a Product Analyst for PURE Group of Insurance Companies, responsible for all national product management and actuarial activities. He also served as Treasurer/CFO for The Connecticut Yankees Rugby Football Club Inc. and Analyst for Summer Street Advisors. Sean has a B.S. in Actuarial Science & Mathematics from the University of Connecticut.
|Aditya Patel, M.D. Vice-President of Alumni Relations
|Aditya is a full-time MBA candidate concentrating in Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing. Aditya received his MD in India, and now works part time as medical faculty and project manager for Kaplan Medical Inc. His work experience includes clinical research, practice management, and product development. He came to Rutgers Business School to expand his scope in the healthcare field and make the transition into the Pharmaceutical industry.


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From Nepal: Action on Gender Equality
March 7, 2007
Mohna Ansari, Nepal's only female Muslim attorney, grew up in one of the poorest areas of the country in a minority Muslim community. Surrounded by a traditional culture where women rarely pursue higher education, Mohna was inspired by a high school legal rights education program to propel herself into college. She not only became the first person in her family to graduate from college, but the first Muslim woman to become an attorney in Nepal. Even during the Maoist conflict, her days were spent advocating for the rights of Nepali women and making them aware that they were entitled to the same rights as men under the country's constitution. Now there is an opportunity for a new constitution, and a more inclusive, representative, and accountable system of government in Nepal.
In April 2006,Nepal's Parliament was reinstated, and in November the government and Maoists signed a peace agreement that ended a decade of war. This new political landscape has yielded chances for reconciliation and the inclusion of historically marginalized groups, including women, in rebuilding a more responsive and accountable Nepali state. Critical to sustaining the peace process inNepal is the drafting of a new constitution by an elected constituent assembly.
A recent survey funded by The Asia Foundation found that only 25% of Nepali citizens have an accurate understanding of the constituent assembly and their role in forming a new constitution. Before participating in any constituent assembly process, Nepali citizens must understand the principles and processes of democracy, such as public participation in political debate and holding elected representatives accountable to the people for their actions. Nepali women must be equal partners in this process, no matter their ethnicity, language, culture, or political background.
Legislation to improve gender equality, including property rights, is just one of the recent steps made to end widespread discrimination. Mohna is one person who is turning this legislation into concrete action. She recently won a groundbreaking court case in which a woman was able to claim her rightful share, which was half, of her husband's property under the terms of the divorce.
On International Women's Day, we salute Mohna Ansari and the other trailblazing women of Nepal who are embracing this new opportunity to not only advance women's rights in Nepal, but ensure that all Nepali women are aware of them.
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"Trophy" by Paul M. Schofield is the first book in The Trophy Saga. The year is 475 NVE (New Victorian Empire) and the technology has been developed to travel throughout space and other planets have been settled. The New Victorian Empire began after the collapse of the Earth's environment. The Empire is run by a super computer that is guarded by women. The computer has restored the environment but mankind is facing extinction.
Enter Star-Commander Abigail VanDevere and Lieutenant Janet Rogerton. They must track down the rebel Galen Bestmarke who has Louis Franelli in his grasp. Franelli is a scientist who has developed the technology to time travel. Time travel will be the key to stopping the extinction of mankind. Of course Bestemarke is using the technology to travel back in time to collect "trophies". I will let the reader discover what that entails on their own.
I loved the concept of the story. It was very well though out and developed and kept my interest throughout. Schofield even provides a glossary at the end that provides details about terminology and equipment in the new empire.
One of my favorite parts was the guide/pouncer mind link between the humans and cats. Of course I am a cat lover. Great read!


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AvayaLive Connect is an easy-to-use software application that securely extends unified communications to iPhone for mobile workforce. It is designed to give mobile users quick access to productivity enhancements features such as conference call controls, visual voicemail, Instant Messaging (IM), mobile presence, geo-presence and delivers cost savings by routing mobile calls through enterprise dialing, which is an ability to intercept calls made via Dial Pad and turn them into enterprise calls (3rd party call control by the server). Application will work with AvayaLive Connect servers. Please do not install if you do not have AvayaLive Connect accounts. Major Features:
 - Presence and Instant Messaging with server-side buddy lists, server-managed user groups and client-side IM history.
- Visual Voicemail (VM) with ability to play voicemail messages and manage your VM messages from the AvayaLive application.
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- Advanced user presence monitoring and reporting including geo-location presence and tracking, calendar and on-the-phone presence, following user's presence and availability
- Call Screening with ability to listen and intercept voicemail deposits. - Integration with the iPhone Settings application for user preferences (configurations such as server details, IM history retention, alerts, auto follow). - Ability to issue commands to the communications server including call, conference, set location, listen/pickup. - Notify mobile users about events of interest such as outstanding IM messages, new deposited VM messages, conference participant's entry/exits, VM deposit in progress
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My boyfriend and I have agreed to abide by whatever decision you make. Resolve this dispute for us.
We've been together for nine months. We are gay. Neither of us is hung up on monogamy so that's not the issue. We live in a college town. We both found jobs here after we graduated so we stayed. Since his sophomore year my boyfriend has had an "arrangement" with an older man, a professor at the university. Did I say older? I meant old. We are in our mid-20s, this man is in his late 60s. There is no sex. The old man comes to my boyfriend's apartment once a week and cleans it. Does his laundry too. Washes his dishes. He actually pays my boyfriend for the privilege of cleaning his apartment. It's not much, $50, and the old perv says it's for my boyfriend's "time," since a part of their deal is that my boyfriend has to be in the apartment while the old perv cleans it because that's what the old perv gets off on. He's particularly pervy about how he cleans my boyfriend's bathroom. Dan, the old perv cleans my boyfriend's toilet bowl with his own toothbrush, which he uses to brush his teeth the rest of the week!
There is no sex. (Presumably the old perv goes home and beats off after cleaning my boyfriend's apartment.) None of this would matter if—you had to see this coming—my boyfriend and I weren't talking about moving in together. I want this "arrangement" to stop. I don't feel comfortable using a toilet that a man old enough to be my grandfather cleaned with his toothbrush. This has been going on for six years. The old perv has been cleaning up after my boyfriend since he was living in student housing. My boyfriend says likes the clean apartment more than he needs the money and that's true—at least it's true now—but I say all good things must come to an end and if I'm moving in we'll have to clean up after ourselves or pay a real cleaning lady to come around once a week, like regular people.
But we agreed to leave it up to you. Dan: The old perv stays? The old perv goes?
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The old perv stays.
By allowing this man to clean his apartment, TAFT, your boyfriend is making an old man very, very happy, and that makes the world a more joyful place generally (and his apartment a tidier place particularly). Your boyfriend also isn't taking advantage of the old perv—$50 is a much more reasonable fee than most sex workers would charge for the same service (and, yes, your boyfriend is doing a kind of sex work here)—and while the toothbrush/toilet thing is a bit... creepy... I'm sure you'll get used to it and/or be able to put it out of your mind. (Although I'd be giving the toilet an additional wipe-down if anyone—young, old, hot, not—had cleaned it with his ratty old toothbrush.)
And let's recognize this arrangement for what it really is: a successful long-term relationship. How many relationships—gay or straight, monogamous or open, toilets scrubbed weekly with toothbrushes or cleaned sporadically with toilet brushes—last six years! Sorry, TAFT, but I'm constitutionally disinclined to dissolve a successful six-year relationship in favor of a relationship that has yet to reach the one-year mark. And I think you knew, TAFT, that I would side with the perv and the boyfriend—was there really any question?—which makes me think that you're secretly okay with this arrangement. You just wanted some cover, a little plausible deniability, before you gave the arrangement your blessing. And now you have it.


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These, like the initial recommendations, will take about 24 hours to populate. This is much slower than the turnaround for PlantLink, and you'll need to head back out to your plant and get in Bluetooth range to get the update. Occasionally, the initial time window had passed, I checked on the plant, and it still needed a couple more hours. Walking back inside and back out again after another waiting period probably brought me some much needed exercise, but I wouldn't call it a convenience.
From the extensive and informative plant database to the very specific charts it compiles, to the number of facets it measures and the Live Mode, Flower Power is loaded with features. But because those features don't talk to each other in any kind of understandable fashion, many of them are much less useful than they could be.
Flower Power is even compatible with IFTTT , a website which allows you to connect smart devices to the Internet of Things and even have them communicate with each other. For Flower Power, this means you can establish triggers for any of the four parameters measured by the device, and IFTTT can send you push notifications or alerts. The possibilities of IFTTT compatibility are nearly infinite. For example, you can teach IFTTT to turn your lights on or off if the light level alert for your plant triggers. You'd need the light to be attached to another smart device like a WeMo Switch or a SmartThings hub , but it's possible.
Unfortunately, like the rest of Flower Power's features, this IFTTT compatibility ends up being much cooler in theory than in practice because of its Bluetooth-restricted connectivity. To get an alert based on current readings from your plant, you'll need to be close to your plant with the app open. It'll update, and you'll see the most current charts on the app you have open anyway so it can do so. Then, you'll get your push notification...with info you just saw.
Once, I received a text after the 24-hour waiting period for recommendations. It told me my plant needed more light. This was the first time Flower Power showed me its potential as a connected device. I was getting an alert based on newly processed information I had gathered yesterday; the IFTTT compatibility meant something! However, even this was based on day-old information, and I still had to go to the plant to get the updated readings and see the status of the other parameters. This was the only alert I ever received that wasn't in immediate proximity to checking my plant. I did everything I could to cross the alert thresholds in the other categories -- I let the pot dry out for days, I drenched it, I put it in the fridge -- and nothing else ever came.
All told, Flower Power's limited and inconsistent communication features means it is an unreliable garden sentinel. It knows when there is trouble, but it has no way to reach out and tell you. It gives your plant a voice, but limits that voice to a whisper.
Thankfully that whisper is accurate. The Parrot Flower Power doesn't function well as a connected plant sensor, but it's adequate as a diligent gatherer of data.
We placed the Flower Power in a pot with a ponytail palm and checked its readings over the course of a month against those from a separate calibrated meter. Parrot's measurements for soil moisture, ambient temperature, and ambient light were all within the expected margin of error.
For soil moisture, ambient temperature, and ambient light, the Parrot Flower Power does a great job of reliably collecting data. Its measurements for fertilizer disappoint.
Parrot's device nailed the soil moisture test. Similar to PlantLink's performance, it started out with a small variance that decreased over the course of the month. The small variance is to be expected at first, since the Flower Power and calibrated meter weren't in the exact same spot and the soil was porous. The fact that the reading grew closer and closer to the one from the VG-200 over time, as the soil settled, is a great sign, and on par with PlantLink. The Flower Power even bests the more expensive Koubachi on this test.
The ambient temperature and ambient light tests were similarly successful. In both cases, the Flower Power was slow to react to spikes, but always within an acceptable range of error.
The fertilizer test was not as accurate. Flower Power tracks the amount of fertilizer in the soil by measuring electrical connectivity. Since moisture is a big factor in conductivity, the meter will only take readings shortly after you've watered your plant. On the positive side, this allows the system to avoid overreacting to drops in conductivity due to decreasing moisture levels. Flower Power won't tell you to fertilize every time you need to water; that would be disastrous. This is also why fertilizer isn't available for Live Mode. The downside is this results in slow, stagnant readings that seem more like guesses.
In the chart above, we fertilized and watered on the second day, and you can see the spike created by these actions above. The Flower Power didn't react to the change until after the weekend passed, and only then by jumping to a seemingly random high point. It's guessing. Again, if you looked at the chart and thought you needed to fertilize again when it got back to it's initial point, you'd be giving it more fertilizer two days later and would be badly overdoing it for almost any plant. Thus, Parrot's device is smart to only take readings at certain times, but it's fertilizer readings are still an unreliable measurement.
Because of its mostly accurate readings, and helpful database, the Parrot Flower Power serves a few functions well. Its recommendations for care are broad, but if you're trying to figure out how to help a suffering plant, "move to a sunnier spot" might be exactly what you need to hear. It's Bluetooth range is also comparatively small, but will serve you just fine if you have a compatible Apple device and are checking on plants in adjacent rooms of your home. Finally, it stores and charts data long term, providing a valuable service to those looking to study changes in their garden over time.
Nevertheless, it lacks automation and specificity. If, like me, you have a black thumb and need help keeping plants alive, Oso Technologies' PlantLink will serve you much better. If you need more advanced monitoring for long-term care, it might be worth the extra money for the $130 Koubachi sensor. Parrot's Flower Power has trouble with communication, and thus, doesn't quite stack up to these other connected garden sensors.