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Bob Clampett Productions
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Jam Handy Organization
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"Jam Handy Organization was founded by Jam Handy just before the First World War. The company produced educational, advertising, and training films. During the First and Second World Wars, Jam Handy Organization animated and produced training and inst..."
Out of the Inkwell Films/Fleischer Studios
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"Out of the Inkwell Films, renamed Fleischer Studios in 1929, was founded by brothers- Dave and Max Fleischer, in 1921. The Fleischers' studio was one of the most influential and successful animation studios in the silent era as well as in the Golden ..."
Paramount Cartoon Studios/Famous Studios
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"Famous Studios, renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956, was the animation division of Paramount Pictures. The studio was formed in 1942 after Paramount took over Fleischer Studios in 1941, when the Fleischer brothers were not able to repay their..."
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Ub Iwerks Studio
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Silent Looking: Exploring Perception with J. Krishnamurti
Seeing Anew: Exploring Perception
Copyright 2002 Krishnamurti Foundation of America & John V.Christianson "Our look is as bound
by time-space as our brain. We never look, we never see beyond this limitation; we do not know how to look through and beyond
these fragmentary frontiers. But eyes have to see beyond them, penetrating deeply and widely, without choosing, without shelter;
they have to wander beyond man-made frontiers of ideas and values and tofeel beyond love." (Krishnamurtis Notebook) I
discovered J. Krishnamurti's writings in the late 1960s. In addition to the incredible clarity with which he wrote and spoke,
I especially appreciated his rich, vivid descriptions of nature which appear throughout the three-volume Commentaries on Living
and Krishnamurtis Notebook. Krishnamurtis biographer and long-time friend Mary Lutyens noted about Krishnamurti: One
of his ever-constant characteristics was his feeling for natural beauty. He would stand and watch a sky or a mountain or a
tree or shadows on water for half and hour or more at a time, utterly still, utterly lost in looking. (Lutyens, Mary:
Krishnamurti and the Rajagopals) I had my first opportunity to see Krishnamurti in person around 1973. I was living
in Santa Cruz, California, when I learned he would be speaking at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, a two-hour drive
away. About six months previously, after reading a book on the Bates method of eyesight improvement, I had abandoned
wearing prescription glasses for nearsightedness and a slight degree of astigmatism. At the time, I couldnt pass the California
drivers test without my glasses, and I had worn glasses since I was around eight of nine years old. I was then twenty-four.
As I recall I had a front or second-row balcony seat the night K appeared at the Masonic Auditorium. When he first
came out on the stage to take his seat, he was just a gray blur to me from the balcony. From my seat, I couldn't make out
any features on the person who had just come out on stage. I reluctantly reached for my glasses in my coat pocket. I hadnt
worn glasses in over six month, but I had brought them along in case I needed them to take full advantage of my first opportunity
to see Krishnamurti in person. With mixed feelings of appreciation and disappointment, I viewed him clearly through my prescription
glasses. I could see him sharp and crisply, but I needed these crutches-for-the-eyes to do it. Within a short while,
I began to get a headache. I am not prone to headaches and can recall having had a total of six or so headache in my entire
life. Speculating on why I now had a headache, I attributed it to the unaccustomed strain of looking with the locked-in focus
necessitated by the use of my prescription glasses. I removed my glasses, leaned forward and rested my closed eyes in my open
palms. After a little while, Krishnamurtis words mirrored some of my own deeply held thoughts and feelings. I felt
a strong resonance with what he was saying. Without really thinking about it, I took my palms down from my now opened eyes
and looked out toward the man who spoke so directly to me. I could see him quite clearly as I continued to listen with rapt
attention. Then, I suddenly realized that I didnt have my glasses on, and my ability to see his features started to
slip immediately as I returned to my previous state of fuzzy, sans-glasses seeing. This experience enabled me to realize that
my eyes truly were not irreparably damaged but that some kind of pattern or habit of use was keeping me from seeing clearly.
I now had my own experiential proof that some kind of pattern or habit of use was keeping me from seeing clearly. I now had
my own experiential proof that I had the organic capacity to access that clarity without the aid of glasses, if only momentarily.
I would go on to completely abandon wearing glasses, take Bates classes, and explore dietary modifications that would eventually
enable me to pass the California drivers test without glasses on several different occasions when renewing my drivers license
over the next twenty-five years. I learned only recently that Krishnamurti was introduced to the Bates method by his
friend Aldous Huxley, author of the book The Art of Seeing. Huxley's wife, Laura, told me over the phone that when Krishnamurti
got together with Aldous one time, Krishnamurti was very favorably impressed with Aldous improvement in health and asked him
what he had been doing differently. Aldous reportedly then told Krishnamurti about Bates eye exercises and how much they had
helped him. Apparently, Krishnamurti practiced Bates exercises daily for the rest of his life. He retained excellent vision,
never needing glasses, until his death at the age of ninety. He also walked regularly, was a lifelong vegetarian, did two
hours of yoga every day, and regularly practiced pranayama breathing exercises. In his decades of speaking with people
all over the world, Krishnamurti talked about seeing and perception extensively. How many times did he invite audience members
to look with him at the mountains with their dappled light and to look at a tree or ones wife or boyfriend clearly, as they
really are, without allowing an image or a flood of ideas to interfere with direct perception? I wonder how you see
things. Do you see them with your eyes, with your mind? Obviously, you see things with your eyes, but you see with the mind
much more quickly than with the eye. You see the world much more quickly than the eye can perceive. You see with memory, with
knowledge, and when you so see things, that is with the mind, you are seeing what has been, not what actually is. (Saanen
1966: Public Talk #1) I find it very challenging to look at anything, whether it is my wife, or a tree or a rock,
without the image-making process coming into play. I think, however, that Krishnamurti has given us some real clues that can
help us see more broadly and wholly, should we truly explore them. First of all, can you see with your eyes the tree
as a whole? Can you see your wife of your husband or your girlfriend or boyfriend as a whole entity? Do you understand my
question? Can you see anything totally, or are you always seeing partially? (Brockwood Park 1978: Krishnamurti with Professor
David Bohm, Mr. G. Narayan, and two Buddhist scholars: Conversation #3.) Mark Lee recently shared a very interesting
story about Krishnamurti and seeing. Back in the late 1960s, when Mark was teaching at Rishi Valley School in India, Krishnamurti
was talking with the teachers there. He indicated that he wanted the teachers to pay more attention to how the students walked,
how they talked, how they looked, and how they listened. Apparently, he went into each aspect with the teachers and, when
he got to seeing, he mentioned the Aborigines in Australia. He explained that it was his understanding that, when the Aborigines
were in the Outback, their senses were very, very sharp and they were aware of everythingin front of them, behind them, and
he reportedly asserted, "I swear, they can even see behind them!" Krishnamurti then asked, "How can we help our students here
at Rishi Valley to see with that kind of awareness?" Mark said that he went away from the meeting feeling hard pressed to
address Krishnamurtis simple but daunting challenge. Mark eventually came up with an idea that was implemented for
a while at Rishi Valley School. Every schoolday morning, some classtime was allotted for the students to explore expanding
their range of perception with their arms extended horizontally out to their sides. The students and teachers would extend
their fingers back out of their range of vision while looking straight ahead and notice when their fingers first came into
view. Initially, the students had to bring their fingers well forward of 180 degrees before they could perceive them while
looking straight ahead. After a little practice, however, they grew much more adept at noticing their extended fingers from
a wider field of vision. Mark took this information back to Krishnamurti. Krishnamurti listened attentively to Marks
information and then exclaimed, "This is great! Now, if we can just get the students to do this all the time, and not just
for fifteen minutes in the morning." In another story related from the late sixties, it seems Krishnamurti suggested
to a group of five to ten Rishi Valley students, "When you go into a room just for fun look straight ahead. Don't look around
at anything, but be aware of everything in the room; see the shapes, the colors, the people, and the furniture, everything,
without looking at it. Don't move your eyes." Later, some students reported to Mark that they had tried out Krishnamurtis
suggestion, and they felt they had noticed new things in their familiar classroom and been more visually aware than they had
been previously. Speaking at Brockwood Park, England, one time, Krishnamurti pointed out that, if the teacher sees
the student looking out the window, the student is generally admonished by the teacher not to look out the window, but to
pay attention to the mathematics or whatever subject is at hand in the classroom. But, Krishnamurti asks, cant the student
attend to both the bird outside and the mathematics lesson? An Oak Grove School teacher recently told me that he has
had high school students who can do this kind of multitasking quite well, and who also seem to delight in drawing questions
from their teachers by appearing to be unaware of what is going on in the classroom. In an interview she gave me at
her home in Ojai, Mary Zimbalist told me that, one day while driving by the Pacific near Malibu, she had tried to explain
to Krishnamurti what it was like swimming in the ocean, for, as she said, "I used to swim in the ocean." She spoke of trying
to describe the bracing coldness of the water, the force of the waves and currents, the sensory intensity of the experience.
Krishnamurti listened attentively and, when she had finished her description, he exclaimed, "Thats the kind of seeing that
Im talking about!" A few weeks later, he gave a public talk in Ojai on seeing with all the senses. Mary told me that
she did not know if her description of ocean swimming had influenced Krishnamurti to talk about that particular topic. She
also told me that he had said to many people, at Brockwood Park, England on numerous occasions, "Look widely as the Buddha
looked." By this look widely as the Buddha looked statement she understood Krishnamurti to be advocating the wide-angled kind
of looking that is suggested by the calm, wide-eyed gaze on the face of the Buddha in many statues. She said she wasnt sure
she remembered the exact words, but look widely as the Buddha looked was pretty close. Lets go back to Krishnamurtis
previous statement: "Thats the kind of seeing Im talking about!" Throughout the decades of his talks all over the world, Krishnamurti
made numerous references to the importance of seeing with all the sensesnot just with the eyes, but with the ears, the heart,
with everything one hasin fact, he asserted that, if you really give everything to your seeing/perceiving, the self is not.
Krishnamurti also indicated that, if were just seeing with our eyes, then were not really seeing at all. If you totally
attendwith our ears, with your eyes, with your body, with your nerves, with all your mind, with your heart in the sense of
affection, love, compassion, total attentionwhat takes place? (Brockwood Park 1979: Talks with Buddhist scholars) In
one of his talks, Krishnamurti suggested that, when you go into an auditorium, you can notice the curtain, the stage, the
audience, the ceiling, individually, one at a time, or you can take all of it instantly in a moment. At an international
gathering of Krishnamurti Schools teachers and administrators, Krishnamurti reportedly opened proceedings by stating, "No
more academics in Krishnamurti schools!" This sent shock waves through the conference, and participants struggled for a couple
of days to deal with such a possibility, until Krishnamurti let them off the hook shortly before the end of the conference.
What would Krishnamurti have wanted taught, instead of academics, in the schools that he helped to establish? Theres a good
chance, I think, that there would have been room enough in the curriculum for the study of seeing and perception. What
do you think is the greatest, the supreme art? Is it the art of listening, the art of seeing, observing, perceiving and so
on, and the art of learning. (Saanen 1985: Questions-&-Answer Meeting #3) Krishnamurti questioned the value
of narrowed concentration. Attention, yes, but concentration, no. How can you tell if youre concentrating rather than paying
attention? If you are startled, as I often am, when someone suddenly comes up to you or says something to you, then you can
be pretty sure you were narrowly concentrated rather than fully attentive. When there is concentration, which is a
process of exclusion, there is a resistance and, therefore, a contradiction. But when there is attention, there is no contradiction,
because an attentive mind can concentrate without exclusion. (Poona 1956: Talk #1) For the most part, Krishnamurti
offers little instruction in meditation, except to question whether common practices of repeating a mantra or concentrating
on a flame or other object are true meditation. In addition to the importance of keeping the spine straight in meditation,
whether sitting or lying down, he lays special emphasis on keeping the body very still, especially the eyeballs. What
is observation? You observe through the eye, don't you? Now, can you observe without moving the eye? Because, if you move
the eye, the whole operation of the thinking brain comes into being. I wont go into this because youll turn it into some kind
of mystical, nonsensical thing mysterious and you know all the rest of that. And, in inquiring, can you observe without any
movement of the eye? Because the eye has an effect on the brain. (The Wholeness of Life, p.218) Krishnamurti also
pointed out, as he did to the students at Rishi Valley, that we can also see more with our eyes open by looking straight ahead
without moving our eyes around. But, on the other hand, you can do nothing and meditate, in the bus or when you are
driving it is the most extra- ordinary thing, that you can meditate while you are driving, be careful, I mean this. The body
has its own intelligence, which thought has destroyed. (Beyond Violence, p. 92) Meditation can, however, take
place when the eyes are open and one is surrounded by objects of every kind. But then these objects have no importance at
all; one sees them but there is no process of recognition, which means there is no experiencing. (Meditations 1969, p.4)
The different kind of seeing that Krishnamurti is pointing to is not to be confused with staring. It is not about
narrowing down, holding, which often accompanies a restricting and holding of the breath. It is instead, and expanding, opening
process that invites the other senses participation. In short, Krishnamurtis writings invite us to see broader, further,
more whollywith full attention, with all the senses, and with an appreciation of nature that is both renewing and life-affirming.
Many children, it seems to me, are more familiar with this kind of vision than most adults. It is as simple and as challenging
as taking in the full 180-degree range that is potentially available to us all the time. In her forward to Krishnamurtis
Notebook, the late Mary Lutyens describes the books contents as "the wellspring of Krishnamurti's teaching. The whole essence
of his teaching is here, arising from its natural source." She continues, "the trees, mountains, rivers, clouds, sunlight,
birds and flowers that he describes over and over again are forever new because they are seen each time with eyes that have
never become accustomed to them; each day they are a totally fresh perception for him, and so they become for us." Accompanying
the Notebooks exquisite descriptions of nature is an intimate portrait portrayal of Krishnamurtis inner perceptions, including
his process. Seeing as if from the back of the head is mentioned several times. Early in the morning when the sun
was not yet up and the dew on the grass, still in bed, lying quietly, without any thought or movement, there was a seeing,
not the super- ficial Seeing with the eyes but seeing through the eyes from behind the head. The eyes and from behind the
head were only the instrument through which the immeasurable past was seeing into the immeasurable space that had no time.
(Krishnamurtis Notebook, p. 32) Around 1977 or 1978, Alan Kishbaugh, the current Executive Director of the Krishnamurti
Foundation of America, asked me to escort Krishnamurti from his car out to the podium during that years Ojai Talks. As I recall,
I was instructed by Alan just to be there I neednt run interference for him just be there, available. People had spoken to
me of how Krishnamurti seemed to be able to look right through you. Others mentioned that he looked at you as if nobody were
home. This was intended to imply his selflessness, not that he was vacant in some way. I think both these statements
were ineffective attempts to describe a person who is seeing differently, who isn't narrowing down and concentrating with
tunnel vision, nor looking at something and allowing a train of free-association images to run though his mind. This different
kind of seeing that he commonly used has a different quality than our conventional ways of habitually perceiving. For
me, initially, interacting with this man I greatly admired was just plain unnerving. I didn't know how to act. Fortunately,
within a short while, I gave up trying to figure out how to act ad was just myself, whatever that meant at the time. We hardly
said much more than good morning to one another and smiled. Around himI was twenty-six at the timeI found myself sometimes
feeling jaded and pretentious, in contrast to his more open, direct, and childlike freshness. That is, until he got on the
stage. Then he became a lion not ferocious but strong and somehow it wasn't inconsistent with the somewhat shy, unpretentious
person I had observed before he took his seat on the stage, donned his lapel microphone, and looked silently out at the audience
before he began to address everyone who had come to hear him speak. One April in the late seventies, it rained and
rained, and it was impossible to hold the talks in the Ojai Oak Grove. Last-minute arrangements were made to relocate the
event to the local public high schools gymnasium. The next day, the gymnasium wasn't available, and the football stadium
had to be used. Fortunately, it wasn't raining that day. Somehow, I found myself standing in the middle of the football field
with Krishnamurti, Alan Kishbaugh, and the late Theo Lilliefelt, another KFA trustee. There was some kind of technical glitch
with the public address system, so we were standing back from podium around the fifty-yard line of the football field while
the technical crew was correcting the problem. The audience filled about two thirds of the west side of the stadium bleachers
so that, instead of the usual home team fans, the bleachers now held people who had come to hear Krishnamurti speak. I
felt very self-conscious standing there in front of all those people, so I thought to myself, What should I do? Look at the
Mountains came to me, for, from the spacious stadium, there were panoramic views available for the looking. I started trying
to take in the mountains, circling clockwise. I barely noticed the scoreboard as I looked past it thinking to myself, Look
at the mountains! But then Krishnamurti asked Theo and Alan something like, "Whats that up there?" as he pointed up at the
scoreboard. Apparently, there was a misspelled word on the scoreboard and Krishnamurti had noticed it. I had looked
only perfunctorily at the scoreboard in my hurry to look at the mountains, but Krishnamurti had actually looked at the scoreboard
as well. But, even with his drawing the others attention to the scoreboard, I couldnt make out what was misspelled. So much
for awareness! Earlier in this paper, I mentioned that I believe Krishnamurti has left us some clues as to how we
can see and perceive more wholly, become more aware. Let me now briefly review some of those clues: First of all to look with
long vision in ones seeing; to see more fully, perceive more whollyto see widely-widely as the Buddha looked and the Aborigines
of Australia; and, to see in this way all of the time. Implied in these clues, also, is the necessity of seeing with all the
senses together, not just the eyes and the rest gone to sleep. Krishnamurti asserts that, in profound seeing, there is a sense
of seeing not with eyes only, but with ones whole head as though from the back of the head with ones entire being"(Krishnamurtis
Notebook, page 11) Finally, Krishnamurti put great emphasis on the importance of seeing that the observer is the observed,
the thinker is the thought, the experiencer is the experienced. He asserted that the ability to truly see that the observer
is the observed, not just intellectualize it or take it on as a belief, to really see that the observer is the observed is
essential for directly perceiving reality. "There is no division between the world and you: you are the world." (New
Delhi 1963: Talk #3) Where do all these clues lead? That is for each one of us to discover, for, as Krishnamurti once
pointed out, "The challenge is as big as you make it." To conclude: "Is it that we are so caught up in our own
network of problems, our own desires, our own urges of pleasure and pain that we never look around, never watch the moon?
Watch it! Watch with all your eyes and ears, your sense of smell, watch. Look as though you are looking for the first time.
If you can do that, that tree, that bush, that blade of grass you are seeing for the first time. Then you can see your teacher,
your mother and father, your brother and sister, for the first time. There is an extraordinary feeling about that: the wonder,
the strangeness, the miracle of a fresh morning that has never been before, never will be. Be really in communion
with nature, not verbally caught in description of it, but be a part of it, be aware; feel that you belong to all that, be
able to have love for all that: to admire a deer, the lizard on the wall, that broken branch lying on the ground. Look at
the evening star, the new moon, without the word, without merely saying how beautiful it is and turning your back on it, attracted
by something else, but watch that single star and new, delicate moon as though for the first time. If there is such
a communion between you and nature, then you can commune with man, with the boy sitting next to you, with your educator, or
with your parents. We have lost all sense of relationship, in which there is not only a verbal statement of affection and
concern, but also this sense of communion which is not verbal. It is a sense that we are all together, that we are all human
beings; we are all living on this extraordinary, beautiful earth." (Letters to the Schools, Volume Two: November 1, 19??
Copyright 2002 by Krishnamurti Foundation of America & John V. Christianson e-mail: jvchristianson(at)ASIS.com
The following passages have stumped me and challenged me from the first time I heard them to this very day. From
You Are The World by J. Krishnamurti. This was apparently recorded from a talk Krishnamurti gave to students at UC Berkeley.
"When you go to the office, or whatever you do, thought must operate, otherwise you cannot do anything. But the moment
thought breeds or sustains pleasure and fear, then thought becomes inefficient. Thought then breeds inefficiency in realtionship
and therefore causes conflict. So one asks whether there can be an ending of thought in one direction, and yet with thought
functioning in its highest capacity. We are concerned with whether thought can be absent when the mind sees the sunset in
all its beauty. It is only then that you see the beauty of the sunset, not when your mind is full of thoughts, problems, violence.
That is, if you have observed it, at the moment of seeing the sunset thought is absent. You look at this extraordinary light
on the mountain, it is a great delight and at that moment thought has no place at all. But the next moment thought says: "How
marvelous that was, how beautiful, I wish I could paint it, I wish I could write a poem about it, I wish I could tell my friends
what a lovely thing it is." Or thought says: "I would like to see that sunset again tomorrow, I will have that pleasure agtain,
and when you don't have it there is pain. This is very simple and because of its very simplicity it gets lost. ...and
so our question is: Can thought cease to interfere? And it is this interference that produces time. Learning like
seeing is a great art, when you see a flower what takes place? Do you see the flower actually, or do you see it through the
image you have of that flower? The two things are entirely different. When you look at a flower, at a colour without naming
it, without like or dislike, without any screen between you and the thing you see as a flower, without the word, without thought,
then the flower has an extraordinary colour and beauty. But when you look at the flower through botanical knowledge, when
you say: "This is a rose", you have already conditioned your looking. Seeing and learning is quite an art, but you don't go
to college to learn it. If you are sensitive, alive, watching, then you will see that the space between you and flower disappears
and when that space disappears you see the thing so vitally, so strongly. In the same way when you observe yourself without
that space (not as the observer and the thing observed" then you will see there is no conflict. In seeing the structure of
fear, one also sees the structure and nature of pleasure. The seeing is the learning about it and therefore the mind is not
caught in the pursuit of pleasure. Then life has quite a different meaning. One lives - not in search of pleasure. You
Are The Whorld, J. Krishnamurti
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Текст песни Tyrone
* this is a song she performs in concert and which will be on a live album
Erykah- lets see how y'all groove to this
I'm gettin' tired of your shit
You don't never buy me nothin'
See everytime you come around
You got to bring jim, james, paul, & tyrone
See why can't we be by ourselves, sometimes
See I've been having this on my mind
For a long time
I just want it to be
You and me
Like it used to be, baby
But ya don't know how to act
So matter of fact
I think ya better call tyrone
(call him)
And tell him come on, help you get your shit (come on, come on)
You need to call tyrone
(call him)
And tell him I said come on
Now everytime I ask you for a little cash
You say no and turn right around and ask me for some ass
Oh, well hold up
Listen partna
I ain't no cheap thrill
Cause miss badu is always comin' for real
And you know the deal
Everytime we go somewhere
I gotta reach down in my purse
To pay your way and your homeboys way
And sometimes your cousin's way
They don't never have to pay
Don't have no cars
Hang around in bars
Try to hang around with stars
Like badu
I'm gon' tell you the truth
Showing groove
Or get the boot
I think ya better, (erykah badu-he, he he)
(call him)
And tell him come on
Help you get your shit
You need to call tyron
(call him)
Erykah badu-hold on
But ya can't use my phone
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I asked and the Lebanon City residents answered. In an earlier blog, Lebanon Paper Box: Day 40, I asked for feedback from the community of Lebanon on their ideas of what they would like to see incorporated in the the old Lebanon Paper Box building. Here is a recap of some of the responses that I have received so far.
We have received numerous requests to share some of the before and after photos of our projects. Below is a comparison of the before and after from our whole house rehab at 335 Front Street. This project was completed during the summer of 2017 after a very long renovation. The new homeowners were excited about their purchase and entry into home ownership
Warning: This post comes from fresh emotions of disbelief, frustration, anger, and disappointment. The identities of the parties involved have not been disclosed so that they can take full responsibility for destroying their own reputations. (they'll know who they are)
If you have done any kind of research on becoming a real estate investor or have even simply considered having some work done on your own house, then you've heard the horror stories related to contractors. We've heard all of the stories about contractors abandoning projects, taking the money and running, or spending way over budget; but we simply didn't have to worry about any of those issues. We have a contractor that makes promises they will deliver, someone that won't leave us hanging, and someone that will grow with us and our business. We have a friend that is a contractor. It's going to be the best business relationship ever and we are going to take over the rehabbing world!
Well, that was the plan…
We were in the process of building a dream team. Our contractor was highly motivated. His energy and motivation was contagious and inspirational. We couldn't wait to settle on a house and begin the demo process. The realtor that we were working with was the contractor's girlfriend. She was also a very driven person seeking to catapult her career to new heights. The ambition that they brought to the table was a sure win. The cool part was that they were working to build a brand together like a wannabe Chip and Joanna Gaines couple. They have the cute kid to exploit in marketing gimmicks and even bought chickens. The perfect family to compliment the perfect business partnership.
Things started out with a bang. There was a ton of commotion and activity around the rehab as old fixtures and debris was being removed from the house. We would get excited every time that I'd stop by the job site to check out the progress. We have to admit, seeing the result after demo was a bit overwhelming trying to imagine how everything would be put back together again. That worry quickly subsided because, heck, I've got the best team looking out for our interests. I've got faith in them and we all benefit when the job is complete; the realtor gets the listing and commissions and the contractor agreed to a percentage of the profits, so of course it's in all of our best interests to get the house rehabbed and on the market as soon as possible.
Until it's not…
Not long after the demo was complete, there seemed to be a distraction or two. There had been some exterior improvements that really screamed progress. A new roof and siding transformed the curb appeal of the house and created quite a bit of excitement around the neighborhood. We were excited about the new look and could see the potential. We couldn't wait to see how the improvements inside would turn out. While we were excited about the progress of the rehab, the contractor was increasingly excited about a new house that he was about to build for him, his girlfriend, and the cute kid. The contractor assured me that this would not impact the progress of the rehab since he is a professional and capable of managing multiple projects. Yeah right.
It's still very painful to reflect on how naive we were to expect things to get better. We would drive to the job site weeks on end without any signs of life or progress. Repeated calls to our contractor would go unanswered. When the calls would be answered, we would get a line of excuses, promises, and revised timelines to completion. We would cut our losses and verbally agree with our contractor that the new timeline is what it is and swallow our frustration. This process happened over, and over, and over, and over again…
Trying not to live with regrets…
We regret not firing our contractor. We regret this decision every single day that work drags on at the rehab. Our weakness was doing what we felt was the right thing in helping a friend. After all, he helped to open our eyes the opportunities and excitement of rehabbing. He had already invested time and energy in the project and we still wanted to give him the share that we had agreed to. We offered to help find sub contractors to complete the work and got lip service that he was working on it and that he will be there to finish the job. We started talking with other contractors to see if they could provide guidance on how to go about getting things finished without our contractor "friend". Throughout this entire endeavor, we never ever considered abandoning our agreement to give him the negotiated percentage of profit. We continued to look out for his interest in the project that he abandoned. It's like we cared more about his share than he did.
So this post could go on and on about the specific details of frustration and disappointment that we are facing, but it makes us sick to think about how ignorant our contractor has been that we are trying to complete this deal with some kind of profit. This is a job that should have taken 6 months, but has missed the deadline by almost a year. The optimist in us thinks that at least there is a benefit from a capital gains tax perspective, if there's even a profit.
In the end, the worst part is being disappointed by the so called friends that we thought we would build our dreams with. Their loss. They have turned into nothing more than shysters. If they continue down the path that they are on then they are destined to have a run in with karma and a few terms like fraud and embezzlement.
We shouldn't even care anymore…
Honestly, we just want to move on and still make good on all of our promises. However, the contractor expects to underdeliver, break all promises, go over time, go over budget, steal, and then ask for more money… haha!!
Fortunately, we have not let this experience deter us from our real estate endeavors and we are already wrapping up our next project with a new contractor with much more success. Subscribe to our blog to get notifications on our future posts and learn about what we have done differently to ensure that we have chosen a honest contractor. We personally recommend Hawk Rock Construction or Five-Star Contracting which serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
** Oh yeah. I forgot to mention the ending of the business relationship with the realtor. She completely forgot about us until it was time to list the property so that she could cash in on a commission. She was simply too busy with building her own house and self indulgence to pick up the phone, even once in over a year! Even after giving her a chance for redemption and trying to come up with an amicable resolution, she was arrogant and ignorant to the end. Which reminds me… where's the buyer that you said that you had? Oh wait, never mind. Don't care. You're fired.
The analysis of a real estate deal will absolutely make or break a deal regardless of how well a plan is executed. This is why it is important to develop a repeatable process. This process should evolve to continuously improve by incorporating lessons learned from every project.
Researching a potential investment property can be a time consuming activity. Of course you do as much research online as possible, but eventually you will need to drive out to the property to perform as much of a visual inspection as possible.
I am new to the property rehabbing profession, so I can't even begin to imagine how much more complicated research was before the extensive availability of information on the Internet. Even though there is a lot more information available online, it is always important to remember that you can't believe everything that you read…
Before I determine whether or not I am going to take the time to drive out to a property, I like to gather at least some basic information on a property. Like; photos (if any), home size, lot size, bedrooms, bathrooms, sales history, rough estimate of comps in the area, taxes, and any other little tidbits that I can gather up. A good resource for a quick search is a real estate website such as www.zillow.com. If I like what I see, then I will print a copy of the property listing found on Zillow to take with me on the road.
Another great resource is Google Maps. Sometimes there is a street view of the property that you're interested in checking out. However, be cautious that the photos my be dated. Additionally, if the house is in a rural area or a neighborhood, there is a possibility that there is not a street view option for the property.
This simple tip saves a tremendous amount of time, not only in planning your prospecting route, but also in the amount of miles and drive time. I use a website called SpeedyRoute.com to put together the most efficient route to drive-by the houses that I deemed worthy to visit based on my research. The website appears to have a subscription based option, but I have so far been able to utilize the service for free and without signing up. Trust me, this is a huge time saver!
You've spent time researching the property and driving to it, so do some due diligence and spend a little time adding to the information that you have already gathered. Take some photos, take note of the neighborhood (is the property next to a crack house, industrial park, highway, railroad tracks, etc…). Verify that the information that you found online matches up with what you're seeing as you inspect the property.
I cannot stress the importance of driving out to a property to validate what you're seeing online. Do not make the mistake of blindly purchasing a property sight unseen. A great example of this is a foreclosed home that was listed on Auction.com that we checked into.
From the listing and the photos, everything looked great! This looked like a slam dunk deal. The house looked to be in great shape from the photos in the listing and even a look at Google Maps showed that house had some excellent curb appeal.
Even simply driving by the house, it would appear that everything checked out. A quick walk around the property revealed that things were not as they appeared to be. An investor that works based on online research alone would be duped into purchasing this disaster. Don't get duped.
This house actually sits on top of steel beams about 35+ feet in the air! I'm 6'2″ and as you can see from the photo, that house is a looooong way up! From the road, everything looked like a dream come true. Once you got around back, it was an investor's worst nightmare. Needless to say, this is a deal that we ran from and never looked back.
Once you return from your road trip checking out potential deals. Review the photos and notes that you gathered. Determine which properties warrant moving forward and which ones are better suited for the trashcan.
Now that the list of prospective deals has been narrowed down, it's time to call in the help of additional resources to dig even deeper. A title search will identify all of the liens that exist against a given property. Obtaining the comparable sales (comps) from a realtor will provide you with an idea about what the property may sell for in good condition.
Now that you have completed all of the research and obtained the necessary information on a property, it's time to crunch the numbers. Using the information that was gathered during the drive-by, estimate what the property may need to make it marketable and sellable at the comp price provided by your realtor. Determine the remediation strategy of the liens on the property and how much it will cost you, all in, to purchase the property as is. Here is a quick and dirty calculation to determine whether or not a deal is right for you.
Profit – Total Purchase Price – Holding Costs – Repairs – Fees > After Repair Value x .30
Keep in mind that once you begin rehabbing a property, there could be additional overages that were not taken into account. Make sure that you leave room in your profit margin to make sure that you always end up on top. If the After Repair Value of the property is less than the sum of the costs, then the deal will not work. Again, this is a very simplified way of quickly analyzing a deal. We will go into more specific details of what each each of these costs entail and how they can be calculated with seasonable accuracy.
A great resource that helped to get me started on accurately analyzing deals is The Real Estate Rehab Investing Bible: A Proven-Profit System for Finding, Funding, Fixing, and Flipping Houses…Without Lifting a Paintbrush. This book is a must read for anyone new to real estate rehabbing or flipping. Not only does it help to take the guesswork out of estimating repair costs, it includes tools and templates that will help you to stay organized and kickstart your rehabbing process workflow.
Now that you've done all of the leg work and analysis, it is time to close on the deal. It could be that you are buying the property at auction (so you know your maximum bid), you're putting in a traditional offer through a realtor, or you're purchasing the property from a wholesaler. Regardless of how you're obtaining the deal, you're now confident and ready!
One of the projects that we didn't highly publicize was our rehab at 2 Mill Road. This house is located on a beautiful country lot with a little bit of history. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1827-1851), John Bannister Gibson, was born on this property. There is even a historical marker on the edge of the property. Although this is not the original house that John Bannister Gibson grew up in, it is the same property and banks of Sherman's Creek where he spent his childhood playing and exploring.
This three bedroom one and a half bath home was in dire need of some TLC. The kitchen was very small and outdated, along with every other room in the house for that matter. Instead drywall ceiling, there was a drop ceiling installed throughout the home. This was an immediate decision that the drop ceiling must go. We also decided to update the electrical and install recessed canned lighting, since the ceiling was coming down anyway.
We had experienced some turmoil with a prior general contractor that had caused cost overruns due to repeatedly missing deadlines, so this was our first time using this new contractor. Overall, the experience was definitely much better and there was an overall profit made on the project. We were fortunate to not have to micro-manage this job as much as the 335 Front Street project and we learned how valuable a general contractor can be to scheduling, keeping sub contractors on task, and hitting the deadlines that they commit to. This project came and went very quickly, so there wasn't a lot of time to document the progress. In fact, the house sold within 18 hours of being listed!
Since this rehab is completed and sold, this will be the only post about the progress. I will show the before and after photos where they are available.
The first place I usually like to start is to show the outside of the home. We did not replace the siding on this house, so there is not a huge transformational change, but a lot of work has been done. There were a couple of windows that were replace, the porches were painted, the whole house was pressure washed and clean, and a landscaper installed new flower beds and plants.
Before painting, power washing, landscaping, and new concrete
After fresh paint, new sidewalk, and cleaning
The most expensive change that was made outside was excavating the driveway so that there was a more clearly defined parking area. We had a retaining wall built and widened the driveway to make it easier to pull out onto the road. The sidewalk was also ripped up and freshly poured.
Before excavating
After excavating and building a retaining wall
The kitchen started out dark and felt small. Prior to the renovation, there was a countertop attached to the wall opposite the sink and stove. The extra countertop provided more surface space, but it really limited the floor space in the kitchen to adequately move around. We like the finished product much better. Also, take note of the hideous drop ceiling prior to the rehab. It was replaced with brand new drywall and clean recessed lighting.
Half Bathroom
There is a half bathroom just off of the kitchen. It's wonderful having an extra bathroom on the first floor for when you are entertaining so that guests do not have to walk up and down stairs into your more personal living space (ie. bedrooms…)
Regretfully, we do not have a photo of this bathroom before the rehab due to poor lighting in the room, but trust us when we say that it was a disaster!
Laundry / Mudroom
We love that this house has a mudroom! It's perfect for storing all of your shoes and outdoor clothing so that dirt does not get tracked throughout the entire house. If time and budget would have permitted, it would have been nice to build custom storage and cubbies for shoes and coats. We used the same tile that we used in the kitchen in the mudroom for extra durability.
Dining Room
This room also featured the drop ceiling and even included some dark wallpaper. It is located between the kitchen and the living room and has a coat closet. It is also where the mechanicals are located for the newly installed HVAC system. This house did not previously have central air, and the primary heat source was electric baseboard. We did not capture many quality photos of this room before the rehab due to lighting, so here are the after shots.
Living Room
The living room is a large open space with four windows throughout the room. This allows an abundance of natural lighting. Look at these before and after photos! Huge improvement from the dark and dull to the bright and cheery
This photo taken during construction. Supports were hung waiting for drywall and recessed lights installed
Stairs and Landing
We took out the carpeting and installed wood floors. We painted all of the trim and railing in the house white to brighten up the space and make the home feel more welcoming.
Full Bathroom
There is only one full bathroom in this home, so it was important to make sure that it had storage and was functional for a family. We eliminated the electric baseboard heater in the bathroom and painted over the busy stenciled walls. All of the plumbing fixtures were replaced in the entire house. The bathroom also includes a linen closet for additional storage of all of the bathroom necessities.
Bedroom One
The ceiling was replaced and recessed lighting was installed in all three of the bedrooms. Bedroom and closet doors were replaced and all of the trim was painted white.
Bedroom Two
Bedroom Three
Project Conclusion
Overall, we are extremely satisfied with the results of this rehab. We strive to make ensure that all of our rehabs are up to the standards that we would expect if we were to purchase the property. We take extreme pride in our quality of work an attention to detail. This house sold the same day that it hit the market. We had a full price offer within 18 hours!
Special thanks to our partners at Five Star Contracting for their management, design, and construction expertise!
We hope that you enjoyed these photos and that you will subscribe this blog for additional updates on our current and future projects.
I am going to forgo posting any photos of the finishing details of the house until it is complete (I don't want to spoil any of the surprises). The whole package is going to be worth the wait, and I assure you that you will be amazed! I can say that the work that is being done is absolutely transformational.
A brand new, and improved, roof has been installed and the siding installation is just about complete. The house is once again a uniform color and it looks spectacular! An updated front porch and new trim around the doors and windows is simply going to make this house pop! The local community is buzzing about the house, and curiosity and excitement are on the rise, as 335 Front Street becomes one of the nicest houses in the neighborhood.
Roof replacement
We are so excited to showoff the final product, but you will have to hang tight for a few more weeks until the project is complete. In the meantime, here are a few updates on the progress that is being made on the inside.
The installation of the kitchen sink is complete!
Just kidding. The white utility sink was cleverly hooked up by the contractor so that they can have access to water for some of the construction activities. However, the water isn't turned on yet to the house.
The old flooring has been removed from all of the rooms. We will be restoring the original 1920's hardwood throughout the house. It'll look great in the final photos once the remodeling is complete (better yet, come see it in person when we hold the open house).
The electric has been roughed in throughout the house and any shoddy wiring has been corrected. The service had already been upgraded to 200 Amps, so we lucked out on not having to do any upgrades to the electrical panel.
To prevent giving away all of the details of the final design, I am going to just provide a general update on the rest of the house. The talented drywall contractor is working his magic and making the walls straight and smooth. I couldn't believe the difference it makes to have straight seams and smooth uniform walls. This is truly going to be a new old house! Everything feels brand new with new fixtures and appliances throughout, updated electric, new bathrooms, new roof, new siding, finished floors… I think that you get the point.
Patchwork in progress bedroom #1
Patchwork in progress bedroom #2
The progress continues to be on track and we can't wait to show you the finished home. Thank you for following the progress at 335 Front Street. Let us know if you have any questions or comments. We'd love to hear from you. We'd also love to see you at the open house! We will provide the dates once we get to the home stretch.
Demo is officially underway at 335 Front Street. Although demo is technically destruction, it feels good to see the old materials removed in preparation for the brand new. Now that the slate is coming clean, it becomes easier to envision how great this house is going to look once the improvements are started. Below is a list of the high level demo activities captured in the photos:
Demo is well underway! The new siding will start going up within the next week or so which will be a major transformation for the exterior. There is still demo, electrical, and HVAC work to be completed on the inside before building out, but things will quickly progress. Keep checking back to see the rehab progress at 335 Front Street. Ready to buy or sell a home? Great! Contact us at email@example.com
This property was acquired in May of 2016. This was an exciting purchase for us for a number of reasons. First of all, it is our first redevelopment project. Secondly, this property is full of charm and so much potential. The terms of the acquisition did not allow us to view the inside of the property until we closed on the property.
The house is zoned residential in a quite residential neighborhood. The 1920 victorian style home has a beautiful front porch, a double lot, and a breathtaking view of the Susquehanna river from the back patio and the master bedroom.
The most unanticipated expense for this project is the installation of the new HVAC system. Upon gaining entry into the house, we found that the radiators of the hot water system were cracked due to the water in the system freezing over the winter while the house was vacant. This meant that all of the radiators would need to be replaced or install a new system. The decision was made to install a new HVAC system, which requires running new ductwork throughout the house. This will give the house the benefit of central air conditioning and a propane heating system. There are plans to install natural gas lines throughout the town in the near future and the propane system could be easily switched over to tap into the natural gas line once it is available.
Overall, after inspecting the home and developing the improvement plan, we are confident that the transformation of this home is going to be nothing short of amazing. Once the redevelopment is complete, the family that purchases this home will own a house that neighbors will be envious of. Our mission is to ensure quality craftsmanship and attention to details on all of our redevelopment endeavors. Learn more about us by visiting www.iHeartRehabbing.com
Are you ready to buy or sell a home? Do you have questions about residential redevelopment? That's great! We would love you hear from you.


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Monday, 15 June 2013
Happy Monday everyone! Can you believe that July is half over? Time flies! Next week I get to celebrate both my 2nd wedding anniversary and my birthday. Yay!
This week's Hello Monday focuses on a few beautiful and fun photos, which have caught my eye over the last week.
1 // If you have never checked out the My Milk Toof blog then you must right now. It is incredibly sweet, creative, and heartwarming. The artist is so talented.
2 // In my dream home, I have will have flowers everywhere like this gorgeous arrangement.
3 // I am a firm believer in this statement. There is nothing like a good cup of coffee or tea and a warm pastry.
4 // One day {hopefully in the near future}, I will be having wine and pizza overlooking Italy's oceans from a gorgeous balcony, such as those in Capri, Italy.
Where do you look for photo inspiration?
Have a wonderful week everyone!


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News of the UK move to fund a pilot scheme for some 300 pharmacists to be directly employed by GP surgeries has made it to the Australian community pharmacy press.
The idea to help manage long-term conditions and provide ongoing advice to patients using multiple medications seems to be a common sense move in the right direction. I like the idea and it will be fascinating to see how the interaction of pharmacists and GPs can lead to better health outcomes.
It is also hoped the project will allow for better communication amongst health practitioners and between the GP surgery, community pharmacy and the hospital.
The trial is set to commence in early 2016.
Do you feel this is an innovation by the NHS?
Will this work? What are your throughts?
Can you think of how the success will be measured?


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1 Disney Springs
Have you been to Disney Springs lately? If not, you are in for a serious treat. This exciting new offering (formerly known as Downtown Disney has upped its ante considerably, holding onto some of it's gems (Cirque du Soleil's "La Nouba," T-Rex Cafe and World of Disney to name a few) while expanding its dining and shopping offerings. A whole new look has made the place pretty stunning, as well. Outdoor entertainment offerings abound and new restaurants, from the magnificent Morimoto Asia to the waterfront allure of the Boathouse, to places like Jock Lindsay's Hangar Bar and Dockside Margaritas tempt diners and drinkers with all kinds of delicious fare. Looking to spend? Brand names repped include Havianas and Art of Shaving along with a host of others. And of course, exclusive Disney merchandise runs rampant. New walkways and a state of the art parking lot are making getting in, out and around a breeze.
2 Forever Florida
Forget the Mouse for a moment, take a break from the buffet lines, and immerse yourself into primordial Florida with a journey back in time to a Sunshine State before theme parks and condominiums. Forever Florida is a 4,700-acre wildlife conservation area with nine diverse subtropical ecosystems that are home to alligators and black bears, white-tailed deer and hundreds of species of birds and even the endangered and elusive Florida panther. And for those of you less impressed by the myriad bird-watching opportunities, it's also home to the Rattlesnake: the first zipline roller coaster in the United States. While whizzing through the canopy is undoubtedly thrilling, there is also much to be said for exploring the terrain at ground level, particularly on horseback or in the comfort of the all-ages Coach Safari.
3 Disney's Hollywood Studios®
Disney's Hollywood Studios® has its share of thrills as well as a look behind-the-scenes at Hollywood-style action, backstage tours and star-studded special events. You will feel like a star in your own movie as you walk through streets right out of a movie set. It is now your chance to become part of the movies you love and adore right here in Orlando, Florida. Start with a slow-moving journey into the movies on The Great Movie Ride. Full-scale reproductions of sets from the 1930s to contemporary classics highlight some of the most memorable moments in the motion picture industry. Star Wars fans, it is time to board a Starspeeder 1000 for a thrilling journey through George Lucas' Star Wars universe on Star Tours. There are a variety of different adventures that await, so you never know where the Force might take you. Reconnect with your childhood and climb aboard a carnival-themed vehicle and zip through a gallery of midway-style games inspired by the Disney-Pixar Toy Story films in the interactive ride Toy Story Mania. Challenge yourself and family using your spring-action shooter, aim at targets and launch virtual darts, rings, eggs and baseballs.
4 Orlando Science Center
3D movies and planetarium shows, towering dinosaur skeletons and the wonders of space, four floors of interactive science exhibits in the realms of weather and engineering, live animals and hands-on science programming, not to mention limited engagement exhibits of all kinds depending on when you visit make the Orlando Science Center an ideal place to spend a day -- with or without children. Experience the gale force winds of a Category 1 hurricane firsthand, watch a live gator feeding, discover the real life sea monsters that ruled the prehistoric seas and take in a giant-screen movie or laser show in the Dr. Phillips CineDome . You can even plan an evening SkyWatch at the Crosby Observatory (check the OSC website for this and other special events).
5 Warbird Adventures
Few attractions are more hands-on historic than Warbird Adventures, which offers thrill-seekers the unparalleled opportunity to fly like the hero aces of World War II in the North American T-6 Texan (also known as the SNJ or Harvard). Not only is this the aircraft in which most Allied pilots received their training, the entire experience is customized. Whether you have your sights set on a smooth, relaxing sightseeing mission or a flight rife with daring acrobatics, an experienced pilot will hook you up. Flights range from 15 minutes to an hour. A visit to the nearby Kissimmee Air Museum is a wonderful way to round out the experience.
6 SeaWorld Parks & Resorts
SeaWorld® and its other parks in Orlando - Aquatica®, Discovery Cove® - create one-of-a-kind adventures through up-close animal encounters and world-class thrills. The parks are your worlds of discovery in Central Florida. Explore SeaWorld Orlando and engage your family in the mysteries of the ocean through immersive animal discoveries and habitats, amazing attractions and rides, and unforgettable performances. Whether getting drenched by Shamu, meeting dolphins, chilling out at the Penguin Encounter, braving astounding thrill rides like Manta and Kraken, getting nose-to-nose with nature at Manatee Rescue, counting the teeth on a shark, feeding seals and sea lions at Pacific Point Preserve, vacation adventures become lifelong memories at SeaWorld.
7 Universal Citywalk®
The numerous eateries, nightclubs, theaters, live entertainment and shopping venues located in this 30-acre complex will reel you in and keep you for the entire afternoon and night. Casual and fine dining establishments such as the Nascar Cafe and Emeril's (named after renowned chef Emeril Lagasse) are found throughout the area, offering a wide variety of choices to suit all different preferences. Live entertainment includes celebrity appearances, cooking demonstrations and amusing street performances sure to keep you laughing for hours on end. As nighttime approaches you will get to choose to dance the night away in one of the many happening nightclubs or to reflect upon the day's experiences in one of the laid back bars.
8 Universal Studios Florida®
With the summer 2014 opening of Diagon Alley, the second Wizarding World installment within the Universal Orlando Resort complex, everyone is just wild about Harry -- and Universal Studios Florida! This new section of the park contains a brand-new thrill ride in Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts and loads of other features. Elsewhere in the park, of course, fun and entertainment flow like Class 4 rapids. From Despicable Me Minion Mayhem to Revenge of the Mummy to Transformers and much more, the rides are thrilling, the entertainment tie-ins first-rate. Pop into Springfield and spend time with the Simpsons, hit up Spiderman in his 3-D immersion digs and be sure to hit all the loops on the park's world-class coasters while you're here. Fans of the macabre take note: this park is home to Halloween Horror Nights, six-time winner of Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for "Best Halloween Event." If your visit falls during the season, come find out why.
9 Magic Kingdom® Park
Don't ever count out the classics. Magic Kingdom may be the first of Walt Disney World's theme parks, but it's no less relevant. In fact, with the opening of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride, its New Fantasyland expansion is complete and ready for exploration. And of course, Cinderella's castle still beckons, the groundbreaking indoor thrills of Space Mountain remain a solid coaster experience, It's A Small World still delights children and the parents and grandparents who remember their first visit decades ago, musical ear worm notwithstanding. Fireworks light up the sky nightly and as always, everyone's favorite characters, from Donald and Goofy to princesses past and present, are on-hand for photo-ops and magically memorable moments.
10 Gatorland
It bills itself as "Orlando's best half-day attraction" and we tend to agree. In a city that often puts people at odds with their budget (time and/or money) with so many amazing parks to visit, Gatorland does the day's schedule for you: half spent exploring a park devoted to Florida's most famous native inhabitants, half spent by the resort pool with a cold beverage. Of course, if you want more gator -- have at it. Catch Gatorland's animals and handler shows in the afternoon, hit the splash pad with the kids, then try the Screamin' Gator Zipline, where adventurers soar at speeds approaching 30 m.p.h. over live alligators and crocodiles. There's a nighttime run, as well. Other fun add-ons include the Gator Night Shine and various into-the-swamp jaunts for up-close alligator action. Even with supplemental activities, Gatorland still ranks as a comparative theme-park bargain.
11 Epcot®
A trip around the world or journey to the future is all within grasp at Walt Disney World Epcot Center. Epcot® is the place where creativity and imagination is celebrated and international countries unite. Passing through the theme park entrance will put you in direct sight of Spaceship Earth, Epcot's spherical icon. Inside Spaceship Earth take a journey from the dawn of recorded time to the 21st century. History is told through compelling audio and life-like animatronic scenes. Return from the future only to journey off to Mars as you blast off on Mission: SPACE. This attraction realistically mimics what an astronaut might experience during a space flight to Mars. Then buckle up and test out your own custom-created vehicle in a variety of terrains, extreme conditions and at speeds up to 65 miles per hour on Test Track by Chevrolet. Enjoy a peaceful hang-gliding ride through picturesque sights of California on Soarin', as multi-passenger gliders lift you 40 feet into the air and swoop and soar towards the clouds, above impressive scenery.
12 Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure®
Not that it was in any danger of becoming irrelevant, but the addition of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter more or less cemented Islands of Adventures' place amid the list of must-visits for Orlando-bound theme park enthusiasts, adding Harry Potter enthusiasts to their vast marketing segment with aplomb. Of course, each of the park's "islands" -- Toon Lagoon, Jurassic Park, Marvel Super Hero Island, Seuss Landing and The Lost Continent -- has unique appeal in the form of cutting-edge rides and interactive attractions. Between Dragon Challenge, the truly astonishing Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, debating which ride rules supreme is best slated for some after-park drinks at nearby Universal CityWalk after thoughtful research in the field.
13 Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
Roller coasters are undeniably exciting but let's face it: they're child's play compared to real rockets, and that's precisely what you'll find in spades at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, just over an hour's drive from the Orlando theme-park area. From the incredible scientific evolution illustrated in the oddly artistic Rocket Garden, where you can explore at your own pace or hop onto a free guided tour, to the human side of space exploration on display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame, featuring the largest collection of personal memorabilia anywhere, KSC Visitor Complex is an amalgam of history, science and wonder. Tour the launch pad or the launch control center, take in a fascinating IMAX feature or have lunch with a real astronaut. Colorful theme-park heroes and heroines might capture our imagination, but the real heroes you'll learn about here will move you with inspiration.
14 Orange County Convention Center
The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region. The center currently ranks as the second largest convention center in the United States (the biggest is McCormick Place in Chicago). The OCCC offers 7,000,000 sq ft (650,000 m2) of total space, 2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2) of which is exhibit space. The large complex is located on the south end of International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. On April 18, 2012, the American Institute of Architects's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. The Orange County Convention Center consists of two buildings joined together by a covered pedestrian sky-bridge. The West Building, opening in four phases from February 27, 1983 (with an initial 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of exhibition space) and 1996, is located on the south side of International Drive. The North/South Building, located on the north side of International Drive, was completed in 2003.
15 Disney's Animal Kingdom®
Become immersed in a world where rare and majestic animals are around every corner and research and conservation are top priority. Home to more than 1,700 animals from 250 species, Walt Disney World Resort Animal Kingdom® is the largest animal-themed park in the world. Among the 500 acres of lush landscape lies an array of themed areas including Oasis, Discovery Island, Camp Minnie-Mickey, Africa, Refiki's Planet Watch, Asia and Dinoland, USA, each with their own spotlight attractions. Once you pass through the turnstiles you immediately find yourself in the Oasis Exhibits of tropical garden pathways leading to the center of the park where the Tree of Life stands tall. Make your way to Africa where you will board an open-aired safari bus taking you deep into the savanna and wildlife reserves where hundreds of species roam around in their natural habitat. Each safari adventure is distinct and you never know who or what you might see. Be on the lookout for animals including Antelope, Cheetahs, Crocodiles, Elephants, Lions, Giraffes and more.
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I love this photo of my aunts, and told them when I took it that I'd scrap it one day! That was a few years ago, but waiting for Bo Bunny's Secret Garden Collection from FotoBella to scrap it with, was well worth it!
My design inspiration came from the July Bo Bunny Sketch Challenge.
I started by stamping a border around my blue cardstock with two different doilies from the Bo Bunny Stitches Stamp, using Picket Fence Distress Ink for a softer, faded look. After punching and spraying the back of the "Greenhouse" paper, I used the same stamp for the stitches, as well as on the butterfly and floral paper that I got from the Ephemera. Then I layered and stamped the butterflies using the Bo Bunny Flutter Stamp onto white cardstock colored with Distress Inks (Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, and Seedless Preserves).
For the titlework, I used the glittery "Wonderful" embellishment that comes in the Layered Chipboard, and spelled "MEMORIES" from the alpha stickers that come in the 12 X 12 Paper Collection Pack.
I used the "Be Happy" banner, also from the Layered Chipboard, along the left side of the main photo. The floral strips are stickers from the paper pack, that I placed onto punched paper.
The light purple Chipboard flourish, was given a coat of Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Crazing, and once dry, swiped with three different colors of permanent ink to highlight the crackles.
The flowers I've had in my stash for awhile now, and I just added Brads to the centers. Even though I didn't do any "real" stitching on this page, I did stitch the Buttons.
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In a joint study by the University of Maryland, India-US World Affairs Institute and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India had increased outward FDI projects in the US. Over the last five year period, Indian FDI projects in the US created about 60,000 jobs with investments worth $26.6 billion in total.
The outward FDI projects included 372 acquisitions pegged at about $21 billion by 239 Indian companies and 127 greenfiled investments pegged at $5.5 billion. The five year study period covered 2004 to 2009 and was titled, "How America Benefits from Economic Engagement with India." The Greenfield investments created 16,576 jobs in the US and were mainly carried out in states such as Minnesota, Virginia and Texas whereas the states with the highest job creation rates were Ohio, Texas and California, revealed the study. The huge percentage of the Indian outward FDI into the US went into the mining, manufacturing and other industries, with software and IT services getting a small percentage, 15%, of the total Indian investments.
Nevertheless, the Greenfield investments mostly went into metals, software and IT services, leisure and entertainment, industrial machinery, equipment and tools and financial services, representing nearly 80% of the total greenfield investments into the US. On the other hand, 75% of the total deal value went into five states that attracted the most Indian FDI investments through mergers and acquisition by Indian firms.
They included Georgia, New Jersey, Michigan, California and Texas whereas the top five sectors of the American economy that got the most M&A investments by Indian firms were biotech, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, automotive and telecom, manufacturing, IT & ITES that accounted for a sum of 83% of the overall deal value. However, a majority of India Inc.'s Investments in the US were in manufacturing and other industrial sectors, as opposed to services for which India has repute.
In 2008, the value of India acquisitions in the US declined, worsening in 2009 as a consequence of the global financial meltdown but even so, Indian greenfield investments in the US went up through 2008, achieving their highest level that year, but declined slightly in 2009, even though the decline was not as steep as for acquisitions. The study accounted for this trend by observing that greenfiled investments are long term while acquisitions are often opportunistic and accomplished relatively faster. The study comes after US president, Barrack Obama, announced an end to tax incentives for companies that shift jobs overseas through outsourcing, but rather give incentives to those creating jobs in the US.


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Stanley Spencer Gallery – 50th Anniversary ExhibitionPosted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Art, Previews and Reviews | Tags: art, cookham, exhibition, stanley spencer Leave a comment
Exhibition: Stanley Spencer Gallery – 50th Anniversary Exhibition, The Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, until November 4 2012
The Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham is celebrating its 50th anniversary with Spencer's Earthly Paradise, an exhibition of the local artists work.
Rachael Lomas looks at the Falklands in new show at Weston-super-Mare Helicopter MuseumPosted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Art, Previews and Reviews | Tags: art, exhibition, falklands, helicopter museum Leave a comment
Exhibition: Inscape Landscape, The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, until July 22 2012
Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war, West Country artist Rachael Lomas has made a series of pen and ink drawings, cut shapes and shadow imagery designed to capture the environment of the Falklands and how it affected those serving in the conflict.
Simon Martin's Louis Ghost Chair installation premieres at The Holburne Museum in BathPosted: February 7, 2012 Filed under: Art, Previews and Reviews | Tags: art, design, louis ghost, louis XV, philippe starck, simon martin Leave a comment
Simon Martin's latest short film, commissioned by the both the museum and Film and Video Umbrella, centres around the classic Louis XV armchair.
Martin Parr curates views of celebrity in Richard and Famous at Open Eye GalleryPosted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: Events, Previews and Reviews | Tags: art, Martin Parr, Open Eye Gallery, Photography, Richard and Famous, RIchard Simpkin, Simone Leuck Leave a comment
Open Eye Gallery is hosting two exhibitions looking at the evolution of celebrity culture through photographs.
Photograph copyright Simone Leuck.
Laing Art Gallery to host Sting's favourite painting, Northern City RenaissancePosted: January 16, 2012 Filed under: Art, News, Previews and Reviews | Tags: art, newcastle, newcastle city renaissance, stephen hancock, sting Leave a comment
The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle is welcoming the return of Northern City Renaissance, a painting commissioned by Sting to celebrate his hometown.
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By Jonathan A. Barmak
This quantity bargains with the speculation of finite topological areas and its
relationship with the homotopy and easy homotopy idea of polyhedra.
The interplay among their intrinsic combinatorial and topological
structures makes finite areas a great tool for learning difficulties in
Topology, Algebra and Geometry from a brand new viewpoint. In particular,
the equipment constructed during this manuscript are used to check Quillen's
conjecture at the poset of p-subgroups of a finite team and the
Andrews-Curtis conjecture at the 3-deformability of contractible
two-dimensional complexes.
This self-contained paintings constitutes the 1st detailed
exposition at the algebraic topology of finite areas. it truly is intended
for topologists and combinatorialists, however it can be steered for
advanced undergraduate scholars and graduate scholars with a modest
knowledge of Algebraic Topology.
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I=0 (xk , yk ) is a chain in X × Y , f (α) = ( k ti xi , i=0 k ti yi ). i=0 Since |K(pX )| and |K(pY )| are continuous, so is f . |K(X × Y )| is compact and |K(X)|×|K(Y )| is Hausdorff, so we only need to show that f is a bijection. Details will be left to the reader. An explicit formula for g = f −1 is given by k l u i xi , g( i=0 vi yi ) = i=0 tij (xi , yj ), i,j 32 3 Basic Topological Properties of Finite Spaces where tij = max{0, min{u0 + u1 + . . + ui , v0 + v1 + . . vj } − max{u0 + u1 + .
Let f : X → Y be an order preserving map between finite posets such that |K(f −1 (Uy ))| is contractible for every y ∈ Y . Then |K(f )| : |K(X)| → |K(Y )| is a homotopy equivalence. 20. In Quillen's paper [70] and in many other articles ([17, 18, 79, 80] for instance), posets are studied from a topological viewpoint only through their associated simplicial complexes. In some of those papers, when it is said that a finite poset is contractible it is meant that the associated polyhedron is contractible, and when an order preserving map is claimed to be a homotopy equivalence, this is regarded as the simplicial map between the associated complexes.
E1 . If ξ, ξ are H-paths such that e(ξ) = o(ξ ), we define the product H-path ξξ as the concatenation of the sequence ξ followed by the sequence ξ . An H-path ξ = e1 e2 . . en is said to be monotonic if ei ∈ E(H(X)) for all 1 ≤ i ≤ n or e−1 ∈ E(H(X)) for all 1 ≤ i ≤ n. i A loop at x0 is an H-path that starts and ends in x0 . Given two loops ξ, ξ at x0 , we say that they are close if there exist H-paths ξ1 , ξ2 , ξ3 , ξ4 such that ξ2 and ξ3 are monotonic and the set {ξ, ξ } coincides with {ξ1 ξ2 ξ3 ξ4 , ξ1 ξ4 }.


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By Robin Grunwald
The Florida Wildlife Magazine was first published in 1947 by the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (FGFC) for educating the public in an entertaining format. With support from the legislature, the serial was created to convince the public hunters, anglers, and recreationalists of regulatory benefits and conservation. It is a collection of art and narratives by some of Florida's most distinguished naturalists. The FWC Research Information Center (RIC) currently receives requests for FWM articles from scientists seeking earlier FGFC perspectives and regulations. A request for all the articles related to bears inspired a project idea to create an online collection of the magazine.
Access to information is a critical component of conservation education and effective research. The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute's (FWRI) focus on sharing knowledge for advancing science and improving connections to Florida's environment recognizes this mission includes access to important historical narratives. With support from the FWRI, the RIC was awarded funding from the William H. Flowers, Jr. Foundation and the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida to preserve and share a digital format of the Florida Wildlife Magazine collection in the agency's publicly accessible repository- the FWC Digital Library. This open online access provides research opportunities to educators, scientists, and stakeholders.
Preserving the Florida Wildlife Magazine accounts of Florida's hunting and fishing heritage is also important for establishing a permanent archive of Florida's rich fishing and wildlife history. The RIC hired Kim Rousseau to learn digital imaging for preservation and create metadata on every article for the most obscure first 30 years of the serial. Every issue from 1947 through 1979 was digitized to Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines for archival preservation.
The Florida Wildlife Magazine Digital Preservation Project safeguards this Florida treasure and its significant record of progression to Florida's current regulatory environment into perpetuity. The project also directly speaks to the current mantra of prominent research libraries by creating wider access to research via digital content. The FWCDL is currently the only option for online access to an archive collection of the early Florida Wildlife Magazine editions.


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We are in February again and the 14th is the significant date unless you are more interested in rugby!
We all have memories of Valentine's Day good or bad.
Many people affirm their love for each other on the day and say to the special person in their lives 'I love you' something many of us should say more than we do especially us men. I wonder what do we mean when we say 'I love you' what is it we are trying to convey. Do we muddle up romance with love.
The Oxford Dictionary has a few definitions of romance "Love, especially when sentimental or idealised" or "A quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life."
There is nothing wrong with either definition and from what I remember of courtship it is a marvellous way to feel but is it love?
Or to put it another way is that all love is? Today we describe love as an emotion for example "I'm falling in love" which implies it is something that might or might not happen and over which we have no control.
The Christian writers in the New Testament would be very puzzled by that view of love. For them and for Christians today love is not an emotion it is an action.
Perhaps the best known passage in the bible on love is a chapter in a letter St Paul sends to the church in Corinth. It says there is nothing greater than love. This love however is something you can't buy but is more precious than anything else. It costs nothing but is worth everything when it is freely given. Love decides to be patient and kind with others. Love decides not to envy, be proud or boastful. Love decides never to be rude. Love decides to seek what is best for the other even if that is costly for you.
Love is transformational and costly not in the way roses are but in the way you live. There is no greater gift than love; there is no costlier gift than love; and there is no gift that brings more joy.
In the song "Love Changes Everything" from the musical "Aspects of Love" the last line of the song is 'Love will never, never let you be the same' and it's true it won't. So as well as the card and the roses give the one you love your commitment to put love into action. And as a postscript that's what Jesus Christ did when he died on a cross for all humanity and that means for you and me.


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Is There Anything Else We Should Know About You?
One of the interview questions typically asked at the end of a job interview is whether there is something else that you would like to share or anything else that the interviewer should know about you.
Most likely, by the time you hear this question, you've already spoken for a while and answered many questions about your skills and experience. It can be tempting to just politely respond by saying that you feel like everything's been covered. Resist this urge. Instead, use this as an opportunity to close the interview on a strong note. Think of your response as being like the closing statement in a trial: you sum up the major points discussed during the interview and make a final case for your candidacy.
Much like the question "Tell me about yourself," this open-ended question allows you to take control of the conversation, and share information that's helpful to your candidacy.
How to Prepare
The first step in preparing for this type of question is to go into the interview with a clear understanding of what you have to offer. Prepare a list of 8 to 10 assets that would help you to excel in the job. To make this list, review the job advertisement and make a list of your skills (both hard and soft), accomplishments, areas of knowledge, experiences, and/or personal qualities that would help you to meet the qualifications for this particular job. In your list, try to include keywords from the job listing.
Be ready to supply examples from your work, volunteer, or academic history that prove that you have added value to other companies by applying those skills in the past.
Your asset list will help you to answer questions about your strengths throughout the interview. In addition, when you are asked at the end of the meeting if you have anything to add, you will be ready to list any qualities that you haven't been able to tell the interviewer about yet.
How to Answer
Start your answer with a summary of some of the key strengths that you have already shared. This will help the interviewer remember, briefly, why you are a strong candidate for the position.
After you summarize your qualifications and then add one or two items from your list that haven't been covered. These can be skills or abilities you have not yet mentioned or experiences you have had.
Make sure whatever you mention is relevant to the position.
If there is time, mention a particular example of a time you demonstrated this quality. If possible, explain how this quality helped add value to another company. After you have done this, emphasize once more your strong interest in the job and in working for the organization.
This kind of response does two things: it summarizes why you are a strong candidate, and it shows the interviewer that you are enthusiastic about the position. Remember, this is your closing statement, so you want to remind the interviewer of all the reasons you are an ideal candidate.
Examples of the Best Answers
Here are sample interview answers that you can edit to fit your personal experiences and background:
- You have done a very thorough job of getting at my strengths. We have discussed my writing, presentation, and computer skills, but I haven't had the opportunity to tell you about my persuasive abilities. For example, I was able to convince seven local businesses to sponsor the charity run which I organized for my fraternity, and I successfully placed several stories in the local media about a client during my public relations internship.
- I think that you have been incredibly thorough and we have discussed my key strengths like my communication skills, my ability to work across departments, and my experience in public relations. However, one important skill I have not yet mentioned is web design. I recently completed an internship at XYZ Public Relations firm, in which I helped design a new website for one of their clients. The client was extremely happy with my design and even sent a letter to our CEO praising my skills. I am familiar with a number of web design platforms, including Squarespace, Webflow, and Wix. This skill is something I would love to bring to your company.
- I think we have covered a number of my work experiences that make me a strong candidate for this position, including my ten years of teaching experience, my administrative experience, and my communication skills. I would like to add that I also have experience running afterschool programs for teens. At my previous job, I led two afterschool programs: the school newspaper, which had a staff of twenty-five students, and the literary journal, which had a staff of fifteen. I would also like to assure you that I am very excited about the opportunity here. I am extremely motivated to pursue this job and will devote maximum energy to succeeding if I am hired.
- We have discussed many of my skills, abilities, and experiences that make me a strong candidate, including my experience working with clients and my written and oral communication skills. I would also like to add that I am currently developing another skill that will make me an even more effective employee, should I be hired. I am currently taking a computer programming course, and am learning SQL and Java at the moment. I am extremely passionate about this job opportunity, and I believe my skills (including the skills I am currently developing) make me a strong candidate.


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Travel Editor Susie Boswell finds luxury travel doesn't have to hurt the environment, at resorts that care for the planet.
Six Senses, a resort management and development company, manages resorts under brand names including Six Senses, Soneva and Evason. I consider them the world's most beautiful resorts, notable for their "rustic chic" décor and atmosphere, created in the most exotic and serene tropical locations … like the Maldives, and the oceans of south-east Asia.
You really need to visit one of these magnificent resorts and experience them first-hand to appreciate the philosophy, but Six Senses describes it variously as the "slow life" and "intelligent luxury". Catchwords are sustainable, organic, wholesome, inspiring. A hallmark is that its villas are fantastically spacious and have a unique, captivating, style.
For example: Soneva Kiri, on the island of Koh Kood, south of Bangkok, with its treetop dining in the Treepod, at a top ocean vantage point. Guests board a rattan "bird's nest", with sumptuous cushioned seating for four, at ground level and are lifted 6m high up into the trees. As the pod climbs skywards, host Khun Lek simultaneously flies through the air towards diners on a zipline, from a platform on an adjacent hill. Once he's served the meal, he zips away, leaving guests to enjoy true "bird's eye" views over the clear, peaceful waters, soothed by breezes in the treetops and with just a passing squirrel or butterflies – surely one of the most memorable meals of a lifetime. Breakfast in the Treepod is an utterly peaceful way to start the day, lunch offers a shady respite, and breathtaking sunsets or a candlelit dinner in the intimate haven are sheer delight. "Canapés in the Canopy" and other menu choices feature produce mainly from the resort's organic gardens. The Treepod has been built without any bolts or attachments into the trees, and now its clever designers are looking into meeting guests' requests to be able to fly on the zipline through the jungle themselves.
The developers' newest resort, stunning Six Senses Con Dao, in Vietnam, opened on December 20 last year. Located 45 minutes' flying time south of Ho Chi Minh City, it had already won a "World's Best" international architecture award even before its first guests checked in. Con Dao's 50 villas stretch along a 1.5km golden sandy beach, lying beneath green forested mountains and the heart of the resort is designed to resemble a traditional Vietnamese village. The island sits amid a 16-island archipelago, most of it protected as a national and marine park, sheltering many endangered species.
Next month, Six Senses Laamu opens in the Maldives after meeting strict environmental standards: at a remote, but accessible and outstandingly beautiful, location, with a pristine reef and surfing wave and a focus on nightlife. It's a short 40-minute flight and 10-minute speedboat ride from Male airport, with 97 villas set on the beach among the lush tropical vegetation or over the clear blue lagoon. Alongside peace and rejuvenation, Laamu boasts an amazing coral reef for diving, swimming, jet-skiing, snorkelling, or picnicking on a sandbank. At night, Six Senses Laamu will really rock: the Chill Bar is built over the water on several levels, with a world-class cocktail list. Once the sunset dims, visiting artists and DJs will provide the vibe. There's a wine "cellar" housed in a tower of spun glass rising high out of the sea, restaurants, a chai bar and an ice cream bar.
Whet your appetite at www.sixsenses.com. For details, see local travel agents.


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Improvisational in nature, street jazz dance stems from modern-day dance styles, like hip hop, breakdancing, funk and electronic dance. Elements of the rigid robotic movements, the marked spins often found in breakdancing and the fluid movements of hip hop are found in the street jazz dance culture.
Often, street dance encourages dancers to interact with other dancers and even the audience. Street jazz dance emerged from an amalgamation of modern dance styles that were performed in nontraditional settings.
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