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Who We Are
We're small but perfectly formed; agile in our methodology, focused in our approach, and committed to excellence in our delivery.
How can we help your business? We can design and develop engaging apps for all the major smartphones and tablets. We can create stunning online experiences that respond seamlessly for modern mobile devices. We can drive traffic and revenue to your existing site through a number of digital marketing channels.
At Createful we favour agile methodologies with rapid prototyping. We get ideas to you fast and work closely with you to develop them, until you get exactly the result you want and your customers need.
By giving you something to play with quickly, you can see the possibilities and make changes before anything is set in stone.
The best solutions evolve through collaboration with our clients.
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Are you looking for a new opportunity? We're hiring!Check out what jobs we have to offer
Meet The Team
Kriss Bennett
Kriss founded Createful in 2010. As the Managing Director of the business he supports the management team, staff and clients in ensuring that they can deliver the best work and solutions possible. He has a core belief in using technology to improve lives, be this through identifying new opportunities, enabling individual and group potential to be fulfilled or delivering equitable and fair access to services and knowledge. Kriss strategically leads Createful in moving towards these aims across our three areas of focus – sustainability, health and wellbeing and education – making sure that our actions, the work we deliver and the long term success of our solutions live up to our core ethics.View all blog posts by Kriss
Adrian Hopper
Adrian is Createful's Commercial Director. A recent arrival on the south coast, Adrian has been working in London in the outdoor media sector for the past decade. He enjoys nothing more than long beach walks followed by a cold glass of the black stuff. If there is an Irish rugby match on TV, he is happy to forego the long walk!View all blog posts by Adrian
Toby Pestridge
Toby is the Creative Director at Createful. Hailing from a background in design for both print and digital, Toby has worked for local design agencies in addition to "doing time" as a freelancer. He is notable for introducing proper coffee to the Createful office, and for managing to get static electric shocks from almost anything he touches.View all blog posts by Toby
Ben Young
Ben is Createful's Experience Director. Having been tinkering with the web in one way or another for the last 15 years, Ben has worked with clients large and small, and loves both the visual and technical aspects of the web, with a particular passion for usability. When he's not in the studio getting teased about his pen wallet, Ben enjoys going to the gym and dodging cars on his bicycle.View all blog posts by Ben
Paul Burgess
Paul is a full-stack developer with over 20 years experience in the industry. Online since 1992, he loves all things internety, has a passion for beautiful code, and would gladly change the world if they'd give him the source code. He has no spare time. He just codes...
John Parker
John is a Senior Developer at Createful, focusing on native mobile solutions for the iOS and Android platforms and server backend systems. Often found deconstructing early eighties tech, John is poor at writing biographical statements, especially in the third person.
Jamie Homer
As Createful's Brand Director, Jamie has nearly 20 years' experience in the creative industry and has helped some of the country's most prolific clients and agencies. Working with regional, national and international clients he has applied his deep knowledge of brand and digital creative processes along with his business acumen to provide clients with impactful, innovative and viable creative solutions.
Chris Sherry
Chris is a Full Stack Developer and speaker. An advocate of developer communities, he is one of the organisers of PHPDorset and has spoken at user groups conferences including PHP South Coast, PHPUK, PHPSW and WordPress London. When not coding he enjoys Nintendo gaming, video editing and inter-digitial-agency football.View all blog posts by Chris
Julia Hohleweg
Julia is a Junior Developer at Createful. After more than 8 years in hospitality, she decided to delve into web design and development. Having always had an interest in it, she said goodbye to life as a barista and hello to life as a developer. In her spare time, she dabbles in the culinary arts, attends the gym and plays some serious gaming.
Steven Stanton
'Stanton' (as he is known to his friends), is a developer and tech enthusiast. Originally trained in computer animation, he now specialises in developing for the Android platform. He loves making things which combine coding with creativity. His hobbies include caricaturing, gaming, devouring chocolate and generally learning new things about the world.View all blog posts by Steven
Jaz Clark
Jaz has a background in traditional graphic design and is experienced in both print and digital. Her role at Createful includes assisting with UX and visual design. She loves to immerse herself in creative projects and when she's not designing she likes to draw and play the piano.
Aaron Fryer
Aaron is a web and app developer with experience on a range of projects of varying size. A Brummie, tech enthusiast and gamer who spends his spare time tinkering with side projects. Aaron's favourite game is Sonic 3 Knuckles on the Sega Mega Drive.
Chris Grubb
Chris is our Financial Controller. With over 10 years experience in managing Finance Functions for Professional Service company's, Chris has been hired in-line with Createful's expansion in order to oversee the automation of our finance function and enhance operational efficiencies. In his spare time, Chris enjoys running, cycling, yoga… but nothing more so than applying his love of statistics to the wonderful world of Premier League Fantasy Football where he has achieved a top 1% in the World finish, in each of the past three seasons.
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Teamwork is key at Createful, so if you've got a desire for digital, an aptitude for apps or a creative craving, have a look at our current opportunities.


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THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- Police on Friday released surveillance photos of a man wanted for assaulting a teenager in Thomasville.
Eighteen-year-old Christopher Grainger said he and a friend went to the Speed Mart on Hasty School Road to grab a snack on a walk back and home shouted, "Welcome to Thomasville" to a man in a Dodge Dakota.
"It just keeps us entertained while we're walking. That's the only reason why we do that but I wished I hadn't done that," Grainger said.
Police say the man inside the Dodge Dakota followed the teen and friend a block away from the Speed Mart and attacked him.
After the assault, police say the suspect left in a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. The truck was driven by a woman. A small child who was also with the suspect witnessed the assault.
Grainger was taken to Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center to be treated for injuries sustained in the attack, police said.
The suspect is described as a white male between the ages of 30 and 35, standing about 6' tall and weighing about 185 pounds.
Anyone with information about the suspect's identity or whereabouts is asked to call Crimestoppers at (336) 476-8477.

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Jordan Grand Prix isn't the wealthiest team on the Formula One grid, but it may be the scrappiest. With a reported budget of approximately $65 million–a far cry from Ferrari's rumored $250 million to $450 million–Jordan has to make the most of its resources. The daily demands of racing leaves little time for improving practices or chasing waste from the system. So, with little time and less money, Jordan retained Celerant Consulting (London, England) to assess its business practices, supplier relationships, and off-track activities.
"The reality of Formula One is that there is massive innovation going on throughout the season, and our job is to help Jordan systematize this so they can maximize their efforts," says Dereck Clow, Celerant Consulting's project manager for the Jordan Grand Prix effort. Over the past two years, Celerant has helped Jordan Grand Prix realize a:
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- 30% increase in productivity
- 15% reduction in lead time
- 22% increase in on-time deliveries from suppliers
- 60% defect reduction in parts sourced from outside the company
- 50% reduction in design changes during manufacture
- 10% improvement in wind tunnel down time
- 50% reduction in build time
- 80% reduction in non-value-added activity across the organization.
"We broke the whole relationship down into waves of activity that fit with the issues that arose over a season," says Clow, "and studied how the organizational design supported them." Built around a core group of diehard racers, and buoyed by the gregarious personality of team principal Eddie Jordan, the organization operated on an informal basis. As each race weekend approached, team members often found themselves filling in the gaps, and making decisions on-the-fly. Delays stacked up in non-critical areas, and few in the team were aware of the status of current projects.
This also meant it was difficult to track what–if any–improvements had been made, and what effects they might be having on the rest of the organization. "Jordan has a pretty creative team pouring out ideas all of the time," says Clow. "When you try to rush these ideas through between races, as every F1 team does to some extent, the information and process systems let you down because priorities within the organization aren't always aligned." So Clow and his team–he has one full-time person on-site at Jordan and involves others on an as-needed basis–spent their initial effort on role definition and accountability, establishing metrics and measurement systems, coordinating planning and scheduling functions, and improving communication within and between functions. Call it classic project management.
The initial focus at Jordan centered on three areas: the wind tunnel, design office, and the production system. By shifting focus from a task-oriented process to one in which managers are challenged to justify their project's place in line and the time allocated to it, programs moved forward more quickly with no increase in staff. The 14-day work schedule no longer contains 25 days worth of work, and parts are now ready one race ahead of schedule. Also, the design office's loose operating structure has been replaced by a system that establishes clearly defined critical paths where delay can or can't be tolerated, and a reporting structure that includes areas within the organization affected by these potential delays. Per person productivity is up 10%, and the time necessary to go from concept to development has been reduced by 30%.
"Because Jordan doesn't have the money to support the hundreds of people and the reporting structures that build up over time, it can't keep throwing money at a problem until it is fixed," says Clow. His team helped create a database where the team captures and cross-references all data from test sessions and races so issues can be raised at the factory, not at the track. This process was expanded to support an investigative function that looks for the root cause of a problem, not a quick fix. And it opened further to manage the team's supply chain.
Without the resources necessary to produce the entire vehicle in-house, Jordan Grand Prix has to rely on the cottage industry that has grown up in England to support motor sports. Though built on informal relationships, this reliance often has resulted in parts that didn't meet specification, or budget, or weren't reliable. "Out of the 3,500 total parts, there are 1,500 components that are redesigned at least seven times over the course of a season," says Clow. "So we instituted rigorous Key Performance Indicators to make sure the supplier is achieving the required cost, quality and timing levels, while reducing the complexity of the component." The latter, called "Opportunity for Defects," tracks the likelihood of a component failure during the season-long enhancement process. It is part of an overall process that tracks the lessons learned, areas for enhancement, potential reliability issues, and builds this into the planning process for next season's car.
It also moves the team from following the Formula One norm of inspecting in quality to demonstrating quality at each step in the process. "We had to implement small changes with our suppliers and demonstrate a few successes," says Darren Smith, Jordan Grand Prix's Quality Assurance manager. "Once people at Jordan and at our suppliers saw the benefits," he says, "all I had to do was provide the best practice TQM tools and techniques, and start empowering people to see these initiatives to conclusion." Quality, on-time delivery, and value-added activity are all up at Jordan Grand Prix as a result.
"Doing something is a good thing in Formula One," says Celerant's Dereck Clow, "but the pace is such that they don't have the space to reflect on what they've learned." However, it remains to be seen whether it's the final frontier for consistent success.


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Kids running around like lunatics? Need a little something to keep them still for a minute? Make a double batch of these muffins and keep them in the freezer. When you're in the crunch for a quick snack, pop a few in your toaster and your kids will get the message. Snack time is a state of mind, and while your kids are munching on the muffins you might be able to take that mental break you've been craving.Or you can just chow down on a few muffins yourself. We all deserve a little snack.
- ⅔ cup Arrowhead Mills Peanut Butter
- 2 tablespoons Veggie Oil (Rice Bran, Grapeseed, Saff/Sunflower…)
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Dream Almond Milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 1 ½ cup Arrowhead Mills Brown Rice Flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons Hain Featherweight Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¾ cup Dream Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the peanut butter and oil, stir until blended.
- Stir in the brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Mix in the eggs one at a time.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients (everything except the chips)
- Combine the dry and wet mixtures and stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using an ice-cream scoop (or a big spoon) fill a 12-cup paper-lined muffin tin.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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I am a creative & energetic fashion designer living New York City.
I have a background in graphic design and illustration.
Hi I'm Kristi.
I studied in the one year program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York in 2016-17 and graduated Cum Laude. I spent an amazing summer interning with cutting edge fashion label Chromat, and constructed pieces featured on the runway for New York Fashion Week this September.
I have 10 years experience in graphic, print, web, and app design, which gives me a unique background in the fashion industry. My skills in Photoshop and Illustrator are next to none.
Currently I'm dipping my toe into a few areas of fashion and costuming in NYC to see what is the best fit for me, with a focus on apparel design.
Geek Couture Fashion Show Finalist at San Diego Comic Con Her Universe // 2015 & 2017
Design for Disability Gala FIT Womenswear Finalist
Cerebral Palsy Foundation // 2017
Fort Collins ArtWear Fashion Week Finalist
Fort Collins Lincoln Center // 2015
Eclectic Wedding Showcase Headline Designer
Jewels Gray Photography // 2014
Art Reloaded Challenge Honorable Mention
Wix // 2012
Northern Colorado's 30 Under 30 Rapidly Rising Stars
Northern Colorado's 40 Under Forty nominee
Here's what people are saying about my work:
"Kristi is hands-down the most creative person I know. She has the ability to think outside the box [to develop] an original idea into a masterpiece before deadline and with what appears to be no effort at all."
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"She's hardworking, organized, talented, creative, and when you add her wonderful personality to the list, it's the perfect combination for a spectacular employee."
"Kristi is that rarest of marketing professionals who commands both knowledge of the business side of marketing as well as the technical skills needed to create stunning materials."
"If I had the chance, I would hire Kristi again to be a lead designer or a creative director on any web, mobile, print, advertising, photography or creative project."


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Kerry, White House Beat Back New Iran Sanctions… For Now
When it comes to the Obama administration's controversial nuclear pact with Iran, it's White House 1, Congress 0. Lawmakers from both parties teed off on the agreement Tuesday, deriding it as naïve, misguided, and the beginning of the end for the punishing economic sanctions that have forced Tehran to the negotiating table. Rhetoric aside, though, ...
When it comes to the Obama administration's controversial nuclear pact with Iran, it's White House 1, Congress 0.
Lawmakers from both parties teed off on the agreement Tuesday, deriding it as naïve, misguided, and the beginning of the end for the punishing economic sanctions that have forced Tehran to the negotiating table. Rhetoric aside, though, the administration seems to have blunted — at least for now — a Senate Banking Committee push to impose new sanctions on Iran while the talks continue. That's a major win for the White House, which has repeatedly warned that putting new punitive measures in place now would derail the current negotiations with Tehran and scuttle the interim deal that was signed in Geneva late last month.
"The president and Secretary Kerry have made a strong case for a pause in Congressional action on new Iran sanctions, so I am inclined to support their request and hold off on Committee action for now," said Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson, whose panel has been weighing legislation designed to choke off Iran's remaining oil sales. The House overwhelmingly passed its own version of the bill earlier this year.
In another boost for the White House, efforts to include a new Iran sanctions amendment in a "must pass" Pentagon funding bill appear unlikely to succeed. The provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that had been under consideration would impose additional punitive measures on Iran if the current talks failed. "That ship has sailed, and there is no possibility of sanctions being included in the newer, paired down version [of the NDAA]," said a Congressional aide familiar with the effort.
Publicly, the administration's position appeared far more precarious Tuesday. Secretary of State John Kerry, testifying before Congress for the first time since the agreement was announced, faced criticism and tough questions from both Republican and Democratic members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The opponents said White House was giving Iran too much relief from the current sanctions without getting Tehran to stop all uranium enrichment or begin dismantling its nuclear infrastructure.
"The deal does not roll back Iran's nuclear program, but instead allows Tehran to keep in place the key elements of its nuclear weapons-making capability," said California Republican Ed Royce, the chairman of the panel.
Kerry said the deal would force Iran to get rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and open its nuclear facilities to unprecedented international monitoring of once-secret facilities. If the talks failed, Kerry said the White House would support Congressional efforts to impose harsh new sanctions on Iran. In a testy exchange with California Democrat Brad Sherman, Kerry stressed that the administration was also prepared to use force if Iran took clear steps to renew its push for a nuclear weapon.
"Let's say that they said, 'the hell with you, we're going forward,' and our inspectors see what they're doing," Kerry said. "We have the absolute capacity deployed now to deal with that if we have to from a military point of view which they know we have and will not invite. And we could not only terminate those facilities but we could obviously set back that program for some time."
Many of the testiest exchanges focused on whether the current pact — which gives Iran roughly $7 billion in sanctions relief — would begin to unwind the wide-ranging punitive measures that are currently lashing the Iranian economy. Sherman and other critics noted that the value of the Iranian riyal had risen sharply since the deal was announced and pointed to reports that Iran's oil minister has begun courting holding conversations with European energy firms about investing in the country's oil fields and launching other joint projects if the current restrictions are lifted.
Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, a fierce critic of the deal, said the pact marks the "death knell on the sanctions program as we know it."
Kerry disagreed, arguing that current measures meant that Iran would lose $30 billion in oil revenues over the course of the six-month pact, far more than it stood to gain in the temporary sanctions relief.
Only one of the lawmakers at the hearing seemed to come out in open support of the administration's pact with Iran, but even critics like Royce and Ros-Lehtinen didn't explicitly endorse the various proposals for imposing harsh new sanctions on Iran while the current talks continue.
Still, the White House isn't out of the woods just yet.
Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Illinois Republican Mark Kirk, the author of the hardest-hitting current sanctions legislation, are working on a new bill that would require the White House to give Congress a formal certification every month that Tehran was keeping up its part of the Geneva pact.
If the White House conceded that Iran wasn't abiding by the agreement, the bill would take away the sanctions relief and make new efforts to target Iran's mining and constructions sectors. As with other sanctions bills, foreign companies or financial institutions would be barred from doing business in the U.S. if they were found to be violating the restrictions.
"Menendez and Kirk have pretty much reached a deal, just dotting I's and crossing T's and this point," a Senate aide said.
A similar measure being drafted by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor drew the initial interest of Illinois Rep. Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, but Hoyer has gone silent on whether he would back the legislation. If the Cantor bill fails, the White House would notch another victory in its drive to keep Congress from meddling with the current nuclear pact.


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"We need not wait to see what others do." — Mahatma Gandhi
Members of our Changemakers Circle are committed to generating positive change in the world — now, and for generations to come.
Through annual, tax-deductible gifts of $500 or more, Changemakers play important roles. They ensure that year after year, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and its dynamic exhibit areas will engage thousands of local, national and international visitors of all ages in inspiring encounters with human rights.
We are pleased to offer special Changemakers Circle appreciation and recognition features, commensurate with giving level. (Click here to find out more)
Don't wait to take action on human rights. Please complete the donation form below and become a Changemaker today!
"The Field Trip to the Human Rights Museum was truly life changing. It made me see the world in a different way. From the aboriginal gallery to the Holocaust exhibit there was always something that forced me to think differently. I hope one day everyone could feel the sense of hope I felt within those walls." -Yeshi, age 14
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Center for the Study of the Built Environment: 2016 Annual Report
During 2016, CSBE completed the ninth cycle of the Omrania | CSBE Student Award for Architectural Design, and carried out a policy study on public transportation in Jordan. In addition, CSBE proceeded with its Enhancing Civic Responsibility of Youth in Schools project, which involves redesigning and rehabilitating the grounds for three public middle-schools located at the outskirts of Amman through an interactive process that involves the school's students. As for CSBE's 2015 budget, it showed a surplus of 9,780 JD, thus reversing two years of deficits.
Projects and activities
Enhancing Civic Responsibility of Youth in Schools project
CSBE worked throughout 2016 on its Enhancing Civic Responsibility of Youth in Schools project, which is funded by the USAID Civic Initiatives Support Program in Jordan. The project includes redesigning and rehabilitating the grounds for three public middle-schools located at the outskirts of Amman through a highly interactive process that involves the schools' students. These processes aim at promoting civic responsibility among the youth by creating opportunities for them to take part in designing and implementing improvements to their school environments, thus promoting a sense of belonging to and ownership of their schools.
CSBE carried out a series of interactive sessions with the students at each of the schools that introduced them to the basics of design and construction. Through this process, we have identified the improvements that the students wish to have carried out in their schools. These include an outdoor classroom and herb garden in one school, a football field in another, and a stair connecting the upper part of the school grounds with its lower part. In addition, a mural featuring a theme identified by the students has been designed in each school.
The designs for these interventions and improvements have been completed. Work on their implementation was initiated in December 2016, and is scheduled for completion in the early 2017.
The Omrania | CSBE Student Award for Architectural Design
CSBE completed in 2016 the ninth cycle of the Omrania | CSBE Student Award for Architectural Design, which CSBE and the regional architectural and engineering firm Omrania and Associates had established in 2008. Students of architecture graduating from universities in Arab countries may submit their graduation projects for the Award. Over 200 projects from 38 universities from 11 Arab countries (Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen) were submitted for this cycle of the Award.
The Award jury consisted of Irish architect Róisín Heneghan, cofounder of Heneghan Peng Architects; Jordanian architect Ammar Khamash, principal architect and founder of Khammash Architects; and Iranian-American architect and educator Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design there. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture kindly provided support for the participation of Mohsen Mostafavi in the Award's jury. In addition, Róisín Heneghan delivered a public lecture entitled "Two landscapes: The Palestinian Museum and the Grand Egyptian Museum" while in Amman for the jury's meetings.
The Award jury members met in Amman in October to evaluate the participating entries and select the winners. They selected four first-place winning projects, each of which received USD 3,750, and five honorable mentions. The winning projects were from the American University of Beirut, the American University of Sharjah, and the German Jordanian University. The honorable mentions were from the American University of Beirut, the American University of Sharjah, the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and the University of Petra.
The Award ceremony and exhibition were held in Amman in November at the Amman Electricity Hangar.
Policy study on public transportation in Jordan
CSBE has continued in 2016 the work it has been carrying out on the topic of public transportation in Jordan. It has followed up on the study it previously carried out on the users' experience of public transportation in Amman with a policy study on public transportation in Jordan that is based on carrying out a series of interviews with operators as well as previous and current legislators and regulators. The study has been implemented in association with the Fredrich Ebert Foundation, and its results will be launched in early 2017.
View CSBE's publications on mobility and public transportation
Online publications
CSBE has continued to actively expand the content of its website during 2016. This has included the following sections:
List of CSBE's Favorite Exposed Concrete Buildings in Amman
List of CSBE's Favorite Plaster Buildings in Jordan
Two articles on urbanism by CSBE staff member Ali Attari (Pokemon Go: A New Avenue for Urban exploration and Re-imagining our Roads with Self-Driving Cars)
New additions to the CSBE plant list
New additions to Amman's Worth-Noticing Places and Spaces
Social media presence
CSBE continues to strive for a significant social media presence through its Facebook pages. These feature regular postings about CSBE's publications and activities, as well as postings with outside links to articles, videos, and events of interest to those concerned with the built environment.
CSBE also continues to manage the Omrania | CSBE Student Award Facebook page, which aims at disseminating detailed information about the Award.
CSBE in addition continues to administer the Remembering Ali Maher Facebook page to honor the memory of the remarkable Jordanian artist and architect Ali Maher, who died on June 10, 2013. The page includes testimonies by Ali's friends and colleagues, as well as photographs of Ali and of a selection of his paintings.
The number of "Likes" for the CSBE Facebook page exceeded 5,700 at the end of 2016; the number of "Likes" for the Omrania | CSBE Student Award page exceeded 6,400; and the number of "Likes" for the Remembering Ali Maher page is approaching 900.
View the Omrania | CSBE Student Award Facebook page
View the Remembering Ali Maher Facebook page
Other activities
In addition to the activities mentioned above, CSBE participated in the Al-Hussein Society Garden and Flower Show in the Amman al-Abdali Boulevard, where we featured a number of publications on water conserving landscapes as well as a number of water conserving plants.
CSBE also took part in the Amman Design Week activities by organizing a workshop entitled Participatory Design Methods. The workshop was open to the public, and was attended by the maximum number of fifteen participants we can accommodate for such an event.
CSBE staff
CSBE Research and Coordination Officer Tooma Zaghloul resigned from CSBE in the summer of 2016 to pursue a graduate degree in urban planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Tooma is the third CSBE staff member to carry out graduate studies at UIUC. He also is the latest of a number of CSBE staff members who moved on through CSBE's support to continue their graduate studies or hold research fellowships at institutions including the City College of New York, the École Superieure des Affaires in Beirut, Harvard University, the Instituto Superior de Agronomia in Lisbon, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Arizona, and the University of Illinois.
Two new Research and Coordination Officers joined CSBE in 2016. They are Ali Attari, who received his bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of California, Davis in 2013; and Yasmine Abuzeid, who received her bachelor's degree in interior architecture from the George Washington University in 2016.
CSBE finances
CSBE continues to function on a very limited budget, particularly in comparison to its outputs. CSBE's primary income for 2016 included support obtained from Omrania and Associates for carrying out the Omrania | CSBE Student Award, and from the USAID Civic Initiatives Support Program for carrying out the Enhancing Civic Responsibility of Youth in Schools project.
Total income for CSBE in 2016 amounted to about 119,510 JD, and total expenses amounted to about 109,730 JD. This resulted in a surplus of about 9,780 JD, which provides a reversal of the deficit that CSBE had incurred in 2014 and 2015 (note: 1 JD = 1.41 USD).
Obeidat and Freihat Attorneys & Counselors at Law continued to provide legal counseling to CSBE on a pro bono basis. Also, CSBE Director Mohammad al-Asad continued to give a considerable part of his time to CSBE on an unpaid basis. CSBE is grateful for their support.
Finally, a special thanks is due to the CSBE staff and board of directors for all the efforts they made in ensuring that 2016 was a successful year for the Center.


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text: Karisa + Justin | Engagement This summer engagement session was one of my favorites! Karisa + Justin are so kind and in love.+ look at that ring... incredible!I had so much fun adventuring around Glen Falls Park in Williamsville with you two! Couples + EngagedKelsey SchorkOctober 22, 2016Military, engagement, glen falls park, buffalo, park, summer, feature2 Comments Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 Pinterest0 0 Likes


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A dozen BOY questions
CaliNeedsHelp says...What do you do if you like two boys?
To Cali, I say it's OK to like two boys. When you're young, you're just figuring out what you like in a person. And especially, if you're not going out with someone, it's fine to be friends and to think happy thoughts about two different boys.
Anonymous says...the guy I like is going to a totally different middle school next year:'(
Aww, that is sad. There's just no substitute for seeing the person you like at school. I would try to think of ways to stay in touch, like maybe in a group event over the summer, like going to the movies, the mall, or a party at someone's house. You could always say you'd like to stay in touch and see if he take the bait!
Anonymous says...Why do I think of my ex-boyfriend, I found out he is a jerk so I dumped him. I hate him now, but I still want him to want me why?
Oh, how I try not to think of boys as jerks, even when they act in completely jerky ways. I guess, now that I know some guys a little better, I see that they have their own problems and issues. So when they act jerky, sometimes it's just because they don't see things exactly as girls do. (I still remember the time I bared my soul to Forrest and he looked at me with the blankest blank look that I've ever seen.)
Of course you want your old boyfriend to still like you. That's normal. And you probably do still like parts of him or some of the good feelings you had when you were with him. But if he's not nice to you, farewell to him! You can be friendly to him. Maybe you'll like-like each other again someday, or maybe you can be friends.
What have I missed here, Pink Locker girls?
Think pink!


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- Sleepy Hollow Middle School
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Honoring Veterans
On a cloudy fall day, Sleepy Hollow Middle School students showed their support for the men and women who have served our nation by installing 400 American Flags on the middle/high school lawn.
Each flag was placed one-by-one into the ground to create a formation similar to Arlington Cemetery in Virginia. It truly is a labor of love.
"It gives me a sense of pride that the students would give up their time to put the flags here," said 97-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor Armando "Chick "Galella. "It is important to show the young students that they should be proud of our flag and the millions of Americans who have lost their lives."
The Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns made the original purchase of the flags last year and they were first installed for Veterans Day 2017 and then in May for Memorial Day. "We want the public to remember what our troops have done over the years," commented Rotary member Joanne Murray. "It is so easy to forget but as Chick Galella says, we must never forget."
Students from Andrea Harrison's Art Club have been involved with the project from the beginning and were joined this year even more students. "I feel we should really honor the people who served our country so proudly," said seventh-grader Nina Lyppens as she placed flags on the lawn.
Many thanks to Superintendent of Schools Christopher Borsari, School Board President Mimi Godwin, trustee Diane McCarthy, SHMS Principal Joshua Whitham, SHMS Assistant Principal Richard Crawford, Andrea Harrison, Rotary Club members Joanne Murray, Margaret Black, Mike Galella, Fred Salek and Anthony Jelenack.
Chick Galella earned the highest rank an enlisted man can attain, Battalion Sergeant Major and he received the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and bravery in the Battle of Okinawa but Galella humbly said," The real heroes have white crosses."


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text: BUSINESS Chinese official attacks ratings system 4:00 AM PST 3/6/2008 by Steven Schwankert , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Empty More news at THR-AsiaBEIJING -- Hopes for film ratings in China took a step back as a senior government official here equated the creation of a ratings system with legalizing the production of pornography, state media reported Tuesday. Liu Binjie, director of China's General Administration of Press and Publications, said that film ratings are "too sensitive" for the general public, and that no such measures could be undertaken currently because "China had yet to build a mature and orderly film market," the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported."Under the current circumstances, a film rating system equals legalizing the mass production of pornographic publications," he said.Currently, films seeking cinematic release in China must be approved as suitable for all audiences, with cuts requested of scenes deemed too sexual, violent, or related to horror, magic and superstition.In February, the GAPP began enforcing a new ban on horror themes in products aimed at children. Despite a general inclination to put magic themes under horror, "Harry Potter" and "Shrek" were not proscribed. The GAPP oversees the regulation of such audio-visual products as home video. The ultimate authority on a film rating system will likely be the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, which regulates the production and distribution of film and television, although GAPP may have some say over whether products would be re-rated for home video release.Liu's remarks came on the eve of the National People's Congress, an annual meeting of China's highest legislative body, which opened in Beijing on Wednesday. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Steven Schwankert firstname.lastname@example.com @thr AP firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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text: Bassem Youssef is a former physician who became a satirist and comedian after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. He rose to prominence on YouTube and later Egyptian TV, where he satirized both the Muslim Brotherhood and Mohamed Morsi. His new book is called " Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring." Here he explains how Jon Stewart, former host of "The Daily Show," became his inspiration.


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Gimlinopithecus are yellow sasquatch-like aliens from the planet Pattersonea.
Gimlinopithecus are bulky and ape-like in appearance. They have yellow and black fur, along with grey fingers and toes. They have 4 fingers. They also have two bolts on the side of their wrist and yellow horns. These aliens fall into sexual dimorphism:
Males tend to be yellow in appearance with black areas on their limbs and white lightning bolt markings bordering these areas.
Females look similar, but with higher proportion of white areas on their bodies, and are a paler shade of yellow. They also have a more feminine figure, with a skinnier waist and voluptuous breasts (presuming if their for nursing).
History Edit
Due to the lethal zones on their home planet, Gimlinopithecus adopted a nomadic lifestyle.
Behavior Edit
Gimlinopithecus are polite, unless they are playing hockey.
Powers and AbilitiesEdit
Similar to Cerebrocrustaceans, Gimlinopithecus can release strong, yellow electrical charges from their hands, mouth and body, capable of shocking a creature much larger than them.
As shown in The Final Countdown, by covering objects with their electricity, Gimlinopithecus can telekinetically move them.
Gimlinopithecus are rather agile, and can run on all fours.
Their thick fur protects them if they wander too far into the frozen zone, while their electric field can temporarily shield them from the cosmic radiation if they find themselves in the irradiated areas.
Gimlinopithecus have enhanced strength.
- "Gimlinopithecus" is partially based on the last name of Robert "Bob" Gimlin, who, along Roger Patterson, filmed a apparent Bigfoot in a 1967 film known as Patterson-Gimlin film.
- "Gimlinopithecus" is also based on Gigantopithecus, a genus of large extinct apes that many cryptozoologists believe are the ancestors of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and other similar cryptids.


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One of the most prevalent ideas floating around the internet is that if you're not in a sexy niche, no one will want to link to you. Eric Ward once used the example of social media for Preparation H to illustrate the issue of fandom on Facebook. It brings up a huge problem for many niches that aren't necessarily something you want to publicly associate yourself with, for various reasons.
As we rely more on social media for link building and content promotion, how will we deal with the fact that a lot of the general advice out there simply doesn't apply to many sites?
First of all, I do believe that there's no niche that can't build good links. I do believe there are sites that pose a problem though, and there will always be resource constraints, but it's doable with some hard work, so let's start there and talk about some common roadblocks that sites throw up and in turn, make link building harder than it needs to be.
In looking at a recent site that we work with, we determined that with some very simple on-page changes, things could drastically improve. The desired terms weren't mentioned in title tags, for example. They're barely mentioned on the page. Anchor text can only do so much but people don't always realize that link building needs to work in conjunction with everything else.
We have another client whose rankings recently went downhill for certain terms after they changed the wording of the homepage and no longer mentioned those terms. We can't ignore the importance of on-page and off-page working together.
- Poor content: Yes, there are industries that aren't exciting to the majority of the world. However, many people still buy from them because they need the product. Just because what you're selling isn't exciting, that doesn't mean that your content and presentation have to be dull. If you truly make the best item at the best price, then sure, you'll get links simply because you're the best…but if you can't claim that, you need to realize that better content can make you stand out from the crowd.
- Poor navigation and site search: If a user can't find what he's looking for easily, he may never return. If you're going to offer a site search that only works on item number, let users know that so they don't waste time trying to search by a keyword. If your main set of products is buried under four layers of clicks, you're doing something wrong.
- Poor internal link structure: For example, if you have a dynamic site that generates crazy long URLs that have to be pulled up through a site search because you provide such poor internal links and navigation, you are discouraging people from linking to you. What webmaster wants to spend time digging around in order to find a relevant page to link to? If it's not pretty easily found, that link is going to another site: that of your competitor.
- 404 errors: Shari Thurow had a great point in a comment on a recent post of mine where I said that if you didn't have certain content available anymore, 301 redirecting the old page to something (home page, page for similar item, etc.) was the best way to handle it so as not to lose any potential link juice from existing links, but she argued that a 404 was bad for usability, and I agree. If you redirect users to your home page or a page that has alternatives to what a user is looking for, that can cause a lot of frustration. For linking purposes, I still think a 301 is the best but I definitely see the value of just being upfront and giving them a 404.
- Meta descriptions and titles: If your SERP snippet isn't click worthy, you are automatically losing opportunities for someone to link to you.
How can you ensure that your ecommerce site is link worthy? That's half the battle, so let's dig into a few ways and see some examples of who's doing it right.
J Crew has online marketing nailed. I can assure you that they are the only people on Earth who have ever successfully suggested that pointy pumps can work with a sweatshirt, thick glasses, and messy hair.
Their homepage is always changing and always filled with cool "stories" about how to put different looks together. They have a handbag and shoe shop instead of listing them as categories in a drill down somewhere. It all makes you feel like you're actually shopping in the store, which is nice.
They're creative with their content and how they present it, basically. Shopping for anything is fun for someone and torture for someone else.
However, think about going into a clothing store. There are displays, mannequins wearing outfits, gorgeous shop windows, giant graphics of models wearing the clothes, etc. Think about going to that same store's website and looking for a sweater in a sea of small images. It's a very different experience.
Let's look at how their backlink history compares to that of Chicos and Coldwater Creek, both clothing brands targeted at roughly the same age group, but both a bit less exciting in terms of their marketing.
According to Link Research Tools, here's some interesting data about those three sites:
- J Crew has 41,864 keywords ranking with 407,340 backlinks (they even have 341 .edus linking to them!)
- Chicos has 2390 keywords ranking with 24,276 backlinks.
- Coldwater Creek has 3768 keywords ranking with 31.834 backlinks.
According to Open Site Explorer, here's some social data:
- J Crew has 5,196 total social shares while Chicos has 992 and Coldwater Creek has 1,382.
That was social data for the current dataset of course so it should be higher now but still, you can see that generally speaking, J Crew is taking the lead.
However, clothing's pretty sexy so let's look at some ecommerce sites for industries that aren't quite so fun but are using marketing strategies that set them apart.
Fixie Bikes
Republic Bike is an amazing online bike shop. I'm not a big fan of bikes (no desire to get hit by a truck and lose all my teeth) but this site makes me really want one. You can design your own bike in up to five styles and you can see your bike in 3D. Here's mine:
They have a gallery so you can see how other customers have built their own bikes in case you need inspiration, and if you send them a photo of your bike, they'll send you a free gift. If they end up showcasing you in the gallery, they'll send you a free accessory for your bike. That's a great encouragement to link to them isn't it?
They're also on Facebook and Twitter and have a blog that is described as "Semi-infrequent, quasi-relevant notes from Republic." They don't have a ton of links though, showing only 199 linking domains in Open Site Explorer, but their social shares are high and they are currently in the top 5 for "fixie bikes" in Google.
Beauty Products
Birchbox is an amazing site that lets you get monthly samples for $10 a month. They sell roughly the same products as Sephora or Ulta but it's this sample subscription that is getting rave reviews everywhere. (I'm personally a fan.) For every purchase, you earn reward points that you can use and if you're clueless, they have lots of videos that show you how to properly use lip balm without getting it all over your face.
They have 1,502 linking domains in Open Site Explorer and are really doing well socially. They're a fairly new site still but look at Majestic SEO's Backlink History for them…looks like they're on the right track!
Warby Parker: These guys are automatically on my radar because of their free home try-on. I hate going to buy new glasses as it always seems to take days, and I love the idea of trying them on in the privacy of my own home without some oppressive lady asking me if I really want to look that severe. (Yes, I really do.)
You can also do virtual try-ons on the site in case you don't want to deal with having five pairs delivered. They also give a pair away to people in need with every pair sold and they're only $95!!
They currently have a very cute "Where's Waldo?" feature on the site (perfect for those of us who remember this craze) so that you, too, can look like Waldo. (You can also get your monocles here, in case you've been looking for a new one.)
They have 1,948 linking domains and an amazing number of social shares (17,900 Facebook shares!). They're also in the top 5 for "glasses" which is quite good considering that SERP is cluttered with those pesky drinking vessels.
Tip: If you have cool features like a "visualize your room with our furniture" room planner or a "see how you look with a blue Mohawk before you buy this wig made from real human hair" area, make sure they're visible on your home page. These kind of features attract links. The bottom line is that with so much crowding online, you have to figure out a way to stand out if you want to attract attention (and links.)
I'll be honest and tell you that whenever I search for the site that lets you try glasses on at home, that's actually how I search for them. I can't remember the site's name, but I can remember that feature.
So outside of having a link worthy site, what can you do to help ensure that you continue to build links?
- Offer something interactive to the user. People like to be able to interact with products online in the same way that they would in person. You obviously can't feel a fabric online but if that's important, find a way to let the user zoom in on it. If the weight of an item matters, list its weight and compare it to something (a feather, a mug of coffee, a cinderblock).
- If everyone's doing what you're doing, find a way to do it better. For example, in looking at furniture sites and their associated room planners, I didn't find a single one that lets you place actual pieces into your "room" in order to get true idea of what a finished room would look like. You can get shapes that correspond to the furniture but no actual pieces of furniture. A room planner that used real products would surely get lots of links. I didn't find any sites that let you upload a photo of your room for use either…wouldn't that be useful?
- Give people an incentive to buy from you and link to you. As seen with both the glasses and bike shops that I mentioned, users are incentivized to buy through being able to try on items at home with no obligation or encouraged to send in photos of their products in exchange for a gift or a bike accessory. Give people a good reason to choose your site.
- Find a way to use social media if possible. You don't have to have a Facebook page if it doesn't suit your demographic, but perhaps you can use Twitter to tweet coupons for your product or contests, for example. Set up a Quora account so you can answer questions about your products. At the very least, you should be listening for what people say about you on social media. You can head off potential problems and maybe get some great information about what your demographic would like to see.
Again, unless you happen to have the luck of being a top notch big brand that can seemingly do no wrong, you're going to have to step up your game and stop thinking that you'll just magically build links and attract users. You also can't fall into the line of thought where you give up, thinking that your niche/site isn't exciting enough. For the people who want/need your product, it certainly can be, but not without creativity on your part.
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I know this is hard to believe, but I have just now, on row ten million of the shawl, recognized a fundamental truth:
This thing is slowing down as I move toward the end of it.
You would think that such cosmic trusim might have occurred to me before this point in the process, but there you have it. I can't believe it - I'm actually going slower and slower because each row has more stitches in it than the last one.
Which means that right up to the point where that little lightbulb of a notion asserted itself, I was actually thinking - wait for it - that I should be finishing this up any time now.
It was only when I counted the number of repeats actually present in the shawl, and then compared them to the number required by the pattern, that I truly understood: I have been knitting a lot of diamonds, but there are many more still to knit.
Stupid numbers. Rotten counting. Why's it always gotta be the math harshing my mellow?
Indignation Complete. Must be Monday.


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Filtering and Restructuring Water
We do realise that water is essential for life and that its quality affects our health. Many, aware that our public water supplies are not well filtered go to an extreme, use reverse osmosis, not realising that this removes the nutrients and essential trace elements, but not VOCs like chlorine. Some families spend over $1000 a year on bottled water, unaware that the quality of bottled water is regulated less than tap water and is sometimes questionable, never mind the effect of the plastic bottles' chemicals on the water.
So what do we recommend? Invest in a high-quality filter system plumbed into your water supply that will, as far as possible, remove chlorine and dissolved organic pollutants – agrochemicals, solvents, oestrogen, THM's, TCE's, PCBs, etc, and an ion exchange system for heavy metals like copper, aluminium, mercury, lead, etc. It should have both granu the lar and block carbon layers.* (see my coming YouTube video "Drink Healthy Water" ─ on filtration)
Most people don't realise that filters remove only physical pollutants, having no effect on the energy of those pollutants which remains in the water. Large cities like Los Angeles, New York and London recycle their water many times. This multiplies the energy of chemicals such as oestrogen and solvents which are stored in the water's memory. These are quite as much a risk to health as the physical pollutants.
Nature recycles or removes polluted energies in a stream by spiralling the water turbulently with a vortexial movement, to the left and then to the right, cleansing the water's memory. Nature's secret weapon is the vortex. We can replicate this at home: by vorticising water, we can produce water that is alive.* The spiralling of water without a vortex maintains its energy level, but does not increase it. Stirring a body of water does the same, whereas water flowing in a pipe or as a still body, loses energy. The public water supply is lifeless and polluted. It has had to be disinfected with chlorine.
I'm not surprised that quite a few people on my "Drink Living Water" YouTube video blog wanted to know more about the term 'restructuring'. Water prefers to flow as layers or strata rather than as homogeneous streams, for only then can it perform its real role, that of absorbing energy from the quantum field. The purpose of this is to communicate nourishment and information that the organism's cells need for maintenance and for their evolution. Naturally flowing, spiralling water has well developed layers; this is called 'structured' water.
If the water is in a turbulent state, these layers multiply. They act like the leaves of a battery to store memory. The water moving in a vortexial motion restructures these layers, deleting the stored information ─ like deleting a magnetic tape. The vortex process both cleanses the layers and sensitizers them to receive only beneficial energies from the quantum field.
Water continuously seeks to be energy-full, when it becomes 'mature' water. Until then, it is non-discriminating and can store harmful energies. By vortexing, however, it will absorb only beneficial energies. If we leave our drinking water standing, it will deteriorate and might pick up undesirable energies. This is why it needs to be spun, or restructured, regularly.
The vortex draws in energy at the appropriate wavelength or level is (of consciousness?) from the field of infinite energy in space confirmed by quantum physicists. This energy field is the hierarchy of cosmic energies which nourish life. The greater the power of the vortex, the higher the level in the quantum field that can be tapped.
Exciting new research has found that extracellular water in the body is structured in a liquid crystalline matrix, which makes instant communication possible across the whole organism. Some of the new quantum biologists have come to the conclusion that water must be the servant of cosmic purpose, acting with a degree of consciousness to organise water, which in turn brings consciousness and order to organisms.
Some people find these concepts strange, because they aren't on the radar of mainstream science; they are part of the new science. There are two kinds of science: mainstream science studies detailed physical properties in depth, but not interrelationships or their environment. Holistic science is concerned with the interdependence of all of life at the energetic level.
Life clearly has its own inbuilt order and purpose, otherwise there would be only chaos. What creates this order? For centuries, many societies have believed the etheric to be the 'God field', the source of cosmic order and wisdom. This universal energy field that fills all of space is now recognised as the quantum or Higgs field, but mainstream scientists cannot agree on its purpose (if any).
Mainstream science, while accepting that water is essential for life, tends to regard it in reductionist terms merely as a substance in which various chemical reactions take place.
On the other hand, holistic or quantum science has demonstrated water's role in communication between cells in the body, between organisms and other life forms. This information is for both nourishment for life maintenance, and for its development and its evolution. It is necessary for water to have a level of consciousness to do this.
Many quantum biologists go along with the ancient concept of the etheric being the reservoir of cosmic purpose and wisdom which stimulates the evolution of terrestrial life. This seems to be quite plausible. It's a concept to which I subscribe and which I find very exciting. New science is replacing the materialism of the post-Newtonian age and of new Darwinism.
Alick Bartholomew (Living Water)
Alick Bartholomew has been researching the energetic qualities of water for 25 years. He has written two in-depth, highly acclaimed books, has given lectures and written several articles. (www.AlickBartholomew.co.uk)
Schwenk, Theodor: Sensitive Chaos (layering of water)
Ho, Mae-Wan: Water, the Medium of Communication (the liquid crystal nature of water for communication)
Bartholomew, Alick: The Story of Water – Source of Life; The Spiritual Life of Water – it's Power & Purpose
Hidden Nature – The Startling Insights of Viktor Schauberger (known as "the Water Wizard")
Pollack, Gerald: The Fourth Phase of Water (its liquid crystal nature)
Emoto, Masaru (water's memory)
*For more information on filtering and vortexing systems, please see www.simplylivingwater.com.
Nature raises the energy in a stream quickly by alternating right and left rotation of the vortex. We replicate this in the Double Eggs Vortexer This illustration of a more slowly flowing river comes from Hidden Nature, the authoritative work describing Viktor Schauberger's pioneering water research.
The alternating bends of the longitudinal vortex follow Nature's pattern of movement, swinging from left to right, yin and yang, as a way of building up a cumulative energy. This natural motion in the river restructures and re-energises the water so that it can absorb higher energies from the quantum field. The nature of inwardly-spiralling water movement is to cool.
These complex water movements constantly cool and recool the water, maintaining it at a healthy temperature, leading to a faster, more laminar, spiralling flow which ejects undesirable substances or transforms them into harmless ones.
We simulate this restructuring and re-energising of the water in our vortex-makers. What Schauberger called "the energy cannon" is the release of pure life-enhancing energy (similar to Wilhelm Reich's Orgone energy) into the environment. If the river's life energy has been badly degraded due to faulty methods of regulation, the energy released might be harmful.
You can make left and right-hand spirals in a water vessel with a food mixer or a spoon. However, the more complex vortex structure is what brings in the higher energies. Water restructuring creates complex battery-like laminar structures in the water.
Higher energies in the quantum field can be brought in from an appropriate energy level in the water, influenced by the quality of the vortex.
Viktor Schauberger created this wooden pipe to demonstrate how a slower flowing river has a longitudinal vortex running down its centre; the coldest part of the flow being in the centre. He added guide vanes to create torroidal counter-vortices to transfer impurities to the pipe walls. They also act like ball bearings to enhance forward movement
A cross section of Schauberger's pipe. The action of the torroidal vortex concentrates pathogenic bacteria round the pipes walls, where they are destroyed by a positively charged oxygen concentration. It acts like the river's immune system. .


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I know at least a dozen of my Twitter followers who will be straight onto this link!
Soulspearjewellery on eBay will craft one of these super comic book style with whichever word or name you choose. There's a variety of colours, and it's a total bargain at £12.


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Four finalists were selected to move forward with development of art concepts. Biographies of each artist are provided below.
Beth Galston of Carlisle Massachusetts- creates immersive, site-specific environments for interior and exterior spaces. Recent public works include: "Sound Wave," a computer-controlled light sculpture for Music City Center in Nashville, TN; "Prairie Grass," a sculpture inspired by wild grasses for Northwest Service Center in San Antonio, TX: and "Serpentine Fence," a sculptural fence made of stainless steel, metal mesh, and lights in Jamaica Plain, MA. Her sculptures are currently featured in the yearlong exhibition "Branching Out: Trees as Art" at the Peabody Essex Museum. Beth received a M.S. from MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies, where she was also a Fellow for five years. http://www.bethgalston.com/index.htm
Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee of Texas - co-founders of RE:site, explore notions of community, identity, and narrative within the context of public space. They create dynamic, multi-layered works that exist somewhere between art, architecture, and landscape. They often collaborate with a variety of other architects, engineers, designers, subcontractors, and government agencies for major public art projects. This past year, their work Memory Cloud was recognized by the prestigious CoD+A awards as a "Top Project for 2013." Their projects have been featured in The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, SEGDdesign, USA Today, Architectural Record, Art in America, ARTnews, Imagining Ground Zero, and Texas Architect. http://www.resite-studio.com/
Ellen Harvey of Brooklyn, NY- Born in the United Kingdom, Ellen lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She was a participant in the Whitney Independent Study Program and the PS1 National Studio Program. She has exhibited extensively in the U.S. and internationally and was included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial. Solo exhibitions include The Unloved at the Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium, The Alien's Guide to the Ruins of Washington DC at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, The Nudist Museum at the Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL, Ruins are More Beautiful at the Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland, Mirror at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and A Whitney for the Whitney at Philip Morris at the Whitney Museum at Altria. She has completed numerous commissions, including Arcadia for the opening exhibition of the Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK and permanent installations for New York Percent For Art, New York Arts in Transit, the Chicago Transit Authority, the Flemish National Architect and for the Federal Art in Architecture program, among others. Her book, The New York Beautification Project, was published by Gregory R. Miller & Co. in 2005 and she has been the subject of several books: Ellen Harvey: Mirror published by the Pennsylvania Academy in 2006, Ellen Harvey: The Unloved published by Hannibal Publishing in 2014 and Ellen Harvey: Museum of Failure, which will be published by Gregory R. Miller & Co. this summer. Upcoming solo exhibitions include Metal Painting at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia this September. http://www.ellenharvey.info/
Karen Stein of Boston and Thirada Raungpaka of Bangkok, Thailand – Karen, Creative Director of goodgood and Thirada, Creative Director at be>our>friend are creating a unique collaborative design for the South Station project. Both goodgood and be>our>friend are multi-disciplinary studios from two sides of the world focused on combining art, design and technology in ways which create unexpected, joyful experiences in the everyday. http://www.karenstein.org/, http://www.beourfriend.com/BOF/


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MIAMI — Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in major league history, delivering the marquee performance of his All-Star career in a 1-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Saturday night.
It was the second perfect game in the majors this month alone, Dallas Braden doing it for Oakland against Tampa Bay on May 9. It's the first time in the modern era that there were a pair of perfectos in the same season — Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez threw a no-hitter, too, in April.
Halladay struck out 11, then got pinch-hitter Ronny Paulino to ground out to end it, and was cheered by a crowd of 25,086 throughout much of the night. While there were a couple of good plays behind him, Halladay didn't need any great defensive work in this gem.
The 33-year-old righty was a veritable one-man show.
Always stoic on the mound, Halladay (7-3) broke into a big smile as his teammates rushed in to congratulate him.
Halladay has long been dominant, and the former AL Cy Young winner was the centerpiece of a multiteam trade that brought him from Toronto to the two-time NL champions in the offseason.
He was within one out of a no-hitter on Sept. 27, 1998, in just his second major league start, pitching for the Blue Jays against Detroit. Pinch-hitter Bobby Higginson ended that on the first pitch he saw, hitting a solo home run.
Halladay faced three Marlins pinch-hitters in the ninth. Mike Lamb led off with a long fly ball that was caught on the center-field warning track, Wes Helms struck out looking and Paulino hit a grounder that backup third baseman Juan Castro ranged to his left to get.
It was the Phillies' second perfect game, with Jim Bunning having thrown one in 1964.
On the short list of baseball's perfect games, there are the first two: John Richmond and John Ward pitched them five days apart in 1880, two decades before what is considered the modern era.


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As part of a recent story about jazz bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby's work with Bay Area youth, we taped a private concert on the stage of the SFJAZZ Center. The Marcus Shelby Quintet played a song, "Social Call," which was used in snatches and in the background for the news story. But that song stayed with us -- and we felt the band's performance deserved a full hearing on KQED Main Stage.
"Social Call" is a sweet, lesser-known standard composed by Gigi Gryce. The lyrics describe an impulse we've all at least contemplated: the singer thinks maybe she'll pay a strictly "social call" on an ex-lover, whose doorway she "happened" to pass. As she waits for him to answer the door, her mind wanders to what might happen "if you should try to kiss me…."
"Betty Carter was one of the people who really brought attention to that song," says Shelby, who calls Carter "one of my biggest influences." He notes that Tiffany Austin, who sings with the quintet, is also a Betty Carter fan -- and a fan of Carter's version of the tune, which this arrangement echoes.
Over the last two decades, Shelby -- who leads the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, the Marcus Shelby Hot 7, the Marcus Shelby Quintet and the Marcus Shelby Trio -- has become a fixture of the Bay Area blues and jazz scene. A composer and educator, a San Francisco Arts Commissioner and an artist-in-residence at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Shelby also collaborates regularly on theater, film and dance projects.
If you, too, find that this number lingers with you after listening, you can hear more of the Marcus Shelby Quintet next Friday, March 21, at Cafe Stritch, in San Jose. The Orchestra will play the Mondavi Winery on March 22. The Marcus Shelby Trio will play SF's Red Poppy Art House on March 27, and the Sound Room in Oakland March 28.


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There's no mystery about what older adults want when they become seriously ill near the end of their lives.
They want to be cared for at home. For as long as possible.
It's easy to understand why. Home represents familiarity, safety and identity — the place where we belong.
Yet health systems aren't rewarded financially for making "time at home" a priority like they are for reducing the number of patients readmitted to hospitals.


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The world went app crazy last year. You couldn't move for an iPhone app being released from top brands to small developers. Angry Birds dominated success stories. Towards the end of the year though, and certainly the start of this year, there's a distinct sea change occurring, as the hype dies down and the hysteria subsides. The sea change is away from apps and towards mobile optimised websites. Classically, the argument for native applications was that they had slicker user interfaces, sometimes didn't require a user interface, and could be better controlled. The problem is that you need to make one app per platform (to do it properly). Now roll back a year and you only really had two to worry about - Apple and BlackBerry, with Android coming up close behind.
Now though, we have to consider Apple (iPhone and iPad), Android, BlackBerry and Nokia's Ovi at the very least. Apps therefore are getting more expensive to make in order to work across the board.
Furthermore, there's evidence now that users, for certain tasks (especially shopping) prefer using their mobile browser and not having to get an app (check out the evidence here)
What's even more encouraging is that some of the major players in UK ecommerce are using mobile sites and not being seduced by apps, like John Lewis and ASOS and doing a great job of it as well.
The bottom line here is simple - make sure that whatever mobile strategy you're planning for your brand, think about why you are doing it, why the user is going to interact with you in a mobile context and therefore what route is right for you. Chances are a mobile optimised site is the way to go. Especially as with all the devices, tablets and screen sizes to come - you're no longer in control in a way that's never happened before.


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Why The Copper Pots And Pans Are Trending
In this generation some of the top priorities that people have is eating healthy and nutritious food. In order to get it right and cook healthy dishes then you ought to have the right utensils. Here is what you stand to gain when you cook with the copper pots and pans.
With copper you will have the heat being able to spread evenly into the entire cookware. The reason why you should do this is that you will have your food being cooked properly. At the same time, it is easy to deal with the temperature regulations and this being the case it will help you not scorch the food. the product are corrosion resistant.
With the increasing pollution, one of the pointers is that one has to be careful with the type of environment that they get exposed to The important point is that you need to have a clean place for your family. The thing that you should note is that the microorganism in the cookware is what causes most damage in the body. The benefits of copper in the kitchen is the fact that it has antibacterial properties. According to copper chef reviews they are also easy to clean.
The reason why you should use it is that it will help in keeping the digestive system healthy. when you are getting copper, some of the pointers that you should note is that it will help in detoxing your stomach. The important thing is that it helps in regulating the kidney and this means that you will be able to better absorb your food.
To get all these benefits, you need the right commodity when you are going to shop. There are many people selling the copper cookware but not all of them are reliable. The thing is that it is essential for you to take your time and get the right product. You need to go online and find out some of the things that the past clients have to say about the product that they purchase. The comments will help you find out if the products you bought are suitable or not.
When you are doing the buying, some of the things to put in mind is that you should compare the rates. It is paramount to take your time to compare the rates so that you do not end up being scammed. The last thing that you want is to end up being scummed.


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In this episode, we take a look at Patrick Swayze as the world's second most famous bouncer in Road House! There's three rules to Road House: don't underestimate how bonkers this film is, assume that Swayze has the power of throat ripping and, of course, BE NICE. ALWAYS BE NICE.
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Pimps and johns, you're busted
Validation can come from unlikely places.
Federal sex trafficking prosecutors in Kansas City celebrated an appeals court ruling this week on two South Dakota cases. It confirmed a legal theory that originated in western Missouri but had not been fully tested.
Appeals judges decided for the first time that a federal anti-slavery law applies to both the consumers as well as the sellers of sex with children.
And just like pimps, johns now can receive sentences of up to life in prison if convicted under the Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000.
The decision Monday also was a relief for prosecutors in Kansas City. About a dozen defendants here have pleaded guilty to sex trafficking violations over the years and agreed not to appeal their convictions.
Had the appeals ruling found that the law didn't cover johns, those defendants would have been back in court asking that their convictions be set aside. Such a ruling also could have raised questions about the guilty pleas of defendants linked to a Lebanon, Mo., man accused of forcing a woman to live in his home as a sex slave.
The South Dakota defendants, Daron Lee Jungers, 42, and Ronald Bonestroo, 59, stumbled into an investigation patterned on Operation Guardian Angel, a 2009 Kansas City effort that led to the convictions of seven men who tried to purchase sex with children.
In both cases, investigators placed online ads offering children for sex and waited to see who called.
In February 2011, two days apart, Jungers and Bonestroo each answered the ads, appeared at a Sioux Falls house and were arrested. Both admitted to investigators that they clearly understood that they were at the house to pay for sex with underage girls.
But while the Kansas City defendants, and a third South Dakota defendant, pleaded guilty ahead of trial, Jungers and Bonestroo put their cases before a jury and were convicted.
Their trial judges later acquitted them after studying the trafficking law, saying that it clearly didn't apply to johns.
"The statute was not intended to criminalize a defendant who engages in a sex act with a child," wrote Judge Karen E. Schreier, who heard Bonestroo's case.
The government appealed. And in their ruling this week, the appeals judges put johns everywhere on notice: Even attempting to purchase sex with a minor makes you just as guilty as the trafficker who coerced the child into prostitution.
"The unambiguous text … makes no distinction between suppliers and purchasers of commercial sex acts with children, and the defendants have failed to persuade us Congress intended a supplier-only limitation or a purchaser exception," the court ruled.


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City of HendersonvilleHome Menu
The 2010 Census population was 51.372, a 26.5 percent increase from 2000. Hendersonville grew at a rate of 26.9 percent from the 1990 to the 2000 census. The 2.65 percent growth per year for the past two decades is a great indicator of Hendersonville's proven sustainability as a location of stable and steady growth. Hendersonville ranks as Tennessee's 10th largest city. The city incorporated in 1969.
Detailed information about Hendersonville can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau's website.
Hendersonville is 32 square miles in size, 26 miles of shoreline on Old Hickory Lake. 350 miles of paved city roads.
US-31E, Gallatin Road, Sumner County, Tennessee. Hendersonville borders northern Davidson County, (Metro-Nashville).


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The Decibel Performing Arts Showcase takes place in Birmingham from September 3rd to 7th this year.
"The showcase will be an unmissable opportunity to see the very best performing artists and companies of African, Asian* and Caribbean descent based in England. It will take place in Birmingham from Monday 3 to Friday 7 September and will include a 1 day International Symposium on Monday 3 September."
"The showcase provides a performance platform and a range of complementary services that will assist artists and companies to sell their work, expand their touring potential and develop new projects."
"We anticipate that around 400 promoters, producers and arts professionals from the UK, Europe and beyond will attend the showcase and international conference."
The application deadline has passed and the shortlist will be announced in March.


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Summer Aid
The summer semester acts as a separate semester of the 2017-2018 award year. Students may receive financial aid for summer courses if:
- You are enrolled at least half-time as a degree-seeking student at Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) East Falls Campus (6 credits for undergraduates; 3 credits for graduates);
- You are maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress;
- You have filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2017-2018 award year and listed Jefferson's FAFSA code (013549);
- You complete the Summer Aid Application by June 15, 2018;
- Student loans are available. Summer loans will be factored in toward your aggregate borrowing limit.
Applying for Summer Financial Aid
After you have registered for your summer term courses, you will need to complete and submit a Summer Aid Application to the Financial Aid Office.
Click here to download the form: Summer 2018 Institutional Financial Aid Application.
You may need to consider borrowing an Alternative Loan or PLUS Loan if you have exhausted your 2017-2018 financial aid eligibility. Students or parents may apply for alternative or private education loans. Jefferson- East Falls Campus neither maintains a preferred lender list; nor do we endorse/recommend private lenders. However, our website provides a neutral lender and product comparison chart for these types of loans. See our Lender Contact Information Chart.
Please note that approval for PLUS and Alternative Loans are based on a credit review by the loan lender.
The deadline to apply for summer aid is June 15, 2018.
Summer Term FAQ's
How many credits do I need to take to qualify for aid?
Students must be enrolled at least part time (6 credits for undergraduates; 3 credits for graduates) over all summer sessions to be eligible for Federal Aid; however, there are some private loan programs available to students taking fewer than 6 credits. If your registration drops below 6 credits, your summer financial aid will be adjusted. These adjustments may create a balance due on your account.
How do I apply for loans for the summer term?
If you borrowed a Federal Direct Loan during the 2017-2018 academic year and have remaining loan eligibility, then please complete the Summer Aid Application. If you have never borrowed Direct Loans before, you will need to complete the Application and Master Promissory Note at www.studentloans.gov in addition to the Summer Aid Application.
What if I have to change my registration or housing status for the summer?
If you change your registration or housing status after completing and returning the Summer Aid Application, please contact the Financial Aid Office so necessary adjustments can be made to your aid.
Is financial aid available for off-campus living expenses?
Financial aid may be used for off-campus living expenses. Please indicate your summer housing arrangements on the Summer Aid Application. You may, however, not be eligible for the amount you request. If you have requested additional funds for living expenses, those extra funds will be issued by the Bursar's Office after your financial aid has been finalized and credited to your account. You should be prepared to pay your expenses until you receive your refund check from the Bursar's Office.


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A Seattle flotation therapy business with locations in Kirkland, Renton, and Tacoma will appear on an episode of the ABC TV show Shark Tank this Sunday, March 17.Read More
The owners of Urban Float, a flotation therapy stress-reliever spa chain, will appear on ABC's hit show "Shark Tank" on March 17.Read More
A school for kids with autism is trying out an innovative way to help students overcome anxiety and stress. Float therapy is getting more and more popular, and now, educators think it might have benefits in the classroom.Read More
As life gets more intense, working moms are looking for something to take them away, if just for a little while.Read More
I am suspended in absolute darkness—one so complete that when I raise my arm, I see absolutely nothing, not even a suggestion of an outline where my arm might be. I let my hand drop back to my side. It makes a splash, which is the only noise within the eight-by-six-foot tank I am floating in.Read More
Working in a floatation therapy center, I encountered many motivations for clambering into the dark, soundless, watery pods that are the floatation tanks. Clients came and returned to floating to ease pregnancy aches and pains, unwind stiff muscles post-workout, as part of a detox and many, simply, for the thrill, as an anniversary date or a girl's day out.Read More
Wealthy residents are spending tens of thousands of dollars installing pods that let them float free of gravity, claiming the amenity hastens muscle recovery and boosts creativityRead More
Ellen Tailor talks about the newest trends in float therapy with the owner of Urban Float.Read More
He was supposed to step into a tank with less than a foot of salty water warmed to the temperature of his skin, lay belly-up in the dark, and that was going to help him recover from the dozen or so jarring hits he takes on game days?Read More
In mental health care, it's not uncommon for patients to pursue complementary therapies to manage mental illness. As a psychiatrist, I've seen patients who take dozens of daily vitamin supplements. Some try acupuncture or massage. Others swear by light therapy or Reiki.Read More
Urban Float celebrated the grand opening of its flagship location on Capitol Hill, the company's fourth Seattle-area store and the largest float pod center on the West Coast.Read More
We have this idea that life is like packing a suitcase for a trip, we have a fixed amount of space and a fixed number of tasks we try to fit in. Some of us who are more organized manage to fit everything in, then there are the rest of us who are disorganized and end up sitting on the suitcase to try and force it shut.Read More
Most athletes will do just about anything to step up their game and get better, bigger, faster, and stronger. But the latest performance and recovery trend that's sweeping the sports world doesn't require you to do anything at all.Read More
MAYBE YOU HAVE watched Stranger Things but maybe you haven't. I've seen it, and I thought it was great—and not just because there's lots of science in it. Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about multiple universes or quantum tunneling. Instead I am going to talk about salt.Read More
With just a few days before the Bengals' game against the Steelers, Lawson has one more item left in his weekly routine. To prepare for the upcoming matchup, Lawson first must find a way to take his mind off the game itself.Read More
For one hour, it was nothingness. No pings, rings or screens. No sights, sounds or smells. Nothing. I was one with a universe of 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt dissolved in 200 gallons of water.Read More
Imagine being a 24-year-old man, naked and floating in a pod, inducing complete sensory deprivation and being immersed in what I can only describe as adult sized womb. Sound terrifying? Well, today I did just that, but alas, it was not scary in the slightest and instead it ending up being both relaxing and transformative.Read More
Ever wish your cares would just float away and disappear? Well, that's not possible, but I may have found the next best thing: flotation therapy!Read More
Set to open this fall, 2017, Urban Float will have a new location in the Capitol Hill area. This will be the 4th location in the Seattle area. The junction of 12th Avenue and Madison/Union, in the triangle building across from Ferrari of Seattle will now have the largest floatation pod facility in the United States.Read More
Urban Float is very excited to introduce our latest franchise partners, Ben & Beth Lancaster from Houston, Texas. Transplants from the north, the Lancaster's have called Houston home for the past 10 years and absolutely love the community, culture and diversity they now call home with their family.Read More


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An Unexpected Snow
An Unexpected Snow
54"w x 66"h
Materials: commercial cotton prints, novelty synthetic fabrics, cheesecloth, novelty trims, Sulky variegated thread, tulle
We don't get snow all that often on the valley floor, and when we do it's a magical experience for everybody, including the bluejays. These bold birds weren't about to let a little snow get in the way of their feast on last summer's unpicked apples.
2008- juried into IQA "Town and Country" show in Houston
2012- juried into AQS Lancaster
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Swedish movies
Anyhow, I'm working on my novel which features a group of girls inspired by this film so I've been listening to this song this morning.
Also: Moodysson made a movie called "Hole in My heart" a few years ago that was widely castigated because of its violence and graphic/gross sexuality. I think it's a really great movie and wildly experimental. It's about some losers starting a porn company in a small suburban apartment (and the poor goth kid who has to endure his horrificly grotesque dad). The trailer:
I really recommend all of these movies and my novel (an excerpt of which Andrew Lundwall will publish as an e-chapbook in July).


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"He's got Rhythm of every variety" " trickles of rhythm seeping into all the cracks and at regular intervals he changes the rhythm, pouring it out or stoppering it, turning its emphasis around, subdividing or refocusing it and making it follow the melody."
--Ben Ratliff New York Times
Ari Hoenig likes to get physical. He rubs saliva on his drums, jabs his elbows into them and pokes them like a mad genie. His albums (Time Travels, The Life of a Day) show a drummer in love with his instrument's sound, a man who has an ingenious ability to make music with anything he touches"
"Ari Hoenig combines jaw-dropping intensity, phenomenal technique, and visionary perspective, making him a major force in jazz's evolution through the 21st century"
---Rick Mason Minneapolis/St Paul City Pages
From the physical mayhem of Ari Hoenig's drumming — limbs flailing, face contorted in agonized delight — comes music of unsurpassed depth and control.
---David Adler-Philadelphia Weekly


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