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We have created a system for growth that depended on our building more and more stores to sell more and more stuff made in more and more factories in China, powered by more and more coal that would cause more and more climate change but earn China more and more dollars to buy more and more U.S. T-bills so America would have more and more money to build more and more stores and sell more and more stuff that would employ more and more Chinese … — Thomas Friedman, The Inflection is Near, The New York Times

Cleveland Institute of Art

Photographs of art work by students of Cleveland Institute of Art on display at Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo.

City of Philadelphia

Downtown Philadelphia-Near Reading Terminal Market

I observed this public area near the famous Reading Terminal Market in downtown Philadelphia.  The columns appear to take inspiration from Roman architecture.  Notice the large sphere in the middle of the area.

City of Philadelphia downtown area is busy and lively during daylight hours.  However, after work hours, the area become quickly deserted and if you are a pedestrian, you begin to feel unsafe.  You

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Reading Terminal Market

The must see Reading Terminal Market in Downtown Philadelphia

Reading Terminal Market is an enclosed public market found at 12th and Arch Streets in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 80 merchants offer fresh produce, meats, fish, groceries, flowers, baked goods, crafts, books, clothing, and specialty and ethnic foods. Every space in the market is rented out; three of the vendors are descendants of original market merchants. The market is open every

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Observed in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is famous for the Liberty Bell, so it makes sense for a hotel to hang its picture in the lobby or in the guest living area.  I wondered if they had a picture of this iconic treasure in other bathrooms of this hotel near the Philadelphia Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia.

“Proclaim Liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof” (Lev. 25.10)