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If you are a Grey's Anatomy fan, you know that part of the fun of the show is listening to the great indie music they use. Kate Havnevik, The Ditty Bops, The Fray and The Postal Service have all been featured on their soundtracks. That's some pretty awesome music. Season three was no exception. Ingrid Michaelson ended that season with the beautiful song "Corner of Your Heart." This was her fourth song featured on Grey's...

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On average, women and children in developing countries walk three miles a day to provide clean drinking water for their families. This Saturday, Philadelphia’s acknowledgement of the World Water Crisis will continue with the city’s Third Annual Walk for Water.

Phillyist likes to hibernate in the winter. There's something about the blustery freezing air rushing down Market Street in the morning that makes us disinclined to spend too much time out of doors or, indeed, out of bed. This Saturday, though, we might make an exception, if only because it will keep us out of the city wind tunnels: Tyler Arboretum, located in Media, will be giving a tour and demonstration of the "maple surgaring process," and drop some knowledge on how sap is turned into syrup. However fascinating, that part is not enough to get us out of a warm bed on a Saturday. After the tour, however, there will be an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast, replete with coffee, cocoa, and, of course, lots of syrup. Tyler is billing the breakfast as "famous," and while we can't speak to that we will say that copious warm pancakes served in a 19th century barn seems like just the ticket for cozying up and forgetting about the winds outside. All that for just $7. And did we mention there's syrup?

Where Phillyist works (probably like many of you, dear readers), computers are essential. When being online all day is part of your job it's easy to forget that many people do not have access to the Internet or the skills to use it, much less the hardware on which to browse it. The Non-Profit Technology Resources is addressing this, and you can help. The NTR provides low-income Philadelphia residents with recycled computers, providing hands-on training for individuals, and assisting community-based organizations to incorporate computers into their work.

$15 in advance/$25 at the door (price includes refreshments)

(For a complete list of films and their approximate show times, visit the Secret Cinema website.)

This Saturday night the folks of Plain Parade will be packing the intimate The Manhattan Room (15 W. Girard) full of indie music. Performing will be Philly's own post-rock National Eye , as well as pop-rockers (and bloggers) The Spinto Band , popsters Pas/Cal, and Illumina - " a collective of eight musical friends " who, according to their domain, love you (or maybe they love us; that part wasn't clear). Whether Illumina (and the other bands) love you personally or not, you can see them all for a mere $7. And although our affections can't be bought, we must admit a $7 cover charge with no drink minimum kinda makes us love them, and Plain Parade too.

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Besides chancing the formation of an extra finger, or the loss of one, hardly-chlorinated water can cause any number of rashes and infections on its own. There are almost 30 public fountains in Philadelphia and each of them is used as a swimming pool at one point or another.

This Saturday when 6.4 million people stuff the Parkway tighter than Bon Jovi’s pants, you have to expect there will be a certain amount of Mer-men willing to exercise their sea legs just to make sure that the EMT’s have something to do, but we’re not worried about those people. In fact, Live 8 has zero do with the situation other than the fact that the fountains on the Parkway are most likely going to have to be quarantined afterwards. Plus, it’s supremely difficult to pass up an opportunity to make fun of Bon Jovi.

The real point is that people, mostly little kids, all over the city are using these filthy structures as swimming pools and it isn’t safe. A few years ago Action News conducted tests on the safety of the water in the fountains and concluded that if they were held to the same health standards that pools were, they would be closed immediately. Point being: don’t swim in the fountains.

It’s gross enough when the tub hasn’t been Cloroxed in a while, think about the grime building up in fountains used by neighborhood kids, the homeless, pigeons, dogs, ducks, and any number of other wayward animals for swimming, bathing, and everything else. Of course, it’s not exactly like you’re wading out into the Ganges, but then again most of us won’t even go into the baby pool.