Abushahla's place is an ambitious, sleek, two-floor, glass-and-steel showroom called Information Technology Partners (ITP).

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Some people with ITP are also infected with Helicobacter pylori, the same bacteria that cause most peptic ulcers.

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The students at ITP are constantly churning out creative projects that are unafraid to walk the fine line between art and tech.

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"We are a group of students and recent grads from Parsons, NYU-ITP and Cooper Union studying art, engineering, environmental science, and design, " said the Windchimes team.

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We've also got class visits to Northeastern University, where students are creating technology for the betterment of mankind and NYU's ITP school, where art and technology meet.

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ITP's Danne Woo and Matt Richardson will be showing of some of the school's projects, including the kinetically-powered Circuit Board, the Descriptive Camera and the condiment-extruding Burritob0t.

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