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Brazil’s Dilma Just Lost a Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Impeachment Vote
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Type Cycle.
What a nice combination of typography, 3D animation, and bikes. The video below is from Marcel Piekarski. It is a personal project he designed highlighting two things he loves, bicycles and type. He has created an entire alphabet, with posters and … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D animation, animation, Bicyvle, Bike, Cycling, Lettering Type Design, Type, typography
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UK Coffee Week
We are in the midst of UK Coffee Week 2016 which means yes you can order up another as it all helps raise funds to support the communities that grow our coffee. This nationwide initiative encourages professionals in the trade, coffee … Continue reading
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Tagged Foundation Coffee, Grindsmith, Manchester, ManCoCo, Project Waterfall, Proper Tea, Takk, UK Coffee Week
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Behind the scenes with abuelas
Originally posted on View From Casita Colibrí:
The poster announces, Lanii xh’tee búul (La fiesta de los abuelos) — the annual Festival of the Grandparents in Teotitlán del Valle that occurs five days immediately following Easter. Pre-Hispanic in origin, masked “ancients,”…
Carnaval de Sitges
Originally posted on Vuelvo a España:
If one can be sure about anything, it’s that the Spaniards and the Catalonians very much inclusive love a fiesta, and whether it’s carnivals, football matches or flamenco shows, there’s always something going…
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Weekly Photo Challenge … Future
Originally posted on Coat Hanger Doll's House:
Without sounding morbid and gloomy; I have come to the conclusion that I am now living my future. It would seem that lately of my generation are dying. While I am not…
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Winners and Losers: Brazil’s convenience store battle
Originally posted on Emerging Markets Today:
Brazil is notoriously difficult for business, as I mentioned on many of my previous posts. And yet some brands still manage to grow and be successful there while others fail dismally. The case of 7-Eleven vs.…
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Cruising In Rio With Nicolas Ghesquière And Louis Vuitton
We already knew that Nicholas Ghesquière was fond of Science Fiction and Architecture. Louis Vuitton’s artistic director confirmed it was his inspiration when he announced on Monday that he … Source: Cruising In Rio With Nicolas Ghesquière And Louis Vuitton
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An interview with the Salvation Army
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Tagged greater manchester, homeless, homelessness, Manchester, poverty, rough sleeepers, Salvation Army, UK
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SinCity Coffee atoning for its sins via fair-trade & sustainability initiatives
The SinCity coffee company today announces its Brazil to Africa fair-trade farm and sustainability initiative https://sincitycoffee.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/sincity-coffee-atoning-for-its-sins-via-fair-trade-sustainability-initiatives/
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Tagged Africa, Brazil, Coffee, Fair, Fair-Trade, Sin City, SinCity, Sustainability, Trade
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My Walk Through SESC Pompeia
SESC stands for “Serviço Social do Comércio” (Social Service of Commerce) and operates in every state in Brazil. In São Paulo alone there are 35 branches in 19 cities. It is a non-profit institution founded in 1946 by businessmen with … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, P. Ray, Phillihp Ray, Sao Paulo, SESC, SESC Pompeia, The Bridge Point
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Picatrix – The 10 Sciences of the “Magi”
Originally posted on Alchemy by Haelos Dagaz:
These are the 10 skills and fields of science one must be proficiently knowledgeable in to reliably call himself Magus, according to the Picatrix. Agriculture Leading Soldiers, commanding armies, engaging in combat, calling…
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