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The Empowerment Plan

Originally posted on green ice cream:
  The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit based social enterprise. They take on homeless women from local shelters and train them as seamstresses. They are offered full time employment manufacturing these coats which double up…

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Representations: Everyday Objects as Drawings

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Street Art is changing Africa

Originally posted on mixing colorz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkgA4-ThVbg South Africans Inspiring community by splashing the town with beautiful color and street art. The artist have managed to remain independent and self employed by providing artistic services to all types of local business.…

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Creative Tourist Feature

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Chandelier of Lost Earrings @ Manchester Maternity Ward

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A new home for wayward earrings has been unveiled at Manchester’s St Mary’s Hospital! In the form of a grand chandelier, this is Upcycling at it’s best. This lovely project is the work of…

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Chiacchiere

Originally posted on Italian Diaries:
Chiacchiere Chiacchiere are sweet treats and are among the the most popular traditional foods made during Italian carnival. They are made from dough and are usually deep fried or baked and sprinkled with sugar powder…

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Do not miss Basel carnival and the Morgenstreich – update 2014

Best of Upper Rhine The Morgenstreich is a major and spectacular event that starts the Basel carnival. The Morgenstreich or procession of lanterns, is consistently held the Monday following Ash Wednesday.In 2014 the Morgenstreich will take place on Monday, March … Continue reading →

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Lost Samba – Chapter 20 – A Brazilian in Chile

Originally posted on Lost Sambista:
Panoramic view of Santiago, Chile If my parents had ever found out about my adventure in the Maracanãzinho, they would have interned me in a rehab centre, or worse. In their innocence, they never saw…

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A satisfying bit of recycling

Originally posted on Gallery in the Park:
Soon after the Whitworth’s collections were designated as having national significance in the 1990s, the Gallery secured two tranches of funding from the Designation Challenge Fund to rehouse large parts of the collections…

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Paperman

Originally posted on Tracey Tutt:
When the Disney short ‘Paperman’ came out last year I watched it and thought it looked great, but not until now have I investigated how it was made. Fascinatingly they created it in full 3D…

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