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• RainLight Won’t Follow Charlie Brown Around

In a similar vein as the Melting Light from last week, Charles Kalpakians RainLight re-imagines falling water as a source of light.  When prodded by observers, the neon tubes come alive and illuminate whatever sad room youve placed a glass rain cloud in.  Id say it would be the perfect lamp for a good depressing [...]

• Chicken Heaven

Now these are some lucky hens. In fact they may have died and gone to heaven. A world away from the battery hen factories that are the standard in egg production comes the Cocorico hen house by Maxime Evrard. With animal welfare first and foremost, Maxime has created something that even the messiest chicken wouldnt [...]

• Roofus, Man’s Best Friend

Shoveling snow looks like a hell of a job at the best of times, but when faced with commercial sized buildings, apparently it’s so bad it takes up to 25 men to get the job done. That’s where the humorously named “Roofus” comes in.
Roofus is happy to take the job on single handed, collecting and [...]

• Luxury HiRise with Diamond Like Facade

As we progress into advancements in architectural and engineering extremes designer Dinesh Doshi felt it important the Z10 Tower remain on the cutting edge and never fall short in the eyes of the global community. Envision a seven star hotel, luxury residential apartments, and satellite offices for the avid business person. This complex dubbed “Z10 [...]
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• Senator to back Ottawa portrait gallery plan with private member's bill

Senator Jerry Grafstein wants to get plans for a national portrait gallery back on track by resurrecting an old proposal to put the gallery in the former U.S. embassy in Ottawa.

• Streetcar barns make long journey to become artists' colony

A community initiative has transformed a set of 95-year-old streetcar maintenance barns into an artists' colony and community centre in mid-town Toronto.

• No tax on made-in-Quebec culture products, Liberals promise

A Liberal government in Quebec would strike the 7.5 per cent provincial sales tax on Qu�b�cois culture products and events, leader Jean Charest said Tuesday.

• Not right to name arts centre after Smallwood: teacher

A drama is unfolding at a Gander arts centre, where officials plan to name the Arts and Culture Centre after one of the most controversial politicians in Newfoundland history.
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