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		<title>Fixers On Vacation!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We the Fixers are ON VACATION UNTIL THURSDAY, SEPT. 9TH! Broken things are accumulating in drifts around us and we are not lifting a finger. If this sorry state goads you into attempting a DIY maverick fix, so much the better. Send us pictures. And we will see you on the 9th. Also! When we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=157</link>
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		<title>Old Fashioned Party &#8211; Saturday 2/13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, starting at 9PM. 123 8th Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues, BK. $10 strongly suggested donation. All proceeds go to pay for Fixers rent. Beer &#8211; Pizza &#8211; Bands &#8211; Break Things &#8211; Get Fixed Up!]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=128</link>
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		<title>Fixers Umbrella Bags</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fixers' Collective, which meets every thursday at Proteus Gowanus Gallery in Brooklyn, recycles discarded umbrellas into reusable tote bags. You can buy them here.]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=118</link>
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		<title>Lampify! August 4, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Ciferni, CEO of Tarzian Hardware, has teamed up with the Fixers&#8217; Collective to offer workshops  at Proteus Gowanus for  learning specific skills. Tonight, people brought in objects to turn into lamps under the tutelage of John and Joe from Tarzian. No cameras on hand but as we speak a lamp is being made from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=87</link>
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		<title>June 11, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maya made us a stuffable tote-bag from recycled umbrella fabric. These can be really useful, because they are really sturdy, and also really easy to carry around. What&#8217;s even better, is that she left us the pattern &#8211; so we can make more! If you see any broken umbrellas lying around &#8211; pick em up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=70</link>
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		<title>June 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Namit&#8217;s ceiling fan ran only on one slow speed so he took off the blades and brought it to the Fixers. The switch was cracked and the wire displaced. Jan and Namit soldered the wire back into place and when they put the fan back together again, they proudly announced: &#8220;We&#8217;ve fixed it to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=68</link>
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		<title>4.16.09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was one of our best fixes to date. James et al worked on Tammy&#8217;s split Peruvian meat plate. We initially thought that dowels and glue would be the best solution, but we had neither dowels nor glue! So instead, we took apart some brass hinges and used them to fasten one side of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=61</link>
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		<title>4.2.09</title>
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		<link>http://fixerscollective.org/main/?p=25</link>
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		<title>Images from the Fixer&#8217;s Collective</title>
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