Category Archives: General

A divided Brazil

Posted on April 23, 2016 by agogo22

© Chappatte in Le Temps, Switzerland https://globecartoon.wordpress.com/2016/04/23/a-divided-brazil/

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Intellectuals condemn impeachment process against Rousseff

Posted on April 23, 2016 by agogo22

Granma | 21 April, 2016 CARACAS.— The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity yesterday expressed its opposition to the parliamentary moves against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, according to reports from Prensa Latina. https://journalworker.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/intellectuals-condemn-impeachment-process-against-rousseff/

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Back Pool Fold, Manchester

Posted on April 23, 2016 by agogo22

Friday 22nd April 2016, 4.00pm (day 1,702) Now here’s a back alley, discovered as I try ever more to hone the directness of my walking route through Manchester city centre on a given working day. I like the detail on … Continue reading →

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Hanami

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

Ohayo Gozaimasu! Hanami It’s spring! In Japan! I definitely picked the right time of year to visit this gorgeous country because spring is amazing! Winter has fled. Spring is arrived and with it warm air and the hope of new life. … Continue reading →

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To See the Real Story in Brazil, Look at Who is Being Installed as President and Finance Chiefs

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

Glenn Greenwald writes for The Intercept: […] As my partner, David Miranda, wrote this morning in his Guardian op-ed: “It has now become clear that corruption is not the cause of the effort to oust Brazil’s twice-elected president; rather, corruption is merely the … Continue reading →

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The coup unfolds

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

On Wednesday, three supreme court judges publicly scolded President Dilma Rousseff for describing the impeachment vote in the house of deputies as a coup. They were Celso de Mello, Dias Toffoli, and, no surprise, Gilmar Mendes. The judges’ grounds for … Continue reading →

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Normal life or Ninja spiders?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

I always have a problem writing the last blog of a trip – I’m home by this point and my damn normal life gets in the way! So I’m stuck grabbing spare moments to write this which isn’t ideal for … Continue reading →

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New Brazilian species (2)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

The second paper is describing a new species from western Bahia State, with an emended description of the recently described genus Kora, with a revision of species ascribed to it. “A new species of land snail was recently found in … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

Do you know who Shakespeare is? He died 400 years ago and he is considered one of the best writers in the history of literatura, but why?. Watch this video https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/william-shakespeare https://bilinguismopedrera.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/shakespeare/

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DRAWING MUSIC (free) at festival SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY – IN Salford

Posted on April 21, 2016 by agogo22

Originally posted on life drawing+:
Do you want to be part of this free live drawing project? In an age of digital, we at SFTOC want to document this year’s festival in a different manner, through drawings of the live…

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