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South American Circus Comes to Town

Originally posted on Victoria Nichols Photography:
? On Friday, friends and I did something we can’t remember doing before: we went inside to watch a circus performance! As animal advocates, we are usually outside educating the public about the exploitation…

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Carnival in Salvador, Brazil: The Biggest Party in South America

Originally posted on Maggie's Wanderings:
Side note: these next couple posts are all coming about a month late. Between carnival, beach time and returning home to Mendoza it’s been a bit hard to sit down and write, but I’m…

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Development in Manchester

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Systems thinking and sexual grooming; or, “be careful what you wish for”

Originally posted on The View from Airstrip One:
“The force’s priorities at that time were mainly crimes including robbery, burglary and car crime due to mandatory targets set by the Home Office.” [1] ? “The assistant chief constable of Greater…

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Manchester: Britain’s most revolutionary city

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Easter Island statue comes to Manchester – beautiful basalt!

Originally posted on Palaeo Manchester:
Last Friday, we were delighted to welcome an Easter Island statue to Manchester Museum as part of our Making Monuments on Rapa Nui exhibition which opens on the 1st of April. The statue is on…

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Stockport – Postal Sorting Office

Originally posted on Modern Mooch:
What happens to functionalist architecture when it ceases to function? It ceases to function. Standing on the A6 in the centre of the town, once home to a warren of postal workers, sorting mail in preparation…

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This man is actually called ‘Mr F**k’

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The doll room : Casa do Artista Popular

Really good stuff at the Casa do Artista Popular in downtown João Pessoa. Rooms devoted to various folk arts and crafts. I loved the doll room. Tiny fabric foliões (revelers) just over an inch high, above. Papier maché puppets… Mechanical…

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An Animated Alternative: Vol. 1

Originally posted on The Smog Machine:
Tired of sifting through hyperbole-filled recommendations for earth shattering dramas, must see revenge thrillers, or horror movies that supposedly re-write the genre? Fed up with five star reviews for movies that leave you meh?…

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