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“Nah mate, that’s not corruption – this is corruption….”

Originally posted on Amazon Handbook Blog:
I could hardly get my breath after reading this story reported in the local newspaper A Critica yesterday, 9th February 2015. The story involves the Mayor of a large town on the Amazon River,…

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Natural Worlds, Manchester Museum

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Bored at Manchester Airport!

Originally posted on Trevor Burton:
What the aircrews do when they’re snowbound at Manchester (UK) Airport. Taken last week when the planes were grounded after snow.

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James Fraser, Bishop of Manchester

Originally posted on Being 42:
Monday 9th February 2015, 9.00am (day 1,264) James Fraser was Bishop of Manchester in the 1880s and like other prominent local men (always men) of that time is commemorated with this statue in Albert Square. Apparently…

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Things I’ve discovered about moving to Manchester #1

Originally posted on the great move north:
I can pay the same rent for my half of a two-bed terrace house with outdoor space in Didsbury Village in 2015 as what I did for my half of a two-bed flat in Lewisham in…

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Cathay Pacific Are ‘Walking On Air’ In Manchester

TheDesignAir Hosted inside the historic Manchester Town hall, Cathay Pacific celebrated its 4x weekly launch to the UK’s North West with 150 VIPs, dignitaries, and leading business figures from the local area. We were one of the lucky few to be … Continue reading

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Brazil’s descent into drought chaos says a lot about humanity’s approach to climate change

Originally posted on Eye On Latin America:
Brazil’s water crisis has reached historic proportions, but arguably the worst could have been averted if only authorities had heeded the early warning signs; the parallels with our collective approach to climate change…

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FALLING IN LOVE WITH RIO

Originally posted on FERN & WILLOW:
I have only been here a few days and will be here for a total of almost two weeks but I can safely say that this is my favourite city that I have been…

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Neil Armstrong’s Widow Discovers Bag of Lunar Landing Souvenirs

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‘Leaving the forest’…poem of love.

Originally posted on earth2mother:
This poem was written a few hours after I had left the rainforest. I did not know at the time but it would be the last time I saw my forest for years maybe forever.…

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