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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house
Originally posted on lipstick socialist:
Watch…Kinshasa Symphony (Cornerhouse) a documentary made in 2010 about the only symphony orchestra in Central Africa. The film is not just about the orchestra but also about the Congo, one of the most violent countries…
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Two Years to opening of the Rio Paralympics
Originally posted on Brazil the Guide:
7 of September 2014 was both Brazil’s Independence Day, but also marked two years until the opening of the Rio Paralympics on 7 September 2016.
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Brazilain Fruit Blogging — Sapoti
Originally posted on I Eat Rio:
I had always assumed that the Sapoti (apparently called “sapodilla” in English, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in any English speaking country, except maybe Singapore and Malaysia, where I believe it…
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After reading the Wyndham prophecy that “sooner or later that (nuclear) slip will occur” we salute those seeking to rid the world of a dangerous weapon and an insecure and polluting power source
Originally posted on peace and war related issues:
. In 1951, John Wyndham wrote: “From August 1945, the margin of survival has narrowed appallingly. . . In the years succeeding 1945 the path of safety started to shrink to a…
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Hullabaloo Steampunk Animation
Originally posted on May Nerds Unite:
(Sorry I’m a freak and I love Disney and the old style animation) I have read and heard about a couple of new Disney projects in the works. I don’t know if they’re just…
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Eat, Move, Learn
Originally posted on A Year of Travel:
And suddenly it’s Friday. I swear I must be semi-conscious for periods of time. That is the only reasonable explanation as to how I blink on Sunday night and when my eyes open…
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Photographs Show Amazonian Tribe Capturing and Stripping Illegal Rainforest Loggers
Originally posted on Brain Cage:
Link to article. Indians have taken matters into their own hands after claiming Brazilian government was not doing enough to protect their territory Amazonian warriors are catching and stripping loggers illegally destroying the rainforest, in…
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“They are called factories” – the story of mills, housing and public institutions in the world’s first industrial suburb
Originally posted on Past In The Present:
Peter Beuth, a German visitor to Manchester in 1823, wrote of a place where “machinery and buildings can be found commensurate with the miracles of modern times – they are called factories.” Clearly…
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The Whitworth’s grand stairs inspire musical intervention
Originally posted on Gallery in the Park:
The Grand Stairs protected during the building work While building work progresses at the Gallery, the beautiful 100+ yr old staircases at either end of the textile gallery facing onto Oxford Road are…
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