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A Rainy Day In Manchester

Originally posted on I Bake Therefore I Am:
Well I suppose the weather on Saturday was mostly my fault for deciding to go with a Mancunian themed menu! It poured down nearly all day and the market was quieter than…

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You’re Norman Bates with a briefcase

Originally posted on untold blisses:
A couple of months ago, I was sat in a conference hall in Manchester listening to a very important man talk about very important things, whilst sneaking a look at Twitter.  Tim and Rach were…

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Gorilla – Manchester

Originally posted on The Cook Twit:
Always had a soft spot for Gorilla in Manchester. Set across from former ‘grab a granny haunt’ The Ritz, it is the natural port of call when The Cooktwit indulges in one of his…

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The Stunning Street Art of Belgium’s Decaying Ghost Town

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Olympic Freekeh Freestyle Salad

Originally posted on Edible Politics:
In recognition of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, I’ve entitled this Food Girl’s Freekeh Freestyle Salad because it is a perfect dish for any athlete – the perfect combination of high protein, energy packed…

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Transmissions through time? Plus news from the climate front … plus tons ‘o sci news…

Originally posted on TO THE BRINK:
== Transmissions from tomorrow? == It can be fun to toy with the idea of transmissions through time.  Gregory Benford’s TIMESCAPE take the concept literally.  Most serious science fiction can be taken as warnings…

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Revolucion de cuba

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400 US mercenaries ‘deployed on ground’ in Ukraine military op

Originally posted on Aletho News:
RT | May 11, 2014 About 400 elite mercenaries from the notorious US private security firm Academi (formerly Blackwater) are taking part in the Ukrainian military operation against anti-government protesters in southeastern regions of the…

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‘Monty was killed by gluttony’: Greedy dolphin eats himself to death after feasting on too many fish

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The black woman, Christianity and the myth of redemption

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