Category Archives: General

Suffer The Children

Originally posted on City Jackdaw:
I recently read about a local retired clergyman, Canon Jim Burns, who has written a book about the history of the whit walks in Manchester. He says that the first procession of Church of England…

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How the global banana industry is killing the world’s favorite fruit

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Brickwork progresses to a higher level

Originally posted on Gallery in the Park:
Having climbed up onto the scaffolding today and being close to the ascending brickwork on our Landscape Gallery, I’ve decided that in my next life, (should I choose to be part of the…

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Rio’s samba schools battle for the top spot during Carnival

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Carnival in Brazil 2014: Samba School BEIJA-FLOR (Rio de Janeiro)

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HOW TO BUILD A TENERIFE CARNIVAL COSTUME WITH 5000 PLASTIC BOTTLES

Originally posted on tenerifejobtraining.com:
The name of the design is OCEANIC by Santi Castro, one of he best designers of Tenerife Carnvial for the last 20 years. The costume was one of the designs on The Gala Election of The Queen of…

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Nice is Nice

Originally posted on Wanderlust:
Coming abroad I had always had places in mind that I wanted to travel but Nice was never one of them. After one of my roommates told me she was going I looked into the trip…

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Bush tucker 2 – How do you prefer your witchetty grubs & bogong moths?

Originally posted on Sustainability soapbox:
Moths, grubs, ants and other insects were important sources of energy for indigenous Australians whose traditional bush tucker diet was high in carbohydrates, protein and nutrients, and relatively low in fat and sugars. Witchetty grubs,…

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Carnival in Brazil 2014: Samba School SÃO CLEMENTE (Rio de Janeiro)

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Carnival!

Originally posted on An International Family:
It’s time for Carnival in Recife It’s Carnival in Brazil! According to Gabriel, our resident Brazilian cultural expert, “Carnival is the best!” Loosely tied to the religious tradition of Lent, Carnival is a party…

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