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Fire Escape, Northern Quarter, Manchester

Originally posted on It's Not All Grim Up North:
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On Manchester Chinatown

Originally posted on cities@manchester:
Elena Barabantseva, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, write about Manchester’s chinatown … Yet again this year Manchester’s city centre was a stage for Chinese New Year Celebrations, making it a perfect occasion for…

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Fox and Rabbit

Originally posted on Sagittarius Dolly:
The more I look at the old Soviet animation, the more awed I am. It’s a shame that the Cold War was raging when many of these cartoons were made because they definitely stand up…

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Lost Samba – Chapter 21 – Sex, Drugs, and Gafieiras in the 70’s

Originally posted on Lost Sambista:
On the serious side, the exam that was going to label our value in our society was in six months and, like everybody else, we were tense. However, this crucial rite of passage bothered Colegio…

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Olympics a test for ambitious developing countries

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Saturday … to an Art Class

Originally posted on Coat Hanger Doll's House:
Enough is enough ! For too long I have wallowed in this empty nest … The fledgling has grown, she has her own life, nest and home comforts.  Her home in the…

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The Locrian Mode

Originally posted on Andrulian's Blog – all things music: Musings, Understanding theory, Software tools, revIews, Commentary:
The Locrian mode starts on the seventh scale degree.  It is the least used mode, in fact you’ll find very few examples of…

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Man posts advert highlighting dents and ‘haunted’ water pump after wife forces him to sell car

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Take 12 Trips January: Politics and prosecco in Manchester

Originally posted on On the Luce:
Being a part-time traveller, I’m always looking to fit in as much travel as I can possibly manage, so the ‘Take 12 Trips’ challenge was made for me. Started off by Claire from Need…

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Dogs n’ Dough, Cross Street, Manchester

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