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WHAT’S ON: MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TRANSFORMS ALBERT SQUARE INTO FESTIVAL HUB

Originally posted on Manchester Social 101:
Home to the Pavilion Theatre, Festival Pavilion, The Glass House and MIF Box Office, Festival Square takes over Manchester’s Albert Square for 18 extraordinary days during MIF13. Offering a place to relax, socialise, watch, enjoy…

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World Cup Woes – The Politics of Power and the IMF in Brazil

(Photo’s credits to BostonGlobe) For some time now my Facebook news feed has been overwhelmingly devoted to two major uprisings in the world – the protests that started at Gezim Park and proliferated throughout Turkey, and the protests which began…

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Iguazu Falls Park closed due to flooding with thousands of locals evacuated

Originally posted on London Loves … Argentina:
According to reports from the Argentina Navy outpost in Puerto Iguazu, pouring rains and floods have forced the closure of the Iguazu Park. The UNESCO park is home to the world’s most famous waterfalls…

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Got worms? A review of The Wild Life of Our Bodies, by Rob Dunn

Originally posted on Based on a Sprue Story:
“You should rewild your gut,” my sister said to me one day, conversationally, over the phone. She said this in part because it’s the kind of thing people say to me all…

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Enjoy a family trip to Manchester this summer

Originally posted on The Visit Manchester Blog:
Manchester is brimming with lots of great events for kid of all ages this summer, plus we’ve got lots of great offers to help your money go further. Highlights include a spectacular ‘flying’…

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Day 176: Path Through the Woods

Originally posted on maflphotos:
We went on an impulse walk at Fletcher Moss and Stenner Woods in Didsbury this afternoon.  As it was an impulse after I’d been swimming I didn’t have my camera with me – not wanting to…

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Brazilian Reform

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Rising middle class fuels Brazil’s protests

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The Odeon Cinema, formerly The Paramount

Originally posted on manchester modernist society:
Oxford St, F. Verity and S. Beverley, 1930 – closed September 2004.    The Odeon, now lying hollow and stripped bare, opened with suitable pomp and ceremony, all faux art deco complete with flattened…

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Kung Fu Cooking Girls

Originally posted on Action++:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cwyG8krXyU repost of this

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