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Fogging up the place: Bacchanal Jamaica Carnival Road March 2013
Originally posted on WhereInJa:
For those who may not be soca fans or just don’t know what we mean by “fogging up the place” …it actually goes back to an old practice in Trinidadian carnival where powder is ‘thrown’ (for…
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Good British sand martin news
Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
This is a video about a sand martin colony in Sweden. From BirdLife: From the sands of the Sahara to the sands of CEMEX quarries Wed, Apr 10, 2013 Sand Martins make an…
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What on earth is ‘Dry Northern Wit’?
Originally posted on Oxfam Wilmslow:
Today’s book is supposed to have it, according to The Independent, whose complimentary review is quoted on the cover of this Manchester Compendium. I live in the North; I have lived in the South, so…
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