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Saturday Night in a Favela

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Originally posted on My Second Gap Year:
Each of the samba schools which compete in Carnivale represents a favela, one of Rio’s notorious slums. The schools are a source of community pride and cohesion, eliciting loyal colour wearing, anthem singing…

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Kaspersky antivirus software sometimes copies your files files

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Library of the Future

Originally posted on Travel Between The Pages:
While libraries in the West struggle with budget cuts and closures, China is building institutions for the future. Looking like it’s straight out of Bladerunner 2049, the new Tianjin Binhai Library occupies five…

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Wherein I Eat My Words

Originally posted on Travel Between The Pages:
I recently posted a story about an amazing, futuristic-looking library that opened in Tianjin, China. In doing so, I also bemoaned the sorry state of library support in the United States and the…

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Odeith’s Stunning Floating Graffiti, Portugal.

Originally posted on THE OLD GUV LEGENDS:
by Dovas Odeith, an extraordinarily talented street artist based in Portugal, creates incredible works of street art that will fool your eyes into thinking that they’re floating 3D sculptures. His mastery of anamorphic…

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Walking on Water

Originally posted on scienceandartblog:
Some insects walk on fast-moving water. ME Santos et al (Science 358, October 2017) identify two genes that control fan development on the mid-legs of Rhagovelia. Genes in a single lineage help these Hemiptera inhabit previously inaccessible…

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Superposition

Originally posted on Circles & Stalls:
27 October 2017. The Lowry, Salford. In ‘Superposition’ Chanje Kunda embarks on a voyage of self-discovery through scientific theory, lap dancing and personal reflection. Pondering her place in the universe, the laws of attraction…

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Police offer an update on the Manchester Arena terrorist attacks

Police would like to provide the public with an update in relation to the investigation into the attack by Salman Abedi on the evening of May 22. The investigation has continued at considerable speed with officers drawn from across UK…

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Halloween Past

Originally posted on City Jackdaw:
They did things better back then.

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