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The Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a two-day festival of all things motorsport returning to Victoria Park in March 2025.   Held the week prior to the Australian Grand Prix, the Adelaide Motorsport Festival is a museum in motion, displaying historic, rare and significant racing vehicles in the heart of Adelaide. The circuit is comprised of the Victoria Park section of the original Adelaide Grand Prix track with excellent viewing opportunities. The 2025 Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival will showcase up to 18 cars on track at any one time across a number of different categories. It combines high-octane action on-track with…

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertGilbert’s disarmingly honest, soul searching novel is based on her real-life experience as a down-and-out divorcee who spends a year traveling abroad in search of revitalization. This lyrical, uplifting, and often humorous story explores Italian decadence, yogic pilgrimage in India, and spiritual wanderings in Indonesia, while also covering the more figurative distance from an unhappy marriage to a newfound sense of self, friendship and, of course, romance. Get ready for some continent skipping.Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel ProustFrom the French Riviera to Paris and the rich countryside in between, Proust details the upheaval and…

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A former finance minister of Mozambique who was accused of helping facilitate a multibillion-dollar fraud that nearly pushed his country’s economy into catastrophe has been ordered to spend eight and a half years in prison and pay $7 million in forfeiture, prosecutors said.The sentencing was handed down after a four-week trial that ended in August in which Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn determined that the former minister, Manuel Chang, 69, had conspired to commit wire fraud and money laundering through an international scheme that bilked a number of international investors out of about $2…

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The world’s largest humanitarian disaster continues to claim victims as the war in Sudan drags on. On Wednesday, 20 months into the conflict, the US called the actions of one half of the conflict genocidal and imposed sanctions on its leader. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, leads the RSF paramilitary forces that have been battling the army for control of the country since April 2023. But the army has also been accused of atrocities in a war that’s claimed an estimated 150,000 lives.

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Book Review of The LoraxThe Children’s Book Review Written and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss Ages: 4+ | 72 Pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (1971) | ISBN-13: 978-0394823379 What to Expect: Story in Verse, Classic, and Environmental In an era when environmental consciousness was just beginning to emerge in mainstream discourse, Dr. Seuss crafted what would become one of the most powerful and enduring environmental parables in children’s literature. The Lorax, published in 1971, demonstrates Seuss’s remarkable ability to address complex social issues through the lens of whimsical storytelling, creating a work that remains startlingly relevant over fifty years…

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Adelaide International Kite Festival 2025 – Watch the sky fill with colour, twists and twirls, kites of all shapes and size – when the Adelaide International Kite Festival returns to Semaphore Beach over the Easter long weekend.  Save the date for the annual Adelaide International Kite Festival – Saturday 19, Sunday 20 and Monday 21 April 2025. The City of Port Adelaide Enfield have come back on as major sponsors of the 2025 event to ensure it can bring colour to the skies in Semaphore once again.  Held along the Semaphore Beach and foreshore over the Easter long weekend, this…

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Flamenco in Seville: The Heartbeat of AndalusiaFor those visiting Seville, flamenco is an absolute must-see. Flamenco has been deeply rooted in Andalusian culture since its emergence in the 18th century, combining soulful singing, guitar playing, and an intense dance style. The performances often tell stories of love, struggle, and joy, and it’s easy to get caught up in the fiery passion conveyed by the dancers’ movements. There are several renowned venues in Seville where visitors can enjoy an authentic flamenco show, from historic establishments in the Triana neighbourhood to the celebrated Museo del Baile Flamenco. After experiencing the energy of…

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