Getting into the Halloween spirit with Primula *- Beckie Rackham

Hi everyone, Beckie again with a foodie post this time. I was contacted by Primula for my outside blog to see if I wanted to cook up some spooky recipes for Halloween and Autumnal treats too; I made the Autumnal loaded sweet potato skins here if you want to see that, but on here I thought I'd show you the two really easy Halloween recipes. (Apologies for my lack of cooking skills)
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The Martian: Proud to be Human- Will Vincent

The first sign was the clearing of a throat. You were sat down, cramped between a sea of furious scribbling and typing, as bleak, red eyes scanned a blurry slideshow. The show started at 9am on a Monday morning, and continued for another two hours. There went the idea of brunch.

You tried to listen to the life-saving information which was being presented to you, but something was getting in the way. The clearing of a throat, a few light sniffles, and then the unexpected explosion of coughing fits.

You guessed it: Freshers Flu season.
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Battle of the budget primers- Beckie Rackham

Hi everyone, it's Beckie (society blog manager) here posting today!
I feel I may have gone a little primer mad recently, having purchased 3: oops... I've never been big into primers really, I always thought of them as being a waste of money, unlikely to do what they say they'll do etc etc, but being a big beauty blog reader can really sway you (along with bank card) into other perspectives. While a lot of beauty bloggers review expensive, higher end primers, my budget as a student isn't that high and forking out £30 on a primer seems like an unnecessary splurge, which is why I decided to try out 3 different types, all under £10. (Excuse the bad pictures, they were taken ages ago!)
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Top 4 Northern Quarter Cafes to check out- Aneesa Piracha

Tucked away behind Piccadilly, hidden just outside the hustle and bustle of Market street is the land of cool; the Northern Quarter. The home of hipsters, graffiti art and infamous cafes, the Northern Quarter is my favourite area in Manchester. The main attraction is definitely the rows of bars, cafes and restaurants. Tried, tested and approved, here are my personal favourites of the Northern Quarter food scene!
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Start Building the Business of You!- Bradley Agnew

START BUILDING THE BUSINESS OF YOU!

Today’s post is a guest post from one of our new members. Bradley Agnew, internationally known
as The Digital Accelerator®, is a serial entrepreneur, consultant, speaker and coach who helps people and organisations to dramatically accelerate growth with smarter digital marketing.
His consulting firm, Agnew Consulting Ltd, has attracted clients such as Disney, Sony, Warner
Brothers, Universal Studios, Volumeye, and hundreds of other leading organisations in over forty
countries worldwide. As The Digital Accelerator®, Bradley has personally helped his consulting clients generate revenues in excess of $2 billion with smarter digital marketing.
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WELCOME TO BLOGSOC 2015

Hi everyone and welcome to/back to BlogSoc. This is the society blog which is run by me (Beckie) with content from many of our members on a huge array of topics. The society is for those already with their own blog, for people that are wanting to start one or for people that just love reading blogs and want to socialise with other people interested in it. The society aims to have an event weekly or fortnightly, we've already had 3 successful events this semester, and they will be in the form of workshops, evening socials, photography days and much more!

There are many opportunities to get involved in the society. If you wish to contribute to the blog, all you have to do is email your post idea to uomblogsoc@gmail.com or if you prefer, my personal email address which is beckierackham@googlemail.com and I will let you know my thoughts so you can get writing! You can write about anything you wish, as long as the content is original and doesn't already feature on your own blog. We want to be posting at least twice a week, so we need your help in creating blog content to keep it up to date and relevant!

The society was also granted a Radio show with Fuse FM which will be every Friday 12-1! This is really exciting and new for the society, so if you would like to co-host, be interviewed or help out in any other way, please also get in touch using the society email: uomblogsoc@gmail.com!

Hope you have a wonderful academic year and look forward to future events in the society. The blog will be officially starting from today, so any ideas please get them to me!!
BECKIE

To join the society, click here. You can also find our group on Facebook (for members only) and Twitter.