19 days ago by IslandMeri

The south side of Samarai Island. The sight of a lone man in his canoe – still the main mode of transport for many people in these islands. It was a short trip to Samarai from Doini Island – less than 30 minutes. I had never seen the island from this side before. The Kwato Mission boats, MV Osiri an ...

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52 days ago by Adrian Pratt

Though tucked away at the far reaches of the world, New Zealand has not escaped history. The unpleasantries of the day have always found her. And New Zealanders in every village of the country are reminded of that daily. The War Memorials of New Zealand are really one of the most poignant and powerf ...

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63 days ago by David Kolle

Australia’s finest hip-hop collective The Herd drop a new video and plan a unique national tour. The praise is in for their 2011 album Future Shade and the inspired Sydney crew (including Ozi Batla and Urthboy) are celebrating with a video for their third single ‘A Thousand Lives’ and an accompanyin ...

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73 days ago

☆達達尼爾海峽 Dardanelles 拜占庭時期舊名 Dardanellia 當地稱 Çanakkale Boğazı 又稱 Hellespont （源自希臘神話人物 Helle） 鄰近城市：Çanakkale Çanak = 陶瓷，kale = 堡 陶瓷產地 連結馬摩拉海與愛琴海 歐亞分界線之一 長 61 km ，最窄處 1.2 km，最寛處 6 km，平均水深 55 m 博斯普魯斯海峽加達達尼爾海峽是黑海通往地中海的唯一水路 ◇Helle 的故事 Phrixus... ◇拜占庭時期的 Hero and Leander 的傳說 Hero 住在歐洲區的 Sestos 是愛神與航海神 Aphr ...

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81 days ago by gregoryno6

”As I was crawling I knew blokes had been shot, and I could actually feel the percussion coming out the muzzle of his weapon, as this bloke was only 10 metres away.” The words of Corporal Nathan Searle. Searle killed the rogue Afghan soldier who shot three Diggers during a parade in Kandahar provinc ...

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89 days ago by lennymaysay

Perhaps I’m the only person who thinks it highly pretentious when the world goes gaga over remembering the soldiers who perished in the various wars, civil, political and religious. And perhaps these people would be justified in labelling me an insensitive ingrate. But hold your horses! There’s the ...

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90 days ago by Kim Warren

REMEMBRANCE DAY freshly reminded me again of my Dad. He was a returned Soldier from the Second World War. He would never miss marching in the Melbourne; Australia, ANZAC DAY march every year and I would see what it meant to him. A mixture of freedom that was won at a costly price. There was a sadnes ...

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90 days ago by Peter Hallett

Remembrance Day last week was highlighted by a preponderance of 11s – 11/11/11 at 11am – and reminds us that the events of time and space are not only measured by dates and location but by our less exacting recollections. Memory and identity are in many ways at the heart of Julian Barne’s 2011 Booke ...

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91 days ago by screaminggoose

Standing on the shoulders of Giants One of my favourite songs at the moment is the song by New Zealand group Six60 called ‘Don’t forget your roots’ and I love it… not only do I love the song but I love the image of not forgetting our past. It reminds me of the image Isaac Newton used when he quoted ...

Turn the Dial Flick the Switch - screaminggoose.wordpress.com · Rank: 132,036 · 10 references

92 days ago by Miss Green

Today the 11.11.2011 is Remembrance Day, a day where we remember the brave soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty. I think about the phrase “Lest We Forget” and think about how much we do forget the service and all the good that the armed forces do for our countries and other countries in ...

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