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• Are we remembering war the right way?

  
  BBC World Have Your Say — Authority: 573
  Remembrance Day is a date that stands out in my mind. In my formative years in Australia, it was always a big day in the cultural life of the country. For Australians the Great War of 1914-1918 is a watershed in the wider historical conversation we have as a nation. It could be argued that with [...]
  4 days ago

• Prague to Turkey and back Part 1

  
  Hospitalera's Blog — Authority: 103
  2 continents, 12 countries, 4500 miles, 7200 kilometers First of all my apologies to my readers, I fell ill shortly after we came back, so blogging took a backseat for a while ;-( But I am up and running again and here the first part of my promised travel report: Uff, how to start a travel report about such a ...
  4 days ago

• For the Fallen 11.11.2009

  
  Aide-Memoire — Authority: 467
  In Australia we commemorate our veterans with The Ode . It comes from a poem by Laurence Binyon called For The Fallen, and seems appropriate today: They shall grow not old, As we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, And in the morning We will ...
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• Give me a home among the gum trees

  
  Yarnivorous — Authority: 122
  Gday all! (whoops! I didnt publish this yesterday!) I was looking for a place to photograph DHs Christmas socks in progress (means I dont have to knit him a pair in December, yay!) and realised where better than off the PiLs balcony! Look at those socks - dont they look like they would like to live among the ...
  4 days ago

• Ramming War Propaganda Down Your Throat

  
  Apartheid New Zealand — Authority: 131
  sent by a reader in the UK [Edited by TEAA]The war mechanics have it in for you!Ramming the War Dildo Down Your Throat and Up Your TushiWhether they are selling you war with boobs on tanks gimmicks, the ANZAC Day way, or the Armistice nostalgia crap, the war mechanics have you hooked by your private [...]
  4 days ago

• The poppy is for sacrifice

  
  Michael Gorey — Authority: 124
  With Remembrance Day coming up on Sunday I bought a red poppy from a Legacy chap at the post office on Friday. In fact, I gave the man $5 and he handed over four poppies, so I gave two of them to Jim and Maggie. I always get a little reflective and melancholy around Remembrance Day. It really is a fitting reminder ...
  1 week ago

• A new trans-Tasman defence relationship?

  
  East Asia Forum — Authority: 475
  Author: Gary Hawke, NZIER The fourth bilateral meetings of prime ministers Rudd and Key in Canberra at the end of August can now be seen in some kind of perspective. Any pay-off lies in the future and has to be worked for. Much of the immediate attention was focused on the defence area. The wording of the joint ...
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• The winners and losers of the 2010 AFL fixtures

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 501
  The AFL released the fixtures for the 2010 season on Friday, but with chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan admitting blockbusters took preference to fairness in fixturing, its time to analyse who got a good deal and who got a raw deal. Adelaide Matches in Adelaide; 12 (all at AAMI) Interstate Trips; 10 (Vic 6, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wonderbundle Giveaway

  
  Seven Stitches — Authority: 115
  Has it really been over a month since my last post? Recently, I have been taking delight in small moments of peace. When E is out and Miss H is asleep, I get a few moments to myself. I used to rush around madly and trying to get everything done but now I just stop. The jug is boiled, coffee brewed, computer ...
  3 weeks ago

• Anzac Bars

  
  Notecook — Authority: 156
  Anzac bars are a long standing Aussie favorite that have been enjoyed by one and all for quite some time now. While the name; Anzac Bars does reveal part of this cookie bars heritage it is not the whole story. The Anzac Bars name comes from the packing labels used when shipping these treats to frontline troops at ...
  4 weeks ago

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