From the time of its establishment in 1788, Sydney, Australia, was hampered by lack of space, being hemmed in by mountains to the west, and the Pacific ocean to the east. Numerous attempts were made to cross the mountains, originally…
Dr Martin Luther King Jr shared his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech in Washington in 1963. Today, people everywhere can quote the ‘I have a dream’ bit, but what about the rest of the speech? Where does the United…
The picture to the left is presently doing the rounds of Facebook, saying that each time people forward it, UNICEF will receive 10 Euros. Of course, no mention is made of just who will pay the money. I suspect they…
In Sri Lanka there is a small place with 75 children in need of teachers and some basic equipment so that they get basic education. One teacher costs 190 U.S. dollars per month. There is a local woman who was…
Growing up in the Central West of New South Wales in Australia has given me a love of history, and I have spent a lot of time over the years visiting and learning about towns and villages in the area.…
Of course you can get kicked off Facebook, but for some strange reason I get asked this quite often. The Facebook Terms of Service makes interesting reading, and I am sure that many people don’t really read them until they…
