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To call Australia home

Posted on 18/08/2016 by stewculbard

Nauru is a tiny island nation in the eastern Pacific region of Micronesia, approximately 2000 miles to the northeast of Australia. The geography of the island features a coral reef and white-sand beaches fringed with palms. Inland, tropical vegetation surrounds … Continue reading →

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Posted on 10/07/2016 by stewculbard

I am commencing this article on July 3, 2016. The date is significant as it is exactly twenty-five years since leaving Australia in 1991 to return to the United Kingdom to take-up an appointment in Northampton, England, as the Manager … Continue reading →

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Much ado about something

Posted on 14/06/2016 by stewculbard

The weekend that has gone witnessed the continuing celebrations for the 90th birthday of the reigning British monarch, Elizabeth Windsor. Parades of guards, bands and royal carriages through the streets of London, aircraft fly-pasts and, it is reported, street parties … Continue reading →

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Working class man

Posted on 02/06/2016 by stewculbard

As the United Kingdom approaches its historic referendum on whether or not to remain a member of the European Union, all across the European continent there has been a significant rise in the level of public protest, primarily, but not … Continue reading →

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A last will and testament

Posted on 18/05/2016 by stewculbard

The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, is to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first dropping of an atomic bomb during war-time. Obama will visit Japan prior to the end of his presidency later this … Continue reading →

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Let us reason together

Posted on 02/05/2016 by stewculbard

He blamed the Book of Mormon – not the actual book, but the show of the same name now running in the West End of London. Jonathan Freedland, a lead writer with The Guardian, said that after spending “a couple … Continue reading →

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Credit where it is due

Posted on 14/04/2016 by stewculbard

One of the things I have been doing since retiring from teaching has been to maintain my interest in academic pursuits. Continuing with reading and study is not just a way of passing time. On the contrary, I find that … Continue reading →

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An act of renewal

Posted on 30/03/2016 by stewculbard

Question: What does the United Kingdom have in common with Saudi Arabia? Answer: The UK, as with Saudi Arabia, does not have a written constitution. These two countries are to be numbered amongst the very few countries in the world … Continue reading →

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Casting a giant shadow

Posted on 22/02/2016 by stewculbard

It is not often that you see and hear the leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church express genuine anger. Yet the phenomenon occurred this past week as Pope Francis (the first Bishop of Rome to use this name) returned … Continue reading →

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May I quote you?

Posted on 27/01/2016 by stewculbard

A quotation is “the repetition of one expression as part of another, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and is indicated by quotation marks”. According to Wikipedia, quotations are used … Continue reading →

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