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The flag of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is made up of Canberra, the capital of the Nation of Australia and several small townships. Canberra is the home to all of the federal government institutions of Australia. In a sense, ACT is somewhat similar to our Washington DC. ACT was the ancestral home to…

The flag of the Aboriginal People of Australia. Aborigines are the indigenous people of mainland Australia and a few islands, but not The people of Torres Strait Islands – they are a culturally and ethnically distinct people. Aborigines have been on the mainland of Australia for 65,000 years. Before the white Europeans arrived there were…

The national flag of Australia. It consists of a blue field with what we call the Union Jack in the canton (the upper left, hoist side) this is similar to the British Maritime Ensign. The field is, the proper term is ‘defaced’, with the commonwealth star. The Commonwealth Star is a 7 pointed star denoting…

The island republic of Seychelles. It is composed of 115 islands found in the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles from Kenya Africa and 700 miles northeast of Madagascar. This set of islands was known for centuries to traders who would sail past it. As is common the islands were ‘claimed’ by a number of countries. It…

The state of Connecticut. It is the third smallest state and the 29th most populated. It has the highest per-capita income in the country. The word Connecticut is derived from Anglicized spelling of the Algonquian word for ‘Long Tidal River’. The spouse and I have debated for many years how to pronounce Connecticut. I am…

The Great Qing, aka: The Qing Dynasty. It was the last imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1636-1912. After The Qing Dynasty came the Republic of China. At it’s height it had a population of 400 million. In it’s history there were many emperors and world wide shifts. The flag is the Azure Dragon on…

A truly beautiful flag, the erstwhile (thank you Dictionary.com word of the day) flag of the state of Maine. This was the official Maine Flag from 1901 to 1909. Then, as is true of so many things, politicians got involved and adopted a truly ugly flag. The flag from 1909 to present has been recognized…

An organization we have supported for many years. We lived in Littleton Colorado when Columbine High School happened. We looked for a group that was working to make sense of the fact that gun violence was overwhelming our country. Every Town and Mom’s Demand Action have represented people who know it must stop now. https://www.everytown.org/myths-facts-about-ghost-guns/…

“Ukraine (/juːˈkreɪn/ ⓘ yoo-KRAYN; Ukrainian: Україна, Ukraina, pronounced [ʊkrɐˈjinɐ] ⓘ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. It also borders Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and Romania and Moldova[c] to the southwest; with a…