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The ABC has released an exciting 3D documentary site covering the history of the Gallipoli landing, personnel, military hardware and campaign overview.
This website is a chance for you to see just what the Australian soldiers experienced during the first 24 hours at Gallipoli. There are interactive maps, which you can use to see the situation faced by the troops, from both perspectives.
Whether you’re searching for long-lost families and friends in the UK or just looking to hook up with likeminded Brits online, the internet means distance is no barrier.
myfriends online week, from 16-20 March 2009, is a week of events run by Age Concern in the UK to highlight the opportunities for older people to make new friends online. In collaboration with the Australian Seniors Computer Club Association (ASCCA), Age Concern is encouraging Australians participate in the event, and help people make contact with family living in the UK and Australia.
You can register your interest at www.ageconcern.org.uk/myfriendsonline. Or for further information, contact .
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Sometime getting up and about is just too much effort but that doesn’t mean you should miss out on some of your favourite activities.
Getting along to your local library can be a hassle, maybe having to catch and infrequent bus service or the weather is just too horrible to go outside. And then when you do get there, the book you want hasn’t been returned on time! Project Gutenberg offers over 25,000 free books to download and over 100,000 in total, some of which you need to pay for.
You can search recent books downloaded, the top 100 books downloaded, or simply by author or title. This site is based in the USA, where the copyright on the material has expired. If you plan to use is for anything other than personal reading, you should check the copyright laws before doing so. For those that find reading difficult, there is also a selection of audio books that can be downloaded.
For more details or to see which books are available, visit Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg
If reading is not your thing but you still like to keep active then why not try cross stitch? Maybe you enjoy doing cross stitch but find the cost of the patterns prohibitive.
Crossstitch.com offers links to free patterns, charts, advice, free tutorials and magazines. To view all on offer, visit www.crossstitch.com
If you want to make some personalised gifts for family and friends then Celtic Xstitch can provide kits for you to buy or you can created your own chart, using the online celtic alphabet chart generator. This site also offers online tutorials, a bulletin board where you can try and source that special pattern and an online store. Why not try your hand at Celtic X Stitch?
These days you don’t have to leave your home to have fun with puzzles, meet new friends, get recipe ideas, or comment on a matter close to you, you can do it all on AboutSeniors.
AboutSeniors is more than just a hub of information; we want you to have fun while you’re on our website. The more fun you have, the more fun we have putting it all together. Our website is constantly changing and growing as we add all the little extras that make us stand out from the others.
Meet new people by joining our online community at The Meeting Place. Here you can post an ad for new friends, share your views on what’s happening in your life or the world at large, and find out what’s getting other people all hot and bothered. If you have a question you want answered, send it to us and we’ll do our best to respond ASAP, pass it on to the experts, or post it on The Meeting Place to get other people’s views.
If puzzles are more your thing, then you’ll love our daily Sudoku and two crossword puzzles, one Australian and one for those who speak “American”. Have a giggle at our Word of the Day, or try your luck on our Competitions page.
When you have discovered the fun to be had on AboutSeniors and enjoyed the other, informative stuff, why not recommend us to a friend for the chance to win one of four complimentary subscriptions to YOURLifeChoices magazine each month.
Looking for the perfect gift for the favourite Old Dudes in your life? Then newly-hatched entrepreneur Bob Carey has something for you. A youthful 64, Bob has just launched Old Dudes Pty Ltd, a company that promotes his philosophy that age is just a matter of attitude and that Old Dudes are not only not done yet, they rock!
His first products are a range of stylish black men’s t-shirts with a logo featuring a stylised kangaroo, a sun that’s still at least half-up (which is how Bob see Old Dudes’ stage in life) and, in most cases, figurehead Old Dude, Max. Messages include the generic ‘Old Dudes with Attitude’ and ‘Old Dudes Rock’, plus salutes to Old Dudes Still Fishin’, Still Golfin’ and Still Rockin’. Polo shirts are already on the production line and a women’s range and other products – including Old Dude events – are planned for down the track.
Bob began his business life working for General Motors Holden for 42 years, at times moonlighting with a business partner as a restaurateur. He’s also a long-time muso who’s backed acts including Normie Rowe and The Platters. Read more about Bob in the September issue of Your Life magazine; for a taste of his story and to order Old Dude products, click here
