2008 March | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 3
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Global Cooling: music from the “great peaceful womb”

The album opens with my favorite in the collection—a soft, soothing lilt of a song sung sweetly by a voice of quiet courage: Halina’t ako’y samahan / Come, join me Mga inang nagbubunga ng bukas / Mothers who bear the fruits of tomorrow Sa mundo ni Inang kapayapaan / In the world of Mother Peace Na may ...

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History of the symphony (Part one)

By Jeffrey B. Langlois The symphony came about as sort of a confluence between the German serenade and the French orchestral suite, with a certain influence from the Italian concerto as well. In the 1760s there arose a stormy passionate style of ...

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a writer’s summer

"Who in this bloody age still uses a 3.5 inch floppy disk?""Apparently, the people behind (insert name of a nationally recognized writers workshop) still do.""Haven't they heard of a CD-R? Tech-illiterate, arrogant assholes! It's much cheaper. Virus-free."Silence."No wonder Philippine literature is going to the ...

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Earth Hour Campaign

On 29 March 2008 the Philippines will join countries around the world as we literally "turn the lights out" for Earth Hour - an event that will fuel awareness on climate change and prove that when the people of the world work together, they can make a difference in the ...

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Milestone

Kevin, on stage at Brewedcaster Café, Valentine’s Day

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The Copernican Revolution

By Jeffrey B. Langlois The Copernican revolution was one of the most important steps forward in the advancement of our knowledge of the universe. The notion that the Earth is not the center of the universe, but actually is a planet, like Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and ...

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The Big Bang Theory (seven strong pillars upon which it rests)

by Jeffrey B. Langlois What are the grounds for believing in Big Bang Cosmology? I have listed below, seven powerful pieces of evidence for the big bang theory. By the way, I am very open to the idea that the big bang is only one of an infinite number of big bangs, ...