2009 April | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 3
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Solar superstorm

In the year 1859 there was a tremendous solar superstorm. It was preceded by sunspots that were so large they were visible to the naked eye. The Earth was hit by two Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), one right after the other. The first one had the same orientation as the Earth’s magnetic ...

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A people with long history decides what makes a sacred mountain

A good read is what I consider Elson Elizaga’s piece on MindaNews about “Selling a Sacred Mountain”. There are similar cases of such situation in the province of Bukidnon. From my encounters with respected tribal leaders and elders, it is a long history of clans and tribes that determine what makes a ...

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classic beauty products

Before Ponds whitening cream, injectible Glutathione, Hiyas papaya soap, tawas, and Etta's whitening powder, what did Moro (more specifically Maguindanaon) women use to make their skin beautiful? In the mid-1980s, what beauty product was en vogue? And for those in rural villages, what beauty secrets lay ...

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Capitol University Glee Club, bag-ong garbo sa nasod sa natad sa musika

DAKONG garbo, dili lamang sa Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro kun dili sa tibuok nasod, ang Capitol University Glee Club nga maoy nakailok sa Gold Prize sa Pop Category atol sa ...

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Mga mag-uuma nakigbisog batok sa aerial spraying

GIBISITAHAN ni Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros ang mga sakop sa Mamamayang Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying nga nag-picket atbang sa Court of Appeals sa Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro.GATOSAN ...

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Good luck to the 2008 Bar examinees!

Reports from Manila-based media say the results of the 2008 Bar examinations will be released tonight. Congratulations to those who made it.Welcome new lawyers! May your flock help solve the problems of the country, help bring peace, justice, order, and progress to our land. For those who need to take it again, ...

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A new Axial Age?

The period from about 800BCE to about 200BCE is often called the axial age by historians. During this time, the ethos of cultures in Europe and Asia underwent a profound change. The focal points of the axial age were Persia, India, China, Greece, and the Jewish kingdom. The Zoroastrians in Persia introduced ...