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Great beaches near Yogjakarta Indonesia


Posted on: 2013-10-20 09:41:00
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Im an Australian traveler, lve been living in the baron kukup area, 60 km south east of yogjakarta for 9 years. my wife and l have a warung(cafe) at kukup beach (one km from baron beach).l'd like to give some general travel info for anyone interested in visiting this area as there is little or no info in the travel books...

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notes on One


Posted on: 2013-10-11 01:45:00
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One is a 61 minute orchestral peice in c sharp minor and c sharp major.although it has sections the sections blend into each other so unlike a symphony it has no movements.the full name for one is, One, a celebration of the unity of life.and was composed with the intention of inspiring a sinse of awe and wonderment....

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the myth of human progress


Posted on: 2012-09-05 00:39:00
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Human progress has always been at the expence of other life forms.all the various collective activaties that consitute human civilization have ultimately been destructive to life on earth,advances in science and technology have been used to plunder and dominate nature .virtually every part of the planet has been polluted thousands of species have been exterminated, forests ,wet lands and reefs have been devastated .

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The greatest killers and murders in histrory


Posted on: 2012-04-14 10:33:00
link: darylsprake.blogspot.com/2012/03/greatest-killers-and-murders-in-history.html

The greatest killers and murders in histrory are not Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin or Gengis Khan,but those involved in the the destruction of the worlds rain forests.Over half of all life forms on planet earth live in these forests, when these forests are gone over half of all the living things on earth will be gone to.

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Are human beings the Nazis of the natural world?


Posted on: 2012-02-21 23:54:00
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Are human beings the Nazis of the natural world?before you dismiss the idea,compare how Nazis behaved towards non germanic people,and how human beings behave toward other species(or other humans we perseave to be so different we treat them like other species)the Nazis invaded the countries of the unta mench or sub humans taking their property and using and abusing them as they pleased,this they perceived as their right as the uba mench or master race....

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The future of orangutan


Posted on: 2012-02-21 00:03:00
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I am posting this article from The Jakarta Post to further  illustrated the points I made in my earlier blog , Are human the Nazis of the natural world.

 

Can the jungle law save orangutans?

Panut Hadisiswoyo and Gunung Gea, Medan | Tue, 02/07/2012 10:52 AM

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There have probably been at least 2,800 confiscations of illegally kept orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra since the early 1970s. In the same period, millions of hectares of orangutan forest have also been destroyed for plantations and other uses, and thousands of orangutans killed, starved and burned to death in the process.

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A new future for classical music


Posted on: 2011-12-22 07:49:00
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l compose mainly in a classical style(l also compose and perform blues rock jazz and nonsense music).the reason l like to compose in a classical style is not because l beleive it is better than other styles, but because l beleive of all the major styles of music it is the least developed,and therefore has the most potential...

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Why is contemporary music so bad?


Posted on: 2011-12-22 07:47:00
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why is contemporary music regardless of style so bad? lve heard many theorys such as the dominance of technology in the music making process, the short sightedness of record companies;however to me none of these theorys get to the bottom of the problem.I think the crux of the problem is cultural decline due to our increasing alienation from nature...

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DO'NT BOTHER LEARNING HOW TO COMPOSE


Posted on: 2010-06-06 03:42:00
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What do jimi Hendrix charle Parker john lennon john Coltrain bob Marley and duke Ellington have incommon, they where all self taught or at least not taught in insitutions ......

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NOTES ON COSMOLOGY


Posted on: 2010-06-06 03:41:00
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COSMOLOGY IS A 5 MOVEMENT ORCHESTRAL WORK, MOST OF THE MUSIC .......

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the state of classical music


Posted on: 2010-06-06 01:30:00
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the state of classical music Is there anyone out there that agrees with me about the appalling state of classical music and in particular orchestral music........

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