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The
170th
anniversary of the
ascent and naming of Mount Kosciuszko
Puls Polonii
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Aboriginal Art
in Australia
Paz
Domeyko
Aboriginal
art is the oldest art in the world. Lacking an alphabet, for
thousands of years aborigines used art to illustrate their stories,
legends and their spiritual beliefs. In the far north of
Australia much of their art was painted in natural pigments onto rocks
and caves. In the desert, where there was little vegetation,
the
paintings that were used during their ceremonies were created on the
ground, in differently coloured sands, seeds, vegetable pieces,
etc. The practice of painting on boards or canvas
is a very
recent one, started only about 50 years ago. More... |


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Western
heritage
Waldemar
Niemotko
Science
has opened new perspectives. Advancement in IT has prompted
talk about an “intelligent machine”, the human
factor being polarised within the dichotomy of an anonymous, brilliant
programmer and an anonymous, enslaved operator. A practical
materialism urgently needs a counterbalance in the form of a humanised
worldview, based on a well-proven legacy of Western, European heritage
still in competition, in Australia, with indigenous beliefs and
oriental philosophies. British underestimate is challenged by
American overestimate as a method in assessment of phenomena.
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| Interfaith
dialogue Waldemar Niemotko Interfaith
(interreligious) dialogue could be seen as an exchange of spiritual
gifts. It requires quite a skill in maintaining balance
between a
dialogue and a mission, in adherence to the Magisterium of the
Church. Pope John Paul II stated in March 2000: "What
dialogue
demands of all of us is that, holding to what we believe, we listen to
one another, seek to discern all that is good and holy in each other's
teachings, and cooperate in supporting everything that favours mutual
understanding and peace." The Pope invited the leaders of
different religions to pray together in Assisi (Italy) on 24 January
2002.
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| Laureates of
the 9th Sydney Piano
Competition
2008 KrystynaNiemotko The
9th International Piano Competition in Sydney was brought to
the end
on 2 August 2008. There were thirty six young participants.
All
contenders were well prepared, especially in technical terms.
Therefore, the jury was faced with a difficult task. There
were five
stages. Nominations in the first and second stages were done
jointly.
Twenty pianists were admitted to the third stage, twelve to the fourth
and only six to the fifth one.
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| Ninth Sydney
Piano
Competition 2008 Krystyna Niemotko The
Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is considered to be
one of the most prestigious piano competitions in the world.
It is
organised every four years in Sydney, under the auspices of the Cladan
Cultural Exchange Institute of Australia, in association with the
University of Sydney and the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation.
The imminent ninth piano competition is due to take place from 2nd to
19th July 2008. Five Australians are among 36 pianists
selected to compete, namely: John Fisher, David Fung, Adam Herd, Hoang
Pham and Alexy Yemtson. |


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National
Edition of the Complete Works of Fryderyk Chopin
Krystyna
Niemotko
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| Witold
Lutosławski Krystyna Niemotko
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| The Iraqi
Trauma Prepared by international team Distressed refugees from Iraq have brought with them bizarre experiences to Europe. They told the stories in their native Arabic, then followed a translation into the language of the host country and, eventually, into English. Human tragedy is universal... |


| The
Mesopotamia Cyber Tower: An Iraqi Refugee Tells His Story Prepared by international team Countries of
the European Union do their best in offering a shelter and new hope to
Iraqi refugees. Those distressed people brought with them all sorts of
bizarre experiences. They told stories in their native Arabic, then
followed a translation into the language of the host country and,
eventually, into English. The material traversed the globe for the
final editing process here down under to match the Australian spirit
of compassion to those in misery. The main objective at hand is to
preserve the authenticity of original testimonies.
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