History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art

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Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art
Simon Morley
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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ASIN: 0520241533

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From the cut-up Cubist collages of Picasso to the monumental filmic narratives of Fiona Banner, and from the schoolboy subversion of Magritte to the demotic scrawl of Cy Twombly, the use of words is one of the defining features of modern art. Indeed, with many contemporary works, only those without text are remarkable. Exploring the strange, unsettling, and often humorous results when words escape their traditional confines and inhabit artworks, this book is the first sustained consideration of the manifold infiltrations of the written word into the visual arts from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Simon Morley traces the growing bond between word and image, explaining how artists have harnessed the resulting tension to form identities, challenge authority, and make sense of a world in constant change. Writing on the Wall discusses familiar movements from the Impressionists to the present day, focusing on many works of modern art such as Dada nonsense words, Surrealist painting-poems, Constructivist typographies, oriental calligraphy, postwar gestural painting, and much more. As he considers these works, Morley reveals how artists have responded to an environment increasingly saturated with words, and also asks how the mass media have adopted and adapted artistic devices in propaganda, typography, and advertising. The book ends with a look at current developments in the world of hypertext, where word and image have at last found an essential unity.

Simon Morley, Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art.: An article from: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine

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Simon Morley, Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art.: An article from: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine
Lewis Sarah-Jane
Manufacturer: Parachute Contemporary Art
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ASIN: B00082GEV4
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine, published by Parachute Contemporary Art on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 831 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Simon Morley, Writing on the Wall: Word and Image in Modern Art.
Author: Lewis Sarah-Jane
Publication: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2004
Publisher: Parachute Contemporary Art
Issue: 115 Page: 135(2)

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For anyone with a keen interest in a fashion design career

Fashion Design: Process, Innovation and Practice
Kathryn McKelvey , and Janine Munslow
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated
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ASIN: 0632055995

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For anyone with a keen interest in a fashion design career.......2003-07-19

The collaborative effort of Kathryn McKelvey (Senior Lecturer at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) and London-based fashion and textile designer Janine Munslow, Fashion Design: Process, Innovation & Practice is a textbook-style resource that aptly combines design projects and portfolio exercises with a straightforward, problem-solving approach to anticipating and satisfying market needs and trends. Black-and-white illustrations add visual impact to the solid information about applying techniques of proportion, fashion prediction, media promotion, and much more. Highly recommended for anyone with a keen interest in fashion design as a career, Fashion Design will be of interest to anyone curious about how the European fashion industry works "behind the scenes".

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Bring It On! Volume 2 (Bring It On! (Ice Kunion))
Hye-Kyung Baek
Manufacturer: Ice Kunion
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Angel Diary Volume 2 (Angel Diary)

ASIN: 8952744713

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Things seem to go from bad to worse between Mi-Ha, the tomboy, and her handsome admirer, Seung-Suh. Mi-Ha ends up breaking Seung-Suh's arm; and now, against her wishes, she has to take care of him everyday until his arm gets better. Could this be the start of their new relationship? Will the beautiful Seung-Suh finally be able to tame Mi-Ha, the wild beast? Read on to see how this unusual romantic comedy unfolds.

Encyclopedia of Positive Questions, Volume I: Using AI to Bring Out the Best in Your Organization (Tools in Appreciative Inquiry Series, Volume 2)

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When there is no one else - use this book !
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Encyclopedia of Positive Questions, Volume I: Using AI to Bring Out the Best in Your Organization (Tools in Appreciative Inquiry Series, Volume 2)
Diana L. Whitney , David L. Cooperrider , Brian S. Kaplin , and Amanda Trosten-Bloom
Manufacturer: Lakeshore Communications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1893435334

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Human systems and organizations move in the direction of what they study--is the premise and focus of this practical handbook. The book is composed of generic interview questions central to the "Discovery" phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process. Appreciative interview questions such as those discussed in this book seek to discover who and what the organization is, at its best.

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When there is no one else - use this book !.......2004-02-25

Approach this book as a point of departure for writing your own unique questions and you will be delighted. I was !

Whenever possible, I always move towards engaging members of the community or team or organization with which I'm working in the co-writing of the appreciative protocol. Such a co-constructionist approach invariably leads to more vibrant language, terms and phrases that are part of the culture yet expand it - and generally a better set of questions than anything I produce on my own. (and of course such a process also builds internal capability!)

But sometimes my best efforts to enage the client system come to no avail and so I find myself sitting in my hotel room in front of my laptop, facing a blank page. It is at those moments that this book really shines for me. The questions listed here serve as a stimulant, a point of departure and as a surrogate for a co-creator(s).

If you understand Appreciative Inquiry, and if you have learned the skills of question development, then this book is a gem for those times when no one else is around. !

Not So Good.......2003-10-04

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a means of planning change by focusing on the positive rather than the negative in organizations (or in an individual's life for that matter). The Discovery phase (Step 1 in the process) relies in large measure on obtaining input from stakeholders and that in turn requires having the right questions to encourage people to open up positively about past experience, the present situation, and future hopes and dreams.

This "encyclopedia" lists sample questions, usually three per topic, on a variety of issues that are arranged alphabetically (like an encyclopedia). I have two problems. One is that the topics might have better been grouped, e.g., those dealing with Mission and Vision, those dealing with Marketing (customers, products, quality), and so on. The other problem I have is that the questions after a while all sound somewhat similar. This would have been a more useful book, I think, if more space had been devoted to how to frame and ask questions. That particular chapter is rather brief but helpful.

Unfortunately the last 70 pages (of a 150-page book) could have been almost entirely eliminated. A chapter gives a template for a sample interview. It then makes it concrete by simply adding the phrase "the Human Resources Department at XYZ company" in the "Company Name" space of the template. There then follow four copies of the same blank template for the reader's use. Why four copies I don't know, unless the reader doesn't have a computer or copy machine. Is one supposed to cut out each copy for use? One simple chapter explaining the template would have been fine. The "sample interview" was a total waste, as were the four copies of the same template presented earlier.

While, as a planning consultant I think AI is a good tool for information gathering and assessment, I don't think I would find myself reaching for this book on a regular or even seldom basis.

I think the book to be written has to do with gathering positive information from people but also dealing with negative information. People will share positive experiences and hopes and are too infrequently asked for them, but they will also want to "vent" with negative information and an AI researcher needs to know how to react to and absorb and use that as well. The danger is that AI becomes a reaction to negativity (we all love to complain) and so simply tips the scales in the other direction rather than achieving balance in gaining people's contributions for change.

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Books That Bring Life, Volume 2 ( II )
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Four Bitchin' Babes
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Matching folio to the album by singer/songwriters Christine Lavin, Sally Fingerett, Julie Gold and Megon McDonough. Songs include: Sealed With A Kiss * Bald Headed Men * As Close To Flying * Save Me A Seat * and 9 more folk-flavored tunes, plus history and photos of the Four Bitchin' Babes.

The Gospel Brings Me Peace (Activity Book, Volume 2)

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The Gospel Brings Me Peace (Activity Book, Volume 2)

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Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking (2 VOLUMES 1947 1st ed.) : A Modern Cookbook, Complete in Every Detail. Brings the Latest Developments in Home Economics Into Your Kitchen for a Simpler, Better and Richer Life. (1 & 2)

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Meta Given's Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking (2 VOLUMES 1947 1st ed.) : A Modern Cookbook, Complete in Every Detail. Brings the Latest Developments in Home Economics Into Your Kitchen for a Simpler, Better and Richer Life. (1 & 2)

Manufacturer: J.G. Ferguson & Associates
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000FTH3LA

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2-volume 1st edition of this classic that helped define the way America ate and cooked in its era. Covers From table setting and hostessing, charts and tables, meats, main courses, salads, drinks, breads and other baking, foreign foods, canning, desserts, etc.

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Great Cookbook.......2007-08-07

I got this cookbook long time ago as a used book that was falling apart. The cover and some of the pages are missing but I still use it to get my favorite recipes out of. I was looking for a waffle recipe and converted her griddle cake recipe which made a wonderful waffle that everyone is always asking for. This is a great cookbook.

Outdoor [Outers] recreation; the magazine that brings the outdoors in. February 1920 [Volume LXII - Number 2]

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Outdoor [Outers] recreation; the magazine that brings the outdoors in. February 1920 [Volume LXII - Number 2]
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Reminisce -- March/April 2001 (The Magazine That Brings Back the Good Times, Volume 11, No. 2)

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Reminisce -- March/April 2001 (The Magazine That Brings Back the Good Times, Volume 11, No. 2)

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The Magazine That Brings Back the Good Times. Features articles on: Roller Derby, Kite Flying, Washday Woes, Cigar Bands, Growing up in a Candy Store, High-End Hats, Logging Camp life in the 20's

ROD AND GUN - In Canada - Volume 66, number 2 - October Oct 1964: Tricks to Take Bass; Get Your Deer; Reconnaissance to Ungava; Bring Home Your Fun; Smartest Little Varmint (gophers)

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ROD AND GUN - In Canada - Volume 66, number 2 - October Oct 1964: Tricks to Take Bass; Get Your Deer; Reconnaissance to Ungava; Bring Home Your Fun; Smartest Little Varmint (gophers)
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Now bigger and better than ever, with nearly 100 new entries!
Here are all the best "manly" rules from Esquire's popular feature, collected in one heck of an amusing and enlightening paperback.

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Rule number 592: One exclamation point per e-mail!

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