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A Second Look into the Dark AgesAt the dawn of the renaissance period around the 14th Century, there was an implicit tendency to pejoratively summarize the period before the renaissance as a time of debilitation, degeneration and deterioration.- We Are Still Living in the Dark AgesMost people even today believe in some god or other and foretelling the future. We are usually brainwashed from birth with misinformation that stays with most of us for our entire life.
- Alexander Gregorvich: Dark AgesAlex travels to the Dark Ages.
- Dark Age WomenThis is the second of the women in history articles, which I wrote solo.
- Women of the Dark Age: When Women Were InvisibleThis is the third of my women in history articles, this one I wrote solo.
- Why the Middle Ages Should Be Named the Dark AgesWhy the middle ages should be named the dark ages
- Islamic Revolution Will Return Us to the Dark Ages? No, the Dark Ages was a Singularly Christian Period of HistorySome people have expressed the fear that Islamic forces want to return the world to the dark ages. Actually, the dark ages only affected Christian countries. At the same time, Islamic countries were making great leaps forward in science and medicine.
- Gothique from the Book of Omens - Songs of the New Millennium Dark AgesIt is the intent of Music Oracle Ltd. to spread the word of the prophecies through their music and interactive website...
Wading into Dark AgesConservatives are wading into the past—when back alley abortions were all the rage. U.S. House of Representatives gave the Protect Life Act a green light Thursday.
The Last Dark AgeThomas put on an act for 80 years, the world only saw the mask and the power one man wielded fearing him. No conspiracies other than the ones he wanted to exist, Thomas hid one secret from his world--his true purpose.- Black & WhiteA poem
How Important is CyberspaceCyberspace has become as essential to the function of daily modern life as we know it, as blood is to the function of our bodies. And I don't believe that's an overstatement. If the Internet suddenly vanished, there would be deaths as a result.
Making Light of the Dark Ages: The Best Medieval Comedies"Your Highness" is the latest entry in a very narrow field: medieval comedies. Though they may not be common there are more than a few stellar films in this vein, with well earned fan bases.- Secretarial Nightmares in the Dark Ages of the 70'sIn the 1970's, secretarial jobs were a lot different from today's "administrative assistant" positions...
- Barbarians to AngelsIn this book, Professor Peter S. Wells sets out to make a bold declaration that the period of the '˜Dark Ages' was not as unpolished, uncivilized and unaccomplished as portrayed by later Roman authors.
Dark AgesThey aren't over yet.- What Are You Reading? November 3, 2010I review what I am reading this week.
- What Are You Reading? October 27, 2010I review the books I am reading this week
- What Are You Reading? October 20, 2010I review what I am reading this week
- What Are You Reading? October 13, 2010I describe what I am reading this week, and invite you to do the same in the comments.
- What Are You Reading? October 6, 2010I review what I am reading this week, and invite you to do the same in the comments
- The Piadina Romagnola: The History Behind the Flat BreadThe Piadina Romagnola is a great tasting bread that never knew any crisisi
- For Earth Day - the Dark AgesAs we watch with a sense of unease...
Another Officer Involved ShootingAn officer serving a warrant, a man with a rifle. A recipe for disaster.- Nestor's Collection Part 1Just a few of my favorite poems I've written before.
Low Technology Already Exists to Send Us Back to the Dark AgesWhat would happen if an enemy of the United States detonated an electronic magnetic pulse device in our atmosphere?- Fall of MycenaeThis is a report I did for school which relates to the factors that caused the fall of the ancient Mycenaean's.
- Health Care Reform 09 and AbortionOpponents keep trying to restrict access to abortion by not wanting it funded by Federal dollars while our Federal dollars pay for their "pet projects".
- The Threat of Faith-Based ThinkingWhat is faith-based thinking, and why does it pose one of the greatest threats to our society?
- Line Art in the Form of CrosshatchingTrends in art come and go, while others stand the test of time. Crosshatching is always around us.
- Things to Do when Your Network is Down at WorkYour system crashes and your server is serving up a dose of the Dark Ages, so what do you do next?
- Reality Check - Economic Hard Times?Do you think the economy stinks? Read some history. The Great Depression and the Seventies recession were much worse. The poor have always been plentiful. Now many more join their ranks. But maybe going without unnecessary things will do us some good.
What's in a Plant's Scientific Name?Beware of catalogs and nurseries that do not give scientific names and cultivar names. Buying from them is like having a blind date with a plant.- Coming Out of the Dark AgesA humorous look at my outdated cell phone, and my attempts to move on.
- The Democratic DilemmaThis editorial examines the lack of cohesiveness of the Democrat candidates while evaluating the impact of the Hillary v/s Obama struggle. Is there really more to lose than to gain by having two very popular candidates battling it out for the Democratic nomination ?
- The New Dark Age: We Would Not SurviveMan has become more intelligent, but yet we are weaker.
A World Gone MadHow much time do we have left to repair the ages of deceit and falsehood for the poor at heart?
But Honey, You Just Took a Bath Last Year! Bathing Is So OverratedDid you take your shower today? If you lived over 200 years ago you might not have taken a shower your entire life!
Battletech: A Universe ExploredBattletech is one of the smaller series around that deserves much more attention than it gets. The writing that built the world is superb, and comparable to other worlds like Warhammer 40k. Take a peak into what makes this universe tick.- Lines from a Lost PoemThe world has gone through many ages - the Stone Age, a Bronze Age, a Golden Age, the Dark Ages, the Space Age - and now we seem to be living in an altogether different kind age which I have dubbed the Medicated Age.
