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new documents in the france zone | |
18.06.2007 | tar
sands and shale oil As conventional oil runs low and becomes ever more expensive, these alternative sources of fossil fuel oil becomes a more economically viable alternative. Information on the resources available, and on extraction costs and processes. |
new mini-document in energy zone | |
17.06.2007 | renamed: Fuel
cells and battery-powered vehicles As this page is growing in scope and content, its name has been changed to reflect more closely the topics investigated and discussed. |
update to mini-document | |
07.06.2007 | aires
on the A9 autoroute from spain to orange • Catalan village, A9 • Fortresse de Salses, A9 • Fitou, A9 The Catalan autoroute - the A9 motorway - stretches from the eastern Spanish border northwards through Perpignan to Montpellier and Orange. Six noteworthy aires are described. Heavily illustrated. |
new documents in the france zone | |
25.05.2007 | analysis
of a stained glass story window A stained glass window over the ages - its manufacture and restoration. Many photo illustrations. |
new document in the france zone | |
17.05.2007 | antarctica
melting ice, sea levels, water and weather implications On melting ice in Antartica, and how this melting affects sea levels, water and weather implications. Interesting facts on thios frozen continent. Beta release. |
new mini-document | |
12.05.2007 | the
6th bridge at Rouen: Pont Gustave Flaubert, new vertical lift bridge
The 6th bridge at Rouen: Pont Gustave Flaubert is another impressive and unusual, record-breaking piece of French bridge engineering now taking shape. With many photographs and pictures, statistics and interesting facts |
new document in the france zone | |
14.04.2007 | These documents were Les Landes today, now split and expanded, with further illustrations. | new documents in the france zone | |
06.04.2007 | les landes
today Today's Les Landes is developing a vibrant and modern mixed economy, from timber and timber products to its role as a major holiday destination, with empty countryside and the extensive beaches, surf and seaside towns. Heavily illustrated with photos, maps and data tables. Photo illustrations, maps, photographs, sketch maps. |
new document in the france zone | |
03.04.2007 | quotations
5 - Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was the most intelligent and courageous British historian and politician of the twentieth century. Some of his more significant and interesting quotes are offered here. |
a growing feature at abelard.org | |
26.03.2007 | how
atmospheric chemistry and physics effects global warming
beta release A rough idea of how the greenhouse effect works in physical and chemical terms. |
new mini-document | |
13.03.2007 | photovoltaics
(solar cells) A new sub-document in the energy briefing documents area, looking at solar energy generation using photovoltaic cells and arrays. Includes a wry example: the practicality of photovoltaic generation for London. Necessary reading for understanding solar cells as an alternative energy generation source. |
new mini-document | |
01.03.2007 | Reading and vocabulary
tests, and related information supplementary document to how to teach a child to read using phonics. Includes comments on look-say reading and reading tests. |
new document | |
26.02.2007 | how to
teach a child to read using phonics A clear and simple explanation of how to teach reading rationally and systematically. Aimed at teachers and parents. NOT look-say. |
new document | |
26.02.2007 | abelard’s front page (home
page) Smartened up, better organised and more routes to find interesting, useful and thought-provoking information at abelard.org. |
update and enhancement | |
12.02.2007 | a
phonetics chart for british english
The basic English sounds and the usual phonetic symbols, with examples and downloadable sounds. Preparatory background document for teaching documents in preparation. By the auroran sunset. |
new mini-document | |
05.02.2007 | départements:
les landes (dept. 40) Three new documents on a very unsusual part of France, once a marshy desert, now an industrial forest - Les Landes. A history, description of its industries and society. Heavily illustrated with photos, maps and data tables. |
new documents in the france zone | |
03.02.2007 | oppression,
poverty and life expectancy Oppression leads to poverty. Poverty leads to earlier death. Meanwhile socialist dictatorships also murder in bulk. By the auroran sunset. |
new mini-document | |
01.02.2007 | anthropomorphic
global warming Humans are a major cause of global warming. abelard provides information and discussion in a new briefing document. Beta release . |
new mini-document | |
28.01.2007 | useless facts: a
new section in abelard’s news and
comment zone abelard, and the yaks, bump into interesting, but not clearly useful bits of information. Now they will ‘share’ them with our readers. Part of abelrd’s campaign to prevent boredom and maintain silliness! |
new section in abelard’s new and comment zone | |
10.01.2007 | books
on energy replacements - reviews abelard reviews several informative, background books that discuss the way forward towards a fossil fuel-free economy and society. |
new mini-document | |
16.12.2006 | deconstructions
at abelard.org a series of documents that analyse manipulative writing techniques used by reporters, and others, in order to promote their own political agendas |
this area has been consolidated and clarified | |
04.12.2006 | Additional and clearer tables in greenhouse effects section of Global warming briefing document. | upgrading briefing document | |
26.11.2006 |
le plus haut,
le plus long : le viaduc de millau highest, longest : the viaduct de millau, now in French |
new document in the france zone | |
14.11.2006 | pressure
on water resources one of a series of items that show how to feed and water populations, without ruining the planet and while enabling the populations concerned to become self-sufficient and to escape, at least to some degree, the poverty trap caused by high death rates and low education levels. |
new mini-document | |
10.11.2006 |
enfants et violence de télévision children and television violence, now in French |
new document | |
29.10.2006 |
la musique forte et les troubles
d'ouïe loud music and hear damage, now in French |
new document | |
21.10.2006 | dating old
postcards To help make some sense of being able to date old postcards, first abelard.org gives a short general history of postcards. This is followed by more detailed listings for some countries - Great Britain, the United States of America and France. Heavily illustrated. |
new document in the france zone | |
09.10.2006 | the French
umbrella & Aurillac
- xavier France has many towns and regions known for making one product - this time abelard.org looks at the umbrella and its home town, Aurillac. |
new document in the france zone | |
06.10.2006 | aires
on the A89 autoroute from bordeaux to clermont-ferrand and beyond The Viaduc de Chavanon is added and the entry for the Viaduc de Sioule is corrected. |
upgrading document in the france zone | |
28.09.2006 | the Citroën
2CV - a french motoring icon Hidden from the Nazis, built for forty-two years, how a motoring icon has charmed the world for over half a century. Generously illustrated. |
new document in the france zone | |
16.09.2006 | converse about the news - from today, readers can comment on new news items at abelard.org |
major new feature at abelard.org news and comment service | |
11.09.2006 | aires on
the busy A7 autoroute featuring the aires de Auberives, Concource, Savasse and Montelimar. |
new document in the france zone | |
the nicknames
of french motorways making sense of the many French motorway names and nicknames |
new document in the france zone | ||
02.09.2006 | a new area opens at abelard.org
view paintings by abelard and others - the beginnings of the abelard.org hyper-market |
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29.08.2006 | the
abuse of islam in political rhetoric : a deconstruction on misusing words to avoid criticism, while critising the critics |
at the world of fundamentalism section of abelard’s news and comment | |
25.08.2006 | roundabout
art of les landes -
beta release Les Landes has many roundabouts with impressive artworks that show off the traditional industries of the surrounding areas. Photo illustrations, maps, photographs, sketch maps. By the auroran sunset |
new document in the france zone | |
22.08.2006 | travelling by rail
to and within France How to efficiently and economically tour France and neighbouring countries from Britain. First-hand, recent experiences. By guest writer Invincy. |
new document in the france zone | |
13.08.2006 | Marianne part 2: town
hall statues
As a French national symbol, Marianne is proudly displayed in every French town hall. Some of the Marianne busts were modelled on well-known French women. |
new document in the france zone | |
07.08.2006 | Marianne - a French
national symbol |
new document in the france zone | |
06.08.2006 | the calendar
of the french revolution With the French Revolution, everything from the past was cast aside and reformed, including the calendar. It was made logical and revolutionary. |
new document in the france zone | |
17.07.2006 | aires
on the A89 autoroute from bordeaux to clermont-ferrand and beyond
The verdant A89 autoroute sweeps through spectacular landscapes and the fiefs of two French presidents. Noteworthy aires and viaducts described. In the future it will reach Lyon. Many new photographs, maps, facts, figures and commentary. |
new document in the france zone | |
05.05.2006 | motorway
aires - Tavel nord, A9: giant sundials Heavily illustrated; with a description of reading the time using a sundial, and explications of why solar and clock time differ. To help the traveller in France enjoy their journey. |
new document in the france zone | |
24.05.2006 | the
sum of a geometric sequence : the arithmetic of fractional banking
[first document in sums will set you free zone] To fully understand the arithmetic of fractional banking, the reader must learn how to work out the sum of a geometric sequences. The formula, how to make it, and how to use it are explained with real-world examples and simple language. |
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22.05.2006 | fuel
cells - subsidiary briefing document Fossil fuel for transport is running out. Information on an example of a potentially non-fossil transportable fuel use. A possible replacement is hydrogen fuel cells. |
new mini-document about alternative energies | |
11.05.2006 | people
power and the power of civil disobedience Illustrating independent civil actions that often result in government being overthrown and changed |
new mini-document on citizens’ relationship to the state | |
23.02.2006 | stained
glass - development and techniques beta edition On the making of glass for stained glass windows - methods of making the glass, the ingredients, techniques to make a beautiful coloured window. |
new document in the france zone | |
08.02.2006 | gothic
cathedral and church construction Describing the construction of gothic cathedrals and churches, and how the construction developed. |
new document in the france zone | |
06.02.2006 | from In the
Wet by Neville Shute In this story, Neville Shute describes a multiple voting system introduced to the British Dominions. Supporting text to a series of documents on citizen rights and responsibilities, including the proposal that adult franchise be subject to qualification by examination. |
new document in citizenship by franchise zone |
31.01.2006 | Kantsaywhere by Francis Galton | one of the background documents relevant to the document series that discusses limiting franchise directed to mitigating the worst consequences of unrestricted franchise within the context of poorly educated populations. | new document in citizenship by franchise zone |
27.01.2006 | on citizenship, voting systems and franchise
• introduction to franchise discussion documents • Curious Republic of Gondour by Mark Twain • from Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein |
Items that expand a developing zone at abelard.org that focuses on citizenship by franchise. | new documents in citizenship by franchise zone |
25.01.2006 | Fossil fuel disasters | Fossil fuels are not clean or safe. This document lists some recent in disasters fossil-fuel production. | new mini-document |
22.01.2006 | cathedrals 5: laon, the midst of the gothic transition, with added oxen | An early example of a gothic cathedral with unusual architecture, both inside and out. It also has spectacular original stained glass. Illustrated by photographs. | new documents in the france zone |
31.12.2005 | making a donation to abelard.org | This part has been improved to make a better experience for visitors. | update and enhancement |
19.12.2005 | Architecture is part of every landscape inhabited by humans. This page indexes the many references at abelard.org to interesting, spectacular, innovative, radical, past and modern architectural structures. | new document | |
16.12.2005 | The psychology of Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin | Now with sketch plan of Nero Wolfe’s brownstone house and location map. And out of beta! | update and enhancement |
21.11.2005 | The psychology of Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin beta release . |
Learn basic psychological reasoning with Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, with some assistance from Rex Stout | new document |
26.10.2005 | your images from the net are not displaying? by the auroran sunset | The red ‘x’, or how to make unfound images display, and why it has happened. | new document in the technology zone |
07.10.2005 | briefing documents - a listing | layout adjusted and improved with new section heading: education to civilisation. | update and enhancement |
06.10.2005 | 50 years old: the Citroën DS | Commemorating probably the most original cars to appear in France during the twentieth century | new document in the france zone |
04.10.2005 | aires on the A75 autoroute from clermont-ferrand to béziers | The magnificent A75 autoroute sweeps through spectacular landscapes. Now almost complete, this motorway runs from Beziers by the Mediterranean to Clermont-Ferrand north in the Central Massif. Three noteworthy aires described. | new document in the france zone |
24.09.2005 | volcanoes at vulcania | The Vulcania theme park in France's Auvergne is a highly educational, living museum dedicated to volcanoes and vulcanology. Many photo illustrations. | new document in the france zone |
03.09.2005 | Japanese electoral
politics in the context of Koizumi and postal privatisation, by the auroran sunset |
First in a number of documents concerned with Japan. First in a number of documents concerned with political systems. Briefing document giving an analysis of Japanese politics and the Japanese electoral system, with special attention to the current political players, their manifestos, policies and intentions in the run-up to the imminent Japanese general election. By the auroran sunset, a student of Japan. |
new document |
17.08.2005 | Outlining the problems concerning ‘cocksure’, often disaffected, young people and their origins, with discussion some directions to take in starting to resolve this nuisance growing in society. Part of a group of documents on general, basic education. |
new mini-document | |
16.07.2005 | the nature of cult recruitment - jihadi bombers | Why and how suicide bombers are recruited, with reflections on how to strengthen society against such behaviours. | new mini-document |
12.07.2005 | An experiment has started
at the abelard.org news and comment zone - how to
handle news items that do not require further detail. Thus, abelard.org now has one-liners, where the headline says it all. Any link goes directly to an external item that provides a source or further content. |
new feature at the abelard.org news and comment zone | |
30.06.2005 | understanding the current political world | Putting together apparently disparate current events in a coherent fashion helps to explain why our leaders are taking particular, sometimes unpopular, actions. | new mini-document |
16.06.2005 | Château de Salses/catalan village, A9 | Going south, just before Perpignan and the Spanish border, there is a generous aire, rest area, on the A9 motorway, France. | new document in the france
zone with travel tips |
23.05.2005 | monpazier, pearl of england - bastide towns
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Bastide towns were new towns during the 12th to 14th centuries, founded to help protect and extend territories held by English and French kings in south-west France. Monpazier is the best preserved bastide in France. | new document in the france zone |
07.05.2005 | Heavily illustrated, with history and travel tips |
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catching up with new documents in the france zone |
30.03.2005 | economics and money zone at abelard.org | abstracts of documents on how government swindles such as inflation and the E.M.U. work, together with other documents giving information on how to transfer value (often money) through the Internet. | new organisational document |
21.03.2005 | To help the traveller in France enjoy their journeys. | new documents in the france zone | |
09.03.2005 | ecologically collapsing and retrenching civilisations: written sources with reviews | new mini-document | |
06.03.2005 | cathedrals 4: angers, at the heart of the angevin empire photographs |
Angers was at the centre of a medieval empire encompassing England and West France. These documents show some of its heritage from those times; stained glass, chateau/castle and a vast tapestry. | new documents in the france zone |
25.02.2005 | moneybookers, a non -goldbased value transfer system | Exploration of moneybookers as a method for transferring value (money) on the Internet. Instructions on how to use moneybookers. | new document |
23.02.2005 | ends and means and the individual | Study of the glib phrase, “the end justifies the means” | new mini-document |
14.02.2005 | denialism | Believing impossible things to serve a concealed motive. | new mini-document |
20.01.2005 | tectonics: tectonic plates – floating on the surface of a cauldron o tsunamis. | Information on tectonics: tectonic plates, what they are, how they relate to earthquakes, tsunamis and the earth's appearence. | new mini-document |
30.12.2004 | tsunamis: tsunamis travel fast but not at infinite speed | What is a tsunami, why do they occur, what are the results (wave size, speed, distance travelled) and the effects on humanity and the environment. | new mini-document |
22.12.2004 | 8 distributed energy systems and micro-generation | The future of energy production will probably involve systems ranging from very large, central distribution to the very local systems, including conservation. | new mini-document |
20.12.2004 | cathedrals – introduction: reading stained glass | Introduction on cathedrals, highlighting the practicalities of viewing and reading stained glass, and visiting great French cathedrals | new documents in the france zone |
cathedrals 3: poitiers cathedral, neglected masterpiece | Practically abandoned by the French state since the Revolution, and now being restored, this cathedral is one of the great masterpieces of French history. | new documents in the france zone | |
18.12.2004 | searching on the net | Looking for information on the net, or in a website is sometimes tricky. Advice and suggestions. | new document in the technology zone |
18.12.2004 | information resources | new section on news resources | document updated |
14.12.2004 | the anthropic principle, or what if the universe was not the way it is | A short paper looking at the wonder of how life on Earth, and even the Earth itself, manages to exist in the context of physics; and how critically everything fits together. | new mini-document |
10.12.2004 | human classification systems, using the example of classification of 'living organisms' (taxonomy) | sample classification table enhanced | |
22.11.2004 | Assets held in common allow individuals to exploit them to the detriment of others unless society establishes sufficient controls. | new mini-document |
18.11.2004 | psycho-bunk 6—‘traumatic’ ‘syndromes’ or ‘curing’ P.E.S.Ts | In response to the invention of yet another syndrome: post-election selection trauma or PEST. | new mini-document |
17.11.2004 | Le Pallet, birthplace of Pierre Abelard |
Birthplace of Pierre Abelard - Le Pallet in Brittany, in photographs, with descriptions. |
new document in the france zone |
03.11.2004 | sustainable manufacture | Pressure on various planetary resources is causing concern. The sustainable
futures series of briefing documents is designed to show some basic logical
approaches to meet these problems. This document discusses material recycling in context of manufacturing. |
new mini-document |
26.10.2004 | Quotes by and about Henry Ford | Quotations drawn from Henry Ford’s writings. Fourth document in a new major psychological study by abelard. | new document |
16.10.2004 |
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new documents in the france zone | |
14.10.2004 | paypal (and billpoint) : more detailed information - | information on a much used Internet payment system, highlighting its limitations and problems. (Plus update on Billpoint.) Major revision October 2004. | major revision october 2004 |
10.10.2004 | Population – a briefing document | Discussion about the world’s population, its growth and sustainability. | new mini-document |
19.09.2004 | Futuroscope visual technology theme park | Futuristic buildings housing futuristic film shows - huge screens, flat and domed, three-D, 360-degree, moving seats. All in a clean, well-kept park with space-age walkways. | new documents in the france zone |
Futuroscope in pictures | photographs illustrating this educational theme park. | ||
13.09.2004 | Henry Ford, mechanical man - Model T, modern times | Henry Ford built his production system as if assembling some gigantic
piece of clockwork People were just incidental parts in that machine to
be cared for, kept in order and discarded as advantageous. Third document in a new major psychological study by abelard. |
new document |
10.09.2004 | Henry Ford, ruthless business manipulator | Henry Ford gained control and succeeded in business
by relentless and incisive actions. Second document in a new major psychological study by abelard. |
new document |
09.08.2004 | software for net security | The Internet is an enormous resource for information. But it can also be a source of nuisance to your computer as you surf, if you have not protected it with appropriate software. | new document |
03.08.2004 | rss feeds - reading the news, or anything! | New article in abelard’s Web Pilot. | new document |
30.07.2004 | The technology zone at abelard.org advises our visitors how to live in the hyperspace universe. | Already available: | major new feature at abelard.org |
27.06.2004 | Le Tour de France: | timely introduction to the largest cycle race in the world | |
15.06.2004 | fascism is socialism: Franco was not a Fascist | A supplement to the socialist religions briefing document | new mini-document |
08.06.2004 | Ronald Reagan – selected quotations | A companion document to H.L. Mencken – selected quotations | a growing feature at abelard.org |
04.06.2004 | papal encyclicals and marx - index | supporting resources for other briefing documents that analyse dysfunctional social, or group, behaviour in modern society. | new suite of mini-documents |
01.05.2004 | Authoritarianism and liberty | an introductory document to the logic of human organisations, clarifying definitions of various (sacred) names in the discussion of modern Western politics. | new mini-document |
01.05.2004 | abelard’s news zone headlines are available as a RSS feed. | The link from this button allows you free sign-up and, then, access, to many
RSS feeds, including that of abelard.org [http://www.abelard.org/news.rss] |
new feature at abelard.org |
28.04.2004 | islamic authoritarianism | including a short glossary of terms widely used by Islamic fundamentalist elements | new mini-document |
10.04.2004 | an everyday story
of politically correct folk: an ‘appreciation’ by guest writer, robert henderson |
Latest addition to a series of documents that analyse manipulative writing techniques used by reporters, and others, in order to promote their own political agendas. | at the politics section of abelard’s news and comment |
09.04.2004 | previous news—headlines for october 2003 and for september 2003 | Headlines no longer on the news front page are now being archived, enabling easier browsing. This feature will be developed progressively. | continuation of new feature at abelard.org |
01.04.2004 | misuse and corruption in science | how science, industry and government corrupt and distort scientific results for their own financial or professional gain. | new mini-document |
01.04.2004 | land conservation and food production | A series of items which show how to feed populations, without ruining the planet and while enabling the populations concerned to become self-sufficient and to escape, at least to some degree, the poverty trap caused by high death rates and low education levels. | new mini-document |
28.03.2004 | World oil resources table | New column added: percentage world extraction + rank | updated information table |
22.03.2004 | france |
First major expansion to abelard.org; the France zone will offer observations and social commentary on a major European country, showing the micro-France that is generally not in the travel guides. | major new feature at abelard.org |
12.03.2004 | hybrid vehicles, and fuel consumption comparison tables | Hybrid-engined vehicles are starting to flow onto the market. These vehicles are up to a couple of thousand dollars more expensive than petrol-engined vehicles. | update, and data enhancement |
07.03.2004 | information resources | Links to pages at abelard.org that provide information resources, collected together for convenience and efficiency. | new feature at abelard.org |
04.03.2004 | transportable fuels | Provides essential information on feasible replacements for fossil-fuel fuels used in transportation. | new mini-document |
20.02.2004 | This table’s usefulness has been increased by the inclusion of comparative data on annual electricity consumption by individuals in a range of countries. | data enhancement | |
13.02.2004 | quotations at www.abelard.org, 1 | abelard often finds useful phrases quoted by other thinkers and writers. Here, these quotations are collected together and, where relevant, shows in which document at abelard.org the quote is included. | new feature at abelard.org |
13.02.2004 | selected sayings from abelard, at www.abelard.org | Collected together by xavier, with links to abelard’s originating documents. Some notes provided. | new feature at abelard.org |
12.02.2004 |
index
of book reviews on www.abelard.org |
Easily find reviews written by abelard and others | new feature at abelard.org |
09.02.2004 | carbon in the atmosphere | How much carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere, how much is being produced, the probable consequences. | new section in mini-document |
05.02.2004 | ionising radiation and health—risk analysis | User-friendly introduction to basic radioactivity concepts and health risk assessments. | new mini-document |
12.01.2004 | index of book reviews by abelard | Self-explanatory! | new feature at abelard.org |
11.01.2004 | news headlines | Our news and comment headlines page has a new, cleaner look – enjoy! | update |
01.01.2004 | previous news—headlines for december 2003 | Headlines no longer on the news front page are now being archived, enabling easier browsing. This feature will be developed progressively. | new feature at abelard.org |
28.11.2003 |
categories, analogy and reification: metalogic C | Thinking clearly – avoiding confusions stemming from mental tricks and habits pervasive in human society. | new mini-document |
27.12.2003 | Fisking Chomsky | Fisking Chomsky, a deconstruction of a recent piece of chomskyian rhetoric | at the politics section of abelard’s news and comment |
29.11.2003 | energy economics and fossil fuels—how long do we have? Why even coal may run out in 50 years if we do not wise up. |
Briefing document to help remedy much confused thinking that is abroad on the matter of energy arithmetic. Learn about EROEI—how much energy does it cost to produce energy; Jevon’s paradox; why conservation can lead to greater consumption, and how compounding effects reserves. |
new mini-document |
28.10.2003 | citizen’s wage, with commentary on the misconstruing of property, ownership and subsidy | Briefing document on citizen’s wage or the common wealth dividend, with discussion on false ideas of ownership and on heritage or patrimony | new mini-document |
25.10.2003 | psycho-bunk 5 - what is memory, or intelligence? Incautious claims of ‘IQ’ genes | Analysis and discussion of an article from the New Scientist, with commentary on our current actual knowledge of memory and, so, of intelligence. | new mini-document |
21.10.2003 | news lite section in abelard’s news and comment zone | Some news items are of interest, but not rated by abelard as convincing or significant enough for placement in abelard’s main news archives. Such items may be found here. | new news section |
06.10.2003 | socialist religions | Some changes and additions to this developing briefings document.ss | update |
22.08.2003 | global warming | Short briefing document summarising current arguments concerning global warming. They present various points of view and some of the basic problems in following the science. | new mini-document |
17.08.2003 | British establishment interference with civil liberties during the 20th century: Rule 18B and 18B(1a), the example of Diana and Oswald Mosley | My main purpose in publishing this document is to present an accurate record of the suspension of civil liberties in the United Kingdom at the beginning of WW2. | new mini-document |
17.08.2003 | socialist religions | and their sub-cults, factional hatreds, intolerance and dogmas. | new mini-document |
06.08.2003 | Another link provided to the deep mine of images and information at NASA. | update | |
16.07.2003 | news and comment: resources | Update of research resources page at abelard news, review and comment zone—many new links suggested and recommended. | update |
11.07.2003 | memory, paranoia and paradigms | This document bears on decisions regarding the organisation and running of society, and in the manner in which the young are educated. | new document |
07.07.2003 | GNP and other quality of life measurements | Various measures of standards of living and standards of well-being, with discussion and links. | new mini-document |
02.07.2003 | corporate corruption, politics and the ‘law’ | How government and big business help each other to make
fortunes and to ruin society and the environment. |
new document updated |
26.05.2003 | is nuclear power really really dangerous? | enhancements and minor additions to make this mini-document more accessible. |
update |
13.05.2003 | site map at abelard.org | abelard.org at a glance – see the whole plan at abelard.org | new feature at abelard.org |
08.05.2003 | human classification systems, using the example of classification of ‘living organisms’ (taxonomy) | An easy introduction to a sometimes confusing topic. | new mini-document |
21.04.2003 | about abelard and abelard.org | finding information about abelard and about this site is made easier! | update |
16.04.2003 | Replacements for fossil fuels—what can be done about it? | Information on replacements for fossil fuels, including hydrates,coal gasification. Other options will be added. (Includes much of previous document on coal.) | new mini-document |
07.04.2003 | drugs, smoking and addiction | The psychology of addiction and the authoritarian attack on individual liberty, known as the 'drug' war. Why users become accustomed to drug-taking and the possible consequences. The advantages to government and big business of illegal drugs. | new document |
03.03.2003 | ethics and the ‘just war’ | new topic area in abelard’s news and comment zone | new feature at the news zone of abelard.org |
02.03.2003 | psycho-bunk 1, 2, 3, 4 | briefings documents on ‘lie detection’, ritalin and junk science, ‘dyslexia’ and repressed memory. With necessary links to documents on logic at abelard.org. | new mini-documents |
01.3.2003 | e-gold info | new graph and additional commentary on gold; now properly integrated with the mechanics of inflation | update |
23.02.2003 | abelard’s front page | a bright new look to abelard’s front page, making navigation easier. | major enhancement |
16.02.2003 | world coal resources | table added to the ‘engine room’. The tables on this page are under different degrees of development. | data addition |
09.02.2003 | information tables – index | a page to enable quick access to data tables. These tables are mostly the fruit of items in the news zone, or of briefings documents. | new resource |
01.02.2003 | replacing fossil fuels: the scale of the problem | briefing document to aid understanding how we may resolve the potential global human crisis that is being caused by our profligate use of fossil fuel products. | new mini-document |
18.01.2003 |
Using an ATM card | Updated infomation in this section of e-gold: a developing example of an independent monetary system |
update |
18.01.2003 | Major oil spills | Table upgraded with data on further spills | update |
13.01.2003 | is nuclear power really really dangerous? | briefing document to help distinguish the myths from the facts concerning nuclear energy. Now revised and re-organised. | new mini-document |
01.01.2003 | world information & data resources | links to varied, reasonably reliable, information sources with country-based data | new document |
28.12.2002 | news and comment | redesigned news front page improves and streamlines access to current articles | major enhancement |
22.12.2002 | alternative energies | i intend to start building sections on electricity generation and on sustainable power in context of current news | new feature at the news zone of abelard.org |
15.12.2002 | water and water archive 1 | water, being of particular significance to human survival, has been given its own area in the news, and its own archive. | new feature at the news zone of abelard.org |
07.12.2002 | news archives portal | new way to access all the archives of abelard’s news and comment zone. | enhancement |
17.11.2002 |
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GoldenYak™ Awards are made to either a web page when it is referenced, or to a web-site when it is either referenced or recommended. Further information on this growing award system here. | awards from abelard.org |
21.10.2002 | why Aristotelian logic doesn’t work | re-edited and enhanced text, together with new index layout and general ‘prettifying’. | a facelift! |
17.10.2002 | abelard’s front page | revised to enable easy access to briefing documents. | enhancement |
16.10.2002 | Just war | briefing document on the history of various ideas concerning the ‘just war’. | new mini-document |
14.10.2002 | Cause, chance and Bayesian statistics | briefing document to facilitate understanding Bayesian statistics. | new mini-document |
06.10.2002 | sites recommended by abelard as of
good quality, useful, amusing. part of abelard’s news and comment zone. |
new feature at the news zone of abelard.org | |
28.07.2002 | A paper on the distribution of high IQ; with embedded mathematical characters and equations. | new document | |
16.07.2002 | gifts to abelard.org | now if you wish to make a gift to abelard.org, you have the choice of using major credit cards or e-gold. | helpful addition to page |
24.06.2002 | ‘intelligence’— misuse and abuse of statistics | The generalised tool of statistics is widely mis-applied to individual cases and decisions, a process that varies somewhere between fraught and outrageous. | new document |
04.06.2002 | Value (money) transfer methods on the net | A series of documents concerning value (money) transfers on the net. | new documents |
27.04.2002 | news and comment: resources | research resources page at abelard news, review and comment zone | new feature at the news zone of abelard.org |
17.04.2002 | welcome to outer mongolia | improved index and links to browser information section | a facelift! |
16.04.2002 | news and comment | Pictures of electionsᾹFrench style; and a glimpse of abelard’s gallery (n.b. now archived) | a further enhancement |
12.04.2002 | welcome to outer mongolia | instructions added on how to change the text size in your browser how not to send attachments with ms outlook express |
added help information |
28.03.2002 | useful links | Links to sites recommended by abelard | update to modelling section |
08.02.2002 | this page! | by popular request | new document |
08.01.2002 | power, ownership and freedom | Power, ownership and freedom are closely linked and all are frequently mis-handled. How much freedom can a society manage and how much freedom is reasonable or constructive? Social damage is caused by the unanalysed and rigid notions of ownership. | new document |
27.12.2001 | citizenship curriculum | this is currently undergoing regular extension and enhancement. | substantial ongoing enhancement |
26.12.2001 | hearing damage and loud music | Document on the relationship between loud noise and ear damage, with particular reference to young people and loud music. | updated: table of common noise levels and typical reactions |
05.12.2001 | laying the foundations for sound education | Teaching the basics of psychology to children and adults. This is also the intent of "meditation", properly understood. | new document |
email abelard at abelard.org © abelard, 2002, 8 january the address for this document is http://www.abelard.org/latest.htm prints as 12 A4 pages (on my printer and set-up) |