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Stepping Into The Pacific

Courtesy of Google Maps Over recent years there have been a number of extraordinary discoveries across the islands of the Pacific with regards to hominin history. And even with the peer-reviewed and rigorous work carried out by respected scholars for a number of universities and organizations the "dogma" about human evolution and diffusion remains virtually unchanged in the textbooks and lecture halls. And this specific ignoring of evidentiary objections to the dogma seems all but certain to eventually either burst forth with a dramatic rewrite of history or to add more fuel to the bonfire that is the huge collection of anomalous discoveries creating a light that outshines the dim glow of the lecture hall dogma. Just what are some of these discoveries? Reconstruction of  Homo floresiensis by Atelier Elisabeth Daynes KINEZ RIZA Probably one of the better known of these anomalous discoveries is that of 'the hobbit' or homo floesiensis in 2004 on Flores. R

Review of Nachmanides by Israel Drazin

I believe that a disclaimer is in order first. That is, I am not Jewish, nor am I an accomplished student of Judaism, Kabbalah, Talmud, or the Torah as a religious or spiritual pursuit. My knowledge of the aforementioned is pretty random and chaotic, as it has been dictated by my research and interest in other historic stories and studies, and thus limited to the understanding or knowledge required to accomplish those pursuits. That being said, I was very interested in the chance to read Nachmanides for several reasons. Overall, I did find the work both interesting and illuminating. The layout was not quite what I was expecting, however, that is not a critique of the writer’s successful attempt to present his research in an organized and deliberate way. While, I do feel that not being better versed in rabbinic teachings or subjects did mean that certain explanations made me feel a little in over my head, I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone with any i