Monthly Archives: March 2011

Book Review: Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Modern Physics

Posted on March 14, 2011 by nathanalbright

Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Modern Physics: Special Relativity, Quantum and Statistical Physics, by arlo Maria Becchi and Massimo D’Elia This is the longest 150 page book you will never read.  It meets all of the qualifications of a … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Dairy Farms and Citizen Evacuations

Posted on March 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

Today, the ever-helpful Somaliland247 blog has provided to different glimpses of Somaliland, one filled with hope and the other filled with concern.  Let us examine the odd phenomenon of a dairy farm in dry, arid Somailland [1] as well as … Continue reading →

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Luke 10:38-42: The Sons of Martha

Posted on March 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

In early May of 2008 I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management from the University of South Florida.  As part of the graduation ceremony for the engineering school at USF there was an induction ceremony into something called … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Annals of the Former World

Posted on March 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

Annals of the Former World, by John McPhee As this book is a massive collection of five volumes worth of writing (four volumes of which were previously released as separate books), I thought it best to separately review each of … Continue reading →

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Double Booking: A Sabbath Tale

Posted on March 12, 2011 by nathanalbright

Today was a very busy day, even by the occasionally hectic standards of my usual Sabbaths.   I would like to take this post as an opportunity to provide an example of just how intriguing and interconnected a day like today … Continue reading →

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Psalm 87: This One Was Born There / Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Posted on March 12, 2011 by nathanalbright

Psalm 87 is the second-to-last of the psalms directly attributed to the sons of Korah, and deals with the considerably important problem of racism.  This particular psalm is one of the most direct statements in the Hebrew scriptures about the … Continue reading →

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In Harm’s Way

Posted on March 12, 2011 by nathanalbright

Updated 03/12/2011 After the recent quake off the coast of Japan, I have watched with considerable concern the problem of two nuclear plants that are near the epicenter of the quake.  Over the course of the day the news coming … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 14:33-53: On Mold Addendums and Leprous Houses

Posted on March 11, 2011 by nathanalbright

Laws on leprosy are probably not the first place one looks for biblical laws that are still in force for believers, but if you live in a place like Florida where mold is a problem, perhaps it should be.  If … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of Connections

Posted on March 11, 2011 by nathanalbright

Early this morning, I read news stories about a major quake in Tokyo along with tsunami worries.  Fortunately, my friend is okay–but I have seen on my Facebook news page that many of my own friends have friends and family … Continue reading →

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Still Fighting It

Posted on March 11, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the blogs I follow included a short question about fighting [1] that I would like to comment on, particularly the following statement: “My friend (and I whole-heartly agree with him) seems to be finding that some things are … Continue reading →

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