Monthly Archives: March 2025

On The Decline Of Serve And Volley

Posted on March 31, 2025 by nathanalbright

Serve-and-volley, where a player charges the net after serving to finish points with volleys, has largely faded from tennis, overtaken by baseline hitting, where players slug it out from the back of the court. The reasons boil down to equipment … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Ramifications of Tuning Out Perceived Corrupt or Biased Information in the Attention Economy

Posted on March 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction The attention economy, a framework where human attention is treated as a scarce and valuable resource, has become a defining feature of the digital age. Platforms, advertisers, and content creators compete relentlessly to capture and retain this finite commodity. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Advancing Family Farming with Solar-Powered Electric Tractors and Affordable Agricultural Robots

Posted on March 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The agricultural sector faces mounting pressures from climate change, rising fuel costs, and labor shortages. Family farmers, in particular, struggle to adopt modern technologies due to high upfront costs and limited resources. This white paper proposes a framework … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Judicial Discretionary Power and Personality Profiles in the American Justice System

Posted on March 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction The American justice system is a complex framework designed to balance fairness, justice, and societal order. Central to its operation is the discretionary power of judges, which allows them to interpret laws, assess evidence, and determine sentencing within statutory … Continue reading →

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Finding Comfort In Romans 8:28

Posted on March 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

[These are the prepared notes for a split sermon given to the United Church of God congregation in Portland, Oregon on Sabbath, March 22, 2025.] Good afternoon to you all, and I hope you are finding good comfort here on … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Project Management In Nursing

Posted on March 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

White Paper: The Role and Tasks of Project Management in Nursing and Gaining Experience in Care Homes Introduction Project management is an essential skill in the nursing field, particularly in care home environments where effective coordination and planning ensure quality … Continue reading →

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On Failure To Launch, Or, No One Ever Is To Blame

Posted on March 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Why Some Cultures Fail to “Takeoff”: An Exploration of Contributing Factors The concept of cultural “takeoff” refers to a society’s ability to achieve sustained economic growth, social development, and technological advancement, often transitioning from stagnation or traditionalism to modernity and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Immigration Policy: An Integration-Based Framework

Posted on March 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper proposes a framework for analyzing immigration through the lens of economic contribution and societal integration rather than binary categorizations of immigrants. It examines how policy can be designed to maximize positive outcomes for both immigrants … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Implications of the March 11, 2025 Greenland Election Outcome for Future Governance and Relations with the United States and Denmark

Posted on March 13, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary On March 11, 2025, Greenland held a pivotal parliamentary election to determine the composition of its 31-seat Inatsisartut, amid heightened global attention due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions of interest in acquiring the territory and a … Continue reading →

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Rich For Independence

Posted on March 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Today, as I write this, Greenland went to the polls in an atmosphere of intense tension between increasing American interest in the area, Denmark’s own intransigence despite its failure to develop the region, and Greenland’s own desire for more freedom. … Continue reading →

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