Monthly Archives: November 2025

White Paper: Mapping the Topology of Music Genres to Radio and Station Segments: Alignments, Overlaps, and Untapped White Spaces

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The structure of radio programming is historically built on demographic assumptions and legacy scheduling models. Meanwhile, music genres and subgenres have followed their own evolutionary trajectories, driven by sociocultural shifts, streaming data, listener mood patterns, and generational identity … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Neglected Production of Phil Collins

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Phil Collins is usually remembered as the voice behind “In the Air Tonight,” the drummer-frontman of Genesis, and the pop superstar who dominated 1980s radio. What tends to be forgotten is that he was also a remarkably busy and influential … Continue reading →

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White Paper: An Examination of the Origins and Extent of the Involvement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Healthcare

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Introduction Among Christian denominations, the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is unusually deeply involved in medical work. It operates a global network of hospitals, clinics, medical schools, and public-health programs that, in scale, rivals some secular health systems. This white … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Potential Punishments for Veterans Who Advocate Sedition Against Proper Military Authorities

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the legal, ethical, and institutional frameworks governing how a veteran—no longer on active duty but still bound by certain federal statutes—may be punished for advocating sedition against legitimate military authority. It reviews applicable U.S. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Data-Driven Strategies for Improving Customer Attitude and Enthusiasm in Airlines and Transportation Companies

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Airlines and other transportation companies face a recurring challenge: customers often approach travel with negative expectations—anticipating delays, discomfort, friction, and systemic unpredictability. Improving customer attitude and enthusiasm is not merely an exercise in soft skills; it is a … Continue reading →

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The Book of Life, the Book of the Living, and the God of the Living: A Biblicist White Paper on the Interwoven Witness of Scripture

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Scriptures present a unified theology of divine record-keeping, covenant identity, and eschatological belonging through the interrelated ideas of: The Book of Life (primarily Revelation; also Paul in Philippians), The Book of the Living (Psalm 69; Psalm 139; … Continue reading →

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A Biblicist White Paper on the Requirements of Baptism in the New Testament and Its Implications for the Contemporary Church

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the New Testament’s explicit and implicit requirements for Christian baptism, emphasizing a biblically controlled methodology rather than traditional, ecclesiastical, or systematic-theological frameworks. It distinguishes between antecedent conditions (what must be in place before one … Continue reading →

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Unilateral and Conditional Covenants in Scripture: A Biblicist White Paper on Their Nature, Structure, and Mode of Establishment

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction Covenant is one of the central architectures of biblical revelation. Scripture presents God’s relationship with humanity—not least with Israel and the Church—through covenantal forms that articulate promises, obligations, blessings, and curses. Yet not all covenants in the Bible operate … Continue reading →

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Googooli (گوگولی): A White Paper on the Semantic Range, Usage, and History of a Modern Persian Term of Endearment

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the colloquial Persian adjective/noun googooli (گوگولی) and its extended form googooli-magooli (گوگولی مگولی). It surveys the term’s semantic range, the types of referents it applies to (people, animals, and objects), its pragmatic and sociolinguistic profile, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Centralization of Power and Opportunity in Churches—Dynamics, Risks, and Strategies for Balanced Congregational Development

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary In many denominations and church networks—whether hierarchical, connectional, or loosely affiliated—there is a recurring tendency for power, opportunity, and membership to centralize in the “headquarters church,” “mother congregation,” or “home office congregation.” This dynamic mirrors national challenges in … Continue reading →

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