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-Benjamin Franklin
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This Science was Settled
ACS offers a researched article titled “Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and Combustion Analysis” here. If you read it, one of the first things you will notice is that it lacks practical use. Nobody is going to go out and start formulating gunpowder as it was made in 1350. The article pretty much states that Read more
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Banana Bread
What do you do with those leftover bananas that turn too brown to eat? Don’t throw them out! Simply put them in the freezer and when you’ve collected some, make this easy and delicious banana bread. I always double this recipe so I can get two loaves which take anywhere between six and eight bananas Read more
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A Little Language
Cancer interfered with my opportunity to learn Sranan – taki – a language spoken in Suriname. I had the opportunity to spend a Fullbright faculty gig in Paramaribo, but the surgery, radiation, and chemo pretty well removed the opportunity. I think I repressed thinking about it – the topic just came back to mind last Read more
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Bear Attack Statistics
Flathead Bear Aware posted “In fact, more people are killed by black bears.” The statement brings the opportunity for statistics – and there are a couple of sources easily available for checking the statement. From a statistical perspective, fatalities are a more solid measure than attacks. Five years ago, I listened to a man telling Read more
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Thoughts on Banning Theories
I’m a sociologist. I use theory to explain human behavior. As a profession, we recognize our basic paradigms – Structural Functionalism, Conflict theory, and Symbolic Interaction. In my use of these, Conflict theory is essentially the back of Structural Functionalism – one shows how societies work, function and their structure, while the other looks at Read more
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Why is the Sign Gone?
As you may have noticed, the Reader Board for Trego School, situated between the community hall and the post office, is no longer present. So what happened? Some History: In June of 2016, Trego School entered into a lease agreement with Leroy Mee, allowing the school to place the Reader Board on Mr. Mee’s property. Read more
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