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Trego School Adopted New Salary Schedule
The Trego School board adopted a new salary schedule during the meeting on Wednesday, January twelfth. The new salary schedule will be applicable starting in…
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Phone Centric Identity
We are extraordinarily reliant upon cell phones to prove our identity. Is this really you? Type in this code within ten minutes.
It turns out this has a lot to do with mobile identity software. Essentially, your cell phone…
Red Cross Blood Shortage
The Red Cross has declared a blood shortage- the number of people donating has dropped 10% since covid began. The majority of blood drives are college campus associated, so covid has led to a decrease there as well, especially with recent cancellations due to an increase in the omicron variant. This combines with a typical seasonal decline as travel becomes more difficult during the winter months. The Red Cross is responsible for 40% of the blood supply, and with the shortage, hasn’t been able to meet the needs of hospitals requesting blood. Blood, like the majority of human tissues, can’t…
My Privilege
Yesterday, the ophthalmologist shared the news that I have the beginnings of macular degeneration. My first response was a stab of fear – macular degeneration took Dad’s sight, so I have some familiarity with what it can do. The second response was the same as I had for colon cancer – I’ll get home, pull out the statistics, and figure out where I am. The third response was a sense of gratitude. Gratitude. I was in the 7th grade when I wound up with glasses – Dr. Yamamoto explained my vision was better than 20-15, not quite 20-10. 20-10 means…
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Why Frost Heaves
Frost heaves – back when I was teaching engineering uses of soils 40 years ago – were explained by osmosis, compression and fine-grained soil. So think clay, or even better, glacial silt as your fine-grained soil. For compression, remember that just ten or fifteen thousand years back there were some thick glaciers on top of…
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The Old British Currency
As a kid, I read quite a few books that had British authors. Most of the time, I understood what they had written. Fortnights gave me a bit of a problem – but I figured out that meant two weeks. Furlongs weren’t much of a problem – an eighth of a mile is 220 yards on either side of the Atlantic – but their currency was downright confusing. About 50 years back, they went over to 100 pence equaling a pound – but the old books still contain the confusing old system. I picked up this explanation from Glen Filthy…
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