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I'm a retired Chemical Engineer & Manager after 36+ years with BASF, a pretty good competitive runner having made the top-five listings in Michigan Runner magazine a few times (not lately, however - sigh!), ranked 12th (as high as 10th) out of over 26,000

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Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Feed your brain and sharpen your mind: 7 of 59
Keeping your mind sharp or sharpening it further should not only be fun, but will also enhance your enjoyment of life by making you more attuned to, and hence better able to appreciate, the world and events around you. People tend naturally to gravitate to the familiar and comfortable when looking for mental stimulation. I s... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues The Trinity: How God takes three forms: 12 of 74
Use of the Moebius Strip to Teach Principles of the Trinity About 25 years ago it occurred to me that the unique properties of the Moebius band or strip could make it a useful visual aid in discussing attributes of God and the Trinity, including three persons in one God, and the two natures of the second person of the Trinit... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Views on abortion: 48 of 223

Abortion & Choice I'm all for choice. All necessary choices are made prior to conception. After conception, it is no longer a matter of choice, but responsibility. Killing an unborn child is not an appropriate way to avoid the consequences of poor choices. I rather think we've gotten used to the wrong definition for the word... More..
Sciences > Chemistry Temperature and dissolution: 1 of 3

Temperature and Dissolution: What about gases? From experience, you probably know that in order to dissolve a solid (like common table salt) into a liquid (like water), you can often accelerate the process by applying heat and agitation (i.e. stir the pot on the stove). There are some solutes (the stuff being dissolved is th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness How carbon offsets help fight global warming: 5 of 11

Carbon Offsets Some Dollars and Sense While researching "World Environment Day" or WED (www.unep.org/wed/2008), I checked out a related link that enables you to calculate your own carbon footprint. It seemed one of the better such instruments. My result came out just under 10 tons/year - not bad compared to the US average of... More..
Sciences > Chemistry Flash point - What is it, and what's its relevance?: 1 of 1

Flash point is the lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid evolves sufficient vapor to form an ignitable mixture of those vapors in air. Well, that's about it. Short article. So, what's it to you? Consider an example you already (hopefully) know - you should never store or dispense gasoline in your basement. While reg... More..
Sciences > Physics What is a bleve?: 1 of 1

BLEVE is an acronym for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. Even if the term is unfamiliar to you, you might be familiar with the dramatic results of a BLEVE from news reports of chemical plant fires or train derailments. This is a brief introduction to BLEVEs with some additional notes for those interested. BLEVEs occ... More..