Quantumleap42

A blog by an astrophysicist mostly about things that have nothing to do with astrophysics.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Cool Video from the Cockpit of an Air Tanker

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Just wanted to share this cool video shot from the cockpit of an air tanker fighting the Monument Fire in Arizona. Also I found this cool...
Saturday, June 18, 2011

"Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments" Scripture Chain

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One of the reoccurring themes in the Book of Mormon is the idea that if the people follow the commandments of God then they will prosper, bu...
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Bound for the Promised Land

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Bound for the Promised Land is a song written by Samuel Stennett in 1787. The tune for the song was written by a " Miss M. Durham ...
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Book Review: Venezuela's Chavismo and Populism in Comparative Perspective by Kirk Hawkins

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If I had to sum this book up in one word it would be "dense". This is not a book that you would (typically) want to curl up with o...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

The Philosophical Implications of the LDS Doctrine of Works

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Previously I had written about the purpose of our Christian works. In that post I discussed how one of the critical ideas that set Latter-d...
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Building bridges in my community

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A few weeks ago I participated in a community service project organized by my church and a few other churches in the area. There were many, ...
Sunday, May 8, 2011

What is the point of our (Christian) works?

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Recently I was reading a post on the Mormanity blog about perfection, and down in the comments came up the discussion of whether or not Mo...
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I earned my PhD in physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My particular field of research is astrophysics and I like to study medium sized objects like galaxies, as opposed to stars (small), galaxy clusters (large) and the universe (very large).
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