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Michael J Armstrong
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Associate professor of operations research at Brock University. I teach quality improvement & game theory. I research the economic aspects of cannabis legalization.
https://brocku.ca/goodman/faculty-research/faculty-directory/michael-armstrong/
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Or if you prefer the story in Russian:
могла ли атака легкой кавалерии в Балаклавском сражении завершиться успехом?

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Британские ученые доказали: в 1854 году в Крыму их генерал не ошибся (The Conversation) (The Conversation, Австралия)
Реконструкцию известного эпизода Крымской войны вывели на математический уровень. Была ли смелая атака британской кавалерии, в которой погибли две трети... | 28.10.2019, ИноСМИ
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November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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In fairness, the British didn't do much better in that Crimean conflict ...

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Could the Charge of the Light Brigade have worked?
The Charge of the Light Brigade was brave but fruitless. Could it have worked if the feuding British leaders had interpreted their orders differently?
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November 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Canadian travel to the USA by air is down 11%.
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This line plot displays Statistics Canada's estimates of the number of Canadian travelers returning from the USA by airplane each month. For each month, the count was lower in 2025 than in 2024.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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FYI @profsavage.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The new 2025 Ontario jury pay rate is 9 years overdue. Here's what I wrote about it back in 2018.
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Crime doesn’t pay, but jury duty should
A Canadian federal report recommends paying jurors at least $120 daily. Provinces should take action.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM