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Crimson Fellowship: University of Alabama Christian staff, faculty, and graduate students

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: leroyhurt-df0opq.mailerpage.ioCrimson Fellowship meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Baptist Campus Ministries building (403 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401) at 11:45 AM -...

Notes and quotes: About American Workforce Academy

An article by Salena Zito gives some background about American Workforce Academy that parents and mentors of young people pursuing calling and career should think about. Main point: "[Mike] Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the...

UACFSF: Mark Tapscott on working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: #UACFSF, https://www.hillfaith.org/Mark Tapscott of HillFaith dropped in on us via Zoom on 2/25 to tell us about his ministry to Capitol Hill staff. Among other things, he leads a...

Evernote Pays For Its Employees To Have Their Houses Cleaned

Via Business Insider: …twice per month, its 250 workers are able to get their houses cleaned on Evernote. The idea came from CEO Phil Libin's wife. Evernote Pays For Its Employees To Have Their Houses Cleaned - Business Insider The better to keep you at work, my dear....

How to Set Up a Basic Productivity System

Via TNW: Systems and structure are important. They are the foundation for being more productive. But they don’t have to be complicated. In fact, the reason most people abandon a system (or don’t both to set one up at all) is because they seem too…daunting. That’s...

How to Set Up a Basic Productivity System

Via TNW: Systems and structure are important. They are the foundation for being more productive. But they don’t have to be complicated. In fact, the reason most people abandon a system (or don’t both to set one up at all) is because they seem too…daunting. That’s...

The Second Billion Smartphone Users

Via TechCrunch the Android and Apple ads that clog the streets of Mandalay, the temple shopkeeper I passed yesterday playing a game on his Galaxy Note, the teenage girls riding sidesaddle on motorcycles holding their phones carefully just away from the tree-bark paste...

Gangnam robot: CHARLI-2

Via Wired: Points: “…the Navy is using him for research on its firefighting robot of the future.” Advanced algorithm for stabilizing CHARLI-2, making it able to move around ships. Ponder: How quickly will the technology improve so robots become even more agile and...

Fastest Growing Cities On The Planet

Via Business Insider: People aren't flocking to Europe and the United States as they did a century ago . A new class of cities is on the rise, and millions of people migrating to these new hubs throughout the developing world. Fastest Growing Cities On The Planet -...

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