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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 -...
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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...
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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...
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Why I Stopped Hating Christian Music

Sep 27, 2014 |

Via Christianity Today: Why I Stopped Hating Christian Music | Third Culture | A Blog by Peter Chin.Key statement: "I realized something that made me have a lot more respect and compassion for people who are in the Christian music industry: they are in a...

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Making the lame walk

Sep 26, 2014 |

Via Instapundit: With Spinal Implant, Paralyzed Rats Can Walk Again | MIT Technology Review.Key statement: "...the first closed-loop control system that can really adjust leg movements in real time, despite paralysis."

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Bridge-building, the robot way

Via IEEE Spectrum: Robots are fairly decent at using prefabricated materials to build things, but when you get out into an unstructured environment (whether it’s somewhere like a forest or a city after a major disaster), it doesn't really make sense to bring anything...

Burger King Has The Slowest Drive-Thrus – Business Insider

Via Business Insider: Wendy's came in first — by far — at 129.75 seconds. It's the only chain that managed to improve its time from 2011. Here's the breakdown of the six "mainstays" plus one regional chain, Bojangles, from QSR Magazine: 2012 QSR Drive-Thru Study...

Burger King Has The Slowest Drive-Thrus – Business Insider

Via Business Insider: Wendy's came in first — by far — at 129.75 seconds. It's the only chain that managed to improve its time from 2011. Here's the breakdown of the six "mainstays" plus one regional chain, Bojangles, from QSR Magazine: 2012 QSR Drive-Thru Study...

Robots Inspired By Animals

Via Business Insider, researchers model some robots after animals to function in specific environments and situations (lots of interesting photos in the linked article). Robots Inspired By Animals - Business Insider

Robots Inspired By Animals

Via Business Insider, researchers model some robots after animals to function in specific environments and situations (lots of interesting photos in the linked article). Robots Inspired By Animals - Business Insider

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