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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...

Becoming a professional drone pilot

 A DJI blog item contained advice for aspiring drone pilots.Main point: The path is straightforward - "The journey begins with a clear understanding of the rules for being a compliant, responsible operator, and ultimately – getting the necessary training to help...

AI and concerns about the workforce

 In an article about her using AI as a tool to help her with her dyslexia, Tabitha Goldstaub offered some ideas and suggestions for adapting to changes wrought by AI.Main point: "We are hurtling towards AI, machine learning and robotics at breakneck speed and...

AI and dyslexia

 What can't AI do? Check out an article by a successful tech entrepreneur who started out with dyslexia and found AI a useful tool.Main point: "I think it was my dyslexia and my need to see things from a different angle that enabled me to be open to the rewards...

Taking on robot vision

 An article about a startup working on robot vision may offer ways to enhance robot capabilities in industry.Main point:  As important as the manual abilities of robots are, they need the ability to properly see their environments before they can take a...

Follow your guide

It looks like progress on the assistive technology front with Google's Project Guideline, "an artificial intelligence system designed to help blind and vision-impaired people to run races by themselves." Main point: It's "an attempt to give those people more...

Learning from the movers and “shapers”

 It takes one to know one. I saw an article where Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, shared some things he learned from getting to know top movers and shakers like Elon Musk and Bill Gates.Main point: "Dalio often sees common threads in these leaders’...

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