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You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, The Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn’t want to go to war.
I found this quote on Andrew Careaga’s blog, and I had to repeat it:
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, The Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn’t want to go to war.
We live in interesting times…
Four Stanford alumni in news that has absolutely nothing to do with the war.
FYI: This has absolutely nothing to do with the war currently raging in Iraq. Go to http://news.google.com/ if you want up-to-the-minute info.
I just ran across four Stanford alumni:
The President of Peru Alejandro Toledo is a Stanford grad who will be speaking at the 2003 Stanford graduation ceremonies. He has three degrees from Stanford: two masters and one doctorate. read all about it
CNN anchorwoman Daryn Kagan graduated in 1985. She’ll be covering the Oscars. read all about it
Two of Stanford’s own will be helping investigate the Columbia space shuttle explosion. Nobel laureate Douglas Osheroff and Sally Ride (who also helped investigate the Challenger disaster). read all about it
They were once students here just as the students Paula and I minister to today. Touch a student, touch the future. Touch the future, change the world…
As you are no doubt aware, last night was St. Patrick’s day. Coincidentally, we were in Dublin, CA talking with the missions board of Valley Christian Center.
As you are no doubt aware, yesterday was St. Patrick’s day. Coincidentally, we were in Dublin, CA talking with the missions board of Valley Christian Center.
Anyway, they blessed our socks off. Thanks so much to the the missions board, the church they represent, and to pastor Ray Noah!
And I didn’t even have to kiss the blarney stone (although I did wear green–I figured that in a town named Dublin with little shamrocks painted on every street sign it was probably a good idea to wear green lest I be pinched mercilessly).
If you’re a missionary responsible for raising the funds necessary for your ministry, download TntMPD. It’s a free tool created by Campus Crusade for Christ to help missionaries reach full funding. It’s remarkable, and I invite you to experiment with it yourself.
If you’re a missionary responsible for raising the funds necessary for your ministry, download TntMPD. It’s a free tool created by Campus Crusade for Christ to help missionaries reach full funding. It’s remarkable, and I invite you to experiment with it yourself.
If you’ve never read anything by Jim Collins, he’s a former prof at Stanford who’s hit it big (huge would be a more accurate term) in the world of business writing. His two books Built to Last and Good to Great are devoured by business leaders hungry for an edge.
In the latter book, Collins talks about the cruciality of level 5 leadership. Level 5 leaders combine humility and strength in a surprisingly potent package. I found this excerpt from an interview with him fascinating:
I have absolutely no religious background at all, which gives me more confidence in the findings. If I had come from a strong religious background, I’d be more suspicious. After the book came out, I kept hearing people say to me, “There was this ultimate Level 5 leader who lived 2,000 years ago. The things he talked about in the Gospel have great compatibility with what you say.” Of course I had heard about Jesus, but as a result of finding out about Level 5, I was inspired to begin reading the New Testament to see for myself. read the whole interview
I just ran across this information and found it interesting: there are 6,636 colleges in America (2,543 are full four-year institutions) [source].
I just ran across this information and found it interesting: there are 6,636 colleges in America (2,543 are full four-year institutions) [source].
Also, there are over 15.5 million college students in America [source]. To give that number some perspective, consider that nearly 75% of the nations in the world are smaller!
P.S. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I’ve mentioned Covenant Eyes and X3watch before.
Now NetAccountability joins the pack of online accountability programs.
If you’re struggling with pornography online, you should check it out. It’s not a filter–it just records where you go and reports it to someone you choose. It’s a very slick solution.
There’s a neat multimedia presentation called “The Interview With God” out there. Check it out.
Disclaimer: yes, I think it crosses the line into cheese a few times. I like it nonetheless.
Just read a neat article about the Stanford Cool Products Expo 2003. Lizardlike robots, hyper-cool bicycle seats, and a customized scooter–that’s some pretty cool stuff!
Just read a neat article about the Stanford Cool Products Expo 2003.
Lizardlike robots, hyper-cool bicycle seats, and a customized scooter–that’s some pretty cool stuff!
A friend of mine (Jimmy Tate) just emailed me an article that offers a very unique perspective on the housing prices in Palo Alto. It’s by Thomas Sowell and it’s called “Diversity” for Thee, Not Me.
A friend of mine (Jimmy Tate) just emailed me an article that offers a very unique perspective on the housing prices in Palo Alto. It’s by Thomas Sowell and it’s called “Diversity” for Thee, Not Me. Here’s an excerpt:
Because housing prices are so high in Palo Alto — and up and down the whole San Francisco peninsula.
This is not due to supply and demand in a free market. It is largely due to rich busybodies who have promoted severe restrictions on the building of housing under a variety of high-sounding names like “open space” or “environmental protection.” I don’t begrudge such people the inheritances that have allowed them to live their whole lives without ever having to lift a finger to support themselves. But it is galling that they are imposing huge costs on hundreds of thousands of other people who have to work for a living.
Anyway, I found it interesting. I do think he overstates the case somewhat (there is a huge demand), but he’s correct that the supply has been artificially supressed. Food for thought.