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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 37 views
In the French Alps, sits Le Chambon, a small village between the borders of Italy and Switzerland. Being Huguenots, the people of Le Chambon followed a long line of unswerving faithfulness to Christ, and with the spread of Nazi occupation they remained unmoved. The pastor in Le Chambon, André Trocmé,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
“Spanish architects building a 700-foot skyscraper on Spain’s Mediterranean coast discovered a bit of a design flaw: The 47-floor building’s elevator only goes to the 20th floor. What’s more, architects for the InTempo building didn’t realize their mistake until it was only two months away from completion.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
According to the 2013 movie “Terms and Conditions May Apply,” it would take the average American 180 hours per year to read all the “Terms and Conditions” he/she agrees to on websites and other agreements. It is no wonder that almost everyone checks the box indicating we agree with these lengthy documents…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
On the Mediterranean coast of Spain there is an almost finished 700-foot, 47-floor skyscraper. Only two months away from completion architects discovered a small flaw. The elevator only went to the 20th floor and there is no room in the plan for adding an elevator to service the final 17 floors. Some…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
The way the laws regarding aid to the families of U.S. military veterans are structured, has added millions of dollars to the cost of the wars the country has fought. The law states that surviving spouses can qualify for lifetime benefits when troops have a service-related death. Children under the age…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
You may not know the value of something until it’s gone. British journalist Mark Hales recently learned that he could lose his home and be forced into bankruptcy over an incident with a rare Porsche race car. Hales arranged to drive an original Porsche 917 car against a vintage Ferrari as part of a magazine…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
New research suggests that the best way to reach a goal is make a specific plan and follow it, but for those striving for several goals at once, planning is not as effective. The study which appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research, compiled results from several experiments, which found that people…