Influence, Schweitzer taught, is earned in the quiet workshop of conduct, never in the pulpit of command. Followers listen with their eyes, he reminded, scanning each gesture for evidence of principle. When they discover integrity glinting in daily work, trust grows like tropical light he once marveled at over Lambaréné.

Healer, organist, and philosopher, he aligned every craft to one ethic: reverence for life. The leader, therefore, must treat colleague and stranger as patient, listening before prescribing, serving before directing. Such service does not weaken authority; it sanctifies it, because people accept command from hands they have seen callous-free.

Test your leadership each evening: replay the day, asking where your conduct eased another’s load. If no shoulders relaxed, greet dawn prepared to furnish quiet help, frank counsel, and a steady pattern of humane choices. Repeated daily, such a witness becomes a lantern others carry, lighting trails well beyond the radius of your footsteps, leaving successors to advance still further onward.

Serve quietly, model ethics visibly, and lift one colleague’s load through precise, compassionate personal action today.

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Crane arms stayed parked Monday morning while ten autonomous gantry printers began extruding lava‑inspired concrete layers on a windswept ranch outside Marfa, Texas, marking the official start of El Cosmico Hotel, billed as the nation’s first fully 3D‑printed resort. The $140 million project unites ICON, Liz Lambert, and the hospitality group Bunkhouse.

Each domed suite will be printed in forty‑eight hours using mixed designs that incorporate local caliche and recycled glass, slashing embodied carbon by forty percent compared with conventional framing. Solar canopies, earth‑tube cooling, and a closed‑loop gray‑water system are expected to push the 60‑room compound toward net‑zero operations despite the high desert’s temperature swings.

General contractor J.E. Dunn projects a fifteen-month schedule, peaking at 220 tradespeople as printed walls are infilled with hemp-lime insulation and topped by mass-timber roofs prefabricated in Austin. When the psychedelic‑pink adobe forms open to guests in fall 2026, developers estimate 120 permanent hospitality jobs, an annual regional economic impact exceeding $35 million, and strong arts tourism.

Crews poured the first micropile Thursday on a sagebrush ridge outside Rawlins, Wyoming, officially launching physical construction of the long‑planned TransWest Express high‑voltage direct‑current supergrid. The 732‑mile, 3‑gigawatt line will ferry carbon‑free wind power from the 600‑turbine Chokecherry‑Sierra Madre complex toward Nevada’s Marketplace Hub, unlocking deliveries to California and Arizona.

Contractor Quanta Infrastructure Solutions mobilized twenty lattice‑tower foundation crews after receiving the Bureau of Land Management’s final notice to proceed on June 10. In the coming weeks, helicopters will sling rebar cages across pronghorn habitat, while ground teams trench fiber‑optic control conduit. Converter‑station earthwork near Delta, Utah, is also kicking off under a separate Bechtel contract.

Financing blends $2.9 billion in private equity with a $1.1 billion federal loan guarantee approved last month, reflecting new clean‑grid incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. When energized in late 2028, TransWest will cut Western grid congestion by twenty percent, support 1,000 ranch‑county jobs, and shrink annual regional carbon emissions by an estimated ten million tons.

On Wednesday, OSHA officially classified powered exoskeletons as “lifting‑assist devices,” clearing builders to deploy them without separate variance petitions. The ruling followed a six‑month trial at a KB Home subdivision outside Las Vegas, where twenty carpenters wearing carbon‑fiber shoulder suits hoisted 200‑pound LVLs and completed roof systems twelve hours faster than baseline crews.

Data released by the agency show that musculoskeletal injury claims dropped 82 percent during the pilot, saving insurers an estimated $18,700 in comp premiums per house. The self‑contained rigs weigh 14 pounds, run eight hours on swappable batteries, and use onboard sensors to amplify shoulder torque by 30 foot‑pounds only when the wearer lifts above chest height, avoiding awkward over‑assist.

Milwaukee Tool announced that it will produce 3,000 units at its Mississippi plant, targeting national availability before the fall building surge. Lennar, D.R. Horton, and Habitat for Humanity each placed non‑binding pre-orders after viewing the Nevada demonstration. At the same time, Carpenters Union locals signaled conditional support provided hourly wage scales remain intact.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk addresses preventing injuries from sharp metal edges. Handling materials such as sheet metal, ductwork, or framing exposes workers to a significant risk of cuts and injuries.

Why It Matters
Sharp metal edges cause deep cuts, lacerations, or puncture wounds, resulting in painful injuries and lost productivity.

Strategies to Prevent Injuries

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Careful handling, protective gear, and clear communication prevent injuries from sharp metal edges.

Stay sharp, handle safely!