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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...

Today's employers and the changing job market  Here's a presentation by the CEO of Burning Glass Technologies:His description makes me think of the term: T-shaped employees, employees who have hard and soft skills in the same package.

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Today's employers and the changing job market  Here's a presentation by the CEO of Burning Glass Technologies:His description makes me think of the term: T-shaped employees, employees who have hard and soft skills in the same package.

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How Americans Spend Their Time

Via Business Insider: NBER, NYT Click the link to see more: How Americans Spend Their Time - Business Insider Ponder: TV and movies take up more time than socializing. This was in 2008, so by 2013, the Internet probably takes up more time. We spend more time at work...

All Around The World, Labor Is Losing Out To Capital

Via Business Insider: The “labour share” of national income has been falling across much of the world since the 1980s (see chart). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a club of mostly rich countries, reckons that labour captured just 62%...

All Around The World, Labor Is Losing Out To Capital

Via Business Insider: The “labour share” of national income has been falling across much of the world since the 1980s (see chart). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a club of mostly rich countries, reckons that labour captured just 62%...

How Computers Have Changed Chess

Via Business Insider: Thanks to powerful computers, a player can gain incredible insight into the weaknesses and strengths of a given opening strategy. This to combat this, a player must have a varied opening repertoire, and not rely too much on any one line, lest...

How Computers Have Changed Chess

Via Business Insider: Thanks to powerful computers, a player can gain incredible insight into the weaknesses and strengths of a given opening strategy. This to combat this, a player must have a varied opening repertoire, and not rely too much on any one line, lest...

Why ‘Fail Fast’ Isn’t Good Advice

Via Business Insider : "Fail fast" has become standard entrepreneurial advice. Startups and small businesses are told they shouldn't worry about messing up, because it's better to quickly realize that something's not working and move on.  That's the right idea...

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