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America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater

Vox Open Sourced

Few would have predicted that decline in the dark days of late 2001 or even 2005, when 20 years ago this month, 52 people were killed in a devastating attack on London’s transport system. We’re not in the clear yet More than most of the subjects I write about for Good News, the decline of terrorism requires a whole mess of caveats.

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S&P 500 CEOs Are Being Replaced at the Fastest Rate in 20 Years

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At least 41 CEOs have exited S&P 500 companies so far this year, compared with 49 for all of 2024 – making the fastest pace on an annualized basis since 2005, according to data from nonprofit executive research group The Conference Board and data analytics company ESGAUGE.

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Small Business Employment, Confidence Stalled

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Linking Coworking and Innovation | Main | Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August » August 31, 2010 Small Business Employment, Confidence Stalled The Intuit Small Business Employment Index for August showed a slowing rate of small business job growth. 

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I don’t like my in-laws. Is that a problem?

Vox Open Sourced

The aim of marriage was to acquire useful in-laws or gain political or economic advantage,” writes Stephanie Coontz in the 2005 book Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage. Rina, a 31-year-old who works in hotel customer service in Toronto, used to consider her husband’s sister someone reliable, someone worth confiding in.

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These Are the 45 Most Important Minutes of Your Day

Success

Another powerful tool to keep yourself focused on the positive and your eye on the prize is through journaling If you do this exercise every day for a month, you’ll increase your self-confidence as well as improve your performance in all areas of your life. It will keep them focused and will build up their confidence.

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John Furniss Can’t See, But That Doesn’t Stop His Passionate Pursuit of Art and Purpose as The Blind Woodsman

Success

It wasn’t until 2005, when he was doing a vocational rehab program for the blind in Salt Lake City, that John discovered fine woodworking could be an option. When I remark that he’s more coordinated and confident in the woodshop than I would be, he and Anni both laugh. “Me Each drop that hits the website sells out almost instantly.)

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

Success

In 2005 I was confident. I muddle through the week with some level of confidence. I had just appeared on the Today show to promote my first nonfiction book, an account of how my life was transformed by sacrificing some little luxuries. Some give me ideas for entire passages.