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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

In 2015, New York City began officially observing two Muslim holidays —the “first large metropolis in America” to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Childs’ task force project was such a resounding success that the company created employee networks to broaden the discussion. Go ahead and embrace your differences.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

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Social networking helps, but some people just need to be around other people.” I've been telecommuting full time as a programmer since 2001. I live in Florida & my company is in Vancouver BC so I also have a 3 hour time difference & different holiday schedule. Grossbart says the problem can be more than social. “If

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. In the ensuing weeks and months, the wheelchair-bound Leeuw traversed a dizzying network of hospitals, outpatient centers and nursing homes. And he did. Jesus Jimenez. Trail Angel Mary.

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