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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

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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. The Blind Woodsman store: Furniss Studios Today, the couple work together to run The Blind Woodsman website and social media accounts. “We We make a good team,” Anni says.

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How To Banish Procrastination Once And For All

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Surrounding yourself with others hard at work creates the right conditions for focus, reducing the inclination to check emails and go on social media. Euan Hall, Chief Executive at The Land Trust, believes that, “Work from home is going to be a major cause of mental ill health in years to come.

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FAANGs for the memories: how tech palaces lost their lustre

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This corporate campus has had a few iterations in its time from the original SGI Campus built on the site of a working farm with its plethora of water features, pathways, and plazas to the design in 2005 by Clive Wilkinson Architects which saw the headquarters furnished with items such as giant rubber balls and a piano.

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

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But the official start of the coworking as a movement was in 2005 in San Francisco. I guess it’s more like coworking for doctors or for people from the health industry. What their social media communication look, you know, kind of like excites you? There is like a chain of co working for doctors that came out.

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Getting what you pay for: How Amazon’s membership fee retains customer loyalty

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Amazon’s $20 increase for Prime members certainly drew a lot of derogatory hoopla this past week with social media and forums all buzzing with criticism about the 25% hike. Since 2005, the number of items eligible for unlimited free Two-Day Shipping has grown from one million to over 20 million. In the Jacksonville, Fla.

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MBO Partners: A Business Platform for Independent Consultants.

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « More Canadians Becoming Freelancers | Main | What is The Singularity?   MBO Partners offers group health and other benefits.    MBO Partners offers group health and other benefits.    He was very pleased with MBO. 

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011. 

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