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The US Has the Highest Recidivism Rates In the World—Here’s Why

Success

A 2021 Bureau of Justice Statistics study found that 66% of people released from prison in 24 different states in 2008 were re-arrested within three years. Many of these arrests led to reincarceration: parole and probation violations and new sentences led 61% of prisoners released in 2008 to return to prison within a decade.

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On the needles October 2008

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs On the needles October 2008 Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10:04 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Knitting Frenetic. My current bout with knitting overdrive coincides with recent arrival of news of a loved one’s worrisome health concern.

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Patrice Washington Is Redefining Wealth By Scaling Joy

Success

The crash of the housing market in 2008 and subsequent recession decimated her business, leaving her on welfare and food stamps and—eventually—sitting across from a generous Harvey who offered to create a job with the sole purpose of helping her get back on her feet. And it was gone overnight.

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Top 5 Ways of Being More Efficient in Business

The Small Business Blog

Use a specific business calendar to keep a reminder of your schedule. Use WinWeb ’s Online Calendar and Online Document Store to cut down on physical waste. Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead. Be ruthless with your filing.

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Personal Organizer

Ian's Messy Desk

A calendar is the easiest place to track such a list. Comment by David C on May 14, 2008 @ 5:15 pm I like this post. Comment by Rhonda on May 14, 2008 @ 7:32 pm David, thanks for heads-up on the book. Regular tasks can occur on a monthly cycle: e.g., paying bills. A to-do list can be as simple or as complex as you need.

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Can you say “sidetracked?”

Loosely Speaking

Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 11:41 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant I could blame it on the economy. Or I could explain how my child’s recent health scare derailed my focus. Melodee Patterson Comment // December 6th, 2008 // 5:01 pm choke Cubbies!?! We’ll get through this together.

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8 Steps Toward a More Satisfying Life

Ian's Messy Desk

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Where you live, how much money you make, your job title and even your health have surprisingly small effects on your satisfaction with life. The following eight points summarize her findings. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps.

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