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If You Were Dying… Would Gratitude Be Your First Thought?

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In 2009, a month after being told that her stage four pancreatic cancer had metastasized to the liver, limiting her lifespan to just weeks or even mere days, Joan Lewis felt well enough to cross off bucket-list items. 1, 2011, article in The Citizens’ Voice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. “I

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Progress of Bitcoin in Asia

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Since the launch of bitcoin in 2009, Asia has been a key player in the cryptocurrency space. 2009 to 2011: Early days. In fact, some of the largest exchanges and trading platforms are based in Asia. photo credit: Rabauz / Pixabay. The early days of bitcoin were mostly dominated by Westerners.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2011

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Continuing our annual tradition, below is our Top 10 Small Business Trends list for 2011.    To see our past lists, click on the year: 2010 , 2009 , 2008.    We're optimistic the economy will continue to improve in 2011 and economic growth will be more widespread. 

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My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success » My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action Do you have a theme for 2011?    2011 = DECISIVE PRODUCTIVE ACTION     Your Thoughts Are The Catalist “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. In 2009 I was very ill and even told I might not see 2010! 

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 15, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners.

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Poverty in America

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The chart below shows how the both the official and supplemental poverty rates from 2009 to 2017. The good news is the poverty rate has been drifting down since 2011. Due to these problems, the supplemental poverty measure was developed in 2010. The bad news is kids 18 and under have the highest poverty rate - 15.6%.

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Two Years Later, Small Business Economy Finally Improving

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  Stock market analysts are forecasting S&P 500 companies, on average, will see earnings growth of 17% in 2011 and 14% in 2012.    Their data shows how bad things were for small businesses in 2009 and 2010, but also how much business is improving.  We economic growth in 2nd half of 2011

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