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Bapcor has some terrific businesses, but the ASX-listed auto parts group as a whole hasn’t been firing for investors. Change is coming.

The L.A. County Board Of Supervisors has allocated $22 million for arts and creative recovery from the American Rescue Act. The one time funds will address six needs in the arts and culture sector, jobs for artists and creative workers; a marketing initiative that amplifies reopenings in the cultural sector and encourages tourism within that sector; strengthening creative career education and pathways for LA County youth; arts education; and support for justice-involved youth. The $22M will be managed and distributed by the Department of Arts and Culture and includes $750,000 for arts educati...

Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Angela Haupt Normal text size Advertisement If you’re reading this article instead of tackling one of the many projects you meant to do during the pandemic, or before starting the report due tomorrow at work, or as an alternative to changing your car’s year-old oil, feel no shame: This is a safe space, procrastinators, and you’re among friends. Joseph Ferrari, a professor of psychology at DePaul University in Chicago and author of

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Can habit-tracking apps help bring some routine back to our quarantine lives? Vox.com 1/1/2021 © Sarah Lawrence for Vox For many of us, nine months spent quarantining at home has completely erased the elaborate routines and habits we had carefully constructed in the Before Times. Commuting? Wearing makeup? Going to spin class? School drop-offs? Social distancing requirements and the closing of schools, workplaces, and businesses have upended many of those pre-pandemic habits. So it’s unsurprising that as we turn to 2021, many Americans are seeking ways to develop new habits and bring so...