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New Woman’s Magazine “SHE”

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

                                                                                                                                      

 

New Woman’s Magazine Coming Soon.

 

There is nothing more gratifying than having your words in print.

I will have the honor of having one of my favorite articles titled, “A Phone Call From Heaven” published  in the October issue of a new magazine called SHE making its deput in September. Here is a little about SHE from its founder Sheena Maria Acerado.

 

“I feel that people in general, but more specifically women, want to have a place in this world.  From the outside looking in, I feel that they do; but they may not even realize it.  The mothers, sisters, daughters, career women, saints, sinners, and teachers of the world all have a place; but when synthetic life, monotony and laundry get in the way, at times their light may feel dull or even lost.
The purpose and mission of this website and SHE . . . magazine is to share my own thoughts through articles and anecdotes, and give other women the opportunity to do the same.  This is a way for women to relate to one another and inspire one another.  It can even help us to be the people we want to be along the way.”

 

 

 

 

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X-Files A Big Disappointment

Friday, July 25th, 2008

 

My favorite Fox Television show was The X-Files. Me and my boys loved.  My son’s wanted me to go see the Dark Knight today; they saw it earlier, but I was set on seeing The X-Files , now I wished I would have listened to them.  I Want to Believe made me think, “I can’t believe I waited six years for this!”

 

 

 

This movie had nothing to do with where the show ended. The plot made no sense. I Want To Believe was a slap in the face to any X-File fan who followed the TV show or the 1998 movie.

 

Mulder and Scully were a great team embarking on finding the truth, what did a psychic pedophile priest have to do with finding the truth,  or a sick kid who had nothing to do with the story line. Where did they come up with the Dr. Frankstein angle! It reminded me of an episode of Criminal Minds not the X-Files.

 

I was so disappointed in this movie. The idea of the X–Files movie was great, but the writers really had to be on crack or something because this latest endeavor was a flop.

 

 

As bad as the movie was I enjoyed seeing Mulder(Duchovny) and Scully(Anderson) back on the screen together, but I would have liked to have seen what happened to William the couples baby and cigarette man and maybe what happened to the truth!

 

What were they thinking!  This movie had nothing to do with the last episode.

 

Any one who loved the X-File’s, do yourself a favor and sit this one out! Go see the Dark Knight this weekend!! All I can say is the sequel better be good so the writers can pay back the X-Files fans who wasted their money, and gas to see this movie. 

 

 

Faded Memories In A Cardboard Box

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Another load of soiled clothes to clean was waiting for me in the laundry room last night. The laundry full of an assortment of young men’s sweaty, damp mismatched clothes laid scattered on the tattered, taupe carpet. The carpet stained from the many times water would leak from the pipes leading to the back yard water line, after being broken on more than one occasion from the past sub-zero winters.

I somehow managed to find a path through the mounds of clothes. I stumbled on a torn, old box that was flipped over on one side. Right away I noticed the deflated red valentine balloon with the ribbon still attached. To my surprise an image of my past hit me. I picked up a worn, stationary envelope and took the fragile letter it contained out and blew the dust from it; memorabilia of my past in an old cardboard box. I brushed a strand of the hair that had found its way from my pony tail from my eyes and sat down in the middle of the dirty clothes.

I got a rush of different emotions as I read the fade letters sent to me from a long, lost love; the paper no longer the crisp white that it was 23 years ago, but now an ivory, wrinkled bit of time, so long ago.

The envelope was address to Genieveve and was from Marcus a brave knight from a kingdom in some far away distant land. A land where dragons lived and damsels were rescued from wicked wizards and cruel warriors. It was a time where honor and love meant more than life itself.

The letter was one of many that the young couple shared. Their love was like no other and each moment they spent together was cherished and every moment apart was unbearable torture.

I folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope that it came from. My eye stung from a tear or was it from the Clorox from the washer.

I was that fair maiden and Marcus was my love, my children’s father. We were so young then. I wonder if the young lovers had any clue of how they would someday hurt each other so. I wonder if they would have written the chapters of their story different and defiantly in hopes that fate did not rule their destiny.

We would write these letters back and worth, it was our fairy tale. I wonder what would happen if Genieveve would send Marcus a letter now. Would he remember her?

What would happen, these scattered cards and a cardboard box of forgotten dreams, and promises? Ribbons and love poems that I had forgotten I had written as a young woman.

A glimpse back in time that had so much promise, it was a whimsical moment that I decided to share with my boys that evening . They listened to me read the letters their father wrote to me those 23 years ago.

Work@Home

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

 

With gas prices hitting an all time high wouldn’t be great not to ever have to leave your house for work. It can happen for you if you’re persistent and really start searching for that perfect work@home job. Some of you may already have the luxury to have a good job all you have to do is approach your boss and let he or she know you would like to work from home. Many top notch companies, such as IBM, and Atnea are offering this to their employees

The only thing stopping you may be that your company does not have a reliable secured server. Most jobs can be done without the distraction of other employees. The internet is so advanced with video email and servers that more and more companies are offering the choice for employees.

There are real work at home jobs that are great. I can’t find any fault working from home, and I hope I can continue to do so for a life-time.

One major positive to working from is there is no office gossip or pettiness that invades the water cooler that do in the traditional office environment.

No need for office suits, or picture perfect hair. I love the fact that I just have to compete with myself and no one else.

I found the best work at home jobs so you don’t have to do the research.

Number one on my list is Teletech@home.

ABOUT TELETECH
TeleTech is one of the largest and most geographically diverse global providers of business process outsourcing solutions. They have a 26-year history of designing, implementing, and managing critical business processes for Global 1000 companies to help them improve their customers’ experience, expand their strategic capabilities, and increase their operating efficiencies. By delivering a high-quality customer experience through the effective integration of customer-facing front-office processes with internal back-office processes, They enable their clients to better serve, grow, and retain their customer base. They use Six Sigma-based quality methods continually to design, implement, and enhance the business processes they deliver to their clients and they also apply this methodology to their own internal operations. They have developed deep domain expertise and support approximately 300 business process outsourcing programs serving 100 global clients in the automotive, communications and media, financial services, government, healthcare, retail, technology and travel and leisure industries. Their integrated global solutions are provided by 51,000 employees utilizing 38,000 workstations across 88 delivery centers in 18 countries.( http://markets.about.com/about?GUID=5833376&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3198)

Could you image if every business in American would follow TeleTech’s approach to the work force.

“TeleTech’s @Home solution offers our clients two major benefits: one of the most secure desktops available in the industry and an easy way to reduce emissions and operating costs,” said Kenneth Tuchman, chairman and chief executive officer of TeleTech. “According to Facet Research, every @Home employee saves more than 160 hours of commuting time per year — and reduces pollution by almost 2,300 pounds. It’s a win for our clients, and a big win for the environment.”

TeleTech@Home has one of the most secure desktop solutions in the virtual employee space, thanks to its patent-pending WorkBooth(TM) application. Launched in 2006, this uniquely designed desktop operating system converts the employee’s computer into a company-driven terminal. During the work session, the computer will only access applications pushed from TeleTech servers. This makes TeleTech@Home the only global solution that can be truly secure from virus, spyware, desktop recording, and keystroke logging programs running on personal computers.

In addition to high-security features and an environmentally friendly impact, Facet Research shows that clients can save up to $10,000 in operational costs per @Home agent annually.

The @Home solution taps into TeleTech’s proven, highly scalable and centralized technical architecture. A unique delivery platform enables TeleTech@Home agents to access the same proprietary training, workflow, reporting, and quality tools as the company’s delivery center workers. The platform also allows secure access, monitoring, and reporting for TeleTech’s Global 1000 client base.

Other benefits include:
• Each @Home agent reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 3,000Kg, according to statistics from Facet Research
• TeleTech@Home is the only solution in the market today that serves multiple countries, including locations in Europe and Asia-Pacific
• TeleTech@Home is the industry leader for best-shore outsourcing strategies by using the same proprietary technology platform as its bricks and mortar centers
• TeleTech also leads the industry by offering 100% of @Home agents performance-based pay
• TeleTech @Home provides proven operational results that help clients improve their quality, their efficiency, and their sales performance
“TeleTech’s proven global sourcing model supports our clients’ strategic initiatives to offer superior service delivery from locations all over the world — including @Home,” said Tuchman. “We have had numerous @Home engagements in the past two years serving the broadband, financial services, healthcare, media, retail, and technology verticals.”

TeleTech is one of the largest and most geographically diverse global providers of business process outsourcing solutions. We have a 26-year history of designing, implementing, and managing critical business processes for Global 1000 companies to help them improve their customers’ experience, expand their strategic capabilities, and increase their operating efficiencies. By delivering a high-quality customer experience through the effective integration of customer-facing front-office processes with internal back-office processes, we enable our clients to better serve, grow, and retain their customer base. We use Six Sigma-based quality methods continually to design, implement, and enhance the business processes we deliver to our clients and we also apply this methodology to our own internal operations. We have developed deep domain expertise and support approximately 300 business process outsourcing programs serving 100 global clients in the automotive, communications and media, financial services, government, healthcare, retail, technology and travel and leisure industries. Our integrated global solutions are provided by 51,000 employees utilizing 38,000 workstations across 88 delivery centers in 18 countries (http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/teletech-encourages-companies-to-save-fuel-with-its-home-solution?tag=Call%20Centers

Top Four work at home companies.
Teletech@home
West@home
Alpine Access
Convergys.com

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The New Yorker , Start Spreadin The News

Monday, July 14th, 2008

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“The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama’s right wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree,” Obama’s campaign spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement.

The New Yorker’s artist is only painting a picture that many Americans are thinking, but are afraid to speak freely about. It makes Americans again think about his faith, and question his intentions.

If your a true Obama fan the picture will not change your mind about him. It’s makes for a great round table discussion.

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July 4th Recipes

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

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July 4th is this Friday and I’m already going crazy to find that sought after recipe. It seems every year the same old same old. I liked to spice it up a bit and try something new. So if anyone has a great easy recipe let me know!

One I tried last year seemed to go over well. It’s quick and easy and most of all sweet.

You take saltine crackers turn them upside down on a foil covered cookie sheet.
Put them aside while you cook 1 cup of sugar and a cup of butter. Boil to it reaches (toffee consist.) Pour the mixture over the crackers and bake at 250 degrees for 10 minutes then layer the crackers with milk chocolate chips. Spread the mixture with a knife. Cool in fridge.

They remind me of Heath Bars.

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