Recession: To be, or not to be

US in a recession? Everyone but the President and Treasury Secretary think so.



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Obama in Puerto Rico!!

"Hóla, Puerto Rico! How's everybody doing today?" Obama shouted to a crowd gathered in Old San Juan, before he led dancing supporters along the seaside battlements for a raucous caminata, the traditional candidate parade. "I am thankful, I am grateful. . . . If we do well in Puerto Rico, there is no reason I will not be announcing that I am the Democratic nominee for president of the United States of America!"

"Hispanics are big proponents of improving your life and advancing yourself through education, and that's his life story," said Freddy Balsera, a Florida political consultant who is helping lead Obama's Hispanic outreach in the state. "When he starts explaining that to Hispanic voters, they're going to connect to him."... More on this story here...

Ideas de negocio: Inicia tu Negocio de Computadoras

"Y es que las chicas han demostrado que pueden manejar tambien o mejor que los hombres todo tipo de gadgets. En este articulo te daremos consejos generales para que emprendas un negocio de reparación y mantenimiento de computadoras desde tu hogar"... Este articulo en Datanomia me emocióno tanto que tuve que compartirlo!! Es hora buena que las mujeres se vean como lo que son... Super Mujeres!!! (sonrisa)

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Your E-Trash Is This Company's Treasure

Nathan Zack's computer business has classic tech startup roots: his mother's Farmington Hills, Mich., garage when he was 18 years old. This entrepreneurial success story, though, is far from the glamor of the Silicon Valley. Great Lakes Electronics' share last year was 30 million pounds and projects 50 million pounds recycled this year.

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IRS Gives Obama’s Church the “All Clear”

The IRS has determined that Obama's church did not violate tax laws during Obama's speech in 2007. Read the results of the investigation and the letter from IRS.

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Comic on The MySpace vs. Facebook Faceoff

Over at BLaugh you will find the most hilarious comics on almost anything about anything! Great place for us bloggers to have a good laugh and share it with our fellow blog readers. A must see!!

Oil Prices Keep Climbing: 5 Tips to Save Money on Gas

A b5media article by Miranda Marquit caught my eye... So, open yours!

"Why are oil prices rising? And how can you save money on gas? Oil prices breached $130 a barrel this morning. Yesterday they prompted a sell-off on Wall Street. And across the country they are affecting people’s every day activities.But why are oil prices climbing? Didn’t the Saudis up production at the request of President Bush? Isn’t the US going to stop stockpiling? Shouldn’t this supply help keep oil prices lower?"

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Brilliant Business Move or Biggest Mistake of Her Life?

The Miley Cyrus Fiasco

"She’s and actress and a singer. She’s the idol of millions of little girls around the world as Hannah Montana. She’s worth millions. And she’s ubercontroversial right now thanks to a mostly naked photo in Vanity Fair. Yes, I’m talking about Miley Cyrus." quoted from b5media's Biz Chicks Rule blog by Kristen King.

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Shirley Chisholm's 1972 Presidential Race

Elected in 1972 to the House of Representatives, she eyed the next House - The White House. Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was a political figure who was decades ahead of her time. Something some of you might not know...

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Hard-Working Black Women: No New News Here

Kelly Phillips Erb over at b5media in her blog The Tax Girl reminded me of the importance of hard working African American women in our history and I had to share it with all of you...

"According to the 2008 State of Black America report, published by the National Urban League, black women are now wearing many hats and are often carrying the weight of the entire African-American community on their shoulders."

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SELF EDUCATED PROS

Looking to hire? Post your job today! Post Jobs for only $5 for 15 days... Then promote the site where you posted it and get immediate traffic and job seekers. A must try!!

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NEW Obama bin Laden message: Liberate Palestine

CNN reports... An audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- the second in three days -- says Arab leaders "sacrificed" Palestinians and calls on bin Laden's followers once again to liberate Palestine. Full article...

This image accompanied a message from Osama bin Laden in November. In the message, posted Sunday on radical Islamist Web sites known for posting statements from bin Laden, the speaker states: "Even if all the leaders have sacrificed the Palestinian issue in its entirety, we are not relieved of the responsibility. ... Each one of us is responsible for the death of our people in Gaza."

The HILLS News: You Go Audrina!!

Audrina Partridge, MTV reality star, after hiring new agent and getting her first movie gig, can been seen in a bikini (one of the, not too many, that can do this) on set of the action genre movie and also celebrating her 23rd B-Day Sin-City style.

I always liked Audrina the most and I am very happy for her. From what we saw on The Hills, she's out of the shadows and aiming for the STARS - Hollywood kind! Good Luck, Girl!! Full article...

Independent Work - SpeakWrite is Currently Hiring

SpeakWrite is currently hiring legal and general typists throughout the United States and Canada to work as independent contractors from their own homes.

Upon successful completion of the testing procedure, you will be compensated on a pay-by-the-word basis. This pay rate of ½ cent per word, plus bonus pay, will generate $10 - $12 per hour for typical typists after a short period of working within our system. If your typing skills, speed and ability to turn around jobs efficiently and quickly are good, fast typists can earn as much as $15 per hour.

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The One Most Important Thing to Make It in Freelancing

"I truly believe that tenacity, or lack of it, is the key to a lot of life, including the freelance writing life" writes Allena Tapia an About.Com columnist.

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Google Translation Tools - Translate Your Website

Awesome little tool that translates your entire website into one of 23 languages. A must try!

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How to Start/Create Your Own Website: The Beginner's A-Z

The Essential Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Own Website. So helpful I had to share it with the world. Make sure to check it out!!

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Hope and Humor after Central Florida Wildfires

Resilience mixes with despair and humor in the neighborhoods where brush fires blazed this week across southern Brevard County.

Thousands of victims and grateful survivors are scattered in an unpredictable pattern driven by wind and flames that stretches more than 10 miles from Palm Bay east through Malabar to the banks of the Indian River. Full article...

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Plus-Size Whitney Thompson is America's Top Model

Whitney Thompson became the first plus-size woman to win "America's Next Top Model" on Wednesday night." People always say you have to be stick-skinny, emaciated and unhealthy and I've kind of stood up for [being full-figured] my whole life," Thompson told the New York Post in her first post-victory interview. Full article...

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Osama Bin Laden Vows War on Israel's Anniversary

Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West. The al Qaeda leader, who has placed growing emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said it was at the heart of the Muslim battle with the West and an inspiration to the 19 bombers who carried out the attacks on U.S. cities on September 11, 2001. Full article...

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House rejects $163B for wars, OKs new GI bill

Awesome news for some... What's President Bush's next move?

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ChaCha is Booming! Become A Guide

To all you mommies that need some work from home and students who need some extra cash, here is your big chance!

ChaCha is becoming so popular that it's in need of more awesome Search Guides. It pays .20 cents a query, but the way the queries are coming in, you can actually make anywhere from $5 - $12 in about an hour or more! I've been with ChaCha since December of 2007. What are you waiting for? Come on and ChaCha!!

Go to www.chacha.com, click on Become A Guide, and complete the application. Their is a testing process, approval by email, and training. Once confirmed as a Guide you will receive options for payment. Payments are made by regular mailed check or by opening an account with First Internet Bank where you can receive your own Visa ChaCha Check Card. I chose the second option which has a small fee of $2.00 per deposit made. This option is wonderful because you get paid when you want to get paid by clicking on Pay Me Now.

CLICK HERE to read up on ChaCha press releases and news.

Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal Reviews ChaCha

Free Website, Design, and Hosting for the Small Biz

Free website, design, and help for small businesses. Awesome!! A must for the small biz owner.
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Einstein's Last Words on Faith

A letter being auctioned in London this week adds more fuel to the long-simmering debate about the Nobel prize-winning physicist's religious views.

In the note, written the year before his death, Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish." Full article...

The letter includes the following quotes: "the word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish" and "For me, the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions".

So, what do you think of that?! The greatest mind to have ever lived "supposedly" denied faith in a Creator and called the Bible a bunch of rubbish in a note before he died. Now, my opinion is only that; my opinion. But, how can someone that changed the world with his discoveries and his unraveling of the mysteries of the universe with his theory of relativity could possibly come to that conclusion. He practically saw God face to face. Is the letter being auctioned legit? Who will ever know...

Raymond Arrieta Comes to Orlando

Saturday May 24, 2008, the University High School theater (11501 Eastwood Dr. Orlando, FL 32817 Click for Map) will be hosting one of my favorite Puertorican comedians.

Alex Torres Productions (TeleFax: (407) 330-0722) the fastest growing Hispanic full-service entertainment and marketing company in the Sunshine State are catering this event for all of us that love this great Hispanic stand up comedian.

For all of you that have had the privilege of seeing one of Mr. Raymond Arrieta's stand up acts, you won't want to miss Unplugged... pero conecta'o!

Doors Open at 8pm and the Show starts at 9pm. Hope to see all of ya there!!

18,000 buried by quake in one China town: Xinhua

"China said on Tuesday 18,645 people were buried under debris in the city of Mianyang, neighboring Wenchuan county, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake. Some 3,629 people had been confirmed dead." Full article...

Panda-watching tourists are missing. More than two dozen British and American tourists who were thought to be panda-watching in the area also remained missing.

Some 20,000 soldiers and police arrived in the disaster area with 30,000 more on the way by plane, train, trucks and even on foot, the Defense Ministry told Xinhua.

Disastrous events are occurring all over the globe and has many thinking of the end of the world. Will these type of disasters touch American soil? Pray we to God that we be spared...

I Love Waleska T-Shirt!!

Isn't it wonderful?! Someone thought of an I Love Waleska T-shirt; I'm flattered! Actually, it was ASuperShop. Lovely and affordable. You can get your own I Love Waleska T-shirt at Amazon.com for only $16.96. It's on sale!!

Designer Laptop Bags, Business Cases and Luggage for Women

Awesome laptop bags, business cases, and luggage for awesome women who need to look good all the time! And they're functional too!!

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Oil Cracks the $125 a Barrel Mark

What the Frack?! Will this continue or will we find relief?

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Close to 3,000 Acres Burn in diverse Counties in Florida

Brush fires are conquering in Central Florida. The winds that have been picking up for a couple of days are not helping either.

A home in Malabar was destroyed Monday morning and continues to burn. The homeowners were out of state, but their daughter was able to retrieve some family treasures.

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Obama shifts sights to McCain & Off of Clinton

Is Clinton not an important opponent anymore? Or is Obama just bored with all the "stuff"?

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7.8 Earthquake Buries 900 Students in China

"A powerful earthquake buried 900 students in central China on Monday and killed at least 107 people, as several schools and a water tower collapsed in the tremor, state media reported." Full article...

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central China sending in a rush thousands to safety at about 60 miles northwest of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. . Telephone and power networks, and even state media appeared to have few details of the disaster. Communications were disrupted causing a larger panic.

The U.S. Geological Survey warned it be "a dangerous earthquake" because of its proximity to very populated areas.

In Shanghai, skyscrapers moved back and forth like trees in a strong wind and office employees rushed to the streets. The airport in the provincial capital, Chengdu, was closed and roads were full with traffic after the fact. Read more...

OIA Power Line Or Gator? Hmm...

The Florida Power & Light while working at Orlando International Airport found an interesting type of "power line". As the crew was putting in lines for an addition to the OIA they found the following in a culvert they were using...

And some friends that were hanging with...

The gator measured 18' 2" long and the rattlesnake roundup totaled 87.

Just a day at work in the Sunshine State! FP&L, thanks for sharing.

Torandoes Ripping Through Picher, Oklahoma

"A tornado ripped through a 20-block swath of Picher late Saturday afternoon, killing at least seven people. The same storm system then moved into southwest Missouri where tornadoes took the lives of at least 12 others, authorities said." Full Article...

FoxNews reports on the bizarre storms and tornadoes that caused excessive damage, and up to 20 deaths while ripping through the city of Picher, Oklahoma. Highway Patrol Lt. George Brown said Picher's victims included an infant.

Some blame Global Warming, while others claim the prophecies of the Bible are coming true. While the argument is settled, what will we do against the obviously unavoidable forces of nature that have begun to claim more than just land and property: lives, including a defenseless infants. Technology at it's peak and we can't be warned beforehand? The anomalies will continue and still no answers. Any comments?

Want to follow up? Go to MyFoxKansasCity.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day

So, here I sit blogging when my sisters are all heading up to get together at my aunt's house with my mom for Mother's Day. So, how do I feel? Guess!

I feel bad, of course. I'm always the one missing in the get-togethers and the special events. But, I am proud to say that I'm the only one that is in constant contact with everyone (always calling and texting). But, I pretty much spend those special days alone with my two girls.

I know that I choose to live this distant, but I also accept that it's not healthy. It's not good to be too involved with your family (for sanity reasons!) but to be this distant is not either.

Does anyone have any thoughts? Which do you consider better? Or do you have any suggestions?

Graduating? The Best Companies To Get You Started

As an online student at Penn State Universities World Campus in Information Sciences & Technology, finding the best companies that offer opportunities to those in my graduating position is very important. Many graduates end up, sadly, having to work in jobs that have nothing to do with their career goals until they get their "big break". But, thanks to Lindsey Gredes a young staff editor and writer for Business Week, we have a full list of companies that are giving fresh graduates the "big break" they seek. The list has been updated accordingly by Ms. Gredes and you will find the full articles here...

I'm Hooked on Smallville

This reinterpretation of the Superman franchise features a teenage Clark Kent struggling to come to grips with his emerging superpowers in Kansas. He must hide his abilities from Lana Lang, the girl of his dreams and from his friend Lex Luthor, who will one day become Superman's nemesis. Complicating matters is the presence of kryptonite throughout Smallville, which causes strange mutations in locals and cripples Clark. David Nutter ("The X-Files") is among the executive producers of the action/adventure drama.

I am absolutely in love with Smallville! Who knows, maybe I'm one of the many that won't admit they wish Superman truly existed. But, one thing is obvious; the cast is hot, the story line keeps getting better, and we the fans can't wait to see Clark flying!

Sencillo Barber Shop: Yes we Can!!

A close friend, great man, full of devotion, and a heart too big for Orlando, FL: Joel aka Sencillo is the proud owner of Sencillo Barber Shop located at 7083 E. Colonial Dr. Suite 105, Orlando FL, 32807 (PH: 407-380-8883).

This barber shop has even been on the local Telemundo Orlando news because of the ability of Sencillo to bring reggaeton stars and even famous athletes to come by to share their time and even donate wheelchairs and other needed equipment to the needy children in the area.

Sencillo Barber Shop is known to have collaborated with the addiction rehabilitation centers Hogar Crea of Orlando. May we continue to see many more young men that will step up and become examples in the community and to the young people in the areas they live.

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Working From Home Is Possible

Work-at-Home!!! Internet!! Money!! Scams have been around as long as the internet itself. So, what can old fogies and the not too clever do? First of all, continue to read this article. Second, become knowledgeable. Knowledge is power.

The way our daily lives are being forged by the ever advancing world of technology, we need a heads up and now. Most of us have worked many years in brick buildings, with cubicles as walls of separation, and have shed tears every time we got our paycheck. But, I have news for you! You can work from home, at home, from your laptop, anywhere you want! The internet may not be your cup of tea, but if you're anything like me, you like advancement, and do not accept being left behind.

I will be 31 this year and most of you are thinking, "What?! She's still young!” The problem is: I'm not. According to the statistics involving the ever growing amount of on-campus and online college graduates that will be coming into the workforce arena between 2009 and 2010, I am pretty much an over-aged and high-maintenance employee that needs replacing. The replacement will be younger, faster, and will accept a minimal salary for their contributions. Unlike, the most of us; it’s the reality and it must be faced.

So, I am not the young, sassy girl that I used to be but I have lots more to offer. What to do now? This is where the ability to make money and work from home comes in. I've been researching, for the past year, and found many channels for this great, flexible, and accessible opportunity. I have a 3 year old, and honestly, I wanted to stay home with her (I wasn't able to with my eldest). Wanting to stay home and the need for money became my obsession. Now, I want to share the best sites, companies, and resources with you because I've been there and done that. And, I’ve been there and done that, again.

*Some advice before I continue to share my treasures: if you are not an expert in something, on a subject, with any particular thing, do not pretend to be. Truthfully speaking, you must be a present or ex-executive, corporate, or have vast experience in the area or career level in the position you are attempting to work from home as. Work at home is not an easy way to overpass education and experience. True work at home will come because of these and will bring about great offers from great companies.

The window of opportunity which has opened for those that fulfill the requirements requested will find that companies are ready to make offers.

Websites

1. www.chacha.com – become a search guide with ChaCha Search Inc.
2. www.craigslist.com – many private employers use this site to offer positions or projects for workers at home
3. www.tjobs.com – telecommuting site where for a small annual fee they filter out scams and offer only true employers seeking worker from home
4. www.sologig.com – Great site for contract jobs, consulting jobs, freelance jobs, and part time jobs with top companies
5. www.dice.com – Site for the techs and information sciences type employee

Companies

1. Disney
   
2. Lockheed and Martin
3. Deloitte & Touche
4. Goldman Sachs
5. Dept. Of Stat

Resources

1. http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/jobs/currentjobs.htm - Freelance writing, editing, and translation jobs
2. http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com – Many 500 Fortune companies use this site to weed out the right employee they need and you can get a subscription for just $7 a month
3. http://jobs.problogger.net – Great site for bloggers looking to let loose on their passions and expertise while getting paid

Knowledge is power. Work from home is out there and the companies offering it are seeking for the qualified and the resourceful. Are you the one they need?