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Archive for September, 2009

Natural and Eco Friendly Products for sale?

I was told there is a company that sales natural and eco friendly products. But I cant remember the name. You have to pay a 15 dollar membership and use around 35 points a month… You can also sale these products and get a commission. They sale cleaning products, laundry soap, beauty supplies, even food, ect. If someone knows the name of this company please send it my way so I can check it out.

Sounds like Melaleuca

CSR work, how intense can it be?

I’ve interviewed with MBNA, now Bank of America for a customer satisfaction advisor that seems to be very sales orientated. Has anyone who has worked in this field tell me if its high pressure to sell? I don’t feel like a sales person and was attracted to the customer service aspect of the job. with the new merger of MBNA and B of A, it seems to be the focus. Please share any relevant experience that you may have about this field, job, or company.

Thanks

I was in Banking for over 13 years and let me tell u…You absolutely must be a sales representative, as well as be able to balance a till every night to within most likely .05 cents.

Raises, promotions, etc. are based on your sales and referrals, and also phone solicitations. Everything is and must be very low key, never talk about customers to other customers or employees that u work with.

If you cannot meet the standards of production, u can be "let go" for not performing to standards.

Give it alot of thought if u want to do this because it can be very intense and very stressful in your personal and family life also. feel free to contact me if u have any other questions and good luck in the job market.

How is it a sin to have same sex relationships and?

Is it a sin to shop and/or work at a walmart? (I’m serious)

For when you two of the same sex decide to have sexual relationships and both people have enjoyment out of the act with no guilt then how is this wrong? Isn’t it our purpose to find haplessness and joy?

And even if it is a sin, then would it not be a sin to support an evil company like Walmart? When you support Walmart you destroy your local merchants and send so much money outside of the country and you are contributing to evil capitalism (key word evil). It is Walmart who takes all these manufacturing jobs away from our North American plants and instead uses cheap labor in China and India. We as a group of mass conscious people have destroyed our economy and we have a great depression coming like no other due to many factors. One of the factors of course is the evil companies like WalMart whom are destroying our country bit by bit. Obviously if this is a sin, then it must be a sin for these credit card companies to over create money that did not exist? It would be a sin for greedy corporations like Coca-Cola to continuously take money out of the system to ensure the rich get richer and the poor getting poorer! That is where all the money America is at right now. it is in the hands of big corporations because of greed. So are these corporations making sins?

So it is fine if you consider same sex relations a sin, but if you do I hope you find shopping a walmart a sin and these major companies destroying our country.

Walmart, banks and big corporations have caused problems that are so huge to our way of living and two guys or girls being happy i guess is causing problems to?

I think it is a sin to use our power and our creative abilities to stop gays from loving (key word - love) each other when we have all this greed (key word - greed) going on by these companies and they are destroying out economy to the point where it seems certain a great depression that will be worse than 30s is months away from happening

To all those whom decide whom are sinners and no sinners, I hope you think for a second who the real sinners are in this world if you choose to put blame and sin on people.
Q: whats wrong with working/shopping at walmart

A: supporting evil
Q: How can you compare sick sexual acts between gays to bad business practices?

A: Because I am comparing apples and oranges in the fact that sins humans have labeled as doing wrong.
Comment: No such thing as a "sin"
There is Karma. i believe in that

Response: Good point for a sin is something advanced and graduated cave men came up with 4000 years ago.
Q: Using your logic.. Something you like to do and don’t feel guilty about, makes it okay? What about the serial killer who likes to murder, and feels no guilt because he feels he is helping.. Does that make it ‘ okay ‘ ??

A: It is his/her choice to not feel guilt, however if that person chooses not do then karma at some point will come into play as "Treat others how you would want to be treated yourself" so the law of attraction will have negativity come back to the person in some form in some life time.
Comment: God is God. God is our Creator. God created all men and women to have heterosexual relationships or to remain single

Response: We have no proof that what was said in the bible was that of god, or is still the case. These are writings written in a time when the world was that of negativity with many primitive beings. We are still primitive now, but much more advanced. However, instead of looking bad upon these things it seems to me the best way to approach this is to learn from our past mistakes and move forward. It takes a strong religious person to say "I was wrong about same sex relations"
Comment: Yes it is a sin You don’t see a dog and a cat do you. The animals are more smarter then some of you people when it comes to having real sex. So top that off!

Response: LOL, you have not seen two gay dogs have sex? I have many times. So I guess I have topped that. Google search "Gay Dog Love"
Q: And how has Walmart "destroyed" our country?

A: To find truth on this issue google search "Walmart High cost for low prices + torrent" and then do some research on capitalism and maybe watch Zeitgeist Addendum and you may find out more :)
No such thing as a "sin"
There is Karma. i believe in that

Green Card/ Visa for New Business/investment In USA, anyone know the reqiuirements?

Hi

I know there is a Green card / Visa for opening/investing in a new Business in America that foreigners can get.

I knew these requirements from 7 years ago and It used to be something like this, have $50k in a US bank account untouched for several months that is specifically to open the business with and you must have already obtained or leased business premises. The business must turn over several million dollars within 5 years to get a full residency status.

I knew of a Canadian who opened up a company growing palm trees in Arizona who did it this way.

Anyone who knows the process please let me know.

Thanks

Here is the official word, complete with form numbers:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4ff96138f898d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

What’s the current scientific consensus on sustainability?

Does the human race have long to go?

Is overpopulation, which exacerbates pollution, deforestation, climate change, and results in food and water shortages and disease, going to spell the end of the human race within the coming decades?

According to scientists?

Viagara helps!

Eco Friendly Products?

I recently decided that I wanted to start buying things that are more Eco-friendly. I know that it helps to bring your own bag to shop with, instead of using the plastic ones they offer. It also cuts down on what you buy!

Any other ideas?
Oops, I realize I put this in the wrong category >.<

Buy organic products. (No harmful chemicals/pesticides used).
Learn about biodegradable remedies by making your own whenever possible.
Recycle (including using old clothes as cleaning rags). Write your grocery list on the back of a junk e-mail letter rather than using new paper to avoid killing more trees.
Go to health food stores that carry many of the latest "green" brands. (I buy my cosmetics at a good health store and biodegradable shampoo with most of the ingredients grown here in North America).
Drive a fuel efficient car (or a hybrid if you can afford it). Public transportation is the best if it is efficient in your area.
Buy a solar calculator rather than one with batteries to avoid filling up landfill sites with old batteries.
One lady (link below) even gave her house to "recycling" so give away before throwing it away.
Vote for politicians with clear and "do-able" green agendas.
Visit as many "green" websites as possible for new ideas. I am still amazed by how much I learn reading them.

Make your own cleaners:
http://www.greenyour.com/home/housekeeping/cleaning-products/tips/make-your-own-multi-purpose-cleaners?subject=510

Ideas:
http://home.earthlink.net/~bnvarma/Articles/Green%20House.html

Lady recycles her old house:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/08/07/ot-freehome-080807.html?ref=rss

I am having CSR eye problem from one and half month.Docter recomend to do lazer treatment?

I am having CSE eye problem from one and half month.Doctor recommend to do lazer treatment.What do you think?it will case to lose my eye?What are the another option I can follow?there is any Aurvedic Treatment/medicine to recover that

Most retina doctors recommend waiting 12 weeks before treating CSR (central serous retinopathy) with laser. Most cases clear on their own by then.
If you do Aurvedic treatment it might speed resolution up to 12 weeks instead of 3 months if left alone. (joke)

Why is the truth about the 60’s often not discussed?

Sixties kicks off with the student radicals, the young men and women who protested until their lungs gave out about the evil Vietnam War, capitalism’s social disparities and other hard-left causes.

Turns out the protestors didn’t reflect the vast majority of students. Most pursued the typical college pursuits — academic excellence and some harmless extracurricular activities. Hard to believe conservative icon Barry Goldwater was the most requested campus speaker in the early 1960s, but it‘s true.

Meanwhile, the vocal minority weren’t just trying to speak out against injustices, they were very often Communists opposed to virtually everything the United States stands for.

Free love ruled during the 1960s — or did it? While the culture celebrated the dawn of Cosmopolitan magazine and the birth of the Pill, the real sexual revolution (think “key parties” and orgies) blossomed during the 1970s.

Civil rights took center stage during the era, and icons like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X addressed the racial inequalities swirling through the still young nation. But while conscious-raising speeches pushed the country forward to a more enlightened state, blacks actually suffered during the latter portion of the decade, financially speaking, courtesy of the well intentioned Great Society programs.

In fact, the dawn the ‘60s marked significant progress for black Americans. The average income of a skilled black worker doubled relative to whites from 1936 to 1960, adjusting for inflation.

Historians eagerly strip away some of Malcolm X less savory actions, but they also neglect to mention how a liberal hero like Cesar Chavez stood for the government deporting illegal aliens.

Complete bollocks from start to finish. 60s activism didn’t begin with the Vietnam War, but with the movement to end apartheid in the American South. Most of the overwhelming opposition to the Vietnam (not just students, but a majority of the country by the time Nixon ran on a promise to end the war) was every bit as patriotic as those who supported it. Blacks did not experience a decline in living standards in the late 60s, and were not better off living in an apartheid state than in a free and equal one.

Loans for green business?

Where could one apply for a loan for starting a green business?

As an aspiring entrepreneur you have to realize the road ahead is going to be tough. While one of the hardest things that you have to do to start your small business is to get the funding that you need to start up. Most small-business owners are lucky enough to have enough resources such as surplus funds in their savings accounts to start their businesses. But for the majority of those business owners just like you and I, we require some help and assistance.

http://www.worldbestloans.com/businessloans.htm

With the recent recession and the economy heading towards a downward spiral, getting the loan that you need to start your small business is going to be a very difficult road for you. But thanks to Uncle Sam there is a better choice out there for you. The government is going to offer you a small business loan grant. The benefits of getting a grant from the government is the fact that it never has to be paid back unlike a normal loan from major banks such as Bank of America Wells Fargo etc.

Is it possible to do volunteer work in Mexico in the area of urban/community planning or sustainability?

I am planning on pursuing a graduate degree in Urban Planning once I graduate college. I am looking into opportunities for this summer, including doing volunteer work or even an internship-type experience in Mexico or any developing country. Is this possible and what would be the best way of going about finding a position like this? And most importantly, I’m on a miniscule budget.

I know that there have been programs like you’ve described.

First, check with the State Department and see if they are sponsoring and programs. If they are write your Congressman and both Senators and ask for their help. You’ll be suprised at how cooperative they will be.

If nothing exists there, look into the Peace Corp. And I’ve heard of another, Cross Cultural Solutions. They sponsor programs as well.

Good Luck