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The Simplicity of Online Data Entry Jobs

Each day more and more businesses are finding it almost impossible to accomplish their simple, ongoing data entry tasks. Full-time employees are stretched too thin just trying to find the time necessary to enter an unlimited amount of data on a daily basis. Data entry jobs are typically very time-consuming and companies can't find enough help within their own organizations. So the data entry work piles up...the stacks get higher every day. The only solution is for recruiters to call on outside help to tackle these piles of data entry jobs. The only requirement to participate in one of these data entry jobs is that you can type fairly fast and accurate. A data entry job can be a very easy way to find home employment and make some big money. If you have some entry-level computer skills, a data entry job can be very simple to perform. It allows you to work at home so that you can spend more time with your family and other commitments. An online data entry job is a real solution for working at home.

Some of the prime candidates for data entry jobs are stay at home moms, students, retirees and basically anyone looking to earn some extra cash. It provides the freedom of working at home, when you want. In addition, data entry employment requires no need for training if you know how to type. Anyone who can type fast and has an an accurate eye can perform data entry jobs.

If you need a full-time or part-time income, an online data entry job is the easiest, most perfect way to make money. Data entry employment provides you the flexibility to work at your own pace. You can decline jobs that don't interest you or just complete them when you're ready. Finding an online data entry job is simple if you know where to look. There are several online data entry job banks including The Freelance Work Exchange which is a premier place to both look for and apply for data entry jobs.

Comments (1) 04.09.2007. 07:50

The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

OK. It's true. There are times in life when "stuff" happens. Things go wrong. People don't cooperate. And even though it feels as if someone is conspiring against us, we know on a deeper level that it's just part of life's curious cycles. Sometimes we're riding on the top of the wave - and sometimes we're in the pounding surf. But if you're like me, when you're being beaten up by outside forces, about the last thing you want to do is give thanks. I mean - give thanks? For what? For the pain?

Well no. And yes. No - not for any senseless suffering. And yes - because is there really such a thing as senseless suffering? I think you might agree that each and every tragedy you have ever endured or loss you have survived brought you (afterwards) a greater sense of your self. Perhaps it gave you a deeper appreciation of something, or a fuller understanding of compassion, or forgiveness or love.

So my question is this. If one day we're going to look back at the situation and say, "Here's what I learned from having gone through that" - then why don't we just take that perspective while we're going through it? Why spend all that time bemoaning our outcast fate, railing against the gods and feeling sorry for ourselves? Why not look the misery right in the face and proclaim with great enthusiasm and passion: "Thank you! Thank you so very, very much! This is great! What a fabulous gift!!! Wow! Am I going to be a better person because of this!!!" As Oprah has said, "When you can give thanks in the midst of your trial, know that you are becoming your finest."

I give tremendous thanks for the gifts that have previously appeared in my life as sheep in wolves' clothing:

For growing up in an abusive home - because I learned how to care deeply for the plight of other such children. For all those panic attacks - because I learned how to be compassionate with others who have had the same experience. And yes, for getting kidnapped by that escaped convict - because I really came to understand how precious life is. And even for getting dumped overboard at 46 years old by my not-so sweetheart lawyer guy of fifteen years - because not only did I learn how to truly take 100% responsibility for myself - but I am learning how to do it with joy, passion, fun and contribution to others!

So here's your action for this week. Right now, look around you. Are there any sheep disguised as wolves? Look hard. I'll bet you'll find them. When you find one, I'm going to suggest that you rip off that skimpy, tawdry, flimsy wolf costume the little guy is wearing, give him a big hug and invite him to tea. Figure out why he's there, thank him profusely and lovingly send him on his way.

Specifically, write down 3 circumstances, past or present, that first appeared as a tragedy in your life. Along side each one - write down what you learned from it that you are thankful for. Focus on all the gifts you have uncovered in your life as a result of these situations. Truly give thanks, silently - or even right out loud.

I'll conclude with the words of Marianne Williamson: "Very often I say, 'Thank you, God' when a gift in my life is packed in silk and satin and wrapped beautifully in ribbons and bows. But just as often, I say thank you when the gift has been wrapped in heartache. Thank you, because I'm determined to see the lesson. Thank you, because I know there's a gift here, even if I cannot see it."

Comments (0) 04.09.2007. 07:49

Ancient “Science”

The Inexact and Ancient “Science” of Growing Stuff

Farmers, that is, people who spend pretty much all day trying to coax living things out of the soil are a real enigma. They are some of the most genuine, inspiring, hard working and determined people I have ever met. They are also some of the most superstitious, irrational folks I've ever had to deal with.

While the existence of modern science and big agro-businesses like Monsanto can easily lull us into believing that growing stuff is pretty much a science at this point, all you gotta do is ride around on a tractor for a day, or walk through a vineyard for an afternoon to know that even those folks that deploy sensor mesh networks and utilize satellite thermal imaging to do their farming still rely on a lot of gut, and a lot of tradition to do what they do.

And like a lot of stuff that we do "just because that's the way we've always done it" some modern viticultural practices are actually complete bunk. Now I'm sure that there are a lot of them that are fantastically effective, and many notions of the right way to farm a vineyard are held up as powerfully true by science all the time. But we don't tend to hear about science proving those old farmers right, because that's a boring story.

What we do hear about, and what always pique my interest, are the stories where a little experimentation shows that what we've always believed to be true, just isn't.

In a recent article in Wines & Vines Magazine, Paul Franson shares some of the latest scientific research into the effects of certain viticultural practices that are commonly accepted as beneficial, but upon further analysis turn out to be, well, not so important.

Now before I set you loose on the claims reported in this article, it's worth mentioning that because of how many variables are involved in farming and winemaking, many of which are difficult to control enough to result in scientifically comparable results, any study which claims to "prove" that something works or does not needs to be scrutinized heavily and replicated several times under various conditions.

So what have we been wrong about all these years?

1. Lowering yields in vineyards by dropping fruit does not mean higher quality fruit. Winemakers like to boast about how they restrict yields on their vines by dropping lots of fruit to the ground so that the vine can "concentrate" on ripening the remaining few clusters fully. Apparently this practice has no scientifically measurable impact on wine quality.

2. Complex vertical vine training does not inherently mean higher quality fruit. Not only does this sort of trellising not seem to have a consistent effect on the quality of the fruit produced, it's also a heck of a lot more expensive.

3. Deficit irrigation (restricting watering of vines during certain periods of growth or maturity) works at some points but not at others. Apparently this technique (used primarily in the New World) is overused, having positive effects early in the season, but little or even detrimental effects late in the season.

Makes me shake my head in wonder at all the times I've heard folks talk about stressing their vines and dropping fruit and the effort and time they put into their trellising. I'm sure some of that effort and faith is not misplaced, but I'd sure like to know how many more high effort, high cost, high faith vineyard and winemaking practices don't bear up to the scrutiny of a little scientific investigation. Anyone want to do a control against a buried cow horn?

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