Friday, February 29, 2008
Online Games
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Las Vegas Bound
This weekends (let's hope weekend) after last weeks race at California that lasted 2 days due to rain we are off to Las Vegas to see the next big race. Two races into the season and we haven't seen a Hendrick car in victory lane, but Jimmie Johnson has won the last 3 races at Vegas and finished 2nd last week so it might be time. So far into the season the biggest surprises to me are at opposite ends of the chart, I never would have expected Kyle Busch to be leading the points after 2 races and Casey Mears back in 39th after 2 races is a hard pill to swallow, could you imagine one of the Hendrick cars not in the top 35 after the 5th race oops. I know it was 2 accidents that really weren't his fault but that team has to have a fantastic performance this weekend or it could doom the season.
Credit Solutions
Every month we all can find ourselves working through the grind of bills and sometimes our bills can get the best of us credit problems are a reality for many of us and it is easy to lose focus on our lives when it begins to take over. You don't have to live through this alone as there are companies out there that will are designed to help you with your financial issues. Companies like BadCreditOffers.com can offer people support that have had bad credit credit cards. They will compare different avenues for your credit needs including credit cards, home loans, auto loans, personal loans, and much more. BadCreditOffers.com compares the top ten credit cards available for bad credit and generates links to their online applications. You decide what offer is right for you, if you make your payments on time you can start to rebuild your credit rating, your future is now, don't wait today is the day to make your credit a solution instead of a problem in your life.
dancing star
My little princess, Trinity has been dancing for a few years and with our move she had to start at at new school, this school tries to line the kids up based on their age rather than skill level. Trin has been working hard all year and after Christmas her teachers decided she needed to move up to a higer level. They didn't want her to go to competetion as they felt it would be too much for her to get ready for but we were approached last night to go, so off to Halifax we will be heading later in the spring, way to go she traded her boogie shoes in for a boogie train..choo choo
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Parenting Help
The greatest moments of your life has to be when your children are born, what an exciting time, the excitement can be a little intimadating as now you realize you are totally responsible for another life. The world we live in today is so busy with parents trying to find ways to balance work and parenting It is becoming more acceptable for parents to ask for help in raising their children these days. Professional assistance are now available with a wealth of knowledge Au Pair's offer Infant Specialized Care Programs that are completely designed for the needs of infants from birth to 1 year of age. Au pair's specialize in child caregiving and development and have expertise in CPR and child hood development to help Parents through this challanging time. When you are looking for help with the most important roll of your lifetime don't be afraid to turn to professionals that are here for you.
Press Release:
DEMAND FOR QUALITY INFANT CARE FAR OUTSTRIPS AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Despite 55% of U.S. Mothers with Infants In The Workforce, Childcare Providers Offering Specialized Infant Care Services Remain Rare
San Francisco, CA, February 26, 2008 – With over half of U.S. mothers of infants employed outside the home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, most must arrange for infant care. Experts agree that the first year in a child’s life is the most critical developmentally and requires a consistent, nurturing caretaker. With maternity leaves as short as twelve weeks, mothers are confronted with leaving their newborns in someone else’s hands. Unfortunately, with limited training for childcare providers and overcrowding in day care centers, what is a mother to do?
This month AuPairCare (www.aupaircare.com), a leading au pair agency, will begin offering Infant Specialized Care™, a program that provides families with a trained, live-in au pair who specializes in infant care and development, allowing working parents to provide their babies with consistent care in the comfort and safety of their own homes.
Demand for this service clearly exists: Based on a survey sent to 400 AuPairCare host families, almost 2/3 of families with infants currently employing au pairs said they would be interested in an infant qualified and trained au pair if the service were offered and would be willing to pay for the additional training.
Infant Specialized Care au pairs receive over 40 hours of infant care training, covering topics, such as feeding, bathing, changing, soothing techniques and safety. Additionally, they receive specialized training in infant stimulation and development, infant massage, infant sign language and certification in Infant First Aid and CPR. This training is complemented by significant hands-on experience working with infants, with each of the Infant Specialized au pairs having at least 400 documented hours of childcare experience with children under the age of two.
“Having my au pair specifically trained to care for my baby will help alleviate some of my ‘mommy guilt.’ Just knowing that my baby is being well cared for and challenged developmentally will allow me to stop worrying and focus on my work,” says Kenna Norris, back-to-work mother of a 13-week old baby.
“With so many women with infants in the workforce and a clear lack of quality providers catering to this age group, developing a tailored au pair service that offers specialized infant training and experience was a priority for AuPairCare.” said Heidi Woehl, Vice President of AuPairCare.
AuPairCare’s Infant Specialized Care program launches this month nationwide.
About AuPairCare
AuPairCare is a leading au pair agency in the United States providing affordable, live-in au pair childcare. Designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1989 as an official au pair agency, AuPairCare has successfully placed over 30,000 au pairs from 40 countries with caring American families. To learn more, please visit http://www.aupaircare.com
Contact: Karie Stern
Tel: 415-608-9195
E-mail: kjstern@comcast.net
Press Release:
DEMAND FOR QUALITY INFANT CARE FAR OUTSTRIPS AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Despite 55% of U.S. Mothers with Infants In The Workforce, Childcare Providers Offering Specialized Infant Care Services Remain Rare
San Francisco, CA, February 26, 2008 – With over half of U.S. mothers of infants employed outside the home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, most must arrange for infant care. Experts agree that the first year in a child’s life is the most critical developmentally and requires a consistent, nurturing caretaker. With maternity leaves as short as twelve weeks, mothers are confronted with leaving their newborns in someone else’s hands. Unfortunately, with limited training for childcare providers and overcrowding in day care centers, what is a mother to do?
This month AuPairCare (www.aupaircare.com), a leading au pair agency, will begin offering Infant Specialized Care™, a program that provides families with a trained, live-in au pair who specializes in infant care and development, allowing working parents to provide their babies with consistent care in the comfort and safety of their own homes.
Demand for this service clearly exists: Based on a survey sent to 400 AuPairCare host families, almost 2/3 of families with infants currently employing au pairs said they would be interested in an infant qualified and trained au pair if the service were offered and would be willing to pay for the additional training.
Infant Specialized Care au pairs receive over 40 hours of infant care training, covering topics, such as feeding, bathing, changing, soothing techniques and safety. Additionally, they receive specialized training in infant stimulation and development, infant massage, infant sign language and certification in Infant First Aid and CPR. This training is complemented by significant hands-on experience working with infants, with each of the Infant Specialized au pairs having at least 400 documented hours of childcare experience with children under the age of two.
“Having my au pair specifically trained to care for my baby will help alleviate some of my ‘mommy guilt.’ Just knowing that my baby is being well cared for and challenged developmentally will allow me to stop worrying and focus on my work,” says Kenna Norris, back-to-work mother of a 13-week old baby.
“With so many women with infants in the workforce and a clear lack of quality providers catering to this age group, developing a tailored au pair service that offers specialized infant training and experience was a priority for AuPairCare.” said Heidi Woehl, Vice President of AuPairCare.
AuPairCare’s Infant Specialized Care program launches this month nationwide.
About AuPairCare
AuPairCare is a leading au pair agency in the United States providing affordable, live-in au pair childcare. Designated by the U.S. Department of State since 1989 as an official au pair agency, AuPairCare has successfully placed over 30,000 au pairs from 40 countries with caring American families. To learn more, please visit http://www.aupaircare.com
Contact: Karie Stern
Tel: 415-608-9195
E-mail: kjstern@comcast.net
Never Ending Clean Up
It seems like the clean up in the house never ends, I am beginnign to think my house is alive and trying to play with my mind. It seems as though I go from one room to the next and when I come back it is torn apart again. I know the dryer is broke because everytime I go up to the laundry room there are piles of clothes infront of it so it must be chucking the clothes back out of it or something. I must admit the kids can be at times helpful in cleaning up but sometimes it can be pretty frustrating as the house can turn from clean to a disaster in a matter of hours.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
People Crunch
The biggest challange face by all industries today is in the recruitement area, as the baby boomers are reaching retirement age this country is facing and ever growing recission of skilled workers to replace them. It can be an exhausting search to find qualified candidates to interview and hire and sometimes you need assistance to get what you need. Searching for an executive recruiting firm can alleviate the stress of finding the next great leader for your company. Reputable companies like AEF have been placing executives with companies for over 40 years. Their recruitment specialists have all had successful careers in the field that they are recruiting for so their expertise is to your benefit. A good team is the cornerstone to any good business without the team your operation will not meet it's full potential.
The Greatest Wife
My wife definitely deserves an award for being the best wife ever, so I made this one especially for her. Everyday I look at her in amazement of her beauty and remember all the good things that have happened. I have to thank her for saving me really as before I got together with her I was travelling down a dangerous path in which all I really worried about was working and going out to bars with friends. It was a bad habit that I had gotten myself stuck in where I would spend 3-4 nights a week out drinking with friends. It wasn't really something I was doing for fun but to get out I guess. Her strength and love for me made me realize there were much better things to do with my time than bounce back bottles. We have been together for 9 years now and have 4 amazing little children. There have been times when everything wasn't a rose garden you could say but the underlying love we share gets us through the hard times. She really is an amazing woman and having her with me is my grace during the hard days. I love her with all my heart and could never imagine life without her. Please stop by her blog and see for yourself my love for life. She has incredible blogs that are a lot of fun to follow.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A new day is dawning
With so much of todays communication coming through online transactions a new trend has developed. E-Signatures are quickly becoming a business solution to having contracts signed through the internet allowing companies to close deals faster and save money in the process. With today's EchoSign E-Signatures technology allows clients to process transactions across the entire world, with only a few simple steps the entire process is automated and makes quick work out of what formally could have been a long process of sending documents back and forth.
Press Release:
ECHOSIGN 3.0 RAISES THE BAR FOR CONTRACT SIGNATURE AUTOMATION
LARGEST RELEASE IN COMPANY’S HISTORY ADDS POWERFUL WORKFLOW CAPABILITY AND REAL-TIME SALES ANALYTICS TO THE WEB’S MOST ADOPTED
E-SIGNATURE SERVICE
Palo Alto, CA, February 13, 2008 --- EchoSign, the leading Web-based signature automation service, today announced the availability of EchoSign 3.0. This latest version of the number one Web-based e-signature service brings the power of sophisticated workflows to a completely automated and intuitive Web interface.
EchoSign’s 250,000 users have already shortened their contract signature process by as much as ninety percent (90%) – getting contracts signed, on average, in just 42 minutes. In version 3.0, EchoSign introduces a host of new features that help companies of any size close deals faster, save money, and process contracts even more efficiently.
“The key to success for companies of all sizes is identifying bottlenecks in the sales process that hinder a company’s ability to close a deal. With so many businesses going global, the time it takes to get a single signature on a contract increases fourfold,” said Jason Lemkin, CEO, EchoSign. “EchoSign’s newest release continues to cut the fat out of the contract process, by enabling companies to quickly and intuitively gather the signatures they need to drive the business bottom-line.”
In a recent report, the analyst firm Gartner recommends “consider[ing] e-signature services instead of software suites when one or more of these factors exist: the signature-based process is automated; rapid time-to-market is important; complex internal workflows are not required; a third party to vouch for the signed record is needed; or the price per signed record will be less than purchased software and in-house development.”
EchoSign’s easy to use interface has enabled thousands of companies to go from ‘quote to close’ in less than 42 minutes. With EchoSign, companies are able to close more contracts, work more effectively with customers and partners, and manage and audit agreements within a single interface. With today’s release of version 3.0, EchoSign increases the power of e-signatures by extending their ability to reach across the globe and into the organization. Major features include:
Workflow “Language” – EchoSign API has already enabled dozens of Internet leaders to integrate EchoSign e-signatures into their own products – including Salesforce.com, WebEx Connect, Box.net, Zoho, H&R Block RocketLawyer.com, SpringCM, and Drawloop. EchoSign now takes this to the next level by enabling its customers and partners to go beyond the standard counter signature and sequential EchoSign signature options and directly craft their own customized signature workflow processes.
MegaSign - With EchoSign 3.0, users can now send an agreement out to 10, 100, 1,000 or more users for signatures. In just one click, EchoSign automatically tracks down signatures from thousands of employees; automatically follows-up for you and reminds them until they sign; and creates a full, real-time audit report of who’s signed and who hasn’t across your enterprise.
Instant, Automated, Interactive Forms – Users can marry data collection and e-signatures in a few clicks. Now, users can create an interactive form without requiring Adobe Acrobat – just by using Microsoft Word. EchoSign 3.0 automatically converts the Microsoft Word document into an interactive form. This form can be posted to a Web site or secure portal via the EchoSign widget in seconds, without programming. Or the form can simply be e-mailed for signature. Either way, with one click, the document is e-signed – and the collected data is exported out to Microsoft Excel for analysis and integration.
Real-time Dashboard Analytics in Salesforce – For the first time, sales managers can track, in real-time, the status of every single contract across their companies. EchoSign for Salesforce offers real-time dashboard analytics to measure metrics across an entire team, including deals closed by sales reps, open deals, percentage of agreements signed, and average minutes until signed.
About EchoSign
In just one click, the EchoSign solution automates the entire signature process from the request for signature to the distribution and filing of the executed agreement or form. With nothing to download, learn or install, there is simply no faster or secure way to get your contracts signed, tracked and filed. EchoSign customers close over $100M in contracts each month with an average 'quote to close' time of 42 minutes. EchoSign has won numerous awards including Red Herring Top 100 Private Company, “One to Watch” by Gartner Research, and Best of Show at Office 2.0, and has twice been named by Salesforce.com as an AppExchange Essential. Over 250,000 users at organizations such as AtRoad, British Telecom, GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson, Netscout, and the University of California use EchoSign everyday to get contracts signed, tracked and filed in the most efficient and effective way possible. For more information and access to web service, visit http://www.echosign.com.
Press Release:
ECHOSIGN 3.0 RAISES THE BAR FOR CONTRACT SIGNATURE AUTOMATION
LARGEST RELEASE IN COMPANY’S HISTORY ADDS POWERFUL WORKFLOW CAPABILITY AND REAL-TIME SALES ANALYTICS TO THE WEB’S MOST ADOPTED
E-SIGNATURE SERVICE
Palo Alto, CA, February 13, 2008 --- EchoSign, the leading Web-based signature automation service, today announced the availability of EchoSign 3.0. This latest version of the number one Web-based e-signature service brings the power of sophisticated workflows to a completely automated and intuitive Web interface.
EchoSign’s 250,000 users have already shortened their contract signature process by as much as ninety percent (90%) – getting contracts signed, on average, in just 42 minutes. In version 3.0, EchoSign introduces a host of new features that help companies of any size close deals faster, save money, and process contracts even more efficiently.
“The key to success for companies of all sizes is identifying bottlenecks in the sales process that hinder a company’s ability to close a deal. With so many businesses going global, the time it takes to get a single signature on a contract increases fourfold,” said Jason Lemkin, CEO, EchoSign. “EchoSign’s newest release continues to cut the fat out of the contract process, by enabling companies to quickly and intuitively gather the signatures they need to drive the business bottom-line.”
In a recent report, the analyst firm Gartner recommends “consider[ing] e-signature services instead of software suites when one or more of these factors exist: the signature-based process is automated; rapid time-to-market is important; complex internal workflows are not required; a third party to vouch for the signed record is needed; or the price per signed record will be less than purchased software and in-house development.”
EchoSign’s easy to use interface has enabled thousands of companies to go from ‘quote to close’ in less than 42 minutes. With EchoSign, companies are able to close more contracts, work more effectively with customers and partners, and manage and audit agreements within a single interface. With today’s release of version 3.0, EchoSign increases the power of e-signatures by extending their ability to reach across the globe and into the organization. Major features include:
Workflow “Language” – EchoSign API has already enabled dozens of Internet leaders to integrate EchoSign e-signatures into their own products – including Salesforce.com, WebEx Connect, Box.net, Zoho, H&R Block RocketLawyer.com, SpringCM, and Drawloop. EchoSign now takes this to the next level by enabling its customers and partners to go beyond the standard counter signature and sequential EchoSign signature options and directly craft their own customized signature workflow processes.
MegaSign - With EchoSign 3.0, users can now send an agreement out to 10, 100, 1,000 or more users for signatures. In just one click, EchoSign automatically tracks down signatures from thousands of employees; automatically follows-up for you and reminds them until they sign; and creates a full, real-time audit report of who’s signed and who hasn’t across your enterprise.
Instant, Automated, Interactive Forms – Users can marry data collection and e-signatures in a few clicks. Now, users can create an interactive form without requiring Adobe Acrobat – just by using Microsoft Word. EchoSign 3.0 automatically converts the Microsoft Word document into an interactive form. This form can be posted to a Web site or secure portal via the EchoSign widget in seconds, without programming. Or the form can simply be e-mailed for signature. Either way, with one click, the document is e-signed – and the collected data is exported out to Microsoft Excel for analysis and integration.
Real-time Dashboard Analytics in Salesforce – For the first time, sales managers can track, in real-time, the status of every single contract across their companies. EchoSign for Salesforce offers real-time dashboard analytics to measure metrics across an entire team, including deals closed by sales reps, open deals, percentage of agreements signed, and average minutes until signed.
About EchoSign
In just one click, the EchoSign solution automates the entire signature process from the request for signature to the distribution and filing of the executed agreement or form. With nothing to download, learn or install, there is simply no faster or secure way to get your contracts signed, tracked and filed. EchoSign customers close over $100M in contracts each month with an average 'quote to close' time of 42 minutes. EchoSign has won numerous awards including Red Herring Top 100 Private Company, “One to Watch” by Gartner Research, and Best of Show at Office 2.0, and has twice been named by Salesforce.com as an AppExchange Essential. Over 250,000 users at organizations such as AtRoad, British Telecom, GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson, Netscout, and the University of California use EchoSign everyday to get contracts signed, tracked and filed in the most efficient and effective way possible. For more information and access to web service, visit http://www.echosign.com.
Monday, February 25, 2008
The grocery day
Well tonight was the night and about time, we get paid once a month so our first thing every pay day is to go out and go the big grocery run. This time we really needed a good fill up, the cupboards were almost completely bare. We decided it might be nice if we got the sitter to come in and allow us to go without the kids. That way it would only be the two of us grabbing for stuff as we went through the grocery store. It's also easier for me to keep track of our spending as we are travelling through the store if it's only the two of us. I would have to say it was an enjoyable night as we got to go to an adult dinner and than leisurly go through the store and pick up our stuff, while the kids had a great time with the sitter, so it was a win, win for everyone. A new tradition is born...
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