Archive for April, 2009
Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B Petition Filings
Posted by | CommentsWASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced April 27, 2009 an updated number of filings for H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2010 program.
USCIS has received approximately 45,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap. The congress mandated 65,000 cap for H-1B applicants. The USCIS websites reported that they have received approximately 20,000 petitions for aliens with advanced degrees; however, they continue to accept advanced degree petitions since experience has shown that not all petitions received are approvable. For cases filed for premium processing during the initial five-day filing window, the 15-day premium processing period began April 7. For cases filed for premium processing after the filing window, the premium processing period begins on the date USCIS takes physical possession of the petition. USCIS will provide regular updates on the processing of FY2010 H-1B petitions.
For more info go to www.uscis.gov or click the link below.
USCIS Updates Count of FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings (27KB PDF)
is happiness dependent on attitude?
Posted by | CommentsThere is power in the written word. Can you imagine if there were no books written? We all would have missed information and knowledge that makes up powerful. This past weekend I attended and had a booth for signing my book and the experience was phenomenal. I have never seen so many people in one place at the same time for along time. There was hardly a place to walk up the stairs, around the booth or to the parking lot. This crowd had, young, old, different races and they all had good/positive attitude. Read what researchers say about aging and attitude.
“Happiness in old age may have more to do with attitude than actual health, a new study suggests”. Robert Roy Britt of LiveScience reported that Researchers examined 500 Americans age 60 to 98 who live independently and had dealt with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental health conditions or a range of other problems. The participants rated their own degree of successful aging on scale of 1-10, with 10 being best. Despite their ills, the average rating was 8.4.
“What is most interesting about this study is that people who think they are aging well are not necessarily the (healthiest) individuals,” said lead researcher Dilip Jeste of the University of California at San Diego.
“In fact, optimism and effective coping styles were found to be more important to successfully aging than traditional measures of health and wellness,” Jeste said. “These findings suggest that physical health is not the best indicator of successful aging—attitude is.” Staying mentally and physically active throughout life is the best way to keep the mind sharp and reduce the risks of developing dementia, two recent studies show. One large group study found that staying mentally active reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia by nearly half by building and maintaining a reserve of stimulation. Mental Exercise Nearly Halves Risk of Dementia. Happiness in Old Age Depends on Attitude. What is your attitude?
President pushing for credit card users
Posted by | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing to rein in costs for millions of Americans who use credit cards, an appeal to consumers as many struggle to pay their bills. This bill is coming at the right time, but not for many-like those who filed for bankruptcy and cannot get any credit card or bank loans.
LOAN & FINANCIAL CRISIS
Posted by | CommentsEach day I feel like I am in the midst of a seemingly unprecedented financial crisis, which should be over now, but continues and one that may threaten the very core of the capital market system and our trust in its ability to provide credit to fund expansion and growth in the global economy. The focus for governments, central bankers, investors, corporations and individuals around the world today is rightly on responding to the immediate crisis at hand. I have applied for three loans, two credits for small business and have been turned down on two grounds: bankruptcy and economy. I have just written a book on my struggles with finances and shared tips to help others not to repeat the same mistakes that I made. I am working hard on promoting the book, but it is difficult to move forward without cash flow. It is difficult to do anything without any type of small business loan. Read my book on http://www.babbankruptcy.com
Things are not going to stay the same - what will happen when the dust settles? One observation to make is that the crisis has highlighted our vulnerability to large-scale, systemic risks that might open the door to a meaningful re-think in the way the capital market system has come to operate. Can we envisage, and indeed develop, a system where sustainability is at the core of our decisions and systemic risks do not consistently slip through the cracks?
The important lesson to learn from this crisis is that the problems are deeply embedded in the way the market operates, no one group or agent is to blame. No single person is to blame. Everyone played a role in this crisis in some way or another and, by implication; we all need to be part of the solution. If you have suggestion(s) you send it so that others may benefit.
April 2009 Marks 2 Years Anniversary Of Bcultural
Posted by | CommentsI watched both Oprah and Kutcher yesterday talked about ‘Twitter’ and their excitements. I would like people to twitt with me and donate mosquito nets for my village in Oyugis, Kenya. Beyond Cross Cultural’s long term project is to reach out to other regions Beyond the US. For a start - Clean water and mosquito nets are needed. If you cannot donate money, (this is a non-profit organization) you can donate your time or talent. I am preparing a group of people to travel with me to Kenya in December, if you are interested in helping or going, please send me an email with some informaton of what you can do.
