H-1 B Permit Amendments Are Troublesome, Allege Critics

The H-1 B Visa is a Non-immigrant Permit from the US Immigration even as the same enables the US companies/recruiters to hire workers from abroad for an out-of-the-ordinary task or a job, on a temporary basis. During the tenure of the permit--in case the employer fires the workers, or the latter leaves the job--then he has to file a petition for a new & an altered position.

This covers the jobs involving mathematics, engineering, architecture, medical sciences, etc. To pocket this permit, it's essential that the applicant holds a Bachelor's Degree. The presence of a sponsoring recruiter/firm is also crucial for the said purpose.

Reportedly, a new set of changes have been made public in the given visa class even as this may make things complex for both the recruiter & the aspirant, allege some critics. These changes become effective from October 1, 2012 onwards.

Visa Petition Costs Higher Now

The important change is the bringing down the number to 10 from 100 under the LCA petition. One LCA application will cover 10 present petitions at the cost at which the same was employed to cover more petitions earlier. The latest changes are turning out to be rather costly--the reason being the costs related to immigration processing and legal matters would head north, add critics.

They (the critics) further say that the changes are pretty costly--not just in the terms of soft money but also in the terms of other key resources, including time. While, earlier one LCA single application required 30 minutes or so, now in the changed scenario, it would gobble-up not less than 45 minutes.

Further, with the existing changes, a firm has to cough-up nearly $18,750 for the purpose of processing 100 applications even as the same is much more costly. Furthermore, earlier, the applications for the LCA petitions were not charged on an individual basis, now they are being charged like this. As a sizeable section of the IT organizations submit visa petitions for close to 4,000 H-1B permits per annum, it means the overall expenses would get multiplied for the applicant firms.

Name of the Candidate

While earlier the organizations were required to just mention the actual figures of the workers traveling to the US on the said permit, now--thanks to the changes-- they will be required to suitably mention the names of the workers also.

The firms find it rather hard to suggest the names well in advance-the reason being it really depends upon the project at hand, and its unique requirements as to who will be eventually offered with the job. So, this change has invited a great deal of troubles for the firms.

Perhaps, these amendments have been introduced as the IT firms have several audits carried-out in a given year. Besides, maybe, Washington DC wants to be kept in the loop about the overseas workers' engagements, besides their movements inside the US well in advance.

Whatever may be the case--the detractors continue-- the development has brought in its wake troubles for the firms keen to usher-in trained workers from abroad into the US.

Easy Fundraisers

You are probably here searching for information on fundraisers and fundraiser ideas. We want to make your fundraiser easy for you, it doesn't have to be a difficult task setting up your fundraiser, and in fact the easier it is, the higher your success rate!

You know that you would like to host a fundraiser for your company, school or organization to raise funds but how can you set your fundraiser in motion? This fundraising article will help you to plan your fundraising event so that it's easy and successful!

What are your fundraising goals? This is most important question, the more specific your fundraising goals, the more successful your event will be. How much money do you need to raise from your fundraising event? How many people will be involved? When will it start and how long will your fundraiser last? If you are on a deadline for the funds you need to fundraise, be sure to allot yourself enough time for the fundraiser to end.

Volunteers and several of them will assure that your fundraiser will run more smoothly. If this is your first fundraising event you should allot yourself some extra time should any unexpected problems arise.

Picking the right product for fundraising is vitally important to your fundraising event. While there are so many neat fundraising options make sure to pick a product that you think your target audience will like, something that creates an impulse buy! Depending on how much money you need to earn, will also be a factor in your deciding.

Candles, Chocolate, Magazines and coffee are four of the top fundraising products that are commonly chosen for fundraising events. They are items that most people will like and buy on an impulse. They are reasonably priced, most people will buy more than one and they are products people would normally buy anyway. This will make it easier for you and your organization.

We suggest your fundraiser be no less than one week but no more than two, three tops. One week is not quite long enough to get the momentum going but anything past 2-3 weeks, takes away the sense of urgency to "buy today".

Taking money at the time the order is placed is your best option. The last thing you want to do is chase someone down for money because things come up or to be short. So we advise you take the money before handing over the products.

And that's it in a nutshell; our fundraising tips that should help you get your fundraiser going with a bang! Remember organization is essential to help your group meet your fundraising goals.

Anniversary Blues

Jamie and Kurt are a sweet, successful couple in their early thirties. In spite of loving each other deeply, they often find themselves in conflict over seemingly minor issues, as most couples do. Recently, just one week before their wedding anniversary, they had a particularly hurtful argument. Jamie had expressed her unhappiness about Kurt's busy schedule and the limited time he finds to spend with her. As usual, Kurt promised to try harder and they got through it. But having not dealt with the real issues at hand, the problem was bound to resurface. Jamie unknowingly began planting the seeds for their next bout when she decided to bring up the subject of their anniversary.

"Kurt, I just wanted to remind you that next week is our anniversary and it's really important that we plan something special for us."

Kurt took a deep breath and responded, "Jamie, you know I don't really like celebrations."

"Oh come on Kurt. It's really important to me." Nearly pleading, Jamie continued. "When you really love someone, you try to do what is important to them, right? I made the plans last year and now it's your turn. Why don't you surprise me...something really romantic! Okay?"

Silent and distant, Kurt gave a slight nod, which was all the assurance Jamie needed that this anniversary would be exceptional. She could barely work that week fantasizing about what Kurt would do to demonstrate his everlasting love. Finally, the day arrived! Kurt had agreed to be home by six o clock. By twenty past six, Jamie was anxious. With each glance at the clock, her pacing quickened. At last, Kurt walked through the door looking tense and clutching a bouquet of red roses. Jamie took the roses with a wary smile, anticipating what was coming next. Without even so much as a glance, Kurt turned around, got a beer out of the fridge, and sank into the couch, grabbing the remote control.

Jamie watched intently, feeling her blood turn to ice. "That's it?" she asked.

"That's what?"

"That's it? It's our anniversary!" Jamie's tone grew sharp. "You said you would plan something special and romantic and this..." shaking the roses in her clenched fist, "this is it?"

"I never said I would do anything," Kurt retorted. "I told you it wasn't my thing."

"Don t lie to me! You nodded yes!"

"No, I didn't. I didn't agree to anything. You always want me to prove that I love you. I hate that! Even if I did want to do something for our anniversary, I certainly wouldn't want to after you tell me you expect it! Sullenly, Kurt turned back to the TV. You take all the fun out of everything.

Jamie dissolved into tears. "Well if you knew how to show me you loved me, I wouldn't have to say anything."

Without a word, Kurt turned off the TV and left the house.

Once again, Jamie and Kurt were left feeling unheard and unappreciated. Their conditioned response was to blame each other for their hurt feelings and angry behavior.

In order to understand how things went so wrong, we need to look at the interaction in terms of their intention to learn or their intention to protect.

Jamie starts out trying to control Kurt by making him feel guilty. Kurt, not wanting to be controlled and not able to communicate how being controlled makes him feel, moves into resistance, which is his form of control. Jamie thinks that laying on more guilt (control) will accomplish her objective to have a romantic anniversary. Since Kurt is frustrated with his inability to express his brewing feelings, he moves into silence (control). Finally, when Kurt comes home late and sits on the sofa, he demonstrates passivity (control) to which Jamie responds with anger (control). Kurt uses more resistance (control) and Jamie uses more anger and guilt (control). Kurt gets defensive (control) and disappears (control). Attack, resist, blame, defend, on and on...Sound familiar?

Neither Kurt nor Jamie want to hurt each other. Unfortunately, they are also not open to learning about their own feelings and behaviors, or each other's. Resorting to controlling behavior keeps them safe and eliminates the need to effectively communicate their fear. Fear is what motivates their intention to control and in the face of fear, their love dissipates.

Instead of each person taking full responsibility for his or her own happiness and unhappiness, they gave that job to each other. Imagine that your feelings are a child within. Imagine what would happen if you had an actual child that you kept trying to give to others to take care of. That child would feel scared and insecure most of the time. Yet that is exactly what happens when we make others responsible for our feelings - our child within feels scared, insecure, angry, depressed, and anxious. It is only when we take responsibility for our own feelings, which we can do through the intent to learn, that we will feel secure enough to give up the need to control and resist control.

It would be easy to blame Jamie for their problems - if only she didn't get so needy and angry, everything would be fine. It's just as easy to blame Kurt - if only he was more attentive and caring. Yet until both Jamie and Kurt are willing to take responsibility for their own feelings, and until loving themselves and each other is more important than controlling or not being controlled, their conflicts will continue.

The act of taking responsibility has nothing to do with blame or fault. Each person taking full responsibility eliminates the need to be right and that is an essential step to a mature and reasonable outcome. What if Jamie had started with, "Kurt, I love celebrating our anniversary and you hate it. Can we talk about what would work for both of us?" They could have more easily resolved the issue. And what if Kurt had responded to Jamie's initial controlling statements with caring and openness instead of resistance, such as, "Honey, you know I don't like celebrations, so please don't expect me to plan something. Let's talk about how we can make it work for both of us." Either one of them could have moved into an intent to learn and taken responsibility for creating what they wanted.

Each of us has the choice to begin to notice our intention.

If each of us changed our intention from controlling to loving, and learned to take responsibility for our own feelings, we would each be participating in healing our relationships and thereby healing our planet.

How To Create A Successful PPC Revenue Website

A website earning with PPC revenue is one of the best business models for an Internet business. This is because it's simple to understand and implement. You could be earning hundreds of dollars within a few short months if you do things right. I'm going to share a few valuable tips with you here so pay attention.

Here is a quick introduction to the PPC revenue model. Basically, you are trying to set up a website that earns from advertising revenues. You publish content on your site in an attempt to attract targeted traffic. Next, you place ads on your site. You don't earn money just by placing these ads. Instead, you make money when someone clicks on an ad. This is why it's called Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising. Advertisers pay you only when you send them targeted clicks. Here is a step by step guide on how to get started quickly.

Step 1: Pick something you like. Take this seriously and treat your sites as a genuine business. It's hard to be motivated to work on your sites if you are not interested in them. So it's important that you pick something that you are interested in. Also, do your research to ensure that you pick an active niche with lots of advertisers. Learn as much about the industry as possible. If you see many different products selling at profitable margins, that is a good sign.

Step 2: Publish quality content. When you are getting started, you will need to promote your website. Start by adding a handful of articles. Make sure that the articles are interesting to read and unique.

Step 3: Next, learn everything you can about traffic generation. Don't just stick to online marketing methods. Use word of mouth marketing as well. You need to be aggressive in marketing when you are just starting out so as to build up momentum. After 6 months or so, the site should pick up steam and make money on its own. But before it reaches that stage, you will need to work hard to promote your site.

If you are on a tight budget, I recommend using Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to drive traffic to your site. SEO requires some effort upfront but if you can get your sites to rank, you will be receiving free traffic from the search engines.

Step 4: Master the art of ad placing. Don't just paste ads all over the site. Space them out so that the content still looks readable. You do not wish to chase your web visitors away. If they find your content difficult to read, they may never return. But that does not mean you hide your ads. Remember that if nobody clicks on ads, you earn nothing. So place the ads in visible spots, but make sure you space them out.

After your first website is successful, you can go on to start new sites and snowball your income. Sign up for a hosting plan that allows unlimited domains. You will then be able to create new sites without incurring additional costs.

A Few Tips to Reduce or Eliminate E-Mail Spam

The first and probably most important technique for preventing unwanted spam is to simply not give out your e-mail address to any person or business that you do not personally know and trust. This may seem a bit counterproductive to the whole purpose of having an e-mail account, yet it really is the first line of defense in the battle of reducing or eliminating unsolicited e-mail, or simply spam. While it can happen with personal e-mails the sharing or distribution of your e-mail address to sell-able lists typically will occur from the business sector. It is from these sell-able lists that the unwanted spam is born. Try and separate personal e-mail accounts from business related e-mail, which will reduce your personal e-mail exposure to the marketing lists.

Another very helpful strategy for cutting down your spam intake is to have specific e-mail accounts for specific tasks. For example, an e-mail address specifically for public use such as online shopping or signing up for this free trial or that promotion. These public addresses can go ahead and fill up with spam because you don't care. It's not your personal e-mail that has all your private information associated with it. Keep in mind however, when doing any type of online purchase to be cognizant of the privacy policies and how much information you include. There are many companies offering free e-mail services and these are superb for using as a public e-mail.

Finally, even though it does not occur from the private or personal e-mailing sector as often, the sharing of your e-mail address without your knowledge or consent does happen. How does this happen is answered in the information I am about to share with you about how to prevent it. Typically you give your e-mail to a friend and that friend gives it to another. Also, the person you gave your e-mail to is a "feel good" e-mailer, who feels it necessary to send you and all their other friends, co-workers, and acquaintances the joke or 'pass it on' e-mails. In these e-mails they Carbon copied you and everyone else. There it is, your e-mail and 99 other e-mails of people you don't know, some of them business e-mails, who also do not know you but now have a listing of all the included e-mail address. That is how your private e-mail that you only shared with one person has been transmitted around the internet world. So, the technique to prevent this is to very directly and firmly, yet in a nice polite way, inform anyone with whom you share your private or personal e-mail with to not share your e-mail with anyone without first contacting you, and to never include your e-mail in any of their mass mailings. This will prevent any misunderstanding and keep your private e-mail spam free.

Low Fat Fallacy

I guess we all know that obesity is at epidemic levels. It's drummed into us from all angles. Isn't it strange that we have the biggest range of low-fat foods available but we keep getting fatter?

Isn't somebody going to stand up and say "It hasn't worked"?

In the 70's and 80's we were told that fat was the enemy, and carbohydrates were good. The USDA Healthy Food Pyramid had carbs as the base (6-11 servings per day). There was however, little mention of the quality of these carbohydrates.

Manufacturers were quick to respond, and began bringing out "Low Fat", "Fat-Free", and "Lite" versions of various food products. These are generally the biggest selling items, and have resulted in lot's of clever marketing tactics - in fact anything to make the consumer feel guilty, and look for the "Fat-Free" option.

Milk - Is Whole Milk Really That Bad?

Most of our modern milk undergoes the process of homogenisation. This process forces the fat globules into an atomiser (i.e. tiny holes) that will form tiny particles. These particles are then evenly dispersed throughout the milk, giving the milk a uniform appearance. Most of our low fat, trim, super-trim milks are created using this process.

However, recent research has shown that structural changes do occur in the homogenisation process. In unhomogenised milk, an enzyme called xanthine oxidase would pass throught the digestive system, and be secreted harmlessly through the bowel. The homogenisation process allows this enzyme to enter the bloodstream.

Some researchers are saying the enzyme attacks the issues of our heart and arteries, encouranging an increase in cholesterol levels!

Low Fat Hasn't Worked

The evidence of the last twenty years, is showing us that just choosing a low-fat version of a food is not helping us lose weight. In fact, we need to question, the processes that go on to make certain foods "low fat".

Many blame a high amount of refined carbohydrates (white flours, sugars) as having an impact on our weight problem.

Why Are We So Fat?

More and more evidence is showing that we eat too much, and exercise too little. Our lifestyles are very sedentary, and portion size has increased. The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has concluded that "we eat a lot - a whole lot more than we used to, and most of the increase comes from refined carbohydrates (sugar)."

In the 1970's the average person ate 136 pounds of flour and cereal products per year and now it's up to 200 pounds. The increase is almost all from processed, white flour, high sugar foods. In addition, everything has been super-sized. Example: 1955 McDonald's French fries - 2.4 ounces, 210 calories. 2004 Super size Fries - 7 ounces, 610 calories.

What's The Answer?

Don't get too hung up complex nutrient ratios told to you by the latest diet book. You need to find what works for you and your body. It's a process of trial and error. Start with a diet, then keep working at it until you find what is best for you and your health.

Try to eat whole unprocessed food where possible, and eat little and often to regulate your energy levels. Go easy on all the refined foods - it's hard - because everywhere you go - most of the food is made from cheap refined flours and base products.

Also try to get out and stretch your legs more often.