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Globalization's discontents: Globalization's discontentsOpinion is dictated by costThe last sentence in John's post pretty much says it all. With economies in third world countries heating up and the ability to market one's skills across the world becoming a reality, I am very excited about the new frontiers opening up. Also,...; Tags: globalization; Discussion threads 2008-05-22
Globalization's discontents: I'm back from Africa, and what a trip it has been. Ghana was certainly a marked contrast to Zimbabwe. You would never mistake Ghana for a rich country, though compared to Zimbabwe, it is positively affluent. People are poor, but the roads are filled with cars, the stores are filled...; Tags: Immigrant, Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Globalization, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Attracting high-skilled immigrants: Attracting high-skilled immigrantsfunnyWhen u say "We need to be prepared to be an active competitor in a global marketplace" about USA, it is more funny from Europe.I agreeBut I'm actually in favor of abolishing H1-B outright and instead making it easier to get a green card.CorrectionsYou wrote:H1-B visas are pegged...; Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, immigrant; Discussion threads 2007-11-08
Separating fact from fiction on digital copyrights: Separating fact from fiction on digital copyrightsI totally agreeThat's why I pretty much flip off the MPAA and RIAA. They've been hitting us over the head for so long for [I]their rights[/I] with frivilious lawsuits, that what does it matter? We have fair rights, but with this bought and paid...; Tags: copyright law, immigrant; Discussion threads 2007-08-27
Justice expanding DNA collection to include illegal immigrants: A little-noticed amendment to the 2006 renewal of the Violence Against Women Act authorized the Justice Department to massively expand DNA collection - and the department is finalizing rules to do just that, The New York Times reports. Under the new rules federal law enforcement will collect DNA from...; Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, immigrant, DNA; Blog posts 2007-02-05

H-1B debate: Immigrants key to tech startups: Indian and Chinese immigrants are a huge part of the technology startup story. Everybody knows this intuitively. Now a study from UC Berkeley and Duke researchers finds that fully 25 percent of tech and engineering companies launched since 1995 had at least one foreign-born founder. According to the study, immigrant-founded...; Tags: immigrant, H-1B, Congress, Government technology; Blog posts 2007-01-04
Gonzales talks immigration in Silicon Valley: Gonzales talks immigration in Silicon ValleyKick em all outNo I am not kidding. No I am not joking. Yes I realize that America was ofunded one the backs of immigrants. Yes I realize that not all immigrants are bad. But you see enough of the bad...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Nothing, Gonzales, immigrant; Discussion threads 2006-07-21
Civilization IV Immigration mod (zip): Immigration has always been a part of the history of the world and now it can be part of the history of your game. There are several conditions that can cause a city to spawn immigrants: war, sickness, unhappiness, lack of food, etc. Any of these situations can cause a...; Tags: Immigrant, City, Immigration, TheLopez, Food & Beverage, Games, Manufacturing, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-07-19
Photos: Immigrant rights rally: Thousands of immigrant rights supporters in San Francisco join their counterparts nationwide in a one-day protest.; Tags: immigrant, San Francisco, protest; Image galleries 2006-05-02
Photos: Immigrant rights rally: Thousands of immigrant rights supporters in San Francisco join their counterparts nationwide in a one-day protest.; Tags: immigrant, San Francisco, protest; Image galleries 2006-05-02
Immigrants stand up to be counted: Immigrants stand up to be countedThese are Illegal Aliens, not ImmigrantsImmigrant: one who goes through our Legal process of becoming a U.S. Citizen, as controlled by our Laws.I urge everyone to boycott all businesses that closed in support of Illegal Aliens.You Forgot The ILLEGAL partIt is not immigrants but ILLEGAL...; Tags: immigrant, Illegal Aliens; Discussion threads 2006-05-01
Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications Result in New Skills and Employment for Cambodian Immigrant: When the company Ainly Zajicek was working for went out of business, the Cambodian immigrant found herself unemployed, without a college education, and without many marketable skills. Fortunately, she learned about the Microsoft Office Specialist certification program and gained computer skills and credentials to validate them. Now, she has a...; Tags: Immigrant, Certification, Skill, Microsoft Corp., Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Case studies

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Pumping up the comp sci pipeline: Pumping up the comp sci pipelineWell...I'd think that unless ComSci is entrenched in schools initiatives like this conference will go the way of any other program that is outside the "core."So, how to get it into the core? It would seem that CTE is on the way to being declared...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Benefits, CSTA web site, grammar school; Discussion threads 2008-05-29
Is there a happy medium for standardized testing?: Is there a happy medium for standardized testing?Are they necessary?A question I am always hearing is whether standardized tests are necessary.I keep wondering whether it was necessary for my kid's physician to pass her MCATs. I mean, afterall, if the AYP testing proves so little, what does her MCAT...; Tags: standardized testing, happy medium; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home: Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay homeThat's What Locusts Do.They destroy one place and move on to the next one. Indians destroyed the job market in America and they are moving on to the next place to gut out and leave to die.RE: Indian techies snubbing US jobs...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, family network, Indian techy, job; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for use: U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for useWhat does 16000 USD matter...When you're saving 45k USD annually, per illegal immigrant employed?Europe is allowed to have work camps for their detainees from africa, why is it we have to embrace people who are breaking our laws with open arms?$135 per...; Tags: Real estate, fence, virtual fence; Discussion threads 2008-02-23
The power of open spectrum: When the history of this era is written, it will be seen that one of the biggest bi-partisan mistakes was to treat spectrum as property rather than a commons. Billions have been earned off the spectrum, first by the government, then by those who won the auctions. But...; Tags: Wi-Fi, Spectrum, Bottom Line, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-07
The legislation behind a national ID: The legislation behind a national IDWrongThis is very wrong and very dangerous.Those who understand history and Human nature know that potential tyranny from our own government may well be more dangerous than terrorists.It will be required for access to many federal offices and banks will likely follow suit and require...; Tags: Operational accounting, Homeland security, Ollie North, Big Brother, Social Security; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
What does Microsoft's IPTV reorg have to do with 'Fiji'?: What does Microsoft's IPTV reorg have to do with 'Fiji'?Wow....what could iLife compete work be?Just like XP, MS completely abandoned XPMCE after Vista released....they didn't even release SOME backported features for XPMCE. No details on what XPSP3 will bring to XPMCE. Their Windows Live for TV project is Vista media...; Tags: Media Center PCs, Game players, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media Center PC, Microsoft Xbox, Fiji, XPMCE, IP television, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-12-28
Ireland, labor migration and globalization: It was great to see Ireland again, something I did as part of a trip to London (for those looking for cheap trips to Europe, try flying to Shannon, Ireland then using one of the many discount airlines that fly into that airport, like EasyJet, RyanAir or CentralWings). ...; Tags: Barrier, Ireland, Tax, Migration, Globalization, Taxes, Free Trade, Strategy, Management, Financial Planning, Finance, John Carroll; Blog posts 2007-12-17