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Xbox Series S review The Xbox Series S is a next-generation console with a couple of caveats
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The Xbox Series S is a next-gen console that takes a radically different approach to the flagship model of the Xbox Series X. It is designed to provide similar generic leaps as Microsoft's more powerful systems, such as higher frame rates, ray tracing and. Super-fast load times, but at a significantly lower cost – and essentially, means that it makes some notable compromises.
The Xbox Series S has significantly less storage than the Xbox Series X, and targets a resolution of 1440p primarily for gaming. It can upscale to 4K when connected to an Ultra HD display, and a handful of titles are capable of native 4K, such as the Orient and Wills of Wisps, but this is a machine that can run games at the first and lowest resolution Is designed for .
Microsoft's more affordable Xbox is also without the Xbox Series X's 4K HD Blu-ray drive, and while these cuts may be too much for some users, the resulting Xbox Series S is a much cheaper and smaller device, and still Able to play the next generation of games.
During our time with the Xbox Series S, we have tested dozens of games such as Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Forza Horizon 4, Doom Eternal and Gears 5, such as Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Each impressed us with smoother frame rates, increased resolutions (when compared to the Xbox One and Xbox One S) and faster load times … even though they don't look very pretty on the Series X due to Target X. A low resolution.
For gamers who have no qualms about buying games digitally, or considering getting a full suite of next-gen features on Microsoft's cheap consoles, subscribe to the Xbox Game Pass. The Xbox Series S is a great entry point into next-generation gaming, then, without the large financial outlay required for a full-blown next-gen console.
The five games we mentioned above fill almost the entire 512GB SSD on our review unit, giving us just 30GB of space to play. This means that if we wanted to install a game of that size in the system's internal drive, we would probably have to remove something first (or in addition buy the console's expandable storage)
Other factors that may prevent people from buying Microsoft's more affordable Xbox is the fact that it is output at 1440p for gaming. This low resolution is a firm favorite in the PC gaming space, as it offers superior image quality, exceeding 1080p, and requires a low amount of graphical grunt, which allowed Microsoft to build a low-spec machine Is that which still boasts next-gen features.
If you have an Xbox One X, the drop from the original 4K to 1440p may be noticeable, and if you outright get the best image quality possible, then the Xbox Series X is the console for you. That said, because the Xbox One X was capable of delivering games like Forza Horizon 7 at 4K / 60fps, and still capable of some great visuals, it's easy to think that the Xbox Series S is a step backward – but it isn't.
Looking at the system internals, the Xbox Series S separates its X with its much more powerful CPU, and more technically capable GPUs, courtesy of AMD's RDNA 2 architecture that enables state-of-the-art features like ray tracing . Yes, the Series S has fewer teraflops than the Xbox One X (four compared to six), but teraflops are no longer the defining factor in how a GPU determines power.
For Xbox One owners upgrading without breaking the bank, the Xbox Series S is a great option, if you can accept what it is designed to achieve. If you've already got an Xbox One X and a 4K display at home, then we suggest considering the Xbox Series X instead.
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I loved many of Markham Roberts designs and the jew el box reference to the bathroom is so fitting.
I look forwrd to reading this book and luxuriating in the photos. And I especially like Markham Roberts' reputation as a designer who takes his clients' own tastes into consideration. No wonder he's successful!
do I spy a tiger chair???
Very nice indeed. This seems to be a decorator who likes fabrics and a rich looks that isn't suffocating. Must get that book!
That vaulted ceiling alone is a dream to design! Ahhhh one day, loving his take on traditional timeless interiors! Gotta pick up this book for my next spree!
Markham does beautiful work with elements that are fun and surprising! I'll have to pick up his wonderful new book as well!
OHHH LALALA.......You have new colors on your page!Love it!Looks like another GREAT designer book to acquire!
Yes, headed down SOUTH for a little SOIREE with ANDREA.......I'm certain it will be a feast for my eyes......will take numerous photos and POST!
Looks like a beautiful book filled with gorgeous photos. Sure to inspire! Thanks for the preview, Karena.
There are so many wonderful design books debuting this fall. I haven't been this excited about buying so many in a long time!! Great feature Karena!!
Yes his work is truly inspiring -such beautiful houses!
Thank you all, just a snippet of Markham's book, hundreds of gorgeous images from his design projects!
That green velvet couch ... oh my.
Looks like a beautiful book..so many wonderful images.
Karena... what a gorgeous book. Always looking for a new coffee table book to give a gifts. May have to get one for myself as well. Have a wonderful rest of the week.
GORGEOUS décor, Karena! That last photo of the Greek/Roman style archway....that is OUR shower style! I can never however, get a great photo of that space because of the tight space of the bathroom.
Those blue walls as well are so refreshing and elegant. You've got style! And thank you sweet friend, for visiting. I am SO glad to know you have a new hip and may you only have health and freedom from pain. HAPPY DAY!


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Principles of Microeconomics for AP® Courses 2e
Principles of Microeconomics for AP® Courses 2eKey Concepts and Summary
1 Welcome to Economics!
1.1 What Is Economics, and Why Is It Important?
1.2 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
1.3 How Economists Use Theories and Models to Understand Economic Issues
1.4 How To Organize Economies: An Overview of Economic Systems
2 Choice in a World of Scarcity
2.1 How Individuals Make Choices Based on Their Budget Constraint
2.2 The Production Possibilities Frontier and Social Choices
2.3 Confronting Objections to the Economic Approach
3 Demand and Supply
3.1 Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium in Markets for Goods and Services
3.2 Shifts in Demand and Supply for Goods and Services
3.3 Changes in Equilibrium Price and Quantity: The Four-Step Process
3.4 Price Ceilings and Price Floors
3.5 Demand, Supply, and Efficiency
4 Labor and Financial Markets
Introduction to Labor and Financial Markets
4.1 Demand and Supply at Work in Labor Markets
4.2 Demand and Supply in Financial Markets
4.3 The Market System as an Efficient Mechanism for Information
5 Elasticity
Introduction to Elasticity
5.1 Price Elasticity of Demand and Price Elasticity of Supply
5.2 Polar Cases of Elasticity and Constant Elasticity
5.3 Elasticity and Pricing
5.4 Elasticity in Areas Other Than Price
6 Consumer Choices
Introduction to Consumer Choices
6.1 Consumption Choices
6.2 How Changes in Income and Prices Affect Consumption Choices
6.3 Labor-Leisure Choices
6.4 Intertemporal Choices in Financial Capital Markets
7 Production, Costs and Industry Structure
Introduction to Production, Costs, and Industry Structure
7.1 Explicit and Implicit Costs, and Accounting and Economic Profit
7.2 Production in the Short Run
7.3 Costs in the Short Run
7.4 Production in the Long Run
7.5 Costs in the Long Run
8 Perfect Competition
Introduction to Perfect Competition
8.1 Perfect Competition and Why It Matters
8.2 How Perfectly Competitive Firms Make Output Decisions
8.3 Entry and Exit Decisions in the Long Run
8.4 Efficiency in Perfectly Competitive Markets
9 Monopoly
Introduction to a Monopoly
9.1 How Monopolies Form: Barriers to Entry
9.2 How a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Chooses Output and Price
10 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Introduction to Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
10.1 Monopolistic Competition
10.2 Oligopoly
11 Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
Introduction to Monopoly and Antitrust Policy
11.1 Corporate Mergers
11.2 Regulating Anticompetitive Behavior
11.3 Regulating Natural Monopolies
11.4 The Great Deregulation Experiment
12 Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities
Introduction to Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities
12.1 The Economics of Pollution
12.2 Command-and-Control Regulation
12.3 Market-Oriented Environmental Tools
12.4 The Benefits and Costs of U.S. Environmental Laws
12.5 International Environmental Issues
12.6 The Tradeoff between Economic Output and Environmental Protection
13 Positive Externalities and Public Goods
Introduction to Positive Externalities and Public Goods
13.1 Why the Private Sector Underinvests in Innovation
13.2 How Governments Can Encourage Innovation
13.3 Public Goods
14 Poverty and Economic Inequality
Introduction to Poverty and Economic Inequality
14.1 Drawing the Poverty Line
14.2 The Poverty Trap
14.3 The Safety Net
14.4 Income Inequality: Measurement and Causes
14.5 Government Policies to Reduce Income Inequality
15 Labor Markets and Income
Introduction to Labor Markets and Income
15.1 Market Power on the Supply Side of Labor Markets: Unions
15.2 Employment Discrimination
15.3 Immigration
16 Information, Risk, and Insurance
Introduction to Information, Risk, and Insurance
16.1 The Problem of Imperfect Information and Asymmetric Information
16.2 Insurance and Imperfect Information
17 Financial Markets
Introduction to Financial Markets
17.1 How Businesses Raise Financial Capital
17.2 How Households Supply Financial Capital
17.3 How to Accumulate Personal Wealth
18 Public Economy
Introduction to Public Economy
18.1 Voter Participation and Costs of Elections
18.2 Special Interest Politics
18.3 Flaws in the Democratic System of Government
19 International Trade
Introduction to International Trade
19.1 Absolute and Comparative Advantage
19.2 What Happens When a Country Has an Absolute Advantage in All Goods
19.3 Intra-industry Trade between Similar Economies
19.4 The Benefits of Reducing Barriers to International Trade
20 Globalization and Protectionism
Introduction to Globalization and Protectionism
20.1 Protectionism: An Indirect Subsidy from Consumers to Producers
20.2 International Trade and Its Effects on Jobs, Wages, and Working Conditions
20.3 Arguments in Support of Restricting Imports
20.4 How Governments Enact Trade Policy: Globally, Regionally, and Nationally
20.5 The Tradeoffs of Trade Policy
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C | Present Discounted Value
Wages are influenced by Supply and demand in labor markets influence wages. This can lead to very low incomes for some people and very high incomes for others. Poverty and income inequality are not the same thing. Poverty applies to the condition of people who cannot afford the necessities of life. Income inequality refers to the disparity between those with higher and lower incomes. The poverty rate is what percentage of the population lives below the poverty line, which the amount of income that it takes to purchase the necessities of life determines. Choosing a poverty line will always be somewhat controversial.
A poverty trap occurs when government-support payments for the poor decline as the poor earn more income. As a result, the poor do not end up with much more income when they work, because the loss of government support largely or completely offsets any income that one earns by working. Phasing out government benefits more slowly, as well as imposing requirements for work as a condition of receiving benefits and a time limit on benefits can reduce the harshness of the poverty trap.
We call the group of government programs that assist the poor the safety net. In the United States, prominent safety net programs include Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the earned income tax credit (EITC), Medicaid, and the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Measuring inequality involves making comparisons across the entire distribution of income, not just the poor. One way of doing this is to divide the population into groups, like quintiles, and then calculate what share of income each group receives. An alternative approach is to draw Lorenz curves, which compare the cumulative income actually received to a perfectly equal distribution of income. Income inequality in the United States increased substantially from the late 1970s and early 1980s into the 2000s. The two most common explanations that economists cite are changes in household structures that have led to more two-earner couples and single-parent families, and the effect of new information and communications technology on wages.
Policies that can affect the level of economic inequality include redistribution between rich and poor, making it easier for people to climb the ladder of opportunity; and estate taxes, which are taxes on inheritances. Pushing too aggressively for economic equality can run the risk of decreasing economic incentives. However, a moderate push for economic equality can increase economic output, both through methods like improved education and by building a base of political support for market forces.
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I have blogged about H1B visa scams in the past; click here and here. My blog posts on it have been quite popular (at least relative to my other posts).
I guess the visa fraud industry is alive and well in spite of the economic downturn.
Back in July, I had pronounced the fate of WebOS and others. I knew that the demise was coming, but even my prognostication failed to realize how fast it would be.
WebOS could be a great buy for someone at fire sale prices if there were a bunch of patents to go with it that could be used in the coming Mobile Patent Armageddon. The WebOS software is doomed. Developer interest can be sustained around one or two platforms at best… and they are iOS and Android. The rest can cut their losses like HP just did.
With all that said, what boggles the mind is that management can get away with making a $1 Billion purchase, and then writing it off a scant year later. And they pay these geniuses in the tens of millions each year to commit blunders. I could commit the same blunders for a lot less, if only someone gave me the opportunity.
Why, may one ask, does a Project Manager and Business Analyst buy programming books, and that too for obscure (to the average cubicle slave) programming languages? Because its fun, that's why. Some people like to curl up in front of a fireplace with a novel. For me, computer programming books are "fireplace reading". And if I do it on my own time, for the love of computing, I will learn only those languages for which excellent open-source implementations exist.
Head First Python is a "right-brained" introduction to Python that I've just started reading. I've written Python programs off and on for the past few years, and it is now my primary programming language. Hopefully I'll learn something new, but even if its a recap of stuff I already know, it's still worthwhile.
I've purchased two Lisp books to finally become proficient in the language. When I was studying for my Master's in Computer Science at Northeastern, they made us use Scheme. To someone that cut his teeth on K&R C, Scheme was absolutely the most miserable language to write programs in. And to someone schooled in imperative programming, the functional style was a nightmare. However the intervening years and some gray hairs have caused a reassessment of the relative merits of Lisp and C. And so it is that I've purchased Practical Common Lisp and Land of Lisp. I'm reading both concurrently, trying to transfer a previous familiarity with Scheme into proper knowledge of Common Lisp. Not quite sure what use I will put this knowledge to, but we'll figure that one out when I get there.
One avoids cluttering up one's basement with paper copies. I already have three full bookshelves.
Unlike the Kindle, the iPad's screen responds instantaneously. Most importantly, one can read PDFs and full-page documents without losing the original formatting.
Ebooks are often available at significant discounts to print books. And when you buy ebooks, never forget to check retailmenot.com to see if coupons are available. I purchased all three books mentioned above at 50% off list.
I've been following news reports of the release of Amazon's latest third-generation Kindle device. It appears that the device has been well-accepted, given the number of glowing reviews, and given the waiting list for a Kindle. I think there's a lesson to be had from Amazon's success with the Kindle that IT can learn.
When the Apple iPad came out, many observers predicted the death of the Kindle. The iPad was a general purpose tablet, had a color screen and flawless video performance, while the Kindle was suited to reading monochrome books with most content in textual form. Apple was crowned king of the eBook world, with publishers flocking to Steve Jobs to sign up contracts.
Indeed, Amazon could have hit the panic button and tried to out-iPad the iPad. That would have entailed the addition of an LCD screen, perhaps a new operating system and API, a heavier and thicker gadget with reduced battery life. Instead, what Amazon did was to go back to basics, stick with what made sense for a dedicated eBook reader and stripped out anything that was superflous. The Kindle adds virtually no new features (it even stripped out 3G access from the basic version of the device); if reviewers are to be believed, it significantly improves on existing features — crisper text, improved battery life, smaller, lighter, significantly less expensive.
Commercial software has a lot to learn from how Amazon approached Kindle 3. Most every iteration of a software system is more bloated than what came before it, in an attempt to please some constituency, howsoever small. Witness the monstrosity that Microsoft Word has turned into, from what was a simple word processor. Even Apple is not immune to this… iTunes now rivals Microsoft Word for the title of feature bloat champion. Perhaps what we need is new thinking that views removing features (or at least controlling bloat) as a worthwhile goal. Fewer features, better usability, lower price can sometimes overcome a strong competitor, as Amazon's example clearly demonstrates.
In a similar vein, much complaining is directed at IT projects that are either late or are outright failures. Empirically, I've observed the same feature-bloat dynamic that plague Word and iTunes. IT systems that paid heed to feature bloat and consciously avoided it would have a better chance of completing within time and budget constraints, in addition to being maintainable over the long run.
A while ago, the USCIS issued what is now known as the Neufeld Memo that set out various scenarios where an employer-employee relationship existed.
This memorandum was met with much opposition from the IT "Body Shopping" industry that specializes in importing workers on the H1B visa, and subcontracting them out to various temporary positions. This is in violation of the laws because there is no job opening when they are hired; most are hired, then spend a couple months applying on job sites for a temp job. When that is over, they move on to the next temp job. Additionally, in violation of the law, such "employees" are not paid when they are between projects, i.e. on the bench.
The Neufeld memo has significantly impacted body shops' ability to conduct business as usual. Proof can be seen in the number of filings for H1B visas in 2010, which is running lower at the same point in time than it did in 2009. One would have expected the opposite situation to be true, because of the recovery in 2010, and the consequent demand for temporary jobs.
Faced with a memo that, for all intents and purposes, destroyed the business model of the body shops, they have filed suit. It is quite possible that the Neufeld memo may be overruled by the courts on various technicalities (though in the opinion of this commentator, the reasons and rationale were sound).
Now, if these firms were legitimate businesses, providing staffing to the IT industry, one would find a healthy proportion of US-based workers among their staff (Green Card holders and US Citizens). Why is it that they don't employee either of these two categories of workers? One could argue that the business model is based on providing legal cover for imported labor, and not necessarily providing any consulting services per se. Another possibility is that wages are so poor that no one with a choice of working for another employer would prefer to work with such companies (H1B visa holders are in a period of indentured servitude until they get a Green Card; for some, this process takes over a decade).
I recently encountered two instances of resume and interview fraud. What surprised me was the sheer obviousness of the deception; at the very least, the interviewees could have been more sophisticated.
In the first instance, I interviewed a candidate with an impressive resume of eight pages for a .NET developer's contract. The responses of the candidate in the phone interview were very choppy. Someone who did not have to exaggerate or make up the resume would speak clearly and without hesitation about what they had done. Intrigued, I looked to see if they were on LinkedIn, and sure enough they were. This is where the fun began.
This candidate claimed that they were a senior software developer at a company. In their profile on LinkedIn, the same job was noted as that of a junior programming intern. Secondly, the candidate claimed to work for various companies on their resume that was not borne out by their LinkedIn profile. I can understand that some people do not completely flesh out their LinkedIn profile, but in this instance the candidate claimed to be working for one employer on their resume, and another on LinkedIn during the same time period. And before anyone emails me that the two putative employers might have had a prime/sub relationship, I need to state that they appeared to be from completely separate industries!
A second form of fraud relates to a technique borrowed from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire": phone a friend. A recent individual I spoke with tended to pause for 20-30 seconds before answering any complex question. The answer would then roll out in an instant (its a different matter that the answer was still incorrect). This led me to believe that the person was interviewing with a helper either available by email or in the same room with them. The 30 second gap was the time it took for the helper to understand the question, and scribble an answer which the candidate could then read out aloud.
There was another curious situation in our hiring process. We asked an interview question of candidates from one agency; let's call it "When would you use if-then-else statements?". The actual question was different and more sophisticated, but this captures the point. Subsequent resumes from the agency started showing up with phrases of the form "over four years' experience in if-then-else statements". I kid you not! Clearly, said agency was debriefing its interviewees, and adjusting resumes still in the pipeline to reflect what was being asked, but this effort was way too obvious, and appeared disingenous.
In discussing these issues with a colleague, he recounted to me another episode. This colleague was the manager on a project that wound down some time ago (the "Amazing Widgets" project). A while ago, he received a call from another project manager. This individual was considering hiring "Fred", who had stated in his resume that he worked on the Amazing Widgets project. Apparently, the description was fairly detailed. The hiring PM wanted to find out how well Fred did on Amazing Widgets. As it turns out, Fred never worked on Amazing Widgets. We never knew how Fred was able to pack Amazing Widgets experience on to his resume. Our best guess is that he copied and pasted an entire chunk of on-the-job experience from a friend or colleague that actually worked on the project.
Unfortunately, such instances of falsehood and exaggeration set up an adversarial relationship between a potential employer and a candidate even before the courtship dance has begun. Rather than view a candidate as a potential partner in a shared cause, the interviewer now considers their mission to be one of unmasking a duplicitous adversary. The candidate is guilty of fraud and deception until proven innocent.
And to potential candidates, my message is: It might take you longer to land a gig when you don't falsify or exaggerate, but the benefits are priceless; apart from the obvious question of morality, it is trivially easy to keep your story straight, if you're telling the truth.
In this essay, I discuss the H1B lifecycle — how an aspirant first applies for an H1B job, then makes it into the USA. The lucky ones eventually get a "green card" that allows them to settle in the USA on a permanent basis. Through this lifecycle, I describe how unscrupulous consultants break the rules and pervert the intent of the H1B visa. I also provide some idea of the difficulty the temporary worker faces in their search for the holy grail — the "green card".
I do not insinuate that every employer breaks the law. I work with many firms that represent H1B visa holders, and as far as I can tell they are pretty respectable and straightforward. Additionally, there are likely to be many fine, well-qualified individuals that are employed by IBM, Microsoft and various other large corporations that scrupulously adhere to the laws, and add value to their employer, and indeed their communities. I have worked many individuals on H1B visas, and barring a few notable exceptions, I knew them to be honest people. In the interest of full disclosure: while I was never employed by a body shop, I did have an H1B visa in the '90s.
With that said, I have worked with, and interviewed people who fit Ram's persona below. None of this is fictional — it is all too real based on my own experience, and the experience of others, as documented on web sites such as http://www.goolti.com, and http://www.desicrunch.com.
A prospective H1B employee in India (let's call him Ram, the Indian equivalent of "Smith") has a college education, either in Engineering or in the basic sciences together with a Master's. During the late 90's when the availability of skilled workers was at an all-time low, Ram would have been directly hired by US corporations who would send their interviewers to India. Today, few US corporations hire H1B visa holders, and fewer still hire them from India. This leaves Ram to try his luck with "body shops".
The typical "body shop" is a paper corporation, run by an Indian who is either a permanent resident or naturalized citizen of the USA. The business of the body shop is to employ H1B visa holders who are then placed at various client sites, in exchange for an hourly fee. The body shop makes its money on the "spread" — the difference between what it earns for Ram's services and what it has to pay Ram.
It is illegal for body shops to require candidates such as Ram to pay up-front for the costs of their H1B visa, and their return airfare to India in case things should go sour. They may however have a clause for liquidated damages in the employment contract, if Ram decides to switch employers once he has entered the USA. However that does not dissuade these shops from doing just that — charging in the neighborhood of $2000 — $3000 to apply for a visa for Ram. This money is usually paid in cash, or in any case without a legally traceable receipt. The body shop claims in its submission that it will be Ram's employer.
There is a clause in the H1B paperwork (specifically the Labor Condition of Application or LCA) that H1B employees be paid the prevailing wages at their location of work. In any properly functioning market, the "spread" we discussed above is very small. To improve the odds in its favor, the body shop hires Ram into a drop-box office it has in obscure locations in Iowa and Maine, where prevailing wages for IT workers are likely to be very low. If Ram happens to get hired in NYC or Boston, where he can command a good hourly rate, the body shop makes a killing because it gets paid NYC rates, and has to pay Ram only Iowa or Maine rates.
H1B visas are limited in number. While in the early 2000's, about 195,000 visas were allotted annually, as of 2010, the annual number is only 65,000. In regular, non-recession years the entire allotment of visas would run out within a few weeks of their allotment being made, typically in April for an October start.
Because the number of visas is much less than the number of applicants, the US immigration agency (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS) conducts a lottery among all valid applications to determine who gets the visa. Thus, it is in the interest of each body shop to apply for more visas than they need, in the hope that at least some of their applicants make it through the lottery. If more applicants make it through the lottery than the body shop can place, they can always be subcontracted to other body shops (more on that later).
Assuming he is one of the fortunate 65,000, and that his "employer", the body shop, hasn't taken his $3000 and run, Ram proceeds to the next step. He uses the USCIS approval notice to get a visa sticker on his passport from the local US embassy or consulate. Ram is naturally apprehensive, given that three thousand dollars are riding on a successful visa interview. He therefore turns to a "visa consultant" to help him perfect his interview skills, and get his paperwork in order.
For a fee of $100-200, the visa consultant coaches Ram in the answers to provide to routine questions. If there are any lacunae in his paperwork, the visa consultant can point it out to Ram, and perhaps offer to fix it for a fee. Transcripts from universities, experience verification letters from past employers, indeed an entire employment history replete with office addresses and working phone numbers can be faked for a fee. The penalty for lying at the US embassy is high – up to a permanent disbarment from entering the USA. However the perceived benefits are so high that many still try their luck with a fraudulent application.
With some luck, Ram passes the visa interview, and is granted an H1B visa, valid for three years. At this point, Ram purchases his airplane tickets and packs his bags. His employer has promised to pick him up at the airport, and to provide him temporary accommodation, euphemistically termed a "guest house".
When he arrives at JFK or Newark, Ram is not guaranteed automatic admission, based on his visa sticker. All that his visa has allowed him to do is to hop on a plane bound for the USA and show up before an immigration inspector. Here again, Ram's papers are inspected, and if he's lucky, he will be let in to serve out his three year visa term. If, on the other hand, the immigration inspector smells a rat, Ram will be put on a plane back to India, his approximately $4000 investment now being completely worthless.
The employer's representative picks Ram up and takes him to a "guest house". This is an apartment rented by the body shop that houses its employees who are in transit. The apartment is likely to be old and run down, close to downtown so Ram doesn't have to commute, and packed with people, perhaps 2 to a room. A bare minimum of supplies is paid for by the employer and the employees are given a small stipend or nothing at all while they are on the bench. They are legally employed at this point, but are not billing their services out to a client. The rule for H1B visa holders is that they must get full pay during the time they are on the bench, but this is a rule followed more in the breach than in the observance. While Ram is looking for a job, he may end up working at a restaurant, grocery or a motel owned by a friend of the body shop's principals, for a small under-the-table fee.
The body shop runs various "training courses". Many such courses are of questionable quality and content, usually run by a bottom-dollar trainer, or an employee who also happens to be on the bench. The quality of the training notwithstanding, Ram is now in hock to the employer for the stated cost of the training. He must earn it back by committing to work for a certain number of months/years for the body shop.
Ram's resume also undergoes revisions at this point. Typically, body shoppers start off a novice who has been trained with anywhere between 2-4 years of "experience". The reasoning is that Ram will not get hired unless he shows some experience. Such experience can be easily manufactured, particularly if it is in India. Additionally, Ram is made to read books on the latest technologies, and his resume is reworked to show him to be an expert in those technologies which he just read about.
An employee on the bench costs money in food and rent, and does not bring in any profits. The body shop is anxious to place its employees. It does so in two ways. The first way is by leveraging any contacts the body shopper has with employers. Such contacts may be social, or through previously placed employees. Direct placement of employees is the preferred approach for the body shop, because there is no one else "skimming" Ram's hourly billing.
Most likely, Ram's employer will typically be a small shop with few, if any connections among the hiring managers of US corporations. Thus the body shop's employees get contracted to another body shop, which has positions to be filled. Thus, Ram's body shop now becomes a "buy side" shop, responsible for bringing in the employee and herding them through immigration. The new body shop is now the "sell side" shop, responsible for actually placing the individual. The "sell side" shop is often an American firm that has the right contacts at the right places.
This being Ram's first job search in the US, his ability to respond to questions at interviews may not be finely honed yet. An experienced employee sits by Ram's side while he is being interviewed. The employee either pretends to be Ram, or at the very least, listens to the question and provides cue cards for Ram with the right answers. This strategy will unravel if Ram is invited for an in-person interview, but typically, temporary positions don't require one.
When Ram's employer filed paperwork with the USCIS, they stated his salary in the application. Ram will not likely be paid the salary, especially if he is on the bench. When Ram is on the bench, the rules call for him to be paid, but economic realities of working for a small body shop make it likely that he will not be. Ram is in a bind, because the pay-stubs will be needed as proof that he is being paid. These pay-stubs will also be required for other immigration paperwork such as the H1B renewal and a possible "green card" application.
To solve this problem, Ram pays his employer a cash amount equivalent to his fortnightly paycheck. The employer runs this money through payroll, deducts the necessary taxes, and issues Ram a "paycheck". Ram now has the requisite documentation to show that he is fully employed, though he is poorer by the amount of taxes to be paid.
At least in the initial stages, when Ram is on an H1B visa, his employer does not reveal his billing rate to Ram. Depending on how Ram is billed out, there might be two levels of body shop taking their cut before Ram sees a dime. As Ram becomes experienced, he will find other body shops that offer 70/30, 80/20 or 90/10 terms. The first number refers to the percentage of Ram's billing rate that will be paid to him. The second number is the overhead and profit retained by the employer.
Contracts through body shops are likely to last between 3-6 months. Some lucky H1B visa holders get contracts of longer than six months. Regardless, they go where their job takes them. Thus, Ram cannot lay down roots in any area of the USA. He will be required to travel to whichever city provides him a contract. It works well if Ram is either single, or married with a nonworking spouse. It gets extremely difficult if he has a school-age child. But the American dream is such that he soldiers on.
Ram was likely placed in a programming position for a technology that he barely knows. And sooner or later, when Ram runs into trouble with his lack of knowledge, he turns to Google for help in finding answers. Ram's body shop might also provide the cell phone number of a more experienced employee, or even one of the principals to call in case he runs into an insurmountable problem. After all, the body shop has a vested interest in the continuation of Ram's contract.
Ram puts up with a low salary, uncertainty, travel, and constant change for one big reason – the ability to eventually obtain a "green card". The green card (which is actually yellow in color) will allow Ram to stay in the USA indefinitely, and seek employment with any company. At that point, Ram will be finally freed of the shackles of his body shop, and free to seek unrestricted employment. But getting there takes a long time, and for citizens of India and China, perhaps a decade or longer.
The green card process begins with Ram convincing the US Department of Labor that he is not taking a job from an American citizen or permanent resident. This is typically done by creating a job advertisement, and advertising as directed by the DOL. If no candidates are to be found, then Ram gets his "labor certification". Often, to facilitate this process, the body shop's immigration lawyers will create a job profile which is so unique that Ram is the only person who could possibly fill it.
While it is in Ram's interest to get a green card as quickly as possible, the body shop's interest is exactly the opposite. Ram cannot leave easily if he has an H1B visa. He can leave at a moment's notice with a green card. Therefore, the longer it takes for Ram to get his green card, the better the chances that the body shop will continue to make money off him.
After the "labor certification", Ram gets through additional paperwork, and eventually enters a long queue for a "visa number". Employment-based immigration is restricted to a certain number each year, and no country may claim over 7% of the quota in any categories. This puts Ram at a significant disadvantage if he was born in India or China. Both these countries have a disproportionate number of applicants compared to the visas available. For example, for persons born in India and that possess bachelors' degrees, in 2010, visas are being allotted to individuals that applied in 2001. Individuals with a graduate degree have it a little easier – their waiting list is a mere six years instead of nine. But neither of these means anything to Ram, because the backlog is so huge starting around 2004 that his application is likely to be pending for a couple decades. Ram's only hope of getting a green card lies in entering the queue, and hoping for immigration reform legislation, which will increase the number of employment-based green cards.
While Ram is in his decades-long wait, he is beholden to his employer. He may not leave his "sponsoring employer" except in very specific circumstances, towards the end of his wait (in immigration jargon, this is called "AC-21 Portability"). Ram cannot accept increases in salary or promotions during this period. He is thus, likely to suffer a significant decrease in pay in inflation-adjusted terms. Additionally, Ram has to reach a certain milestone in his green card application called the "I-485 stage" before his H1B visa expires. If his visa expires before Ram can get to this stage, it is case closed – Ram must leave the country and start the process all over again. Ram and his lawyers will try many strategies to prolong his stay while the green card wait is continuing. One possible option Ram has is to immigrate to Canada, which has a much smaller wait – only three years or so.
Assuming that Ram has managed to hang on until the green card arrives, he becomes a "free agent' in the job market, at liberty to choose his employer and place of residence. At this point, assuming that jobs are available and the economy is not in recession, Ram is finally able to earn market levels of pay. If he stays on the right side of the law for another five years, Ram can hope to become an American citizen.


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The first trilingual dictionary focused solely on Swiss legal terms?
In front of me is a copy of Swiss Advokat Alfred Schreiber`s Terminology of Swiss Civil Law with the quadrilingual claim of German/French/Italian/English – 6th edition 1983, 46 pages, albeit that used to serve me badly, plus – more importantly – Robert Herbst`s nominally Swiss German/French/English dictionary of commerce, finance and law (600 pages).
Some source-terms on the sample pages do not strike me as uniquely Swiss French or German, but the target-terms tend to be more American than British/Scots law English (e.g. vital record).
Often there is no explanation of the context when needed (e.g. return as a debtor to better fortune(s) – with or without a debtor warrant?, recognition of a pledge – is this a general lien or a land charge?, action for maintenance – marital or mechanical? and challenging a schedule of claims – on the merits or `collocated` by ranking of priority?).
Well, just because there is a quadrilingual glossary, doesn't mean this isn't the first trilingual one!
Is the Schreiber any use?
I must admit to throwing Herbst away.
Schreiber I had, pre-retirement, found useful only once in 30 years.
It has a barebones selection of 150 entries with virtually no exclusively Swiss or Liechtenstein conundrums (e.g. Beistatuten) but translations like the `registrar of civil status` for der Zivilstandsbeamte and the mysterious `pledge of cattle` for Viehverpfändung cf. an inspired `debenture` for der Pfandbrief.
Still, I never bothered going back to Grant & Cutler, when off Regent Street, for return of my fiver.
Just ordered the dictionary off Amazon.de, FWIW.
Ah, good. Mine hasn't come yet (from the USA).


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Two come to terms over cooperative agreement on protecting homebuyers when handover is late.
The Novaland Group has officially signed a cooperative arrangement with VPBank to guarantee homebuyers in the developer's projects.
The guarantee program will be implemented for homebuyers in four projects in Ho Chi Minh City, including The Sun Avenue (District 2), RiverGate and The Tresor (District 4), and Lucky Palace (District 6).
In cases where Novaland cannot handover apartments in these projects on schedule, VPBank is responsible to refunding the amount homebuyers paid to Novaland and providing other compensation for the delayed handover in accordance with the terms contained in purchase contracts.
The signing also expresses Novaland's efforts in protecting homebuyers and in adhering to regulations for the Amended Law on Real Estate Business. Effective from July 1 this year, developers of residential projects must be guaranteed by a commercial bank when selling residential houses.


Watch as Eliason discusses the folklore behind Utah foods at the Utah State Fair.
Eliason's research is for a book he's currently working on all about the folklore of Utah foods. Along with Jell-O and fry sauce, the book will look at funeral potatoes, scones, thick shakes, Sanpete turkey, Bear River raspberries, Postum and more.


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Jamaica: 50th Celebrations Enhanced by Olympic Performance
Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
Posted 6 August 2012 14:22 GMT
This post is part of our special coverage London 2012 Olympics.
"She hope dem caution worl-map
Fi stop draw Jamaica small
For de lickle speck cyaan show
We independantness at all!" – Louise Bennett-Coverley
Today, Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence from Great Britain and thanks to the incredible performance of the country's track and field athletes at this year's Olympic Games (quite fittingly taking place in London), netizens are having a double celebration.
Diaspora blogger Geoffrey Philp set the tone for the day by posting the lyrics to the Jamaican national anthem. Jamaica Woman Tongue takes a more in-depth look at "the rigours of independence" – then and now – by examining the poetry of the Jamaican spoken-word artist and cultural pioneer, Louise Bennett-Coverley:
Miss Lou acknowledges the fact that Independence is much more than the song and dance of Festival celebrations. It requires a capacity for self-sacrifice that some Jamaicans may stubbornly resist…
In 'Jamaica Elevate' Miss Lou also raises the vexing issue of colour and class politics in the newly independent nation. She highlights an amusing case of mistaken identity, underscoring old antagonisms. The new, native Governor-General, the Queen's representative, resembles a family member, Bada John. At Independence, the changing face of authority would seem to confirm the 'elevation' of not just the Jamaican state, but, more important, black people.
But with wicked wit Miss Lou reveals the purely superficial nature of what appears to be fundamental social change. The immediate response to what looks like Bada John's picture in the newspaper humorously defines the usual circumstances in which a black person would be deemed newsworthy in the media politics of the times – the heralding of misfortune.
But misfortune is not anywhere in sight during these 50th independence celebrations; despite some of the country's shortcomings and challenges, Jamaicans continue to dominate the international track and field arena, boasting the fastest men – and women – on earth.
Nadine, Unscripted comments here…
I'm chuffed to bits! Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown have given Jamaica memorable presents in the form of gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the Women's 100m finals at the London Olympics. I consider them marvelous gifts for our 50th year of Independence!
As we say in Jamaica, 'mi glad bag buss!'
Usain 'Lightning' Bolt struck twice, successfully defended his title in the Men's 100m finals and created a new Olympic record of 9.63. Not to be outdone, Olympics newcomer, Yohan Blake showed why Jamaicans have dubbed him the "Beast" on the track, by powering his way to a silver medal for Jamaica.
So, that's two more gifts on the eve of Jamaica's 50th Independence. Tomorrow, on our Jubilee Anniversary, our National Anthem will play at another medal ceremony. How much cooler than that can you get?
Jamaica Woman Tongue sums it up by saying:
Our history is one of migration. All of us foreigners who came, willingly or not, and now call this island our own, do have a sense of ancestral homelands. This speck of Jamaica is great because our conception of ourselves is not dependent solely on our present insular location. Beyond the boundaries of this little island, we envision landscapes of greatness that we can also claim as ours.
On Twitter, you can follow what netizens are saying by searching for the hashtags #bolt, #olympics2012 and #jamaica.
The thumbnail image used in this post, "Usain Bolt", is by Bob Ramsak / piran café, used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Creative Commons license. Visit pirancafe.com.
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I think you are trying to use a scare tactic with that statement. That can, and has, happened even with Vortech factory rebuilt blowers. Do the odds go up when the DIYer starts messing around inside the case? Sure, the risk does increase, but I think that you're blowing it of proportion. There have been people rebuilding turbos and blowers in their garages and shops for years and there's not a rash of those folks with stories about killing their motors after doing it themselves.
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Home Food Sushi Rice vs. White Rice: What Is the Difference? (Explained)
Sushi Rice vs. White Rice: What Is the Difference? (Explained)
Rice is probably one of the most common food in Asian cuisine, and it's even available across the globe. However, while it's common, many people still get confused since it comes in various types. For instance, you may encounter sushi rice and white rice, but you may ask what the difference between the two is.
Sushi rice and white rice differ mainly in texture, with sushi rice being sticky and white rice being less sticky. The stickiness of the former makes it ideal for making sushi. Further, this rice is also short-grain white, while white rice typically comes in medium or long-grain rice.
Since sushi rice is a type of white rice, they share many similar qualities and properties. Thus, if you're torn between choosing one of the two, you need to know how they differ and which one suits your needs best.
In this article, we'll walk you through all you need to know about sushi rice and white rice. This way, you can distinguish both and choose which rice serves best according to your preferences and needs.
Is sushi rice and white rice the same?
What is sushi rice?
What is white rice?
What is the difference between sushi rice and white rice?
Sushi rice vs. white rice taste and flavor
Sushi rice vs. white rice uses
Sushi rice vs. white rice calories and nutrition
Can I substitute sushi rice for white rice?
Can I substitute white rice for sushi rice?
Sushi rice and white rice are the same because sushi rice is a type of white rice. However, in a more straightforward explanation, you can think of sushi rice as one type of white rice, while white rice doesn't mean sushi rice.
Sushi rice is short-grain white rice that is sticky enough to be ideal in making sushi. On the other hand, regular white rice comes in grains, mainly medium and long-grains.
Unlike sushi rice, they aren't that sticky, which means you can consume them like you would any type of rice along with your preferred dishes. To give you a better understanding of both, read more about each of these two types of rice below.
Sushi rice is created by simmering Japanese short-grain rice and then seasoning it with vinegar, sugar, salt, and sometimes kombu. Sushi rice is also called sushi-meshi, su-meshi, or shari in Japanese. When creating sushi, we exclusively use this vinegar-flavored rice.
However, it becomes a bit complicated since some rice firms outside of Japan describe Japanese short-grain rice as "sushi rice," giving the impression that the rice is only used for sushi. In reality, we use the same rice for steamed rice as well as other rice recipes.
White rice is processed rice that has been stripped of its shell, fiber, and germs. Further, white rice can be short-grain, medium-grain, and long-grain.
This method changes the rice's flavor, texture, and look, preventing spoiling, extending storage life, and making it simpler to digest. In addition, the rice is polished after milling, resulting in a brilliant, white, and lustrous seed.
Although sushi rice and white rice have similarities, they also have several differences. Thus, they differ in both texture and uses. Let's look at each of these differences for a better understanding.
When it comes to taste and flavor, both sushi rice and white rice are the same. The only time they would differ is when you cook them along with other seasoning or condiments.
Rice has a neutral flavor, whether short-grain like sushi rice or medium-grain and long-grain like regular white rice. However, their added condiments and seasoning makes them differ from each other.
Still, as long as you cook both rice in plain water, you can get the neutral taste of rice that can accompany almost any dish you want to enjoy.
The uses of sushi rice and white rice differ since they have different textures and properties. For instance, sushi rice has the stickiness ideal for making sushi, while white rice isn't sticky enough to be consumed as you would enjoy rice along with other dishes.
Sushi rice is also prepared from short-grain rice, but white rice is often medium- or long-grain. Short-grain rice is similarly higher in starch than long-grain rice.
Of course, you may substitute sushi rice for regular rice. However, make sure you properly rinse it in cold water first. You should also steam it if you don't want it to get stickier than plain rice.
Sushi rice and regular white rice have the same calories. Both types of rice provide around 130 calories for every 100 grams of serving. Thus, you can find both options equal when it comes to calories and nutrition.
Yes, you can substitute sushi rice for white rice. Sushi rice is a type of white rice, although it can be stickier than regular white rice. Thus, you can reduce the stickiness by soaking the rice with water and washing it for an extended period.
Yes, you can substitute white rice for sushi rice. The only thing to keep in mind is that you can only use short-grain or medium-grain white rice. The reason is that long-grain white rice has less starch, and it's not as sticky as short-grain sushi rice.
For this reason, when you're making sushi, and you only have regular white rice, you can use it as long as it's medium-grain. To make sure it's sticky enough, you can lessen the washing time with water to keep most of the starch.
If you use long-grain white rice, you may not manage the sushi well since it won't stick to the seaweed sushi wrap.
In a nutshell, sushi rice and white rice are different from each other, only in texture. Sushi rice is short-grain white rice known for its extra sticky texture, making it ideal for making sushi wrapped in a seaweed wrap. On the other hand, white rice or regular white rice is either medium or long-grain rice typically enjoyed with other dishes.
Both rice has neutral flavors, which means they can go along with most dishes. In essence, they only differ in their texture and their primary use.
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Are you holding the cards to effective leadership?
09 Jul 2010 • by Changeboard Team
Identity shield
To a greater or lesser degree, we are what we experience, and what we seek. People often comment on how they didnt realise how great an influence their childhood relationships have had upon their life today.
Many of the answers we seek, or have been seeking lie within our identity shield. Its like a blueprint of who we are and who we seek to become, and so most people find the identity shield to be a very simple, but highly effective way of not only understanding some more about their true identity and the journey that they're on, but also as a great way to communicate it to others.
Perspectives of leadership
An effective leader must first seek to understand him/herself before seeking to understand others. We can also use the identity shield as a very powerful way of getting to know others. Before we explore how to do this, please give some thought to the following simple, but very important question:
How would you define leadership?
Take no more than five minutes to scribble as many responses as possible to this question. There are many answers, and scholars have wrestled with this one for years. For example, I enclose some definitions below taken from Princeton Universitys wordnet database:
the activity of leading; 'his leadership inspired the team'
the body of people who lead a group; 'the national leadership adopted his plan'
the status of a leader; 'they Challenged his leadership of the union'
the ability to lead; 'he believed that leadership can be taught'
Leading hearts and minds
Its probably easier to see the simplest answer by looking at what leadership is about and its intent. Fundamentally leadership is about leading hearts and minds. Therefore, to lead hearts and minds effectively, you must first seek to understand them.
One of the most effective tools I have come across in doing this is the identity shield. Calling together your people and sharing your identity shield with them will directly impact on the dynamics of your leadership relationship with your team, and their level of respect, loyalty and commitment as a result. Managed correctly, I guarantee it will work.
Team discovery
I have used this tool with hundreds of existing, new and prospective leaders in all kinds of environments, and all with incredible effect. I never cease to be amazed at the journeys that have shaped people, and how much we're able to learn from those journeys.
Within one large IT organisation, two ladies who had known each other and worked together for 27 years questioned the need to listen to each other's identity shields. On completing the process, both were absolutely staggered about what they learnt about the other. The experience changed their relationship as a result.
In another organisation, in fact a large defence contractor, we discovered that over 60% of the staff over the age of forty wished to move to Spain when they retired.
Strengthening client relationships
I remember that in the four weeks between module 1 and module 2 of a driving performance through effective leadership programme with a client, a newly appointed leader coming back and describing how he'd won significant new business with a client he thought he was about to lose as a direct result of using the components of this simple, but powerful tool.
He was describing this appalling client relationship that they had inherited, where he genuinely believed the client would be going elsewhere for business within a matter or weeks. With nothing to lose, he chose to sit both sides down and use the identity shield activity as a way to press the reset button and get to know each other properly. They still have a great relationship and continue to increase the volume of business they do together.
So often I find myself incredibly humbled by not only what people have experienced, but more importantly how they chose to deal with certain circumstances and situations. We all too often make our own assumptions about people, and why they are as they are. Within a work capacity, we make little allowance for what has shaped who they really are, because we just dont know.
Using the identity shield this way, surfaces the issues, Challenges and opportunities experienced en-route in a safe space and fundamentally builds a whole new level of trust, rarely seen or experienced before.
Just at a basic level, its quite incredible just how much we have in common with other people, in whatever capacity they may be, whether thats a love of sailing, children, travelling or collecting antiques, or the suffering as a result of losing someone close.
Driving a collective agenda
Ill never forget being invited into a consortium seeking to win a large MOD bid (approx ??20 billion), and do some blood-letting as they just were not functioning well as a team, and had a few people at complete odds with the consortium goals, or so it appeared. In particular, there was one particular individual that the group as a whole felt was not on-board with the project, was arrogant and always left early.
I remember starting off with the identity shield activity as a way of creating that initial bedrock of knowledge and trust. This seemed particularly appropriate as there were four organisations, each vying to own and drive the collective agenda.
The top team was made up of only twelve people, and so we had allocated just a couple of hours for them to each present their identity shield, i.e. ten minutes each.
Five hours later, we were still going strong. It transpires that much needed to be said, and as much for the benefit of each individual, as well as the group.
As this was a consortium project, the group was made up of quite maverick personalities, who had all at some time or another in their career not just clipped a brick wall, but crunched through it at an incredible speed, and subsequently been assigned to 'special projects' as a corporate 'thank you'. It soon became clear that for all of them, they really needed this project to work to regain credibility and a foothold in the organisation, and that competing against each other was just counter productive.
Learn from the past but let it go
Its clear though that many of us are still carrying around emotional baggage from our pasts, and despite knowing intellectually that time has moved on, we rarely succeed in achieving this emotionally.
This baggage can often be one of the great obstacles or constraints to our achieving our full quota of performance.


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Growing up in Caribou
Susan Margaret Collins was born on December 7, 1952, in Caribou Maine, where her family runs a sixth-generation lumber business that was founded by her ancestors in 1844. She is one of six siblings raised by Pat and Don Collins. Both of her parents served as mayor of Caribou. Her father, a World War II veteran, served in both the Maine State Senate and the State House, one of four generations of Collins family members to serve in the Maine Legislature. Growing up in Aroostook County, Senator Collins learned the meaning of hard work as well as the importance of public service and commitment to community. She graduated from Caribou High School in 1971.
A Record of
Senator Collins graduated Phi Beta Kappa from St. Lawrence University in 1975 and began working for Maine Representative Bill Cohen. She remained a member of his staff when he was elected to the Senate three years later, where she was promoted to staff director of the Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee of the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
In 1987, she was appointed by Maine Governor John McKernan as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. In 1992, she was appointed as Director of the Small Business Administration's Regional Office in Boston by President George H.W. Bush. She continue her work to champion small businesses when she was named the founding Executive Director of the Center for Family Business at Husson College (now Husson University) in 1994.
Senate Service
In 1996, Senator Collins was elected to the Senate, succeeding her former boss, Bill Cohen. She was reelected in 2002, 2008, and 2014 by increasing margins. In 2020, she won an historic re-election victory, becoming the first-ever Republican woman to win a 5th term. She is also the first popularly elected U.S. Senator from Maine to be elected to a 5th term. She is the eleventh most senior member of the Senate and the most senior Republican woman.
Senator Collins has earned a national reputation as an effective legislator who works across party lines to solve problems and deliver results for the people of Maine and America. For the past eight consecutive years, she has ranked as the most bipartisan member of the U.S. Senate by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University.
Throughout her Senate service, Senator Collins has worked with members of both parties to advance landmark legislation to improve the lives of all Americans. Her record demonstrates significant legislative accomplishments in such critical areas as health care, small business development and job creation, education transportation, national defense, and issues of particular interest to our nation's seniors.
Known for her Maine work ethic, Senator Collins has cast more than 8,000 consecutive votes and holds the longest perfect voting record in the history of the U.S. Senate.
Senator Collins is married to Thomas A. Daffron. They reside in Bangor, Maine, along with their beloved black lab, Pepper.
Senator Collins' Committee Assignments
Transportation and Housing Appropriations Subcommittee
(Ranking Member)
Aging Committee
Health, Education. Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Teen Hospitalized, Four Others Treated For Minor Injuries After 2nd Ride Accident At Morey's Pier In Wildwood
Filed Under:Abiah Jones, accident, Center Mast, Ferris Wheel, Mariner's Landing, Morey's Piers, New Jersey, Pirate Ship, Sea Dragon Ride, Wildwood
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A 13-year-old was sent to the hospital after a partial ride collapse at Morey's Piers in Wildwood.
This comes a little more than two months after a young girl died in a Ferris wheel accident at the park.
Just after 9 p.m. Friday night, Wildwood police responded to Mariner's Landing after hearing of an accident at the park.
There they learned a 13-year-old victim and four others were injured when the Sea Dragon Ride, a pirate ship that swings back and forth, had the center mast snap while the ride was moving.
Police say the 13-year-old was taken to the hospital for treatment; the condition of the victim has not been released. The four others were treated at the scene with minor injuries.
As for the Sea Dragon, a spokesperson from Morey's Pier says, "a section of steel scenery became detached from the sea dragon and struck at least one rider. Several guests were treated in first aid and released."
This comes a little over two months since 11-year-old Abiah Jones fell to her death from the Ferris wheel at the park.
Wildwood authorities are investigating the incident.
Reported By Tim Jimenez, KYW Newsradio; Jericka Duncan, CBS 3


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