No, the whole point of going to a business school is to manage a medium/big business or grow a medium business into a big business. We have not yet figured out what exactly makes a new business venture succeed (apart from having heuristics in the most general terms). We have had better luck with the question of "How do I manage an existing business?" or "How do I grow the volume of business?" which is what the business schools teach (apart from a couple of entrepreneurship courses).
There is some truth to this. I am an H1-B visa holder who due to a lawyer mess up has been forced to file under the EB-3 category. Despite me being a productive body to my company as well as assimilating into the local culture, I am seeing at least a 10 year wait before I can switch companies or jobs or start a company. While I am at a reasonably stable company, I have the same problems everyone has at reasonably stable companies, that of an entrenched upper management with not much scope of growth. I am seriously considering moving back to India to be able to start a company. H1B's were lucrative 15 years ago for smart people as the number of opportunities were low at home. It no longer is true and smart people are unwilling to pay the culture and emotional costs it takes to make a move to an alien culture.
rumpelstiltskin has a very valid point, but your's is unsubstantiated cant. Where is the evidence that you get murdered for just not believing religiously as they do?
As tasty as your diet seems(and I bet it is), being Asian, I will barf within a couple of days if I did not have some rice or starch in the diet. And it has nothing to do with the food, it is just the way I have grown up. To me, a moderate protein diet is more palatable and hence more sustainable in the long run.
Interesting you should mention it. Shane Battier gets traded to Memphis, and for the first time in their history, they have a playoff win and are well within the sight of a series win over the top ranked Spurs.
Maybe I am feeling dense, but I do not understand what you are trying to point out. None except one are errors as they relate to embedded sql statements (where Equal To is the comparison operator).
While Terrence was of Chinese origin, he certainly did not grow up imbued in the Chinese culture. He was more of an Australian. I not saying this to imply Chinese are not deep thinkers. I have worked with Chinese (China bred) engineers who are damn good thinkers. So it is just a matter of personal style and priority(influenced at times by the culture one grows in).
The most disturbing thing about this episode is that DOJ referred BoA to HBGary. It is truly scary when government is in the business of targeting its own individuals. One has to wonder how it is different from Ben Ali or Gaddafi targeting their own people. Sure the scale is different, but the principle is the same.
The right way to go about it is get a good lawyer to represent you. It seems like an overkill but sounds like you can afford it.
My valid visa case was rejected by INS and I was asked to go through a number of hoops because the lawyer had entered information in a different format. I changed lawyers and it made a sea of difference. Learnt the lesson that never skimp on lawyers. Try talking to Aron Finklestein or Alisa Klein at http://www.murthy.com/attprofi.html. They charge 200$ for a 20 min consult and will tell you what to do exactly. I was not sure if 20 mins would be enough to explain my complex case but 20 mins is all it took for them to come up with a strategy. Best of luck.
Remember though, the country is in a state of emergency (As it has been for the last 30 years). I am not sure those rules apply in a state of emergency.
I do not think the bankers you hired are doing a good job. There is a lot of money sitting in private equity which will love to have this company at the correct price.
They are one of the best immigration lawyer teams that I have dealt with. They are the only firm where every member of the team seems to understand all the fine nuances of immigration law and how it can be used to your benefit. Having a bad or just an OK lawyer is expensive in the long run when it comes to immigration.
Coke is now wanting to reacquire the bottling business to keep the costs low. Last year Pepsi re-acquired its entire bottling business and runs it by itself.