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    Dividing Pecans --------------- On the outskirts of town, there was a big old pecan tree by the cemetery fence. One day two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one...
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    Job market finally coming up [OT]

    Looks like the tax-cuts are working on the jobs front too. Lets hope the happy days will come back. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4652107/
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    Visitor visa extension

    I am planning to extend visitor's visa for my parents. They already have a 10-year visa. I know this is not the correct forum, but I don't see many seniors/experts visiting the visitor visa forum. I need to send the filled application form along with a copy of the tickets. When my parents...
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    Have been dreading to say these words for a long time - "My case is APPROVED"

    Our cases have been approved both online and on the phone. My wife is the primary applicant and I am the beneficiary. The 485 has been a long journey for us. Applied GC/labor in Feb 2001. Labor approved by Apr 2001 Applied 140 in Jul 2001 140 approved in Sep 2001 Applied 485 in Dec...
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    [OT] Best way to get medical coverage

    My mother, who is visiting the USA currently, has visitors insurance. Since the visitors insurance does not cover pre-existing conditions, I would like to know what best options in terms of cost she has, to visit a doctor. The doctor can be a family practice or internal medicine doctor.
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    Online EAD application

    I was trying to fill the online EAD form. There is a checkbos there asking if any documents need to be mailed. Do we need to send any other documents after filling the online EAD form?
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    Received 3rd FP

    Haven't been checking my case status for almost a week. When I saw the letter from INS, I thought it was an approval letter. Checked the online status and it is the same old ****ing message. The scheduled date is 12/26/2003. I noticed that under the service center in the FP notice there is...
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    [OT] An article on software Jobs

    http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15500149
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    [OT] Best way to send money to India quickly

    Sorry for posting an off-topic here. I would like to know the best way to send money to India so that the money can be withdrawn in 2-3 days. Using the personal checks to get the money immediately costs Rs. 300 for a withdrawal of Rs. 30000. Is wire transfer better than this. What type of...
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    FYI - For those of you who would like to apply for EIN or Federal ID

    For those of you who are not aware of this link - the following is the link: https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/sa_vign/newFormSS4.do I have applied for EIN myself and it took just 30 minutes for the whole process. I have received a confirmation in postal mail too.
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    For job changers - Nation's Capital Leads List of Hot Spots for New Jobs

    http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/story/0,10801,85764,00.html?nas=CAR-85764
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    Attention Atlantans!!!!

    As many of you may be knowing, we prepared a petition to expedite the 485 process and have submitted to BCIS. We are planning to meet local congress representatives to submit our petition. I would like to appeal to all the Atlantans to gather and personally hand over the petition to the...
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    Attention Atlantans!!!!

    As with other people from other states, I would like to appeal to all the Atlantans to gather and personally hand over the petition to the Congress representatives. What say you?
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    [OT] Bush Administration Won't Impede Offshore Outsourcing

    http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/labor/story/0,10801,85468,00.html?nas=CAR-85468
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    Visitor visa related

    My parents are coming here on a visitor visa in the month of October for my wife's delivery. My plan is to have them for more than 6 months by probably extending their visa here. Can uou tell me the cons of this? They have a multiple-entry 10 year visa. Also in that case, what type of...
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    Hindu Happy Birthday Q: What does a Hindu wish someone on their birthday? A: May you have many happy returns. -------------------- A Grave Tragedy A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to...
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    Learning from the past...

    First of all I commend all the sincere efforts being put by Edison, dsatish, dengdeng, cinto (I hope I didn't miss anyone). I think it is a great idea to collect signatures and send a petition. Sometime back ISN and others have done something similar and succeeded in getting the AC21, H-1B...
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    Where should the FP results sent to?

    Where should the FP results be sent to? I had my 2nd FP done at Atlanta ASC on Aug 16, 2003. Just called up the FBI and they told me that the results were sent to Texas Service Center the same day. My application is pending at VSC. Is this the way it works? I haven't called up FBI for the...
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    Interesting article on Outsourcing

    http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_34/b3846027.htm?c=bwinsideraug8&n=link2&t=email
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    Got 2nd FP notice and had an early FP done

    Got the notice on Firday evening. The scheduled date was Sep 9, 2003. Went on Saturday and got the early FP done at Atlanta ASC. Sometime back I called up the toll-free number and asked about the status of my case. Got the reply for that too the same day - it basically said my address is...
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