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For almost half a century competitors have taken part in the event at Lee Dam Reservoir in Todmorden, West Yorks., where participants brave the freezing cold water to race for a trophy.
But this year the traditional event, which was originally set up to raise funds for a local swimming pool, has been scrapped - because they have no insurance.
In the past the event, which takes place on the first Sunday after the new year, has been insured with cover provided by affiliation to the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), but this year the terms of insurance have changed and will not cover outside events.
Organiser, swimming teacher and three-time winner Paul Taylor said: "We've been working on this for the last two months but cannot see a way forward for this year so we have had to cancel.
"There is no way we can go ahead without cover because the swim is a very challenging one. A man stands in the middle of the reservoir with a trophy and competitors have to race to him and grab it.
"It can be a bit rowdy and participants are very competitive, so accidents could happen. There has never been any problems in the past and all in all it is a great day for everyone - there's usually about 50 people enter the race - but we can't proceed without cover.
"We are safety conscious, with a frogman and a canoeist in the water in case of any accidents, but any one of us could be liable if anything was to happen - we can not take that chance.
"It can be very dangerous in freezing water - cold water shock can be a killer. The water in Lee Dam is even colder than others because it is high up. We have had to break ice many-a-time in order to get in the water.
"The safety of the participants and spectators is paramount to us, if we can't provide cover we can't go ahead."
Participant David Sutcliffe said: "People are very disappointed. We can't believe this will not go ahead. It is crazy when compensation culture kills off the traditions we love."
Local charities will also miss out as the event, which sees swimmers dressed as fairies and reindeers braving the freezing temperatures, raises money for them - in 2004 money was donated to the Tsunami appeal.
There are four cups on offer - for the men's, women's, boy's and girl's races.
As part of the tradition participants warm themselves up after their dip with hot soup and rolls at the local Top Brink pub.
Mr Taylor said: "There are people who have decided they are going to go in regardless, but of course there will be no race and no set up around for all the family to come along."
Abid Hussain, a Liberal Democrat councillor for Todmorden, said: "It is so sad to have come to this. This event is great for Todmorden. It is something the locals look forward to and is a tradition.
"With compensation culture being as it is, events such as this become too expensive to insure and it is destroying our heritage."
Insurance broker Mark Studholme said it had become more difficult to insure one-off events, and the risk of compensation claims had risen in recent years so insurers faced potentially high risk for a relative small premium.
He said: "The compensation culture is a significant part of it. A number of years ago the likelihood of a claim was limited and that is no longer the case.
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Getting in Melbourne from other cities in Australia can be made easy by availing train services. The Southern Cross Station is the Melbourne railway terminus. There are 3 train services connecting Melbourne to other Australian cities. They are :
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- Great Southern Railway - Trains to Melbourne from Adelaide and Sydney are operated by Great Southern Railway. It takes about 9 to 12 hours to travel from Adelaide, while about 10 or 11 hours from Sydney. Alice Springs and Perth are also connected to Melbourne by this railway.
- Countrylink – This New South Wales railway company has a train service connecting Sydney to Melbourne.
Greyhound and McCafferty's operate long distance buses to Melbourne from Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Premier, Firefly, and V-Line also have bus services to Melbourne city from Apollo Bay, Bateman's Bay, Beechworth, Bright, Canberra, Griffith, Lakes Entrance, Mansfield, Mildura, Mt. Gambier, and Phillip Island.
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In 1946, Italian entrepreneur and racing enthusiast Piero Dusio engages the services of Porsche engineering for his new Cisitalia Brand.
This single-seater not only dazzles with its gleaming light-alloy body, but is technically far ahead of its time in many respects.
Power form the 1.5 litre, supercharged twelve-cylinder engine is transmitted via driver-engaged four-wheel drive.
Despite the difficult and often improvised conditions of the post-war era in the small town of Gmünd, deep in the Austrian Alps. the car is completed, but it never makes it beyond the test stage due to financial problems.
In addition to the design of the Typ 360 racing car, the contract package with Dusio includes a two-seater sports car, a compact tractor and a water turbine.
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It's the original Ariel Atom
There is a blunt error where it says the car was completed in Gmund: the was built in Turin and transferred in Argentina where two distinct tests were made in 1952 and 1955. I was instrumental in putting together the people to do it, and I have photos that I took myself to prove it. Then before the car got dismantled by a local mecanich I suggested the argentina representatives of Porsche, the Von Dory broters to buy it and send it back to Germany.
Gianni Rogliatti, journalist and historian.
The info in this post came directly from Porsche. In fact, it is featured in the Museum. I'd love to post any content or photos you may have.
Your visitors may be interested in the process of completing the second Cisitalia 360 that was recently purchased by a German collector from the Donington Museum. Please contact me and I will supply information
El fabricante de chasis o bastidor del porsche 360 es un don de 81 anos de edad mi vecino. Tambien fue medallista olimpico de ciclismo italiano
Gianni is correct. Porsche was the design firm for this car, and may have even built the prototype, but the car is not a Porsche. It is a Cisitalia, and the confusion stems from Porsche's cynical rewriting of history. It was thanks to this project and others that Piero Dusio ordered from them that Porsche exists today, and Porsche should recognize that fact.
That this is in the Porsche Museum as a Porsche and not as a Cisitalia, which is the correct brand name is shameless.
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The new single from London "outsider pop" four piece Grass House is 'A Thousand Generators', we've got the brand new music video for that track today over on the 405.
The video has quite a few different people get into a van - couples, people by themselves, groups of friends even band mates Great Ytene and Winter Drones, people with dogs - and supplies them with markers and a note pad, and asks them to draw whatever they see fit. Many people drew photos of the person they were with (or themselves), some drew their pets, others drew trees and suns and the like. It's an endearing and cute video filled with smiles and laughter, and the fact that it's paired with a fantastic song like 'A Thousand Generators' isn't too bad either.
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A student drafts an essay on Caribbean folklore: Magic In the Real. This student later turns out to be a life-stealing night creature, living in a human skin. Her essay might be a description of the world in Skin Folk, where gods, myths and strange magical quirks exist as straightforwardly as a corner store and tell their story in vibrant Caribbean dialect.
Nalo Hopkinson has great fun turning old fairy tales and myths into completely new creatures. Like Anansi in "Something to Hitch Meat To" she shakes old stories into showing their hidden and sometimes truer faces. "Riding the Red" recognizes Little Red Riding Hood's sometime job as a coming of age rite. But this Red is seen through the grandmother's memories, and given back the joy and power that should accompany a coming of age. Rather than a warning against growing up, this tale has bit of a caution for parents who try to keep their parents from adulthood. "The Glass Bottle Trick" gives Bluebeard a Caribbean, racial twist and no secure happy ending. The intricate and compelling "Under Glass" breaks the story of the Snow Queen into icicle shards, with Kay showing up just long enough to die and the heroine of the story unclear.
Not every tale has such a dark face. The terrible cockatrice that begins as a "Slow Cold Chick" becomes a tool of liberation through fire, even as a young woman has to dive deep into the river to find her true self. And the "Precious" sister who speaks in gems and gold finds a way to free herself and save her teeth. Edging from fantasy into the world of sci-fi, Hopkinson brings two lovers back together through virtual reality suits with a bizarre malfunction in "Ganger."
Dark or shining, the stories in Skin Folk are told with an exuberance of language as captivating and surprising as the flying trees in "Whose Upward Flight I Love." Most of the stories carry at least a bit of Hopkinson's beautiful dialect style writing. While I'm in no position to judge its authenticity, its natural pace and range of expression helped create the feeling of wonder that flows through all these stories.
There's real magic in Skin Folk, beyond the dazzle and flair of gods and faeries. Every story is built on the power of transformation, whether it's a person turning into a mermaid or the daily miracle of growing. Hopkinson pours her energy into these word and paper spells, and hides nothing under her own skin. Step away from your own mask and into the world of Skin Folk.
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More Quads - Hubsan
There sure seem to be a lot of quad copters these days; some are small, some larger, some are very full featured with GPS and FPV capabilities. Some are RTF and others are built up from the frame.
I'd been having a lot of fun with my little Blade Nano at 18gr all up weight. The Nano is great for indoors but a bit dicey in the wind.
A friend told me about another small quad called Hubsan from www.banggood.com which ships from China for free. This particular one was $42 fully assembled and with a controller. Both are pictured below for size comparison. The Hubsan at 37gr has a bit more weight than the Nano, and handles the wind very well. The Hubsan also has lights which flash for a low battery. My trouble is seeing it because it is pretty small at 4.3"!
Hubsan and Blade Nano
The stock Hubsan only works with its own transmitter which is ok at first. The provided tx takes 4 AAA batteries. However, it doesn't tell you if you leave it on unintentionally, so it's easy to kill the tx batts. You can buy blade protectors separately so it's more guarded like the Nano.
I bought a replacement control board for a Nano and plan to put it in the Hubsan so I can fly it with my spectrum radio. The control board was $35, almost as much as the Hubsan. I'll have to give up the blinking LVC since the leds will be direct wired.
Hubsan, even has "eyes"
I just got a new Tower Talk and Estes has a Dart Quad Copter RTF, that looks almost identical to a Hubsan for $70. I bet you won't have to wait 3 weeks for this one though. LOL!
Packaged Hubsan
Above is what you get in the package. It comes with a single 1S240mahr batt.
The site offered 5x 1S350 batts for $15 so I got them as well. For charging, I bought a parallel charge cable, shown below for a couple of bucks. I put a micro deans connector on the main end and use a conventional charger. Interestingly enough, this parallel cable has a way to parallel the parallel cables!
Parallel Charge cable for Hubsan batts
A few weeks after ordering this Hubsan, they came out with a Video Hubsan that also has a camera and spot for SD card for a huge price increase, $53 with transmitter and free shipping. So I ordered one of these too. I already bought the control board to swap out. http://www.banggood.com/Hubsan-X4-H107C-2_4G-4CH-RC-Quadcopter-With-Camera-Mode-2-RTF-p-75824.html?bid=1474 Looks like tower also has one in the new tower talk by HeliMax.
So if you're looking for something a bit different you might give a Hubsan a try. Hubsan does have better outdoor performance due to its weight.
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I began my piano education at the age of seven at Aran Music Center. My studies continued between 1986-2001 with master duo-pianists Elif and Bedii Aran, who have carried on the exceptional pedagogic style they inherited from their teacher, the legendary pianist Rosina Lhevinne in Juilliard School, NY. During my enrollment majoring in Pianoforte, I successfully completed my studies, including Sight-Singing, Theory and Music Literature. While completing my Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, I gained professional experience as an organist at the British Embassy Chapel, as well as a piano teacher, where I have enjoyed teaching both children and adults of various levels.
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Before I get to the meat of this commentary, I need to provide background material to the readers. Given the descent of Hollywood movies into indecency, obscenity, vulgarity and cruelty over the last three decades, and because I don't watch the equally tawdry television or cable programs of about that period of time, my wife indulges me by watching a variety of films and documentaries on DVDs. We have a large collection of movies (that is only exceeded by my collection of books). These films are frequently old and classic movies, but we also amuse ourselves with other genres, including horror and science fiction. A preferred genre is historic or epic films.
Those movies that turn out to be exceedingly good, such as, "Julius Caesar" (1953; with James Mason playing Brutus), "The Eagle" (2011) or "Gladiator" (2000), I review, rate, and add to the list of "Classic Movies and Documentaries" on this website. The comment section where posters can leave comments about the films becomes very active from time to time, and once or twice, we have received notes of appreciation from parents for listing those exceptional movies to choose for their children.
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Friday's March for Life, 45 years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand, demonstrates how difficult it is to reverse the effects of evil decisions and policies. The fact that complete victory is not immediately at hand does not cause true believers to give up the fight. That's why thousands will turn out for the 45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
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I have tried and tested most of the alternatives, including a callow quasi-atheism, followed by vague varieties of humanism, rationalism, secularism, post-modernism, and muddled forms of mysticism. In short, a spectrum of beliefs that comprise what my late friend Michael Kilpatrick called "Whateverism" — the belief in "something, nothing,...
After examining and witnessing the ever-expanding war of destruction of the founding principles of individual liberty, I have concluded there are two basic groups of intellectuals battling each other — those who use as the foundation for their beliefs a world of illusion and those who reach their conclusions based on reality and objective truth. Post-modernism is the philosophy and worldview most responsible for the dilemma we face today. When the foundation of one's belief — namely, the view of the world one uses to formulate belief systems and eventually political systems — is based on pure illusions formulated in what can only be described as degenerate brains, one must expect social chaos and eventual societal collapse. We see this, for example, with the idiocy of transgender insanity. No rational mind would believe that one could just willy-nilly decide whether one is male or female in defiance of biological certainty. Some have, with all seriousness, claimed that half of their body is female and half male, and that this formulation can change with time. The really shocking thing is that these people are listened to, as if they have some momentous assertion to formulate....
President Trump, every Republican senator, and the GOP majority in Speaker Paul Ryan's House just put the future of their party on the line.
By enacting the largest tax cut since the Reagan administration, the heart of which is cutting the corporate rate from 35 to 21 percent, Republicans have boldly bet the farm.
They have rewritten America's tax code to reflect their belief that cutting taxes on the private sector will produce the prosperity they have promised. If it happens, the GOP will reap the rewards, if not by 2018, then in 2020.
Democrats, as the Party of Government, egalitarian and neo-socialist, have come to see their role as redistributing wealth from those who have too much — to those who have too little. For, as men (and women) are born unequal in ambition, ability, talent, energy, personality and drive, free markets must inevitably produce an inequality of results.
The mission of Democrats is to reduce those inequalities. And as the very rich are also the very few, in a one-man, one-vote democracy the Democratic Party will always have a following.
Winston Churchill called this the philosophy of failure and the gospel of envy....
New York's Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is spearheading a McCarthyite purge of sexual harassers from Congress, throwing the nation's capital into turmoil. What counts as sexual harassment? Good question. Men accused of boorish gestures or vulgar remarks face the same disgrace as outright rapists. And never mind if the accusations lack proof and the accusers remain anonymous.
Consider the charges dredged up again this week against President Trump. You heard them last year when he was campaigning for president. One accuser, Jessica Leeds, said that more than 30 years ago Trump groped her on a plane. But reporters were not able to confirm the flight, date or even year the incident was supposed to have occurred and couldn't track down one witness to support her story.
The same was true with the other accusers. No facts.
No wonder the public dismissed the claims and elected Trump.
Monday, Leeds and two other accusers reiterated their old, unsubstantiated charges at a press conference. In response, six Democratic senators, including Gillibrand, are calling for Trump to step down from the presidency. It's as if the #MeToo movement lessens the standard of...
Science requires an ambient of academic freedom that entails the free exchange of ideas, ideas that can be tested in the laboratory and eventually rejected or accepted by the rigorous scientific method. But how can dissenters be heard when medical journals have established a monolithic wall of censorship, excluding ideas different from those espoused by the smug leaders of "organized medicine" and the medical editors appointed as the guardians of truth? Difference of opinions and the freedom to express them are essential to intellectual discourse. But academic freedom is perverted and scientific truth is replaced by political ideology when only one side of an issue is allowed to be heard. This is essential what has happened over several decades with intolerance of opposite views by the public health establishment and the practice of censorship by the major medical journals in the debate over firearms.
Unlike the criminological literature that have compiled data on both sides of the gun and violence debate, the public health establishment and the medical journals, have never published, to my knowledge, one major study or review article discussing the beneficial...
In a recent editorial "Death by gun violence — A public health crisis," twelve editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) lobbied, or rather lambasted, Congress for not dealing with gun violence as a public health issue and guns as viruses that need eradicating. But the editorial was laden with misconceptions and a number of glaring errors. For example, consider the following claim:
"Guns do not make individuals, their families, or homes safer and they result in far more deaths to loved ones than to an intruder intending to cause harm." To support this statement the editors cited a notorious article by public health researchers Arthur Kellermann and Donald T. Reay published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in 1986.
Unfortunately for the medical politicians of JAMA, who should know better, that NEJM article has been heavily refuted, and the statement that guns in the home are more likely to result "in the death of the loved ones rather than the intruder," has been specifically and thoroughly disproved by a number of independent investigators, including Professor Gary Kleck of Florida State University and criminologist Don B....


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Knock It Off!
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?
So it's really a compliment to a certain clothing store that I knocked off a pair of their baby pants!
I never thought I'd be sewing clothes for my 6-month-old son — I don't want him to be that kid in the dorky clothes his mum made! That said, it seems like I'm buying him a new wardrobe every couple of months. (Thank goodness for Value Village!) The other day I was looking at a pair of his pants and realized how simple the pattern was. I wondered if I could make something similar using these pants as a template, so I picked up some material, dusted off my serger, and gave it a go!
It was so easy to create a copy of these pants that I wanted to share the process with you… shall we?
How to create a sewing pattern from an existing garment:
- Take a close look at the garment and identify the individual pieces. You may want to draw a little diagram.
- Take note of any notions you'll need, such as elastic, buttons, lining, zippers or bias tape.
- Carefully transfer the outline and details of each piece to paper. There are two ways you can do this.
a) Lay tissue paper or waxed paper on top of the garment and trace around the pattern piece. I liked this method because you can both see the seams and feel them through the paper.
b) Lay the garment on top of a piece of paper and use a tracing wheel to mark the outline of the seams, then use a pencil to fill in the line.
- Whichever method you use, remember to…
- Mark the grain of the fabric on each piece
- Add seam allowances (mine were 1/4″)
- Note where there are details like darts or pockets
- Label what piece it is (front leg, waistband, etc) and what pattern it is (jogging pants)
- It never hurts to measure the pattern pieces and the garment, just to make sure you've traced accurately.
- Cut out your pieces like you would a commercial sewing pattern.
- It is probably best to use a similar fabric to the original garment since you know it works for that pattern. Experiment at your risk! (…As I did when I used ribbed material rather than a flat knit for my baby pants – I had to adjust my cuffs and waistband)
- The only other piece of the puzzle are the sewing instructions, which you obviously won't have if you're making your own pattern. I would recommend looking at an online tutorial or a pattern or book you may already own for a general idea of how to assemble that kind of garment. I had never sewn sweatpants before, so I found an online tutorial to find out what order to assemble my pattern pieces in.
For these pants I serged all of my seams and used my regular sewing machine to topstitch a zigzag stitch to achieve a similar look to the pants I was 'inspired' by. This also helped the seams lie flatter.
As a side note, these pants are the first project I've made with my serger! It was a Christmas gift from my husband back when we were dating and I've been nervous to bust it out in case I broke it or something! I'm feeling much more confident threading it now and can't wait to tackle more projects using knits. After reading Sew U Home Stretch this week, there are plenty of projects on my to-sew list. I love how there's always something new to learn with sewing!
For a first 'knock off' and a first serge, I am pleased as punch with how these pants turned out. I never thought I'd be the kind of mum who sewed her kids' clothes, but for simple knit garments like these pants, why not? (I promise I will stop by the time he's 5!)Tags: baby, clothing, pattern drafting, patterns
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Download Guinea Pig Sounds apk 2.0 free for Android smartphone
Posted by eBook Apps in Music & Audio | Sept. 3, 2016 | 61 Comments
Apk file size: 4.4 MB
What do a wheek, a purr, a chut and a chatter have in common? They're all guinea pig sounds, of course!
Don't let the funny sounding names fool you...these sounds are serious business in the guinea pig world! Since these furry little animals are common household pets, it's useful to recognize and understand what guinea pig vocalizations mean! One of the most common guinea pig sounds is the high pitched whistle/squeak combo called a wheek. This noise often signals excitement (it's the guinea pig's way of saying "yay, food!") or occasionally distress. Like some other animals, such as cats, guinea pigs can start to purr when they are feeling happy and relaxed. Guinea pigs are social animals so use sounds, such as chutting and chattering, to communicate with one another. Check out this app to hear real guinea pig sounds, and see if you can tell them apart!
Whether or not you're a guinea pig lover, the cute sounds made by these friendly rodents will be sure to bring a smile to your face!
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lana dauty
I played This to my hairless guinea pigs anc and they freaked out! They started looking around for another guinea pig.
Li Anke
LOVE IT To all tge other Guinea-pig owners: this is legendary!!! I can't find that app on my iPad but on my Samsung phone!!! Yes man, Hell yea Awesome!!! My fav apps is like these!!! Ahhh!!!! Antways thx for making these great apps, you should be proud
Keira Freeman
The sound seven made my 2 baby guinea pigs (fudge and wipeout) go ballistic and crazy they were running around like headless chickens!!!!
Shadow Ninja
Guinea pigs They are so cute I'm with you Danielle they are cure I'm getting one
Lamijah Wesley
Fun Its fun for my baby genia pig akeem
Danielle Bianchini
Guinea pigs They are so cute who's with me
Joe Steegman
Guinea pig sounds Omg it is awesome!
Taylor Haas
Awesome My guinea pig freaked out because he thought there was another guinea pig
Evan Milko
Cool I did noise 7 and the guinea pigs purred
Kassandra Caravantes
Poor My guinea pig started crying those sounds are when guine pig cyies
low weikai
Will get 5 star if able select as ringtone My both macho guineas become furious when I played this sound, so funny....
Scott Bailey
It ok but could do better
Crystal Maynard
Gineapigs Clawden and Bella are responding to the sounds
Lucy Brabley
so cool I can get contact with my untrained Guinea pigs called blink and rhino
Ester Buezo
Very good app
Victoria Watson
Boring Only 7 sounds with no meanings! I am in desperate need of an app for android on guinea pig sounds AND their meanings
Richard Branagan
It's ok Wish it had more than 7 sounds. Also I got a few of the other applications that do the same for other animals like wolf, dog, cat, and so on. I wish when I push the button for the app. That it wouldn't exit and go to Google play store for me to open it.
Dominic Logan
Its pretty nice to agitate my brother and loud enough for messaging ringtone???
Asia Hill
Amazing I love this my guinea pig will respond back to the noises the they make and its hilarious to watch I highly recommend
Just-A Knight
Got My Guinea Pig's Attention! My Guinea Pig LOVES hearing other guinea pigs and responds to them too
Sammy S
If would be 5 stars if you described what the sounds mean. My guinea pig was scared out of her mind of #1, but absolutely loved #7
Keliann Stephens
I'm getting this app because I have Guinea pigs and so my dog can go crazy
trish trevathan
Great for lonley Guinea Pigs I breed Guinea Pigs and it helps keep the little 1's company and get any new guinea pigs in helps them to talk to you
Samantha Inglesby
Its cute I just got a baby pig and she wouldnt make noises. Played this and she immediately reaponded to 2 and 7 and went looking to see where the noise was coming from
Madeline Weaver
Not too bad! I think it should tell what the sounds mean or when and why they make them
great but... But it would be good if they labelled what the sounds mean haha. Not just 'one, two, three'.
Fluffy PenguinMC
LovLove I have a guinea pig named Eric and I guess I pranked him, poor thing! But other than that great! C;
Stacia Green
Funny and cute........ I rate this a five even though it only made my giuny pig do that purr type thing like the #4 he did the purr on the high pitched sound with all the guiny pigs it cracks me up when he does that
Mia Zaw
Aaaww My little ones love this!! Especially number 7. They went round squeaking 2 find out where the noise was coming from!! Xxx
Greg Clark
My piggies loved #7 and chirped back.
Brenda Anne Siriwardene
My guinea pig feels more happy now
Grace Morgan-Andrews
Great I just got 2 lovley boars and they reacted most to 4 7 and 2
Emily Stethem
Stupid It just plays the same Combs over and over again
Jack Jones
OH NO Squeaky Guinea pigs in the house well only one of them SQUEAKED back.
Emily Wells
OMG My guinea pig loves this app! I highly recomend you use it!
Terry Ambrogio
I need more sounds I was hoping to find sounds to freak out my kids pig so it will turn mean so I can ride myself of this worthless animal spraying it with water and loud death metal is not working fast enough
Ellen Ralda
I love guinea pigs I have two guinea pigs named brownie and rose, they love this app
Renee Kaborycha
So good My guinea pig loves this app soo cute
A Play
Cool The sounds were cute but you can hear that they were recorded and Guinea pigs only react to sound 3 ,6 and 7 because it sounds like other pigs squealing for food!
Keshawna Hyde-milligan
Guinea pigs I love guinea pigs they are soooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!! Because.......... I have a guinea pig and the name is money!!!!
Teen Wolf
The sounds are so cute I love hearing the sounds its so cute and I have 4 Guinea so I know the hungry sound
Emily Davidson
Guinea pig sounds I Loved it so much I don't know what they are but it's so cool
Isabella Nakov
My guinea pig is lonely so whenever i put a guinea pig sound on he thinks there is another guinea pig there
Tori Bergeron
I love guinea pigs . There awesome. my guinea pigs love this app.
Sophie Blake
Brilliant My guinea pigs just doesnt listen to it eventhough the sounds sound real.
Paul Roberts
Mabey put things like happy instead of guinea pig sound 4, it's just a suggestion
Eirinn Newcombe
My Guinea pigs actually replied to the sound no.7
crystal miller
I like it even though my guinea pig totally ignores this. Peekachew is like, really, mom?
NightFang The Dragon
Aww so cute My guinea pig was so confused xD
Tyaughn Jones
Really good Now I can talk to my piggy☺
YoshiBroscool2 Gaming
I love it This reminds me of my guinea pig Albert before he died
Jenn Wagner
That is very mean of you to say I have one and you don't want to mess with me or anybody else's guine pigs EVER!!!!!
Jennifer Lichtenberger
My piggies love this, the go crazy looking for other pigs.
Hendrick Schipper
I have3guineasBeaky Doodles and Fishes My late wife held them for hours I had guineas for 37 years all of the 200 plus we're individuals doing capricious fears.I swam with them,carried in coatpocket they wereappriciative companions.I probably will have guineas until I join my wife in heaven.All my guineas were goodnatured and came in varieties even had guineas with woolly fur longhaired and Angola types.The oldest lived 9YEARS AND THREE MONTHS
Bolt Levee
add purring sounds other whys good
Jennifer Legates
Fun! My pigs always come out of their houses to see what is going in. Very cute!
Haydynn Ramirez
Guinea pig sounds ❤?❤☺ I have long hair
Super Bloow
My piggy reacts like something is happening on sound 3!!!!!!!!
Joe S
Good Our Guinea reacted big time to sound 2 and 3. Other slight reaction to the others. The app just needs to put down each sounds meaning. Hope I'm not make the sound of like an injured pig and he is going ballistic trying to find it to help or something like that


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Release from the Town of Milton
October 16, 2012
Milton Transit's Thanksgiving Stuff-a-Bus collects over 1,700 lbs of food donations
Milton Transit held its Thanksgiving "Stuff-a-Bus" on Saturday, October 6, 2012 where over 1,700 lbs of food were collected, including some cash donations for the Salvation Army food bank in Milton.
"On behalf of Milton Transit, I would like to thank our generous Milton community and the many volunteers who helped make this year's Thanksgiving Stuff-a-Bus such a great success," said Milton Mayor Gord Krantz. "A special thank you also to Metro food store in Milton for their support and assistance during the event."
Milton Transit will hold its next Stuff-a-Bus event during the Milton Santa Claus Parade on Sunday, November 18, 2012.
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Protesters quickly gained the media's attention by storming into the press room at the Democratic Debate Thursday.
The protesters, strategically scattered throughout the Union and around the Zelazo Center, held signs and chanted in support of Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15. The crowds were made up of the multiple groups, including the student-run organizations Youth Empowered Struggle and Students for a Democratic Society.
Right before the Clinton-Sanders debate launched, Fight for $15 barged into the spin and file room and grabbed the attention of local and national media.
Protesters with the Students for a Democratic society said that they do not openly side with Clinton or Sanders, nor do they support one political wing. The group also protested at Milwaukee's Republican debate in December, admitting that particular protest was more of an "attack on Clinton."
"The candidates put wealth over tuition," said student protestor Erik Geissler-Heath.
"The Democratic and Republican parties are both war parties," said YES protester Eric Montenegro. "It's just that the Democratic Party makes it seem like there will be change, but there never is."
Although campus grew a bit loud, the protests were peaceful. Milwaukee police made no arrests.


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Top 10 iPhone and iPad Apps for Students
Almost every day, new apps are being designed to help students learn new information, study for tests, and organize their homework and projects. However, some apps are much better than others. Here are ten of the best apps to help a student be more successful.
1. Evernote – Free
Evernote is one of the most popular apps for anyone with a smartphone simply because it is so useful. It helps you remember anything from class notes, project ideas, or due dates with notes, photos, and recordings. You can also sync your notes up with your computer so that you're always updated.
2. iStudiez Pro – $2.99
Organization is important for any student, especially those who normally have trouble remembering everything on their schedules. Schedule classes, study groups and due dates in a built-in planner. Keep track of different activities with icons and color-coding. Receive daily summaries of your schedule and alerts for important tasks.
3. Genius Scan – Free
This app is truly genius. Scan any type of document, from a textbook page, sticky note, or even a whiteboard, and save it to read later in PDF format. The technology allows you to scan a document from any angle – it will adjust the perspective automatically.
4. World Atlas by National Geographic – $1.99
Who needs Google Maps when you can have this quality atlas? World Atlas has high-resolution images of world maps with capabilities to zoom in and view different countries and capitals. There is also a "Flags and Facts" database that gives you socio-economic data from around the world.
5. Alegbra Touch – $2.99
This is a perfect app for students learning algebra or those who need a refresher. You can solve various levels of algebra problems by dragging and tapping the numbers in different ways – suddenly math becomes fun and comprehensible!
6. myHomework – Free
For students who have lots of work on their plates, this app help them keep track of when homework and projects are due. It includes a calendar display, scheduling tools, and due date reminders. It also syncs up with myhomeworkapp.com, which provides additional features for scheduling and organization.
7. Mental Case Flashcards – $4.99
Flashcards are a time-honored study tool, but they become even more useful with this app. Whether studying French vocabulary woods or parts of anatomy, you can create flashcards for any subject with text, audio, and images. You can even download ready-made sets of flashcards from various databases.
8. New Oxford American Dictionary – $29.99
It's now possible to carry a dictionary around in your pocket with this app. Its hefty price tag reflects the amazing repository of over 350,000 words and definitions you can look up wherever you are. It also includes current terms from fields such as technology, computing, and current affairs.
9. Periodic – $0.99
The Periodic Table of Elements is an essential reference tool for any budding scientist. This app provides accurate information about each element such as atomic number, weight, radius, melting point, and electron configuration.
10. Convert – $0.99
Converting various units of measure can be time-consuming – this app makes it simple. You can convert a wide variety of units including area, currency, energy, speed, temperature, and even computer units like bits and bytes. From recipes to physics problems, this app will certainly be useful to any student.
This article was written by Nathan Henley. He is a sports psychologist who specializes in performance improvement and injury rehabilitation. He also owns the site-
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For thousands of years men have been trying to get off without making a mess, because every guy knows the buildup is way more fun than the cleanup. Luckily a new company's made wiping up bodily fluids a lot more…something.
Irish and German designers Jonathan Courtney and Thomas Viehweger developed "Spankrags," tissues with hot girls faces on them. This means they're not only good for after your self-congratulatory experience, but they can also be used to help get the juices flowing. In an interview with Vice Courtney said they came up with the idea because men only have options when it comes to sex toys, "Buy a Fleshlight or fuck a sheep," which means the definition of "sex toy" in Europe must be a lot more liberal than in America.
Men (it's safe to assume this product has a single gender audience) can buy 10 tissues for 10 euros on the company's website. Unfortunately in the same interview with Vice, Courtney said, "Somebody told us the current paper feels a bit scratchy on their penis, so we definitely have to work on that." I'd like to suggest they get the people at Charmin on the case. Those bears seem very happy with the material of their toilet paper.
Check out some of the two-dimensional ladies that can help clean up your spillage.
The company's also coming out with tissues with men's faces on them in the future, because clearly this is a forward thinking company.
Joseph Misulonas is an editorial assistant for Playboy.com. He can be found on Twitter at @jmisulonas.


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Dale E. Albin
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- Date of birth: September 20th, 1948
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Mankato, Minnesota, United States
- Date of passing: May 22nd, 2015
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Faribault, Minnesota, United States
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Dale Albin, 66, born on September 20th, 1948 and passed away on May 22nd, 2015. We will remember him forever.
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I just found out about Dale's passing. He was such a fun man to be around in his day. Lots of memories we have had with him over the years. From taking a ride with him on his motorcycle going faster than I would ever like to (of course he would have denied it & laughed), to having meals & drinks with him when he would come into town when he drove semi. Prayers to you all. We will miss him.
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2013 Kia Optima - Consumer Review
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Super fun SXL sport sedan connects with road in comfort and style at reasonable price!
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ReviewI love under-rated cars, esp. ones that are transformed when you buy the top of the line model, and SX Limited sure fits this bill!
2l Turbo mill is potent, revs freely, and has a wide power band for it's size.
Easily outperforms my 2011 Fusion V6.
Handling is also great, very connected to the road, low body roll, wonderful automatic downshifts, quick response off-idle, and a blast to manually up or down shift at any time via the paddles.
Comfort is outstanding too, I especially love the cooled seats and soft, high quality leather.
Infinity audio + sub is superb!
The electronics are also carefully thought out and nicely integrated - nav, phone, audio, voice control all intuitive.
Best Features+Superior value! Gotta be the best sport sedan for the price. Beat 2013 Fusion Ecoboost Titanium & Lacrosse for fun! +Style inside and out! +Full black glass roof looks wicked esp. with white metallic exterior +Tons of thoughtful details in design, fit and finish +Handling and road feel are really great +Potent 2l turbo +Automatic shift points are great under heavy acceleration, but you can beat the auto via the paddle shifters when the need arrises. +Paddle shifters work all the time, no need to switch to manual on the stick. +Great cooled seats front, and four seat heat. +Quiet given suspension and connectedness to road +Folding mirrors a plus +Very cool 18" chrome wheels
Worst Features-Needs an all wheel drive option, nothing improves handling more for a given chassis than power to all four wheel and some good computer algorithms to control it all. This my Fusion AWD had down pat. -Blind spot monitors would be great option -Very little ambient lighting in cabin, a miss in this day and age. -No puddle lights on mirrors or doors, another miss for the top of the line model -Backup camera is great, but could use obstacle and cross-traffic warning -Crap Hankook tires, good only in warm dry weather, likely will replace with something sticky and versatile like the Continental PureContacts. -No text/email to voice
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Anglų rašinys. Rašinys apie patyčias mokykloje. Discussion about bullying and harassment has been going quite a long time, but still equal to the problem is viewed through the fingers of both public and pupils themselves. This essay is intended to awaken children, people in this situation and to look at it differently, not to turn on this - one of the most important thing in school life. In order to understand bullying and gossip should look at the current situation, why is this happening and what reasons lead people to behave with hostility. Responsible persons often blame suverčia teachers and parents who saw the conflict do not suspend or formally. Of course, bullying have not stopped (for monitoring) is a negative factor, because a student saw a smirk that is free to do so on a regular basis - then it all becomes a habit, which is not so easy to get rid of.
Consequences of bullying and gossip usually not positive. These people are closed in themselves and try to hide from the public. Experienced psychological violence in the future, people are afraid to join in social, school or any other life. Often the victims of hatred and the accumulation of grievances, starting a war with the other - resulting from the vicious circle from which no escape, or remain neutral (by Dan Olweus claims). Some of the weaker people in mental preparation that could make it to the dire consequences - a breakthrough in suicide or madness that we see in U.
I think probably you will agree that this can be overcome by changing parents 'and students' thinking, to familiarize them with real consequences.
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"Better than Tom and Jerry."
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A while ago, you may remember, I had an embarrassing breakdown caused by dodgy connections on the starter motor cable. Same thing happened the other day when I got home from work. It had been a hot day and the temporary insulation I'd put on the positive terminal had melted away enough to allow this starter to short again. This in turn had welded the nut to the terminal.
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DJ Khaled seems to be forever winning. Saturday was no exception. He was everywhere at the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities in New Orleans.
Here go the big 3, in case you missed them.
- Of course he performed, with Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and was on his hype.
- He also shot 3-pointers to raise money for the Sager Strong Foundation. He and a bevy of celebrities had one minute to sink as many 3-point shots as they could and there would be a $10,000 donation made for each shot made. They were able to sink 13 of them, including Khaled making one.
- And finally, he participated in the dunk competition. Of course he didn't dunk. (Don't be silly). But he assisted DeAndre Jordan in his dunk. DJ Khaled had a full DJ set up placed in front of the rim, with him included, held the ball in the air, and snapped as Jordan dunked over him. (If you follow DJ Khaled on Snapchat, you know exactly what that looked like).
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The teams in the West Regional are transported to Energy Solutions Arena in buses that say "Le Bus" on the side, in pink. It's a touch of real French class in a city known mostly for the Mormon church. Would you believe that this same coach line also makes multiple daily trips across the Salt Flats to West Wendover, a town on the Utah-Nevada border that exists solely to sate Utahans' gambling fix? Le Bus carts busloads of (mostly elderly) folk to the Montego Bay and the Wendover Nugget, where they pull slots and eat the $15.95 buffet and then come back to sleepy Salt Lake or Ogden or Orem, pockets lighter, bellies heavier.
My old high school friend Jessy, who's lived in Salt Lake for six years, told me about West Wendover with equal parts excitement and disgust. He said Anthony Hopkins filmed The World's Fastest Indian out in the Bonneville Flats and stayed in Wendover during the shoot; when Hopkins described the town on Conan O'Brien's show in 2005, the actor called it "the armpit of America." I tried to find that Conan clip on YouTube, and had no luck, so I asked Jessy if he was certain that Hopkins' metaphor was "armpit."
"If it wasn't 'armpit,'" he said, "it was something like armpit. The point is the place is dirty."
Three days in Salt Lake can make you yearn for dirt. Downtown SLC can be eerily empty and clean. When I walked the 12 blocks back to my hotel from the arena after the Sweet 16 games at 2 a.m., I encountered only four living persons and one piece of litter. Someone, perhaps a dejected Syracuse or Xavier fan, had discarded a ticket stub from the doubleheader. I'm not normally inclined to ground-scoring, but this stub was in mint condition -- even the Salt Lake litter is pristine -- and it was from one of the best nights of basketball I've ever covered. I pocketed it as a souvenir of an upset (Butler's) and an epic (K-State's). There was a day to kill -- and games to watch from St. Louis and Houston -- before the Bulldogs and Wildcats were set to play here, with a trip to the Final Four at stake. I rented a car and called Jessy on Friday at noon and told him we were making the two-hour drive to Wendover.
The casinos in West Wendover are the closest sports books to an NCAA tournament venue this season. I'll get to that. But first, the ride: Three-quarters of the reason for making the trip at all -- and the whole reason for doing it in the daylight -- is the scenery: Wide-open, surreal, incomparable vistas for miles upon miles, starting with the Great Salt Lake itself on the right, and the Oquirrh Mountains on the left. I was at the wheel, just kind of staring out at the lake, when a blue tarp blew off the top of a black SUV about 200 yards ahead of us. Cargo tumbled out on the asphalt at 75 miles per hour. First a mattress, then a baby stroller, then a car seat -- but no baby, luckily. And it all missed our lane, luckily. A crash was averted, but serenity, for a good half-hour, was lost.
The Salt Lake gave way to desert and a few long-since-closed roadside motels before we reached the ancient floor of Lake Bonneville: the Salt Flats. There was the constant urge, during this stretch of highway, to veer off into the chalky expanse. Not just because I'd seen Hopkins' Indian bike break a (cinematic) land-speed record there, or recognized it as the setting of 60 different Pontiac commercials, but because there were tire tracks everywhere, from people who were bored or adventurous or stupid enough to go off-roading from the shoulder of Interstate 80. It had rained and sleeted intermittently on the trip, leaving standing water in places on the Flats, so it was impossible to tell if the ground would be sturdy or spongy. Some of the tracks ended with deep ruts and footprints. I had a Nissan Altima from Avis with about eight inches of ground clearance. Thus the only venturing we did into the Flats was on foot.
The last landmark before Wendover is the Tree of Utah, which isn't a tree but rather a giant metal sculpture that's a modernist interpretation of a tree. It's surrounded by a tall chain-link fence, which is topped with barbed wire, making it like a lot of Utah: weird and difficult to access.
Down a dirt road adjacent to Wendover's abandoned Air Force base -- where the Enola Gay crews once trained -- is the city's best attraction. Fastest Indian Alive isn't the only film set there; Con-Air shot its desert crash-landing scene on the base, and the filmmakers were kind enough to leave behind the plane.
I would've liked to spend more time inspecting that plane -- Con-Air is a guilty pleasure, and I've seen it maybe five times, despite being a Nicholas Cage hater -- but we only had an hour until the start of Ohio State-Tennessee, and needed to scout out the casinos.
Wendover's five options, in ascending order of seediness, are the Montego, the Peppermill, the Nugget, the Rainbow, and the Red Garter. We felt it was our duty to investigate the Garter; inside, it had the appearance of a tired Days Inn conference room with a bunch of tables and slot machines. The sports book was a bar with an automated betting machine against one wall. A truly dismal place, despite the fact that the sign outside said "Casino!" instead of just plain "Casino."
The Rainbow had the most character and the best sign (seen atop this post), but no one was hanging out there in anticipation of the games, so we settled on the Nugget. It had a crowd, at least. During the second half of Buckeyes-Vols, a band walked out on the stage behind the sports book's bar. They started playing a song -- something by Melissa Etheridge -- and people began trickling over to watch. The band cut the song off about a minute in, and the singer apologized. "We're just soundchecking. Sorry." It went on like that. A minute of Third Eye Blind's Semi-Charmed Life, then another apology. "Just soundchecking!" It was early.
I'm used to watching games where the crowd -- in person or around a TV -- hangs on the actual result. The end of Ohio State-Tennessee was riveting and controversial, with J.P. Prince blocking (and possibly fouling) Evan Turner on the final play, but no one at the Nugget cared much about it. Ohio State, a 5.5-point favorite, was a long-shot to cover even if the game went to overtime; the over was already secure by then; and no one appeared to have bet Tennessee on the moneyline. There was more excitement over the final minute of Baylor-St. Mary's, an almost-unwatchable 24-point rout. But the Gaels' second-half line was -4, so they needed to lose by less than 25 to pay out -- and on the strength of two late, meaningless free throws, they got one point under that margin.
At the Montego (above) we ran into some K-State fans who'd had the same itch to escape from Salt Lake. They'd hired a driver with an Escalade to take them out to Wendover on the off-day. Wildcats fans must have a strong nose for casinos; I didn't see anyone from the Butler contingent that had made the trip. Hoops fans in general were heavily outnumbered by bemulletted middle-aged men playing blackjack, and old slot-machine junkies wearing frequent-gambler cards on long, yellow cords. A sign advertising the gambler's-rewards program stated that the card would entitle its holder to "the special attention that you deserve." Instead, when the old folks sat down to play slots and inserted their cards, they looked like dogs chained to the row of machines.
The only thing more depressing was the lack of Farokhmanesh. From the desperate cries heard in the sports book, a decent amount of cash had been bet on Northern Iowa, which was +1 when we arrived, and +4 by tip-off -- somewhat of an ominous sign. The Panthers blew their seven-point halftime lead over Michigan State, and everyone was waiting for Ali to rescue them. CBS' cameras kept cutting away to his father, who was sporting his spectacular mustache and "Ali Kaboom" t-shirt.
The Ali Kaboom never detonated, and Northern Iowa didn't cover. The Spartans were on to the Elite Eight, and all that remained was Duke-Purdue, with the Blue Devils pulling away in the second half. There was plenty of money on Duke, too -- more than a few people I chatted up in the sports book considered K's Devils at -8.5 to be the lock of the night -- but the cheering for them was subdued. Someone sitting behind me actually said, "I feel bad about betting on Duke." It's just one of those things you keep quiet about, and guiltily go collect your winnings.
Outside the casinos, there aren't many places to spend those winnings in Wendover. A Burger King, a McDonald's, and a Chevron station are about it on the main drag. A concert venue had a huge, electronic board promoting upcoming shows -- among the headliners was the legendary Michael Bolton, and the inimitable Gallagher -- but nothing on Friday. We asked the waitress at the restaurant in the Peppermill if people go to bars. She said she went to the mall.
"There's a mall in Wendover?" Jessy asked her.
"Oh. No," she said. "I leave Wendover to go the mall."
The closest mall, as far as Jessy knew, was in SLC. We did one last cruise through the town, all the way up past Wendover Will, the world's largest mechanical cowboy. The only thing after Will is a strip mall whose anchor business was a strip club. The access road to it has one sign advertising showgirls, and another that just says "Liquor/Smoke." Better to market directly -- as opposed to creatively -- in a single-purpose town in the middle of nowhere. The road beyond those signs runs parallel to I-80 for a while, before curving left, and plunging into darkness.
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Author: Irish Immigration Center
Question: I submitted an application for the Diversity Visa (DV-99) Lottery Program in October, 1997. How long more until applicants will be notified and, if selected, will I be able to do the interview in the US?
Answer: The notification process for the DV-99 has already begun. Notices are currently being issued to applicants in Africa. These will be followed by Asia and then Europe. As in previous years, the State Department will be notifying 100,000 applicants that they have been successful in the lottery. As a receipt of notification does not guarantee a DV-99 visa and since there are only 50,000 visas available, people are encouraged to respond in a timely fashion. Applicants will receive, with the notification of success, instructions on how to proceed with the DV application. Lottery applicants who have not received a notice of success by mid-June can assume they have not been successful in the DV-99 lottery. It is too soon to determine how many successful applicants will be notified from each individual eligible country.
Because of changes in immigration legislation in recent years, those who have remained undocumented in the United States for a period of 180 days or more will not be eligible for a visa. Section 245 I of a previous act, which allowed undocumented applicants to interview and receive their permanent resident card (green card) in the US, expired on January 14, 1998. Successful DV applicants who are not in lawful nonimmigrant status will now have to return to their home country to interview for the green card. If an applicant has been undocumented in the US for 180 days, he/she faces a 3 year bar from returning to the US. If an applicant has been undocumented in the US for one year or more, he/she faces a 10 year bar from re-entering the US. Since a successful DV applicant has to take up residency in the US upon receiving a green card, this means those who face a bar have little chance of legalizing their status.
At the interview in the US Consular office overseas, green card applicants are being asked to document where they are living since April 1, 1997. Document applicants are being asked to present/include, but not limited to, tax returns, wage stubs, employers statement, air line boarding passes (to prove they departed from the US within valid visa time frame), old passports, medical records, school diplomas or transcripts, government assistance receipts, and utility bills.
Question: Is applicant required to take up residence in the US after receiving the green card?
Answer: You are required to take up residence in the US within two months of your interview.
Question: Upon arrival in the US, what do I need to do?
Answer: You will take your passport and visa stamp to your local Social Security Office where you will be issued a social security number and card. You can begin working in the US. Your green card will be mailed to you after a number of months depending on the backlogs at Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
Frosina thanks the Irish Immigration Center for this information and
Shkelqim Beqari for providing the Albanian version (Frosina Advisory IM628A).