maheshf
01-24 03:32 PM
I need urgent advice from you. As you know my wife is on F1 visa and completed most of her credit hours needed by school. She has get only 1 credit hr to complete the course. However, that�s below 9 hr full time student status. She has been asked to register for additional 8 hrs..and pay tuition fee accordingly ( > 8K). Which I think is unreasonable. They told her that if she doesn�t register by tomorrow they have to report it to INS. She told them that she has EAD..there answer doesn�t matter in order to remain in school and F1 visa she has to register.
My questions is:
1) Can she continue working on her Thesis on her EAD and AP ?
2) What will happen to her f1 if she use EAD
In response to these questions my Lawyer said
1.) yes, she can continue to be a student as an adjustment applicant � she can work using the EAD and travel using the AP.
2) she is basically no longer an F-1 because she has demonstrated immigrant intent by filing the adjustment. Which is fine � she has valid legal status as an adjustment applicant and can work with the EAD and travel with the AP.
What do pro�s think..:)
My questions is:
1) Can she continue working on her Thesis on her EAD and AP ?
2) What will happen to her f1 if she use EAD
In response to these questions my Lawyer said
1.) yes, she can continue to be a student as an adjustment applicant � she can work using the EAD and travel using the AP.
2) she is basically no longer an F-1 because she has demonstrated immigrant intent by filing the adjustment. Which is fine � she has valid legal status as an adjustment applicant and can work with the EAD and travel with the AP.
What do pro�s think..:)
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Valle
10-26 04:32 PM
Thanks Paskal, I fully understand now with the example of the Scarlett Letter. I need to get busy and get another waiver then. Maybe I wasnt very clear on my first post about my stauts. I had had only a first J1 from 2002 to 2005. I wanted to stay so I got a waiver that time, and I tried to get a H1B, but I couldnt get it due to expired documents that I could not get renew from my country so my H1B was denied. Now some years later I decide to come back and the only fast way to come was with another visa J1. So as you explained I need to get my case number and start my process all over again. ONce I get the waiver I will look for a new sponsor and star the H1B process all over again. I cant be very open about this because if my present sponsor realizes that I am doing waiver and everything else I may loose my J1 because I signed a contrat to work for them for 3 years and then go back home. I think it is very unfair, but that is how things work around here.
Thanks so much for your advice. Good luck to everyone in this same boat!
Thanks so much for your advice. Good luck to everyone in this same boat!
sukisharma
11-23 08:02 PM
For the August visa bulletin, USCIS gave all the extra quota to EB2. I don't think this is fair for all the EB3 people. I thougt the reason they gave all the quota to them was the EB2 included NIW. But NIW is just a small portion of EB2. Majority EB2 peopole are like EB3 working for companies and not necessarily important to give all the extra quota to them. If the policy continues, our EB3 will just become fake immigration. You don't know how long we can finalize our case. Gugs, please work together and let our voice to be heard by USCIS. Hope our organization can help us.
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kumar1
10-16 08:39 PM
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sbajaj80
09-14 01:04 PM
Does anyone know if there is a time frame (say 60 or 90 days) within which they have to approve your EAD, AP & 485 after issuing the receipt notice?
GCAmigo
07-13 01:45 PM
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Dj-Studios
05-31 01:25 PM
Might wanna ask Telekinesis about that. I actually have no 3D knowledge what so ever. I just know how to make it look "flashy".;)
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dentist1
05-12 03:02 PM
Good review of previous performance.
What could be different this year compared to previous years are
1) DOS seems to make sure no visas are wasted and so may not want to wait for the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
2) More cases are pre-adjudicated which makes it easier for them to initiate the fall-across/fall-down in July than wait for August.
3) DOS has been good at not retrogressing the the visa dates further back in the last few months. They either stay where they are or move forward. But not back. This indicates that they are paying more attention and not randomly opening up visas. This means they want to issue visas by priority dates which would need proper planning (to make sure nothing gets wasted)
All these above factors may influence them to open up in July than August. Again, these are my gut feel.
Thanks for the information Vin, my question to you is where do you see the dates for EB2 India in July 2010?
Thanks again.
What could be different this year compared to previous years are
1) DOS seems to make sure no visas are wasted and so may not want to wait for the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
2) More cases are pre-adjudicated which makes it easier for them to initiate the fall-across/fall-down in July than wait for August.
3) DOS has been good at not retrogressing the the visa dates further back in the last few months. They either stay where they are or move forward. But not back. This indicates that they are paying more attention and not randomly opening up visas. This means they want to issue visas by priority dates which would need proper planning (to make sure nothing gets wasted)
All these above factors may influence them to open up in July than August. Again, these are my gut feel.
Thanks for the information Vin, my question to you is where do you see the dates for EB2 India in July 2010?
Thanks again.
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JunRN
09-13 11:17 AM
I heard that NSC is 45 days compliant in processing EAD. Is this true? I think it is not. Knowing NSC, it could take approximately 90 days +/- 30 days.
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redindian
08-05 04:47 PM
This part refers to family benefits, i.e. payments to spouse based on your SS contributions.
The family benefits are explained on the ss website but there is no clear information about how the worker will get the benefits. On further digging, I found a document which indicates that the worker must be in the US to get the benefits.
i read that they will send a check to india if u qualify. where did u read otherwise?
The family benefits are explained on the ss website but there is no clear information about how the worker will get the benefits. On further digging, I found a document which indicates that the worker must be in the US to get the benefits.
i read that they will send a check to india if u qualify. where did u read otherwise?
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pshah
08-30 07:04 PM
Please include me.
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Pallavi79
12-19 03:43 PM
Laid off 6weeks back. Attended 4 interviews. Outof luck.
I used to get many calls from desi consultants. But not now. I do not know whether it is because of economy or my EAD status.
Here are my excuses to not to get job.
1.New Father (I was little confused about how every thing goes. Thank god no set backs here)
2.Functions(I was occupied to celebrate his 21st day).
3.Taking care of new born( He needs to be feed once in every two hours. Mother got tired of this.)
4.Holiday season.
5.Economy.
6.I am good at supporting my situation :) .
Hopefully I will land some where by Jan Mid.
I used to get many calls from desi consultants. But not now. I do not know whether it is because of economy or my EAD status.
Here are my excuses to not to get job.
1.New Father (I was little confused about how every thing goes. Thank god no set backs here)
2.Functions(I was occupied to celebrate his 21st day).
3.Taking care of new born( He needs to be feed once in every two hours. Mother got tired of this.)
4.Holiday season.
5.Economy.
6.I am good at supporting my situation :) .
Hopefully I will land some where by Jan Mid.
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GreenCard_Soon
04-04 11:34 AM
To the IV Core Team,
I want to express my solidarity & support with you guys. You have been great in bringing so much focus on our issues in just the last 3 months. Kudos to you guys !!!
The core team has spent so much of their personal time, money & energy into this, I fully support the suggestion someone else had put in this thread. If any money is left at the end of our ordeal, let the core team be rewarded by the remaining amount being split between them. I too know that this suggestion may be turned down by the Core Team members themselves, but here's my vote for it.
Just remember that for every 1 person complaining here, there are at least 10 people supporting you. Thanks for all that you are doing to help our cause !!!
To the members here who are always complaining,
Please stop behaving like a bunch of spoiled kids. You seem to demonstrate this attitude by behaving like a kid going up to someone, handing over a 5 dollar bill & asking for the "Tower of Paris". If you want your Tower of Paris, come & help us build it.
Go IV Core Team members !!!!! :)
I want to express my solidarity & support with you guys. You have been great in bringing so much focus on our issues in just the last 3 months. Kudos to you guys !!!
The core team has spent so much of their personal time, money & energy into this, I fully support the suggestion someone else had put in this thread. If any money is left at the end of our ordeal, let the core team be rewarded by the remaining amount being split between them. I too know that this suggestion may be turned down by the Core Team members themselves, but here's my vote for it.
Just remember that for every 1 person complaining here, there are at least 10 people supporting you. Thanks for all that you are doing to help our cause !!!
To the members here who are always complaining,
Please stop behaving like a bunch of spoiled kids. You seem to demonstrate this attitude by behaving like a kid going up to someone, handing over a 5 dollar bill & asking for the "Tower of Paris". If you want your Tower of Paris, come & help us build it.
Go IV Core Team members !!!!! :)
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jonty_11
03-27 01:58 PM
Wish we would not getinto United States Civics discussions and concentrate on Increasing memberships and contributing.
Dont forget the goal....there are a lot of hurdles ahead as pointed out by Sen Durbin and elk already
Dont forget the goal....there are a lot of hurdles ahead as pointed out by Sen Durbin and elk already
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LONGGCQUE
06-18 09:54 AM
Someone please share your experience
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lord_labaku
12-10 02:36 PM
What if you are working on EAD on pending 485? What would be the acceptable document?
I got the renewal showing no document (applied online)...the last time I showed Texas DOT any visa document was in 2001 - an H1 that expires in 2003 !!
I got the renewal showing no document (applied online)...the last time I showed Texas DOT any visa document was in 2001 - an H1 that expires in 2003 !!
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diqingshen
01-23 01:37 PM
Immigration Reform Efforts Begin Anew in 110th Congress
01/22/2007
Shortly after Congress convened for the 110th Congress on January 4, 2007, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) both expressed their respective desire to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Majority Leader Reid introduced Senate bill S. 9, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, to indicate the Senate's commitment to address the issue this Congress. S. 9 does not actually include any actual legislative language. Instead, it contains a "sense of Congress" that Congress should pass legislation "to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration." S. 9 sets the tone for future legislation, which is expected to come from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Additionally, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Larry Craig (R-ID) and a group of bipartisan cosponsors introduced S. 340, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (AgJOBS). AgJOBS was part of the Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act from last year. The bill would create a "Blue Card" program, under which agricultural workers who worked the lesser of 863 hours or 150 days in a two-year period may apply for a Blue Card within two years of the bill's enactment. The Blue Cards would be encrypted with biometric identifiers, and would be machine-readable. Furthermore, the worker would be able to adjust to permanent resident status by working at least 100 days for five years or 150 days for three years.
In addition to AgJOBS, Senator Feinstein introduced, with Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), S. 276, the Passport and Visa Fraud Prevention Act. This bill would add a new, criminal ground to penalize trafficking in 10 or more passports, U.S. or foreign, or visas with a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. The bill would confer extraterritorial jurisdiction over these offenses, meaning the United States could prosecute individuals who may have committed a passport fraud crime while abroad. In addition, the bill would criminalize the actions of those sham attorneys and others who engage in schemes to defraud foreign nationals based on immigration laws. Furthermore, the bill directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to ensure that the prosecution of these crimes is in keeping with current U.S. treaty obligations relating to refugees (which states that refugees carrying false passports should not be prosecuted).
In the House, Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced H.R. 371, the companion bill to the Senate's AgJOBS. Representative Jo Ann David (R-VA) introduced the Intercountry Adoption Reform Act (ICARE) of 2007, H.R. 120, which is intended to facilitate overseas adoptions by American parents. Representative Philip English (R-PA) introduced the Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, which would expand visa waiver privileges to nationals of countries that are allies of the United States in the war on terrorism. Representative Elton Gallegly (R-CA) introduced H.R. 133, Citizenship Reform Act of 2007, which would limit citizenship by birth to children born to at least one permanent resident or citizen parent. Representative Gallegly also introduced H.R. 132, which would impose criminal penalties for those who unlawfully reenter the United States after having been granted "voluntary departure." Finally, Representative Gene Green (D-TX) introduced H.R. 147, which would exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program.
Several members of this new Congress offered bills on immigration enforcement. On January 9, the House, as part of the new leadership's 100-hour agenda, passed House bill H.R. 1, a bill implementing the "9/11 Commission" recommendations, by a vote of 299-128. Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) of the House Homeland Security Committee introduced this bill that would, among other things, appropriate additional resources to the Human Trafficking Center and also establish a Border Intelligence Fusion Center Program. Other enforcement bills introduced in the House include H.R. 26, Criminal Alien Accountability Act, introduced by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) to establish minimum prison terms for specified categories of criminals re-entering the United States after having been removed previously. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) introduced H.R. 78, American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act, which would bar family-based immigration petitions by one who owes child support.
Worksite enforcement also received early attention in the 110th Congress. Representative David Dreier (R-CA) introduced H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007. Representative Dreier introduced the same bill in the last Congress and the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill in 2005. The bill would direct the Social Security Administration to upgrade the technology for a new social security card made of durable plastic that would contain anti-tampering technology and a magnetic strip that employers could scan to check employment eligibility against an "employment eligibility database." All those seeking employment, including U.S. citizens, would be required to hold such a card. Employers using the system would have a good faith defense in cases concerning the inadvertent hiring of illegal workers. While enforcement proponents supported the bill last Congress, it did raise concerns among the privacy advocates. In addition to H.R. 98, another bill dealing with worksite enforcement was introduced in the House. Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced H.R. 19, which would require employers to participate in an electronic employment eligibility system. The bill would phase in compliance requirements over a seven-year period, according to the number of persons employed. The bill would also establish sanctions for noncompliance and provide for voluntary participation by entities not required to participate.
Notwithstanding the number of bills that have already been introduced this Congress, most observers expect an effort in both the House and the Senate to include all immigration legislation into a comprehensive reform package. If, as expected, the package resembles the bill that the Senate passed in May of 2006, it will include provisions for border and interior enforcement, sanctions against employers who hire undocumented workers, legalization of the currently undocumented, and admission of new workers of all skill levels, including highly-educated professionals. More details about the Comprehensive Reform proposal is expected to become available soon.
The majority of lawmakers agree to address these areas in the comprehensive reform bill. However, there most certainly will be intense debate, as occurred in the last Congress, regarding its details. While the debate last year focused mostly on whether and how to legalize the undocumented, the debate this year--because of the new majority--may shift its focus to whether and how many new guest workers to admit in light of concerns raised by organized labor.
Copyright � 2007 by Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
01/22/2007
Shortly after Congress convened for the 110th Congress on January 4, 2007, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) both expressed their respective desire to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Majority Leader Reid introduced Senate bill S. 9, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, to indicate the Senate's commitment to address the issue this Congress. S. 9 does not actually include any actual legislative language. Instead, it contains a "sense of Congress" that Congress should pass legislation "to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration." S. 9 sets the tone for future legislation, which is expected to come from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Additionally, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Larry Craig (R-ID) and a group of bipartisan cosponsors introduced S. 340, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (AgJOBS). AgJOBS was part of the Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act from last year. The bill would create a "Blue Card" program, under which agricultural workers who worked the lesser of 863 hours or 150 days in a two-year period may apply for a Blue Card within two years of the bill's enactment. The Blue Cards would be encrypted with biometric identifiers, and would be machine-readable. Furthermore, the worker would be able to adjust to permanent resident status by working at least 100 days for five years or 150 days for three years.
In addition to AgJOBS, Senator Feinstein introduced, with Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), S. 276, the Passport and Visa Fraud Prevention Act. This bill would add a new, criminal ground to penalize trafficking in 10 or more passports, U.S. or foreign, or visas with a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. The bill would confer extraterritorial jurisdiction over these offenses, meaning the United States could prosecute individuals who may have committed a passport fraud crime while abroad. In addition, the bill would criminalize the actions of those sham attorneys and others who engage in schemes to defraud foreign nationals based on immigration laws. Furthermore, the bill directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to ensure that the prosecution of these crimes is in keeping with current U.S. treaty obligations relating to refugees (which states that refugees carrying false passports should not be prosecuted).
In the House, Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced H.R. 371, the companion bill to the Senate's AgJOBS. Representative Jo Ann David (R-VA) introduced the Intercountry Adoption Reform Act (ICARE) of 2007, H.R. 120, which is intended to facilitate overseas adoptions by American parents. Representative Philip English (R-PA) introduced the Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, which would expand visa waiver privileges to nationals of countries that are allies of the United States in the war on terrorism. Representative Elton Gallegly (R-CA) introduced H.R. 133, Citizenship Reform Act of 2007, which would limit citizenship by birth to children born to at least one permanent resident or citizen parent. Representative Gallegly also introduced H.R. 132, which would impose criminal penalties for those who unlawfully reenter the United States after having been granted "voluntary departure." Finally, Representative Gene Green (D-TX) introduced H.R. 147, which would exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program.
Several members of this new Congress offered bills on immigration enforcement. On January 9, the House, as part of the new leadership's 100-hour agenda, passed House bill H.R. 1, a bill implementing the "9/11 Commission" recommendations, by a vote of 299-128. Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) of the House Homeland Security Committee introduced this bill that would, among other things, appropriate additional resources to the Human Trafficking Center and also establish a Border Intelligence Fusion Center Program. Other enforcement bills introduced in the House include H.R. 26, Criminal Alien Accountability Act, introduced by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) to establish minimum prison terms for specified categories of criminals re-entering the United States after having been removed previously. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) introduced H.R. 78, American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act, which would bar family-based immigration petitions by one who owes child support.
Worksite enforcement also received early attention in the 110th Congress. Representative David Dreier (R-CA) introduced H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007. Representative Dreier introduced the same bill in the last Congress and the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill in 2005. The bill would direct the Social Security Administration to upgrade the technology for a new social security card made of durable plastic that would contain anti-tampering technology and a magnetic strip that employers could scan to check employment eligibility against an "employment eligibility database." All those seeking employment, including U.S. citizens, would be required to hold such a card. Employers using the system would have a good faith defense in cases concerning the inadvertent hiring of illegal workers. While enforcement proponents supported the bill last Congress, it did raise concerns among the privacy advocates. In addition to H.R. 98, another bill dealing with worksite enforcement was introduced in the House. Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced H.R. 19, which would require employers to participate in an electronic employment eligibility system. The bill would phase in compliance requirements over a seven-year period, according to the number of persons employed. The bill would also establish sanctions for noncompliance and provide for voluntary participation by entities not required to participate.
Notwithstanding the number of bills that have already been introduced this Congress, most observers expect an effort in both the House and the Senate to include all immigration legislation into a comprehensive reform package. If, as expected, the package resembles the bill that the Senate passed in May of 2006, it will include provisions for border and interior enforcement, sanctions against employers who hire undocumented workers, legalization of the currently undocumented, and admission of new workers of all skill levels, including highly-educated professionals. More details about the Comprehensive Reform proposal is expected to become available soon.
The majority of lawmakers agree to address these areas in the comprehensive reform bill. However, there most certainly will be intense debate, as occurred in the last Congress, regarding its details. While the debate last year focused mostly on whether and how to legalize the undocumented, the debate this year--because of the new majority--may shift its focus to whether and how many new guest workers to admit in light of concerns raised by organized labor.
Copyright � 2007 by Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
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tikka
07-05 11:11 AM
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CADude
02-16 02:14 PM
Hope for best. Good Luck.
As another member already indicated , I already mentioned my PD, country and EB category in my post.
Anyway, I had already waited 7 years in the GC process before recently coming across this forum and choosing this handle name when joining. Guess you could say that I was prepared to dig in and stay for the long haul if required which is why I chose that handle name. A few ups and downs/ forwards & backwards (even if in years !) in the priority dates won't deter me much now :).
Although, I could just be drunk with euphoria of my PD becoming current in March and blabbering away pompously. So don't you steal that login (pessimystic) away from me ! I reserve the right to choose it if and when I feel so :)
As another member already indicated , I already mentioned my PD, country and EB category in my post.
Anyway, I had already waited 7 years in the GC process before recently coming across this forum and choosing this handle name when joining. Guess you could say that I was prepared to dig in and stay for the long haul if required which is why I chose that handle name. A few ups and downs/ forwards & backwards (even if in years !) in the priority dates won't deter me much now :).
Although, I could just be drunk with euphoria of my PD becoming current in March and blabbering away pompously. So don't you steal that login (pessimystic) away from me ! I reserve the right to choose it if and when I feel so :)
belmontboy
12-02 06:39 PM
Hi Experts,
The question i've is:
I heard from my Immigration Lawyer that,from November 01, 2008, any person who works in Information Technology (IT) and who has Advanced Degree from USA like Master's is eligible for EB3 Category only and not EB2 category. Please confirm if the above statement is true or not.
Thanks,
Abhi
Did he also mention that to qualify for EB1 you have to be from Mars? :D
The question i've is:
I heard from my Immigration Lawyer that,from November 01, 2008, any person who works in Information Technology (IT) and who has Advanced Degree from USA like Master's is eligible for EB3 Category only and not EB2 category. Please confirm if the above statement is true or not.
Thanks,
Abhi
Did he also mention that to qualify for EB1 you have to be from Mars? :D
Winner
05-01 04:36 PM
Yes. The malicious code did not download any virus or inject any virus in anyone's system. All it did was to redirect the user via a popup to a malicious website. Antivirus scanners pick this up as a virus alert, but it is not. It is more of an annoyance than a virus attack.
I honestly cannot vouch for the millions of hackers and script kiddies out there that this won't happen but use a good Anti-virus scanner especially if you have kids at home.
Winner,
Yes I am the lazy blog owner who hasn't updated the site in a while.
:)
Don't know about the lazy part, but you do have good writing skills. Do you have a blog on IV site? If no, you may want to consider starting one.
I'll be a regular reader of your blog!
I honestly cannot vouch for the millions of hackers and script kiddies out there that this won't happen but use a good Anti-virus scanner especially if you have kids at home.
Winner,
Yes I am the lazy blog owner who hasn't updated the site in a while.
:)
Don't know about the lazy part, but you do have good writing skills. Do you have a blog on IV site? If no, you may want to consider starting one.
I'll be a regular reader of your blog!
