Brookeland Bill said:

Obtaining U.S. citizenship via naturalization typically takes
1.5 to 2 years total, which includes an application processing time of roughly 12–18 months after submitting Form N-400. Applicants must first be lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) for at least 5 years (or 3 years if married to a U.S. citizen).
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Key Takeaways

• Total Timeframe: Generally 1.5 to 2 years (including the 3-5 year waiting period).
• Application Processing: Average USCIS processing (Form N-400) is about 5.5 to 12+ months.
• Key Steps: Fingerprinting (1–2 months), Interview/Test (6–12 months), and Oath Ceremony (1–2 months).
• Eligibility Time: 5 years of permanent residence (or 3 years if married to a U.S. citizen).
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Factors Affecting Time

• Field Office: Processing times vary by location, ranging from 4-5 months to over 2 years in some areas.
• Complexity: Complicated cases (criminal history, foreign travel) can delay the process.
• Accuracy: Errors in the application can lead to significant delays.

Tips for Speed

• File up to 90 days before reaching the 3 or 5-year eligibility mark.
• Ensure all information is accurate and respond promptly to requests.
• File online for potentially faster processing.

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I am a naturalized US citizen myself, and I am intimately knowledgeable about the current process as I’m currently in the process as a sponsor for one of my direct reports.

What you COPIED AND PASTED is all nice and good, but it’s not a 1 1/2 to 2 years process, in case that’s the takeaway people get without reading the whole thing through . In the current process it’s gonna be a year and a half - 2 years just for the green card for my direct report. And in my case back in the 70s, it took around 7 years. One needs to be a permanent resident for at least 5 years, per the process.

qolbrand said:

where in denver do you play?

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Mostly just at home. When I do go out to play GK, Felt or wynkoop (for casual playing) are where I end up. I live 1/2 mile from GK

Poolhall60561 said:

Your doing something wrong
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I was able to replicate this when I added only the predator cue ball to my cart. The dynasphere cue ball alone was still ~$30 to ship… something definitely doesn’t add up. Maybe they are drop shipping from Asia or something?

Rodney said:

Macassar ebony on the left, Gaboon ebony on the right.

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Hard to say, the Gaboon got some polish and finishing works going. But it appears they both have grains, except the color of the wood is lighter in Macassar ?

The big obstacle to pool tables in schools is the student to table ratio and the amount of space tables take up. If a high number of kids can’t be engaged concurrently it will not happen.

Jumping Jerry said:

I had a chance to watch video. That's all the things I will be trying to make happen. Do you play pool?

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My straight pool high run of 76. Beat the ghost 9 to 0 recently. Won dozens of weekly tournaments. Yeah I play pool.

Macassar ebony on the left, Gaboon ebony on the right.

I’d also be surprised if the predator your friend has is real ebony. Predator has painted a lot of cues.

Pete omen. Two shafts and extension. Excellent condition.

Ebony can have all kinds of variation or streaking. It doesn’t mean the wood isn’t good quality, just not as visually appealing as the jet black stuff. If it wasn’t advertised as jet black, I don’t see an issue. Did the listing say it was supposed to be African ebony?

Just out of curiosity, how can you tell if it's a Gus forearm?

mfinkelstein3 said:

Having been doing a high school billiards program for 15 years, one big point that is not mentioned is that playing billiards is not electronic! All parents and educators eyes light up when they hear that. Big selling points are that pool is not electronic and social. In today’s phone world, most kids are isolated and stuck on social media.

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Congrats and thanks for making a difference!

Tight and too quick is what pressure has done to Higgins. Well that's my Ass Says Mint.
Just a little longer at the pause after the last eyes shift to down. Well that's been my experience. Mark Williams care free attitude is required to right the ship as his lead has dissolved. At 3-3 Zhao disappointed the mob with a victory. The maximum was in play when he missed sufficient Lee beyond the Snooker required level. Now Zhao leads 4-3 With one to go for the session.

Jumping Jerry said:

My intention is to put this in a package. I am going to send 1 to the DOE. I am going to also take the package to the athletic director of high schools and community centers. I am in communication with BEF. I have the intention to present a case for the directors to get something started. The footprint for 2 tables is very small. The fact that it's a sport in which you don't have to be the strongest, fastest, smartest to be a winner. The juniors would qualify to play in National Competition and even World competition. I am hoping with this forum. I will be able to present a great package

The non-profit if established would purchase land and buildings. Depending on amount of schools in an area the size of building. It would be open only to juniors. I am just a welder working on a vision.
I want to thank everyone sharing their information.

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A lot of unanswered questions and the answers should have been up front when someone clicks on the letter or in the OP and still unanswered. Noble cause, do what you enjoy, but be real --- schools across the state aren't adding pool as a class and it's not going to become a varsity sport on a groundswell initiative --- intramurals, club, a session in P.E. and only if there is a suitable place for kids to go and other some spots in larger metro areas, most places won't have pool tables handy other than bars and if it was a thing, it would already be done.

You say "DOE" - what DOE? Maryland? If so, good luck with your efforts in Maryland, but expect a hard pass if you simply "send" it and if it's just in Maryland, nobody on a school board in Maryland will care if someone from Texas gives a thumbs up to a form letter. Federal? Don't bother. You still haven't indicated where the "package" is going but sounds like it must be mostly local in nature so again, good luck with the effort. Are you the spokesperson? As the representative and going to a state education department and stranger to school boards across the state, perhaps even your own, and so forth, are you confident in your ability to be a proper spokesperson and all that goes into knowledge/background checks/real experience with pool and actual education? You need credibility, nothing has been put forth to suggest you have any.

It's a fun activity, so are lots of things we enjoy doing, but the educational benefits in the letter are the "kitchen sink" and overstated. I have educators in the family - math, physics, science, on and on - bringing up pool, or mini golf, or kicking a football, getting a puck into a net, hitting a golf ball is a good way to engage kids in a practical application of what they are learning, but that's about as far as it goes - a snapshot.

It's clear this isn't a petition - it's "please 'like' my form letter". Folks on a billiards forum are generally going to like it. School boards honestly won't care if folks on a billiards forum like it.

A nonprofit buying land and buildings? LOL, come on man, for profits aren't opening pool halls just for kids to learn pool, there's a reason. Now you're into hundreds of thousands of dollars - millions beyond one school district - you aren't being at all realistic.

Pool on tv or on the internet has little to do with whether it could or should be in a school system. We had a table in our student lounge in HS, there isn't one any more - there's a reason. We had a dozen nice Gold Crowns and a bowling alley at the university I attended in the student union and you could take both for P.E. --- all long gone for almost 30 years now. There's a reason.

IMO, spend your time in the pool community if you care about getting kids involved - you're apparently an introductory instructor on the side, get something going with a local pool hall, donate your time or arrange a clinic, make a difference, get better at your craft in the meantime and show people you can make a difference and organize a club or assist a school if it want the assistance, before shotgunning a pipe dream. Anyone who supports it will want to know and should want to know what your track record has been with significant involvement with youth pool -- if it's out there, should be some good press to be found about it all, relatable success stories, otherwise I guarantee it is and will be, "Who is this guy?"

Just a few thoughts, but I predict the above are a small fraction of the notions you'll get from professional educators, school boards and even parents with competing priorities for what they think their kids should be getting from a school's budget.

Siz said:

Sorry, I don't follow you (I can be a bit slow at times). What do you mean by bad psychology & jock mythology?

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Bad psych in this case; aggrandizing a natural cue ball path; exaggerating the difficulty, and generally contributing to the mental blockage in sports. For instance, there is very little risk of injury in pool yet people play like there is. There becomes a normalizing of incomplete preparation that depends on the errors of others. This is also tied into jock mythology - does jock wisdom make any sense? It's the same thing.

Yes the shot could be some or all luck - only his hairdresser knows for sure. Half the time in pool you have to dismiss perfect rolls as luck. As far as thinning a ball at 11 feet, no sweat except for the equipment. Jacked up is a challenge but shouldn't be for pros. He did take the shot with all the mythical risks and on that note, he only had to hit the yellow to leave it hooked.