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Maritime law is complicated and weird. The company that owns the boat is responsible for whomever is piloting it no matter if it is a different pilot I think. Isn't that kind of like some state car insurance rules where the insurance follows the car and not the driver (that is how it is in this state)? In the incident where Ever Forward ran aground due to both pilot's negligence it was the owner of the ship that agreed to pay the state roughly $700,000 in damages. This is probably not the actual cost of the damage they caused, but it was the best we could get because it would have been too expensive to litigate. That money didn't actually go toward the habitat it destroyed, and there was a political fight which county was going to receive that money to build a new habitat. I have heard that the Dali's bow is currently stuck on the bottom of the river, but also on top of a gas line and potentially some sort of water supply structure.

Not sure what you're implying or what that has to do with receiving a refund, nor do I know what "super liberal" means.

The company has already filed paperwork to attempt to get out of paying for very much. I think we really need to overhaul our maritime laws. We managed to open a small channel today but it's not very deep. At least it was enough a few things were tugged through it.

We have always gotten a refund and this year is no different.

Updating your DL at the MVA and updating your SSN will require going in with the original certificate, but no other process except the passport to be mailed in that I can think of.

Some info from last night: Substance is leaking into river. There are 764 tons of hazardous material on board and some has also leaked. Conditions considered hazardous. Items washing onshore yesterday. Two bodies of the men recovered yesterday, further bodies are likely crushed beneath the concrete which was smashed through several decks of the ship. One vehicle is dangling from the wreckage. Legislature is considering bill that would pay port workers, but there are not many days left for our session. Key Bridge was on a list of potential bridges that would catastrophically collapse if struck. There are similar concerns about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (which many people are so scared of they won't drive over). In Delaware last year such ship strike measures were taken to put 'dolphin cylinders' at the piers. It cost $93 million with a $22 million federal grant. Unlikely our state would ever afford that, and the cost would be even greater for our numerous bridges built in this way. The previous governor left our transportation fund nearly drained which has led to discussions of how the new governor would replenish this fund - arguments about higher taxes and tolls have been ongoing.

Yeah I have no idea either. I read they were being tugged around 1am ish and dismissed shortly after at 1:09am. The accident happened around 1:30am ish but that was after they had veered off course. The recent press conference just said there are 4700 containers on board and 56 are hazardous. Reminds me that in 2022 the Ever Forward got stuck in our bay due to pilot negligence. https://abcnews.go.com/US/cargo-ship-stuck-chesapeake-bay-freed-month/story?id=84133293 The local pilot was busy on his phone and the other pilot had left the bridge. Was a complete mess to get it unstuck, I can only imagine how long the cleanup for this disaster is going to take though..

Apparently, in a few states it's not mandatory for a tug to be used out past bridges, and some pilots don't want to use them because they cost money. There is an effort to change that. This bridge was built in the 1970s so piers were not used in this design. Back then, so they say, we were not hauling that kind of mega ship so it wasn't a concern. I saw some people pulling up old articles from back then that there were money/time issues. I do recall an old story my grandfather told me of a big ship in WWII that struck the Chesapeake City bridge (also a lovely bridge but in huge need of repair) and took it out back in 1942. They replaced it with the current bridge in 1949. That is one area which spans from Delaware's St. George's bridge up the canal to ours and you will routinely see tugs taking them past the bridges. I've seen some people say the piers may have helped but unlikely that it would have held up to that amount of force.

Local articles this morning stated they were offered a tug and declined, and that tugs had been used for the ship previously. Some are saying that tugs should be used in the future. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/baltimore-bridge-dali-tugboat-rules-E4DIYO7MUVDOFHR7Y3YJOGOY3A/ The men died on the bridge were all workers on their meal break. It seems the men who survived were outside of their vehicles, and those who did not were inside. It's quite a remarkable drop.

Big ships like this come through small eastern shore towns and it's required to tug them through the canal and out past many of our bridges, we walk trails along the canals all the time and see big Maersks being tugged, so I don't know why it wouldn't be here. From the way I've heard it, operators can request a tug if they are having problems, and they did not do so. The ship had problems in the port before they left. A friend saw thick smoke coming from the ship yesterday at the port.

Its been a heck of a weird day. Being woken up early in the morning to my husband mumbling "parents won't stop txting me... bridge has collapsed. they're freaking out!" and me half asleep being very confused. "which one? our county bridge?" "no no.. baltimore" "the bay bridge?!" "no baltimore or something" We appreciated the concern, but his family have no conception that we're really quite far from Baltimore, but I think his parents associate the key bridge with ANY bridge they've been on in this state at any given time. It was a beautiful bridge. So many memories, used to look on it from my house growing up. His first trip to the US, we took photos of it from Ft McHenry. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/transportation/key-bridge-collapse-YDNMRSLMDREE7ADUZJQFQJ3WDA/ I really don't understand what the ship was doing there and why it wasn't being tugged. Lordy.. it's going to be so expensive to rebuild. Traffic will be a nightmare.

Kate says she has cancer. The statement of 'facts', timeline, continuing secrecy, and other particulars make little sense, but I hope she gets the help she needs, unlike others on the NHS who won't be told of their diagnosis or receive treatment until it's too late. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68641441 That makes it especially trashy of the Palace to photoshop her photo.

My assessment is similar to that of the Newsweek article. Some finer points: 1) if you want to use a VPN to get around content the government sees fit to ban - 20 years in jail or $1 million fine? I scratch my head at this because we got murderers and rapists around not getting those kind of penalties. 2) can apply to any content or website that the president sees fit at any time depending on what he feels like 3) There's lots of other provisions that are clear power grabs and it reminds me greatly of the early days of the patriot act. That being said: 4) TikTok does have a problem in that part of it is owned by the Chinese government. My argument here is that many things are owned by the Chinese government. We do not have evidence that the data being collected is being used in an appropriate way at least not in any way the government is prepared to declassify. However, pretty much every social media site is collecting data, using it, selling it, and may or may not be holding it securely. We have reached the point where there are class action lawsuits from artists because sites are selling images, data, and their words to big AI without consent. The government knows this. 5)Facebook and Twitter have active lobbyists who would love to see a major competitor driven into the ground.

The conspiracy is that either she is dead, divorcing, or critically unwell and that the Palace is hiding it. Kate has not been seen since December and the circumstances surrounding that are unusual. That being said, there are rumors and blind items out there that are very wild, but a few have been whispered for years. The man married to the daughter of the QEII's cousin, was found shot dead. The UK press twisted themselves into pretzels in an attempt to make it seem as if it was natural causes. It was not. This man was a former lover of Kate's sister and supposedly close to the family. This photo in particular, was not given to the press as normal. Media organizations require proof regarding certain alteration specifics. This is not a photograph that has just been 'retouched'. I can tell you the head has been taken from a magazine cover, the lower half has been altered, the wedding ring was missing (hands added came from somewhere else), the children have been placed in a variety of odd ways. The work done to the photo is obvious and sloppy. Now, they have done some sloppy edits before but something about how this photo was presented did not go through typical channels. The image of Kate in this photograph also does not match to one that was taken by paps a few days prior - one the Palace thought so unflattering, they ordered UK media to hide it. Today the UK media was allowed to pap a photo of someone in a vehicle purported to be her, but only the back of her head. No one knows what is wrong with Kate, some people have alluded, and it's not good. It is no way for the lady to be treated, and most people just want her to be safe and ok.

Laughed rather loud at the transcript of the online convos he would have with this person. Read like he was in a relationship with a bot. Indictment is here but does not describe whom this ''woman'' actually might be. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/air-force-employee-indicted-unlawful-disclosure-classified-national-defense-information#:~:text=“As alleged%2C Mr. Slater,Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen

We filed back in July, interview notice was around the end of September for the October interview date. Very fast, and we honestly think it was a fluke.

A person can self sponsor via London if they certainly are employed and make enough or have enough assets. However if the boyfriend is sponsoring you then they are the person to meet that percentage threshold provided they can. If they can't a co-sponsor can also be used.

It's good that you've got her upcoming coverage. Typically what you'd need to investigate is a sort of temporary insurance for new immigrants. Since she has moved to the US instead of visiting, she will not qualify for travelers health insurance. Fair warning though, temporary insurance which is marketing to new immigrants is non-ACA compliant, and their coverage is dubious at best if at all. Some people choose to go without until their new coverage kicks in, but of course there's risks to that. The question is though is if having this type of insurance is really worth it to begin with if the coverage is so poor.

Your boyfriend will need a completed I-134, his most recent tax transcript from the IRS which will show his earnings and that he's paid taxes. This is mentioned in the instructions for the I-134. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-134instr.pdf London will also want to see an employer letter, stating position, how long worked, and salary. These items you need to take with you to your interview.

I don't see anything really suspicious that stands out about those visits. There was a period of time when my husband would visit twice a year usually on his university breaks. Besides his first visit he was never questioned. It might be good to take some sort of employer letter as proof. I'd say we certainly would leave larger gaps in-between visits (if he came in spring he wouldn't return until winter). Perhaps the officer thought a visit in Nov and then again in Feb was too soon.

I went to NJ once. After two hours I was done and safely retreated. The husband says we should go back and I have yet for him to give me a good reason why we should. Delaware is 11th on that list too, and while there are nice things to see there and in general friendly people these days those people are also generally miserable. I probably shouldn't knock so hard on MD though. There's tons of cool to find here but I don't think we are a genuinely happy people.

Maryland is 3rd?! LOL! 🤣

This individual was also previously arrested in September in NY and released. There are many similarities in this case to the homicide of Rachel Morin in August of last year in Maryland. Some have even pointed out that he looks very similar to a recently released sketch of a suspect in the murder. That suspect in the MD case was traced via DNA to the rape of a minor that took place in California earlier in the year. Police have always stated that they feared would kill again and may be linked to other crimes. I am praying that this may be the suspect and can be brought to justice. For more background on the MD case see here:

My husband had his Naturalization interview last week. Ironically the day after Kevin McCarthy got tossed out of speakership, so we wondered how that question could be answered correctly if it came up. It was quite a long trip for us, as we were on vacation in another state and I wasn't sure if I would be allowed in with him so he went in by himself. He arrived 20 minutes before his appointment. It wasn't too busy. There was TSA style security first, and then waiting for his appointment was about 45 minutes. You are given a number which is supposed to show up on the screen. His number took about 20 minutes to appear on the screen, so if your number doesn't appear immediately don't worry. His interview was about 10 minutes in length. The officer was very polite and no-nonsense. He asked for his NOA and asked for his US ID and his green card. My husband was very nervous and accidently handed him his UK driving license instead of his US one without realizing it. The officer was confused by this, but eventually that got cleared up, and had a laugh. He asked to confirm personal details and a few of the N400 questions. Keep in mind we had been initially nervous about tax questions, since we were unable to obtain every single tax transcript from the IRS (the IRS won't give them to you after a certain date), but were able to give them tax forms. But the officer did not want to see any of it. So I'd say as long as you have some sort of a combination of transcripts and forms this is not really an issue. He asked the six questions: 1) What is the economic system in the United States? 2) In what month do we vote for President? 3) What is the name of the Vice President? 4) Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 5) What is one responsibility that is only for US citizens? 6) Who was President during the Great Depression and WW II? (hilariously the question that would trip him up the most) The reading was: When is Columbus Day? The writing was: Columbus Day is in October. He was informed that he had passed the test and that he needed to confirm the information that was going to be on his naturalization certificate. After showing him the Oath, my husband requested a modified oath, which was granted. He was then informed that he would be notified by mail that his oath ceremony would be scheduled. Later in the day the website updated to reflect his Oath ceremony would be scheduled, and the next morning his Oath appointment letter was uploaded. The ceremony is next week. All in all this has been a shockingly fast and easy process. Afterwards, since we were all dressed up we went on a nice date in the city before making the long trek back to our hotel. I hope this review helps others as to what to expect for Baltimore. It's a nice big facility that is not in the best area these days unfortunately. All in all the end of the journey has been the most simple experience. Thank you to all the guys and gals on VJ that has helped us through this whole process over many years.

Whelp, this one is a doozy of an indictment. That's a lot of cash and gold bars laying around your house for the feds to find. Seems he was also selling secrets to the Egyptians. You can read the indictment here. It is INSANE. You could make a movie about this: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/robert-menendez-indictment-document/e9ff4e956cb8dfc9/full.pdf There is a passage that caught my eye: "Third, MENENDEZ promised to and did use his influence and power and breach his official duty to recommend that the President nominate an individual as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey who MENENDEZ believed could be influenced by MENENDEZ {....}" Was the President interviewed? What did the President know and when did he know it?