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Interesting innovation! Any boaters wish to comment? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New company reveals the future of boating — and its flagship product looks straight out of a sci-fi movie A Finland-based company called Foil.One has just introduced its first product reported Electrek: a hydrofoil. Hydrofoils are watercrafts that work by using an underwater fin to lift the vessel up above water. Foil.One's flagship hydrofoil, called the Pegasus, was created to provide a sustainable alternative to water travel. Instead of using boats that rely on gas and diesel, the hydrofoil is completely electric, per Electrek. The Pegasus is built with carbon fiber, which is used for Formula 1 cars, making it extremely lightweight yet sturdy [...] https://www.yahoo.com/tech/company-reveals-future-boating-flagship-103031331.html

He's coming back? Hadn't heard. Wonderful!

Happy, uh, V.D. to those who, uh, thus qualify.

Ufff, ufff DA man. We just had labs, and our relevant readings are shocking, sigh man. We will petition the doc for a retest, at least un-hose the glucose one man.

Sorry to hear it, Y ma'am. On the bright side, it's sure easier to type "MRSA" than "methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus," si man. All possible best wishes and prayers for Papa Y ma'am, si Y ma'am.

Because of CRS (Can't Remember Stuff) Disease, we present our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke not on Sunday, but today, Monday, Veterans' Day, with appropriate acknowledgment of the occasion: =========================================== HOW THE MILITARY SECURES A BUILDING The reason the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force bicker among themselves is that they don't speak the same language. For instance, take the simple phrase "secure the building." The Army will post guards around the place. The Navy will turn out the lights and lock the doors. The Marines will kill everybody inside and set up a headquarters. The Air Force will take out a 5-year lease with an option to purchase.

Your best bet may be to consult an estate/probate attorney who has immigration experience or the wherewithal to consult colleagues who have it.

This VERY overlooked factor is crucial (I speak from disastrous personal experience), especially at a high-fraud consulate. The consulates cannot ignore or dismiss relationship evidence that USCIS has first seen, so make at least the second visit, collect voluminous evidence of a bona fide relationship, and include it in the I-129F petition filing. I also suggest that you be available on or around the consular premises during the eventual visa interview. Our Casablanca expert, JeanneAdil, should be along eventually. Meanwhile, read the write-ups about Casa via the dropdown tab "Office Reviews & Info" atop any VJ page.

Thread is moved from the General Immigration Discussion forum to the "Passports, etc." subforum.

Folks, everyone needs to tone down the arguing, please. Some participants here have actually performed the process as described. Whether someone copies the path or deviates from it, and encounters a bump in the road, then there are ways around it. Thanks.

Negatory.

BREAKING: Arizona Announces They Have Counted Another Ballot PHOENIX, AZ — Election authorities in Arizona proudly announced today that their round-the-clock efforts have at last resulted in another successfully counted ballot. "Ladies and gentleman -- we did it," announced Arizona elections chair Carl Bunton. "After counting this ballot, we can now update the country that we have counted five votes for Trump, and four votes for Harris. Just three million ballots to go." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/breaking-arizona-announces-they-have-counted-another-ballot

GOP lawmaker calls for UI to fire physician for 'repulsive' anti-Trump social media post A state lawmaker is calling for the University of Iowa to fire a physician who published an inflammatory social media post opposing President-elect Donald Trump after Tuesday's general election. UI Health Care medical fellow Mayank Sharma posted a response Wednesday to a post from a pro-Trump account stating: "Well I hope you lose your kid in a school shooting. Already you have nothing to lose, it won't matter to you anyways! Prepare for your kids funeral." The post prompted Iowa House Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Carter Nordman to [...] https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/08/gop-lawmaker-calls-for-firing-university-of-iowa-medical-fellow-inflammatory-anti-trump-post/76115745007/

Don't know if this was Bidementia, Kommie, the deep state, or whatever/whomever. It still reeks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEMA says employee fired for telling aid workers to avoid homes with Trump signs An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency instructed a disaster relief team to avoid houses displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump's campaign, the agency's administrator said Saturday. The employee, who was not named, was fired from her position, Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a post to social media on Saturday, calling it a violation of FEMA principles, which say workers should help people no matter their political affiliation. [...] https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/09/fema-says-employee-fired/76162199007/

And Happy Veterans' Day, with thanks.

As long as you leave the U.S., you're free to move to any other country. You're not restricted to returning only to your home country.

Country-specific thread is moved from the "Emigrating Outside the US" forum to the Canada regional forum, which is far more active and has a high concentration of knowledgeable respondents.

Thrilling Sunday non-ES report, see man: Mini-B. and we were completely trashed, zzz late but still not enough Two Guys man. Mama T-B. consented to a later multigenerational caucus, consent senior she man. Breakfast/lunch was Yakitori chicken rice from Costco, ingest din-din item for lunch Two Guys man. We eventually conquered our Many (2+1) LLs, victorious we man. Mini-B. played an on-line game with an amigo for several hours, decompress wee man man. We managed to grab a less-than-regulation siesta, restorative as far as it went man. The big agenda items were AFV and Sunday Night Football, agree Two Guys man. The unmet weekly goal was to achieve minimum quota of popcorns, agree Two Guys man. We needed Many (2+2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2+2) -- bowls, daunting man. Mini-B. requested popcorn for din-din, agree we man with wee man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came halfway through AFV, si man. Ex-she man was highly interested in sharing the popcorn, OK man. Popcorn was consumed through the rest of AFV and the first half of football, si man. Ultimately, Many (2+2+2) popcorn bowls were consumed, ingest Two Guys and ex-she man and man. During halftime, Nerf football was energetically played in the living room, si man. The question of who would up-clean the dried miu-barf was unresolved**, obstinate Two Guys man. **"It's your casa, si man!" argued wee man **"Miu is your sister, si man!" argued we man **"Why should I clean it up if I didn't do it, huh man?" argued wee man **"Since when do you do anything useful around here, huh man?" argued we man **"Are you going to make any more popcorn, huh man?" asked ex-Mrs.-T-B. man After this Nerfball, ex-Mrs.-T-B. took Mini-B., end of Two Guys week man. We then dished and must de-dish the warsher, domestic we man. Miu wonders where Big Brudduh went, explanations are fruitless man. No plans for Monday, no man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Sunday ES report, see man: We visited and should/shouldn't have, si and no and see man. The ES, in a poorly staged sales environment, yielded the take, see man: -- partial pack disposable razors, 2 Many-watt light bulbs = $1, deal man Total = $1, but see below man Coming out of a room door, we stumbled over a leaning stack of picture frames, partial blockage man. These tipped over and a couple broke, shattering news man. The ES company said that we were responsible and must pay $Many ($2x2x2 +2), si and we man. We replied that these should not have partially blocked the door so people might trip over them, no man. They replied that "a customer must have done it, because we sure didn't, si and no man," we man. After some back-&-forth, they settled on $Many ($2+2+1), better but still we man. We were off-urinated, * we man. *one for each buck lost, we man We are unimpressed with this ES co., we man.

DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims' final moments Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their genetic relationships, ancestry and sex. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, the volcano spewed hot, lethal gases and ash into the air, slowly killing most of the city's population. Ash and volcanic rock called pumice then covered Pompeii and its residents, preserving scenes of the victims of the city's destruction like an eerie time capsule. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-dna-rewrites-stories-people-113730479.html

Liberals are typically clueless and censorious, and they fall for their own misinformation. Can you believe this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? I've had a lot of conversations since Tuesday revolving around the question of why Donald Trump won. The economy and inflation. Kamala Harris didn't do this or that. Sexism and racism. The border. That trans-inmate ad that ran a jillion times. And so on. These conversations have usually proceeded along lines where people ask incredulously how a majority of voters could have believed this or that. Weren't they bothered that Trump is a convicted felon? An adjudicated rapist? Didn't his invocation of violence against Liz Cheney, or 50 other examples of his disgusting imprecations, obviously disqualify him? And couldn't they see that Harris, whatever her shortcomings, was a fundamentally smart, honest, well-meaning person who would show basic respect for the Constitution and wouldn't do anything weird as president? The answer is obviously no—not enough people were able to see any of those things. At which point people throw up their hands and say, "I give up." But this line of analysis requires that we ask one more question. And it's the crucial one: Why didn't a majority of voters see these things? And understanding the answer to that question is how we start to dig out of this tragic mess. The answer is [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-does-no-one-understand-152523953.html

Sad: Liberal Forced To Have Second Meltdown After Forgetting To Press Record BURBANK, CA — Liberal woman Marcie Galveston was forced to film herself having a second post-election meltdown this week after she realized she forgot to hit the record button on her phone the first time around. "WHY??? WHY?????" screeched Galveston, tears running down her cheeks. "I'm shaking, I'm so terrified! Look what you did, you sick freaks! I'm literally no longer safe as a woman, are you happy? I just can't believe over half the country is so RACIST and SEXIST and… oh wait a second. My phone isn't on. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/liberal-forced-to-have-2nd-meltdown-after-forgetting-to-press-record

Harris Staffers Furious Over Post-Election Pep Talk: 'Detached From Reality' Kamala Harris' staffers were left angry and frustrated by attempts by the vice president and her campaign leaders to sugarcoat their election nightmare. Harris was blasted for her "happy talk" after an all-in call on Thursday night to thank exhausted campaign workers. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-harris-staffers-furious-over-162201566.html

You forgot my upvote, you inferior primate you.

Years ago, someone said that Muslims would become peaceful and jihad would end if civilized countries banded together and dropped planeloads and planeloads of Playboy, Penthouse, and Hustler magazines over all Muslim territory.