Subdeacon Joe
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Beautiful work!
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The comments I left on the Santa Rosa Police Department FB page were that the PSA should be read aloud at least once a week in every junior high and high school classroom at least once a week.
And to the people who were saying that the parents should have to pay for cleaning and repairs I said that the kids should have to pay for the materials, and under supervision that the kids pay for, do all the cleaning and repairs.
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Thanks!
Dumb question, did the Australian forces in Vietnam ever use steel helmets? I don't think I've ever seen a picture of it.
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I'm posting this mainly for the excellent note at the end of it.
Two teens arrested following vandalism and burglary at local church
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, at approximately 8:15 am, a Field Evidence Technician (FET) with the Santa Rosa Police Department responded to Santa Rosa Bible Church at 4575 Badger Road to investigate a burglary and vandalism that occurred the day prior when no employees were present. The FET learned from church employees that two teen boys had entered the campus through an unsecured door and proceeded to throw items around and break a toilet in a bathroom, defecate on the bathroom floor, and urinate on the gymnasium floor. The boys also intentionally damaged the brand-new children’s play structure outside of the campus buildings.
Because of excellent security camera footage provided by the church, the two boys were quickly identified by SRPD personnel. On May 19th, 2025, at approximately 10:00 AM, a 14-year-old male resident of Santa Rosa was arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall for felony burglary and felony vandalism charges. The second teen, a 15-year-old male resident of Danville and cousin of the other suspect, was driven to Santa Rosa by a parent to surrender to SRPD. The teen was also booked into Juvenile Hall for felony burglary and felony vandalism charges.
Message for our Youth Community — Let’s Talk Respect
We know you’re growing, learning, and figuring things out — but here’s something that always matters: respecting other people’s property.
Breaking into homes, schools, or businesses, or tagging and vandalizing buildings and property might seem like “no big deal” in the moment — but it hurts real people and damages the community we all share.
Here’s what happens when you vandalize or steal:
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Families feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods.
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Local organizations and businesses lose money and trust.
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Your actions can lead to serious legal consequences that can follow you for years.
But here’s the good news: you have the power to make better choices. Be the kind of person who lifts up your community — not one who tears it down.
We’re here to support you, not just enforce the law. Let’s work together to keep Santa Rosa safe, respectful, and strong.
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Delores found the Viking Cruise a little too imersive.
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Skipped your meds again?
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His boot is untied.
And he has Confederate Artillery officers collar on a federal infantry jacket.
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2 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:
I'm just happy the my Lady likes guns. Not all guns, but enough to play. She wants no part BP or my muzzleloaders!
Lisa Didn't Like Guns. Came from having to disarm her father one time - inoperable brain tumors had him not torqued to spec. Although in 1989, when Ramon Salcido started his murder spree a few hundred yards from where we lived, when I got home she was on the couch, facing the door, had my .22 rifle in her hands. But she still wouldn't go into a gun store with me.
Then, after her wrist surgery and voc rehab she got a job doing web design and internet sales for the airgun section of a local gun store. Almost like flipping a switch she became a "gun nut." I think about half her wages for the first 6 months went to buying stuff that came in on consignment. I'd get a call, "Can I buy a gun?" Unfortunately, a few years later we ended up having to sell of almost all of them to try to make ends meet.
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2 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
Yeah. Women tend to listen to somebody else before they listen to the one who actually has their best interest at heart.
Well, Ken had her best interests in mind, too. More like, "Spouses tend to not really listen to each other." Now, 20 years later, it's still a running joke with us.
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19 hours ago, Dusty Devil Dale said:
Most men can't comprehend the physical problems a fragile or small frame woman (especially one with arthritis) has in trying to rack most semi-autos
I spent a year trying to teach my wife how to rack the slide on her Beretta 92FS. She REALLY liked it, it fit he hand well, but she couldn't work the slide. Then one evening she was talking with an instructor at the gun store she worked at. He told her exactly what I had been telling her, and showed her in exactly the same way, and PRESTO! she had it. "WOW! Why didn't you...tell.......me.........oh....you did."
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I like the movie. I graduated in '75, but my brothers graduated in '63, '65, and '69, so I recognized some of the types in the movie, even though Vista wasn't a big town.
High school for me wasn't good, wasn't bad. It just was. I was socially awkward, a few sort of friends. Since I had gone to Catholic school through 9th grade I didn't know anyone. I didn't dress "in," my taste in music ran to country-western and early '60s rock. Tended to my classes, sort of made some friends in my chemistry classes and a few other outcasts who got there early. Didn't start trying to date until my senior year.
I haven't been to any reunions. Only met up with one person I knew from then....he had joined the Coast Guard in '77 and ended up at the Two Rock Station in the late '90s.
I follow on FB a group for the class of '75, mostly annouments of birthdays, and increasingly, deaths. Most of the names I don't recognize, and the ones that I do, I wouldn't recognize on the street judging from the photos.
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For the mathematically inclined:
"How PAs perform depends on wave energy resources, design, and hydraulic system efficiency. The power output can be calculated with:
P = 0.5 × ρ × A × C × Hs2 × Cg
Where
P is the power output in kW
ρ is the density of seawater given by 1025 kg/m3
A is the area of the buoy (floating structure) in m3
C is the capture width ratio
Hs is the significant wave height in m
Cg is the group velocity of the ocean waves in m/s
Example calculation:
To calculate the maximum theoretical power output of a point absorber whose radius is 5 m with a maximum displacement of 2 m, assume the wave height is 4 m and the seawater density is 1025 kg/m3.
From the earlier discussed formula, the power output of a point absorber is determined using:
P = 0.5 × ρ × A × C × Hs2 × Cg
The first step is calculating the area of the point absorber:
A = pi × r2
= 3.14 × 52
= 78.5 m2
The next step is calculating the group velocity of the waves using the formula:
Cg=0.5×√g×TπCg=0.5×g×Tπ
Where T represents the period of the wave.
= 7.86 m/s
Substitute all the values in the formula below to get the value of the power output of the point absorber:
P = 0.5 ×1025 × 9.81 ×78.5 ×42 ×7.86
= 22,196,223.6 W
Cg= 0.5 (square root of)9.81x10/pi
(for some reason I couldn't copy that equation, so I did the best I could, see article for proper notation)
= 22.2 MW
This example's theoretical electrical power generated by the point absorber is 22.2 MW. The actual power will depend on wave conditions and the conversion mechanism’s efficiency.
In a point absorber's power
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As athletic as the guys on the field.
I also get a kick out of the videos like these:
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Never tried the .357 version. Did get the chance to try both the .44 Magnum and the .50 AE. The .44 was quite pleasant to shoot. The guys who had were shooting patterns at 7 or 10 yards. I'd never seen one and was asking about it and they offered to let me try it. My habit is to try almost any handgun strong hand unsupported for the first few rounds to get a good feel for it. First 5 rounds was a group at 6 o'clock, about the 5/6 rings. Next 5 I adjusted, used 2 hands, brought it up into the 9 ring.
The .50 was only 5 rounds- didn't want to cost the guy an arm and a leg in ammo- first round was 2 handed. Stout, but not horrible. Next 4 were one handed. Mildly unpleasant, but manageable. Interesting, but I wouldn't want one. Not something to take to the range for a day of shooting. Too expensive, and just a bit too unpleasant to shoot for more than about 15 or 20 rounds in any session.
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The class of '74 at my high school had one person decline.
The thing is, you're not likely to get it on GPA alone. The students who get it not only have a 4+ GPA, but are also active in student government, various clubs, often some sport, and set their sights on obtaining that honor as soon as they started high school.
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It's also something that colleges and universities give a lot of weight to. So it can be a Big Deal for those looking to get into a prestigious university.
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3 hours ago, Stump Water said:
Looks like a souped up crop duster.
I guess it's the same role....taking out the weeds.
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It's Almost Friday Humor Thread
in SASS Wire Saloon
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I find this funny because I seem to be one of the few people who doesn't usually want whipped dairy or non-dairy topping on pumpkin pie.