Posted on 08/31/2020 10:42:22 PM PDT by weston
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/all-the-wacky-submarine-terms-you-never-knew-you-wanted-1708297555
Rig for Red: Also rig for romantic or rig for Johnny Mathis (this last one is no longer in use I’m sure, as it’s way too dated). Turn the control center lights to red in preparation for PD. Red light making it easier for your eyes to adjust to darkness when you rigged for black prior to heading up to PD. Back in the late 1980s, on my first boat, we all smoked, so you would constantly hear calls of “bright light in control,” as people lit cigarettes, always careful to cup the lighter in your hands to minimize the glare in the blackness of control. Sometimes, instead, we would send the lee helm out to nav center to light 7 or 8 cigarettes and bring them back to pass around to their intended recipients.
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PD—Persicope Depth
PD: Periscope depth. The depth at which you can see out of your scope while still remaining submerged. As a ship’s control party guy, you would often spend hours here, uggghhhh. Maintaining your depth to within a couple of feet in a place. You would not be happy being discovered while a sea state 4 or 5 is tearing you a new one is pretty much the core of what we do. At this depth, you watch stuff, shoot trash, ventilate the ship and perform other housekeeping sort of tasks. Note that when “on station,” that is, watching stuff in a place you don’t want to be discovered, is not when you do the housekeeping. As a Helmsman/Planesman for my watch, for battlestations, any other special thing, and then later as Chief of the Watch, Diving Officer, and Pilot/Co-Pilot (Virginia-class at the end of my career), I spent a few thousand hours at PD.
JUST IN: All Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, including Kamala Harris, sign a letter calling for an inspector general investigation of political interference in the Durham probe.https://t.co/eThkCvqsnU pic.twitter.com/w0RBXQOXWl— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 17, 2020
I’m kinda glad I didn’t move yet too. I’m pretty close to the border but I feel safe here.
how is your pastor doing?
Nothing is more culpable for the America-hating thugs rioting in our streets than public school indoctrination. Trump is cutting the head off the snake... taking on lib teachers unions, promoting school choice, condemning 1619 project & critical race theory. This is a BIG deal.— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) September 17, 2020
I think God was looking out for us, putting us in a safe place. Luckily being near the border isn’t an issue at this time!
as an LV resident, what’s your take?
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump
“As of September 17, 2020, the United States Senate has confirmed 216 Article III judges nominated by President Trump, including two associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 53 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 159 judges for the United States district courts, and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade.[2] There are currently 34 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action, including 33 for the district courts and one for the Court of International Trade.[3] There are currently 58 vacancies on the U.S. district courts and two vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade.[3] There are no further announced federal Article III judicial vacancies that will occur before the end of Trump’s first term.[4] Trump has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, as of September 8, 2020, the Senate has confirmed 20 judges nominated by Trump, including five for the United States Court of Federal Claims, seven for the United States Tax Court, six for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, one for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and one for the United States Court of Military Commission Review. There are currently eight nominations to Article I courts awaiting Senate action, including seven for the United States Court of Federal Claims and one for the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. There are currently six vacancies and two announced future vacancies on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, one vacancy on the U.S. Tax Court, and one vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. There are no vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims or the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review. Trump designated Susan G. Braden and Margaret M. Sweeney as chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims.
Regarding Article IV territorial courts, as of February 25, 2020, the Senate has confirmed one judge nominated by Trump. There are currently no vacancies and no nominations awaiting Senate action. Trump has not elevated any judges to the position of chief judge.”
That’s the bad part. As long as they win they don’t care.
YES!
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NEWS: South Dakota's unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% in August. Our economy is quickly getting back to normal, and the future is very bright.
Black Lives Matter co-founder teams up with pro-Chinese Communist party group https://t.co/1pf3iCQB33 pic.twitter.com/X0hlMXlaek— New York Post (@nypost) September 17, 2020
President @realDonaldTrump: Our mission is to defend the legacy of America’s Founding, the virtue of America’s heroes, and the nobility of the American Character. pic.twitter.com/sd8kUttMPu— Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) September 17, 2020
On this very day in 1787, our Founding Fathers signed the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It was the fulfillment of thousands of years of Western Civilization. Our Constitution was the product of centuries of tradition, wisdom, and experience.
We are here today to declare that we will NEVER submit to tyranny. We will reclaim our history, and our country, for citizens of every race, color, religion and creed.
America’s founding set in motion the unstoppable chain of events that abolished slavery, secured civil rights, defeated communism and fascism, and built the most fair, equal and prosperous nation in human history.
The only path to national unity is through our shared identity as AMERICANS. That is why it is so urgent that we finally restore PATRIOTIC EDUCATION to our schools.
With the help of everyone, the legacy of 1776 will never be erased. Our heroes will never be forgotten. Our youth will be taught to love America with all of their heart...We will save this cherished inheritance for our children, for THEIR children, & for every generation to come.
Still being fed through a tube. They didn’t like something they saw in his blood test so did an unscheduled bone marrow test. Good news was no cancer cells visible there. Another test scheduled in two weeks. We are praying he gets stronger by then.
All prayers are welcomed. Added two more church prayer lists to those praying last night.
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