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Causes of unstable lie
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a) Make sure that the date is correct cause unstable lie is physiological <36/52.
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Maybe the officer should have used a bit of discretion given the circumstances.
This is a discussion on don't mess with Texas (cops)... give them your DL/ permit within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; This reminds me of the two NYC guys traveling through Texas and they get pulled over by a state trooper for speeding. The trooper walks ...
This reminds me of the two NYC guys traveling through Texas and they get pulled over by a state trooper for speeding. The trooper walks up to the driver's side window and asked the driver for his DL and insurance. The driver starts mouthing off about how he is a big NYC attorney and he is going to have his badge. The trooper opens the door and pulls him out and whacks him with the night stick a couple of times and then lets him get back into the car.
Then he goes over to the passenger side and jerks the passenger out and whacks him a couple of times and the passenger says "hey, I didn't say anything". the trooper replies "that is just in case you get down the road and think about saying "if he would have done that to me I would have kicked his butt"
Maybe the officer should have used a bit of discretion given the circumstances.
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Looks like both parties were acting like idiots. Not sure I have much else to offer. If either would have acted differently, the whole going to jail or having to book someone in could have been avoided.
If the lady was in such a hurry, surely just handing it over and being on her way afterwards would of been a hell of a lot quicker than what ended up happening was.
Not really happy about seeing granny dragged out of a vehicle but she didn't seem like the type that would get out on her own either..
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Gosh, what a mess. I feel sorry for the lady, but all she had to do was give him what he asked for. The officer might have checked her DL and given her a warning, then let her go. Just a guess. I would not want my mother treated like that. The story seemed to have a somewhat happy ending after the Chief arrived. Hope she was not injured.
I seen nothing majorly wrong with what the LEO did because she was belligerent & refused the most basic request. He then after she said arrest her asked her to exit the vehicle which she refused so he helped her.
Old, young doesn't matter she was the one in the wrong IMO.
In this case LEO was doing his job.
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While I do not like seeing granny hauled out of her vehicle she brought it upon herself, common sense should tell you the first thing an LEO is going to ask for is license and registration. Comply and things will go so much smoother.
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Looks like a good job by the officer unless I am missing something.
In our town, we find that a LOT of the 'resisting arrest' type offenses are laid by a small cohort of constables. It's almost like their ability to handle a situation calmly is different from the rest of the cops.
She wasn't arrested because the Chief was the calmer of the three heads. Granny was wrong for being hard headed. The Cop was wrong in his handling of the situation as well. The Police Chief more than likely understood that the video would become public and the only way to mitigate an already bad situation was to let the woman go with the tickets rather than face booking and release. Furthermore, the city attorney/district attorney would not want to touch this kind of resisting arrest case with a ten foot pole.
She thought she was gonna tell the officer how to do his job - I'm sure he's tired of hearing the bathroom excuse. It was brave of him to call her bluff and risk getting pee all over his back seat . Course, she didn't pee in his car, so I'm thinking she was lying about her emergency. In the end, I think she deserved a trip to the gray bar inn.
She didn't look all that frail to me, I imagine she's been getting away with crap like that all her life.
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TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE – Tacloban City has built a disaster map based on a study by the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) showing areas that are prone to fire and flooding.
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Separate maps were developed for each of the disaster types, namely fire, flooding, and typhoons, based on the results of the study which was conducted from 2007 to 2008. The goal of the study was to create new tools for the city to manage disasters as well as highlight the facilities that need to be strengthened or improved.
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Lenya sent me photos of the sweet room she put together for her little Matilda, and I had to share all the colorful goodness! I love this happy rainbow palette, and all the thoughtful touches that make it feel sweet but not overdone. She made the "you are my sunshine" banner because it was her Nana's favorite song, and she continued to hum it even after she lost the ability to speak after a stroke. So sweet, right?
That cute circus bear can be found here (love it in the pink frame!), the crib sheet here, and the really awesome changing pad here.
She used Look Sugar polka dot decals for the walls, which is such a great way to add personality to a room if you aren't able to/don't want to paint. The crib is the gray Ikea Sundivik and the changing table is also from Ikea, and she picked up that vintage wicker chair for $35, so she did a fantastic job of adding lots of personality without lots of cost.
I love that sweet pink rug. The room has carpet, but she layered a rug on top, which really anchors the room and lightens it up (so don't be afraid to try that if you have carpet but want the pattern and color a rug can add!).
Thanks so much, Lenya, for sharing your sweet little girl's space with us! Lenya blogs at Raising Miss Matilda where she writes about life with her little one in California after moving from Australia – quite a change, I am sure! Check out her post on Matilda's nursery for more details about the adorable room.
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Local officials break ground on Mastic Skate Park,
There are 25 comments on the Newsday.com story from Sep 22, 2010, titled Local officials break ground on Mastic Skate Park,. In it, Newsday.com reports that:
Local officials and community leaders held a ground-breaking ceremony on a new $500,000 skateboard park in Mastic Wednesday morning.
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#1 Sep 23, 2010
What a bad idea building a skate park. this will bring crime, drugs and alot of trouble. wait till they all come from Ridge, Wyandanch, medford, Shirley and walk the mastic streets after leaving the skate park. LMAO
#2 Sep 24, 2010
Well thats how they roll in Mastic: They make real stupid decisions and then regret them later on. Lets see how long before all the brothers show up on day, then we have a Whites vs Blacks at the Skate Park. No supervision, Suffolk cops are lax and do not want to do anything in Mastic and Shirey.
Guarantee this will be a mess, give it 12 months before it is shut down with a riot attack and after they start finding neededs and crack packages all over..
#3 Sep 25, 2010
I am so glad we have someone who understands. The Mastic morons who think this is a good idea your the dumbest morons. Stats show Skateparks will bring Drugs and Crime. This is a bad idea scrap plans now!
#4 Sep 26, 2010
You have to be joking. Show me those stats. Tell me there are not problems at other parks? Usually the problems at skateparks are from the people who do not use the facilities. I guess we should shut all the football and baseball fields because those sports only lead to steriod use and domestic violence. hopefully the users of the park can control their environment.
#5 Sep 26, 2010
The Town Of Crookhaven has so many bright people working in it, why even have elections keep it going town. This will only lead to jobs and lower taxes is there a fee for the park lol and whos pocket is that going into?
#6 Sep 27, 2010
So skateboarding automatically means drugs? What about all the public basketball courts, or all of the baseball fields around the Island do they? This message board is just filled with people who do not know shit, and are looking for a scapegoat for a whole communities problems. Because a kid chooses to skateboard dose not raise his/her chances of doing drugs. If anything it makes you less likely to get mixed up in them things. Growing up in this very community and going to Floyd, I feel like skateboarding kept me away from all those kinds of people. I would much rather go out and skate with my friends than get wasted(like all my other non-skateboarding friends would). Now I look at a majority of the people I went to school with and look at where they are in life in comparison to myself. I am a college graduate with a good job and a strong passion for skateboarding still. My non-skateboarding friends are still where they were in highschool....getting wasted or worse, DEAD. You all should take some time, step off your high horses, and realize that the people in this community who use and abuse are not the people that are going to be hanging around this place. This will be a place for people to go as an ALTERNATIVE to these types of people.
#7 Sep 30, 2010
your all morons , if you knew anything you would know areas where they build skateparks actually have lower crime rates solely because kids dont hang out on the streets , and secondly "Retired Suffolk" is an idiot why would someone come from wyandanch to start trouble at a skatepark .
#8 Sep 30, 2010
Anyone from Shirley ,or Mastic 99% of they time they can be arrested on-site becuase they are up to No-Good and up-to no good.
These two towns are Ghetto trash and the kids are nothing but trouble. Wait and see after the first few weeks, all the other trashy towns arounds kids will gravitate towards Mastic and there will be alot of trouble at this park.
The person who ok'd this plan should be locked up and put away in a straight jacket. Stupid and dumb this will cause crime to increase.
But who really cares, the Mastic morons have no clue - they just want a new name and a mayor that will fix all there problems. LMAO
#9 Oct 11, 2010
I would like to see where you got those stats from. Instead of encouraging the stigmata of skateboarding, why don't you try and understand the youth. You are part of the problem not the solution. Would you rather have these youth tearing apart the city property that you ultimately pay for?
Pure ignorance on your part.
#10 Nov 1, 2010
In my school more non-skateboarders are the ones drinking and getting high. There shouldn't be stereotypes on skateboarders and that all skaters do drugs. im sure if they were building a football field nobody would have a problem with it. Even though non-skateboarders cause alot more trouble and are the ones who use drugs. The skatepark would be good for the community because it would be a place where we can skate and hang with our friends and just skate where we are supposed to. There are football fields, basketball courts and tennis courts, but as soon as someone hears skatepark they think drugs and gangs. we need a place to just skate...
#11 Nov 3, 2010
Rename the Skatepark for the future mayor:
("Honest Frank Skate Park")
("Frank is da Bomb Skate Park")
#13 Nov 24, 2010
skateparks rule, and yall DROOL.
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#14 Dec 16, 2010
I have to say that for all of you people with the negativities on this project are a bunch of ignorant uneducated morons. I travel around the country on business and bring a board on every trip and have skated some real scuzzy areas including north Las Vegas and Skatepark are a great thing for the kids. With out them the very same kids that you complain about for ruining all of the public curbs, stair railings and just being in the way and causing trouble. The Skatepark don't get rid of this but sure cut down on it. The problem areas that I have been to, the towns actually put more parks in. Hell las Vegas alone has eight. The key though is to have it fenced and someone to work the gate pay or free it still needs a person to monitor for trouble. I have never had a bad experience at a park and have never seen gang hangers as you call them. Kids are relatively good, they just need an outlet for their aggression and something to do. So get a clue. Go visit chelsea piers in Manhattan which is free. Scuzzy all around it but never a problem there.
#15 Jan 3, 2011
You, are completely wrong. I am 20 years old and have been an avid skateboarder for 11 years now. I have also recently skateboarded at this park. Skateparks deter the crime and drug use that people commit due to the fact that they don't have anywhere else to go or anything to do. Who walks to a skatepark anyway? People get their parents to drive them or people just drive themselves. AND, the skatepark is in the middle of the high school and middle school, thus adding more extracurricular availabilities. Your point is invalid and weak. At this point, building a skatepark is equivalent to the construction of a hockey rink or a gym. It is athletic, challenging, and above all, fun. If anything this skatepark is helping to deter the crime ridden nature of mastic. you are wrong, LMAO.
#16 Jan 23, 2011
WTF..you are so stupid.. You think because you live in Bellmore you are so much better...when really you are just a stuck spoiled brat....who is probably afraid of your own shadow...its people like you that make this world a horrible place..you have probably been sheltered your entire life and have probably never even been to mastic,shirley or mastic beach..Lmao..just another stereotypical stuck up brat! Go get a life.
#17 Mar 12, 2011
i dont understand why you are all agains it ive been skateboarding for like 13 years and kids need a place to skate rather then roaming the streets pissing off civilians and store owners yet you guys are mad about a skatepark open your minds a little and stop being ignorant
#18 Mar 12, 2011
yeah theres gonna be drugs and crime around this area but you guys do a poor ass job as it is as suffolk cops trying to control things
#19 Mar 19, 2011
half the people are sterotypical, racist assholes. "oh the brothers are gonna come and before long have coke everwhere" i mean really does anyone re-read there comments and look at how much of an asshole they sound like? skateboarding and bmx doesnt bring crime or drugs. where do you get these stats from? infact biking has kept me an all my friends away from drinking and drugs. and skateparks should acually bring vandilism. we "ruin" stairs, ledges, rails becuase there is no other rails around. with a skatepark we wont need to get in ur busy lifes. ultimitly skateparks are good for the kids and commuity in general.
#20 Mar 20, 2011
I was told by someone connected to the Skate Park it is not going to happen. It has been months and all I see is broken beer bottles, hypodermic needle , syringes, empty crack viles.
#21 Mar 20, 2011
This Skate Park will never be built, what a mistake who would build a skate park in a trailer park like Mastic?
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WASHINGTON — The government says Roger Clemens lied to Congress. His defense team says chief accuser Brian McNamee lied in court. And it is up to a jury to decide who is telling the truth.
The panel of eight women and four men in the Clemens perjury trial got the case Tuesday afternoon and deliberated for only about 15 minutes before close of business. They will resume deliberations at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.
McNamee is a former New York Yankees strength and conditioning coach who testified that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone. Clemens testified before Congress in 2008 that he never took either.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Gil Guerrero said the government had proved Clemens made 13 false and misleading statements before Congress, adding the jury need find Clemens committed only one to find him guilty on a count of obstruction of Congress. Clemens is also charged with two counts of perjury and three of making false statements.
Defense attorney Rusty Hardin called it "outrageous" that the case even came to trial. He produced a chart that he said shows more than two dozen instances in which McNamee lied or came up short of the truth.
"Saying that Brian McNamee lies zero times," Hardin said, "is kind of like calling the Grand Canyon a ditch."
But it was Hardin's folksy closing statement on Clemens' behalf, one expert says, that could resonate with jurors, particularly with the government's case burdened by its dependence on McNamee.
"This is a case about perjury," said ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack, who watched the closing statements. "Either Clemens lied about steroids or he didn't lie. And either the jury is convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that McNamee is telling the truth or not. If not, then Clemens walks out of this case."
The prosecution took one last stab at burnishing McNamee's credibility.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Courtney Saleski agreed that McNamee is a flawed man, but she said that "makes sense. He's the perfect candidate to go to get drugs. … You know who Brian McNamee is: He's Roger Clemens' drug dealer."
Defense attorney Michael Attanasio called McNamee "the only witness ever in the history of the world to say he gave or saw an injection" of Clemens, adding that McNamee "defines reasonable doubt."
Saleski asserted that Clemens chose to lie: "He had a chance to be a hero but instead he stole the truth from Congress." She asked jurors to "get that truth back."
Guerrero told jurors "we're not asking you to like" McNamee, who he said "did a lot things that aren't nice." Guerrero said Clemens used McNamee to obtain steroids and HGH that he would not have been able to get from legitimate sources, such as team doctors or athletic trainers. Guerrero urged jurors to convict with the exhortation that they're "the final umpires here."
Hardin said Clemens told the truth when he told Congress he never took steroids or HGH. Hardin said if Clemens got some smaller details wrong in his 2008 testimony, they were innocent mistakes born of faulty memory.
"He was a Cy Young ballplayer," Hardin said, "not a Cy Young witness."
Clemens' wife and four sons were among onlookers in the crowded gallery.
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Long Arm vs. Short Arm Lift Kits
Hey Guys -
I don't want to get into too much of a brand-based discussion on this thread. It seems like there are alot of threads that get into discussions of the price vs. performance of various lift kit vendors... I don't really want to go down that rabbit hole..
What I would like to know is the difference between a long arm kit and a short arm kit - as well as the benefits and drawbacks to each. I intend to have about a 4" lift and now have to decide between long arm/short arm.
Thanks -
Long arms have longer arms then short arms
Why post a response that is just gonna redirect him to a different forum? Seems like you could have just helped or not bothered posting at all.
It depends how you intend to use it. A long arm lift will cost significantly more. Also, if you plan on doing anything extreme, the long arms can get hung out. The long arm will handle better on road. I'd recommend the short arm lift for 4", long arm for 6" or more
with the short arm does it ride ruff? or is it like a budget boost on steroids?
wow good to know.. Im taking mine to a local shop its 800.00 for SA and its 2500 for LA
so i take it the LA is for major trails?
no but the company is real repitable. come get you some off road.. here where i live. i will find out though. i figure its ruff country
complete lift? meaning?
^that it comes with everything, the problem is on TJ's some kits come without NEEDED stuff, drop track bar brackets, brake lines, etc.
LA is a better kit, it sticks geometry into better angles, it articulates better its the best set up. Short arm is a cheaper more weekend warrior set up. for the guy who wants a lift but doesnt have the 2500+ to spend or isnt MR.Crawler, and wants to do the very technical trails every weekend.
What do I recommend? 95% of the people who drive tj's will never ever need a long arm suspension... the other 5% will.... try to not cheat yourself, put on the kit you really need. If you find yourself dreaming of the MOAB, or Hammers, or ____________<entersicktrail> then save up the extra dough and do it right. I HATE paying for things twice
ya im a mall crawler so short arm for me. I think these guys will do me right on my SA. is there certain questions i can ask them to see if they are on the up?
Don't forget that a 4" lift will over-extend your driveshaft. This can be fixed with a transfer case drop or mml or whatever, but I recommend a slip-yoke eliminator and CV driveshaft.
holy crap.. more$ they said it would be road ready when they was done:banghead:
Rough country may not be that bad.. Idk personally. I wouldn't recommend their shocks though, I've heard it's called "Rough" country for a reason... Bilstein shocks would probably suit you
ok thanks
I put long arms under my RUBICON and went from 18" of flex to 40". That is the difference. I did put the Rough Country under it but since then I have replaced the Johnny Joints with Currey parts and replaced the shocks with Billstein remote reservoir shocks. Works awesome now.
But as mentioned, the major difference is the length. Long arms are longer than the stock arm length. Arm lengths roughly around the same as stock are normally called short arms. There's also mid arms, which is in between long and short.
You need to do a lot of homework on suspension geometry to understand the differences, and why these different options exist. Some will say the long arm's flex better, or ride better, but the truth is that's a sign of inexperience and lack of understanding for how suspensions work. The arm length (and arm mounting bracket position) change the arc in which the axles travels, that's it.
Here's some discussion to read:
Goodbye Long Arms... hello short arms - JeepForum.com
Are short arms the new long arms? - JeepForum.com
and some build threads:
'rock crawling go-cart' or something - JeepForum.com
Yellow, Red, Long and Soft.... - JeepForum.com
Ultimate Wrangler Build Ups and Swaps thread - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum
Rubicon Owners Forum - View topic - Long arms vs. short arms?
Suspension Geometry - JeepForum.com
Much of that will be over your head. You need to learn, comprehend and understand before opening your wallet and spending money with strangers. You'll likely end up with total junk doing it that way.
The first link that shows on google however is a link to jeep forum. Also he may have searched and read for all you know and maybe he was still unclear, thus he asked the question. So people don't always get it the first try. Plus making an active thread allows him to continue asking question for clarity instead of reading a post that makes no sense. Otherwise why have a forum at all?
When I first got my Jeep I wanted the best set up I could get. I did research, talked to guys I wheeled with, and guys at my local 4x4 shop. They all seemed to agree long arm was the way to go. ~$7,000 later in parts I'm riding on a Teraflex 4" long arm kit (all other mods are in sig. Mind you I did all the labor my self minus welding the long arm bracket to the frame. I do love this kit, minus the height of the Jeep which I'll get too, never had the lowers hang up on anything like people talk about and I wheel some tough trails in the Colorado Rockies.
After wheeling for the last 8+ months, finding Rokmen, and learning about Low CG Jeeps I will be removing the Teraflex 4" long arm kit for a 2" OME short arm kit, high-line fenders, dana 60's, and 38"-40" tires.
It sucks spending all that money just to go a different route, but you live you learn and I'll be able to recoup a good bit of money after selling the Rubicon Dana 44's with lockers and really only need to replace the lowers and have new brackets welded on for the lowers. I researched for over a month and somehow never came across LCG Jeeps. But now that I've learned about them and been wheeling here in Colorado I think LCG is the only way to go.
Check out rokmen.com, Jeff builds some amazing rigs on short arms that out perform any long arm kit out there.
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This spring serves as the exit for the water from the American Bottom, which is located about ten miles north in Center Township. The water travels underground from the American Bottom and surfaces at the Rock Springs. The water as it comes out of rock is crystal clear and icy cold. To reach the spring area, which is only a few feet from the roadway, one must climb by foot up a steep embankment and then down a sharp decline.
The sandstone and limestone bluff, which is about 30-feet high and 70-feet wide, makes the area easy to identify. The top of the bluff is capped with trees and undergrowth. At the base of the bluff are several crevice-like caves from which the water trickles. Although several outlets have been formed at the base of the bluff, one main outlet handles the majority of the water. The pioneers named this place Rock Springs, based upon the fact that during the rainy season, water flowed from all the openings, given the appearance that the rock contain may springs.
From the openings in the bluff, the water meanders across small rocks into a sewer pipe that has been installed by the county highway to carry the water under the road. On the south side of the road, a small pool has formed from the water that collects before merging a few feet south with Plummer Creek, a small stream. Almost immediately this water runs across a natural bridge that has been graveled on County Road 320 South.
Undoubtedly the pioneers used this spring as a source of water for drinking and cooking. Even today a person may be seen dipping a cup into the cold, clear water to get a drink. However, this is not recommended in view of the run off from farm chemicals and other evidence of the area being polluted by visitors. In some places the bluff has been defaced with graffiti, but otherwise the scenery is still majestic and beautiful.
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The Scottish outfit's passage was secured by tries from Tim Visser, Jim Thompson, Netani Talei and Lee Jones, plus a string of kicks from captain Greig Laidlaw, who landed all four conversions and a brace of penalties.
The Exiles, who had no chance of progressing from Pool Two, posed a limited offensive threat. Their points came from a Jonathan Joseph try and two penalties by Adrian Jarvis.
Edinburgh dominated the early proceedings but the closest they came to breaking through was when Laidlaw sent through a speculative chip and Matt Scott was beaten in the race to the line.
There were almost six minutes on the clock when Irish had their first visit to Edinburgh territory. That venture yielded a penalty which Jarvis steered between the sticks to nudge his side ahead.
The lead lasted only two minutes as Laidlaw gathered at the breakdown and slotted a kick between two opposition defenders. The ever-alert Visser - operating on the `wrong' wing - won the sprint to the line and Laidlaw added the extra two points from wide on the right.
The skipper extended the Scots' lead with a close range penalty following an offence at a scrum with 20 minutes played, but that was swiftly nullified by a Jarvis effort.
However, Edinburgh were soon back on the offensive and, when Irish strayed offside 25 metres from their posts, Laidlaw added three more points to the home tally.
Four minutes before the interval, the home side earned further reward for their dominance when, after a series of phases which carried them to within two metres of the line, the ball was moved wide and Laidlaw fired out a pass that found Thompson in space.
The full-back raced over untouched and the immaculate boot of Laidlaw added the conversion to send Edinburgh in at the break with a 20-6 advantage.
Irish showed greater urgency after the restart but, despite almost 10 minutes of uninterrupted possession and numerous phases of play, they were easily repelled.
The visitors sought to liven up their challenge with an infusion of fresh blood and twice tried but failed to unleash the pace of Delon Armitage. But the Edinburgh line remained intact.
Having spent almost 20 minutes on defensive chores, the hosts launched a fresh assault when Roddy Grant burst through and offloaded to Scott. He in turn sent Visser scampering in at the corner - only for the referee to call back play after adjudging Grant's pass forward.
Irish responded with a rare flash of urgency. Ross Samson's quickly taken free-kick allowed Joseph to race down the flank and exchange passes with Adam Thompstone, taking the return and powering past two defenders for an unconverted score that left Edinburgh 20-11 ahead with 14 minutes to play.
However, Edinburgh were not to be denied and another spell of sustained pressure created the platform for the ball to be moved wide to the lurking Talei, who was on hand to crash over.
Edinburgh set off in pursuit of the bonus point score, which came with three minutes to spare when Lee Jones raced down the right flank to score. Laidlaw maintained his unblemished form with the boot.
The joy in the record Murrayfield Heineken Cup crowd was enhanced by the news that Cardiff had failed to secure a bonus point victory, handing the Scottish side home advantage in the quarter-finals.
The Blues earned themselves a trip to Heineken Cup holders Leinster thanks to wing Alex Cuthbert's try double, a Lloyd Williams touchdown and 21 points from full-back Leigh Halfpenny, including five penalties.
Racing pushed them all the way, scoring tries through their former Exeter full-back Josh Matavesi and wing Sireli Bobo, with fly-half Jonathan Wisniewski kicking three penalties, centre Francois Steyn two and scrum-half Sebastien Descons a conversion and penalty.
One negative for Cardiff, and possibly Wales coach Warren Gatland, was the exit of prop Gethin Jenkins six minutes before half-time nursing what appeared to be a knee problem.
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Leinster v Cardiff Blues
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The discovery on Thursday of a likely narco-submarine in a creek off the Waini River in the North West District and the nearby camp where it is believed to have been built point to the depth of the drug trade here and is seen as an intelligence-based victory, law enforcement sources said yesterday.
North West Guyana is seen as the transit point for drugs flowing into the country but prior to Thursday's discovery of the vessel not much had been exposed by law enforcement officials on the mechanics of the trade. Interdicting the trade at that point could deal a severe blow to trafficking rings. The discovery follows quickly on the increasing role that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be playing here.
The find was made as a result of an operation conducted by local drug enforcement agents and Guyana
Defence Force (GDF) personnel without any police involvement. President Donald Ramotar yesterday announced that the United States' DEA agents would assist local investigators. He also downplayed the exclusion of the police from the operation.
In an official statement released yesterday, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said that its agents along with the GDF Special Forces, Coast Guard and Air Corps conducted the operation along the Waini River in the North West District.
During a search of one of the creeks branching off from the Waini, CANU said a blue vessel, later identified as a Self-Pro-pelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS), was discovered about two miles in, along with a camp consisting of three structures for accommodation, a workshop and power generation.
According to CANU, the accommodation had the capacity to sleep approximately 12 persons and it included a kitchen area. The workshop consisted of pulleys, power tools, paint, and fibre glass materials. "Based on the items present, it is evident that this area was used to build the SPSS found in the creek," it said in the statement.
CANU added that the craft, upon closer inspection, was already fitted with a diesel engine and steering wheel, navigation and other machinery to deem it serviceable. There was, however, no contraband on board.
CANU said that investigations are ongoing along with discussions with foreign counterparts as it relates to information sharing and assistance.
Based on the photographs provided by CANU, the vessel was almost completely painted. Law enforcement sources say the craft and the abandoned camp will provide an abundance of clues as to who occupied the site and their method of work.
"The CANU and the police constantly work in close cooperation with each other. I think security forces all over the world work on a need to know basis and that's a general rule… you don't volunteer certain information at any time and it doesn't mean anything," Ramotar said yesterday when asked about the police force's exclusion from the investigation.
Asked if he meant that the police did not need to know, he was quick to respond, "I don't think so at all."
Ramotar explained that reports on the find have so far been preliminary but that investigators believe that the sub was the work of drug traffickers. He said that the operation involved external forces. "I am convinced that this is not necessarily only a local operation. It probably has links with outside forces as well," he said.
He added that the area has now been secured in preparation for intense scrutiny. "The area has been secured and there are also going to do a thorough investigation in the near future, in a matter of day or days, to understand it," he said.
According to a Joint Interagency Task Force South Fact Sheet on SPSS vessels, traffickers have experimented with primitive semi-submersibles since the early 1990s. "First constructed of fiberglass and wood, the first generation of SPSS vessels were limited in range and capacity. However, as [Drug Trafficking Organisations] advanced their techniques, newer generations of the SPSS, built from steel, can carry larger loads and can travel much further than previous assessed," it said.
The Fact Sheet explained that the SPSS is not a true submersible, but rather is a surface vessel with a very low freeboard.
They are usually 40 to 80 feet in length with a freeboard (exposed area above the waterline) of approximately 18 inches.
It said too that the vessels are composed of fiberglass/wood or steel and usually takes upwards of a year to build, at an estimated cost of US$2M.
They are self-propelled, with a single or twin diesel engines and a fuel capacity of 1500 or more gallons. Their speed was given as over six knots, while they have a range of approximately 2,000 miles.
The vessels also typically have a capacity to hold four persons and four to 12 metric tonnes of cocaine.
"We assess the use of SPSS vessels has grown in recent years as a means to counter effective U.S. drug interdiction efforts," the Fact Sheet said, while noting that drug traffickers continue to adapt to law enforcement successes. "The SPSS, once perceived as an impractical and risky smuggling tool, has proven successful as an innovative and highly mobile, asymmetrical method of conveyance," it added.
Security officials who spoke with Stabroek News yesterday said that with Guyana being a transshipment point or narcotics, traffickers would be looking at various options to ensure the successful exit of the drugs from Guyana. Of recent there have been a number of large drug interdictions.
The area where the vessel was discovered, like most parts of Guyana's vast interior, is isolated and can easily seclude illegal activities. A resident said that given the shallowness of the river, it would have to remain on the surface of the water until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. The Waini River leads directly into the Ocean.
This sort of vessel is used by drug cartels, especially the Columbians, to transport huge amounts of cocaine without detection. Security officials have repeatedly admitted that Guyana's porous borders and the lack of police presence in the interior regions make it easy for the drugs to enter the country.
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This is a discussion on Florida CCW and a BCD within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Can anyone tell me what the effects of a Bad Conduct Discharge are on a Florida CCW application? The BCD is considered a misdemeanor, and ...
Can anyone tell me what the effects of a Bad Conduct Discharge are on a Florida CCW application? The BCD is considered a misdemeanor, and the one in question was not associated with drugs or violence. The CCW application states "Discharged Under Dishonorable Conditions".
You may have some hills to climb, but I'd start here...
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Welcome to the forum & good luck in your endeavor.
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Welcome to the forum and good luck... I would contact a Lawyer who specializing in this type of thing. I am almost sure you may run into a problem or two with the application. Dont quote me on that, but I would get with a lawyer before submitting anything.
From what I've heard the folks at the dept of Ag can be quite helpful sometimes - never hurts to call them and see if they can clarify...
IAW http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/wea...ements_web.pdf,The Department of Agriculture also has a Concealed Weapon or Firearm License Preliminary Eligibility Determination on line at Concealed Weapon or Firearm License Preliminary Eligibility Determination, Division of Licensing - FDACSIf you were dishonorably discharged from military service, you are automatically disqualified from eligibility.
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Thanks for the input all. I intend on contacting their office 1st thing tomorrow AM to get a better underestanding of their position. A BCD is not a DD, and the ag site does not address it. The military views it as a misdemeanor.
I know a guy with a big chicken dinner who got his CFP in Utah. His was considered a misdemeanor by the military as well. I dont know all his specifics but Utah issued him a permit. Might be good to contact them first though. Good luck.
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...don't know Fla law, but the ATF on buying or owning a gun says:
7. Person Dishonorably Discharged from the Military: A person is considered dishonorably discharged only if he or she was separated from the Armed Forces of the United States as a result of a dishonorable discharge or a dismissal adjudged by a general court-martial. This prohibition does NOT include persons with a bad conduct discharge or any other less than honorable discharge.
...if there was a felony involved, or drug use...that would change outcome...I'd first be sure I could own/buy a firearm under the Federal laws...then go after Fla regulations...
There are quite a few different types of discharges - I don't know how long you were in, or what you did, but you probably learned the basics before you got yours. From worst to best they go like this:
Punitive Discharge:
Dishonorable - general court martial required. Equivalent to a felony in many states. Desertion, sexual assault, murder...
Bad Conduct - general or special court martial required. Usually no VA benefits. Often preceded by confinement in military prison.
Administrative Discharge:
OTH (Other Than Honorable) - worst form of administrative discharge - for misconduct (for adultery, civil matters, etc)
General - typically for misconduct, still eligible for VA benefits, but not the GI Bill (usually for drug use)
Honorable - self explanatory
I'd give this a careful read, and see if any of it is even close to applying to you. Putting down something that isn't true on the application is a bad plan. Be careful....
I've purchased a rifle in Florida recently, and the BCD is a misdemeanor not a felony. I had two previous enlistments that are considered honorable by the VA and I receive all of my benefits based upon those previous years of service.
Florida licensing requirements specifically states Dishonorable Discharge. Since you received a BC Discharge, you should be able to apply without an issue.MISCELLANEOUS DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS
If you were dishonorably discharged from military service, you are automatically disqualified from eligibility.
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Hi, my name is Eddie Falconer, and i am the owner of this site. I can still remember very clearly the first time my anxiety disorder reared it's head and turned my life upside down.
I was camping with friends, while on a summer break from university, when i woke up in the middle of the night experiencing a full blown panic attack. It was a very scary experience, as i did not know what was happening to me, i thought i was having a heart attack!
It turned out to be the first of many panic attacks i was to suffer over the following years. When i saw my local doctor about it, i was put on medication to manage my symptoms.
A long period followed in my life that was characterised by feelings of depression and hopelessness as i watched my life gradually pass me by, while i was stuck in my own private hell. Constantly dealing with anxiety disorder had become a way of life for me.
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I read many books and tried a few different treatment programs before i finally found something that worked for me, and helped me to put my anxiety disorder into the past for good.
I'm living proof that this condition can be overcome, and you can move your life forward into a happy future. But i know how hard it can be when you are living with an anxiety disorder.
When you are dealing with anxiety attacks it can have a bad effect on many areas of your life and often the people around you don't understand what you are going through.
In addition, when you first start experiencing problems you often don't understand what is really happening to you either, or how you can ever make it stop.
Finding help with anxiety, reliable information and an effective treatment solution to your problems can be very difficult. It is for this reason that i have made this website.
I hope it provides you with useful information about your anxiety disorder. I also hope that i can help you, through my own experience and research, to find a treatment plan that works for you.


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"My heart is deeply wounded by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments" on the horizon, Francis said, in an apparent reference to the possibility of a U.S. and French military strike.
Francis reiterated appeals for all sides in the civil war to put down their arms and "listen to the voice of their conscience and with courage take up the way of negotiations."
Over the past week, the U.S. Navy moved warships into the eastern Mediterranean as the Obama administration considered its options. Obama chose to get the backing of Congress before launching strikes, saying he believes taking that path will make the U.S. "stronger."


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imaginecharleston.com under the "Exhibits" tab.City officials haven't waited for the plans to be officially approved, though, said Planning Director Dan Vriendt."We did the urban agriculture ordinance," he said. "That was something that came up in the process, kind of like low-hanging fruit."Approved by the council July 1, the ordinance sets out formal rules for what some folks have already been doing -- raising egg-laying hens or honeybees and planting community gardens.In addition, engineers are drawing up final plans for a pair of east/west bike lanes along Kanawha Boulevard from Magic Island to Patrick Street, another Imagine Charleston concept unveiled at an open house last year. Construction could start next spring."We kind of feel like we've started taking action on this [plan]," Vriendt said. "The bike lanes -- that's something you can see." Changes in city code, like the urban agriculture rules, are less visible.The comprehensive plan -- required by state law -- replaces an outdated 1996 version. The previous development guide for downtown, known as the American Cities plan, dates back to the early 1980s, when the opening of the Charleston Town Center mall was about to reshape retailing patterns. The final versions of the new plans incorporate comments and suggestions the consultants gathered in June, after the release of draft versions. Besides an evening public meeting on the West Side, the consultants met with the steering committee's technical committees -- neighborhoods and land use, mobility and infrastructure, quality of life, downtown business and downtown livability, Vriendt said."At the public meeting there was some feedback, but most came from the subcommittees," he said. "None of it is big-ticket items, mainly clarifications."One notable addition to the comprehensive plan is a list of eight key buildings considered ripe for redevelopment, called "signature implementation opportunities."Several are vacant, like the Staats Hospital building on West Washington Street that West Side Main Street hopes to buy and rehab, and the long-empty Stone & Thomas department store downtown. Also included are JE Robins and Watts elementary schools, soon to be replaced by a new school.The list also includes the building at 170-178 Summers St., at the corner of Brawley Walkway, which is privately owned and partly occupied. According to the plan, the property "has been significantly neglected and underutilized" but "is ideally situated for mixed-use development with retail space on the first floor . . . and residential or office space on the second floor." Listing such sites in the plan can help promote redevelopment and make the properties more eligible for grant funds, Vriendt said."We did have people talk to us about different buildings around town that would be eligible for a grant," he said. "We had a couple of people ask about buildings, and we added some. This is an area where we can add buildings if we know a building is becoming vacant. That's one of the things we want to do, and do frequently. We want this to be a living document."The planning department, which provides staff support to agencies like the zoning board and planning commission, will use the new plans frequently, Vriendt said, as will other groups across the city."Whenever we do cases before the Municipal Planning Commission, like re-zonings, we make sure they're consistent with the comprehensive plan," he said. "It helps us make recommendations."A lot of times, we'd look at the [old] plan . . . things had changed so much, especially along Corridor G, where things have changed dramatically since 1996."I think the Strong Neighborhoods Task Force will start to look at this action plan, looking at things they can do. The community development area of the Charleston Area Alliance, they have an interest in this. I think they'll be taking some things up."CURA [the Charleston Urban Redevelopment Authority], there's some things in there that will help guide CURA."The downtown plan meshes with CURA's efforts to revive the Downtown/Old Charleston Urban Renewal Plan, which expired in 2008, said Jim Edwards, the group's director."The new downtown plan will be the template upon which CURA can develop a new urban renewal plan for downtown," he said. "I believe this will simply be a matter of putting the new downtown plan into the urban renewal plan format -- not developing yet another plan."The significance of adopting a new downtown urban renewal plan is that it will allow CURA to spend its funds, its time and energy on downtown redevelopment. Today, CURA cannot do this. While downtown has made considerable strides in the past 20 or 30 years, there is much still to be done, especially outside the Capitol Street corridor, where the dominant use is surface parking lots."Specifically with a new downtown plan, CURA can, for example, provide façade grants, can incentivize building rehabilitation and can help with infrastructure improvements, especially visual improvements, such as pedestrian streetscapes," Edwards said. "Most of downtown still has rather unattractive old sidewalks without street trees or pedestrian-scale street lighting."A public hearing on the two plans will be held at a special meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the conference room of the City Service Center, 915 Quarrier St.The council's Planning Committee will consider the plans at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at the same location, and the City Council is scheduled to hold a final vote a week later, at City Hall.Reach Jim Balow at email@example.com or 304-348-5102.


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Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first single-volume guide to...
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510 pages, 150 colour plates, 1300 colour distribution maps
Birds of Western Africa utilises all the plates from Birds of Western Africa: An Identification Guide by the same authors, with a concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a lightweight guide covering all 1285 species found in the region. Birds of Western Africa also contains an updated colour distribution map for each species and a number of new images have been painted just for Birds of Western Africa.
a vital purchase for any birder travelling to west Africa' Birding World [The authors'] knowledge and expertise shines through in this excellent field guide to one of the world's most exciting birding regions, and both are to be congratulated for completing the task admirably."
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This unprecedented edition contains the commentaries Srila Radha-ramana dasa Gosvami, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada. Translated from the Hindi edition of Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Sri Upadesamrta gives instructions indispensable for practitioners of the devotional path. Without following these instructions, entering the realm of pure devotion and especially following the intricate and elevated path of spontaneous devotion (raganuga-bhakti) is not only difficult, but impossible.
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Weekly Funadamentals - Commodities Slumped on Weak Sentiment
Financial markets were gloomy last week. Driven by the highly political uncertain situation in Greece, disappointing economic data in China and reports of JP Morgan's $2B trading loss linked to synthetic credit securities, market sentiment was dampened and investors rushed to dump their risky assets and sought shelter in safe haven, the US dollar. Gold, which had demonstrated its safe haven appeal in 2009 and 2010, traded in sync with the euro. The market speculated the yellow metal's appeal has lost. We disagree. Indeed, we believe the second half of the year is the critical period for the gold to resume its uptrend, accompanied by a series of events including possible QE3 and reelection in Greece.
Election results of France and Greece raises concerns that the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone might be prolonged. The French President-elect François Hollande, an anti-austerity advocate, declared that growth, instead of austerity measures, would be his focus. His supports on joint issuance of Eurobond and a more aggressive role of the ECB in stimulating growth are against Germany's position. While Germany's Chancellor Merkel said she would welcome the new French President with 'open arms' and work closely with him, Volker Kauder, a senior member of Merkel's party, stated that Germany is not here to finance French election promises.
Gaining 17% of vote and occupying 52 seats, Syriza, the major anti-bailout party, has become the second largest party in the 300-seat parliament. As the 2 traditional pro-bailout parties, the New Democracy and PASOK, fell short of getting over 150 seats and New Democracy declared it could not form a coalition government, it's Syriza's turn to form a government. However, the more likely outcome is that none of the parties in the Hellenic parliament would be able to create a government and a new election will take place in June. The election result has dramatically raised market speculations of the country to exit the Eurozone. However, given that over 70% of voters in Greece prefer the country to retain in the 17-nation bloc and a default on Greek sovereign debts would be disastrous for the official sectors including the IMF, the ECB and the EU. We expect the Syriza party will fail to form a coalition government and trigger another election in June. Whether the Syriza will become the biggest party is uncertain. However, the IMF and the EU are expected to make more concessions with the new government, hoping to resolve the deadlock and alleviating the negative impacts of the current foggy situation. Yet, whether the compromise would resolve the sovereign problems in Greece is by no means guaranteed.
In China, trade surplus widened to $18.4B in April up from $5.40B in the prior month. Although the reading exceeded market expectations of 7.93B, it was driven by the faster decline in import growth than export growth. Exports grew +4.9%, down from +8.9% and +18.4% in March and February respectively, while imports gained +0.3% during the month, decelerated from +5.3% and +39.6% in March and February respectively. The downbeat data signaled that both domestic and global economies are experiencing downtrends. Meanwhile, headline CPI gained +3.4% in April y/y, down from +3.6% a month ago. Deceleration in price levels was seen in a wide-range of categories, including food prices which were once the key driver of inflation. The recent announcement of retail fuel price cuts will add pressure to disinflation in the near-term. The downtrend is expected to continue until a rebound is seen by midyear. Growth in industrial production also surprisingly slowed to 9.3% last month from 11.9% in March
Added to turbulent market movements was a JP Morgan report that the investment bank recorded a trading loss of $2B. Its long-term issuer default rating was cut to A+ from AA-. All parent and subsidiary long-term ratings have also been put on negative watch. S&P said it may follow as the incident suggested that the company's hedging strategies were not consistent with what we have viewed as the company's sound risk-management practices. A downgrade would result if it's proved that the management is pursuing a more aggressive investment strategy than what was expected.
Energies: The complex was hurt mainly by weakened market sentiment with real fundamentals remaining largely the same as several weeks ago. The foggy political situation in the Eurozone and the slowdown in Chinese economic growth would lower the demand outlook. Other event risks could also be the CME's increase in margin requirement for non-hedged accounts from May 7 to comply with new regulations. Members will be treated as speculators for outright positions, paying a higher margin. The OPEC's comments might have hurt too as the cartel stated that oil prices are staying high and it would pump more output to bring down prices. Yet, with the above downside risks to oil prices, upside risks, including seasonally rising refiner demand for crude oil and potential supply disruption in Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela, as well as the change in tax regimes in Russia, are still present. Therefore, it is still too early to conclude that oil prices have finished the directionless range-trading in recent months.
Natural gas jumped over +10% last week. Indeed, prices have surged more than +30% after making a trough in April. It's probably driven by major producers such as Chesapeake Energy Corp., Encana Corp. and ConocoPhillips' closure of some of their operations. The number of active natural gas drilling rigs has declined -40% from October to March.
The DOE/EIA reported that gas inventory increased +30 bcf to 2 606 bcf in the week ended May 4. Stocks were +77 bcf above the same period last year and +803 bcf, or +44.5%, above the 5-year average of 1 803 bcf. Separately, Baker Hughes reported that the number of gas rigs fell -8 units to 598 in the week ended May 11. Oil rigs increased +17 units to 1 372 and miscellaneous rigs stayed unchanged at 4 units, sending the total number of rigs to 1 974 units. Directionally oriented combined oil, gas, and miscellaneous rigs slid -6 units to 228 while horizontal rigs increased +29 units to 1 187 and vertical rigs slipped -14 units to 559 during the week.
Precious Metals: The complex declined across the board with the gold breaking below 1600 for the first time this year. The recent sharp correction has cast doubt on the yellow metal's status as a safe haven asset. Despite this, we retain the view that gold would strengthen again in the second half of the year as driven by a number of factors. Recent macroeconomic indicators released in the US suggested that the world's biggest economy has resumed slowdown. This has opened the window for the Fed to add further easing. As the operation twist will expire in June. The focus is on whether the Fed would embark a new round of unconventional easing, the QE3 at the FOMC meeting on June 19-20. It's widely anticipated that none of the parties in the Greek parliament will be able to form a government and another election in June is imminent. Should Syriza become the biggest party and succeed in forming a government, it would try to renegotiate with the IMF and the EU regarding financial assistance and abandonment of austerity measures. This would trigger a new round of flight to safe-haven. By that time, gold is expected to outperform the US dollar and the latter would probably be dumped as a result of QE3. Meanwhile, the policy change in India would probably resume demand in the country. India's Finance Minister announced on May 7 that an excise tax on precious metal jewelry will be withdrawn. This is expected to stimulate the country's gold purchases later in coming months, especially after a plunge of imports to 30-35 tons in April from 90 tons the same period last year. These events are positive catalysts for the yellow metal to reverse the current bearishness and pave the way for uptrend resumption.


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The exhibit features Vietnam War-era graffiti on bunk canvases salvaged from the USNS General Nelson M. Walker, a troopship that shuttled thousands of young Americans across the Pacific Ocean in 1966 and 1967. The canvases feature scrawled inscriptions, signatures, cartoons, and poems by young servicemen headed to combat in the Vietnam War.
In a 2007 press release, The United States Navy Memorial described the cache of canvas graffiti as "diverse and poignant in its simplicity. It included names and hometowns, dates they expected to leave the service, and day-by-day calendars to mark the voyage progress. There were messages of patriotism, politics, humor, anxiety, and love. They were written for personal comfort, or to be seen by other troops who would contribute."
The "Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam" exhibit was created by the Vietnam Graffiti Project, working in partnership with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
The Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum is located on College Road at Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM and other times by appointment. For more information about the museum and other exhibitions and programs, please contact Lorie Mastemaker at 434-223-6134.