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"I counted nine cameras inside the station. They say that the day Jean died, the system was not working. But the director said the tapes were handed to the police. Once again this is proof they lied [and] that they have deleted what was on the tapes," he added.
"I am totally convinced that the police are covering up lots of things to do with the death of my cousin," said Patricia Armani, who also visited the station.
Earlier, the family of the 27-year-old Brazilian electrician retraced his last steps from his home in Tulse Hill to Stockwell station. "I'm disgusted about the way they killed him, like an animal. He didn't deserve it. He was such a worker," said his mother Maria Otoni de Menezes, clinging to Giovani, 33.
Maria and her husband, Matozinho, arrived in London yesterday on an "informal" pilgrimage. They plan to spend a week in London, meeting members of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and police representatives.
At the entrance to Joe's Supermarket in Upper Tulse Hill Road, where Jean used to buy his Oyster travel card, Maria again demanded justice from the British authorities. "They destroyed my son, but they didn't just kill him, they killed me too. They have ended my life ... I want to know why."
"They acted like cheap murderers," said Jean's cousin, Alex Pereira, 28, leading Maria and Matozinho along the route that Jean took on the day of his death.
Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger also visited the station. "I feel the family have behaved in a very dignified way; all they want is justice," she said. "A large sum of money was offered to them [by the police] and they turned it down. Now we must all battle so that [the] shoot-to-kill [policy] be stopped."
Earlier, outside the flat which Jean shared with two cousins, Maria said: "He told me everything about his house in London. He told me about how happy he was here." She went on: "It is so much suffering. All mothers can understand how I feel at the moment. I wouldn't want any of them to go through something like this. It is all so wrong. The police have to be punished."
Giovani de Menezes confirmed there would be no meeting with the Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, during the family's visit.


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I received this knife as a gift from my old sushi purveyor. Just curious if anyone might know anything about it. The box gives very little information.
Thanks for any help.
I see things that look similar behind the counter at some of my local asian stores. They're not particularly expensive, but I've never handled any of them.
It appears to be a yanagiba. A yanagiba is primarily used to slice already-trimmed proteins, and is one of the knives used in a traditional, professional, Japanese, three-knife set. The other two are the deba and usuba.
Looking at the proportions, I'd guess the length of the knife at 210mm. That's on the short side for that type of knife, but hardly uncommon.
I can't tell you anything about the quality of your knife or the identity of its maker; but the price range runs from very cheap to incredibly expensive. Try posting the pic on a knife forum with some members who read Japanese.
There are many ins and outs to using and sharpening a yanagiba. You'd be better off talking to someone who uses one.
I'm no expert on these things but the picture above doesn't have the blade wideness to be that based on other pix on the web.
Take a look at: http://santoku-office.com/index.php?Yanagiba, scroll down to Kikutaka, the blade engraving/stamp looks close
Nice gift from a purveyor no matter what brand it is.


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text: Hey guy's I am moving down to the Charlotte area. I am a Cadillac Tech so I am looking for a busy Cadillac dealership. I was at a Chevy dealer before the Caddy dealer, so a Chevy Caddy dealer would be ok. I am looking at Huntersville or the north side, but my wife works down town. I have been told coming in to Charlotte in the AM is a long drive. Jodie's boss live 30 minute south of Charlotte and Jodie would like to be close. I am looking for a house with a shop or a large detached garage. This eliminates subdivisions. Any ideas? The reason I am looking to the north side is I know some Nascar people. The Biff


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I noticed you said 2006 models, what about those that have a 2005 model, will we be able to get free upgrades?
In an effort to improve our customers' level of satisfaction with their factory installed DVD Navigation Systems, General Motors is pleased to announce an industry first, a new Navigation Disc Update Program. The new GM Navigation Disc Center will become the source for all update and service discs and the GM Center of Expertise for navigation systems. Effective March 15th 2006, SPO will be exiting the navigation disc business. Details follow:
o All 2006 model year and later customers who purchase or lease a GM vehicle (except Saab) with a factory installed navigation system are eligible to receive two free annual updates.
o This represents at least $400 of value to the customer.
o Updates will be provided on 1st and 2nd anniversary of the delivery date.
o The customer will be contacted via post-card to verify their mailing address. If the customer's address changed and they did not receive a post-card, they can contact the Navigation Disc Center at the toll-free number below to obtain their update(s).
o All certified used and certified pre-owned customers, including Cadillac and Hummer, who purchase a GM vehicle (except Saab) with a factory installed DVD navigation system will receive one free update after they take delivery.
o This represents at least $200 of value to the customer.
o Owners will automatically receive a free update within 60 days of their vehicle purchase.
o Navigation discs (CD-ROM or DVD) will no longer be available through SPO.
o Dealers will be able to order navigation discs through the GM Navigation Disc Center, either at the website, http://www.GMNAVDISC.com, or through the toll-free number, 1-877-NAV-DISC (1-877-628-3472).
o A charge card must be utilized for payment. BARS billing will be added at a later date.
o For navigation system and disc questions, contact the Center from Monday thru Friday, from 8am thru 8pm Eastern time at the toll-free number noted above.
o Customers can contact the Center directly at the toll-free number for questions about their navigation system, navigation discs, or the Navigation Disc Update program.
o The Center's toll-free number and website will be added into the Navigation System Owner's Manual Supplement and onto the disc graphics beginning with the '07 model year.
I noticed you said 2006 models, what about those that have a 2005 model, will we be able to get free upgrades?
Yeah, I'd be curious to know the answer on this one too.Originally Posted by caddy
Yea I don't think the 06's cost anymore than the 05's, why should they get a free update and not us???
I got a sneaky feeling us 2005 owners are gonna take it in the shorts on
this one.....somehow I feel GM will manage to sliver and snake there way
around this issue and makeup some BS excuse why 2005 owners are gonna get nothing free!!!!
So much for being good to your customers after dropping about $1600 on a Nav system!!
"In an effort to improve our customers' level of satisfaction " Are they saying that the 2005 owners were not customer's worth having? and keeping?
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I told you 2005 owners, I just talked to GM customer service and yep you guessed, pull your pants down and take it like a real trooper, us 2005 owners are NOT I repeat NOT going to get free upgrades.......and that's that, I asked why and was told, that's just what GM decided and it did not include 2005, just 2006 and later..........so remember that the next time you purchase a GM product......
It's your call!
i bet the systems are different that is why the 05 will not get the up gradeOriginally Posted by caddy
They use the very same Nav system in the 05's and 06's
Nope......Same EXACT system as I said this is EXACTLY what the Lady at customer service told me, "GM is not upgrading systems on the 2005 Corvette, only the 2006 and later models", so again I asked why and told her that I thought that was extremely Chicken S*it! of GM to do that, she apologized and said that was thier call, and she could do nothing about it, so there ya go, GM is always there to take care of it's customers.......Originally Posted by motorman
So bend over and enjoy it 2005 Vette owners!!!
So now you ask why GM is losing money.........THERE YA GO!!!
I still love my car, it doesn't mean I have to Love or agree with the policy of the company that's builds it!!!, besides there is nothing we can do about it anyway!!
2005 Corvette - U3U - DVD Navigation.....$1600
2006 Corvette - U3U - DVD Navigation.....$1600
The reason we 05' owner's aren't getting the updates MUST be due to the difference in price we paid for U3U......makes loads of sense to me...?
All we have to do is get the 06 owners to burn a copy and we 05 guys will be OK
This is just flat WRONG. Does anyone have a good email address that we all can write to and complain?? Between the forums I figure we can swamp them with emails and maybe get this changed.
I'd sure like to send someone high up in GM some of my thoughts
2005 C6 YELLOW 1SB, 6MN,F-55, NAV, Polished Wheels, Both Tops
Man where are you getting your information????? The whole damn system cost $1600, the upgrade is only (and I say only with tongue in cheek) about $200 or so..........Whould you like to buy some ocean front property in Colorado??????Originally Posted by Vertblk


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UMBC's Greene, Binghamton's McBride Take Home Men's Hoops Weekly Honors
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- UMBC's Jay Greene (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) earned America East Player of Week honors on December 3 after leading his team to pair of victories last week. Binghamton's Devon McBride (Richmond, Va./Phoenixville) took home Rookie of the Week honors for the week ending December 2. Click here for the complete weekly release in PDF format.
Greene dished out 11 assists and committed just one turnover in the Retriever's victory over Morgan State on Thursday. On Saturday, he matched career highs with 21 points and six three pointers to help UMBC overcome a 41-34 halftime deficit and post a 81-68 road victory over American. The junior point guard also contributed five assists. For the week, Greene averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 assists and a 4-to-1 assist to turnover ratio.
Greene, who leads America East with 7.43 assists per game and a 3.71 assist to turnover ratio, has been the catalyst for an offense that is averaging a conference-best 81.0 points per game to date. UMBC's 6-1 start is its best-ever in 22 seasons as a Division I program.
McBride averaged 16.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in two games last week. He also hit 67 percent of his shots from the field (12-of-18).
The freshman guard scored a game and career-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting against Cornell on Tuesday. He also added five rebounds. Against Rider on Saturday, McBride tallied 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting in 18 minutes off the bench.
Conference Notebook
Several America East student-athletes had standout performances last week. Albany seniors Brent Wilson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie) and Brian Lillis (Urbandale, Iowa/West Des Moines Dowling) became the third Great Dane duo to record double-doubles in the same game last week... Wilson scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 75-71 loss to Siena on Saturday, while Lillis had 19 points and 10 boards... Boston University's Carlos Strong (Portland, Maine/Deering) scored a game-high 25 points against Manhattan on Saturday, after posting 24 points and canned six three pointers against nationally-ranked Pittsburgh on Tuesday... Maine senior center Brian Andre (Bingham, Maine/Valley High School) recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Providence on Tuesday and followed with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in the Black Bear's win over New Jersey Tech on Saturday... UNH freshman guard Tyrone Conley (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) scored a career-best 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Rhode Island on Saturday... Teammate Tyrece Gibbs (Brockton, Mass./Thayer Academy) averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in losses to Harvard and the Rams... Stony Brook's senior guard Ricky Lucas (Herndon, Va./Herndon) scored 19 points and added eight rebounds to lead the Seawolves to their first win of the season on Saturday... Teammate Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento) recorded a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
The Week that Was
UMBC posted two more victories to improve to 6-1 thus far this season. The start is the best in the program's 22 years at the Division I level... Stony Brook held Dartmouth to 35 percent shooting in a 70-43 win on Saturday. The win was the Seawolves first in seven games this season... Hartford junior Warren McLendon (Dublin, Ga./West Laurens) led four Hawks in double figures with 17 points in a 70-64 win over Army on Tuesday.
Playing to the Crowd
Multiple America East teams played in front of large crowds last week... Albany and crosstown-rival Siena were host to 13,262 fans at the Times Union Center in downtown Albany on Saturday night. The attendance figure was the largest since the rivarly began during the 1941-42 campaign... Boston University played in front of 9,433 spectators at Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center on Tuesday... Stony Brook visited historic Rupp Arena on Tuesday and dropped a 62-52 decision to Kentucky. The crowd of 19,269 were the most people the Seawolves have ever entertained... Vermont took on two-time defending national championFlorida in front of 12,908 fans at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Friday.
1,000-Point lub
Vermont's Mike Trimboli became the second player in America East to score his 1,000th point this season, when he surpassed the milestone on November 20. Stony Brook's Mitchell Beauford scored his 1,000th career point just last week, while UMBC's Brian Hodges hit the mark on February 15, 2007. Albany's Brent Wilson is just 48 points shy of the milstone and would become the 28th player in school history to reach the mark.
Scheduling Tough
As a result of the scheduling standards that were passed prior to last season, America East teams have continued to schedule quality non-conference opponent to prepare them for league play. This season, America East teams will play 22 combined non-league games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago, including Vermont taking on two-time defending national champion Florida and UMBC traveling to runner-up Ohio State. Additionally, America East teams will play seven combined games against teams ranked in the preseason AP Poll, including Hartford at No. 6 Louisville, Albany at No. 13 Duke and Stony Brook at No. 20 Kentucky.
Terriers Top Poll
Boston University, winner of a conference-best five America East Championships, was the preseason choice of the coaches to win the league title in 2007-08. The Terriers received five of a possible eight first-place votes (coaches were not allowed to vote for their team) and 61 points to outdistance back-to-back champion Albany, which had four first-place votes and 55 points.
Vermont, which earned the America East regular-season title last year en route to its first NIT berth, was chosen third with 50 points. Binghamton, with rookie head coach Kevin Broadus, was picked fourth with 45 points. UMBC (33 points) edged Hartford (31) for fifth place. Stony Brook (19) was seventh while Maine and New Hampshire tied for eighth place with 15 points.
Preseason All-Conference Team
Senior Brian Hodges of UMBC and junior Mike Trimboli of Vermont were unanimous selections to the 2007-08 America East Preseason All-Conference team in voting conducted by the conference's head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players.
That duo is joined by seniors Brent Wilson of Albany and Mike Gordon of Binghamton, and sophomore Tyler Morris of Boston University.
Back to Binghamton
The America East Men's Basketball Championship returns to Binghamton University's Events Center on March 7-9, with the title game to be played on March 15 at the higher remaining seed. It is the second time in three years the Events Center has hosted the tournament. It played host to the Women's Championship last season. Reserve your All Session Tournament Pass for the 2008 America East Men's Basketball Tournament. For more information please call 607-777-3741.
You're on Television
ESPNU will broadcast the first nationally-televised regular-season conference game in America East history when Boston University plays host to Vermont at Agganis Arena on Friday, January 25 at 9 p.m. The game is the marquee match-up in the America East Television schedule, which will include more than 50 games on national or regional sports networks in 2007-08.
The America East Men's Basketball Championship game will be shown live on March 15 at 12 noon on ESPN2. It marks the 21st straight year the conference championship has been nationally televised.
America East and ESPN Regional Television will produce 20 games for distribution among regional sports networks and local carriers. A total of 14 games involving America East teams will appear on NESN, seven games on Comcast Sports Net, seven games on MASN, four games on CN8, three games on Fox Sports New York, and two games on MSG network.
The America East men's basketball semifinals will appear on Comcast Sports Net and Time Warner cable while the women's semifinals and championship are slated for NESN and Time Warner. Eric Frede returns as the play-by-play announcer for America East basketball. Leah Secundo, a veteran of America East television productions, is the color analyst for women's basketball games. Former Harvard head coach Frank Sullivan will be the men's basketball color analyst.
Among the out-of-conference highlights are Albany at Duke (ESPN2) on December 17 and Vermont at two-time defending national champion Florida (CN8) on November 30.
Streaming on the Web
For the first time in conference history, America East will produce "enhanced streaming" games, which will be available for free at the AmericaEastZone at AmericaEast.com. Through its partnerships with Pack Network and JumpTV Sports, America East will produce eight women's basketball games beginning when Hartford visits Boston University on January 5. The package will include two "wildcard" games to be determined by the conference standings in February.
On Campus
America East will also produce five episodes of America East On Campus, a 30-minute magazine show devoted to the conference's student-athletes. The third-year show, which will air on regional sports networks including NESN beginning in January, is hosted by Frede, who produces the show along with his Cod Rock Media Productions partner, Dan Hannigan.
Team Notebooks
Albany (4-2, America East 0-0) had its four-game win streak halted in a 75-71 loss to crosstown-rival Siena on Dec. 1 ... The game was played before the largest crowd since the series began in 1940 with 13,262 fans at the Times Union Center ... The attendance figure was also the eighth-largest in the UAlbany program's history... UAlbany rallied from a 20-point deficit with 12:35 remaining to make things tight over the last five minutes ... The Great Danes have a 19-19 record in games decided by four points or less since Will Brown became head coach ... Brent Wilson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie) totaled 20 points and tied career-highs in rebounds (11) and three-point field goals (6) against Siena ... Wilson scored 20-plus for the fourth time as a collegian and needs 48 points to reach the 1,000-career plateau ... Brian Lillis (Urbandale, Iowa/West Des Moines Dowling) accounted for 19 points and 10 rebounds, plus tied a career-best with six assists vs. the Saints ... Lillis has scored in double figures in five of six games this season ... Wilson and Lillis became the third UAlbany duo to record double-doubles in the same game since the program upgraded to Division I in 1999 ... Levi Levine and Rhasheed Peterson were the last to accomplish that feat on Jan. 25, 2003 ... Brian Connelly (Audubon, N.J./Camden Catholic) added 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds vs. Siena ... Connelly reached twin figures for the ninth time as a collegian ... Siena was the first opponent to shoot above 50 percent (.509) this season ... the Saints have won six of seven meetings since the series was renewed following a 24-year hiatus in 2001.
Binghamton (1-6, America East 0-0) dropped a pair of road games during the week. Despite continuing the team's offensive production, the Bearcats came up short in a five-point game at Cornell and then an eight-point margin at Rider ... Freshman guard Devon McBride (Richmond, Va./Phoenixville) scored a game-high 20 points at Cornell, hitting 8-of-11 shots off the bench. He drained 3-of-4 three-pointers and added five boards in a season-high 24 minutes. At Rider, McBride chipped in 12 points ... Sophomore forward Lazar Trifunovic (Belgrade, Serbia/Secondary Railway)averaged 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds during the week. He is shooting 52 percent from the floor and 74 percent from the line ... Senior guard Richard Forbes (Far Rockaway, N.Y./Far Rockaway/Howard JC) averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 steals in the pair of games. Forbes scored 10 points during a 17-5 second-half Binghamton run at Rider that nearly rallied the Bearcats from 16 points down in the closing minutes. He wound up with a game-high 23 points and a career-high six steals. The half-dozen steals tied the school record (Division I), set by Brandon Carter in 2004 and equaled by senior guard Mike Gordon (Plainfield, N.J.) last season at New Hampshire. Forbes hit all eight free throws during the week and is shooting 90 percent from the line this season (26-of-29).
Boston University (1-6, America East 0-0) suffered another pair of losses last week, 80-53 at No. 11/14 Pitt and 72-65 at home against Manhattan ... Against the Panthers, Boston U. got into an early hole the Terriers couldn't climb out of despite a 17-2 run at the beginning of the second half ... Sophomore guard Carlos Strong (Portland, Maine/Deering) broke out of his scoring slump with 24 points, including six 3-pointers ... Strong added five rebounds ... Freshman John Holland (Bronx, N.Y./St. Benedict's Prep) was the other Terrier in double figures with 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting and four rebounds ... In the loss to Manhattan, Strong and sophomore guard Corey Lowe (Newton, Mass.) each scored 20-plus points but the Terriers couldn't sustain their attack as they fell to the Jaspers ... Down 19-5 in the middle of the first, Boston U. used the 3-pointer to get back in the game ... Lowe scored five straight points on a layup and a 3-pointer before Strong knocked down three treys to trim Manhattan's edge to four points, 28-24 with a minute left before the half. A layup by Lowe with 33 seconds left narrowed the gap to 28-26 before Manhattan's Antoine Pearson made a layup with seven seconds left to give the Jaspers a 30-26 halftime lead ... But the Terriers came out flat in the second half as Manhattan ran up another double-digit lead ... Strong tallied 25 on 9-for-21 shooting and had five rebounds, four steals and two blocks ... Lowe posted 23 points on 9-for-19 shooting with five rebounds and six assists. Boston U. hosts Harvard on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Terriers' last home game for a month.
Hartford (4-5, America East 0-0) extended its winning streak to three games with a victory over Army last week, only to see the streak snapped at Long Island University over the weekend. The Hawks beat Army 70-64 despite blowing a 15-point halftime lead. The Black Knights rallied back to tie the game at 64-64 with 1:52 remaining, though Hartford buckled down to play solid defense and made six free throws in the final minute. Long Island handed Hartford an 86-62 defeat by shooting the lights out from three-point range (53 percent), making a season-high 16 treys ... Junior Warren McLendon (Dublin, Ga./West Laurens/The Citadel) led the Hawks in scoring for the week at 14.0 points per game. He scored a team-high 17 points in the win over Army and finished with 11 points and four blocks at LIU. He currently ranks second on the team in scoring on the season at 12.7 points per game ... Freshman Morgan Sabia (San Anselmo, Calif./Sir Francis Drake) nearly notched his first double-double against Army, finishing with 10 points and a career-high nine rebounds in only 17 minutes. He ranks third on the team in scoring at 8.7 points per game... Sophomore Joe Zeglinski (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) leads the team in scoring at 13.4 points per game. He has scored in double figures in every contest thus far and notched his 500th career point against Army... Hartford will have a week off before its next game at North Texas on Saturday, December 8 at 3 p.m. The Mean Green went 23-11 last season and earned an NCAA Tournament berth by winning the Sun Belt Championship.
Maine (4-4, America East 0-0) began a difficult stretch against Providence on Nov. 27 that will also include playing against Florida State and the University of Connecticut within one month ...The Black Bears recent starting five have all been from the state of Maine, the last time that happened was during the 1952-53 season ... Against New Jersey Tech on Saturday, freshmen Troy Barnies (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) and Malachi Peay (Queens, New York/Campus Magnet) both made their collegiate debuts, and both had the first points of their careers ... Sophomore forward Jordan Cook (Hampden, Maine/Hampden) has set career-highs this season in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, while senior center Brian Andre has increased his career-high in points three times this season ... The Black Bears, according to average grade level by giving a value of one to freshman, two to a sophomore etc., have the youngest team in America East, with a grade level average of just under a sophomore ... At Florida State, Maine will play against a familiar face in Ralph Mims, who was a standout at Brunswick High School in Maine.
UMBC (6-1, America East 0-0) is off to its best seven-game start in its 22-year Division I history ... Only the 1981-82 team started a season better, at 7-0 ... The Retrievers extended their current winning streak to three with wins over Morgan State (84-76) and at American (83-68) in a span of 43 hours last week ... UMBC, averaging 81.0 points per game, has scored 70 or more points in its first seven games, also a new school Division I record ... The Retrievers have scored 567 points through seven gamesonly the 2000-01 team (586 points) has scored more at the seven-game mark ... UMBC never trailed in the win over Morgan (4-3), building a 20-point first half lead before holding off a late second half Bear rally ... The Bears' previous high for points allowed on the season was 69 at Connecticut ... America East Player of the Game, junior forward Darryl Proctor (District Heights, Md./Paul IV/Coppin State) hit nine of 15 shots from the floor in an 18-point, six-rebound and three-steal effort... senior forward Cavell Johnson (Fort Washington, Md./Notre Dame Acad./James Madison) posted his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while senior guard Ray Barbosa (Allentown, Pa./Allen/James Madison) led UMBC with 21 points... junior guard Jay Greene (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) has piloted UMBC to a 6-1 start and emerged from an early season scoring drought to spearhead Saturday's 83-68 come-from-behind win at American ... He tied career highs with six 3-pt. field goals (6/10) and 21 points in the win... Greene hit four of six from behind the arc in UMBC's 49-point second half ... He recorded a season-high 11 assists in the Retrievers' 84-76 win over Morgan State on Thursday, is averaging 7.4 assists per game and has assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.29 ... Greene has moved into eighth place on UMBC's all-time assists list with 312 and into seventh place in school history with 119 three-point field goals ... senior guard Brian Hodges (Upper Marlboro, Md./Bishop McNamara) and Proctor have scored in double figures in all seven games as four Retrievers scored in doubles for the fifth straight game against American ... The Eagles had been allowing just 58.9 points per game before UMBC dropped 83 on Saturday ... The Retrievers are now 3-0 when trailing at halftime this season ... 6-foot-3 "combo"-guard Bakari Smith (Silver Spring, Md./Blake/Baltimore City CC) has signed a national letter of intent and will have three years of eligibility at UMBC, beginning in the fall of 2008 ... The Retrievers will play their 600th Division I game on Tuesday when they visit Wichita State for the first time.
New Hampshire (3-3, America East 0-0) went 0-2 last week, dropping one on the road to Harvard, 72-67, Nov. 28, and losing at Rhode Island, 87-76, Dec. 1 ... Junior guard Tyrece Gibbs (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) did everything he could to lead the Wildcats to victory in both games, scoring 16 points, recording seven rebounds and tallying three assists versus Harvard, and then following that up with a 17-point, eight-rebound, five-assist against Rhode Island ... Fellow co-captain, senior forward Mike Christensen (Reston, Va./Flint Hill), backed both of Gibbs' efforts, scoring 18 points and pulling down four rebounds at Harvard, and matching the 18 versus Rhode Island, while adding five rebounds and four assists ... Christensen led a furious Wildcat rally in the second half against Rhode Island, hitting on 6-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc ... Freshman Tyrone Conley (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) had the best week of his young college career ... After chipping in with eight points and four rebounds against Harvard, Conley went off against Rhode Island, scoring a career-high 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-7 from behind the arc ... Conley also added two assists and three steals ... Freshman Alvin Abreu (Lynn, Mass./Boys to Men) chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds against the Crimson, while junior guard Eric Gilchrese (Springfield, Ill./Lewis & Clark) handed out seven assists at Rhode Island ... The Wildcats host Northeastern on Monday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m., and travel to Brown on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
Stony Brook (1-6, America East 0-0) picked up its first victory of the season on Saturday with a 70-43 rout of Dartmouth ... Senior Ricky Lucas (Herndon, Va./Herndon/George Washington), the America East Player of the Game, scored 12 of his 19 in the first half and also finished the game with eight boards ... Junior Demetrius Young (Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento/Yuba College) recorded a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds) ... The double-double was the first of the season for the Seawolves and the first for Stony Brook since senior Emanuel Neto (Luanda, Angola/Colegio Henriques/San Jacinto College) recorded one against Maine last season ... Young averaged 10.5 rebounds in the two games this week and the 14 against Dartmouth is the most by a Stony Brook player this season ... The victory margin was the largest since the Seawolves defeated Rhode Island College 95-51 in the 2002-03 season ... Stony Brook held Dartmouth to just 15 points in the first half ... The Seawolves opened up the week with a 62-52 loss to Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night ... Senior Mitchell Beauford (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) led all scorers with 20 points, the first Stony Brook player to reach the 20 point mark this season. Stony Brook held UK to just one field goal over the first 10:40 of the game and trailed by just six with less than six minutes remaining in the game ... The crowd of 19,269 was the largest crowd the Seawolves have ever played in front of ... Stony Brook also forced UK into 23 turnovers, its most since Feb. 15, 2006.
Vermont (2-5, 0-0 America East) went 0-2 on the week, falling at Dartmouth and in a neutral site contest in Tampa, Fla. against the two-time defending NCAA champion Florida Gators ... On Tuesday, the Cats led 75-74 but a lay-up with 7.2 seconds left would prove to be the difference and lead the Big Green to a come from behind victory ... Sophomore Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) led four Catamounts in double figures with 23 points and 10 rebounds as the loss snapped a two-game win streak ... Blakely earned his third double-double of the season as he went 13-for-17 from the line and added three blocks in the contest ... Junior Mike Trimboli (Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke's) finished with 19 ... Tuesday was the 93rd career meeting between the two teams, as Dartmouth is the Catamounts most common Division I opponent that is not a member of the America East ... On Friday Florida shot 59.6 percent for the game on its way to an 86-61 victory ... Trimboli netted a game-high 23 points, while Blakely went for 16 and nine boards ... Sophomore Nick Vier (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Bergen Catholic) made his first start of the season against Florida ... The game marked the third time since 1960 that the Cats had faced the reigning champs from the previous season (Connecticut in 1999 and Villanova in 1985) ... Vermont is next in action on Saturday, December 8 when the Catamounts travel to face Yale starting at 2:00 p.m.


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Date of Stay: June, 2016
This is a very well kept RV resort/campground. Sites all paved, neat and well laid out. Has boat ramps, nice rock, pick nick areas good sized pool, with depth from 3-5 ft. Salt water type. Very nice clubhouse and friendly staff. If you like water, lake, access, this is a great place Grounds well kept, wifi (well) it's creepy slow but you can use it for email. Not much surfing. The negative, no shade, none. Very remote, and you best have what you need upon arrival. I was in a 40ft motor home with towed. Plenty of space.
Date of Stay: August, 2012
This park is a great little find for an overnight stay. The host and owners are extremely friendly and actually walked me to the site. Prior to placement they asked if I wanted satellite and apparently placed me accordingly. The $12.50 rate reflects the PA discount which they gave me. Fairly level gravel sites, and not crowded. Power was stable with full AC's running plus other appliances. Water pressure good. Yes it is a FHU at sites. Lake Eufaula is eye sight which is a huge lake. I would stay here again and it is far enough from interstate to relax.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
OK, let me explain the 6 rating. We selected this campground on the basis of the RVParkReviews and ratings. Really all the good reviews for cleanliness and family oriented are correct. Emphasis on family. Kids are everywhere and many very young ones on little bikes with no parents in sight. Scary to watch for. They dart in and out all over. We wanted to have a pull through with 50 amp. Well my description of a pull though is one I don't have to unhook my towed. 'Not !' So that is strike one. I could not find the 50 amp. I had to go back to office and get a grounds assistant to show me. The 50amp was not in the power pedestal. They put another post up, but wait, it was on the other side of the coach. What? Luckily my 50amp cord reached, after running under the coach. Strike two. Now the last thing is about the only thing I have found that packs you together closer would be packaged bacon. Strike three. The campground has lots of amenities but is very very crowded and filled. Many long term people. (Not the shady kind.) But some people seem to just like to come here and stay weeks. Maybe because it is centrally located to auto drive, distance attractions. I am only here one night as a sleep over. I'm just waiting to see how quiet the park is at night. I hope the guy next door does not snore and leave his window open. I might stay again, but only if I can't locate another place in my travel zone at the needed time.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
When we arrived I really don't know what I was expecting but must say I was disappointed. The resort is not as displayed on their web site. Let's just say they were creative. The sites were relatively level although they did not appear so at first0 glance. Closely spaced but as they stair step up a hill side that gives you some semblance of room but you really don't have a lot of patio area. Very rocky and gravel sites. Must use a patio mat. Power and Internet (Wi-Fi) was strong and stable. Water pressure adequate and water taste was good. Resort has a eating and banquet area and they serve breakfast. Check in was poor. The staff or clerk on duty seemed overwhelmed and inept. Since I had prepaid she could not find information but did see I had paid. Wrote my site number on map and told me to try to come back later to register. What ? Well that did not happen I just went to my site and forgot the rest. Place was full as it was the 4th. Overall gives an unkempt appearance. Wildlife is all around and the campground has a huge family of prairie dogs that nest in all campsites. Overall the place is adequate but not much more. With a little investment and up keep the place could be nice.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
This campground is a great (great) one. Very near Memphis (short drive north) and casinos if you care to indulge. However, you have a huge clean pool, ideal manicured grounds , very spacious and clean to a fault. As far as I'm concerned if you want to visit the Memphis area this is the place to stay and definitely if you care to go to casinos. Could not find any fault except you had to pay for Wi-Fi. The site rate was super cheap at $14 per day, but they wanted $12 a day for Wi-Fi so we did not use it.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
This campground is located just west of Canon City on US 50, approximately 10 miles. Very well kept, and arranged. Site views are wonderful. The staff is top notch. They guide you to site, help you get positioned, and even help you disconnect your tow vehicle. They are attentive to your area and even make sure your provided picnic table is cleaned upon arrival. They also have cabins to rent. We could not of picked a better campground and location. Wi-Fi is strong and free. The only caveat is cell service (Verizon) is not strong. You can use phone but at times it drifts on signal. But for the most part OK on service. They also have a verizon hot spot nearer office.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
The owners were very nice and friendly. The park for the most part is a large gravel lot. Sites are level and hookups convenient. A couple of things in the area of interest are the Monument Rocks and, well, the plains. But the wind was horrible and when we were there the temps hit 111. Yes you read that right. It does have a pretty nice restaurant next door and a truck stop (fuel) across the street and convenient. Was relatively quiet from I-70 noise or appeared to be. Really not fair to say as the wind blowing would drown out any noise. A good stop for a night or two at most. But as for me you can have Kansas. I do believe I saw Auntie Em and ToTo in that wind.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
OK, this is actually one of the best state parks I've been in. Very large and accommodating for large RV's with good power and electric. Well kept and clean. Volunteer staff were very friendly if needed. Now for a family this is a great place, has beach access (more later) small pool and lots of level roads to bike. Overall very nice. Negatives, well getting to the beach. Yes they have a Tram that takes you from the Tram Station to beach at 2 hours intervals. The distance is apx. 1/2 mile. You can walk or bike it also. Its fairly level. But you still have to get to the Tram station which has a parking lot for your vehicle. You will need to take umbrella, cooler, chairs, etc and I'd recommend planning to stay for your days interval as its just too much trouble to lug all that stuff. The distance to the beach is a real negative for us. On the plus side the beach is about 3.5 miles long, clean and nice. Kids, did I say kids. Yes this is a family oriented and accommodating. That's good for those with kids, but that being said they are all over the grounds on bikes and in the roads. I am shocked that over time some have not been injured by darting in front of autos and even RV's. Very busy park and significant traffic throughout the day and late evenings. Not good for us. Again, for a family or a few days its great, but has negatives for certain campers and pluses for others. Again for a state park it is excellent.
Date of Stay: September, 2010
First the rate was with a promotion and you can check the site for current rates. This is a new resort of around two years old. Very beautiful resort well layer out. All sites gave ambiance of private but yet allowed visitation. Lakefront views wonderful with near all sites allowing a panoramic view. Pool very large and well kept. Has a community patio area that was great. The management had a BBQ and potluck while we were here and were wonderful host. Very quite and relaxing. Although it is very family friendly with pool and lake access, even offers rental of pontoon, some teens might get bored as town is 20 minutes away. Nearby towns do have plenty of amenities and eating places. Would recommend to anyone. This is a class A resort only.
Date of Stay: October, 2009
The Good: Park was clean and well kept. Most all sites are heavily shaded although our particular site had adequate shading but still open and large. Lot #157. Electric was good as was cable. Had approximate 100 channels. Pretty lake with center spray for effect and several creeks and branches. Every one in the park was friendly. Many permanent trailers and occupants. All were well kept. Had several rental spaces for motorhomes. However be advised that 40ft. is the limit and that's for a reason. Problems or some negatives: The campground/resort can present some maneuver problems especially with a 40ft motorhome. We had to pull and straighten a few times to get backed in. But all was OK afterward. The water pressure is low, about 25 lbs. As I said the cable is good but we have not been able to acquire satellite even though it appears we have a clear view. The sites that adjoin the Hwy. 321 are noisy as the road is well traveled. The pool was closed but appears to be a large multiple shaped pool. Nice tennis court. Has a mini golf area (Carpet golf) A small playground but clean and has nice play equipment. The restaurant was closed. Can't assess. All in all, a nice resort although very full. Kept in mind that most all campgrounds in this area are geared to smaller trailers and coaches. And the majority are limited to 40' for motorhomes. It is away from Gatlinburg to the tune of about 10+ miles. That's a negative, but we have our towed and motorcycle so not an issue. If you want to be real close to Gatlinburg, with trolley service and have a pretty nice campground then Twin Creeks would be my choice. One last suggestion. Make sure you drop your towed at the front and some of the turns are too acute with it attached.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
The ocean front view we had was great. Electric and water pressure was good and had no problems. The wifi was weak at times but manageable. I would return. Now the negatives: Pets are allowed but not monitored enough. We had no real problems except we did observe a couple using the beach area and the owner did not act appropriately afterwards. Also, NO pool. I love beach but at times we enjoy the pool. Also, we had a beach front site. It has a small (about 8' strip) of lawn area in front of the sites. It should have orinmental fencing between site to prevent it being used as throughfare. People are constantly using this as a walkway to the beach steps.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
This is a typical resort type park. The site was clean, security with key pass, all the typical resort pads. Our site was pull through as most are. Each has shrubs and even orange and lime trees. A nice touch. Now all that being said, I was reminded of the movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles while here. It was noisy. North of park is I-10, SW is Tucson Airport and they have a train line near too. That does not contribute to a quite night. It was convenient but I think I might try to find a less urban park if I stayed here long. Its a nice resort, but with the above mentioned noise plus the in and out of rv's it was just too noisy especially if you are parked near the front area with the added check in and out noise. (888) 500-0789
Date of Stay: October, 2008
The only reason this park failed to get a 10 from me is the lack of a pool. The camp sites are level, gravel but a fine mesh gravel and not prone to track ins. Most sites are well shaded and wide. Separation is a nice split rail fencing and also trees. This gives you nice privacy as well as shade and helps should any wind blow. They keep this place clean and neat. After each camper leaves they clean the sites and rack them to make sure no tracks are left in the gravel. That's neat. Throughout the day the grounds are being patrolled and kept in order. Top notch. Yes, I would return. A cozy place that makes you feel secure and welcome. The camp staff were extremely friendly. Good power, water pressure was fine contrary to a previous poster saying otherwise, they had strong Wi-Fi at my site although I did not use it as I used my Verizon card. Good service on that too here.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
This is a city park for mainly the balloon fiesta. It is flat, dry and they pack you in. We stayed in the so called VIP area and other than being close to the gate that's about it. Just a huge dirt and gravel parking lot. It served the purpose for the Balloon Fiesta and you should know it is basically a dry camp. They will fill you with water and offer a pumping service for a fee. Both about $20 each if you need it.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
This is basically a 55+ resort. Many park models but very nice in a Spanish type setting. Super clean. Very large area although the sites are close you don't feel cramped. They have two large pools (a cool pool and a warm pool), plus two hot tubs (a warm tub and a hot spa type). All salt water pools. Super grounds and lots of areas for hobbies. Very convenient to all major type stores. Only draw back, its windy in this area and it blows about 1/2 the month. Sometimes it can get high winds. Never could leave the awnings down.


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Yoshi's New Island on the 3DS throws away what really made the original game so interesting for so many people - its uniqueness. Unlike other Yoshi-centric titles like Yoshi's Story, the game does absolutely nothing to distinguish itself as a new game in its entirety.
- Arzest
- Nintendo
Release Date(s):
- March 14, 2014
ESRB Rating:
- Everyone
- Yoshi
- Single-player
Local Play:
- Co-op 2-4 Player
Download Play:
- Co-op 2-4 Player
3D Mode:
- Yes
Not Compatible:
- Internet
- StreetPass
- SpotPass
Technical Information
Average Playing Time:
- 14 Hours
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'Yoshi's New Island' for the 3DS is an action platformer which contains mild cartoon language, the game was developed by Arzest and published by Nintendo and released on March 14, 2014. for the 3DS handheld portable console.
Marketed as the sequel to Super Mario World, 'Yoshi's New Island' for the 3DS is a somewhat contentious game in certain circles. Some people believe that it is one of the best games that Nintendo has ever made with original graphics and fresh gameplay for the time, while others believe that those same qualities make the game awful and a stain on Nintendo's record. With Yoshi's New Island, Nintendo has managed to do something that I wouldn't have thought possible - they've made a game that doesn't make either camp happy.
Put simply, 'Yoshi's New Island' throws away what really made the original game so interesting for so many people - its uniqueness. Unlike other Yoshi-centric titles like Yoshi's Story, 'Yoshi's New Island' does absolutely nothing to distinguish itself as a new game. Other than the graphics, pretty much everything about Yoshi's New Island could be done on the Super Nintendo.
Even that new more modern graphical style that Nintendo has adopted takes away from the charm of the Yoshi's Island series, however. Instead of the beautiful and unique style that typified the Super Nintendo game, New Island uses a mostly generic Mario art style.
The gameplay, while it has not been modernized or changed in any significant way hasn't really changed at all. There is nothing interesting going on if you've played the first 'Yoshi's Island' - but perhaps that is New Island's biggest strength. People that have some sort of strong opinion on the original Super Nintendo game will more than likely not be huge fans of the new game - but people who have never touched a 'Yoshi's Island' game in the past could certainly find a lot of fun in the new one.
Of course, that would make the assumption that they haven't really played a large amount of side scrolling platformers either. Like so many other Nintendo platformers, Yoshi's New Island starts off relatively easy. Most Nintendo platformers would then take a sharp turn upwards in difficulty after the first few levels - but not New Island. Instead, the game waits until the last few levels before it finally becomes as difficult as you would expect a Nintendo platformer to be. Indeed, many levels of the Super Nintendo game were notoriously difficult, and in losing that the game loses another part of its charm.
Without it's charm, what does 'Yoshi's New Island' actually have? Not a whole lot. Without the charm that made the original game so interesting, 'Yoshi's New Island' has become yet another bland platformer in a sea of similar titles on the 3DS - many of them from the same company. New Island is a valiant attempt at recapturing the flame of the original title, but it is clear that the people who developed this game did not quite understand what people really loved about the Super Nintendo game.
The original game was not so beloved because it had a fun egg throwing mechanic - that was probably the worst part, and has always been somewhat clunky. The original game was fantastic because it was doing something that Nintendo had always seemed reluctant to do - try new things. In a world where Nintendo is churning out the same games year after year in an attempt to boost sales of their hardware platforms, the degradation of such a unique franchise like Yoshi's Island stands out as even worse as it would have been otherwise. 'Yoshi's New Island' on the 3DS is by no means a bad game, and is probably worth picking up on a sale or a rental, but no one should pay full price.
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Ironton resident seriously injured in fatal crash in St. Louis County
A 21-year-old Ironton resident was seriously injured in a broadside crash that killed a teenage passenger.
The crash was reported at 6:34 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of highways 73 and 1 in St. Louis County.
Whitney Cragun, 21, of Ironton, was driving a Honda Accord west on Highway 1. The Minnesota State Patrol reported it appeared Cragun went through the posted stop sign at the intersection and collided with a semitractor carrying spring wheat. There were five people in the Honda Accord. No alcohol was detected with the driver. Cragun was airlifted to St. Mary's in Duluth along with two passengers, Jonathon Vickers, 22, in serious condition and Ivana Brokesova, from Slovakia, with non-life threatening injuries.
Another passenger, Vatilina Kadurina, from the Ukraine, was not reported injured. Elizabeth Hill, 19, Liberty, Mo. was deceased. It was unknown if Hill or some of the other passengers were wearing seat belts. Cragun and the driver of the other vehicle were reported to be wearing seat belts.
The driver of the semitractor, Leslie Abraham, 40 of Rainy River, Ontario, Canada, was not reported injured.


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The pink and white and brown how wonderful like a valentine with chocolates! she will LOVE it but if by chance its not her colors send it right over it could easily be my new favorite colors! you guys ARE SO FAST.. I have now five big blocks sewn together after a nap maybe a few more? toss up between put up Christmas stuff or put up blocks or really what I need to do is bind so I can hit the mail by Friday with a couple goodies.. and oh dear how time flies!
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text: After a weekend traveling with my daughter (kids softball/baseball separate husband and son at times) and scenarios that could have gone the wrong way if not aware (you know that feeling we get) the more time that passes we are noticing the tremendous change in the environment. I have convinced my husband to join me in the ccw classes, our kids will be educated as well. Hopefully my purchase of a firearm prior to was intelligent (I really like it and can handle it S&W 640-3). The various forums have been a wealth of info.


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We are ready to host the Rugby World Cup, says Martin Snedden - the man responsible for running the tournament.
Mr Snedden, the Rugby New Zealand 2011 chief executive, said a buzz around the tournament was finally here.
"In lots of ways I wish it was starting tomorrow. But it will be here soon enough. And we are prepared."
He said the country had suffered a lot since the heady days of winning the bid to host the tournament in Dublin in 2005. Hosting the cup would lift New Zealand after the global economic downturn and the Christchurch earthquakes and Pike River mine explosions.
"I think the time has come for people to take a bit of time out from dealing with all those issues, and just let themselves go and enjoy the moment. That's something I think isn't yet fully understood, just how much fun we're going to have."
Mr Snedden was speaking at the finale of a roadshow that drew more than 20,000 people to Auckland's Viaduct Harbour yesterday.
Rugby fans of all ages flocked to the roadshow and in some centres people lined up at 6.15am for a chance to see the Webb Ellis trophy.
Mr Snedden said this weekend's Bledisloe Cup test match between the Wallabies and the All Blacks, with an expected crowd of about 40,000, would be a chance to test their preparedness.
The match will be the first test for how the new temporary seating on the East and West stands copes with crowds.
Team and VIP transport to the ground will also be monitored, as well as the IT system that will service a large contingent of international media during the cup.
Organisers would not provide details of risk planning, but confirmed it would be an area of interest on Saturday night.
So far, more than one million of the 1.6 million tournament tickets available have sold, or three-quarters of organisers' target of 1.35 million.
The shifting of Christchurch's matches after the earthquakes had been a major blow to ticket sales, but Mr Snedden said he was still confident of reaching their target.
"Once people see the tournament start, once they see the opening ceremony, the opening match - there will be strong ticket sales right through the tournament."
Another issue that has dogged the buildup to the tournament has been allegations that some local businesses have been price gouging, and International Rugby Board chief Mike Miller has recently admitted concern about that.
Mr Snedden said yesterday that he did not believe price gouging would be a major issue. He realised some businesses banked on an "economic shot in the arm" from the cup, but any price increases had to be reasonable.
Analysis of ticket sales indicated many of the estimated 85,000 overseas visitors would travel outside of the major cities, where prices would be lower, he said.
Yesterday's roadshow was an opportunity for fans to get into the spirit of the tournament and this is exactly what the Paaka family did.
Craig and Dorothy Paaka brought their 4-year-old son, Pateriki, and 2-year-old daughter, Loimata - each decked out in a tiny All Black jersey - to see the Webb Ellis trophy.
Mr Paaka said Pateriki was carried around the last World Cup in France in his baby carrier, but was yet to understand his country's tortured relationship with the tournament.
"It will be something that will be told to them over the fireside if we lose again."
The Paakas have decided to adopt Russia as a team and will travel to Rotorua, New Plymouth and Nelson to support them.
Mr Paaka said they also had tickets to the All Blacks versus Japan game in Hamilton, but "none of the big games - they cost too many nappies".


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Whether telling Mike Stanton to play in traffic or plotting to buy the ProJo, Buddy Cianci is not given to small notions.
So it's not surprising to learn that he's pushing his own movie version of his colorful story.
No diss to Oliver Platt, who did well as George Steinbrenner in ESPN's The Bronx is Burning, but I still like Michael Chiklis [above] , or even Paul Giamatti, to play Buddy.


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Hope it goes through, will give private citizens the same range of carry that LEOSA does for active/retired LEO's now.
This is a discussion on Terry Stop within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill, H.R. 822, which would allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed firearm permit to carry a concealed firearm in ...
The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill, H.R. 822, which would allow any person with a valid state-issued concealed firearm permit to carry a concealed firearm in any state that issues concealed firearm permits, or that does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms for lawful purposes. A state's laws governing where concealed firearms may be carried would apply within its borders. The bill applies to D.C., Puerto Rico and U.S. territories. It would not create a federal licensing system; rather, it would require the states to recognize each others' carry permits, just as they recognize drivers' licenses and carry permits held by armored car guards might just make it this time.
In certain "Peoples Republics, such as NJ, NY, and of course NYC, there will be a culture shock for the LEO's.
My goal here is to get the information and explaination of a Terry Stop-What I am hoping to start here is a discussion with sources to get us ready for the day when this law will give us the ability to carry everywhere in the USA - except Wisconson (soon to change, I expect) and Illinois (Maybe).From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United States, a Terry stop is a brief detention of a person by police[1] on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest.
The name derives from Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968),[2] in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that police may briefly detain a person whom they reasonably suspect is involved in criminal activity;[3] the Court also held that police may do a limited search of the suspect's outer garments for weapons if they have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the person detained may be "armed and dangerous".[4] When a search for weapons is authorized, the procedure is known as a "stop and frisk".
To have reasonable suspicion that would justify a stop, police must be able to point to "specific and articulable facts" that would indicate to a reasonable person that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed.[5] Reasonable suspicion depends on the "totality of the circumstances",[6] and can result from a combination of facts, each of which is by itself innocuous.[7]
The search of the suspect's outer garments, also known as a patdown, must be limited to what is necessary to discover weapons;[8] however, pursuant to the "plain feel" doctrine, police may seize contraband discovered in the course of a frisk, but only if the contraband's identity is immediately apparent.[9]
In some jurisdictions, persons detained under the doctrine of Terry must identify themselves to police upon request. In Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, 542 U.S. 177, the Court held that a Nevada statute requiring such identification did not violate the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, or, in the circumstances of that case, the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self incrimination.
We may have to go state by state with this.
Personally I am looking forward to this for at least 2 reasons:
- I can not wait to drive through Maryland on the way north from Florida to Pennsylvania.
- Having worked in NYC and had to leave my traveling companion back in Florida, I can not wait to get off a plane at JFK or La Guardia or Newark, and know where I can load up after I pick up my traveling companion at the arrival luggage carousel.
My objective is to get the information out so we can all internalize it for the places we expect to be outside our home states.
George H. Foster
Orlando, Florida
Hope it goes through, will give private citizens the same range of carry that LEOSA does for active/retired LEO's now.
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I'm for keeping the Fedl Govt out of it, once there becomes a Fedl law, they can modify it, change it, amend it, or create a registry in it.
Remember the $105 billion they put in the healthcare bill to fund it, hoping Congress never caught on that it was there.
The ATF was originally only to collect Alcohol taxes. Look where that has gone.
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Chief Justice John Roberts : "I don't see how you can read Heller and not take away from it the notion that the Second Amendment...was extremely important to the framers in their view of what liberty meant."
I don't see this proposed legislation seeing the light of day. So I do not have my hopes up.
There is already a thread running here.
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And I do not think you will get much support for this bill..
I don't want it.
I would rather die with good men than hide with cowards
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Perhaps I'm missing something, but what information are you looking for and what's the connection between Terry stops and national carry?
I'm pretty must lost on the connection too.
And this bill, while nice in theory, is a really bad idea.
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I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
When the law takes affect, and the possibility of that happening is much greater than it was when Pelosi was in charge, it will put all of us who carry and want to carry in places like NYC in a new environment.
We will not be just meeting with LEO's who know our local cultures, or carrying on receprocity in states where CCW is not unique for average citizens, but in places where it legally existed, but in practice was not allowed for us average law-abiding types. NYC - Bloombergville - will be in a situation where there is not about 2,500 people not LEO's (or retired LEO's) packing, but millions of people who have these permits, and can now travel and pack there legally.
We need to get prepared to deal with this before hand. This is like what all of us do in our home states, and in states where we regularly visit - for where/how carry is permitted.
This is to prepare to deal with the potential "Little Hitlers" that we might run into. It would get us ready to immediately notice questionable behavor, and ask for Officer Un-Friendly's Supervisor.
There is a second element of this kind of event called Stop and Frisk. Bob Herbert, who is about the biggest gun banner there is, writes for the New York Times about the 1000's of these demeaning stops, which involve the young and minorities.
I do not want one of us who served honorably in Iraq or Afganistan get killed, because they are young and a minority. For that matter, they might just shoot olde geezers like me (63) who are white...
George H. Foster
Orlando, Florida
#1 Your source material on Terry Stop information is highly suspect.
Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source of information upon which to base any research or discussion of depth beyond which porn stars are second amendment advocates. (Bree Olsen - Support Pro-RKBA bad girls. I hear she likes Big, Black...Glocks. Dirty, Dirty thing...)
#2 If you actually want to do research on Terry Stops, you need to check out a Constitutional Law Textbook at a undergraduate level Criminal Justice Class (at the least...) or search online for law review articles.
Law review articles are scholarship that are written by law students, professors or alumni of law schools, peer reviewed and published as works which can be cited as legitimate reference works for other court matters.
See: http://www.michiganlawreview.org/ass...05/7/goetz.pdf starting at section II - The Interplay Between Outward Innocence
and Reasonable Suspicion
Yes, the main thrust of the article is how a Terry Stop relates to meth manufacturing; however, that's because Terry Stops are used in police-criminal interactions, and if you want to understand police-criminal interactions, you don't generally look to how cops interact with "normal people", but with scum [removed] like meth monkeys, burglars and other assorted wonderful people.
Now - Let's look at Terry Stops from some actual scholarship:
II. The Interplay Between Outward Innocence and Reasonable Suspicion
In Terry v. Ohio, the Supreme Court relied upon the Fourth Amendment's
prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures53 to develop the
standard of reasonable suspicion for police officers making a limited investigatory
stop short of an arrest.54 These investigatory stops, also known as
Terry stops, differ "from full-fledged arrests requiring probable cause on the
one hand and no-seizure police encounters requiring no justification whatsoever
on the other."55 At one end of the spectrum, arrests require probable
cause; at the other end, no-seizure police encounters require no justification.
56 In the middle are investigatory stops, more limited intrusions
requiring reasonable suspicion—a lesser degree of suspicion than the probable
cause that arrests require.57 As the Court announced in Terry, "in
justifying [this] particular intrusion the police officer must be able to point
to specific and articulable facts which, taken together with rational inferences
from those facts, reasonably warrant that intrusion."58
The concept of outward innocence arises in two distinct ways in applying
the reasonable suspicion standard. First, for a given fact pattern,
although each specific event, in isolation, often appears outwardly innocent,
the fact pattern as a whole may still meet the threshold for reasonable suspicion.
The facts in Terry fit this description:
[Officer McFadden] observed Terry, Chilton, and Katz go through a series
of acts, each of them perhaps innocent in itself, but which taken together
warranted further investigation. There is nothing unusual in two men
standing together on a street corner, perhaps waiting for someone. Nor is
there anything suspicious about people in such circumstances strolling up
and down the street, singly or in pairs. Store windows, moreover, are made
to be looked in. But the story is quite different where, as here, two men
hover about a street corner for an extended period of time, at the end of
which it becomes apparent that they are not waiting for anyone or anything;
where these men pace alternately along an identical route, pausing
to stare in the same store window roughly 24 times; where each completion
of this route is followed immediately by a conference between the two
men on the corner; where they are joined in one of these conferences by a
third man who leaves swiftly; and where the two men finally follow the
third and rejoin him a couple of blocks away.59
In subsequent cases, the Court has repeatedly emphasized the importance
of the "totality of the circumstances"60 and rejected a "divide-and conquer"
61 analysis. For instance, in United States v. Sokolow,62 the Court
recognized that "[a]ny one of the[] factors [observed by the police] is not by
itself proof of any illegal conduct and is quite consistent with innocent
[conduct]. But . . . taken together they amount to reasonable suspicion."63
Even more pointedly, in United States v. Arvizu, the Court held:
The [lower] court's evaluation and rejection of seven of the listed factors in
isolation from each other does not take into account the "totality of the circumstances,"
as our cases have understood that phrase. The court appeared
to believe that each observation by [the law enforcement agent] that was
by itself readily susceptible to an innocent explanation was entitled to "no
weight." Terry, however, precludes this sort of divide-and-conquer analysis
. . . . Although each of the series of acts [in Terry] was "perhaps
innocent in itself," we held that, taken together, they "warranted further investigation."
Read further in the article before posting more on this issue.
Not to be a complete ... about things, but I'm not going to post in a discussion that goes off the wall into any of the following:
Personally held theories of constitutional law unsupported by reality;
Discussions guided by wikipedia referenced information;
Sovereign citizen garbage;
Or anything that goes off into left field...or right field for that matter.
If you read the article with a critical mind, you will see how the article tells the reader how the police should act, and how the courts will respond, to police-citizen interactions.
Read the article. Digest it, then ask questions on the subject that are based off the scholarship presented, or find other scholarship for the rest of us to read and question.
If we do that, we can have a profitable discussion.
If not, well.
Ya'll have fun, but do it without me.
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Enough is enough and we have enough of the tin foil this week.
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N.M. Court to Decide if Gays Can Be Refused Service
The New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments last week over whether a photographer can refuse to take pictures of a same-sex wedding.
In Elane Photography v. Willock, the court will decide whether the photography studio acted in violation of the New Mexico Human Rights Act when its owners declined to shoot the commitment ceremony of Vanessa Willock and her partner, citing religious beliefs.
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission found that Elane violated the law, a decision that has twice been upheld in court.
Bans on discrimination in public accommodations makes up one leg of the tripod that supports most civil rights protection laws, the other two being housing and employment. The federal Civil Rights Law, famously enacted in 1964 after black activists staged sit-ins at "whites only" Woolworth lunch counters, bans public accommodations discrimination based on race, sex, nationality, religion and ethnicity, but not sexual orientation.
New Mexico's law, however, spells out sexual orientation among its protected classes, as does the law of 20 other states plus Washington, D.C.
First Amendment Question
Among other questions about New Mexico statute and religious exemptions from the law, the case hinges in large part on whether commercial photography is considered speech for First Amendment purposes, and if mandating a photographer to shoot an LGBT-related ceremony then constitutes compelled speech.
"This was not just recording like a security video camera," Jordan Lorence, attorney for photographer Elaine Huguenin, told a local news source, noting her "unique, artistic skills."
"The law cannot compel someone to stand on a soapbox," Lorence said, "in the same way that a court cannot compel someone to use his photographic skills to say something contrary to his beliefs."
University of Pennsylvania law professor Tobias Barrington Wolff, arguing for Willock, asserted that acts of advertising a service to the public "are entrances to public commerce" and therefore fall under the civil rights law. "This is a straightforward case of discrimination by a business," Wolff said.
A decision in favor of Elane could have implications far beyond Willock's commitment ceremony. "Public accommodations cover all areas in which any individual would have a reasonable expectation that they could go in and not be denied service because of who they are," says Sarah Warbelow, state legislative director for the Human Rights Campaign. "This would carve out a huge exemption for any individual who decided they didn't want to serve a customer based on individually held religious beliefs."
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Proponents and opponents have been weighing in, adding nuance to each side of the argument.
The ACLU filed an amicus brief in support of Willock, arguing that "a commercial business cannot solicit customers from the general public to buy its services as a photographer for hire and then claim that taking those photographs is a form of its own autonomous expressive activity."
The Cato institute filed in favor of the studio, citing the 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision Wooley v. Maynard, in which a family was excused from displaying the New Hampshire state motto, "Live Free or Die," on their car license plate on the grounds that it violated their freedom of religion.
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