Saturday, June 25, 2011
NC Governor signed H381 Checking Station Pattern Selection.
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A long list of bills signed into law within the last couple of days includes HB 381 Checking Station Pattern Selection.
It is now referred to as Session Law 2011-216.
http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H381
To download a list, click here.
It is scheduled to go into effect on December 1.
The new law is of particular interest to the motorcycling community because it should effectively end motorcyclist only roadblocks like the one in Holly Ridge during the Myrtle Beach Fall Rally in 2009.
A long list of bills signed into law within the last couple of days includes HB 381 Checking Station Pattern Selection.
It is now referred to as Session Law 2011-216.
http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H381
To download a list, click here.
It is scheduled to go into effect on December 1.
The new law is of particular interest to the motorcycling community because it should effectively end motorcyclist only roadblocks like the one in Holly Ridge during the Myrtle Beach Fall Rally in 2009.
Be happy you are not living in New Zealand
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I don't care what anyone thinks. Thiese people are sick.
Horse Semen Shots a Hit With Kiwi Connoisseurs
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/06/23/horse-semen-shots-hit-with-kiwi-connoisseurs/#ixzz1QETPKKbC
Shots of horse-semen have reportedly become a hit in New Zealand this month as the country celebrates its 14th annual Monteith's Beer and Wild Food Challenge.
Chef Jason Varley of Wellington's Green Man Pub is topping his dish of seared Asian duck and paua spring rolls with a shot of Hoihoi tatea, better known in laymen's terms as horse semen. The drink was unveiled on June 3, and will only be served for a month during the festival, according to the pub's Facebook page.
Varley told The Dominion Post that the concoction was most popular amongst his lady customers and admits to having tried some himself, describing the taste as "like custard."
And he's not the first to serve it up, the newspaper reports that it previously appeared at the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival, and chef's pay around $15 per shot of the ingredient, which is legal to be sold for consumption as far as the New Zealand Food Standards Authority is concerned.
I don't care what anyone thinks. Thiese people are sick.
Horse Semen Shots a Hit With Kiwi Connoisseurs
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/06/23/horse-semen-shots-hit-with-kiwi-connoisseurs/#ixzz1QETPKKbC
Shots of horse-semen have reportedly become a hit in New Zealand this month as the country celebrates its 14th annual Monteith's Beer and Wild Food Challenge.
Chef Jason Varley of Wellington's Green Man Pub is topping his dish of seared Asian duck and paua spring rolls with a shot of Hoihoi tatea, better known in laymen's terms as horse semen. The drink was unveiled on June 3, and will only be served for a month during the festival, according to the pub's Facebook page.
Varley told The Dominion Post that the concoction was most popular amongst his lady customers and admits to having tried some himself, describing the taste as "like custard."
And he's not the first to serve it up, the newspaper reports that it previously appeared at the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival, and chef's pay around $15 per shot of the ingredient, which is legal to be sold for consumption as far as the New Zealand Food Standards Authority is concerned.
Think You Have First Amendment Rights?
Amy Alkon
amyalkon.mensnewsdaily.com
More and more, police are acting like there's no such thing as The First Amendment. This woman was arrested for standing on her lawn and videotaping the police. She was exercising her First Amendment right to videotape the police -- an essential right, in order to see that there is no police misconduct -- and they arrested her.
Police Officer Arrest Woman in Her Front Yard for Filming the Cops
http://youtu.be/jXA-KA-pEKw
Police Officers and your rights: http://policecrimes.com/police.html Know your rights, never talk to police officers!
You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride.
May 12 2011 - A Rochester woman was arrested for taping a traffic stop in front of her 19th Ward Home. She was standing in front of her house with a hand held recording device when the arrest happened. Officer Mario Masic, Rochester Police Department, executed the illegal arrest.
NEW YORK -- In May, the Rochester Police Department arrested a woman on a charge of obstructing governmental administration after she videotaped several officers' search of a man's car. The charge is a criminal misdemeanor.
The only problem? Videotaping a police officer in public view is perfectly legal in New York state -- and the woman was in her own front yard. The arrest report of the incident also contains an apparent discrepancy from what is seen in the woman's own video.
That video, uploaded to the Internet this week, more than a month after Emily Good's May 12 arrest, begins by showing a black male being questioned by a police officer at about 10 p.m. The red and blue flashes of a police cruiser illuminate the scene on Aldine Street.
"I just got out of the house, man, I'm sick, man," the man who has been pulled over says. Other police officers search his car.
Then one of the officers, identified as Mario Masic in the arrest report, turns to the camera and asks, "You guys need something?"
"I'm just -- this is my front yard -- I'm just recording what you're doing. It's my right," Good replies.
"Actually, not from the sidewalk," the officer replies, incorrect about the legality of Good's actions.
For more than a minute of the video, the officer and Good argue about whether she is threatening his safety. Finally, it appears, Masic has had enough: "You know what, you're gonna go to jail. That's just not right."
Acuff claimed that he and Good were complying with the policeman's order to return to their porch when she was arrested.
"The real reason they arrested her was because she was videotaping," Acuff said. Both he and Good are activists who have previously protested foreclosures in the area.
Acuff has posted his own account of the arrest on Indymedia. He said he and Good were videotaping the traffic stop out of concern about police misconduct.
The police report of the arrest contains another apparent discrepancy from what appears on the video: Masic writes that the traffic stop targeted three individuals who "were all chalkem south gang members."
"This gang is known for drugs guns and violence," Masic notes, underscoring the danger of the situation.
The police department has launched an internal investigation.
Good is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, where her public defender hopes the case will be dismissed.
If that doesn't happen, Stare said, she was not afraid of bringing Good's case to a jury trial.
"She was well within her rights."
http://policecrimes.com
If you feel you have been abused by the police, you may learn how to file a police complaint here: http://policecrimes.com/police_complaint.html
Police Crimes Forum http://policecrimes.com/forum
amyalkon.mensnewsdaily.com
More and more, police are acting like there's no such thing as The First Amendment. This woman was arrested for standing on her lawn and videotaping the police. She was exercising her First Amendment right to videotape the police -- an essential right, in order to see that there is no police misconduct -- and they arrested her.
Police Officer Arrest Woman in Her Front Yard for Filming the Cops
http://youtu.be/jXA-KA-pEKw
Police Officers and your rights: http://policecrimes.com/police.html Know your rights, never talk to police officers!
You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride.
May 12 2011 - A Rochester woman was arrested for taping a traffic stop in front of her 19th Ward Home. She was standing in front of her house with a hand held recording device when the arrest happened. Officer Mario Masic, Rochester Police Department, executed the illegal arrest.
NEW YORK -- In May, the Rochester Police Department arrested a woman on a charge of obstructing governmental administration after she videotaped several officers' search of a man's car. The charge is a criminal misdemeanor.
The only problem? Videotaping a police officer in public view is perfectly legal in New York state -- and the woman was in her own front yard. The arrest report of the incident also contains an apparent discrepancy from what is seen in the woman's own video.
That video, uploaded to the Internet this week, more than a month after Emily Good's May 12 arrest, begins by showing a black male being questioned by a police officer at about 10 p.m. The red and blue flashes of a police cruiser illuminate the scene on Aldine Street.
"I just got out of the house, man, I'm sick, man," the man who has been pulled over says. Other police officers search his car.
Then one of the officers, identified as Mario Masic in the arrest report, turns to the camera and asks, "You guys need something?"
"I'm just -- this is my front yard -- I'm just recording what you're doing. It's my right," Good replies.
"Actually, not from the sidewalk," the officer replies, incorrect about the legality of Good's actions.
For more than a minute of the video, the officer and Good argue about whether she is threatening his safety. Finally, it appears, Masic has had enough: "You know what, you're gonna go to jail. That's just not right."
Acuff claimed that he and Good were complying with the policeman's order to return to their porch when she was arrested.
"The real reason they arrested her was because she was videotaping," Acuff said. Both he and Good are activists who have previously protested foreclosures in the area.
Acuff has posted his own account of the arrest on Indymedia. He said he and Good were videotaping the traffic stop out of concern about police misconduct.
The police report of the arrest contains another apparent discrepancy from what appears on the video: Masic writes that the traffic stop targeted three individuals who "were all chalkem south gang members."
"This gang is known for drugs guns and violence," Masic notes, underscoring the danger of the situation.
The police department has launched an internal investigation.
Good is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, where her public defender hopes the case will be dismissed.
If that doesn't happen, Stare said, she was not afraid of bringing Good's case to a jury trial.
"She was well within her rights."
http://policecrimes.com
If you feel you have been abused by the police, you may learn how to file a police complaint here: http://policecrimes.com/police_complaint.html
Police Crimes Forum http://policecrimes.com/forum
Bond vs United States. another interesting case
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Bond vs United States. Allow individuals (not just states) to
challenge federal laws as violations of state sovereignty.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-1227.pdf
It could be used to challenge federal marijuana laws on the basis of
federalism.
Bond vs United States. Allow individuals (not just states) to
challenge federal laws as violations of state sovereignty.
http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-1227.pdf
It could be used to challenge federal marijuana laws on the basis of
federalism.
Impact assessment - FMVSS 218 Label change. Motorcycle Helmet Labeling Rules Changed, in case you missed it
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(May 20, 2011) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has changed motorcycle helmet labeling rules to help consumers and law enforcement better distinguish between Department of Transportation approved and unapproved helmets, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council.
Beginning May 13, 2013, each approved helmet will be required to have a decal with including the phrase “FMVSS No. 218” (for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218), lettering indicated the helmet manufacturer’s name and/or brand name of the helmet and the word “certified” in a horizontally center position underneath the “FMVSS No. 218.” The rule also includes details on the placement of the decal on the helmet. [See the NHTSA Final Rule]
Those helmets baring the decal must pass a retention test, an impact attenuation test and reach specified conditioning tolerances. The impact and retention tests were revised to make them less ambiguous, according to the MIC release.
The new rule comes as the NHTSA was seeking ways to crack down on counterfeit DOT stickers, the organization told The New York Times. The new decals, the NHTSA said, are more sophisticated to reduce the chance of replicas being created. The agency only wants approved helmets marked with the stickers so as to discourage the use of novelty helmets that have failed all or most of its tests.
(May 20, 2011) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has changed motorcycle helmet labeling rules to help consumers and law enforcement better distinguish between Department of Transportation approved and unapproved helmets, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council.
Beginning May 13, 2013, each approved helmet will be required to have a decal with including the phrase “FMVSS No. 218” (for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218), lettering indicated the helmet manufacturer’s name and/or brand name of the helmet and the word “certified” in a horizontally center position underneath the “FMVSS No. 218.” The rule also includes details on the placement of the decal on the helmet. [See the NHTSA Final Rule]
Those helmets baring the decal must pass a retention test, an impact attenuation test and reach specified conditioning tolerances. The impact and retention tests were revised to make them less ambiguous, according to the MIC release.
The new rule comes as the NHTSA was seeking ways to crack down on counterfeit DOT stickers, the organization told The New York Times. The new decals, the NHTSA said, are more sophisticated to reduce the chance of replicas being created. The agency only wants approved helmets marked with the stickers so as to discourage the use of novelty helmets that have failed all or most of its tests.
Say What ! !
SAY WHAT ???
by John Del Santo
Listen to a conversation between a bunch of motorcycle riders, and the phrases you’ll hear repeated most often are “what ?” and “Say that again”. Along with other things we’ve done in our lives, riding a motorcycle can put a lot of strain on our hearing. Usually it’s not the sound of the bike that does the damage, but the sound of the wind passing our ears for thousands and thousands of miles year after year. A ‘full’ helmet doesn’t guarantee hearing protection, and some helmets increase the noise in our ears. A good set of earplugs is a great way to protect our hearing.
Everyone loses some hearing over the years depending on genetics, our trade, or the sports we’ve been involved in during our lives. Folks who listen to music with headphones and the volume cranked up can expect trouble down the road; people who exercise at the gym with earphones on and the volume high can do excessive damage; . Are you one of the “I-POD” crowd ? Hearing experts recommend never having the volume set higher than ¾ on the scale.
Anyone who spent a lot of time at rock concerts or clubs will probably spend a lot of their later years not being fully included in many conversations. If we add motorcycle riding to any of those, the earlier we start to protect our hearing, the better.
Some people, (like this writer), don’t give the subject much thought (what, me worry ?) until they start hearing tones or sounds like there’s water running in the next room 24 hours a day, or find themselves saying “what ?” an awful lot. You can pump iron to get your muscles back in tone, or even do exercises that will improve your eyesight, but like diamonds ….hearing loss is Forever.
You can find good washable, reusable earplugs, custom fitted plugs, or good disposables. If you use a computer, try (www.webbikeworld.com/Earplugs/earplugs.htm) You can also try safety supply houses, motorcycle shops (I don’t think they make earplugs in chrome, yet) or at sporting goods stores. If you are not a user yet, try out a pair; follow directions putting them in, and take them out slowly and carefully to avoid damage to the eardrum. Keeping the right and left plugs separate is considered to be a safe thing to do to prevent the transfer of ear infection.
They are a little weird when you first start using them… your engine sounds different, and you’ll be concerned that you may not hear that car moving into the lane next to you. But after all, we should probably save whatever we can, or get used to writing notes to each other somewhere in years to come. Be Alert, Ride Safe, and ……Hear! Hear
John Del Santo
"QUESTION AUTHORITY"
Benjamin Franklin
by John Del Santo
Listen to a conversation between a bunch of motorcycle riders, and the phrases you’ll hear repeated most often are “what ?” and “Say that again”. Along with other things we’ve done in our lives, riding a motorcycle can put a lot of strain on our hearing. Usually it’s not the sound of the bike that does the damage, but the sound of the wind passing our ears for thousands and thousands of miles year after year. A ‘full’ helmet doesn’t guarantee hearing protection, and some helmets increase the noise in our ears. A good set of earplugs is a great way to protect our hearing.
Everyone loses some hearing over the years depending on genetics, our trade, or the sports we’ve been involved in during our lives. Folks who listen to music with headphones and the volume cranked up can expect trouble down the road; people who exercise at the gym with earphones on and the volume high can do excessive damage; . Are you one of the “I-POD” crowd ? Hearing experts recommend never having the volume set higher than ¾ on the scale.
Anyone who spent a lot of time at rock concerts or clubs will probably spend a lot of their later years not being fully included in many conversations. If we add motorcycle riding to any of those, the earlier we start to protect our hearing, the better.
Some people, (like this writer), don’t give the subject much thought (what, me worry ?) until they start hearing tones or sounds like there’s water running in the next room 24 hours a day, or find themselves saying “what ?” an awful lot. You can pump iron to get your muscles back in tone, or even do exercises that will improve your eyesight, but like diamonds ….hearing loss is Forever.
You can find good washable, reusable earplugs, custom fitted plugs, or good disposables. If you use a computer, try (www.webbikeworld.com/Earplugs/earplugs.htm) You can also try safety supply houses, motorcycle shops (I don’t think they make earplugs in chrome, yet) or at sporting goods stores. If you are not a user yet, try out a pair; follow directions putting them in, and take them out slowly and carefully to avoid damage to the eardrum. Keeping the right and left plugs separate is considered to be a safe thing to do to prevent the transfer of ear infection.
They are a little weird when you first start using them… your engine sounds different, and you’ll be concerned that you may not hear that car moving into the lane next to you. But after all, we should probably save whatever we can, or get used to writing notes to each other somewhere in years to come. Be Alert, Ride Safe, and ……Hear! Hear
John Del Santo
"QUESTION AUTHORITY"
Benjamin Franklin
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