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Fantastic South Florida weather, Christmas approaching and children in need were the reasons for the Toys in the sun run today. The turnout for the 19th annual SFPC toys in the sun run was in full force as over 30 thousand bikers met at the Pompano Harness Track to get ready for the parade. The motorcycle ride that would close 2 Interstate highways for over 3 hours. Riders started their motorcycles at 9:45 am and headed out for Markham Park in Sunrise a 26 mile ride away.

As the motorcycles arrive at the toy run destination and drop off, hundreds of onlookers lined the park entrance waving and cheering the bikers as they passed. The toys in the sun run brought in nearly $600,000.00 and 40,000 toys last year. This year it was projected that the numbers would be higher.

There was plenty of entertainment on hand for the day like when the Purrfect Angels were dancing on the Hard Rock Stage and live music provided all day on the main stage. We took the opportunity of most of the crowd watching the show to visit some of the motorcycle vendors in the area.

We talked with custom exhaust maker Frankie Serrano pictured here by one of his displays in the motorcycle vendor section. Frankie learned the ins and outs of the custom bike building and exhaust business. Studying under a legend like Eddie Trotta taught Frankie what it takes to be the best in a competitive industry.

There was a day full of everything motorcycle to see and do, but with a 150 mile trip home, it was time to head back to Melbourne.

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(Melbourne, Florida) 12/10/2006 – Melbourne Police acted quickly this afternoon on tips from witnesses to a robbery at the Melbourne Square Mall.
Two hours after 72 year old Carmen Carpenter of Indialantic had her purse forcibly taken from her possession, the suspect, 18 year old Joseph Leigh was in custody of the Melbourne Police.
Carpenter had exited the north door to the Macys Store. She observed a young white male running towards her at a fast pace. The white male grabbed her purse from her hands by force and even after he had possession of the victim’s purse he forcibly pushed her to the ground. The victim suffered a broken wrist and possible broken hip and ribs and she was transported to the hospital.

The robbery was witnessed by other shoppers.The white male then fled and was seen getting into the passenger side of a vehicle described as a burgundy colored SUV style jeep. Witnesses came to the victims aid and notified the police providing a description.
 

Approximately two hours later Sgt. Lew Markline observed a vehicle matching the description of the robbery suspects heading east on Sarno Road. At Apollo Blvd and Sarno Road he stopped the vehicle and made contact with the occupants. One of the occupants matched the physical description of the robbery suspect that had been given by the victim and the witnesses.  Witnesses were asked to respond to the traffic stop scene for possible identification. A witness made a positive identification of a white male as the person that robbed the victim and pushed her to the ground. Leigh was placed under arrest for robbery. He was also charged with aggravated battery/battery on a person over the age of 65. Leigh was booked at Melbourne Police Department and transported to BCSO under a $15,000. bond.
 

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The lupus support group for Brevard County meets every 4th Wednesday of the month. However, due to the holidays there will not be any meeting until 2007. Please mark your calendars to attend this meeting and get the word out. Our group needs more to attend and you can help by spreading the word for us.

Brevard Lupus Support group meeting

MELBOURNE

January 24th 7:15 – 8:30pm

Pro-Health Fitness Center, 3rd Floor Meeting Room

611 East Sheridan Road, Melbourne

Facilitator – Fredda Steidle, MPS

For more information please contact:

Fredda Steidle, MPS

Lupus Foundation of America South East Florida Chapter 561-279-8606

or contact me if you have any questions.

Those of you that have a local blog in this area, please help by spreading the word of these support group meetings by posting this message and creating a trackback to my blog.
About Lupus

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that, for unknown reasons, causes inflammation and tissue damage to virtually any of the body’s own cells, tissue, and organs – especially the skin, joints, blood, heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain. The body’s immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials called antigens.
In an autoimmune disorder such as lupus, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between foreign substances (antigens) and the body’s own cells and tissue. Unable to make this distinction, the immune system then produces antibodies that target the body’s healthy tissue causing inflammation and damage to vital organs.
Lupus is a very complicated, confusing and erratic disease. It can range from being a mild disease affecting only a few organs, to one that can cause serious and even life-threatening health problems. Two leading causes of morbidity and mortality from lupus are kidney disease and heart disease.
This disease effects me through someone that I love very much, my wife Cindi Odom. Cindi has Discoid (cutaneous) lupus is always limited to the skin. It is identified by a rash that may appear on the face, neck, and scalp.

I attend these meetings as a support for her and others that are effected by this disease. You can help! If you can, please help to spread the word about the support meetings to people that you know that have lupus.

You can also help by supporting the lupus foundation. I have set up a page that tells a little more about Cindi and you can donate to the foundation on that page.

Take a moment to visit Cindi Bear’s Fight Against Lupus and meet my wonderful wife.

You can also learn more about lupus at the lupus foundation site.

Thanks! Mike

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The winds have calmed down in the Titusville area where NASA is hoping to get the space shuttle Discovery off the ground this evening at 8:47 pm. Earlier today the NASA weather watch had given the chance of launch to be only a t 30%. Because of the improved weather conditions in the last hour, the chance of launch has been upgraded to 40% and all technical systems are functioning normal.

We are in hopes of taking picutres of tonight’s launch and are preparing to go out and get set up.

 Updated: 6:50 p.m. EST
With two hours remaining until launch, the STS-116 crew are seated inside Discovery, busy making final prelaunch checks and powering up the orbiter’s systems. In a happy reversal of fortunes, a recent update from the launch weather team has significantly upgraded the forecast. Meteorologists now estimate Discovery’s chances for liftoff to be a full 70 percent.

Launch managers continue to report no technical issues with the launch pad or space shuttle as well.

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Castaways Beach Resort

This Daytona Beach Shores resort has a restaurant and lounge with weekend entertainment, exercise room, steam room, game room, heated oceanfront pool, children’s play area, guest laundry facilities and a small meeting room.

The side studios at the Castaways Beach Resort have a view of the ocean but are not directly on the oceanfront. Each unit has air conditioning, alarm clock radio, balcony, cable television and telephone. Guests will appreciate the convenience of a mini-kitchen with two-burner stove top, dishes, utensils, cookware, mini fridge and microwave oven.

Castaways Beach Resort appeals to budget-conscious travelers seeking an oceanfront location and the convenience of a mini kitchen in Daytona Beach.

More information about Castaways Beach Resort and reserve your bike week hotel accommodations

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Bike Week is scheduled for March 2nd through 11th 2007

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is give peace a chance.
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I have received many letters asking about these two questions. I will address them one at a time.

Did Billy Lane win $50,000.00 throwing a football at a college game?

Yes! But NOT the chopper builder Billy Lane. This billy Lane lives in Oklahoma, he is an aircraft mechanic, has a wife and two kids. This man won the 50 grand by throwing a football into a hole in a giant Dr. Pepper can during halftime at a “big 12 conference game”.

The deal was, the contestant, Billy Lane would receive $10,000.00 for each time he hit the hole in the Dr. Pepper can and had 10 tries at it. Mr. Lane hit the hole in the can 5 times winning $50,000.00. So, I guess the answer to this question would be yes and no.

Was there an interview with Billy lane on the Scott Ferrall show?

This question is a puzzle in itself. I found out about this alleged interview from a comment of a blog visitor and did a post about it here. Why would Billy Lane do such an interview? Moreover, why would he “tell all” to a sports commentator on Sirius Radio! Scott Ferrall only lead to this type of interview would be because he is on the Howard Stern show.

Any way, I have emailed the Scott Ferrall show and Sirius Radio about the interview and have received no response form either party. The Sirius Radio Billy Lane interview never happened to the best of my knowledge. If anyone can prove any different, your comment and proof is welcome.

Source:

http://www.newsok.com/xml/rss/2980419/

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(Orlando, Florida) December 8, 2006 US Marshals actor Wesley Snipes turns himself in to the feds.

The indictment handed down October 17, 2006 names Wesley Snipes and 2 other men for tax fraud charges. Snipes has been in Namibia shooting the movie Gallowwalker, but was arrested upon returning home to Florida today.

Wesley Trent Snipes (“Snipes”), formerly of Windermere, Florida, Eddie Ray Kahn (“Kahn”), of Sorrento, Florida, and Douglas P. Rosile (“Rosile”), of Venice, Florida, with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and presenting a fraudulent claim for payment to the IRS.

Snipes is also charged with six counts of failing to file income tax returns. Each of the conspiracy and false claim charges carry a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment. Snipes also faces up to one year imprisonment on each charge of failing to file income tax returns.

The indictment alleges that Snipes, Kahn, and Rosile attempted, through dishonest means, to make it appear as if Snipes had no liability for federal income taxes, when, in fact, Snipes had such tax liabilities. As part of the scheme, the defendants allegedly prepared and filed two amended federal income tax returns for Snipes, fraudulently claiming refunds of 1996 and 1997 income taxes previously paid, totaling almost $12 million. The indictment also alleges that Snipes did not file his 1999 through 2004 federal income tax returns, even though the law required him to do so.

Wesley Snipes appeared in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary Jones and plead not guilty today and remains free on a 1 million dollar bond. Snipes has appeared in all 3 Blade Runner movies, White men can’t jump, Miami Vice and too other movies to name.

Snipes’ attorneys disputed reports that the actor was trying to elude authorities on the charges, which were handed up in October, by staying in Namibia. They said he had offered to turn himself in to authorities there if the U.S. government wanted, but that prosecutors and defense attorneys negotiated his return to Florida to appear in court today.

Source:

 Indictment CASE NO. 5:06-cr-22(S1)-Oc-10GRJ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/08/State/Wesley_Snipes_arreste.shtml

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000648/

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As I listened to the final count down and the pre-launch check list, everything was green and go, until the weather check. The low cloud ceiling had the weather control light looking like a Christmas tree as it consistently flashed from red to green all day. In the final moments of count down the clock went on hold due to the weather violating the shuttle launch safety rules.

We were set up on Pineda Causeway in Melbourne with hopes of taking our first space shuttle night launch pictures. Looks like that will be on hold for now, NASA officials have set the next launch attempt for 8:47 p.m. EST on Dec. 9.

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While the attorney for DaimlerChysler Corporation has filed a technical response. Jeffery Vernis one of the attorneys for Billy Lane filed an objection to the motion for speedy trial that was requested by the plaintiffs’ attorney Sam Cacciatore.

Mr. Cacciatore explained to me in a phone interview that, like many rules, there is a difference in a “speedy trial” for a civil action as opposed to a criminal case.

Looking at the definition for “speedy trial” at law.com we see the following is for criminal cases:

in criminal prosecutions, the right of a defendant to demand a trial within a short time since to be held in jail without trial is a violation of the “due process” provision of the 5th Amendment (applied to the states by the 14th Amendment). Each state has a statute or constitutional provision limiting the time an accused person may be held before trial (e.g. 45 days). Charges must be dismissed and the defendant released if the period expires without trial. However, defendants often waive the right to a speedy trial in order to prepare a stronger defense, and if the accused is free on bail he/she will not be hurt by the waiver.

However, when a “speedy trial” is requested in a civil action and in Florida, it takes on a new meaning:

415.1115 Civil actions involving elderly parties; speedy trial.–In a civil action in which a person over the age of 65 is a party, such party may move the court to advance the trial on the docket. The presiding judge, after consideration of the age and health of the party, may advance the trial on the docket. The motion may be filed and served with the initial complaint or at any time thereafter.

So, what is being asked in the motion and what will happen if the motion is granted, is that the case will have a bit more priority in movement on the docket when the parties are ready to go to trial.

Many mistakes are often made in the legal terms, rules and findings of the civil action and can easily be misconstrued using the same of the criminal laws. I found a pretty good page while doing some research that gives a good explanation of the differences between criminal and civil law that you may want to read: Differences between Civil and Criminal Law in the USA

Sources:

http://www.floridamalpractice.com/stat415.1115.htm

law.com

Brevard Clerk of Courts

Florida State Statute 415

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