"If you're hungry, try a piece of your friend"
I wanted to see this movie for 2 reasons. 1 - The trailer looked action-packed, and 2 - Malcolm McDowell, whom I loved in Clockwork Orange, was in it, and also Bob Hoskins, who was great in Unleashed.
I've seen this movie twice. Once in the theater and once at home. I have to say I liked it better the first time. There's alot of action scenes, along with multiple decapitations, blown off limbs, and plenty of gore/blood. Yet I felt that what was portrayed in this movie copied several previous movie themes; Mad Max, 28 Days Later, and Resident Evil, to name a few. However, it was entertaining and held my attention.
The female lead, played by Rhonda Mitra, was well cast. I've seen her in the TV show, Nip-Tuck, and she was able to pull off the emotionally scarred heroine who has a childhood past linked to the "Hot Zone".
Sadly, Malcolm McDowell does not appear until close to the end (but does the narration, too). Bob Hoskins could have been in it more, too.
The visuals were good, however, in some scenes there is so much going on the screen at once that you can't catch it all.
Overall, I liked the movie. Could have been a tad bit shorter, at least to me. A great flick if you're in the mood for lots of blood and action.
I loved this movie, still love it. I'm a big fan of Rhona Mitra. My only knock is that Malcolm McDowell wasn't in the movie for much longer than he was. Hoskins was great,so your saying I should see Unleashed then, that sounds like a Jet Lee film.
Source: http://www.movieweb.com/review/REmpXvpnK3g1pq
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Cloris Leachman spares Bob Saget
Cloris Leachman spares Bob Saget little dignity in her feisty appearance at his Comedy Central roast.
In a video snippet of the taped event, set to air Sunday night, the award-winning actress snipes, "Can't believe I shaved for this. I mean, what am I even doing here? Who cares about Bob Saget?"
Low blow. But Saget laps it up, laughing large at the award-winning actress's routine. When asked why the cable channel singled him out to be roasted, he says with mock humility, "I don't know. You know, I guess a few other people turned it down. It's always how I look at it."
That shtick isn't fooling anyone, though. The actor-comedian is a bona-fide cultural icon, thanks to his role as squeaky clean single dad Danny Tanner on "Full House," the addictively cheesy ABC sitcom that launched the phenomenon known as the Olsen twins, who were barely out of diapers when the show debuted in 1987.
An entire generation will always know Saget by his "Full House" alter ego. But it was his scene-stealing cameo in the 2005 documentary "The Aristocrats" - in which 100 comics riffed on the world's dirtiest joke - that revealed his notoriously filthy sense of humour.
Saget kept things fairly clean, though, as he talked to The Associated Press about twin tycoons Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, who would play him in a "Full House" movie and why he wants good friend-roastmaster John Stamos to run for public office.
AP: How many Olsen jokes were cracked during the roast?
Saget: Too many, and that's why editing is so great. I'm a big fan of editing. There were a lot of jokes at their expense, more jokes at my expense.
AP: How many times a day does someone ask you about the twins?
Saget: It gets old. ... It can get a little bit exhausting. It's really not about anything. It kind of makes me really just want to go and read the news ... and then go to a movie. Or do some cardio.
AP: Do you ever have the urge to sit down with your TV daughters and give them a feel-good lecture?
Saget: It's not like that. Because I know Ashley and Mary-Kate since they're nine months old or six months old; I know Jodie (Sweetin) since she's four and Candace (Cameron) since she's nine. And I never talked to them like they were little kids ... because I just don't talk to kids like that. ... A lot of the conversations I have with Ashley and Mary-Kate have been (them saying), "No, I really like her, she's a really good girlfriend" or, "You should try that, I think that'd be good for you." That's the truth. So it's kind of reversed.
AP: What kind of music would you like to have in the background if you did do a heart-to-heart?
Saget: I guess something by Journey with Steve Perry because they had the synthesizers all down really well. It was all about the synth.
AP: What would Danny Tanner say about you on the roasting panel?
Saget: Danny Tanner would probably not say anything. The first thing he would probably do before he spoke is just spray Windex on the podium, and just clean it up because of all the disgusting hands that have touched it.
AP: In honour of Danny - if you could be a cleaning product, which cleaning product would you be?
Saget: Purell. You get used all day long. People rub their hands all over you.
AP: If there was a "Full House" movie, who would play you?
Saget: Let me think about this very carefully. It's a very important question. ... I'm actually looking up something because I have a couple thoughts on this, because I actually wrote this down once.
AP: Really?
Saget: Somebody was talking about (a movie). Who knows? It's a crazy little world we're living in, isn't it? ... Josh Radnor (CBS' "How I Met Your Mother," narrated in voice-over by Saget). I don't think he'd do it. He's too talented, but he would have to play Danny Tanner. I don't know if anyone should want to fill those shoes. But it'd be hilarious because I'm playing him as an older man. I'm his voice. I'm the discombobulated "Charlie's Angels" voice. Who else could be Danny Tanner? Let me think. ... Jason Biggs ("American Pie"), and maybe Danny gets caught in the kitchen with a pie.
AP: Or maybe you could play Danny ... again.
Saget: I don't know. Unless I can play him intoxicated, which I don't think they'll go for.
AP: You've hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "1 vs. 100." Who would win in a host-off: you, Howie Mandel or Ryan Seacrest?
Saget: I would have to say Howie, because Howie doesn't let people touch him. Which I think is the answer. ... I would never put myself in the hosting-off. It sounds like you're doing something dirty, anyway, if you're "hosting off." But Howie, actually, I've known also since he was a young comic. He's a dear friend. Really great guy. And I think he's made more of a show (NBC's "Deal or No Deal") that didn't have that much to it.
AP: You directed the "March of the Penguins" straight-to-DVD spoof, "Farce of the Penguins." What do you have against penguins?
Saget: I love penguins, but I found out just what nasty little creatures they are just by watching documentary footage. I mean, we didn't do it what the real filmmakers of the real movie did. They're the real deal. I'm a penguin thief, basically.
AP: On a political note, who would make a celebrity running mate for Obama and McCain?
Saget: I think, after the roast, I would say Cloris Leachman ("Young Frankenstein," TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"). She'd be good for McCain because she would keep him looking younger. And I think for Obama the best running mate would be - god, this is trying to promote my roast - I'd say John Stamos because then I'd totally be hooked up at the White House.
Source: http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5IxvgF5WowlKL6fQTZwOzXZoJig
In a video snippet of the taped event, set to air Sunday night, the award-winning actress snipes, "Can't believe I shaved for this. I mean, what am I even doing here? Who cares about Bob Saget?"
Low blow. But Saget laps it up, laughing large at the award-winning actress's routine. When asked why the cable channel singled him out to be roasted, he says with mock humility, "I don't know. You know, I guess a few other people turned it down. It's always how I look at it."
That shtick isn't fooling anyone, though. The actor-comedian is a bona-fide cultural icon, thanks to his role as squeaky clean single dad Danny Tanner on "Full House," the addictively cheesy ABC sitcom that launched the phenomenon known as the Olsen twins, who were barely out of diapers when the show debuted in 1987.
An entire generation will always know Saget by his "Full House" alter ego. But it was his scene-stealing cameo in the 2005 documentary "The Aristocrats" - in which 100 comics riffed on the world's dirtiest joke - that revealed his notoriously filthy sense of humour.
Saget kept things fairly clean, though, as he talked to The Associated Press about twin tycoons Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, who would play him in a "Full House" movie and why he wants good friend-roastmaster John Stamos to run for public office.
AP: How many Olsen jokes were cracked during the roast?
Saget: Too many, and that's why editing is so great. I'm a big fan of editing. There were a lot of jokes at their expense, more jokes at my expense.
AP: How many times a day does someone ask you about the twins?
Saget: It gets old. ... It can get a little bit exhausting. It's really not about anything. It kind of makes me really just want to go and read the news ... and then go to a movie. Or do some cardio.
AP: Do you ever have the urge to sit down with your TV daughters and give them a feel-good lecture?
Saget: It's not like that. Because I know Ashley and Mary-Kate since they're nine months old or six months old; I know Jodie (Sweetin) since she's four and Candace (Cameron) since she's nine. And I never talked to them like they were little kids ... because I just don't talk to kids like that. ... A lot of the conversations I have with Ashley and Mary-Kate have been (them saying), "No, I really like her, she's a really good girlfriend" or, "You should try that, I think that'd be good for you." That's the truth. So it's kind of reversed.
AP: What kind of music would you like to have in the background if you did do a heart-to-heart?
Saget: I guess something by Journey with Steve Perry because they had the synthesizers all down really well. It was all about the synth.
AP: What would Danny Tanner say about you on the roasting panel?
Saget: Danny Tanner would probably not say anything. The first thing he would probably do before he spoke is just spray Windex on the podium, and just clean it up because of all the disgusting hands that have touched it.
AP: In honour of Danny - if you could be a cleaning product, which cleaning product would you be?
Saget: Purell. You get used all day long. People rub their hands all over you.
AP: If there was a "Full House" movie, who would play you?
Saget: Let me think about this very carefully. It's a very important question. ... I'm actually looking up something because I have a couple thoughts on this, because I actually wrote this down once.
AP: Really?
Saget: Somebody was talking about (a movie). Who knows? It's a crazy little world we're living in, isn't it? ... Josh Radnor (CBS' "How I Met Your Mother," narrated in voice-over by Saget). I don't think he'd do it. He's too talented, but he would have to play Danny Tanner. I don't know if anyone should want to fill those shoes. But it'd be hilarious because I'm playing him as an older man. I'm his voice. I'm the discombobulated "Charlie's Angels" voice. Who else could be Danny Tanner? Let me think. ... Jason Biggs ("American Pie"), and maybe Danny gets caught in the kitchen with a pie.
AP: Or maybe you could play Danny ... again.
Saget: I don't know. Unless I can play him intoxicated, which I don't think they'll go for.
AP: You've hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "1 vs. 100." Who would win in a host-off: you, Howie Mandel or Ryan Seacrest?
Saget: I would have to say Howie, because Howie doesn't let people touch him. Which I think is the answer. ... I would never put myself in the hosting-off. It sounds like you're doing something dirty, anyway, if you're "hosting off." But Howie, actually, I've known also since he was a young comic. He's a dear friend. Really great guy. And I think he's made more of a show (NBC's "Deal or No Deal") that didn't have that much to it.
AP: You directed the "March of the Penguins" straight-to-DVD spoof, "Farce of the Penguins." What do you have against penguins?
Saget: I love penguins, but I found out just what nasty little creatures they are just by watching documentary footage. I mean, we didn't do it what the real filmmakers of the real movie did. They're the real deal. I'm a penguin thief, basically.
AP: On a political note, who would make a celebrity running mate for Obama and McCain?
Saget: I think, after the roast, I would say Cloris Leachman ("Young Frankenstein," TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"). She'd be good for McCain because she would keep him looking younger. And I think for Obama the best running mate would be - god, this is trying to promote my roast - I'd say John Stamos because then I'd totally be hooked up at the White House.
Source: http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5IxvgF5WowlKL6fQTZwOzXZoJig
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Donkey Test
We had a little moment of hilarity tonight at dinner when photographer Tom Fox, perusing a thick, white menu, quite seriously posed the question: "What tastes better - the duck or the donkey?"
Much, much, much to my surprise, the donkey - which came out in a steaming stew with dove eggs - wasn't at all bad. Honestly, it was kinda good.
I've gone back-and-forth in my willingness to be adventurous with the food here in Beijing, though the opportunities are certainly endless. I ordered the sashimi, which wasn't as daring, but we'll be here three more weeks.
In other news, we've discovered getting around in a taxi cab isn't as easy as we thought it would be, even with these handy-dandy taxi cards we bought that spell out destinations in Chinese and English.
Also, though the skies were a good, impressive-for-Beijing blue this morning, the smog of pollution became evident as the day wore on. We hear it my be get worse in the next couple days.
Real Donkey Test
What is it??
This poker skill test is the first and only of its kind. Our unique scoring system measures your overall poker skill level and assesses performance in 13 sub categories, revealing key strengths and weaknesses. Developed by poker professionals, this test is for no limit Hold'em cash games and tournaments (MTTs and SNGs).
History of Intelligence Testing
Among the first to investigate individual differences in mental ability was a British scientist, Sir Frances Galton, who compared people based on their awards and accomplishments. This research convinced him that intelligence was inherited and led to further studies which involved evaluating individual differences in reaction time and range and specificity of the senses, which have since been shown to correlate with academic success.
A French psychologist, Alfred Binet, developed a test to accurately predict academic success when the French government asked him to help them determine which children in the public schools would have difficulty with formal education. He, and his colleague, Theodore Simon, found that tests of practical knowledge, memory, reasoning, vocabulary, and problem solving were better predictors of school success than the sensory tests used by Galton. Subjects were asked to perform simple commands and gestures, repeat spoken numbers, name objects in pictures, define common words, tell how two objects are different, and define abstract terms. Similar items are used in today�s intelligence tests.
Assuming that children all follow the same pattern of development but develop at different rates, Binet and Simon created the concept of mental age, whereby, for example, a child of any age who scored as well as an average twelve-year-old was said to have a mental age of twelve.
Binet�s test was not widely used in France, but Henry Goddard, director of a school for mentally challenged students, brought it to the United States, translated it into English, and used it to test people for mental retardation. Louis Terman, another American psychologist, adapted the test for use with adults, established new standards for average ability at each age, and called it the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, because of his affiliation with Stanford University.
Terman is also responsible for the term, intelligence quotient, or IQ. He changed the way the results of the test were stated from a simple mental age to a quotient, a number which is the result of dividing one number by another. In this case, the mental age is divided by the chronological age, and the result is multiplied by 100, just to get rid of the decimal point. So, a child who is eight years old and answers the test questions as well as a twelve-year-old scores an intelligence quotient of 12/8 x 100, or 150. A twelve-year-old who answers the test questions as well as an average eight-year-old would have an IQ of 8/12 x 100, or 66.
This formula works well for comparing children, but since intelligence levels off in adulthood, it is not appropriate for adults. A thirty-year-old who answers questions as well as an average twenty-year-old would have an IQ of only 20/30 x 100, or 66.
So intelligence tests today no longer use the IQ formula. Instead, the score on a modern intelligence test compares a person�s performance with others his/her own age, while arbitrarily defining the average score as 100. By convention, most people still use the term IQ to refer to a score on an intelligence test.
Group Intelligence Tests
Before World War I, all intelligence tests were administered on a one to one basis. During the war, a group of psychologists, led by Robert M.Yerkes, developed two tests, one for English speakers, and one for non-English speakers or illiterates, which could be administered to groups of recruits to help the army determine the most effective placement of individuals. Highest scoring recruits were considered for officer training, and lowest scoring recruits were rejected from service.
Following the war, group tests were more popular. The National Intelligence Test, developed by Terman and Yerkes, was first used around 1920 to test school children. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was introduced in 1926 to help colleges and universities screen prospective students.
Today individual and group intelligence tests are widely used in education, the military, and business.
Much, much, much to my surprise, the donkey - which came out in a steaming stew with dove eggs - wasn't at all bad. Honestly, it was kinda good.
I've gone back-and-forth in my willingness to be adventurous with the food here in Beijing, though the opportunities are certainly endless. I ordered the sashimi, which wasn't as daring, but we'll be here three more weeks.
In other news, we've discovered getting around in a taxi cab isn't as easy as we thought it would be, even with these handy-dandy taxi cards we bought that spell out destinations in Chinese and English.
Also, though the skies were a good, impressive-for-Beijing blue this morning, the smog of pollution became evident as the day wore on. We hear it my be get worse in the next couple days.
Real Donkey Test
What is it??
This poker skill test is the first and only of its kind. Our unique scoring system measures your overall poker skill level and assesses performance in 13 sub categories, revealing key strengths and weaknesses. Developed by poker professionals, this test is for no limit Hold'em cash games and tournaments (MTTs and SNGs).
History of Intelligence Testing
Among the first to investigate individual differences in mental ability was a British scientist, Sir Frances Galton, who compared people based on their awards and accomplishments. This research convinced him that intelligence was inherited and led to further studies which involved evaluating individual differences in reaction time and range and specificity of the senses, which have since been shown to correlate with academic success.
A French psychologist, Alfred Binet, developed a test to accurately predict academic success when the French government asked him to help them determine which children in the public schools would have difficulty with formal education. He, and his colleague, Theodore Simon, found that tests of practical knowledge, memory, reasoning, vocabulary, and problem solving were better predictors of school success than the sensory tests used by Galton. Subjects were asked to perform simple commands and gestures, repeat spoken numbers, name objects in pictures, define common words, tell how two objects are different, and define abstract terms. Similar items are used in today�s intelligence tests.
Assuming that children all follow the same pattern of development but develop at different rates, Binet and Simon created the concept of mental age, whereby, for example, a child of any age who scored as well as an average twelve-year-old was said to have a mental age of twelve.
Binet�s test was not widely used in France, but Henry Goddard, director of a school for mentally challenged students, brought it to the United States, translated it into English, and used it to test people for mental retardation. Louis Terman, another American psychologist, adapted the test for use with adults, established new standards for average ability at each age, and called it the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, because of his affiliation with Stanford University.
Terman is also responsible for the term, intelligence quotient, or IQ. He changed the way the results of the test were stated from a simple mental age to a quotient, a number which is the result of dividing one number by another. In this case, the mental age is divided by the chronological age, and the result is multiplied by 100, just to get rid of the decimal point. So, a child who is eight years old and answers the test questions as well as a twelve-year-old scores an intelligence quotient of 12/8 x 100, or 150. A twelve-year-old who answers the test questions as well as an average eight-year-old would have an IQ of 8/12 x 100, or 66.
This formula works well for comparing children, but since intelligence levels off in adulthood, it is not appropriate for adults. A thirty-year-old who answers questions as well as an average twenty-year-old would have an IQ of only 20/30 x 100, or 66.
So intelligence tests today no longer use the IQ formula. Instead, the score on a modern intelligence test compares a person�s performance with others his/her own age, while arbitrarily defining the average score as 100. By convention, most people still use the term IQ to refer to a score on an intelligence test.
Group Intelligence Tests
Before World War I, all intelligence tests were administered on a one to one basis. During the war, a group of psychologists, led by Robert M.Yerkes, developed two tests, one for English speakers, and one for non-English speakers or illiterates, which could be administered to groups of recruits to help the army determine the most effective placement of individuals. Highest scoring recruits were considered for officer training, and lowest scoring recruits were rejected from service.
Following the war, group tests were more popular. The National Intelligence Test, developed by Terman and Yerkes, was first used around 1920 to test school children. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was introduced in 1926 to help colleges and universities screen prospective students.
Today individual and group intelligence tests are widely used in education, the military, and business.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
www.beijingticketing.com fraud Olympic Ticket
Judge shutters Web site offering Olympic tickets
A federal judge has temporarily shut down a Web site that Olympic officials say is defrauding patrons by falsely advertising tickets to the games in Beijing.
It's the second such Web site ordered closed in the last two weeks.
The judge ordered the shutdown Tuesday, pending a resolution of the U.S. Olympic Committee's lawsuit alleging the site is a scam.
USOC lawyers say http://www.beijingticketing.com cheated numerous U.S. residents out of thousands of dollars by falsely promising to deliver tickets to the games starting Friday.
The site was apparently disabled by its operators Monday, but the lawyers want the court order to keep it down permanently.
Online ticket fraud being fought at Beijing Olympics
With the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing only days away, reports have surfaced of massive amounts of online ticket fraud that has left dozens of Americans and others stuck in China without tickets to the events.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), U.S. Olympic Committee and other officials, including the Attorney General in Texas, are working feverishly to weed out scammers who are erroneously listing Olympic tickets. One of the companies in the crosshairs is Ticket City in Texas, which is being investigated by the state's Attorney General Greg Abbott, according to KXAN-TV, for allegedly reselling tickets it didn't have. The company is still listing tickets on its Web site.
Two U.S.-based Web sties that allegedly scammed customers, BeijingTicketing and Beijing-Tickets2008, were shut down after Olympic officials obtained an injunction in federal court. Dozens of other fraudulent Web sites have been traced back to a UK company, Xclusive Leisure and Hospitality, which also had a U.S. address and allegedly has a history of online ticket scams.
Ticketing has been an issue for the 2008 Games, which saw its servers crash under heightened demand for tickets.
A federal judge has temporarily shut down a Web site that Olympic officials say is defrauding patrons by falsely advertising tickets to the games in Beijing.
It's the second such Web site ordered closed in the last two weeks.
The judge ordered the shutdown Tuesday, pending a resolution of the U.S. Olympic Committee's lawsuit alleging the site is a scam.
USOC lawyers say http://www.beijingticketing.com cheated numerous U.S. residents out of thousands of dollars by falsely promising to deliver tickets to the games starting Friday.
The site was apparently disabled by its operators Monday, but the lawyers want the court order to keep it down permanently.
Online ticket fraud being fought at Beijing Olympics
With the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing only days away, reports have surfaced of massive amounts of online ticket fraud that has left dozens of Americans and others stuck in China without tickets to the events.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), U.S. Olympic Committee and other officials, including the Attorney General in Texas, are working feverishly to weed out scammers who are erroneously listing Olympic tickets. One of the companies in the crosshairs is Ticket City in Texas, which is being investigated by the state's Attorney General Greg Abbott, according to KXAN-TV, for allegedly reselling tickets it didn't have. The company is still listing tickets on its Web site.
Two U.S.-based Web sties that allegedly scammed customers, BeijingTicketing and Beijing-Tickets2008, were shut down after Olympic officials obtained an injunction in federal court. Dozens of other fraudulent Web sites have been traced back to a UK company, Xclusive Leisure and Hospitality, which also had a U.S. address and allegedly has a history of online ticket scams.
Ticketing has been an issue for the 2008 Games, which saw its servers crash under heightened demand for tickets.
boys with girlfriends lyrics
boys with girlfriends
when i first met you i knew you were the one
till you took me home and met her
she had your boxers on
she was listening to your song
and i thought right then that you had everything
but i knew
she was jealous from the start
yeah i knew
she was jealous from the start
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh oh oh oh oh oh X 2)
we started hanging around after 9
i couldve sworn you i was yours
you looked at me and said
its a little too late for bed
we went to hopesal and
talked about everything
but i knew
she was jealous from the start
yeah i knew
she was jealous from the start
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh)
what she did to us was tragic
oh oh oh
and i have to do what's right
oh oh oh
what we had was really magic
oh oh oh
but i have to get what's mine
oh
i don't get what's mine
and you get yours
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh)
X 2
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when i first met you i knew you were the one
till you took me home and met her
she had your boxers on
she was listening to your song
and i thought right then that you had everything
but i knew
she was jealous from the start
yeah i knew
she was jealous from the start
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh oh oh oh oh oh X 2)
we started hanging around after 9
i couldve sworn you i was yours
you looked at me and said
its a little too late for bed
we went to hopesal and
talked about everything
but i knew
she was jealous from the start
yeah i knew
she was jealous from the start
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh)
what she did to us was tragic
oh oh oh
and i have to do what's right
oh oh oh
what we had was really magic
oh oh oh
but i have to get what's mine
oh
i don't get what's mine
and you get yours
cos i know better not to be friends with boys with girlfriends
oh i know better than that i know better
you play the victim and i'll be the bad guy
i know better than that, i know better
(oh)
X 2
Source: http://www.onlylyrics.com/hits.php?grid=1&id=1023752
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GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight: ‘Dad, she's close.’ Casey Anthony's father visits her in jail and she says her missing daughter is close by. But tonight, there are new clues and new questions in the disappearance of Casey's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Casey Anthony is a person of interest in her child's disappearance after failing to report her missing for more than a month.
George Anthony visited his daughter in jail over the weekend, and cameras caught him as he left the meeting. Where does Casey say her daughter is?
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GEORGE ANTHONY, CASEY'S FATHER: Dad, she says, we're going to find her. We're going to get her. And I said -- again, that's another question. I said, Where was she? Dad, she's close. Dad, she's close.
QUESTION: You said the photographs of Caylee (SIC) appearing to be partying during the time she says she was searching for Caylee were taken a year ago. You said there's proof and that there's someone who's come forward to say that. Can you offer some more about who that person is and what that proof is?
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GEORGE ANTHONY: I am not going to state their name. The sheriff's department knows about it. Mr. Baez knows about that. This person did come forward and made a formal statement that the stuff happened prior to all this stuff happening. I'm not going to give you the person's name because, then again, that's going to invade their privacy, and we're trying to be sensitive to all of our friends and people that have given us information. I'm not going to have them being followed and being chased, like my son was last week. I'm not going to do that to them.
QUESTION: What's the proof? Just their word?
GEORGE ANTHONY: Well, their word, their statement that they gave directly to the sheriff's department, to Mr. Baez, to the FBI. They're not going to lie because, if they do, guess what? They're going to find themselves over here, so...
QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) Time date stamps on these pictures.
GEORGE ANTHONY: OK...
QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) You know what? It's easy for us to talk...
GEORGE ANTHONY: OK...
QUESTION: ... (INAUDIBLE) But there ain't no...
GEORGE ANTHONY: OK, guys. You guys have been on MySpace. You guys have been on these blogs and blogs and stuff that are out there. People throw photos around all the time. It's unfortunate that sometimes people throw these things thinking they're getting a new friend, and what do these friends do? They turn on them over these connections that they have. They turn on them and they -- stuff gets thrown out there. Well, So-and-So left this for me on such-and-such a date. I can't prove it. I don't know. I don't have that camera. I know one thing, it's very sophisticated how they get information off the camera, off your computer, and all this kind of stuff. It's very, very sophisticated how stuff is done anymore.
But I can tell you, the ones of my daughter -- and this is going to sound crazy. The one that she's standing like this, if you guys were to look and really look at that, you're going to see this -- that's when she was expecting our granddaughter, her daughter. That goes back three years ago. Come on, now! Why -- why -- How could she be like that a month ago? I don't think so. So just realize all that stuff -- oh, I'm sorry -- is not the exact time or this time that my granddaughter's been gone. That stuff happened prior to that.
QUESTION: How is this letter that people were speaking about, that you know, Lee, your son, was talking about -- how is that progressing? Because that, if I understand correctly, was supposed to be a bridge here to give really more concrete information? What do you know? What did your daughter tell you?
GEORGE ANTHONY: Well, this letter you're talking about, that was given to Mr. Baez. I have not actually seen it. I don't know the content of it myself yet. Hopefully, we're going to find out about that very soon. I'm...
QUESTION: So she wrote it and she gave it to the lawyer, is what you're telling us.
GEORGE ANTHONY: As far as I know, yes. She's been passing information. Anything that she writes down, you guys got to realize, there's someone from Corrections watching what she's -- not reading it, but watching what's she's writing. Anyone that's in there, they have very sensitive rules and regulations that when you're writing something down, someone's right there watching, not reading, but watching what you're doing.
So there's no privacy here. That's just the way it is. That's the rules and regulations, so -- I wish I had content. I didn't even know too much about that until, like, you brought it up, so -- hopefully, hope I'll get a chance to read it and understand it.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VAN SUSTEREN: Joining us live from Florida is "On the Record" producer Steph Watts. Steph, tell me about this letter. What more background can you provide us?
STEPH WATTS, FOX PRODUCER: Well, Greta, from my conversations with attorneys and with the family, there is no letter. We've been spending half our day down here clearing out rumors. According to attorneys and the family, there is no letter. I just got off the phone with her mom, and she told me she doesn't even think that Casey has the ability to write letters in jail. She doesn't think she has access to pens, pencils and paper. So that's what I can report to you tonight.
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VAN SUSTEREN: Steph, one of the things that's flying around there are rumors about some immunity deal being offered to her in exchange for giving information about where her daughter is. Is there any truth to that?
WATTS: No. Again, Greta, I spoke with Baez just before -- attorney Carlos -- Jose Baez -- I'm sorry -- just before the show, and he said to me there's absolutely no immunity deal whatsoever. He said they had a conversations early on, weeks ago, as you would know, which are part of a normal conversation that the state attorney would have with a criminal defense attorney. He said since then, his client's been accused of lying. He said, Why would the state's attorney's office offer my client an immunity deal, when they've accused her of lying? So he said there's absolutely no deal, and he appreciated the opportunity tonight for us to get that out and set the record straight -- no immunity deal.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Now the elephant in the room, the big news. Casey -- that Casey says that she is close, that her daughter is close. What in the world does that mean?
WATTS: I don't know, Greta, but it's really interesting that she said that statement to her father tonight because if you listen to the conversations she had with her brother, Lee, she said the same thing just days before, Caylee's close. We went and checked out a park that she had mentioned that she lost her cell phone at. Perhaps she was there. But maybe in her web of lies, they probably have to pick apart some of the language and find some truth in there. So perhaps she is close.
VAN SUSTEREN: Are the police operating on the basis that this is a homicide, or do they still have some hope that that child is alive? Are there any indications the child is alive?
WATTS: Well, I mean, there's no Amber Alert. There's no active volunteers searching. And when you see the crime scene investigators show up to the house for the second and third time, you have to understand that this is being investigated as a crime. They won't come forward and say on the record that, you know, We're looking at this as a crime, but we all know that have been on the ground down here working and talking with investigators and talking with police, you can tell that they're proceeding as a crime. They're relying very heavy on the evidence that they've pulled, the car, the stain in the trunk, the shovel, DNA on the shovel, dirt samples. They were back here again removing evidence just the other day when we were here, so as far as we can see, they're proceeding as a crime.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. We have 25 seconds left. Is there any reason why she is not talking to investigators, or at least, what reason is she giving?
WATTS: Well, I think it's a good question. As far as we know -- and I was told by investigators they're done talking to Casey, Greta. She's lied to them over and over again. She's told them so many mistruths and led them on so many wild goose chases, all they can do now is work the timeline with family members, friends, and piece together pieces of this puzzle.
They even called us tonight and asked us for some guests we had on the show. Hey, we haven't talked to these guys. Who are these guys, and where'd you find them? And can you hand us over their information? So they're really trying to piece together the timeline of where she was that entire month.
VAN SUSTEREN: Steph, thank you.
WATTS: You're welcome.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Now, there's been a lot of confusion around the disappearance of Caylee Anthony. This is an investigation, which means it's a very fluid situation. But here's what we know about this case right now.
June 9, 2008, family members say they saw Caylee Anthony at their house. Casey Anthony first claims this was the last day she saw her daughter. According to Casey, she dropped Caylee off with a babysitter. Casey says when she returned to pick up her daughter, her daughter was gone and so was the baby-sitter. Investigators have not been able to confirm that the babysitter even exists.
June 13, an "On the Record" source close to Casey Anthony and her boyfriend says he saw little Caylee with her mother at the boyfriend's house. June 15, Father's Day, Caylee's grandmother, Cindy, says she was with Caylee, and there is video to prove it. June 20, "On the Record" has obtained pictures of Casey at a club in Orlando at the time she claimed she was conducting her own search for her missing daughter. Casey has said she was looking for the alleged babysitter at local clubs.
July 15, Caylee is finally reported missing by Cindy Anthony, her grandmother. Cindy places three 911 calls that day. In one of them, she says a car driven by Casey, her daughter, smells like it had a dead body inside of it. The next day, July 16, Casey Anthony is arrested for child neglect and for lying to investigators.
July 17 and 18, police seize a shovel that a neighbor says Casey borrowed. Investigators dig through Casey's parents' back yard. Two cadaver dogs show some interest, but investigators find nothing. July 22, Casey Anthony's bond is set at $500,000. A prosecutor says the case may be a homicide, and an investigator testifies that Casey's car smelled like a decomposing body. Casey is called a person of interest.
August 1, CSI investigators return to Caylee's grandparents' house. They remove two bags of evidence from the home. August 3, Casey Anthony's father visits his daughter in jail. He claims Casey told him little Caylee is close, but failed to give further specifics.
Well, that brings us to now. Joining us by phone Captain Angelo Nieves from the Orange County sheriff's office. Welcome, Captain.
CAPT. ANGELO NIEVES, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:Yes. Thank you.
VAN SUSTEREN: Captain, is there anything new in the investigation tonight?
NIEVES: Well, as you reported, we continue to move forward in our assessment of all the information that we received, the information and interviews and statements from different parties that have been involved. And obviously, you know, we started this by going back from June 8 to the present, or actually until the date of the report that we received.
VAN SUSTEREN: Was there any biological material removed from her trunk that has been submitted for analysis?
NIEVES: Again, anything -- I know we've spoken about the stain in the vehicle and some of the hair samples or some of the other items that were recovered we continue to look at. Any and all information and evidence and items that are recovered are going to be moralized (ph), placed in evidence for evidentiary value and currently submitted some of the items to the FBI lab, and they will be processing those items.
VAN SUSTEREN: In terms of the location, which might have some bearing, it would be expected that you'd find her hair, perhaps some stain from the child in the cabin part of the car. Was the stain found -- and I realize that we don't know whose it is or what it is, but was that found in the trunk?
NIEVES: That's correct. That was stated in the court proceedings. They were recovered from the trunk of the vehicle.
VAN SUSTEREN: Is she cooperating at all? I mean, is she accessible? Is Casey trying to help you find her daughter?
NIEVES: As of this point, we have not received any information that we can deem credible or assisting us in any way, shape or form. But we continue to be available. Detectives continue to make themselves available to the attorney and to Casey, if she decides to provide us any information that would be useful.
VAN SUSTEREN: Are you getting tips of any sightings of the child?
NIEVES: We have received some tips regarding sightings, some tips and information regarding her whereabouts. But again, we have to establish the credibility of that information, the reliability of those calls and tips that are coming in. And that's one of the reasons why, after that assessment is done, we have not placed any additional information out to the public.
VAN SUSTEREN: Captain, thank you, sir. And good luck, sir.
NIEVES: Thank you.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397685,00.html
George Anthony visited his daughter in jail over the weekend, and cameras caught him as he left the meeting. Where does Casey say her daughter is?
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GEORGE ANTHONY, CASEY'S FATHER: Dad, she says, we're going to find her. We're going to get her. And I said -- again, that's another question. I said, Where was she? Dad, she's close. Dad, she's close.
QUESTION: You said the photographs of Caylee (SIC) appearing to be partying during the time she says she was searching for Caylee were taken a year ago. You said there's proof and that there's someone who's come forward to say that. Can you offer some more about who that person is and what that proof is?
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GEORGE ANTHONY: I am not going to state their name. The sheriff's department knows about it. Mr. Baez knows about that. This person did come forward and made a formal statement that the stuff happened prior to all this stuff happening. I'm not going to give you the person's name because, then again, that's going to invade their privacy, and we're trying to be sensitive to all of our friends and people that have given us information. I'm not going to have them being followed and being chased, like my son was last week. I'm not going to do that to them.
QUESTION: What's the proof? Just their word?
GEORGE ANTHONY: Well, their word, their statement that they gave directly to the sheriff's department, to Mr. Baez, to the FBI. They're not going to lie because, if they do, guess what? They're going to find themselves over here, so...
QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) Time date stamps on these pictures.
GEORGE ANTHONY: OK...
QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) You know what? It's easy for us to talk...
GEORGE ANTHONY: OK...
QUESTION: ... (INAUDIBLE) But there ain't no...
GEORGE ANTHONY: OK, guys. You guys have been on MySpace. You guys have been on these blogs and blogs and stuff that are out there. People throw photos around all the time. It's unfortunate that sometimes people throw these things thinking they're getting a new friend, and what do these friends do? They turn on them over these connections that they have. They turn on them and they -- stuff gets thrown out there. Well, So-and-So left this for me on such-and-such a date. I can't prove it. I don't know. I don't have that camera. I know one thing, it's very sophisticated how they get information off the camera, off your computer, and all this kind of stuff. It's very, very sophisticated how stuff is done anymore.
But I can tell you, the ones of my daughter -- and this is going to sound crazy. The one that she's standing like this, if you guys were to look and really look at that, you're going to see this -- that's when she was expecting our granddaughter, her daughter. That goes back three years ago. Come on, now! Why -- why -- How could she be like that a month ago? I don't think so. So just realize all that stuff -- oh, I'm sorry -- is not the exact time or this time that my granddaughter's been gone. That stuff happened prior to that.
QUESTION: How is this letter that people were speaking about, that you know, Lee, your son, was talking about -- how is that progressing? Because that, if I understand correctly, was supposed to be a bridge here to give really more concrete information? What do you know? What did your daughter tell you?
GEORGE ANTHONY: Well, this letter you're talking about, that was given to Mr. Baez. I have not actually seen it. I don't know the content of it myself yet. Hopefully, we're going to find out about that very soon. I'm...
QUESTION: So she wrote it and she gave it to the lawyer, is what you're telling us.
GEORGE ANTHONY: As far as I know, yes. She's been passing information. Anything that she writes down, you guys got to realize, there's someone from Corrections watching what she's -- not reading it, but watching what's she's writing. Anyone that's in there, they have very sensitive rules and regulations that when you're writing something down, someone's right there watching, not reading, but watching what you're doing.
So there's no privacy here. That's just the way it is. That's the rules and regulations, so -- I wish I had content. I didn't even know too much about that until, like, you brought it up, so -- hopefully, hope I'll get a chance to read it and understand it.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VAN SUSTEREN: Joining us live from Florida is "On the Record" producer Steph Watts. Steph, tell me about this letter. What more background can you provide us?
STEPH WATTS, FOX PRODUCER: Well, Greta, from my conversations with attorneys and with the family, there is no letter. We've been spending half our day down here clearing out rumors. According to attorneys and the family, there is no letter. I just got off the phone with her mom, and she told me she doesn't even think that Casey has the ability to write letters in jail. She doesn't think she has access to pens, pencils and paper. So that's what I can report to you tonight.
Watch Greta's interview
VAN SUSTEREN: Steph, one of the things that's flying around there are rumors about some immunity deal being offered to her in exchange for giving information about where her daughter is. Is there any truth to that?
WATTS: No. Again, Greta, I spoke with Baez just before -- attorney Carlos -- Jose Baez -- I'm sorry -- just before the show, and he said to me there's absolutely no immunity deal whatsoever. He said they had a conversations early on, weeks ago, as you would know, which are part of a normal conversation that the state attorney would have with a criminal defense attorney. He said since then, his client's been accused of lying. He said, Why would the state's attorney's office offer my client an immunity deal, when they've accused her of lying? So he said there's absolutely no deal, and he appreciated the opportunity tonight for us to get that out and set the record straight -- no immunity deal.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Now the elephant in the room, the big news. Casey -- that Casey says that she is close, that her daughter is close. What in the world does that mean?
WATTS: I don't know, Greta, but it's really interesting that she said that statement to her father tonight because if you listen to the conversations she had with her brother, Lee, she said the same thing just days before, Caylee's close. We went and checked out a park that she had mentioned that she lost her cell phone at. Perhaps she was there. But maybe in her web of lies, they probably have to pick apart some of the language and find some truth in there. So perhaps she is close.
VAN SUSTEREN: Are the police operating on the basis that this is a homicide, or do they still have some hope that that child is alive? Are there any indications the child is alive?
WATTS: Well, I mean, there's no Amber Alert. There's no active volunteers searching. And when you see the crime scene investigators show up to the house for the second and third time, you have to understand that this is being investigated as a crime. They won't come forward and say on the record that, you know, We're looking at this as a crime, but we all know that have been on the ground down here working and talking with investigators and talking with police, you can tell that they're proceeding as a crime. They're relying very heavy on the evidence that they've pulled, the car, the stain in the trunk, the shovel, DNA on the shovel, dirt samples. They were back here again removing evidence just the other day when we were here, so as far as we can see, they're proceeding as a crime.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. We have 25 seconds left. Is there any reason why she is not talking to investigators, or at least, what reason is she giving?
WATTS: Well, I think it's a good question. As far as we know -- and I was told by investigators they're done talking to Casey, Greta. She's lied to them over and over again. She's told them so many mistruths and led them on so many wild goose chases, all they can do now is work the timeline with family members, friends, and piece together pieces of this puzzle.
They even called us tonight and asked us for some guests we had on the show. Hey, we haven't talked to these guys. Who are these guys, and where'd you find them? And can you hand us over their information? So they're really trying to piece together the timeline of where she was that entire month.
VAN SUSTEREN: Steph, thank you.
WATTS: You're welcome.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Now, there's been a lot of confusion around the disappearance of Caylee Anthony. This is an investigation, which means it's a very fluid situation. But here's what we know about this case right now.
June 9, 2008, family members say they saw Caylee Anthony at their house. Casey Anthony first claims this was the last day she saw her daughter. According to Casey, she dropped Caylee off with a babysitter. Casey says when she returned to pick up her daughter, her daughter was gone and so was the baby-sitter. Investigators have not been able to confirm that the babysitter even exists.
June 13, an "On the Record" source close to Casey Anthony and her boyfriend says he saw little Caylee with her mother at the boyfriend's house. June 15, Father's Day, Caylee's grandmother, Cindy, says she was with Caylee, and there is video to prove it. June 20, "On the Record" has obtained pictures of Casey at a club in Orlando at the time she claimed she was conducting her own search for her missing daughter. Casey has said she was looking for the alleged babysitter at local clubs.
July 15, Caylee is finally reported missing by Cindy Anthony, her grandmother. Cindy places three 911 calls that day. In one of them, she says a car driven by Casey, her daughter, smells like it had a dead body inside of it. The next day, July 16, Casey Anthony is arrested for child neglect and for lying to investigators.
July 17 and 18, police seize a shovel that a neighbor says Casey borrowed. Investigators dig through Casey's parents' back yard. Two cadaver dogs show some interest, but investigators find nothing. July 22, Casey Anthony's bond is set at $500,000. A prosecutor says the case may be a homicide, and an investigator testifies that Casey's car smelled like a decomposing body. Casey is called a person of interest.
August 1, CSI investigators return to Caylee's grandparents' house. They remove two bags of evidence from the home. August 3, Casey Anthony's father visits his daughter in jail. He claims Casey told him little Caylee is close, but failed to give further specifics.
Well, that brings us to now. Joining us by phone Captain Angelo Nieves from the Orange County sheriff's office. Welcome, Captain.
CAPT. ANGELO NIEVES, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:Yes. Thank you.
VAN SUSTEREN: Captain, is there anything new in the investigation tonight?
NIEVES: Well, as you reported, we continue to move forward in our assessment of all the information that we received, the information and interviews and statements from different parties that have been involved. And obviously, you know, we started this by going back from June 8 to the present, or actually until the date of the report that we received.
VAN SUSTEREN: Was there any biological material removed from her trunk that has been submitted for analysis?
NIEVES: Again, anything -- I know we've spoken about the stain in the vehicle and some of the hair samples or some of the other items that were recovered we continue to look at. Any and all information and evidence and items that are recovered are going to be moralized (ph), placed in evidence for evidentiary value and currently submitted some of the items to the FBI lab, and they will be processing those items.
VAN SUSTEREN: In terms of the location, which might have some bearing, it would be expected that you'd find her hair, perhaps some stain from the child in the cabin part of the car. Was the stain found -- and I realize that we don't know whose it is or what it is, but was that found in the trunk?
NIEVES: That's correct. That was stated in the court proceedings. They were recovered from the trunk of the vehicle.
VAN SUSTEREN: Is she cooperating at all? I mean, is she accessible? Is Casey trying to help you find her daughter?
NIEVES: As of this point, we have not received any information that we can deem credible or assisting us in any way, shape or form. But we continue to be available. Detectives continue to make themselves available to the attorney and to Casey, if she decides to provide us any information that would be useful.
VAN SUSTEREN: Are you getting tips of any sightings of the child?
NIEVES: We have received some tips regarding sightings, some tips and information regarding her whereabouts. But again, we have to establish the credibility of that information, the reliability of those calls and tips that are coming in. And that's one of the reasons why, after that assessment is done, we have not placed any additional information out to the public.
VAN SUSTEREN: Captain, thank you, sir. And good luck, sir.
NIEVES: Thank you.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397685,00.html
Squab Lane Junction Speed Limit Campain
VICTORY has been claimed by residents who fear a child could be killed on a busy road.
Carters Corner Action Group was set up nearly a year ago by neighbours living in Carters Corner, Cowbeech Road, near Hailsham.
The group feared for the lives of children, elderly people and horse riders along the road.
East Sussex County Council has agreed to reduce the speed limit from 60 to 40mph.
This would be enforced from the A271 Amberstone to south of the Squab Lane junction, sometime between 2009 and 2010.
Brian Wootton-Whitling, group chairman, told the Express they had hoped to get the limit down to 30mph.
He said: 'We are happy in as much as it is an improvement from nothing at all.
'We haven't achieved exactly what we want but we're very pleased to have something.'
Resident Sue Wilson was involved with the action group when it first started.
She often rides her horse along Cowbeech Road.
Ms Wilson said safety would still be an issue when she rode over the brow of a hill near Squab Lane.
She said: 'It's a start but unless they stop overtaking on the brow of the hill they won't satisfy my anxieties.
'It will be interesting to see where the cut-off point for the restriction by Squab Lane is.
'I would like to see whether they take the speed limit before or after the brow of the hill.'
The announcement came after a lot of campaigning by the group.
Petitions were handed in to the council asking for the speed limit to be reduced to 30mph.
The group also challenged police reports stating there had been few accidents along the road.
The council did not believe a lower limit (30mph) was 'appropriate' or 'justified on the current crash record'.
A spokeswoman emphasised the new 40mph restriction was 'agreed' rather than 'conceded'.
The new speed limit should form part of developer proposals for the Hellingly Hospital development.
But the development is likely to be late starting due to the nationwide housing market slowing down.
If this happens the council will include the restriction as part of a rural speed limit review.
* Council speed data shows mean speeds between 36 to 38 mph in the southern section of the Squab Lane junction.
This increases to 39.5 and 42.5mph north from that point.
Source: http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/509/Speed-limit-victory-for-campaigners.4347061.jp
Carters Corner Action Group was set up nearly a year ago by neighbours living in Carters Corner, Cowbeech Road, near Hailsham.
The group feared for the lives of children, elderly people and horse riders along the road.
East Sussex County Council has agreed to reduce the speed limit from 60 to 40mph.
This would be enforced from the A271 Amberstone to south of the Squab Lane junction, sometime between 2009 and 2010.
Brian Wootton-Whitling, group chairman, told the Express they had hoped to get the limit down to 30mph.
He said: 'We are happy in as much as it is an improvement from nothing at all.
'We haven't achieved exactly what we want but we're very pleased to have something.'
Resident Sue Wilson was involved with the action group when it first started.
She often rides her horse along Cowbeech Road.
Ms Wilson said safety would still be an issue when she rode over the brow of a hill near Squab Lane.
She said: 'It's a start but unless they stop overtaking on the brow of the hill they won't satisfy my anxieties.
'It will be interesting to see where the cut-off point for the restriction by Squab Lane is.
'I would like to see whether they take the speed limit before or after the brow of the hill.'
The announcement came after a lot of campaigning by the group.
Petitions were handed in to the council asking for the speed limit to be reduced to 30mph.
The group also challenged police reports stating there had been few accidents along the road.
The council did not believe a lower limit (30mph) was 'appropriate' or 'justified on the current crash record'.
A spokeswoman emphasised the new 40mph restriction was 'agreed' rather than 'conceded'.
The new speed limit should form part of developer proposals for the Hellingly Hospital development.
But the development is likely to be late starting due to the nationwide housing market slowing down.
If this happens the council will include the restriction as part of a rural speed limit review.
* Council speed data shows mean speeds between 36 to 38 mph in the southern section of the Squab Lane junction.
This increases to 39.5 and 42.5mph north from that point.
Source: http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/509/Speed-limit-victory-for-campaigners.4347061.jp
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