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Global resorts network is surely an Arizona based company that provides a small business opportunity marketing an eternity luxury travel membership this is a inexpensive option to owning a timeshare or condo or paying market rates for hotel stays. The membership allows for seven days stays at 4 and 5 star resorts around the world at vacation hotspots for bargain prices of $298 to $799 weekly.

I compared travel reservations with Expedia, Travelocity and Hotels.com and it’s also not uncommon for Global Resorts booking at to operate between $1,500 and $2,300 at these other travel sites. The $298 8 day/7 night stay is an element of the Hot Weeks specials and includes paradise destinations like Hawaii, Barbados, the Bahamas, trinidad and Greece. I made sure to utilize the identical travel dates in each comparison.

Global Resorts pays a $1,000 for the representative who makes the $2,095 sale for your lifetime travel membership. Exactly the same package has existed for more than 20 years and it has sold at as up to $10,000. If you’re considering joining the Global resorts network program being an affiliate, think about the person you join with like a tour guide. Find someone who is actively training their teammates to ensure your adventure with GRN can be a profitable journey.

The membership features a wide choice of 4 and 5 star luxury resorts and vacation rentals to choose from, and the value can there be but to generate money you need to have good marketing set up. There are other travel opportunities like MOR Vacations which looks similar. Personally the fact the worldwide Resorts membership has existed for so long makes me feel well informed in regards to the long term stay.

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I don’t even know where to start with this one….

Man Spends 2 Years in Solitary After DWI Arrest


Dona Ana County, NM.  Jan. 25 – A New Mexico man who said he was forced to pull his own tooth while in solitary confinement because he was denied access to a dentist has been awarded million due to inhumane treatment by New Mexico’s Dona Ana County Jail.

Stephen Slevin was arrested in August of 2005 for driving while intoxicated, then thrown in jail for two years. He was in solitary at Dona Ana County Jail for his entire sentence and basically forgotten about and never given a trial, he told NBC station KOB.com Tuesday night.

"[Jail guards were] walking by me every day, watching me deteriorate," Slevin said. "Day after day after day, they did nothing, nothing at all, to get me any help."

Slevin’s medical problems extended beyond his dental issues, he said. His toenails started curling around his foot because they were so long, he told KOB.com. And his countless requests to see a doctor for depression medication were ignored, he said.

He said his lawsuit "has never been about the money. I’ve always wanted this to make a statement."

The million, awarded by a federal jury Tuesday, is one of the largest prisoner civil rights settlements in U.S. history, according to KOB.com.

"I wanted people to know that there are people at The Dona Ana County Jail that are doing things like this to people and getting away with it," said Slevin, who now suffers from PTSD and believes he will have to take medication for life as a result. "Why they did what they did, I have no idea."

The mistreatment started from the moment his client was arrested, Slevin’s attorney, Matt Coyte, told msnbc.com.

"He was driving through New Mexico and arrested for a DWI, and he allegedly was in a stolen vehicle. Well, it was a car he had borrowed from a friend; a friend had given him a car to drive across the country," Coyte said.

Slevin was depressed at the time, Coyte explained, and wanted to get out of New Mexico. Instead, he found himself in jail.

"When he gets put in the jail, they think he’s suicidal, and they put him in a padded cell for three days, but never give him any treatment."

Nor did they give him a trial, Coyte said. Slevin said he never saw a judge during his time in confinement.

After three days in a padded cell, jail guards transferred Slevin into solitary confinement without explanation.  "Their policy is to then just put them in solitary" if they appear to have mental health issues, Coyte told msnbc.com.

Dona Ana County officials were tight-lipped about the case, refusing to answer questions about whether any jail employees were reprimanded or fired over Slevin’s treatment…

While in solitary confinement, a prisoner is entitled to one hour per day out of the cell, but often times, Slevin wasn’t even granted that, Coyte said. He was deprived of showers and grew fungus underneath his skin. He lost his will to even want to get out and live in the outside world, Coyte told msnbc.com.

"Your insanity builds. Some people holler or throw feces out their cell doors," he said. "Others rock back and forth under a blanket for a year or more, which is what my client did."

By the time Slevin got out of jail, his hair was shaggy and overgrown, his beard long, and his face pale and sunken, a drastic contrast from the clean-shaven booking photo taken of him when he was arrested two years prior…

"Hs life has been devoted to survival [since his release from solitary]," Coyte told msnbc.com. "He is totally inequipped; he is hollow. They’ve removed his humanity from him."

His suffering hasn’t been in vain though, Coyte said.  "He’s a brave guy. When he says it’s not about the money, he really means it. He wants no one to go through what he went through. And people do, in New Mexico and across this country."

This wasn’t China or North Korea.  This happened in America.  And as his attorney said, this kind of thing isn’t going on just in New Mexico, it’s happening "across this country".
 

(Thanks to Robert Battle and Bill Sullivan.)
 

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More than 70 dogs are recovering after being rescued from a garage north of Winnipeg Tuesday night.
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It may not surprise you to find out that alcoholics arrested for DUI will generally have higher blood-alcohol readings. It may surprise you, however, to learn that individuals having the disease of alcoholism will generally have higher blood-alcohol readings because they are alcoholics…..

That’s right. It’s because the physiology of alcoholics is different in some important respects. One of those is that their bodies produce more acetaldehyde — far more. Acetaldehyde? That’s a compound produced in the liver in small amounts as a by-product in the metabolism of alcohol. Unfortunately, alcohol in the lungs has been found to metabolize there as well as in the liver — and to produce acetaldehyde there.

The amount of acetaldehyde produced in the lungs (to then be breathed into the breathalyzer) varies from person to person. “Origin of Breath Acetaldehyde During Ethanol Oxidation: Effect of Long-Term Cigarette Smoking”, 100 Journal of Laboratory Clinical Medicine 908. But in a study focusing on alcoholics, researchers discovered that the amount of acetaldehyde in the breath and blood of alcoholics was 5 to 55 times higher than that in nonalcoholics. “Elevated Blood Acetaldehyde in Alcoholics and Accelerated Ethanol Elimination”, 13 (Supp 1) Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 119.

End result: since breathalyzers can’t tell the difference between alcohol and acetaldehyde (see earlier post, “Why Breathalyzers Don’t Measure Alcohol”), alcoholics will usually have falsely higher blood-alcohol readings.
 

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So you need quick pass ports. Quick passports may have been one of life’s little tests of patience in the past but getting a passport in a hurry no longer poses a problem. Provided you follow some of these pointers, you should be on that plane and landing in the country you need to visit in next to no time at all.

Documentation

Make sure you have all the necessary documentation. Check what papers are being asked for to confirm your nationality and identity. Without these or even copies of originals, you won’t be going anywhere. If you are unsure what is required, check online for the documentation necessary for a passport replacement.

Stay Calm

The first thing to do is to stay calm. Stop thinking about the fact that you lost your current passport and get down to the serious business of applying for a new one. Get your application form and check the directions for making a new application. It is possible that requirements have changed since the last time you made an application so read the small print and take no chances.

Visit the Office

Have all possibilities covered in your mind. Being prepared for any problem will certainly ensure a good outcome. It may also hasten the process. Sometimes visiting the passport office can be helpful and the earlier you arrive, the better.

Individual Contact

Be nice to those who are dealing with you. They process literally millions of passports per year and are used to dealing with irate, panic stricken customers. It will be a breath of fresh air to them to hear someone who is in control and willing to treat them with respect.

The Application

Fill out your application form properly. You are in a rush, yes, this is true. But this is no excuse to suddenly adopt the writing style of your local doctor. Your application will be sent back if any part of it is not legible and this will cause you further delay and frustration. The application is different for a US passport name change.

Timing

Time will not be a problem if you have what you need. Make sure you have your photos done before you submit your application. They need to be taken with all the photo requirements in mind. The photo must be on a plain background and the expression must be a normal smile. At the very start of your application procedure, it is also a good idea to find out how long it will take to get your emergency passport. This depends on how many people are like you and are experiencing a passport emergency.

In Florida, a state with a high percentage of elderly residents, the debate about elderly drivers has been a long-standing discussion. There are some studies that suggest that older drivers are not at greater risk of car accidents than younger drivers. However, there are also studies such as the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study and the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, which found that between 1999 and 2004, the rates in car accidents for seniors ages 75 to 84 is about the same as for younger teen drivers. The studies found that for drivers who are over 85, the death rate is about four times higher than it is for teen drivers.

The US Census Bureau predicts that by 2030, there will be 9.6 million residents in the US who are 85 years of age or older, meaning more elderly drivers on the road. This has raised concerns about the dangers for drivers and pedestrians. According to experts, there are many risks for elderly drivers when it comes to Coral Springs traffic accidents. For example, dementia and a number of other age-related illnesses are often slow to be recognized, yet can cause problems with cognition and driving skills even before diagnosed. As well, elderly drivers may have vision problems which have not yet been diagnosed or treated but which may be serious enough to cause Coral Springs car accidents.

There have been a number of suggestions made about ways to reduce car accident rates among elderly drivers:

1) Improve transportation options to reduce car dependency. One of the reasons many elderly drivers are reluctant to give up their driving privileges is because they worry that doing so will reduce their independence. Offering a number of transportation options, including shuttle services and other low-cost options, can help make it easier for the elderly to get around without having to rely on their cars.

2) Create legislation that would make it mandatory for seniors to renew their licenses in person. According to a 1995 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, this is the only method that has been scientifically tested and found to reduce fatal car accidents among seniors.

3) Mandate more frequent health and eye checks for senior drivers. While this proposal has been suggested, it has raised quite a bit of controversy. Of course, adults at any age can develop eye problems and health conditions which can make it dangerous for them to drive. Some people claim that asking only senior drivers to get eye checks and health checks for driving privileges is discriminatory. Others, however, argue that since the elderly are more susceptible to health related problems that can affect their driving ability, such tests could reduce the number of Coral Springs pedestrian accidents and traffic accidents.

4) Mandate regular road tests for elderly drivers. Some legislators have proposed instituting regular, even yearly, road tests for senior drivers. Again, this is controversial because it suggests that drivers of certain age groups are more dangerous than drivers of other age groups. Nevertheless, some experts have suggested that such regular testing would help reduce the number of Coral Springs traffic accidents.

5) Improve communication between health care providers and the DMV. In many cases, healthcare providers are the first to realize that a person has a serious condition which could potentially affect their driving abilities. Some have suggested that better communication between healthcare providers, occupational therapists, and others would help improve safety for all drivers, including senior drivers.

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Hypnotherapy, a relative newcomer in treating mental and physical problems, is fast becoming the therapy of choice. Using hypnosis, trained therapists have managed to put thousands of clients suffering from all sorts of illnesses, including drug dependence, on the path to recovery. Today, conventional drug addiction rehab interventions struggle to contain this social problem while almost 80 percent of clients who have undergone hypnosis never took up the habit again. Few other treatment methods today can boast such results. Here are indications why individuals trying to break the habit ought to consult a hypnotherapist.

Lasting Effects

Today hypnotherapists can attest to thousands of satisfied clients that have committed to experiencing the power of the process in healing psychological and bodily troubles. It works fast, is safe and efficient. Specifically, few other modes of therapy manage the excruciating effects of withdrawal symptoms so effectively and satisfactorily.

Programs The Brain

Hypnotic suggestions open the mind to its inherent powers of clarity, healing, inspiration and calmness. While inducing states of profound relaxation and enhanced concentration in the client, the therapist offers empowering, new suggestions that the subconscious absorbs. The resulting increase in awareness empowers the individual to begin to exert more positive control over old habits while forming new ones.

Safe and Reliable

This way of working with clients is among the safest, quickest and most efficient in dealing with chemical dependence. It harnesses the natural power of the mind to effect healing without exacerbating the agonizing consequences of withdrawal symptoms. It offers clients a potent tool to transform the addiction into a liberating experience. It’s also a money-saver. Its effects are rapid, eliminating the need to spend more money on attending additional workshops or lengthy conventional sessions.

Effective

The effectiveness of hypnotherapy comes from its ability to effect fundamental changes through reprogramming the subconscious mind. Within this submerged region of the personality reside the motives for habits, addictions and emotional and behavioral responses. Clients learn to subconsciously accept and replace old, unworkable, and negative behavioral solutions with newer, efficient and healthier ones, thereby eliminating the need for drugs.

Eliminates Withdrawal Symptoms

Part of the appeal of hypnotherapy is found with its successful management of the painful consequences of withdrawal symptoms. The successful reduction in withdrawal symptoms allows individuals to focus on and pursue healthier habits.

Commitment to Change

For residential drug rehabiliation program to work properly and quickly, clients have to commit to change. This entails being open to the process and trusting the therapist. Sometimes, listening to hypnosis recordings at home forms part of the therapeutic procedure, and clients are expected to adhere to it.

Dania Beach truck accidents involving tire defects usually make the news. Not only are tire defects a common known cause of truck accidents, but truck accidents tend to be more serious – and are more likely to be fatal — than many smaller vehicle crashes. However, many Florida and Dania Beach car accidents are also caused by defective tires. Single-vehicle accidents and even more serious multi-car accidents can be caused by several tire problems:

1) Tire wear-and-tear and tire bald spots. With high mileage, tires can eventually wear down and break down. For this reason, it is important for drivers to check their tires often. It is especially important to check tires frequently for loss of treads. Treads are what help the tire grip the road, and when treads are worn, Dania Beach traffic accidents are more common, especially in wet conditions. Wear and tear can also eventually cause the tire to burst or fail, so it is important to consider the age and the wear on the tires.

2) Older tires. The rubber that tires are made of ages and deteriorates, even when it is not used. This can especially be the case in Florida and in Dania Beach, where high temperatures can allow the rubber to deteriorate even more quickly. All tires have a code on them, which can allow you to evaluate how old the tire is. You can contact the manufacturer to determine how old your tires are and whether they are still safe.

3) Wrong size tires. Incorrectly sized tires – even one tire that is the wrong size – can throw your vehicle off balance, increasing your risk of a Dania Beach rollover accident or car accident. One thing that many drivers do not think of, for instance, is the spare tire in their trunk. If you get a flat tire and put on your spare, in many cases the spare tire is a smaller size. The aim of the spare tire is to get you to a mechanic or auto shop to get a new tire. You should never drive around on this spare tire, as it is not the correct size and intention for that tire.

4) Under inflation or over inflation. A tire that is overinflated or underinflated is more likely to blow out or fail on the road. A simple pressure gauge is very inexpensive and allows you to check your own tire pressure yourself as needed. Checking your tire pressure lets you top up air in your tires when you need it, which also allows you to enjoy better mileage for your fuel.

5) Poor alignment. Incorrectly maintained and aligned tires can fail, so it is important to have them aligned periodically, especially when you switch tires or get a new set of tires for your car.

6) Defective tires. In some cases, manufacturers create tires which are defective. Checking for recalls periodically is important. However, even if a tire has not been recalled yet, that does not necessarily mean that there aren’t defects with a tire that have caused known problems. In many cases, Dania Beach tire defect cases only come to light after a certain number of people have been injured. If you suspect that you were involved in a car collision because of a tire defect, speak to a Dania Beach personal injury attorney. A good attorney can determine whether the tire manufacturer is a liable party in your case.

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To Declutter Fast a few easy tips. Work on one pile before moving to the next and make sure to deal with each item. Label five boxes: Trash, Return, Keep, Sell, and File. The file box is for keepsakes that need to be stored away.

Place useful items that need a home in the keep box. There should be room to put these in reach once the decluttering is finished. Try not to keep items that are no longer used or need to be replaced, or are sentimental in value and really belong in the File box. We’ll deal with those when we’re finished with the rest of the boxes because filed items take longer to deal with so save them for last. These tips have been accounted for through best review site.

You’ll be surprised at how much of the pile is actually trash and recyclables. Separate items into those two groups and be sure to get rid of things that are cheaper to replace than fix. Lots of useful items are usually hidden under the trash, so that trash has to go.

Plan for a garage sale, or if you don’t have the energy, take the items in your Sell box to a resale shop, collective yard sale, or simply donate them to a charity organization. Make sure to sell items that are being saved “just in case.” You can usually purchase these later if and when you need them. In the meantime you’ve salvaged valuable space and possibly made a little money.

As for the RETURN box, take some time to return items to the library, friends, or church. Put the RETURN box in the trunk or by the front door until it’s empty again. Keep this box in the garage so you’ll see it when you leave the house and grab that item on the way out. It’s also a great place for library books, borrowed clothes, CDs and DVDs, or gifts that need to be delivered.

The File box is for keepsakes and sentimental items. Anything that can be scanned into a computer file should be. After scanning, either throw it away or place it in a scrapbook. Bulky items can be stored in file boxes or bins from an office supply store, and either stored in long term storage, or in a nearby closet, depending on how often you need to access them.

CDs and DVDs often get lost in piles. There is free software online that allows you to copy your media to your computer, thus allowing you to store the actual media somewhere out of the way while still having access to the virtual copies on the computer. Consider tossing the CDs and DVDs in the SELL box.

Now that you’re down to only bulky keepsake items that won’t fit in a book or keepsake box, can’t be scanned, and you won’t use to decorate, purchase stackable bins from a hobby store, label them, and store them in your now clutter free closet or attic space. Since the piles are gone, you can deal with each new item as it comes into the house and decide where it should go through help from the best review site. That’s it for our Declutter Fast.

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B.C. Senior Snared by Draconian Drunk Driving Law

Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Jan. 12 —  To bully and berate an innocent senior then punish her without a trial for a crime she clearly didn’t commit.

This, apparently, is what Alberta has to look forward to under draconian drunk-driving laws inspired by our neighbouring province, where suspected motorists are guilty until they prove themselves innocent.

Fortunately for 82-year-old Margaret MacDonald, tears brought on by allegedly obnoxious B.C. RCMP officers didn’t blind her to protecting herself.

"I came into the house and burst into tears — then I stood here at three o’clock in the morning and thought ‘my word means nothing’," said MacDonald.  "Three officers don’t believe me, so I phoned the hospital and took a taxi over to have a blood test.  I’m not going to let the Mounties get away with saying I was drunk."

At the Cranbrook, B.C., hospital, she obtained a laboratory document proving what she’d desperately been trying to tell police a few minutes before.  There was no alcohol in her system — not a drop — and yet MacDonald’s failure to provide a proper breath sample meant her car was taken away for a month and her licence suspended for 90 days.

Now, ,000 out-of-pocket and in fear of losing her home, the Cranbrook senior will wait another six months for a ruling on her case…

It was May 21 when MacDonald was approached by an off-duty RCMP officer, just outside her home.  MacDonald, a near-teetotaler, was returning from an engagement party at a friend’s house when she mistakenly turned into the wrong lane. She assumed that’s why the police officer was there.

Even when the off-duty cop told MacDonald a breathalyzer was coming to test her for drinking and driving, she didn’t worry — her last serious drink was 60 years ago. "I really don’t drink," she said.  What she didn’t count on was the lung power needed to properly blow into a police breathalyzer. Having suffered from serious pneumonia a few years ago, she couldn’t manage.

That didn’t stop RCMP from making her try — over the next two hours, MacDonald says she was forced to stand in the chill and told to blow 15 times by increasingly snotty RCMP officers.

"He pounded on the hood of his car and shouted at me to blow. He shoved this thing in my mouth and it fell on the ground, and he picked it up and put in back in again," said MacDonald.

"I said, ‘I don’t drink, I haven’t been drinking,’ and he said, ‘you’re sticking your tongue in there because you don’t want do this — you’re slurring, you’re drunk and you stink of alcohol.’"

RCMP officials are now reviewing the conduct of officers that night, but try as they might, the Mounties couldn’t get a sample from the shivering, teary-eyed senior, who was wearing only sandals and a thin dress.  

Thus, MacDonald was cited for failing to provide a breath sample, given a Notice of Driving Prohibition for three months, fined 0 and told her car was to be towed.

MacDonald wept, but she was sharp enough to obtain proof of her innocence, because in Canada that used to be enough to make those in power see sense.

Not anymore. Under a system about to be adopted in Alberta, drivers suspected of driving drunk, even under .05%, can lose their licences and cars without a trial.

Even after MacDonald took her blood test to the RCMP station, she was told nothing could be done…

Despite proof of alcohol-free blood, B.C.’s superintendent of motor vehicles adjudicator still found her guilty…

The ordeal took a massive toll on MacDonald — a few days later, she suffered what doctors in Calgary told her was a mild, stress-related heart attack, leaving her bed-ridden in hospital.

Back in Cranbrook, all she can do is wait.

"I’m nearly 83 and you have to cope with life, but through my years I’ve never been this traumatized over anything," she said.  

"Especially when I’m totally innocent."
 

The War on Drunk Driving continues…. 
 

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What role has the internet played in fundraising for modern political candidates?
& why is electronic advertising important to the candidates?

We can thank Obama for that. During the last Presidential election, Obama was able to unify groups with traditionally low voter turnout: Young people and Visible Minorities via FACEBOOK. And by reaching millions of supporters via the Internet he was also able to raise millions of $ from Grassroots supporters. Even until the day of the election, the Republican polls had not recognized the true number of voter turnout from these groups, and how the power of the Internet had brought the people together in a united purpose.

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