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Three days on the open roads of Southeastern Utah is just enough for a taste of two of its most iconic national parks — Arches and Canyonlands — and a few things in between. We don't use "iconic" lightly. These are two of The Mighty 5® — the standard bearers of Utah, the giants whose splendor has inspired humans for centuries.
Day one in Moab is all about the celebrities. Revel in the majestic view of one of the most famous geologic features in the world in Arches National Park — it'll take your breath away in more ways than one. Test your mettle on possibly the world's most famous mountain bike trail or follow a guide through a famously overlooked hike in a labyrinth of narrow canyon walls.
Day two is picture-perfect. Get up early and you can catch the first few rays of sunlight streaming through Mesa Arch and the dramatic view it frames of Canyonlands National Park. Another short hike will take you to a 1,000-foot high vantage point above the Needles District and wide-open canyonlands. Or drive to Dead Horse State Park, an even higher vantage point above the Colorado River, as it curves steeply around the canyon wall.
Day three is thrilling. You can either experience the exhilaration from a raft as you surge through the rapids of the Colorado River, or from the seat of a Hummer as you climb to the top of seldom-seen, awe-inspiring Moab overlooks.
In just a short trip you'll tackle some of the best that Utah has to offer.
- Delicate Arch Hike
- Slickrock Trail
- Fiery Furnace
Start the day with a sunrise hike to Delicate Arch. Grab a headlamp and set out early to race the sun to the iconic centerpiece of Arches National Park. You'll have plenty of time to tour other great hikes in Arches, including Landscape Arch and the playful Windows Section. Perhaps the most intriguing site is Fiery Furnace. Book a tour well in advance to access the fascinating puzzle of crevasses, fins and boulders. Mountain bikers will want to make haste for the Slickrock Trail. There are easy and difficult options, and places to rent bikes in Moab. Base camp in Moab.
When you come around the corner and see the full breadth of Delicate Arch, you'll know why this is such a classic hike. At 3 miles round-trip, the hike is no simple stroll, but it's worth every step. Carry water, hike early to race the sunrise, or stay late for the sunset. Be sure to bring a headlamp.
The Sand Flats Recreation Area near Moab is a nationally significant public lands treasure at the heart of the Colorado Plateau. It's also home to the famous Slickrock Bike Trail. There's a practice loop for beginners and the highly technical 10.6-mile trail known worldwide.
Reserve a tour through the Fiery Furnace. This twisting labyrinth of brilliant red rock fissures and spines is so intricate it is highly recommended to find your way through with a guide. With a permit from the visitor center, experienced explorers can enter without a guide.
- Dead Horse Point State Park
- Mesa Arch
- Grand View Point
This is a day of breathtaking views with very little hiking. Another early start can get you to one of the most photographed sunrises around: Mesa Arch. Campers may try to get a site at Dead Horse Point or Canyonlands for quickest access to the sunrise spectacle. Of course, the sunrise over Utah's Canyon Country is spectacular no matter where you are, and it's also an ideal hour for photographing this amazing landscape. Pick up additional photos and memories at Grand View Point, one of Canyonlands' best overlooks.
Many visitors find Dead Horse Point State Park to be even more captivating than the views at the Grand Canyon. A visitor center and art gallery provide a wonderful introduction to the park's geology and key features visible from the overlooks. There are also mountain biking trails and reservable yurts.
This is a perfect trail for newbies to slickrock desert hiking, and one of Canyonlands National Park's most iconic and photogenic vistas. It's easy and short, and a detailed display at the trailhead explains how to hike the trail. The payoff is huge, especially at sunrise.
Simply spectacular. Like Mesa Arch, Grand View Point is a short, rewarding hike with excellent interpretive signage. Grand View Point's vantage is over the distant confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers. It's perfectly clear from here why it's called Canyonlands.
- Colorado White Water
- Hummer Tour
- Moab Dining Scene
Where will today take you? Choose the thrilling white water of the mighty Colorado River (there are also gentler, flat water options) and experience the very force that carved Canyonlands National Park, or head for the hills on a Hummer tour across the sandstone plateau. Either way, you've earned a good meal, which Moab serves up in abundance. Cap off your quick trip to one of Utah's best known adventure epicenters with a relaxing evening in town.
Utah's most popular river trip, the Moab Daily, is a 13-mile stretch of the Colorado River from Hittle Bottom to Takeout Beach along Highway 128. This float can be easily done in a day. Of course, many raft the Colorado for Canyonlands' famous Cataract Canyon. With two or more days, you can too.
There are many ways to see Moab. Some take to their feet, others use two wheels, and others soar through the friendly skies. Outside of the military, there may be no better use for the Hummer than crawling the slickrock trails that made Moab famous.
Moab has grown up a lot in the last 30 years. While still a renowned adventure outpost, the vibrant town also serves up an array of incredible dining. Here are a few options from the eclectic to the just plain good. All are highly regarded.


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Weekly Blues - Dispatches from the Conservative Frontline
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In a week of disaster and despair, all over the world, I struggle to find something to write about. It isn't my place to speak on such a raw and recent tragedy, and since I don't have much to say that hasn't already been said, I think I'll leave my comments for another time. It is perhaps, worth looking to the future of this country's governance, in order to achieve some distance from more current events. So, after six months of very public tests, my thesis is this: George Osborne will never be the leader of the Conservative Party. Of course that comes with a caveat; he may become leader, stranger things have happened (Corbyn's election springs to mind), but the Chancellor should not and, in all likelihood, will not win that office.
The crux of the issue is the tax credit debacle, perhaps already forgotten but significant nonetheless. The hallmark of a Conservative Prime Minister is to know which disenfranchised groups to defend. Cynically, because some disenfranchised groups vote for us, but more morally, because some are more worthy of protection and help than others, in a world where resources are few and demand is high. George Osborne, given effective free reign by the Prime Minister on this issue, was clouded by an ideological commitment to austerity and cuts that failed to see that he was potentially hurting not just the 'loony left', but aspirational, working-class Conservative voters, who had placed their trust in him less than half a year before. His lack of political fluidity, failing to carefully U-turn before it was too late, when it became apparent that his cuts were very badly received is testament to his success as a Chancellor, but a terrible candidate for Prime Minister. Further, even if Osborne does overcome this significant hurdle in the next few years, I fear his image as the "nasty Chancellor" is forever etched on the electorate's collective mind, and I fail to see how his repeated and recent failings will in anyway overcome that.
The Conservative Association at York hasn't been involved in much real politics recently, and so we have continued on with our weekly timetable of events, speakers and socials. We held the Hagueathon, which was a success of cross-party drunken debauchery, and have planned an exciting few weeks, with speakers such as Dan Hannan MEP, Business for Britain, and soon, the Christmas Ball. If you'd like to discus with me why I'm so terribly wrong about George's career prospects, do come along to any of those events and we'll hack it out.
Oliver Wilson is the Internal Vice Chairman of the York Conservative and Unionist Association.
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Alex Posted on Thursday 12 Dec 2019
I agree completely. Osborne spoke like a Prime Minister in waiting at the party conference, but his role in Cameron's ministry has been 'bad cop' and as such a fear he isn't electable.Reply
Oliver Posted on Thursday 12 Dec 2019
Absolutely. If there's anyone who'll fit right into Corbyn's "nasty party" rhetoric, it's George Osborne. Perhaps the worst choice, bar May, in light of the opposition.Reply
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Suppose you have a secure website. Your company's SharePoint site, for example, or CRM deployment, or OWA email. You'll want to have your users access the site securely using SSL (a.k.a. the https:// part of the web address). But what happens if your users enter http:// instead? Or just type the web address and omit the http portion completely? They'll get a 404 Not Found error, that's what. And in many cases among not-so-computer-savvy users this can cause panic as they think that the website is down.
A Google search brings up lots of methods of redirecting the user to the SSL website, but many of them are tricky to implement at best. Luckily, there is a quick and easy method of redirecting the website if you are using IIS 6 or higher in Windows.
1. First, create a new website in IIS. Call it something simple, like CRM Redirect. Under the Binding section, in the Host Name header, make sure to enter the webaddress that you want users directed from. For example, if our target web address is https://crm.yourcompany.com, you will want it to be crm.yourcompany.com (by the way, you can even use this to redirect a completely different address – for example, thatcrmthing.yourcompany.com, to crm.yourcompany.com, provided you have the webaddress in your DNS).
2. Next, click on your newly-created website and go to the HTTP Redirect module.
3. In the HTTP Redirect module, click the "Redirect requests to this destination" and enter the https:// web address you want all requests to go to. Click the checkbox for "Redirect all requests" and for the Status Code, make sure it lists "Found (302)". (For more information on what these status codes mean, and when to chose which one for given situations, see the Microsoft TechNet Article.) Click Apply in the right-hand Action pane.
4. Now go to the actual website that has the https: binding (in the above example, it is called "Microsoft Dynamics CRM") and open the SSL Settings.
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Tyrese and Ginuwine's Instagram beef went viral after the public demise of the R & B group TGT (Tank, Ginuwine, and Tyrese). It appeared the Three Kings singers had already taken an extended sabbatical. Twitter pointed to an alleged beef among the guys some time ago, along with the rumor of drug usage and other obstacles. Although no official mention of a breakup had occurred, there was silence surrounding the chance of any future projects.
The quietness broke this week when Tyrese took to Instagram to render the benediction for TGT, giving the final read on the status of the group. While the Fast and Furious actor alluded to band mate Ginuwine as the catalyst, G disagreed with the public stunt and pointed the finger at Tyrese, blaming his "diva-like" nature for the conflicts in the group.
The Shame singer began the public beef by stating that he was sorry to break the news that the group was over and he and Tank were moving on. The singer said it was not about fault and more about business. The now deleted message which was posted by Tyrese continued as follows:
We will forever love our brother G as brothers… We have too much history to turn this into anything negative. It was only three of us, we did one album.. it was epic, And now it is over. We have been forced to start looking into someone else… or me and T just might do it solo. The reason it worked is because of our history and mutual respect. I do not know I am just shocked and disappointed that I am even putting up this post…. #ThreeKingsNoMore but I guess…. #LSG only made one album… D*mn.
After the post went viral, the claws came out and Ginuwine did not hesitate to return the favor by posting:
Wow, really to post personal business is a p**sy move ni**a. Why would you do that ? Since you want to do that keep it going and we will expose it all DIVA! Let's get it!!!! Be a fu**ing man, not a little boy and talk to me… call, don't try and manipulate the situation publicly. Wack, wack, wack of you. Exactly why it is the way it is!
The supergroup that fans had grown to love as TGT consisted of three heavy hitters who had done well in the entertainment industry as solo artists. The group is named after the first letter of each member's stage name. When the band was formed, the guys were all close friends, Tyrese had even been the best man at Ginuwine's wedding. TGT was established in 2007 but did not release its debut album until 2013. Three Kings was released on Atlantic Records to the delight of many fans.
It may be too early to really determine if the breakup is permanent or just a disagreement that aired too soon. It seems while the finger is being pointed in opposite directions, fans are hopeful for a reconciliation. According to TMZ, Ginuwine left the group just as they began work on their sophomore album. Although no true details have surfaced, it is allegedly due to a business decision for Ginuwine. As it stands, Tyrese and Ginuwine's Instagram beef has gone viral and the group TGT, as it was once known, is a done deal.
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text: 'Here back in Buenos Aires after more than three months touring… so nice to slow down and relax a bit.' Those were the first words coming from an email from Anla after another long tour around Europe but there had been many other tours.Day 10. After a long train delay in Mannheim we were confused and exhausted and not remembering where the next destination would be. Mannheim had only offered a hard floor as bed and no sheets, and this is in the middle of winter time. Of course, this experience gave us the idea that we should or more precisely MUST do a record together, and the concept would be: Travelling. Like an audio travel guide. Plus, we are all big fans of the Travelling Wilburys. We thought this idea to be one of the best ones on this tour so far. In the train we were listening to Future Days by Can.Day 4. Moving backwards a bit here. We caught Anla working on recordings in his hotel room. This was in Stockholm and one of the better paid gigs, with hotel rooms for all of us. Anla was interested in the sound coming from the theater in the bathroom. So he started recording its sound using a Dictaphone. It sounded really interesting and was made into a long fade at that night's gig in Stockholm. You can hear that same sound on the record.Day 6: Copenhagen: Here traditional town flavors, located bookstores can be found all around. 'Beer capital town,' some might say. Weather was not on our side and the trip took close to 12 hours but was all worth it. I think it was Siggi saying something along the lines of: 'Expensive but worth it!'=20Helgi also remembered that time in the late '90s when touring with Reynols. Back then we did gigs with small card paper boxes as main sound source.Day 8: The Keukenhof Gardens, Leiden, Holland. We decided to invite some local musicians to the bar, as we had a few days off, and we took advantage of doing a few outtakes. Some of it appears on this record but we can't tell you where, as the track listing got mixed-up by the recording engineers.


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WEIRD — BUT TRUE? Lady Gaga May Be Moving To The Prepster Capital Of America: Martha's Vineyard!
Can Gaga really 'fit in' on an island known for it's love of Lily Pulitzer, Vera Bradley and polo shirts? We think not!
Lady Gaga is reportedly SO gaga for the idyllic island of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. that she's in the process of buying a house there! But the meat-wearing pop princess is going to stick out like a sore thumb on preppy island!
Sources tell WWD that the 24-year-old "Poker Face" singer is going to spend some serious dough on her digs, and if the amount she spent on her new 6-bedroom, 8-bathroom Bel Air, Calif. mansion – $25,000 a month! – is any indication, her island home is going to be amazing!
The real question here is this: how on earth is Lady Gaga going to fit in with the preppy people of Martha's Vineyard? Can you imagine her wearing a whale belt or a polo shirt with the collar turned up? Please! Or pairing her Vineyard Vines skirt with a Vera Bradley bag? Not hardly!
If Gaga GOES move to MV, she's going to have some upper-crust neighbors who may (or may not) appreciate her flair for the dramatic. Jake Gyllenhaal, Ted Danson, Bill Clinton, Spike Lee and Dan Aykroyd all have homes there!


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Temperature for March 1968
In March 1968 the average high temperature in Delta Junction, AK was 32.6°F, and this was 7.8°F warmer than the average of 24.8°F. The hottest day in March 1968 was 2 March when the temperature reached 46.9°F. Overnight the average temperature in March is 3.1°F and in 1968 the average overnight temperature was 9.1°F warmer at 12.2°F.


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A film by Olivier MASSET-DEPASSE
Tania a Russian woman has been living for 8 years illegally in Belgium with her son Ivan . Always on the run, she is constantly scared of police controls until the day she gets arrested.She is put in a detention centre far away from her son who managed to escape when the police arrested Tania. Hoping to get the refugee status she waits to get out, but it doesn't stop the several attempts to expel her from Belgium.
A film by Katell Quillévéré
Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul but doesn't know if it is to God, or something else?


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My inspiration comes in ebbs and flows - sometimes I'm scribbling
down my ideas so I don't forget them, and other times I'm totally
sapped for ideas. Here's a short list of where I find my inspiration.
Travel - Be it international, interstate, or another city - I find living
for a short time in a different location the catalyst for new ideas.
Time off work - I find a weekend isn't enough to get off the treadmill
of daily life. But if I have even just a week off, or if I'm lucky, a month
off work, I can relax and let my mind wander to different places.
Creative projects - I love joining in projects like a Photo a Day,
which I will be doing this September. It keeps my mind creatively,
engaged, challenging me to come up with mini-artwork of art, daily.
Indulge in nostalgia - I always get excited when I start talking to
someone my age, or a sibling about what we used to do as kids,
the toys we'd play with, the games we would invent, TV, music...
it always sparks my imagination, "Why don't we do this anymore?"
Organise something - a dinner party, a fund-raiser, a clothes-swap.
The act of thinking how I will do something and outlining all the finer
details in my head, always start the balls rolling. It is amazing what
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Pencil review- This is the debut Movie of G V prakash Which delayed in release. Movie revolves around school. Director have all major thing happens in school like 1st time love, crush and even education process now a days. All major cast are good. Nithin who got murdered and in the beginning GV shown as major suspect. Director try to carry a suspense in the investigation through out the movie but it failed to thrill. Sri dhivya hacking scenes are too much and not believable. Watch to know the mystery behind the murder. Pencil would have been sharped properly.
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Ode to a Clean WriterHelena on January 28, 2013 in Misc 12 Comments »
Ducking for apples – change one letter and it's the story of my life.
Dorothy Parker
Sometimes in writers' blogs the issue of cuss words and blasphemy and other fun literary details raises its head and commenters take pro or anti stands. I thought of this issue yet again when, a few days ago, Carol Kilgore over at Under the Tiki Hut had a guest writer who had come up with an original and clever way to avoid language she found offensive. (The writer is Colby Marshall and her book is a thriller called Chain of Command.)
Personally, I believe that writers should have the freedom to tell their stories in whatever way they please. As for my own writing, I can tell you that I seldom use four-letter words but find it impossible to avoid them, and in my day-to-day life I sure as hell use them. But while I'm not the squeaky clean sort, I thought it'd be fun to pay poetic homage to an invented writer who is.
There once was a writer who wouldn't
Use swear words or blaspheme and couldn't
Take the Lord's name in vain
and would frequently strain
To use much cleaner words when he shouldn't.
For scatology he'd substitute
The word feces, crap, doo-doo or poop.
Merde was too French,
Turd had an odd stench,
And anything stronger was moot
The F word he held as most crude.
His characters never are lewd,
Hence intercourse, coitus
Or shag interruptus
Are banned, and no one is screwed.
Okay, I shoulda written another verse or two, but that's all I could come up with on a Sunday night.
So in closing, and in the spirit of this subject, I'm giving you a joke one writer played on his friend. Our cleanest and dirtiest fellow writers would enjoy it.
To the Editor: I would like to know what kind of goddamn govment this is that discriminates between two common carriers and makes a goddam railroad charge everybody equal and lets a goddam man charge any goddam price he wants to for his goddam opera box.
(signed) W.D. Howells
Howell, it is an outrage the way the govment is acting so I sent this complaint to N.Y. Times with your name signed because it would have more weight.
(signed) Mark Twain


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Tuned-Port Injection Tuning Basics For Smooth Performance
As we journey down the sometimes rock-strewn road of Third-Gen Trans Am care and feeding, it's helpful to make sure the basics are covered. Otherwise, installing all the fancy parts in the world will be met with limited success.
Mentioned in a previous story ("Third Bird Heard," Jan. '07), the Third-Gen TPI Trans Ams are fun to drive and downright cheap to buy, relatively speaking, but more than anything else, they are a great platform on which to learn. To those who aren't familiar with port fuel injection, it can be somewhat intimidating at first, while to others more acclimated to later systems, they appear a bit archaic. But the biggest problem with the breed is that because of their current values, most have suffered from too little TLC, and in some cases, a complete absence of simple maintenance.
Apart from the normal wear and tear of a 15- to 25-year-old car, TPI Third-Gens have proven to be generally reliable, but don't mistake that for a free pass in regard to tuning them. In this article, we provide a few simple techniques to ensure that your TPI car is running as smoothly and efficiently as it should.
Since we only recently replaced the spark plugs, distributor cap/rotor, and air filter, we won't cover those in this story, but there are other wear items and adjustments to be made that should also be a priority on your to-do list. Please note that these adjustments should be done in the order in which they are presented, as the value of each is dependent on the one that precedes it.
Now that our TPI system is properly adjusted, we buttoned it up and went for a drive to let the computer "learn" the new settings. We were very pleased with the results, as the T/A started much quicker, the "hunt" in the idle had disappeared, and throttle response was more crisp. Even the transmission seemed to shift exactly where and when we thought it should, regardless of throttle position.
Sometimes it's the small things that make the big differences, giving our Third-Gen a refined and well-tuned feel and dramatically adding to the enjoyment of driving the car.
Parts List
- Moroso Blue Max ignition wires PN 72402, approx. $115
- Moroso ProCoil PN 72358, approx. $50


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You can check provider networks for individuals and families at the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange.
What if I can't afford it?
You may qualify for MA or MinnesotaCare, or for a tax credit and payment assistance to lower your cost.
Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare
Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare are health care programs for low-income residents (children and parents, adults without children, people with disabilities and seniors) who fall within the Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP).
If you qualify for MA or MinnesotaCare, you will be able to get medical services at little cost to you.
Medical Assistance does not have a premium (monthly fee). Members do have small co-pays for some services, usually $1 – $3. This is called cost sharing.
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The amount of tax credit available to individuals and families depends on modified adjusted gross income, age and geographic area. * For most taxpayers, the household Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is the same as Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) which can be found on Line 4 on a Form 1040EZ, Line 21 on a Form 1040A, or Line 37 on a Form 1040.
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The federal government provides this assistance usually to:
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If someone can afford health insurance and decides not to have coverage in 2014, they may have to pay a fee also known as Tax Penalty. The penalty can be any of the options explained below (whichever is higher):
*This fee increases every year.
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To avoid the fee you need insurance that qualifies as Minimum Essential Coverage.
You're considered covered and don't have to pay a penalty if you have any of the following:
Some people are exempted from the fee.
These include:
To apply for an exemption, you have two options:
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You can call 1-855-366-7873 (1-855-3MNSURE) if you have any questions.
Individuals and Families living in Minnesota can utilize www.coveredca.com in an effort to secure health insurance for themselves and their loved ones.
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If you're charged with a DUI in California there are a number of potential mistakes, errors and complicating factors associated with the process that, if they occur or are relevant to your case, can allow you to beat the charge. A Los Angeles DUI attorney with expertise in the field can help improve your chances of beating a DUI charge by investigating the circumstances of your DUI arrest to determine if any of the following factors apply:A Breathalyzer (PAS Test) is Inaccurate
This can happen if the operator doesn't properly handle a PAS (Preliminary Alcohol Screening) device, or provides improper explanations on its use. In addition, these instruments at times have malfunctioned or given false or inconsistent readings.
Using a PAS device for breath testing is the main way police run tests for a DUI. If you are above the age of 21 and not subject to probation for a DUI you can decline to take a PAS test. If you are on probation for a DUI or under the age of 21 there are consequences if you refuse to take the test. If you have been arrested for DUI in California you must take a chemical (blood) test or else suffer consequences such as the suspension of your license for 1 year.
The PAS test measures how much alcohol is in your breath and then converts the measurement to a level that approximates the alcohol content in your blood. This process has a high potential for error. There are a variety of reasons residual alcohol can remain in your breath and change the accuracy of a California DUI breath test. These include having had recent dental work that traps small amounts of food in your teeth that has absorbed alcohol. Acid reflux (GERD), vomit, or burping can cause alcohol to go into your mouth from the stomach or esophagus. Recent use of mouthwash or Listerine strips can also cause residual alcohol to remain be present in your breath.Medical Conditions Can Lead to False Positive Results
The following medical conditions have been known to cause false positive reading for DUI:
- GERD (Gastroesophagal Reflux Disease): Also known as acid reflux, GERD is a medical condition that can cause alcohol to be present in your mouth.
- Diabetes: This condition can result in artificially elevated PAS results as it causes the body to convert alcohol sugars in a manner different than it is normally done, causing isopropyl alcohol to be present in the blood stream.
- Hypoglycemia: This medical condition can create Isopropyl Alcohol within the bloodstream.
Diets that are low in carbs and high in protein can result in the production of ketones by the body. These are then converted to isopropyl alcohol and eliminated from the body by breath or urine. Breathalyzer instrumentation in California is not always able to tell the difference between ethyl alcohol from drinking and isopropyl alcohol made by our bodies.Rising Blood Alcohol
Alcohol is not absorbed in your body immediately as the process takes time. As a result, you may not have actually been over the limit at the time you were pulled over. If you are close to the limit, the police may re-test you after 15 minutes of continuous observation to capture a BAC that is above the legal limit. In this case your body may be undergoing what is called "rising blood alcohol" – indicating that your body is still in the process of absorbing alcohol. However, the reading at the time of your test is not relevant to a DUI: the relevant measure is what was the reading at the time you were driving as indicated by the test you were given right after you were pulled over. This defense, known as the "Rising Blood Alcohol" defense has been used to successfully contest both breathalyzer (PAS) and chemical test (blood) results. It is not unusual for police to wait 15 minutes between administering PAS tests, bringing the Rising Blood Alcohol defense into play.
Other grounds for contesting a DUI charge include:
- California DUI blood testing may be inaccurate
- Violations of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations: This code applies to the gathering, transportation and storage of DUI chemical tests
- Lack of a valid cause to stop your vehicle
- No notification of Miranda rights if such notification was warranted
- False DUI physical symptoms: Alleged DUI symptoms may be caused by other factors
- California field sobriety tests (FSTs) may not accurately measure sobriety level
- Reasonable doubt exists as to whether poor driving was caused by DUI: Other factors unrelated to sobriety may be the cause of erratic or poor driving
- High chemical testing error rates
- Environmental factors such as radio frequency interference can result in false DUI test readings
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George Montgomery Western Movies to Watch Free.
Robbers Roost starring George Montgomery complete western movie.
George Montgomery, Richard Boone, Bruce Bennett, Warren Stevens and Peter Graves. Based on a Zane Grey novel. Directed by Sidney Salkow. A rancher having 6000 head of cattle to get to market hires two gangs that hate each other. He figues each gang will not let the other rustle the cattle. Tex arrives looking for the man that killed his wife and took his horses. Finding his horses he joins the gang that are now riding them. Caught in the battle between the gangs when one double-crosses the other. He now finds the man he is looking for. This western movies is a pretty good one and this is the second time this Zane Grey novel was made into a movie. The first time was 1932 starring George O'Brien, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter McGrail.
Cripple Creek from 1952 George Montgomery – western movie.
Starring – George Montgomery, Karin Booth, Jerome Courtland.
The Lone Gun starring George Montgomery – Western Movie.
George Montgomery, Dorothy Malone, Frank Faylen. From 1954 Cruze is a newcomer in town. Soon after his arrival, he has a confrontation with the three Moran brothers. After beating them in a fist fight the Mayor is so impressed that he offers Cruze a badge. Cruze is hesitant having done sheriff work before and has been made sick at the lack of support from so called good citizens.
Davy Crockett Indian Scout – Complete 1950 Western movie.
A wagon train with an Army escort is heading west through Indian territory! The scout is Davy Crockett the nephew of his more famous namesake. There is spy amongst them informing the Indians. They survive the first Indian attack and then push on. They have a choice of two passes through the mountains. Learing of the pass to be defended by the Indians they head for the other but the Indians are informed!
Canyon River is also a good George Montgomery western we have now and then.
A Wyoming rancher and his foreman journey to Oregon to get breeding steers in order to raise cattle that can withstand the harsh Wyoming winters. What the rancher doesn't know is that he is the target of a plot to murder him and steal his cattle
George Montgomery Marcia Henderson Peter Graves
Directed by:
Harmon Jones
Written by:
Daniel B. Ullma.
Belle Starr's Daughter 1948 Full Lenght Western Movie.
The Daughter of Belle Star.
Director: Lesley Selander
Stars: George Montgomery, Rod Cameron, Ruth Roman.
Battle of Rogue River 1954 Full Lenght Western Movie.
The Indians, under Chief Mike, have been defeating the Army in Oregon for years. The new commander, Major Archer, plans to defeat the Indians once and for all, but his orders are changed to attempt a peaceful settlement. But there are certain people who do not want Oregon to become a state and they will attempt to keep the Indians on the war path. Summery by Tony Fontana. George Montgomery, Richard Denning, Martha Hyer.
Fort Ti 1953 Full Length Western Movie.
Director: William Castle. Stars: George Montgomery, Joan Vohs, Irving Bacon
Indian Uprising 1952 George Montgomery.
George Montgomery, Audrey Long, Carl Benton Reid.
Masterson of Kansas (1954) – Full Western Movie | George Montgomery


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Miss Sturgeon said there was "no reason" she could not strike a deal with the UK Government over the referendum's rules and the vote will take place in autumn 2014, as planned.
But she did not elaborate on how she would end the standoff, which centres on the First Minister's demand for a second "extra powers" question on the ballot paper.
This is the only stumbling block that is preventing a deal being reached and Mr Salmond yesterday again refused to drop the demand, an 'insurance policy' in case separation is rejected.
Mr Salmond's decision to move Miss Sturgeon, his deputy the long-serving Health Minister, from her NHS brief was the centrepiece of his first reshuffle since the SNP's landslide election victory last year.
Opposition parties argued the switch shows he is placing greater priority on Scottish separation than the health service. However, Alex Neil, another of the SNP's star performers, is replacing her as Health Minister.
The reshuffle occurred only 24 hours after Mr Salmond said he will meet David Cameron shortly to "conclude" negotiations over the referendum and is the latest shift in key personnel ready for the separation debate to begin in earnest.
Kevin Pringle, his chief spin doctor, recently resigned as a Scottish Government special adviser to lead the SNP's independence propaganda campaign.
Miss Sturgeon will begin her new role today by meeting David Mundell, a Scotland Office Minister, to continue negotiations on the referendum's rules. She has previously argued for a single question on independence.
"I think there's no reason why we can't resolve the business issues fairly quickly and I'll be seeking to pick up the pace of that with David Mundell," she said.
Asked whether the referendum will be staged in autumn 2014, she added: "Of course it will, yes."
As well as having responsibility for the referendum, Miss Sturgeon has also been appointed Minister for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities.
Mr Salmond said her priorities in her constitutional brief were to secure a referendum deal with the UK Government that has no strings attached on the number of questions.
He denied the move showed he is giving separation a higher priority than the NHS, praising Mr Neil as "one of the most formidable government ministers we have."
But Johann Lamont, the Scottish Labour leader, said: "If anyone had any doubt that he has lost touch with the priorities of Scottish families, it was confirmed when he moved his most senior minister Nicola Sturgeon from health to the constitution."
Ruth Davidson, her Tory counterpart, added: ""That the health of the nation now plays second fiddle to the break-up of Britain says it all about this SNP administration."
Mr Neil, who was promoted to the health brief from his previous role as Infrastructure Minister, will also take over Miss Sturgeon's role overseeing the legalising of gay marriage.
Bruce Crawford, the SNP's Government Strategy Minister, who has so far overseen negotiations with the Coalition over the referendum, stepped down from government altogether.
In a letter to Mr Salmond, the Stirling MSP explained he wanted a "less arduous working life" after both his parents died in the space of 20 months, his mother in July.
He was joined in retirement by Brian Adam, the Parliamentary Business Minister and the SNP's Chief Whip, and Stewart Stevenson, the Environment Minister.
Joe Fitzpatrick, the Dundee City West MSP, replaced Mr Adam and will attend Scottish Cabinet. The other new ministers were MSPs elected for the first time in last year's landslide.
Paul Wheelhouse, a South Scotland MSP, replaced Mr Stevenson and Humza Yousaf, a Glasgow MSP, filled the new post of external affairs and international development minister.
In a surprise move, Margaret Burgess, a low-profile MSP for Cunninghame South, was named Housing Minister.


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Just what is an Alchemical Child?
Google around a while, you might get the gist, but here is the true understanding: the Alchemical Child is the creation you put forth into the world. It is the sum of your efforts, your energy, your inspiration made manifest. It is the presence you build with your passion, your spirit, your truth. Your art, your healing, your inspiration. This is the spiritual child you nurture, the dream you pursue, the all-consuming purpose of your deepest heart.
Individually, we can create much, but collaboratively we co-create our reality. The character of the effort we put forth, our sincerity, authenticity, and compassion, are what allow us to "swim together", to join one another in the adventure of finding new ways to express ourselves, build community, and manifest abundance for us all.
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A true understanding of the concept of Ubuntu encompasses all of the other values described above, rendering the redundant. UBUNTU is all of us, our collective, unified Being. From a Nguni Bantu word meaning literally "humanity:, the truth of this teaching goes far beyond that simple English word. Ubuntu is not just a philosophy. Ubuntu is our body, our skin, our bones, our heart. I am you, and you are me. When we love one another, we love ourselves, and when we harm another, we harm ourselves. Once this lens is fully accepted and embraced, then purpose becomes action without conscious thought. We simply are. I am, because we are.
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The Mega Careers and Study Fair was held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 18 – 19 February 2017. For the first time in the fair's history, it was enhanced by a specially developed advanced profiling software. Orient Software, from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, alongside its international partners, provided this supporting software. This augmented the entire experience for fair attendees. The fair was ultimately effective in bringing 1000s of graduates together, and presenting them with numerous study and career options for their future. The cooperation between Orient Software and the fair organizers was seamless and no doubt contributed to the fair's overall success.
Effective international partnerships
Orient Software teamed up with our partners from both Norway and Singapore in order to make a major contribution to the Malaysian Mega Careers and Study Fair. This fair is the most popular fair of its kind in Malaysia, and serves as a meeting point for graduates from Malaysia's various universities to familiarise themselves with careers and further study options within business and education. With the web and mobile applications which were provided by us at Orient Software, alongside our partners, the Mega Fair gained a new element and dimension as a collaborative online talent searching platform and marketplace.
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Mega Careers and Study Fair is a major graduate and postgraduate event held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre twice every year. Organised by GTI Media Asia and JobsCentral Malaysia with support from Postgradasia and CXS International, among others. This fair consistently attracts a large audience of exhibitors and visitors. The next fair will be held on 5-6 August 2017. To register online visit http://www.careersandstudy.com/ or register on-site at the fair.
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Governor Deval Patrick in 2012 let it be known in no uncertain terms how important it was that the federal government quickly approve a deal for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to open a casino.
Kevin Washburn, who headed the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the time, this week told a Las Vegas conference on gambling that Patrick implored him to endorse an agreement on how much the tribe would pay the state from its eventual casino earnings.
Washburn recalled Patrick saying, "You know this is Massachusetts. We're special up here. This is a special thing."
Washburn said he was reluctant to approve the agreement because it called on the tribe to turn over 22 percent of its gambling earnings to the state, an amount Washburn considered too favorable for the state – even though the tribe had agreed to it.
Washburn, now a law professor, said he was concerned other tribes would object to the terms as setting a bad precedent that could lead to them to pay high percentages of their earnings. As sovereign nations, tribes are immune from state taxes, but many agree to share their earnings in exchange for states promising to restrict other casinos from competing against them.
Washburn said he also received calls from Senator John Kerry, who is now secretary of state, and from Ed Markey, who was then a congressman and later succeeded Kerry in the Senate. "They were just pulling out all the stops," Washburn said, according to a report in Gambling Compliance, which covers the industry. "I just had to deal with every member of Congress from Massachusetts, it seemed like. [They] called up and said, 'What the hell are you doing?'"
The White House general counsel's office also called, to say President Obama and Patrick were frequent golf partners, Washburn said.
But Washburn ultimately rejected the agreement. The state and the tribe then negotiated a new agreement that was less generous to the state. And it was approved. The tribe in April broke ground on a casino in Taunton, but halted construction due to a lawsuit now pending in court.
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The Complete Brahma Jnana Guru
November 25, 2009, 11:19:09 AM »
Bhagavan Ramana is the complete Brahma Jnana Guru. Different
people from different walks of life, having practised different
sadhsas come to Him and He did suitable midcourse corrections
to bring them around to the self enquiry. Sri Krishna Bhikshu lists
out such devotees in his Sri Ramana Leela.
1. Pazhani Swami was the first one. He was an innocent bhakta,
totally devoted to Bhagavan Ramana. He did not do much of reading
and Bhagavan Ramana had to read the books and explain for his
sake. He even tried to quell his mind in the Heart, at the time of
death but because of his vasanas, the Jiva rushed out of his eyes.
Bhagavan Ramana said that he would have attained a higher birth
to complete his self enquiry.
2. Lakshmi Ammal, the famous Echammal, who got out of the torment of samsara, due to Bhagavan Ramana's grace.
3. Manavasi Ramaswamy Iyer was beset with illness and Bhagavan
cured his illness to pusue his sadhana.
4. Natananada simply had the samskara of the East and he had
to be cleaned up.
5. Sivaprakasam Pillai who has done his philosophy post graduation
had the samskara of the West and he had to be cleaned up.
6. Seshayya was balanced and it did not require much work for
Bhagavan to set him right on his path of Jnana.
7. Lakshmi Ammal had practised Ashtanga Yoga and she had to
be brought into the path of Jnana.
8. Mahalakshmi Ammal had the ocean of sorrows but her mind got
quelled by Bhagavan Ramana.
9. Humphreys belonged to the Siddha school but Bhagavan Ramana suitably corrected him to pursue Jnana through his own Christian
10. Kavyakanta Ganapati Sastri had the expertise of mantra sastra
and he had to be told about the quiscence of mind, the source of
all mantras.
11. Devaraja Mudaliar came around easily but he had his own
vacillations about the anubhuti, the experience. Bhagavan Ramana told him to surrender and leave the job to Him.
12. Sri Sadhu Om was with Mata Janakiamma with devotional
technqiues and he moved into self enquiry easily.
Arunachala Siva.
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November 25, 2009, 03:23:50 PM »
Dear Subramaniyan ji
You have not written about Mother Azhagammai. Till her last breath Bhagavan kept one palm on her crown place another one on her heart.
She could attained samadhi. How many mothers could have this golden chance. It is doubtful whether Kowsalya and Yasodha had or not.
But our Azhagammai did lots of tapas to give birth and have a brahma jnani son. In this kaliyuga she is so fortunate. Many young ladies wish
to have a boy child who would turn to be a professional. That is all. Sometimes I used to think instead of praying to Garbharashamibika it is
good to pray to Mother Azhagammai to give a child like Ramana.
But after going through self enquirey it does not give any meaning
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November 25, 2009, 06:40:40 PM »
Dear Ramanaduli,
Sri Krishna Bhikshu's list in Sri Ramana Leela, the names of
Mother Azhagammal and Annamalai Swami do not find a place.
WE can say that as per scriptures a true sannyasi's 21 generations
before and after attain Mukti. But Bhagavan Ramana also did His
duty to her. She was very orthodox with brahmin and non brahmin
differences, total bodily purity like not taking food without bath,
properly initiated Siva Panchakshari mantra etc., But this was not
adequate as Bhagavan Ramana would know the truth. Hence He
had to do a special job. Similarly Annamalai Swami was a totally
faithful servant of Bhagavan Ramana. He even had differences with
Sarvadikari Chinnaswamy but did not care for the differences because Bhagavan Ramana's words were alone important for him.
Perhaps, his fame was not known to authors upto Bhagavan's
Maha Nirvana, since he was considered only as a sadhak but not
Arunachala Siva.
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What about pazhnisamy. I read in tamil book a book called Sri Ramana Maharishi. There Bhagavan says Himself, it was possible in Mother's case where
it was not with Pazhnisamy. When Pazhnisamy's end was nearing even though Bhagavan tried the same method what He did for His mother, it did not
work out because Pazhnisawmy opened his eyes and he passed away. It is beautifully explained how Mother passed away. While Bhagavan was near to her
keeping His hands on her head and on her heart, all her latent dencies were all cleared away and She attained Mukthi. From this I understand that
for an ordinary person the prana goes through any one of the nava dwara. Mostly I have seen in movies, as soon as one dies, someone will close the
eyes of dead person. So far i have not got the chance to see dying person in my life. In my childhood people used to chant vishnu sahasranamam and kids
were kept away. That is why I asked question how to prepare for the end. I think, when the life becomes meditation with full awareness no support system
is not required. So we have to be with full awareness always. When we chant God's name with full awareness, we becomes awareness only. Then the play
gets over.
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Dear srkudai,
Chinnaswami, the Sarvadikari and Bhagavan's brother passed
away only in 1953. So Bhagavan Ramana did not say anything
about that. Others have also not specifically mentioned about
that. He was interrred and there is a Samadhi also for Chinnaswami,
he was called Shri Niranjananda Swami, within the Asramam compound, in front of Mother's Temple.
Arunachala Siva.
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November 26, 2009, 11:23:43 AM »
Dear Ramanadul0i,
1. I have mentioned Pazhani Swami's name first in the list.
2. In case of both Mother Azhagamma and Pazhaniswami, there
were Vasanas till the end. But Bhagavan Ramana, by placing
His hands on the skull and chest, brought the Vasanas to quell
in the Heart, in case of Mother. She had gone through, like
a quick video play the future births and got satisfied herself and remained without vasanas. This is as per the statement of Bhagavan Himself. In case of Pazhani Swami, Bhagavan did a similar thing. But the hands were taken away a little earlier, and a few vasanas that were remaing escaped through the opened eyes. Bhagavan Ramana became careful and did the proceedure completely without taking away His hands.
3. For all of us, the vasanas, many or less would remain till the end. Chanting god's names would be of help. But we have to have
Bhagavan Ramana beside us, to do the quelling completely!
In fact, I pray like this everyday, even if you think I am a fool!
One Vasana made Jadabharata to be born as a deer, as you know.
Arunachala Siva.
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November 26, 2009, 03:09:44 PM »
Dear srkudai,
yes, exactly. The difficulty arises when one imagines that it is so difficult and this is a trick of the mind that everything is difficult. Therefore this amazing heritage left by Bhagavan Ramana - 'who am I?' washes all the imaginations of "difficulties", "impossibilities", "doubts"... We can say that Faith is just being oneself without a second while sadhana is to remove those seconds...
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Dear Udai ji
You may be practicing for long time and it looks it is not so difficult. Truely speaking after watching the vasanas, I feel mind is higher than Himalayas.
I wounder is it possible when our end is nearing. That time our memory may fade, It is very shaky to think whether I could empty my bag. Those devotees were
so fortunate to have Bhagavan beside them. The constant practice is the only way to come out.
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Many say brahma vidhya is very difficult. But when I read Bhagavan's books It says it is easy but I thought it is not for housewives like me. From this discussion once again
I got cleared so many doubts. And started doing atma vichar along with my age old other practices. Sometimes after going through Udai ji's points, I wounder
is it so simple.? I cannot believe it. Just simply watching the mind and having conviction I am awarness". It gives the feeling like when a begger gets a big lottery.
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Dear Ramanaduli,
Yes. The beggar getting a lottery example is also told by
Brahmasri Nochur Venkataraman. Once a woodcutter got
a lottery of say, Rs 100 lacs. The lottery company sent his
representative to "prepare" the woodcutter to receive the money,
lest it should cause him a heart attack. The rep came and
said: Swami, what will you do if you get Rs 10000/-? The wood-
cutter smiled and said: Do not kid me. If I still get as you say,
I shall repair my hut and buy a new axe. Then the rep went on
increasing the amounts to Rs 1 lac, Rs 10 lacs, and finally to
Rs 100 lacs. The woodcutter lost his patience and said: Do
not disturb me. I am already late for my today's work. "If
I get Rs 100 lacs, I shall give 50% to you, are you happy?"
The rep fell down unconscious!
We cannot even ask properly. It is better to leave it to God
and receive what God gives. Then there are no heart attacks.
Arunachala Siva.
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November 28, 2009, 05:36:50 PM »
Dear Ramanaduli,
A baby arrives. The mother and father will repeat "papa" "mama" and when the baby will eventually say "mama" the mother will be very happy. With time the baby will come to fully accept that this person is his mother, father. He will furthermore accept that he is a boy and his name is nonduel, Skrudai, Ramanaduli etc. And in the following years he will accept that he is an Hindu, an American, living in that city etc.
You get the point!
Before all this started, what was he??? He was "pure consciousness". He didn't know that he was all of that. All that was added and
I thought it is not for housewives like me
The difficulty lies only in accepting what the Guru tells us.
The Guru tells you that you are not what you were lead to believe but you are Brahman. It's only a case of mistaken identity. Like the King who believe he was a beggar. There is NOTHING to change, you don't have to RECOVER what you are, you don't have to RE-ATTAIN yourself.
So where is the difficulty in Being? Where is the difficulty in Being what you ARE? The difficulty is only in the mind...You are NOT the mind! (Sri Anamalai).
Oh Arunachala, blazing fire of Jnana, in my heart I pray and think of Thee from afar, root out the ego, merging me in the Self.
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