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Hypnotherapists utilise hypnosis to help people solve personal problems. Hypnosis is a state of mind, typified by deep relaxation, a narrowed focus and heightened sensory awareness. This state of mind occurs naturally and people slide in and out of this state, known as ‘trance’, all the time, in everyday life.

Examples of trance states include fantasising about someone you are attracted to, becoming deeply absorbed in reading a book, being anxious about an event causing you to re-live what could go wrong over and over in your head and daydreaming. As you may see from the examples given, trance states can be positive or negative, depending on what is being focused on.

Hypnotherapy is based on the philosophy, that trance states can be helpful and utilised to bring about positive change. This is because, when a person is deeply relaxed, as they are during trance, access to the unconscious mind is enabled. Hypnotherapists believe that learning, behaviour and change, occur at an unconscious level.

Categorising the mind into unconscious and conscious is just a conceptual model, a way of describing different aspects of the mind. The concept of unconscious and conscious mind is generally accepted in the western world. These different aspects of the mind are believed to have different functions. For example, the conscious mind is logical, rational, and sequential in thinking. It is also analytical, it uses words and numbers and stores short-term memories. The unconscious mind is intuitive, non-sequential in thinking, more creative, uses symbols and feelings and stores long-term memories.

If you imagine your mind as operating on a sliding scale, at one end, you have highly alert states, towards the other end, you have more relaxed states such as daydreaming and further towards the this end still, deep trance and finally sleep.

Often when people present with problems at Hypnotherapy Herts, they have attempted to solve their problem through conscious effort and have struggled with this. For example, the insomniac, who finds that trying to consciously fall off to sleep, just seems to make things worse. At hypnotherapy Herts, the hypnotherapist will use hypnotherapy to gain access to the unconscious mind. This type of therapy can be very useful for treating habits. For example, there are often unconscious issues associated with smoking that are best dealt with through hypnotherapy. Most people do not consciously decide to continue poisoning and damaging themselves through smoking on a day to day basis.

The conscious mind, although strong at logical thinking and the other functions mentioned, tends to be much more rigid in thinking. The unconscious mind is much more flexible and as it stores all your life’s learnings, it is in the unconscious mind where habits are created and maintained. Through hypnotherapy Herts, the hypnotherapist is able to make habit changes much easier and more naturally, by working with the unconscious mind.

Karen Hastings is a NHS experienced mental health occupational therapist, Master NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist. Karen uses hypnotherapy in Hertfordshire, along with cognitive therapy approaches. For more information about Hypnotherapy, Herts visit http://www.karenhastings.co.uk

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The nutritional value of broccoli has garnered the spotlight in recent years. Broccoli, after extensive scientific research, is now viewed as one of the top powerhouses when it comes to nutrient density and benefits.

The health benefits of broccoli are beginning to reveal that this cruciferous vegetable may even be more potent than its advocates had ever realized.

But before we discuss healthy broccoli and its benefits, let’s take a look at a bit of the history of this vegetable.

Although broccoli has been grown since the time of the Roman Empire, it wasn’t until the 16th century that in became popular in France and then spread throughout the rest of Europe.

Amazingly, it wasn’t until the 20th century that an Italian family brought some shipments to Boston that it started to gain popularity in the United States. Today, of course, we all know that broccoli is used widely in many dishes across numerous cultures.

Healthy Broccoli

The nutritional value of broccoli starts with it being jam-packed with vitamins and minerals.

On the vitamin side, it contains Vitamins B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic acid), B6, B9 (Folate), Vitamin C and A.

When it comes to minerals, healthy broccoli contains: calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.

These vitamins and minerals aren’t just found in tiny trace amounts either. For example, did you know that ounce for ounce, broccoli actually contains more Vitamin C than many citrus fruits? Or that it has more calcium than an entire glass of milk? Or that it’s an even richer source of fiber than whole wheat bread?

As good as this news is, it gets even better. The real potent nutritional value of broccoli lies in substances called isothiocyanates. Don’t let the name scare you.

Isothiocyanates are a class of very potent anti-carcinogens. Meaning, they fight and help prevent cancer.

Specifically, tests have shown that broccoli’s anti-cancer compounds greatly protected mice from stomach cancer. Although you don’t hear about stomach cancer much per se, it is actually the second most common form of cancer.

Studies conducted at the prestigious John Hopkins University showed that broccoli contains compounds that trigger the body to produce a substance (sulforaphane) that, in turn, manufactures enzymes that are powerful cancer fighters.

If you think the health benefits of broccoli end there, you would be wrong.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that broccoli was among the top foods that may prevent colon cancer.

The Harvard School of Public Health reported that broccoli may reduce the risk for cataracts.

Other Harvard scientists reported that healthy broccoli may help protect against strokes, with this research having been published in world famous JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association).

Now that we know more about the nutritional value of broccoli, the problem is that many of us don’t like the way it tastes.

For some, it’s hard to chew. For others, the bitter taste is a turn-off. Others can only eat it in in soups or after it’s been sauteed. Unfortunately if it’s cooked down extensively at high heats in such situations, it lloses a great deal of its nutritional value.

Getting the Nutritional Value of Broccoli

So what’s the solution?

For us here at whole food supplements guide, the research lead us to get the potent benefits of broccoli with whole food supplements.

This is a growing market and there are now many such quality products on the market. One of the most popular is called Juice Plus+ Garden Blend®.

This product contains ten super vegetables and grains: broccoli, parsley, carrots, beets, kale, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, barley and oat fibers in capsule form.

Other whole food supplement products may contain some of these ingredients as well.

Regardless of whether you choose to just eat broccoli as part of your diet directly or choose to use a whole food supplement containing it, think of broccoli’s nutrition as inexpensive insurance for your health.

Russell Cantwell is the editor of http://www.whole-food-supplements-guide.com/ Visit nutritional value of broccoli to learn more and to discover whole food supplements that contain it.

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If you are planning to shoot a wedding video, and your only prior experience with using a video camera is the footage you shot at your three year old’s birthday party, then here’s a chance to quickly and easily learn the most important camera functions and their optimal settings.

1. The on/off function

If you don’t know how to turn your camera on, then you’re out of luck. Different cameras place their on/off power buttons in different locations. You know your camera’s power is on if you see an image in the viewfinder or flip-out screen. Note: Don’t forget to remove the lens cap.

2. Menu functions

There are some settings in your camera that need to be adjusted/set before you videotape the wedding. They are accessed through the Menu button on your camera. These functions and their optimal settings include:

Time/date - Off

No matter how professionally you shoot the wedding, if you leave the time/date function on you will look like an amateur.

Focus - Auto

Exposure - Auto

White Balance - Auto

The only time you need to change these settings to” Manual” is when lighting conditions or picture composition are out of the norm.

(e.g. adjust for exposure: heavily back-lit subjects making them look like they’re in a Witness Protection program; adjust for focus: competing objects in foreground that make your camera continually roll focus back and forth with nauseating results…like looking through your grandfather’s bifocals.

Gain level - 0

Increase gain level only when light levels are low. You should be aware that increasing gain levels will affect the quality of your videotape. However, so does darkness. Increasing gain level may be your only choice in this situation.

Record mode/speed - SP (Standard Play)

Your camera may have additional record modes/speeds including: EP (Extended Play), LP (Long Play) and SLP (Super Long Play) These record modes are designed to extend the record time you have on your videotape. If you find that the wedding is running longer than expected and you do not have additional videotape, changing the record speed to EP, LP or SLP will give you more record time on the tape. You should be aware that using these slower modes will result in some loss of quality.

3. Battery insertion

Become familiar with camera battery insertion. Trying to figure this out in a dimly-lit church during the wedding ceremony is going to spell big trouble for you.

Also, remember to keep track of the remaining power level of the battery by observing the battery level display in the viewfinder.

4. Zoom function

Zoom controls on a video camera usually include buttons or slide control marked W (wide) and T (telephoto). You should become familiar with the sensitivity of these controls. This is similar to becoming familiar with the sensitivity of the brakes on a new car.

5. Microphone input jacks

If your camera has a mic input jack, you will be able to plug in an external microphone which will enhance the quality of your audio while giving you more range and flexibility with your camera.

6. Headphone input jack

Plug a headphone set into this jack so that you can check the quality and level of audio you are receiving into the camera while recording or during playback.

7. Videotape insertion

This is something you should know well before coming to the church. Different cameras require specific tape insertion methods. Improper tape insertion can have damaging effects on your camera. If you are unsure, take your camera and videotape to a video camera dealer that can help you with this matter.

8. Tripod

Even though is not a function found on the camera, a tripod is an essential adjunct to proper camera operation. Correctly extending and locking the tripod legs, attaching the camera to the tripod quick-release plate and operating the pan/tilt locks and handle are tasks and skills that must be mastered before attempting to shoot the wedding.

9. View finder or flip out monitor

Older cameras have viewfinders which are used to help you see what you are shooting/videotaping. You can adjust the focus of the viewfinder for your vision by using the diopter which is a small wheel attached to the viewfinder.

Newer camera models usually include a flip-out screen monitor which functions like the viewfinder but with an easier-to-see display. Although more convenient for viewing, the flip-out screen requires more battery power. So if you find yourself running low on battery power, close the flip-out screen and use the viewfinder. (Both will not work at the same time. You must use one or the other.)

Viewfinders and flip-out screens also provide a readout of the status of several camera functions such as Record, Pause, Stop, record speed, battery power level and videotape used and/or remaining. Think of these displays like the gauges on you car dashboard.

10. Record

Just because your camera may be turned on doesn’t mean that you are capturing any video. You must push the Record button if you want to have something to playback to the bridal couple later. Once you push the record button, your viewfinder should display a red REC or red dot indicator, which verifies that the camera is recording.

Another indication that you are recording will be a running time code display, also in your viewfinder/flip-out screen.

Just remember, fear and anxiety come from not being prepared. Becoming familiar with these basic video camera functions and settings will help you to be relaxed, confident and looking forward to capturing a once-in-a-lifetime event that the bride and groom will treasure forever.

Olivia Romero is an independent video producer with over 15 years experience as a writer, producer, director and editor. Olivia and her partner, Tony Jones, help couples save money by producing their own professional-looking wedding video. Its easy and fun! Learn more by visiting Wedding Video Secrets

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Ohio DUI Laws

In the state of Ohio, there are many terms for a drunken driving offense. They include operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVI), driving under the influence (DUI), and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, impaired, or intoxicated (OMVI). These terms all describe the same offense as found in the Revised Code of the state of Ohio. Because drunken driving offenses are crimes, there are serious consequences if you are convicted of this type of offense. You may face jail time, fines, and the loss of your driving privileges. These consequences are serious; they can impact your life for a very long time and leave you with a criminal record that will affect your chances for gaining employment and doing other things you want to do in life. Contacting an Ohio DUI lawyer is the only way to preserve your rights and get through your DUI case with the best chances for a successful outcome.

Ohio DUI Laws

The DUI laws in Ohio make it illegal for anyone to operate a motor vehicle while having an amount of alcohol in their blood that reduces their ability to drive safely by impairing their mental and physical capabilities. There is no need for a chemical test for you to be convicted of this type of offense since the prosecutor does not need to show a specific level of alcohol in your blood. There is another type of offense that does require that prosecutors show a specific level of alcohol in your blood. This is known as a “per se” offense. This type of offense is not at all related to your level of impairment while operating a vehicle. Instead the prosecutor must show that your blood alcohol exceeded the legal limit of 0.08%. This level must have been determined by urine, blood, or breath testing. Since DUI is a criminal offense and you will face criminal charges, the prosecutor must prove your guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. This means that each element of the crime must be proven individually beyond a reasonable doubt for you to be convicted of a DUI offense.

Ohio DUI Elements

There are several things the prosecutor must prove in order to show that you are guilty of driving under the influence. One is that you were operating your vehicle in any way. Operating is different than actually driving on a roadway. In this case, operating means having control of the vehicle. This means that someone who is sitting in the driver’s seat of a car and has the keys near the ignition or in the ignition can be charged with driving under the influence. The prosecutor must also show that the defendant was actually operating a vehicle. This includes cars, trucks, tractors, and other similar mechanical devices. While some watercraft have motors, there are separate laws that deal with people who operate a power watercraft while under the influence. The prosecution must also show that the person was under the influence of alcohol at the time of arrest and that this influence caused an adverse affect on how well the person could react. The prosecutor must also show that the defendant’s impairment was appreciable. This means that the prosecutor must show that the defendant exhibited signs of impairment.

Ohio DUI Criminal Penalties

If you refuse to take a blood alcohol test in the state of Ohio, you will be facing a 90-day driver’s license suspension period. If you do take a test and it shows a result of 0.08% or greater and you are later convicted, you will face criminal penalties. These penalties increase with the number of offenses you have committed and can be severe. For a first offense, the criminal penalties include 3 days of jail or a driver intervention program, driver’s license suspension of 3 months to 6 years, and a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $1,000. A second DUI offense in Ohio has harsher penalties. You will face 10 days in jail or five days in jail and a minimum of 18 days under house arrest. You will also be penalized with fines of not less than $300 and not more than $1,500, one to five years of a court license suspension, driver intervention program participation, and immobilization and plate confiscation. For a third DUI offense, you will face penalties of 30 days in jail, fines of not less than $500 and not more than $2,500, participation in an alcohol treatment program at your own expense, license suspension of one to ten years, and immobilization and impoundment of your license plates. Fourth and subsequent Ohio DUI offenses are considered felonies. The possible penalties include 60 days to one year in jail, fines of not less than$750 and not more than $10,000, mandatory drug and alcohol treatment at your own expense, vehicle forfeiture, and a license suspension of thee years up to a lifetime suspension period.

Ohio DUI Driver’s License Penalties

There are also driving penalties imposed for a failed BAC test or refusal to submit to chemical testing. This administrative license suspension may take place even if you beat the criminal DUI charges you face in court. This administrative suspension period increases with the number of offenses you accumulate and any aggravating factors. You must appeal this suspension after you are arrested or you will definitely lose your license. Ohio has a speedy hearing policy; this hearing must occur within 5 days of your arrest. You may appeal your suspension based on several factors. These factors can include the validity of your arrest, whether the law enforcement officer asked you to take the chemical test, whether you were informed about the consequences of refusing to submit to chemical testing, and whether you refused or failed the test. A skilled Ohio DUI lawyer will be able to gather information about all of these points and use it to try to save your driver’s license from being suspended. Having a qualified Ohio DUI attorney on your side can give you the best chance of saving your driving privileges and avoiding a criminal record.

Visit our Ohio DUI Attorney website and fill out a free case evaluation today.

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Enliven the spirit of Christmas with a couple of fun games for children. Here are two delightful Christmas party games that can be played with any number of children.

Sea King Christmas Party Game
In the Sea King Christmas party game, one player is selected to play the role of the “Sea King” whose duty is to stand in the center of a circle, formed by the rest of the players seated around him. The circle should be as large as possible. The game continues with each player choosing the name of a fish. The ‘Sea King’ runs around the circle calling each player by his/her fish name.

As the King calls out their names, each player gets up and follows the Sea King. Once all his subjects have left their seats, the sea king calls out, “The sea is troubled”, and sits on a seat immediately. Following his example, his subjects also rapidly seat themselves. The player who fails to get a seat has to take the place of the Sea King and the game continues.

Sally Water Christmas Party Game
Sally Water Christmas party game is an enjoyable game, with a lot of singing and dancing involved. Children will love to play this Christmas party game. The game begins with the formation of a circle by all the children except one little girl who kneels in the center. The children then dance around the girl singing the following rhyme.

“Sally, Sally Water, sprinkle in the pan,
Rise, Sally, rise, Sally, for a young man;
Choose for the best and choose for the worst,
And choose the very one you love the most.
Now you’re married I wish you joy,
First a girl and then a boy;
Seven years after, son and daughter,
Pray, young couple, come kiss together.”

When the second line is sung, the child in the center rises with the cue “Rise, Sally!” and chooses another child from the circle. The children then sing the remaining lines of the verse and the two children in the circle dance round and kiss. Sally then joins the circle while the second child remains there and plays as Sally. The Christmas party game continues and goes on till all the children have acted the role of Sally.

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It’s all about your tea preparation!

Tea preparation isn’t hard at all. But there are a few things that you need to pay attention to in order to brew a good quality tea. Follow these simple guidelines for your tea preparation and enjoy your tea!

Cleaning your teapot and tea cups.

Generally, when you clean your teapot, you rinse it out with cold water and set it to dry. There’s nothing wrong with that, but do you think of cleaning your teapot before using it? What if it has been sitting on your shelf for a few days, do you clean it then?

Quickly rinsing your teapot with cold water from the sink is an option. But the best way to make sure that your teapot is clean and that all the bacteria have been killed is to boil water and then pour it in the teapot and tea cups. This will kill all the bacteria and leave you with a very clean teapot and tea cups that are ready to be used.

Warning: This does not apply to porcelain or fine China teapots or tea cups, because if they become too hot, there is a chance that they could break because of the heat. (And you certainly do not want that to happen!)

This cleaning method has a three-fold effect.

1) It cleans your teapot and tea cups of all kinds of bacteria as bacteria cannot survive in boiling hot water.

2) It washes away the smell of other teas.

3) This will help keep the tea warm in your teapot and tea cup.

Note: Never, never, never, wash your teapot with soap. Not only does it leave the possibility of soap residue left over, but it could affect the taste of your tea and soapy tea has never and will never taste good!

The quality of the water and it’s role in tea preparation.

The quality of the water you use for your tea plays an important part in your tea preparation as it will affect how the tea tastes. If you use hard water (that contains calcium, impurities, chlorine and other hard minerals), it will destroy the flavor of your tea. (Hard water will usually be found coming from your sink, unless you have a water softener.)

You can use water directly from your kitchen sink, but it might contain too many hard minerals, which will result in a poor tasting tea.

It is preferable to use bottled water unless you know for sure that your sink water is soft, meaning that it contains no or little hard minerals.

How to decaffeinate your tea.

To decaffeinate your tea, brew a cup of tea but do not drink this 1st brew. Throw it away. This 1st brew will contain most of the caffeine. The 2nd and 3rd brew, from the same tea leaves, will result in a tea that contains less caffeine.

However, the 2nd and 3rd brew might need longer to be thoroughly infused, so keep an eye on it.

How to brew your tea strong, light, hot, cold, or iced.

Whether your tea is strong or light depends on how long you infuse it for. Some teas do best when infused for 2 minutes and other teas need 5 minutes to infused properly. However, you can let your tea infuse to your taste. If you like your tea to be strong, you will want to let it infuse longer than usual. You know best for yourself.

Should you be offering tea to guests, brew it as it is recommended. You may like your tea strong, but not everyone might!

You also have the choice of drinking it hot, cold, or iced. This is up to you!

The 4 golden tea rules.

1) Rinse your teapot and tea cups with boiling water before serving the tea.

2) Boil fresh, or soft, water. As soon as it is boiling, pour it directly over the tea bag.

3) Let the tea infuse for 2-5 minutes.

4) Stir and serve.

As the author of this article, I am proud to say that I am a lover of tea and chocolate. Whether you prefer tea to chocolate, or chocolate to tea, there is enough data on both worlds to satisfy your mind and your passion. See what new information you can discover!
Eat chocolate, drink tea, and be happy!

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Landscaping projects, sometimes, can be as painless as drawing a few geometric patterns and throwing in a couple trees. Frequently, on the other hand, designs don’t prove to be this convenient. The average homeowner can learn that attempting to design a workable and aesthetically enchanting landscape conceptualization will prove to be a relatively demanding venture. Much of the time, those who try this end up tiring out at some point and searching for a professional designer to polish off the design instead.

Elegant landscape plans need a number of different aspects to function, such as a conceptualization of what you want to fulfill, a basic knowledge of different plants, some appreciation of simple art principles, and, possibly most meaningful, a concentration on the ultimate purpose of your design. Concentrating on the intended purpose of your plan is a process that is seldom if ever referred to in the majority of landscape planning books, but if you have a sufficient foreknowledge of this idea, it can make the complete design and developmental process much less difficult to carry out.

The operation you want your fresh landscape to fulfill should be your ultimate focus from the instant when you begin your landscape design process until you get through with the last project. It will help keep you on track and moving toward your desired objective. Knowing your destination ahead of time will make the process of attaining your objective that much less difficult.

Even though almost all books discount this idea, having a definite goal and having an understanding of the intended purpose behind your plan will help conceptualize coherent sub-projects inside of your rudimentary game plan. Dividing the total goal into separate mini-goals can make the entire design much easier to imagine and apply. For instance, if you want to totally carpet a particular section with gravel, you need to make sure that the concept is clear within the undertaking you have thought up.

Examining the distinct functions that a front-yard has in juxtaposition to that of a backyard can help make this idea more easy to master. In the plan of a working front-yard landscape, the primary idea tends to be on the ease of entrance to the residence. Often, the largest amount of the territory vacant in the front-yard landscape territory will be taken up with parking-lots and sidewalks. Once these components have been executed, the remaining design parts are typically easy to clear up.

The back-yard landscape poses a wholly different design challenge, on the other hand, since its function is remarkably different from that of a front yard landscape. Back-yards are areas shielded from the troubles of the outside world, where individuals go to have fun and unwind. Thus, back-yard landscaping projects must provide for a completely different set of goals, such as isolation and places for merrymaking and entertainment. Even though the design and production of a practical backyard landscape is much more demanding, by deciding which places will work for which function, you will be able to construct a proper framework to help you finish off your blueprint.

Aspiring to grasp the innumberable functions that landscapes carry out is, commonly, not that easy for your average individual. To help out with this subject, my website, the-landscape-design-site.com, has a number of photo galleries which hold numerous photos of other landscapes to help you think up ideas for your own design. Being able to see the plans other people have created will not only help you produce ideas of your own, but will also reveal to you a greater knowledge of the function and purpose behind renowned landscape designs.

Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the creator of The Landscape Design Site which offers free professional landscaping advice, ideas, tips, and designs to do it yourselfers and homeowners. For more free landscaping ideas, visit his site at: http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com

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North Dakota DUI Law

North Dakota law makes it illegal for anyone to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This means that you will face criminal charges if you are found to be driving under the influence in the state of North Dakota. These criminal charges can lead to penalties such as jail time, fines, and driver’s license suspension periods. These penalties can make it difficult for an individual to carry out their normal daily activities. Jobs can be lost because of a lack of transportation, school courses can be left incomplete, and you can suffer from a damaged reputation due to these criminal charges. If you want to have a chance of defending yourself against these charges, it is important that you contact a North Dakota DUI attorney as soon as possible after your arrest. Getting advice from a qualified North Dakota DUI lawyer can help you to preserve your rights and have the best possible chance of having a successful outcome.

North Dakota DUI Arrests

If you are arrested for a DUI offense in North Dakota, you will face serious penalties including fines, jail time, and license suspension. North Dakota is one of the states where a DUI arrest will result in two separate cases against you. One is a criminal case where you will face criminal DWUI charges and a prosecutor will try to prove that you were guilty of driving under the influence. The second is an administrative case within the driver licensing agency for North Dakota. When you are arrested for a DUI offense in North Dakota, you will be prosecuted under one of two theories. The first is a traditional or common law theory of driving under the influence. In this type of case, the prosecutor will try to show that you were impaired as a result of consuming alcohol prior to driving. The prosecutor will try to show your level of impairment by introducing evidence such as your driving patterns, any accidents you caused, field sobriety test results, and information about your appearance at the time of your arrest. You can also be charged with DUI if you submit to a chemical test that yields a result of a 0.08% or greater blood alcohol concentration. In this type of case, the prosecutor does not introduce any information about impairment. The prosecutor simply must prove that you were operating a vehicle while you had an unlawful blood alcohol concentration level. Having a qualified North Dakota DUI lawyer on your team can help you to defend yourself against serious DUI charges and keep your driving privileges intact.

DUI with Test Refusal

Just because you refused to take a chemical test does not mean that you cannot be charged with and successfully prosecuted for driving under the influence. The prosecutor will introduce this evidence in your criminal trial to try to cast doubt about your innocence. Their interpretation of your refusal will be that you refused chemical testing because you knew it was possible you would fail due to your consumption of alcohol. A skilled North Dakota DUI attorney will know how to refute this consciousness of guilt claim and help you improve your chances of winning your case. If you have refused chemical testing, you will face additional license suspension and possible other penalties.

Enforcing North Dakota DUI Laws

North Dakota has recently stepped up its efforts to enforce the DUI laws within the state. There are now more sobriety checkpoints throughout the state and there are also public campaigns that have been developed to raise awareness of field sobriety testing procedures, preliminary breath screening, and videotaping.

North Dakota DUI Criminal Penalties

In North Carolina, there is a look-back period of 7 years when a DUI case is involved. This means that if you have a prior offense less than 7 years before your most recent offense, the most recent offense will be charged as a second or subsequent offense. If your most recent offense occurred more than 7 years after a prior conviction, you will be charged as a first-time offender. For a first offense, you will face a minimum fine of $250 and a license suspension period of 91 days. If your blood alcohol level exceeded 0.17%, the license suspension period is 180 days. Second offenses will result in a $500 minimum fine, five days in jail or thirty days of community service, participation in alcohol programs, and a license suspension period of one year (two years for BAL exceeding 0.17%). A third offense within a 5 year period will result in a $1,000 minimum fine, 60 days of jail time, alcohol counseling, and a license suspension period of two years (three years for a BAL exceeding 0.17%). A fourth offense results in a fine of $1,000, license suspension of two years (three years for a BAL exceeding 0.17%), alcohol addiction treatment and 180 days in jail. You may also be required to install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle you own. This is done at your own expense and you must also pay monthly maintenance costs. Having a skilled North Dakota DUI attorney on your team can help to minimize the penalties imposed on you by the court so that you can put your conviction behind you and move on with your life.

North Dakota DUI Administrative Penalties

DUI offenses will also result in administrative suspension action by the driver licensing agency in North Dakota. The license suspension period starts at 91 days and increases with the number of offenses you have committed. Because losing your license can have dire consequences, it is important that you have a qualified North Dakota DUI lawyer to represent you in your case.

Visit our North Dakota DUI Attorney website and fill out a free case evaluation today.

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The following make great party games for your Chinese New Year Party.

Wonderment Chinese New Year Party Games

The Wonderment game is sure to take the players of your Chinese New Year party game by awe. The Wonderment game is played with just two people in the party who will be in the know of the game, resulting in “wonderment” for all the others. First, before the commencement of this Chinese New Year game, two players need to agree on a signal word such as the word “and”. Then one of them declares that he/she is gifted with second sight and that he/she can name, through a closed door, any object touched by any person. The player then chooses a confederate as if by random, while actually selecting the other player. Then the player leaves the room and the selected player proceeds to call out different objects. The trick is to call out a variety of objects but precede the selected object with the signal word. For instance, the player can call out “table, rug, piano, footstool and chair, inkstand, lamp”, adding a lot of object names to confuse the other player. The player then touches a chair in the room and asks the other player “what am I touching now”? The player will answer “Chair” to the amazement of everyone present in the room. Of course, the player finds the right answer because the signal word “and” was spelt immediately before the word “chair”.

When played skillfully, the Wonderment Chinese New Year party game will fill your Chinese New Year party with a lot of amazement and wonder.

Postman’s Knock Chinese New Year Party Games

The Postman’s Knock Chinese New Year party game begins with one player going out of the room and giving a postman’s knock (a double knock) at the door. One of the players must stand inside and answer the knocks made. First, the player should ask the postman “Who is the letter for?” The postman then names a member of the Chinese New Year party game, usually of the opposite sex. The player then must ask the postman how many cents need to be paid. The postman replies with a number say “six”. The person for whom the letter is meant for will then pay the postman with the same number of kisses, instead of cents. The person then takes the turn as postman and the Chinese New Year party game continues.

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Publishing an e-zine, while it’s often thought of as a great Internet marketing tools, can also be your best internet home based business opportunity. An e-zine can make money online. While an e-zine is not necessarily the same as an electronic newsletter (the latter is generally longer) for the purposes of what each of them can do for your bottom line and your Internet networking, we’re going to assume they’re identical.

Publishing an e-zine can be a very enjoyable internet home based business. To know that you can write about yourself and your business, you can work at any hour of the day and night, and you’re imparting your wisdom to people who have actually asked for it and will benefit from it, can be a very satisfying experience.

We’re all experts at something. Take stock of what you’ve done over the years and what you’ve learned. Think about what you enjoy doing and what you do well. Surely there is something that you do better, that you know better than anybody else. That’s the focus of your new e-zine or newsletter.

As an internet home based business, your e-zine will take some patience but there are few businesses, of the thousands and thousands out there, that make any money right off. This is true despite some of the hyperbolic stuff you read on the Internet about spending a few dollars to buy someone else’s internet home based business opportunity and then all you have to do is sit back and watch the money roll in from day one.

No matter what the internet home based business oppotunity is - unless it’s some sort of scam - that’s just not going to happen.

With your e-zine you’ll spend several months building your subscriber base. Once it’s reach about 1000 you can start selling advertising, or sponsorships to relevant businesses. They’ll probably jump at the chance to tap into your highly targeted market for their products. Of course you can also sell your own products and services as well. What you want to be very careful about is not selling advertising or sponsorship to a competitor. The advertisers on the ezine should enhance, and not compete with, your internet home based business products and services.

Once you have a steady following for your e-zine you can start charging for a subscription. Or you might run two ezines, one condensed free one, and another paid one that offers more help, more advice, more resources and so forth.

Basically, the message is that if you have an expertise, if you have a product, an opportunity, an idea, an industry or a service, that you know more about than most other people, and if it’s a product or idea or service that enough people want to know more about, you can make a lucrative internet home based business out of publishing an ezine and helping others learn.

Leonard Bartholomew, B.S. Computer Science. Leonard is a Cardiac Computer System Administrator for a large hospital chain in the Carolinas. He invites you to investigate the best internet home based business opportunity the internet has to provide today.