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Motorcycle Accident Lawyers in Las Vegas, NV
According to the Center for Disease Control, the economic cost of injuries and deaths related to motorcycle crashes could be reduced by $1 billion if motorcyclists wore helmets. Yet, helmet use alone isn't enough to prevent motorcycle deaths. When passenger vehicle drivers make mistakes, motorcyclists are put at risk. According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2014 alone, motorcycle wrecks resulted in 4,586 deaths. These numbers don't begin to account for the number of people whose lives have been changed forever due to serious injuries. Motorcycle riders are vulnerable road users. Unlike cars, riders are exposed to road debris, potholes, and can be directly impacted in the event of an accident. Motorcycle users don't have the protective chassis of a vehicle. Their injuries can be more serious as a result.
Edward M. Bernstein & Associates are motorcycle crash lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our firm will take the time to review the details of your crash. Unfortunately, when drivers make mistakes behind the wheel, the people who suffer the greatest injury are vulnerable road users. Motorcyclists are particularly at risk when drivers make errors behind the wheel. You and your family may be struggling to pay medical expenses, cover rehabilitation bills, and make ends meet if you have to miss time from work due to your accident. However, the law offers important protections to victims of motorcycle accidents. Contact Edward Bernstein & Associates today. Let our motorcycle wreck lawyers fight for you.
Causes of Motorcycle Crashes in Las Vegas, Nevada
While the media portrays motorcycle riders as "tough guys" or "tough ladies," motorcycle riders are ordinary people. They are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, grandfathers and grandmothers. They are also among the safest road users out there. Many riders go through extensive additional training to keep themselves safe on the road. Unfortunately, passenger vehicle drivers may not be so safe. Because they have the protection of their big SUVs or vehicle chassis, they may be more likely to take more risks. They may drink and drive, text and drive, or make phone calls while behind the wheel. What are some causes of motorcycle accidents? Some of the more common motorcycle wreck causes are not the result of a rider's actions. Here are a few:
- Left turning cars: Drivers may not always be aware of motorcycles when turning left. They may be focused on looking out for other cars. Or, drivers may misjudge how fast a motorcycle is traveling. Riders may not always be ready to take evasive action or to brake when a car acts in an unexpected manner.
- Gravel and trash on roadways: Poor road conditions can also be particularly dangerous for motorcyclists. Gravel on the roadway, pot holes, or trash on the highway can cause riders to skid, lose control, or get into an accident. Local and national governments are responsible for keeping roads in working order. Sometimes roads are under construction and proper warnings have not been posted. Sometimes construction crews leave debris. In other instances, clean-up crews fail to keep roads free of trash. Edward Bernstein & Associates are motorcycle crash attorneys in Las Vegas, Nevada who can review road conditions and determine whether construction crews or other stakeholders may be responsible for your crash.
- Cars changing lanes: Drivers of passenger vehicles may not always look before they change lanes. A motorcycle rider in a car's blind spot may not be seen. Drivers may also only be looking for other cars and trucks and may not be expecting a motorcyclist to be beside them. Drivers who are distracted by being on their cell phones or by texting and driving may also put motorcyclists at risk.
- Being hit from behind: In most cases, a fender bender is a minor accident with no injuries. However, when a motorcyclist is involved in a fender bender, the results could be deadly. Distracted driving, drunk driving, and other negligent actions by another vehicle can result in fender benders.
- Opened car doors: Just like bike riders, motorcycle riders can be killed when vehicles parked on the side of the road open their car doors. Drivers and passengers have a responsibility to look before they open their doors.
If you've been hurt in a wreck due to another person's neglect or negligence, you have important rights under the law. Edward M. Bernstein & Associates are experienced motorcycle wreck lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada who can review the facts of your case, determine negligence, and fight to help you get the maximum possible recovery under the law. When you've been hurt, you may have many questions. Our firm can help you fight for justice.
Types of Motorcycle Wreck Injuries
Motorcycle riders are at unique risk of injury. Riders can be thrown from their bikes, slide along the roadway if they fall off their bikes, or suffer more serious trauma because they don't have the protective chassis of a vehicle. These injuries can be life-altering and costly. Common motorcycle accident injuries include:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Road rash
- Internal injury
- Fractures
Road rash is an injury that can occur in accidents involving motorcycles or bikes. Riders who are thrown off their motorcycles may slide along the road, burning their bodies and skin, resulting in road rash. Failing to wear a helmet can result in serious traumatic brain injuries; even if you are wearing a helmet you can still suffer serious brain injuries.
Motorcycle accident injuries can be expensive to treat, may require life-long care or long-term rehabilitation. Families may struggle to pay high medical costs or pay bills if a loved one is out of work. If another person's negligence resulted in your injuries, you may be entitled compensation. Contact the Las Vegas, Nevada motorcycle accident attorneys of Edward M. Bernstein & Associates today to learn more and to protect your rights.
Seek Justice Today
If you've been hurt in a motorcycle crash, you may only have a limited amount of time to seek compensation under the law. These crashes can be devastating for all individuals involved. If you've been seriously injured, you need the help of the experienced motorcycle wreck lawyers at Edward M. Bernstein & Associates. Our firm works hard to help families see the justice they deserve under the law. Contact our motorcycle crash lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada today at 702-410-6661.
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Tattoos are a wonderful form of body art that have been in practice for thousands of years. People tattooed themselves for various reasons and the significance of a tattoo differed depending on culture, religion and place. Though tattoos are a fascinating art, they were considered as taboo in certain parts of the world. But today, tattoos have become a fashion quotient, making them popular and socially acceptable in most parts of the world.
Tattoos come in all forms and shapes but one that makes you stand out from the rest is always popular and attractive. Cheetah print tattoos are one such tattoo that looks markedly distinct with a very hot and happening design. Cheetahs are known for their extraordinary speed, solitary nature, beautiful spotted skin and majestic characteristics. A tattoo of their distinctive spotted prints carries the symbolic meaning of strength, power, ferocity and desire. Both men and women like to ink themselves with this tattoo. A cheetah print tattoo is quite popular among animal lovers. The following post has a collection of 26 cheetah print tattoos that look dynamic with attractive details and shading.
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Agricultural communities play a vital role in feeding the global population, and with the effects of last year's drought lingering well into this year, it is apparent that efficient and sustainable agricultural practices are more important than ever. With that in mind, Toro has introduced 'Ready. Set. GROW!' an all-new program that awards $15,000 in grants to help agricultural communities promote efficient and sustainable agricultural practices.
But to make the program a success, Toro is asking for YOUR help in recognizing those that promote sustainable practices in agricultural communities across the United States. All you have to do is identify and nominate non-profit organizations [501(c)(3)] or government entities that are doing great work to improve agricultural communities. You might recognize an organization installing drip irrigation in a community garden to more efficiently use water resources; a local non-profit committed to furthering sustainable agricultural practices; or, an organization training military veterans in modern agriculture technologies. For complete details and to nominate an organization, visit https://www.facebook.com/Toro.Company/app_112813808737465. Continue reading
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Is there no solution to the North Korean-U.S. standoff? Yes, there is. But the circumstance facing humanity today is that we keep trying to solve every major human problem at every level except the level at which the problem exists.
A lot of dust has been swirled up this week. It is pushing buttons and triggering people left and right. On the positive side, we are becoming more aware of what's important to us and are feeling more compelled to actively do something to contribute to the kind of world we want to live in.
During Mercury Retrogrades, you often can't move forward with something no matter how much you want to particularly when it comes to signing contracts, agreements or anything involving important communications.
So, crises happen to help everything come up and out, to the surface, to be seen, felt, known, acknowledged, healed and transformed. It doesn't mean we took a wrong turn or that there's been a mistake in the cosmic plan.
This US election was never about which leader would create the best policies, deliver on their promises or help the most people. This election, more than any other before it, was about people, regular people, stepping into their power.
Is your head spinning by the amount of political turn-arounds that happened yesterday? As Jupiter moved into Cancer yesterday and Mercury went retrograde, Australia got a new Prime Minister
All our political candidates need to be sent back to compassion school. They need to take vows before they run for office that they will have compassion for we the people, for each other, for our global family, for the earth. These candidates need to become more than talk show hosts or master of ceremonies trying to woo us for votes.
A lot of attention is being focused on the elections taking place in the USA this November. Unfortunately, most of the ideas being expressed are very negative and hateful. These obsolete behavior patterns do not reflect the reality of the Divine Plan that is unfolding on Earth at this time. At a grass-roots level there are literally millions of people striving to co-create the patterns of perfection for the New Earth. One of those patterns involves the establishment of Divine Government. This will be a government that functions from the highest level of Humanity's consciousness. A government OF the I AM Presences of Humanity, BY the I AM Presences of Humanity, FOR the I AM Presences of Humanity.


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Zatz Not Funny received a tip from a reader, Jeffery, about emails TiVo is sending out to users who have Series2 (and presumably Series1) TiVo's configured to use antenna input. Since these users will be left without signals to record come the digital transition in February 2009, there has been some question as to what options they'd have – short of buying a TiVo HD with digital tuners of course. Well, the good news is that with the coming 9.3.1 update, TiVo will be supporting digital-to-analog converter boxes.
Here's TiVo's email:
Our records show that you currently receive some or all of your television signals for your TiVo® DVR through good old-fashioned "rabbit ears" or rooftop antenna. That means you WILL be affected by the "Digital Transition" on February 17, 2009—the date television stations are federally mandated to switch from old-style analog to all-digital broadcast signals. To learn how you are affected and what you need to do, follow these simple instructions:
- Visit tivo.com/digital2009
- Enter your TSN# ########## in the requested field.
- We'll then fill you in on everything you need to know to continue enjoying the world's best way to watch TV with TiVo!
Jeffery, who is using antenna, submitted his TSN and received this message:
You're Impacted. Here's your Solution… What you need to know…
Starting February 17, 2009, any shows* you receive through your antenna will no longer appear on your TV, leaving your TiVo® Series2 DVR nothing to record. To keep the TiVo service compatible with your current setup, you have two options:
- Once you receive the automatic TiVo Service Update (9.3.1), purchase and install a government-subsidized digital converter box. This setup will also require infrared wires (details in FAQs).
- Treat yourself to a gorgeous TiVo HD DVR.
For a limited-time, save $40 on a TiVo HD DVR! Expires September 01, 2008
When I put in the TSN for one of my S2 boxes, which is not using antenna, I got this message:
Relax, and continue enjoying your favorite shows!
Because you currently DO NOT receive analog signals using an antenna, you don't need to life a finger! Your TiVo®HD DVR has digital tuners built-in so you do not need to buy a government-subsidized digital converter box or a digital-ready TV. Just enjoy your favorite shows and the TiVo experience like you always have.
Thanks for being a member of the TiVo family!
Which is really weird, because:
a) I entered the TSN of a Series2 – a Pioneer DVR-810H to be precise, and…
b) I don't even own a TiVo HD. I do have a TiVo Series3, but not a TiVo HD.
I think they just goofed on the messaging and it should probably say something like since my S2 is not using antenna I don't have to worry. The website has more info, including a list of compatible (and incompatible) converter boxes, and a FAQ.
It is nice to see TiVo reaching out to customers to help educate them. And while many expected TiVo to support the converter boxes, it is nice to see an official confirmation. There were some with a bent toward conspiracy who expected TiVo to use the transition as a way to force users onto the TiVo HD, this should lay such talk to rest. Though it is a good excuse to upgrade, especially with the $179.99 factory-renewed deal. I doubt that $40 discount applies to those units, that'd be too good to be true – but if anyone finds out otherwise, please report back!
So Series2 users who depend on antenna have two options – pick up one of the compatible converter boxes, or upgraded to the TiVo HD.


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'American Idol': Candice Glover Returns — 'Best Audition This Season'
On Jan. 23, season 11 contestant Candice Glover made a return to 'American Idol' and blew the judges away. See you in Hollywood, Candice!
Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj may soon have some serious competition on the Billboard charts, because on Jan. 23, Candice Glover made her triumphant return to American Idol, and she killed it in her audition! Candice auditioned for the show last year, and made it as far as the Las Vegas round before getting kicked off, but now she is back and better than ever. Veteran judge Randy Jackson even said it was the "Best audition I have heard so far this season." Wow! Read on and watch the video here.
Candice Glover's Audition
Candice, 22, returned to audition for AI for the second time in Charlotte, N.C., and she blew Randy, Nicki and Mariah away with her performance of Duffy's "Syrup and Honey." It really was amazing!
"I am obsessed with you. I want to skin you and wear you," said Nicki. "I'm not worthy to critique you."
"Can we listen to you for the rest of the day?" asked Mariah. "I felt you. I felt you." She even said it was the "best singing we have heard thus far" and she asked Candice to "make me that mixed tape." That certainly is high praise!
Candice was given three loud yeses (Keith Urban was not present) and a yellow ticket to Hollywood week. I guess we will be seeing Candice at the live shows later this year!
Other Idols Who Impressed The Judges
HollywoodLife.com resident Caitlin Miller evaluated the Jan. 23 episode of the show, and she lists the other contestants who impressed the judges.
Brian Rittenberry stole everyone's hearts with his boisterous, beautiful voice that brought a big smile to Keith's face and got cheers from all four judges. Jimmy Smith, 25, started singing Rascal Flatts, and his smooth, classic country voice got a huge reaction from not just the obvious choice of Keith but also Nicki. "You poppin'," Nicki said to Jimmy.
Isabel Gonzalez impressed Randy and the other judges, and Nicki said "I'm head over heels in love with you." Ashley Smith is a quirky 22 -year-old with an amazing voice. She surprised the judges by singing a Carrie Underwood song and doing it almost as good as Carrie herself.
Last but not least was Seretha Guinn. Her smooth, jazzy voice simply skatted through the Will Smith classic "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air."
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Who was your favorite? And do you think Candice should make it to the live shows?
WATCH: IDOLOGY 2013: "American Idol" – Week 1 – Nicki Minaj Scores, Best & Worst Auditions
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More American Idol on HollywoodLife.com:
- Lazaro Arbus, 'American Idol's' Stuttering Contestant Is An Inspiration
- Mariah Carey Furious Nicki Minaj Rejects 'Idol' Hopeful Over Eyeshadow
- 'American Idol' Recap: Mariah Carey Calls Nicki Minaj Her 'Evil Sister'


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Andi Callaway has dreamed of becoming a published author her entire life.
Ford Delaney has always wanted nothing more than to escape his past.
An opportunity of a lifetime. This is what Andi finds when she returns home to Callaway Cove on summer break. A chance to work for her literary idol Ford Delaney is up for grabs, and she's willing to risk everything—her boyfriend, her best friends, and her education—to get it.
She's positive this will be the key to reaching her dreams. But the moment she begins working for the reclusive author, Andi realizes there's more to him than just a name. As attraction builds between Andi and Ford, she begins to discover consequences must come hand-in-hand with something great—which could loosen control over her tightly wound life. And once romantic sparks fly, Andi's other relationships start to crumble, Ford's fame comes back to haunt him, and the heat they generate will either forge a powerful, enduring love or threaten everything she holds dear.


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Bremen State Police Post to Conduct Sobriety Checkpointby Indiana State Police on March 23, 2015
St. Joseph County – Indiana State Police Sergeant Ryan Lebo has announced a sobriety checkpoint that will be held in St. Joseph County by Bremen Post Troopers. The checkpoint will start during the evening hours of Friday March 27, 2015. The checkpoint is in conjunction with the Operation Pull Over Period "Outside the Blitz ", which runs from January 1 through March 31.
The Bremen Post serves St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, and Kosciusko Counties. After the checkpoint troopers will conduct a saturation patrol looking for impaired drivers.
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The Indiana State Police are committed to traffic safety and will continue to conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to apprehend impaired drivers and to deter others from drinking and driving, commented Sergeant Lebo.
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In more tangible terms, more people have access to a portable phone today than to a toilet.
But when these little buddies – portable electronic devices – lose power, they're about as useful as dead wood.
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Every summer, my family and i rent a cottage (camp/cabin/lakehouse), and for the past few years we've stopped off at the Lick's in Barrie on our trip home.
Lick's is a Canadian gourmet burger chain in decline. At its heyday, its flagship store in the Beaches, a wealthy Toronto neighbourhood, served up big, juicy and expensive "homeburgers" to large crowds of customers. The counter was packed with fairly cheery teens who sang from a list of scripted chants and cheers about fast food, many of which were patterned on 60's doo-wop tunes.
The beginning of the end, i think, was when i visited a Pickering location in the mid-90's. i brought my friend there because i said it was a neat experience, and i really sold him on the fact that the staff sang your order. When we got there, the place was deserted. The fairly cheery teens behind the counter had been replaced with desperately displeased wage slaves, and when i asked why they weren't singing, the surly kid who took my order said "we only sing when the franchise owner is around. Siddown and eat your burger."
Note: not a Lick's employee, but the sentiment is the same.
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i regularly suffer from short term memory loss when it comes to bad restaurant experiences, so once or twice a year or so, i would return to Lick's, including this most recent excursion coming home from the cottage. i politely asked the distinctly uncheery teen behind the counter if she could wipe down the filth-encrusted table by the window where my kids were sitting. She was right in the middle of the apparently more important task of binder-clipping paper liners to trays. At first, she passed the buck and asked one of her managers to clean the table (but he was up to his elbows flipping burgers, and peevishly deflected the duty right back at her). She then took 7 more cutsomers' orders. i asked her two or three more times to clean the table. Fifteen minutes after i had made my initial request, she finally came out into the dining room to start cleaning tables … and began with not my table.
You had one job.
The grill crew wasn't singing, the table was dirty, and the food was expensive and lousy. But it was the restaurant's answer to the McDonald's Happy Meal box to store my kids' food that won the day. i saved it so that i could write this blog post three months later.
Designers Work Free on Tuesdays
The money that Lick's saves in hiring its winning employees apparently extends even to its graphic design and marketing personnel. Whichever bright bulb had created the misspelled signs posted around the restaurant was likely behind this abomination, the Lick's kids meal box:
Lick's – We'd like you to come up with some sort of fun mascot for the kids meal box – some laughy, daffy character that will really delight children and make them plead with their parents to bring them back to Lick's so they can enjoy time together again. This character will imprint itself on our young customers' minds, so that when they're older, they'll remember the joy they associated with going to Lick's as a child, and they'll want to return.
Graphic Designer – You're only paying me minimum wage.
Lick's – Fuck it. Just put a clown on the box.
Ooh – and make it pose like a Playboy centrefold.
Lick's – Make it a fun-time, good-natured party clown who plays light-hearted pranks and rallies children to an enjoyable time at the restaurant?
Graphic Designer – Minimum wage.
Lick's – Okay. Just use a clown from an early-90's-era Microsoft Word clip art package.
Graphic Designer – Should he be standing upright with his arms spread in jubilation?
Lick's – No. Make him hunched over like he's masturbating in the shower.
You want some Lick's special Guk™ sauce on that?
Lick's – And we need games and puzzles on the box. Some fun activities that the kids can complete with crayons, to keep them busy while mom and dad enjoy their meal. Maybe even something educational? Can you come up with, maybe, some sort of word puzzle or spot-the-difference picture for the kids to enjoy?
Graphic Designer – For $10.25 an hour? i still have a few assignments to complete for class tomorrow.
Lick's – Fine. Do your best.
That oughta keep the little bastards busy for fifteen seconds.
Lick's – What else? Maybe you could put, like, a connect-the-dots puzzle on the box?
Graphic Designer – I don't know. I don't really want to finish this project. I'm not into it.
Lick's – Come on. You're almost done. Just do the connect-the-dots puzzle.
Graphic Designer – I don't know if I CAN. Can I level with you? I've been feeling really depressed lately.
Lick's – Just push past it. We need to finish this box.
Graphic Designer – I mean REALLY depressed. Clinical, even. I feel like I can't go on.
Lick's – Don't do this. We need you to finish this box.
Graphic Designer – I … I've even had thoughts of ending it all. I think I want to kill myself.
Lick's – JUST FINISH THE GOD-DAMNED CONNECT-THE-DOTS PUZZLE.
Graphic Designer – OKAY, FINE!!!
The flagship Beaches Lick's store has shut down in the wake of a condo development. They vowed to build a new location in October, but there's no sign of it.
After leaving the Barrie Lick's disgusted with my experience, i wrote an angry complaint letter to head office. It's been three months, and i haven't heard back.


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Word of the Day
Feb. 2
Numbers 4-6
Numbers 1:24
6 "Speak to the children of Israel: 'When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the LORD, and that person is guilty,
W. S. Plumer in "The Pursuit of Holiness" said, "We never see sin aright until we see it as against God...All sin is against God in this sense: that it is His law that is broken, His authority that is despised, His government that is set at naught...Pharaoh and Balaam, Saul and Judas each said, 'I have sinned;' but the returning prodigal said, 'I have sinned against heaven and before thee;' and David said, 'Against Thee, Thee only have I sinned.'"
Moses, inspired by God wrote, "When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty…"
After reading this text I went to the mirror and saw, "Guilty" written across my forehead. All of us have guilty written across our forehead.
Don't fear…because scripture declares, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Confession is simply agreeing with God about our sin…agreeing with God that our sin has offended the heart of God and then when we agree with Him about our sin HE is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse from all unrighteousness. We don't have to live under the guilt and burden of our sin…because He has made a way to freedom. I was reading about man who "turned his back on God" because he said that the Baptist Church had instilled guilt in him so he concluded that he didn't need God. You can only be guilty because you are guilty and it's what you do with guilt.
I lay my guilt before a loving and merciful God and KNOW with full assurance that HE forgives my sin.
Lord Jesus, thank YOU for forgiving my sin…In Jesus Name...AMEN!!!
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I thought of writing this post after I saw my friend's post on FB, that said the following:
"Women want equality except when it comes to paying the bill on the first date"
I feel like this has been a never-ending conversation between men and women, for the past 60 or so years. So who should pay for the first date? The man? The woman? Or should you even go dutch so there are no problems at the end of the night?
Awwwwwww mannnnnn, this is a tough one, only because there are so many different views. Some people feel like whoever asked to go on the date should foot the bill, others feel that the man should automatically pay.
My thoughts? If you're inviting me out then you should pay for the first date. You're trying to impress me and get to know me, and the first step to that is paying for the bill. Now does that mean because you're paying, that I'll be that annoying woman who orders 8 entrees? Nope – I literally hate when women do that, don't try to drain a man's pockets just because you're getting a free meal. Stop acting as if you've never received a meal before, and not to mention you don't know what he can and cannot afford. That's just plain ol' rude (insert eye roll here)
Now if we continue to date, I will defnitely volunteer to pay for other dates. But that very first date my friend, that's all you. I will always make sure that I have money with me just in case – I've heard horrifying stories of the guy dining, dashing and leaving his date with the bill. If there is ONE thing I WON'T be doing and that is washing dishes in someone's kitchen because I got stuck at the table looking like booboo the fool.
What are your thoughts on this? And if you have a dine and dash story I want to hear that too, spill the tea lol
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ILM qualifications FAQs
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If you have no experience, you will need to attend ILM coaching and mentoring courses
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You will have access to:
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These relate to the level at which the qualification is recognised on the Regulated Qualifications Framework. Here is a useful summary:
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Yes. The coaching and mentoring qualifications require you to keep a reflective coaching diary. In order to meet the qualification requirements you therefore need to be coaching at the appropriate level as follows:
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Do I have to have a Level 3 before doing Level 5 or 7?
No. There are no formal entry requirements. It is important that you choose the qualification that is the most suitable for you in terms of what you want to achieve, and at a level that you are capable of undertaking in terms of the learning and assessment requirement. The three levels of qualification require you to undertake coaching at one of three levels( see previous Q). This is the main factor in deciding which level suits you best. Level 5 is by far the most popular entry level with our clients. We are always happy to discuss this with you. Call Clare for an informal chat on 01380 609313
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Each is a qualification in its own right on the Regulated Qualification Framework. The difference is simply the number of credit points that are required. If you follow the 'CMI and ILM Qualifications' navigation tab on this website, in each level of qualification you can then follow the 'View Details' and then 'Full Syllabus' tabs to see full details of the qualifications.
How long will it take me to complete a qualification?
This varies a lot between different people, depending on the time you can commit, your study experience, confidence etc. You will agree your own personal timescales with us to suit your own circumstances. Your registration period as a learner with the ILM is three years. We will support you fully until completion.
What happens if I do not finish before the ILM expiry date?
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I'm a big fan of Firefox and I'm all for Taiwan's prominent position in the tech industry.
So, of course, I had to post about the adorable mascot of the Taiwanese Firefox/Mozilla community, Foxmosa (HT: Mozilla Links):
From Mozilla Links:
The design of Foxmosa was done by Taiwanese illustrator, Tatit, who is an avid Firefox user as well, and its name is a pun on Formosa. Its writing in Chinese , 狐耳摩莎, is also a pun on Formosa in Chinese 福爾摩莎, where 狐耳 means fox ears.
For more adventures of this cute pup, check out the Foxmosa tours Taiwan blog!


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I'm thrilled to have been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award by Rob at Weight2Lose2013. How exciting! I've been part of the blogging community since January 2014, and I'm so glad I finally buckled down and started writing (truth be told I was a little nervous at the beginning!). I love this community, and I'm so thankful for all of you.
The steps for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award are as follows:
1. Thank the person who nominated you. Rob, you rock!! Thank you for reading Run With Pup and for all of your encouraging comments. They're what keeps me coming back to blog more!
2. Add the Very Inspiring Blogger Award to your post…I might need some help with this one. Does my post fulfill this requirement, or do I need to add it to my site elsewhere? I feel like such a newb 😉
3. Share seven things about yourself.
- I could probably eat my weight in peanut butter
- If cuddling were an olympic sport I'd win gold. Cats, Pup, Hubs – I just love to snuggle!
- Hubs and I met through our Ultimate Frisbee team at Gettysburg College. Funnily enough, we're just another in a line of "Frisbee Couples" who've tied the knot – who knew?!
- The Count of Monti Cristo is one of my all-time favorite movies
- I played lacrosse during high school and really only looked forward to our long run workout days…I should've known then that I belonged in my sneakers instead of cleats!
- I really love wine tours – Hubs and I went on our first one in Australia in 2011 and I was immediately hooked!
- I'm a painter! My major was in Studio Arts with a minor in Art History. Art is one of my passions, and I can't wait to have a home studio one day!
4. Nominate a list of bloggers that inspire you. I hope you enjoy these blogs as much as I have!
6. And finally, the last task is to inform your nominees by posting a comment on their blogs.
Thanks again for the nomination, Rob. I'm loving being part of the blogging community! Happy Friday friends 🙂


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"You can't just look at the rapid retreat you see in these images and say that it is entirely natural or entirely due to human-caused global warming," explained University of Alaska glaciologist Martin Truffer. "It's a combination of both."
What's great about this 2013 NASA image, released today, is that the agency explains how much of the retreat of the Yakutat Glacier is due to natural environmental changes since the last ice age.
What's freaking us out — and what generally has been freaking us out in the past few years or so — is that while the world has been slowly warming here and there since the last ice age, the process is speeding up and new natural mechanism created by human-caused global warming are contributing to a coming global catastrophe.
Over the past 26 years, the glacier's terminus has retreated more than 5 kilometers (3 miles). What is causing the rapid retreat? University of Alaska glaciologist Martin Truffer and colleagues pointed to a number of factors in their 2013 study published in the Journal of Glaciology. The chief cause is the long-term contraction of the Yakutat Ice Field, which has been shrinking since the height of the Little Ice Age.
Once part of a much larger ice field, Yakutat has been contracting for hundreds of years. As other nearby glaciers retreated, Yakutat ice field was cut off from higher-elevation areas that once supplied a steady flow of ice from the north. With that flow cut off, there simply is not enough snow falling over the low-elevation Yakutat ice field to prevent it from retreating.
Beyond this natural change, human-caused global warming has hastened the speed of the retreat. Between 1948–2000, mean annual temperatures in Yakutat increased by 2.48° Fahrenheit. Between 2000 and 2010, they rose by another 0.86°F. The warmer temperatures encourage melting and sublimation at all ice surfaces exposed to the air.
In the past few years, the breakdown of a long, floating ice tongue has triggered especially dramatic changes in the terminus of Yakutat glacier. For many years, Yakutat's two main tributaries merged and formed a 5-kilometer (3-mile) calving face that extended far into Harlequin Lake.
In the past decade, satellites observed a rapid terminus retreat and the breakup of the ice tongue in 2010. As a result, the calving front divided into two sections, with one running east-west and another running north-south.
So, yeah, there's a lot of "natural" process involved in climate change as a whole and almost none of those are in our control … except for one … you guessed it: The emissions of Earth heating carbon dioxide (CO2). Our impending global crisis (though many would argue it's not impending but here and causing more than a trillion dollars annually in damage already), isn't an either/or scenario … as in either it's not human-caused or it is human-caused.
The facts are that it's both and we have control over one of those causes … the one cause that is catalyzing the droughts, severe storms, the warming, melting and the rising of oceans.
As the most-recent, non-partisan climate report — "Risky Business" (published by former hedge fund manager and climate activist Tom Steyer, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson) — put it:
… human-induced climate change leads to rising temperatures.
If we continue along our current path, with no significant efforts to curb climate change, the U.S. will likely see significantly more days above 95°F each year. By the middle of this century, the average American will likely see 26 to 50 days over 95°F each year—from double to more than triple the average number of 95°F days we've seen over the past 30 to 40 years. Climate change impacts only accelerate with time, so that by the end of this century we will likely see 45 to 96 days per year over 95°F. That's between one and a half and three months of the year at what are now considered record hot temperatures. To put this in context, by the end of the century, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho could well have more days above 95°F each year than there are currently in Texas.
Related headlines:
- Why NASA's latest photo of Alaska is freaking people out
- Shoot! NASA has more bad news about Arctic ice and global warming
- NASA: The West is sucking the ground dry at alarming rate, and other bad news
- If the oceans were ever hotter than in June, we don't know when
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This diagram represents the relative size of a three-year-old brain compared to an 18-year-old brain. I picked a three-year-old brain because this is the age when most children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The square hole in the center of the first diagram represents an area of brain damage. It looks pretty big compared to the amount of normal brain. Fifteen years later, after the pubertal brain growth spurt, the brain is a lot bigger and a lot more complex, but the amount of damaged brain remains the same. In the diagram, it looks as if the area of brain damage has shrunk, but if you measure the two squares, they are the same size. The difference is that the child at 18 has a lot more normal brain real estate.
Brain damage in children with cerebral palsy is a time-limited event. Whatever caused the problem – a bleed, a stroke, an infection or a missed bit of early brain development – it is not progressive. The damage is what it is. This means that babies have an enormous advantage and actually more potential for improvement than an adult with a similar amount of brain damage. The damage may stay the same, but the brain keeps growing and maturing.
The three-year-old child, being diagnosed with cerebral palsy, has fallen behind in the development of the motor, language and/or thinking skills of an average three-year-old child. By this age, they have also developed abnormal movement patterns. Each individual child's brain damage has interfered with one or more of these three important areas of development. The important thing to realize is that the brain keeps growing and maturing new functions. The three-year-old child has much less brain than the 18 year old teenager.
The title of my book, to be released September 20, 2016, is The Boy Who Could Run But Not Walk: Understanding Neuroplasticity in the Child's Brain. The title is taken from the common observation that the vast majority of children with hemiplegia can run better than they can walk. You can even measure the difference in a gait lab.1,2 It took me a long time to realize that children with early brain damage learn to walk with a damaged, immature brain, but they learn to run with a recovered, more mature brain.
In the next few weeks, I will write more of what we know about baby brain neuroplasticity, brain recovery, brain maturation, and probably most importantly, how babies and children can rewire their brains using activity-dependent neuroplasticity. I have learned that at each stage of growth and maturation, it is possible to uncover evidence of brain recovery hidden by early-learned habits. It is not rocket science. It just requires a new way of seeing the totality of an individual child's function.
1. J.R. Davids, A.M. Bagley and M. Bryan, "Kinematic and kinetic analysis of running in children with cerebral palsy." Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 40 (1998): 528–535.
2. Marco Iosa et al, "Ability and stability of running and walking in children with cerebral palsy." Neuropediatrics, 44 (2013): 147-154.
Dr. Pape, are you still working with Threshold Electric Stimulation? I attended one of your courses with this approach/device many moons ago and wondered if you are still using it or have published any other articles about it.
Many thanks for all you do for these children!
Have you ever worked with neuromodulation therapy?
I'm so interested in reading this. My son had a stroke in utero, which we learned about when he was 9 months old. He was not meeting any milestones at that time, and we were told, by phone call, mind you, that he had suffered a massive stroke and his entire left frontal lobe was atrophied. We were told he may never talk or walk, may always need care, etc. He's 13.5 half now, in 8th grade, can run a sub-14 minute mile and shows no outward signs of his injury. He has difficulty processing math and reading; it takes him a little longer to grasp concept than his peers, but we figure that's a small price to pay in exchange for the prognosis we were given early on.
Dear Karen. Our daughter was born with cCMV. Her brain hasn't developed properly because of the virus. The MRI shows polymicrogyria, enlarged lateral ventricles and white matter damage. She's now 2 and half and doesn't roll, crawl, or sit despite our intensive physio exercises and a lot lot stimulation. She's beautiful but somehow empty, her brain just doesn't think… I'm losing my will to continue the everyday hard work. She's the reason why we've decided not to have another child so I can devote my life to her but with no feedback it's waste of time and my life. Is there anything to give her brain a kick at all? Thank you.


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January Kootenai River Montana Fishing Report 1-14-2019
This Kootenai River fishing report is brought to you by Linehan Outfitting Company and provides current Kootenai River and fishing conditions. It will be updated frequently or as conditions change. Linehan Outfitting Company is the best local source for all information surrounding the Kootenai River. Give a call anytime if you have any questions about the Kootenai River or anything about Montana fly fishing or fly fishing in general.
Discharge from Libby Dam: It looks like low flows of 4000cfs will remain constant for at least another week.
In-Flow From Lake Koocanusa: Approximately 3000cfs
Kootenai River water temperature below Libby Dam: 44 degrees
Water Clarity: The Kootenai River is gin clear this time of year.
Best time of day: This time of year afternoons are best.
Hatches: midge, baetis,
Patterns: parachute Adams, purple parachute Adams, zebra midge, green goblin, olive emerger, Pat's rubber legged stonefly, pt soft hackle, bead head pt, bh copper john, red bh copper john, big bunny streamers and deceivers in red, pink and white, and white circus peanut
Snowpack is building nicely here in Kootenai country. Since the new year we've had a couple pretty good dumps that have contributed good snow in the mountains and even 6-8 inches here on the valley floor. Obviously, this bodes well for summer conditions.
Right now, the Kootenai is actually in great shape due to low flows. And flows of 4000 cfs are scheduled to remain steady through at least the end of this week. It's been chilly so there's not really any runoff entering the Koocanusa reservoir at the moment therefore no need to let water out just yet.
Dry fly fishing is pretty minimal during winter months here on Kootenai River. Midge hatches are sporadic. Look for rising fish in the afternoons especially in slick pools, flatwater, and off current areas. Don't expect much in the way of noses. Water temperatures are cold this time of year and not conducive to promoting bug activity.
Indicator nymphing is most productive at the moment. Stretches that offer boulder gardens, varied currents, and other cover are holding fish. Additionally, look for trout in runs that are 4-6 feet deep with walking speed current. It's a good idea to use yarn indicators this time of year as well since strikes can be soft and are often more difficult to detect.
If you're up for it, streamers can bring some really big fish to the net. Be sure to use a heavy sink tip line and make sure you get the fly down. Don't expect big numbers. Throwing a streamer this time of year is definitely more about quality and not about quantity. Fish are lethargic when water temperatures are cold. They will not move too far or too aggressively to feed.
Above Libby there are some stretches that offer good winter fishing opportunities. There is some great nymphing water between Libby and the Kootenai Falls that offers pocket water on steriods with boulders as big as the bed of a pick-up truck. Fish will tuck in around boulders so seams and cushions above and below the boulders are always good places for fish to hold. You can always jerk a streamer through these soft areas of cover as well.
Expect cloud cover and daytime temperatures in the 20s- 30s throughout the week. It looks like we may have some snow coming toward the end of the week. Dark skies and low light are the best time of to pull big streamers.


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Perfect Waffles with Praline Maple Syrup
One of the best purchases we made for our home when we moved in was our waffle maker. One of my favorite brands to use in our beloved waffle maker is Krusteaz, the makers of premium baking mixes. My family knows now that when they see me taking out the waffle maker, it's a sign of love from me to them.
I love how Krusteaz's baking mixes are versatile! I use the buttermilk pancake mix because it has the directions for waffles right on it! Super easy!
My sister-in-law who lives in Florida used to have a pecan tree and after a trip there one summer, my husband became obsessed with her trees. She so sweetly sent us a huge box of her fresh pecans. We made so many delicious things with those pecans. One was this pumpkin cake and the other was a simple syrup for our waffles.
Praline Maple Syrup
Delicious syrup with fresh pecans to top pancakes, waffles
- 1/2 cup crushed pecans
- 1/2 cup quality maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Combine ingredients in a small pot over medium heat on the stove.
- Bring to a boil.
- Shut off heat and let stand for a few minutes.
- Refrederate leftovers.
To make things even sweeter, Krusteaz will send one lucky winner the following items for a fun "Say It with Krusteaz" giveaway!
One lucky winner will receive:
· Two boxes of the following mixes: Buttermilk Pancake Mix, Belgian Waffle Mix, Pumpkin Spice Pancake Mix, Pumpkin Spice Muffin Mix and Cranberry Orange Muffin Mix
· 1 Krusteaz branded tote bag
· 1 Krusteaz oven mitt
· 1 Krusteaz selfie stick
Giveaway is open to US Residents, 18+, one entry per household. To enter, follow the giveaway tools below. Momma Lew is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Good luck!


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Product Description
This creepy yet cool statue is modeled after a deep sea fish but done in a steampunk motif. It's a fish, it's a submarine, it's a beautiful sculpture festooned with gears and steampunk accents that will enhance any room. The periscope has an LED light to illuminate the depths as the the sub travels.
Cold cast metal is heavy resin impregnated with actual metal powders to give the look and feel of metal.