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Chukwumerije vows to move impeachment motion against Jonathan
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Senator Uche Chukwumerije yesterday said that he is prepared to move impeachment motion against President Goodluck Jonathan over non implementation of Senate reports and resolutions.
Chukwumerije (Abia North), spoke while contributing to a debate on a Bill for an Act to Amend the Public Enterprises (Privatisation and Commercialisation) Act Cap P38 LFN 2004.
The Bill, sponsored by Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta North), specifically seeks to provide for inclusion of host communities in sale of shares and to ensure better accountability and for other related matters.
Chukwumerije wondered why public funds are allegedly being looted with nobody saying or doing anything.
His words: "The Ahmad Lawan report on BPE is the highest moral ground of the Seventh Senate so far.
"It was that report that convinced everybody, the public that the hope for this country lies with the Senate; that there is still one body that is concerned with the nation which lies far above sectionalism.
"The pattern in this country all along has been one siphoning of country funds through all sorts of legal subtleties to private pockets and private companies.
"And for the first time, there was a bold report that exposed the rot and we called for a reversal of this pattern.
Unfortunately, it is business as usual.
"It is, therefore, in the interest of this Senate that in addition to what we are doing on this Act as we are doing now, we must pass a resolution calling the attention of Mr. President to the main body of that report.
"They are looting public funds with impunity and nobody is saying anything.
"Where it comes to the stage of threatening impeachment, I, Uche Chukwumerije, will move the motion."
The bill was co-sponsored by six others including Senators Ahmed Lawan, Hope Uzodinma, Babafemi Ojudu, Ali Ndume, Mohammed Magoro and Philip Aduda.
Senator Okowa, in his lead debate, said the amendment was to provide further legislative framework for improved accountability, provide appropriately for host communities and staff of public enterprises in the sales of shares of such public enterprise.
He said the Bill also seeks to amend the functions of the National Council on Privatisation to remove all forms of contradictions.
He recalled that the Senate constituted adhoc committee in July last year to investigate the activities of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) from inception to date with appropriate terms of reference.
According to him, On submission of the committee's report, a number of recommendations were made and the Senate did approve the report of the Committee in December, 2011.
The lawmaker stressed that the amendment would enhance the security of the public enterprise as both the staff of the enterprise and the host community will buy-in to the process of privatisation and would, as co-owners, protect such enterprise, post privatisation.
He noted that the local economy will also be stimulated and the gains made would help to transform our communities.
While challenge of local content and employment within such enterprises would more likely be addressed by the communities as co-owners.
Awaiting action by the executive arm of government on the resolutions of the Senate, Okowa called for further legislative action to strengthen the resolutions that could be dealt with by the legislators.
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In Louisiana, the civil SOL for child sex abuse claims is set at age 28 (age of majority, 18, plus 10 years).
SOL vs. perp: + 10 years from majority = Age 28
SOL vs. employer: + 10 years from majority = Age 28
Discovery Tolling: Narrow
Louisiana State Law Provides:
Limitation of liability for public bodies
A. A public entity is responsible under Civil Code Article 2317 for damages caused by the condition of buildings within its care and custody.
B. Where other constructions are placed upon state property by someone other than the state, and the right to keep the improvements on the property has expired, the state shall not be responsible for any damages caused thereby unless the state affirmatively takes control of and utilizes the improvement for the state's benefit and use.
C. Except as provided for in Subsections A and B of this Section, no person shall have a cause of action based solely upon liability imposed under Civil Code Article 2317 against a public entity for damages caused by the condition of things within its care and custody unless the public entity had actual or constructive notice of the particular vice or defect which caused the damage prior to the occurrence, and the public entity has had a reasonable opportunity to remedy the defect and has failed to do so.
D. Constructive notice shall mean the existence of facts which infer actual knowledge.
E. A public entity that responds to or makes an examination or inspection of any public site or area in response to reports or complaints of a defective condition on property of which the entity has no ownership or control and that takes steps to forewarn or alert the public of such defective condition, such as erecting barricades or warning devices in or adjacent to an area, does not thereby gain custody, control, or garde of the area or assume a duty to prevent personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss as to render the public entity liable unless it is shown that the entity failed to notify the public entity which does have care and custody of the property of the defect within a reasonable length of time.
F. A violation of the rules and regulations promulgated by a public entity is not negligence per se.
G (1). "Public entity" means and includes the state and any of its branches, departments, offices, agencies, boards, commissions, instrumentalities, officers, officials, employees, and political subdivisions and the departments, offices, agencies, boards, commissions, instrumentalities, officers, officials, and employees of such political subdivisions. Public entity also includes housing authorities, as defined in R.S. 40:384(15), and their commissioners and other officers and employees and sewerage and water boards and their employees, servants, agents, or subcontractors.
(2) "Public site or area" means any publicly owned or common thing, or any privately owned property over which the public's access is not prohibited, limited, or restricted in some manner including those areas of unrestricted access such as streets, sidewalks, parks, or public squares."
La. R.S. § 9:2800
In Louisiana, the criminal SOL is capped at age 48 (age of majority, 18, plus 30 years).
SOL vs. perp.: + 30 years from majority = Age 48
Time limitation for certain sex offenses:
Except as provided by Article 572 of this Chapter, the time within which to institute prosecution of the following sex offenses, regardless of whether the crime involves force, serious physical injury, death, or is punishable by imprisonment at hard labor shall be thirty years: sexual battery (R.S. § 14:43.1), second degree sexual battery (R.S. § 14:43.2), oral sexual battery (R.S. § 14:43.3), human trafficking (R.S. § 14:46.2(B)(2) or (3)), trafficking of children for sexual purposes (R.S. § 14:46.3), felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile (R.S. § 14:80), indecent behavior with juveniles (R.S. § 14:81), pornography involving juveniles (R.S. § 14:81.1), molestation of a juvenile (R.S. § 14:81.2), prostitution of persons under eighteen (R.S. § 14:82.1), enticing persons into prostitution (R.S. § 14:86), crime against nature (R.S. § 14:89), aggravated crime against nature (R.S. § 14:89.1), crime against nature by solicitation (R.S. § 14:89.2(B)(3)), incest (R.S. § 14:78), or aggravated incest (R.S. § 14:78.1) which involves a victim under seventeen (17) years of age. This thirty-year period begins to run when the victim attains the age of eighteen.
La. C. Cr. P. Art. 571.1
Age of Majority: 18. See La. Civ. Code Ann. Art. 29.
Age of Consent: 17. See La. Civ. Code Ann. § 14:80.
Age of Marriage with Parental Consent: 16 (under 16 with judicial consent).
See La. Ch.C. Art. 1545.
A child shall not be considered neglected or maltreated solely because their parents provide spiritual treatment in accordance with a recognized method of religious healing. In addition, a parents rights cannot be terminated for this same reason alone.
Louisiana Law Provides:
Whenever, in lieu of medical care, a child is being provided treatment in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religious method of healing which has a reasonable, proven record of success, the child shall not, for that reason alone, be considered to be neglected or maltreated.
La. Ch.C. Art. 603(18)
"Member of the clergy" is any priest, rabbi, duly ordained clerical deacon or minister, Christian Science practitioner, or other similarly situated functionary of a religious organization, except that he is not required to report a confidential communication, as defined in Code of Evidence Article 511, from a person to a member of the clergy who, in the course of the discipline or practice of that church, denomination, or organization, is authorized or accustomed to hearing confidential communications, and under the discipline or tenets of the church, denomination, or organization has a duty to keep such communications confidential. In that instance, he shall encourage that person to report the allegations to the appropriate authorities in accordance with Article 610.
La. Ch.C. Art. 603(17)(c)
Whenever, in lieu of medical care, a child is being provided treatment in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religious method of healing which has a reasonable, proven record of success, the child shall not, for that reason alone, be considered to be neglected or abused. Disagreement by the parent regarding the need for medical care shall not, by itself, be grounds for termination of parental rights.
La. Ch.C. Art. 1003(10) (on termination of parental rights)
There is a religious exemption to neglect, cruelty, and manslaughter for parents who solely provide spiritual treatment in accordance with a well-recognized religious method of healing.
LOUISIANA defense to criminal neglect, cruelty to children and manslaughter; also privilege The providing of treatment by a parent or tutor in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religious method of healing, in lieu of medical treatment, shall not for that reason alone be considered to be criminally negligent mistreatment or neglect of a child. The provisions of this section shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to juveniles.
La. R.S. § 14:93(b)
In any proceeding concerning the abuse or neglect or sexual abuse of a child or the cause of such condition, evidence may not be excluded on any ground of privilege, except in the case of communications between an attorney and his client or be¬tween a priest, rabbi, duly ordained minister or Christian Science practitioner and his communicant.
La. R.S. § 14:403(b)(5)
Note: The manslaughter statute at La. R.S. § 14:31 requires the prosecu-tor to prove that the defendant was engaged in perpetration of a separate felony. With the religious defenses to neglect and cruelty appearing to insulate parents from those charges, the prosecutor would not be able to prove manslaughter either.
(2) A prosecution under the exception provided by this Paragraph shall be commenced within three years from the date on which the identity of the suspect is established by DNA testing.
La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 572
Current Law: La. R.S. § 13:5231-5242 (2010)
Enacted: June 30, 2010
§ 13:5231. SHORT TITLE This part shall be known as and may be cited as the "Preservation of Religious Freedom Act".
§ 13:5232. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS The legislature finds and declares that:
A. Free exercise of religion is a fundamental right of the highest order in this state.
B. In 1974, this legislature and the people of Louisiana chose to adopt the exact language found in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America regarding religious free exercise as Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
C. At the time of adoption of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the United States Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America to provide the same level of protection for an action of the government that explicitly burdened religious exercise as for an action that indirectly burdened religious exercise through its effect. In both instances, the government had to show that it had a compelling interest in taking a particular action and that it was taking the action in a way that was least restrictive of a person's right to freely exercise his religious beliefs. This rule was set forth in the case of Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398 (1963), among other cases.
D. It was the intent of the legislature and the people of Louisiana in 1974 to provide that level of protection to its citizens.
E. In 1990, the United States Supreme Court, in Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), reduced the protection available to persons in the exercise of their religious beliefs where a law was facially neutral or generally applicable by holding that the government need only give a rational basis for the action and need not supply the least restrictive means to achieve its goal.
F. The courts of Louisiana have not adopted the standard set forth in Employment Division v. Smith. It was and continues to be the intent of this state that the protections afforded by the Sherbert case apply in Louisiana.
§ 13:5233. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION PROTECTED Government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a facially neutral rule or a rule of general applicability, unless it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person is both: (1) In furtherance of a compelling governmental interest. (2) The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
§ 13:5234. DEFINITIONS In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "A person" includes an individual and also includes a church, association of churches or other religious order, body or institution which qualifies for exemption from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. Section 501).
(2) "Burden" means that the government, directly or indirectly, does any of the following: (a) Constrains or inhibits conduct or expression mandated by a person's sincerely held religious tenet or belief. (b) Significantly curtails a person's ability to express adherence to the person's religious faith. (c) Denies a person a reasonable opportunity to engage in activities which are fundamental to the person's religion. (d) Compels conduct or expression which violates a tenet or belief of a person's religious faith.
(3) "Compelling state interest" includes the interest of the state to protect the best interest of a child and the health, safety, and welfare of a child.
(4) "Demonstrates" means meeting the burdens of going forward with evidence and persuasion.
(5) "Exercise of religion" means the practice or observance of religion under Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution of Louisiana and the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and includes the ability to act or refuse to act in a manner substantially motivated by a sincerely-held religious belief, whether or not the exercise is compulsory or a central part or central requirement of the person's religious belief.
(6) "Government" or "governmental agency" means any of the following: (a) Any board, commission, court, department, agency, special district, authority, or other entity of the state. (b) Any political subdivision of this state including any parish, municipality, special district, school board, sheriff, public board, institution, department, commission, district, corporation, agency, court, or authority. (c) Any other public or governmental body of any kind which is not a state agency. (d) Any official or other person acting under color of law.
§ 13:5235. EXCEPTIONS
A. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to allow any person to cause physical injury to another person.
B. The standards of a compelling governmental interest, as set forth in R.S. 13:5233, shall be satisfied by any penological regulation or rule which is established by a jail or correctional facility to protect the safety and security of incarcerated persons, or staff of, or visitors to the jail or correctional facility, or to maintain order or discipline in the jail or correctional facility.
C. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize any relationship, marital or otherwise, that would violate Article XII, Section 15 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
D. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize the enforcement of any law, rule, or legal code or system established and used or applied in a jurisdiction outside of the states or territories of the United States.
§ 13:5236. APPLICABILITY
A. This Part applies to all state laws and local ordinances and the implementation of those laws and ordinances, whether statutory or otherwise and whether enacted or adopted before, on or after the effective date of this Part.
B. Nothing in this Part shall create or preclude a right of any religious organization to receive funding or other assistance from a government, or of any person to receive government funding for a religious activity.
§ 13:5237. REMEDIES Subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:5240(C), a person whose religious exercise is being, has been, or is likely to be burdened in violation of this Part may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief, not to include punitive or exemplary damages, without regard to whether the proceeding is brought in the name of the state or by any other person, including but not limited to:
(1) Injunctive relief, protective order, writ of mandamus or prohibition, or declaratory relief to prevent any violation of these provisions.
(2) The actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs.
§ 13:5238. NOTICE
A. A person shall not bring an action in court to assert a claim under this Part unless, at least thirty days prior to bringing the action, the person gives written notice to the person burdening their free exercise, and any governmental agency authorizing such act, by certified mail, return receipt requested, informing the person and the agency of all of the following:
(1) The person's free exercise of religion is being, has been, or is about to be substantially burdened by an exercise of the authority of the governmental agency.
(2) A description of the act or refusal to act which is burdening, has burdened or is about to burden the person's free exercise of religion.
(3) The manner in which the exercise of the governmental authority burdens the person's free exercise of religion.
B. Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection A of this Section, a person may bring an action in court without providing the notice required by Subsection A of this Section if any of the following occur:
(1) The exercise of governmental authority which threatens to substantially burden the person's free exercise of religion is imminent.
(2) The person was not informed and did not otherwise have knowledge of the exercise of the governmental authority in time to reasonably provide notice.
(3) The provision of the notice would delay an action to the extent that the action would be dismissed as untimely.
(4) The claim is asserted as a counterclaim, objection, or defense in a pending proceeding.
§ 13:5239. REMEDIATION Prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period referred to in R.S. 13:5238, an agency which receives notice in accordance with R.S. 13:5238 may remedy the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion. A person with respect to whom a substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion has been cured may not bring an action under this Section or shall dismiss such action if it is already pending.
§ 13:5240. LIMITATIONS AND PROCEDURES
A. Except as stated in Subsection B of this Section, and except as to objections, protective orders or writs of mandamus or prohibition, the provisions of the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act, R.S. 13:5101 through 5108, as applicable, shall apply to an action under this Act.
B. A person shall bring an action to assert a claim for damages under this Part not later than one year after the date the person knew or should have known of the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion. Mailing notice under R.S. 13:5238 shall toll the one-year period until the seventy-fifth day after the date on which the notice is mailed.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including R.S. 13:5238 and 5239, the provisions of the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure, as provided in R.S. 15:1171 through 1179, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act, as provided in R.S. 15:1181through 1191, as applicable, shall apply to any action under this Act.
§ 13:5241. FRAUDULENT OR FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS
A. Any person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have abused the protection of this Part by filing a frivolous or fraudulent claim may be assessed the court costs of the governmental entity and may be enjoined from filing further claims under this Part without leave of the court.
B. A "fraudulent claim" means a claim that is dishonest in fact or that is made principally for a patently improper purpose, such as to harass the opposing party.
C. A "frivolous claim" means a claim which lacks merit under existing law and which cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.
§ 13:5242. CONSTRUCTION OF PART
A. The protections of this Part are in addition to the protections granted by federal law and the state and federal constitutions.
B. This Part shall not affect the grant of benefits or tax exemptions to religious organizations.
C. This Part shall not affect, interpret, or in any way address that portion of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America or Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana that prohibits laws respecting the establishment of religion.

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The First Amendment protects free speech in general, but not necessarily when it is obscene or threatening.
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Should the Red Sox sign Jarrod Saltalamacchia to an extension?
Jarrod Saltalamacchia's game certainly isn't the prettiest in all of baseball, but catcher is a weak position across the league right now. Should the Red Sox try to keep their backstop around for a little while longer?
By Matt_Collins@MattRyCollins Jul 9, 2013, 9:00am EDT
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Since he's started playing a significant role for the Red Sox in 2011, Jarrod Saltalamacchia has caught the ire of the fanbase. The stars just haven't lined up for him to be appreciated in Boston. He's a guy who strikes out in about a third of his plate appearances every year, and doesn't play great defense behind the dish. Combine those two facts with having to follow one of the most popular players of the last twenty years, Jason Varitek, and Saltalamacchia had a tough road ahead from the beginning. Now, about midway through 2013, he has only a few months left before he can hit the open market, and the team has to look at what's next at the position. Despite the obvious negatives that everyone knows about him, though, could it be worth it for the Red Sox to try and keep their catcher around for the next couple years?
Saltalamacchia has enjoyed his best year at the plate this season, though, that may be flying a bit under the radar given the fact that he's also striking out more than he ever has in his career. To date, the big catcher is hitting .267/.338/.461 with a 114 wRC+. Power has always been the best part of his game, but his .194 ISO is actually his lowest in his tenure in Boston. He has offset that, though, by drawing walks more often than he ever has, and vastly improving his typically low batting average to a much more respectable level.
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Looking forward, though, it wouldn't be wise to expect this type of offensive output from Saltalamacchia every year. That batting line is inflated by an unsustainable .401 BABIP. This isn't to say that he hasn't worked to convert that many batted balls to hits, though, as his line drive rate of 31 percent is eleven points higher than the league-average. So, when taking his BABIP down to a more realistic level, Saltalamacchia still winds up being something around an average hitter, likely with a little more power than he's shown thus far. Even last season, when he sported a low .265 BABIP, he still managed to put up a 95 wRC+.
Finding a guy who can play catcher as often as Saltalamacchia does - he's started behind the plate in three-fourths of the team's games this season for the second year in a row - while still hitting at a league-average rate isn't easy. If they were to let Saltalamacchia walk, they'd have a couple options. They could either hope their in-house options were able to get the job done, or they'd have to look outside the organization for help.
First. looking internally, the two names that come to mind are Ryan Lavarnway and David Ross, who have both served as Saltalamacchia's backup this season. Ross is under contract next season, and as long as he's recovered from his concussions that he has been suffering through this year, will likely be the backup option no matter who is in as the starter. He plays well enough to start for many teams around the league, but at his age it's too late for him to take on a full-time role for the first time in his career. As for Lavarnway, he has yet to show the offensive prowess he showed in the minors. In 283 career plate appearances at the major-league level, soon-to-be 26-year-old is hitting .186/.242/.300, good for a 41 wRC+. In a small sample this season (31 plate appearances), he is hitting .286/.323/.393 with a 89 wRC+. If he improve on that production by some margin, it may be easier to envision him finally taking the starting role in 2014, especially given his continued improvements defensively. In addition to Ross and Lavarnway, defensive wiz Christian Vazquez is also on the 40-man roster, as is Dan Butler.
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Should Ben Cherington decide to look to free agency to fill any void left by letting Saltalamacchia walk, the market isn't exactly going to be flourishing. The best available player will be Brian McCann, who has been one of the premier catchers in baseball for years now. The current Braves' catcher had a rough 2012, and started this season plagued by injuries, but has gotten back on track since getting healthy. As a good defensive catcher who can also put up well above-average offensive numbers, he should be getting a pretty hefty contract this winter, and there won't be a lack of suitors. Should McCann price himself out of Boston, the next best option would likely be Carlos Ruiz, though he is having a terrible season at the plate this season. After having a career year in 2012 when he was worth 5.2 fWAR, he has fallen off to the tune of a .266/.322/.294 batting line this season, with a 69 wRC+. The only other viable option would be AJ Pierzynski, who is far from a fan favorite, but is good for 500 plate appearances with slightly below average offense every season.
If the team declines to keep Saltalamacchia, the best play would probably be to try and grab Pierzynski with a one-year stop-gap deal and play him with Ross and Lavarnway, unless the latter takes the rest of the season and proves to be worthy of being the starter. If not, though, the team is in a tough position at catcher until Blake Swihart is ready to join the big-league roster in a few years.
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Considering the options, I would be inclined to try and work out some sort of shorter-term extension with Saltalamacchia before this season ends and he can hit the open market. Lavarnway has yet to prove he's ready to take over the starting role, and the free agent options outside of McCann, who would likely become too expensive if he even decides to leave Atlanta, don't seem to be any major upgrade over Saltalamacchia. If the front office could come to a two or three year deal worth somewhere between seven and ten million dollars a year, it would be ideal for both sides. He would have a stable contract for a few more years in a city he has seemed to enjoy playing in, and the team has productive catcher on hand until Swihart can take his place, if everything goes to plan. He may not be the most exciting player in the world, but catchers like Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who can hit at around an average level while staying healthy through the season without having to move from behind the plate, don't grow on trees.
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The meaning is different: "We passed by (something) at that spot." While perhaps not strictly incorrect, it sounds incomplete, as if you omitted whatever it was that "we" passed. 经过 needs an object, and your order means that 那里 is no longer what was passed, leaving a hole semantically speaking.
Subject + verb + object, so that means "We" + "passed by" + "there"
It's not incorrect, but it's a little unusual. I've also been frustrated by 了 placement on Duolingo, so I asked a native speaker!
I forgot 在. It should be 我们在那里经过了. I wonder if it would be accepted.
As far as i understand, you need 了 to make this a past event here, because 经过 is a fixed expression (每天我经过公园 vs 我经过了公园).
Aye, I went for that construction as well, not sure why its wrong!


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Mug Museum
Nov 15, 2013 Web Exclusive By Austin Trunick
Welsh songwriter Cate Le Bon returns, less than two years removed from her triumphant Cyrk. There's a dreamy, gauzy feel in many of the record's 10 tracks; Le Bon's recent relocation to sunny California—Mug Museum was recorded in Los Angeles—could have a lot to do with it. "No God" is embodied by a strong, rolling bass line and high-gain guitar; "Mirror Me" floats on faint, feverish church organ and sluggish, thumping drums. There's a palpable heat in her new songs that's more intense than her previous work; you can hear the fiery psychedelia in the swirling, clashing woodwinds and scorched, distorted chords. The crawling guitar lead in "Cuckoo Through the Walls" feels completely burned out; the amplifier sounds equally overtaxed on "Wild." In the racing "Sisters," Le Bon's lyrics invoke startling images of hands being set on fire; in the chorus, she sings "I'm a sister/I won't die." (Le Bon cites the emergence of the album's themes followed her maternal grandmother's passing and the shift in familial relationships that ensued.)
At a couple points, the pace of Mug Museum slows down and feels meditative, bringing the record's boil down to a cooler simmer. The bright, pretty "Are You With Me Now?" has a laid-back, lazy Sunday vibe. The album's highest point—a duet with Perfume Genius titled "I Think I Knew"—is also its calmest; it comes at the midpoint of this robust, sometimes-frenzied experience, giving listeners a much-needed moment to catch their breath. (www.catelebon.com)
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The Borough of Midland Park, New Jersey, was created in 1894 from portions of Franklin and Ridgewood Townships. It was allegedly named after the New Jersey Midland Railway, which had operated a railroad that passed through the area in the 1870s. Midland Park was the hometown of MLB pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, known as the only player to pitch two consecutive no-hitters. It's also the hometown of baseball player Carol Habben, who played for four seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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This picture taken from Red and White Harbor Queen Boat Tours. I did not realize just how high the bridge is from the San Francisco Bay waters.
This bridge is so great...I remember trying to be a goat to get a great picture when on tour...Napa Valley is georgous also... wine...need I say more....I found jelly beans this morning...that silly bunny!!!
I remember driving over this many years ago.....certainly a famous landmark....very nice.
You certainly are becoming quite the photographer, Dave!! I can't wait to travel out west someday. So much to see, obviously.


Shown here is a map of the territorial gains under the Peace Treaties of Westphalia (finalized in 1648). It shows the gains of Sweden, Brandenburg-Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, and France, including the countries made independent, and the boundary of the Holy Roman Empire. These treaties are credited with establishing the foundation of the modern state system and with articulating territorial sovereignty as a concept.
This peace treaty (really, two concurrent treaties were signed, commonly referred to in combination as the Peace Treaty of Westphalia) brought an end to the Eighty Years' War between the Spanish and the Dutch, as well as an end to the German phase of the Thirty Years' War. Peace negotiations began in 1644 in the towns of Münster and Osnabrück, both located in Westphalia (a region in what is today northwestern Germany). The Spanish and Dutch portion of the treaty was signed on January 30, 1648. The treaty of October 24, 1648, included France, Sweden, the Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand III, and the other German princes. The European powers of England, Russia, Poland, and the Ottoman Empire were not represented at the two assemblies. Click here to enlarge.


ORLANDO – SAP will be relying on the channel to promote and explain the business value of its new Internet of Things-focused SAP S/4 HANA solution to Canadian organizations.
The German software maker has had a challenging time communicating the benefits of the HANA-based product since it was introduced in February this year, however, some attendees and partners at the Sapphire Now conference here believe SAP has finally got it right by focusing on customer needs rather than the technology itself.
SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA or S/4 HANA. The solution is essentially the result of SAP's re-writing of its enterprise resource planning software, Business Suite in order to optimize it to run on its HANA in-memory platform. Whereas other solutions are unwieldy, S/4 HANA comes in a smaller package that allows administrators and users to analyze data faster and cheaper.
During his keynote speech yesterday, Bernd Leukert, a SAP executive board member, also announced the cloud edition of S/4 HANA. It enables customers to take their business process such as finance, accounting, controlling, procurement, sales, manufacturing, plant maintenance, project systems and product life cycle management to the cloud.
"Organizations now have the opportunity to deploy real hybrid scenarios – combining on-premises and cloud solutions – for unprecedented IT flexibility and accelerated business innovation," said Leukert.
S/4 HANA now has some 370 customers around the world, but one of SAP's challenges with the product is around communicating its benefits and explaining why businesses should migrate to S/4 HANA.
"The channel is a big part of bringing home the message that S/4 HANA will enable customers to make better business decisions simpler," said Rodolfo Cardenuto, president of global partner operations and Latin America Region at SAP.
He said initial questions about S/4 HANA were around enablement.
"Our channel partners will assure customers that S/4 capabilities are ready for on-premises deployment in the 25 industries we support and in the cloud for lines of business," said Cardenuto.
Are we ready to adopt IoT?
Are we ready to digitize our business?
In Canada, SAP will be targeting enterprise organization but will also double efforts in connecting with small and medium sized businesses, said Elliott.
"The Canadian market is mainly SMBs that don't have legacy systems so they can be more nimble and ready to adopt new technology. There are very few large deals over $1 billion," he said.
Some Canadian corporations, Elliott said, already expressed interest in S4/HANA like New Brunswick Power Corp., Loblaws, and McInnis Cement.
"But now SAP partners like Deloitte will also be going to the white spaces like mining, distribution, healthcare and credit unions where we are seeing a lot of interest and opportunity," said Elliott.


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Q: React Bootstrap --- Align items to the same row in one cell I am new to react, and I am trying to align the DropDownButton (Position) and the TextInput (Hour) (Refer to here) to the same row in one cell without creating a new column. Is there a way to do it without changing the table's structure? Thanks!
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A friend introduced me to (Japanese pianist) Mari Kumamoto's music. She has Japanese composer- Okumura Hajime, Spanish composer-Federico Mompou recordings. (And many others- Bach, Chopin, Debussy etc...) Beautiful music. I didn't know Gillock until I heard this CD. Simple but so deep and remains in your heart. Strongly recommend this CD. I listen to it everywhere!


A Thermomix recipe for basic fudge. This is a crumbly fudge.
Add the butter and sugar to the bowl 10 minutes / 80 ° C / Speed 2.
Add the condensed milk and vanilla extract 30 minutes / 100 ° C / Speed 1 / MC Off - place the internal steaming basket on the lid to prevent splashing.
Then 30 minutes / Temp Varoma / Speed 1 / MC Off - place the internal steaming basket on the lid to prevent splashing.
Pour the fudge into a greased and lined 20cm x 20cm baking tray (8 inch) and allow to cool and harden at room temperature - this will take a few hours.
Sprinkle with a little Fleur de sel de Guérande before the fudge has completely set.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes and cut into squares.
Keep in an airtight container.
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If you or a loved one has suffered an injury to the head and brain, the attorneys of Wilshire Law Firm want to express our sincere wishes for your speedy and complete recovery. If that brain and head injury was to any extent due to the negligence of others, or if an insurance company does not want to adequately compensate your losses, the legal services of our personal injury attorneys can ensure those parties uphold their obligations to restore your financial circumstances and long-term health.
According to the Center for Disease Control, a person in the US suffers a brain injury every 21 seconds. Many brain injuries are severe and result in death or coma for the victim; other injuries can be less severe with symptoms that may be hard to recognize. Most victims can fully recover, although some symptoms, while they last, can be confusing and unsettling. For these reasons, brain injuries require immediate medical attention, and accident victims should also contact of our qualified brain and head injury lawyers.
The personal injury attorneys at Wilshire Law Firm are sensitive to the needs of brain or head injury victims in the Los Angeles area. We have represented injured victims in legal proceedings and in negotiations with insurance companies and negligent parties. By engaging our attorneys to manage these processes through successful settlement, our clients are able to focus their attention and efforts on the often difficult recovery and rehabilitation programs.
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Motorcycle accident head and brain injuries affect not just the victim but also the victim's family and close friends. Motorcycle accident victims who suffer from brain injury are typically unable to work, require full time care, extensive medical treatment, and often brain surgery among other medical attention. Given the serious nature of such accidents, injured bikers and their families often are entitled to huge compensation for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, medical expenses, loss of earnings, loss of consortium (inability to have marital relations) and more.
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Getting diagnosed with a brain injury as early as possible is the best thing you can do for yourself or a loved one. After a car collision, seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Treating the effects of a brain injury requires extensive rehabilitation. You may need one or all of the following types of treatments for recovery: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and physiological support.
For those learning how to cope with a brain injury, their lives will never be the same. Everyday tasks many of us take for granted, such as speaking and walking, become more difficult, if not impossible, for car accident victims who have sustained a brain injury. This can make living a normal life difficult. Take, for example, that 60 percent of people who have suffered a brain injury will be unemployed, on average, for two years.
With unemployment rates so high, it's hard for those who suffer from a brain injury to afford the average costs of treatments. Traumatic brain injuries can cost a person anywhere from $85,000 to $3 million.5 Imagine: You have expensive medical bills piling up and no way you can afford to pay them, all because of an injury that may not have been your fault.
If you have sustained severe injuries from a traffic collision and it wasn't your fault, hire a personal injury lawyer to recover the compensation you deserve.
While most motor vehicle accidents do not lead to death or serious outward injuries, some accidents can change a person life without them fully understanding what is happening to them. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have a devastation and long lasting effect on someone's life.
A person who is suffering from a traumatic brain injury may be confronted with changes to their life that may not be completely understood to them or their families.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is not like any other injury. Sadly, because many of the symptoms of mild to moderate traumatic brain injury are subtle they generally go unnoticed in the emergency room and even when using the most high tech of devices.
Due to the invisible nature of the injury, victims of traumatic brain injury only rarely receive timely treatment for their physical and cognitive injuries. It is very common for a victim of a serious brain injury to not have any early records. It is usually only much later if at all that a doctor may validate the injury and prescribe treatment.
To protect your rights after a traumatic brain injury, it is always a good idea to consult an attorney who has the knowledge and experience in handling head injury cases. They will be able to explain to you your legal rights and have extensive knowledge on the medical issues and the best places to receive a diagnosis and treatment.
Personal injury lawyers know the havoc that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can wreak on a person's life. Since the brain is pretty much the central command system of our bodies, damages to it can result in serious changes in a person's lifestyle. It can affect all aspects of a person's life: emotional, mental, and physical. Let us discover the multi-faceted effects of TBI one by one.
This effect deals with how the person thinks, logically assesses information, and remembers things. Different parts of the brain have different functions. An injury to a particular part of the brain can damage how that part works. As a result, a person may significantly lose his ability to read, understand, focus, speak, and solve problems.
Memory is a critical cognitive function. All the information we see, hear, taste, smell and feel are stored in specific parts of the brain, like a filing cabinet. For instance, when we say "apple," the brain pulls the right color from one cabinet, pulls the correct shape from another, and forms a picture of an apple on our head. All of these are possible because of the interconnecting network of neurons in our brain.
After a TBI, the brain's capacity to organize this information may be impaired. You will not remember the names and faces of the people you just met. You will forget what another person just told you about. You will find it very difficult to learn new things.
Communication issues are common to people who suffer from TBI, which is why personal injury lawyers often see to it that family is present when they meet with a TBI victim. Language requires several parts of the brain to be fully functional, including cognitive ability. An injured brain can make the victim struggle with communication, along with other effects of TBI.
Language loss, or aphasia, affects the individual in such a way that nothing he hears seems to make sense. Imagine listening to a baby. The baby thinks that he is communicating words, but we adults know that he is not. Turn the situation around. If you are suffering from aphasia, it feels like you are listening to babies all the time. Victims also find it difficult to read or write.
Some people can still manage to speak. However, you will notice that they cannot move on from one topic to another. This is called "perseveration." Even after the group has moved on, the victim will go back to the same subject. This may also manifest in physical form in which the victim repeats the same action over and over again, like pouring water from a pitcher into a glass.
Victims of TBI generally lose empathy. They fail to perceive another person's feelings, including their own. They also lose self-awareness, or the ability to think of one's actions. Without this, the victim will never know if he has offended someone, which can be a cause of frustration and misunderstanding within the family or in social circles.
TBI can also change a person's personality altogether. This creates an emotional vacuum within the family and friends as they see the victim completely change. The person they once knew is physically around but is emotionally gone. TBI can result in extreme mood swings – happy one second then depressed and crying the next. Even a seemingly trivial thing, like a radio's crackling noise, can make them angry or depressed.
TBI will not take away your tongue, but it will impair how you use it. It is not uncommon for victims to have difficulty speaking because the part of the brain that sends signals to different parts of the body does not function normally anymore. This is different from language loss. In a physical loss, the language is in the brain, but the brain cannot tell the body to say it.
Mobility is also commonly affected. Since the brain's particular region, which is in charge of sending a command to the muscles, does not work properly anymore, the victim will find it difficult to move. Movement becomes so slow or in some cases, they cannot walk, even if the legs and feet themselves were not damaged.
Weakness and paralysis are both common. Most of the time, one side of the body does not respond in the same way as the other. They may have episodes of muscle spasms and sometimes, the motor movement is very limited, as if they lost flexibility. In cases like this, they need physical therapy and constant care because they cannot take off their clothes, much less care for their hygienic needs.
If you or a loved one has suffered TBI due to the negligence of another party, contact the experienced personal injury lawyers at Wilshire Law Firm for immediate legal assistance.
You can't put a price on the cost of the emotional and physical issues that arise as a result of traumatic brain injury (TBI), but there are clear monetary expenses associated with this potentially devastating condition. The cost of TBI varies from case to case – estimates put mild cases at $85,000, moderate injuries at $941,000, and severe injuries somewhere in the millions of dollars. One recent Harvard study estimated that the lifetime cost of brain injuries can soar to around $15 million!
But why so high? Depending on its severity, a brain injury can impact every aspect of a person's professional and personal life, and incur both short-term and long-term expenses. In especially serious cases, the effects can last a lifetime.
Life Care Costs: This includes past and future medical treatments, physical therapy, rehabilitation sessions, medications, and perhaps assisted living care.
Loss of Earning Capacity: Since brain injury frequently leads to both physical and cognitive issues, including fatigue, trouble focusing, and memory problems, you may not be able to work as many hours as you used to or you may have to take a lower paying position because it is less demanding. Depending on your age and your job salary prior to the injury, you may be entitled to hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars in lost potential earnings.
Loss of Enjoyment of Life: If you've suffered a serious brain injury, chances are that your quality of life has been reduced, perhaps irrecoverably. Although this damage is more abstract and less economic in nature, you can get financial compensation for it.
An experienced and resourceful attorney should take all of these factors into account and consult with physicians, economic loss experts, accident reconstruction specialists, hedonic damage experts, and other relevant professionals to determine the value estimate for your case. He or she should also conduct a thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding your accident to extract evidence that sheds light on your side of the story and convinces the jury to rule in your favor.
If you or someone you love has recently sustained TBI in an accident caused by another party, please contact Wilshire Law Firm today for immediate legal assistance. Our dedicated legal team can advise you of your legal rights and help you get the compensation you deserve. To learn more about your case and your best legal options in a FREE consultation, call us today at (866) 344-0588.
Brain injury is like a silent epidemic that is depleting our nation of valuable human resources. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 5 million new people are diagnosed with brain injury every year in the United States. A full 40% of them are never able to work, go to school, or take care of their families again. Although the majority of brain injury patients do not require a hospital stay, many of them are forced to live with long-term consequences.
The statistics are astounding. An estimated 100,000 new brain injury patients die each year. Another 750,000 need hospitalization and 100,000 of them are never able to live a meaningful and productive life. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. An astounding 1.9 million patients are diagnosed with the so-called inconsequential injuries that, in fact, cause debilitating impairments over time and destroy their lives just as effectively as severe injuries. Talk to a personal injury lawyer to find out where and how to file a claim after a brain injury.
The costs of medical care, rehabilitation, and other services can put a huge strain on the finances of an average income family. If the patient happens to be the sole breadwinner of the family, then the family may be driven to poverty within a few years. It is estimated that the average lifetime costs of keeping a severe brain injury patient alive and well cared for range from half a million dollars to $2 million. This is not counting the costs incurred in lost wages.
The costs also depend on the age of the patient. Patients in their 50s and above do not have a long life expectancy, but young survivors can expect to live many years if they receive proper care. Costs also depend on the quality of care and support given to the patient. So, at the higher end, the total lifetime costs of brain injuries can be as high as $4 million or even more.
Medical costs (including emergency services): The aggregate cost of emergency care, hospital stay, medical tests, and other services can add up an average of $162,500.
Rehabilitation costs for survivors: The costs of rehabilitation can add up to $55,000 ($1,000 per day for an average stay of 55 days) for patients who need acute rehabilitation.
Long term care services: The costs of long term medical and care services for patients receiving rehabilitation can amount to $196,000 or more. The costs of medical and long term care services for patients not receiving rehabilitation can be as low $18,000.
These estimates were obtained from About Brain Injury, Physicians Weekly and BrainAndSpinalCord.Org.
What price would you put on the capacity to think, feel, and move normally? It's a tough question to answer because most of us aren't really sure whether one can even put a price tag on the brain. It's one of the most important organs we have. It's responsible for basically every vital operation of our body. When it gets damaged, the consequences can be devastating and last for a lifetime.
If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to the negligence of another party, it is extremely important that you retain the services of an attorney who has experience handling cases like yours. A personal injury lawyer who does not understand the intricacies and expense of brain injury cases may settle for a smaller settlement than will be adequate for your needs.
The thing about TBI cases is that symptoms may not manifest themselves immediately. What appears to be a minor brain injury at first could actually be much more serious. This becomes an issue when a claimant settles early due to the advisement of an inexperienced lawyer. He or she may be happy with the settlement at first but encounter further problems down the line and realize that the true extent of his or her damages is so much greater than initially thought. Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common.
Loss of Earning Capacity: Brain injury can cause various cognitive and emotional issues such as trouble focusing, trouble controlling anger, and memory problems, as well as physical effects like loss of sensation and fatigue. These factors, in turn, can greatly limit the ability to work and consequently impact your finances. You deserve to recuperate the income you would've made if not for your brain injury.
Life Care Expenses: If your brain injury was especially severe, you will probably need physical therapy, medications, and perhaps even assisted living care for the foreseeable future. A life care planner can assess your future needs and testify about them to the jury.
Pain and Suffering/Loss of Enjoyment of Life: Sometimes referred to as hedonic damages, this refers to a person's inability – due to injury – to participate in the activities or pleasures of life that were formerly enjoyed.
More than half of all traumatic brain injuries (TBI) reported in the U.S. result from automobile accidents – car and truck collisions, motorcycles crashes, pedestrian accidents, etc. In the majority of these cases, fault can be attributed to one or more involved parties, usually a bad driver who was speeding, driving distracted, or otherwise engaging in negligent and/or reckless motorist behavior at the time of the incident.
There are many ways trauma to the brain can occur in the course of an auto accident. For instance, the force of impact can cause the head to strike a hard object like a steering wheel or windshield. The skull does not necessarily need to be fractured or penetrated for a brain injury to occur. The sheer force of the accident can cause the brain to go careening into the side of the skull. This can lead to bruising and bleeding of the brain, also referred to as a contusion and hemorrhage, respectively.
Other auto accident scenarios which can result in brain injury include occupant ejection and roof crush. These incidents are typically catastrophic in nature, causing serious injuries and even death.
If you have been involved in an auto accident, it is extremely important that you receive medical attention as soon as possible, even if you feel "okay." Certain types of injuries, especially traumatic brain injuries, tend to not make themselves immediately apparent. If not properly treated in time, they can cause serious complications down the line. Therefore, it is in your best interest to see your medical provider. Only by determining the full extent of your injuries can you start taking the proper steps towards recovery.
Whether you have suffered minor or major TBI as a result of an auto accident, you should not have to pay for the consequences if the other party was at fault. In order to get the justice and the compensation you deserve, you need to consult with an attorney who has the experience and willingness to stand up for your rights and fight for what is fair.
Contact Wilshire Law Firm today and our tenacious catastrophic injury attorneys will assist you in determining if you are entitled to compensatory damages for your injuries from those liable, including medical bills, property damage, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and more.
Motorcycle riders are required by California Vehicle Code to wear a helmet to protect the motorcycle rider's head and brain from injury in a motorcycle accident. Although proper use of a helmet may reduce the magnitude of some head injuries, a motorcycle helmet cannot completely eliminate the risk of permanent injuries such as traumatic brain injury and other injuries to the head, brain, and skull.
That being the case, even if a rider was not wearing a helmet and suffered head injury, an aggressive motorcycle accident lawyer would argue that even if the client was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, the injury would not have been prevented by a helmet.
Motorcycle accident head and brain injuries affect not just the victim but also the victim's family and close friends. Motorcycle accident victims who suffer from brain injury are typically unable to work, require full time care, extensive medical treatment, and often brain surgery among other medical attention.
Given the serious nature of such accidents, injured bikers and their families often are entitled to huge compensation for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, medical expenses, loss of earnings, loss of consortium (inability to have marital relations) and more.
Relative to drivers of passenger vehicles, motorcyclists are more injury-prone because they do not receive the protections that a steel "cage" provides. In other words, their exposure to the elements renders them vulnerable in an accident – and victims often suffer serious injuries, such as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), as a result.
According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on a per mile basis, motorcyclists are four times more likely than the occupants of passenger vehicle to suffer injuries. Brain injury is the leading cause of disability or fatality in motorcycle crashes, making helmets necessary for safe riding.
Contrary to popular belief, not all riders are reckless renegades who throw caution to the wind. Many acknowledge the risks inherent in motorcycling and act accordingly because – to no one's surprise – they want to stay alive. The statistics indicate that the drivers of passenger vehicles, not motorcyclists, are actually the ones who are at fault in most collisions (80 percent, according to the NHTSA).
Not all motorcycle crash victims suffer serious brain injuries, but those who do often require surgery, cognitive rehabilitation, physical therapy, and other extensive – and costly – medical treatments to recover. In especially severe cases, patients may never be able to return to his or her level of health prior to the accident and could require nursing care. All of these expensive measures can add up and run into the thousands, even millions of dollars.
Motorcycle riders are required by California Vehicle Code to wear a helmet to protect the motorcycle rider's head and brain from injury in a motorcycle accident. Although proper use of a helmet may reduce the magnitude off some head injuries, a motorcycle helmet cannot completely eliminate the risk of permanent injuries such as traumatic brain injury and other injuries to the head, brain, and skull.
People with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may experience behavioral changes, issues with mood and memory, disorientation, and poor judgment skills, in addition to physical disability. These effects can adversely impact one's ability to perform daily activities (occupations) and fulfill certain roles, such as employee, friend, and family member. Despite this, TBI survivors can lead productive lives, so long as they get the necessary support.
An assessment of the results to make sure that the goals are being met and/or adjust the intervention plan for improvements.
Address problems with memory, attention span, and organization (creating a daily plan, providing necessary tools and training on how to use them, assisting with the practice of everyday life skills).
Better manage emotions and behavior (determining what triggers certain thoughts and emotions, teaching relaxation and positive thinking skills, role-playing difficult scenarios and sharing better ways to respond).
Stay as safe as possible (assessing judgment and skills, evaluating living spaces and recommending safety modifications and equipment, sharing housing options where independent living can be easier).
Occupational therapy practitioners with expertise in treating people with TBI can be found in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, specialized outpatient programs, home health agencies, and private practice. Consult with your physician for more information.
Was your brain injury caused by another party? You may be entitled to compensation for medical and rehabilitation expenses, lost earnings, and more. Contact Wilshire Law Firm and let our experienced traumatic brain injury attorneys obtain maximum recovery for your losses so you can get on the road to recovery as soon as possible. Call us today at (866) 344-0588 for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION consultation.
Every traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor has their own unique story, but they all stem from the same emotions and state of mind that bind this group: anger at the injustice of their situation, frustration with the challenges of maintaining memory and focus, sadness from dwindling relationships, and fear at what the future might hold.
Like losing your mental sense of gravity.
You try to cope with swagger, but you know you don't feel the same inside. And when you can't cope with it, you hide.
Memory taker, life changer, and makes you a "new you" that you don't like.
It's like running in all directions at the same time.
Brain injury is like being trapped in space, with no ground below and darkness ahead – just floating around.
It's like I'm living in a parallel world that I don't belong in.
I feel like a fish in a fishbowl.
You know that feeling when you have a word on the tip of your tongue? It's like that, but all the time.
Living each day with that looming feeling that you've forgotten something.
It's a life-changing experience. I've learned to appreciate the little things, though I still have my bad days of feeling denial and anger and frustration … Coping and struggling is a continuous dance. I appreciate and hate life at the same time. I'm happy to be alive, but I'm also struggling with acceptance of my life the way it is.
Living with TBI is one of the hardest trials a person can endure. If you have sustained a brain injury in an accident caused by another party, you may be entitled to monetary compensation for medical bills, lost wages and loss of future earnings, pain and suffering, and more.
You do not have to struggle alone. Call (866) 344-0588 for legal representation from the experienced brain injury lawyers at Wilshire Law Firm. We can provide you with a comprehensive understanding of your rights and best options in a FREE consultation.
Often after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), there are many new things you have to learn as well as old things you have to relearn in order to regain stability in your life. It's completely understandable if you're feeling confused and overwhelmed by the countless questions running through your mind: what should I expect during recovery? How will this injury affect my life, in the short-term and long-term? Who can I turn to for help?
Fortunately, there are many organizations whose mission it is to educate TBI survivors and their family about the various kinds of brain injury, or that specialize in brain injury rehabilitation and recovery. But where to look? We've provided this guide to help TBI survivors find the resources they need to begin rebuilding their lives.
The nation's oldest and largest brain injury advocacy organization, the BIA seeks to promote brain injury research, treatment and education and to improve the quality of life for all brain injury survivors.
This organization focuses on scientific research about the brain and nervous system, and uses the knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease.
The St. Jude Brain Injury Network provides educational, therapy, vocational and housing services, with the express goal of helping TBI survivors enhance independent living and community reintegration.
The ILCSC provides independent living skills training, job preparation, assistive technology, housing referrals, and other services to people with disabilities, including TBI survivors.
CCCIL provides benefits counseling, housing assistance, peer support, independent living skills training, and other vital services to people with disabilities who live in the counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito.
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Bobby Saadian and Wilshire Law Firm have extensive experience handling traumatic brain injury cases. We are dedicated to representing victims against insurance companies that do not have their best interest at heart. Our California team is ready to help you in your pursuit of fair compensation for you or your loved ones. If you have been injured in any kind of motor vehicle accident, please contact one of our traumatic brain injury lawyers to setup your free consultation to discuss this matter with our lawyers.
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