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The Trails Preservation Alliance Colorado 600 is much more than a group trail ride. Now in its third year, this prominent event is about preserving dirt bikers' rights to enjoy [...]

The goal for this project was simple: To tackle all three rounds of Glen Helen's notorious HYR Endurance series aboard the same bike, adding smart modifications as we went along. [...]

Is your current pair of goggles too scratched up to read this guide on optics without giving you a raging headache? If so, pay close attention to the contents of [...]

It's shootout time once again, which means we've been hammering out countless laps at just about every track in Southern California aboard six different 250F motocross machines. Through that we've [...]

Every kid who has ever raced a dirt bike shares one dream--to ride one of Mitch Payton's factory Pro Circuit Kawasakis. 'I wish I could ride this thing' is the [...]

Two wheels and motor have always been of interest to me for longer than I can remember. Up until recently that has included a whole lot of motocross, a tad [...]

Going back to school, in most cases, requires a lot of motivation to get pumped up and excited to learn again. But if you're as passionate about riding dirt bikes [...]

There has never been a consistent class sizing for any run of time in motorcycling. The classes change as the majority of bikes seem to homogenize into, for lack of [...]

Shortly after announcing the first-ever Dirt Rider Photo Challenge, the official DR email inbox was bombarded with King Kong-sized files and massive photo submissions. It took some time and patience [...]

After riding the 2010 YZ250F all year long, we can understand why Yamaha decided not to make any performance changes to the machine. The only difference from 2010 to 2011 [...]

THE MYLES HORTON READER: EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Ed. by Dale Jacobs. University of Tennessee Press, 2003. NO LONESOME ROAD: SELECTED PROSE AND POEMS By Don West; eds. Jeff Biggers [...]

OBJECTIVE--This study provides an overview of the epidemiology of diabetes in the Manitoba First Nation population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--The study uses data derived from the population-based Manitoba Diabetes Database [...]

Let's face it, we all dream of being that guy sitting under a fancy semi's canopy with a stack of posters at the front of a glistening factory bike that [...]

The Yamaha YZ250F, in stock form, is a great bike with many traits that shine, such as stable handling and ease of cornering. Some things, however, are in need of [...]

Today, technology is constantly evolving into something that is better than what was available yesterday. Just look at modern motocross bikes; as technology keeps improving, it seeps deeper and deeper [...]

Performance measurements which focus on processes rather than solely on financial aspects can provide an effective strategy to control business operations. This enables companies to achieve their goals by concentrating on relevant processes which will ensure success and improve performance. It also provides a means for management to communicate its goals to all organizational levels and encourage employee support for the comapany's objectives., Traditional measures as applied to manufacturing, for example, are helpful in understanding performance but they may not be appropriate for use throughout the organization. Experience shows that inappropriate measures prompt [...]

The legal position of mental health patients is often unclear because the majority are not sectioned and therefore not covered by legislation covering their confinement and treatment. Nurses have a right to use force when dealing with a patient trying to leave premises when treatment is taking place. Medical officers must be on hand when treatment of a non-consensual nature is being performed on a mental health patient who has not been sectioned.

It is essential for all nurses to have a basic understanding of the laws which govern the treatment of mental health patients in the UK. Sectioning of a mental patient may only be permitted if the patient falls into one of four mental disorder categories. The Mental Health Act allows patients to be committed to 28 days sectioning during which time assessments are made by trained psychiatrists and doctors. Relatives of sectioned patients are allowed rights under the Act, relating to discharge and application for treatment.

Professional negligence in nursing means that there is a duty of care but the standard of care given falls below that which was expected and, in doing so, the nurse must realise that the action would cause foreseeable damage to the patient. Simply being careless or incompetent does not mean the damage was foreseeable. Damage can relate to property as well as the person. Negligence cases can be defended by claiming a lack of resources, such as time, but good patient records must be available to justify this. A nurse in this situation should write to senior management explaining their argument.

Nurses have a duty to ensure that information about patients remains confidential and they can only disclose it if they have the patient's permission, or if it is required by law, or it is in the public interest. Failure to maintain such confidential information may result in being struck off the professional register, having to pay compensation or dismissal. Information about terrorism has to be given to the police, as does anything which may help to find a driver involved in a traffic accident. Nurses who are unsure about what to do should get advice.

Thinking of converting a country house into a hotel? Chris Green goes into the steps needed to prepare a planning application and smooth its approval The Problem I am considering [...]

Great technological designs and products have revolutionised the way we live and work, and most of the people behind them are well-recognised and rewarded for their innovation. The likes of […]

The market for smartphone devices - phones that combine the core features of mobiles and PDAs - has exploded recently. Devices such as Research in Motion's (RIM's) BlackBerry and Palm's […]