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What are the typical warning signs of gum disease?
Gums that bleed during brushing or eating.
Increased space beginning to develop between teeth.
Changes in the way your teeth come together when you bite.
Sores in your mouth.
Gums that are swollen or tender.
Gum recession (gums pulling back from your teeth).
Persistent bad breath.
Pus between your teeth and gums.
Just the Facts
There are new findings which support something that dental professionals have suspected for a long time: infections in the mouth can cause problems elsewhere in the body. Problems which may be caused or made worse by poor dental health include:
People with diabetes are more likely to have gum disease than people without it. Gum disease decreases glycaemic control. New research also shows that you are more likely to develop diabetes if you have gum disease.
Advanced gum and bone disease can increase the risk of stroke by over 50% in adults aged 25-54.
People with gum disease are almost twice as likely to have coronary artery disease, than those without gum disease.
Premature and Low Birth Weight Babies
Pregnant women who have gum disease may be seven times more likely to have a baby that is premature and with a low birth weight. Research also suggests that women whose gum disease gets worse during pregnancy have an even higher risk of having a premature baby.
If you have periodontal disease early in life you are four times more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.
Gum or bone disease usually tends to be a painless disease. It is sometimes nicknamed to be a “Silent Killer” dental disease. This is because the bacteria are dissolving the bone around the teeth, shaking up the foundation “painlessly”. Typically patients who don’t visit their dentist regularly go to the dentist only when they have pain. Since gum disease is usually a painless disease, these patients don’t realise that they have gum disease till it’s too late.
If you have any of these warning signs of gum or bone disease please feel free to talk to your dentist. It is advised to tell your dentist about any changes to your general health (like those mentioned above) and any medicines you are taking.

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Novas’ 2018 Annual Report highlights rising number of children supported by the organisation
During 2018, for the first time ever, Novas supported more than 1,000 children who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. The number of children supported by the organisation was 1,003, rising from 716 in the previous twelve-month period, an increase of 40%. The vast majority of these children lived outside of Dublin; in Limerick city, north Tipperary, west Cork and Kerry.
Throughout the year some 4,768 people were supported by Novas, representing a staggering rise of 396% since 2010. The report reveals that people accessing accommodation services are getting younger, have complex needs relating to dual-diagnosis of mental health and addiction and are spending long periods of time in emergency and temporary accommodation.
In terms of the number of children and families supported by Novas, Una Burns, Head of Policy and Communications with the organisation noted that ‘it was a reflection of the homeless landscape, which has altered drastically in the last four years. The 2016 census revealed that the single biggest age category of homeless people in the state was 0 to 4 years. In the previous census of 2011, the largest category was 31 to 40 years. This seismic shift is evident in our own returns.’ Burns illustrated the many ways in which Novas supports families who are homeless or at risk, highlighting the importance of prevention; ‘our Intensive Family Support Service here in Limerick worked with 592 children last year. Approximately 50% of these were at risk of homelessness. It is imperative to do everything possible to prevent these families from becoming homeless by liaising with landlords, seeking alternative accommodation, advocating for social housing and continuing to procure our own properties for families. Last year we provided 34 new tenancies, with 93 people living in these homes.’
She went on to say that the organisation did extensive work in St. Mary’s Park in Limerick, considered by the Pobal Deprivation Index as the most deprived area in the country, outlining their collaborative endeavours with Regeneration and Limerick City and County Council to reduce involuntarily overcrowding and advocate for house upgrades for the many homes there in disrepair. Burns described the ‘multiple traumas experienced by the clients in St. Mary’s Park and how Novas’ Trauma Informed Approach has enhanced outcomes for these people.
In 2018 Novas became a Trauma Informed Organisation. The commitment to pioneer this approach was due to the significant correlation between people who access homeless services and their experience of trauma, both Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma in adulthood. Every staff member – frontline staff, kitchen staff, cleaners and management – are trained in Trauma Informed Care. Burns describes how ‘taking a trauma informed approach to all interactions with our clients increases the likelihood of a person experiencing safety and acceptance in a service and reduces disengagement. It’s a cultural shift, changing how we look at things from What’s wrong with you? to What happened to you?’.
The report was officially launched by Cllr. Gerald Mitchell, Deputising for the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, who acknowledged the important work the organisation does to enhance the lives of people living in the most vulnerable communities in Limerick and nationally. He thanked Novas for introducing innovative programmes such as Trauma Informed Care as well as their ability to co-operate, adapt and grow services to meet the ongoing demand for homeless services and housing.
You can view the full report here.

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Electro-Voice OMNEO IP network upgrade in Leverkusen’s BayArena, Germany – an investment for the future
- New network upgrade for soccer stadium sound system allows Dante audio, complete remote monitoring and full redundancy
- Electro-Voice N8000 digital audio matrix controllers deliver superior audio performance
- User-friendly operation via graphical user interface with IRIS-Net and Touch-PC
- PBS Mediasolutions in charge of installation
The upgrade required the stadium’s outdated audio network to be modernized to enable high-quality audio streaming and complete remote monitoring with full redundancy, enhancing ease-of-use, overall system performance and reliability. In addition, the stadium technicians wanted a customized, graphical user interface for the studio control room to provide a better overview and ease of use.
Following a competitive tender process, BayArena's technical team opted for a network based on OMNEO IP technology to guarantee the best possible sound quality. Each of the four amplifier rooms, including the control room, has been networked via fast fiber-optic connections and equipped with two Electro-Voice N8000 digital audio matrix controllers, two Cisco switches, a total of 16 legacy amplifiers and new online uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units.
Peter Bürgel, from PBS Mediasolutions – a Leverkusen-based professional installation company – explains more about the project: "This upgrade offers significant advantages for the customer: The entire sound reinforcement system can now be monitored via IRIS-Net software; the sound quality has been significantly improved with the new, low-latency, high-quality Dante audio signal; and full redundancy ensures that all functions are still available – even in the rare event of a device failure. In addition to the one-stop solution product portfolio, the stadium operators were also impressed by Electro-Voice's outstanding price/performance ratio.”
A further addition to the control room inventory at the BayArena sees a new Touch-PC playing a key role in monitoring the system. The graphical user interface of the IRIS-Net software displays all zones as well as direct links to each individual device. This translates into maximum security and direct access at a glance. "If a device should go down, the software immediately displays the relevant area, and at the same time an acoustically unnoticeable switch to live operation is initiated," says Bürgel.
Though the installation effort was considerable – by switching from CobraNet to a digital OMNEO IP network with full Dante audio functionality, each amplifier hub needed to be rewired – it was well worth it. "The new network not only meets all the network requirements demanded today, it is equipped for future expansion in this area. It already provides the basis for OCA, AES 67 and AES 70, so the decision is also an investment in the future," notes Bürgel.
About the BayArena:
60 years ago, the football arena opened its doors as the "Ulrich-Haberland Stadium". However, since 1998 the home of the Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen has been called BayArena. The stadium has been renovated, modernized and expanded several times and now has a capacity of 30,210 seats. After the last modernization, the stadium is now one of the most modern football arenas in Germany.
OMNEO is an architectural approach to connecting devices that need to exchange information such as audio content or device control. Built upon multiple technologies, including IP and open public standards, OMNEO supports the technologies of today – such as Audinate’s Dante – while adopting the standards of tomorrow. OMNEO offers a professional-grade media networking solution that provides interoperability, unique features for easier installation, better performance, and greater scalability than any other IP offering on the market.


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“A fight broke out with the family and in the midst of that fight a shooting occurred, and unfortunately there was loss of life,” he said in a video posted on Facebook. “This was not a shooting that occurred inside the church.”
Royce Freeman, 47, was also shot and killed, and an unidentified woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A fourth shooting victim was initially reported, but police said late Saturday that he had actually been shot in an unrelated incident.
In late December, another football player at Deerfield Beach High School, Bryce Gowdy, died by suicide after walking in front of an oncoming train.

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Monitoring populations of juvenile fish
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are essential tools for the management and conservation of marine life. The benefits of MPAs for marine life are multiple and include an increase in fish biomass as well as an increase in the production of juveniles in the MPA but also in the areas surrounding it thanks to larval export.
Many coastal marine fish release their gametes directly into open water where fertilization takes place. The fertilized eggs are then transported by currents and the larvae that hatch are pelagic. After an initial part of development offshore, during which the larvae are transported by sea currents, they transform and actively swim towards coastal sites favorable to settlement. They are then called juveniles which will settle and develop in coastal nurseries until they reach the size allowing them to integrate into adult populations.
Settling into nurseries is therefore one of the most crucial phases in the life of coastal fish and plays a vital role in structuring adult populations. It is important to identify habitats that can play a nursery role as well as the species they shelter in order to adopt the best possible conservation strategies. This dynamic is particularly important in the context of MPAs because if the success of juvenile settlement is strong, the fish population will grow as well as the benefits of the MPA. Conversely, if nursery areas are abandoned, juveniles will encounter difficulties in developing and integrating into the MPA, so the benefits of protection will be less evident.
Life cycle of coastal fish (according to Lenfant et al., 2015).
This monitoring has been carried out since 2023 by Dr. Eugenio DI FRANCO, Project officer at AMPN. The objective is to identify habitats that can play the role of nurseries, as well as the juveniles who find refuge there, within Monaco's MPAs. This monitoring is also carried out in control, unprotected sites, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the management measures put in place.
Dr. Eugenio DI FRANCO, Project officer at AMPN, carrying out the population monitoring of fish juveniles.
The inventory carried out in 2023 showed that many habitats favorable to the establishment of juveniles are present in the MPA of Monaco and in particular in Larvotto. A large number of juveniles were identified in the sites studied with the presence, among others, of seabreams, salemas, wrasses, seabasses, etc.

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The first study to perform actual brain imaging (fMRI) on subjects currently experiencing ASMR tingles (as opposed to individuals who were merely able to experience the phenomenon) was published in BioImpacts in September 2018. Subjects viewed several ASMR videos with a screen and headphones while inside the MRI scanner. The study found a significant difference in brain activation between time periods when the subject reported tingling (communicated by pressing a button), as compared to time periods when they were watching a video but not reporting tingling (communicated by pressing a different button, to control for brain activation effects caused by merely pressing a button). They concluded that "the brain regions found most active during the tingling sensations were the nucleus accumbens, mPFC, insula and secondary somatosensory cortex", and suggested that these were similar to "activation of brain regions previously observed during experiences like social bonding and musical frisson".
I have always had a little AMSR throughout my life. However, I have been meditation for about a year and the AMSR has kicked in big time over the last month. I didn’t know what it was and everyone I talked to about my experiences couldn’t relate – and a few thought I had lost it Eventually the web came through for me and I have a name for my experiences.
For outsiders, ASMR has always been weird. “One thing that’s interesting about the ASMR experience is that it’s about close personal attention,” says Giulia Poerio, a psychology professor at the University of Sheffield who has undertaken multiple ASMR studies. Role-play videos thrive in the ASMR community – online, you can watch someone pretend to be your dentist, masseuse, or even a receptionist checking you into a hotel. “They’re basically a simulation of what would happen if you got ASMR in real life,” Poerio explains. “Multiple triggers are layered to get an effect.”
ASMR, or “autonomous sensory meridian response,” is the term for the sensation people get when they watch stimulating videos such as this one. Many people describe the feeling as “tingles” (or “head orgasms“) that run through the back of the head, neck, and, spine. For some, the feeling is deeply relaxing and can even cause them to fall asleep. This is definitely not something I experienced.
If the amazing feeling from having someone (or in a lesser way myself) tickle me lightly on my arm or the back of my neck, sort of drag their fingers or fingernails lightly across my arm/neck is ASMR, then yes. I also sometimes shiver and get goosebumps if someone’s brushing/playing with my hair… I don’t know if it’s ASMR though. It seems like just being ticklish, though it’s the most amazing feeling.
Hi! i have some questions about AMSR, I’ve been feeling it since i was very young but it is not on the scalp or neck, it has always been in the forehead, like it was a third eye or something. The sensation is the same, thats why I belive is AMSR, but the place has never been in the scalp. It’s really beautiful because i can feel how it spreads to all over my face, my eyes and cheeks. Has anyone else feel it on the forehead like me? Have you hear it of people like me that has the same sensation described like AMSR but in the forehead?
On 12 March 2012, Steven Novella, Director of General Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine, published a post about ASMR on his blog Neurologica. Regarding the question of whether ASMR is a real phenomeonon, Novella said "in this case, I don't think there is a definitive answer, but I am inclined to believe that it is. There are a number of people who seem to have independently experienced and described" it with "fairly specific details. In this way it's similar to migraine headaches – we know they exist as a syndrome primarily because many different people report the same constellation of symptoms and natural history." Novella tentatively posited the possibilities that ASMR might be either a type of pleasurable seizure, or another way to activate the "pleasure response". However, Novella drew attention to the lack of scientific investigation into ASMR, suggesting that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation technologies should be used to study the brains of people who experience ASMR in comparison to people who do not, as a way of beginning to seek scientific understanding and explanation of the phenomenon.
And while the sensory things CAN aid in the effect, and the videos can work, unlike the other times, it is only if I allow it to because I can recall the sensation and somehow tap into it based on associated memories. The whispers to me are part of this because for me it meant someone cared enough to share something special with me. Same with the hair sensations. I felt special/loved when people did my hair. Therefore getting my hair cut or washed by a hairdresser will not usually cause it on its own other than the fact that I have had decades to tap into similar memories and call it up.
NBC News: "Why some researchers say 'brain tingles' could be the next big trend in relaxation" — "Have you ever felt a static-like or tingling sensation on the top of your head when someone brushes your hair or whispers to you? The feeling may travel down your arms and your spine, and it likely makes you feel very relaxed. Some call it a 'sparkly' feeling, and it might happen when you hear someone crinkle a piece of paper or when someone traces a word on your back.
The least sexual and most Spiritual ASMR I’ve ever had was when I was traveling in the Holy Land, and a man trained as a Jewish Cantor (http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/what-is-a-cantor/) recited/sang a prayer in a Baha’i Temple. My entire body throbbed with the sound that poured out of that man’s soul My skin felt so tight I could have been a clothing size smaller, the tingles of deep joy coursed in whirls under my skin, my blood pounding through my veins. If you’ve ever watched videos of sand on top of speakers… it felt like that man’s voice was having that effect on my body, changing the very cell structure, just with the sound of his chanting. It was amazing. It was incredibly intense. And definitely spiritual.
Being only thirteen, a new year at school always brings the excitement that I might get a teacher with one of those perfectly soft ASMR-y voices. I've only had one, but luckily I had her for two grades (grade two and three) she came from Ireland, but didn't have too strong of an accent, just enough that it would always relax me. Dang I miss that class... LOL.
According to Setz, this citation generally alludes to the effectiveness of the human voice and soft or whispered vocal sounds specifically as a trigger of ASMR for many of those who experience it, as demonstrated by the responsive comments posted to YouTube videos that depict someone speaking softly or whispering, typically directly to camera.

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Note: This could end up being one of the craziest months in NBA history. To celebrate the signings, trades, rumors, roster shuffling, insanity and (almost definitely) ensuing hilarity/incompetence, I have unleashed a special series called “The 12 Days of NBA Christmas.” Every weekday through December 19 (give or take a day), I will be writing about this unexpected NBA Christmas.
Day 1: The Road to Groundhog Day (and more dumb contracts than ever)
Day 2: The Donut Dilemma (the bubble in the center market)
Day 3 (12/6): Is Arron Afflalo really worth $50 million?
After Marc Gasol and Tyson Chandler, my favorite 2011 free agent is Arron Afflalo, someone who’s already had a pretty strange career by NBA standards. In the past four years alone he’s been undervalued (Detroit stole him with the 27th pick in the 2007 draft), overvalued (for two years, the Pistons never played him), dismissed entirely (to create enough room to comically overpay Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon in 2009, Detroit gave Afflalo to Denver with cash for a second-round pick), undervalued again (he became an effective bench player in Denver), and then totally undervalued (emerging as a reliable starter last season). He’s also on pace to break the career record for “most times an NBA player’s name has been misspelled or mispronounced.”
Anyway, every NBA junkie scanned the list of free agents this month, made a few faces, laughed a few times, and at some point, had the same reaction: “Ooooooh, I like Arron Afflalo!”
How can you not like him? You’re getting him at age 26, which means he still has a chance to get about 20 percent better. He’s already a classic Table Test guy — he brings a few things to the table and doesn’t take anything off it. On the right team, you can pencil Afflalo in for 30 to 35 minutes per night, excellent defense, 13 to 15 points per game, 50/40/80 shooting percentages (FGs, 3s and FTs), good chemistry and a general efficiency/consistency that makes you totally comfortable. You know what you’re getting with Arron Afflalo. Almost to a tee.
So what’s that worth? I believe someone will pay Afflalo $50 million for four years. I also believe that he’s worth it.
Here’s where you say, “Wait what???” And I’m with you on the surface, this seems nuts. Then you start peeling it apart like an onion. We know teams have too much money to spend this month (as we covered in Day 1), and we know restricted offers always skew high. So for Afflalo to reach that $50 million prediction, two dynamics need to be in play.
Dynamic No. 1: The 2-guard landscape needs to be much weaker than anyone realizes.
Hold on, I’m about to freak you out. We’ve taken the 2-guard landscape for granted ever since Jordan’s heyday; there were always enough quality 2-guards to go around. That’s not the case anymore.
FRANCHISE GUYS: Dwyane Wade (turns 30 in January), Kobe Bryant (33)
ALL-STARS: Joe Johnson (30); Manu Ginobili (34)
POTENTIAL ALL-STAR: Eric Gordon (turns 23 this month, please read this footnote1).
SCORERS ONLY: Kevin Martin (28), Monta Ellis (26)
SURE-THING STARTERS: James Harden (22); Wesley Matthews (25); Afflalo (26, free agent)
EFFICIENT VETERANS: Ray Allen (36); Jason Richardson (31 in January, free agent); Jason Terry (34)
We just listed 13 guys, not even a high enough number to cover half the league. Read the rest of these names and ask yourself the following question: If I had a chance to win the title this season, would I want any of the following guys as my starting 2-guard?
UP-AND-COMERS: DeMar DeRozan (22); Nick Young (26, restricted free agent); O.J. Mayo (24)2
COMBO GUARDS: Jamal Crawford (31, free agent); Rodney Stuckey (25, restricted free agent)
THE X-FACTORS: Rip Hamilton (33); Brandon Roy (27); Stephen Jackson (33)
POSSIBLE UPSIDE GUYS: Evan Turner (23); Marcus Thornton (24, restricted free agent); J.R. Smith (26, free agent); Gordon Hayward (21); Klay Thompson (21)
LUXURY ROLE PLAYERS: J.J. Redick (27); Kyle Korver (30); Anthony Morrow (26); JJ Barea (27, free agent)
ROLE PLAYERS: Shannon Brown (26); Ronnie Brewer (26); Francisco Garcia (29); Landry Fields (23); Vince Carter (34, free agent); Anthony Parker (36); DeShawn Stevenson (30); Michael Redd (32, free agent)
OVERPAID UNDERACHIEVERS: John Salmons (32 on December, 12); Ben Gordon (28)
That’s a pretty motley list, right? By my calculations, Afflalo is the 12th-best short-term 2-guard (if you’re trying to win a title this season), and the 10th-best long-term 2-guard (if you’re looking at the next five years). And actually, if the goal is to WIN a title, I’d rather have two-way players like Afflalo, Matthews or Harden over Ellis or Martin (both one-dimensional scorers who couldn’t guard Yi Jianlian’s chair). But that’s just me.
Regardless, it’s not crazy to think Afflalo is worth $50 million. When you compare him to the other available 2-guards, he’s four years younger than Richardson (and a much better defender); he’s a much better all-around player than Young or Stuckey (two classic good-stats-on-bad-teams guys); he brings more to the table than Crawford (a valuable bench scorer, but that’s it); he’s a much safer bet than Smith or Thornton; and he’s not washed-up like Redd or Carter. That brings us to Dynamic No. 2.
Dynamic No. 2: You’d need multiple suitors for a good 2-guard who would conceivably drive up the price.
Who might splurge on Afflalo this month? Let’s see
• We can safely cross off 15 teams for a variety of reasons: Atlanta, Dallas, Golden State, Houston, Memphis, Miami, New York, Oklahoma City, Philly, Portland, San Antonio, Toronto, Utah, the Lakers and the Clippers.
• Chicago can’t afford more than a mid-level exception (starts at $5 million), making it difficult to snare Richardson (a perfect fit) unless he takes a little less than he’s worth. (And he might.) Sorry, Bulls fans you might be Vinsanity waiting to happen. Unless Richardson takes less OR Rip Hamilton gets amnestied (a possibility).
• Boston and Orlando can’t afford anything higher than the mid-level, but they’re both natural fits for an irrational confidence scorer, a combo guard off the bench, someone who can come in and flip a game around you know, someone whose name rhymes with “Schamal Prawford.”
• I’m crossing off Phoenix (a perfect match for Afflalo) because the Suns blew their cap space in the summer of 2010 by overpaying Channing Frye, Hakim Warrick AND Josh Childress. Well done, fellas.
• If I were running Minnesota and didn’t have my no. 1 pick next summer, I would amnesty Martell Webster and offer Afflalo $50 million for four years, hope Denver didn’t match, then build my team around Kevin Love, Derrick Williams, Wesley Johnson, Ricky Rubio, Afflalo and Anthony Randolph. (Sorry, Michael Beasley, you didn’t make the cut.) I can’t see the Timberwolves doing this, because it’s actually logical. Let’s cross them off.
• The Nets have spending room (more than $23 million if they amnesty Travis Outlaw), but they’re targeting one of the big-money centers (Nene, Chandler or Gasol). Let’s cross them off in pencil, not pen you can never rule them out.
• It would be funny if the Pistons overpaid Afflalo after giving him away two years ago, but that’s not happening because they’re already paying $24.1 million combined for Gordon and Hamilton this season (not a misprint). Don’t worry, they might overpay Stuckey instead.
• Even if the Kings are $26.2 million under the cap (and $17.5 million under the total salary minimum), I can’t see them splurging on another 2-guard with Tyreke Evans, Jimmer Fredette, Garcia and Salmons already aboard. Splurging on Thaddeus Young (another restricted free agent everyone likes)? Different story.
• I can’t cross off New Orleans ($12.6 million under the cap), but I wouldn’t bet on the Hornets spending major money, either. Depends on how fast the Chris Paul trade gets done.
That leaves six candidates who have money to spend AND need a quality 2-guard. In descending order
Status: $5.94 million under the cap ($13 million including DeSagana Diop’s amnesty)
Current 2-guards: Gerald Henderson, Matt Carroll, Michael Jordan
Notes: Would the Bobcats make the playoffs with Afflalo, Corey Maggette, D,J, Augustin, Boris Diaw, Ty Thomas, Kemba Walker and (Marv Albert voice) “Bis-mack Bee-YOMMMMM-bo!!!!!”? Of course not. Are you crazy? Here’s your logical home for Vince Carter: He could sign for more than he deserves, go home to Carolina and be a major part of yet another disappointing Bobcats season. More on this in a second.
Status: $5.2 million under the cap ($12.2 million if the Bucks amnesty Beno Udrih)
Current 2-guards: Stephen Jackson (playing out of position), Carlos Delfino (ditto)
Notes: Could the Bucks make the playoffs with Andrew Bogut, Afflalo, Jackson, Delfino, Brandon Jennings and Drew Gooden? Actually, yes. Would they eat $14.3 million of Udrih’s money to do it? Probably not. They’ll probably go after Jason Richardson (and fail), then make Marcus Thornton a four-year offer and hope the Kings don’t match it. If they do? Get ready for an inexorable crawl toward J.R. “I Need Jack Bauer to Get Me Out of China” Smith.
Status: $5 million over the cap ($8.9 million under if the Cavs amnesty Baron Davis)
Current 2-guards: Amazingly, none
Notes: Now we’re talking. As soon as Cleveland dumps Baron, it can offer Afflalo a four-year deal for a little more than $38 million. I would do this yesterday. Unfortunately for the Cavs, he can do better which means they’re headed for Nick Young (maybe four years, $32 million)?
Status: $13.3 million under the cap ($34.4 million if the Wizards amnesty Rashard Lewis)
Current 2-guards: Nick Young (restricted free agent), Jordan Crawford, Joe House
Notes: Team up John Wall and Afflalo and you’d really have the makings of something. If I’m running the Wizards, it’s a no-brainer: I’m doing the following three things
A. Not using my amnesty on Lewis yet. He’s still a serviceable shooter — why pay him the exact same money NOT to be on my team?
B. Offer Afflalo $50 million: $14 million in Year 1, $13 million in Year 2, $12 million in Year 3 and $11 million in Year 4. Anything lower and Denver is probably matching.
C. Get the Celtics to sign-and-trade me Jeff Green for Andray Blatche — a deal that, by the way, makes sense for Boston because Green struggled so mightily coming off the bench, and also because Blatche (a total head case, but possibly redeemable with the right veterans and the right coach) gives them young legs and some much-needed size.3 Wait until the NBA schedule comes out today — if you think this creaky Celtics squad is making it through a “seven games in nine days” stretch (and you’ll see at least one on their schedule), I have some Brad Lohaus rookie cards to sell you.
Here’s Washington’s nucleus with those two moves (and one non-move): Wall, Afflalo, JaVale McGee, Jan Vesely, Green, Crawford and Lewis (as their vessel to a whopping amount of cap space). That’s the foundation of something, right? (Waiting.) Hello? Are you there? ANSWER ME!
Status: $20.9 million under the cap ($28.5 million if the Pacers amnesty James Posey)
Current 2-guards: Brandon Rush, Jimmy Chitwood
Notes: Since it doesn’t look like they’re getting Nene, Gasol or Chandler, why wouldn’t they upgrade their 2-spot with Afflalo when he’s the perfect fit for that team? Think about what we watched from Indiana last season: smart, efficient, overachieving, always played hard, very good defensively, and most important, flexible. Wouldn’t Afflalo fit in spectacularly with Danny Granger, Darren Collison, Paul George, Roy Hibbert, George Hill, Tyler Hansbrough and Rush? What if the Pacers shelled out $50 million for Afflalo, then brought back Josh McRoberts or spent a little more for a center (DeAndre Jordan, Greg Oden, Sam Dalembert, etc)? That’s a real basketball team! Especially for a kooky regular season like this one — 66 games in 120 days — when teams with depth and young legs might have a genuine advantage.
Status: $26.3 million under the cap ($32.6 million if the Nuggets amnesty Al Harrington)
Current 2-guards: Afflalo (restricted free agent), Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Notes: And here’s why Afflalo is going to get $50 million. Denver actually needs him. Indiana, Washington, Cleveland and everyone else knows this. You aren’t stealing him for $35 million or $40 million or even $45 million. It’s going to take $50 million. At least. And at that point, Denver’s brain trust might blink — as we witnessed during the Carmelo negotiations, they’re all about finding value, conserving cap space and making moves from a position of strength. If the Nuggets lose Nene — and I think they will — they’re going to look at the West and say, “Where are we going here? We can’t possibly compete with what we have.”
So why not save your amnesty, avoid overpaying anyone, target a couple of bargain free agents (say, Josh Howard and Carl Landry), become a dumping ground for teams that need to clear short-term contracts (say, Chris Kaman), position yourself to strike as soon as a team needs to dump a quality contract (say, Josh Smith or Al Jefferson), pick up a couple of extra draft picks for your troubles (especially if Golden State wants to overpay you to take Andris Biedrins off its hands), shop Andre Miller’s expiring deal when the time comes, build around your young guys (Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried and Wilson Chandler as soon as you can re-sign him), bottom out in 2012 for a high draft pick, and basically start pulling a Sam Presti circa 2007 and 2008?
Without further ado, my predictions for where the best free-agent 2-guards are headed this month 4
10. Anthony Parker
Price: Two years, $6 million
Verdict: Properly paid
Notes: This won’t exactly convince Steve Nash to retire as a Sun.
9. Vince Carter
Price: Two years, $13 million
Notes: Can’t you see a slew of “Vince comes home!” and “Once considered the next MJ, now he’s playing for MJ” stories, thousands of fantasy owners taking him too high and then the inevitable eight-week DL stint, followed by either (a) Charlotte flipping him to a contender, then Vince sucking in the playoffs for that contender, or (b) Charlotte quietly exercising its $1 million buyout of Vince’s deal before Year 2?
8. J.R. Smith (trapped in China)
Price: Three years, $16 million
Verdict: Properly paid
Notes: I’m predicting a sign-and-trade here for Terrence Williams and Jordan Hill (two expiring deals). Oh, you don’t think I can make up sign-and-trades in a hypothetical column? Think again. Semi-related: I still think Smith will have one — repeat: ONE — meaningful moment for a playoff contender before everything’s said and done.
7. Jose Juan Barea
Price: Four years, $20 million
Verdict: Slightly overpaid
Notes: There’s no way Mark Cuban would ever lose Barea, just like there’s no way I’d ever lose Robert “Baby Bear” Mays from Grantland. There are certain guys you just need on your team, whether they’re diminutive Puerto Rican gunners or bearded Bears fans who get their clothes stolen from the dryer in their own apartment building.
6. Marcus Thornton (restricted)
Price: Four years, $24 million
Verdict: Properly paid
Notes: I like this hypothetical signing!
5. Nick Young
Price: Four years, $30 million (matching Cleveland’s offer)
Notes: I don’t like this hypothetical signing!
4. Rodney Stuckey (restricted)
Team: New Orleans
Price: Four years, $35 million
Notes: Chris Paul’s semi-replacement for a trade that hasn’t happened yet (but will). Couldn’t you see the Hornets flipping Paul and Emeka Okafor for Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom, saving $5.2 million (and dumping the last $40.9 million of Okafor’s deal), using most of that money on Stuckey, then building your team around Bynum, Odom, Trevor Ariza, Stuckey, Jarrett Jack and a free-agent rebounder to be named (say, Kris Humphries)? How much fun would it be to have Odom and Humphries on the same team? Or two combo guards (Stuckey and Jack) just vacillating back and forth between the 1 and the 2 as our heads spin? For the record, I’ll be making fun of this contract (or whichever team overpays Stuckey) in about three months.
3. Jamal Crawford
Team: New Jersey
Price: Four years, $36 million
Notes: Just a gut feeling — the Nets are somehow ending up with Crawford and Nene this month. I don’t think Mikhail Prokhorov can wait. He’s like a degenerate gambler who hasn’t been to Vegas for a while and can’t even make it out of McCarran Airport without gambling on a couple of slot machines. I see the Nets spending recklessly every offseason and figuring out the consequences later.
2. Jason Richardson
Price: Four years, full mid-level ($22m)
Notes: If you’re taking less to win a title, you’re doing it after you made a ton of money (Richardson’s career earnings: $81 million), if you came close at least once (like Richardson did with Phoenix in 2010), and if you’re a competitive dude (which he is). And by the way, that’s a monster signing for the Bulls. Now we’ll see if they can really pull off this supposed blockbuster for Dwight Howard that they keep leaking to everyone (probably as a tactical ploy with no basis in truth, but whatever). If you’re Orlando, would you trade Howard and Hedo Turkoglu’s carcass for Joakim Noah, Omer Asik, Luol Deng, a cap filler and $3 million to cover up the cap filler? You’d have to at least THINK about it, right?
1. Arron Afflalo (restricted)
Price: Four years, $50 million
Verdict: Properly paid (not really, but you know what I mean)
Notes: Perfect team, perfect fit. I love when this stuff works out hypothetically.
To recap: That’s four “properly paids,” one “slightly overpaid,” four “overpaids” and one “underpaid.” We actually made progress from Monday’s center-bubble column — only 50 percent of these signings were bad. Until tomorrow.
Bill Simmons is the Editor in Chief of Grantland and the author of the recent New York Times no. 1 best-seller The Book of Basketball, now out in paperback with new material and a revised Hall of Fame Pyramid. For every Simmons column and podcast, log on to Grantland. Follow him on Twitter and check out his new home on Facebook.
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After you finish your fries, eat the ketchup packet. When you add your pasta to boiling water, toss the bag into the pot, too. If these instructions sound confusing to you, it's only because you haven't yet heard of Notpla, a London-based startup company that is designing a seaweed-based replacement for single-use plastic packaging. Founded in 2014, the company closed a £10 million ($13.5 million) Series A financing round last month, led by the VC firm Horizons Ventures, to scale and further develop its product line. Notpla's products are meant to be composted or dissolved after use -- though some are edible, too. Current offerings include sachets for condiments, water and even alcohol; a film wrap for products in your pantry or bathroom, like coffee or toilet paper; and takeaway boxes that replace plastic-based coating with seaweed lining to make them fully biodegradable.
The Ooho can replace condiment packets and other single-serve liquids, while the seaweed-lined takeaway boxes are fully biodegradable. Notpla design director Karlijn Sibbel says they look to nature as inspiration "for the ideal packaging," like the skin on a fruit. "A peel will eventually be used (as nutrients) by nature, and disappear and become a part of the cycle," she said.The approach feels especially relevant as the world is coming to terms with the effects of decades of unfettered plastic production. According to the UN, 300 million tonnes (331 million tons) of plastic waste are produced globally each year, and out of the estimated 8.3 billion tonnes (9.15 billion tons) of plastic produced since the early 1950s, about 60% has been landfilled or discarded outdoors. Microplastics -- tiny particles that are often the result of larger plastics breaking down -- pollute the ocean, the air and our bodies.
Fruit peels served as inspiration for "the ideal packaging," according to design director Karlijn Sibbel, because they decompose quickly and provide nutrients back to the earth. Over the past few years, there has been a growing movement against single-use plastics as many experts have argued the products are unnecessary and harmful, and businesses have come under fire for using them excessively -- like in 2019, when Whole Foods' peeled and individually wrapped oranges went viral. In the US, some states and municipalities have taken action: New York banned most plastic shopping bags, and in Miami Beach, plastic straws have been outlawed. Overseas, the European Union put a broad ban on single-use plastics into effect this summer, and India plans to follow suit next year, the government announced in August."It's getting more and more clear how big the plastic problem is," Sibbel said. "Manufacturers are "using materials that last for thousands of years," she explained, but for products that are only in use "for a few minutes.""That mismatch is something that we need to solve," she added.
Notpla's founders, Rodrigo García González and Pierre Paslie, initially looked to seaweed as the solution to the world's plastic problem because it is abundant, grows quickly, doesn't compete with land crops, and sequesters carbon from the air, Sibbel explained. There are also many different seaweed species, and it can be harvested or farmed. (Notpla uses farmed plants.)"Seaweed doesn't use land; it doesn't use pesticides," Sibbel said. "It can grow into the ocean and the sea, where it actually has a lot of positive benefits so it can create new ecosystems for other organisms to thrive in." This startup makes packaging from seaweed. Since its founding, the startup has been awarded grants from the British government agency Innovate UK and the circular economy nonprofit Ellen MacArthur Foundation for its first product, the Ooho sachet, which holds single servings of liquids. The new financing round will go toward ramping up the production of the Ooho and Notpla coating, while further developing their new seaweed paper and multipurpose film wrap. The paper is made from the fibers left over from creating other Notpla products and can be used to make items like gift wrap or clothes tags, while the film wrap can hold most dry goods or wet goods with low water content.
Notpla's flexible film can replace plastic wrap and packaging. "The exciting thing is that this is a film that can replace most of the flexible packaging that you see around," Sibbel said. The potential contents could include coffee grounds, toilet paper or the screws included for furniture assembly. For food items, such as pasta, they have even experimented with adding flavors to the packaging, so that dissolving the bag could add seasoning to the skillet. "You can cook with it. And you can really start to rethink what we can do with these materials," she explained.
Some of Notpla's products are available online, but the company has also landed some major partnerships in the UK and around Western Europe to provide beverages at festivals like DGTL in Amsterdam and Glastonbury in Somerset. In 2019, Notpla distributed 36,000 Oohos filled with the energy drink Lucozade Sport during the London Marathon, and it provided edible Glenlivet capsules at London Cocktail Week.
Runners at the London Marathon got a serving of Lucozade Sport to keep them hydrated. Last year, the startup tested 30,000 takeaway boxes at different UK restaurants in collaboration with the online food ordering service Just Eat, and plans are underway to offer the boxes around Europe in 2022.As they scale up, Notpla's team hopes seaweed could replace single-use plastic in the supply chain more broadly, Sibbel said, but with the volume of plastics used around the world, she understands the enormity of such a task. "I don't think one material (or) one solution is going to solve everything, but we think that seaweed really ticks the right boxes," she said.
After the seaweed is stripped of the materials to make Notpla's sachets, films and coatings, the leftover fibers can be used to make paper. Rethinking when and why we used plastic will be crucial to Notpla breaking into other industries, Sibbel said. "Plastic can do a lot of things," she added. But it's about asking, "Is it really necessary for this application?" She points to packaging for produce like tomatoes, which have holes to let the food breathe. "You don't have to have the properties of plastic. Why are we using plastic?" Sibbel asked, laughing. "I really hope to see the industry move and also embrace (change) in a positive way."


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We have about 30 pieces of a broken-up 4" concrete slab. The pieces are roughly 3 s/f of surface area broken into irregular shapes. I am thinking of using them as walkway pavers but maybe someone has a more clever idea.
Perhaps some artistic endeavor?
Or build a fence?
I used broken chunks of concrete to lay a floor for a chicken house one time.
I just mortered them in like laying bricks except the space between was never the same.
Raised a lot of chickens on that floor.
Now we just use it as a storage shed.
It was pretty hard to get it level though. The chicks didn’t mind though.
-Give out paperweights and doorstops for christmas.
-Hand the pieces out at rock concerts.
-Build a trebuchet; use the chunks as ammo.
-Give them to a strong and patient friend who likes doing jigsaw puzzles.
Seriously, I’d throw them out. Three square feet of a four inch slab is a cubic foot of concrete. Two 80-pound bags of ready mix costs less than fifteen bucks and will make up about the same volume.
That said, some friends did make a garden wall out of broken up concrete for their cactus garden. It looks good.


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This letter sent from Wladislaw Gomulka to Nicolae Ceausescu requests Romanian support in the effort to unite the socialist countries of Asia and the Warsaw Pact, through relations with China, to counter United States' aggression in Vietnam in solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
January 26, 1966
Letter from Nicolae Ceausescu to Comrade Wladislaw Gomulka, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers Party, Warsaw
We received you letter of January 5, 1966 as well as the copy of the letter which the Central Committee of the Polish U.W.P. addressed to the Central Committee of the Chinese C.P., dated December 28, 1965 and we would like to thank you for the briefing regarding the content of the letter that the C.C. f the Polish U.W.P. addressed to the C.C. of the Chinese C.P.
Starting off from the necessity of strictly respecting the principles that stand at the basis of the relations between the socialist countries, the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party considers that any action undertaken in support of the struggle of the Vietnamese people can be examined only after obtaining prior knowledge of the opinion of the D. R. Vietnam in connection with the manner that it considers the most appropriate for assistance to be accorded by each socialist country. Given that, in case you consider it useful, we ask you to inform us of the position of the D. R. Vietnam regarding your proposal.
Taking into account the above, we consider that the initiative made by the C.C. of the Polish U.W.P. to the C.C. of the Chinese C.P. constitutes an issue exclusively regarding those two parties.
The Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party and the government of the Socialist Republic of Romania have accorded and do accord aid in the form of material and armament, as well as full political support in the international arena, to the just struggle conducted by the Vietnamese people.
With Communist Greetings,
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party,
This letter is the response of Nicolae Ceausescu to Wladislaw Gomulka to his letter of January 5th, in which he states that he does not wish to involve Romania in the relations between China and Poland, but requests to be kept informed of the Vietnamese response to the outreach effort of the Warsaw Pact and Asian socialist countries.
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Dead Shadows (2012)
Dead Shadows looks to be another great horror movie of 2012. In the Lovecraft style this horror movie really looks like it will make even the most die hard horror fan feel a little scary.
David Cholewa has pulled off some great effects on a low budget and is showing what movie magic really means, The movies setting is in a apocalyptic scenario where monsters similar to Lovecraft lore are terrorizing the inhabitants.
Chris parents were brutally killed 11 years earlier during Halley’s Comet. Tonight a new comet will be seen on earth and Chris building is throwing a party. As the night progresses Chris starts to notice that everyone is acting weird and violet. People start to mutate into otherworldly creatures of horrific nature. Chris teams up with some other tenants from the building and they must come together to fight for survival.
Director: David Cholewa
Writer: Vincent Jule
Stars: John Fallon, Rurik Salle and Norbert Ferrer

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Welcome to the real world : [piano, vocal, guitar] ... Read More
- 1 of 1 copy available at Berklee College of Music.
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- Physical Description: 1 score (48 p.) : ports. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
- Publisher: Secaucus, N.J. : Warner-Tamerlane, c1986.
Rock music, as performed by the group Mr. Mister.
For voice and piano, with guitar chord symbols.
Words and music by members of the group, with John Lang.
Includes biographical essay.
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2015: Dušan Dvořák, MMCA & Cannabis is The Cure, z.s & Cannabis Bestseller (a documentary film with English subtitles ) & Cannabis Bestseller Tour (documentaries in Czech)
Dear colleagues and friends,
I warmly greet the ENCOD conference and I wish success and achievements to your negotiation.
Let me kindly ask you and the conference committee to consider the adoption of conference´s resolution in the matter of real legal change of European policy related also to the change of United Nations policy towards cannabis in March 2016 in Vienna (and NY). At first, I would like to briefly introduce myself and subsequently put forward a proposal for a basis for the decision of the conference and also I would like to substantiate some things including my personal experience in the matter in the text which will be translated in following period.
I greet your conference as an addictologist, therapist and the head of the legal, scientific and economical research Cannabis is The Cure, as Capo di Tutti Capi Canabis Therapy [see http://echr-coe-int.blogspot.com/ in English and French] behalf Open Royal Academy Association implementing this research [see http://court-european.blogspot.com/ in English and French] and also as High priest behalf European Cannabis Church [see http://european-cannabis-tour.com/ - in preparation for the October 28 2015]. The research results  can be found in English on Czech websites http://www.konopijelek.cz/ in Documents section and the study at the first article "Cannabis is The Cure".
I suggest you to adopt a resolution in which ECOD promotes the adoption, approval and subsequent distribution of the text of European Union citizens´ initiative [EC Regulation No. 211/2011] at November 8 2015 at the Cannafest conference in Prague with the ambition to get at least 3 million signatures of Europeans with their identification under EU law within one year from the notification of the text and formalities given citizens´ initiative of the European Commission. This will commit EU parliament to change the European politics when 1 million signatures is crossed and meet the mandatory quorum in seven EU countries.
Our cause and law enforcement in Europe is solvable only legally.
The law is clearly on our side, on the side of citizens and civilized right.
Working draft of the European citizens´ initiative title, which is given to a critical discussion as well as the text, is:
"Europe for Cannabis - Cannabis for Europe"
|In Amsterdam September 26, 2015|
Working draft of the European citizens´ initiative text:
"We Europeans listed below, ask the European parliament, in accordance with the conclusions of Catation’s report approved by the European parliament in 2004, which however EU member countries never implemented into their policies (guaranteed rights of European citizens are in the long term and sometimes very brutally abused), to approve the decision which under the sanction enforcement and justice oblige the EU member countries to
- Immediately stop any criminalization, restriction of human rights and confiscation of growers and processors of cannabis and other natural substances properties at the date of the decision of the EU Parliament for this citizens’ initiative, unless it is at first documented the damage or damage to a victim of the conduct by state authorities; and the Member countries should immediately release all prisoners from prisons whom has not been documented that their behaviour caused harm to anyone or damage of guaranteed rights.
- To annul the legislative prohibition of cannabis therapy, cannabis and other natural substances for therapy research not later than a year after the decision of the EU to this citizens’ initiative and to replace the prohibition by regulation which does not infringe fundamental human rights.
- To completely annul the legislative prohibition of growing, possession and processing of cannabis and other natural substances for personal, cultural, social, religious and other purposes and replace the prohibition by regulation which does not infringe fundamental human rights including ensuring the availability of cannabis and other natural products and their products to EU citizens through individual, familiar, collective, community and also commercial cultivation and processing not later than a year after the decision of the EU to this citizens’ initiative.
Organizing committee of citizens’ initiative should have at least 7 members from various EU countries [some must be kept as alternates]. It is necessary to have simple and user friendly web sites, volunteer, IT specialists, translators, PR, authorities and celebrities in respective countries.
Thank you for your attention and interest and I bid you farewell
|In Luxembourg September 18, 2015|
Cannabis is a cure for our planet, our own country and national economy and effective drug in human and veterinary medicine and healing. Cannabis not only treats cancer. Don´t let them to take our rights /Let us not been taken the rights/ which belong to us.
Personal experience in the matter
Dear members of ENCOD and conference and I submit above-mentioned proposal as a human being who founded several NGOs since 2000 on the Cannabis Social Club principles to implement research and education in cannabis therapy area and availability of cannabis as widely and variously useful crop, and who
- was after publishing the research after the judgments of Supreme Court [High Court] of the Czech republic about the non-criminal cannabis therapy in 2008 and after obtaining the governmental award for education and enlightenment of cannabis therapy in 2009 till 2010 several times [7x] accused for research and delivery of the cannabis product for research and education to the draft summary punishment over 30 years in prison according to high rate and almost 10 years in prison according to low rate [has never been in prison] and whom
- was since 2009 till 2015 with the approval of the court [illegally] confiscated more than a tonne of cannabis and cannabis product from the research farm in Ospelov [Moravia] and educational clinics in Prague and who in this matter
- leads since 2010 dozens of judicial and hundreds administrative proceedings per year not just in Czech republic and whom
In Prague September 11, 2015the Czech republic repeatedly tried since 2012 and is still trying to get rid of the legal competence after documented evidence of legal unenforceability of prohibition and criminalization of cannabis to Czech and European institutions and courts [followed by changes of Czech legislation at points of defense] and adoption of [illegal] law denying the right of Europe and EU to a hemp as tradable drug for pharmacies in 2013 [cannabis in pharmacies is absolutely non-affordable to the citizens, cannabis type and product in pharmacies is completely professionally unsubstantiated. Given unannounced unenforceable law is grossly inconsistent with the drug law and it goes against the interests of society and citizens and is still prohibiting the research] and whose
- seven complains against violation of cardinal articles of European Convention on Human Rights since 2012, such as the right to life and prohibition of torture is a result of confiscations documented by doctors and also film documentation were always refused to be discussed by European Court of Human Rights without any justification in Strasbourg, as well as the Constitutional Court of Czech republic and whom
- Czech Republic and European Commission are repeatedly since 2010 illegally rejecting the access to the EU Court of Justice, where the direct actions of violation of EU law cannot be submitted. In case of the right of 28 European countries associated in the European Union is prohibition and criminalization of not only cannabis EU law violated completely cardinally and this illegal action of EU countries was condemned by EU case law and conclusions of Catanion´s report agreed by EU parliament in 2004, I completely contradict to such actions of the executive, court and legislative bodies.
The key period
We are living in revolutionary times, because we can see, that
- UN in 2016 is re-categorizing cannabis into the group of substances not subjecting to strict control, because that state is legally, professionally and morally untenable and the evidence exists more than 30 years, but legal systems work steadily and they are very conservative to changes.
- The Council of the states in the world is considering or already accepted the steps demonstrating an interest in the legal solution of this matter and replace the prohibition into regulation for stopping the tragedy, crime and damages on private and public budgets. This among others demonstrates that UN Conventions on drugs are grossly inconsistent with a number of other UN Conventions and international commitments of EU member countries.
- Now in time of promising changes is the research prohibited, or administratively completely complicated and the citizens are exposed only to commercial and consuming way of consumption in contravention of professional practice and sources and the guarantees of the right of civilized nations.
|In Ospelov August 21, 2015|
10 years of silence
Catanion´s report approved in 2004 by European parliament proposed changes, which were never applied into policy of member country and documented and proposed to implement
- the benefit of regulation against the criminalization and prohibition
- the benefit of harm reduction program against criminalization and prohibition
- the benefit of research and respect of human rights against human tragedies and damages from criminalization and prohibition
The key legal standards of the EU
- European convention on Human Rights and Article 34 of the TFEU [the Lisbon Treaty] in the matter of competition and free competition
- Case law on notification of changes in law on addictive substances of EU member countries in matter of production of cannabis as a product according to the obligation 98/34, which is not always respected by EU states – unenforceability of given law: EU Court: Ref C-194/94 and C-390/99. The EU Court applied the consequences of notification violation under 98/34/ES Directive in criminal disputes under ref C-267/03 and C-20/05.
- EU Court judgments in matter of free cultivation and operation of non-certified varieties of plants [European Court of Justice, Ref C 59/11, Association Kokopelli against Graines Baumaux SAS] and the right for research and treatment by cannabis [European Court of Justice, Ref C 137/09, Josemans, paragraph 36]
- If there is a breach of EU law, there must be a compensation for damage. Decision of Europepan Court of Justice ref C-224/01 (Köbler)

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Story of Seasons: Reunion in Mineral Town Announced for Nintendo Switch
A remake of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
07.02.19 - 11:42 AM
The Story of Seasons train doesn't stop rolling! Marvelous has announced that a remake of the beloved Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town/More Friends of Mineral Town Game Boy Advance titles will be coming to Nintendo Switch. The remake is titled Story of Seasons: Reunion in Mineral Town, and will be hitting the Switch on October 17th in Japan. No Western release date has been announced at this time.
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Sometimes, when you’re GF and vegan it’s hard to find a dessert-like treat that isn’t disgusting. This is a yummy/refreshing summer treat!
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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 is a video game based on the manga and anime franchise Dragon Ball and is a follow-up to the 2009 video game Dragon Ball: Raging Blast. It was developed by Spike and published by Namco Bandai under the Bandai label for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles in the beginning of November 2010[^2^].
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