Rose Alchemy is a high frequency, holistic, Personal and Spiritual Development programme, shared through 45 beautiful and powerful Rose energies each carrying Ancient wisdom and unique codes of light. The Roses offer a reconnection to Pure Love and work as a vibrational salve for the Heart, they are here to help unlock, release and facilitate healing of residual stories and trauma from the past. To open us to a remembrance of The Way of The Rose, the path of Beauty, Truth and Love, of Divine Feminine Wisdom, Inner Mastery and ultimate union with Self.
Rose Alchemy is a high frequency, holistic, Personal and Spiritual Development programme, shared through 45 beautiful and powerful Rose energies each carrying Ancient wisdom and unique codes of light. The Roses offer a reconnection to Pure Love and work as a vibrational salve for the Heart, they are here to help unlock, release and facilitate healing of residual stories and trauma from the past. They open us to a remembrance of The Way of The Rose, the path of Beauty, Truth and Love, of Divine Feminine Wisdom, Inner Peace, Soul Mastery and ultimate union with Self.
I am Sandy Humby and in 2010 I felt such a strong calling to visit The Alhambra in Granada, Spain. It was Rose time and I went with my favourite camera. As I moved from garden to garden I was sure I could hear the Roses calling me… 'Photograph me'… 'No over here', 'Don't miss me', 'Or me!' Once home and with my stash of gorgeous Rose images loaded onto the computer, I heard the whispered voice of the Roses again, this time prompting me to gather 11 of them together.
It was soon clear which Roses were 'right' and I sat and meditated with each one, waiting for them to guide me in writing down their whispered words… what resulted was the original Rose Healing Grid of 11 Roses which work energetically in the chakras/energy centres on the body. The grid became Rose 1 and that was the start of an ongoing dialogue which has developed over the past 8 years, finally bringing together 45 stunning Rose frequencies by way of my images, as an Oracle for transformation and healing. The Rose Oracle for the Heart was published in 2014 and launched at The United Nations in New York with a presentation on The Rose and The path of Peace.
I am no stranger to Vibrational Medicine. A natural sensitive and empath, I started my journey in 1993 training in Usui Reiki and studying Meditation and Eastern philosophies. This then led onto various energy healing modalities and coaching/counselling courses, and in 2000 to meeting Master Choa Kok Sui and training as a Pranic Healer. From there my journey took me on to explore Feng Shui and Geomancy and to understand the Soul evolutionary path and energetic connection between our outer 'Temple' home space and our inner story and its affect on wellbeing. The Rose Alchemy programme has been developed through a rich weave of healing and life skills, practical experience and my passion for study and the Esoteric and Sacred in life.
The Rose Alchemy Oracle can be used simply for guidance and support, by selecting a Rose card which you are drawn to and popping it by your computer, or bed, or even carrying it with you in your bag… just allowing the energy of the Rose to work with you at a subtle level. The 120 page book with the set gives you a reference to the message of each Rose as it was given to me. I offer introduction days for you to learn more about the Roses and the card set and also a full training programme in person and online for those drawn to incorporate the Rose energies into their existing therapeutic work.
Alongside this programme I offer personal mentoring and guidance sessions and day and week Retreats called the The Way of The Rose. More Esoteric in their foundation and content, The Way of The Rose Retreats are designed to offer you time out to explore the mystical pathway of the Heart… to being able to live authentically and with integrity to your heartfelt truth, having the tools and inner support and to move to LOVE whatever the challenge… to BE the Rose. I also offer Space Alchemy consultations to clear and align your home or workspace to be a true Sanctuary that supports you, your loved ones and your life journey.


I watched President Trump's speech on illegal migration yesterday evening and heard Senator Schumer and House Speaker Pelosi's responses. I think both sides made some good points.
President Trump, I agree with you that we have a humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border. Anyone seeing the news reports of the plight of the asylum seeking families at our border, desperate to get in, would agree. It's a great idea to ramp up the accommodations and immigration agents available to expedite the hearing and processing of all these cases. I know a lot of people are mad at you for holding federal workers' jobs hostage until we get a solution, but the situation does force the nation to come together and finally address a very real crisis.
Senator Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, I also think you made good points. Although President Trump is right in saying that if we do build a wall, we wouldn't be doing it because we hate the people on the outside, but because we love the people on the inside, it's also true that most Americans would much rather have the Statue of Liberty as our national symbol, not a 30 foot high wall. We are a nation consisting of immigrants, first among all nations to be founded not upon ethnic lines, but upon a wonderful principle that all men are created equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights, which the government actually exists to protect. Since we stand for the dignity of man, the heart of America has to be for the immigrant. Therefore, the heart of the solution to illegal immigration has to be to fix our immigration system, so that it works to facilitate the entry of people who share this principle and can contribute toward building the nation.
So I have a proposition. How about we first do what everyone really wants to do, and fix our immigration laws? We all know the nation needs the labor of hard-working immigrants, so let's create a system for issuing work permits based upon a periodically adjusted number based on the labor needs of our country and our capacity to responsibly track them. We should create a clear pathway to citizenship that includes a qualification through merit as well as family ties, based upon work, educational, and tax paying records, and put money into more manpower to streamline the legal immigration process. Let's make it reasonable for people to immigrate legally so they won't feel the only way to get in without waiting decades is illegally. We should set some kind of criteria to track, like the number of illegal border crossings caught by border patrol or crime rates committed by illegal aliens, and set target goals. If by a specified amount of time, say five years, the data show illegal migration is still out of control despite our best efforts, then maybe we do need a wall, and mandated funding can kick in.
The advantage to this proposal is that both sides win. The Democrats get a chance to put together their best ideas on how to make the immigration process fair and humane, and we get to try it first. President Trump gets to try his wall solution if our other best efforts fail. Our neighbors to the South will see the same data collected that we do, and see how it's their behavior and respect for US law that determines whether the wall ultimately goes up or hopefully stays down.
This is a really good article Peter. Great job!!


Week 9 of the grand mp3 download extravaganza.
This song was written by Lee, and deals with the general user-unfriendliness of computers. This was written in a time before Windows, when the Sinclair empire was still king (in the UK, at least), hard disks cost about the same as a small car and held less data than a mobile phone does today. Things have improved since then. Or have they?
The song is written as a kind of cheesy rap, totally programmed into the computer with only a short acoustic (mandolin) part at the end, and represents an ongoing battle against the computerised world. The part of the computer is played by a ZX Spectrum speech synthesiser – cutting edge stuff in its day!


The April visa bulletin is out. The cut-off date for spouses and children of residents from Mexico is 22 July 2014; last month is was 15 June 2015. The cut-off date for brothers and sisters of citizens from Mexico is 8 April 1997. It has not moved forward for 5 months.
First, she did not properly screen her clients for bars to entry. If she had she would have learned about the bars to entry and known the women was NOT eligible for a provisional waiver. Second, she did not reschedule the interview in Ciudad Juarez, which she could have done. She could have rescheduled the interview until the provisional waiver was decided. The immigration service may have denied the waiver because they found out about the bars to entry. This would have spared the women from being trapped in Mexico.
It is tempting to use notarias because they charge less than attorneys, but it is not worth the risk.


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2011 Vanguard Award Winners
NAHMA 2011 Affordable Housing Vanguard Award Winners
Three Affordable Housing Providers Honored in Two Categories
The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Affordable Housing Vanguard Awards, which were created to recognize newly developed affordable multifamily housing communities that showcase quality design and financing through their development.
The Vanguard Awards celebrate success in the multifamily affordable housing industry by recognizing and benchmarking new, quality, multifamily affordable housing development or significant rehab. The award –
Pays tribute to developers of high-quality affordable housing;
Demonstrates that exceptional new affordable housing is available across the country, and that it is a positive addition to any neighborhood;
Demonstrates that the affordable multifamily industry must be creative and innovative to create exceptional properties given the financing and other challenges to development;
Highlights results of private-public partnerships required to develop today's affordable housing;
Shares ideas for unique design and financing mechanisms with industry practitioners to further stimulate creative development in the affordable multifamily industry.
The 2011 winners are:
Vanguard Award for New Construction:
Small Property (under 100 units) – City Arts, Baltimore, MD (Award Application – Project Details)
Large Property (over 100 units) – The Commons at Buckingham, Columbus, OH (Award Application – Project Details)
Vanguard Award for Major Rehabilitation of an Existing Rental Housing Community:
Ashland Village, San Leandro, CA (Award Application – Project Details)
The judges of this year's Vanguard Awards were NAHMA owner/developer members from across the country. They included Jim McGrath, President, PRD Management, Pennsauken, NJ; Raquel Guglielmetti, Executive Vice President, Northwest Real Estate Capital Corp., Boise, ID; Carole Glodney, President, G&K Management Co., Culver City, CA; Michael Johnson, Executive Vice President, ALCO Management Inc., Memphis, TN; and Dan Murray, President (retired), Corcoran Jennison Management Co., Boston, MA.
A brief summary of the award-winning developments follows:
City Arts is a striking new development whose construction is helping revitalize the Greenmount West Community of Baltimore, Maryland, which has seen no new housing development since the early 1900s. City Arts was a joint venture of three nonprofit organizations: Homes for America, Jubilee Housing and TRF Development. It is managed by Winn Residential. Envisioned in large part as affordable housing for artists in the area, City Arts features a large, first-floor gallery with floor-to-ceiling windows that draws the community into the building and helps resident artists sell their work. City Arts features 58 loft-style apartments for artists and 11 apartments set aside for very low income persons with disabilities. Support for the project came from a wide range of local groups, organizations and the city government, but it faced serious financial challenges. The project was awarded nearly $1.4 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits but did not receive any low-interest Rental Housing Program funds from the state and initially had a funding gap of $2.5 million. Fortunately, when Maryland received Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) funds from HUD, City Arts competed for and received over $2.6 million of TCAP funds. Bank of America provided construction financing, a permanent loan and purchase of the LIHTCs. The project was completed two months ahead of schedule and was brought in $294,000 under budget. Residents in City Arts present some unique challenges in the provisions of services. Resident services cater both to the artists, who are typically a younger group of 20-to-30 year olds, and persons with disabilities. City Arts has a service plan sensitive to the needs of both populations while making sure all of the residents are treated as a cohesive community.
The Commons at Buckingham
The Commons at Buckingham was developed in downtown Columbus, Ohio, by National Church Residences (NCR) to address the housing and supportive services needs of the formerly homeless and disabled. The 100-unit, four-story community offers 25 units for low-income disabled men and women, and 75 units offer permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless and disabled candidates of Columbus's Rebuilding Lives Initiative, which is administered by the Community Shelter Board. The Commons at Buckingham is unique in that it is the first NCR project to implement the "community engagement program," which requires residents to be engaged in employment, vocational or educational training, or volunteer community service within a year of moving into the property. It took seven different funding sources to develop The Commons at Buckingham, and the site had serious environmental issues to overcome. Still, it was built with energy conservation in mind and received a platinum rating from the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification program of the U.S. Green Building Council. Platinum is LEED's highest rating. This certification verifies that strategies were employed to improve energy savings, water efficiency, carbon emissions reduction, indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources. Although in an urban setting, The Commons at Buckingham uses drought-resistant and native plantings; energy-saving light devices, fixtures, and bulbs; environmentally-friendly refrigerants and digital controls for heating, cooling and ventilation; and water-conserving toilets, sinks and showers. Residents benefit as well from on-site supportive services, including a professionally staffed Resource Center that helps residents prepare for and find jobs; a health and wellness clinic; and opportunities for socialization and recreation, among others. The Commons at Buckingham is owned by The Commons at Buckingham Housing Ltd. Partnership and is managed by NCR.
Ashland Village
Ashland Village is a 142-unit affordable apartment community located in unincorporated Alameda County, California in an area called Ashland. The apartment complex was originally built in the 1980s, and before Eden Housing acquired the property, it was at risk of being converted to market-rate housing. Eden Housing's success in acquiring, renovating and preserving this affordable housing was jeopardized at the 11th hour by the national economic crisis. Its original lender went out of business, California froze state bond sales, and a technical violation of the tax credit's 10-year rule due to the inheritance structure had to be overcome. Fortunately for Eden, Bank of America agreed to underwrite the loans without the bond program's deeper income targeting, and Alameda County agreed to increase its permanent loan by $5 million to bridge the potential gap during construction. Renovations of the $34 million project include numerous unit and exterior upgrades as well as a new community room. The most exciting design element of the rehab is the construction of a new, 2,600 sq. ft. community building, which contains space for meeting and socializing, a computer lab and other resources. Perhaps the greatest achievement is that existing and new residents have acclimated to the new rules and culture of the Eden management team, resulting in a safe and secure working and living environment for its residents, employees and the surrounding community. Ashland Village Apartments LP is the owner and Eden Housing Management, Inc. provides property management.

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Our Hiking Difficulty Scale is based on the classification of the Swiss Alpine Club. The scale goes from T1 to T6, whereas 'T' stands for trekking, and you may find a more detailed breakdown of the type of terrain involved and respective requirements in the chart bellow.
Hiking trail well cleared. Flat or slightly sloped terrain. If present, exposed areas are well equipped and secured. No risk of falling given normal conduct and regular circumstances. None. Accessible even with sports shoes. Easy orientation, in general even without a map.
A continuous hiking trail with balanced ascent. Terrain partially steep, possible risk of falling. Some sure-footedness. Trekking shoes and basic orientation skills recommended.
Hiking path not necessarily visible along the entire trail. Exposed passages may be secured with ropes and chains. Possible need to use hands for balance. Single exposed passages with risk of falling, scree, pathless grassy slopes and jagged rocks. Sure-footedness is required. Good trekking shoes and advanced orientation skills recommended. Basic alpine experience.
Hiking trail not necessarily marked and/or visible. The use of hands might be required for advancing in certain passages. Terrain quite exposed, precarious grassy acclivities, pathless steep scree and jagged rock sections, easy firn fields. Familiarity with exposed terrain. Solid trekking shoes. Some experience in terrain assessment and good orientation skills. Alpine experience.
Hiking often without trail. Single easy climbing sections. Exposed, demanding terrain, steep grassy acclivities and jagged rocks. Firn fields with risk of slipping. Climbing boots. Reliable terrain assessment and very good orientation skills. Profound alpine experience. Basic skills in the use of ice axe and rope.
Generally, hiking without a trail to follow. Climbing sections up to second grade. Terrain often very exposed, very precarious grassy and rocky slopes, glaciers with high risk of slipping and falling. Most often unmarked. Excellent orientation skills. Advanced alpine experience and familiarity with the use of alpine equipment.
Each mountain and alpine hiking tour must be evaluated under the assumption of good conditions, i.e. good weather and visibility, dry terrain, appropriate snow and firn cover, etc.
A serious misunderstanding, leading again and again to tricky situations, is the belief that hiking stops where the Alpine Climb Scale begins. In reality, an alpine hike in the upper range of the T5 and T6 difficulty is usually significantly more demanding than for example an 'F' rated Alpine Climb. A major difference, as compared to an easy Alpine Climb for example, is that in case of a T5 and T6 hike one can rarely or almost never use protective gear such as a rope or other equipment, meaning that the terrain must be perfectly mastered. Often this requires high technical as well as psychological skills. Typical examples are extremely steep grassy slopes, scree, pathless steep slopes with jagged rocks or very exposed ridges. Due to their different characteristics a typical Alpine Climb and a typical extreme hike can hardly be compared, but one can assume that a T6 hiking route requires a similar set of skills and experience as an Alpine Climb up to WS.


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This 22-Year-Old Archivist's Collection of Iconic Costumes Is a Must-See
TikTok: Courtesy of @landonsarchive
Diehard fashion lovers often make the best collectors. Whether it's a closet full of Balenciaga, archival Jean Paul Gaultier, or rare vintage items, serious fashion fans can take their personal tastes and turn it into a professional sport, tirelessly scouring the Internet or vintage stores to get their hands on pieces from their favorite labels. But on TikTok, Landon Annoni is taking the thrill of the hunt to an even more challenging level. He collects iconic, one-of-a-kind stage costumes worn by Lady Gaga, Prince, Stevie Nicks, and many other artists.
The 22-year-old college student, who is in his last semester at Penn State University studying business, uses TikTok to show his extensive archive of stage wear, including chiffon tops worn by Nicks in the 1970s, sunglasses worn by Prince in Purple Rain, and even the bracelet Lady Gaga wore with her infamous meat dress at the 2010 VMAs. (He only joined TikTok in December but already has over 14,000 followers.) "Music and fashion are my life," Annoni says of his love for performance style. "I was always into older music when I was younger and my parents did not listen to it, so I do not know where my love for it came from. I was just drawn to it."
As a lover of both music and fashion, Annoni started collecting in high school, and has since turned his hobby into a full-time gig. Sometimes he purchases pieces to collect them; other times, he is approached by stylists or designers, who pay him to archive and store costumes in his climate-controlled warehouses, which are located in both California and Pennsylvania. He estimates he's archived over 15,000 pieces so far. "It takes up my time, day and night," says Annoni. "The people I work with are always on different time schedules, with them being located all around the world."
Below, Annoni explains how he grew his collection, what his favorite performance looks are, and what his rarest find of all time is.
1. How did you start collecting?
I started collecting in my junior year of high school. I played baseball seven days a week, and one day I got home from playing and could not walk. I ended up having to have a biological knee replacement. I had to be homeschooled for the last two years of high school, because if my knee got bumped, it would ruin the surgery. During that time, I started making connections in the fashion industry and with musicians. I had a great mentor that I met during my surgery who showed me the ropes to archiving. She sadly passed, but I am forever grateful for what she taught me. If it was not for her, I would not be doing what I am doing. Designers and stylists have also taken me under their wing.
2. How do you secure these outfits, and where do you archive them?
Most of the time I get contacted by people that have these pieces. A lot of pieces are entrusted to me to preserve. They will be in a safe place and kept for future generations to enjoy. I have a large climate-controlled warehouse, where we have racks of pieces all alphabetically organized. I have archived over 15,000 outfits so far; it might even be over that number at this point.
3. Is there an art form to preserving pieces? How do you do so?
Each piece is unique and has its own special way of being preserved. For example, I have a latex outfit that Lady Gaga wore to the Robin Hood Gala that is stored in a dark box where no light can get in, as light can damage the latex and it can deteriorate. I also own a lot of vintage chiffon pieces that Stevie Nicks wore, which could literally disintegrate at any time because they are so fragile. Those pieces are kept in archival boxes with archival tissue paper. Most of the newer and sturdier pieces are kept in archival clothing bags.
4. What are some of your favorite pieces you've ever come across?
I own Stevie Nicks's chiffon top that she wore in 1975. It has horses on it and was worn when she first joined Fleetwood Mac. This was the first piece that I ever owned. It is so delicate, small, and fragile, and made out of very thin chiffon and vintage scarfs. The lady I obtained it from met Stevie in Hawaii in 1975. She was a designer and Stevie asked her to make a few pieces, which ended up on the inside cover of Rumours. It was also worn on the Buckingham Nicks tour and is probably the earliest Stevie stage wear to exist. You can see a full concert on YouTube of Stevie wearing it at the Capitol Center in 1975.
The second piece would be Prince's white ruffle shirt that he wore in Purple Rain. It was made by the 1980s powerhouses Vaughn Terry and Lewis Wells.
5. Who are your favorite artists?
Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, and The Struts. They all bring something different to the table and have unique voices. My favorite stage look of all time is David Bowie's bodysuit with the hands from the last time he performed as Ziggy Stardust. Anything from Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era I appreciate, because it was so outrageous for that time period.
6. What made you want to start showing your collection on TikTok?
I show pieces on my Instagram page, but all my friends were saying, "you should start posting on TikTok." My content is always evolving. First, I have to decide what artist I am doing for the TikTok. My followers usually ask me to post a certain artist, so I try to give them what they want. I think it is really great to show the piece first and follow with videos and photos of the artist wearing it. When my followers see it on the artist, they can connect with it and say, "I remember that!"
7. Tell us about your own sense of style.
Some days I feel like dressing sporty, and other days you might see me wearing a glam-rock get up. I have about four closets full of vintage outfits and I get them from the most amazing people. There is an amazing woman on Instagram that goes by the name "The Junk Fairy," and she has some of the most amazing vintage pieces. I sometimes make my own clothing out of items I find at the thrift store. There is no reason for me to go to the mall and buy a brand-new shirt for $100 when I can make my own that will fit my personality and style better.
8. What's the most special piece in your wardrobe?
My lucky maroon hippie top. It was gifted to me by "The Junk Fairy," who has also given lots of cool stuff to Miley Cyrus, that I love. I literally wear it everywhere. It is my good luck charm! I wore it when I first met Stevie Nicks and every time I wear it, something good happens to me.
9. What's your favorite TikTok of all time? And which took the longest?
The two that stick out are the Miley Cyrus boot video and the Lizzo robe. I own Miley Cyrus's boots that she wore to the Amazon Prime holiday concert, and she ended up keeping the outfit but gave back the boots. I had all my TikTokers tag her in it as she was promoting Plastic Hearts on TikTok. I think it is fun trying to get people to respond and getting their feedback. The second one was the Lizzo robe, which I am in love with. The robe was custom feathered for Lizzo's Rolling Stone David LaChapelle photoshoot, and weighs about 20 pounds.
The longest TikTok was definitely the Kesha one. I have been working with her and her team on archiving some outfits, and I have the heavy chain outfit that she wore in the music video "Crazy Kids." Every time I would start to speak, the chains would start swinging and making so much noise. I had to keep on shooting it over and over again.
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Moving Stories Combats Stigma of Addiction and Incarceration
TOPICS:Moving Steps FoundationMoving StoriesThe Dance Complex
Part of the cast of Moving Stories. Photo courtesy of Jenny Herzog.
Posted By: Reena Karasin November 29, 2017
A group of women who are recovering from substance addiction or have been incarcerated will share their stories this weekend in a part-dance, part-spoken word show at The Dance Complex.
Moving Stories is intended to reduce stigma around addiction and incarceration. The performance came out of the Moving Steps Foundation, which started out as a dance program for women at the South Middlesex Correctional Center in Framingham.
Over six months of rehearsals, the cast has taken classes on improvisation and storytelling. The women's dance backgrounds vary—some had no formal training, while others had professional or near-professional experience.
Improvisation was difficult for many of the women, according to Jenny Herzog, who's the executive director of Moving Stories and compiled the script.
"A lot of them said that in recovery, one of the biggest things is gaining a sense of control over your lives and feeling like you have a solid ground to stand on and you know you have a structure," Herzog says. "Being out in the unknown in terms of dance caused a lot of anxiety. Trusting your body to make choices or know what to do, seeing that transition from having never done that before to getting comfortable with it to then really liking it, learning to surrender in terms of art instead of maybe other areas of life."
Kristian Wilt, who has experienced both addiction and incarceration, experienced a similar journey from unease to comfort throughout the months of rehearsal. At first, her anxiety was so pervasive that she felt "almost paralyzed," she says.
"I couldn't do anything, I was just quiet, at the back," she says. "Jenny was a huge help. I've learned a lot about myself—I guess I'm pretty funny. Jenny really helped me to come out of myself, do the writing, and do things I never did before."
Moving Stories is a hodgepodge of improvisation exercises, spoken-word tellings of the women's stories, and choreography that the women created for themselves. The show arc travels from themes of experience and strength to hope. Act one details the performers' backgrounds and hardships and follows them to their breaking points. Act two is hopeful and uplifting.
"It was important to them that the message of the show be very positive—no matter what you've been through or what you're experiencing, there is hope," Herzog says. "A big challenge [for the script] was how to keep it from being so dark and so serious and then instantly become uplifting, how to weave in a contrast of moods and aesthetics."
The show is roughly equal parts dance and spoken word, according to Herzog. Wilt will be reading her story, performing a jazz dance, and acting as a puppet during the show. Her story will focus on how substances can do more harm than a person might realize while using them.
Herzog, who attended the New England Conservatory, says the performers of Moving Stories bring a quality to their work that she felt was missing in more classical, formal performances.
"You can tell, just from them standing onstage, that they're so wise and have been through so much," she says. "I was missing that experience of humanity in the art. When these women are performing, they bring so much to the work just by what they've been through in their lives, and the work is so much stronger and so much more emotional to watch, because you can just tell that it means so much more."
Moving Stories will run at The Dance Complex at 8 p.m. on Dec. 1 and 2. Tickets are $15.
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Give your FIAT 500 Improved Stopping Power with this High Performance 6 Pot Sport Series Brake Conversion Kit from Tarox.
Tarox is a worldwide leader in the engineering, development and production of braking systems and components for fast road and racing cars.
For those seeking to significantly improve upon the standard factory FIAT 500 braking system, the Tarox Brake Conversion Kit is the answer. Tarox is one of the few manufacturers in the world that offers a six-pot caliper for road and track day use.
The new Tarox 6-pot caliper system was originally designed for competition use, but it also delivered surprising performances and smooth braking when used on everyday road use FIAT 500 cars.
Fitting a Tarox upgrade kit will give you amazing braking performance and total confidence. By matching six piston calipers to the brake rotors, problems such as rotor failure, deformation and vibration are eliminated. The diameters of the pistons in the calipers are specific to each application to take into account your car's master cylinder.
Minimum 17" wheels required for this Brake System.
Each kit is made to order. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.


When done right, large sporting events can be cash cows for small towns.
On a rainy October afternoon in Buchanan, Michigan, a crowd of people cheering and waving flags from dozens of countries stood in the mud. Motocross racers in uniforms as colorful as the flags zipped around the track at RedBud MX, the host site of the 2018 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN).
MXoN is considered the Olympics of motocross. Three-member teams represent their country against other nations — 31 in all — drawing fans from far and wide. This year, an estimated 80,000-plus people visited the track, making it the largest-ever motocross event in the United States, according to MXoN organizer Youthstream. Not bad for a city of fewer than 5,000.
"Motocross is a sport for the passionate and has its roots in the countryside, not in a big city. For those reasons, we are very proud to have brought the MXoN to Buchanan," says David Luongo, vice president of Youthstream. But just because Buchanan is particularly well-equipped for an international motocross competition doesn't mean other towns can't host sporting events of this magnitude. In fact, they should.
As an event or tournament grows, it can eventually balloon into something massive.
According to Stacy-Lynn Sant, a Michigan University professor with expertise in sports management, the Olympics and marketing, research suggests sporting events in small cities are less risky because those cities often commit only to events they can reasonably host. "You're not building a facility that cost 10, 20 million dollars, and then trying to figure out what to do with it to recoup the cost," Sant says. That's a stark contrast to major international sporting events, such as the Olympics, which reportedly lose money for its host city, or the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, which has already sunk $200 billion into building the necessary infrastructure.
While the Ritchie family, which owns RedBud MX, did invest in VIP grandstands and purchased additional land for MXoN, Amy Ritchie confidently says it was a financially successful event for the track. The overall benefit to Buchanan and the surrounding communities was likely massive. An economic impact report is not yet available, but the local government didn't have to subsidize the event, so its restaurants, campgrounds and grocery stores reaped the benefits with little financial risk to the community.
"This is huge. It really puts Michigan on the map, if you're going to look at it on a broader spectrum," says decorated motorsport athlete Travis Pastrana, who participated in MXoN after 12 years of retirement from motocross racing. According to the Visit South Bend-Mishawaka tourism office, 1,400 hotel rooms were booked in the South Bend area over the weekend — an impressive feat considering Notre Dame's football team was on the road. About 1,600 RVs parked on RedBud's campground, with another 170 at Bear Cave Campground down the road — well over its capacity. According to Ritchie, the county fairgrounds also filled up with a couple hundred campers. "There was a bigger demand for camping than we anticipated. My gosh, I should have had an RV rental company!" she says. Ritchie had assumed the international visitors would stay in hotels rather than rent RVs.
Fans watch Team USA's Justin Barcia race at the 2018 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations on Oct. 7.
While MXoN was a hit for the Buchanan area this year, it moves to the Netherlands in 2019, and there's no guarantee it will return to RedBud. Per Sant, the more often a town or city can host an event, the better equipped and more efficient it becomes at running it.
Take Aspen, Colorado. Its population is fewer than 7,000 people, yet it has been the home of the Winter X Games for 17 consecutive years and counting. Today, the games draw roughly 100,000 people annually and provide the community $17.8 million in economic impact, according to Michael Popke of Sports Destination Management.
While this might seem like small potatoes compared with MXoN or the X Games, these small-scale sporting events can provide consistent streams of tourism revenue, according to both Sant and Otteman. Plus, as an event or tournament grows, it can eventually balloon into something massive.
Of course, these events don't always go off without a hitch. At the 1998 U.S. 500 at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a one-car crash sent a tire and other parts flying into the nearby grandstand, killing three and injuring six. Proper safety precautions are essential to small sporting events' success and replicability.
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Content: NoNameSite is a game site and community for inspiring computer science, science, technology, engineering and math skill development in middle-school and high-school students. NoNameSite was developed and is maintained by TopCoder with the support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and is aimed at empowering kids to exercise and develop their minds through games and challenges in a competitive but safe online environment.
Design: The overall look of the site is clean and bright. The homepage features a huge, dominating scroller that offers links to the most highly promoted games. Navigating to a game page is very easy, as links are offered right beneath the scroller. Users are also offered paths to blogs and contests from the homepage.
The games pages are equally clean, and the games themselves are both fun and easily played. The controls are not clunky and make for an enjoyable experience, even on a less-than-perfect computer.
Review: The platform serves grades 6-12 by providing an ever-changing range of dynamic and fun activities that have the potential to develop innovative thinking and become building blocks for increasingly complex CS-STEM-centric challenges. Measurement and value analysis programs are matched with incentives to maintain long-term player engagement. (That is just a fancy way of saying there is real science behind the games and that they are designed to boost student performance.).
Bottom Line: NoNameSite offers a quality, educational gaming experience. There certainly are much worse ways students can spend time playing games online.
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THE READING CIRCLE
A Cherry Cola Book Club Novel #2
Ashton Lee
Welcome to the quirky town of Cherico, Mississippi, where potluck meetings at the local library provide a feast for mind and stomach alike. . .
If some folks had their way, the Cherico library would have shut down long ago. Councilman Durden Sparks aims to divert funding to a cause dear to his heart–and his wallet. With the aid of gumption and good friends, librarian Maura Beth Mayhew has finagled a one-year reprieve, and the burgeoning book club is raising the library's profile one mouthwatering meeting at a time. But more members mean more opinions. . .
While the Forrest Gump-themed shrimp dishes are a universal hit,
While the Forrest Gump-themed shrimp dishes are a universal hit, meetings don't always go according to plan. Between spirited debate over book choices and surprising revelations and relationship hiccups–including Maura Beth's fledgling romance–there's a lot to discuss. And just when bad luck threatens to finish the library for good, the Cherry Cola Book Club may learn that the best stories have twists–and heroes–you never expected. . .
About Ashton Lee
Ashton Lee was born in historic Natchez, Mississippi, into a large, extended Southern family which gave him much fodder for his fiction later in life. His father, who wrote under the pen name of R. Keene Lee right after WWII, was an editor and writer in New York of what is now called pulp fiction. As a result, Ashton inherited a love of reading and writing early on and did all the things aspiring authors are supposed to do, including majoring in English when he attended The University of the South, affectionately known as Sewanee. While there, he studied Creative Writing under Andrew Lytle, then editor of the Sewanee Review, and a member of the Southern Agrarians in the 1920s.
Ashton lives in Oxford, MS, enjoying the amenities of a university town that many writers have called home.
"This lighthearted, cozy read brought a smile to my face. Lovers of small town fiction are going to fall in love with The Reading Circle."—Marie Bostwick, author of Between Heaven and Texas
Revisit the book club argument between Maura Beth and Jeremy early in the novel. Pick a side and tell why you support it.
Have you changed your opinion positively or negatively about a character or characters after reading this second novel in the series?
What was the biggest surprise for you in this plot?
What is your favorite sequence?
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Which character touches you the most?
Which character annoys you the most?
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Much has been written about the Prada America's Cup sneaker and its overwhelming popularity among the most stylish celebrities, performers and performers. It's a silhouette that has stood the test of time and whose reach knows no bounds.
That's why it's no surprise that Berlin's latest streetwear store – 3030 Supply – specializes in luxury sneakers and claims what founder Momo Maserati claims to be the largest collection of Prada America's Cup sneakers in Europe. .
The store, which is on Auguststrasse in Berlin's Mitte district, carries a range of brands and pieces, such as Berlin's Ravani, but it's the America's Cup sneaker wall that immediately catches the eye when you go through the door.
After the launch of 3030 Supply, in which 100 pairs of America's Cup sneakers – almost all vintage and in great condition considering their age – were available for purchase, Momo sat down with Highsnobiety to discuss his love for the America's Cup sneaker, his role in the Berlin fashion scene and how 3030 Supply manages to stock up on stock.
First of all, what does 3030 Supply mean?
In fact, it's a play on words. Because I'm Momo, and number three, if you turn it over, looks like an M. So it's Momo but it's also 3030. But you also have 030 for Berlin.
Why did you open 3030 Supply?
The idea was to bring together vintage clothing and new clothing from designers and local brands in one place, and showcase hand-selected pieces instead of the usual seasonal items. We wanted to have a cultural place, a hub for our community, our culture, and bring a place where you can spend time like then in Patta in Amsterdam, or let's say Colette in Paris.
How is the America's Cup so special to you and your community?
To be honest, I really think it's more the nostalgia behind it, not really the shoe itself. Growing up, I really appreciated the silhouette and its design. It's a shoe you can wear on any occasion: on the basketball court, or a wedding, or in a fight, or even for your job interview. It's actually a meme on the shoe.
Does Berlin have a particular link with footwear?
The kids of West Berlin who grew up in the 90s were really into the shoe. The America's Cup received a huge hype in the 2000s when Cam'Ron started wearing them. And so slowly the rich children of West Berlin began to rock them, and then the Russian mobsters in Berlin. I think the new generation of Berliners appreciate it because they see the older guys wearing them.
And now it's a lot more common to see people wearing them.
I bought my first pair when I was 13, but in 2013 my friends and I were getting back into the shoe because it felt the nostalgia. And then, little by little, we saw that all the meta guys, hipsters and fashion guys were getting on this shoe too.
When did you have your "Oh shit, I need this" moment?
Basically, I come from a working-class neighborhood. I was sent to a school in a very wealthy neighborhood in Grunewald. Many rich children had really expensive clothes for our age. Everyone had America's Cups, and I've always wanted a pair. Finally, I bought a pair from a child called Mischa for around 120 euros. I was the luckiest kid ever, but a year later someone stole them. It was really sad.
And now you have a store that sells them.
Now I have a store with a lot of mugs. Maybe it's some kind of complex, that I couldn't afford, and now I have them all.
You claim to have the largest collection of America's Cup sneakers in Europe.
When the store opened, we had at least a hundred pairs. I think we have sold over 30 pairs. I think every week we get at least 5 or 10 new parts. Sometimes more, sometimes less, it depends on how much we can store.
How do you get your sneakers?
We hunt a lot on various sites. We hunt alone, by ourselves, we have different holds or people helping us find vintage pairs in good condition. I also have family in the States, like my uncle you met today, and he brings a lot of couples.
The sneaker hunt is sometimes the best part.
I think dropping a sneaker after finding it is the hardest part. I had shoes that I was looking for overpriced in hopes that no one would buy them. There are some that I don't even have myself, but they are not my size, so I have to let them go.
What are the differences between sneakers? What determines their value?
It always depends. If it is made in Italy, is it made in Vietnam or is it an American version? So we have these three categories. Category three, if it is made in Vietnam, you will find them in the outlets. They are produced in series. Then you have the American versions, which are always special colors. And then there are the Italian pieces, which are still made in nappa leather. They have very nice finishes, a very good quality of leather. And then we also have specific collaborations with the stores. The camouflage pair was a special outing with a store in Tokyo.
Most of your mugs are vintage. How do they hold up over time?
There is a little clue that I share with people who love vintage mugs. If the shoe has only one seam line, it means it is older than 2001 and will crack. Like, 80 to 90 percent, they'll crack if you wear them. Even though they look perfect, you come out, oxygen and tension, everything is going to mix together, and they are going to crack. If they have two lines of stitching, they are newer and can be worn.
Italian made pairs, if you maintain them with a little leather moisturizer, you can wear them for 20 years. The ones made in Vietnam are good too, but you have to take care of them. I would say the last 5-10 years.
If there's something you want 3030 Supply to be known for – other than having a great selection of vintage America's Cups, what is it?
I want to be a store that is a micro-Colette. We're a small store, so we're limited to what we can do. We are really more culture, event and community oriented.
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Congressional lawmakers are seeking to attach amendments on marijuana banking, psychedelic research for active duty military personnel and other cannabis-related reforms to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act. Decisions on floor votes will be made next week.
Three New Hampshire lawmakers are taking steps to refer separate marijuana legalization questions to voters on the 2022 ballot.
Washington State activists announced an effort to place an initiative to decriminalize all drugs on next year's November ballot.
Activists in San Marcos, Texas announced that they plan to put a marijuana decriminalization measure on the local 2022 ballot.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tweeted, "Cities across the nation are sending a clear message—they want an end to marijuana prohibition. @SenBooker,@RonWyden, & I are working to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end federal prohibition & undo the harms of the War on Drugs."
Florida Democratic congressional candidate Jesse Philippe tweeted, "Hemp was criminalized to preserve the paper industry monopoly. Cannabis was only criminalized to oppress black people and leftists. It's 2021, we know how corrupt the war on drugs has been, it's time to end it."
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Texas Democratic attorney general candidate Lee Merritt tweeted, "At the start of the #WARONDRUGS there were 100K prisoners in the entire country. Today 7.6 million people are in prison, probation or parole—With NO correlating increase in crime. Only the policy changed. Lets change it again: Decriminalized cannabis, addiction & poverty."
Michigan lawmakers filed legislation to restrict and regulate medical cannabis caregiver home cultivation. Meanwhile, activists held a rally to push back against the proposals.
California regulators are accepting public comment on proposed emergency regulations to consolidate, clarify and make consistent marijuana rules.
New Jersey regulators voted to streamline the licensing of new marijuana businesses and approved an additional cannabis cultivation license but did not act on two dozen other pending businesses.
Montana's top marijuana regulator spoke about ongoing efforts to propose and finalize rules for the legal market.
Iowa regulators announced that two new medical cannabidiol dispensaries will open on or around October 1.
Ohio regulators are accepting requests from medical cannabis cultivators who want to expand their grow space.
Minnesota regulators tweeted about a medical journal's article on the issue of adding anxiety disorder as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.
Oregon regulators published an updated list of licensed marijuana businesses.
Nevada regulators will consider changes to rules on remediation and labeling of marijuana on September 28.
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The Oshkosh, Wisconsin City Council voted to lower the fine for first-time marijuana possession offenses.
The Denver, Colorado mayor's budget proposes to use $5.7 million in marijuana tax revenue to establish a new business development program for minority- and women-owned businesses.
Lompoc, California voters approved a ballot measure to increase taxes on marijuana manufacturing and distribution.
The Santa Cruz County, California Board of Supervisors instituted a temporary emergency moratorium on cannabis cultivation permits.
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The International Criminal Court opened an investigation into the bloody Philippine "drug war."
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A study concluded that medical cannabis "may be related to a significant yet small reduction in opioid prescription medication."
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The Alabama Democratic Party tweeted, "The ADP is committed to bold ideas and we're not settling for policy that skirts around the edges of change. That's why we came out firmly for recreational cannabis legalization."
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COMPASS Pathways plc acquired an intellectual property portfolio including patent applications for psychedelic substances.
The University of California, Berkeley is creating psychedelics journalism fellowships to be overseen by author Michael Pollan using funding from Tim Ferriss's Saisei Foundation.
Vicente Sederberg LLP launched an environment, health, and safety practice for cannabis businesses.
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share.
The president of Solar Therapeutics Inc. asked to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by Sacha Baron Cohen for allegedly violating his copyright by putting an image of his Borat character on a billboard without permission.
Green Flower launched a credential program for marijuana industry workers.
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A federal regulator with the National Credit Union Administration said marijuana legalization is only a matter of "when" and so credit unions "must embrace" the cannabis industry, which he says has a "bright future."
A group led by a former Arkansas House minority leader and funded by medical cannabis companies filed a new ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in the state. Activists behind two competing measures say it would create a cannabis monopoly.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) said the Drug Enforcement Administration needs to get out of the way of patients having access to psychedelic therapy.
"A criminal justice enforcement agency is not well-equipped… I'd like to just get them out of the equation."
A majority of Americans said in a new poll that they would be willing to vote for a political candidate "who occasionally smokes marijuana in their free time." The results come shortly after Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate Gary Chambers released an ad showing him smoking a blunt.
A bipartisan pair of Tennessee lawmakers are teaming up on measures to put questions about marijuana legalization on the ballot.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that a congressionally approved medical cannabis rider does not protect two Maine marijuana growers who engaged in "blatantly illegitimate activity" from federal prosecution.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tweeted, "In state after state, Americans are sending a clear message—they want an end to marijuana prohibition. I'm working to pass our bill to end the federal prohibition, enact criminal justice reforms, and ensure equity for those impacted by the War on Drugs."
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) tweeted, "Amazon has endorsed my States Reform Act, a bill that would end the federal government's 85-year prohibition on marijuana."
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) spoke on his podcast about the potential role of cannabinoids in preventing COVID infection.
Florida Democratic congressional candidate Jesse Philippe tweeted, "The most dangerous aspect about psychedelic plants is their criminalization. Stop incarcerating innocent people and stop propping up the 'black market' economy. If there is demand; we should create a safe/legal avenue for people to get treatment."
South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham, a former congressman, tweeted, "Most states have either already legalized marijuana or they're on pace to legalize it soon. The fact that South Carolina still hasn't legalized *medical* marijuana is a testament to how out-of-touch @henrymcmaster and his allies are. Time to wake up and smell the, well, you know."
Mississippi's agriculture and commerce commissioner thanked lawmakers for removing his department from having any role in regulating medical cannabis.
Virginia's former public safety secretary is now lobbying for Jushi Inc.
The South Dakota House of Representatives defeated two bills to add restrictions on medical cannabis.
The chairman of the Washington, D.C. Council is floating a tax holiday for medical cannabis sales during the week of 4/20. Separately, regulators are processing cost-free, two-year medical marijuana patient registrations this weekend.
The Utah House Government Operations Committee approved a bill to protect government employees from being punished for medical cannabis use.
The Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy is considering legislation on marijuana host community agreements, expungements, equity and social consumption sites.
The Arkansas Legislative Council's Medical Marijuana Oversight Subcommittee discussed medical cannabis tracking. Separately, the State Plant Board Hemp Committee will meet on Friday.
A California assemblywoman filed a bill to require courts to dismiss and seal marijuana convictions by set deadlines.
A New York senator spoke about efforts to enact marijuana legalization.
The New Mexico Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case on medical cannabis taxes next month.
New Jersey regulators are indicating they may not meet the February 22 deadline to launch recreational marijuana sales.
Ohio regulators held a lottery for medical cannabis dispensary licenses.
Iowa regulators are proposing changes to rules for the medical cannabidiol program.
The Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission reversed regulators' decision not to award a medical cannabis cultivation license to a company after finding irregularities with how applications were evaluated.
Washington State regulators sent safety tips for marijuana businesses.
Nevada regulators fined a marijuana dispensary that self-reported a regulatory violation.
Oklahoma regulators published a list of licensed medical cannabis processors.
Georgia regulators will consider medical cannabis issues on Saturday.
Colorado Springs, Colorado's mayor is opposing a proposed local ballot measure to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries.
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado vetoed a medical cannabis and hemp bill.
A study facilitated by the Michael J. Fox Foundation found that people with Parkinson's disease "reported using more CBD products, via oral administration, with mild subjective benefits primarily for sleep, pain, and mood."
A study suggested that "cannabidiol treatment might lead to improvements in fracture healing and provide a novel therapeutic option for the bone regeneration."
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents listed cannabis banking and insurance legislation as an "issue of focus" for 2022.
Americans for Prosperity included "restor[ing] state authority over cannabis" as a priority in its 2022 legislative roadmap.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Decriminalize Nature launched a psychedelics reform partnership effort.
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies was awarded a UK innovation passport for MDMA as an adjunct therapy for PTSD.
A counterclaim by Curaleaf against a former executive for Grassroots Cannabis, which was acquired by the former company, is being allowed to proceed under an Illinois judge's ruling.
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Mississippi lawmakers sent a medical cannabis bill to the desk of Gov. Tate Reeves (R). While the governor had threatened a veto over previous versions, he said his team will carefully review the legislation before he makes a decision and is "very pleased that we got to see so much progress made in improving" it with amendments.
The Delaware House Health and Human Development Committee approved a marijuana legalization bill.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) included funding for the legalization of marijuana in his budget request. The House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize cannabis last year but it has stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate.
The South Carolina Senate finally began a floor debate on a medical cannabis bill that's been eight years in the making. The discussion is expected to last for several legislative days before a vote is held.
Colorado activists filed revised ballot initiatives to legalize psilocybin—this time without possession limits. Separately, state lawmakers introduced a bill to study the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics.
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers introduced a limited medical cannabis legalization bill. It comes one day after Senate GOP members unanimously blocked a broader Democratic-led marijuana legalization amendment.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said she's "deeply skeptical that Amazon's lobbying [on marijuana] is anything more than a self-interested move to monopolize yet another market, potentially blocking Black and Latino entrepreneurs from an emerging industry."
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) tweeted, "The overwhelming majority of South Carolinians are in favor of cannabis reform in some way, shape or form. It's time our laws in South Carolina reflect the will of its people. That's why I support SC Sen. Tom Davis' Compassionate Care Act." She also appeared at the South Carolina Statehouse to rally support for the bill.
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) included an option on illegal marijuana grows in a survey about which issues are important to constituents.
Vermont Democratic congressional candidate Kesha Ram Hinsdale, currently a state senator, tweeted, "Last year, I introduced a bill to repair harm from the so-called War on Drugs by directing revenue from cannabis control to impacted communities. Grateful the Cannabis Advisory Board is advancing that recommendation this session. We must reinvest in true community safety."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) avoided a question about whether he supports marijuana legalization but complained about the smell of people smoking it—though he did express support for not incarcerating people for cannabis.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) tweeted, "I'm pleased to see the @NevadaCCB and the Cannabis Advisory Commission highlighting the need for more diversity and inclusion within Nevada's legal cannabis industry."
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Cranley, currently Cincinnati's mayor, tweeted, "It's not enough for marijuana to be decriminalized in Ohio. Every day it's illegal is another day we're leaving tax revenue and jobs on the table that could be going back right into our communities. It's time to #LegalizeIt."
Washington, D.C.'s attorney general tweeted, "Safe injection sites are saving lives in New York–since opening on Nov. 30th, they've reversed at least 85 overdoses. I support these sites, and will continue standing up for them in court, because we need to do all we can to fight this epidemic."
Colorado's treasurer tweeted, "More than $12 billion in marijuana has been sold since legalization in 2014, with the state collecting over $2 billion in taxes."
Virginia's Senate president pro tempore tweeted, "Let's talk about pot. Yes, we legalized it and I even opened the Cannabis Outlet after we did! But the job isn't done. People are still in jail for something that is legal today. My SB518 would give them all a chance to be re-sentenced and get home with their families."
The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee approved a bill to limit the types of medical cannabis products that will be allowed.
A Nebraska senator posted, "Just thought I'd drop a quick note that I am not settling for anything that does not create a safe, effective, and accessible medical cannabis system in our state. We are full steam ahead on the ballot initiative."
California regulators ordered a recall of marijuana flower over mold contamination.
Louisiana regulators amended medical cannabis rules.
Arkansas regulators are circulating proposed medical cannabis rules changes for public comment.
Pennsylvania regulators posted a fee schedule for replacement medical cannabis cards and qualifications for financial hardship in the program.
New York regulators published an updated list of doctors who are certified to recommend medical cannabis and who have consented to having their names shared.
Sanctioned harm reduction centers in New York City say they have averted 114 drug overdoses in their first six weeks of operation.
Denver, Colorado officials are accepting proposals for potential partners to design, implement and administer a small business program to support marijuana social equity applicants.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson answered a question about medical cannabis access from a lawmaker.
A review concluded that medical and recreational marijuana laws "do not generate negative outcomes in the labor market, lead to greater criminal activity, or reduce traffic and road safety."
A study found that medical cannabis use "reduces opioid prescription for patients with chronic back pain and improves pain and disability scores."
The South Dakota Democratic Party tweeted, "In 2020, SD voters proved they wanted recreational use of marijuana. Gov. Noem has thought otherwise. It is high time we pass legislation that speaks the will of the voters. ALL marijuana belongs in South Dakota."
The American Nurses Association issued a statement reiterating its support for federally rescheduling marijuana.
The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns is asking lawmakers to include a local 3 percent tax on marijuana sales in legalization legislation.
Amazon's vice president of public policy said the company has "no plans to sell cannabis and that is not why we're doing this or being involved in this debate" about legalization.
Jushi Holdings Inc. closed a non-brokered private placement offering worth just over $10 million.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. completed a rebranding of its retail locations in Pennsylvania.
Awakn Life Sciences Corp. filed a patent application for a new chemical series of entactogen-like molecules.
Arizona retailers sold more than $1.2 billion worth of recreational marijuana products in the first year of sales.
MS deal to send medical marijuana to gov; VA psychedelics bill delayed; OK GOP psilocybin decrim measure filed; MO cannabis expungements
Mississippi lawmakers reached an agreement to send a medical cannabis bill to Gov. Tate Reeves's (R) desk this week. A bicameral conference committee will tweak newly amended zoning provisions, with final passage expected on Wednesday.
Amazon is endorsing a GOP-led federal marijuana legalization bill. The company previously announced it would stop testing most employees for cannabis and backed a separate Democratic-led legalization measure.
A Virginia House Courts of Justice subcommittee amended a psychedelics decriminalization bill to make it focused on medical use, but then voted to table the legislation until next year. A similar measure is still pending in the Senate, with bipartisan support.
Oklahoma Republican lawmakers filed bills that would decriminalize psilocybin and encourage research into the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic for treating conditions like PTSD, severe depression and opioid use disorder.
Several competing Missouri ballot initiatives and legislative proposals to legalize marijuana contain provisions to expunge prior records—but they differ in detail, and legal experts say some could cause more harm than good.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Cornell University are launching a webinar series on hemp research.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a man's case challenging the constitutionality of criminalizing selling drugs with medical or religious uses.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) tweeted about visiting a hemp processing facility, saying, "This Montana business is providing good-paying jobs, boosting the local economy & supporting Montana farmers. We need to be supporting MT ag, not hindering it."
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said there are "three things that really bring people together—animals, Britney Spears and cannabis." She also authored an op-ed calling on South Carolina lawmakers to pass a medical marijuana bill.
Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) tweeted, "Good event yesterday in Leona Valley with @kathrynbarger and @LACoSheriff to discuss our continued efforts to combat the illegal marijuana grows. Since I first brought national attention to this crisis sweeping across our community, we have made significant progress."
Missouri Democratic congressional candidate Henry Martin tweeted, "Keeping marijuana illegal has resulted in an above-ground market in many states where people sell marijuana-like products that are not regulated at all by the FDA. Let's end this dangerous nonsense. We don't need spice and synthetic hemp products on our streets. Just legalize it."
Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, currently the attorney general, tweeted, "Legalize marijuana. Expunge records."
Delaware's state auditor tweeted, "It's been one year since I released a special report on the potential revenue Delaware could see if it taxed and regulated marijuana for adult use." The House Health & Human Development Committee will consider a cannabis legalization bill on Wednesday.
The South Dakota Senate approved several bills to amend medical cannabis rules.
The Wisconsin Senate defeated a marijuana legalization amendment.
Virginia's Senate president pro tempore tweeted, "There was a young man running for Senate who got 6 mil+ views last week for smoking a joint. Please. I'm a 78 year grandma who legalized pot and now has her own cannibis store. And I'm the last thing standing between The GOP and total control of Virginia… Did I mention my store is on High Street in Portsmouth?"
Minnesota's House majority leader said he's concerned Senate Republicans will continue to block his marijuana legalization bill.
Connecticut's House majority leader tweeted about how youth service bureaus are working on "examining the possible impact of cannabis legislation."
The Ohio House Health Committee advanced a bill to add autism spectrum disorder as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a bill to allow police to conduct roadside saliva tests for THC.
Washington State lawmakers are considering several marijuana equity bills.
A New Mexico representative spoke about efforts to bring more entrepreneurs into the cannabis industry.
Alaska regulators proposed rules changes on the marijuana enforcement action process.
Vermont regulators posted marijuana guidance for municipalities.
Texas regulators published a notice of compliance with a temporary injunction on their ban on delta-8 THC.
Florida regulators issued variances on rules for hemp laboratory testing for two companies.
Nevada regulators met to act on marijuana business issues.
Tennessee's Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Friday.
A full list of New York municipalities that opted out of allowing recreational marijuana retailers or social consumption areas was released by state regulators.
Thailand's Narcotics Control Board agreed to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances.
Costa Rica's government is asking lawmakers to amend a medical cannabis and hemp bill to remove home cultivation and lower allowable THC amounts.
France's Council of State suspended a ban on selling raw hemp flowers and leaves.
Philippine presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos said he supports medical cannabis.
A Guernsey lawmaker is inquiring about cannabis licensing lessons from Jersey.
A study suggested that "cannabis is largely an alternative to palliative care for terminal patients" and that "for those in palliative care, it is a therapeutic complement used at higher levels of pain."
A study of people with fibromyalgia found that "the majority of participants believed that psychedelics have potential for chronic pain treatments and would be willing to participate in a psychedelic-based clinical trial for their pain."
The South Dakota Democratic Party tweeted, " As Democrats, we want to ensure the will of the people is followed. In 2020, 70% of voters made it clear that South Dakotans want Medical Marijuana!"
More Perfect Union released a video featuring federal marijuana prisoners asking President Joe Biden to grant them clemency.
Ballard Partners launched a national cannabis practice group.
Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. completed its acquisition of Pineapple Express Delivery Inc.
Home Depot is being sued by an employee who says she was improperly put on medical leave after revealing she uses medical cannabis to treat PTSD.
HEXO Corp. sent an update about its strategic plan.


Our language holiday for Summer 2015 will take place from 8-15th and 15-22nd August in Crikvenica, on the Adriatic coast.
Prices start from €649 (approx. US$728.30) all in, including half-board hotel, lessons and various afternoon activities.
Courses will be organised at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, with materials designed to be relevant to your holiday.
Our Summer 2014 language holiday took place from 9th - 24th August 2014 in Crikvenica. Here are some of our favourite photos.
Our first Easter language trip in April 2014 took place in Pula in Istria. Here some photos from the various lessons and activities.
Our summer language trip in August 2013 took place in Crikvenica. Here are a few of our favourite photos from the summer course.


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Like the novalidate attribute form form elements, it lets the author to specify the form will not be validate when submitted with a specific submit control.
This should be a blocker for 2.0. Even if it's probably less important than bug 556013, it would be better to ship form validation with this attribute to disable it.
Jonas sets formnovalidate for beta6 so maybe we should move this one for beta6 too?
Terrible attribute name, but that is what the HTML5 draft has.


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Tiina Ahlfors
Ei enää köyhiä 2030!
Europarlamenttivaalit 2019
Poliitikkokokemus
Valtuustoaloitteita
Puheita
Who is Tiina?
Vaalivideot
Vasemmistoliiton eurovaaliehdokas 2019, Espoon kaupunginvaltuutettu, kaupunginhallituksen jäsen
Jakamaton ihmisarvo, osallisuus, inhimillisyys, pärjäämisen edellytykset, kestävä maailma
tiina.ahlfors@hotmail.fi
I'm running for the European Parliament as a Finnish Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto) candidate. My promise is to End Poverty by 2030. Ambitious task and won't, of course, be done alone.Yet EP (the European Parliament) and EU is the right place to be – and now is the right time.
My campaign video written in a spoken word -poem. Video is made by Johannes Niva:
How to end poverty?
Ending poverty is a containing many aspects of social and health care field, employment, financial and monetary politics. People's – and children's – right to education and schooling is the most effective way to help people out of poverty. Below few details about poverty and what can be done at the EU level.
The year 2030 comes from the UN Sustainable Develoment Agenda that states that the world is free from poverty by 2030. The EU has launched already 2010 a task to reduce poverty in EU by 50% by 2020. It won't happen, because of the financial struggles and the way EU and the World Bank etc. have tried to solve them (by cutting salaries, pensions, services).
There are 585 million people living in poverty in the world. Extreme poverty has been diminishing, yet in Sub-Saharan Africa the numbers have been growing. Extreme poverty means a situation where a person lives under 1,90 US$ per day. There's often lack of clean water, food, shelter, safety, too. UN has announced the Sustainable Develoment Goals (SDG), in which the first goal is to end poverty in all its forms by 2030. Finland has also signed the agenda.
In the developed countries poverty is often relative, which means that people who have to get by with less or maximum 60% of the country's medium income rate and they are lacking the same social, financial and cultural opportunities and possibilities than most of the people.
In Finland there were 654 000 people living with low income in 2017 of whom great amount where young adults or pensioners. The number of people with low income grew by 0,6% from the previous year.
In Europe there are still people at risk of the extreme poverty and the goal to help at least 20 million people out of poverty by 2020 isn't going to be reached.
What is EU doing to end poverty?
EU has (had) the Europe 2020 Strategy for Growth and jobs, but it has been affected by the financial crises in several EU countries. In 2017 the European Commission announced the Pillar of Social Rights, which has 20 principles to ensure a fairer economic and social Europe. It hasn't been proclaimed also by the European Parliament and the Council – and the EU member states – but it doesn't have a status of a regulation or a directive, yet it is more a guideline for the country's own actions.
In the years to come EU will be heading deeper in the crisis's management due to its role in the fight against the climate change and immigrant issues. It is also evident that it will play a part in the financial and economical solutions which the developed countries will face when digitalization, robotization, and the sustainable energy innovations really hit us. EU has fallen behind the USA and China in these business fields.
We need to make sure the small businesses and the Freelancers would be able to have opportunities and stay alive in the change. Also, it is important to ensure that the employees are able to live with their salaries and that working conditions are safe and fare.
The EU have to start regulating better the taxation of the transnational corporations. DigiGiants should as well be taxed within Europe. The companies like the Facebook make huge profits basically in every country, but the money flows somewhere (not seen) in to the pockets of the most riches men in the world. If the EU would tax corporations whose sales are 750 million Euros (from which 50 M€ digital business) it would be paid back to the country where the profit it made, it would already mean a great deal to finances.
The means are there, but the will of ending the poverty isn't s strong enough at this political environment.


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Football Fans and Betting (FFAB)
National Institute for Health Research https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/funding-programmes/public-health-research.htm
Healthy Stadia https://healthystadia.eu
BetKnowMore https://www.betknowmoreuk.org
Beacon Counselling Trust. http://beaconcounsellingtrust.co.uk
Football Fans in Training (FFIT) https://spfltrust.org.uk/projects/football-fans-in-training/
Football Fans and Betting (FFAB): a feasibility study and randomised pilot trial of a group-based intervention to reduce gambling involvement among male footbal
Sports betting is a massive growth area for the gambling industry, and recent years have seen the increasing convergence of gambling and sports like football. This aim of this research is to carry out a pilot study of a new programme - Football Fans and Betting (FFAB). It aims to support men who gamble regularly to reduce how much time and money they spend on betting, and so improve their wellbeing.
This project addresses an urgent and growing public health problem: gambling among the high-risk population of male sports bettors. Sports betting is a big growth area for the gambling industry. It has dramatically increased since the 2005 Gambling Act, and men who watch football have become a key target for industry advertising. This trades on men's passion for football to draw them into gambling and to encourage them to believe their knowledge of the sport will give them an advantage. We believe it is important to counterbalance these trends with interventions that prevent the harms of gambling. These harms affect finances, interpersonal relations, health and wellbeing, and impact on vulnerable people the most. To date, there are no independent, national initiatives that exist to prevent gambling harm, either among the general population, or among this particular target group.
The goal of this research is to carry out a pilot study of a new programme - Football Fans and Betting (FFAB). It aims to support men who gamble regularly to reduce how much time and money they spend on betting, and so improve their wellbeing. FFAB draws on learning from the highly successful Football Fans in Training (FFIT) programme, which our team's research has shown to be very effective for men. FFIT used the appeal of football clubs to provide a supportive space for men to learn new techniques for weight reduction and healthy living. Through group sessions led by football coaches, they developed a toolkit of behaviour change skills such as self-monitoring and goal-setting, in a supportive environment that enabled mutual learning.
We believe that many of these features, particularly the draw of the football club, and the sociable, group-based context of the programme, can be help inform a programme to reduce involvement with gambling. We are being guided in this by people who have direct experience of gambling, including organisations that provide treatment for people with gambling problems, and former problem gamblers. FFAB will be delivered in three phases. In the first, we will talk to gamblers, sports fans and team coaches and use this information to refine materials for the programme. In the second stage, specially trained coaches will deliver the programme in group sessions in 2 clubs to see if it works. Based on feedback from this, in the third phase, we will then roll out the programme in 4 football clubs in the north of England. The sessions will support men to set personalised targets for reductions in the time and money they spend gambling, and will also cover important issues such as: explaining how gambling works; looking at impacts on health and relationships, industry tactics; and what people can do to reduce their betting. We will measure changes in gambling behaviour by looking at differences in how much time and money people spend on betting between the start and end of the programme. We will have a comparison group who have not gone through the programme to help us understand if any changes are the result of the group sessions or not. At the end, we will use our professional networks in the fields of gambling, sport, public health and policy to communicate our findings to a wide general audience.
Prof Gerda Reith (SPS, University of Glasgow)
Dr Christopher Bunn (IHW, University of Glasgow)
Professor Cindy Gray (IHW, University of Glasgow)
Prof Sally Wyke (IHW, University of Glasgow)
Miss Nicola Greenlaw (Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow)
Dr Manuela Deidda (IHW, University of Glasgow)
Dr Heather Wardle, (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Professor Kate Hunt (University of Stirling)
Professor Robert Rogers. (University of Bangor)
Dr John Rooksby. (University of Northumbria)
Dr Matthew Philpott. Healthy Stadia
Mr Neil Platt. Beacon Counselling Trust
Mr Frankie Graham. BetKnowMore
January 2020 – January 2022
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) £632,000


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DaMarcus Beasley signed autographs, posed for photos and spent a lot of time smiling Thursday afternoon at Packard Park.
Beasley, the only four-time member of the United States World Cup men's soccer team, was in town for the opening of Beasley Courts, a futsal court at Packard Park on the south side of his Fort Wayne hometown.
"This is probably the most honored and excited I've ever been about any project I've ever done," Beasley said.
Beasley said it took about five seconds for him to get on board with the proposal for a public-private partnership to refurbish the former tennis courts at the park. The partnership involved Beasley, the Indiana Soccer Association and Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation. The Homestead boys soccer team raised money for the project and were on hand, too.
The Beasley Courts will be open for neighborhood youth. The Beasley Futsal Club, in conjunction with the parks department, will have free futsal clinics from July 7 to Aug. 8 at the courts. The clinics are 10:30 a.m. to noon on Mondays, 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays and 5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays. Drop in/pick up games will be 9:30-11 a.m. Saturdays.
Beasley is currently playing with the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.