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Author: Regala Electra
Fandom: Glee
Pairing: Kurt/Blaine
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4,629
Written For: abluegirl
Summary: No one should tell Cooper a secret. And nobody but Kurt and Blaine should plan anything.
Author's Notes: Written for the Klaine Wedding Minibang.
Today is going to be wonderful. It may be blind optimism, it may be his husband's cock grinding into his ass in the glorious early moments of Kurt waking up and being decidedly horny, but Blaine is absolutely sure that he's going to have a great day, a great rehearsal, and before he even gets out of bed to start his day, really great sex.
He also makes the best decisions ever. By forgoing pajamas, all he needs to do is sleepily push the boxers (that he borrowed from Kurt's side of their underwear drawer) down his legs and stretch his hand out over to the top of the bedside table, making a blind grab for the lube, and their orgasms are guaranteed.
There's no real need for prep as Blaine smears the lube between his legs, clutching the bare cheek of Kurt's ass to encourage Kurt as he slots his dick in between, where thigh meets ass, nudging against Blaine's balls. It's an easy pace and Kurt jerks Blaine off with no urgency. It's fooling around but they both come at the end of it and it's the best
"Mmm, good morning husband," Kurt says after, peppering the back of Blaine's neck with a smattering of kisses.
"Great morning." Blaine turns on his belly and rests his head on Kurt's pillow, bumping his nose against Kurt's. Kurt takes care of most of the mess between his legs, lying back down to kiss Blaine and Blaine can't help but stroke the back of Kurt's head, where the short trimmed hair still feel a little pokey from Kurt's most recent haircut.
"We're going need a shower."
"And omelets," Blaine adds.
"So demanding," Kurt says, as he pulls their underwear out of the tangled bed sheets and throws everything into the hamper. "You'll make the coffee?"
"French press." Blaine groans as he gets up, he really shouldn't have skipped yoga last night. "Hazelnut."
"We make the best plans."
After Blaine leaves for rehearsal, Kurt settles in front of his laptop and gets down to business. One of his businesses, that is. He has some minor website updates to do for Santana's underground post-post-post-modern Mexi-Rican dance show Ojos Asi, which Kurt knows so comes from a Shakira song but Santana swears came from her great-great grandmother, who was a bruja.
It's complete crap but Santana's got a knack for marketing, and as she always says, white guilt can sell really well once she convinced several popular hipster bloggers to buy what she's selling as a celebration of lost arts thanks to the evils of colonialism, she's gotten enough attention that New York magazine wrote an article about her dance company. Shows are announced with very little notice, meaning demand is pretty high, and well, Santana's a hustler. She does very well for herself, even though what she's doing is manipulative and okay, slightly evil.
He's still impressed that Santana's catering to high and low appeal with her show. Plus Santana pays well and Kurt produces excellent work, for all that she was a tempestuous roommate, working with Santana is oddly satisfying. It helps fuel the workoholic side of his nature. He's still doing work for Isbaelle too, though he can't get away with being an intern and gets payment from Vogue.com under the title of Associate.
It's just another day. He should totally watch an episode or ten of Golden Girls to reward his hard work before heading out to meet with Rachel for lunch. Maybe text Mercedes to see if she'll be able to stay longer after the New Directions reunion party in a couple of days so they can gossip in person. Kurt needs to know everything about everyone in Los Angeles.
Today was a great day. But as Blaine keeps reading the card over and over again in his hands, wonders what horrors shall befall him on this clearly doomed day.
The Hon. Rev. C. Cornelius Anderson, Esq., PdF.
"That was supposed to say PhD," Cooper explains, sitting next to Blaine on the piano bench. He plays Chopsticks for a while as Blaine sits in dumbfounded silence. "I accidentally ordered 10,000. Still, it gets the point across. Get it?" Cooper adds by unnecessarily doing a glissando and then, of course, pointing at himself.
"Your middle name isn't Cornelius. And if you haven't noticed, I'm in the middle of a rehearsal," Blaine says, but the rehearsal's ruined, several of his costars are crowding around Cooper, their cameras at the ready to take a picture with the multi-Golden Globe nominated star of the latest Star Wars trilogy. (Like Cooper could ever pass as the son of Han Solo.)
"Sure and I'm not a lawyer, either." Cooper sling his arm around Blaine' shoulder and smiles brightly as one of the chorus kids, Matt, or something, takes a photo. "But I played one on TV! I was this close to getting an Emmy nomination. And that's why you always say yes to any bit part if you'll get nominated, take notes, guys."
Blaine looks at the card and then says worriedly, "Is this the same business card like in American Pyscho? The one that made the guy go nuts?"
"Keep this one off the gossip sites, Squirt," Cooper says, loudly enough that everyone else can easily hear him, "I'm in the running for the remake."
"I'm happy for your success," Blaine says, unable to keep his sarcasm out of his voice, because if Cooper's going to keep on taking roles inspired and/or originated by actors who had belonged to his greatest masturbatory fodder since he learned how awesome it was to jerk off, then he's allowed to be petulant. If Kurt and Cooper ever co-star together (Cooper's favorite "joke" since he's heard Jay-Z is interested in remaking The Bird Cage for modern movie audiences), Blaine will just have to give up on masturbation altogether.
"Of course you're happy that I'm doing so well," he says, squeezing Blaine's shoulder. The worst part is that Cooper is utterly sincere, even as he's taking a smushed-faced photo with Yara, Blaine's leading lady, who once claimed she'd never been starstruck but can't stop giggling as Cooper insists on choosing the filter as she simply has to post the photo publicly. ("Everyone must know that I was here.")
"Sorry everyone, I have to whisk my brother away for some fun family bonding." Looking to one of the ensemble dancers, he points and says, "You can quote me on that. Hashtag best bros."
"Please don't put this on Twitter," Blaine says as he's dragged away.
They're outside of the building and halfway down the block when Cooper sighs, stops and holds Blaine's shoulders and says quite sincerely, "I'm looking forward to officiating at your wedding."
Blaine blinks. "I'm sorry, excuse me?"
Blaine is married. Blaine is happily, deliriously, contently, adverb-ily married, and has been, since the tender age of 20 when he tied the knot with Kurt, who had recently turned 21. (Which means he wasn't able to legally drink champagne but Kurt did and he spent an awful long time kissing his now-official husband after Kurt kindly finished both their glasses, and okay, once they got to desserts, he might have snuck a glass too, which lead to him dragging Kurt off into a coat room for a quickie, and tipsy married sex was really great even though they sort of defiled the coat of Blaine's great aunt.)
It was an elaborate wedding that Kurt put together on a budget and timeline that would make mortal men weep, and while there were tears of happiness, the only frustrations that they suffered through centered on finding alone time before (and during) the wedding.
Cooper is aware of this. Because Cooper crashed their wedding, after sending his regrets that he was delayed while filming a teeth commercial in Japan. (Not for a product for teeth, just a commercial about his dazzling teeth.) Cooper had interrupted Sam's Best Man speech to plug his latest movie and then related several embarrassing stories about Blaine as a kid and once he was done with that, claimed first dibs on any and all godfather rights to their future kids. Which lead to him doing a Godfather impression, and Sam naturally joined, leading in a great Godfather-off.
That was an hour of their wedding reception.
Someone put it on Youtube. It was auto-tuned on Youtube.
"Your friends didn't tell you about the surprise renewal ceremony at your glee club's reunion party?"
"No Cooper," Blaine says, tiredly. "My friends didn't tell me or Kurt about the surprise."
But really, he should've known. Two weeks ago, they got the invite to attend the reunion party (at the April Rhodes Civic Pavilion, naturally). With more than half of the former members of New Directions being New York (or at the very worst, Tri-State) locals, heading back to Lima, Ohio, in the summer, seemed suspect, even with Sam sending a reassuring text that it wood bee awsme 2 c evr1 u n kurt gotta cum.
(And that was weird enough to read after Blaine had just had some rather vigorous sex with Kurt.)
It makes a twisted amount of sense—Mercedes had a tour date in Columbus a few days after, her big headlining tour of her dreams, and they wouldn't get to see her again until August for her New York City tour date—and while everyone seemed to come and go into the city with astounding ease, for some reason it was really easy to congregate in Ohio without much advance warning. There's also the fact that making plans in advance seemed almost unreasonable for New Directions standards, and two weeks was a luxury.
But now he gets it. It's only a week before his and Kurt's fifth year anniversary, after all.
He and Kurt had been barraged with every witty idea Santana had in mind for the traditional fifth year gift: nothing like the gift of a boner, do you want me to find you guys some wooden dildos? Colonial is the new Traditional. And: if you want to go modern, wrap some silver foil around your junk. Combines the best of both gifts! But all of sudden she stopped making the jokes after the invite to the reunion party, claiming that she can only go to the same well for so long, which was one of Santana's worst bald-faced lies.
"Cooper, you weren't supposed to tell me."
Cooper stares at Blaine. "But then how was I supposed to brag about it?"
"How am I supposed to keep this from Kurt? It's supposed to be our surprise. Now I know and he doesn't."
Nodding thoughtfully, Cooper says, "We'll have to get you into character."
"Oh my god."
When Kurt arrives home, there's an odd tension in the air, probably not helped by the sight of Blaine sitting on the couch and twitching. Well that's not suspicious at all.
"Hello, sweetheart," Kurt trills, dropping his satchel on the coffee table and settling into Blaine's side for their welcome home kiss. Pulling back he says, "You have a secret."
"What? No I don't. Secret, I… "
"Cooper tweeted he was in the city. And send me a DM. And a text. And poked me on Facebook."
"When are they going to get rid of poking?" Blaine asks, like he's trying to distract Kurt.
Kurt narrows his eyes. "Well. You don't have to tell me. I can invite Cooper over for dinner and get him to spill before I serve the canapés."
"Please don't. It's, well, it's a surprise."
"For me?" Kurt asks, beaming. Cooper once sent them one of the elaborate swag bags he from some awards show and that had a mini-iPad in it. He wonders what else Cooper might've gotten them.
"Yes," Blaine says, quickly. "So let's keep the surprise a surprise."
"Hmm," Kurt starts unbuttoning his shirt, his fingers caressing the dip of his throat, a place he knows Blaine is powerless to resist. "So you have to be ready to keep the secret. At all costs."
"Oh god," Blaine groans. "Please don't seduce me tonight. I can't, you know I'm not very good at that game—"
Kurt's hands are at his belt, pulling it free from the loops before Blaine can even register it's been unbuckled. "Well consider this practice, honey. I won't be too rough with you."
Blaine makes a faint noise of protest as Kurt's tongue slips into in his mouth, demanding and utterly ungentle. Kurt knows Blaine loves it when they're like this, when Blaine is under his spell and consumed by him. And maybe, in the haze of his lust, he'll be convinced to reveal whatever surprise or secret Cooper told Blaine and hey, even if Kurt doesn't win this game of spy vs. spy, he is definitely about to have some truly spectacular couch sex with his husband.
The next morning, as seducing Blaine, while useful in that he loves having sex with Blaine, didn't go to plan so he goes to the keeper of all secrets.
"Tina. What do you know?"
"Mercedes made out with Cooper last week when he saw her at the LA Coliseum."
Kurt snorts. "Please, Cooper's tweet wasn't too subtle. 'Up close and personal with Queen Slaycedes' hastag business with pleasure? I don't need you to dish about that. You know exactly what I'm asking about."
"I really don't," Tina says, a little too quick, and then there's a muffled noise and then a, "Sorry, Kurt, my boa constrictor got out of its tank, I'll see you tomorrow at the reunion!"
Later that day, when Kurt leaves for his matinee performance, Blaine calls Sam. "Tell me everything. What the songs will be, what kind of elaborate setup, I don't want to walk into a trap."
"It's a trap," Sam answers back, in a weird voice. Then says after a pause, "That was Admiral Ackbar. Star Wars."
"Wonderful. You guys suck."
"No, we rock. Who told you about it?"
"Aww, man. I guess he's still mad we didn't go for his horse idea."
"Okay, tell me everything. Except about the horses."
Starring in a musical with your best friend, fresh off the heels of her Tony-award winning performance (Supporting Actress, but still impressive) is a lot less stressful than the few theatre blogs speculate (after all, Kurt's yet to score any big nomination but this role, oh this role, he knows it's his breakout). However Kurt is on a particular mission and has no time for any deceit, even if Rachel's a terrible liar when outright confronted.
"Blaine told me."
Rachel freezes, her false eyelashes half-applied. She quickly finishes it, a bit crooked, but no one past the 4th row of the Orchestra seating will notice. "About the kitten?"
"There's no kitten."
"There could be a kitten. You don't know. It's a surprise."
"Ah," Kurt says, flipping the magnified mirror over and bending down next to Rachel. "I never said anything about a surprise. You know. Spill."
"I was going to duet with Mercedes at the reunion."
"So it's about the reunion, hmm?"
"I told you nothing," Rachel says, standing up. "Now I need to dress unless you want to see sideboob while I change—"
"You've won this round."
Rachel smiles fiercely at the door, which would look more powerful if it weren't for the wonky eyelashes. Closing the door, she says, "I have a date after the show so no drinks tonight. See you tomorrow in Ohio, Kurt!"
"Damn it." Then he says, loud enough for Rachel to hear through the door, "I think you should fix that face, wouldn't want your current beau to think you're cross-eyed over him already!"
Blaine sneaks out late at night, swearing he's making a last minute run for tiny airport- approved toiletries, and heads to the hotel where Cooper's staying. His brother opens the door and beams, which is a little disturbing considering his face is thickly coated in an avocado mud mask.
"You're also planning on pitching our surprise renewal ceremony as a TV pilot?"
"That's right. I'll play a preacherman on the run from his dark and mysterious past, performing gay weddings all across the Continental States. It'll be called The Marrying Man. What do you think?"
"I don't know what to say."
And that's how Blaine spends a good hour with Cooper, still coated in green, explaining the motivations of his angst-ridden preacher character.
Kurt figures it out once they've boarded and wonders why it's taken him so long. The way Blaine keeps fidgeting with his wedding band.
"They're going to surprise us with a vow renewal ceremony, huh?"
Blaine stares at him wide-eyed. "I didn't want to ruin the surprise!"
"I had plans for our ten year anniversary," Kurt sighs, setting aside his copy of SkyMall magazine, and taking Blaine's hand, fondly rubbing the wedding band before pushing it back to where it's settled. "It's sweet of them."
"You don't think it'll be a disaster?"
"Oh I know it'll be a disaster. A sweet disaster." Kurt pauses. "Do you think they'll have a decent dessert buffet afterwards?"
"Not as good as ours."
The reunion, for all that the surprise has been completely ruined, is actually pretty decent, despite the fact that Cooper failed to mention during his conversation with Blaine about his Marrying Man character that he liked to wear disguises so naturally Cooper was dressed up as an 1800s Western preacher with a long white beard and spurs on his boots.
(That explains Sam's comment about everyone saying no to horses.)
Still, the ceremony, brief and weird that it was, was meaningful, and Cooper legitimately choked up and broke character. Mercedes and Rachel performed a beautiful duet and since the ceremony was effectively at the reception, the drinks flowed after Kurt and Blaine reswore forever to each other (and oh, Blaine could do that over and over again to Kurt, if need be).
He's now playing catch up with everyone, the good kind of small talk, clapping Finn on his very giant back as he's only in town for the night since he's got to get back to work the next day where he's been teaching kids how to play drums at a youth rock and roll camp.
Tina and Artie he sees in New York, Tina working as a vet and at nights, in a punk-goth-lots of leather and fishnets all girls group, while Artie's film production team is doing research for their latest documentary.
Even Puck's done well, when he's not still taking a stab at script writing, he's taken to making ice sculptures because he gets to work with a chainsaw. Blaine politely tells him that the dinosaur sculptures he made tonight are very theme-appropriate for vow renewals.
"I'm just saying. We have all kinds of technology. We can totally have Jurassic Park happen, but for real."
"Science is amazing," Blaine says, figuring it's the mildest stance he can take.
It's great to see Sam in person since he never seems to take a break. After college, he moved to Nashville and now works as a DJ, known for his celebrity impression prank calls. His co-host is a former priest, which should be weird, but the guy's really nice according to Sam and plays a mean bass.
Brittany allegedly got a PhD in dance from MIT which doesn't make any logical sense yet she's a very popular daytime talk show host, like Ellen but with more cats. Blaine is 99% sure the fuzzy hat she's wearing has a hidden camera in it but he just makes sure he's not making any weird faces while she's talking to him.
Unfortunately hers is not the only camera rolling at this reunion/renewal/reception party.
Kurt accepts an overly enthusiastic hug from Sugar, congratulating her on the success of her bakery (that capitalizes on the national prestige of Babycakes). She's also properly appreciated as a star of the reality series The Bakery Princess: My Sweet and Scandalous Life. She once got into a hot tub fight with a couple of former castmembers of Jersey Shore.
The cameras are rolling as Sugar's show is filming for her upcoming season and since she did desserts, it's hard to complain because while Sugar herself can't bake, she's invested very well (thanks to her dad's questionably earned money) in hiring talented bakers. There are so many cute adorable teeny-tiny desserts that Kurt can't help sampling one or two.
Blaine is thoughtful to brush a crumb off Kurt's lips when they're about to get into frame, and kissing away any evidence really is quite welcome especially when Blaine's mouth is so pliant and sweet.
"This was like the best and greatest surprise ever, right?" Sugar says, tucking herself into Blaine's side. "It was all my idea, so you can thank me."
Santana, appearing around a corner with a disheveled cater waitress heading the other way behind her, scoffs. "No it wasn't, Princess Cupcake. It was your idea to film it."
Blaine blinks. "Wait, does this means that Sugar owns the rights to our renewal ceremony?"
"Okay," Sugar says brightly to the cameraman, "we need to do a take two now. Make sure that you zoom in on me when they tell me how awesome I am."
Kurt tilts his head to make sure they're getting his good side. He can hear Blaine faintly sighing beside him (he lost it somewhere along Cooper's fake beard and the dinosaur ice sculptures) and then he makes sure to keep his smile from going wicked as he thinks of a way to cheer Blaine up and indulge in some illicit, semi-public sex.
When they watch the edited version of Sugar's show, he really hopes this moment makes it in so he can point to it and say, and this is the moment I decided to drag you off for sex.
"Sugar thinks we should film a torrid affair for her show," Cooper announces once Blaine's snuck away from well, everyone, to fix his hair after Kurt thoroughly wrecked it holding on to Blaine's head as Blaine gave him a spectacular blowjob in a vacant conference room.
(That is the one area of expertise that Blaine cannot even fake humility. He's good at being fake-humble about his other talents. Blowjobs, not so much.)
"Please stop having public scandals with my friends," Blaine begs.
Cooper raises a hand and while Blaine expects it to turn into a point (they are facing a bathroom mirror so Cooper is looking at the person he loves best—himself), he holds out his hand open, palm raised. "You and Kurt already did the hooking up part of the show, huh?"
"It doesn't—we're married, Coop. I—nothing got filmed."
Nodding, Cooper says. "I respect where you are in your career. But if you need me to tweet about any in flagrante delicto action, I'm there for you, bro."
"Really don't need you there."
Ah, there's the point, right at Cooper's chest. "But I'm there. That's what brothers are for."
"No. No I'm pretty sure they're not."
"You and Kurt should stick around for the final act."
"Renewing our vows and celebrating with our friends wasn't enough?"
"Has everyone sung yet?"
Cooper has a point. And dammit, he's pointing again
"We're going to have really loud, inappropriate sex once this party is over," Blaine mutters as he stands behind Kurt, tucking his chin over Kurt's shoulder. He wraps his arms around Kurt, his wrist bumping against the buckle of Kurt's belt. The dancing part of the evening as taken over and they're currently watching everyone dance in surprising combinations, Sam and Tina constantly returning to each other when they think they're not being obvious.
"You whisper such sweet nothings. Why wait until later?"
Blaine's quiet for a moment. "Wanna recreate our wedding day?"
Kurt smiles, turns his head a little to nuzzle against Blaine's cheek. "We're going to have to go back up to our room for what we need."
"Hmm," Blaine says, halfway agreeing, his hand stroking along Kurt's waistband, tugging Kurt's shirt out. "Or lube at the least."
"An exact recreation then?" Kurt's breath is a little short, remembering how they'd been, eager and hurried as he'd fucked Blaine, no condom because Blaine begged.
"If you don't mind indulging your sentimental husband."
"I think if you ask very nicely," Kurt says, turning in Blaine's arms and for all anyone else might suspect they're slow dancing, swaying in each other's arms.
"Or maybe not nicely at all?" Blaine teases.
"Mmm, I do think that'll inspire me."
Blaine's gaze drops to Kurt's lips and when their eyes meet, Kurt shivers.
The thing is, it doesn't happen often.
Not anal sex, because yes they're really quite good at it, although naturally, they're not doing it like this all time, god, Blaine lives for when they just rut up against each other and okay, maybe he has a thing for when they come on each other, but it's not it consumes him. This specific thing, where Kurt's barely touching him, hands skimming down Blaine's thighs every now and again and Blaine's orgasm has to be earned by fucking himself on Kurt's cock. If he takes himself in hand he's going to come but he's concentrating now, because he can get there by doing this, working himself up and down, teasing with every lift and twist that he's learned through many years of sex, all the tricks that really, really do it for him and yet—he's not there.
He's almost there. He's really, really almost there. If Kurt grabbed him by the hips or held onto his ass, fuck, he'd be even closer. But here is nice, in the blurring world of pre-orgasm, looking down at Kurt who is doing a really damn amazing job at not coming, while Blaine's trying to come. Blaine's very fond of riding Kurt but what would he give if Kurt flipped him over and wrung it out of him, and okay he might have said that part out loud.
"We're changing the script a little, huh?" Kurt says, bracing himself on his elbows to lean up, Blaine eagerly meeting him as he thrusts down on Kurt's cock, happy to kiss Kurt and whine greedily against his mouth. Kurt huffs a laugh, pulling back and Blaine doesn't bother hiding his pout. "Marriage did change us."
"Kurt—" but that's all Blaine gets out as Kurt grabs his hips, digging back so his fingers press hard into Blaine's ass and then Kurt pushes up and takes over the pace, fast, unyielding, and Blaine can mercifully stop chasing his orgasm as it wrecks through him.
He doesn't often come untouched but when he does… fuck. "I made the best decision ever to marry you."
Kurt flips him over then, Blaine still too fuzzy from his orgasm to even realize it straight away, but god, he can feel Kurt as he pushes back inside, hard and Kurt's glistening with sweat. "Hold on to me, Blaine."
He does, arms only, rolling his hips forward is all his lower body seems willing to do, his thighs will probably scream murder later but he doesn't really care and it's not much, Kurt using him to get off is such a sight to see, he tells Kurt as much, in a few fleeting words—mostly "Kurt" "'s really hot" "yours" "wanna see you."
Kurt nearly falls against Blaine, catching himself on his elbows. He laughs a little, always giddy after he comes. "Oh my god. Someone's going to come looking for us."
Blaine blinks trying to remember that there's a world outside of this bed. "I'll send Cooper a text. Too fucked to come downstairs. Hashtag thanks for the party."


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Marijuana Deaths: How Many Are There?
It's a new year and we've been searching for an answer to an age-old question: How many people have died overdosing on weed?
It's a new year and we've been searching for an answer to an age-old question: How many people have died overdosing on weed? The short answer? Zero.
Unsurprisingly to marijuana lovers around the world, there has yet to be a single reported death linked to cannabis overdose. In fact, you would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times your average dose in order for marijuana to kill you. That would be about 1,500 pounds of marijuana in 15 minutes.
That's not to say that taking 40,000 hits is the sole way to risk death while under the influence of weed. Smoking 800 joints in one sitting would put you at risk of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. But, that isn't exactly the plant's fault, is it?
National Overdose Research
In their findings on overdose deaths, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) showed that drug fatalities are on the rise in the U.S. Most notably, deaths caused by heroin and benzodiazepines (prescription anti-anxiety drugs such as Ativan or Xanax) with 6 and 5-fold increases since 2001.What's missing from NIDA's 2015 report? A single record of a fatal cannabis overdose.
Shocking, right?
Global Overdose Deaths
Statistics on deaths from weed overdose are oddly missing from U.S. national drug reports. But, the recent 2015 United Nations World Drug Report had a few comments cautioning global citizens against the plant.
According to the report, the number of people admitting themselves for treatment for cannabis use disorders is on the rise. They explain: "The evidence suggests that more drug users are suffering from cannabis use disorders and there is growing evidence that cannabis may be becoming more harmful."
Umm… Excuse me? How can that even be possible?
To say that marijuana is "becoming more harmful" speaks to the anxiety about high-THC strains in mainstream culture and medical communities. The higher the THC content in the strain, the more likely a person is to admit themselves into an emergency room or seek treatment for marijuana use.
What Is a THC Overdose?
Unlike its counterpart CBD, THC by itself increases anxiety and paranoia in some people. After a night (or perhaps many nights) of smoking some top-shelf herb, some users may find themselves feeling a little overwhelmed, anxious, or paranoid. This is what we'd call a true THC-overdose.
This kind of overdose might make some people uncomfortable for a short time. Yet, there is still no record of anyone ever dying after smoking some high-potency bud. Check out our Antidotes for THC Overdoses if you're been hitting it too hard and are feeling a bit anxious.
With all the hubbub about the safety of the cannabis plant, the World Drug Report fails to report any marijuana deaths. In fact, the report shows that most drug-related deaths are due to opioids. including heroin and prescription drugs such as Morphine. Opioid overdoses make up 40.8% of worldwide drug deaths.
Let's face it. It's 2016.
By now, the complete lack of marijuana fatalities should be a huge neon sign when it comes to the politics of drug legalization. By comparison, 80,000 people die from alcohol related diseases annually. Over 25,000 Americans died in 2014 alone because of drugs prescribed to them by their doctors. On top of that, over 18,000 Americans died from *again* legally prescribed pain-killers.
With years worth of data on drug fatalities, it would seem like common sense to step back and ask: If no one is dying from marijuana, why is it still illegal? Unfortunately, we still seem live in a world that's a little more than nonsensical.
Help spread the word about non-lethal weed by sharing this article, and let us know your thoughts on social media or in the comments below. After all, the only way to combat ignorance is with education.


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: HARBOTTLE CASTLE
List entry Number: 1041281
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District: Northumberland
District Type: Unitary Authority
Parish: Harbottle
National Park: NORTHUMBERLAND
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Ruined castle. Started after 1157, reconstructed in stone C13, extensively rebuilt in 1541.
The earliest work is a motte and bailey castle, the finest medieval earthwork in the county. Ruined walls in~squared stone.
The ruins include a stretch of curtain wall c.40 yards long and 15 ft. high with the remains of an angle tower at the north end. This wall separated the bailey from an unfortified courtyard beyond. On the motte are extensive fragments of a shell keep with one deeply-splayed C16 gun loop still in situ. Two other smaller, but still high and dramatic fragments of the curtain wall also remain.
Northumberland County History Vol.15.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Dodds Hope, M, 'A History of Northumberland' in The Parish of Simonburn Modern Parishes Humshaugh Bellingham Falstone Thorneyburn with Greystead Wark Rothbury Alwinton Chapely Holstone Lordship Kila, , Vol. 15, (1940)
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French online restaurant-reservation service LaFourchette (or TheFork) has been acquired by TripAdvisor for a reported $140 million. Previous investments in the French service include 3.3 million Euro from Otium Capital in January 2011 and $10.5 million from Partech Ventures and Serena Capital. The website has been majority-owned by Otium Capital since 2009.
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Though still making its first baby steps, NFC (Near Field Communications) has great potential. As we see more phones featuring NFC, the way we deal with daily matters (like transactions) will change as well. Currently, the only Android device with an NFC chip is the Samsung Nexus S, and though we wish many of the phones coming out would sport NFC, that just isn't the case today, but HTC is coming to the rescue!
Bright Side of News has reported that at a recent press event an unnamed HTC Sales Manager stated that HTC is planning to bring an NFC high-end smartphone, which should be positioned "slighly above the recently announced HTC Sensation." This device is expected to be released during the 3rd quarter of 2011, probably not too long after the Sensation hits (you just might have a reason to wait a bit… again).
Though this device is supposed to be "slightly above" the HTC Sensation, we are not sure if this only constitutes the addition of the NFC chip or whether there will be other enhancements. We do know that the new HTC phone will have a 4.3 qHD display, similar to the one found in the Sensation. Will it be that much better? Most likely not, unless you consider NFC to be highly important, in which case it might be worth the wait for you.
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Laurie Smith
• 10 November 2009
...she was always the best designer on TLC's Trading Spaces, hands down.
Yesterday I placed her book--Discovering Home with Laurie Smith--on hold at my local library. It should arrive in a few days and I cannot wait for a little eye candy. I admire many elements about her personal style and from the small glimpses I've seen so far, her home looks simply amazing. It's always fun to dream...
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- November 10, 2009 at 6:29 AM
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love, love those dining room chairs!!! Been wanting to recover mine...this gives me some direction. Haven't seen anything I've really liked that is not overstated yet stylish.
- November 10, 2009 at 7:25 AM
It's a great book! I refer to my copy often. I think you'll really enjoy it.
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- Elsa May said...
What a stunning house and as for those stairs - incredible!
- November 10, 2009 at 10:50 AM
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I really loved her on the show as well. I have her book and it's great to look at. Great ideas!
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Lessons :: On Marriage and Sons
Usually when you move in with someone, people start asking when you're going to get married. And then once you're married, people start asking if you're going to have kids. Our order of things has been a little different, but we still get asked about our future plans from time to time.
Before meeting Brandon, I was not a "kid person" (and I'm still not, to be honest, though I already love mine). I wanted to get married someday, maybe, but I didn't care about weddings (unless they were the weddings of my friends, because hello, free booze). My life has completely changed within the past year and a half, and so have my plans and priorities. Don't worry -- it's all changed for the better.
B and I knew we wanted to be together forever, pretty early on. But with a kid on the way, we probably won't be getting married for awhile. I thought I would want to elope in Vegas or just go to the Justice of the Peace, but B is a little more traditional than that. And the more we talk about it, the more I'm looking forward to celebrating with all of our friends and family someday. It's just going to take a lot of planning that we don't have time for right now.
And, yes, we've talked about more children too. I'm limiting it to two (which I think I have the authority to do, since they're coming out of me) but as we've learned, God has his own plans. We definitely don't want to have another until we're married and have our own place and have our debts paid off and money saved.
I also want to wait until Baby Loudmouth is old enough to wipe his own ass because chasing around two babies sounds like a nightmare (just ask my poor mother who had to deal with my sister and I). When B said "we should wait awhile, like two years" I laughed in his face. Sorry, I'm thinking more like 5. People say that's too big of a gap, but I'm selfish and want a built-in babysitter. Until then, we're going to use about 7 forms of birth control (if that many exist, of course) or stay celibate. Wish me luck.
I've also been asked if I'm excited that we're having a boy, and the truth is yes, yes, praise Jesus, yes. My sis and I have a brother much younger than us, and even my parents agree that he was the easiest to raise. I'm still waiting for him to mess up because, come on dude, you're making the rest of us look bad. If this fetus magically ends up being a girl, I'll love her anyway, but I'll be a lot more scared. I'm already an emotional firecracker, and trying to get along with a mini-me sounds downright terrifying.
So before the ultrasound, when people asked if I wanted a boy or girl and I said I didn't care, that was a flat-out lie. I've wanted a boy from the beginning, and I kinda had a feeling that that's what it was, but I didn't want to jinx anything. And now we're less than a month away, and I'm so happy.
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The suspect in the abduction of Violet R. Ripken from her Aberdeen home stopped at a Middle River Walmart the day after the July incident and may have had a brief encounter with the driver of a dark green minivan, Aberdeen Police Lt. Fred Budnick said Monday.
Police are asking the driver of the van, which appears to be a Dodge Caravan with stickers on the driver and passenger side back windows, to contact them with any information. Budnick said the driver is not a suspect but perhaps a witness.
The suspect visited the Walmart in the 100 block of Carroll Island Road on July 26, police said.
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Adolph Weinman's Walking Liberty design represented more than an attempt to beautify the half dollar. It was the culmination of an effort to revitalize the denomination and get half dollars back into circulation in a big way. The Mint turned out plenty of Walking Liberty half dollars in the design's first year, but it was nothing compared to the mintages of Walking Liberty half dollars in the 1940s. Weinman, better known as a sculptor and medal designer, won the competition to design the new half dollar. The Mint began striking the coins in November 1916. Although the first Walking Liberty halves were dated 1916, they were not released until Jan. 2, 1917. The Jan. 23, 1917, issue of the Elyria, Ohio, Evening Telegram said the Walking Liberty half dollar was more "elaborate" than the Barber half. But the two coins had something in common—they both seem to have been inspired by French coin designs. In the case of the Walking Liberty half dollar, it was the figure known as "The Sower." Maybe that's why Weinman worked the American flag into the Walking Liberty half dollar design—to set it apart and give it a more national character.
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There was some question as to whether Liberty was holding the flag, wearing it or using it as a backdrop. In the summer of 1916, the Grand Rapids Tribune said the half dollar's obverse had "a background of the American flag flying to the breeze." This was consistent with Weinman's explanation of the symbolism: "The design of the half dollar bears a full-length figure of Liberty, the folds of the Stars and Stripes flying to the breeze as a background, progressing in full stride toward the dawn of a new day, carrying branches of laurel and oak, symbolic of civil and military glory. The hand of the figure is outstretched in bestowal of the spirit of liberty. "The reverse of the half dollar shows an eagle perched high upon a mountain crag, his wings unfolded, fearless in spirit and conscious of his power. Springing from a rift in the rock is a sapling of Mountain Pine, symbolic of America." Bird experts weren't sure what to make of the eagle on the half dollar. It was unlike any other eagle on a U.S. coin. A leading ornithologist, Frank Chapman, thought it looked like a turkey. Little was said about the branch of Mountain Pine, although it added a dramatic touch and may have been the coin's most distinctive feature. For this reason alone, it probably deserved to be called the "Mountain Pine" half dollar. Another distinctive feature was the placement of the mintmark on the obverse, for the first time on the half dollar since the 1830s. Because they resembled die defects, Denver's "D" and San Francisco's "S" were moved to the reverse during the 1917 production run. Half dollar production fluctuated in the 1920s and 1930s. Sometimes it was suspended altogether. A post-World War I recession and the Great Depression were to blame. The Walking Liberty half dollar really took off during World War II as record mintages were reported. Meanwhile, Mint officials and others were considering the merits of a coin tribute to Benjamin Franklin. The Walking Liberty half dollar gave way to the Franklin half dollar in 1948. By then, so many Walking Liberties had been struck that most examples from the 1940s are valued at less than $10 in Very Fine-20.
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Teachers in the Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union have threatened a strike according to a union representative at Poultney High School.
Kaitlin Cioffi, a science teacher at PHS, told news reporters March 29 that 65 teachers from schools in Poultney, Middletown Springs, Tinmouth and Wells will strike if the union cannot come to an agreement with supervisory officials.
Teachers are unhappy with current salaries and benefits.
Teachers have been without a contract in excess of 600 days. The Vermont-NEA said this is the longest stalemate in the union's history in Vermont.
Teachers are seeking a 3.5 percent pay increase in pay or approximately $1,700 per year, per teacher.
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Ask Jimmy and the Bug
art by Dean Stanton, text by Ellen Braaf
Hey Bug! Troy N., Age 10, wants to know: How does invisible ink work?
Let me show you!
Secret writing is very old and there are lots of invisible ink recipes. These inks work in different ways to hide and reveal messages written with them.
Some invisible inks—like milk, vinegar, or lemon juice—darken when they're heated. You can read messages written with them because they burn faster than the paper they're written on.
Other secret inks are solutions of chemicals that are colorless when dry but become visible when treated with another chemical, called a reagent.
Messages can even be written inside eggs, using a mixture of vinegar and a chemical called alum. Messages written with this ink are absorbed through the shell. When the egg is boiled and peeled, the message appears.
Spies not only need to hide their messages, they need to hide their secret inks. One method they use is to soak their shoelaces in the chemicals, then dry them in the sun. To make secret ink, they just put the shoelaces back in water.
In an emergency, spies can even use urine or a mixture of spit and pigeon poop as an invisible ink. But…would you want to receive that letter?
I'll show you!
I've never read an EGG before!
- What is a reagent?
- Why is the appearance of invisible ink on a piece of paper a chemical change? Tell how you know this is a chemical change.
- A spy soaks a shoelace in water to create an invisible ink. Do you think the creation of the invisible ink is a chemical change or a physical change? Why? Write a sentence or two to explain your answer.


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Caffe Shakerato
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Author Notes: This is a refreshing cold, frothy coffee popular in Italy. It's made without milk so is nice and light on a hot day. So easy to make too. It might become your favourite summer drink! I've written more about it on my blog: http://ambradambra.wordpress...
Serves: one
Espresso coffee, strong and hot
teaspoon caster sugar
ice cubes, small
- Shake ingredients vigorously in a cocktail shaker for about 30 seconds until ice is almost melted.
- Strain into a statement glass.
- For something a bit stronger, add a dash of your favourite liqueur.
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Meet Shane Parton
Shane has been an active member of Build-Up CrossFit for several years now. Build-Up was his first exposure to CrossFit and completely changed the way he viewed fitness. The sense of community and companionship is something he felt could not be experienced at any traditional gym.
Throughout his life he has been focusing on weightlifting, not only as a means of fitness, but as a hobby and a sport. He was introduced to Olympic Weightlifting at the early age of 13 when he signed up for weight training classes in junior high school. It was something he immediately loved and wanted to excel at.
Flash forward several years, he now coaches and competes in Olympic Weightlifting competitions in local gyms around the valley. Shane graduated ASU with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and has a very analytical mindset. The technical aspects of Olympic Weightlifting allows him to utilize his analytical way of thinking and incorporate it into his training and coaching methods.
Shane has been coaching the Olympic Weightlifting class at Build-Up CrossFit for approx. 3 years and enjoys every minute of it. His biggest passion in life is to help others achieve their goals and live a better, more fulfilling life. One way he accomplishes his goals of helping others, is to teach the foundation and fundamentals of Olympic Weightlifting.
Whether your goal is to become more efficient in your daily Crossfit WODs, or to see improvements in your strength, this class is for you! Shane covers either the Snatch, or the Clean & Jerk on any given week. He breaks the lifts down into their most basic steps and movements to, not only to allow for your understanding of "how" to do them correctly, but also to understand "why" we want to do them correctly in the first place. The class is generally intended for beginners and newcomers, but can also be advantageous for more elite athletes looking to sharpen their skills. At least half of the session is comprised of movements and drills with an empty barbell and no added weight. This ensures that every person is able to perform the exercises while maintaining proper form and technique.
I focus on Three Keys Concepts in the Olympic Weightlifting Class:
- Proper Positioning
- Increasing Mobility
- Mental Toughness and Confidence
We invite you to come in and try it out, you will find that by dialing in these lifts you will be moving faster and safer during your CrossFit workout.


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Organic Madagascar Pink Rice™
IngredientsRed Rice. Product of Madagascar.
Dista's Magic Rice, Imported from Madagascar
But for the keen attention of one farmer, Jean Baptiste Rakotomandimby (known as Dista), this unique Malagasy rice variety may have been lost forever. Grown from a single seed, Madagascar Pink Rice amazed people with its abundant growth and satisfying, subtly sweet flavor. Elusively aromatic of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, this soft supple rice is also nutritionally dense, milled to retain most of the wholesome bran layer. In the Lake Alaotra region, where this rice is produced, locals claim that eating this rice has improved their health.
Madagascar Pink Rice will transform any rice dish into a special meal. Use it steamed plain, in a pilaf, stir-fry, salad or pudding.
Madagascar Pink Rice is grown by households of the Koloharena Cooperative of Amparafaravola using a more sustainable set of practices called the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI enables small family farmers to harvest more rice using less water, seed, land and no chemicals. Lake Alaotra's marshy shores are home to the critically endangered Alaotran Gentle Lemur. It is hoped that SRI will help reduce degradation of the lemur's dwindling habitat by making existing land more productive without the need for polluting chemicals. Visit our MCPD section to learn more about this amazing system that is changing the rice-growing world.


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|1,076 sq. ft.
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|7 nights
The 100 square meters petite villa, is a place that has been created with love and attention to the details, overlooking to the port of Kea, offering breathtaking views to the sunset and nearby islands.
Following the island's traditional architectural style, the villa is made of local stone on the outside and large verandas overlooking at the port and the infinite Aegean blue. The house is spanning over two levels and possesses a lovely garden, extended in three levels, full of herbs and various aegean plants and flowers. At the upper level there is a spacious terrace with a pergola-covered dining area, under which there is a monastery wooden table that accommodates up to 8 people. The main level consists of the entrance, the fully equipped kitchen with a dining table that sits up to 6 people, a spacious living room with a built in fireplace, a roof fan, TV, DVD and CD player and a WC. At the ground level there is a stylish master bedroom (king size bed) with en suite bathroom and a cosy double bedroom (queen size bed) with a bathroom and shower. Both rooms open to the ground level terrace and have access to the garden.
The house has easy access, is situated 3 minutes drive from Ioulis and is very close to the main road. It is ideal for couples wishing to enjoy a romantic and relaxing holiday to an elegant destination and also for families of up to 4, wishing to explore the numerous beaches, sites and cultural spaces of the island of KEA.
Hello, I am Stella! This house in Kea is my favorite place on earth that I created with love and have taken care of all the small details. I have spent here amazing vacations and moments with friends, have relaxed and enjoyed the peacefulness and calmness of the location, only an hour away from busy Athens. My priority is that my guests will also share this unique experience and enjoy their stay in a place that offers unlimited view to the 'grand bleu', the small islands and the sunset and also a sweet home full of positive energy! You are welcome!
Stella Voulgaraki purchased this villa in 2007
My husband and I just got back from a week at this beautiful house and can't say enough great things about it. The house is impeccably clean and cozy with the most amazing view in the world!!! Every convenience is there for you.
The island of Kea is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful with amazing beaches, hikes, and places to eat delicious local Greek food.
We totally recommend Villa Pietra to anyone who wants to get away from it all and enjoy a relaxing stay in a beautiful setting.
I and my wife spent 10 days in this beautiful house by the end of july.
We were welcomed warmly with all the necessary information on the house and its sorroundings and even received a welcome basket with traditional Kea products.
The house was splendid since our first istant there: marvellous view, perfectly furnished and clean, organized and decorated with a taste we appreciated. We had a good time there, and we watched many beautiful sunsets on the terrace. We found there everything we could need (or desire), including appliances and kitchen tools we are used to have in our home.
Kea island has a lot of beautiful beaches to choose from, never too crowdy and with cristal clean waters. There are many paths to follow if you prefer panoramic views and archaeological sites. We found the climate perfect, never too hot even in sunny days thanks to the winds that quite costantly flows during summer time.
We fell in love with the house and the island: we'll get there again for sure!
The house is located centrally in the island, which gives the opportunity to visit all beaches and towns within few minutes of drive.
Nearest town: Ioulis (3' drive)
Port of KEA: (12' drive)
Vourkari: (15' drive)
Nearest Beaches: Pisses (10' drive), Koundouros (20' drive)
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High Season
1 Jul 2018 - 31 Aug 2018
7 night minimum stay
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Source from Home Care Daily Newsletter It's a story that is repeating itself time and time again across the country. Elderly individuals build a solid retirement account, spend a few years enjoying their retirement, and then a major health crisis occurs and within a few short years, all of that money is gone and the… Read more »
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Source from the PA Department of Aging National Study of Long-Term Care Providers This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) will begin the second wave of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP), which "monitor trends in the major sectors of paid, regulated long-term care services providers." The… Read more »


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Team Gray Matter is a non-profit, independent team, primarily created around the team's pilot, Peter Gray of Doncaster, England. The team is made up of entrepreneurs and academics focused on developing a BCI device that will offer Peter a competitive chance at winning the BCI race. We spoke to Ivan Nixon from Team Gray Matter about the rehearsal of the Cybathlon in 2015. He is a creative entrepreneur and has established the team, strategy and partnerships in order to get Pete to Cybathlon 2016.
During the 3rd Symposium "Coma and other disorders of consciousness" on September 8th-9th, 2016 in Cologne (Germany) g.tec shows recent experiments, analysis methods and results of mindBEAGLE. mindBEAGLE is an assessment and communication tool for DOC patients developed by Guger Technologies OG. Read more
Recently we had the chance to talk to one of our partners Dr. Rossella Spataro from Centro SLA (Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica) in Palermo who managed to successfully communicate with ALS patient Carmelina. Due to the lack of feedback it was difficult to judge Carmelina's condition. mindBEAGLE – a system developed by Guger Technologies – enabled Dr. Spataro to communicate with her patient and gained new insights about the extent of Carmelina's awareness and consciousness. Read more
The Cybathlon will take place on October 8th, 2016 at the ETH Zurich. It is the very first Cybathlon that motivates people with disabilities to compete side by side in six domains, using the latest assistive technologies. Read more
The 6th International BCI Meeting took place from May 30th – June 3rd, 2016 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California, USA. The unique, highly interactive, student-friendly, retreat-like atmosphere and high-impact activities attracted more than 400 attendees. The winners of the BCI Award 2016 have been announced at the Award Ceremony during the BCI Meeting. Read more
The Cybathlon will take place on October 8th, 2016 at the ETH Zurich. It is the very first Cybathlon that motivates people with disabilities to compete side by side in six domains, using the latest assistive technologies. One of these domains is the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Race. Read more
Steven Laureys is a Belgian neurologist recognized worldwide in the field of neurology of consciousness. His research is dedicated to neurological disability and neuronal plasticity in patients who suffer from brain damage. Steven is a testing partner within the ComaWare project, and uses the mindBEAGLE system for assessment and communication of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). Brendan Allison, our Senior Researcher, had a little chat with Steven and asked him about his work. Read more
Anouk Wipprecht is a Hi-Tech Fashion Designer from the Netherlands. She combines fashion and technology with engineering, science and interaction/user experience design. Her work is quite unusual and unique: she creates technological couture that moves, breathes and reacts to the environment around the human body. Read more
The 6th International BCI Meeting "BCI Past, Present, and Future", is scheduled for May 30th – June 3rd, 2016 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California, USA. Read more
Andy Weir is a friend of Brendan Allison, our Senior Scientist at g.tec – a great novelist and the author of "The Martian", the hit movie directed by Ridley Scott in 2015. This sci-fi story is about a manned mission to Mars featuring Matt Damon, the NASA astronaut Mark Watney. This story shows the fascinating fight against the life-threatening circumstances by a man who is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew on Mars.
We had the chance to talk to Andy Weir about "The Martian" and we also made him a special gift… Read more
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro is the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, part of the Department of Systems Innovation in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University (JP). His research has contributed to investigation of human like robots and the interaction with humans. For his recent projects, he has been using g.Nautilus, the wireless EEG cap from g.tec, to control his robots. We had the chance to chat with Dr. Ishiguro about his work and his use of g.Nautilus.
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We just had a blast photoshooting for our new product catalogue. The process of editing, redesigning and renewing our product catalogue has started.
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This is the sort of breakfast, which gives me the get up, and go. My Island Granola brings a little sunshine and warmth to your morning breakfast; the combination of spices, dried fruits and nuts makes for a delectable and exquisite breakfast. Homemade granola is far superior in taste compared to shop brought packets and I'll let you in with a secret: once you make your own granola, you will never go back to shop brought, that's what happened to me. Granola is actually quite easy to make and if you get chance, do make my jumble berry compote, especially when the berries are in season. Island granola served with jumble berry compote, is my preferred accompaniment, the combination of Jamaican flavours with English fruits is how many of my recipes are Jamaican-English mash up dishes.
You will need a large mixing bowl, a large oven tin or foil.
Makes 600g Serves 5-6 people
400g rolled porridge oats
200g mixed dried fruits and nuts (raisins, apricots, banana chips & Brazil nuts)
3 tablespoon oil vegetable oil
1tsp vanilla extract
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon all spice
60g dark brown sugar
4 tablespoon maple syrup or honey or golden syrup
Drizzle of vegetable oil for greasing the oven tin.
For the jumbleberry and lemon compote.
500g mixed berries (raspberry, strawberry and blueberry)
6tbsp caster sugar
½ lemon
Preheat the oven to gas mark 3. Mix all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl, ensuring the oats are covered with the maple syrup vanilla extract and oil until thoroughly combined. Lightly grease a baking sheet (or foil) place in the oven tin. Add the grana in the oven tin and place the trays in the middle of the oven, stir every 10 minutes or so, as this will ensure the granola will be golden throughout. Leave the granola to cool and store in an airtight container. The Tropical granola should last a month.
For the jumbleberry compote
Place the mixed berries and sugar in a saucepan. Add the juice of ½ lemon in the pan.
Simmer the fruits for around 8 minutes or until the syrup can coat the back of a spoon.
Leave the compote to cool, and then serve with the granola.
The compote can be kept for up to 3 days when stored in an airtight jar/container in the fridge.


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Though there are over 200 species and many more hybrids of Iris, I grow and design with three widely available types; Bearded Hybrid Iris, Siberian Iris, and Japanese Iris. These Irises grew in the formal perennial gardens at Temple University Ambler campus where I studied floriculture under the auspice of Viola Anders.
Miss Anders was the Julia Child of horticulture, tall and talented with that high-pitched voice that spoke of no nonsense gardening. The gardens were an amalgamation of her experiences gardening in England and gardening for a privileged clientele here in the states. We learned to design pastel gardens for a set of people who summered in Maine or on Nantucket using perennials that flowered from spring until the Fourth of July. Irises fell right into the mix. An Anders favorite was Iris x 'Beverly Sills', a beautiful pastel coral-pink Iris that took my breath away.
May begins with Bearded Iris. These are hybrids sometimes incorrectly listed as Iris germanica, which is actually a parent species used to breed some of the most remarkable, tall Bearded Irises. Bearded Iris is one of the most diverse groups of Iris. The American Iris Society has subdivided them by height. They range from the earliest flowering miniatures to the tall late spring Standards. The flowers are characterized by their bearded falls. Colors range from snowy white through every conceivable shade of single and multi-colored flowers. My favorite is a tall Bearded Iris sold as Orange Harvest. Actually a shade of apricot, it combines well with the blue Siberian Irises. Orange Harvest is a re-blooming Iris that presents us with a second flowering in late summer and early autumn. Other notable re-bloomers are: Immortality (white), Victoria Falls (bright blue), and Autumn Circus (white and purple bicolor).
Just as my apricot Breaded Irises produce their second flush of flowers, my stately Siberian Iris opens. Siberian Irises are one of the easiest and most dependable perennials to grow. These are a class of Iris regarded as "beardless". They grow best in full sun but will tolerate partial shade. Their only care involves occasional division every 3 – 4 years. My favorite is Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'. It has purple velvet flowers on strong 3 foot stems. Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar' is another good choice with creamy white and yellow flowers that re-bloom.
Japanese Irises, Iris ensata, bloom third in our sequence; early to mid June. They will tolerate a wet site and can be used in a rain garden. Their beardless, flat flowers appear to fly like aircraft on top of strong stems. Colors range from white to pale blues, lavender, and all shades of purple and magenta often with darker contrasting veins. If you can provide a bit of moisture, these are the Irises for you. My pick is Iris ensata 'Flying Tiger', 36 inches tall with pale violet-white flowers that have purple veins. Iris e. 'Sensation' runs close second, sporting large magenta flowers with yellow signals. A show stopper!
Even if you are not in the market for more garden plants, take a trip to your local perennial nursery or Iris farm. You will be fascinated by the diversity these low maintenance perennials can offer.


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10 December is Human Rights Day. The theme this year is human rights defenders who work to end discrimination. Photo: HelpAge International
Older women and men in 50 countries around the world spoke up to defend their rights as part of the Age Demands Action campaign in October this year.
Older human rights defenders make great gains
Some of their demands have already been translated into specific government actions and policy changes.
In Ghana, government approved the National Ageing Policy and accelerated registration of poorer older people over 65 for cash transfers.
In Tanzania, four political parties included universal pensions and free healthcare for older people in their manifestos. The Prime Minister also pledged commitment to free healthcare and a universal pension for older people.
In Bolivia, a draft law against abuse was presented by the Ministry of Equal Opportunities after hundreds of activists highlighted rights abuses against older people.
In Cambodia, the government is introducing a health equity fund to provide free healthcare for the poorest older people.
Read more success stories from Age Demands Action 2010.
International progress on older people's rights
2010 has also seen a number of significant developments towards better protection of older people's rights at international level.
Two UN Special Rapporteurs (independent experts who address specific areas of human rights) focused specifically on older people's rights.
In June, independent expert on human rights and extreme poverty, Magdalena Sepúlveda, highlighted the critical role that non-contributory pensions play in realising older people's right to social security and reducing extreme poverty.
In October, the Human Rights Council tasked UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, to write his next report on older people's right to health.
UN High Commissioner supports older people's rights
On International Day of Older Persons (1 October), Navi Pillay, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, made a powerful statement about age discrimination and older people's rights.
This was the first statement of its kind from a High Commissioner. It signalled an important recognition that older people's rights have been neglected and demand greater attention.
Major steps to protect older women's rights
Later the same month, the Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) adopted a general recommendation on the protection of older women's rights.
The recommendation provides guidance to states on how to meet their obligations to protect older women's rights. It is also an important tool for civil society and others working on women's and older people's rights.
Towards a convention on the rights of older people?
Finally, in November, in a landmark decision, the UN General Assembly agreed to set up a working group to discuss how to better protect older people's rights. The group will examine existing human rights standards, identify any gaps and discuss the need for new mechanisms.
"There is so much more to be done to ensure older women and men's rights are better protected both in law and, more importantly, in practice in their everyday lives," says Bridget Sleap, HelpAge's rights policy adviser.
"Nonetheless, some very important steps have been taken in 2010 towards this. It is now our responsibility to make sure that this momentum is maintained and that these significant developments are translated into positive action."
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Myong Juch (18 December 2010)
Though we have been vigorously demonstareted our efforts promoting senior's rights, our society still lag to our expectation. We need to have international NGOs coperation working together for Korean senior's rights in this rapidly changing ageing environment.
KALLIRROI NIKOLI (17 December 2010)
Creative and productive New Year! Congratulations for your initiatives. I totally agree with your efforts towards the establishments of the Human rights of Older People.
But I would like to be more specific on Human Rights of Older People,because our main goal has to be their empowerment and their social inclusion in every aspect of our global society. So the implementation of their empowerment will give meaning and in our efforts for the establishment of their Rights.


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What's the best method to get your employees to be more in touch with what they are doing? Put them in an embarrassing situation. It looks like this has been the tactic chosen by Microsoft to prove to their employees just how "safe" is the software they're developing.
But let's see what happened, according to ZDNet. The company from Redmond has organized an event with the purpose of bringing together both the engineers working at different security systems for Microsoft's software and their "fierce" enemies, the hackers.
The event, called "Blue Hat", a clear reference to the widely known online security conference "Black Hat", has lasted for two days, and in this time both sides have worked together in order to determine which are the best methods to eliminate the vulnerabilities existing in different Microsoft programs. We have to mention that the hackers attending the event were a part of the more "legal" side of this community, being known as "security researchers" at their workplace.
And it looks like they've won this contest, managing in only some minutes' time to "persuade" a laptop running Windows into accessing a malicious wireless network. And then the room went silent. The engineers became nervous, says an observer, because it had already become a personal matter for each and everyone of them.
Fortunately, things didn't get out of hand, and Microsoft's officers were quite pleased with the result, since, as Matt Thomlinson, a software security advisor for the engineers from Redmond said, "Things are different when a group of programmers watches their actual code exploited. It kind of hits people in the gut".
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