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The transfer window is often a period of unease for Atlético fans. Much has been made of our activity over the summer, in particular concerning players exiting the club, as we pay the inevitable price for our own success last year. We evaluate the possibilities for Atleti in 2014/15, and also take a look at how we are shaping up compared to our domestic and European rivals.
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Thibaut Courtois – a tribute in red and white
From a gangly, unknown teenager to one of the best goalkeepers in world football. It's fair to say Thibaut Courtois made quite an impact in his three years on loan at the Vicente Calderón, and returns to parent club Chelsea a hero after helping us to the La Liga title.
Join us as we look back on a sensational three years with Atleti.


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Our in-house playground inspection services have been used by private organizations and municipalities to ensure that their structures are compliant with CSA.
After your playground inspection, you will be provided with a PDF report detailing the findings. This report includes on-site measurements and photographs to quantify the inspection and identify hazards. Hazards are categorised using the CSA designated Hazard Key of A, B or C categories. See the ratings definitions below.
A: Life threatening or debilitating
Includes – Entanglement, entrapment, structure failure (i.e. tipping), protective surfacing violations (depth or dimension), etc.
B: Serious, non –disability injury
Includes – Crush and shear, sharp edges, etc.
C: May cause minor injury, or equipment not in compliance with the most recent version of CSA Z614 Standard
Includes -Equipment that may comply with an earlier version of CSA Z614, missing signage, no-encroachment zone violations, in appropriate stair handrails, etc.

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It is quite unimaginable to many that seniors are regular marijuana users. However, it is a reality although marijuana use may not be as widespread among the elderly. A study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has indicated that the use of marijuana is on the increase among seniors. In fact as many as 1 out of 20 seniors may be regular marijuana users and this figure could be, significantly higher when one considers occasional marijuana use.
Reasons for Marijuana Use in Senior Years
There are various reasons as to why seniors may use marijuana but the bottom line is that this illicit substance does not hold the same stigma as it did to seniors of yesteryear. As the baby boomers, those born between 1945 and 1964, are the majority of seniors today there is a better understanding of why marijuana use may not be seen as such an oddity.
This is a generation that was accustomed to widespread marijuana use in their late teens and twenties (the 60s and 70s) and some have continued using marijuana since then. Others revisit the habit in the senior years when they have extra time on their hand, less occupation and family commitments. However, marijuana may also be used by the elderly for its pharmacological properties.
Marijuana and Potential Benefits
Marijuana is often classified as a depressant since it dulls the activity of the nervous system. However, it also appears to have stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. It is known to have pharmacological benefits for a number of diseases and symptoms – from easing pain, reducing nausea and vomiting, lowering pressure within the eyeball, increasing appetite in those who are not eating and assisting with sleep.
These effects may mean that marijuana can be of benefit to the elderly with chronic diseases such as arthritis, glaucoma, cancer and its treatment (chemotherapy), insomnia and also for those experiencing side effects of various drugs that have to be used. The elderly who are more likely to experience depression than any other age group may also use the drug as a means to alleviate some of the associated symptoms such as grief, loneliness, anxiety and sleeplessness.
Dangers of Marijuana use
Despite the use of low dose synthetic cannabinoids legally in some countries, known as medical marijuana, the reality is that continuous marijuana use is not safe. It is associated with a host of psychiatric disturbances and can worsen conditions such as insomnia and depression for which is it was used in the first place. There is the additional factor of drug interaction with prescription medication used for the treatment of chronic medication.
Despite the dangers, many seniors may not have the same fears about marijuana use as younger adults. The high cost of medical care, host of side effects with prescription medication and dissatisfaction with medical treatment options may all be driving factors towards marijuana use in the senior years. Addiction should not be excluded as a possible factor as well despite the widespread belief that marijuana is a "safe" and non-addictive substance.
The recreational use of marijuana is also widespread among seniors, who similar to younger users, derive the same pleasure from its euphoric effects.
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Tarrant County College Bans Symbolic 'Empty Holster' Protest
Tarrant County College (TCC) repeatedly violated the constitutional rights of student protesters who intended to participate in the national "Students for Concealed Carry on Campus" protest by wearing empty holsters. The protest, held on college campuses throughout the country, is part of an effort to promote "the legalization of concealed carry by licensed individuals on college campuses." Two years in a row, TCC students were told that they could not wear the holsters anywhere on campus and had to confine all protests to tiny "free speech zones," such as the approximately twelve-foot circle of concrete comprising the "free speech zone" on TCC's South Campus. TCC was the only public school in the country that banned the protest. Ultimately, with the help of FIRE and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the students filed a lawsuit to vindicate their rights and defeat TCC's unconstitutional policies and practices. They won a temporary restraining order in 2009, and TCC amended its policies but failed to properly protect constitutional rights. The plaintiffs amended their complaint, and the case went to a hearing in January 2010. In March 2010, the U.S. District Court upheld the students' right to wear empty holsters as part of their protest—even in classrooms—and ruled that a new TCC ban on "cosponsorship" of campus activities was unconstitutional.
Community College of Allegheny County Denies Student Right to Start Gun-Rights Advocacy Organization
A student who was trying to form a gun-rights group at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in Pennsylvania was threatened with disciplinary action. Administrators banned Christine Brashier's informational pamphlets, ordered all copies of them destroyed, and decreed that further "academic misconduct" would not be tolerated. A dean reportedly told her, "You may want to discuss this topic but the college does not, and you cannot make us." After FIRE came to the student's aid, CCAC proffered post hoc rationalizations, stating that in order to avoid punishment the student must obtain the school's imprimatur before distributing her message, thus subjecting her pamphlets to unconstitutional prior restraint. After months of national media attention, Christine was finally allowed to distribute pamphlets about the group she was forming, and the college rescinded its unconstitutional policy demanding "prior written approval" for "personal contact with individuals or groups related to non-sponsored college material or events."
Colorado College Finds Students Guilty of 'Violence' for Satirical Flyer Mentioning 'Weaponry'
Two male students were found responsible for violating the school's "violence" policy for posting a flyer that parodied a flyer from the Feminist and Gender Studies program. Colorado College's "Feminist and Gender Studies Interns" had distributed a flyer called "The Monthly Rag," which included a reference to "male castration," an announcement about a lecture on "feminist porn," and an explanation of "packing" (pretending to have a phallus). As a parody of "The Monthly Rag," the two male students distributed a flyer called "The Monthly Bag" under the pseudonym "Coalition of Some Dudes." The flyer included references to "tough guy wisdom," "chainsaw etiquette," the shooting range of a sniper rifle, and a quotation about "female violence and abuse" of men from the website batteredmen.com. The college subjected them to an hours-long hearing and found them responsible because of their "juxtaposition of weaponry and sexuality" on their flyer. Disciplinary letters were placed in their official files.
Hamline University Suspends Student for Advocating Concealed Carry on Campus
Hamline University suspended a student after he sent an e-mail suggesting that the Virginia Tech massacre might have been stopped if students had been allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Student Troy Scheffler was required to undergo a mandatory "mental health evaluation" before being allowed to return to school. Scheffler was suspended without due process just two days after sending the e-mail.
Lone Star College Threatens Student Group with Probation and Derecognition for Posting Flyer with Gun Jokes
The Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) were among a variety of student organizations distributing flyers at Lone Star College – Tomball during an event for student groups to recruit new members. YCT's flyer included a satirical list of "Top Ten Gun Safety Tips" including, "If your gun misfires, never look down the barrel to inspect it." Program Manager for Student Activities Shannon Marino reportedly told the YCT Chairman that the flyer was inappropriate and confiscated the flyers. Comer appealed to Dean of Student Development E. Edward Albracht, but Albracht also said the flyer was inappropriate and invoked the prior year's shootings at Virginia Tech. Marino informed Comer that the school's legal department would be reviewing YCT's flyers and that afterward, the school might disband YCT or put the group on probation for the year. FIRE contacted the Lone Star administration about its violations of YCT's rights. Brian S. Nelson, General Counsel for the Lone Star College System. replied that any "mention of firearms and weapons" is inherently a "material interference with the operation of the school or the rights of others" because such language "brings fear and concern to students, faculty and staff." Nevertheless, YCT was allowed to remain a student organization without any disciplinary consequences.
These are just some of the many cases where colleges and universities have restricted speech about guns. Here are more:
- At Central Connecticut State University, a student gave a presentation for his speech class about the safety value of concealed weapons on campus. His professor called the police, who subsequently interrogated him about where he was storing the guns that were registered under his name. This incident garnered national media attention, being featured on the front page of FoxNews.com, and on Lou Dobbs Tonight, where FIRE Vice President Robert Shibley explained how irrational it usually is to restrict gun-related speech.
- Arkansas Tech University canceled a student production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins "out of respect for the families of those victims of the tragedies at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech, and from an abundance of caution." At the dress rehearsal, wooden stage guns were required to be cut in half prior to the event and not used. Eventually, after national media attention and campus protests, the production was allowed to continue, albeit with added security.
- Yale University attempted a similar maneuver after the Virginia Tech shootings, banning the use of any realistic-looking weapons in theatrical productions at the school. Under public pressure, Yale backed away somewhat from its original overreaction but still required audiences to be "notified in advance of the use of fake guns, swords and knives."
- According to USA Today, a professor at Emmanuel College in Boston was fired "after leading a classroom discussion about the Virginia Tech shootings in which he pointed a marker at some students and said 'pow.'" According to the professor, the five-minute demonstration included a discussion of gun control, whether to respond to violence with violence, and the public's "celebration of victimhood."


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Museum Week: "Space of Diffusion"
Date: 17 May 2017 – 15 June 2017
Museum: Tbilisi History Museum
Georgian National Museum Tbilisi History Museum invites you to the exhibition "Space of Diffusion" which will be held in the frames of GNM Museum Week dedicated to the International Museum Day. The opening event will take place on May 17, at 6:30 pm.
The exhibition is implemented within the project "Contemporary Art Gallery" which aims to support and promote contemporary art in Georgia, fosters opportunities for Georgian contemporary art to be shown locally, regionally and internationally.
"Space of Diffusion" will allow Georgian visitors, with the help of 13 participating artists, to learn about Belarus people and their country.
The exhibition focuses on the precise perception of reality - "what does it seem like and what it really is?"; What is "documentary material" and "what cultural identity, what social and artistic processes are defined by public sayings?"- Artists think that these signs are uncertain and often fictional in Belarus culture.
The project is dedicated to situations where artists' works get false interpretations and are often misunderstood. This exhibition includes open mailings - the works describe themselves. The project will enable viewers to discover new aspects of contemporary art, get acquainted with the facts of reflection and reaction according to the example of Belarus artists.
The exhibition will last until June 15, 2017.
Address: I. Grishashvili Tbilisi History Museum (Karvasla), 8 Sioni Str. Tbilisi, Georgia.


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24 Times Hollywood's Leading Men Showed Up With Mom on the Red Carpet
Because mom always makes for the best plus one.
Because mom always makes for the best plus one.
Ever wondered where Tom Cruise got that mega-watt smile from? His mother! While his wives may have changed over the years, the action star has consistently kept his mother part of the red-carpet fun. On the left, his mom, Mary Lee Pfeiffer, stunned in royal blue at the American Cinema Awards in 1991. On the right, in 2004, the pair are as close as ever, arriving to the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Leonardo DiCaprio is not shy about his love for his mama, Irmelin Indenbirken. She often accompanies her son on the red carpet, and was happily by his side when he won his Best Actor Oscar in 2016. On the left, Mama DiCaprio joins Leo at the 1994 Golden Globes; on the right, she's looking glamorous at the 2014 Academy Awards.
Whether on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Gala in 2011 (left) or at the Academy Awards in 2013, Bradley Cooper and his mom Gloria Cooper are always all smiles.
George Clooney may have had several high-profile relationships prior to getting married to Amal Alamuddin, but his mother, Nina Clooney, was always the number one woman in his life. So much so, he's been bringing her to premieres since the '90s. On the left, they enjoyed the premiere of The Peacemaker together in 1997, and on the right, Nina looked at her son lovingly at the premiere of Ocean's Thirteen ten years later.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star is a bit more private than other blockbuster movie stars, but he's never shied away from showing off his love for his mom, Betty Sue. In 1995, she joined him at the Nick of Time premiere. In 2004, the proud mother walked the red carpet once more with her son and his then-girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis, at the 76th Annual Academy Awards.
Ben Affleck's mom, Christine Anne, has seen her son's career go from promising screenwriter to movie star. Throughout the years, she's joined him on several red carpets, including the 70th Annual Academy Awards when Ben took home his first Oscar. The star even parties with his mom, as seen on the left when he posed with her at the after-party of the Jersey Girl premiere in New York in 2004.
Brad Pitt has been named Sexiest Man Alive twice and has become an international mega-star, but to Jane Pitt, he'll always be her beloved first son. In 1997, she joined him and his then-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow at the New York premiere of his movie The Devil's Own. Looking lovely as ever, Jane joined him again at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in 2012.
The Scottish actor is adorably close with his mom; he even sent her 10 bouquets of flowers to ring in her 70th birthday. When he's not showering her with gifts, he's taking her to premieres. In 2003, she joined him at a screening of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. In 2013, they walked the carpet at a screening of his action film Olympus Has Fallen.
Any fan of Justin Timberlake knows that he and his mom are best friends. Lynn Harless has been joining her multi-talented son at events for years. In 2001, they walked the carpet at the Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Tribute in New York; In 2011, they appeared arm-in-arm at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
Kevin Spacey plays ruthless politician Frank Underwood on Netflix's House of Cards, where his character barely makes any mention of his mother. Spacey, on the other hand, cherished the bond he had with his mother, Kathleen Fowler, who died in 2003. He once said, "My mother had a huge influence in my life and I was lucky to have a woman of infinite taste and knowledge and intelligence who, I think, raised me well, who I was close with, who I sought out." On the left, they posed at the Second Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards together in 1996. In 2002, she joined him at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The youngest of three kids, Matthew McConaughey, has taken his mom, Mary Kathlene, on several red carpet excursions. On the left, she joined him at the A Time to Kill premiere in 1996. On the right, the family stunned at the 86th Annual Academy Awards in 2014.
If you're wondering where the late actor got his sense of humor from, the answer is his mother, Laura McLaurin. Prior to her passing in 2001, she often joined him for premieres and awards shows. On the left, she joined him at the premiere of Moscow on the Hudson in 1984, and then at the premiere of Father's Day in 1997.


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Manchester United winger Ashley Young is fit for Sunday's Premier League match at home to Everton after recovering from a knee injury, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday.
Midfielder Michael Carrick is also available while defender Phil Jones should have shaken off a bout of shingles that also bothered Ferguson who was annoyed that news of the illness had been made public by England under-21 coach Stuart Pearce.
"We thought it was a doctor's confidence so we are disappointed in that, it's not anything serious for the boy. It's a mild condition, he should be OK," Ferguson told a news conference.
The return of Young, who was injured against Liverpool on January 13, is a major boost for United at the start of a busy week in which Ferguson's side travel to Real Madrid for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.
They then host Reading in an FA Cup fifth round match on February 18.
Before those two dates there is Everton who are flying high in fifth and whose fightback in a thrilling 4-4 draw in this fixture last season proved costly for United who lost out on the title on goal difference to Manchester City.
"(We were) 4-2 up with seven or eight minutes to go, it was unexpected and you've got to anticipate the unexpected in the run-in but that was a bad blow for us," Ferguson said.
"That definitely cost us the league, there is no question of that. That will never happen again."
United have a nine-point lead over Manchester City with 62 points from 25 games although by the time they host David Moyes's side on Sunday (1600 GMT) the gap could have been narrowed as the champions play at Southampton the day before.
Everton are 20 points behind Ferguson's side and involved in the tussle for a top-four finish and the lucrative business of Champions League football, despite a much smaller budget than many teams around them.
Ferguson was full of praise for the job fellow Scot Moyes had done in more than a decade at Everton.
"David Moyes has got a very strong unit at Everton, very experienced … they've only lost three games this season," he said.
Inspired by the goals of Marouane Fellaini, who headed the winner in the 1-0 victory over United at Goodison Park on the opening weekend of the season and has netted 10 times in the league this term, Everton pose a stiff test for United.
"They are a difficult opponent," Ferguson said. "They have got a genuine chance of finishing in the top four.
"I think the race for the title is between ourselves and City but after that you've got Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, Everton and even Liverpool."
Fellaini, who has become increasingly influential for Everton since he joined the club in 2008, has been nursing a hip injury and did not play in Belgium's midweek 2-1 friendly win over Slovakia.
Moyes, however, expects him to be fit for Sunday's encounter.
"He has got really bad bruising but I think he will be okay," the Everton manager said.