Meet The 14-Year-Old Teen That Helped New York Become The 23rd State To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

1. Just this past weekend, New York became to 23rd state in the US to legalize medical marijuana. Now, meet the 14-year-old teen who helped make it happen.

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2. Oliver Miller is a 14-year-old teen from Atlantic Beach, New York. When Oliver was still in utero, he suffered a brain stem injury.

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3. Because of the injury, Oliver suffers from hundreds of seizures a day, as well as a host other complicated medical issues.

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4. Recently, medical marijuana has gained international attention for curbing seizures in children. However, because of New York law, Oliver has not been given access to this treatment.

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5. With 22 states having legalized the use of medical marijuana, the spotlight turned to New Yorkers to rally behind the Compassionate Care Act, which would make New York the 23rd state to legalize marijuana.

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The Compassionate Care Act would allow healthcare providers to talk to their patients about medical marijuana and certify those with debilitating and life-threatening illnesses, so that they may have access to medical marijuana to relieve their symptoms.

6. Frustrated with the progress and action the state was taking on legalizing medical marijuana, Missy Miller, Oliver’s mother, devoted her life to fighting for the legalization of the drug.

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7. Within a span of a few months, Missy rallied together with other parents that have children who are also in need of help.

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8. Together, they urged local politicians to meet their children, so they could understand the importance of passing the bill.

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9. Missy then turned her attention to New York Senator Dean Skelos, who represents her district.

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10. She even rolled out a local television commercial to get his attention.

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11. Missy continued her fight up to Albany, New York, leading up to the big decision on June 19, 2014.

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12. The following day during the vote, Senator Dean Skelos had this to say:

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13. Then he said this:

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14. At that point, Missy realized that because of Oliver, Senator Dean Skelos had changed his vote.

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15. And with that, the bill had been passed.

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16. On Saturday, July 5th, Governor Cuomo signed the measure into effect.

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A lot of people look at Oliver, or children like Oliver, and think what do they contribute. If they’re here with all these problems, what do they really contribute? But Oliver really has contributed.

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18. Missy is still continuing to fight for Oliver to receive expedite access to medical marijuana… But at least now, there’s hope.

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17 preuves que l’été est la pire saison pour les filles avec un gros cul

Vous transpirez plus des fesses que des aisselles.

1. Vous transpirez des fesses.

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2. Constamment.

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3. Ce qui veut dire que vous laissez votre empreinte partout où vous vous asseyez.

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4. Et si vous portez une robe ou une jupe, les gouttes de sueur glisseront jusque dans vos chevilles.

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Sans doute la pire sensation du monde.

5. La mode d’été ne vous aime pas.

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6. Les robes et jupes que vous portiez sans gêne avec des collants sont désormais beaucoup trop courtes pour être portées jambes nues.

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7. Monter les escaliers devant quelqu’un vous donne des crises d’angoisses.

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Déjà en hiver c’était gênant, mais là c’est limite pornographique.

8. Malgré toutes vos tentatives, certains vêtements d’été ne vous iront jamais.

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9. Votre fessier puissant détruit tous les mini-shorts que vous essayez de lui imposer.

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10. Et les pantalons en matière légère sont beaucoup trop fins pour supporter le poids de vos fesses.

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11. À la plage, vous êtes obligée de vous allonger sur le dos.

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Au risque d’attirer l’attention.

12. Vous connaissez la douleur bien réelle du coup de soleil sur les fesses.

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Oui, tout le monde peut en avoir, mais quand vos fesses représentent 25% de la surface de votre corps, elle prennent particulièrement cher.

13. Pour vous, l’été, c’est surtout la saison du maillot qui vous rentre dans le cul toutes les 10 minutes.

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Vos fesses engloutissent tout.

14. C’est le moment de l’année où tout le monde peut voir vos vergetures sur les fesses.

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15. Vous êtes toujours obligée d’acheter votre haut et bas de maillot en tailles différentes.

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16. Et si vous ne trouvez pas la bonne taille, votre bas de maillot ne fait que descendre et vous donne un style plombier du plus bel effet.

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17. Vous voulez faire du surf ou de la voile ? Bon courage pour enfiler votre combinaison.

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Mais n’oubliez jamais : avoir un gros cul, c’est une bénédiction.

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Why Multitasking Is Actually A Massive Waste Of Your Time

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It should come as no surprise to anyone that there is an ever-increasing number of distractions in our daily lives.

From Facebook and Instagram to Reddit and YouTube, it is obvious there is no shortage of ways to be unproductive online. As a result, it is not uncommon to get trapped in an infinite loop of scrolling through pictures, posts and videos, without feeling any real sense of satisfaction or purpose.

It’s easy to just exercise the minimum amount of brain activity necessary to keep your boredom at bay. Of course, I’m also guilty of doing this, but recently, I’ve been thinking more about the root cause of it all.

The problem arises when you don’t know why you are doing something. You know, like when you aimlessly pull out your phone and waste half an hour scrolling through your Facebook News Feed. This is an issue that can only be solved by taking the necessary time to plan and think before you act.

You need to take that first step and determine what is truly the best use of your time, instead of just defaulting to pulling out your smartphone and playing games.

More than any generation before us, we are unique in the sense that we all possess tools of great power at our fingertips, which is both a blessing and a curse. It is only natural that we will be more inclined to be hasty with our actions, “Googling” any idea that drifts into our minds on a whim.

But, in gaining the ability to access information almost instantly, we have neglected the importance of tenacity in many aspects of our lives.

One way this problem manifests itself is through a lack of focus. For example, the average student will attempt to write an essay while having Facebook open, chatting on Skype and receiving the occasional text message on his or her phone.

As a result, the student will spend several hours working inefficiently and will perhaps only produce a few paragraphs at the end of this “study” session.

It is well-known that the human brain is inherently bad at multitasking. In fact, most studies have suggested that a more effective way to approach a task is to completely focus on it for a certain period of time, usually around an hour, and then take a short break before continuing.

For example, when writing an essay, it would be much more productive to check your email and Facebook at specific time intervals, unless there is some sort of emergency. In my final year of college, I even went so far as to disable my Internet connection in order to buckle down when I needed to.

Furthermore, this idea of focusing your attention on one task at a time is not merely a productivity hack, but also an interesting philosophy to incorporate into your life. As such, I’ve begun being more critical of myself and always strive to think before I act.

I try to associate each activity I undertake with a specific purpose, even if that purpose is something as simple as “to relax and have fun.” This enables me to avoid situations of trying to juggle multiple activities at once and doing a mediocre job at best.

For example, I try to avoid situations of watching a movie on Netflix while simultaneously attempting to read a textbook during the boring parts.

What’s the point? I wouldn’t get to fully enjoy the movie because I’d be worried about reading my textbook. But, at the same time, I would get distracted and lose my train of thought during the interesting scenes.

Instead, I simply decide between watching a movie or cracking open my textbook and doing my best to commit to either choice.

Ultimately, the point I aim to make is that we should limit the number of “half-measures” we take in life and we should be accountable for how we spend both free time and working time.

So, next time, whenever you choose to do something, try to dedicate at least an hour of uninterrupted time, and stick to it.

Multitasking is far too glorified in this day and age; you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how much more productive you’ll be if you live your life in a more linear fashion and develop your ability to focus. Time is only wasted when it is unaccounted for.

The bottom line is that as you get older, you’ll realize life is short and we only have a finite amount of time here. As such, it makes perfect sense to know exactly how you’re spending it.

Read more: http://elitedaily.com/money/half-measures-big-problem-multitasking/888855/

Why Multitasking Is Actually A Massive Waste Of Your Time

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