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[pchang]

If the pizza was made with whole wheat, topped with lots of vegetables (and maybe a few anchovies) and with very little cheese.

[BeBMan]

A Mediterranean diet of nuts, seafood, whole grains and vegetables could lower the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, according to promising early research that could pave the way for new preventive treatments.

The data suggests eating lots of plant-based foods may have a “protective effect” against dementia, regardless of a person’s genetic risk, which the researchers said could form the basis for future public health strategies if further research confirms their findings.

Joint lead author of the study Dr Janice Ranson, a senior research fellow at the University of Exeter, said: “The findings from this large population-based study underscore the long-term brain health benefits of consuming a Mediterranean diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats.

“The protective effect of this diet against dementia was evident regardless of a person’s genetic risk, and so this is likely to be a beneficial lifestyle choice for people looking to make healthy dietary choices and reduce their risk of dementia.”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/14/mediterranean-diet-may-lower-dementia-risk-by-a-quarter-study-suggests

The article doesn't mention pizza, but as far as I'm concerned it's mediterranean

[Broken_Erika]

It's been like that for well over 100 years, i think it's been long since stabilized

[Dinner]

Maybe they could jack the building up like they do with buildings with broken foundations or the leaning tower?

[pchang]

Even if the Pub is about to fall in on its customers?

[BeBMan]

"What we're concerned about, is for the properties to remain as pubs," he said.

Pubs should not be closed or used for different purposes indeed

[Broken_Erika]

The Crooked House: Britain's 'wonkiest pub' to be sold

A pub thought to be Britain's wonkiest has been put up for sale by its owners.

The Crooked House on Himley Road, near Dudley is one of 61 freehold pubs being sold by Marston's PLC.

It comes as part of a nationwide review by the Wolverhampton-based company, which owns about 1,500 pubs across the UK.

The 18th Century Crooked House has been a popular attraction in the region, with visitors flocking to see the distinctive leaning building.

It was first built in 1765 as a farmhouse, but due to mining in the area during the early 19th Century, one side of the building began to gradually sink.

This week, Marston's announced it had instructed a business property adviser to sell the Crooked House along with seven other of its freehold pubs across the West Midlands.

Nik Antona, chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale, told BBC Radio WM he hoped they do not disappear completely.

"What we're concerned about, is for the properties to remain as pubs," he said.

"The tenants that are in them now have the opportunity to buy them and continue to run them as pubs."

Noel Moffitt, senior director of corporate pubs and restaurants at Christie & Co, which is managing the sale said: "The pub sector has been very resilient over the last few years and has adapted well to the challenges and despite interest in the sector there is a lack of properties on the market."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-64912966

[Dauphin]

Whether he was lead or alone, what difference does it make? I thought the point was that earlier in the day he was egging the protestors on, and then later in the day he had to relocate with haste due to the crowd posing a security threat to him.

The rest is spin and bias, but the core fact still rings through.

[Berzerker]

“I’m not actually aware of any member of the committee who had access,” Thompson said. “We had a team of employees who kind of went through the video.” - Benny Thompson (D-Miss)

He's talking about video from Jan 6

And if you saw the video of Sen Josh Hawley running down a hallway which became a meme, the actual video showed many people leading him down the hall and he was last in line. Their 'employees' edited that out of the video to make Hawley look bad.

[Meticulous Man]

Jupiter and Venus ****ed on the 2nd this month

[Meticulous Man]

https://yle-fi.translate.goog/a/74-2..._x_tr_pto=wapp (greetings to Hellas?)

[Dinner]

It nice to hear a little common sense out of Canada compared to the unending idiotic crap show crap having Tru-dump in power has been to date.

[Broken_Erika]

Giving the middle finger is a 'God-given right,' says Quebec judge

Montreal-area man acquitted of criminal harassment after flipping off neighbours

Giving someone the middle finger is a "God-given" right that belongs to all Canadians, a Quebec judge said, as he recently acquitted a Montreal-area man of criminal harassment and uttering threats.

In his ruling, Quebec court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos wrote that not only was Neall Epstein not guilty, the fact that he was arrested and prosecuted at all was a bewildering injustice.

"To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger," the judge wrote in his Feb. 24 ruling. "Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, Charter-enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian. It may not be civil, it may not be polite, it may not be gentlemanly. Nevertheless, it does not trigger criminal liability."

Police arrested Epstein, a 45-year-old teacher, on May 18, 2021, as he returned home from a walk. Earlier in the day, he had run into a neighbour — Michael Naccache — who lived on the same Beaconsfield, Que., street and with whom he had previous conflicts.

Naccache, 34, swore at Epstein and threatened him while holding a power tool "in a menacing way," the judge found. Epstein replied with two middle fingers and continued walking.

Naccache alleged that Epstein also made a throat-slashing gesture and said he feared Epstein would come back and try to kill him — claims that the judge did not accept.

"On what basis did he fear that Mr. Epstein was a potential murderer? The fact that he went for quiet walks with his kids? The fact that he socialized with the other young parents on the street? If that is the standard, we should all fear that our neighbours are killers-in-waiting," Galiatsatos wrote.
Neighbourhood quarrelling

The incident was the culmination of a series of interactions between the two men and members of their families. Naccache claimed those interactions amounted to months of harassment, but the judge found them to be innocent behaviour.

"To the complainants, the presence of young families outside is a source of scorn and vivid resentment that ultimately spilled over into a criminal complaint against their neighbour," the judge wrote, describing Epstein as a "caring father of two young daughters who committed no crime whatsoever."

He called it "deplorable" that the complainants "weaponized the criminal justice system in an attempt to exert revenge on an innocent man."

Naccache said he thought Epstein regularly and surreptitiously filmed him and his family. In reality, the judge concluded, it was Naccache who had been filming Epstein and other neighbours from cameras mounted outside the home in which he lived with his parents and brother.

He also had cameras on his motorcycle and in his parents' cars.

In one incident, video submitted as evidence shows Naccache's mother, Martine Naccache, driving dangerously near neighbourhood children, the judge wrote.

About an hour later, Naccache's father, Frank Naccache, "deliberately and spitefully" did the same, the ruling says, leading to a confrontation with several neighbourhood fathers, including Epstein.

Epstein testified that during that episode, Frank Naccache threatened to intentionally hit the children with his car.

Michael Naccache claimed in court that Epstein assaulted his parents during that confrontation, but the video evidence instead showed Naccache's brother, Ari Naccache, pushing Epstein, who then walked away in what the judge called a "remarkable exercise of restraint."
Judge wanted to throw the file 'out the window'

Galiatsatos wrote that Martine and Frank Naccache should consider themselves lucky they weren't ticketed for reckless driving. He added that the two Naccache brothers were fortunate they weren't charged with assault or uttering threats.

Galiatsatos wrote in acquitting Epstein that he wished he could literally — not just figuratively — throw the case out of court.

• Quebec City officer accused of assault asks to exclude from evidence videos of interventions

"In the specific circumstances of this case, the Court is inclined to actually take the file and throw it out the window, which is the only way to adequately express my bewilderment with the fact that Mr. Epstein was subjected to an arrest and a fulsome criminal prosecution."

The Montreal police service said it is analyzing the decision and declined to comment further.

The provincial prosecutors office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A message left for Epstein through his lawyer was not immediately returned, and a phone message left at the Naccache home was also not returned.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/middle-finger-god-given-right-quebec-judge-1.6772056

[BeBMan]

"Wasn't exactly the smartest cat on the block," Hope said after viewing Davidson's photos and video.

[Broken_Erika]

Eagle-versus-cat standoff in Vancouver park captured in photos, video

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eagle-vs-cat-standoff-vancouver-park-1.6771134