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LADY ALTAGRACIA

I need to know.

If it is the truth,

it'd be the most horrible truth I could ever hear.

Regina, you must tell me.

Monica, calm down.

I can't!

It can't be.

If Altagracia is my mother,

how could she send me to prison and hurt me so much?

Monica! Did you come to visit me?

Isabela.

My mother probably called you

because I'm still sad about Emiliano.

It's okay, Mom. I promise I'll be fine.

I know, honey.

I got a little emotional, but everything's going to be fine.

Thanks for coming.

None of my friends have visited me, but you have.

You're very special, Monica. Thank you.

I had too much to drink.

Your assistant Lopecito's wife?

That's right, Counselor.

If you remember him,

surely you recall how well he gets along with your wife.

Elena, would you like...?

Justino was so accommodating with his boss.

They got along great.

In court, they called them the perfect couple.

If you're here looking for work for your husband,

this isn't the time or place.

I'm not here to beg for a job.

I'd appreciate if you left.

I'm busy, and my wife can't tend to you.

She's pregnant.

Pregnant?

Valeria, I have things to do. I'll see you.

Who's the father, Valeria?

Your husband or mine?

Feeling better?

No.

Not until I discover the truth.

-I can give you a sedative. -No, Adolfo.

There's nothing that can calm me.

I can't get over how nervous Regina was.

How she cried and how her hands shook.

Did you see how she got whenever I questioned her?

Yes.

She avoided my questions about those people's pasts.

If I were wrong,

and Altagracia isn't my mother,

then why wouldn't Regina deny it?

I need to speak to my sister. Can you call her?

She's in her bedroom, ma'am.

Great, I'll go see her. Thanks.

No! Please don't, ma'am.

Lady Altagracia isn't alone.

Not alone? Who's she with?

I wish I could erase all the bad things they did to you.

Don't speak.

I get so scared when you speak.

I speak so you'll know I can't forget you.

That's all I want you to know.

Yes, but I also know I'm not the only woman in your life.

Love is very complicated, Altagracia.

Sometimes...

Sometimes it's inevitable.

I'm not the woman for you, am I?

And I could never be because I'm simultaneously many.

With me, you're only one.

One...

that few know.

I also want to be just one.

The woman who's with you and no one else.

I just want to see my dad and be with him.

-I don't know what to do. -I understand.

Today was intense.

I get that you need to be alone,

so I'll give you your space.

Just know that I'll have my phone on me.

Call any time. It's fine.

Start the car, moron.

-Gabino... -Don't turn around.

Don't scream. In fact, don't speak.

Sorry to interrupt your tender moment.

No more kissy-kissy.

We're going for a ride.

Start the car!

What are you doing here?

You could've called me. We could've met everywhere.

But to come to my house where my husband is?

Ooh, "my husband!" How respectable you are!

But I saw you freak out when I asked whose baby that was.

You're nobody to judge me.

You don't even care about your child.

At least I knew who my father's baby was.

That's none of your concern.

-It isn't? -No.

Actually, it is because you don't seem too sure.

If you were certain that baby is your husband's,

you would've kicked me out of here.

But since my husband could be the father,

anything having to do with my husband is my business.

Lower your voice!

Why did you come?

To tell your husband that you and Justino are lovers.

But I see I'm keeping two secrets instead of one.

I need money.

Guess what.

I don't have any.

My husband just froze my accounts

because of a matter with my son.

I don't give a damn about your family problems.

I've got them too, and I'm trying to fix them.

Now go and find a way to pay me and shut me up.

I see plenty of valuables in this house.

Please sit down and make yourself at home.

Thank you.

I told you to start the car, fool!

You think I'm joking?

No, not at all.

Please let Monica go and take me.

No, no. I'm staying.

This isn't about you. Gabino, please...

Both of you shut up!

Stop talking like you were husband and wife.

Protecting each other.

You two are nothing!

Gabino, please don't do this, okay?

Your cell phones. Hand them over!

Here.

Now you'll do as I say.

Where are we going?

Where? Where I say!

Idiot.

Follow all my directions.

All you need to know is that I'm calling the shots here.

It's all my fault.

I should never have gone to meet that man.

All I wanted was for him not to look down on me.

I never should've had that drink.

You had no way of knowing he'd drugged it.

Listen to me, Lydia.

You've got to hold your head up.

Braulio Padilla's a coward

who only gets what he wants through violence.

He once beat me because of my problems with Altagracia.

I made a big mistake by not reporting him.

It's not your fault, Lydia.

He's a degenerate, and he's on the loose.

Last time we saw Ximena, she was on her way to see him.

We haven't heard from her since.

He could hurt many more women.

Yesenia is right. You have to report him.

How?

If no one believed me when I was run over,

how will they believe me now?

He raped me, and I didn't resist.

There are ways, Lydia.

I'm not a doctor or lawyer, but there are ways.

My daughter, Clara, may she rest in peace,

also chose not to report her husband.

She believed she had to do everything he said.

And now she's dead because she kept quiet.

All us women can be victims of abusive men.

All it takes is one minute for our lives to change.

One minute of being distracted for your drink to be drugged.

One minute you can't turn back and you put up with a beating.

A minute in which you say "no,"

but they hear "yes."

Braulio must be stopped.

What can I do?

I know.

I'm going to call Saul for help, okay?

Okay.

Forgive me, Lydia, but don't change or bathe.

I'm so sorry you're going through this,

but one of those tests could be enough

to send that guy to hell.

I don't know what to say.

I always thought you had the perfect life.

Perfect?

Yours is perfect. You've got a normal family.

What your father did to your girlfriend...

It's the last thing he does to me.

His last blow, his last heinous act.

He's always hated me, Marcos.

And for a long time, I thought it was my fault.

I finally realized it wasn't.

I want nothing to do with him, I don't care if he is my father.

Because he's not anymore.

I'm going to pretend he's dead.

What about Lydia?

Aren't you going to forgive her either?

If things happened like she said,

it wasn't her fault.

Your father drugged her.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

If you found the woman you loved

in a hotel room with your father, what would you do?

Could you move forward as if nothing happened?

No, I don't think so.

I'd at least need time.

How much time is enough to overcome something like that?

I don't think I can.

My father destroyed what Lydia and me had.

I doubt I'll ever see her the same again.

You think someone would look for us

if we stayed right here forever?

I don't know.

I suppose my mother would worry.

Mothers always see their kids as children.

Speaking of which, have you...?

No, let's not talk about that.

You're right.

I start talking and everything gets complicated.

I only ask because of how much you love your niece.

Yes, Isabela is very important to me.

That's why I think you'd be an amazing mother.

You think so?

You're a strange man, Saul Aguirre.

When you don't think of me as a serial killer,

you see me as a good mother.

Why didn't you answer?

Because I'm with you.

I know you.

Soon enough you'll be interrogating me.

You do know me.

Do you really not know where Daniel Llamas is?

Whoever it is, it must be urgent.

You should answer it.

It's my mother.

Speak of the devil.

The lioness is looking for her cub.

Hi, Mom.

Saul, I've been calling and Lydia needs you.

It's urgent.

Lydia? What happened?

Something serious.

She needs a lawyer, and who better than you?

We're headed to the police station.

We'll see you there.

Something bad?

Lydia's in trouble. Something serious.

My mother didn't mention what happened, though.

See that car?

Get rid of it as soon as possible.

I can do it today, but it'll cost you a little extra.

A little extra? Are you blackmailing me?

That's not what we discussed over the phone.

I won't give you another dime.

I quoted you what we charge for our usual hunks of junk.

But looking at your car,

it would appear you want to get rid of something more.

Get rid of it. I want nothing to remain.

Or else you'll be the one being disposed of.

Yeah.

Nothing lasts forever.

If it's something good, all the more reason for it to go away.

I'm leaving because they need help.

Besides, when I return, we'll carry on our conversation.

If it's to talk, don't bother coming back.

I need you to trust me.

This thing with the Monkeys will come to light eventually.

You can't keep scheming.

I'm not scheming.

This is my personal life.

Aren't I part of your personal life?

Altagracia, I've been waiting for you.

Hello, Saul.

I didn't expect to see you here again.

Regina, I...

You don't owe her any explanations.

You're no longer with Monica, which makes you a free man.

If you're here to talk about Isabela

after how she treated me,

I want her to personally apologize to me.

I'm not here to talk about her.

Excuse me. I was just leaving.

I'll never understand your relationship with Saul.

I guess you can't control yourselves.

You don't need to understand it.

Are you here to criticize me?

Wasn't it enough for you to witness

how that loser Felipe threw me out of his home?

You didn't do a thing to stop him.

I'm not here to talk about that,

but about Monica.

What about Monica?

She knows you're her mother.

LADY ALTAGRACIA

For more infomation >> La Doña | Capítulo 87 | Telemundo - Duration: 18:01.

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Interview : Présentation de l'Observatoire Espagnol du Cannabis Médicinal (OECM) à la Spannabis 2017 - Duration: 12:01.

We're here at Spannabis, in the World Cannabis Conferences.

This afternoon, the Spanish Observatory of Medicinal Cannabis (OECM)

has been presented by

Guillermo Velasco, Carola Pérez and Mariano García de Palau.

They are the managment team of the Observatory,

so to speak: Carola is the president.

Ok, who wants to tell us a little bit about the Observatory,

which are its main tasks, etc.

Guillermo, for example...

The Observatory is an entity formed,

as I said before, by patients, physicians

and researchers with a common interest, to push

the use of therapeutical cannabinoids, especially in Spain.

We basically gather testimonies from patients

who really need and use cannabis

derivatives to treat their medical conditions.

Many times, because they don't have any alternative.

From physicians who are really interested

on treating patients with cannabinoids,

and then, from researchers who somehow

can provide scientifical evidence

of the therepeutical properties of cannabinoids.

Then, we joined efforts thanks to Carola's initiative,

who is the true alma mater of this project.

It'd be impossible without her,

she really encouraged us

to act together to bring changes in our country.

Changes with regard to people having more knowledge

on the medicinal properties of cannabinoids

and how to use them,

also to cause a legal change

which truly allows patients

to access medical marijuana legally,

also cannabis-derived medicines.

We're talking about three levels: researchers, patients and doctors...

Let's start with Carola, the president.

She started with "Dos Emociones" (Two Emotions),

which was a platform for medical marijuana users, right?

Yes, we created the Association,

although it is important to stress that we do not supply cannabis.

It's a project created with my parents,

because if I had known cannabis before

I'd probably have never needed 10 surgeries

caused by neurostimulators.

My parents said that if we could avoid

people going through

what I went through,

we should tell patients about it.

Then, in "Dos Emociones" we advice and inform

patients about their treatments.

We must not forget that patients are in a situation

of legal insecurity, of sanitary insecurity,

they're affraid and stigmatized,

going through really serious situations.

I mean, they're not patients suffering from a headache,

we're helping people to die, as Mariano can confirm, using it as a paliative.

Children who are terminally ill, with many...I was terminally ill

so "Dos Emociones" was born to help people

know what is CBD,

what is THC, how to use them, what dosages to use...

I didn't know about the endocannabinoid system,

I didn't know what amount to vaporize...

they may seem basic things,

but most patients don't know about them.

We receive our patients, we explain them all that,

they meet other patients...they're split into different pathologies, we meet...

and from there we had the idea of taking a step forward. And how to do it?

Along with specialists and experts,

who are physicians and researchers.

You said that we didn't know about cannabinoids,

about the endocannabinoid system, about dosages

or vaping...exact, Sativas, Indicas...

Mariano, is the Spanish sanitary sector

really aware of the endocannabinoid

system and how it works?

Absolutely. Remember that 4 or 5 years ago, we had a similar interview...

5 years later the endocannabinoid system is still not mentioned

in the study program of the Universitat Central de Barcelona,

where I studied medicine.

But things have changed a lot during these years.

Cannabis science has evolved significantly during the past years,

as Carola mentioned before.

CBD is a molecule that has only been used lately,

for 4-5 years, and despite we had it at hand for a long time

we didn't know about it...so we're just creating

a base of knowledge which has to become

the cornerstone of all future research.

Exactly. On your presentation

you told us that one of your main goals

is to standarize products like oils ,

THC and CBD extracts,

promote research, talk to physicians and doctors...

there's a lot to do,

both at scientific and outreach level.

Of course, spreading this information is crucial.

With Carola, Guillermo...everyone agrees

that it would be great to have a global database,

to be globally connected.

Those who are working with cannabinoids,

conducting research...

these people are in constant contact.

On the contrary, physicians are not in contact,

it seems that if you say certain things...

in health issues, information belongs to all of us.

Private information on health issues is a crime.

So it is very important

to spread and share this info

with sectors that don't know about it, that have the wrong information,

and from that point everyone is free to read, study and choose.

I guess that's the bigger problem.

We all know that this plant is stigmatized,

and one of the goals of the Observatory

is cannabis legalization,

at least its therapeutical use.

Carola, you've been talking a lot lately

with different political parties,

you've been with them at the Congress.

You've been with Ciudadanos to raise a Non-legislative motion.

What's the feedback from politicians?

Do you think this motion will progress in coming months?

Well, the feedback is positive as long as you explain things clear.

One of the things

that we're learning

is that politicians have no idea about this issue.

When you tell them

that you need to vaporize

certain type of plant to get certain effects,

like getting some sleep or improve your mood,

they start to understand.

But it's very difficult if nobody tells them.

At human level, we've seen politicians with tears in their eyes,

who have realized about what's happening.

Also, the politician as a person

and his political party have nothing to do.

We're surprised because we see that this goes on, that we'll have to draft

models and guides, that they didn't close the door in our face.

That's great.

How would that motion work in your imagination?

In an ideal world...how do you think

it should be carried out?

Well, details are crucial here.

The fact that they want to talk about it doesn't mean they're going to regulate it.

As we said,

the ideal would be to regulate cannabis production,

either by private companies or by the government.

To have licensed people who could produce it

and manufacture derivatives from it.

For example, in Colorado ( USA )

you have diverse options of use

depending on your purpose.

We need to know how it'd be distributed,

either in drug stores or dispensaries.

Will we have specialized shops,

where patients with - or without – medical cards

can get their medicine or their prescription?

We must define all that.

The proposal is simple.

What are the basic aspects

of the Motion raised at the Congress?

We've presented four points.

From standarization of the product

to regulation of Cannabis and its derivatives.

And now, we just have to...

well the Observatory observes, right?

The most important thing is to see what happens in other countries

and take the best of each one

to develop our own model.

But we're still in the yes/no debate.

I mean, this is going to be a tough battle,

we still have lots of meetings to do,

and for the moment the first step would be to hear

"Do you want free Sativex?" and to reply "No".

We must break down this first wall,

and then we'll be on the next stage,

which is to study different models

and see which one is the best for us.

Certain things that happen in Spain do not happen in other countries,

everything is different and the Observatory

just tries to go ahead

and go on with our struggle. We want

the patient to be able to grow his plants,

to go to a club or a dispensary or a pharmacy and get it,

to be given a vaporizer instad of a neurotransmitter.

Because a vaporizer is a therapeutical tool for me. That is our model,

but we have so many things in mind that

we must stop and think about it,

see what has happened in other countries, pros and cons, right?

We still have a lot to debate

with ourselves and with politicians,

because perhaps we end up getting more or less than we're demanding...

I think we all feel hopeful that this will go on.

We really hope, as well as you do,

that the ideal scenario will soon come.

Thanks a lot Mariano, Guillermo and Carola,

for sharing your time with us and best of luck with your project.

Thank you for all your support.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

One big hug Mariano...

Thank you...as always!

For more infomation >> Interview : Présentation de l'Observatoire Espagnol du Cannabis Médicinal (OECM) à la Spannabis 2017 - Duration: 12:01.

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La Doña | Capítulo 87 | Telemundo Novelas - Duration: 18:12.

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LADY ALTAGRACIA

I need to know.

If it is the truth,

it'd be the most horrible truth I could ever hear.

Regina, you must tell me.

Monica, calm down.

I can't!

It can't be.

If Altagracia is my mother,

how could she send me to prison and hurt me so much?

Monica! Did you come to visit me?

Isabela.

My mother probably called you

because I'm still sad about Emiliano.

It's okay, Mom. I promise I'll be fine.

I know, honey.

I got a little emotional, but everything's going to be fine.

Thanks for coming.

None of my friends have visited me, but you have.

You're very special, Monica. Thank you.

I had too much to drink.

Your assistant Lopecito's wife?

That's right, Counselor.

If you remember him,

surely you recall how well he gets along with your wife.

Elena, would you like...?

Justino was so accommodating with his boss.

They got along great.

In court, they called them the perfect couple.

If you're here looking for work for your husband,

this isn't the time or place.

I'm not here to beg for a job.

I'd appreciate if you left.

I'm busy, and my wife can't tend to you.

She's pregnant.

Pregnant?

Valeria, I have things to do. I'll see you.

Who's the father, Valeria?

Your husband or mine?

Feeling better?

No.

Not until I discover the truth.

-I can give you a sedative. -No, Adolfo.

There's nothing that can calm me.

I can't get over how nervous Regina was.

How she cried and how her hands shook.

Did you see how she got whenever I questioned her?

Yes.

She avoided my questions about those people's pasts.

If I were wrong,

and Altagracia isn't my mother,

then why wouldn't Regina deny it?

I need to speak to my sister. Can you call her?

She's in her bedroom, ma'am.

Great, I'll go see her. Thanks.

No! Please don't, ma'am.

Lady Altagracia isn't alone.

Not alone? Who's she with?

I wish I could erase all the bad things they did to you.

Don't speak.

I get so scared when you speak.

I speak so you'll know I can't forget you.

That's all I want you to know.

Yes, but I also know I'm not the only woman in your life.

Love is very complicated, Altagracia.

Sometimes...

Sometimes it's inevitable.

I'm not the woman for you, am I?

And I could never be because I'm simultaneously many.

With me, you're only one.

One...

that few know.

I also want to be just one.

The woman who's with you and no one else.

I just want to see my dad and be with him.

-I don't know what to do. -I understand.

Today was intense.

I get that you need to be alone,

so I'll give you your space.

Just know that I'll have my phone on me.

Call any time. It's fine.

Start the car, moron.

-Gabino... -Don't turn around.

Don't scream. In fact, don't speak.

Sorry to interrupt your tender moment.

No more kissy-kissy.

We're going for a ride.

Start the car!

What are you doing here?

You could've called me. We could've met everywhere.

But to come to my house where my husband is?

Ooh, "my husband!" How respectable you are!

But I saw you freak out when I asked whose baby that was.

You're nobody to judge me.

You don't even care about your child.

At least I knew who my father's baby was.

That's none of your concern.

-It isn't? -No.

Actually, it is because you don't seem too sure.

If you were certain that baby is your husband's,

you would've kicked me out of here.

But since my husband could be the father,

anything having to do with my husband is my business.

Lower your voice!

Why did you come?

To tell your husband that you and Justino are lovers.

But I see I'm keeping two secrets instead of one.

I need money.

Guess what.

I don't have any.

My husband just froze my accounts

because of a matter with my son.

I don't give a damn about your family problems.

I've got them too, and I'm trying to fix them.

Now go and find a way to pay me and shut me up.

I see plenty of valuables in this house.

Please sit down and make yourself at home.

Thank you.

I told you to start the car, fool!

You think I'm joking?

No, not at all.

Please let Monica go and take me.

No, no. I'm staying.

This isn't about you. Gabino, please...

Both of you shut up!

Stop talking like you were husband and wife.

Protecting each other.

You two are nothing!

Gabino, please don't do this, okay?

Your cell phones. Hand them over!

Here.

Now you'll do as I say.

Where are we going?

Where? Where I say!

Idiot.

Follow all my directions.

All you need to know is that I'm calling the shots here.

It's all my fault.

I should never have gone to meet that man.

All I wanted was for him not to look down on me.

I never should've had that drink.

You had no way of knowing he'd drugged it.

Listen to me, Lydia.

You've got to hold your head up.

Braulio Padilla's a coward

who only gets what he wants through violence.

He once beat me because of my problems with Altagracia.

I made a big mistake by not reporting him.

It's not your fault, Lydia.

He's a degenerate, and he's on the loose.

Last time we saw Ximena, she was on her way to see him.

We haven't heard from her since.

He could hurt many more women.

Yesenia is right. You have to report him.

How?

If no one believed me when I was run over,

how will they believe me now?

He raped me, and I didn't resist.

There are ways, Lydia.

I'm not a doctor or lawyer, but there are ways.

My daughter, Clara, may she rest in peace,

also chose not to report her husband.

She believed she had to do everything he said.

And now she's dead because she kept quiet.

All us women can be victims of abusive men.

All it takes is one minute for our lives to change.

One minute of being distracted for your drink to be drugged.

One minute you can't turn back and you put up with a beating.

A minute in which you say "no,"

but they hear "yes."

Braulio must be stopped.

What can I do?

I know.

I'm going to call Saul for help, okay?

Okay.

Forgive me, Lydia, but don't change or bathe.

I'm so sorry you're going through this,

but one of those tests could be enough

to send that guy to hell.

I don't know what to say.

I always thought you had the perfect life.

Perfect?

Yours is perfect. You've got a normal family.

What your father did to your girlfriend...

It's the last thing he does to me.

His last blow, his last heinous act.

He's always hated me, Marcos.

And for a long time, I thought it was my fault.

I finally realized it wasn't.

I want nothing to do with him, I don't care if he is my father.

Because he's not anymore.

I'm going to pretend he's dead.

What about Lydia?

Aren't you going to forgive her either?

If things happened like she said,

it wasn't her fault.

Your father drugged her.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

If you found the woman you loved

in a hotel room with your father, what would you do?

Could you move forward as if nothing happened?

No, I don't think so.

I'd at least need time.

How much time is enough to overcome something like that?

I don't think I can.

My father destroyed what Lydia and me had.

I doubt I'll ever see her the same again.

You think someone would look for us

if we stayed right here forever?

I don't know.

I suppose my mother would worry.

Mothers always see their kids as children.

Speaking of which, have you...?

No, let's not talk about that.

You're right.

I start talking and everything gets complicated.

I only ask because of how much you love your niece.

Yes, Isabela is very important to me.

That's why I think you'd be an amazing mother.

You think so?

You're a strange man, Saul Aguirre.

When you don't think of me as a serial killer,

you see me as a good mother.

Why didn't you answer?

Because I'm with you.

I know you.

Soon enough you'll be interrogating me.

You do know me.

Do you really not know where Daniel Llamas is?

Whoever it is, it must be urgent.

You should answer it.

It's my mother.

Speak of the devil.

The lioness is looking for her cub.

Hi, Mom.

Saul, I've been calling and Lydia needs you.

It's urgent.

Lydia? What happened?

Something serious.

She needs a lawyer, and who better than you?

We're headed to the police station.

We'll see you there.

Something bad?

Lydia's in trouble. Something serious.

My mother didn't mention what happened, though.

See that car?

Get rid of it as soon as possible.

I can do it today, but it'll cost you a little extra.

A little extra? Are you blackmailing me?

That's not what we discussed over the phone.

I won't give you another dime.

I quoted you what we charge for our usual hunks of junk.

But looking at your car,

it would appear you want to get rid of something more.

Get rid of it. I want nothing to remain.

Or else you'll be the one being disposed of.

Yeah.

Nothing lasts forever.

If it's something good, all the more reason for it to go away.

I'm leaving because they need help.

Besides, when I return, we'll carry on our conversation.

If it's to talk, don't bother coming back.

I need you to trust me.

This thing with the Monkeys will come to light eventually.

You can't keep scheming.

I'm not scheming.

This is my personal life.

Aren't I part of your personal life?

Altagracia, I've been waiting for you.

Hello, Saul.

I didn't expect to see you here again.

Regina, I...

You don't owe her any explanations.

You're no longer with Monica, which makes you a free man.

If you're here to talk about Isabela

after how she treated me,

I want her to personally apologize to me.

I'm not here to talk about her.

Excuse me. I was just leaving.

I'll never understand your relationship with Saul.

I guess you can't control yourselves.

You don't need to understand it.

Are you here to criticize me?

Wasn't it enough for you to witness

how that loser Felipe threw me out of his home?

You didn't do a thing to stop him.

I'm not here to talk about that,

but about Monica.

What about Monica?

She knows you're her mother.

LADY ALTAGRACIA

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Z-Smart Buildings | fifthplay | Ep.6 | Sint Niklaas - Duration: 2:59.

Making towns and cities more energy efficient ...

is a top priority for all public administrations.

The city of Sint-Niklaas, for example, is one of the signatories

of the European Covenant of Mayors.

This involves a commitment to promote energy management

and take specific actions.

We want to reduce our town's

CO2 emmissions by 20%.

We want to do so by focusing on three domains.

Our buildings, mobility and LED technology

for our street lights.

Sint-Niklaas is also encouraging its inhabitants

to reduce their energy consumption.

We've noticed that one third of our CO2 emmissions

can be traced back to mobility.

Companies are responsible for another third

and households for the remaining part.

As far as households are concerned,

heating causes the most CO2 emmissions.

For this reason, the city council decided to launch an energy monitoring project

to help families become more conscious of their gas consumption.

We introduced the project to more than 200 families in Sint-Niklaas.

In collaboration with fifthplay, we provided them with a gas monitoring package.

In short,

the package is connected to the gas meter. An app then

automatically keeps track of gas consumption.

Mornings, evenings, weekends, weekdays, ... Families can

consult the readings anytime.

If families are continually faced with their gas consumption levels,

they will effectively adjust their behaviour accordingly.

The app also enables users to set a budget limit for their monthly gas consumption,

and compare results with other users.

This gaming element provides an extra incentive.

If you do everything right, you stay within your monthly budget.

You also get extra points for carrying out tips and the like.

We noticed that plenty of people started competing with each other.

And we've seen some high rankings, too.

As a result, energy consumption dropped signigicantly.

The city has every reason to be pleased.

We've also noticed that people who are conscious of their energy consumption

adapt their behaviour instantly.

People who regularly check their energy consumption

save 11% on average, thanks to their increased awareness.