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The main product derived from amaranth is oil. It is widely known for its unique unique therapeutic and prophylactic properties. Many studies have confirmed its healing power.
In recent years, amaranth and amaranth oil are becoming more common, but some unscrupulous manufacturers use the credulity of consumers and offer them low-quality product.
At best, the person will spend the money, but will not feel the beneficial effects of oil on his body. At worst, such a product can even cause harm to health, but such a development is possible if poor-quality clandestine oil, made from unknown raw materials, is purchased.
Today we consider several options for the production of amaranth oil. This will allow you to understand what kind of product will be truly beneficial to health.
Raw material question: what is the oil made of?
Let's start with the question of raw materials. Indeed, in many respects the quality of the oil depends on which particular grains it is made from.
In order for the oil to be effective, beneficial and safe, it is important to consider such factors as:
- under what conditions exactly did the plant grow;
- whether crops have been treated with chemical fertilizers and other substances, for example, to control weeds;
- how the seeds were collected;
- how was the processing of the resulting harvest.
So, if, when growing amaranth, chemical fertilizers were used to increase its yield, as well as herbicides designed to fight weeds, such a product can by no means be considered environmentally friendly. Since it will contain large quantities of various compounds from chemical substances.
If we talk about the features of the harvest, it is important to use a specialized technique that will minimize the penetration of weed seeds into the harvest. After all, they are very harmful to human health!
Further – processing of grains. It involves cleaning them from the husk and still weed seeds that have been harvested. The best option in this case is the so-called calibration method. Of course, this will lead to the fact that some loss of amaranth will still be, but the resulting raw materials will be as clean as possible and suitable for further use.
For example, for the manufacture of cereals. Or oils.
Therefore, in order for amaranth oil to be of the highest quality, safe and effective, it is important that the grain is grown, harvested and processed in reliable and proven ways that do not involve the use of chemicals.
Several technologies for obtaining oil from amaranth seeds
There are several different technologies for obtaining a product. In order to squeeze the oil out of the grains, you should make a lot of effort. After all, the whole grain – low oilseeds. Although there are special types of plants – this is the high-oily varieties of amaranth. But they are considered as such only in comparison with other varieties. Amaranth oil
Thus, the best method for obtaining an effective and pure oil is considered the cold pressed method. However, it requires certain costs. Including financial. And because oil manufacturers often look for other ways to get the product – cheaper.
Of course, the development of technology allows us to find such methods, but we must recognize the fact that modern methods are far from ideal. They are more relevant to industrial methods, and therefore the oil obtained in this way can be dangerous for humans. Therefore, it can not be used either for cosmetic or therapeutic or culinary purposes.
Below we give the main ways of producing amaranth oil, describing and commenting them in detail.
Extraction with organic solvents
The essence of obtaining oil in this way is to dissolve it from the seeds of special organic substances – solvents.
The method implies the following:
- prepared grains are taken;
- completely filled with a special organic solvent (in the overwhelming majority of cases, it is hexogen, although some manufacturers use odorless substances);
- and wait until the solvent literally "pulls" the oil out of the seeds.
However, the oil obtained in this way cannot be used in the food industry. This is due to the fact that it is not possible to completely remove the solvent from the products. Therefore, the oil becomes hazardous to health.
Although in the core market, products obtained by extraction with organic solvents are relatively common.
Note! That is why before buying it is important to carefully read the label and find out exactly which production method was used.
Oily extraction
This is one of the most financially affordable oil production methods. And because it is used quite often. Although the final product can not be considered as amaranth oil.
Its essence is somewhat similar to the method described above. However, instead of an organic solvent, any other oil is used. For example, it could be:
- traditional sunflower;
- corn;
- or even olive.
Vegetable oil extracts squalene from drenched seeds. The result of the extraction is a mixture, the aroma and taste of which is somewhat reminiscent of amaranth oil, and it contains about 1% squalene.
It would seem that the method is quite adequate and safe, not requiring the use of chemicals and additives. However, there is a negative point in it: the oil reacts with air, and this leads to another reaction and as a result, instead of squalene, squalane is formed.
The latter is also quite effective, but still significantly inferior in its properties to squalene.
Therefore, the resulting amaranth oil turns out to be not so effective in the end, and it is not necessary to expect from it substantial health help. That is, it is a banal fake!
Extraction of Liquid Carbon Dioxide
The cheapest way, the essence of which is as follows:
- carbon dioxide is supplied under high pressure;
- under the influence of pressure, it turns into a liquid form;
- after which he is able to extract oil from amaranth grains;
- thereafter, the pressure decreases and carbon dioxide from the liquid state again becomes gaseous.
And the resulting substance manufacturers called Amaranth oil. However, to call him that is not right! After all, the manufactured substance is a solution in which there is a large amount of fat-soluble components.
Since it is impossible to use the substance in its pure form, it is additionally mixed with other vegetable oils, which are much cheaper.
The danger of this method lies in the fact that high-pressure compressed carbon dioxide actively interacts with water molecules. Which leads to the production of carbonic acid.
Of course, the amount of water in the oil from amaranth is low, but it is still there. Therefore, from carbonic acid is not going anywhere.
It is noteworthy that the producers themselves confidently assert that this method of producing amaranth oil is completely safe and environmentally friendly. However, they hide one significant fact – this type of oil does not contain squalene in its pure form, but only a variety of its derivatives.
Therefore, it is hardly worth expecting that such a product will benefit your health!
Cold pressing
It is this method that is the only way to produce high-quality, natural, environmentally friendly oil with a high content of squalene. It has no impurities, but because it is the most beneficial for health. Amaranth oil 02
However, the method of cold pressing is quite expensive, and therefore the resulting product costs a lot! In addition, production requires a lot of raw materials.
Although all the costs of its production (and purchase by the consumer) in this case are fully justified. After all, the oil contains a lot of squalene.
The essence of the method of cold pressing is as follows:
- carefully selected seeds are placed in a special machine;
- they are not heated there and are not treated with chemical reagents;
- top pressure is a powerful press;
- the result is pure amaranth oil.
Choosing amaranth oil is not an easy task. After all, it is important to correctly determine how responsible the manufacturer is and not only uses high-quality raw materials, but also reliable, safe methods of obtaining an effective, natural product.
If you want to buy amaranth oil, distinguished by its purity, high content of squalene and really healthy, order it on our website!


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ACTIVITIES in many Federal hospitals collapsed yesterday as health workers deserted them in compliant with the national strike declared by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).
Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) General Secretary Mr. Obisesan Oluwatuyi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said JOHESU members would not call off the strike until government meets their demands.
He said: "The soldiers (health workers) have been let loose; no retreat and no surrender until government do the needful."
The strike, which began Tuesday midnight, saw health workers, including nurses, withdrawing their services.
It followed the directive by the JOHESU President, Comrade Biobelemoye Josiah.
He cited government's failure to fulfill the various agreements entered into with the unions.
Doctors take over duties in Abuja
The strike was not as effective as the JOHESU would have expected in the FCT, as medical doctors were seen working to ensure that the health workers' services were filled and patients did not feel neglected.
At the National Hospital Abuja as well as Wuse, Kubwa and Asokoro General Hospital, the case was the same, as the doctors were on ground attending to patients.
At the National Hospital, they could only take emergency that were very critical.
The patients were confused as many on admission were seen weighing their options since. They complained that no nurses were available to attend to them.
Speaking on the strike, National Hospital spokesperson, Mr. Tayo Hastrup, said there was no reason to panic for now as the doctors were available to render services.
Lagos health workers: no going back on strike
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) said there was no going back on the strike called by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) until their demands are met.
MHWUN's Federal Area Council Chairman, Comrade Ibrahim Attah, said the action was a continuation of last year's suspended strike, adding that it was called due to the Federal Government's failure to fulfill an agreement that was reached.
Attah led other union executives to federal hospitals, including the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), to ensure total compliance with the strike.
He said the agreements reached with the Federal Government at last year's meeting were not implemented, including an adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) scale.
But the indefinite strike took its tolls on patients in Federal hospitals in Lagos yesterday.
At LUTH, the members of JOHESU complied with the strike, with the hospital's over 600 nurses shunning their duty posts. Patients in the wards were not attended to.
The patient on admission appealed to the government to yield to the demands of the striking workers, saying when two elephants fight, "it is the grass that suffers the effect".
Chairman of JOHESU (LUTH) Shaba Johnson Adetokunbo confirmed to The Nation that the strike was in compliance with the directive received from the national body.
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Chairman, LUTH branch, an arm of JOHESU, Mrs. Oluyemisi Adelaja, said the over 600 nurses in LUTH have complied with the directive.
Head of Corporate Services Division, LUTH, Mr. Kenneth Otuneme, said the management was aware of the nationwide strike and it was not peculiar to LUTH.
Otuneme told The Nation that however LUTH management has made arrangements to work with the available manpower, including qualified medical volunteers.
Health workers shut UCH in Ibadan
Activities at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan collapsed yesterday as scores of health workers deserted work in compliance with the national directive.
There was panic among patients as the news of the action spread with the hospital management turning out-patients back.
Five unions under JOHESU – Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), Non Academic Staff Union (NASU), National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Medical and Health Workers of Nigeria and Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospital and Research Institution – complied with the directive.
Only medical practitioners were seen on duty in the hospital.
The management, though said it has put a lot of palliatives to cushion the strike effect, still found it difficult to handle the load of work created by the strike.
The hospital's Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Ayodeji Bobade, said the management was not caught unaware by the strike, adding that adequate measures have been put in place to manage the crisis.
For example, he said medical doctors were on ground to handle emergency cases. He added that cases that could not be addressed were promptly referred to other hospitals.
When our reporter visited yesterday, about 90 per cent of the departments were shut down.
Activities at physiotherapy, records, pharmacy, radiography, engineering, stores and medical laboratory departments were severely affected.
Strike hits NAUTH in Anambra
The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital NAUTH, Nnewi, Anambra State was a shadow of its former self yesterday following the strike.
When The Nation visited the hospital, patients and their relations were seen stranded and lamenting. Some others were busy trying to relocate on their own.
JOHESU members in the hospital, numbering 1,800, had joined their colleagues nationwide to demand for their rights.
Mr. Emeka Agukwe, one of the relatives of a patient, said it was a bad period to embark on such strike, adding that it would affect many families whose people were admitted in the hospital.
However, the Chief Medical Director of NAUTH, Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, appealed to the striking workers to provide skeletal services, but he was ignored.
Strike hits IRRUA, UBTH in Edo
Activities were paralysed at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), following the strike.
Doctors were seen attending to patients at the hospitals but other workers shunned their duty posts.
It was learnt that there were plans to discharge patients, if the strike lingers.
Officials of JOHESU at both IRRUA and UBTH could not be reached for comments.
UBTH Public Relations Officer Mr. Uwaila Joshua said the university's management would manage the situation.
He said the health of the patients would not be jeopardised if the strike lingers.
Normal services stopped at the Federal Medical Centre, Yobe
The strike paralysed normal services at the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Yobe, which is the only federal health institution in state.
A senior staff of the hospital told NAN on condition of anonymity that the hospital was providing skeletal services.
The source said: "We are hopeful that the strike will not be prolonged and the union will soon call off the strike for normal services to resume."
Some patients, who spoke to NAN, appealed to the health workers to suspend the strike so as not to compound the problems faced by the ordinary citizens.
Action effective in Plateau
From Plateau, a report said the strike was effective at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), forcing its management staff and medical doctors to offer skeletal services.
Chief Medical Director of JUTH Prof. Edmond Banwat confirmed the development to NAN yesterday in Jos.
Banwat said Heads of Departments had been asked to work out plans on how the hospital could offer some clinical services and handle emergency cases.
"JUTH will offer some clinical services and handle emergency cases, as the doctors are not on strike, but our services will not be optimal," he said.
Mr. Obisesan Oluwatuyi, General Secretary of NUAHP and a member of the leadership of JOHESU, who was at the hospital to ensure strict compliance, blamed the strike on ?the lukewarm attitude of the Federal Government in charge of the Federal Ministry of Health, "which has been promoting only the welfare of doctors as against the general health workforce".
We'll provide services, says Enugu NMA
The Enugu State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said its members would provide services in the state hospitals despite the ongoing strike by the JOHESU.
The state NMA chairman, Dr. Cajetan Onyedum, gave the assurance yesterday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu.

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Years ago, law enforcement had to worry about a handful of illegal intoxicants, primarily marijuana, cocaine, heroin and a few natural and chemical hallucinogens. There were also pills, diverted from the pharmacy or cooked in a kitchen.
But, for the most part, the composition of the various intoxicants was settled and well known by law enforcement and by regulators if not by users.
Today, the drug universe is as broad as the human imagination.
Chemicals identified by unpronounceable names are sprayed on leaves and twigs or packaged in foil envelopes and sold in convenience stores and head shops across America. Some are peddled as incense, others as bath salts to circumvent existing prohibitions.
No amount of packaging, however, can conceal that the stuff is designed to get people high.
For years, lawmakers have tried to target these so-called "synthetic" drugs. But as soon as they identify one chemical compound and ban it, an illicit drugmaker rearranges a few atoms, and the result is legal again.
This new game of regulatory cat and mouse is different not just because law enforcement can't keep up. The drugs themselves, whether by design or because of sloppy manufacture, have wildly unpredictable effects on the human body.
Some have caused heart attacks. Others, psychosis. Still others have led to Parkinsonian-like tremors and brain damage. Users have stayed awake for days, desperate for some way to come down. It's getting worse.
In 2010, there were 3,200 calls to poison centers about synthetic marijuana and bath salts, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. In 2011, there were more than 13,000.
This month, the president signed a bill that added another few dozen compounds to the list of banned chemicals. It was one more step in a broader effort that, like the drug war itself, simply isn't working because it can't keep up.
In Portsmouth earlier this year, three men pleaded guilty to importing a controlled substance – methylone – that was legal until last October. The drugs came from China and were procured via email. Now it's in the same category as heroin.
These synthetic drugs are that dangerous. They represent that serious a threat to the lives of Americans. And by now, drugmakers have already created a replacement.


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KIGALI - Rwanda's progress has been commended by a delegation of the European Union (EU) was impressed by how the country has managed to bring about socio-economic development and improving the lives of its people.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday shortly after concluding a 3-day working visit to Rwanda to assess the effectiveness of EU aid, the Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation, Charles Michel, and the EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, said Rwanda is on the right track.
"Rwanda has definitely progressed in terms of development. It has progressed very well in terms of attaining the MDGs. Out of 8 MDGs, it is clear that Rwanda is well on the way to attaining 5 or 6 of them by 2015," said Michel, who co-chairs the EU.
"Rwanda has also significantly progressed in the fight against corruption as shown by the World Bank international indicator 'Doing Business' which highlights Rwanda's progress in the last two years," he added
Piebalgs observed that the EU is focused on promoting sustainable development where progress does not impact negatively on the environment.
"We are sandwiched between achieving the Millennium Development Goals and fighting climate change, so what we are looking at is not only development, but sustainable development. That's what we are trying much to address nowadays," he said.
The two officials who visited bench terraces and coffee stations in Shyorongi and Rulindo as well as Mpazi Ravine in Kigali, said that it is important to ensure that mitigation and adaptation is done when carrying out programmes so that no damage is caused on the environment.
The officials said that after their visit, they will present a report to member states on how the new development projects function and how EU development aid is used.
During their visit, the two officials also visited the Mutobo Transit Camp, in Musanze, Northern Province, which is supported by the EU, as well as projects funded by Belgium at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
"In collaboration with our EU friends, we are convinced of the necessity to establish certain principles & policies, not only in terms of 'declaration of intention', but also in terms of concrete implementation of projects,"
"The idea is that the first responsibility of the development aid comes from the leadership which identifies the priorities as well as a sense of ownership. There should also be some responsibility on the part of the bilateral partners in observing these priorities as defined by the less developed country." Michel said.


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COBA welcomes the Government's decision to restore to seven years the time banking accounts can be inactive before they are transferred to the government.
COBA welcomes the Government's decision to restore to seven years the time banking accounts can be inactive before they are transferred to the government.
"The move to return to a seven year period from the current three years is a good outcome for consumers," said COBA CEO Mark Degotardi.
"The previous government's decision to shorten the period had the unfortunate effect of increasing the risk of funds that are not genuinely unclaimed being transferred to the government, with the account holder then required to take steps to reclaim the funds.
"We also welcome the decision to permanently exclude children's accounts from the unclaimed money scheme, recognising that periods of inactivity can often be higher for these types of accounts.
"Reducing the number of accounts transferred to the government unnecessarily means less frustration for consumers and less red tape for banking institutions.
"The decision means that banking institutions will have to make another round of system changes but we appreciate the significant amount of lead time provided for implementation.
"The government's decision will implement Recommendation 41 of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). COBA is a strong supporter of the FSI's regulatory reform blueprint and we are pleased to see this first instalment delivered so promptly.
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"I think it's a pathetic midlife crisis where a grown man tries to use his underage girlfriend as a dress-up doll!" Garth said. "Can you believe she said that? She was so sweet and innocent eight hundred years ago…"
Alicia was below him, still naked, still strapped to the table, a gag in her mouth muffling her shouting. She was glaring at him for some reason.
"I'm sitting here, baring my feelings, and you're glaring at me," Garth said, pulling up the interrogator's chair and putting his feet up on the torture table. "You have any idea how difficult it was to distract all three Inquisitors so we could have this talk?"
They had established a rotation system, and never left her with one person unless there was an emergency. Luckily a living shadow terrorizing the precinct counted as an emergency, so Garth only had to deal with one of them.
That particular young man was sleeping off some rhino level tranqs.
"I just think it's not fair for her to assume this is some kind of unhinged compensation for something. I'm the most stablest guy she knows, ya know?"
Alicia glanced down at the heavy steel straps holding her in place and growled something muffled.
"Yeah, I was upset about it too."
She growled louder.
Okay, that's probably enough teasing.
"It had the kernel of truth though." Garth said, staring at the ceiling. So many kernels. He glanced back down at his restrained protégé.
"So on that note, I, out of respect for you as a person, have brought a set of your clothes from the lair."
Garth stood and took Alicia's shirt, pants, and undies out of his Status Band and placed them neatly on the chair beside her.
"And…" Garth produced a tiny adamantium file with a flourish.
"I brought you a tiny escape file so you can cut through your bonds on your own and feel pride in your personal accomplishments. Nothing builds confidence like persevering through adversity."
Okay, maybe now it's enough teasing.
With wave of his hand, Garth grew strong weeds in the joints of Alicia's steel straps, shearing them apart.
"Or I could just take you home now."
Amid the clanging of metal falling to the ground, Alicia jumped to her feet and threw her arms around his neck.
"Oh, okay." Garth said, patting her back. Once again, he had to marvel how small and dainty she felt compared to his new height. He also had to stop his hands from roaming lower. Taking his mind off the perfect buns he could see jutting out behind her as he peered over her shoulder, Garth decided to put his hands to better use unfastening her gag.
He thumbed the strap on the back of her head, feeling her hair brush against his skin. He fed the strap through the loop and unhooked it before pulling the gag itself out of her mouth. She looked up at him as the leather-bound steel slipped between her crimson lips, her eyes wide and imploring, a perfect moment that seemed to hang in the air…
"Bastard!" she punched him in the liver, before recoiling and cradling her hand.
"Oh yeah, I got shot there earlier this morning." Garth said. "Should flake off in a day or two. Spunk is a good sign though. Get dressed while we talk. As tempting as it is to harass you fresh off a torture slab, I'm desperately trying to prove to myself that this is not a midlife crisis, so I'm going to try to behave like we're not in a Gor novel."
Garth turned around and listened to the distinctive sound of ass squeezing into leather pants.
Senses at one hundred and twenty-five, baby.
"So, you get a class, and a patron?" he asked, facing the wall.
"And what?"
"What were they?" Garth asked. "I'm curious."
"How did you know to ask?" she shot back.
"Oh, the amulet with the eye on it is a great way of getting attention from the gods. Put it on, do something stupid, and be judged. Anyway, I'm burning with curiosity. What didja get?"
"Not telling."
"I'm not telling you. It's extremely rude to ask someone their class, you know?"
"Oh. How about your deity?"
God of storms. That's not a bad choice. Should be good for flying and nuking people with lightning. I mean, it's not as versatile and rewarding as plant magic and drugs, but it's a decent choice. I wonder if her class is lightning based for a double-specialization. If I'm anything to go on, those pay hefty dividends.
"You done?"
Garth turned around as Alicia finished shrugging her shoulders and tugging the bottom of her shirt. She seemed a little flushed for some reason.
A gigantic, amorphous black blob with tentacles that grew mouths whispering horrible secrets oozed through the wall and shrank down to a dog before Alicia could even yelp.
"Did you have fun scaring the bad guys?" Garth said, petting Shadow, who was panting with delight, and possibly exhaustion. "Okay, take a break." Shadow sank back into the floor, nestling up against Garth's shadow, until the two became one.
"Probably don't have long until the Inquisitors show up." Garth said. "You good to fly?"
Alicia nodded.
"Okay. No matter what happens, don't come back for me. I know you're besotted, but you've gotta stick to the-hey I'm not done!" Alicia was already leaving by the time he was halfway through his prepared speech.
Garth darted out into the hall, stepping on the Inquisitor on the way out.
Another problem with being six foot six? Dodging was less practical.
Garth was used to dodging, but when the hallway was only a few feet wide, and there was a girl in it already, it made things complicated.
On one side of the hall were two Inquisitors, and on the other side was the half-nosed one who could make a Lantern.
Wonder if I could take all three of them? Garth thought to himself. His need to keep his plant magic under wraps was going to be thoroughly blown when Maggie's contingency letter was read, anyway.
"You're surrounded." The half-nosed one said, forming a Lantern, forcing Garth to do the same as Alicia looked on in interest. "Please…don't go bitching out on us again."
Garth felt the dimensional lock spells form above them, causing his skin to prickle.
"I wouldn't dream of it."
"You're surrounded." One of the cheeky younger Inquisitors said. "Cooperate and we'll be lenient."
"Al," Garth said, snagging the back of her pants and drawing her close. "How's your condition?"
"Honestly? I feel like miles and miles of ass."
"More for me, then." Garth said, spinning a sphere of telekinetic energy around them.
First things first. I don't like being penned in.
As the Inquisitors were charging forward, casting their spells, Garth unleashed every ounce of pent up energy in his Lantern, expanding it in every direction.
The Inquisitor's reflexively cut through the spell with blades of mana, but the walls and ceiling didn't really have that option.
The Precinct exploded around them, sending chunks of the building violently in every direction.
The light of the afternoon sun broke through the dust in a matter of seconds, but Garth was far too busy to admire it.
The three enemies hadn't even been slowed down by his spell. The High Inquisitor, aware of Garth's superior Lantern-work, hung back and worked support, shooting chains and bolts of steel at them.
Garth whipped his hand forward and caught the ranged attacks on a shield of ironwood, while sending branches shooting out of the ground to attack the other two.
"Stand on my foot." Garth said, holding his foot out. Alicia did so.
"Be free!" He said, kicking upwards, sending her sailing upward, out of the range of his dense, mana-stripping Lantern.
Alicia squawked for a moment, arms waving in midair, before she caught herself, and began limping toward the west. Garth called it limping because it was far slower than she should be able to fly.
Doy. He almost smacked his forehead. Last time he'd overused a Mythic core in a similar way, he'd been far worse off than Alicia looked right now. She was probably just using her inborne female ability to hide discomfort. Is that sexist?
Probably a good thing I didn't act like a total creep. Thank you Mrs. Banyan.
Garth waited until she'd gone some thirty feet away and pushed off the ground, flying straight up into the air.
Garth conjured thousands of tiny, self-propelled ironwood rockets, and aimed them at the men standing below him.
Half-nose's eyes widened as the cloud of ash resolved into a storm of arrows pelting down towards him.
While they were busy hunkering under their Force shields, Garth took a moment to assess Alicia's situation. Still limping along.
"I'm gonna give you a booster!" he shouted.
Garth created a bicycle-sized rocket that strapped itself to her back by thin wooden tendrils, then lit it. A pure blue flame came out of the back of the rocket, and Garth saw Alicia's eyes widen a second before the thrust truly started in earnest.
Alicia's screaming form disappeared into the distance, toward L.A.
Mrs. Banyan can catch her. Or maybe Alicia can catch herself. Idunno. I'm sure she'll be fine.
Garth briefly considered doing the same for himself, but dismissed it. He wanted to give these inquisitors a reason to call the big guns, or none of him blowing his cover and acting like an idiot would pay any dividends. He needed them to come, and he needed them on time.
He ducked beneath a conjured steel bolt, then flew back down to the ground, surveying the wreckage of the police station. Thankfully, having shadow run amok as a nightmare-beast had caused both the precinct, and the block to be abandoned, allowing for minimal casualties.
Except for the woman's hand sticking out from underneath the rubble over there, Garth thought with a pang of guilt.
He swooped down to see Gloria Pendleton lying under the rubble, in surprisingly good condition for being directly exposed to that much power. It was her inhuman Endurance that had kept her mostly lucid as a drop of blood crawled down her temple.
"Edward…" She breathed, her eyes focusing on him and a smile forming on her lips. "I knew you'd come for me." She bore obvious signs of torture. A few missing fingernails, some cuts, lots of blood and salted wounds.
Garth resisted the urge to suck in a breath through his teeth.
Ah shit, I forgot about Gloria.
"That's right, babe," Garth said. "I couldn't leave you here by yourself."
"Are we running away together?" she asked, her eyes unfocusing again.
Damn, she's out of it. Garth was responsible for getting this woman caught up in his schemes, and that gave him a tiny pang of guilt in the pit of his stomach.
No reason I can't help her out here.
"In a manner of speaking. Lemme just-"
A bolt took Garth in the back and sent him tumbling end over end, then its hooks flared out and sank into his flesh, dragging him through the destroyed police station by a conjured chain.
"Gimme a sec," Garth groaned as Gloria watched him get dragged past her, her brows furrowed in concussed confusion.
Garth pushed himself off the ground, whipped around and channeled mana to create a burst of wood to tear open one of the chain's links, arresting his road-haul.
"Alright," Garth said, pushing the barbed bolt the rest of the way through his body and tossing it aside clean as the Inquisitors watched in disbelief. "You guys done pissed me off."
Alicia clawed at the air that had become a force so strong she couldn't open her eyes or breathe, slamming against it with more speed than she'd ever thought possible.
I'm gonna die. This is how my life ends.
Alicia muscled past that fatalistic thought and tried to tug the wooden tendrils off her shoulders and chest, where they held her securely to Garth's phallic…speed…thing.
Unfortunately, the damn things had the same sturdiness of all of the ancient wizard's creations, and wouldn't budge at her insistent tugging. She shielded her mouth long enough to take a breath and got back to work.
In the course of bringing her clothes, he'd never thought to bring her a weapon, so she was stuck using her bare hands to try and saw the roots stronger than iron away from her body.
This isn't working, she thought with a tight-lipped scowl.
Let's try mana. Flying had been painful and difficult, but the only way she was going to free herself from the bonds was with magic.
Alicia shielded her mouth, took a deep breath, and focused on drawing mana in.
Weather Mana seemed to be the only mana that paid any heed to her in her weakened state, so she pulled in everything she could, concentrating it into her fingertips.
Over the howling of the wind, she heard the crackling of lightning, and felt it dancing on her fingertips.
Her fingers began to ache deliciously, reminding her of the very specific pain in her mouth when she was really hungry and smelled something so good that it made her drool. Tingles spread, raising the hair on her forearms. It was an odd sort of pain.
Alicia ignored it, pressing her crackling fingertips to the wood. After a few seconds, the roots fell free, then she did the other shoulder.
Once both shoulders were free, Alicia began burning through the root wrapped around her waist, keeping her spine as straight as possible so the sheer weight of the air rushing past her didn't fold her in half.
A few seconds later, she felt a jolt and a wash of heat blow past her as she tumbled free of the flying penis. I'm pretty sure that's what it is. Why not make something normal, like a bird?
With a grunt, Alicia stabilized herself in midair, then opened her eyes.
She was about five hundred feet above Garth's city. She glanced over her shoulder and spotted a trail in the sky marking where the penis had passed only a hundred feet or so above the steep mountains surrounding his land. In the distance, the phallus crashed into the ocean violently, sending up a spray of salt water.
What is wrong with that man? By the gods, I need a nap.
Alicia Denton
Apostle of Gorn
Non-citizen of the Inner Spheres
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-Intelligence- 20
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Blessings: Quickening, Lightning resistance, Enhanced Weather Magic
Class: Tempest Temptress
Skills: Fencing, Close Quarters Combat, First Aid, Etiquette, Mana Channel, Mana Wielding, Spell Theory
Spells: Aiding Wind, Force Armor, Fly, Force Shield, Lightning, Control Weather
Evolutions: Mana Sight, Conduit, Feedback Channeling.
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Barlog is a hostile being and brother to the Source of Life and Ice Elemental from Block Story.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 8-A
Name: Barlog
Origin: Block Story
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Demon
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Resurrection, Regeneration, Master hand-to-hand combatant, Immortality (Type 8; Once his soul was absorbed, Barlog can still revive from the spawner as long as it's unscathed) Resistance to Fire / Healing
Attack Potency: At least Multi-City Block level+ (His attack is even higher than TNT explosion which can generate this much energy)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Somewhat slower than - albeit still comparable to - the Dragon Rider; can fight against entities such as Ashkore)
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: At least Multi-City Block Class+
Durability: At least Multi-City Block level+
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard melee range
Standard Equipment: None
Intelligence: Unknown
Weaknesses: If his soul is consumed, he cannot be reborn on his own. However, absorber can place his spawner and Barlog will be able to revive near him, but the destruction of the spawner will not allow Barlog to be reborn again; Cold attacks cause more damage than to other creatures
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- High temperature Healing: If someone uses fire attack on Barlog, it will heal him rather than cause damage. Barlog also can heal himself simply by being in the lava.
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Ukrainian Brides – What Exactly Is Special About Ukrainian Girls?
Needless to say, everybody is various, which is impractical to look for a complete content of a individual to look at and character. But, Ukrainian women involve some features that distinguish them from other people. Why don't we have a look at exactly what makes Ukrainian girls so special:
The wish to be appealing and feminine constantly. Single Ukraine women fork out a lot of the time on makeup products, hairstyle and choosing the clothes that are right. They choose high-heeled footwear both for ongoing celebration and business. They like their role that is female and are content to get attention from guys, which emphasizes their femininity.
Character as a strong point. We could think about many terms to explain the character of Ukrainian ladies – as an example, kindness, sincerity, openness, and liberty. From very very very early childhood, Ukrainian brides figure out how to stand securely on their feet, help their family and care for by themselves by themselves. The strong character of Ukrainian women is a direct consequence of the difficult living conditions in their home country on the other hand.
Wedding while the definitive goal. Ukrainian brides wish to begin household and raise young ones. They don't neglect their home duties in want to create a comfortable environment that is living. Ukrainian ladies for wedding treat love and devotion to their husbands. They've been prepared because of their part as ladies and perform it responsibly each day.


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All my walks are tracked by GPS, so you know exactly where your dogy walked, and for how long. I can run with or excercise you dog as you wish. Anything can be worked out.
Due to a new family member, for day care or home boarding I provide an isolated room for doggies. During the summer or warm days doggies can be outside, where they can hide in a shed if they want.
I, and my kids will provide them as much attention as possible.
Meet and greet is a must procedure before accepting booking. Only returning customers will be accepted without.
I do accept all pets, but please be honest if they have accidents or easily excited, so I can be prepared.
Don't forget your own leashes, pillows or toys, so you pet will have familiar items.
Don't forget a bowl you pet used to eat from.
Zaventem, Sterrebeek = pawshake price. Everything out of these areas please add € 5,- per session. Unfortunatelly Pawshake does not has different prices for different locations.
If you have any special requests, let me know, and I will work something out!
If you have any questions or complains, please contact me, and everything will be answered, and sorted out.
Alex is a great fur baby sitter. Highly recommend him. Him and his family are super nice and made my babies welcome to their home! My pets were truly happy there and I did not have to worry one bit while at work or house hunting!!!
Alex is a great cat sitter, he understands our cat's needs and especially our needs. He sends us picture and give updates about our cat daily, really wonderful, highly recommended!
Creative, funny, not afraid of big pets, not afraid to clean after pets. Have two kids who also love pets.
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If you want to anchor in Germany's largest port city in a particularly environmentally friendly way, you should do so in Green Haven, Hamburg's first purely vegan accommodation.
Founder Christiane Bors, a trained hotel specialist and hotel business economist, was tired of constantly being confronted with wasted food and resources in the catering and hotel industry. At the end of 2014, she made her dream come true and founded her own bed and breakfast, in which she realized all of her ideas for a sustainable company.
Bors' primary goal: to make guests feel at home. and thats the way it is. In the cozy common room, the "galley" with kitchen, living and dining area, guests meet and exchange ideas like in a large family or flat share. There is also an exchange shelf where you can read books, CDs and other little things for something If the weather is nice, the vegan breakfast can also be taken on the terrace.
The Green Haven has three individually furnished rooms, a holiday apartment and a small construction trailer. The decor is cozy, following the name in a maritime style and mainly comes from used and upcycled materials.
In addition to bed and breakfast, the Green Haven also offers courses and advice on vegan life such as nutritional courses or cooking courses. Cultural events and events related to an ecologically vegan lifestyle also take place regularly.
ArchitectureBecause the building is rented, the founder has no influence on the architecture. When renovating the interior, however, care was taken to use natural materials, such as the wooden floor. The wall colors are vegan. Used materials were used to set up the Green Haven, and items that the operator had been given as a gift or were bought at flea and used goods markets. Many of the pieces of furniture and decorations are upcycled. This makes the accommodation colorful and individual: breakfast is served on different plates, while you sit on chairs in different colors and shapes.
FoodThe food in the Green Haven is completely vegan. We try to use seasonal products where possible, for example apples from the Altes Land near Hamburg. Only organic food comes into the kitchen, but the company is not certified organic. In addition, you can have Hamburg's first purely vegan delivery service deliver organic food (even with electric bikes).
Employees receive a wage that is somewhat above the industry average. Tips are donated to various social projects, such as the nearby refugee accommodation. An employee was found via the "Hamburg Budget for Work" project - a project that brings people from workshops for the disabled into the so-called first job market.
EnvironmentWhen the sun is shining, the Green Haven uses solar energy from the in-house solar system, otherwise green electricity is obtained from the Schönau electricity works. The heating is fired with green gas from Greenpeace Energy. Waste is separated into organic waste, paper, recycling waste, glass and residual waste. Lids from Tetrapaks are also collected separately. In the future, it is planned to purchase the food without packaging. We currently order in bulk packs where possible to reduce packaging waste. You can bring your own towels and bed linen. This is intended to motivate guests to bring their own laundry that they can continue to use at home instead of washing hotel linen after one or a few more nights. Mattresses, bedding, bed linen and towels are fair trade and organic as far as possible. In addition to meals, all consumables and cleaning agents are completely vegan.
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Panasonic's New HD Camcorders World's First With 3-MOS Sensors
The all new HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100 camcorders from Panasonic have a cool new MOS system. This makes them the world's first AVCHD camcorders with "3MOS," which has double the light-receiving area of the CCD version, better for low-light shooting. The HS100 model records to SD card and its 60GB HDD, while the SD100 just saves to SD but both have full HD resolution, a new Leica lens and optical image stabilization. It is due to come out in US markets in September for $1,299.95 (BDT 91,000 approx.) for the HS100 and $1,099.95 (BDT 77,000 approx.) for the HDC-HS100.
Speed Racing Motorcycle Inspired By Aliens
After one look at the Indian-branded "Speed Racer" motorcycle concept bike by Dan Bailey, it is easy to see how he incorporated the main characters in the Aliens movie into the aesthetics. Using the specs on the Kawasaki Ninja as his framework, Bailey sought to design a bike that was rugged but maintained a sleek looka mission he has certainly accomplished. It is not yet known know if the Speed Racer will ever go into production but it does look stylish! But how do you sit on it?
Ergonomic Workstation: The Ultimate in Geeky Gaming Comfort
The Ergonomic Workstation from Ergo Motions may look like a dentist's chair, but I must say that if my dentist had this thing in his office, I would be in there for a root canal right away. Ergo Motions mission is to help gamers and heavy workstation users avoid the repetitive stress injuries and posture issues that often result from sitting and typing away on a computer all day. The Ergonomic Workstation Phase I prototype appears to do thatand much more.
Features include:
Industrial rack mounted hardened PC
Two 19" Digital monitors
7.1 surround sound system
Wireless network capability
Ergonomic keyboard and mouse
Video conferencing capability with a built-in camera
VOIP with full telephony features
Articulating calf support (programmable to reduce DVT)
Mechanically adjustable armrests
Mechanically adjustable headrest and monitors
Pneumatically inflatable lumbar and headrest bladders
Mechanically reclining motion to 38 degrees
Mechanically adjustable seat depth (knee to hip)
Mechanically retractable monitors
Swing away keyboard (manual)
Form fitting seatback, armrests and seat cushion
Memory chair presets via proprietary Motion Control Board/Software
Compact design using twelve square feet of floor space
The Ergonomic Workstation is currently in a prototype phase so the when, where and how much information is not yet known. But I wouldn't be surprised if it was far too expensive for the average lazy geek to afford.
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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regiment \Reg"i*ment\, v. t. To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units. --J. W. Powell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. r['e]giment a regiment of men, OF also government, L. regimentum government, fr regere to guide, rule See {Regimen}.] 1. Government; mode of ruling; rule authority; regimen. [Obs.] --Spenser. ``Regiment of health.'' --Bacon. But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe. The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. --Hocker. 2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. {Regiment of the line} (Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-m?nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regimented}; p. pr & vb n. {Regimenting}.] To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: regiment n : army unit smaller than a division v 1: subject to rigid discipline, order and systematization; "regiment one's children" 2: form into a regiment, of military personnel 3: assign to a regiment, of soldiers
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One of the men who killed schoolboy Damilola Taylor has been jailed after hitting a female police officer with his car.
Ricky Preddie was 13 and his brother Danny 12 when they killed 10-year-old Damilola on his way home from a south London library in November 2000.
The pair were jailed for eight years for the school boy's manslaughter in 2006.
Ricky Preddie, 32, also known as Ricky Johnson, is now back behind bars after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified.
At Harrow Crown Court on Thursday, he was sentenced to four years in prison and banned from driving for 12 years upon his release from jail.
He was driving an Alfa Romeo in Wembley, north London, when police tried to stop his car on the afternoon of November 6 last year.
Preddie stopped the car but reversed along the pavement before crashing into a police vehicle, causing leg and neck injuries to a Pc who was getting out.
He made his escape but the car was found nearby shortly after and he was arrested on November 12.
Detective Superintendent Ray Keating said: "In escaping from officers who had pulled him over, Johnson's driving was extremely reckless and resulted in an officer being seriously injured.
"He then drove off from the scene, callously leaving the officer needing urgent medical attention.
"The officer has since returned to full duties, and I would like to commend her courage and strength since the incident.
"While she has recovered physically, the incident has taken an emotional and psychological toll.
"Sadly, officers are injured whilst protecting the public far too often."
Damilola had moved to Britain from Nigeria a few months before he was jabbed in the thigh with a broken beer bottle by a gang of youths as he walked home after school.
The youngster was found bleeding to death in a stairwell near his home in Peckham where local workmen tried to save his life
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text: I haven't watched it yet, but I see the IMDb lists the longest cut of the serial as 220 minutes. I just picked up the 100 Sci-Fi Movies pack from Mill Creek Entertainment and it has a version of Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe that runs 88 minutes. Did they cut it down to feature length at some point? Or is this only 1/3 of the serial? The box also lists it as "Purple Death From Outer Space" which I understand is the title of the first chapter but the actual disc calls it "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe."


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Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites (IPMC) are useful actuators because of their ability to be fabricated in different shapes and move in various ways. However, the process to produce an IPMC is complicated and takes a few days. To make it possible to mass produce in any desired shape, the fabrication process must be updated. Presented here is a new way of producing the Nafion® base through a spraying method, then the electrode will be plated with spraying method as well. To verify that this method of fabrication produces a Nafion® sample similar to that which is commercially available, a sample that was made using spraying method and N117 purchased from DuPont™ were tested for various characteristics and compared.
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Sarah Trabia, Taeseon Hwang, and Kwang Jin Kim, "A fabrication method of unique Nafion shapes by painting for ionic polymer-metal composites (Conference Presentation)," Proc. SPIE 9798, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2016, 979817 (Presented at SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring: March 23, 2016; Published: 22 June 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2220434.4912052856001.


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Coonley Trivet
Abstract representations of balloons, flags, and confetti (things seen in a parade), the designs created for the Avery Coonley Playhouse were made to appeal to children.
This throw is adapted from one of the art windows in the 1912 home.
The color scheme and design make this throw blanket perfect for Craftsman style homes.
Approved design developed with the permission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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Marriage: a Gay man's fourth journey
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posted Friday, March 1, 2013 - Volume 41 Issue 9Marriage: a Gay man's fourth journey
by Eric Andrews-Katz - SGN A&E Writer
December 6, 2012, was a monumental day in Washington state history. It was the first day that LGBT couples could legally apply for, and obtain, a marriage license. By 10 a.m., lines had reached several hours' wait. A river of beaming faces waited in line for their licenses that would enable them to commit, within the next 60 days, holy (or unholy) matrimony. That's how the pictures looked, anyway - I wasn't there. While we were thrilled about the new law, my partner of 13 years and I decided to sleep in.
'When are you guys getting married?' This question came as quite a surprise to us. We've already been married - three times. Among our circle of friends one would be hard-pressed to find another couple that is as thoroughly married as we are. Our relationship has outlasted all the heterosexual marriages of our generation in both our families, and in most cases several of them combined. Our surnames have been legally changed. We have a mortgage together. Our living testaments are secured, and we've adopted two cats that we've made provisions for in case of our untimely deaths. We have a conjoined bank account and a jointly-agreed-upon TV schedule for the DVR. Really, what else is left to do except get legally married in Washington - and make the cats legitimate instead of furry bastards of shame?
Our first wedding was called a 'commitment ceremony' because of the controlled heterosexual possession of the word 'marriage.' After we had been together three years, Alan got down on one knee and proposed, making us officially 'enGayged.' Since Gay weddings were a relatively new concept in 2003 (to most of our friends as well as to our families), we were spared the stereotypical deluge of advice on how to do everything, and we were able to have our day the way we wanted. In front of more than 95 of our closest friend and family members we said our vows, pledging our love and devotion. It's the day we consider to be our official anniversary, and I regard it, thus far, as the best day of my life. While we were semi-traditional in almost every part of the ceremony, Alan and I privately agreed on certain rules - paramount among them my insistence that I don't believe in divorce - I believe in widowhood. After all, traditional marriage values should always be upheld, even in an illegal commitment ceremony.
Our next wedding was a real marriage, in the sense that it was legally recognized - at least by the Canadian government and by those countries that recognize Canadian same-sex marriages (the U.S., sadly, is not one of them). On the fourth anniversary of our meeting, six months to the day after our commitment ceremony, we got in the car with our two 'best men' and drove to Vancouver, B.C., where we stood before a marriage broker, said the updated vows we wrote, and were pronounced Husband and Husband.
They say that a piece of paper doesn't make a difference in relationships. 'They' are wrong about this. There is something about that certificate that creates a new sensation, a new feeling, and a new definition of commitment. Seeing that tiny set of red numbers listing my marriage certificate among the millions of others; the bold letter-heading that undeniably states Certificate of Marriage, and the signature of the Chief Executive Officer of the Vital Statistic Agency, somehow gives me a completely different sense of pride every time I see it framed on our wall. It's the kind of pride that only 67,348,152 previous couples in Canada can say they've experienced. And if you're not among them, then you just don't get it.
In 2007 Washington passed the 'Everything But Marriage' law that recognized LGBT couples as 'domestic partners' and gave us most of the same rights as our heterosexual counterparts. I couldn't help but think of Ben Franklin's saying: Giving someone a title without all the attendant rights is 'like calling an ox a bull. He's thankful for the honor, but he'd much rather have restored what's rightfully his.' I had visions of segregated bathroom signs with 'Married' written on one and 'Everything But' on the other. I don't relish being counted among a group titled 'Everything But.' It just doesn't sound right, especially for a Gay male relationship.
I came home from work that night expecting to have dinner with my partner (now of seven years) and two of our friends. When I walked through the door they turned as one - like Children of the Corn - with wide eyes and grinning smiles. 'Hey, honey,' Alan enthusiastically said. 'Let's go get Domestic Partnered! Right now! They'll do the paperwork, register it with the county, and waive all fees if we do it before the weekend.' Within minutes we were on our way to City Hall. We sat before an official. He checked our identification and presented the paper for us to sign. That was it. No bells. No whistles. No stepping on a wine glass. I've now married Alan three times. Remember, Liz only married Dick twice (insert obvious joke here).
'You'll get your official Domestic Partner registration cards in the mail within a month,' we were told. An official registration card? This must be one of the unequal rights covered under 'Everything But.' I've never heard of a heterosexual marriage registration card. And of course those rights can be denied depending on the state we are in at the time. Does a bar-code tattoo on my neck come next? Or a sub-dermal chip, so that a governmental GPS can keep track of us? Oh my God! This means I'm an official card-carrying homosexual! But at least now I'm one in a semi-legally recognized, committed relationship - but only in a few other states outside Washington.
Then came Election Night 2012. President Obama was re-elected, and both Gay marriage and marijuana became legal in Washington state. (These two things may or may not be related.) My cousin called to say, 'Congratulations! Now you Gay guys can suffer through marriage with the rest of us, heh-heh!' My reply was simple: 'Doesn't that say a lot about you and your wife?' They're divorced now.
All registered Domestic Partnerships will convert to marriages in 2014 unless another marriage was performed by the state. After viewing the week-long lines at the courthouse, my heart was full of joy and I finally succumbed. This time it was different: I proposed to Alan, via Facebook. He 'liked' it, which I took as a yes.
We decided that we didn't need a fourth date to remember, so we planned to consolidate as many events as possible on one date. It's amazing that the Gay community is the only one that plans a wedding for their anniversary. We will be celebrating 13 years of being together, 9.5 years of our American ceremony, nine years of our Canadian marriage, 7.5 years of being (now obsolete) domestic partners, and the beginning of our state-recognized marriage - all on the same day. Priceless.
Since the demand for marriage licenses has increased so much, the Seattle courthouse has moved registration to a lower office. One has to navigate a maze of descending hallways to get there. After the third one, I turned to Alan and whispered, 'If I see shower heads at the end of this, I'm outta here!' My fears were ill-founded and we entered the office. Once we proved that we hadn't been legally married before (the previous ceremonies didn't count), we paid the registration fee and were told we had 60 days until the certificate expired. 'Good luck,' we were told, and we were on our way.
It was a lot more casual this time. 'To our friends/family: We are getting married again,' we wrote on Facebook. 'It's going to be on Monday afternoon at 5 p.m., at the Shoreline courthouse. All wanting to attend are welcome. We're going out for Thai food after.'
The comments began to appear almost immediately. The first one said: 'That's funny. I already think of you guys as being married.' The next was, 'Does this mean we have to get you another gift?' The third said, 'Congratulations & again!' And so they alternated until my favorite comment appeared: 'Thank God! Now we can stop referring to you as the 'slutty man-whores' around the dinner table to the kids!' Although not expected, nightshirts that actually say 'Slutty Man Whore' would make for another reason to smile when climbing into bed at night.
How do you write vows for a relationship that you've been involved in for over 13 years? Do we really need to vocalize yet again our love and devotion for one another? Haven't three separate ceremonies shown that commitment and devotion already? Not that I want to tempt fate, but I can't foresee either of us packing up and leaving for any conceivable reason. Our vows should reflect on the importance of our relationship now, the true and realistic devotional pledges:
'I promise to let you watch The Walking Dead in quiet.'
'I promise not to come in during the middle of your series and ask you to explain the entire season during commercial break.'
'I promise not to mock you when you play Angry Birds on your iPhone while we're talking.'
'I promise to pretend I'm listening when you repeat your stories ... again.'
Those are the realities of life, and they are all bound to bite me in the ass sometime in the future. But if anyone can overlook them for such an extended period of time, that's the definition of a soulmate. And if it finally takes a piece of paper signed by the glorious state of Washington to provide an undisclosed sense of security or legitimacy, then so be it. That paper carries power. It does make a difference. And I am grateful that my state recognizes me as being equal.
I look forward to renewing my vows and committing for at least another 13 years, with yet another option to renew. Maybe then it'll be recognized on a federal level and we'll have to plan wedding number five.
I wonder if I'll cry.
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Alvaro Bautista was unstoppable on Phillip Island. We saw this yesterday, in the first race, before we got the Superpole in the morning and now the icing on the cake in Race 2. Anyone who thought a month ago that the Spaniard would start his season this way. Probably nobody!
The Aruba rider could not have gotten off to a better start this year and once again starred on the Australian circuit. During the afternoon's race, the Spaniard left his rival to pick up the crumbs, fought off an early attack by the Kawasakis and paused after just two laps.
Twelve seconds ahead of the finish line (eighteen to fifteen last corners) only confirms the Panigale V4's competitiveness this weekend: " an incredible weekend ̵
The race took off behind the Aruba driver, Rea and Haslam a thrilling Kawasaki head to head that continued the line. It was the quadruple champion who won the KRT derby today: "This is one of the tracks I've always struggled on, but I've got the results I've been looking for. I can only congratulate Alvaro ". Leon decided on third place: " I am still sorry for the crash yesterday, but I am satisfied with what we have done today. It was a good fight with Johnny, and it's important to be in the top three here.
Marco Melandri also hoped for a podium and fought his way up behind the ZX-10RR motorcycles four laps to go. The Italian then dropped his pace, leaving van der Mark and Lowes in sixth place ahead of him. Behind him Chaz Davies on the Ducati almost thirty seconds from his team-mate on the last lap (until Bautista slowed just before crossing the line). The Welshman will be happy that the Australian round is now over, but there is work to be done before the Buriram round, which takes place in less than a month.
Leon Camier has flown the flag in the Honda camp, which could make up for yesterday's crash with a tenth place finish behind the Ducati of Eugene Laverty. The BMW was disappointing today, Reiterberger twelfth and Sykes only thirteenth, more than thirty seconds before the front.


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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika received 5 million fewer votes than in the last election, indicating general dissatisfaction with his policies.
Assuming they are accurate, the official results of the April 2014 presidential election show that 5 million fewer voters voted for Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika than in 2009. This significant drop shows that his popularity is at its lowest, though it should be noted that there are no pollsters in Algeria.
Contrary to what happens in the civilized world, there are no pollsters in Algeria. Pollsters highlight general public opinion trends, measure politicians' popularity and access how satisfied the people are with economic and social policies. Yet, in Algeria, elections are the only way to find out what is going on in the Algerian "collective mind."
In the 2014 presidential elections, Bouteflika won 4,579,107 fewer votes than in the 2009 elections, indicating a clear decline in the number of those convinced he should rule for a fourth term. In the 2014 elections, Bouteflika won 8,332,598 votes. In 2009, he won 12,911,705 votes.
It is interesting that the president did not even succeed in getting the same number of votes he got in the 2004 elections — 8,651,723 votes — despite the electorate growing from 18 million voters in 2004 to 21 million in 2014.
By adopting these official figures, despite the widespread skepticism of the opposition, it appears that the discourse of Bouteflika's supporters, who always say there is a special relationship between the president and his people and that the latter always vote for him whatever the circumstances, is just rhetoric and not based on accurate data. This is so because many of those who normally vote for him have chosen to avoid the polls this time, vote for one of his opponents or place blank or disqualified ballots, the numbers of which reached 900,000.
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Observers attribute the drop in votes to the great social upheaval during Bouteflika's third term, the weak economy, the president's health — which led many to question his ability to stay in power — and the fact that many citizens did not appreciate the scaremongering used by his supporters to justify giving the president another five-year term.
Bouteflika, a charismatic president who is not normally much affected by declining popularity, does not seem happy with his poor electoral numbers, because they send an unambiguous message that most Algerians are dissatisfied with his policies.
Interior Minister Tayeb Belaiz tried to explain the low voter participation, and said that there was a general worldwide trend of declining participation. But examining the global numbers, this explanation shows itself to be false. For example, the participation rate was 80% in the 2012 French presidential elections, 75% in the 2013 Italian legislative elections that produced the Italian prime minister and 73% in the Spanish legislative elections. Despite the United States having a very different voting system, the participation rate in the 2012 US presidential elections was 56%. The participation rate in the Algerian presidential elections did not even exceed that of the 2012 Egyptian presidential elections, which reached 51.7% despite the events at the time.
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FPI Coffee Hour | Women's Leadership in a Global Crisis
Speakers: Cinnamon Dornsife, Shamila Chaudhary
A Green Recovery: Which World Do We Want After Covid-19?
Speakers: Frans Timmermans, Michael G. Plummer
Short- and Long-term Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic for Southeast Asia
Speakers: Michael G. Plummer, Filippo Taddei
COVID-19 and Its Implications for a Frail Democracy. The Example of Myanmar
Speakers: Michael G. Plummer, Michael Marett-Crosby
FPI Coffee Hour | Diverging Prospects, Differing Responses: Economic Prospects and Global Policy Collaboration in a Time of Crisis
Speakers: John Lipsky, Gregory Chin
Commercial Fleet Electrification and Financing Structures
Speakers: Robert Gurman
Diplomacy in the Age of Coronavirus
Speakers: Eliot A. Cohen, Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh
Crises in US-China Relations: Lessons Learned from 40 Years of US-China Diplomacy
Speakers: James Green
COVID-19, Climate Change and Environmental Advocacy
Speakers: Dana R. Fisher, Nina Hall
The Johns Hopkins SAIS Global Risk Conference - Hydrogen. A Zero Carbon Energy Vector Whose Time Has Come
Speakers: Marco Dell'Aquila, Christopher Jackson, Patrick Molloy, Markus Wilthaner