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About judicial drug testing
If only every judge in St. Clair County were as interested in ensuring the St. Clair County judiciary is drug-free as Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn.
McGlynn recently took a drug test and gave us a copy of the results – he passed – to re-emphasize the need for drug testing for judges.
In 2013 McGlynn and Associate Judge Heinz Rudolf voluntarily took drug tests in the wake of the death of new Associate Judge Joe Christ from a drug overdose, and the resignation of Circuit Judge Michael Cook after his arrest for buying heroin. People in the courthouse said they were shocked and had no idea Cook was using drugs.
Despite these tragedies and even though most of the county circuit judges say they favor drug testing, the idea hasn't caught on. If any other judges have had a drug test in recent months, they haven't told us about it.
McGlynn wrote in 2013 that while there are legal hurdles to requiring mandatory drug testing for elected circuit judges, a drug test could be required of appointed associate judges. McGlynn pledged to vote only for associate applicants who passed a drug test and urged other judges to do the same: "If the circuit judges would vigilantly honor such a pledge, it would encourage those who have a substance abuse problem to get help now. Had such a policy been in place in the last few years, I am confident we would have saved lives and avoided tragedy."
Will other judges follow McGlynn's lead? Or do they still have their heads in the sand about the need?


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Hemorrhoids Treatment - Varying the Treatment for different Stages
Selecting the best hemorrhoids treatment for your piles may be challenging, particularly if you are currently suffering from a severe case of the ailment. In most circumstances, folks just just desire to solve the problem rapidly and would happily take any kind of solution which promises to deliver relief. Grabbing the first solution to offer relief is not a wise course or action if you have not already clearly analyzed the phase of the condition as the treatment varies depending upon severity.. There are several different stages to a case of hemorrhoids and sufferers should understand exactly what they are dealing with before start the proper treatment.
- A short article it is not possible to give detailed healthcare advice; however it can reveal the way forwards.
- So, with that in your mind, here are explanations of the different stages of hemorrhoids and several initial ideas about how to treat them.
First Degree
The first phase is when the piles remain within the anus, making it very uncomfortably and itchy. At this point, the best treatment would be to treat the area by giving appropriate comfort. One of the ways to accomplish that might be to apply some cold compress, successfully numbing and soothing the anus and therefore abolishing the burning response. Note that during the first period, it is already possible to find a bit of blood on the stool or maybe have got the sensation of constantly becoming full. Note that blood on the stools may have arisen from other causes and so a preliminary medical analysis ought to be sought.
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Second Degree
This degree begins to be distressing as you start in order to feel as if your bowel movements are never complete. At this point, the piles become loose, threatening to fall out of the anus. During the second degree, the piles may well fall out of the anus during bowel movements and then quickly come back in again. This is why a lot of people think they are excreting a stool and not succeeding about it. The second degree is not always recognized by individuals and so home-cured, usually with ice in order to numb the pain. This treatment reduces pain but does not offer a real treatment. Ought to there end up being any suspicion of hemorrhoid at this point however; individuals should consult a doctor right away. More lucrative home treatments are available.
Third Degree
The third degree is reached when the body is no longer capable of automatically concealing the piles. Instead, sufferers would need to manually re-insert them to the anus and also that may be uncomfortable, if not painful. At this point, the situation can no longer be ignored and people need to seek the attention of a doctor as soon as possible.
Fourth Stage
The fourth phase will be when it is no longer possible to manually insert the fallen out piles into the anus. That is an infrequent condition as the majority of patients will have carried out some type of treatment much earlier. As an alternative, the skin stays there permanently, successfully increasing the discomfort not only during bowel movement but also during all kinds of movement. Undoubtedly, affected people needs to be following the care of a physician at this point.
Preferably, people must speak with their doctor if they find something wrong with their bowel movement. The faster an obvious diagnosis is provided then the quicker the right hemorrhoids treatment can be provided and the greater will be the chances of recuperation.
Remember to validate your suspicions of hemorrhoids by seeing a doctor for diagnosis before taking any drugs. For individuals who suspect one of the very early stages of hemorrhoids however, it is possible to commence a natural hemorrhoids treatment to make the procedure easier. This include eating more fiber in the form of fruits and vegetables together with increasing the fluid ingestion. Simply put - drink more water. This way, the body would be able to start curing the problem by creating a much softer stool and dampening the painful inflammation of the problematic veins.
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The Watcher, Crossing Realms Series Book 2 by Rebecca E. Neely
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
The Keepers are meant to help out humans whenever they can and often come to the rescue of those in danger when they receive transmissions from the Watchers from another realm. Humans have no memory of a Keeper when coming in contact with one but when not protecting humans the Keepers are normal hardworking members of society.
Keeper Dev Geary wants to avenge his own death so he eagerly accepts a task from the Watchers to return to the human realm to discover the secret for rendering Similitude, the very thing that killed him. Dev's been granted seven days in the human realm and will need to convince Meda Gabriel, a human who wants nothing to do with him to work with him to stop the Betrayers.
The Watcher is the second book in the Crossing Realms series by Rebecca E. Neely. While the book does pick up the action after the ending of the first book in the series it could also possibly be read as a standalone since the characters featured in each book have changed, the story is explained well enough that it may not be necessary to have read the first. The series is a bit of a mix of paranormal fantasy with a bit of romance thrown into it so we have an new couple involved in the second book but the first are mentioned a bit.
For me I think I enjoyed the first book a tad more than the second in this series basically because with starting over with new characters the story spends a lot of time with Dev explaining things to Meda, the same that we had in the first story. I think I would've been a bit happier with just picking up the action and excitement after the ending of the first book but instead I felt it go a bit slower than I would have liked while getting to know the new couple which is a rarity for a fantasy series.
Overall, 3.5 stars for this installment of the Crossing Realms series. Still an interesting world that has been created and will be interested to continue reading if the series continues but would have liked more action after the exciting ending to book one.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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A life in the theater can be tough. There's applause every night but you might go through a hundred auditions to land in just one show, and most working actors go from job to job just to keep going. As one actor puts it: most actors are self-unemployed. Yet they do keep going. And for many the symbol of being a working actor is an Actors Equity card. The union of professional stage actors and stage managers turns 100 years old tomorrow. Jeff Lunden reports.
JEFF LUNDEN, BYLINE: Nicholas Wyman got his Equity card in 1974 when he landed a job in the national tour of "Grease." A Broadway veteran, he's now the president of Actors Equity Association. And even though he says an actor's union might seem like an oxymoron, it's flourished for a century.
NICHOLAS WYMAN: How the actors, who you think of these preening, narcissistic self-involved, self-centered, you know, artistes have all banded together - the successful ones with the less successful ones, to work for the common good, to help one another get the best possible deal they can with various producers and employers - that they have done this and risked their own livelihoods and careers through the years is really moving.
LUNDEN: Equity was born out of dismal working conditions in 1903, says Robert Simonson, who's authored a coffee table book, "Performance of the Century," about the history of the union.
ROBERT SIMONSON: Back then, if you were a regular rank and file actor, first of all, you rehearsed without pay. And rehearsals could take as long as the producers said they could. Like, for a play, maybe six weeks; for a musical, up to fourteen weeks. Imagine working for fourteen weeks and getting no money. As for costumes, you had to buy your own - they were not provided for you. Train fare, hotels - all on you, all coming out of your pocket book.
LUNDEN: But for the first several years, producers of Broadway shows and national tours didn't honor Equity's contract. So, in 1919, the union went on strike and theaters across the country shut down. Most big stars of the time, like the legendary Ethel Barrymore, supported Equity. But others, like George M. Cohan, who wrote "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and was also a producer, didn't.
LUNDEN: Robert Simonson.
SIMONSON: And so he said he would be an elevator operator before he'd join the union. And, you know, the day after he said that, there were, like, signs in windows saying: Wanted: Elevator Operator. George M. Cohan need not apply.
LUNDEN: After a month, the producers relented and Equity established itself as the union for actors and stage managers. In the intervening years, Equity has grown into a truly national organization with the explosion of professional off-Broadway and regional theaters. Simonson say contracts with those venues were hard fought.
SIMONSON: It was always a balancing act and there were always fights. And little by little they figured out how to handle all these new regional theaters, how to handle these off-Broadway theaters, without killing the movement.
LUNDEN: Still, it's a national union where, at any given time, most of its members are out of work, says President Nicholas Wyman.
WYMAN: There are about 49,000 members and in any one year, I think about 17,000 work. Over the course of a three-year period, about half of the members have work. But that means half of the members don't. And, of the members who do work, the medium income is about $7,500.
LUNDEN: But Wyman says their own financial insecurity and empathy as actors has pushed Equity's members to take on social issues over the course of the last hundred years.
WYMAN: They have been at the forefront of social movements. They are fighting against the black list during the McCarthy era, fighting against segregation - they helped to integrate the National Theatre in Washington - fighting on behalf of worker's rights, on behalf of, you know, the people struggling with AIDS and HIV, on behalf of marriage equality.
LUNDEN: As Equity enters its second century, it finds that theater, like many other American industries, is struggling with the economic downturn. Gary Blackman is co-director of ArtsPower, a national touring children's theater company. He says financial pressure forced them to make the decision to go non-Equity a few years ago.
GARY BLACKMAN: The primary issue was the rising cost of health care and we decided that in order to adapt to what was going on and to keep the company up and running going non-Equity would save the tremendous cost of health care.
LUNDEN: Nicholas Wyman is aware of those concerns. He says the union has made concessions in order to help struggling companies to keep actors employed and theater alive.
WYMAN: I'm a firm believer that a rising tide lifts all boats, in that it can only help our members if our bargaining partners, if the theaters and the employers that we bargain with, are successful. That's a great thing.
LUNDEN: For NPR News, I'm Jeff Lunden in New York.
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A shared STORM Command and Control system is enabling the two emergency services to work together more effectively and to share information relating to the mobilisation of resources.
Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS) are one of the best performing fire and rescue services in the country. To keep this positioning they have been modernising the organisation and redesigning operations to enable them to balance demand in the face of reducing budgets.
KFRS has challenging targets, aiming to respond to most life threatening incidents within 10 minutes.
Each year they receive over 27,000 emergency calls and with an ageing mobilisation system KFRS was looking for a mission-critical solution to deliver real improvements and benefits in the handling of these emergency calls.
Collaboration with Kent Police started in 2012 when Phase One of the programme saw KFRS control room staff co-located in the same building as Kent Police. Phase Two was to modernise the Command and Control system and by sharing a common platform the two emergency services would be able to work together more effectively and to also share information relating to the mobilisation of resources in response to incidents as they arise.
STORM is providing KFRS with both a modern mobilisation system to ensure the right resources are rapidly mobilised, as well as being a common platform with Kent Police to support enhanced sharing of information for a joint response to incidents.
A number of key features are enabling KFRS to look at how they deal with emergency incidents and they are also driving improved service delivery through standardised business processes. For any incident it is important to ensure the appropriate number of firefighters with the right skills and equipment aredespatched as quickly as possible. Using the real-time information available in STORM on skills availability, mapping and routing, the 999 staff are able to identify what options are available to them and they can then make rapid mobilising decisions on the most effective way to transport firefighters and equipment in the incident.
Having both services on a common platform is also invaluable if an incident requires both police and fire services to attend. Incident transfer is providing both services with a common view of the situation, so, for example, there won't be any risk of duplication, or errors relating to two different incident addresses. The joint system with Kent Police allows the two blue light services to work closely together and the two teams are able to share information about ongoing incidents quickly and effectively.
This project was the first dual service Command and Control system implementation in the UK and Sopra Steria and KFRS have worked extremely closely to ensure the delivery of all relevant fire specific functionality within the multi-agency STORM solution.
With over 55 STORM implementations across Europe and the Middle East Sopra Steria has a tried and tested delivery process for the Command and Control environment. The project kicked off with a series of workshops with senior managers and users to determine the KFRS requirements. Once these were agreed it was possible to define how the system was going to work in practice to enable KFRS to balance the demands for service.
With STORM supporting new ways of mobilising, KFRS was able to take the opportunity to challenge the way it worked and look at new business processes to optimise use of resources. KFRS is taking advantage of new information to determine an optimal resource profile and to improve their time to respond:
STORM is tailored to the specific requirements of each emergency service and additional fire functionality was also developed in collaboration with KFRS.
As is typical for the implementation of a mission critical solution, a thorough on-site testing regime was adopted to test the joint configuration prior to go-live. Once this had been completed the system went live in July 2015.
The KFRS team has been co-located with Kent Police colleagues since 2012 and now when the 999 team takes a call, it is very quickly identified if it is going to be a multiagency response or not. They are able to share information quickly with their police colleagues to make sure the right resources are sent to the scene, as well as improving the safety of those attending the incident.
STORM provides real time information and allows 999 staff to make a mobilising decision very quickly. It has also supported improved service delivery by standardising business processes. Appliances can now be mobilised on exact location information from Airwave radios, with resources deployed to incidents based on near real time calculation of time to attendance from their current location.
Savings and improvements in service are being monitored and it is anticipated that the Control Room collaboration with Kent Police will create savings of around £2 million.


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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Europe's big three bourses slipped into the red Tuesday afternoon as they tracked the Dow's fall in New York. All three closed down despite solid morning gains on the back of the Dow closing above 11,000 for the first time Monday.
London's FTSE 100 had hit an intraday record high earlier as investors played catch-up after Monday's holiday in the United Kingdom.
Analysts said Europe's losses could largely be blamed on the United States. "It was triggered by the U.S. market which fell as much as 50 points at one stage," said Kirit Shah, London-based chief market strategist at Sanwa International.
London's FTSE 100 closed down 19.10 points at 6,533.10, down from its morning intraday record high of 6,663.70.Frankfurt's Xetra DAXclosed down 5.83 points at 5,377.39; and the Paris CAC 40 gave back gains closing down 4.29 points at4,438.55. On Monday, the CAC closed at a record high.
BoE rate decision due Thursday
With the Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee set to meet Thursday, speculation was growing as to whether it would cut the base U.K. interest rate.
"I don't expect a cut, I expect they'll keep rates on hold," said Sanwa's Shah. The British base rate is currently 5.25 percent. Analysts say that the strength of British sterling is now the main argument for another rate cut as the U.K. economy continues to show signs of strengthening. The BoE has cut rates six times in the last seven months.
On Tuesday, the U.K. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's Index for March was released. It rose to 48.1 from 47.2 in March.
Lasmo nabs Monument Oil
In London, shares in Monument Oil leapt 19.8 percent, or 10 pence, to 60.5 after Lasmo Plc lso said it was buying Monument for $1.14 billion. Lasmo stocks shed 13 pence, or 8.1 percent, to 146.75. See story.
The strong oil price was also helping the sector, as it did for U.S. stocks on Monday after crude oil surged 1 percent above the $19 a barrel level. London-listed shares of BP Amoco BP.A, -0.32% gained 24 pence to 1203, close to the stock's all-time high. But BP shares then slipped back, closing down 3.5 pence at 1175.5.See Futures Movers.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday, crude oil futures hit $19 a barrel for the first time in almost 17 months. In London, Brent Crude oil for June delivery, was trading at $16.80 a barrel, up 23 pence from Friday's close.
In the currency markets in Europe, the dollar gained 0.5 percent to 120.85yen and slipped 0.6 percent against the German mark to 1.8395. Sterling was up 0.7 percent at $1.6202. Against the euro, the dollar gained 0.6 percent at $1.0626. See Major Currencies.
In the United States, the 30-year Treasury fell 23/32 to yield $tyx 5.717 percent in front of Friday's release of the April employment report and a dose of fresh supply expected next week. See Bond Report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.21% declined 128.58 points, or 1.2 percent, to close at 10,886.11 Tuesday. Monday, the yardstick vaulted 225.65 points, or 2.1 percent, to close above 11,000 for the first time. The Nasdaq Composite $compq fell 50.47 points, or 2.0 percent to 2,485.13. See Market Snapshot.
Hong Kong surges
Asian markets surged, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closing up 230.66 points, or 1.73 percent, at 13,567.73 after moving between 13,690.37, the highest level since October 1997, and 13,481.24.
Tricom shares were in demand after Pacific Century Group said on Monday it would form a new flagship company through the acquisition of Tricom Holdings Ltd .
Japan's financial markets were closed Tuesday but the dollar was slightly stronger against the yen after Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, visiting the United States, indicated overnight that Tokyo did not plan further economic stimulus measures.
Americas closing prices for Tuesday
Brazil's Bovespa closed 156 points, or 1.36 percent, at 1,1281 Tuesday; Argentina's MerVal added 3.740 points, or 0.65 percent, to 577.930; Chile's IGPA declined 10.44 points, or 0.23 percent, to 4,447.86; Mexico's IPC lost 18.510 points, or 0.33 percent, to 5,560.630; Peru's Lima General added 20.80 points, or 1.26 percent, to 1,665.21; Venezuela's IBC gained 142.93 points, or 2.61 percent, to 5,610.30 and; Canada's TSE Composite slipped 27.17 points, or 0.38 percent, to 7,054.80.


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Thu., May 28, 2009, 11:18 a.m.
Thursday fun video: Take me out…
A summertime diversion from heavy political discussions of Sonia Sotomayor, North Korean nukes and who runs the GOP: the list of the 10 worst renditions of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".
At No. 10 is Mr. T, who sang recently in Chicago to some pitiful fools.
To see who else is on the list, and listen to as many as you can stand, go here.
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4 Ways to Have More Connection in Your Relationship/
We all want to have more connections in our relationships but we don't always know how.
1. Be Complementary
We feel appreciated when we hear compliments. SO, GIVE MORE COMPLIMENTS even on the smallest things! I often find that we all give more feedbacks (constructive or not) than compliments. Trust me, your partner has heard enough feedbacks throughout his/her day and life. They don't need to hear more feedbacks when they come home. Plus, home is a place for discussion. Relationship is a place for conversation between two people. Leave the giving feedback mode at work or elsewhere. Anywhere but in your relationship.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying don't give each other feedbacks. I'm referring to unilateral feedback giving sessions. Ask your partners if they want feedback, and then see if you guys can make the experience a conversation to get to know each other more. Plus, we want to keep a good balance of giving feedbacks and compliments. When you give a compliment, you are letting the other person know that you are paying attention, and he/she is in your thoughts. Giving compliments strengthen and nurture a relationship. When you are giving a compliment, be specific!! That way our loved ones know exactly what they are doing well. They will also have a better idea of what you like.
2. Be Playful
On my the other blog about, How to Have A Better Relationship, I mentioned that being spontaneous brings more excitement into our relationship. Being playing is just as important! We build bonding experience through play. Play brings in laughter, which distress our own mood and increase the happy hormones in the relationship.
Being playful strengthens love, trust, fun, and contentment with each other. Playfulness breeds intimacy and creativity, which brings in new air and new life into relationships. Playfulness also brings out child parts of you and allows your partners to see more sides of you.
3. Be Mindful
Being mindful means having awareness of what goes on with you and around you. Pay attention to your feelings, thoughts, words, body reactions, movements, and attitude as they all have an impact on our relationships with others. For example, it is common for us to lash out in a heated situation when we feel hurt, which mean we might make negative comments or exhibit unfriendly behaviors. The more we can be mindful of what goes on with ourselves, the more we can control our subsequent responses. Thus, the less we will hurt relationships we care about.
Being mindful also means being mindful of what's going on wth your partner. Spending the time and putting in the effort to learn more about their inner world. Keep even the smallest things about them in mind. Pay close attention to their likes, dislikes, little pep peeves, stories, etc. Use what you have learn about them to intensionally give them a surprise, provide comfort, show love and affection.
4. Be Your Genuine Self
Let yourself be who you are really are! Don't try to be who you think your partner would like because that can only last so long. All the above tips will be much more effective if you use them because you GENUINELY want to. I am not saying don't look for some positive exchange and rewards but they should not be your primary motives. You do them because you want to. Not because it looks good.
You will hold less resentment and anger towards your loved ones and yourself when you are being genuine. Less resentment means a better relationship! Being truthful to yourself will help yourself to grow and evolve. By being honest with yourself, you are connecting your mind, body, feelings, and behaviors all together. You become a more wholesome, complete, congruent being. We all long for a better relationship with genuine care, thoughts, and attention. To get that, we have to start with ourselves.
How do you connect with your partner? How well are you guys connecting? I would love to hear ideas and comments from you. I would also like to help you have the connected relationship that you want and deserve.


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Affair Adds Three
Twentieth Television has cleared its revival of syndicated access magazine show A Current Affair in San Francisco (KPIX), Las Vegas (KVVU) and Raleigh, N.C. (WRAZ), for 2005, which means that the show is now cleared in about 50% of the country.
The revival of the syndicated half-hour, which aired for 10 years starting in 1986, will begin airing on the co-owned Fox O&O's starting this spring. The three new sign-ups will be able to give the fall 2005 show a summer start if they chose.


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Oil & Gas
Revolutionizing Pipeline Abandonment Technology
NuWave Industries' clean well and pipeline abandonment system is a true game-changer in the oil and gas industry through their patented mobile hydro-cutting systems.
Besides being a cost-effective solution, their technology also provides increased safety and minimal environmental disturbance.
1. The Challenge
Pipeline abandonment has traditionally been a large and complicated process that requires big crews, excavation and potentially unsafe cutting practices if not well done.
NuWave set forth to simplify this process by creating a new technology that allows for a much easier, safer, and environmentally mindful well abandonment.
How do you effectively showcase this unique new approach to prospective clients though when most of what happens cannot be seen because it happens underground?
2. The Idea
Explainer videos are a phenomenal way to be able to convey complex processes or ideas because you can completely recreate an environment and emphasize the parts that are otherwise hard to see.
In this case, being that most of the work would be happening under ground, our explainer videos needed to shed light ast to how NuWave's tech works.
3. The Approach
We focused on creating a simple art style that emphasized the new tools, and put the operational environment into context.
Emphasizing the benefits that this approach has through a professional voice over recording, we gave these videos a strong and confident voice.
Keeping these videos versatile was key, so we designed them to be short and sweet. That way, with a short timeline, they could be used online, at trade shows, at in person presentations, or shared via email.
4. The Results
These videos have helped NuWave to convey what it is that they do in a really simple manner. They've seen some instant results in terms of sales, which was one of the key objectives, but most interestingly we've learned that when clients watch these videos they come back to NuWave, and ask what they can do for their specific needs.
Given the potential applications of their technology, these videos have helped NuWave to find many new applications that can expand their tool's functionality and therefore their product offering.


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BOSTON -- Junior Sean Enos placed first in the shot put on Friday at the ECAC Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, highlighting the first of the meet's two days for Bates men's track team.
Enos (Lynnfield, Mass.) had a top effort of 17.12 meters, or 56 feet and 2 inches, 48 centimeters past runner-up Mike Recla of Widener. His ECAC title comes a week after claiming the New England Division III title in the weight throw and placing second in the shot. Enos will compete in the weight when the meet resumes on Saturday.
Other Bates highlights from Friday included:
- Junior Eric Wainman (Glastonbury, Conn.) stands in second place, only four points out of first, after four of seven events in the heptathlon. Among 12 competitors, Wainman tied for the best mark in the pole vault, at 1.87 meters, was second in the shot put, at 11.94 meters, and was third in the long jump (6.56m).
- Senior Jarret McKallagat (Atkinson, N.H.) ran the 10th-fastest time out of 27 men in the preliminary heats of the 60-meter hurdles, at 8.38, 0.01 off of his own team record in the event.
The 10 points Enos scored put Bates in a tie for seventh place with Wesley among 34 teams that have scored points for top-eight event performances.


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richmond virginia wedding photographer
On October 13th, 2017 Lauren and Max made their love official, and said "I do" with a small ceremony at the Courthouse. Exactly one year later on their anniversary, they celebrated with an intimate wedding at home amongst their closest friends and family. I had the pleasure of photographing their engagement session last year, and it was an honor to be there to capture their wedding this year.
I loved how the couple kept things simple yet chic. The ceremony space was decorated with white linens and chandeliers, and place settings on the guest tables included floral mismatched china.
Dinner was catered by Chipotle (yum)! Their cake was made by Richmond's own Pearl's Bake Shoppe, and was so delicious!
The couple made sure to include their beloved four legged friends in the celebration as well as their portraits, which made it even sweeter.
Congratulations Lauren and Max! I can't wait to see what the future holds for the two of you.


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Show 232 Makers and Takers. Michael Medved talks to author Peter Schweizer. 37 minutes 8MB .
Book Description: In Makers and Takers you will discover why:
* Seventy-one percent of conservatives say you have an obligation to care for a seriously injured spouse or parent versus less than half (46 percent) of liberals.* Conservatives have a better work ethic and are much less likely to call in sick than their liberal counterparts.* Liberals are 2½ times more likely to be resentful of others' success and 50 percent more likely to be jealous of other people"s good luck.* Liberals are 2 times more likely to say it is okay to cheat the government out of welfare money you don't deserve.* Conservatives are more likely than liberals to hug their children and "significantly more likely" to display positive nurturing emotions.* Liberals are less trusting of family members and much less likely to stay in touch with their parents.* Do you get satisfaction from putting someone else"s happiness ahead of your own? Fifty-five percent of conservatives said yes versus only 20 percent of liberals.* Rush Limbaugh, Ronald Reagan, Bill O'Reilly and Dick Cheney have given large sums of money to people in need, while Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Moore, and Al Gore have not.* Those who are "very liberal" are 3 times more likely than conservatives to throw things when they get angry.
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I recently wrote an article How deleting Instagram changed my life. Many people responded expressing similar challenges and revelations from deleting, or contemplating deleting, their Instagram pages or other social media.
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I can't see myself getting to where they are, so I just won't start. Comparison breeds fear of failure, times a million. When we are afraid to fail, we are afraid to start.
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The wife of Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak has been charged for the second time over an alleged RM5 million (US$1.22 million) bribe.
Rosmah Mansor, 67, is accused of receiving the bribe from a managing director of engineering and construction firm Jepak Holdings, through her aide Rizal Mansor in 2016.
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London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies sank 1.03 percent to 6,423.31 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 1.22 percent to 7,944.39 points and in Paris the CAC 40 lost 1.31 percent to stand at 3,793.75.
Asian equities also fell heavily in earlier trade, as the plan by Cyprus to tax bank deposits raised fresh concerns the eurozone debt crisis could reignite.
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"The dawn raid on the previously sacrosanct savings of depositors will draw unwanted attention to the struggling peripheral banks throughout the eurozone," added analyst Mike McCudden at online brokerage Insteractive Investor.
"The move has sent a warning shot across the region and threatens to undo much of the work done over the past year to restore investor confidence.
"With Cyprus being the fifth member state to request a bailout … the move has sent out entirely the wrong message to investors as they now take the reins in guiding the eurozone out of the mire."
Cyprus is the fourth nation to fall victim to the eurozone debt crisis, which has already resulted in enormous EU/IMF bailout packages for Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
Back in June, meanwhile, Spain looked as if it too would need a rescue as the collapse of its banking system, largely down to a burst property bubble, forced the government into a corner.
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48''W X 62''H X 3''D This free form of color by Anne B. Schwartz contains hand-applied textures, colors, and iridescent highlights, and floats in a narrow, aged silver frame.
Glass Rod Table Lamp
32''H This table lamp's three glass rods with brass bands encase a center brass rod. Shade: 20'' X 20'' X 10'', White, Man-Made Linen. 3 Way, 150 Watt Max, Type A Bulb, 8'' Harp


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Rosewood effect mala bead necklace
Code: REMN/06
Rosewood effect mala style bracelets. The oriental fashion bracelets are made with 6mm, rosewood effect resin beads strung onto an elasticated cord.
There is a larger bead with a gold Chinese character strung onto the cord. This larger bead is the starting point to use when counting the beads.
Length: Approximately 104cm.


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N5207 OAK HILL Road, Empire WI 54937 Sold for $625,000 on 10/31/2018
Features of N5207 OAK HILL Road, Empire, WI 54937
- Single Family Home
- Status: Sold
- Mailing City: Fond Du Lac
- County: Fond Du Lac
- 4 Bedrooms
- 4 Full Bathrooms
- 1 Half Bathrooms
- Est. Square Footage: 5,027
- Garage Size: 3 or 3.5 Cars
- School Dist: Fond du Lac
- High School: Fond du Lac
- Property Taxes: $8,741
- Property Tax Year: 2017
- Listing Company: Adashun Jones, Inc.
- Price/SqFt: $127
Property Description for N5207 OAK HILL Road, Empire, WI 54937
N5207 OAK HILL Road, Empire, WI 54937 - On a terraced landscaped lot enhanced with perennials and tall trees is where you will find this 5027 sq. ft. 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath Burg built home that is filled with quality features. A Great Room accented with built-ins and a fireplace is open to the country-sized kitchen and dinette. Dine in style in the dining room or enjoy personal time in the office. Parties are perfect in the LL Family Room with its pub area and access to the multilevel patio with a built-in gas fire pit. 3 car attached garage and a 31 x 36 outbuilding! Awesome in every way!
Room Dimensions for N5207 OAK HILL Road, Empire, WI 54937
- Kitchen: 19x12
- Living/Great Rm: 27x22
- Formal Dining Rm: 14x12
- Dining Area: 16x15
- Utility Rm: 12x7
- Den/Office: 16x12
- Master BR: 16x14
- BR 2: 13x13
- BR 3: 12x12
- BR 4: 16x12
- Family Rm: 27x19
- Theatre Room: 15x13
- Game Room: 14x11
- Exercise Room: 15x13
- Finished, Full, Full Sz Windows Min 20x24, Walkout Entrance-Door
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- Construction Type: E
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- Waterfront/Access: N
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The Lancaster County Board has delayed a decision on wind energy development rules for three weeks at the request of Commissioner Rick Vest.
During a Tuesday morning meeting, Vest asked for a reconsideration of last week's vote to approve a 1-mile setback requirement between a wind turbine and the home of a nonparticipating property owner, someone not being paid to participate in the wind farm project.
Vest, who wants to find a compromise on the county setback rule, which at 1 mile is among the most stringent in the state, then asked the board to put the issue on the March 19 board agenda.
Opponents to a proposed wind farm in northern Lancaster County and southern Gage County asked for the 1-mile setback rule. Previous studies indicated a 1-mile setback would be needed to meet the county's existing noise restrictions for wind energy projects.
Opponents, who have organized as Prairie Wind Watchers, also wanted to avoid visual pollution, seeing windmills from their yards.
A spokesman for NextEra Energy, the company developing the wind farm, told commissioners during a public hearing this month that the company might be able to meet the noise regulations at less than a 1-mile setback with the latest technology.
Vest said he had two priorities. He would not make any vote that would eliminate the opportunities for wind turbines in Lancaster County. But he also wanted to understand the impact on neighbors.
Vest said Tuesday he didn't feel like the 1-mile decision, which he voted to approve last week, struck the best balance.
The county board will reconsider the issue at its March 19 meeting, including another public hearing.
The county board vote on the rules containing the 1-mile rule was 3-2, with Vest, Roma Amundson and Deb Schorr voting for the setback and Jennifer Brinkman and Sean Flowerday voting against it.


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A few years ago, the vision of an advent calender that I'd had in mind for aaaages came to fruition with the help of a few pill boxes, some Designer Series Paper and my Bigshot and number dies.
Last weekend - just in time for the first of the month, I came up with a new idea for the countdown to Christmas, and given that the previous, treat-filled version is still alive and kicking, this one is less sugary, but still interactive in a fun and less calorific way ;-)
AND it involves my current love, MDS...
Using the variety of bauble stamp images from the Something for Christmas digital stamp brush set, I lined up and coloured the top row, then copied and pasted multiples, lined them up using the handy-dandy, inbuilt alignment options and added some text numbers on top with a drop-shadow to make them stand out a bit.
A quick trip to the
happiest place on earth Ikea for a frame and we have a Christmas Countdown that my girls take turns in crossing off using a whiteboard marker on the glass.
Here's another version with a different theme that I created as well...
This one uses one of the latest downloads, the Beautiful Today Kit from the newest addition to the MDS arsenal - My Digital Classes.
There are currently four My Digital Classes available and all of them include - along with the digital content that you're used to getting when you purchase new downloads - a video (or several) that steps you through the process of creating a project in MDS using the elements of the download.
The Beautiful Today Kit that I used here is my current favourite - I just can't go past watercolouring in any format, and this download includes a whole stamp set of digital watercolour images, splotches, alphabet letters and numbers, as well as a range of gorgeous watercoloured digital Designer Series Paper *swoon*
So there you have a couple of different versions of a simple countdown to Christmas that you can create in MDS with a minimum of fuss and chocolate.
How do you count down the days until Christmas...?


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Una Healy is known as one-fifth of leading girl group, The Saturdays. The multi-platinum selling band have sold over 5 million records worldwide and scored 13 Top Ten singles and 5 Top Ten albums in the UK including the #1 'What About Us' feat Sean Paul, plus 'Higher' feat Flo Rida, 'All Fired Up', 'Ego', 'Up' and many more. The Saturdays embarked on 4 nationwide headline tours and as part of the group, Una starred in 3 nationwide primetime TV series, including 'Chasing The Saturdays' for the E! Network which aired in over 40 countries including America.
In 2017, Una signed to Decca Records and released her first single 'Stay My Love' - a duet with Sam Palladio, British born star of US TV drama Nashville. Una released her debut solo album 'The Waiting Game' in February 2017. Following this, Una appeared on the international version of Brett Young's US #1 country hit 'In Case You Didn't Know'.
Formerly an All-Ireland champion swimmer, Una is a proponent of maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle and has served as an ambassador for Reebok's fitness clothing range and for gym chain Fitness First. Una's sporting connections led to her becoming a judge on ITVs 'Let's Get Gold' during the London Olympics and also appearing ITV's 'Splash' diving competition as a contestant.
She has also hosted her own TV show 'Una's Dream Ticket' in Ireland and became a judge on the Irish version of 'The Voice' for two seasons, where she became the winning mentor in her first year on the show.
Una has developed and designer her own range of shoes, entitled 'Una Healy Original Collection' available nationwide and online. The range has over 100 styles to date and is set to continue into a third year, having achieved sales of nearly 90,000 units already.
More recently Una released 'Never See Me Cry' the launch single from her upcoming second album and ventured out on her first solo headline tour. She followed this up with her current single 'Strangers'. Una is currently the weekend breakfast show presenter on Country Hits, the first national country music station in the UK.
Catch Una hosting Country Hits Radio every Saturday morning from 9am - 1pm playing todays best country music! Listen now on Country Hits Radio app or DAB radio.
Alongside singer-songwriter, musician and radio presenter, Una is adding shoe designer to her achievements. Una has designed a footwear range of her own with her first collection now hitting stores online and throughout stores in the UK and Ireland. Check it out here!


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Whenever possible, I like to create things that remind me of the many blessings I've encountered in life. If I'm not mindful, it is easy to forget; and when I forget, I can't be grateful ... and when I'm not grateful, it is difficult to find peace and joy. I've discovered there is a direct link between gratitude and joy, thankfulness and healing.
Tonight, on the eve of Mitchell's passing, I decided to make a desktop wallpaper that was symbolic of a portion of his journey. I started out making it for me ... but then I thought to share it here, too.
On the left, a beautiful sunset that little Mitch loved so. Fireflies hugged the base of a tree. Mitch always wanted to capture some in a jar but never had an opportunity in this life. Ducks gathered near - he always loved to feed them with his mom at a local pond. Then, birds flocked toward the setting sun - Mitch loved birds.
As the wallpaper progresses there is a patch of darkness which represents the peril our family encountered - an experience that taught me how to see in the dark. Then, in the center is Ethan pushing his little brother. To me this symbolizes the sacred conversation Ethan had with Mitch just before he passed away; wherein a big brother ushered his younger brother toward the next life. Ever by his side. Ever the faithful friend. That conversations between brothers was one of Mitchell's last.
Continuing forward, there are hints of heavenly constellations in the night sky - representing the many tender mercies our son received on his difficult journey I have not labeled them here because they are private, but they are very real. Then a few hints that perhaps [spiritual] reality is far different than we might imagine. After all, as we are reminded in ancient scriptures as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are God's thought higher than our thoughts, his ways than our ways." Lastly, the north star; representing the place we all hope to go in the next life.
I've uploaded this wallpaper to mitchellsjourney.org for any who might benefit from a gentle reminder that tender mercies exist ... and that heaven walks before each of us to prepare the way for our life experience. I don't know many things, but that much I know.
Tonight my heart is filled with tender emotions, but it is also filled with feelings of love and gratitude. There is a measure of peace amid the pain. All is well.
Tri-Screen Desktop Wallpaper
This wallpaper series was designed for multiple monitors.


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Like many teenagers in the late 1980s and early 90s, Heidi Schreck was obsessed with Patrick Swayze. Unlike many teenagers, Schreck earned money for college by winning speech contests in American Legion halls across the United States. What the Constitution Means to Me, Schreck's reimagining of those speeches, is less about America's founding document than the country's history of violence against women. The play's humdrum title is misdirection. What the Constitution Means to Me is feminist agitprop autobiography masquerading as civics lesson, not blurring the line between the personal and the political but denying that such a line ever existed.
The play plants its femme-centric flag with preshow songs like Ariana Grande's "God Is a Woman" and Dua Lipa's "New Rules," with the lyric "I keep pushin' forwards but he keeps pullin' me backwards." These he's dominate the stage, with row after row of photos of pale, stale, and male veterans lining the walls of Rachel Hauck's Legion Hall set, reconstructed more from Schreck's memory than precise research. The play is not anti-veteran, but neither does it equivocate about the primary source of violence against women. In fact, Schreck implicates the whole audience in this violence, or at least invites them to consider their complicity, by pretending to be her American Legion onlookers. "You are all men," she says, though Schreck's ultimately hopeful play implies that the condition is not terminal, and might even be treatable; Mike Iveson, who joins Schreck onstage as the competition arbiter, eventually removes his costume to reveal his "true" self, which Schreck hopes can represent "positive male energy."
What the Constitution Means to Me is built on such fluctuations of identity, with Schreck slipping in and out of character as her younger and current selves. Her conversational introduction engenders an easy and immediate intimacy with the audience. Raised to be "psychotically polite," Schreck is a generous, responsive entertainer, tailoring her performance to the crowd's humor and at one point waiting for an overwhelmed patron to leave before continuing a story of abuse. Hers is no vanilla presence, however; after a few more walkouts, she conceded that "those of you who are still here seem to be nice." Schreck spends most of the evening playing her current self, so What the Constitution Means to Me might be more appropriately termed a stand-up routine than a play.
This obscuring of identity, so well-suited to the theater, at once broadens and limits the play's scope. The stories of Schreck's great-grandmother, a mail-order bride from Germany who died of "melancholia" in a mental institution at age 36, and her mother, who was repeatedly sexually abused, are affecting and horrifying. Yet it is never apparent if Schreck is speaking as herself or as the version of herself created for this play, and when she conjures tears at her ancestors' trauma, it's hard to not feel like the audience is being taken for a ride, or at least instructed how to feel.
The play's coup is the inclusion of a high-school-age debater from New York City; Rosdely Ciprain and Thursday Williams alternate in the role. Though the debater doesn't enter until late in the show, her arrival brings the hope that allows Schreck to cope with the "staggering facts of violence against women." Schreck and her young companion engage in playful scripted debate, again uneasily walking the "real"/performed divide, but the vision of young, diverse womanhood leading the charge is undeniably moving.
To call What the Constitution Means to Me timely is to state the obvious, yet it's sheer theatrical serendipity that this play, long in development, should come out right when the confirmation of a new Supreme Court Justice is affirming our country's ugliest tendencies. There is no period in the history of this country, though, in which its anti-patriarchal message would not be timely; that's the whole point. Schreck demonstrates again and again that women's bodies, just like those of African-Americans and all immigrants deemed "bad," have been left out of the Constitution from the beginning. At the end of the play, Schreck and the young debater model community-building by asking each other questions submitted by audience members. Yet despite the evening's timeliness, its optimism feels increasingly ingenuous. The play's final line, "Are we done?" spoken by the young debater as a comedic throwaway, is chilling in ways the play neither intended nor can do much about.
Heidi Schreck's What the Constitution Means to Me plays through Oct. 28 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th St.). Evening performances are at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday; matinees are at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, with a special 7 p.m. closing performance on Oct. 28. For tickets and information, visit nytw.org.


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Strong and Stable Core Workout
Most of us know that Core Strength and Stability is incredibly important in maintaining overall physical fitness.
I've put together this five exercise routine that needs nothing more than an area of floor to carry out.
I've avoided situps and crunches, because the hinging in the hips and the lower back of these exercises can cause problems for many people. Instead I've focused on exercises that will build integrated strength and stability in all areas of our core muscles.
Give them a try and let me know how you get on with it.
The Exercises
- Dead Bug Sequence
- Dead Bug Circles
- The Climbing Dog
- Forearm Plank (Sphinx Variation)
- Side Plank with Reach Under
For all these exercises really try to maintain a mental focus on your core muscles, keep the feeling of an engaged core the whole time. Get this feeling by activating your pelvic floor, as though you are stopping yourself urinating, and by drawing your bellybutton in and a little up. Don't look to go fast, don't look to do hundreds of repetitions, instead try to concentrate on all times that feeling that stability in your core.
Descriptions & Videos
Dead Bugs
The great thing about Dead Bugs is that they are so brilliantly easy to adapt and progress.
In the video I go through a sequence I often do myself as part of a warmup, starting with single leg extensions, and ending up with an isometric hold in a low boat position.
I do these exercises with my shoulders raised a little from the floor, an adaption of this is to lower the shoulders and reduce the tension and therefore effort.
Dead Bug Circles
One of my favourite exercises. This is not normally something that people have seen before and it looks very easy. In fact it feels very easy for the first few seconds, and then rapidly gets harder.
We assume the dead bug position with the knees at 90°, the arms stretched up and the shoulders slightly lifted. Then using our transverse abdominals inch our way round in circles, like a bug spinning on its back.
This exercise will really engage and strengthen your lateral stability.
The Climbing Dog
This movement mixes yoga and bodyweight training.
From the traditional yoga pose of Downward Facing Dog where we stretch out our legs and mobilisation our shoulders we move forward into a high plank position bringing the knee to the outside edge of the corresponding arm, and for extra challenge lower it down to the wrist and bring it back up without touching the floor. Before stretching it back up into the sky.
We then repeat bringing the knee to the centre and meeting the head, before twisting to bring the need to the opposite elbow. with the option to lower again.
This exercise is all about core stability under movement. To perform these exercises we have to be soft and flowing in a body, but we have to be strong and stable in our core to allow us to achieve them without dropping to the floor.
They are a great challenge, watch the video and give them a go.
Forearm Plank (Sphinx Variation)
This is my version of the "oh so popular" Plank exercise.
The key to this Plank is the structure of the getting into it. Coming to the toes, lifting the knees, and then sliding the whole body up like a single plank of wood.
Very often you see plank exercises done with a hinge in the hips, that both reduces the exercise and increases potential for injury. This version is rather harder to be honest, but that's a good thing in this context. The extension and stretching feeling is really going to work the deep abdominal muscles that we are looking to engage in this isometric hold.
You will see on the video that I also hold my forearms down with my fingers spread when I do this exercise, much like Sphinx pose in yoga, as opposed to being on the outside edge of my arms.
This is a more of a personal preference, as I like the grounding that my hands give me. Also rotating the hands and arms down slightly adjusts the positions of the shoulder and chest in a way that I prefer for alignment.
That said if you really prefer being on the edge of your arms and your fists be my guest. :-)
Side Plank with Reach Under
Leaving the best till last, I decided to include not just a regular Side Plank, but a variation using a dumbbell.
I should say straightaway of course, that if you don't have a dumbbell you can do this with any other small weight or just not use a weight at all. You will still get the benefits.
The reason for the reach under is similar to the logic for the Climbing Dog, to successfully glide the hand underneath and backup in the slight plank position we really have to hold the core strong and stable while allowing other parts of the body to be mobile and fluid.
This is such a key skill to develop.
The Workout
If you want to combine these 5 exercises together as a strong and stable core workout try the following (As always, feel free to adapt this to you and your body):
- Dead Bugs
Perform each variation of the exercise 10 times.
Hold final low boat position for 30 seconds.
- Dead Bug Circles
3 circles in each direction
- The Climbing Dog
Perform the 3 different exercises with each leg 3 times.
- Low Plank
Set a time period aim for with this exercise.
1/2/3 minutes etc
If necessary take a rest(s) to achieve the target.
- Side Plank - With Reach Under
Perform 8 repetitions on each side.


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Wolstenholme's tattoos
Wolstenholme has some tattoos on his arms as well as one on his back.
His first tattoo was done in Japan, by an amateur tattoo artist. It is in Japanese and is the name of his oldest son, Alfie. His second tattoo is on his left arm, the name of his daughter, Ava. The third is on the back, in Japanese characters, and is the name of his third child, Frankie. In September 2009, he got the name of his fourth child, Ernie, and his wife's name tattooed on his forearms, in Arabic. on 17 April 2013 he tattooed a baby with boxing gloves with the name of child 'Buster'and a bird with the name of his youngest child 'Teddi'.


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By Nelson Renteria
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's legislative assembly on Friday denied Attorney General Douglas Melendez a second term, after he pursued tough anti-corruption investigations and put a former president in prison.
In less than three years, career prosecutor Melendez also jailed his predecessor, a judge and a top businessman, among others, and faced death threats for his work.
But after several days of backroom negotiations, El Salvador's main political parties decided not to reinstate him.
They instead chose Raul Melara, a doctor of law who ran the conservative National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP) and was a substitute Supreme Court judge.
Melara was proposed by right-wing party ARENA, and will run the attorney general's office from January 2019 for three years.
Outgoing Melendez's team prosecuted former President Antonio Saca, who is now serving 10 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering, and is trying to extradite Mauricio Funes, who was president until 2014, from Nicaragua.
Melendez has powerful critics from the country's left, who said he was tougher on their politicians. Melendez says both the left and right accused him of bias.
The attorney general's office declined to comment.
(Reporting by Nelson Renteria; Writing by Christine Murray; Editing by Diane Craft)


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Drawing Dragons
Learn to draw step by step
by Michael Dobrzycki
Drawing Dragons Description:
Let your imagination guide you as you learn to draw dragons, step by easy step.
Drawing: Dragons invites you into the fantastic world of artist Michael Dobrzycki and teaches you how to draw imaginative fire-breathing creatures from start to finish. Featuring step-by-step lessons on drawing legendary dragons from around the world, as well as a wide variety of shading techniques in ink and graphite pencil, Drawing: Dragons covers everything you need to know to draw these fantastic beasts.
Each dragon subject is introduced with a brief history of the creature and summary of its characteristics. "Did you know?" sections throughout offer fascinating dragon facts.
Some of the amazing dragons you'll learn to draw: Fire DragonHatchlingDrakeHydraLindwormDrachensteinDesigned for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers an easy-to-follow guide that introduces artists to basic tools and materials and includes simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Dragons allows artists to develop their drawing skills, demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and ink techniques to create varied textures and characteristics, such as scales, feathers, wings, claws, and more.
Drawing Dragons Learn to draw step by step by Michael Dobrzycki is a very fun "how to book" that will show you step by step and shape by shape how to easily draw different kinds of dragons.
I see this book as a beginners book, but I believe that an intermediate artist can also enjoy and learn from the tutorials and techniques presented in this book.
The book is rather short, with only 40 pages of content, still that is plenty enough to feature 9 different dragons to draw, as well as sections for tools and materials, shading techniques, and construction.
The 9 different dragons found in this book are:
- Fire Dragon
- Hatchling
- Drake
- Hydra
- Amphitere
- Lindworm
- Wyvern
- Eastern Dragon
- Drachenstein
The written instructions are accompanied by drawings you can use as a reference when drawing dragons. They are short and to the point, but will let you know just what to do next.
The final drawings look very detailed and professional, but by breaking them down to steps and easy shapes, they become so easy to follow and recreate. I gave it a try myself and I drew the Lindworm. I wasn't able to make it look exactly the same, but it came so close, and my 8-year-old son was impressed with my tiny drawing. I hope to inspire him to pick up a pencil and give it a try too.
I kept it simple, and just grabbed a pencil and a sketching notebook I have. Then just followed the instructions featured in the book, following the shapes and slowly adding details on top.
And finally, I just used a pen to go over the last section and erased all the pencil markings.
Find a copy of this book HERE
For more articles on drawing click here: ART & DRAWING
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We enjoyed being guests on Episode 52 of Matt Payne's F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. It was a fun discussion, especially since we were able to record the episode in-person, which made for a more natural conversation than some other podcast interviews we have done. We talked about a broad range of topics, including photographing small scenes, some of the ethical issues involved with sharing location information, building a photography business that aligns with our skills and values, and women in photography. You can find the podcast in iTunes, on Stitcher, or on Podbean.
For the bonus episode, we joined our friends David Kingham and Jennifer Renwick to discuss being nature photographers while traveling full-time in an RV. You can find that discussion on Patreon.


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This short sleeve polo shirt from Samsoe Samsoe has been cut from a cotton blend jersey fabric which has a honeycomb surface texture. A neat ribbed collar and two button placket combine with the chest pocket to give classic detailing to this picot jersey polo shirt.
Mårten is 184 cm / 6'1 and is wearing a size M