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The NCAA men's basketball tournament has four regions: the South, East, West, and Midwest. The winner of each region advances to the penultimate round of the tournament: The Final Four.
Here’s everything you need to know about it:
How did the Final Four get its name?
The name is pretty self-explanatory, as the Final Four refers to the last four teams standing in the NCAA tournament.
The first known use of the term to refer to the penultimate round of the NCAA tournament came in 1975 when, according to Slate, Ed Chay wrote in the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Marquette was ”one of the final four” teams of the 1974 tournament.
In 1978, the NCAA ran with the phrase, referring to it as the “Final Four,” and later registering the trademark, meaning no one else in the U.S. can use the term for their tournaments.
Where is the Final Four played?
The Final Four is the final location of the NCAA tournament every year, as the semifinal and national championship games are played in the same arena. It has been held in 30 different cities throughout history. Kansas City holds the record, having hosted the Final Four nine times. In 2018, the Final Four was held in San Antonio. This year, the Final Four is at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.
Who are the teams in the Final Four this year?
The 2019 Final Four teams are No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Texas Tech, No. 1 Virginia and No. 5 Auburn. Virginia, Texas Tech and Auburn would all be first-time champions. Michigan State is going for its third.
How did those teams make it to the Final Four?
Michigan State advanced with a 68-67 win over Duke. Texas Tech defeated Gonzaga, 75-69. Auburn beat Kentucky 77-71 in overtime and Virginia beat Purdue in OT, 80-75. You can see the complete printable NCAA bracket here.
Who are some notable Cinderellas who’ve made it to the Final Four?
Villanova — 1985 (the 8-seed Wildcats are the lowest seed ever to win the title.)
George Mason — 2006 (11-seed George Mason received an at-large bid, then beat Michigan State, UNC, and 1-seed UConn.)
VCU — 2011 (11-seed VCU remains the only team to reach the Final Four from the First Four.)
Butler — 2011 (The 8-seed Bulldogs weren’t expected to return to the Final Four after losing Gordon Hayward, but they willed themselves back to the championship game anyways before losing to Kemba Walker and UConn.)
Loyola Chicago — 2018 (The 11-seed Ramblers made the most of their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1985 before Michigan ended the run in the semifinal.)
Who has been to the most Final Fours?
North Carolina has been to 20 Final Fours — the most of any school. Kentucky and UCLA have both been to 17, Duke has 16, Kansas has 15, and Ohio State has 10. No other schools have double-digit appearances.
Where will the Final Four be played in 2019?
In 2019, the Final Four will be held in Minneapolis, with semifinal games on April 6 and the national championship on April 8.
Here are the future sites and dates for the Final Four:
|FINAL FOUR DATES||SITE||FACILITY|
|April 4/6, 2020||Atlanta, GA||Mercedes-Benz Stadium|
|April 3/5, 2021||Indianapolis, IN||Lucas Oil Stadium|
|April 2/4, 2022||New Orleans, LA||Mercedes-Benz Superdome|

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Rev Racing and Andres Perez de Lara Ready for Atlas 200
September 28, 2023
Concord, NC- After securing a third-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway, Andres Perez de Lara and the Rev Racing team are gearing up for their next race on a half-mile track. Salem Speedway will host the upcoming ARCA Menards Series event, scheduled for Saturday, September 30th. This race, the 19th out of 20 in the season, promises to test the limits of the drivers.
Despite the unfamiliarity of Salem Speedway, Perez remains confident, especially after his impressive P.3 finish at Bristol. Throughout his debut full season in the AMS, Perez has consistently finished within the top 10, with only five exceptions, including a race at Daytona where he couldn’t compete due to age restrictions. In addition to his success with the No. 2 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet, Perez has achieved multiple podium finishes in races back home in Mexico.
“While we currently hold the second position in the standings, it’s no secret that we haven’t secured a victory this season,” Perez commented. “We’ve come close and even secured a pole position, but victory lane has remained just out of reach. After my experience at Bristol and everything I’ve learned this year, I’m hopeful that I can bring home a win for the Rev Racing team before the season concludes.”
The No. 2 team is preparing for the 200-lap feature and is determined to achieve success. The ATLAS Roofing 200 is scheduled for this Saturday, September 30th. Practice is set to begin at 3:45 PM ET, followed by a 2-lap qualifying session at 5:15 PM ET. The race will kick off at 7:41 PM ET, covering a total of 111 miles. Fans can catch the action on FS2, Florracing.com, and Rev’s social media channels.
About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
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No matter how far you are from retirement, planning for a bright future is a must. It’s inevitable that we will age, so retirement is a natural part of life. The most important thing is how well you managed to save for your future. This is especially true if you’re getting older and are leaving behind the career that you had. You can get the best gold IRA companies in this sites.
A retirement account called an IRA (individual retirement agreement) is a very important thing. You will be able to take advantage of the tax advantages for your retirement savings if you’re a resident in the U.S. Although IRAs can be linked with other investments like stock, many others, you will have a tax advantage when investing in gold coins.
A wise investment is to buy gold bullion or other gold coins.
Why is gold so beneficial?
Gold investments don’t depend on the performance or inability of any one person or institution to keep its market value high. This is unlike stocks or savings accounts which change their monetary value all the time and thus doesn’t provide financial security. As gold continues to be in its unaltered state, it is becoming a popular choice for retirees.
However, you must make sure that the 99.5 percent of gold that is to go into an IRA has been tested for purity and is legal tender. A gold coin that qualifies for an IRA is the American golden coin.
Rollovers into the Gold IRA
It’s not difficult to transform a traditional IRA in to a golden IRA. For an employee to be eligible to make an IRA rollover in his 401k assets, he must first be released from employment.
For those who have an IRA, they can add other investments like bank accounts, credit unions, and so on. Trusted gold group companies could receive the funds directly. You can contact your chosen company to learn more about IRA transfers and rollovers. They may make the necessary arrangements to help you rollover.
Basic Rules of Putting Gold for an IRA
You should first ask your IRA administrator if your account permits the addition of gold. This could mean that you will need to create a new IRA with silver and gold investments. Make sure the person who administers your IRA plan is someone with a lot of experience managing several gold investments.

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These little kitties love being cut out from my ScanNCut2 – such fun! Even more fun is that the lovely ladies of Cocoa Daisy invited me to play along this month as a guest! This card is just the first of several- and over on my YouTube channel (link) you can see the how-to video for this. I’m very pleased with the results – but right meow I’ve gotta get back to the studio!
Don’t forget birthdays is always a goal of mine… and I’m the worst. I’ve been known to forget my own! Ah well, at least I can craft up some cuteness for a belated gift.
Want to see more about Cocoa Daisy or check out their new kit? Here’s a link to their website.

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In advance of hosting the MTV VMAs on Sunday, Katy Perry has dropped the music video to her Taylor Swift feud song, "Swish Swish." And while it's not a "Bad Blood" rip off like her teasers lead some to believe, it is a hot mess of a basketball match with a Netflix star-studded cast (Stranger Things and GLOW stars included) and a couple of Swift nods.
The video starts with Perry's basketball version of the "Bad Blood" wipeout prologue:
...before going into a match-up between Perry's underdog team, the Tigers, versus the Sheep. (Get it, or nah?) The team art and mascot for the wolves/sheep are pretty much the least subtle reference to Perry's infamous feud-inflaming "Regina George in sheep's clothing" tweet:
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Nicki Minaj also performing her part of the song, looking the most fierce in an outfit that could've been in the "Bad Blood" video:
It's all very extra but, then again Perry promised a "catastrophe," a word she likely used as a reference to Swift's "Bad Blood" character, Catastrophe.
Watch it here:
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.


LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Even the lawmaker who introduced a bill seeking to lower Nebraska's income tax rates is acknowledging the proposal needs to be changed.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Retirees and low-income elderly residents could see their tax burdens lowered in Nebraska under measures in a legislative committee.
Governor Dave Heineman says Nebraska can afford up to $500 million in tax cuts.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Legislature's Tax Modernization Committee has concluded that no major changes are needed in Nebraska's tax system.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A package of tax proposals is taking shape as Nebraska lawmakers prepare for a new session next year.
The Nebraska Legislature’s Tax Modernization Committee’s next public meeting takes place October 17th.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman is calling for new property and income tax cuts when the Legislature convenes next year.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — The state Legislature's Tax Modernization Committee has gotten plenty of complaints about property valuations from landowners in western Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The first public-input hearings of the Legislature's Tax Modernization Committee are set to begin in western Nebraska.
A series of public hearings will be held to discuss Nebraska’s tax structure, and if changes should be made to it.


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"There's a quality of life in Maine which is singular and unique. I think. It's absolutely a world onto itself."
The Great Maine Woods
As I mentioned in the Acadia post, Maine is a state of contradictions. While Acadia National Park is beautiful and a fantastic example of a New England National Park, it is also one of the most coddled, and hardly primitive. The opposite is true for nearly the entire rest of the state.
Taking a ride though Maine, you really get a sense of what some of the great northern territories must be like. Large, long roads lined with pines that stretch for hundreds of miles - with very little in between other than a few towns hidden along the way. As far as the continental United States is concerned, Maine is certainly in the running for most remote and wild. In fact, Maine's famous 100 Mile Wilderness is considered the most remote section of the AT and possible the entire country (excluding Alaska). Due to time restraints, I could not hike the 100 Mile Wilderness, but I did my best to see as much of Maine as I could while I was there. Topping the list was Baxter State Park.
Baxter State Park
Baxter is located in north-central Maine, far out of the way from almost any large population, and an effort to get to from almost anywhere else in the United States. Keeping true to the "forever wild" philosophy of the founder, Baxter may be one of the wildest state parks in the country. Inside the park there are no paved roads, running water, or even electricity (so make sure your car can handle some slightly rough roads).
Surrounding the park is the 100 Mile Wilderness, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, and various other wilderness preserves, giving the entire area and extremely untouched varnish. The centerpiece of the park is of course, Mount Katahdin, the tallest point in Maine, and the northern terminus of the famous 2,100 mile, Appalachian Trail.
Visiting early in the season limited our options to the top. The most famous ascent is the Knife's Edge trail, unfortunately, that option was closed, and we settled with the Abol trail - a 3.5 mile straight shot to the summit.
Working our way up the side of the mountain we ran into a fellow hiker with a massive backpack. He was huffing and puffing his way down the trail and walked with us a bit. He explained how he was starting the Appalachian Trail going southbound, he was on his first day. With no backpacking experience, he packed up a bag and made it all the way from Florida to Maine. We were concerned, however, because his backpack weighed in over 50 pounds, the average AT backpack usually weighs in at half that. He was also completely out of his element and we urged him to go back to the park and re-evaluate his gear.
Red in the face, and only half a mile down the trail, he finally agreed and turned around to drop some gear. We didn't hear from him again, but I hope he is somewhere on the trail now. Remember, the AT is a serious undertaking, make sure you have backpacking experience, done you research, and have gone on plenty of shakedown hikes before heading out!
The trail was fairly easy until the tree line broke. The path went from soft dirt to tricky bouldering, but the views were spectacular.
Following the blue trail markers, we made it up the side of the mountain, pushing the miles, excited to reach the top. It was fun going, bouldering without large backpacks is always a joy!
The Tablelands to the summit
Thinking we made it to the top, the ground leveled out and stretched for another 1.5 before the summit. The relatively flat space in between is a unique area called The Tablelands. The trail was outlined in rope to advise hikers to stay on the path. The Tablelands are a delicate ecosystem, and we respected the rules.
Again, after the Tablelands, the path become one last stretch of frantic bouldering. I couldn't help but feel excited when we started to see the famous white markers of the Appalachian Trail take place of the Abol Trail blue markers.
I couldn't image what the thru hikers must have felt on that last mile stretch, after stretching their legs over 2,000 miles. My brother, who had just finished 100 Mile Wilderness, was emotionally touched as well. It is almost a spiritual place, and the tabernacle, the end of the trail, the Katahdin sign was just ahead.
Just behind the sign was a view similar to those in Colorado or the Sierras, a beautiful alpine vista, complete with lakes and and mountain peaks all around. Unfortunately, the day was hazy, and grey, but it stole nothing from the pristine landscape that surrounded us.
We considered walking to the end of the Knife's Edge, but the wind was heavy and we weren't sure why exactly the trail was closed. The trail has claimed over 20 lives in the last twenty years, so we decided against it, and ate our lunch underneath the Katahdin sign.
I turned around to head back down the mountain, there I was faced with what could have been the start of the Appalachian Trail - a view I had been dreaming about nearly my entire life. Right there, I could have started the AT and finished all the way in Georgia. I considered it, I really did, but decided that the trail will be there next year, when I may be better situated to conquer it.
Like many others, I dream of thru hiking the AT, but it takes a truly special person to commit to a hike like that. Even finding the time, the 3-5 months it takes to walk the whole trail is difficult. But I promised myself that I will do it someday. Until then, I would just have to enjoy the hike back down the side of "The Greatest Mountain" - after all, that is what 'Katahdin' means.

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How Much Do Contacts Cost?
Over the years, many technological innovations have improved the way we see. For those with vision problems such as nearsightedness or farsightedness, the answer to these issues were glasses. Now, these users can choose to use contact lenses instead, if they do not like the look and hassle of their eye glasses. As with any item that helps with a medical problem, prices can depend on the prescription, the type of contacts you want, and where they are purchased. You may also want to look into manufacturer discounts and buying a long-term supply to save money. But how much do contacts cost?
The Average Cost of Contact Lenses
The average cost of contact lenses can depend on whether you have a prescription. If you have astigmatism, presbyopia, or need gas permeable contact lenses, you may wonder, “How much do prescription contacts cost?” Patients with these issues often pay between $22 and $26 for disposable lenses at the retail cost, while users who buy 30-day silicone hydrogel contacts will often pay $250 to $300 per year. If the lenses are replaced bi-weekly, you will need about 10 boxes of contacts per year for a total of around $220 to $260.If you’re looking for contact lenses without a prescription, you may be looking for colored contacts or special effects lenses. These can be found inexpensively, but still require a prescription from an eye care professional who will fit them for you. These may also come in a prescription, and usually cost 50% to 80% more for the tinted lenses. The special effects contacts can range from $50 to $200 or more per lens.
How Much Do Disposable Contacts Cost?
There are several different types of disposable contact lenses, and the number of times they can be worn will affect their cost. A box of lenses that are disposed of daily cost from $35 to $55 per box. Lenses that are disposed of after two weeks are $18 to $35 per box. If the patient has astigmatism, their two week disposables will cost $35 to $50 per box. Monthly disposable contacts will cost $24 to $45 per box. Someone who has astigmatism and decides to use monthly toric disposables will pay $35 to $65 per box. Keep in mind that there will be additional charges to the contacts if you order online. These may include shipping charges or an additional cost for custom designed lenses. However, they may also offer volume discounts. They should all be figured into the disposable contacts cost.
How Much Do Hybrid Contact Lenses Cost?
Many users do not know that hybrid contact lenses combine the best aspects of rigid lenses and soft lenses into a single product. Hybrid contacts cost would usually be about $400 for a year’s supply. They allow the eye to breathe to keep the eye comfortable all day through a gas permeable center, and may come in a bifocal or multi-focal contact range. Manufacturers claim that these lenses give the superior focus of the gas permeable lens by offering the comfort of the soft lens. They also have a “skirt” around the lens that keeps foreign objects from entering the eye under the lens.
As An Example, How Much Do Acuvue Contacts Cost?
The price for Acuvue contacts depends on where they are purchased. They can be found at your local pharmacy or grocery store for around $17, or you can look online to find them at a lower cost. You will still need your prescription in order to purchase the contacts. If you decide to order online, be sure to read some reviews of the seller to make sure they have a good reputation for selling quality products. Your eye doctor may ask you to bring your new contacts in so they can make sure they fit your eyes correctly. There are also other brands of contacts that you can research to find a prescription and price that works for you. If you decide to use contact lenses, your eye doctor can help you make the best decision for the type of lenses that will work best for your eyes. With some research, you can find great lenses to keep you seeing clearly, and know how much various brands of contacts cost!
What Is the Average Implantable Contact Lens Cost?
The average implantable contact lens cost varies with the type of contact lens, the location where the surgery is performed, the ophthalmologist who will perform the surgery, and the medical facility. The typical cost of an implantable contact lens is usually between $1500 and $5000. The price is about $3500 most of the time, and includes the contact lens cost, facility fees, surgeon fees, and a visit to follow up after the procedure. If you decide to buy implantable contact lenses, be sure to ask your ophthalmologist if there are additional fees that are not in the quoted price. Also, confirm that your eye surgeon is qualified for the surgery. Most insurance policies will not cover the cost of this procedure, as it is considered cosmetic. There are financing options available through many doctors, though, and the money you will save on contact lenses, cleaners, glasses, and accessories for the rest of your life should be taken into account.
Special Effect Contacts for Memorable Events
For those users who need a prescription but also would like to wear tinted or special effect contacts, the cost is usually 50% to 80% more than regular lenses. Custom contacts cost can range from $50 to $200 or more per lens. These can be purchased for special events for a relatively low price. Special effect contact lenses that are used for theatrics, movies and television shows, however, are often much more expensive. These are usually soft contact lenses that can be quite comfortable. They may have opaque lenses with the desired actual effect on the top layer so that they block out the user’s original eye color. Once you have a prescription from your eye care professional, you can take a prescription copy and buy your costume contact lenses elsewhere. Be sure to buy them from an authorized source to make sure they have been FDA approved for safety. If there is one part of your body you don’t want to risk with a cheap product, it is your eyes!

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Did you mean Trihexyphenidyl HCl?
Minor side effects, such as dryness of the mouth, blurred vision, dizziness, mild nausea or nervousness, will be experienced by 30 to 50 percent of all patients. These sensations, however, are much less troublesome with Trihexyphenidyl than with belladonna alkaloids and are usually less disturbing than unallenated parkinsonism. Such reactions tend to become less pronounced, and even to disappear, as treatment continues. Even before these reactions have remitted spontaneously, they may often be controlled by careful adjustment of dosage form, amount of drug, or interval between doses.
Isolated instances of suppurative parotitis secondary to excessive dryness of the mouth, skin rashes, dilatation of the colon, paralytic ileus, and certain psychiatric manifestations such as delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia, all of which may occur with any of the atropine-like drugs, have been reported rarely with Trihexyphenidyl.
Potential side effects associated with the use of any atropine-like drugs, including Artane, include cognitive dysfunctions, including confusion and memory impairment; constipation, drowsiness, urinary hesitancy or retention, tachycardia, dilation of the pupil, increased intraocular pressure, choreiform movements, weakness, vomiting, and headache. Exacerbation of parkinsonism with abrupt treatment withdrawal has been reported. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome with abrupt treatment withdrawal has been reported.
The occurrence of angle-closure glaucoma in patients receiving trihexyphenidyl HCl has been reported (blindness has been reported in some cases). Paradoxical sinus bradycardia, dry skin, and cycloplegia have been reported.
In addition to adverse events seen in adults, the following adverse events have been reported in the literature in pediatric patients: hyperkinesia, psychosis, forgetfulness, weight loss, restlessness, chorea, and sleep alterations.
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Conservatives Finally Criticize Bush's Spending Orgy
From Joe Scarborough, another pissed off conservative:
But compare Clinton's 3.4 percent growth rate to the spending orgy that has dominated Washington since Bush moved into town. With Republicans in charge of both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, spending growth has averaged 10.4 percent per year. And the GOP's reckless record goes well beyond runaway defense costs. The federal education bureaucracy has exploded by 101 percent since Republicans started running Congress. Spending in the Justice Department over the same period has shot up 131 percent, the Commerce Department 82 percent, the Department of Health and Human Services 81 percent, the State Department 80 percent, the Department of Transportation 65 percent, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development 59 percent. Incredibly, the four bureaucracies once targeted for elimination by the GOP Congress--Commerce, Energy, Education, and Housing and Urban Development--have enjoyed spending increases of an average of 85 percent.
It's enough to make economic conservatives long for the day when Marxists were running the White House.
This must all be shocking to my Republican friends who still believe our country would be a better place if our party controlled every branch of government as well as every news network, movie studio, and mid-American pulpit. But evidence suggests that divided government may be what Washington needs the most.


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NEW ORLEANS — Walmart isn’t responsible for paying sales taxes for items sold through its online “marketplace” for third-party sellers under Louisiana law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Wednesday’s 4-3 decision comes in a case involving the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson Parish. It doesn’t set a precedent in other states for online facilitators of third-party sales, like Walmart or Amazon. But an attorney familiar with the case says it’s being watched around the nation.
“This is a case of first impression in the country,” Bill Backstrom of the Jones Walker law firm said in an email. Backstrom had filed a brief in the case in support of Walmart. Prior to Wednesday’s decision, he said the decision could provide guidance in other jurisdictions dealing with questions of whether online marketplaces and other intermediaries bear the burden of collecting sales taxes from customers and remitting them to governments.
Justice John Weimer, writing for the four-member majority, said neither statutes nor the terms of Walmart’s agreements with third-party dealers obligate it to pay taxes on the third-party sales.
“Clearly, third party retailers are not prohibited from collecting sales tax directly from their purchasers,” Weimer noted.
Among the dissenters was Chief Justice Bernette Johnson, who said Walmart, referred to in some court documents as Wal-Mart, fits the definition under state law of a “dealer” required to collect and remit local sales taxes, she said.
“It is also troubling to me that the Marketplace Retailer Agreement — created by Wal-Mart.com — operates to promote and facilitate avoidance of tax payments by consumers, all to the detriment of Jefferson Parish,” she wrote.
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(first posted 8/21/2013) No, this Corolla is not the first generation of that long line; this is the very first picture in my first series of many files I’ve shot of curbside classics. I did shoot a few individual cars that I’d run into before, but starting with this one, it became official: I was now a car stalker, and every old car I saw was now my prey. So perhaps it’s fitting that the very first one was an old Corolla, as that car certainly qualifies as one of the all-time Eugene-mobiles. And just how many old Toyotas have I shot since this one?
I’m not exactly sure, as my meticulous record-keeping went on extended vacation about six or eight months ago. My notebook shows 127 Toyotas, but there have probably been about 40-50 since. That still doesn’t top Chevys in my book, as I’ve got closer to 250 bowties in the can. Of course, the are a lot of Chevys from the sixties and earlier around, unlike Toyotas.
But once we get into the seventies, Toyotas quickly rival the number of Chevies, although I’m trying to turn this into either a scientific poll, or an editorial. But let’s just say that I know of at least four Corolla Liftbacks just like this one on the streets; I could take you to them. But I’d be harder pressed to find a comparable number of Nova Liftbacks of the same vintage; of course in another town that would be a different matter.
Facts: these were the E30, or third generation Corollas, and arrived for the 1975 MY (I’m calling this a ’76 arbitrarily). The big change, in addition to being just bigger, was the option of a substantially larger an much more powerful 1588 cc 2T-C engine, supplanting the rather week-chested 1200. The 1600 had an alloy hemi-head, was rated at 102 hp, and turned Corollas into just about the briskest car in its class. And the fact that the 2t-C engine went down in history as one of the best of its kind was icing on the cake. But it explains why so many of this vintage are still around.
I know that rust eliminated these in those evil salt-using states, but these were tough little numbers. And I say that from exposure to a number of them. My BIL had one that he kept going for a ridiculously long time; it was yellow–like so many of its kind–and we used to joke that that shade of Toyota yellow made the cars that wore it indestructible. This one looks like its been the beneficiary of someone’s paint sprayer, or maybe just a can of touch-up. Rust repair? Ha! Nobody around here would have a clue as to how to do that.
This one has obviously lived around here for a while, as the local flora is starting to grow on it. That lichen is even color-coordinated. Maybe this could be the start of a new trend in paint.
Of course, its been a couple of years since I shot this, and now I’m intrigued as to whether it’s still on the road. I’ll keep an eye out…it could then be my first and last.


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The move represents an escalation by opponents of the proposed fee, which led Lyft to announce that it will cease operations at Sky Harbor in 2020 if the rate hike goes through.
Mirroring a position from the Goldwater Institute — a libertarian think tank — Barto said Phoenix's proposed ride-share fees violate Proposition 126, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that prohibits Arizona cities from taxing services.
SB 1487) passed by the legislature in 2016, the state could withhold funds from the city of Phoenix if Brnovich were to find that the new fee violates Proposition 126.
In October, all but two of Phoenix's City Council members approved an ordinance that raised fees for Uber and Lyft to pick up and drop off customers at Sky Harbor International Airport. But due to a technicality, the council will vote again on the proposal on December 18.
Under the new fee schedule, ride-share companies would have to pay $4 for each airport ride. The fees would increase incrementally to $5 in 2024. That's up from the current rate of $2.66. Uber and Lyft would have the choice of whether to pay the fee themselves or to pass it onto drivers, who are independent contractors, or customers.
Taxi companies, meanwhile, would be charged $1.75. Taxis would pay less under the proposal because they are subject to stricter regulations, including a cap on ride costs.
Most of the fees would go toward costs for maintaining and operating the Sky Train airport transit system, which shuttles passengers to the airport from the intersection of 44th and Washington streets. A smaller portion would go toward maintaining airport roads and other necessities, such as signage and traffic controllers.
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Wells, an opponent of Proposition 126, argued that the initiative did not provide a clear definition of "service." He said the courts likely will be the final arbiter on whether Uber and Lyft fall under that definition.
"So the Goldwater Institute has a viable case here because these are ride-sharing services that are experiencing an increase in fees," Wells said.
He predicted that city officials will likely point out that Uber and Lyft "do not follow the stricter rules regarding taxis." Consequently, the city "added administrative costs assorted with regulating their access to the airport so other passengers being picked up by private vehicles are not negatively impacted."
In a letter to Mayor Kate Gallego arguing that the proposed fee is unconstitutional, the Goldwater Institute cited a law dictionary that defines service as "labor performed in the interest or under the direction of others, usually for a fee."
The letter stated: "The provision and operation of a ride-sharing platform is plainly the application of labor and skill provided to platform users. Additionally, ride-sharing drivers are providing labor under the direction of riders for a fee. Both are services."
Asked for a response to the Goldwater Institute's claim, a spokesperson for Gallego said: "We have received the letter and the city attorney is reviewing."
Leezie Kim, the chair of the city's Aviation Advisory Board, which helped draft the ride-share fee schedule, argued that the fee is more like a rent payment to use Sky Harbor's limited curb space. She compared the fee to payments made by restaurants and stores to operate in the airport
"It's just pure business rent, like in any business transaction," Kim said. "They all pay rent for the way they use airport space."
Uber has itself made statements that suggest it does not consider its transportation services to be part of its core business.
After California passed a law requiring certain companies to classify workers as employees, rather than contract workers, Uber argued that its drivers do not do work in the company's "usual course" of business. Under the new law, that would mean drivers could still be classified as contractors.
The company pointed to court rulings that found that "that drivers’ work is outside the usual course of Uber’s business, which is serving as a technology platform for several different types of digital marketplaces.”

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Spine treatment involves more than just treatment of the spine itself. The injured vertebrae may cause inflammation, which impedes healing. Treating the inflammation means improving the functioning of the affected nerves. As well, degenerative changes that occur over time can damage the spine and restrict motion. Spine treatment, therefore, involves a comprehensive approach that addresses all of the issues involved to ensure the best possible outcome. If you or someone you know has been injured and is seeking treatment, it is essential that you take a holistic approach that includes physical, mental, and emotional aspects.
Preventing Spine Problems Many people assume that if they have pain in their back or neck, it will automatically come to pain relief through chiropractic treatments. Unfortunately, chiropractors cannot prevent or even detect problems with the spine. By the same token, treating back and neck pain with the use of ice can result in muscle atrophy, which further restricts the range of motion. A proper program of treatment for all patients takes into account the whole person, ensuring that each part of the body is healed and functioning properly. For some patients, a more invasive approach may be more appropriate to relieve pain and restore function.
Treating Spine Conditions Music for patients at the Spine Medical Center offers a variety of minimally invasive spine treatment programs to treat conditions such as degenerative disc disease, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and spinal injuries. To prevent these conditions from occurring, a multidisciplinary team including orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, neurologists, and chiropractors work together to develop comprehensive rehabilitation plans. The rehabilitation protocol begins with a thorough examination and evaluation of the patient. Initial treatment includes diagnostic imaging and tests such as x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, and computer tomography. If a spine disorder is detected at this stage, the most important thing is to begin treatment as soon as possible.
Spine Surgery is performed by a skilled surgical team including anesthesiologists, orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, and chiropractors. This type of surgical procedure is often necessary when patients have problems with their back or neck pain and their medical care does not improve enough. During spinal surgery, surgeons remove damaged or degenerative discs between the vertebrae, repair damage, and make other structural changes to the spine to promote healing. Patients are generally discharged from the hospital the same day as spinal surgery and can resume normal daily activities two to three days after surgery.
Non-Surgical Spine Treatment Options To regain full movement and function, patients may need to use various nonsurgical spine treatment options to help correct the underlying cause of the condition. Non-surgical back and neck pain relief may include cold or heat therapy, manual therapy, ultrasound, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and other treatments that do not require surgical intervention. These non-surgical spine treatment options allow patients to maintain normal function while helping to resolve conditions that may be causing pain or discomfort. Some people may also choose to combine nonsurgical treatment with traditional back and neck treatments to achieve maximum results. Many doctors will ask patients to first complete a manual therapy course to determine the best combination of nonsurgical and traditional treatment options.
Arthritis Spine Specialists A number of arthritis specialists perform examinations and provide arthritis pain relief for patients who are experiencing back and neck pain. The majority of spine specialists perform spinal imaging studies to detect spinal degeneration and structural abnormalities that may contribute to back and neck problems. Spine specialists may recommend diagnostic testing in order to determine the exact cause of back and neck conditions and then work to find a treatment that works effectively for each patient. In some cases, spine specialists may recommend treatment options such as physical therapy and drug therapy to help improve symptoms.


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Milo Apartment is a design apartment situated on the sixth floor of a building in the Old Town of Vilnius. Despite its central location it lies in the quiet area. It offers free WiFi.
Guests can enjoy a spectacular view of the Old Town from the balcony, or spend an evening by the fireplace. There is also a large, flat-screen TV with cable channels, as well as a fully equipped kitchen.
Most of the historical sites of Vilnius are within walking distance, with the Gate of Dawn a 10-minute walk away, and the large mall, Maxima, 8 minutes away from the apartment and IKEA furniture store is a 10-minute drive away.
Vilnius Train Station and Bus Station are 1 km from the house.


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A very cool and extremely well put together piece of immersive theatre! If you enjoy more of an experience than a sit and watch, then Rust is right up your alley.
The audience enters the front door to collect their tickets but it's not a theatre lobby it's the "Eildon Mansion" a genuine old school 1800'S situation. Now used as the French cultural centre. What better place to host the story of an upper class family trying to keep everything together in the middle of a war.
You quickly realise you are already in the action when the formidable Helene (Helen Hopkins) comes down the staircase and sinks you into the story. This is just the beginning of a posied and powerful performance by Hopkins who faithfully portrays a women losing her grip as both mother and wife.
After the arrival and meeting of each character the audience is then suddenly aware they can follow whomever they please and discover the story. Many immersive theatre experiences can cause confusion and moments of being absolutely lost for an audience. This production is an exception. The space is excellently used and stage managed, so you always know where you can and can not go. Seeing as there are several story lines running and intertwining this is quite a feat.
The surprise twists and an escalating story line make for a gripping ride in this war torn country France residence. Audience members often play the role of a fly on the wall except for a few moments when they are offered a one on one interaction. Plus a highlight of the piece when everyone is gathered as civilians escaping the threat of enemy bombers.
The actors coped well in what is literally a 360 degree stage with viewers buzzing around them. Special mention to the commander played by Gabriel Partington who charged through the space and story leaving both audience and fellow actors rippling in his wake.
As an audience member you will not get to experience every characters journey or everything that is on offer in one showing. You may wish to hop around around like an excited child and gather a little bit of everything or stick with certain players and see it though there eyes until its its climatic ending.
TBC Theatre have done well, using an inhouse writer Vaughn Rae and Sophie Joske to create a piece which works seamlessly with the space. The direction is strong too and makes Rust something quite fresh and well worth seeing. Twice.
TBC Theatre presents
Venue: Alliance Française | 51 Grey Street, St Kilda VIC
Dates: 21 Jan – 9 Feb 2020
Tickets: $40 – $35
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Six months later dolphins Coach Brian Flores accused team owner Stephen Ross Basically bribing him to lose matches For a better draft position, the NFL temporarily stripped Miami of both Ross and premium enlistment options, NFL media reports. Commissioner Roger Goodell informed the franchise on Tuesday that a league investigation found that Ross had at least hinted at prioritizing draft picks over a winning streak in 2019, and that he had unauthorized frequent contact with both Tom Brady and Sean Payton while trying to recruit big names for him. Team. As a result, Ross was fined $1.5 million and suspended until October 17, while Dolphin must lose his 2023 first-round pick and 2024 third-round pick for “violating the integrity of the game.”
The NFL investigation found that Dolphins did not intentionally lose games in 2019, when the team finished 5-11, and could not support Flores’ high-profile claim that Ross offered him $100,000 for each loss that season: “(There are) various memories about the wording, timing and context: (For note.) Whatever the wording, this comment was not intended or considered a serious offer, nor was the matter pursued in any way by Mr. Ross or anyone else at the club.” However, he maintains, Ross has repeatedly suggested to Flores, team boss Tom Garfinkel and general manager Chris Greer that the 2020 draft positioning should trump a better overall win for 2019. Goodell wrote that Ross’ comments “even if it’s a joke… holds With it, a potentially unnecessary risk.”
More than the tank allegations, the NFL in its ruling issued Tuesday comments on Dolphin’s contact with Brady and Peyton, citing “manipulation violations of unprecedented scope and severity.” The investigation, led by former US attorney Mary Jo White, found that Ross and Dolphin had “unauthorized contacts” with Brady on two different occasions – the first in 2019, early in August of that season, while quarterback played for the opponent. patriots; And again during and after the 2021 season, before Brady retires, and later returns to pirate. The investigation found that “those discussions … focused on Brady becoming a Dolphins limited partner and possibly serving as a football executive, although at times they included the possibility of him playing with the Dolphins.”
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An NFL investigation revealed that Ross and the Dolphins also illegally contacted Don Yi, Payton’s agent, last January. saints The coach was still working in New Orleans: “Miami did not seek New Orleans’ approval for these discussions, which occurred before Coach Payton announced his decision to retire as the Saints’ head coach,” the NFL said. “Following this announcement, Miami requested permission to speak to Coach Payton for the first time, which New Orleans refused.”
While serving his suspension, Ross is not permitted to be at the Dolphins facility or represent the club at any NFL team or event. He is also prohibited from attending any league meetings prior to the NFL owners’ annual meeting in 2023, or any league committee communications. Bruce Bell, Dolphins’ vice president, was also banned from attending any league meetings for the remainder of the 2022 season, and fined $500,000.
Ross since then He issued his own statement Regarding the sentence, he downplayed the tampering charges while celebrating the victory over Flores’ tank allegations: “The independent investigation has acquitted our organization of any tank issues and all of Brian Flores’ other allegations. As I’ve said all along, these allegations were false, malicious and defamatory, and these The issue is now cleared. As for manipulation, I strongly disagree with the conclusions and the penalties. However, I will accept the result because the most important thing is that there is nothing to distract our team as we start an exciting and winning season. I will not allow anything to stand in the way of that” .
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The City of Huntington Beach is planning to enhance access and mobility with “HB In Motion” – the Huntington Beach Mobility Plan. HB In Motion focuses on the portion of the Beach Path for which the City is responsible for, as well as citywide bicycle and pedestrian networks. This study seeks to plan out mobility options for pedestrians, cyclists, micromobility, and more.
The first online survey took place last year on May 5, 2022, which addressed topics about the future of the beach path, e-bikes, and max speeds. Based on those survey results, staff has developed project ideas for implementation. We want to hear from the people of Surf City about their preferences for walking, cycling, and rolling around in Huntington Beach.
Huntington Beach in Motion Community Survey #2 is now live and ready to receive your input. The survey is expected to remain online for 2 months or until adequate responses are received. In addition to this survey, the City will also be hosting one virtual meeting later this year to share our findings.


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FREN6644 - The History of Québec
Quebec is a unique society which was born and has evolved at the crossroads of two Occidental empires, France and Great-Britain. This course will cover the major periods in Quebec’s history from its origins as New France (1680-1760), to British North America (1763-1867), the Dominion of Canada (1867-1959), and modern Québec (1960-present). Since the French settlements along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River, Canadians of French origin had to defend their heritage in skirmishes and wars against various First Nation Peoples, British and English-Canadians. Because of this situation, they developed a unique culture, historically founded on the Catholic religion, the French language, and family values. It is interesting to note that Québec presently has health and educational systems unlike any other in North America as well as an unparalleled legal system for the protection of the French language. This course will also cover the critical moments in Québec’s quest for political independence which occurred during the past few decades (in the form of referendums). After nearly 400 years of existence in North America, Québec has become a modern society facing contemporary issues such as the environment, globalization, and a the transformation of social identity.
John A. Dickinson et Brian Young; Brève histoire socio-économique du Québec (4e édition) ISBN : 978-2-89448-602-3; Septentrion Civ Cul & Soc
Summer 2014 Language Schools
FREN6645 - Quebec's Cinema & Culture
Le Québec en images: cinéma québécois / Cinéma québécois
Quebec films offer a rich and diverse repertoire of works which delve primarily into the social identity of the largest French speaking culture in North America. Other predominate themes to be discussed focus more on the social and historical particularities of Quebec. These include: British colonization, Catholicism, winter, large families, the north, etc. This course will follow the evolution of film making in Quebec since its conception in the beginning of the 20th century and focus primarily on two defining decades. The first, known as the Quiet Revolution (1960-1980), is considered as the starting point of contemporary Quebecois cinema. From this period emerged the National Film Board of Canada, several of the Quebec’s most influential film producers: Jutra, Brault, Perreault, Carle, Arcand, etc., as well as various styles of cinematography, most notably, “cinema direct” or candid eye.
The second part, the New Generation (1990-2000) will show how a group of young filmmakers provided a second wind to an ailing industry. Through the use of more modern filming techniques, and a post-modern approach to script writing which focused less on social and political themes, they were instrumental in gaining international recognition for Quebecois cinema. For each period, we will discuss and analyze several film makers and their selected works.
Marcel Jean; Le cinéma québécois (nouvelle édition) ISBN 2-7646-0415-7; Éditions du Boréal Civ Cul & Soc
Summer 2014 Language Schools
FREN6648 - French Quebecois
French of Quebec
The goal of this course is to demonstrate how the French of Quebec constitutes not only the language of art and literature but an integral part of Quebecers’ identity. By reading and discussing critical essays and diverse forms of literature such as folktales and legends, songs and novels, students will be exposed to the linguistic particularities of Quebec French, known as québécismes. They will also understand how the language evolved throughout its history in a North America environment. In the 1960’s, literature proved to be the perfect setting for this creative and original form of French language in both the cultural and political arenas of Quebec. Since this decade, several of these significant Quebecois texts, which will be discussed in this course, have transcended the borders of Quebec where they have enriched francophone literature globally.
Required text: Michel PLOURDE (dir.) Le français au Québec. 400 ans d’histoire et de vie. ISBN : 9782762128130 Civ Cul & Soc Linguistics
Summer 2015 Language Schools
FREN6653 - Art of Songwriting in Quebec
The goal of the course is to show how the art of songwriting in Québec is a primary and original aspect of Québecois culture. Songs have not only helped the people of Québec to survive but allow them to express their aspirations and their ideals through time. It is also important to understand the impact of québécois songs on the entire francophone culture. Many of Québec's authors, composers and performers have gained notoriety in France and other Francophone countries. The course aims to introduce the history and various themes of Québec songs throughout three major periods: l'implantation (1608-1959), l'expression (1960-1989) and l'innovation (1990 to today ). By understanding these periods, students will be able to analyze songs in a sociological perspective and to discover how Québec's most influential performers have established and marked the corpus of québécois songs.
Required text: La chanson québécoise en question, Robert Léger ISBN: 2-7644-0222-8 Pub: Québec-Amérique Civ Cul & Soc
FREN6671 - Lang & Literature in Quebec
Located at the crossroads between American and French cultures, Québec literature finds its roots in these two major influences. The course will follow the important stages of Québec's literary history by studying several of its most prominent and influential works. Starting with the first period of increased nationalism at the dawn of the 20th century through the Quiet Revolution and the dynamism of contemporary immigrant literature, the course will provide an overview of the socio-cultural conditions that have shaped the literature of Quebec. Several authors, entire works, and short excerpts will be studied. Different genres - poetry, novels, plays and essays - will be invoked to illustrate the richness and importance of Québec literature.
- Denise BOUCHER, Les fées ont soif, ISBN: 978-2-89295-234-6
- Anne HÉBERT, Le torrent, ISBN: 9782896475797
- Jacques POULIN, Volkswagen blues, ISBN: 9782760936065
- Marc SÉGUIN, Nord Alice, ISBN: 9782760947177
- FREN6671 Course pack Literature

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GRAINCORP received about one million tonnes of grain into its NSW grain storage network in the week ending Monday, as the harvest pace picks up.
Grain receivals climbed as harvest got fully underway through northern NSW and to a less extent central NSW. Farmers in southern NSW have started canola and some early barley, but harvest is not expected to crank up until later this week, or even possibly next week.
GrainCorp had received around 1.3 million tonnes into its NSW grain network so far this harvest.
But this figure is expected to climb sharply in the coming weeks as harvest gets progresses in what is seen as a bumper crop.
Early yields through the north west have been impressive, with growers reporting wheat crops going four to five tonnes a hectare and even larger barley yields.
Farmers in the Central West are also reporting huge yields in their cereal and canola crops and this trend is expected to extend into the Riverina and southern slopes.
Quality has also exceeded farmer expectations in most cases, although black tip has been a problem for some.
Protein levels in wheat have been higher than expected given the good yields.
Farmers are putting the better proteins down to increased fertiliser applications in order to make the most of the above average in crop rainfall.
The pattern of bumper yields through northern NSW is through most of Australia’s major grain growing regions.
GrainCorp has already exceeded last year’s grain deliveries into its Queensland network, having received around 1.4 million tonnes up to the end of last week.
Similarly, South Australia’s department of agriculture significantly lifted their estimates for their harvest on the back of the record high yields in the early harvest.
Many traders expect Australia’s wheat crop will exceed 30 million tonnes for the first time ever, as a result of the bumper yields.
This is solidly higher than ABARES current forecast of 28.5 million tonnes.
ABARES will update its harvest estimates again in early December.
Most farmers are intent on getting the crop harvested and into storage before starting to market the crop.
Overall, farmers have been reluctant sellers of wheat and barley at the current low prices, but have been more willing to let go of their canola as its harvested.
Local wheat prices were softer last week as the rapid harvest pace pushed more grain onto the market.
A three per cent fall in the value of the Australian dollar failed to support local wheat prices last week, although it did lend support to sorghum values.
Newcastle Australian Premium White (APW) wheat slipped by $9 a tonne to $225/t, which is broadly in line with other east coast port prices.
Australian Standard White (ASW) wheat was $5/t lower at $211/t Newcastle.
Domestic marketers are showing some strong demand for higher protein grades over the exporter bids.
Sorghum defied the weakness seen in wheat, finishing the week $8/t higher at $220 Newcastle.
Feed barley prices were firmer on exporter demand, particularly in the southern half of the state.
Melbourne F1 feed barley prices ended the week $10/t higher at $180/t delivered.
Chickpeas tumbled by a further $100/t to $720/t Brisbane.
Australian exporters appear to be gaining some traction in selling this year’s wheat harvest with shipping stem data showing a lot of new vessels due to be loaded in the coming weeks.


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Industry Insights, 10 May 2022
Increasing fertiliser prices and lack of security of supply, together with a need to use more sustainable resources, have been the catalyst for two innovative companies to consider ways to produce hydrogen from crop straw. HydGene Renewables and Wildfire Energy have been supported by the Australian Government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative to develop their proof-of-concept technologies that have the potential to be used on-farm, in sustainable circular economies.
Industry Insights, 01 May 2022
International feed grain buyers are receiving advice on how to incorporate sprouted wheat into animal rations, after a wet Australian harvest in some areas in 2021-22 resulted in sprouted crops. The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre supported Australian grain traders and international customers with technical information on the use of sprouted wheat for animal feed.
Industry Insights, 29 Apr 2022
Food Standards Australia New Zealand is set to add a new method of analysis to the Food Standards Code. The rapid integrated dietary fibre method (RIDFM), submitted by the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council, has taken three years to come to fruition.
Industry Insights, 22 Apr 2022
One of Australia’s most respected cereal disease experts has retired from a distinguished career spanning four decades.
Industry Insights, 21 Apr 2022
Growers, advisers, researchers and industry stakeholders will have multiple opportunities to engage and share their insights through a GRDC consultation process running from now until February 2023.
Industry Insights, 23 Mar 2022
A major milestone for the plant science industry and Australian farming was celebrated in 2021, with the 25th anniversary of the commercial cultivation of GM crops.
Industry Insights, 10 Mar 2022
An international study led by Curtin University has found that supporting on-farm experimentation networks and activities globally to better connect growers and researchers could help transform agriculture and solve some of its toughest challenges. On-farm experimentation is a way for growers to test technologies and practices by varying management, observing and measuring changes and analysing results.
Industry Insights, 06 Mar 2022
Australian Noodle Wheat could be the answer Asian flour millers are searching for as they struggle to source soft wheat for biscuits and cakes following severe drought in the US.
Industry Insights, 28 Feb 2022
An industry-driven initiative with investment from the GRDC, the EAN is designed to provide training and skills development to support early career agronomists and advisers with information they need to do their jobs well.
Industry Insights, 22 Feb 2022
More than 500 growers, agronomists, farm advisers and researchers across the State tuned into this week’s virtual livestream event for Western Australia’s premier grains research forum.

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Dunluce a.k.a. Dun Lios, means “Strong Fort” in Irish. One of Ireland’s infamous settings for fantasy tales, movies, or depictions – Dunluce ruins contrast with awe-inspiring grandeur with the precipitous basaltic rock it stands upon over the Northern Sea. It is separated from the mainland by a deep chasm that is crossed by means of a narrow bridge and beneath the castle is a long cave that served great stregic importance as an escape to the Sea. It is believed that the nomadic boatmen who first inhabited this area in 7,000 B.C.E. must have seen this crag from which the castle now sits and may have ventured into the cavern beneath it back in the day. It is believed that early Christians and Vikings were attracted to this Crag and had an earlier Irish fort placed here before Dunluce was constructed. With the Normans arrival, it is believed, that this Crag was first crowned with a castle. There are legends of inhabitation of this area by giants, ghosts, and banshees as well. Believed to have been used as a fort during Early Christianity in the area by evidence of the souterrain that survives beneath the current ruins. The Castle is mentioned as part of the de Burgo manor of Dunseverick in the early 14th century. Richard de Burgh, the Earl of Ulster, was the first to build this castle on the Crag. It was a common place to fall under siege as many desired it. First in the hands of the MacQuillin family in 1513 when the two large drum towers were believed to have been built. The Castle then became the home of the Clan MacDonnell of Antrim and the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg from Scotland. Most of the ruin remains that are left standing were built by Sorley Boy McDonnell (1505-1589) and his family, the 1st and 2nd Earls of Antrim – who seized the castle in 1558 after the death of his brother Colla who married the daughter of the McQuillan chief in 1544 even though he had been evicted from the Manor twice before (1565 and 1584). He took back the castle by force with artillery in 1584 and hauled his comrades up the cliff in a basket. He was officially appointed Constable of Dunluce by the Queen in 1586. Damages done by the 1584 seige. In 1588 when the Spanish Armada treasure ship – The Girona – wrecked off the Giant’s Causeway in a storm – the treasures were salvaged by Sorley Boy who utilized the prizes to rebuild and repair the castle. Repairs were so extensive they lasted past Sorley Boy’s death in 1589 with additions such as the turretted gatehouse in Scotish manner, cannon ports in the curtain wall where eventually the Girona’s cannons were placed (from the Spanish Armada ship 1588). Somewhere around the 1560′s the north-facing Italianate loggia behind the south curtain was added. In 1613 MacDonnell’s granddaughter Rose was born in the Castle. In 1639 a terrible tragedy befell the castle when the lower yard, the kitchen, and most of the staff saw a collapse into the sea. The Castle owner’s wife apparently after that point refused to live in the Castle any longer. The mainland court was believed to be built by Lady Catherine to replace the lower yard after parts of it fell into the sea. After Royalist second Earl was arrested at Dunluce in 1642, the family ceased to reside at Dunluce Castle, after which it fell into decay until 1928 when it was transferred to the State for preservation. Dunluce Castle served as the seat of the Earl of Antrim unil the impoverishment of the MacDonnells in 1690 following the Battle of the Boyne. In 1973 the castle appeared on the inner gatefold of the Led Zeppelin album “Houses of the Holy”. It was referenced in the comedy “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” when they travel back into time to meet Socrates. In 2001, the castle appeared in Jackie Chan’s “The Medallion” as the villain’s lair. It is now in care of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and a Monument in State Care.
The Cave beneath has been called the “Mermaid’s Cave” above it is the “wishing well” (down and up the path). Castle is open year round from at least 10 am until 5 pm with later hours in the summer.


During his first week in office, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan reversed former Sheriff Troy Nehls’ emergency dispatch policy. (Chase Brooks/Community Impact Newspaper)
For decades, Fort Bend County dispatchers answering 911 calls for unincorporated areas of the county were instructed to send the closest law enforcement official to the scene to respond, whether they be from the sheriff’s office or a constable’s office.
On Jan. 1, 2019, however, former Sheriff Troy Nehls implemented a policy change, directing dispatchers instead to send sheriff’s deputies to calls even if a constable unit was closer to the scene and was under contract to patrol a specific area.
The policy, which stayed in effect until Fagan’s reversal, caused several public disagreements among county officials, led to the formation of a committee tasked with reviewing the change in practices and even prompted a discussion about stripping the then-sheriff of his authority over the emergency response system in unincorporated areas.
In the months after his policy went into effect, Nehls said it was put in place because the sheriff’s office was considered the county’s primary public safety entity and because contract constable deputies were meant to be a supplemental service.
His explanation, however, did not alleviate concerns held by several members of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court and the public, Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers said. The main concern, Meyers said, was that residents in an emergency would be left waiting longer than necessary for help.
Fagan said his immediate reversal of the policy has been met with positive feedback. Put simply, the new sheriff said he wanted to revert back to the old practice because a quick response from law enforcement should be a priority when an emergency occurs.
“If someone was breaking into your home, would it matter to you if it was a constable that got there first or a sheriff’s deputy?” he asked. “You just want the quickest law enforcement agency there to get to you.”
Echoing Fagan, Precinct 4 Commissioner Ken DeMerchant said he is in favor of the policy reversal.
“It makes sense to be a team and to work together,” he said.
Changes in policy
Unincorporated areas, or regions not governed by a local municipal corporation, often contract with additional law enforcement officers to increase police presence in the area, said Sgt. Matthew Hricko, a Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office supervisor in Sienna Plantation, a master-planned community in the county.
Sheriff’s office deputies are specifically assigned to neighborhoods through a contract program in which a homeowners association or municipal utility district pays for the extra patrol. Currently, the county has 31 such contracts.
“It’s an extra service,” Hricko said. “You’re going to have quicker response times for residents in your community; that visual presence; you have more officers in the area checking the area and interacting with the schools and citizens.”
In December 2018, the sheriff’s office sent an email to all county constable offices regarding Nehls’ change in dispatch policy, as Community Impact Newspaper previously reported.
“Beginning [Jan. 1, 2019] calls for service in supplemental patrol areas covered by Fort Bend County constables will be dispatched to a [sheriff’s office] patrol deputy and not the contract constable,” the email said. The message also indicated that only sheriff’s deputies would be able to close out calls for law enforcement aid.
Concerns that Nehls’ new policy could delay emergency response for residents in need came to a head at a Fort Bend County Commissioners Court meeting May 28, 2019, when Nehls said misinformation about the policy was being spread throughout the county. That misinformation, he said, essentially, was that 911 calls were no longer being answered in a timely fashion, which was placing citizens’ lives at risk.
“This could be no further from the truth,” Nehls said at the meeting.
While some agencies report a disturbance with a general broadcast, allowing any available unit to initiate a response to the call, Fort Bend County officials were directly dispatching specific units to respond, said Meghan Rivas, public communications manager of the county’s emergency operations and communications division.
Before the policy was put in place by Nehls on Jan. 1, 2019, dispatchers would directly dispatch a contract constable unit to respond to a call if the unit was in its contract area, Rivas said. No additional units would be called unless backup was needed, she said.
Under Nehls’ policy, she said, dispatchers were instructed to directly dispatch county sheriff’s units instead of contract constable units—even if the contract unit was in the area—and to use contract units only as a supplement.
Fagan’s reversal means the dispatchers have gone back to directly dispatching contract units first, she said. If a county sheriff’s unit is closer and also wants to respond, or if an additional units is needed, it is dispatched as well, Rivas said.
No matter the policy in place, Rivas said, the dispatch staff aims for the same goal: “To get service to somebody as fast as possible.”
The reversal of the policy will help dispatchers to accomplish that goal, DeMerchant said, and will allow them to provide the best possible help to residents in an emergency.
“Why not always have the closest officer answer the call?” he said. “It’s the right thing to do for the residents.”
The policy change implemented by Nehls had little, if any, effect on Sienna Plantation, Hricko said, because there are not any contract constable units in Sienna, so the closest unit has always gone to a call.
“We’re all sheriff’s deputies, so we’re all taking the reports regardless,” he said. “They’re direct dispatching us right to here.”
Hricko said his team views its work as helping a family and that his deputies are glad to help in other communities when needed. For example, he said, if a call comes in for help in Riverstone, Fresno or Stafford, they help quickly and then return to their area.
“It’s not about pulling people out of everywhere; it’s, ‘Hey, you need help,’ and the closest unit goes there,” he said.
Furthermore, Hricko said he hopes the public understands that the reversal is not a bad thing.
“This is what you would want,” he said. “I mean, if some of your deputies were tied up, you wouldn’t want to wait two hours for them to get off their call to come help you; you would want another nearest deputy to come help you.”
Moving forward, Fagan said he aims to continue improving the dispatch process, starting by addressing the county’s shortage in dispatchers. A study conducted before his tenure as sheriff found that the county is 30 dispatchers short, he said.
Additionally, Fagan said he wants to get EMS training for dispatchers so they are more equipped to help in emergency situations.
Mark Flathouse, Fort Bend County’s emergency management coordinator, said dispatchers are considered first responders but are often forgotten.
“They are understaffed and underpaid. … We’ve got to protect them,” he said.
DeMerchant, too, said there is always room for improvement. In February 2020, county commissioners heard a report conducted by public safety consulting firm Fitch & Associates, which indicated that dispatch and arrival times were taking longer than they should.
The report listed several recommendations for the county to address, and with a new sheriff in office, the commissioners can begin making progress on that list, DeMerchant said.
Meyers said he and other members of the court have proposed creating a centralized emergency dispatch operation to allow all area agencies in the county, including city agencies, to join its efforts and form one regional system.
The centralized operation could help cut down on costs, he said, because the various agencies would contribute funding and, more importantly, could help streamline care for residents in emergency situations.
Meyers said he plans to pursue the idea more actively with the new administration. For now, he said, the reversal of the county’s dispatch system policy was needed. The way it runs now, he said, is common sense.
“It never made any sense to me to not send the local closest law enforcement officer to a call,” he said. “To me, it’s logical that people call 911 because they have an emergency, and you want to get law enforcement there as quickly as possible, and so you send the closest law enforcement officer. It doesn’t matter who it is.”
Ultimately, Flathouse said time is needed before reviewing the new policies and procedures Fagan puts in place. Despite changes to the dispatch practices made in the past or present, Flathouse said Fort Bend County officials share a common goal: getting the quickest, most reliable resource to an emergency as possible.
“And I think that we’re working that way,” he said.
Laura Aebi contributed to this report.


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MATI, Greece (AP) — More than 2,000 homes were damaged in this week's deadly wildfire near Athens and roughly a quarter of them will have to be demolished, Greek officials said Friday, revealing more about the disaster that has seen the government face mounting criticism.
As the death toll from the fire reached 86, the Infrastructure Ministry said it has inspected some 2,000 damaged homes in the fire-hit Rafina area, 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of the capital.
Houses considered permanently unsafe were being sprayed with a red X signs, as structural inspections by housing experts were being carried out in parallel with ongoing house searches by rescue crews looking for more victims.
State coroners have completed autopsies on all the bodies recovered so far, increasing the death toll with a grim discovery. Nikos Karakoukis, head of the Athens Forensics Department, said forensic tests have revealed the remains of three extra people.
"There are parts of bones that are attributed to three people, so the number increases to 86," Karakoukis said.
It was another indication of the intensity of the fire's heat, which melted the metal hubcaps of cars as it swept through the pine-forested seaside resorts with winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph).
Germany's federal criminal police have sent a team of its forensics specialists to help in the process.
Despite the daily rising death toll, Greek government officials have refused to acknowledge criticism, including claims of poor emergency planning ahead of the country's annual wildfire season.
On Friday, however, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought to defuse the mounting criticism of his government.
"I accept full political responsibility for this tragedy," Tsipras told a televised meeting with his cabinet ministers. "It is an obvious thing for the prime minister to do and I urge you to do the same."
Rafina Mayor Evangelos Bournous said an evacuation wouldn't have been an option, given the speed of the fire and the haphazard layout of the area, which featured small winding roads and cliffs next to the sea.
"They speak of an evacuation plan. How can an evacuation plan be implemented on a settlement (built) outside of town planning, which does not have places for people to gather?" he said. "The evacuation plan was that everyone tried to leave all together and they got trapped on the coastal road."
Authorities have said the fire moved with such speed that ordering an evacuation of the area could have resulted in even more casualties. They have also said that the deadly fire may have been the result of arson, and are investigating the source of the fire.
Gatopoulos reported from Athens. Elena Becatoros and Menelaos Hadjicostis in Athens contributed.
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Once upon a time, I won a senior superlative. I was voted Most Creative (girl...John Rapp was my boy counterpart). And it was a period in my life when I felt creative. I was in drama. I took art classes. I made a collage cover for my binder. I even sewed flowers on my jeans. I rearranged my room on a monthly basis. Super creative, right?
I went to college on a theatre scholarship. My work study assignment was in the costume shop. I learned how to make hats (just call me a regular old milliner). Another creative period. And then my parents stressed their concern that I might actually earn a degree in drama and then I would be homeless and penniless. I changed my major to education...you know, where I was bound to make the big bucks. But I still felt creative. I spent hours designing and writing lesson plans and units of study. I attended conferences and conventions. I co-directed a musical theatre class which ended in a full length play performed by 8th graders. I was a fellow in a national writing project. As part of my grad program I took storytelling classes and poetry classes. I was still creative.
And then I decided to move to the media center, where I envisioned book clubs and reading incentive programs and display cases and book fairs and all sorts of fabulousness. But really, the life and time and energy and creativity is often just sucked right out of me by the logistics and procedures and paperwork and other demands and the lack of hours in a day.
I fill my creative void with my jewelry. I think about it on the drive home and what I would like to create that night. I also fill my creative void with this blog. I think about it on the drive home, too. Its mine and I can write what I want in the style of my choosing. I can write a short post or a picture post or a novella length post. I like looking at the layout options, backgrounds and designs. It is all up to me and there is no one there to tell me that what I can and can't do. (I mean, clearly, I understand the lines - I don't post about my job, or my parents or my husband...at least not without his permission.) I have had people tell me throughout my life that I should be a writer, and the thing is, right now, at this very moment, I am a writer. I actually write everyday (which is more than I have done even in my creative peaks) and my blog is a record of that. Am I going to win an award? No. Am I going to be published? Not by anyone other than the good people at blogger. But, right now, I am a writer and I feel creative. In 30 minutes after all 3 of my children have gone to bed, I will become a jewelry designer and I will feel creative.
So, I thank you, for listening to me ramble on about creativity...and the few moments of my day when I actually feel creative. Now, perhaps you should go and do something that will make you feel creative too. :)
Okay, so I've said it before and I'll say again, I feel like a blog stalker.. and sadly enough, I am. I can admit it now. First, I just wanted to read it to catch up on your life and the girls' life since I felt like I had been too far away for far too long. Then I felt the urge to check it every now and again in case I missed something. Now, my day isn't complete without checking "A Little Bit of this, A Little Bit of that". Being a Navy Wife is is home alone ALOT, this helps me keep my mind off all the other things it could be thinking about. So, I thank you for your creative side. And I thank you for being a writer. I love reading your posts and I love your jewerly, especially my very own, Shelley Necklace.
** So it's official... My name is Shelley and I am a blog stalker.
omg, i never knew any of that! I'm so proud to have you as my dil! You truly could be my daughter. I also need a blog fix every day.
So I just realized that I was previously not a follower of your blog. I am shocked at myself. How is this possible, I wondered. What sort of ridiculous oversight have I made? I assure you that I have been faithfully following, just not officially. :) And, on a side note, I would be happy to vouch for your creativity should anyone ever doubt it. :)
Where to begin... yes, you are most undoubtably a Creative and always have been. And that is with a Capital C. This is one of the reasons I connect with you and always have. You know I am not a reader, not a librarian, not an educator, but yet I know you will get excited when I show you a paint color for a room & totally get some of my weird artsy ideas. I think it is an amazing talent to be able to express yourself through writing and this is also an art form that not everyone possesses. Lets face it, someone who is not an artist would not be able to create a beautiful collection of jewelry, have a Kelly Green bathroom and a killer owl bedspread that ties a room together, have a following of people that enjoy your writing and an amazing family. You rock girlfriend, aka. fellow Creative.
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The CushAway story began years ago when a pet parent learned his sweet dog, Scrappy, had developed Cushing’s disease. Heartbroken, Jim tried to make life better for Scrappy, researching the disease and doing all he could with his chef’s background to find natural elements and ingredients that could impact the Cushing’s. After research and monitored care for Scrappy, Jim found something remarkable. A formula that showed results.
While Cushing’s can’t be cured, it can be managed. That’s what Jim saw in Scrappy. He started with phosphatidylserine (PS), knowing from research that it was shown to blunt cortisol production in athletes. Scrappy improved, with her symptoms of “crazy thirst” and over urination much improved, but then regressed.
More research from a prolific vet at the University of Tennessee suggested using a combination of lignans (an element derived from flax seeds) and melatonin. Combined with the PS, this combo was effective for a while until she regressed again. The aggressive return puzzled Jim and after an MRI, his vet discovered Scrappy had tumors on her adrenal gland, a common problem Cushing’s dogs face.
Rather than give her an aggressive cancer treatment at her advanced age, Jim and his wife resigned to make Scrappy comfortable. Still, a nagging thought stayed with Jim who’d been reading more about a possible link between gut health and Cushing’s. As a last-ditch effort, he added a probiotic to the formula and Scrappy’s Cushing’s indicators started to crash-some even by 90%.
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Converted, Becoming Muslim - Being MuslimExhibitions / Amsterdam
11 April 2014 - 27 July, 10am - 5pm
From April 11 until July 27, the Amsterdam Museum will present the very special exhibition Converted, Becoming Muslim - Being Muslim (Bekeerd, Moslim Worden - Moslim Zijn), which is based on the anthropological research of Vanessa Vroon-Najem.
About the exhibition
From 2006 until 2011, Vanessa Vroon-Najem conducted research for her PhD about women who chose to convert to Islam in the Amsterdam region.
Not only addressing the spiritual process, the exhibition assists the viewer in understanding the practical aspects of becoming a Muslim in a society where Islam has begun to carry negative associations.
Through the work of Vroon-Najem, the visitor will learn more about the experience of converted men and women in the Netherlands and how they negotiate their new identity in their socio-cultural landscape.
A section of the exhibition will also display the work of photographer Saskia Aukema who has created the photo-essay Bekeerd (Converted) to visually tell the story of those who have converted.
Photos by Saskia Aukema
The exhibition takes place as part of the larger programme The Faithful City (De Gelovige Stad) at the Amsterdam Museum.
The overarching goal of the theme is to create a platform which explores the diversity of religions, beliefs and rituals that compose Amsterdam's spiritual identity.