I will never forget the first time we had to leave the house with my oldest daughter after we brought her home from the hospital. Scott and I were taking her to her first doctor appointment and the office liked to see newborns first thing in the morning. We were running SO late and were about to leave the house when it dawned on us... we needed to bring the diaper bag with and we had no idea what we actually needed to put in it, expect for diapers of course. I'm pretty sure we ended up bringing half the house with us, just in case she needed five changes of clothes, four blanket options and every toy she owned, since 3 day old babies typically need a toy to play with!?
Well, fast forward five years and two more babies, I've learned a thing or two about what you actually need in your diaper bag and what can stay at home. Here is everything that I carry around with me on a daily basis, I'll break down what I keep in each compartment and why that item made the cut!
Yep, you can fit ALL of this in the Freshly Picked diaper bag AND still have some room to spare! My Mom gave me the Freshly Picked diaper bag as a Christmas present right before my third daughter was born, it is definitely an investment, but has held up perfectly over the past year! I love that it is leather, which means it's easy to wipe down and I chose the ebony color because I knew Scott would be carrying it around too. I also love that the inside lining is waterproof, which also means it's easy to wipe down. So yes, my first tip, make sure you get a diaper bag that you can wipe down, TRUST me, spills are going to happen.
* Tip: Buy a backpack diaper bag, hands free is the way to go! I had a crossbody diaper bag with my oldest and the second my middle daughter was born, I ordered a backpack. The last thing you want is a diaper bag getting in your way when you are out and about, my diaper bag also has hooks that you can attach to your stroller, another one of my favorite features.
Here is a picture of the inside of the diaper bag, this is a photo I just took, my diaper bag is over a year old, I use it every single day and the inside still looks perfect! There are a ton of pockets, as well as an inner/outer zipper pocket and the diaper bag also comes with a matching changing pad.
This is what the inside looks like with everything inside, as you can see, I have room to spare. I try not to over stuff my bag because I also want it to be as light weight as possible.
I always like to carry hand sanitizer, lip balm, loose powder, oil sheets and a hair tie with me at all times, this is also where I keep my gum and snack for myself, because nothing is worse then running errands when you're hangry.
* Tip: Freshly Picked also offers a clutch, which is great for storing personal items that you would want to take out and put in a purse if you were going somewhere without a diaper bag. Storing these items in a clutch like this is great because you don't have to pack and un-pack every time you switch your bag and if you're like me, I would probably end up forgetting something if I didn't keep everything together, #mombrain.
Next up, the most important component... diapers, wipes and a pull-up for my middle daughter who is 99% potty trained. I use to keep a weeks worth of diapers in my diaper bag, which made it super bulky! If I know I'm only going to be gone for a short time, I carry around fewer diapers, if it's a longer day trip, I obviously pack extra.
* Tip: When it comes to packing extra clothes, opt for a one piece sleeper, that way you don't have to fold multiple pieces of clothing, again making the diaper bag bulkier. I also pack a pair of extra leggings for my middle daughter, she is just starting to wear undies when we are out in public, so this is a must if you are currently potty training.
* Extra Tip: Stuff a plastic grocery bag in the bottom of your diaper bag with the extra clothes and use it when you need to store dirty clothes!
Another critical part of the diaper bag #snacks and I really hope all the Mama's are shaking their heads saying "yes!" right now! You can't forget to keep snacks stocked up in your diaper bag, I like to keep goldfish, granola bars and apple sauce pouches for my older girls and always keep a bib along with a pouch/Puffs in the bag for my youngest. If I know we will be gone for an extended period of time, I'll also throw in a bottle (we use Dr. Brown bottles), which fits perfect in the inside side pocket or the large outside side pockets too. My older girls' water bottles fit just right in the side pockets and instead of carrying an additional water for myself, I just sneak drinks from theirs and keep my large water bottle in the car! Anything to keep my bag light weight, did I mention that already!?
* Tip: Keep an emergency stash of "treats" for emergency situations, such as, a long line at the grocery store, a long wait at the doctor's office, or just a case of the Monday's ;) My girls love "gummies" (fruit snacks), suckers and Smarties, all of these items are small, easy to carry around and won't melt!
My middle daughter has some food allergies, so I have to carry around her prescription and Benadryl with me at all times! I use this little pouch as a "First Aid" kit and usually have Band-Aids and occasionally will carry Tylenol/Motrin if needed.
I always keep a few small toys in my diaper bag to keep the girls occupied during a long wait, long line, or just to help power through a morning of errands! Isla loves the Indestructible books and is majorly teething right now, so I always have a teether on hand.
* Tip: My older girls love coloring in small notebooks or drawing on the mini magnetic drawing board, I found most of those items in the Target dollar section and have a small stock pile at home, ready to restock when needed! I have also carried around a small container of play dough with a small cookie cutter for the girls to play with if we are going to be out at a restaurant.
Thanks for taking a peek inside my diaper bag! I try to keep things minimal, it makes it easier to keep my diaper bag organized, allows me to find the things I NEED quickly and keeps my bag light weight.
* Tip: If we are taking a long day trip, for example, going to the zoo, I pack an extra insulated bag with all of our food, water bottles, etc., I won't be needing those items consistently throughout the day, so I try to keep that separate and usually store it on the bottom of my stroller.
* Extra Tip: Always pack your diaper bag the night before a big adventure! More then likely, things can get a little chaotic in the morning and every time I try to pack my bag right before we go somewhere, I end up forgetting something. This tip comes in extra handy once you have more then one little one coming along with you on your adventures!
Mamas, please share any of your must have diaper bag items in my comments, I would love to hear how you keep things simple in your bag too!
Congratulations!! It's crazy how much you have to pack, especially for a newborn, I hope this helped simplify the process a bit for you! When are you due!?


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has beaten incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The ex-vice president racked up a whopping 259, 997 against Buhari's 152, 224.
A total of 1,333,15 voters registered but just 423, 951 made up the valid votes.


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Aşkın Tuna (born 21 July 1940) is a Turkish athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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Pidgin is an Easy to Use Open Source Universal Messaging Client
By Bogdan Bele
Pidgin is a free Open Source IM client for Windows, Mac, and Linux that allows you to use multiple chat services at once. It's not new, but if you want a unified chat experience, it's worth checking out.
Pidgin is a free Open Source IM client for Windows, Mac, and Linux that allows you to use multiple chat services at once. It isn't a new IM client by any means, but if you're looking for a replacement to MSN Messenger or just a way to unify all of your IM contacts, it's worth checking out.
Although Skype is turning into a bit of a multimessenger lately, you still might want to use more services in one app.
Set Up Pidgin
Installation is easy following the wizard, and during the install you'll want to select the chat service components to install. You can also select the localization you need for the part of the world you're at.
After it's installed, you'll get a nice welcome screen, that allows adding messaging accounts. The software's description on the official website mentions 16 messaging protocols which are supported out of the box (AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MXit, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr). You can even add Facebook Messenger to Pidgin.
Adding an account is as easy,just choose the protocol you want, then enter the username and password for the account. You can also tweak things into working order if you're using a proxy. If not using a proxy, I got the best results with Facebook chat by setting it to No proxy. I also recommend setting it to Remember Password so you don't have to log in all the time.
Once an account is added, you may be asked to accept a security certificate.
If you want to add an account later, that's possible, too. Just go to Accounts, Manage accounts in the pull down menus of the main Pidgin window.
Using Pidgin
Using the software is a breeze. I like the tabbed chat windows for easy management of multiple accounts. I would like different tabs for chats be directly accessible from the Taskbar, maybe in a future update? Of course, the usual IM features, like emoticons are available.
It also has the ability for File transfers. I tried it with Yahoo and had no problems. If the IM service supports it, so should Pidgin.
There's also several plugins available for it. This lets you customize its functionality to your liking. Accessing the plugin installer is easy — just go to Tools > Plugins or use the Ctrl + U key combination. The pluginI like the best is I'dle M'aker. It allows you to set the amount of time for which you've been idle.
Now, if you want more serious plugins that will add new protocols to Pidgin, head to the Third Party Plugins section of the Pidgin site. These are plugins that are not officially supported, but they can be extremely helpful. The official ones are the ones that are part of the app by default.
I also like the organized Settings menus – you can find them in the same pull-down menu. You can personalize lots of things, from the way Pidgin keeps chat logs to fonts and notifications. Pretty useful stuff.
All in all, I have to admit that Pidgin is a well-made and mature IM client. I haven't used it for a while and I'm starting to seriously think about switching back to it. It doesn't have the glitz and glam some people might like in say a client like Trillian, but it does it's job and does it well.
Steve Krause
Been using Pidgin for years. The best chat client out there. It even works for Google Apps accounts.
Thnx for the write-up.
Brian Burgess
Yes, I have been using it for years as well. I like that it's minimalist, supports essentially every IM protocol and service out there. And no annoying ads!
Bogdan Bele
Plugins also could be a good selling point.
It also works with Google Two Factor if you get the 1x app code. Works great.
My pleasure. Actually, I've been using Digsby later years, but Pidgin, as it is now, could certainly make me switch to it.
How is Pidgin on the MAC? I looked but didn't find it. I think I was using another App (can't remember the name). Starts with a T…. Trilliam?
You can find it here http://www.pidgin.im/download/mac/. But since even they recommend Adium, which is based on it, I'd kinda stick to that.
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Match Fit Academy continued to Play off B after reaching 3:rd place in Group 38. In the playoff they made it to 1/32 Final, but lost it against Karlstad BK with 1-3. In the Final, Phoenix Football Academy won over IK Zenith and became the winner of Play off B in Boys 16.


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Q: How To Solve The Congruence $n\equiv1\pmod{\tau(n)}$ This problem raised in my mind while solving an elementary number theory problem.
Problem statement:
For $n\in \mathbb{N}$ let $\tau(n)$ notes the number of positive divisors of $n$ including $1$ and $n$.  Find all $n\in \mathbb{N}$ such that, $n\equiv1 \pmod{\tau(n)}$.
Partial progress: We know by Fermat's little theorem, $a^{p-1}\equiv1\pmod{p}$, where $a$ is a natural number, $p$ is a prime and $\mathrm{gcd}(a,p)=1$. If we take $n=p^{q-1}$ for two different primes $p,q$, then $\tau(n)=\tau(p^{q-1})=(q-1+1)=q$. So by Fermat's little theorem we get that $n\equiv1\pmod{\tau(n)}$. In fact let $n=p_1^{(q_1-1)}p_2^{(q_2-1)}\ldots p_k^{(q_k-1)}$, where $p_i$'s and $q_i$'s are distinct primes and $\mathrm{gcd}(p_i,q_i)=1$ $\forall\;i\in\{1,2,\ldots,k\}$. Then $p_i^{(q_i-1)}\equiv\pmod{q_i}$ as before for all $i\in\{1,2,\ldots,k\}$. Now $\tau(n)=(q_1-1+1)(q_2-1+1)\ldots(q_k-1+1)=q_1q_2\ldots q_k$. Since $\mathrm{gcd}(q_i,q_j)=1$ $\forall\;1\leq i\neq j\leq k$, therefore, $n=p_1^{(q_1-1)}p_2^{(q_2-1)}\ldots p_k^{(q_k-1)}\equiv1\pmod{q_1q_2\ldots q_k}$ or $n\equiv1\pmod{\tau(n)}$.
Main question: Are these numbers are the only solutions? If not, what is the set of solutions to the congruence $n\equiv1\pmod{\tau(n)}$?. Can we find the whole set parametrically?
Thanks in anticipation!

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One of her aides in acclimatizing to her new environment, was the family cook, Misser ji. Custodian of lost and aged recipes, raconteur par excellence and caretaker of all the silverware used for cooking and serving – the young girl that my grandmum was, latched on to him to not just pick up the unfamiliar language and its nuances, but also conquer palates with dishes such as 'kulfe ki kadhi' and santre ka raita, beaten yogurt with oranges.
The coin from 1906 was no mere coin, but rather a piece of my great-grandmother's jewellery. It was a part of her tagdi, the silver belt she wore around her waist on top of her sari, which was eventually bequeathed to my grandmother. The story goes that so beautiful was her mother that when her future father-in-law came to see the young girl, he immediately liked her for his son, and presented her with a silver coin. This silver coin, to be exact.
I have faint memories of summer afternoons when an ittarwalla, a man selling aromatic oils and perfumes – ittar – would arrive from Awadh with a black briefcase. My parents would buy small amounts of a certain ittar from him and fill it in glass jars, which were then placed inside a wooden ittardan, a small rectangular box made to store perfume.
In our house, no one really would value the old, nor find it charming, but I immediately fell in love with this [tea set and watch]. My father still laughs at my obsession with these old things, but for me, it's a little bit of preserving the lost past of Punjab and my family.
Set in black jade, the pendant has the initials of my grandparents inscribed on it in gold, intervowen within one another. S for Suraksha and P for Prem. My grandfather got this handcrafted at Kanjimal Jewllers in Chandni Chowk sometime in the mid-1950s and gifted this to my grandmother on one of their early wedding anniversaries.


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Note: Not all functions can be called from above mentioned locations.
Note: All the positional parameters should precede the named parameters in a subprogram call.
Fully agree on Oracle PLSQL Functions. We're seeing a lot of projects tackle big complex problems but few seem to have taken into consideration and in particular reasons to adopt.
multiple process on database starting in a loop.
Basically I'm getting different behaviors when testing on different database machines. I'll define the machine names are A and B.
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Do you have an idea about what I need to look? Is there something related about database setup, credentials that I need to take a look?
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Instead of the dropping and recreating the indexes is there any way to achieve the same ?


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7 Things to Know Before You Buy Gas at Costco Wholesale
Michael Timmermann
| April 22nd, 2020
For the millions of Americans who have a Costco Wholesale membership, filling up at one of the warehouse club's gas stations can be a great way to save a buck or two.
But buying gas at Costco is a little bit different from your average gas station and it takes some getting used to.
Costco Gasoline: 7 Things You Need to Know Before You Fill Up
Whether you're a new member or someone who has been carrying a Costco membership card for years, read on for some tips to save time, money and hassle at the pump…
1. Check the Price Before You Hop in the Car
My local Costco displays the price for gas at the entrance of the warehouse club and also by the food court, but it's a good idea to use an app like GasBuddy to search for cheap gas before you leave home.
I've learned over time that the Costco where I live typically sells gas 30 cents below its nearest competitor.
If the price difference is less significant for you, it may not be worth getting in the car and driving to Costco to fill up when there's a cheaper option nearby.
GasBuddy's free mobile app works with iPhones and Androids. Read more here.
Look for gas price signs like these at your local Costco
2. Know the Best Time of the Day and Week to Buy Gas
You'll often find a long line of vehicles waiting to buy gas at Costco. That's why it's best to schedule your trip during off-peak hours, like early afternoons during the middle of the week.
You may also beat the crowds by going first thing in the morning when the gas station is open and the warehouse club isn't.
For example, my Costco is open from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. during the week, but the gas station's hours of operation are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Find your local station's hours here.
3. It Doesn't Matter Which Side the Gas Tank Is On
Before you pull up to the pump at any other gas station, you have to think about which side of the car your gas tank is on — but not at Costco!
There's one-way traffic flow, and extra-long pump hoses allow you to fill up from either side.
4. Do NOT Block the Middle Lane
If you don't buy gas at Costco often, you may be confused about why there's a middle lane. But it's another way that the station's design can get you going faster.
Here's a common scenario: There are two pumps in your lane and the car in front leaves the station first.
The middle lane gives the next car waiting in line enough space to get around the other car that's still at the second pump and make their way to the first pump.
To avoid any delays, never block the middle lane by standing in it or leaving your car door wide open.
Costco's middle lane can save you time
5. Have Your Membership Card Handy
Costco gas stations are for members only. When you approach the pump, you must insert your membership card first, followed by a Visa credit card or most PIN debit cards.
Costco Cash Cards are also accepted, and those customers don't need to be club members. Read the policy here.
6. Costco Anywhere Visa Cardholders Save More Money
There's an extra incentive for members who have the Costco Anywhere Visa by Citi credit card to buy gas. They receive 4% cash back on eligible gas purchases, including gas at Costco.
The 4% cash back is for the first $7,000 in gasoline purchases per year, then it drops to 1% cash back.
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Costco's gas may be the cheapest in town, but it's still high-quality. Kirkland Signature fuel meets Top Tier standards, which means it has deposit control additives to clean your engine and help it run more efficiently.
It doesn't matter whether you buy regular or premium grades of fuel, you're always getting Top Tier gas at Costco.
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The teams that participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision earn the right to compete in a series of post-season games called bowl games. As of 2022, there are 42 bowl games (not counting the College Football Playoff National Championship), and all are contractually obligated to offer bids to specific conferences, a situation known as a "tie-in".  The "top" six bowl games ("New Year's Six") in the nation select their teams as part of the College Football Playoff (CFP), which was put into place for a minimum of 12 years, beginning with the 2014 season. Prior to 2014, the top five games in the country were chosen under the system known as the Bowl Championship Series. The bowls outside of the CFP have individual contracts with the conferences to offer preferential bids to teams from those conferences.  As long as teams are bowl eligible, they may be selected by these bowls to meet these contracts.

College Football Playoff

The College Football Playoff consists of seven bowls: the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, and the College Football Playoff National Championship.  For the 2022-23 season, the Fiesta Bowl and the Peach Bowl will serve as national semifinals for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles, California, meaning that the teams ranked #1 through #4 in the final College Football playoff rankings will play in those two bowls, with the winners advancing to the CFP National Championship.

Twelve schools are selected for the major bowls.  These include the champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference,  Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference.  The highest-ranked champion from the "Group of Five" conferences (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) is guaranteed a berth if the group's top team is not in the playoff.

The following tie-ins exist for bowls in the years they are not hosting the national semifinals:

 Rose Bowl — Big Ten #1 vs. Pac-12 #1
 Sugar Bowl — SEC #1 vs. Big 12 #1
 Orange Bowl — ACC #1 vs. SEC #2, Big Ten #2, or Notre Dame
 Cotton Bowl — at-large or "Group of Five" (committee selection)
 Fiesta Bowl — at-large or "Group of Five" (committee selection)
 Peach Bowl — at-large or "Group of Five" (committee selection)

2022-23  "New Year's Six" bowl games

*The top Group of Five champion will be placed into one of the At-Large spots, if they are not selected to be in the CFP.

Bowl Championship Series

From 1998 to 2013, the national champion was determined on the field by the Bowl Championship Series.  The Bowl Championship Series consisted of five games, the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Sugar Bowl, as well as the BCS Championship Game.  A composite system of computer rankings and human polls was used to rank the teams in the Division I–Football Bowl Subdivision.  As with the College Football Playoff, the BCS consisted the champions of major conferences, at-large teams, and occasionally Notre Dame or teams from mid-major conferences. Consideration was given to historic associations between the conferences and the bowl games themselves.  Tie-ins still apply, unless a team obligated to a certain bowl game is selected for the BCS Championship Game.

Other Bowl Games in 2022
The bowls that are not part of the CFP have contractual ties to specific conferences.  For the 2019–20 bowl season, all bowls have at least two tie-ins, meaning that there are no at-large spots open in these bowls, assuming that all conferences produce enough bowl eligible teams.  Many bowls also have contingency contracts to offer spots to other specific conferences should their first choice not be eligible.  If any slot cannot be filled by a contracted conference at all, then the spot becomes open, and the bowl can offer the slot to any eligible team.

To be eligible, a team must have at least as many wins against FBS opponents as it has total losses in the regular season (excluding the conference championship game), except that a team may count one win against an FCS team that has given out at least 90% of its allowed scholarships over the past two years (as some FCS teams have defeated FBS teams, most notably in the major FCS conferences that typically are in the NCAA championship final).  There is one exception to this, as is the case with other sports that use a conference tournament; a conference champion is always eligible to play in a bowl game where the conference has a contract that requires its champion to play in that game.  The exclusion of conference championship games was added after UCLA, which was the Pac-12 South representative in 2011, was 6–6 and lost the conference championship game that they participated only because of USC, which won the division that year, was on NCAA probation.  The NCAA granted UCLA a waiver, and the exception appeared the following year, where the rule was used by Georgia Tech, the only eligible team among the three tied teams in the Coastal Division that was eligible for postseason because of NCAA probation, was also 6–6 and lost the conference championship game .)

If, as happened in 2015, there are more bowl game openings than eligible teams, then additional teams can become eligible.  They are divided up into four groups; all of the teams from a group must be chosen (or decline a bowl bid) before teams from the next group can be chosen.  The groups are:
 A team that does not have a "counted" win against an FCS team, but beat an FCS team that did not meet the 90% scholarship requirement, and would have been bowl eligible had that game counted.
 A team that plays 13 games in its regular season (excluding conference championship games, as that was previously referenced;  a 13th game is possible if a team plays at Hawaii) and has a 6–7 record, since six wins is normally bowl eligible.
 A team in the second year of an FCS to FBS transfer "probationary period" that would have been eligible had it been a full FBS member.
 If there are still bowl openings remaining, they are given to teams with a 5–7 record in order of their four-year football Academic Progress Rate (APR).
Note that, in groups 1–3, the teams can be chosen in any order, and the bowl games choose the teams; however, in group 4, they must be chosen in APR order, and each team chooses the bowl game in which it will play.

A rule change for 2010 allows bowls to tender a bid to any team with a 6–6 record before teams with more than six wins.   Previously, a bowl with an at-large bid to fill was required to select the remaining team with the best record over a 6–6 team that would have been more financially attractive in terms of bringing more fans to the respective bowl.

Records vs. selection order
The contracts specify that the respective bowl committees receive a certain choice of teams. The selection order lists shown below (#1, #2, #3, etc.) indicate only the order in which the respective bowl committees make their selections. The choices are typically not predicated on end-of-season rankings or actually final regular season records/standings. For example, a bowl with the "# 3 pick" from a particular conference does not mean necessarily it has to select the "third place team" from that conference. When it becomes that committee's turn to pick, it may pick any of the remaining teams from that conference (with respect to the aforementioned eligibility rules detailed above).

A committee may select one team over another due to geographical proximity, travel ability for the fanbase, or other factors. Bowls may choose to "skip" teams in order to avoid regular season rematches, or perhaps bowl rematches from the previous season. In various cases, bowls have embraced a particular team(s) participating in same bowl in two consecutive seasons, but may shy away from inviting them for a third consecutive season. However, in most cases, the order loosely follows the general order of the regular season records/rankings.

Some conferences have special selection parameters written into their contracts with specific bowls — for example, the Citrus Bowl is contractually obligated to select the winningest Big Ten and SEC teams that do not make a CFP game (semifinal or New Year's Six Bowl), or a team within one win of the winningest in its conference. The MAC's bowl contracts require that both division champions, if eligible, receive bids to one of its five contracted bowls.

2022 Order of selection
Teams must be bowl-eligible to be selected for a bowl game.  Should a conference not have enough eligible teams to meet their obligations, the bowls at the end of the selection process are free to choose a replacement team from among any remaining bowl-eligible teams that are not already committed to a bowl game.
If a conference has multiple teams chosen for the CFP/New Year's Six games, the remaining bowls still select in the same order. For example, if two Pac-12 teams are in the CFP, the Alamo Bowl would then have the third (and not second) selection from the Pac-12, and all remaining bowls would also shift accordingly. This increases the likelihood that the conference will not be able to provide enough teams to meet its tie-in obligations.

American Athletic Conference

2020-2025:

Guaranteed Bids:
 The Military Bowl
 The Fenway Bowl
 The Armed Forces Bowl (even years) or the Hawaii Bowl (odd years)
 The Independence Bowl (2022)

Four Bids from the following:
 The Birmingham Bowl
 The Gasparilla Bowl
 The First Responder Bowl
 The Boca Raton Bowl
 The Frisco Bowl
 The Cure Bowl
 The Myrtle Beach Bowl
 The New Mexico Bowl

Atlantic Coast Conference
2022:

NOTE: Selections made with schools, bowls, and conference office, no order of selection outside of NY6 bowls, then tier #1 bowls, then tier #2 bowls

 #1 College Football Playoff. ACC Champion (if not selected for the playoff) goes to the Orange Bowl

Tier #1
 The Cheez-It Bowl versus Big 12
 The Gator Bowl versus SEC
 The Duke's Mayo Bowl versus SEC (odd-numbered years) or Big Ten (even-numbered years)
 The Sun Bowl versus Pac-12
 The Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl versus Big Ten
 The Holiday Bowl versus Pac-12
 The Fenway Bowl versus the American Athletic
 The Military Bowl versus the American Athletic

Tier #2
 The Gasparilla Bowl versus SEC or AAC or Pac-12
 The Birmingham Bowl versus SEC or AAC
 The First Responder Bowl versus Big XII or C-USA or AAC

Big 12 Conference
2022:
 #1 College Football Playoff. The champion goes to the Sugar Bowl if not selected for playoffs. The Sugar Bowl gets filled by a Big 12 team if the champion is in the playoffs
 #2 The Alamo Bowl versus Pac-12.
 #3 The Cheez-It Bowl versus ACC.
 #4 The Texas Bowl versus SEC.
 #5 The Liberty Bowl versus SEC.
 #6 The Guaranteed Rate Bowl versus Big Ten #7.
 #7 The First Responder Bowl or Armed Forces Bowl

Big Ten Conference

2022:

 #1 College Football Playoff. Champion goes to Rose Bowl if not selected for playoffs. The Rose Bowl gets filled by a Big Ten team if champion is in the playoffs
 #2 The Citrus Bowl versus SEC
 #3 The ReliaQuest Bowl versus SEC
 #4 The Duke's Mayo Bowl versus ACC (even-numbered years) or the Las Vegas Bowl versus Pac-12 (odd-numbered years)
 #5 The Music City Bowl versus SEC
 #6 The Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl versus ACC
 #7 The Guaranteed Rate Bowl versus Big 12 #6
 #8 The Quick Lane Bowl versus MAC

Conference USA

2022:

Guaranteed Bowl Bid
 The Bahamas Bowl versus MAC
 The New Orleans Bowl versus Sun Belt
 The Independence Bowl versus BYU
 The Hawaii Bowl versus MWC (even years)

C-USA will get 4 or 5 additional bowl bids from these 12 bowls (decision made in conjunction with ESPN, who owns these bowls):
 The LendingTree Bowl
 The Frisco Bowl
 The New Mexico Bowl
 The Gasparilla Bowl
 The First Responder Bowl
 The Boca Raton Bowl
 The Armed Forces Bowl
 The Birmingham Bowl
 The Camellia Bowl
 The Cure Bowl
 The Fenway Bowl
 The Myrtle Beach Bowl

Mid-American Conference

2022:

Guaranteed Bowl Bid:
 The Bahamas Bowl versus Conference USA
 The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl versus Mountain West
 The Arizona Bowl versus Mountain West
 The Quick Lane Bowl versus Big Ten

2 Bids from the following:
 The Boca Raton Bowl
 The Camellia Bowl
 The Cure Bowl
 The Frisco Bowl
 The LendingTree Bowl
 The Myrtle Beach Bowl
 The New Mexico Bowl

Mountain West Conference

2022:

 The LA Bowl versus Pac-12.
 The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl versus MAC.
 The New Mexico Bowl versus C-USA.
 The Arizona Bowl versus MAC.
 The Hawaii Bowl versus AAC or C-USA.

The Mountain West Conference will also have a sixth bowl tie-in with an ESPN Events operated bowl game.

As secondary if the listed conferences cannot provide a bowl-eligible team
 The Guaranteed Rate Bowl versus Big 12 or Big Ten

Pac-12 Conference
2022:

 #1 College Football Playoff. Champion goes to Rose Bowl unless they are selected for playoffs. The Rose Bowl gets filled by a Pac-12 team if the champion is in the playoffs.

Guaranteed Bids:

 The Alamo Bowl versus Big 12 #2.
 The Holiday Bowl versus ACC.
 The Las Vegas Bowl versus Big Ten #4.
 The Sun Bowl versus ACC.
 The LA Bowl versus Mountain West.

The Pac-12 Conference will also have a seventh bowl tie-in with an ESPN Events operated bowl game.

Southeastern Conference

2022

 #1 College Football Playoff. Champion goes to Sugar Bowl unless they are selected for playoffs. The Sugar Bowl gets filled by an SEC team if the champion is in the playoffs.
 #2 The Citrus Bowl versus Big Ten

Tier #1:
Conference, in consultation with bowls and schools, assign teams to the following six bowls:
 The ReliaQuest Bowl versus Big Ten
 The Las Vegas Bowl versus Pac-12 (even-numbered years) OR the Duke's Mayo Bowl versus ACC (odd-numbered years)
 The Gator Bowl versus ACC
 The Music City Bowl versus Big Ten
 The Texas Bowl versus Big 12
 The Liberty Bowl versus Big 12

Tier #2
 The Birmingham Bowl
 The Gasparilla Bowl

Sun Belt Conference

2022

Guaranteed Bids:
 The New Orleans Bowl versus Conference USA
 The LendingTree Bowl versus MAC

3 Bids from the following:
 The Boca Raton Bowl The Camellia Bowl The Cure Bowl The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl The First Responder Bowl The Frisco Bowl The Myrtle Beach Bowl The New Mexico BowlDivision I FBS Independents
Of the independent Football Bowl Subdivision teams, there are contractual agreements to play in certain bowl games should they become bowl eligible.  All of these teams are eligible to be selected for a New Year's Six bowl game before accepting any other contractual bids.For 2022, some of the contractual obligations are the following:
 BYU – BYU has a deal with the Independence Bowl and (via ESPN) the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, but ended up being selected to the New Mexico Bowl
 Notre Dame – eligible for ACC-contracted bowls. However, Notre Dame cannot be selected by an ACC bowl if there is an eligible ACC team with two or more wins than Notre Dame. For example, a 9–3 Duke team must be chosen over a 7–5 Notre Dame team.  Notre Dame was selected to the 2019 Camping World Bowl in lieu of the 3rd-place ACC team, the third time since 2014 they have taken an ACC slot.   Notre Dame can also be selected to play against ACC teams in the Orange Bowl twice in the span from 2014-2025, and has no limit in playing in any other New Year's Six bowls if selected (Notre Dame has yet to make an Orange Bowl in that time; its most recent New Year's Six Bowl was the 2021 Rose Bowl).  In 2022, Notre Dame was selected to the Gator Bowl.
 Liberty, New Mexico State and UMass - eligible for a bowl game with 6 wins.  Liberty and UMass have no tie-ins to any particular bowl game, while NMSU may be selected to the Arizona Bowl in lieu of a Sun Belt team.  In 2022, Liberty was selected to the Boca Raton Bowl and New Mexico State was selected to the Quick Lane Bowl.

Division I FCS
For the only bowl game in the Football Championship Subdivision, the Celebration Bowl, the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference both have tie-ins. Each conference must send their champion to the game.

Division II
Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference has tie-ins to two bowls: a mandatory tie-in with the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl and optional slots in the Live United Bowl and Corsicana Bowl.

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has tie-ins to three bowls:
 Mineral Water Bowl: The MIAA must send its highest-ranked team not in the Division II tournament.
 Live United Bowl: The MIAA is one of two conferences (the other being the LSC) from which the bowl can draw its at-large team.
 Corsicana Bowl: The MIAA is one of three conferences from which the bowl can draw its teams.

Great American Conference
The Great American Conference has two tie-ins:
 Live United Bowl: The GAC must send its highest-ranked team not in the Division II tournament.
 Corsicana Bowl: The GAC is one of three conferences (the others being the MIAA and LSC) from which the bowl can draw its teams.

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has a tie-in with the Mineral Water Bowl and sends the highest-ranking team not in the tournament.

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Have you ever experienced receiving spam or phishing SMSes?
It is annoying but fortunately does not happen that often, which can be attributed to the huge amount of work that the telecommunications industry is putting into stopping it.
There are various phishing scams out there - also referred to as smishing. Honestly. We are not making it up. The scams can trick users into downloading an infected file, clicking a certain hyperlink, or typing in sensitive information, which can result in identity theft. The information is either obtained when people enter them manually or when malicious malware is automatically installed on the users' phones that collect all sensitive data that is typed in on the phone, which can be used for further attacks.
Brand name phishing attacks such 'Visa', 'Apple', 'PayPal' etc. Currently there is a Netflix scam circulating where users are encouraged to update their login details or update their credit card. Details are then later sold on the black market.
SMSes notifying the user that his or hers parcel is ready to be collected included with a link.
SMSes notifying the user that his or hers bank account/Apple account/etc. has been locked due to an unauthorised login also accompanied with a link.
There are still 'Nigerian Prince' type of phishing scams floating around. I recently received a SMS with the text: "My name is Mr Gatan, I work with Medirect Bank in Malta. Can i trust you with a business worth $21.3 millions? reply ONLY to my email….". Not exactly convincing but nevertheless there are still people out there who will fall for that.
Even local movie theaters and similar places are used as the sender ID where recipients are told that they have won in some kind of competition. Generally there are a lot of different "you have won in this or that competition" phishing attacks.
The examples clearly shows that it is widespread and growing problem. The criminals are also getting more cunning, which probably explains why there are still many people who fall for their scams.
Luckily, scammers can't just create their own SMS gateway and start sending phishing attacks to millions of users.
At GatewayAPI we go to great lengths to prevent criminals from using our SMS gateway to send out spam or phishing. New users must, among other things, go through a verification process, so we are certain that they represent legitimate companies - and more importantly that they actually represent the companies they claim to represent. It usually arouses suspicion when a person claims to represent a certain company but is writing from a public email address.
We have also just released a new scanning system that scans the content of the SMSes we broadcast worldwide and slams the brakes if something looks suspicious.
We have done this by setting up a filter that automatically rejects SMSes that contain links - unless the domain or the URL have been whitelisted in advance.
Technically speaking: Our system continuously checks for links, compare it with the whitelisted URLs and domains and either approves or rejects the link based on whether it figures on the list.
This is another step toward eliminating spam and phishing. In the manual process where URLs and domains are checked, toxic URLs will obviously be rejected by our team.
This additional safety measure is in line with the overall development in the telecommunication industry where there is an increasing focus on stopping spam and phishing. E.g. many telecommunication companies today send out hefty fines to SMS gateways if scammers have been allowed to broadcast through them.
To get your URLs whitelisted, simply go to "URL Whitelist", which is located in the main menu. You will then be able to submit the URLs you wish to use.
You can always apply for new URLs. Within normal working hours, we will process your application quickly and efficiently. Free of charge.
You can whitelist an entire URL, a domain or subdomain e.g. gatewayapi.com or maps.google.com (note whitelisting google.com will not whitelist this address due to the subdomain) or specific, static urls such as gatewayapi.com/docs.
The domains for the links must be registered.
If it is a dynamic link, please point out the part of the link that is autogenerated.
A short description of the content of the SMSes must be included.
The sender ID that will be used must be included as well.
No personal names (e.g. Elisa, Alex etc.) as the sender ID.
No public URL shorteners (URL shorteners are subject to review, please include content or sender ID info with any submittal for approval) unless it's a specific link and not the whole domain.
No possibility to change the target of the short link.
Brand name as sender required.
Private URL shorteners are allowed if under company control.
URL without extension needs to be a valid URL that points to the customer site.
No redirects to other domains. Exception: URL shorteners.
Content of website needs to be accessible for review.
No login only pages (unless login is provided).
The sender of the message needs to be associated with the website content.
Ideal case: Sender Google, URL: google.com.
Also okay: Sender YourBank, URL: horriblylongbankname.com.
No personal names (e.g. Elisa, Alex etc.).
Subdomain wildcards need to prevent hijacking via similar domains.
Who are behind the attacks?
Who exactly profits from the phishing attacks? Is it hackers sitting in basements wearing balaclavas? According to Verizon's annual DBIR (Data Breach Investigations Report) in 2016 roughly 89 percent of the attacks come from organised crime syndicates and about 9 percent come from state-affiliated actors. The main motivation being money and espionage. With these things in mind, it doesn't seem like it is a problem that will be going away anytime soon unfortunately.
Mobile users should not to be subjected to spam or phishing SMSes. Additionally, it is extremely important that mobile users can rely on the SMSes they receive. This way the SMS can continue to play a significant role in many different contexts.
In other words, the SMS must not share the same fate as the email where the opening rate is only about 20-30 percent today.


There have been tremendous advances in technology used for the management of diabetes over the past few years. Technologies most commonly reported are in the arena of needles and injections used in insulin delivery and devices that can manage blood glucose and prevent long-term complications.
Conventionally, insulin used to be given in syringes and a vial of insulin. In earlier days the needles were long and painful and the vial has to be kept in a refrigerator. All this changed when insulin pens were introduced. Insulin pens are more useful as they eliminate the need for drawing up a dose in a syringe. The ability to dial up the desired dose leads to greater accuracy and reliability, especially for low doses which are often needed in the elderly and in small children. The sensory and auditory feedback linked with the dial mechanism on many pens, also helps patients with visual impairment. Pen devices are also more compact, portable and easier to grip. Moreover as they are insulated, it is not necessary to keep the pen in a refrigerator. This makes life much easier especially for busy people who travel a lot. However, Insulin pens are more costly than insulin vials.
All patients with type 1 diabetes and many with type 2 diabetes require insulin therapy to control their blood glucose levels. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances made in insulin therapeutics over the past three decades, glycemic control remains suboptimal in the majority of patients on insulin. A major reason for this paradox is that the currently used insulin regimens do not exactly mimic the physiological secretion of insulin from the beta-cells of the pancreas. The insulin pump represents an attempt to provide insulin in a more physiological manner to patients with diabetes, avoiding the peaks and troughs in insulin levels seen with multiple subcutaneous injections.
The insulin pump consists of a subcutaneous cannula inserted into the interstitial space (usually of the anterior abdominal wall), a connecting tubing and a small pager sized, battery operated pump which has the insulin reservoir as well as a microchip that controls insulin delivery according to pre-programmed rates.
These are modern insulin pumps with built in glucose sensors. The ultimate Artificial Pancreas (under development now) would be able to automatically deliver the correct doses based on the blood sugars and switch off the delivery if the sugars are low!
Blood glucose meters have been used in clinical practice since the 1970's. However their widespread use started only in the 1990s after technological improvements led to a reduction in the cost of the meters and reagent strips. The latest glucose meters provide results that are comparable in accuracy to the venous plasma glucose estimations, at comparable or even lower costs.
The advent of glucose meters and strips has made self-monitoring of blood glucose an integral part of diabetes care particularly in patients who are on insulin.
Today we have devices which can continuously monitor the glucose levels using sensors applied to the body. These are particularly useful for those who have fluctuating glucose levels.
The Ambulatory Glucose Profile device consists of a small sensor which is worn continuously by the patient for the duration of the profiling (up to 14 days). The glucose values recorded by the sensor are wirelessly transmitted to a reader (usually kept with the healthcare provider) and downloaded in the form of graphs using a proprietary software .The graphs provide glucose curves for each of the 14 days, as well as a "modal day" curve prepared by collapsing the readings from 14 days into a single curve.
The AGP is an improvement upon the original continuous glucose monitoring system in its longer duration of recording and in that, there is no need of calibrating with a capillary glucose meter. It is also far less expensive. The FGM is a useful educational and motivational tool for patients in addition to helping the clinician plan and titrate anti diabetic drug regimens more accurately.
Today it's a mobile world. Smart phones are everywhere, giving more people instant access to information at their fingertips. This trend has led to growing popularity and use of mobile health technology. Mobile health technology is making health care more accessible and more flexible, places more power in the hands of patients, and is contributing to greater efficiency at medical practices. Various apps are now available to measure your diet, exercise and track your body weight glucose levels, blood pressure, cholesterol etc. You can also communicate the results to your doctor or health care provider making remote monitoring possible.
Telemedicine has now transformed into a complex integrated service used in hospitals, private physician offices, and other healthcare facilities. It has been used to overcome distance barriers and to improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) can transform the way healthcare is delivered. EMR is a patient centered record, which contains medical, and treatment history of the patient and this information can be made available online whenever it is needed to authorized users.
At Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, over the last several years we have developed algorithms by which a precise diagnosis of diabetes can be made. Applying the principles of 'Precision Diabetes', it will be possible in the near future to very accurately classify a patient and determine the type of diabetes he or she has, and then decide the type of treatment that this patient is likely to respond to. These are indeed exciting times in the field of diabetology.
This review sums up some of the technologies in practice for the management of diabetes. It ought to be remembered that any device or technology, is only as good as the person who uses it. The success of these technological advances will rely significantly on the willingness of patients and doctors to adopt them and to utilize them to the fullest.
Dr. V. Mohan is the Chairman and Chief of Diabetology at Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre at Chennai in South India which is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention and Control and IDF Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care. He is also President and Director of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation which is an ICMR Centre for Advanced Research on Diabetes.
Deeply interested in research from his undergraduate medical student days, Dr. Mohan has published over 1200 papers in peer reviewed journals including 750 original articles, 250 review articlesand invited editorials and 150 chapters to textbooks on Diabetes and Internal Medicine which is a world record by practicing doctor. His work has received over 59,000 citations and has a h index of 110 which is the highest by a medical doctor in India.
Dr. Mohan has trained over 12,000 physicians & 500 diabetologists in addition to Nurses, Educators and Technicians. Dr. Mohan has received over 170 awards including the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award by the Medical Council of India and the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award from the Indian Council of Medical Research, the highest award for Biomedical research in India. In 2018 he was conferred the prestigious Dr. Harold Rifkin Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes Award by the American Diabetes Association for his pioneering work in the field of diabetes and he is the first Indian to receive this award. For his extensive contribution in the field of diabetes, in 2012 Dr. Mohan was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards given by the Govt. of India.
Dr. Mohan also provides lifelong free treatment to thousands of poor patients through the free diabetic clinics established by him and has conducted over 3000 free diabetes camps including several along with the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations and Trusts.


Type-0 is coming to PC via Steam!
EoFF interviews Orion Acaba, the voice of Nine in Final Fantasy Type-0 HD!
Eyes on Final Fantasy has the distinct pleasure of being able to interview Orion Acaba, the voice of Nine in Final Fantasy Type-0 HD! You may know him from one of his many roles such as Ivar in Tales of Xillia, Gerome and Kellam in Fire Emblem: Awakening, Apollo Justice in Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Duel Destinies, and many more!
As part of our continuing coverage of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and its upcoming release next week, we decided to have a little look at the battle system. After all, a battle system can make or break a Final Fantasy game, underpinning the entire gameplay and being what players spend an ungodly amount of time doing.


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Charioteer of Delphi statue
Made of resin and hand coated in antique finish
Finish: antique stone finish
Dimensions: 80" (203cm) High
Weight: 200 lbs (90 kg)
Item No. IT036
Period: Greek Age (7th-4th century B.C.)
This Item is an Identical Museum Reproduction
Charioteer of Delphi statue quantity
SKU: IT036 Categories: Greek and Hellenistic Statues Reproductions, Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman Sculptures Reproductions, Greek and Roman Statues Reproductions
The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as Heniokhos (the rein-holder), is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece, and is considered one of the finest examples of ancient bronze statues. The life-size statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum. The statue was erected at Delphi in 474 BC, to commemorate the victory of a chariot team in the Pythian Games, which were held at Delphi every four years in honor of Pythean Apollo. It was originally part of a larger group of statuary, including the chariot, four (possibly six) horses and two grooms. Some fragments of the horses were found with the statue. When intact, it must have been one of the most imposing works of statuary in the world. An inscription on the limestone base of the statue shows that it was commissioned by Polyzalus, the tyrant of Gela, a Greek colony in Sicily, as a tribute to Apollo for helping him win the chariot race. The inscription reads: "Polyzalos dedicated me. … Make him prosper, honoured Apollo." The Sicilian cities were very wealthy compared with most of the cities of mainland Greece and their rulers could afford the most magnificent offerings to the gods, also the best horses and drivers. It is unlikely, however, the statue itself comes from Sicily. The name of the sculptor is unknown, but for stylistic reasons it is believed that the statue was cast in Athens. It has certain similarities of detail to the statue known as the Apollo of Piraeus, which is known to be of Athenian origin. The Charioteer himself is intact except that his left arm is missing. Greek bronzes were cast in sections and then assembled. When discovered, the statue was in three pieces-head and upper torso, lower torso, and right arm. The left arm was probably detached and lost before the statue was buried. This was probably done to protect it from looters, some time after the Sanctuary at Delphi was closed in the 4th century AD. The statue is one of the few Greek bronzes to preserve the inlaid glass eyes and the copper detailing of the eyelashes and lips. The headband is of silver and may have been inlaid with precious stones, which have been removed. The figure is of a very young man, as is shown by his soft side-curls. Like modern jockeys, chariot racers were chosen for their lightness, but also needed to be tall, so they were frequently teenagers. He is wearing a xystis, the garment which drivers wore while racing. It falls to his ankles and is fastened high at the waist with a plain belt. The two straps that cross high at his upper back prevented the xystis from "ballooning" during the race. Stylistically, the Charioteer is classed as "Early Classical" or "Severe" (see Greek art). The statue is more naturalistic than the kouroi of the Archaic period, but the pose is still very rigid when compared with later works of the Classical period. One departure from the Archaic style is that the head is inclined slightly to one side. The naturalistic rendering of his feet was greatly admired in ancient times. This sculpture displays several advancements on Archaic sculpting style – the introverted expression does away with the old 'Archaic smile' and he would not have been clothed in the Archaic period. His robes are a testament to the talent of the sculptor. There would have been a chariot to cover most of the waist and below, so not much interested is added to his robes, however.
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We all live in a yellow submarine. Enjoy singing the famous song with your children while they play with this lovely wooden submarine. The pieces when put together in the right way are held together with gentle magnets inside the wood. An attractive wooden puzzle that looks great on the toy shelf and young children will love to piece together. A must for any little Beatles fans.


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Rep. Calley announces funding for projects at Yankee Springs Recreation Area
RELEASE|July 7, 2022
State Rep. Julie Calley and the Michigan Legislature recently approved funding for two projects at Yankee Springs Recreation Area in Barry County.
The funding was included in recommendations from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and approved with overwhelming support by the House and Senate last week. The measure is awaiting consideration from Gov. Whitmer.
"Yankee Springs is a huge asset to our community," Calley said. "Local families don't have to travel far to enjoy beautiful beaches, hiking trails and fishing piers. These projects will help make one of our favorite recreation spots even more enjoyable."
A $120,000 investment will replace the park's popular fishing pier at the Gun Lake day-use area. The existing pier has exceeded its useful life. The new pier will provide improved shoreline fishing access – incorporating universal design principles, including lowered railings where appropriate and other fishing amenities to make shoreline fishing more enjoyable.
The measure also includes $50,000 to replace the stone beach wall on Gun Lake in front of the renovated pavilion. The project will improve access to the beach and protect the pavilion from waves and high water.
Funding for each of the projects is part of Senate Bill 1028, which includes $45.6 million for 22 land acquisition and 95 recreational development projects throughout the state with revenues from the Natural Resources Trust Fund. The fund's board approved the projects in December 2021.
Money in the Natural Resources Trust Fund comes from the development of minerals on state land – not general tax money – and is distributed on an annual basis in partnership with local governments. The money must be used for acquisition or recreational development projects, according to the Michigan Constitution.
LETTER: A farewell from Rep. Julie Calley
Julie Calley-POSTS|12.29.22
Thank you for granting me this opportunity to serve you the last six years. You have inspired me with your strength, determination, collaboration, sincerity, and compassion. I have met so many fantastic servant leaders in Barry and Ionia counties. I appreciate your partnership, and I will benefit from your example for years to come.
Rep. Calley leads effort to make state's Open Meetings Act easier to understand
Calley, of Portland, said the Open Meetings Act is frequently referenced by public bodies, the people who serve on them, and the public – yet it currently includes confusing language and complicated legal terminology that can inspire more questions instead of providing clear-cut answers. The solution Calley is offering rewrites the Open Meetings Act using plain language.
Rep. Calley, Legislature approve plan to increase access to mental health care
A plan co-sponsored by state Rep. Julie Calley and approved by the Legislature this week would expand access to mental health care for people throughout Michigan.
Rep. Calley welcomes 'Representative for a Day' winners to state Capitol
Julie Calley-PHOTOS & POSTS|10.7.22
State Rep. Julie Calley, center, recently welcomed a Hastings family to the state Capitol, where they shadowed her as "Representatives for a Day." Dr. Paul DeWitt and his wife Jennie won the opportunity through the 2020 fundraiser auction benefitting Green Gables Haven, a nonprofit organization in Hastings that serves people impacted by domestic violence. They were accompanied by their grandchildren, Christian and Lily Haire.