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Sue Ellen Drapery founder sells Yackandandah business after 39 years | The Border Mail
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The crazy nature of 2020 brought a Yackandandah shop owner her busiest trading year, but also indicated she should do something other than work. After nearly four decades, Sue Hillier has sold Sue Ellen Drapery to a local buyer and will leave the High Street store at the end of January. "I think everybody's got the hint once we put a 50 per cent sale on," she told The Border Mail this week. "When COVID was on, I had a few weeks off and I enjoyed my time off. You know yourself when you've had enough. "I've got all these grandkids, I need to spoil them." But while she was deciding this, Victoria's second lockdown included mandatory masks and the drapery received probably thousands of orders within days. "I had all these friends come in and help me make masks," Mrs Hillier said. "We were starting at 3 o'clock in the morning and we were working until 10pm. "We did that for about three days and we thought, 'no, this is stupid', so we started about 4 o'clock in the morning and at 8pm that was it, we're going home. "The big demand's died off but we've still got masks in the shop and we sell masks every day." IN OTHER NEWS: In 1981, Mrs Hillier, now 59, had a job at the supermarket when her boss returned from an extended holiday. "I was running the place for six months, practically, it's a bit hard working for someone again," she recalled. "And the drapery in the town had closed down, so I decided, 'Oh, we'll give that a go, and see how it goes, I might do five years and move on', but 39 years later, we're still here." To get started, she and her mother drove to Melbourne and bought items at auction and from warehouses. "Came back with a car full of stuff and put it around the shop and thought, 'that looks pretty good'," she said. "Every couple of months off we'd go, whatever we'd make, I'd go back down and spend again, so yeah, we just built it up from that. "The first year I went strawberry picking because I didn't have enough money to survive on." With no particular background in needlecraft, Mrs Hillier admitted to "a little bit of a learning curve". "People would come and ask can I repair things, and I would go, 'I don't know, I'm only 19, I don't know how to do this'," she laughed. TAFE courses and other training quickly filled those gaps and now Sue Ellen Drapery attracts customers from across the North East as well as tourists. Over the years Mrs Hillier and husband Michael (Mick) raised three sons and a daughter, with 10 grandchildren now also on the scene. "One of the grandchildren told me the other day, he's six, he goes, 'Nan, when you sell this shop, I'm coming to have a sleepover for five days'," she said. "When they come, we sew or we cook or we do something but it's always such a rush, it will be just nice to take your time about it." Mrs Hillier always valued the company that came with running a small town shop, remembering with warmth the older ladies who popped in for a cuppa and cake, many of whom have since died. The enforced break this year allowed her rare space for reflection. "It makes you start thinking there's more to life than just working all the time," she said. "I need to be doing something else now for me."
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The crazy nature of 2020 brought a Yackandandah shop owner her busiest trading year, but also indicated she should do something other than work.
"I think everybody's got the hint once we put a 50 per cent sale on," she told The Border Mail this week.
"When COVID was on, I had a few weeks off and I enjoyed my time off. You know yourself when you've had enough.
"I've got all these grandkids, I need to spoil them."
"I had all these friends come in and help me make masks," Mrs Hillier said.
"We were starting at 3 o'clock in the morning and we were working until 10pm.
"We did that for about three days and we thought, 'no, this is stupid', so we started about 4 o'clock in the morning and at 8pm that was it, we're going home.
"The big demand's died off but we've still got masks in the shop and we sell masks every day."
In 1981, Mrs Hillier, now 59, had a job at the supermarket when her boss returned from an extended holiday.
MASK MANIA: Sue Hillier and her friends sewed face masks nearly around the clock. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE
"I was running the place for six months, practically, it's a bit hard working for someone again," she recalled.
"And the drapery in the town had closed down, so I decided, 'Oh, we'll give that a go, and see how it goes, I might do five years and move on', but 39 years later, we're still here."
To get started, she and her mother drove to Melbourne and bought items at auction and from warehouses.
"Came back with a car full of stuff and put it around the shop and thought, 'that looks pretty good'," she said.
"Every couple of months off we'd go, whatever we'd make, I'd go back down and spend again, so yeah, we just built it up from that.
"The first year I went strawberry picking because I didn't have enough money to survive on."
With no particular background in needlecraft, Mrs Hillier admitted to "a little bit of a learning curve".
"People would come and ask can I repair things, and I would go, 'I don't know, I'm only 19, I don't know how to do this'," she laughed.
TAFE courses and other training quickly filled those gaps and now Sue Ellen Drapery attracts customers from across the North East as well as tourists.
Over the years Mrs Hillier and husband Michael (Mick) raised three sons and a daughter, with 10 grandchildren now also on the scene.
"One of the grandchildren told me the other day, he's six, he goes, 'Nan, when you sell this shop, I'm coming to have a sleepover for five days'," she said.
"When they come, we sew or we cook or we do something but it's always such a rush, it will be just nice to take your time about it."
Mrs Hillier always valued the company that came with running a small town shop, remembering with warmth the older ladies who popped in for a cuppa and cake, many of whom have since died.
The enforced break this year allowed her rare space for reflection.
"It makes you start thinking there's more to life than just working all the time," she said.
"I need to be doing something else now for me."
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Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for coronavirus
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said on Thursday that she had tested positive for the coronavirus but was feeling fine.The American comedian said on Twitter that all her close contacts had been notified."I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19. Fortunately, I'm feeling fine right now," she said in a Twitter posting.DeGeneres, 62, host of the popular daytime show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, said she was following health guidelines and would return to her show after the…
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Ellen Page publicly comes out as a transgender male named Elliot, says: 'My pronouns are he/they'
Ellen Page publicly comes out as a transgender male named Elliot telling fans in a statement: 'My pronouns are he/they'
The 33-year-old Oscar-nominated actor took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to share an emotional statement with the revelation
It began: 'Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, My pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot'
The Umbrella Academy star's statement also came with changes to the social media account as it is now @TheElliotPage
Elliot has been married to wife Emma Portner since 2018; Emma voiced her support for her partner on Instagram, writing, 'I am so proud of @elliotpage'
The actor, who shot to global fame after starring in 2007 movie Juno alongside Jason Bateman, publicly came out as gay in 2016
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Published: 04:31 AEDT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 05:10 AEDT, 2 December 2020
Oscar-nominated star Ellen Page has come out as a transgender male named Elliot, six years after he publicly revealed he was gay.
The 33-year-old actor, who has been married to dancer and choreographer Emma Portner since 2018, took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to share an emotional statement with the revelation, writing: 'Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot.
'I feel lucky to be writing this. To have arrived at this place in my life.'
Elliot, who received an Oscar nod for their role in the hit 2008 movie Juno, asking his followers and fans for 'patience', admitting that he is 'scared' of the 'invasiveness, the hate, the jokes, and of the violence' that he may face moving forward.
'My job is real, but it is also fragile,' the actor said, adding: 'The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am also scared.'
Opening up: Oscar-nominated star Ellen Page (seen in March 2014) has come out as a transgender male named Elliot
'I feel lucky to be writing this': The 33-year-old actor took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to share an emotional post with the revelation
Support: Elliot has been married to professional dancer and choreographer Emma Portner since 2018, having come out as gay in 2016
Emotional: Emma took to Instagram shortly after Elliot shared his statement to offer public words of support, writing, 'Shine on sweet E. Love you so much'
Elliot thanked his loved ones for their support through his journey, expressing his 'overwhelming gratitude' for helping him to reach a stage where he felt comfortable to 'pursue his authentic self'.
Shortly after the actor posted his statement, his wife Emma voiced her public support for Elliot on Instagram, while reiterating her partner's plea for patience.
'I am so proud of @elliotpage. Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world,' Emma wrote.
'I also ask for patience & privacy but that you join me in the fervent support of trans life every single day. Elliot's existence is a gift in and of itself. Shine on sweet E. Love you so much.'
Elliot's decision to publicly reveal that he is transgender comes almost three years after the couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony, having only been dating publicly for six months.
The actor also gave credit to the trailblazers in transgender community who have already made the world a better place.
They wrote: 'I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey. I can't begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self.
'I've been endlessly inspired by so many in the trans community. Thank you for your courage, your generosity and ceaselessly working to make this world a more inclusive and compassionate place. I will offer whatever support I can and continue to strive for a more loving and equal society.'
The actor, who most recently starred in Netflix hit The Umbrella Academy, also revealed changes to his official social media accounts, posting on Twitter under the username @TheElliotPage, and on Instagram as @elliotpage.
Star: Elliot (seen in November 2019) thanked their loved ones for their support through his journey and gave credit to the trailblazers in transgender community who have already made the world a better place
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Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres sells her Montecito compound for $45.7 million
Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres may have had a tough year on the professional front, but she's proven she still has the touch when it comes to selling houses.
The serial property flipper and her wife, the actress Portia de Rossi, have offloaded their sprawling LA compound, located in the exclusive enclave of Montecito, for $45.7 million (US$33.3 million), Variety reports.
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Ellen has sold this expansive LA compound. Picture: Realtor
Ellen on The Ellen Show, which is back being filmed in studio.
The sale price is lower than the star couple had been hoping for however, with the property hitting the market a month ago with $56 million (US$40 million) price hopes.
The new buyer has yet to be identified, but they reportedly purchased the entire property in cash, records reveal.
Dengeres and De Rossi originally bought the hilltop residence early in 2019 for $38 million (US$27 million), and hastily got to work expanding and modernising the showstopping house.
They then dropped another US$1.9 million on the smaller adjacent home that was also included in the sale.
The nearly 1,000 sqm m property boasts a 760 sqm three-bedroom main house, a one-bedroom guesthouse, a cabana with a gym, and a security office, according to Realtor.
The total offering – set behind large gates and looking out onto the Pacific Ocean – has multiple structures, five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and five half-baths, on 9.3 acres of land.
The home has gated entry. Picture: Realtor
The couple also added a new state-of-the-art security system, featuring multiple cameras and infra-red lasers, following a widely reported burglary at the property.
The sprawling grounds include a koi pond, sports court, many lush plants and sprawling lawns.
Built in 2011, the main house opens onto a veranda with a fire pit, dining area, and seating, and looks out to a vanishing edge pool that juts over the hillside.
The dramatic main room with walls of glass. Picture: Realtor
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Entering directly into the great room with bamboo ceilings and walls of glass, the large space includes living and dining areas that lead outside.
Ellen used one of the bedrooms as an office. Picture: Realtor
Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres at the Golden Globes in 2020. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
The luxurious main bedroom includes a spalike bath with a built-in stone tub that looks out to the mountain and ocean views, and also contains two sinks and a separate shower.
The showbiz couple have bought and sold multiple properties over the years across California.
The bathroom has a large built-in stone tub. Picture: Realtor
The couple also own a posh Beverly Hills mansion they bought from Adam Levine, another home-flipping celeb, which they picked up last year for nearly $60 million (US$42.5 million).
DeGeneres has been the cause of much negative publicity this year, contending with reports of a negative work environment at her show, leading to the ousting of several top executives.
In April, the talk show host also compared being in coronavirus lockdown to being in prison, when she was filming one of her 'at-home editions' of her show.
"One thing that I've learned from being in quarantine is that people — this is like being in jail, is what it is," DeGeneres said in the video.
The kitchen opens to outdoor dining space. Picture: Realtor
"It's mostly because I've been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay. The jokes that I have. I feel bad for the kids at home, all the college students, all the parents. I feel bad for a lot of people. But I think that a lot of people out there need words of encouragement, and that's what I want to do."
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West Coast Eagle Brad Sheppard and Ellen Taylor-Hawkins make a splash at Medicine Ball
Perth's new glamour couple Brad Sheppard and Ellen Taylor-Hawkins continue to make a splash as they glammed up to celebrate another milestone.
While the couple have been spotted at a number of AFL events, it was the West Coast Eagle who stepped out on the arm of Taylor-Hawkins to support her at the Medicine Ball.
The medicine student dressed to impress in a stunning one shouldered black sequin gown by Claremont based label Meraki Official headed by Sam Wyllie and Alvin Ferdandez.
"What a journey," she wrote on Instagram.
"There's been a few detours, many amazing experiences, countless beautiful people and a few tears along the way."
"Thanks to everyone that got me over the line, couldn't have done it without you."
The pair went "social media official" back in July when Sheppard tagged his girlfriend in a loved-up Instagram story.
Sheppard made headlines in December when he called it quits with the Nine weather presenter Scherri-Lee Biggs off the back of their romantic European holiday during the AFL break in October last year.
Sheppard was awarded the Chris Mainwaring Medal as best clubman at West Coat's night of nights, The John Worsfold Medal last month.
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Ellen Ryan oficially graduates as a firefighter | Goulburn Post
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Australian Jackaroo and Goulburn's own Ellen Ryan may be known for her work on the green, but she officially graduated as a firefighter on Friday, October 30. She was one of the 264 new NSW Fire and Rescue recruits out of the FRNSW Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills and will be an on call firefighter based at the Goulburn Fire Station. READ MORE: Man charged following discovery of $1 million of cocaine in Queanbeyan storage facility Others in the Southern Tableland region include Sharon Woods who are based at the Crookwell Fire Station, Harley Jack and Nathan King, who work at the Braidwood Fire Station and Craig Abbott, Naomi Eccleston, Brett Huyton, Brooke Watson and Daniel Wilson at the Yass Fire Station. FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter said the new recruits should be proud of their achievement. "Becoming a firefighter is no easy feat," Mr Baxter said. "We attract 6000 to 8000 applications each year, yet of these thousands, only an elite few are chosen. READ MORE: Inmate charged after making threats through carriage service "264 of that elite few stand before us today, each of them from diverse backgrounds but sharing one common goal, to protect the irreplaceable. "It is also pleasing to see that many graduates are joining family members already in service, with some being second generation firefighters. "They have shown they have the diverse skills, capabilities and talents required to undertake the varied work that our firefighters do – from educating the community about fire safety and providing emergency medical care to responding to fires, natural disasters and hazmat incidents. "They've been trained to be prepared for anything and I know they will uphold the high standards of integrity, courage and professionalism expected of a FRNSW firefighter." Did you know the Goulburn Post is now offering breaking news alerts and a weekly email newsletter? Keep up-to-date with all the local news: sign up below.
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Recruited: When Ellen Ryan isn't on the lawn bowls arena, she'll be a firefighter. Photo: Bowls Australia
Australian Jackaroo and Goulburn's own Ellen Ryan may be known for her work on the green, but she officially graduated as a firefighter on Friday, October 30.
She was one of the 264 new NSW Fire and Rescue recruits out of the FRNSW Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills and will be an on call firefighter based at the Goulburn Fire Station.
Others in the Southern Tableland region include Sharon Woods who are based at the Crookwell Fire Station, Harley Jack and Nathan King, who work at the Braidwood Fire Station and Craig Abbott, Naomi Eccleston, Brett Huyton, Brooke Watson and Daniel Wilson at the Yass Fire Station.
FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter said the new recruits should be proud of their achievement.
"Becoming a firefighter is no easy feat," Mr Baxter said.
"We attract 6000 to 8000 applications each year, yet of these thousands, only an elite few are chosen.
"264 of that elite few stand before us today, each of them from diverse backgrounds but sharing one common goal, to protect the irreplaceable.
"It is also pleasing to see that many graduates are joining family members already in service, with some being second generation firefighters.
"They have shown they have the diverse skills, capabilities and talents required to undertake the varied work that our firefighters do – from educating the community about fire safety and providing emergency medical care to responding to fires, natural disasters and hazmat incidents.
"They've been trained to be prepared for anything and I know they will uphold the high standards of integrity, courage and professionalism expected of a FRNSW firefighter."
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'Mad, sad' Ellen breaks silence on scandal
Ellen DeGeneres has directly addressed the allegations of a toxic work environment that have plagued her show in recent months.
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Beloved American TV show host turned TV villain Ellen DeGeneres has debuted the latest season of her controversial talk show with a bang.
Ahead of the show's season 18 premiere overnight, the 62-year-old's opening monologue was posted on the show's social media account before the full episode's syndicated broadcast.
It was simply titled: "Today we're starting a new chapter".
In it, Ellen spends five minutes bluntly addressing the scandalous, toxic workplace rumours that have plagued her for months.
The personality has spent the American summer in lockdown and has been rarely seen in public after her spectacular fall from grace this year.
"How was everybody's summer? Good? Yeh? Mine was great," she said sarcastically, holding two thumbs up. "Super terrific."
"If you're watching because you love me, thank you," she says.
"If you're watching because you don't love me, welcome," addressing the fact that all eyes will be on embattled TV star as she addresses the mounting allegations.
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In the searing monologue, Ellen admitted she's a "work in progress" but pleaded to viewers that she is still "the person you see on TV".
"There are a lot of things I want to talk about, I've been looking forward to addressing it all directly. And unfortunately, talking to people directly has been illegal for six months," she joked, referencing the coronavirus pandemic, which saw the United States clock past 200,000 deaths yesterday.
"As you may have heard this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and then there was an investigation. I learned that things happened here that never should've happened," she said, echoing a previous letter she sent to her crew.
"I take that very seriously, and I want to say I'm so sorry to the people who were affected."
The star – once bubbly and bouncy on each episode of The Ellen DeGeneres show – became 2020s biggest villain after several former staff members, celebrities, security guards and guests of the show opened up about their negative experiences with her.
DeGeneres alluded to the firings of top producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman but offered few glimpses of real change or behind the scenes details except for adding the cast and crew had "a lot of conversations over the last few weeks about the show, our workplace and what we want for the future".
She said simply they have "made the necessary changes" without revealing what those changes are, except for the fact "we are starting a new chapter".
She admitted being known as the "be kind" lady is "a tricky position to be in" after current and former employees made allegations of racism and intimidation in explosive articles by Buzzfeed.
They also claimed there was widespread sexual misconduct among the top executives at the show.
She said that while she "is the person you see on TV" … "I am also a lot of other things.
"Sometimes I get sad. I get mad. I get anxious. I get frustrated. I get impatient. And I am working on all of that. I am a work in progress.
"And I am especially working on the impatience thing because … and it's not going well because it's not happening fast enough."
The Finding Dory star said she knows "I am in a position of privilege and power and I realise that with that comes responsibility".
"I take that responsibility for what happens at my show. This is The Ellen DeGeneres Show. I am Ellen DeGeneres."
She joked that that while she's a "pretty good actress" having played a "straight woman in movies" she said she isn't good enough to "come out here every day for seventeen years and fool you".
"This is me," she said.
"My intention is to always be the best person I can be. And if I've ever let someone down, if I've ever hurt their feelings, I am so sorry for that.
"If that's ever the case, I've let myself down and I've hurt myself as well."
WarnerMedia is reportedly nearing the end of its investigation into the show.
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Ellen DeGeneres 'bullying' Mariah Carey is 'ugliest thing I've seen' as show is axed
Ellen DeGeneres has been accused of 'bullying' Mariah Carey in a resurfaced video as a star of the Channel Nine network issued a withering take down of the talk show host.
Singer Mariah had told Vulture that she was pregnant at the time of the interview in 2008 and wasn't ready to reveal the news but Ellen had other ideas.
She played a 'prank' on Mariah involving making her drink alcohol, knowing that her refusal would 'confirm' the rumour that she was expecting at the time.
The now 50-year-old performer said that she was made to feel "extremely uncomfortable" at the time by the host, who has been under fire over the "toxic" atmosphere backstage on the show.
The footage was reviewed by one of the channel's biggest stars, Sylvia Jeffreys, who launched a blistering attack on the 62-year-old comedian.
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Speaking to her Today Extra co-host David Campbell, Sylvia was appalled by what she saw.
She said after the interview was played: "Oh it's awful, it's ugly, ugly behaviour.
"And if she was not in on the joke, which she says she is not, then Ellen really has some explaining to do on that one."
Sylvia continued: "You cannot put a woman in that position.
"That's maybe the ugliest thing I've seen in this whole saga so far… that's a clear case of bullying."
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In the interview with Vulture, Mariah said she "had a hard time grappling with the aftermath."
There were already questions raised about the future of Ellen on Channel Nine after her show was pulled at the last minute and replaced by Desperate Housewives.
With WarnerMedia conducting an internal investigation into accusations of racism, bullying and sexual harassment behind the scenes made by former employees, Channel Nine decided to pull Ellen's show from the schedules.
Sylvia Jeffreys said Ellen's trick was the "ugliest thing I've ever seen"
A spokesperson for the Australian network said on Monday: "We are resting Ellen repeats on Nine and have replaced with Desperate Housewives."
Discussions between Nine and Warner Bros. regarding broadcast rights for the upcoming season, which begins next month, are said to be "ongoing".
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Ellen DeGeneres to address fans over toxic workplace allegations
Embattled talk show host Ellen DeGeneres says she will address her fans over allegations she has been leading a toxic workplace.
The 62-year-old was leaving a restaurant in California this week when she was questioned by paparazzi about how her show would look when it resumed filming next month without her top three producers, Ed Galvin, Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman.
Last week, all three were sacked following a flood of claims by current and former employees about the negative work culture at the show.
I will be talking to my fans.
In the video, DeGeneres said "I will be talking to my fans".
While she did not go into any more detail about how, where and when she would do so, there is the chance that she may address the allegations on her popular day-time talk show or in a public statement.
The accusations of the hostile work environment were first reported last month.
DeGeneres was accused of condoning a "toxic work environment" and several former employees said they had been fired for taking medical leave and attending funerals.
Others claimed raising complaints about offensive or racist comments meant they were called "PC police".
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She has since released two apologies to her staff, which were each leaked to the press.
In one she said she took "responsibility" as the program bore her name and said that changes would be made.
"I could not have the success I've had without all of your contributions. My name is on the show and everything we do and I take responsibility for that," she reportedly said.
Yesterday Channel Nine — which airs The Ellen Show in Australia — confirmed the series had been pulled locally.
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Instead of airing repeats of the show each day, the network will now be airing re-runs of Desperate Housewives.
"We are resting Ellen repeats on Nine and have replaced (it) with Desperate Housewives," a Nine spokesperson revealed.
It comes after TV Blackbox revealed the station was in talks over the renewal rights for the new season which begins next month but are yet to reach an agreement.
The latest season of the show — which has picked up 61 Daytime Emmy awards over the past 17 years — is set to begin filming next month in Los Angeles.
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Q: request_mem_region fails on Raspberry Pi The call to request_mem_region is failing (returns null).
I would say that the memory region I'm trying to access (GPIO starting at 0x3f20000) is being used.
I removed (rmmod) the module bcm28795_gpio but the request is still failing.
The modules I have loaded are (lsmod):
Module                  Size  Used by
cfg80211              427817  0
rfkill                 16018  1 cfg80211
snd_bcm2835            20511  0
snd_pcm                75890  1 snd_bcm2835
snd_timer              19160  1 snd_pcm
snd                    51908  3 snd_bcm2835,snd_timer,snd_pcm
bcm2835_wdt             3225  0
uio_pdrv_genirq         3164  0
uio                     8000  1 uio_pdrv_genirq
i2c_dev                 5859  0
ipv6                  347473  30`

cat /proc/iomem is returning the following:
00000000-3affffff : System RAM
  00008000-007e7483 : Kernel code
  00860000-0098e1ab : Kernel data
3f006000-3f006fff : dwc_otg
3f007000-3f007eff : /soc/dma@7e007000
3f00b840-3f00b84e : /soc/vchiq
3f00b880-3f00b8bf : /soc/mailbox@7e00b800
3f200000-3f2000b3 : /soc/gpio@7e200000
3f201000-3f201fff : /soc/uart@7e201000
  3f201000-3f201fff : /soc/uart@7e201000
3f202000-3f2020ff : /soc/sdhost@7e202000
3f980000-3f98ffff : dwc_otg`

I think this issue is related to the Device Tree, but I'm not sure what do next.
The driver code:
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
#include <linux/of.h>
#include <linux/of_address.h>

#define DRIVER_NAME "tsgpio"

struct tsgpio_dev {
    struct resource res;
    void __iomem *virtbase;
} dev;

static const struct file_operations tsgpio_fops = {
    .owner = THIS_MODULE,
};

static struct miscdevice tsgpio_misc_device = {
    .minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
    .name = DRIVER_NAME,
    .fops = &tsgpio_fops,
};

static const struct of_device_id tsgpio_of_match[] = {
    { .compatible = "brcm,bcm2835-gpiomem" },
    {},
};

MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, tsgpio_of_match);

int __init tsgpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
    int ret;

    ret = misc_register(&tsgpio_misc_device);
    if (ret)
        return ENODEV;

    // Find address range in device tree
    ret = of_address_to_resource(pdev->dev.of_node, 0, &dev.res);

    if (ret) {
        ret = ENOENT;
        goto out_deregister;
    }

    // Request access to memory
    if (request_mem_region(dev.res.start, resource_size(&dev.res),
                                                    DRIVER_NAME) == NULL) {
        ret = EBUSY;
        goto out_deregister;
    }

    /* Arrange access to our registers (calls ioremap) */
    dev.virtbase = of_iomap(pdev->dev.of_node, 0);

    if (dev.virtbase == NULL) {
        ret = ENOMEM;
        goto out_release_mem_region;
        }

    return 0;

out_release_mem_region:
    release_mem_region(dev.res.start, resource_size(&dev.res));

out_deregister:
    misc_deregister(&tsgpio_misc_device);
    return ret;
}

int tsgpio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
    iounmap(dev.virtbase);
    release_mem_region(dev.res.start, resource_size(&dev.res));
    misc_deregister(&tsgpio_misc_device);
    return 0;
}

static struct platform_driver tsgpio_driver = {
    .driver = {
        .name = DRIVER_NAME,
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(tsgpio_of_match),
    },
    .remove = __exit_p(tsgpio_remove),
};

static int __init tsgpio_init(void)
{
    return platform_driver_probe(&tsgpio_driver, tsgpio_probe);
}

static void __exit tsgpio_exit(void)
{
    platform_driver_unregister(&tsgpio_driver);
}

module_init(tsgpio_init);
module_exit(tsgpio_exit);

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Emanuel Oliveira");

Output from dmesg:
[ 1745.126636] tsgpio: init
[ 1745.130025] tsgpio: probe of 3f200000.gpiomem failed with error 16

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Mutton busting is great fun for spectators, but not necessarily kids or sheep.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will reconsider a direction its planning committee made to staff last January to create a draft ordinance banning "mutton busting," a rodeo act in which young children ride sheep.
The planning committee voted, 4-1, with Supervisor Scott Haggerty voting no, on Jan. 15 after testimony and several videos detailed the events at Castro Valley's Rowell Ranch Rodeo, which also include wild cow milking, basically a speed milking contest. The event also has been a staple in years past at the Alameda County Fair.
But Supervisor Nate Miley, who represents Castro Valley and who voiced tepid support for the draft ordinance banning mutton busting two months ago, is asking the board to reconsider its direction at its regular April 9 meeting.
In a memo, Miley urged reconsideration of the action due to concerns from constituents who said they could not attend and testify at the Jan. 15 because of the short-notice of the agenda, which, in this case, was 72 hours.
Eric Mills, a prominent animal-rights activist and founder of Action for Animals, told the board Tuesday afternoon that animals such as those included at Rowell Ranch events experience great fear from the activities.
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If the county supervisors decide to move forward with legislation next month, despite Miley's recommendation, they could face a tight time frame to have it on the books before the Rowell Ranch Rodeo opens in mid-May.
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TRX Moves Against Market and Gains Nearly 10% Following TVM Mainnet Launch Announcement
By Sarah CallenJuly 30, 2018 Market, Tron | TRX
TRX jumped nearly 8.5% to reach $0.041 leading to the July 30th announcement by the TRON Foundation, regarding its "Secret Project" and launch of TVM Mainnet. This jump in price comes after the market was down following the SEC's rejection of Bitcoin's ETF proposal earlier in the week.
Technical Indicators for the Movement
The 100 SMA is below the longer-term 200 SMA to signal that the path of least resistance is to the downside. Price tested the 100 SMA dynamic inflection point and it seems to be holding as support. Also, the gap between the moving averages is narrowing to signal slowing bearish momentum. An upward crossover could even draw buyers back in.
RSI is still pointing down to confirm that sellers have the upper hand and could push TRON's price to the bottom of the triangle around 0.0350. Stochastic is also moving south so TRON could follow suit, but the oscillator is also nearing oversold levels to indicate bearish exhaustion.
The TRX/USD is now supported by an ascending trendline, represented in purple.
Fundamental Factors
It seems like fundamental factors and market expectations for the announcement were the leading causes of a sudden price increase.
TVM Launch
Ever since Justin Sun's public tweet about TRON being 80 times faster than Ethereum, the movement in TRX reflected investors' trust in the founder's words. Many are hoping for a groundbreaking technology that would be much faster and cheaper than Ethereum.
Secret Project
Anything that has the word 'secret' in it is bound to create a buzz. Due to speculations, especially after the acquisition of BitTorrent, TRX price jumped over 15% in an hour. This was followed by the announcement of a secret project claimed to be related to this acquisition and the road ahead.
MainNet Migration
TRON began migration from ERC20 tokens to the TRON20 standard, a native coin for the TRON Mainnet. The move has been an overwhelming success. As of July 30th, 2018, the block height reached 1,009,319, the peak number of single day transaction marked 49,518, global nodes reached 367 and the total number of account addresses was 75,206.
BitTorrent Acquisition
In the hopes that TRX will now be available for more than 100 million active users of BitTorrent, TRX rallied to $0.041 before coming down to $0.036. Nevertheless, it will be a ground-breaking accomplishment if TRON can deliver on its promise to successfully integrate and improve the Torrent ecosystem.
Following the live video announcement by Justin Sun, certain factors could sustain the current price of TRX:
An incentive for Seeders
Seeding is an integral part of the Torrent ecosystem. Until now, Seeders used to seed the files so peers on the network could access and download the content. TRON plans to revolutionize the entire network by introducing an incentive-based plan so Seeders can earn while seeding.
Global Payment System
TRON has announced a global payment system, empowering content creators to sell and share their content with users directly. This eliminates the need to go to a centralized company for payments. The global payment system will add utility to the TRON token which is missing in many other cryptocurrencies. Most importantly, this solidifies TRON as the most widely accepted decentralized token for instant payments for selling media content worldwide.
TVM Official Launch
The official TVM will be launched on August 30, 2018, after a month of sandbox testing by the global community. The successful launch of TVM directly affects TRON's aim to corner the dApp market from Ethereum.
The TRX token should be in safe hands as a result of this recent announcement from the TRON Foundation. Q3 of 2018 will be extremely crucial for TRON as it hopes to regain its position in CoinMarketCap's Top 10 cryptocurrencies in the world.
Only time will tell if TRON will be able to deliver, but for now, they have all eyes on them.
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Whelp, MoviePass is being investigated by the NY Attorney General
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By Proma Khosla 2018-10-18 14:32:44 UTC
MoviePass' parent company Helios and Matheson is under legal probe due to a shareholder lawsuit. A source told CNBC the company will be investigated by the New York Attorney General with regard to information disclosed to investors.
SEE ALSO: MoviePass hatches a new survival plan, and it's not a good look
"We are aware of the New York Attorney General's inquiry and are fully cooperating," Helios and Matheson said in a statement. "We believe our public disclosures have been complete, timely and truthful and we have not misled investors. We look forward to the opportunity to demonstrate that to the New York Attorney General."
MoviePass has become notorious for issuing constant updates to subscribers which, while transparent, have changed the nature of the subscription service sometimes week-to-week. In the past year, MoviePass has had its monthly unlimited plan, added and removed a $7.95/month plan, a quarterly plan, aspirations of IMAX ticketing and plus ones, automatic enrollment that infuriated users, three-movie limits, and has currently settled on the old unlimited model with a limited selection of movies.
As of June, Helios and Matheson had reportedly lost over $125 million through MoviePass. The disclosures have been timely, truthful, and often tiring – and the service and its subscribers look awfully different than they did in August 2017 when the service truly took off.
"Helios was touting MoviePass' valuation and path to profitability even though there was no reasonable basis to even imply that the MoviePass business model could lead to profitability for Helios," shareholder Jeffrey Braxton said in June, when he filed the claim against MoviePass.
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Music Opinion: Tom Petty ends rock 'n' roll drought with Bayfront concert
By Robert Ely
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at the Bayfront Center arena, Tuesday July 15. ★★★
Tom Petty played the Bayfront Center Arena Tuesday night like a champion tennis player coming from behind. The first third of his nearly two-hour set lacked that winning style that puts an audience away, but the Petty midgame and end-game built strongly to a smashing conclusion.
When he first appeared onstage beneath an elaborate bank of lights, and surrounded by walls of speakers that delivered crisp, high-decibel sound, Petty announced he'd been partying beforehand. It was, after all, a concert billed as the third annual 98 Rock Birthday Bash. But Petty's delivery and the band's energy were as wispy as the blond hair that frames his angular face.
When he arrived, after four or five songs at Even the Losers, a testament to endurance in the face of outrageous fortune, his performance began to hint at something more powerful. Before long, the Heartbreaker's keyboard man, Benmont Tench, was pounding the big piano chords and organ fills to Petty's protest on bad love, Don't Do Me Like That. He had come alive.
Superb songs, including the Refugee, with is as gutteral as American Girl is lyrical, brought Petty and the Heartbreakers' form to a high cruising speed. And then he introduced a new song, a slow and poignant expression of good wishes to an old love called The Best Of Everything. It is one of his best.
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Haney Hopes Xtreme Texas Heat Helps Burn MWPMS Rivals
TULSA, OK (July 11, 2019) -- Two months after climbing the points list in the most recent Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) event at his home track in Tulsa, OK, nitrous racing veteran Keith Haney is feeling more than ready to go again this weekend (July 12-13), at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, TX.
"I won't lie, it's been nice to have a few weeks to relax and regroup, but I think I speak for every Mid-West Series racer when I say I'm itchin' to get
back in the seat. We had a pretty good race in Tulsa, went a couple of rounds and that moved us up one spot to fourth overall, but I think we have a good shot at doing even better this weekend," Haney says.
"We're into the heat of the summer now, which tends to help the nitrous cars out a little," he explains. "Those screw cars don't like the heat so much and can have a little trouble putting all that power down, so I think we have a decent chance of going some rounds and maybe even winning it.
"We also saw the Mid-West rules board make some rule changes during the break, so hopefully that should tighten things up some, too. No one knows exactly what's going to happen, but I know it's gonna' be exciting."
Regardless, Haney guarantees his own race weekend will get off to an exciting start as he'll open with a $5,000 grudge match in the first round of Pro Mod qualifying against fellow nitrous racing veteran Chad Green.
"I met Chad last year while racing the Summit Racing Equipment Camaro in NHRA Pro Mod, so I called him out to come and try taking us on in the Mid-
West Series," the new car auto dealer says. "He'll have his beautiful Corvette with all that Musi horsepower, but me and 'Notorious' will be ready for him. The money's already on the line and I aim to take it all back home to Tulsa with me."
The entire Keith Haney Racing team, led by crew chief Brandon Switzer and car chief Andrew Arnold, will be on hand in Texas to help make that happen, along with Haney's 12-year-old son Logan. But girlfriend Missy Hayes may be his greatest trackside asset, he quickly adds.
"We've been together a little over a year and a half now and she's rock solid. A great, great supporter and makes sure all my guys eat well at the track. She takes care of them way better than I ever did," Haney admits. "But really, it's the first time I've had someone that actually enjoys going racing with me, so it's pretty awesome just to have her there beside me."
After testing at the brand-new Xtreme Raceway last year in the Summit NHRA
car, Haney says he's eager to finally experience MWPMS competition with his 2014 Camaro this weekend on the all-concrete eighth mile.
"It's a beautiful facility, so fast and smooth, and with plenty of room for shut down. It has pretty much any modern track amenity you can think of, TVs, nice concession stands and bathrooms, easy in and out access, it's the whole package," Haney says. "Clyde (Scott, owner) and Gaylen (Smith, track manager) are great people, just so welcoming to all the Mid-West Series teams. The bottom line is, we just can't wait to get out there."
Photos by Damon Steinke, Ian Tocher
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Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Keith Haney Racing (www.keithhaneyracing.com) competes in the Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS), as well as select NHRA and PDRA races and one-off special events. Keith Haney Racing appreciates the support of sponsors Summit Racing Equipment, Lucas Oil, Strange Engineering, Kryptonite Kustomz, RacingJunk.com, MoTeC Systems USA, Switzer Dynamics, M&M Transmission, Menscer Motorsports, Total Seal, Mickey Thompson, Browell Bellhousing, and Larry Jeffers Race Cars.
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Throwdown in T-Town Helps Haney Gain Ground in MWPMS Points Race
TULSA, OK (May 15, 2019) -- A quarter-finals finish May 11, at the Osage Casino Throwdown in T-Town moved veteran racer Keith Haney up one spot on the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) points list.
After qualifying his nitrous-assisted 2014 Camaro 10th for the 16-car Throwdown field, Haney made it past Todd Martin before losing a close match against eventual race winner Aaron Wells in round two of eliminations at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park.
"It was a truly good weekend, even though we didn't quite get to where we
really wanted to be," Haney admitted. "But just winning that one round moved us up from fifth to fourth and we're only 10 points out of third with still a lot of racing to do this year, so I'm actually pretty happy with where we are right now."
Haney hosted a huge gathering in his pit area during Thursday night's rainout, entertaining several employees from his Tulsa-area new car dealerships, as well as celebrating the birthday of girlfriend Misty Hayes.
"We had a big tent put up and catered in some barbecue and we fed probably 90 to a hundred racers each night. It's kind of a tradition for me with several other Mid-West Series teams. Always a lot of fun," Haney said.
After three rounds of qualifying on Friday, Haney ran a best of 3.77 seconds at 198.47 mph to place 10th and face 7th-place qualifier Martin in the opening round of racing. Martin co-owns the Tulsa drag strip with Haney.
"We actually lined up beside each other that first round of qualifying, too,"
Haney recalled. "So we had a little grudge race going; Todd and I bet a little money and the fans were all excited about it. So a little call out there in qualifying and I went faster than him, but he just had a little better reaction time and won the round. The fans were all up on cloud nine, so it was all worth it.
"And then guess who ends up meeting in first round? Got Todd again, so our announcer, Al Tucci, and the young kid, Colton Jordan, they're on the mic up in
the tower getting everyone pumped up and I tell you what, it was exciting. The fans in the stands, everybody was on their feet and you had the ones there rooting for Todd, and the others rooting for me. It was just like the old days of NASCAR with Dale Earnhardt fans going up against Jeff Gordon fans. They were all standing up there, yelling and waving their arms, cheering us both on," said Haney, who ended up earning a relatively easy win after Martin struck the tires on his supercharged '68 Mustang.
Haney had lane choice for round two, but a 3.74 over the Tulsa eighth mile turned out to be no match for the 3.67 laid down by Wells beside him.
"It was actually a great drag race," Haney said. "He had a good light, I had a good light, and you know what? My crew chief, Brandon Switzer, he had it tuned up, but for the weather conditions, that's all we had left. Could we have leaned on it a little bit harder? Yes, but we would have probably hurt something. And at the end of the day, everybody lost to him, so I still feel like we had a great outing."
The competition may not be Haney's most lasting impression from the 2019 version of the Throwdown in T-Town.
"Running in front of a crowd like that is really something to be a part of," he continued. "Just coming around that tower and then looking up to see all those fans is so exciting and invigorating for every driver and crew member out there.
"I like it because of my sponsors, too," he added.
"When the stands are full and you've got a Summit Racing Equipment sticker on the side of your car, you just know they're going to go to Summit later. And the same goes for Strange Engineering and Menscer Shocks, and my longest-running sponsor, Lucas Oil. I think it was 2011 when they started sponsoring Keith Haney Racing.
"It was great to show out for all of them when the place was packed and the atmosphere was electric. I mean, what better way to end a weekend for my marketing partners than putting them in front of a great crowd and getting down to the quarter finals? Racing in front of huge crowds like that just makes it more worthwhile for everyone involved."
With the first half of the official eight-race MWPMS schedule in the books, Haney is facing a nearly two-month break before the series resumes July 5-6, at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, TX.
"Bottom line, I'm sitting in the fourth spot and I've had a consistent race car all year long. It's not the fastest in the series, but it's among the most consistent and that makes for a good showing, which I think is good for the Mid-West Series, too," he concluded.
"Plus, I still have some big news coming soon and I'll be faster then, too, so these guys better get ready."
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Haney Overcomes Adversity at MWPMS Event in St. Louis
TULSA, OK (May 2, 2019) -- As much as he enjoys racing at the recently renamed World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, the historic drag strip directly across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis has not been particularly kind to Keith Haney in recent visits.
Last year, Haney missed qualifying for both the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) and NHRA Pro Mod Series events at Gateway, but the Tulsa-based new car dealer fared a little better this past weekend after overcoming some early adversity in Friday night's MWPMS test session.
"We decided on Friday to make just one hit at the race track and thank God we did," he said.
Two weeks earlier at the most recent MWPMS event in Bowling Green, KY, Haney's nitrous-injected 2014 Camaro experienced a transmission problem that caused the car's rear slicks to lock up at speed in the shutdown area of the track. Initially, Haney thought he'd hit the transbrake button by mistake, so his crew made adjustments, but when rain moved in the next day and the race had to be canceled he missed any chance to test the repairs.
"It put me sideways there a couple times, but we really thought we had it fixed," Haney said. "But then Friday I let go of the button, we go 3.77 at 200 miles an hour, and I stick it in neutral and it does the exact same thing.
"Fortunately, I was able to straighten the car up, get down to the turnoff, weigh the car, and head back to the pits. And then I just got out and I told everybody, 'I will not drive this car one more pass like that. My life is more important than that race car--or than racing.'"
With obvious concern Haney's trackside team went to work, led by crew chief Brandon Switzer and car chief Andrew Arnold, tearing out the transmission and taking it to the trackside pit of M&M Transmission's Mark Micke.
"We actually stood there and watched him take it apart and ended up finding an issue," Haney said. "I don't want to go into what it was, but they did find an issue and fixed it, but it made it so we couldn't make first round of qualifying."
Regardless, Haney and his crew waited it out with renewed confidence.
"We know our combination with this car. We've had enough passes in it, so we know what it can do," he said. "So we just wait and I go up for Q2, I let go of the button, and head down the race track, go 3.77 at 201 miles an hour and qualified right in the show in the number-12 spot."
In Saturday's third-and-final round of qualifying, Haney said his Camaro carried a little too much ballast in the nose, which sent it into tire shake shortly after launching and spoiling the run. Still, he remained in 12th place and set to take on MWPMS rival Aaron Wells in round one of eliminations on Saturday afternoon.
"We go up for round one, I let go of the button, went neck-and-neck with him all the way to the eighth mile, maybe I'm just a little bit ahead of him, and end up blowing the motor. One of the rods just decided it didn't want to be together anymore, had a little backfire, but pan back everything was good," Haney said. "But at that point we elected to just spectate for the rest of the race."
After congratulating Kevin Maddux on eventually winning the MWPMS race at Gateway, Haney said he's already turned his attention to the Throwdown in T-Town, the next MWPMS event May 10-11, at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, the track he co-owns with fellow MWPMS competitor Todd Martin.
"We did have some problems again in St. Louis, but I'm proud of my guys for stepping up and figuring things out. And it's never good to damage a motor like that, but at least we've got another bullet (engine) sitting there, so we're getting ready for Tulsa," Haney promised.
"And we're still okay in the points. Our friend Jim Sakuvich moved up one spot ahead of us in points, but we're still sitting good in fifth going into the Throwdown. We'll be ready to roll and take care of some business at the Throwdown in T-Town."
Rain Ruins Haney's Personal-Best Quest in Bowling Green
TULSA, OK (Apr. 16, 2019) -- Unfortunately for Keith Haney Racing and the rest of the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) competitors, their event ended before eliminations could begin Apr. 13, due to heavy rain storms forecast at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, KY. The MWPMS, which Haney also owns and promotes, participated as a featured class within the Holley EFI Outlaw Street Car Reunion.
"It's always disappointing when you don't get to finish what you started, and I feel for (OSCR
promoter) Tyler Crossnoe. I know what it's like to have to call off something like this after you've put so much time and work and money into making things happen," said the Tulsa-based new car dealer, who was racing at Beech Bend with "Notorious," his nitrous-injected 2014 Pro Mod Camaro.
"It was a great event throughout testing and qualifying for everyone. I know a lot of people made their best runs ever and we were going after one in the final qualifying session, too, but a last-minute problem on the starting line cost us the attempt," Haney explained.
Going into the event, Haney's personal-best effort over the eighth mile stood at 3.70 seconds at just over 204 mph. In Thursday night's opening round of OSCR qualifying Haney placed seventh of 24 MWPMS entries with a 3.72 at 200.98 combination.
"Unfortunately, it got sideways down there at the end of Q1," Haney recalled. "I initially thought I had got on the brakes too hard, but it ended up not being the brakes at all. My transbrake button
is right on the edge of my steering wheel, so after I put it in neutral, put my chutes out, and grabbed the steering wheel again while slowing down, I hit the transbrake button by mistake. Well, when it's in neutral and you hit the transbrake, it puts it dead in reverse and that's what locked it up and turned me sideways. It was not the brakes at all."
That glitch wasn't actually discovered until it happened again--though not as severely--at the end of Haney's second qualifying pass on Friday afternoon, after he improved to 3.71 at 201.40 mph and placed ninth of 33 total entries aiming for the 16-car MWPMS field.
"I moved the button from the edge of the steering wheel to the inside after that," Haney said. "But then, when I go up to run Q3, after my burnout I hit the transbrake button and it would not go in reverse.
"So I revved it up really high and finally it caught, I backed up, and I'm already thinking, 'This ain't going to stick,' and sure enough it wouldn't. I lost that opportunity, which was a real downer because we knew the track was there and everybody else was going fast, so we knew that we could ourselves. Just wasn't meant to be, though."
Eventually, Haney's 3.71 slotted him into 12th place and scheduled to race Aaron Wells when the event was cut short before eliminations for any classes were even started.
"Despite a couple of minor problems, I'm proud of what we accomplished here," Haney stated. "We
were ready to run a .68 or a .69, which both me and my crew chief, Brandon Switzer, felt was very doable. No matter what, though, we qualified solidly in a very quick Pro Mod field. It's just too bad we didn't get to race on Saturday, because I think you would've seen even more personal-best runs."
And despite not quite making the cut to participate in a special East vs. West Shootout on Friday night that pitted the top five MWPMS qualifiers from both regions against each other in a $10K-to-win team format, Haney was thrilled to witness it from the sidelines. The East-West Shootout featured 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2, and so on, with the first team to secure three wins earning a $10,000 purse to be split evenly among teammates.
"Oh man, how cool was that? That whole deal was probably the most fun I've had drag racing in a long time, to be able to sit outside and root on people that I race against," Haney said. "I was cheering on Justin Jones, who beat me in the semi finals at the last race in Texas. I'm out there kissing his car, telling it, 'Come on baby, win this round!'
"It's just things like that, you see all the West racers and their families and friends up there on the West side. All the East Coast racers and their friends are on the East side, and it was great to hear everybody trash talking and cheering their team on.
"And then the West won in the final pair when Justin beat Aryan after he went red; it was just so much fun," Haney repeated. "That East vs. West deal is something that we'll definitely be doing again in the Mid-West Series--and I'll make sure I'm in it next time!"
Keith Haney Racing will return to action with the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series in two weeks, Apr. 26-27, at Gateway Motorsports Park, near St. Louis.
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Keith Haney Racing (www.keithhaneyracing.com) fields two cars in the Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS), as well as for select NHRA and PDRA races and one-off special events. Keith Haney Racing appreciates the support of sponsors Summit Racing Equipment, Lucas Oil, Strange Engineering, Kryptonite Kustomz, RacingJunk.com, MoTeC Systems USA, Switzer Dynamics, M&M Transmission, Menscer Motorsports, Total Seal, Mickey Thompson, Browell Bellhousing, and Larry Jeffers Race Cars.
Haney Heads for OSCR with Pro Mod Mission in Mind
TULSA, OK (Apr. 11, 2019) -- Veteran Pro Mod racer Keith Haney has a Boy Scout-worthy message for his rivals this weekend: be prepared! Fresh off a sun-and-sand-filled vacation, the
Tulsa-based new car dealer is feeling rested, relaxed and ready to take on all comers Apr. 11-13, as the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) competes as part of the 6th annual Outlaw Street Car Reunion (OSCR) in Bowling Green, KY.
"I just got back from Cozumel and got to swim with the dolphins and relax with my girl, Misty Hayes, and spent some time with my business partners and general managers, so we all had a really great time," Haney said. "But now I'm looking ahead to this race up in Kentucky. It's been a little while since our last event and I'm ready to get back in the saddle."
This will be the third outing for Keith Haney Racing in 2019, after notching a quarter-finals finish in February with his drag radial car at Lights Out 10 in Georgia, then reaching the Pro Mod semis early last month in the MWPMS season opener at the Texas Motorplex. At Bowling Green, Haney will again be wheeling "Notorious," his nitrous-injected 2014 Pro Mod Camaro, with Summit, Lucas Oil, RacingJunk.com and Switzer Dynamics on board, among other valued backers.
"I couldn't be out here without them, so my sponsors all deserve a lot of credit for whatever we're able to accomplish. Right now I'm fourth in Mid-West Series points and hoping to move up a little after a good race this weekend," he said.
"You know, the Mid-West Pro Mod Series has been blowing up and we have all these great racers
and this weekend we're also going to have a lot of what I call East Coast guys, so we're going to see a lot of east against west racing," Haney continued. "I'm predicting right now that the next thing I'm going to hear is some of these East Coast guys complaining and crying about how the rules aren't fair after us Mid-West guys finish stompin' on them."
More than 40 Pro Mod entries are expected to attack the eighth mile at Beech Bend Raceway Park, where Haney said it will probably take a run in the low 3.70s just to make it into the 16-car qualified field.
"It's going to be tough. This is going to be a very fast, very interesting field. You're gonna' have to be a player just to get in," he stated.
"I'm also expecting to be in the East vs. West Shootout where we'll take the top five qualifiers from the Mid-West Series to go against the top five from the East in a runoff as a team on Friday
night. So that should be pretty interesting and a lot of fun, too. No matter what, they better be ready to show up and show out, because between my crew chief, Brandon Switzer, and my main crew guy, Andrew Arnold, we're definitely ready to go."
The opening round of qualifying for all classes at OSCR VI begins at 6.p.m. Thursday night (Apr. 11). Haney and his Pro Mod competitors have two more qualifying sessions scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday, with the East-West Shootout slated for 8 that night. Elimination rounds for all classes will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday (Apr. 13), with Pro Mod opening the raceday show.
MWPMS Season Opener Delivers Semi-Final Finish for Haney
ENNIS, TX (Mar. 13, 2019) -- Consistency and an oh-so-close result in the semi-finals left Tulsa-based Pro Mod star Keith Haney feeling very positive about the season-opening Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series event Mar. 9, at the Texas Motorplex, near Dallas.
"Seventeen-thousandths at the stripe, that's all that separated us," Haney said of his race
against young gun Justin Jones, who won with a 3.69 over Haney's 3.73 at more than 201 mph. "I treed him with a .002 light to his .023 and I even had him at half track, but my car started shooting sparks out the right header and laid over a little and he was able to just sneak on by me at the finish."
Beyond reaching the semis, Haney left the Motorplex feeling impressed with his team's overall performance and encouraged by their strong start to the 2019 MWPMS season.
"You know, the notes that we had from November sure helped Brandon Switzer do his job on the tuning side of it, but what's really exciting as far as Keith Haney Racing goes is that we were out there last November at the Elite 16 race going 3.70s and we showed up in Texas again and went right back to running 3.70s. That tells me we're on to something and you've got to commend my guys for what they did in the off-season to prepare the car and keep it consistent.
"They did a great job all weekend. I call it showing up and showing out, you know? I mean, we went there to drag some butts all over the place and we did, a few; got down to the final four."
After qualifying third with another 200-plus-mph pass in 3.74 seconds over the Motorplex eighth mile, Haney and "Notorious," his nitrous-injected 2014 Pro Mod Camaro, ran 3.74 and 3.73 in
defeating the entries of E.J. Hickl and Ed Jeffe before reaching Jones, who went on to finish runner-up against Frankie "Madman" Taylor in the final round.
"You know, in the staging lanes before we ran, Justin told me that it's been one of his dreams to race me and of course I appreciated that," Haney said. "He's young, maybe 19, 20 years old, less than half my age, so he's got better eyes than I've got. But I looked at him and said, 'Don't go red.' He looked right back at me and said, 'Don't be late.' And as it turned out, he was late and I was not red--well, he had a great light, but at least he was late compared to me."
Also contributing to Haney's positive mood was a relatively stress-free weekend of racing and camaraderie with his fellow MWPMS competitors.
"The guys from the Motorplex did a great job and the track was phenomenal," he declared, pointing out several classes posted record-setting numbers. "And as far as my team goes, we really didn't haven't any problems at all, no breakage, no big thrash in the pits. It was kind of awesome, you know, we got to relax a little.
"One of the things that we did was on Friday night I helped cook for about 80 to 90 people. Andrew Arnold, myself, and my girlfriend Misty, all three of us got Hibachi ready and we cooked for a bunch of teams. We all got to sit around and tell jokes and everybody got to relax and have some fun.
"And you know, that's really what it's all about. All of us there, we all want to win, don't get me wrong, but at the end of the day we're spending time together and spending time with the other racers when we're not on the track. When we're out on that track, though, none of us are friends. It's winner take all and I wouldn't want it any other way."
Keith Haney Racing will be back in action with the Mid-West Pro Mod Series Apr. 12-13, during the 6th annual Outlaw Street Car Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, KY.
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The next best thing to help end trash problems around the world could be just a few Lego blocks away from fruition.
First Lego League (FLL) competitors across the globe this year are using science and technology skills to tackle serious waste issues in their own backyard. The competition provides age-appropriate challenges to develop those skills in a fun and engaging way and they get to build a robot for more than just taking out the trash.
Founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989, FLL works to inspire students to become science and technology leaders. The original competition included high school students only, but now includes four programs for kids ages 9-16, who are tasked with coming up with inventive solutions to real-world science problems. And this year, they're talking trash.
"FLL started with a vision that we still adhere to today," says Kim Wierman, director of FLL and Jr. FLL. "It's really to transform culture to where science and technology leaders are celebrated. The same way that kids dream of becoming a basketball pro or an entertainment star, we use our programs, and hopefully we are creating kids who are dreaming of becoming the next Steve Jobs or inventing the next life-saving device."
FLL follows a sports model but uses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) topics, because kids like the competition component of the sporting culture, says Wierman.
In this year's project portion of the competition, teams are looking for innovative ways to solve a trash problem they've identified. Next, in the robot game portion, teams program their robot to perform trash-related missions, which could include collecting materials that someone else doesn't need, but you do, or loading salvage materials into a sorting bin. Models are, of course, made of Lego and they move on a playing field table.
But these kids aren't playing around.
Often, says Wierman, judges who actually work in or around the industry the challenge is addressing, take back ideas from the competition and put them to real-world use.
"By engaging kids in science and technology at a young age, FLL is able to help kids understand the importance of creative problem solving, and that's very much a mission and skill set that LEGO is trying to develop," she says.
Each year FLL choses a theme that is something the kids can relate to and something that they see in the news and that real scientists and engineers are working on, says Wierman.
"This year, with TRASH TREK, teams are tasked to choose a piece of trash and identify a problem with the way it is currently handled. That could be related to how it's made, how things are packaged, how things are stored or transported or recycled. Really, anything that when you have something that is no longer useful to you, what do you do with it?"
Christine Beling, U.S. EPA project engineer with the Assistance and Pollution Prevention Unit was among the professionals who worked to design this year's Trash Trek theme. Putting the focus on trash and sustainability helped promote the idea that each of us has control over the amount of trash we generate, she says, through the choices we make, what we buy and whether we choose to recycle or litter.
Beling spent two days working having fun and playing with Legos on the conference tables, while collaborating on ideas for the challenge and the robot game.
"The theme I was most passionate about," Beling says, "was influencing the challenge to inspire 'making less trash' or going up the (waste) stream to think about the first 'R' – reduce."
The concept is encouraging kids to shift their thinking about what traditionally is called "trash," she says. Next, it's evaluating whether to make the trash in the first place or to make responsible choices after using the product to recover resources.
"Professionals in the field of solid waste management are shifting to a sustainable materials management approach," says Beling, "and this challenge is an opportunity to promote that thinking with the youth who participate in FLL. Sharing what things are made of, what can be reused and recycled and simply paying a bit more attention brings a spotlight to these issues in our own homes and lives."
Past challenges have included topics such as nanotechnology, climate, and transportation.
This year, teams compete in FLL regional competitions and those that advance will compete at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, which is the annual global competition with 30,000 students participating.
"About 15 SWANA members in the U.S. and Canada are actively supporting FLL, and we expect this participation to increase in the coming months. SWANA members are giving tours of solid waste facilities, acting as a technical resource, and sponsoring local tournaments," says David Biderman, executive director and CEO of SWANA.


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