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North Davidson Water, Inc. help start four other systems (West Davidson, East Central, Hasty and Wallburg) and in 1973, the five systems merged forming Davidson Water, Inc. Davidson Water, Inc. quickly became the "largest rural water system in America" and became a model for many other rural systems across the country.
Davidson Water, Inc. has grown to the system we are today maintaining the mission of providing safe, reliable drinking water at the lowest possible cost. Today we have assets over $146 million and 62,000 connections with 1,900 miles of pipeline covering 578 square miles. Water treatment capacity is now 27 million gallons a day. We are committed to serving our members with safe, reliable drinking water and help our area with economic development.
Davidson Water, Inc. is a member of Yadkin-Pee Dee Water Management Group. Please visit the Yadkin-Pee Dee Water Management Group's website to learn more.
or at any USDA office, or call 866-632-9992 to request the form.
By fax 202-690-7442, or email at program.intake@usda.gov.


WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont says President Donald Trump should "go back to the drawing board" on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade accord because it would let Michigan-based General Motors and other companies send U.S. jobs to Mexico.
Sanders says Trump shouldn't send the trade agreement to Congress unless it has enforcement mechanisms to raises workers' wages and to prevent corporations from outsourcing jobs.
Sanders says Trump's "biggest lie" to voters in 2016 was that he's on the side of the working class.


Sometimes when life throws us a curve ball, we need to get our game back on and make a comeback. This was a truly heartwarming story, not only of second chances, but how to take a responsibility of our actions, make a new start in life, and see all the possibilities out there for us.
Cooper made a mistake, with good intentions, but he broke the rules of the engagement. But he owned up to it, admitted it, and cleaned up his life. He is a solid person, goodhearted, kind, and caring. It is so easy to like him, admire him, and cheer for him. His connection with Annabelle's twins is adorable and cute. Scenes with those three just melted my heart.
Cooper fell for the image of Annabelle when he first time saw her picture. For ten years, Annabelle has been his dream and fantasy. Now life brought the real deal into his life, and he is falling fast while helping her with the recovery from an accident.
Annabelle is reconstructing her life after divorce, trying to rebuild her modeling career and built a solid foundation for her daughters. Until an accident changes everything again. She is drawn to Cooper, the chemistry is hot, the attraction sizzling between them, but can she risk her heart again, not to mention the twin's heart?
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WTW: Racing and Time Trialing are Very Different, Laura Muir is Dominant, and the Olympic Marathon Trials Will be Hilly
The Week That Was in Running, February 25 – March 3, 2019
By LetsRun.com
After a two-week hiatus (one to get ready to broadcast the Heps on ESPN+, one for the flu), the Week That Was is back at last. If you missed our coverage of the first Abbott World Marathon Major of the year — the 2019 Tokyo Marathon — or Yomif Kejelcha's indoor mile WR, or even the 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, catch up now.
Past editions of the Week That Was can be found here.
Questions, comments, or a tip? Please call us at 844-LETSRUN (538-7786), email us, or post on our forum.
There's a difference between a time trial and a race (and between being fresh and tired)
Last week, there were a couple of examples of something that we think many casual fans fail to appreciate: there is a big difference between a time trial and a race, particularly when you are talking about the 1500/mile.
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Lewandowski celebrates
At the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, the winner of the men's 1500 was Poland's Marcin Lewandowski — the man with a 3:34.04 pb — not 18-year-old wunderkind Jakob Ingebrigtsen — who has a 3:31.18 pb.
It surely didn't help Ingebrigtsen that he was running his fourth race of the weekend as he'd already won the 3000, whereas Lewandowski was running just his second race of the weekend. But to be honest, if it had been the second race of the weekend for both men, we think the results would have been the same — Lewandowski first, Ingebrigtsen second.
If you watched last year's European 1500 outdoor final, you should remember that Lewandowski, who also earned silver at World Indoors last year, was BY FAR the best guy on the last lap; he just put himself in a horrible position with 400 meters to go, so he had to settle for the silver to Jakob's gold. However, in Glasgow over the weekend, Lewandowski's tactics were better and he got the win as a result.
In a time trial featuring the two men, we have no doubt that Ingebrigtsen would win. His 5000 strength plays really well in a 1500-meter time trial, but Lewandowski's 1:43 800 speed makes him lethal in championship 1500 races. There's a big difference between changing gears and slamming home a tactical 1500 and trying to maintain 57-second pace for as long as possible.
Here are the last two European 1500 finals. Watch them both and try to tell us you'd bet on Ingebrigtsen over Lewandowski in a championship 1500 final if they race a third time. We certainly wouldn't make that pick.
2018 European outdoor 1500 final
2019 European indoor 1500 final
Behind Yomif Kejelcha's world record in the indoor mile last week in Boston, you saw the reverse of what we just talked about. In Boston, the first American across the line was Johnny Gregorek, who ran 3:49.98 — and not Craig Engels, the US champion in the indoor mile the week before, who ran 3:53.89.
Prior to the time trial in Boston, Engels and Gregorek raced three times this year and Engels won all three races convincingly.
January 26 – Engels beat Gregorek by .80 in the 1k at the Armory, 2:18.98 to 2:19.78.
February 9 – Engels beat Gregorek by 1.34 seconds at Millrose in the mile, 3:54.18 to 3:55.52.
February 24 – Engels beat Gregorek by .57 in the mile, 3:59.69 to 4:00.26, to win the US title in Staten Island.
The comparison of Engels and Gregorek is similar to the one between Lewandowski and Ingebrigtsen. In a tactical middle distance race, Engels' endurance, coupled with his 800 background, makes him much more dangerous than he is in a time trial. Gregorek also mentioned after the race that he's been doing a lot of strength endurance work in his training, which helps with time trials but can leave him lacking in a championship-style race.
"I feel like I'm in really good strength shape right now," Gregorek told LetsRun.com. "I'm just super strong, so I think just running those 29-[second laps]…At Millrose, I think I really ran erratically, a little fast in the middle of the race, and it took a lot out of me. And at USAs, I didn't quite have that final gear. But I think [in Boston], I just need to keep running 29's, I just needed to use my strength. I think a lot of speed comes from strength, as they say."
The co-founders of LetsRun.com certainly weren't 1500 runners but they learned about the difference between time trials and tactical 1500s by becoming big fans of the sport in the 1990s, when American Steve Holman annually seemed to mesmerize/frustrate US fans. Somehow, Holman managed to finish in the top 10 in Track & Field News' world rankings for 1,500 three times (#5 in 1994, #4 in 1995, and #10 in 1997) without winning a US title in any of those years. Holman had the NINE fastest American 1500 times of the 1990s (with a PR of 3:31.52 from 1997) yet somehow managed to win just one US outdoor 1500 title in his entire career (1999).
More: CAN GREGOREK TAKE DOWN THE INDOOR MILE AR?
Stat of the Week I / Let's Put These Fast Indoor Miles in Perspective
The fast indoor miles run last weekend deservedly garnered a lot of attention, but we think it's good to compare them to some better 1500/outdoor marks so people don't get too carried away.
3:26.00 – Hicham El Guerrouj's outdoor 1500 world record.
3:27.40 – Bernard Lagat's outdoor 1500 American record.
3:30.07 – what Alan Webb's 3:46.91 outdoor American record for the mile converts to for the 1500 according to our 1.0802 conversion.
3:30.16 – what Yomif Kejelcha's 3:47.01 indoor mile world record converts to for the 1500 according to our 1.0802 conversion.
3:31.04 – Samuel Tefera's indoor 1500 world record.
3:32.91 – what Johnny Gregorek's 3:49.98 indoor mile converts to for 1500 according to our 1.0802 conversion (10th place on the all-time US outdoor list for 1500 is David Krummenacker's 3:31.93).
Stat of the Week II / This Is What We Call TOTAL DOMINATION
3.38 – margin of victory, in seconds, in the women's 1500 at the European championships for Laura Muir.
Quote of the Week (that wasn't quote of the day) / The 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Are Going To Be Relatively Hilly
"Hilly is an understatement. I definitely have a new respect for this marathon. I only ran eight miles. I can't imagine doing four times that distance."
– American Brogan Austin talking to Race Results Weekly after running and winning an 8-mile race that was run on the main portion of the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials course.
In case you missed it when we unofficially plotted the elevation of the Atlanta Olympic Marathon Trials course in January, take a look at the chart below.
More: What You Need to Know on the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Course — With Elevation Charts
Abandoned by his parents at age 4, he didn't even start running until college but he made the Olympics – Meet Shane Healy If you read one thing this weekend, this needs to be it. Irishman Shane Healy lived the "American" dream and it got it to him the Olympics. Now 50, he's got his sights on the 50+ WR. "I want to get the message across to young people. You can never ever give up on your dream."
*MB: Learn about the incredible life of Shane Healy
No easy answers in Caster Semenya debate "If we are to accept the unregulated presence of male biology in women's sport, that women born without male sex organs must compete against those who have them on the premise that biology is fundamentally unfair, why not abandon the women's category altogether?"
Storylines and Subplots at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon A fantastic read from Brett Larner. After 12 years, the women's race in Tokyo is finally on par (actually superior) to the men in Tokyo + the quest for the 100th Japanese man under 2:10.
To see our favorite reads from other weeks, go here.
Quotes Of The Day And Last Week's Home Pages
To see the quotes of the day from last week or last week's home page or any home page, go to our archive page.
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Tags: Marcin Lewandowski, Yomif Kejelcha, Johnny Gregorek, Craig Engels, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Steve Holman
World Half News: Kamworor OUT, Kiplimo IN, Ingebrigtsen Maybe?
Jacob > Jakob: Kiplimo Tops Ingebrigtsen, 7:26 to 7:27, in Fast 3K Showdown in Rome
2020 Ostrava Golden Spike Recap: Jacob Kiplimo Comes From Behind to Stun Selemon Barega in Thrilling 5,000 as Both Men Break 12:50
2020 Brussels DL Preview: World Record Attempts Galore: Hassan vs. Kosgei in Clash of WR Holders; Mo Farah & Faith Kipyegon Also Targeting WRs

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The Sunset of the Manila Bay Manila Bay is one of the finest natural harbors in the world which serves the port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines.
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I've very excited to announce a list of new after school classes I'll be teaching at the New Art Center. Also has the Teen Program Coordinator for the NAC I'm planning on some fun art-related events. More info soon. The jammed packed creativity starts early 2013 and registration opens today!
Explore the genre of the graphic novel with comic books and manga. Delve into the history of the medium and its influences on animation, anime, music, and film. Students will create their own graphic novel, focus on story structure and pencil and ink art. Sketchbook required.
Students will learn the fundamentals of drawing and acrylic painting in this energetic studio class. The class will cover composition, style, mark making, light and shading and other fundamental techniques. Additionally, class will look at contemporary practices of drawing and painting for inspiration and new ways of working.
In this course students will be encouraged to pursue current interests and artistic skills that establish a solid foundation in the visual art practices. Choose you favorite media and work with professional artist and teacher, Steven Wilber, as you develop your artwork. Explore drawing, painting, sculpture, and other mixed media, that includes illustration, graphic novel, collage, and building techniques. Expect to make a final masterpiece by the end of the term!
Starting with the basics and moving beyond, learn the steps to become a professional artist. This class is for students seriously considering the art world in their future or just interested in improving their painting and drawing skills. Some 3D work may be involved as the course progresses. Expect positive group critiques every week.
Would you like to become a young leader in the art world? If you are interested in the visual arts, photography, music, dance, theater, and/or in organizing events, this is the perfect space for you. Led by art teacher and Teen Coordinator, Steven Wilber, participants will learn important leadership skills and tools like how to organize art-related activities, plan budget, raising money, and develop programs including field trips, parties, community art projects, teen night outs, art exhibits, and more.
Use handbuilding techniques to create both functional and sculptural objects! Students in this class will develop an understanding of the materials and processes involved in ceramic art-making.
The New Art Center offers a well-equipped ceramics studio for children to have fun while learning methods and techniques of working with the potter's wheel. These are among the most popular classes. Students learn how to create their own mugs, bowls, plates, and glazing techniques. While this course is strongly focused on wheel throwing, students have the option to enhance their work, by adding texture, special touches, or a sculptural detail to their creations by altering wheel thrown shapes with hand building techniques.
I can't believe coworkers and I wrapped up the Fall semester at the Worcester Art Museum last week. Time unbelievably flies when you're having fun! I decided to post some images of in process work and completed pieces. The feedback from students and parents on my Drawing and Painting classes this term were terrific and I'm glad kids not only had fun, but learned a thing or two. Happy holidays, everyone!
Lifesize andriods designed to save planet Earth!
A paint bug: lesson with sponge painting and light, middle, & dark tones.
No, I'm not dressed as the pope. It's the beginning of an alien disguise that will combine organic & geometric shapes.
A group of very serious artists with their final pieces that incorporated both drawing and painting.
I can't believe it's already October! I've been so busy with the beginning of new semester of public school (I'll blog about that later), that I hadn't realized my Saturday classes at the Worcester Art Museum begin next week! I still have openings in both, so please spread the word!
Drawing 8-10 years old – Really get an understanding of the basics of drawing and begin building on that for more indepth drawing techniques. A great way to start before taking a Painting class!
Drawing and Painting from Life 11-13 years old – Working from still lifes and models (some of whom willl be special guests) the corrolation of drawing and painting will be fully explored while students and I sketch, draw, and paint with a final piece to be presented at the end of the eight week term.
Here are two classes I'll be teaching for the first half of Session 2 in August at the Worcester Art Museum!
Explore landscape, cityscape and dreamscape in the galleries. Then draw your own beautiful world using inks, watercolors, oil pastels and other drawing materials.
Get inspired in the Museum and let loose your creativity. Experiment in sculpture, printmaking, paint and other materials to develop fun, colorful and experimental projects.


Shazam tells the story of Billy Batson, a streetwise 14-year-old who can magically transform into the adult superhero Shazam simply by shouting out one word. His newfound powers soon get put to the test when he squares off against the evil Dr Thaddeus Sivana. Shazam stars Zachary Levi as the adult superhero Shazam and Asher Angel as his younger self.
How old do you have to be to see Shazam?
According to the British Board of Film Classification, Shazam is rated 12A.
The BBFC writes A12A rating is "suitable for children aged 12 and over.
"However, people younger than 12 may see a 12A so long as they are accompanied by an adult.
"In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult."
The BBFC cites "moderate violence, threat, horror, innuendo, bleeped strong language" as the reasoning behind its 12A rating.
There is no insight information as of yet but the BBFC says it will be available after March 26, 2019.
The film has an undeniably silly tone in line with its age rating and the bulk of the cast members of the DC Comics adaptation, in fact, teenagers themselves.
These other young actors include Jack Dylan Grazer as Frederick "Freddy" Freeman, Billy's foster brother and best friend, a disabled superhero enthusiast who is the only person that knows that he is Shazam.
SHAZAM CAST: WHO IS THE VILLAIN IN SHAZAM? DOES BATMAN CAMEO?
Shazam after credits scene: Who is Mister Mind? When does he cameo?
Shazam end-credits: Will Mark Strong return as a villain Shazam 2?
Grace Fulton (It) stars as Mary Bromfield, Billy's foster sister at his new home, the "den mother" who helps take care of the other kids.
Ian Chen (Fresh Off The Boat) plays Eugene Choi, Billy's foster brother at his new home, a bookish boy who enjoys tech and non-fiction.
Jovan Armand stars as Pedro Peña, Billy's foster brother at his new home, a shy, sensitive kid.
Faithe Herman (This Is Us) plays Darla Dudley, Billy's youngest foster sibling at his new home, an energetic and effusive little girl.
Initial fan reactions to Shazam screenings have been positive, though reviews are under embargo until Saturday, March 23, 2019.
The Nerd Corner tweeted: "#Shazam made us laugh, cry and cheer! When out in cinemas, make sure you get a ticket!"
Roxy Striar of Screen Junkies wrote: "I saw Shazam. It was everything. I can't wait to talk about this movie for the next several months.
"Yes it's funny (I laughed VERY loudly multiple times) but it also has so much heart."
This very Express.co.uk film critic tweeted: "The best part of Shazam is definitely Darla. Faithe C. Herman is a scene stealer!"
Shazam is out in cinemas on April 5, 2019.
Shazam post-credits scene: WHO was THAT? What does it mean for DCEU?


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Miguel Angel Garcia Cortez  (Ventura, 15 december 1987) is een Amerikaans bokser. Hij vecht in de lichtgewichtsklasse. Hij is de huidige WBC-kampioen in het lichtgewicht en won wereldtitels in het vedergewicht en supervedergewicht.

Begin carrière
Mikey Garcia begon al vroeg met boksen, omdat zijn vader ook een amateurbokser op hoog niveau was. Op 14 juli 2006 maakte Mikey op 18-jarige leeftijd zijn profdebuut. Hij versloeg zijn landgenoot Domingo Herrera Mendoza op punten. Op 3 april 2010 won hij zijn eerste titel. Hij versloeg de Amerikaan Tomas Villa op technisch knock-out in de eerste ronde en won daarmee de USBA vedergewichttitel, hierna won hij nog enkele regionale titels in het vedergewicht en mocht in 2013 vechten om de wereldtitel.

Wereldtitel
Op 19 januari 2013 won Mikey Garcia de WBO Vedergewicht titel. Het gevecht tegen de Mexicaan Orlando Salido werd gestopt in de achtste ronde. Door een onopzettelijke kopstoot brak Garcia zijn neus, waardoor er een jurybeslissing volgde. Garcia werd aangewezen als winnaar op punten. Op 15 juni 2013 moest Garcia zijn titel inleveren, omdat hij te zwaar was tijdens de weging in een gevecht om de titel tegen de Mexicaan Juan Manuel Lopez. Hij stapte over naar het supervedergewicht en won op 9 november 2013 de WBO Supervedergewichttitel door de Puerto Ricaan Roman Martinez te verslaan op knock-out in de achtste ronde. Hij zou deze titel eenmaal met succes verdedigen. Hierna raakte Garcia in onmin met zijn promotor. Hij wilde een hogere gage voor zijn gevechten. Uiteindelijk werd zijn contract ontbonden.

Comeback en lichtgewichtitel
Vanwege zijn contractdispuut was Garcia bijna 2,5 jaar inactief als profbokser. Op 30 juli 2016 maakte hij zijn comeback en versloeg Elio Rojas uit de Dominicaanse Republiek op technisch knock-out in de vijfde ronde. Op 28 januari 2017 won Garcia een wereldtitel in een derde gewichtsklasse. Hij won de WBC lichtgewicht titel door Dejan Zlaticanin uit Montenegro in de derde ronde knock-out te slaan.

Amerikaans bokser

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Plains farming boomed in the early 20th century after homesteading laws provided settlers with 640 acres of free land, courtesy of the feds. European demand for wheat fed this cycle and farming was a much needed boost for the struggling U.S. economy. One of the leading causes of the Dust Bowl in combination with the drought was that farmers over planted and overgrazed their land for decades and implemented poor practices. They also failed to plant drought resistant crops, so when the crops died out, there was no way to hold the topsoil in place. Even the native grasses that had endured the droughts of the past were removed. Farming practices were out of control but the government as usual was going to save Americans with their brilliancy and well oiled machine. This prompted the Department of Agriculture to promote the bizarre idea that increased farming caused more rain to fall on the Plains. Long story short, the government was wrong (shocking right?) and actually intensified the wrath on American citizens and U.S. soil. Is the West ready to make changes and adapt to the changing climate?
Giant clouds of dirt literally blew across the landscape, engulfing homes and even entire towns. Each year, the problem grew worse.
Black Sunday wasn't a shopping day. April 14, 1935 was the single worst day of the Dust Bowl and winds reached 60 miles per hour and were most severe in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. These "black blizzards" caused day to turn into night and destroyed all life in its path.
The average 1930s dust storm carried more dirt than it would take to build two Panama Canals.
As much as we try to avoid talking politics the age old debate about global warming and climate change are hot topics in the boat and we are always interested in what people think of it. Or if they believe anything at all is happening. From our perspective of spending time along the Pacific Rim from Chile to Alaska to the Kamchatka Peninsula there is no question that in our short lifetime something is happening at a much more rapid rate than before. The cause? Well, we are not scientists and surely not climatologists. We'll stick to the rivers and the fish. Predicting weather and women is not our forte and we encourage others to not even try. But one thing is for sure and that is we are reaching a point where towns, cities and states will be forced to make extreme measures to maintain their current quality of life and existence. This boils down to you and me. It means all of us. And we are not talking about more restrictions on when you can and can't water your lawn. There is a big change coming regardless if El Niño hits hard this year or not. Let's face it, we live in a desert and the West is drying out. What have we learned from history? For one, the government is not going to save us and more than likely our water practices, much like the farmers of the Midwest in the 1930's era are poor and archaic. We are going to have to adapt and change with the conditions before we experience a complete water collapse. Humans don't like change and often implement it only when forced into a dire situation. So when are you going to move out of California?
The drought of the Great Depression was catalyst to the largest migration occurring within the United States. Many used historic Route 66 as their avenue by any transportation means available and often with only the clothes on their backs. Many ended up in California as migrant farm workers following the harvest.
Despite El Niño attempts California is in big trouble and facing a complete water collapse. Dust Bowl 2016?
Satellite image of California's snowpack. We have some of the white stuff but is it enough?
The Lower Sacramento River through the recent storms and the holidays, overall has fished well to great. Many of the lower reaches from Anderson downriver have been avoided due to dirty water flowing in from tributaries like Cow Creek and Cottonwood Creek to name a few. But it is starting to clear as we speak. Our main focus due to poor water clarity downriver has been from the Posse Grounds above the Sundial Bridge to Anderson River Park. We've had decent hatches of BWO's occurring mostly late morning to midday but can pop at anytime. Dismal weather invites the best hatches; look for them on overcast, rainy days, as long as the water temperature is above 40°F. The hatch can show up on the sunniest of days and be non-existent on the perfect overcast day. Go figure. Baetis are a staple hatch on many rivers across the West. Not only are the nymphs good swimmers, but the adults often float for long periods while on the surface before taking flight. This provides the angler equipped with a keen eye to target fish on the surface using dry flies. Also emergers or unweighted nymphs just under the surface can be deadly as well. Because deep water nymph fishing is so productive on the Lower Sac, many guides and anglers don't even try other presentations. The first step in trying something new out on your next trip to the river, is to be prepared. Have at least one other rod already rigged so when the action happens you'll be ready to make the change. We find the easier it is to change presentations the more likely we are going to switch when the time arises. You may only have a 10 minute window or less, but this window can be the most fun of the entire day and often lasts longer than many think. Don't look for blistering rises with dozens of fish on the surface, look for subtle clues which often mean only one fish here of there, or an aggressive strike indicating a hatch is beginning. Often by the time most anglers are queued in, the window of opportunity has passed. Give it a shot, you may just surprise yourself and the fish too.
Another mayfly that has been showing up are a few PMD's. These tan to almost cream like mayflies must taste better because the fish absolutely love them. We don't know whether they are easier to see or because they are slightly larger than other hatches, but be sure to have a few in your fly box when they do show up. As we head further away from the Winter solstice look for increasing numbers of these guys.
Do you fish many alevin patterns? This is a great time of year to have a few of these. Do you know what they are? Sac Fry or Alevin: When the salmon egg is ready to hatch, the baby salmon will break free of the egg's soft shell retaining the yolk as a nutrient-rich sac that hangs below it's body. At this stage, they are about one inch in length. During the next month, the alevin will remain hidden in the gravel nest and feed from the nutrient-rich yolk sac until it is completely absorbed. But sometimes they are set free by river currents and other factors and are easy prey for trout.
Alevins puked out after landing a nice Lower Sac rainbow. Hmmm…I wonder what they're eating?
Another important bug to have with you on the Lower Sac this time of year are midges. It is often an overlooked pattern, but is a key part of a trout's diet especially in the winter months. Midges are the one food source that are available 365 days a year. Recently we've been fishing a lot of smaller midge patterns and often dropping down to 5x fluorocarbon to feed selective fish that may have seen everything including the kitchen sink. Becoming an accomplished midge fisherman can open the door to success in many trout fisheries. Have you ever wanted to get into fly tying? This is a great pattern to start with and it will teach you the basics. Plus there are a myriad of different materials and colors to use. Sometimes having something different than everybody else can often be the ticket. Midges are a great place to start.
The Lower Sacramento has been slowly dropping. This isn't a bad thing because who knows how much water we'll have for next year. But look at the spike on December 29th. When water flows change it's not bad or good, it just means a change. The more consistent the conditions, the more consistent the fishing. Do think some alevins got kicked loose with that spike? I can say confidently my clients were very happy we noticed the flow change. The fish immediately switched to almost only eating alevins for the next hour.
This is graph from downriver at Bend Bridge. Notice the large upswing then drop, this is from major tributaries coming in and influencing water flows from rainfall. Reading graphs and finding out where the conditions are fishable are key to a good day on the water.
There are a ton of patterns out there that have been working but it's amazing how one fly will crush one day, and the next not even one fish will touch it. With so many fish in this river it often is a frustrating event for the guys who spends a lot of time out here. We've gone over some of the major hatches occurring on the river but here is a brief list of must have's for this time of year: PT's, Olive PT's, Black and Brown Rubber Legs, Sweat Pea, Amber Prince in smaller sizes, Eng Thing, Anatomay, UV Sally, Small Poxyback Golden Stone, Tiger Midge, Marlee Midge, Egg Patterns, Hogan's S and M, MicroMay Brown and Olive, Superflash PT's, Black Copper John's, NosePicker, Poxyback PMD and Sparse Bird's Nest.
Oakland Dust with a trophy rainbow on the Lower Sacramento River in downtown Redding, California under the Sundial Bridge. There are some pigs out here this time of year.
Theresa and Mark out there and always catching fish. Couples who fish together, stay together.
The Trinity overall has been great this year for steelhead and it looks like it is going to continue to be a banner year. Plenty of early season fish showed up and now the winter run is just starting to commence. Increased precipitation this year has helped move more fish into the system. We did see a major decrease in brown trout numbers this year so far. As much as we like catching brown trout on the Trinity especially when they are sipping dries, they are not native. Currently there are crews working on the river trying to figure out what impact the brown trout are having on the watershed. (Hopefully we will have more info in the next blog post on this topic.) It brings up a lot of good questions about the invasive brown trout. What exactly are they eating and how many? Where are they going and why? Are they sea-run? We are very pro wild/native fish and free flowing watersheds and we would like to see more of it. But what exactly does that mean for your favorite river in your neck of the woods? The one fact that sticks out to us for the Trinity River is that we have a hatchery and the facts are coming out how these are not good for wild fish stocks either. Do we eliminate the browns and the hatchery fish? What do you think?
Chris L. of Redding with a nice steelhead on the Trinity River. This was one of our special group trips with three boats. All anglers and guides had a fantastic day fly fishing and enjoying the pursuit in a beautiful setting. Looking for a group trip? We have the right guides to make it happen!
Something to keep in mind when traveling to Trinity County is that even if you bring your 4×4 with mud and snow tires, don't forget to carry chains. And if you don't have a 4×4 with mud and snow tires, do not come without chains, period. We've seen increasing enforcement to chain requirements this year and have been warned by CalTrans that they will be checking, and those without the proper requirements will be turned away. So bring your chains and be prepared for winter travel, even if the weather man says it's going to be nice. Conditions change fast around here and it's better to be safe than sorry. Also be aware of black ice in the morning and in areas of shade. There have been quite a few accidents on the 299 corridor this last month. On another note the California Highway Patrol is vicious on Hwy 299, if you drive fast they will eventually get you. And if they don't get you the deer will. Slow down and take your time. This includes access roads, especially in residential areas. For some reason many visitors to the area forget that there are families, kids and dogs around. People live here and call this home, so treat the side roads, dirt or paved just like you treat your neighborhood. Please slow down and be respectful!
One other note, if floating the Trinity be aware of hazards in the water. There have been several trees down near the Steelbridge area and also in the Junction City area, below Canyon Creek, debris from the creek has pushed the gravel bar out and moved some things around. Some changes out there after recent storm events. We've had several reports of boats getting in trouble. Use extreme caution and let us know of any hazards you find. Thanks.
Hwy 299 near Weaverville can be hazardous to drivers traveling too fast.
It takes two loaders to remove this large boulder from Hwy 299 this week.
The primary target location for most fly fisherman this last month has been from Old Lewiston Bridge down to Bagdad at the confluence with the North Fork of the Trinity River. We've seen increasing numbers of hatchery fish from Douglas City to the upper section where fishing has been good to great. Steiner Flat Road, starting at Douglas City, is a great access for wade fisherman looking for easy to find spots. Note: Remember the very upper part of the Trinity River from Old Lewiston Bridge to the hatchery is closed! We've seen an increasing number of anglers in this section with some receiving tickets this week from Fish and Wildlife Wardens. This area known as the "fly water" will open later in the season. Remember its your responsibility to know the regulations or stop in a local shop and ask. We've had a number of guide days below the primary water this last month and did exceptionally well, but we don't reach the triple digit days like most of the guides on the Trinity. In fact, we loathe counting fish or basing the success of our day on numbers. We are looking for one fish at a time and we are looking to get away from the crowds. We love teaching the craft of fly fishing and enjoying every aspect of the journey while chasing steelhead. We use indicators, we swing with switch and spey rods, and we love throwing dry flies. If you want to battle with the masses, just ask us before the day and we'll join them. Sometimes due to conditions we are forced to join the drift boat hatch, but for the most part we consider fly fishing for steelhead precious and the more solitude the better.
One of our favorite things about this time of year is the increasing bug activity. From here on out mayfly hatches should start to increase all the way into spring. On most stretches of the upper river there should be tiny BWO activity around midday. The time of the hatch is based on the overall weather and river condition of that particular day, so exact times vary. We gave you some tidbits on the Lower Sac report and the same goes for changing presentations on the Trinity. Have flies (in this order of criteria) in similar size, shape and shade to the bugs hatching, but also make sure to have an extra rod rigged and ready when the event occurs. We have also seen the elusive December Brown's starting to emerge. You may have not heard of these guys, but they typically show up around the first of the year, their numbers increasing and often peaking around March. Don't tell them it's not March! March Brown hatches typically start to show in the early afternoon. Just before the hatch, nymphs are often found drifting in the current and seams, so it makes perfect sense to fish nymph patterns near the bottom starting a couple of hours before the hatch. As the nymphs emerge, they often drift a long distance before reaching the surface, so you will find drifting nymphs anywhere from just below a riffle to runs that are well below them, even in the frog water. Duns usually emerge on the surface. As steelhead switch their focus to the duns and you start noticing risers, switch to a dry fly. We like patterns that sit flat on the surface or hang down into the water, like emergers and crippled patterns. Sometimes, however, emergence happens underwater and the dun floats to the surface. In this case a soft hackle or downwing wet fly works best. This can be a great time to put away the indicators and use classic spring creek skills to target fish that get looked over by most of the boats and wade fisherman on the Trinity. But shhhh! Don't tell anyone about December or January brown's.
Riley J. (A.K.A. "Wild Hen Riley" or "Rooster") enjoys a fine specimen on a vacant stretch of the Trinity River. Steelhead are contagious…come see what it's all about!
California despite facing drought conditions provides excellent steelhead fishing for the fly angler.
Releases out of the Lewiston Dam have been right around 300 CFS.
Steiner Flat Road at Limekiln Gulch graph. Notice the drop. Rush Creek, Grass Valley Creek, Indian Creek, Weaver Creek and Reading Creek are all factors above this gauge. In storm events watch Rush and Weaver Creek for turbidity.
Trinity River above confluence with the North Fork. Canyon Creek is the one to watch above this gauge along with a few others and is often the culprit in storm events. Note: North Fork of the Trinity is closed to all fishing as well as all tributaries.
What is there to tell? Winter run are on their way! Let the games begin! Might be time to put away the training wheels and break out the 2 hander.
Well if you were to ask what three flies you would have to have for fly fishing on the Trinity River this is what I would say, golden stones, golden stones and yep golden stones. Now that we got that out of the way as much as steelhead will specifically zero in on a specific pattern, we are of the school of thought that there are three things that are more critical than fly selection; presentation, presentation and yep, presentation. The whole golden stone thing comes around every December and it amazes me how shocked people are that it is the popular fly, although it's absolutely the same every year at the exact same time. Don't get me wrong, they work. We try not to throw the popular fly of the month, although we do catch our fair share of steelhead on golden stones. We have several favorites, and the two we use the most are Mercer's poxyback golden stone and the Solitude stone. There are a ton of different patterns out there, I am sure they work too, but these are must have's in any box. The other thing we do is take a marker to them and sometimes bend the shank slightly. Have you ever watched a stonefly drift down current? Well they typically aren't straight at all but rather curved inwards. Try it, it works. And if you are tying your own, tie them with tungsten beads. It will help get them down and this works as a great point fly for your nymph system. And you know what fly caught more fish swinging this last week. Yep, you got this right?
Here is another one that shouldn't surprise anybody, eggs. Yep, the good ol egg. Soft kind, round kind and even bright colored kind. We fish a lot of hand tied eggs which is rare these days it seems. Most rigs we see these days are the hard and round variety. They're deadly. Ask anybody, and they come in every size and color combination. Egg's, like stonefly patterns, are great go to patterns for steelhead on the Trinity and Klamath Rivers. They've worked for years and will continue to work. But don't forget about the classic yarn tied eggs. They're are soft, and when everybody is fishing the same thing, a slight variety often helps produce and hang onto fish that have been pressured. We also recommend micro spawn or sucker spawn. Again tons of colors and ways to have something different than everybody else. Easy to tie and cheap. Dedicate an entire box to these if you plan on fly fishing on the Trinity. Plus, they are almost mandatory on storm days or when water clarity is less than perfect.
So we've talked about specific hatches and what the fish are keying in on. What are some must have patterns for the Trinity right now? Black micro may, soft hackle pmd, pt, soft hackle pt, psycho nymph, amber prince, rubber legs, turbo nymph, mahalo nymph, red and black copper john, iron sally, small copper bob, classic sawyer nymph, alevin, purple prince nymph, montana prince, cream dream, green weenie and red headed stepchild.
Stop by your favorite fly shop! The crew at The Fly Shop in Redding know their stuff and are always willing to share their knowledge. They have the biggest and most complete fly selection on the planet. But don't forget about Herb Burton. Herb has been on the Trinity River fly fishing since they did shuttles with ox and cart. Not only does he have some bugs you can't find anywhere, he also has some great swing patterns. Trinity Outdoors in Weaverville has a decent supply as well. Support your local fly shop as well, and please stop buying flies from Cabela's and other big box stores. Growing up in a fly shop in a small community, we understand how important small sales are. We beg you, please support your local fly shop!
Its amazing what a good attitude and patience will get you. Not only in life but while fishing too. Bottom of the 9th, group trip with three boats and BOOM! From out of the depths in front of everybody. Thank you guys for an epic time on the water and the never forget moment! It's not about the fish, it about the places and faces you get to share the memories with. First steelhead on the fly rod does make it a little sweeter though.
-For those of you staying in Lewiston, the Mountain Valley Grill is closed Tuesdays. Always. Don't even think about getting food here on this day, they will tell you no.
-The Old Lewiston Inn and Bar is closed until further notice, but the bed and breakfast is open. Reservations in advance are advised.
Now has a new cafe and it's great. Many of our clients passed up on Indian Creek Lodge because of having to drive to Weaverville for food. Well not anymore. Great service, great food and a great place to stay. Tell them the Kennedy Brothers sent you.
Remember Johnson's Steakhouse? Well it's back and better than ever. We have had rave reviews from our clients, and we find ourselves here quite a bit. New owners and the new hotspot in town. We highly recommend Trinity Alps Golf Course for dinner if you're staying in Weaverville! Tell them the Kennedy Brothers sent you, you may get something special. We also recommend reservations on weekends. The best of Weaverville!
-News of La Grange re-opening. More info on the way. Yep, you heard it here first.
-Beckett Steakhouse is closed, gone to the wind. Good while it lasted.
-Marino's is half open. The steakhouse side is closed as well as the bar. The pizza parlor side is open.
Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. Right next door you have the New Yorker Bar and across the street The Diggin's Bar. Good choice for downtown Weaverville.
Across from Tops Market has a full bar with a few TV's to watch games. This may be the only full bar in town where you can eat dinner. Just saying.
The best hands down! If nothing else stop in and grab some of their coffee or warm soup on a cold day. Friday night is pizza night too. Stop on bye you will love it! This is or favorite place to stay for group trips, we promise you will love it. But this has to be booked in advance, and we recommend booking now for next season. Don, Julia and the staff are a diamond in the rough. Let's book your next steelhead trip and stay here.
DOES THE DROUGHT AFFECT YOU?
The drought in California affects more than the people that live there. If you eat these foods chances are it's going to affect you.
We need to get rid of Palm Springs. Anybody? You too Tahoe City and Hillsborough!
I love every single item on this menu. How about you?
Well that concludes this blog post. Thanks to those who made it this far. Congratulations! Trying to write a fish report takes a little bit more these days I guess. We tried to make it entertaining and informative at the same time. We love feedback so don't be bashful, drop us a line. We need any help we can get. Heck just let us know if you made it this far (note to Mom, we know you read it and we love you). We are also looking for a graphic design artist so if you know anybody let us know. We have a tight schedule over the next few months, and we are already filling up for Spring. I can't urge you enough, if you need dates for this year or even the next you need to get them right now! Don't wait. Our prime dates are filling up 6 months to a year in advance, and we would love to have you. Thanks to all the people this year that we were able to spend river time with. Just when we think this journey can't get any better, it does. Thanks to YOU!
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This is the first time I visited your site. Really cool and informative stuff going on here!!!
Thank you Cal for the response! We work hard trying to get the info out there in a format we would like to read. It takes some work but just hearing this makes it worth it. Happy New Years!


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Home » Media » New $400 million incentive to boost jobs for screen industry
New $400 million incentive to boost jobs for screen industry
Prime Minister, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts
Thousands of jobs are set to flow to carpenters, lighting technicians, local actors, set designers, extras, crews and special effects experts with a $400 million incentive to attract film and television productions to Australia, both now and over the next seven years.
Australia's relative success in managing COVID-19, compared to so many other parts of the world, means we are now in a unique position to attract a longer term pipeline of major screen productions here in Australia.
To help achieve this we are extending our screen incentive over seven years, working together with the tax system, to ensure that studios can commit to multiple productions over multiple years, guaranteeing jobs both now and into the future.
The incentive adds to a strong pipeline of international screen production activity, jobs and investment by boosting the Location Incentive program over the next three years and extending it for four more years to 2026-27.
The additional $400 million will help Australia capitalise on a growing demand to produce films and television series in Australia, attracting an estimated $3 billion in foreign expenditure and creating 8,000 new employment opportunities for Australians each year. This complements projects already supported through the existing program.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the announcement would create thousands of extra jobs across the country and would help back the screen sector's recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.
"This investment is key to our JobMaker plan to create jobs, boost local business activity, and provide training and skills," the Prime Minister said.
"Behind these projects are thousands of workers that build and light the stages, that feed, house and cater for the huge cast and crew and that bring the productions to life. This is backing thousands of Australians who make their living working in front of the camera and behind the scenes in the creative economy."
Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Paul Fletcher said the expanded Location Incentive program was designed to attract back-to-back productions and establish an ongoing pipeline of work for Australia's screen sector, which will strengthen the local industry and provide certainty for businesses to invest in skills and development.
"The Location Incentive is an economic multiplier. It will sustain the vitality of Australian screen production and support jobs and local businesses," Minister Fletcher said.
"Through this additional commitment, the Government is telling the world that Australia is a desirable destination for screen production – with great locations, skilled crews, world-class talent, post-production expertise and state of the art facilities."
The Location Incentive is designed to complement the Morrison Government's existing Location Offset, providing an effective increase in the tax offset rate from 16.5 per cent to 30 per cent for eligible large budget international productions that film in Australia and are successful through the application process.
To date, the Government has announced funding of $123 million for 10 productions through the existing Location Incentive including Thor: Love and Thunder and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in Sydney, Godzilla vs Kong on the Gold Coast, Shantaram and The Alchemyst in Melbourne. These 10 projects are estimated to generate spending of around $1 billion, support 8,500 local jobs over multiple years and engage more than 9,000 Australian businesses.
The expansion of the Location Incentive comes on top of $250 million over the next 12 months to help restart the creative economy, including $50 million for a Temporary Interruption Fund that will support local film and television producers to secure finance and recommence filming for productions that have largely been halted due to the challenges in accessing insurance coverage for COVID-19. It also builds on the Government's investment of $749 million in the arts and cultural industry in 2019-20 – the largest amount ever provided to the sector.


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Atlanta Is One of the Most Versatile Shows on TV
Donald Glover's FX series can transform from moody relationship drama to wacky sketch comedy in a week—and is all the more compelling for it.
Some TV shows get viewers to tune in each week with shocking cliffhangers or teasers; others consistently draw fans back by subtler, but no less intriguing, means. Atlanta's first season on FX has been largely plotless, dependent more on mood than major twists, but part of its allure is the way it seamlessly slips into new genres from episode to episode. This willingness to experiment has helped the series become the most surprising, versatile half-hour currently on television.
Donald Glover's show is about rap music, race, celebrity culture, the city of his birth, and how those things all intersect. But it can also be a moody relationship drama, a madcap sitcom, a social commentary on gentrification, or, most recently, a surreal sketch comedy. The show's seventh episode, "B.A.N.," took place entirely within a fictional program called Montague, a roundtable chat show seemingly modeled on PBS mainstays like Charlie Rose or Tavis Smiley, in which one of Atlanta's lead characters, Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), was challenged by hosts over the sexist and transphobic content of his lyrics.
The episode never strayed from its format, even cutting to brilliant parody commercials for real brands like Dodge or Arizona Iced Tea. "B.A.N." joined an impressive recent run of episodes that have analyzed questions of identity from wildly different angles—sometimes with quiet pensiveness, other times (like this week) with hilarious bluster. Atlanta doesn't always try to be laugh-out-loud funny, but at the very least it never fails to be inventive.
The pilot episode gave the impression that Atlanta might follow a prescribed plot course, charting Earn's (Glover) efforts to make Paper Boi a star. The series wisely dispensed with that narrative immediately, instead using Paper Boi's rising fame to burrow into much thornier issues. On the show-within-a-show Montague, a simpering host batted questions at Paper Boi and a trans activist named Dr. Debra Holt about the outrage inspired by some of his lyrics mocking Caitlyn Jenner. "There's no extra layer," he protested when challenged on the deeper meaning of his words. "I don't think about what I'm rapping half the time. I'm just trying to get paid."
Throughout the roundtable discussion, Paper Boi and Dr. Holt argued over the idea that art has to speak to larger issues, and over the concept that prejudice is something learned rather than ingrained. "You're whining about chickens coming home to roost," Dr. Holt said to Paper Boi's complaint that rap's language is being increasingly policed. "No. Rap is chickens coming home to roost," he countered, demanding understanding for the simple fact that he works within an art form that often pushes against the boundaries of acceptability. "I should be able to say something that's weird without people hating on me," he later added. "I never said anything about taking away anyone's rights."
It was a profoundly interesting discussion in which neither character was allowed to be right or wrong. It was also extremely, extremely funny, as Paper Boi's initial exasperation over being put on trial for all rap music's content evolved into empathy for Dr. Holt, his supposed opponent, and vice versa. Montague then shifted to a segment about a supposedly "trans-racial" black boy named Antoine who "identified" as a 35-year-old white man. In shifting from a legitimate topic to a ridiculous one, the show subverted the gentle, comfortable window dressing the media puts on the evolving and sensitive topic of identity in America—and the frequent inability to distinguish real issues from invented ones. Montague himself (Alano Miller) seemed like an obvious parody of CNN's Don Lemon, a news anchor often criticized for his absurd TV stunts supposedly investigating racism.
In the age of Netflix, television, even in the half-hour comedy genre, has become overly dependent on the power of the serialized narrative. Great shows like Bojack Horseman and You're the Worst build much of their comic force from the overarching stories they're telling; the delight of Atlanta, meanwhile, is its utter changeability. Last week's episode "Value" threw its focus entirely on the show's only female regular, Van (Zazie Beetz), as she navigated an awkward night with an old friend and the repercussions of the morning after, becoming a moody meditation on the difficulty of maintaining female friendship in a class- and image-conscious society.
The week prior, "Nobody Beats the Biebs" was a wild investigation of celebrity in which Paper Boi clashed with an obnoxious Justin Bieber—except Bieber was played by a black actor, Austin Crute. The show never acknowledged the bizarre theatrical device, but it didn't need to; every reaction you as a viewer had to an African American Bieber (who was otherwise guilty of the same bad-boy antics as the real singer) forced you to analyze if his race affected your opinion of him. As Vice's Pilot Viruet said of the episode, the series is great at talking about race without ever actually talking about race; it's neither polemical nor apathetic. Still, Atlanta's biggest achievement is how it layers slice-of-life insights with weird sketches and departures from reality, while also telling a different story every week. With just three episodes left this season, "B.A.N." is the latest evidence of how beautifully Atlanta can strike that balance.
David Sims is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers culture.


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