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Welcome to a new job, Brad Stevens. Now negotiate how much Robert Williams III is potentially worth.

Thats at least one of Stevens many duties in the coming weeks and months as he shapes the Celtics roster to a contender. Its all about shaping the Cs to success around Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

Williams, who was drafted in 2018, can sign an extension starting this offseason. Thats another challenge for Stevens. Williams holds seemingly all the potential in the world as Bostons center of the future, but his injury-prone career muddies up how much he can make an impact.

Of course, Williams isnt the only player whos looking for an extension. Marcus Smart is in a similar spot, entering the final year on his contract and searching for some long-term stability with the only franchise hes ever known.

Both players hold intriguing value, both on-court and in trade talks. Smarts an expiring contract while also being a valuable role player; that makes him a target from potentially interested executives.

Heres a look at Smart and Williams, along with how much they could be worth.

Marcus Smart

2021-22 salary: $14.3 million. Final year of a four-year, $52 million contract. Averaged a career-best 13.1 points and 5.7 assists per game last season.

One of the fortunate parts of Smarts future in Boston comes from Stevens promotion. Stevens is a big Smart advocate and sees his value beyond the on-court production, whether that be as a playmaker or defender. Newly-hired Celtics coach Ime Udoka appears to be in the same spot, adding Smart as one of the pillars of the team.

The Celtics are in a tricky spot with their salary cap. Overspending on Smart can hamstring their finances, just when they cleared it up with the Kemba Walker trade. Much of that future is dependent on if the Celtics re-sign Evan Fournier this summer, too. Bostons also looking to stay away from the repeater tax in the future.

Smarts likely looking for a modest raise while solidifying his near-future in Boston. Hes a bargain at his current salary, and a few more million on top should still mean a nice fit on the roster from a financial standpoint. If Smart creeps north of $19 million or so, then it could get costly.

But a slight overpay might still be worth it for the Celtics to retain Smart, their emotional leader. His tough, defensive-minded play should mesh well with Udoka, who earned his chops in the league with a similar style.

Smarts playmaking also becomes more valuable as the Celtics still search for some scoring and a point guard. He led Boston in assists last season and is a solid secondary playmaker, who can even slide in as the primary point guard. While the offseason is young and the Celtics do have some options Smart has some leverage there.

Robert Williams III

2021-22 salary: $3.6 million. Final year of a four-year, $9.3 million rookie contract. Averaged a career-best 8.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season.

Williams had easily the best year of his young pro life, playing a career-high 52 games last season despite the shortened schedule. Of course, he was still hampered by injuries which is the main knock on him. He set a franchise-playoff record with nine blocks in Game 1 against the Nets in the playoffs, then couldnt make an impact the rest of the series because of injury.

The Celtics were cautious with Williams all season, limiting minutes despite fans clamoring for more of the 23-year-old big man. Williams showcased some impressive playmaking ability as a passing big, which coupled well with his athleticism as he soared for high-flying lobs.

So whats the best route and salary for Williams? When hes on the court, hes a difference-maker who fits well with Tatum and Browns timelines. But it doesnt seem like Williams can consistently play a full, 82-game season throughout his career. The Celtics are most likely going to be cautious once again, limiting his playing time as he rarely goes above the 25-minute mark.

Williams is worth more than a $10 million salary pending his health. Thats what murks up all of the uncertainty. Theres also the chance both sides agree to a long-term deal thats not worth much, but secures the financial future for Williams.

Its a risk for the Celtics, but if Williams pans out then hell be on a bargain. Its a similar principle to when Boston recently gave Brown his contract, which looks like a steal as Brown ascended to his All-Star self last season. There are differing factors with Williams, but the risk could be worth it for the Celtics as they need at least a few breaks to get back into championship form.

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The Grundy County University of Missouri Extension Office has moved! It is now located inside the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission office located at 1104 Main St., in Trenton. We also have a new phone number! It is 660-359-5636. Our normal office hours are 8:30 a.m.,to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

How can our office benefit you, your family, your business, and your community? MU Extension staff can provide information about growing and preserving healthy food, building and growing profitable businesses, improving your overall health, developing better relationships, increasing agricultural production, and can provide professional training in business, health, and safety. Extension Agronomy Specialists can provide Private Pesticide Applicators training in order to obtain a Department of Agriculture license to apply chemicals on farm ground. Publications and MU Guides on numerous topics can be obtained from our office or on https://extension.missouri.edu/

Our office has a 4-H Youth Program Associate who can assist in enrolling children ages 5-18 into 4-H. Missouri 4-H is an active, dynamic organization of young people who are learning, growing and preparing to be leaders of today and tomorrow making a real difference in their community, country, and world. 4-H gives youth opportunities to gain leadership, citizenship, and life skills through fun and innovative hands-on activities. These youth can build friendships at camps, conferences, and events as well as club and project meetings. They can showcase their work and creations at the North Central Missouri Fair, county fairs, and Missouri State Fair.

If your farm fields, flower or vegetable garden, or yard needs the soil tested, our office manager can ensure the lab in Columbia receives your sample. We just need about a cup of soil collected about 6 inches deep. Soil sample results are typically received in two weeks. Stop by to see us if we cannot help you, we will locate an MU specialist who can!

Quinn is a County Engagement Specialist for the University of Missouri Extension.

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The Sims 4 is one of precious few PC games with a wide variety of mods and software-based customizations. Unfortunately, game mods can sometimes be fickle, either choosing when to work or being outright busted. In the case of The Sims 4 UI Cheats Extension, the mod will sometimes appear to work but not actually do anything. Heres what you can do to fix the problem.

If The Sims 4 UI Cheats Extension is not working, its probably because either the game or mod is out of date. To fix the problem, you need to make sure your copy of the UI Cheats Extension is compatible with your version of The Sims 4. Otherwise, it may be conflicting with another mod.

In most cases, this is a very simple fix. Each version of the UI Cheats Extension is designed to work with a specific version of The Sims 4. According to the UI Cheats Extension Patreon page, latest version 1.26 only works with The Sims 4 version 1.77.131. Maxis just released patch version 1.77.131.1030 earlier today, and while the update shouldnt break the extension, strange behavior may be possible.

To fix the problem, make sure your copy of The Sims 4 is completely up to date. Then, make sure youve installed the latest version of the UI Cheats Extension. Assuming you dont have any other mods or extensions causing interference, the mod should work as intended.

The extensions Patreon page also mentions this fix specifically, saying If you experience UI issues from this mod (such as missing interface, graphical or textual glitches on UI panels, freezing menus, etc.), it is always because there is a mismatch between your game version and the mod version.

In other words, the Sims 4 UI Cheats Extension wont work if the game and mod arent running compatible versions. Youll need the latest update to The Sims 4 and the UI Cheats Extension in order to fix the problem. Otherwise, you may be running into a conflict with one of your other game mods. For more help with Maxis popular life management game, check out our selection of The Sims 4 guides.

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More than one kid has wrapped the leg of their understanding pet, pretending to be a veterinarian. But to help move this game of pretending to a profession in later years, theTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Servicecreated the 4-H Veterinary Science Camps.

The goal of the 4-H Veterinary Science Camp is to provide experiential learning opportunities for students participating in theVeterinary Science Certificate Program, VSCP, where they can learn basic clinical skills for small animal and large animal veterinary medicine under the direction of a veterinarian.

More than 275 youth applied this year from 11 states and one territory for the opportunity to participate in one of the three-day camps, and only 75 spots were available, said Tyler Vogel, AgriLife Extensionprogram specialist in theDepartment of Animal Sciencewithin theCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciencesand one of the events facilitators.

These camps are an event that can provide hands-on veterinary experiences to those students who have said since they were 6 years old that they want to be a veterinarian when they grow up, said Susan Culp, DVM, AgriLife Extension veterinarian and event facilitator in the Department of Animal Science. These camps have given the kids, especially those from urban areas with little livestock experience, the opportunity to experience things that maybe they have never had the opportunity to experience. These kids desperately want the hands-on opportunities with animals.

Expanding the camp opportunities

The first camp was in 2014, when Joe Mask, Ph.D., the AgriLife Extension youth veterinary science specialist at the time, felt youth going through the certified veterinary assistant curriculum needed something more.

The first camp was hosted at Texas A&M University in conjunction with 4-H Roundup to allow the youth to go through the camp and then compete at the Skillathon. This path was followed for two years before a second camp was added at West Texas A&M University, WTAMU, in Canyon.

In 2018, Vogel was hired, allowing for the expansion and growth of the program. And in 2019, a third camp was planned in partnership with Christine Hoskinson, a licensed veterinary technician and assistant director for the Veterinary Technology Program at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Christine hit the ground running, planning for the 2020 camp, but then COVID-19 happened, and the first camp that was scheduled there was canceled, Culp said. This year, we are holding all three camps for the first time: June 7-9 in Kingsville, June 14-16 at College Station and July 12-14 at WTAMU.

Camper selection

The camps are aimed at junior high and high school students, Vogel said. These students gain access to hands-on veterinary skills taught by industry leaders in education, animal science and veterinary medicine. Initially, they were only open to 4-Hers.

This year, though, he said they opened it to all students 13-18 years old and not just from Texas, as the camps are rapidly becoming a signature event and garnering far greater interest than camper spots available.

Because there is so much interest, weve developed a blind application process, and campers are selected and assigned to a camp, based on their answers to their questions, Vogel said. Its very objective to recognize the students who are very interested in the information and animal experience.

The camps are 90% veterinary science-focused, with the remainder being certifications in Beef Quality Assurance, BQA, and Pork Quality Assurance Plus, PQA Plus, he said.

We want these students to understand why we do the things we do. We also talk about animal welfare and animal rights; the goal is to make sure these kids know why these are important issues, what the truth is, and how they can help defend against misinformation.

Skills learned in the 4-H Veterinary Science CampStudents attending camp deal with a variety of animals, including livestock and smaller animals, Vogel said.

When studying cattle, they learn about chute safety, cattle handling, physical exams, dystocia, pulling calves, large animal instruments and when and how they are used. The equine portion discusses how to safely interact with horses, stalls, leg bandaging, physical exams, aging and injections.

When students move to the small animal side of things, the camp uses stuffed animals to allow them to learn how to interact with clients, ask the right questions, conduct physical exams, use small animal instrumentation, and discuss fecal examinations and why they are necessary.

In addition to the three-day overnight camps, two one-day camps were offered in El Paso on June 30 and July 1 that attracted another 59 youth.

This is the first time that we are expanding our footprint out to the El Paso area, Culp said. The one-day camps provide both large and small animal experience and veterinary skills lessons, but also offer a different keynote speaker each day, focusing on advocacy and leadership.

Culp said that the reception from the entire El Paso veterinary medical community has been overwhelmingly positive, and she hopes that they can return to El Paso every year, possibly even offering more opportunities in the future.

Determining a path forward

These camps can help youth make better-informed decisions about a career path in the veterinary profession, and it helps them make that decision sooner, Culp said.

These camps are so formative to the participants lives. We wish we had the staffing to offer 10 or more veterinary science camps every year, as the demand is certainly there.

By Kay Ledbetter with AgriLife Today here.

Photo: Outdoor pen and chute-side discussion at the 4-H Veterinary Science Camp on June 15 in College Station. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

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14 July 2021

-Victorian State Government extends financing ofJJIPO@Monashfor an additional two years

-Extension will further boost Victorian hub for researchers and early-stage companies to connect with industry experts and deliver novel healthcare solutions

MELBOURNE, Australia,July 15, 2021/PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Innovation announced today the extension of the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Partnering Office at Monash University'sClayton CampusinMelbourne(JJIPO@Monash) in collaboration with the Victorian State Government.

This joint initiative between Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the Victorian Government and Monash University will be extended for approximately two years throughJune 30, 2023. The agreement will allowJJIPO@Monashto continue connecting with the Victorian innovation ecosystem, nurturing and accelerating innovative research, new product development and commercialisation for a global market, as well as boost local job creation inVictoria.

"Our collaboration with Monash University represents Johnson & Johnson Innovation's ongoing commitment to foster diverse healthcare ecosystems acrossAustralia. This extension will further help connect life-science innovators inVictoriato accelerate their healthcare solutions across the globe," saidStacy Feld, Regional Head, Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC,West North America,Australia&New Zealand.

Since 2012, Johnson & Johnson Innovation has played an active role in establishing connections with key stakeholders in theAustralialife-science ecosystem, including academia, government and venture capitalists, to enable public-private collaboration and support early-stage entrepreneurs and academic researchers.JJIPO@Monashwas originally launched in 2018 to provide crucial support to researchers and companies in the Victorian life-science sector as part of the Government's commitment to the medical technologies and pharmaceuticals sector one of eight priority growth sectors. The public-private partnership between Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Monash University and the Victorian Government is one of only three such offices located across the world.

"Victoriahas one of the world's largest life science clusters composed of medical technologies (medtech), biotechnologies and pharmaceutical industries. It's home to a vibrant commercial sector, key R&D infrastructure and advanced manufacturing expertise making it a highly sought-after destination by global healthcare companies," saidJaala Pulford, Minister for Innovation, Parliament ofVictoria. "This is why we are delighted to extend our joint agreement with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to maintain the partnering office at Monash."

"This contract extension demonstrates the valuable work that is taking place atJJIPO@Monash," saidKathy Connell, Senior Director, Early Innovation Partnering, Australia&New Zealand, Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd. "Several high impact Victorian healthcare collaborations have been signed since our launch, including those novel medical technologies and treatments for neurodegenerative and autoimmune conditions, and solutions for significant unmet needs in global public health including maternal mortality and infectious diseases."

Since its inception in 2018,JJIPO@Monashhas provided a platform for major life-science collaboration inVictoriato strengthen the healthcare ecosystem and enable future impact, including:

Monash University Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Senior Vice-President (Enterprise & Governance), ProfessorKen Sloan, said the contract extension will further raiseVictoria'sreputation as a global innovation hot spot.

"This partnership is helping to bridge the gap between academic research and industry application by driving cross-industry conversations, leading to project innovations and investment. I am excited to see what we will achieve in this new phase," said Professor Sloan.

JJIPO@Monashprovides mentoring, training and networking with emerging healthcare companies and academic researchers at no financial cost to life science stakeholders acrossVictoriato help nurture the next generation of innovators. Commercialisation training, mentoring and networking support is provided to accelerate translational life science research along the path to commercialisation and to connect Victorian innovators with stakeholders from Johnson & Johnson Innovation's vast global networks. These activities are part of Johnson & Johnson Innovation's ongoing commitment to strengthenVictoria'shealthcare innovation ecosystem and to accelerating the opportunity for locally developed technologies to receive investment dollars, to reach patients faster, and to realize a fair return on investment.

The Victorian Government's renewed financial support will continue to strengthen the partnership. The program of activities offered throughJJIPO@Monashwill ensure Johnson & Johnson Innovation has an ongoing and active presence inVictoriaand will continue to build a commercially viable bio-medtech innovation network, create sector employment and ultimately deliver Victorian-originated healthcare solutions to people inAustraliaand around the world.

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