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You already know smoking is harmful to your body. Even so, lots of people keep smoking. So why should you quit? The logic is simple: You'll improve the quality and length of your life and the lives of the people around you. Even so, quitting is very difficult. One way to prepare to successfully launch your smoke-free life is to understand why you smoke and what happens when you stop.
Why is it so hard to quit?
- It's hard to tackle the physical addiction to nicotine. Cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance found naturally in tobacco. It travels quickly to the brain when it is inhaled and can cause a feeling of temporary relaxation and/or stress relief. Nicotine can also elevate your mood and your heart rate. But this feeling is only temporary. After your body rids itself of the drug, you start to crave another cigarette.
Shortly after you finish smoking a cigarette, your body starts to show signs of withdrawal. You start to crave another cigarette to overcome these symptoms, starting a vicious cycle of dependency.
- It may seem challenging to find new ways to handle your stress. Do you grab a cigarette when you feel stressed or anxious? Stress, whether it's from your job, relationships, caregiving burdens or just plain fast-paced living, can cause you to look for fast and easy relief.
Consider these tips:
- Stop and take a deep breath. Taking five to 10 deep breaths is a good start to stress relief. You also get the benefit of inhaling clean air into your lungs without those harmful chemicals!
- Go for a walk. Physical activity can release a chemical in your body that improves your mood and relieves stress. Walking for 30 minutes a day can be a healthy distraction, burn extra calories and help your heart.
- Try to relax. Stress can make your muscles tense. Relax them by stretching, deep breathing, doing yoga, getting a message or even closing your eyes and visualizing yourself in a peaceful place.
- Call a friend. Talking through your highs and lows with family, friends or even a support group can give you comfort and positive reinforcement.
- Cut back on caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant that can increase your heart rate and your anxiety. When you're trying to manage your stress, caffeine can make you tense, keep you up at night and may even cause you to want to smoke.
- Take care of your body. Drink lots of water, eat healthy and get enough sleep. You'll feel more energized and ready to handle stress.
Here are some other questions to consider as you plan your smoke-free life.Does smoking:
- Provide a way to meet people or hang out with a group?
- Distract you when you feel lonely?
- Help you control your weight?
- Boost your confidence?
- Give you something to do with your hands or other physical habits?
- Serve as a companion to coffee or alcohol or seem like the thing to do after a meal?
- Give you something to do while you are driving?
- Rethink your social breaks. If you smoke with friends to be social or with co-workers on your lunch break, it is important to tell them that you are trying to quit — and invite them to join you. If it becomes too difficult to spend time in these places where you normally smoke, think about changing your schedule or taking your breaks with nonsmokers.
- Keep yourself busy. Go for walks, read a book or listen to music.
- Keep your hands and your mouth busy. Chew gum, eat a healthy snack, squeeze a stress ball or play with putty.
- After a meal, get up immediately from the table and engage in a pleasurable activity.
- If coffee is your trigger, change something about the way you drink it. Change the mug you drink from or when and where you indulge. Start a new habit!
- If you smoke in your car, remove your ashtray and replace it with potpourri or notes to remind you why you want to quit smoking.
- At parties, try to stay away from smoking areas. Stay indoors or distance yourself from people who are smoking. This might be hard, but stay with it!
- You might also need to cut back on alcohol. It's hard to have will power and stay focused on your commitment when you've had too much to drink.
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|Madaras Son
|Madaras Clone
|Madaras Ghost/Soul/Poltergeist given shape...
|Obitos Body, but not really Obito...
|Someone elses body (not Obitos)...
|Zetsus Love Child...
|Tobirama/Sarutobi/or anyone with a 'tobi' in their name...
|Bruce Wayne or other
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|2010-05-05, 16:53
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I don't think Madara would be like a Wolverine though.
|2010-05-05, 20:04
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Seriously though, Misfit has many of Madara's "powers" (amazing teleportation, some sort of regenerative abilities, and even some facial scaring (though Misfit's were healed)).
|2010-05-07, 01:25
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Double Post -
New Idea: The summoned body was Madara's soul given new flesh. But Tobi/Madara is actually the original Madara's body. But, someone, or something, possesses it...yep, this is another Jyuubi theory . The Jyuubi soul or consciousness, after seeing Madara die at the VotE, took over the body (via the EMS), and has been "Madara" ever since. This would explain how chakra could keep the body "young" after 50+ years, and it would also explain the relationship between Tobi and Nagato (and more specifically, the Rinnegan) and why Nagato knew that the moon had been made by the Rikudou Sennin (but not necessarily why).
|2010-05-07, 04:25
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I think that as the sage split the jubi into body and chakra he also split the chakra similar to how yondaime split the kyubi's. He then split the evil chakra into the biju's while he implanted the good chakra in his son (uchiha ancestor). Madara's hate/evil counter-balanced this good/love? chakra and allowed the jubi, to some extent, have influence over him. This would explain why Sasuke's chakra grows more powerful as he gets more hate/evil and it would also explain how tobi is ageless because it is the jubi's chakra's within himself. It would also explain how he has no real physical body because the jubi's body is the moon. Maybe as Madara was about to die he had so much hate for the world that he awaken the jubi inside of him and existed as Tobi. Or maybe he used Izanagi which the jubi took advantage of to somehow will himself into existence.
|2010-05-07, 06:14
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|2010-07-10, 00:48
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You know what i think, and sorry if this has been said already cause im way to lazy to read all your other posts. But i think Tobi could have some sort of connection with Obito and madara.
That would explain why on his mask there is only one eye hole rather than two, because we know from the kakashi gaiden special he gives one eye to kakashi.
But any ways thats just my idea. What do you think?
|2010-07-10, 02:33
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One reason Obito can't be Tobi, and i won't go into more detail than this: the story would go into ruins. I'm sure it would flip everyone's lids if Obito really was Tobi, and it would be quite the suspenseful twist, but the plot would be in shambles. Why would Obito suddenly get out of the rubble, and plan for world damnation (assume he's capable of such a feet, even with someone's help).
Why would Tobi go to such extreme lengths to pretend he's Madara if he really isn't? What does he have to gain, i mean really? Kabuto puts the pressure on him by threatening to reveal some "big secret", and if it was Madara in the coffin, so what?! Will things really be that different if everyone knew Tobi wasn't Madara? The opposing side may or may not be less intimidated by Tobi now. But ask yourself this, who would you be more afraid of, some broken has-been who is "a shadow of his former self"; or a new unknown enemy with unmeasured potential?
To be honest, him simply being Madara is too predictable, based on all this foreshadowing and secrecy; i don't think Madara is behind the mask either.
Let me throw in my theory on the whole coffin shabeel:
Kabuto summoned Tobi himself in the coffin, not Madara informing him he knows his game, and not the first hokage to frighten him into submission. I'm talking about Tobi himself with the mask and everything, simply proving that Tobi is dead. That would partly explain his reaction "[...] you madman!", i imagine the revelation of Tobi actually being a dead person can impact his overall plans quite a bit.
|2010-07-10, 03:55
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^Well, most people who believe in the Obito theory don't think that Tobi is actually Obito, but rather that it's Madara in the possession of Obito's body, because his old is, well, not good enough anymore. We've seen body transfer jutsus already, so it wouldn't be a surprise if Madara would actually possess another person's body.
However, with the latest chapter's flashback, the Madara-Obito theory got a mature kickback, due to the fact, that Tobi already possessed a full-grown body, just a year at max after Obito's death (if I didn't mess up on the timeline). There are still possibilities though, like Madara switching bodies from time to time, it's just become more unlikely, that Kakashi's old buddy's serving Madara in his death.
|2010-07-10, 11:02
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Location: Canada
whatever you would like to call it is in fact a shell for madara`s spirit or something
like that.
We know only a little about the perfect mangenkyo sharingan so we have no idea of its power.
Another point which may be purely coincidental is Tobi`s hair style. The glimpse we get of him reveals a short haircut much like obito's but we only see half so it's unsure of whether or not the other half is in face obito's crushed body. And yet we still have not seen Madaras Perfect Mangenkyo sharingan if Tobi is indeed Madara.
|2010-07-10, 20:28
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Theory that may or may not have been thrown out there already:
Madara died at the hand of Senju at the battle of the Valley of the End.
The character portraying himself as Uchiha Madara is actually his brother, Izuna Uchiha, and the body brought up by Kabuto in the coffin is the actual Madara.
Madara may or may not have only been able the take the left eye of his brother.
|2010-07-10, 21:14
|Link #155
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Canada
first of all in the manga and the anime itself depict Izuna dead and eyeless
Proof of this is Madara eyes have healed.
|2010-07-11, 15:26
|Link #159
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Behind You!
Age: 28
Im pretty sure that the Tobi we saw on chapter 501 is definitely Madara...... but the Tobi now.... I dont think so......
Im pretty sure the real Madara only wants revenge... not a Moon eye plan...
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State of the Union addresses are usually packed with promises and lofty goals. But President Obama's pledge Tuesday night to push a raft of spending proposals without adding "a single dime" to the deficit appeared to make little sense to Republicans.
"Under President Obama, the national debt has increased by 58.6 trillion dimes," a video swiftly released by the Republican National Committee reminded viewers.
The video showed clip after clip of Obama vowing in past addresses that his proposals would be paid for. The State of the Union address was the latest installment.
Obama said Tuesday his proposals to fuel economic growth are "fully paid for" and added: "Nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime."
Ultimately, it's difficult to pin down whether any particular spending program is paid for. One proposal may be offset with cuts or tax increases elsewhere in the budget. But then other programs in turn do not get paid for, helping result in $1 trillion-plus deficits over the last four years.
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Obama did not get into many specifics Tuesday night on how his ideas -- should the Republican-controlled House even bring them to a vote -- would be offset, other than by calls to close tax loopholes and, in at least one case, attract some private capital.
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To Republicans, infrastructure spending is code for more stimulus, which is precisely what House Speaker John Boehner labeled it in a statement Tuesday night. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who delivered the GOP response, said Obama's solution "to virtually every problem we face is for Washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more."
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PeacemanNOT wrote:Well first off we need Greg. If he's not around then modding is pretty much out of the window.
TBM wrote:I'll be modding for sure.
PeacemanNOT wrote:TBM wrote:I'll be modding for sure.
So Greg is returning?
PeacemanNOT wrote:FYI, just some good news, I've found out how to edit team accessory/sock/shoe colours and I'm pretty sure it will be possible in NBA 2K17. This is Australia on placement of the Milwaukee Bucks:
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Dee4Three wrote:We need more people interested in the aspect of creating classic teams/seasons. I feel like nobody really approached this for 2k16 (Maybe because of no roster editor). Skoadam doesn't want to go near next gen because of the gameplays weaknesses, which I totally agree with him on a lot of what he says... Hawk got a new job and can't produce for NBA 2k14 anymore, and the other modders who would assist in the UBR and URB have no interest in coming near next gen until the tools are available and the gameplay gets the correct tweaks. The gameplay tweaks commonly mentioned by Sko and others with 2k16 I agree with.
Im hoping this year is the gameplay breakthrough.
iamSamke wrote:Well fuck. This is REALLY bad news for whole community... Sad to hear this, since TBM is one of the best modders since I joined NLSC 2 years ago
TGsoGood wrote:TBM do u know what u need fixed?
mcoll86 wrote:going to sound crazy but which hd is the priority drive. i've had couple have similar the there case the higher drive was the slower drive, and forced the other to be slower if accessing both at the same time.
and in my case accessing the folders on my slows down and due to the os. windows 10. if your on 10 it could be that. i think the reason there is it indexes more than the older os's did.
TBM wrote:TGsoGood wrote:TBM do u know what u need fixed?
Not exactly. The problem is with my hard drives, so you'd think the solution would be to simply get new ones. The reason I'm confused with that is that the problem happened with both hard drives (an SSD and my regular HDD) at the same time. The maximum speed is so slow that even opening folders takes several minutes, and of course that also ruined it's ability to run games because they crash whenever textures try to load.
My absolute last ditch effort to fix the PC is to reformat and re-install windows from scratch. I'm very doubtful it will work though.
TBM wrote:Okay, so my HDD appears to be fucked. I tried reformatting it, the re-format froze halfway through, and now it appears as "RAW" and keeps showing and un-showing from the device list. If I need to replace it, that would be aro7und 75 dollars, which I can't afford at the moment. Anyway, hopefully modding works out for you guys without me. Maybe Greg can get someone else to help with the tool if he's even planning on making it.
TGsoGood wrote:I can donate something. Post a link.
Dee4Three wrote:TBM wrote:Okay, so my HDD appears to be fucked. I tried reformatting it, the re-format froze halfway through, and now it appears as "RAW" and keeps showing and un-showing from the device list. If I need to replace it, that would be aro7und 75 dollars
$75.... you take donations correct?...
TGsoGood wrote:Sorry I cant see signatures on the mobile version of the forums.
Dee4Three wrote:TBM,
I sent a donation of $20 (hopefully that combined with others can get you back on board)
We need you for NBA 2K17, You/Greg, Limnono and the many modders who put in work last year are crucial to our success.
Good luck!
Dommy73 wrote:Wait, you want a laptop for less than $100 (assuming USD) that would run NBA 2K17?
TBM wrote:Sub 100 dollars? Is that a joke?
Book_Gazette wrote:TBM wrote:Sub 100 dollars? Is that a joke?
No, it's mighty possible, and if I say $150 then it gets a bit easier
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LONDON (Reuters) - American author Maggie Shipstead won the University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize for young writers on Friday for her debut novel "Seating Arrangements," a social satire that seeks to lay bare the pretensions of old-money, New England society.
Shipstead, born in 1983, was one of five shortlisted authors for the award, which comes with a 30,000 pound ($50,000) cheque.
"The winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize before she's 30, the smart money has to be on Maggie Shipstead winning a Pulitzer before she's 50," said novelist Allison Pearson, who was on the judging panel.
"Shipstead has imagined herself inside the head of a 59-year-old male in the grip of an erotic infatuation," she added. "This is territory that has been covered by the greats of American fiction, including John Updike and Jane Smiley.
"Maggie Shipstead doesn't just follow in their footsteps; she beats a distinctive and dazzling path of her own. The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves."
The 59-year-old of the story is Winn, a well-to-do family patriarch who faces a mid-life crisis as the wedding of his eldest daughter Daphne approaches.
Published in May, "Seating Arrangements" won warm praise from U.S. critics including Dylan Landis in the New York Times.
"Frequent shifts in point of view give the book a waltzlike rhythm, with beats of startling beauty," Landis wrote, describing Shipstead's book as "smart and frothy".
Open to any published author in the English language under the age of 30, the award celebrates the legacy of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas who, the prize organisers said, wrote most of his best work in his 20s.
The other Dylan Thomas Prize nominees this year were Tom Benn (The Doll Princess), Andrea Eames (The White Shadow), Chibundu Onuzo (The Spider King's Daughter) and D.W. Wilson (Once You Break A Knuckle).
Previous winners were Rachel Trezise, whose "Fresh Apples" won the inaugural prize in 2006, Vietnamese writer Nam Le with "The Boat" (2008), Elyse Fenton for "Clamour" (2010) and Lucy Caldwell for "The Meeting Point" (2011).
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Why are some things actually illegal and others arent?
There have been debates and debates for decades now, of whether or not what should be what. Marijuana, alchohol, cigarettes, it was all illegal at some point in time. Come to think of it, they are putting more and more bans on cigarettes and tobacco. To be honest, why do you people even smoke it anyways? It smells like shit, looks like shit, gives you cancer, on top of that we all know that companies lace their cigarettes with all forms of shit like rat poisoning and such. Yet, still legal, still smoked. It makes no sense. But, they are putting more bans down, so watch out smokers. They are putting more bans on alchohol too, just to keep everything more controlled. They wont dare to try and make alchohol illegal again, they have already learned their lesson from last time. Prohibition=a big mistake. If you think about it though, Alchohol is only legal because its too popular, the country could not control itself. Seriously, there were mob wars for the control of alchohol trade, between Rocco Peri and Al Capone, Alchohol was illegal and the people wanted it and were willing to pay for it, the day its legalized, crime fell dramatically, the alchohol trade was their foundation. Then there are cigarettes, Cigarettes have been legal for so long because of the profit made from them, it was crazy, u put a cigarette anywhere on television in the day, people would buy cigarettes. That was demanding commercialism for u, the corporation abused these addictions. That is why showing a cigarette on television isnt allowed anymore because the governement is promoting good health. Now were left with marijuana, marijuana was only legal after that famous speech in the 1930s by Henry Hearst, he despised hemp because he worked in the timber industry and hemp had a great potential for replacing trees in making paper. The other reason he hated marijuana was a little bit personal but I got a kick out of it. It was stories of marijuana making Mexicans rape white men that made Henry a little jumpy, he hated mexicans. Here is a clipping from his journalism, "By the tons it is coming into this country — the deadly, dreadful poison that racks and tears not only the body, but the very heart and soul of every human being who once becomes a slave to it in any of its cruel and devastating forms…. Marihuana is a short cut to the insane asylum. Smoke marihuana cigarettes for a month and what was once your brain will be nothing but a storehouse of horrid specters. Hasheesh makes a murderer who kills for the love of killing out of the mildest mannered man who ever laughed at the idea that any habit could ever get him…." I dont agree with a single thing said there, marijuana doesnt make you kill people, or rape people, or barely do anything with anyone at all. You mellow right out, and mind ur own business. Its like being handed the key to your happy place. Just like cigarettes, it helps sustain stress, just like alchohol, with marijuana you can learn to let loose a little. but unlike cigarettes and alchohol, marijuana does not cause cancer, marijuana does not cause liver or kidney failure, marijuana doesnt do anything but show you a good time. Marijuana wont kill anyone ever, unless your stupid and jump in front of a train, but thats when I dont think it was marijuana you smoked. But seriously, marijuanna is used to help treat cancer patient, those with leukemia, eye problems, heart problems, need weight gain, etc. I believe, marijuana should be legalized, but taxed and measured. Just like alchohol and cigarettes, alchohol only got out because of the frequency of crime with it, marijuana wasnt as lucky back then. If the government set up better, legal deals with marijuana, and taxed it and controlled it. Alot of people would not end up into the deeper stuff like cocaine and meth, they would have a supply and not get in trouble for it. I believe that would bring down crime rates tremendously (refer to prohibition). Their eyes would be averted, the government would get its money and citizens back, hard drugs would just someday, disappear. They would become nothing, dead to the world. Marijuanna would do great things for this world if only given a chance. I know this is a bad source for evidence, but family guy had a good episode, this is the part to focus on tho, Mayor West passes a law to legalize marijuana, and everyone starts smoking it. Brian points out that the town has improved as a result, with a decrease in crime, an increase in productivity and Doctor Who ratings shooting up. Even Peter is too wasted to make up a cutaway gag. However, Lois's father, Carter, is losing money in the timber industry now that marijuana is being used to manufacture everything, and he bribes Peter into helping him produce videos as part of an anti-marijuana campaign." Bad source, i know, but at least they got their facts straight and shows how marijuanna really did become illegal. But still, why should that have to be illegal when there are drunk drivers and drunk people that are a danger to others as they are themselves. Drunk people have strictly and completely less control over themselves than a little pothead would. You still shouldnt toke and drive, but I think itd be a lil better than being drunk behind the wheel.
Re: Why are some things actually illegal and others arent?
Great article! I just wanted to put a diferant spin on this statement:
"Then there are cigarettes, Cigarettes have been legal for so long because of the profit made from them, it was crazy, u put a cigarette anywhere on television in the day, people would buy cigarettes. That was demanding commercialism for u, the corporation abused these addictions. That is why showing a cigarette on television isnt allowed anymore because the governement is promoting good health"
In my opinion the government could care less about your health or mine? They block the commercialism of cigarettes because they dislike the expense involved in treating sickness caused by cigarette smoking. Remember whenever the government is involved it's ALL about the money.
There are many accusations of the CIA and other high end agencies actually dealing drugs such as marawanna (pardon my spelling lol) and cocaine and even other illegal substances for profit? Maybe that is why they won't legalize these drugs? They don't want the competion ?
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Payrolls increased in 30 states in November, and the unemployment rate dropped in 45, showing the job market improved across much of the U.S. even as superstorm Sandy represented a setback for the Northeast.
North Carolina led the nation with a 30,600 gain in payrolls, followed by Florida with 24,500 more jobs, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington. Employment dropped by 33,500 in New York and fell by 8,100 in New Jersey in the wake of storm.
Gains in jobs are helping to sustain consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the economy. At the same time, businesses are unlikely to accelerate hiring while they wait for an agreement among lawmakers to avert more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts slated for 2013.
"Progress in the labor market is slow and steady," Sam Coffin, an economist at UBS Securities LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, said before the report. "We've had some decent payroll growth. Once the fiscal cliff is resolved, there's potential for faster hiring and income gains."
The unemployment rate dropped the most in Louisiana, falling 0.8 percentage point to 5.8 percent in November. Nevada's jobless rate showed the second-biggest decrease, falling to 10.8 percent last month from 11.5 in October. Nonetheless, Nevada remained the state with the highest rate in the country. Rhode Island was second, with a rate of 10.4 percent, followed by California at 9.8 percent.
North Dakota had the lowest unemployment in the nation, holding at 3.1 percent.
Sandy Impact
The Labor Department said it did not attempt to quantify the job-market damage from Sandy for the states in the affected area.
The storm left about 8 million homes and businesses without power for days after making landfall in New Jersey on Oct. 29. The 26 counties designated as major disaster areas after the storm had an average 1,301 labor force participants per square mile, about 30 times the average labor force density for the U.S. in 2011, according to the Labor Department.
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Reduced tillage could well be the watchword for this year's High Cotton Awards. Three of this year's four winners plant their crops minimum-till while the fourth farms more in keeping with traditional tillage practices in California.
None of the three winners for the Delta, Southeast or Southwest regions are farming no-till in the strictest sense of the word, but all have drastically reduced the amount of plowing compared to what they did a few years ago.
"We try to disturb the soil as little as possible," says Bruce Bond, this year's High Cotton winner for the Mid-South. "We do a lot of work in the fall when we can. We come in behind ripper/hippers with a do-all and a planter. My fields haven't had a disk in them in 10 or 12 years, except to smooth up the ruts or disk down to land plane."
It's that kind of attention to protecting the soil and water and other environmental concerns that helped Bond and three other farmers earn the 2005 High Cotton Awards. This year's winners include:
Mike Cox, Brawley, Calif., Far West states.
Shep Morris, Shorter, Ala.; Southeast states;
Bruce Bond, Portland, Ark., Mid-South states;
Mike Tyler, Lamesa, Texas, Southwest states.
The recipients of this year's awards, which are sponsored by Farm Press Publications through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, will be honored at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans.
Co-sponsors of this year's awards are Delta and Pine Land Co., Emergent Genetics, Inc., Helena Chemical Co., John Deere Co., Syngenta Crop Protection, U.S. Borax Inc., and Valor Herbicide and Valent U.S.A.
"This year's winners represent the best of the environmental ethic displayed by so many of our farmers," says Greg Frey, publisher of the four Farm Press Publications. "We are proud to be participating in the honoring of these growers in partnership with The Cotton Foundation."
Far West winner
Finding dry weather for tillage is normally not a problem in the arid West, so Mike Cox, this year's Far West High Cotton winner, focuses on other issues that tend to complicate life on his farming operation in the Imperial Valley of California.
Veteran cotton producers like Mike's father, Don, 77, say the Imperial Valley used to be the best place to grow cotton; that is, before several groups of ravenous insects such as pink bollworms, silverleaf whiteflies and lygus moved in."
Cotton growing was relatively simple for several decades after Don Cox grew his first crop. It is a considerably more formidable challenge today. Proof of that is in the fact that in the mid-1970s more than 120,000 acres were produced in the desert valley. In 2004 there were only 8,600 acres produced. Costs have driven down the acreage with the biggest bill being the one to control insect pests.
Mike does not know his final 2004 yields because it has been an uncharacteristic wet fall. He has picked enough to figure he has made his 4.5 to 5-bale target. For the previous four seasons he has averaged 5.38 bales in 2000; 4.7 bales in 2001; the 5.44 in 2002, but dropped off to 2.84 bales in 2003.
Cox has switched to planting two cotton rows on a 40-inch bed, copying a technique developed by another High Cotton Award winner, Daniel Burns of Dos Palos, Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
"Daniel has double rows on 30-inch beds. I tried that, but I could not control the irrigation water on half-mile runs," he said. He first tried double row 40s five years ago, and this year all his cotton is on twin rows on 40-inch beds.
"We can still grow tremendous cotton in the Imperial Valley," said Mike Cox "It is just more challenging than it has probably ever been, but we have been able to meet those challenges so far."
Southeast area first
Shep Morris, this year's Southeast winner, was the first producer in his area to use minimum tillage and cover crops over his entire farm, and one of the first to apply chicken litter as fertilizer.
Morris has worked for years to develop a dryland, minimum tillage system that works for his farming operation, which is spread out over 40 miles and several different soil types in Macon and Montgomery counties in eastern Alabama. He's also been increasing the numbers of acres in his cotton-corn rotation.
"We're not quite at a 50/50 corn-cotton rotation, but that's what we're working towards," he says. "Corn pulls phosphorus from the soil while cotton pulls potassium. Grain contributes nitrogen and phosphorus while the stalks leave 0.5 percent potash and 1 percent nitrogen, which is what the cotton needs. By bedding the corn stubble, nitrogen and potash are built up for the cotton."
Morris also plants rye as a cover crop over all of his acreage to help the soil in place through the winter. "Before we began planting no-till, we were planting rye and vetch together. The growth was getting away from us, so we changed to wheat and learned to do a better job of managing it. We went back to rye because it grows better in cool weather and it gives us nematode suppression."
Morris is in the early stages of using precision technology on his farm. "We have a yield monitor on our combine and cotton picker. We've been using this technology for three years, and I'm beginning to see some promise."
He's also making use of a nutrient that is increasing in supply in the Southeast — poultry litter. "We've been putting out poultry litter for about three our four years. We put it out in the fall, bedding it up ahead of cotton. Then, we come back and put it out on corn in the spring to better utilize the nitrogen. It's great for supplying phosphorus and potash.
Mid-South champ
Bruce Bond, the Mid-South High Cotton winner, uses some form of minimum tillage on 100 percent of his operation.
Bond "flirted with no-till for several years. I'm disappointed in myself that I haven't gone to no-till. But we certainly are making a lot fewer trips than we used to." He also cultivates "only where we furrow-irrigate, and the rest of the time, we run the row hoods. That saves 4,000 to 5,000 gallons of diesel."
He employs a tailwater recovery system, which directs water to a large canal used as a reservoir to irrigate an additional 120 acres of cotton. He also worked with landowners from Portland Gin Co. on an extensive network of underground pipe to reduce water use and deliver water to fields more efficiently than surface lines.
Bond is very selective in pesticides used on the farm. "I always want to be safe. I don't like for me or my guys to handle harsh chemicals. I work with them every day. I'm not a turnrow farmer. I drive a tractor or a picker, too."
Southwest winner
Mike Tyler, the Southwest High Cotton winner, believes in eliminating as much tillage as possible, using a cover crop to protect soil from wind and water erosion, applying irrigation water as efficiently as possible and making the highest yield of the best quality cotton he can grow.
Tyler, who farms in several counties near Lamesa and Seminole, is no stranger to reduced tillage systems. He began cutting back on cultivation before the advent of Roundup Ready cotton varieties.
"But herbicide resistant technology certainly has made it easier," he says. He uses both Roundup Ready and Liberty Link cotton varieties and never puts a plow in irrigated fields after planting, "unless we have some kind of chemical breakdown or something else goes amiss. I have a John Deere minimum till cultivator that I now only use to build beds.
"Minimum tillage is my preferred way to plant," Tyler says. "Old crop stubble stays in place most of the year, so I don't see soil washing out of my fields with hard rains. I preserve a lot of soil with reduced tillage."
He's also been frugal with water resources. He says one large field, about 400 acres, typically made two-bale cotton. He divided the field in half, left one half out of production and in wheat stubble and planted cotton on the other half.
"I'm making four bales per acre and using less water. I get higher production and that may be a factor in being able to farm that land, with limited water, for another ten years."
Tyler says cutting back to half a circle also gives him leeway to take advantage of technology. He says he can afford the investment on potential four-bale cotton but could not justify the expense with just two bales per acre.
Tyler says some years minimum-till production may require more water than conventional cotton, but over the long term, he's convinced that reduced tillage builds water resources.
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If you plan to BBQ or take dad out for a special thank you meal, it will be hard to do so without feeling some tail-end impact of the 2012 drought.
Since last year's drought was so extreme and extensive, milk and beef prices are projected to be higher this year.
And, if you are planning on hitting the golf course this weekend, you may be interested in this 2007 study. It takes a look at the impact of climate change and the length of the golf season. Over the past 100 years, the average temperature across the continental U.S. has risen 1.3°F. The study found that the temperature increase means more available golfing days across the U.S., with the West and the South seeing the biggest increase of up to 29 days.
Spring Climate Summary
NOAA released its Spring climate summary on Thursday. With cooler and wetter than average conditions persisting nationally, this spring was the 38th coolest spring on record. The contiguous U.S. experienced its first season with below average temperatures since the winter of 2010-2011. Spring precipitation was above the 20th century average across the contiguous U.S., with Iowa experiencing its wettest spring to date, recording 8.84 inches of precipitation. In addition, the spring of 2013 was more extreme than average, featuring deadly tornadoes, widespread flooding, and deepening drought. The West was warmer and drier than average this spring, setting that region up for a potentially devastating wildfire season along with water supply worries in some areas, such as New Mexico.
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Spend your spookiest Halloween ever in haunting Romania
Even without its bloodcurdling myths of Dracula, werewolves, haunted castles and gypsy curses, Romania is an atmospheric destination. And no more so on the spooky holiday of Halloween. Let us introduce you to the beauty of ancient Bucharest, the fortified town of Sibiu, the old-world charm of Biertan, the blood, err… wine of Medias, the haunting beauty and mythology of Sighisoara, a local family in Viscri and Bran Castle (aka Dracula's castle) in Brasov. For a spine-tingling adventure this Halloween, don't look past this adventure in Transylvania. Mwahahaha.
Transylvania conjures up images of haunted castles, gothic churches and vampires. Where better to spend Halloween than in the 12th-century town of Sighisoara, the birthplace of Count Dracula? Things are about to get medi-evil
Visit Biertan's 15th-century fortified church, equipped to withstand long sieges and shelter the whole village in times of war. There's even a 'matrimonial prison' where couples wanting to divorce were subjected to the Middle Ages' idea of marriage counselling
A homestay with in the traditional Saxon village of Viscri exposes you to Romanian hospitality and some finger-licking home-cooked food
Delve into the communist past and the thriving, artistic present-day vibe of Bucharest, a city often underrated by travellers. The grand architecture of the 1980's Palace of the Parliament is particularly awe-inspiring
As potholes and cobblestones are common in Eastern Europe, we recommend you leave your wheelie bag at home and bring a backpack instead for ease of travel.
Autumn weather in Romania can be cooler than expected, especially at higher altitude. Please consider the time of year you wish to travel and your suitability to that season.
Single travellers will be sharing accommodation with another traveller of the same sex. If you'd prefer a single room, a supplement is available at an additional charge. Please ask your travel consultant for more details. Hotels in Europe often don't have double beds, but rather two single beds that can be pushed together if you'd like to get cosy. Also, please note that many hotels and guesthouses only offer shared bathrooms rather than en-suite facilities.
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Finding Dracula. This is the trip to take in search of Dracula from modern city of Bucharest to riding horsecarts in Biertan to climbing towers in Sibiu and Sighisoara and exploring the insides of Bran Castle.
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I'm using USB tiny with the Atmel 328p chip. Avrdude works fine. Finds the chip etc. I wrote a simple program using WinAVR in C++. The program is simple test to turn on an LED as follows. The MAKEFile was edited to use the right chip and programmer.
DDRB = 0b00000001; //select PortB pin 0, which is pin 14 on the chip, to output
PORTB = 0b00000001; // make pin 14 high;
The program loads fine - no errors, the block at the bottom says the chip accepted the program, but pin 14 doesn't go high. I checked with voltage on that pin and it stays at zero.
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Rotgans family
Rotgans, a Dutch Mennonite family found on the island of Terschelling from the 17th century, and from circa 1720 also on the island of Ameland. They were usually skippers. One of them was Gerrit Siebesz Rotgans, of Terschelling, who in 1733 transported a number of Mennonite expellees from Lithuania, with their furniture from Danzig to Holland. Theunis Cornelisz Rotgans, also a skipper, was a resident of Königsberg in East Prussia ca. 1800. Both at West-Terschelling and Nes on Ameland some members of this family served as deacons. A noted member of this family is Jacob Wybrands Rogtans (Terschelling, 1859-Baarn, 1948), who studied medicine, practiced in Groningen, thereupon becoming professor of surgery at the Amsterdam University. Some Rotganses moved from Terschelling to Amsterdam ca. 1745, where they were members of the Lamist church.
Church records of Terschelling and Amsterdam.
Mennonitische Geschichtsblätter (1956): 28, No. 87.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. II, 2, No. 782.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Rotgans family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 September 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rotgans_family&oldid=132265.
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May 24, 2013
From Dean John Floros: A crisis in the making
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, a state legislative proposal surfaced that, if it came to pass, will have a seriously negative impact and many lasting effects on Kansas State University, the College of Agriculture, all of our K-State Research and Extension activities, and to the economy of Kansas.
With respect to the university budget, the House/Senate Conference Committee agreed to a 1.5 percent across-the-board cut for the next fiscal year (FY 2014) and an additional 1.5 percent across-the-board cut for FY 2015. In addition, they proposed an immediate "salary cap lapse." In simple terms, this means a sweep of all vacant position lines at a given date, proposed to be March 15, 2013. For the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension it amounts to approximately 8 percent permanent budget reduction. The total budget reduction would be about 11 percent (approximately 9.5 percent for FY 2014 including 8 percent from the lapse plus 1.5 percent FY 2014 cut and an additional 1.5 percent for FY 2015). It translates into a devastating number of more than 100 staff and faculty positions. A crisis in the making!
The threat to the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension isn't just about the 11 percent cut or about the $6 million in savings that our Legislature thinks is wasted if it were invested in Research and Extension. It's important to realize what this loss of investment means to the people of Kansas and the state's economy. Let's review:
For every $1 the state invested in the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension, we competed nationally and internationally to bring an additional $2 to $3 for our activities in the state. For every $1 we spend on Research and Extension today, history suggests that an additional $20 to $40 of long-term economic growth will be created.
Research scientists and Extension specialists in the College of Agriculture work in a variety of issues in agricultural and food systems, the biggest industry in Kansas. Their discoveries create real advances to our food and agricultural systems, resulting in the safest food supply and most efficient production possible. Investment in their work generates 40 to 80 times the economic benefit as compared to what the state invests.
Our scientists and specialists work to understand and resolve water-related issues in the state. These activities bring huge economic benefits to Kansas both in terms of quantity of water in the western part of the state and water quality issues in the east.
Our work in health care literacy has brought millions of dollars back to our senior citizens, one of our most economically vulnerable populations.
Our programs in nutrition, diet and health — all built upon the research and education foundation — help people become and remain active and delay incidence of chronic illness.
Our faculty host conferences, workshops and educational events throughout the state that bring significant economic activity to Kansas. Our communities benefit from Research and Extension through the network of Extension agents, bringing opportunities, learning and events to local communities. We also teach how to improve and sustain our rural infrastructure, like rural grocery stores.
Learning doesn't stop when our graduates cross the stage at commencement. Our graduates keep coming back to learn new and exciting work from our scientists and how to apply those findings in their business and industry
Our continuing education efforts are diverse and create opportunities for continued learning and economic opportunity. Here are some examples: turf grass conferences for golf course managers and staff; cattleman's day for ranchers and feeders; risk and profit conferences for all agricultural leaders; women managing farm and ranch conferences; rural grocery conferences with strategies to keep rural Kansas communities moving forward; Discovery Days bringing hundreds of 4-Hers to our campus each year; and the list goes on and on.
One of the most lasting effects of cuts would be on our work in growing tomorrow's leaders. Our lost capacity means less opportunity for youth leadership and development through 4-H and FFA. Our undergraduate and graduate students will also lose. With diminished capacity, we could limit our student numbers in fields where industry demands already exceed the number of graduates. All this capacity depends on the state's investment in higher education and Research and Extension.
The loss far exceeds the immediate 11 percent cut for the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension. The impact would be far larger for the economy of Kansas in the future. The cut will erode a critical mass to a point where it would not be regained even if funding were restored during the next few years. This could be a huge loss for the people of Kansas.
Thanks for all you are doing to help our Legislature make informed decisions about the budget for the College of Agriculture, K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University and all of higher education.
John Floros
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Sept. 4: Convocation to Open 2013-14 Academic Year
Event Details
Date: September 3, 2013
Times: 10 a.m.
Location: Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 909 W. 33rd St.
Augustana will mark the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year at Opening Convocation, set for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Convocation will recognize 21 Sophomore Honors award recipients. Sophomore Honors are awarded to students who have earned a GPA of 3.9 or higher by the end of their sophomore year and are on their way to achieving summa cum laude status. The award acknowledges the hard work and dedication needed to attain this level of academic excellence. Sophomore Honors award winners are:
- Brooke Bitker, Redwood Falls, Minn.
- Rachel Bjork, Le Sueur, Minn.
- Elizabeth Donelan, Wagner, S.D.
- James Duffy, Roseville, Minn.
- Daniel Elmer, Wells, Minn.
- Aimee Fisher, Montgomery, Minn.
- Jessy Gouchenour, Mondamin, Iowa.
- Eric Habbe, Rapid City, S.D.
- Carolyn Johnson, Goodhue, Minn.
- Madeline Moore, Faribault, Minn.
- Ana-Marie Nelson, Miller, S.D.
- David Olson, Winsted, Minn.
- Ethan Pauley, Vale, S.D.
- Bradie Schulz, Hastings, Neb.
- Kayla Seeger, Milford, Iowa.
- Elise Sperling, Moorhead, Minn.
- Matthew Stoffel, Sherburn, Minn.
- Kayla Swee, Albert Lea, Minn.
- Alexis Vana, Omaha, Neb.
- Kristin Waltner, Freeman, S.D.
- Natasha Wegner, Faribault, Minn.
Assistant Professor of Music and Conductor of the Collegiate Chorale Dr. Russell Svenningsen will be the keynote speaker this year. During the 2012-13 academic year, Svenningsen was the recipient of the Augustana Student Association (ASA) Faculty Recognition Award. The award recognizes outstanding teaching and contributions to the Augustana community by a faculty member.
In addition to conducting the Collegiate Chorale, Svenningsen teaches music theory and has a studio of voice students. An active performer, Svenningsen has appeared as featured soloist with orchestras and opera companies both locally and around the world. Recent performances include: presentations of Schubert's song cycle "Winterreise"; performances with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra; and appearances with Sounds of South Dakota, a local opera company. He is planning a recital for the fall of 2013 featuring the music of Roger Quilter, Samuel Barber and Benjamin Britten's "Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac."


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Sustainable Landscape Horticulture (Bachelor of Science)
Sustainable Landscape Horticulture (SLH) provides a professional education in the use and care of trees, shrubs, flowers, lawn grasses, and other plants in the human environment. The program integrates professional training in landscape design and the plant sciences with courses in business and the liberal arts. The emphasis is on the preparation of students for the changing future and a variety of careers in the expanding field of Sustainable Landscape Horticulture. Students are required to participate in internships related to their studies.
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Houghton Library's distinguished collection of medieval manuscripts provides scholars with abundant resources for learning about the fascinating world of medieval preachers and the books they used and produced. The sermon, as the central literary genre in the lives of medieval European Christians and Jews, probably represents the most frequently transmitted text from the Middle Ages, reflecting its power as an instrument for instruction and persuasion in a predominantly oral culture. The sermon provided a fluid literary form to and from which other genres of literature were shaped, including biblical commentaries and saints' lives. Authors of literary works in Latin and the vernacular languages adopted or adapted homiletic forms for their writings. The performative nature of preaching and its various settings facilitated associations between sermons, iconography, and liturgical drama.
Modern scholars face the challenge of analyzing the written vestiges of this essentially oral and highly performative genre. Despite increased scholarly attention to this genre (thanks in no small part to the role of Harvard medievalists), vast numbers of medieval sermons remain unedited in libraries around the world. This introduction to Houghton Library's collection of manuscripts related to medieval preaching will provide an overview of the medieval sermon in order to place the manuscripts within the broad context of the history of preaching and illustrate the challenges that medieval sermons pose to modern scholars.


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Robert North Jr., 102, library system administrator
March 1, 1910 – Nov. 15, 2012
A memorial service for Robert North Jr. of Buffalo, a retired Buffalo & Erie County Public Library employee, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in St. John's-Grace Episcopal Church, 51 Colonial Circle.
Mr. North died Nov. 15 in Buffalo General Medical Center. He was 102.
Born in East Aurora, he was a 1929 graduate of the Nichols School and earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1933. He earned his library science certificate from the University of Buffalo in 1935.
During World War II, Mr. North served 2½ years in Cairo while enlisted in the Army.
After the war, he became head of the reference library for Emory University in Atlanta. Following his term as director of the Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston, W.Va., from 1949 to 1952, Mr. North returned to Buffalo, where he was appointed second deputy director of the Erie County Public Library. In 1954, he was appointed assistant deputy director of the newly formed Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
He retired in 1973 and some years later donated to the library a collection of posters from the Irish Classical Theatre Company that were created by illustrator and designer Michael Gelen. After his retirement, he helped create the library of the School of Architecture and Environmental Design at UB, for which he received the Dean's Community Service Award in 1984.


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Affidavit says killer Spader may pass on resentencing hearingBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 12. 2013 12:47AM
MANCHESTER - It isn't clear whether the man convicted of killing a Mont Vernon mother and maiming her daughter in a 2009 home invasion will waive his constitutional right to resentencing under a recently-decided U.S. Supreme Court case.
In an affidavit submitted through his attorneys last week, Steven Spader, 21, said he would forego his right to be resentenced under Miller v. Alabama. The 2012 decision ruled mandatory life prison sentences without chance of parole sentences for juveniles is unconstitutional.
Spader was sentenced to life without parole on his first-degree murder conviction and was ordered to serve another 76 years on related convictions.
Spader was portrayed as the ringleader of a random home invasion in which he hacked Kimberly L. Cates, 42, to death with a machete and maimed her then 11-year-old daughter in an early morning bedside attack.
The Miller decision voided these sentences and required a resentencing hearing at which the court could hear mitigating and aggravating factors.
The court could still issue the same sentence after hearing the evidence.
The resentencing hearing in Hillsborough County Superior Court will be held April 22.
Judge Gillian L. Abramson ordered special steps be taken should Spader fail to appear. She ordered two sheriff deputies to go to state prison today and read her order to Spader with his attorneys present and ask Spader to explain his understanding of what the order said. The session will be videotaped and the sheriffs ordered to testify at the resentencing hearing if Spader fails to appear.
Neither Spader's defense attorneys nor the lead prosecutor would comment Thursday


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Gourcoff scores in 75th, Lyon ties Red Bulls 2-2
Gourcoff scores in 75th, Lyon ties Red Bulls 2-2
Jul. 17, 2013
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Yoann Gourcoff scored on a break in the 75th minute and French team Olympique Lyonnais drew 2-2 with New York Red Bulls in a friendly Tuesday night at Red Bull Arena.
Lyon coach Remi Garde was impressed with the game his team got, even though the Red Bulls benefited from an own goal and gave up a late equalizer.
"It's quite like a European team," Garde said. "The soccer league is improving to the level where you have European players and American players that show some skills and good abilities. So I think the gap between the two continents is getting smaller."
After Red Bulls reserve forward Andre Akpan made an acrobatic 360-degree spin in the penalty box to score the go-ahead goal in the 61st minute, Gourcoff got free down the right flank and fired a right-footed shot that eluded Red Bulls goalkeeper Ryan Meara, making only his second appearance of the season after hip surgery.
"Aside of the first 15 minutes, I thought it was a good night," Petke said. "We did some good things. There were no injuries. We scored two goals and stayed healthy. We got a good run. My expectations for this game were that we stayed healthy and got a good run. That's what we got."
Akpan was one of several young reserves who got a chance to play with the varsity Tuesday night.
"It was a great opportunity to play against a Champions League team," Akpan said. "Everyone hopes that they get a chance to impress in a game like this. Maybe this might push me a little further and I can get in a regular game."
Lyon received an own goal in the fourth minute, then Dax McCarty scored a goal in the 31st minute to tie it. The Red Bulls played without Thierry Henry, who didn't even dress for the game against the team from his country.
Alexandre Lacazette took a shot that Red Bulls starting keeper Luis Robles stopped, but the ball trickled behind Robles and defender Jamison Olave mistakenly touched it into his own net to give Lyon 1-0 lead.
The Red Bulls had their first scoring chance in the 13th minute, when Lloyd Sam took a left-footed shot that was stopped by Lyon starting keeper Anthony Robles.
Lacazette had a solid scoring chance in the 20th minute, but his hard shot directly at Robles was stopped by the goalie's chest.
The Red Bulls finally broke through in the 31st minute, tying the score. Jonny Steele made a fine cross in front that was cleared by Milan Bisevac, but McCarty was alert and hit a right-footed shot that made its way into the net for a 1-1 tie.
In the 62nd minute, Sam made a solid run with the ball up the right flank for about 30 yards. He then passed in front to Akpan, who spun with the ball, touching it with both feet while spinning in a circle, then fired a right-footed shot past Lopes for the go-ahead goal.
Less than a minute later, Lacazzette hit the right post on a shot that beat Red Bulls goalie Ryan Meara, making only his second appearance of the season after hip surgery. Lacazzette had three excellent chances in a five-minute flurry, but failed to score.
Lyon had a chance to take the lead with three minutes remaining in regulation when Arnold Mvuemba's direct free kick from 20 yards out glazed off the crossbar.


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Wynton Marsalis' Concerto in D revels in Americana
Wynton Marsalis long ago established his fluency in multiple musical languages, jazz and classical chief among them. But blues, gospel, spirituals, tango, African chant and other idioms also course through Marsalis' large works, such as the symphonic-choral "All Rise," the sanctified "In This House, On This Morning" and the vocal-orchestral epic "Blood on the Fields" (the first jazz composition to win a Pulitzer Prize, in 1997). Keep reading »
Marsalis Muses On His First Concerto (For, Yes, Violin)
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — When jazz musicians venture into the world of classical music, such undertakings often get tagged — sometimes pejoratively — as "crossover" projects. But for renowned trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, working in the classical realm does not mean crossing over to some foreign stylistic territory but rather returning to familiar musical ground, as should be evident when his Concerto in D (for Violin and Orchestra) receives its American premiere July 12 at the Ravinia Festival by violinist Nicola Benedetti, guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Keep reading »
Q&A Live on Facebook with Wynton Marsalis, Nicola Benedetti and Cristian Macelaru
Wynton Marsalis, Nicola Benedetti and Cristian Macelaru host a Facebook Live session from backstage at the Ravinia Festival on July 11th. Catch them while they prepare for the U.S. premiere of the Marsalis Violin Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Keep reading »
The History and Systems of Slavery Behind Wynton Marsalis' Blood on the Fields
Commissioned by the Lincoln Center in New York City and released in 1997 by Columbia Records, Blood on the Fields is a three-and-a-half-hour jazz oratorio written by Wynton Marsalis. The piece considers the lives of Jesse and Leona, an African prince and a commoner, who are deported from their native land and enslaved on a cotton plantation in the American South. Keep reading »
American premiere of the first violin concerto by Wynton Marsalis
The 2016 CSO residency opens with the American premiere of the first violin concerto by jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, co-commissioned by Ravinia Festival for violinist Nicola Benedetti, who will mark her third Ravinia appearance. Keep reading »
Wynton Marsalis, violin virtuosa talk about their U.S. premiere work at Ravinia
So what is America's most prominent and powerful jazzman doing writing a classical violin concerto? In fact, the Violin Concerto that Wynton Marsalis composed for Scottish violin virtuosa Nicola Benedetti, which will receive its American premiere with her as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on next Tuesday night at Ravinia, is the latest in a series of works that the multi-talented trumpeter, composer, educator and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center has written for classical symphony orchestra. Keep reading »
Jazzfest review: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in Ottawa
On a day when the leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico were engaged in high-level talks in Ottawa, a more informal international jazz summit took place in Confederation Park. Wednesday night on the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival's main stage, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra invited members of the Moscow Jazz Orchestra, who have their own festival concert Thursday, to play with them. Keep reading »
The Story Behind the First Pulitzer for Jazz
In 1997, for the first time in the history of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, the award went to a genre intimately bound up with the cultural, social and racial history of this country: jazz. Wynton Marsalis's "Blood on the Fields," an epic vocal-orchestral suite that dealt head-on with the tragedy of slavery, became not only the first jazz work to take the highest honor in American music but the first non-classical piece ever to win. Keep reading »
Vision & Justice: Wynton Marsalis on Frank Stewart
For the "Vision & Justice" issue of Aperture, Wynton Marsalis, Ingrid Monson, Alicia Hall Moran, Jason Moran, and Somi reflect on photographs that represent moments in their lives. Here, Marsalis responds to Frank Stewart's Calling the Indians Out. Keep reading »
To Really Appreciate Louis Armstrong's Trumpet, You Gotta Play it. Just Ask Wynton Marsalis
One of the standout musical artifacts to go on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture when it opens this fall is the elegant 70-year-old brass trumpet from Louis Armstrong. One of dozens he played through his five decades of performing, it came to life when Armstrong played it. "Satchmo," as he was known, was not only one of the most popular musicians of the 20th century, he also helped steer jazz to a new direction—one of inventive soloing, done with a heart that connected to millions. Keep reading »


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A large majority of women who have had abortions (85 percent) say they felt forced or coerced to abort, according to Father Frank Pavone. "That means this was not their choice, it was somebody elses' choice."
Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, was in Rapid City January 4-6. His visit was sponsored by the Diocesan Pro-Life Commission. He gave sermons at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, St. Therese the Little Flower Church and Blessed Sacrament Church, Rapid City. He also spoke at St. Thomas More High School.
In addition, he offered encouragement at a Sunday evening dinner to pro-life workers, and Monday for four hours he met with priests working in the Diocese of Rapid City.
Pavone encouraged the priests in their work as leaders of pro-life efforts. He discussed how they might be more effective in doing so by good preaching; appropriate counseling of the victims of abortion, namely the parents of the aborted child; and by motivating lay Catholics for action in pro-life work.
In his talk for the public Sunday afternoon, Pavone said Americans live in a "society of images. Images have been successfully used by pro-abortion people. To convert the nation away from abortion, we must learn to use images, tools with which they can use their powers of reasoning."
But he cautioned that reason is "a little boat on a powerful ocean. It's difficult to define with words the destruction of an unseen baby. (Because of the very facts of abortion) pro-abortion forces cannot use reason, so they resort to emotion. We must do more."
His concrete suggestions of images for pro-life people to educate themselves and others about:
1. Put forth the image of the baby in the womb. Technology has provided excellent tools for seeing the baby in the womb. Show the living images of early term babies, since 90 percent of abortions happen then. There are films available of children as young as nine weeks in the womb waking up, turning, twisting, yawning. Get that information out.
2. Educate people about the image of the woman who considers or has an abortion -- who is she and what is it like for her? People who abort think they are taking advantage of a safe and legal freedom, but that is far from reality. They do not do so because they have freedom of choice -- they do so because they feel trapped. Their behavior is much like that of an animal caught in a trap; it gnaws off its own leg to get out of the trap. The image that needs to be gotten out is one of a woman who has relationship problems, lacks family support, or whom the father has abandoned. Abortion is never a magic wand -- it is an isolating event. Put a face on the survivors -- the parents of the lost child.
3. Examine the image of the abortionist and his/her support workers -- what kind of person is this and what is the cumulative effect of abortion for that person? They don't feel good about what they are doing. Very important is to ask yourself if the abortionist is a competent doctor -- there are many incompetent, unscrupulous people doing abortions. A powerful image to put forth is to ask, Does legal really mean safe?
4. Consider what kind of an image pro-life people put forth -- who is creating that image and is the image real? What do people feel when they hear the word "pro-lifer"? Do they feel fear and revulsion because their accepted image of "pro-lifer" is one of a fanatical person who shoots abortionists ? That's not our philosophy about ourselves, but it is theirs about us. We need to do a better job on our own image. One way to do that is to stress the heroic activity of pro-life people, like taking in pregnant women, giving good examples, putting our lives and reputations on the line. Bring all this to the attention of the local media, how pro-life workers help with the pain after abortion, provide welcome, forgiveness and peace. We continue to be a culture of life.
In speaking to teens Monday at St. Thomas More High School, Pavone said his desk is piled with letters from women saying they felt deceived and damaged by abortion.
"Most people who get an abortion simply feel there is no other solution. They feel afraid and trapped. They feel alone and desperate. Sadly, what they feel above all is that there is nobody to help them. They feel unprepared to have a child and they say, 'What else can I do?' " he said.
He advocates educating people that help is available.
He listed help available, including payment of all medical expenses, a place to live, legal advice, counseling, a friend to speak to, assistance to keep and raise the child, job and education opportunities.
Referring to a woman who drove a pregnant friend to an abortion clinic and was glad the pregnant woman changed her mind at the last minute, he said, "Friends help friends have the courage to do what is good, not to assist them in doing what is wrong. Have you seen the advertisement, Friends don 't let friends drive drunk? Why does a friend not let a friend drive drunk? Because they don't want them to die? They could kill other people, too. What I'm telling you is very simple -- just like the drunk driving campaign -- friends don 't let friends get abortions. There is a life at stake -- the life of that child and of the friend.
"There is another whole area of which you need to be aware: Abortion not only destroys children; it destroys the parents -- the mother and the father. I have talked to hundreds of people who had abortions or whose wives or girlfriends had abortions. Do you think any of them are happy about their choice?... Let me tell you, there is not a day, not an hour, that they don't remember that child."
Pavone said not to think of abortion as a simple, safe procedure to do today and forget about tomorrow. He explained that abortion is a half billion dollar industry m the United States. Abortion sales workers are well trained in selling techniques. They never say the word, "baby." They tell you that abortions are safe, and they do not answer questions on alternative solutions.
"No crime, disease or disaster takes; more human lives," he said. In a handout he showed the abortion toll to be at 30 million lives, more than the combined total of casualties from all wars fought by Americans (which add up to 1,160,571: 25,324 in the Revolutionary War, 498,332 in the Civil War, 116,708 in World War I, 407,316 in World War II, 54,246 in the Korean War, and 58,655 in the Vietnam War).
To the pro-life workers at the Sunday dinner, Pavone said that "in the name of religion, violence is done. Some people claim abortion is o.k. because they don't know when there is a soul in the body. That is difficult to explain. It's easier to explain that there is a commandment that says, 'Thou shall not kill.' "
He advised pro-life workers to "get to know people in the media, and let them get to know you. Interact with them, those who create the headlines, those who decide what appears in the evening news. Interact with pro-abortion people."
Pavone said that chemical methods of abortion "happen because the pool of those who will provide surgical abortions is shrinking. It is an appalling psychological ordeal for the women who use chemical means of abortion. Be continually vigilant; find out where the drugs are sold, and by whom."
Does Pavone encourage protesting near abortion clinics? "A person who was at one time pro-abortion once remarked to a priest, 'You'll never know how many minds are changed by seeing protesters -- especially priests.' "
Priests for Life is a national pro-life organization headquartered in Staten Island, New York. Pavone has been its national director since September 1993.
Copies of a video made of Pavone while he was in Rapid City are available as are Priests for Life audio tapes talks Pavone gives during his travels. Contact Sue Jimmerson, 4819 Copper Hill Drive, Rapid City, SD 57702, telephone 605-348-2353.
Pavone gave the following phone numbers for seeking pro-life resources for finances, employment, housing and medical assistance:
Nurturing Network 1-800-TNN-4MOM
Pregnancy Hotline 1-800-848-LOVE
Bethany Christian Services 1-800-238-4269
Several Sources Foundation 1-800- NO- ABORT


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By Adam Rittenberg | ESPN.com
The Big Four went 4-0 in Week 10, but on the perception scoreboard, almost as important as the ones at the stadiums, they finished with a 3-1 mark.
Perception is everything in a sport without a playoff. It's especially significant in a BCS chase that features more than two serious candidates with perfect records. Oftentimes, the key is simply maintaining perception. Other times, the key is changing it. Sometimes, the key is changing it and then maintaining it.
Notre Dame changed its perception in Week 9. The Irish have been knocked for their C-plus offense and their small victory margins against the likes of Purdue, Michigan, Stanford and BYU. But then they went to Norman and crushed Oklahoma, piling up 20 fourth-quarter points to pull away. They had won in impressive fashion, a requisite to stay afloat in the BCS title push.
But then the Irish couldn't maintain their new perception in Week 10, instead dredging up the old one in a 29-26 victory against Pitt in three overtimes. Notre Dame found a way to win -- as all great teams do -- but it needed a furious rally and a fortunate call to erase a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit. It also needed a missed field goal from just 33 yards out in the second overtime to force a third, where it prevailed. All this against a 4-4 Panthers team.
If Notre Dame was part of a two-team race, winning would be enough. But when three other perfect teams are winning -- and maintaining positive perceptions -- the Irish needed more. They paid a price in the latest BCS standings, dropping a spot to No. 4.
Oregon, meanwhile, maintained its perception better than any of the Big Four in Week 10, beating USC 62-51. The Ducks gave us speed, they gave us points, they gave us yards -- boy, did they give us yards – and, of course, they gave us new unis. Oregon provided 60 minutes of fireworks. No team has ever piled up more yards against USC than Oregon's 730 on Saturday night. No Oregon player has ever rushed for more yards than Kenjon Barner's 321.
It was a definitively typical performance against a talented opponent on a big stage. As a result, the Ducks were rewarded, trading places with Notre Dame in the standings. Oregon remains No. 2 in both human polls, well ahead of Kansas State in the Harris but barely ahead in the Coaches. And with No. 11 Oregon State and No. 14 Stanford left on the schedule -- plus possibly No. 18 UCLA in the Pac-12 title game -- Oregon should get a critical boost in the computers.
Alabama also maintained its perception Saturday night: best team in the best league. Like Notre Dame, the Tide needed a late rally to survive, but unlike Notre Dame, they produced it against a great opponent (LSU) in arguably the nation's toughest setting (Tiger Stadium). Alabama rocketed to No. 1 in computer average, and as the consensus No. 1 team in the Coaches Poll and the near-consensus No. 1 in the Harris Poll, the Tide are in great shape.
Kansas State also reinforced what it is: a surprisingly great team that makes fairly easy work of ranked opponents, even without Collin Klein. As Klein watched most of the second half from the sideline, the Wildcats recorded their third straight win against a ranked opponent by 14 points or more. Although K-State takes a hit in computer average, dropping to No. 3, it clearly is giving voters some pause in the battle for the No. 2 spot.
The performances by Oregon, Alabama and Kansas State leave Notre Dame in a tough spot. It must change its perception -- back to the Week 9 version -- against a woeful Boston College team this week and against an average Wake Forest squad next week. Even a dominant performance against USC on Nov. 24 might not be enough, given the Trojans' disappointing season, although it will attract attention. There's even some talk No. 5 Georgia could leapfrog the Irish if it wins out, beating Alabama in the SEC title game.
Each of the Big Four scored a win on the field Saturday. But when it comes to perception, Oregon sparkled in Tinseltown, while the Domers simply weren't shiny enough.
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