I've got great news! Did you guys know that every summer steam has a huge sale? Well, this summer's sale is now in full swing…And we're talking some super awesome savings on some super amazing games… Please do allow me to fill you in!!
This summer's sale is running from June 22nd through July 5th.
So be sure to take advantage of these deals while they are hot because it'll be over before we know it!
This time around there are some extra sweet features such as a "Summer Sale Stickers" quest. You can earn these stickers much like you can earn trading cards.. in fact, they are very similar in many ways. Within each quest, you will earn up to three random stickers just by visiting your activity page. Once you have these sticker's, you will collect them in your sticker book. Once you have collected them all you will finally be able to craft your 2017 summer sale badge. Receiving the badge allows you to accumulate a custom profile background as well as a tradable emoticon.
During last year's sale, you were able to stock up on collectibles, trading cards, and game badges. This year they have replaced these with the sticker book we just talked about. Remember, these stickers can only be accumulated by completing the quests, this will permanently unlock your pages and even if you miss a quest or two. No worries you can always go back and complete it at any time. Thank goodness for this. I know we all have busy lives and even if we'd like to, most of us can't just sit at our computers completing quests all day.
I wish life were that simple!
Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor is now $3.99… Yep, you read that right!
Fallout 4: $14.99… That's 50% off folks!
Dishonored 2: $19.99… 50% off.
The Witcher 3: $24.99… 50% off.
Civilization 6: $35.99… 40% off.
Watch Dogs 2: $29.99… 50% off.
Mafia 3: $14.79… 60% off.
Grand Theft Auto 5: $29.99… 50% off.
Dark Souls 3: $23.99… 60% off.
XCOM 2: $19.70… 70% off.
Resident Evil 7: $35.99… 40% off.
Torchlight 2: $4.99… 75% off.
Pillars Of Eternity: $17.99… 60% off.
Hyper Light Drifter: $9.99… 50% off.
Stardew Valley: $8.99… 40% off.
Hollow Night: $9.89… 34% off.
Darkest Dungeon: $9.99… 60% off.
7 Days To Die: $9.99… 60% off.
Hitman, the complete first season: $24.00… 66% off.
And Y'all that's just naming a few… There are so many more. You really need to check out the Steam site soon so you can see the crazy amount of deals they have over there tight now… Trust me, these are deals you really cannot just pass up!
I'd also like to give you a little advice here… You may want to get there soon because the Steam server is completely overloaded right now! You might have trouble connecting because of the amount people connecting to the site trying to cash in on these super savings. If you can through, consider yourself one of the lucky ones.. and if you do make those purchases now before the site crashes… and I am not at all joking! If you try during regular hours and you just cannot get through.. maybe try later on during the twilight hours when most people are sleeping. Yes, it really is getting that serious.
Luckily for us, these deals comply with all platforms, PC included. Now, don't think when you visit the site that you will find all the newest games. If you're a real gamer, as I know you are… It isn't just about getting whatever is popular. Some of these games are complete classics and or, they have been released within the last year or even the last few months… and most of them are still games that cannot be found for cheap anywhere else. Be smart you guys!! Get em' while you can!
I hope these deals have brought a smile to your face and even more so… I'm glad they won't put too much of a dent in your pocket book… unless you go on a complete binge and purchase as many as you possibly can. If so… I get that too. It's incredible, some games you can get at prices that are simply unheard of.
Thanks so much friends for stopping by Ky's Korner today… Can't wait to chat with you tomorrow!!
Really nice game recommendations here. I mean like I already bought like half of them already, and wishing for the other half to be even cheaper than this, but I know I'm asking for too much haha.
Thank you Ky for this post and thank you Steam for the huge discount. My eyes turned hearts as I saw the awesome bargains. I'm setting my teeth on Grand Theft Auto V, Resident Evil 7 and Hitman.
Cool! My game arsenal must be well-stocked for those hot summer days when going outside is real difficult. There must be something to occupy myself in a cool, dark room.
When the steam sale comes in, everyone's wallets run dry. Seriously, you can get pretty addicted to buying games super cheap when it comes to this sale. Be careful with your spending here folks, it's temptation incarnate!
Dark souls is the only title that I am familiar with is DARK SOULS!!! I am open to try all these games though.
I do not know the games on the list just being honest here. I will have to YT it to see its individual trailer. It will be a long one.
This is helpful to those who wants to have quality games but pay less. It is not exactly fresh off the factory type of deal but it will have to do.
That is the lowest price I can get Resident Evil 7 for! I am having a hard time choosing between Resident Evil 7 and the complete Hitman first season, both great games but if I could, I'd take them both.
"I hope these deals have brought a smile to your face and even more so…" What I think that, sometimes, when you got a good deal on purchases. You might feel excited and lucky.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful list. Steam is simply awesome to do this great offers for the game. The offers are amazing and some of my favorite games have cool offers.I am planning to buy Firewatch as I haven't played it. I will better hurry before the offer ends. This is an amazing opportunity fort all the gamers to buy all their favorite games at reasonable prices.
I am looking at the rip of prices and I got my eyes wide. It is really good and great advantage to the players. Thanks for Steam for doing this discount. For sure lots of people are only waiting for this huge discount, just like Black Friday.
I think many will buy almost all the games for this big discount. Some of the games are popular too!
Thanks for sharing all this. I bet gamers are probably having this as a good news for a 50% off what a big discount it is!
Thanks for this article I now know what games to look for on STEAM. GTA is not my thing though.
Summer huh? Oh I forgot in that part of the world SUMMER FALLS IN AUGUST. In here our summer falls on April.
Sounds like a sweet bargain. Wouldn't mind buying GTA 5 fifty percent off.
Thanks for sharing the list. It makes things a lot more easier.
I'm hoarding a bunch of games myself!


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NRG CEO 'optimistic and encouraged' by Texas market changes
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NRG Energy Inc. President and CEO Mauricio Gutierrez contends that Texas is moving in the right direction to avoid another "systemic failure" similar to the grid and market problems experienced in February.
"I am very optimistic and encouraged after the Texas Legislature voted [to approve] some new legislation to improve and address specifically some of the shortcomings that we all experienced during Winter Storm Uri," Gutierrez told S&P Global Market Intelligence in a June 17 interview following NRG's virtual investor day. "They are looking at market design to make sure that we don't have the type of outcomes we had that week."
On June 8, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 3, which reform the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas Inc. and the grid operator's board of directors, create a power alert system and adopt more stringent standards for the weatherization of power and natural gas infrastructure.
The February arctic blast, which stretched across the central U.S., cost American and European power companies more than $10 billion.
NRG on May 6 reported a $967 million financial impact from the deadly storm, which caused a near grid collapse in ERCOT. During the storm, the Public Utility Commission of Texas ordered electricity prices to the $9,000/MWh cap after load shedding artificially reduced power demand.
NRG Energy Inc. President and CEO Mauricio Gutierrez
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As a fully integrated power provider, NRG also owns large retail electricity companies in Texas and voiced its concerns about the storm response to state lawmakers.
"I am very encouraged about what they've done and I think they addressed pretty significant issues to ensure that this doesn't happen again in the future," Gutierrez said.
The CEO also has been vocal about his opposition to outside interference in the market including proposals to build out-of-market generation backed by billions of dollars in guaranteed profits.
"One thing that we're for certain is that the competitive market even with some of the shortcomings that we all experienced worked a lot better than public power. I mean, public power was impacted significantly and they are going to pass the costs to their consumers," Gutierrez said. "Consumers in the competitive space didn't have any impact specifically on prices and I think that worked as expected."
Gutierrez added that some proposals from outside ERCOT are "inefficient in that I think they compromise the reliability of the system more than they do in fixing [the issues]."
"I mean, certainly we need to do things to improve the Texas competitive market and I think the Texas Legislature is on the right track in addressing some of these things," the CEO said. "But we have to keep in mind that this was a systemic failure, not just in electric but also natural gas and the delivery system. I mean everybody across the value chain from wellhead to light bulb, there were shortcomings.
"I know that the changes that they are making [are] going to make the market stronger, which in turn is going to make our business stronger."
Gutierrez also weighed in on the future of the merchant generation sector, as NRG invests heavily in its strategy, on which management provided updates during the June 17 investor presentation, to offer more products to consumers.
"We saw more value [in] going toward the customer and we made a very decisive pivot a couple of years ago. We got our financials in order. We simplified our company and now we have an opportunity to really capitalize on this market opportunity," Gutierrez said. "Whether other companies will evolve to this or not, it's hard for me to say. I think you are going to have some that will focus on power generation and I don't think they are going to be public companies. They will be in private hands."
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Baylor Football season opener against Louisiana Tech postponed
Louisiana Tech: Increased COVID-19 cases after Hurricane Laura
By: Sydney Isenberg
WACO, TX — Baylor Football's season opener against Louisiana Tech has been postponed after Louisiana Tech saw an increase in COVID-19 cases following Hurricane Laura.
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Kickoff was initially set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12 at McLane Stadium.
Both teams have agreed to monitor dates throughout the season to potentially makeup the game.
"We are incredibly disappointed to announce the postponement of our upcoming football game against Louisiana Tech," said Baylor Director of Athletics Mack B. Rhoades. "However, in the interest of the health and wellness of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff, we are confident in this unfortunate but necessary course of action. To the Baylor and Louisiana Tech student-athletes and communities, we share in your disappointment and look ahead to resuming play."
"We are obviously very disappointed that we will not be able to open the season this weekend at Baylor," said Louisiana Tech Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland. "However, with the number of recent positive COVID19 results and contact tracing, it is simply not possible. We would be putting our student-athletes at risk.
"It is obvious that the impact of Hurricane Laura in our community a few weeks ago really sparked our significant increase in numbers. With 95 percent of our city losing power for days – even up to a week in many areas – our student-athletes were forced to find places to stay and some even had family from south Louisiana that came northward to stay with them. So many things that we were able to control for the month of August became out of our control, and I think the numbers prove that it took its toll.
"The days leading up to this outbreak, we had a stretch of three weeks with only one positive case. So the protocols we had in place were working prior to Hurricane Laura."
Adjusted game dates and times will be communicated to original ticket holders via email as more information is released.


Many travellers are searching for Shopping In Manila Or Bangkok,Bangkok can well be described as a city of humble beginnings. In fact around 200 years ago, it was simply a small trading center and port community. Despite the fact that the city had grown rapidly and become renowned for being a modern and vibrant place, it has impressively retained its splendid and enchanting glory. That's why a visit to Bangkok should be on everyone's bucket list. You can find Shopping In Manila Or Bangkok travel information.
Also known as Wat Chetuphon, this is a temple that was built for King Rama in Bangkok numerous years back. It really is regarded as a spot where people can receive feelings, and was considered one of the primary pharmacies in every of Bangkok. It is additionally the positioning of the first university which was started by a descendent of King Rama, a location where you could now get not simply traditional medicine but a foot massage at very inexpensive prices. It is actually known mostly to the Temple from the Reclining Buddha which is a Buddha that is certainly resting perched on his arm. It really is enormous, roughly 15 m high by 45 m long, and will basically be viewed in sections due to the size. There are numerous beautiful precious stones that were in lead from the soles of your feet, a total amount of 108 stones total. This really is a number linked to procession, the wobble from the earth, an issue that is constructed into most of the temples throughout Thailand.
It is really an absolutely beautiful structure which includes quite a bit of history, and is also the home of exactly what is called Wat Phra Kaeo. It can be here that the emerald or jade Buddha can be obtained, within this palace built-in 1782, the residence from the royalty that were in control of the country at the time. This palace includes 2 hours of not simply the palace itself but the Wat Phra Kaew Tour. Our recommendation is that you start out early each day to benefit from everything that you may be able to see, or perhaps execute a half day sightseeing tour to view either one.
You can observe an attractive representation in the ancient battles that utilized to occur between Burma and Siam. This is really a mixture of Royal Palace and Chapel, and if you can to climb to the peak before sunset, you will notice the sun setting in the Chao Praya River, an attractive sight to behold.
Looking at exactly what is called Wat Suthat is the thing that the locals call the giant swing. It is actually a 27 m high structure, use for religious ceremonies, along with its purpose is to undergo a ritual which involves teams of three people going to the top and walking across for the narrow board. There have been a substantial quantity of fatal accidents during the 1930s which make them not utilize this like a ritual again. However, it is a beautiful sight to see, especially in front of Wat Suthat.
This really is literally something out from the movies, a real floating market that is about an hour or so outside of Bangkok. It is actually considered by some to get the Venice in the East, just like how the people that component of Italy achieve this numerous things on the water. Also, it is a tourist trap due to how everyone is seeking to see this market which is completely floating on boats manned by people selling their goods. However, if you do go, you may be treated to among the most delicious food that may be absolutely fresh, served inside an authentic way.
When you have time, it is possible to head over to Lumpini Park which is a literal oasis in the midst of the architecture and buildings of Bangkok. There are numerous lawns that one could hang out at, Chinese pagodas, and you will discover a small lake that you can require a boat out on. Is great for relaxing because the park is so tranquil, despite all the skyscrapers which are surrounding it in most directions. The park is a huge place where antigovernment protests have occurred, so just be sure that if you decide to visit there, it's just people chilling out to rest.


Rare video: When Modi, a BJP worker Met PM Vajpayee..
An old video showcasing BJP worker Narendra Modi meeting the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has gone viral. The way Atal Ji has patted Narendra Modi and the latter doing Namaskar has drawn the attention of the people and the media. The video shows Atal Bihari Bajpayee giving a big hug to Narendra Modi. The video has been posted by one of the English News channels on its official Twitter page. Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) at the age of 93.


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A Dream Within a Meme | Neil Cicierega's "Mouth Dreams"
By Mike McCubbins October 21, 2020 October 21, 2020
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On September 30th, Neil Cicierega released the fourth installment of the "Mouth" mashup series, Mouth Dreams. To those not familiar, Neil C had previously released three full-length albums of mash-ups under the "Mouth" banner. The "Mouth" theme here refers to Smash Mouth and in particular the song "All Star," which somehow hilariously, ambitiously, and downright-absurdly forms the thematic backbone of the album cycle. Check my review of the previous installment Mouth Moods for a closer look at the series and at Moods which, and I'm still quite serious about this, is one of the 10 best albums of the decade.
So, coming off Moods, Dreams has some big shoes to fill. Moods is packed front to back with the most uncanny pairings you'll find in the form. It's songs just work musically, and then often transcend sheer musicality to make giddily obscure jokes and references and produce brain breaking contortions of popular media. Dreams, it must be admitted, doesn't consistently possess Moods' same verve in its twisted musicality. However, on careful listen, it's a more thematically ambitious album than Moods ever hoped to be.
Cicierega has a reputation for peppering riddles and easter eggs across the "Mouth" series in songs and album art, and there is plenty of that here to decode. Take, for instance, as one YouTube commenter has brilliantly noted, that Neil released a teaser for Dreams featuring a song by Green Day two days before the end of September when the album was due to drop. (I'll wait while you piece that one together.) But while cheeky pop-culture references and uncanny song-wizardry are his stock-in-trade, Neil has crafted with Mouth Dreams a more in-depth statement on the series itself wrapped in a thematically coherent whole that centers the album around dreams and nightmares, waking and sleeping, love and obsession, and their relation to creativity, pop-culture, and the internet.
"All Star" only appears on the album once in the spooky distorted "Mouth Dreams (Extro)," but it is the work's elusive monster, and like any movie monster, all the "scarier" for only being hinted at throughout and revealed in totality at last. Smash Mouth's distorted vocal track here reads like Freddy Krueger, the knife-handed monster of the Nightmare on Elm Street series (one can also see subtle reference to the box and poster art of the Nightmare series in Dreams' '80s-inspired cover art, which features Neil wide awake with head on pillow.) The dream that has Neil in its grip, that won't let him sleep, that draws him back in like a ship to a deadly siren is, of course, "All Star," and by extension Neil's need to continue one of the most creatively fruitful unhealthy obsessions with the internet we've been lucky enough to witness. Fortunately for us, as is borne out by the existence of the album itself, and by the sound of a modem firing up in the album's final moment, Neil has lost the battle. His monster has him.
But, on first listen, I wanted what Neil gave me in Moods, and I found it most especially one-third of the way into Dreams in the slyly nostalgic, and expertly mixed "Ribs." All my favorite Neil moves are at the height of their power here. The track mixes Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the Chili's baby back ribs "I Want My Baby Back" jingle, Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People," and The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in stunning synchronicity. The track's groove is so strong that it's easy to miss Neil's most brilliant sly joke to date: "Ribs" is about that die-hard outrageous myth that Manson removed a rib to get himself that much closer to the prospect of self-stimulated oral bliss. The song even plays with this myth and with "Beautiful People"'s lyrics to suggest at one point that he did it to smell his own knees. Aaaand, I'm fucking dead.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"'s inclusion draws on that track's odd late '90s re-emergence but also pulls the song back to the albums main theme of sleep. At this point, with most of the top-end meme-ready tracks behind us, Dreams focuses in on theme for the next several tracks. On "My Mouth," Dreams' warped thesis, Neil rearranges Green Day's "Brain Stew" to make an exhausted plea: "My mouth is trying to sleep." But his plea rings meekly over the sinister pull of Aerosmith's "Dream On" instrumental. It's not the dreams of sleep that torment him. A waking dream has him.
"Don't you think dreams and the Internet are similar? They are both areas where the repressed conscious mind vents."—the wise words of the titular muse in the landmark 2006 anime film Paprika. Well, yeah, I really do think. It's a connection that's not lost on Neil, the album's sleepless narrator, either. The internet is his nightmare on every street. It sucks him in against his will. It's also where he goes to vent, speaking back to the internet in the language it knows. Mouth Dreams is his dream within a dream; a meme within a meme.
If Neil can't get to sleep over his attachment to the internet, then I know his pain all too well. In the decade from roughly 1996 to 2006, I could count on one hand the number of times I got to bed before 2:00 AM. I wasn't partying. It wasn't girls. I was glued, like many of my generation, to a CRT monitor chasing the hyper-link muse down the rabbit holes of the internet. Even when I had to wake up just a few hours later and drive an hour to class on no sleep, I could be found in the wee hours with as many windows open as my Packard Bell 486 could handle guzzling up all the information and media my modem-soaked brain could handle. Later, when YouTube and the rest of internet 2.0 came around, I too, (far less successfully than Neil) took to creating internet content and chasing the elusive fix of hits and the rush of viral.
The haunting track "Cannibals"—which is "She Drives me Crazy" over numerous film production company logo themes including the Dolby Digital sound test—speaks darkly to the cannibalistic nature of meme culture eating itself to live and to Neil's own relationship to his pet meme, the mouth eating its own mouth. Indeed, Dreams manages to speak sly self-critique through mash-up pairings which, at this point in the series, is the album's strongest card. Careful listeners will find subtle references to past moments in the series such as the snoring sound from Neil's biggest hit, "Bustin'." Dreams dreams of its predecessors.
By the time Neil drops the Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy" into the mix on top of sinister synths or Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" on Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt," these romantic pronouncements read like obsession. The mouth consumes the narrator. The dream has become a nightmare. Looking closely at the back half of Dreams, you'll find that it's composed mostly of pop and rock songs of complicated love/obsession: Nine Inch Nails' "Closer," the White Stripes' "Fell in love with a Girl," Britney Spears' "…Baby One More Time," or Weezer's "Say it Ain't So." These latter two play over classical favorites like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or Greig's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" as dramatic (unoriginal) soundtrack climax to the building wake/sleep tension of Dreams' horror farce as the album rages toward the dial-up modem ring of its final resolution.
Our narrator has lost to his monster, to his obsession, but we have won. Neil is back in the dream at the keyboard and mouse following his white rabbit, his great white whale, his rosebud, his glittering and thus gold muse, his "All Star" (at least until muse becomes monster and pursues him instead). Dreams stays on-concept for a surprising amount of its runtime. It doesn't simply continue Neil's run of great mash-ups, but attempts new plays on genre, theme, and narrative arc for the series. Starting again from the top, those aching harmonies built from the Yahoo™ yodel start to feel like an opening Shakespeare sonnet.
Each new iteration of the "Mouth" series begs the question: How many full-length albums can this labored joke possibly bear before it's all too much? The answer, with certainty, is at least four. | Mike McCubbins
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Gulfstream's G-V is a heavy jet that began production in the late 1990s. Over the last several years, it has become a popular charter option for its blend of innovative performance and comfortability. The G-V boasts a range of around 5,500 nautical miles, which is one of the best in its class. With seating for 19 passengers, the G-V is a good option for both long-range travel and large group sizes. The interior is also extremely spacious for in-flight comfort. Whether looking for a charter option for transatlantic travel or a cross-country vacation, the G-V is sure to provide a fantastic blend of comfort and performance.


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The addition of a simple and systematic screening among children in foster care doubled the detection rate of developmental disabilities in a population that is at high risk for developmental problems. The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) study published in Pediatrics this week shows that universal screening is feasible in a busy pediatric practice.
In 2007, Starlight Pediatrics changed its standard of care to include sending foster families a brief, non-diagnostic screening questionnaire (Ages and Stages Questionnaires) a week before well-child visits. When called to be reminded about their appointment, the families were also reminded to bring the completed questionnaire. The vast majority of the questionnaires were completed before or at the visit (96 percent), which researchers concluded meant it was feasible for families. It generally took providers less than five minutes to score and review the questionnaires with families during their visit.
More importantly, the questionnaires helped providers detect twice as many potential developmental disabilities as they found before the screening was implemented (58 percent versus 29 percent). The questionnaires also teased out more delays in problem-solving, personal-social and fine motor skills than had previously been detected.
Jee completed this research with colleagues Moira Szilagyi, M.D., Ph.D., Claire Ovenshire, R.N., Amy Norton, M.A., Anne-Marie Conn, M.A., Aaron Blumkin, M.S., and Peter Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H., all of the Department of Pediatrics at URMC. This research was supported by the Halcyon Hill Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Physician Faculty Scholars Program.


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Pivotal Woman – Tamara Franklin, Vice-President, Media Entertainment and Industry Solutions – North America – IBM
A native of New Jersey, Tamara Franklin served as Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for North American through 2018 and was recently named Vice President, Media & Entertainment, Industry Solutions.
Prior to that she was Executive Vice President of Digital at Scripps Networks Interactive (HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel) where she oversaw the company's digital business units to coordinate overall strategy and activity, focusing on an integrated company-wide approach to digital video production and distribution. '
Franklin has also contributed to the success of Turner Broadcasting Systems, Motorola, Bain & Company and Knight-Ridder Newspapers.
Tamara has been recognized as one of Multichannel News' "Wonder Women," one of Cynopsis Media's "Most Intriguing People", one of Savoy Magazine's "Most Influential Women in Corporate America", and one of Black Enterprise's "Most Powerful Women in Corporate America".
Tamara earned a bachelor's degree in English from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University.
On the obstacles she has had to face as a woman of color in corporate America:
One obstacle that immediately comes to mind is the need to prove that you are competent!
It doesn't matter what your accomplishments are, some people feel that you don't belong there and oftentimes the people who feel that way have credentials that don't come close to yours, but they still wonder why you have a seat in the room. Some of my white counterparts are assumed competent until proven otherwise. Sometimes when they are proven otherwise, they somehow still manage to land on their feet!
This type of thing wears on you. It's saps all your energy and it also degrades your confidence. We as women of color have to be mindful of these things and not let them break us down. It is important to stay surrounded by people who remind us of our worth.
One of the most destructive obstacles is lack of sponsorship. Unless women of color have legitimate sponsorship from a person who is willing to advocate for us in rooms where we are not in, it will be hard for us to take chances in corporate America. We
won't be given those challenging break out assignments that put us on another level as far as optics with senior level executives.
Oftentimes, our white counterparts have sponsors who can talk them up in meetings and make excuses for their shortcomings. Unfortunately, we don't get that benefit. They will bring up something we did wrong 20 years ago and attach it to our work history and conveniently bring it up when anyone mentions our name. We have to be aware that this is happening daily.
It's hard for women of color to have sponsors because there is a tendency to seek out people who look like themselves. I would encourage them to seek out people who on the surface may not look like them, but where there may be some underlying commonalities that you can draw from. Find ways to connect so you can get the sponsorship because they won't naturally see themselves in you.
On how IBM has supported her through her professional development:
IBM has certainly supported my professional development in many ways, and I will get to that shortly, but I want to remind women of color that we shouldn't rely on our respective companies for our professional development. We need to own that ourselves.
Whatever they give you is great and you should take full advantage of it but take full ownership of it yourself! Seek opportunities to own your professional development because no one else is going to own and promote your career like you can. Look for external organizations that you can become a part of, like an trade industry organization. There are ways you can promote and build your skill set outside of the workplace. If you aren't getting developed in the workplace through challenging projects, there are other ways to exercise those muscles.
I call IBM an embarrassment of riches from a training and development standpoint. We've got incredible subject matter experts walking these halls and they actually pick up their phones when someone asks for help!
IBM also provides numerous online training classes that help bolster your skill set. Once you walk away from this company, the least you could have done was educate yourself because it's here and it's free.
Career advice she would give women who are trying to effectively pivot in their career
There is this book that I read every 3-5 years called Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers written by 2 gentleman from the executive search firm, Spencer Stuart. They outline what distinguishes an extraordinary career from an okay career and they found that people who had extraordinary careers did one thing really well – they found the intersection between where they were very knowledgeable, capable and skilled and where they were passionate.
Some people force themselves down a path because we feel that is expected of us, or we think we can make a lot of money in that space. We need just stop and ask ourselves, what I am good at, and what do I love doing? The intersection of those two things is your sweet spot and where you should be focus your career pivot.
I encourage people to do that and not just stumble down the road moving from job to job aimlessly.
Additionally, I would tell people not to jump into something that is totally foreign or brand new to them. It can be overwhelming and you may not have a long runway before you have to show some sort of competency or success in the new area. You need to be in an area where you can get some quick wins.
One of the best career advice I received was from a women of color who told me not to wait to think about my exit strategy. Lay out the path to your retirement. Think about your career in 5-10-year increments with the end point in mind.
That advice coupled with the book and I felt that I had some great nuggets to reference as I thought about my career trajectory. So, I would say think about your career with an exit strategy and career pivots in mind.
Pivotal Woman – Tonya Cornileus – Vice-President, Development, Inclusion and Wellness – ESPN
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Corn+Soybean Digest
The SCN Land Rush
Stacey Hager | Aug 01, 1998
Like the pioneers of the Oklahoma land rush, soybean cyst nematodes are moving west and staking claim to new land.
Paulette Pierson, regional education coordinator for the SCN Coalition, believes it's actually an old claim just up for renewal.
First identified in North Carolina in 1954, SCN spread west and north, eventually reaching the heart of the nation's Soybean Belt. Recent diagnoses in parts of the Midwest are thought by many to be a continuation of the pest's migration.
But Pierson figures most of the movement took place years ago.
"The spread or introduction of SCN occurred some time in the past," she states. "I believe it's just now being identified."
Very high SCN populations are being found in areas where the pest previously had never been identified. The high numbers indicate SCN has been there for years, she says.
For example, counts of over a quarter million eggs in 200 cc of soil were found last year in a previously "SCN-free" county in Ohio.
"Those are extremely high counts if you consider 250 eggs in the same volume of soil can cause damage to SCN-susceptible soybeans," says Pierson.
She says SCN is probably present in more counties than the map below indicates.
In fact, it likely infests most soybean-growing counties.
"Growers really haven't been sampling. Where it hasn't been identified, it probably hasn't been looked for." The fact that SCN probably infests most fields emphasizes the need for growers to identify the problem and adopt a control program. That program should include periodic soil testing to monitor nematode populations.
"SCN can be managed," she says. "But you can't say I'm going to put a Band-Aid on it and just plant resistant varieties. You need to know if SCN numbers are increasing or decreasing with your management strategy."
Outmaneuver SCN
Fae Holin | Aug 01, 1998
To win the fight against soybean cyst nematodes, rotate crops, plant resistant varieties, and don't be sloppy about weed control, since some weeds are hosts.
But don't expect miracles, says Pat Donald, a University of Missouri extension nematologist.
"It's a long-term proposition. The way you manage nematodes is you starve them out gradually," Donald says.
Just remember that once they infest a field, cyst nematodes can't be totally eliminated.
The year after you discover SCN, plant a non-host crop such as corn, suggests Walker Kirby, a University of Illinois plant pathologist. "The following year, plant a soybean cyst-resistant variety. The third year, plant corn and retest."
If SCN numbers are below threshold, consider planting a susceptible soybean the fourth year. Then go with a corn-to-resistant soybean rotation the two following years, says Kirby.
"The idea behind using a susceptible is that we know there are different races or distinct genetic populations in Illinois and other states. We also know that if you go three to four years with the same resistant soybean in the field, you can shift the race from one that cannot feed on that bean to one that can."
Following resistant beans with resistant beans - rather than a non-host crop - can cause an even quicker race shift, notes Kirby.
Knowing what SCN race you have isn't important in picking a resistant variety because you may have several races within a field, Donald says.
Certain labs will test for race designation, but it takes a month to get results.
"We discourage it," states John Ferris, a Purdue University nematologist. "It's laborious and costly. Once the grower does know the race, the question is, 'so what?'
"We have four races here in Indiana, only one of which has seed labeled for resistance to it. Even if you have a race and plant a variety that says it is resistant to it, there's no guarantee that it will be resistant in that field."
Donald agrees.
"We know there is a lot of genetic diversity in the cyst nematode population. It isn't entirely a moot point whether you have a race 3 or race 5 variety. But, in general, it's better to have some resistance than no resistance."
So how does a grower pick a nematode-resistant variety?
Donald advises Missouri growers to look at variety trial results, especially if some of those sites are infested with SCN.
"Try to match geographically," she says. "Also keep in mind what the egg level is at that site compared to what's in your fields."
Other ways to combat SCN: keep plants as healthy and fields as clean as possible, Donald says. That means using good overall management and cleaning equipment between fields.
An option that's really not an option to hold back SCN is using nematicides, says Kirby.
"Number one, a lot of pesticides are water-soluble. If you get a heavy rain after application, it actually washes below the root zone," he says.
"Number two, some of these nematicides cause a rebound effect. They cannot kill 100% of the population. The individuals it leaves behind are now able to feed on a root system that is in top condition. More nematodes will reproduce and more will survive."
ASA Chief Focuses On Bottom Line
He somewhat facetiously describes himself as having "milk on my lips and straw in my hair."
But Mike Yost, newly elected president of the American Soybean Association (ASA), is no hick farmer.
His initial career move, straight out of college, wasn't back to the farm. Although he's the fourth-generation Yost to farm land near Murdock, MN, he first traded grain at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
He brings grain trading contacts, 20 years of experience growing corn and soybeans, a quick intelligence and a sharp wit to his presidency.
The six-plus years he enjoyed city life, watching Twins and Gophers games and skiing, for example, were well spent. It was there that he made a date with Sandra, a former Iowa farm girl.
In 1979, less than a year after they married, the Yosts packed up and headed toward the family farm to grow corn and soybeans.
Why did he move from trading grain to growing it?
"I think it was more like, why did I trade grain?" he reminisces. "I always intended to come back to the farm. I just decided I would try something else for a few years because I knew once I started farming, I would be farming forever."
So far, forever is nearly 20 years of working closely with his dad, Bill, managing a 2,500-acre corn-soybean corporation. His teenage sons, Michael and David, are now part of the corporation as well.
It was all inadvertent preparation for one of his major goals for ASA.
"We're trying to interact as partners with other facets of this industry," Yost explains.
"We've worked closely with the United Soybean Board and our state associations and have developed good working relationships with them.
"We're also working with the industry: the soybean crushers and the input people supplying seed and pesticides."
Working closely but not exclusively is Yost's philosophy. He's big on delegating duties,whether it's attending a meeting in Minneapolis or going on an exciting foreign tour.
"We've got a nine-person executive committee, including myself. All are capable of representing us on a great many issues," Yost says.
That'll give the new president time to concentrate on what's important: informing members.
"We need to involve our membership more in public policy and international market promotion. We've got to organize our lobbying efforts a little better and push our objectives and goals even harder than in the past."
His biggest challenge, Yost predicts, will be dealing with the Asian economic crisis and its adverse impact on soybean demand.
"We'll work hard to develop a policy to help alleviate that. A trade association involved with trade policy is one of the main goals of ASA, because we export every other row of soybeans.
"There are no other major commodities that depend on exports as much."
Yost admits that being an ASA official means sacrifices by himself and his family. And he's not in it for the glory, just the money.
"It's basically because we raise so many soybeans on our farm. I know that the work we do in promoting soybeans around the globe can affect our bottom line. That's why I'm in it for the money - that's the money I'm talking about."
Soil Testing Diffuses Soybean Time Bomb
SCN is like a time bomb in the soil waiting to explode.
That's how Ann MacGuidwin describes this yield-robbing, microscopic pest.
MacGuidwin, a University of Wisconsin nematologist, says it's important that every grower diffuse the bomb by having soil tested for SCN and then using recommended practices to control the pests.MacGuidwin recommends that gr owers test regularly for SCN.
Negative test results can ease growers' minds, but are not a guarantee there won't be future problems.
She advises sampling in the fall before every other soybean crop, although samples can be accurately analyzed at any time during the year.
Guidelines for collecting soil samples:
1) Limit the number of acres represented in a single sample. Usually 10-20 acres is ideal. If the field is bigger than that, break it into 10- to 20-acre units.
2) Collect 10-20 soil cores from each field or unit using a probe, hand trowel or shovel. The intensity of sampling depends on the information at hand. If there are problem spots that show up year after year, then sampling efforts can be limited to that area. When there are no obvious symptoms, use the 10-20 cores approach.
In any case, its never a good idea to take fewer than five soil cores because the sample will not be very representative of the field. The more spots you sample, the better.
* Take samples from a depth of 6-8" in the plant root zone.
* Combine the soil in a bucket and mix well. A composite sample mixed well will represent the area better.
* Place 1 pint of soil in a plastic bag or paper soil-test bag.
* Keep samples out of the sun and ship them ASAP to a university or private soil lab. Cost ranges from $5 to $24, but some state checkoff boards cover processing costs.
3) Include the following when submitting your samples:
* Name, address and telephone number of farmer or sample collector.
* County and nearest town where samples were collected.
* Estimated acreage of areas sampled.
* Cropping history of areas sampled.
* Current crops of areas sampled.
Each test will give an estimate of SCN population density based on the volume of soil. The standard volume used is 100 cubic centimeters (cc) of soil.
Most labs report the number of SCN eggs, but some give the number of cysts. Cyst and egg counts are not directly comparable. A low cyst count does not equal a low egg count, since each cyst can contain hundreds of eggs.
SCN Symptoms: What You Can't See Hurts
Dave Broghamer had never been satisfied with yields from one of his farms. It's 60 acres of "pretty good ground" he rotates between corn and soybeans.
But last year the Decorah, IA, grower had enough.
"It was easy to see I had a problem; plants were not developing properly," Broghamer says. "They were smaller than normal."
Although parts of fields produced healthy plants, plants a few rows away were struggling.
So he called in his local co-op agronomist, who suggested soil tests.
Soybean cyst nematodes strike again.
Broghamer is just one of many farmers who early on failed to recognize the above-ground symptoms of SCN. That's because there aren't any - until the nematodes are fully entrenched in a field and affecting yield.
"Unfortunately, the message got out fairly early that growers could see above-ground symptoms of soybean cyst nematodes," says University of Missouri extension nematologist Pat Donald.
"And that, if they had chlorotic leaves or dying plants, then they had SCN, and that's not necessarily true."
What is true is that the main early SCN symptom is a "half-empty weigh wagon vs. an overflowing one," says John Ferris, a Purdue University nematologist.
Walker Kirby, a University of Illinois plant pathologist, says the soils in his area are rich enough to support vigorous plant growth, even in the presence of nematodes.
"But the plants tend to set fewer flowers and have fewer pods, so they generally don't yield as well. To growers driving by the field, they look absolutely perfect."
And there's the rub, Donald says.
"Our biggest problem is getting people to get out of the pickups and sample fields," she states. "I recommend, if you have a field going into soybeans, that you sample. Period.
"We have people who say they've been growing soybeans forever and don't have a problem because they don't see any symptoms. When I finally get them to do egg counts, the egg counts come back at a level of 40,000 eggs per cup of soil."
That's enough to cause damage, even on resistant varieties, says Donald.
"The big symptom you don't visually notice is the cyst nematode feeding on the roots," says Kelly Holthaus, Broghamer's agronomist and branch manager of the Winneshiek Co-op, Burr Oak.
"The cysts basically eat off the root system and starve the plant," Holthaus explains. "After they start eating, the roots can't take up the nutrients. Then the visual effects start showing up."
By then it's too late to do something that year for that crop, Donald says.
Growers who've noticed uneven patches in their fields should dig up roots and check their condition. Broghamer's roots "didn't finger out like they should have."
Other than little white cysts clinging to roots, you might find adult females actually feeding on them.
Most experts recommend sampling right ahead of or during harvest. But the best time to dig up and view roots is late June or early July, depending on the soil temperature and when the crop was planted, Donald says.
Symptoms growers do see - when SCN populations are quite high and yields may be reduced by 10 bu/acre or more - include stunted, yellowing plants.
Yellowing is more visible in drought years and in sandy soils, Ferris says.
Plants are also smaller and less vigorous. Dead or uneven patches appear in fields.
"One of the things that I do, when the timing is right, is go out and look at the field with a producer and say, 'Look, this field is very uneven; there are a lot of different heights in the field,' " says Donald.
SCN also prevents good canopy closure, which increases weed pressure, she warns.
"There should be a light bulb going off when they see weeds where they haven't seen weeds before."
And that leads to something else Donald would love to see growers do: track their field histories.
"You need to get a field history so that you know that the management techniques you're using are actually working. If you're doing something that's making the problem worse, and if you don't test repeatedly, then you don't know whether you're helping.
"You may delude yourself into thinking that you're really taking care of something when you are not."
Growers Like Liberty Link Corn
Mick Lane | Aug 01, 1998
Corn growers who've tried Liberty Link corn like what they see - in the field and the bin.
Weed control with Liberty, alone or in combination with other herbicides, has been good to excellent, they report. And the trait, owned by AgrEvo, is available from most seed companies in some of their best-yielding hybrids. Some companies have stacked the Liberty Link gene with Bt, giving their hybrids protection from European corn borers as well.
There have been some disappointments, but failures have been few and far between. Most can be traced back to rate cutting to save money.
Liberty comes with its own drift retardant, so growers don't have to pay extra to reduce the risk of drift damage to nearby crops and non-crop plants (like the neighbor's rose bushes).
But there's a potential downside, too. AgrEvo has no seed technology fee, but some seed companies do, which can add cost.
Also, if you use full label rates or need a second application, costs can mount. When you compare two applications, for example, of Liberty with herbicide programs centered around lower-cost herbicides like atrazine, Banvel and 2,4-D.
Todd Gingrich, Ottumwa, IA, figures the Liberty program he used this year was quite economical, however. He planted 800 acres of Liberty Link corn and also custom-applied Liberty on 600 acres for neighbors.
"We applied a quarter pound of atrazine preplant on 1,100 acres. The rest received no preplant or pre-emergence herbicide," he reports.
He got the best weed control where atrazine was followed by a half rate of Bicep when the corn was from spike to 2" tall, followed by 16 oz/acre of Liberty mixed with 2.5 lbs of ammonium sulfate.
"That was the ideal combination this year," Gingrich declares. "No weeds escaped at all."
The cost of that program, including three sprayer trips, totaled $23/acre. "A full rate of Bicep or Harness would put you in that range, and you'd still need an additional chemical to give you complete control of both grass and broadleaf weeds," he believes.
Steve Swackhammer, West Des Moines, IA, agrees. He no-tilled 725 acres of Liberty Link corn this year.
"We've tried a lot of herbicides," Swackhammer comments. "We'd been mixing up this and that in order to make a burndown, and then mixing other herbicides together in order to have an effective postemergence program. It was getting expensive.
"We've trimmed some of those costs by going to an atrazine- 2,4-D burndown. And one post-emergence application of Liberty gives us the weed control we were looking for without all the measuring and mixing of other herbicides."
When weeds were small, he used 20 oz/acre of Liberty. Where wet weather kept him out of fields and weeds got taller, he applied 28 oz/acre.
"The burndown costs about $9 an acre, and 20 oz of Liberty runs right at $17, so most of my weed control was under $30 an acre," Swackhammer reports. "The higher rate of Liberty cost right at $23 an acre, so costs there were still under $35.
"I figure anytime I get by in no-till corn for less than $40, I'm staying within my budget." His previous postemergence herbicide program for no-till corn left him with a lot of escapes last year.
Swackhammer says Liberty is reliable and has a wider application window than most post-emergence herbicides or herbicide combinations he's used.
"It gets weeds of all different sizes. To get taller weeds, all you have to do is hike the rate."
New Soybean Disease Concerns Pathologists
Syl Marking | Aug 01, 1998
DNA technology, the same high-tech science used in criminal cases, has identified a possible new and potentially serious worry for soybean growers.
The technology has allowed the detection of two previously unreported parasites of soybeans.
They are new strains of the clover proliferation phytoplasma and/or the aster yellow phytoplasma, often found together, explains Craig Grau, University of Wisconsin plant pathologist.
The new strains were discovered and identified by a USDA scientist, Ing-Ming Lee, in collaboration with University of Wisconsin scientists. Lee also confirmed an old phytoplasma strain submitted by a University of Arkansas scientist in 1996.
There's somewhat of a dilemma for the scientists at this early point. They know that phytoplasmas are usually associated with plants that express abnormal growth characteristics like they are now seeing.
However, Grau cautions that they haven't been proven to be pathogenic to soybeans - that is, causing disease and yield loss. They look suspicious, though.
"I feel it is one of the more promising leads we have to explain these soybean plant abnormalities," Grau explains.
How serious is this threat?
"If phytoplasmas do prove to be causing disease, I doubt they will be a problem that is going to wipe out the soybean crop in this country, or anything close to it," declares Grau. "But the situation has a lot of people worried."
These new strains obviously have been seen in Wisconsin and elsewhere in recent years. But no one knew what they were seeing, acknowledges Grau, whose team is working hard on the new challenge.
Previously, Grau suspects, the symptoms on soybeans caused by the clover proliferation phytoplasma or the aster yellow phytoplasma were likely blamed on herbicide damage or possibly quirky weather.
So where do they come from, and how do they get to soybeans?
"We don't know for sure how they're transmitted," Grau says. "However, all phytoplasmas usually have some type of insect as a vector that moves them from a source to the crop in question - and it's usually a leafhopper.
"We have found both of these phytoplasmas in alfalfa and clovers, which is where the name of one of them comes from," the scientist adds. "So most likely plants in ditches, waterways and a field next to soybeans could certainly all be sources of the phytoplasmas."
Like many diseases, this one doesn't settle on a whole field like fog. It starts with individually infected plants, usually along a field edge, then becomes a scattering of plants and finally pockets of infection of various sizes - much as something like soybean cyst nematodes begin in a field. Check first along field edges, Grau advises.
"In these pockets of activity, I think we're talking 20 bu per acre yield losses, in some cases even 50% or more," Grau estimates. "On a whole-field basis, if the disease spreads, it could translate into substantial yield losses."
What are the symptoms to look for?
Some affected plants samples were coming into the university's disease clinic in late June. The plants were bushy with short nodes and had more stems than normal.
Plants in midseason have a darker-than-normal color. That's caused by the purple anthocyanins, or pigments, starting to come through and mixing with the normal green pigments. It produces kind of a blue-looking plant, Grau says. A yellow pigment may be present, too, which may be because the aster yellow organism is also present. So there sometimes may also be a yellowing of plants involved.
"That blue-looking plant is one of the most common symptoms," Grau explains. "This, many times, is the whole plant.
"But sometimes the purpling may be on only one side of the stem. Many times we will also see more stems than normal; sometimes stunting; many, many buds at nodes; and frequently there are no pods, or fewer pods. Or, if there are pods, they are misshapen and don't have seed, or they can be relatively normal."
In his experience in the fall, however, one of the most apparent symptoms is that stems stay green when leaves are yellow or brown. The only thing that will eliminate that green color is killing frost.
As with many plant diseases or pests, it appears weather can be a big factor in its severity. In this case, add leafhopper populations.
"In our lab tests, symptoms appear to be more severe if temperatures are in the 60s than in the 70s or 80s," Grau notes. "So under hot weather conditions, I suspect the disease will go into remission.
"I suspect that disease incidence will be very reliant on the type of year we have weatherwise or the leafhopper activity. Last year we had one of the most severe leafhopper years we ever witnessed. Their activity lasted long into the growing season."
If you see symptoms that appear to match those described in this article, what should be your next step?
"I would have them get their seed company agronomist out there, because there can be many causes of some of these symptoms I've described," Grau advises. "The agronomist will likely send samples to the university's plant disease clinic. As our experience grows, there will be more and more of these disease clinics aware of this potential problem."
There's one other bit of good news concerning this new disease challenge. It appears there may be differences among varieties in how severely they are affected.
In short, resistant or tolerant varieties may become effective weapons to combat this new profit robber.
Roundup Ready Soybean System Simply Works
John Russnogle | Aug 01, 1998
"You plant. You spray. You don't worry." That's how Bud Motsinger, crop management specialist at Consumers Oil Co., Braymer, MO, sums up soybean production using Roundup Ready beans and Roundup Ultra herbicide. It's almost too simple to be true, says Motsinger.
Roundup Ready soybean acreage has grown from a million in 1996, to roughly 8 million in 1997, to an amazing 25 million-plus this year. That's more than one-third of all soybean acres planted. In some areas, 80% of the soybeans are Roundup Ready varieties. Predictions are for even more growth in 1999.
The reason for the Roundup Ready system's popularity is simple.
"It's as close to 100% control as you can get," says Jim Spahr, Seward, NE. "We make a single application with 32 oz of Roundup Ultra 30 to 35 days after planting. You have to be able to deal with fields that are weedy to look at. But you end up with clean fields. Clean of weeds and clean of chemical residue."
Need more benefits? Spahr adds, "With Roundup Ready soybeans you don't lose yield due to herbicide burn, and soil type doesn't make any difference."
"Roundup was already a household name and with the simplicity of the system, farmers have quickly adopted the technology," says Trent Leopold, soybean product manager for Asgrow Seed Co. "For a lot of guys, it's an unbelievable system."
The only rap against Roundup Ready beans has been that some varieties didn't yield as well as their conventional counterparts. Industry experts agree some were brought to the market too soon. Also, they say, some growers planted Roundup Ready varieties not suited to their conditions.
Farmers were more disciplined about seed selection in 1998.
"Last year, the guys just wanted the beans; they didn't care about variety," says Jon Kruse, senior crop management advisor for Blue Valley Co-op, Tamora, NE. "This year they were a lot pickier. They asked a lot more questions about yield potential."
The bigger question farmers face: "Is one application of Roundup enough?" In many cases the answer is yes.
"In general, Roundup by itself is looking pretty darn good," says Alan York, North Carolina State University weed specialist. "If your timing is good, you shouldn't need to use any other herbicides.
"A single application of 1 qt of Roundup works particularly well in drilled beans where you get a quick canopy," York states. "That's worth a bunch when you don't have a residual herbicide."
However, an inexpensive soil-applied herbicide can be awfully cheap insurance, points out Clemson University extension agronomist Jim Palmer.
"Weather and other crops that put soybeans in the backseat put a real strain on weed control," says Palmer. "If you have early weed pressure in the first four weeks after planting, you may have already lost yield."
Many university weed control trials, however, indicate that, assuming a clean-ground start, there is no yield loss due to newly emerged weed pressure in the first four weeks.
"Our biggest control concern is morningglory," Palmer adds. "We have some morningglories that are pretty doggone tolerant to Roundup."
The concern over morningglory control is shared by growers wherever that weed is a problem. Nightshade and dayflower also appear to have a natural tolerance for Roundup.
There is some logic to not relying strictly on a single application of Roundup for weed control, believes Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University weed specialist.
"I think it takes more than one tactic to get maximum yield and maximum weed control," he says. "That might mean a PPI or pre-emerge herbicide, two applications of Roundup or a cultivation. For growers with large acreages, there's less risk if they use a PPI or pre-emerge herbicide."
What about the possibility of weeds developing resistance to continued Roundup use?
It's certainly possible, agree scientists, but some think it's bound to happen eventually. Nevertheless, after more than 20 years of use worldwide, there is no known case of it occurring.
Hartzler, however, feels it's inevitable that weeds will develop resistance to Roundup.
"They've adapted to every other herbicide," he points out. "And on this many acres, it will happen faster. Morningglory, nutsedge and velvetleaf are likely candidates to develop tolerance first. I think we'll also start to see more late-emergers like waterhemp and fall panicum."
Kent and Jeff Templeton, Polo, MO, believe the simplicity of Roundup Ready soybeans out-weighs any concerns.
"This is so simple. We used to go to chemical company meetings and at each one we'd hear about a witch's brew of products to use for weed control," says Kent. "With Roundup, you've got a bigger window to be timely. With other herbicides, if you're late, you're in trouble."
The Templetons no-tilled 90 acres of Roundup Ready soybeans in 1996, took a plunge in 1997 with 2,000 acres and no-till-drilled even more in 1998.
"We stepped out on a limb," says Jeff.
They aren't married to Roundup, though.
"We put down quite a bit of Steel for burndown. You get some residual control with it," says Kent. "We come back with a quart of Roundup, depending on weed size rather than the calendar."
Like many growers, the Templetons were surprised when other chemical companies dropped prices this year, as much as 70%, to compete with the Roundup Ready system.
"I'm glad to see they're going to be competitive. It's never good for us when somebody has the whole basket of eggs."
Declare War On SCN
Soybean cyst nematodes slap soybean growers collectively with more than a $1 billion loss each year.
Regrettably, most farmers shrug off those national-loss figures with the feeling, "That's the other guy's problem."
Listen up! Let's put it in terms then of one farmer - a top grower and one-time president of his state's soybean grower association. Ron Heck, an Iowa State University graduate from Perry, IA, found that SCN had sneaked up on him like a fox looking for dinner. He sought help from his alma mater, then told growers at the Midwest Soybean Conference last August:
"Each year I failed to do something about SCN, I lost about $20,000."
In 1997 research on his farm, Heck found out exactly how important it was to take some corrective action. Early that spring, after studying 1996 research results, he fired an important management shot by switching varieties and leaving check strips with his old, non-resistant varieties. Let him tell it in his own words.
"I picked up 13 bu per acre when I planted a resistant variety on that infested land. And at $7 per bu (the price available at that time), that's $91 per acre. Besides, I spent less on weed control because of the quicker canopy with the resistant beans.
"And all I did was change my seed order!"
A dramatic example? Yes. But let's be conservative, say Heck and Greg Tylka, Iowa State University nematologist, who is doing SCN research at Heck's farm.
Let's say the loss was 7 1/2 bu per acre. And let's use $5.50 per bushel, which most any grower-marketer ought to be able to beat for his '98 crop. That's $41.25 per acre. If you raise, say, 300 acres of soybeans, that's $12,375. Over two years, that's just a tad under $25,000 - the price of a new, pretty decent pickup truck.
Heck's situation isn't all that unusual, say scientists, and there are plenty of cases that involve worse losses.
There's good news, and there's hope for soybean growers, however. Scientists like Tylka, grower associations and various industries that serve farmers have come to an overdue decision: Enough is enough! They have teamed up to form a 10-state SCN Coalition. Its challenge to soybean growers: "Take the test. Beat the pest."
Its mission: get all soybean growers to take soil samples and have them analyzed for SCN. Then, if they find they have the pests, to take the proper corrective action.
Admittedly, SCN hasn't yet infested every soybean grower's fields. But compared to even 10 years ago, if you're still free of this single-biggest, profit-stealing pest for U.S. soybean growers, it is getting much closer to nailing you.
The thing most growers don't realize - which is probably why they haven't tested for the pest - is that you can have SCN several years before they build high enough numbers to cause noticeable SCN symptoms. The real bad news is this: In most cases, plant damage and yield loss occur years before symptoms are visible.
Consider this: The first reports of SCN in the U.S. came from North Carolina in 1954 - 44 years ago. The destructive buggers now have been identified in virtually all 30 states where soybeans are grown.
For example, 82% of Illinois soybean fields are infested, 74% of Iowa fields, 71% of Missouri fields and 53% of Minnesota fields - and counting in every case.
Sadly, say SCN fighters, two-thirds of soybean growers have done nothing to beat these pests.
Here's what's scary about the nematode spread: Your fields could get infected - even if you do everything known to science to prevent and/or control cyst nematodes.
Migratory geese or ducks could stop to eat in a wet, infested field miles from your farm or even your county and then stop to feed in one of your fields and seed SCN with their muddy feet. Or nematodes can spread via seed harvested from infested fields then planted in your clean fields.
Even if farmers declare all-out war on these destructive pests, they cannot banish them completely. They can't be totally eliminated, caution scientists. But they can be managed well enough to become only small-time thieves, they assure. That's the good news.
In the articles that follow in this Special Report, you will find the details needed to hog-tie these thieves that steal significant profits from so many U.S. soybean growers.


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Who is Monika Kryemadhi preparing to lie!
In one of her media appearances, Monika Kryemadhi left aside the topics of sex and lectures on jealousy in the couple, and spoke something about the election lists. She stated that in some constituencies the SMI will come up in election with a list of its own, and in some others with a joint list with the Democratic Party.
Let's analyze them in turn! First, for those who listened to Monika Kryemadhi, we must clarify that she cannot run in the elections with a list of the SMI in only a part of the districts. It should have complete lists in all regions of the country. This is the condition that the Electoral Code imposes on Kryemadhi, in case she wants to register the SMI in the elections. If Monika has 140 names of candidates for MPs, then she needs them all to go to the SMI list.
But if she hasn't 140 names, then begin to make sense the game that the leader of the SMI is pretending to have a lot of candidates, but in some districts she will owe it to Lulzim Basha, since this latter cannot get votes without SMI names in its lists. If there are no 140 candidate names, Monika Kryemadhi could be included in Basha's list. But she cannot enter in the coalition in several counties, and compete alone in several other counties! That not only will easily confuse Basha, but would also create confusion among all DP voters.
The Electoral Code prohibits an electoral subject from appearing on a separate list, and at the same time running on a coalition list. Its not clear why Monika asks that for example that Elona Guri not be voted on the ballot paper in the box "SMI/Elona Guri", but first go to the list of Luli Basha, or the coalition of the latter to vote, then in the box:"DP/Elona Guri"!
In the latter, Elona Guri risks not receiving any votes! Because those who love Democratic Party, cannot associate the name of their party with the name of Elona Guri. On the other hand, those who want the SMI with Elona Guri, will not be able to find Elona on the SMI list. So Monika needs to see a little better this issue. If Monica doesn't have the 140 names she needs, then she can go out and lie publicly saying she has them. But in fact, she has not everyone on the list of the SMI, because he has included some others in the list of Luli Basha./CNA.al
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The Work of the Marshall Foundation
The non-profit, nonpartisan, independent Marshall Foundation is the one place where the values that shaped and motivated Marshall are kept alive. As a unique resource, the Foundation perpetuates Marshall's legacy as the person who "won the war and won the peace," his leadership qualities and exemplary character through educational programs and facilities such as a world-class archives, a research library and a museum that offer a wide range of resources and materials for use by members, the general public, amateur historians, scholars and students of all ages.
The Marshall Legacy Series interprets General Marshall's legacy through a multi-year series of events, programs and information centered on key themes, event or episodes in his career.
Special Events and Outreach, such as the George C. Marshall Foundation Award, the Andrew J. Goodpaster Award and the George C. Marshall Foundation Humanitarian Award events in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Research Library & Archives with one of the most comprehensive collections on the life of a world-famous individual ever assembled, also available to researchers online.
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The George C. Marshall Legacy Series interprets General Marshall's legacy through a multi-year series of events, programs and information centered on key themes, events or episodes in General Marshall's career. Because his career touched nearly every major event of the first half of the 20th Century, the landscape for the Series is rich and vast. We will access our own resources and collections to create unique activities and events to share with the public.
The Legacy Series provides an exposition of the key moments in General Marshall's life through selected documents and artifacts from our archives, articles, audiovisual presentations, unique museum exhibitions and speaker events and in doing so fleshes out who he was, what he did, how he did it and why he is still so relevant today. The goal is to make Marshall's career and achievements popularly accessible and reinforce our claim to be the principal organization, nationally and internationally, that commemorates Marshall and defines his legacy.
Marshall Legacy Series Sequences:
Codebreaking, April—June 2015
Weapons of War, July—September 2015
Taking Care of the Troops, October—December 2015
All Who Want to Serve, January-April 2016
Speed and Fury, May-August 2016
Let's Get A Move On, September-December 2016
The World Wars, January-December 2017
Europe's Unlikely Recovery, January-June 2018
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Home » Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
Nice on Easter weekend
At 1:15 p.m. on April 2, the Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received a report of a possible intoxicated male walking on Highway 93/95 near Windermere. A 21-year-old male was located and found to be sober. As the male had a long walk to Fairmont Hot Springs, the officer gave him a ride. Easter weekend, be nice.
TVs stolen in Windermere B&E
At 6 p.m. on April 2, the detachment received a report of a break and enter that happened in the past week in the 4000 block of Windermere Road. A door was damaged and two television sets and a plastic water jug were stolen.
Another Windermere B&E
At 5:20 p.m. on April 2, the detachment received a report of a break and enter that occurred in the last two weeks in the 4000 block of Bench Road in Windermere. A door was damaged; however, nothing reported stolen.
Erratic driver complaint at Panorama
At 9:57 p.m. on April 2, the detachment received a complaint of an older Ford F150, black in colour, driving in an erratic manner in the area of Summit Drive in Panorama Mountain Resort. Patrols were negative for the vehicle.
Damage at hotel dealt with in-house
The detachment received a complaint of damage done to a banquet door at the Best Western in Invermere at 4:57 a.m. on April 3. Staff eventually determined the damage was done by a patron of the hotel. On police attendance later in the morning it was determined that staff and the patron were able to come to an agreement without police involvement.
Abandoned 9-1-1 call followed up
At 5 p.m. on April 3, police responded to an abandoned 9-1-1 call from a payphone at Redstreak Campground in Radium Hot Springs. A family of four was located at the entrance and it was determined that two youngsters got bored and pretended to call Grandma. Mom and Dad had a chat with the boys.
Cigarettes stolen in store B&E
At 3 a.m. on April 4 the detachment attended to a break and enter complaint at the convenience store in Edgewater. The glass portion of the door was damaged and entry was gained resulting in a small quantity of cigarettes being stolen. Anyone with information is requested to contact the detachment.
Edmonton pitbull bites child
Detachment officers were April 4 contacted to assist B.C. Ambulance personal regarding an 11-year-old being bitten by a pitbull in Radium Hot Springs. The young person was taken to the hospital to tend to wounds. Both dog control in the Valley and in Edmonton were contacted. The person walking the two dogs advised that the owner of the dog that bit the youth was from Edmonton.
Collision with deer near Brisco
At 5:30 p.m. on April 5, the detachment received a complaint of a single vehicle accident on Hwy. 95 near Brisco. A 63-year-old male driver from Alberta collided with a deer that ran out into the road. No injuries to the driver. The 2004 Buick Le Sabre suffered moderate damage.
Assault complaint leads to charges
At 8 p.m. on April 6, Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a complaint of assault involving two female cousins from Alberta who were on holiday with friends. The victim attended Invermere and District hospital with minor injuries. The 33-year-old female suspect had departed the area in the victim's car. The investigation resulted in charges of assault and taking a vehicle without consent being recommended.
Impaired charge following accident
At 3:05 a.m. on April 7 the detachment responded to a single vehicle accident involving a '99 Dodge Ram pickup off the road on Toby Creek. Police, B.C. Ambulance and Invermere Fire Rescue attended. The investigation revealed that the female driver had been consuming liquor. An ASD demand was read at which time the driver blew a fail. The driver's licence was prohibited for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for 30 days. The driver was taken to the Invermere and District Hospital for nonlife threatening injuries.
I have a solution
Are you in need of the occasional escape once and awhile from your spouse? Are you in need of your own little space you can call your own? Are you looking for the occasional intellectual conversation with a fellow human being? Are you looking to pick up some extra dollars to spend on yourself? Are you looking maybe for some extra cash so some people you call friends can take your hard earned cash in a friendly game of poker at the Legion on Thursday? (Friendly until Zorn raises the roof on a ruling.) Sorry, I vented in public.
If any of these peak your interest I have a solution. The detachment is looking for three more Guards or Matrons. More geared for semiretired folks. If you are interested and want more information give me a call.
Zorn, apply. If guarding becomes a conflict with poker on Thursday, we can move the game to the cellblock.
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What Is a FTVM Major?
The undergraduate major in the Department of Film, Television, and Media is an integrated major in screen studies (film, television, and new media) and production. Students' coursework is divided between studies and creative, hands-on practice.
Students in Matthew Solomon's FTVM 150 lecture watch an oncoming train rush past them during a screening of one of the Lumière brothers' early experiments with 3D motion picture technology.
FTVM 301 Documentary students learn the ins and outs of the Panasonic AG-160 as David Marek discusses techniques for shooting 2 camera interviews.
What Are the Prerequisites for the FTVM Major?
The final project for FTVM 150 is an audiovisual essay for which students are asked to create a three-five minute original argument about one of the films or television episodes screened for the course. At the end of the term, the best essays are selected by the GSI team to compete in a festival, with winners in different categories determined by the audience. This year's Best of Festival Award went to Lia Baldori for her essay "Dance, Ferdinand, Dance."
What Are the Requirements for the FTVM Major?
How Do I Declare a FTVM Major?
In order to declare the FTVM major, students are encouraged to attend a declaration event in either the fall or winter term. These events take place shortly after midterm time and prior to registration for the next term. Students may attend to declare the Department of Film, Television, and Media (FTVM) major if they are achieving a C- or above in the pre-requisite course, FTVM 236 (FTVM 150 as of Fall 2019), at the time of declaration.