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Posted By Ethan On March 8, 2011 @ 3:00 pm In Outdoor | 4 Comments
Creating a beautiful lawn requires hard work and patience over several growing seasons. You won't be able to fill out your lawn or green up your grass overnight. To achieve a lawn your neighbor's will rave about, it's important to be patient, do your research, and stick with your plan for several years.
When you're looking to target and control weeds in your lawn, you need to know what you're up against. There are several families of weeds, and there is no silver bullet herbicide or manual process that will kill them all. This article examines the eight most common types of weeds found in lawns (divided into two overarching families), how these weeds spread, and how to remove them and keep them from coming back.
It's worth noting that this article focuses heavily on herbicide-based control of weeds in an otherwise healthy lawn with good soil conditions. The reality is that the existence of weeds in your lawn could be an indicator of problems that cannot, or should not, be fixed with herbicides alone. For example, highly acidic soil will hinder the growth of a full, thriving lawn and will therefore promote weed growth. You may be able to abate the spread of weeds with herbicides even with acidic soil conditions, but if you don't fix the underlying issue using a yard lime or other PH neutralizer, strong grass roots will never take hold, and the weeds will come back quickly. Instead of 1-3 applications of a weed and feed type product, you could get caught in a cycle of repeated applications that never seem to fully create a change.
A strong lawn not only soaks up nutrients and water from the soil, it also blocks sunlight from reaching weed seeds that deposit in your lawn. This prevents germination and growth, and allows for the use of less herbicides over time.
Before getting in to specific weeds, it's good to understand at a high level how weeds spread from one area to another. Just like desirable lawn grasses, weeds grow from seedlings to mature plants, which in turn develop and release new seeds. These seeds can travel to new growing areas by several different means, some of which you can't do anything about, and some of which you can.
The bottom line is that weed seeds will make it to your lawn one way or another, so it's really a question of how to prevent that seed from germinating.
Most lawn weeds fall into one of two categories: grassy weeds and broadleaf weeds. Lets examine the characteristics of each category.
Grassy weeds are more difficult to visually identify because they are an actual grass. Most grassy weeds are annuals, which means they die over the winter, and grow from new seeds each year. Grassy weeds are difficult to remove once they have sprouted. The best strategy is to prevent them from germinating in the first place.
Crabgrass is the most notorious grassy weed. This summer annual is characterized by a crab-like appearance with 2-8 bluish-green flat leaves extending from the center. Crabgrass is very difficult to remove after it has sprouted. It grows best in full sunlight and flourishes in weak and patchy lawns. It is more tolerant of acidic soil that desirable lawn grasses. You can eliminate crabgrass by encouraging a full, thick lawn which leaves nowhere for crabgrass to take hold. Achieve this by following best practices like not mowing your grass shorter than 2 1/2 inches and not over-watering your lawn. Spread fertilizer in the fall after the crabgrass life cycle ends to stimulate additional grass growth.
To prevent crabgrass seeds from germinating, apply a pre-emergent [1] in the early spring. Put down a pre-emergent herbicide when the soil temperature rises into the 50s and 60s, and water your lawn [2] to better establish the protective barrier. Applying it too early or too late in the season will make it much less effective. Here's more detailed information about when to spread crabgrass preventer [3].
Bermuda Grass is another annual that grows very quickly during the summer. It's a fine-textured, creeping grass that can take over cool-season grasses like Fescue (thus why it can be considered a weed). If you live near a golf course or sports park, chances are they grow Bermuda Grass as it is drought resistant and will withstand heavy traffic.
Targeting Bermuda Grass should occur during the cooler spring time before the growing season. Hand-picking is a viable option, but pre-emergent is a better choice for large infestations. There are specific herbicides available to target Bermuda Grass such as Fusilade II that should be applied in the spring and again in the fall.
Dallisgrass is a perennial grass with yellowish-green color blades up to 1/2″ wide. Dallisgrass can grow to 5′ tall and is characterized by its long seed-heads. It is typically found in southern United States and prefers wet areas with plenty of heat.
Prevent Dallisgrass by drying out your lawn with improved drainage and less watering. Pulling weeds by hand (be sure to get the roots) and pre-emergent are also effective.
Annual Bluegrass is another common lawn weed. It's a cool-season annual that prefers damp shady locations, and it is often found in high traffic areas with compacted soil. Annual Bluegrass is a light-colored, fine-textured grass and is easily distinguishable by the hundreds of whitish seed heads.
Controlling Annual Bluegrass is difficult because it thrives even at low mowing heights. Lawn aeration [5] may help as will pre-emergent. Be sure you don't over-water your lawn.
Broadleaf weeds are easier to identify because of the leaf structure that clearly differentiates them from grass. They are best treated during the active growing cycle with a spot treatment or granular weed killer. Apply granule weed control [6] after rain or watering as it must stick to the leaves of the weeds to be effective. Keep in mind that broadleaf weed killers will also harm other plants like flowers, so be careful to avoid spreading the herbicide outside your lawn into nearby garden beds.
Dandelions are a very well known, cool-season perennial weed that is easily spotted by their yellow flowers. Each one of those flowers can produce thousands of seeds that travel on the wind and deposit in your yard.
Removing Dandelions is difficult because of their deep tap roots that make them extremely tough to pull out. Bag your clippings when you mow, and apply a post-emergent herbicide in the fall to fight them off. Dandelions prefer acidic soil so consider applying lime [7] as well.
Chickweed is found throughout most of North America and is characterized by small white flowers. It's a low-lying, cool-season annual that will grow rapidly in the spring when conditions are cool and wet.
Proper water drainage and dry heat will help you battle chickweed. Skip spring time fertilizing and mow your grass high. There are also pre and post-emergent herbicides available that will target Chickweed.
Broadleaf Plantain is a low-growing, cool-season perennial. It has broad leaves with prominent veins and will grow in just about any climate. Leaves will range in color from purple to dark green, and will grow up to 7 inches long.
Controlling Broadleaf Plantains requires a similar approach to that used for Dandelions. Rake your lawn to raise the stem and bag the clippings when you mow. Hand pulling will work, but you can treat with post-emergent herbicides in mid-autumn if the weed is pervasive.
Curly Dock is another cool-season, perennial weed with bright, shiny, lance-shaped green leaves. In the summer, small greenish flowers extend from the middle of the plant. Curly Dock thrives in shady, wet conditions.
Like Dandelions, Curly Dock is not easily pulled because of its deep tap root. There are effective post-emergent herbicides available.
Virginia Tech has an excellent resource to learn more about these weeds and many more not listed here. They provide great photos showing each weed as it progresses through its lifecycle and detailed descriptions of each part (stem, root, flower, etc.). You can find the complete guide here [8].
Maintaining a dense, healthy lawn will leave no room for weeds, and is the best overall weed control. Herbicide [9] can be an effective choice; however, many people are moving away from this option because of health and environmental concerns. Many herbicides contain inactive ingredients that are also detrimental to human health. Even so, if you do plan on using herbicides, there are some basics to consider.
For lawns with minimal weeds, put the broadcast spreader away. Spot treatment is the best application method as it will not stress your lawn; it reduces the amount of herbicide used; and it saves money. Immature weeds are easier to control, so be diligent with spot treatment and don't wait until the weeds are full grown!
Be sure to read the label and follow directions for best results. Look for what weeds the herbicide targets: Is it specific or non-specific? When should it be applied and how much should be applied? Understand watering instructions and how your grass will be affected.
Herbicides can fall into one or more of these classifications. For instance, Roundup (glyphosate) is a post-emergent, systematic, nonselective herbicide. 2,4-D is a post-emergent, systematic, selective herbicide.
What do you think? How do you identify weeds?
Images courtesy of wintersoul1 [10], Sam Sanford [11], John E Kaminski [12], JP [13], Kim+5 [14], and jerryoldenettel [15].
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[3] when to spread crabgrass preventer: http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/when-to-spread-crabgrass-preventer-a-preemergent-herbicide/
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[5] Lawn aeration: http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/aerating-your-lawn/
[6] Apply granule weed control: http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/when-and-how-to-apply-weed-feed/
[7] consider applying lime: http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/how-and-when-to-apply-lime-lawn-grass-health/
[8] here: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/weedindex.htm
[9] Herbicide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbicide
[10] wintersoul1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquariawintersoul/4808945856/sizes/m/in/photostream/
[11] Sam Sanford: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsanford/2458106596/sizes/m/in/photostream/
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[14] Kim+5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimblahg/544724161/sizes/m/in/photostream/
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"Think Like a Man" shatters box office myths about black films
Ensemble romantic comedy Think Like a Man is generating lots of buzz after ending The Hunger Games' month-long run as #1 at the box office (despite playing in much fewer theaters), and almost doubling initial projections of its opening weekend take. The film's success challenges conventional Hollywood wisdom about the limited profitability and appeal of movies with predominantly black casts. Though the racial break down of audiences who viewed Think Like a Man this weekend is unknown, its unexpected box office haul suggests that the movie had a significant degree of "crossover" appeal.
Sidebar: I'm just going to note how very weird it is to describe white audiences viewing "black" or "urban" films as being "crossover" audiences, while people of color viewing the white washed landscape that is movies for "general audiences" is just…normal, I guess? Doesn't anyone in Hollywood ever feel a little uncomfortable with this terminology?
To be fair, it's true that white viewers tend to be less interested in movies with a significant minority presence. But while the industry loves to put the marginalization of such "niche" films solely on white audiences and claim the bottom line as the only reason the business isn't more diverse, this is is just one piece of the puzzle. White audiences don't see themselves as the intended audience for minority films, but much of this can be attributed to marketing and distribution that focuses exclusively on minority audiences.
Subtle and overt racism in the form of limited financing, marketing, and distribution – or simple refusal to green light certain projects, as with Red Tails – work to ensure that white audiences who might be interested in these films never see them. The assumption that such movies have limited appeal turns out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy when they don't receive the same exposure to a broad range of audiences as comparable movies with predominantly or all white casts.
Here's the funny thing – despite Hollywood concerns about losing money on "niche" films, there's a strong case to be made that the industry's insistence that black films can't be "crossover successes" dulls the ability of studios to make smart financial decisions about which projects to invest in, and how. The unwillingness to put as much into minority films or market them as aggressively as white films could very well be costing studios money.
Think Like a Man is a great example of this: its success shouldn't have come as a surprise, given all the points in its favor. It had a built-in fan base in readers of its source material, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, the (believe it or not) best-selling relationship how-to it by comedian (and, *cough* thrice-married) Steve Harvey. It was "the best testing film in Hollywood" going into its opening weekend, with with virtually unheard of levels of favorable responses from racially diverse pre-screening audiences. It was produced by Will Packer, a black producer whose last three films have all opened at #1. And Think Like a Man benefitted from a clever, unorthodox marketing strategy that combined grassroots efforts, social media campaigns, and talk show appearances to both turn out larger black audiences and to get the film on the radar of audiences outside its expected niche. In short, it was marketed differently, and more broadly than most "black films" – and for certain audiences wasn't really marketed as a "black film."
It shouldn't be a surprise given all these factors that Think Like a Man did so well at the box office. Yet it's still "simultaneously confounded and astonished" Hollywood – a response justified only by an entrenched mentality about "black" or "urban" films that clearly leads studio execs to drastically lowball the box office potential of such films, even when the signs point to a hit.
I have mixed feelings about the performance of Think Like a Man. I want to support the success of a film with a mostly black cast, a black producer, and a black director, especially one that so handily beat the odds and expectations for it. But I can't help but wonder why it had to be this film that successfully crossed over. It may be a hit with a lot of black women, but there are plenty of us who aren't feeling the patriarchal, anti-woman relationship advice that drives its plot (interesting side note: while its audience was over 60% women, Think Like a Man got even more favorable reviews from men who saw it than from women).
I'll be honest, I'm not going to see Think Like a Man, for reasons other black women have mentioned (and also because I have a toddler and babysitters are too expensive to waste just any movie). But it's fair to ask if the overly sexist title makes the film only seem more retrograde by comparison in a genre of movies that's…actually pretty retrograde in general, almost inherently so. Is Think Like a Man really much more sexist or gender essentialist than He's Just Not That Into You, or How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days? Probably not.
On the one hand, patriarchy sucks. On the other hand, hey, black folks can make gender essentialist patriarchal movies that "general audiences" are interested in, just like white folks! Progress? A tiny bit?
I hate to be a downer, but I don't think the success of Think Like a Man is going to significantly change prospects for minority films or filmmakers. It really only has implications for other movies just like it. It'll spawn at least one sequel – probably more – and maybe give other romantic comedies with mostly minority casts a chance to be marketed to a broader audience. And it's kind of sad that what in industry terms amounts to fairly small potatoes – a run of the mill romantic comedy with a $12 million budget – is such a big deal for "crossover" black film.
I'd be a lot more excited, not only if the content and subject of the movie were better or more sophisticated (I mean, really this is what white audiences will come out to see a black cast with so much talent do?), but also if there were any signs of studios green lighting more risky projects with black leads or mostly black casts. Where's the big budget thriller with a black lead who isn't a lone Will Smith in a sea of white characters? With a, gasp, black female lead, even? Where are the black Katnisses? Or, though I shudder to think of it, even the black Bella Swans? I'll be more ready to celebrate when Hollywood is ready to spend the same levels of money on a black-led or black-created film as it does on Hunger Games.
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This is a great read. I am on the fence about seeing this movie. I am actually more on the "no" side of the fence. Although i have heard that it is funny, I am not a fan of romantic comedies at all. Secondly, I really don't want to put any money is Steve Harvey's wallet.
Many of my friends have gone to see it and have decided to support it because of the majority black cast and production team but honestly, I have long moved away from the days of supporting someone in entertainment because they are black. If the work and story doesn't appeal to me, then I tend to stay away from it. I also let my own personal politics make a lot of decisions for me….steve harvey rubs me the wrong way!
Great post. I briefly considered going to see the film, mostly in order to make a more informed judgment of it and discuss it in real time with others who will have seen it. But I really didn't want to support the story of this film, especially not in the theatres. I do love many of the actors featured in this film, but the few parts of the book I deigned to read were silly to me, and I could only imagine the outlandish ways that Hollywood and a ridiculous book would combine into a film. No thanks.
I will most likely see it when it is available to rent or stream online, but talented black actors aside, I'm not going to support Steve Harvey's gendered bullsh*t. I wouldn't go see a film with white actors if it were a poor or silly story, just to support white actors. So I won't do the same for black actors. That's my personal take in this particular situation.
I'm with Keke. Me and Steve Harvey maybe black and an adult man [and I use that term loosely for me especially], but I practically disagree with everything that comes out of his mouth.
Even so, if the movie was a genre that interested me, I would think about checking out after reading reviews or at least renting the DVD, but I just don't enjoy romantic comedies that go the typical route of treating women as a completely different species. Perhaps I'm being too harsh, but I've spent way too much time in my life guilt tripping myself into enjoying things I wouldn't otherwise just because the creator was black or the cast is all black.
Am I possibly impeding on some progress? Perhaps, but in the end it's all entertainment, and there's no point sitting through something you know you aren't going to enjoy. However, I won't hold anything against those that decide to go through in order for blacks to make more progress in Hollywood. We all make choices in what we consume for one reason or another and I can't be concerned about it. I can really only worry about my own choices at this point.
I'm shocked people would call the movie patriarchal and sexist when they haven't even seen it… It's actually quite balanced in its approach to gender-relations. The script isn't based very much on Harvey's book (which is admittedly a good thing, since his book was pretty sexist) but more on the work of Kevin Hart — who, by the way, did a fantastic job at making a hilarious rom-com.
For what it's worth, my girlfriend liked the movie too. We both agree that it talks honestly about relationships without demeaning men OR women. Moreover, we feel like the criticisms of this film only make it stronger, encouraging people to check it out and decide for themselves. Racism may prevent it from any awards, but success will breed more efforts like it. Maybe even better ones.
As for the author's belief that "Think Like A Man" lacks sophistication or good content… Go see the movie first. You'll be surprised.
Well I will be honest. I am not seeing this movie for the same reason I didn't see Red Tails. I don't watch these types of movies in the theater or on TV. I don't like historical movies. I don't like romantic comedies. Why should I go out of my way to support a movie because there are black people in it that I won't enjoy.
But if someone wants to make another Traitor or Bourne Identity with a black lead, I am so there.
I would encourage you to see the movie so that you can make a more informed opinion about it and it's implications for future black films. The book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, though I think is well intentioned, is sexist. I read it, it really pissed me off, so I didn't want to see the movie. But my friend dragged me out to see Think Like a Man and I can say I was pleasantly surprised. Don't get me wrong, the vestiges of Steve Harvey's sexist ideology still lurks in the corners of this movie (see Taraji Henson's strong black woman character who I most relate to and was most insulted by). However, the male characters are dealt quite the heavy hand in this film and Kevin Hart is just plain funny. There are some valid points, there are some frustrating patriarchal archetypes at play as well. (NB: All the characters who gleefully and insulting point out how Taraji is "like a man" because she's independently successful ugh!!!!). However, I had really LOW expectations, and it was better than I expected and funny to boot.


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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — While the families Richard Matthews, 53, victims continue to suffer people who considered the man their friend say they're still trying to make sense of it all.
The Wilson family says Matthews was their neighbor for 13 years. Marcus Wilson, a minister, says Matthews confided in him and often told him about his troubled past.
Wilson claims Matthews always talked about how he wanted to turn his life around. Wilson believed he did until Wednesday night.
"It's an unbelievable shocker because that was not the man that I knew" says Wilson.
Matthews was booked into the East Baton Rouge parish prison on two counts of First-Degree Murder and two counts of attempted First-Degree Murder.


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To keep myself motivated, I weigh myself every day; normal fluctuations in weight might drive some people crazy, but they keep me on track. If I'm up, it toughens my resolve. If I'm down, I become more determined to soldier on.
On a morning two months later, I am down 11 pounds. For more than 60 days and nights, I've thought hard about each morsel of food before putting it in my mouth. I have stayed away from all possible offenders. Now I want no, I deserve a standing ovation from everyone in the United States and high fives from the rest of the world. Or at least a pat on the back from someone.
But nobody not my family, not my friends, not GMA viewers says a thing to me about the way I look, because the fact is, you can't tell I've lost an ounce. I can't even tell.
I worry that Barbara and the other ABC News executives are monitoring my progress, or lack thereof, and sharing snarky comments. "See, no change. I told you she couldn't do it," I envision thin men in suits saying to Barbara.
I have my weekly GMA segment in two days, and I'm becoming anxious desperate for a quick fix to show some progress. I've never liked shapewear I find it too constrictive but I make an executive decision: I need Spanx. Stat. I buy thigh shapers, a "Hide and Seek" body smoother, and, as backup, footless tights. But that afternoon, as I stand in front of my bathroom mirror with less than 48 hours to go before I'm live on-air in front of millions of viewers, I realize that no matter what I buy to hide my shape, I can't escape looking large.
I know on some level that I should be patient with myself. I have been making progress, even if it's not noticeable yet. But somewhere in the back of my mind I've convinced myself that there's a gimmick that exists just for me, that I'll find something that will make me thin, or at least make me look thin like these body shapers are supposed to do. I have devoted so much of my life to the "quick fix," the "shortcut," or the "trick," as opposed to simply on a daily, consistent basis eating much less. I've tried every fad diet there is and bought into every weight-loss scheme out there.
The morning of my GMA segment, I shimmy into the Spanx, hoping that if the big bosses are watching, they will see that I am smaller. The shapewear doesn't shave off pounds, but it does smooth out my still substantial curves. I'm eating right. I'm walking not in a formal way, but often hoofing it instead of taking cabs when I need to get somewhere. I may not be slimming down as fast as I want to, but I will give myself credit for sticking to the shift, this new outlook that is changing my life.
This is what's going through my head as JC, the audio guy, clips a battery pack to the back of my pants, runs the wired microphone up the front of my blouse, and then whispers, "Hey, you're losing weight. Good for you."
I don't know if it is the shapewear or the confidence I feel from being true to the shift, but when the camera goes live, I am beaming.
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"What's your secret?" my friend Cindy Morrison asks. It's a few months later, and we are traveling for Spark & Hustle, conferences I run for women in small business. I can relate to Cindy's eagerness for answers, but I anticipate she will be disappointed to learn that I have no big secret, just a lot of discipline and hard work. Cindy wants to lose weight, too, but when she acknowledges that no, she doesn't want to give up her glass of white wine at night or her margaritas when she's out with her girlfriends, I'm skeptical.
The biggest difference between Cindy and me right now is in our states of mind. You can't begin this journey until you're ready really ready. You have to choose: preference or priority. My preference, hands down, is to eat whatever I want, just like Cindy wants to have her wine. But my priority is to lose a lot of weight, and that must always trump my food preference. When it comes down to it, the question is, what is your priority? And what are you willing to forgo to achieve it?
A few days later, I do a segment for local WABC in New York City. After, I get an e-mail from Barbara. "You are looking great. Hope you're feeling well. Let's do another breakfast soon."
What a difference a few months can make. Another breakfast as if the first one weren't enough! (Gotta love Barbara.) Truth is, I'm thrilled she's noticing, because I'm indebted to her for setting me on this journey.
And then it's a year. The morning of my one-year anniversary, I get on the scale. I know I've lost a lot of weight, but now I'll find out exactly how much. Twelve months ago, I wrote down a number and stashed it in an envelope. It's seared in my mind, but I want to see it in print anyway. I tear open the envelope, and it's there, in thick, red ink from a Sharpie marker: a three-digit number that once made me cringe my weight a year ago.
"OK," I call to Peter, who's reading the paper. "I'm ready to do it."
I step on the scale. The needle shakes back and forth, as it always does, then stops at the number in the center. I stand still for a few minutes, almost daring the needle to move. But it doesn't. I ask Peter to come into the bathroom, to read the number.
I've lost 62 pounds.
It hasn't always been easy saying no to my favorite foods, but it's all been doable. I'm not finished with this journey I don't think I ever will be. And I'd like to lose some more weight. But aside from my proudest moments marrying Peter and giving a shot at life to our two wonderful children nothing comes close to the sense of pride I feel about what I've done. It has given me an inner strength that is now part of who I am.
This time, it's not an act.
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BAYH NEEDS BETTER TALKING POINTS.... The NYT's Adam Nagourney has an item today that hints at a meme that the media establishment will be eager to embrace: when Democrats were swept into office, they misread their mandate.
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Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, said the atmosphere was a serious threat to Democrats. "I do think there's a chance that Congressional elites mistook their mandate," Mr. Bayh said. "I don't think the American people last year voted for higher taxes, higher deficits and a more intrusive government. But there's a perception that that is what they are getting."
Perhaps. But wouldn't that "perception," which is clearly wrong, be easier to correct if leading senators like Evan Bayh were more forcefully setting the record straight?
I obviously didn't hear the full exchange between Bayh and Nagourney; maybe the Hoosier offered a strong defense of the party that didn't make the article. But the quote is a bit of a mess. After all, Obama and congressional Dems cut taxes with the recovery package; the huge deficits were inherited from Bush/Cheney fiscal irresponsibility; and the government isn't becoming more "intrusive," especially when compared to the GOP officials who endorsed warrantless surveillance of Americans' communications.
There are, no doubt, widespread misperceptions about the public policy landscape. What Republicans lack in reason and governing abilities they make up for with an unparalleled ability to get people to believe things that aren't true. But isn't that why it's up to prominent Democratic lawmakers like Evan Bayh to help highlight the truth?
As for the bigger picture, I'm not entirely sure what the larger point -- the "mistook their mandate" tack -- even means. Democrats presented voters with a policy agenda, and the electorate handed the party the reins. Since then, despite unprecedented obstructionism from Republicans, Dems have gone about trying to pass the agenda the party ran on.
Isn't that what majority parties are supposed to do? How would Bayh have preferred to see Democrats govern in 2009?
And what does Bayh think the Democrats should do?
A half-assed stimulus that leaves unemployment at ten percent?
Health care reform that doesn't change what the insurance companies are doing leaves tens of millions of Americans uninsured?
"Reform" of Wall Street that doesn't reform anything?
Or would Bayh have us believe that everything was hunky-dorey for the past eight years and that Democrats should continue with Bush's policies -- the ones that Bayh either voted for or did nothing to stop?
This . . . person is doing more to promote the Republican agenda than the stupid, insane actual Republicans are doing.
When is Obama going to go on the attack and leave advocates of conservative economics the with the same kind of credibility as believers in UFO abductions?
Evan Bayh is example one of why Democrats can't govern. He doesn't want to.
The fact that voters are unhappy with the Democrats doesn't say *anything* about whether they approve or disapprove of the Democratic agenda. It is only an indication that things are bad (the economy, conditions in Afghanistan and Iraq, etc.) and that whoever is in power will get blamed if they don't start getting better soon.
And this scion of the Indiana Dems' royal family... this man who occupies his father's Senate seat... this guy who's been in political office for 22 of the past 23 years... somehow believes he's NOT a member of the Congressional elites?
Reinforce the winger talking points that will get Bayh reelected by the least informed and the most resentful people in Indiana.
If the economy completely crashes as a result, so be it. The only goal is for Bayh to be reelected.
WTF are "Congressional elites"?
I am not a violent person but there are a handful of pols that give me the urge to slap them silly-- Bayh is one of them. (Lieberman is at the top of the list.) It'll never happen, of course, but they have a very special way of making everyone crazy.
These "elites"- i.e. every member of congress- ought to take a solitary stroll (no aides, toadies, bodyguards) through the seamier neighborhoods in their fiefdoms.
People are HURTING out here, you bespoke suited scions of privilege. . .
The press loves to project local politics onto the national stage. Nagourney is trying to position himself as the new dean of DC pundits.
It's sad, watching the Dim-ocrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. If their stupidity and complacence in the face of the non-negotiable opposition of the Republicans ends on on Tuesday costing them everything they were elected to do, they can look in the mirror when seeking out someone to blame.
Evan Bayh isn't even a Dim-ocrat - he's just dim. Proof of the advisability of passing a law that prevents offspring of politicians from aspiring to public office, since they so seldom live up to it.
Evan Bayh is a fucking republican. He and the conservadems are just GOP double agents.
I understand the whole "big tent" aspect of the Democratic Party, but its members need to understand and uphold its central planks. Bayh and others are busy at work with crowbars underneath the party platform.
I'de like to think that Bayh gets raked over the coals by this, but party leadership is too beholden to him and the other conservatives to do anything.
For me, the Democratic Party is fast becoming irrelevant to my interests and beliefs.
.... a meme that the media establishment will be eager to embrace.
Bingo. Karen Hughes, one of Dubya's advisers, was on Meet The Press this morning using that exact Bayh quote. And of course, she emphasized a couple of times it was from a "democrat". When she said the name Bayh, I thought ahh now it makes sense.
Bayh is still pissed that he wasn't tapped for VP. In regards to being a Democrat or Republican, he'll do whatever it takes to stay in a political office. I suspect the misunderstanding in the misunderstood mandate was more about electing a person of color......
I'll channel my inner Yglesias and make the point that Bayh has agency here. He can make proposals, vote on them and shape the agenda. He has the power as one of a hundred senators to actually govern in the way he sees fit. Hypocrite.
The D's didn't misread the mandate-they read it loud and clear, and said "Fuck that!" immediately turning to face their corporate puppetmasters and shrieking, "Show me da money!"
As mentioned above, they don't want to govern; they are perfectly comfortable whining "The R's wouldn't let us do the right thing. If only we had n more Congrescritters."
Seems like a whole lot of crying from the folks who successfully used such memes as "the GOP wants to privatize SS", "Tax cuts for the rich", "the war in Iraq is lost", "the financial crises is due to all of Bush's deregulation", "oil prices hitting 140 were due to Bush taking care of his oil buddies", etc.
Damn...it hurts when the tactics the left employed so well during the last administration comes back to bite them in the ass.
Having one of your own say things trying to save his political life is just one of the prices to be paid when the opposition controls the message. The message could not have been co-oped by the right so quickly had the Dems not made so many mistakes.
Making Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid the leaders in congress were the first mistakes. Second was electing a President running on a platform of unobtainable promises. The GOP in congress is the least of the Democrats problems at this point.
For Bayh, a scion of an Indiana political "family," to use the word "elitist" about other DC Democrats is laughable.
What put Obama into office was the promise of universal health care and the clearly expressed desire of the voters to end the wars and raise taxes on the rich.
So Bayh doesn't think voters want "higher taxes, higher deficits and a more intrusive government"?
Then why the fuck did he spend the first eight years of the goddamned decade helping George W. Bush foist that shit on the rest of us?
Bayh has no idea what the citizens of Indiana are concerned about. I responded to an email from his office and received, over two weeks later, a response that simply regurgitated what had irked me in the first place. He is plainly trying to place himself in an area that he thinks will become vital in the next year or so so that his vote will be courted; not for any advantage to Indiana, but his ego obviously took a few hits when Biden got the VP slot. As to why he imagines people will be so worried about the deficit/higher taxes/government "intrusion": 1. Bayh is a Republican in all but name; one of the old-fashioned Rockefeller type Republicans, you know, back when Republicans actually were against deficits, not just Democratic ones. 2. He and his wife are obscenely rich. His income has always been based on being the son of Birch Bayh; so I would imagine he has just a little bit of that entitlement syndrome we hear about. 3. Substitute "regulations" and then see if it makes more sense. There's that line about one's offspring suffering for the "sins of the fathers"; if it's true I pity his poor kids.
I''ll trade you a Birch for an Evan, and toss in a couple of moon pies & an RC Cola, too.
The foul language on this post must end.
"I don't think the American people last year voted for higher taxes, higher deficits and a more intrusive government. But there's a perception that that is what they are getting."
Perception my ass. Huge taxes in the healthcare bill, quadrupled deficits, government motors, bank bailouts, govt. controlled student loans, and a takeover of 1/6th of the economy in healthcare with no real reform, just sellouts to big pharma and big insurance.
I am an independent who voted for obama in hopes that he would clean up the D.C. cesspool. That's what I thought change was. Turns out that D.C. is now a cesspool on steroids between Chicago and D.C. insiders, special interests, closed door deals, bribes, and untold congressional corruption. That is a reality, not a perception.
I live in Indiana, evidently what some of your readers consider a backwards state full of inbred imbeciles. I have voted for Evan Bayh in the past but will never do so again. He talks like a fiscal conservative and votes like a liberal. We have, in fact, gotten nothing but higher taxes, bigger deficits, and a more intrusive government. Bayh has to go. His voting record doesn't match his rhetoric.
My question is, "What deulsional universe does Steve Benen live in? "I don't think the American people last year voted for higher taxes, higher deficits and a more intrusive government. But there's a perception that that is what they are getting." "But wouldn't that "perception," which is clearly wrong, be easier to correct if leading senators like Evan Bayh were more forcefully setting the record straight?"
First, let's poll the average US citizen and ask them if they want higher taxes and deficits and more government intrusion. How many SANE Americans would want that? Then lets look at reality where Democrats are cramming a "health care" bill down our throats that will take over 1/6 of the US economy and will be paid for with either higher taxes or deficits. Only an INSANE person would say that what this bill will do (higher taxes, deficits, intrusion)is a matter of "perception" that needs to be corrected. Please stay in your parallel delusional universe until we see the biggest landslide change in Congress this November.


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US media have never been shy about promoting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's take on the supposed threat from Iran. To hear him tell it, that country is definitely building a bomb (there's no evidence for that) and they're developing intercontinental ballistic missiles that can strike the United States with nuclear weapons (also incredibly dubious).
There he was on CNN's State of the Union (4/27/14) with Candy Crowley, primarily to talk about the problems with the Israeli/Palestinian peace talks. But the menace of Iran came up too:
CROWLEY: Mr. Prime Minister, finally, in September of 2012, you told me that you thought Iran was probably six to nine months away from being able to have full nuclear weapon capability. Where is it now?
NETANYAHU: I didn't say weapon capability. I said nuclear-enriched material.
CROWLEY: Nuclear-enriched, yes, sir.
NETANYAHU: That is fissile material for a bomb. They're about two months away. And they'd like–to stay two months away. They have been under terrific sanctions pressure. There was an interim deal. Now they're seeking a deal that would keep them more or less where they are. In other words, they will be a few months away–or they might be set back a few months from producing enough nuclear material for a bomb.
Now, you could ask Crowley's question to illustrate the problem with Netanhayu's old timeline: If they were six months from a bomb 18 months ago, and they have no such bomb, something doesn't add up.
But she was clearly not looking to challenge Netanyahu's claims. He stresses that he was only talking about "nuclear-enriched material," but Netanyahu's obvious point was that Iran was about to build a bomb. Which is why, on that show back in 2012 (9/16/12), he talked about the need to "prevent Iran from completing its nuclear weapons program." And he also declared: "We know that they're working towards a weapon…. It's not something that we surmise. We have absolutely certainty about that."
But these claims are simply not rooted in the facts. There is still no evidence that Iran is currently pursuing any such weapons. In fact, if Crowley wanted to challenge Netanyahu on this point, she need only point to the recent AP report (4/17/14) about the latest from the International Atomic Energy Agency:
Iran has converted three-quarters of a nuclear stockpile that it could have turned quickly into weapons-grade uranium into less volatile forms and is well on the way toward transforming the rest, the UN atomic agency reported Thursday.
So according to the nuclear inspectors monitoring Iran's program, the country's feared plan to break out and manufacture weapons is becoming more unlikely–assuming one thought that was ever the plan at all.
But Netanyahu knows his talking points, and knows they're not going to be challenged–not by a friendly CNN host, anyway. So he threw this one in for good measure:
They're developing intercontinental ballistic missiles to put nuclear bombs on those missiles for you. Don't let it happen.
That claim has been challenged, too (Wired, 2/24/12), with many analysts pointing out that Iran is nowhere near that capability. But for Netanyahu, American television is where you go to make baseless claims (FAIR Blog, 7/15/13) without having to worry that anyone will call you on it.


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Most of the seminal acts from the '90s rave era are now but relics of the past. Few remain active on the scene today, and even fewer have continued to cultivate their sound to parallel electronic music's evolution in the new millennium.
Nightmares on Wax, the pioneering project from UK producer George Evelyn, is a formidable exception. With 25 years under his belt, Evelyn shows no signs of slowing down. And N.O.W.'s quarter-century-and-counting musical journey continues to be one of prolific reinvention -- spanning acid house, trip-hop, dub, and beyond.
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"When I pressed our first release, I was distributing our 12-inch to all the independent record stores in the UK by hand," he remembers. "I went into a store called FON Records, and the guy working behind the counter was Steve Beckett. He mentioned they were thinking about setting up a record label, which became Warp later that year. He asked if we'd like to remix 'Dextrous' from the EP that I had been distributing. I agreed, and we released it three months later in November 1989. The rest is history."
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We're currently participating in the global phase III study of adjuvant treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer, and we're conducting phase II studies on Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and giant cell tumor of the bone.


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Glutathione And Its Amazing Health Benefits
It is ok if you haven't heard of glutathione until now… Most of the people didn't. However, don't believe that if you haven't heard of it, it isn't important. Glutathione is a vital compound produced by our cells. Having the correct amounts of it in the body means that you are living a healthy, energetic and positive life and you don't know what chronic fatigue, depression or sickness is. Increasing the glutathione levels is the greatest help you could give your body to heal and protect on its own.
What is Glutathione?
As mentioned before, it is a protein created by each cell in our bodies. It is essential for our health. It is composed of three amino acids: glutamate, cysteine and glycine.
What are the health roles of Glutathione?
Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant, neutralizing damaging oxygen radicals caused by metabolism, exercise and infections. Glutathione also recharges the other useful antioxidants such as vitamins A and C. Master Antioxidant is the name by which glutathione is often recognized!
Glutathione is what our immune system needs for optimal functioning. It enables the immune system's cells, which are the white blood cells or lymphocytes, to multiply, relocate to where infection is more efficiently and deal with harmful intruders. In conclusion, if you increase the glutathione levels, you are also boosting your immune system to function at its full capacity.
Glutathione works as a prefect detoxifier since it cleans up the toxins our bodies have to face daily from detergents, paint, exhaust, foods, air, pesticides, water, heavy metals, etc. It attaches to these toxins and makes them readily available for excretion.
"Glutathione" gives the human body energy by carrying out the above mentioned activities and functions. When the body is cleared of harmful oxygen radicals and chemical toxins, and also supplied with enough immune cells, it is much more able to transform these health benefits in new energy!
Who can benefit from increased levels of glutathione and how will I feel the benefits?
It doesn't matter if you are young or old, a woman or a man, sick or healthy… everyone's health can benefit from increased levels of glutathione. Here is what to expect when your body is getting enough glutathione:
Glutathione Health Benefits
1. A better working immune system. You will notice this health benefit when you'll see that you no longer catch a cold or get sick. In case you'll get sick, the recovery will occur much faster. If you are already suffering from a standing ailment, glutathione will very much help. Studies with cancer and AIDs patients have shown significant health improvement when treatment designed to boost glutathione levels was implemented versus those who remained untreated.
2. Your energy levels will increase since your cleaning system's capacity is also increased. This will improve athletic endurance and will shorten the recovery time while also improve mental clarity and thinking.
3. When we are well we are less cranky and irritable. Glutathione can help you recover from the aches and pains of life giving you a positive outlook on life.
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Everything Old is New Again: DC Comics Goes Back to the Future in 2003 Schedule
Sun, November 10th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
DC Comics unveils much of their 2003 line-up for retailers in Los Angeles, including new team books with old titles, lots of Batman and JLA and much more.
Money Shot: Novelist Gary Phillips Blows Away the Adult Film Industry In 'Midnight Mover'
Thu, October 31st, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Novelist Gary Phillips returns to Oni Press for his second comic book series in March: "Midnight Mover" is a tale of murder, intrigue and Los Angeles' adult film industry. CBR has an exclusive preview.
Green Arrow/Lantern Shuffle: DC Exclusive Winick to Write 'Green Arrow,' Raab on 'Green Lantern'
Fri, October 18th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
DC Comics announces yet another creator in an exclusive contract, and a creative shuffle as well.
Back to the Beach: David Hahn on 'Private Beach'
Mon, October 14th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
David Hahn brings Trudy Honeyvan and Sharona back to the beach in the next issue of his Eisner-nominated "Private Beach." Exclusive CBR preview of issue #6. Plus, details on his next project: a collaboration with Sam Keith.
Nicolas Cage Comic Collection Goes for $1.6 Million
Mon, October 14th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Film actor and lifelong comics fan Nicolas Cage's collection of 400 rare comics goes on the auction block, and nets a cool $1.6 Million.
Rieber and Hairsine Get 'Extreme' in 'Captain America': Exclusive Preview
Fri, October 11th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
The Marvel Knights incarnation of "Captain America" changes gears and artists in December, bringing aboard "Cla$$ War" artist Trevor Hairsine. CBR News has an exclusive preview.
Marvel to Introduce Quarter Comics: Initiative Begins with January Bendis 'Daredevil' Arc
Thu, October 10th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Taking the 9 and 10 cent comic promotions to the next level, Marvel Comics announced Thursday that they will be promoting a number of comics in 2003 with special 25 cent prices.
City Life: Chuck Austen Investigates the Secret Life of Cities in 'Superman: Metropolis'
Fri, October 4th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
The Man of Steel's city takes center stage in February, with 'Superman: Metropolis' a 12 issue limited series exploring the darker side of the high tech Metropolis.
Gaiman in Stunning Victory over McFarlane in Spawn Case: Jury Finds for Gaiman on All Counts
Thu, October 3rd, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
A Madison, Wisconsin jury reaches a decision in the years-long battle between two comic book industry giants: Neil Gaiman wins on all counts in the Spawn dispute.
'Man of Steel' to End in January, With Apokolips Sequel Special
Mon, September 23rd, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Mark Schultz and "Superman: Man of Steel" go out with a bang in January.
Marvel Superheroes to Go Online In Massively Multiplayer Game
Thu, September 19th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Marvel Comics' superheroes will make their debut in a Massively Multiplayer Online Game from Vivendi Universal.
Ennis/Robertson Punisher Prequel Coming in 2003
Wed, September 18th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Fans of Marvel Comics' "Origin," at long last telling the origin story of Wolverine, and "Truth," fleshing out an untold history in the origins of Captain America have another such project to look forward to, this time featuring the Punisher. Other topics from the Marvel press conference are also covered.
One Week Until Marvel's 'U-Decide' Challenge: Quesada on the Ideas Behind the Stunt
Thu, September 12th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
They've never met a stunt that they didn't like, and next week, Marvel Comics begins a six month bet as to which of three new series will outsell the others. The stakes: Pies in the face, time in a dunking booth, and maybe cancellation.
One Year Later: JMS, Jemas on Comics Post-9/11
Wed, September 11th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
A year after the horrors of 9/11,Bill Jemas and J. Michael Straczynski look back at how that day affected comics and their own work.
Marvel Agrees to Some of Hibbs Demands in Legal Case ... Without Mentioning Hibbs
Tue, September 10th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Four months after being sued for late shipments and last minute creative changes, Marvel quietly begins taking returnable comics, but without any public statement, nor communication with the man who initiated the suit.
Night of a Thousand Super-Villains: Sky Ape Teams Up With 'All The Heroes' in February
Fri, September 6th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Jetpack-wearing millionaire Sky Ape teams up with Battle Pope, among others, in "All the Heroes," this February from AiT/Planet Lar.
Marvel Comics Puts The Stop to Thai Shop Dressing Employees Like Spider-Man
Thu, September 5th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Marvel Comics threatens legal action to stop a Bangkok businessman from dressing his delivery workers like Spider-Man. So he dressed them as another big summer film star instead.
Giffen Destroys Australia (Yes, Again) Next Year in 'Dominion'
Sat, August 31st, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
Keith Giffen talks to CBR News about his new ongoing Image Comics project, "Dominion," in which strange visitors from another planet turn out to be a very bad thing indeed for the land down under.
AiT/Planet Lar, Oni Choose Diamond for Bookstore Distribution in Wake of LPC Collapse
Wed, August 28th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
In a letter distributed this week, AiT/Planet Lar publisher Mimi Rosenheim explains to the company's creators why they, like Oni Comics, went with comic store distributor Diamond Comics Distributors for mainstream bookstore publications, after previous distributor LPC goes under.
Just Imagine ... Image Comics Creating a New Superhero Universe
Tue, August 20th, 2002 | Category: Comic Books
The minds behind the new Image Universe talk about why Image Comics is creating a new line of superhero comics, including new details on exactly when and how these new characters will first be appearing.


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"And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!": Signed First Edition.Sendak, Maurice.Where the Wild Things Are.
New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First edition. Oblong quarto. Signed by Maurice Sendak, in an older hand. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper boards show very light rubbing to the extremities in a near fine dust jacket which has some very minor restoration at extremities. This is the correct first state of the jacket with no mention of the Caldecott award, and a $3.50 price at top of front flap (lower corner of front flap clipped as in all copies). Housed in a custom quarter morocco clamshell box. A very nice copy. Price: $12,500.00
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Spoilage and waste have traditionally been part of the management game for bunker silos. One contributing factor: Using a loader to remove feed from the silo often leaves a ragged face where oxygen can work its way into the silage and set the spoilage process in motion.
Tim Kane, a dairy producer milking 350 cows near Denmark, WI, tackled the problem head-on last year by adding a silage facer to his equipment inventory. Rather than tug at big clumps of material in the bunker with a high-powered loader, he now uses the facer (attached to a skid steer) to shave about 3" of material at a time from the silage face.
Once enough material for a day's feeding has accumulated on the silo floor, Kane follows up and loads his mixer using the skid-steer bucket.
"It leaves a nice, smooth surface along the whole face of the bunker," he says. "You don't get that air in there."
Similar technology has been used widely in other parts of the world for more than a decade, points out Keith Bolsen, silage specialist at Kansas State University. But mechanical facing has only caught on in this country during the last three to five years.
"On the whole, we (U.S. producers) do a below-average job of face management, and faces that are too large only make the task more difficult," says Bolsen. "This is desperately needed technology."
A number of companies are selling the units under a variety of names, including Bunker Facer, Silage Master and Bunker Buster. Most feature hydraulics-operated rollers or drums fitted with knives, rounded points or hook-and-auger flightings.
Cost for facer units typically is in the $3,000 to $5,000 range.
Kane figures it takes 15-20 minutes daily to face enough corn silage and haylage for his herd.
"It adds a step to the process, and a little bit to overall feeding time (compared to using the loader)," he says. "But if it keeps that bunker face nice and smooth, it's well worth it."
Kane says the effects of using a facer are especially noticeable when feeding out of a split bunker setup. He has several bunkers that are 80' wide and usually works one 40' face at a time.
"With a loader and bucket, you always have that rough edge along the side face," he says. "With the facer, you work the material in front of you and on the side and keep everything smooth and well packed."
There's also an advantage on the feeding end, says Kane.
"With a loader and bucket, you can end up with some clumps and clods in the feed that don't always get broken up in the mixer. With the facer, you're breaking those up as you go. You definitely see a difference when you lay the feed out in front of the cows."
An initial concern for dairy producers using facers was that the rolling-cutting process might reduce silage particle length — especially alfalfa haylage — in total mixed rations. Doug Sutter, Brown County, WI, extension agent, measured particle lengths of silage removed from bunkers by different kinds of facers.
"We found no evidence that the bunker facing systems reduce particle length," he reports.
One key to getting the most out of a facer, says Sutter, is to work the bottom third of the silage face first.
"If you start at the top and work down, you get a kind of ski-hill effect as the material falls off. You end up not facing the bottom," says Sutter.
Some producers might want to add depth gauges to prevent running their facers into the concrete silo floors, he says.
Sutter adds that, while facing can promote more uniform mixing and delivery, it can also disguise poorer-quality feed during the loading process.
"You still have to avoid the tendency to mix spoiled feed with good feed," he says.
Build Bunkers For Waste-Free Storage
The best bunker silos are narrow with high sides and both ends open, says Bill Kautz.
Build bunkers as narrow as possible, advises Kautz, director of product development and technical services for Chr. Hansen Biosystems, Milwaukee, WI.
"This minimizes the surface-to-volume ratio in the structure and can result in a significant reduction in dry matter losses when the silo is properly managed," he says. "When designing new bunkers, plan to feed 6" across the entire face on a daily basis."
The sides should be as high as possible, but not so high that the top of the silage mass can't be reached by available unloading equipment.
"Building walls higher than unloading equipment will make it much harder to manage the face properly on feed-out and can result in dangerous overhangs," says Kautz.
For above-ground bunkers, it's best not to put in a back wall, he adds. That's because it's difficult to pack chopped forage along that wall and in the corners.
"This usually leads to excessive spoilage and dry matter loss in the last 10-15'," he says. "Not building a back wall will reduce bunker capacity slightly but will allow good packing of the entire silage mass. It also gives the operator the option of feeding from both ends, if desired."


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As you've probably heard by now, Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign manager Jesse Benton threatened to have police arrest me for covering his press conference at a hotel in Louisville on Monday, then followed through on that threat by ordering a Louisville police officer to block me from entering the room.
This rather self-defeating and cowardly overreaction brings up a slew of questions I'll get to, but first here's a little background on the McConnell campaign's actions toward me leading up to Monday, and what actually happened at the hotel that day.
The last time I was able to ask McConnell a question was at the groundbreaking of a park in Louisville last July that he directed millions of dollars in federal earmarks to. As you can see at 1:09 in the video below, I asked him if the federal government can afford to spend millions of dollars on a park, considering his concern about the federal debt:
As you can see, I asked a fair question, he answered, no "incident" to speak of.
In August, I was invited to and attended McConnell's "Women for Team Mitch" event in Louisville — where he took credit for supporting the Violence Against Women Act, dubiously — but McConnell snuck out without taking any questions from reporters. In November, I attended a McConnell campaign event at a gun club in Louisville where he received an NRA endorsement, but snuck out again while snubbing — and not even making eye contact with — reporters who wanted to ask him a question. Video here:
Also in November, McConnell held a press conference (that I could not attend) in Louisville in which he told reporters they could only ask questions on the topic that he approved of — and derided reporters for wanting to ask him questions ("stakeouts" he called them) after his campaign photo ops — because he wanted to control what the news would be about. Also that month, I attended his "Veterans for Team Mitch" event in Louisville, where he held a brief, two-minute gaggle that ended before I could get a question in.
The McConnell campaign started being directly hostile toward me in February. After learning about their press conference to announce an endorsement that day, I emailed the campaign to RSVP. I was informed that LEO was not invited due to "limited space," but I decided to show up anyway, since it seemed ridiculous to exclude local media from a press event.
After entering the business — CSS Distribution Group — where the presser was to be held and waiting with other reporters for McConnell to arrive, his campaign staff directed McConnell's capitol security to remove me from the building. After I complied, I spoke with the business owner, Daniel Whitlow — who was endorsing McConnell at the event — outside. After discovering who I was, Whitlow said he had read my interview and fairly critical article on McConnell's opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes that week, and he really liked it. After talking with me, he decided to override McConnell's staff and let me back into his building to cover the event, which was short and without any incident at all. Whitlow later emailed me to say he thought it was only fair to let an established local media outlet and reporter cover a press conference, and said he appreciated my work.
After finding out about McConnell's presser with Sen. Kelly Ayotte in Louisville on Monday, I again emailed his campaign to RSVP, and was again told that I was not invited due to "limited space." I decided to show up anyway — since I cover Kentucky politics … it's my job — to see if there really was "limited space" and if I could get in.
Once I arrived to the hotel lobby, I walked up to Jesse Benton and said hello. Benton immediately informed me that I was not invited and would not be allowed into the room next to us where the presser was to be held. I looked into the room and noted that it was both large and mostly empty, and Benton informed me that their "limited space" argument for denying me entry was not true at all. Benton gave me a rather bizarre and implausible excuse that another reporter had told them they did not want me covering McConnell's events, because they didn't like the questions. Benton refused to say who that supposed reporter was — and every Kentucky reporter I've talked to since says this claim by Benton is completely ludicrous. After I told him that he obviously made up that story, I asked him why on earth would I believe that his campaign takes orders from reporters on who can and cannot cover their events, which he struggled to answer.
After some back and forth, Benton offered me what he called a "gentleman's agreement." He said I could enter the room to cover the event, but only on the condition that I not ask McConnell any questions. I asked Benton if other reporters would be allowed to ask questions, and he said yes, just not me. After I told him that I would like to ask a question, Benton immediately informed me that he would summon the police to have me arrested if I tried to enter the room.
After pressing Benton with more questions about why he was so afraid to have me ask a question — and the campaign's multiple and evolving rationale — he finally declared loudly, "Joe! I'm being a gentleman here." When I replied by asking him how threatening me with arrest for covering a press conference with plenty of room is being a "gentleman," he cut me off and said, "Joe! You're not going in there," and walked away.
After sitting in the lobby for about 10 minutes talking with Joe Gerth and reporters from Time and Rolling Stone, the event was about to begin, and we all got up and started to walk into the room. Once I got near the door, I was stopped by a gentleman identifying himself as a Louisville police officer, who told me I would be arrested if I tried to enter the room. The officer told me that McConnell's staff had told hotel staff to tell him to give me that order. He didn't look especially pleased about having to do this, but he said he was just doing what he was told. I decided, probably wisely, that I wouldn't fare very well in jail, and went back over to the lobby couch to tweet out what just happened.
After sitting there for a few minutes, a person walked up to the officer and whispered something to him, after which the officer told me that I couldn't even sit alone in the empty lobby — with the door to the conference room closed — or else I would be arrested. I laughed and went 20 yards down the hall to another seat that they said was acceptable.
I've been told by other reporters that Benton's real reason behind this crazy overreaction is because I've written critical things about McConnell, I'm a "muckraker," and a "troublemaker." I consider any good journalist both of those things, so I'll take that as a compliment.
One of the odd things about this entire incident is that McConnell has always portrayed himself as the greatest defender of the First Amendment, citing his opposition to the flag-burning amendment and his zealous belief that unlimited campaign spending should be protected as free speech. I guess freedom of the press is stricken from his copy of the Constitution, as only certain journalists can cover his events, and those who can can only ask questions on pre-approved topics.
Perhaps McConnell's terrible poll numbers are getting to the campaign? Despite spending millions of dollars on ads — along with pro-McConnell Super PACs spending millions as well — McConnell's approvals have only gotten worse, with the Bluegrass Poll showing him with a 32 percent approval rating, 27 percent favorable rating and a 4 percent deficit to Alison Lundergan Grimes. Or perhaps, in Jesse Benton's case, holding your nose for too long can cut off the proper supply of oxygen to your brain. Either way, their "presidential-level campaign" seems awfully panicky.
Another funny aspect about Monday's events with Sen. Ayotte is that their topic that day was how tough they were going to be on Vladamir Putin, and how weak and frail Barack Obama is — even though they are now advocating the exact same policy. If you ask me, it doesn't speak to McConnell's "strength" if he's scared to death that he might get a tough question from an alt-weekly reporter in his hometown. But then again, the Republican Party seems rather enamored with Putin's leadership style these days, so maybe McConnell is just talking cues from that other tough guy in Russia who knows what to do with troublesome journalists.
Anyway, I'll see you at the next McConnell campaign event … or in Jefferson County Jail.
(Also, here's my appearance last night on MSNBC's The Last Word, guest hosted by Ari Melber, below)


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CEO's are starting to threaten their workers that there will be layoffs if Obama wins. The Koch brothers are the latest to join in the threats.
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"Not content with their unprecedented influence in politics, the Kochs have also taken to influencing the votes of their employees. According to In These Times, Koch Industries sent 45,000 mailers to employees at Koch subsidiary Georgia Pacific, urging votes for Romney and other conservative candidates. The letter warns ominously of "consequences" for the workers if Republicans lose...
The Kochs are not the only ones attempting to influence employee votes. Two CEOs recently issued threats to employees about their jobs if Obama wins. And Murray Energy's CEO allegedly coerced donations to Republican candidates after forcing coal miners to attend a pro-Romney rally without pay."