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Pungent broccoli rabe (or broccoli rape, broccoli raab or rapini) is tossed with a rich mixture of garlic, olive oil and anchovies in this easy side dish.
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Here's a way to use the "power vegetables" sweet potato and red bell pepper in a satisfying vegetarian pasta dish full of fresh herbs and creamy goat cheese. Any fresh herbs you have on hand, like basil, oregano, sorrel or chives, can be substituted for the tarragon. Serve with a garden salad.
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David CornNov. 27, 2012 11:44 AM
It's official. Or sort of. Mitt Romney appears to be finishing the presidential race with 47 percent of the popular vote. According to the National Popular Vote Tracker, Romney's take of the nationwide vote, which is still being tallied in several states, now stands at 47.43 percent. Rounding down, that's the magic number. And given that the states that have not finalized their vote count include California and New York, where Obama won big, it's likely Romney's percentage will tick down a bit. With Obama bagging 50.86 percent, the history books will record the contest as a 51-47 percent contest.
Romney was stuck at 47 percent even within twelve swing states, where he drew 47.32 percent of the cumulative vote. In the non-swing states, he pocketed 47.49 percent. This is highly convenient. Anytime the results of this presidential race are referenced, there will be a reminder of Romney's now infamous 47 percent rant.
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In the aftermath of the election, numerous politicos—and strangers on the street—have told me they consider the revelation of the 47 percent video to have been the game-changer. Various post-mortems have cited Romney aides saying the same. There is, of course, no way to know what might have transpired had the video not roiled Romney's campaign for nearly two weeks during the crucial general-election period, where every single day counts. The video certainly reinforced the narrative that Romney's critics—including the Obama campaign—had been pushing: He was a 1-percenter who could not relate to middle- and working-class Americans confronting serious economic challenges and troubles. But the 47 percent story also caused Romney another problem; it stole time.
Money is not necessarily the most precious resource for a political campaign; it is time. Money can always be raised. Time cannot. After the political conventions, Romney had nine weeks to execute his strategy for winning the presidency. As campaigns do, his crew mapped out how it would use those weeks: when it would run ads, when it would stress particular messages, when it would focus on this or that state. The dust-up created by the 47 percent video lasted nearly a fortnight, throwing sand into Romney's gears during that crucial period. A week and a half after Mother Jones broke the story, a top executive at a broadcast news outlet sent me an email: "Used your video tonight (not too many stories are still going 10 days strong)." The 47 percent video had become one of the longest-running dramas of the 2012 campaign.
During those days, Romney was knocked off his already not-too-sure footing—which he wouldn't regain until the first debate, thanks to President Obama's limp performance. By then, the Obama campaign and its allies were using the 47 percent video in a series of ads that reinforced its initial impact on the race. On election night, an Obama adviser told me that the campaign did not rush out 47 percent ads right after the video emerged because in focus groups, undecided voters were bringing up Romney's remarks without prompting. His 47 percent comments had penetrated the voting public so fast and so far that the campaign had no cause at first to spend money to remind voters.
Romney was the 47 percent man. And that's how he is ending up.
In a private post-election call with funders that was revealed by the New York Times, Romney explained his loss by saying that Obama had showered key parts of his coalition with "gifts," by which he meant federal support for college loans, a health care law that allows children to remain on their parents' policies, and an executive order that permits the children of undocumented residents to remain in the United States. With those comments—something of a sequel to his 47 percent tirade—Romney was failing to take personal responsibility, holding the government accountable for what happened to him, and portraying himself a victim. Now where have we heard that before?
Stephanie MencimerNov. 27, 2012 11:42 AM
Members of the Fix the Debt coalition ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange
Corporate chief executives who get involved in politics often invoke their business bona fides as a superior guide to fixing the nation's problems. The CEO's behind the latest "Fix the Debt" campaign are no exception. The top dogs at more than 90 American corporations—ranging from Honeywell's David Cote to Loews' James Tisch— have signed on to the coalition to press Congress to rein in federal spending, particularly on entitlements, and to balance the nation's books. The anti-debt coalition would like to see big cuts in Social Security benefits and an increase in the retirement age as a "fix" for the program.
Of course, American political leaders should always take the advice of rich businessmen with a grain of salt (and here they are almost uniformly men), especially when the remedy also includes big corporate tax cuts, as the "Fix the Debt" coalition is advocating for. But also, in this case, it's fairly clear that there's nothing about being a CEO that makes one especially well-equipped to dictate massive changes to the nation's collective retirement plan. Indeed, the CEO's behind the "Fix the Debt" coalition come from companies with rather dismal records of managing their own retirement plans.
Consider this: According to a new report from the Institute of Policy Studies, the 71 publicly held firms in the coalition have "a combined deficit of more than $100 billion in their employee pension funds." As with Social Security, these companies' retirement plans don't have enough money in them to pay out the promised benefits to the company workers. That's not because the companies don't (or didn't) have the cash. On the contrary.
One of the largest companies participating in the "Fix the Debt" campaign is GE, which in the 1980s had a $24 billion pension fund surplus. But GE and other big companies like it found ways to siphon money out of the fund to use for other things, like restructuring deals. GE also failed to contribute any money to the fund for 24 years. By 2009, GE's pension fund had a $22 billion deficit. Rather than draw on some of its cash reserves—some $85 billion currently on hand—GE last year decided to simply close the fund to new participants, forcing them into the sub-par 401(K) system.
Meanwhile, GE's CEO, Jeffery Immelt, hasn't skimped on his own retirement funds. He has a pension worth more than $47 million, plus another $5.3 million in deferred compensation coming his way, a nest egg that would translate into a monthly pension payment of about $292,000 for the rest of his retired life, according to IPS. By way of comparison, the average monthly Social Security check is $1,237.
IPS also includes in its report some staggering statistics about the state of the private sector's retirement planning that suggest some of these companies' retirement policies are one reason American workers are so reliant on the very safety net that the "Fix the Debt"ers want to slash. Here are a few:
Julia WhittyNov. 27, 2012 7:13 AM
The marine snail Limacina helicina antarctica showing acute levels of shell dissolution in Southern Ocean where deep-water upwelling and ocean acidification combined to reduce aragonite saturation in surface waters. This specimen was alive at capture: Image provided by Nina Bednarsek and Bernard Lézé
A new paper in Nature Geoscience reports the first evidence of marine animals dissolving in acidified waters off Antarctica. The pteropods—also called marine snails or sea butterflies—were found in waters 656 feet (200 meters) deep, alive but suffering severe shell damage from a combination of natural upwelling and human-caused ocean acidification.
Natural upwelling is triggered by strong winds that drive deep cold water from the bottom to the surface. We know that many upwelled waters are corrosive to animals like sea butterflies which use aragonite to build shells. But the saturation horizon for aragonite in the Southern Ocean typically occurs at around 3,280 feet (1000 meters) deep—far below where Limacina helicina antarctica live. So what happened to hoist that horizon line 2,625 feet (800 meters) closer to the surface?
Live Limacina helicina antarctica with intact shell and its wing-like "butterfly" parapodium trailing behind: Russ Hopcroft, University of Alaska, Fairbanks via NOAA Ocean Explorer
The answer is ocean acidification (OA)—the result of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning leaching from the atmosphere into the ocean and changing its pH. (I wrote more about that here and here and here, and about how ocean chemistry is measured in my "Arctic Ocean Diaries" here.)
Numerous lab experiments have demonstrated that OA has the potential to damage marine organisms who make shells or skeletons. This paper reports the first evidence that OA is already damaging marine life in the Southern Ocean.
And not just any marine life. Marine snails are a vital part of the food web of Antarctic waters, supporting zooplankton, fish, birds, marine mammals, and us. (Read Tom Philpott's piece on the correlation between OA and human food here.)
Marine snails are also important players in the Southern Ocean's carbon cycle—the shuttling of carbon between atmosphere and ocean. In that work they've mitigated a lot of our C02 emissions. Too many for their own good, apparently.
Co-author and science cruise leader, Geraint Tarling from the British Antarctic Survey, says:
Although the upwelling sites are natural phenomena that occur throughout the Southern Ocean, instances where they bring the 'saturation horizon' above 200m will become more frequent as ocean acidification intensifies in the coming years. The tiny snails do not necessarily die as a result of their shells dissolving, however it may increase their vulnerability to predation and infection consequently having an impact to other parts of the food web.
Although the upwelling sites are natural phenomena that occur throughout the Southern Ocean, instances where they bring the 'saturation horizon' above 200m will become more frequent as ocean acidification intensifies in the coming years. The tiny snails do not necessarily die as a result of their shells dissolving, however it may increase their vulnerability to predation and infection consequently having an impact to other parts of the food web.
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Jaeah LeeNov. 27, 2012 7:08 AM
A Chinese construction worker walks past the headquarters of China National Offshore Oil Corporation in Beijing.
China is ratcheting up its fracking ambitions with virtually no regard for groundwater protection or other environmental safety measures, according to a new investigation by the independent publication Caixin. The report points to an October 24 white paper on energy development released by China's top cabinet which "calls for ramping up the industry and pumping 6.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas from underground shale formations by 2015."
"The model for China's anticipated success is the US shale gas sector," the article states. "Geologists estimate the nation's recoverable reserves at about 25 trillion cubic meters, on par with the United States."
Fracking has particular appeal in China because it provides an alternative to burning coal, which currently supplies about 70 percent of the nation's consumed energy. Because natural gas can generate electricity at half the greenhouse gas emissions of coal, some see it as a way to reduce China's carbon footprint.
But fracking isn't without environmental problems, as I and my colleagues at Mother Jones have reported before. And Caixin's review of government documents as well as interviews with industry sources, government officials, and environmental advocates reveal that fracking's risks have not come under public scrutiny the way they have in the US, "much less addressed by the [Chinese] government or controlled via environmental laws."
If fracking takes off in China as planned, it will likely exacerbate the nation's existing water crisis. "Most of the nation's shale gas lies in areas plagued by water shortages," the report says. With about 20 percent of the world's population and only 6 percent of the world's water resources, China is one of the least water-secure countries in the world. Its water shortages are made worse by pollution: According to the Ministry of Water Resources about 40 percent of China's rivers were so polluted they were deemed unfit for drinking, while about 300 million rural residents lack access to safe drinking water each year.
In order to reach the government's annual shale gas production goal of 6.5 billion cubic meters by 2015, as many as 1,380 wells will need to be drilled across the country, requiring up to 13.8 million cubic meters of water, an industry source told Caixin. China's industrial sector already consumes about 35 billion cubic meters of water a year. That amount of water would fill about 14 million Olympic-size swimming pools.
There's also serious risk of water contamination, as seen in the US fracking experience. Multiple studies in recent years including those by the EPA, Pennsylvania, and Duke University have concluded that shale gas drilling releases methane which can contaminate nearby water supplies. A 2009 ProPublica investigation found methane contamination from fracking was widespread in Colorado, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. But as Caixin reports, "there would be no legal reason to limit methane emissions at a shale gas well because China's pollution standards do not cover methane." One Ministry of Environmental Protection source told the publication that writing a new standard into law would take three years, "which helps explain why the State Council's decision to fast-track the nation's fledgling shale gas industry is making a lot of people nervous."
Groundwater in 57 percent of China's 660 cities have already been significantly polluted, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
An unidentified source at China's Ministry of Land Resources told Caixin that as shale gas development accelerates the government will likely introduce specific environmental policies to address fracking, such as groundwater protection. But these are not likely to be legally binding, an industry source told the publication.
Perhaps a bigger concern is that China's main energy and economic planning agencies, including the Ministry of Land Resources, seem to view fracking's environmental risks as minimal or inflated:
The MLR geological department source said, for example, that China's shale gas is at least 3,000 meters and sometimes 4,000 meters underground—significantly deeper than aquifers, and separated from underground water by impermeable rock.
Other industry sources argue that fracking fluids, which are mainly comprised of water and sand, break down naturally over a short time. And chemical additives make up less than 0.5 percent of what's injected, they say.
Similarly upbeat arguments against environmental fretting can be found in the government's development plan for the period ending in 2015. It was jointly issued by four agencies including the National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Bureau.
The MLR geological department source said, for example, that China's shale gas is at least 3,000 meters and sometimes 4,000 meters underground—significantly deeper than aquifers, and separated from underground water by impermeable rock.
Other industry sources argue that fracking fluids, which are mainly comprised of water and sand, break down naturally over a short time. And chemical additives make up less than 0.5 percent of what's injected, they say.
Similarly upbeat arguments against environmental fretting can be found in the government's development plan for the period ending in 2015. It was jointly issued by four agencies including the National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Bureau.
Meanwhile, Caixin reported that one test fracking operation in Shaanxi Province—a major coal region in China's dry North—recently "went awry, forcing local officials to temporarily cut a nearby city's water supply."
Commercial fracking operations in China have not yet started, according to Caixin's report, but some Chinese companies have drilled test wells, and the government has begun selling chunks of designated fracking territory. In its latest round of auctioning shale-gas exploration blocks, for example, the Ministry of Land Resources awarded two blocks to Sinopec and Henan Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co, in deals worth an estimated $128.5 million.
Foreign companies including Royal Dutch Shell are also showing interest in China's fracking plans. Shell announced earlier this month that it had shale gas agreements with three major Chinese oil companies. Caixin also reported in September that Shell was in talks with one company about a shale gas joint venture. ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and France-based Total are also working to form shale gas partnerships with Chinese oil and gas companies, according to an August National Geographic report.
Erika EichelbergerNov. 27, 2012 7:08 AM
As the fiscal cliff looms, there's a consensus that, one way or another, the rich are going to have to pay up. But that doesn't mean the poor are home free. Any "grand bargain" budget deal will be just that—a deal, which means that even though Democrats want to shield social programs from cuts, they will inevitably end up as bargaining chips on the table.
Obama's starting point for negotiations is the deficit plan that came out of the 2011 debt-ceiling showdown. It already contains heavy cuts in discretionary spending, which is spending on stuff that is not entitlements, including military and domestic programs. And 25 percent of that domestic spending goes to programs that help low-income people, according to Richard Kogan, a federal budget expert and senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Obama and the Democrats have been pretty set against cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and long-term unemployment benefits. However, Rep. Paul "62-percent-of-my-proposed-budget-cuts-come-from-poor-people-programs" Ryan will likely be leading the charge on the other side of the aisle. He won't be able to chop up the safety net to his liking, but he and his fellow Republicans will do what they can.
Kogan says that even though a final budget deal is likely not to eliminate tax benefits for the poor, it will almost certainly include deeper cuts to lots of social programs. Here are 12 possible targets (program costs are from 2012 unless otherwise noted):
Medicaid ($258 billion): Though Obama has largely targeted providers for potential Medicaid cuts, Republicans want beneficiaries to fork over more. In which case, says Kogan, patients might be forced to make copayments, or program costs may be shifted to the states, which could decide to scale back coverage.
Food Stamps ($78 billion in 2011): The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program serves about 45 million people. It is not part of discretionary spending, but Ellen Nissenbaum, senior vice president for government affairs at CBPP, told The Nation it faces a real prospect of being cut in negotiations.
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Asawin SuebsaengNov. 27, 2012 7:08 AM
Inventing David Geffen
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If nothing else, this film reminds us just how ubiquitous David Geffen is. "The music culture, a show-biz culture, the motion picture culture," says Tom Hanks. "He built it." This funny, fast-paced documentary uses interviews with old friends, A-list stars, and Geffen, 69, to chart how a Jewish kid from a modest Brooklyn household became a media magnate adored and reviled for his relentless cultivation of talent from Dylan to Nirvana—a man who produced films like Beetlejuice and Risky Business, helped launch Broadway's Dreamgirls, and still found time to schmooze with presidents, date Cher (even though he's gay), and sue Neil Young. Highlight: Geffen describing his early career at the William Morris talent agency, where he honed his talent for spewing "bullshit on the phone" and essentially conned and lied his way to the top.
This review originally appeared in our November/December issue of Mother Jones.
Deanna PanNov. 27, 2012 7:08 AM
Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality
By John Schwartz
Joe, the youngest son of New York Times reporter John Schwartz, grew up playing with Barbies, BeDazzling his toys, and ransacking his big sister's jewelry box. Schwartz knew his "fabulous five-year-old," sashaying around the house in pink light-up shoes, was different, but was he gay? Eight years later, when Joe came out, his schoolmates took the news in typical middle-school fashion—horribly. It wasn't long before the boy tried to kill himself with a Benadryl overdose. Equal parts memoir and reportage, Oddly Normal chronicles the Schwartz family's mistakes, heartaches, and triumphs in raising a child coming to grips with his sexuality.
This review originally appeared in our November/December issue of Mother Jones.
Kevin DrumNov. 26, 2012 9:53 PM
Mark Carney, a Canadian, was appointed today to head up the Bank of England. This is, needless to say, a surprise, since the the job of UK central banker would normally go to a UK citizen. But Carney is very highly regarded, and Felix Salmon wonders why this kind of cross-border appointment doesn't happen more often:
In general, high-profile public-sector jobs tend to be done better when they're done by foreign nationals. The logic is simple: if you're choosing from a global pool of candidates rather than simply a national pool of candidates, you'll end up with a better person at the end.
Which raises the obvious question: why is such a move still unthinkable in the US? There are lots of big jobs coming up here: Treasury secretary, SEC chairman, Fed chairman — and all of them are going to go, automatically, to US nationals. Think about it this way: Mark Carney is the best central banker in the world, and he would be an amazing replacement for Ben Bernanke. What's more, given the choice, he would surely plump for the Fed over the Bank of England. So it's reasonable to assume that if the US wanted him, they could have had him.
In general, high-profile public-sector jobs tend to be done better when they're done by foreign nationals. The logic is simple: if you're choosing from a global pool of candidates rather than simply a national pool of candidates, you'll end up with a better person at the end.
Which raises the obvious question: why is such a move still unthinkable in the US? There are lots of big jobs coming up here: Treasury secretary, SEC chairman, Fed chairman — and all of them are going to go, automatically, to US nationals. Think about it this way: Mark Carney is the best central banker in the world, and he would be an amazing replacement for Ben Bernanke. What's more, given the choice, he would surely plump for the Fed over the Bank of England. So it's reasonable to assume that if the US wanted him, they could have had him.
Felix is, I think, more or less a proponent of a borderless world, which makes him a bit of an outlier on things like this. Still, it's a good question. Why not hire a foreigner to run the Fed?
First things first: would it even be legal? As it happens, many federal government agencies aren't open to noncitizens, and the annual appropriations act generally prohibits the use of appropriated funds to pay noncitizens. If we were talking about, say, HUD or the Department of Education, a foreigner would probably be out of luck. Luckily for us, the Fed allows employment of foreign nationals with the appropriate work authorization, and presumably that wouldn't be too hard to get. So yes: it would be legal.
But would it be a good idea? I'm more of a nationalist than Felix, and I'm not sure it would be. This is not, after all, just another cog in the civil service bureaucracy. I'd want my president to be a U.S. citizen, for example, because I'd want to be damn sure that the president has the best interests of the United States firmly at heart. Ditto for members of Congress. And ditto again for the most senior, policymaking positions in the federal government. That decidedly includes the Fed chairman.
Beyond that, I'm not really convinced there's any such thing as "the best central banker in the world" anyway. If your problem is that you don't like Ben Bernanke's policy preferences, then you've got a problem with Barack Obama, not Bernanke. There are probably plenty of qualified Americans who share your taste in monetary policy, whatever it happens to be, but apparently Obama didn't want to appoint any of them. Likewise, if your problem is that you think America's regulatory apparatus is too friendly to Wall Street, then you should blame Congress and the past few presidents. They're the ones who deregulated the financial industry and continually reappointed as Fed chairman a guy who was eager to implement this deregulation. Finally, if your problem is that Bernanke hasn't been able to persuade the FOMC to adopt looser monetary policy, what are the odds that a Canadian technocrat would have been any better at it? Slim and none, I'd guess.
I don't doubt that Mark Carney is a terrific central banker. But technical competence isn't that hard to find, and Carney had the advantage of working in a country with a long history of conservative financial regulation. That probably had more to do with Canada's strong performance during the financial crisis than Carney's response to the crisis did. After all, Ben Bernanke provided mountains of liquidity to the financial system, just like Carney, and dropped interest rates to near zero before Carney did. Long story short, the main difference between the U.S. and Canada seems to lie in their respective regulatory regimes before the crisis hit, not the response of their central bankers after the crisis hit.
So there's probably not much point in looking overseas for a Fed chairman. We have plenty of good candidates on offer right here at home. What we really need is a better regulatory regime and a different national attitude toward monetary policy. This is a political problem, not really a central banking problem per se, and the solution isn't a better Fed chairman, it's a political class that wants a better Fed chairman in the first place. Horse, meet cart.
Josh HarkinsonNov. 26, 2012 5:56 PM
College students already smoke a lot of pot, but now some of them can also study it in the classroom.
Northern California's Humboldt State University recently launched the Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research, what's believed to be the nation's first pot institute at an accredited university, according to the Eureka Times-Standard. The HIIMR will offer scholarly lectures and help coordinate reefer-related research among 11 faculty members from fields such as politics, economics, geography, sociology, and psychology.
"Across the country, there was a tendency to ignore the 'green elephant' in the room," institute co-chair Josh Meisel told the Times-Standard, explaining how the idea for the institute went from pipe dream to reality. "With these public discussions (around pot legalization), there were a lot more questions than there were answers."
Located in California's "Emerald Triangle," the epicenter of the state's pot-growing economy, Humboldt State has about 7,000 full-time students, putting it among the smallest third of the 23 campuses of the California State University system.
Unlike well-known "cannabis colleges" such as Oakland's Oaksterdam University, HIIMR won't offer classes on pot cultivation—at least not for now. But it will have the ability to teach courses for college credit. Its first annual speaker series kicks off tomorrow with a public lecture on the implications of pot legalization for "marijuana communities"—groups like the backwoods growers in Humboldt County.
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An early voting line in Florida on November 3, 2012.
According to a report in the Palm Beach Post, current and former Republican Party officials in Florida have confirmed what voting-rights advocates have long suspected: That the GOP has hyped concerns about voter fraud as a means to reduce Democratic election turnout. Former Governor Charlie Crist told the Post that party leaders approached him when he was governor to see if he'd back efforts to limit early voting. While he didn't recall the officials explicitly saying their intention was to target black voters, Crist said that "it looked to me like that was what was being suggested. And I didn't want them to go there at all."
In 2011, Crist's successor, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, signed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled legislature that slashed Florida's early voting period from two weeks to eight days. (The bill also tightened restrictions on voter registration laws, although many of those provisions were tossed after a court challenge.) This November, Florida was plagued with long early voting lines that extended into Election Day and may well have disenfranchised voters.
Crist's claims were echoed by former Florida Republican party chairman Jim Greer, who told the Post he was first approached about restricting early voting in 2009. Greer told the Post: "The Republican Party, the strategists, the consultants, they firmly believe that early voting is bad for Republican Party candidates. It's done for one reason and one reason only…'We've got to cut down on early voting because early voting is not good for us.'…They never came in to see me and tell me we had a (voter) fraud issue. It's all a marketing ploy."
Republican Party of Florida spokesman Brian Burgess told the Post that Crist, who recently left the GOP and is considering running for governor as a Democrat, "speaks out of both sides of his mouth" and implied that Greer's claims weren't credible in light of his indictment for embezzling $200,000 from party coffers. But two current Republican consultants also told the Post that their party's intentions were clear:
Wayne Bertsch, who handles local and legislative races for Republicans, said he knew targeting Democrats was the goal.
"In the races I was involved in in 2008, when we started seeing the increase of turnout and the turnout operations that the Democrats were doing in early voting, it certainly sent a chill down our spines. And in 2008, it didn't have the impact that we were afraid of. It got close, but it wasn't the impact that they had this election cycle," Bertsch said, referring to the fact that Democrats picked up seven legislative seats in Florida in 2012 despite the early voting limitations.
Another GOP consultant, who did not want to be named, also confirmed that influential consultants to the Republican Party of Florida were intent on beating back Democratic turnout in early voting after 2008.
Wayne Bertsch, who handles local and legislative races for Republicans, said he knew targeting Democrats was the goal.
"In the races I was involved in in 2008, when we started seeing the increase of turnout and the turnout operations that the Democrats were doing in early voting, it certainly sent a chill down our spines. And in 2008, it didn't have the impact that we were afraid of. It got close, but it wasn't the impact that they had this election cycle," Bertsch said, referring to the fact that Democrats picked up seven legislative seats in Florida in 2012 despite the early voting limitations.
Another GOP consultant, who did not want to be named, also confirmed that influential consultants to the Republican Party of Florida were intent on beating back Democratic turnout in early voting after 2008.
Read the rest here.
UPDATE, November 28, 2012: Republican Party of Florida spokesman (and former Rick Scott communications director) Brian Burgess sent out a press release today attacking the Palm Beach Post for its "unsupported claims" and "dubious sourcing." He pointed to a statement on the state GOP's website from Wayne Bertsch, who says he "never participated in any discussion or meetings with any of the named individuals about how to create impediments to any voters," has never been on contract with the party, and that "a quote from me [was taken] entirely out of context."
Burgess also repeated the assertions he made to the Post that Crist and Greer are untrustworthy sources with an axe to grind against the GOP, and claimed the fourth, unnamed source in the Post's story "has no first hand observations to substantiate Greer's claim" that voter suppression talks happened. Meanwhile, Florida Democrats have called for a federal civil rights investigation because of the story.
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First up for the Lady Celts was Concordia. The Lady Celts jumped out to a quick start and never looked back with a convincing three-set victory: 25-19, 27-25 and 25-22. Regina Trapp led the Lady Celts with 20 kills and 12 digs, while setter Brittany Weiler dished out 39 assists.
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what are the best mite strips to use you dont have to removean what about the the ones that
I like Might Away II , like you say you don't have to remove them, you can use during a flow, and it is naturaly ocurring in the hive at lower levels. But you will hear a thousand opinions on this one. The chem free will probably be the first ones, bragging on how they don't use chemicals.
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I think beehonest meant Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS).
Check your local bee supply outlet.
If you want to treat for mites with supers on, I would recommend Hopguard. I just tried it for the first time, and it was very easy on the bees and is effective. To have the most effect, you need to replace them three weeks in a row.
I have used Apiguard/Thymol in the past with good results. Two treatments are required, and there are no strips involved.
IMHO, Mite Away Quick Strips are much harder on the bees. I have a box of that stuff that I would be happy to sell at a discount to sombody who wants to give their bees a bad day against good judgment, although the buyer would need to pay shipping.
Ideally, you should count mites to see if you need to treat before treating.
Further ideally, you should use mite-resistant queens.
If you are truly seeking the ideal, don't treat and breed queens from your survivors, so you won't need to treat at all. Maybe in my next life, I'll be that dude. For now, there's Hopguard.
No treatments here.
Hopguard may be wonderful - but there are many states that have not (yet) approved its use, and to where it can not be shipped. My understanding is that that it has not been considered under Section 18 emergency use approval for Maine as we already have other products that combat mites with Section 18 approval.
I don't think Hopguard has been approved in Canada yet.


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This fantastically located apartment sleeps 6 people in two bedrooms with double beds and one foldable sofa bed in living room can sleep other 2 people. Fully equipped kitchen and excellent makes your stay in London more convenient. Apartment located on the 1st floor in the building with elevator.
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Great apartment!
Beautiful flat really close to London Street Tube Station, so you can get to anywhere in London in a very short time, for not a lot of money with the Oyester or Travelcard.
The location is great since it's s a very peaceful neighbourhood, away from all the hustle and bustle (perfect for a family accomodation) of other touristic areas.
It has all accomations and facilites. Very clean.
For us the train station close by was to no bother at all.
The service was great. They let us use the computer to find another flight since ours had been cancelled.
5 stars for all.
Frist Day when we get ti apartment. The lift dont Works
The internet is totalt bad
If you use the water In kitchen and bad room you be totaly wet
But after some email to owner the make all. But Internet is still totaly bad.
But this flat is really good you can walk to all
And after day 3 i Like this apartment
the department is very new and is in a very good location, just lacks a bit of warmth of home, they deliver very empty. And need a shower screen in the bathroom
The apartment's very big (we were in 6 but very very comfortable) and spacious, and very well located (in 2 minutes by feet you are in the old town square, and the area is really safe and calm during the night). The owners are from a big agency so it was well organized, they were very kind and answered the mail very quickly and in a useful way! I recommend the transport from the airport: it's easier than doing by yourself and it's not so more expensive! Then, we used it also for the way back at the same price and paying few more to have a service of luggage transfer (we didn't need to leave the apartment with all the baggage, they came to collect them up and they were on the car when the driver picked us to go to the airport!)
Just, it was not so clean (of course not even extremely dirty) and the bathroom doors were like "transparent" (not a problem, anyway not until the shower moment!!).
Anyway, I really recommend it, especially for the excellent position and for the quality/price.
A friend of mine and me we where staying at old town square apartement in the Jilska street which is a street in the oldtown center of Prague. Our apartement was quite big with 2 rooms, one for sleeping and a livingroom with extra beds for 4 persons more. The kitchen was well equipped and part of the living room (open kitchen). The area around the flat has plenty of shops, nice bars and restaurants to have cheap meals. Unfortunately close to the flats house aswell is a school with a crazy school bell that rings twice every morning at 7:45 and 8:00. So if you want to sleep long maybe its better to take some earplugs with you ;)
Little bit noisy, but it's London!
Had a great time with my family!
We were a group of 4 adults. The apartment was very clean, with plenty of room and had everything we needed. It is very close to the East Aldgate underground stop. Very convenient for getting around London. There was construction next door, they seem to be putting up a new building, so we couldn't keep the windows open due to the noise. But with the windows closed it was very quiet. Overall a great place to stay.
The apartment was nice, clean and spacious. We had a really pleasant stay.
Only two things were a little bit disturbing:
The office where you get the key is a little bit outside.
And after the stay I got a call that one key was missing. But after I sent them pictures of how I left the apartment - on which you could see all the keys on the living room table - they said that everything is ok and they found the key.
Very nice appartment in a very good location. no problems at all. next time again.
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Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations, Ralph Regula, Chairman
April 26, 2001
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the President's 2002 budget for the programs administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). President Bush has made improving the quality of our Nation's elementary and secondary schools his top priority. No Child Left Behind, the President's framework for reform announced only days after he assumed office, would apply proven strategies to strengthen Federal support for State and local efforts to improve our schools. These strategies include high State standards; annual testing of all students in grades 3-8 in reading and math; increased accountability for student performance; reduced bureaucracy and greater flexibility for States, school districts, and schools; and expanded options for parents to make choices for their children's education.
As you know, both the House and Senate are working to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Administration is working with Congress to incorporate the proposals described in No Child Left Behind in the final reauthorization bill.
For OESE programs, the 2002 budget request is $18.6 billion. The increase of $562.1 million over fiscal year 2001 includes amounts for some programs that, in past years, were requested in other accounts. This request would fund the first year of a reauthorized ESEA and, in particular, target resources on closing the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their peers through stronger accountability, help for failing schools, and more choices for parents. Other priorities include helping States develop new assessments; the new Reading First program; consolidations of existing professional development, technology, and small categorical programs; and leveraging support for charter school facilities.
Closing the Achievement Gap
One of the primary means of closing the achievement gap is to spend the Federal investment in Title I more effectively by demanding greater accountability for improved student performance. To help districts and schools respond to this demand, the $9.1 billion request for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies provides $459 million over the 2001 level to turn around failing schools, improve teacher quality, and ensure that all students achieve to the standards at their grade levels. The request would focus new resources on high-poverty school districts by allocating the entire increase through the Targeted Grants formula. In addition, the $9.1 billion total includes $400 million for State and local technical assistance to help turn around low-performing schools.
To give parents the information needed to know how well their child is doing in school, and to measure the progress of schools in closing achievement gaps and helping all students reach high State standards, the request provides $320 million to help States develop and implement the additional State assessments that would be needed to test annually all students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. States would select and design their own new assessments, which must be in place by the 2004-2005 school year and would be aligned with State standards and produce student achievement results comparable from year to year. States would use assessment results to measure the performance of school districts and schools and to identify schools needing improvement under the school improvement and corrective action provisions of the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies program.
One of the keys to closing the achievement gap is improving the reading skills of our Nation's schoolchildren. This is why the President's budget includes $900 million for a new Reading First State Grants program to help States and school districts implement comprehensive reading instruction grounded in scientifically based reading research for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade. In addition, a $75 million Early Reading First program would complement the Reading First State Grants program by supporting model programs that use scientifically based strategies to enhance the pre-reading skills and school readiness of preschool-aged children.
The President's budget also would help close the achievement gap in high-poverty schools by providing $846 million for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which would be converted to a State formula grant program that supports high-quality extended learning opportunities, particularly for students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. Eligibility to receive grants would be opened up to community-based organizations as well as local educational agencies.
In addition, as part of the Administration's proposals to improve teaching quality, the President is also asking for $30 million for a Transition to Teaching program to support the effective Department of Defense Troops to Teachers program that provides quality teachers for students in poor school districts. The Secretary of Education would have the authority to build on this program to recruit, prepare, and support a wide range of talented career-changing professionals as teachers, particularly in high-poverty schools and in high-need subject areas.
Expanding Flexibility and Reducing Bureaucracy
No Child Left Behind calls for reducing regulations, paperwork, and bureaucracy and giving States and communities the flexibility to create their own solutions and achieve better results. The OESE budget request supports proposals to consolidate and streamline existing education programs, giving States and school districts more flexibility to use Federal funds to address their own priorities, and ensuring accountability through performance-based grants.
For example, the proposed $2.6 billion State Grants for Improving Teacher Quality formula grant program would combine funding from several existing education programs, including the Class Size Reduction and Eisenhower Professional Development State Grant programs, into performance-based grants. The request includes a $375 million, or 17 percent, increase over the current levels for the antecedent programs to help States and school districts fund their own needs and priorities in developing and supporting a high-quality teaching force.
The budget request also includes $817 million for a proposed Educational Technology State Grants program that would consolidate existing educational technology programs into a single, performance-based grant program to ensure that schools use technology effectively to improve teaching and learning. And the $472 million Choice and Innovation State Grants initiative would consolidate several overlapping and duplicative categorical programs into one flexible grant program. States and school districts would have the freedom to implement their own innovative strategies for improving student achievement, include the expansion of school choice options.
Empowering Parents With Choices
The request supports a new focus on more choices for parents and students in other ways as well. For example, No Child Left Behind would make school-by-school report cards available to parents and give students in failing and unsafe schools the option of transferring to a better school. The budget also would expand choices for parents through a $175 million Charter Schools Homestead Fund, which would provide grants to leverage funds to construct, lease, purchase, or renovate academic facilities for use by charter schools. And a $10 million increase for the Charter Schools program, for a total of $200 million in 2002, would support approximately 1,780 new and existing charter schools that offer enhanced public school choice and have the flexibility to offer innovative educational programs in exchange for greater accountability for student achievement. Finally, the request provides level funding of $110 million to continue the Magnet Schools Assistance program.
Other Program Highlights
Other priorities in the President's budget for elementary and secondary education include $644.3 million for a streamlined Safe and Drug-Free Schools program. The reauthorized program would more effectively provide students with drug- and violence-prevention programs and help schools implement strategies to improve school safety.
The request also includes level funding of $260 million for the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstrations program, which helps schools adopt and implement research-based school reforms that enable all children to meet challenging State standards, $250 million for the recently reauthorized Even Start family literacy program, $22 million for the Advanced Placement Incentives program that helps pay test fees and expand advanced placement instruction for students in high-poverty schools, and $28 million for Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers that will help States and school districts implement the reauthorized ESEA.
Special Populations
The President's 2002 budget maintains support for programs serving student populations with special educational needs. For example, the request for Indian education activities includes $92.8 million for Grants to Local Educational Agencies to address the particular needs of Indian children who are enrolled in urban and rural schools; $20 million for Special Programs for Indian Children to continue Demonstration Grants, make new and continuation awards under the American Indian Teacher Corps, and make continuation awards for the American Indian Administrator Corps; and $3.2 million for National Activities to carry out research activities developed as part of a comprehensive research agenda to provide information on the status of education for the Indian population.
The budget also includes level funding of $380 million for the Title I Migrant Education program, $46 million for the Title I Neglected and Delinquent program, $28 million for Education for Native Hawaiians, $15 million for Alaska Native Education Equity, and $35 million for Education for Homeless Children and Youth.
Finally, the President's budget maintains level funding for the major Impact Aid programs, while providing $150 million for Impact Aid Construction, a $137 million increase over the previous year. Impact Aid funds are paid to school districts with large proportions of federally connected children. Payments are made by formula on behalf of military dependent students and students residing on Indian lands. Impact Aid districts have a large backlog of school repairs to make, but have difficulty financing such repairs because they unable to tax Federal lands within district boundaries. The construction request would appropriately compensate districts for the effect of the Federal presence.
The Department continues to emphasize accountability for ensuring that our programs are well managed and reaching our performance goals. As part of the budget submission, we have provided Congress with an update of our progress against the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) indicators that we have developed for every program at the Department.
Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared remarks. My colleagues and I would be happy to respond to any questions that you may have.


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On an occasional basis since the 1980s, Corigliano has lent his abilities to producing film music of exceptional interest. His score for Ken Russell's Altered States (1980) was nominated for an Academy Award; nearly two decades later, he took home the Oscar for his score to François Girard's The Red Violin (1998). Though Corigliano's catalogue of chamber music remains relatively slender, works such as the Grammy-winning String Quartet (1995) and Chiaroscuro (1997) for two pianos suggest an increasing interest in writing for smaller forces.
The composer's affinity for the voice is at once evident in numerous vocal and choral works like the "memory play in the form of an oratorio" Dylan Thomas Trilogy (1999) and the song cycle Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (2000). His most ambitious work to date, the opera The Ghosts of Versailles (1991), has earned worldwide plaudits and, in a rare instance among contemporary operas, has enjoyed repeated productions since its premiere. ~ Michael Rodman, Rovi
Selected Discography
Track List: John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (Live)
Track List: Winging It: Piano Music of John Corigliano
Track List: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man; Seven Poems of Bob Dylan; Three Hallucinations
Track List: Red Violin Concerto
Track List: John Corigliano: Symphony No. 2; Suite from 'The Red Violin' [Hybrid SACD]
Track List: Corigliano: Symphony No. 2 & The Mannheim Rocket
Track List: John Corigliano: Tournaments Overture; Elegy; Piano Concerto; Gazebo Dances
Track List: Phantasmagoria: Music of John Corigliano
Track List: John Corigliano: Symphony No. 1 (World Premiere Recording)
Track List: Altered States
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In "An Adventure in the Nth Dimension" (November–December), Brian Hayes notes the surprising fact that the volume of a unit ball in n dimensions peaks at n = 5 and decreases thereafter. He later asks "whether it really makes sense to make volume comparisons across dimensions." After noting that comparing a 10-square-centimeter disk to a 5-cubic-centimeter ball is "like comparing apples and orange juice," he goes on to assert that "the obvious standard is the unit cube ... which has a volume of 1 in all dimensions." But this begs the "apples and orange juice" question: Why does it make sense to compare a 1-square-centimeter square with a 1-cubic-centimeter cube? It seems to me that it does not.
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May 27, 2013 at 10:44 am #1303438
Yes, we remember, and we appreciate each and every one of our service men and women who gave their lives for our country.
But for us the citizenry, just remembering and saying 'thanks' is NOT enough!
How about we PROMISE never again to go war whooping — and sending 6,000 young Americans to their deaths in dubious wars? How about if we all remain sober — and hold our leadership accountable — to ensure that the next war we fight is truly, truly the last resort?
Yes, I am talking to the 70% of our fellow Americans who supported invading and occupying Iraq and Afghanistan — countries that we knew little about — and cared even less!!!
Talk is cheap. And so is slapping on bumper stickers! Every single one of our soldiers is a volunteer. We need to change our behavior — if we truly cherish their lives!May 27, 2013 at 11:29 am #1990122
Katharina LångstrumpBPL Member
@kat_pLocale: Pacific Coast
So very well said Ben! Thanks for taking the time to post this.
Ps. I am not a good writer in English and appreciate those who are and take the time to write meaningful posts.May 27, 2013 at 12:23 pm #1990139
Thanks, Kat.
I would like to add that I wrote the above not to start a debate about the merits or demerits of any particular war — but to call our attention to our penchant for wars. Seriously, how many wars have we fought since WWII? And all of them were truly fought as a last resort?
Viewed in this light, I can't think of a greater disservice that we the citizenry have imposed on our men and women in the armed services! Something to ponder on this day of sober remembrance.May 27, 2013 at 12:30 pm #1990140
Or we could just say thanks unconditionally to the vets and save the political hoopla for another day.May 27, 2013 at 12:42 pm #1990144
"Or we could just say thanks unconditionally to the vets and save the political hoopla for another day."
+1May 27, 2013 at 12:46 pm #1990147
Ian and Doug:
How many wars have we fought since WWII? All of them truly the last resort?
Given what has continued to transpire, I do not believe Memorial Day is just for 'feeling the warm glow' about the sacrifices that others have made for us. Why? Because collectively, we all had a hand in putting them right in harm's way — so casually and needlessly — time and time again!May 27, 2013 at 12:51 pm #1990148
Sounds good Ben. I hope you have a wonderful day.May 27, 2013 at 1:25 pm #1990155
Ken T.BPL Member
Let's not overlook the civilian casualties. Every death from violence is a wasted life.
I truly think Americans would have a whole other outlook on war if we had it here, instead of over there.May 28, 2013 at 1:58 pm #1990475
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Military casualties are the price of empire, and since members / citizens of the empire benefit from the global actions of the military of the empire, us in this case, often without any awareness of that fact, if you like the benefits, like wealth, enjoying a relatively stable fiat global currency, the US dollar, actually earning a living wage when you work, and easy access to material resources etc, access to cheap petroleum to get you to the trailheads and work, paid for with debt the world has to buy because there's no plan b at the moment, and the freedom/luxury to worry about the weight of ul backpacking gear etc, then you should be grateful for those who fight to maintain the empire and the benefits that flow from that. You know the idea, sort of like the protesters who drove up in cars to the 'no blood for oil' demonstrations, never seeing the irony in their actions, etc. I'm not a fan of empires but I don't pretend I don't live in one and that I don't benefit, so hats off I guess.
It's also worth remembering that empires fall, particularly when they do the typical things that they do as they hit their apex and start to disintegrate, then lose the ability to provide their cores the above benefits, which is roughly where we are now. Making friends is however a better long term strategy than making enemies, just ask China and watch what we do vs what they do globally. It's also, oddly, far cheaper, and more cost effective, but doesn't cater to as many entrenched interests, which are of course another reason empires tend to break apart, they get too corrupt.May 28, 2013 at 3:49 pm #1990517
I'm not going to address the political aspects of this thread but I do want to share what Memorial Day means to me.
A few years ago, I was the Senior Vice Commander for our local VFW post. This was a brand new post which needed a name. The typical naming convention is to name a new post after one or two service members who were KIA. During this process, I had the privilege of meeting two Gold Star Mothers and one father to ask their permission. Here is the story of my VFW Post's namesake….
Spc Schmunk was from a small town in Washington. He enlisted into the Washington State Army National Guard and was later deployed to Iraq. While he was driving a Humvee, his platoon was ambushed. He could have stayed in the Humvee which was armored and survived but he put himself into harm's way to back up his buddies. He was cut down almost immediately. He is survived by his mother.
Sgt Nelson was in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. While on a patrol, he was shot in the thigh which presumably severed his femoral artery and subsequently bled to death. He is survived by his mother and father.
To me, Memorial Day isn't about "basking in the glow" of our military's accomplishments. It is a day to mourn and honor those who didn't come back home.
Thanks to all BPL members who answered the call. Sadly I can't personally thank those who deserve my deepest gratitude as they didn't come home.May 28, 2013 at 4:40 pm #1990543
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"Lest Ian misinterpret my comments as disrespectful.."
I'm not offended by anything I read here and I don't find them necessarily disrespectful in a vacuum. I don't even necessarily disagree with the underlying theme, at least not 100%.
There are certain days when the sting of losing a loved one in combat is worse than others but especially on a day dedicated to honoring their memory. There are a number of blogs and editorials which have called the wars in Iraq and surprisingly enough Afghanistan pointless. I can't imagine how painful it must be to read that when you've lost a child, spouse, or parent in one of those conflicts.
I've lost friends and family but not to combat so I'm not trying to misrepresent my position here. My only point is that there are 364 other days of the year for these rants and maybe leaving Memorial Day alone might be in better taste imho.
Free country. Say whatever you want.May 28, 2013 at 5:52 pm #1990568
"My only point is that there are 364 other days of the year for these rants and maybe leaving Memorial Day alone might be in better taste imho."
Still in complete agreement with Ian here. I think it's somewhat disingenuous to say that you respect the sacrifices of our fallen service members, but on the one day set aside to honor those sacrifices, you just can't help but push your political perspective into the discussion.May 28, 2013 at 7:33 pm #1990604
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"I think it's somewhat disingenuous to say that you respect the sacrifices of our fallen service members, but on the one day set aside to honor those sacrifices, you just can't help but push your political perspective into the discussion."
Which is exactly why I did not comment yesterday which, if I'm not mistaken, was Memorial Day. Today is one of the other 364 that Ian mentioned. Or is there an buffer zone of x days to be observed? If so, I will gladly retract my comment. On second thought, I will do so anyway. Chaff just isn't worth upsetting folks, especially those with a military background. You know where I stand anyway, Doug.May 28, 2013 at 7:56 pm #1990622
Daryl and DarylBPL Member
@lyrad1Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth
Perhaps a separate post, as well as your not-on-memorial-day strategy, would have left the flowers on the graves undisturbed.
Semper FiMay 28, 2013 at 8:00 pm #1990626
Ok guys….. bring it in….. group hug time….
……….. who just touched my butt?May 28, 2013 at 8:04 pm #1990630
"……….. who just touched my butt?"
Uhhhhhhhhh, that was my swiss army knife. Yeah, that's it, my knife…..May 28, 2013 at 8:21 pm #1990640
"You know where I stand anyway, Doug."
I do Tom, you certainly didn't upset me, and today is one of the other 364. My comment was an unfortunate queue placement, it was not directed at you.May 28, 2013 at 10:39 pm #1990679
"There are certain days when the sting of losing a loved one in combat is worse than others but especially on a day dedicated to honoring their memory."
Ian — it is in the spirit of remembrance, gratitude — and pain — that I started this post — in the genuine desire that we — together — do what we can to minimize the sting of future losses…
I picture our war dead — receiving our gratitude — but also challenging us to keep this country great and make their sacrifices worthwhile. Of course we want to express gratitude — but it just seems like we need to think about more than just saying "thanks" — esp. on Memorial Day.
To say that we give thanks for the supreme sacrifices — and we give thoughts to treating war with the utmost sobriety — is "pushing a political agenda" — then I really think that is a sad missing of the point. To me, the best way to honor our dead — and cherish the lives of those currently serving — is to express BOTH gratitude for past sacrifices AND vigilance against future dubious wars.
The sacrifices of our war dead are as noble as war itself is evil. It is fitting that we soberly acknowledge both on Memorial Day.May 28, 2013 at 11:36 pm #1990689
You bring up some interesting and valid points but I've nothing else to add so in the interest of not talking in circles I'll bow out of this one.
Take care.
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Sorry about the lack of updates. This tank got really out of whack and I had to create a separate thread to get some help about them, so I started updating that thread instead of this journal.
My light is a Hagen GLO T5HO 2 x 54w light; equal to over 4 WPG. I've been told that one 2 x 54w T5HO would be enough to give this tank medium light, so definitely in the "high to super-high" range.
I did stop dosing the extra ferts. Then, I removed the substrate and switched to pure soil. The plants look even worse than they did before. I'm going to be extremely busy this week, but I'll try to get some new pictures of the tank.
|how much light do you have? did you stop dosing so much fert? maybe try just misting them with treated tap water once or twice a day
|As always, any help or suggestions for this tank would be appreciated. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong here. I really want to know what is causing my plants to melt. And plant IDs would help a lot.
January 13th
Tank from left to right:
Swords from different angles:
January 15th (Last night)
Tiny green plant (mold? fungus? air algae? alien herb? ) growing near the middle melting plant:
One of the bulbs sent up a flower (I think- it doesn't really look like a lotus flower):
Edit: Ha ha, double ninja'd! I'm pretty sure the cap is supposed to be thicker than 3/4", and I've read several times that swords need a deep substrate of about 3", so that's what I did.
January 3rd - You can see the holes in the sand where I added some RootMedic balls.
Tank from left to right:
Close-up of the swords:
My two favorite plants:
The bulbs have actual leaves now!
Anubias and crypts:
January 8th
Progress of deficiencies: Slow but sure... *sigh*
Had to go and check, and in the stickied thread for "How to do MTS" it says this:
Step 9 – Top With Gravel
Cover the mud with more of the same border gravel from step 6. If you skipped step 6 then simply cover over the mud with the gravel of your choice. Cover the mud by about 1" in the front to 2" in the back of the tank to create a nice sloping substrate effect.
So are those directions wrong then???
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You will only need about a half inch to three quarters to adequately cap the dirt. Any more than that and you will get the anaerobic areas..
Did I then make my MTS cap too thick??
The heater isn't plugged in; it's just sitting there because I haven't pulled it out yet. When I start a new tank, I put all the hardware I plan to use on it in or around the tank, so I can see at a glance what I still need to get. It often takes me a long time to set up a tank, and simply checking something off a list isn't as satisfying as actually putting it on the tank.
I haven't updated in a while, so here are just some pics of the plants, from oldest to newest. I'm going to separate them into two or three posts to make it easier for me to keep them organized. And I took these new camera, so if some of the pics seem dark or out of focus, it's because I'm still figuring out how to use it.
December 30th (or thereabouts):
Bulb Growth
No idea what this is, but when it's healthy, it's one of my favorites.
Shots of the left half of the tank:
Close-ups of the swords on the right side of the tank:
The hairgrass is beginning to recover. I'm not so sure it's DHG 'Belem'. In my submersed 2.5g, it has grown to 3" tall.
Miscellaneous deficiencies:
|I gotta ask, why is that heater just sitting on the sand?? I thought they HAD to be submersed so they don't over heat. I also don't get what the heater even does, no fish to keep warm and it can't be heating the sand enough to keep the plants warm...
I measured the substrate with a ruler, turns out I seriously overestimated the depth. It's 2.5" in front, and about 4-4.5" in back. Is that okay?
This tank has had a rough week. Some of the plants were looking bad, so I adjusted the ferts again. My original logic was that I should only put in enough powdered ferts to "dose" the quart-size bottle, since the fert to water ratio in the spray would end up being the same as if I were dosing a filled 55g. I thought there might be some kind of deficiency in the plants, so I increased the amount, as I said in my last update.
All of the plants started getting little brown spots and some leaves were melting from the tips inward. So I separated the ferts into two bottles (one each for macro and micro), thinking that maybe mixing the macros and micros was the problem. And since the droplets only partially covered each plant, and since I thought some of the fert spray might be diluted when it dripped into the substrate, I thought the plants weren't getting enough, and put enough in each bottle to dose a 100g tank.
Within 48 hours, the plants were noticeably worse. I was rereading my plant deficiency chart, trying desperately to figure out what was wrong, when I noticed what it said about K toxicity. It was then that increasing the ferts, especially when I already had soil and root tabs in the tank, seemed like a bad idea. I flooded the tank with five gallons of water, let it sit for most of the day to let the ferts leach from the sand into the water, then drained it again. I then trimmed some of the worst leaves, and have since left the tank alone.
It was so horrible to have to cut off the little baby leaves of my beautiful plants.
That was about three days ago and the plants don't really seem to be recovering. Some of them have put out new leaves, but many of them have brown spots/edges and others (A. nana Petite and C. parva) have some yellow leaves. I might need to flood the tank again.
Anyway, here's what the tank looked like when it was at its worst (because I know you're all dying to see, right?):
What is this plant?
Some good news: the bulbs seem to be very happy. All but one or two have sprouted.
Originally Posted by Fishly View Post
I guess I could move the crypts, but I don't think my DHG 'Belem' would make it. Most of it is brown.
|I guess I could move the crypts, but I don't think my DHG 'Belem' would make it. Most of it is brown.
Now would be the best time to uproot them and remove some sand. Those crypt roots will get huge, and then you will have a hard time getting them out. You will only need about a half inch to three quarters to adequately cap the dirt. Any more than that and you will get the anaerobic areas.
Going to follow along on this. I can't wait to see where it goes.
Update: The bulb stem in the last few pics has broken the surface of the water! It seems to be growing at least half an inch per day. There's also a little fly or moth flying around in the tank. Poor, confused little critter...
Unfortunately, no pics right now. My sister's using the camera until Sunday.
Yes, I am spraying them every day. The plants actually seem to have perked up with the extra ferts. I was using a very weak solution up until last night. I've only had the plants in there for 13 days now and they were all in submersed growth form when they arrived, so I think they're just adjusting to emersed life.
I agree that the substrate is too deep, but I don't want to disturb the plants right now, since they're still putting roots down. I'm afraid that if I uproot them all to take out some sand, it will kill them.
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