One of the towns I lived in Princess Anne MD is on the list. I do know that there was a lynching there in the late 50's or early 60's, they wanted to use my great Aunts tree & she ran them off. She didn't save the poor man, but they didn't kill him in her yard. Her house is now the home of the local historical society.

As recently as 20 years ago they were still trying to prevent blacks from voting. They were actually telling people you had to be a property owner to vote.

Princess Anne is home to UMES, the traditionally black campus of the University of Md. During the 60's there were race riots there, Police with fire hoses & dogs, like you have seen on the footage from Selma. I remember seeing this on the local news.I was born & raised 15 miles north of Princess Anne. I also remember adults around me saying things like "this is city niggers doing this, our local ones are good niggers & don't cause trouble" My family was very racist.

I raised my daughter here, & we lived in a mixed neighborhood & personally never had any problems. I was a renter & didn't have a problem voting, but I don't doubt that black renters were told that they couldn't. I remember that mess very well.

I never heard of term "Sundown town" but knowing the history of the area I am not surprised.

I thought it meant retirement town.

I'm glad you are going to be OK, but I bet you are hurting. She sounds like a self centered rude person. It would not have mattered whose "fault" it was, I still would have been concerned 1st for your condition. I try to be very aware of bikes on the road & give them plenty of room. I won't ride one in traffic, I'm scared to death of the oncoming cars.

I am not questioning the birth certificate. I know they are all copies.

Yes that is on my birth certificate & my daughter's. It states maiden name,but no referance to marital status.

My take on this is that the copy is issued by the state & is legal. I think the original application may have embarrassing information & Obama dosn't want to make his parents look bad.

In 1961 things were very different.

I have read & I believe that Obama's father was already married to a Kenyan woman when he impregnated a 17 year old white girl. Supposedly they got married, but I don't think it was valid. The original application may have the marital status on it. This isn't revelant to his eligability, but may be embarassing to him.

Mirror do you like aquariums?

I was being lazy, I usually do my own research.

I'm home from work sick, I think I am thru with McDonalds for a while. I went in & punched out within 30 minutes. The drive home was hell, but I'm better now.

I'm not so sure, I think she'll wait until 2016. I don't think she'd seriously challege the encumbant, the party has her leashed now.

I found my answer. He's Robert Hunter Biden,age 2. He was perfectly centered between Obama & Roberts yesterday. I was watching him more than the president.

I agree.

Who was the adorable little redheaded boy who was behind Obama & Roberts yesterday while the oath was being taken? Was that a Biden grandchild?

I was thinking of US history current enough to bring out the emotions of the witnesses to this election & inauguration. There were people in the crowd yesterday that had actually experienced the beatings & witnessed lynchings of blacks in this country. Worldwide back through all of civilization,maybe females as a group have suffered more, but in the US I think blacks have.

I think America is ready for a woman president, but I'm glad it wasn't Hillary Clinton.
I think we would celebrate, but not as much as black America, because though woman have suffered in the past, they didn't suffer as much as blacks. Many people are still alive that personally knew blacks that died trying to get rights we take for granted today. Ask a black woman older than 50 what challeged her more, her sex or her race. I suspect the great majority would say race.

I think the fact that he was elected will inspire young blcks so much, hopefully special progams will no longer be needed.

Along the parade route it seemed the cop/citizen ratio was about even. I found that disturbing.

I guess I could try spring water from a local spring,in Maryland I had a rain barrel, but here it would be frozen half the year.I can't afford to buy bottled water, I have 6 tanks going.

I strted them on Liquifry & scraped algae from the parents tank, it was full of rotifers & they loved them. They ate finely crushed flakes right away & have also had fruit fly larva & fruit flies. My neons are doing great in my water, that's why I doubt that's the problem, they would be more picky about PH & hardness than live bearers wouldn't they? I think I'll try putting the next brood in the tank the platies are in, since they are doing so well, putting the female platies in my community tank & giving away the male. I'm running out of room.I'll let you know how that goes.

Thanks Andy, I only keep central & South American fish right now, mostly livebearers. The fry are in a tank by themselves & I do use city water, but all my tanks have it, so that would not explain why they are growing slower that the others. I was assuming the swordtails would grow as fast as the platies, since they are so closely realted. I don't remember how fast the red & greens I raised in the past grew, I just wasn't keeping track of it back then.The PH is slightly alkaline, about 7.2. I started thier 20 gallon tank with water from the tank the parents are in, I change 20% once a week with tapwater treated with Startright & left to sit 24 hours. I don't want to alter the local water much, because after I sell them, that's what they will likely be in. I've used blackwater extract and peat in filters for angelfish, but the swordtails shouldn't need it from everthing I've read.

EDIT; I havn't checked the hardness, I'll get a kit soon & check that, but I am not having a problemm with my other fish. The parents & platies seem very robust & happy.

Andy do you know if the black Berlin or German strain of Swordtails is slower growing than more common strains? My fry are now 3 months old & half the size of my 1 month old Platies.