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High School Leaders Program 2013
Day 13: Thursday, July 4
Reported by: Eddie Lin, Tallwood High School and Tessa Higgins, Charlottesville High School
We left at 9:35 a.m. As we took our daily walk to class, we all thought about the the ominous Budget Game.
Our instructor Mr. Johnson told us we had to balance the state budget. This was not easy, because we represented an array of views, there were many items to discuss and we were at a deficit of over $1 billion.
We were divided up into the Senate and the House of Delegates, and the two groups began to discuss how to lower our deficit.
Each group started by electing leadership. Both houses were given a packet that listed possible expenditures, reductions and taxes. Each of the groups used this to formulate a budget.
The House engaged in much discussion on many of the items, ending up with cuts and an increase in the cigarette tax. Similarly, the Senate discussed possibilities to balance the budget, and instituted a sales and income tax and cut less spending than the House.
After two hours, we took a lunch break and we then divided into groups: two Senate groups and two House of Delegates groups. These assemblies then mixed to create Conference Committees, consisting of one of each of the congregations.
Group 1 discussed the disagreements in two budgets. Because the group differed, there was much debate. In the end however, enough money was cut out (including heath care cuts) so the only tax increase was to the cigarette tax was made. Group 2 worked to create a budget that addressed disagreements. They instituted an income and cigarette tax, while minimally cutting health care.
The groups all convened to vote on the final budget. The biggest differences between the groups were Group 1 eliminating aid for coverage of Medicaid drugs, while Group 2 established income tax increase for the highest income bracket in Virginia. After much work, the plans were put to a vote. Unfortunately, there was a tie which meant that no budget was agreed.
After class, our Independence Day festivities began. Following dinner, we headed for a picnic.
Our party was short because of the practice presentations that were to start later that night. The Youth Program Managers gave wonderful advice on our presentations. After so many days, we were in that last stretch of work; as we made our finishing touches on our project, we knew that we were ready for our presentations.
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 11: Tuesday, July 2
Reported by: Brian Murray, Cape Henry Collegiate School and Sofa Getachew, Washington-Lee High School
After gathering in the lobby and checking that everyone had their roommate, the HSLP embarked on another busy day of political enlightenment. In the morning, students dove into an thoughtful dialogue about the documentary they had watched the previous day, The Perfect Candidate. This film documented the ups and downs of the 1994 Virginia Senate race between Republican Ollie North and Democrat Chuck Robb. Many students expressed their surprise at how misleading the title of the movie was, as none of the candidates were even remotely close to perfect.
Later, the class divided up into smaller groups and were assigned current statewide political candidates for whom they had to prepare campaign strategies. Surprisingly, the candidate whose campaign spot received the most applause was the infamous E. W. Jackson. The faux campaign managers replaced Jackson's controversial rhetoric with sympathetic appeals: "Was it extreme when Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves? Were the founding fathers extreme when they fought for independence and liberty? Was MLK extreme when he fought for civil rights? E. W. Jackson is extreme...ly good for Virginia".
After lunch, Sean Holihan helped us further our policy projects. Our other two speakers were Connie Jorgensen and Waldo Jaquith, who brought a lot of extra of flair and personality into the classroom. Jorgensen charismatically walked the class through the implementation of a policy of our choosing. After going through a variety of issues such as the legalization of marijuana, sales tax increases and others, the implementation of an additional cigarette tax of fifty cents per pack was discussed. Jorgensen helped the class understand the intricacies of policymaking from inception, to finding support, and eventually defending it. The high school leaders learned a lot from Jorgensen's enthusiasm and knowledge on public policy.
Finally, the last speaker of the day, Waldo Jaquith, explained the importance of making public records actually accessible while sharing some of his own personal anecdotes. After dropping out of high school, Waldo Jaquith created his own software to track campaign finance and the positions of numerous politicians. His hard work resulted in the creation of Richmond Sunlight and Virginia Decoded which make political information easier to understand for the general public. After the meat of his presentation, Jaquith discussed his VH1 music awards for best music website and his run in with Al Gore where he actually saved his life.
Returning from class, every student began prepping for their first full draft of their policy proposal. While in a high stress situation, every group successfully completed the assignment. As a way to end the day on a high note in preparation for the upcoming Richmond field trip, the group unwound to a showing of The Notebook.
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Day 10: Monday, July 1
Reported by: Owen O'Hare, Carlisle School and Tim Dodson, Western Albermarle High School
As the HSLP students filed into the lobby of Bice, all were aware that only four students remained in the 2013 Sorensen Assassin game. The game had become far more competitive than anyone could have imagined in the days leading up to it and, unbeknownst to all, Yash was plotting to kill (or maybe just touch) Thomas with his lethal sock. Unbeknownst to Yash, his perfect assassination took place in a "safe zone" and soon only three assassins remained.
After an uneventful walk to class, we started the day with a wonderful talk with Nate Delesline, business editor and writer for Charlottesville's own Daily Progress. Mr. Delesline mentioned that although social media has changed his profession in several ways, the interviews, sources, and scoops continue to play as much as a prominent role as have throughout the development of modern journalism. Mr. Delesline stressed four major points for journalists and leaders in general to follow: timeliness, tact, truth, and taste. Perhaps the most important point that Mr. Delesline made about the media was that journalists are "history writers" and that they have to get the facts straight and as fairly as possible.
Moments after Mr. Delesline finished his speech, we were treated to a surprise appearance from Sorensen's distinguished Executive Director, Mr. Bob Gibson. Mr. Gibson proved exceptionally helpful in answering our policy questions with encyclopedic knowledge of Virginia politics, in addition to his practical advice about the best ways to get our bills to pass in the General Assembly. We may have proved a bit of a tough crowd to get away from, as our policy questions kept on coming and were quickly followed by excellent answers from Mr. Gibson.
Following Mr.Gibson's discussion with the class, we watched A Perfect Candidate, a political documentary about the 1994 United States Senate race in Virginia between Republican Oliver North and Democrat Chuck Robb. The movie was interesting and highlighted some of the controversial factors in the campaign, such as scandals, the rise of the "religious right", the role that race played in politics and the tremendous influence of former governor Douglas Wilder on the outcome of the election. The campaign seemed more sensational than perhaps today's elections are, yet the themes of party influence, taking responsibility for one's actions, and the need for a critical eye from the media were quite relevant.
After finishing the movie over lunch from Revolutionary Soup, Ms. Barbara Kessler, the Director of Career and Professional Development Programs for UVA, visited the HSLP classroom to teach a short workshop on crafting resumes. We went over the necessities that every resume must have, and Ms. Kessler also taught us how to properly list activities in order of relevance. We also completed a "bragging game" during which we learned something new about many members of the HSLP.
During the classroom section of our day, we had a major class discussion about the importance of numbers in public policy. Although numbers tend to be viewed as objective measures, numbers can be used to oversimplify qualitative issues. When numbers are utilized to craft policy, decisions must often be made about classification, groupings, and whether to include or exclude certain factors. These decisions can often lead to conflicting and misleading information, which in turn creates political tension, discussion, and debate. The discussion was philosophical in some ways, yet understanding the importance of numbers has very practical implications.
We ended class with debates about key issues facing the Commonwealth. The class was divided into six groups; groups were then assigned to a certain side of a policy issue (in the fields of education, transportation and taxation) and prepared positions to present in front of the class. Twenty minutes later, the class came together and the groups presented the opposing sides of each issue and engaged in a six minute debates.This activity proved to be engaging, fun, and fast-paced.
We returned to Bice, and the HSLP split up into groups that ventured to Starbucks, CVS, and U.Va.'s tennis courts. At six o'clock, the entire HSLP converged on Bice's second floor to eat pizza from Mellow Mushroom over card games and tempestuous assassin encounters. The assassin game finally ended shortly after dinner with the assassin known only by his codename, "Big Bear," pronounced the winner. As Mr. Johnson had mercifully decided not to make any work on the culminating project due tonight, the HSLP enjoyed a relaxing and quiet night watching television in Bice's basement lounge.
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 9: Sunday, June 30, 2013
Reported by: Sally Meriwether Roberts, Collegiate School and David Cohn, Charlottesville High School
Today was a more relaxed day for the participants of the High School Leaders Program. The group had a much needed morning off which most of us used to either get ahead, catch up on sleep, or to work on our culminating policy projects. Rest and relaxation was the name of the game. As the morning progressed, the residents of the second floor of Bice Hall were strewn in gaggles across the dormitory, conferencing with friends on our projects and highly anticipating the surprise activity in store after lunch.
Our activity was revealed, and we eagerly filed down to the lounge to watch a movie. We watched Men in Black 3. This was our second movie gathering, and the whole contingent was entranced. The film gave us a light hearted break as we collectively swooned over Will Smith's witty acting. Students had the chance to either work quietly, relax, or just kick back and watch the movie. However the relaxation stopped promptly at four thirty when we began the 2013 Sorensen assassin game.
One of our Youth Program Managers, Michael, assigned all those who wanted to participate a target, who was supposed to be subdued by the tossing of a sock in their direction. After four hours of intense plotting and deception, very few were still standing. The game allowed for good natured competition as well as new and fun alliances while we tried to guess who our peers were pursuing and stalk our prey like lions in the night. Michael was much appreciated for putting in the time organizing because it was a great way to release stress and bond with our classmates as socks flew across the skies of Bice.
To finish the day, eight of us found a basketball court and played for an hour or so. It was enjoyable to play and hopefully there will be more chances to play again. It is hard to believe that we are halfway through the High School Leaders Program. We have become so familiar that it feels like we have known each other forever! There is always something happening here at Sorensen and we have loved every minute of it!
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 8: Saturday, June 29, 2013
Reported by: Alana Davitt, Norfolk Academy and Amar Singh, South Lakes High School
The extra hour of sleep was much appreciated, as students awoke ready for the Senate Simulation at 10 a.m. Final facts and statistics were found, as each HSLP student prepared to faithfully represent their assigned senator in a mock General Assembly session. With "official" nametags handed out and the call to commence your party caucuses given, the politics and chaos began.
The election for party leadership was competitive, hands were raised in support, and final selections were written on the chalkboard. It was the Republicans' task to strategically select the members for each committee: Government Services, Regulation and Re-Distribution. With a dienators from the Democratic Party took their places in the rigged committees with the Republicans.
As debates commenced on the student bills, it was evident that the Republican Party had organized the docket to limit discussion on the opposition's bills. Committee Chairs led the formal discussion and passionate points were made on behalf of each piece of legislation. Votes were eagerly cast, sometimes in accordance with the "party line", while other times the students held true to the beliefs of the senators they were portraying. By the end of the committee meetings, some bills would make it to the senate floor for a final vote, while others perished at the forum.
After a delicious "working lunch", the parties reconvened to strategize for the final debates, with the Republicans once again rigging the docket. The stresses of party pressure were tangible as the Democrats protested in silence to the indomitable Republican attack. Each party finally realized the moral conflicts that moderate senators face when voting, particularly when it conflicts with majority ideals.
After bills ranging from the legalization of hunting on Sundays, to implementing a non-partisan committee to investigate judges for appointment by the GA were passed, the "senators" became students again. We went back to the dorms for some relaxation and fun during which Thomas showed off his sharp-shooting Nerf gun skills while the culminating project groups discussed policy.
The nightlife kicked-off with dinner at "Citizen Burger," and good food and company were enjoyed. After some apple cider "bottle popping," we grouped together to collaborate on the next segment of our projects. At midnight, we filed into our rooms, looking forward to a day of rest on Sunday.
Halfway through the program we can honestly say that Sorensen has been a week of challenges but has provided us with friendships that will last a lifetime.
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Day 7: Friday, June 28, 2013
Reported by: Mason Davenport, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School and International Studies and Rhea Somaiya, The Madeira School
The morning started in a frantic rush for many. Alarms were snoozed and breakfasts skipped as the Sorensen HSLP started its seventh day of activities. The only things lower than the backpacks on our shoulders were the bags under our eyes, yet the class soon reinvigorated to its chatty self as discussions of marijuana legalization and last night's hoola hoop competition filled the walk to the classroom, arriving to a cheery Mr. Johnson.
Upon reviewing the previous day's discussions on local government, Virginia campaign finance, and the difficulties of running for office, we dived head first into the public policy making processes. The group immediately started discussion, weighing the different models of the policy structure against each other. Whether the rock solid Iron Triangle or the multi-faceted Power Cluster model, the consensus seemed to lean towards a mixture of all four models introduced in the readings. This brought us to the "3 P's" of a Policy Window in identifying a problem, finding a viable policy solution that exists and approving the change through the political structure. After a short break, we splintered off into our culminating project groups to view our policy initiatives through the newly formed lense of a policy entrepreneur. Mr. Johnson posed the question why "the time has come" for our policy ideas. Thoughts were shared and eyes watched the clock for the start of lunch as the morning session wrapped up.
Practically running to the lunchroom, the class arrived to a horror scene of epic portions, in that there were none. Jason's Deli could not make the delivery, but not to fear, Bodo's Bagels came to the rescue! All chowed down on a delicious array of bagel sandwiches while JoAnn Auger began her afternoon presentation on the Myers Briggs test. The session started with Ms. Auger directing the class to write our names with our non-dominant hands. Some succeeded, some needed help, but all realized the importance and possibility of accomplishing a task outside their personality zones. Ms. Auger challenged the class to understand ourselves and utilize the personality differences between people in the workforce. She left with a challenge asking, "I want you to be who you are... can you be okay with who I am?"
The group went off in separate directions from Olsson Hall. Some left for Bice, others headed towards the Corner for a refreshing treat to beat the late afternoon sun. At 6 p.m. sharp though, the group rushed for the dinner room to enjoy sodas and Chinese food, hands down the greatest Sorensen dinner to date. Culminating project groups scurried to eat as well as finish the preliminary report papers. With the 10 p.m. deadline passed, we popped a bottle of apple cider in celebration and devoured a surprise dessert buffet. The night ended with a viewing of a scary movie that was sure to keep everyone abiding curfew for fear of the serial killer from "The House at the End of the Street." By the night's end, all knew that our feelings of camaraderie transcended the short time we have been together.
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 6: Thursday, June 27, 2013
Reported by: Thomas Canella, Poquoson High School and Shaarada Srivatsa, Charlottesville High School
This Thursday morning was filled with deeply sleeping students, tired after five (already?) long and busy days. No runs were taken THIS morning, and coffee was drunk, when 7 a.m. struck, and the day began. Exciting thought: today, for the first time since Saturday, we were able to dress casually! Thus, shorts were donned and we made the daily trek towards class. With the first deadline of our culminating projects upon us, the morning was spent in focus groups giving and taking suggestions to improve our policy ideas. Once we had received enough feedback, we rejoined our policy groups to mull over the issue at hand: incorporating the constructive criticism and drafting our proposal.
An hour passed by in the blink of an eye, and we all congregated again in the classroom for the day's speakers. Ms. Jean Jensen, a Sorensen alumna herself, illuminated us on campaign finance, corruption and organization. Structured in an informal, participatory way, the discussion was full of opinion, analysis and deep thought. All students agreed that the talk was a valuable part of the day.
After Ms. Jensen spoke, we were treated to a great Chick-fil-A lunch by our Youth Program Managers. We then dove right into a conversation pertaining to the organization of Virginia's Judicial, Executive, and Legislative branches. We also discussed the differences among Virginia's Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, General District Courts and the Magistrates. It was extremely interesting as we discussed the checks and balances of our state government and how each branch in a sense monitors each other's actions.
We were dismissed from class an hour early today at 4 p.m. to head back to Bice House and change for our individual headshots on the U.Va. Lawn. After a walk to the Lawn, everyone dressed in suits took individual head shots along with a few group photos. It was a great way to end the sixth day for the 2013 Sorensen High School Leaders Program.
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 5: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Reported by: Yash Tekriwal, Maggie Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies and Jack Boettger, George C. Marshall High School
Wendell Berry once said, "The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life." Albeit lengthy, Berry speaks to the sometimes forgotten rural spirit that plays an elusively indispensable role in our everyday lives. As our Cave of the Wind Farm guide, Gerald Garber told us, "Farms are what put food on everyone's table." As our society becomes increasingly urban and suburban, we sometimes forget the gratifying feeling of immersing ourselves in the nature around us. Rarely do we trade the commotion and hubbub of the city for the feeling of a ride through corn fields and cow pens, with no sound for miles except the roar of the tractor. At Cave of the Wind, cows are the central source of business. Mr. Garber informed us of the enormous scale of Cave of the Wind, where an average of 1.5 million gallons of milk are produced annually. Interestingly enough, cows are not milked for 365 days in the year. Contrary to our previous beliefs, cows must take a break of close to 60 days every year in which they are termed as "dry cows" and cannot produce milk. After spending time with the cows and exploring the farm, we departed for lunch at Clementine Cafe in Harrisonburg.
After consuming our wide spread of home-made sandwiches and chips from Clementine Cafe, we remained in the basement to listen to our speakers for the day, Richard Baugh and Abe Shearer, members of the Harrisonburg City Council. Rather than merely speaking to us as the average speaker might, the following hour ensued of deep and thoughtful Q&A between Sorensen HSLP students and the two city council members. Over the hour, we covered a variety of issues, the most important being the recent renaming of a street in honor of Martin Luther King, a seemingly inconsequential action that has sparked intense disagreement amongst the residents of Harrisonburg. In addition, we learned of the history of annexation in the Harrisonburg area, and its importance in terms of territory in early years and its lack of relevance in contemporary borders. Perhaps the most important lesson of all however, was the difficulty of juggling the responsibilities of a public office and also those of their other careers, and the amount of true commitment to their respective constituents the job(s) entail.
Finally, to finish off the day, Eddie Bumbaugh, led our group on a fascinating tour of Harrisonburg, explaining the vast diversity of architectural placement and design of the city, as well as plans for expansion in order to put Harrisonburg on the same level of cities like Richmond. After our short but enlightening walk through the city, our very own Lauren Gilbert led us on a tour of James Madison University (JMU), perhaps giving a more interactive and interesting tour than any guide possible could have. As we explored the pulchritudinous campus of JMU, we bandied about the JMU fight song and laughed nervously as we all perched ourselves on the infamous "kissing rock" in the Quad. Throughly amused, we returned to Bice House to delicious lasagna cooked by Mona Lisa Pasta. Exhausted by the informatively educational and physically taxing day, we dedicatedly organized ourselves into our culminating project groups and then decided to retire for the day.
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 4: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Reported by: Hayley Batten, Jamestown High School and Elisha Untiedt, Chilhowie High School
In the morning we learned about the History of Virginia politics. Mr. Johnson split us up into five different groups to present the reading that we had the night before. Each group gave a presentation, showing a PowerPoint or acting out the information. Personally, the acting was my favorite. We learned about the power of the Byrd Machine and its fall with the death of Byrd Sr. We then moved on to the return of the Republican Party in the commonwealth with the election of Linwood Holton as governor. Virginia was starting to become a purple state, contrary to the state's history of being a solid blue state. We then transitioned to the Allen and Warner administrations and focused primarily on Mark Warner's strategies in the 2001 gubernatorial election with respect to targeting the south and southwest regions of the state. Furthermore, we learned about how well Governor Warner worked with delegates and senators from across the aisle to fix the budget. The presentations closed with remarks on the current political state of the commonwealth by discussing the election of Governor Bob McDonnell and President Obama carrying the state in 2008 and 2012.
In the afternoon we had two guest speakers: Jeff Britt and Felix Sarfo-Kantanka. Mr. Britt and Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka work for McGuireWoods Law Firm, which happens to be the largest law firm in the commonwealth. The speakers explained their jobs at McGuireWoods and how they play a role in the legislature. Mr. Britt described his life in politics working with the Virginia Republican Party and working for Governor Gilmore. Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka's political experience was rooted in being one of the head policymakers for Governor Kaine. They both described how they utilized their past political connections to lobby for McGuireWoods.
After the speakers were done, we went into depth about Virginia Constitution. Sorensen High School Leaders separated into groups and talked about what we wanted to change in the Constitution. Further into the day we ended up debating until the end of class about what we all wanted to change.
High School Leaders Program Class of 2013
Day 3: Monday, June 24
Reported by: Eric Asplund, Douglas S. Freeman High School and Peyton Wall, Fuqua School
Today was the first day of class at Sorensen HSLP. We woke early and prepared for the day before meeting up in the lobby and the trudging over to Olsson Hall for our class. Ms. April Auger joined us for a talk on ethics, where we discussed the qualities of a successful and responsible leader. We created a moral code of these qualities:
• Has integrity
• Objective
• Just
• Compassionate
• Accountable
We also produced a list of ideal qualities that a state should have. Things like energy efficiency, security and fiscal responsibility topped that list. This was followed by a discussion what kind of leader would be able to tame that kind of state as well as what kind of leaders we have and how they are perceived. Using case studies, we analyzed various types of ethical dilemmas that politician experience. This experience was best summed up by Thomas Jefferson: "Never suppose that in any possible situation or under any circumstances that it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing however slightly so it may appear to you…"
After a delicious catered lunch from Revolutionary Soup, we discussed local issues in our respective parts of Virginia, as well as issues existing throughout the Commonwealth. From the list of issues, we chose five specific areas that became our focus topics for the culminating project. They include public welfare, education, transportation, economy and government focus and practices.
Next we met our instructor Mr. Marc Johnson. He introduced us to our course and went over the basic topics that we would cover and the mechanics of the coursework. We discussed the reading first and held a poll on whether or not Virginia is a "red" or "blue" state. Many arguments were heard on the political leaning of the state of Virginia. Most of us agreed that Virginia is purple. We then continued on to the demographics of Virginia, which concluded our first class day.
We retired to Bice and proceeded to work. And work.
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North Carolina Firearms Law:
There are exemptions of course for the owner of the establishment and any security personnel employed there.
North Carolina law also prohibits any person carrying a gun, rifle, or pistol into any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission or into any establishment where alcoholic beverages are both sold and consumed...A concealed handgun permit does not allow a
permittee to carry a weapon in these areas.
Now, I understand this to really be about "no guns in bars". Which, I don't think is a totally bad thing; bars should provide security and patrons who are drinking shouldn't be packing.
But the statute is so much broader than that.
In NC the problem with restaurants is that if they serve alcohol there I can't carry. This is a *large* number of restaurants - in Charlotte at least - not just sit down places but a lot of pizza places, delis, BBQ joints even some fast food places will sell beer.
Hardly anyone ever drinks it at the fast food places...so maybe a good lawyer would have some room to work with that "where alcoholic beverages are both served and consumed" clause.
I don't ever drink; I feel like I'm not creating any threat by CCW in a place that serves, so this is a frustrating law.
I don't know my point in posting other than that I saw the thread about Nashville "postings" and 3/4 of the restaurants in Charlotte are automatically no-carry based on the fact that they sell alcohol.
Then the fee admission part rules out almost anything else my wife and I would go to on a night out. Between this and the fact that my office is posted (making it illegal, not just company policy), it seems like I can't carry most of the time - the gun would have to stay locked in the car.
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Isn't this lovely? This is what uneducated gets you.
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That's revolting. Freedom of speech I guess but seriously now, at least fine that guy a couple of million so that he can't afford any more of these nasty arts and crafts projects.
He was the same moron who had a Koran burning. And people don''t think the US should apologize for anything. :rolleyes:
Freedom of expression for the win, yes, even when it comes to burning korans or things like this. But only if you're truly honest about what you're doing and are willing to share your arguments (yes you need to have them) i dont have a problem with it, at all.
What i do hate is stupid stunts with no valid arguments, you're only doing it to provoke and you're not willing to defend yourself. An example would be Madonna who in her show shows (on a large screen) a swastika together with french politician Marine Le Pen. But she didnt dare to show the nazi swastika, thus she's saying "well ok i know this comparison is wrong and all but i'm probably gonna get away with it anways because it's not the nazi swastika, so ha!". That's sooo wrong and foul. And the race thing? Really? He's the president of the united states and people still can't see beyond the race aspect? Is that all he is, and represents, a black man? fucking people.. |
He "wasn't thinking about race when hanging a black man from a noose"…. We really shouldn't waste alot of time on this. Just through his a*s in jail for a while. Make sure the inmate population has has a good race mix.
I don't know if something has changed or if its just the media covering it more, but Florida seems to have more morons that the rest of the US combined. I come from Texas, we have a massive amount of idiot red necks that make me ashamed to be alive, but seriously, I think we have nothing on Florida.
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Twitter To Start Selling Followers
Twitter to start selling flowers? (95 comments)
Oh, Followers. Free service sells user info? Move along, nothing new here..
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
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Twitter to start selling flowers? (95 comments)
Oh, Followers. Free service sells user info? Move along, nothing new here..
Re:Interesting (highly speculative) link to Israel (263 comments)
Re:not protects (1066 comments)
+1 for you. My kids have trashed all their DVDs, some of mine and have killed my CDs (fortunately I ripped them all in 2001 when I got my first iPod). Fair use. Shit plastic media.
Re:Does mold count? (322 comments)
I had the same issues. Since I swapped out my soap for bleach -as suggested on Yahoo Answers - the problem went away. Also I look like I've caught the sun all year round and people think I'm an avid swimmer!
Re:Hidden OS (764 comments)
Probably way less than you think
Re:And I know... (314 comments)
You Sir, have absofuckinglutely made my day.
I was thinking of this song and was just trying to figure out how I'd go about converting the binary part into decimal. Now you've written it down and saved me googling for the lyrics.
So here goes:
I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
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Re:The Cathedral and the Mustard Jar (151 comments)
In the end he got it out by using an open sauce jar file
Re:So now our jobs go to Georgia? (153 comments)
I think the concern would be that the Russian government and army keeps its nose out of business affairs.
Re:IF they get big, FB will NOMNOM them (295 comments)
And those servers sit magically in the cloud where they will run for free
Re:Personal opinion != Government policy (545 comments)
In other words "Barrack's just this guy, y'know"
Re:Cross-platform (290 comments)
Something tells me that you're not using *BSD because of the range of available games.
Re:Well you know what they're like (180 comments)
Kind of but banana republics have better duty free stores and more bananas.
Re:Well you know what they're like (180 comments)
1. There's only one international airport so it's easy to enforce
2. The government and their departments have no problem with looking like complete fools (it's like a daily occurrence)
3. Oh yeah, and the president's son is an investor in the local Apple distributor (iDigital)
It's probably some mix of those 3 ingredients but I'm not sure in which proportions.
Re:A high speed railway (691 comments)
If it's such a good idea, you go first. No, actually, if culling is so humane, I'd like to see you do it with your bare hands.
I'm sorry to inform you that you appear to be an extremist lunatic. It's OK, I once had some similar opinions about population control, and about "engineering-style" solutions to geopolitical problems.
When I realised that I wouldn't be able to bring myself to actually implement those ideas myself, but rather prefer to stand at the side cheering "Way to go, guys!" I realised I was an opinionated coward.
So, before you go publicly recommending death, starvation and natural disasters on hundreds of thousands of people, you may want to go stand in front of a mirror and repeat "Who the fuck do I think I am?". Don't take this personally, I am frightened of the short step between "this would be a great solution" and "Yes, Sir, we'll get right on it".
Re: It's Not Just The Rabbis (582 comments)
Those Orthodox rabbis need to get control of their minds and stop with these ancient laws and notions.
Er, then they'd be out of a job. Would turkeys vote for an early Christmas?
Re:Why they shouldn't.. (613 comments)
They have trans-mog-rified!
Re:Time discrepancy (651 comments)
The Chinese are smart. Our year 2010 is the Chinese year 4707. They have an ANCIENT culture.
Ergo, all Chinese people pre-date modern western history and all of them know, agree upon and recall perfectly all political games played there.
Re:The why needs explanation (929 comments)
Nah and it probably won't even get investigated. You'll be lucky getting anything out of the army unless there's a media furore or a governmental tribunal. I don't think they give a shit about being sued for damages.
Main news items are about Iran's new long range missile tests, Palestinian groups trying to arrest senior government officials in countries which exercise Universal Jurisdiction, settlers fighting with cops stopping them from building new houses, prospects of peace with Syria and Hamas threatening to attack Israel with Hezbollah if Iran nuclear facilities are attacked by Israel i.e. just another day in the Middle East (just randomly re-arrange the names of the players in the stories and you'll have next weeks news, and next years...).
This kind of stuff goes on every day at border crossings - my feeling is that this one only got reported as the girl has a blog.
Would not surprise me in the least (139 comments)
Given that:
1) the ISP situation is completely wacko in this country you pay first for a physical line connection (from Phone Monopoly or from Cable Monopoly) and then extra for a completely separate ISP (who are the ones investigated here) where both need extra payment for faster connections
2) the physical line companies are upgrading their infrastructure to give 50 mbps level speed and movie/TV content service and/or also provide VOD services
I would be surprised if this is NOT happening.
Israeli telecoms/utilities companies are not renowned for good value for money and there are plenty of IP-traffic related companies looking for cheap pilot installations which they can leverage as references when they go to sell in global markets.
Aside from Israelis not liking to pay for anything unless they have to, there are few legal purchasing outlets for digital content and if you want music/movies your choice is pretty much:
1) buy a CD (remember them!)
2) download it from P2P
3) have a credit card and bank account in a foreign country that does have an iTunes Music Store (for example)
Re:I see it coming... (419 comments)
Anyone know what they call pole dancing in Warsaw?


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Hey everyone honestly there's a super simple way to get the usb in the black insert.
The backside has a long rectangle sized rod coming out of it with a cross support inside, if you match up a usb plug it is the same exact size.
Then what you have to do is trace it on the front. Cut the front out, and then go into the back and cut the supports out.
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I have a knit dog sweater that is finished and would like add a buttonhole so it can be used with a harness. Does anyone know how to open the stitches without the entire garment raveling?
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don't know how to open stitches...but would using a bit of velcro be easier? |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 08 at 22:54
No, I don't think you can open the stitches. But you could use the buttonhole stitch or a tigth zigzag stitch on your sewing machine to make a buttonhole, then cut it open. |
- Posted by sandra_ferguson (My Page) on Sun, Feb 3, 08 at 10:33
You could also probably, using your finger, enlarge a spot where you want the button hole to be...then blanket stitch around it by hand, using your yarn to keep the hole there. The sewing machine bit would work too, but I wouldn't use the zigzag....just straight stitch, and 2 rows of that...then sip between the rows for the hole.....the machine stitching will prevent it from 'unknitting' itself! |
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Been going like nothing can wait
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Find a girl that brings my whole world to a stop
Live a little, love a lot
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Kick back, have a laugh, catch my breath
Tell the band slow it down, there she is, think I found
Maybe Ms. Wonderful, I haven't met yet
It just hit me like a wrecking ball
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di ciò che alcuni possono chiamare 'un piano' - una lunga e difficile compito che mi aspetta. Desiderio mi fortuna miei amici, perché io non possa tornare vivo.
Così egli sarebbe lasciarla andare, per ora. Avrebbe lasciato la sua libertà di inseguimento
con un altro uomo, anche se lui ciò che egli conosceva il tizio si strofinò la strada sbagliata. Egli sarebbe farle avere la sua strada. E aspettare pazientemente nell'ombra se aveva bisogno di una spalla amichevole a piangere su. Se Mister perfetto si rivelò per essere un asino come era stato con Jeanne. Avrebbe aspettare ed essere lì se aveva bisogno di lui. Perché questo è ciò che sono stati partner per, giusto? Nessun danno se sperava sarebbe tornato a lui.
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The first time was on Valentine's Day. Well, strictly
speaking, the first time was when they had gone undercover years ago, but that didn't count because that was obligation, and this did count because this was want. Not that they hadn't enjoyed it back then; it just seemed much more significant this time.
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'Millennium People': The Middle Class Catastrophe
J.G. Ballard's helter-skelter novel of terrorism and bourgeois revolt is really an elegy for the fantasy of the comfortable and secured life.
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Despite her obvious admiration for US hip-hop, Daulne's music-making spirit has always been more French than North American.


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Showcasing their tonal talents from the Washington D.C. area to their latest Houston-area locale, the staff of Just Rock Enterprises helps guests live their musical dreams by offering private lessons in voice, piano, stage choreography, and songwriting. Instructors customize lessons to fit each student?s needs, offering unique ways of imparting knowledge such as conducting lessons via Skype or by corralling several interested parties into small-group summer camps.
ArtSmash, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop's annual gala, promises to present a lively evening of food, drinks, arts, and entertainment, with proceeds benefitting CHAW's tuition assistance, outreach, and education programs. Admittance to the celebration gets gala-goers a potable philanthropic portion of delectable food, palate-pleasing wine and beer, and a signature cocktail. During the three-hour festivities, a spirited assortment of performers will entertain attendees, from a-capella collective Not What You Think to the casts of CHAWbaret and The Mikado. Take home work from local artists or the Capitol Hill Art League members in a silent auction, participate in invigorating dance lessons, or learn how to paint like the Renaissance masters, all skills and resources which can be later incorporated into lobbying for federally funded anarchist-hardcore day camps.
In a CBS piece entitled "Best Places for Guitar Lessons in D.C.," the following was said of Georgetown Guitar Academy: "If you want to learn classical guitar from the best in D.C., Piotr Pakhomkin is certainly one of them."
A Russian-American guitarist, Pakhomkin has won first place at a number of international competitions. He's also dazzled crowds and pupils at renowned venues across the globe as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and masterclass instructor. Today, inside of his spacious, 1,100-square-foot studio, Piotr trains both beginners and professional-level students the ways of classical, Spanish, and acoustic guitar. He also offers online lessons to international students, which means that they don't have to travel to the states or learn via really loud, transatlantic yelling.
The Metropolitan School of the Arts - formerly the Metropolitan Fine Arts Center - was founded more than 14 years ago. This multidisciplinary performing-arts organization takes a holistic approach to teaching and encouraging performance-arts skills, creating performance opportunities in dance, music, and theater for a diverse population of students of all ages and abilities. Its students have gone to perform on Broadway, at The Juilliard School, and in highly esteemed companies, such as the Mark Morris Dance Company, The Washington Ballet, and Ford's Theater and Signature Theater. Youth programs include year-round programs in dance, theater, music, music-theater, and acting, as well as a performing-arts program in the summer, all for children as young as 2. Adult classes range from basic to advanced, including ballet, jazz, and tap lessons, plus yoga and ballet-barre fitness workouts.
Childhood choirs sparked a lifelong love of music in accomplished teachers Reggie Jackson and Kevin Johnson. At CTM Studios, they combine their dual passions for song and education during lessons focused on piano, voice, guitar, and violin, as well as various woodwind and brass instruments. Available to students of all skill levels for group and private lessons, Reggie and Kevin help pupils master their instruments by teaching everything from basic scales to advanced soloing technique. Besides instilling the tenants of craft, both instructors strive to make their students confident performers by employing methods less startling than randomly setting off pyrotechnics during lessons.
For more than a decade, Middle C Music has equipped songcrafters with the instruments and expertise needed to articulate their own sonic expressions. Racks of guitars and ukuleles hang from the shop's walls, along with accessories such as sheet music, songbooks, and extra sets of limbs for playing double guitars. Orchestral instruments by the likes of Bach, Jupiter, and Cannonball are available for purchase or month-by-month rentals. The shop also curates a team of musical experts of various disciplines for weekly lessons and Rock Band camps, where kids spend five days learning to play as an ensemble and spin their own interpretations of rock classics.


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Iran's Foreign Minister pushed back on Wednesday against calls for deeper cuts to its nuclear program.
Mr. Mohammad Javad Zarif said the West "cannot entertain illusions" of Iran completely ending its uranium enrichment program. Speaking in Tokyo, he also reiterated that his country is not going to give up finishing its heavy-water nuclear reactor.
"We're not going to close it. We're not going to dismantle it. We're not going to close or dismantle anything, that is our red line," he told a news conference before meetings with the Japanese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. "But we will address proliferation concerns that people may have."
Iran is trying to negotiate a deal with the U.S. and five other global powers to scale back its nuclear programme in exchange for a lifting of sanctions. An interim agreement was reached in November, and the parties have begun negotiating a final deal.
Mr. Zarif said some appear to be trying to torpedo the talks, making a veiled reference to the crowd at Mr. Nethanyahu's speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, "but I don't think they'll succeed because there is no other game in town. That's the only game. That's the only reasonable game."
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It's more of your decisions shift the story in different directions, at different points. Do this thing, and that won't happen and you won't be in this place and you won't talk to that person, but this will happen, you will talk to this person, so on and so forth. Basically, it's almost like reading a book where you alter the way the story flows.


text: Wired.co.uk Podcast 106: Asteroid capture, work smarter, London cat cafe Podcast 04 January 13 by Nate Lanxon Tweet Your browser does not support an audio player. Please upgrade or if you are restricted, install the Chrome Frame plugin for Internet Explorer. Add to iTunes Play in popup window Subscribe via RSS Download Wired This week we discuss Nasa's plans to capture an asteroid and place it in our moon's orbit, the opening of London's first cat cafe, ways you can work smarter, North Korea, and the rest of the week in Wired news.To listen on any device, either hit the play button above, or download using the link under Subscribe & Play.NEVER MISS AN EPISODE | SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE In iTunes for your computer, iPhone, iPod and iPad RSS feed for other podcast catchers and Google Reader etcFollow us! Wired: @WiredUK Nate: @NateLanxon Liv: @Olivia_Solon Ian: @IanSteadman David: @D_Cornish Liat: @LiatClark Music by: Filip Hnizdo Show produced and edited by: Nate Lanxon Hosted by Nate Lanxon Follow @NateLanxon Comments specifically the last part :) I care for such information much. I was seeking this particular information for a very Excellent post. I was checking constantly this blog and I'm impressed! Extremely useful information long time. Thank you and good luck. Tyreseal Tyreseal Jan 6th 2013 Re: discussion over Ofcom charges - Ofcom must be one of the most thoroughly "captured" regulatory authorities in the UK, like all regulators they talk to smart industry experts and dumb consumers and hence there is a high likelihood of rules favouring the providers at the expense of the consumers. Anyway back to Ofcom and to state the obvious - these telecoms companies employ highly paid economists, accountants, business planners etc. If they want to offer a 2 year deal it is quite within their ability to forecast costs, investment needs etc in the next 2 years and set their price accordingly. If they start to lose money because they offered to low - well guess what - they put their prices up to new customers - not go back to existing ones saying in effect "whoops we got our business forecasts wrong". If Ofcom had any interest at all in the consumer they would say a fixed deal is a fixed deal. If that puts prices up in the short term (by banning sneaky mid term rises) then that is the price of transparency and fairness.Can I have a job on your panel because one of the three of you really ought to have said something similar? ;-) Tim Longman Jan 8th 2013 Reply to a comment Name Email Comment Submit » Recent podcasts 203. Farewell, Podcaster General Nate Lanxon: Podcast 203 22 Jan 2015 202. Birthing botflies, Cameron's war on privacy: Podcast 202 15 Jan 2015 201. SpaceX fail, spherical YouTube: Podcast 201 09 Jan 2015 200. For you, after four years: WIRED.co.uk Podcast episode 200! 13 Dec 2014 The WIRED.co.uk Podcast needs your help immediately 09 Dec 2014 'Giving Stephen Hawking a Voice': A Podcast Special 04 Dec 2014 199. GCHQ data, brain worms, pigeon dating: Podcast 199 27 Nov 2014 198. A comet's biology, pay-to-sext, Uberfy: Podcast 198 19 Nov 2014 Latest on wired.co.uk


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3d digital art render of a male and female Meganeer ducks
Made with Bryce 7 Pro, some post work with photoshop.
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a small duck and is the only member of the genus Lophodytes.
Hooded Mergansers have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted. In adult males, this crest has a large white patch, the head is black and the sides of the duck are reddish brown. The adult female has a reddish crest, with much of the rest of the head and body a greyish-brown. The Hooded Merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser.
Hooded Mergansers are the second smallest species of merganser, with only the Smew of Europe and Asia being smaller, and is also the only Merganser restricted to North America (naturally anyway).
Their breeding habitat is swamps and wooded ponds on the northern half of the United States or southern Canada. They prefer to nest in tree cavities near water but will use Wood Duck nesting boxes if available and unoccupied. They form pairs in early winter. The male leaves the female soon after she lays her eggs, leaving her responsible for all incubation. After hatching, chicks leave the nest with their mother within 24 hours; they are already able to dive and feed themselves, although they remain with their mother for another five weeks.
Hooded Mergansers are short distance migrants and winter in the United States wherever winter temperatures allow for ice free conditions on ponds, lakes and rivers.
A few of these ducks have occurred as vagrants to Europe, however, this attractive species is so common in captivity that most birds seen in the wild in Europe are simply escapees.
These ducks feed by diving and swimming under water to collect small fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects. They find their prey underwater by sight.
A species of fossil duck from the Late Pleistocene of Vero Beach, Florida, was described as Querquedula floridana (a genus now included in Anas), but upon reexamination turned out to be a species closely related to the Hooded Merganser; it is now named Lophodytes floridanus, but the exact relationship between this bird and the modern species is unknown.
I sure LOVE this!!!!! Wish they had OPEN WINGS and it wasn't a Digital Rendering so I could accept it in the WINGS Group… MAGNIFICENT WORK!!!! kUDOS
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Beautiful work:))
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a delightful image, beautiful,dawnx
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Wow how could you do better than this!!!! lol :))))) it is an incredible image… ;))
I mean about posting in the Wings group.
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Yes I knew that… Digital was something EGA decided when she started it, that she wasn't going to include.. truthfully. this is sooooo great, I had to read the info carefully before I even realized it was a digital rendering… my issue of course at first was the lack of OPEN WINGS… :)))) great work my friend!!!!
Yes i understood…. Not a problem at all my friend!!! :)))))
Incredible creation Walter!! :)
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What a fantastic shot… Congratulations, very well deserved. :o) Jeannine
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Mitt Romney Tells Britney Spears to 'Get a Job' in 'X Factor' Promo Spoof (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a message for X Factor judge Britney Spears: get a job!
Well, sort of, anyway.
The former Governor of Massachusetts is featured in a funny new online promo spoof for The X Factor, in which his and President Barack Obama's second debate is re-imagined as an X Factor audition.
Naturally, the candidates face a tough crowd from the judges' panel.
"This might sound odd, but it sounded like you were dying," Simon Cowell tells Obama."You're really cute, but your vote isn't really that great," Spears tells Romney. To which he says, "I want you to get a job!"
The whole thing is a fun play on the upcoming Presidential Election, designed to get X Factor fans ready to vote as the show moves to the live performances episodes.
The X Factor -- which was just renewed for a third season -- airs Wednesdays and Thursdays on FOX. Watch the spoof, above.


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Yesterday Sneaker News filled you in a little regarding the release date of the Air Jordan III 'Stealth', which is slated for the September 2011 release. Much debate has been circling around this upcoming colorway, and the overall reception has been positive despite the similarities to the Air Jordan III 'Cool Grey' that dropped back in 2007. The fact is that any Air Jordan III will be a huge success, and given the black/red accents paired with the slick Stealth/Light Graphite combination of grey, we suspect another big hit for these Jordans. Unfortunately, you will have to wait a few months for these to hit retail, but avoid the lines altogether by grabbing one of the few available pairs from air-randy on eBay.
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Sat, Jul 16, 11 at 17:25
I was enthused about the soaping technigue but the research team here at PHJ Labs is less than convinced. One cuc sample proved to be bitter afterward, does mean it was super bitter before ? Working on the premise that the bitterness is being drawn out into the soapy residue I bravely tasted the " soap" on another sample. It tasted slighly sweet and cucumbery as did the cucumber itself. |
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- Posted by Kassaundra none (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 11 at 23:32
I have soaped cukes for years, but never tasted the soap. I never knew if it really worked or not, but it seems there are a lot less bitter ones, but that could just be antecdotal? |
- Posted by bettycbowen 7 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 17, 11 at 13:47
I tried soaping yesterday too, and it didn't work for me either. I did manage enough non-bitter slices to make a couple jars of refrigerator pickles. However, I picked my first Armenian melon finally!!!! Wow it is nice, and no bitterness. I have a second one I hope makes it, and maybe it will keep going. |
- Posted by Kassaundra none (My Page) on Sun, Jul 17, 11 at 13:50
I have tried for 3 years now to grow armenian cukes, I can't get them to live, let alone bear! What's your secret? |
- Posted by PunkinHeadJones (My Page) on Sun, Jul 17, 11 at 14:35
you have success with regular cucs ? I have my armenians and regular straight 8s growing on identical trelises with the same soaker hose running thru them and the armenians have covered the treliss acouple of layers deep on both sides. The 8s are producing but have not nearly filled the screen yet. |
- Posted by bettycbowen 7 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 17, 11 at 20:48
I have 3 burpless cukes & 2 Armenians side by side & I've been getting cukes for a long time. I planted them a few days after the last frost. (to replace the ones that froze) I almost gave up on the Armenians because they just sat there for so long. Then when it got SO hot, they really took off. They never even get wilty. I started them indoors & they germinated really fast. Next year I'm going to try the Armenian tiger melon too. |
- Posted by Kassaundra none (My Page) on Sun, Jul 17, 11 at 23:45
Yes I've been harvesting, picklers, and slicers both, vines look real good, armenians planted same time, same location, same water everything, but no plants survived past a few weeks in. |
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