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On Monday, Kate Rothwell mentioned how much she hates it when authors obsess too much over designer shoes. Then PBW mused on Tuesday about the possibility of product placement in novels. Reading over those two items, the first thing I thought was "Shit, Manolo Blahnnik and Prada should pay MaryJanice Davidson a mint for all the shilling she's done for them."
And my second thought was "UGH."
Yes, product placement in novels is a great marketing opportunity and another way to generate revenue, but frankly, I live in a society already saturated with marketing messages and advertisements; the possibility of one of the few ad-free spaces in my life being actively taken over makes me want to cry.
Yes, novels aren't entirely ad-free and haven't been for ages. I own several Harlequin, Leisure and Zebra books with those cardboard book club advert inserts. The back pages are often dedicated to advertisements for other books and excerpts for upcoming books. The difference is, I can skip through those without a beat and without ever missing the story. When the product is mentioned within the story, I can't avoid it.
Many contemporary novels of all sorts often mention specific brands and products during the course of the story, and like I mentioned in Kate's blog, I think it often serves as convenient shorthand more than anything else. For example: A pair of white Nikes vs. a pair of white Keds vs. a pair of white sneakers all offer different mental images. And sometimes, items like these can even offer insights into characters. Think of a heroine whose favorite shoes are a pair of battered hot pink Converse All-Stars decorated with glittery Transformers stickers vs. a heroine who wears only high-end Nikes or Reeboks—if she bothers to wear sneakers at all—vs. a heroine who deliberately removes or defaces any obvious logos on her sneakers so you can't tell what brand she's wearing. Of course, one can omit the brand name entirely instead and spend a bit of time describing the footwear instead; more words may be expended, but I think this method is oftentimes much more effective than just shooting out the brand name. I mean, think of Min in Bet Me and her shoe fetish. I had a wonderfully concrete impression of all the shoes she wore, and to this day I can remember that the pair Cal gave her was white, fuzzy and featured a bunny face, while she owned a pair with fish on them and another pair that had cherries. I'm pretty positive no shoe designers were mentioned in that book. Betsy from Undead and Unwed? She wore Manolo Blahniks, and that's about all I can remember.
Too much name-brand dropping can also become a distraction, and it assumes that the reader will get the reference. That's not necessarily the worst part; a skilled author should be able to work the references in without making it too clunky. What bothers me the most is the compulsory nature of the deal. Just thinking about it makes my stomach ache. (NOTE TO SELF: May very well be the chili dogs I had for dinner talking.) Maybe I'm too much of an idealist when it comes to the notion of maintaining a certain amount of artistic integrity. And hey, I admit it's also a lot easier for me to rabbit on about the importance of artistic integrity when I don't make my living with my creative pursuits—I sell my soul other ways instead, mwaha. So I guess my paranoia right now centers around scenarios like this: what if Microsoft pays mega-bucks to an author to mention its products in a flattering light in a book featuring a hardcore computer geek, when many hardcore geeks would rather cut off their left nut than install anything Microsoft-related on their computers?
I mean, what if the heroine is really, TRULY a Coca-Cola girl in a Pepsi-sponsored novel?
Yes, questions like these really do keep me awake at night. And yes, in a very odd but very real way, I think there's a substantive difference between an author choosing on her own free will to create a heroine obsessed with collecting Hello Kitty figurines vs. Sanrio paying the author money to make a previously Hello Kitty-free heroine into one who won't rest easy until she has every Badtz Maru coffee mug ever created.


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Learning to sail in South East Asia
My name is Genny and I'm travelling in south east Asia for several months. I'm 34 female, from Quebec, Canada. I'd like to learn how to sail and I'd like to joint somebody who has plans for sail trip around Asia. What is the better way to find someone who is looking for crew in Asia...(websites, magazines) ? Thank you ! Genny |
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Jamie Foxx took a few verbal shots at Miley Cyrus during his "Foxxhole" Sirius Satellite Radio program and then he apologized. Pictures of Jamie Foxx working and at play are avialable at Gossip Center with news updates about Jamie Foxx.
Taking care of some international promotional duties, the cast of "Annie" gathered in London, England on Tuesday (December 16) for a fun-filled photocall.
"Sex Tape" star Cameron Diaz posed alongside Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis and director Will Gluck at the Corinthia Hotel ahead of the big UK premiere.
Kicking off the weekend a bit early, the cast of "Horrible Bosses 2" showed up at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood last night (November 20).
Jennifer Aniston looked fabulous as she walked the red carpet sans fiancé Justin Theroux, while Jason Sudeikis was also without his lovely significant other Olivia Wilde.
Stepping out for a great cause, Scarlett Johansson joined Jamie Foxx for the Friends of Rockaway 2nd Annual Hurricane Sandy fundraiser in New York City last night (November 18).
The new mom looked stunning in a navy dress as she took the stage to speak alongside the "Annie" actor.
In celebration of the Veterans Day holiday, Washington DC hosted The Concert for Valor at The National Mall on Tuesday (November 11).
Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson and Jessie J were among the stunning ladies to take the stage, while Jamie Foxx provided plenty of man candy for the event.
Their new remake of the classic musical "Annie" hits theaters on December 19th and Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx showed up at "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to chat about their experience on the project.
The "Sweetest Thing" actress confessed she was a bit concerned with being able to sing "fairly well" in her role as Miss Hannigan.
Celebrities love their mobile devices, so it's no wonder a bevy of beautiful people showed up at The Note Pad Powered by the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Sunday (October 26).
Lovely ladies like Rumer Willis, Jaime King, Michelle Trachtenberg, Amber Heard and Sarah Hyland dressed to impress and mingled with fellow guests throughout the evening.
Celebrities love technology just like the rest of us, and last night (October 23) a slew of stars showed up at The Note Pad Powered By the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 party in Los Angeles.
"Ray" hunk Jamie Foxx had all the ladies swooning as he made his arrival, hobnobbing with the likes of Rumer Willis and Wilmer Valderrama.
It's going to be tough to top the original, but "Horrible Bosses 2" looks to be even crazier than its predecessor.
In a newly-released teaser trailer, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis are at it again, getting into all kinds of trouble while Jamie Foxx proclaims, "You three are the craziest criminals I've ever seen in my life. You gotta act like it!"
Showing off his musical abilities, Jamie Foxx paid a visit to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Friday night (April 25).
After chatting about his new movie, the "Amazing Spider-Man 2" star took to a grand piano to sing "Unsexy Words."
Bringing it back to its beginnings, the cast of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" attended the New York City premiere on Thursday night (April 24).
Emma Stone wowed in a floor-length gown and showed off her new bangs, while her boyfriend/co-star Andrew Garfield struck a few poses in a chic plaid suit.
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Model Nadja Auermann delivers a knock out vision as the strong woman, femme fatale woman for Vogue Germany's November issue. There is no submissive stance for Nadja as '50 Shades of Grey' comes bearing down on us. Patti Wilson styles this hungry goddess in the best of black Berlin-era lingerie and stockings before she faces the deeply sensual camera eyes of Luigi + Iango.


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¡Hola Barcelona!Nov. 20, 2013 |
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and is the capital of Catalonia; an autonomous community located on the northeastern Mediterranean coast, and is steeped in history, art, culture, wonderful food and architectural delights. Getting around the city is easy. You can use the easy to navigate metro system, or you can take a hop-on hop- off bus tour which stops at all the major tourist attractions, and is reasonably priced. La Pedrera is one of the many masterful works of the architect Antonio Gaudí located throughout the city. A wavy façade, wrought iron balconies, and rooftop terrace with bizarre chimney stacks is a favorite of visitors. It was originally an apartment complex built in the early 1900s and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. La Sagrada Família is perhaps one of Gaudí's most famous works and another UNESCO World Heritage site. Construction began on this giant Basilica in 1882, and is not expected to be complete for another 30 to 80 years. LaRambla is a wide, tree-lined pedestrian boulevard, and a busy, bustling spot filled with shops, outdoor cafés, markets, and street performers including the human statues that always fascinate me (how do they do that?). Be careful though as it is also a popular spot for pickpockets and purse snatchers. The Barri Gótic (Gothic Quarter) is the center of the old city and the cultural hub of Barcelona. Medieval buildings, remains of the Roman wall, and narrow, winding streets create quite a labyrinth, so be sure to look up and around or you may miss some of the best parts. Park Guell, another of Gaudí's masterworks, is a beautiful park with narrow twisting pathways, mosaics and sculptures that will make you feel like you have just entered Seussville. Close to the park is the funicular up to Tibidabo amusement park, and if you have time this is a must do. Not for the amusement park itself, but the views of the city from there are spectacular! Plaça Espanya is the starting point for Font Magica de Montjuïc. Montjuïc is a mountain in Barcelona with lovely gardens and the Olympic stadium, and has a water and light show at the fountain here at night that is well worth seeing. We have the 1992 Olympics to thank for the revival of the waterfront. Located at the end of La Rambla, you can spend an entire day visiting the Port Olympic, the Aquarium, IMAX Theater, open spaces and outdoor cafés, and viewing the many public artworks. Or just opt for a relaxing beach day while sitting on the boardwalk enjoying a delicious gelato, rent a lounge chair on the beach and hang out at one of the many beach bars. There is really no best or worst time of year to visit-so what are you waiting for? Call us at 525-9001 or drop us an email at email@example.com. Bon Voyage! Sponsored by The Cruise Store CruiseStore.com 55 Maple St., , East Longmeadow 413-525-9001 |


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BAND GEEKS Takin' Over the World! LINK TO NEW TR!! Go to last page 10/17
Welcome to my TR! Here are links to individual posts. Don't forget to leave a comment if you feel so inclined;) Thanks for those of you who have been waiting around for it.
If you're new and want to read the PTR, just scroll on down! Enjoy everyone!:flower3: Episode #1 The Trip Episode #2 1st Stop EPCOT Episode #3 Divide and Conquer Episode #4 POP Goes the Nap Time Episode #5 O'Hana and EMH at MK Episode #6 AK and moving into BCV Episode #7 An extra special Princess Episode #8 Finally riding TSM! Episode #9 Visit to Fort Wilderness Episode #10 Breakfast at Akershus Episode #10 Continued Episode #11 TyTy Time at AK and Student Meet and Greet at Illuminations Episode #12 Finally seeing the Fairies! Episode #13 Bullies at Belle's Story Time Episode #14 TRex and La Nouba Episode #15 American Idol Experience! Episode #16 Flower and Garden stuff Episode #16 Continued.. Wrapping up the trip at Epcot Hello there everyone! Welcome to my newest PTR! I'm starting this with only 27 days to go. Let me start by explaining the title. First of all, I am technically, officially, and completely allowed to use the term "band geek". Why? What qualifies me? Well... I AM ONE!! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Susie. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...tEast04040.jpg I am a third grade teacher in a suburb of Indianapolis called Avon. And, NO, I don't sell make-up or ring doorbells. I DO, however, participate in community theater: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...caryMayzie.jpg I also LOVE the arts... all kinds! Even drawing! http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030089.jpg And acting, of course! http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030108.jpg All of my love for the arts started way back, back when I became a band geek. I started with the piano, moved on to flute... then to percussion. Decided to play saxophone and even did a stint as drum major. All of this lead to my desire to be in the color guard! Once that started, my life changed. I really came out of my shell, met my DH, taught color guard for a LONG time.. then moved on to theatre. I still teach color guard camps, clinics, and other special occasions. Like this past winter, DH and I were asked to teach the Bands of America Tournament of Roses Honor Band. Here we are in sunny CA: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/DSC_0998.jpg Here is the float our honor band was partnered with: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...467079_192.jpg And here are some of the girls in my color guard: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...67086_2453.jpg So.. you can see. I'm pretty much a band geek. But I couldn't call a whole TR "Band Geeks Takin' Over the World" if it was ust me, right? Well, you caught a glance of my handsome DH. That's Matt. He is an associate band director here in Avon. It's a pretty incredible band program. They just won the Bands of America Grand National Championship this past year. He is not only a band geek, he is an UBER band geek. When he is not teaching band (which is hardly EVER), he is the brass caption-head at Carolina Crown, a drum and bugle corps! His dad was a band director and his brother is a band director. Yup... Band geek through and through! Here is another picture of us: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030132.jpg And my favorite one of Matt: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...42321_3352.jpg Two band geeks enough? How about the kiddos. OK, they really aren't old enough to be band geeks yet... but with the history of the family... they are DOOMED!!! The first is our DS, Tyson. He is a 2nd grader. Taking piano lessons, playing basketball, performed in a few shows with me. Handsome as can be! Then we have our little princess, Shaelyn. She just turned 3 on Valentine's Day. Her big thing right now is potty training. It'll be interesting debating pull-ups or panties on this trip!! Here are our darlings: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...019d16b429.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...019d16b429.jpg But WAIT! There's MORE! :scared: We have some dear friends that planned a vacation the SAME time we did! They live about 45 seconds away from us in Avon.... and.. YES... they are BAND GEEKS TOO!!!:banana: Dean is a band director at Avon, as well. Actually, he is starting up their orchestra program. He also teaches drum and bugle corps and went to CA with us to teach the Honor Band! Here are Matt and Dean in the limo on the way to the airport: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...326004_133.jpg Then we have Dean's lovely wife, Adrianna. She is a band geek by marriage. Maybe we could call that band geek-in-law?:confused3 She adores gardening and all things flowery. She will be going to town taking pictures at the flower and garden festival! Finally, rounding out our troup of band geeks, we have Dean and Adrianna's daughter, Abby. Again.. a bit too young to be a true band geek, but definitley destined to be one! Here are Tyson, Abby, and Adrianna in the limo: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...67056_3371.jpg Dean and Adrianna at the float making tent in CA: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...96142_9070.jpg Tyson and Abby at the Pacific Ocean: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...26017_3906.jpg Matt, Dean and Abby being silly outside of the Grand Californian Hotel: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...96762_9320.jpg So, as you can see, our families have GOBS of fun together. Lots of laughter... lots and lots of laughter!! But what is even MORE special.. the MOST special.. is this: Even though band eats up a majority of our lives... DISNEY is JUST as important to all of us!! When we found out that we were both planning a trip at the same time, we couldn't stop smiling, planning, anticipating, and celebrating!! Now, we are not traveling or staying together. They are hauling a camper to Ft. Wilderness. We are staying at BCV (We have been DVC members since 2004). We plan on doing some things together, but mostly plan to have our own family time. Stay tuned for our joint plans, separate plans, and pictures of our Disney planning meetings! Yes... we have Disney meetings... You love us already, don't you!:hug: Sign in and let me know you're along for the ride!! I'll be baaaaaack! |
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If you REALLY want to get to know me and my family, feel free to click on any of the trips in my signature that are underlined. They are linked to their corresponding Trip Report!!
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I'm in! I LOVE your reports Sooze! How fun to have friends at WDW at the same time, we have experienced this as well...soooo fun! Love the first picture of you, it is beautiful. Shea has gotten sooo big! I think the picture of the 2 of them laying on the floor together is PRECIOUS!!:goodvibes
I am you in the future! fellow band geek here :) looking forward to your PTR and your trip report! It's so soon!
Glad you found me again! I tried sending a PM to a bunch of my usual readers ;) but it only let me send 5 at a time! Yes, I look back at the TRs I've written and just can't believe how fast they are growing. And my DISfriends have been watching them grow with me!! Quote:
I'm in!! Love the start. You are too funny. :rotfl:
Wow, you are a busy gal! I wish I had half your energy. Can't wait to hear more. Is it as cold in Indianapolis as it is in New York?:)
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in, love the title and intro but we loved you already ;) Can't wait to read all about the planning (coming up so quick) and trip!!!:woohoo: LOVE how you have your previous TR's in your siggie, you have to teach me how to do that, pretty please ? :love:
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Being busy keeps me in line! If I'm not doing something, I'm too tempted to do NOTHING! Know what I mean?:confused3 Yes.. it is VERY cold here.. but the sun is shining and there is no snow to be found! So I think we have it a bit better than you! Quote:
:hug: Hi there DIS friend. Glad you're along for ANOTHER one! Aren't you sick of me yet! Ok, I will ATTEMPT to tell you how to do the links in your siggie. Good luck following this! 1.Open a new window and go to the 1st page of which ever TR you're trying to link. 2. In another window, go to my "edit signature" found in "quick links". 3. Click in your signature where you want the TR link to go. Click on the "insert link" icon (the earth). 4. Go to the window with your TR in it. Copy the URL. 5. Paste the URL into the "insert link" text box back on your siggie page. (erase the http//.. just paste your TR URL right on top of it) 6. After you click "OK" or "enter", you will see the url in your siggie with a portion of it highlighted... that is the text you can CHANGE to say what ever you want. So you can change it to "2007 POFQ" or whatever. You can also change the font, size, color, etc. 7. When it shows up in your siggie, it will automatically be underlined, indicating a link. :confused: :confused: Are you lost? Cuz I am!! Good luck! |
Disney Planning Meetings
While we were in CA over Christmas break with Dean, Adrianna, and Abby, we decided that we have WAY too much fun together and need to set aside time for our families to hang out. Since we knew our Disney trip would be upcoming, we decided to try and have weekly Disney meetings!
In the beginning, we used our meetings to make ADRs and decide what things we should do together. Here are a few of our plans: The night both families are in in Disney together, we are kicking off the week at O'hana's. Nothing like stuffing yourself silly on the 1st night! We have purchased tickets for La Nouba. Matt, Tyson and I have seen this (Ty was only 3!) but our friends haven't. We are looking forward to sharing this amazing show with them! Campfire thing with Chip and Dale. Dean is planning this, but we are going to head to the campground one night... have a cook-out with our friends, then head over to the Chip and Dale fiesta... mmmmmm... s'mores!! Another meeting we had, we just made lots of food and played Disney Scene-It. I'm proud to say that we took 'em down!! Although, they did kick our butts on several questions... most families can't do that! Our most recent Disney meeting was our craft meeting. We got supplies to make our COUNTDOWN CALENDARS!! Check out the food we had: Can you find the hidden Mickeys in my fruit pizza? http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030449.jpg Adrianna and Abby brought a princess cake! http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030450.jpg And Mickey cheese and crackers, of course! http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030452.jpg Here we are making our calendars: http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030453.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030454.jpg And the final products!! http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...k/P1030455.jpg We've already peeled off several days. It's getting here soon!!!!:banana: :banana: |
I am so jealous that you guys have friends that you can do Disney trips AND Disney meetings with!! How cool!! Love the countdown calendars. It looks like you all had a lot of fun getting together doing that.
Ok, what does the fruit pizza consist of?? What is the bottom made of and is the white stuff whipped cream or cream cheese? It looks SO GOOD!! Oh, and I found the hidden Mickeys! :) |
haha- i am not going to marry a band director, my bf actually highly enjoys making fun of my geekyness! he loves it though. I played the flute. I highly enjoy all the parades at Disney bc of the marching bands in them from time to time! Your mickey pizza looks soooo yummy, I found the hidden Mickey in the blueberries!!
Hi Susie! :wave: I just love vicariously traveling with you guys - one of these days I hope our WDW paths cross so we can actually meet IRL! :rotfl:
This sounds like a GREAT trip already! And this... ... is just plain GORGEOUS! :goodvibes Looking forward to this journey :thumbsup2 |
The bottom is sugar cookie. I just bought refrigerated dough and rolled it out. The 'sauce' is actually just a tub of fruit dip! It's supposed to be a cream cheese mix, but I was short on time! The fruit dip worked ok, but it was a bit too runny! VERY quick and easy to make!!:thumbsup2 Quote:
Thanks, the fruit pizza WAS yummy! Now, see if you can find the hidden Mickey in the strawberries around the outside;) |
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Sounds like a great idea, as long as you leave the drain cracked open at the bottom. And as long as you don't need to move it. What are those tubs made out of -- porcelain? What does the summer heat or winter cold do to that material? Guess it wouldn't be that different from a glazed clay pot, but I'm not sure. If direct summer sun on the tub increases soil temps an incremental 50 degrees or something, you might need to be concerned. |
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Because there's a large amount of surface area with only 1 small hole at one end, one would need a soil mix that water flows through as fast as it can rain. Otherwise, you will have a tub of drowned, rotted plants. On the bottom inside, some kind of wire mesh or similar, sitting on rocks or bricks between soil and tub, would give water a way to escape over the whole surface area, where it should be able to run out the drain fast enough. I might even do a layer of landscape fabric over the mesh, to make sure sediment can't get through to clog the drain space I've bothered to create. Is the placement in question, or already decided? Follow the timing schedule for your area, for whatever plants you'd like to have. For most veg plants, timing is the key. |
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The Debian project is planning a whole series of enhancements for Debian 5.0 "Squeeze." A few results of the currently running Google Summer of Code are beginning to creep into it.
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A few of the new project ideas emerged from this year's Google Summer of Code, where at least nine Squeeze features will be developed or enhanced. One of the selected projects is working on automatic debug packages. Another student and mentor are applying themselves to supporting the kFreeBSD installer.
Squeeze will likely appear in the first half of 2010. Its feature freeze was planned for December, according to a recently revamped Debian release policy. However, protests caused the Debian team to reconsider the policy once again. September is the new target for announcing a new timeline to bring in the next Ice Age.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans
Abbreviation | SCV |
Predecessor | United Confederate Veterans |
Established | July 1, 1896 |
Type | Patriotic-hereditary society |
Legal status | State chartered corporation |
Purpose | |
Headquarters | Elm Springs |
Location | |
Membership (2014)
29,018 |
Official language
English |
Kelly Barrow |
Doug Nash |
Publication | The Confederate Veteran |
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Website | scv |
Formerly called
United Sons of Confederate Veterans |
The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. is an association of male descendants of ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, founded in Richmond, on July 1, 1896.[1]
"Honor the memories of those who served, promote knowledge and cultivate the ties of friendship that should exist among descendants of Confederate soldiers".[2][3]
On July 1, 1896, twenty-four delegates assembled in Richmond, Virginia for the purpose of forming a ″national organization, adopting a constitution similar in every respect to that governing the United Confederate Veterans, and permanently organized under the name United Sons of Confederate Veterans″ (USCV).[4] The preamble to the USCV Constitution read in part: ″To encourage the preservation of history, perpetuate the hallowed memories of brave men, to assist in the observance of Memorial Day, and to perpetuate the record of the services of every Southern Soldier″. Its aims, objects, and purposes were ″not to create or foster, in any manner, any feeling against the North, but to hand down to posterity the story of the glory of the men who wore the gray″.[5]
In the 1990s, disagreements over the purpose of the organization emerged within the SCV. At issue was an alleged shift in the SCV's mission from "maintaining gravestones, erecting monuments and studying Civil War history" to more issue-centric concerns. The SCV's new concerns included "fight[ing] for the right to display Confederate symbols everywhere from schools to statehouses".[6] The more "activist" members of the SCV gained electoral support and were increasingly elected to its leadership positions. Members of the more traditionalist camp alleged that the League of the South had influenced their organization's new direction. One ally of the activist wing claimed that thousands of SCV members are also League of the South members. News reports state that the activists advocate "picketing, aggressive lobbying, issue campaigning and lawsuits" in favor of what they term "heritage defense" to prevent "heritage violations". The SCV defines those as "any attack upon our Confederate Heritage, or the flags, monuments, and symbols which represent it".[7]
In 2002, SCV dissidents formed a new organization, Save the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SSCV), composed of members and former members of SCV.[8] According to SSCV co-founder Walter Charles Hilderman, "about a hundred or so individuals and groups identified themselves on the SSCV Web site as supporting Save the SCV" not long after the group was founded, though the current membership numbers for the SSCV are not available.[9] Boyd Cathey reported in the Southern Mercury that most of the dissension had ended by 2003, and the majority of the members of the SCV agreed with the heritage preservation activities espoused by the new SCV leadership.[10]
In early 2005, the SCV council sued to expel SCV president Dennis Sweeney from office. The court initially granted the council temporary control of the organization, but its final decision returned power to Sweeney. Thirteen of the 25 council members were expelled from the council shortly after Sweeney regained control. Nine of the council members expelled were former "Commanders-in-Chief" of the SCV, a status that heretofore had come with a life membership on the council.[11] In February, Cathey wrote in the Southern Mercury that most of the SCV's members had united against the "War on Southern Culture".[10] By the SCV's summer 2005 convention, activists firmly controlled the council. They severed much of the SCV's long-standing relationship with the more traditionalist Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOSB). MOSB, founded in 1938, had been closely involved with the SCV, sharing its headquarters since 1992 and co-publishing Southern Mercury. The MOSB's Commander General, Daniel Jones, citing "the continuing political turmoil within the SCV", moved the MOSB out of the shared quarters, ended the joint magazine publishing enterprise, and separated the two organizations' finances. In 2006, for the first time, the two organizations held separate conventions.[12]
Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces.[13]
In 2011, the Mississippi Division, SCV, launched a campaign to honor Confederate Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest with a specialty license plate. The same year, the organization awarded Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio its "Law and Order" award. [14] In 2013, Texas denied a request for a Confederate Battle Flag specialty license plate, a decision later upheld in State court.[15] In 2014, the State of Georgia approved a battle flag specialty license plate.[16]
See also[edit]
- Confederate Memorial Day
- H. L. Hunley Award
- Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
- List of hereditary and lineage organizations
- Military Order of Stars & Bars
- Sons of the American Revolution
- Sons of the Revolution
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- United Daughters of the Confederacy
- ^ Hopkins, Walter (ed.) (1926). Year Book and Minutes of the Thirty-First Annual Convention of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in the City of Birmingham, Ala. May 18-21, 1926. Richmond, VA: Dudley. p. 102.
- ^ U.S.C.V. Constitution. Art./Amend. II, Sec. 4-9.
- ^ "What is the Sons of Confederate Veterans?".
- ^ Hopkins, Walter (ed.) (1926). Year Book and Minutes of the Thirty-First Annual Convention of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in the City of Birmingham, Ala. May 18-21, 1926. Richmond, VA: Dudley. p. 104.
- ^ "United Sons, Confederate Veterans". Confederate Veteran IV (8): 20–21. 1896.
- ^ Dan Gearino, "A Thin Gray Line", The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC), August 28, 2002; Tracy Rose, "The War Between the Sons: Members fight for control of Confederate group". Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC), February 5, 2003, vol 9 iss 26; Jon Elliston, "Between heritage and hate: The Sons of Confederate Veterans' internal battle rages on". Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC), August 18, 2004, vol 11 iss 3; "The battle over flag's meaning: Arguing over the Confederacy's essence", Daily Record/Sunday News, (York, PA) September 3, 2006.
- ^ Reporting a Heritage Violation
- ^ SSCV Introduction
- ^ The Times and Democrat, interview of Walter Charles Hilderman, October 25, 2004
- ^ a b Cathey, Boyd D., "Principles and Priorities: The Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Battle for Southern Culture", Southern Mercury, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 2005, pp. 30–31
- ^ Cameron McWhirter. "Gray vs. Gray: Factions in Sons of Confederate Veterans exchange salvos in latest Civil War battleground", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 2, 2005; Deborah Fitts, "SCV Supports Leaders And Ousts Dissidents", Civil War News, June 2005
- ^ Jones letter, 22 May 2006
- ^ "Who Can Join?".
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/14/mississippi.kkk.controversy/
- ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20131106-appeals-court-to-hear-texas-dispute-over-confederate-flag-license-plate.ece
- ^ http://nation.time.com/2014/02/20/confederate-flag-georgia-license-plate/
Further reading[edit]
- United States. Cong. Senate (1918). Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Annual Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, the Eighteenth Annual Convention of the Confederated Southern Memorial Association, and the Twenty-second Annual Reunion of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Washington: Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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- Fraternal service organizations
- History of the United States (1865–1918)
- Magazine publishing companies of the United States
- Nonpartisan organizations in the United States
- Non-profit organizations based in Tennessee
- Organizations established in 1896
- Patriotic societies
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"GOP's hideous strategy to survive as the "white party"" "Trifecta of voter suppression, despair and gerrymandering means a plan with no new ideas. But also: No new voters!" "Republicans like to think of themselves as the Christian party, so it never entirely made sense that they oppose what's become known as "Souls to the Polls," a big push by black churches on the Sundays before Election Day to bring worshippers directly from the pews to the polls in states with early voting. But of course they oppose it, because their love of Jesus comes second to their love of discouraging African-Americans from exercising their right to vote. So after Wisconsin went overwhelmingly for President Obama with a strong black turnout in 2008, GOP legislators cut the number of early voting days in half, and specifically closed the polls on the Sunday before the election. But black voters struck back by shifting "Souls to the Polls" to two Sundays before Election Day in 2012. And it worked. After an inspiring Milwaukee rally outside the county building, lines to obtain ballots and then to cast them stretched down hallways and snaked around corners. For hours, every voting booth was full. Families came with tiny children, many still dressed for church. I noted at the time "it was the Obama coalition in microcosm - mostly younger whites, women and African-Americans." Obama won the state again, this time more narrowly, thanks to continued strong African-American turnout. The Republican plan didn't work. Now Wisconsin Republicans have done away with "Souls to the Polls" entirely. Thanks to a bill just signed by Gov. Scott Walker, there's no weekend voting in Wisconsin at all anymore, even though research shows weekend voters are younger, poorer and less white. Scratch that: It's not "even though"; it's specifically because they're younger, poorer and - especially - less white. Three stories in the last three days brought into focus exactly how Republicans plan to tough out the demographic extinction that is eventually coming for them, if they remain a 90 percent white party in a country that will be less than half white within 25 years. One, they're doing as Wisconsin did, and ramming through voting restrictions in states controlled by Republicans. As the New York Times reported Sunday, Wisconsin is only one of nine states have made it harder to vote since Obama's re-election (18 states had already made it tougher after he won the first time, according to the Brennan Center)." Lots more at the link! |
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Hideous and so profoundly stupid. We're seeing just how powerful this nastiness still is, in an era when the rest of our nation elected a minority to the presidency, to drive a ruinous policy all know is doomed to failure before it begins. Our minorities will soon be a cumulative majority, and, boy, do they know it. They are just waking up to their real power, and they're angry. We have right now 3 generations of voters, especially "minority," but also young adult, female, elderly, military, and Democratic and independent voters, who will remember the GOP's attempts to disenfranchise them. They've witnessed personally the ways the GOP has lied, cheated obstructed, intimidated, destroyed and falsified registration records, stolen, committed fraud, destroyed votes, passed new Jim Crow laws, and twisted and broken existing laws, all in an attempt to keep their votes from being cast or counted. Other conservatives before too many years will be forced to either reform the GOP to bring in minorities, or very possibly, distance themselves from it by re-forming under a new name. In either case, it will bear very little resemblance in color or policy to today's GOP. And the new rainbow conservative party will have no tolerance for the "base" and their ilk. They will inherit the wind, which in their case will inevitably mean a bitter, resentful, and irrelevant political old age. Can't come soon enough for me. |
Absolutely... thank you, Rosie. |
Can't come soon enough for me. Me too. So looking forward to that day. |
For the GOP winning power is the end game, it does not matter to them how they do it....and yet some still want them to be in charge of running the nation? |
I think the same can be said of the democrats -- winning power is the end game and they're not always so concerned about how they get it. To me the difference is what they'll do when they get that power, and the thought of the current GOP (ie, TP'ers) in power is a terrifying thing to me. |
- Posted by littleonefb z5MA (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 18:40
Terrifying, to put it mildly. I don't think there is a word in the English language that can accurately describe the how horrendous it would if the "current GOP ie, TP'ers)" where in full control of the government. |
- Posted by christopherh SoVT (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 19:58
Even Democrats are bracing for the coming bloodbath in November. |
- Posted by christopherh SoVT (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 8:50
North Carolina is investigating 30,000 cases of people voting more than once in the 2012 election. That's just one state. |
Proof, please? I think that's complete and utter misinformation. |
Google is your friend, Jodik. You referred Chris to Google just the other day, no? The stories are all over...the mainstream media. Try this one: snip-"In a report released Wednesday, North Carolina's elections board said it had found 35,570 people who voted in the state in 2012 and whose names and dates of birth match those of voters in other states. The board said it also found 765 North Carolinians who voted in 2012 and whose names, birthdates, and last four digits of their Social Security number match those of people in other states. The board said it's looking into all these cases to determine whether people voted twice. There's a lot riding on what the board finds." -snip That's (as indicated) a carefully selected excerpt from the article, the factual part. The rest of the article is cautionary prose, which is appropriate, but doesn't detract from the fact that reportedly, the report is real. I think it's pretty Polllyanna-ish to actually believe that there isn't voter fraud in the USA. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Chris's Post is Factual
We've already talked about this... "North Carolina is investigating 30,000 cases of people voting more than once in the 2012 election."... and those numbers cited are wrong. Those numbers are from 2012, and they were found to be dead people. False info. Google is YOUR friend. |
- Posted by christopherh SoVT (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 10:15
Ashville Citizen times Yes, these are investigations from 2012. And what election was in 2012? Jodi, open your mind! For you or anyone to believe there isn't voter fraud in BOTH parties is ridiculous! If this were just Republicans you would be shouting this from the rooftops! I'm not. I'm saying BOTH parties are guilty! Nobody, NOBODY should be able to vote more than once! |
Here is a link that might be useful: April 3 rd 2014
From your own link... "However, other states using the cross-check system have yielded relatively few criminal prosecutions for voter fraud once the cases were thoroughly investigated. Only 11 people were prosecuted on allegations of double-voting as a result of the 15 states that performed similar database checks following the 2010 elections, according to data compiled by elections officials in Kansas, where the cross-check program originated. Bob Hall, director of the non-profit group Democracy North Carolina, cautioned officials not to jump to conclusions based on the preliminary database check. "I know there is more than one Bob Hall with my birth date who lives among the 28 states researched," Hall said. "There may be cases of fraud, but the true scale and conspiracy involved need to be examined more closely before those with political agendas claim they've proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."" |
There are fraudulent voters just as their are fraudulent politicians, but there is also an agenda at work here in North Carolina - fear is rampant in some corners as the old order continues to be chipped away. Some are afraid of the unknown future, but I, having survived the imperfect past, feel pretty confident that I can deal with that future. "Twas grief enough to think mankind all hollow, servile, insincere, but worse to turn to my own mind and find the same corruption there." We humans are not perfect - however, some of us (I would suggest many if not most) do try to rise above that state of imperfection and I continue to hope that a new generation will make a better job of it than mine did. But in the meantime, I have no problem with there being rules to control our baser selves - voter ID handled properly - that is not rolled out the week before the election - and easily accessible - and free to all - is a good thing. |
"There may be cases of fraud, but the true scale and conspiracy involved need to be examined more closely before those with political agendas claim they've proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." Should go without saying, IMO. And your point is? FWIW, Chris didn't post anything contrary to that opinion; he reported, you opined. This is funny: "Those numbers are from 2012, and they were found to be dead people. False info." Silly of me; I keep forgetting when dead people's votes started to count, Must have missed that. Anyhow, dead voters aside, that only accounted for a small percentage of the total votes under investigation. Which election should we be talking about, Jodik? 2013? |
"MSNBC host Rachel Maddow blasted a new Wisconsin law on Thursday allowing "partisan election observers" to hover as close as three feet away as voters give their personal information to elections officials. "Wisconsin used to be known for civic virtue and civic … civility," Maddow said, keeping one "observer" at bay with a meter stick. "Now it's just creepy." The bill, signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Wednesday after being passed by the GOP-heavy state legislature, allows for the "observers" to station themselves no further than eight feet away from individual voters, and allows them to challenge a voter's legitimacy. "These guys are not the non-partisan, good government poll workers," she explained. "These are the partisan election observers who are there to challenge you, if ��" in the process of breathing down your neck from a distance of 36 inches, they see anything that you don't like about you voting." The new measure also comes on the heels of Walker signing legislation into effect curtailing early weekend voting. Critics of both laws have called them an attempt by the Republican Party to stifle voting so as to benefit their candidates. Maddow supported that assessment, pointing out that Wisconsin traditionally boasts one of the country's top voting rates. "Democrats need lots of voters to turn out," she explained. "Republicans need not-lots of voters to turn out. So in states where Republicans have control of state government, we have seen lots of changes to election laws recently."" |
Here is a link that might be useful: Creepy...
- Posted by christopherh SoVT (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 11:48
I would like to know when Jodi will stop being a partisan hack and start becoming an American who realizes there are bad people in BOTH parties, not just Republicans. |
How about let's talk about now... about what's coming up? Why always quote stuff from the distant past? "As his own party pushed through the Wisconsin Senate the latest in a series of measures to make it harder to vote in the state, Sen. Dale Schultz (R) blasted the efforts as "trying to suppress the vote" last week. Schultz, who is not seeking re-election and was the lone Republican to oppose a bill last week to limit the hours of early voting in every jurisdiction in the state, was a guest on The Devil's Advocates radio program on Madison's 92.1 FM last Wednesday. Asked why his party pushed the bill, Schultz responded, "I am not willing to defend them anymore. I'm just not and I'm embarrassed by this."" Lots more at all the links posted! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Efforts Blasted...
Pay attention, Dude... I'm not Republican, and I'm not Democrat... I'm logical and compassionate, and if that translates into liberal... so be it. Speaking of projection... yikes! |
A concise summary of the bills: "MADISON ��" Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that allows election observers to stand as close as three feet away from the table where people register to vote and where they receive their ballot. The bill Walker signed Wednesday changes current law, which lets the chief inspector or municipal clerk designate areas for election observers to stand. Walker also signed a bill requiring that an equal number of people nominated by the Republican and Democratic parties serve as poll workers. A third bill Walker signed allows election officials to stop counting most names entered as write-in candidates. Current law requires every vote be counted but election officials say that can be a time-consuming process. The new law requires in most cases that write-in candidates only be counted for registered candidates." I frankly don't give a rip what some talk show pundit has to say about it, although she certainly has the right to air her personal opinion, as do we all. |
Here is a link that might be useful: TMI; Don't Tell Them Your Name When You Vote!
I have worked the polls here in my hometown and I have seen the people who come in nervous and afraid - not because they are fraudulent voters, but because it has not been traditional or accepted for them to vote - I know that I always feel a little frisson of fear or something akin to it as I walk into the polling place and I have voted since I was eighteen with no impedance. Voter intimidation made legal is still voter intimidation - and to do away with voting outside of working hours greatly impedes the participation of on call, multiple job holding workers to exercise their rights. In states like North Carolina where the black churches have made a rite of providing rides to the polls on Sunday it is like shooting fish in a barrel to shut down Sunday voting. I want everyone eligible to vote once and vote freely - and I am willing to abide by the outcome of such an election whether it goes for my candidate or not. These transparent attempts to disenfranchise those that a party suspects will not support them are more evil in my eyes than the supposed person who votes twice or worse yet sells his vote for something. And yes, every vote MUST be counted - even if it turns out that many folks voted for their dog or cat - otherwise how would you ever know? If you don't want to count write ins, then they should not be allowed. |
"In 2016, the role of Florida ��" with its six hour voting lines in 2012 ��" could be played by Gov. Scott Walker's (R) state of Wisconsin. That's because of a bill Walker signed on Thursday eliminating early voting in Wisconsin on weekends. This is the second time Walker signed a restriction on early voting into law. In 2011, he signed a bill reducing early voting from three weeks to two, and limiting it to just one weekend. In 2012, a federal appeals court struck down a similar attempt to restrict early voting in Ohio (though, it should be noted that some unique features of that law made it particularly susceptible to a court challenge). As the court noted in its opinion, "early voters have disproportionately lower incomes and less education than election day voters." Indeed, because low-income voters often have far less job flexibility than wealthier individuals, they may be unable to make it to the polls on election day ��" or on any weekday, for that matter. Additionally, cutting weekend voting may lead to fewer African American voters turning out as well. After Florida's restrictions on early voting contributed to the long lines that state saw in 2012, several Republicans admitted that the purpose of the bill was voter suppression. One GOP consultant said that the bill eliminated early voting on the Sunday before Election Day because "that's a big day when the black churches organize themselves." Both low-income voters and African Americans tend to prefer Democrats over Republicans. In 2012, 93 percent of black voters and and 63 percent of voters earning less than $30,000 choose Obama over Romney." |
Here is a link that might be useful: Making it Harder...
- Posted by christopherh SoVT (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 13:22
My wife was an elected poll watcher in PA. There was a Republican and a Democrat poll watcher. And they sat at the table where people came in to vote. Sorry, Jodi, it's nothing new and will not sway an election either way. I still say that people should vote only on election day. If the lines were too long last time it's up to the election committees in the county to arrange for more polling places. |
I still say that people should vote only on election day Right - and if your job is somewhere a few hours away, just take the day off and vote - your boss won't mind. Even if you have one of those important jobs like being a fireman. And if you're traveling or working out of the area, tough luck. You ok with absentee voting? |
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"You ok with absentee voting?" Are you kidding? Those lazy military people don't need to vote. |
- Posted by christopherh SoVT (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 14:43
Absentee ballots are fine. But they don't get opened until election day. Even if you're homebound, absentee ballots are good. But what about a scenario where the Republican candidate has some devastating felony skeleton in his/her closet, and the day before election day, it's announced. All those Republicans who voted early would find out they already voted for someone who broke the law. But what happens in he/she wins because of the early voting? I have to say Republican because some hacks here believe there are no bad Democrats, only bad Republicans. |
Thats actually happened in my folks county - everybody voted early for the county District Attorney, and a few days before the election, out it comes that he put his mistress on the payroll at some fantastic salary. They had a successful recall as soon as it was legal to do so. Pretty rare occurrence, with ample means of redress. Versus making an effort to allow as many eligible people as possible a chance to vote. With mail-in ballots, the turn out is much higher. |
In a recent runoff election in Virginia, eleven votes decided the election. A total of 20,395 votes were cast. 0.054% of the votes decided the election. In close elections it doesn't make much to change the results. Even a tiny number of fraudulent votes can change the results of a close election. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Virginia Senate recount
The history of recounts have shows that any fraud is almost always and/or entirely with the counters, not with the voters. That's why we do recounts -- to protect the voters from election thieves who've wormed themselves/been positioned to steal elections for those who can't win them honestly. |
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ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioMEMS, Inc., an Atlanta-based medical device company that has developed and is commercializing a proprietary wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body, announced today that the company's Chairman of the Board, John Huntz, has been awarded a 2013 Atlanta Business Chronicle Outstanding Directors Award. The awards, presented in partnership with the National Association of Corporate Directors, recognize board directors that have demonstrated the vital leadership and business savvy necessary to help guide their businesses' success.
"I am deeply honored to receive this award," said Mr. Huntz. "Working with CardioMEMS founder and CEO Dr. Jay Yadav and his team to bring the company's innovative and unique technology forward to benefit patients suffering from chronic diseases such as heart failure has been one of the most gratifying challenges in my professional career."
Added Dr. Yadav, "John represents the finest attributes an entrepreneur and CEO could hope for in a board chairman: leadership, experience, vision, fortitude and absolute ethical standards. The last few years have been challenging for many venture capital-backed companies, but through all these years, John has never wavered in his goal to seek what was best for CardioMEMS and its stakeholders."
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After White House officials said Obama will "be having three press conferences with each of the leaders" on his Latin America trip, press conference number one in Brasilia was axed. Why? Apparently Obama's host, Brazil's new President Dilma Rousseff doesn't do questions.
"It's not her way," a Brazilian Foreign Ministry official, who declined to be named, told a pool reporter when asked for an explanation.
"She didn't do it with the prime minister of East Timor either," the official said.
Reporters traveling with Obama, anxious about dwindling opportunities to quiz the president on everything from Libya to Japan to Brazilian trade, made appeals to the White House to find a way to make Obama available for questions. Some hoped Obama would keep his promise and, while appearing with Rousseff, would take questions anyway. But White House officials said that wouldn't fly — not very diplomatic to show up your host that way.
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Lots of kids get tonsillitis (an infection of the tonsils), especially younger kids. As kids get older, however, this throat infection can be accompanied by an unpleasant condition called a peritonsillar abscess.
A peritonsillar abscess is an area of pus-filled tissue at the back of the mouth, next to one of the tonsils. The abscess can be very painful and make it difficult to open the mouth. It can also cause swelling that can displace the tonsil and push it toward the uvula (the dangling fleshy object at the back of the mouth). This can block the throat, making it difficult to swallow, speak, and sometimes even breathe.
An untreated peritonsillar abscess can lead to a spread of the infection into the neck and chest, as well as other serious complications.
Peritonsillar abscesses are most often caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci bacteria, which also cause strep throat. Sometimes other types of bacteria are also involved.
Peritonsillar abscesses usually happen as a complication of tonsillitis, when the infection spreads from a tonsil into the space surrounding it. Fortunately, these kinds of abscesses are uncommon because doctors use antibiotics to treat tonsillitis.
Tooth and gum disease and smoking can increase the chances of a peritonsillar abscess.
Often the first sign of a peritonsillar abscess is a sore throat. As the abscess develops, other symptoms will appear. Some of the most common are:
A peritonsillar abscess that goes untreated for a long time can lead to serious complications — for example, the infection may extend into the jaw, neck, and chest, or lead to pneumonia.
Call a doctor if your child has a sore throat along with a fever or any of the other symptoms of a peritonsillar abscess. It's rare that an abscess will restrict breathing, but if it does, you might need to take your child to the emergency room right away.
The doctor will examine your child's mouth, throat, and neck. The doctor also might take a throat culture and a blood test. On rare occasions, the doctor may call for a CT scan or ultrasound to help make the diagnosis.
The usual treatment for a peritonsillar abscess involves draining the abscess. This can be done in a doctor's office by withdrawing the pus with a needle (called aspiration) or making a small cut in the abscess with a scalpel so the pus can drain out.
If this doesn't work, the tonsils might need to be removed in a tonsillectomy. This is especially true for kids who have had multiple recent cases of tonsillitis or a prior peritonsillar abscess.
Depending on your child's condition and treatment, he or she may need to stay in the hospital for a short time following the procedure. The doctor probably will prescribe painkillers and antibiotics. Make sure your child finishes the full course of antibiotics even if he or she feels better after a few days.
The earlier a case of peritonsillar abscess is diagnosed and treated, the less invasive the treatment will need to be, so if you notice symptoms, see a doctor sooner rather than later.
You can help kids reduce their risk of a peritonsillar abscess by encouraging them to practice good oral hygiene. And encourage your teens not to smoke because — among other health risks — smoking can increase the risk of developing a peritonsillar abscess.
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The newspaper Excelsior has reported that the Mexican government of then-president Felipe Calderon struck a deal with the US State Department in 2007, allowing the installation of a system to intercept, process, analyse, and store phone calls as well as emails and web chats.
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The system made its way to Mexico under the now-defunct Federal Investigations Agency (AFI) and the federal attorney general's office, in the name of combating drug trafficking and terrorism, the report said.
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My argument against this is that it would increase the power of premades who would be grinding pugs for Pug Neural Processors.
There was a lot of good thought in your post, some I agree with some I'm not fully decided on.
This statement stood out at me though.
What is your definition of a premade?
I think, mechanically, this would actually affect "PUGmades" as well.
In effect, restricting "premades" would need to basically separate anyone and everyone who que's up pre-teamed with someone else.
Well, how does the game know you are a premade? Do you all have the same fleet tag?
What if you're all on vent/ts but not actually in the same fleet?
What if you just x up in OPvP and end up on a team and then hit the ques? You'll need to be separated as well at that point, because you are a premade team.
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11 "All the royal officers and people of the royal states know that no man or woman may go to the king in the inner courtyard without being called. There is only one law about this: Anyone who enters must be put to death unless the king holds out his gold scepter. Then that person may live. And I have not been called to go to the king for thirty days." | 11 "All the king's officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend the gold scepter to him and spare his life. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king." |
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