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Rogue
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Posted on 08-01-07 09:17 PM, in Beowulf Link
Yeah, the scenes that I saw, it looked like it was completely CG'd, but Roger Avery explained at a panel in the convention that it was live action that was touched up.

My only encounter with "Real-D" was when I went to see the Nightmare Before Christmas 3D, but it was somewhat disappointing (though I think it was more because of how the movie wasn't originally designed for 3D and nothing popped out much).


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Posted on 08-02-07 01:53 PM, in Fucking periods Link
Originally posted by nuit
I have friends that will personally attest that sex also relieves the cramps.

I'm quite sure it does (since exercise and heat relieve them). However when cramps usually occur, it's the heavy days (the first 2 or 3 days) and believe you me, that's just too messy and rather disgusting during that time.
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Posted on 08-02-07 01:58 PM, in Size matters Link
At least to these people it does.

Woman

Man

A word of warning, these aren't exactly work/parent/kid/old person-safe. So click only when the coast is clear.
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Posted on 08-02-07 06:31 PM, in Stardust Link
It was a Comic-Con exclusive that Gina and I went to. You had to get this special paper, call the number to reserve and be there like 3 or 4 hours early.

Anyway, reading the book beforehand is useful, but not necessary. I could make out a list of the differences, but not only would it ruin the movie for you, it would just be nitpicking a movie that's pretty good on its own.

EDIT: Oh, I should also add that this happened at Comic-Con, but I was at the Spike and Mike gauntlet so I missed it (I don't do the awards shows anyway):



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Posted on 08-03-07 03:30 AM, in Stardust Link
Originally posted by Elara
Holy! Wait, who was the other guy? I can't remember his name.

If I'm not mistaken, the guy pressing his lips on Neil was Jonathon Ross (British comedian).
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Posted on 08-03-07 02:29 PM, in Size matters Link
Originally posted by Fennicy
LOL holy crud I didn't even think either of those getting that big was possible.

Yeah both of these were the results of extensive surgical enhancing be it through implants or injecting silicone.

Still, though, who wants to have a pick-up line like, "I'm hung like a bowling ball"?
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Posted on 08-04-07 02:55 AM, in Sarah Connor Chronicles Link
OK, so I caught the pilot episode while I was at Comic-Con. It's okay (okay being so-so and not near as special as I expected). It could have been better, but I'm not complaining. Based on what was put in the pilot, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it's canceled after 13 episodes.

No offense to anyone who sees it and likes it.

During the Q&A that was had afterwards, the creators said that the show completely ignores the fact that there ever was a T3, so everything follows T2 and goes where it wants.
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Posted on 08-04-07 02:00 PM, in Fucking periods Link
Originally posted by Danny Phantom


If this doesn't relieve your period pain, I don't know what will.

HAHAHAHAHA!! Thanks, Danny, but the cramps have since subsided over the past couple days.

"Do a little twirl in it" XD XD XD XD XD
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Posted on 08-05-07 04:43 PM, in Cant have nothing. Link
WHAT THE FUCK?!

I don't like jumping to conclusions, but seriously, taking a puppy? That's fucked up.
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Posted on 08-05-07 05:38 PM, in Stardust Link
Originally posted by nuit
I won't get any popularity points for this, but I think Neil Gaiman is way over-rated. Sandman? Snooze...
I can't judge the movie without having seen it yet, I imagine it would be different from his usual stuff.

Considering the fact that I haven't read much of Sandman, I can't really defend him there, but American Gods is among my absolute favorite books. It's an amazing read.

Other works of his are just as imaginative and astounding.

It's your opinion and you are entitled to it, but I'm inclined to disagree.
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Posted on 08-05-07 07:47 PM, in Stardust Link
During the panel he did at Con which was pretty much just him talking and answering questions from the audience, someone asked if American Gods was ever going into the works and he said that there are a few rumors floating about and he wouldn't be surprised if the movie does come up eventually, but it is unfortunately not in the cards as of yet.

He also brought up the idea of a Good Omens movie--according to Neil, it will not be made unless someone gives Terry Pratchett $70 million. While some audience members put up the idea of passing a hat around and each of us dropping in $10, Neil disagreed with the idea since Terry always has trouble with producers and he doesn't want Terry to have to hunt us each down for an argument.

Ideas that are in the works, however, his children's book Coraline (which Tim Burton's already working on), Beowulf (which is about to hit theaters soon in 3D and 2D. Believe me it looks AWESOME) and one he's about to announce: the DEATH movie.

Many have been arguing for some Sandman love in movie form, but Neil has already been saying that he would much rather have no movie made for it than to have a butchered, poor Sandman movie made.


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Posted on 08-05-07 08:14 PM, in New, not very official, have you ever thread. Link
Thankfully no.

Have you ever threatened someone with a hug?
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Posted on 08-05-07 11:28 PM, in New, not very official, have you ever thread. Link
Oh yeah. Definitely. Haikus too. I'm crap at poetics.

Have you ever posted a rant, deleted it, re-wrote it and posted it, deleted it again, and thought about re-writing it?
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Posted on 08-06-07 06:26 PM, in Surveys/quizzes/memes about yourself Link
Because I'm just that bored.

1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?
- Yes, but I gave it back.

2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP?
- 4 and half years, but I'm sure Zoso and I can take that record down.

3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
- My ticket to the big Star Wars convention.

4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?
- Yes.

5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?
- High school.

6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON?
- Conventions. Seriously, crack would be cheaper. That and concert tickets.

7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE?
- Really greasy pizza at Pizza Hut (was visiting KittyBob at work).

8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
- Depends, I suppose. Hair is the most obvious since you can see it from far away.

9. ONE FAVORITE SONG?
- One? Hold Tight -- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
- Cerritos, California, United States.

11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED
- Mayfair High.

12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER
- Verizon. Not my choice.

13. FAVORITE MALL STORE
- I don't shop at the mall, and even thinking on it there isn't a store there that I like.

14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD
- Paid: Working as a student assist at the Viking Newspaper.
Not-paid: Simultaneously working as an editor for the Viking and as a spotlight operator for Midnight Insanity.

15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
- More than a pair.

16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?
- Never have.

17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED
- Brandi and Josh's a year ago.

18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY
- Brandon (Zoso), then probably Junkie or KittyBob.

19. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND
- Don't really have a single best friend, but I saw Brandon a few hours ago before he left for work.

20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
- Tommy's.

21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD
- I'd rather not say.

22. DO YOU READ FAN FICTION?
- I used to read fanfics all the time, but I sort of dropped out of it over the years, though I still read the occasional FFXII fic. I do read original stories, though.

23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?
- Lots of places are fun depending on the group you're with. Places that are open way late are the best.

24. CAN YOU COOK?
- Yep.

25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
- I don't drive.

26. FOOD YOU LOVE
- Greek, Carnitas, Chinese dim sum, beer-battered bratwurst and all manner of cheeses.

27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
- A few nights ago reading online fiction.

28. MOST DISLIKED FOODS
- Tofu, pickles, and marinara sauce.

29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF
- My varying interests, I suppose.

30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF
- I stress a lot about everything. That and my body's so completely out of shape for my age.

31. MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?
- I really don't know. My friends and family and Brandon? Does it have to be material?

32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB?
- 27 hours on tech crew at the 30th anniversary convention for the Rocky Horror Picture Show. We all worked completely through the night from 7 a.m. one day to 10 a.m. the next day.

33. FAVORITE MOVIE?
- I have far too many favorites to list simply choose one. Here's a short list, though: Battle Royale, Kung Fu Hustle, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Cannibal!: The Musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Sin City, 300, the Indiana Jones trilogy and everything Kevin Smith has ever made.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

34. CAN YOU SING?
- Not well.

35. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED?
- Weird Al Yankovic's Straight Outta Lynwood tour.

36. LAST KISS?
- A couple hours ago, as Zoso was leaving for work.

37. LAST MOVIE RENTED
- Idlewild. I have a soft spot for Outkast, and hell it's a pretty good movie.

38.ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT
- My wallet, even if there isn't any money in it, then simply to have ID on me.

39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT
- Comic-Con (in San Diego), but if it isn't that time of year, then any place that's got a lot to explore.

40. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY?
- Going to conventions, Renaissance faires, zombie walks, and anything that's relatively out of the ordinary.

41. FAVORITE HOLIDAY
- Dia de los Muertos, Talk Like a Pirate Day, and St. Patty's.

42. TV SHOW YOU CAN'T MISS
- These days? Heroes. It's the only one I try to religiously catch.

43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?
- Desktop, but I like having laptops so I can lie down while reading things.

44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?
- Stephen Lynch, Mitch Hedberg, Rex Navarrete and Margaret Cho (though she's become way too trendy for me lately). Jim Gaffigan has also had me laughing my ass off a lot lately too.

45. DO YOU SMOKE?
- Not enough to be considered a smoker.

46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?
- With.

47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?
- Zoso sleeps over a lot, but Miko (my gray cat) tends to sleep in my bed more often.

48. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?
- They can if both parties are determined to make it work. I just ended up dumping my long distance guy after the relationship dwindled to nothing.

49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?
- 0. I don't drive.

50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?
- French toast, I guess. Pancake with the right syrup (butter pecan).

51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?
- Yes'm

52. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
- I don't like eggs, but I'll eat them in omelette form or in quiches or with chorizo mixed in, etc.

53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?
- Off and on.

54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
- Junkie saying he was coming by my house.

55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?
- My mom.

56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECIEVED?
- From Zabuza at Comic-Con, saying "We're gonna make one more pass through the exhibit hall, them i think we're ready to go. Are you?"

57. LAST PERSON YOU ATE WITH
- Junkie, while we were at Pizza Hut.

58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?
- I have a lot on my bed, but I prefer one soft, not-really-fluffy one to sleep with.

59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?
- Honestly, my black chemise that I wear for the Renaissance faire because it's really comfortable to just lounge around in.

60. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC
- "Well she'll ransack Pakistan and run a scam in Scandinavia,
Then she'll stick 'em up Down Under and go pick-pocket Perth,
She put the Miss in misdemeanor when she stole the beans from Lima"

61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J?
- Boysenberry. If there's any jelly around when I make a peanut butter sandwich.

62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?
- When I'm not trying. When I try, I suck, but I get really lucky when I'm just screwing around.

63. CAN YOU SWIM?
- Yes'm.

64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
- Lately it's been Americone Dream, but I like anything with a lot of chocolate, caramel and fudge brownies and such in there. Oh and lots of mint too.

65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?
- Yeah, I suppose.

66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF
- I hate when people speak Spanglish (as in they throw in random Spanish words along with the things they are saying in English. Example: The Kaiser Permanente commercial with the girl going, "One, Two, Up, Up, Up. Arriba, Abajo. Left, right, left, right. Un, dos, un, dos! Vamos! Muy Bien. Take a break. Stretch all those musculos." >.

67. LAST TIME YOU HAD YOUR PICTURE TAKEN
- Some time during Comic-Con. People kept taking crowd pictures and I was in the background. Also Zabuza kept taking my picture.

68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?
- Yes, several.

69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON
- They all have their perks, but I have to go with Autumn.

70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID?
- I'm always laughing about something stupid. It was probably about Junkie in some way.

71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING ?
- Around 8.

72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER?
- Good excuse to find creative ways to keep warm.

73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET?
- Never been given a ticket. I've been "warned" a lot, though.

75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET?
- Teddy--My mom's dog from before I was born and who lived 'til I was 12.

76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?
- I used to love them, and then Pirates of the Caribbean came out and suddenly everyone was obsessed with pirates.

77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND??
- Seeing Stardust with WhiteRose and Elara, going to a few parties (one thrown by my friend Steffan, another by my friend K.C., and a small gathering being thrown by Junkie). On top of this Zoso's band is opening for Creeping Death (Metallica's official cover band).

78. BIRTHDATE
- January 14.

79. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE
- A super hero.

80. DO YOU BLOG?
- If you can call LiveJournal a blog.

81. SINCE STARTING THIS HAVE YOU TAKEN A BREAK BETWEEN QUESTIONS?
- Yes, actually. I started this survey yesterday and have had to go back and update my answers.

82. LAST DREAM YOU HAD?
- Last night's dream was really odd. For some reason these guys that used to tease me in middle school were smoking a joint with Zabuza (who, to the best of my memory doesn't smoke weed), then suddenly I was walking around this town where all the children were like the kids from the Little Rascals and were doing laundry in various machines from the '30s on the front lawns of the houses. Then suddenly I'm walking around this town with Queen Gorgo from 300 and we're looking for a group to perform at her wedding to Leonidas. As we're walking by all the children, one group starts singing "Scarborough Fair" way off-key and out of nowhere Leonidas and the Spartans show up to watch.

I think that's when I woke up.

83. ODDEST THING THAT TURNS YOU ON?
- I don't know why, but I really like facial scars on guys, specifically when the scar is around or over the eye (i.e. Basch, Kratos, Leonidas in 300, etc).

84. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER?
- Spider-Man 3 at the cheap theater on Friday.

85. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?
- No.

86. EVER HAD A CRUSH ON A FICTIONAL CHARACTER?
- As silly as it sounds, yes: Basch, Kratos, Joxer, and Shadow from American Gods.

87. ARE YOU SMILING?
- Not at the moment. My face is rather neutral right now.

88. LIKE RAMEN?
- Yeah, I guess. Wanted some for Comic-Con, but the brand Zabuza and I were trying to buy was recalled, so the store confiscated it.

89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW
- Not particularly, but I wish I could talk to my friend, James, whom I haven't seen in 4 years.

90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
- At this time of year, Norway or England.

91. DO YOU WATCH CHICK FLICKS?
- Not by choice. I hate most of them.

92. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?
- Not any more.

93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?
- Well, I have a boyfriend, but I've always got my eye on Basch.

94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?
- Favorite name? I guess I've always liked the name Tristan, but I wouldn't call it a favorite.

95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?
- I haven't worn a bathing suit in a really long time, but the one I've worn for a long time is purple.

96. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST?
- Yes.

97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?
- If you consider going to Anime Expo, Labyrinth Masquerade, and then Comic-Con going on vacation. Well, at least I saw Weird Al at the Orange County Fair and met Neil Gaiman.

98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?
- Yes, a couple.

99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?
- Nope. Only child.

100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?
- I'm on the groundfloor of my house.

101. ARE YOU IN LOVE?
- Sure.

102. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?
- Not for more than a couple hours (unless you count when I was born).

103. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?
- Lots of people.

104. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?
- None. I used to have earrings in the cartilage of my left ear, but I took those out quite some time ago.

105. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY?
- Watch TV, shower... it's a mystery after that.
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Posted on 08-07-07 03:26 PM, in States' rights -- Being trampled or monitored? Link
First thing I'd like to get out of the way before I'm accused of it--I have never smoked marijuana in my life and I do not support the use any illicit drugs and so on and so forth. Just say no blah blah blah. It's your choice, your body, you get the point.


Now, back to the point I'm going to state.

I live in California (as do many of the board members here). Our state OK'd the use of medicinal marijuana for cancer patients and those of similar or serious conditions (AIDS, etc). This is, however, not the situation with the federal government; therefore, the Drug Enforcement Administration has been raiding dispensaries (places where medicinal marijuana can legally be obtained). These places are having their supply confiscated, owners are being arrested, and many of these places are being shut down.

While these stories have been coming up on the news on TV, I notice the smug faces of DEA officers as they're quoted saying that the practice is illegal no matter what any state government says. The official statements they've been giving reporters are usually along the lines of dispensary owners making profits like street drug dealers.

One of MANY stories on the topic: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/07/25/state/n174835D78.DTL&type=politics

In converse of this, a federal judge recently stopped our state's law banning minors (those under 18 in California) from buying violent video games and demanding that retailers label the games in such a way that it would be obvious that the game is rated-M (as the state believes the rating system is not effective enough as clerks and such are ignoring the little labels on the back and so on). Retailers could be fined $1000 per violation.

The judge said the law was unconstitutional in that it impeded on the right of free speech.

Article on that story: http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_218232317.html

Any thoughts on these?

Many states have laws that go against the grain. Nevada has legal prostitution and many forms of gambling (while gaming is legal in some forms, slot machines and other types of gambling are not permissible everywhere). The age of consent varies from state to state and let us not forget the schizophrenic divide over the legalization of gay marriages and polygamy.

Just to cap this off, a protest was held last weekend in Los Angeles, calling itself a funeral for state's rights.


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Posted on 08-08-07 12:39 PM, in States' rights -- Being trampled or monitored? Link
Originally posted by Vulkar
There was a time in which most of the government was under the state's control. You know what happened less than a century later? Yeah, it's called the slavery issue and the civil war. States can have some power, maybe even a lot, but it most definitely shouldn't be unlimited.

If I remember correctly slavery was just something that became accepted over time when a couple of black indentured servants were sentenced to lifetime servitude and so on and so forth.

The federal government, when bringing territories into the union, designated which was a slave state and which was a free state. Slavery had become a necessary evil in that the South produced most of the cotton and the North, where textile companies were the hot commodity, needed the cotton to make said textiles and such.

The confederacy that formed was more of an issue between abolitionists and non-abolitionists and what have you.

Elara can correct me on this as I'm sure she's much more knowledgeable on the topic than I.


Now in the sense where I was addressing the age of consent and marriage, it does strike as a state's choice, as a state is a specific grouping of people--People in Ohio don't choose if gays should be allowed to marry in Hawaii and Alabama doesn't vote on measures that would affect California-specifically.

I'm speaking on the legalization of gay and polygamous unions in that some states have their own idea on what's legal and what isn't instead of following a federal mandate of "the age of consent is 18" or "same-sex partners cannot marry under any circumstances."

As of May 2007, here's where the country stood on the topic:



Also in the news last night (though I can't seem to find an article for it outside of the LAist), a coalition of marijuana growers and dealers have made an offer to Arnold to have California make money off of them by legalizing marijuana and putting a tax on it: http://laist.com/2007/08/08/stoners_demand.php


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Posted on 08-08-07 01:14 PM, in Explosive Diarrhea Link
What is with death metal bands insisting on that font for their band name? You know the shitty splatter font NO ONE can read.

Interestingly a less imaginative band name than many MySpace death metal bands--you know like Vaginal Mange or Urine Drenched Crack Whore.
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Posted on 08-08-07 01:51 PM, in New, not very official, have you ever thread. Link
Well I have a $600 hospital bill from 2004 I still haven't paid off.

Have you ever rubbing peanut butter on your chest?
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Posted on 08-08-07 05:56 PM, in States' rights -- Being trampled or monitored? Link
That is true. It would be rather stupid for the states to create their own currency as they did for many years, even through the Civil War. To throw out trivial information it was a problem for the British during the Revolution in that when trading with other countries, the state-printed money (which was pretty much worth nothing) to be sent to Britain to have them cash it for actual pounds, which was a bitch for them seeing as they were spending so much defending the Colonies and such.

Again, Elara can correct me.


I'd forgotten to bring this one up, but another state-exclusive decision was South Dakota's denouncing of the Roe v. Wade precedent last year and putting a ban on all forms of abortion, except in cases when terminating a fetus would save the life of the pregnant woman.


To explain states' rights, however, also requires quoting the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.


Seeing as medicinal marijuana usage, gay marriages, abortion, and such are not exactly ideas that were thought of and documented by the framers of the Constitution, they become open properties for states to decide upon themselves. Granted abortion, since the '70s was dealt with by following the Supreme Court's ruling of Roe v. Wade, based on South Dakota's choice, it can be assumed that it's also not a set-in-stone mandate.
Rogue
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I can only recommend gargling hot (or very warm) salt water and showering frequently.

Those were the ways I've fought of strep without getting meds.

Taking things like Airborne (of Airshield, the generic version in many stores) helps boost immunity, but I don't know about with strep.

Good luck.
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