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EDIT2: Oops, I actually meant empty intersection. (Nevertheless, the case $B=V$ is too trivial for my purposes.) I am afraid that this creates a problem with Yuichiro Fujiwara's beautiful construction. Really sorry about the mistake, I've only noticed it now.


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Trolls, moonshine, stuffed owls, ageing hippies, dancing to a mobile sound system in a forest clearing, death metal, indie-rock and no logos.
Imagine a Lars Von Trier movie come to life in the middle of nowhere and you're somewhere near what Norway's Storas Festival, held July 31-August 2, feels like.
This little gathering an hour outside the pretty city of Trondheim could go far if people knew about it. But the organisers are so laissez-faire about the whole beautiful shrunken thing that they don't really care about promoting it or making money.
It's a refreshing way to be.
And how about going to a festival where instead of a tent pitched in the valley of Hell you get to stay in a log cabin built by one man and his hammer, perched on the peak of a mountain? A festival where you can swim in crystal clear lakes, go to a sauna, and check out installations and performances from Scandinavia's best young visual artists.
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Let3 are the best live band we've never heard of - the Croatian Les Savy Fav, they knock out incredibly well polished garage jams. And get naked. Then put wire cages over their cocks. And all of this takes place in a cowshed. Stupendous stuff.
Casio Kids put their Hot Chip-apeing shtick to brilliant use to whip the home crowd into a frenzy. These Bergen boys get the crowd going crazy - and the troupe of shadow dancers they employ to jig behind a giant white screen look like they're having a damn good time too.
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Half Bad, by British author Sally Green, her supernatural thriller for young adults, created such a buzz that it was snapped up to appear in 45 languages before being published for the first time.
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Normally a book would only be translated and picked up in other territories if it had been shown to be doing well in its domestic market, but Green's book was causing waves internationally even at the manuscript stage.
The former accountant, who lives in Warrington, set her story in a modern world of good and bad witches who are living covertly in the modern world and are both afraid of a child called Nathan who is descended from both sides.
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Francesca Dow, the managing director for Penguin children's books, said: "Sally Green is an astounding new talent and I'm delighted that so many overseas publishers have discovered the same enthusiasm for this remarkable debut as we have."
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Ulcers and Tonsils - a link??81 messages in this subject.
I have suffered from recurrent tonsilitus for years, I have also suffered from recurrent mouth ulcers for years. I was wondering if there is any sort of link ie the same basic virus. Does everyone that suffers from mouth ulcers a) still have their tonsils b) suffer with regular tonsilitus?
|Lizzie 12 April 08
|Hi all,
in my case, my tonsils were removed when I was a child and I was thinking whether this is linked with moulth ulcers. A doctor said that without tonsils my inmunity system is weaker.
|John 12 April 08
|An interesting thought.
Although, I still have my tonsils intact, and don't suffer with tonsilitus.
|Dom Walton 13 April 08
|i've had my tonsils out since i was 10 [i'm 25 now] and my ulcers have only gotten worse.
|christine 16 April 08
|my daughter suffers with both ...when she has a bad case of ulcers she also gets tonsilitous .....
|wendy 17 April 08
|Definitely. Glandular Fever too.
|Nick. 17 April 08
|I have had recurrent mouth ulcers for three years now. Prior to that I had ulcers probably 4 times a year. When this problem started I had a new ulcer every day to ever other day. It's gotten better but you're totally right, I do still have my tonsils and I've been wondering if there is a link. In addition, I have noticed pockets of infections within the tonsils that produce foul-smelling, cheese-like formations. Disgusting. I'm wondering if there is a link because I am also getting ulcers on the throat area of the soft palate. Interesting. The other interesting thing is that these ulcers are apparently not contagious yet about a month after this started happening to me, my boyfriend started getting rampant ulcers in his mouth. We've seen many doctors and after full exams, they don't have a clue. They say it's a coincidence, but I think not. We have the same strange problem, and no other symptoms.
|Dani 12 July 08
|i had my tonsils out as a kid and i get ulcers all the time :-(
|It hurts! 18 July 08
|My little girl age 8 has had horrible ulcers for years, also on her tonsils. She had her tonsils removed at xmas and now she gets them on her tonsil scars. They have given her nystan, which works after a couple of days but then they just come back. She cannot walk talk or see either as she had a brain bleed as a baby. Doctors have tried most things but nothing works.They make her miserable, it isnt her diet either because last year she had a gastro tube into her stomach and her diet is the best you can get.
|Angela 1 August 08
|Angela - is your daughter taking diclofenac or ibuprofen following her tonsilectomy? I had this very same problem and ended up being tube fed in hosital, weighing 6 stone because they spread to the the whole of my digestive system. It was wholly down to the drugs - so if she is taking them, stop now! It took me a year to recover but I am now fighting fit and only ever get ulcers when extremely run down - am much better off without my tonsils, so its all worth it in the end!
|Emma 2 August 08
|Wow, I had my tonsils out when I was three and I started getting the "ulcer curse" about mid-teens, I'm now 32 and sitting here right now, I have a really painful ulcer on my lower lip! What is interesting is I also have tonsilitis right now! Obviously they didn't take all my tonsils, or some grew back, 'cause it managed to get itself infected!
Anyway, there might be a link here, having said that, not sure if there is much I can do about it now.
|Anthony 7 August 08
|My son who is 21 has tonsilitis and many ulcers inside his mouth . H e is taking anti biotics. There must be a link re the tonsillitis and ulcers i think.
|Catherine 12 October 08
|I have an ulcer on my tonsil? Has anyone got a tip for treating this? I won't be able to see a dr for several days.
|nick 17 October 08
|I have been getting mouth ulcers for about 4 years now usually on my tongue...started in my early 40s. I just had a biopsy (quite painful) that came back absolutely normal for virus, cancer and bacteria. My doctor is suggesting a tonsillectomy as a "radical" approach to ending my problem. She has had success in a few cases w/ ulcers in children. Our local paper has doctor's columns where people write in for advice and there seems to be @ least one letter per month pertaining to mouth ulcers. I have tried everything, i.e., prescription medication for herpes virus (including Valtrex), acid-reflux med., salt water rinse, changing toothpaste to non-SLS, kiwi, sourkraut, many over the counter meds....I'm @ my wits end. I don't understand why some get relief from these home remedies and others still suffer and research hasn't pinpointed the problem. Anyway, am now pondering tonsillectomy for no other reason than to get rid of these ulcers for good (never had any ulcers on my tonsils)....but now after reading that some of you have had your tonsils removed w/ no relief from the ulcers, maybe not. Anyone wanting to try some home remedies, check out peoplespharamacy.com (I think)
|Kerry October 08 31 October 08
|Ive had bad mouth ulcers for around 20 years, in the last year ive had tonsillitis twice and both times ulcers appeared on my tonsils and my dangly bit at the back of the mouth. Perhaps theres a link. My tonsils are a mess, small craters all over them.
|Stewart 17 November 08
|I had my tonsils out years ago and still suffer really bad ulcers. Sorry!
|ally 17 November 08
|I've suffered with tonsillitis all my life and mouth ulcers are definately linked to them I never get 1 without the other...so so so painful when i get ulcers on my tonsills:(:(
|orla 25 November 08
|i have suffered from mouth ulcers and tonsilitis my whole life. very sore and painful. i had my tonsils out when i was 18 and now being 27 years old i get a mouth full of ulcers every 2 weeks without fail. i have 4 at the moment. aparently is linked with tonsilitis as the mouth still carries the germ and instead of getting tonsilitis i get ulcers.
|mel 28 November 08
|I've had regular ulcers and tonsillitis since I was about 12. When I was 19 I had my tonsils taken out.
4 years later I still get regular ulcers and tonsillitis (well obviously not tonsillitis as I have none, but sore throats.)
|Lee 16 December 08
|My daughter has severe tonsillitus at the moment she also has ulcers on tongue and gums has any body else suffered all of these symptoms at the same time. Any tips on pain relief.
|michelle December 08 18 December 08
|friends, it's all about what you put in to your system. tonsils are gatekeepers on duty - when bad stuff tries to enter, they do their job. for doctors, when problems arise, it's easiest to kill the messenger (and it pays). mouth ulcers... just a sign that conditions in there aren't tip-top: you've had too much of this or not enough of that. for anyone ready to fight their own diet patterns to the extreme for extreme results, please give a listen to victoria boutenko (all books, start with green for life) and gabriel cousins (his 2003 book only - very advanced level, not recommend for starters), then pass your book on to the next person who needs it.
|jm 25 December 08
|I read an article about Sodium Laurel Sulfate, common stuff found in toothpase, and mouthwash. Some people develop allergies to them and then develop mouth ulcers. You should try to look for products without this chemical in them and see if that may be your problem.
|Elaine 10 August 09
|Hi Lizzie
I also suffer from recurrent tonsillitis and the mouth ulcers are killing me( I have 4 at the moment)! I definitely think there might be a link. I'm having them removed soon so I'll keep you posted.
|Shaun 13 August 09
|Hi, I have got tonsilitis. Well, I am asuming so, and I also have ulsers all over my mouth. very very painful :(
|jenna 14 September 09
|Hii, i am 14 and i have hade tonsilitis for nearly three years and just recently i have started get mouth ulcers really bad :( there must be a link somewhere !
|cassia 12 October 09
|Currently suffering with tonsillitis and have in addition now got ulcers on my tongue, gums and lips - they're more painful than the tonsillitis itself!
|Abi 15 March 10
|i got 5 ulcers right now on my tongue(2) gums(1) lips(1) and tonsils (1).eating b complex tabs.BTW if one tab a day doesn't do it,eat 4.
|neeraj 21 April 10
|I have got tonsilitus and glandular fever and I have got all ulcers really bad and very painful
|lynne. 28 April 10
|I've got tonsilitus now and I get it once every couple of years however this is the first time I've got ulcers with it. They are all over my tounge, my gums and my lips. I'm not able to eat and can just about manage to drink water without being in pain. Its vile.
|illgirl 15 May 10
|had tonsillitis 7 times this year and ulcers mainly every time. This time the tonsillitis went away quickly but now i have 10+ ulcers on cheeks, gums tongue!
|Tan 5 July 10
|Have had no tonsils for 28 years but managing to suffer with tonsillitis probably due to over partying. But the tongue and gum ulcers are even worse. First time ever had them. Can't eat with swollen gums :( not happy Jan
|Sickgirl 12 October 10
|taking antibiotics for my toncilitis and now got so many mouth ulsers .painful azz :(
|mike 4 December 10
|AW well i am 48 had Toncilitis many years ago but nothing like this..The mouth Ulcer pain is much worse than the pain in my Toncils.I had to go to the GP on call on Sunday as i felt so ill ,Head ache temprature aches and pains all over my body even my eyes hurt.he gave me Penicillen tabs 500ml 4 times a day and was told to take Paracetamol .i woke up this morning Mon with more ulcers on my tongue cant eat hardly drink.glad i found this forum as it has put my mind at rest about the Ulcers.never heard of the two being linked before.....AGONY>>>>
|Ellie 28 February 11
|Thank goodness its not just me. I have tonsilitis and mouth ulcers. I went to doctor yesterday so started on antibiotics...so throat feels much better, but ulcers are now burning like crazy - and even sting when I drink water! I've had mouth ulcers before, but never anything like this bad. I've never had a bad case of tonsilitis until now.
|crosby 29 March 11
|(Male, age 29) I had pain in swallowing for a day - with fever and fatigue. Then ulcers started .. went to doctor, no viral/bacterial infection was found. Mouth smells, cant swallow my own spit due to pain, cant eat anything solid, drinking liquids is an exercise in pain ... depressed, in pain, dont want to talk to even my wife, living on ibuprofen/antibiotic/Vit B ... Hope end is near !
|Rahul 31 March 11 31 March 11
|(Male, age 29) I had pain in swallowing for a day - with fever and fatigue. Then ulcers started .. went to doctor, no viral/bacterial infection was found. Mouth smells, cant swallow my own spit due to pain, cant eat anything solid, drinking liquids is an exercise in pain ... depressed, in pain, dont want to talk to even my wife, living on ibuprofen/antibiotic/Vit B ... Hope end is near !
|Rahul 31 March 11 31 March 11
|(Male age 23) Suffer from ulcer and tonsilitis all my life. But ulcers in the mouth are the worse. Currently have 5 on my tongue, two on the back of my mouth. and Swollen sensitive gums that bleed...of course..at the same time i have tonsolitis or some strep throat burning sensation. Taking antibiotics licocinin, erthynomin, but they seem to help at a minimal. Been swallowing Ibuprofen to try to minimize the pain, but thats barely working. Wish this hell gets over soon.
|Jeff 7 April 11
|Jeff - It will be over in some time. I got Amoxycillin - 3 times a day for 10 days.
Also, I would suggest gargle with warm water and salt.
|Rahul - M29 11 April 11
|I am 16 and have tonsillitis, bad breath, fever, swollen bleeding gums, tooth ache, tongue ulcers, mouth ulcers and cracked lips. I was wondering if the penicillin I am taking for the tonsillitis (the original infection) will help cure my other symptoms... Does anyone know? Please reply - I've been living on mini milks and magnums for the last week...
|TorturedTonsil 14 August 11
|I am so glad I found this forum! Thought I was some weirdo who is having both. I have been on amoxycillin the past 5 days, didn't work..now and another two different antibiotics. Mouth is a horror. Full of ulcers and even the scan showed the ulcers go down to my throat. My lips are blistered from being cracked and dry. Its miserable and now its comforting to know that others have experienced the same. My gums have all massively swollen up and I cant chew on anything. Wishing this nightmare would end soon. So far ice cream jelly has been my source of food and clear soup.
|Celia in Despair 10 October 11
|(Female, aged 32 years) I am also glad i found this forum. Have been diagnosed with tonsillitus, i have no energy and can't eat or drink as it hurts too much to swallow and the ulcer on the end of my tongue (which is huge), the roof of my mouth (3), under my tongue (2) and on my lips (1) sting like mad. My gums are sore and my teeth ache, I can't even clean my teeth it hurts so much. Have been on antibiotics for 2 days but feel no better. When will this ordeal end? Can't seem to find any relief. My husband has been away for a week and what little energy i have goes on missing food not him, which is awful.
|Badwife 11 October 11
|Wow, I didn't realize so many people had this same connection! I was worried I had some rare issue in regard to my dental/tonsil problems. For anybody reading who is looking for information on what to do with their symptoms (as I was earlier this week while trying to figure out what mess I was in), I'm currently at the end of a very long day where everything was sorted out. But until this afternoon I was on day five of these terrible effects of the illness:
100+ fever
swollen gums
a few mouth ulcers
a throat so sore that I couldn't even swallow my saliva
body aches
I was originally prescribed (on day two) Amoxycillin to cure what the first RN thought was a bad sinus infection, but the sore throat and swollen gums worsened until I could barely talk without crying. Luckily (though I wish I had done it earlier) I decided to rope my dentist and my college's health center together - the dentist looked at my gums, told me to call him in two days if the antibiotic didn't improve the gum situation, and when I did with the news of the awful progression of the swelling he prescribed a second antibiotic to accompany the first and a bottle of vicodin to fight overall pain. Another doctor appointment that day (today actually) went through the standard testing for tonsil related issues (mono, bacteria/viral, strep - all negative), decided it was severe tonsillitis, agreed with the dentist on the second antibiotic of Metronidazole and provided an additional prescription for Magic Mouthwash - seriously the best thing ever created (after vicodin) - completely numbed the sores and my gums. In a few days I have an appointment with the dentist to make sure everything is okay, but other than that I'm starting to feel a turnaround, at least in pain.
That long personal anecdote aside, to answer the first question on connection between tonsillitis and mouth ulcers... the doctor I saw today originally wanted to test my canker sore for herpes until I told her I've suffered from recurring mouth sores my whole life, and so she proceeded to tell me that they may come from something else - like stress, for me. As for what 'causes' canker sores, i.e. a virus or an organism, she specifically said studies are at a complete loss for what exactly makes them appear. The only thing you can do is keep a record and see if they appear at certain times and what you may have eaten/done to perhaps brought them on - like, if stress, did your diet change during this stress? More sugar, more sodium, more fatty foods? In this connection to the tonsillitis, it just so happens that my case may have been brought on by my most recent dental cleaning, during which I found out I was close to the dangerous zone (and am still not completely out) of periodontal disease. The large amount of bacteria in my mouth that was chipped away and flushed throughout my system may have started the infection of my tonsils, which would also explain the severe mouth reaction I had to the tonsillitis - the stress brought on by the whole situation resulting in mouth sores.
|Chris 28 April 12
|I have the same problem. It started with just the Tonsillitis, then my gums start to hurt really bad. Then after that I start getting what I think are cold sores on my lip. Starts with two, now 4. Have another one on the side of my tongue and one more on the tip of my tongue. Im in so much pain!!!! I cant even keep my mouth closed. Went to the clinic yesterday and she prescribed Amoxacillin and some sort of solution that supposed to numb my throat. I can see that the white stuff on my tonsils has started to go away but the pain from my swollen gums is horrendous. I dont know what to do. I hope the swelling from my gums goes away with the amoxacillin. All I can do is hope. I have no insurance and spent the rest of my Christmas shopping money on the consultation and meds yesterday.
|Celene 24 December 12
|(female 19) I started out with tonsillitis and a cold sore, it's now progressed into not one but three cold sores on my mouth, and about 6 mouth ulcers and swollen gums. Never had any of these things before apart from a few mouth ulcers.. I've been prescribed penicillin and it is helping the tonsillitis but I don't know what to do for my mouth.. I've literally never had pain this severe, I can't even talk.
|Lisa 27 March 13
|what an interesting read. Was looking for information too. Both my daughters have had sore throats, glands up, however, not tonsillitis. A couple of days after the sore throat my 5 year old came out with the WORST mouthful of ulcers I have EVER seen. She literally screamed every time she ate or drunk anything.....I'm guessing they were down her throat too! They were also on her lips. I was told they weren't contagious, however, a week later my 3 year old started with a roaring temperature and looking unwell and you guessed it.....ulcers started to appear. I'm a bit confused!
|Kelly 14 April 13
|I have recently have got tonsillitis and my gums and mouth is hurting so bad. I then realised I had ulcers everywhere and my molars were hurting I think my wisdom teeth are coming out but I'm very young to have them pop out. It really annoys me because I can't chew anything so I have to make everything seem like its baby food argh.
|Don't want to say :) 2 September 13
|Oral thrush(blisters on tongue and mouth) can also occur from taking antibiotics for tonsillitis. Try taking a probiotic when taking antibiotics
|Jen 6 October 13
|Ive been on antibiotics since Tuesday, October 8th. It is now Friday, October the 11th. I have a giant ulcer on the end of my tongue, and some others around my mouth. my gums were severely inflamed and swelled Monday. and I couldn't brush my teeth now for a week so i have been using mouth was to kill any germs. Make sure it has no alcohol though. lol... my tongue is slowly getting better as well as my gums and it no longer hurts to swallow anything, thought it does periodically sting to breath or talk. hopefully eating wont be as painful this upcoming Monday. Have a grate rest of your day guys.
|Jasper 11 October 13
|hello there, this started when i work as a call center agent. first its just a sore throat that happens all the time, and then became a terrible tonsillitis. now, it's tonsillitis with mouth sores. i cant even swallow water. and i think antibiotics worsen my condition.
|fae 24 October 13
|hello there, this started when i work as a call center agent. first its just a sore throat that happens all the time, and then became a terrible tonsillitis. now, it's tonsillitis with mouth sores. i cant even swallow water. and i think antibiotics worsen my condition.
|fae 24 October 13
|I have a pet theory about mouth ulcers (whether in the mouth or on the tonsils), and that is that they are connected to the herpes virus. Given that I have had cold sores and mouth ulcers all my life (and right now have a burning mouth and an ulcer on one of my tonsils) and that I don't get them any where near as often when I Valtrex (for herpes) at a preventative dose, I am inclined to think they are related. Anyone else make this connection?
|Morag October 2013 28 October 13
|I've been getting chronic tonsillitis most of my life and don't ever remember getting mouth sores or ulcers until this time. I have a sore jaw, painful, bleeding gums, ulcers on the sides of my mouth a huge puss filled weepy sore on top of my lip and a dirty great pimple on my tongue. My only thought is that it's because my Dr. used a different antibiotic on me...?
|Alana 23 January 14
|Would be really helpful if people could re post after the problem has gone to give readers a good idea of how long this lasts, I got tonsillitis on the Sunday and took paracetamol, Because I had shivers and sweats just thought I had a cold, It became apparent to me by Tuesday that toncilitus was the problem but already had the mouth ulcers BEFORE I got to the GP.
So I figure it is either a reaction to the paracetamol, or can just rock up with a bad case of Tonlcilitus.
Hope I can find this forum again and update you. I intend now to cut out all painkillers.
|GH 9 March 14
|UPDATE..ok here we are day 10. This is the first day I have been able to eat normal food and it is still a bit sore, I did cut out the paracetamol, but still used minimum ibuprofen and washed my mouth out with salt water every few hours, this helped a lot. 2 teaspoons to a pint of water.
Multiple mouth ulcers are really painful, eating is almost impossible without loads of pain, like chewing razor blades.
Intemd to keep using the salt water mouthwash until it is clear. Hope this report was helpful.
|GH 11 March 14
|Hey. I had flu like symptoms for 2 days then a really sore throat, mouth ulcers and terrible gums. I can't eat anything solid. How long does this take to go away? Please help. Will I have to see a dentist for my gums?
|Kirsty 3 May 14
|Only read like the first few of these comment and having the exact same problem, I had an ulcer on my gum and I started feeling really ill but I still went to school (I'm 14). I did not get on well and was sick in the toilets. The next day my throat started hurting too and a cold sore was forming on my lip. I went to the doctors and was told I had a severe case of tonsillitis (this is the first time I've had it). Since then more ulcers have hurendous up all at the back line of my gums behind my front teeth and blisters and ulcers all on my tounge that really hurt and my cold sore is really bad and yellow and pussey. I cannot eat anything and haven't eaten in 3 days :(
|Megan Birch 14 June 14
I have had tonsillitis numerous times in my life. Despite having had it more than 6 times in one year (the exceeded amount), my doctor has been sure that they should not be removed. Last week I developed tonsillitis after not having had it for about a year. Unfortunately, it developed into streptococcus and then became a quinsy. I had to go through an operation to have all the fluid drained from my throat, and I'm finally on the mend. However, I have now developed a gum infection (i.e numerous mouth ulcers around my back teeth) - I would ignore it but it's become significantly worse over night. Does anyone know if my medication for my other problem should heal this too? Thanks
|Fran 19 August 14
|I've had bad mouth ulcers my whole life but none since my tonsillectomy.
|justme 31 August 14
|This is the first time that I have had tonsillitis and mouth ulsers and I can say it is the worst pain I have ever been in.
I can't swallow my own saliva. Can't eat hot food. Can't drink cold water it has to be room temperature. I'm on antibiotics and have been for 2 days. My symptoms started by just a swore throat and temperature of 39.9'C then the next day come all the mouth ulsers as well as tonsillitis.
My advice.
Take some pain medicine (australia=panadol)
Drink lots and lots of water at room temp so it doesn'thurt to swallow it as much
And try to eat lot or soft foods,cut into tiny tiny pieces,to keep your energy up.
(Jelly is a good choice as well as soup at room temperature)
Hope my pain & your pain goes away soon.
|Tonsils & ulsers suck 19 September 14
|This all started on Tues 2nd. Have a ridiculous job which has left me v rundown and on Tuesday I had a couple of small ulcers on my tongue and a slightly swelling of my glands. Nothing major - this happens to me when I'm run down.mi just take it easy for a while. Wed, not much change in the morning but by the end of the day all my lower gums had swollen as if my wisdom tooth was playing up, small ulcers broke out on my lips, mouth felt v warm and my glands were quite painful. Thus, felt like I'd taken a good smack to the head! Lots or small ulcers all round the edge and under my tongue and the ones on my lips has got considerably bigger and were whitefish. All my gums were sore like on fire and bled and stung if I touched them. Glands still sore and 'wisdom tooth' pain increased but no sore throat or problem swallowing. Mainly just ulcer problem. Fri: oh dear lord the pain! Dribbled a lot during the night and woke up with v sore throat. Every swallow was like swallowing glass. Ulcers were ridiculous. Everything I described on thurs, but worse. Lips has swollen up giving me quite the trout pout! Mouth was on fire! Never been in so much pain. V high temp and increased heart rate and about 12 small really ichy spots on my arms and legs (putting that down to the high temp)
Since the Tues have been to see various pharmacists and doctors who have all said the same thing - you're run down and it will get worse. Fabulous! A doctor said to me on Wed, when you feel your throat get worse come back and we'll be able to treat it. Friday morning I when to the doctors again he prescribed phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin basically) on 2 tablets 4 times a day for 10 days and some Fuciden cream for the ulcers on my lips. The tablets should have an affect within a few days and he said there was nothing they could do about the ulcers bar dental mouthwash and salt water.
I've never had tonsillitis before so didn't really know what was coming but I have had chronic ulcers once before and have never been so miserable. The two together are making me despair. It's 5am Sat morning and I don't know what to do with my self. As other people have said, can't even swallow my own spit. Haven't eaten anything proper in days or held a conversation with anyone. Mainly through shear pain and partly because I am v aware of my horrific breath. I can't brush my teeth just using a combination of cordysyl (probably spelt wrong!) and salt water. The dental mouthwash really burns so scared of using it too much
Sorry about this garbled message and any typos or grammar problems: I also have a sterling bout of conjunctivitis which means I can't see too well either. Lovely. Will keep this updated in case anyone else is going through this shite too!
|Miserableat5am 4 October 14
|i also had tonsilitis but this time it became worse, i had fever for almost a week and then after that i lost my voice and was not able to come to work for almost 3 days. i had to take in higher dosage of medicine for almost a week but up until today my tonsils were still swollen. Doctor's even advise me to have my tonsils removed but i'm hoping and thinking not to and still trusting my medicine and prayers...
|christine 23 March 15
|First time ever with tonsillitis and also have sores on the underside and side of my tongue, only on the right. My right gland and the right side of my throat were also in more pain than the left, so luckily if I need to chew food I can do so slowly on that side. Antibiotics (26 tablets of phenoxymethylpenicillin) have made the sore throat completely go away, but the sores are painful as ever.
They make eating difficult, so can't take ibuprofen to help with the pain, so can't eat easily... I've just stuck to paracetamol, which doesn't do that much.
High levels of fatigue, fell asleep almost collapsing yesterday about 4-5 hours earlier than usual, but waking up to the pain of the ulcers about 6-7 hours earlier than usual, and once in the night. Fell asleep again after around 5 hours and got an extra couple hours sleep, which was nice.
Developed pain in the wrists, probably from high-levels of use on the computer/games since I started taking the antibiotics.
Hopefully the big ulcer goes away soon so I can eat easier and manage to talk, it's much bigger and much more painful and is in almost constant contact with my teeth thanks to its positioning so I'm almost always in pain. I also believe that it got cut open due to its placement and interaction with my teeth, making it much more painful than the others. If I touch it with my finger, it burns quite badly.
Salt water seemed to ease the pain a little bit for an hour or two, mouthwash and orange juice just cause severe pain. Tea has been my saving grace, being almost painless to drink for whatever reason, as well as yoghurt being almost painless to eat.
This also came on after a trip to the dentists for a thorough clean, so other users who've said that might be on to something. Mouth hygiene is something I've been lacking due to depression, but I'll be sure to keep it up after this ordeal's over. No more tonsillitis and ulcers if I can help it, this is mighty painful and the hunger isn't so fun, either!
I'll try to update this when 1) the pain starts to die down and then 2) when the ulcers start to actually disappear.
|Joe - Post 1 13 July 15
|Next 'morning' (went to bed at 4am, woke at 1PM) and the pain from my ulcers have reduced dramatically, as well as their size. Yesterday I did a salt water mouth wash, ate yoghurt and stuck to my antibiotics, if anyone wants to know what I took.
The pain is still there, but much less severe. I imagine they will be gone fully in 2-3 days, about a week after they first appeared.
|Joe - Post 2 13 July 15
|has tonsilitus for 11yrs usually twice a year at deaths door with it every time took a week to clear with peniciilen vk antibiotics had tonsillectomy in 2001 never had it for 6 yrs after that then I developed quincy I had no mouth ulcers no bleeding gums or anything like that just severe tonsiltus but yes I think there is a link to the herpes virus wether it be oral or what
|mandy 26 9 2015 26 September 15
|Hi, i started to develop a sore throat last tuesday, i then woke up wednesday morning with what i thought to be a sore throat and a headache. I then learned that in fact it was my glands which where swollen, this created an issue for me as is still had to go to work, however, by the thursday evening i was in agony, i was finding it hard to swollow and my glands felt even more swollen than before. I eventually got sent home from work as i was told i was unfit to work. Managed to book an emergency doctors appointment for the friday morning. Doctor took my blood pressure, and my temperature. My temperature had peaked up to above what it should be. she looked at my tonsils and noticed i have white blobs on them. She prescribed me with Penicillin V Potassium as i am pregnant so they had to be careful which type of antibiotic to prescribe to me. it is now sunday evening and i have been taking these since friday afternoon and i have no relief what so ever, the pain is still just as bad and i have developed a large amount of ulcers in my mouth. Im stressed out as im not able to eat properly which then makes me worry about the health of my unborn baby. I dont know what to do
|Chantelle 23 November 15
|I'm 28, haven't had tonsillitis since the second grade. But I've got it now and with the mouth ulcers and blisters. To make matters worse, I also have three bad teeth, molars, that lost their fillings and they are also aching. I haven't had the time or the money to go to the dentist or the doctor.
Can't eat, drink, and even sleep.
|mike 17 February 16
|I'm in the same boat as everyone else here, got tonsillitis at the moment and a mouth full of ulcers (about 20 of them, on my tongue, cheeks, inside of lip.....) as well as the white ulcers on my tonsils. Drinking water isn't as painful now as it was on day 1-3 of tonsillitis but the ulcers are just the worst, can only drink soup and juice through a straw and even eating yoghurt is agonising. I want to know why is this the only place online I am finding any link between tonsillitis and mouth ulcers, especially so many of them? I often get ulcers but never this many of them! Would like to know if it's down to reduced immunity or what? Lists of tonsillitis symptoms don't seem to say anything about mouth ulcers? It's only because I've found this message board that I'm glad I'm not the only one! Wishing everyone a speedy recovery from the misery of tonsillitis and ulcers!!!!
|Helen 22 March 16
...Well I think I just found the cause for me..........are you taking lots of ibuprofen to help with the swelling and inflammation of the tonsillitis? Ibuprofen is well known to cause mouth ulcers apparently! That's it, no more ibuprofen for me, natural anti-inflammatories like turmeric or something now :/ The pain of these ulcers has been worse than the tonsillitis! I'm sure it can't be the cause for everyone but worth considering if you're taking ibuprofen. Heal soon everyone!
|Helen 22 March 16
|So glad I found this. I've got tonsillitis and have been prescribed antibiotics. Started taking them on Thursday and by Saturday I had a mouth full of small ulcers. Tiny ones but about 100 of them! So painful, all over my lips, tongue, roof of mouth and inside my cheeks. I thought the tonsillitis was bad but this is so much worse. I'm just drinking cooled chamomile tea as its the only thing that seems to sooth it. Have stared using salt water but it's agonising. Feels better after but it's so painful using it as a mouth wash.
Will go back to the doctors tomorrow and see what they say. Horrible x
|Katrina 10 April 16
|Hi, i'm 39 and have suffered with mouth ulcers all my life. I've brought every over the counter product and have had every prescribable product off my doctor and nothing works. For the last 6 months i've began to get a sore throat with the monthly ulcer bout and at the moment i'm on antibiotics for a nasty throat infection, which feels like i'm swallowing razor blades but still have mouth uckers in both sides under my tongue. It makes eating and drinking horrendous and life is miserable at the monent. I'm going to my doctor on thursday to demand blood tests to get to the bottom of it as i'm totally fed up.
|Jo Woodhouse 17 April 16
|Here's what I've learned about canker sores. They are a skin ulcer that's starts at a skin break. Skin breaks are common in your mouth . The ulcer is formed by different parts of your immune system attacking each other thinking they are foreign invaders. The result is a canker sore . The canker sore is a symptom. The symptom can be treated with cortisone . I Raven use liquid topical cortisone which is gross but works . There is a prescribed version . Also more info can be found on the mayo clinic site. Some day I hope someone will find cure . I happened upon this discussion in hopes to find a link between tonsils which are one of your defense systems and cankers . I believe I did. Good luck In you research
|Dave 17 April 16
|I have had similar issues. I had a fever from Sunday with sore throat Monday. Went the Dr Monday since then been taking penicillin. It's now Thursday and I've had limited improvement in the tonsilitis , but I have developed what must be 15 small ulcers, mainly around my gum lines especially behind top teeth and roof of the mouth. Needless to say it's horrendous and uncomfortable.
|John 18 August 16
|I am even suffering from tonsilitis since a week. It started on Monday with mild fever and within a day was not able to drink water even. Visited the doctor the next day evening and it was told it's all becz of tonsilitis. At the same day even addressed some 20 mouth ulcers in the upper jaw inner side and even the lower jaw. Took antibiotic , paracetamol and betadine solution to gargle not more than 3-4 times a day. After four day the tonsillitis got cured but atleast 25% pain left with but these mouth ulcers have became deadliest. I am dying with its pain and splitting of mouth saliva in every 2-3 minutes is suffering me a lot. Please let me know how to cure these and how long will it persists
|Sukanth 10 September 16
|My idea is this: most people have oral herpes, which causes blisters/ulcers in the mouth. It tends to flare up when the body is stressed. Having tonsillitis puts a lot of strain on the immune system, which may give the herpes virus the chance to flare up at that time
|5438 18 September 16
|Gr8!!!read most of your stories and could relate with each one of you out here....it feels like a part of family here....m also fighting with severe tonsillitis and mouth ulcers(covered my tounge,sides of mouth and fully upper teeths gum) since 4 days....still no respite from it...and mind you am a gym freak so you can very well understand what I must have been going through.....and I can't live without chicken which makes my cravings a bit higher at the hunger level....this is the first time I am going through any of this sort......I m so depressed right now....dnt know when will I get over this mess and my life be normal again....wish you all speedy recovery....tc guys... remember this is just a phase, will pass.....just stay strong ....
|Vivek 18 November 16
stop searching for pictures of mouth ulcers and tonsillitis on google images. it doesn't help, and it will only make you more stressed out. Those pictures are the worst case scenarios, yours is probably only mild. More stress means more mouth ulcers.
If you are currently suffering from tonsillitis and mouth ulcers, i know it's painful but it will pass. Just try to survive the first few days and you're good.
There is a big connection within mouth ulcers and tonsillitis. The usual scenario is that, first you'll have tonsillitis and then you'll have bouts of mouth ulcers right? yes. there are two possible reasons why it happens.
a. Your immune system is compromised by the bacteria that invaded your throat and tonsils. It burdens the system. As a result, your immune system is busy fighting the bacteria, so the herpes simplex (virus that causes your mouth ulcers) is left unchecked. That is why they proliferate in your lips, tongue, gums, mouth etc. The virus can be transmitted through sharing of food, utensils, plates, drinking bottle, etc. It is unavoidable as we as a human is a social being.
b. The ANTIBIOTICS you are taking is also indirectly causing you mouth ulcers. One of the side effects of antibiotics is mouth ulcers. Why? that's because the antibiotics is killing all the flora and fauna in your mouth, esophagus, throat and all over your body. As a result, even the good bacteria is killed. It cannot prevent now the bacteria/virus that causes your mouth ulcer.
*but take note! DO NOT STOP taking your antibiotics. IF you don't finish your meds, the bacteria will come back stronger. And you will have bigger problems because they are now resistant to antibiotics, thanks to you. Worst is you might pass this to other humans. So try to be a good human and do the rest of humanity a favor, do not stop taking your doctor prescribed antibiotics.
So survive the first few days. Eat well. Take vitamins, meds. Drink plenty of water to keep your kidney working properly. Get plenty of rest..and pray.
You will survive this, and you will post your story here.
Kindly repost this every few weeks to give new comers a good answer
|CHRISTIAN from PHILIPPINES 20 April 17
|Hi All,
29 year old male, currently recovering from tonsillitis and ANUG (server gum infection). Guys firstly i must say this has been the most painful situation i have ever experienced. I am still not fully recovered but i thought i would share my journey. Was feeling feverish at work so booked doctors for a same day appointed where i was perscribed a 10 day course onf antibiotics. Day 2 started to delovop sores all around my gums. Day 3 gums felt like they were on fire, tried mouth wash, salt water all throughtout the day in an attempt to get rid of pain and sores. I attended an emergency dentist where i was told i have a gum infection known as ANUG also know and Trench Mouth. I was then prescibed another course of antibiotics to take alongside the ones prescribed for the tonsillitis. The agonising pain left it impossible for me to eat anything. I battled though 2 days just eating 1 baby jar of apple pudding per day alongside water. Still in pain i went to another dentist whom also prescribed me with an anti inflammatory mouth wash called BENZYDAMINE alongside an antibacterial mouth wash CHLORHEXIDINE. I was also prescribed a steroid tablet known as HYDROCORTISONE which is place on ulcers around the mouth until disolved. My dentist has been tremendous as they opened the surgery just for me which i am most grateful. I am still not fully recoved but i am now on the road to recovery. I have never took time out to write on a forum but having googled what i was going throught for 4 days straight I thought id share the medicines etc that i have been treated with.
Hope someone benefits or relates to my experience and i wish everyone a speedy recovery. I literally empathise with what you are going through.
Kind regards
|Warren 22 May 17
|I have had the most horrendous mouth ulcers this week, which came a few days after tonsillitis. I was 4days into my penicillin script , and starting too see some improvement, when the ulcers started. By the next morning I had enormous mouth swelling and sever pain; no food, no drink, no sleep. I went back to my doctor who presecribwd me Prednisone, an oral steroid. Only one tablet in and I'm already feeling relief. Prednisone can be pretty intense (look up the side effects), my doctor has recommended I take it for no more than 4days. My doctor also said the ulcers are most likely related to a virus that may have also lead to my tonsillitis. Hope this helps someone!!
|Gen 22 July 17
|Take a multi B vitamin regularly to help heal mouth ulcers, and keep oral hygiene top-top. I don't know a home cure for tonsillitis, and I have suffered from both for years.
|Cindy C 25 July 17
|Hi I'm 37 and for the last 2 years I get tonsillitis every couple of months . This time it started Xmas eve :( I tried my best not let it ruin my Xmas. But couldn't eat or drink it's awful . I have decided this time not to have antibiotics , as I usually do and it does clear quicker . But my doctor says they can lower ur immune system . So with been off work anyway decided to ride it out with paracetamol, ibuprofen and lozenges. It's now day 5 and my upper gums are covered in ulcers . An tbh they are just as painful if not worse . Thank the Lord for parecetomal that's all's I can say ! Worst Xmas ever
|Kate 28 Dec 17 28 December 17
|Hi, Im 23 and currently suffering from tonsillitis for the first time. Had severe fever for 5 days, days 3 of fever and the razor blade throat kicked in. Was not able to swallow let alone drink or eat ! Also a type 1 diabetic so its been a challenge managing it all! Wisdom teeth are coming through and have cut the crap out of my gums and side of cheek so thats made eating worse. And after 1 day of penicillin the ulcers started ! Agree with you all they are pretty much more torturous than the sore throat! I think the ulcers have a lot to do with the antibiotics and painkillers, but also the fever and the dehydration I believe definitely play apart in causing these ulcers to come about. Never been sick like this before. Speedy recovery to all !
|Chantel 27 January 18
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Contingent workers have always served as the bookends to economic cycles: They're the first to feel the brunt of job cutbacks in a recession and the first to be called back to work as business starts showing signs of renewed vigor. But the role contingent labor plays in a corporate workforce strategy may be poised for a new and far more vital role as the economy revs up again.
Stung by massive and disruptive layoffs that accompanied the latest recession, companies are starting to rethink the way they get work done. This has brought a renewed focus on contingent workers, who can be quickly added or cut to meet demands. That's the conclusion of a recent report by labor law firm Littler Mendelson. It predicts that contingent labor could rise to as much as 30 to 50 percent of the entire U.S. workforce, triple the average of 13 percent that a Staffing Industry Analysts survey estimated it to be in 2008.
"Something really remarkable is happening," says Garry Mathiason, vice chairman of Littler Mendelson in San Francisco. "The world is starting to change." In the future, he says, companies will likely make wider use of staffing methods similar to those practiced by the film industry. There, entire crews of contingent production workers are assembled for a movie, then disbanded once it is finished. Littler is so convinced that the trend will pan out that it has formed a new contingent workforce unit that will focus on advising clients of legal issues involving contingent labor. The law firm figures that the increasing appetite for contingent workers will present a host of new issues for corporations—particularly human resources departments.
Others are watching for trends in contingent worker use as the recovery gains traction but say it is difficult to predict what labor market changes may take place.
"I think that it is a little bit early to tell if there is a fundamental shift going on," says Barry Asin, chief analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts, a research firm that covers the contingent workplace. (Staffing Industry Analysts is owned by Workforce Management parent Crain Communications.) "I do think that we have had an unprecedented decline in the use of temporary and contingent workers over the last year or two, which is exactly what it is supposed to be doing."
One measure of how the contingent workforce has reacted to the recent economic swings so far comes from the American Staffing Association, which tracks trends among staffing companies that provide contingent and temporary workers to others. The number of people placed by staffing firms fell by a third, dropping from about 3 million in 2007 to about 1.9 million in the second quarter of 2009.
That number has been rising since the end of June and was up by more than 8 percent by early September. ASA vice president Steve Berchem says staffing companies are watching the early rise, wondering whether it is simply the usual post-recession rebound or something more.
"Some clients of our staffing firms are saying they are going to use more temporary and contract labor," Berchem says. "And even if their clients are not talking about it, many staffing firms are expecting more clients to do that."
Tom Hart, executive vice president of client management and talent acquisition at Veritude, a Boston-based staffing company, says that while the evidence so far is inconclusive as to whether a shift of the magnitude Littler predicts is under way, he senses that something major may be brewing.
"I would tend to believe what Littler is saying, but I don't know that I have seen it in the actual statistics," Hart says. "I am pretty sure it is heading in the direction they are talking about."
The right ratio
Veritude conducted a survey this year of corporate views on hiring in the post-recession period, polling companies with at least 2,000 employees. Of those who responded, 80 percent were in human resources positions. Of those polled, only 3 percent planned to revert to the staffing model they used before the recession. The biggest group—38 percent—said they planned to use a hybrid model that combines some pre-recession methods with new ones. Companies said they were looking for ways to maintain leaner and more efficient workforces. When asked about contingent workers, 33 percent said that temporary workers help provide flexibility when cuts need to be made, and an additional 30 percent said those workers can help handle fluctuations in workloads.
One point observers of the labor scene agree on is that use of contingent workers will continue to vary widely from company to company, depending on individual needs and operations.
For example, Mark Manichiello, director of global employment and human resources at Akamai Technology, an Internet services company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, says he has a basic target of using contingent workers for 10 percent of the company's workforce, and he says it is unclear to him whether the ratio could effectively be increased.
"I believe that the way to approach it is to try to find a threshold that makes sense for a company," Manichiello says. "About 10 percent makes sense for us. That allows you flexibility if things change. Much more beyond that, I think you are getting into cost issues and long-term challenges. Anything less than that and I'm not sure you are using the power that it can bring."
Mathiason says the ratio of permanent to contingent workers depends on the definition of "contingent." The ASA defines contingent workers as temps provided by staffing firms, and bases its statistics on that. But some companies may directly hire temporary workers without using staffing firms. Other companies might hire workers under short-term contracts to complete specific projects, and those too could be defined as contingent workers. Mathiason says that under some definitions, part-time employees whose work hours vary according to need are considered contingent workers.
Companies that tend to engage in a large number of projects, such as engineering firms, will continue to be leaders in the use of contingent workers, Mathiason says, while industries that depend on steady, repeatable tasks—retailers, for example—will likely continue to rely on temporary workers to fill special needs such as seasonal work.
Joanie Ruge, senior vice president of staffing company Adecco Group North America, says one element that may influence the pace and direction of hiring in the recovery is the way jobs were cut during the recession. Ruge says that companies seemed to cut much faster and deeper during this recession than previous ones, quickly moving past contingent workers into core permanent jobs.
Those cuts reflected a desire by corporate leaders to react more quickly to economic shifts and limit the potential economic harm from a deep downturn. That same logic may result in a broader use of contingent workers as hiring picks back up, since contingent workers are easier to cut if the recovery proves to be less than solid. Ruge says she is hearing increasing talk among corporate executives about the possibility of raising the percentage of contingent workers to 20 or even 30 percent of their workforces.
"We work with many Fortune 500 executives, and what we see in our conversations with them is that they really want flexibility with their workforces," she says. "It is starting to become one of the most important initiatives and priorities as they look to future planning and forecasting. They want to be able to ramp up or scale back based on business needs. I think we will see that more, especially after this recession, where companies had to lay off so much of their workforces."
Contingents at all levels
Companies are not just looking to use more contingent workers for lower-skilled jobs; they want to expand into higher-level positions as well, Ruge says. "More and more we are seeing requests for professional skills: engineers, information technicians, health care workers, specialists in accounting and finance. Companies are starting to look at really using a portion of contingent labor in even the more highly skilled positions."
In making its prediction of the contingent labor upswing, Littler relied on a multiyear research project at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called "Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century." The MIT study predicted a broad shift toward contract and contingent work that would be aided by the emergence of social networking groups such as Facebook and LinkedIn that enable individuals with similar talents and skills to connect and share job prospects. "Before Facebook and MySpace, lack of community was a central problem," Mathiason says. "Your whole life revolved around your employer. If you changed your job, you changed your life. Take contract workers now. They end the project, and their friends and community go with them to the next one."
While social networking might facilitate the growth of the contingent workforce, there is one stumbling block that is keeping more workers from joining its ranks: health insurance. Many contract workers have depended on health insurance from a spouse who has a permanent job that includes health benefits. Some staffing agencies offer health plans that workers can buy.
But many of those spouses lost coverage as a result of layoffs, and the coverage offered through a staffing agency might not be affordable or comprehensive enough as a primary source of health coverage. If the reform efforts in Washington make health insurance more available and affordable to those without traditional full-time employment, it could spur more workers to choose the contingent route, Mathiason says.
So what should a human resources leader be doing now to ensure that an organization is ready to handle a larger share of contingent workers? Mathiason says the first thing to do is get a handle on the current size of a company's contingent workforce, how those workers are being used and the quality of service provided by staffing vendors. The next step is planning for how contingent workers might best be used in a corporate workforce in the future, and how best to integrate any expanded use of temporary workers into the company.
Akamai's Manichiello says that what HR also needs to realize is that the contingent workforce can often be the source of future corporate leaders. Manichiello points out that he started with Akamai as a contract recruiter and worked his way into his current leadership role.
"I am always looking for the opportunity to use contingent workers where it makes sense," he says.
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Hestan Outdoor warrants to the original purchaser that the stainless steel grill body, DiamondCut cooking grates and warming rack, stainless steel Trellis burners, sear burner and rotisserie infrared burner are free from defects in material and workmanship for the Lifetime of the original purchaser. The spit rod, briquette trays, manifolds, gas valves and sealed burner assemblies are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of five (5) years and Hestan Outdoor will repair or replace defective parts (excluding labor and shipping).
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- Signature Colors Available
- Made in the USA
- Loaded with patented pending innovative features
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In all of my years in this industry, I have to say Hestan has some of the most truly unique, innovative features, with practical benefits that I've never seen.
You will notice these innovations, as soon as you lift the lid. The Spring-assisted Horizon hood lifts with ease, and can stay balanced in any position. Besides being just plain cool, this also keeps the grill lid from ever slamming shut and allows you to keep an eye on things while grilling.
Hestan grills also feature motion activated Stadium under hood halogen lighting, which lights up every time you lift the lid. Not only is it great for nighttime grilling, but you will never have to worry about accidentally leaving the lights on, because they turn off when the lid is closed.
Cook like a pro with the Salamander positioned ceramic infrared top burner, which provides intense heat that delivers 12,500 to 18,000 BTU's. Not only is this the burner that cooks your food on the rotisserie, but also doubles as a restaurant style broiler, which can be quicker and more efficient than broiling in an oven.
To use this burner for broiling or finishing, simply put your food on the lasered DiamondCut 5/16" stainless steel warming rack. It's tough enough to handle the intense heat of the top burner, without warping. This versatile rack can be placed in one of 3 positions, depending on if you want your food closer or further away from the top burner. When not in use, the rack can be easily folded down at the back of the grill, which is a smart storage feature.
The rotisserie system is an ultra quiet, concealed, motorized chain driven system, which can hold up to 50 pounds, and always stays perfectly balanced. When your done with your rotisserie, store your rod behind the back panel, another great storage feature.
Hestan are all made using 304 grade stainless steel and feature a heavy gauge welded body construction. Maintain the perfect flame with the precision control of the 321 grade stainless steel Trellis tubular style burners, which are lit with hot surface glowing ignition. Based on 500 hours of 3rd party testing, Hestan found the 321 Stainless Steel to be the most durable material for their Trellis burners. Hestan grills are available with all Trellis burners, or with an installed, ceramic infrared sear burner in place of one of the Trellis burners.
I really love the lasered, DiamondCut 5/16″ stainless steel cooking grates. The extra wide grids allows for more surface area to contact your food, which means more flavor and caramelization. The cooking grates also feature smart finger holes in the corners, which makes them easy to flip, allowing for easy cleaning. Underneath the grates you will find symmetrical flip-to-clean radiant trays with ceramic briquettes, enclosed in Stainless Steel. These help to provide even heat distribution, and burn off the underside, while exposing the clean side.
Hestan Gas Grills have a unique style that is truly different from the competition. These luxury grills feature a Marquise accented control panel and hood handle, commercial grade end caps, and die cast control knobs. These features, along with others, compliment the beauty, durability, and craftsmanship, that you get with a Hestan Gas Grill.
Hestan Gas Grills typically come stocked in stainless steel, however, they offer an array of Signature Colors to give your outdoor grill a uniqueness like no other. Call our experts if interested in ordering any of the Signature Colors.
Things To Consider:
While the ceramic briquette flame tamers are great for even heat distribution, I did notice a bit more flare up than I would have hoped for.
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You want a feature packed, luxury grill, that is Made in the USA, with Signature Color Options to choose from.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 20 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
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Brooklyn Battery Works is a United States based leading supplier, manufacturer, and distributor of consumer household batteries and flashlights. In addition Brooklyn Battery Works is one of the leading manufacturers of private label products for many major retailers worldwide. Products include alkaline, heavy duty, hearing aid, silver oxide, coin cell, NiCD, NiMH, and lithium photo batteries.
We are about to relase a major marketing campaign using our own label and would like to have developed innovative, creative, fresh, and "out of the box" designs for the various retail battery packages we plan to sell.
Mass market retailers with an overly crowded space in the Battery market who are looking for something innovative and creative in both package design and attractive eye-catching design graphics.
We need you to design the retail packaging and artwork for AA, AAA, C, D, and 9V battery products. The initial package designs will be for a 2 pack and a 4 pack of each battery type. Eventually, we will be creating packaging for different quantity battery configurations but would like to use the same artwork. We would like the designer to use the existing Duracell packaging as a model for these packages with very similar and bold eye-catching designs for the artwork and text. We will be supplying you with both our company logo and the product logos that must be incorporated into the designs of the packages. We will also be supplying you with required text that must be incorporated on the front and back of all of the packages.
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'American Reunion' Review – The Pie's Slightly Stale, But the Heaping Side of Nostalgia Helps
Posted on Friday, April 6th, 2012 by Angie Han
As someone who was roughly the same age as the American Pie gang when the first film dropped — and who then followed the group through 2001's American Pie 2 and 2003's American Wedding — I'm finding it tough to separate American Reunion from the haze of nostalgia surrounding it. But that's part of the point, of course. Much like an actual reunion, American Reunion exists for no other reason than to check back in with the East Great Falls Class of '99. While it falls flat as a standalone film, for fans of the series, the pleasure of spending time with familiar faces once more outweighs the movie's many flaws.


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New Minnesota Law Will Make It Easier to Recycle Paint
FRIDLEY, Minn. (AP) - A new Minnesota law will make it easier for homeowners to recycle used paint.
Guidelines that take effect next summer will create a network of hardware and paint stores that accept old paint for free, then ship it to approved processing sites.
Reports say the new rules will shift the cost of paint waste onto manufactures instead of counties, which currently old house paint from consumers and sometimes charge a fee for every can or bucket they take.
Paint manufacturers will begin paying a hazardous waste assessment fee to cover the cost of recycling old latex paint and converting oil-based paint into industrial fuel.
The state estimates that 700,000 gallons of paint get recycled annually, while another 500,000 sit in dusty basements or illegally wind up in landfills.


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Influential Costa Rican women, past and present and future
March is the official month when women's lives are celebrated, although many would argue celebration should take place every day of the year. In Costa Rica, women have played important roles in literature, science, politics, sports and more. Here are just a few of them and their stories.


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Fairy tales in French animation
Graphic arts grad students and young fans of multi-culti fairy tales are the most likely audiences for "Tales of the Night,'' the new — and somewhat disappointing — animated wonder from French visionary Michel Ocelot. Ocelot was last seen in these parts with 2006's "Azur & Asmar,'' a story of young princely frenemies that had the stately dazzle of an illuminated manuscript. "Tales,'' which (as the title suggests) is an "Arabian Nights''-style omnibus, has similarly eye-bending backgrounds but a creatively monochromatic foreground that comes to feel like a limitation.
In an abandoned cinema in an unnamed city, a teenage boy and girl join with an aging narrator to write and direct original stories set in different countries and historical eras. There's a touch of the old "Mr. Peabody'' cartoons to the setup, with a magic costume gizmo that zaps the two kids with appropriate clothes and hairstyles before sending them back in the Wayback Machine of their imaginations.
The tales unfold in medieval Europe, the Caribbean islands, the Aztec Empire, Africa, and Tibet, and while the narratives are original in detail they draw from classic folklore's resonant storehouse of characters and plot lines. Here be dragons and princesses (both conniving and constant), resourceful young adventurers and changeling maidens, ogres and magic men.
Here, too, are painterly settings that bloom with incandescent colors and patterns that are almost fractal in their accumulated detail. Art and design aficionados will be beside themselves as they sort out Ocelot's influences; the Tibetan landscapes inspired by the work of the early-20th-century Russian painter Nicholas Roerich are a particular joy.
But Ocelot's decision to draw all the characters in the tradition of Indonesian shadow puppetry — cut-out silhouettes whose only visible details are the whites of their eyes — is an artistic gamble that doesn't fully pay off. The background colors and designs are so intense, even hyperreal, that you may find yourself drawn to the settings more than the action. The repetitive nature of the stories adds to the general air of brilliant monotony. "Tales of the Night'' was shot in 3-D and it's very possible that the film's visual layers pop into greater dramatic relief when seen in that format; the Museum of Fine Arts, unfortunately, will be showing a flat print.
The MFA will also be alternating dubbed and subtitled versions; check the website if you don't want to end up reading aloud to your kids. You should take them anyway, especially if they have a taste for the unusual in their picture books and fairy tales. As with "Azur & Asmar,'' images from "Tales of the Night'' are suitable for framing. It's just that the new film doesn't quite make it out of the museum.


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"Study your history, whoever don't, I pity the fool like Mr. T.", boomed out of the JBL L Series Floorstanding Speakers and the grin on my face could be seen from the floor below. As MF DOOM's quirky, syncopated flow continued to assault my eardrums I couldn't help but notice that a certain ironic, poetic justice was being played out before my eyes.
The L Series from JBL premiered early 2006 to critical acclaim, and while the year is clearly 2010 it's always nice to revisit the classics. Not only was the buttery sound being delivered by these monumental floorstanding speakers reminding me of that, but the vocal accompaniment from the Mad Villain himself brought the whole message home.
While we were forced to fill in the blanks around these two 42 x 10 x 15 inch floorstanding models, the sound reviewed is only that of the L890CHs. Before jumping into the quality of sound, let's reposition our focus to design.
JBL has its namesake from audio pioneer James B. Lansing, a fellow you can thank for many cinema sound designs, speaker designs, and the like. Some of his earliest speaker designs live on today, and he is one of a handful who we can all thank for the rise of the home theater.
Unparalleled craftsmanship and attention to detail is present from the moment you, most certainly, destroy the box in your zeal to see what could possibly weigh 60 lbs and be so tall. The series comes in Black Ash, Beech, or Cherry and will provide any room with an ability to radiate instantaneously the vibe of "Movies are watched here." There's a reason so many theaters across the United States solely design with JBL.
An advertised frequency response of 28Hz-40KHz through a five-driver array was most certainly astonishing in 2006, and is still quite impressive four and a half years later. An attribute most speaker manufacturer's cannot replicate: longevity. In a world where marketing meetings obsess over "perceived obsolescence", it's charming to revisit the L890CH and realize that was never brought up during the construction of these units. The L890's deliver a clear sound, airy highs, and a soundstage focused more on width than depth.
JBL brought home the goods in more ways than one, and the reverb from the L890's is still felt in 2010. A commendable accomplishment that other manufacturers could learn from.


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Scott Dunlap's blog of trail running, ultrarunning, triathlon, and other life adventures. I enjoy the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of outdoor events and the chance to meet cool people. This blog contains interviews, research, original fiction, new product ideas, and all things trail running.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Post-Run Strut
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Scott, what a great video. I'm sure so many of us can relate. Can't wait for Big Sur. For some reason I'm more nervous about Big Sur than Rucky Chucky. I'm sure that must mean something...........ReplyDelete
Looks like your training is going well. Right on target for WS!
Oh, that's hilarious! Especially the final scene. I had that problem in my first marathon. Ouch.ReplyDelete
Keep up the great site, Scott.
Thanks for the Friday morning laugh Scott. Been there, done that.ReplyDelete
Just spent the first part of this week doing this after just doing the WS training run last Saturday! How people run that section after 80 miles seems pretty darned incredible to me! Hey, last minute shout out to anyone who wants to run the last 23 of the American River 50 course, we're meeting at the overlook at 8 AM tomorrow, shuttling down the course and running to the finish.ReplyDelete
Thanks Scott!
That's definitely a "superbowl quality" ad for endurance runners.ReplyDelete
I'm the person walking gingerly downhill along the sidewalk. Downhill is always the worst the day after a race.
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Rest Day
Come in and complete a training session that you missed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Aerobic Restoration
Perform 25 to 40 minutes of one of the following at approximately 70% effort:
– Swim (focus on efficient mechanics, breathing and stroke count)
– Row (focus on efficient mechanics and a low stroke per minute rate)
– AirDyne (maintain a relaxed pace)
– Hike (find a trail and go for a walk outdoors)
– Cycle (get outdoors and enjoy the scenery )
Mobility and Maintenance
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– Choose 1-2 Thoracic Mobility Drills from Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.
– Choose 2-3 Lower Body Mobility Drills from Mobility WOD and spend 10-12 minutes with them.
– Choose 1-2 Upper Extremity Mobility Drills from Mobility WOD and spend 5-10 minutes with them.
Inflammation Maintenance
– This could be a lot of things, but think in terms of fish oil supplementation, compression, contrast baths, Epsom salt baths, etc.
Nutrition Preparation
– Ensure that you have quality foods prepared in the appropriate quantities to fuel your efforts for the remainder of the week.
Tomorrow's Workout:
Three rounds, not for time, of:
12 Ring Dips
L-sit, 30 seconds
Every two minutes, for 10 minutes (5 sets):
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The plant with the world's largest flower -- typically a full meter across, with a bud the size of a basketball -- evolved from a family of plants whose blossoms are nearly all tiny, botanists write this week in the journal Science. Their genetic analysis of rafflesia reveals that it is closely related to a family that includes poinsettias, the trees that produce natural rubber, castor oil plants, and the tropical root crop cassava.
The team from Harvard University, Southern Illinois University, the Smithsonian Institution, and the University of Wisconsin was led by Harvard's Charles C. Davis.
"For nearly 200 years rafflesia's lineage has confounded plant scientists," says Davis, an assistant professor of organismic and evolutionary biology in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. "As a parasite living inside the tissue of a tropical vine, the plant lacks leaves, shoots, or roots, making it difficult to compare to more conventional plants. Most efforts to place plants in the botanical tree of life in the past 25 years have tracked ancestry using molecular markers in genes governing photosynthesis. Rafflesia is a non-photosynthetic parasite, and those genes have apparently been abandoned, meaning that to determine its lineage we had to look at other parts of the plant's genome."
Davis and his colleagues determined that over an estimated 46 million years, rafflesia's blooms, which now weigh up to 15 lbs., evolved at an accelerated pace. However, after increasing in size by a factor of roughly 79, the plant then reverted to a more sedate evolutionary pace.
This evolutionary spurt is one of the most dramatic size changes ever reported among eukaryotes; if humans were to undergo comparable evolutionary growth, Davis says, an average man would end up some 146 meters tall, roughly the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Because rafflesia lacks the genes most commonly used to trace plant ancestry, the scientists delved deeper into the genome, looking at some 11,500 base pairs of DNA to determine that the giant flower's closest relatives are in the Euphorbiaceae family, many of which have blossoms just a few millimeters in diameter.
"The power of nucleic acid comparisons is revealed as well as ever in this stunning deduction," says noted botanist Peter H. Raven, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, who was not involved in this research. "The massive increase in flower size is one of the most significant among living organisms, and could never have been deduced by conventional methods."
Found growing on the jungle floor in parts of southeastern Asia, rafflesia is unusual in more than just its flower's size. A parasite, it derives its nutrients from a plant in the grapevine family and lacks leaves, stems, or roots. Even more shocking is the plant's carcass-like appearance: Its blooms are a mottled blood red, reek of decaying flesh, and in some cases even emit heat, much like a recently killed animal. These traits help the flower attract the carrion flies that pollinate it.
"While it's surprising to find this giant plant evolved from a family typified by much smaller blossoms, rafflesia is unusual enough that it's frankly been difficult to imagine it fitting neatly into any plant family," Davis says. "Many botanists had refused to even speculate on where this botanical outlier might fit into the tree of life."
Rafflesia was first discovered in the Sumatran rain forest some 180 years ago by Sir Stamford Raffles, governor of the East India Company's establishments in Sumatra, and Joseph Arnold, a naturalist and physician. Shortly before Arnold died of malaria on that same expedition, he described rafflesia as "the greatest prodigy of the vegetable world," adding, "To tell you the truth, had I been alone, and had there been no witnesses, I should think I would have been fearful of mentioning the dimensions of this flower, so much does it exceed every flower I have ever seen or heard of."
Davis' co-authors on the Science paper are Maribeth Latvis of Harvard's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Daniel L. Nickrent of Southern Illinois University; Kenneth J. Wurdack of the Smithsonian Institution; and David A. Baum of the University of Wisconsin. Their work was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, and the Michigan Society of Fellows.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Sophomore Chad Oberacker's solo home
run in the bottom of the sixth could not have come at a better
time. The bomb, which gave Tech a 5-4 lead, helped the Golden
Eagles beat Georgia State 6-4, and improve to 16-0 when leading
after the sixth inning this season.
Senior pitcher Ryan Dennick also gave the Golden Eagles (19-16, 5-8) a boost Wednesday, as he pitched the final 3.2 innings against the Panthers(26-15), striking out five batters and allowing just two hits, in his second save of the year.
Freshman Matthew Shepherd was the winning pitcher for Tech, as he got the start and went 5.1 innings, giving up just one earned run and four hits, as the Golden Eagles won the second game of the two-game series with GSU to get the split. The two pitchers combined for only one walk in the game.
"We got two really good pitching performances, one from a freshman, and one from a senior," head coach Matt Bragga said.
After Georgia State took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an error and a two sacrifice bunts, the Golden Eagles responded with a big four-run third inning. After a pair of walks, Tech had two on with one out. Alex Henry hit a single, and an error in the outfield helped him advance to second as Heath Cheverton crossed home plate to tie the game at one.
A sacrifice fly by Chad Oberacker put Tech up 2-1, and set the table for sophomore A.J. Kirby-Jones to hit his 13th homer of the season putting the Golden Eagles up 4-1, as he climbed to fifth in single-season home runs in Tech history.
"The third was a great inning for us. A.J. stayed on a breaking ball really well, and was able to put it over the fence in right field," Bragga said.
The Panthers wouldn't go away without a fight though, as they chipped away at the lead with a run in the fourth, and two in the sixth, to make it 4-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth.
But Oberackers home run in the sixth, along with singles from Evan Webb, Chad Hayes and Alex Henry in the seventh gave Tech its deciding 6-4 advantage.
Henry finished the day going 2-for-4 from the plate, and added an RBI and a run scored. Oberacker and Kirby-Jones each had two RBIs, and Hayes scored twice.
The Golden Eagles remain at home this weekend, as they welcome Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin for a three-game series April 25 and 26. A double header will begin a 1 p.m. Saturday, along with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m. The forecast calls for warm weather and clear skies over the weekend, and admission to all Tech home baseball games is free of charge.
"It'll be a great weekend, it'll be really fun. UT Martin always plays really hard, they're a great club, so it will be a lot of fun for our guys," Bragga said.
Key home runs help Golden Eagles shut down Georgia State, earn split with 6-4 win
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Sophomore Chad Oberacker's solo home
run in the bottom of the sixth could not have come at a better
time. The bomb, which gave Tech a 5-4 lead, helped the Golden
Eagles beat Georgia State 6-4, and improve to 16-0 when leading
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WASHINGTON -- It will be a study in contrasts when the Washington Nationals, who clinched the National League East title on Sunday, host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Washington right-hander Max Scherzer (14-5, 2.32) will make the 293rd start of his career. He will be opposed by Braves rookie Luiz Gohara (0-1, 13.50), who will make his second major league start and oppose the Nationals for the first time.
Gohara had not pitched above the Class A level until this season. He was acquired by the Braves in a trade with the Seattle Mariners in January and pitched at three different minor league levels this year.
The native of Brazil made his major league debut on Sept. 6 against the Texas Rangers and was saddled with the loss. He allowed six runs on four hits with four walks and six strikeouts in four innings.
What does Braves manager Brian Snitker expect on Wednesday from one of his young pitchers?
"I have not seen him enough. If he gets (his pitches) over, he has a pretty good chance," Snitker said Tuesday of Gohara. "He's got a legitimate breaking ball. If he commands it, he has a chance to be successful against anybody he faces."
Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz, slated to face the Nationals (88-56) on Thursday, sees the potential in Gohara.
"I talked to him a little bit," Foltynewicz said Tuesday of Gohara. "He said he never had that experience being out there on a big league mound in that stage since he never had a spring training invite. I just think he was a little nervous that day (against Texas), so he was a little over the place.
"He has great off-speed stuff. He carries himself well. He has the body for pitching. He just has to put it all together."
Gohara will be matched up against one of the best in the game in Scherzer, who will be making his 28th start of the year.
The 33-year-old veteran has made at least 30 starts in each season since 2009, when he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Scherzer is 6-4 with a 3.59 ERA in his career against the Braves in 15 games, 13 of them starts. He was 4-0 against Atlanta in 2016.
This year he has been part of a team that has been hit by injuries but has benefitted from a deep 40-man roster.
"You talk about what (center fielder) Michael Taylor's done for this ballclub," Scherzer said after the Nationals clinched the division Sunday. "You talk about what (Wilmer) Difo's done for this ballclub. When we signed Edwin Jackson, he came over here. Just different guys that every time somebody got their number called, they answered it and they performed at a high level. And that's the reason why we played so consistently throughout this year and we were able to build such a lead."
Scherzer has playoff experience with the Detroit Tigers and last year with the Nationals.
"It's great. Now, we're going to October," Scherzer said. "We know we're going to October, we know we're going to be a good team going into October, and that's all that matters."
The Braves (65-78) won the series opener 8-0 on Tuesday behind Julio Teheran, who threw seven shutout innings.