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- Santa Maria Maggiore 0.1 miles
- Santa Prassede 0.2 miles
- Rome Termini Metro Station 0.2 miles
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- Piazza Navona 1.4 miles
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Amendment increases funding for the Community Development Fund by $24 million for brownfields redevelopment.
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About Charlotte- Things to Do This Week
Things To Do In Charlotte as The Holiday Parties Begin
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4th Annual Fine Art Festival
The Charlotte Convention Center is hosting a display of fine and award winning Art. You will see many different styles and media such as sculptures, photography, glass work, wood work, fiber, clay, and paintings. It will be open December 9th from 10am-7pm and December 9th and 10th from 10am to 5pm. Only $10 for 3day pass and children under 12 get in free! Follow the link for more INFO.
Queen City Christmas Party in NoDa
Come out for a Christmas party at The Neighborhood Theatre in NoDa for Blues, Southern Rock and Soul music from Jim Quick! December 10th this 21 and up show will also have a silent auction, food from Spice South Indian Cuisine and plenty of new people to meet. Tickets are $10 advanced.
NC Dance Theatre The Nutcracker
A family tradition for the holidays, The Nutcracker, is coming to the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center: Belk Theater in Charlotte December 8th. You will experience performances from the Sugar Plum Fairy, the evil Mouse King, Clara and her nutcracker who comes to life and many more characters in this all ages Ballet. The show starts at 7pm so call 704-372-1000 for TICKETS .
The Singing Christmas Tree
A Charlotte Favorite, The Singing Christmas Tree is taking the stage December 11th at Ovens Auditorium. The magic happens on a 32ft tree on stage with over 80 members singing all your favorite holiday songs and starts at 3pm. This is an all ages show and TICKETS are on sale now so call 704-374-1564.
UFS Jingle Bell Bash 2011
This event will help charities such as the UFS, United Family Services battered women's shelter and united family services so come give to a good cause this holiday! Get dressed up for the night and enjoy heavy hors d'oeuves, live entertainment, one hour of an open bar and a silent auction. The event will from 7:30p to 11p on December 10th call 704-367-2799 for more on Tickets .
OMB's 2nd Annual German-style Christmas Market
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is hosting their 2nd annual German Christmas Market (Weihnactsmarkt) which is a German holiday tradition in the weeks leading up to Christmas! December 8th to the 10th from 4p-9p the Marketplace will have all the holiday goodies from crafts to baked goods and Christmas lights for a quant German feel! This free event will be set up in the parking lot call 704-525-5644 for more INFO.
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He entered the Iowa legislature hoping to make an impact and represent the needs of his right-leaning district. Instead, freshman legislator Jake Chapman is frustrated by Republicans' inability to accomplish their goals in the Democrat-controlled Iowa Senate. As long as Democrats hold onto their narrow majority, conservative bills are bound for the dustbin.
"We had some good bills that unfortunately didn't make it through funnel week and that's a little frustrating," said Chapman (R-Adel). "Iowans have elected me to represent them and unfortunately those ideals haven't been represented, but we're going to continue to fight and continue to do what Iowans what us to do down there."
Jake Chapman, 28, is one of several young Republicans that have brought new energy into the legislature in recent years. He emerged victorious in a Republican primary last June, but did not have an opponent in the general election. Chapman's senate district spans five counties, including parts of Polk, Dallas, and Cass, along with all of Adair and Guthrie. As a result, he represents a mix of urban and rural residents.
"It's very diverse with a lot of different issues to deal with so, it's been a little bit of a learning curve for me being able to represent both sets of constituents," Chapman said.
Along with his legislative duties, Jake Chapman serves the chief operating officer for a family owned business, so issues like tax reform are very important to the state senator. Despite his frustrations with the legislative process, the Adel native and father of three also sees some benefits in the slow deliberations of the Iowa Senate.
"The Democrats drive the agenda, so most of the time it's how can we make sure this doesn't get done," Chapman said. "There is some benefit to having a difficult process for bills to come forward. I think there is some benefit to that. If there wasn't, I think Iowa would be in a much different situation."
One particular item on the Democrats' agenda that Chapman finds disturbing is their budget plan. The Senate Democrats have proposed spending $200 million more than what the state is projected to bring in this year. Their budget is also 10 percent increase over last year's.
The Democrats argue that their budget plan only spends 94 percent of Iowa revenue. However, they factor in the state's $800 million surplus into their calculations. If the Iowa Senate Democrats get their way, they will spend half of that surplus in one year on projects that would require ongoing revenue in the future.
"To me that is extremely disappointing," Chapman said. "Those who will learn nothing from history are doomed to repeat it. It was just three years ago under that Culver administration that they did exactly that. They were spending more than what they were taking in. We had a billion dollar spending gap and it resulted in a 10 percent across the board cut. And here we are three years later with them proposing the same sort of budget."
Chapman and his Republican colleagues in the Iowa Senate believe they have a better idea: return the excess revenue to the people. They would prefer the money be returned as a tax credit. However, there are other avenues if the Democrats refuse.
"This is taxpayer money," Chapman said. "This is not government's money this is not our money. This is money that taxpayers paid into the system and so our number one priority would be to give that money back. I think we're in a great position to be able to leverage that money and be able to reduce income tax, property tax."
While bills that Republicans favor, like Voter ID and traffic camera bans, failed to make it through the funnel, Senator Chapman is hopeful that Republicans will be able to attach those bills as amendments onto other legislation so there is at least a chance to debate them on the floor.
If Chapman could pass one ideal piece of legislation this year, it would be the flat tax proposal that was approved by the Iowa House last week. That bill, which passed on a party-line vote, would create an optional 4.5 percent flat tax for Iowans. In the process, it creates a tax cut for almost 500,000 Iowans. The bill also returns the budget surplus to taxpayers in the form of a credit.
"I think putting more money back in Iowans hands improves the quality of life," Chapman said. "It has a ripple effect, whether it's healthcare, being able to afford the insurance or whatever it may be. I think it has a positive impact all the way around and would certainly help our economy here in Iowa."
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Born in Odessa, Russia, George Gamow, the son of a teacher, studied at the University of Leningrad, becoming professor of physics in 1931. He emigrated to the United States in 1933 and taught at George Washington University (1934-56) and at the University of Colorado (1956-68). His scientific work covered many fields, mostly related to nuclear physics. In the field of molecular biology, Gamow suggested the triplet mechanism for coding DNA. He and his associate Ralph Alpher developed a detailed model of the early stages of cosmic evolution in the "big bang" theory. Although Gamow's basic assumption that the primordial universe contained only neutrons was incorrect, this assumption stimulated a great deal of subsequent work in cosmology. Gamow wrote 30 popular books on astronomy, physics, and related sciences. In his "Mr. Tompkins" series (one of the most famous), Gamow used the figure of a curious, interested bank clerk as a protagonist for various journeys into quantum physics and gravity. His sense of humor is evident in his books and in his scientific career. For example, one of the key papers on the "big bang" theory is called the alpha-beta-gamma paper. In 1956, UNESCO awarded Gamow the Kalinga Prize for science writing.
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Milwaukee - A medical examiner in Wisconsin faces criminal charges for keeping part of a human spine so she could train one of her dogs to search for corpses.
Traci England, 44, was released on a $5 000 bond on Thursday. She faces charges of misconduct in public office and theft, the Oneida County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
England, who told investigators about her plan to train the dog using the body part from an autopsy she did on Tuesday, is due to appear in court on Jan 30.
She has been suspended from work and barred from possessing human remains.
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The dead certianly didn't need the body part, so why the fuss ?? Is it because of the stupidity caused by religion ???


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Just finished a small tour of Oakland (+ one Berkeley) restaurants we have been reading so much
Went to Plum, Adesso and Dopo, Camino, and )to Gather in Berkeley.
Skipped Commis, will try later but the "tweezer"comments pushed it down the list a bit.
(Next tour will include International Blvd. et al.
They were all really good. i was duly impressed. I had read good and not so good reviews of all of them, so I went with a bit of uncertainty which I like to have when trying new places.
Adesso and Dopo were great, terrific drinks, perfect size portions, very fresh ingredients.
Surprised at how good Camino was. Plum was also very good, but not significantly better than the others. And we are not wine drinkers so the lack of liquor is always a bit of a drag. But we will definitely return. We ended up ordering three of those fab fried chickpea stick starters, and the asparagus starter was incredible.
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Ron Thiessen: Taseko Chairman on Fending Off A Self-Dealing New York Activist Hedge Fund
An activist group recently bought 5% of Taseko Mines to force an extraordinary meeting of the board with a goal of replacing board members and reshaping the direction of the company. According to Chairman Ron Thiessen, this comes despite the activist group having limited knowledge of how to run a mining company. Gibraltar, Taseko's flagship mine, is one of the lowest grade copper mines in the world and requires a very competent management to turn a profit.
Feelings are running high and the activist group is seen as antagonistic, a corporate raid attempting to asset strip the company. The group has labelled certain assets valueless that are actually valuable and want to defer stripping which would sterilize the ore body and dramatically reduce the life of the mine.
The activist group have not stated why they have chosen Taseko but divestiture could result in bonds being paid at face value rather than the current 50% discount. This group has twice as much invested in bonds as they do in the stock. How these groups normally operate is by gaining an interest in the company's debt then taking over the board. They then elevate the debt to a secured position and consequently strip the assets.
The Taseko take over has become a major deal in Canada and Rob Thiessen provides us with an exclusive interview to go over his side of the conflict.
Palisade Radio Host, Collin Kettell: Welcome back to another episode of Palisade Radio. This is your host, Collin Kettell. On the line with us today is Ron Thiessen. He is the Chairman of Taseko Mines. Ron, welcome to the program.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd., Ron Thiessen: Nice to be here, Collin. Thank you for the opportunity.
CK: Yeah. We have a very interesting story that has been developing surrounding Taseko Mines and what one could call an activist investment group. This is a pretty big phenomenon that has been going on in the United States. Our friend, Marin Katusa over at Katusa Research put together a piece that focuses on this particular story and a couple other ones in the Canadian resource space. It is called The Do's and Don'ts of Fund Activism in the Resource Sector. I want to try and provide a little bit of a back story here as to what is going on and then, Ron, I will turn it over to you to kind of fill things in.
Essentially, Taseko controls the Gibraltar mine, which is the second largest copper producer in Canada. A group named Raging River Capital, which is this activist investor group has taken up a large enough position in Taseko – over 5% — which allows them to go ahead and try to call a special meeting whereby they have requested to remove a few directors, including yourself, and shakeup management of Taseko. I am going to, at this point, Ron, turn things over to you to try to provide a little more clarity on how things developed here and fill in the gaps on my story.
RT: Okay, sure. So, as you noted RRC, Raging River, picked up enough stock, just over 5%, like 5.1%, to engage us in an activist campaign and call an extraordinary meeting to replace a part of the board. Now there is a protocol to all of this and these are not that unusual especially at the point of United States. When an activist investor gets involved they usually have some pretty specific complaints or issues that they want dealt with. There usually is a standstill period during which the activist group and the management or the board engage with each other to discuss the issues.
I would have to say from the get go Raging River really was not interested at all in an engagement. We did say that this was the protocol and that we welcome the opportunity to address their concerns. We did manage to convince them to have a call with us. They were not that prepared. Again, the protocol is that you produce a white paper that outlines the issues that you have got and your suggested changes to that. We did not really get that; we got a list of questions and that was about it. We had a pretty short call where they were not really interested on what the answers were. They wanted to get to the actual process of calling the meeting.
It has been, I would say, pretty antagonistic from the get go with respect to this, and you certainly see that in the proxy material that Raging River published. That was how this all started up and as I said the Raging River guys proposed to replace three people on the board and nominate their own group to that. They want to leave the independent directors in place. They have told us more or less what their general concepts will be in moving the company forward. I find those very superficial. They are not really well-thought out or any kind of detailed plan. I am very concerned that they actually have not told us really want they want. I mean if all they are planning to do is what they lay out in the management information circular I think that is pretty specious, It is not going to amount to anything and I would probably dismiss these guys as cranks or cracks. But that is not the case.
I have looked into the background and I do not think that they are like that. I also think they are very different than what they present themselves as and I said before I believe that they are really corporate raiders. They have an agenda and that agenda is very different than the one that we read about. To tell you the truth they had have to have a different agenda to make something happen at Taseko that would be very, very different. From that standpoint I do not think they have been transparent or truthful in what they have laid out. Basically, it has been almost a personal attack instead of a truly corporate, positive initiative. That was one of the things that Marin was talking about – negative activism versus positive activism.
Positive activism, you get involved with management, try and take advantage of what they have to offer and you bring new things to the table and you move forward on that basis. Negative activism is you trying to get rid of the history and take things on for yourself. If you, as the activist, have no history on those assets, then there is a real problem there because how are you going to manage those things without any history? Especially in the case like Taseko Mines where Gibraltar, the second largest copper producer in Canada, is the lowest grade copper mine, certainly in North America, one of the lowest grades in the world. It requires a great deal of efficiency and thought and paying attention to everything to make money at that mine, and that is what those guys do, assembling an incredible operating team.
Other mining companies come to Gibraltar to study the efficiency and the economics of that operation and how they can produce positive cash flow in an operation like that. They built that mine at a lower cost per throughput than probably any mine that I know of in the world. It is a highly respected team, and to dismiss that team is they do not know what they are doing. You cannot step into their shoes and dramatically increase free cash flow in Gibraltar. It is not even wishful thinking. It is just specious attack on the management team.
Basically, they have issued their information circular. Their business plan is to dispose of what they call redundant assets which they say have zero value and we begged to differ a great deal on that. These are extremely valuable pipeline of assets. They do have an investor in their group who has previous history on one of these assets and was desirous of having a large interest in it. When that large interest was not forthcoming I understand they did walk away, but now they have come back with the activist group. They talked about doing things at Gibraltar that would free up more free cash flow. You cannot do that. You cannot defer stripping which is I think what they are really talking about. Pushing that out you end up sterilizing the ore body and turning a 28-year mine life into a single digit perhaps as short as four or five years. That would be a disaster for that operation. There are almost 600 people working there.
There is a relationship with Hunter Dickinson that they also sever, which, again, Taseko can do that any time. There is no cost to making that severance in terms of a penalty or a fee, but a lot of what Taseko gets from HDI are things that would have to be replaced. I mean they rent office space from us at the direct cost that the landlord charges HDI so you are going have to go to get rental space. You are going to have to go out and probably hire a bunch of people so you are not going to save any money. In fact I would suggest that because of that association with HDI there are things that come to Taseko at a lower price than they would otherwise achieve. I mean otherwise they would not use it because that is the whole idea is to take the advantage of HDI's expertise and in some cases HDI's buying power for drilling contracts and the like and get lower cost. I do not believe there is any money to be saved there.
CK: Ron, just to clarify for our listeners, HDI Hunter Dickinson is a company that you are associated to that runs the back office operations for Taseko. Marin Katusa even argued as you have just pointed out that Taseko, by using HDI as a back office and for certain negotiating powers, probably actually saving a good bit of money. Obviously, people initially looking at the situation that do not know might seem to think that you, being the chairman of Taseko and also having a role at HDI, which is getting paid by Taseko, is a bit of an incestuous relationship. But I just wanted to point out that that is present and they are using that, but you are claiming and Marin backs you up that is not the case.
RT: Yeah. Well, let me just explain a little bit more. Collin, you raised a very good point because it could be a perception issue and perception sometimes takes precedence over reality. HDI is simply a captive service company. We do work for HDI-related companies and the idea is because mainly HDI is in the exploration and development phase of business, not necessarily mine operating. We have got projects where geologists were out running exploration programs and when that exploration program is over the engineers step in and take over the projects, so instead of the geologist being dismissed and terminated to go elsewhere, they will move to the next exploration. We share services and find that we can keep the core staff of people available.
When any company that is in the HDI group wants to run an exploration program, they ask us to put together the team of people to do that. That is basically three times Taseko has asked for us to run explorations programs. In that way they do not have to go out and hire exploration geologists. They do not have to take on the payroll. They do not have to take on the severance and all the rest, plus our guys they are extremely experienced at doing that. We run several exploration programs in BC so typically our drilling costs are— well, I know one instance when Taseko put out to build and put out an RFT for an exploration drilling program at Gib. The HDI cost is 25% lower than the best bid price that the mine got.
We do not really run the back office. I would not use that term. Taseko has its own accounting people, but what we will do for them they will need tax advice. We have a tax practitioner within the group. They need some work on some legal documents. They can either go to Mc Millan, their corporate counsel outside or we have in-house legal counsel. For some legal transactions, minutes and document certifications, and sometimes NDAs and CAs they come and use the internal lawyer here, and they pay about I think about $225 an hour for that lawyer as opposed to paying $550 for an external lawyer. If they need some financial analyst, some specialty work done on a project they can also ask us because we have a couple of people that that is what they do and it is at their request. In addition, the independent audit committee has to sign off quarterly and at the end of the year on all of those related-party charges and the auditors typically take a look at them as well and look at them for reasonableness and the quantity of them.
The amount that HDI has received for those charges is such a small infinitesimal portion of the total expenditures of Taseko, really, is the minimum. But they are related partly and, again, there is nothing to stop them telling management we do not like the perception of this. We think that the perception is worse than the saving and let us terminate that relationship. They can do that quite easily and there is no cost to it.
CK: Ron, we have about 7 or 8 minutes left in the interview here and now that we provided a pretty solid back story for listeners I want to address a couple questions I have, the first one being that one might assume an activist group in a market that we are in right now where things are so beaten up and it is so easy to convince investors to kick management out and give another team a try. Why they would go after what somebody like Marin Katusa would say as a very well-run company like Taseko with a mine that cannot be optimized very easily; we have already touched on this, a very low grade deposit that is being operated very efficiently. First question for you: why are they going after you?
RT: Well, I think they have hit the nail on the head. I think that they have not told us what that is. My views are speculative, but I have talked to a lot of people. We at Taseko have pushed very hard and actually had gone to court to force Raging River to make more disclosures. They went from a very nominal disclosure in the first instance to then disclosing a pretty complex structure of ownership and investment in bonds and in stock and third party investors. I mean they do not even tell us how much the principals of Raging River have put in or how much stock the principals own. But there is obviously a compensation relationship from the bond side of the investors so they get special compensation at Raging River people for improving values on the bond side.
I think the ultimate game plan because they know some of the parties behind it here is potentially the sale. They tell us in their management information circular that the value of the non-core assets is zero. An asset like Florence which has an asset value between three quarters of a billion or a billion dollars they are saying it has zero value because it is unproven technology. I can tell you when I was on the phone with their expert he has talked about us doing column soil testing and we said where did you get the idea that any column soil testing was done? The basis for your statement is totally incorrect, so how can you make an assessment that it is valueless unless you know what kind of work we did? And that was their expert. What if they divest of Florence for next to nothing to a party that has shown a historical interest in owning a large position in it? Divestitures could result in bonds being paid at face value. Our bonds currently trade at a value of 50% discount. There is a huge upside in the bonds.
I have also had somebody else point out to me that there is a couple of SPACs out there – Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations listed in New York. They are sitting on sizeable sum of money that was raised for an acquisition. If that acquisition is not completed within the balance of this year that money ends up being returned to those investors. There is an opportunity to take Taseko and roll it into a company like that. That is taking control of the company without offering the shareholders a premium. These guys have only bought 5%. They have got twice as much money invested in the bonds as they do in the stock. I could say that the way corporate raiders work is they try and get significant interest in your debt and then they try and take control of the board, and then they elevate the debt to a secured position and strip the asset. And I think that is the endgame here.
I think it would be completely in Taseko shareholder's interest to allow creditors to sit on the board of directors. I have talked to some bondholders and I have asked them directly. I have nothing against my bondholders. We are going to pay these guys out at full value. We are going to pay them all their interest and they are going to get their return. But would you come and sit on my board of directors knowing that you are a bondholder and you have then two masters to look at and to personally said no. We would not put ourselves in that conflicted role.
CK: What is next, Ron, in terms of the process? How far are we along? How much progress has Raging River Capital made? Do you guys feel threatened to the point where there could be a decision soon and you guys route? How does it work?
RT: Well, the meeting is May 20th so we still got a ways to run here, a month and a half. Our management information circular just hit the street late last week and I think it is very comprehensive. It addresses all of the things that Raging River raises and then some in a lot of detail. We are doing our outreach now to shareholders. I have talked to most of the big shareholders or other board members have and I do not find any of the people that I have talked to who are remotely interested in supporting Raging River. From our advisers who have been on the phones with retail investors, we are getting a very high response rate and support from management.
I mean there is some core large groups of shareholders. Not all are institutional, but we do have a fairly decent size retail, so there is a fair amount to put out there. But, again, I would say insiders, some of the big institutions— there is really only one institution so far that has come out against us and they have, I believe, more money invested in the bonds than the shares. I would not be surprised at the end of the day that sometimes these activist things can also elevate the value in the short term of bonds or share prices. Just somebody wanting you can make others say, "Well, this is a good game on its own." But at the end of the day we actually have to vote for the people that know how to run this company and assure that it delivers for its shareholders at the end of the day.
I do not think there is going to be too much happen other than there will be some more things in the press. But shareholders should read the information circulars. They should vote the yellow proxy, and on May 20th we will see when the dust settles. I am confident. To tell you honestly, most of these activist campaigns are unsuccessful for the activist. That is why typically they do other things to try and cover their potential losses which, again, could be part of the bond play.
CK: This whole thing came about by Raging River acquiring just a 5% stake. I do not think it was very long ago that they purchase that block off of two other groups and that has allowed them to put forth this requisition for the shareholder meeting and initiate this whole process which I can imagine has been a costly and time-consuming process for management. Obviously, in a public company there needs to be a balance that allows unhappy shareholders to come in and try to make a change. But now that you have gone through this do you think that the rules in Canada that have allowed this to happen on the exchange without putting yourself in a murky situation, do you feel that this is the best way and this is how things should be allowed to happen?
RT: Actually to tell you the truth I do not. I do not know if 5% or 10% should be the threshold, but I think that length of ownership should come into play here. I do not think you should be able to do something like this unless you have owned the position for at least six months and, really, twelve months, and that you have made a conscientious effort to engage with management and the board. I mean these guys— I think Raging River was setup in November or December. They acquired their share position in January and they launched. They never had any intention of real engagement. Their intention is grab control of the board and force the company to do things that they want to do. I just cannot believe that the shareholders would not see through that. I mean the cartoons in their information circular, okay, they are entertaining. They got some guy wearing a mask dragging on the HDI bag. But it is a cartoon.
CK: Very true. Well, Ron, for listeners that want to find out more maybe from a slightly biased opinion but a very good read, go to www.katusaresearch.com and that has Marin's very detailed piece to give more information. Also, if any investors in Taseko are interested in finding out more, Ron, should they reach out directly to you or who can they talk to to get more information?
RT: They can call me, contact me or they can go through investor relations at Taseko which is on the web. You know I am happy to talk to investors.
CK: Excellent! Alright, well, Ron, thanks so much for coming on the show. I know times are busy right now and stress is probably running a little higher than normal. I appreciate getting your side of the story and educating our listeners on activist investing in Canada.
RT: Thank you, Collin. Thanks for the opportunity.
Mr. Ronald W. Thiessen, CPA, is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Hunter Dickinson, Inc., Chairman at Taseko Mines Ltd., and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Hunter Dickinson Services, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., Amarc Resources Ltd., Hunter Dickinson, Inc., Pebble Partnership, and Hunter Dickinson Services, Inc.
Mr. Thiessen was previously employed as Independent Director by Detour Gold Corp., Chairman by Rockwell Diamonds, Inc., Executive Director by Anooraq Resources Corp., Co-Chairman by Continental Minerals Corp., Chairman by Farallon Mining Ltd., Chairman by Great Basin Gold Ltd., and President by Casamiro Resource Corp. He also served on the board at Tri-Gold Resources Corp.
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White patches on tonsils could be strep throat, viral or bacterial infection. In this article find more on the causes, symptoms and how to get rid of tonsils with white patches.
What patches on tonsils always is a sign of infection that affects the tissue, so if you frequently see spots on the tonsils it is just an indication of infection usually covered in the white spots. Sometimes, your tonsils get infected with bacteria or virus. The tonsils become inflamed and swollen leaving white spots filled with pus.
Tonsils play a major role in digestion, according to doctors, this simply means that whenever your tonsils are infected with a virus or bacteria, you are likely to have difficulty in swallowing. Did you know tonsils helps to fight off infection?
What do white patches on tonsils mean?
What is the meaning of white patches and spots on tonsils? You probably wondering what this could be! When your tonsils experiences white spots according to medics, it is an indication that your tonsils have accumulated pus. It is often coupled with fever which in most cases makes your throat painful and even swallowing becomes difficult owing to the pain and discomfort.
The white spots actually are pus that develops as white blood cells in your body system kills the bacteria or viruses that tend to infect the tissues. This is part of the body immune system that responds to infection of bacteria or viruses. Probably this is your first line of defense against illness.
White patches on tonsils pictures
How do white patches on tonsils look like? To help you understand how the white specks on tonsils look like or appear, see below an image of white patches on the tonsils. In this article, find more of these images to help you have an in-depth knowledge.
What causes white patches on tonsils?
As explained earlier, white specks on tonsils is an indication of infection which triggers the body to send more white blood cells on the infected tissues. What appears as white dots is actually pus. So what are the causes white spots on tonsils? Here are some of the known causes of white dots on tonsils.
1. Tonsillitis
The reason why you have white patches on your tonsils could be a condition known as the tonsillitis. It is an inflammation on your tonsils as a results of exposure to either bacteria or virus. The body respond by warding off the bacteria or viral infection.
In the process of defense, white pus are produced which tend to collect in white patches. You are likely to experience headaches, sometimes fever as the tonsils begin to develop. It is a normal biological process, at this stage it shouldn't be a bother too much. However, if the symptoms gets worse, consult your health care provider to examine you.
2. Oral Thrush
White patches on tonsils are in some cases caused by oral thrush: a fungal infection that affects your oral cavity including the mouth's lining. The known fungi responsible for oral thrush is commonly known as yeast or Candida albicans. Once these fungi invade your mouth especially if their number increase past what is considered normal, you develop white lesion noticed more on the back of the tongue and sometimes the cheeks.
Oral thrush causing white bumps on tonsils sometimes appear as swollen deposits with cream color, and tend to alter your taste buds which makes it hard to enjoy food and even swallow in pain.
3. Tonsils Stones
Did you know that tonsils stones can cause patches on your tonsils? Tonsils stones are caused by debris which become held in the crevices. Usually food particles, mucus, dead cells and even bacteria tend to accumulates and build over time.
The accumulation of such particles can be a breeding ground for invasion of bacteria and viruses which makes oral tissues prone to infections. In worse cases, the particles trapped in tonsils grow and with time become hardened making it hard to get rid of them. In the process, the tonsils become inflamed forming pus and in turn leaving white patches.
4. Strep Throat
If your throat gets infected by bacteria, you are likely to get strep throat which is another reason you may be having white specks on your tonsils. Strep throat always associated with severe pain particularly when you swallow food.
This condition can be worse, at times you may develop swollen lymph nodes in the neck and enlarged tonsils. Strep throat makes you have unusual itchy feeling on your throat. It is recommended you visit a physician for treatment. Your doctor will examine and advice you on the best antibiotic dosage to treat this condition.
4. Mononucleosis
You've probably heard of this condition commonly known as mono, it is a viral infection that combines with the usual symptoms such as fever and headaches. It is predominantly found in youths and adolescents who are prone to this virus. The symptoms include: headaches, fever and fatigue.
If you get infected with the virus causing mono, you will experience severe sore throat that is usually characterized by pus and swollen tonsils. Your lymph nodes too become swollen and rashes begin to develop anywhere on your body.
How do you treat this condition? It is actually simple to treat mono, you may start by some self-care or home remedies. However, if the condition gets beyond your control, it is wise to take some antibiotics just to stay safe and avoid another bacterial infection.
5. Diphtheria
When infected by this respiratory condition you are likely to get white patches on tonsils. It affects the nostrils and the throat basically by a bacteria strain known as corynebacterium diphtheriae. The symptoms include inflammation on the neck and lymph nodes.
You may notice white sometimes thick greyish deposits coating on your tonsils and pharynx. They condition is largely found in children under the age of five years who are more prone. Vaccinating the children within this age bracket is the simplest and sure way to prevent the condition from recurring.
6. Vicent's Angina
Do you develop ulcers on your tonsils? This could be an infection caused by Vicent's Angina that tend to form ulcers on your oral cavity spreading from the gums and eventually to the throat. The ulcers on the tonsils tend to bleed especially when touched. Usually white patches become visible.
7. Viral Pharyngitis and pus cells on tonsils
If you develop an infection on your pharynx, the tonsil part becomes inflamed, gets swollen and pus will develop forming white specks. Treatment involves first examining the condition by your healthcare provider who will later recommend the right dosage of antibiotics.
8. White patches on tonsils cancer
White dots on tonsils can be an indication of a major underlying medical condition including cancer. In this case, the part that gets infected is the oral cavity which will cause tumor that tends to develop on the surface of the tongue, mouth lips or even gums.
Medical researchers have reported very few cases of cancer of the tonsils but they say if it strikes, it can be deadly. In such a case, you should report any slight changes on your tonsils including symptoms such as white bumps on tonsils and back of the throat.
According to Dr. Philip Vingeri, a medical director in radiation oncology situated at Sacred Heart hospital Allentown, cancer can be found anywhere in the mouth – on the gum, around the tongue and the tonsillar crypts too. Tonsil cancer sometimes appears as small ulcers leaving white patches in other areas of the mouth.
You should always seek early treatment if you develop cancer of the tonsils, the tonsils is immediate just at the base of the skull. According to Dr. Theodore H. Gaylor, a specialist in ear, nose and throat, the cancer of tonsils can penetrate major blood vessels and nerves of the brains.
If found early, the chances of survival is almost equal to 80 percent but the worry is, once you develop cancer of the tonsils, it could appear somewhere else, so early and careful examination helps you start treatment. You may be required to start surgery, chemotherapy and radiation to remove the cancer of the tonsils. However, the success of the treatment will largely depend on the stage of the cancer.
9. White patches on tonsils STD, herpes, HIV, gonorrhea
Can you get white patches on tonsils through STD? The cases of white spots due to sexually transmitted diseases are rare. White specks are caused by viral or bacterial infection such as strep or cold flu. Oral sex or kissing doesn't cause white dots on tonsils either.
However, symptoms of gonorrhea infections include redness and swelling and in some cases accompanied by ooze of white spots on tonsils. Since gonorrhea is a bacterial infection, the bacteria might as well grow in the mouth and spreads on the tonsils.
If you are infected with syphilis, you are likely to get sore throat in your mouth. The sore may look gray, white or sometimes yellow patches appearing like ulcers.
People with HIV can get thrush or candidiasis: common opportunistic infection that affects the patient due to weakened immune system. When it infects the mouth, it spreads deeper into the throat. White patches can be seen on the tonsil which causes pain during swallowing of food and even saliva.
10. White patch tonsil after tonsillectomy
Can you get white patches on tonsils after tonsillectomy? Tonsillectomy is a medical surgical procedure to remove infected tonsils. Usually if the tonsils are infected frequently, then the infected tonsils are removed through surgery.
If you spot white things on tonsils after tonsillectomy, it shouldn't bother you much. The white spots on tonsils are basically temporary scabs which occur as the healing process happens. Does it mean you are re-infected? These are not sign of infection but the natural healing process which should disappear within two weeks of the surgery.
However, patient who are recovering from the surgery will have a bad breath for some time but later on resolve once the white flecks are fully healed.
11. Viral or bacterial infections
If you have white specks on the tonsils, most of the time it could be a as a result of infection or an underlying medical condition particularly cancer. Infection in the oral cavity can be caused by viral or bacterial or sometimes cold and flu.
White specks on the tonsils are caused by virus such as the flu or mono, your tonsils could also be under the invasion of bacteria such as the strep.
12. White spots on tonsil smoking and alcohol
If you started smoking or taking alcohol, you are likely to develop white patches on tonsils. How does smoking cause dots on tonsils? According to medics, you risk getting a condition called Leukoplakia which is characterized by white spots in the oral cavity including the mouth, throat and spreads to the tonsils.
Similarly, alcohol too play a role in causing the white specks on the tonsils. Usually, the alcohol and smoke from tobacco irritates the oral cavity which forms white patches on the tonsils. Smoking including cigar or pipe smoke can create a high risk of oral cancer.
In most cases the part affected is the lymphatic system and tonsil being part of the system ends up being infected. Stop using any of tobacco products and alcohols, it may take some time but the condition should resolve on its own.
If the white dots on tonsils are large, they can be removed by a scalpel or laser treatment. If cancer, is the cause, radiation or chemotherapy is done to kill the cells to spread of the cancer.
White patches on tonsils during pregnancy
No woman would want to get strep throat during pregnancy or at any other time. If you are a pregnant woman, you do not need the extra struggles. However, there is no clinical investigation that links strep throat to pregnancy.
Your throat gets infected by the bacteria and tends to spread to the tonsils as well. This causes inflammation of the throat and the tonsils. You get irritations and it can be severe. The infection on the tonsils always forms bumps filled with pus that later develop into white things on the tonsils.
If you get a sore throat or infected tonsils that forms white patches, it has nothing to do with your pregnancy. Treatment involves taking recommended antibiotics by your healthcare provider in case of a mild situation. However, if the problem is caused by an underlying medical condition such as oral cancer, early treatment is advised.
White specks on tonsils without fever/cough
When you have white spots on tonsils without any symptoms of fever or cough, you shouldn't get worried or anxious. According to Dr. Martin Raff of Healthtap Inc, You may be having tonsillar stones which are just deposits of tonsils stones previously inflamed. If however, you have self-doubt you may see a doctor to examine you further.
White patches on tonsils won't go away
If you have white patches on tonsils that won't go away, then you should visit your health care provider. Otherwise this can be a signal of a major underlying medical condition such as cancer. Oral cancer or ulcers in the mouth can be stubborn and tend to reappear more often even after treatment. Cancer in the mouth tend to affect the lymphatic system, tonsils included. White patches on the tonsils is an indication of a major serious disease such as Leukoplakia infecting the tonsils.
Swollen tonsils with white patches
Do you experience swollen tonsils with white patches? This is inflammation of the lymphatic system which makes you have itchy ears and nose. The swollen tonsils is an indication of viral or bacterial infection which attacks the lymphatic system. The body tends to fight back the infection by producing more white blood cells as way of defense.
In the process tonsils with white patches are formed filled in with pus, the swollen patches can be itchy and sometimes cause fever.
White patches on tonsils on children
Children between preschool and mid –teenage years can be affected by tonsillitis as well. If your kid get tonsillitis, he/she may have red swollen tonsils with white patches or sometimes yellow coating on the patches.
Kids at this age may have difficulty in breathing and often accompanied with pain and bad breath. It can be worse in young children who are unable to describe how they feel. When is the right time to see a doctor for treatment? If the kid refuses to eat, difficulty in breathing or drooling, seek medical attention fast.
How to get rid of white patches on tonsils
How can you get rid of tonsil with white specks? Yellow spots or bumps on tonsils can be removed by medical treatment or home remedies. Below is how you can treat white spots on tonsils.
Medical treatments of white patches on tonsils
Tonsils with patches are basically pus that develops after the white blood cells fight an infection from bacteria or viral. Mild infection on tonsils can be treated by self-medication or home care remedies. However severe cases of white specks on tonsils should always be referred to a physician to ascertain the cause for correct diagnosis. Here are some of the medical treatments.
If you frequently develop inflamed tonsils or they swell to an extent where you find it hard to breathe or swallow food, it is important to have the tonsils removed permanently. Some of the infections on tonsils are hard to treat with antibiotics or simply homecare remedies.
This is a pure surgical procedure that your doctors recommend and it takes only two weeks to fully recover. It may be irritating and you may get sore throat after the surgery but it should be fine with time.
If the white spots on throat are mild and makes you somehow uncomfortable coupled with fever, you should see a doctor or your health care provider who will determine if antibiotics are needed. The doctor should conduct a test by taking a sample of the pus from the white patches and do a test to determine what type of medication to administer.
Home remedies to get rid of white patches on tonsils
If the infections is minor or you have just seen some white specks on tonsils, it can be treated with home care.
Remove tonsil stones
If you develop white patches which at initial stage do not cause any discomfort or no severe symptoms, this could be tonsils stone. It is important to give your body time to heal. Do not try to irritate it further. However, as soon as you begin getting discomfort, you can try to remove it by using a cotton swab.
Gargle with warm salty water
Sometimes when the tonsils develop white patches you feel itchy and get inflamed, you can gargle using a solution of warm salty water. This will helps to reduce infection and inflammation around the tonsils. Do not swallow the mixture, it contains pus which should be spat out.
Stop smoking or taking alcohol
If you develop minor infections of white dots on tonsils, you should quit smoking or taking alcohol to give your tonsils time to heal. Smoking cigarette or alcohol while you have an infection will irritate the tonsils and throat and makes them scratchy. You risk getting more developed white patches that will take quite a while to heal.
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We are planning a trip this August ( I know, it's right around the corner), my first European trip, along with my husband and 2 kids (11 and 7).
We plan to spend 4-5 nights in Paris, and then another 4-5 nights in Switzerland.
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Fly into Paris. In Paris, we plan to rent an apartment. Reading through some great input by other Fodorites, it sounds like (for first timers) the 6th is the best area, followed by the 7th and 5th. I've looked through some listings on VRBO, but would appreciate some feedback from you guys on the location before I start contacting owners.
From Paris, we can take the train to Geneva, and then rent a car. My husband has been to Switzerland before and thinks that driving provides a lot of flexibility in stopping by quaint Swiss towns, and moving around in general. Would love to get your feedback on car vs. train.
From Geneva, we can drive to the BO. Again we would love to rent an apartment, but I have not found much information for renting in this area. We plan to have a base and move around from there. I have seen hotel suggestions for Murren, Wengen, Grindelwald. From what I've read, Grindelwald is more livelier than Murren or Wengen. Would love some suggestions for a base location here and rental apartments. Spend 3-4 nights in BO (we may take a day trip to Lucerne, if that's possible), and then drive to Zurich (spend a night there), before taking a flight back home.
Does this sound like a good start? I think creating this shell is the most important, and figuring out things to do and places to go is the easier part.
Would love to hear your feedback. Do let me know if I can provide any additional information for you to help me better.
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Would love to get your feedback on car vs. train.
From Geneva, we can drive to the BO>
If going to the Berner Oberland I'd ditch the car because once there you cannot use it above Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen and cannot even reach such sweet places like Gimmelwald, Murren or Wengen or the fabled Jungfrau by car but have to pay a lot to park it on the edge of Grindelwald -
and I would spend my whole 4 days in that area - so so much varied things for you to do and things kids would love - like taking a boat ride on Lake Thun or Lake Brienz - going to the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum hovering over Lake Brienz (boat from Interlaken to Brienz then take the shuttle bus up to the museum) - or near Lauterbrunnen Trummelbach Falls, a water cascade inside a mountain - viewing platforms inside provide awesome experiences - Gimmelwald - old farming hamlet literally lost in the Alps and on and on
But a car is rather useless in this area and public transit so so good - and with a 4-consecutive day Swiss Pass all your travels to and from Geneva would be covered save some aerial gondolas and mountain railways that would get a discount on - but best is the Family Pass that comes free with the Swiss Pass - kids under 16 get a free pass and never ever pay anything for any conveyance - even things like the Jungfraubahn which Swiss Pass holders still have to pay a sizable chunk to use - passes also provide free entry to over 400 Swiss Museums, including Ballenberg - about a $20 shot for adults each.
So in the Berner Oberland at least I think cars are not a good option once there at least and you will have to take public transportation anyways to head into the hills as most people want to do.
Anyway check out these fantastic sites IMO for lots of dope on Swiss trains and passes and lake boats, etc - www.swisstravelsystem.com; www.http://www.budgeteuropetravel.com/id3.html and www.ricksteves.com.
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You do not need a car in Switzerland as the trains are incredibly efficient and get you almost everywhere you want to go. I always recommend staying in Lauterbrunnen because it is beautiful especially in the summer when the waterfalls running down the walls of the valley are heaviest, has apartments for rent (we rented one), and you have easy access to the train station and gondolas - very central. The kids (and you) will love a visit to Trummelbach Falls. One very easy beautiful walk for incredible views is Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg - about an hour and 30 minutes, great for a 7 year old. Recommend this walk if this is the only one you do. We also liked walking from Grütschalp to Mürren - very easy as well. We also hiked to a mountain lake but I simply cannot remember where we started - maybe First? There we zip lines there we went on. If you do head to Lucerne, we enjoyed going to Mount Pilates for the day by train from Lucerne - steepest cog railroad trains (in the world?) take you up the mountain, and you descend on the other side by gondola. Plenty to explore on the top of the mountain, and there is a really fun toboggan run as well. While in Lucerne, stop in the Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church), it is really decadently decorated - gorgeous. If you visit the Dying Lion of Lucerne, make sure you take the kids into the Alhambra Hall of Mirrors, we had so much fun we went through twice.
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Thank you so much PalenQ and jlg0. So, the car is ditched. Thanks for the great info on the passes. Is it a good idea to base in BO. Should we spend a night in Montreux (or Geneva) before heading to the BO, keeping in mind that we will be coming from Paris by train. Also, does a day trip to Lucerne work, or will it be too much?
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I have done a day trip from Interlaken area to Lucerne and it is a wonderful day trip - for most folks small Lucerne without many must sights except itself is a day at most. And the train trip up and over the Brunig Pass is one of Switzerland's most scenic rail routes - the only Swiss Federal train mainline route to use cogs and cog wheels to navigate safely prodigious climbs and descents.
It's about 2 hours to Lucerne and all is incredibly scenic IMO - first the train tracks along lovely Lake Brienz, hemmed in by high Alps on all sides then at Meiringen reverses and starts its long climb to the Brunig Pass and then long descent, passing some lovely alpine lakes to follow Lake Lucerne for a bit into Lucerne itself - the Lucerne station is smack in the heart of everything - a short walk from the famous iconic covered wooden bridges and town center. The Golden Pass train also runs over this route but so do local trains about hourly.
So yes a day trip to Lucerne is perfectly possible.
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A nice thing to do in the Interlaken area and Lucerne IMO is to take a ride on a lake boat that freqently ply these idyllic bodies of water hemmed in on all sides by hills and mountains. And if doing a day trip to Lucerne you could incorporate one on Lake Lucerne - go straight away to Lucerne and traipse around and then right opposite the train station board a lake boat (if have a railpass just board - 100% covered no reservations needed) and get off at Alpnachstadt where the boat dock is a short walk from the train station for trains back to Lucerne over the Brunig Pass.
Or from Lucerne you can return to Interlaken by the quickest route - via Bern, but not nearly as scenic as via the Brunig Pass - but if you come that way you will have seen the scenery and may want to return to Interlaken by the quickest route - though not that much quicker all in all.
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Paris to Lauterbrunnen takes around 5-6 hours by train so an overnight stop is not necessary. You can check schedules on the Swiss rail site at http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en
And I agree totally about using the fantastic public transport in Switzerland having just returned from 7 days there. The other recommendations are excellent too!
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Hi winniethepooh,
You'll probably find, when you look to buy the train tickets from Paris to Switzerland, that the trip is faster going via Basel instead of via Geneva.
You can look at buying tickets at these sites:
www.voyages-sncf.fr (if you can manage in French)
www.tgv-europe.com (but be sure to click on "Continue with TGV-Europe" and do NOT accept a bump to Raileurope)
Have fun as you plan!
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Paris to Lauterbrunnen quickest way would be to take a TGV train from Paris direct to Bern, only about an hour or a tad more from Lauterbrunnen.
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We stayed in Grindelwald ar tthe Hotel Gletschergarten's apartment, Chalet Hohturnen, six years ago with our 3 boys. It was not fancy, but roomy and very clean and included a very good breakfast at the hotel. The owners live in the same building as the apartment and were delightful.
I've stayed in Gimmelwald (near Murren) and Grindelwald. With kids, Grindelwald is a better side--more things to do nearby and more restaurants to choose from.
I love the BO. I wrote a trip report about the things my children enjoyed, but I just looked for it, and for some reason it is no longer on the website. One thing I do remember that they loved was taking the chairlift from Grindelwald to First, and then renting trotti bikes (like scooters) for the ride down. Also, near the apartment is an alpine slide that is fun.
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I spend two weeks in Gimmelwald one night, too. Only for folks who want to get away from it all - one night was OK for the experience of being in the high Alps away from all civilization but more than that in that isolated place would drive me...like I am!
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I just found our trip report on the internet--don't know why it's not still on Fodor's. Two of our children were in the same age range as yours so you might find some of the information helpful. Here is the link.
PalenQ--my biggest complaint about Gimmelwald was that it is expensive to get anywhere to do activities. Those cable car rides really add up!! The view from our room was spectacular, however.
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PalenQ--my biggest complaint about Gimmelwald was that it is expensive to get anywhere to do activities. Those cable car rides really add up!! The view from our room was spectacular, however>
a Swiss Pass covers getting to and from Gimmelwald (and Murren as well) 100% - anyone staying as a base in Murren or Gimmelwald may find a Swiss Pass thus to be a great deal as yes it fares up there are as steep as the cable ways to get there!
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Thank you so much for all your suggestions. Unfortunately, for now we have to shelve this. We certainly will be doing this trip sometime in the near future, but it doesn't seem to be happening this year.
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