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We were seated just outside the kitchen, so Willmann stopped by our table first. "I understand some dishes arrived late," he said.
We tried to forestall his apology. Yes, there were problems the sort of problems that, as a restaurant critic, I would have to note later but right now, sated by our second excellent meal at Erato in three nights, we had no desire to mention them.
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Willmann, though, wanted to explain. "We have a two-man kitchen and we got slammed tonight." He suggested we peek into the kitchen as we leave. "Imagine the smallest bedroom you've ever seen."
The kitchen is small. You could fit a bed in there, maybe a dresser against one wall. Not much else. Willmann has headed larger kitchens at Lucas Park Grille and Mosaic, but in this confined space he's turning out his best work, lovely, interesting dishes well worth the drive to Edwardsville, Illinois.
Erato is the second destination of my "summer vacation" among the restaurants of the Metro East. I arrived there for the first time by way of the Twilight Zone.
As I merged onto the exit ramp from I-55 to I-255, my fianceé cried out in alarm: A mother duck and her two ducklings were about to waddle directly into our path. My first thought involved a pinot noir reduction. Fortunately (for the ducks), sentiment prevailed. I slowed to maybe five miles per hour and started blowing the horn. While this might not be the course of action recommended by highway-safety experts (just ask the guy in the car behind me), it did send the ducks scurrying from the highway.
For our first course at Erato that evening, we ordered a selection of four cheeses. These were served with slices of toast and a single, small piece of airy bread in the shape of cue the eerie music a duck.
It was delicious, like a croissant in taste and texture, and especially good with a dab of smoky Rambol Forest, a spreadable processed cheese from France that will shatter any snobbish pretensions you have against spreadable processed cheeses.
Erato is really two venues in one. You enter via the wine bar, a long, high-ceilinged and (for a bar) brightly lit space. The bar provides the restaurant with an extensive wine list though given that list's breadth and the menu's focus on small dishes, the brief, straightforward by-the-glass selection was a letdown. The dining room is located at the rear of the building, on the other side of a small lounge area. It seats between 40 and 50 and is very dark, so much so that the shadow of my (admittedly large) head made it difficult to read the menu.
That menu features a dozen or so "smaller plates," and during the times I visited, only three "larger plates." This imbalance isn't a problem. The smaller plates soups, salads, breads and modest portions of more substantial fare are much more exciting than the traditional entrées. The temptation to build a meal out of several courses of smaller plates, rather than choosing one or two to start before an entrée, is difficult to resist.
This was the path we chose on my first visit. We began with the aforementioned cheese plate and a serving of two soups: tomato with garlic cream and corn with fennel cream. (If we wished, our waiter informed us, we could order two servings of the same soup.) Both were excellent, so thick that I could stand bread upright in them. The tomato soup had a wonderfully strong garlic flavor, but I preferred the more subtle pairing of the sweet corn with the licoricey zest of fennel.
Our salad course showcased both the bounty of spring and Willmann's experimental bent. A salad of plump, juicy strawberries and greens with blue cheese, pistachios and a delicate Champagne-honey vinaigrette was so lush and flavorful that my fianceé happily ordered it again on a subsequent visit. The salad I chose arrived in two separate dishes. In a glass bowl was a simple fruit salad: grapes, strawberries and diced melon. In a sort-of stemless martini glass were hunks of crab and lobster, topped with watermelon foam. The waiter emptied the second glass into the first. The result wasn't so much a revelation of flavor each layer was a shade of sweetness, a nice palate cleanser after the cheese and soups as of texture, from the breeze of foam through the tender meat to the crisp fruit.
Marinated tuna, a "smaller plate," was my favorite dish at Erato. It was also the most visually striking. You get six plump cubes of raw tuna arranged in a row, a toothpick stuck in each; next to that, a golden streak of truffle mustard; in one corner, a jumble of diced purple potatoes. The dominant flavor of the tuna's marinade seemed to be sesame oil, but it was the fresh, sweet flavor of the tuna itself, sparked by the truffle mustard, that carried this dish.
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provided several examples of recent technological advances that have enabled researchers to identify food contaminants in "real time" (a relative term in the food industry, measured by the length of time the monitoring agency has to act upon detecting contamination), as well as targeted sampling techniques that can boost the efficiency of food safety systems.
Besser, by contrast, concludes that while microbial monitoring has its place, particularly in high-risk situations (e.g., botulinum toxin in milk; see Chapter 4), a better return on investment is likely to be achieved through increased funding of foodborne disease surveillance programs. Notable among these is PulseNet, which tracks diseases through standardized pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) protocols (see Tauxe in Chapter 3 for descriptions of PulseNet and other foodborne disease surveillance programs). Another source of information on foodborne disease is captured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Consumer Complaint Monitoring System (CCMS), and is described in the second contribution to this chapter by Kimberly Elenberg and Artur Dubrawski. CCMS uses an algorithm-based tool that organizes and analyzes data concerning food-associated symptoms or foreign objects present in food in real time in order to provide early warning of a foodborne threat. The database is used to record, evaluate, and track all consumer food complaints involving meat, poultry, and egg products. Based on its proven ability to detect low-amplitude signals amid noisy data, CCMS appears poised to join the "network of networks" that constitute the U.S. foodborne disease surveillance system.
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Increasing concern about threats to our food supply caused by microbial contamination, either intentional or accidental, has resulted in the establishment of many local, national, and global networks to address the problem, each with its own function and acronym (GAO, 2003, 2004), as shown in Table 5-1. Although none of these networks by itself constitutes a complete surveillance system, each serves some part of a broader food surveillance effort. Such surveillance efforts fall into two main categories: (a) those involving direct detection of microbial pathogens in food ingredients, products, or production environments (referred to as food monitoring); and (b) those involving the collection of human or animal foodborne disease data to identify problems in the food supply through analyses


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Booker is just a publicity hound waiting for his opportunity to leave Newark for a higher office....what a joke he is.
hey playitleo..in all fairness to Corzine, which I am no means a fan of...no governor in NJ( including Kean and Christie )or in most of the northern states were willing to pull the trigger on the death penalty when it was re-enacted. Unfortunately, the death has not served a deterrent to murder at all. Texas has a higher murder rate per 100,000 than NJ or most "non capital punishment" states. Lousiana even worse...people will just kill and not really think about consequences until afterward..thats seems to be the case in the society we live in now...I actually knew this kid years ago when HE was 13, somewhere along the line he felt a gang was a better family than his own..and for that decision..he will spend most of his living days locked with others who felt the gang was a better way..


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Do you have an internet connection set up on your Wii?
cant seem to get it work. Im on 4.2U, i followed the instruction step by step but when i go to the wii shop channel, it says that i haven't agreed to the user agreement. when i click on the user agreement and connect to the net, it says that wiiconnect24 or wii services is unavailable. i followed both the offline and online instruction. and i have IOS56 5662. am i doing something wrong? Thank you in advance for any help.
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Do you have an internet connection set up on your Wii?
yes i do. i already did the online installation. it says after downloading that i already installed the channel.
Check your region in the Wii settings and make sure that is correct. If you have it set wrong you could get that error.
i did not get any error while updating or installed. however when i get back on the wii shop chanel it still says that i need to do the system update. sorry that i am noob but is that what it suppose to be? thank you for any help.
manged to make it works!! iam good now
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Same thing that nerione said above. Can you tell us how you got it to work? I'm admittedly pretty new to this, but have been trying hard to get a better grasp of everything.
I had a Wii on 4.3u, followed Mauifrog's softmod any wii guide (awesome thanks!) and found that the wii shop channel required a system update. I'm guessing I skipped that step in his tutorial, or thought I didn't need it since I'm coming from 4.3.
I found this tutorial, but it seems that I should already have the latest stuff I need from having been on 4.3. For example, when I started this tutorial I chose 236 for my ios and it when asked to select a version for the wii shop channel I chose v20, but it already says my current version was v20. When I chose my IOSs option and looked at 56, it showed that I'm already on version 5662 (however the ios wasn't green which the wiimod app says green=installed) Looking back at Mauifrogs tutorial, It seems I should have already installed ios56 too. I didn't get any errors during the softmod process, so I'm stumped as to why wii shop channel still asks me to update.
My only thought is maybe I run the IOS 56 install anyway, and select some of the patches (but I'm not sure which ones to enable). I saw earlier in the post someone mentioned to enable 3 of them, but I see 6 or 7 options starting with fake sign.
System Check below - thanks to anyone for any help
SpoilersysCheck v2.1.0b17 by Double_A and R2-D2199...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).
Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.1U (v449)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2008.12.18
Homebrew Channel 1.0.0 running on IOS58
Hollywood v0x21
Console ID: 128574457
Boot2 v4
Found 89 titles.
Found 55 IOS on this console. 6 of them are stub.
IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS80 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS90 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS245[37] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS246[38] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS247[53] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS248[55] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS251[58] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v65535
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Update:!! There is a new version of the shop channel out v21. I used SNES_Master's instructions in a post titled Shop Channel Updated to v21 to update and now all works.
Last edited by cdlenfert; 11-12-2012 at 01:28 PM. Reason: found a solution
Hey guys.
Im having a bit of a problem. When i exit wiimod and try to go back to the menu it says checking ios's. Then it says checking ios 52 and just sits there not loading and my wiimote not responding. Help anybody?
Nevermind, Just shut off my wii and it worked! Thanks!
online worked great thanks for the tut
Used the online method. Shop channel still telling me to perform a system update.
FYI- I do believe at one point the softmod guide had a version patched shop channel v20. This would prevent on online update from Nintendo and would require manual installation via ios236.
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Rogers State University's commencement exercises this year will feature two ceremonies – one each for bachelor's and associate's degree candidates.
Graduates receiving associate's degrees will participate in a morning ceremony, while graduates receiving bachelor's degrees will participate in an afternoon ceremony. Both events will be held on Saturday, May 6, at the Claremore Expo Center.
The university previously has held one ceremony for both sets of degree candidates, but RSU's growing enrollment has necessitated the switch to two commencement exercises to allow graduates' families and friends to enjoy the ceremony, RSU President Dr. Joe Wiley said.
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The heatwave gripping Kentucky will continue at least through Wednesday, the National Weather Service office in Louisville says. Bowling Green is predicted to hit 102 degrees Monday and Louisville will see 99 degrees. The mercury will stop at 97 in Frankfort and Lexington, the weather service said.
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(KSTP) -- Law enforcement is on the scene of a standoff in Albertville Sunday.
The Wright County Sheriff's Office received a report of a suicidal man around 1:30 a.m. The caller reported the man may have been on his way to a home in Albertville.
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Container configuration influences western larch and big sagebrush seedling development
Aghai, Matthew Mehdi. 2012. Container configuration influences western larch and big sagebrush seedling development. Moscow, ID: University of Idaho. Thesis. 57 p.
Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.), a woody shrub, and western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.), a deciduous conifer, are among many western North American species that have suffered a decline in presence and natural regeneration across their native ranges. These species are economically, ecologically, and intrinsically valuable, therefore many current restoration and management efforts are working to mitigate their decline. Outplanting container-grown seedlings can expedite the regeneration process and create future propagule sources on sites where other regeneration strategies may be more difficult. Research was conducted with the intention of improving survival and growth of both big sagebrush and western larch seedlings through optimizing container nursery culture. Two general objectives were to 1) evaluate the influence of container volume and growing density on seedlings grown at the nursery, and 2) examine the post-transplant effect of stocktype on seedling growth through simulations of optimal and suboptimal field conditions. Results indicate that big sagebrush grown in a high-density arrangement was beneficial to shoot growth at the nursery and following transplant. Also, container volume did not contribute to differences in sagebrush growth during simulated field conditions.
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The first pavement is clearly tarmac, the second is paving - although neither photo shows the same 'bit' - so it could be half/half.
There also seems to be too much of a shift in where the pole appears for it just to be perspective.
I dunno.. it could be the same place, but I understand perspective very well and I don't think the its quite right (we'll have to agree to disagree on that) - there must have been dozen of photos taken, why didn't they choose a photo where she's on her own and the lines are clearly showing - or one where the hedge shows, or the wall feature, or the second lamp post. Essentially any of the things which would irrevocably prove its the same place.
Looks to me like two different pics blended together ?
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Nickelodeon and SpongeBob Squarepants paid a visit to Enterprise Elementary Sept. 12, for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school's new SpongeBob-themed playground.
The playground was designed by Landscape Structures artist Tory Ruff of Minneapolis, who worked closely with the children's television network on the project. Landscape Structures also built the playground's exact replica of SpongeBob's home, Bikini Bottom, out of steel, recycled aluminum and recycled plastic.
The playground bears the name of the student who made it all possible.
Last year, fifth-grader Madison Hearn saw a commercial on Nickelodeon for "The Big Help I Wanna Play Sweepstakes." With permission from her mother, Maddie entered the online sweepstakes, never thinking she actually had a chance of winning.
When she was informed that her entry had been chosen at random from all the entries, Maddie said she was amazed and "really surprised." Nickelodeon could not confirm how many entries were received.
According to Nickelodeon sweepstakes rules, a person could enter the contest once a day between Aug. 27, 2012, and Sept. 14, 2012.
Maddie won the grand prize, which included a $100,000 playground makeover, and a trip for four to the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, including airfare, hotel stay, transportation to the awards, and $1,000 in spending money.
When Nickelodeon called Enterprise Elementary to notify the school of Maddie's win, Principal Virginia Abernathy said everybody was shocked.
""It was such a surprise when they called, we though it was a scam," she said.
Abernathy received her own surprise at the ribbon-cutting celebration when she was "slimed" with the famous Nickelodeon green slime. Students cheered as the slime oozed down their principal's face and clothes.
Building the playground took about a year after the initial phone call. It was opened for the first time to students after the Sept. 12 ceremony.
The playground features all of the usual equipment, such as slides, monkey bars, rock walls and jungle gyms, but they are all presented in the under-the-sea SpongeBob theme. The playground is also accessible by students with disabilities, and has a PebbleFlex mock water walkway.
Music teacher Marci Wiltz led the students in the SpongeBob theme song at the end of the ceremony, then the youngsters made a mad dash to play in SpongeBob's world for the first time.
Maddie said she has become somewhat of a local celebrity, with everybody thanking her for the playground; there's even a sign on the playground that thanks her.
Candace Lankford of the Volusia County School Board said Maddie has become a permanent part of the history of Enterprise Elementary, which dates back more than 100 years.
"I think it's awesome because it was honored in my name," Maddie said.
The school gave Maddie a certificate for a two-night stay at the Nickelodeon Hotel in Orlando for her and her family.
Volusia County Schools spokeswoman Nancy Wait noted the children's excitement about the playground.
"No one in the entire country has a playground like this," Wait said. "It's one of a kind, and the kids are feeling pretty special."
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Use of Adult Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in Patients With Long Bone Nonunion
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified April 2012 by Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.
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The proposed trial will involve the recruitment of a total of 30 patients. The cells will be collected via bone marrow sampling. The aspirate will be centrifuged on a Ficoll density gradient to isolate mononuclear cells, wich will be resuspended in heparinized isotonic saline and used in order to infuse into the area surgically treated. The surgical intervention means the introduction of a sheet with nails according with the usually employed technique.
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The improvement of the bone nonunion will be assessed by X-ray and NMR
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The aim of the study is to determine the safety and feasibility of autologous mononuclear stem cells in long bone nonunion; and moreover, to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment.
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In this study the investigators examine the improvement of conventional surgical treatment of long bone nonunion with the administration of bone marrow stem cells in order to achieve a higher percentage of healing and tissue reparation.
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To mix the cell suspension with osteogenic matrix and to use sheet and nails in order to consolidate the fracture
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Alabama Shakes played to a sold-out crowd on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at The Pageant. Fly Golden Eagle and Riley Downing opened the show. Photos by Steve Truesdell for the Riverfront Times.
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Born in Washington D.C., the son of a disturbed, violent minister, Gaye (then Marvin Gay) grew up with a hard-wired attraction to and gift for music, which he nurtured from childhood on. After a stint in the armed forces, he was discovered by legendary Soul figure Harvey Fuqua and recruited to join a latter day version of Harvey and the Moonglows, principally as a drummer. He came to the attention of the fledgling Motown label and its founder, Berry Gordy, and was signed by the label in 1960 as session musician and solo artist. Gaye went on to marry Gordy's sister, Anna -- a marriage that would end in bitter divorce in the mid-70s.


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Recipe by MARBALET
"This unusual jelly has a variety of purposes. It can replace cranberry jelly with turkey for the holidays. It is lovely for breakfast toast and biscuits. Try it on pancakes!"
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pomegranate juice
7 1/2 cups
white sugar
lemons, juiced
1 (6 fluid ounce) container
liquid pectin
I definitely liked the taste, but I had the same problem everyone else had--it doesn't jell, and after thinking about the canning process more closely, the reason is that you need to allow pectin ample time to heat at its boiling point. Tried it a second time, and this is what I suggest....
Use the box of powdered pectin (1.75 ounce) and add the pectin with the juices. Bring to a boil, THEN add the sugar and bring to a second boil for about a minute. This goes hand in hand with the pectin manufacturer's guidelines (who I called).
I gave this an average rating because we didn't follow exact instructions. Cut down the sugar by a cup & it was still sweet enough & also boiled for 1 minute (as box instructed). Almost set up but not completely. Will be good Christmas gifts!
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Lovely flavor. I was so impressed I used every single pomegranate on my tree to make this recipe. Granted, I only had a couple dozen fruit on the tree, but never the less all were invested in this delicious jelly. I did as others had suggested and used the powdered pectin, mixing it first with the juices, bringing to a boil and then adding the sugar and again bringing it to a boil. As far as juicing the poms.... bottom line- wear gloves! The lovely purple color stains but the following day your hands will actually look a deadly green- quite impressive. I juiced with a citrus juicer but found that a lot of the fruit did not get squashed so what was left I put in the blender and pulsed it a bit and then put everything through a strainer. The fresh fruit juice is a bit more tart than the 100% juice found in our grocery store but once mixed with the lemon and the sugar really has a delightful taste. I am planning on including the jelly made in Christmas gift baskets- it was that good!
We made this yummy jelly in no time at all. We used pomegranate juice from the health food store, worked great (saves the mess too!) I noticed in other reviews the jelly didn't set up as they expected. Once I added the pectin, I let it full boil for 1 minute. IT SET PERFECT! Tastes kind of like grape jelly. What a wonderful addition to our holiday jelly making! Thank you Holly!
Very good recipe. With full rolling boil there was no problem with jelly setting up. I cut the sugar down by a cup as the jam was to sweet. It overpowered the flavor of the fruit.
Jelly turned out too soft the first time. I tried again and doubled the pectin and it gelled perfectly! Here is another helpful hint. If you juice your own pomegranates be sure to let the juice rest for 12 to 24 hours so the sediment will go to the bottom. Only use the clear liquid if you want your jelly crystal clear.
What a beautiful looking, crystal clear jelly! It has a mild flavor that is hard to place... it's not strawberry, not cherry, not raspberry, not cranberry. I don't know if I followed the recipe correctly, but my jelly didn't gel as much as I would have liked. I would use a little bit more "gel" or less juice the next time. The best way to juice these puppies is an old-fashioned lever style juicer-- the kind you use to juice orange/lemon/lime quarters. (I think they use them at Braum's Ice Cream to make limeades) Peel the pomegranate under water to avoid squirting yourself with the juice, which stains like crazy. The seeds sink and the rind floats. Break off a quarter hunk and put it carefully in the juicer and squish.
This has a wonderful flavor! I was a little worried about how runny it seemed, but when it was totally cooled, the texture was a nice soft texture. Easy to spread, and only a tiny bit runny. Thanks for a wonderful recipe! This is my all time favorite jelly! It's going to be this year's Christmas gift along with some fresh baked bread!
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A Lima man is facing charges after Livingston County Sheriff's Deputies say he stole two steers from a farm and sold them at an auction.
Jeffery Button, 41, of Lima, is charged with grand larceny.
The Sheriff's Office received a complaint last week regarding two stolen steers from a farm in Lima. The owner told sheriff's deputies that the steers were missing from his farm and valued them at over $4,000.
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This is where it all begins, Season 1 has officially begun; the cycle of beta seasons has finally come to a close. You thought beta was intense, this is where it starts to matter; the meta will continue to change, so sit back, relax and let's get to it!.
The meta is a mess and we'd be lying if we said we could predict how things are going to be in the next week, let alone in a few days. So let's focus on what's happening here and now and see if we can find a pattern among the recent chaos.
Here's Team DKMR's weekly meta ranking. Keep in mind, it's about which classes and archetypes are played the most, not about which are the strongest. Most of the times, the strongest decks will also be the most frequently played, but that's part of how the meta works.
Warrior has slain the mighty Warlock and taken his crown! Note we are only talking about Control Warrior, as it's still the main archetype to be found on the ladder. Warrior Aggro is still almost non-existent, but we are seeing some play on the path to rank 5 and while we're sure it's an archetype that's going to evolve a lot once new cards come out, for now it'll remain underplayed.
Warlock has its own way around a lot of decks by simply playing more threats than anyone can handle. Yes, Aggro warlock is on the rise once again, even though just a week ago it was toe to toe with his bigger cousin, Handlock. That's how strange the meta can be, especially at the beginning of a new season. So far, no innovations have been spotted for any archetype, but you can expect to see more murlocks and zoo than ever before, at least for the first week. Zoo has a favorable matchup against Control Warrior making it a good choice.
Hunter is everywhere, as expected. Since it's a very fast paced deck, it allows the player to rank up considerably faster, especially when going through win streaks. However we are starting to see a more mid-range beast themed deck popping up from time to time. While it's still way too early to say for sure, a little variation between hunter archetypes would be a welcome sight and it would benefit both decks, as the mulligan against Hunter becomes a little harder.
Druid is arguably the safest bet when ranking up in such a chaotic meta. A lot of people realize this, as Druid is seeing slightly less play then Hunter at the moment. Its "natural" abilities to deal with Aggro are also VERY helpful, since you can expect to face a lot of aggressive decks from almost all classes at the moment. Also, there's a new Druid variation: Ramp Druid. This deck focuses on getting tempo advantage through "ramp" cards (cards that increase your mana permanently), and thus making your plays much faster in the long run. This allows you to be at a 2 or more mana advantage from your opponent for a few turns. Just be careful, because if you lack innervate or wild growth you may be stuck with a bunch of high cost cards and nothing to play in the early turns.
Shaman is still popular, just like last week. Probably because it's also a safe option against most Aggro and Control decks and has no particularly bad matchup of its own, except for Aggro hunter. Some Shamans are even taking a more aggressive route with Bloodlust, a lot of minions and totems. While we don't feel like this strategy has enough going to become a viable archetype, it can certainly surprise some decks, like Rogue or Druid.
Rogue is seeing a little less play as well, and we're not quite certain of the reason for that. At the moment, both Standard Rogue and Miracle Rogue are viable options in the current ladder, due to their ability to keep the tempo going against other Aggro decks with very cheap removals. It is favored vs the new Ramp Druid, but Druid can still win this. Most Druids are running Ancient of War once again, which could be bad for rogues that don't have The Black Knight or sap at their disposal. Now that Tinkmaster Overspark is gone, you should think about putting assassinate back in your deck.
Priest is climbing the ranks, slowly. We feel like it's a poor choice for such a chaotic meta, due to the fact that most Priest decks are very strong when tailored against a specific matchup and the meta right now is anything but specific. It's not impossible to thrive with the class among this complicated meta, but it's definitely going to be much harder than almost all other choices. The shadoword: Death is very good, because there are many decks running large minions. Thoughsteal also is favorable in the ladder because of the chance to steal large minions. And you can defeat many Aggro decks with cards like, Holy Nova, Wild Pyromancer and circle of healing combos. The problem is you need to draw the right half of your deck vs your opponent and this varies depending on the deck your playing against.
Mage is not a great class to ladder with in the current meta. Most of them are using some form of Aggro or Midrange-tempo builds, no Control Mage in sight, be it Frost Giants or some other archetype. While Mages have to deal with their lack of synergy with their minions, they're still not a bad choice when it comes to dealing with Aggro, due to their strong AoEs and removals.
Paladin is still one of the least used classes in ranked play and we do not recommend laddering with this class. The class has a lot of strong cards, like Equality and Divine Favor, we feel like they're inconsistent, due to their conditional effects (Equality only works if you can damage the board for 1, Divine Favor is only worth if you can draw at least 2 cards, etc.). This hinders the possibilities for the class. Don't be surprised if you see an Aggro Paladin deck from time to time on the ladder. Paladin Control (or giants), is really only a tournament deck and will have a hard time on the ladder.
Deck of the Week: DKMR Giants
Hardcore control, this is what the deck is all about. You'll always have a way to make your opponent's turn a little weird, and six effects to almost nullify big threats. You're just one over-commitment away from gaining total board and card advantage, through Equality combos. However, this is a very specific deck, fit for tournaments when you're sure you're going to face decks like Handlock, Shaman, and Druid.
What is the hardest counter to strifecro's combo druid deck without watchers and a single mark of the wild and black knight? In the latest KOTH, alchemixt played a zoo deck with a single black knight, owl, dark iron dwarf, doomguard, and mukla, and I think this deck would be the strongest as it exploits the druid's lack of early drops and single removal per turn. I'd like to know your thoughts on this and other alternatives.
Also what's the hardest counter to alchemixt's zoo deck besides hunter and handlock? Are hunters rampant because hunter is the only favorable matchup against zoo?
As long as you're not playing hunter/ handlock in more than 50% of your matches, I would think it makes the most sense to run alchemixt's zoo deck on ladder at it has a 50%+ win percentage against all other decks.
Let's start from the bottom and work up.
The zoo deck is a great deck to run on the ladder ESPECIALLY from rank 25 – 5; it has a very high win rate. And we are seeing different forms of the Aggro warlock all over the ladder through those ranks..
The mid range rogue "tempo rogue" is the best counter to the zoo deck.
Handlock is the strongest counter or if you would like to run Shaman or Priest they would do well too.
Feel free to hop on our forums and you can chat with us, we are always interested in helping people
Well, we said that it's a tournament deck, much like last week's Priest Control. We enforced that both on the Meta Report and in the Deck of the Week article itself.


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Keynote address Jukka Jokilehto (ICCROM)
12 November 2015
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The younger me didn't trust herself.
Ignoring my inner voice who knew,
Just knew the right way forward.
Placing my destiny in other hands.
Malleable, pliable me; shaped and molded,
I doubted the wise owl within. (more…)
The younger me didn't trust herself.
Ignoring my inner voice who knew,
Just knew the right way forward.
Placing my destiny in other hands.
Malleable, pliable me; shaped and molded,
I doubted the wise owl within. (more…)
From a pretty young age, I've been a bookworm. I loved playing soccer, hide-and-seek and hopscotch with the best of them but reading…well that is something I never bored of.
Confession to my parents who may be reading this post:
When you used to ground me for whatever transgression I committed as a child, I secretly squirmed with glee.
You mean I have no TV, no playtime with friends for X number of days….but I can read in my room?
Truthfully your grounding was no punishment.
I love reading so much I majored in English literature at university. It was there I was introduced to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Have you read it?
For me, that novel never gets old. I've read it countless times. (more…)
This day went quite differently than planned. It featured an unexpected day home with DD who was on quarantine from daycare.
Overnight she was hit with some crazy stomach bug or "food disagreement"…three times I might add. Fortunately that was it and her spirits were high the whole day.
However, my husband was down for the count from dental surgery which meant it was only me and DD sitting down for dinner.
When I explained the situation to DD, she hopped over to her kitchen immediately, deciding she would be in charge of the evening meal… (more…)
I recently discovered some childhood treasures. Included with these memory buckets of times gone past is a diary I kept when I was 11 years old.
When I spotted the diary again after all of these years (and believe me, plenty of years have passed), I was excited to read it. What experiences and thoughts were considered important enough to my child-self that I needed to write them down? Perhaps I wrote of my love for track and field, or soccer. My favourite teacher. Or my favourite books (Sweet Valley High anyone?). (more…)


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2013 is right around the corner, which means we're handing out Game of the Year Awards left and right. Here are a few of today's highlights…
Most Innovative:
Guild Wars 2 did a great job reinventing the MMO experience. Although it may not be my favorite MMO on the market, it definitely managed to abandon the typical questing system in favor of something unique.
I covered all my favorite innovative aspects of the ArenaNet game in a recent MMO-ing.
The Vita and the Wii U are two products that I'll be keeping an eye on. The PlayStation handheld and Nintendo console are both still lacking a strong library of games, but I think the hardware has a ton of potential.
Best Soundtrack:
Although the Fez and Journey soundtracks are the ones you'll most likely find on my iPod, it's the Mass Effect 3 and Halo 4 tunes that I call my favorites.
The music found in both sci-fi epics does an amazing job provoking emotions and setting the right tone for the games.
Hell, I get goosebumps on the Halo 4 loading screen.
Best Story:
Before my days in the world of video game journalism, I was an English teacher. It's hard not to put story first with that kind of background.
Luckily, this year's games provided plenty of amazing stories to dive into.
Halo 4 manages to capitalize on our emotional investment in the franchise and tell a surprisingly philosophical story.
Mass Effect 3 pulls off a similar trick. You may not love the ending, but it's hard to argue that the journey to it wasn't a special one.
I've already talked enough about how much I love The Walking Dead's story earlier this week, right?
The moral dilemmas and intense focus on story definitely help make Telltale's adventure game one of my favorites this year.
Interested parties can find all the current GOTY videos here. Check back throughout the week for updates and more awards.


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By the renown whip maker Gayle J Nemeth aussiewhipmaker.com
NOTE: In Australia we call the strands in a whip the plait other countries call it braiding.
Stock whips are the most popular style of whip in Australia and are known worldwide as the King of all the whip types Stockmen on foot or horseback prefer them because they can be hung over their shoulder when not in use and they won't slide off leaving both hands free. The keeper on the stock whip joins the keeper onto the stock {handle} this acts like a universal joint this innovation to the whip took place in early Australian history simply because the early Australian saddle did not have a pommel to hang the whip on But more importantly these keepers on the thong and the stock when joined is like a universal joint allowing the whip to be used from any angle or direction the handle therefore acts like a fulcrum which gives the stock whip its tremendous speed power and accuracy it's the keepers on the stock whip that makes the. The Australian stock whips are World famous and universally acknowledged as the King of all the whip types the fastest whip there is.
Stock whips are a unique design of whip that has developed in Australia for moving large mobs (herds) of cattle forward and is well known for its very quick action. The STOCK ( handle) of the whip is the unique feature. It is a separate component of the whip and is joined to the plaited part of the whip (thong) by leather keepers which act like universal joints Attached to the thong is the fall (single strip of tapered leather) followed by the cracker.
Stock whips are available in your choice of Kangaroo hide or Red hide
Stockwhips are available in your choice of Kangaroo hide or Red hide
Kangaroo Hide Stockwhip Selection
Australia's whips are truly the best in the world. This is not necessarily due to the fact that we have some of the best whip makers in the world, but also because we have some of the best leather for whips in the world. Kangaroo Hide is ideal for whips. It is light weight and has superior strength. For its weight it is the strongest of the leathers. This is why kangaroo hide is the best choice for the multi plait whips.
The kangaroo hide stockwhips are all hand crafted to fit you and your needs; custom built to suit your hand size and the type of work you specify.
A whip is like a chain, the more links a chain has the more fluid it will move, therefore the more strands that a whip has the more fluid it will move. More time is taken when plaiting with multi strands, therefore they are the more expensive whip.
Kangaroo Hide loaded and balanced stock whips are the top quality whips, kangaroo hide being the best leather and loaded and balanced referring to the weight in the belly and the appropriate weighted handle {stock} which places the weight and feel the control of the whip into the palm of your hand In Australian Whip Cracking Competitions, run by the Australian Whip Crackers and Plaiters Association, only stock whips are allowed. This is due to it being a traditional icon of Australia.
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Colour selection for kangaroo hide or any two-tone combination.
Please add $30 if in two tone (takes a liitle longer to build).
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Red Hide Stockwhips SelectionThe length of the handle is also matched according to the length of the whip.
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Red Hide is the name given to a type of cowhide that has gone through a specific tanning process. As the name suggests the final product is red coloured leather. The quality of any cowhide depends on the original hide. Scars can create weaknesses in the leather. Young cattle have more stretch in the hide, which is not desirable for whips. All leather will stretch but if the strands at the end of a whip stretch too much then they are more susceptible to break. The red hide we hand select can be relied on not to stretch you will expect to get many years of good service from my quality handmade red hide whips.
Red Hide from Cow Hide loaded and balanced stock whips these whips are loaded, and balanced which means that more weight is put into the belly of the whip. The foundation the belly of any whip is the most important component. If a whip has no belly it will not crack effectively. All Aussie Whip Maker whips have the appropriate amount of weight in the belly {The Foundation.} A loaded and balanced whip refers to a whip that has the right amount weight with full and complete bellies in exactly the right spots throughout the whip.
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Is it appropriate to use your cell phone on the golf course?
By Ashley MayoWant to start an argument during your next dinner party? Ask your friends if it's okay to use a cell phone during a round of golf. When Golf Digest posed the question, via Facebook...
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Should PGA Tour events allow cell phones?
While the debate over whether cell phones should be allowed at golf clubs around the country wages on, a decision on their place at the game's highest level has been made. According to the...
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Golf's 'Other' Rules
We surveyed more than 2,600 public and private-course golfers throughout the United States to learn what's acceptable at their courses.
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The troubled solid-state drive company OCZ Technology Group this afternoon disclosed that it has sharply reduced its staff as it works to refocus the company.
OCZ said non-production staff has been cut 28%, while the workforce at OCZ's Taiwan production facility has been reduced by 32%.
"We are undergoing a transition phase in the Company's evolution in which we are refocusing our efforts on products and strategies that will benefit both OCZ and our stakeholders over the long term," CEO Ralph Schmitt said in a statement."We have already taken aggressive steps to address some short-term tactical challenges and have begun streamlining the organization to help ensure that OCZ will be in the best position moving forward to address the fast growing consumer and enterprise SSD markets."
The company said it plans to discontinue about 150 product variations, reducing the number of "value category" products by 50%.
"This streamlines OCZ's product offerings to address the mainstream and higher-end consumer products, as well as enterprise and OEM solutions," OCZ said. "The company has also evaluated its inventory and is in the process of making the necessary adjustments, including monetizing some inventory to better align its product offerings and to free-up cash for the business."
OCZ added that it "is working diligently and is making progress" on an investigation into financial reporting issues that has prevented the company from filing its August Q2 10-Q with the SEC.
"Closure on these items has taken longer than originally expected," OCZ said. "Further details will be released when the Form 10-Q is filed. "
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Posted By Alison On Oct 16, 2008 @ In Food Allergies,Holidays/Special Events | 4 Comments
Welcome to this edition of the Food Allergies Blog Carnival! For readers who don't know what a blog carnival is, think of it like a magazine of articles that gets published on a schedule. Every two weeks, we food allergy bloggers submit an article to be published by the host blogger, and this week I get to be the host.
So here are all the wonderful articles that have been sent in…
Check out these Halloween-themed articles!
Need some new recipes? Try these:
These articles address peanuts:
For the corn-allergic (this allergy seems to be growing!):
Are you prepared for a food allergy emergency? Read on…
What to do about those birthday parties?
It's always exciting to find gluten-free pizza!
That concludes this edition of the Food Allergies Blog Carnival. Submit your blog article to the next edition of living with food allergies carnival using the carnival submission form. Go Dairy Free will be the host in 2 weeks. Past posts and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page.
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Cheadle to play Davis in long-planned biopic
NEW YORK — Don Cheadle will play Miles Davis in a biopic the actor has long planned on the innovative jazz pioneer.
BiFrost Pictures told The Associated Press that it will finance and produce "Kill the Trumpet Player," with Cheadle also making his directorial debut.
Cheadle has been trying to make the film for years, but production is finally set to begin in June.
The production company said the movie won't be a traditional biopic, but will focus on when Davis temporarily retired from making music and then re-emerged in 1979.
The script is written by Cheadle and Steven Baigelman.
Ewan McGregor will co-star as a Rolling Stone reporter, and Zoe Saldana will play Frances Davis, the trumpet player's former wife.
The film is being made with the collaboration of Davis' family.
Davis collaborator Herbie Hancock also will be involved in the production.
Davis died in 1991 at age 65.
Joan Jett pick for SD float rankles farmers
PIERRE, S.D. — Some South Dakota farmers and ranchers are upset by the selection of singer-guitarist Joan Jett, a vegetarian and animal rights advocate, to perform on the state's float in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are scheduled to appear in New York on the float that promotes South Dakota and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
State Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen says Macy's selected Jett to appear on the float.
The livestock industry is a huge part of South Dakota's economy.
Gentry gets country music trail marker
GREENWOOD, Miss. — Country singer Bobbie Gentry is being honored in her home state with a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail.
Gentry was born Roberta Lee Streeter in Chickasaw County in 1944. She is probably best known for her 1960's hit "Ode to Billie Joe." The track earned her Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968. Her other hits include "Fancy," "Mornin' Glory" and "Mississippi Delta."
The Mississippi Country Music Trail started in 2010 with a marker in Tupelo, Miss., to recognize the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
Other markers include Jimmie Rodgers, Charley Pride, Conway Twitty, Jerry Clower, Faith Hill and Tammy Wynette.
Gentry's marker was unveiled Thursday in Greenwood, Miss.
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By Dotty Kyle
It was an excellent meeting, by the way, with lots of intelligent questions, creative thoughts and broad involvement.
Here are my thoughts – broadened to include all Valley towns, not just Warren:
As a member of Warren's Energy Committee, I planned to talk about the single most important issue of mankind today and into the future.
Energy – where it comes from, how we access it from raw sources, how we use it and what the implications are for humanity.
Anyone who can read knows that our electricity and the fuels that warm our buildings and power our vehicles come from two main sources: fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas that come from plants and organisms that were buried in the earth millions upon millions of years ago – and from renewable sources – the sun, wind and water.
If we remember our grade-school science – or Star Trek – we know that living things, plants and animals, contain a lot of carbon. As Mr. Spock often pointed out, we are "carbon-based life forms." Carbon is the second most abundant element in the human body after oxygen, and it comprises about 50 percent of plants. We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. For millennia, a delicate balance has been maintained in order to keep the planet functioning for the benefit of all life on earth. That atmospheric balance, the greenhouse effect, results in a stable, life-sustaining climate.
Trouble is, since the mid-1800s the engines of industrialization have mined, refined and burned the earth's bountiful fossil materials in greater amounts each year. The result has been to spew carbon plus tons of toxic chemicals into the air that we breathe. Around the globe, we all share the same air and we all breathe and it's getting unhealthier year by year.
Another part of the equation is what's happening in the atmosphere. The increased carbon dioxide and other gasses have nearly doubled that delicate greenhouse balance trapping heat, melting glaciers, acidifying the oceans and increasing the air's ability to hold water resulting in more extreme weather events and forcing critters, including humans, to move as their habitats change. We can easily see these changes happening today. Business as usual accelerates the pace of change.
So what can we do? The simple answer is to stop throwing carbon and toxic junk into the air. Trouble is, it ain't so simple. Human nature, national interests, politics and, most of all, industries that want to protect their bottom lines all get in the way. We can't expect the lives that we enjoy and the aspirations of millions who want our lifestyle to grind to a halt.
What it takes is informed people aware that there isn't a whole lot of time left to act. We must get off our behinds and do what's possible now in order that our kids and grandkids will have a decent future. It's the moral thing to do.
Vermont has created a Comprehensive Energy Plan that's updated every five years with ambitious goals and strategies to move Vermont away from fossil fuels and into an energy-efficient, energy-conserving future. Warren's Energy Committee is working with our planning commission to rewrite the Energy Chapter of our 2015 Town Plan, with the goal of staying ahead of the curve. We encourage other Valley towns to do the same.
It's far cheaper and easier to make changes now before we're forced to than to wait. The Valley is in a great position to lead; to have more comfortable homes using less fuel, to generate a good portion of our own electricity, to find creative town-specific transportation solutions and, most of all, to maintain the historic character of these beautiful towns we call home.
If you agree that we need to act, please check out the ton of information on Vermont.gov and efficiencyvermont.com websites and join your local energy committee. Warren's Energy Committee has a packed agenda for 2014 and we'd love to have more help.
In Warren, we're Callie Willis, Bob Baron, Wendy Cox, me, Dotty Kyle, and my husband Eric Brattstrom. Join us! Thanks.
Dotty Kyle lives in Warren.


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Spondylosis Treatment for Both Cervical and Lumbar Symptoms
Spondylosis treatment options vary and depend primarily on the severity of the condition. Other factors that determine the type and scope of treatment include the overall health of the patient, the location within the spine of the condition and the nature of the symptoms. Some people may find relief through very mild conservative treatment, while others may need progressively aggressive treatment as the disease becomes more severe.
Another reason why spondylosis treatment methods differ from patient to patient is because the term "spondylosis" can refer to several different conditions. "Spondylosis" is an umbrella term used by physicians to describe degeneration of the spine, such as degeneration of the intervertebral discs, or another degenerative condition, like osteoarthritis of the spine's facet joints. Unlike some spinal conditions with similar names, like spondylitis and spondylolisthesis, spondylosis is quite common. This is especially true for people over the age of 50, or for people in their 30s or 40s whose occupations require a great deal of physical exertion or extended periods of sitting, such as office workers and truck drivers.
Spondylosis treatment for mild cases
Since spondylosis is a degenerative condition, symptoms tend to be quite mild at first, and onset is gradual. In fact, most people experience no symptoms at all during the earliest stages of the degenerative spine conditions associated with spondylosis. Many cases never progress past mild-to-moderate symptoms. In cases of mild spondylosis, treatment options include:
- Anti-inflammatory and pain killing medications – For most people, over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen, or other pain killers, such as acetaminophen, help ease pain symptoms and allow for easier movement. If symptoms are more severe, prescription narcotic medication may be indicated.
- Exercise – Strong muscles and good circulation are absolute necessities for maintaining the integrity of the spine as we age. By participating in regular exercise, especially activities that strengthen the core muscles of the back, abdomen and buttocks, you'll help improve the support system surrounding your spine, which may lead to a reduction in spondylosis symptoms. However, no one who experiences symptoms related to a degenerative spine condition should begin a new exercise regimen without first consulting his or her physician.
- Heat and ice – Stiffness is a key symptom of spondylosis. Applying heat or ice to affected areas can loosen stiff muscles, reduce inflammation and help you feel better.
Severe spondylosis treatment
In cases that are more severe or do not respond to the above treatments, other options include:
- Muscle relaxants – These prescription medications can help loosen tense muscles or stop painful spasms.
- Alternative medicine – Acupuncture, traction, ultrasounds and chiropractic adjustments are all forms of alternative medicine that many spondylosis patients say relieves symptoms. The efficacy of some alternative or complementary medicine remains up for debate, although many people who try them swear by them. It is important to check with your primary care physician to make sure there are no drug interaction restrictions if you choose to try an alternative form of medication or supplements.
- Corticosteroid injections – For severe pain that does not respond to oral medications, anti-inflammatory corticosteroid injections between the vertebrae may provide some relief. Although extremely effective for the temporary relief of pain and other spondylosis symptoms, injection therapy usually requires a series of treatments and should not be administered more than three times a year in most cases.
If conservative spondylosis treatment does not relieve your pain, contact Laser Spine Institute for more information on how our minimally invasive outpatient procedures can help you find relief from neck or back pain. We will be happy to review your MRI or CT scan to determine whether you might be a candidate.