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Mind-Body Medicine
School of Mind-Body Medicine Student Applies Mind-Body Approach with Major League Baseball Players and the Chronically Ill: Introducing Rowan Silverberg04/16/2013
Rowan Silverberg is a student in the master's program in Saybrook University's School of Mind-Body Medicine. She has been working in the field of Mind-Body Medicine for over 20 years. Since 2005, she has worked as a Mental Skills Coach for professional baseball players, teaching them how to leverage the mind-body connection, using meditation, breathing techniques, and yoga. She is also employed by a Fortune 500 Company, as a massage/yoga therapist in an on-site holistic primary care center, where she has worked since 1991. Patients she sees in the primary care center have a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, ranging from neck and back pain to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and migraines. In addition to her work in the clinic, she leads stress management presentations throughout the company and offers personal coaching.
Peter Amato, PhD Student in Saybrook University's School of Mind-Body Medicine, Operates Integrative Healing Centers in Pennsylvania and St. Maarten04/09/2013
Peter Amato operates two integrative wellness centers, both named Inner Harmony. The first is in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania and the second is on the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean. The Scranton center is situated on the campus of the Regional Hospital of Scranton (formerly Mercy Hospital). Both centers provide holistic healthcare, based on a model of healing mind, body, and spirit.
Jana Downum, PhD, Student in the Saybrook School of Mind-Body Medicine, Carries Mind-Body Learning into her Work with Head-Injured Population04/08/2013
Jana Downum is a PhD student in the School of Mind-Body Medicine, with a specialization in healthcare practice. She is also a biofeedback therapist working for Pate Rehabilitation in Dallas, Texas. Her patients at Pate Rehabilitation typically present with traumatic brain injury, and she is able to help patients better manage their stress and pain, and improve their sleep.
Saybrook University PhD Graduate in Mind-Body Medicine Addresses Work as a Spiritual Practice: Beth A. Haggett, PhD04/02/2013
Beth A. Haggett completed her Ph.D. in Saybrook's School of Mind-Body Medicine in January 2013, with a specialization in Health Care Systems. She accepted a position as Director of Product Development for Zenger-Folkman, a well-respected company specializing in Strengths-Based Leadership. This was an unexpected career move that was both exciting and intimidating. Transitioning from a demanding but flexible research and study schedule to a 40 plus hour workweek with much less flexibility was a concern for her.
Saybrook University Faculty Member Dr. Lisa Kelly Participates in Humanitarian Outreach to Dominican Republic04/01/2013
Lisa Kelly, PhD, is a Saybrook University graduate, a member of the Saybrook University faculty, and the Director of Instructional Excellence in the School of Mind-Body Medicine. In November of 2012 Dr. Kelly returned to Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic ,to work with the children sponsored by the Dove Mission Youth Development Center (http://dovemissions.org/). This was Lisa's sixth trip to work with the disenfranchised children of Puerto Plata.
Physician and Saybrook Mind-Body Medicine Student Pete Buecker Creates Wellness Center03/26/2013
Dr. Pete Buecker initially became interested in mind-body medicine as a way to manage his own stress and health. His interest led him to study Mindfulness Meditation and he completed an 8-day Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training retreat with Jon Kabat Zinn and Saki Santorelli from the University of Massachusetts. While he found the course personally transformative and continues to practice mindfulness, he wanted to learn more. His quest to learn more about the interface between the mind and the body to promote healing led him to consult the wise advice of Google. The search terms mind-body medicine led Pete to the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and the professional training programs that the Center offers. It was on the CMBM website where Pete began reading about the founder, Jim Gordon, MD, and his affiliation with Saybrook University School of Mind-Body Medicine as founding Dean. Pete was intrigued by the CMBM faculty profiles and the inspiring work people affiliated with the center are doing all over the world.
After researching the training programs offered through Saybrook School of Mind-Body Medicine, Pete initially enrolled to complete a Certificate in Mind-Body Medicine.&nbs
MBM PhD Student Applies Hypnosis with Medical and Dental Patients03/25/2013
From the time she was accepted into the Mind-Body Medicine PhD program, doors began to open a little wider for Lynne Shaner. She is a mind-body medicine practitioner, working in private practice in Washington, DC. She has a practice specializing in EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques, or "tapping"), hypnosis, and Reiki. Her participation in the Saybrook PhD program has deepened her knowledge of the areas she works in, and has opened up an entire range of mind-body skills and techniques, which she now uses regularly with clients.
Saybrook University announces a fully accredited PhD program in Integrative Mental Health – the only program of its kind in the country.02/19/2013
This new doctoral degree program in Mind-Body Medicine for mental health professionals provides evidence-based training in techniques that hospitals and the public are demanding.
The public increasingly wants to know about all of its mental health care options: not just therapy and drugs, but hypnosis, biofeedback, spiritual practices, nutrition, and more.
Hospitals and clinics are increasingly advertising for mental health professionals who have these skills – but aren't finding them. There simply isn't an opportunity for practitioners to get these skills in a way that is rigorous, evidence-based, and accredited.
Saybrook, a fully accredited university which for forty years has had faculty in the vanguard of developing complementary medicine and integrative health care, is meeting this demand with the announcement of its new PhD program in Integrative Mental Health – the only program of its kind.
New Student Describes her Pathway into Study of Mind-Body Medicine: Helen Paczkowski Andersen02/18/2013
Students enrolled in the Saybrook University's School of Mind Body Medicine often tell stories of how they found their way to Saybrook. Many describe their path as a calling, or as an answer to their quest for finding a new way of working with people, one that addresses the many dimensions of human experience. Helen's story is about meeting a fellow Saybrook student, Beth Haggett, who is also the first student to receive a PhD from Saybrook University School of Mind Body Medicine. While attending a conference facilitated by the Berkana Institute, Helen met Beth, and was moved by Beth's inspiration to make a difference in the world via her experiences and knowledge gained at Saybrook. During the three days they spent together, Beth generously guided some of the conference participants in Qi gong and a shaking exercise. Experiencing these new methods to bring greater mind-body connection as well as hearing about the degree-program at Saybrook planted a seed in Helen's head, which held fast even as Helen returned home to work and her personal and community commitments.
Saybrook Mind-Body Medicine faculty interviewed in Washington Times02/14/2013
There's a problem, says Dr. Eric Willmarth, when patients get their expectations for recovery set by "a Xanax commercial."
In much of medicine, it really is "mind over matter." The trouble is most doctors and hospitals don't practice that way.
That's why Dr. Donald Moss, chair of Saybrook's School of Mind-Body Medicine, told the Washington Times a story about a patient who had a heart attack, and whose "ejection faction" (a measure of how well the heart was pumping) was at 60%. His doctor told him "Your ejection fraction is 60%," and left.
The patient assumed this meant his heart was functioning at 60% of capacity, and suffered a pronounced decline in his physical health.


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Let's keep the train on the tracks.No. 23 Texas (17-12) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (13-18)
When: April 10, 2012, at 6 p.m. Central
Where: Austin, Texas (UFCU Disch-Falk Field)
TV: Longhorn Network
Radio: 1300 AM "The Zone"
Internet Audio: TexasSports.com
Live stats: GameTracker
Twitter updates: www.Twitter.com/Texas_Baseball
All-Time Series: Texas leads 15-2
In Austin: Texas leads 13-2
Coach Garrido vs. TAMUCC: 15-2
Texas: LHP Dillon Peters (1-0, 3.45 ERA)
TAMUCC: LHP Jake Dziubczyinski (0-2, 4.58 ERA)
* Texas closes out the regular-season with 16 of its last 21 games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Longhorns start conference play with nine consecutive road games. They will finish Big 12 action by playing 10 of their last 15 games at home.
* After starting the season with a .212 batting average through the first 14 games, the Longhorns have their batting average up to .278 on the year. Over the last 15 games, Texas has hit .327.

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Earlier today we got a look at Apple's just announced CarPlay feature for iOS when Volvo announced it would arrive in its new XC90 SUV, and now Mercedes-Benz has announced its partnership with Apple. As previously reported, the company confirmed today that it will be demoing the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Geneva Motor Show. Like Volvo and many of the other vehicle manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz made it clear that Apple's CarPlay won't be the only in-car entertainment system with work continuing on Android and MirrorLink solutions:
As soon as Google brings its own in-car infotainment system to market, Mercedes-Benz customers will also be able to enjoy the world of Android in their cars. Mercedes-Benz has already shown to impressive effect how an Android-based in-car infotainment system could look…
Not only does Mercedes-Benz have plans for Android-based in-car systems, but it will also continue to offer its Drive Kit Plus, Digital DriveStyle App, COMAND Online, and Mercedes-Benz apps that let users access a variety of smartphone apps from Facebook to Google Maps through the in-car display.
"Two years ago we set a new trend with the integration of the smartphone into our vehicles, and Apple and Google have picked it up," according to Prof Dr Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. "We offer our customers an ideal in-car infotainment system. We are constantly developing the connected car with the latest technologies available, so that every Mercedes-Benz driver can use their smartphone in the car in full comfort and safety."
Volvo noted earlier that it has a system to allow its own content and Apple's CarPlay content to coexist on the same display, but it's unclear exactly how CarPlay will integrate with Android-based systems and existing in-car systems. From the images above (and below) from Mercedes, we see that it will offer many of its own Mercedes-Benz apps like COMAND through the CarPlay UI.
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Pretty basic -__-
Car related tech will always have horrible interfaces no metter what…
i like the new c class… is this iPad removable?
It doesn't come with an iPad.
Are you serious? That's from Mercedes? An iPad wannabe stuck to the dash. My next vehicle will be a Tesla.
I'm excited about this! I hope that the display won't only be limited to new, factory in-dash installations. I hope that an iPad Mini could be used as the display. Aftermarket customizers will go crazy if that were the case.
The display itself seems pretty, um, rudimentary and unexciting. Hopefully that will get better with time.
It looks like this is another market that Android is going to beat Apple in. Low cost Android in-car systems are already available. Apple should offer full systems specific to lots of average priced vehicles and not just high-end rides. I wish Apple would get into some market where it doesn't have to face free Android OS head-on.
ok so here's my question….will existing Mercedes-Benz vehicles like my new 2014 C class be able to work with CarPlay? If so… i would guess that It would cost a tremendous amount to have it installed.
They should have named it iPlay or iCar or iPanel
A lot of people here seem to be missing the point. This is an option to access an iPhones basic app through your car's touchscreen. It's not forcing car buyers to choose any phone. Theoretically, Google could have similar implementation in the same car. Apple is just pushing this out first. (i'm not even sure that's true) Wireless will come in the future but for now connections are USB which all phones have. Nothing is proprietary here.
I can't wait until I can play Angry Birds while driving 75 mph in freeway traffic.
The display integration into the dashboard is horrible. It looks like an afterthought that was just tacked on at the last minute–not something Mercedes is known for. Where's the in-dash integration to make it look like it's actually part of the car? If the display were able to retract into the dash when not in use, then I could see the value of its looking like an iPad glued to the top of the heat/AC vents. Otherwise, it looks kind of ugly.
Indeed just a start – but look how old fashioned most car's GPS systems and in-car entertainments look and feel. This is a good start!


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There's no need for you, or your rides, to suffer because of high temps. From routes that harness nature's cooling resources—shade, swimming holes, ocean breezes—to products and tips that ease the effects of a hot day, here's how to stop a searing sun from slowing you down this season.
Arm warmers in July? You might need 'em on these rides.
Minuteman Bikeway to Walden Pond, Boston area, Massachusetts
Swimming, Shade, Ice Cream, Cooling Descents
Paved and mixed surface
30 miles out and back
The route Paul Revere once galloped, warning of advancing British troops, lives on today as the Minuteman Bikeway, a rail-to-trail conversion sheltered by old-growth maple, oak, and spruce. Pick up the historic path in Arlington, where it's paved, then detour on Battle Road Trail (through Minute Man National Historic Park) to reach Concord. Take a dip in Walden Pond, the muse of Henry Thoreau, then savor an ice cream from Rancatore's in Lexington before the mostly downhill ride home.
Venetian Causeway to Haulover Beach, Miami
Swimming, Beach, Ocean Breezes
36 miles out and back
Skip Miami's smothering humidity by spinning up the cooling Atlantic coast along the Venetian Causeway. Stop at one of the island parks along the way to take in Biscayne Bay breezes, ocean views, and occasional manatee sightings. Follow Washington Avenue through South Beach to South Pointe Park, where locals tan atop grassy hills. Then, head north on Route A1A to popular (and clothing-optional) Haulover Beach for a midride dip.
Linn Cove Viaduct Loop (pictured), Boone, North Carolina
Shade, Cooling Descents, Elevation
50 miles
The nearly mile-high Blue Ridge Parkway offers a welcome respite from southern Appalachia's hothouse climate. Make the 1,500-foot ascent from the town of Blowing Rock and reap just rewards: cool winds blowing across the granite face of Grandfather Mountain and swoopy curves on the Linn Cove Viaduct, an elevated bridge flanking the craggy 5,946-foot peak. Local guide Darrell Prillaman says returning on the Douglas-fir-canopied Route 221 is like "riding an asphalt roller coaster."
McKenzie River Trail, McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Swimming, Shade, Cooling Descents
25 miles
The trail winds downstream from the Mc-Kenzie River's Cascade Mountain headwaters along technical singletrack—through lava fields, under towering old-growth forest, and past a 100-foot waterfall. Stop midway for a 30-foot cliff's-edge leap into what local pro Brig Brandt calls "the most badass swimming hole you can imagine"—the freezing-cold, topaz-tinged Tamolitch Pool.
Lake Hope Trails, Athens, Ohio
Swimming, Shade, Cooling Descents
Trail system
30-plus miles
The steep hills rising from the banks of Lake Hope, tucked inside southeast Ohio's nearly 28,000-acre Zaleski State Forest, mean one thing: All trails return downhill. Athens Bicycle shop owner Peter Kotses says the canopied trails were "built by mountain bikers, for mountain bikers." Start on Sidewinder Trail to snake along ridge tops and descend through creek-bed hollows, or opt for the milder Hope Furnace Trail. Either way, a sandy beach at Lake Hope awaits. —Ian Dille


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Saturday, March 29, 2014
On March 15 and 16, 38 Tapio School of Dance and Gymnastics, Inc. company members took the Royal Academy of Dance International Ballet Exam. This exam is used worldwide to assess ballet students through a standardized program with a universal grading scale. The dancers have been preparing for this exam for the past year with Tapio's certified Royal Academy of Dance instructor, Elizabeth D. Romagnuolo. The dancers are required to perform a variety of ballet, modern and character dances in front of the examiner while accompanied by a pianist. The dancers, ranging from age 8 to 15, are judged on a pass-or-fail basis.
Tapio School of Dance and Gymnastics is the only studio in recent years throughout Charleston County to test this many qualified dancers at one time. The R.A.D. program has been in existance since the early 1920s, and has gained recognition worldwide as an excellent program for training and assessing student ballet dancers. The R.A.D. currently judges more than 250,000 entries world wide in more than 80 countries.
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- 147 reviews of Casa Cupula in Puerto Vallarta
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As the most popular international beach destination for gay North Americans, Puerto Vallarta (or "PV" as many people call it) offers what you'd expect: great beaches, fun nightlfe, and a wide range of incredible restaurants.
But Puerto Vallarta is so much more. Situated on the beautiful Bay of Banderas, with 68Km (42 miles) of coastline,the area offers a wealth of activities for you to enjoy, both outdoor and indoor.
For gay and lesbian travellers, gay life is focused around the "Zona Romantica" or "Romantic Zone" located on the Southside of Vallarta (south of the Rio Cuale). This compact area is easily walkable, and with ample taxi service a car is unnecessary. Casa Cupula is in this neighborhood, called Amapas. The local beach area is called "Playa Los Muertos" (don't be alarmed, even though this means "Beach of the Dead", it's a misnomer from ancient times.) We tend to refer to the "Blue Chairs" or next door "Green Chairs", two of the three gay beach clubs including also Lido Beach Club.
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Early last week, the Perry County Central Lady Commodores traveled to Eastern to take on the Allen Central Lady Rebels. The Lady Commodores had little trouble disposing of the Lady Rebels as they rolled to the 16-3 win.
Allen Central took the early lead, scoring a pair of runs in the first inning. The lead held until the third inning when Perry Central went up 5-2.
The Lady Commodores would continue to score down the stretch, taking the 8-2 lead in the fourth inning, and jumping ahead 11-2 with three more runs in the fifth inning.
The two teams traded runs in the sixth inning (12-3), and closed out the game strong with four runs in the seventh inning (16-3). Whitney Back got the win on the mound with nine strikeouts and one walk.
Perry Central stats: Whitney Back 2 hits, 4 runs and 1 RBI, Mahayla Walker 2 hits and 1 RBI, Pam Sebastian 1 hit, 2 runs and 1 RBI, Hannah Johnson 1 run and 1 RBI, Shaelyn Eversole 3 hits, 4 runs and 1 RBI, Katey Pigman 1 hit, 1 run and 3 RBI, Shelby Sheffield 2 runs and 3 RBI, Maddison Minks 1 hit and 1 run, and Rachel Curry 2 hits and 1 run.


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Mary and Johnny explored all the old items in their grandparents' house.
On one shelf in the dining room, Johnny saw a beautiful glass sculpture of a bird in a nest. As he reached for it, Grandma quickly intervened and said she didn't want him touching it. The sculpture was very precious to her.
Johnny and Mary said they would leave the sculpture alone.
However, as the days progressed, Johnny couldn't stop thinking about the beautiful piece. Each morning when the sun shone through the windows, the bird sparkled brightly.
One day, Johnny could not help himself. He carefully picked up the fragile glass bird and nest to admire it.
"Johnny! Put that down!" Mary shouted.
She startled her brother, who dropped the sculpture, which fell to the floor and shattered.
Carefully, Johnny picked up the pieces and carried them to his bedroom. He sat on his bed, looked at them and wondered what to do.
Should he hide the pieces?
Blame it on Mary?
Glue it back together?
Johnny realized he had to tell Grandma the truth.
He found her sitting in the living room, knitting a sweater. Johnny walked up to her and, unable to look her in the eyes, showed her the shards of glass.
"Grandma, I disobeyed you," he said quietly. "I'm very sorry."
Grandma carefully took all the pieces of glass from Johnny's hand and asked, "When did this happen?"
"This morning, just after the sun came up," he said.
"It is almost supper time now," Grandma said. "Why did you take so long to tell me?"
"Grandma, I was afraid to tell you," he said. "I disobeyed you and was trying to figure out a way to hide it. But I finally knew I had to tell you the truth. You are my grandma."
Johnny finally looked Grandma in the eye. He saw tears.
"I'm very, very sorry! Please forgive me," he said.
Grandma said, "Come here, Johnny. Sit in my lap."
He did as he was told.
"I saw what happened," she said. "I was standing by the door and knew you couldn't see me. I saw you were handling my statue very carefully so I didn't say anything. I also saw how Mary startled you, which caused you to drop it. I know it was an accident. I was just wondering what you were going to do about the whole situation. And I can truly say you have made the right choice.
"And because you made the right choice and told me the truth of what happened, I certainly forgive you. You have learned a very valuable lesson and have done the right thing. I love you, Johnny."
Remember 1 John 1:8-9: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
There is freedom for your soul — and your conscience — when wrongdoings are confessed.
Thanks be to God for Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Rev. Mark Broadhead is Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Crestview's pastor.


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Lois Marlow realizes it takes a village to run an animal shelter.
"Every person plays an important part," Marlow told The Sun during a tour of the DeFuniak Springs shelter.
The Walton County Animal Shelter director says that the bustling operation would not be possible without the help of its friends in Walton County.
Especially with the state of the economy, the shelter more than ever relies on adoptions, fundraising, and volunteerism, to augment county funding.
"Strays are being turned in because of the economy. I thought it would get better," Marlow said. But, "It's just as bad."
The Friends of the Walton County Animal Shelter has been the main fundraising arm for the shelter since it was created a couple of years ago as a separate 501(c)3.
"Our mission, our job, is to help the shelter in ways the county is not helping," said Bill Bard with the group.
The organization has helped fund projects at the shelter, to include providing a second operation table for spaying and neutering, as well as helping decrease the number of strays by offering free identification tags.
The shelter takes in stray, surrendered, and other found animals, as long as there is room, but is under strict time limits as to how long they can keep the animals. If an animal is not claimed or does not get adopted within seven to 10 days, it must be put down.
"We don't have a choice," said Marlow. "We've got to move some out."
This is where local rescue Alaqua Animal Refuge comes in. The no-kill shelter will often take in doomed dogs and cats to extend their lives and chances to get adopted.
"We have to give a lot of credit to rescues," said Marlow, specifically to the Freeport refuge. "I work very well with (Alaqua owner) Laurie (Hood), and I consider her a good friend."
With the outside help and extra funds, the number of animals that must be euthanized is at a record low, and in the past six months, the shelter has only had to euthanize 21 dogs. That number has been declining since the Walton County Animal Shelter opened its headquarters Jan. 5, 2010, on Triple G Road in DeFuniak Springs.
Marlow started as only one of two officers working with the county animal control effort in 2002, when it took over the responsibilities for the Humane Society. At the time, the animals were taken to a vet in Chipley, a 35-mile trek each way. Now, the shelter operates out of its own building with a capacity for 92 cats and 80 dogs, as well as a green space donated by Ella Caro, who started the Friends organization.
No matter how large the space, however, it can never be enough to house all of the in-need animals of the county.
"There is a place for every animal — it's just finding that place," said Marlow, who said that because of the time constraints, there isn't always time to find an animal's forever home. "It's an emotional roller coaster. When the animals are returned to their owners, it's a wonderful feeling. But whenever you're faced with animals you can't place…" she trailed off.
But even considering the ups and downs, Marlow would not trade her job for anything.
"Somebody has to do this," she said. "I know God put me here. I prayed too long and too hard."
"They're dedicated folks," said Bard of the shelter staff and volunteers. But, "They're just like every other agency in the world… understaffed, too little money."
If you would like to help, the shelter has a sponsorship program, which for a $55 donation waives the adoption fee for another person. The shelter also has need for donations of crates, dog and cat food, cleaning supplies, and cat litter.
Friends of the Walton County Animal Shelter will offer items for sale and information about the organization at the Seaside Yard Sale today. Bard said that if space allows, the organization will offer animal ID tags made on site for a donation.
Marlow said the fundraising and outside assistance helps further the shelter's mission, but that the most important thing locals can do to help the shelter is to be a responsible pet owner.
"Spay and neuter," she said.


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Deer season is over, but there are still many quarries for the outdoor sportsman or wannabe to enjoy this "Free Hunt" weekend.
This weekend, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will offer "free hunt days," which offers a chance for unlicensed hunters to get into the field.
Deer season in South Carolina ended on Tuesday, but all existing seasons, bag limits and methods of take still apply, DRN said. DNR strongly suggests that all hunters check the "2012-2013 Rules and Regulations" for more information and pertinent changes to related law.
Free hunting days are available only to South Carolina residents and apply to all lands in which hunting is allowed, including private lands and Wildlife Management Areas throughout that state that are not otherwise closed to hunting.
South Carolina residents are legally allowed to hunt without a state hunting license, WMA permit or Migratory Waterfowl Permit (formerly State Duck Stamp), according to DNR.
They do not waive any Federal requirements for a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp), to hunt migratory waterfowl and does not open WMA's that were not previously open for hunting.
DNR is also sanctioning a "Youth Deer Hunt Day" on Saturday. Hunters ages 17 and younger can hunt deer as long as they are accompanied by a licensed adult 21 or older. Only the minors may take or attempt to take game, and license requirements are waived for the youth hunter.
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Or not…running that is. More like up and waddling. I finally got my internet up and going after 2 weeks. 2 WEEKS! It was actually a nice break besides the fact that I have 218 emails in my inbox. So if one of those is from you…. I'm working on it I promise. I'm finally feeling like my house is semi-done and feeling like home. I've had lots of time for projects without internet, so get ready for posts about house projects and pretty much nothing else!
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Getting to Undetectable: People Living With HIV Share Their Stories
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Comment by: life is worth living (United States) Sat., Jun. 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm EDT
Love for others is learning how to be love. Christ accept our burdens. Christ brings peace and helps us to a person who is kind to themselves and to others. That is the cure in my opinion.
Comment by: Ted benra (San diego) Fri., Feb. 20, 2015 at 11:13 pm EST
God bless the world!
Comment by: Sheila Borton (Ontario,Canada) Thu., Mar. 20, 2014 at 10:55 am EDT
I was diagnosed in 2005. I have been undetectable for over 6 years now.I've been on treatment for over 9 years also.I was down to 230 on my CD 4 count.And my viral load was 1034.To me that's not very high.Every time I go in to get tested it shows I am undetectable.Ever since I have been taking my medication.It shows that my medication is working on me just fine.I hear if we do miss our medications enough times it can build a resistance and not work.I did have problems at first taking my medication.I kept on forgetting my meds.Until I was told what can happen to me if I keep forgetting my meds.So I never forgot again.I take it every time with my meals.And I feel a lot better now,knowing taking my medication is very important to me in my everyday life.
Comment by: Robert (Missouri) Thu., Mar. 6, 2014 at 4:13 pm EST
HURRAY and HALALLUA ,is what I've got to say,have been POS for twenty years,and though it has been the test of a lifetime to survive the countless challenges and barriers,and all the life's endless learning to survive (with the help of every concievible friend , physician, social workers and the number of programs) ,this NEWS relieve's so much fear and guilt that maybe just maybe,we weren't careful enough with a sex partner is indeed HUGE news for myself and countless others.
Comment by: ben (uganda) Sun., Oct. 27, 2013 at 7:29 am EDT
I thank God, have had undetectable viral load for now a year,please advice, i really want to get married to lady of same status.. what should i do i dont want to keep advertising my self... Preferably am looking at alady not from uganda
Comment by: Chas (southern calif) Fri., Aug. 30, 2013 at 12:57 pm EDT
I was diagnosed in 2010 and have been undetectable since 2011. My T Cells are at 1,000. I am married and my wife is not infected with HIV. I also continue to exercise 3 to 5 days a week. I cycle anywhere from 20-100 miles at a time and do high intensity weight training with a cardio component mixed in. I am 60 years old. I eat healthy most of the time and I take Atripla and Juice-Plus. Juice Plus is 17 fruits and vegetables. Dr. Dubois an Infectious disease specialist has all of his patients on this product as well as their HIV medicine. I am as overall fit today as I was when I was in my twenties. I am 5' 9" 175 lbs with a 32 waist. I am only 5 lbs difference from my high school weight. I say this to encourage you to eat well and begin an exercise program that you can do safely yet progresses as you improve.
Comment by: Evan (Los Angeles) Tue., Jul. 16, 2013 at 10:08 pm EDT
Started meds right after getting C Diff from antibiotics which appeared to only be partially treated. Experience terrible GI tract issues for 8 months after and even though I never missed my med my virl load continued to remain around 200.
At this point I finally got the GI issues resolved but my testosterone was also went down so I started very dose replacement therapy and returned to the gym. One year of hard training later and 20 months after I started meds my testosterone was normal and I was finally undetectable. I believe the GI issues messed with my immune system so severely that the meds were unable to drive down the virus properly and my testosterone in turn also suffered. That said, when I started meds my t-cells went as low as 350 and my percentage was 15 today, now nearly 3 years after starting meds no have I remained undetectable, my t-cells are around 490 but my percentage is 41 (the highest is has been since being dagnosed). I highly recommend weight training though I imagine any good physical regiment would greatly benefit your long term health!
Comment by: Bradley (Bellingham, WA) Mon., Jun. 17, 2013 at 1:43 am EDT
I just really want to thank Nelson for pointing out to me that I'm one of the lucky few on the planet that these life saving drugs are available to. You know, it's way too easy to start feeling sorry for oneself living with HIV and all that comes with that diagnosis. Until you realize that there are millions and millions of people who would love to have my struggles instead of what they're going through. Everybody alive today is trying to overcome something in life. After watching Nelson's 5 minute video, I'm adding self pitty to my list of things to put behind me. Thanks for the wake-up call Nelson, you da man!
Comment by: Hank (Philadelphia) Wed., Jun. 5, 2013 at 12:20 pm EDT
So I just wanted to throw out there that while reaching undetectable was a happy day in my life, it happened relatively quickly. The day that I still sit in awe about happened just a few weeks ago. I started meds with a cd4 count of 224, now its 746. For the first time in my ten years of having HIV my cd4 count is above where is was when I was diagnosed. No virus, plenty of cd4's to go around. Thank you to the staff of the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia for keeping so many of us going!
Comment by: Charles (New Jersey) Wed., Jun. 5, 2013 at 10:40 am EDT
I was sitting at mt desk at work when my doctor's nurse called me with my test results and said that I was doing wonderfully on the medication. When I didn't hear the word "undetectable" I was concerned but when I asked for my VL number she said it was very low, so low in fact that it really didn't matter...So I flat out asked was I undetectable and she confirmed that I was....yeah!!!! I asked for the results to be faxed to me and when I actually read the results I was excited. An undetectable result is only as good as the HIV test being used. My next set of labs showed a VL of 26 which meant I was no longer undetectable but in context 26 could have been lower than the actual VL on my previous test. Staying close to your numbers is the best way to monitor your health....
Comment by: Matt (Tampa, FL) Tue., May. 21, 2013 at 10:34 am EDT
I have been un-detectable for 5 years now I have been on Atripla all this time and have not missed a single dose. Proof that as long as you stay on your meds and don't miss any doses hopefully you can also get to this level and stay at it.
Comment by: Sad (Jhb, SA) Wed., May. 15, 2013 at 2:52 am EDT
My son was diagnosed HIV positive in 2012. He went on treatment and now has an undetectable viral load. However... he is lonely and is avoiding any relationship with anybody. He thinks he will never be able to find someone to love him because of his status. He is such an attractive young man but his heart aches for a partner that will accept him with his status.
Comment by: Natalie Trudeaux (Kentucky) Mon., May. 13, 2013 at 8:13 pm EDT
I suffer from aids depression and it affects my daily living habits.how do i know if my aids meds are still effectve? can someone tell me what kind of blood test i need to know, my atripla is making me deathly sick and i need a change in cocktail.
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Comment by: Bradley (Bellingham, WA) Mon., Jun. 17, 2013 at 1:15 am EDT
Hey Nat, I too was depressed and found out that the advanced state of my HIV disease had robbed me of my testosterone. Now I take hormone replacement therapy and I feel like a new man, I'm engaged in life again, I have enough energy to get things done and have an all around sense of well being. Before you switch off the Atripla (I take that too) be sure you ask your doctor to test your blood for sufficient hormone levels, if you haven't already. That could be a possible solution to feeling better without having to start down the road of anti-depressant meds. Best Wishes, I hope you get feeling better soon!
Comment by: Peter (San Francisco, CA) Sun., May. 12, 2013 at 9:54 pm EDT
I was undetectable for years. Then, I had to stop meds due to an allergic reaction. My doctor, who has since left the field, would not put me back on meds until lab tests were completed. Well, 5 months later, my viral load was 6 MILLION! The doctor was gone and a new doctor had to pick up where the other doctor left. I've been back on meds since January of 2013. My viral load is back to undetectable, even with the new more sensitive test. So, want to live? Stay on your meds. Nuff said?
Comment by: Doug Collins (New York, NY) Thu., May. 9, 2013 at 5:12 pm EDT
I was quick. 60 days on epsicom and reyataz and I was below 20.
Comment by: Shirley Hilda (Leesburg, FL) Wed., May. 8, 2013 at 2:26 pm EDT
I was diagnosed HIV+ 2007 and am 57 years old. I take Atripla and have been lucky not to have to change it. Became undetectable 3-4 months after diagnose. Now i'm experiencing toenail fungus - and finally found out that it may be HIV related. My 1st time here using a public forum to talk about myself. Such a lonely time for me-and I don't know what to do, where to turn to for support. Maybe this will be a start.
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Comment by: Bradley (Bellingham, WA) Mon., Jun. 17, 2013 at 1:25 am EDT
Hi Shirley, I was diagnosed with late stage AIDS in 2008 at age 45. I was so, so sick and had many opportunistic infections, including nail fungus. My doctor was going to prescribe me an oral medication to fight the fungus but I read that anti-fungal meds. can react with Atripla so I use topical treatments for it. If you are consistent with it, you can do wonders for making nail fungus go away and there are several products out there that you can buy over the counter without a prescription. Talk to your pharmacist to find one that will work for you. Good Luck!
Comment by: subash (india) Tue., Apr. 30, 2013 at 12:08 pm EDT
2009 my cd4 is 800 now it is 640, whether I have to start meds, but my Dr suggesting to wait for few months, is it correct. I using Novastat 1 pill everyday, is there any risk.
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Comment by: Bradley (Bellingham,WA) Mon., Jun. 17, 2013 at 1:35 am EDT
Hey Jaime, I struggled with Meth myself and it no doubt contributed to me becoming infected with HIV as I was very promiscuous while I was using. I support you in your effort to stay clean and can tell you it only gets better. I've been clean for about 6 yrs. now and discovered that as time went on in my recovery, bits and pieces of myself I didn't even know I had lost were coming back bit by bit. You'll feel like yourself in no time, just do WHATEVER you have to do to not use again! I had to go to Alaska for awhile to get away from the scene in Portland, OR where I am originally from. Sometimes you've gotta just do it for you and nobody but you. Yes, some people may not understand or they may feel hurt but continuing to party with a positive HIV status is pure madness. You need to ask yourself, "do I want to live or do I want to die?" I hope you will choose life, it get's better. Trust me, I've been where you are and if I can do it, you can too! Praying for you here in Washington, be well!
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This is wrong the mini has the updated 720p 1.2M facetime camera and it weighs .68 lbs not 1.33, kinda sad how a site solely dedicated to apple and ios stuff cant even get these details right....
iPad mini vs. Kindle Fire 7 HD vs. Nexus 7 vs. Surface RT vs. PlayBook: Spec shootout!
Apple has just announced the iPad mini and that means they've fully entered the small tablet space. Priced starting at $329, however, they didn't obliterate it as some (including yours truly) thought they would. There's now plenty of room under Apple's umbrella for competitors to compete on price.
Right off the bat we have the new Amazon Kindle Fire 7 HD, which while more media appliance than tablet, and only available in a handful of countries, is still hugely competitive in that space and in those places.
The Nexus 7, which is transitioning from 8G/16GB to 32GB and likely getting cellular is cheaper, but runs more smartphone apps than tablet apps. Still, if that's all you need or care about, it's the best bigger iPod touch on the market right now.
Microsoft's Surface for Windows RT isn't really a small tablet but since no small Windows 8 tablets have been announced yet, we're including it here as well. Microsoft's messaging is still confusing and poorly articulated, however, so I'm waiting to see how it holds up and makes sense in the real world.
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, one of the original 7-inch tablets, is still one of the most interesting. It's reportedly going to be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 next year, and if you look around you can find them for as little as $149. That's a pretty good value proposition if you really don't want an iPad mini.
Apple has already sold over 100,000,00 of the 9.7-inch iPads. No one has really cracked the small tablet market though. Will the iPad mini be the first successful, mass market, small form-factor tablet, or did Apple leave enough of a price gap underneath it for a next-generation Nexus 7 or more widely marketed Amazon Kindle Fire to steal ground?
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iPad mini vs. Kindle Fire 7 HD vs. Nexus 7 vs. Surface RT vs. PlayBook: Spec shootout!
Weight is .68/.69 lbs
7.87 inches (200 mm)
5.3 inches (134.7 mm)
0.28 inch (7.2 mm)
0.68 pound (308 g)
everything is wrong with ipad mini.i think they meant ipad 3!
The pricing indicates either that Apple could not go lower (doubtful), or that they simply believe dominant marketshare is not a goal in and of itself. Had they priced the mini at $199, they would have decimated all comers. At $249, they would have seriously blunted the inroads Kindle Fires and Nexus tablets are making. At $329, Apple will still sell a ton of them, and probably still be the biggest player in the market, but competitors will find a niche, too.
(btw, the pricing on the chart seems to be for the full iPad still.)
Why would the 11" surface be included in a comparison of 7-ish inch tablets??? And certainly the iPad mini prices are incorrect.
...and the last paragraph lost a 0 on 100,000,000.
I actually saw this coming, why is it the spec sheet is always incorrect on new product release here on imore. Anyway Apple is actually becoming sadder, how long before faithfuls realise that they are being robbed. This doesnt warant any reason for purchase over the Blackbery playbok, the Kindle Fire HD and definitely not the Nexus7 ... Talk about outdated hardware. Year and a half later and the Playbook still trumps it. Forth generation my A!
Agreed. It's good to note the inaccuracies for fellow readers, but beyond that, iMore's pretty great to have around. I constantly send newbies to the How-to section.
Ugh. Total cluster. Sorry guys. I was doing iPad 4 and iPad mini as separate charts and totally messed them up.
Today was nuts, but no excuses. I blew it. Fixing now. Slap me around as warranted!
Since you have to be tempered in your commentary and I don't, I'll just come out and say what I and a lot of true Apple fans think. This line up is going to CRUSH the competition for the holiday shopping season and beyond. Nit pick about specs, pricing and whatever...That's just minutiae. The iPad Mini is going to be king of the 7 inch tablets. Then the surprise entry of the iPad 4 with the new A6X CPU and double the GPU power of The New iPad, is gonna wipe up the floor with all the rest. It's going to be a blood bath! Game. Set. Match. Apple.
yh cause everyone wants a apple product...the thing is those who want apple products will get ipads and ipad minis,those who want androids will most likely get the nexus 7 and others. personally i think it will all come down to what ecosystem you are ready invested in ie i am already invested heavily in the android ecosystem and have brought plenty of apps that chances are i will probably never leave it in the forseable future...same with ios many people i know dont want to leave it casue they have got brought many apps all ready...ipad mini like all apple products will be a hit cause they have those millions of loyal apple fans who will buy anything with an apple logo and also they have become the defacto company for people to recommend who dont know much about tech..to say this will destroy all other tablets is a joke why well there are plenty people out there who generally dont have that much money and with how bad the economy is atm when someone sees a 32gb nexus for 250 or a ipad mini 16gb for 329 i would bet those money concious people or thos looking for value will choose the nexus...no doubt ipad mini will sell more than nexus 7 etc but i bet alot of those ipad mini owners will also be people jumping from the ipad casue for some people the ipad is just to heavy for long use..sales wise will kill but wipe the floor i doubt especially when the n7 and the kindle fire series has been doing quite well and honestly they must be doing quite well otherwise apple would not have entered the 7'' market if people were not buying 7'' tablets in droves clearly apple saw the 7'' market a threat to enter...ps am no fanboy, i just like my tech if you going to reply please do so without fanboyism and without bias
First off, this is a site that favors all things Apple. Asking me to be objective is like...Well...Asking you to do the same about your Google love. Not likely, is it? With that bit out of the way. Sales of the $499 iPad is over the top. It easily outsells the lower priced kindles, Nexuses and the other whatever's. The 7 inch tablet market is slow and lackluster. Sure there are several capable entrants such as your Nexus 7, but its still not enough to kick start sales. It hasn't taken off. Now with the introduction of the iPad Mini that's about to change. Google has had quite a head start in this segment of the tablet market and so far hasn't seen much success. Enter Apple and this segment will belong to them too... And, unlike Google and Amazon, Apple makes money from these devices. You can quibble about hardware and specs, but that argument has fallen flat in the past and continue to do so when pitted against iOS devices. There's also the emotional appeal of Apple products that Google products just don't evoke. Hence the long lines all over the world for Apple products. Folks chit chat and get to know each other. It's unlike anything else in the tech world. Dude, enjoy your Nexus 7, but realize that its specs, higher-res screen, cheap price or whatever else, won't stop consumers from buying iPad Mini in record numbers. Numbers the Nexus 7 or any other 7 inch tablet will be able to match.
I'm probably missing something and wonder why no one is touting it.
Is the Mini the CHEAPEST Tab you can get with LTE as of now?
IPAD Mini LTE = $459
Kindle HD 8.9 LTE = $500
Everyone is knocking its specs and price and for some valid reasons..but I think this should be mentioned as well.
Nexus 7
Kindle HD 7
True apple fans aren't getting robbed. I hate when android fans try to say that. We paid for a product that just works beautifully and that's what we got. Vs a product that works how you want it that has its clunks. Also my dad is a hardcore android fan. Hates apple. Wants an iPad mini. Skadoosh.


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Chicken Salad. Simple, homey, banal old chicken salad. White bread, or toast if you are feeling audacious, a smear of mayo, a slice of tomato, one single lettuce leaf and a scoop of chicken salad. Nothing more American than chicken salad for lunch. Or tuna salad, come to think of it, but tuna is particular in its bold, distinctive, fishy flavor, often hard to please. There are only so many ways that tuna salad can be prepared, only so many ingredients that marry well with the assertive fishiness. But something about chicken is universal; its very blandness is the perfect backdrop, a tabula rasa for anything. As Laurie Colwin stated, it is so adaptable.
One can say that chicken salad's very essence is American. Start with the chicken itself, poached or roasted, simple and tender, a blank page; chop it, mince it, shred it, precise, clean and elegant, or rough, frayed, ever so scraggy and casual. A spoonful or three of mayonnaise, of course, cool, velvety, rich and then, really, it can take on any personality at all. Slivers of sun-dried tomatoes, the sharp tang of mustard or vinegar, the salty pull of olives, the smoky masculinity of bacon or ham, the bite of your favorite pickle. Give it the hot, spicy kick of Tabasco or the gentle sweetness of grapes or pears, the crunch of apples or walnuts. Or bring in your own cultural touch, your very own personal taste: toss in curry, garam masala, chickpeas and coriander for an Indian twist; chunks of feta, cubes of ripe tomatoes, onions and dark, glistening, slippery, tangy olives for something reminiscent of the Greek Isles; Chinese, Italian, Russian, Irish, pull up something from your favorite cuisine or your own family roots, chicken salad is the Melting Pot of food.
But he did so much more than bake. He loved being in the kitchen. Weekends he would toss steaks or burgers on the grill when he wasn't flipping pancakes on the griddle. And his hoagies! How we loved his hoagies! He would bake loaves of frozen, buttery garlic bread, split each one open, spread on the mayonnaise, and with the precision, exactitude and fastidiousness of the engineer that he was, he would layer and mound paper thin slices of cold cuts, salamis and cheeses, top with a row of tomato slices, lettuce leaves and, his secret ingredient, his final touch, a drizzle of Italian salad dressing. Ah, hoagie night.
And he made all of the salads. He was the king of salads. Tuna and chicken salads, chopped liver, whatever you please. His chicken salad was thick and creamy, dotted with bits of carrots and celery for color and crunch, maybe an onion finely minced, salted and peppered and it needed nothing more than that to be turned into a perfect sandwich. We were plain, simple folk with a taste for something that simply said American comfort food, a meal that simply said home.
Now I am all grown up and have so many worlds, cultures and cuisines at my fingertips. That bowl of cooked, chopped chicken takes on many forms, so many different personalities depending upon the season, the weather and my mood. Often, I will fill my shopping cart or market basket with an array of condiments, flavors and textures that will bring a new chicken salad to life, to be packed for a picnic, served up for lunch or eaten at a buffet. But as we delve deeper and deeper into apartment renovations, as my time is sucked into a black hole…. No, no. As my time is taken up by painting and polishing parquet and making design decisions, I have less and less time to devote to cooking. Shopping is done on the run, cooking is now a thrown together affair, a "let's dig through the cupboard and fridge" kind of smorgasbord event as we collapse in front of the television for the evening. Yet as I dashed to the market yesterday to pick up cheeses and baguette and fruit, whatever to make a quick, impromptu meal or two, chicken salad crossed my mind. I haven't thought of chicken salad in years. I bought tomatoes, an avocado and a tiny bouquet of pearl onions and ran home. And I was on my way.
Tonight's version of chicken salad is made up of what I had on had: mayonnaise, mustard and red wine vinegar for a creamy dressing with a slight bite and a slight tang. Slivered spring or pearl salad onions, chunks of avocado as well as a couple of minced hardboiled eggs and a cupful of cooked white beans for both added nutritional value and consistency. From there, toss in a handful of fresh coriander, chunks of feta, slivers of sundried tomatoes or sliced pickles. Or a handful of olives. I make mine rather plain and serve the extras on the side so each diner can create his own perfect flavor combination. And dad's spirit hung over us, glided in and out of the kitchen and livingroom as we dined on the perfect American buffet, comfort food to soother body and soul after a long day of renovations. Serve with fresh bread, tossed salad, a cheese platter, a bowl of fruit and a bottle of light, fruity white wine. Yes, please.
I have decided to add to my menu chocolate cake. I have taken Abby Dodge's fabulous Emergency Blender Chocolate Cupcakes from The Weekend Baker (a cookbook that I highly recommend to beginner and experienced bakers alike) and turned them into tiny Bundt cakes to serve simply (what else?) dusted with powdered sugar. Feel free to serve them with a scoop of your favourite ice cream, whipped cream or my Chocolate Whipped Cream or Coffee Whipped Cream.
This Chicken Salad and individual Chocolate Bund Cakes is for this month's Monthly Mingle (a blogging even created by Meeta), hosted by my friend and fellow American expat Jenn of Jenn Cuisine. Her Monthly Mingle theme is Americana. And what is more American than Chicken Salad? And chocolate cake!
NOTA BENE: A home baker can never have enough easy, quick, one-bowl cake recipes. Why use a boxed mix when you can have a homemade, from-scratch cake with barely more time, energy or trouble? Here are a few of my own personal favorites:
Chocolate Espresso Layer Cake
Special Chocolate Cake
Eggless "Lickety Split" Chocolate Cake
Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
This is the basic version, then add to it what you will. This serves about 4 people, American, French or whoever happens to be in your home and hungry, as part of a luncheon or light dinner spread.
2 large chicken breasts
2 – 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth or stock, enough to cover the breasts
3.5 oz (100 g) smoked lardons cubes (I use Matchstick) or bacon
2 – 4 large eggs
5 or more Tbs mayonnaise, homemade or excellent quality jarred
1 – 2 Tbs mustard, to taste
1 – 2 tsps red wine vinegar, to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 can cooked white beans, rinsed
1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubed
Spring or pearl salad onions, trimmed of the green and the white part thinly sliced
1 small or medium-sized carrot, trimmed and cleaned (peeled or scraped)
1 – 2 cups cherry tomatoes, rinsed and halved, optional
Pat the chicken breasts with paper towelling and trim off any excess pockets of fat. Place the breasts in a pot of simmering chicken or vegetable stock or broth (homemade, canned or from a stock cube is fine) and allow to simmer until cooked through (the center went sliced open should no longer be pink). This takes about 10 minutes, more or less depending upon the thickness of the breasts. Remove from the stock and allow to cool.
Hardboil 2 to 4 eggs, allow to cool, peel and rinse. Fry the lardons or bacon in a dry skillet until crispy. If use bacon, crumble or cut into matchsticks. Allow to cool.
When cooled, chop or mince. When the chicken has cooled, chop, cube, mince, shred or slice the cooked chicken and place in a medium or large mixing bowl. Grate the carrot into the bowl – I use the largest holes of the grater. Add the lardons or bacon, the thinly sliced onion and the minced hardboiled eggs. Whisk the 5 tablespoons of the mayonnaise with 1 tablespoon of the mustard and taste. Add more mayonnaise or mustard to taste. Whisk in 1 teaspoon of the red wine vinegar. Fold into the chicken salad. Salt and pepper.
Gently fold the rinsed and drained white beans and the avocado chunks. Add the cherry tomatoes and anything else you choose to add (pickle slices, slivers of sundried tomatoes, pitted olives, fresh herbs, seedless grapes, pear or apple chunks, coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts, etc.) and fold together.
Now taste to adjust seasonings: add more mustard, half a tablespoon at a time, or more vinegar, 1 teaspoon at a time, salt and pepper until desired taste is attained.
Serve immediately at room temperature or keep covered with plastic wrap and chilled in the refrigerator until ready to serve and eat.
Or mini Bundts
Abby uses a blender to prepare this batter – whizzing all of the dry ingredients together and then adding the wet ingredients and whizzing to combine. I do it the old fashioned way, with a whisk. I only change I made was adding ground cinnamon. All dry ingredients should be lightly spooned into the measuring cup and leveled with a knife blade.
Nota Bene: What I particularly love about chocolate cakes like this is that one can add a hint of any favorite flavoring one desires: add a tablespoon of Grand Marnier, Cointreau or Amaretto; add 2 teaspoons of dry, powdered espresso powder or replace some of the hot water with strong prepared coffee; add the grated zest of an orange or a lemon or a splash of orange or another fruit juice, measuring the liquid as part of the ¾ cup hot water. Add a pinch of another spice that pairs well with chocolate, such as a gingerbread, pumpkin or apple pie spice. Just for a few suggestions.
1 cup (130 g) flour
½ cup (45 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon, optional
¾ cup (175 ml) hot water
½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) – I set my very unpredictable and overly hot oven to 185°C. Line 12 regular-size muffin cups with paper liners or butter and flour 12 individual mini Bundt cups (the easiest way to butter mini Bundt cups is with softened or just-melted butter and a soft pastry brush. Dust with flour and turn over the sink and shake/tap out all excess flour)
Combine the flour, cocoa powder (I sift the cocoa powder into the bowl), sugar, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the water, then the oil, egg and vanilla until smooth and blended.
Pour into the prepared muffin or mini Bundt cups – I scrape the liquid batter into a large measuring cup with a lip/spout which makes the job of pouring into muffin tins easier and cleaner. Divide the batter evenly among the cups.
Bake until a tester inserted in the center of one of the cupcakes or Bundlets comes out clean; the top of one cake should spring back when lightly pressed and the edges of the Bundlets should be starting to pull away from the tin. Remive the pan from the oven onto a cooling rack and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before carefully popping out the cupcakes or mini Bundts. Allow to cool completely before serving.


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Market for thermal and biological waste-to-energy technologies will reach $6.2 billion in 2012
The market for thermal and biological waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies will reach $6.2 billion in 2012 and grow to $29.2 billion by 2022 and the market value could reach $80.6 billion by 2022.
According to Pike Research, waste-to-energy systems will treat at least 261 million tons of waste annually by 2022, with a total estimated output of 283 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity and heat generation, up from 221 TWh in 2010.
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"With many countries facing dramatic population growth, rapid urbanization, rising levels of affluence, and resource scarcity, waste-to-energy is reestablishing itself as an attractive technology option to promote low carbon growth in the crowded renewable energy landscape," said senior analyst Mackinnon Lawrence.
China is already in the midst of scaling up capacity, and growth there is expected to shift the center of the WTE universe away from Europe to Asia Pacific.
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The Adrian-based group Ear Candy recorded its version of the Andrews Sisters' "Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling" for the Make-A-Wish CD.
Margaret Hyre, Joyce Cameron, Stephanie Jass and Wynne Marsh formed Ear Candy about a year and a half ago. Hyre said they knew each other through their performances at the Croswell Opera House in Adrian. She, Cameron and Jass do most of the singing, while Marsh accompanies on piano. They also like to sing a capella.
"We try to find music where we can harmonize a lot," Hyre said.
That is part of the reason Ear Candy chose to cover "Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling" for the Make-A-Wish CD.
"It's not really a familiar tune, but we thought it was catchy," Hyre said. "It just was a really fun song. … It's something people are going to really remember, even if they hate it."
Although they had never recorded their music before, Hyre said they really enjoyed the process and would love to eventually record their own CD. They have, however, performed for several charity events and fundraisers in the short time that the group has been together.
"That's a big part of who we are, helping others," Hyre said. "Singing brings us so much joy; it's nice to be able to share that with others."
Hyre said Ear Candy hopes all the CDs sell so Make-A-Wish can help many children's wishes come true.
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- Deuterons and space-momentum correlations in high energy nuclear collisions (1999)
- Using a microscopic transport model together with a coalescence after-burner, we study the formation of deuterons in Au + Au central collisions at s = 200 AGeV . It is found that the deuteron transverse momentum distributions are strongly a ected by the nucleon space-momentum correlations, at the moment of freeze-out, which are mostly determined by the number of rescatterings. This feature is useful for studying collision dynamics at ultrarelativistic energies.
- HBT radii from the UrQMD transport approach at different energies (2011)
- We present results on Hanbury Brown-Twiss (HBT) radii extracted from the Ultra-relativistic Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) approach to relativistic heavy ion collisions. The present investigation provides a comparison of results from pure hadronic transport calculations to a Boltzmann + Hydrodynamic hybrid approach with an intermediate hydrodynamic phase. For the hydrodynamic phase different Equations of State (EoS) have been employed, i.e. bag model, hadron resonance gas and a chiral EoS. The influence of various freeze-out scenarios has been investigated and shown to be negligible if hadronic rescatterings after the hydrodynamic evolution are included. Furthermore, first results of the source tilt from azimuthal sensitive HBT and the direct extraction from the transport model are presented and exhibit a very good agreement with E895 data at AGS.
- Medium modifications of the nucleon-nucleon elastic cross section in neutron-rich intermediate energy HICs (2006)
- Several observables of unbound nucleons which are to some extent sensitive to the medium modifications of nucleon-nucleon elastic cross sections in neutron-rich intermediate energy heavy ion collisions are investigated. The splitting effect of neutron and proton effective masses on cross sections is discussed. It is found that the transverse flow as a function of rapidity, the Q_zz as a function of momentum, and the ratio of halfwidths of the transverse to that of longitudinal rapidity distribution R_t/l are very sensitive to the medium modifications of the cross sections. The transverse momentum distribution of correlation functions of two-nucleons does not yield information on the in-medium cross section.
- Probing the density dependence of the symmetry potential at low and high densities (2005)
- We investigate the sensitivity of several observables to the density dependence of the symmetry potential within the microscopic transport model UrQMD (ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model). The same systems are used to probe the symmetry potential at both low and high densities. The influence of the symmetry potentials on the yields of pi-, pi+, the pi-/pi+ ratio, the n/p ratio of free nucleons and the t/3He ratio are studied for neutron-rich heavy ion collisions (208Pb+208Pb, 132Sn+124Sn, 96Zr+96Zr) at E_b=0.4A GeV. We find that these multiple probes provides comprehensive information on the density dependence of the symmetry potential.
- Probing the density dependence of the symmetry potential in intermediate energy heavy ion collisions (2005)
- Based on the ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics (UrQMD) model, the effects of the density-dependent symmetry potential for baryons and of the Coulomb potential for produced mesons are investigated for neutron-rich heavy ion collisions at intermediate energies. The calculated results of the Delta-/Delta++ and pi -/pi + production ratios show a clear beam-energy dependence on the density-dependent symmetry potential, which is stronger for the pi -/pi + ratio close to the pion production threshold. The Coulomb potential of the mesons changes the transverse momentum distribution of the pi -/pi + ratio significantly, though it alters only slightly the pi- and pi+ total yields. The pi- yields, especially at midrapidity or at low transverse momenta and the p-/pi+ ratios at low transverse momenta, are shown to be sensitive probes of the density-dependent symmetry potential in dense nuclear matter. The effect of the density-dependent symmetry potential on the production of both, K0 and K+ mesons, is also investigated.
- Probing the equation of state with pions (2005)
- The influence of the isospin-independent, isospin- and momentum-dependent equation of state (EoS), as well as the Coulomb interaction on the pion production in intermediate energy heavy ion collisions (HICs) is studied for both isospin-symmetric and neutron-rich systems. The Coulomb interaction plays an important role in the reaction dynamics, and strongly influences the rapidity and transverse momentum distributions of charged pions. It even leads to the pi- pi+ ratio deviating slightly from unity for isospin-symmetric systems. The Coulomb interaction between mesons and baryons is also crucial for reproducing the proper pion flow since it changes the behavior of the directed and the elliptic flow components of pions visibly. The EoS can be better investigated in neutron-rich system if multiple probes are measured simultaneously. For example, the rapidity and the transverse momentum distributions of the charged pions, the pi- pi+ ratio, the various pion flow components, as well as the difference of pi+-pi- flows. A new sensitive observable is proposed to probe the symmetry potential energy at high densities, namely the transverse momentum distribution of the elliptic flow difference [Delta v_2^pi+ - pi-(p_t rm c.m.].
- Transport model analysis of femtoscopy data at RHIC energies (2006)
- The pion source as seen through HBT correlations at RHIC energies is investigated within the UrQMD approach. We find that the calculated transverse momentum, centrality, and system size dependence of the Pratt-HBT radii R_L and R_S are reasonably well in line with experimental data. The predicted R_O values in central heavy ion collisions are larger as compared to experimental data. The corresponding quantity sqrt R_O^2-R_S^2 of the pion emission source is somewhat larger than experimental estimates.
- Transport model analysis of the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of pion interferometry at SPS energies (2006)
- Based on the UrQMD transport model, the transverse momentum and the rapidity dependence of the Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) radii R_L, R_O, R_S as well as the cross term R_OL at SPS energies are investigated and compared with the experimental NA49 and CERES data. The rapidity dependence of the R_L, R_O, R_S is weak while the R_OL is significantly increased at large rapidities and small transverse momenta. The HBT "life-time" issue (the phenomenon that the calculated sqrt R_O^2-R_S^2 value is larger than the correspondingly extracted experimental data) is also present at SPS energies.


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Populus alba
White poplar tree © Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Hungary
Generally up to 20m tall, occasionally reaching 40m.
Grey but with a conspicuous pattern of black pores, called lenticels.
They have dense white hairs but become hairless in their second year.
Those near the tips of twigs are indented into 3–5 deep lobes. Other leaves are irregularly lobed. All are dark, dull green on the upper surface and felted with thick white hair beneath.
They are 3–7cm long. The males have purple anthers, the females have greenish stigmas. The males and females are on different trees.
These consist of tiny capsules 3mm long, grouped in catkins. They split to release silky-plumed seeds.
Poplar tree bark.© Bob Press
White poplar tree leaves.© Bob Press
Poplar tree leaves.© Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., United States
Poplar tree.© Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Hungary
These diagrams explain some of the important tree and plant parts.
These diagrams show the different leaf shapes you might come across on your survey. Leaf shapes are important for identifying trees.
The way leaves are arranged on a stem can be important for identifying trees.
These definitions explain some of the trickier words and phrases used in these pages.
Alternate – the arrangement of leaves on a stem - the leaves attach at different but alternating points, rather than opposite points.
Anther – the part of the stamen that contains pollen.
Apex – the top or end; the tip of a leaf for example.
Bract – a leaf-like structure, usually found below the flower or fruit.
Bud scale – usually a type of modified leaf that encloses and protects a bud.
Catkin – slender inflorescences made up of small flowers, usually reduced to the male and female parts. Catkins are typical of wind-pollinated trees.
Coniferous – trees that have cones, and needle or scale-like leaves.
Crown – in a tree, everything above the trunk.
Deciduous – a tree that sheds its leaves all at once in the autumn.
Evergreen – a tree that retains its leaves all year round.
Girth – the circumference of something, like the trunk of a tree.
Gland (of a leaf) – a small organ on a leaf that gives out oils or similar substances.
Inflorescence – the arrangement of all the flowers on a tree. The shape is used to help identify the plant.
Key – a tool used to identify groups and species of living things.
Leaflet – a subdivision of a leaf - it may look like a leaf but is attached to the leaf stalk or midrib, not to the shoot.
Lobe – a rounded or pointed section of a leaf, not divided into a leaflet.
Margin – the edge of a leaf.
Midrib – the central vein of a leaf.
Native – a tree that occurs naturally in an area, as opposed to a non-native tree that has been introduced.
Opposite – the arrangement of leaves on a stem - the leaves attach in pairs at the same point, opposite each other, rather than attaching at alternate points.
Palmate – a leaf shape in which the lobes or leaflets radiate from a single point, like fingers from a hand.
Petals – usually larger and more brightly coloured than sepals.
Pinnate – a leaf shape in which the lobes or leaflets are arranged on both sides of the stalk or midrib like a feather.
Pollarded – when the upper branches of a tree have been cut back to encourage new growth.
Sepals – the outermost parts of a flower which cover and protect the flower when it is in bud. They are usually green.
Side shoots – short, spur-like shoots growing from the main shoots.
Spike – an elongated cluster of flowers; a type of inflorescence.
Stalk – the structure that supports the blade of a leaf.
Stigma – the part at the end of the style. It is covered with a sticky substance that pollen adheres to.
Stipule – a small, leaf-like structure, found where the leaf connects to the stem.
Style – a tube-like structure in the centre of a flower that supports the stigma.
Trunk – the woody stem of a tree, before the branches.
Urban forest – the trees in our towns and cities.
Whorl – 3 or more leaves or needles circling around a stem.


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