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It all started on Feb. 17, 2010. I was at the hospital welcoming my twin niece and nephew into this world, and I casually showed my mom the bumps on my hands around the knuckles, asking her what she thought they could be. My mom has always been a worry-free mom, so of course she said it was nothing. Over the next few weeks, my hands started aching pretty badly, and the pain continued to get worse until one night I woke up with extremely stiff hands; this went on for weeks, which turned into months. Waking up in tears almost every night as I was in excruciating pain and fearful for what was happening to me. I couldn't bend the fingers in my left hand. I remember countless nights that consisted of pain, crying, and waking up my husband, Eric, and asking him to pray for healing.
At first, my doctor just gave me a prescription NSAID (anti-inflammatory) to see if that would take the pain and inflammation away. (It didn't.) At my next visit, he took an x-ray of my hand to see if anything could possibly be broken. (It wasn't.) I asked him to do a complete blood work-up on me, and he agreed as he was then concerned that what I had could be several things: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, parvovirus, & other diseases that scared me to death. While waiting on my blood results, I did exactly what I shouldn't have done; I went home and researched every disease that he mentioned I "could" have. Now this was also a time when my husband worked almost every night, so I was home alone a lot and didn't have anyone to take my mind off of all my fears. Panic, depression, and worry all filled my mind, especially after reading articles that talked about fertility problems being linked to some of these diseases. More than anything, I want to be a mom someday, and my mind kept going back to "what if I can't have children?" "Will I have to live in pain the rest of my life?" The information you read online is downright scary. My results came in and the doctor couldn't tell me much except that my ANA levels were high and that he wanted me to see a specialist, a rheumatologist. Unfortunately for me, the first appointment available was weeks away, so the waiting and worrying continued….along with the pain.
By the time my husband and I went to see the rheumatologist, I had talked to several people about what was going on with my health and from my own research, I decided to ask the doctor if he thought I should go on a gluten free diet to help my pain. He said absolutely not, and that the only people who need to go on a gluten free diet are those who have celiac disease and since I was not having intestinal pain/diarrhea, that I didn't have celiac disease. (He was misinformed). Check out the symptoms of celiac disease here. I also talked to the doctor about whether I should try eating an anti-inflammatory diet to see if that would help. He told me that changing someone's diet could not change inflammation in the body. (As a dietitian, I was shocked that he said and believed this). So I asked him what he though was wrong with me, and while he wouldn't admit that he "didn't know," he said he wasn't convinced it was Rheumatoid Arthritis or Lupus because all of my symptoms didn't seem to match up perfectly. He said, "Well, you have arthritic pain. Here are steroids for you to take, and come back in a month." This is the problem I had with all my doctors, and I cannot begin to tell you how frustrated I was with the fact that these doctors were giving me a drug to treat the symptoms, but didn't try at all to find the CAUSE of the symptoms. Honestly, what hurt me worse was not the pain; it was not knowing what was wrong with me and not knowing if I was going to be okay. The unknown hurts a lot worse than physical pain.
So I reluctantly took the steroids everyday and hated that my appetite increased quite a bit (side effect of steroids). Some people take steroids the rest of their lives, and I just couldn't do it. I'm not sure if this was a good or bad thing, but they didn't work. The pain, stiffness, and swelling continued. Not only that, but when I would wash my hands, my fingers would get this burning, tingling sensation. Scary. When hurting that badly and not knowing what was causing my body to fall apart, I couldn't help but let my mind go places I didn't want it to go. I wanted to feel better. I wanted to be healthy again. I wanted the pain to go away. And most of all, I wanted answers. Someone please just give me some answers!
In the midst of all this, I did get a blood test done for celiac disease. (I had to BEG my doctor to perform this test.) The doctor called me and said I did not have celiac disease, but I had him fax me my results anyway. Being a health care professional, I know how to analyze labs, and one of the antibodies in this panel was slightly positive. Therefore, while I may not have celiac disease, I could possibly be sensitive to gluten. Unfortunately for most people, blood tests are inaccurate a lot of times. Biopsies are also sometimes falsely negative because it is easy to miss the damaged spots of the small intestines.
On May 5, 2010, I decided to do the elimination test myself to see if I would feel better without gluten. I don't know exactly how long I was gluten free until I started to feel better, but I would say approximately one month. My joints became less stiff and the pain started to ease up. I wasn't completely better, but any improvement was fine by me. Not only did I remove gluten from my life, but I also did my best at removing chemicals from my home. I'm still doing this, but slowly as I would run out of a cleaning product or beauty product, I would replace it with a natural product, free of harsh chemicals and toxins. Financially, we didn't have the means to completely throw out everything and buy all new, so this worked for us. My sweet husband, Eric, was extremely supportive through all of this. He would even eat some things gluten free with me.
Just when I think all my prayers are answered because I'm starting to feel better, I start having twitching in different parts of my body. This wasn't minor twitching that you get in your eyelid every once in awhile. This was every 10 seconds of spasms, twitching, or whatever you want to call it all over my body. Eric told me that every night while I was sleeping, he would wake up and feel what was happening to my body. He said it felt like a wave traveling down from my back to my feet. Eric also described the waves as very faint, but that they would move so fast down my body that he knew it wasn't anything I could possibly control.
So I went to two more doctors who couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, and then I ended up at a neurologist. He performed a nerve study and an MRI on my brain to see if I had MS. Both were negative, and he said he could give me a muscle relaxer but I declined. The twitching and spasms continued, along with tingling that shot up my arms. My body was out of control. I remember crying out to God and begging him to heal me. There were numerous times when I was home by myself and just lost it. As a dietitian, I so valued health and wellness, and the fact that I was sick and didn't have answers killed me. I wanted to be healthy and feel good again.
God did answer my prayers by providing just the right people and resources that would help lead me to healing. On October 27, 2010, I went to an alternative doctor here in Nashville. To make this already long story a bit shorter, he agreed I should stay clear of gluten (1 in 7 people have a gluten sensitivity) and he also took lots of blood work and did a stool test. Several things were off, but the main things were my elevated ANA, which I already knew, my thyroid levels were low, and my stool test showed very high amounts of heavy metals in my body (which he says lots of people have). He started me on a chelation process which consisted of me taking supplements to rid my body of the heavy metals. A very healthy diet would speed the process up of detoxifying my body. "Eat healthy? I'm good at this, but I can be even better." Eric and I switched to organic for most foods, and we ate more vegetables than ever before (still do). My doctor also gave me Armour, which is a natural form of thyroid hormone, unlike the synthetic kinds that drug companies and most conventional doctors prescribe.
I am a new woman and have never felt better! I go back in May 2011 for more blood work, and I'm just praying that my ANA and thyroid levels are normal again. What matters most right now is how I feel, and I can tell you that I have never been so thankful for my health. I could have continued letting all my doctors tell me to continue taking drugs (that weren't working) and go on with my life, but I wanted to get to the root issue. I healed myself naturally and so can YOU.
Naturally Yours,
Kristen M. Pardue, RD, LDN


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LAST week's high-speed collision between a defunct Russian satellite and an operational US one was the first time two intact satellites have crashed in orbit. It won't be the last.
Such events are now inevitable. Space debris is increasing as more and more satellites reach the end of their working lives. There is not a lot we can do about what is already up there, but we should at least stop adding to the problem. So it is good to hear that NASA, ESA and similar bodies are now pressing operators to ensure new satellites either burn up as soon as possible at the ends of their lives, or are moved to safer "graveyard" orbits.
Such measures are not cheap. But in a world that increasingly relies on satellites for everything from communication to climate monitoring, we can't afford to do nothing.
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We've got a decent number of soccer fans around here and I figured I wasn't alone in following the action.
Bayern Munich, Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven and Valencia are already through to the round of 16. Barring a complete collapse, Chelsea and Roma will be there too. That leaves defending champs Barcelona needing a win against Werder Bremen to advance out of Group B and Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon vying for the final spot in Group C.
Liverpool's looking particularly strong these days as Luis Garcia has elevated his game to a new level (the man may just have had his best week ever). PSV's been dominating its opponents as well. Those two meet again with first place in the group up for grabs and it could be the best match of the group stages (though I imagine Real Madrid is aching for some revenge against Lyon too).
Anyway, I'm curious to see which clubs people think can win this year and who's rooting for which teams.


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Where handsomeness meets intelligence.
Where handsomeness meets intelligence.
Where handsomeness meets intelligence.
The conflict between writing and therapy (10:00).
Lena Dunham and Girls (30:00).
Joaquin Phoenix and I'm Still Here (1:00:00).
Mark welcomes Dr. Kevin Nadal to discuss whether it's okay to use "gay" as a pejorative. Buy his new book That's so Gay! Microaggressions and the LGBT Community.
This is water, Infinite Jest (12:00).
the Academy Awards, the philosophy of acting (30:00).
Mark talks with Paul Elam from A Voice for Men about feminism, masculinity, and the state of therapy.
Our buddy Eric joins us to talk about what Los Angeles is (10:15).
Marginalization of atheists (23:35).
Our coming out stories (50:00).
Nemo (11:00).
Rich people > poor people (30:00).
The Christopher Dorner story is a good excuse to talk about Rambo (38:45).
Chris Culliver anti-gay comments speak to an issue in the black community (54:00).
Catfish (12:00).
Free Carly Crunk Bear (37:30).
Derek picks up bad vibes from this article (54:00).
Colin Kaepernick is dumber than you would think (11:15).
The inaugural address (27:15).
Why engineers are classical liberals (31:00).
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Serves 16.Source:
Hy-Vee Seasons Health 2014.
All you need:
1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey
1/4 c. chopped green onions
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
1 tsp hot pepper sauce
1/2 tsp Hy-Vee salt
1/4 tsp Hy-Vee black pepper
2 tsp Hy-Vee Select olive oil
16 waffle cut sweet potato fries
1/2 c. lite sour cream party dip
1/2 c. prepared fresh salsa
All you do:
In a large bowl, lightly mix turkey, green onions, Cajun seasoning, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Shape mixture into 16 patties.In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add half of turkey bites and cook until browned and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, about 5 minutes per side. Remove bites to platter; cover and keep warm. Repeat with remaining bites.Meanwhile, cook sweet potato fries according to package directions. To serve, spread party dip onto sweet potato fries; top with burger bites and salsa.
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 80
Carbohydrate: 5g
Cholesterol: 25mg
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Fat: 4.5g
Protein: 6g
Saturated Fat: 1.5g
Sodium: 270mg
Sugar: 2g
Trans fats: 0g
Daily nutritional values:
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GONE are the days when a local artist had no access to a pension fund. Now they are being encouraged to join the LAPF Pensions Fund.
The group's Compliance Officer for their Eastern Zone, Emmanuel Meishaa, made this clear when he addressed artistes last week, at the Jukwa la Sanaa platform of the National Arts Council (BASATA), for the first time.
He had come to inform artistes about social security and how they could put aside savings for when they are less active and other reasons like being find themselves in need of maternity leave or funeral grants. "We at LAPF want to extend coverage of social security throughout the country.
You know presently such coverage only applies to six per cent of the population, which excludes artistes. We want to rectify this situation. There are many people who are left outside, of which the bulk of them are in the informal section," Meishaa told the 'Daily News' after his presentation.
This informal sector, he added also includes people like 'Mama Lishe' and 'Boda Boda' together with artistes, who they started working with last June. They plan to move onto other groups within this category like those mentioned above at a later date.
Last October they had a seminar for musicians at their LAPF offices, where they got a good response. He was also very pleased with the response he got from artistes at the Arts Council, where many of those present took enrolment forms. This is a thing the artistes present said they wanted but because of the freelance nature of their employment no one took them seriously.
Performing Artist and Assistant Treasurer for the Tanzania Association of Performing Artistes (CHASAMATA), Hilda Malecela was very interested in this pension scheme. She said that usually such groups are not opened to artistes because of them not being connected to a larger association.
She took two a forms, one for herself and the other for her husband. "I will talk to my husband and encourage him to join. I know where we have some pictures at home so will offer to handle all the necessary payments because I know this will be beneficial for our children," she said.
In line with the new drive to formalise the footing of local artistes yesterday it was the turn of the Chairman of the Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACOS) Sherehe Arts Association (SAA), Emmanuel Urembo, to address artistes at the Jukwa la Sanaa.
He had come to inform them of the availability for them to join the association so that they could have access to a place where they can put their savings and get loans when required.


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On Good Morning Utah we are featuring our viewers every Thursday and their Throwback photos.
In a circus like atmosphere, our original station owner Sid Fox put on a TV show in 1939. He billed it as the miracle of science… and the marvel of the ages. Thousands saw a faint image on one set as a sign of what was to come.
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David Adjaye OBE is recognized as a leading architect of his generation. Born in Tanzania to Ghanaian parents, his influences range from contemporary art, music and science to African art forms and the civic life of cities. He founded Adjaye Associates in 2000, quickly revealing his ingenious use of materials and sculptural ability on a range of prestigious commissions.
Adjaye Associates now has offices in London, Berlin, New York, Accra and Shanghai and is working throughout the world. In the United States, Adjaye was the designer of a new home for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver (2007), two public libraries in Washington DC (2012), as well as of several innovative residential projects. In 2009 a team led by Adjaye was selected to design the new $360 million Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington DC.
Adjaye has taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had previously studied, and at the Architectural Association School in London, and has held distinguished professorships at the universities of Pennsylvania, Harvard and Princeton. He is currently visiting professor of architecture and design at Yale. He was awarded the OBE for services to architecture in 2007, received the Design Miami/ Year of the Artist title in 2011 and the Wall Street Journal Innovator Award in 2013. Adjaye has co-presented and hosted a number of television series and radio programmes for the BBC.
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THURSDAY, August 24, 2006
RALEIGH - Acting United States Attorney George E. B. Holding announced the filing of a Criminal Complaint and the arrest of CARLOS HUMBERTO ZAMARRIPA, CARLOS HUMBERTO AHMADA, and FERNANDO SANCHEZ-ALMARAZ, all of Wake Forest, North Carolina, and JUAN CARLOS RUELAS and BETRAM J. SINCLAIR, both of Phoenix, Arizona.
According to the Criminal Complaint which was filed on Thursday, August 24, 2006, and unsealed today, there is probable cause to believe that ZAMARRIPA, AHMADA, SANCHEZ-ALMARAZ, RUELAS and SINCLAIR did knowingly and intentionally conspire to possess, with the intent to distribute in excess of five kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846. These arrests are the result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation "Operation Pincer" which began in 2003 and involves a multi-jurisdiction narcotic trafficking operation.
Drug Enforcement Administration Raleigh Resident Office State and Local Task Force and Raleigh Police Department have been conducting a multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigation targeting the ZAMARRIPA organization operating within the Eastern District of North Carolina. As part of the investigation in this case, on August 8, 2006 agents intercepted $648,000.00 in U. S. currency in conjunction with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Yesterday, agents conducted a traffic stop on a recreational vehicle driven by SINCLAIR, who was following ZAMARRIPA, and being followed by SANCHEZ-ALMARAZ in a third vehicle on U. S. Highway 1 in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Consent to search the RV was given and at that time a Raleigh Police Department K-9 unit was employed and alerted upon the rear of the RV and the car being towed on the trailer of the RV. During the search of the vehicle, law enforcement agents found approximately 100 individually wrapped bricks a white powdery substance that field tested positive for cocaine alkaloids and weighed approximately 100 kilograms.
Investigation of the case was conducted by the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration State and Local Task Force and Raleigh Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas B. Murphy and Ethan A. Ontjes are handling the case for the United States. A Criminal Complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the Government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. A trial date has not yet been set.
News releases are available on the U. S. Attorney's web page at www.usdoj.gov/usao/nce within 48 hours of release.


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March 11, 2004
From left, Cecil F. Hill Sr., Allan Fair, David Craig, mayor of Havre de Grace, and John Bowers, chairman of Maryland Thoroughbred Racing Foundation, are organizing efforts to open a horse racing museum and equine retirement center in the town where the Havre de Grace Racetrack operated from 1912 to 1950, in which thoroughbred such as Man O War, Citation and Seabiscuit raced. The men are photographed in front of the club house of the original race track, which the group wants to recreate at the site of the museum.
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So you want to maximize your table service credit value on the 2015 Disney Dining Plan by eating at the most expensive restaurants? We don't blame you! The Disney Dining Plan is expensive, as is Disney dining in general. Taking a trip while on the Disney Dining Plan can be a great way to efficiently hit the more expensive restaurants at Walt Disney World when on a budget. Note that he restaurants here offer the best 'value maximization' of table service Disney Dining Plan credits because they serve the most expensive meals (meaning greater savings), but this list is entirely objective. In other words, best "value" is solely in terms of money, not quality.
This list calculated the most expensive meals by taking the highest entree, dessert, and beverage and adding them together (tax and tip are not included). We did this as opposed to taking the median or mean since, if you're truly concerned with saving as much money as possible, you're going to be ordering more expensive menu items. Additionally, when we tested doing medians, restaurants that are clearly expensive dropped off of the list. Tutto Italia, for example, has a large menu with cheaper salads and sandwiches. However, the standard Italian entrees–the items most people order when they're on the Disney Dining Plan–are mostly expensive.
We feel considering only the more expensive menu items is most helpful to Guests looking to maximize their Disney Dining Plan value, but your mileage may vary. Despite their higher menu prices, two-credit "Signature" Dining are not as good of a value due to its cost of 2 credits, so you will not find any two-credit restaurants on this list. Let me reiterate this, as some readers have asked about them: the total cost of meal at a Signature Restaurant is $75 per person, it is still not a better value than a 1-credit restaurant with a total cost of $50 per person, because the Signature Restaurant charges 2 credits, making its per-credit cost for that $75 meal equal to $37.50. For this reason, Signature Restaurants are among the absolute worst uses of Disney Dining Plan credits, objectively speaking. If you are on the Deluxe Dining Plan or simply have credits that will go to waste, you should definitely consider Signature Dining as opposed to these 1-credit restaurants.
Again, this list is completely objective. If a restaurant ranked better thanks to its pricier options, it's on the list, regardless of whether we think its food stinks. When actually planning where YOU want to dine on your trip, it's very important to consider quality of food, not just prices, when determining where you want to eat. We thus recommend weighing these "value maximization" lists we have along with our subjective Walt Disney World Restaurant Reviews when making your Advance Dining Reservations.
The biggest change brought by our most recent update to this list is that Le Cellier (lunch) falls off the list due to it becoming a two-credit restaurant for lunch. Some readers expected Be Our Guest Restaurant would join the list for dinner, but due to its reasonably-priced desserts, it falls short of the top 10. Due to some recent changes, San Angel Inn is also not on the list (its "Traditional Mexican Special" includes dessert and a soft drink). Instead, Wolfgang Puck Cafe and Grand Floridian Cafe join the list for the latest update. Several restaurants shuffled spots this year, due to some fairly substantial price increases at a couple…and some price decreases(!) at a couple!
With that said, let's take a look at the list…
1. Tutto Italia – The menu here seems to change partly (I think) due to the Free Disney Dining Plan. It seems like when that is being offered, a few of the $30+ items are not on the menu. If the Tagliata di Manzo, Lamb, or the Swordfish are on the menu, this is the #1 restaurant thanks to those and pricey and decadent Italian desserts. If those items are not on the menu, it might fall to #2, depending upon what is on the menu. All desserts are expensive, but you should, "leave the Cannoli, take the Copetta Sotto Bosco" if you want to completely maximize value. The Cannoli is a good option for value, too, though. Despite it being #1, we're not fans of Tutto Italia. Total Value: $51.00.
2. Whispering Canyon Cafe – Surprised to see Whispering Canyon Cafe this high up the list? Us too. However, thanks to the Grilled New York Strip and the Sheriff's Shakes (which, last we had heard, are still considered a drink on the Dining Plan), Whispering Canyon Cafe passes other restaurants with similar prices. A favorite of ours (which you can read about in our Whispering Canyon Cafe Review), the Canyon Skillet, also offers excellent value as an entree. Total Value: $47.67.
3. Akershus Royal Banquet Hall – Akershus is a good value if you're looking solely at price (if you're there at the "right" time, it's the #1 restaurant!), but remember that it's a princess buffet that also includes a photo package. If you're paying out of pocket, you're paying a premium for the princesses, but you're paying an even bigger premium for the photo package. We've never eaten here, but we've heard the food is only decent. Point being, you might nix this option if you don't have kids or you aren't keen on eating with princesses. Ranked #4 by median price; actual prices vary by season. Total Value: $42.59-$55.37.
4. The Wave – The Wave is a favorite of ours, so we're happy to see it make the list. The Grilled Beef Tenderloin offers the best value here. Surprisingly, the Wave is also a very economical restaurant if you're paying out of pocket at lunch, with several delicious choices for under $20! Total Value: $46.67.
5. Grand Floridian Cafe – This one is a bit deceiving. There are lone expensive items in each category that put Grand Floridian Cafe on this list. By ordering the second-best items instead of the best ones, the "total value" of Grand Floridian Cafe drops to $33.67. I really love the steak at Grand Floridian Cafe, and it's worth going for that…but not for much else. Basically, if you're not going to order the Bone-In New York Strip Steak, take this off your top values list. Total Value: $46.27.
6. Chefs De France – Chefs De France has several expensive entrees, but the most expensive, and most mouth-watering, is the Filet de boeuf grille, sauce au poivre vert Gratin Dauphinois et haricots verts. The slightly cheaper Duck is also a great entree choice for maximizing value (and it tastes great). We aren't big fans of Chefs de France, but it is a popular restaurant among other Disney fans. The last time we ate there on the Dining Plan, I was able to substitute the French cheese plate (typically an appetizer) for my dessert. If you don't have a sweet tooth, you may want to inquire about this, but don't be surprised if you're told that you can't. Total Value: $46.19.
7. Coral Reef Restaurant – The New York Strip Steak propels yet another restaurant onto this list. If you'd rather have seafood at this seafood restaurant (and it's some of the best seafood on property in our opinion, even if it gets hit or miss reviews sometimes), fear not, as several fish entrees are priced in the mid-$20 range, and also provide excellent value. Total Value: $45.67.
8. Wolfgang Puck Cafe – Wolfgang Puck Cafe has an expansive menu, and although desserts (the menu items that seem to be outcome determinative in these rankings) aren't all that expensive, several entrees and non-alcoholic DDP drinks help push Wolfgang Puck Cafe into the #6 spot. We have yet to eat here, but it looks like we might want to eat here or at Wolfgang Puck Express the next time we're in Downtown Disney and on the Disney Dining Plan! Total Value: $43.85.
9. Kona Cafe – The New York strip steak is $3 cheaper here at $28.99, but in my opinion, this is the best N.Y. strip steak on property, and desserts here are also excellent. Combined these tantalizing options with the wonderful ambiance of the Polynesian Resort, and you have a wonderful option, both in terms of value-for-money and in general, with Kona Cafe. Total Value: $40.97.
10. Sanaa – This restaurant is a new favorite of ours, and another one I'm really pleased to see make the list. Once again, the New York Strip is the most expensive item on the menu. (It's $1 more expensive than Kona Cafe's, but Kona Cafe's dessert is $1 more expensive, making them tied for 10th on the list.) With so many unique and flavorful items on the menu, we've never tried the N.Y. Strip steak here, but given the quality of Sanaa's other items, we have no doubt that it's delicious. If you're not on the Disney Dining Plan, consider stopping in for lunch, where you can find very low crowds, great service, and some delicious (and cheap!) menu items. Total Value: $40.97.
So there you have it–the top Table Service restaurants on the 2015 Disney Dining Plan if you're looking to maximize your value. Although this list provides the absolute best values on property, our research into all dining menus has indicated that if you like New York Strip Steaks, you're going to do well on the Disney Dining Plan! They rarely cost less than $26.99 at any restaurant, and cost $29.99 or more at a lot of restaurants. After that, the price of desserts is the biggest factor here (ranging from high prices of $6.49 all the way to $14) and whether or not the restaurant serves smoothies, shakes, or some other sort of specialty non-alcoholic drink that is included on the Dining Plan.
Remember to always consider whether a particular restaurant or dish appeals to you before making your ADRs. While value maximization can be fun, it should not be the 'end-all, be-all' of your Disney vacation planning. Eating things you like is far more important!
Hopefully this list helps you get more bang for your buck on the Disney Dining Plan. Check out our Best Counter Service Credit Uses on the Disney Dining Plan and Most Cost-Effective Disney Snacks blog posts to get even more value out of the Disney Dining Plan!
Planning a Disney trip? Read our other Walt Disney World Restaurant Reviews and our 101 Delicious Walt Disney World Dining Tips. If you are planning a Walt Disney World trip, make sure to also read our comprehensive Walt Disney World Trip Planning Guide to make the most of your experience!
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What tips do you have for getting the most out of the Disney Dining Plan? If you have any tips to maximize your value at other Table Service restaurants, please share them in the comments!
Great list – some of these restaurants I've yet to try so they will be going on my list We have ADR's for Tutto Italia this October so I was very excited to see it in the #1 spot.
I always thought Kouzzina was a signature restaurant and never gave it a thought when making our dining plans, I'll be considering it now.
You better hurry:) Kouzzin closes for good on Sept 30th. I haven't seen any information as to why; it seems to consistently get strong reviews.
One of our favorites is O'Hana at the Polynesian Resort. It is a buffet style but you never need to leave the table The meats are excellant. Heck of a value on the DDP.
Love O'Hana!!!! Worth every penny.
Posts such as these, what I like to think of as the "gritty realism" posts (the ones that pose such questions as "when does this bus actually get here?" and "how much is this meat really costing me?"), are some of my favorite posts, peeling away, as they do, the misty-eyed wonder and giving us good, basic information to help us budget our time and money. Not that there is anything wrong with misty-eyed wonder. I always enjoy a Figment story, or a partner's statue story, or a getting married to my sweetheart with fireworks story–at least as much as the next person. But still, it's good to get some basic information from a seemingly credible source who has spent time making a study of the various issues. I also like the adventurous posts in which you race walk to Peter Pan's Flight or venture into Columbia Harbour House, or dance joyously through the park at 2:00 AM, but that's not really relevant to the present topic.
This post is helpful–but it also illustrates why we are not fans of the dining plan. Despite accusations from some members of my family that I only order the most expensive thing on the menu (to which I reply: it's not my fault that I happen to like lobster and steak!), I'd rather not spend my vacation worrying about whether I am ordering expensive enough to save the highest possible amount of money.
I never understand this way of thinking. While it is great that you can order the highest priced menu item while using the dining plan, I alway just choose what I want to eat. I don't understand why anyone would order anything other than what they would enjoy the most just because they have the option of ordering something more expensive.
I never understood it, either, Mark D. We are vegetarians and still find the Dining Plan (when free!!) to be an awesome discount for our traveling party of 6-7. Awesome food and you don't have to worry about whether you'll get enough or have to pay!
What we love about the dining plan is you don't have to worry about the price it's paid for and I never worry if we got the best deal! it's paid for before we leave our house and we just go and enjoy! We went one time not doing the dining plan and the whole time I was watching every penny. If you worry the whole time about what you are spending then the dining plan is great as you go to whatever restaurant and order what you want!! have fun
Tom: This is another great article. I did similar research for our trip and we decided to get Tables in Wonderland over participate in the dining plan for this very reason. My wife just isn't going to eat steak every meal, so it doesn't make sense for our family. Further, there is just no reason for everyone at the table to order a dessert. With four adults on our last trip, we normally ordered 3 appetizers and 2 desserts, while my wife and her mother split an entree. Thanks again for the hard work.
I very much appreciate the objective point of view! Some of my clients love learning how they can maximize their dining credits and I plan on referring them to this (and related) posts. Thanks!
In all of this, what isn't mentioned is the big problem with the DDP, the cost for my 11 and 13 year old children. We have to pay $52 becuase they are on the "adult" plan, but at the sit down meals they're still only eating chicken nuggets and fries, or pasta, or a burger. This kills the plan for my family. Why Disney doesn't let them get an extended kids menu or something is beyond me.
I am right there with you. We'd love to see more meal options with a real entree (fish/steak) for kids. The only one we've found is at Coral Reef in Epcot, Be Our Guest in MK, and 50's Prime Time in HS.
If a person is paying adult prices, then it should be an adult meal.
I will be having a similar dilema with my 4 kids in October. But here is a question:
At table service restaurants where a 10 year old is going to just want chicken nuggets anyway, can I just pay for the nuggets out of pocket and save the T.S. credit for one of the adults to use later?
We did exactly that the last time….I can't recall the restaurant we were at but the waitress just considered it a 'cash' sale and we had one extra adult meal on our card to use later.
We had the same dilemma. We will be visiting Disney World in the end of September and our daughter is 10. We discussed our options and decided to use the disney dining plan but part of our decision making process included the fact that our daughter enjoys a healthy, diverse diet and is very excited to get to order off the adult menu.
Great info! I started researching restaurant costs to see if it was worth it for 2 adults and 2 grandkids. Some don't post the costs, kids menu, etc so it was hard to see if it really was worth it. We typically would share a dessert and not eat steak every night. Plus the kids like to eat real people food sometimes not just pizza, nuggets and mac & cheese. You certainly helped me make a decision. Thanks!
many people including my hubby are steak lovers but steak is not something that i typically order and it almost seems like the restaurants were valued based on ordering expensive meat. maybe you should have a seafood lovers version. i did eat at coral reef but it def wasn't my favorite. they did successfully prepare mahi mahi but it was either that or salmon or fried shrimp. not many "quality" seafood entre selections for a seafood restauant with a huge aquarium inside. it is more of a casual place. i would like to see Corall Reef become more upscale with food and decor even if they had to go to 2 meal points. we were on deluxe dining but for times when u just want a quick meal it really does seem wasteful. i went to mexico in epcot and they wanted to charge 1 full meal for just guacamole so i passed. also a pizza counts as 2 adult meals. that is crazy when a whole pizza prob cost them less than $1 to make. i thought the breakfast buffets at tusker house and 1900 park fare were well worth the points regardless of price point. food and character experiences were great at both. we also did narcoosees and california grill and cinderella castle which were 2 pts each
One thing to consider as I have not yet done the math… have you explored using 2 sit downs for the more expensive places, ie: Fulton's or Le Cellier, and eat 'cheaper' the other nights of your stay while on the deluxe dining plan?
Although, this is not a most expensive restaurant, I think you might want to add this to your list due to the freebie of the appetizer.
Reserve the Mama Melrose with Fantasmic Dining Experience. Each adult gets a free appetizer. (Not sure if that is just people on the Dining Plan or not). So if you add in a free appetizer, you can really get the most out of the Dining plan!
I was wondering if you go to a signature restaurant that requires 2 credits do they allow you to split a plate so you "pay" 2 credits instead of 4? Has anyone seen this work at the above places? Can a child get adult dish at the signature and above restaurants (this would be 2 credits as well)?
Yes, my guy and I have done this many times. We are grazers, so we share meals nearly every time we eat at Disney – even breakfasts! That way we can visit more restaurants and try more, different things. It doesn't matter if we're not stuffed after the meal because we're going to be eating again soon anyway!
Thanks for that post. We are going with summer with a 10yr old and have been wondering how they look upon sharing of entrees. We want to go to Citricos and maybe another Signature, but were concerned that we couldn't do 2 meals (4 credits) to be shared by the 3 of us. Glad to hear that we can!
I'm going to have to say i'm not much of a fan for this dinner plan, not to sound repetitive but ordering the most expensive meal on the menu is not always the mission. I usually base my order on what i feel like eating at the time, not order whatever's expensive.
# 2 & 5 are booked for this coming April also booked at Mama Melrose…….Can't wait!!
Just a note about Akershus, we had lunch there in Oct. 2012. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the food and plan to go again. The food was not "too" Norweigan for our kids (ages 3,5, and 7). As usual, it was a lot of food. We could have made a meal out of the Taste of Norway bar. On our next trip we are planning to try Cinderella's Royal Table, but we're going to double up on princesses and dine here again, just because we enjoyed it so much. I have heard that breakfast is pretty basic, but we'll definitely go for lunch or dinner again.
Can you eat at Rainforest Cafe on the dining plan?
Yes, both Rainforest and T-Rex are now on the plan.
I enjoyed reading your article. I've been to WDW many many times, but this is the first time we've decided to try out the DDP. The promotions were so good this season that it made sense to give it a shot.
I'm sure the answer to my question that follows is available somewhere on the disney site, but I thought I might throw it out there.
One of the main reasons I wanted to get this is because I know we're going to get breakfast every day at the resort, and we will want to eat at some great restaurant every night (Anything from Chef's du France to California Grill and Raglan Road in Downtown). Lunch is a bit more on a whim, but occasionally we stop a bit longer at places like the SciFi cafe.
So I guess my question is. Does it make sense (and is it possible), to just pay out of pocket for all lunches, and save those credits for the pricier meals?
To someone else's point, I don't want to spend my trip obsessing about how to make my DDP work the best, but if there is a "best practice", that will allow us to stretch our money further doing it one way or another, I appreciate that advice!
A tip for some people. Most people aren't walking around starving 24/7. If you time your ADR correctly, a quick service meal for either breakfast or lunch and then a well used snack can offer plenty of food for most people. This can save you a lot of money. Sometimes people use a snack credit for something basic like a banana when you can go to France and get a ham sandwich on a croissant for a snack credit. If you try and plan it out correctly, you can be full all day long using the credits on the DDP.
Thank you for your posts! SOOO helpful! I have been having fun checking out the costs of various meals and inserting them into an excel sheet I've made. For those that criticize ordering only the most expensive items in order to get the dining plan for a value? I must say, that I've entered in prices for the items I've wanted, not the most expensive, and have still found it to be a good value when you want to experience many different restaurants. Sure, you can eat cheaper. But for us, it's the experience!
I will say I haven't booked any table service options according to this list (though they sound amazing), but your snack option list and quick service list have opened my eyes to MANY possibilities! So, thank you!
I think the dining plan makes it easier on you to spend the extra money on nice meals than paying out of pocket when you are down there. It is hard for me, as someone with a modest budget, to spend over $100 on a meal. When we go out at home we usually spend between $25-$40 on a meal. But when I have the dining plan I eat whatever and wherever I like. I enjoy that freedom. We also end up doing a lot of character meals with the children that I probably wouldn't want to pay $50-$60 for myself if I didn't have the dining plan.
Plus we usually get the dining plan for free. I have travelled to Disney World in 2007,2008,2011,2013 and coming up again this Sept. all with the Free dining plan.
Hi Hilary:
Have you already booked for September of 2014 with the free dining plan? My husband and I have visited in September of 2010, 1011, 2012 and 2013 with the free dining plan and are hoping that it will again be offered for 2014.
and you know for certain there is free Dining this Fall? Are you in the 'know' some how that none of the rest of us are?
The free dining offer for Fall 2014 starts on May 7th!
How is Jiko not on this list? Aren't almost all of their entrees in the $50 range?
GREAT LIST… I've tried a few of those you chose and have recommended to my friends. I will try a few of the other choices you picked on my next trip this year. Where does Garden Grill come in on your list?
We currently have reservations for our upcoming trip at what I think are pay one price–Chef Mickey's, Boma, Ohanas, Liberty Tavern –how do these compare for dining plan?
we are staying at the cabins at Fw this september.
We are on the dining plan. I was wondering where the best place to get a breakfast meal using a quick service credit? I do not want to use a table service credit for a breakfast, but i am looling for more than just cold cereal or pastries.
Sweet! We went 5 for 5 on our trip. Really enjoyed Kona, Sanaa was a great expierience but some of the seasonings can be different, and a great dinner at the Wave the last night. Spent 2 credits the last night to eat in the castle during Wishes with our 8 and 5 yr old children. May not have been the best bang for our buck, but an amazing expierence (actually the steak seemed "pre-fired") Had left over snack credits and did some damage on the way out of Art of Animation picking the most expensive things we could find!
One of the ways we maximized value on the counter services was to split an adult combo between two children. Both child and adult counter service credits are the same, but children are expected to order a child's combo. By ordering an adult combo and splitting it between two children. We saved 1 credit at every counter meal. You need to pay cash for an extra beverage but the trade off is worth it.
What's Taking place i am new to this, I stumbled upon this I have discovered It absolutely useful and it has helped me out loads. I hope to give a contribution & help other users like its helped me. Great job.
They changed the plan for 2014 A LOT and some of the restaurants are not longer part of the plan such as Tutto Italia or Wolfgang Puck Cafe so do you think the plan is still worth the money?
Both Tutto Italia and Wolfgang Puck Cafe are on the list of 2014 Dining Locations on the Disney website. Some of the restaurants that are not operated by Disney (these are many of the ones in Epcot and Downtown Disney) take longer to renew their contracts and get added to the list a little later than Disney owned restaurants.
Maybe you did and I just didn't see it, but I would love to see a post about maximizing value at table service restaurants without the dining plan. If I'm paying out of pocket and am on a budget but still want nice dining, where should I eat?
After our last trip I know we are done with the DP. After we got home I priced what DH and I ate on our last trip and compared the out of pocket costs to the DP cost. We spent on average $10 more per person per day with the DP. We were eating food because we "needed" to and not because we were actually hungry.
I think you should add the Hoop De Doo Revue to this list. The food is very good and you get a show while dining. It cost my family of four $250 to see the show but we can use two dining credits and see it as well.
this list claims to have no 2 credit restaurants. but when i look… most of them are 2 ticket places.
I may have missed something but I noticed there are no character meals on here…is this because they are not worth it or because you just didn't add them? We have 2 young children and plan to eat 4 character meals when we visit in October/November. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Is there a dining plan that only includes sit down meals be they lunch or dinner? I am not interested in fast food or snacks, so would the dining plan be a waste for me?
We received complimentary Dining Plans with our stay at the Port Orleans Riverside back in December 2013. We opted to upgrade to the Deluxe Dining Plan for around $180 (3 days, family of 4; 2 adults and 2 kids.) No doubt the plans are expensive but we ate mostly at Table Serve restaurants versus Quick Serves. First, my kids have food allergies and the TS restaurants offer more whole foods and less processed foods. I refuse to feed my kids grilled cheese, hot dogs and nuggets for an entire week; they ate steak, grilled fish and chicken. Second, we don't rush through our vacations so I don't consider enjoying a seated meal a waste of our time. Third, we ate at restaurants that we would normally not have tried such as the California Grill. It was worth swapping our breakfast meal points and doubling down at dinner. Fourth, my wife and I are on vacation; it's what we worked hard for to enjoy. Not having to prepare a meal puts us all on vacation.
I admit, I normally don't eat that many snacks and desserts. It is a lot of food. However, on the nights that we didn't want desserts, we gifted those desserts to people at adjacent tables who may not have the DDP. We indulged, sure, but far from gluttony. We saved every receipt and compared to a budget (I agree on preplanning the vacation finances)on what we would have spent if we went as a cash customer. Our DDP allowed us to eat almost $300 over what we would have budgeted.
You can eat a crappy prefab burger at Pecos Bill for $9 or use your meal point and enjoy a Wagyu burger instead if that even matters to you. It matters to us. No doubt Disney does not make eating an affordable experience but your guides definitely help.
We will be visiting Disney in December 2014 and got the deluxe dining plan. We'd like to have nice breakfasts and dinners (sit down table service) and more on the go (quick service) lunches. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Our food experience is important to us
I am suprised you don't have the Hoop Dee Doo Revue on there! They serve the BEST fried chicken and strawberry shortcake with a foot stomping good time! 2 meal credits and totally worth it when seats are anywhere $65-$130 a piece.
I want to do a dining plan and i'm traveling with one other person. We are planning to share our lunch and dinner (since they are kinda picky eaters and i know they won't eat as much). Do they also have to get a DP? Or can I just get it?
Hi, knowing that this list is purely objective, and that your full dining reviews are obviously completely subjective, I am wondering: do you have a post that might rank dining locations in terms of both being good candidates for your dining plan AND are great places to eat?
My daughter (5) and I are taking out first Disney World vacation this Christmas December 23-2nd. We have the dinning plan. I am a foodie and she tends to eat like a bird and can be picky. I am torn between the DDP and paying out of pocket since we could probably share one entree and be fine. I have ADRs at 5/10 nights at signature restaurants. We skipped 2 nights reservations for TS to help even things out. Even with that we are still over 3 dining credits per person. While we do have the quick service i am thinking most of the time we will not get a true foodie experience… How do we mix value and pleasure in your opinion? I was also wondering if we could share some meals on the DDP to strech our credits out further for example at quick service lunch or breakfast?? Thanks for any tips.
Unless I missed it here and everywhere else I've looked, I can't find any post on whether I can use my beverage credit for the French Press coffee at Kona cafe. Does anyone know if you can use the beverage credit for this?
We always get the Dining plan when we go to Walt Disney World. There is something about not having to worry about paying for meals while we are on vacation that I love. I don't always get the most expensive but I love the idea of not having to worry about having enough money to pay for our food. We have our favorites that we always go to including the Garden Grille and Teppan Edo in the Japan pavilion at Epcot but we are happy with our choices.
I love the article, but there are many restaurants to choose from, and sometimes you would like to eat at the parks. It would be a great idea if you do similar reviews for each park dining options. If you have ranked the best 10 restaurants per park, it would be a great help for us.
I hope you decide to do it.
Thanks for taking the time to sharing this information with everybody.
Best regards,
Humberto Garcia
I will be going with my wife and our daughters to Disney this upcoming December. Already have reservations at Art of Animation. I have a Disney dining plan. I would like to eat at Cinderella's Castle, Be our Guest and Chef Mickey. Any recommendations to maximize our Disney Dinning Plan. We will be there 8 days/7 nights.
Amazing blog, thank you so much! I haven't even booked yet and am obsessed! What I can't work out though is whether for those restaurants requiring 2 credits, whether you can just use the one and pay the extra out of pocket? I'm guessing it's both credits or all out of pocket but just wanted to check!


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When we last left off in the world of Teen Titans, DC Comics was threatening to cancel the Teen Titans Go! series and fans were up in arms. We're big on the TTG series here, so I was hoping it wasn't true.
Now I'm reading conflicting information and I'm really confused. The fact that I'm confused is nothing new or particularly surprising, but the trying to figure out what's really happening here is a convoluted process.
Here's what I know for sure: Tiny Titans was announced last week as an upcoming comic aimed at the 3+ set. Look at that picture, there. Aren't they adorable? I mean, creepy and strange, but cute? It sort of reminds me of Muppet Babies. Hopefully Tiny Titans will be better than muppets in diapers. Let's hope.
You can learn more about Tiny Titans over at Wizard Entertainment; I have to admit, as weird as the concept seemed to me at first blush, it doesn't sound half bad.
Here's what I'm not sure about: On August 10th, Newsarama confirmed that Teen Titans Go! was being canceled, and I sort of figured that it must be true because the source was DC Comics' Jann Jones. They were discussing the genesis of Tiny Titans and this exchange took place:
NRAMA: Before we get too far into things, how will these titles fit within the Johnny DC imprint as it stands? Will they be additions, replacements, or something else?
JJ: We're going to be losing Teen Titans Go! and Justice League Unlimited in the line that I know of. These titles won't exactly be replacements for those two, though, they're something completely different.
So. It's true, then; TTG is on its way out. Right?
Maybe not. Five days later, TitansGo.net quoted the following, which had been sent in from J. Torres:
Just got back from the Chicago con where much confusion over TTG's cancellation ensued following the announcement of "Tiny Titans." I'm still trying to get to the bottom of things, but it looks like after the above interview was posted on Friday afternoon, fans begin mobbing Jann Jones and Dan DiDido at the convention complaining about the pending end of TTG. Next thing you know, Jann is recanting what she said in the interview and Dan's telling fans that TTG will go on. And late last night, after the DC dinner, Jann did say to me that they weren't cancelling TTG anymore but didn't give me any details.
So it might be good news for the Titans all around, or maybe in a few days someone at DC will recant the recanting. It's been known to happen.
Either way, are you going to pass up an opportunity to see what a toddler Raven is like or how much pizza toddler Beast Boy can eat? Of course you're not.


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Natural sponges: forests help moderate floods, droughts
(12/20/2013) A new study adds further evidence for the 'sponge effect' of forests.
Indigenous groups win right to pursue Chevron assets in Canada in Amazon pollution case
(12/19/2013) Indigenous plaintiffs in a long-running legal dispute against Chevron won the right to pursue the oil giant's assets in Canada as part of a $9.5 billion judgement by an Ecuadorean court over damages in the Amazon, reports Amazon Watch.
Palm oil exports to fall in 2013/2014
(12/19/2013) Palm oil exports may drop for the first time in 16 years due to price trends in the oilseed market, reports Oil World.
UN raps Malaysia on palm oil abuses, risks
(12/19/2013) Malaysia's push to join the ranks of rich countries shouldn't come at the expense of the environment or the vulnerable groups, warned a U.N. expert after a visit to the Southeast Asian nation.
Hershey commits to zero deforestation for palm oil
(12/19/2013) In an effort to avoid palm oil linked to deforestation, candy giant Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) will source 100 percent of its palm oil from traceable sources by the end of 2014.
Little elephant is the first scientific record of dwarfism in the wild
(12/19/2013) Biologists in Sri Lanka have published the first documented evidence of dwarfism in an adult wild animal. A male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) measuring just over 1.5 meters (five feet) in height was seen in an aggressive encounter with another male of average size. The elephant's small stature was due to disproportionately short legs, according to the findings published in the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group journal Gajah. "The 'dwarf' was by far the main aggressor in the altercation and appeared to be older than the other, a young adult," states the study. "Other than for the disproportionately short legs, morphologically and behaviorally the dwarf appeared normal."
Chickens before cows: new study finds cattle have outsized greenhouse gas footprint
(12/19/2013) If you want to lower your greenhouse gas emissions, choose chicken or poultry over beef and dairy, according to a massive new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study finds that global cattle production—both for beef and dairy—is responsible for a whopping 77 percent of the world's greenhouse gases attributed to livestock. Meanwhile, pork and poultry account for only 10 percent the greenhouse gases from livestock.
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(12/19/2013) China begins to tackle pollution, carbon emissions: As China's environmental crisis worsens, the government has begun to unveil a series of new initiatives to curb record pollution and cut greenhouse emissions. The world's largest consumer of coal, China's growth in emissions is finally slowing and some experts believe the nation's emissions could peak within the decade. If China's emissions begin to fall, so too could the world's.
Brazilian cattle producers standardize audits to exclude deforestation from supply chain
(12/18/2013) Brazil's largest cattle producers have agreed to standardize and make public their audits as part of an effort to exclude from their supply chains livestock produced via deforestation, reports Greenpeace, which has led a campaign to improve the environmental performance of the sector. The agreement on a standard auditing protocol means that the companies' progress toward eliminating deforestation will now be directly comparable.
Ongoing deforestation reported in Borneo concession held by APP supplier
(12/18/2013) Up to 1,400 hectares of forest have been cleared in a concession belonging to an Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) supplier in Borneo, potentially putting the company in breach of the forestry giant's zero deforestation commitment, reports a coalition of local NGO's. In a report released Tuesday, Relawan Pemantau Hutan Kalimantan (RPHK), a coalition of NGO's in part supported by WWF-Indonesia, said that blocks of natural forest have been cleared in a concession belonging to PT Daya Tani Kalbar (DTK), an APP supplier. The clearing has taken place since APP's moratorium went into effect February 1, 2013.
Madagascar's most famous lemur facing big threats
(12/18/2013) The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), perhaps the most well-known of Madagascar's endemic animals, is facing a "very high" risk of extinction in the wild. The Madagascar Section of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group reassessed the Red List status of ring-tailed lemurs and upgraded the species from Near-Threatened (2008) to Endangered (2012). Ring-tailed lemurs are facing extinction in some parts of Madagascar because of continued habitat loss, and more recently, species exploitation.
Using stories to connect people to biodiversity: an interview with Tara Waters Lumpkin, PhD
(12/18/2013) In a world where extinctions are almost commonplace and global warming barely raises an eyebrow, very few of us can return to find the places we grew up in unsullied by development. Sometimes, all that is left of a favorite grove of trees or strip of forest are memories. Through Izilwane: Voices for Biodiversity Project, an online magazine for story-tellers, Tara Waters Lumpkin has succeeded in bringing together more than one hundred "eco-writers" who have shared their memories, highlighted environmental crises in their localities and raised their voices against habitat destruction.
World suffers warmest November on record
(12/18/2013) Last month was the warmest November on record, according to new analysis from the NOAA. Temperatures were 0.78 degrees Celsius (1.40 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average November in the 20th Century. Global temperatures are on the rise due to climate change caused primarily by burning fossil fuels, but also by deforestation and land-use change.
Africa to build world's largest dam, but who will benefit?
(12/17/2013) The Congo River traverses the continent of Africa, ending its journey in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it spills 1.5 million cubic feet per second into the Atlantic Ocean. Now, plans are underway to harness this tremendous force of water in what promises to be the world's largest hydropower scheme, The Grand Inga.
Canada's biggest logger loses eco-certification
(12/17/2013) Resolute Forest Products, the largest industrial logging company in Canada, suffered a major setback this week when the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) revoked three certifications for the forestry giant. According to Greenpeace, the company lost its certification in Quebec and Ontario due to several problems, including a lack of consent from the Crees nations and failure to safeguard high priority conservation areas.
Democratizing forest monitoring on a global scale
(12/17/2013) Efforts to map and analyze deforestation and forest degradation got a boost today when Stanford University announced a new online course that provides training on how to use advance forest monitoring software. The course, which is freely available via Stanford University Online Learning, could immediately increase the capacity of environmentalists, forest managers, and researchers to track changes in forest cover.
New Guinea animals losing vital tree cavities to logging, hunting practices
(12/17/2013) Across New Guinea, deforestation is occurring at increasing levels. Whether it be industrial logging, monoculture plantations, hunters felling trees in pursuit of arboreal wildlife, or other forms of forest conversion, deforestation is depleting not only forest carbon stocks and understory environments, but habitats for species who call tree cavities "home." A new study in mongabay.com's open-access journal, Tropical Conservation Science, evaluated whether a variety of man-made nest boxes could function as suitable substitutes for tree cavities.
Scientists make one of the biggest animal discoveries of the century: a new tapir
(12/16/2013) In what will likely be considered one of the biggest (literally) zoological discoveries of the Twenty-First Century, scientists today announced they have discovered a new species of tapir in Brazil and Colombia. The new mammal, hidden from science but known to local indigenous tribes, is actually one of the biggest animals on the continent, although it's still the smallest living tapir. Described in the Journal of Mammology, the scientists have named the new tapir Tapirus kabomani after the name for 'tapir' in the local Paumari language: Arabo kabomani.
Asian elephants depend on shifting cultivation during the dry season
(12/16/2013) Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) have co-existed with human practices for thousands of years, including shifting cultivation. Shifting agriculture encompasses a variety of different practices that involve abandoning plots for periods of time to allow natural vegetation to grow. The practice consists of cutting and burning the natural vegetation at the end of the dry season and cultivating with the rains. Harvesting is completed by the end of the wet season.
A bird's eye view of hornbills in northeast India
(12/16/2013) Hornbills are as peculiar, as they are magnificent. Their calls especially, can sound rather strange to the uninitiated - some grunt, some growl, and some cackle maniacally. These queer birds, with their large brightly-colored curved beaks, and a distinctive cavity-nesting habit, are also totem animals for many tribes in India.
Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people
(12/16/2013) In November this year, the world was greeted by the dismaying news that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon jumped 28% in the past year. The year 2013 also holds the dubious distinction of being the first time since humans appeared on the planet, that carbon concentrations in the atmosphere rose to 400 parts per million. A map by Google revealed that Russia, Brazil, the United States, Canada and Indonesia all displayed over 10 million hectares of gross forest loss from 2000-2012, with the highest deforestation rate occurring in Malaysia.
Camera traps find less mammals than expected in Costa Rican corridor
(12/16/2013) A new study using camera traps in mongabay.com's open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science has surveyed the diversity of medium and large-sized predators in the San Juan-La Selva biological corridor in Costa Rica, whilst also demonstrating how alteration of habitat is affecting the use of this corridor.
Odd porcupine hugely imperiled by hunting, deforestation
(12/16/2013) The thin-spined porcupine, also known as the bristle-spined rat, is a truly distinct animal: a sort of cross between New World porcupines and spiny rats with genetic research showing it is slightly closer to the former rather than the latter. But the thin-spined porcupine (Chaetomys subspinosus), found only in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, is imperiled by human activities. In fact, a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science found that the species remains a target for hunters, despite a reputation for tasting terrible.
Indonesian palm oil company demolishes homes and evicts villagers in week-long raid
(12/14/2013) Nearly 150 homes were reportedly destroyed in the latest incident in a long-standing conflict between indigenous Batin Sembilan residents and former Wilmar unit PT Asiatic Persada. Indonesian security forces allegedly stormed several villages inside a Sumatran palm oil plantation concession last weekend and earlier this week, accompanying company staff and hired thugs accused of destroying dozens of homes and looting residents' property.
Sonar directly impacts whale behavior, according to military study
(12/13/2013) Noises from pile-driving, explosives, ship motors and other industrial activities have all been linked to adverse effects on marine wildlife. A new study, funded by the US Navy and published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggests that military sonar may be directly impacting whale behavior. The idea that sonar might affect the behavior of whales is not new. A number of reports in the past have linked the use of military sonar to mass stranding events of beaked whales and baleen whale species.
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