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A Visit to The Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Elephant Nature Park is just one hour's drive north of the Thai city of Chiang Mai, it is located in the beautiful natural settings of the Mae Taeng Valley, which enjoys a scenic river running through it and is surrounded by the densely forested mountains of Northern Thailand.The park operates as both a sanctuary & a rescue centre for distressed & sick Asian Elephants from all over Thailand.The park which covers a total land area of 800 hectares (2,000 acres), was founded in 1996 and was the brainchild of Sangduen "Lek" Chailert & her husband Adam.Lek (meaning "small" in Thai) grew up in a local village not too far away from the park, and it has been through the endless hard work of Adam & Lek plus the continued support of her family that the park has been able to continue to expand and become successful.The "goals" of the park are very simple yet thought provoking:" To offer a sanctuary to an endangered species - Asian Elephant numbers in Thailand have decreased dramatically over the last century from over 100,000 down to less than 2,000 animals left today." To help restore the ecological balance by rain forest restoration - the park is carrying out an aggressive programme of tree planting, with the aim to replant 25 acres of trees a year for 5 years to help re-introduce the rain forest & with it promote the plants & animals that rely on it." To preserve the cultural integrity of the local community - by creating employment and purchasing agricultural products locally the park is helping the villagers to sustain their distinct culture." To promote the park as a means of education - for visitors, individuals, study groups, schools and interested parties, with the key focus being on the plight of the endangered local species presented in an entertaining yet meaningful way.The elephants that live in the sanctuary of the Elephant Nature Park are mainly from private owners having been acquired by negotiated fees.Some of the majestic beasts merely "outlived" their usefulness to the Hill Tribe People who used them for logging purposes, as the use of the animals has diminished due to both mechanisation & much stricter controls on the management of Thailand's forests , others were so badly treated that they became weak & sick, therefore useless to their trekking camp owners.The park is now home to 31 elephants of all ages from just one year old right up to "grand-daddy" at over 70 years old! The Elephant has a similar lifespan to humans, and form families of similar composition and duration. Some of the "youngsters" have mothers but all have "aunties". There are elephants that help out, or have adopted them, even if not genetically related. There are a couple of older male elephants including the king of the clan.Thailand as a country is FULL of elephant "experiences" available to tourists, you can ride them, watch them paint pictures, play drums, play football, do a trick or two for food, or lug supplies on trekking adventures, but this park is different because it does not allow ANY of these cruel exploitations. It is home to elephants that have been abused in this manner or orphaned or rescued over the past ten years.Most tourists visiting the park as "day-trippers', the park does also offer 2-7 day stays, & even "volunteer" stays of 14-30 days, there is something suitable for everyone.After being collected from their hotels or lodgings in Chiang Mai, the first port of call for the visitors is to buy fruit at the market, an elephant can eat up to 200kg of food a day, so "wholesale buying" is the order of the day.Arriving at the park you meet the other tourists, numbering on average between twenty & forty, also dependent on time of the year. Your guide for the day begins by introducing you to the various elephants and their relationships with each other and before long a dozen or so of them are sniffing around the visitors with their trunks, expecting lunch shortly.Each elephant has a laundry basket full of fruit made to order. One wants its watermelons peeled, another won't eat bananas, and another won't touch the cucumbers until the rest has all gone. Feeding doesn't take long & there are enough elephants for every tourist to have their own to feed and you soon discover their personalities.There are cheeky elephants, nosy elephants, lonely elephants, greedy elephants, fast eaters and slow eaters. But be warned -you won't get out of this exercise without a lot of elephant drool and snot on your hands!After the elephants have their lunch the tour groups will have theirs, the food is actually very good, it's a buffet so there is something for everyone, even including vegetarians which for Thailand is quite unusual.Once lunch is over it is time for the next highlight of the day. The elephants are bathed twice a day at around 1pm and 4pm, and it is without doubt their favourite times of day, and certainly by the time its bath time they are usually completely covered in a mixture of mud, dirt and flies.Everyone heads to the river for the washing ritual and it is one of the funniest things you could ever see. These giants of the jungle like nothing better than splashing around & playing in the water, rolling over and over. At times they totally disappear under the water only to reappear and trumpet water over anyone & everyone within range.With buckets and scrubbing brushes the visiting group sets to work cleaning, much to the appreciation of the elephants.After the elephants have been bathed, if Lek (the founder) is available, she always appears to greet both the tourists & to say hello to "her family", as she approaches, all of the elephants come over to greet her and it is very clear she has a special affinity with them.The groups are also informed about the individual elephants & the sorry tales behind each of them, one of them walks like an invalid this is because her legs got broken in various logging accidents. Another one is totally blind because the mahout (handler) stabbed her eyes out with arrows in order to get "obedience" from it. Yet another was shot because he threw some tourists off his back whilst undertaking a dangerous ascent up a narrow jungle path, even " The King" of the elephants had been a victim of ivory poachers.Every elephant has a different story, but the common bond shared between them all is that they have suffered abuse at the hands of us humans!.As the sun starts to set, the day trippers leave & the "boarders" watch some of the very gentle training that is used to keep the elephants happy & contented.Dinner is equally as delicious as lunch, and we have chance to meet & chat with the volunteers, some of whom have been at the Elephant Nature Park for weeks some even months!.The accommodation is somewhat on the "rustic" side, but the beds are comfortable, and it's surprising just how tired you get during your day with the elephants.The nights though are far from silent, as apart from the 31 elephants there are well over 50 other "pets" ranging from dogs, cats, water buffalo & cows, not to mention the frogs, and millions of insects throughout the park.All round it's great fun & the experience of living & working with the elephants is something that provides fabulous living memories for many years to come !!.Please visit the Elephant Nature Park website at:http://www.elephantnaturepark.org/index.htm for more details.
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A Visit to The Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Mae Tho National
Mae Tho National Park Topography
Mae Tho National Park is situated between the northern latitudes of 18o 07' - 18o 29' and the eastern longitudes of 98o 8.5' - 98o 24' . The National Park's headquarters is located at the Water Source Development Unit 6 (Doi Mae Tho), Ban Lao-li, Mu 9 (separated from Ban Maetho Mu 10), Tambon Bosali, Hot District, Chiang Mai Province.
The geographical features of the National Park consist of steep mountains (400-1,699 meters above the medium sea level), extending northwards in the same mountain range of Doi Inthanon. Mountains in the northern part of the area are about 20%-40% steeper than those in the southern part. The average altitude of the area is 1,000 meters above the medium sea level. Doi Kio Rai-mong is the highest mountaintop (1,699 meters above the medium sea level), located at Ban Pang Hin-fon, Mae-Chaem District. Meanwhile, the National Park's office is located at the approximate altitude of 1,200 meters above the medium sea level.
The weather at the National Park can be divided into 3 seasons including the rainy season (May-September) with the highest temperature of 25oC and the lowest temperature of 10oC ; winter (October-February) with the highest temperature of 20oC and the lowest temperature of 4oC ; and summer (March-April) with the highest temperature of 30oC and the lowest temperature of 12oC . The average year-round highest temperature is 27oC and the average year-round lowest temperature is 8oC. And the average rainfall at the National Park is 1,030 mm/year.
Flora and Fauna
There are various kinds of forests and plants within the areas of the National Park, including tropical evergreen forests of which major plants include Ironwood, rubber trees, Michelia Alba, Indian Mahogany, Mangifera Caloneura Kurz (wild mango), Therm, Garuga Pinnata (Ta-kram), Alstonia Scholaris (Teen Ped), and lower plants include Takran Mhaktao, Ploo-din, Kreu-tuay, and Gastrochilus Pandurata (Kra-chai); virgin forests of which major plants include Quercus Kerril Craib (Kor-pae), Kor-duan, Castanopsis Cerebrina (Kor-tamoo), Red zebra wood (Rak-yai), Aromadendron Elegans Bl., and lower plants include Carex Baccans Nees (Ya-kombang), pigeon peas, Aglaia Pirifera (Kangkao-din), Saab-ma, etc.; mixed forests of which major plants include teaks, Xylia Xylocarpa (redwood plants), Leguminosae (Pradoo), Lagerstroemia (Tabaek), Lagerstroemia Tomentosa Presl. (Se-lah), Anogeissus Acuminata Wall. (Takien Noo), rubber trees, and lower plants include bamboo and grasses; pinery and timber forests (mostly found in the area of Hod District) of which major plants include Pinus Kesiya Royle Ex Gordon (three-leaf pines), Lithocarpus Cantleyanus (Kor), Soloropyrum Wallichianum (Muad), Red zebra wood (Rak-yai), timbers, Shorea Siamensis (Rang), Dipterocarpus Intricatus (Hiang), Dipterocarpus Tuberculatus (Pluang), and lower plants include Dodonaca Viscosa (Ya-pek), Arundinaria Pusilla (Phai-jod), and other kinds of grasses.
Wild animals found in the National Park include gaur, deer, goral, Muliacus Muntjak, bears, gibbons, monkeys, langur, masked palm civets, rabbits, wild boars, and elephants, inhabiting in Om-koi Sanctuary, Dong Sam-muen and Mae-pai Forests, peacocks, pheasants, red jungle fowls, parrots, Gracula Religiosa, Trogon, hawks, woodpeckers, constrictors, pythons, cobras, monitor lizards, ground lizards, turtles, soft-shelled turtles, frogs, small green frogs, bull frogs, and fish in gullies and rivers, particularly Mae-jam River.
Doi Mae Tho Viewpoint
Doi Mae Tho National Park has been a well-known sightseeing spot since His Majesty the King has visited the National Park in 1980. Unfortunately, the former responsible unit (Water Source Development Unit 6) has recently lacked the budget and staff for maintenance of accommodations and the surroundings, therefore, flowers and plants are not as beautiful as they used to be. At present, the National Park is improving the sightseeing spot to regain its reputation and attractiveness.
Regarding the travelling route to the sightseeing spot, you may take Highway No.108 (Hot-Mae Sariang) until reaching Baan Kong-loi (km 54), then, make a right hand turn to Highway No.1270 and go straight on for 16 kilometers until reaching Ban Lao-li. Then, make a right hand turn to the National Park's office, which is located approximately 500 meters away from the branch road. From the sightseeing spot, you will be impressed with the sea of fogs reaching the mountaintop of Doi Inthanon.
Activities :
<> Mae-aep Waterfall
Mae-aep Waterfall is approximately 10-12 meters wide. The Waterfall is beautiful and attracts many tourists to visit in the dry season. The Waterfall is located approximately 6 km away from the National Park's office. You may take the same route to the sightseeing spot until reaching Ban Mae-aep and take a branch road from Baan Mae-aeb for approximately 3 km until reaching the parking spot, then, travel on foot for approximately 1 km to the Waterfall.
Activities :
Nature trail study
Waterfall Traveling
Mae-lit Waterfall
Mae-lit Waterfall is approximately 8-10 meters wide and 12-15 meters high. The Waterfall is very beautiful and attracts many Thai and foreign tourists to visit in the dry season. Local people can make supplementary incomes from providing accommodations and services to the tourists. Regarding the travelling route to the Waterfall, you may take Highway No.108 (Hot-Mae Sariang) until reaching km 63, then, make a left hand turn to Ban Thung Lung and go straight on for approximately 12 km and travel on foot for approximately 500 meters to the Waterfall.
Activities :
Nature trail study
Waterfall Traveling
Rafting on the Mae Chaem River
To get to the starting point for rafting on the Mae Chaem River, you may take Highway No.108 (Mae Chaem ? Ban Na-bangdin) and go straight on for approximately 6 km until reaching the Salak Hin Ranger Station. And you may go ashore when the raft reaches Ban Kong-pae, Tambon Tha-pha of Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai Province.
Activities :
Travelling activities along the route of Ban Mae-ping Noi, Sop Mae-tum, and Sop Huai Kong-pae.
You may begin with travelling by a four-wheel-drive vehicle along the route of Ban Mae-ping Noi?Ban Om-raet, visit the Huai Mae-chuea Waterfall on the way to Ban Om-rat, and stay overnight on the side of Mae-tum River (the vehicle may be parked at the National Park's headquarters). Then, you may visit Tham Luang Mae-tum, a cave which has beautiful pillar-shaped stalagmites and stalactites and being inhabited by a large number of bats. After that, you may travel by boat along Mae-tum River to visit natural cactus-shaped timber forests and mixed forests on both sides of Mae-tum River and you can see islets and reefs in Mae-tum River until reaching Sop Huai Mae-tum, where Mae-tum River meets Mae Chaem River, and finish with travelling by boat along Mae Chaem River to visit virgin mixed forests, since the vehicle route has not yet been opened for tourists. Interested tourists who need guides may directly contact officials of the National Park and prepare their own supplies.
Activities :
Nature trail study
Cave/Geological Touring
Waterfall Traveling
Travelling activities along the route of Ban Mae-khan, Sop Mae-tum, and Sop Huai Kong-pae.
The route, which is suitable for rafting on the Mae Chaem River, starts from Mae-khan Checkpoint, Salak-hin Ranger Station passing Kaeng Sop-khan, Kaeng Kho-ma, Kaeng Tha-ruea, Kaeng Khot, Kaeng Luang, Kaeng Op, Hat Chiang-da, Wang Khwai-phueak, Ban Sop-long (where you can see beautiful cliffs and forests on both sides of Mae-jam River), Sob Mae-tum and finishes with rafting. The route is approximately 25 kilometers long and taking approximately 11-12 hours.
Services and activities
Interested tourists may contact Mae Chaem Plantation, Op Luang National Park, or service providers to rent inflatable rafts, provided that rafting along the route requires prior permission from the National Park.
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Contact Address and How to go?
Contact Address
Mae Tho National Park
P.O. Box 10 Amphur Hod Chiang Mai Thailand 50240
Tel. 0 5381 8348 E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
How to go?
By Car
From the city of Chiang Mai, you may take Highway No.102 (Chiang Mai-Hot) for 89 kilometers until reaching Hot District, then take Highway No.108 (Hot-Mae Sariang) passing the Op-luang National Park's office for 54 kilometers until reaching Ban Kong-loi, then make a right hand turn to Highway No.1270 (Ban Kong-loi ? Ban Maetho) for 16 kilometers until reaching a branch road. Then, make a right hand turn to the National Park's headquarters, which is located approximately 500 meters away from the branch road.
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Phu Soi Dao National Park
General Information The geographical features of the National Park consist of high mountains (500-1,800 meters above the sea level), extending northwards and being used as the boundary between Thailand and Laos. The areas of mountains and forests are approximately 85 percent of the total area of the National Park, meanwhile, the areas of flatlands are approximately 15 percent thereof. Climate Flora and Fauna The location of the National Park, which consists of high mountains (extending westwards), valleys, and hills, creates beautiful scenery, particularly in the morning when the area is covered with the sea of fogs. The weather is cool and pleasurable due to high humidity. The park will be closed during january 15th - June 31th every year for forest recovering. The Field of Three-leaf Pines on Phu Soi-dao Phu Soi-dao Waterfall Sai Thip Waterfall Stone fields on both sides of Pak River Contact Address How to go? ps: I'm back home. Did you miss me ^_^
Phu Soi-dao National Park is situated in an approximately area of 78.34 square kilometers or 48,962.5 rai, covering the areas of Pa Nam-pad National Conserved Forest, Tambol Muang-jedton, Tambol Na-khum, Tambol Ban Koak, Ban Koak District, Huai Moon District, Nam-pad District of Uttaradit Province, and Tambol Bor-pak, Chattrakarn District of Pittsanulok Province. The topography of the National Park consist of beautiful virgin forests, which are the sources of streams and rivers. Major sightseeing spots include Phu Soi-dao Waterfall, a beautiful 5-step waterfall situated in an approximate area of 1,000 rai, which can be accessed by an asphaltic road to facilitate the travelling for recreational purpose.
The weather here is very comfortable all year round. Its average highest temperature is about 35.0 degrees celsius and the lowest is about 13.0 degrees celsius or the mid-average is 27.0 degrees celsius. The average rainfall is 1,334.4 milimeters/year. Its raining season starts from May to October while the winter starts from November till February and summer starts from April to June.
The weather at the National Park is cool and breezy throughout the year and can be divided into 3 seasons including the rainy season (May-October), winter (November-February), and summer (April-June). The average highest temperature is 35.0ฐC and the lowest temperature is 13.0ฐC, meanwhile, the average temperature is 27.0ฐC; and the average rainfall is 1,344.4 mm/year.
The Sightseeing Spot is a flatland on Phu Soi-dao Mountains (1,800 meters above sea level), covering an approximately area of 1,000 rai within Pa Nam-pad National Conserved Forest. The topography of the Sightseeing Spot consist of high/low hills of three-leaf pines and vast fields of lower plants. In the rainy season (August-September), some lower plants bloom thick bunches of beautiful flowers such as Ngon-nark, Goong (yellow) and Ya Rak-hom (dark purple). The Sightseeing Spot may only be accessed by walking for approximately 6.5 kilometers from Phu Soi-dao Waterfall (near the roadside of Highway No.1268) to the mountaintop of Phu Soi-dao, which will take you approximately 4-5 hours to reach there. And you can view a beautiful nature of the forests on the way to the Sightseeing Spot.
Phu Soi-dao Waterfall is a 5-step waterfall with the flowing water throughout the year, situated in the Nam-pad National Conserved Forest in Tambol Huai-moon of Nam-pad District, Uttaradit Province (near the roadside of Highway No.1268).
Sai-thip Waterfall is a 7-step waterfall (each step of the Waterfall is approximately 5-10 meters high), located at the joints between the tropical evergreen forest and the pinery. In the rainy season, the Waterfall is particularly beautiful with its swiftly flowing water. You may also visit the field of three-leaf pines on the way to the Waterfall.
The Sightseeing Spot is situated in the area of the Lasting Forests of Phu Soi-dao (as per the Cabinet's Resolution) in Tambol Bor-pak of Chattrakarn District, Pitsanulok Province. The Sightseeing Spot originated from natural stone fields on both sides of Pak River, which flows into Daeng-noi River in Chattrakarn District. The stone fields are approximately 10-15 meters wide and 100 meters long.
Phu Soi Dao National Park
Huai Moui Sub-district, Amphur Nam Pad Uttaradit Thailand 53110
Tel. 0 5541 9234-5
By Car
From the city of Pitsanulok Province, you may take Highway No.11, then, turn to Highway No.1246 and go straight on until reaching Ban Pae. And then, take Highway No.1143 passing Chattrakarn District. Then, turn to Highway No.1237 passing Ban Bor-pak and Highway No.1268 until reaching Phu Soi-dao Waterfall situated at the National Park. The total distance is approximately 199 kilometers.
General Information
The geographical features of the National Park consist of high mountains (500-1,800 meters above the sea level), extending northwards and being used as the boundary between Thailand and Laos. The areas of mountains and forests are approximately 85 percent of the total area of the National Park, meanwhile, the areas of flatlands are approximately 15 percent thereof.
Flora and Fauna
The location of the National Park, which consists of high mountains (extending westwards), valleys, and hills, creates beautiful scenery, particularly in the morning when the area is covered with the sea of fogs. The weather is cool and pleasurable due to high humidity.
The park will be closed during january 15th - June 31th every year for forest recovering.
The Field of Three-leaf Pines on Phu Soi-dao
Phu Soi-dao Waterfall
Sai Thip Waterfall
Stone fields on both sides of Pak River
Contact Address
How to go?
ps: I'm back home. Did you miss me ^_^


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A corner of Healdsburg Plaza soon will become home to a remnant of New York City's World Trade Center, part of a memorial to the thousands killed in the 2001 terrorist attack.
The City Council on Monday night voted 4-0 vote, brushing aside concerns that the memorial might not belong in the plaza because only monuments honoring local residents are there.
"We are honoring our fire and police and the ones who were lost. We also had 3,000 civilians who died," said Mayor Gary Plass, a former police sergeant. "It's the second time in our history that we were attacked on our soil. I, for one, think it belongs in the plaza."
The 90-pound chunk of a steel I-beam from the Twin Towers will be mounted on a concrete pillar next to the gazebo. It will be near a bronze statue of a boy carrying a folded American flag that honors local fallen veterans.
A group of community volunteers said they expect to have the new monument in place by the anniversary of Sept. 11. Its cost, estimated at less than $3,000, is being paid for by former Healdsburg resident Fred Vellutini, who lost a grandson during the 9/11 attacks.
A friend of the Vellutini family who came to Monday's meeting was unable to provide details about the grandson other than that he was on one of the hijacked jetliners.
Council members were solemn and at times emotional as they discussed the 9/11 Memorial Monument.
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How absurd can a law be, to force nuns (who have taken vows of both poverty and celibacy) to explain to the state why they don't want to pay for contraception? That requirement was too much for Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor,
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I am not sure it is possible to describe all the absurdity of the contraceptive issue in a few hundred words. And I do mean "all," because some of the law's opponents are engaged in a disproportionate response to the contraceptive mandate.
But first, the law itself. As a religiously affiliated organization, the Little Sisters of the Poor is exempt from the mandate. However, the law requires the order to file paperwork to that effect with the third-party administrator (TPA) of their health plan. They cannot just pay for a health plan that does not cover contraceptives without a co-pay.
Perhaps this bureaucratic burden is a fraud-prevention technique. There may be groups of lascivious atheists who plan to dodge the contraceptive mandate by dressing in black habits, registering as non-profit religiously affiliated monastic orders, and praying most of their waking hours. But I very much doubt it.
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Is there no other solution than to impose the state's power on people and institutions who oppose contraception? Well one would be for Georgetown, and other Catholic universities, to expel all non-Catholic students and fire all non-Catholic staff. Alternatively (and I honestly have not read this anywhere else, so it must be remarkably original), Sandra Fluke could have attended law school at any one of the dozens of non-Catholic law schools in the United States.
On the other hand, why are the anti-contraception forces so up in arms about the mandate? Before Obamacare, contraception was a "universally available benefit and is excluded only at a customer/employer's request," according to a reimbursement consultant's
Most Catholics work for secular private or government employers. I have never met one who turned down a job offer at the New York Police Department, or IBM, or Morgan Stanley, or Walmart because the health plan covered contraception. Granted, these are not "mandates," but the Catholic is paying for what he believes is an immoral service, nevertheless.
Beyond advocating against the mandate, Catholic leaders should be advocating for individually owned health insurance, so that every person is free to choose the health plan that suits his needs. A Catholic who does not want to invest retirement savings in companies producing immoral goods or services is free to invest his money in
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According to FIFA, South Africa's strategy to win the right to host the 2010 World Cup was simple but powerful. South Africa argued that it had the best stadia facilities in Africa. It had commercial backing from leading corporations. It had the continent's strongest economy, a sophisticated media and broadcast industry, and an enormous South African support base from the South African population. Members of the South African Organizing Committee and those lobbying on its behalf also repeatedly suggested that getting the World Cup would be part of Africa's renaissance strategy.
Historically, facilities, commercial backing, a stable economy, media and broadcast capability, and local support have all been vital and necessary components of a successful World Cup bid. But in positioning itself to win the right to host the World Cup, it seems that South Africa might have lost sight of the fact that South Africa is not Germany or France or South Korea/Japan or the United States. As a developing nation, and particularly as the first African nation to win the right to host the World Cup, South Africa must have a specific plan to use the inaugural African World Cup to develop South African communities. But perhaps more importantly, South Africa needs to publicly document the steps they are taking to do so.
To be blunt, it is fundamentally irresponsible for South Africa to act like it is Germany or France or the United States. It needs to do more simply because its people need more. This event is the perfect opportunity to develop a blueprint outlining how hosting the world's largest sporting event can transform a society beyond generic statements about stimulating the economy. General proclamations about events stimulating an economy all too often only end up providing long term gains for the already haves in society, while the have nots remain having not. More public analysis and planning is required to show how hosting the World Cup will trickle down to the have nots in the long term.
World Cups are increasingly being utilized by NGOs and activists to broadcast messages about social change. These organizations realize the unique opportunity that World Cups present to communicate the needs of people across the world. A few days ago, serial activist, Bono, on behalf of (RED) and the Global Fund to Fight Aids, teamed up with Nike to launch "Lace Up. Save Lives.â€Â The "Lace Up. Save Lives†campaign is designed to generate funds for organizations fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. Dider Drogba, the campaign's Global Ambassador, along with Chelsea teammate Joe Cole, Lucas Neill, Marco Matterazzi, Andrei Arshavin, Clint Dempsey, Seol Ki-Hyeon, and Arsenal's Denilson are all involved in the campaign. This is just the latest high-profile example of organizing around the World Cup to bring about social change.
While many organizations clearly recognize the unique opportunity that the World Cup presents to make a statement, the South African government must also recognize and seize this opportunity to publicly get on board and set a precedent for other developing nations aspiring to host major events in the future. Ensuring that these plans are publicized is just as important as creating a strategic plan. People need to see what is being done, and those creating the plans need to be held accountable for their promises. Creating the framework for responsible hosting in a developing country will set the bar for what future developing nations can and must achieve for all of their people. It will also show that hosting an event like the World Cup can have a significant and positive community impact off of the pitch.
Surely there are voices that will suggest that South Africa cannot afford to become entrenched in anything other than event organizing. But this is not your average opportunity. South African organizers have acknowledged this much. But aside from the fact that the tournament will be played in Africa, most people would be hard pressed to point out how this World Cup differs from previous World Cups. South Africa has a great opportunity to publicly redefine what it means for a developing country to host a major event. South Africa needs to go public to explain to its people and to the world how hosting the World Cup can transform lives. That would be the responsible thing to do.
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|Morbidity of ABO haemolytic disease in the newborn.
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|PMID: 22595217 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|BACKGROUND: Better understanding of the clinical characteristics of ABO haemolytic disease in neonates helps optimise care.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the morbidity associated with maternal-neonatal ABO incompatibility.
METHODS: Neonates with blood groups A or B born to mothers with blood group O with simultaneous rhesus blood factor compatibility were studied prospectively. Maternal and neonatal details, direct Coomb's test (DCT) on the cord blood, onset and progression of jaundice, and requirement and duration of phototherapy were studied. Neonates requiring phototherapy were considered to have significant hyperbilirubinaemia, and peripheral smear, reticulocyte count and haematocrit values were obtained. ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn (ABO HDN) is defined as a newborn with a positive DCT and/or laboratory evidence of haemolysis such as reticulocytosis and spherocytes on blood smear.
RESULTS: Of 878 deliveries, 151 (17·3%) neonates were ABO incompatible with their mothers. The proportions who were O-A and O-B incompatible were 50·4% and 49·6%, respectively. Forty-six (30·4%) had significant hyperbilirubinaemia (119·7-256·5 mmol/L) and required phototherapy, 26 (34·2%) of them in the O-A group and 20 (26·6%) in the O-B group. None required exchange transfusion. Jaundice was detected within the first 24 hours in 47·8%. Of 46 newborns who required phototherapy, 25 (54·3%) had laboratory evidence of haemolysis. DCT was positive in 1·9% of ABO-incompatible newborns. There was no significant difference in the incidence and severity of haemolysis between the O-A and O-B-incompatible neonates. Neonates with haemolysis required phototherapy significantly earlier and for longer than neonates without haemolysis (P<0·001).
CONCLUSIONS: ABO incompatibility was observed in 17·3% of pregnancies with almost equal O-A and O-B frequency. About a third of infants had significant hyperbilirubinaemia. There was no difference in severity between those with O-A and O-B HDN.
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|Dental clinics as potent sources for screening undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes.
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|INTRODUCTION: : This pilot study investigated the efficacy of dental clinics as potent sources for screening diabetes and prediabetes in undiagnosed individuals.
METHODS: : Data were randomly collected from 385 patients (aged 40 years and older) visiting dental clinics. Patients already having a diagnosis of diabetes and/or prediabetes were excluded. Demographic data, body mass index and family and dental histories were recorded. Signs and symptoms of diabetes were investigated. Random blood glucose levels (RBGLs) were recorded. Individuals with RBGL ≥110 mg/dL underwent the oral glucose tolerance test and the glycosylated hemoglobin test (HbA1c).
RESULTS: : Of the 385 patients, 60% (232) had RBGL <110 mg/dL, whereas 40% (153) had RBGL ≥110 mg/dL. Prevalence of confirmed diabetes and prediabetes among the study participants was 16.4% and 15.8%, respectively. Body mass index was significantly higher among patients with diabetes and prediabetes as compared with healthy controls. HbA1c level was statistically significantly higher among patients with diabetes than among patients with prediabetes. Symptoms of polyuria and polydipsia were significantly higher among patients with diabetes than in those without diabetes.
CONCLUSIONS: : A high percentage of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and prediabetes among patients visiting dental clinics was found compared with that reported in the medical literature. Further studies with a lager sample size are needed to confirm these results.
|Ali Saad Thafeed Alghamdi; Khalid Merdad; Helal Sonbul; Sahar M N Bukhari; Wael Y Elias
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The demand that we are seeing here is tremendous. We are currently running 6 sites per day, three days per week (Tues, Thurs and Sat), 5 hours per day; we started on October 24th and so far we have not seen a decline in the demand.
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Bill Kraus said there's nothing more American than a barbecue.
"And there's nothing more heroic than those who serve," he said.
That's why he and co-owner Steve Newton opened a chain of restaurants in Maryland two years ago to give back to the men and women they call American heroes.
Their newest Mission BBQ location will open at noon Monday, Nov. 18 in Maple Village Plaza at 970 Loucks Road in York City.
"We think, demographically, York matches very well with our brand," Kraus said.
That brand is one in which first responders are the first to dine at each new location, the food is never stored in freezers or cooked in microwaves, and a portion of the restaurant's profits go to charities of first responders and military organizations.
"For all they do for us, we believe a portion of everything we do should go to fire and police charities, the USO, the Honor Flight Network, Toys for Tots and the Wounded Warrior Project," Kraus said.
Mission BBQ will have three invitation-only events leading up to its grand opening:
-From 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, the restaurant will host a fire department charity night.
-From 6 p.m to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, the restaurant will host a police department charity night.
-From 5 p.m to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, the restaurant will host a sneak peek benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.
"During those, 100 percent of the proceeds will go back to charities of the first responders' choice," Kraus said.
When the restaurant opens to everyone at noon Monday, Nov. 18, the National Anthem will be sung before the doors open. And that will happen every day at noon in the restaurant.
"At all of our restaurants, everybody stops at noon to salute the flag, stand at attention, honor our country and sing the National Anthem," he said.
Neither Kraus nor Newton served in the military, but Kraus said service to one's country is very personal to him.
His grandfather served in World War I, his father served in the Korean War, his oldest son, Andrew, served two tours of duty in the Marines and now works for the Wounded Warrior Project, and his younger son, Alex is a freshman at the U.S. Naval Academy.
"Both my partner and I now have a chance to humbly serve by giving back to America's heroes," Kraus said.
They opened their first restaurant on Sept. 11, 2011 in Glen Burnie, Md.
"It was special. Ten years after the world changed, we wanted to change it back and make it better again," Kraus said.
They also wanted to make good barbecue. '
"There's a scarcity of good barbecue in the mid-Atlantic states," he said.
Newton and Kraus traveled the country, searching for the best recipes, and their restaurants serve homemade family recipes daily.
Mission BBQ's menu includes Texas-inspired beef brisket, pulled pork, sausage, ribs, cornbread, baked beans, green beans with bacon, baked cheesy potatoes and more.
The York restaurant is Mission BBQ's fifth location and the first outside of Maryland. The owners plan to open 40 more during the next five years throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina.
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Google Analytics: 21 Inaccurate Traffic Sources, Setup Mistakes …and Fixes
It's very clever. Google Analytics combines Javascript with cookies to track all kinds of data about visitors. You don't need to install anything on your server, and they don't need to look at your log files. It's brilliant, but it has its issues.
Here are 21 ways in which Google Analytics is inaccurate…
Let's start with traffic sources
Google Analytics' Traffic Sources report is notoriously problematic. Traffic Sources is supposed to show you how people got to your website. The three main categories are Search, Referral, and Direct. Here's what the traffic sources are supposed to mean:
- Search Traffic: Visitors who found you through a search engine, either by clicking an organic listing or an ad (PPC / paid search)
- Referral Traffic: Visitors who arrived at your site by clicking a link on another website
- Direct Traffic: Visitors who typed your address directly into a browser
But there are all kinds of reasons why this data is inaccurate. Much of the Traffic Sources report is incorrectly categorized, mislabeled, and incomplete.
Search Traffic
Although we'd like to believe that search traffic is everyone who discovered us through a keyword search, there are two problems here: branded searches and hidden keyword data.
1. Branded keywords appearing in search traffic
Search traffic includes "brand keywords" such as the company name. Although this is technically still search traffic, these visitors knew you already. They may have accidentally searched for your web address rather than entering it into the address bar.
Ideally, visitors who find websites by searching for the brand would be categorized as direct traffic.
I've seen Analytics accounts where 80% of the search traffic was searches for the brand. At a glance, it looks like a healthy amount of visitors were discovering them through search engines. In fact, the company didn't rank for anything but their own name.
Fix: You can set up Analytics so that branded keywords, such as your company's name, show up as direct traffic. To do this, use the _addIgnoredOrganic() method. More info here.
2. Keyword data is hidden
Here, Analytics isn't lying, but it isn't telling the whole truth. In November 2011, Google stopped displaying some keyword data in Google Analytics. Here's what happens:
Anytime you search using Google and you see an https:// (rather than http://, with no 's') in the address bar of the browser, the phrase for which you searched will not be shared with the website owner if you click on a link in Google search results. The keyphase will appear as "(not provided)."
Keyword data is hidden for anyone using the search field in the Firefox browser, anyone using the Chrome "Omnibox" (the combination address bar, search field), and anyone logged into any Google product. That's a lot of people. It's no wonder that within a year, 39% of keyword data is (not provided).
Fix: There is no fix for this problem, except to consider using AdWords, which shows more data.
Referral Traffic
In theory, referral traffic shows visitors who came from other websites. But in practice, it often includes traffic driven from social media efforts, email and in some cases, traffic from one page on your site to another.
3. Traffic from social sources
Social media marketing takes time and energy, so you'll want to measure the effectiveness of those efforts separately in Analytics. But social traffic is actually categorized as referral or direct. Any clicks on tweets or posts without tracking code and within a browser will appear as referral traffic.
Google is working on better segmentation of social traffic, but so far, social traffic isn't even part of the traffic sources overview report!
Fix 1 : Some social media tools can be set up to add campaign tracking code to shortened links. If you consistently tweet or post from a service like the pro version of HootSuite, you can have this code added automatically to all shortened links.
Fix 2: Add the URLs of "Social Sources" in the Admin > Social Settings area of Google Analytics. This will help GA correctly segment social traffic from other referrers.
4. Traffic from web mail
If you send out an email newsletter with a link to your site, and the recipient opens and clicks it from within a browser, such as Gmail or Yahoo! Mail, the traffic is recorded as a referral, even though the real traffic source was a newsletter, something you'd like to track separately. This is always true unless you add campaign tracking code.
Fix: Use the URL Builder to add campaign tracking code to every link to your site in your emails. This will keep your direct traffic clean, but also allow you to track what visitors from emails are doing. Your email service provider may have a feature that makes this easy or you can use this guide on how to use the Google Analytics URL builder.
5. Traffic from your own site: full URL links vs. relative links
Link issues often lead to inaccurate referral traffic data. When you create a link from one page to another, you can add the full address (www.site.com/page) or just add the relative address (/page without the www.site.com).
It turns out that this little decision affects the accuracy of the data in your referral traffic. Links with full URLs may record as referral traffic in Analytics, even if the visit was from another page on your site. That's bad.
Fix: Look at your referral traffic report. If pages from your own site are there, check the links on those pages. Links should not include the main web address, only the relative page.
Direct Traffic
Here is the true definition of direct traffic:
All traffic for which a referrer wasn't specified.
In other words, direct traffic isn't just people who entered your address into a browser, it's any visit that isn't from a link on a website or search engine and doesn't have campaign code. This includes any visit that isn't from a website.
Really, direct traffic is a catch-all bucket for "everything else." So there's a lot of weird stuff in here. Let's take a look.
6. Traffic from social sources and mobile apps
Lots of social activity happens within apps. But links in apps don't always pass a "referrer," so it looks like direct traffic in your Google Analytics.
Fix: Some apps will automatically shorten links, adding a referrer by redirecting the visitor through another address (official Twitter apps sent traffic through t.co address). This allows social traffic to be categorized more accurately. But no matter how carefully you tweet and post for better tracking, you can't make the rest of your fans and followers do the same.
7. Traffic from email programs like Outlook
As with the referral traffic / web mail problem, some of the traffic from that newsletter you sent will be opened in email programs like Outlook or Mail. This is because desktop software doesn't pass referral data like browsers do.
Fix: Add campaign tracking code to email marketing.
8. Traffic that started offline: links in PDFs, Word Docs, Powerpoint, etc.
Visits from links in non-web page files are recorded as direct traffic, unless they have campaign tracking code. PDF files are the biggest culprit.
Fix: Move content from these files to web pages, then share the page, not the file. Resist the urge to add lots of PDFs to your website. Not only is traffic from links in PDFs harder to track, but "visits" to PDF files don't appear in your stats at all.
9. Traffic from bad campaign code
If Analytics sees campaign tracking code, it ignores the referrer. But if the tracking code has problems, it doesn't put the visit back into referring traffic, it puts it into direct traffic.
Fix: If you set up tracking code manually, do it carefully and double check your work.
10. Traffic from page with missing Javascript code
If there is a page on your website that doesn't have ga.js (the Analytics Javascript code) properly installed, traffic from this page to other pages will appear as direct traffic. Yet another example of how direct traffic is really a mixture of all your traffic leftovers.
Fix: Use a tool like Google Analytics Debugger or Screaming Frog to scan your site for improper or missing code.
11. Traffic from you: companies affect their own stats
If you don't have filters properly set up, it's possible that a significant portion of your traffic is coming from you, your office, or your team. If even a handful of employees set the website as their homepage, it will skew direct traffic over the long run.
Fix: Set up a filter so traffic from your own network's IP address is removed from your stats. Hopefully, you have an internet connection with a static IP address. Most offices do.
More Inaccurate and Misleading Analytics Data
Let's keep this rant going to poke some more holes in our web stats. Here are some more misleading stats. Some are unfixable technical limitations; others are easily solved setup problems.
12. In-page analytics
This report shows what percentage of visitors clicked on which links and buttons. But have you ever noticed that the percentages add up to more than 100%? It happens when there is more than one way to get to a page.
It's because Google Analytics knows if a visitor went to another page, but not which link they clicked. So the same percentage is shown for all the links to that page. It's a gap in the data on this report.
Fix: You can now add special code which will improve the accuracy of In-Page Analytics. It's called Enhanced Link Attribution, and it will give you better data on which link or button was clicked.
Note: Even with this fix, some actions will still not be recorded. A form "submit" buttons or a play button in a video player won't show up, because these don't send the visitor to another page where the next bit of Javascript can run.
13. No cookie? No data
Unlike old-school webstats that analyze the log files on your server, Google Analytics needs cookies to work properly. If the visitor's computer (or firewall) rejects cookies, it's a hole in your data.
Every time a previous visitor clears their cookies, they look like a new unique visitor next time they visit. To Google, they might as well be a newborn baby.
Fix: None
14. No Javascript? No data
Fix: Make sure the code is installed. Javascript tracking code should be added at the top of the page, before the </head> tag. If the Javascript is at the bottom of the page and doesn't have time to execute before the visitor leaves the page, no data will be recorded.
15. Ridiculously low bounce rate? Too much analytics code!
If your bounce rate is in the low single digits, check to see if Google Analytics Javascript is on the page twice. If so, very few bounces will record since a visit to only one page (which is a "bounce") triggers the Javascript twice.
Fix: Stop celebrating, put away the champagne and remove the extra code.
16. Time on page? Or time on tab?
The page loads, you read a bit, then switch to a different tab, planning to finish reading later…
Google has no idea you left. When a tab is open, Analytics assumes you're on the page, even if you minimized the browser or got up to make a sandwich. Even though Analytics will "time out" after 30 minutes, the "Average Visit Duration" report is unreliable.
Fix: None. It's a problem that's common to all web stats tools and may be unsolvable!
17. Different visitor, same device
If two people visit the same site for the first time from the same computer, Analytics only noticed one unique visitor. Imagine 100 people visiting from the same computer at a library. It's just one visitor to Analytics. It's no wonder libraries are underfunded.
Fix: None
18. Different device, same visitor
Again, "unique visitor" isn't an honest way to say it. It's really unique computer, so if one person visits your site from three devices (including the one in their pocket), then Analytics will tell you that three unique people visited.
Fix: None. This is also a problem for stats within email marketing systems. If each person on your list opens the email on their laptop and on their phone, your open rate will be 200%. Great job!
19. Too many goals
It's nice to see double digit conversion rates, but only if they're accurate. If you set up too many goals, including event tracking goals, you'll artificially inflate your overall conversion rate.
Fix: Only set up goals and events for things that are important, or you'll need to start ignoring the main Goal Conversion Rate.
20. Too many profiles
New profiles permanently remove data from the default profile. This data can never be recombined with the original profile, so use them wisely. If, for example, you separate all mobile traffic to a separate profile, you can't easily compare it to your other traffic data. You just screwed up your stats.
Fix: Use Advanced Segments or Advanced Filters to view specific types of users in a specific report. Profiles are meant to segment out completely different types of visits from your normal marketing stats, such as traffic within a login area.
21. Time delay
One last reason why Google Analytics isn't giving you the full picture: lag. Except for the limited (but beautiful) Real Time reports, GA data is typically at least 6 hours behind. The delay in the Search Engine Optimization section is even worse. That data is often 48 hours behind.
Fix: Be patient.
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
Analytics is an amazing tool. It can do incredible things, and it's constantly getting better. But these are huge challenges. Traffic sources are diverse and complicated. Tracking stats with Javascript and cookies means Analytics has inherent limitations. Finally, improper setup can make things even worse.
But even with imperfect data, you can still use Analytics to support great marketing decisions.
You can help by making sure things are set up properly:
- Check your GA Javascript. It should appear once at the top of the code for every page.
- Add Campaign tracking code to all links within email marketing, ads and social media campaigns.
- Create Goals and filters in the Analytics "Admin" section.
Need help with this? Here's a video with step-by-step instructions: How to Setup Google Analytics.
Did we miss anything?
We're hoping to make this article a comprehensive list of problems with traffic sources. If you know of something we missed, please let us know with a comment below, and we'll add it. We appreciate the input!


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But the additional drama that Tuesday's BOS meeting brings is whether the BOS will abide by the law as promulgated in the General Plan, reflecting the public's twice overwhelming vote in support of Measure Y. Measure Y stipulates that traffic from single-family residential subdivision development projects of five or more parcels of land shall not result in, or worsen, Level of Service F (gridlock, stop-and-go) traffic congestion during weekday, peak-hour periods on any highway, road, interchange or intersection in the unincorporated areas of the county. By approving the Wilson Project, because of well-known, well-documented LOS F conditions on Highway 50 and on surrounding roads and intersections, the BOS will essentially be breaking the law. (I have asked and continue to wait for the BOS and county counsel to explain how such an approval would not be breaking the law. Maybe we'll hear Tuesday.)
So, the credibility and integrity of these laws are at risk, come Tuesday's BOS meeting: the current General Plan, and Measure Y. A vote to approve the Wilson Project will, in my humble opinion, essentially impeach these laws and other similar regulations and ordinances designed to responsibly control growth, control gridlock, preserve water resources and control costs, etc., throughout the county. The perception will be that there are no laws that can be relied upon, like a simple stop sign, to control the adverse impacts of irresponsible growth.
Tuesday is Judgement Day. If the BOS votes to approve the Wilson Project, it has a responsibility to tell the public why, and before the vote is actually taken. The public is strongly recommended to attend the Tuesday, Oct. 22 meeting to support the General Plan, support Measure Y, and see if they will stand. This project is just the first, a tipping point, for a string of larger, more invasive developments, where communities rely on the General Plan and Measure Y for protection. The BOS must leverage these laws on behalf of the public, and to responsibly control growth throughout the county.
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Jonathan Bornstein and Sacha Kljestan are headed to Princeton.
The Chivas USA co-captains were both named to the United States national team's provisional 30-man roster on Tuesday, earning them a trip to the squad's two-week training camp in New Jersey and a shot at going to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Kljestan and Bornstein will play in Chivas USA's game against the Crew at Columbus on Saturday before hopping on a plane the following day. The camp opens on Monday, with the final 23-man roster deadline due June 1.
"It's good to be part of that 30-man group," Bornstein said. "There's still some preparation to do as a group and that's what we're all looking forward to."
Bornstein is one of nine defenders called into camp. The Los Alamitos, Calif. native made his debut with the USMNT in Jan. 2007 against Denmark, and has since made 29 appearances with the Red, White, and Blue, scoring two goals.
While he was a mainstay for the squad during World Cup qualifying, he has work to do to punch a ticket to South Africa.
"I need to be solid," Bornstein said. "I need to play solid defense, stay consistent, and most of all, contribute to the group as best as I can."
Kljestan had made 23 appearances for the national team since his debut against China in June 2007. The central midfielder has scored four international goals, including a hat trick against Sweden on in Jan. 2009.
"I had a little sense of relief after I found out," Kljestan said. "The next two weeks are very important for me. I have to start with a good game in Columbus and follow that up with hard work for a couple of weeks to prove to the coaching staff that I can help the team on the field in South Africa."
Kljestan fell out of favor with the USMNT during the second half of 2009, failing to make the squad that played the final four matches of World Cup qualifying at the end of the year.
"I know I'm one of the bubble guys," Kljestan said. "I'm probably one of a few that are competing for one of the last midfield spots. So I have to go into camp and work really hard and be prepared to help the team."
"But I feel very confident right now," he continued. "I feel like I'm playing consistently and I feel I'm in a good soccer moment."
Both Kljestan and Bornstein know USMNT head coach Bob Bradley very well, dating back to their days with Chivas USA in 2006.
"I've been playing for him since my rookie year," Bornstein said of Bradley. "Every year that I've been a pro, I've played for him at least a few times. Most of all, he looks for guys who contribute to the group in a positive way and who raise the level every day."
Bornstein and Kljestan have worked together closely this year as Chivas USA's co-captains, even partnering up as roommates for road trips. That friendship will likely help the pair heading into Princeton.
"Whenever he's in camp, it makes it a little bit easier," Bornstein said of Kljestan. "We play for the same club team and we played against each other in high school. Growing up, we've been competitors as well as teammates. It's nice to have him."
Team USA will start its FIFA World Cup 2010 campaign against European giant England, currently ranked 8th in the world, in Rustenburg on June 12th.
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Tips to stop overeating, stop emotional eating, stop eating fast food, stop eating junk food
Pampita's Journal and weight loss
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October 11, 2009 at 1:06 pm #1063
After a week of non stop binges (5 binges in 7 days) I am ready to stop.I looked myself in the mirror and told that this is it, I'm ready to stop.Why am reday you may ask? Because today in the middle on my binge I lost the urge to binge.I felt so sick.Instead of continueing eating(more like swallowing) me peanut butter from the jar I stopped, screwed the lid back on and put it back in the cabinet.
This BED has been keeping me from enjoying life, making friedns, dating,etc.I avoid almost all social situation because of my BED or actually from the consequences of it.I want to shed these punds that have piled up on top of me. I'm not suposed to be this way, this is not me!!!I want to eat to live not live to eat.I want to stop being preocupied with what's in the pantry or refrigerator and instead focus on achieving my dreams.
I decided to create a meal plan for a week at the time which included breakfast,lunch,snack and dinner. I will make sure to have a bit more of a bigger lunch since usually after lunch I end up snacking on junk.I want to enjoy normal healthy but satisfying meals instead of eating salads and then later gorging myself on complete junk foods.(tomorrow i'll make thai style veggie and tofu stir fry with peanuts)I will also try to get some form of exercise each day like running or walking or climbing stairs.It not a punishment but time for me to "vent" and get all of my emotions out.I will deal with my problems instead of trying to escape them with a food blackout. (aka binge) I will also promise to post on here foods that I eat everyday.(with no hiding)
Well, I feel much better already getting all of my thoughts and frustuations on the computer instead of bottling them up inside me.
PampitaOctober 11, 2009 at 1:13 pm #18787
Wow Pampita, that's a really big step you just took there, congratulations!
We're all in this together, so if you need some help, advice or just some one to talk to, we're here for you.
the meal planning and writting it down here, and the exercise are great ideas
Good luck!!!
*** Lottie ***October 11, 2009 at 1:42 pm #18788
You can do this Pampita, best of luck to ya!October 11, 2009 at 7:24 pm #18789
Glad you've started a journal to keep track of your food and feelings! Writing it down and getting support on here is really so helpful during the recovery process. You can do this…we're all cheering you on!October 11, 2009 at 9:41 pm #18790
wooo go go pampita! i think u have put quite alot of changes on urself there to make all at once but you can do it! good luck!October 12, 2009 at 12:20 pm #18791
thank you guys for your support! it really means A LOT to me. SO today was a binge free day,yay!!!! However, I had a prety awkward/nerve wreking experience.I was watching Dr.Oz show with my mom and to my surprise and horror a women with BED was on his show and shared her story.I was so terriefed that my mom would recognize some of the behavious of hers in me such as eating healthy/diets foods in front of others but still gaining weight, food disspearig from the pantry,etc. Thank goodness my mom did not pay much attention to it.I was kinda mad when the woman said that she was really hurt that her son called her fat and MY mom said "Oh, good thing that buy did that, somebody needed to tell her she's fat so she would stop eating." I got very upset but tired not to show it to my mom.I just told her that it was probably not easy just to stop eating since it was an eating disorder and we just left it at that. This experience just showed me that I cannot share my pain and struggles with my mom since she really dislikes fat people or people who have issues overeaitng.After my mom left the room, this binge eating specialist tlaked about the importnace of having 3 regular meals,and 2 snack each day.she also said that it is a good idea to keep a journal and write down the foods you eat and how you fell,etc. She had some really good tips.
Ok now it's tome for my food log:
breakfast: bowl of cereal
lunch: peanut-broccoli stir fry with tofu over brown rice ( it took me almost 2 hours to prepare but it was worth it)
dessert: kashi strawbery jam granola bar
snack: honey dew cubes
snack # 2:apple
dinner: protein shake, 1.5 c creamy french vanilla yogurt.
I also went for a short run (about 4 Km).It was relaly hard since I didnt run for a while and my lungs really hurt so I applaud some of you guys here who can run 6 miles or more.Overall, it was a good productinve day.I didnt relaly have any urges to binge except for tonight when I had some yogurt but Im glad I was able to stop at that.And today when I was alone at home, I had an apple and stayed away from the fridge and pantry.October 12, 2009 at 12:34 pm #18792
heya, congratulations on your good day!
im pretty impressed with those cooking skills btw!
i hope you are feeling good about it and the days to come. I would have liked to see that program. There always seems to be stuff on the tv about annorexia but never about BED. i know my parents would find it hard to understand too so im not going to tell them, which is basicly why im here instead! its good to get support from people who understand. My dad has tha same attitude to fat people. Hes always like to them your fat just eat less and exercise more! i tried to explain to him that it is an addiction and a life style and its really difficult to reverse those issues but he didnt buy it i guess some people just arent going to understand.
xOctober 12, 2009 at 1:56 pm #18793
I told my mom… She's actually the one who started the idea that there might be something 'wrong' with me
but I don't think she expected this
we barely talk about it and when we do she looks at me as if I'm some kind of alien
and once she did say to be just don't buy any food then. If you don't have snacks at home, you can't eat them
this hurt me really bad
I'm reading this book (overcomming binge eating)
I think I'm gonna pass it on to her, maybe it'll help her understand
and if she still doesnt
then at least I tried
the book is really good, and scary how it discribes so accurately how I feel sometimes…
My boyfriend knows too, and he's SO supportive
If I ever talk about dumping him, smack me on the head really hard please
my best friend however doesn't know
I usually tell her everything and it hurts to keep a secret from her
but she has a lot of problems that are way more serious than mine, plus we love talking about food and eating together, and I don't want to make it all awkward…
there I go talking and talking and talking again
once I start it's like I can't stop
great, now I have binge talking disorder too
xxxOctober 12, 2009 at 10:39 pm #18794
haha lottie between us we have binge talking, binge resting ,binge dancing lol.
Im glad your boy friend is so supportive!mines knows aswell and is the only person that understands what im going through.i couldnt tell any of my friends, they wouldnt understand. i think i might get myself a little book on the subject too and see if that helps me along a bit.
xxOctober 13, 2009 at 11:22 am #18795
hello guys..today was a rainy,lazy day and I spent most of it in the house(I did go for a 5 km walk though)So i snacked throuht the day which is ok, since it was mostly healthy stuff.Usually if I go over 1800 calories i tend to inge but today was an exception which is great.I did some pilated at home too and now my legs and bum are really sore.Here's what I ate:
snack:kashi bar
lunch:stir fry leftovers,small green salad,small piece of toast (buttered)
snack # 2: 1c of low fat vanilla yogurt
snack # 3 kashi bar
dinner:protein drink, big fruit salad with aobut 1 c of yogurt.
Tomorrow looks like a very busy day for me but I will try to find some time to exercise and snack healthy.October 13, 2009 at 1:02 pm #18796
hey pampita, well done on having another good day!
id say aswell that u did quite alot of exercise today too cos 5km is quite far even if it is just a walk and not a run. what are u upto on ur busy day tomo?
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The arrival of May means the opening of farmers markets. With weekly markets in Marquette, McGregor and Monona, area locals and visitors alike will have plenty of opportunities to purchase fresh, locally-grown and made products.
Marquette's farmers market, held at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, opens first, on Friday, May 23. The market will be held weekly, from 4 to 7 p.m. Each market will include live entertainment, as well as products like baked goods, fresh produce (fruits and vegetables), black walnuts, honey, eggs, frozen meat, jams and jellies, wine, plants and flowers, soaps and lotions, handmade greeting cards, jewelry, bird houses and wood crafts.
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"Each year, it continues to grow," said McGregor-Marquette Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carolyn Gallagher, who organizes the market.
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