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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being interviewed for a podcast: Style Matters, by Zandra Zuraw of the decor-inspiration site Little Yellow Couch. Zandra started Style Matters to explore the meaning and real-life resonance of design, and over the years she’s interviewed such style luminaries as Justina Blakeney, Eddie Ross, Rebecca Atwood, and more.
So when she asked to the tape a ‘cast with her, of course I said yes. During our half-hour chat, Zandra and I talked business, books, and why I think decorating is about far more than just making a room look nice. At one point I frankly forgot I was being interviewed—it was just two ladies talking about everything we love about design.
I’m not sure I’d go mellow yellow in my own home, but boy, have I seen some great ones in great spaces. Think you could pull off a look like this?
For giggles, here’s a handful of great sofas and chaises in shades ranging from sunny saffron to deep mustard. I love them all.
1. My Chic Nest Jess Loveseat, $1606, Perigold. 2. Denver sofa in Gold Velvet, $1,998, Anthropologie. 3. Matrix sofa in Yarrow Gold velvet, $1,299, Article. 4. Martinique tufted sofa in Mustard, $920, Joss & Main. 5. Loni M. Elaine chaise in Sunny, $1,900, Wayfair.
What say you: Do you take a shine to yellow furniture? Or does it leave you sour?
Friends! This week kicked off with a fun announcement—the official launch of the Real Simple Home. Today the magazine debuted a dedicated page full of project details, like the Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent-designed living room; the entry by Robin Henry Studio; bedrooms by Studio McGee and Decorist’s Jessica McCarthy; a tween room by Jenny Komenda, a laundry room by Sabrina Soto; an office by Homepolish designer Ariel Okin, and a terrace by RS’s own Stephanie Sisco.
Believe it or not, we decided to shoot this at the last minute while I was in town with the Joss & Main team for the installation! And we shot the whole thing in just a couple of takes. See if you can spot the ladder and tools in the background… As I mention in the clip, we really did install this DIY wallpaper by ourselves in under an hour!
After seeing this “after”, do you think you’d tackle peel-and-stick wallpaper in your own kitchen? Anything in here that you’d definitely do/not do?
To read the full article, head over to Real Simple.
Back in May, I shared one of the most exciting projects I’d be working on this year—the Real Simple Home. And I’m pleased as punch to FINALLY be sharing an official update… It’s done!!
But let’s back up. After the initial shock of excitement/joy/terror wore off, I spent the rest of May getting to work. The venue was revealed to be 550 Vanderbilt, a gorgeous new residential development in Brooklyn boasting incredible city views and luxe amenities. Our unit was a penthouse, which was partially complete but still waiting on some finishing touches. With kitchen cabinetry, flooring preselected and installed, my job was going to be adding a bit of personality to the space via décor, lighting, and a small amount of furniture, which I’d source from Joss & Main.
Fun and easy, right? Not so fast. My kitchen not only had most pieces already in situ, it was open and adjacent to the living room, which was being designed by Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent.
Wait, did you get that?
NATE BERKUS AND JEREMIAH BRENT. And, oh yeah, the other designers in the mix include Sabrina Soto (love her, and loved styling her for a catalog shoot last summer), Studio McGee (my be-all, end-all for clean-boho-rustic design inspiration), Jenny Komenda, Robin Henry, Ariel Okin of Homepolish, and Jessica McCarthy of Decorist.
Build on what was already there.
Add a healthy dose of personality.
Shop it all from Joss & Main.
And for the love of God, DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WILL LOOK BAD NEXT TO THE WORK OF NATE BERKUS.
I kept these on my desktop as I began to shop for items that would bring life to the space, testing them out in my digital rendering of a room.
Here’s where I landed with my mockup.
Next, I took things a step further and mocked up what my stools and lights might look like at the island. A little birdie also told me that the walls were being painted a warm cream tone in Nate & Jeremiah’s space, so I included a swatch to ensure everything would flow.
By July, it was time to install. My team from Joss & Main and I headed to Brooklyn to unpack the goods, and we put up this awesome peel-and-stick wallpaper to give things a graphic, youthful spin.
That’s right, I said peel-and-stick. It’s removable, yo! Installing it was easy as pie, and took just about an hour to do a two-strip section of wall adjacent to the kitchen’s wine fridge.
Next, we tested out lots of different runners and decor to see how they might work together in the space.
Meanwhile, the team at the organizing company Neat Method outfitted all the cabinets with great storage solutions. It IS Real Simple, after all.
The end result, which we’ll be celebrating at a launch party next week, is below. Not too shabby, right?
Of course, mine was only one of the spaces in the Real Simple Home—and you must, must MUST check out the others in the October issue of the magazine, on stands September 21!
If you’re in the NYC area, you can actually tour the space in person starting next week. Stay tuned to @real_simple on Instagram for updates and hours!
And if you’re looking to shop the products above, you can find them all (plus a few other complementary picks) right here.
What’s your favorite part of the space? Or do you hate it entirely? I’d love to hear your comments below.
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen a few of these pics in the last month. But I wanted to share a link to possibly the most-fun feature I’ve ever been a part of: a Q&A and home tour in the beloved online design magazine, Rue!
The feature landed earlier this summer, and it’s still live here. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside. Photographs are all by Allison Sepanek.
They even included a few of my real-life design tips, and featured pieces from my new ceramics collection with Jill Rosenwald!
If I’m being totally honest, these spaces are usually much more lived-in than they appear in this feature. We use every inch of our house, and our counters are usually topped with all manner of construction-paper art projects, pipe cleaners, breakfast dishes, and mail. But whose aren’t? In any given month, these rooms look like the above pics approximately twice, for about twenty minutes at a stretch—and never at the same time. I did manage to sneak in some reminders that people live here, though. Who can spot the Beanie Boo owl on page 21?
Head on over to Rue to read the full story. And huge thanks to editor Kelli Lamb for the beautifully produced feature!


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Our Lord Jesus Christ has appointed certain men to be guides and teachers of the world and stewards of his divine mysteries. Now he bids them to shine out like lamps and to cast out their light not only over the land of the Jews but over every country under the sun and over people scattered in all directions and settled in distant lands. That man has spoken truly who said: No one takes honor upon himself, except the one who is called by God, for it was our Lord Jesus Christ who called his own disciples before all others to a most glorious apostolate. These holy men became the pillar and mainstay of the truth, and Jesus said that he was sending them just as the Father had sent him.
By these words he is making clear the dignity of the apostolate and the incomparable glory of the power given to them, but he is also, it would seem, giving them a hint about the methods they are to adopt in their apostolic mission. For if Christ thought it necessary to send out his intimate disciples in this fashion, just as the Father had sent him, then surely it was necessary that they whose mission was to be patterned on that of Jesus should see exactly why the Father had sent the Son. And so Christ interpreted the character of his mission to us in a variety of ways. Once he said: I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance. And then at another time he said: I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. For God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
Accordingly, in affirming that they are sent by him just as he was sent by the Father, Christ sums up in a few words the approach they themselves should take to their ministry. From what he said they would gather that it was their vocation to call sinners to repentance, to heal those who were sick whether in body or spirit, to seek in all their dealings never to do their own will but the will of him who sent them, and as far as possible to save the world by their teaching.
Surely it is in all these respects that we find his holy disciples striving to excel. To ascertain this is no great labor, a single reading of the Acts of the Apostles or of Saint Paul’s writings is enough.

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It's a bit crap when 'the big race' you trained for is over. There's probably a term for the post race sads that sounds a lot better than that does.
I had a tough race in Las Vegas but it really was awesome. I love learning from hard races; getting stronger, working harder. We need them to see that our limits are not where we think they are. There's not one thing about it I would change; it was unique, challenging (thanks Mother Nature), and damn I finished it.
I have taken two weeks off running to heal a persistent (and annoying) shin pain, it's still hanging around but I managed 5k pain free on Saturday so hurrah and onward.
Wouldn't it be awesome to take on another marathon instead of gaining all the winter holiday weight? I THINK SO!
This 26.2 looks prettay good, the marathon has a separate start line and course from the Half, it's in AZ where it is not freezing in January, it's daytime, there's a cool finisher jacket, entertainment, 2500 mara finshers and all the RnR things! Sold.
Execute a solid fueling strategy, keep energy up.
Time is not a goal. Chasing that missed PR is a recipe for tough times.
To sum up all of those - Run Happy!
Kev will get a chance to run his own race this time (poor bugger!) and I can find my running happy place amidst the cacti.
Over this year working with Rock n Roll and being part of RocknBlog I have loved and become quite addicted to their races and I am excited to kick off a new year with another one.
Medals? It has nothing to do with these medals.
Ooh I would love to do this marathon but I am not there yet in distance :( Good luck!

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An eCommerce client’s website had a major over-crawling issue and needed assistance with faceted navigation. As a result of inadequately blocking the pages, GoogleBot was spending a ton of crawl bandwidth reviewing pages that were already canonicalized and noindexed. Seer provided a strategy for parameter disallows which helped realign the crawling priority back to more important pages.
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Spring has traditionally been seen as the best time of year to sell by auction. People emerge from their winter hibernation and there is new life in the air and a rebirth in home furnishing. The ‘spring clean’ is after all a positive statement of change and growth. This tradition however is under pressure from our 24/7 culture. The growth of the internet and ‘real time’ global bidding in our saleroom has meant that seasonal distinctions no longer apply and the market bids all year round. For the seller as well as the buyer this is a good thing and the levelling out of the seasonal playing field has obviously been good for business for buyers and sellers alike.
This year we have a plethora of exciting auctions coming up, some good private collections and some excellent and fascinating objects. In March, our Pictures, Silver and Jewellery auction benefits from a good private consignment of coins and a map collection. In April our country house auction is privileged to host the Wright Collection of Caughley blue and white porcelain, an auction which is already keenly anticipated by the Caughley collectors’ market.
Life does not stand still and neither does Halls Fine Art. We are introducing new facets to our social media platforms, podcasts, chats with specialists and image based sale previews. Our website has been redesigned to make it more accessible and our valuation templates and e-shots ensure that sellers and buyers have a rewarding and pleasant experience.
Talking of a pleasant experience, if you have not partaken of the delicious cakes at the Halls café, hand made by chef Alex on the premises, you are missing a trick. Best time to test them is on a Monday between 10am-1pm when, coincidentally, our specialists are available for free antiques valuations. See you soon.


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Well, it looks like Nick Griffin, the Grand Ayatollah of the British Nazi Party (BNP) wants to be a serious contender in the upcoming UK elections. And his policies? Well one involves establishing a penal colony.
A future Queen's Speech written by ... Griffin ... would include legislation to make beer cheaper in British pubs, introduce formal bank holidays for all national saints' days and reintroduce capital punishment for drug dealers and child murderers. Householders would be allowed to defend their property by "whatever means necessary" and a penal station for extremely dangerous criminals (including rapists) would be built on the British island of South Georgia. Out would go wind turbines and foreign aid and in would come a new high-speed 200mph magnetic levitation inter-city rail network. Traffic congestion would be brought under control by curbing the "immigration invasion".
Why send British illegals to South Georgia? Why not send them to Sydney? Heck, we already have tens of thousands of illegals working here anyway. Let them do some hard labour in the market research phone rooms of Chippendale and Manly. Let them suffer in the heat of Wilderness Society bear suits as they ply for donations on the city streets. And let them weep and gnash their teeth oceans away from home as they watch us colonials cheer and laugh as England is defeated by New Zealand in the World Cup in South Africa.
Read more about Griffin's nutty agenda here.
Tim Blair writes a gorgeous piece about his Aunt Jill and her struggles with bipolar disorder. There really is nothing further I can add to it except that it is a must-read.
UPDATE I: We all pray for Tim and his relatives. Any readers who believe they may be suffering or know something who might be suffering from this condition should read this after reading Tim's fine piece.
... a bit like the average family inviting three strangers as permanent house-guests to live with them forever and their only preparation is hiring a doorman to greet them.
No doubt Mirabella’s parents would have heard similar sentiments expressed by those sceptical of the immigration policies of the Menzies Liberal governments. They belonged to a generation of post-war migrants who battled suspicion, prejudice and bigotry but who put their heads down and worked hard to make life better for themselves and their children. And in doing so, they helped build a stronger nation.
In her maiden speech on 18 February 2002, Mirabella made specific mention of her parents’ “hard work and many personal sacrifices which eventually allowed them to open a business of their own while raising their three children”. A humble milk bar built on more than two decades of work in factories.
My own mother would be able to relate to the experiences of Sophie Mirabella’s mum. She spent much of her working life in a pharmaceutical factory, lifting heavy boxes and facing plenty of cruel jokes about her dress and her Indian accent.
But what really is the difference between our parents and desperate Tamils and Afghans who jump of leaky boats risking their lives? Aren’t they also making sacrifices? Won’t they also work hard for their children? Or are we to apply the rhetoric from the 2001 federal election that these people are too busy throwing their children overboard?
During my own Liberal campaign in that election, I was fortunate to meet many people who had jumped the fictitious queue. One was an Afghan from the Hazara tribe who were mercilessly persecuted by the Taliban. Before the Taliban came to power, the man was a successful pharmacist with two stores in Kabul. When I first met him, he was delivering pizzas in western Sydney seven nights a week to support his wife and children while taking English classes during the day in the hope of pursuing further study.
At the time, the Liberals were using ugly rhetoric about migrants to gain and retain power. Not much has changed. Since the Fraser years, the Liberals have had a confusing and confused relationship with immigrants, especially those not choosing to be born in Europe and/or with white skin.
So often the Libs have been more concerned with capturing what could be described as the bogan vote. This has often backfired, particularly when more fundamental issues (such as the right to make an unfair dismissal claim) have proven more important to bogan (and indeed other) voters than prejudice.
The Libs also have ended up upsetting their more traditional business constituents. And more migrants are good for business. Rupert Murdoch’s hand-picked tabloid columnists may not like immigration, but his advertisers would probably take a different view.
Tony Abbott discovered this recently when he was forced to backpedal on the anti-immigration rhetoric. His recent attempts to forge a coherent immigration policy (laid waste by his immigration spokesman Scott Morrison) involved cuts to family reunion, much of which takes the form of working immigrants bringing over elderly parents to provide free child care. Child-care centres may be happy with Abbott’s policy, but they represented only a minority view within the business community.
Migrants themselves should be a core constituency for the Liberal Party, especially migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East who are often more socially conservative. Increased migration from East Asia should have benefitted the Libs during the 1970s and ’80s, though John Howard’s 1988 comments about reducing Asian immigration soon put a stop to that. And senior Liberal Kevin Andrews isn’t the most popular man in African migrant circles after his 2007 call for African immigration to be cut following the murder of an African youth in Melbourne.
The ALP, of course, are far more clever when it comes to blowing the dog whistle. They prefer not to use hysterical rhetoric, instead generating racially neutral myths. The recent announcement that asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were having their applications suspended is an example of this. Immigration Minister Chris Evans claimed his decision was triggered by "changing conditions".
In the case of Tamil asylum seekers, the change involved the first parliamentary election in 20 years. In the land of Labor mythology, the awesome power of a single election to change things for the better in war-torn nations is truly remarkable. I mean, just look at the peace and stability which two elections brought to Afghanistan. They’re almost beginning to resemble the marginal seat neighbourhoods populated by bogans whose votes Labor needs to gain or keep.
Previous generations of migrants, not to mention indigenous Australians often left out of these discussions, can also share anxieties about population growth in this country. We need to have a debate about sustainable population, but the fact that both parties are happy to have this debate whilst sounding hawkish about asylum-seekers and immigration in general makes me wonder whether the debate could descend into the poll-driven politics of prejudice.
■ Irfan Yusuf is a lawyer and author of Once Were Radicals: My Years As A Teenage Islamo-fascist. This article was first published in the Canberra Times on Thursday 15 April 2010.
 The situation on the ground has certainly improved. Five Afghan civilians were killed by a roadside bomb today. Some 13 were injured.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay warned Canada’s NATO allies Friday the military alliance cannot take its “foot off the gas” in Afghanistan, simply because the United States is about to send 17,000 more troops to the country.
 The Yanks are sending in a further 17,000 troops into the country.
 Relations between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are at an all-time low.
 Democracy is working so well that the Parliament has had to issue ultimatum to Karzai to fill 11 Cabinet posts within 10 days.
 The Taliban is so much on the run that even Hamid Karzai wants to join them.
He's prone to tirades, he can be very emotional, act impulsively," Mr Galbraith said. "In fact some of the palace insiders say that he has a certain fondness for some of Afghanistan's most profitable exports.
When I first read Andrew Bolt's vicious personal attack on ALP Federal Minister Kate Ellis on his bog following her recent appearance in Grazia magazine, I imagined it must have been jealousy on his part. Heck, if Alexander Downer can wear 8 inch stilettos, why can't Bolt?
So how did she get her job, Andrew? Methinks MP's tend to get their jobs by convincing the electorate to vote for them. Is Andrew Bolt prepared to suggest in writing how Ellis got her job? Or is he afraid of getting another tap on the shoulder from his in-house lawyers?
Sydney-siders should watch out for this genius duo.

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Our single bulb pendant adapter lets you easily convert a lamp shade into overhead lighting wherever there is an AC power outlet. The lampshade must have a top diameter no smaller than 5", and there must be at least 1" between the bulb and the lamp shade.
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What is Theory 11? In case you have missed all the buzz on July 25th Lee Asher posted a cryptic message to several online message boards: The Magic Cafe, Dan and Dave, Decknique there are also threads over at Penguin and the Magic Woods amongst others.
Since then every Monday at Midnight EST there has been a new video from a different magician, so far we have seen Lee Asher, Dan & Dave Buck, Chris Kenner, Aaron Fisher, Dan White & Wayne Houchin.
In those videos and web-page source were hidden clues to hidden web-pages that contained additional footage, pictures and further clues. The trail has involved calling phone numbers, reversing audio, translating codes from Binary, Hex and Base64 etc. at one stage random people recieved mail from Chris Kenner with a copy of Magic Man Examiner and a pack of Jerry’s Nugget cards.
It was speculated that following the departure of Jonathan Bayme from Ellusionist, he would somehow be involved in Theory11, a mysterious video appeared on Digg which was rapidly deleted, but seemed to hint that T11 would be some kind of online shop. The verdict is still out on this.
This will be updated if anything else appears. Bottom line is this launches at 11pm EST this Friday 31st August, so you have a little bit of time to catchup before launch day.
I am still in two minds about this, after all I have said on this blog about hype in marketing magic, this has to be the biggest, and they have certainly played to a certain target market, posting on the above boards, yet I can’t help be a little excited when you see the list of potential people that are involved in this, and the time and effort put in to the campaign.
Yet if this isn’t something really specical, if it turns out to be just another webstore/dvd/trick I think there will be a lot of dissapointed people, but if this is as incredible as they make out, we could be about to witness something special. I for one can’t wait to find out. Will post more if any updates happen between now and Friday!

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If you own a company you should understand the benefits of cloud based solutions. These are ways in which you can better manage your company and give everyone access to the information they need regardless of where they are when they need it.
Successful business owners succeed by consistently seeking ways to gain an advantage over their competitors – a combination of products, services, pricing, and customer service that makes their company stand out above other companies in their industry.
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Who all celebrates May Day? Well, socialists and communists for starters. They commemorate what is known as the Haymarket Massacre, or Riot, and/or also Affair, which started out as a worker’s parade protesting the killing of workers striking for an eight hour work day, by the Chicago police, on May 3rd, 1886, the day before the riot. An anarchist threw a stick of dynamite at the police, who were breaking up the protest, killing seven officers. The remaining officers then opened fire on the protesters, killing 4 and wounding dozens more.
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While the DJ seemed to be the main complaint, most attendees didn’t realize that the DJ was hired was found last minute. The officers had trouble finding a DJ because the original DJ they wanted wasn’t available, and then they went to SOS, who were hard to contact, and so their 3rd option was the Washington High School DJ, who they ended up using.
Despite the Dj not being that popular the officers still believed things went well overall. They thought there was going to be more people and not as many people as we thought were gonna go. I think everyone just likes boat dance more than other dances since this one is on a boat. Also, the chaperones were really nice but feel like they could’ve made more money and sold more ticket. Something we would change is the snacks because we were not as prepared we ran out of the water and that was not good.
A lot of the seniors all agreed that all the last boat dance was very memorable and it could’ve been better but it was not bad. One of the juniors said One of the guests that went to Lowell said “It was worth it. During the dance I stopped and realized that I was having fun, dancing with my two best friends (Brittany and Marjorie) although the music really sucked I still had fun!” – Dylan A.


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Worship at St Andrew’s is in the Anglican Choral Cathedral Style with an emphasis on liturgy. Under the direction of the Organist and Master of the Choristers, Prof Andrew Morrisson, the Cathedral music has flourished during the last 30 years, providing a range of high quality music to enhance the worship at choral services, as well as a weekly recital series and a variety of other concerts and musical events. The building has a fine acoustic and the cathedral organ is a historic instrument, some of which dates back to 1818.
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The eMINTS Veteran program keeps Certified eMINTS PD4ETSs (Professional Development for Education Technology Specialists) up to date.
Educational Technology Specialists who want to lead official eMINTS professional development, maintain materials access, and certify eMINTS Comprehesive Certified Teachers are required to maintain certification status. Re-certification programs ensures currency in technology integration, content and PD resources, adult facilitation and the eMINTS programs.

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If you opt to roast the beets, slice them thin. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and place the beet slices on them. Brush with olive oil and roast at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
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Individuals living with spinal cord injuries suffer from associated medical problems involving blood pressure, breathing, bladder control, heart disease, temperature regulation and non-healing ulcers—health issues that were long overlooked by the medical profession. Bauman and Spungen developed innovative medical advances and novel drug therapies to treat these ailments, helping to improve the health and quality of life for paralyzed veterans.
Every year, health care providers file billions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims. In partnership with the Department of Justice, Aybar and France coordinated criminal investigations for 12 special Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Teams (HEAT) in South Florida that uncovered hundreds of fraudulent Medicare schemes by durable medical equipment suppliers, home health agencies, physicians and rehabilitation facilities. The investigations resulted in nearly 700 convictions and the recovery of almost one billion dollars.
Improvised explosive devices have caused two-thirds of the casualties to U.S. coalition forces in Afghanistan. Engineers Young and Tran led the development, testing and deployment of a cutting-edge system of sensors placed on unmanned aerial vehicles that have helped Army and Special Forces units identify deadly improvised explosive devices and destroy these bombs before they could cause harm.
When the space shuttle program ended, NASA needed a way to transport supplies and crews to the International Space Station. Lindenmoyer solved this problem by launching a new era of private-sector orbital transportation. By creatively joining forces with the private U.S. space launch industry, Lindenmoyer made it possible for our country to continue its lead in space exploration while dramatically reducing the costs to taxpayers of building and deploying rockets and spacecraft.
Sara Meyers, Call to Service Medal, Director, Sandy Program Management Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C.
The federal government needed to better understand the effectiveness of critical housing and disaster recovery programs. Meyers set up systems to analyze vast amounts of data to help policymakers track and evaluate the performance of critical programs dealing with homelessness, public housing and rental subsidies. She also set up processes to track the spending and effectiveness of $13.6 billion in economic stimulus money for housing and $50 billion in Hurricane Sandy disaster recovery funding.
Michael Byrne, Citizen Services Medal, Former Geographic Information Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was charged with expanding broadband service nationwide. To achieve that goal, Byrne created a set of interactive, searchable online maps that put detailed data about broadband availability in the hands of citizens and policymakers. He also created online maps and geospatial visualizations that helped consumers and businesses make informed decisions by bringing to light previously inaccessible data about our country’s communications systems, including the proposed locations for new cellphone towers and new low power FM radio stations, and the availability of spectrum to be auctioned by the government.
Edwin Kneedler, Career Achievement Medal, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Edwin Kneedler has argued 125 cases before the Supreme Court, more than any other practicing attorney, on issues ranging from health care to free speech. As the top career deputy in the Solicitor General’s Office, Kneedler has set a high standard for integrity and has used his immense experience, institutional knowledge and credibility to help craft the government’s legal position on hundreds of cases before the nation’s high court.
Until recently, nearly 400,000 children in developing nations were dying annually of bacterial meningitis and pneumonia. Employing a combination of persistence, advocacy and science, Hajjeh worked with public health partners to convince 60 countries to use the Hib vaccine to curb the spread of these diseases, ultimately preventing millions of childhood deaths and disabilities such as mental retardation and deafness. The Hib Initiative, funded by the GAVI Alliance, is a consortium of four organizations: CDC, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and World Health Organization.

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You’ve learned that drinking moderate amounts of fine red wine can be good for your health, but you’d like it to come from organically grown grapes. Plus, ever since you saw the film Sideways you’ve wanted to try an organic version of a Pinot Noir, but don’t know where to turn. Well, the good news is that the world is full of earth-friendly wineries ready to slake your thirst. But before you can savor the flavor of that organic pinot, it helps to know a little about what you’re buying.
“I buy organic wines because I feel deeply that it’s overwhelmingly important to encourage organic farming,” says Amy Louise Pommier, manager of Prospect Wine Shop in Brooklyn, NY, which stocks some 90 organic wines. Delicious organic choices available to wine lovers are increasing to meet growing consumer interest. Nationwide sales of organic wine totaled $48 million in 2003, a 20.4% increase over 2002, according to the Organic Trade Association, the leading business association for the organic industry.
Grape growers who farm organically usually do so because they feel they will produce better wines while leaving fewer chemical residues in the soil, atmosphere, ground water and the wine itself. Just how widespread is organic winemaking? In California alone, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), the state’s largest certifying body, designated 7,700 acres organic out of a total of 513,000 acres statewide. The CCOF estimates that some 135 wineries and grape growers are involved in making organic wine. Many more California wineries incorporate a range of organic farming practices but are not formally certified, and there’s evidence that organic winemaking is a growing movement worldwide. “A significant number of Europe’s best winemakers have chosen in the past few years to convert to organic farming,” says Pommier.
Everyone from doctors to consumers scratch their heads when it comes to red wine. On one hand, numerous medical studies report that red wine exerts powerful health effects; a glass a day has been found to do everything from drop prostate cancer risk to offset damage from smoking to reduce one’s chances of suffering from heart disease. On the other hand, wine contains alcohol, which carries significant health risks if imbibed to excess. Should you partake in the grape and, if so, in what amounts?
Most experts say that if wine is already a part of your life, go ahead and indulge in that daily glass. But many people cannot drink alcohol for a variety of medical reasons, even more choose to abstain out of religious or other ethical considerations and still others just plain don’t like the taste.
Fortunately, even teetotalers can enjoy wine’s benefits in the form of supplements, which squeeze wine’s phytonutrients, including its powerful antioxidants, down into capsules while leaving the alcohol behind. So pour yourself a tall glass of water, and bottoms up!
Until passage of the Organic Foods Production Act in 2002, which mandates national standards for organic produce, there was considerable confusion over the meaning of the term “organic,” especially as it applied to wine. Certainly grape-growing is an organic process, but wineries often facilitate this method by using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The National Organic Program (NOP), a division of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), was authorized to regulate the marketing of organic products. The NOP set up categories for organic claims on wine labels, which you should be aware of when purchasing organic wine.
A wine can be marketed as “organic” provided that 95% of the grapes used to make it were grown organically—that is, without using most conventional pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers or sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Eschewing chemical pesticides and fertilizers does have its costs; grape yields of organic wineries are often half that of conventional producers and the wines they bottle are correspondingly more expensive.
Vineyards cannot sell their wines as “organic” if they add sulfites as preservatives. All wines contain sulfites as a byproduct of the fermentation process, but most winemakers add more as a protection against oxidation and bacterial spoilage. Since 1988, federal law has mandated that wines with even slight traces of sulfites say so on the label; chronic asthmatics are among a small percentage of people who may be sensitive to sulfites, suffering migraine headaches and other asthmatic/allergic reactions. Wines without added sulfites can be unstable (taste before buying!), but some established organic producers such as Frey Vineyards in Mendocino County, California, insist that modern winemaking equipment and sanitation make it possible to produce sound wines without the preservatives.
Some wineries choose to avoid the possibility of unstable wines by adding a small amount of sulfites. This costs them their “organic” designation; their wine labels can only bear statements such as “Made with Organic Grapes” or “Organically Grown.” Wines bearing these claims may also contain up to 30% non-organically grown grapes.
Biodynamic farming, the brainchild of German philosopher Rudolf Steiner, subjects grape growers to the strictest regime of agricultural practices, surpassing the NOP organic requirements. Biodynamic wines are thus rare on the market, but represent perhaps the purest expression of the organic ethos.
These winemakers are encouraged to run self-sustaining farms, growing a variety of fruits and vegetables with compost derived from their own farm animals. Biodynamic farmers use natural teas and sprays against pests and consider the effects of the sun, moon and the planets on their crops.
What’s particularly confusing for the average consumer is that many vineyards may be farming organically already but choose not to mention this on their labels. Many wineries are partially or largely adopting organic farming practices but simply will not or cannot always conform to the NOP requirements. And a fortunate few don’t think it matters in their marketing. “The higher you climb the ladder in prestige, the less winemakers tend to dwell on the fact that they’re organic,” says Michel Ginoulhac of The Organic Wine Company, a San Francisco-based importer and web retailer.

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About the Study Bourne End is a village at the southern end of Buckinghamshire sitting on the northern bank of the River Thames between Marlow to the west and Cookham and Maidenhead to the east. Historically Bourne End was a hamlet of Wooburn. When a station (Marlow Road Station) was built as part of the railway expansion in the mid nineteenth century the area grew and other hamlets Cores End, Well End, Heavens Lee, Spring Gardens, Eghams Green and others began to be known collectively as Bourne End. In 2005 the parish name was changed from "Wooburn" to "Wooburn and Bourne End". Some parts of the area known as Bourne End are in the parishes of Hedsor or Little Marlow.
The name of the village derives from the point where the river Wye (which rises beyond Hughenden flows into the Thames, Bourn being old english for a small stream or a brook.
There were many paper mills along the river Wye although all have now closed and these were a major source of employment along with agriculture.
The objective of this study is to collect together information about the historic hamlets that make up the present day Bourne End.
We already have transcriptions of 19th Century Pigot and Harrod directories together with the 1901 telephone directory. We have a project to document the historic occupants of the buildings that make up “The Parade”, the main shopping area in the village. We also maintain a bibliography of famous people who have lived in Bourne End from Enid Blyton to Edgar Wallace via Louis Bleriot, Kenneth Connor and Stanley Spencer amongst others.
The study is located on the village website and currently uses a wiki to encourage a collaborative approach.
Population The population of Wooburn parish in 1841 was 1830 rising to 4047 by 1911. Bourne End's population will have been a small part of that in 1841 but rising during the latter part of the nineteenth century.


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A security guard helps a foreign guest out of the building after bomb explosion at a hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan Saturday, Sept 20, 2008. A huge explosion ripped through part of the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 50 people and wounding hundreds more.
A view of destruction caused by a bomb explosion at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, Sept 20, 2008.
Wreckage and flames caused by a bomb explosion at the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan Saturday, Sept 20, 2008.. A huge suicide truck bomb devastated the heavily guarded hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing more than 50 people and engulfing the building in flames in a sickening reminder of the threat in a country vital to the U.S.-led war on terror.
A view of the Marriott Hotel lobby after a bomb explosion in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
A view of the estimated 30-feet deep crater caused by a bomb explosion at Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan Saturday, Sept 20, 2008. The huge explosion ripped through part of the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday.
A Pakistani police officer stands on the rooftop of Marriott Hotel a day after a truck bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Rescue workers continued to pull bodies from the wreckage from what was left of the hotel in Pakistan's capital, a rescue officer said, pushing the death toll above 50 in one of the biggest terrorist attacks ever in the country.
Pakistani rescue workers pause at the site of Saturday's truck bombing at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.
People look the images of injured and dead victims of Saturday's massive truck bombing, displayed at a local hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Rescuers pulled more bodies from the shell of the hotel in Pakistan's capital as the death toll from one of the country's worst ever terrorist strikes surpassed 50, including the Czech ambassador.
Pakistan army troops arrive to conduct a rescue operation at the site of Saturday's massive truck bombing at Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. The bombing devastated the luxury hotel in Pakistan's capital.
Pakistan's army troops arrive to conduct a rescue operation at the site of Saturday's massive truck bombing at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Investigators are combing for evidence at the scene of the bombing.
Pakistani workers clean the debris from the Marriott Hotel following the suicide bomb explosion Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, Sept 23, 2008.


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OLBR has everything you would want in a school, and so much more! We are a family-friendly community, accepting and celebrating our diversity and culture. Students truly get a solid foundation in academics as well as in the Catholic faith. They leave here with the tools they need to be successful in high school and in life! We provide a nurturing environment, where students feel safe and secure. This feeling of security enables them to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith as they discover the unique and special individuals they are. At OLBR, they grow as people, developing their strengths and talents, receiving needed support to transform their weaknesses into strengths.
We are located in the heart of Buffalo’s Riverside/Black Rock neighborhood: a place full of rich history and close by to the Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo Historical Society, Burchfield Penny Museum, Buffalo Zoo, and the Olmstead Park System.
We have a Title 1 program which enables students to get extra support in both reading and math. Our children, from grades Pre-kindergarten through the 8th grade participate in daily prayer and weekly liturgies. Students receive instruction in art, music, technology, library skills, and physical education. The Boys and Girls Club is housed on our campus and provides daily after school care for students five years old and up.
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I ask for the grace to rejoice in the love Jesus has for me when I see his wounds.
I see myself in the upper room with Jesus’ disciples. I know how crucifixion totally destroys a person. How do I respond to these reports of Jesus being alive?
Jesus says to us: Look at my hands and feet; touch me and see. Do I touch him? Do I touch his wounds? He invites me to speak. What do I say?
Jesus says: You are witnesses of these things. What things? How do I witness to these things? How do I witness to his aliveness, to his wounds? I speak to Jesus about how he can help me in my witnessing.


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Reliance capital found a support at 435 which is served as a strong support level from this level further downside movement would be expected. It is now taking support at 435 and resistance at 465. One can go for short position in it at 435 below this level it would be in a downward trend.
Ranbaxy in today's trading session was moving in a downward trend and it was down by 4.34 % and it manages to trade below the 10 days and 50 days moving averages. It is looking weak on charts from this level further downside movement would be expected, below 434 it would be in a downward.
ONGC is looking weak on charts in today's trading session it was down by 2.43 %. In order to be in an upward trend it has to trade and consolidate above the 10 days and 50 days moving averages. It has resistance at 276 above this level it would be in an upward trend else below 260 it would be in a bearish trend.
Maruti in today's trading made a smart recovery from the support level of 1154 which served as a strong support level. It is now trading at 1174.55, from this level further upside movement would be expected. It is now taking resistance at 1202 above this level it would be in an upward trend else below 1054 it might face more selling pressure.


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I decided to head up to Oxenhope in the Yorkshire Dales (UK) for a birds of prey workshop. I took the Sony a6500 and Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM lens along with me for the day.
The workshop was run by two amazing wildlife photographers Tony & Carol Dilger, from the privately kept falconry center SMJ Falconry.
Without further ado, here are some of my shots from this very sunny day in Yorkshire, which isn’t very common!
The first shot is of a red kite in flight. I upped the shutter speed to 1/2000 second and used flexible spot with lock-on autofocus for this shot. I positioned the focus spot towards the top center of the frame.
For this second perched shot I dropped the shutter speed to 1/800 second as he wasn’t perfectly still, I didn’t want to risk any motion blur by going any slower. However, in hindsight I could probably have got away with 1/200 sec.
This little merlin is the UK’s smallest bird of prey. If I could go back and take this shot again I would have included all of his tail feathers in the frame.
The long-eared owl is a medium-sized owl, smaller in size than a wood pigeon. I didn’t take too many shots here as there were millions of midges trying their hardest to eat me alive.
The next 3 shots are of the little owl. Unfortunately numbers are declining in the UK and there are now thought to only be around 5,700 breeding pairs.
The great grey owl needs no introduction. I would have loved to have taken a photo of him in flight, unfortunately it was a little too warm on this day to fly him, but he did pose for a few shots.
The barn owl is always a beautiful sight to behold. I used a centered focus point for this shot and of course continuous tracking and drive mode.
I was again very happy with the performance of the Sony a6500 and the FE 100-400mm GM lens. With plenty of daylight available focus lock even at 400mm was extremely fast and the lens never hunted. I regret not taking my a7R II along for some of the portrait shots, but this certainly won’t be the last time I’m shooting birds of prey.
If you also love shooting wildlife with your Sony Alpha camera, then I’ve setup the Sony Alpha Wildlife Shooters Group on Facebook where you can share your photos with fellow wildlife shooters. Please only post genuine wildlife shots, no zoo shots, pets or animals held in captivity that aren’t free to leave, genuine conservation centers are the exception here.


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The concept of the purchase of electric vehicles has gained a certain degree of popularity among motorists, but if it is such a good idea, why is it that more people don’t purchase electric vehicles than those who do?
One reason is that is seems that the majority of car buyers are simply not that informed about electric vehicles. Old habits are hard to change, and the habit of buying cars with internal combustion engines that operate solely on fossil fuels.
Another reason for the lack of sales of the electric vehicles is the lack of public charging facilities. People fear that if they have to travel for any distance, they will run out of power. Of course, that problem has been dispelled with the combination internal combustion coupled with battery power. When the engine runs, it charges the batteries of the car.
One of the major reasons that truly electric cars have not been a great success is the initial price tag. The Tesla roadster requires an investment of $100,000 which puts out of the financial reach of the average consumer. Even though the Tesla has a range of nearly 300 miles before it needs to be charged, it does not reach the criteria that would make it popular for most people.
The truly, totally electric vehicle just does not have the range to go on trips. While it is convenient to just travel around town, most of us do lots of driving out of town for events, shopping, business and visiting relatives. Until electric cars are able to have a wider reach, they will not catch on. Even the hybrids, such as the combination gasoline motor paired with batteries, are still very pricey and have not totally caught on either.
Well, if you run out of electricity, can’t you just charge your car? Of course you can, but you have to find a charging station, and it can take up to 20 hours just to fully charge the car. And you can’t just pull up to someone’s house or business and ask for a charge, so lack of availability of charging facilities is a major setback.
Electric cars are supposed to reduce pollution, but consider that they do rely on fossil fuel sources of electricity to get charged, which requires more reliance on the current grid than was present before.
The Nickel-hydride batteries that are produced for the electric cars cause a great deal of pollution in their manufacture. Battery disposal is a big issue as the materials that are in the batteries are very toxic, and if disposed incorrectly can be very hazardous to the environment.
At the present time it is so easy to get gasoline to fuel your combustion engine car, the prospect of suffering any inconvenience at all with an electric car seems pointless to most consumers. This is the spirit of the automobile, that is to be able to travel anywhere we wish conveniently. The electric car has a long way to go to achieve this level of convenience.

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This section of the site serves as a textbook for the IB psychology curriculum. I decided not to publish a traditional textbook, but rather to provide a text that students and teachers can use online. The text includes video, vocabulary resources, quizzes and full references. In addition to the textbook, over time the rest of the site will be updated to include sample work for the new curriculum.
The chapters are presented in the order that I feel would make the most sense in teaching the course. That being said, you may feel free to teach the course in whichever order you feel makes the most sense for you and your students.
An overview of the field of psychology and a look at the research methods that define it.
What is meant by critical thinking? How do we show this in our assessments? A toolbox of critical thinking strategies.
This chapter looks how cognitive processes affect behaviour - particularly, memory and thinking.
This chapter looks at the role of biological factors on behaviour and cognitive processes.
This chapter looks at the role of other people on our behaviour - as well as the role of culture.
This chapter examines the origins of abnormal behaviour and the effectiveness of both diagnosis and treatment.
This chapter looks at the cognitive and social development of children.
This chapter looks at how health psychologists promote positive health behaviours - and what the origins of health problems such as addiction, stress and obesity.
This chapter looks at how people interact. The chapter focuses on pro-social behaviour, interpersonal relationships and group dynamics.
This chapter discusses how to write a successful internal assessment.
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Tip: Removing the skin from chicken cuts the fat by more than half.
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Riding Elephants in Thailand: What’s the Big Deal?
One of the main attractions in Thailand is seeing elephants up close and personal. Rightly so as elephants are such large and majestic creatures who are fascinating in every sense. So, what’s the big deal about riding elephants in Thailand? Surely, it can’t be that bad right? Read on to find out more about these incredible animals and the myths behind supporting animal tourism.
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The truth is, in order to train an elephant to interact with humans, what a lot of people don’t know is that elephants are beaten, tortured and trained. The century old tradition of domesticating elephants is called “Phajaan”. This dark and horrific ritual is when baby elephant’s spirits are broken until they fear their mahouts (elephant handlers) so they become submissive to humans. Yes, elephants are friendly but they are still wild animals. If you can stomach it, watch this eye opening video on how these animals are tortured so they are tame enough to carry humans, perform in circuses, or beg for food. The Phajaan is also known as “the crush” which means to split the elephants will. They used to believe that you can beat the wildness away from the animals, hence, domesticating them.
This process involves putting them in a “crush cage” where they have their front and back legs tied by a rope, stretching their limbs. From here, they beat them with metal tools, poke them with various sharp objects, and sometimes even burn them. They are screamed at, beaten, and deprived from food and water. After weeks of torture, the mahout will be the one who will release them from their plight, thus gaining the trust of the elephant. This is the hard truth behind domesticating these creatures. These heartbreaking images is worth a thousand words but be warned, they are pretty graphic.
Yes, elephants are large creatures but the truth is, the spine of an elephant can’t handle the weight of humans. Think about it. Between the chair placed on their back, the paddings, the straps, chains, plus the weight of carrying two or three adults-it van get heavy. Carol Buckley, the president of Elephant Aid International explained that elephants have bony sharp protrusions that extend upwards of their spine instead of smooth round spinal disks. The pointy protrusions poke and point the tissue protecting them once they have too much weight placed on them. These elephants are forced to walk around with heavy loads for eight to nine hours a day, overworked and underfed. This article by Sarah V Schweig tells you what happens to the spine of elephants and how they can cause injuries to the elephants due to the constant heavy loads.
Again, this all boils down to domesticating wild animals. If you really think that elephants can really paint, jump through hoops, and do all sorts of tricks, then I have to say you are being a bit naïve. These creatures are meant to roam free in the wild. Not play football or paint you pictures. Instead, they are living in captivity, forced to perform all sorts of tricks. You know those elephants who paint pictures? As amusing as they are, what you don’t know is that these mahouts have sharp nails or small pointed objects which they poke the elephants with, guiding them to the right direction when painting. They are literally reminding them of their tortured past, reminding them of the supremacy of humans over elephants. You may also see mahouts often carrying a bull hook which they say they only use to “guide” the elephant. Those bull hooks are actually used an intimidation technique to follow the mahouts every command.
You see, I’m not preaching to the choir here. I too was once the eager traveler who professed their love for these magnificent creatures but still went for the cheapest tour without much thought as to the animal conditions. You see, I thought that as long as it was “elephant sanctuary”, they would treat their animals well. I remember leaving that place with a gnawing feeling in my stomach when I saw the elephants being chained after our jungle trek. I could see the bruised and injured chain marks on their ears. I left, feeling horrible about myself. Since then, I had vowed to do my research when it comes to animal tourism.
The truth is, there is no such thing as ethical elephant rides.
Because we travelers and tourists support these exploits, elephant treks, circuses, and elephant shows, the demand for these activities just go higher. While I’m particularly referring to elephants in Thailand, the fact of the matter is Asian elephants are exploited all over Vietnam, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia.
While ignorance is bliss, in this day and age, ignorance is no longer an excuse. While I would never cast judgment because I too was one of those ignorant tourists, its now time to get educated. The choice is up to you. Our demand for these tours further fuel the demand for people to capture baby elephants and domesticate them. Most elephants are born in Myanmar and are smuggled into Thailand by poachers, sold to elephant camps and circuses. The more we support this industry, the worse and worse it gets. Be informed, make responsible decisions, and do yourself a favor, always think twice if a tour involves animals.
We recently spent an eye opening day with the folks over at The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Elephant Nature Park, is a rescue and rehabilitation center for elephants all over Thailand. Through the efforts of the wonderful people that work in their organization, they rescue elephants that are used in illegal logging, elephants that are forced to beg the streets (forcing tourists to buy over priced bananas), and elephants that are forced to work in trekking camps. They have a large portion of land which around 70 elephants call home. Unfortunately, these animals can no longer just be returned to the wild as most of them suffer deep psychological problems. Instead, they are cared for and are allowed to freely roam the sanctuaries compounds. While keeping elephants in captivity is a practice that has been going on for generations, it is not too late to begin making change.
Apart from their rescue and rehabilitation practices, The Elephant Nature Park also offers various volunteer programs which you can take part of. The Elephant Nature Park has slowly been influencing other trekking camps to get rid of elephant riding and just allow tourists to interact with animals on a more natural level. Hopefully, this will inspire other camps to see that tourists will pay for other types of tours and not just elephant riding.
Apart from the Elephant Nature Park, there are a handful of other camps which treat their elephants humanely. So while these ethical camps maybe more expensive, you should know that they use the money to further improve their camp, save more elephants, and create more programs to help inform people of the plight of elephants in Asia. Moving forward, I would strongly recommend you to think twice before just signing up for the cheapest tour available. Do your research and do your part in ending this cruel practice.
I’m so glad people are finally wising up to the practices of some of the animal tourism places. Hopefully this won’t be something we have to worry about so much in the future. I will definitely be checking out Elephant Nature Park when I’m in Chiang Mai.
You are right, travellers have a choice and must be educated to know what is right and why riding elephants for fun is not. Thank you for sharing the reasons why we shouldn’t exploit these magnificent creatures, and what Elephant Nature Park is doing right in the name of ethical animal treatment and sustainable tourism.
This is great information. I too love having that chance to see majestic animals up close but it’s vital to do your research and know what your supporting.
I completely agree on ignorance not being an excuse. Elephants are amazing creatures and its time they get treated with the respect they deserve.
Posts like this one is what changed my mind about elephant riding. It is a message that needs to be spread! When we go to Thailand I will be sure to visit the Elephant Nature Park to show support for the work that they do.
Thank you so much for sharing this important message! (I’ll share on my networks.) Like you, about 10-12 years ago, I visited a not-so-nice place in Thailand (the one pictured in #3) not knowing any better. I, of course, regret it, and now try to warn other travelers against visiting animal attractions and partaking in other activities that exploit animals (like taking photos w animals in the streets). I also try to spread the word about positive organizations and experiences like the Elephant Nature Park.
This post is great and it’s really sad what happens to these elephants. It’s important for travelers to know an alternative to riding or watching elephants do tricks.
I was momentarily nervous when I saw your post. To be honest, I’m never quite sure of the angle. Thank goodness you chose to write about the plights of these poor elephants who are forced to trek with riders on their backs. I also spent time (4 days) at Elephant Nature Park. I would challenge anyone to visit there and see with their own eyes the physical and emotional scars the elepahnts have, as well as the joy of being in a place that allows them to be elephants. Thanks for writing this. It’s important to continue this message to educate travelers thinking of riding an elephant.
Very useful and clear breakdown of why riding elephants in Thailand IS a big deal. I admit that I’ve fallen for some of these myths in the past, but now see the error in my ways!
I agree with you- no article was born to entertain! Hello from Chiang Mai, Thailand Sabine. Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Great post! When I first saw the heading, I thought you’re gonna share your experience abobut riding elephants after doing it, thankfully it wasn’t the case! Thanks for sharing these information, hopefully, there comes a day that human beings don’t ride elephants anymore!
Ahhh..Glad you liked the article!
Oh man, not gonna lie when I first saw the pin I was super scared you were going to defend riding elephants! So glad you don’t, and on top of that you wrote this awesome post explaining just why it’s so bad!
Glad you enjoyed it @thereshegoesagn:disqus Hopefully more people read it and educate themselves. It’s such a horrible practice that I hope we can get rid of soon!
Great post, and I agree with the Elephant Nature Park being the perfect place to visit if you want to see Elephants in Thailand. I spent a week volunteering there, and it was an amazing experience!
Oh how was your experience volunteering in the park? That is something I would love to do as well.

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