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CoCo Cottage
109/77 Moo 9 T. Khoklor
Muang, Trang 92000
Trang, Koh Ngai
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The Coco Cottage is located on the island of Koh Ngai in the Andaman Sea that could give you unforgettable scenery of a white-sandy beach and crystal clear sea water. You can also enjoy this Treasure Island for a whole year round. Therefore, it is the best place for the tourist (like you), who is willing to seek peacefulness and happiness at the same time.
CoCo Cottage is an Environmental - Friendly Resort. All rooms are decorated in natural style, with extensive use of wood. Cottage is decorated in natural style, with thatched-roofs and walls lined with coconut trunks. Inside, made-to-order wooden furniture and woven bamboo leaves ceilings create a warm & natural feeling. We offer 2 Types of accommodation (28 rooms in total).
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Date of stay:
Feb 06, 2017
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Of all the many places we have stayed in a one month journey through Thailand Coco Cottage was our favorite. Most excellent helpful staff, our cottage looking out to the beach made us never want to leave and we absolutely had the most wonderful time. We will be sure to return to this paradise and it s wonderful staff.
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Ever so helpful and efficient. Thank you for your excellent service.
Feb 13, 2017
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Feb 06, 2017
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A magical experience from start to finish. We cannot thank you enough for making our time on the island an experience we will never forget. We loved everything about Coco Cottage and will not hesitate to visit again.
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Sawadee is the best of the best for booking in SE Asia.
Feb 24, 2017
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Aug 21, 2016
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After 2 very hectic weeks CoCo Cottage was a welcome relief before setting off to Bangkok. We were the only guest as it was the off season and the staff was friendly and helpful. The food was some of the best we had on our trip to Thailand and the cost and proportions were a great value. I would recommend CoCo Cottage for anyone wanting to get away from the crowds at other resorts, and the 3 days we spent there helped us relax before continuing our journey.
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Aug 29, 2016
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Brian Topel Barry
Date of stay:
Feb 04, 2015
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Das CoCo Cottage ist in jeder Hinsicht empfehlenswert. Die ruhige Lage am Ende des Strandes ist sehr gut. Lediglich das Baden ist bei Niedrigwasser sehr schwierig und ohne Wasserschuhe fast nicht möglich. Unser Bungalow war sehr geräumig und das Moskitonetz leistete ganze Arbeit. Auch das Badezimmer mit der offenen Dusche war sehr großzügig und schön gestaltet. Das Frühstücksbuffet war sehr umfangreich und es gab für Thailand einen sehr guten Kaffee. Das freundliche, zuvorkommende und gut ausgebildete Personal hat das alles dann noch abgerundet. Einziges Manko sind die nicht vorhandenen Sonnenliegen. Es gibt nur Klappstühle auf denen man aber nicht liegen kann. Aber es bleibt ja noch der Boden ;-)) Alles in allem ein sehr gut!
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Alles bestens.
Feb 13, 2015
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Markus Rosenberger
Date of stay:
Mar 15, 2014
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We had very pleasent stay
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Very good
Mar 31, 2014
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Heidi Rääsiö
Date of stay:
Feb 21, 2014
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Coco Cottage is a wonderful resort on a beautiful island. We enjoyed every single minute of our 3 days/nights there. It was such good fun relaxing, swimming, walking up and down the beach and watching the long-tail boats deliver clients to and from the resort, wading through thigh deep water if the tide was low! Our cottage, SS5, was ready for us when we arrived from the ferry around 11.30am. We were very impressed by the design of the cottage, the quality of the furniture and fittings, the wonderful outdoor shower and the position on the front row. We consider it was well worth paying extra for the front row. All the staff we had contact with were excellent, friendly, happy, smiling, attentive and helpful but not over-the-top. The food at Coco Cottage was of a high standard with a good selection on the menu and for breakfast and, considering the location where everything has to be brought to the island, very reasonably priced. We thought that 3 days was probably the right length of time on Koh Ngai as there isn t much to do but left thinking we had never stayed anywhere so perfect, a really idyllic paradise on our crowded planet.
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Easy, efficient, helpful as we originally booked for 2 nights but increased it to 3 later.
Feb 24, 2014
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Vicki Grierson
Date of stay:
Feb 20, 2014
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Coco cottages was a great and relaxing experience. The cottage Green delight was very comfortable and clean. Shower was very nice and had good water pressure. Cleaning every day and fast laundry service. Only bad thing about cottages (ours in the back row) was that when the weather was still there was some smell from the toilets coming inside. The restaurant served good food and drinks. The breakfast is very good. The staff of Coco is very nice and smiling, which is not obvious anymore in Thailand. We had a great 3 night stay in february, although I think the place was fullybooked, we didn´t feel it was too crowded because of the nice quiet location. I would highly recommend Coco cottages!
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Pleased with the booking service with possibility to book and pay next day.
Mar 05, 2014
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Tina Elisabeth Hagqvist
Date of stay:
Jan 22, 2014
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Nice locaton, good rooms, friendly staff. The breakfast is a bit boring (not too much choice and no day-to-day changes)
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Everything worked smoothly.
Jan 25, 2014
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Erik Theissen
Date of stay:
Jan 21, 2014
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As the name says a beautyfull place with bungalows placed between lots off coconut palms. It s a nice experience to take a shower in the open air bathroom looking upp in the sky with lots of palmtreetops. Very nice restaurant, but a bit expensive. Go futher down the beach to Koh Hai Seafood instead. Very nice food and value for money.
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Efficient as always.
Feb 23, 2014
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Kirsten Holst-Eklund
Date of stay:
Dec 16, 2013
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Nice rooms. Friendly staff. Okay food.
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Dec 27, 2013
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Lise Emanuelse
Date of stay:
Dec 24, 2012
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lovely, relaxing place with kind and lovely people working there
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Jan 04, 2013
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Carty Maria
Date of stay:
Feb 24, 2012
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We were parents with a teenager girl.We had booked just one night bur werw able to get one more, but after that it was full-booked. We enjoyed our stay att coco; calm and nice and very cosy, friendly staff.
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Mar 16, 2012
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CoCo Cottage is an Environmental - Friendly Resort...
All rooms are decorated in natural style, with extensive use of wood, natural surrounded to let you escape from the concrete forests in everyday life. This hideaway is to enjoy a touch of nature and to experience something different. CoCo Team is a management team contains of Thai family that will always stay to take care of you with Thai hospitality.
The beach in front of CoCo Cottage is rocky beach with plenty of dead corals. However, just few minute swimming out, they are many snorkeling spot that is always worth to spend your time.
Inspired by Koh Ngai's surroundings, all rooms at CoCo Cottage are decorated in natural style, with thatched-roofs and walls lined with coconut trunks. Inside, made-to-order wooden furniture and woven bamboo leaves ceilings create a warm & natural feeling. We offer 5 types of accommodation as shown following:
:: Garden Room (A/C) - 4 Units ::
Room in a garden.
(Child under 8 years is not allowed to stay because there are 2 rooms (adjoining) use the same wooden floor that can be made a noise by children. Unless a family take both room). ** Not suitable to people who got a sensitive to noise.
40 - 50 meters from beach / NO TERRACE
Approx. 25 sq.m. (Including bathroom)
Double bed (queen size), Sofa bed (1 x 2 meter)
Air conditioning (operated at night)
Indoor bathroom with hot/cold shower
Set bathroom amenities, umbrella, beach bag, beach sarongs
:: Green Delight Cottage (A/C) - 10 Units ::
cottages in the 3rd, 4th row.
40 – 50 meters from beach
Approx. 32 sq.m. (Including bathroom and terrace)
Provides mattress on the step floor (NO BED)
** not suitable to people who got a back or knee problem.
Queen size mattress or 2 single mattress
Air conditioning (operated at night)
Indoor bathroom with hot/cold shower
Private terrace with Daybed
Set bathroom amenities, umbrella, beach bag, beach sarongs
:: Sea Delight Cottage (A/C) - 10 Units ::
cottages in the 2nd, 3rd , 4th row.
25 - 40 meters from beach
Approx. 36 sq.m. (Including bathroom and terrace)
Double bed (queen size) with Sofa bed (1 x 2 meter)
Air conditioning (operated at night)
Outdoor bathroom with hot/cold shower
Private terrace with Daybed
Set bathroom amenities, umbrella, beach bag, beach sarongs
:: Sea Side Cottage (A/C) - 2 Units ::
Cottages in the first row.
10 meters from beach
Approx. 39 sq.m. (Including bathroom and terrace)
Double bed (queen size) with Sofa bed (1 x 2 meter)
Air conditioning (operated at night)
Outdoor bathroom with hot/cold shower
Private terrace with Daybed
Set bathroom amenities, umbrella, beach bag, beach sarongs, safety box
:: Sea Sense Cottage (A/C) - 4 Units ::
Cottages in the first row with canal in front.
** Not recommend child age under 8 yrs to stay, because a room terrace is stretch over a canal **
15 meters from beach
Air conditioning (operated at night)
Approx. 39 sq.m. (Including bathroom and terrace)
Double bed (Queen size), sofa bed (1 x 2 meter)
Outdoor bathroom with hot shower
Private terrace with day bed
:: Family Cottage (A/C) ::
Cottage in the 1st row.
Family Plan for family with 2 children under 8 yrs.
15 meters from beach
Approx. 32 sq.m. (Including bathroom and terrace)
1 Big bedroom provides 1 Double bed (queen size)
and 2 Single beds with 1 bahtroom
Air conditioning (operated at night)
Indoor bathroom with hot/cold shower
Private terrace withtable set
Set bathroom amenities, umbrella, beach bag, beach sarongs
:: All cottages provide ::
Shower gel, shampoo, conditioning as set bathroom amenities, towels, beach sarongs, beach bag and umbrella.
:: Energy & Fuel Saving Plan For all room type ::
Energy & Fuel Saving Plan
Aug - 31 Oct. 2012
1 Nov. 2012 - 15 May. 2013
Electricity in cottage
Operated 24 hrs.
Operated 24 hrs.
Air conditioner
Operated at night time (6 pm - 8 am)
Operated at night time (4 pm - 10 am)
:: CoCo Restaurant ::
Open from 7am. - 10 pm. offer Thai and International cuisine.
:: CoCo Bar ::
Open from 11am. - 1am. Freshly brewed coffees are served at our
"CoCo Beach Bar"
where coffee mania will not be disappointed from 11.00 am. Beside, after 4.00 pm., the bar will turn to the night beach bar and spoil you with choices of cocktails and the kindly selected music.
:: Resort facilities and service ::
CoCo Restaurant & CoCo Beach Bar
/ Books & magazines / Sun Chairs
Airport arrival, departure service / Cloth washing service/ Oversea, domestic Call
Room Amenities
shower cream, shampoo and conditioner, bath towels, face towels, sarong (for using on the beach). Housekeeper offer mosquito spraying service.
Room Facilities
a/c (operated at night), fan, hot shower, safety box. We have NO fridge, NO TV.
Snorkeling trips, Sea kayaking
Free WIFI is available at restaurant & bar area. Anyhow since Koh Ngai is a small remote island with no local residents, no main receiver from internet providers. Therefore internet signal could be disappeared for day(s) or week(s).
Cloth washing
Only cloth washing offered, no ironing. Service fee is calculated by piece, not per kilogram or per basket.
1) To protect water supply on this small island, please avoid bringing cloth to wash here.
2) To save your money, let's take this kind of service in town or bigger island.
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted credit
cards Visa, Master Card
Koh Ngai is a small island without village or local people. No Bank, no ATM, no Market, no Supermarket, no Hospital, no Pharmacy, no Police station, no salon or any beauty shop.
Getting CoCo Beach
The beach in front CoCo Cottage is a rocky beach. During low-medium tide time, guest will get wet when getting out from a boat. Taking sandal and short is highly recommended. Beside, for smooth travel plan, before specified you staying period or before book a flight and/or boat ticket for your guest, please visit
:: Tours / Activities ::
Snorkeling trips
Sea kayaking
:: Services ::
There is no Wi-Fi access at the resort. Only one possible method to connect to internet is connect via Sim card with smart phone or tablet. Sim card rental rate is 120 B / day. If internet connection is important for you. Please make sure that your smart phone or tablet is unlocked and ready for Thai's Sim card.
Airport arrival / departure service
Cloth washing service
Over sea / domestic Call
Pets: pets are not allowed
Accepted credit cards: Visa, Master Card
Check - In: 13:00 - 16:00 hours (Please inform in advance for checking in after 16.00 hour)
Check - Out: 08:00 - 10:00 hours, late checkout is subject to the availability, no charged.
:: Transfer Service ::
Only private transfer is accepted for advance booking. Transfer service will be automatically switched to organize as sharing transfer when there are at least 4 passengers. Guest who paid for private transfer in advance will get the over-payment back at the resort.
From - To
Private Transportation For 1 - 3 persons
(with one bag / person) Price (Baht) / one - way
Sharing Transportation For 4 - 7 persons
(same price for any age) Price (Baht) / one - way
Trang airport
- Latest flight arriving time: before 3 pm.
- Notify flight delay: 3 hrs. before pick up time
2,200 Baht / Group
650 Baht / Person
Krabi airport
- Latest flight arriving time: before 2 pm.
- Notify flight delay: 4 hrs. before pick up time
3,300 Baht / Group
950 Baht / Person
Phuket Airport
- Latest flight arriving time: before 1 pm.
- Notify flight delay: 4 hrs. before pick up time
5,800 Baht / Group
1,600 Baht / Person
* Note for transfer service *
Rate is subjected to change without prior notice until the service booking is confirmed by the resort (please recheck in advance).
Boat Rate is not including National Park Fee at Pakmeng Pier (400 Baht / adult and 200 Baht / child).
Sharing transportation is accepted when there are at least 4 persons.
In case there are 3 guests booking for taxi, please recheck with them if luggage will fit 1 normal size taxi.
Resort will not accept a transfer booking that guest's flight arrive airport after flight time mentioned in above table. Because latest time to organize longtial boat from Pakmeng pier is 4 pm.
For any delay, time changing, please notify before time mentioned in the table. Otherwise 300 Baht / hr. will be charged for the waiting time.
During END and LOW season, guest should have spare time or flexible plan for their departure. Leaving the island to take any fixed schedule of transportation in the same day is not recommended. Resort will not responsible for transportation that cannot be held due to weather unexpected.
* FYI: For Family With Kid (s) *
We had visited by many guests with baby/small kid and found that sometime some families with small kid(s) feel uncomfortable staying here. With careful consideration, our team has agreed to give below information to all parents for good preparation before visit either our place and / or Koh Ngai.
:: Koh Ngai Condition ::
Koh Ngai is a small remote private island without village or local people. No market, no supermarket, no mall, no hospital, no pharmacy, no bank, no ATM. Kid's necessaries need to be provided with you such as milk, baby food, diapers, kid medicine, mosquito repellent lotion for kid, kid life jacket etc. Even those are able to be ordered from Trang town (with charge), but it needs to take 2 - 3 days to obtain the orders.
In case of emergency, the nearest hospital is government hospital in Sikao district, Trang province. The fastest way to get there is 20 minutes taking a speed boat to Pakmeng pier then 15 minutes taking a taxi to the hospital. Anyhow, either longtail boat or speed boat is not always on site. In any urgent case, it takes about 1 hour to get to the pier. Or the nearest international hospital is in Had Yai, that take about 3 - 4 hours from the island. So, please carefully consider if your kids (or even adult) has any health problem.
Koh Ngai is a part of national park, more than 60% of area is covered by tropical forest. So the mosquito problem is difficult to eradicate. Anyway, never been found Malaria carrier here.
:: Resort Condition ::
Coco beach is rocky, not sandy. Kids could enjoy the beach during mid tide only.
As CoCo Cottage is environmental friendly resort, accommodation and all facilities are designed and arranged under the concept of simply living in the nature :
- No refrigerator, No kettle provided in any room. Kid medicine could be kept in the restaurant's refrigerator. And to boil water also could be required with our staff during restaurant service time at 7 am. - 10 pm.
- A/C in room will be operated at night time from 4 pm. - 10 am. or from 6 pm. - 9 am. in Pre & End or Low Season period. We do understand that sometimes kid may need to sleep in cold place but we are so sorry that our restaurant is open-air area, no a/c.
For family with 1 kid: child 3 years and up will be charged as extra person at 700 Baht / night. Price includes sofa bed set up, set of towels, mosquito net, a bottle of water and breakfast.
For family with 2 children (both are between 3 - 8 years old): our cottage size is about 30-39 sq.m., only 1 extra mattress on floor or sofa bed could be set up. So the older child will be charged as Extra person at 700 Baht / night. Price includes sofa bed set up, set of towels, mosquito net, a bottle of water and breakfast. Younger child has to share bed with parents and extra breakfast will be charged at 250 Baht / night.
* Note *
From November 2013: CoCo Cottage will only accept booking for adults and children over 3 years.
NO BABY or CHILDREN LESS THAN 3 YEARS ARE ACCEPTED
because we've got urgent medication cases with babies every year. And recently, there were 3 cases in a month that speed boat had been ordered at night. And one case also needed an urgent private transfer to International hospital in Phuket. Since hospitals in Trang don't have full-time baby specialist and pretty hard to communicate in English. Under this uncontrollable situation, we have to decide like this. If we could have a good solution for medication emergency in the future, we will absolutely welcome all little angels to our place again.
CoCo Cottage
is located at the north side of Koh Ngai, the beach face to Trang Sea. Actually, Koh Ngai is a part of Mu Koh Lanta National Park, Lanta District, Krabi Province. But it is more convenient to access via Pakmeng Pier in Trang.
Koh Ngai is a small island without village or local people. No Bank, no ATM, no Market, no Supermarket, no Hospital, no Pharmacy, no Police station, no salon or any beauty shop. CoCo Beach : The beach in front of CoCo Cottage is rocky beach with dead corals. However, just few minute swimming out, they are many snorkeling spot that is always worth to spend your time.
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Equity futures are higher this morning following yesterday's no volume melt-up. The dollar is close to flat, the Euro is following its downtrend line but is also close to even, bonds are down significantly, while oil and gold are both down.
Yesterday's move was yet another 90%+ move, this time a huge 94.7% of the volume was on the up side. Of course there was very little volume, coming in at only 80% of its ten day average. The frequency of these 90% days is quite alarming, I don't think there's any precedent for it; although there was a slug of them at the '07 top, there were not this many. They are most definitely not a sign of health, and when they do occur, they tend to occur at major turning points. What this cluster says to me is that there are far fewer real market participants and that High Frequency Trading (HFT) computers have taken over the market.
That's not a good thing, the market is very fragile because of it. Yesterday when we broke the most recent downtrend line you could just see the price shoot up in response. That's computers all taking the same cue at the same time. How can a market that functions like that be performing a role of price discovery? It can't, and the real value of the market isn't anywhere near where it is.
Accounting fraud and failure to take losses on debt that can never be repaid is the foundation of why the market is mispriced. Want to see a symptom?
Seriously, if you're not in fear mode, then there is something wrong with you – those who don't understand math and history are the ones who would exhibit no fear in the face of the debt and the fraud. Until the debt problem is resolved, and really until the monetary system that created that debt is fundamentally fixed by changing WHO controls the creation of money, fear is the appropriate response. "Market psychology" in this case is rooted in the math of debt.
Banks' Overnight Deposits With ECB Increase to Record
By Gabi Thesing
June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Overnight deposits with the European Central Bank rose to a record yesterday as the sovereign debt crisis made banks wary of lending to each other.
Banks lodged 320.4 billion euros ($394 billion) in the ECB's overnight deposit facility at 0.25 percent, compared with 316.4 billion euros the previous day, the Frankfurt-based central bank said in a market notice today. That's the most since the start of the euro currency in 1999. Deposits have exceeded 300 billion euros for the past five days.
Banks are parking cash with the ECB amid investor concern that a 750 billion-euro European rescue package may not be enough to stop the crisis from spreading and spilling into the banking industry. The ECB said on May 31 that banks will have to write off more loans this year than in 2009 and their ability to sell bonds may be hampered as governments seek to finance fiscal deficits.
"The banking crisis is back," said Norbert Aul, an interest-rate strategist at Commerzbank AG in London. "The news flow over the past few weeks has spooked banks and since nobody knows how exposed individual financial institutions are, it's deemed safer to park cash with the ECB rather than lend it on."
Money market tensions are resurfacing even after the ECB started buying government bonds and said it would offer banks as much cash as they want for up to six months. The measures accompanied the European Union rescue package, agreed on May 10, to counter the worsening debt crisis and promises by Greece, Spain and Portugal to rein in their budget gaps.
Money market rates are rising, with the euro interbank offered rate, or Euribor, for three-month loans yesterday increasing to 0.704 percent, the highest this year. Banks borrowed 9 million euros from the ECB at the marginal rate of 1.75 percent, the central bank said today.
The efforts by the EU and the ECB failed to allay investor concerns. Fitch Ratings lowered the credit grade of Spain, the euro area's fourth largest economy, to AA+ from AAA on May 28. Standard & Poor's in April cut Greece's debt to junk and lowered the ratings on Portugal and Spain.
Portuguese 10-year government bonds fell today, increasing the premium investors demand to hold the debt instead of benchmark German bunds.
The yield on the Portuguese security rose five basis points to 5.08 percent as of 8:56 a.m. in London. The spread over bunds widened six basis points to 231 basis points, according to Bloomberg generic data. Spain's yield over Germany was unchanged at 177 basis points.
The Monster Employment Index released this morning for May came in at 134, up from April's 133. ADP says May's employment added 55,000 jobs, this compares to April's report of a 32,000. Both would indicate that we can expect more jobs added in tomorrow's employment situation report than last month's 290,000 jobs added report – which, if you remember, was built upon the "Birth/Death" model and temporary jobs.
Separately, the weekly jobless claims came in at 453,000 for the week, higher than the consensus figure of 450k, but lower than the previous 460k report. Here's Econoday:
Unemployment claims continue to come in at a steady rate and indicate no improvement in the labor market. Initial claims totaled 453,000 in the May 29 week, right in the middle of a three month trend. The four-week average, up slightly for a third straight week to 459,000, is unchanged from four weeks prior. The continuing-claims side is similar, up 31,000 in the May 22 week to 4.666 million. Here the four-week average, at 4.654 million, has been almost motionless since late March. Today's report won't heighten expectations for strong data in tomorrow's employment report. Markets are showing limited and mixed reaction.
According to the DOL, there are more than 5 million people claiming Emergency Unemployment:
States reported 5,081,015 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending May 15, an increase of 21,172 from the prior week. There were 2,347,218 claimants in the comparable week in 2009. EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.
Still nearly 3 million more than the year prior while politicians are playing the short term financing game with never ending votes to extend benefits a now never ending part of the debt money framework.
Productivity and Costs for Quarter 1 of this year were revised downward on this morning's release. The prior report was 3.6% productivity growth, they were expecting 3.4%, and it came in at 2.8%. Quarterly labor costs fell 1.3%, that was on consensus. Here's Econoday:
Productivity growth was revised down but is still healthy-just not as robust as in recent quarters. First quarter productivity was revised to an annualized increase of 2.8 percent, compared to the initial estimate of 3.6 percent and the consensus forecast for 3.4 percent. Growth in unit labor costs was nudged up to a 1.3 percent annualized decrease from the initial estimate of 1.6 percent decline for the first quarter. The latest number matched analysts' projection for a 1.3 percent decline in costs.
The less strong productivity number for the latest period was due to a downward revision in output growth from 4.4 percent annualized to 4.0 percent and due to hours worked nudged up to 1.1 percent from 0.8 percent.
Year-on-year, productivity advanced 6.1 percent in the first quarter-up from 5.6 percent in the prior quarter. Year-ago unit labor costs came in at minus 4.2 percent, compared to minus 5.1 percent the previous quarter.
There was little market reaction to the numbers. But looking ahead, it seems that firms do not have much room for boosting productivity further by cutting labor. Basically, improved business will mean hiring and expanded hours-good news for the recovery.
What's there's really little room for is claims of huge productivity increases when we don't actually produce anything! What we produce is financial engineering and accounting fraud. And we're excellent exporters of those products!
Our "productivity" in this regard fluffs our GDP to levels unrecognizable from reality. Falling labor costs? Once again proof that adding debt based paper into a debt saturated economy will not make anyone wealthy besides those who produce the paper.
Factory Orders and Non-Manufacturing ISM are released at 10 Eastern.
If McHugh's Elliott Wave count is correct, you are near your last chance to escape the markets with any semblance of what you think you may have in terms of equities. His count shows this to be wave c up of wave 2 up of wave 3 down. Wave 2s are your exit point and they are the point at which it pays to get short the market as it nears completion as wave 3 of 3 will follow if that count is correct.
In an ideal world, we would rise up into the SPX 1,140 to 1,150 area and then roll over finishing a proportional right shoulder of the large Head & Shoulders pattern that's developing. That area is coincident with the downtrend line from the April 26th top:
Wave 'a' of the current a,b,c lasted for three days, proportionality says that wave c should take about the same, and that means wave 'c' could be finishing up as early as tomorrow or into next week. I would suspect this count is incorrect if we exceed 1,173 on the SPX.
Hey, I think those who don't recognize what's occurring to our markets, our financial system, and to the monetary system of the world are close to a major league spanking. The debt that underlies the world's monetary systems is poison, it is producing appropriate fear and that is the underlying tension that leads to other "events" like we are beginning to see all over the world. Those who believe the propaganda of the debt pushers have simply taken one too many tokes… Don't believe them, there are real solutions, but they reside outside of their debt-backed money box.
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iFixit Teardown Reveals Some New iMacs Are Assembled in the U.S.
As is customary with all new Apple gadgets, the folks from iFixit have torn the new, super-thin 21.5-inch iMac to bits. This time, however, the most interesting detail from the teardown was not found inside the device but etched into its casing — a sign saying "Assembled in USA".
Most of Apple's gadgets from the last decade or so were assembled in China, which makes this marking quite unusual. Per FTC's rules, "a product that includes foreign components may be called "Assembled in USA" without qualification when its principal assembly takes place in the U.S. and the assembly is substantial."
FTC even gives an example that directly relates to an iMac:
"Example: All the major components of a computer, including the motherboard and hard drive, are imported. The computer's components then are put together in a simple "screwdriver" operation in the U.S., are not substantially transformed under the Customs Standard, and must be marked with a foreign country of origin. An "Assembled in U.S." claim without further qualification is deceptive."
This could mean that, as 9to5Mac points out, Apple or its contractors have an iMac assembly plant in the U.S. — an interesting deviation from the norm in a world where a huge majority of electronic devices are manufactured and assembled in China.
It's too early to say that manufacturing is making a comeback to the U.S., but the big IT companies are definitely looking into it. In June 2012 Google launched the Nexus Q, a social streaming player which was "designed and manufactured in the U.S.A."
As for the rest of iFixit's teardown, it (unfortunately) reveals that the new, thinner iMacs are substantially harder to fix than the old ones, with most replaceable components (including RAM memory) being hidden behind the logic board.


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Forth never really caught on... did it.
I was the only one in the company who could understand it.
Some of my favourite applications are written in Forth, Voyager 1 & 2, the desktop planetarium programme I have running on my Mac (plus!) is a conspicuous example.
The contempt that C programmers show Forth (and just about any other language) is amazing!


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Ray and I are always pretty good about taking time out to spend an evening together, just the two of us. We may have gone "from dates to diapers" but we certainly haven't forgotten about the dates! I truly believe that our date nights have been extremely influential in keeping our marriage so exciting. I look forward with much anticipation to these special nights.
Well, tonight was one such night. Ray and I first headed downtown for the Holiday #SacTweetUp, at Park Ultra Lounge, where I had THE BEST Jolly Rancher martini and we mixed and mingled with other social media mavens. Since both of us are BIG sushi fans, we then headed to Mikuni – our favorite sushi restaurant – and gorged on a plate of spicy seared ahi and some amazing sweet and sour rolls. (Kinda makes you drool for sushi, huh?)
The best part of the night, though, was when Ray stole a kiss during our short walk from one place to another, the playful banter about "parking" just to make out, and the uninterrupted conversation. Together. Without the kids.
How about you… Do you see the importance of date nights?
How do you reconnect with your spouse?
Date nights for us are super important. They provide an opportunity to reconnect in a way that we can't with the distractions of home and family pulling at us. No diapers, no laundry, no pressing emails. Just us.
This post is sponsored by JuiceBoxJungle and Restaurant.com,
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Sudocrem Care & Protect Baby Changing Room Awards, this year in collaboration with the Dads Network and the NCT, hopes to highlight the need for baby changing facilities for dads with a new Dads' Toilet category.
Research carried out by Sudocrem among 500 dads found that only a fraction of men's toilets in the UK have baby-changing facilities, yet almost 700,000 men become fathers each year and a further one million have children under two-years old.
The survey conducted by The Dad Network found 47.5% said that they have had no choice but to change their children's nappies in their car, while 60% wait until they get home, sometimes leaving a baby wearing a dirty nappy for hours.
Al Ferguson, founder of The Dad Network, said: "We want more facilities for dads everywhere and that's why we've joined Sudocrem to campaign for change." There is an indoor-play and family entertainment category in the awards, and the other categories are retailer, restaurant/ cafe, and family hotel/holiday park.
Nominations, including a photo are welcomed via the Sudocrem website www.sudocrem.co.uk/social-hub, its Facebook page @Sudocrem or by emailing email@example.com.
The closing date for entries is January 31, 2017.
The winning baby changing rooms receive an engraved plaque and use of the Sudocrem Care & Protect Baby Changing Room logo. Nominators are entered into a draw for the chance to win a short holiday and other prizes.
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What is Angry Forehead?
a man who has an evergrowing forehead with a lot of frown wrinkles. a happy chap generally (yeah right) who just bimbles through life on an evergoing quest to dig himself out of the current black spot thats bringing him down. soon to be followed by another life-changing set of curcumstances to put him right back in the shit hole that he just spent the last 6 months trying to get out of.
'angry forehead is in a mood again'
'fuck knows'


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This week MOLA archaeologists have been working with members of the public to excavate Stepney City Farm as part of a Crossrail community archaeology project, which goes on until Saturday 27 July.
The sun shines over Stepney City Farm in the East End of London where the atmosphere today was relaxed and eco-conscientious with a shared community spirit. Volunteers, school groups and families visit this working haven situated in the 'village' of Stepney, a stone's throw from St Dunstan's Anglican Church. We're looking for the remains of the Tudor palace known as Worcester House, occupied by Henry Somerset, the Marquis of Worcester in the 16th century; a brick-tower gatehouse, along with many other significant archaeological finds that have already been uncovered by MOLA.
Temperatures soared to 27 degrees as staff and volunteers excavated the remains of the Tudor palace whilst we listened to the hee-haws, oinks and clucks of hot but contented farmyard animals, surrounded by trees and many varieties of herbs and colourful flowering plants.
The allotments, buildings and pathways were designed from recycled materials; bunting swayed in the breeze overhead, a flourishing and successful outcome to a plot of land where squatters once stood their ground and won!
The vision underground, however, is very different. Dark and eerie caverns and utility tunnels weave between London's tube and rail lines at depths exceeding 35 metres. These caverns under Stepney Green are some of the largest mined and constructed tunnels in Europe with many people employed by Crossrail, below street level, in protective clothing, oblivious to the temperatures above. This heavy and dangerous work will continue after we and our volunteers move on.
Back on the surface, MOLA has an archaeological excavation underway that has exposed a ditch, moat and boundary walls of Worcester House, otherwise known as 'King John's Palace'.
Archaeological small finds include a copper dress pin and remains of a Tudor shoe from the moat, glass beaker bases from the cess pit and a bone ivory ring from Garden Street. Exciting recoveries are being made on a daily basis!
The site was visited by BBC TV television crew and their film was broadcast at 6.30pm on BBC London. The East London Advertiser also made a visit.
In-depth archaeology has been undertaken by MOLA on this site and includes bore holes, nine trial trenches and full scale excavation of the area. This is to pave the way for the 42km of Crossrail tunnel that will pass under Stepney Green for the high capacity London railway line that is due to open in 2014. Despite all of this, above ground, the residents of Stepney City Farm carry on as normal. Sid the ferret was rescued by Dave Sankey when he wandered into a trench, Billy the goat never failed to amuse the visitors with his cantankerous ways and my favourite Stepney animal, that I have named Mollie, was a big white fluffy bantam chicken that crossed the road!
These happy animals, the amazing variety of flora and the community that created this magical place, continue to live in blissful co-existence, oblivious to the archaeology and construction below their feet and roots. This eco environment, along with the history of the site and the current work being undertaken by MOLA appealed to my sentiment and made my day at Stepney City Farm both memorable and gratifying!


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A little while ago I mentioned that we were raising funds to purchase four drawings of animals by the Arts and Crafts designer Philip Webb (1831-1915) for Wightwick Manor. I am delighted to be able to relay that we have now acquired them.
The required sum of £190,000 was raised through donations from the public as well as substantial grants from the Art Fund, the Monument Trust and the V&A Purchase Grants Fund.
The watercolours were originally owned by Laurence W. Hodson (1864-1933), a Wolverhampton industrialist and philanthropist who lived at Compton Hall, which was furnished with Morris & Co. textiles and wallpapers.
Wightwick Manor, about a mile from Compton Hall, was built in 1887 for Theodore Mander (1853-190), a fellow industrialist, and was similarly furnished in Arts & Crafts style. The Webb animal drawings will henceforth be on display as part of the rich interiors and collections at Wightwick, reinforcing the historic link between Wolverhampton and the Arts & Crafts movement.


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Don't you just hate it? You're at the dinner table, watching TV or just relaxing, when the telephone rings. You stop what you're doing, grab the phone, and it's a sales call! What could be more annoying? How about a sales call that's a recorded message?
As you hang up the phone you say to yourself, "But I'm on the Do Not Call list. Why did this happen?"
It turns out there was a little exemption in federal telemarketing rules that allowed millions of people on the Do Not Call Registry to get recorded sales pitches. If you had a "business relationship" with a company, they were allowed to send you automated calls.
The Federal Trade Commission just changed the rules to close that loophole. By next year at this time, the chances of getting these unwanted robo-calls should drop dramatically.
By December, all recorded sales calls must have a simple interactive way for you to let the company know you do not want any more of them. It could be via the keypad ("push 1 to avoid future messages like this") or by saying something into the phone.
As of September 1, 2009, companies can only make recorded sales calls to people who have agreed in writing to receive them. Digital signatures via e-mail are acceptable.
The rules say if the telemarketer does not have the technology to determine if the automated call is going to an answering machine or voicemail, the message must include a toll-free opt-out number.
Consumer groups are delighted with the new rule. "It's a big step forward," says Susan Grant, director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America. "The FTC's action will bring some relief to consumers whose phones are being tied up and answering machines are being filled up with prerecorded sales calls."
The telemarketing industry isn't happy with the new rules, but it appears ready to accept them without a legal challenge. According to Tim Searcy, CEO of the American Teleservices Association, telemarketers now have "a greater understanding of how frustrated consumers are with the use of prerecorded messages."
Searcy tells me recorded messages are not as effective as live operators, but many companies use them because they are substantially cheaper. "It's probably in the neighborhood of a dollar a minute for a person to be involved and it's pennies a minute for a prerecorded message," he says.
Why was this new rule needed?
Two federal agencies, the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, both regulate telemarketing calls. The FCC has a rule that allows companies to send recorded sales messages to anyone with an "established business relationship," even if their home phone number is on the Do Not Call Registry.
If you bought or rented something from that company within the last 18 months, or simply inquired about a product or service within the last 3 months, you've established a business relationship.
"Theoretically, you could go into a store and buy a pack of chewing gum and create an established business relationship with that store," says Allen Hire with the Federal Trade Commission.
About four years ago, the telemarketing industry asked the FTC to bring its rules into agreement with the FCC's rules – to allow recorded sales calls to established customers, even if their phone number was on the Do Not Call Registry.
But when the Federal Trade Commission announced it might do that, it got an earful from nearly 14,000 people who opposed the idea.
David Brick of California wrote, "Because of the absence of a live human being, prerecorded calls are particularly noxious."
"Please help get rid of these useless waste-of-time phone calls," said Winnie Williams, 89, of Washington.
Peggy Sanders of Louisiana put it this way. "If I want to buy something I'll contact them. They have no respect for people's privacy. If you're not at home they fill up your answering machine. Please stop this aggravation!"
Some recorded messages are exempt
Under the new rules, recorded calls that are "informational" and do not try to sell you something will be allowed without prior consent or written permission. Here are a few examples:
- An airline wants to notify you of a flight delay or cancellation.
- A doctor's office or repair service calls to confirm an appointment.
- A company issues a recall of a product you purchased from them.
Political calls are already exempt from the Do Not Call Registry and recorded political messages will be exempt from the new rules. The same goes for any charity soliciting via the phone.
But there is one important change. Starting in December, if the charity hires a commercial telemarketer to raise money and that company uses a recorded message to contact previous donors, it must provide a way to opt out of future recorded calls.
My two cents
Once again, the FTC has listened to consumers and put their privacy ahead of commerce. As someone with two phone lines in the house, I am grateful to the commission for its action.
Still, you need to be on guard. Watch out for companies that try to get permission to pitch you via recorded messages. Look carefully at anything you sign (whether physically or electronically) to make sure you are not agreeing to receive unwanted recorded sales calls.
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Over the past 75 years, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts won a fanatical following with one product: sinfully sugary doughnuts, served warm. "Nothing better than the classic glazed doughnuts," says Rodney Blake, a Philadelphia banker who rarely passes a Krispy Kreme shop without stocking up. "There are other places to go if you want healthy food."
That's about to change. Chief Executive Officer James Morgan plans to add oatmeal, yogurt and fruit juice to the Krispy Kreme menu. The very prospect would have been laughable in the late 1990s when the chain's "Original Glazed" doughnut became a national obsession — before falling victim to overexpansion and the carb-free Atkins diet.
The new menu is part of a revival at Krispy Kreme. Its stock has more than doubled in the past year, to $9 per share. Last month the chain posted its best quarterly profit since 2004: $9.17 million on sales of $104.6 million for the first quarter ended May 1, more than double that of the year before. To keep the momentum, Morgan says he needs to sell healthier food and specialty coffee. "We weren't getting a lot of verbal complaints," he says. "But we also were not getting the sales we thought we should."
Bloomberg Businessweek: Krispy Kreme has that glazed look
Krispy Kreme was founded in 1937, when Vernon Rudolph bought a yeast-raised doughnut recipe from a New Orleans chef and opened a factory in Winston-Salem, N.C. In the 1980s the company began opening stores across the U.S., and by the late '90s the Krispy Kreme doughnut had become a cultural icon complete with its own featured role in a 2002 episode of "Sex and the City." Before long, however, Krispy Kreme's pell-mell expansion caught up with it, and by 2005 the company's board sent its CEO and several executives packing amid an accounting scandal. The stock tanked, the company was forced to close half its 390 stores, and 14 quarters of losses followed.
In early 2008, Morgan, a former securities executive who had been a director since 2000, took over and began revamping the chain. One of his first acts was to drop the so-called factory stores, 7,000-square-foot spaces where customers could watch hot doughnuts bounce along conveyor belts. The showcase stores were a mistake because their locations required people to drive as much as 20 miles to buy a doughnut, says Sam Yake, an analyst at BGB Securities. The new stores, dubbed neighborhood shops, are less than half that size and located in highly trafficked shopping centers and college campuses; some even have drive-throughs.
Bloomberg Businessweek: Starbucks targets folks who shun Starbucks
Morgan has also ramped up overseas expansion. He's doubled the store count abroad to more than 400 — compared with 230 in the U.S. — and recently said Krispy Kreme is looking for partnerships in Latin America. Last year international revenue grew 15 percent, to $18.3 million.
Still, if Krispy Kreme is to have any hope of prospering against the likes of Dunkin' Brands and Starbucks, which have 6,800 and 10,900 U.S. locations, respectively, it must generate more sales. Besides adding healthier fare, Morgan is placing a big bet on coffee, which is more profitable than doughnuts. In September, Krispy Kreme will roll out a range of coffee drinks, beginning with signature blends and moving to espressos and lattes over the next 18 months. Nancy Childs, a food marketing professor at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, says Morgan would do well to target people in their 20s and 30s. "Starbucks isn't really their brand," she says. "Krispy Kreme has room to step up."
Bloomberg Businessweek: Tim Hortons CEO leaves abruptly
The brand still connects with many consumers. The Krispy Kreme page on Facebook has more than twice as many fans as Tim Hortons and nearly as many as Dunkin' Donuts. So Morgan is careful not to stray too far from the company's roots. Despite its shift to healthier fare the chain still lends its name to the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, N.C., where contestants run two miles, down a dozen doughnuts, then run two more. Who needs oatmeal?
The bottom line: Krispy Kreme is trying for a health-fueled comeback. It now has 400 stores overseas, almost two-thirds of its total.


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Dear Baby CZ.....
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Congrats CZ… :DReplyDelete
awwww..!! Congratulations and best of luck with the whole pregnancy! Boy or a Girl, one thing for sure, you will manage all that on your tip toed heels with that perfect lipstick pout for sure, one stylish mummy dearest! haha.ReplyDelete
Dear Cynthia,ReplyDelete
The heartiest, bigggest congratulations to you. I for the life of me wish it is a girl because a boy would go crazy surrounded with so much pink-ness ! Haha !!!
Whatever it is , im sure it will be one lucky kid with a supah fabulous mommu
Congratulationsssssssss CZ n MR.CZReplyDelete
god bless u baby n ur babyyyyy
how about both
dont kill me
Congratulations!!! Hope it's a pretty little baby girl, every inch as gorgeous as her mommy :DReplyDelete
Bear hug and heartiest wishes CZ :)ReplyDelete
Congrats Baby Momma....ReplyDelete
Warm hugs and wishes from all of your admirers.
I hope its a girl... :)
Congrats, so happy for you :DReplyDelete
Congratulations Cynthia ! Motherhood is a beautiful experience ... take careReplyDelete
That's amazing, congratulations!! Big hugs!! ^_^ReplyDelete
congratulations.. I wish its a girl!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 28, 2014 at 8:23 PM
Hey even I hated tea, and I am a tea addict .... I couldn't stand the smell of it ... but after delivery, I began liking it gradually and everything is back to normal...ReplyDelete
All the best ... :)
Congratulations momma to be. I believe little munchkin is gonna be a September baby :D just like me. *happydance* will you be doing outfit posts for the next 7 months? I have a strong feeling it will be a girl ��ReplyDelete
CZ darling .... the best part about pregnancy is... it gets over LOL. I am a new mom so please dnt judge me or anything... but really i took time to be happy about all of it. I share your zodiac, height plus am petite like you and so many times find you very similar to myself as in thoughts, taste etc etc. So i wish you stay chilled about everything and it goes smooth and easy. I am feeling it would be a Boy (stupid reason is I have a baby boy :) and you will adore him to bits. Babies have that magical thing about them especially when they are your own ;) Loads of love and happiness to you....ReplyDelete
congratulations :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations Cynthia....Bless you & the baby with best of health. Take care :)ReplyDelete
Heartiest congratulations!! Its a time to relax though the first trimester is tiring with the morning sickness n mood swings...ReplyDelete
Btw download babycentre pregnancy app, its really helpful.
Ps: telling with recent experience as I'm in my 2nd trimester currently :)
Congrats Cyn...enjoy d 7 months that u hav for urself haha ( Believe me wen i say tats cuz i hav a yr old baby girlReplyDelete
Aww congratulations !!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats CZ....so happy for you....wish its a cute little girl as gorgeous as her mommy :)ReplyDelete
Congrats CZ!! I feel baby CZ will be a girl as beautiful as you are <3 God bless you :)ReplyDelete
Hello MRS CZ! Firstly heartiest congratulations for becoming a mother :) (just some few months more)ReplyDelete
May you be blessed with a healthy child.......I have been a silent viewer of your blog...one of the best blogs seen so far!.....and with the effort you put in and the super talent you have with makeup, i'm sure if you have a lil angel......she is going to be blessed with a mommy like you who knows what beauty is!! :)
Congrats to you and Mr CZ.............Best wishes :D
awwwww..............dunno but why i am like so damn excited to read this........congratulations CZ...you are an inspiration to so many and i am sure you will have the most cutest and stylish baby ever!!!ReplyDelete
*Happy Dance*ReplyDelete
Congo Pongo! :)
I Wish it's a Girl..Wish You Loadza Happiness n a Safe Delivery :)
congrats CZ !! now i can relate to your gol gappa post on instagram.. lol ..ReplyDelete
God Bless and take care !!
Congrats CZ!! I recently became a mommy and suddenly started thinking of all blogger friends I shared comments with in the beginning when I had just started. You were one of them! And I started thinking of you and if you became a mommy too. And somehow I opened my old blog (which is not active any more) and saw your post in my feed. A big yay moment!!. So happy for you. Loads of love and best wishes! Jiya.ReplyDelete
I've been a silent reader, but today, I HAD to comment! I think I speak for all your readers when I say that we are so happy for you, CZ! Wishing you lots of happiness, and good health :D take care, and I'm sure whether girl or boy, baby CZ will be as fabulous as you are :D lots of love xoReplyDelete
OMG !! Congrats CZ..Super awesome..I am so excited to see how the baby would look :p Crazy me..And I wish its a girl..coz u gonna dress her all pink and cute :DReplyDelete
congratulations sweetie!!! I am soooooooooooooooo happy for you!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! amazing news!!! this is so lovely :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) hmmm I'll guess...let me think...boy ;)ReplyDelete
Congratulation dear.. :D :D. Mood swings.. ;)ReplyDelete
heheh.. wish u get a double dhamaka.. but I would like you to have a baby girl as cute as you... ;) :D :D.. May god bless u.. :-* :-* ..
Congratulations CZ... So happy for you... :)ReplyDelete
Hope it's a baby girl... Coz they are calm and sweet... :)
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 12:15 AM
Oh My God Cynthiaaaaaaaaa Mam wow Congratulations .........!!! Hope it is a girl ...:))) She Would be just like you :) Omg i guess she will be a libran <3 .....I want to cry with happy tears ....*_* :* <3 ShrutikaReplyDelete
Congrats once again CZ :)ReplyDelete
Boy or Girl.. We all would definitely want to see another CZ but whatever the mom wishes for :)
- just_kazariMarch 1, 2014 at 12:19 AM
And it's totally normal to feel less than excited when you find out -- it's a big shift in mindset and lifestyle!
- KashishMarch 1, 2014 at 12:43 AM
Congrats Cynthia.:) :) God bless u & the baby.I wish it's a girl.And thn d beautiful mumma & the pretty daughter; both cn go shopping together for all d pinky stuff.Hehehehehehe.:) :) But u knw actually,daughters r a mother's best frnd.So u'll find a permanent adorable friend,with whom u cn talk abt wt u wntto do,etc.,etc,.And if u hv a girl,do make it a point to get her all that cute baby stuff.:) Dose flowery hairbands & clips.I still so feel addicted 2 dem.Hehehehehehe. :) :) I'll love to see their posts too.I'm so so happy for u.Better tc of urself and avoid cosmetics for a little while.I've heard d chemicals somehow affects the baby during pregnancy.I dnt knw hw mch of it is true.Bt u knw wt concern moms hv for their babies.Moms cn do nything for their little love.And I jst wnt u & d baby to b safe.Avoid late night sleeps & dnt work ol9 too mch,d harmful rays.....:( I'll miss u though....:( Gn 2 d pretty mom & d cute baby.:) :) Muaah 2 him/her...........:) :) xoxoReplyDelete
Oh my gosh Cynthia! MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! xxReplyDelete
Congrats CZ..yupp guessed it was positive..lots of love and care..for the awesome journey ahead..yuppp gol gappas tend to be extra yummyReplyDelete
Congrats Cynthia!! I have been following your blog regularly and am so happy for you!ReplyDelete
Welcome to motherhood!!ReplyDelete
congrats cynth I know u will be a fab yummy mommyReplyDelete
Many congratulations!! Somehow all the pink and bows makes it really hard to guess anything but a girl, but then you never know!!!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to You CZ i hope this pretty girl gets an equally pretty baby girl whom she can pass on all the wisdom she has about beauty......ReplyDelete
A wish you a ton of happiness....
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 12:14 PM
Hii Cynthia,ReplyDelete
Congratulations to you and Mr.CZ for the great news. Now you got more reasons to shop for :)
Just wondering, what if you have twins?? One girl and one boy?? :) =D
Wish you loads of happiness and safe delivery
Congrats, Cynthia! Am sure Baby CZ (boy/girl) is going to be supercute :DReplyDelete
- AnjaliMarch 1, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Congrats.. Lil CZ. A Gal with bows, hearts, frills all in Pink.. SmartyPants like you in a good way.. You will surely be a supah dupah mum..ReplyDelete
Congratulations CZ :)ReplyDelete
Aww Congrats, CZ!!! :)ReplyDelete
Aw so many congratulations CZ! Wishing you a happy healthy pregnancy and baby ;)ReplyDelete
really so happy for you....:)....enjoy this phase to the fullest...hopefully i'll be joining u soon...:)ReplyDelete
congrats nd i wish you have a girl... pretty & talented like youReplyDelete
Congrats CZ :-)ReplyDelete
- CherryMarch 1, 2014 at 5:59 PM
Congos CZ…me too due after 7 months….now plz do some ootd posts…will help immensely…n take care…u shall be normal by end of first trimesterReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 10:45 PM
Its a girl! A pretty little Cynthia Junior on its way <3ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 11:49 PM
A big congrats to you :D Hoping that all goes well :)ReplyDelete
Congrats CZ !ReplyDelete
Baby CZ will be one hell of a lucky child :)
My instinct says- BOY !!!
Hey CZ, heartiest congratulations!!! Enjoy ur pregnancy!!ReplyDelete
i think it's a girl :D
Boy or girl, Cynthia, my jaw dropped with happiness when I saw the news on your other blog. Can't wait to see the cute little fellow! Stay happIER through the next couple of months!ReplyDelete
Lots of love.
So happy for you! Congratulations :D xxReplyDelete
Congrats...May God bless you with a healthy and loving child....ReplyDelete
Eeeeps! SO happy for you Cynthia.ReplyDelete
Congratulations :)
Congrats!! I say girl!!! XxReplyDelete
Many congratulations to u ! I keep reading your posts! n this one was lovely :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations Cynthia <3 sending lots of love and prayers your wayReplyDelete
Wow, Cynthia... Thats great news.. Congratulations both of you... So excited :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2014 at 3:56 PM
OMG what a news little girl...u r becoming a mommy now....heartiest congratulations to all in family....take care of urselfReplyDelete
i guess 5 Oct is the D-Day :)
hope to see more maternity stuff and urself in those cute maternity clothes here.
boy/girl whatever it is.....it will b lovely as you are.....good luck <3
Congrats Cynthia!! You are following me ;)) Looking forward to reading a baby blog soon!!ReplyDelete
- PragyaMarch 3, 2014 at 6:19 PM
Many many congratulations Cynthia and Mr. CZ!!ReplyDelete
PS: I am also facing the aversion to tea!!
Big congratulations Cynthia!welcome to the beautiful world of mommyhood!( very soon now. )ReplyDelete
Congratulations CZ! This is my first time to comment here but I've been reading your blog for a long time now. I'm also a new mom to an 8-month old beautiful baby boy. Get lots of rest especially when you already show. Take care of yourself. I had a difficult pregnancy but thank God we are both okay now. Looking forward to your future posts!ReplyDelete
Congratulations Cynthia! Such amazing news! Wishing you the very best! <3ReplyDelete
Congratulations Cynthia ! Such a great news Mashallah. Wish you all the best .ReplyDelete
Lots of love and prayers for you.
Aneela .
Couldn't THANK you all enough for all the wonderful comments! Wish you all the very best & God bless you too <3ReplyDelete
been an occassional commentor but a regular reader CZ.Delete
happiest news and hearty congrats. and welcome to mommys club !!
wishing you the very very best of health and happiness.
drink lots of water and eat nutritious food and stay happy ..
BTW ,please download babycentre app very useful it is ..
boy or girl ,lil CZ is going to be a star , for sure
my instinct says it is a baby boy !!
lotos of love and prayers
Hi congratulations Cz..... Please check out babycenter.in it's great website to check pregnancy week by week plus you can meet so many people with same due date or month. I have one year old baby girl and I really enjoyed that websiteReplyDelete
OMG OMG! I take a break from stalking you and this is what I missed? Congratulations CZ! I am beaming with joy! Jeeez! I so can't wait for the little one to be all over the blog <3 :* *Yea, my knees go jelly for babies :D*ReplyDelete
All the very best to you, future-extremely-gorgeous-awesome-mummmy :)
Congrats Cynthia, checked your blog today and found out just now. Here's to a happy and healthy pregnancy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 8:11 PM
Congratulations Cynthia, wish you and baby CZ great health. Boy or girl the baby is going to be super cute (secretly hoping for baby girl :D )ReplyDelete
I don't know how I missed noticing this amazing news!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations Mrs. & Mr. CZ ! Hope u both enjoy the coming 7 months and an ever joyous parenthood :)
Congrats beautiful... <3ReplyDelete
I ♥ finding little notes in my Vanity Case, so do drop one. I read all of them & I try my best to reply to each & every one of them [check back in 2-3 days =D] but most times it's physically impossible! Either way, I love to hear from you & really appreciate you taking the time out to share your thoughts <3
Thank you for reading! :)


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NEA applauds President Obama's focus on increasing math and science teacher corps
National initiative goes hand in hand with NEA work to fill STEM teacher shortage
WASHINGTON - January 06, 2010 -
President Barack Obama today announced a national initiative to increase the number of mathematics and science teachers across the nation, and recognized more than 100 educators and mentors, including 56 NEA members, for their outstanding contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). NEA President Dennis Van Roekel joined the president and honorees at the White House for the announcement and awards ceremony.
"We welcome President Obama's timely action to increase the mathematics and science teacher corps," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "There is a clear understanding that our nation's prosperity is tied to innovation spurred on by our students' engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."
According to the White House, a substantial STEM teacher shortage exists today. Overall, up to one million teachers will need to be recruited over the next five years, and vacancies in math and science are often among the hardest to fill.
"Our commitment to growing the STEM teacher corps is evident by the sheer number of our members receiving awards today," said Van Roekel. Fifty-six of the 100 honorees are NEA K-12 and higher education members. A complete list of recipients and descriptions of their work can be found on the WhiteHouse.gov web site, which also includes blog entries from NEA members like sixth grade teacher Barbara Stoflet from Minnetonka, Minn., who introduced the president at today's event.
Van Roekel pointed to a partnership between NEA and the New Jersey Progressive Science Initiative, which is cultivating existing, highly qualified teachers to fill science and mathematics teacher shortages. The first cohort of the program certified 33 new physics teachers, doubling the number of physics teachers the entire New Jersey university system produced last year.
"If America hopes to be technologically competitive in the future, our students must be able to solve complex math and science problems. NEA's priority is to transform America's schools and this initiative is a perfect example of how innovative approaches can strengthen our schools," said Van Roekel. "By taking ownership of our own profession, through professional development, mentoring and training, we can help fill the STEM teacher shortage and lead the way by preparing students to think critically and succeed in the new industries of tomorrow."
NEA is also a member of the STEM Education Coalition, a nationwide initiative to build local communities of support that will foster ongoing collaborations among volunteers, students and educators. NEA and coalition members will celebrate National Lab Day in May 2010 to help connect educators and scientists to improve the educational experience. In addition, NEA is a member of the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training, a non-partisan organization that examines and supports the use of technology to improve education and training in America. And, in April, NEA will partner with Latino Magazine and others to host a one-day STEM conference to identify ways to increase Latino participation in STEM careers.
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Read more about the STEM teachers and mentors: http://recognition.paemst.org/media_room/awardee_profiles
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