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First of all let me say that the photos and video of James meeting mickey were just adorable! You can tell just how happy he is to be meeting his hero!
And I'm sorry that your meal at WCC went south. We've all been there, and it isn't easy, especially in the heat of the moment. I hope things got better for you as the evening wore on!
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Magic Kingdom Day: Part Eight
After the tantrum of all tantrums, we made our way over to the boat dock, where a certain little someone was acting like nothing had ever happend
The plan for the rest of the night was to head back to Magic Kingdom with the hopes of accomplishing the Speedway, Haunted Mansion, Parade and Wishes.
After unloading from the boat we loaded James back into his stroller, which was a feat all in itself. Some tears started coming back and I just kept trying to reassure him that he would feel so much better if he laid in his stroller and fell asleep. Yes, I had resorted to trying to rationalize with a 16 month old
Upon entering MK we quickly realized that if we wanted any hopes of having a decent seat for the parade and fireworks that all other plans had to go out the window. Instead, we needed to find a spot big enough for all of us and grab it now!
After walking (very slowly) down Main Street we kept our eyes peeled for the best spot possible. I'm not sure if it was because this is the first time I've really looked for a spot, or because I wanted it to be great for my parents, or the frustration of earlier but it seemed like there wasn't a spot anywhere. This has seriously never happened to me before. We have always been one of those lucky enough to walk up immediately prior to start time and grab a great location. I suggested walking around somewhere away from Main Street, knowing we could probably still get a great view of the parade. But, everyone wanted to be as close as possible to the front of the castle for the fireworks.
Eventually, we realized that the best we were going to get was off to the side a little bit and snagged a spot for all of us.
There were probably 5 rows of people in front of us, but pushing the stroller through anymore crowds just wasn't going to happen. My Mom was definitely upset, and voicing it, because she was worried that she wasn't going to be able to see the parade. I told her that there were parts she wouldn't see, but that she still wouldn't be disappointed, as Disney does everything great. I don't think she was really convinced but she let it go ... mostly. Did I mention how much my Mom loves parades?
Before too long the parade started and, as expected, there were many floats that were easily visible from our viewpoint.
As expected, James had fallen fast asleep before the parade had ended, in fact before it even began. Another first that he slept right on through
After the parade ended a few people in front of us left, so we moved up about a row closer. Any chance of moving elsewhere just wasn't going to happen. We realized this was the best we were going to get and accepted it! It did get a little frustrating, as where we were standing was in a taped off portion of a walkway so there were several people pushing through and bumping us around. Not really a big deal to me, but then someone pushed through me and literally climbed over the stroller with my sleeping baby inside and I about lost it. A simple "excuse me" would have sufficed and I would have tried to get better out of their way. But, crawling over my stroller? Unacceptable!
Once the crowds mellowed out a little bit I asked Candi if he wanted to go with me to get a snack. I was still hungry and a Coke and ice cream sounded fabulous at that moment. We got order requests from my parents and headed over to the first food stand we could find. When we were next in line I heard music starting to play and realized I had forgotten all out the Magic, Memories and You show on the castle.
We were able to grab our food and make it back to my family before we had missed too much of it. I have to admit, I liked the show but didn't overly love it like many people I've read about. Perhaps I just wasn't in the right mindset. I did keep hoping to see a PP picture of my baby meeting Mickey though! I never did, but there are so many pictures up there at a time that maybe it was and I just didn't see it
Once the new show came to an end a few more people left and we once again moved up about half a row. And then it was time. My all-time favorite show in all of Disney, Wishes!
I didn't take too many pictures, as I really just like to absorb it all. It still is such an emotional show for me to watch. About halfway through, James started whimpering so I squatted down next to him to calm him down. He opened his eyes, smiled at me, grabbed my finger with his little hand and held it tight for the rest of the show while he continued to sleep. In that moment, all arguments, tantrums and tears left my mind. I was reminded that not every minute of the day was perfect, but it was still a perfect day!
At the conclusion of Wishes we quickly hollered a meeting spot to my parents in case we got separated and started making our way up Main Street with the masses. After a couple minutes the crowds seemed to disappear and we caught up with my parents. As we were walking along, I reminded my Dad that we all still had snack credits left and suggested he use his on fudge - his favorite!
He easily caved to the idea and we all headed inside to grab some treats. I got in line with my Dad to get some yummy treats from the counter and Candi, James and my Mom went to walk around to see what they could find. The line was long, but moved pretty quickly. Once we got to the front I placed my order for some toffee, a piece of fudge and a Mickey cookie for James. My Dad ordered all fudge and the girl told him they were having a special on the fudge. I think it was buy 4 pieces and get 2 free or something similar. He told her he was using snack credits and she assured him it was still valid. To say he was ecstatic was an understatement.
After I "paid" for my treats I went to go find Candi so we could make a pressed penny for James (we have a small collection from all the places we've visited so far). I found him pretty quickly and saw that he had also used up his credits on a Coke, cotton candy, and ... a Mickey cookie for Cinco
We also found my Mom who didn't want anything (craziness!) and was just enjoying all the small touches of the shop.
I noticed my Dad was still at the counter and figured he was still picking out flavors of fudge. After he finished and got back to us I found out that after they rung everything up the girl realized she had misinformed him about using snack credits for the special. He said it made sense that it wasn't allowed, but he was pretty bummed that he was told it did only to find out he couldn't.
With bags full of goodies and a penny for James we made our way to the MK bus stop for the final time this trip. We were all exhausted but all sat on the bus with perma-grins attached to our faces. It had been a long day, but a great day!
After making it back to our room we found the paperwork with the information for our cruise the next day which built up the excitement for everyone, I think. We went over to my parent's room to quickly form a game plan for the morning, make sure they got their paperwork and give them the shirts I made for all of us to wear the next day and then quickly said good night.
At this point I was so tired I felt like I couldn't move, but the night was far from over for us. I desperately needed a shower form all the humidity, James needed a bath because it's his cue that it's bedtime and the biggest bummer, we had laundry to do
I contemplated for a moment just waiting to do the laundry on the cruise, but decided against it as it's not how I wanted to spend my first night on the ship and it was free for us at the hotel since we are DVC. Since James was now pretty wide awake, we decided to just all go to the laundry room together to let him wind down a little bit. But first, we had to figure out where the laundry room was. I looked on the resort map but could only find the one for non-DVC guests where you had to pay. So we headed down to the front desk to ask. We got a very nice CM but he wasn't even aware that such a laundry room existed and other CMs were busy with other guests. I finally told Candi that it makes sense that it wouldn't be on the map (so that others aren't aware of it) and that it probably is on the DVC floor A quick walk around and we located it no problem! We quickly loaded up two washers of laundry (yes, that much in 2 days ) and headed back to the room to wait for it to finish.
James was still raring to go so we took one of his cookies out to the balcony to enjoy our last night at AKL together. It was so peaceful out there and we all had a great time just lounging around.
After 30 minutes or so I went to go put the laundry into the dryer and Candi put James in the tub. I got back and saw a partially tired James watching Mickey Mouse and knew the bath had worked to get him sleepy. Candi and I took turns taking showers and then Candi went to go grab the laundry. While he was gone James decided he didn't need pants to sleep and kept pulling off his PJ bottoms. I found this hysterical and could not stop laughing at him, which of course got him laughing and waking up. Oops!
A few minutes later we put James' pj's back on (again) and reminded him it was time to go night-night. It only took about 10 minutes and he was snoring away with his Mickey in one hand and Pluto in the other
Unfortunately, the clothes had not dried in the first cycle so Candi had to start a second one meaning it would be another 45 minutes before we cold all join our little guy in dreamland. Candi told me not to worry about it and he would get the clothes. I think I protested for all of 30 seconds before I agreed and was snoring away myself ...
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What a great update! So happy that y'alls night ended on a high note!
It's so frustrating trying to get through those parade crowds with a stroller. And the person trying to climb OVER the stroller... People just don't think.
And what a sweet moment with your baby during Wishes!
That was a great idea to use up y'alls snack credits before leaving MK! Fudge is on my "must get" list for this year.
Glad y'all were able to get the laundry done before heading to the boat. So excited to hear what y'all thought of the cruise!!
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James with Mickey and Minnie looked so adorable! I hope that my little guy has a similar experience - he really seems to love Mickey. I feel for you with that meltdown. It stinks not to be able to calm them down.
Looking forward to hearing about your cruise. I so want to do one some day!
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Oh my goodness, what a cutie patootie little Cinco is!!! Quite the flirt with Minnie also!! He was so cute with Mickey and Minnie, you could tell they didn't want little Cinco to leave them!! Too, too cute! It seems as Moms, we are usually the one to 'take the hit', when a toddler melts down during a meal.'
So sorry this happened, but I'm so happy the night turned out ok!!!
Can't wait for the cruise portion of your trip report!! :
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I've never seen the Magic, Memories & You show but I've heard great things about it. It's run ends on September 3rd so I'm going to try and check it out before then!
I can't believe that guy climbed over your stroller? What was he thinking? Thank God he didn't lose his balance or get pushed and fall on the baby - what an idiot!
You've now got me craving that toffee, yum!
Glad the night ended on a happy note
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Yeesh, I'm so glad the stroller incident didn't turn into something resulting in injury for anybody. Though, if I'm being honest, the thought "I wonder how hard I can ram his ankles with the stroller without it being obvious" did run through my mind as he was walking away
I love, love, love toffee!!
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Great updates! I have about died of the cuteness overload that was James and Mickey meeting for the first time! What an incredible moment!
I'm so sorry to hear about your WCC meal being less than magical. I'm sure this happens to everyone at one point or another. I know we'll have one in our future as well!
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I do better on my weightloss journey when I am working. When I am idle, I tend to fill the time eating. So I've been back at work for a week and I'm back down in the zone I was in before the holiday. That's great to not have lost too much ground because I seriously didn't work my plan over the holidays! I have a bit of a food obsession/passion/fixation or whatever you want to call it. I am very interested in food! I love the food channel and cooking magazines, grocery shopping, eating out, whatever.
Work has been really stressful lately and my emotional state has been awful. Last fall, I had shingles, and I can't help connecting them to my stressful state. For the last week I've had a diaherea (spelling?) Still, I'm not dealing with this unhappiness with food and that's a change. I don't like intestinal unquiet, but when you weigh more than 200 pounds however the weight comes off is a silver lining.
I am back on my eating plan too: minimizing but not eliminating starches and eating a lot of veggies, nuts and protein. I am avoiding sugar in as many forms as possible like baked things and candy. This is the only eating plan I have ever been able to adhere to.
Hope all of you are experiencing success in your weightloss journey and in other areas of your lives as well.
I went off the Spark Grid for quite a while. Hopefully some of my old friends did not and will make contact. I actually gained quite a bit of weight too and hit an all-time high last summer. I had a health crisis and stepped on the doctor's scale and was amazed and appalled by the number I saw. I have since lost 25 pounds. What worked for me? Right sizing portions and low-carb choices including a lot of salad. I have bumped up a bit over the holidays though. Nevertheless, I am stoked to lose again in 2011 (tomorrow)!
I started a new team for those of us over 200 pounds that are interested in finally breaking the barrier and getting below that number in 2011. Please consider joining the Under 200 in 2011 team. I need everyone's support to get myself to do it and I want to support all that need it. I hope to see you there!
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I lost weight with Atkins, but just can't bring myself to do it again. I lost weight on South Beach, but just can't get fired up to eat 4.5 cups of veggies every day. I am a slave to my eating. I'm trying a new weight-loss strategy called the Shangri-la diet. I read about it in Freakonomics (great provocative read to discuss in another blog) so I investigated it. It's simple and it's supposed to combat a voracious appetite. I don't know if it's working having only done it for 2 days. I have to drink flavorless oil a few times a day (small amounts). I am to avoid "ditto" foods, which are foods that are the same every time you have them...like fast food and processed food. I will let you know if it's working!
I do more sparking in my head than in actual fact. Today though I went to a hip-hop class and made it through 20 minutes before I just got tired of not being able to do the choreography. I spent 20 more minutes on the treadmill to compensate. Reading about eating down the house has me thinking of ways to use up the perishables in my fridge--in a sparky way! Yea for me!
I watched an epi of Oprah that featured participants of the Biggest Loser TV show. All had lost enormous amounts of weight with the show. Some had regained though when they left the show and went back to normal life. If anyone can relate to this phenomenon it would be Oprah.
What I took away from watching this though was that it's okay not to aspire to be an itty bitty size. For me, the hardest thing about weight control is MAINTAINING. I think that's the hardest part for most people.
TBL trainers acknowledged that working out to the degree the people on the show do is unrealistic for most regular people, but if the TV people can give 5 hours a day, surely we regular folk can give 5. Hmmm

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LOS ANGELES -- Here's the timeline from my Twitter account during the Lakers-Trail Blazers game Sunday. It's in reverse order, so if you want to relive the game, start at the bottom.
But things change if OKC can win Mon at POR (no Brandon Roy). Or SA could lose Wed at DAL. So Lakers opponent still in flux.
Playoff know-how is invaluable. RT @NoahLennon: @KevinDing how do you figure OKC the easiest road team to be matched up with?
OKC lost, 120-117, at GST; Durant 3-pt miss at buzzer. Lakers now really in line for OKC, which I still say is easiest road.
Of course, Webster was dumb enough to foul Kobe on previous play (mistook call for trap as call for foul), so can't predict what he'll do.
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We compared levels of eight heavy metals in common tern eggs collected in 1982 (n=24) from coastal New Jersey with archived specimens collected from the same colonies in 1971 (N=9). Levels of all metals, except cobalt, showed a significant decrease over the 11 year period, with lead and nickel showing the greatest decline. Mercury levels declined over 50% based on geometric means. Cadmium and mercury showed the lowest levels in both years. Pair-wise correlation coefficients on log-transformed data revealed lower correlations in 1971, whereas most metal pairs showed significant correlations in 1982. Mercury levels showed significant positive correlations with cobalt, cadmium, and nickel in 1971, but were not correlated with levels of any other metal in 1982.
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- Eastin, W. C. and O'Shae, T. J.: 1981, 'Effects of Dietary Nickel on Mallards', J. Toxicol. Environ. Health. 7, 883–897.
- Elliott, N. G., Swain, R., and Ritz, D. A.: 1986, 'Metal Interaction During Accumulation by the Mussel Mytilus edulis planulatus', Mar. Bio. 93, 395–399.
- E. P. A.: 1980, 'Interim Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Priority Pollutants in Sediments and Fish Tissues', U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati.
- Fimreite, N., Brevik, E. M., and Torp, R.: 1982, 'Mercury and Organochlorines in Eggs from a Norwegian Gannet Colony', Bull. Environm. Contam. Toxicol. 28, 58–60.
- Fimreite, N., Brun, E., Froslie, A., Frederichsen, P., and Gundersen, N.: 1974, 'Mercury in Eggs of Norwegian Seabirds', Astarte 1, 71–75.
- Furness, R. and Hutton, M.: 1979, 'Pollutant Levels in the Great Skua Catharacta skua', Environ. Pollut. 19, 261–268.
- Gochfeld, M.: 1975, 'Developmental Defects of Common Terns on Long Islands, New York', Auk. 92, 58–65.
- Gochfeld, M.: 1976, 'Waterbird Colonies of Long Island, New York. The Cedar Beach Ternery', Kingbird. 26, 63–80.
- Gochfeld, M. and Burger, J.: 1987, 'Factors Affecting Tissue Distribution of Heavy Metals', Biol. Trace Element Research. 12, 389–399.
- Griffin, D., Perry, M. M., and Gilbert, A. B.: 1984, 'Yolk formation', in B. M. Freeman (ed.), Physiology and Biochemistry of the Domestic Fowl, Academic Press, 345–380.
- Harrison, F. L., Knezovich, J. P., and RiceJr., D. W.: 1984, 'The Toxicity of Copper to the Adult and Early Life Stages of the Freshwater Clam, Corbicula manilensis', Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 13, 85–92.
- Haseltine, S. D., Fair, J. S., Sutcliffe, S. A., and Swineford, D. M.: 1983, 'Trends in Organochlorine and Mercury Residues in Common Loon (Gavia immer) Eggs from New Hampshire', Trans. Northeast Section Wildlife Soc. 40, 131–141.
- Haseltine, S. D., Heinz, G. H., Reichel, W. L., and Moore, J. F.: 1981, 'Organochlorine and Metal Residues in Eggs of Waterfowl Nesting on Islands in Lake Michigan off Door County, Wisconsin, 1977–78', Pest. Monitor. J. 15, 90–97.
- Haseltine, S. D., Mulhern, B. M., and Stafford, C.: 1980, 'Organochlorine and Heavy Metal Residues in Black Duck Eggs from the Atlantic Flyway, 1978', Pest. Monitor. J. 14, 53–57.
- Hays, H. and Risebrough, R. W.: 1972, 'Pollutant Concentrations in Abnormal Young Terns from Long Island Sound', Auk 89, 19–35.
- Honda, K., Nasu, T., and Tatsukawa, R.: 1984, 'Metal Dsitribution in the Earthworm, Pheretima hilgendorfi, and their Variations with Growth', Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 13, 427–432.
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- Hutton, M.: 1981, 'Accumulation of Heavy Metals and Selenium in Three Seabird Species from the United Kingdom', Environ. Pollut. 26A, 142–145.
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- Rohrer, T. K., Forney, J. C., and Hartig, J. H.: 1982, 'Organochlorine and Heavy Metal Residues in Standard Fillets of Coho and Chinook Salmon of the Great Lakes - 1980', J. Great Lakes Res. 8, 623–634.
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- 3. Department of Environmental & Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 08854, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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There's an arms race going on between antibiotics and bacteria, and bacteria are winning. They've got evolution on their side, and there's a blajillion of them. IBM has been fighting back with bacteria-targeting "polymer ninjas," and they're poised to go beyond medicine and into consumer products.


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Social media superstar Dell keeps getting better at it
Brian Solis, the Principal of Silicon Valley-based PR and New Media agency, FutureWorks, is always interesting to listen to and read. Here is his analysis of how one of social media's shining stars is performing.
How Tweet it is: @DellOutlet banks $2 million on Twitter
Good friend Richard Binhammer of Dell (@richardatdell) reached out to let me know that the company is releasing the latest financial figures for its @DellOutlet account on Twitter tonight.
Last December, the company generated over $1 million in revenue through @delloutlet by posting special offers and also nurturing customer relationships on Twitter. Today Dell reported over $2 million in sales through its popular @delloutlet presence. @delloutlet currently boasts close to 625,000 followers seeking exclusive deals available only on the micro community.
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One victim was awarded $1.9 million in damages.
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Where are those single-digit temperatures when you want them?
Now 20 years old, the MetroCard is set to retire by 2019.
A sousaphone? A shark?
Orlando is nearing retirement age.
Because dogs are amazing.
He only bruised his hand.
Radios, laser beams, cameras, and heat sensors will be tested.
Welcome, outsiders, to half a borough.
You can still blame it on the train.
His bag went on without him.
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Samba PalaceRio de Janeiro, Brazil
This is a really cool hostel, rooms are big and airy and the bathrooms were all really clean. There is a bar/hang out area downstairs and the staff are really friendly. It is in a neighbourhood called larenjerias which is a bit far out from copacabana and the other main areas, no metro near by so you have to take the bus or taxi to get places which is a downside. The communal computers didnt work which was annoying.
Samba Green HostelRio de Janeiro, Brazil
My room was in the basement which was dark and dingy with hardly any space to put anything. Other rooms had 3 tiered bunk beds which looked awful! Theres a tiny kitchen and outdoor area both are quite small. About a 10 minnute walk from the metro in botafogo which is good. On the plus side, wifi was good as was the free breakfast. Probably wouldnt stay here again though, would be better to stay closer to copacabana where everything is happening.
Orange Drive HostelLos Angeles, USA
The location is perfect for hollywood literally a stones throw from the Main Street in Hollywood but you can't hear any noise at night so you can get a good nights sleep!Super clean and nice big airy rooms with comfy beds. Nice outside area and tv room. Free breakfast of pancake or waffles in the morning is appreciated and the staff are very friendly. Free, fast wifi. I would say it is slightly overpriced though.
The Attic BackpackersAuckland, New Zealand
Perfect location just off queens st. Great staff and really clean throughout, the kitchen is big and tidy and the outdoor terrace and tv rooms are really good for socialising. I would definitely stay here if I was in Auckland again. The only thing was that it gets really hot at night but you get the street noise if you open the windows. Also the wifi I thought was too expensive (20$) 3 days.
Tropic Days BackpackersCairns, Australia
The best hostel ever! Staff are the friendliest, especially Kerry she's so nice and helped me book all my tours. Free really strong wifi that reaches the bedrooms too. Everything is always being cleaned and it's really cosy, stand alone beds and nice kitchen and living room area. Shuttle into town otherwise 20 min walk. Clean towels for you to take on the tours. Friendly sociable atmosphere. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to escape the party hostels.
Backpackers by the BayAirlie Beach, Australia
This is my favourite hostel in oz so far! Right opposite the bus station but they have a free shuttle anyway. 5 min stroll to the Main Street of airlie. Lovely garden and pool and nice rooms with air con. Really nice chilled atmosphere, nightly quiz is good to meet people. Staff are so friendly. Wifi is good but you have to pay but 4$ for 24 hrs. Also large breakfast available. Only thing was the any/fruit fly infestation that seemed to be in the kitchen.
Backpackers@SGSingapore, Singapore
Great location right next to lavender station which is only couple stops from the centre of SG. Also near bugis which is a nice area to eat and drink. The hostel could have been cleaner but it didn't really bother me. Wifi was great and toast for breakfast. Showers weren't hot though. Someone had their iPad stolen in my dorm but they should have put it in the locker so their fault really. Wasn't much of an atmosphere but I was visiting friends anyway. Nice outdoor area and good info on SG.
Paradiso Bed&BreakfastKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This hostel is in the perfect location, after visiting Chiba town I'm glad I didn't choose a hostel there. Bukit Bintang is just a few monorail stops from KL central and right next to a food and bar street. Only about a 15 walk to the towers. Lots of shops and malls nearby. The staff were very helpful and wifi was great. Dorms could have been a bit cleaner but they were cool and quiet. Outdoor area good for socialising. I would definitely stay here again.
Non La Mer HostelKoh Lanta, Thailand
Although I cannot fault this hostel for cleanliness or location, I really cannot say it's good value for money, compared to other accommodation in the area it is way overpriced. 580 for a fan room which is sooo hot or 620 for aircon. The ensuite had no hot water and you had to rent towels etc. There are so many other cheap accommodation options at long beach which aren't on the internet, such as bungalows, privately owned rooms or even a treehouse dorm!
Khaosan ImmjaiBangkok, Thailand
One of the best hostels I've stayed in. Staff are friendly and everything is super clean! Fantastic location 5 mins walk to Khosan but without all the noise when you are trying to sleep! Would recommend this hostel to everyone but be quick booking it as it fills up fast
Kanravee GuesthousePai, Thailand
The owners are really nice which makes up for little faults with the accommodation. Bathroom wasn't the cleanest but it had hot water! Wifi was great, not the typical dorm layout, single beds in rooms joining onto a central bedroom, was quiet when I was here so had a room to myself! Bit further out of the centre of pai but still only a 5 min walk! I'd recommend looking up how to get there if you get a bus as it's not easy to find.
Gongkaew Chiangmai HomeChiang Mai, Thailand
The owners are soo friendly here. Not the cleanest of places but there was hot water and strong wifi. The dorm wasn't fully booked so I had a private room to myself, easy to meet people and a nice outside area to sit. It's further away from the Main Street of pai than most places but it's still only a 10 min walk.
Central Backpackers HostelLuang Prabang, Laos
It's about a 10 min walk to the centre of Luang Prabang and without a good map it's quite easy to get lost! Breakfast is good and there's a big common area. Staff are good but English could be better, he does help you book transport and tuk tusk if you need it. The major downfall with this hostel is the wifi, it hardly ever worked and this was a problem for everyone. Overall a good stay but you could probably find a guesthouse closer to the centre.
Sihome Backpackers HostelVientiane, Laos
A great hostel, very clean, friendly staff and a nice breakfast. I was here for New Years and the atmosphere was great we all had the BBQ they do and then went for drinks at the other sihome hostel before all going out. Would stay here again but I didn't like Vientiane!!
Me Mates VillaPhnom Penh, Cambodia
I loved staying at this hostel, it's in a great location near the palace, although it's a bit hard to find as it's down an alley. They serve great western and Khmer food and there's a nice outside area for socialising. The staff are really friendly and can help you out with anything! Highly recommended
Khoi HostelHo Chi Minh, Vietnam
Great hostel in the backpacker area of HCMC. Very friendly staff, help you to book tours etc. breakfast is only two options and quite basic but apart from that it's a really good hostel!
Mojzo innNha Trang, Vietnam
This is the best hostel! The staff are sooo friendly and make friends with you. They help you with anything you want, for example they put me in touch with a really nice easy rider that they knew. Great breakfast and only a 5 min walk to the beach. If you are in nha trang you have to stay here!
Sunflower Hotel Hoi AnHoi An, Vietnam
A really good hostel, amazing breakfast and good outside bar/pool area for socialising. It's definitely a party hostel. Staff are really friendly and help you book tickets. Location is half way between the old quarter and the beach but you definitely need to hire a bike to get to these places.
Friendly Backpackers HostelHanoi, Vietnam
Rooms are nice and clean, very small shower room. Breakfast is ok but there isn't a sociable area to meet with other backpackers. Staff are friendly enough and help to book you a tour. I did halong bay for 3 days which was amazing!


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Connecting Dots: Obama's Citizenship, Passport Records, Obamacare Website, CIA, Benghazi, Secret War, Michael HastingsSubmitted by TommyPaine on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 13:18
Barrack Obama was adopted by an Indonesian man and changed his name to Barry Soetoro.
An Indonesian citizen includes a person who:
"An Indonesian citizen is ... a child from a legal marriage whose father is an Indonesian citizen and mother is a foreign citizen"
In 2008, Obama's Passport records were breached by employees of two companies: Analysis Corporation and Stanley, Inc.
One of the employees involved, who worked for Analysis Corporation, was Lieutenant Quarles Harris (his given name, not a rank). He was cooperating with the investigation, and was found shot to death in a car.
The CEO of Analysis Corporation was John Brennan, now Director of the CIA.
Before becoming CIA director, John Brennan may have been operating a secret war in Libya:
Before his death, Michael Hastings was working on an expose of John Brennan:
Stanley, Inc. was purchased in 2010 by CGI Group, the parent company of the company that created the Obamacare website.
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Odd connections.
If the company that created the healthcare.gov website is indeed the same company or is connected with the company that designed the NSA spy programme then what does anyone have to fear from the NSA?
"Jesus answered them: 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.'" (John 8:34-36)
So of course the NSA has been hacked. By China. (...hmm perhaps more benevolent than NWO ;)
Consider the security risks in controlling access to much of the world's most confidential information - in the hands of the incompetent. Or shall we just trust the A-team?
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(CNSNews.com) – The parent company of CGI Federal, Inc., the politically connected Canadian-owned company chosen as the main designer and sole bidder for the bungled federal Obamacare exchange, owns two other companies with links to U.S. spy agencies.
The companies use technology to monitor the nation's electronic communications and process passports and immigration documents for the State Department.
The Montreal-based Conseillers en Gestion et Informatique (CGI Group) owns Silver Oak Solutions (SOS), which developed the proprietary surveillance software known as PRISM.
PRISM is reportedly being used by the National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor phone, chat and email conversations on Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple.
In June, NSA director James Clapper unclassified some details about the secret data collection program, which he said was only being used to keep track of foreign terrorists. Clapper denied using PRISM to spy on Americans.
CGI also bought systems integrator Stanley Associates, Inc., located near the Pentagon in Arlington County, for $1.07 billion in 2010. At the time, 77 percent of Stanley's revenue came from intelligence and cybersecurity customers
CGI bragged that "the combined portfolio of services and solutions enable us to serve as a full-service provider for U.S. federal clients' mission-essential needs at every stage of program, product and business lifecycle."
In 2008, two of the three State Department contract employees accused of snooping on the electronic passport records of presidential candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain worked for Stanley, which still manages the State Department's passport operations.
The third contract employee involved in the passport scandal, Lt. Quarles Harris, Jr., worked for The Analysis Corp., whose CEO at the time was current CIA Director John Brennan.
Harris, who was a key witness in the federal passport probe, was later found murdered in Washington, D.C.
CGI executive and former Michelle CFR Obama classmate
Spending Christmas with the Ovomits ...how sweet!
Also Outlined Here
"Beyond the blackened skyline, beyond the smoky rain, dreams never turned to ashes up until.........
...Everything CHANGED !!
More dots:
Obamas grandfather was CIA
George Bush Sr was CIA Director
Ford was a well known supporter of National Socialism (Nazi), as was Prescott Bush
Obamas mother worked for Tim Geithners Father Peter at the Foundation
Obama, Bush, Cheney, European Royals and many other Elites are all blood relations
Tim Geithners mentor was Larry Summers
Larry Summers was instrumental in creating the derivatives fraud nightmare
Larry Summers was Karen Hudes neighbor and their kids went to school together
Karen says the Vatican is the enemy, but never mentions the name of the Vaticans banker since the mid 1800s (hint: also controls the IMF, world bank, federal reserve, Bank of England, international bank of settlements, created a giant phony carbon trading scam, controlls trillions through tax free foundations, Etc)
"Karen says the Vatican is the enemy"
Who is Karen?
Karen Hudes
Karen Hudes makes that claim
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There sure is a wide cloud of dots to connect, after a long trail of (death) coincidences, also, as the Dr. of Common Sense pointed out:
"Cyril" pronounced "see real". I code stuff.
"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." -- Confucius
Connecting the dots some more...
If ONSTAR can send a signal to police to slow down and stop your car so the thief that stole it can be apprehended, what you makes you think those with that technology can't speed it up to 100 miles an hour to kill you?
Think about it.
Poor Michael Hastings. A true American patriot that was killed in the war for our freedom from a nazi, stazi, tyrannical government.
its 'cos I owe ya, my young friend...
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9/11 Truth.
it's not the government....
I'd like to point out that it's not "the government" doing this stuff but rather agents of a powerful mafia which has usurped the government who are responsible.
they control #RedTeam and #BlueTeam alike...
One side pretends to represent the good elements of socialism/communism, the other side pretends to represent libertarianism... but when you look at the actual policies instead of the talking-points there's no socialism/communism or libertarianism, only FASCISM.
At their inceptions, the #Liberty, #OccupyWallStreet and #TeaParty movements all had the same basic goal... What happened?
The only two forms of government are constitutional free republics and fascist oligarchies.
Everything outside of the first, is a stepping stone to the latter.
No it is the government
No it is the government because if we had 535 principled individuals who upheld the constitution in Congress they couldn't have been bought off!
It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. – Mark Twain
I agree...
The "Mafia" doesn't work unless the Congress, the Judicial, and the Executive are bought in.
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Apparently, pretty freakin' alienable.
This week, Riptide brought you the story of the French professor who claimed he was walking across a Miami Wendy's parking lot when he was hit by a Hummer H3. The driver of the SUV fled the scene, Bob Michel said, and the cops didn't bother to pursue the guy. They caught up with him two months later and gave him a traffic ticket for "failing to report an accident resulting in injury."
Penalty: $114.
The driver, Ricardo Farinas, told Riptide his SUV "never touched" Michel and that the professor had changed his story after initially waving Farinas off. The City of Miami Police were of no help in providing relevant reports.
Until now. This morning, a Miami PD spokesman finally provided us with the police report written at the scene. And it pretty much backs up everything Michel says. The professor immediately told cops it was a hit-and-run: "Pedestrian stated as he walked to his vehicle the [Hummer] was speeding through the parking lot, and struck the pedestrian, then fled east onto 79th Street."
Not to editorialize here, but... Really? A guy really told cops it was a hit-and-run and cops made no effort to catch the offender? Really?! And when they finally did catch up with him 50 days later, they served him with a noncriminal infraction and a fine that's less than your average speeding ticket? Really?
We were kind of hoping the professor was batshit crazy and had made up the whole thing. No such luck.
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You spend a lot of time explaining that the Soviets sent the equivalent of professional hockey players to the Olympics while the United States sent college kids. If the kid is somewhat sports-savvy, you get the inevitable questions about why everybody sends pros to the Olympics now. Then you have to explain that no, beating the Soviet Union didn't give the U.S. the gold medal -- they still had to play Finland in the final game of the round-robin medal round. Then you have to explain why they had a round-robin format.If you're lucky, that kid is enough of a hockey fan to give you a pass or is at least old enough to remember the 1980 Team USA lighting the Olympic torch in Salt Lake City back in 2002 or that Kurt Russell movie from 2004. If not, just go back to YouTube and watch Eruzione's game-winning goal, listen to Al Michaels' Do You Believe In Miracles call again and remember that those fading memories and the continued loss of context is the reason that a hockey uniform sold for a price almost five times greater than the average price of an existing home in this country.
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Ray Chavez almost collapses into a chair. The Carson Junior High School principal says he's been going full speed all week as students at the west Mesa school finished Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards, the AIMS test.
Come to think of it, he says, he's been moving at this speed since he arrived in Mesa from Tucson last summer.
"This is a speed-along district," he said. "You get moving, or you get left."
Chavez has been charged with turning around Carson, which for more than five years was labeled "failing" by the federal government.
How is it going?
"Everyone tells me, when they come visit, they tell me this isn't even the same school," Chavez said.
The school's student leader agrees.
"Last year, it didn't feel like a school environment," said Joy Okeze, 14. "Last year, I didn't know if I wanted to go to college. This year, I know I want to be a neurologist ... Students are more respectful than they were last year."
Joy, the student body president, said conversations in the hall last year might have included, "Did you see that fight?" "This year," she said, "it's, 'What have you been studying for AIMS?'"
"I know for a fact our AIMS scores are going to be much better," she said. "They have been hammering us about AIMS since the first day of school."
Change of scene
Chavez first visited the campus last spring, a sort of scouting trip to see if he wanted to apply for the job to be "turnaround" principal.
"It was the culture of the place" that concerned him most, he said. Carson had OK test scores, earning a "performing" label for a few years and a "C" this year as part of the state Department of Education's new academic accountability system.
But there was a lack of commitment from the students, and a lack of respect, Chavez said.
While the state's accountability rules found Carson to be performing or average, the federal system painted a different picture: A school that failed to make adequate yearly progress for at least five years under the No Child Left Behind law. Most often, the federal system found Carson lacking in how it educated English language learners; most recently the school was also found to be failing in special education.
As a "turnaround" school, the federal government required drastic changes. Every employee at the school was told he or she would have to reapply for their jobs.
"Some chose not to do that," associate superintendent Bruce Cox said. "Some chose to go somewhere else and not be part of the turnaround process."
Chavez kept on 15 teachers; 35 new ones were hired.
Using data from consultants who had been on campus last year examining the school, Chavez said he made a list of the teachers he most desired to keep.
"I invited some teachers to stay, but also used an interview to see if they matched what we were going to be doing at the school," Chavez said.
Tony Elmer came to the school as a team leader, or assistant principal, from Smith Junior High School, where he'd been the last eight years.
"I looked at it as a school in Mesa that needed help — a lot of help," he said of applying for the job. "I could really learn about leadership in education and dive into something that really means something."
Chavez adopted the motto "all in" to represent what he expects of the staff and the students.
"I think most of it was getting serious about getting what the kids need," he said. "I challenged the staff early. We told them this is going to be nothing but work. We brought in people who were not just good, but caring."
The school had already started a training program for teachers, but Chavez said he's looking to expand and refine the program. Already, teachers devote one planning period each week to the training. One example, he said, is changing how teachers praise students by getting specific or asking them how they came to the right answer, rather than just saying "you're good."
"One hundred percent of my teachers got better," he said. "The teachers really went all in."
Moving forward
Chavez spent four years at Tucson's Apollo Middle School, a campus much like Carson when he started there: low-socioeconomic status, lackluster test scores and a high number of English learners.
Before he left, the school's test scores were up, parenting classes were started on campus and a community fitness center opened.
He has ideas at Carson, but first, "We need a safer and more orderly campus and a positive academic trend. That's first year work. Second year work ... we'll figure out how to engage the community more, parents, business and the community in general.
"Carson is pretty remarkable that it has a whole bunch of facilities we could use for that sort of thing."
The Carson student body president praised Chavez's arrival.
He "blew us out of the water," she said. "He took it personal: 'If you're not doing good. The school is not doing good.'"
Elmer agreed, adding that the teachers now ask the students to be more responsible for what happens.
"A lot of it is the ownership the students take in their own training," he said.
In Patti Reckell's language arts class the day after AIMS testing, students were busy with their learning.
They were researching topics such as, "the hazards of poverty and the impact on public health," and the Dream Act, and coming up with a word from each letter of the alphabet to describe the topics or their thoughts on them.
Behind Reckell's desk, up on a wall, hangs each class' mission statement.
"We are here to learn English skills, exceed on AIMS, prepare for college and be successful in life," reads one statement.
"We are here to increase our writing abilities, exceed on AIMS and prepare for higher education," reads another.
This year, Carson saw 99 percent attendance during AIMS testing, Chavez said. And during the test, students were focused and on task.
Joy said last year her classmates looked at AIMS as "just another math test." This year, they took it seriously.
In fact, Chavez said, the teachers took learning and AIMS preparation to another level, making "regular school" harder than the AIMS.
"Three weeks ago I asked them if they were ready," Chavez said of his students. "They responded, 'We're just waiting.' That was nice to hear. We didn't really review. We were just ready in the general sense."
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The Alternative Oscar Ballot: Ezra Klein
The imitable wonk runs down the nominees. And finds them a little boring.
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"I have seen exactly two of these movies Moneyball and Midnight in Paris and didn't think either deserved the Oscar. So I'm voting for Wall-E, which I thought should have won it a few years back. That's my main, overarching frustration with the Oscars. They discriminate against robots.
"I just thought Wall-E was an incredibly ingenious, epic feat of filmmaking. Frankly, the leap to have a movie with almost no humans and no speaking for that long was a tremendous achievement in the way that the other movies that year, good though they may have been, were not sort of game-changing.
"I loved the book Moneyball. I enjoyed the movie it was fine. I thought Midnight in Paris was clever, although a little thin. They just didn't strike me as Best Picture quality. They were no Wall-E. Tree of Life nobody was ever able to explain to me what it was about. The Descendants honestly just looked like quite a bummer. I'm not a huge fan of bummer movies.
"The Best Picture nominees this year do not seem to be particularly crowd-pleasing. To my knowledge, people didn't seem to really like War Horse that much. And why the hell do I want to go see a movie about a horse?"


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When Sybill Hess drives over to the hypnotist's office, she hopes he can cure her of the headaches interrupting her sleep the way her friend Betty once saw a woman on TV cure a woman's stammer. But what Dr. Diamond uncovers from Sybill's subconscious goes much deeper than her nervousness over a new tenant who seems to want a date. A shocking memory from Sybill's past threatens to upend everything she thinks she knows about herself and her family. But is it even real?
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Turkey's currency headed for its biggest weekly depreciation since May after the central bank cut overnight interest rates for the second time this year, reducing the attractiveness of lira-denominated debt.
Governor Erdem Basci's 25 basis-point cut sent the lira 1.5 percent lower this week, the most since a 2.9 percent retreat nine months ago, to 1.7930 a dollar, while benchmark two-year lira bonds traded within three basis points of the lowest yields on record at 5.67 percent yesterday. That compares with 8.41 percent for similar-dated Russian debt and 5.83 in Brazil.
The Turkish central bank cited "accelerating capital inflows" for reducing overnight rates by 50 basis points in the past two months and said it won't tolerate an overvalued lira fueling imports and widening the current-account deficit. The drop in yields on lira debt means investors aren't compensated for the risks, according to Standard Bank (SBACI) Group Ltd., which revised lower its year-end forecast for the lira to 1.9 per dollar from 1.7 yesterday.
"The central bank is doing its best to change the direction of the lira and I expect the lira to plunge in the coming days," Suha Yaygin, deputy head of emerging markets at Toronto Dominion Bank in London, said in e-mailed comments yesterday. "The central bank will cut rates to 4 percent if the lira does not depreciate further."
The lira is likely to weaken 3.4 percent against the dollar by the end of 2013 to 1.8580, according to currency futures traded on the Turkish Derivatives Exchange. The currency forwards show the lira will weaken to 1.82 in the second quarter.
Asset Purchases
Turkey's currency erased its gains for this year yesterday as the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it may consider slowing asset purchases. It traded 0.6 percent lower at 1.7936 per dollar at 5:28 p.m. in Istanbul.
Several participants at the Federal Open Market Committee's Jan. 29-30 meeting "emphasized that the committee should be prepared to vary the pace of asset purchases, either in response to changes in the economic outlook or as its evaluation of the efficacy and costs of such purchases evolved," according to the minutes of the gathering released two days ago.
"I can very well imagine the lira moving above the 1.80 mark against the dollar," said Thu Lan Nguyen, a currency strategist at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, said in e-mailed comments yesterday. The currency is unlikely to weaken beyond 1.84 per dollar because "from a fiscal point of view Turkey outshines" most European Union countries, she said.
Currency Swings
Societe Generale SA (GLE) is making no change to its lira forecast of 1.80 per dollar for the end of March, Guillaume Salomon, an emerging-market strategist at the bank in London, said in e-mailed comments yesterday. "I still think the central bank is doing an amazing job at managing the lira," he said.
By adjusting interest rates to control capital inflows and defend the lira, the central bank has helped reduce three-month currency swings to 4.70 percent from more than 14 percent at the beginning of last year.
The central bank raised foreign-exchange and lira reserve requirements for lenders this week, withdrawing $940 million from the market, as it seeks to limit year-on-year loan growth to 15 percent, down from 19 percent in the year to Feb. 8. It kept the benchmark one-week repo rate at 5.5 percent.
Five-year credit-default swaps on Turkey rose three basis points to 137 yesterday. That's still less than the cost of 146 for Russia and 169 for South Africa, even though both nations have better credit ratings. Rising prices indicate worsening perceptions of creditworthiness. The contracts pay the buyer face value in exchange for the underlying securities or cash equivalent if a borrower fails to adhere to its debt agreements.
Downside Risk
The extra yield investors demand to hold Turkey's dollar debt over U.S. Treasuries jumped 10 basis points, or 0.1 percentage point, to 204, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM:US)'s EMBI Global Diversified Index. Turkey's spread is 72 basis points below the average for emerging markets, compared with a discount of 89 at the end of last year.
"The risks are now biased to the downside," said Tim Ash, the London-based chief emerging-market economist at Standard Bank. The drop in yields on lira debt means "investors are not being paid for the risks," he said.
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