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"Do you know Obama?" the student asked. Congressman Chris Gibson responded that he did. "That's so cool," she said. Gibson then talked about his conversation with President Barack Obama about basketball. He said, "We may disagree on some policies, but he's a very personable guy, and I appreciate that."
The exchange took place during Gibson's tour of the Sullivan County BOCES facility on Loomis-Ferndale Road in Liberty on May 31. Gibson took a tour of two classes in the Pre-Tech Program, which gives ninth- and 10th-grade students an opportunity to experience what it might be like to have a career in industries such as culinary arts or construction. He also viewed classes in the Career and Technical Education Program, which gives 11th and 12th grade students a head start in a career in 19 different areas, from computer networking to cosmetology.
There are 449 students in Career and Tech, and about 90% of them will go onto college after they graduate from the BOCES program.
After the tour, Gibson held a lengthy conversation with superintendent Larry Thomas, assistant superintendent Susan Schmidt, director of Career and Tech Denise Sullivan, director of communications Donna Hemmer and director of adult education Elizabeth Hayter. They discussed how Gibson's office might work with BOCES to better serve the residents of the county.
Hayter noted that much of the funding she receives for adult education comes from the federal government through Title II of the Workforce Investment Act; she said the reauthorization of the act has not occurred in many years, and changes to it are being considered. She said, "We have to keep in mind that these people rely on these services… If they don't come to school, and they don't get this diploma, and they don't get this skill, then they're going to live in a trailer park on social services."
Gibson agreed that job training is important. He said, "Even in an economy of 7.4% unemployment we've got over 3 million jobs unfilled. As I move about the 11 counties that I represent, I run into small business owners who want to hire people." He said his office arranged a job fair about a month ago with 70 businesses looking to hire.
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At the end of the discussion, Gibson was asked about his support of the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC Act).
Gibson said, "It is four and a half pages. It's one of the most accessible, simple, most common sense pieces of legislation that I've read since I've been down there. It says basically two things. One is that if you're a company that's going to participate in hydraulic fracturing, that you're going to disclose your chemicals, that's a base-line requirement, I would think.
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He said, "I think it is needed legislation to provide a floor or baseline," but the states could go beyond that if they desired, based on their own situations.
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WILLIAMSTOWN Jacob Robert Joseph Stuart, 21, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday night, Dec. 14, 2013. In his 21 years, Jacob touched many lives and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Born on April 14, 1992, in Berlin, he was the son of Peter J. Gregoire Sr. and Shelley Stuart. He attended Williamstown Elementary School and Williamstown High School.
Jacob had lived in Williamstown most of his life but had spent three years living in Havelock, N.C., until recently moving back to Williamstown.
While in North Carolina, he had worked as a store clerk, but most of his working life was spent working with his close friend, Tim Reil.
Jacobs special interests included hunting, fishing, playing video games, music, cribbage, pitch, watching movies, working on his Jeep and going mudding. However, his favorite thing in life was time spent with his niece, Isis.
Survivors include his mother, Shelley Stuart, and stepfather, Joel Carminati; four brothers, Justin Stuart, Peter Gregoire Jr. and Christian Gregoire, and Christian DeForge; a sister, TaSheena, and her husband, Joe Haag.
Also surviving are his grandmother June Stuart, along with nine aunts, Roberta Johnson, Charlene Burke, Sheryl Stuart, Diane Stuart, Neysha Stuart, Doris Connelly, Claire Garcia-Andrews, Tina Carminati and Kim Carminati; four uncles, John Stuart, Jason Stuart Walt, Robert Gregoire and Tom Hood; a niece, Isis Haag; a nephew, Ivan Haag; close cousins Cody Rodger, Jaimie Rodger and Kodey Renfrew, along with other numerous cousins and friends.
He was predeceased by his father, Peter Gregoire Sr.
Jacobs life will be celebrated on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at 5 p.m. in the Moose Lodge in Williamstown, with a luncheon and a time for reflections. The family will conduct a burial at a time to be determined.
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Mr. Atwater: I went into treatment for drugs and drinking about a year ago. I was in trouble for stealing from my neighbors and was tired of hurting my parents.
I came out and didn't drink or use any hard drugs, but I smoked weed. I went to some 12-step meetings but mainly for friends. I started to drink again about a month later at a party and ended up getting in a fight, getting arrested and almost having my probation revoked.
I'm just finishing an intensive outpatient program, got a part-time job and am going to meetings again, this time clean. I still sometimes wish I could get high and sometimes really crave it. I also feel pretty bored and isolated when I know my friends are partying and I'm home playing video games by myself.
I don't want to go back to my old life, but I don't really like my new one. What do I do?
Dear Reader: You're in the same boat as many kids who are trying to get sober and haven't yet found the rewards of a sober lifestyle. Maybe you aren't getting in trouble as much and it's more peaceful at home, but the old excitement is missing.
The problem is the yearning for old excitement is actually your addiction talking to you, telling you peaceful is boring, kindness is for saps and being a good kid is actually for losers. Don't listen to your disease.
It takes some very specific character assets to successfully make a positive change – patience, courage and perseverance. Addiction dislikes all of these assets and would prefer you to rely on impulsivity, self-centeredness and fear of not getting what you want. Working a 12-step program supports the character assets and quiets the addiction.
Cravings and missing the old life are a natural part of getting sober and staying that way. The antidote to both is to be honest with yourself and with your supporters about these feelings. Hiding them will strengthen them, but shining the light on them will make them shrink. As you share your struggles with fellow travelers in the program you attend, you will begin to understand a little more about friendship, and the loneliness will begin to disappear.
We live in an area rich with activities and support for sober young people. Ask around at any meeting you attend, and you'll get an invite to the next event.
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Joshua Lucero: FNM correspondent ENMU guard Stefan Mirabal fakes a shot while being defended by West Texas A&M's David Henderson, left, and Courtney Carr during Saturday night's Lone Star Conference men's game at Greyhound Arena.
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PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University didn't wait nearly as long to make its comeback. This time, the comeback — and the second one — stuck.
Stefan Mirabal and Reggie Nelson each scored 15 points and the Greyhounds used runs of 14-1 in the first half and 12-2 in the second half, holding off a late West Texas A&M charge to secure a 68-66 Lone Star Conference men's basketball victory on Saturday at Greyhound Arena.
"It was a big win," ENMU coach Andrew Helton said. "I've just got to find a way to keep us from falling behind every time."
Down 18-9 early in the game, the ENMU defense held West Texas A&M without a basket for 8 minutes, 45 seconds to take the lead into the half, then wiped out a 45-40 second-half deficit with Mirabal hitting several difficult shots.
A turnaround fade shot by Nelson with 3:13 remaining in the game gave the Greyhounds (11-8, 4-6 LSC) a 63-55 lead, which might have been safe against other squads. But the Buffaloes made it tight at the end.
"The thing about West Texas and coach (Rick) Cooper and his program is they play so hard and the play so tough, they'll come back at you," Helton said.
The Buffs (12-5, 6-4 LSC), who led by 20 late in the first half before holding on for a 71-68 victory when the teams faced off on Wednesday at Canyon, Texas, were the ones trying to make the late comeback this time. And just like the Hounds on Tuesday, the Buffs came up a hair short despite a late push from Kennon Washington.
The Greyhounds led 65-57 with two minutes to play, but came up with just one made free throw on their next five possessions. Then senior guard Tralyn Harden, who scored 11 points, hit a pair of free throws with 17.2 seconds left to play for a 68-64 lead.
Washington scored at the buzzer for the Buffs, who were led by Courtney Carr's 14 points. Tez Dumars added 13 and Donald Sims 12 for WT.
Devone Davis struggled from the floor with a 2-for-7 night, but went 9-of-14 at the line to score 13 points for ENMU.
Helton said he was disappointed with how the Greyhounds rebounded — the Buffs outboarded them 39-28, including 18-7 on the offensive glass — but said there were many more positives than negatives.
Combined with the women's upset over the Lady Buffs in the early game, ENMU secured its first sweep of WT since 2003.


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- e-Negotiation systems and software agents: methods, models, and applications
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- Braun, Peter; Brzostowski, Jakub; Kersten, Gregory; Kim, Jin Baek; Kowalczyk, Ryszard; Strecker, Stefan; Vahidov, Rustam
- Abstract
- Negotiation is a decentralized decision-making process that seeks to find an agreement that will satisfy the requirements of two or more parties in the presence of a limited common knowledge and conflicting preferences. Negotiation participants are agents who negotiate on their own behalf or represent the interests of their principals. When electronic negotiations enter the stage, these agents could be intelligent software entities that take part in the process of searching for an acceptable agreement. The degree of involvement of these 'intelligent agents' in negotiations can range from supporting human negotiators (eg information search, offer evaluation) to fully automating the conduct of negotiations. Choosing the degree of involvement depends upon the characteristics of the problem in the negotiation. In this chapter, we review electronic negotiation systems and intelligent agents for negotiations. Different types of negotiation agents, their roles and requirements, and various methods for effective support or conduct of negotiations are discussed. Selected applications of intelligent negotiation agents are presented.
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Cruising off the Coast of Madagascar
When considering cruising destination, Africa doesn't often fall into the most likely category of the world's top places to set sail. But there are fantastic opportunities to enjoy sailing in as far flung a place as Madagascar, the large island located off the eastern coast of Southern Africa.
In February 2013, I set sail with a charter outfit out of Madagascar for what turned out to be an epic journey that I'll never forget.
I made the most of my vacation by visiting many of the surrounding islands, and making friends along the way, not just with my group but with locals as well.
Land is great but when you chose to set sail with The Sailing Collective you will encounter life altering experiences and you will see some of the most remote islands in the world, only reachable by boat.
Nosy Komba, Nosy Tanikely; and Nosy Sakatia, are to name a few, these islands participate in scuba diving adventures in the jewel-like archipelago of Nosy Mitsio. Snorkeling or scuba diving with an astonishing rich undersea life will be like no other adventure in the world. The Sailing Collective does all the work for you, all you have to do it sit back and enjoy as much or as little as you choose.
You can choose, land or sea, or in my case, both. It's easy to find your own way of exploring the natural wonders of this beautiful land far away from the tourist centers. There are many local tour operators based in Nosy Be who organize trekking, mountain biking, diving, fishing and day cruises in the Nosy Be region. English is spoken, however it helps to speak French or better yet if you can find a Malagasy person that speaks French, English and Malagasy you will have hit the jackpot.
One thing is for sure, a visit to this magical surreal destination will take you back in time, it will recharge your batteries, it will renew you and most certainly it will change the way you think about life, it will make you a better person, and upon returning to your home you will understand the importance of taking a step back in time and you will understand that less can indeed be more.
Money: Madagascar changed its currency from the Malagasy Franc (FMG) to the Ariary (AR) in 2005. But despite having had a few years to get used to the new currency, many Malagasies still count in FMG (one Ariary is worth five FMG), so it's essential that you clarify which currency a price is being quoted in, particularly in rural areas.
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For travelers, it means that changing just 300 Euros will produced a wad of some 85 notes. It easy to be a Malagasy Millionaire! ATM's are scattered throughout Madagascar, but ask your driver to find a 'Human ATM'.
There are people that will exchange your US Dollars or Euros to Ariarys, on the street. I was suspect at first, as I didn't want to get ripped off, but they are very professional and are more accessible than banks or ATM machines.
Electric: In Madagascar they use european style two prong 240V electricity, if you bring anything electric make sure your device can handle 220V before you plug it in with an adaptor.
To and From
I flew Air France from JFK in NYC to the Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris, France. There's something to be said about free champagne on every flight.
From Paris I flew Air Austral, I landed in Saint Denis Reunion, Reunion Island and then made my way to Nosy Be, Madagascar. Air Austral is welcoming, comfortable and reasonably priced.
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What's your pleasure? Land, Sea, or both. I've got some great finds. If you decide that a floating vacation is for you The Sailing Collective is the only way to go. For more information about The Sailing Collective or to book your next dream vacation check out there web page, you'll be glad you did.
I was lucky enough to call the Anjiamarango Beach Resort home away from home for almost a full week. Philippe and Monique Gron were gracious hosts and they went above and beyond to make sure my stay was relaxed and comfortable. My beachfront bungalow at the Anjiamarango was located steps away from the water.
The Anjiamarango is located in the bush, it was great to escape from the realities of the real world, they run a generator for a few hours in the morning and a few hours at night, just enough time to check your email, if you so choose. I found the wifi to be hit and miss, I chose to just un-plug.
The fresh water swimming pool was incredible relaxing and after a long day of exploring it was just what I needed. If you find yourself in Madagascar, I highly recommend the Anjiamarango. There website is in French, however you can use google translate to learn more. Or you can contact them by email; They speak French, English and Malagasy. [email protected]
For more info about Sakatia Lodge or diving on Nosy Sakatia: An oasis with lots of ice and diving galore. Contact my friends, Jacques, Isabella and Jose' at Sakatia Lodge to book your dream getaway today:
You can also find them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ScubaDivingMadagascar
If you want to stay in Hell-Ville, I highly recommend Les Bungalows D' Ambonara in Nosy Be. It's the perfect combination of Bungalow meets Luxury, I ran out of time so I didn't get to stay here, but when and if I ever make it back to Madagascar it's at the top of my list.
The Boats
We chose Dream Yacht Charters because they offered 'Bareboat' charters. We crewed the boats ourselves.
Or contact my friend Rudy Larcher, at Madavoile Yacht Charters: They offer Luxury Yachts at affordable prices.
Email: [email protected]
Note: Next door to both of these yacht clubs is "The Pizza Train" They have no website, nor telephone, just the best dang wood fired pizza in all of Madagascar, made in the caboose of a train. Insiders tip: Order it long before you are hungary, they are not built for speed, but you won't be disappointed and the beer is cold.
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Captain Dayyan Armstrong can be contacted at : [email protected] or call him at: 603.969.3186
Captain Max Kufner can be contacted at: [email protected] or call him at: 845 706 2277.
What had started out as a dream for a few sailing buddies has become a reality and has blossomed into what is now officially known as the Sailing Collective. The idea behind the Sailing Collective was to organize a team of young, ambitious sailors to form a high quality unit and to offer affordable sailing vacation destinations in locations around the world.
Dayyan Armstrong thought about destination sailing vacations in early 2011 and, over the course of the year, formed a partnership with Ross Beane, Max Kufner, and Taylor Collins, to create the Sailing Collective.
Their collaborative efforts and business structure supports a team of captains and diverse personalities that allows the customer to receive specialized services. By November of 2011, they presented their first sailing vacation.
Since then, they have organized a number of group sailing vacations and personal sailing trips for customers. They have group sailing vacations organized in the Caribbean throughout the winter season and have expanded to trips to the Mediterranean beginning this summer.
The Sailing Collective can accommodate any size group as well as provide excellent service to those vacationers traveling solo. The team at the Sailing Collective really knows how to make all of your sailing dreams come true.
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I think we'll get that the number 2 spot and beat Atlanta first round, then beat Indiana second round. We'll then lose to Miami in the ECF
Right now Knicks hits on Bulls/Celtics both are worst possible opponents with one of strongest D i dont see Knicks in this competition.
Bulls almost "refs" stopped Nuggets streak [doesnt matter that they were blown by Kings 40pts]
Celtics almost finished Heat streak
Hawks is only winable opponent right now.
Yes its too soon but playoffs are coming just teen games remaining.
Nets are goin to west trip with same strong elite west as Knicks just did.
Bulls have games coming Pacers heat nets and Knicks too
whats your 1st round opponent?
i really dont wana Bulls in 1st round.
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I think we'll get that the number 2 spot and beat Atlanta first round, then beat Indiana second round. We'll then lose to Miami in the ECF
Honestly at full strength not afraid of anyone except Chicago...our style of play is too easy for Tom Tib to coach against
Boston will lose steam come playoff time because that's where the rely on Rondo the most and that's where they'll miss Ray Allen we beat them in 6
Atl and Mil we beat in 5 or 6
Chi can beat us in 5 or 6 and it would take 7 to beat them
Brkln would be a long series because of the hype it would cause but head to head we could close them in 6 in which we lead 3-1 heading into last 2 games of series...also consider we've seen their best...Kmart Shump and Stat would present a nightmare for them
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Untill we get our act together .. our Iso and 3-ball strategy is going no where in a series vs coach Doc, or coach Thibs
Pray for Celtics, Nets or Bulls.
Want as hard a match up us possible. Don't want Woodson hanging his hat going into next season by beating likes of the Hawks. Either he rises to the challenge against one of Nets, Bulls or Celtics or he gets his ass fired...PERIOD!!!!!
I agree with T.O ...... And we need to win our division. To let the Nets take it at this point is FAIL
Bulls are Noah Deng and Boozer that trio can easly stop Melo and JR in 1 game but what bout 7 game series.
this Bulls team is very diffrent once they are destroyed by Kings then won vs Nuggets but refs dont give them win
No one know will D-Rose be avaialble in playoffs but still he will not make suddent impact some1 who is not playing year cant shoot just like that 20+
Bulls stopped Knicks twice in very short time few weeks ago still aways Bulls game in Knicks schedule
Kurt Thomas played in Bulls but check game vs Nuggets especially performance N8 Robinson
to win division already upcoming games will tell it b2b torotno then celtics knicks are 0-2 against raptors 1-1 with celtics.
most interesting in which time strong teams already clinched playoff will send reserves only.
Bulls don't stand a chance against us
coach Doc and coach Thibs will fight to find away to meet the Knicks in the first round
Hasn't the Celtics and Bulls been losing lately too...i'm not sure if thats a FAIL 1st round matchup
Doesn't care 1st or 2nd, or 3rd round meet Bulls. If you want to win title, you can't fear of anybody, you have to be the best and just win. If you're afraid, go fishing after 1st and leave this battle for stronger. I don't care who we play in 1st round, with this roster we should beat anybody except present Heat. We need better coaching from Woodson and effort from players, definitely if we won't beat Heat. ECF is min or GTFO.
i see on ESPN board some1 that says Knicks will catch Pacers 4 2nd seed no Granger and no West temporaily.
but Knicks schedule is crucial right now
all coming games are really crucial Toronto is must win
Celtic without Rondo are stronger
Memphis is playing once good once terrible Hornets won with them last night while this is not playoff team earlier Memphis steal game vs OKC
hawks and heat will be hardest.
in 2011 knicks won few crucial games but then were sweept by Celtics [few non calls in game 3]
but Knicks wana avoid Heat till ECF.


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Home List of Titles Dynamical preparation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement in two-well Bose-Einstein condensates
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- Title
- Dynamical preparation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement in two-well Bose-Einstein condensates
- Author(s)
- Opanchuk, B.; He, Q. Y.; Reid, M. D.; Drummond, P. D.
- Abstract
- We propose to generate Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) entanglement between groups of atoms in a two-well Bose-Einstein condensate using a dynamical process similar to that employed in quantum optics. A local nonlinear S-wave scattering interaction has the effect of creating spin squeezing at each well, while a tunneling coupling, analogous to a beam splitter in optics, introduces an interference between these fields that causes interwell entanglement. We consider two internal modes at each well so that the entanglement can be detected by measuring a reduction in the variances of the sums of local Schwinger spin observables. As is typical of continuous variable (CV) entanglement, the entanglement is predicted to increase with atom number. It becomes sufficiently strong at higher numbers of atoms so that the EPR paradox and steering nonlocality can be realized. The entanglement is predicted using an analytical approach and, for larger atom numbers, using stochastic simulations based on a truncated Wigner function approximation. We find generally that strong tunneling is favorable, and that entanglement persists and is even enhanced in the presence of realistic nonlinear losses.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
- Source
- Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 86, no. 2 (Aug 2012), article no. 023625
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- 2012
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- 01 Mathematical Sciences; 02 Physical Sciences; 03 Chemical Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Bose-Einstein condensates; Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement; EPR
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- American Physical Society
- 1050-2947
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Thailand offers many of the quintessential Southeast Asian travel experiences: spectacular scenery, a rich culture and history, a friendly population, and a cuisine as rich in colour and appearance as in taste. For many, Thailand is their first foray into Southeast Asia and that first trip becomes one of a series.
The tourism scene has been developing seriously in the kingdom since the 1970s and today there's both a very well trodden trail and a very developed travel infrastructure to take any pain out of travel here. Relatively easy to get around, and, by regional standards, quite affordable, the country attracts a vast number of tourists from all corners of the globe — you're just as likely to be sharing a beach bar with an Australian as an Austrian.
Our Thailand travel guide is here to help you get the most out of each and every one of your trips to Thailand, commencing with the simple guidelines below aimed at first-time travellers to the country. Enjoy.
The big questions every first-time traveller has:
Thailand packs a solid punch when it comes to deciding where to go. Choose from scores of tropical islands, multiple historic centres dotted with fascinating ruins dating as far back as 600 AD and trekking destinations in the north, plus for those seeking an intense megalopolis experience, the nation's capital, Bangkok, never fails to disappoint.
Top-shelf destinations for first-time visitors to Thailand include Bangkok, Kanchanaburi and historic centres like Ayutthaya, Sukhothai or perhaps Kamphaeng Phet. The northern capital of Chiang Mai remains a perennial favourite, with other northern centres including Mae Hong Son, Pai and Chiang Rai enjoying a steady stream of independent travellers looking for trekking or just a laid-back vibe. Those with an interest in Thailand's Khmer period often strike into the northeast, visiting the spectacular ruins at Phanom Rung and Phimai — putting away heaps of spicy Isaan food while they're at it.
While they're not all world class, Thailand does have a rich network of national parks, including the enormous Khao Yai National Park in the northeast and Kaeng Krachan National Park in the south — both of which boast impressive reserves. Other, more crowd-pleasing spots, include ever-popular Khao Sok National Park and Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, both of which are in the south. In the northeast, Pha Taem National Park points towards early evidence of human habitation in the area.
When it comes to islands, Thailand can deliver to many different tastes. Hugely popular Phuket on the southwest coast, and Ko Samui on the southeast, attract families and tour groups — and have for decades — while also to the southeast, Ko Tao pulls in the divers and neighbouring Ko Pha Ngan the partiers and devoted hammock-swingers. The southwest (Andaman) coast is home to more than a dozen islands, ranging from laid-back family-friendly Ko Lanta, through to fast-developing Ko Lipe and chilled out Ko Bulon Lae. Then there is the east coast, with Bangkok-convenient Ko Si Chang and Ko Samet, jungle-clad Ko Chang and stunningly beautiful Ko Kut.
Then there are those places flying under the radar that we love to encourage people with more time on their hands to visit: Think islands for nature lovers or islands to just lose yourself on.
How long did you say you have?!
Between November and May, Thailand's north sees mostly dry, cooler weather, warming to scorching hot in April. May to November is dominated by the southwest monsoon, characterised by heavy rain interspersed with dry and sunny stretches.?
The South has two seasons, and the weather changes depending on which side of the peninsula you are on. The west coast sees the southwest monsoon bring rain and often heavy storms from April to October, while on the east coast, most rain falls between September and December. The rest of the year on each side is warm and dry.
So when is the best time to visit? From a weather point of view, December to February generally offers the best conditions — the north won't be blisteringly hot and you'll fine great weather on some of Thailand's islands.
With this great weather though comes big crowds and peak season prices. Those who don't mind a bit of rain in return for thinner crowds prefer the shoulder season in November and March. Of course it also depends on where you are going — when the rain is pouring on Ko Chang, it is shining on Ko Tao and Ko Pha Ngan.
For many, an active Thai holiday means anything with more than a 20-metre stroll from the hammock to the ocean, but for those looking to do more than re-read Lord of the Rings in a hammock, Thailand isn't at all shabby when it comes to things to do.
Top of the pops is probably learning to dive on Ko Tao (or Ko Phi Phi, or any number of other islands). Above the waters, rock climbing, especially by Railay Bay, is world class. Doing a cooking course or taking a food walk are both popular, as is visiting one of Bangkok's many floating markets. In the north, trekking is hugely popular, often combined with bamboo rafting and visiting or staying in a minority village.
Every Thai town has at least one wat (temple) so there is no shortage of temples to visit and some choose to stay at or do meditation courses within. Language courses are also popular, especially in Chiang Mai, and then there is yoga, fasting and detox retreats, often in idyllic locations, for those taking a more holistic approach to their travels.
Thailand also celebrates an impressive selection of festivals, with the water festival of Songkran (Thai new year) in mid-April being the biggest of all. Others, including the Rocket Festival and Phi Ta Khon in the northeast of the country and nationwide Loi Krathong, also welcome foreigners and can offer a remarkable insight into life in Thailand.
How long have you got?! For a first time visitor looking to see just a bit of Bangkok, and say Kanchanaburi or Ko Samet, a week would suffice to give a taste of what the country has to offer, but the country really deserves two weeks as a primer.
If you're planning on travelling around a bit — rather than just staying on one island — four weeks is a popular stretch as it fits within a visa-free stay and allows for a couple of weeks in the north and a couple of weeks in the south.
If you are planning a longer stay, it pays to familiarise yourself with Thailand's visa rules. They change often and some rules are enforced haphazardly, complicating what should be a simple process.
Your budget will depend very much on your style of travelling. If you're comfortable in simple accommodation, eating street food, not drinking too much alcohol, travelling using cheap transport and steering clear of heavily touristed (and so more expensive) destinations, you can still survive on around 600 baht per day — less if you're especially frugal and travelling as a couple. Watch out for fancy pants dorms which are often way over-priced for the standard when compared to what you could pay for an air-con private room in a normal guesthouse.
Most independent travellers though tend to spend a little more. That air-con room is tempting, as is the pool and WiFi, frothed up latte and occasional VIP bus or short domestic flight. All these conspire to push daily budgets up to around a more comfortable 1,000 to 1,500 baht per day.
If your tastes veer more towards the luxurious, then Thailand does offer terrific value for accommodation around the 3,000 to 6,000 baht mark, with food and entertainment costs potentially rising accordingly. Likewise, you can also spend tens of thousands of baht a night for truly luxurious settings — think private pool villas and so on — flying everywhere and fine dining the whole way along.
Sadly Thailand has more than its fair share of scams. Gem scams, especially in Bangkok, remain problematic. Petty theft, snatch and grabs and other crimes of opportunity are not uncommon in heavily touristed areas.
Violent crime specifically aimed at foreign travellers remains rare, but does happen. Use your common sense, stay under control and, if a situation becomes uncomfortable leave or seek assistance immediately.
Having adequate travel insurance cover is essential.
Thailand's road toll is extremely high. Drink driving is endemic, especially over public holiday periods, when hundreds of people die on the roads. Bus accidents are frequent. Always wear a motorcycle helmet when riding a bike. Do not ride a motorbike if you don't know how. Public boats are frequently overloaded and speed boats are often overloaded and driven erratically or dangerously (depending on your point of view). Public boats sink frequently, often with insufficient life jackets. If the boat looks overloaded to you, or the weather dangerous, do not get on board.
Don't ride (or drive) stoned or drunk. Drug laws in Thailand are very strong, but enforced haphazardly. Just because the tuk tuk driver who sold you a bag of pot didn't get arrested doesn't mean you won't be.
Basically if you wouldn't do it in your home country because it is stupid, why do it in Thailand?
Thailand is currently run by a military junta that took power in a military coup, kicking out a popularly elected government. Under the junta's rule many public and press freedoms have been significantly curtailed. Thailand maintains extremely harsh and severe lèse-majesté laws, ostensibly to protect the reputation of the Thai royal family, who enjoy considerable respect. Thais falling foul of this law have been jailed. Public political discourse is generally not a great idea, especially after drinking 15 large Singha beers.


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What a brilliant idea! Thanks for bringing the creative fun, BillyHoyle.
I am in.
Just for clarification, this is what I deducted out of the 4 categories.
-Winning team (10 points) Very obvious.
-Statistical Category 1 (7 points) Of my choice? i.e., STAT 9 rebounds?
-Statistical Category 2 (5 points) Same as above but for the other team? Any statistical category? Whatever I like?
-Miscellaneous Category (3 points) As in Tyson will get a tech after his 4th foul? Melo will catch and finish an alley pop in the first half?
Please just clarify that for me before I cook up my prognostications for the first game.
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Jenn – we need to know who the other 103 players and I'm sorry – A-Rod is done in my book.
Yeah, I agree we need to know. It is just SO depressing! I almost want to hide in closet and cover my ears so I don't find out because the crushing disappointment of what will be revealed is just too horrible. And I really do want to kick Selig for making such a mess of all this. It is a bad situation, handled badly and is absolutly killing this sport.


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Take a listen and then I'll go into more details...like I did for the BPM Suite and Capability!!
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Hello All !!!
I am getting a lot of emails to summarize the announcements that we made at IMPACT 2008! So what I decided to do after a great dinner last night with our IBM friends in the North End of Boston, was to do a blog for each of our six announcements!
The first one I would like to highlight is the announement on our IBM BPM Suite with events capability.
Just a few facts before we get into the announcement. Fact: The BPM Market is predicted to grow over 35% CAGR to $6B by 2011 (Forrester Research)Fact: IBM is the Marketshare leader in BPMS (Gartner Dataquest)Fact: IBM is rated a leader in more Magic Quadrants and Waves than any other vendor (six), including: BPMS (Gartner), Business Process Analysis (Gartner), Integration-Centric BPMS (Forrester), Document-Centric BPMS (Forrester), Human-Centric BPMS for Banking/Financial Markets (Forrester); and Human-Centric BPMS for Insurance (Forrester).
In fact, IBM was first to market with an integrated BPM/SOA offering (Bruce Silver Associates/Bloor Research)Fact: IBM is the recognized "clear" leader in Content-Centric BPMS (Forrester)
These announcements at IMPACT took a another step ahead for our client's value -- around our announcement of the BPM Suite. Accordining to Wikipedia, a suite is "a collection of computer programs, usually application software and programming software of related functionality, often sharing a more-or-less common user interface and some ability to smoothly exchange data with each other." -Wikipedia
(By the way did you guys see Jimmy Wales speak at IMPACT? He was amazing!) IBM's BPM Suite is a comprehensive set of role-based, SOA-enabled product capabilities that provide customers with the ability to continuously optimize processes, and adapt processes rapidly to changing needs.
The suite contains key functionality from across IBM to control and manage business processes across their lifecycle, with an emphasis on business user empowerment and greater collaboration across multiple roles within a client's organization
IBM's BPM Suite combines product capabilities from across IBM Software Group that match the way customers purchase, implement, and upgrade BPM software while protecting and reusing their existing IT investments.
To make it easier for customers to get started with BPM, we've created Starter Sets for the IBM BPM Suite. The IBM BPM Suite includes a choice of two starter sets – Dynamic Business Processes Set and Content-Aware Processes Set. Starter sets are packaged offerings and are designed to address key customer scenarios.
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The starter set for Content-Aware Processes supports process optimization where content is core to your processes or integrated compliance requirements exist. This starter set is best for processes that require the content object to be managed as the item of work utilizing content repository services (document management, versioning, imaging, etc) that you expect in a world class enterprise content management system. Products for this starter set include FileNet Business Process Manager, FileNet Business Activity Monitor, FileNet P8 eForms, and FileNet Business Process Framework.Extended value offerings are capabilities that augment the foundational starter sets and regardless of which starter set you choose, you can leverage additional capabilities in areas such as events, rules, and analytics. Specifically, the extended value offerings include: Business event processing (through WebSphere Business Events), Asset repositories for BPM (with Rational Asset Manager and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository), Collaboration (with WebSphere Business Modeler Publishing Edition, Lotus Connections, Lotus Quickr, and plug-ins for Sametime), and Advanced analytics (with Cognos).
In addition, pre-built industry-specific solution accelerators and assets based on industry best practices are available (these include the Process Automation Accelerator for Portal, and the Dashboard Accelerator for Portal, along with Industry Content Packs and Industry Models).
Details on Suite and Starter Set packaging, pricing and support available in Q2 2008
I hope that helps! Let me know ok!!! Announcement #2 details will be coming tomorrow!!
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April 30th Webcast: IBM's Smart SOA™ Approach: Aligning Business & IT for Maximum Impact
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It was great to see so many of you at last week's IMPACT conference. I really enjoyed the chance to meet with you and get your feedback.
We want to continue the dialogue we started with you at IMPACT throughout 2008 via virtual events & the SOA Social Network.
Our next virtual event is our April 30th webcast, IBM's Smart SOA™ Approach: Aligning Business & IT for Maximum Impact
This is a a great follow-on to IMPACT. The webcast gives you the opportunity to hear IBM Executives
explain new IBM SOA Announcements. We'll also offer a LIVE Q & A session as part of the program.
Steven A. Mills, Senior Vice President & Group Executive, IBM Software Group
All registrants who attend this live Web Seminar will receive complimentary access to the "IBM SOA Case Studies e-Book".
Sitting here after IMPACT 2008!
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I am sitting here after IMPACT 2008 reading all the great comments from customers, partners, and others.
Yes, I am a little sad that it is over. And yes, I am planning IMPACT 2009 for May next year in May already!
A HUGE thank you to the 272 customers and partner speakers who have branded IMPACT as
THE customer event of the year. It is the power of your stories that is truly making a difference.
Feel the energy again if you dare...and yes that is Jim Haney
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Sweet dreams for 2009!
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IMPACT: DAY 1 Kickoff!
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Today was truly an incredible day at IMPACT! I arrived this morning at the MGM Boxing Arena to learn that we had 6,000 people in attendance at the conference. This morning's session was a chance for us to connect with our customers, partners, analysts and press. It's hard to believe that this is only the second annual IMPACT conference. The sheer volume of customers has grown by nearly 50 percent in the past year. Indeed, interest in SOA among companies of all sizes in all industries continues to rise at an increasingly rapid pace.
I want to share with all of you, some of the exciting news we talked about today.
Here's a quick summary with links to more information:
Please join us on the Network and share you thoughts & experiences.
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- Persistently Infected BVD Calves Wreak Economic Havoc
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Controlling BVD can have a positive impact on a cow/calf producer's bottom line.
Cattle persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) can drain the production efficiency and profits out of a herd. By understanding how persistently infected cattle result and taking steps to prevent the problem, producers can safeguard their herds and their wallets against losses.
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Home List of Titles Spatially resolved spectroscopy of starburst and post-starburst galaxies in the rich z~0.55 cluster CL 0016+16
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- Spatially resolved spectroscopy of starburst and post-starburst galaxies in the rich z~0.55 cluster CL 0016+16
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- Pracy, Michael B.; Couch, Warrick J.; Kuntschner, Harald
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- We have used the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrograph on the W. M. Keck I telescope to obtain spatially resolved spectroscopy of a small sample of six 'post-starburst' and three 'dusty-starburst' galaxies in the rich cluster CL 0016+16 at z = 0.55. We use this to measure radial profiles of the Hδ and [OII]λ3727 lines which are diagnostic probes of the mechanisms that give rise to the abrupt changes in star formation rates in these galaxies. In the post-starburst sample we are unable to detect any radial gradients in the Hδ line equivalent width — although one galaxy exhibits a gradient from one side of the galaxy to the other. The absence of Hδ gradients in these galaxies is consistent with their production via interaction with the intra-cluster medium; however, our limited spatial sampling prevents us from drawing robust conclusions. All members of the sample have early-type morphologies, typical of post-starburst galaxies in general, but lack the high incidence of tidal tails and disturbances seen in local field samples. This argues against a merger origin and adds weight to a scenario where truncation by the intra-cluster medium is at work. The post-starburst spectral signature is consistent over the radial extent probed with no evidence of [OII]λ3727 emission and strong Hδ absorption at all radii, i.e. the post-starburst classification is not an aperture effect. In contrast the 'dusty-starburst' sample shows a tendency for a central concentration of [OII]λ3727 emission. This is most straightforwardly interpreted as the consequence of a central starburst. However, other possibilities exist such as a non-uniform dust distribution (which is expected in such galaxies) and/or a non-uniform starburst age distribution. The members of the sample exhibit late-type and irregular morphologies.
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I've decided to go in a different direction with my writing. With Wannabe, I tried to pretty much cover the spectrum of issues of conservative politics, often with tongue firmly implanted in cheek, and I hope you've enjoyed it.
I've had fun spotlighting media bias, the folly of nanny-state policies, the generally rampant corruption of Democrat politics, and the magnificent BS that is global warming. Over time, though, I'm finding that there is one issue in particular about which I've developed a strong passion and about which I believe focus is lacking. That issue is the protection of unborn human life.
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Crap happens in the dark. I'm not kidding, dude. Socks under the bed become feet monsters. Clothes hanging in the closet become people without heads. Anything that moves or makes a sound becomes someone or something coming to eat you in your sleep. Power outages suck.
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Crap happens in the dark. I'm not kidding, dude. Socks under the bed become feet monsters. Clothes hanging in the closet become people without heads. Anything that moves or makes a sound becomes someone or something coming to eat you in your sleep. Power outages suck.
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I totally agree with this. I hate the dark. Not outside dark, I'm fine with that, but inside dark. It has the potential for BAD things to happen.ReplyDelete
Haha I used to be like that. I don't know how it happened, but now I'm not afraid and can wander about the place without a single light on - wish I knew what I did to not be scared any more! :)ReplyDelete
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I am the same lol. I don't have nightlights in my house, but I do take my mobile phone as a light if I must get up in the dark!ReplyDelete
I've never been afraid of the dark, but that's totally me! Uh, I really don't fear much of anything. I even walk around my basement after all the lights are out to check up on things. Yes, in the dark. Yes, when everyone else has gone to bed. :) I'm freaky that way! :DReplyDelete
Mostly I'm okay in the dark (though I randomly wake up at 2:30 and have to check my house for serial killers), but I watched a particularly creepy episode of Criminal Minds right before bed a week or so ago. I kid you not, I sat in the bed with my knees tucked up to my chest, and I couldn't bring myself to shut the light until I went and distracted myself.ReplyDelete
This is my kids. Yes, most kids use nightlights, but that's not enough for mine. They want their little lamp on so I had to find the lowest wattage bulb, I think 15 watts, cause I didn't want it being so bright in their rooms. Plus their hallway light is on.ReplyDelete
I can't sleep with all that light. I don't know how they do it.
I hate the dark! We have nightlights everywhere too. And forget about going outside. I don't care if Freddy or Jason was in there, I'm not stepping foot outside. UGH!ReplyDelete
That's a great picture. I used to have so many monster who lived in my room when I was a kid. Didn't help that we always watched The Twilight Zone and that fed my nighttime fears.ReplyDelete
We had a heater outside my bedroom door that would cause all the old floors and walls to creak whenever it kicked on at night. I knew the monsters were out then.
One night when that I happened it woke me up. On my top bunk, I could feel this heavy weight laying across my waist. I touched it to see what it was and it was someone's arm. I absolutely flipped out, grabbed it and threw it away from me. Then the blood started coming back into my arm and I could feel it again with all the tingling. Ugh. It was my own numb arm that had been laying wrong and gone to sleep. My adrenaline was pumping so bad and the tingling hurt that it kept me away for a while.
I probably shouldn't tell you about my night of terror then, should I? Let's just say having physical proof that something was in my house at night is enough to scare the crap out of anyone.ReplyDelete
Solar night lights. I had one for my kids.ReplyDelete
ack! it is really scary when you can't see where you're going!ReplyDelete
or what is lurking out there...
Truth: I'm normally fine with the dark, but if my hubs is out of town, the noises in my house scare me so bad I can't fall asleep until 2 or 3 am and when I do it's with my cell phone in my hand, ready to call for backup.ReplyDelete
The dark doesn't bother me very much unless I'm dumb enough to watch a scary movie before bed.ReplyDelete
That cartoon is quite funny.
Very true, the dark is scary. Rest assured that you are not the only one.ReplyDelete
(I also run from imaginary monsters...)
Kyra: Thank the world for cell phones right?ReplyDelete
Jack: My hubs does this too. He just groans and gets up to search the house whenever I 'hear a noise'.
Suzi: I'm that way if I've watched a scary show before bed. I sleep in the living room with the light and TV on. :)
How can you be afraid of so many things and still functional? You are too funny. I can't sleep with any light at all.ReplyDelete
Oh Cass... I just want to hug you! Pet your head until all your fears go away! LOL. I've never been scared of the dark... I've always... loved it! It's peaceful. Magical.ReplyDelete
Girl, we are going to go play at a graveyard and face all your fears at once! Ohhhh... *plots*
Hilarious posting on the subject. I remember when we lived in an older house the dog would go running and barking for no reason at night. One night I woke hubby up I was ready to pack that night and move thinking the dog saw things we didn't. He went looking and found the dog barking at the kitchen door. It turns out the shadows from the tree in the yard freaked the dog out.ReplyDelete
Nightlights are awesome. Don't let anyone tell you different!!ReplyDelete
We have nightlights in our house, too. I can't get to the bathroom without them! Somethings are worth the money. :)ReplyDelete
This one is totally understandable. Walking outside in the dark can bring on breathing attacks. I keep lights on for the kids but if I didn't have kids I would keep the house dark though.ReplyDelete
I like this Bob in the cartoon. Ghosts come out at night. Just adding that. :oPReplyDelete
I kinda like the dark. Although I feel better when I have shoes on, normally I'm all about going barefoot, but when I can't see what's under my feet I like to have something between them and the ground.ReplyDelete
who wouldn't be afraid of the dark, Freddie Krueger lurks there ... :(ReplyDelete
I don't like the dark either. I downloaded one of those bright light apps to my cellphone just so I can get around at night when I'm going from the living room to my bedroom. Friggen' thing is blinding and lights up the house like Christmas, but that's all right with me.
I was terrified of the dark as a kid - I thought if the lights were on, no big scary monster would get me. I had nightmares that the light switches wouldn't work and I was stuck in the dark.ReplyDelete
This is a fear I can hide from right beside you!
That cartoon is precious!ReplyDelete
And I slept with the light on in my bedroom til I was 12. No lie. Overactive imaginations can be stressful My 7 year old son is going thru it right now... not from seeing too many scary movies, but from reading scary books. Isn't that funny? Ya, not really.
I hate the dark! And I'm still anxious about things under my bed. Likely due to my brother hiding under the bed and grabbing my ankles when I'd get up when I was a kid, but I can't have any limbs hanging off the bed when I sleep.ReplyDelete
I was thinking about this today! For real! We must be so in sync! I am getting better with the dark, but I still get nervous and run up the stairs and out of the bathroom at times. It helps to have nightlights. Thank heaven for them! :)ReplyDelete
I totally agree. I slept with a nightlight until last year and I'm finally getting used to being in the dark, but before... I would wake up if the bulb in the nightlight went out because I just knew it was dark!ReplyDelete
PK: I always slept with the TV on. I still would if the hubs would let me.ReplyDelete
Emily: Agh! I'd kick him in the face if my brother did that to me!
I'm only afraid of the dark if I am home alone. When you think about it that is silly, I know. I mean, really, what are my teenagers going to do to help me if a crazed lunatic with a knife is hiding in my closet??ReplyDelete
Does jumping in your bed and pulling the covers up make you safe? I know it works for me. :)ReplyDelete
Then I won't tell you about the scorpion my mom found in the middle of the night in the bathroom when we lived in Arizona...ReplyDelete
Do you hold it the whole night??!ReplyDelete
And you don't have to apologize. Humans have been fearful of the "other" in the dark since we climbed our way out of the primordial ooze. If we weren't, i wouldn't be able to publish any of my horror short stories. And that would suck haaaard.
As writers, we tend to have overactive imaginations, anyway. The darkness just provokes that. I mean, what if there are bugs or zombies or... Reavers? *Shudder*ReplyDelete
Great post! :)
just reading your post titles cracks me up!ReplyDelete
and my boys (8, 11, 13) need at least 2 nite lites each plus "fun" lites, moon in my room, spongebob nite lite, lava lamp. really, boys!
oh, but i understand that creepy feeling there could be an alien or monster ready to chase you up from the basement when you turn the lights out! never really outgrow it...ReplyDelete
The dark is scary! Especially when the hubs is away on business!!ReplyDelete
Do you have a list of things you're scared of the way Monk does?ReplyDelete
And going back to your earwig thing, I pulled a tick out of my son's ear this morning.
Not to give you anything new to add to your list?
Oh, and you might not want to read my Tib stuff when it starts being available. It's all about the dark and shadows and stuff.ReplyDelete
I have about 15 night lights in my house and I'd like to say they are for the kids, but of course they're for some other people too. :)ReplyDelete
Cassie - you're hilarious.ReplyDelete
Are you sick of me saying this in the comments?
When it's dark at 4 pm all winter, you get used to navigating in the dark ;)
Imagine what your electric bill would be up here...
I like the dark most of the time... but when I watch a creepy movie and then go to bed, my mind messes with me. Every little noise freaks me out until I get up and go investigate or ask my hubby to. :DReplyDelete
Krista: Oh my gosh, I do that too!ReplyDelete
Carrie: Mine is ghosts. I swear it's always ghosts that come creeping around my house.
Tara: I used to have a Harry Potter nightlight. I miss it :(
Jackie: Yup, I've been watching Watching Dead before bed. Not a good idea, lol.
Nightlights and lava lamps galore in my house!!ReplyDelete