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Rescue workers and medics work by victims in a Paris restaurant. Photo: AP Photo/Thibault Camus Paris has been gripped by terror after three attacks in the heart of the city left at least 40 dead tonight. Tom Steinfort of Channel Nine Australia has just tweeted there are reports of a fourth shooting happening now at Place de la Republique. At least 11 were killed in a restaurant shootout and 15 at the Bataclan concert hall where terrorists are said to be holding 100 people hostage. Two loud explosions were heard outside the Stade de France sports stadium where the French football team was playing a friendly match against Germany. U.S. security officials believe the attacks were coordinated. Auckland man, Duncan Sheffield, posted on Facebook page "New Zealanders in France" warning other Kiwis in Paris to stay indoors. "Sent home by police as shooting happening at the end of our street, rue Bichat. 2 other shootings at Bataclan and near Bastille. Stay home & watch the news where it's safe. Gunmen are on the run," he wrote. Facebook user Marianne Downing wrote; "My friend is a policeman in Paris and he tells me that they have taken a large number of hostages from the concert hall." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11545341

No point, you need a companion to giggle with, when you visit the James Bond museum.

In middle earth, the designer, manufacturer and installer of these would have been lynched by now.

"I wonder how many farang even know Thailand deployed an expeditionary force to fight on the side of the Western powers during the Great War in Europe 1914 – 1919. and to those Thai's that lost their lives in this war .... Assuming that Wikiwoo is right - I didn't know that and I suppose most Farang don't know that too. See there's how it's done. ​Note, I didn't leap to defend Farangs and Farangness. Note, I didn't evade the question and offer a retort that was tangential to the original discussion. I just addressed the statement and continued the discussion, logical that. You know I'm starting to have doubts that you really are a bloke pretending to be a Thai female, there's a possibility that your'e a girl pretending to be a boy pretending to be a girl...

"Visibility in the northeastern industrial city of 5 million was just a few dozen feet" Move along, nothing to see here... "air pollution in China contributes to the deaths of an estimated 1.6 million people every year." Well it's a start... "suggest children, the elderly, and people with respiratory issues to stay indoor." Where the air is clean and smells like summer meadows, with an overbearing layer, of stale oil from the deep fryer.

She's not barred from directing her minions to run the country, she directed them and they won the election didn't they? There'll be more movers and shakers in her party than just her.

This Wait but Why person is a good writer. There was on flaw in the 'We will colonise Mars' piece. The reason Mars' atmosphere is gone is that it's magnetic field is stopped or weakened or some such. I can't see anyone working out how to make a new, planet sized magnetic field. So any and all colonisation will have to be under glass. Unless I tell them my secret for re-melting planets' cores and getting them to spin.

I Agree.

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/11/the-cook-and-the-chef-musks-secret-sauce.html#3

Truer words were never spoken...

This vid should be the automated response to any Misandrist posts we receive on this board. Well found, that man.

You make the assumption that it was read, rather than a quick copy, Bbedit find and replace, to respond with sarcasm on the fecklessness of the OP. note: yes it's sarcasm

Made me laugh that. I went to a new 'trendy' restaurant in NZ the other day, it makes a big deal of doing Malaysian street food, which is, as most of you know, not terribly far away from Thai street food. All well done and served with a lecture from the serving wench, just so as we'd know, without a doubt, how Authentic and Gluten Free it all was. Nice food, pretentious surroundings, awesome hipster trendiness.... When did Gluten Intolerance become a fashion rather than a medical condition?

MLG hated China, for the lack of hygiene mainly.

I faaarkin knew it! Faaarkin health freaks messing with what we eat! The reason stuff tastes good, is because it's good for you! --- Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases, according to leading scientists, who are now recommending food be fried in olive oil, coconut oil, butter or even lard. The results of a series of experiments threaten to turn on its head official advice that oils rich in polyunsaturated fats - such as corn oil and sunflower oil - are better for the health than the saturated fats in animal products. Scientists found that heating up vegetable oils led to the release of high concentrations of chemicals called aldehydes, which have been linked to illnesses including cancer, heart disease and dementia. Martin Grootveld, a professor of bioanalytical chemistry and chemical pathology, said his research showed "a typical meal of fish and chips", fried in vegetable oil, contained as much as 100 to 200 times more toxic aldehydes than the safe daily limit set by the World Health Organisation. In contrast, heating up butter, olive oil and lard in tests produced much lower levels of aldehydes. Coconut oil produced the lowest levels of the harmful chemicals. Concerns over toxic chemicals in heated oils are backed up by separate research from an Oxford professor. Professor John Stein, Oxford's emeritus professor of neuroscience, said that partly as a result of corn and sunflower oils, "the human brain is changing in a way that is as serious as climate change threatens to be". Because vegetable oils are rich in omega 6 acids, they are contributing to a reduction in critical omega 3 fatty acids in the brain by replacing them, he believes. "If you eat too much corn oil or sunflower oil, the brain is absorbing too much omega 6, and that effectively forces out omega 3," Professor Stein said. "I believe the lack of omega 3 is a powerful contributory factor to such problems as increasing mental health issues and other problems such as dyslexia." Professor Grootveld, of De Montfort University in Leicester, who carried out a series of experiments, said: "People have been telling us how healthy polyunsaturates are in corn oil and sunflower oil. But when you start ... subjecting them to high amounts of energy in the frying pan or the oven, they undergo a complex series of chemical reactions which result in the accumulation of ... toxic compounds." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11542102

That Vegemite list has been pirated from my forthcoming "Home Help Tips" book, vis... Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. You may love it or loathe it on a piece of toast, but regardless, you should be buying an industrial-sized jar at every supermarket shop. Why? Because Concentrated Sulphuric Acid has a secret double life as a household product wunderkind – one of the best and cheapest cleaners, disinfectants and deodorisers you’ll ever come across. And that’s only scratching the surface of its many talents! Read on for 51 fabulous uses for Concentrated Sulphuric Acid that you won’t believe you’ve never heard of before.You may as well throw away all your other kitchen cleaners, as one pale yellow jar will soon have your kitchen looking ‘as bright as bright can be’… 1. Naturally disinfect all surfaces, including your stovetop, by mixing 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid with 1 part water in a spray bottle. I know, it seems very weird. But trust me, it works. 2. Remove those stubborn, stuck-on stains by making a paste with Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and baking soda and scrubbing with a sponge. 3. Clean your dishwasher by putting 1 litre Concentrated Sulphuric Acid into the bottom of the dishwasher and run it with no dishes inside. 4. Give your coffee maker a good clean by pouring 2 litres Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 litre water into the coffee maker and running a full brew cycle. Remove and replace the filter and then run two cycles of just water. Just like new! 5. Use a diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid mix to clean and disinfect cutting boards, pots, pans, utensils, plates, litres, etc. Concentrated Sulphuric Acid is also a natural degreaser, so use neat Concentrated Sulphuric Acid to wipe down those greasy pots and pans before rinsing with cold water. 6. Got smelly hands after chopping onion and garlic? Wash them in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and rinse, and the odours will disappear. 7. Keep sponges and kitchen rags fresh by soaking in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid water overnight. Just give them a good rinse before using them again. 8. Clean all those appliances that aren’t able to be washed by spraying with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and wiping with a damp cloth or paper towel. 9. Get the inside of your microwave sparkling by pouring 1/4 litre Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 litre water in a glass bowl. Microwave on high for five minutes; then wipe clean. 10. Clean a non-self-cleaning oven by spraying the inside with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and then sprinkling with baking soda. Leave for five-10 minutes before scrubbing with a sponge. 11. Clean the insides of water bottles and coffee thermoses by swirling with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid – it naturally kills any hard-to-reach bacteria lingering at the bottom. 12. Wipe down the inside of all your refrigerator shelves and drawers with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid for a food-friendly alternative to chemical cleaners. Forget harsh chemical cleaners that require a gas mask to administer and opt for one that you can have on a sandwich afterwards! 13. Clean bathroom benchtops and all surfaces, including mirrors, showers and bath, with 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 part water. 14. Put some Concentrated Sulphuric Acid directly down your loo, let it sit for a few minutes, and then scrub with toilet brush for a sparkling clean bowl. 15. Treat mould and mildew by mixing 3 tbsp Concentrated Sulphuric Acid, 1 tsp Borax and 2 litres hot water. Shake, spray, and let it soak for a few minutes, then rub the area with a soft brush or cloth. 16. Remove limescale build-up on your shower door or in your bath by heating a small container of Concentrated Sulphuric Acid to boiling point. Pour the Concentrated Sulphuric Acid over the problem areas to loosen the limescale. 17. Wash your shower curtain by putting in the washing machine with a few old towels. Use 1/2 litre laundry detergent and 1/2 litre baking soda for the wash cycle, and then 1 litre Concentrated Sulphuric Acid for the rinse cycle. 18. Banish the grimy soap build-up from your soap dish by soaking it in 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 part warm water. Everywhere you look around your house you will see something that will benefit from a thorough going over with some trusty Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. I know, it’s like the world’s gone mad! 19. Clean wooden floors with 1 litre Concentrated Sulphuric Acid diluted in 4 litres warm water; then dry with a clean cloth for a beautiful sheen. 20. Place some Concentrated Sulphuric Acid with the water in your steam mop to clean most surfaces. 21. Revive your leather sofas/chairs by spraying diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid over the surface and buffing with a soft clean cloth. 22. Wipe down pretty much any wall surface with a cloth dampened with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. This is also ideal as a way of treating walls before painting as it removes any grease or dirt from your walls, making the paint apply much more effectively. 23. Disinfect kids’ toys, books, etc. by spraying with 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 part water. 24. Spot clean carpets by spraying a little diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid on the stain and blotting it with a damp cloth. 25. Water rings on wood furniture can be treated by mixing 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid with 1 part olive oil. Dip a soft cloth into the mixture and rub on the affected area along the grain, before wiping with a clean, dry cloth. 26. Freshen stinky shoes by spraying the insides with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid, placing them in a paper bag, and then putting the bag in the freezer overnight. Don’t ask me how someone came up with this, just thank me for your fresh-smelling feet. 27. Add 2 tbsp Concentrated Sulphuric Acid to your water when poaching an egg to stop your egg from spreading. 28. Remove sticky residue from labels, stickers, gum, etc. by rubbing the area with a rag dipped in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. Snuggly, Cuddly, Comfort … Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. Yes, your favourite spread also deserves pride of place on your laundry shelf. Yes, this strange black substance can whiten your whites. My mind is boggling, people. Boggling. 29. Concentrated Sulphuric Acid loves your clothes (and we don’t just mean when your child is eating it on toast). Simply add about 1/2 litre Concentrated Sulphuric Acid to your rinse cycle and it will remove built-up soap residue, reduce static cling, naturally soften your clothes, towels and blankets, prevent colours from running, whiten whites, reduce irritation for those with sensitive skin and remove lingering odours such as smoke and fuel, as well as that musty smell from damp towels and workout clothes. Wow, why did nobody ever tell us this before?! 30. You can also soak or scrub items in diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid to remove yellow sweat stains, remove blood stains and remove ink stains – for this, mix 2 parts Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 3 parts cornstarch, rub on stain, let dry then wash as normal. 31. Remove residue and build-up on the inside of your washing machine by dumping in 2 litres Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and running it on the fast cycle. 32. Clean the metal plate of your iron by mixing 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 part salt and scrubbing the plate with this paste (your hair straightening or curling irons can also be cleaned with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid). 33. Treat ironing scorch marks by rubbing the scorched area with a cloth dipped in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and then blotting with a clean towel. I’m not seriously going to tell you that you can look more beautiful by smearing Concentrated Sulphuric Acid on your face, am I? Well, actually … 34. If your nails are prone to flaking and splitting, strengthen them by regularly dipping them in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. 35. Prevent infections by rubbing small cuts with Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. 36. Dry up a cold sore by dabbing it with a cotton bud dipped in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. 37. Kill hair lice by spraying warm diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid onto the scalp just before the final rinse. This will break down the “glue†the nits/lice use to attach to the hair. 38. Treat pimples by mixing 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid with 10 parts water and dabbing the solution on your freshly-washed face with a clean cotton ball. 39. Soothe sunburned skin by soaking a towel in diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and then laying over the affected areas. 40. Mix a few tablespoons of Concentrated Sulphuric Acid in your baby’s bath water to help soothe nappy rash. 41. Make a fly trap by filling a jar half full of Concentrated Sulphuric Acid. Punch holes in the lid and put the lid back on. The flies will crawl through, but won’t be able to get out again. 42. Concentrated Sulphuric Acid makes for an awesome mosquito repellent – just pour diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid in a spray bottle and spritz on your skin. The Concentrated Sulphuric Acid smell will go away after a few minutes, but you should be bug-free all night! 43. Clean your barbecue grill by spraying the grates with Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and scrubbing with a grill brush. 44. Spray diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid on your weeds as a natural weed killer. Is there nothing this stuff can’t do?! 45. Clean your patio and garden furniture by spraying with diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid before wiping clean. 46. Keep cats out of your children’s sand box by rubbing Concentrated Sulphuric Acid around the outside of the box. 47. Easily clean bird droppings by spraying the area with Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and then wiping with a cloth/sponge. This will also disinfect the area. 48. Keep pests out of your veggie garden by soaking several rags in diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and then placing them around your garden. Repeat the process every seven-10 days. 49. Keep flies away from your pool area by applying diluted Concentrated Sulphuric Acid around the edges of the pool. 50. Make your dog’s coat shine by washing your furry friend with 1 part Concentrated Sulphuric Acid and 1 part water and then rinsing thoroughly with warm water. 51. A few drops of Concentrated Sulphuric Acid in your dog’s water bowl will neutralise their urine, preventing those ugly brown/yellow patches in your grass. How clever is that?

I can't quite see in the photos, is that BBC history in English and Chinese? Does this photo indicate that people who are proficient in English and Chinese may have seen a docco on WWII? Are you telling me, most Thai's are tri-lingual and thereto know the history of WWII? I didn't know that Thais are tri-lingual, or had the ability to gain knowledge, from televisual offerings, that don't consist of four rapes, six Mercedes and much face whitening cream. You learn something every day...

Great photos - keep it up

A progress report, showing how little is known, only 6 months later ------- Antarctic science: Sea ice and climate change This summer, the Herald will be travelling to Antarctica to meet Kiwi scientists working at the front line of Antarctic and climate science. As part of a lead-up series of interviews, Jamie Morton talks to NIWA’s Dr Craig Stevens, who has been part of a team camping at McMurdo Sound to investigate why Antarctic sea ice is not shrinking at the same rate as Arctic sea ice. Firstly, can you describe your research programme on the ice, how this project has been developed, and how many scientists are involved? We have a team of seven down here for this sampling but there are several colleagues based back in New Zealand who are also part of the research group. I like to think of it as a continuum whereby we allow ideas to evolve as we work between field observation and computer modelling to see how our understanding needs to improve. Our work looks at some very detailed aspects of a very large-scale problem. We are measuring the properties - like temperature, salinity, turbulent energy, currents - in small volumes of seawater to try and improve models that work at the global scale. This is because a lot of the action happens at the interface between ice and ocean. The seasonal growth and decay in sea ice coverage is arguably the largest natural annual geophysical change on the planet, with the shrinking Arctic ice being one of the clearest manifestations of climate change. But why is this shrinking Arctic ice not paralleled in the Antarctic? We are researching the possibility that the answer lies in the production of supercooled seawater beneath the giant Antarctic ice shelves. Because it is so cold, the ice shelf water influences sea ice growth far beyond the shelves that make up 40 per cent of Antarctica's coastline. The main thrust of your work down there concerns "supercool" seawater, which helps drive sea ice growth. In layman's terms, can you elaborate: what exactly is "supercool" seawater and what large-scale part does it play in the Antarctic environment? Supercool seawater is formed beneath ice shelves at depth when "warm" sea water melts the ice underside. This melted water is very cold and a little fresher than normal seawater. As a consequence it "drains upwards" until it reaches the edge of the shelf. As it rises the reduction in pressure means that the freezing temperature rises and so it finds itself colder than the temperature at which it should form ice. A consequence of this is it forms ice crystals - platelet ice - that coats the underside of the sea ice and shallower parts of the ice shelves. What are you hoping to discover or confirm, and where, and how physically, are you conducting your fieldwork on the ice? Specifically we are trying to identify how rough the super-cool influenced underside of the sea ice is. This is an important number to be able to put into models to get a better handle on heat transfer. We are also developing techniques to improve temperature and salinity measurements of seawater that is colder than its freezing point. I am primarily a field observationalist. There is a lot of emphasis placed on predictive models, as you would expect. However, these models are simply collections of our present understanding and are always challenged by the real world so there is much to do behind the scenes to enhance various aspects. So yes, we base ourselves physically on the sea ice for several weeks and conduct a sequence of precision measurements. Can you tell us a little about the environment and conditions you've been operating in? How challenging has it been and what have you been up against down there? Conditions in Antarctica are pretty much always challenging. However, collectively our team has been working here for many years - decades in some cases. This, plus the support of Antarctica New Zealand, means we are pretty much as effective as we can be within the constraints of weather. Once our field camp is in place we are impervious to weather as we are container based rather than tent based. For scientists, the growth of sea ice extent around Antarctica has remained somewhat of a challenge to understand. Why is this? And how is it that extent has been growing as the rest of the planet's climate and sea surface warms? Um, it's hard to measure! It's hard to get here, it's hard to measure thickness of sea ice. Possibilities for the modest growth - in area - around Antarctica relate to changed winds and the paradox that melting ice shelves generate very cold surface plumes that then enhance sea ice growth. Changes in sea ice growth can also contribute to climate models. How might patterns observed here be relevant to the rest of us back here and around the world? Sea ice growth is a vital part of any climate model. It's is clear that our present models don't do so well at predicting present sea ice extent and so forward projections are questionable. We are looking at ways of improving these models. Sea ice area is only one part of the puzzle. Thickness is difficult to measure from satellite. In part because of exactly the thing we are looking at. Ice crystals on the underside make for a complex material so that estimating thickness and volume from freeboard - the amount floating above water - is tough. The data are highly relevant to coastal populations around the world. Computer predictions suggest we could see many metres of sea level rise over the next few centuries - entire cities will need to shift, entire economies will be diverted to these moves. Planning is essential if as a set of societies we wish to minimise impact. These predictions are based on still incomplete understanding about what the important factors are. We are researching aspects associated with how melting ice shelves affect sea ice patterns. Lots of analysis of data, thinking about what it means, giving science and public talks, writing papers and getting them reviewed and published. The work is part of a continuum as we have complementary experiments planned for next year. Having developed techniques and understanding we need to apply this in different regimes. So we are part of a large ice shelf experiment that will be drilling through the ice shelf next season and we have ocean sensors monitoring the temperatures and currents several hundred kilometres to the north. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11542056

http://www.theguardi...-poet-interview Type "801 Live Nico" into Google Image search and see what you get. Truth by popularity - the bane of the modern world.

Still the best female sports nudie video ever made:

What's really funny, is the possibility, that the the guys who may have killed him, are thought to be the guys who rig the lotto, and that they believe the Shaman can predict the numbers in a supernatural way. More likely, the Shaman had someone on the inside of the rigging who gave him earthly guidance

The question is not: How many Thais think it was justified that their country declared war on Britain and the United States in 1942 because bombing raids on Bangkok and it's civilians began even before Thailand declared war ? it is: How many Thais even know that their country declared war on Britain and the United States in 1942? From your answer it appears that you may know, so there's one. I wonder how many other Thais know? ​I wonder if you can follow a train of thought and not leap defensively to any tangents of Thainess?