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yes yes very amusing

At the private school where I did a bit of teaching, the two cute lady teachers would often sit in the back of my class, I sure just to listen to my accent, coz they never said "Hello Hansum Man"

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 - I really liked the first one, this is arguably better than the first. You don't need to see the first one first, but it expands the story if you do. If there's a third I'll definitely see it. The cast is pure quality, the stories good and the setting not so far from LOS. Well worth a watch.

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Yes, email marketing in particular.

So true

Hey Kong, for the sake of argument, who paid for your education and health care, even if it was sub-standard or other wise, in your opinion, pre and post puberty?

The place where I spend 8 hours a day, at the moment, recommends this one, to clients, as we don't do email set ups or marketing. Regarded as a good solution for people who want to send and handle emails in a commercial manner. My 2 bahts worth.

Write it yourself, they won't check.

"police believe that it is a case of suicide but until the note is translated the case will remain open" At least they are appearing to keep an open mind.

Police hunting down blowjob bargirl Pattaya Police have put out a dragnet on a hunt for a woman who damaged that coastal community’s pristine image with one photograph. Long held by the public as an esteemed home of the virtuous and upright, Pattaya’s image was possibly forever soiled yesterday by a photograph of a woman on her knees giving a blowjob to an Asian tourist in the middle of a public bar on Pattaya's Walking Street. Responding to the photos which spread online to the shock and outrage of two or three people, police Cmd. Sukkatat Poompanmuang said yesterday he has ordered his officers to track down the lady in question to charge her with public obscenity. The photos spread online yesterday provoking an uproar among a public part-titillated and part-horrified. "Oh woman! She feels like sucking it, so she just does, showing off her pro skill in the middle of the pub!†wrote user Nangfa Yakuza, who first posted the photo online. “The guy seems satisfied and doesn't shy away at all!" The photos were soon taken offline. "This is too nasty,†another user commented. “This is why foreigners look down on Thai women.†Sukkatat added that police have been able to identify the entertainment complex where the BJ seen-round-the-net was given, but admitted he’s uncertain whether "she's a woman or not." If found guilty, the bar's owner and the lady in question will be prosecuted, INN reported. http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/06/30/police-hunting-down-blowjob-bargirl

How bizarre, and yet fabulous, this should increase tourism from San Francisco

"They already downgraded the project from 2 to 1 runway initially." not much of a hub, 1 runway.

Slow West 2015 - Michael Fassbinder - a Western - not your normal Western, full of unstated meaning, not an unsatisfying movie, but hard to say it's a good movie. Watch it if you're bored.

He's been watching some of those TV magician shows. I hope he doesn't watch any Kung Fu shows, he'll get beaten to a pulp.

an old joke - religion

Bullet in the head? that usually stops me...

I've bought whole mp3 players that were 16Mb when they're sold and 'jigged' to read 512Mb. Cant trust cheap gear.

Thx

I can't for the life of me figure out how to post the link to the video here, so go to the article if you want vid - http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/69562122/jon-stewart-abandons-humour-on-daily-show-after-charleston-church-shooting Herein some of the transcript, Daily is right in what he says: >> "I've got nothing for you in terms of jokes and sounds because of what happened in South Carolina. "Maybe if I wasn't nearing the end of my run or this wasn't such a common occurrence, maybe I could have pulled out of the spiral, but I didn't. Nine people were killed on Thursday when 21-year-old Dylann Roof opened fire at a bible study group at an African American Methodist church in South Carolina. "I honestly have nothing other than just sadness that, once again, we have peer into the abyss of the depraved violence that we have to do to each other," Stewart said, "and the nexus of a gaping racial wound that will not heal yet we pretend doesn't exist." The influential talk show host criticised America's disproportionate response to threats from terrorist attacks while doing nothing about homegrown shootings, before declaring the South Carolina massacre a terrorist attack. "This is a terrorist attack. This is a violent attack on the Emanuel Church in South Carolina which is a symbol for the black community." "I hate to use this pun, but this one is black and white. There is no nuance here," he said to cheers from a live studio audience. "In South Carolina, the roads that black people drive on are named after confederate generals who fought to keep black people from being able to drive freely on that road. That's insanity." Stewart's speech came ahead of an appearance from Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai. "Al Qaeda, all those guys, ISIS - they're not s*** compared to the damage that we can apparently do to ourselves on a regular basis," Stewart said. "To be quite honest with you, I don't think there's anyone else in the world I would rather talk to tonight that Malala, so that's what we're going to do, and sorry about no jokes."

ICAO gives Thailand 4 more months to sort out safety standards THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) yesterday continued to red-flag Thailand over safety standards and gave the country another four months to tackle this issue. Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong admitted the country had not passed the ICAO safety standards yet, but vowed to continue the hard work to get the red flag removed as soon as possible. Thai Airways International, meanwhile, issued a statement reassuring its customers worldwide that the airline had consistently adhered to the highest international safety standards and was not affected by the red flag. In February this year, the ICAO told Thailand it had significant concerns (SSC) regarding aviation safety standards. Prajin said yesterday the ICAO had told Thai officials in Canada that the Kingdom had until November this year to continue tackling the issue before the next evaluation. "In my opinion, it looks like we failed this time," said Prajin, adding that aviation authorities in other countries might consider cancelling flights operating from Thailand due to the red flag. Thai-registered airlines will likely face a loss of goodwill, higher operating costs and increasing competition from foreign carriers. In addition, Thai carriers can expect an increase in costs from higher aircraft lease rates, more stringent maintenance covenants, and surges in insurance premiums. The industry will likely see increased competition from foreign carriers that may launch new routes to capture under-served passengers travelling to and from Thailand. Thai carriers may also lose personnel to foreign counterparts looking to boost their own manpower. Of all the sub-segments in the airline industry, charter carriers will lose out the most as their operating licences are issued on a case-by-case basis, while full service airlines and medium-haul low-cost carriers will experience some setbacks to their growth plans from an inability to fly new routes or increase flight frequencies. Domestic low-cost carriers will likely be the least affected. According to the ICAO website, Thailand had secured 76.19 per cent for aviation legislation while getting only 46.15 per cent for organisation of government agencies to ensure safety standards, which is below the global average. As for operations, the country got 64.84 per cent, slightly above the global average of 66.24 per cent. Earlier, the ICAO said the significant safety concerns meant that there were questions about the ability of the state to properly oversee airlines under its jurisdiction. As for other aspects, comprising airworthiness, accident investigation, air navigation services, and aerodromes, Thailand got higher scores than the global average. Currently, the countries hit with a red flag are Angola, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Georgia, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malawi, Nepal, Sierra Leone and Uruguay. Meanwhile, Thai Airways International president Charamporn Jotikasthira said: "A significant safety concern [as cited by the ICAO] does not necessarily indicate a particular safety deficiency in the air-navigation service providers, airlines [air operators], aircraft or aerodromes but, rather, indicates that the state is not providing sufficient safety oversight to ensure the effective implementation of applicable ICAO standards." http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/ICAO-gives-Thailand-4-more-months-to-sort-out-safe-30262658.html

And yet - After a lot of talk about Thai flag carriers losing permission to fly to Europe and North America due to safety issues, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) today announced that it operates with the highest safety standards in all operational areas. Mr. Charamporn Jotikasthira, THAI President, said that in light of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) public posting a red flag today on Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation (Thai DCA), as a result of the findings during the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP) and the issuance of a Significant Safety Concern (SSC), Thai Airways International wants to reassure the travelling public that THAI operates with the highest safety standards in all operational areas. “A significant safety concern (SSC) does not necessarily indicate a particular safety deficiency in the air navigation service providers, airlines (air operators), aircraft or aerodrome; but, rather, indicates that the State is not providing sufficient safety oversight to ensure the effective implementation of applicable ICAO Standards,†ICAO. Despite the ICAO having “identified that Thailand has a significant safety concern with respect to the ability of the Thai DCA to properly oversee airlines under its jurisdiction,†Thai Airways International assures all parties that THAI strictly practices the safety standards of these international agencies. EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) JCAB (Japan Civil Aviation Bureau) IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) Since 13 February 2015, when ICAO first issued the SSC on Thai DCA, Thai Airways International has had to rely on other states’ civil aviation authorities to provide oversight for where THAI operates. As such, THAI has undergone additional and more frequent safety audits and station inspections by these authorities; and as a result of these audits, THAI has been able to continue operating regular flights to these countries. In the very near future, THAI will be audited at the Company’s base by other states’ civil aviation authorities. http://www.eturbonew...afety-standards

ICAO red-flags Thailand The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICASO) has red-flagged Thailand for its failure to address significant safety concerns (SSC) regarding safety standards within the 90-day deadline. According to Bangkok Post, SSC indicates that Thailand is not providing sufficient safety oversight to ensure the effective implementation of applicable ICAO standards, said ICAO. Former director-general of Civil Aviation Department, Mr Chaisak Aungsuwan, said that the placing of red-flag on Thailand ICAO website is a normal procedure to inform the public of Thailand not providing sufficient safety oversight. He added that this was not a matter of serious concern as concerned Thai authorities have been trying to solve the problem. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said that ICAO’s red-flagging indicated the Civil Aviation Department’s safety oversight failure but it did not mean that air navigation services, airlines, airports and air craft of Thailand were substandard. http://englishnews.t...-flags-thailand

I don't think it's the bar, it's mostly the operatives I would think.