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If Obama endorses Enfield looks like they might be doomed to failure.

A bit of sad news this delay thing. I look forward to the event moving forward soon.

Outsourcing from Dell Phone help to Dentist to the Whitehouse

There are times I have felt like doing the same........ha ha

Pics that should have been attached to my 'Newbie post yesterday at 15.30 !!

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Which palace is this?

GMMZ boxes are not bad considering the cost if you have a KU dish. Many web sites as stated above offer various TV channels if you have good net service. ROKU is another box that offers internet TV with many choices, some free, some cost. And the gray market Vietnam TV requires a dish but pretty good value.

No surprise with oil below $50. they are lucky to have bidders at all.

Obama should be prosecuted for buying votes because thats all this is.

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Immigration has been a central pillar of the United States since before there was a United States. The Democratic party, which is 20 years older than the Republican party, has always represented immigrants and has done so broadly, inclusively, effectively.

Prez Obama is no different concerning immigration to the United States than was the first of the predecessor party's presidents, Thomas Jefferson. Prez Obama is not different than the first literally speaking Democratic party Pres Andrew Jackson and others, to include Presidents Grover Cleveland, FDR, John Kennedy, LBJ.

The most prominent Republican party president that was open to accommodating illegal immigrants was Ronald Reagan who learned the explosive nature of the word "amnesty," which only the immigration snipers use today.

There is more to immigration than politics but immigration policies like any other policy includes politics. There are however aspects to immigration that transcend politics.....

If we look to institutional actors, racialized politics seems to play the largest role in determining whether those actors are pro or anti immigration. The question that arises is whether these coalitions will hold if our nation ever moves beyond anti and pro immigration to seriously debating the particular issues of immigration reform. Or will the racialized politics that drive myths about crime waves and conspiracy theories about a Mexican takeover of the Southwest, or Muslim’s preparing to enact Sharia Law, prevent the public from engagement with the specifics of immigration reform?

http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2011/05/22/immigration-and-racialized-politics/

Immigration to the US was different 100 years ago or 50 years ago. People came to be Americans. Now they come and just make little India or little Pakistan or little Middle East or little what ever. They do not come to be Americans with their heart and sole. Another thing they do is get a western passport then run back overseas to work as a "Canadian" or "American" then figure out every scam they can to beat taxes as much as possible but still hold that passport. I thought we gave them passports because we needed Engineers or Doctors in our country........I did not know we gave them passports to go back outside the country and work so they make more money.

About 5 years ago we built almost the exact house you are talking about. Paid a tad less than B800,000. Not 5 star but had granite counter tops in kitchen & toilet. A bit of sandstone trim on the outside. CPAC roof and not just roof panels. Better grade electrical plug ins. Things are a bit higher today my guess is less than 1 million if you pay attention. These are building prices only......no land involved. I can PM you a photo if you like.

Obama should be prosecuted for buying votes because thats all this is.

Because they use the "Masonic Handshake" I believe..................ha ha

Is this the same Obama who sit on his hands and closed his mouth while ISIS got started? Jimmy Carter loves that fact Obama boosted his legacy.

Looks like the USA understands they are out of money so they cut back the troops

He should to work at CNN where he would be know as "Honest Truthful Brian".

If you forget about living in a high class area on Sukhumvit in Bkk and live in the suburbs of Bkk I believe it is as cheap or cheaper than anywhere else in Thailand if you have self control except rent will be a bit cheaper. In Muang Thong Thani, 30 mins off Sukhumvit,in the taller condos with 2 bedrooms & 1 bath with a bit under 60 sq meters the rent is B10K a month or a tad less. All up with electric/water around B13K. That leaves you +/-B35K a month. Granted you will have to be sensible but you should be in good shape. If you do choose to get out of the Bkk area I would not move more than a maximum of a 4 hour car ride away and would try to keep that to a 2 hour car ride. That leaves lots of nice places with cheap rent. In my humble opinion, while things have changed and changing more, it is always better to live in Bkk or near by. Most everything is easier in Bkk in the long run. I have seen lots of guys move to "Nakorn Nowhere" several hundred kms from Bkk and the majority of them spend their time trying to convince their mates how happy they are but they seem to spend a large amount of their time coming to Bkk. Good luck

I skipped past the majority of these comments but water is superior for cooling than coolants or alcohol. The reason most places mix water and coolant is to adjust the boiling and freezing temperatures. Primarily freezing. Coolant requires exceptionally low temperatures (can't remember the exact numbers). This is why coolant is sometimes referred to as anti-freeze.

Generally you'll be fine in Thailand under most conditions running straight water but a real coolant/water mix is safer for your vehicle overall.

I think the coolant also adds some lubrication for the water pump.

As a side note be sure you find out if paying off early reduces the amount of total interest. There are several post about interest and paying off early on TV so it might be good to check them out and most important ask the lender about interest if you pay off early. I have worked in the oil industry for +/-40 years and have seen Boom to Bust several times. Have a look at the rig counts from 1975 to present as these are available from several web sites right on line. It is a possibility we might, I say might be going into one of the bust stages where 50% of the rigs will go down over the next 2 years or less. Have you given any thought to what happens if the rig count goes down and you have a 20 year loan on land. None of my business but it might be good to think this loan through.

One last thing, have you asked if it will be a problem to borrow money from another source if a bank holds the land deed on a loan? Again something to think about and check out.

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Standard Chartered in Singapore has good service and provide a key fob for the 3th verification number for online banking. Around 5 years ago you could start an account there by filling out their form they emailed you, going to one of their banks in the country you were in so they witness you signing the papers then mail the paperwork to Singapore. You never had to go to Singapore. I am not sure if they will still do this.

As far as HSBC well they are trying to meet the new international standards countries blame on terrorist but we all know it is a tax thing. I worked for a company one time we had 1.5 million USD in an account at HSBC. We asked for a 1 million USD letter of guarantee letter from HSBC for customs clearance reasons against equipment we would import for 6 months, use then export out of the country. The money was staying in the bank to back up the letter. HSBC charged us 26,000 USD just to write that letter if memory serves me right. As far as Citibank their roots are in the USA so I would stay away from them. I know they run their Singapore operation as a separate bank they say but of all the banks I have used in business for transfers and accounts it seems like if there is a problem it is with an American bank. Easier to give US banks a pass.

My normal response is the Ultimate Fine, due to age I back off to only 50 years jail time with no chance of parole. Just call me old softie.

The general rule of thumb is to not wax a new car for a year in order to let the paint completely cure.

I think this was valid years ago but with the clear coat most cars have now this is not true anymore.

The USA needs to stop pushing other countries to the their way of "thinking" if you can even call it thinking. If that does not change Americans will become less welcome than they are now.

Obama picking anything, including a flavor at Baskin Robbins, is a bit scary. If they did not have "his" flavor he would have it made by executive order.

Maybe they heard about how tough the traffic is in Khon Kaen so declined to come...........but that good news for Thailand anyway!

Disrespectful to the culture she was a guest in , but that is pretty much an Obama trademark anyway. I wonder if he was chewing gum at the same time.