bangkockney

The Lab on Sukhumvit 31 is by far the best gym I've come across anywhere.

Sessions are with PTIs only. You'll be benchmarked during your first session and a personal programme with be developed tailored to your goals.

Check it out, it has a great reputation.

@h90

I love the "German style pizza" with rye and whole wheat. It really is a great alternative.

Rack of lamb, gratin dauphinoise, ratatouille.

Yum!

You could always just grab what you're interested in and then process in Excel...

http://www.google.com/finance/getprices?q=RELIANCE&x=NSE&i=60&p=5d&f=d,c,o,h,l&df=cpct&auto=1&ts=1266701290218

where

q= stock symbol on Google finance

x= exchange symbol

i= interval (here 60 means 60 sec (1 minute interval))

p= no of period(here 5d denotes 5 days of data)

f= parameters (day, close, open, high and low)

df= difference (cpct is may be in % change )

auto =1,

ts = time start if you cut the last 4 digitsthe rest gives the start day in seconds

you can choose your own set of value depending upon your need.

1. It's clear what I said was incorrect. Otherwise I'd have to quote you with ... And [ ] etc

2-1. The RLMT doesn't apply to positions on the shortage list, subject to criteria. Chef positions appear, but I'll give you the fact that this may be a small number.

2-2. Regardless, the RLMT is a simple process of 28 day advertisement.

3. Tier 2 uptake is currently running at roughly 50% capacity according to MAC.

4. Chef does appear on the shortage occupation list valid April 2013.

5. A search for "Thai" of the Tier 2 Register returns a decent number of hits.

6. There are plenty of expensive Thai restaurants in UK (Charlotte Street, London comes to mind) who could pay the required occupation shortage salary to negate the RLMT.

Company of Heroes, anything from the Total War series, Wargame: Air Land Battle, Panzer Korps Afrika, Rome 2 (coming September), Defcon: Everybody Dies, stuff from Shrapnel Games.

And for something completely different (and maybe the most interesting thing you'll ever play?):

Spy Party

Where essentially you must behave like the AI do, complete spy related tasks and fool another human player into thinking your character is AI controlled not human controlled.

Very interesting concept and great fun.

Regards your shutdown problems, remove quiet splash from /etc/default/grub (don't forget update-grub) to get some idea where it's stalling.

Look at your logs for a clue too.

Does it shutdown with:

shutdown -h now

I decided to upgrade now as it has aged a bit. Using kubuntu.

I'll try first to do an upgrade on top of 12.04 LTS. This way I get all the packages downloaded to apt-cacher-ng, so later on if I decide to do an fresh install, I still have all the packages locally.

I have plenty of applications which are not part of the fresh installation package. Is there a way to create a list of the installed applications, do a fresh installation and then include automatically all the applications I had installed earlier?

maybe there's something more suitable but this should work:

on old install:

$ dpkg --get-selections | cut -f1 -s > old.txt

keep the old.txt file safe somewhere.

on new install:

$ dpkg --get-selections | cut -f1 -s > new.txt

# apt-get install $(diff -y --suppress-common-lines old.txt new.txt | cut -f1 -s)

I feel this is better:

Export:

dpkg --get-selections > my_file

(Don't forget etc/apt/sources.list if you've added repos - export both with a cron and include in your regular backups IMO)

Import:

dpkg --set-selections < my_file

Install:

apt-get update

apt-get dselect-upgrade

It's worth noting that the number of migrants from Thailand is so small it does not even feature on the table below which demonstrates where the bulk arrive from. 75% from the Indian sub continent and Africa. Somalia and Nigeria exceed the USA. Note the number from the Philippines and ask yourself why is Thailand not there?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2013/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2013#admissions-3

These data are pretty useless when discussing family migration as they represent total migration across all categories.

More useful is the Family Migration: Evidence and Analysis document available here (published 2011, analysis of 2010 data):

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/115900/occ94.pdf

Thailand ranks sixth in the largest volume nationalities for family route visas granted, 2010.

The sections on UK employment and earnings of both sponsor and applicant are particularly interesting.

Haven't we already been through this?

If someone wants to come to the UK and form a company, they need an appropriate visa.

Similarly, if someone wants to come to the UK and work for the company they are a director of, they need an appropriate visa.

Obviously, the same person can come to the UK for other purposes (visit, study etc) but must in no way engage in any activity with their UK company that contravenes the visa they have.

Your wife can be a director just as I, a non-UK resident am a UK company director.

Where's the confusion?

She can't travel to the UK, form a UK company and subsequently become a director of said UK company, without entry clearance that allows it - PBS as applicable or settlement.

I actually used two dashes (not one as you claim) and did so for emphasises of the component contained within said dashes.

Why has this become a grammar lesson? I can recommend you some books for your private perusal instead. So, enough now.

There's an 'and' in my post joining the two statements together.

She wouldn't be able to be a director of a UK company - and take part in its formation with you whilst in the UK - on either a family/general, business or student, visit visa.

Is what you said correct?

"You do not have to be resident in the UK to become a director although some

people not of British nationality are restricted as to what work they may do if

they wish to physically come to this country"

http://www.businesslegal.ltd.uk/php/company_director_FAQ.php

The question here is, can it be done whilst in the UK, and can being a UK company director be used to remain in the UK. To do so requires the correct entry clearance. The relevant PBS Tiers in this case.

I thought my post was clear.

She wouldn't be able to be a director of a UK company - and take part in its formation with you whilst in the UK - on either a family/general, business or student, visit visa.

You must have a really specific reason to want to do this?

All you gain is the computer seeing more RAM - only a heavy user/program would really beneift from 64bit?

Yes... Runs C5 and other graphic programs... Has 8gb installed but not available.

So I will be making a clean installation of Win 7 64 bit.

If with C5 you mean Adobe Photoshop C5 . you not need to upgrade your operating system to 64-bits. Adobe has no 64-bits Photoshop available so you're even with MS Windows 7 x86_64 limited to 3.25GB memory....

It's natively 64bit. One of the bigger changes for CS5. What makes you think otherwise?'

Look what happens when you search:

http://m.youtube.com/results?q=mac%20os%20guide%20thai

A whole load of instructional videos in Thai....

Now think what would've happened if you'd sat with your colleague and had them search in Thai script...who knows what treasures could be found.

PS it took me longer to write this than to find what you were looking for...

I think the OP should be cut some slack.

He hasn't tried to game the system, or circumvent the rules. He hasn't tried anything underhand.

UKBA issued his wife a Permit previously so there's clearly no funny busines on the OP's part.

OP mentions the court case for his wife's daughter because of the same reason for refusal: not resident for 5 years in the UK under the relevant rules. Clearly not true as the child's decision was overturned.

So, the OP could have been more succinct, but the details are there for those that care to look. I find the harsh criticism to be neither particularly useful nor representative of the general vibe of this sub-forum.

Seems to me he's been messed about by UKBA and many members here love to rub it in because the rules allowed him to take advantage of dual-nationality.

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

Think the OP just wanted to blow-off some steam, fair enough in my book.

Of course, there could have been an error in the preparation of the application, but even a refusal in this instance would seem harsh, without further contact from UKBA, considering the history.

<flame shield up>

The guy has a clear medical history.

He was not SF.

It was pre-meditated murder and he should be punished accordingly.

"Hello, I'm a Muslim. I abhor religious extremism and violence. Allah demands we be merciful and decent. I do not support terrorism of any sort. Further I've reported fellow Muslims who do hold extremist views."

"Liar! Al-taqiyya proves you're a liar!"

I really do hope you have eyes in the back of your head mate.

Come again?

Read the thread. I've read the Quran and made several comments.

I've read the thread AND your comments...I wasn't impressed.

No, I haven't swallowed any guff from anti-Islamic websites....EVERYTHING I stated comes from the Qu'ran and or The Hadith....DIRECT quotes from both...unless of course you are claiming that the Qu'ran is 'anti-Islamic'.

Show me WHERE IN THE QU'RAN OR THE HADITH...THESE QUOTES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT OR DO NOT EXIST

If you want an intelligent discussion about your claims, I'm all for it.

If I thought you were the man for the job, I'd ask for your opinion...I don't...and I won't ...as I said above...my synapses aren't receptive to gross stupidity.

The most common definition I've seen in academic works is precautionary dissimulation, which pretty well defines it.

The thing to remember is that there are often references these days on blogs and whatnot implying it is a universal Muslim practice and is used to deceive non-Muslims, historically it is not. It is very heavily Shi'a in formulation and elaboration, adopted as a way of avoiding Sunni persecution at a time when the Muslim governments in existence were almost entirely Sunni and Shi'a populations were very small minorities. It was also thoroughly tied up with notions of apolitical quietism - Twelver populations in particular were to keep their heads down and their beliefs as private as possible.

Shi'a scholars ( feeling defensive ) and conservative Islamophobes ( feeling offensive ) both have made strenuous efforts to find favorable Sunni passages in hadith and individual instances of Sunni use. However when it comes down to it Sunni authorities have traditionally used the idea as a rhetorical hammer against Shi'ites, basically accusing Shi'a of being hypocrites ( for denying their faith ) and habitual liars due to the heavy practice of taqiyya.

Beyond that it is also somewhat particular to Twelver ( Ithna'ashari ) and Sevener ( Isma'ili ) Shi'ism. Fiver ( Zaydi ) Shi'ism, rejects the notion altogether, along with a number of other "typical" Shi'a beliefs, for reasons of aggressive militancy. The notion also came under attack by some modernist Iranian reformers like Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani writing in the late 19th century, who regarded it as an outdated concept.

So generally speaking the notion that this is a normative bit of theology in the Muslim world used primarily to deceive Christians and other non-Muslims is mistaken. For the most part it is a Shi'a notion and was used overwhelmingly to escape persecution by other Muslims. While it is not impossible that some very forward-thinking Sunni radicals ( and most radicals aren't very forward-thinking ) have begun adopting and adapting taqiyya as a formal theory as a way of expanding some half-assed jihad against the West, in general it is a concept that Sunni traditionalists would sneer at.

"Hello, I'm a Muslim. I abhor religious extremism and violence. Allah demands we be merciful and decent. I do not support terrorism of any sort. Further I've reported fellow Muslims who do hold extremist views."

"Liar! Al-taqiyya proves you're a liar!"

U.G.

I, too, have something, a lot actually, against radical Muslim terrorists. But unlike you and many others here, I do not think that all Muslims support them.

Please point out a post where I have suggested anything close to this. This kind of dishonest rhetoric is why many posters distrust your motives.

U.G. well said!

7by7...... You kind of sound like the German people during the war (Moderaters, I was married to a German and lived there for 9 years, this isn't an attack on Germans)

When the war was over and the concentration camps were photographed, the Germans denied they knew it was happening. THEY DID! but they went with the flow in the vein hope that Germany would win the war and they wouldn't have to admit their guilt.

That is what most muslims are doing now. Hedging their bets. I am sure there are a lot of peaceful muslims, but I don't hear many of them condemning this act! Do you??

What is wrong with you?

Many individuals and organisations have condemned this act, publicly.

Thousands of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community are expected to gather in London to offer prayers for the dead soldier and his family and to "express solidarity against extremism".

The Taqiyya argument is the ultimate cop out argument. It basically says, you are wrong, and even if you prove you are right, you are lying, therefore wrong. In other words, this argument does not prove anything against Islam - it baselessly assumes everything against Islam. Like a fixed sporting event, it determines the winner before the game is played. We find this tactic abhorrent in practical life, and any true seeker after truth should find this tactic abhorrent when discussing intellectual matters.

I think the Americans refer to this as 'blowing smoke up your ass.

There is no ARGUMENT regarding Taqiya, you cannot ARGUE with he Qu'ran, the words of the prophet of Allah are immutable and not open to lax misinterpretation, you cannot claim it as the Word of God and then claim that it is misunderstood / out of context / misinterpreted.....Allah would not allow that.

The evidence is contained within the Qu'ran, Hadith and Islamic jurisprudence....seek and ye shall find.

Read the thread. I've read the Quran and made several comments.

You've swallowed and re-posted rants from anti-Islam websites.

If you want an intelligent discussion about your claims, I'm all for it. But you must promise to be a grown up - you've had a few petty posts removed in this thread already.