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It's in Wikipedia too:

On April 7, 2016, the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood in Aleppo was shelled with mortars containing chemical agents.[83] On April 8, a spokesman for the rebel group admitted that “forbidden” weapons had been used against Kurdish militia and civilians in Aleppo. He stated that “One of our commanders has unlawfully used a type of weapon that is not included in our list”. He did not specify what substances were used but, according to Red Crescent, the symptoms are consistent with the use of chlorine gas or other agents.

Use of chemical weapons by Jaysh al-Islam in Aleppo

Are the US backed rebels (e.g. Ahrar al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa) really 'moderate' or are they simply front groups for al-Qaeda that the US is using to fight Assad?

I think most of us already know the answer...

Reuters:

United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 makes it clear that Israel's decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect.

2 hours ago, sahibji said:

the subject is zika virus.

Actually, if you are really worried about Zika, that 'nice outfit' is all you need.

I'm just wondering whether they have a pyjama version. 

Nice outfit

I purchased the GS52D from DashcamThailand in Bangkok.

http://www.dashcamthailand.com/15719151/กล้องติดรถยนต์-gs52d

It's a great cam and the company speak good english and offer a 1 year warranty.

What I have learned about dash cam's: Like all electronic equipment, dash cam's don't like to get too hot. In Thailand I would recommend having window tinting film in the car and the aircon on or, if possible, to install the cam on the rear view mirror to take it away from the direct sunlight on the windscreen. 

THC has been found to reduce tumor growth in common lung cancer by 50 percent

Ankara will likely keep the truce as long as the 'secret plan' of establishing an independent Kurdistan along their border remains a pipe dream

As mentioned earlier, we have noticed a big drop in the number of mosquitoes around the house since installing a 100 litre GUPPY FISH POND. The guppy fish eat the mosquito eggs and larvae. Problem solved!

Larvae-eating guppy fish can help combat the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses

Biological control of mosquito larvae by Guppy fish

Here's a guppy fish eating mosquito larvae

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Big jump in number of Zika cases in Thailand

 

BANGKOK - The number of detected Zika infections in Thailand has jumped significantly this year compared to recent years.

 

We have noticed a big drop in the number of mosquitoes in our immediate area both in the house and outside since installing a 100 litre GUPPY FISH POND in a pot. The fish eat the mosquito larvae.

Very pleased to hear this. These predominantly Muslim countries that practice FGM need to ask themselves: "why cut out what God/Allah has given ?"

It seems the absurdity exposed in Luke Flanagan's video may be gaining some traction.

MEP Luke Flanagan ‏visits the TTIP reading room

22 minutes ago, ClutchClark said:

french Democracy and Personal Freedoms are really being put to the test these days by Islamic Radicalism and Islamic motivated violence. 

You could make a good case for arguing that France is inciting the whole situation by allowing ‘charlie hebdo’ cartoons that are totally disrespectful. 

Where is the logic in fanning the flames ?

charlie hebdo cartoons
 

Burkini ban suspended: French court declares rule forbidding swimwear worn by Muslim women 'clearly illegal'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/burkini-ban-french-france-court-suspends-rule-law-forbidding-swimwear-worn-muslim-women-seriously-a7211396.html

Please don't demolish. 

These wonderfully historic buildings add great character and spirit to the local area. 

54 minutes ago, dexterm said:

People who object simply betray their hate filled bigotry.

Thank you Dexterm, you nailed it.

And it is exactly this hate filled bigotry that is a very significant part of the entire problem.

Fortunately, here in Thailand, the authorities have much better sensibility with these issues.

15 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

You obviously don't understand Americans.  Our country was founded on freedom of religion and freedom of speech.  But, we value our privacy.  I'm guessing whatever country you come from has dirty little secrets also???

If you value your privacy wouldn't it be appropriate to respect the privacy of others.

It appears someone tried to break into the Embassy of Ecuador last night.

Which leads to the question, why did the British authorities only arrive at the embassy 2+ hours after the incident took place?

One would have thought they could have been there within a few minutes at most.

"The Government of Ecuador regrets that, despite the enormous resources that the British government has undertaken to prevent Julian Assange leaving the Ecuadorian embassy, the authorities did not respond more quickly to this extremely serious attempt an unauthorized entry."

OFFICIAL COMUNIQUÉ

What about the UN panel ruling a few months ago that Mr Assange should be allowed to walk free and be compensated for his "deprivation of liberty" ?

.... and if attacked, offer food and water to the assailant

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Can anyone explain to me,in simple terms, why interest rates are so low,

I can try.

Interest rates are the inverse of bond prices. It's like a seesaw, bond prices up = interest rates down or bond prices down = interest rates up.

Since the GFC in 2008 the central banks have been pumping lots of new money into the system. The mechanism how they do this (also called quantitative easing) is by buying bonds with new money. This pushes bond prices UP and interest rates DOWN. Their problem is that the market knows that they will do 'a lot of bond buying', so the market starts buying bonds too and soon enough more and more banks etc are buying bonds which keep going higher and higher pushing interest rates lower and lower. We now have the 'mother of all bond bubbles' and the lowest interest rates ever in recorded history.

Another problem is that with soooooo much money in the bond market, the rest of the global economy has insufficient resources and this is causing deflation which is exactly the opposite of the central bank intention. And the savers are utterly screwed which also adds to the deflationary bias. How will it end, no one really knows but it would be naive to think that everything is ok. It's far from ok. Exceptionally intelligent mathematicians, and there are a few in the world, don't think it will end well.   

The World is seeing ‘the greatest monetary policy experiment in history’ - Rothschild 

1 = Russia & China going UP 

2 = US$ dollar hegemony going DOWN

If money is your god and you don't want 2, then you have to fight 1

But beware of the eternal curse on those who make money their god

@craigt3365

What are you talking about?

Syria and Iran are strategic allies. Syria is usually called Iran's "closest ally"

All you are doing is spewing this forum with posts supporting one side of the story. Your analysis would be much better if you were more objective. 

and China says it seeks closer military ties with Syria...

China seeks closer military ties with Syria

"The war in the south flared 12 years ago (while Thaksin was PM) after security forces shot dead seven Thai Muslims during an anti-government protest in Tak Bai in Narathiwat province, and hauled away 78 others packed so tightly they died of asphyxiation.
 
Muslims in the south say they don't feel like full members of Thailand's majority Buddhist society and complain of discrimination, rights abuses and arbitrary detention. The provinces in the south once belonged to a Malay sultanate which Thailand annexed in 1902."

Thailand needs to do some very deep soul searching here to fix this open wound.