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My favorite is Jessica Sanchez...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPX-H3KGjJI

Video on the gastric bypass operation for the obese that appears to cause spontaneous remission of type 2 diabetes.

http://www.cbsnews.c...Main;contentAux

Other benefits reported, include elimination of sleep apnea, reduction of obesity related cancers, reduces blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. There are risks but less than previous, now with laparocscopic surgical techniques.

Cooling water at the plant’s No. 2 reactor is just two feet from the bottom of the reactor’s containment vessel, far below the 33 ft level estimated in December when Japanese Government declared the plant stable and casts doubt that the Nukes are under control.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/world/asia/inquiry-suggests-worse-damage-at-japan-nuclear-plant.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_medium=twitter

Shutting down the Nukes is a first step but each plant still has on its site spent nuclear fuel rods that are more radioactive than when they were put into the reactors. The spent fuel must be cooled even during earthquakes and Tsunamis and if they are not, they start producing hydrogen from the water they are cooled in and then explode, contaminating the environment for centuries as in Fukushima.

Sorry, all pit bulls suck. I clerked for a Supreme Court Justice out of law school and we reviewed a famous case in my State where an older female lady was mauled to death by 2. People passing by could not get out of their cars to help. They could only honk, call 911 and watch helplessly.

The issue we addressed was whether the owner was criminally liable. We concluded yes and affirmed his conviction.

The pictures of her wounds that were admitted into evidence were shocking and I have seen high powered gun shot wounds, heads blown off, arms blown off, and body mutilations in an effort to destroy evidence of murder. These dogs had ripped large plugs of flesh out that went down to the bone. The flesh was ripped from her arms to the point of exposing large foot long portions skeleton.

Every pit bull I have been around goes for the neck even when just playing or when getting excited. Even docile, well behaved pits go for the neck when playing. These dogs eventually turn as they get older or just one day snap without any warning.

I had an Akida that I had to put down because it got very aggressive toward other people the older it got no matter how sweet we were to it. It was 125 pounds and was going to seriously hurt someone one day. Hard to do, but had to be done.

That's interesting, I have read and heard people saying pit bulls are sweet dogs and then they end up attacking and killing people like flipping a light switch on. So, I guess older pit dogs are even more dangerous (I didn't know dogs get more aggressive as they age), but I don't trust any pit bull and wish the breed were illegal.

Latest Pit Bull killing in US was a 4 Year old in Victoria county, TX

http://www.fatalpitbullattacks.com/

Owners need to be held responsible same as they pulled a trigger on a gun to murder the victim.

New reports out today that type 2 diabetes is cured with Bariatric Surgery. Its radical but no meds needed afterwards and cure is virtually overnight without recurrence in last two years of study. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200111

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesTreatment/weight-loss-surgery-cuts-type-diabetes/story?id=16002552#.T3D11GHcWUI

Where's Waldo the spotter when you need him?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2118095/Invisible-Man-artist-pays-personal-tribute-911-victims-blends-surroundings-Freedom-Tower.html?ICO=most_read_module

When the man was informed of the security rules, he should have left and used a Taxi. The rules are there to protect the rest of us from nuts with poisonous or explosive gasses. Security tried to do their job and protect all of us from terrorists. They have no way of knowing what is in the balloons but can prevent a potential attack by preventing him from accessing BTS.

This guy can't be kicking and/or hitting security or he can expect a reaction. I think he owes the security people and BTS an apology and compensation for his actions and any lost paychecks. He should also get a citation from the police for his multiple offenses of assaulting BTS security and for attempting to carry prohibited items onto the BTS as documented on Youtube. He should have known what he did was very wrong and threatening to the safety of the other passengers even if he knew the balloons only had harmless air -they did not. If he doesn't think he needs to comply with security/safety rules on the BTS and will fight security over compliance, he should be deported.

It could be worse....imagine snow & ice in Thailand

http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/

I won't be buying anything grown or made in Japan for the next 600 years...when the radiation contamination subsides.

My uncle had a dairy farm and milked about 100 Jersey cows twice a day by milking machines. He recognized each one and had names for all of them some based on their personality. It would have to be someone from Jersey for me, so I'd have to say Snooki.

Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand(March 7-9, 2012) is documented on the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website and summarized here

http://www.mofa.go.j...eeting1203.html What the Japanese Government heard from her is worthy of reporting. I won't post it all but some key points she made that I haven't read elsewhere yet were:

• Regarding infrastructure development, an important issue for Thailand, the both leaders concurred on the importance of the development of cooperative relationship in the areas of space technology, high speed and urban rail, ICT infrastructure, and so forth. In addition, both leaders shared the importance of the strengthening of economic relations, including the smooth implementation of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA).
  
• Prime Minister Noda requested the early clarification of facts related to the death of a Japanese national in a demonstration in Thailand in 2010. In response, Prime Minister Yingluck touched upon juridical processes, remarking upon efforts to find out the truth. Furthermore Prime Minister Yingluck stated that she hoped to ease restrictions on food imports from certain areas, commenting that she wanted to support the disaster-affected areas by deepening tourism cooperation, including to the Tohoku region.
  

Kudos to the PM and her staff for making the trip and the successes accomplished.

Shame on the WSJ again for being such a far right wing political biased arm of media Emperor Rupert Murdoch that it can't even report the real news- just like FOX "news" propaganda discussed here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/539628-govt-raps-wsj-criticism-of-pm-yinglucks-thai-language-speech/

This is not uncommon in Government. Texas buys its Leadership and legislators the latest and greatest at least every two years or more often depending on the technology changes. Designated state agencies get the hand-me-downs. The hard drives are wiped cleaned and re-imaged with the latest software updates so its almost good as new. Rank has its privileges and they should have the best tools available.

That's a dangerous place to be because of the radiation. Radiation is in the air, water and food and the government and nuclear industry are unable to do much about it. I hope she and her staff somehow avoid getting cancer, etc. now or years from now due to the visit.

Iran should sell its oil to whoever it can or keep it. Libyans are starting to sell their oil again and more gas via fracking is being found every day so who needs it?

Wouldn't hurt to build more windmills, solar power, convert oil burners to natural gas users and develop new alternative energy sources too.

I object to selling my info to make a buck off of me. Here is one way to fight this...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-google-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy-takes-effect

Otherwise they will say you gave them permission to do it.

Speedtest.net works best for me in USA and pick a server close to you.

Another red flag are tip jars. When you observe tip jars and a "captain" taking the orders while others bring the food out, etc., you might ask if the severs actually get any of the tip money. In some Thai owned restaurants they do not, but the severs dutifully deposit the money in the tip jars and never see any of it again.

That's a novel theory personchester. What country in the world practices that? Is that customary where you are from?

If all prices were set that way at restaurants in a country, I guess I would pay it, otherwise I would avoid eating at a place with such a pricing structure because the prices would not be competitive. I would just vote with my feet and go where I would get better value for my money and still tip.

I have never heard of personchester's interpretation before. I have always thought any service charge added goes to the service staff and if the percent is less than I thought warranted I would add some. I don't like service charges as I prefer the person serving me to get the tip and any sharing that goes on among the staff is up to them.

Driving 80 MPH in a 70 today on the Interstate in Texas in moderate to heavy traffic and I had cowboys in their pickup trucks riding my bumper trying to fly up my ass, so Thailand is not unusual in that regard. I eventually moved over when I could work my way into the slower lanes without delaying us to let them pass.

Nothing to hide? http://donttrack.us/

Another alternative to https://duckduckgo.com/

is https://startpage.com/

You will need to adjust settings for the search engine as needed.

The consequences of nuclear testing and nuclear disasters in the old soviet union are partially documented in the video below. Something for Thailand and others near India to consider. http://www.youtube.c...d&v=HvbC-eqF9ec