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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/18/entertainment/dickey-betts-death/index.html I always liked Duane Allman's slide guitar more, but he was one of the greats. And probably far surpassed Duane's technical guitaring just because he practiced the craft for so many years.

Based on a "study" of 16-30 year olds, they conclude that infants should be vaccinated. Implications for Public Health Practice These data do not support an association between receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and sudden cardiac death among previously healthy young persons. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months to prevent COVID-19 and complications, including death. Way to follow the science. No wonder Americans quit trusting the CDC.

I think they arrested him because he's on the lam from a drug charge in Samui. Police checked Hartas’s criminal history and found that he had escaped arrest in a drug case in Koh Samui and sought refuge in Koh Pha Ngan. Hartas confessed to fleeing from the arrest in Koh Samui, stating that he resorted to begging for food. Not sure I agree with your assessment.

This related Thaiger article piqued my interest when I clicked the OP linked article... Phuket is gearing up for a greener future with the launch of a free air-conditioned electric bus service in the heart of the city. The service, open for both residents and tourists, will initially operate every day as a trial period. The buses will operate along a circular route every 30 minutes, from 11am to 10pm. The bus route comprises 16 stops, with Luang Por Rd being the terminus where buses will be parked. https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-launches-free-electric-bus-service-for-sustainable-tourism Anyone have any insights into the project, and how the tuk-tuk drivers are reacting?

Holey Moley. A little bit of compassion. Quite the pleasant surprise.

If they are staged, Team Biden needs to hire a new stager. His handlers are a disaster.

I don't worry about the polls so much when I see the contrast between Trump's visit to a bodega in NYC and Atlanta Chik-Fil-A and Biden's swing through Pennsylvania. Like night and day. Even in blue areas like Atlanta and NYC.

I'd almost pay for a subscription to a blog from someone who squats on their California property when they leave for a few days. Almost... And it would have to be a blogger/squatter with a sense of humor.

Nah. She's been watching Biden speeches. Figured she'd give it a whirl.

I don't know that it's the number of deaths. It's more the incredulity when the cops announce the results of their investigations. When there is an investigation. Admittedly, this coming from someone who just reads the reports and has no desire to go anywhere where buckets of booze are a thing.

Google's international. Fi is available in quite a few countries. https://au.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/93412/google-fis-unlimited-plans-are-getting-cheaper

Not Oz, but I'm using Google Fi from the USA. Not sure if it's available in Oz. But: 1) I had to sign up with a US address. (OP may want to say whether he's got family back home that can receive the SIM and send it to him) 2) After a few months overseas, my plan no longer supports the data roaming feature. Just phone and text. Apparently, if I was military on a foreign assignment, int'l data roaming is available. The messages say it'll work fine when I get back to the USA. Works for phone and text in Thailand and China where I've been spending the last year. I keep it as SIM1 in my 2 SIM phone, alternating between a China SIM and a Thai SIM (AIS) depending on where I land. That gives me the data...

Agree with them, disagree with them, it's nice to have a party where the members are free to vote their conscience and to benefit their constituents and not just the party line. What's good for Maine may not be good for Arizona. Dems, on the other hand... One of us. One of us... We won't even let you on the ballot if you disagree with the Party Elite, regardless of what your constituents want.

I wonder what it's worth on EBay, and whether the family will get it back. Seems only fair.

Lets hear them then. Going to bed with a stone fox and waking up with a ladyboy... In a holiday condo you're sharing with your college buddies.

FWIW, looks like Israel is striking back... More detailed coverage is available, but those sites aren't "approved" for links. https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351206238112 Edit: My bad, wrong link... Corrected

There's the tragedy. He's not going to let it happen during an election year. So it'll be more killing, more dying and no rebuilding.

If he was trying to draw a line between her suicide and mental health and the abysmal state of the US healthcare system's availability/affordability of mental health care, I'd agree with him. If he's trying to draw a connecting line between her arrest and her suicide, not so much. Edit: I also question the reference to her as "farang", since she's not in Thailand.

My suggestions to the new mgt: 1) Bring back non-anonymous emojis so we know who put up all those scrunchy faces. 2) In the poster reputation rankings, use AI to rate the positivity of the poster's contribution. And how many of each type emoji they used. Expose the downers, the trolls and the meanies. And the positive contributors. 3) Fix the ridiculous amount of full page ads on mobile platform.

Not disagreeing, we all travel our own path and there's a lot of ways to do it right. That's what we discuss at meetings- the 12 steps and how we did them. What it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. A big part of "what happened" is working the steps, the struggles we had and how we got past them. Some people can work the steps right out of the book, but some (like me) do better listening to others at meetings. Bottom line, it's not just about not drinking. It's about being happy about not drinking. Meetings is where I learned how to do that, and to work the steps. And for me, a huge part of early recovery was having an alternative to the bars just for spending time. That meant a lot of meetings, meetings before the meetings, and meetings after the meetings. "Meetings before" were generally dinner, and the "meetings after" were generally pie and coffee. We also had sports teams, camping groups, biking groups, movie groups, (almost) monthly citywide or statewide get togethers, and weekend retreats (similar to the Pattaya Roundup). That's where I got to see people actually living the principles we talk about in the meetings. Warts and all, because there's always life getting in the way when a bunch of people get together.

Is it Thursday already?

That should have been the first test of the merits of her case. If she (they) couldn't find an organization to fund the trial expenses, or an attorney that would take the case on a contingency, that should have ended it before it even started. Of course, there probably would have been financial backing in this particular case. No way they should have used taxpayer money to bring it to trial. Public funds should be limited to defending indigent defendants.

The problem with horn honks and flashing brights is that they mean different things in different areas. Even between states in the USA, there are customs that can cause a wreck if you don't adhere to local practices. For example, in some places, flashing your brights means you're letting someone pull out in front of you. In other places, that's how you warn people that may not see you barreling through.

From the whistleblower: “I viewed severe misalignments when the plane came together, which was remedied by using [an] unmeasured and unlimited amount of force to fit the misaligned holes and parts together. I literally saw people jumping on the pieces of the airplane to get them to align,” Salehpour said. I wonder where jumping up and down on the pieces would show up on the paperwork. They'd sure show up on a CCTV video. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/boeing-whistleblower-salehpour-faa This whole case is about Boeing not following their own procedures. And the FAA letting them get away with it.

Good info and links. Thx!