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Tell???
Who said that?
Yeah, I think I over reacted to what I imagined The_Other_Mac was saying but which I now realize after re-reading his post that he was not say at all....so....apologies to The_Other_Mac and thanks udon for pointing out my gaff.
Chownah
Just to clarify... I wouldn't even suggest "cheating" the Thai farmer by failing to inform them. Have you ever told a food stall vendor that in Europe, a plate of somtam costs 500 baht? Or that a packet of Uncle Ben's boil-in-the-bag from the supermarket costs 100 baht for 2 servings? Does that enable them to choose the higher selling price? There's no law or information imbalance to prevent the normal Thai farmer from selling his rice in the West.... he just needs to make sure he grows the equivalent of thousands of normal farms, have personal contacts with purchasing managers in Tesco, produce packaging and marketing that can compete with existing Western brands, and so on.
The "decision" would belong to the owner of the business I outlined. I wouldn't expect them to deliberately make less than optimum profit either. But one could start such a business (fuel oil) with perhaps 5-10 million baht, whereas starting a business that exported premium bottled oil to the West would take far more. So it's a step up; and if the western virgin coconut oil market tanks, the fuel option is a fallback. In fact, given that it's apparently so profitable as a cooking product, I expect that over the next few years, the market will be flooded and the price will drop dramatically.
At which point it would be comforting to know that you produce a product that will always be in demand locally, regardless of the world economy or currency fluctuations. And each of the individual farmers, if they decided they didn't like the business terms of the evil baron, wouldn't be stuck with an unsaleable product. They could pour it into their pickup and run a songthaew service; stick it in a generator and have free electricity; run a squid boat once a week, etc. The nice thing about coconut oil, compared to other fuel crops, is that it doesn't need a huge industry infrastructure and middlemen to be useful.
(Incidentally, coconut trees are ideal for intercropping, so farmers don't have to abandon food crops. Some interesting reading here http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/af298e/af298E15.htm)
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This Australian non-profit makes and sells equipment for extracting coconut oil.
http://www.kokonutpacific.com.au
The equipment is intended to be used by "peasant" families in South Pacific islands. They also do training and encourage small local networks so that there is sufficient demand to drive a local parts and maintenance business. They claim their product is more efficient than standard methods.
The basic price is around AU$10,000, which is not out of reach of a Thai farmer, if financing was available.
It strikes me that there's an opportunity for a business to import the equipment to Thailand, set up a demo farm, and sell the equipment on finance terms (or better, make arrangements with a local bank to provide the loans), run a maintenance/repair business, and then buy the oil from the farmers (perhaps at a guaranteed rate). The oil could then be sold to fishing trawlers, which by a happy coincidence operate in the same areas as coconuts grow in, which avoids the need for a complex distribution chain.
Of course, this way the appropriate duties would be payable. But they are fairly low in Thailand. A year or two ago there was some discussion of exempting biofuels from fuel duty (which is common in the west), but I don't know if anything came of it.
Now if you're going to produce large amounts of pure coconut oil in this way, there's an obvious temptation to sell it at much higher prices in the West as a luxury product. There's no reason not to do that also... but it requires much more risk and investment in marketing and distribution. So the use as fuel would be a solid base to start from.
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I like to think that all the teaspoons run off on a tour of America with a piece of a string, a can of baked beans, and a sacred stick . Did any body else read that book?
...and then they had a party with two jugs of Kool-aid...
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I want to blend in with the thai culture and my neighbourhood while living there.
Sorry... Good luck. Seriously.
And for those who are just learning the basics, here's the definition of luk kreung.
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Also known as the "mama sick, need go hopital" ploy, and other Light Classics.
I just give 35baht now and tell them to go to a Thai hospital.I don't even check if they are really sick.
Nor does the doctor.
(To spoil the joke; the 30 baht healthcare scheme only covers a limited range of treatments, although the official list is being extended. Most operative surgery isn't covered, even life-saving stuff. So "mother needs an eye operation" can still be used.)
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Okay, you can be Phloi (gem/jewel)... if you have kids, your daughter can be Praphai (Ai), and your sons can be Praphan (An), Praphot (Ot) or Praphon (On). Okay... I like Sii Paendin too much.
Phloi - sound ok...but look strange....won't work with my friend in the US
An, ot - sound funny and unfinished
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On - can't imagine telling all the farangs both in thailand and US.....Just call me "ON" o.k?
Phloi is more often written as Ploy, which to me doesn't look so strange.
An - isn't this the same name that's more often written with the westernised spelling of Ann or Anne?...
Ot - I assume it's the same as the name "Oat" - that might or might not seem more normal to farangs (if you want to invent jokes about sowing wild oats.)
On - can be spelt as "Orn".
There's no point in trying to be unique. Unique is for real names. Nicknames are common words, so they can be easily heard and understood the first time. "Teacup" isn't hard to pronounce, but it's not a recognisable word, so you'll have to repeat it several times and still get blank looks. Didn't you say you wanted to blend in? :-)
Most farangs don't seem to have nicknames. I don't know why not, it seems natural enough to me, especially if your name isn't John or Jane. Having a nickname also allows you to make conscious decisions about formality. When someone invites you to use their nickname (or refers to theirself using their nickname), it's a fairly explicit way of saying they want to have a less formal relationship with you. Without a nickname, that step isn't available.
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In the opposite direction, what's the cheapest way to call from Thailand to Ireland? My middle son lives in Ennis, County Clare.
If you both have broadband you could use www.skype.com, if im correct i think its free. Broadband is around 30 euro p/m in Ireland but you should get it much cheaper in Thailand (ive also seen broadband advertised for 9.99 pm in Ireland but dont know how reliable that would be) if you ring home alot broadband would be a good investment, you could always use an internet cafe if you dont have a pc.
Also im told that its cheaper to ring Ireland this way
use 009 353 area code and number rather than
001 353 area code and number so use 009 instead of 001 not sure how much the difference is
If one person has a computer and (preferably but not essential) broadband, they can call any phone with Skype. It's not free, but it's cheap. Use a credit card to prepay in advance (min EUR10).
Calls to Thailand landline (from anywhere in the world) cost EUR 0.05 per min.
Calls to Thailand mobile (from anywhere in the world) cost EUR 0.07 per min.
Calls to Ireland any type (from anywhere in the world) cost EUR 0.02 per min. Same rate applies to the EU, US and many other countries.
Edit: you don't even need a computer for heaven's sake, most internet shops have a headset+mic or you can buy your own for a few hundred baht. You need to download the Skype software, but it's small enough that that should take under a minute.
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guns were just happened to be mentioned on the piece of literature that i pasted, thats not really an issue with the point i am trying to raise here.
I agree, but...
the point of this topic is to get the correct detterents... I don't think liberal gun laws are a deterrent.
Actually I don't think deterrents are the answer, at least not in the sense of legal systems and punishments. Being part of a close community, and risking disapproval and rejection from that community - that has been an effective deterrent in Thailand and most of the world until quite recently.
However since we're talking about different things, I'll bow out of the thread at this point.
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The Oracle says.... "no deal".
Of course, U.S. online retailers operate on slim margins, and probably won't ship to Guatemala. But it gives you a general idea.
Top user-rated digital cameras in the $80 to $100 range.
Mac, standing in for Bambi
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"the violent crime rate has risen dramatically and steadily since gun bans have been instituted" <-- AGENDA ALERT!
I don't pay much attention to daily news, so I'll assume that the UK has recently tightened gun laws, which no doubt upset the U.S. author.
Anyone who's actually lived in the UK will be aware that the gun laws were always strict compared to most countries, and the vast majority of households do not, and never had a gun, and would not want to. In the eight years I lived in the UK, I don't recall ever seeing a gun, or a gunshop.
Mugged at knifepoint, yes, like at least half the people I knew in Manchester. Never heard of a gun involved though.
Guns are in the UK and the infamous sawed off shotgun. (common misconception) I'm quite sure if you want to see a few we can recommend a few spots to try out.
I'm not claiming they're non-existent, they simply are not involved in most UK crime, and were never relevant as a deterrent. (Which appears to be the original point.)
BTW I lived in Moss Side for a while...
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I'm on CS Lox 2mb, and they're a f***ing nightmare. Frequently have trouble getting back the results of a Google search; packet loss is so bad that I don't even get error messages.
I had True 2mb before (at a different address), and it was a lot better.
Now the guy across from me has got True SME package over leased line. Around 4k per month and requires a registered Thai company. He says he gets speeds approaching European standards, which would be frankly amazing.
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EU bans instant noodles from Thailand
EU officials had also travelled to Thailand to inspect the safety of Thai instant noodle plants and food radiation processes--offered only by the Office of Atomic Energy for Peace currently, he disclosed.
Are they the same as the spaghetti bushes they have in Italy?
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Off the top of my head, Thaksin was personally valued at something like USD 1.3 billion (call it 50 billion baht) a few years back. Now it's 33 billion for the whole extended family. Somehow, I don't think they've been losing money. Interesting to see the proportion held in Thai stocks though.
As for the rest of the world, I don't exactly see the slums of LA marching on Beverly Hills. There are plenty of other billionaires out there, spread across all nations.
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"the violent crime rate has risen dramatically and steadily since gun bans have been instituted" <-- AGENDA ALERT!
I don't pay much attention to daily news, so I'll assume that the UK has recently tightened gun laws, which no doubt upset the U.S. author.
Anyone who's actually lived in the UK will be aware that the gun laws were always strict compared to most countries, and the vast majority of households do not, and never had a gun, and would not want to. In the eight years I lived in the UK, I don't recall ever seeing a gun, or a gunshop.
Mugged at knifepoint, yes, like at least half the people I knew in Manchester. Never heard of a gun involved though.
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Now, getting back to original question, which was about hosting, not domain registration... ...even if your domain stays registered with CS, you can host it with someone else. It may be that they have given you a package price for both. Annual domain-only fees should be under $25.
Loxinfo is charging me 2400 Baht per year for hosting (10 MB) and another 2400 Baht for three POP3 accounts. Domain renewal is 900 Baht.
Oh dear
According to Network Solutions, my company is the registrant. Loxinfo is the technical contact. For administrative contact, my name and address is shown but with the E-mail address of [email protected].That should be okay, though slightly dodgy re email address. If you decide to use another registrant, they'll generally contact those email addresses to initiate a transfer.
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Are you sure you mean the domain registration will expire? Your domain registration company (the guys who said "yes, blah.com is available for $10 per year") is not necessarily related to your web-hosting company (the guys who say "yes, we'll give you X email addresses and Y mb of space for your webpage, for $few per month"). And of course neither are related to your ISP (the guys who say "yes, you can have ADSL/dialup in your home").
I mention that mainly because Loxinfo also handled my domain registration and so it expires at the same time as the hosting contract.
Last year, the domain did expire (I expected somebody would send me a bill or something when the time was coming close but they didn't). I contacted a local company, Web Hosting Thailand (or some name similar to that) who told me that they could not renew the domain name; I needed to do it through Loxinfo. Thus another year's contract. Was I informed wrong?
That seems reasonable.
There are many webhosting companies, but only a few true domain registrars. A domain registrar is a company that does a job similar to land/house registration in the real world. They hold the proof that YOU are the owner of blah.com. For your own security, the best advice is always to do it yourself, even with a bit of hand-holding. To do otherwise would be the equivalent of your financial consultant opening your bank account in his own name to save you the trouble of messing around with paperwork.....
For .com, .org. .net and a few others, usually people use major companies such as Godaddy, Network Solutions, etc. True registrars always register the domain details with YOUR name, not theirs. (If your domain is .th, it's a whole different game.)
I've never tried to register a domain with CS Lox, I don't know what they do. However it may be that they actually hold the domain in their name, "on behalf of" yourself. If that's the case, you have a problem, because legally, they are the owners, and can stop you transferring the domain to someone else.
If the domain is genuinely registered to you, they are required by ICANN to cooperate if you want to transfer it to a different registrar.
To check who your domain is registered to, use a site such as this: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml
Now, getting back to original question, which was about hosting, not domain registration...
...even if your domain stays registered with CS, you can host it with someone else. It may be that they have given you a package price for both. Annual domain-only fees should be under $25. -
No it's not the firewall. Have the same problem with Firewall disabled.
There is nothing being transmitted during the 30 seconds.
It started about three weeks ago.
Did you (or might someone else) change any security settings at that time?
If not, the fact that it's in both browsers suggests it's a virus blocking javascript. Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date as of today, and run a scan. If it's Norton, you might have some difficulty updating without javascript
At one stage I couldn't send anything, couldn't even post here.Funny thing is I can send an email via the forum.
Not sure why you wouldn't be able to post
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Does anybody have a recommendation for a website hosting company in Thailand? My site is currently hosted by Loxinfo but it seems expensive to me for what I'm getting. Since the domain registration will be expiring in a couple of months, I thought that now would be the time to make a change.
Are you sure you mean the domain registration will expire? Your domain registration company (the guys who said "yes, blah.com is available for $10 per year") is not necessarily related to your web-hosting company (the guys who say "yes, we'll give you X email addresses and Y mb of space for your webpage, for $few per month"). And of course neither are related to your ISP (the guys who say "yes, you can have ADSL/dialup in your home").
Although my site itself is pretty small (in terms of bytes), I'm interested in E-mail storage space since I sometimes need to receive large attachments. Another consideration would be that I'd like to have the ability to assign several E-mail addresses.Frankly, any webhost's limits on these should not be an issue, if they are, change immediately! Better to worry about their customer service.
It's not necessary that the actual server hardware be located in Thailand but I'd want to hook up with a company that's not likely to go out of business in the near future.Then frankly, avoid one in Thailand. The best deals are with US-based resellers; Hong Kong is an alternative.
Look at reviews of webhost companies here: www.webhostingtalk.com
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Firewall problem? Can you use your firewall software to see if there's any data actually being transmitted during those 30 seconds?
Is it a new and constant problem? Going offline/online doesn't help?
BTW Gmail (and most webpages) use javascript, which is not really related to Java.
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she might slap me after she come back from Shaghai
Am I the only one who giggled at that mispelling?
Absolutely not
Bambi has a sister?! Can we see a photo? Preferably animated with lots of bouncy things
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Anyone using Firefox as their browser should consider the "Adblock" extension. If you don't like an advert (or image or flash), you just right-click on it and select block and you'll never see it again. Which I've already done with Jai Dee's avatar.
I just tried it (not that is avatar bothers me but just for the sake of it) and it blocked all images from thaivisa, even the 'reply', 'quote' buttons etc.
Got a little panic on actually.
(Reposting for others) On the bottom right corner of your browser, click on the word Adblock, it brings up a list of things you have blocked. Delete the appropriate line.
You probably took the message too literally... it says type * for wildcard, meaning you could choose to block e.g. "http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/style_images/*" to block forum styling images, but not other ones such as user-posted images.
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ThaiPauly's was worse than mine, since someone got badly hurt. But since he raised the subject, the other afternoon - in a taxi travelling at over 140kph on a usually-busy street, into the back of a near-stationary car pulling out of a soi. I can't understand how none of us were hurt. First words out of my friend in the back were, "So, is this the first accident you've had here?"... "No, about 4th I guess"... "So once per year..."
I've only been here 5 years, and most of that lived beside the BTS. Everyone I know has been in a couple of crashes....
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I can't believe I just read all 22 pages of that. You bastards.