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Hey, why kill a good thing? a good thing that is for the leaches, cronies, the idle job positions

holders with the bombastic titles that this revival will bring to the close circle of people that need to be looked after,

nothing here is done for the country or the consumer,,,

Well done Malaysia

Seriously? For marijuana? You're congratulating Malaysia for killing somebody for a plant that does vastly less physical and social damage than alcohol? Amazing !!!

I would say that you've been indoctrinated very effectively -- to the point where common sense judgements are well beyond you capability.

Do some research and open your mind to the REAL reasons that marijuana has been demonized and alcohol, undeniably one of the most (if not THE most) harmful substances on the planet, is legal.

Your 3-word post and both pitiful and terrifying.

Yeah well, today is marijuana, and if all goes well he will upgrade to harder and harder stuff, so good

riddance i say...

The question that had to be asked, will you sell some of it and send to Bkk?

A date lover.

Ordinarily I would, you are a little late, it is the end of the first crop.

We had many kilos; they are immensely popular around here, not much left.

A second crop is still more than a month away, the dates are smaller but should taste OK.

Well, keep us in mined and PM me as soon as you have them ready to be sold,

Thank you,

Hi,

Dose anyone knows where to get Frozen Artichokes hearts? not canned, not jarred nor pickled,

fresh frozen hearts, as the taste of the pickled stuff is no way near to the fresh frozen one,

how is yopur goat farm coming?? any pics

jake

Yeah, please, keep us posted as to your progress on the project...

The question that had to be asked, will you sell some of it and send to Bkk?

A date lover.

Clearly an unpretty pair, and no, Mahmud is not a sweedish name,

Is Palestine qualified to be called a "state"?

Not according to this informed article,

Is Palestine a state? The International Criminal Court (ICC) answered this question this week, and said no.

The Palestinian Authority, apparently calling itself the “Government of Palestine,” tried to lodge a complaint against Israel at the ICC. As American courts would do, the ICC first had to decide if it had jurisdiction. As its statement notes, the ICC has jurisdiction over a matter only when the UN Security Council or a “state” provide it. So is “Palestine” a state?

The Court’s answer was no, as it explained:

Two comments are worth making. First, the ICC’s prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, should be congratulated for upholding legal standards despite obvious political pressures. He went by the book. Moreno Ocampo’s nine year term ends in June, and his successor, Fatou Bensouda of Gambia, should be equally careful and judicious. As she has been his deputy since 2004, one can hope that this will be the case.

Second, the Palestinian failure in the United Nations last year is what produced this dismissal of their complaint. They did not seek the status of “non-member state” from the General Assembly but insisted on having full membership in the UN as a sovereign state accorded by the Security Council. This the United States rightly blocked, preventing the PLO from attaining the necessary number of Security Council votes even to require an American veto in order to block their plan. The PLO is reaping what its diplomacy sowed in 2011.

Thai's do not have to crack anything !

TrueVision had not developed anything at all, they had bought a system from a Chinese manufacture !

Do you not think another Chinese manufacture already produce equipment that can pirate the system ??

I tell you there are !

And properly the same company who sell to True, they have just a "un-official" company who do !

Yea, i second tha,t and also more important that within True itself, it's personal ( technicians) are sometime happy to "help" if the right amount of bahts changes hand and i speak from personal experience, so if the new code will be cracked it will be largely due to the above.

The Idea of not insuring oneself on a trip to the state thinking that " accidents happened to other people,

not to me" is too much of a wishful thinking,

I will keep looking and if i come across a policy that is suitable to my requirements i will

share it with all,

World nomads are good if you're young or doesn't have and Pre existing conditions which they will not

cover, the closest one is BUPA but they are asking nearly $ 500 for a reasonable cover,

Been trawling the TV travel and insurance sections for good advise on travel insurance and

not much is there,

I'm about to embark on a long trip to the state with few stop overs and as such Murphy's law

is and will be, i have a good chance of some misfortune happening to me be it missed

connections, cancellation and delays of flight loss of baggage and health issues,

( for over 60 y.o travelers )

All the travel insurance companies i have looked at, big and small, were offering products

all over the spectrum, with Pre-existing medical conditions, trip cancellation, loss of

luggage and delays coverage being most paramount on my list,

Many good policies are offered ONLY to the residents and citizens of this or that country

and it become tedious, time consuming and confusing at time to select one suitable coverage,

Any contributions to the above will be much appreciated,

Go tell it to dead people that another "success" like that and we are doomed indeed,

You have been to a few techie shops and you speak the language but they don't do as they are told. Buggers!

First point of note: doing a comprehensive backup/restore isn't a while-you-wait activity.

Second point of note: a comprehensive backup/restore needs to be planned and structured and never an 'over-the-shoulder' task with anyone.

I have recovered and restored my laptops and PC's for years. Most have been caused by system upgrades but a few have been forced on me due to technical issues and HD failures but I am still batting 1000. Some of my buddies have asked me if I can do the same for them but they too don't want to lose anything. However, most of them don't help much by being unable to tell me exactly what they want saving and it usually ends up in a pissing contest because 'I am not listening' to them when in reality, they haven't a clue about what they are asking for or don't realize how time consuming and complex it can get. The worst aspect is usually this is their ONLY working machine so they want it done now and be finished in a couple of hours... for a beer.

Since you will forever be at the risk of getting something 'lost in translation', I reckon what you need to do is buy an external USB hard drive, say 500Gb maximum. Then take a long, quiet weekend and sit down with your laptop and locate ALL the stuff that you can't afford to lose by file name and location. Back the files up to the external drive. If you use a regular POP3 or IMAP email client, then you will need to backup your emails too (most of my mates didn't appreciate that email backup aint a simple point and click exercise). I would imagine that you have favourites and saved url's in the web browser(s) that you use so you need to export them to that they can be imported into your new installation. Also, make a list of all the programs that you have installed, then over a glass of wine or a beer, whittle that list down to what you want to re-install on your 'new' machine. There's about 30% of programs downloaded and installed on a 'trial and error' basis, to fix a one-off situation, just old and obsolete and never, ever used again so you don't need them.

When you are happy that you have all the files saved and only you know what files you want, then it is time to learn how to use that recovery disk (if you want to clean install the Vista o/s. The alternative is to go online and download and install the Win7 compatibility checker then run it. This will indicate pretty conclusively if your 'legacy' laptop will (mostly) work with Win7. If it passes the test, buy it, download it and install it. That way you have a genuine product and not that hacked crap that you have seen them try and foist on you at the local traps. The Win7 installer is pretty impressive at getting the right drivers for your peripherals but if in doubt, you can always go to the online support pages for your laptop BEFORE YOU CHANGE ANYTHING and download and save the Win7 drivers to the external HD.

Now, after you have either restored or clean-installed your laptop and reinstalled your programs, you can plug in the external HD and either copy your backed up files en masse back to their new homes on the laptop which will be time consuming. I would recommend working for a few weeks with the external HD attached and only copy back the files on an as-needed basis. Once again, you may be surprised at how much of that precious backup is obsolete or otherwise redundant.

If the above does seem beyond your technical savvy and there's no shame in admitting that, then my rates are US$150/hour for standard service and US$300/hour for expedited service.

The advice in this post is free.

Thank you Manlew,

your comments were a big help and an eye opener, albeit somewhat condescending at times,

but hay, i asked for it didn't i? i have taken all your wisdom words to mind and shall try to act

on them, and thanks for the freebie,,,

Thanks for all the feed back,

The problem is that my OS was pre installed when i bought the computer new and i don't have an installation's

disk, i have a recovery disk and I'm not sure how to use it, also, i have so many important stuff on my HD that i don't want to lose any of it by DIY,

if i have learned one thing in my life is that if you are not sure as to what are you

doing than leave it to the expert and don't wing it, I'm not a 100% computer's literate, so

I'm happy to pay for the right service,

When it comes to good quality cakes you can't beat the hotel bakeries, they are expensive but they

are professionally made by foreign chefs/bakers,

most of the one you see in the local cake shops are made wit substitute ingredients but beautifully decorated,

but taste bland too sweet and not worth the money,

so if you want to impress your love one with a good cake, get one from a reputable hotel,,

We're in need of a computer techie person that can reformat my laptop OS ( Vista) and do other

simple maintenances

that ACTUALLY understand what he is asked to do and dose it correctly, seen and been to

too many computer cowboy shops to

know that a lot can be lost in translation and i speak the local lingo,

can be a home service or

go to the shop, Any suggestions as to a true computer savvy person in and around Sukhumvit Rd,

Bkk will be greatly appreciated and will put you on my Christmas list,

Thanks,

" Thai experts" yeah right, please don't get me started,,

I say that man is lower than a snake full of buckshot

( Foghorn Leghorn )

" Autochannel, a new automated passport control for locals, is expected to speed up immigration lines at Suvarnabhumi and allow better allocation of officers"

Any one care to comment??

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http://www.thaivisa....plication-form/ (click on download on the right of the screen)

TM7 form. 1 form only is needed, print double sided! (Not on two separate pages).

Thanks, since i can't print double sided I'll have to get it from the Immigration on the day,

What forms and how many i should use for renewal of the retirement visa?

can i download them from some where?

Thanks,

Thanks to all the contributors, now i have more option to consider, however UAL BKK-LAX-NYC-BKK option

for about $ 1,650.00 look very interesting and reasonable particularity that UAL are part of the star alliance

group and thus i get the millage for my royal orchid frequent flyer as well,

_{Very confusing, can you please share your exact desired itinerary?}

_{Are you planning on spending any time in LAX? Before LAS? After LAS? Both? This is very, very important to understand as it affects the total number of stopovers.}

_{What is your budget, all in, for airfare?}

_{I checked ual.com, found BKK-LAX (stop-over)-NYC (stop-over)-BKK for $1,574 all in, however you would have to use ground transportation for LAX-LAS-LAX, or a separate air ticket.}

_{Again, with more, precise details you might expect some decent recommendations. Just share the same information you plan to share with a travel agent.}

_{To simplify things, departing Bkk early July, i wish to visit LV, (Las Vegas,) for 2 weeks, than continue on to NYC, ( new Jersey actually)}

_{for 2 weeks and than head back to Bkk,}