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Not missing any point. The reason why there are signs that No Means No is that some people do not accept a person declining contact and keep pushing. Until the campaigns of the last 10-20 years, the rates of sexual assault on campuses was unacceptably high.

Lucky, he sort of had a helmet. I say sort of because it was not fastened and flew off as soon as his head hit the road. Had he not been wearing the helmet he would have cracked his head and probably had his brain leaking out. The assailant should be charged with attempted murder.

Some muslims find the beach makes for a peaceful place to perform their fajr. much like Christians who pray in a forest setting, or under a tree, or people who mediate or do yoga on the beach.

Muslims. The Fajr or dawn prayer would have been at 4:50 AM or shortly thereafter. Or, he may have been a morning person. Sunrise is at 6 Am in Pattaya with. dawn - Twilight is 60-70 minutes before sunrise so 4:40 AM puts it at the time right before the sun starts to appear. I love the early morning. It is the happiest time of the day for me. The sun isn't too hot, the beach is tranquil and so very quiet, and birds start their morning songs. I get up with the sun, and give thanks for being alive for another day. or, he may have had a busy night with one of Pattaya's sex workers and was returning to his abode. Doesn't matter, really as he had the right to walk without being attacked by a drunken hooligan.

So you neither attended Harvard, nor graduated. No, Harvard is not anything like Oxford. Oxford has a43 associated independent colleges ranging from the embarrassment of Regent's to the dignity of St. John's. Harvard is one singular entity with 12 associated graduate schools and Radcliffe. There is one consistent standard at Harvard, with a hodge podge of admission standards at the Oxford group of colleges. When you say "At", did you actually graduate? Sound's like a Regent's College tale.🫥

You say she is underperforming. And who are you to judge the Thai PM? Seriously, have you ever held high office? Ever managed a large multi billion $$ or Euro corporation with the dual purposes of growing, investing to ensure that pensions and benefit plans can be sustained and balancing that with providing social and humanitarian services to tens of millions of people?

How would you know? You certainly did not attend Harvard nor witnessed the activities that you claim. Did you even graduate from a nationally accredited university?

The protests were not sponsored by the university. The university was constrained by the rights of participants to engage in their protests.

As usual, the critics are quick to pounce and offer their uninformed judgements. It would have helped if they had read the criteria and what the designation is for. It is for CONTINUING EDUCATION purposes. The 100+ people are nominated to attend education with international educational institutions, seminars with experts, and meetings to share ideas. It takes people who can benefit from outside guidance and skill upgrades. The fact is that the woman is PM of a large country, and rather than yell at her that concepts may be inappropriate, coaching and training will be given to offer alternative options or better ways of doing things. It is no different than a company that upgrades the skills of its workers, or my professional continuing education requirements. The great thing about this format is that she will be with her peer group, people who have similar issues and pressures. Read the intent of the educational program. The joke is the people who are criticizing without understanding that the program is intended to help the nominees do a better job.

One has to be rather desperate and sick to steal sandals. Who wants to wear the footwear of someone who may have had a foot fungus, or warts, or parasites? Sweat infused, and maybe even bodily fluid contaminated footwear that you would wear on naked feet.

This is not about containing anti semitism or even radicalism, because Harvard is still a relatively mainstream and conservative institution at its core. The Trump administration attack is more for show to its base, and for intimidation. The government will not win its case against the university. Pam Bondi and friends are not the most accomplished of constitutional or tax attorneys and they will be taking on the USA's brain trust. The use of collective punishment in this case is wrong and will result in significant harm to innocent parties . It will mean that pediatric cancer patients at Beth Israel Deaconess will lose access to critical care, the Dana Farber Cancer research will be impeded etc. Important scientific research will be curtailed. Strategic political analysis upon which industry and government rely will be disrupted. It means that the The Conservative Coalition at the Institute of Politics which brings conservative speakers and fellows to the university through the Harvard Kennedy School could lose funding, and the John Adams Society, a conservative republican group at Harvard will negatively impacted. This is no different than the disorganized slap dash tariff strategy: Someone has a theory and they apply it without considering the consequences. 4 of the current Scotus members are Harvard graduates including Chief Justice Roberts. 4 are Yale graduates, and one is a graduate of Notre Dame. None of them will be sympathetic to hurting or engaging in the collective punishment of respected educational institutions. Overall, an irresponsible action that panders to ignorant, envious people. It will not end well for the social pariahs like Steven Miller.

I believe it is one group who think they are special. As I recall from my time in Phuket, Thai muslims were generally laid back and low key. They drank and did other thinks non muslims did, with the exception that they avoided pork. No one really cared if someone ate pork. One of my friends avoided it for health reasons, not religious because he was worried about nitrates/nitrites and their link to colon cancer. He was way ahead of the health curve.

The regulations for the sale of Pork in the UAE is no different in concept, nor practice than the sale of Cannabis in Thailand and many other countries, except it is available in international hotels, supermarkets and in restaurants. This week Casinetto is having a big sale. UAE is reportedly 92% foreigners, with 500,000 Europeans, many of whom stuff their faces with pork products. Sounds a bit like Pattaya or Patong at Christmas/New Year's.

An arab is not exclusively muslim. There are Arab, Christians, Jews, Druze and some others. Wearing a style of clothing does not make someone a muslim. If that was the case, the pronoun people who wear Keffiyeh as a political statement when they are vandalizing universities should be condemned too. Israel is the largest pork producer in the middle east followed by Lebanon and Bahrain. Turkey is a major supplier of pork products in the region. The UAE has the largest consumption of Pork. So, the self appointed guardians of propriety in Thailand can go get stuffed.

I wonder who she voted for last November 🤔

The presence of so many thieves may be due to the presence of millions of many foreigners. It seems than many nefarious types come to Thailand.

So, basically: Poverty line=Cost of food budget×3Poverty line=Cost of food budget×3 That number became the baseline poverty threshold. This is another casue of you not doing your homework. No. It is you once again going off on a tangent that has no relationship to the claim. Mollie Orshansky is not the US Government, nor does this person set the poverty parameters that are used by the US government. Why would you even bother with this reference? The data is available at the US Census. The US federal government defines poverty based on family size and income. It looks at total household income. If a family’s total income is less than the poverty threshold set by the federal government, then that family is considered impoverished. This is how the USA determines its poverty thresholds; https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines/frequently-asked-questions-related-poverty-guidelines-poverty#developed It is you who has not done the homework because you could not be bothered to look at the US Census data, like this; Poverty Thresholds for 2024 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html The family income levels are found here and elsewhere https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-282.html#:~:text=Highlights,median household income since 2019. Let's do the math using data for 2023. If all households have a median total household income of $80,610 and the threshold for poverty is $31,200. This gives a value of 38.9%. You can work through the incomes for all classifications from single to duo, to family sizes up to 6, and the ratio comes out at 40% (or less). You have not disproven the statement that the EU has a broader parameter for the definition of poverty than the USA and that is why the poverty levels appear higher in the EU. If the EU used the same parameters as the USA, the EU poverty rate would be significantly lower.

The deluges this year have been the most intense I have seen for this time of year. I wonder if we are in for a brutal rainy season.

The landlord is not accommodating the guests or invitees of the tenant. Nor can their be a reasonable expectation that the landlord should be aware of the tenant's personal life.

Why not? If someone is of the generous persuasion and wishes to share their wealth it is their personal choice.There is nothing wrong in showing appreciation to low paid workers by offering a monetary gratuity. Oh yes, I do understand that some westerners don't want to tip, but their motivation is cheapness and not respect for culture. My thai friends usually offer gratuities.

Yes, a man died. Thousands die every day in Thailand, some in more tragic circumstances. This man died at his own hands. He made the decision to disobey pleas to stop and he ignored the multiple requests by the community to stop the practice. Thank you for what appears to be, an empty gesture of faux empathy. There is a frustration with the burners and maybe the only way they will stop is if they die off.

Were they ever there? The tech investors are a lot like government. They keep announcing the same investments repeatedly and even then the amounts are inflated to include tax subsidies and other indirect amounts and they use multi year periods. The $1billion investment then becomes $200 million or $100 million annually over the project period when the fluff is removed. Not that the investments are not good or there, it's just that the way these investments are presented is misleading. And no, this is not a swipe at the current government, because it is a common activity everywhere. They try to get as much positive PR out of the investment. One sees it at its peak during pre-election campaigns when incumbent governments keep announcing big projects, but they are the same projects previously announced.

The remark in respect to oil price was in respect to the region. A country that can influence how many vessels can safely transit the Persian Gulf, Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea can also influence the cost of oil. Short supplies of Gulf Arab sourced oil pushes world price up and then both Iran and Russia then profit because they get a higher price for its oil.

Sounds more like life has left you behind. Adapt or perish. In years past, there was space to tolerate lower socio economic tier visitors (LTV) , but a case cannot be made to to continue with previous policies that resulted in problems for the country. Higher socio economic tier tourists (HTV) are more valuable overall because; - They spend more on a greater diversity of goods and services resulting in greater economic benefit to the nation. - They are most likely to have proper health insurance, and when they do not, usually can self fund their medical expenses. The lower tier visitors have run up significant unpaid medical expenses and then left Thailand with the cost. - Higher tier visitors are less likely to get into legal trouble like bar brawls, fighting with ladyboys, overdosing, stealing vehicles or donation boxes etc. Yes, there will be some, but the sad reality is that it is the indigent type of visitor who gets into trouble. - The higher tier visitors are more likely to contribute or participate in social service actions, like supporting charities. Have a look at who visits for charity activities. Only people with financial means can afford both cover their own expenses, and volunteer for the charity. There are always exceptions. One that stands out is the young person, the people aged 18-25. They are valuable because a visit to Thailand can leave an indelible impression such that they will return one day when they are older and in a better financial position. Also, they tend to be less likely to get into serious trouble. One need only read the news sections of the forum to see that.

No, I did not say she "should see it from her house". You are imagining that. Let's review; 1. Your fellow Putin admirer stated that there There will be no invasion of Alaska by Russia 2. To which I ASKED, Is that because Sarah Palin can see Russia from her back porch and will sound the alarm if she sees anything suspicious, which scares off the Russians? It was a QUESTION because of the use of the words, IS THAT and the presence of a Question Mark ? In the English language we call this an interrogative sentence. Is is the verb, and the format of "is that" is termed a an interrogative phrase. Your claim is an illustration of the failure of the US educational system to teach basic language and communication skills. I had asked a question.