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Trump’s 14th Amendment case reaches Supreme Court
Callmeishmael replied to Social Media's topic in World News
While I am not in any way a fan of Trump, I do think that he should be allowed to run for president and win or lose on his own merits. -
The realities of PM2.5 in Thailand revealed by ‘Check Dust’
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Here's a quote from the article in the OP: These hotspots were predominantly located in protected forest areas, national forest reserves, agricultural areas, communities, and other regions. So the latest government response that I heard about was to start checking the exhaust of the ferry boats in the Chao Phraya River! -
Depending on whether you are using a new (to you) book or an old book, teachers need between 1 to 2 hours of prep, grading and other duties for each hour of teaching. 15 hours of teaching equals 30 to 45 hours of work. Having said that, at my school the Thai teachers mostly teach 15 hours per week and the foreign teachers usually teach 20 hours per week.
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I gave up running several years ago after dislocating one of my knees. I still walk 10,000 steps (8 km or 5 miles) about 3 or 4 times a week. If I miss a few days I can really feel the difference!
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Biden Widens Lead over Trump in New Poll, Gender Gap Widens
Callmeishmael replied to Social Media's topic in World News
It is too early to make accurate predictions about the election, but I am going to anyways: 1. Biden will win the popular vote by 2 or 3%. 2. Trump will win the Electoral vote by a fairly narrow margin. The first prediction is easy. Trump has never won the popular vote and every year his base is dying off an getting smaller. The second prediction is based on the fact that the states elect presidents. The popular vote is irrelevant. Democrats have won the popular vote (by either a majority or a plurality) in 7 of the last 8 presidential elections. However, since electors are sent by states, not by popular votes, conservative rural states with smaller populations have a disproportionate impact on elections. -
British Teacher Who Allegedly Molested a Minor arrested in Thailand
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
While I wouldn't in any way defend this fellow's actions, there is a world of difference between molesting a 16 year old and molesting an 8 year old. I think that some of the 'cut off his balls' brigade have lost sight of this. -
British Teacher Who Allegedly Molested a Minor arrested in Thailand
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
There are some more details in the original article. The girl was a foreign student, not Thai. They seem to have slept together on two occasions, with the exact dates specified. After the school and parents found out he was fired. Although the police were notified (later) he was not arrested at that time. One has to wonder what the young woman - now about 25 or 26 - feels about this coming to light now. -
Trump is interesting because he is a chaotic figure. He personally thrives on chaos and discord and brings that with him in his political influence. There are groups of cultural conservatives and conservative billionaires who support him because they believe that they can control or at least influence him once he is in office. However, I suspect that his random, discordant management style will lead to him being an ineffective president. Remember, this is a man who inherited over 1/2 a billion dollars and is now worth about 1/10 that much. It takes a special kind of "genius" to lose that much money.
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Foreign man arrested for sexually harassing teenage Thai girl
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Several years ago the boyfriend of the mother of one of my 12 or 13 year old students tried to rape her (the student, not the mom). Her mother stabbed him through the heart. Fortunately the mother didn't spend a day in jail and the daughter has grown up with no problems. -
It seems to go from Bang Yai in Nonthaburi through Nakhon Pathom to Kanchinaburi.
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16 year old Thai girl accuses Chinese man met on dating app of rape
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
I really shouldn't ask this... but did she do the laundry?- 51 replies
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Tourist Arrivals Soared Last Week Thanks To Jay Chou’s Concert
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Next year, when you give them a hand-drawn map, they will ask for a Google Map printout! They are consistent in their inconsistency. -
Arrest on Rama 2: Police Detain Woman Driving Luxury Car
Callmeishmael replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Her pointing is, at best, a 5 on a scale of 1 - 10.- 13 replies
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^ There are 240 million Pakistanis and more are being born every day. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and most African countries are producing kids like it was going out of style. Those kids are leaving their already overcrowded countries and while their first choices would be Europe or North America, the ones who cannot get in there will cheerfully settle in Thailand. The problem is not lack of children, it's where those kids are being born!