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13 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Apart from Tourist Visas, Thailand only offer Non Immigrant type Visas.

Slight omission on the first two, but if you know of any other type of Non O's that aren't Non Immigrant type Visas, I'd be pleased to hear.

Ok just clarifying! In short "Non" in a visa title can always be read "Non Immigrant" (or "Non Imm")?

3 minutes ago, farang51 said:

 

As far as I know, the ASQ rooms in Thailand has to have separate ventilation.

No centralized aircon systems?

11 hours ago, webfact said:

The woman, who returned to New Zealand on Dec. 30, had tested positive for the South African strain of the virus after leaving a two-week mandatory quarantine where she had twice tested negative, COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins said.

 

No other community cases had been reported since the woman's case was disclosed on Sunday and authorities said the source of the infection was probably a fellow returnee at the quarantine facility.

 

Authorities were looking at whether the virus was spreading through the ventilation and air conditioning systems in these facilities, Hipkins said.

Wonder if:

a) she actually had two false -ve tests...

b) they've thought about ventilation spread at Thai ASQ venues!

55 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

A Non O Visa is valid for 90 days, single 90 day entry, 'used' as soon as you enter.

A Non O ME Visa is valid for 12 months, each entry grants 90 days, 'used' on the Visa expiry date.

A Non Imm O-A Visa is valid for 12 months, each entry grants 1 year, 'used' on the Visa expiry date.

So the first two "Non"s aren't short for "Non-Imm"? (Apparently that's what "Non" is in "Non Ed visa".)

Ah schadenfreude... so British! ????

19 hours ago, ukrules said:

The very vulnerable are the elderly patients who don't make it into ICU for one reason or another - like they're too old and frail to survive invasive emergency treatment (ventilation), so they die before it gets to this stage.

 

That leaves the vast majority of other patients - people in their 50's and 60's - these need treating for weeks at a time and fill ICU into expanded emergency capacity.

A doc (in a segment on Sky) today mentioned this wave is affecting a much wider age range. I guess that could be partly due to the 'UK variant', though it wasn't mentioned explicitly.

10 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Yes

That is a standard abbreviation for it and it is used by embassies.

Fair enough, thanks! (Seems like a confusing choice of abbreviation tho...)

7 hours ago, webfact said:

There was also 60 grams of magic mushroom products in three varieties.

Barely enough for a hallucinated mushroom gnome to trip on!

11 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

2. You cannot get a non-ed visa for religious studies.

non-ed visa  = Non-Immigrant ED visa?

On 1/21/2021 at 12:44 PM, snoop1130 said:

The report said Britain was reluctant to grant full status to EU diplomats in London because it did not want to set a precedent in the eyes of other international organisations.

 

The EU argues it is not a typical international organisation.

 

“It has been conferred substantial competences by its member states, has the power to adopt legislation binding on its member states, has its own decision-making institutions and its own system of judicial control, and has established a common currency,” Stano said.

Hmm, sounding a bit like a United States of Europe* there... Why not admit the reality and make it easier for the Brits???

*except it's the MEPs who get to elect the Commission President. Not sure if  that's "representative representative democracy" or "democracy twice removed" (like those cousins you just can't get rid of).

If you're open to buying from Lazada, there seem to be some:

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=cpap+mask

29 minutes ago, rabas said:

Pfizer used a wide age range in phase 3, reporting group efficacy for  those > 65y and those > 75y.

Ok but did they report a difference in efficacy between those groups?

16 minutes ago, rabas said:

The big take away is that Pfizer's mRNA  vaccine is excellent at stopping infections as well as reducing severe illness.

60% is quite a bit lower than >90% though. I think that latter figure could still be valid though:

1) IIRC the stage 3 trials used people under 60 (so in effect, Israel has conducted a trial on almost ALL of a previously more or less untested subgroup. Good idea? I think not...)

2) The 'plateau' is only apparent between days 23 & 24, and is only apparent in infections - hospitalisations dropped further, maybe as much as 20% between those days (impossible to say exactly how much due to rounding error).

3) The results aren't controlled or blinded, in particular vaccinated people may have changed their behaviour, and given the information available about the lags before protection is achieved,  may have made greater changes in the latter part of the period.

So efficacy might well be closer to 90%, particularly for a younger population &/ over a longer period.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

the long, narrative songs he co-wrote for Desire – Hurricane, Isis, Mozambique; Oh, Sister; Joey, Romance in Durango and Black Diamond Bay

Wow, this guy co-wrote some of (?) the best Dylan songs, from his best album....

Wonder if they do any inversions...

2 minutes ago, ezzra said:

I don't think the chicken will complain.. for once, they get to live a little bit longer and good on 'em...

Joke?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Center for Air Pollution Mitigation has asked all provinces to ban outdoor burning from now until 23rd January

Center for Air Pollution Easily Ignored Polite Requests?

7 minutes ago, moontang said:

SG you would be facing the same thing... every time you took a bite of food.

C'maaan, Johor Baru's close enough to commute there for meals!

1 hour ago, Salerno said:

 

They weren't born yesterday nor elected yesterday. Pics should have been swapped out at the same time the oath was taken.

It's possible the incumbents weren't particularly cooperative...

EU chooses pet company project to showcase hydrogen clean energy

FTFY. 

They'd have picked Timbuktu if the Enapter project had been there... (No disrespect to Timbuktu.)

4 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

CHINA is buying 100 million doses of German-made vaccine for its local population. 

For CCP members?

52 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

I would be tempted to stand in the reception.area coughing my guts up.

If you can stand, you don't 'fit the model' ????

1 minute ago, rodknock said:

why not start a program for expats for govt. insurance.

...

i would glady pay something like that, compared to the useless policy i have been forced to buy.

Presumably because it would be good value & therefore not easy money for insurers. (Which probably answers the question...)