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Not a peer reviewed scientific study, but attached a link to the 2015 Annual Lecture for the GWPF, delivered by dr Patrick MOORE. > https://www.thegwpf.org/content/uploads/2016/10/Moore-2.pdf or here the web-version > https://www.netzerowatch.com/28155/ The lecture has the title Should we Celebrate CO2? and dr Moore makes the convincing case that instead of demonizing 'big bad' CO2 that we should celebrate it, as it is fundamental for all life on earth. It's a fascinating 13 page read filled to the brim with data backing up his claims, and he ends his lecture by stating: I hope you have seen CO2 from a new perspective and will join with me to Celebrate CO2!

@Sunmaster wrote: Just a quick hello to all atheists, materialists, believers and knowers. > After 7 weeks without any posts on the thread, Sunmaster - who is the Godfather of this thread - got it moving again. And he greeted the 4 categories of posters that have made this thread an interesting and lively discussion Forum.

Yes, you didn't miss anything, especially the 'contributions' by Froggie Ferrari are a total waste of time...

Two quotes by Michael CRICHTON on the notion of 'scientific consensus', which is often mistaken for scientific evidence. #1 “I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Nobody says the consensus of scientists agrees that E=mc2. Nobody says the consensus is that the sun is 93 million miles away. It would never occur to anyone to speak that way.” https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/michael-crichton-explains-why-there-is-no-such-thing-as-consensus-science/

When you used a Fixer Agent to circumvent the financial requirements when applying for your Non Imm O (retirement) Visa or 1-year extensions, you are indeed effectively 'hooked' by the Agent. And you would have to make use of his service again for any future 1-year extensions, as you would not be able to provide evidence that you met the financial conditions under which your Permission to Stay was provided. The quickest way to break free from the Agent is to exit Thailand without a Re-Entry Permit as that will invalidate your Permission to stay, and it will allow you to apply again with a blank slate.

A 16 year old article that refers to Lindzen's views 3 years earlier. You must be really scraping the bottom of the barrel to dig that up ????

I copied it from the Happer-Lindzen report chapter #4 where they address athmospheric CO@ and its impact on global warming (pages 26-29) https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Happer-Lindzen-EPA-Power-Plants-2023-07-19.pdf

And this chart shows why that whole argument of catastrophic CO2 emissions is as good as irrelevant for global warming.

Chapter #4 on Pages 26 to 29 of the report by Happer & Lindzen, specifically addresses that issue. > Atmospheric CO 2 Is Now “Heavily Saturated,” Which in Physics Means More CO 2 Will Have Little Warming Effect. Both of us have special expertise in radiation transfer, the prime mover of the greenhouse effect in Earth’s atmosphere. Radiation physics explains the effect of adding CO2 to the atmosphere. CO2 becomes a less effective greenhouse gas at higher concentrations because of what in physics is called “saturation.” Each additional 50 ppm increase of CO2 in the atmosphere causesa smaller and smaller change in “radiative forcing,” or in temperature. The saturation is shown in the chart below. This means that from now on, our emissions from burning fossil fuels will have little impact on global warming. We could double atmospheric CO2 to 840 ppm and have little warming effect. Saturation also explains why temperatures were not catastrophically high over the hundreds of millions of years when CO2 levels were 10 to 20 times higher than they are today, shown in the chart. Further, as a matter of physics, saturation explains why reducing the use of fossil fuels to Net Zero would have a trivial impact on climate, also contradicting the theory it is urgently necessary to eliminate fossil fuel CO2 to avoid catastrophic global warming. Adding more CO2 to the atmosphere slightly decreases the amount of long-wave infrared radiation that goes to space, called the “flux.”

You obviously didn't look into the 47-page report that these two prominent climate scientists wrote. The objective of their paper was to provide evidence that the proposed regulations by the EPA are based on seriously flawed presumptions. But in doing so they also make it clear that the impact of human activity is grossly overrated in the models used to 'prove' a climate emergency. > https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Happer-Lindzen-EPA-Power-Plants-2023-07-19.pdf

Here you go: Two prominent climate scientists have taken on new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in electricity generation, arguing in testimony that the regulations “will be disastrous for the country, for no scientifically justifiable reason.” Citing extensive data (pdf) to support their case, William Happer, professor emeritus in physics at Princeton University, and Richard Lindzen, professor emeritus of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), argued that the claims used by the EPA to justify the new regulations aren’t based on scientific facts but rather political opinions and speculative models that have consistently proven to be wrong. = = = You can download their 47-page report here > https://co2coalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Happer-Lindzen-EPA-Power-Plants-2023-07-19.pdf

In majority of cases applying for a Non Imm O-A Visa is not the best option for long-term stay in Thailand. However, if you have already Health-Insurance (Thai or international) that meets the Non Imm O-A requirements, and you foresee to go at least once every 2 years to your home-country and apply there again for a new Non Imm O-A Visa, then - and only then - it is still a very good deal.

It is correct that the first 1-year extension of a Non Imm O (or O-A) Visa has to be done for SAME REASON than the original Visa. So in case of in-country application for the first 1-year extension of a Non Imm O-A Visa such extension can only be done for reason of retirement. And such (retirement) extension of a Non Imm O-A Visa - apart from 800K on a personal Thai bank-account - also requires a valid Non Imm O-A compliant health-insurance policy. Note that when applying in your home-country for the Non Imm O-A Visa that you can make use of foreign insurance to meet that Health Insurance requirement. But when applying for the 1-year extension of stay of such Non Imm O-A Visa for reason of retirement, that ONLY Non Imm O-A compliant Health Insurance from a THAI TGIA-associated insurer is accepted by Immigration. Once you are already on a 1-year extension of stay of that Non Imm O-A Visa and you meet the requirements, you then have the option to apply for a different reason than retirement (e.g. for reason of marriage or for reason of Thai dependent children) and in that case there is NO need for any Health-Insurance.

The Klimate Change Hoax Exposed 1,200 scientists and professionals from across the world led by the Norwegian physics Nobel Prize laureate Professor Ivar Giaever declare: "There is no climate emergency." https://clintel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WCD-version-06272215121.pdf

@Eleftheros eloquently addressed that issue in two of his earlier posts.

Well said! And of course it should not only be the FIDE, but every sports federations should base their competition criteria on biological sex. It's tell tale of the current madness and confusion in our society, that this age-old standard practice based on biological sex is now being challenged. And spineless officials instead of laughing that woke nonsense away, are changing the competition rules resulting in very predictable outcomes like shattering of long-standing records by the 'new' women. Obviously this travesty is not limited to sports, but has permeated the whole of Western society.

The border Imm Officer only suggested you to apply for an O-A visa next time you enter Thailand. What he meant is that to avoid any more problems with tourist Visa (like your METV), that you should apply for a Non Imm O Visa. The O-A is only one of the possible Non Imm O Visa option, and in your case - when over 50 years of age - the 90-day Non Imm O Visa for reason of retirement is a far better option. Furhtermore it is recommended to apply for the 90-day Non Imm O eVisa from your home-country, as the 1-year extension of such Non Imm O (retirement) Visa requires a personal Thai bank-account which is almost impossible to get when you do not have a Non Imm O Visa already.

Despite all efforts by the woke media to make you believe in a biological impossibility, there is no such thing as a 'trans woman' or a 'trans man'. You are born male or female, and no amount of denying your sex, including barbaric surgery and hormone therapy, or 'pronouns' (hahaha) can ever change that. We currently live in a clown world where such absurdities are now embraced in a false attempt at tolerance for diversity.

Does the Visa you received besides your name also mentions your passport-number? If so it is should even for a dim-witted border Immigration official be obvious that it is indeed you, in spite of the surname misspelling.

From what OP wrote I assume that he is only eligible for a Non Imm O Visa and extension based on retirement (i.e. being +50 years of age.). When meeting the financial requirements for such Visa/extension (+800.000 THB on a personal Thai bank-account, or proof of +65.000 THB transferred monthly to such account), you can do the process yourself at your local Imm Office. That will cost you 2.000,- THB for the initial Non Imm O Visa application and 1.900,- THB for each annual extension. Your 90-day reports can then be done free of charge. However, when opting for the above you would first need 'to break free from your current Visa agent'. Easiest way to do this is to exit Thailand and re-enter without Re-Entry Permit which will provide you with a 30-day permission to stay. And when you have at least 15 days left on that Permission to stay, apply for the 90-day Non Imm O Visa at your local Imm Office. Best time to do this is in the final days of your current Permission to stay. Note that if you are married to a Thai national or with Thai dependant children, the financial requirements are much lower.

Yes you an definitely buy a a Multiple Entry Re-Entry Permit at DMK, as well as all other major Thai international airports. Note that it is not a 'one year' Re-Entry Permit like you wrote, but that such Multiple Entry Re-Entry Permit will simply 'protect' your current Permission to stay when exiting and re-entering Thailand. Also be aware that at Suvarnabhumi you need to pay the 3.800,- THB in cash as they do not accept debit- or credit-cards at border Immigration, and it is therefore likely that such cash-payment will also be required when exiting Thailand via Don Mueang international airport.

An excerpt from that FactCheck: “COVID-19 vaccines are the best tool to prevent and reduce complications due to COVID-19,” Lisa George, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public affairs specialist, told us in an email. “These vaccines are safe and effective and have undergone the most extensive safety monitoring in U.S. history.” A CDC Public Affairs specialist dug up as credible source? This is getting ridiculous...

Yes a main factor, and let's not forge Klimate change!

OK, so nothing to see here while all the indicators are going red... Not buying that cheap explanation.

That AP Factcheck addresses the 2022 New Zealand figures. But the official stats show that all indicators have further detoriorated during the 2023 period. The year ended June 2023 compared with the year ended June 2022 showed: 57,534 live births were registered, down from 60,009 38,346 deaths were registered, up from 36,723 natural increase (births minus deaths) was 19,185, down from 23,280 the total fertility rate was 1.61 births per woman, down from 1.69 the infant mortality rate was 3.49 deaths per 1,000 live births, down from 3.85. A honest discussion on the causes of that horrendous trend is much needed.