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8 minutes ago, Langsuan Man said:

For  $14.99 Amazon will send you a link and you can read it on multiple devices 

 

Or, in the case of Trump himself:

Buying the book on Amazon: $14.99

Learning to read: Priceless

Surely a democratic political party wouldn't place someone at number one on their party list at the orders of another?  If that were to happen, and the party won the election, that person would be totally out of their depth, and would try to avoid actually attending parliament whenever possible, and throw a fit or break into tears whenever challenged, while all the time pursuing the agenda of whoever put them in that position.  What a warped sense of democracy that party would have.

People may have voted for change, but they got short changed, and the way things are going, will be soon left only with a dodgy pence.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"This book is mistake after mistake after mistake," she said.

A good summary of Trump's running for president, his becoming president and everything he's done as president.

Another step in his pathological desire to obliterate everything Obama did. 

10 hours ago, sirineou said:

 Thank you for that info, highly appreciated..

All of the above sound reasonable except item #2

"2 Shipper has been traveling in-and-out of Thailand and in-and-out of the Origin Country by using Thai Passport only.  "

My wife always enters and leaves Thailand on her Thai passport but enters and leaves the US on her US passport . The requirement that she would also enter and leave the US with her Thai passport makes no sense! If she entered the US with her thai passport she would need a visa, and would have visa limited time constraints. My wife and most Thais I know here in the US, are US citizens, why and how would a US Citizen get a visa to enter the US. Does that mean that all the Thai citizens that hold dual citizenship are not afforded the one time duty free repatriation option?

I'm not sure about the dual citizenship.  The list I showed came from the documentation that our shipping agent provided when we moved back to Thailand a couple of years ago.  I was working in a third country, neither Thailand nor my home one.  My wife was using her Thai passport, and had a long term visa and immigration pass, as the spouse of a work permit holder, to prove that she was living out of Thailand.  She traveled back here quite frequently over the three year assignment I had, but never for more than a month at a time.  There weren't many stamps in her passport at all, as she used the auto-gates when arriving in Thailand and her immigration pass when entering and leaving where we were living.  We provided all the requested documents to the shipping agent and took her passport to Suan Plu for the travelling record.  We were in there for about 10 minutes, filling in a form and handing it to the officer there.  The agent collected the record when it was completed and filed the paperwork, and our goods were released from customs with no duties at all. 

I guess the moral to this is to use a good shipping / removal service and make sure they have a proper representative in Thailand.

12 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Which would rule out a Dyson Sphere that would encapsulate the star and not likely allow any starlight escape beyond the sphere.

Not necessarily.  As Dyson* himself said  "A solid shell or ring surrounding a star is mechanically impossible. The form of ‘biosphere’ which I envisaged consists of a loose collection or swarm of objects traveling on independent orbits around the star".  So the sphere is actually made up of a vast number of separate satellites orbiting the star in a spherical "grid" pattern, allowing light, and space craft, to pass between them.  You could still put your hand through it, like you can with one of his fans, (ignoring my own disclaimer in order to continue to milk that joke).

* Not to be confused with the other Dyson.

A TED talk given in 2016 by Boyajian on this star...

https://www.ted.com/talks/tabetha_boyajian_the_most_mysterious_star_in_the_universe/transcript

2 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

An accusation more often levied at Trump, himself. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

...including a hypothetical mega-structure called a Dyson Sphere built to surround a star and harvest its energy output.

That's quite a step up from vacuum cleaners and fans.

On 1/1/2018 at 8:18 PM, sirineou said:

If you are married to a Thai, and your wife has lived a length of time ( not sure what it is) out of Thailand she has the one time right to bring her personal  used items home without paying import duty.

If any one is interested, the rules are:

For returning Thai Citizens (holding Thai Passport), shipper can import his/her Used Household Goods into Thailand on the Duty-Free basis only if he/she has ALL the following qualifications:
1 Shipper is still holding the Thai Passport.
2 Shipper has been traveling in-and-out of Thailand and in-and-out of the Origin Country by using Thai Passport only.
3 Shipper has lived in the Origin Country at least one full year: counting only the time Shipper stayed there
4 During his stay in the Origin Country in the recent two years before returning to land, shipper may occasionally return to Thailand but must not stay in Thailand for more than 3 months on each visit. Otherwise, the counting of number of stay will start over.
5 Shipper has some docs or stamp in Shipper passport showing that Shipper had the residence in the Origin Country: not just "staying as tourist".
6 Shipment arrives at Bangkok Port no earlier than one month and no later than six months of Shipper return to Thailand.
7 Shipper has never imported any used household goods shpt into Thailand on the Duty-Free basis before.

Documents required for formality:
1 Copy Thai I.D. card (front, back)
2 Copy Thai House Registration (page with house address, page with shipper’s name)
3 Original Passport (expired book is also required if contain traveling record between Thailand and origin country). Please advise Shipper NOT to pack any expired passports in the shipment because Thai Customs may require to look at the expired passport too.
4 Official Past traveling record from Thai Immigration Office in lieu of incomplete Thai Immigration Stamp via the use of automatic channel
 

the "one full year" away doesn't have to be in one lump.  As long as at least 365 days have been spent away, with any trips to Thailand not longer than 3 months, it will add up.

In case the immigration auto-gate has been used and not every trip has a corresponding stamp in the passport, number 4 in the second list is a surprisingly easy thing to get at Suan Plu in Bangkok.

Yes, the cost of living has gone up, but it still beats the cost of dying.

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

Talk about the worst job in the world

It's Pence who should be worried.  Doesn't the old saying go something like "The rear admiral's vice is the vice president's rear"?

8 minutes ago, Andaman Al said:

by following the Presidential diet it will lead to America being great again'.

It will if you equate greatness with body mass.  "We may not outnumber the Chinese, but, by god, we sure out weigh them!

Whether it's Trump or Irwin, you're just looking for trouble putting a big shiny red button in front of an idiot.

2 hours ago, sanemax said:

And I was waiting with baited breath for Trump to get mention

Second post : I didnt have to wait too long

Really?  He's mentioned in the OP.  

23 minutes ago, Silurian said:

Here is a rather long but interesting read about why people might actually vote against their own best interest.

 

Does the White Working Class Really Vote Against Its Own Interests?

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/31/trump-white-working-class-history-216200

 

 

It's a classic example of turkeys voting for Christmas, or in this case, peanuts voting for a monkey.

4 hours ago, jaltsc said:

"Rock star Seksan Sukpimai, better known as 'Sek Loso',..."

 

It appears that Thailand uses to same standards to qualify one as a "rock star" as they use for "higher education". Beyond the Thai borders, the reaction to both is "Huh?".

So what?  I bet there are major French and Spanish and German and Australian and Japanese, and, despite their dominance of international rock, even US and UK, bands and artists who I haven't heard of.  Even before he went solo, the band Loso sold around 20 million albums and played the Glastonbury (UK) and South-by-Southwest (US) music festivals, amongst other international appearances, so definitely not a "huh" band or musician.  It's sad to see how he turned out, succumbing to self importance and arrogance (though some would say "That's rock n roll, baby"), but, whether you like his music or not, no one can down play his past success.

New Samsung phones running Android 4.3 or higher, such as the Note 8, have a regional activation, meaning a Note 8 sold in Thailand will need to be activated with an "Asian" SIM card, but once you have accumulated at least 5 minutes of calls using the Asian SIM, can then be used anywhere, with any SIM card.

9 hours ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

A typical response from a person that lies in the thread title and has the audacity to demand honest responses.

Take your nonsense elsewhere.

 

 

 

Cut him some slack, and have a bit of respect for his condition.  He says "Family is the worst thing that could happen to me and anybody with a brain", thus clearly separating himself from those who do have a brain.  It must be tough going through life with hollow head syndrome.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Besides the information from the Australians, the probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation was also propelled by intelligence from other friendly governments, including the British and Dutch, the Times said.

Rather fitting that the US's traditional enemy helped Trump enter the White House, and now its friends are helping to kick him out of it.

3 hours ago, DukSiam1 said:

In a tweet, President Trump blames Canada for pushing the frigid weather into the states. He wrote, "This is a direct provication that will be met with severe sanctions against Canadian beer, TimBits and Justin Beiber. No one should be allowed to interfere with the perfect climate I have created."

The reality is even worse than that:

7 hours ago, Meljames said:

He's trying the Jedi mind trick, except he's an idiot so it backfires.

Yes, it's more of a Jaded mindless trick.

5 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Just need Sir Eric or Sir Hank on guitars.

 

And Sir David Gilmour 

Just now, Credo said:

Congratulations Ringo and remember:   Once a King, always a King, but once a Knight's enough.

Especially on a hard day's Knight.