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spidermike007
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18 hours ago, grollies said:
Were you as vocal in your condemnation of the US who had a black site here in Thailand routinely torturing people? How can anyone condem the Thais when they've been led to believe waterboarding was legal?
Yes. As a US citizen I was extremely vocal in condemnation of the US practices of torture, waterboarding, extraordinary rendition and many of the other practices they used. The rule of law is here for a reason. If you do not respect the laws you become the same as the Philippines, or Russia. Despot dictatorships, or in the case of the PI, killing zones.
In addition I was extremely opposed to both the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan. So far, the coalition has lost 3,500 soldiers in Afghanistan, spent several trillion dollars, and now the Taliban occupies and controls 76% of the country. Money and lives well spent? All I can say, is that I wish a few of the offspring of Cheney, Bush Jr, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Trump, Pence, Pelosi, Reed, and a few others were fighting over there. I guarantee it would give those nitwits some perspective on war. Most were either draft dodgers, or did not serve their country in battle. Easy for them to wage war, when there is nothing personal at risk for them.
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21 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:
They might be comfortable. But all of them are BIG. And that means they don't fit between the cars. And I think that is one of the main attractions of bikes: They fit between cars and that makes them fast in traffic. If someone buys one of these huge things he/she can also buy a car. They both get stuck in traffic but at least the car has a roof.
Totally untrue. I weave in between traffic all the time with my Burgman. Super nimble and quick. It is a delight to ride. It is maybe 30cm wider than a Honda Wave.
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22 hours ago, car720 said:I will make the comment that I made previously again............
Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
I am sure that the Romans of the time thought that Nero was a great man too.
Trump is the beginning of the end for the US empire. It may not happen overnight but it won't take long if history is any indication.
I am completely in agreement with you, with one exception. I think the beginning of the end started perhaps in 2000, with the election of Tiny George II, and the subsequent accumulation of $5 to $7 trillion in debt, from the unnecessary Iraqi and Afghan campaigns. As of now, 76% of Afghanistan is controlled by the Taliban. A good investment of trillions of dollars and 3,455 lives of coalition soldiers?
Right now, we are just a few years before the metaphorical march of Oadacer into Rome, in the late 5th century. America is finished as a great nation. And if the tangerine tornado gets us involved in Iran, that could be the end. It could be the war to end all wars. Trump is diminishing America on so many levels, it is impossible to break them all down. One thing is for certain. He is not only not making America great again, he is doing just the opposite. Everything this charlatan touches turns to crap. The art of I cannot make a deal to save my life. Destructo Donny the weasel.
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Face it. Diet Orange got trumped. He negotiated a terrible deal. All in a desperate attempt to save face. He asked Kim for concessions, and he got none. So, he walked away from the meeting with nothing. He gave up concessions in return for nothing. Now, they expect Kim to honor the nothing that they got? No treaties signed. No non proliferation deals signed. Just a hand shake from Kim, and some kimchee.
Tiny Don. The art of I cannot negotiate a deal to save my life. I cannot negotiate my way out of a paper bag. Moving America backwards at a breath taking and astonishing pace. Definitely, without a doubt NOT making America great again, but rather diminishing the nation to a pale shadow of it's former self. The amazing work of the tangerine tornado.
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Manafort is going down. And the world will rejoice. Another of Diet Orange's cadre of crime lords bites the dust. Only a matter of time until they get to the top. One can only hope. Tiny Don has worked his whole life for this. He has cut a path of destruction in his wake, and many of us hope there is a price to be paid for that life of crime.
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The street stalls in that area lend the place alot of personality. What will it be without them? Just a matter of time until the Gap moves in.
Let us make the place as vanilla as possible, and strip it of all of it's personality.
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On 7/26/2018 at 11:24 AM, OneMoreFarang said:
Did you ever try "any other bike"?
Because if you did then you should know there is a night and day difference.
I never tried one of those bathtubs. But I was on motorcycle taxis with them. Waiting in the traffic behind all those other cars. Except the cars have aircon and a roof.
Most Thai bikes are built for a guy or gal who weighs between 35 and 65 kilos. For those of us who are larger, the other bikes are simply not comfortable, have poor suspension, and do not support much weight, especially with a passenger. The PCX on the other hand, supports 150-175 kilos without a problem, for two larger people. It is a great bike, and is marginally wider than the others. A smooth bike to ride. Way more comfortable than many of the others. I have driven motorbikes all my life. But, I am getting on in years, and do not find a sport bike to be comfortable enough these days. The Mios, the Scoopys and some others are cute little bikes for a gal, but some of us would not be caught dead driving one, and the suspension barely supports more than 65 kilos, safely.
For those with a little more cash, the Suzuki Burgman 200, and the Yamaha XMax 300 are great choices. But, at 140,000 to 170,000 baht, they are not affordable for many. Both ride great. Both have alot of power, support two large passengers in comfort, and are great for the highway. Both are very well built, and super comfortable rides with plenty of acceleration. The Burgman has as much power as the Honda Forza (perhaps the ugliest bike in the country), but is far more attractive, and handles far better. The XMax is the best bike currently available in Thailand for the money. It is a very serious bike. A lot of the qualities of the flagship TMax, but without the 450,000 baht price tag.
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If it is not right near a BTS or MRT station, someone made a severely bad calculation in the location. Does anyone know how close it is?
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The fact that Thailand is only discussing this now, and not 30 or 50 years ago, says it all. As much as people want to label Thailand as beyond a developing nation, and not a third world nation, it remains so, on many levels. Just the other day I took the train from Bangkok, and there you get a real picture of the place, not on Sukhumvit. The slums, the mountains of plastic and uncollected, unprocessed garbage, within meters of the slum homes.
This is simply more lip service. Thailand is trying to improve it's world rankings. The guards, the army, the police, and the officials currently in power all have near absolute impunity. They all know that, so there is virtually nothing in the way of a deterrent.
This can be accomplished far more effectively with action. Words are terribly unimpressive. Tiny P. is all about words. All words and no action makes him a very dull boy indeed. Not to mention a complete and utter incompetent.
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Thailand does not want her, or her brother extradited. This has been clear since the very beginning. It is nothing but trouble for Tiny P., if either of them return. He is hugely unpopular, and they are hugely popular, to this day. No effort whatsoever is being made to have them returned. And even if Thailand requested that either the UK government or Interpol returned them, their request would be met with scorn, laughs and turned down in total. This administration, and Tiny P., simply have no credibility to the outside world.
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Thailand does not want her, or her brother extradited. This has been clear since the very beginning. It is nothing but trouble for Tiny P., if either of them return. He is hugely unpopular, and they are hugely popular, to this day. No effort whatsoever is being made to have them returned. And even if Thailand requested that either the UK government or Interpol returned them, their request would be met with scorn, laughs and turned down in total. This administration, and Tiny P., simply have no credibility to the outside world.
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16 hours ago, Burl Ives said:
Having worked in the edible oil industry all my life I find most of the comments very amusing! Let's start with some hard facts:
- Polyunsaturated fats Contain two or more carbon-carbon double bonds. When eaten in as food such nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens, they have clear health benefits. However, the benefits of consuming sunflower oil and corn oil, although rich in polyunsaturates, are much less clear.
- Monounsaturated oils Contain just one carbon-carbon double bond. They are found in avocados, olives, olive oil, almonds and hazelnuts, and also in lard and goose fat. Olive oil, which is approximately 76% monounsaturated, is a key component in the Mediterranean diet, which has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Saturated fats have no double bonds between carbon atoms. Although we are encouraged to switch from eating saturated fats, particularly dairy and other fats derived from animals, the benefits of doing so are being challenged.
- The percentages of each in the oils below varies somewhat but these values are typical
Type of oil or fat Poly-unsaturated (%) Mono-unsaturated (%) Saturated (%) Coconut oil 2 6 86 Butter 3 21 51 Lard 11 45 39 Goose fat 11 56 27 Olive oil 10 76 14 Rapeseed oil 28 63 7 Sesame oil 41 40 14 Corn oil 54 27 12 Sunflower oil 65 20 10 So from this table you can see coconut oil is high in saturated fats, so is unhealthy as a salad oil, but has good frying properties because of its high content of saturated oils, which are more stable at high temperature. Conversely oils high in poly- and mono- unsaturates which help with LDL/HDL cholesterol (google it) make good salad oils, but lousy frying oils because they decompose on heating. Canola oil BTW is Low Erusic Rape.
Re hydrogenation, it was used for years to produce steep melting fats (from cheap liquid oils e.g.Fish an Soyabean) which had excellent baking properties as well as good mouth feel in margarines. Most of the big named manufacturers (one of which I use to work for) did away with Hyrogenated oils many years ago and replaced them with small amounts of fractionated oils and fats, like Palm Olein and Palm Stearin. The cheapest oils on the shelves here are Palm olein which have reasonable frying properties and a good taste. Hope this clears the air!
Palm oil is bad on a number of levels. From an environmental point of view (if you do consider such things) it is terribly destructive, as the huge palm forests decimate the local jungles.
If palm oil was manufactured in an ethical way, it would seem a fairly solid choice for the kitchen. However, it’s now used in around 50% of foods and other household products sold in the western world, and is currently the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet. To satisfy this huge demand, tens of millions of tonnes of palm oil is produced every year. However, the production of this oil is contributing in major ways to deforestation, climate change, and the deaths of tens of thousands of animals. The situation is so bad that supermarket giant Iceland has announced it’s banning palm oil from all own brand products by the end of the year.
Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/10/palm-oil-bad-7455547/?ito=cbshare
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/
The industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses in the countries where it is produced, as the land and forests must be cleared for the development of the oil palm plantations. According to the World Wildlife Fund, an area the equivalent size of 300 football fields of rainforest is cleared each hour to make way for palm oil production. This large-scale deforestation is pushing many species to extinction, and findings show that if nothing changes species like the orangutan could become extinct in the wild within the next 5-10 years, and Sumatran tigers less than 3 years.
http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/Whats_the_issue.php
But, from a nutritional point of view, Palm kernel oil sounds harmless and even “natural,” right? And in recent years, it’s been finding its way into many packaged foods as manufacturers look for low-cost oils to replace trans fats. (After federal rules mandated all packaged foods list the amount of heart-damaging trans fats they contain on their "Nutrition Facts" labels, many manufacturers reformulated their products to ferret out the offending fat and earn a better-looking label.) Highly saturated fats turn rancid more slowly, so food companies often use them to help preserve taste and texture. Trans-fat-free—and relatively inexpensive—palm oil fit the bill. Its long shelf life and semi-solid state at room temperature make it appealing to food companies.
How can you figure out if foods you are eating contain palm oil? You want to look on the ingredients list: palm oil is commonly found in packaged cookies, cakes, snacks, bakery goods, crackers and peanut butter. (Sometimes it’s listed as “modified,” “partially hydrogenated” or “fractionated” palm oil, which would indicate trans fats; even if the Nutrition Facts panel indicates zero trans fats, products containing less than 0.5 gram of trans fats can be labeled as trans-fat-free.) Sometimes palm oil is one of the oils listed under the term “vegetable oil.”While unmodified palm kernel oil is trans-fat-free, about 80 percent of its fat is saturated, with about 22 grams saturated fat in each 2-tablespoon serving (for comparison there are 14 grams of saturated fat in two tablespoons of butter). For a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet, that’s the maximum amount of saturated fat you should be eating. Most experts agree that saturated fats raise levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol in the blood. That’s damaging to the heart and arteries, since excessive LDL accumulates in artery walls and can trigger inflammation, eventually leading to a heart attack or stroke. (Confusingly, palm fruit oil—also known as palm oil or red palm oil—is rich in a form of vitamin E that preliminary research indicates may help fight cancer and prevent strokes; it is also lower in saturated fat.) -
Always a good idea to have people avoid injecting strange fluids into your penis. Especially a random guy who shows up at your door, without any credentials, asking for 1,000 baht. Desperation to fit it, or shall we say stand out.
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3 hours ago, brain150 said:
When did Sunflower oil become healthy ?
It has always been healthy. A wonderful oil for cooking. And the best part? Inexpensive and readily available at most supermarkets in Thailand, though quite expensive elsewhere in the world.
One of the primary reasons for the growing popularity of sunflower oil is its impressive fatty acid content, which includes palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, lecithin, carotenoids, selenium, and linoleic acid. The combination of fatty acids in the body are extremely important to maintain various elements of human health, and sunflower oil can help maintain that balance.
Furthermore, some of those fatty acids, as well as vitamin E (tocopherols) and other organic compounds, act as antioxidants in sunflower oil, which means that they can positively affect a huge range of conditions that people regularly suffer from. It also has more polyunsaturated fats than any other commonly used vegetable oil, and with the recent craze of eating healthy and searching for alternative options, sunflower oil is becoming quite desirable on the international market. This oil is also rich in proteins, copper, iron, zinc, calcium, and omega-6 fatty acids.
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/oils/sunflower-oil.html
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1 hour ago, Mad mick said:Oh I'm sorry I forget many of you aren't Americans. So that you non Americans know, Here we are lucky enough to have a system where an accused person is presumed innocent and the Government has the heavy burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt via material and relevant evidence that is admissable under long standing evidentiary standards.
Americans learn that in Grammer school as it is one of the bedrocks of our legal and constitutional system and we all view criminal cases that way.
nah ! u r presumed guilty and you have to prove your innocent ? history channel discovery full of innocent people sitting in the can, after a few decades they finally prove they are innocent...
Actually, in America if you have alot of money, there is a good chance you will be found not guilty. If you are poor, more than likely you will be found guilty. The American justice system is rigged for the rich. If you can afford a few million for the best legal team, you can establish count in the minds of the jury. Just look at the OJ Simpson case, as an example. Manafort has alot of money. What he does have going against him, is the full weight and force of the federal prosecutors. They will throw an nearly unlimited amount of money at this corrupt clown. He is going down. And that is a good thing for the nation, and for humanity.
As far as evidentiary standards go, though that is essentially true, they all go out the window with a high end legal team, and their ability to twist truth and facts. That is the essence of corruption, in the minds of many.
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27 minutes ago, moontang said:
Real busses are only 6.5 in BKK, and quite a few run 24 hours. That is for non-airconditioned but if you have been in aircon all day, it feels good. And you get an actual seat. BTS and MRT are uncivilized for about 7 hours per day....so dont underestimate the value of living on good bus lines vs. near the rails....and it is a lot cheaper, not that any of us have to maintain budgets...lol.
Disagree. I think the BTS and the MRT are the best thing since sliced bread. Even when they are crowded, they are fast and efficient. And reasonable. A truly great system. World class public transport. Compare them to the BART in the SF area. There are daily stabbings and robberies, it is filthy, urine stench everywhere, and costly.
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First of all, I do not do guilt. It is a useless emotion. Nothing but neurotic baggage. Second, most expect you to negotiate. They build in a cushion for that. Most will consider you a sucker if you do not negotiate. There is a time and a place for it. Haggling over 10 or 20 baht can be silly. Sometimes you can just tell they are offering you a very fair price, and you just pay it. But many other times, you just do not know what it is worth. Sometimes, they will quote me 800 for something. I will counter with 200. If they come back at 300, which often happens, it is apparent they know you saw right through their stunt, and are not a fool.
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4 hours ago, Nyezhov said:Speaking as a former Criminal defense attorney, I feel there is a more than a good chance the Government will fail to convict this innocent man.
What on earth is innocent about this man? He took tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments, did not declare himself an agent for those governments, and hid millions in revenue to avoid taxes. Does your allegiance to the tangerine tornado really blind you to this extent? He is going down. Expect him to remain in jail the rest of his life. And that is a good thing. This man is a menace to society.
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7 minutes ago, fantom said:
I have just checked the ingredient list on Nestles Coffe mate.
Contains 34 % Fully hydrogenated vegetable oil. The balance is mainly, 61%, glucose syrup (suger)
Interesting post.
Checking the ingredient list on all products is a good idea. You will not believe the crap they put into the majority of products. 34% vegetable oil means a very inferior oil. Probably palm oil, which is deadly.
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When shopping, I always check the labels. If they are not in english, I do not buy the product. Avoid all unhealthy oils. Most products have canola, palm, soybean, cottonseed, or corn oil. All of these are deadly. All are nearly fully saturated oils. But products only made with safflower, sunflower, rice bran, coconut and olive oil. Same with cooking. Use only those oils for cooking. They are readily available here, and are inexpensive. All have high flash points, and are healthy oils for eating and cooking. It is about quality, when it comes to oils.
Never, ever allow a Thai woman to select the oil for cooking, until they have been educated about this. They have zero awareness of what a healthy oil looks like, and will inevitably always buy the cheapest (least healthy) oil. We are talking about cholesterol, circulatory and heart health here. Important stuff.
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Open your own account immediately, transfer most of your money into it, and put all new deposits in there. Allow her access only to a minimal amount of cash. If she does not go along with it, let her go. Kid or not. Just let her go. Deception is not healthy for a relationship. She has been stealing money from you, and you can no longer trust her. Time to sever the cord.
Also, the courts will side with you, if you are the major provider for the kid. So visitation rights will not be an issue.
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This charlatan has no diplomatic skill. He is tearing treaties, agreements, and partnerships asunder. And he is risking war with Iran. They could be the worst enemy America has seen since Germany during WWII. They have alot of cash. A lot of oil. And ideology to stand behind a long and bruising war campaign. Iran could bankrupt the US. It could be a 50 year war, costing $30 trillion or more. They have no issues with waging terrorism, and could do it within the US. Their hacking skills could cripple the US satellites and the electrical grid. More Bush Jr. style hubris. Going into a situation armed with no information, no preparation, and no wisdom. That is the very definition of Diet Orange.
The tangerine tornado. The art of I cannot make a deal to save my life. I have bankrupted five companies. I lost 17 out of 19 of my merchandising deals, since coming into office, due to being such an offensive person. I have swindled thousands of small contractors out of billions of dollars. I was involved in 3,600 lawsuits at the time I took office. And I fired my driver of 25 years, still owing him 3,000 hours of overtime, when I got my secret service driver. I just do not care about people, and never, ever honor my commitments. Ever. Why would I? More money for me. And I had a fake university too. Lost my steak company. Lost my airline. Lost nearly everything. All of my brands are now radioactive. Nobody will touch them. I cannot sell or rent my units. Nobody wants them. My name is mud. I did this to myself. Now, I am trying to bankrupt America with my hair brained new tax hikes known as tariffs. I am a one man wrecking crew.
As many know, I accomplished nothing in North Korea. That was one big show. A great benefit for Kim. Same with Russia. A great benefit for Putin, but nothing for me or for America. Just the way I roll. All show and no substance.
Moving America backwards at an astonishing and breath taking pace. Definitely not making America great again. Tiny Don.
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And you forgot to mention the horrendous traffic and air quality. There does not seem to be anything in the way of traffic mitigation being done. The city keep growing, more and more people are getting new cars and trucks, and the roads do not seem to be able to handle all of that growth. I like CM. But for those two reasons alone, do not think I could live there.
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2 hours ago, BritManToo said:I just wanted sex with a young woman a couple of sizes smaller, and a bit less 'self-entitled'.
Most of my mates were similar, why overthink everything?
Agreed. Being with a giant western woman is no fun at all. And being a subject, who is the recipient of constantly dictated terms is not particularly appealing. Face it. Most western women have to be the boss. They just cannot stand it, when a man stands up for himself. Thai women are comfortable with the man taking charge. I am not talking about subservience, but rather a balance. A man acting like a man. And I agree hi so it totally overrated. Only a pinhead of hi so people in Thailand have any sense of social responsibility, charity, and compassion for the poor. Why would I want to be with someone like that?
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U.S. says it expects North Korea to uphold promise to give up nuclear arms
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But the point is that Destructo Donny walked away claiming a great victory and major concessions, when there was nothing but hot air. He always does the same thing. Of all the American presidents we have had, the tangerine tornado has the most bizarre relationship with truth. Truth, honesty, and integrity, are his own personal kryptonite.