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Sounds like a great book, but I think his assessment of Sihanouk is far to generous. The man was an opportunistic snake who supported Pol Pot while he killed millions of his countrymen. Sihanouk was not the only corrupt Asian leader, I can think of others, but he was definitely one of the worse. Now for the worst news. Not only did China support Pol Pot, but so did we out of anger towards the Vietnamese. I would like to know what Shawcross says about that. Have you read the book?

Yes, i heard his boyfiriend is so cute he was nominated for the best looking bathroom boy of 2012.

I do that every night, but I usually withdraw 50,000 Baht, and I leave the Rolex home and wear my Patek Phillippe. Doesn't everyone.

"A hoot"???? Let me try to guess, is that some kind of sex act, or something you do privately in bed. I know it could not be that expression from around WWI as you would be dead from old age by now. Of course, I have heard that in some of the Northern states time stops every winter till the spring thaw comes around and people unfreeze. Yea, that must be it, you must be from North Dakota.

Oh my God Thaiworthy, you really gave me a scare. I just finished reading Koko's comment on the Britishization of American English where he is talking about "chicken plucker" and how he heard it was someone who proclivity was to chickens especially cockerels and then I jump to your topic about your love affair with Apple. I was really scared for a moment to open it. Thank Heavens it is about a great cartoon series. Thanks for the link.

Come on you guys, you are all heading for more heat or very cold like Bhutan. This time of year it is spring in South America and i have always wanted to see Machu Picchu and use the hotel stays in Lima and Cusco. Get away from the valleys, beach and heat and spend six days in the Andes.

The writing is Sumarian, but the words come from Egyptian according to Wiki. I know this from Middle eastern history that the first two cities in the world were Memphis in Egypt and Ur (Urak) in Mesopotamia. Now if you spend a minute and think about it, would you build a house out of adobe in mesopotamia where the flood are regular but vast or in Egypt were the size of the flood is usually constant so one knows what stays dry, and what gets wet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe

I think Fountainhall is correct about Spanish, as many of the words that are the same or very close in both languages are really from Latin. However, at least in America, everyone knows the names of the food eaten in most of Mexico and parts of Latin America and their is a distinct American language called Spanglish or Tex-mex that is a variation of English and spoken in America. Most Americans also now know the difference between the word Hispanic and the word Chicano.

Thank god we now have a translator. Michael you place in heaven is assured, and cudos to your ability to grasp and understand the obscure.

A young civilization on the banks of the Nile, give or take 4000 to 5000 years ago.

It will be live tomorrow Thursday at 08:00 AM (which is 9:00 PM MDT {Mountain Daylight Time}) and should be live on all the news channels. At this time only 3 to 4 percent of the voters are undecided. I've aready voted and can tell you Obama has won.

I am assuming this is a western 120V Vitamix and you want a transformer to step down from 220V. 1000w may be correct, but the vitamix I use to have ran at 1300w on 120. Make sure the amps are at or below 9A. If so then a 1000w transformer will be correct. I hate Home Pro as there prices are ridiculous and their staff is untrained, but they are all over Thailand including Pattaya. They have a wide selection of transformers.

Yes, please do, and don't feel bad about doing so for about 6 or 7 years. Thank you Your loyal fan

If I was his daughter, I would change my last name and unparent him forever. What a jerk.

If that is true, wouldn't I win also?

artificial pussy?

Pattaya could still live on as a waste treatment plant. Hell it could be the biggest in Thailand.

Happy bday. You've come far from your birth in a swamp, and maybe one day you will actually work out.. I am sure you are the best design Thailand could come up with. There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence. — Massimo Vignelli

Been there, seen that, done that and agree completely with Mr. Donovan.

Hell, I'd seen enough long before this gaffe came out. The man has no principals at all. If the polls showed that he could win if he had the homosexual vote, he would be giving public blow jobs tomorrow.

Of course they do, it is called a thick skin,. However, not everyone can grow one and those that can't have to resort to cotton pajamas, wool sweaters, or iron fists.

I quite agree with Bob, and don't think it is unrealistic at all to stand by our values. I join with Obama's drive to produce alternate forms of energy, as I would rather have a nuclear plant in my back yard then see the USA tolerate this crap from the countries where most of the population dislikes us---not because of our actions---but because so many of our values are different then theirs. I am talking about how they rule, live, enforce the law, treat woman and tolerate diversity--sexual or religious. On this test most of the Muslim world fails miserably, and if we were independent of their oil we could and should tell them all to go to hell and keep our money home. Make no mistake about it, it is our money that powers their countries and our need for oil that keeps that money flowing. If you think this radicalism is new to the Arab world, you have not studied Middle Eastern history. The Umayyads, in Spain were overthrown by the more conservative Almorvids who justified their invasion because of the moral corruption of the Umayads who had the most advance culture in Europe and Africa at the time. In the East the Umayads were overthrown by the Abassids using the same moral pretext. As the Abassid went on to become more liberal they, in turn, where attacked by the more conservative shia elements weakening them to the point the Mongols were able to conquer them. One of the main problems of the religion of Islam is the fact that Mohammad is not just a prophet, but the last prophet of God. There can be nothing added to the religion, and because of that and every time something new like blood transfusions, telelvision, movies, or advances in human understanding that says Gay is normal comes along the Muslim world finds it almost impossible to adapt. It is not just our culture is so different that the Muslims find so threatening, but our very progress in unlocking the secrets of nature and the workings of humanity. They have the last and final word and they cannot adapt. To kow tow to them is to stay stuck in the 6th century, and it is not the West that needs to change or grow in understanding of their world view, but the Muslims who need to grow and understand ours. Can it be done. Yes, and it is being done wherever the state is secular like in Turkey. These states we should support and get the hell out of the rest who want everything to stay just like it was in the days of their prophet.

Speaking of Salman Rushdie, he concurs 100% with what you are saying. "That is an understatement. We are meeting on Friday after the murder of the US ambassador to Libya and as many Muslims spend their holy day attacking western embassies across north Africa and beyond, in protest at a film, the Innocence of Muslims, that slurs Islam. "The film is clearly a malevolent piece of garbage," says Rushdie. "The civilised response would be to say of the director: 'Fuck him. Let's get on with our day.' What's not civilised is to hold America responsible for everything that happens in its borders. That's crap. Even if that were true, to respond with physical attacks and believe it's OK to attack people because you're upset at this thing, that's an improper reaction. The Muslim world needs to get out of that mindset." http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/17/salman-rushdie-blackest-period-of-my-life

No, I have not, but would not suggest such a move. A regular two wheeled bike is safer that a three wheeler with two in the back. You cannot drop a three wheeler to avoid a wreck, and they are worse on turns. I would suggest this as a much safer alternative, the single wheel in the back is a much safer combination.http://en-gb.spyder.brp.com/

Oh course i do and you should to. It is called Shahadah and it is the statement of faith and the first and most important of the five pillars of Islam; "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger." This is the basic statement of the Islamic faith: anyone who cannot recite this wholeheartedly is not a Muslim. When a Muslim recites this they proclaim: That Allah is the only God, and that Muhammad is his prophet(and by saying "his" and not "a" it also implies that he is the last prophet). That they personally accept this as true That they will obey all the commitments of Islam in their life Believe me these guys who made the film are not the first and only people to come up with the womanizer and pedophilia charge, and the Muslims have dealt with this from the founding. It really isns't the most damaging charge. To deny or imply Mohammad is a false prophet is by far the worst crime you can commit. As to freedom of speech having some responsibility, I completely agree, and would ban this movie was if it was filled with lies, but it is not. It is the truth told from a very biased and uneducated viewpoint, with poetic license. There are literally thousands of wise man who have weighted in on the freedom of speech, and I won't get into a discussion with you as to its importance, but this movie, disgusting as it is, definitely falls into an area of protected speech. The fact that Google refuses to pull it off utube in the West, and the president supports the principles that allow it to be published confirms my belief in the power and strength of our American values that come down to us from the UK . Sorry, as I first stated you are completely wrong on this issue from my freedom loving standpoint, and I will continue to stand with the President and Google in backing protected speech.