By DAVID POGUE (NY times)
This weekend, at a few minutes past 9 a.m. EST, “CBS News Sunday Morning” will broadcast my report on this year’s Solar Decathlon. (This show’s stories often get rescheduled at the last moment, but so far it’s looking good for Sunday.)
Anyway—yes, I know. The Solar what?
It’s a competition, now held every other year (this was the third Decathlon since 2002). It’s produced by the Department of Energy as a showcase for the latest high-tech solar homes—designed and b
How to Cool the Globe
By KEN CALDEIRA
Published: October 24, 2007
DESPITE growing interest in clean energy technology, it looks as if we are not going to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide anytime soon. The amount in the atmosphere today exceeds the most pessimistic forecasts made just a few years ago, and it is increasing faster than anybody had foreseen.
Even if we could stop adding to greenhouse gases tomorrow, the earth would continue warming for decades — and remain hot for centuri
My favorite market, every time I go there I am amazed at all the variety of different foods and everything tastes great. I think Thais are a little bit spoiled by the easy access to all this good food . Hue Mai?
Guacamole, a dip made from avocados, is originally from Mexico. The name is derived from two Aztec Nahuatl words - ahuacatl (avocado) and molli (sauce). The trick to perfect guacamole is using good, ripe avocados. Check for ripeness by gently pressing the outside of the avocado. If there is no give, the avocado is not ripe yet and will not taste good. If there is a little give, the avocado is ripe. If there is a lot of give, the avocado may be past ripe and not good. In this case, taste test fir
When I try to post in the TF "Forums", I get the following message.
Method Not Implemented POST to /index.php not supported.
Apache/2.2.0 (Fedora) Server at www.thailandfriends.com Port 80
any ideas whats going on?
As Burma's immediate neighbour, Thailand's complete silence vis-a-vis the ongoing protests in Rangoon and the violent break-up by riot police is appalling and a big letdown. It would not have been surprising were this attitude adopted by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is known for his business links with the Burmese junta. But for the Surayud government, which claims high ethical standards, it is incomprehensible why it does not even have the courage to issue a statement pleading
Dreaming of political change
DON SAMBANDARAKSA
Election time is almost upon us, a time when outrageous promises tend to be made (fixing Bangkok's traffic problems was a particular promise that never materialised). Unfortunately, politicians tend to spend more time learning how to make promises that they can later wriggle out of rather than studying the state of the art as to what can actually be done.
Bit if I were a politician, here are some of the promises I would be making today, backed
Hybrid car auto shop in BKK run by Thai women, maybe?Luscious Garage, owned by mechanic Carolyn Coquillette, is part of a small but growing movement. A number of independent mechanics nationwide are now servicing hybrids, but Coquillette's shop is the first aiming to build its core business around hybrids.
"There's a critical mass of hybrids in the Bay Area, enough to support a shop like this," she said. "You could have opened it three years ago but there wouldn't have been enough cars, and I
Let's hope Thailand new leaders will protect environment from industrial pollution. From the New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Some excerpts form the article.(China's) Energy and environmental officials have little influence in the bureaucracy. The environmental agency still has only about 200 full-time employees, compared with 18,000 at the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States.
China has no Energy Ministry. The Energy
The Greater Depression By Doug Casey
Let me cover the big picture. I do think we're approaching the end of the world as we know it...I think there is such thing as the business cycle. It exists. And we've had the longest expansion – and the strongest expansion – in the world history. But we're at the end of a 25-year boom. It's gone on more than a full generation now. And I'll tell you how it's going to end: It's going to end with a depression, and not just a depression; not just another Great
http://www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/viewfa.php?id=1909 Dr. Deuntemduang "I used to drive around town and see things which I would like to fix or have ideas I would like to realise, and now, amazingly, I may have the opportunity to do just that!”
“Chiang Mai is beautiful; like a gentle lady. We have nature, warmth and culture, maybe it’s time to reflect that in its leadership,” she grinned. “I didn’t run a hard campaign, I simply offered myself up as a choice. I think that people were ready for
"YouTube is not a very essential web site," said the Official Censor of the 2006 Military Coup; Er, "Is it?"; Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, the information and communications technology minister, wasn't at all sure, because he doesn't do email or surf the Net.With friends like this who needs enemies. Enjoy your evening, sorry no YouTube tonight. ;o) B.
See --> http://www.google.com/corporate/solarpanels/home See --> http://www.google.org/recharge/ What is possible is pretty much up to us. Good Morning Everyone, B.
I was searching Google for info on Chiang Mai, when lo and behold I see this.... I didn't realize that our TF journals are being indexed by Google, the journal was in RSS format, so not to readable with my Browser. Don't know if this is good or not, some of us might become famous or go to jail.Tid-Bit: A story about a guy who travels Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore backpacker style with his Mac G3 powerbook, while as the same running shareware business online using internet cafes. 555
http:/
The MICT has been threatening to censor this Khun Thai website. Might wanta have look before it's blocked. About Prachatai
Prachatai (www.prachatai.com or www.prachathai.com ) is an independent, non-profit, daily web newspaper established in June 2004 to provide reliable and relevant news and information to the Thai public during an era of serious curbs on the freedom and independence of Thai news media.
Prachathai was established by a group of concerned Thais who include a senior memb
A little bit about Dr. Soontorn..... Bangkok Post
Sep 30, 2003
by Samantha Brown
In a gated community just outside the teeming megalopolis of Bangkok, Soontorn Boonyatikarn's three-bedroom home appears much like any other, with the solar panelling on the roof the only hint that something out of the ordinary lies beneath. Soontorn calls this home a blueprint for sustainable living in the tropics: the unassuming house is 15 times more energy efficient than its neighbours, produces enough sur
Bangkok gets that sinking feeling
BangkokPost.com from Reuters reports
Thailand's best known disaster prognosticator said on Wednesday global warming will put Bangkok a metre under water in less than 20 years, adding: "You will need a motorboat instead of a car."
Smith Dharmasaroja, head of Thailand's National Disaster Warning Centre, told the Reuters news agency that rising seas and natural sinking will put Bangkok under water by 2025 - unless work starts now on a huge dyke to protect the
When I was growing up in the 70's, Kurt Vonnegut's books helped me and many of my generation remain sane in the insane world of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War. Wish Everyone a Happy Songkran )) From, The New York Times. To Mr. Vonnegut, the only possible redemption for the madness and apparent meaninglessness of existence was human kindness. The title character in his 1965 novel, “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,” summed up his philosophy:
“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the su
From time to time I read on TF journals about people not feeling well who live in BKK. Part of cause my be from useing dirty Air Conditioner filters, these filters need to be cleaned or changed when dirty so that you breath clean air that is not infected with bad things that make you sick. Hope everybody feel better soon ;o)) Please see below for info..
http://www.highperformancehvac.com/filters.html
Particulates & Compounds in the Air We Breath
There are many different
air conditi
film depicts what's going on inside one white blood cell.
what happens to a white blood cell patrolling the capillary when there's
an inflammation outside the capillary.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,72962-0.html?
tw=wn_index_17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H1S9d5h-Ps
From POSTBAG, 9 March 07
Breathless up North
Your front-page warning on Chiang Mai's air quality index surprises no
one here. This is a crisis problem that occurs at this time each year;
when Doi Suthep disappears from view, it's time to wear a face mask. No
kidding, people ride bikes around with gas masks on (cheap surgical masks
are useless). The air quality index is 157, compared to Bangkok's 100. It
burns your throat, leaves you with a headache and you can feel the
he
