Teddy Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan has claimed there could be a coup in April making it necessary for the red shirts to renew their mass protests to pre-empt any such attempt. Mr Jatuporn, a list MP for the ruling Pheu Thai Party, said yesterday that members of his United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and his associates who work with US intelligence told him there could be a coup d'etat which could bring about a change of government in April. The UDD would move to prevent the coup. The group will stage a concert on Feb 25 and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will speak to his supporters via a video call from abroad. Mr Jatuporn said the gathering of red shirt supporters should discourage anyone who might be plotting a coup. Nisit Sinthuphrai, another UDD leader, said the movement's leadership met in Nakhon Nayok two days ago and agreed that the present political situation could be the spark leading to a power revolt. The UDD should stage anti-coup protests, he said, adding that red shirts should also press their demand for a charter rewrite. He likened the planned Feb 25 concert to preparations for battle. Here we go again!!? A genuine threat of a coup? A way to draw away attention away from the previous electoral promises made? Or someone screaming false accusations to cover something up? Or is it a case that he has said a few times that there will be a coup and that if he misses a chance and there is a coup he will look like a ****? A lot of questions there, all from the comments in the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 INSANE Russian Parkour Climber - Simply Crazy climbing kid? or some loose skrews....:twisted: http://youtu.be/PWMyRrkU2pg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKYWARRIOR Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Forget the engines. Forget the aircraft. Flying as it was truly meant to be. http://www.youtube.com/embed/ER1PGYe9UZA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 A genuine threat of a coup? A way to draw away attention away from the previous electoral promises made? Or someone screaming false accusations to cover something up? Or is it a case that he has said a few times that there will be a coup and that if he misses a chance and there is a coup he will look like a dick? Probably no threat of a coup at the moment. Wait until PT makes another attempt at bringing Thaksin back. Of course they're trying to draw attention away from their performance. They've mucked up the floods, spent too much time thinking about Thaksin, and can't deliver on the minimum wage and tablet promises. Oh, and they're still digging Thailand into debt and still failing to meet their electoral promises. If Jatuporn says it, assume it's a lie first. It might be true but if you assume it's a lie, you waste a lot less time trying to figure it out. Coups piss off people. It takes away the power of their vote. Getting people all worked up is how the UDD keeps the momentum going. They're not going to scream and cry over a procedural issue. They need to get people worked up into a frenzy. Just like during the red shirt protests when they claimed every night that the army was going to come in and murder them. PS. Jatuporn doesn't mind looking like a dick. He majored in being a dick at university. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan has claimed there could be a coup in April making it necessary for the red shirts to renew their mass protests to pre-empt any such attempt. Mr Jatuporn, a list MP for the ruling Pheu Thai Party, said yesterday that members of his United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and his associates who work with US intelligence told him there could be a coup d'etat which could bring about a change of government in April. The UDD would move to prevent the coup. The group will stage a concert on Feb 25 and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will speak to his supporters via a video call from abroad. Mr Jatuporn said the gathering of red shirt supporters should discourage anyone who might be plotting a coup. Nisit Sinthuphrai, another UDD leader, said the movement's leadership met in Nakhon Nayok two days ago and agreed that the present political situation could be the spark leading to a power revolt. The UDD should stage anti-coup protests, he said, adding that red shirts should also press their demand for a charter rewrite. He likened the planned Feb 25 concert to preparations for battle. Here we go again!!? A genuine threat of a coup? A way to draw away attention away from the previous electoral promises made? Or someone screaming false accusations to cover something up? Or is it a case that he has said a few times that there will be a coup and that if he misses a chance and there is a coup he will look like a dick? A lot of questions there, all from the comments in the link. [h=2]Defence Minister Sukampol Suwannathat Thursday said Pheu Thai MP and red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan should stop talking about a coup.[/h]Sukampol said Jatuporn talked too much and too often.On Wednesday, Jatuporn claimed that he had heard from informants working for a US intelligence agency, that the military would stage a coup before April. "Jatuporn talks too much. He should not have talked about it. It would be best if he stopped talking now," Sukampol said. "The words 'I think' and 'I heard' should not be used because they cause problems and unnecessary panic." Sukampol said Jatuporn should have whispered in his eye rather than speaking in public because it is the duty of the defence minister to prevent coups. The defence minister said the military no longer wanted to stage a coup even though the commanders-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force may come together and discuss the notion. While Sukampol criticised Jatuporn, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the red-shirt leader might have good intentions in coming out to pre-empt a coup. But Yingluck said she had cross-checked with intelligence agencies and none had learned about a coup plot. As a result, Yingluck said she believes no coup would take place and Jatuporn should stop talking about it now that all sides have dismissed the speculation. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Stop-talking-about-coup-Jatuporn-told-30175503.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Forget the engines. Forget the aircraft. Flying as it was truly meant to be. http://www.youtube.com/embed/ER1PGYe9UZA wow!! everytime I see someone using a wingsuit it blows my mind.. Thats gotta be a hulava rush.. one thing for sure dudes gots balz of steel to jump. :cool: thx for sharing sky.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Another video that's less WTF and more Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Can someone please explain Canadians? http://jalopnik.com/5884800/since-1997-a-man-has-been-digging-out-his-basement-using-only-rc-scale+model-construction-equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Can someone please explain Canadians?http://jalopnik.com/5884800/since-1997-a-man-has-been-digging-out-his-basement-using-only-rc-scale+model-construction-equipment Canadians cannot be explained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Forget the engines. Forget the aircraft. Flying as it was truly meant to be. this guy is clearly nutts..:twisted: Edited February 21, 2012 by GoodKarma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 WTF? I thought David Haye retired... Dereck Chisora brawls with David Haye at Klitschko vs Chisora post-fight press conference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Tornado on the sun. As big as earth, travelling at 300,000 mph, and you could probably light a cigarette off of the 15,000 degree (F) temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Tilt shift of the Carnaval party in Rio de Janeiro The City of Samba ... Hang on be patient, it gets exciting @ the 2:15 min mark Don't eat the Dragon.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukyDrkwvJXQ&feature=player_embedded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Most likely this won't amount to anything, but at least it looks like a step in the right direction. [h=1]"North Korea agrees to halt nuclear activities for food[/h]Washington (CNN) -- North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and enrichment activities at its Yongbyon nuclear complex in exchange for food aid from the United States, the State Department said Wednesday. The state-run North Korean news agency, KCNA, announced the agreement separately. "Today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. We, of course, will be watching closely and judging North Korea's new leaders by their actions," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday before the House Appropriations Committee. In return for the moratorium on nuclear activities at this key site, the United States has agreed to finalize a package of 240,000 metric tons of nutritional assistance to North Korea. There will be intensive monitoring to assure that the delivery is made to those in need and not diverted to the military or government elites, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement. Clinton: A modest first step for N. Korea North Korean defectors face repatriation New book on Kim Jong Il's eldest son "The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) has also agreed to the return of IAEA inspectors to verify and monitor the moratorium on uranium enrichment activities at Yongbyon and confirm the disablement of the 5-MW reactor and associated facilities," Nuland said. KCNA published comments from a spokesman for North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying the latest deal is part of an effort to improve relations between the two countries. "The U.S. reaffirmed that it no longer has hostile intent toward the DPRK and that it is prepared to take steps to improve the bilateral relations in the spirit of mutual respect for sovereignty and equality," the spokesman said, according to the news agency. "The U.S. also agreed to take steps to increase people-to-people exchanges, including in the areas of culture, education, and sports," the Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said. Wednesday's announcement comes just after Glyn Davies, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, returned from a meeting in Beijing with a North Korean delegation to discuss the North's nuclear program and the possibility of resuming U.S. food assistance to the country. It was the first meeting between U.S. and North Korean officials since the December death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and the transition in leadership to his son Kim Jong Un. Davies described the talks as "substantive" when they ended Friday but did not announce any breakthrough at that point. From Beijing, he traveled to South Korea and Japan to brief officials on the discussions. He also met with Chinese officials before departing Beijing. In an interview with CNN in Morocco last weekend, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she saw glimmers of progress after the meetings between Davies and the North Korean delegation. "We've always said that we are willing to talk," she said. "This is the first time that, under this new leader, we've had this opportunity, and we'll follow through." The latest development follows years of stalemate and tension surrounding North Korea's nuclear program. Pyongyang agreed to curtail its nuclear activities in exchange for aid in an agreement reached in the so-called six-party talks in September 2005. Under the plan, the North agreed to abandon its nuclear programs in exchange for economic and diplomatic incentives. The deal fell apart after North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009 and later disclosed a previously unknown uranium enrichment program that provided a second path to a bomb in addition to the already known plutonium program." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hey Hey Hey we're the MONKEYS!! RIP Davy Jones.... Monkeys star Davy Jones dies at 66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hey Hey Hey we're the MONKEYS!!RIP Davy Jones.... Monkeys star Davy Jones dies at 66 My friend told me this sad news yesterday but I did not believe her at first...then I saw her face and now I'm a bereaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Tree-mendous! Banksy-style sculptor leaves stunning carvings in North Yorkshire wood Locals were stumped when the intricate carvings, including a kingfisher and a dragon, started appearing around Knaresborough Stumped: No one knows why the creative carvings have suddenly appearedRoss Parry An elusive Banksy-style artist has been creating complex tree sculptures in a North Yorkshire wood. Locals were stumped when these intricate carvings started appearing around Knaresborough. The detailed designs stand between 10 and 20 feet high and include a kingfisher, a dragon and ghostly red Indian-like figure with a feathered headdress. No one has ever seen when the guerrilla carpenter arrives or leaves as the stunning sculptures seemed to appear from nowhere around two months ago. Stunning: The designs stand between 10 and 20 ft high and are incredibly detailed Come forward: The local civic society want the artist to come forward so they can thank them Mystery: The intricate designs must take a long time to complete, yet no one has ever seen the elusive artist Tourist attraction: The local area has been boosted by the mysterious sculptures. The local civic society is now trying to get to the root of the enigmatic engravings, which have boosted tourism in the area. Chairwoman Althea Farmer described the carvings as “absolutely marvellous†and urged the weird but wonderful woodsman to come forward. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/banksy-style-sculptor-leaves-stunning-carvings-740332#.T05uEAjs4e8.facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKYWARRIOR Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/scitech/science/030212-japan-invents-speech-jamming-gun-that-silences-people-mid-sentence Could this be the maritial aide we're looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/scitech/science/030212-japan-invents-speech-jamming-gun-that-silences-people-mid-sentenceCould this be the maritial aide we're looking for? Good question. But let us first define maritial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/scitech/science/030212-japan-invents-speech-jamming-gun-that-silences-people-mid-sentenceCould this be the maritial aide we're looking for? Cool stuff, but it wouldn't work on Kaunitz: and it cannot stop people making meaningless sounds, such as "ahhh," that are uttered over a long time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Cool stuff, but it wouldn't work on Kaunitz: damn damn damn damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Arizona mom accused of burning teen's face for refusing arranged marriage to older man PHOENIX – Â An Iraqi mother accused of beating her teenage daughter for not going along with an arranged marriage pleaded not guilty Monday in a case police said involved burning the teen on her face and chest with a hot spoon. Yusra Farhan, 50, entered the plea to charges of aggravated assault, unlawful imprisonment and resisting arrest. The daughter, 19, refused to participate in an arranged marriage with a 38-year-old man, authorities said. Two other defendants, the victim's sister, 18-year-old Tabarak Altameemi, and father, 45-year-old Mohammed Altameemi, also pleaded not guilty to assault and unlawful imprisonment. MyFoxPhoenix.com cited court records showing that on Feb. 7 Mohammed Altameemi got mad at his daughter because she left night class with a boy. The father picked her up at school and took her home. He is accused of cutting his daughter’s neck with a knife. Police say he admitted he was trying to kill her, but Tabarak Altameemi intervened. They, other siblings and Farhan then allegedly taped the 19-year-old's mouth, bound her hands and body with rope and beat her. The altercation over the arranged marriage occurred in November, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported. At that time, the victim's sisters and mom allegedly held her down and beat her, with Farhan accused of putting a hot spoon against her daughter's face and chest. "I swear I didn't hurt her, only slightly, just like any parent would do to their children. Nobody would hurt their own children. You can ask her if she can be here with me," Farhan told a judge, according to a translation. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/05/plea-entered-in-az-arranged-marriage-beating-case/?google_editors_picks=true#ixzz1oMPFPJRZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Showbiz twins found dead in Calif. home - USA Today When they were young, Patricia and Joan Miller sang and danced for Bing Crosby, troops and their friends. But as the identical twins grew older, they became less interested in socializing. When people called, the sisters came up with excuses to get off the phone. Without explanation, they stopped sending birthday cards to a childhood friend. And on the rare occasion when they left their home, the two women didn't chat up the neighbors. Never married and without children or pets, the Miller sisters withdrew into their four-bedroom home in California's South Lake Tahoe, where they were found dead last week at the age of 73. One was in a downstairs bedroom and the other was in the hallway just outside. It was as if the two sisters, long each other's only companion, could not live without each other, said Detective Matt Harwood with the El Dorado County sheriff's office. "My perception is one died and the other couldn't handle it," said Harwood, who has been unable to identify any close friends or family members to inform of the sisters' deaths. "It appears purely natural, but we are still trying to piece it all together." Police don't usually release the names of the dead without first informing their relatives, but the sisters' shrouded lives made that impossible, Harwood said. "The circumstance surrounding their death is somewhat of an enigma," he said. "These two only ever had each other, and we would like, at least for their sake, to notify their family." The deaths have confused some residents in the resort town of South Lake Tahoe, where homeowners tend to be close-knit and the sisters' reclusiveness had long inspired questions and concern. Police and neighbors alike are struggling to understand why or how two beautiful women with show business experience shut themselves up in the same home for nearly 40 years and then seemingly died within hours of each other. In the past year, there were hints that something was amiss at the Miller home. A neighbor spotted an ambulance at the house a year ago and assumed they had fallen ill. Someone asked police to check regularly on the house. When someone arrived Feb. 25 for a routine check, no one answered the door. The next day, police forced their way in and found the bodies. There was no blood, no signs of struggle. Nothing indicated that the women had persistent health troubles. Their longtime home was not disheveled or unkempt, potential signs of mental or physical illness. Autopsy reports were pending. Harwood said he called a nearby senior center to see if the sisters were visitors, but no one there had heard of them. He checked with Meals on Wheels volunteers, but it didn't seem that the sisters had received their services. The only relative he found in his preliminary searches was the sisters' deceased mother. As news of the deaths spread, former South Lake Tahoe residents called police to report that they had lived near the sisters for decades in some cases, and had hardly seen them. One sent in a postcard that claimed the sisters were the only remaining members of their family after their mother's death and their brother died at war. Calls Tuesday to several longtime residents and social groups in the area turned up little, as many community leaders said they had never heard of the sisters. Joan Miller was a senior accounting clerk in the payroll department at the Lake Tahoe Unified School District from 1979 to 1984. Patricia Miller, who drove a white convertible with red upholstery, worked in the El Dorado County's social services office during that same time. "I never heard of anyone else being in either of their lives," said Betty Mitchell, 89, who supervised Patricia Miller in the social services office and saw the twins around town. "They were inseparable and really identical." The sisters were friendly and often told stories of their singing adventures. They told Mitchell they had performed at Yosemite National Park and when their mother came to visit from Oregon, they all dined at Mitchell's home. But the sisters were also guarded. When Mitchell urged them to join a community choir, they declined. They never discussed their social lives. "They kept things to themselves," Mitchell said. "I don't even know if they had siblings." The sisters grew up in Portland, Ore., before moving to the San Francisco area, where Joan Miller attended college, Harwood learned. The women briefly appeared on a 1950s television show called the "The Hoffman Hayride" and posed for a picture with Crosby as children. The twins also entertained troops at military bases, a childhood friend told Harwood. The sisters never seemed interested in dating or expanding their social spheres. They listed each other as their next of kin, Harwood said. "All they had was each other and that's actually the way they wanted it," he said. Joyce Peterson of the International Twins Association, a social group based in Oklahoma, said she once heard of 100-year-old twins who died within days of each other. "As a twin, you've got this bond, you're close — almost like a married couple," said Peterson, of Minnesota, who serves as co-vice president of the group with her identical sister. "It's a bond no one else can understand." The Miller twins appeared in poor health recently and possibly had been treated a year ago for dehydration or malnutrition, Harwood said. Their childhood friend told Harwood that the sisters stopped sending annual birthday cards last year, and when the friend called to inquire about the missing card, the sisters seem disinterested in continuing the relationship. Neighbors would call and the sisters would say, "Let me call you right back," and then wouldn't. "They weren't taking care of themselves as they should or could have," Harwood said. read more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted March 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Please Read This Story Thank You Listen to the conversations around you — colleagues at the office, customers in the coffeehouse line, those who serve you, those you serve, the people you meet each day. "Give me a tall latte." "Hand me that hammer." "Have a good one." Notice anything missing? The traditional magic words "please" and "thank you" that many people learn as children appear to be disappearing. read more... IMO Unlike Thai where it seems to be interwoven into the language. kaub-koon krap , kaub-koon kha I not sure if this trend is common place in thai public service restaurants or even the Thai business workplace. From my experience I haven't experienced it. But I'm sure there are other opinions and experiences.. TF'ers Please share experiences if you have any.. Lets Discuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodKarma Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Red Bull co-founder and Thai billionaire Chaleo Yoovidhya dies at age 89 full story A Thai billionaire who brought caffeine junkies another way to get their fix has died. Chaleo Yoovidhya, whose company created the Red Bull energy drink, died of natural causes Saturday at age 89, Thailand's state television broadcaster reported. Forbes magazine ranks Chaleo as the third-richest person in Thailand and the 205th richest in the world, with a net worth of $5 billion. Chaleo founded T.C. Pharmaceuticals in 1962. In the 1970s, the company developed an energy drink prototype called Krathing Daeng, or Red Bull in English, that became popular with laborers and truck drivers. In 1984, Chaleo co-founded a company with Austrian businessman Dietrich Mateschitz that built Red Bull into a global brand. Today Red Bull is sold in more than 160 countries and has annual sales of about $5 billion, the Bangkok Post reported. "Red Bull gives wings to people who want to be mentally and physically active and have a zest for life," the company writes on its Facebook page. More than 4 billion cans of Red Bull were sold worldwide in 2010. An 8.4-ounce can of Red Bull has 76-80 mg of caffeine, compared with 95-200 mg of caffeine in an 8-ounce cup of brewed coffee, according to the Mayo Clinic's website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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