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Meteorological Dept denies speculation of massive quake, tsunami
BANGKOK (NNT) -- The Meteorological Department warns people not to panic about a speculation of an impending powerful earthquake and tsunami, which may hit Thailand tomorrow.
The Meteorological Department yesterday announced that none of the disaster-monitoring centers worldwide had issued any warning about a major quake which, as rumored, would occur on 12 June 2010. The statement said that no one could predict as to where or when an earthquake would take place.
The Meteorological Department assured that a quake, if occurring in the Andaman Sea, would have little impacts on Thailand. A tsunami, if occurring in the Pacific, can only be caused by the movement of the underwater fault line lying west of the Philippines. In that case, it would take around 14 hours for a massive wave to travel over thousands of kilometers before reaching Thailand.
The quake rumor spreading on the Internet has caused quite a stir among the public. It warned people not to travel to the seaside and to expect a major quake and giant waves to hit Thailand this weekend.
-- NNT 2010-06-11
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
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Thaksin may be trying to see how much influence he still has. He'll be counting the people running away, therefore knowing what the current gullibility ratio is . 
Pete 
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Giant USB cables have been spotted in Australia.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picture ... -2010.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picture ... -2010.html
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Red tape forces record breaking pensioner abroad
A 94-year-old World War Two veteran will have to go abroad to break his world speed record in an autogyro because of red tape in Britain.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... broad.html
A 94-year-old World War Two veteran will have to go abroad to break his world speed record in an autogyro because of red tape in Britain.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... broad.html
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hhfarang wrote:Meteorological Dept denies speculation of massive quake, tsunami
BANGKOK (NNT) -- The Meteorological Department warns people not to panic about a speculation of an impending powerful earthquake and tsunami, which may hit Thailand tomorrow.
The Meteorological Department yesterday announced that none of the disaster-monitoring centers worldwide had issued any warning about a major quake which, as rumored, would occur on 12 June 2010. The statement said that no one could predict as to where or when an earthquake would take place.
The Meteorological Department assured that a quake, if occurring in the Andaman Sea, would have little impacts on Thailand. A tsunami, if occurring in the Pacific, can only be caused by the movement of the underwater fault line lying west of the Philippines. In that case, it would take around 14 hours for a massive wave to travel over thousands of kilometers before reaching Thailand.
The quake rumor spreading on the Internet has caused quite a stir among the public. It warned people not to travel to the seaside and to expect a major quake and giant waves to hit Thailand this weekend.
-- NNT 2010-06-11
Some voodoo going on here. There was indeed a 7.6 quake the night of June 12 and a tsunami warning which has now been downgraded for everywhere here except India. Maybe these people know their stuff concerning planet alignment.
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/of ... cuts-back/
Indonesia's smoking toddler cuts back:
A chain-smoking Indonesian toddler has cut back to 15 cigarettes a day thanks to "therapy focused on playing", a child welfare official said on Tuesday.
Two-year-old Ardi Rizal shocked the world when a video of him smoking a cigarette appeared on the Internet last month and drew attention to Indonesia's failure to regulate the tobacco industry.
Six months after his father gave him his first cigarette, the overweight boy from Sumatra island was smoking 40 a day and threw violent tantrums if his addiction was not satisfied.
Child welfare officials called in to try to wean the toddler off cigarettes said that when they played with him he did not smoke as much.
"The boy has been able to reduce his cigarette intake significantly, very quickly, after the treatment," National Commission for Child Protection chairman Seto Mulyadi told AFP.
"The therapy focused on playing -- we occupied him with toys so that he forgets cigarettes," he said.
Ardi developed his nicotine addiction while spending his days at a traditional market where both of his parents worked, Mulyadi said.
Simple toys and someone to play with were enough to take his mind off cigarettes, at least for a while. The therapists also encouraged Ardi to associate cigarettes with bad things.
"The boy likes singing songs so we tell him that if he continues smoking, he won't be able to be a singer one day, and it works," Mulyadi said.
"It's much easier to help kids like him than teenage tobacco addicts."
Ardi's case has highlighted the tobacco industry's aggressive marketing to women and children in developing countries like Indonesia, where regulations are weak and many people do not know that smoking is dangerous.
Cigarette consumption in the Southeast Asian archipelago of some 240 million people soared 47 per cent in the 1990s, according to the World Health Organisation.
Indonesia's biggest cigarette manufacturer, PT HM Sampoerna, is an affiliate of Philip Morris International.
Indonesia's smoking toddler cuts back:
A chain-smoking Indonesian toddler has cut back to 15 cigarettes a day thanks to "therapy focused on playing", a child welfare official said on Tuesday.
Two-year-old Ardi Rizal shocked the world when a video of him smoking a cigarette appeared on the Internet last month and drew attention to Indonesia's failure to regulate the tobacco industry.
Six months after his father gave him his first cigarette, the overweight boy from Sumatra island was smoking 40 a day and threw violent tantrums if his addiction was not satisfied.
Child welfare officials called in to try to wean the toddler off cigarettes said that when they played with him he did not smoke as much.
"The boy has been able to reduce his cigarette intake significantly, very quickly, after the treatment," National Commission for Child Protection chairman Seto Mulyadi told AFP.
"The therapy focused on playing -- we occupied him with toys so that he forgets cigarettes," he said.
Ardi developed his nicotine addiction while spending his days at a traditional market where both of his parents worked, Mulyadi said.
Simple toys and someone to play with were enough to take his mind off cigarettes, at least for a while. The therapists also encouraged Ardi to associate cigarettes with bad things.
"The boy likes singing songs so we tell him that if he continues smoking, he won't be able to be a singer one day, and it works," Mulyadi said.
"It's much easier to help kids like him than teenage tobacco addicts."
Ardi's case has highlighted the tobacco industry's aggressive marketing to women and children in developing countries like Indonesia, where regulations are weak and many people do not know that smoking is dangerous.
Cigarette consumption in the Southeast Asian archipelago of some 240 million people soared 47 per cent in the 1990s, according to the World Health Organisation.
Indonesia's biggest cigarette manufacturer, PT HM Sampoerna, is an affiliate of Philip Morris International.
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
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German student attacks Hell's Angels with puppy
(Reuters) - A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria after making a rude gesture at a group of Hell's Angels motorcycle gang members, hurling a puppy at them and then escaping on a stolen bulldozer.
German police said on Monday that after making his getaway from the Hell's Angels club, the 26-year-old dumped the bulldozer, causing a 5 km (3 miles) traffic jam near the southern town of Allershausen, local police said. He then fled to his home nearby where he was apprehended by the police.
"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell's Angels is currently unclear," said a spokesman for local police, adding that the student had lately been suffering from depression.
The puppy was now in safe hands, the spokesman added.
(Reuters) - A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria after making a rude gesture at a group of Hell's Angels motorcycle gang members, hurling a puppy at them and then escaping on a stolen bulldozer.
German police said on Monday that after making his getaway from the Hell's Angels club, the 26-year-old dumped the bulldozer, causing a 5 km (3 miles) traffic jam near the southern town of Allershausen, local police said. He then fled to his home nearby where he was apprehended by the police.
"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell's Angels is currently unclear," said a spokesman for local police, adding that the student had lately been suffering from depression.
The puppy was now in safe hands, the spokesman added.
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/of ... m-picture/
Churchill's cigar airbrushed from picture:
A 52-year-old photograph of Winston Churchill giving his victory salute has been airbrushed to remove his cigar.
According to a report in The Telegraph newspaper in London, the original image depicts Churchill making a victory symbol with his fingers - while gripping a cigar in the corner of his mouth.
But in a reproduction of the picture, hanging over the main entrance to a London museum celebrating the wartime leader, he has been made into a non-smoker through the use of image-altering techniques.
However the museum - The Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience - claims not to have noticed the cigar was missing.
Museum manager John Welsh told The Telegraph he was shocked to learn of the alteration, but declined to reveal who was responsible for the display and for enlarging the image.
"We've got all sorts of images in the museum, some with cigars and some without. We've even got wartime adverts for cigarettes in the lift down to the air-raid shelter, so we wouldn't have asked for there to be no cigar," he said.
The alteration of the original image, taken in 1948 during the opening of a new military headquarters, was noticed by a visitor to the museum, The Telegraph reports.
The visitor told London's Daily Mail: "I pointed out this crude alteration to a museum steward who said she hadn't noticed the change before, nor had anyone else pointed it out.
"So much for the notion that only communist tyrants airbrushed history."
Churchill's cigar airbrushed from picture:
A 52-year-old photograph of Winston Churchill giving his victory salute has been airbrushed to remove his cigar.
According to a report in The Telegraph newspaper in London, the original image depicts Churchill making a victory symbol with his fingers - while gripping a cigar in the corner of his mouth.
But in a reproduction of the picture, hanging over the main entrance to a London museum celebrating the wartime leader, he has been made into a non-smoker through the use of image-altering techniques.
However the museum - The Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience - claims not to have noticed the cigar was missing.
Museum manager John Welsh told The Telegraph he was shocked to learn of the alteration, but declined to reveal who was responsible for the display and for enlarging the image.
"We've got all sorts of images in the museum, some with cigars and some without. We've even got wartime adverts for cigarettes in the lift down to the air-raid shelter, so we wouldn't have asked for there to be no cigar," he said.
The alteration of the original image, taken in 1948 during the opening of a new military headquarters, was noticed by a visitor to the museum, The Telegraph reports.
The visitor told London's Daily Mail: "I pointed out this crude alteration to a museum steward who said she hadn't noticed the change before, nor had anyone else pointed it out.
"So much for the notion that only communist tyrants airbrushed history."
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
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Thieves steal tiger and camels by accident
(Reuters) - A "delightful" Bengal tiger named Jonas, and two camels named Todd and Sean, have gone missing in eastern Canada after thieves drove off with the truck and trailer in which they were travelling.
The three animals, en route to the Bowmanville Zoo on the outskirts of Toronto, were stolen, along with the vehicles, after their driver stopped for the night in the French-speaking province of Quebec, zoo director Michael Hackenberger said.
"Our concern is that the animals were last watered at 11 o'clock at night (5:00 a.m. British time) and so that's over 12 hours ago, and the fact that it's turning into a very hot day up here in Canada means that unless the trailer is appropriately ventilated they could absolutely be compromised," Hackenberger told Reuters.
Speaking by cell phone as he raced towards Quebec with medical supplies for when the animals are found, he added: "It's like an amber alert, the longer it lasts the less likely you are to get the animals back."
Hackenberger described all three animals as "delightful" and friendly, and said the camels, used as ride animals at the zoo, were like good-natured horses.
He said Jonas, who weighs in at around 400 pounds (180 kg), was trained and friendly and was locked behind several doors in an internal cage in the trailer.
"But he is still a tiger," he cautioned.
The animals could die of dehydration unless they get water soon, he said.
Hackenberger said he did not believe thieves had targeted the animals, and the region where the trailer was stolen has had other similar vehicle thefts. "I don't think the thieves had any clue about what was inside," he said.
(Reuters) - A "delightful" Bengal tiger named Jonas, and two camels named Todd and Sean, have gone missing in eastern Canada after thieves drove off with the truck and trailer in which they were travelling.
The three animals, en route to the Bowmanville Zoo on the outskirts of Toronto, were stolen, along with the vehicles, after their driver stopped for the night in the French-speaking province of Quebec, zoo director Michael Hackenberger said.
"Our concern is that the animals were last watered at 11 o'clock at night (5:00 a.m. British time) and so that's over 12 hours ago, and the fact that it's turning into a very hot day up here in Canada means that unless the trailer is appropriately ventilated they could absolutely be compromised," Hackenberger told Reuters.
Speaking by cell phone as he raced towards Quebec with medical supplies for when the animals are found, he added: "It's like an amber alert, the longer it lasts the less likely you are to get the animals back."
Hackenberger described all three animals as "delightful" and friendly, and said the camels, used as ride animals at the zoo, were like good-natured horses.
He said Jonas, who weighs in at around 400 pounds (180 kg), was trained and friendly and was locked behind several doors in an internal cage in the trailer.
"But he is still a tiger," he cautioned.
The animals could die of dehydration unless they get water soon, he said.
Hackenberger said he did not believe thieves had targeted the animals, and the region where the trailer was stolen has had other similar vehicle thefts. "I don't think the thieves had any clue about what was inside," he said.
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Burglar escapes police search by hiding under bed
A man was startled by a burglar hiding beneath his bed after police officers failed to find the intruder in a search of the house.
Adam Magee, 30, had called the police after a neighbour reported seeing a man climbing into an opened window at the house on Stockton Road, Hartlepool.
But a search of the house turned up nothing unusual, and Mr Magee climbed into his bed for the night after being assured there was no threat. Minutes later, as he lay in darkness, he heard a rustling noise coming from below him.
Mr Magee jumped out of bed and found William Sowerby, 42, crawling out from underneath the bed.
He struggled with the intruder and wrestled him to the ground, pinning him down until the police returned.
Sowerby was jailed for three-and-a-half years at Teesside Crown Court after admitting to the May 4 burglary.
Mr Magee, an out-of-work scaffolder, said: "I was just lying there when I heard a noise to the left of me.
"I looked across and saw a guy shuffling himself out from under my bed. It was awful and I did feel a bit scared.
"It was just the shock of someone crawling from under my bed. It was all a bit surreal.
"He rushed towards me and tried to get out of the door, but I grabbed him and opened the door and we just started to wrestle."
Mr Magee said he and Sowerby were "bashing around" on the landing for three minutes until his housemate Sam Gilbert, 30, rushed downstairs to call police, who were still nearby.
Sowerby's solicitor John Ellwood told the court Sowerby, who has a 30-year record of offending, roamed the streets at night because he was unable to sleep after mixing heroin and cocaine with his prescribed medication of an antipsychotic drug.
A man was startled by a burglar hiding beneath his bed after police officers failed to find the intruder in a search of the house.
Adam Magee, 30, had called the police after a neighbour reported seeing a man climbing into an opened window at the house on Stockton Road, Hartlepool.
But a search of the house turned up nothing unusual, and Mr Magee climbed into his bed for the night after being assured there was no threat. Minutes later, as he lay in darkness, he heard a rustling noise coming from below him.
Mr Magee jumped out of bed and found William Sowerby, 42, crawling out from underneath the bed.
He struggled with the intruder and wrestled him to the ground, pinning him down until the police returned.
Sowerby was jailed for three-and-a-half years at Teesside Crown Court after admitting to the May 4 burglary.
Mr Magee, an out-of-work scaffolder, said: "I was just lying there when I heard a noise to the left of me.
"I looked across and saw a guy shuffling himself out from under my bed. It was awful and I did feel a bit scared.
"It was just the shock of someone crawling from under my bed. It was all a bit surreal.
"He rushed towards me and tried to get out of the door, but I grabbed him and opened the door and we just started to wrestle."
Mr Magee said he and Sowerby were "bashing around" on the landing for three minutes until his housemate Sam Gilbert, 30, rushed downstairs to call police, who were still nearby.
Sowerby's solicitor John Ellwood told the court Sowerby, who has a 30-year record of offending, roamed the streets at night because he was unable to sleep after mixing heroin and cocaine with his prescribed medication of an antipsychotic drug.
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'Pickled' foetuses sold for good luck
* Published: 22/06/2010 at 12:00 AM
* Newspaper section: News
UBON RATCHATHANI : Police have arrested a former nurse they accuse of "pickling" aborted foetuses in bottles and selling them to buyers who wanted to turn them into Luk Krok (child ghosts) which are believed to bring them wealth.
Police said Naengnoi Kawan, who worked at the now closed Central hospital in the province, admitted she bought the foetuses from Ura Sutthiwong, who is alleged to have performed illegal abortions.
Fourteen bottles containing foetuses were found by a scavenger in an abandoned row house in Muang district.
Each foetus was well preserved in bottles. Police said Ms Naengnoi told them she has pickled foetuses for a long time. They were kept at the row house while she waited for prospective buyers.
The buyers mostly want a soul of Luk Krok, whose body is kept in a small bottle, to help them win the lottery. Police said Ms Naengnoi is a relative of Supit Kawan who owns the row house.
Ms Supit said the building has been abandoned for 20 years and she did not know it had been used as a storehouse for the foetuses until the scavenger found them.
Ubon Ratchathani's Muang police chief, Pol Col Apisak Dechakampu, yesterday ordered investigators to arrest Ms Ura.
'Pickled' foetuses sold for good luck
* Published: 22/06/2010 at 12:00 AM
* Newspaper section: News
UBON RATCHATHANI : Police have arrested a former nurse they accuse of "pickling" aborted foetuses in bottles and selling them to buyers who wanted to turn them into Luk Krok (child ghosts) which are believed to bring them wealth.
Police said Naengnoi Kawan, who worked at the now closed Central hospital in the province, admitted she bought the foetuses from Ura Sutthiwong, who is alleged to have performed illegal abortions.
Fourteen bottles containing foetuses were found by a scavenger in an abandoned row house in Muang district.
Each foetus was well preserved in bottles. Police said Ms Naengnoi told them she has pickled foetuses for a long time. They were kept at the row house while she waited for prospective buyers.
The buyers mostly want a soul of Luk Krok, whose body is kept in a small bottle, to help them win the lottery. Police said Ms Naengnoi is a relative of Supit Kawan who owns the row house.
Ms Supit said the building has been abandoned for 20 years and she did not know it had been used as a storehouse for the foetuses until the scavenger found them.
Ubon Ratchathani's Muang police chief, Pol Col Apisak Dechakampu, yesterday ordered investigators to arrest Ms Ura.
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Keep an eye on your shoreline over there. If the current is right you may get some of these 'visitors' as well. As in the past, probably fishermen killed in fights on-board and tossed. 
Pete
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010 ... e-weekend/
As in the past, probably fishermen killed in fights on-board and tossed. Pete http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010 ... e-weekend/
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What a charming place! Try and count up the number of deaths / murders etc., reported in that one edtion of the local rag!prcscct wrote:Keep an eye on your shoreline over there. If the current is right you may get some of these 'visitors' as well.
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010 ... e-weekend/
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Let's hope the above story doesn't pertain to any of these: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investi ... ounted-for I guess it could however. Pete
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