Absolutely - 10 seconds either way and he would have been ok!!prcscct wrote:Does anyone not believe in fate after reading this one?Pete
Falling tree kills rich businessman
Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 16.43
Online news: Local News
PATHUM THANI – A wealthy businessman has died after he was crushed by a tree that fell on him while he was riding a motorcycle in Muang district on Sunday, according to reports.
Police and medical units pulled the severely injured man out from under the tree and rushed him to hospital.
He was later identified as Charoen Chanpalangsri, owner of Polycon Ltd, a 2-3 billion baht a year business.
“It was a dead tree, and it fell down on its own and landed on top of him,” according to a witness. The tree died during the great floods of 2011 and toppled over as Charoen was riding past on his motorcycle.
Charoen succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
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Fate? Insinuating he had this coming to him in some way?
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Fate isn't 'just deserts', fate is 'simply what will be' not 'what should be', but Buddhism teaches that whatever happens does so because of a cause or causes, and not due to luck, chance or fate so in that respect Buddhist teachings would suggest 'what should be' but not necessarily 'just deserts'.
If it were fate then if he'd been 10 seconds later he'd be under a ten wheeler, 10 seconds earlier he'd be hit by a train, an unavoidable event.
If it were fate then if he'd been 10 seconds later he'd be under a ten wheeler, 10 seconds earlier he'd be hit by a train, an unavoidable event.
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Let's just call it astronomical odds then. It's like a guy betting on a three legged horse in the Grand National, and it wins. I assume he was driving at normal speed of 80+-, and just as he reached a certain spot in the road an object of say less than 2 meters in diameter fell and killed him. Boggles the mind. Pete
I assume he was driving at normal speed of 80+-, and just as he reached a certain spot in the road an object of say less than 2 meters in diameter fell and killed him. Boggles the mind. Pete Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
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Someone gets ahead of Scottish Independance and starts a Border Agency Scotland website with a citizenship test:
http://www.borderagencyscotland.com/
"Which of the following is NOT available deep fried in Scotland:"
"At Wimbledon Scottish tennis player Andy Murray represents which country?"
http://www.borderagencyscotland.com/
"Which of the following is NOT available deep fried in Scotland:"
"At Wimbledon Scottish tennis player Andy Murray represents which country?"
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Briton finds 'rare whale vomit' worth $65,000
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wo ... ale-vomit/
A British man has been offered $65,000 for a strange-smelling rock his dog found on a beach, which is likely a rare form of whale vomit used in perfumes.
Ken Wilman was walking his dog Madge in the coastal town of Morecambe in northwest England when she began "poking at a rather large stone" with a waxy texture and yellowish colour.
At first he left it on the beach, but "something triggered in my mind", Wilman said, prompting him to go back and retrieve the object, which he believes is a piece of ambergris, a substance found in the digestive systems of sperm whales.
Whales sometimes spew up ambergris, which floats on water and has been highly prized for centuries. It is used in perfume-making for the musky fragrance it acquires as it ages -- but newer ambergris is foul-smelling.
"When I picked it up and smelled it I put it back down again and I thought 'urgh'," Wilman told the BBC.
"It has a musky smell, but the more you smell it the nicer the smell becomes."
He is waiting for tests to confirm his find is ambergris, nicknamed "floating gold", but says he has been offered $65,000 for it by a French dealer.
"It's worth so much because of its particular properties," Andrew Kitchener, principal curator of vertebrates at the National Museum of Scotland, told the broadcaster.
"It's a very important base for perfumes and it's hard to find any artificial substitute for it."
The substance gets a mention in the classic 1851 whaling novel Moby Dick, where author Herman Melville writes: "Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale! Yet so it is."
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wo ... ale-vomit/
A British man has been offered $65,000 for a strange-smelling rock his dog found on a beach, which is likely a rare form of whale vomit used in perfumes.
Ken Wilman was walking his dog Madge in the coastal town of Morecambe in northwest England when she began "poking at a rather large stone" with a waxy texture and yellowish colour.
At first he left it on the beach, but "something triggered in my mind", Wilman said, prompting him to go back and retrieve the object, which he believes is a piece of ambergris, a substance found in the digestive systems of sperm whales.
Whales sometimes spew up ambergris, which floats on water and has been highly prized for centuries. It is used in perfume-making for the musky fragrance it acquires as it ages -- but newer ambergris is foul-smelling.
"When I picked it up and smelled it I put it back down again and I thought 'urgh'," Wilman told the BBC.
"It has a musky smell, but the more you smell it the nicer the smell becomes."
He is waiting for tests to confirm his find is ambergris, nicknamed "floating gold", but says he has been offered $65,000 for it by a French dealer.
"It's worth so much because of its particular properties," Andrew Kitchener, principal curator of vertebrates at the National Museum of Scotland, told the broadcaster.
"It's a very important base for perfumes and it's hard to find any artificial substitute for it."
The substance gets a mention in the classic 1851 whaling novel Moby Dick, where author Herman Melville writes: "Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale! Yet so it is."
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An "inexperienced" nudist who decided to join the ranks of naked men in the Castro district before the city banned most public nudity has been acquitted of indecent exposure - a criminal charge that his attorney said was the result of a big misunderstanding.
Richard Sierra, 48, had been accused of inappropriately touching himself in public, but his lawyer told a jury in San Francisco Superior Court that Sierra had simply been uncomfortable exposing himself completely and arranging himself in a way that gave a passer-by the wrong impression. On Thursday, the jury acquitted him.
It all started Nov. 11, when a man walking his dog told police he had seen Sierra masturbating on Castro Street. In fact, Sierra was making his first foray into "urban nudism" but was trying to do so while hiding scars on his stomach, said his attorney, Deputy Public Defender Cindy Elias.
He kept his tank top on, Elias said, but to fit in with naked men who wear jewelry on their genitals, he attached a metal ring from a binder to his shirt and looped it over his penis.
The man with the dog misunderstood Sierra's movements, Elias said. He also saw Sierra using what he thought was lubricant, but Sierra testified that it was prescription cream to treat chronic eczema on another part of his body.
The jury deliberated for one day before returning the verdict. Had he been convicted, Sierra faced up to a year in County Jail and would have been forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Sierra was on felony probation for assault when he was arrested, said Alex Bastian, a spokesman for the district attorney's office. He would not comment further on the case.
Public Defender Jeff Adachi said in a statement that Sierra, who has no history of sex crimes, didn't deserve to be punished for trying to become one of the Castro naked guys.
"Mr. Sierra's failed attempt at being a nudist certainly does not warrant lifetime registration as a sex offender," he said.
A citywide ban on nudity, which exempts some events such as the Folsom Street Fair and Bay to Breakers, took effect Feb. 1. It did not affect Sierra's case.
Richard Sierra, 48, had been accused of inappropriately touching himself in public, but his lawyer told a jury in San Francisco Superior Court that Sierra had simply been uncomfortable exposing himself completely and arranging himself in a way that gave a passer-by the wrong impression. On Thursday, the jury acquitted him.
It all started Nov. 11, when a man walking his dog told police he had seen Sierra masturbating on Castro Street. In fact, Sierra was making his first foray into "urban nudism" but was trying to do so while hiding scars on his stomach, said his attorney, Deputy Public Defender Cindy Elias.
He kept his tank top on, Elias said, but to fit in with naked men who wear jewelry on their genitals, he attached a metal ring from a binder to his shirt and looped it over his penis.
The man with the dog misunderstood Sierra's movements, Elias said. He also saw Sierra using what he thought was lubricant, but Sierra testified that it was prescription cream to treat chronic eczema on another part of his body.
The jury deliberated for one day before returning the verdict. Had he been convicted, Sierra faced up to a year in County Jail and would have been forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Sierra was on felony probation for assault when he was arrested, said Alex Bastian, a spokesman for the district attorney's office. He would not comment further on the case.
Public Defender Jeff Adachi said in a statement that Sierra, who has no history of sex crimes, didn't deserve to be punished for trying to become one of the Castro naked guys.
"Mr. Sierra's failed attempt at being a nudist certainly does not warrant lifetime registration as a sex offender," he said.
A citywide ban on nudity, which exempts some events such as the Folsom Street Fair and Bay to Breakers, took effect Feb. 1. It did not affect Sierra's case.
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Experts tell flatulent flyers: let rip 
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews ... rs-let-rip
A group of medical specialists has provided an answer to a dilemma that has faced flyers since the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903 - is it okay to fart mid-flight?
The experts' recommendation is an emphatic yes to airline passengers - but a warning to cockpit crews that breaking wind could distract the pilot and pose a safety risk.
The study concluded that anecdotal evidence that flying increases flatulence is not hot air, finding that changes in air pressure at altitude result in the gut producing more gas.
When Danish gastroenterologist Jacob Rosenberg encountered the malodorous problem first-hand on a flight from Copenhagen to Tokyo, he enlisted some of the finest minds in his field to address the issue.
The result was an in-depth review of scientific literature on flatulence, looking at issues such as whether women's farts smell worse than men's (yes), what causes the odour (sulphur) and how often the average person passes wind every day (10).
The bottom line, according to the 3,000-word study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday, is that airline passengers should ignore the social embarrassment of breaking wind and "just let it go".
"(Holding back) holds significant drawbacks for the individual, such as discomfort and even pain, bloating, dyspepsia (indigestion), pyrosis (heartburn) just to name but a few resulting abdominal symptoms," the study found.
"Moreover, problems resulting from the required concentration to maintain such control may even result in subsequent stress symptoms."
The authors - five gastroenterologists from Denmark and Britain - said that while passengers may experience poor service from the cabin crew as a result of their decision, the health benefits outweighed any negative impacts.
However, they said the cockpit crew faced a lose-lose situation.
"On the one hand, if the pilot restrains a fart, all the drawbacks previously mentioned, including impaired concentration, may affect his abilities to control the plane," the researchers said.
"On the other hand, if he lets go of the fart, his co-pilot may be affected by its odour, which again reduces safety onboard the flight."
The authors canvassed a number of solutions to the issue of flight-induced flatulence, including using methane breath tests to screen wind-prone passengers from flights, but rejected them as impractical.
They did, however, note that the textile covers used on seats in economy class absorbed up to 50 percent of odours because they are gas permeable, unlike the leather seats in first class.
They suggested airlines could improve the odour-eating properties of the seats and issue special blankets and trousers to passengers to minimise mid-air flatulence.
"We humbly propose that active charcoal should be embedded in the seat cushion, since this material is able to neutralise the odour," they said.
"Moreover active charcoal may be used in trousers and blankets to emphasise this effect."
Air New Zealand declined to comment when asked if it would adopt such measures.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews ... rs-let-rip
A group of medical specialists has provided an answer to a dilemma that has faced flyers since the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903 - is it okay to fart mid-flight?
The experts' recommendation is an emphatic yes to airline passengers - but a warning to cockpit crews that breaking wind could distract the pilot and pose a safety risk.
The study concluded that anecdotal evidence that flying increases flatulence is not hot air, finding that changes in air pressure at altitude result in the gut producing more gas.
When Danish gastroenterologist Jacob Rosenberg encountered the malodorous problem first-hand on a flight from Copenhagen to Tokyo, he enlisted some of the finest minds in his field to address the issue.
The result was an in-depth review of scientific literature on flatulence, looking at issues such as whether women's farts smell worse than men's (yes), what causes the odour (sulphur) and how often the average person passes wind every day (10).
The bottom line, according to the 3,000-word study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday, is that airline passengers should ignore the social embarrassment of breaking wind and "just let it go".
"(Holding back) holds significant drawbacks for the individual, such as discomfort and even pain, bloating, dyspepsia (indigestion), pyrosis (heartburn) just to name but a few resulting abdominal symptoms," the study found.
"Moreover, problems resulting from the required concentration to maintain such control may even result in subsequent stress symptoms."
The authors - five gastroenterologists from Denmark and Britain - said that while passengers may experience poor service from the cabin crew as a result of their decision, the health benefits outweighed any negative impacts.
However, they said the cockpit crew faced a lose-lose situation.
"On the one hand, if the pilot restrains a fart, all the drawbacks previously mentioned, including impaired concentration, may affect his abilities to control the plane," the researchers said.
"On the other hand, if he lets go of the fart, his co-pilot may be affected by its odour, which again reduces safety onboard the flight."
The authors canvassed a number of solutions to the issue of flight-induced flatulence, including using methane breath tests to screen wind-prone passengers from flights, but rejected them as impractical.
They did, however, note that the textile covers used on seats in economy class absorbed up to 50 percent of odours because they are gas permeable, unlike the leather seats in first class.
They suggested airlines could improve the odour-eating properties of the seats and issue special blankets and trousers to passengers to minimise mid-air flatulence.
"We humbly propose that active charcoal should be embedded in the seat cushion, since this material is able to neutralise the odour," they said.
"Moreover active charcoal may be used in trousers and blankets to emphasise this effect."
Air New Zealand declined to comment when asked if it would adopt such measures.
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Hmmmmm........ I never needed any study/report to tell me that it was OK 
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This kind of reinforces what Takiap was saying on the "swarming...." thread in Beach Bar. Pete
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crimes/ ... mall-penis
Son killed over 'small penis'
Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 16.43
Online news: Crimes
An Indonesian woman drowned her nine-year-old son in the bath, claiming she was worried that his "small penis" would affect his prospects for the future, a police spokesman said Thursday.
The 38-year-old woman from the capital Jakarta told police her son had a small penis prior to being circumcised, but that it appeared to shrink further after the operation, police spokesman Rikwanto, who goes by one name, told AFP.
"She told police investigators that she killed him as he would have a bleak future with his small penis," Rikwanto said.
"She drowned her son in a bathtub filled with water. She then dressed him and laid him on a bed. After that, she went to a nearby police office to report her crime."
Rikwanto said the woman was fully conscious of what she had done, but police ordered a psychological test to assess her mental condition.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crimes/ ... mall-penis
Son killed over 'small penis'
Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 16.43
Online news: Crimes
An Indonesian woman drowned her nine-year-old son in the bath, claiming she was worried that his "small penis" would affect his prospects for the future, a police spokesman said Thursday.
The 38-year-old woman from the capital Jakarta told police her son had a small penis prior to being circumcised, but that it appeared to shrink further after the operation, police spokesman Rikwanto, who goes by one name, told AFP.
"She told police investigators that she killed him as he would have a bleak future with his small penis," Rikwanto said.
"She drowned her son in a bathtub filled with water. She then dressed him and laid him on a bed. After that, she went to a nearby police office to report her crime."
Rikwanto said the woman was fully conscious of what she had done, but police ordered a psychological test to assess her mental condition.
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Woman mauled to death by lion during sex
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wo ... uring-sex/
A woman has been mauled to death by a lion while enjoying a passionate moment of love with her boyfriend in African bushland.
Newspapers in Zimbabwe report Sharai Mawera was having sex with her boyfriend, who has not been identified, when a male lion came snuck up from behind and roared.
Mawera’s partner reportedly narrowly escaped the lion’s grasp before escaping and alerting authorities.
“Unfortunately, the woman was mauled to death by the lion, but her boyfriend managed to escape,” said one of Mawera’s friends.
“The guy managed to escape before stopping at a distance where he witnessed his companion being attacked.
By the time police officers and armed rangers arrived at the scene, they could only discover the mauled remains of the market worker.
“The woman had already been killed. She had bloody bruises all over her body. Her neck and tummy had been mauled” said a source.
The location of the beastly attack was a favourite spot for the African couple, who had met there previously.
It’s also thought it isn’t the first time the lion has struck. Wildlife rangers suspect the same lion was responsible for an attack on a missing man on the weekend.
Police believe the man was eaten by a lion as he walked home from a nightclub.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wo ... uring-sex/
A woman has been mauled to death by a lion while enjoying a passionate moment of love with her boyfriend in African bushland.
Newspapers in Zimbabwe report Sharai Mawera was having sex with her boyfriend, who has not been identified, when a male lion came snuck up from behind and roared.
Mawera’s partner reportedly narrowly escaped the lion’s grasp before escaping and alerting authorities.
“Unfortunately, the woman was mauled to death by the lion, but her boyfriend managed to escape,” said one of Mawera’s friends.
“The guy managed to escape before stopping at a distance where he witnessed his companion being attacked.
By the time police officers and armed rangers arrived at the scene, they could only discover the mauled remains of the market worker.
“The woman had already been killed. She had bloody bruises all over her body. Her neck and tummy had been mauled” said a source.
The location of the beastly attack was a favourite spot for the African couple, who had met there previously.
It’s also thought it isn’t the first time the lion has struck. Wildlife rangers suspect the same lion was responsible for an attack on a missing man on the weekend.
Police believe the man was eaten by a lion as he walked home from a nightclub.
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin ... or-animals
Hua Hin sand goes astray
I stayed in a very nice hotel in Hua Hin the past weekend and was out for my afternoon walk by the beach and something stopped me. To my shock, I saw a house and in the garden, there was a huge ''Kubalco'' machine which was sweeping a mountainous amount of sand from the public beach into the place. My first thought was, ''Don't these people have any shame for doing that? Or do they have a right to do it?''
When I asked a hotel staffer, his answer was that the house must have belonged to some rich dude! That explained it!
FRUSTRATED WALKER
Hua Hin sand goes astray
I stayed in a very nice hotel in Hua Hin the past weekend and was out for my afternoon walk by the beach and something stopped me. To my shock, I saw a house and in the garden, there was a huge ''Kubalco'' machine which was sweeping a mountainous amount of sand from the public beach into the place. My first thought was, ''Don't these people have any shame for doing that? Or do they have a right to do it?''
When I asked a hotel staffer, his answer was that the house must have belonged to some rich dude! That explained it!
FRUSTRATED WALKER
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Amsterdam's oldest prostitutes retire at 70
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/of ... ire-at-70/
They have worked in the sex trade for 50 years and slept with 355,000 men between them - but now twin sisters who claim to be Amsterdam's oldest prositututes have decided to retire.
Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, so they're just too old to sell sex.
Louise says her arthritis now makes some sexual positions "too painful", according to Britain's Sun newspaper.
Martine says she has only one regular customer, an elderly man who enjoys weekly S&M session.
She said: "I couldn’t give him up. He’s been coming to me for so long like it’s like going to church on a Sunday.”
They have featured in a documentary and written a book, The Ladies of Amsterdam.
They turned to prostitution in their teens out of financial necessity and to escape violent relationships, The Sun reported.
They remember the "golden years" of prostitution before it was legalised in the Netherlands and now lament the influx of Eastern European 'mafia'.
Louise said: "It is very different now. We used to sit in the windows with clothes on. Today they are totally naked."
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/of ... ire-at-70/
They have worked in the sex trade for 50 years and slept with 355,000 men between them - but now twin sisters who claim to be Amsterdam's oldest prositututes have decided to retire.
Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, so they're just too old to sell sex.
Louise says her arthritis now makes some sexual positions "too painful", according to Britain's Sun newspaper.
Martine says she has only one regular customer, an elderly man who enjoys weekly S&M session.
She said: "I couldn’t give him up. He’s been coming to me for so long like it’s like going to church on a Sunday.”
They have featured in a documentary and written a book, The Ladies of Amsterdam.
They turned to prostitution in their teens out of financial necessity and to escape violent relationships, The Sun reported.
They remember the "golden years" of prostitution before it was legalised in the Netherlands and now lament the influx of Eastern European 'mafia'.
Louise said: "It is very different now. We used to sit in the windows with clothes on. Today they are totally naked."
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Glad to see the Sun's standards haven't improved! 
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Blimey..." They have slept with 355,000 men between them" 
I wonder who did the counting!!
I wonder who did the counting!!