Saturday, November 5, 2011

Dry Season is Wedding High season

July seems to be the most popular wedding month worldwide.
Not so in Isaan where July is the start of the rainy season.
Now with the dry season well underway,  I've noted a steady increase of wedding plans, and have a number of invitations confirming 'Dry Season is Wedding High Season'

  Thailand's past corruptions come home to roost
That's about the best way  to describe the discoveries reported in this news item.
Would be interesting to see statistics of how many Bangkok canals have disappeared in the last five decades


Boat builders doing brisk business in Thailand

Love the float with a couch  (1 minute 4 seconds into the video)

A major crack is developing in Antarctica.
A big chunk of Antarctica is expected to break off later this year or early next year.
The estimated 880 sq km ice cube is expected to drift north.
It is a reoccurring event. A similar such breakup occurred in 2001.
What is of interest is the effect the ice cube will have on cooling ocean temperatures in the area.
Possibly months of drought conditions on nearby continents months after the ice cube dislodges and melts.

Dehydration a major cause of Kidney Stones
Had this pain on the left side of my groin on and off for almost two days.
Didn't take a medical degree to determine the cause.
I drink too much coffee, which we all know dehydrates the body, as does alcohol. 
The pain had not been severe enough for me to decide to seek medical attention. 
Searched out alternative treatments and determined what I had around the house to use. 
Drank a healthy amount of olive oil and apple cider vinegar, followed by extra helpings of water. 
After ten minutes I jumped up and down a few times. 
The stone seems to have been dislodged.  However, all that jumping has created uncomfortable pains in my spine.  Rum and coconut juice should remedy those pains.

Protect I.P. Act Targets Overseas Web Pirates
It is aimed at websites outside the U.S.A. distributing anything copyrighted. 
Those free downloads of music and songs are a primary target.  Even innocently recorded home movies may be targeted  if your radio or TV  happens to be playing in the background.
One website claims that kids like Justin Bieber may well wind up in the courts.  Justin got his start posting videos of him singing copy protected songs
Protect IP Act at WIKIPEDIA  

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