News Bites

Thailand braces for storms, but severe floods unlikely   Reuters

Thailand- Under-the-table payments account for 50% of the costs of all government concessions   2Bangkok.com

Thailand Buys Indian Wheat to Cut Costs; First Time in 8 Years   4-Traders

Work under way at Xayaburi dam in Laos -project leader   Reuters

Planes Can Avoid Turbulence With New Technology   YouTube

West Nile Virus Detected in 43 States   YouTube

9 things that will disappear in our lifetime xenohistorian

WOW Washington House Miraculously Escapes Wildfire   YouTube

Sakon Country Road

With some sun breaks after the morning torrential rains, I decided on a mid morning trip through the countryside.

Attractive Thai Home, but the plastic sun shild is ugly

Inquisitive

A second too late:  Dog was in crapping position a second earlier





The color green has a calming effect on humans.

Funny Mail   Same Same Thailand

Sakon Roadside T.V. at the TIN MALL

Just what you need at a busy intersection:  Driver distractions!
They were testing the screen last weekend.
Two speakers below drowned out all traffic noises.
Plenty of wires to obscure the view.  Brand new, and there are a few holes that need patching.

Torrential, followed by light, then heavy

Thai Meteorological Department: 

24 hour rainfall August 15, in Sakon Nakhon 102.7mm (4.04 inch).
NO ACTIVE ALERTS:  The last weather alert / warning by the department was posted on July 26.

Torrential rains continue through tonight, light rain Friday

Note:  Path shown below is that of the weather system presently over Sakon Nakhon.
It is not the forecast movement of Tropical Storm KAI-TAK. (Tracking map in sidebar).

I'm not jumping the gun, not just yet. Could be that KAI-TAK will follow the same path, possibly moving a bit fater.

Mail Bag

Egg whites for burn treatment

Claims by a 1899 doctor.  No healing powers.

Used as a temporary  wound dressing  until medical professionals attend to the burns.

Oil has a similar wound dressing capability.

CAUTION:  Raw eggs at times contain salmonella

Recommended reading:

www.snopes.com/medical/homecure/eggwhite.asp

Heavy thunderstorms today and tonight

August 15

   

  News Bites

Thai senator accidentally kills personal assistant... ...or secretary, or wife, or cousin, or former mistress? Depending on which media report you are reading. The weapon is described at CNN and many other major news sources as an UZI,  or was it an Uzi-Eagle (pistol), as Richard Barrow explains it.

True and PSI team up for satellite scheme Bangkok Post - Aug 15, 2012 The box will offer 100 channels from both TrueVisions and PSI The box costs 890 baht and the installation fee is 1,990 baht    True Visions Offers Set-Top Box       with 240 Channels and No Monthly Fees  Richard Barrow in Thailand - April 20, 2012

Are Thai rice farmers an endangered species  - Thailand Business News

Man ‘Butt-Dials’ 911 During Drug Deal - TIME.com

Thailand Ministry of tourism confirms master plan for the industry

India-Thailand highway to be ready by 2016 - The Times of India

Story of a goose who befriends a retired man in the park. [VIDEO]

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