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November 18, 2009
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The Guardian columnist Ben Goldacre devoted his most recent column to the ADE651 bomb detecting device which is much in use in Iraq – even though scientific analysis suggests it produces no better than chance (i.e. you might just as well guess whether someone is carrying a bomb). This device is supposed … Read full story >>>
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Written by: John Walsh.
Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
Tags: bomb detectionEventsirraqThai Language
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Thailand
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November 18, 2009
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Things you would hesitate before making up for fear of being accused of gross exaggeration: Today, Thailand’s reputation (genuine reputation, that is) slid again as it was announced as having declined to 84 th in the league tables of corrupt nations – it has been sliding since the disastrous 2006 military coup. Also … Read full story >>>
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Written by: John Walsh.
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Tags: Abhisitbomb detectionEvents
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Thailand
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November 18, 2009
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The September Issue is RJ Cutler’s fly-on-the-wall documentary following Vogue editor Anna Wintour and her senior staff as they prepare the magazine’s September 2007 issue. Wintour was the inspiration for the Miranda Priestly character in The Devil Wears Prada , and The September… Read full story >>>
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Written by: Matthew Hunt.
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Tags: Abhisitbomb detectionEventsfilmsmedia
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Thailand
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November 17, 2009
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TwitchFilm.net and Deknang have stunning first images from Bang Rajan 2 ( บางระจัน 2 ), Thanit Jitnukul’s sequel to his 2000 battle epic, which is being produced by Phranakorn Film . The stills follow a teaser that was posted last month . It’ll be the biggest thing done yet by … Read full story >>>
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Written by: WiseKwai.
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Tags: actionbomb detectionEventsphranakorn
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Thailand
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November 17, 2009
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The Nation in an editorial: Rumours spread like wildfire, and some information recipients are ready to buy into hearsay without much consideration for the facts.Thailand has recently fallen foul of a series of rumours, many of which have turned out to be intentionally leaked to serve particular purposes. It would be fun only … Read full story >>>
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Written by: (author unknown).
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Tags: actionbomb detectionEvents
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Thailand
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November 17, 2009
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Ah, to have the insecurities of a kid again… When I was fourteen, I moved from the glorious New Zealand to the enormous U.S. The U.S. was too strange, too big, too shiny new. Worse, I did not assimilate. My experiences were not the… Read full story >>>
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Written by: Catherine Wentworth.
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Tags: bomb detectionfeaturespsycho cyberneticsResourcesthai language learning
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Thailand