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Losing weight & Being lost for words
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/06/2010
» Los Angeles International Airport. That's where your weekly correspondent is seated at present, at Gate 46A, waiting amid the myriad Americans for my flight to Washington DC. And I am thinking about weight loss.
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Emotional skills key, not IQ
Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 01/06/2010
» Intelligence quotient alone is not enough to serve as the foundation for all-round happiness. Indeed, psychologists have firmly established that neither does IQ alone account for one's life success. Research data in this area is so strong that it is now empirically accepted that cognitive development should no longer be the singular aim of schools.
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Who knows what the future brings?
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/05/2010
» I was interested to read the news of well known fortune teller Mor Krit's sentencing to six months in prison for making a very, very wrong prediction. It's a story far bigger in the Thai press than in the English one.
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The trendy sushi business
Mylife, Sorawich Sontijirawong, Published on 13/05/2010
» Saovaroj Kitikanchana, aka Lek, is a real sushi lover. In the old days, she often visited her Japanese friend at home for dinner. And every time, there was a sushi dish.
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Oh my God!
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 09/05/2010
» In the Obituaries column of the stalwart Tribune newspaper this week, we learn of an elderly gentleman who finally shook off his mortal made-in-California coil. The very first paragraph reads thus: "Maynard Oscar Kirkland, 90, entered heavens gates in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 27, 2010."
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RSU expands course offerings
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010
» Rangsit University (RSU) has prepared a bilingual nursing science programme and the first-ever Faculty of Digital Art to get its students ready to become qualified human resource products of Thailand, Arthit Ourairat, PhD, president of RSU, revealed recently on the occasion of the university's 25th anniversary.
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Native tongue twisters
Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/05/2010
» All around my Los Angeles neighbourhood are hand-written signs tacked onto lofty palm trees: ``ACCENT ELIMINATION''. The two words are followed by a local telephone number, which to my surprise doesn't begin with 555. Accent Elimination _ how intriguing.
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Hooray for... Hancock park
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/04/2010
» You know, back when I was living in Bangkok I was a pretty modest kind of guy. I know that sounds like I've been living here in Los Angeles for an eternity, as opposed to 14 nights, but I can tell you I've changed.
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Trees are simply amazing
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 09/03/2010
» Many trees are sacred to Thais, and I can understand why. You may not give them a second thought, or you may admire their majesty with just a passing glance, but in reality, trees are extremely complex, diverse and very special living organisms.
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