Try this web site, there are sure to be very helpful people on here for you.

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1) Dr. T. V. N. Persaud is Professor of Anatomy, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There, he was the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy for 16 years. He is well-known in his field. He is the author or editor of 22 textbooks and has published over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian Association of Anatomists. When he was asked about the scientific miracles in the Quran which he has researched, he stated the following:
“The way it was explained to me is that Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He could not read, didn’t know [how] to write. In fact, he was an illiterate. And we’re talking about twelve [actually about fourteen] hundred years ago. You have someone illiterate making profound pronouncements and statements and that are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. And I personally can’t see how this could be a mere chance. There are too many accuracies and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements.” (View the RealPlayer video of this comment )
Professor Persaud has included some Quranic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad in some of his books. He has also presented these verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad at several conferences.
2) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson is the Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Formerly, he was Professor of Ob-Gyn and the Chairman of the Department of Ob-Gyn at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was also the President of the American Fertility Society. He has received many awards, including the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology Public Recognition Award in 1992. Professor Simpson studied the following two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad :
{In every one of you, all components of your creation are collected together in your mother’s womb by forty days…}
{If forty-two nights have passed over the embryo, God sends an angel to it, who shapes it and creates its hearing, vision, skin, flesh, and bones….}
He studied these two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad extensively, noting that the first forty days constitute a clearly distinguishable stage of embryo-genesis. He was particularly impressed by the absolute precision and accuracy of those sayings of the Prophet Muhammad . Then, during one conference, he gave the following opinion:
“So that the two hadeeths (the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ) that have been noted provide us with a specific time table for the main embryological development before forty days. Again, the point has been made, I think, repeatedly by other speakers this morning: these hadeeths could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available [at] the time of their writing . . . . It follows, I think, that not only there is no conflict between genetics and religion but, in fact, religion can guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches, that there exist statements in the Quran shown centuries later to be valid, which support knowledge in the Quran having been derived from God.” http://www.islam-guide.com/video/simpson…
3) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. There, for 22 years he was Professor of Anatomy, the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy, and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute. He was also the President of the Teratology Society. He has authored more than 200 publications. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Professor Johnson said in the presentation of his research paper:
“Summary: The Quran describes not only the development of external form, but emphasizes also the internal stages, the stages inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science.” http://www.islam-guide.com/video/johnson…
Also he said: “As a scientist, I can only deal with things which I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental biology. I can understand the words that are translated to me from the Quran. As I gave the example before, if I were to transpose myself into that era, knowing what I knew today and describing things, I could not describe the things which were described. I see no evidence for the fact to refute the concept that this individual, Muhammad, had to be developing this information from some place. So I see nothing here in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved in what he was able to write.”http://www.islam-guide.com/video/johnson…
4) Dr. William W. Hay is a well-known marine scientist. He is Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA. He was formerly the Dean of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA. After a discussion with Professor Hay about the Quran’s mention of recently discovered facts on seas, he said:
“I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scriptures of the Holy Quran, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages.” And when he was asked about the source of the Quran, he replied: “Well, I would think it must be the divine being.”http://www.islam-guide.com/video/hay-1.r…
5) Dr. Gerald C. Goeringer is Course Director and Associate Professor of Medical Embryology at the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Goeringer stated the following in the presentation of his research paper:
“In a relatively few aayahs (Quranic verses) is contained a rather comprehensive description of human development from the time of commingling of the gametes through organogenesis. No such distinct and complete record of human development, such as classification, terminology, and description, existed previously. In most, if not all, instances, this description antedates by many centuries the recording of the various stages of human embryonic and fetal development recorded in the traditional scientific literature.” http://www.islam-guide.com/video/goering…
) Dr. Yoshihide Kozai is Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan, and was the Director of the National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. He said:
“I am very much impressed by finding true astronomical facts in [the] Quran, and for us the modern astronomers have been studying very small pieces of the universe. We’ve concentrated our efforts for understanding of [a] very small part. Because by using telescopes, we can see only very few parts [of] the sky without thinking [about the] whole universe. So, by reading [the] Quran and by answering to the questions, I think I can find my future way for investigation of the universe.” http://www.islam-guide.com/video/kozai-1…
7) Professor Tejatat Tejasen is the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy at Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Previously, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the same university. During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Tejasen stood up and said:
“During the last three years, I became interested in the Quran . . . . From my study and what I have learned from this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran fourteen hundred years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad could neither read nor write, Muhammad must be a messenger who relayed this truth, which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the one who is eligible [as the] creator. This creator must be God. Therefore, I think this is the time to say La ilaha illa Allah, there is no god to worship except Allah (God), Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, Muhammad is Messenger (Prophet) of Allah (God). Lastly, I must congratulate for the excellent and highly successful arrangement for this conference . . . . I have gained not only from the scientific point of view and religious point of view but also the great chance of meeting many well-known scientists and making many new friends among the participants. The most precious thing of all that I have gained by coming to this place is La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, and to have become a Muslim.”http://www.islam-guide.com/video/tejasen…
After all these examples we have seen about the scientific miracles in the Holy Quran and all these scientists’ comments on this, let us ask ourselves these questions:
n Could it be a coincidence that all this recently discovered scientific information from different fields was mentioned in the Quran, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago?
n Could this Quran have been authored by Muhammad or by any other human being?
The only possible answer is that this Quran must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him.

I see that you get a different exchange rate than the official one which is around 30.
Anyone around here living in thailand?

My mother was raised by Teamsters members. My father, by a politician. My mother all throughout my childhood struggled with bulimia, anorexia, and many other conditions caused by her eating disorders. I watched her fade away. When I was twelve she shot herself. I watched her bleeding, and die in a hospital bed. I started cutting myself. The pain got so bad that I was going to kill myself. The night before I was going to kill myself I was invited to go to a youth rally. At that youth rally I learned of a God that gave his son Jesus to die for me and that I had a purpose in this world. Since that day I have traveled to South Africa, Brazil, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Romania, Panama, New Zealand, and throughout the United States helping others. I founded an organization that coordinates seminars around the world focused on leadership. I am a member of the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame and I just published my first book, a memoir telling my story. I am 18 years old right now. After all that I have come from and risen to, I still feel alone. I have transformed myself into a machine that’s purpose is to help others. Because of that transformation, however, I can’t seem to build a friendship. I have never had a close friend that I could call at any hour of the night, no one I can count on. Looking back now I can’t seem to understand how I can do so much for other people, but I can’t have something that everyone else seems to have. What is wrong with me?

Where would u advise to go for new year’s eve? My friend wanted to go to Ilha Grande but now changed her mind for Florianopolis…if u know any of these places and know a nice, central, cheap hostel or hotel that would be greatly appreciated.
I also heard from most people I know who have been there that they got mugged at some stage or another. I ve been to India and Thailand and never had any problem but I m now worried about going to Brazil as we are 2 girls travelling on our own. What do yous think?

Im off to an island off north Sulawesi called Bunaken with the mrs. We have 3 weeks off. In the first week I’ll see my bro who is a dive instructor there but its a bit pricey £60 p/n. I was thinking of travelling around after that but dont know where to go/do etc. All Im looking for is a nice beach a few bars with a bit of music decent hotel about £20 p/n, a bit of sight seeing and maybe elephant riding. I’d be willing to travel to thailand for the last 2 weeks if need be but my bro says Indonesia is cheaper! I want to know if there are any places/islands worth seeing near Sulawesi as I dont really want to be travelling all holiday. Ive tried asking my bro but he is really thick and I cant get a straight answer out of him which is why I ask the good people on here.

Prof. Tejatat Tejasen*
“I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means.”
He Makes Shahadah!
Professor Tejatat Tejasen is the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy at Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Previously, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the same university. During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Tejasen stood up and said:
“During the last three years, I became interested in the Quran…. From my study and what I have learned from this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran fourteen hundred years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad could neither read nor write, Muhammad must be a messenger who relayed this truth, which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the one who is eligible [as the] creator. This creator must be God. Therefore, I think this is the time to say La ilaha illa Allah, there is no god to worship except Allah (God), Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, Muhammad is Messenger (Prophet) of Allah (God). Lastly, I must congratulate for the excellent and highly successful arrangement for this conference…. I have gained not only from the scientific point of view and religious point of view but also the great chance of meeting many well-known scientists and making many new friends among the participants. The most precious thing of all that I have gained by coming to this place is La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, and to have become a Muslim.” http://scienceislam.com/scientists_quran…

I have just returned from a month long trip to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
During my first week in Kuala Lumpur on my second day I had the unpleasant experience of stepping on a broken beer bottle I didn’t really pay attention to it at first till I got back close to my hotel I noticed the bleeding, I went to clean it up and saw a piece of skin in the wound which was brown and I am white this made my stomach turn a bit good thing I had my tetanus, Twinrex and typhoid shots before leaving I told my self.
But then about 3-4 days later I started to feel strange it started with extreme sweating while sleeping follow cold chives, shaky hands and feet/legs and after consuming alcohol my neck would get very warm to the point where it felt like it was burning up and sweating, and when I would be in bed my mid abdomen would be in pain right across.
I had sharp muscle pains in my arms and a local spot on my lower spin and dry mouth.
10 days later I was in Bangkok, I still had these strange feelings but my hands were shaking so much that I decided to start my Malaria medication just to be on the safe side I thought, since during my time in Malaysia I had travel to the lower and more forest parts of Malaysia.
Now a month later I am still sweating while sleeping but it’s not every night and my neck also feels warm most of the time and sometimes shaking hands.
History: My mom is diabetic and during my time in Kuala Lumpur I did share food and drinking glasses with friends’ form Malaysia which I know is not always the smartest thing to do! I have been checking for fever through oral and keep getting around 36.6 C
and my weight seems steady too.
But this whole experience makes my head spin and I feel like I am not my self.

My family and I are going to Thailand on the 15th of October. We want to make the most out of our trip there. However, we aren’t very sure about which places to go to within 7 days. We want to experience most of the country. At the same time, we want to be able to afford whatever is needed such as transport, accomodation, food. My family also wants to do some shopping. Can anyone give suggestions for me?

I will be going to HCMC for the first time i live in bangkok so i am use to “Asia” but i have never been to Vietnam I will be alone so maybe hoping to meet a nice sweet Vietnamese guy ( I am 23) I am looking for someone around my age or slightly older and i love to dance and drink and usually like to talk to people so help me with any advise on where to go and anything i should do while i am there I dont really like straight clubs so much so again gay clubs bars areas massage places etc.THANKS!

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…I’m on vacation with my boyfriend… we fly (by plane) to a tropical paradise– somewhere near Thailand, Vietnam, or maybe the Seychelles– to an island, with a name that begins with the letter ‘P’… we arrive at the place we’ll be staying, suitcases in hand– it’s not a hotel, but a beautiful dream home, that we’ve managed to purchase somehow– I’m overjoyed– we’ll be living there, from now on– in a series of charmingly rustic wooden cabins– the cabins are on stilts– each cabin contains a single room (most of the rooms are square, or rectangular in shape) & they stretch from the white sand beach, out into the turquoise water, connected to each other by suspension bridges made of rope & wooden slats. We enter the first cabin, and begin to explore our new home– each cabin leading to the next, on and on… cabin, suspension bridge, cabin, suspension bridge… the turquoise water is breathtakingly beautiful, & calm… there are no glass panes in the cabin windows– the windows are square, open to the air; they frame the sea & sky, so that it looks like a painting, and balmy, sea breezes pour in… the cabins are spare– most contain no furniture at all, or else they are simply decorated– one room contains a single woven hammock– another has a white canopy bed, and a marble & oak washstand– another contains a few clay vases, a few seashells, and a Japanese pottery incense burner, w/ incense burning in it… most of the rooms are empty, though– I don’t mind… I’m just so happy, to be in my dream home… the last cabin door lets out onto the steps of an enormous ziggurat (sp?), made of white sand, rising up from the ocean, and almost reaching the sun– I begin to climb its steps, and I wake up– trying to remember the name of the island, whose name begins with the letter ‘P,’ and maybe has an ‘S’ in it– (something like pagos, or maybe pesache*???)
*sounds like pesach, or Passover, but am not Jewish in real life, tho’ I grew up in NYC.

I just learned that my dad (who is now deceased) likely fathered a child when he was stationed in Thailand thirty-five years ago. If I can locate one of his Army buddies, I might be able to find out the name of his Thai girlfriend and her last known location… but where should I go from there?

i cant understand your question… sorry… would;ve loved to answer…

I need to mail a package (around 5 pounds) to Thailand. I don’t care how long it takes to get there…I just need to do it for less than $20.
I have already looked on the various carriers’ websites and can’t find any good deals.
Let me know if you have any information on this.
Thanks!

Hi there,
Hard to make a choice when people give controversial opinions about Lonely planet. Perso i find the rough guide too much like a novel. the lonely planet is better but don’t get the best votes, especially the last one. I was thinking of AA spiral which is smaller but more clear even if less info. Anybody used the Baedeker one?
thanks

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I love fruits and vegetables much because these are good for my diet especially banana. I will share you something about banana. I received this e-mail from my friend in Japan.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a ‘cooling’ fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassiu! m and ma gnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine, ‘eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

i grew up speaking english and french. Throughout high school I learned Spanish on my own. Ive read the MCAT twice on my own during my senior year. I work 10 hours on weekends at a restaurant. i volunteer 3 hours a week at a hospital. Im thinking of doing pre-med. Ive been to Peru for 2 months as a foreign exchange student. This summer I am going to Thailand to perform community service for 2 months. Ive been to France a dozen times to visit family. im a quite and shy person. I dont have too many friends. im the only child and my parents are never home. sometimes i feel depressed because I don’t have too many friends. I am an introverted person with many goals to achieve in life. I feel down sometimes because I feel that I am a nerd and a loner. Its hard for me to socialize. so am I normal, nerd, or what?
i also have a passion for Spanish language, Science, and Culture. Should I seek counseling? because i think i am not normal well at least compared to others.

I have two older sisters, and one is going to Spain, and the other is going to Singapore and Thailand. I really want a souvenir from all of those places but I want something that i would like, but also something that is famous from the place. I’m not sure how the costing would be- i need help!!

My Thai friends call me in the UK using Skype. As my mobile in the UK is a Skypephone from 3, I have Skype on my mobile so I can receive their calls just like receiving any other call to my mobile. You can’t get cheaper than free. However, for this you will probably need to take a laptop with you and find out about internet access (for example pay as you go wifi access from True) or have internet access where you are staying that is set up for Skype. Thai mobiles, as far as I know, are not yet set up to include Skype; although if anyone has any information to the contrary I would be very interested to know ‘coz I’ll be in Thailand next month and would like to buy a mobile with Skype compatibility if such a thing is now available in Thailand.
Alternatively, and not quite as cheaply, calling/texting from a Thai mobile phone to a UK phone is not very expensive, about 10p per minute for calling (access code 009, soong soong gow, if i remember) and about 20p for a SMS. Thai mobile phone charges are generally not as expensive as in the UK ‘coz in the UK our beloved gov.t sold the mobile licences for as much as they could get and the mobile phone companies have to recoup the licence cost from the consumer. Result = UK mobile phone charges are very expensive compared to other countries.
Finally, if your friends are relatives can use MSN (aka Windows messenger) or Yahoo Messenger – there are plenty of internet cafes in Thailand where you can go in and communicate using these programmes. Many internet cafes have microphones/cameras so that use can use MSN for PC to PC video/voice calls too.
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for calling a Thai mobile from my mobile in the UK I use dial2save 'coz it costs 1p per minute, in addition to the cost of dialling the UK access code (which is covered by my monthly bundle of minutes.)]

im 25, sexchanged mtf, i pass ext well, work in a strip club but with the dancing and pole work ive noticed im very fit but parts that dont shape well are my bum, is this cos there is lack of male testo in my system any more? and has anyone ever filled up with silicone from thailand before? is it safe, of couse its not, but people do it and i want to have a huge bottom to dance with!!!! any advice or pointers about my situation?

she’s my little sis…
she’s korean…(we’re korean)
and we got invited to a wedding…
there’s a couple, and they’re both thai people…
what should she wear to a thai wedding…?!
and she wants to wear a dress….
what colour is best…?!
a link please…?!
what shoes…?!
tips plz…!

I want to complete my adventure, i been to thailand but never been to japan, and always wanted to be there and live there since when i was a 5. I had a thai woman break my heart and thrown me in the garbage. I never want to go to thailand again, it will just bring to much sad memories, i want a new beginning , so i will create a new chapter in japan. I see the culture alot more beautiful in japan than i do Thailand
so if you can tell me the rates in the Hyatt, and some other holtels in places outside of Tokyo where is suburban where i can stay cheap. i also want to see a friend of mine who lives in iwate. whats the cheapest way to get there? and how much would a bullet train cost?

BANGKOK – Much like the character that made him famous, David Carradine was always seeking, both spiritually and professionally, his life forever intertwined with the Shaolin priest he played in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu.”
Just as the character, Kwai Chang Caine, roamed the 19th Century American West, Carradine spent his latter years searching for the path to Hollywood stardom, accepting low-budget roles while pursuing interests in Asian herbs, exercise and philosophy, and making instructional videos on tai chi and other martial arts.
Carradine was found dead Thursday in Thailand. The 72-year-old actor appeared to have hanged himself in a suite at the luxury Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel, said Lt. Teerapop Luanseng, the officer responsible for investigating the death.
“I can confirm that we found his body, naked, hanging in the closet,” Teerapop said. He said police were investigating and suspected suicide, though one of his managers questioned that theory.
“All we can say is, we know David would never have committed suicide,” said Tiffany Smith, of Binder & Associates, his management company. “We’re just waiting for them to finish the investigation and find out what really happened. He really appreciated everything life has to give … and that’s not something David would ever do to himself.”
Carradine had flown to Thailand last week and began work on “Stretch” two days before his death, Smith said. He had several other projects lined up after the action film, which was being directed by Charles De Meaux with Carradine in the lead.
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, said the embassy was informed by Thai authorities that Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday.
“I was deeply saddened by the news of David Carradine’s passing,” said director Martin Scorcese. “We met when we made ‘Boxcar Bertha’ together, almost 40 years ago. I have very fond memories of our time together on that picture and on ‘Mean Streets,’ where he agreed to do a brief cameo.”
Carradine came from an acting family. His father, John, made a career playing creepy, eccentric characters in film and on stage. Half-brothers Keith, Robert and Bruce also became actors, and actress Martha Plimpton is Keith Carradine’s daughter.
“My Uncle David was a brilliantly talented, fiercely intelligent and generous man. He was the nexus of our family in so many ways, and drew us together over the years and kept us connected,” Plimpton said Thursday.
Carradine was “in good spirits” when he left the U.S. for Thailand on May 29 to work on “Stretch,” Smith said.
“David was excited to do it and excited to be a part of it,” she said by phone from Beverly Hills.
Filming began Tuesday, she said, adding that the crew was devastated by Carradine’s death and did not wish to speak publicly about it for the time being.
The Web site of the Thai newspaper The Nation said Carradine could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the rest of the film crew on Wednesday, and that his body was found by a hotel maid Thursday morning. It said a preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a curtain cord and there was no sign that he had been assaulted.
Police said Carradine’s body was taken to a hospital for an autopsy that would be done Friday.
Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby. One of his early film roles was as folk singer Woody Guthrie in Ashby’s 1976 biopic, “Bound for Glory.”
But he was best known for “Kung Fu,” which aired from 1972-75.
Carradine, a martial arts practitioner himself, played Caine, an orphan who was raised by Shaolin monks and fled China after killing the emperor’s nephew in retaliation for the murder of his kung fu master.
Pursued by revenge assassins from China, Caine wanders the American West in search of his half-brother Danny. His conscience forces him to fight injustice wherever he encounters it, fueled by flashbacks to his training in which his master famously refers to him as “Grasshopper.”
Carradine left after three seasons, saying the show had started to repeat itself.
“I wasn’t like a TV star in those days. I was like a rock ‘n’ roll star,” Carradine said in an interview with Associated Press Radio in 1996. “It was a phenomenon kind of thing. … It was very special.”
Actor Rainn Wilson, star of TV’s “The Office,” said on Twitter: “R.I.P. David Carradine. You were a true hero to so many of us children of the 70s. We’ll miss you, Kwai Chang Caine.”
Carradine reprised the role in a mid-1980s TV movie and played Caine’s grandson in the 1990s syndicated series “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.”
He returned to the top in recent years as the title character in Quentin Tarantino’s two-part saga “Kill Bill.” Bill, the worldly father figure of a pack of crack assassins, was a shadowy presence in 2003′s “Kill Bill — Vol. 1.” In that film, on

does she have to apply for one through the brittish embassy in bangkok

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After the school brawl.

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