| Having spent many years in the media, you learn | | | | the temperature of anyone who passes by it. |
| quickly that "if it bleeds, it leads." | | | | Comprised of a thermal-imaging camera, some |
| In other words, if it's tragic, sorrowful, and shocking... | | | | temperature and humidity sensors, and some |
| it's the lead story. | | | | circuitry, this device could be a simple way to identify |
| In television, they love footage that is viewer | | | | those with the contagious disease known as Bird Flu. |
| stimulating. In radio, they want to grab your attention | | | | Therm-Screen V.2.0 software is now being created |
| with a "what" did he say headline. In print, it's all | | | | by Mr. Samritdejkhajorn and a pilot project for the |
| about the attention grabbing headline. | | | | Bird Flu detector is in the works. |
| Remember; "Dewey Wins!" | | | | Testing continues and the gathering of data is |
| Accuracy is secondary, I guess. | | | | on-going, all of which is projected to improve |
| Attention is paramount. | | | | accuracy. |
| Bird Flu was all over the news for quite some time, | | | | If you sleep with the chickens in Thailand, you should |
| but has faded in popularity recently. Perhaps the | | | | worry about Bird Flu, if you sleep in a hotel, you really |
| election campaigning is more interesting to watch, | | | | shouldn't be concerned. Just use common sense. |
| read, and hear about. | | | | Since I live in the capital city of Bangkok, I never let |
| Iraq doesn't even get the headlines it used to. Of | | | | the threat of Bird Flu come to mind. It's a city, not a |
| course, after five years, I guess they're running out | | | | jungle or rural farm plot of land with chickens |
| of headlines. | | | | roaming. |
| Bird Flu or SARs is still a problem that "lives" among | | | | Occasionally, I'll spot a sparrow or a pigeon, but the |
| us. | | | | cats are controlling the bird population quite nicely. |
| Good news on this front comes from Thailand's | | | | My advice; don't wait to travel, travel while you're still |
| National Electronic and Computer Technology Centre. | | | | young enough to make use of all the wonderful that |
| A man by the name of Saran Samritdejkhajorn has | | | | you will learn from your travels. |
| invented an apparatus that has the ability to measure | | | | |