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Originally posted by Lao Lao View PostBe Ignorant + Buy Ignorant does not equal Be Happy when it comes to wineNoses have been put out of joint in the wine industry, with experiments showing that even experts can't always tell cheap plonk from grand cru. David Derbyshire reports on the chemistry behind the taste
Does so.
The less you know about wine, the better it all tastes.
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Originally posted by Emmet View Posthttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ience-analysis
Does so.
The less you know about wine, the better it all tastes.
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Started playing a bit of poker again, on ipoker. Anybody else play?
I was wondering have they changes their rakeback in recent times. Seems dodgy. If you are getting 60% rakeback it seems like you are actually only getting 30%. 50% is taken by ipoker, 50% by the skin and then you get your percentage from that? If so that is very sneaky.
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostNever heard of it. Any good?X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by Tar.Aldarion View PostStarted playing a bit of poker again, on ipoker. Anybody else play?
I was wondering have they changes their rakeback in recent times. Seems dodgy. If you are getting 60% rakeback it seems like you are actually only getting 30%. 50% is taken by ipoker, 50% by the skin and then you get your percentage from that? If so that is very sneaky.
If you lose money on the network you get assigned half of whatever rake is generated from it (Source Based Rake or SBR).
Below is the calculation used.
(Normal Rake + SB Rake / 2) = Real Player Value rake
Sng Fee + SB Sng Fee / 2 ) = Real Player Value Fee
MTT Fee are as is.
RPV Rake + Rpv Fee + MTT Fee = New player value
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Thanks, seems like a good deal for losing players and a bad one for grinders.
I probably get less than 50% of what I got a few years ago but probably wont do better than 60% rb x 0.5 on ipoker anyway.
If anybody can find this online I'd be grateful (It would also annoy PSV for added incentive):
the logic of pre-electoral coalition formation - sona golderLast edited by Tar.Aldarion; 22-04-15, 14:39.
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Originally posted by Lord Sir Business View PostWhat have you eaten today?"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostActually thinking of going the other direction despite this, as seem to have some sort of allergy to something thats in red wine. Not sure if that's possible though (to have an allergy to one and not the other)
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Another guy on tour said he was allergic to some red wines but not others. Antihistamines cleared it quickly though, so maybe just have those with the wine!
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Originally posted by NuckChorris View PostDefinitely possible. Found out to my expense on a wine tasting tour. Decided to get my money's worth by drinking red despite not being too gone on it. Figured I'd get to like it but went all blotchy, itchy and red in the face with eyes streaming.
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Another guy on tour said he was allergic to some red wines but not others. Antihistamines cleared it quickly though, so maybe just have those with the wine!"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Think I have the actual flu'. Not pleasant. Have only moved between the bed and couch since 8 last night. Have to supervise a 3 hour test in the morning and then listen to final year dissertations all afternoon. Pray for mojo.
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Last edited by Lord Sir Banter; 22-04-15, 15:12.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by zuutroy View PostThink I have the actual flu'. Not pleasant. Have only moved between the bed and couch since 8 last night. Have to supervise a 3 hour test in the morning and then listen to final year dissertations all afternoon. Pray for mojo."I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. Thompson
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Originally posted by NewApproach View Post450 charge out? You're underselling yourself sir
The lawyers are a bit more...‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by oleras View PostI can see examinership working like that to restructure rent and renegotiate employees contracts etc for say the likes of Bewleys where there customer comes in orders a coffee and pays and gets their product there and then.
I cant see too many punters throwing money on the match tonight in a shop and expecting to go back tomorrow to get paid on the off chance the doors would be shut ? Same with the online side. Can a company like this survive after examinership ?Originally posted by Dice75 View PostOnce they've gone through Examinership, and assuming they come out the other side intact (i'd be interested to see %'s on that) a company is generally on a very sound footing (i.e all debts written off to generally 10-15%, restructured cost-effective company etc) so i'd have no worry on that front.
I'm interested to see how it works with regard to the fact that it is just the Irish operation entering the process (i.e. does it leave them open to a possible takeover from competitors / interested parties in Ireland?) as a trimmed down, cost effective in place chain might be of interest to some people.
By the time the business is ready to come out of Examinership, it will be after a raft of shop closures, rent reductions and staff lay offs. In other words, it will, for the first time in a few years, actually be a a company in profit.
@Dice, the process doesn't make them any more vulnerable to a takeover, unless there is no other way to turn the business into a going concern.
In short, what happens here is that an Examiner (accountants) will produce a business plan that involves returning the business to profit. Included in this will be the extent to which they will stamp on current creditors rights, ignore labour law etc....
Rarely that plan involves bringing in outside investors, ie. some form of takeover. Most often, extra capital if required is invested by current shareholders or finance houses. Those later two will be able to raise the cash essentially on the back of the legal getting rid of debts involved in the examinership.
In most cases, when you have written off debt and the accompanying interest notes, when you have got rid of heavy overhead like staff liability, then the remaining (smaller) business will be one with an ok turnover and an outlook to profit.
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Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostSeriously. By the time you've earned enough money to enjoy it properly, you won't have enough energy and/or health left to enjoy it properly. I need to win the lotto. Any more tips, Rigger?
I think my ideal job would be a train driver. Your own compartment where no one bothers you, do what the signals say, and you get paid pretty well too. The downside would be the prospect of people jumping in front of the train, but there you go. Not much chance of becoming a train driver though.
I neither have the get up and go to want to progress further in my own career or to retrain for anything else.
Professional lottery winner would be brilliant, but I've more chance of becoming a train driver.
I guess sucking it up and just getting on with things is the only viable solution.
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Originally posted by NuckChorris View PostDefinitely possible. Found out to my expense on a wine tasting tour. Decided to get my money's worth by drinking red despite not being too gone on it. Figured I'd get to like it but went all blotchy, itchy and red in the face with eyes streaming.
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Another guy on tour said he was allergic to some red wines but not others. Antihistamines cleared it quickly though, so maybe just have those with the wine!
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostI'm really getting disillusioned with work. The financial services industry really drains the life out of you. Sadly I'm too old and too fond of getting paid not a pittance to do anything else.
I think my ideal job would be a train driver. Your own compartment where no one bothers you, do what the signals say, and you get paid pretty well too. The downside would be the prospect of people jumping in front of the train, but there you go. Not much chance of becoming a train driver though.
I neither have the get up and go to want to progress further in my own career or to retrain for anything else.
Professional lottery winner would be brilliant, but I've more chance of becoming a train driver.
I guess sucking it up and just getting on with things is the only viable solution.
What is it you do exactly, something IT related I presume from memory of your posts?
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real are a hateful shower of fucks aren't they?People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View Postreal are a hateful shower of fucks aren't they?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by GimmeabreakThe examinership is one big pile of smoke and mirrors to enable ladbrokes sell off the Irish Retail business to an existing shareholder.
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Originally posted by darwinatemyhamster View PostI know two train drivers. One was the lad who never lost his childhood thing of wanting to drive a train for a living. He jumped in straight after his leaving and hates his job now. Another fell into the job and has been at it for ten years and loves it.
What is it you do exactly, something IT related I presume from memory of your posts?
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...Last edited by Hitchhiker's Guide To...; 22-04-15, 20:34."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostI wonder what Ronaldo's team mates think of him. He's spent the evening playing shit and whinging at his own team. Best player in the world me arse."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostAren't you mid-to-late-thirties? You've got 30 years of work left! Man, I'd say its worth a bit of an effort to change into something new. Two incomes in the house, you can take a bit of a break to do a masters or something like that, do something you actually want to do. Not easy obviously as the cv looks a bit odd, but its doable.
First world problems and all that.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostOnly 25% of the week is spent in work; so as long as it supports you being happy for the other 75%...
168 hours in a week.
between leaving for work and getting home from work x 5 is around 53 hours typically for me. More than some, less than some.
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostI used to be in IT but stayed in a job for too long where I got deskilled and then moved into jobs as a BA which I've been at for the last 5 years nearly. Sadly though I have no knowledge of business things and I've been on contract mostly the last few years so have switched around a bit. I'm in a permanent job just recently in the funds services industry and it's a struggle to learn the business end of things as I really have no interest unfortunately and keep making the Homer Simpson type groan in my head whenever anything is explained to me.
Any interest in getting back on the IT train purely as a means to an end, would be easy for you to get back on track and that seems to be the gravy train for the foreseeable future.
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Originally posted by darwinatemyhamster View PostNot much consolation but I'd imagine a huge % of people would sympathise with this.
Any interest in getting back on the IT train purely as a means to an end, would be easy for you to get back on track and that seems to be the gravy train for the foreseeable future.
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