Deserves to be embedded Jimmy Fricke?
Is this Jimmy Fricke dancing around in this video?
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppW3Dp3oSMw&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
that recent article by him is more than a bit odd, i guess he must be appealing to the real die hards to try and gain some traction to into the senate. maybe i should have just left it at the first one
I think he's hopped the fence on this one baby. That second article is truly terrible, and as far as the first is concerned I am not convinced that he appreciates the quirks behind this particular market.
Like you I'm sure, I was hugely impressed by his work predicting the global financial crises. But I do think there is an inherent danger in giving people who do excellent work in the past a free pass for the future. Unfortunately, the difference this time round is the fact that he has picked up an agenda by his decision to run for office - an agenda with the unique ability to distort the best of minds.
"Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard Keynes
The health care bill unveiled this week by the House of Representatives (with the full support of the Obama administration) is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever drafted. If passed, it will reduce the quality and increase the cost of health care in America. But more importantly, it will severely undermine our already weak economy. To burden a country currently in the throes of a violent recession with such a bureaucratic albatross clearly illustrates the scarcity of economic intelligence in Washington.
In the first place, specifically taxing the rich to pay for health care for the uninsured is the wrong way to think about tax policy and is an unconstitutional redistribution of wealth. While the government has the constitutional power to tax to “promote the general welfare,” it does not have the right to tax one group for the sole and specific benefit of another. If the government wishes to finance national health insurance, the burden of paying for it should fall on every American. If that were the case, perhaps Congress would think twice before passing such a monstrosity.
In the second place, the bill is just plain bad economics. For an administration that claims to want to create jobs, this bill is one of the biggest job-killers yet devised. By increasing the marginal income tax rate on high earners (an extra 5.4% on incomes above 1 million), it reduces the incentives for small business owners to expand their companies. When you combine this tax hike with the higher taxes that will kick in once the Bush tax-cuts expire, and add in the higher income taxes being imposed by several states, many business owners might simply choose not to put in the extra effort necessary to expand their businesses. Or, given the diminishing returns on their labor, they may choose to enjoy more leisure. More leisure for employers means fewer jobs for employees.
More directly, mandating insurance coverage for employees increases the cost of hiring workers. Under the terms of the bill, small businesses that do not provide insurance will be required to pay a tax as high as 8% of their payroll. Since most small businesses currently could not afford to grant 8% across-the-board pay hikes, they will have to offset these costs by reducing wages. However, for employees working at the minimum wage, the only way for employers to offset the costs would be through layoffs.
The uninsured self-employed, or those working as independent contractors, will be forced to buy insurance or pay a tax equal to 2.5% of annual income. Either choice will divert resources from more productive uses into an already out-of-control health care bureaucracy.
Sadly, the bill does nothing to restrain or alter the dynamics that have caused health care costs to spiral ever higher. In fact, the bill will intensify these pressures.
The simplest (but by no means fullest) explanation of why health care costs so much is that demand exceeds supply. Demand is a function of how much people are prepared to pay. Insuring more people will drive demand for health care services even higher. (To truly get a handle on out-of-control health care costs, we need more people paying for routine medical care out of pocket, and tort reform for medical malpractice. See my previous commentary.)
As costs continue to soar, expect additional tax hikes to fund the added expense. As these additional taxes further encumber a weak economy, the diminished tax base will yield lower total tax revenues – despite higher rates. As the politicians attempt to pass ever higher increases to make up for revenue shortfalls, a vicious cycle toward insolvency will ensue.
The worst part of the whole fiasco is trying to imagine the bureaucracy necessary to administer this plan. My guess is that the government provider will mis-price its policies on the low side, pushing employers to dump private sector insurance for the taxpayer-subsidized alternative. Such a system will further distort health care pricing and, ultimately, make a bad situation intolerable.
The enormity, complexity, and expense of this bill could well pull the rug out from what many of my cheerleading colleagues believe to be the beginning of an economic recovery. The way I see it, the economy is walking dead anyway, and this measure is the equivalent of a stake through the heart. But even if we manage to escape the grave this time, Congress is working on a few other ideas that will surely keep us buried.
What a load of bollox. His argument hinges entirely on reducing costs through tort reform to lower the overhead of malpractice lawsuits. The Republican plan for tort reform has already been implemented in Texas and is a complete failure. What they did was effectively create a cartel of doctors, especially in specialist fields, who charge whatever the hell they like to insurance companies who simply pass on the cost to consumers.
"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
Please tell me I'm not the only one that is completely and utterly bewildered as to the allure of this warewolf phenomenon that has besmirched IPB of late?
Independent research said that at best tort reform would bring healthcosts down by 2% or something, I'm sure Schiff is a great stocktrader but that doesn't make him a great economist and I'm sure he has a few vested interests.
Lads,I had to plug a spare monitor into my desktop but every thing is in red.
Any idea how I can fix it or is the monitor just banjaxed?
Possibility the colour settings are beat on the monitor/graphics card if someone was messing about. Try going into monitor's and/or graphics card's in built menu and adjusting the RGB (red, green, blue) values or reset the monitor to default if that is an option.
Please tell me I'm not the only one that is completely and utterly bewildered as to the allure of this warewolf phenomenon that has besmirched IPB of late?
I detested it originally, but re-reading the first thread I'm finding it interesting.
So if you start near the end where the Wolves are revealed (between posts 600-660) and then go back to the start and seeing their developing strategies and the mistakes of the villagers is a good way of getting the attraction of it (approaching it a bit like an episode of Columbo I suppose !).
Lads,I had to plug a spare monitor into my desktop but every thing is in red.
Any idea how I can fix it or is the monitor just banjaxed?
Usually that means the cable is loose somewhere. Tighten everything up, make sure the cable isn't bent anywhere. If that doesn't fix it, either the monitor, cable, or the socket on the graphics card are dead. I assume it's VGA not DVI?
"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
Usually that means the cable is loose somewhere. Tighten everything up, make sure the cable isn't bent anywhere. If that doesn't fix it, either the monitor, cable, or the socket on the graphics card are dead. I assume it's VGA not DVI?
Wondering now if it is the card or something.The first monitor stopped working suddenly,the spare's screen is red.You might have a point.
Official Head Marshall of Waterford Gay Pride Festival 2015
Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide to...View Post
So here's my plan for tonight. Big talk on my research tomorrow to my department and have none of the data run yet and only a vague enough idea of what the hypotheses will be and how to test them.
Done so far: 2,300 words of Intro/Outline and Literature Review
10pm - 2am: Find out what to test, how to test it, and actually do the tests 2am - 5am: Write up Data & Methodology section, and analysis of results (circa 2,500 words) 5am - 6am: Write up Powerpoint
6am - 10am: Sleep 10am - 11am: Proofread paper, print it up, and practice the talk
Three cans of Red Bull on the ready, but am tired just thinking about all that has to be done. Not sure what odds I'd give myself, but they'd be slim enough - all will be known by about 2am dependant on how the data analysis is going.
Genuine question if you read this. Do you want me to ban you from here until tomorrow??
I still dont understand why anglo couldnt be let collapse? Granted, I haven't tried to understand it too much.
Yeah, I thought it could and should have been allowed to collapse from day 1. It was always pretty obvious it was a mickey mouse bank (afaik only one branch in the country) .
However, the huge transfers/loans between them, and the other banks make it fairly messy by any standards.
Posted at: 2010-03-09 10:46:33 | 154 comments | Add Comment
Original ad:
Do not Use Lenny the Mechanic:
He has an ad on here for car repairs and I asked him to fix my blown head gasket. He showed up to my house, broke a bunch of parts and left. He has been avoiding me ever since. DO NOT USE THIS GUY.
Lenny, if you are reading this, you owe me an explanation.
From Me to ***************@***********.org:
Hey,
My apologies for bailing on your car. I know I have been hard to contact; I lost my phone and had to get a new e-mail address. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make it up to you.
Lenny
From **********@gmail.com to Me:
You could start by explaining yourself...
From Me to **********@gmail.com:
Well, I was pretty baked when I showed up, and I had just eaten a bag of shrooms and taken three hits of acid. I thought I would be able to fix your car before the shrooms and acid kicked in, but I was wrong. While I was disconnecting the sensors, I started tripping pretty hard. At one point it looked like the intake manifold was laughing at me. I freaked out and bashed it with a socket wrench, and then ran back to my car and got the hell out of there. I'm not sure what happened after that. The next thing I remember is waking up naked in a church confessional booth two days later. When I got back to my house, the State Police were there and told me they found my car abandoned in a car wash about 50 miles away. Needless to say, it has been a crazy weekend for me. That is why I was unable to fix your car.
From **********@gmail.com to Me:
Uh...not sure what to take from all that. You deemed it a good idea to take drugs before working on my car because...why?
From Me to **********@gmail.com:
Honestly I forgot I had to work on your car. I remembered after I took the shrooms and acid. Once I get my car back from the police, I should be able to come over and finish working on your car. Oh by the way, sorry about the dump I took on your lawn. I was too embarrassed to go inside and ask to use the bathroom because it would have been obvious that I was tripping.
From **********@gmail.com to Me:
Unbelievable. I don't want you to do any more work on my car. I do want you to pay for the damage you did to my car. If you don't, I will take you to small claims court.
From Me to **********@gmail.com:
Whoa man, why are you being such a dick? Not cool. If anything, you should be paying me. I seriously fucked up my hand when I hit your intake manifold with the wrench. It feels like I fractured it. I don't have any health insurance, and seeing as I got injured under your employment, I think you are obligated to pay for my medical bills.
From **********@gmail.com to Me:
Not a chance in hell. I think all those drugs you took fried your brain - you're fucked in the head if you think any of this is acceptable. If you don't pay the damages, we are going to have a problem.
From Me to **********@gmail.com:
I have another eighth of shrooms I can give you...will that cover it?
a word of warning , grass hole is not allowed be said in the chatbox on stars
We are writing to inform you that we have suspended your chat privilege for 1 month as a result of your chat on 2010/03/24.
The use of vulgarity when addressing another player is not allowed.
When asterisks are seen during chatting, it is a warning that what is being put into the chatbox is not allowed. Using spaces or other characters, or otherwise defeating the censor is a violation of the Card Room Rules.
Your chat privilege will be reinstated automatically once the suspension period is over. There is no need to write to support.
Our goal at PokerStars is to be a fun place to play, where everyone can feel comfortable. Abuse and other disruptions to the games takes away from everyone's enjoyment, and therefore will not be tolerated.
a word of warning , grass hole is not allowed be said in the chatbox on stars
Originally posted by peteypop
my first 3 hands sick
PokerStars Game #41612489232: Tournament #254819269, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (20/40) - 2010/03/23 23:47:10 WET [2010/03/23 19:47:10 ET]
Table '254819269 77' 4-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: peteypop999 (2600 in chips)
Seat 2: marcris1 (3040 in chips)
Seat 3: losbolos93 (5137 in chips)
Seat 4: Canciller79 (4083 in chips)
losbolos93: posts small blind 20
Canciller79: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to peteypop999 [7d 7c]
peteypop999: raises 80 to 120
marcris1: folds
losbolos93: calls 100
Canciller79: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d 8c 7s]
losbolos93: checks
peteypop999: checks
*** TURN *** [8d 8c 7s] [5c]
losbolos93: checks
peteypop999: checks
*** RIVER *** [8d 8c 7s 5c] [9c]
losbolos93: bets 360
peteypop999: raises 560 to 920
losbolos93: raises 4097 to 5017 and is all-in
peteypop999: calls 1560 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2537) returned to losbolos93
*** SHOW DOWN ***
losbolos93: shows [Tc Qc] (a flush, Queen high)
peteypop999: shows [7d 7c] (a full house, Sevens full of Eights)
peteypop999 collected 5240 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5240 | Rake 0
Board [8d 8c 7s 5c 9c]
Seat 1: peteypop999 showed [7d 7c] and won (5240) with a full house, Sevens full of Eights
Seat 2: marcris1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: losbolos93 (small blind) showed [Tc Qc] and lost with a flush, Queen high
Seat 4: Canciller79 (big blind) folded before Flop
PokerStars Game #41612518548: Tournament #254819269, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (20/40) - 2010/03/23 23:47:47 WET [2010/03/23 19:47:47 ET]
Table '254819269 77' 4-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: peteypop999 (5240 in chips)
Seat 2: marcris1 (3040 in chips)
Seat 3: losbolos93 (2537 in chips)
Seat 4: Canciller79 (4043 in chips)
Canciller79: posts small blind 20
peteypop999: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to peteypop999 [Qs Qc]
marcris1: folds
peteypop999 said, "r e t a r d"
losbolos93: raises 200 to 240
Canciller79: folds
peteypop999: raises 5000 to 5240 and is all-in
losbolos93: calls 2297 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2703) returned to peteypop999
*** FLOP *** [6h Ad 3d]
*** TURN *** [6h Ad 3d] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [6h Ad 3d Td] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
peteypop999: shows [Qs Qc] (a pair of Queens)
losbolos93: shows [Kh Kd] (a flush, Ace high)
losbolos93 collected 5094 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5094 | Rake 0
Board [6h Ad 3d Td 5d]
Seat 1: peteypop999 (big blind) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: marcris1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: losbolos93 (button) showed [Kh Kd] and won (5094) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: Canciller79 (small blind) folded before Flop
PokerStars Game #41612538513: Tournament #254819269, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (20/40) - 2010/03/23 23:48:12 WET [2010/03/23 19:48:12 ET]
Table '254819269 77' 4-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: peteypop999 (2703 in chips)
Seat 2: marcris1 (3040 in chips)
Seat 3: losbolos93 (5094 in chips)
Seat 4: Canciller79 (4023 in chips)
peteypop999: posts small blind 20
marcris1: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to peteypop999 [Ad Kd]
losbolos93: raises 80 to 120
Canciller79: folds
peteypop999: raises 2583 to 2703 and is all-in
marcris1: folds
losbolos93: calls 2583
*** FLOP *** [9s 3c 2s]
*** TURN *** [9s 3c 2s] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [9s 3c 2s 3d] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
peteypop999: shows [Ad Kd] (two pair, Nines and Threes)
losbolos93: shows [Qd Ks] (two pair, Nines and Threes - lower kicker)
peteypop999 said, "r e t a r d"
peteypop999 collected 5446 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5446 | Rake 0
Board [9s 3c 2s 3d 9c]
Seat 1: peteypop999 (small blind) showed [Ad Kd] and won (5446) with two pair, Nines and Threes
Seat 2: marcris1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: losbolos93 showed [Qd Ks] and lost with two pair, Nines and Threes
Seat 4: Canciller79 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
ok r e t a r d and grass hole are banned words.i put my hands up,yes i said them so now i take my ban on the chin.
ty ace for taking the time to highlight my speech deficts.
ok r e t a r d and grass hole are banned words.i put my hands up,yes i said them so now i take my ban on the chin.
ty ace for taking the time to highlight my speech deficts.
fish is ok though, i've noticed that the last while that i write alot of stuff into chat boxes - have yet to be barred though - while others at table have been -
one think i liked about rush poker - didn't have a chance to tilt and go mad at some chap cause hand is over and it just new cards/players/tables - ever 5 seconds
There is a tounrney of champions at this years WSOP. Voting is open, you need to have won a bracelet to qualify. I reckon IPB makes it our project to get Marty Smyth a seat. Plus who ever else we think of.
Actually, DBC Eddie, you might be of use for a change. With all your multi account exp, you should be able to register and vote an ridic amount of times. Ticket to redemption imo
There is a tounrney of champions at this years WSOP. Voting is open, you need to have won a bracelet to qualify. I reckon IPB makes it our project to get Marty Smyth a seat. Plus who ever else we think of.
Actually, DBC Eddie, you might be of use for a change. With all your multi account exp, you should be able to register and vote an ridic amount of times. Ticket to redemption imo
We are writing to inform you that we have suspended your chat privilege for 24 hours as a result of your chat on 2010/03/24.
Name-calling and disparaging remarks about another member's race, nationality, gender, or sexual preference is against the Card Room Rules.
The use of vulgarity when addressing another player is not allowed.
When asterisks are seen during chatting, it is a warning that what is being put into the chatbox is not allowed. Using spaces or other characters, or otherwise defeating the censor is a violation of the Card Room Rules.
Your chat privilege will be reinstated automatically once the suspension period is over. There is no need to write to support.
Our goal at PokerStars is to be a fun place to play, where everyone can feel comfortable. Abuse and other disruptions to the games takes away from everyone's enjoyment, and therefore will not be tolerated.
We are writing to inform you that we have suspended your chat privilege for 24 hours as a result of your chat on 2010/03/24.
Name-calling and disparaging remarks about another member's race, nationality, gender, or sexual preference is against the Card Room Rules.
The use of vulgarity when addressing another player is not allowed.
When asterisks are seen during chatting, it is a warning that what is being put into the chatbox is not allowed. Using spaces or other characters, or otherwise defeating the censor is a violation of the Card Room Rules.
Your chat privilege will be reinstated automatically once the suspension period is over. There is no need to write to support.
Our goal at PokerStars is to be a fun place to play, where everyone can feel comfortable. Abuse and other disruptions to the games takes away from everyone's enjoyment, and therefore will not be tolerated.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Regards,
PokerStars Chat Moderation Team
The following chat was observed
YOU MONGO!!!!!!!
n a z i - s c u m b a g
c==3 head
ist time is a day,then a week,then a month.u got off light.Did u not know the war ended like 65 years ago.
ist time is a day,then a week,then a month.u got off light.Did u not know the war ended like 65 years ago.
Haha no those were all sent differently, the guy calls my 3bet pre wit k4o and calls my AK down on a flop of AQx only to hit running 4s
He deserved the 65 year old put downs, cause thats alls i got!
Its a good idea but no hope of beating the fans favourites tbf. Everyone voting for 20 means all the pro's get a vote so so often. Only realised it after seeing it was 20 per person and then the list of people
SPOILER
Billy Baxter, Joe Hachem, Layne Flack, Chris Ferguson
Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Men Nguyen, T.J. Cloutier
Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, Kenny Tran, Annette Obrestad
Phil Hellmuth, Alexandre Gomes, Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham
Doyle Brunson, Jason Mercier, David Williams, Howard Lederer
Tom Mcevoy, J.C. Tran, Dario Minieri, David Benyamine
Antonio Esfandiari, Vitaly Lunkin, Greg Raymer, Dan Harrington
Phil Ivey, David Sklansky, Philip Galfond, Amarillo Slim Preston
Daniel Schreiber, Jeffrey Lisandro, Peter Eastgate, Hoyt Corkins
Chris Moneymaker, Carlos Mortensen, Jamie Gold, Sam Farha
Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman, Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren
Daniel Alaei, Barry Greenstein, Prahlad Friedman, John Juanda
Freddy Deeb, Humberto Brenes
first brag in a while, I log in and sit on 1/2 game. I'm nowhere near drunk but in the tipsy mode still
I have k-q-10-7, with q+7 of diamonds. There is a raise to 7 and I call on button, 4 to flop. Flop comes k-8-7 with 2 diamonds, someone bets pot(30) to get 1 caller, not sure why but I then flatted - normally shove. Turn comes black 9, this guy pots it again for 120 and next guy calls, I decide I don't want to fold so I go all in . River comes 3c and I this guy shoves for 280 to get a caller....
I go into cashier and try to topup, keep getting the message saying the amount is too much for the table, I look back after a few attempts. k's and 7's scoop!!
first brag in a while, I log in and sit on 1/2 game. I'm nowhere near drunk but in the tipsy mode still
I have k-q-10-7, with q+7 of diamonds. There is a raise to 7 and I call on button, 4 to flop. Flop comes k-8-7 with 2 diamonds, someone bets pot(30) to get 1 caller, not sure why but I then flatted - normally shove. Turn comes black 9, this guy pots it again for 120 and next guy calls, I decide I don't want to fold so I go all in . River comes 3c and I this guy shoves for 280 to get a caller....
I go into cashier and try to topup, keep getting the message saying the amount is too much for the table, I look back after a few attempts. k's and 7's scoop!!
Is this a hidden brag at 5.00 am weds mornin ? Also Tipsy is what girls get !!! CMON man
You got to have a lot of balls, to play golf the way I do!
yeah, O'Dea is a good shout too.Don't think we'd get much support for Noel furlong or Ciaran o'leary though
edit: Marty is in as Martin Smyth, in use the search at the bottom.
Mods, there is a chance that this would get lost here in the BBV, esp at this hour
Just got this in my inbox:
Originally posted by BFP
Our lead pro, Phil, is in the running for the Tournament of Champions, which is an exclusive event that only allows 27 players in. To qualify, the players must have won a bracelet. Phil won the $5k buy in PLO bracelet in 2008 which qualifies him.
A lot of the other players in the voting are all of the guys that are shown on tv a lot, and Phil isn't as well known by a lot of the general public. It's hard to be recognized when you're an online player since you give up fame because you work from your computer instead of in front of television cameras. Phil is one of the top few poker players in the world, and we'd love for him to represent the online poker world in this tournament.
I learned more in my first 6 months running a business than in two undergrads worth of university education.
first day on the graduate program in AIB Capital markets, 3 of us are wheeled in to say hello to the boss
"so, you've got degrees in what? Finance, Accountancy, Economics, very good, very good....now forget everything you ever learned in college and start again. That's all"
kind of funny now when you look at the state AIB is in but he did have a point
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
There is a tounrney of champions at this years WSOP. Voting is open, you need to have won a bracelet to qualify. I reckon IPB makes it our project to get Marty Smyth a seat. Plus who ever else we think of.
Actually, DBC Eddie, you might be of use for a change. With all your multi account exp, you should be able to register and vote an ridic amount of times. Ticket to redemption imo
We are going to be starting a Vote Marty campaign for this in the next few days so it wont be lost (hopefully)
We process personal data about users of our site, through the use of cookies and other technologies, to deliver our services, personalize advertising, and to analyze site activity. We may share certain information about our users with our advertising and analytics partners. For additional details, refer to our Privacy Policy.
By clicking "I AGREE" below, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our personal data processing and cookie practices as described therein. You also acknowledge that this forum may be hosted outside your country and you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your data in the country where this forum is hosted.
Comment