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Back to Back increases! That's what I'm talking about.
I have a BlockBuster ad. Thought all of those had closed.
None left in my area.
RedBox machines everywhere, including outside fast food places.
New "Dinner and a Movie" I guess.
josap wrote:
I got Tide NEW PODS top and bottom. I wonder why.
edit: Can they see the pile of clothes in the hall?
RedBox is the standard here too.
sdtfs wrote:
What is it?
Outsider wrote:
The lower middle/working class moving down.
Last time we went to the movies it costs almost $40. for 2 tickets, 1 popcorn, 1 soda and 1 candy.
Movie Theaters should have been out of business decades ago.
If you add dinner and a sitter for the kids to that it wouldl run at least $100.00
3D tho.
We've been smuggling our candy in for decades.
Altho I read theaters make most of their operating revenue from concessions.
Lobbyist Ben Dover wrote:
We go, maybe twice a year. There is very little being done now that we would pay to see.
And the sound is too loud.
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I saw an ad for this the other day. Don't know how expensive it is overall.
Hometown Community Bank, Braselton, GA ($137 million); and Legacy State Bank, Loganville, GA ($74 million).
Wow. I didn't know there were any banks in GA not previously on the list.
josap wrote:
Slim Jims and a Slurpee
how much did a 50" tv cost in the 1990's? now they can be had for less than $1000. hd no less. no crying kids or gangs of scary teenagers in the home theater either.
Rajesh wrote:
Thought that was dinner in front of the TV.
FD: we don't have a TV.
emergency hotdog wrote:
Unless they are your own.
The idea is to get out of the house, not very affordable at those prices.
josap wrote:
you ain't got a yard?
Go sit on a bench a WalMart and try not to laugh. Cheap and fun.
josap wrote:
Really an unpleasant experience. Blaring sound, crappy food, lights from cell phones during the movie, every seat too close to the screen now that theaters are so small.
French banks SocGen and Credit Agricole, both of which have some of the worst CT1/TA ratios in the known universe, and which are the JV participants of Newedge, have decided to formally pull the plug on Greece. As the FT reported moments ago, Newedge "has told clients that it will process only sell orders, and stop extending margin loans for existing positions in Greek securities, according to a memo obtained by the Financial Times."
From ZH
There is the headline at FT as well.
you ain't got a yard?
Oh man. You're fun.
volker the viking wrote:
The area you mow and weed and water and feed and edge?
No.
emergency hotdog wrote:
Where you been?
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$699.
Feckless Ness wrote:
i was all squished up at a ranger game recently when i observed that i had much more personal space as a passenger on a 737(a fairly uncomfortable aircraft) than as a spectator at the stadium.
Federal Reserve uses YouTube to promote free foreclosure reviews - latimes.com
So the
cannibal attack made the local news here. This state is a freak show. What's funny is they always talk about California being full of weirdos but we continually make the news for train wrecks and insanity.
(j/k)
josap wrote:
damn, hard times
then do like he said and go to Wallie World, post some pics here
www.peopleofwalmart.com
There are crazy people everywhere, at least in California and Florida people still notice once in a while.
YouTube - The Doors - People are Strange
emergency hotdog wrote:
Airbus Pitches Wider Seats for Overweight Passengers in the U.S. - Bloomberg
justaskin wrote:
Thank you ! now that scared me - and images of lose a shoe-brush - that's bloody 1 days of wages mate flooded into the brain - so I looked a LOT HARDER - hey I've seen those cop shows like everyone else.. a finger-tip search.. and voilà
http://wallpapers.free-review.net/16_~The_Magic_Roundabout-_Zebedee.htm
has been found..there he was - quietly minding his own biz - in plain sight.. So now all I need is the hose clamp/clip. I suppose I shd search for that too ?
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Comrade Kristina wrote:
And here is the leader of the circus:
Rubio Criticizes Cooperation With Bin Laden Filmmaker - Bloomberg
Outsider wrote:
Good....they often smell bad as well.
Hopefully they will have extra ventilation for the seat.
Rajesh wrote:
Oh, great. What about the poor people in the rest of the row?
Comrade Kristina wrote:
I'm not thin, but it is a problem when your shoulders are sticking out on both sides. I think the seats were built for people 5.5 or under only.
josap wrote:
The point of the drive-in theater was to provide a casual place to watch movies where you didn't have to dress up and could take your screaming kids. It was also a good place for obnoxious teens to go.
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I think the seats were built for people 5.5 or under only.
They measure them in dollars per square inch.
Stay away!
Well, okay. If you insist.
Excellent idea:
io9
Plane tickets should be based upon weight. Problem solved.
Excellent idea:
I keep advocating
but no one seems to catch on.
Does that include the 5 carry on's so they can save on checking in bags?
Antipodes wrote:
You had better buy some crampons for fat climbing. You don't want to slip.....could be an ugly mess.
Rajesh wrote:
I'd rather sit close to people with wide hips than wide shoulders and elbows.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
Yes. Weigh everything. Price per kilogram.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
I think airlines should accommodate my aspie 12" personal space bubble requirements.
Outsider wrote:
The Detroit area is way too large for the population.
Outsider wrote:
I eat a lot of Korean food prior to the flight. It normal solves this tricky problem.
Is that measured from flipper tips?
Antipodes wrote:
Does make sense. Cost to fly empty plus per weight of passanger and belongings.
Although people would scream loudly about medically fat people as disabled.
Rob Dawg wrote:
The one I mentioned before has fallen dramatically in price over the last year...
Mitsubishi - Diamond Home Cinema 92" Class / DLP Projection / 1080p / 120Hz / 3D / HDTV - MITSUBISHI DIAMOND WD-92840 92
2 years ago the 73 was this price. It can be had for 1500-1800 now.
I'm in no hurry...
Chris
So, I'm allergic to A-holes and I have to pay extra to keep them away from me? But because someone is allergic to peanuts I can't eat any on a plane?
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Cost to fly empty plus per weight of passanger and belongings.
But what if your carryon is only 5"x5" but contains lead? That wouldn't be fair.
It has to be a complicated equation of mass x area, something like that.
Where the heck do you shop, it's listing as four grand.
Did it fall out the back of a truck?
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
Except on HCN, where the Ignore button is still free.
Many hospitals, doctors offer cash discount for medical bills - latimes.com
"from those most able to surrender it".
"From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed"
Go ahead and spend more so we can confiscate it from the rich....
Then the rich will be defined as anyone making over 80K a year or so, and then we will be making progress on the debt.
The walk-in clinic nearby offers 40% discount for uninsured. (I believe you have to pay then and there but not sure)
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
Noooooooo..the 73" was 4 grand just two years ago.
The 92 should be under 2K within a couple of years if it follows the same pattern.
You know of anyone dropping them out of the back of trucks? Email me...
Chris
What cheese-eating surrender monkey reporters are saying about the free-est best-est and most dangerous nation:
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Cobradriver wrote:
FRYS.com | MITSUBISHI
$1349.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
Fixed.
Chris
emergency hotdog wrote:
Unless it's a movie I really want to see on the big screen (Rear Window, Kubrick, Malik), we prefer to watch either blu-Ray at home or on DirectTV. While it's a push in terms of sound (no subwoofer but also no crying kids and cell phones) and the screen is smaller, a 50" TV with good sound on a comfortable couch is hard to beat in terms of movie experience. There are some films that should be seen on the big screen, however. I'm watching Ulzana's Raid right now on the 40" TV nd wondering what it looked like in Technicolor, back in the day.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
The government black helicopters are coming to take your middle class "wealth" from you.
Cobradriver wrote:
Hey, Chris. you anyone dropping trucks out of the back of a truck? the '99 Expy is getting a little tired. The road trip to Yellowstone this summer might be the retirement party.
Rob Dawg wrote:
No shipping. Bummer. I do love electronics pricing though...
Why be in any kind of hurry to purchase? It just gets better and better...
Chris
Outsider wrote:
yer not kidding. and where its stowed too. you can't muck about with the CoG of the plane.. As
Lisa Left Eye LopesAaliyah found out. overweight, unbalanced, tail heavy ( not HER... the charter plane that crashed ).Why be in any kind of hurry to purchase? It just gets better and better...
I'm thinking next Christmas for the 60" Samsung.
Dawg, what does price matter if you can't get the product? Fry's shows me both those TVs as unavailable.
Comrade Kristina wrote:
That;s why Health Savings Accounts are such a great thing. You can negotiate directly without involving the idiots at the insurance company.
Outsider wrote:
Weight equals amount of fuel used.
The teddy bear, being light weight, would make up for the difference.
Cobradriver wrote:
the rich thank you for your hard work, cobradriver
Outsider wrote:
Go ahead, make my day.
Beyond HDTV: UHDTV (Ultra High Def TV) - ITU Proposes Draft Standard: BigPictureBigSound
Hey CobraDriver - got the air-filter out while I was at it carb-cleaning.. Are those air-pumps that inflate tires AT HOME good enough to get the gung out of the air-filter ? or just buy a new one ? this is motorbikes.. they really gouge one on parts mannn.. so besides being very tightwaddish - I'm a COBRA too ( a different kind ) - what the up and down sides ?
Or Canned
HeatAir ?Outsider wrote:
I've had the Panasonic 50" Plasma for 5 years ($1800) so I'm waiting for a 60-72" slim LCD with comparable blacks to sell for 1200 or less. Deflationary hedonics. The Panasonic is a hell of a picture (and only 720p), but then I remember the 13" B&W with ghosts in rural Missouri and Oklahoma, back in the day. You might as well have played charades. I'm more about the sound experience and the surround sound downstairs is awesome.
yuan wrote:
From the article:
" He pays 15% tax on the fortune he made thanks to his investment fund – which puts him in the category of businessmen who pay lower tax rates than their own secretary."
I am so looking forward to how he is going to spin that in his campaign.
Rob Dawg wrote:
I refuse to pay new prices. I've been helping my Cousin in Sacramento come up with an affordable towing option for what he wants to do. After a bunch of emails he is sticking to his Tacoma and getting a small trailer. Insurance and purchase cost was going to kill him out there.
Then again I rode in a new 150 crew cab a few weeks ago and it was a nice truck. Maybe find a 1yr old one?
Chris
josap wrote:
YouTube - Ted Movie Trailer (Red Band)
Beyond HDTV: UHDTV (Ultra High Def TV) - ITU Proposes Draft Standard: BigPictureBigSound
Oooh. That's a few years off yet, can I wait?
Buying a TV is like trying to time a new iPad purchase - as soon as you get one, the new version comes out.
Cobradriver wrote:
Used prices are in a bubble, although I don't know about the 150. We were thinking of selling the youngest the Outback for his pilgrimage to Seattle and were shocked at the price a used Outback would fetch on the used market. Might as well buy new.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
You might as well have played charades.
I'm more about the sound experience and the surround sound downstairs is awesome.
For an aging population, that's definitely true. Speaker (sound?) systems.
steelhead wrote:
Eisenhower was a socialist, as is well known now a days. The Ei-bummer, he's currently called. And don't get me started on that commie Nixon and the trilateral commission.
just saw The best exotic marigold hotel
I enjoyed it
skk wrote:
Hie thee down the hill to Harbor Freight sir and be a real man. They have perfectly serviceable pancake type garage air compressors for $40.
skk wrote:
A can of carb cleaner with the plastic straws works wonders. You can then use the compressor to make sure the carbs are clean.
BTW,catching up...the clamp on the hose for the petcock is generic. Any type of hose clamp from a parts store will work.
The spring you lost is specific to the carb. Did you lose the one on top the diaphragm or the one on the needle?
A dealer should be able to get you one.
Chris
Outsider wrote:
My TV still has a Cathode ray tube.
$75 for an air filter - K&N brand ... NFW - is this like those gold plated cables that Best Buy try to rip you off with ?
My TV still has a Cathode ray tube.
Well, they do say NZ is 20 yrs. behind the times. Guess they were right.
steelhead wrote:
not to mention confiscation of illegal tax shelters and enforcement of tax fraud. the fact that we have periodic amnesties where billionaires are allowed to repatriate their tax fraud without serious penalty is a terrific example of what america stands for.
robj wrote:
I've been dragging the parents around looking for a new vehicle. Mom's used Grand Am is in a bubble and she can get a decent chunk of change for a 12 year old car with a paper trail of everything ever done to it.
Most obnoxious sighting of all the places we have been???
Why the hell is "VOLT" plastered in huge fucking letters down the sides of the new volt?
Chris
Spain may recapitalize Bankia with government debt: source
| Reuters
Can you say refunding operation? I thought you could.
tg: Today Nilsson day?
YouTube - Harry Nilsson - Think About Your Troubles (from The Point)
skk wrote:
Yes. Good call. K&N 20 maybe even 30 years ago offered some advantage in quality and performance and economy but these days it is all colored water.
What Year/Make/Model again Yam/FZ mumble mumble....?
'83 Suzuki GS1100-ES here.
Outsider wrote:
Martin-Logan electrostatics (the low-ends). Even I can hear some of the higher end, as long as it isn't in dog-whistle territory.
Outsider wrote:
On the plus side, I don't worry about anyone stealing it (it's really heavy).
Rajesh wrote:
It was a matter of time, although a bit like the last two minutes of a pro basketball playoff game.
Rob Dawg wrote:
But it's gotta fit right. Whatcha gonna do?
Cobradriver wrote:
Yup - pep boys recommended K&W Technician Grade and that's what I used - straw 'n' all - I bet Chad at Napa Auto parts would have told me to buy a new fuel-injected bike.
the one in the needle was the one that got lost.. BUTTTTT I found that spring btw so I'm good there - it was lying there very quietly - minding its own business.
thanks.. I'll get myself down to pep boys for the clamp then.. lets see if my home compressor makes a difference on the air filter - otherwise down the hill to the place recommended by RD it is !
Rob Dawg wrote:
Nice.. 2006 Yamaha FZ1.
The great thing about B&W tv's is you tend to not watch as much of it.
If I still had dial-up, a lot of my current time scarcity issues would disappear.
:bring back dial-up and 386s:
no .
skk wrote:
I wouldn't spend the coin on a KN filter. Like Rob said..marginal improvement.
Chris
no .
Oops. Thought I saw 2 Nilsson links there.
Must be time to unplug.
robj wrote:
My friend has a 12' screen for his whizz-bang JVC projector. Total system cost $10,000, but with a 10 year service life that works out to $2/hr of usage (10 hrs/week, 50 weeks/yr).
it's really freaking amazing, btw. Superior to theatres.
Comrade Troyski wrote:
Does that include replacement projection lamps? Those can kill you.
Comrade Troyski wrote:
that's crazy. i'm waiting for a really good, really cheap hmd designed for entertainment. they don't take up any space and they look cooool.
Memorial Day yard sale DVD finds. 90¢ to $1.74 each.
Spy Game, PACIFIC HEIGHTS, Twister, We Were Soldiers, Lost in Translation
Twin Peaks: Pilot Episode, 28 Days Later, The Aristocrats, Army of Darkness
Run Lola Run, Waiting for Guffman, Death to Smoochy, Being John Malkovich
The Rules of Attraction
Cobradriver wrote:
Okkk.. but looking at the picture in the manual 9 they seem to point to using the type of compressor you find in garages - so I'll pay them their 50 cents.. - that solves the air filter problem.. anyway.. off to see Moe of the PEP boys.
If it wasn't for the wife strict instructions - I'd stop off at Napa - which is just 1 block along.. to say "Hi" to Chad ( assuming he didn't get fired after the last contretemps ) - and share my tale of woe with him ending with ..
Sadly the wife stops me.. like she stopped me saying Kant in the proper german accent on my recent pressie.. Sigh.. but its the right thing to do.
Thanks RD, CobraDriver. laterz..
emergency hotdog wrote:
At first that was just a 17' calves finger slip.
I wonder about the limits of immersion. Is a 12 foot screen at 12 feet better than a 6 foot screen at 6 feet?
Rob Dawg wrote:
Holodeck will be next.
josap wrote:
Apple iMplant 1.0...
Now with RFID and GPS tracking!
And how much of a dent would that make? 20 percent at the best providing no capital flight?
The only way to dent the deficit is soak the middle class while trashing the dollar at the same time. Unless your expecting the growth fairy to sprinkle some massive growth on us.
Rob Dawg wrote:
gimme a hd hmd with 3d video and 3d audio with tons of high grade content made for the platform. i'll get back to you on the limits thing.
I have always avoided projection systems because of that, misalignments and blown lamps seem to make them very costly.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
Can't find the link, but I read recently that you could take 100% of income from the rich and still not fix the current deficit. The middle class is going to get nailed, no way around it.
josap wrote:
I saw a movie called "Air Racers" in 3d at the space center in Huntsville a couple of weeks ago.
Holy shit! There were times I was reaching out trying to touch the airplanes...
I went in as a huge skeptic of 3d and came out a believer.
Chris
On a global scale the middle class are the %1 lucky bastards so they deserve what they have coming to them right?
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
Feh!
If we raised marginal tax rates and allowed middle class wages to increase (INFLATION!!1!!!) the deficit would be easily contained.
The way in which americans run around screeching about a 15 trillion deficit as if we have to pay it off now is so utterly daft.
Bilderberg power masters meet in the US — RT
So in your view going over 100% debt to GDP is not a problem and will not be a drag on growth?
sm_landlord wrote:
You could not find the link because its absolutely absurd. WWII debt was payed off over a generation not in a year or two
sm_landlord wrote:
If, big if, they had a plan and would show us the plan. And the plan made sense, and they nailed everyone equally - fine.
But there is no plan and there is no will to have equal taxation.
They can't even remove the cap from FICA to fix social security. As simple as that is, they can't do it.
yuan wrote:
No, not the national debt, just the current deficit.
josap wrote:
They can't even remove the cap from FICA to fix social security. As simple as that is, they won't do it.
yuan wrote:
You misunderstand the problem. Not only are those expected to pay for it not given a say they are not seeing the benefits. These same people often run huge deficits but with a plan and a way to pay for it themselves.
steelhead wrote:
Part of that is the admission of failure required. Then it isn't insurance or retirement and it isn't a trust fund, it is a tax and an entitlement scheme.
Both parties have been spending like drunken sailors on liberty and charging it on their children's and grand kids tab. I got a problem with that.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
In a capitalist democracy DEBT IS FIAT.
Rob Dawg wrote:
How much is your net worth especially when you live in CA and own multiple residences. I think you could pay more in taxes to benefit the general welfare of your fellow human compatriots.
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steelhead wrote:
What does living in CA have to do with it?
Then it get's re-classed as welfare and dismantled. Bug not feature.
As soon as you start means testing, or making people pay into the system that they will not be able to draw from, it becomes very easy to do.
Rob Dawg wrote:
Well, it isn't insurance or retirement or a trust fund if they can move the markers any time they want to.
And people see it as a tax because you have no opt out in paying into the retirement trust. You are forced to pay and then told you won't get the retirement you "paid for".
It may well be a complicated system. However it was not presented that way to the people they taxed that expect payment later.
And they already said it is a failure - it will fail. You won't get your retirement or get it when you are older and older. So why not take the simple way and fix it?
I think that was a real smile.
Kauai_Kahuna wrote:
The democrats certainly played a role in deregulation and the protection of business criminality but to state that the democrats have equal role in our deficit is simply false. The deficit is largely a republican construct.
your comment above about the middle class got both
Rob Dawg wrote:
Straw man with a dose of Ad hominem.
It's amazing that when taxes need to be raised the rich say that there aren't enough of
the rich to matter. No problems gutting domestic jobs and therefore the funding for the
safety net, but mention raising taxes on the wealthy and they scream bloody murder.
The wealth pyramid.
sm_landlord wrote:
The current account deficit is the real problem. But we cannot touch that can we, that might diminish the wealth and profits of our job exporting corporate citizens.
steelhead wrote:
ahh... we call that "the standard" at the hcn bar.
Rob Dawg wrote:
That's what will kill the energy bull market/scarcity. Anybody who ignores the disruptive trend towards immersive virtual living doesn't want to look.
josap wrote:
bah.
pay attention to who is telling people this and you will find an oligarch or one of their whores.
defined benefit insurance has done a far better job of promoting financial stability that any of the innovations the casino class has foisted on innumerate middle class dopes.
yuan wrote:
Agree. But wasn't that how social security was presented to the voters?
You pay in all your working life and then get a check in retirement (the security part).
yuan wrote:
Actually, I think the biggest problem is private debt. J6P's savings rate dipped again this year. It's ludicrous for J6P to be living on credit cards at 17% or whatever - it's like another tax that fattens the banks instead of the government.
sm_landlord wrote:
Remember when credit card interest was tax deductable?
Give them a deal, get them hooked, then pull the rug out from under.
josap wrote:
Please show me the math that say this is not how it still works. Republicans have been stating that social security will got bust in 20 years for the past 50 years.
Why is J6P living off credit ? Could lower wages through "Free Trade" agreements
have anything to do with it ?
Rob Dawg wrote:
The planet may possess the most powerful invisible hand of all.
yuan wrote:
Agree. and so far it still works. And so far they keep trying to scare people to death about any possiblity of retirement.
Just the way it is. They must get votes or FICA increases or something out of scaring people.
sm_landlord wrote:
Well, it is. Ignoring reality (i.e. that the private sector should not be in deficit in a balance sheet recession) is never smart.
Private Sector Surplus or Net Saving = Government Deficit + Current Account Balance
Regarding K&N airfilters. My experience is better with my 2004 Nissan Frontier bought new. I put a K&N on it a few years ago. The mileage is 2 mpg better, it has more power, and is much smoother at slow speeds in first or second gear. It was definately worth the $. So whether it is worth buying may depend on type of vehicle.
sporkfed wrote:
Maybe. But regardless of level of income, private citizens have borrowed too much.
Do I have to caveat income levels less than 1M/yr?
There's a reason that banks are advertising deal with up to 3% cash back. The fees on debit cards are now regulated, so the banks would prefer that you use credit cards instead of debit cards, the cash back is a kick back from the fees that they charge the merchants, plus they have the possibility of interest if the consumer doesn't pay off the balance immediately.
Merchants are beginning to push back on the level of charges that the credit processors. When the Fed Reserve proposed rules for debit card charges, the banks of course objected but merchant community spoke up in favor of lower fees.
I went bowling a month ago: 11 games, four soft drinks, one hot dog, one chef salad, 2 adult shoes, 2 kids': $158.
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And how much of a dent would that make? 20 percent at the best providing no capital flight?
The only way to dent the deficit is soak the middle class while trashing the dollar at the same time. Unless your expecting the growth fairy to sprinkle some massive growth on us."
And that's why we should only tax/slash benefits for the middle class cause forcing upper incomes to pay anything at all for saving their asses via tarp, bank recapilizations, purchase of MBS, FHA to offload shoddy mortgages from the banks isn't gonna make a difference anyways
I continue to be amazed how well the average American falls for the Socialism is bad (well except for big MIC welfare, big farm welfare, big pharmacy welfare etc....)
sm_landlord wrote:
Our current account deficit, on the other hand, has been bleeding this nation of jobs for an entire generation.
I won't go to some theaters because the sound isn't loud enough.
RE wrote:
Well, I would ignore this:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KRUnKh1xSw8/T8Jljr8WPdI/AAAAAAAAG3k/_BvJNwuFm98/image%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800
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sdtfs wrote:
And paying off debt with 17% interest (or 6% or whatever) looks alot better than saving at 1%.
Paying off the house looks better than having a mortgage you can't pay at retirement.
Take away the inflated debt for housing and the picture looks much better.
Had Greenspan kept rates higher total indebtedness would be lower.
sporkfed wrote:
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
That's insane. But much cheaper than a ball game of any sport.
About time. No reason not to charge by the pound if they do it for luggage.
yuan wrote:
Having a reserve currency implies running large and persistent current account deficits so that other countries can accumulate the assets to hold as reserves. It was less noticeable when the U.S. economy was a larger fraction of the world economy.
A country issuing a reserve currency has lower interest rate and higher unemployment. Right now that is not a blessing to the U.S.
tg wrote:
I notice if you reflect a bit on the findings, the smiles are all real, but they express different emotions and not merely pleasure.
Rajesh wrote:
China may be wanting to fix our problem.
adornosghost wrote:
It's undeniable trend not an event. I guarantee that an immersible, connected device will run solely on solar energy within the next 10 to 20 years at the very latest.
Can't get better drugs. Why go anywhere?
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
FD: I weigh under 100 lbs.
So I say Yes, Yes, Yes.
And I can pack light.
not sure. Is an affect real? or a learned response to hide a true emotion
Who's the leader of the pack that's made for you and me?
DEF-LAT-ION.
Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse.
Forever let us raise our banner high!
Rajesh wrote:
Confusing correlation with causation. Being a reserve currency does not mean that one has to tolerate currency manipulation. See switzerland.
josap wrote:
I have a feeling that we will see regime change in china before we see it in the USA.
This could be interesting
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josap wrote:
Astros upper deck are $5, but there aren't enough ushers to guard the field boxes. Admittedly, I go ahead and buy one or two $10 beers. They got rid of the 10 games for $20 promotion they've run the last 3 years, unfortunately. I'd give tickets to co-workers or throw them away if I couldn't go.
RE wrote:
Maybe, but will it scale to any usefulness?
I doubt it. Just like fusion- always 20 years away, no matter where you enter.
Like the speed of light.
I hang with energy people--- it is not on any of their horizons, but I'm open.
josap wrote:
edit: misread you here
regarding housing at retirement: two of my friends bought a house here in dfw two years ago. they told me that their monthly payments have gone up about $150/mo. because of tax increases over those 2 years. my brain slowly did the math on that as i slurped down another beer.
WHAT! this house cost <200K! $75/mo per year? you don't get "property tax protection" (tx supposedly freezes property taxes when you turn 65) for like 30 years. well, i guess you have the freedom to pick up and move when the taxes get too high.
i never used to get worked up over taxes, then i started house hunting...
tg wrote:
The researchers claimed the frustration smile only appeared after the surprise of having the info deleted after the submit button was clicked, implying it was a natural reaction. It may still be a learned response, but their interpretation argues for an innate one. Hiding the true emotion is less likely, since there were no humans to hide the response from, but a still a possibility.
emergency hotdog wrote:
900' from my house,taxes would almost double for the exact same property.
It's worth the small amount it adds to my commute...
Chris
maybe
josap wrote:
Probably nothing, although we did go to a local theater to see a movie about a sushi chef in Tokyo. Interesting, though you can't use the phrase "well-done" about sushi.
Anon2 wrote:
thanks for the data and with your profile showing n years registration, and a few 100 comments, thats not in the category of.. well since its not in the category its not worth mentioning that category.
Thanks. noted.
tg wrote:
Can you tell which smile is real?
tg wrote:
On the Net?
josap wrote:
There are quite a few good movies being made, you just need to look outside the US...
the shadow knows... and it's growing stronger
Indeed.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
It is a rare medium that is well done.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Off to watch the game for a bit.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
My wife is "dreaming" about seeing it.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
you claim to be able to grok :
so you would know. or is it you only see blood-thirstiness and not good nature ( == smiling ) ( even fake good nature ) - on the Net of course.
robj wrote:
Our 10 game mini package is $230.00 per person.
Comrade Kristina wrote:
Inquiring minds want to know:
Why it is vital to close the 'hedging' exemption in the Volcker rule: a simple explanation | MyFDL
sdtfs wrote:
did you read about the errrr rather privates party done in Japan recently ? my wife would absolutely forbid me talking about it so I can only allude, go nudge nudge wink wink.. Several things suggest some scepticism is in order here - it was in the Daily Mail - the man's first name was Mao... Mao.. in Japan ? Nahhhhhh.. but still check it out.
skk wrote:
The subject was facial expressions.
"The most bloodthirsty people I've ever come across inhabit comment boxes on blogs."
It's the same people you run into daily, with the mask of social etiquette removed.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
ahh so you can figure out actual GBH but not cues of good nature ( false or otherwise ). Fair enough. I stand corrected.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Anger?
Former GOP Senator Slams Republicans For Refusing To Compromise On Taxes | TPMDC
Yeah, there's probably some large male resistance...
poic wrote:
I suppose for a lot of people posting on a blog is equivalent to having five or six stiff drinks - in terms of displaying their real personalities.
skk wrote:
Sorry, I have an acronym disability.
Poic wrote:
"It's the same people you run into daily, with the mask of social etiquette removed."
"Fred Thompson, Speech before the Commonwealth Club of California"
"After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood."
You also have a sarcasm disability.
Rickkk wrote:
adornosghost wrote:
Its usefulness stems from being networked to the outside. The immersion from the device being attached to your senses in increasingly sophisticated ways. Gaming and porn are at the forefront of this with the military close by.
The device likely doesn't even have to be terribly sophisticated (i.e. not a big energy footprint) as it mainly manages connectivity//bandwidth. It's a dangerous but very real development IMO. iPad on steroids.
volker the viking wrote:
did you see that splendid link from Jonathan ( of HCN fame ) - on the origin of the Bilderberg ? let me give it another shout out :
Who pulls the strings? (part 3) | Books | guardian.co.uk
Who pulls the strings? | Books | The Guardian
and
Who pulls the strings? (part 2) | Books | guardian.co.uk
yeah yeah I'm trying to raise its page rank
1 currency now -yogi wrote:
Maybe so. And you? Do you have disabilities? Probably your extraordinary generosity, nobility of character and colossal intellect which predisposes you not to suffer fools gladly.
skk wrote"
so you can figure out actual GBH
Sorry, I have an acronym disability.
Or GHB, nuff said.
If you get the expensive spark plugs with multiple ground electrodes you get more power and gas mileage.
Lobbyist Ben Dover wrote:
And a brighter smile.
adornosghost wrote:
Simpson "served" back in the days when Republicans knew their place.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
I like this - but enough about me, lets talk about YOU..approach..
supposed to work well at dates too no ? perhaps these ladies will like your approach pavel..
YouTube - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party for Everybody (Eurovision 2012 - Russia)
there's some great sing-a-long lines here ..
And the crowd goes wild.. No really.. AMAZING.. mind you fairs fair. the Brits put up the HUMP - 76 year old Engelbert Humperdinck.. for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Greece’s exit from euro would close other doors - The Globe and Mail
Sunday, May. 27, 2012 7:42PM EDT
"....one fear is that the Greeks could decide to vote in an anti-austerity government on June 17 that may then decide to renege on the terms of the multibillion-euro bailout that has been keeping the country afloat. Greece could be then forced into a messy exit from the euro bloc. It would then have no choice but to start printing its own currency — the drachma — to pay its way.
According to the Greek think-tank Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research, such a move would hit the Greek people hard — and quickly. The new drachma would lose half or more of its value relative to the euro. This would drive up inflation and sap the purchasing power of the average Greek. At the same time, the country’s economic output would drop, putting more people out of work where one in five is already unemployed. The prices of imported goods would skyrocket, putting them out of reach for many..."
The rock and the hard place.
skk wrote:
You're so noble.
Lobbyist Ben Dover wrote:
You know better but the number of people who fall for it...
Chris
pavel.chichikov wrote:
Sounds about right.
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"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Saint Augustine
Cobradriver wrote:
The power of advertising.
pavel.chichikov wrote:
but enough about me. lets talk about you..
Ahh poetry..
It drives the crowd wild, no really it DOES.. I'm not making the shit up - I watched it yesterday - its a phenom - goes to the good-naturedness of humanity IMO.
Rickkk wrote:
Wait, isn't that the common prescription to solve a country's problems?
"Cobradriver wrote on Sun, 5/27/2012 - 6:03 pm (in reply to...)
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Lobbyist Ben Dover wrote:
If you get the expensive spark plugs with multiple ground electrodes you get more power and gas mileage.
You know better but the number of people who fall for it...
Chris"
Is that like buying the hdmi cables with gold connectors so you don't lose any data?
poic wrote:
Speaker wires as well.
Simon Johnson: The End of the Euro: A Survivor's Guide
05/27/2012 5:56 pm
"In every economic crisis there comes a moment of clarity. In Europe soon, millions of people will wake up to realize that the euro-as-we-know-it is gone. Economic chaos awaits them.
To understand why, first strip away your illusions. Europe's crisis to date is a series of supposedly "decisive" turning points that each turned out to be just another step down a steep hill. Greece's upcoming election on June 17 is another such moment. While the so-called "pro-bailout" forces may prevail in terms of parliamentary seats, some form of new currency will soon flood the streets of Athens. It is already nearly impossible to save Greek membership in the euro area: depositors flee banks, taxpayers delay tax payments, and companies postpone paying their suppliers -- either because they can't pay or because they expect soon to be able to pay in cheap drachma"
Simon Johnson (economist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"From March 2007 through the end of August 2008, he was Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund.[5]"
poic wrote:
I stumbled across an "high end electronics" site a while back.
Some of the snake oil getting sold was unfuckinbelievable.
I'm in the wrong business...
Chris
Something Niall Ferguson likes to point out when people think this is "contained" to Europe.
Creditanstalt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Being very successful, it became the largest bank of Austria-Hungary. It declared bankruptcy on May 11, 1931. It has been said that this event resulted in a global financial crisis and ultimately the bank failures of the Great Depression
Rickkk wrote:
if i was living in greece right now i would go full-
and start stocking up on essentials yesterday. i'm trying to imagine the predicament of a lower-middle class working person with a little bit saved up. shitty situation.
Agreed.
emergency hotdog wrote:
How about having your pension tied up in Euros that are suddenly replaced 1-to-1 with Drachmas?
WAR PIGS – THE FALL OF A GLOBAL EMPIRE « The Burning Platform
and before people take mr peston of the Beeb as in the same category as our Ambrosia ( on matters IMF ) - here's a - well read it yerselves :
The disarming charm of Christine Lagarde - Telegraph
Me. I think she's a total shit - a disgrace to humanity - fit only for Prisoner Cell Block H - the Aussie series - I'll watch her machinations there.
emergency hotdog wrote:
Wonder if there's a record of how many are accessing that Argentinian blog.
charles hugh smith-U.S.A. 2012: Is This What We've Become?
yuan wrote:
"The Arabs have taken billions of dollars OUT of this country, and now they must put it back!" -- some movie
josap wrote:
a) social security isn't broken
b) if people want more SS benefits at the end they should pay higher taxes as they go.
Raising the cap makes some sense to adjust for the fact that high wage earners live longer in retirement compared to poorer. But their capped FICA payees already get less % payout than lower people on the totem pole.
skk wrote:
Agreed. Sadly, she carries humanity back against much of the progress we|some have made in the past 500 years.
Interesting couple - he was fired as economics professor from UPenn for being a critic of child labor and for standing up against big business - in 1915. They became homesteaders in Maine after that - hippy forerunners.
"Wish the bankers would find useful occupations for themselves and leave the economy alone."
YouTube - Living The Good Life with Helen and Scott Nearing (Bullfrog Films clip)
(Granted, I believe he was a Marxist)
Comrade Troyski wrote:
An interesting thesis. Got any data?
CODE RED!!!!
Unproductive comment.
"TJ and The Bear wrote on Sun, 5/27/2012 - 6:16 pm (in reply to...)
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emergency hotdog wrote:
i'm trying to imagine the predicament of a lower-middle class working person with a little bit saved up
How about having your pension tied up in Euros that are suddenly replaced 1-to-1 with Drachmas?"
Spoke to a friend from Serbia about what that was like.
One day the banks are open, the next day they're closed.
When they finally reopen you get the option of 30% of your life savings back immediately, or all of it a few decades later.
I believe Code Red is apt in this case, regarding their politics.
Fine line between self-sustainability and communism, not quite sure where it is.
"HomeGnome wrote on Sun, 5/27/2012 - 6:44 pm (in reply to...)
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CODE RED!!!!
Unproductive comment."
poic wrote:
And this part's a lie.
Thx poic - we gotta stick together.
Icon for Gnome
TJ, atleast the 30% was true
//whew!!
Worth remembering that S Johnson is a Brit who never has tired of ridiculing Europe/Euro.
Any
this weekend HG?
I got in a couple of good rides plus a real retarded looking wipeout at the end today.
Rajesh wrote:
Actually, here in Houston, we have some of these places, and they are excellent. Decent bar-style food, order at your seat, slightly more lighting than normal. Flat floor with a high screen.
purple wrote:
"Worth remembering that S Johnson is a Brit who never has tired of ridiculing Europe/Euro."
The Quiet Coup - Magazine - The Atlantic
"The crash has laid bare many unpleasant truths about the United States. One of the most alarming, says a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is that the finance industry has effectively captured our government—a state of affairs that more typically describes emerging markets, and is at the center of many emerging-market crises. If the IMF’s staff could speak freely about the U.S., it would tell us what it tells all countries in this situation: recovery will fail unless we break the financial oligarchy that is blocking essential reform. And if we are to prevent a true depression, we’re running out of time...
The great wealth that the financial sector created and concentrated gave bankers enormous political weight—a weight not seen in the U.S. since the era of J.P. Morgan (the man). In that period, the banking panic of 1907 could be stopped only by coordination among private-sector bankers: no government entity was able to offer an effective response. But that first age of banking oligarchs came to an end with the passage of significant banking regulation in response to the Great Depression; the reemergence of an American financial oligarchy is quite recent.,,"
poic wrote:
That's a pretty fast cook. Usually takes about 8 minutes just to cook the pasta.
poic wrote:
Pictures, video?
Mise en place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mise en place nothing - these people have personal chefs.
"Boiled lobster and cabernet filet mignon in 5 minutes"
"Lamb roast with port wine sauce and black forest cake in 5 minutes"
"Grilled rack of lamb with pinot noir marinade and New York cheesecake in 5 minutes"
Either they're lying, or I want to be married to their wives.
Hannibal Lecter: "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. "
Outsider wrote:
you're a Mormon?
you're a Mormon?
I could be for the right menu.
"TJ and The Bear wrote on Sun, 5/27/2012 - 6:56 pm (in reply to...)
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poic wrote:
plus a real retarded looking wipeout
Pictures, video?"
Lol, no
I turned in too tight on a gravelly turn. Kaboom on ground
Mormons have a point. It takes about 5 women to take care of one man. Just picking up the socks is a full time job.
:ducking out:
:bloated belly:
I'm repaying mrs. Poic by stripping the paint off a used pergola we bought off craigslist.
Outsider wrote:
there was a great article in slate on :
How to cook onions: Why recipe writers lie and lie about how long they take to caramelize. - Slate Magazine
I agree. I've tried to make Rogan gosh properly in the past.. it takes quite some doing to get the onions just right.. NOT LIKE THIS:
Perhaps antipodes can confirm or disagree ( on this ) and the general aspect on cooking times..
picosec wrote:
Life expectancy falling in some U.S. counties; gains holding in Oregon and Washington | OregonLive.com
Greece warned of public finances collapse - CNN.com
"Athens bankers estimate that more than €3bn of cash withdrawn since the May 6 election has been stashed in safe-deposit boxes and under mattresses in case the country is forced to readopt the drachma.
The looming cash crunch was revealed on Sunday in an eight-point document published by the Greek newspaper To Vima. A senior government official confirmed its accuracy, adding that Mr Papademos gave the document to President Karolos Papoulias, who discussed it with political party leaders as part of a failed attempt to form a national unity government.
"The state will face considerable difficulty covering its expenses in June," the document said.
Transfers to the health ministry to pay debts owed to hospital suppliers and pharmacies have been temporarily suspended, obliging patients to pay the full cost of prescription drugs for the first time."
I meant I was eating in 5 minutes, not 5 minutes to eat the pasta
Inventory is picking up here, 972 listings county wide, 211 priced at $1MM and up. Even with a lot of the demand for high end homes coming from out of the area that's a lot of $1MM plus homes for sale.
The Daily Advance
Sunday, May 27, 2012
"Once upon a time, this fairy tale tells us, America was a land of lazy managers and slacker workers. Productivity languished, and American industry was fading away in the face of foreign competition.
Then square-jawed, tough-minded buyout kings like Mitt Romney and the fictional Gordon Gekko came to the rescue, imposing financial and work discipline. Sure, some people didn’t like it, and, sure, they made a lot of money for themselves along the way. But the result was a great economic revival, whose benefits trickled down to everyone.
You can see why Wall Street likes this story. But none of it — except the bit about the Gekkos and the Romneys making lots of money — is true....
Think about where we are right now, in the fifth year of a slump brought on by irresponsible bankers. The bankers themselves have been bailed out, but the rest of the nation continues to suffer terribly, with long-term unemployment still at levels not seen since the Great Depression, with a whole cohort of young Americans graduating into an abysmal job market."
skk wrote:
It depends on the heat output of the stove. Restaurant stoves crank out quite a bit more heat per burner than the average stove in the home kitchen.
poic wrote:
Yum!
In Belgium, steak tartare is served with fries. A variation of steak tartare, used normally as a sandwich spread, is known as “filet américain”
Naked Man Shot by Miami Police After Eating Other Man's Face - Miami News - Riptide 2.0
Well, just to show you how cozened some folks are:
I went from the Royal Wedding to a prison cell in Los Angeles: Camilla's neice tells of terrifying ordeal at the hands of US justice - over minor driving offence | Mail Online
Blah linked by skk in the middle of the night. She just wanted her banker pass.
Oh, my, those nasty Americans with their hard laws.
I want my mummy.
Someday this war's gonna end...
Miami is indeed weird.
No kidding.
Eat your hearts out, Californians.
We've taken care of the faces.
Antipodes wrote:
but as the writer of the article says - go too fast and you get
I must get my science of cooking book out..
We used to swear by him 25 years ago.. do you use/think like that/ use other books like that ?
btw, why do they do that to onions on bagels in the USA ? I've always just dismissed it - o must be traditional - but now come to think of it - Bagels is Jewish food right ? do they burn onions in Jewish cuisine ? hard to credit..
Ideas ?
skk wrote:
Not in my experience.
I've heard of loosing face, but that is a little extreme.
skk wrote:
Harold McGee? Absolutely. I've got a couple of his books on the shelf. They are excellent references.
Stand-by, I'll consult my cooking reference...
edit: Ok, Ruhlman's 20 says, get this, from a few hours, to as many as 5 if you keep the heat very low.
Great book. Recommended.
"Analyst Vangelis Agapitos estimates that inflation under the new drachma would quickly reach 40 to 50 per cent to catch up with the fall in the new currency’s value. This would make everything much more expensive. To stop the falling value of the drachma, interest rates would have to be increased to as high as 30 to 40 per cent. People will then be unable to pay off their loans and mortgages and the country’s banks would have to be nationalized to stop them from going under."
Greece’s exit from euro would close other doors - The Globe and Mail
Souvlaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer"
Rickkk wrote:
SNB’s Jordan Says Capital Controls Among Possible Moves - Businessweek
Swiss National Bank (SNBN) President Thomas Jordan said controls on capital inflows are among measures being considered by a government-led panel to stop the franc from strengthening if the euro-area debt crisis escalated.
“The working group focuses mainly on instruments to combat the franc strength based on a joint approach of the government and the central bank,” Jordan told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper in an interview published yesterday. “We also need to be prepared for the possibility of the currency union collapsing, even though I don’t expect it.” SNB spokesman Walter Meier confirmed Jordan’s remarks to the newspaper.
Any capital controls would follow the SNB’s efforts to stem franc gains by purchasing euros in the 15 months through June 2010. As the euro crisis worsened last year, prompting investors to pile into the franc, Swiss policy makers imposed a ceiling of 1.20 versus the euro to protect the economy.
“Still, we can’t manipulate our currency indiscriminately,” Jordan said, according to the newspaper. “That would be fatal and counter-productive in an even worse crisis situation. The minimum exchange rate needs to be legitimized. The current minimum exchange rate is realistic.”
The SNB will continue to defend its minimum exchange rate “with the utmost determination even under the most difficult conditions,” he said. Asked whether the central bank is purchasing euros to weaken the franc, Jordan said, “we never give details about our activities in the market.”
Citizen AllenM wrote:
Aye.. I had nightmares keeipng me up about quite a few of the acts on the Eurovision song contest - too many truly dreadful ones to mention. Jedward from Ireland was quite a milestone though - here why should I be the only one to suffer :
YouTube - Jedward - Waterline - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 1
Now this is the yerp we liked - some vague sense of unity.. but everybody acting the fool - Jeux Sans Frontières was a great regular -
Hey, did we ever spend any time discussing the Indian guy who said the financial world would collapse in 1990?
Published a couple of years before that?
Maybe it did, and we have just been dealing with zombie banks since then.
Some of it involved bubble real estate too. Overpaying people with big mtges. . . .
Jonathan wrote:
I can second that recommendation. The French Onion Soup in Ruhlman's 20 is mouthwatering.
Ruhlman's Ratio is also quite good.
You can add a bit of baking soda to the pan with the onions to cook them a bit faster. If I've got the time, I'll wait and let the onions caramelise over a low heat.
The Food Lab: A Better Way to Caramelize Onions (Plus, French Onion Dip!) | Serious Eats
The markets seem to be risk on tonight because instead of the dangerous leftist party that want to renegotiate the bail out and stay in the Euro, Greeks seem to be embracing the familiar center-right party that wants to renegotiate the bail out and stay in the Euro.
That's what makes Democracy great, having a choice of which politician is going to sell you down the river!
Antipodes wrote:
And cover the pan initially, to get them up to heat a bit quicker. But yes, no substitute for patience.
And making up batches of onions prior.
Olive oil price dip adds to European woes - FT.com
Spain, Italy and Greece, already fighting a financial and economic crisis, are now facing an oil crisis. Olive oil, that is.
The price of the Mediterranean diet staple has plunged to a 10-year low as domestic consumption in the top producing southern European countries has fallen because of the economic crisis. That fall has coincided with a bumper olive crop in Spain, the biggest grower, creating a glut that has forced the EU to intervene to reduce the surplus amid worries about rural incomes.
We need a :chickenlittle: icon.
I once had an office that represented a theatre chain.
It's true; usually they make no money on the film.
lawyerliz wrote:
Badly.
But what will Greece export, realistically?
lawyerliz wrote:
That would certainly explain $10 buckets of buttered popcorn.
Just how are Spain and Greece going to purchase petroleum?