Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-30-2007, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,111
Re: Career Question- State School vs. Big Private
First, are you sure you want to do chemE? That was my major, and honestly, I thought the chemE classes were the most boring of all the classes I took in undergrad. I'm happy that the engineering...
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Forum: EDF
11-09-2007, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 1,389
Re: Ask a frenchman
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Generally speaking, do the French disdain or admire the US?
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Both, depending on the mattern.
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Forum: EDF
11-08-2007, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 133
Views: 1,389
Re: Ask a frenchman
Generally speaking, do the French disdain or admire the US? Same question, but for Germany?
Has the French perception of the US changed significantly from the pre-Bush years to the present?
I...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-30-2007, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 143
Views: 1,081
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-30-2007, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 143
Views: 1,081
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-10-2007, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 70
Re: sf bay area building costs per sq ft
Funny you should ask. I got quoted two days ago from a competent real estate agent at 400 per sq. ft. for a house on the peninsula with a reputable builder and reasonably upgraded building material....
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-05-2007, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 365
Re: Watches
To be clearer... for men's watches, I think there are distinct differences in terms of the aesthetic quality of $500 vs. $1500 vs. $5k vs. $15k watches. Why isn't there a watchmaker who makes a...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-05-2007, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 365
Re: Watches
I don't know if the prices of these watches vary based on the price of precious metals or exchange rates (as these are hand-made in Germany). About two years ago, the particular versions of these...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
10-04-2007, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 365
Re: Watches
I vote for the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control, silver, with a black, leather band. The only other watch which I like better (but out of this price range) is the A.Lange & Sohne 1815:
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Forum: EDF
10-04-2007, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 150
Re: podcasts
The World Affairs Council of Northern California. The podcasts contain great material about global issues presented by experts in their fields. The two best that I've heard were talks regarding the...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
09-25-2007, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 195
Re: Another floor decision
The dealer should have announced the kill; it was therefore a dealer mistake too. But I agree that despite the dealer error, Marcus should have been paying more attention, and the pot should have...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-15-2007, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 111
Re: Bay101 mid-limit action during the tourney?
I went down around 6pm-ish for 2 hrs (after calling in an hour or so beforehand) and didn't get a seat (and still wasn't close to getting one). But maybe that's because I was on the 40 list (haven't...
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Forum: High Stakes
02-20-2007, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 73
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Forum: Other Other Topics
01-05-2007, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 250
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-05-2006, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 154
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-05-2006, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 154
Re: Vegas No Limit Games!
"Bring a sweatshirt, though, because the room is colder than my ex-wife."
Haha. You sound like the ESPN poker commentator...
It sounds like Rio is the place to be. Is 25-50 spread everyday? ...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
07-05-2006, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 154
Vegas No Limit Games!
Anyone know what the Vegas no limit scene looks like right now during the WSOP? I'm wondering:
1. What big games, where, and with what frequency are the bigger NLHE games being spread (10/20 and...
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Forum: MTT Strategy
03-11-2006, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 43
NL MTT, QQ, 2nd Hand
I'm not a tourney player; my regular game is NLHE, cash.
But I just tried entering an online tourney... and I got confused as soon as I started playing.
Ok, 3k in tournament chips, 20-40 blinds. ...
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Forum: High Stakes
02-25-2006, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 145
EWSOP
I haven't found a good way to get large sums to Europe. You get the worst exchange rate for exchanging cash from dollar to Euro. Also, European banks will only exchange so much $$$ for you, so if...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-09-2006, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 100
Re: Questions about Germany
"I hope you´re kidding. French only speak French and even have a law that prohibits the use of english terms in public."
The French don't actually abide by that law. And whether the French choose...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-09-2006, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 100
Re: Questions about Germany
"Most Germans speak surprisingly good English. Whether they admit it or not and/or whether they are willing to try to speak it is a different thing."
Substitute "Frenchmen" for "Germans" in your...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-08-2006, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 100
Re: Questions about Germany
"I think there is plenty of PLHE in Britain and Ireland. This is not real differnt from NLHE as a cash game."
Right, my post above should read NL/PL-HE for all of the games mentioned. London only...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-08-2006, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 100
Re: Questions about Germany
CC, I didn't mean to offend. I think Americans are much worse when it comes to foreign languages/cultures than Germans. But for a country which mandates English classes in middle/high school,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-08-2006, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 100
Re: Questions about Germany
"I am considering moving to Germany in the next 6 months for roughly a year or so."
You should come before the World Cup in June.
"...the unemployment rate is so high in Germany..."
It is,...
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