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So as some of you probably know, Kate Upton did a photo shoot in Zero G with Sports Illustrated. My step-uncle is a co-founder and flight director for Zero G and was on the flight.

http://www.today.com/entertainment/ka...gravity-sports-illustrated-2D12124620

My cousin shared this on facebook. If you watch the video you can see my uncle about 53 seconds in with headphones on.

I remember someone had posted here before about Zero G flights, and I know you all like Kate Upton, so I thought I would share.

So.....my uncle just gave this to the world....Kate Upton Zero G pictures....it is hard to live up to the greatness in my family LOL

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I looked through the posted hands when bored and away from home. Nothing is on TV. I had nothing else to do....so I trolled. Yep, I made a long post and I did my best not to make it too obvious of a troll.

Dammit, I get called out on it.

A couple of days later? EVERYONE is trolling in the hand posting section.

Yeah, I'm cool.


On a non-trolling / serious note: I just flew back from Bismarck, North Dakota. It's a quaint place. Everyone seems to be friendly, the landscape is pretty, and it is easy to get around. I met with the company vice president, controller, assistant controller and payroll manager. They were all pretty awesome and I could see myself really enjoying working with them. The company builds and provides maintenance for power plants, pipelines and other industrial type construction. I would be working in payroll.

The downsides to Bismark are that, while it is a city (sort of) and is the second highest populated place in the state, it is only about 100k people. It doesn't feel like it - it does not have the small town feel, but certainly does not feel like a city. The weather is cold. I found it chilly when there (around 40 degrees F) but I am told that the winters get really windy and lots of snow. I could expect, with the wind chill, 10-30 degrees F below 0.

I can deal with that. The craziest part? It is the housing situation. IN the entire city, there are something like 4 or 5 houses available for sale (at least that was what I was told by realtor) and just about every apartment I contacted was full and had waiting list. Of the apartments that were available, I am looking at rents of $1k+ for small one bedroom units.
I was able to find a place - brand new construction - that had a decent 2 br for $1160 a month - practically a steal price wise and for the quality. The problem is that wages haven't quite caught up to the rent. Now, even though there is virtually no unemployment and every place of business has a help wanted / now hiring sign up, it is still difficult to afford rent. I could get a decent place in LA for what I would have to pay in Bismarck, but I would make more money in LA. McDonald's is starting people at 15 an hour part time, and something like 12.50-15 full time, with a $500 bonus, but even on wages like that, how could someone afford $1k for a rent?

I have figured that I will pay ~ 14k in rent a year, but before taxes, that accounts for about 19k of my salary. I am expecting to earn a first year salary in the mid to high 40s. That is insane, about half of my salary will go to rent!

Got some estimates on shipping my belongings up there, as well. That will cost ~ 4.3k plus I have to find a way to get my car up there (i am not driving it 1.5k miles). the simple solution is to sell everything and replace it when arriving (if that is what I choose), because that would be more cost effective. I have a nice car, but it is getting older and up there in miles, so it is also replaceable.

My step dad thinks that, no matter what, I should go to North Dakota. I feel like he is serious, but there is a chance he, too, is trolling. What a sick troll that would be. My mom thinks I should chase the money. My father thinks I should chase the money.

The job and the people I would work for in ND are certainly better, no doubt. The cost of living is ridiculous, mainly because of the rent. That is what is causing me trouble at the moment, because even though Wilmington, NC pays quite a bit less, I would have a larger discretionary income, with much better weather.

ultimately, i want to choose what will be better for me down the road. the job in bismarck, ND offers that, but because of the high costs, i will likely struggle financially for the next couple of years while earning raises. i do not think the company is going to blow me away with their offer by throwing way more money at me.

someone made the point that, in wilmington, i could always look for another job. this is a good point. in ND, i would need to be committed to that job for at least 3 to 5 years. in wilmington, i would leave in 1 year if i found better.

i am supposed to receive an offer either monday or tuesday. a person i trust said to make sure i get details on certain perks, like the offer for them to pay for my masters degree, so that i do not get stuck agreeing to something where i wouldnt be eligible for raises while in the degree program, or if i leave the company before so much time, i have to repay the costs of my masters.

he also suggested i investigate the target bonus size and raise size, as i might start out at X but get a significant bump in each pay raise (eligible for a raise every 6 months).


Time to make the tough decision; I get my offer Monday. I have to decide by Wednesday (for either job) as I would need to move next weekend or just after.


Also, special thanks to BigRedHoss

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I currently live in North Carolina in a small hick town in the middle of nowhere. It has high poverty and no opportunity. Lots of drug related crime and government corruption. It has a few charms, but I am not here to discuss this. I work at a community college and had been the fiscal manager for a non profit. The pay here sucks, so I have been looking for new jobs in new locations. I have one firm offer and am expecting another on Monday afternoon or Tuesday.

The first job is located in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is working for the school system, in accounting. Specifically, it will be working in finance and insurance. The location is great, but the pay still leaves a lot to be desired. It is considered a decent wage for the area, but in the larger scheme, it's low. It is a government job, so there will not be rewards based on performance, but rather time put in. One of my best friends will be moving to the area in the same time frame as I do, if I sign the contract to accept. It does have a good amount of time off, the weather is nice, and it is a relatively charming "city." Really, the only cons about Wilmington would be salary - but its affect is far reaching, because it lowers my future earnings. It will not be a long term career, but even for the interim, it hurts.

The second job, the offer I am expecting, is located in Bismarck, North Dakota. I have never been to North Dakota, and there is a reason for that: it is in the middle of no where. The weather is cold. The population is small (the city is the capitol of the state, and it has about 100k people, same as Wilmington). There aren't places to go in a close proximity. The job, however, has a lot of promise. It is for a growing industrial contracting and construction company, working in payroll. The job would pay significantly more than in Wilmington (20-25% more) and has similar benefits as far as insurance goes. That said, it offers incentive for hard work by issuing a yearly bonus, and bi annual evaluations and raises. It would also pay for me to get my Master's degree and a CPA.

So it boils down to this: location or job?

In a perfect world, I would be able to live in Wilmington and have the job from North Dakota, but I cannot have it all. What is more important to you when choosing a job or option that will greatly influence your life? Social life potential is big, but if I work for the schools I can't be seen going out drinking, etc. In North Dakota, it is always cold, and there is no beach, so there will be no bikinis.

All input is welcome. It is a very tough decision for me, because I want to improve my career outlook, but at what cost?

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I normally do not have to worry about it - I leave it turned off and typically use a regular USB mouse in a sort of desktop fashion with my laptop.

Whenever I am on the go, or take laptop to work, etc, and I do not have my mouse, I have to use my mouse pad / track pad.

It is so horrible, I swear I feel homicidal mania swelling inside of me. What motivated the killers in America of all the recent horror? I am pretty sure they were just trying to type a f***ing paragraph and had to type it like 100 times because the track pad would highlight and erase everything, or jump around, etc.

I had not made a blog in awhile and thought this would be good for some flames or for sympathetic souls who also utterly despise the track pad.

My friend has a Mac book pro and it doesn't behave this way at all. Maybe it is just the HP laptop track pads. Turning it off and typing is an easy solution, except its a constant on and off switch like every other second that it makes everything "not worth it."

Just wanted to make random blog bitching about something random cause why not

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Hello

So I have been a bit of a ghost for a while on LP. Have taken a break from poker, which was much needed, for my sanity. Depression is a battle for me, and now with medication I am starting to do better. I am working at a community college, which is okay.

The WCOOP is coming up. I have dollar signs in my eyes when I think of this. I am curious if anyone is interested in a staking deal for some WCOOP events, only the WCOOP events.


I want to sell 100% and have my take of profits be 15%, 17.5% of FT, 20% of a win. I think that is fair, if not I am open to discussion with someone who has a wealth of backing experience.

I have compiled a list of events I am interested in playing, as well as their date, time, buy in and prize pool. I would, of course, love to play the main event, but I think the best idea is to sell action across all the games, and the main event on its own.

I cannot get the chart to post well here, the formatting is all weird, so I uploaded a text file WCOOP Schedule

10% whamm!

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So I have to create a blog to do this, and am wondering if someone will be able to assist me by shipping me $2k on pokerstars for $2k on full tilt poker.

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