That was some great as fights. I almost shit my pants when Belfort had him in that armbar. God damn grapplers screwing up though, both Oliviera, Thoresen and Hettes could've done better. Thank god for Vinny
i got a new laptop recently and when i use it i put it directly on my lap. so lately i've been worried about if using it like this too much is going to make my sperm impotent from the radiation or something? i feel like they might be dying already but maybe it's just psychosomatic or something idk. i like to use it primarily when i'm on the couch watching TV so it's hard to use a desk or anything, i'm currently putting a blanket between the laptop and my lap but i don't know how much that will slow down the radiation.
Yeah, I'm back on the consumer bandwagon and made a big purchase! Went ahead and dropped a few thousand dollars this week on some bling!
Purchase #1:
Ok, maybe only a little of my purchase was bling; I've been thinking about buying some silver bars as a hedge against the US Dollar going kaput and our financial system collapsing. Pretty much just a hyper-inflation insurance policy. I picked up my first purchase of silver for just 0.89 over spot value, which is a pretty good rate from what I've researched, but let me know if any of you know of better rates. I bought generic Morgan silver bars, as the spot price on these versus the spot price on Silver Eagles was much lower.
Morgan silver bar (.99 over spot) http://www.gainesvillecoins.com/files/images/products/154869/154869_136397_m.png
Silver Eagle (2.99 over spot) http://www.gainesvillecoins.com/files/images/products/159051/159051_144272_m.png
My cost-basis for the purchase (after shipping/fees) is $36.77 per ounce. Silver is currently trading at $34.41, but I'm not too concerned with the current price because, like I said, I am only really holding some precious metals in my portfolio to protect against economic collapse. If it dips in the near future I will likely pick up some more.
Purchase #2
Ok, enough with that speculative investment, on to the next purchase. For stocks, I generally seek out strong companies with a history of dividend increases over time, and with balance sheets that can sustain future dividend growth. You could say I'm a "dividend growth investor". I seek out companies with an entry dividend yield of 3% or higher, but I will consider companies with lower yields who I suspect will be raising dividends in the future. Another qualification for my watch list is a P/E Ratio less than 20 so I do not over-pay for a company's stock. Now, on to the purchase:
Intel, ticker INTC https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/im...Nrb7Sdq3PYt_qCklljFOOvcsgfIwN2Rwp3flG
Intel has been a dominant player in tech, specifically PC chipsets/processors for years, but has been particularly slow in creating something for tablets and mobile devices. They have, however, recently developed a lower-consumption processor built for mobile/tablet devices known as the atom microprocessor. Their R&D budget is huge. Because of it they have forced out one-fierce competitors such as AMD and others. Couple that with a P/E ratio of 9.79, a current yield of almost 4% (3.89%) and a history of sustainable dividend increases (9 years and counting), and it becomes hard to do anything but buy Intel at these levels. I think that with their large R&D budget that they will catch up to their smaller competitors in the mobile space over the next 5-10 years so I'll buy Intel on sale at 23.12 and be happy to allocate more money if it is still on sale next month.
Purchase #3
Norfolk Southern Corporation - NSC https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/im...VF_rdIn-TqBn5iGaWGWOLPnRld6YjkjzhWvoD
Norfolk Southern is a railroad company that transports goods, including coal, across the united states. It recently lowered it's guidance for 2012 citing higher fuel costs and a decrease in the demand for coal. This guidance drastically dropped the price of the stock 10% from the mid seventies, to where it now sits at $65 per share. NSC is an extremely strong company, and in a market that doesn't offer a lot of value right now, I think this stock is offered at a heavy discount for long term investors. Coal transport makes up about a third of NSC's business, but NSC isn't going anywhere. Train transportation is a vital part of the US economy. After the drop in price, NSC is trading at a P/E ratio of 11.15, offering a dividend yield of 3.08%, and have raised dividends for the past 11 years. I would be a buyer still if my position weren't so large in it already. I will buy more if it dips much lower though.
Well, that's it, 3 purchases this month. Looking forward to doing some more stuff like this in the future if you guys like reading about it.
Women are not for decorationby priaph, September 22
No, they absolutely aren't. But they are excellent for drawing attention. Thanks for coming here and reading my first blog post.
Hello LP, i'm a former poker player (never was much serious tho), I've been reading LP for I don't know how many years and I feel I can find here people of good will who would be able to give me a little advice. I'm about to start writing my diploma thesis, which is going to be a large and complex project. I would like to be able visualize its structure somehow, but I don't want to use whiteboard and Post-It notes. My question is, do you have any suggestions for a program in which I'd be able to model structures and mind maps? I don't want to be blind testing these Mind mapping programs.
I'll appreciate any suggestions and advice, let me thank you with a bunch of pictures.
Literally the day after I wrote my last blog, I ended up meeting up with her downtown. The night died down a bit after some drinking and dancing. We sat a bench and started talking about dreams and aspirations. What we wanted from life etc. There was a cute couple who walked by us and the girl kissed the guy on the cheek. I said something like "Oh that's how they probably kiss in Asia."
She says "What do you mean? How do they kiss in America?" truly sounding surprised...
I put my arm around her waist destroying the surface skin on one of my knuckles on the back support things on the benches, but sucked it up and just went for it "Like this..."
Her lips were tense for the first 2 seconds, before she started kissing me back...
Moved to South Korea, pretty awesome here! Trying to get Pokerstars to change my location, but I haven't been billed for anything yet (next month I'll get my first bill).
Bump :/
I have those 26€ stuck on paypal. I cant withdraw them althought my account is verified .... fuck paypal. Would someone transfer with me for PS/MB money
Best browser for Android tablets?by whamm!, September 20
Is there a free(or paid) browser that can function well in browsing the net for Android? It's really frustrating seems like every website is wonky even when I use mozilla or chrome, then whenever I click to install plugins, it says it doesn't have a solution. Storage is lol, a 64gb tab is a beast so you can't really have fun storing videos, browsing is crap.
Sonofabitch these tablets are so useless I think these were made for grandparents, chicks and homos. All games and apps at best are "cool". NOthing is ever useful, except for reading pdfs looks like I have a new paperweight at home.
Top 5 things I hate:
* Sc2
* "wrestlers" in MMA
* Droid or Apple tablets
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