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by mikebell
August 12th, 2005, 3:27 am
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Topic: Iranian nuclear reactor will be knocked out during this year
Replies: 564
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Iranian nuclear reactor will be knocked out during this year

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by mikebell
August 11th, 2005, 5:50 pm
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Topic: How to Pitch a Master of the Universe
Replies: 22
Views: 141660

How to Pitch a Master of the Universe

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: mikebellI used to get tons of pitches before I forwarded all of my calls to an assistantwelcome back mike.I was worried that you'd been driven off by the trolls and the board would be a lesser place without you.Sadly, the other 3 member...
by mikebell
August 10th, 2005, 3:12 pm
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Topic: How to Pitch a Master of the Universe
Replies: 22
Views: 141660

How to Pitch a Master of the Universe

<t>I used to get tons of pitches before I forwarded all of my calls to an assistant. It was very interesting to hear all the pitches and I learned a lot. If you really wanna learn how to sell to smart people, get that famous sales book... I learned a lot about selling from reading it (sorry, name of...
by mikebell
July 15th, 2005, 1:58 am
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Topic: Vega loses $600mm in June
Replies: 22
Views: 145993

Vega loses $600mm in June

<t>Who left because of me??? LOL... QuoteOriginally posted by: bashirf5. Spreading rumorsAlways state news items that usually turn out to be wrong due to lack of understanding - Just remember Do not state opinions as facts. That's called lying. (Do I need to remind you who said it?)Go bitch to CNN w...
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 5:57 pm
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Topic: Physicists: Check out this quantum gravity theory!
Replies: 60
Views: 146760

Physicists: Check out this quantum gravity theory!

<t>That paper was not peer reviewed and he has no confirmed experimental data. OK... I think I'll wait for someone to endorse it before I waste my time reading it.TraderJoe, he's not that high up on the crackpot scale, at least he knows calculus. My favorite crackpot is still the mysterious Ed Leeds...
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 5:36 pm
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Topic: Osama?
Replies: 378
Views: 169046

Osama?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeIt's pretty obvious when these people go for religious training in Pakistan, what is really going on. They're being brainwashed with hate towards innocent people in the West, at least these guys were. I feel an investigation of these so-called religious trainin...
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 5:30 pm
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Topic: Neuro Electromagnetic weapons
Replies: 121
Views: 183778

Neuro Electromagnetic weapons

Amin, what do doctors say?
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 5:30 pm
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Topic: Neuro Electromagnetic weapons
Replies: 121
Views: 183778

Neuro Electromagnetic weapons

Amin, what do doctors say?
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 5:27 pm
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Topic: Vega loses $600mm in June
Replies: 22
Views: 145993

Vega loses $600mm in June

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: brontosaurusMike,QuotePeople familiar with Vega said the firm has struggled in the current interest rate environment, with long-term interest rates failing to rise as quickly as short-term rates, a scenario Alan Greenspan has called a "conundrum."could you elaborate on ...
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 5:26 pm
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Topic: Vega loses $600mm in June
Replies: 22
Views: 145993

Vega loses $600mm in June

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: bashirfMuch ado about nothing, as usual.I happen to be acquainted with one of the head traders at Vega - far cry from the real story behind the scene. Who are really the people familiar with Vega? I wish Amanda Cantrell could tell us. And in the meantime Mike, pls peddl...
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 3:18 pm
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Topic: Vega loses $600mm in June
Replies: 22
Views: 145993

Vega loses $600mm in June

<t>damn!QuoteHedge fund Vega loses big in JuneInterest rate woes, redemptions spell more than $600 million in losses for Vega.July 13, 2005: 2:38 PM EDTBy Amanda Cantrell, CNN/Money staff writerNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Vega Asset Management, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, told investors ...
by mikebell
July 14th, 2005, 4:07 am
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Topic: Finite Simple Group of Order 2
Replies: 6
Views: 143003

Finite Simple Group of Order 2

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by mikebell
July 13th, 2005, 4:26 pm
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Topic: Osama?
Replies: 378
Views: 169046

Osama?

<r>Racial tensions have begun: <URL url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1527288,00.htmlThis"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story ... 0.htmlThis">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1527288,00.htmlThis</LINK_TEXT></URL> is probably just the beginning. <...
by mikebell
July 12th, 2005, 11:23 pm
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Topic: jim cramer
Replies: 4
Views: 143067

jim cramer

mit, wtf are you smoking?
by mikebell
July 12th, 2005, 11:21 pm
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Topic: Osama?
Replies: 378
Views: 169046

Osama?

<t>Looks like the bombers were British born of Pakistani origin. Seems to me that UK will have tons of problems in the near future.QuoteThe suicide bomb squad from LeedsBy Michael Evans, Daniel McGrory and Stewart TendlerFOUR friends from northern England have changed the face of terrorism by carryi...