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by hayes
May 11th, 2012, 7:55 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: JP Morgan- 2 billion trade loss
Replies: 121
Views: 25457

JP Morgan- 2 billion trade loss

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: MattFLooks like Bruno Iksil would have a greater life-expectancy at a Japanese fish processing plant right now. Agree with rmax that it's not a coincidence.Not sure. It might be the case. I suppose it depends on how well organised you believe JPM senior management are. ...
by hayes
May 11th, 2012, 7:42 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: JP Morgan- 2 billion trade loss
Replies: 121
Views: 25457

JP Morgan- 2 billion trade loss

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: rmaxIt is interesting that a couple of weeks ago the "Whale" was being touted as being an issue. I thought at the time that it was impossible to say whether it was an issue or not, as it was notional contracts that they were quoting... However it seems that the people d...
by hayes
May 11th, 2012, 6:56 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: what do you get on google for "no..."
Replies: 41
Views: 15837

what do you get on google for "no..."

google.co.uknorthern rocknot on the high streetnottingham universitynorovirusnothumbria universitynokianorthern railnottingham forestnovatechnotdopplerHow can we be sure that this isn't the first step of an elaborate ploy by Farmer to uncover everyone's IP addresses?
by hayes
May 11th, 2012, 6:48 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: JP Morgan- 2 billion trade loss
Replies: 121
Views: 25457

JP Morgan- 2 billion trade loss

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: saisriramCan anyone help to understand what exactly happened, how it happened and how was it not detected earlier and how did it come into light ?I think by their (Jamie Dimon's) own admission, they were sloppy:QuoteThe strategy taken at its CIO had been "riskier, more ...
by hayes
May 4th, 2012, 7:33 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Happy Star Wars Day
Replies: 5
Views: 13121

Happy Star Wars Day

May the Fourth be with you.....
by hayes
May 3rd, 2012, 12:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Olympic Defense
Replies: 17
Views: 15118

Olympic Defense

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: hayesQuoteOriginally posted by: spacemonkeyNevertheless, with all those dodgy foreigners around during Olympics week, I think it's wise to keep our expensive missiles safe from thieves by surrounding them with a few million cheap Lon...
by hayes
May 3rd, 2012, 9:58 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Olympic Defense
Replies: 17
Views: 15118

Olympic Defense

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: spacemonkeyNevertheless, with all those dodgy foreigners around during Olympics week, I think it's wise to keep our expensive missiles safe from thieves by surrounding them with a few million cheap Londoners.At the risk of sounding a little bit "BNP", you know the Olymp...
by hayes
May 2nd, 2012, 5:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Olympic Defense
Replies: 17
Views: 15118

Olympic Defense

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: rmaxQuoteOriginally posted by: hayesQuoteOriginally posted by: rmaxSo it potentially makes sense to station a couple of Typhoons close to London so that they can be scrambled, after all if an attack comes it could be from any direction and still not sure about the SAM s...
by hayes
May 2nd, 2012, 2:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Olympic Defense
Replies: 17
Views: 15118

Olympic Defense

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: rmaxSo it potentially makes sense to station a couple of Typhoons close to London so that they can be scrambled, after all if an attack comes it could be from any direction and still not sure about the SAM sites in Hyde Park: If either of these fireball the intruder, th...
by hayes
May 1st, 2012, 6:47 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: should pharmacists be allowed to prescibe medicines ?
Replies: 8
Views: 13548

should pharmacists be allowed to prescibe medicines ?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: edouardQuoteWe need a French perspective here I think, as I'm pretty sure "pharmaciens" have always been the first point of contact for minor ailments.health is business in France and in other countries. right?Some countries are more "direct" in their approach than othe...
by hayes
May 1st, 2012, 6:42 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Facebook
Replies: 417
Views: 52019

Facebook

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: FermionQuoteOriginally posted by: PolterDoes the First Amendment Cover the Right to "Like" Something on Facebook?QuoteThe answer to that question is no, at least according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virgina, which has ruled that Facebook "lik...
by hayes
April 30th, 2012, 3:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: should pharmacists be allowed to prescibe medicines ?
Replies: 8
Views: 13548

should pharmacists be allowed to prescibe medicines ?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: LTrainAllowing the pharmacist some discretion is an interesting idea. Pharmacists in the US have a Doctorate degree in "drug science" and tend to be more knowledgeable about dosing, interactions, complications, side effects, etc than the typical Internist or family doct...
by hayes
April 23rd, 2012, 12:48 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Nouvelles de France
Replies: 2490
Views: 181995

Nouvelles de France

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: CrashedMintQuoteOriginally posted by: frenchXYes it will be between Hollande or Sarkozy. That's not obvious who will win because if Sarko manages to catch the people from Le Pen and Bayrou, he will be in the first row. I think it's a new fight which is opening now.I jus...
by hayes
April 18th, 2012, 2:14 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Random photo's
Replies: 1898
Views: 176074

Random photo's

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: outrunIt makes me feel I have to vomit, I'm too sensitive to this amount of sufferingA physical response to a powerful image is normal. In some people it is more subtle, a slightly raised pulse or sweating and for others it is more direct. We don't have much say in whic...
by hayes
April 18th, 2012, 2:11 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Random photo's
Replies: 1898
Views: 176074

Random photo's

Absolutely horrific. Every newspaper in the world should be free to print that picture.