Nightstroker

Guys, I've totally screwed up this plastic lens like 4 years ago and I want to get it fixed finally.

I'd like to replace it with sapphire, but if only plastic is available that's fine.

Can someone please help me find what I need?

Ahhh yes....the old "Bait and switch." Did they try to offer you another watch in that price range? Just out of curiosity, how big of a difference was there between the advertised price and what it was supposed to be?

I Picked up this one up a few months ago from Ruby. I should have ordered it with the Presidential bracelet though....its more appropriate. I love the watch....but your right about the lume....its not that great. The price was excellent....about $208+ with ETA. Also, Ruby can custom make it any way you want. I prefer the smoothe bezel over the fluted....and im not crazy about diamond markers or diamond bezel....I think its too tacky....but some chicks like that kind of stuff.

Simple: Digital Escrow.

Will you elaborate on that? Why does digital escrow make the villans password worthless....especially since Bond entered his account number first then the password?

Yep! Its him alright! I just got it confirmed by Wikipedia!

Read "About Jake" paragraph 2.

Jake S

When I first moved to Hawaii back in 1993, I got a job on Oahu at House of Music in Ala Moana Center. The store sold CD's and tapes, but also had a music department that sold guitars, ukes, and other instruments. There was a kid who worked in the store named Jake....he was probably 17-18 years old at the time, and yes he could shread a ukulele....im pretty sure its the same guy in the video. I remember him doing a few covers that were pretty amazing....including Mozart.

The money was sent to an account specified by the player, not all accounts are with the same bank. So the winning player has to enter his password to transfer and access the money in the correct account.

The money WAS sent? No. The money WILL BE sent to an account specified by the winner. If I remember correctly, when Bond makes the money transfer, he first enters the account number THEN the password....which is a little unrealistic because we all know that a routing number is also necessary for that kind of thing....but for movie purposes we will assume an account number is all that is necessary.

Of all the far fetched things that show up in Bond films and this is the one that bugs you???

Anyway, I would think that the account that the money will be deposited into is set by the bank, hence the reason it could not be done right there and then, and the guy that comes out to Bond when the password is entered into the computer is merely having the password entered into the computer to make the transfer - the account is set by then so it cannot be changed.

Now that we have that sorted, where do I get me one of those car cloaking devices?

The account is set by the winner. That was the instructions given at the beginning of the game. The winner may choose any account to have the money transfered into. Also, If I remember correctly, Bond entered the account number into the computer before the password....implying that any old account number would have worked as long as the password was correct.

And why could it not be changed anyway? What if the winner decided to switch accounts at the last minute? Would that not be possible?

I watched Casino Royale for the first time on Christmas Eve. When the movie was over, I realized that the story line is a little flawed....or atleast it appears to be. For those of you who have seen the movie, please read this post and let me know if you agree with my point of view. If you have not seen the movie, I suggest you see it because not only is it an excellent movie, but this thread could spoil it for you.

In the movie Casino Royale, Bond participates in a high stake Texas Hold'em poker game with a $10,000,000 buy in.

Before the game begins, a man with a portable computer enters the room and asks each player to enter a password into the computer. At the end of the game, the winner will enter his password into the computer and the funds will automatically be transfered into a bank account of the winners choice.

Bond wins the poker game.

Shortly there after, Bond is kidnapped by the villan who lost the poker game. (He wants his money back!)

The villan takes Bond into a remote underground area and tortures him in an attempt to make Bond give him the password. Bond doesnt give him the password and is rescued by a friend.

Okay....so thats what happens. Now here is my question....

Why does the villan need Bonds password when he has his own password?

Lets assume that Bond didnt have any balls (If you saw the movie you should be laughing right now) and gave up his password. The villan would then have to locate the man with the portable computer and force him to allow the villan to enter his bank account number and Bond's password. Is there any reason why he could not simpley enter HIS password instead of Bond's?

I guess you will have to assume that at the end of the poker game, the man with the portable computer enabled the computer to only accept Bond's password for the money transfer....but then he could just as well over ride that, and enable it to accept the villans password after he has been kidnapped by the villan.

Makes sense....or no?

Im actually having a little difficulty wrapping my mind around this one. Usually, I can dig to the bottom of problems like this and uncover where the issue stems from. So I am trying to imagine what it is like to be you, or more specifically, how you might feel if you were to remove your dog tags, wallet, and other forms of identification and drive your car in an unfamiliar city that is far from your home.

I tend to think that the simplest solution is correct. So I am calling it Thanatophobia....an aspect of Thanatophobia, or an association with the fears of death, dying....fears of situations involving death. You see, the whole thing revolves around death....

It is the idea of being unidentifiable after death which bugs me

Lets look at this from another angle....

Your fear is irrational.

What would it take for your body to become unidentifiable after death?

You would have to die with no ID on you and in a place where nobody knew you were. Then, other forms of ID like finger prints and dental records would have to produce nothing. Also, all attempts to reveal your identity would have to fail.

Have you ever watched Forensic Files? They dig up bones from 20 years ago and figure out who the person was.

Lets suppose that you crashed your car into a gas tanker and the explosion charred your body beyone recognition. First, you would have to crash your car into something that could actually produce that kind of result. Second, your body would have to be unable to produce fingerprints or dental impressions. Third, the fire would have to completely destroy the VIN number(s) or any identifiable clues inside or associated with the vehicle that can be linked to you. If you should happen to be driving a car that doesnt belong to you, then the situation is even more unlikely, unless you are driving other peoples cars all the time.

So what are the odds of something like that happening? You, driving a car that doesnt belong to you, gets into an accident that results in complete destruction of the vehicle and your body beyond any means of recognition? Maybe one in a million/billion?

Lets imagine another situation that doesnt involve cars. What would that situation be? What would it take to completely destroy a persons body beyond recognition?

A house fire. If that were the case, then the house and your entire body would have to be incenerated before the fire department puts out the fire. Not likely for that to happen, especially with fire detectors. You might be imagining a situation where first, you die in your sleep, then the house catches on fire. That is even more unlikely.

These are the kinds of things that psychologists will attempt to make you understand, except that instead of them explaning it to you, they make you explain it to them by asking you the right questions, and then you will discover that you knew all along how irrational your fears were.

I searched a long list of phobias and besides Thanatophobia I came up empty handed. Rather than calling it or creating a new phobia, I think its easier to just associate it with Thanatophobia.

For as long as I can remember, I have felt compelled to wear identification of some kind (ID bracelets, dog-tags etc) as I have always had a dread of being unidentified, or, more precisely, being unidentifiable post-mortem.

I'll take a stab at this. I studied Psychotherapy for a little while.

Sounds like a mild case of Thenatophobia (Fear of dying). Although you probably dont fear death or the process of dying, you do fear what could happen after you die. I imagine that you are not suffering from this in any way; however, if you are sweating, having anxiety attacks, or panicing/stressing out about it then you have a problem. As you get older, the fear could become more intense, especially if you are alone during your senior years.

If you are unsure about your feelings and what you are going through, you should have a chat with a psychologist to determine just how serious the fear is. Dont worry, therapy (without meds) is available for this kind of thing. If your psychologist thinks you needs meds (Which im sure you dont) she will refer you to a psychiatrist.

I think it will be a little difficult to find quality reps in Malaysia. The reps over there are likely from Bangkok....so if you get the chance it might be who of you to jam on over to Thailand. I know of atleast one dealer around these forums that regularly buys in Bangkok....so the good stuff can be found there. Also, there might be some better information on these forums about where to go in BK....especially compared to KL.

Is NAFTA a prelude to .

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. North American Union ??

That is the basis of this whole conspiracy theory.

As of right now, the Amero is a conspiracy theory that is being heavily fueled by a proposition made by NASCO to build a Superhighway (Four football fields wide) from Mexico to Canada. The conspiracy suggests that NAFTA, the Amero, and the Superhighway are all part of a long-term secret government plan to tie the US, Canada, and Mexico together with one currency. Many people believe that this was the actual reason for NAFTA.

Here is the NASCO website

Obviously, a lot of rumors are spreading around regarding this Superhighway. Some people seem to think that it is already being built.

Me personally, I think its a bunch of [censored]. Its just someones elaborate idea. The Superhighway has not been approved by our government. Conspiracy theorists LOVE this kind of crap. It just adds an extra little piece to the puzzle their trying to put together in their scrambled minds.

The best all around knot is the Half Windsor. It doesnt matter if your tall, short, fat, skinny, young or old; when its done right it looks good on everyone.

Here is the problem with the Four-In-Hand. It almost always results in a lop-sided knot. This is a good knot for juveniles and young adults....but not professionals or people who are concerned about impressing someone.

This guy is a dork....a Double Windsor too loose. Hers something to remember that a lot of people have stored in the back of their mind...."The tighter the knot, the smarter you are; the fatter the knot, the dumber you are." Although I dont necessarily agree with that, you might want to avoid being viewed in this negative way.

This knot is just really bad....he had the right idea....but didnt know how to clean it up. Looks like he just threw up on his shirt.

This guy failed to realize that he looked like a geek when he checked up from the neck up. See the problem? Too wide....too fat....too stupid.

This is basically how a Half Windsor should look (Collar isnt so good though). Nice and sharp. Even on both sides. Just right.

This is good to....but im not crazy about the collar. You should be able to make a Half or Full Windsor look like this.

I think this looks good also.

Here is a GORGOUS Zegna ($5000 - $10,000)....To bad he screwed it up with that lousy knot. Best staying away from double breast also....you look like somebodys little puppet boy.

Bond in Brioni. Looks like Half Windsor.

Love that avatar.......got a bigger version anywhere?

lol

Heres the best I could do!

True that!

I saw this youtube video and remembered this thread from earlier in the year, so I thought i'd add a little something to it.

Hard to believe that astronomers from 2000 years ago were able to create something this amazing by just looking up in the sky....

A guy that I work with has a watch exactly like that one. When you press the 2:00 pusher it advances the hand on the 9:00 subdial. I believe the watch does not have any chronograph feature. Silix has it for cheap....

Silix

You could buy the watch from Silix and the movement might fit in your broken Daytona.

This should be a nice toy for the next coming James Bond movie...

Dont count on it. There wasnt a single fkn gadget in the last Bond move, Quantum of Solace....unless your counting that nifty little camera that takes pictures of people from far away....whoop de dooo.....

Thats one of the reasons I was dissapointed with the flick....no traditional Bond kinda stuff....not one single gadget. What happened to the good old Bond movies where hes walking through R&D laboratories at headquarters with the scientists in the background testing their prototypes?

I work for an internet company and am pretty clueless when it comes to the economy (although I have a BA in economics), please keep the comments coming.

You should get into politics; you are over qualified!

Did any of you guys catch wind of what Steve Forbes said the other day about how the economy could be turned around? Get a load of this....

Steve Forbes thinks that eliminating mark to market, reducing the interest rates down to 4.5%, and "Tweaking" some of the ways that the stock market is conducted will solve our nations problems.

If thats not backwards thinking then it does not exist.

The relationship between the economy and the stock market is like the relationship between a cold and a cough. When you catch a cold, you get a cough. You can take some cough syrup to ease the cough, but guess what, YOU STILL HAVE THE COLD. If you want to fix the problem, you deal with the cold, and the cough will go away. Works the same way with the stock market. You cant tweak how the stock market is ran and figure that somehow its going to trickle down onto the economy and fix things. BACKWARDS THINKING. You have to deal with the economy first, and the stock market will reflect those changes.

And how is eliminating mark to market supposed to improve things? What good could possibly come from piling billions of dollars in imaginary debt onto the balance sheets of the financial institutions? Oh....I get it....reduce the interest rates down to 4.5% and then people can get back on their feet again. WRONG! People dont have money now, and they wont have money after the bailout or if interest rates go down. Get it? People dont have any [censored] cash, and bailing out citizens wont help either....it will cripple the dollar.

So what do you do? Let the natural course of events take place. Bailout plans will keep things afloat for awhile, but the truth will rear its ugly head all over again....and by then it will be a 3 or 4 headed monster.

Personally I think it's a stupid idea or a very cunning one started by the right (or wrong) people.

Can you imagine how the white supremacist and KKK are going to abuse the propaganda mill when America's first black President starts a farm at the White House?

Ken

Yep. Thats the kind of stuff that could arise, but from multiple angles, not just white supremacist, etc.

It's a harmless idea, but a dangerous reality.

That pretty much sums up exactly what im talking about.

LOL

"inspiring and teaching more people to grow some of their own food"

Sorry, but self-reliance is not a liberal value.

Interesting perspective. I knew that you would have a similar opinion to mine on this issue. Yes....arent the Republicans supposed to be the conservative ones, or self reliant?

This can't be serious and I don't get the significance or why anyone would entertain it or think that whether he did or didn't would make any difference. He has to be thinking the same thing. Or maybe not? A garden on the White House lawn as a symbol of something? Christ. I'll tell you this: If we continue to focus on this kind of nonsense in our country instead of getting some real brains together to solve our real issues we are going to Hell in a handbasket. And we don't need to save the f'n whales or the glaciers or help the poor either. Everything and I mean everything else needs to take a back seat and come to a screeching halt until we figure out how to solve our crisises without printing reams of worthless money or being slaves to lobbyists or both.

When the currency bill comes due worldwide as a side effect of all this brainless thinking we can kiss the whole world goodbye. And I mean the whole world. You think the current market selloff is remarkable. It is nothing. Not even a blip on the screen. Just fear. Blue chips have cash positions twice their market value. It isn't real. But the currency IS! Even the big three issue is a world wide one as it relates to currency.Why? Because dirty money never stays in one place. It sloshes around the whole world and gets carry traded and bundled and margined and passed between banks and hedge funds and gets soaked in blood and bile and motor oil all along the way wrecking all the other currencies along with it. LOL. The price for printed money to pay for mistakes is insanely high and the bill is coming real soon and no country can pay the bill. When it doesn't get paid we don't get like refered to a collection agency or something. The electric chair. No time for a trial. Dead. Gone. See Ya...

Mark my words, when all this comes to a head noone will even remember the foolishness that started it and they will be saying things like if we had a f'n garden this never would have happened and stuff like that. Meanwhile, we will all be using jackal bones for money and a single tomato seed will be worth twice the GNP of California.

Honestly, you went a little over my head here, but my Dad loved it! He thinks your perspective is spot on and represents the real issue. BTW, just so you guys dont think im some kid in front of a computer who spews what his Father pounds into his head, im 37 and my folks live with me for a few months out of the year. Unfortunately, I lived in Hawaii for about 10 years, lived on the beach part time and smoked you know what all day long like I was gettin paid for it. I recently became interrested in politics and world issues to disolve the ignorance. I have a long way to go, but much of this stuff is starting to gel.

What staggers me is how so many people look at causes like "Eat the View" and see it only at face value and dont see beyond its simple concept...."Plant a garden, spread a message, what a great idea!" You can search Google endlessly in an attempt to find opposition to "Eat the View"....but NONE exists. Virtually everyone supports the idea, like the blind leading the blind. Does not any single one of them have the slightest inkling that maybe RIGHT NOW ISNT THE BEST TIME TO POSE AN AGENDA FOR OUR PRESIDENT THAT DOES NOT REALISTICALLY ADDRESS ANY OF OUR NATIONS REAL PROBLEMS? Yet they are lining up one after the other like cows at the slaughter house who dont understand where all of this is going. MOOOOOOO....*chop

Good to know im not alone on this one. I think after Obama has delivered some "Change" he can mess around with ideas like "Eat the View".....until then, this isnt a game.

I posted this thread on another forum, but did not receive useful feedback....so here goes.

Im sure some of you are aware of an organization that is petitioning Obama to designate a portion of the White House front lawn and grow a vegetable garden.

Eat the View

A huge majority of people are supporting the cause and little or no resistance to it exists.

My feeling is that while it sounds like a great idea, the garden could cause problems for the Obama administration.

Im afraid that people would complain that he had time to plant a garden but not enough time to deal with other issues. A question of Obama's ability to prioritize his agendas or take his presidency seriously could arise.

Political cartoons might show him planting seeds of injustice or tobacco. It could open an avenue for endless ridicule.

People could say things like...."Well....he had time to plant a garden, but didnt have time to handle this issue?" Or things like...."I dont know what Obama was thinking, maybe he was plowing the field in his new garden."

The media might refer to the White House as "The Farm" and discuss Obama's activity at "The Farm" today.

If Obama fails to deliver some degree of the "Change" that he has basically promised America, then he could be remembered as "The President who planted a garden, but failed to make our country grow."

While some of what I have said may sound a little ridiculous, the point is that the garden could make him an easier target for ridicule than he already is. Obama is under massive pressure to "Change" the economy and I think that any questionable ideas, even a garden on the front lawn of the White House, could cause Obama unwanted grief.

IMHO, now is not the right time for Obama to explore "Fun" or what others might refer to as "Hokey" ideas.

Is there anyone out there that agrees with me?

At any rate, please speak your view on this issue

Amazing. One second she is standing on her right foot....then next second she is standing on her left foot. The switch happens in the hips....very descretely.

Hi folks.. my first post so please dont kill me.

I was looking at the list, saw bluefakes and all scammers. good work. I was about to buy from zenithmotors or bluefakes. But thought should do some research and found lots of complaints from ppl on web and also found rwg during the research.

I have been using thewatchery.com though. A couple of orders in last couple of months. Ordered citizen eco drives. All watches excellent quality, and very good prices (citizen EW0172 and BM6254). They dont carry Rolex watches and the ones I oredered were not very expensive either. The service and quality was good from thewatchery.com (for the two orders I had).

I was planning to order a RADO from them. Thank god i didnt. Now I am scared to order from them in future.

If anybody had bad experience with them, or can direct me/provide link to the problems ppl had, I will highly appreciate that.

The first time I heard of them was from slickdeals.net (a deals site). Ppl at slickdeals.net are not very tolerant of scams. So I though it was not a scam.

It appears that thewatchery.com does not sell replica watches at all. They sell gens. So, in my opinion, they should not even be on this list. Perhaps someone paid big bucks for one of their gens and recieved a replica....I dont know. Some of the sites on the list make me wonder how it was determined that they were scamming anyone. One of the sites is written entirely in Chinese and no pictures or links to watches is shown....just a bunch of bags and clothes.

Rather than scrolling through a long list of scam dealers, a better alternative would be to buy only from the dealers that market themselves on this forum.....OUR TRUSTED DEALERS....and avoid all others. I know that people want to do their own shopping and research and find their own little resource for watches, but in this hobby its not worth the effort and takes a big risk. The dealers around here are proven trustworthy for a reason....a lenghty history of satisfied transactions and attentive customer service.

I havent seen the guy for a few days, so I had nothing new to report.

Today however he shows me this....

Jaeger le Couture Geographic

He said it is a very old watch. When you turn the crown on the left side it rotates the countries in the display at 6:00 and changes the hour hand on the 6:00 subdial. He has a SS bracelet though.

You do realise that there is already zero capital gains tax on selling your primary property, right?

Yes, but it does not persuade investors to buy property.

In order to qualify for the current 0% capital gains tax you must be in the 10% -15% tax bracket. Most investors are WAY outside of those brackets.

10% on income between $0 and $8,025

15% on the income between $8,025 and $32,550; plus $802.50

25% on the income between $32,550 and $78,850; plus $4,481.25

28% on the income between $78,850 and $164,550; plus $16,056.25

33% on the income between $164,550 and $357,700; plus $40,052.25

35% on the income over $357,700; plus $103,791.75

The idea is to persuade investors to swoop up forclosed properties knowing that they will keep all the equity no matter how long they own the house and whether or not they live in it.