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is having a job at a casino a stable job during the bad economic times?

Working at a casino does anyone know the rules? i applied for this casino job and when i filled in my application i only put down two jobs because they are my most stable jobs i had the others but only lasted about a month or two and i don't exactly remember the exacts month and years i worked them because i didnt stay long. they where in between jobs while i was working two other job.but now i have to get my gaming license and they want 5 year history do i need to list all the jobs,or just put the two steady jobs i put on the job application. i don't want to get denied

Is it illegal to use mathematics and probability to win someone in gamble? Does this happen a lot in Casino? I know that with the knowledge of probability, we can set up an environment to create a stable cash flow for some profit. Is this illegal, or is it what the casino is doing?

How to collect unemployment if you quit your job? I have a friend that has been working for over 5 years for a large casino corp. This co. fights just about every unemployment case, wither the person quits or gets fired. My friend would like to be seperated from this co.in a way which he can collect unemployment benifits while looking for a more stable job. What are some ways he can seperate from this co. and still be elagable for benifits?

Will construction companies be dramatically affected by the economic downturn? Specifically the casino building industry? I am thinking about buying some of their stock. Are they going to be drastically affected or will they be relatively stable? okay obviously i know that. Im asking if they will be able to bounce back or will some of them go under.....

I'm 41 and would like to make a living in health care (the only growing or stable industry in MI) any advice? I have about 2 years of college. I have customer service skills from working at a casino for almost 6 years. I also have supervisory exp. in manufacturing. I need stable employment now!!!

Can and/or Should We buy a house? Ok, I have house fever right now and I want to know if i'm being rational or if I should just forget about it. My husband and I are 24, we live with a room mate in a really nice apartment and our lease is up in July. We each pay 500 a month plus utilities. We want to be on our own and we cant afford to pay 1500 a month if our roommate decided to go elsewhere. I really don't want to rent anymore especially since rent around here is so expensive (Atlantic City Suburbs) So here's the deal: -Neither of us has student loans -We have stable casino jobs -Together we make about 50,000 a year -We have used cars so no payments -Credit is ok, nothing spectacular -We don't have much money saved -We can most likely put 5 to 10 percent down Around here you can find a cute little house for 90,000 to 115,000 and i heard those monthly payments aren't too high...is that true? Thanks everyone!!

Should I bring flowers on a first date / meeting of a girl I met online on Eharmony.? This is a question for all the women out there. Should I bring a single flower on this first date / meeting ?? This girl is a year older then me she is 26 im 25 she just got out of a very very bad abusive both mentally and physically relationship. I am more lines of the old fashion type and my only girlfriend I have ever had loved flowers so I am wondering. We are meeting next weekend in a casino and will be spending a few hours together before both of us have to go to work. We have been calling each other literally everyday for the last 4 months and emails back and forth and such. If it helps she is latino and im just a normal white guy. I dont want to come off as cheesy I want to make the best first impression I can. So any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated! PS. I am an Army war vet out of the service in college with a stable job at the other casino in town. I live in the college dorms its not the best but at least I am out on my own.

A Heartess, Funny, Venomous Evil Guy Please Help Me I Pray? I am Eighteen and am so lonely, depressed have had a childhood that has led me to some of this I gamble for Poker and realise that i am quite good and it is possible to be a pro rather than other Casino games...I am Gay and people in College Sixth Form do not know this... I thus have become superb at cruel jokes and deflecting any negatives and insecuritys onto other people...literally I make anyone laugh am sarcasic and am nasty to the people I condemn in my jokes...I care about people I love but other than that look at my other posts for true honesty... I am very far gone and do not believe I can become mentally stable again Please Help Me..Help Me

how do i politely ask her? our nephew that we have temp. gaudionship of for 4 months is getting real close to us. his mother is on drugs, has no job, and lives at home with her mother. she lives about 20 foot away and only comes and sees him about 10 min a week if that. we provide everything for him. we have 2 other children that are very close to him also. i am a nursing student, my husband head of a casino buffet, we are very stable and own our own home and can give him what he needs. he is on meds for asthma which we found out he had not her. one day she says when she gets a place she is going to take her with him which that is fine she is his mother but like i said she is one drugs and we've had him for 4 months now so she could get on her feet and now she is just getting worse not better. he screams when she trys to take him nextdoor with her so she just puts him down and walks out. my question is what do i do and if i should ask her to sign over full custody how should i ask her something like that because as a parent myself i would ask someone if they were crazy if they asked me something like that. although she does know he will be taking care of to the fullest and can see him anytime she wants. please help i don't want to cause a family feud. also she is my sister-in- law and my family and my husbands family is on our side with this and believes we should do something about this re: what if we take away the only thing she has to clean up for: we have repeatadly told her she can not get him back unless she straightens up and she says she will straighten up when she is good and ready. also she has a 5 yr old son that does live with her that her parents are taking care of and she has had a child die also at 1 months old that they blaimed on sids but the cps questioned her on her stress relations and thought he was smothered b/c he was bleeding from his nose. but there was no proof of anything and it was droped.i am just trying to do what's in the best intrest for him. she has taken him for one night since we have had him and since then we told her she couldn't take him off anymore b/c we found drugs in his diaper bag and i feel if she is so careless to put drugs in his diaper bag what might happen to him. by the way he is 1 yr old and she even forgot his b-day which we gave him one

Restraining Order against Mininni Y? MININNI enjoys breaking the law by stealing cable TV or figuring out how to reprogram cable satellite boxes. MININNI spends hours of his time trying to figure out a way to break the law rather then obtaining work. MININNI spends hours and days online gambling and goes to the casino poker room. MININNI goes on gambling binges and has been known to lose $800 in one night. MININNI spends days being up all night at the casino or online gambling binges and then shows up at my front door asking for forgiveness, at this point MININNI has lost about 20lbs is unshaven, with dark circles under his eyes and begs he cannot live without me. MININNI blames me for his gambling binge as I have started an argument and convinces me I must take him back since he is broke and can’t live without me. When MININI is broke and has exhausted all of his resources he comes to me for help. Over and over again he convinces me I need to help him and he needs me or he cannot go on. Each time we get back together MININNI steals from me, makes threats to intimidate me, and kills my self-esteem by saying “you are stupid, you don’t know anything you need to go back to school, you will never have a stable relationship if you don’t learn with me.” MININNI uses my co-dependence for his good fortune by using my fear of being alone, he often states “if you don’t let me play poker or go fishing I will leave you again, or you will be alone forever if you don’t fix yourself with me.” MININNI often says I am unstable, eccentric, bipolar, and borderline; he uses this to make me think I am crazy and can only get better if I am with him.

Have you play : Second Life ? Economy ? The Coming Second Life Business Cycle By Matthew Beller Posted on 8/2/2007 | Subscribe or Tell Others | Matthew Beller's Second Life avatar, designed to resemble Ludwig von Mises Ludwig von Mises once wrote that an economist "must be conversant with mathematics, physics, biology, history, and jurisprudence, lest he confuse the tasks and the methods of the theory of human action with the tasks and the methods of any of these other branches of knowledge." In modern times, with the increasing popularity of computer-based interactive virtual worlds, it may soon be necessary for economists to familiarize themselves with the intricacies of virtual reality, lest they confuse the tasks and the methods of real-world economics with those that apply to virtual reality. Some economists might dismiss virtual worlds as an application for economics, given that they do not contain any resources that are traditionally considered scarce (lumber, steel, oil, etc.), but a closer inspection reveals that some virtual worlds contain real market economies complete with scarce resources, property rights, entrepreneurship, and exchange. Furthermore, real people underlie the inhabitants of virtual worlds, so we can therefore analyze their economies using Austrian economics and the science of human action. One virtual world that is currently popular is called Second Life. Second Life was created by the San Francisco-based company Linden Research, Inc. and opened in 2003. It is an Internet-based three-dimensional virtual world where its 8 million unique residents can interact with one another.[1] Residents can create virtual clothing, hairdos, houses, airplanes, concert halls, video games, and endless other items by using an infinite supply of "primitives," which are atomistic objects that can be shaped, colored, combined, and programmed to behave in a particular way. Residents can then replicate their creations and sell the copies to one another at whatever price they set. Second Life has attracted attention from Wired Magazine, The Economist, and other media with stories of a burgeoning economy and entrepreneurs earning their sole incomes by selling virtual goods and services. Accordingly, real-world economists and Second Life's residents alike could benefit from a closer look into the actual workings of its economy, and the effects of economic intervention. Second Life's economy could reasonably be compared to that of a small foreign country dependent on tourism. Consumers are inhabitants of the real world who take what are essentially pleasure trips to Second Life, perhaps to meet new people at a dance club, shop for virtual clothing, attend a conference, or gamble at a casino. Like real tourists, consumers exchange their real US dollars for Second Life's currency, the Linden Dollar (L$), typically on a currency exchange run by Linden, called the LindeX. They then use their L$ to purchase goods and services created by other Second Life residents, and if they have extra L$ when they're done, they can sell their L$ for US$ on the LindeX. Linden, essentially representing the state in Second Life's economy, does not generally interfere with economic activity. The Economist reports on Linden founder Philip Rosedale's attitude toward intervention, "Mr. Rosedale prefers to rule Second Life with Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' only. To him that means treating every resident the same, whether it happens to be Toyota or 'an 80-year-old woman from India.' Both will pay the same price for their [virtual land]; what they do with it is up to them." Proponents of private property and non-intervention would certainly laud such a hands-off policy. If Linden's goal is to create a setting for a stable, growing economy that will provide the most satisfaction to the most residents, it must avoid the pitfalls of interventionism that plague real-world economies. As Ludwig von Mises and others have shown, one interventionist policy creates distortions that must be fixed by other interventionist policies, which lead to problems that require further intervention, and so on, until the state controls every aspect of the economy. Unfortunately, despite Mr. Rosedale's free-market rhetoric, a look at Linden's actual practices reveals that it has already started down the path of intervening in the economy. One critical example of Linden's intervention is that it has granted itself the ability to manipulate the single-most important commodity in any economy: money. In the Terms of Service, the L$ is defined as "a limited license right available for purchase or free distribution at Linden Lab's discretion, and is not redeemable for monetary value from Linden Lab." By defining the L$ in such a way, Linden has granted itself the power of a central bank in managing Second Life's equivalent of a fiat currency. Linden can create as many new L$ as it wants, whenever it wants, and spend them or give them away at its own discretion. Also, because Linden maintains a peg of about L$270=US$1 on the LindeX, it gives the appearance that the L$ is as good as real-world money. Fiat currencies are subject to much criticism, particularly by Austrians. However, they are not criticized because they cause undesirable economic distortions in and of themselves. Rather, they are criticized because, unlike commodity monies such as gold, they can be created from nothing, so are highly susceptible to artificial expansion and manipulation. This expansion, as the Austrian theory of the business cycle shows us, is the source of economic distortions that lead to unsustainable booms, followed by inevitable busts. To establish whether Linden has in fact been manipulating the L$ supply and determine if Second Life is susceptible to bust, we can examine historical economic statistics published by Linden for signs of artificial growth in the L$ supply. The graph below shows Second Life's L$ supply since September of 2005, as well as the two consolidated sources of month-to-month changes in the money supply. Your eye might be drawn to the sudden acceleration in L$ growth at the end of 2006 coincident with a significant increase in LindeX sales (where Linden is creating new L$ and selling them for US$), but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Ignoring the problems with the US$, LindeX sales represent inflows of real wealth into Second Life. When residents purchase L$ on the LindeX using US$ that they have earned in the real world, they are foregoing consumption in the real world in order to spend or invest their newly purchased L$ in Second Life. It is actually the small, perpetual budget deficit that reveals something quite sinister. Unlike L$ sales on the LindeX, they do not reflect a flow of real wealth into Second Life. Instead, they are created by Linden to represent wealth, but no economic production was involved in creating them. These deficits occur when the weekly L$ stipends Linden pays to premium residents exceed its revenues from land rentals and other administrative services it provides to residents. In order to fund the deficits, Linden creates new L$ and injects them into Second Life. In the United States, the Federal Reserve's primary mechanism for increasing the US$ supply involves purchasing debt securities issued by the US Treasury. Linden's process slightly differs in that it creates exactly as many L$ as are needed to make up for its budgetary shortfalls without ever issuing any debt. Every time Linden runs a deficit, the L$ supply instantly increases by an equivalent amount. Linden's monthly budget deficit might appear insignificant in the graph, but in fact Linden has been increasing the money supply by an average of 6% per month this way. Annualized, it is more than doubling it each year. During the past year and a half, Linden created L$876 million through its deficits, which makes up over 33% of today's L$ supply. These figures certainly suggest that Linden has been artificially expanding the L$ supply, but there is one possible argument that would indicate otherwise. Premium members who receive weekly L$ stipends pay Linden US$9.95 per month for that privilege. One could argue that this US$9.95 represents an inflow of real wealth into Second Life to make up for the L$ created through deficits, but this argument is tenuous. These US$ revenues are presumably used by Linden to pay its employees, maintain its servers, and pay other operating and financing costs, with the remaining profit or loss passed on to its shareholders. Unfortunately, as the graph below shows, there have been months when Linden's US$ revenues would not have been enough to cover the new L$ creations. In September of 2005, Linden collected as much as US$98,000[2] from premium members, which is equivalent to about L$26 million at the L$'s current exchange rate. But during that month, it created L$36 million in order to fund its fiscal deficit. That means that even if Linden had not allocated a single US$ to its employees or incurred any real-world costs whatsoever, it still would not have collected enough US$ to match its newly created L$. $25 "Second Life's residents could benefit from a closer look into the actual workings of its economy, and the effects of economic intervention." Given the strong evidence that Linden has unnaturally inflated the L$ supply, Austrian economics tells us that there are a couple of potential outcomes that are likely to occur. In the first, Linden will stop running significant deficits at some point. With less L$ available to spend, residents will demand fewer goods and services, leading to lower prices and reduced profits. Previously profitable enterprises will go out of business and the wealth of many residents will decrease, slowing overall economic activity. The other possibility is that Linden will continue running deficits to the point that a sufficient number of residents and speculators will recognize the L$'s frailty. In what Ludwig von Mises referred to as a "crack-up boom," everyone will scramble to redeem his L$ for "real goods," which, in the case of Second Life, is probably the US$. As more and more people sell their L$ on the LindeX, Linden might choose to maintain its L$270=US$1 peg for some amount of time, but operating under the assumption that it has not maintained 100% US$ reserves, it will eventually run out of US$ or decide to stop selling them, and the L$ will depreciate rapidly. In either outcome, residents will discover that they possess less wealth than they perceived they had during the time leading up to the crash. To summarize, it appears very likely that Second Life will experience at least some form of economic recession. Depending on its severity, it might result in Linden's losing many of its customers. If Linden wants to prevent this from happening and foster a stable, growing economy within Second Life, it should apply the lessons of Austrian economics to its policies: abolish restrictions on content, strengthen the ability of residents to enforce their property rights, and, most important, tie the L$ to a real-world commodity money backed by 100% reserves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Beller is a former employee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and currently works for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Los Angeles. Send him mail. Comment on the blog. The Securities and Exchange Commission disclaims responsibility for any private publication or statement of any SEC employee or Commissioner. This article expresses the author's views and does not necessarily reflect those of the Commission, the Commissioners, or other members of the staff. Notes [1] SecondLife.com/

I believe my boyfriend has a gambling problem, what can I do? Last night and this morning was pure hell. We argued, I cried, he was angry -bad fight. We live in California and his dad lives in Las Vegas. His dad and stepmom have had money problems (unrelated to gambling as far as I know) for quite some time. My boyfriend sends them money to help them. We plan to get married in the future, but I can't stand that he wants to go to the casino to make extra money. He has a stable job, but wants to gamble to make money to help them when they are in need while planning our future together. I've been with him a little over a year but I can't handle this. I love him but he thinks it's not a problem. He wants to convince me that he can bring money in this way because he's good at Poker. He watches Poker on TV and he's all into it. When I met him he had a subscription to gambling magazines. He stopped doing it, but lately it keeps coming up and now he resents me because I'm not supporting it. He says I don't understand that he doesn't go to gamble. That he goes to make money - He makes it sound like a job. He also says it's his way of "distressing." What can I do? I'm 30 years old so I'm in "nesting" mode. He's 36 and ready to settle down, but thinks he can't get there and get us where we need to be unless he gambles to make extra money. Now he says he's going to go every Friday whether I like it or not. Also, I think it's unfair that his dad and stepmom have other kids, but he's the only one that sends them money, they only rely on him. It's putting stress on our relationship together and he's always in a bad mood stressing over money. Another thing he triedd to make me feel guilty last night when I didn't let him go by saying "fine we are going to have a crappy X-mas since I won't have money". He actually tried to blame me!

Was I wrong to make my boyfriend say no to his mom? My boyfriend's mom has a gambling addiction. She always goes to the casino and gambles away her money. His dad too, but he hasn't asked his son for any money. The first couple of times, it didn't bother me when she asked and he gave in. Then he went and opened a bank account under his name, but his mom would be the only one using it. She needed another bank account because she was having a lot of money coming in, but she didn't want the government to know cuz she's bankrupt. She even wanted a 46" flatscreen tv, and had him open up a credit card at sears and charge it to it, saying she would pay him back. She still hasn't yet. Recently, she went to the casino agian, and gambled away everything. She overwithdrew the bank account that was under my boyfriends name by $400 and she over withdrew her own bank account by $800. When she got home, she asked my boyfriend for more money again to cover everything. He said no at first because he needs to save up for school cuz he's in college, and he doesn't have $1200 to spare. Then she even asked him to ask me for money, but he said no to that too. She then tried to coax him into taking out more student loans so she can pay her debt. After I heard that, I flat out told my boyfriend to say no, and to never give her money again. He already has enough problems to worry about financial wise because he's paying for college by himself. I've already loaned him the $400 to cover his bank account over withdrawal by his mom, then told him to close it so she can't do it to him again. Plus she still owes him $1700 from other gambling debts and the TV. She has 5 other sons and 3 other daughters too! But they won't give her money, but my boyfriend is the nicest of her children, so she goes to him to get money. I'm now trying to get him away from all this crap cuz I don't think it's right for a parent to use one of their kids like this, when he's the only one in college. The others are married and have a stable job. But my bf has to pay his tuition and buy books! He's a poor college student, so she has no right to ask for so much money from him and ruin his credit by making him open credit cards and over withdrawing a bank account under his name. Do I seem like a controlling bitch when I told him to never give her money again? We're planning on moving into an apartment together next year (That would be my sophomore year and his junior year in college.) and I want him to be somewhat financially stable. And I don't want his credit to be ruined at such a large age. I also told him to get the $1700 back from his mom when he moves out, so that he has that money to help pay rent. And i'm not the only one telling him that he was stupid to loan her money and a bank account. His other siblings tell him that he shouldn't give her anything because she's just gonna screw him up and it will feed her gambling habit.

Reactor vs bystander? Last week I was at the casino, a man dropped to the floor. Three men immediately walked up to him (which I figured were his friends) and stood there. I immediately SCREAMED "put something in his mouth" So he did not swallow his tongue." The said they can't. And the crowd dramatically increased, just watching. I was like ****! and ran to the bar in the middle of the casino, getting overpowered by everyone ordering drinks. I SHOVED all of the people over (all getting pissed), SCREAMING at the bartender, "someone is have having a ceaser or something, he is on the floor! " They jumped over the bar and I directed the employees to the location. There was a huge crowd doing nothing. I was SCREAMING at the crowd to get the F out of the way. His feet were shaking, he was convulsing. I am not a leader, more of an independent. What does this mean for my personality verses others? I was purely shocked at the bystander reaction. He was fine afterwards. I am greatful for any feedback, just curious. I am curious as to what this says about my personality. 22 minutes ago - 4 days left to answer. Additional Details Well, I REFUSED to be one of the bystanders to clutter the ER team, but I did make sure he was stable. Asking AFTER the fact. 13 minutes ago I am definitely NO HERO! I am just curious as to why I instantly reacted why NO ONE else did? Id it a genetic thing? 9 minutes ago I was baffled at others reaction. Can some one give me a psychological evaluation to why I reacted when NO ONE else did? Oh and the friend I was with, his father is one of the most predominant heart surgeons in the city. He had no reaction either.

I am looking for a $10,000 loan. I was unable to get it by a conventional loan.? The main reason they said no to my loan was that I high high balances on the credit cards that I have. Also a few said yes to the loan but then said no because my income is hard to verify. I have a stable job at the same compnay for 9 years but I am a dealer at a casino and we are on a tip compliance with the IRS and we only pay taxes on min, wage plus $9. which only comes out to about $30000 a year. I know that I could claim the exact amount which is about $70000 and I might not have this problem but I didnt so please dont give me that advice. I am really in need of this loan and am willing to pay a higher interest rate. However, I am not willing to pay a crazy rate like some people offer online. If you are interested in giving me a loan and you are a real person to person lender I am very interested. I have all documents that you would need. My credit score is also fine at about 670. Let me know. thank you

My husband is going to work abroad? and am so sad right now.Im going to be alone with our children whos 12 year old and a 6 months old baby.He ll be gone for six months,he works as a casino dealer in a luxury liner.I wish we could go with him or he could stay here with us,But financially we're not really stable here in the philippines,do you think 6 months is long? im sure iam going to cry like a baby,I love my husband so dearly and sleeping right next to him is the best thing that ever happened to me( besides our children of course).Now I only have one month to go then he'll be gone for work. = (

Will the job market in las Vegas improve soon in the future? I'm a undergraduate student at University Las Vegas and my major is Hotel Administration and Casino Gaming Management and I'm planning on going for my Masters Degree in Hotel Administration. I'm originally from Southern California and am going to school in Las Vegas I plan to move out to Vegas after I'm finished with school so I can start a whole new life (career / family etc. ) I'm 25 years old and hope to land a job in one of the major strip hotels like Wynn resorts, Sands, Harrahs, or MGM Mirage. By the time I finish school which will be probably around 4 years from now since I'm a double major and plan to go for my Masters, will their be anyone that will be hiring for my career field? What are the best resort companies in Las Vegas to work for? Will housing still be affordable in Las Vegas or will the prices rise in the future? I really want to start a family once I have a good career in Vegas and be financially stable. What are good areas in Vegas to buy a home? I'm just asking because I don't know Las Vegas that well. Any help! Thanks

DOES ANYBODY OUT HERE HAVE A GAMBLING ADDICTION AND WOULD LIKE TOO TALK ABOUT IT.? MAN I FEEL LIKE SUCH A LOSSER. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I THOUGH I WOULD GO OUT AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN AT THE CASINO BECAUSE I HAVN'T BEEN IN AWHILE. I WAY OVER SPENT IN ABOUT 2 IN A HALF DAYS AND I FEEL SO TROUBLE. THE MONEY THAT I HAD IN THE BANK I WAS SUPPOSE TOO SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY BEINGS THAT I TRYING TOO LOOK FOR A STABLE JOB. I BLEW ALL OF IT AND NOW I AM SITTING HERE BEING ALL DEPRESSED WISHING THAT I COULD CHANGE THINGS. I HATE MYSELF SO BAD FOR WASTING MONEY LIKE I DID. I JUST WANT TOO CRY

should i stick with babys daddy? i am 2 and half months prego.. and im having alot of issues with babys daddy. At first he didnt want the baby, and was trying to force me to get abortion, telling me i was selfish to bring a baby into the world.. when we were not financially stable. well i refused to get abortion because i am all for pro choice, but i believe that for myself abortion is not the answer and he seems to understand my morals. now tho he has moved far away from me and trys to contol me from where he is. he wants me to stay home 24/7 so i can answer all of his calls and texts and emails. i have been extremely depressed, since i am alone and very scared. he wont be here for the entire pregnancy and he refuses to tell his family that his gf is white and that im pregnant.. He ran up my credit card saying he would pay it off... got lots of money somehow and lost every cent at the casino. we have been together for more than 9 months. and i dont really know what to do at this point. he freaks out for the smallest reason... ex. last night my mother got me out of bed (since i spend all of my time there) and brought me to a pub with her girlfriends to eat for an hour (we were seriously there for only an hour, and it was actually nice to socialize.. he found out and where i was and made me keep the phone on so he could hear everything going on in the pub( all the conversations and such) to make sure i wasnt lying about my whereabouts and now says he is never speaking to me again..!... he accuses me of cheating on him everyday.. even tho i have a clean record and have NEVER ever cheated.. he thinks that because im white im bound to cheat?!?!?! so everyday is the same thing... who have u slept with.. fallatio this intercourse that... i am already so stressed and im scared to tell him to get lost cos i dont want to be COMPLETLY by myself.. what do u guys think i should do? last thing i need when the baby is born is to have a bf telling me how horrible of a mother i am.... im scared im just over reacting.. is it jus hormones making me go crazy? should i feel bad? thank you for everyone who is supportive, i really need it, its hard to do this stuff on ur own im sure, i jus felt i needed sum support.. so thank u

I hate my dad.......................? I mean don't get me wrong, I probably deep down love him but he doesn't have his fucken priorities right. Sorry I just need to express my anger. He comes home, has a shower then spends most of his fucken time on the computer, he just plays on it, I mean if you have that time to spare why don't you help your wife around the house or even better show us some love. And that's not it. He chooses his friends anyday over his family. If they ring him up, he sprints to them, but for us, when he feels like it. He spends so much of his money with his friends playing cards and at clubs like not the party clubs, the casino clubs. He comes home about 2. He doesn't fucken learn from his mistakes. I never ever been to a holiday in my life yet here he is spending all his money like that. He thinks the reason why he can't take my family on a holiday is because he can't afford it and he doesn't even try but there he is spending so much money with his friends when we don't truly have the money for him to spend it like that. Oh and did I mention he chooses his friends over his family. And as for my mum, I know deep down inside that is she had a good job and a stable income she would have left him for good. She can't work for health reasons and there are 4 kids so you can see why were so dependant on him. When he makes my mum angry, she acts angry towards me and that makes me really upset butg I don't blame her cause I know that she actually truly cares for her family. When my dad makes her upset and I see her eyes red and I can tell she has been crying, it makes me cry, it's so much for me to cope with at such a young age.

Please tell me what you think.? I met this guy at school (college) and we've been chatting after we get out of class. He's from the East Coast, in the Army, has a daughter and is divorced. So he finally asks me out. Come to find out, he doesn't drive because he sold his car back on the East Coast so he could move to Seattle. He was staying with his ex, and when they broke up he just moved to one of those Extended Stay hotels. He seems pretty okay with it and doesn't seem like he has intentions of finding an apartment. He doesn't have a job, he smokes (I'm trying to quit) AND he's staying at one of those places. That really bothers me. I have my life in order and I expect the same from potential matches. (ie. career, school, living situation) I almost didn't go out with him b/c of the living situation thing...He took me out to a Casino for our first date AND gave me money to play AND payed for dinner and drinks. I like him and I know he's into me, but I'm not sure that he is as stable as I would like. I don't think I'm being too harsh to expect that he has his life in order...What do you think?

How do I cash a large check without my parents knowing? ok, so awhile ago one of my good friends wasn't doing too good in life. his parents don't talk to him since he decided to drop out of college. he has no financial support outside what he does for himself. well a couple of months ago he was dry on cash and needed to pay the bills. so i lent him $400 to pay off rent, etc. he has since recovered from his financial crisis, to the point were we went to the casino. i lost my money (heh, im not very good at gambling) but he made out with ~$300 profit! since he's stable in life, hes willing to give me $500 for everything ive done for him throughout the years. I cant let my parents know hes giving me the money. heck, they dont even know i gave him the 400 to begin with. if my parents found out i gave a friend 400, they'd kill me. so if he gave me a check, is it possible to have it not show up in the records? cuz ive cashed checks before, and they "deposit" the money first and then immediately withdraw the money. but that shows up in the records. and when my parents go to view the records they will see that, and ask questions. ive been told that if he has a diff bank than i do, i can cash it from his bank, with no hassle. but that seems unlikely to me. how does pay pal work? can he give me money via paypal and that might not show up?? basically i want my money back (of course) but i cant have any records of a deposit. i dont care if its deposited or if i cash it, just what ever doesnt show up...

my husband is going to work abroad? and am so sad right now.Im going to be alone with our children whos 12 year old and a 6 months old baby.He ll be gone for six months,he works as a casino dealer in a luxury liner.I wish we could go with him or he could stay here with us,But financially we're not really stable here in the philippines,do you think 6 months is long? im sure iam going to cry like a baby,I love my husband so dearly and sleeping right next to him is the best thing that ever happened to me( besides our children of course).Now I only have one month to go then he'll be gone for work. = (

what are the chances of me getting this job? I applied for help desk technician for a local casino. Went on my first interviewer with the HR recruiter. Then she sent me to a 2nd HR recruiter? Both were good interviews. The 2nd HR recruiter sent me a link to take like a psychological/behavior test. I did the test, and in a week I was called for a third interview with the hiring IT manager. The interview lasted about 40 minutes. during the interview, before it was over, he said in the beginning, he'll schedule me into different shifts in the beginning until everything is stable first, then they'll hire another person so I don't have my shifts to be changed often. Is that a good clue I get the job? I sent my thank you card the following day to him. He also said he'll need about two weeks before he makes his final decision since i'm only the 2nd person he interviewed. My friend worked there said I did better than the first guy. First guy lasted only 5 minutes. I hope the HR recruiters and the manager would have a meeting who they decide instead of having the manager decides only. it's been a week now. I hope I get the job.

i need names for my staff and minions? The other day I was watching “Goodfellas” and “Casino” on the old televisionatron device Rotter gave me and I wish to become my own “Don” of the manor? I will call it the CarleoneShaftsworthy syndicate, and as such I will need a name for myself to strike fear into the local common folk and lower orders whom till the fields and tend to the manor grounds…not that they are fearful of me at the moment as I thrash them daily ? Can you suggest names for me and my minions? Lord Faversham – Shaftsworthy My Man Bagthorpe Mrs Baggins the cook Ms Bagthorpe the dungeoness Smith the stable boy Biffy Ginger Aunt Agatha Great Aunt Eleanor Grand Papa Peter Princess Adriana Lord Jordan And the insane Lord Timmy Please help overrun... you may kiss my family ring ?

Where is a better place to live:Buenos Aires or Santiago? I am American and I plan to live overseas. I am not a jobseeker, I am retired. But I want your oppinion from those Americans whom lived in both cities: AMERICAN FRIENDLY: What country is more pro-american? AMENITIES: Subways, pedestrian malls, easy access to services? SERVICES: Banking/ATM and health System. Where is fast and less bureaucratic? OUTDOORS LIFE: Natural vistas, Mountains, beaches, parks, casino and driving distance resorts nearby? CLIMATE: SUMMER: BA is stormy hot in summer (High costs on A/C) while Santiago is sunny, temperate and breezy (No need for A/C). Winter: I've read that BA rains all year around, while Santiago only rains in the winter. BA has more temperate mornings, while Mornings in Santiago can be freezing 6 months a year. POLLUTION: Buenos Aires suffer from Odors and Water pollution while Santiago suffers of weather-based smog in Winter due hazy lack of ventilation, cold air, mountains. LAW & RULE: Chile seems far more stable and open than Argentina. Both are democratic. SECURITY: What areas are safe by night? PEOPLE & PERSONALITY: Where People is more attentive and less rude? COST OF LIFE: VAT tax? Food? Services (Electricity/Internet)? Imported goods? PROPERTY: What is the average cost of a new studio-room Condo/Apartment in downtown? So for rent? RECOMMENDATIONS?

T.O.E. subscribers: What is your impression of abiogenesis? We need to hear more about it don't you think? My hypotheses: 1. Initial conditions of early earth supplied important biological precursors: Chemicals like methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia etc. Various energy sources such at electric (lightning), volcanic, kinetic (winds, storms), solar and chemical (much of the precursor chemicals are fuel/oxidizer combinations) etc. Liquid water stable average temperatures. 2. Early earth is thought to be a highly reducing environment. This is very important, even though it is much different today. It is much more oxidizing today, which is the main cause of decay. When you don't have a decaying/oxidizing environment organic molecules are free to proliferation and become very complex and STAY that way, until they become useful. 3. Anthropic Principle: We cannot witness all of the biological 'failed' attempts either spatially or temporally. We don't know what the 'odds' are that life originated in this way. But because we don't know these odds and it is likely impossible to calculate them, should we assume that these odds don't exist, or that they are 1/1 or 0/∞? If the odds don't exist, isn't this akin to saying that nothing exists below the Plank wavelength because we can't see it? The 1/1 scenario is plain weird. It is like saying that "I have never been to the casino, but if I do go, I am guaranteed to bring down the house" The 0/∞ is just as weird. It is like saying that a rock sitting on a plateau can NEVER find its way to the bottom of a canyon, under any circumstances whatsoever; case closed, locked and key thrown away. No, this probability exists, even though it cannot be defined and is likely very small. We are 'proof' this probability exists if you abandon the god hypothesis. No need to complicate it further with such and out-of-place hypothesis which has not been shown to have any proof itself.

please help....? I used to be a dancer. I met a man in 1998 who was 47 I was 18 then Im 27 now. After a year or so of him coming into the club I became friends with him. Okay i was using him. But was completely honest that I would never be in love with him. We never had sex. He told me on may occasions that he loved me, wanted to marry me and take me away from the crap in my life. He would come over and take me shopping all the time, he bought my home and all the furniture in my home. Nice stuff! Took me on several vacations to 5 star hotels. Bahamas, Nepal, California and to many casinos. Bought all my clothes, food and paid all my bills. I went through my share of boyfriends, all jerks... In 2003 he told me he couldnt continue our friendship because he met someone. A 45 yr old lady. No words since I am a changed person, good job, stable financially. Ever since I have regretted that i never was real with him. that i never gave it a chance. Do I miss the trips & the money or do I miss him Is it fair to mess up what he may have going on possibly a marriage if Im not sure?

I'm 30; she's 18. My case is a bit different. Any opinions? You see; although I am 30 and she is 18. I do not physically look like anyone my age. In fact, I look no more than 19 or 20 to many people, 25 at the most for some others. Plus, I still get carded in both liquor stores and casinos. Bless or curse my genes! On the other hand, my latest girl was a recent high school graduate that looks a bit older than her age might suggest. Not old but with an air of maturity in both aspects of her appearance and personality (with the exception on how she may talk... long story on that one). When we're together and with no one the wiser, no one noticed or cared to noticed. Plus, I am starting to believe that maturity know no true age. The last girl before her was 24, but she was a cheater and a devious lady using me as a boy toy. I got rid of her fast because shedidn't act like a responsible adult. My latest belle never had cheated on me or played me and was far more mentally stable than her. So, it was no surprise who I chose next. I suppose my real question is if two people with vastly different yet legal ages date, but either one does not look either too old or too young for each other in the eyes of the public, is that really considered wrong? Does it change the whole situation?

Should i call a gambling problem number? My parents have a gambling problem. That's a fact. We live in NW Indiana, and they always go to the 'boats' which casinos are in. They're always there. My dad plays Texas Hold em' and he's really good. In fact, he won $1400 today in a tournament. I am concerned though because he goes to every tournament there is around here, and right after that tournament (I mean right after) they hosted a poker tournament downstairs with their friends (still going on). My mom mainly plays slots, and everyone knows the odds of hitting big on slots. She plays poker too, but she's not as good as my dad and doesn't often win. It doesn't bother me at all that they're not home for me, and with my dad always winning along with his job we seem to be financially stable. I don't know if I should calm them down before we move to Las Vegas or not. It won't be for a while, but still. Thanks.

How far would you go to help a friend that is a single mother? A friend of mine recently moved from Atlanta to a small town in Oklahoma with her four children so she can stay with family. She'd often talked about what an irresponsible louse her exhusband is, but because her relationship with her family is souring, she's considering sending the children to live with their father in Las Vegas. The father works in the Casinos and currently has a roommate and she knows very little about his living situation. Her grandmother also lives in the small town, and her grandmother has a lot of power. Her grandmother pretty much black listed her so now she can't get a job or even get family to help her by driving her around. So she's unemployed. I've told her to swallow her pride and try to get on her grandmother's good side so that she can open up some resources to help her kids, but she refuses to do so. Since she gets food stamps, I've asked my friend about getting in on a Welfare to Work kind of program. She says they have nothing like that in Oklahoma, but I just got online and called around and I easily found one. My friend also doesn't have a car so I don't know how well she could get back and forth. A part of me feels that I could possilby get online and call around to help my friend out, but a part of me also feels that she could easily call around herself. I also feel that she should be able to swallow her pride in the name of finally getting a job and providing a more stable life for her children. Should I keep calling around to try to get her some help, or should I just accept that she wants to do things her own way no matter how it negatively affects her children and let it go? I would try to do more but I'm unemployed myself and I live in Atlanta. mat, her grandmother told the friends and family in the town not to help her. and princess, i'm not against helping her, i'm just questioning how willing she is to try to help herself.

Question for those of you with cerebral palsy: What is your career? I have CP. I need to find a new job, I'm sick and tired of making minimum wage at part-time in retail. I don't want to go back to supervising, nor the casinos. I have no college degree. Can't get a promotion to save my life. I need more stable and higher pay. I'm dissillusioned at this point in my life but I know I need to move forward to something new otherwise I'm really going to lose my mind. I need new career ideas and fast. What do you do for a living? Does it earn a substantial enough pay to live on your own? Is it hard to deal with, with the CP?

I believe my boyfriend has a gambling problem, what can I do? Last night and this morning was pure hell. We argued, I cried, he was angry -bad fight. We live in California and his dad lives in Las Vegas. His dad and stepmom have had money problems (unrelated to gambling as far as I know) for quite some time. My boyfriend sends them money to help them. We plan to get married in the future, but I can't stand that he wants to go to the casino to make extra money. He has a stable job, but wants to gamble to make money to help them when they are in need while planning our future together. I've been with him a little over a year but I can't handle this. I love him but he thinks it's not a problem. He wants to convince me that he can bring money in this way because he's good at Poker. He watches Poker on TV and he's all into it. When I met him he had a subscription to gambling magazines. He stopped doing it, but lately it keeps coming up and now he resents me because I'm not supporting it. He says I don't understand that he doesn't go to gamble. That he goes to make money - He makes it sound like a job. He also says it's his way of "distressing." What can I do? I'm 30 years old so I'm in "nesting" mode. He's 36 and ready to settle down, but thinks he can't get there unless he gambles to make extra money. Now he says he's going to go every Friday whether I like it or not. Also, I think it's unfair that hisdad and stepmom have other kids, but he's the only one that sends them money, they only rely on him. It's putting stress on our relationship together and he's always in a bad mood stressing over money.