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  1. On 3/28/2024 at 9:08 PM, CleverNickname said:

    My mom has 7 figs saved and I legit am not sure that's enough. But if TX medicaid won't pay for memory care, I don't know if it matters too much. I may have to see if another state has different options. Anyway, I have an appointment with a specialist. 

    I had to deal with this with both my parents, they had a decent amount of savings but it was not effectively invested. It took several years before my Dad was willing to change their investments. They decided to move to senior living in 2017, by 2019 they were in assisted living - thankfully they did have long-term (separate) LTC insurances that paid for most of their LTC costs. Dad passed in 2020 (due to medical complications) and Mom moved to a higher level of care later that year. In 2022 she was moved to the mental care (dementia/alzheimers)  wing of the facility, and the LTC policy was covering 90% of that cost. She passed in August of 2023, which was a blessing as she hadn't been able to speak for over 6 months and was not responsive.  Thankfully, money was not an issue because there savings was able to cover the insurance shortfall, but we were looking at how long that could be maintained as her LTC policy would have reached full payout by October. 
    Talking with specialist is a great option, there could be things you can do that someone dealing with families making these transitions are not aware of . Also I would advise looking into hospice care, there is long-term hospice care that may be covered by Medicare. We only found this out a few weeks before my Mom passed, and only because a new medical director at her facility was pro-active in getting this started. In all honesty, no one in my family thought about it, and she could have had those services for probably the last 8-12 months. 
    Good luck with this journey, it is a difficult road - stay in touch with family and close friends who are aware of what is going on. This is not a path that you need to travel alone.

    And ignore the assholes who throw out hateful comments - that is a bit much, even for the assholes on this site.
     

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  2. 2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

    this team (#78 in kenpom and ready to fire their HC when the regular season ended)-

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    has just done this:

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    to go to the final four. one of the more unforeseen, unpredictable runs ever to the final weekend. amazing.

     

    another way to look at it:

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    unreal.

    So another way to put is NC State was 17-14 heading into the ACC tournament and have run off 9 wins in a row to get to 26-14

  3. 1 hour ago, StassneyHorn said:

    I think the no caffeine/coffee is because they’re diuretics and can make you dehydrated and send you back after you just emptied yourself out. He’s also 65 so no spring chicken 

    Heads up, you will get there before you know it

  4. A friend of the family was an extra in O&G, she is one of the recruits who gets off the bus, lines up at the far end. So I'm 2 degrees of separation from Lou.

    Thought that was a great movie,  Lou was the best in that role. RIP Drill Sergeant.

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  5. 3 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

    Today is fucking Christmas Day as it is.  Regionals and MLB opening day.

    And I've already dragged out the backup TV and have the D2 Final Four and NCAA hockey regionals on right now. 

    And I can't believe no D1 school has hired Nova Southeastern's coach: https://nsusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jim-crutchfield/3174

    + Houston Open and for some of us Northern types the first round of the Frozen Four (aka NCAA Hockey playoffs https://www.ncaa.com/scoreboard/icehockey-men/d1

  6. 7 hours ago, Pancho said:

    The tip times for these games are fucking wack. 

     

    3 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

    They did the same to us in Pittsburgh last weekend. We had the latest game Saturday night.

    Just the NCAA doing stupid things, no idea why CBS (and friends) allow this rounds games to only occupy 2 timeslots when they could start the early game 2 hours earlier and push the late games 1/2 back and they'd have a solid 7= hour block of time to sell advertinsing. Maybe they all decided that they were making enough money off the tournament
    (lol - now that last statement is crazy)

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  7. 4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Dangers of working for crypto.

    TLDR: Binance's African regional mgr detained in Nigeria because the govt demanded a list of Nigerian Binance traders reportedly due to money laundering and terrorism activities. He was under house arrest but allowed to attend services at a nearby mosque. He never returned and left the country on another passport. Nigeria also is filing tax evasion charges against Binance and this mgr.

    TLDR squared: Nigeria is not a crypto friendly country.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68656119?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

    Or if the guy really was funding terrorist activity with untraceable payments, then maybe Nigeria is not a terrorist friendly country (then again it could be both)

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  8. On 3/26/2024 at 11:25 AM, Gatorubet said:

    All you assholes go get colonoscopies immediately. Do not wait. It is just not worth it, no matter what your hesitation is.

    Listen to this man, don't pussy out. It isn't bad at all, especially if you compare it to a prostate biopsy, now that is a real pain in the ass (and I should know since I've had 3 of them)

  9. @Harrison Stafford - Holtec Intl is approved for a $1.5 billion loan from DOE to reopen the Palisades nuke plant. Not directly impacting 4U, but a move in the right direction for Uranium. I'm not saying it is an old facility, but original construction started in March 1967, and it was initially commissioned in December 1971; decommissioning was "completed" in May 2022, obv this is being reversed however I do not see a targeted date for restarting (I'm sure there are plenty of legal, licensing, permitting and testing to last for a couple of years)

    https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2024/03/palisades-gets-15b-federal-loan-for-historic-nuclear-restart.html

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  10. 1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Having any kind of opinion on this if you’re not a harbor pilot or marine engineer or civil engineer or something is just super stupid.  It’s just this thing that happened, like things do.  

    Lol - you must be new around here. We have all kinds of opinions, on damned near everything.

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  11. Looks like Champ is going to have to find another pit to run - Good luck Jim, hope it works out for you, missed out on getting to Dozier's my last trip to Houston.

    https://www.doziersbbq.com/

    Dozier's BBQ
     
     
     
     
     

    THE LAST FIRES IN THE PITS AT DOZIER’S BBQ WILL BE LIT ON MARCH 30TH, 2024.

     

    We are saddened at this difficult decision,
    and it has been an honor to be a part of this community since 1957. 

    We invite you to come by for a fond farewell from the Dozier’s family through the end of the month. 

  12. 6 hours ago, YGIFS said:

    Are the NYSE and NASDAQ different exchanges or am I just going senile?

    Not sure the exact technical answer to the first question; for the second if you have to ask it is probably true.
    The NYSE and NASDAQ are separate entities - some history on the NYSE https://www.nyse.com/history-of-nyse#:~:text=In 2008%2C the NYSE acquired,listing on NYSE in 2005.

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    In the early 2000s, changes occurred across the NYSE. On November 16, 2005, Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) listed on the NYSE. In 2006, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Archipelago (Arca), and the Pacific Exchange (PCX) merged to form the publicly traded NYSE Group, ending membership ownership of the Exchange. In 2008, the NYSE acquired the American Stock Exchange, becoming the third largest U.S. options market. By 2013, ICE acquired the NYSE and remains the parent organization of the Exchange today.

    NASDAQ is also a separate publicly traded exchange - https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/career-map/sell-side/capital-markets/nasdaq/

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    The NASDAQ is a U.S.-based stock market exchange and the second-largest stock exchange by market cap globally. NASDAQ stands for National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotations and is owned and operated by NASDAQ Inc.

     

    Both ICE and NASDAQ, Inc. are publicly traded, and the largest investors are institutions like Black Rock, Vanguard, State Street, TRowe Price, Lazard,  etc - so it seems like it is a circle within a circle, or maybe just a big money manager circle jerk. 

  13. 10 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

    fair warning - I have no principles

    2nd fair warning - I am heading to Chicago for the weekend, last time I did this was end of Feb 2020 & the market went into crash mode. If this happens again in the next week it confirms causation 📉

    Price me wrong 

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