Dominic thiem is doing good so far in the monte carlo tournament he beat gasquet easily even thought his opponent is not at peak form but thiem really improved a lot since his comeback but unucky for him he is facing Rune one of the top players at the moment he is young and yet impressive i doubt thiem can do anything against him. Dominc Thiem despite being currently ranked number 106 in the ATP ranking, he managed to reach a good position in the past, he came from reaching position number 3, so he has been slowly improving, I don't know if he will be able to reach a better position, at least be in the top 10, but if he's improving then he could at least move up in the future. while his opponent is Holger Rune, who is currently number 8 and heads the table, who this year has already played 21 games and won 14 and only lost in 7 games, in my opinion Rune will win this game, but the odd in case Rune wins it is at @ 1.34, I see it being a very low odd, if at least it was something around @ 1.44 it could motivate me to put it in my parlay
Botic Van de Zandschulp - Casper RuudBotic Van de Zandschulp, who currently occupies the 31st position in the ATP ranking, has never won any relevant tournament that he started his professional career in 2016, while his opponent Casper Ruud, who currently occupies the number 5th position in the ATP ranking, in addition to being in a better position, he has better performances in relation to Botic Van de Zandschulp, I see that Ruud will win this game without much difficulty, maybe for this reason that the odd for Ruud to win is at @ 1.29 which is an odd very low, but I could add it to some parlay, I'll think about it Taylor Fritz - Stan Wawrinka Taylor Fritz, who currently occupies the 10th position in the ATP ranking, this season has not had many outstanding performances, but in this game he will be playing against an opponent that is in the 90th position in the ATP ranking, and it is true that in the past Stan Wawrinka managed to occupy The number 3 position in the world, but that happened many years ago, and he is now 38 years old, I think that in this game Taylor Fritz has a good chance of winning the game, but it will not be an easy game for Taylor Fritz , but the interesting part is that the odds for this match are at @1.48 in case Taylor Fritz wins the match, and it's a risky bet if placed on a parlay The last time Van de Zandschulp and Ruud also played against each other, and then the Dutchman won. So maybe the level is closer than the bookies suggest. They are of course mainly based on the statistics and by that I mean the world ranking. Ruud is considerably higher in this than van de Zandschulp, but how good is Ruud actually? He could potentially become the new number 1 in the world, but I still feel that he is lagging behind guys like Nadal, Djokovic and now Alcaraz. I hope for a long game and a three setter. ya.ya.yo! I am backing Ruud on this one, isnt Clay his preferred surface to play on and IMO van de Zandschulp hasnt been performing to his potential at all recently.
Anybody watch/bet on the doubles match today between Mektic/Pavic and Fritz/Rune? I watched some of the first set and found it interesting that two newbie doubles players could beat the #4 seeds and veteran doubles specialists. That must be frustrating for Mektic/Pavic to be beaten 3-6, 4-6 |
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Since when do we consider the words of Peter Schiff as words from a sane person, let alone take them as a reference for making economic decisions such as stopping accepting the dollar.
This guy is a Bitcoin hater and a gold enthusiast (because he has gold related investments) and yet the gold hasn't stagnated ever since he called people to buy gold.
Don't take anything this man says seriously.
It is true that countries are starting to get rid of the dollar, but even the worst pessimists do not expect the dollar to collapse within 5 years.
Yes as a Bitcoin community we wouldnt be taking advice from this guy unless he advised his audience to get into Bitcoin, which is not going to happen. Shit is real! US is going to experience it pretty soon. Saudi Arabia has already decided and announced to cut ties with US and BRICKS nations have agreed to buy oil using their own currency. So dollar is going to loose it's value.
I am personally not a fan of gold, but I maintain a decent percentage of paper gold in my portfolio. It's not an investment, rather gold is used for capital protection. US is probably going to start another war to maintain the supremacy of their petro dollar.
It is real and the fact that so many countries are shying away from the $ is really only the start of the demise. Saudi Arabia moving away from the $ is a massive and I think it will gain momentum with other countries as time passes. |
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He have been considered among the top line of tennis players. If he continues to play he's gonna destroy his name that's been earned through hardwork. He's at his best and announcing his retirement is the right choice. Today's loss is really bad and he had earned enough to spend good with his family. Right now young players are dominant and to play against them and to take their positions or give competence with this form is really impossible.
I don't see it that way, everybody knows his career has been sidelined trough hip injury and every professional match he plays after the surgeries is a victory of sorts. It is obvious he likes the game since he doesn't need the money. In his current condition clay is probably worst surface for him but I am sure he will do better on his home grass. Looking forward to seeing him in Wimbledon, not many grass specialist in top positions so maybe he can do good there. Yes sorry n0ne I agree with Trofo. Andy has built up a legacy which nobody can can away from him. I have mentioned before that its getting time for him to retire but his fighting spirit is very commendable given what he has had to deal with. Dominic thiem is doing good so far in the monte carlo tournament he beat gasquet easily even thought his opponent is not at peak form but thiem really improved a lot since his comeback but unucky for him he is facing Rune one of the top players at the moment he is young and yet impressive i doubt thiem can do anything against him.
I watched the match: first set finished 6:1 Thiem (Thiem was leading 5:0 and Gasquet barely avoided the bagel) but in second Thiem didn't look that fast and fresh anymore 6:4. Anyway, his first win on a Masters in 2 years! But yeah, R2 v Rune doesn't look so promising anymore.  Would love to see Thiem get back to his former levels but it seems to be taking a slight bit longer in my mind. Rune up next for him will be a big challenge. |
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Do you not think though that there has to be some sort of order, somebody has to be in
place to govern, to put order on the potential chaos. My country has almost 5,000,000
in population, its not all going to work out without rules or some sort of structure.
Its just a pity some politicians forget that they are in place to serve the people and turn
to the path of corruption.
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After a nice match against Halys, Ruud today has been able to win. Ruud vs Kecmanovic the final for Estoril Open...tomorrow it would be interesting place some bet, maybe live...
About Murray, probably yes he is too old, but bear in mind he has also a full titanium hip, so it's not an easy stuff.
Most of tennis players at high levels seems to suffer about bad injury like Alcaraz, even if he is 19 years old he is suffering a lot of issues...
Well Andy Murray has a tough first match at Monte Carlo, he plays Alex de Minaur! and thats tomorrow. I'm not sure which surface de Minaur favours but to me he poses a big hurdle for Murray, and there was me thinking Murray could get to the final... I dont think I will bet on that, maybe for Andy to win a set, but which one? How long would Murry continue to play tennis at this level? I never found him athletic, not even before. But now he stumbles across the track, when you see him walking it looks like he could fall down at any moment. Last year he played some great games for himself. But players he used to beat without problems are already causing the biggest problems. It is now someone who plays tennis purely for pleasure it seems. It is my theory that Murray's tennis since he had the hip replacement is based on skill, whats lacking is the higher levels of mobility and speed, that is what is his weakness. Also throw into the mix is his age. Today he was easily beaten by de Minaur 6-1 & 6-3. I said it last year and I'll say it again - I think its coming very close to retirement for Andy. |
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There probably isnt any point to the thread but its interesting to read some of the replies.
Bitcoin in this instance worked for the OP, he needed money so used Bitcoin, he kept his
money in the first place in Bitcoin not FIAT, wasnt that what Bitcoin was designed for, to
enable us to Be our own Banks?
The ideal scenario would be to sell P2P without any third party involved but unfortunately the
OP couldnt do it.
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^ That game has just started now. I would be seriously worried for the Eels if they cannot beat the Tigers. I'm going to try an in play bet to see if there are better odds on the Eels...
The semi-finals are set for the European Rugby Champions Cup this coming weekend. 3 of my 4 picks came through the semi's, onlt the DHL Stormers were beaten by the Exeter Chiefs very convincingly 42-17! I'll be going with the two home sides again....which would be a replay of last years final!!  |
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After a nice match against Halys, Ruud today has been able to win. Ruud vs Kecmanovic the final for Estoril Open...tomorrow it would be interesting place some bet, maybe live...
About Murray, probably yes he is too old, but bear in mind he has also a full titanium hip, so it's not an easy stuff.
Most of tennis players at high levels seems to suffer about bad injury like Alcaraz, even if he is 19 years old he is suffering a lot of issues...
Well Andy Murray has a tough first match at Monte Carlo, he plays Alex de Minaur! and thats tomorrow. I'm not sure which surface de Minaur favours but to me he poses a big hurdle for Murray, and there was me thinking Murray could get to the final... I dont think I will bet on that, maybe for Andy to win a set, but which one? |
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I don’t think you should be giving others financial advice because you then assume the position of financial expert which you’re not. If you want to save your neighbors from falling into the hands of scammers, do not talk about investments or profits, you should teach them what bitcoin really is, some people will listen, some would prefer to give their money to a third party to double their investment but you will helping a lot more people this way.
Agreed, the OP would have to make it clear that the information given is an introduction to Bitcoin and the benefits it offers to everyone. The OP would have to make sure they can make it very simple for other people to understand and be able to explain all the questions those people will have. There may also be a need for the OP to explain the FIAT system, a lot of people only see the money in their pockets and accounts but dont know the wider details of FIAT banking system. |
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Rugby League Australian NRL
I think we can safely say the Panthers are well and truely back and its only a matter of
time before they take top spot.
Panthers 44 - 12 Sea Eagles
They clocked up 32 points in the first half and the Sea Eagles only scoring in the second half.
The Broncos may be starting to creak at the seams after losing to the Raiders, a
game they really should have won.
Panthers, Storm and Rabbitohs starting to float to the top of the ladder with wins!
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Later on I caught the second half of the Dolphins teaching the Cowboys how to play league winning in the last two minutes with an unconverted try 32 - 22.
In a couple of hours The Sea Eagles and Panthers face off. They are fairly evenly matched with the Panthers playing catch up it should be a good game. My monies on the Sea Eagles, however, the Panthers could claw they way in front with a win.
Later on tonight the Broncos should fend off the Raiders.
Damn, I was following the score line on the match centre on NRL.com yesterday. I thought the Cowboys would do it with about 10 minutes to go. The score at half time was 12 - 26 to the Dolphins and up to the 75th minute in the second half the Dolphins hadnt scored. The Dolphins are definitely worthy of being in the premiership so far! They had to have been good odds if the Cowboys were heavy favourites! same with the next game, Panthers v Sea Eagles - Sea Eagles are 3.85, great odds for potential winners.
Union European Champions Cup Leinster blasted Leicester back to England with a 55 - 24 win at home in the first of the Quarter finals last night. |
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One of Bitcoin's attractive features and one of the reasons why Satoshi created it was that
it enables us to take FULL CUSTODY of our money/finance/wealth. This means not having to
trust a bank to hold that money which
gives us limited access to it.
Why would anyone not spend <$100 on a hardware wallet and take full control of their
Bitcoin? There then would be no need to TRUST others to look after your Bitcoin.
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R6 of the NRL has kicked off yesterday with a win for Storm over the Roosters which
lifts them into 2nd spot on the ladder behind the Broncos.
Second game today in the 1st half is the Bulldogs leading the Rabbitohs, but the Rabbitohs
in theory should win.
Next up are the Cowboys v the Dolphins, I have the Cowboys backed to win this as well
as the Panthers tomorrow to beat the Sea Eagles, neither odds are great though, 1.23 and 1.32 .
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WOW, I'm gonna check in with one of my friends who uses a MAC, he's a Bitcoiner and I'll bet he doesnt know this. First thing I thought when I read the OP was CSW and how that is a BIG f-u to his efforts to try and claim/control that. I wonder who did it? was it a company directive or an employee... It's probably just one or few engineer who happen to be Bitcoin enthusiast use Bitcoin Whitepaper as reference/example PDF file. I expect Craig "Faketoshi" Wright to take a legal action and file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple now. It'd be suicidal considering Apple deep pocket and very long history of handling lawsuit (e.g. Apple vs Samsung). But i personally i wish it happen. yes would love to see David taking on Goliath and Goliath flattening him into the dust. |
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There will definitely be different dynamics and some players will be better on the clay
where they were lacking on the hard courts and vice-a-versa.
This year Murray reached the final of Qatar to face Djokovic, so it really all depends
how the draw falls for him to determine his progression, he will be good for the first two
rounds at least...
(except in Miami where he exited in the first round IIRC)
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several players will not be present at Monte-Carlo Masters... Felix AA, Nadal, Alcaraz... it would be a nice chance for players like Djokovic or Sinner. But this time I am pretty sure  probably we will some outsider or middle rank take a good spot... Thats the interesting part about top players missing a tournament, other players get a chance to experience higher rounds and potentially collect higher points and prize money! Another interesting point is that Andy Murray has made it into the main draw because of this and for the first time since 2017, he will definitely fancy his chances for a tournament win... https://tennisuptodate.com/atp/murray-into-main-draw-at-monte-carlo-masters-after-withdrawals-set-for-first-appearance-since-2017 |
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Rugby Union - European Rugby Champions Cup
Who am I betting on:
DHL Stormers at home to beat Harlequins
Leinster at home to beat home rivals Ulster
Rochelle to beat Gloucester
Toulouse at home to beat the Vodacom Bulls
Just catching up with the games from last weekend, akl 4 above won with really low odds. Quarter finals coming up this weekend - this is the business end of the Champions Cup season. I am half thinking of going with the 4 teams above again, have to check the odds....
In the Womens Six Nations Ireland were hammered again by France last weekend and our Celtic cousins clocked up another win against Scotland 22 - 34. |
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Alcaraz and Nadal both will miss the start of the clay season. I don't know whether that could be a problem for Nadal, but it seems that he is mostly going to try and put all eggs in one basket, which is the French Open. He will probably play a least necessary number of tournaments before that and prefers recovery, although I don't quite understand whether he is still recovering and from what. Physically he should be ok by now.
This is what Alcaraz had to say: ""I have post-traumatic arthritis in my left hand and muscular discomfort in the spine that needs rest to prepare for everything that is to come. See you in 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters."
That doesn't sound very good for him and it is what we have talked about here already. Whether he can break records or not will only depend on his physical condition.
We are about 5 or 6 weeks away from Roland Garros, maybe Nadal is missing the start of Clay season as a precaution to prevent another possible/likely injury so that he can play his beloved RG and target the win there. Yes sounds like all the eggs are going into one basket. This really is the back end of Nadal's career. Alcaraz - post traumatic arthritis sounds very serious but I have read that it is usuallytemporary. Its a pity for him that recently he is unable to play because of Injury, recovery and even more recovery. |
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I have finalised the poster layout, tidied up some borders and erased some marks outside the borders, I have sent the artwork to the printers so hopefully I will get a test sheet by the weekend to check in full size the quality. I have also designed the A4 cover sheet which will accompany each copy, it's basically a rehashed colouring book cover! Each print and cover sheet will be hand numbered. So can @haloxon, @Peak DK, @Suzuki Matt, @bitbollo, @MoparMiningLLC, @Hookzup1 and @rhomelmabini let me know if you want a rolled or folded print.   |
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