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Continue reading â: Citi is SAVED
Thank goodness, watching its stock price fall has been scary, but now this will prevent financial meltdown U.S. agrees to bail out Citigroup – MarketWatch The U.S. government agreed Sunday night to rescue Citigroup Inc. with a huge bailout plan that includes a $20 billion capital infusion, guarantees for up…
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Continue reading â: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (ÃĨ§èâĸÅŊèâÂʞâĸ WòhÃâ CÃÂĄnglÃÂŗng)
Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon ÃĨ§èâĸÅŊèâÂʞâĸ WòhÃâ CÃÂĄnglÃÂŗng is such a great movie. I’ve never studied the Chinese in it though until now. # Chow Yun-Fat or ÃĨâ¨ÃĻÂļÂĻÃĨÂâ; Zhà Âu RÚnfÃÂ) plays Li Mu-bai (ÃĻÂÅŊÃĻâĻâĸçâĸÂŊ; LàMÚbÃÂĄi) who has given up his sword and wants to avenge his master’s death by killing the Jade Fox…
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Sydney is cool
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Continue reading â: Sydney is coolI liked Sydney (maybe because it was actually sunny. ÃĻââ°ÃĨ°Âŧ XÃÂĢ nÃÂ) in Australia (ÃĻÂžÂŗÃĻ´² ÃâŦo zhà Âu). So what is a perfect afternoon in Sydney: # From the airport take the Train to Circular Quay. It is only about 15 minutes and way more interesting than taking a taxi #…
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Continue reading â: Electricity Trading
My head hurts! Here are some basics if you want to learn how to trade “Australian”:http://www.d-cyphatrade.com.au/products/overview_of_the_australian_el electricity. (“pdf”:http://www.d-cyphatrade.com.au/products/overview_of_the_australian_el/overview_of_australian_electr_2.pdf) Some sites: * “SFE Initial Margin”:http://www.asx.com.au/professionals/clearing/operations/initial_margin_calculations.htm * “SFE Corporation Ltd”:http://www.asx.com.au/about/sfe/index.htm is the formal name of the Sydney Futures Exchange and merged with the Australian Stock Exchange 25 July 2006. A funny aside,…
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Continue reading â: Cheap calling with Skype
Wow, skype has been changing their offerings again. Now they have an unlimited long distance plan to any of 36 countries for 8 euros (about $10) per month. I am also on Skype Pro which is their older plan. This lets you have for $24/month a skype in number which…
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Continue reading â: Airbus 380 is cool
Well, got to ride on the new Qantas Airbus 380. What an amazing plane. There aren’t many flying yet, Singapore Airlines has one, so does Dubai and Qantas runs a pair between LA and Melbourne and LA and Sydney for sure. Here are some photos Here is coach. See how…
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Continue reading â: Melbourne
Off to Melbourne and Victoria…have been there twice, but haven’t had much time to look around. Here are some sights: Melbourne: Scenic Views – TripAdvisor Melbourne Observation Deck on Level 55 of the iconic Rialto Towers. 525 Collins St, Melbourne ( Entry fee payable – from $8 per person). Best…
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Continue reading â: Voting photos
Oops, somehow my photos of voting on election day didn’t quite make it. Here they are again. it was an amazing day November 4th. I love this photo at 645AM in the morning:
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Continue reading â: Things of Beauty
A dear friend said some of these photos were good, so I thought I’d share with everyone. I put the public photos that anyone can look at in my “Art Gallery”:http://tongfamily.com/art. Here is a shot right down Boston. It was taken at 8:30 and had remarkably few cars in Beacon…
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Continue reading â: Mail.app Outbox stuck mail
This seems to happen really often with the latest OS X update. I get lots of stuck mail. Just restart Mail.app doesn’t seem to help nor does hitting resend. I have tried deleting the mailbox folder and doesn’t help. macosxhints.com – A fix for messages stuck in Mail.app’s Outbox also…