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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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:

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”:https://richtong.org/art. Here is a shot right down Boston. It was taken at 8:30 and had remarkably few cars in Beacon…

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…

LA, Boston and NYC were all beautiful this week. LA had clear weather. I’ll post some photos. Found some great hotels as well, the “Nine Zero”:http://ninezero.com is in Beacon Hill hotel that is small and convenient. Better than the mega Marriott. Also in NYC, the “Empire”:http://empirehotelnyc.com is on the upper…