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steve2470's JournalHave you been to Moscow or any part of the Russian Federation ?
I have, in 1989. I'd like to compare experiences, please.
Спасибо, как всегда. Spasiba.
Steve
Winter weather statements for parts of CA, OR, NV, WY, MT, NE, SD, NY, PA, NJ and CT
(many frost advisories)
You'll hate Google's experimental Chrome UI, but so will phishers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/05/chrome_origin_chip_ui_controversy/Phishers might have a tougher time hooking victims if a new feature introduced into the experimental strain of Google's Chrome browser makes it into a future full release.
The "origin-chip" feature cleans up Chrome's omnibox or address bar by removing lengthy URLs and replacing them with just the domain name shorn of "http://" and "www". There's also the "origin chip" that produces the full URL.
Apple introduced a similar arrangement in Safari on iOS 7.
Google has tested the feature in beta versions of Chrome, but users didn't care for it and it was subsequently relegated to a default "off" state in later updates to the experimental Chrome fork, "Canary".
more at link
Curious problem with computer fan
I already know nothing is touching my fans, because I've thoroughly inspected my case. There are NO wires or cables anywhere near my fans.
When I start up my box, sometimes I hear a rattle emanating from the fan area. After the fan/computer warms up a bit, it goes away completely. My box is not overheating whatsoever.
Could a bearing be bad ? Could the fan be getting clogged with dust ? Thanks once again.
Steve
Hey guys, FYI, we have a Weather Watchers group on DU
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1232In the WW group, I try to post a daily map of warnings, watches, etc. for the US. All are welcome to discuss weather-related topics.
DISCLAIMER: Obviously, don't rely on WW for your urgent weather needs.
Have a lovely day !
Steve
Flood warnings in parts of WY, ND, SD, MN, WI, MI, OH, AR, MS, AL, FL, IN, SC, NC, IL, VA, NJ, VT...
AK, HI and New York (whew)
How Hedge Funds Are Pushing Companies To Leave America
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2014/05/01/how-hedge-funds-are-pushing-companies-to-leave-america/But hedge funds are moving faster than Washington. Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman had never made a pharmaceutical investment before April. But last month his Pershing Square hedge fund made its biggest investment ever, taking a 10% stake in California-based Allergan. Ackman is making the $4 billion bet while working with Valeant, a company based in Canada whose senior executives work in New Jersey and has its tax-domicile in Barbados. Valeant has made a $45 billion bid that is driven by tax considerations to buy Allergan with Ackman.
Valeant itself is a hedge fund-created machine. ValueAct Capital Management, the activist hedge fund run by Jeffrey Ubben, has been a major shareholder for years and ValueActs Mason Morfit sits on the companys board. Morfit even designed the highly-lucrative compensation package of Valeant CEO Michael Pearson, who has become a billionaire since he started running the company six years ago. When ValueAct got involved and Pearson started running the show, Valeant was based in California. Valeant then bought and folded the company into Canadas Biovail to take advantage of Canadas tax rules. Using Valeants lower tax structure, Pearson has done about 100 or so deals since 2008 and pushed Valeants stock up by some 800%.
Also in April, a group of high-profile hedge funds started to pressure Walgreen, Americas biggest pharmacy chain that is based in Illinois, to move to Europe for tax purposes. The Financial Times reported that activist hedge funds like Barry Rosensteins Jana Partners and Keith Meisters Corvex Management, together with billionaire Dan Ochs Och-Ziff Capital Management hedge fund and Goldman Sachs, urged Walgreens senior management in a meeting in Paris to domicile its tax base in Europe as part of its $16 billion takeover of Alliance Boots, which is based in Switzerland.
I had the oddest dream last night and I usually forget my dreams...
Wonder what this means, if anything ! ( Neurological theories of dreams )
I was driving a big yellow school bus full of minimal security inmates from Chicago to Florida (?!). They were not in shackles or any kind of restraints, hence my minimal security comment. Anyway, we stop for lunch or something, I think, in Kentucky. We get back on the bus and drive on. A few hundred miles down the road, I notice that I'm missing some inmates The other inmates so helpfully pointed out who was missing ! They ALL had Hispanic surnames, for some reason. By the time I noticed they were missing, I was in TN or some place, so I'm thinking OMG I'm in huge trouble now for not noticing or filing a police report.
Very strange dream ! I have NO idea what that might have meant. How about your latest strange dream ?
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