Frank Popoff, the chief executive and chairman who tried to make Dow Chemical more accommodating to regulators and environmentalists in the late 1980s and 1990s, and who pushed the chemical industry to adopt safer practices, died Feb. 25 at his home in Midland. Mich., where Dow is based. It was 88.A company spokesman said the cause was cancer.When the Bulgarian-born Mr. Popoff was named Dow’s chairman and chief executive in 1987, the company had begun trying to shed its image as an aggressive chemical giant that had made napalm and the defoliant Agent Orange for the US military during Vietnam…
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Choosing the right type of server for your website or application is a critical decision that can significantly affect its performance, security and scalability. If you’re at the crossroads of deciding between a Linux VPS and a Windows VPS, you might feel overwhelmed, especially if you’re new to the world of web hosting and server management.Whether you’re planning to launch a new website, scale an existing application, or simply explore the possibilities of server management, understanding the fundamental differences between Linux and Windows server stacks is crucial. Both platforms offer unique advantages and may cater to different technical requirements, programming…
[Sorry, I hit publish prematurely. I’ll be updating this and correcting the errors as we go.] In 2023, I developed a new idea that transforms an old way of trading. In traditional auctions, there are rounds of bidding and the highest bidder pays to take the prize. The last bid is the amount paid and no one else is charged anything. This is an interesting “game” in which all participants can express their desire for the object in monetary terms. In an efficient auction, the price paid will represent the highest utility among the bidders, with no one – including…
Aaron Fifield December 30, 2015 Podcasts 2 Comments This week I interviewed a short-term Bitcoin trader who goes by the nickname ‘BTCVIX’. As you can imagine, this episode is a bit different – this is an area (or should I say, a market) that we have yet to explore on the podcast, in previous interviews. With that said, I found this discussion very interesting and I’m sure you will too. Some of the topics we talked about include: Why the VIX went from initial trading of stocks and options, to Bitcoin markets – the Wild West. We spend a lot…
Taylor Swift has descended on Southeast Asia, or at least a small part of it: All six of her sold-out shows are in Singapore, the region’s richest nation.Many of her fans in this part of the world, home to more than 600 million people, are disappointed. But the Singapore leg of Ms. Swift’s wildly popular Eras Tour, which began last weekend and ends Saturday, is a coup of soft power and a boost to the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery.The emissions – and the unknown price Singapore paid to host them – have also sparked diplomatic tension with two of its…
by Chris Durst, March 4, 2024 Side Gig – No Experience Necessary – “Apply, get accepted and start earning in less than 48 hours” – Work when you want You know how sometimes you’re watching a video or a movie and at the bottom of the screen you see a text with what’s being said? Well, people type these, for payment. You can also do it from home. Rev has hired many RRRebels in this role and as Transcriptionists as well. (Sorry but they say they don’t hire from CA or MA.) As a Captioner you will be able to…
Shopping (Top Stories) Economic Calendar https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ S&P 500 Previous Session was 2nd cycle day: The price continued to rally surpassing the three-day cycle targets and meeting the CD2 penetration levels. The range was 60 handles on 1.506 million contracts traded. …Transition from Cycle Day 2 to Cycle Day 3 This leads us to 3rd day of cycle: Prices are trading near all-time highs and with the three-day cycle targets met, we’ll call today’s session a “wild card”. Bulls continue to dominate, although a corrective pullback could unfold at any time. As always, our regular trading plan remains unchanged… Stay aligned…
What’s a fine Jewish viscountess to do when she has a title but no money, an invitation to a party but no clothes, and a pair of scissors but no sewing skills?Invents the poodle skirt, of course.This, quite by accident, Juli Lynne Charlot did in late 1947, creating a totem of midcentury material culture as evocative as the saddle shoe, the hula-hoop, and the pink plastic lawn flamingo.Ms. Charlot, a native New Yorker who died at her home in Tepoztlán, Mexico, on Sunday at 101, was a Hollywood singer before her marriage in the mid-1940s to a viscount, or British…
Want to learn how to add money to Venmo? This track is just for you. Read on to discover more about the steps, options, and limits for transferring money to Venmo. Venmo is undoubtedly one of the most popular money transfer apps out there. And if you’ve used it, you must have faced this predicament at some point – how to add money to Venmo. Typically, the app makes it easy for users to send money to friends, settle bills and even make purchases. The app is designed to use the money in the Venmo account if it is funded…