The Chinese are the New Americans (at least when a tourist)

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I’m a fortunate person quite frankly. From a relatively young age i’ve been had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the world, even living overseas for a short stint. It wasn’t until a recent trip to Italy and France where I began to notice a shift in tourist behavior.

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The Russian Federation, KGB, “Hacktivists”, Occupy Wall Street, America’s Cultural Struggle and Putin

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Just the other day I watched the documentary movie, Hacker Wars.” At first I expected this movie to be an intriguing glimpse into the little-penetrated world of hacker-activists. A glimpse it gave of their attempt to paint the film’s characters/subjects and their cause with one of innocence and righteousness; where the reality of it is debatable at best. Read More

Deep Thoughts With Dando: Currency Arbitrage

Arbitrage – The Simultaneous buying and selling of an asset or financial security between two markets in order to capture a profit from a difference in price.

It’s no secret that in recent years Argentina has been experiencing economic problems. These problems have lead to two exchange rates for Pesos (Argentine National Currency -ARS), that may allow for a significant arbitrage opportunity.

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