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Understanding & How To Avoid Bank Fees While Traveling

"It is important to understand & learn how to avoid bank fees while traveling. Avoiding credit card fees, currency exchange fees, and foreign transaction fees while traveling overseas is important in order to save money for more trips and adventures. In this travel tips post we are going to cover the main fees charged by banking and credit card institutions. The fees can be broken down into three types; ATM withdrawal fees, foreign conversion fees (which can also be tied into credit card fees), and exchange rate fees. Its quite easy to avoid paying bank fees while traveling once we understand the structure of how banks charge customers for service." Continue reading →

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Kathryn Johnston shooting – Wikipedia

"Kathryn Johnston was an elderly Atlanta, Georgia, woman who was killed by undercover police officers in her home where she had lived for 17 years. Three officers had entered her home in what was later described as a 'botched' drug raid. Officers cut off burglar bars and broke down her door using a no-knock warrant. One of the officers planted marijuana after the shooting. Later investigations found that the paperwork stating that drugs present at Johnston's house, which had been the basis for the raid, had been falsified. The officers later admitted to having lied when they submitted cocaine as evidence claiming that they had bought it at Johnston's house." Continue reading →

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The Best Free Ways to Send Encrypted Email and Secure Messages

"Do you need to send someone sensitive information through email? Regular email is sent 'in the clear' and therefore is subject to interception by hackers. However, there are many options for sending private, sensitive information securely through email. We have collected some links to sites providing solutions for sending secure email, secure one-time messages, and secure instant messaging, and encrypting files to send through email." Continue reading →

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Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers

"A new Mercatus Center at George Mason University study addresses many of the common misconceptions about Bitcoin and describes how the digital currency works. The study also analyzes current laws and regulations that may already cover digital currencies and warns against preemptively placing regulatory restrictions on Bitcoin that could stifle this new technology before it has a chance to grow. In addition, the paper gives policymakers several recommendations on how to treat Bitcoin going forward in a way that helps the free market and provides clarity for law enforcement." Continue reading →

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Questions and Answers About Cannabis – National Cancer Institute

"The use of Cannabis for medicinal purposes dates back at least 3,000 years. It came into use in Western medicine in the 19th century and was said to relieve pain, inflammation, spasms, and convulsions. Studies in mice and rats have shown that cannabinoids may inhibit tumor growth by causing cell death, blocking cell growth, and blocking the development of blood vessels needed by tumors to grow. Laboratory and animal studies have shown that cannabinoids may be able to kill cancer cells while protecting normal cells." Continue reading →

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1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia – Wikipedia

"The 1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia was a democratic revolution that started with demonstrations and hunger strikes to overthrow the Mongolian People's Republic and eventually moved towards the democratic present day Mongolia and the writing of the new constitution. It was spearheaded by mostly younger people demonstrating on Sükhbaatar Square in the capital Ulaanbaatar. It ended with the authoritarian government resigning without bloodshed. The Democratic Party stemming from the pro-democracy activists has been on the power of Mongolia's presidency, parliament and government since 2012." Continue reading →

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Get My FBI File (Because If You Don’t Ask, You’ll Never Know)

"Do you have an FBI file? You might! Many people do. So let's talk about your past. Did you ... ever participate in a civil rights march? How about a Vietnam war protest? ...ever sign an edgy political petition? ...ever know a guy named 'Joey the Horse?' (Ever help him take out any heavy garbage bags?) ...ever hang out with a third-world dictator, retired or present? This web site helps you generate the letters you need to send to the FBI to get a copy of your own FBI file. We can help you get your files from other 'three-letter agencies' (CIA, NSA, DIA, ...) too. It's quick, it's easy, and best of all, it's free! Just click on the green arrow to get started!" Continue reading →

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Tax-Saving AB Trusts and New Estate Tax Rules

"Under the old tax laws, each spouse had an estate tax exemption, but typically, the first spouse to die didn't use his or her exemption. That's because most spouses left everything to the survivor and bequests to a surviving spouse aren't subject to estate tax. But the surviving spouse then owned all the couple's assets; estate tax would be owed when the second spouse died. The portability provision (which became effective in 2011) lets the surviving spouse use any part of the total exemption -- $10.24 million for deaths in 2012 -- that isn't used by the first spouse to die. So for most couples, there's no need for an AB trust." Continue reading →

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How Bitcoin Works Under the Hood

"The goal of this video is to explain how Bitcoin works under the hood, to give a clearer idea of what it really means to own, send or 'mine' Bitcoins. First, a brief high-level overview of what Bitcoin is. At its core, Bitcoin is just a digital file that lists accounts and money like a ledger. A copy of this file is maintained on every computer in the Bitcoin network. The Bitcoin system is amazingly designed so that no trust is needed--special mathematical functions protect every aspect of the system. The rest of this entry will explain in detail how Bitcoin allows such a group of strangers to manage each other’s financial transactions." Continue reading →

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Mondragon Corporation (Wikipedia)

"Currently it is the seventh-largest Spanish company in terms of asset turnover and the leading business group in the Basque Country. At the end of 2012, it employed 83,321 people in 256 companies in four areas of activity: Finance, Industry, Retail and Knowledge. The determining factor in the creation of the Mondragon system was the arrival in 1941 of a young Catholic priest José María Arizmendiarrieta in Mondragón, a town with a population of 7,000. In 1943, Arizmendiarrieta established a technical college that became a training ground for generations of managers, engineers and skilled labour for local companies, and primarily for the co-operatives." Continue reading →

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