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One of the more convincing arguments against aid is that it undermines the incentives on the ground for the start of local industries/manufacturing, etc. It creates an artificial situation where the locals grow up knowing that learning basic English and the ins/outs of a NGO structure will get...

hmm.... I don't know bout anybody else, but looks like a pump-and-dump in the making to me. cheers

I did not read all the posts, so maybe someone already mentioned this. In the communist manifesto, Marx wrote that capitalism was the sole reason for the great modernization and industrialization that was taking place at the time (1850s) in Western Europe (Germany, England). Socialism, he...

Lancer, thanks a lot for those links. To others: I did search the forums, and by "no luck" I mean that I did not find a thread that provided sufficient information and description of pivots. If anyone is aware of more, feel free to post. Thanks

Hey, just wondering if anybody can point me to a link or explain how pivot points work. I tried searching the forums here, but no luck. Thanks in advance.

"Take 1000 pennies and throw them up in the air. Remove all the ones who landed tails, and throw the remainder in the air once more. Repeat until you only have two or three. Are the odds higher that these coins will throw heads again? After all, they've done that several times in a row already."...

I agree with Kicking http://www.digitallyimported.com/ is the best best best. Just scroll down, and you'll see the classical section

Yea, I got tired a bit as well from him going on about himself, but I guess in these types of books its a natural practice. Vic, thanks a lot for the papers. :) Any idea where to get more? I googled this inside out, didnt seem to find anything worthwhile

Hi all... I'm trying to write a paper on the book "Fooled by Randomness" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I'm trying to write about various things that interested me, but as much as I liked the book, I can't seem to think of any particular details. :confused: Any suggestions? What did you...

Yea, I hope I got my point across, which is that most people strive to do something they love for a living while also getting some monetary compensation. So in that view, trading certainly fulfills that. Bottom line - if you're doing what you like and making buck...who cares? :p

Well, I'm not a trader of any sort... more of an aspiring one. So dont quote me on this. However, i think you are forgetting that if the last 100 years showed us anything, it is the failure of societies where people are forced to do things for the common good. People are motivated by one...