Strong Canadian dollar said hurting pot exports
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – The strong Canadian dollar has hit the illegal marijuana sector just as it has other industries that export to the United States…
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When most people hear the word Investigator, they immediately think of Police Detectives or Private Investigators. However, any act of inquiry is investigation. The word research derives from Middle French; its literal meaning is to investigate.
Some of the best Investigators I know have nothing to do with policing or the private investigation business. One of best Investigators I know is a fund manager. He manages a fund that invests in companies that may strike it rich and become take-over targets. He travels the world looking for these investment opportunities.
He must collect data from diverse sources in many languages. He interviews people who are often hostile, dishonest, and dangerous. He reviews economic data and forecasts, accounting data, government documents, court records, and corporate filings. Through all this he must sift, to discover companies that represent worthwhile investment opportunities.
Doing all this, when he is the only guy without a gun, in frequently hostile and volatile environments, is not for the feint-hearted or the simple-minded. He is a true Investigator.
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No, you may not ask how I found this.
Jared Benedict held 56,000 USGS maps for ransom. Benedict purchased the 56,000 public domain maps on CD-ROM from USGS. He then asked Internet denizens for donations to recoup his cost of $1600. This was met in 24 hours. All the maps are now freely accessable at the Internet Archive!
Does this strategy bring anything to mind?
The nomenclature of big numbers varies depending on who writes them.
In the USA, a billion is 109 (a 1 followed by 9 zeroes) and a trillion is 1012. This seems straight-forward until you realize that Americans spell differently than the British and other Commonwealth countries. Some further thought might be in order.
In the UK and Germany, a billion is 1012 and a trillion is 1018. Now this makes more sense to me.
Bi means twice or 1 million squared for a billion, or 1012, as 1 million is 106. Tri is three times, or 1018, or 1 million cubed. The same follows for quadrillion being 1 million to the 4th power, or 1024, rather than the American 1015.
This confusion means having to get clarification on all large numbers unless all the zeroes are present, or they come from a recent article written by a bona fide Economist or Statistician who will use the American interpretation of these large numbers.
Now I’m sure you’ll never be confused by this again!
Here’s a link to Fortune 500 Business Blogging Wiki, with 32 company Blogs identified. This is a directory of Fortune 500 companies that have active public blogs by company employees about the company and/or its products. It also lists the Fortun 500 companies alphabetically.
Another similar, but smaller Wiki called the Global 1,000 Business Blogging also exists.
Foreign policy will be one of the main issues in the next election. Embassy, Canada’s Foreign Policy Newsweekly, is one of the sources we use to stay informed.
The word research derives from Middle French; its literal meaning is ‘to investigate thoroughly’.
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- An Investigator is like a good truffle pig. A truffle is a subterranean fungus, highly valued in cookery and confectionery. Pigs are used to locate the elusive truffle.
- A good truffle pig has a good nose for what it is looking for, just like a good Investigator.
- A lot of training goes into making a good truffle pig, just like a good Investigator.
- A good truffle pig is persistent, and so is a good Investigator.
- A good truffle pig doesn’t mind mucking about and getting dirty, just like a good Investigator.