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Caught in the Middle

post from Firedoglake on 11 May 2008 09:02:06 PM. © Firedoglake

While reports so far today point to a ceasefire in Sadr City, Saturday night brought no relief to the residents as US forces continued a heavy bombardment of this community of over 2 million people. Meanwhile Maliki and US forces launch a "massive"[...]

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REIT ETFs Comparison: China vs. US vs. Canada

post from Jutia GroupJutia Group on 11 May 2008 09:01:44 PM. © Jutia GroupJutia Group

For investors who seek income and moderate long-term capital growth, Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF (TAO) is far more attractive than the US Real Estate ETFs, such as VANGUARD SF REIT ETF (VNQ). Its PE of 18.5 is much more reasonable than VNQ?s 28; Price/Book of 1.3 is also lower than VNQ?s 2. As US dollar continues to slide along a long-term downward trend, TAO might also give you benefit of Chinese RMB appreciation.

However, both ETFs do not give investors much yield, which is the main reason most REIT investors are attracted to such investments in the first place. Below…

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At least it didn't involve wizardry

post from Jesus' General on 11 May 2008 08:58:00 PM. © Jesus' General

Ray Ballmann
Pastor, Word of Truth Church
Director, Texas Home School Coalition

Dear Pastor Ballmann,

I salute you for all the fine work you've done to help us to "train up a child in the way he should go." Christian homeschooling has no doubt saved many a young soul from the depravity secular education foists on so many of our children.

Still, there are many who oppose what we do. These detractors consider us to be religious lunatics who short change our children by isolating them from their peers and shielding them from the heresies of science. They are quick to find our shortcomings and exploit them against us, and I fear that is exactly what they are going to do when they hear about the arrest of the Humble Three.

As I'm sure you know, the Humble Three are a trio of good, god-fearing homeschooled Texas teens who, on a lark, entered an old segregation-era black cemetery, dug up the body of an 11 year old child named Willie Simms, severed his head with a shovel, and made a bong out of his skull.

Yes, it was a horrible act. Our bodies are temples the Lord provided for us. It is a sin to defile them with smoke from the demon weed. The boys deserve to be punished for it. But I fear secular education proponents will use the incident to claim that homeschooling is no more effective than secular education when it comes to teaching basic values.

We need to be prepared when they make that claim. Better yet, we need to strike first, explaining how much worse the whole incident could have been had the Humble Three not been home schooled. For instance, they could have used the child's skull to fashion a video game controller, or worse yet, to perform some kind of slight-of-hand wizardry like making a a foam ball disappear from one of their hands and reappear in the skull.

I'd be glad to help out with the press release if needed.

Heterosexually yours,

Gen. JC Christian, patriot

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Give Civil Rights a Face

post from Everyday Citizen on 11 May 2008 08:54:51 PM. © Everyday Citizen

I was tipped off to this outstanding video from a friend who went to the same high school as the[...]

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Contrarian Takeaway: Prices in the Out-Months,
the Candlesticks, and the Indicators Suggest a Screeching Halt to the Rise in Crude Oil Prices

post from Jutia GroupJutia Group on 11 May 2008 08:49:49 PM. © Jutia GroupJutia Group

Since March 17, Gold has declined nearly 13%. So much for the ?inflation hedge? hypothesis. Whatever happened to the ?inevitability of $2,000 Gold because the fundamentals require it?? Proponents are noticeably quiet these days. Is Crude Oil headed for $200 per barrel? Maybe so; but maybe not quite yet.

As in the case of Gold, there is no shortage of fundamental reasons why the price of Crude Oil must increase. What do those who are ?on the inside,? doing the actual trading with real money, think about the future price of crude oil? Yesterday?s closing prices of the crude oil futures contracts…

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Through The Looking Glass Darkly.

post from Docudharma - Front Page on 11 May 2008 08:47:22 PM. © Docudharma - Front Page

If Senator John McCain were the DEMOCRATIC nominee for President, the Republican Party, in the guise of Rush and Sean and Anne and Michelle, would destroy him as follows: They'd talk about the Keating Five scandal in the context of Mr. McCain's having a[...]

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America the Beautiful

post from Moue Magazine on 11 May 2008 08:44:10 PM. © Moue Magazine

I am going to finish reading the book The Lolita Effect by M. Gigi Durham tonight for an upcoming interview I’m doing with the author. Last night, my friend Chris mentioned that there was a review on Roger Ebert’s home page that would pertain[...]

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Hillary's campaign is $20m in debt

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 11 May 2008 08:32:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

And I seem to remember hearing it costs $1m a day to run a campaign. Hillary's fairy tale comes with a cost. At this point, she's simply bluffing. But it's not clear what she's trying to win. She's not stupid, she knows she lost the nomination. So then what is she doing? Trying to suck up to MI and FL for the next election in 2012? Trying to hurt Obama out of revenge? Trying to become Obama's VP? Trying to assuage her ego by finishing up all the primaries, to hell with how much damage she does the party? I suspect it's all of the above, plus staying on deck in case Obama gets hit by a meteor. In any case, stories like this will only accelerate her campaign's demise.

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Can't make it To Austin for Netroots Nation

Last year's Yearly Kos in Second Life was great, even for those of us who don't consider ourselves to be Kossacks. They're doing it again this year as Netroots Nation, and we're holding the first info/planning meeting, in-world, at Wellstone's Donkey, on Tuesday at 7pm Pacific. Please stop by. Where else are you going to see Hendrix serenading a sombrero-wearing Dick! Cheney.

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Stephen Colbert 2008 Webby Person of the Year

CNN: Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of “Greatest Living American” but now he can add “Webby Person of the Year.” […] Colbert’s use of the Internet, including challenging the “truthiness” of Wikipedia, attracting 78 members per minute to the Facebook page for his candidacy for president and his ability to get [...]

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